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Women Who Care meeting set for March 1.

February 18, 2016
Women Who Care meeting set for March 1.

MEARS — The next meeting ​of the Women Who Care of Oceana County (WWC) is Tuesday, March 1, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Open Hearth Grille.   At the group’s last meeting Dec. 1, ​Choices West Counseling Services, Inc, a substance abuse treatment center in Hart, was chosen to receive personal checks from each ​WWC member totaling $14,000. ​The center…

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Calling all heroes!

February 17, 2016
Calling all heroes!

HART — Spitler Elementary students this spring will have the unique opportunity to walk with heroes — not the cliché caped crusaders or masked marvels from comic books, but the real everyday heroes who work tirelessly to make our community a better place to live. Local veterans, law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, firefighters, and other public servants will be encouraged…

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STEAM mentors needed.

February 7, 2016
STEAM mentors needed.

Contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — ​The importance of bolstering student interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — STEAM — was the subject of a program for the Pentwater Service Club, Feb. 4.   Aaron Myers, of the Michigan State University Extension office in Scottville, discussed the “4-H Tech Wizards” program that’s being introduced in…

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Service club asks community to help scouts fund a hiking trip of a lifetime.

February 7, 2016
Service club asks community to help scouts fund a hiking trip of a lifetime.

Story and photos contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club is calling on area individuals and organizations to join it in helping Boy Scout Troop 1145 raise the final $4,000 needed so eight local scouts and five adults can undertake a rugged, 12-day backpacking trek at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico this summer. “We’re down to…

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‘Let It Snow’ at Hesperia Community Library.

February 4, 2016
‘Let It Snow’ at Hesperia Community Library.

HESPERIA — Patrons are encouraged to join the winter reading club for adults at the Hesperia Community Library.   This will be the fourth year the library has hosted a winter reading club for adults. The contest runs Feb. 12 through March 24. Registration at the library begins Feb. 10. “We want to encourage our patrons to become a little…

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