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Oceana County Celebrates National Family Meal Month

September 10, 2015

HART — District Health Department #10, The Healthy Families of Oceana County Coalition and United Way of the Lakeshore – Oceana County are partnering to celebrate Family Meal Month. The kickoff event is set for Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 3-6 p.m. at Hansen Foods in Hart. Watch a healthy meal demonstration and receive a free, reusable shopping bag full of…

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Women Who Care choose OHP to receive $13,800

September 10, 2015
Women Who Care choose OHP to receive $13,800

HART — Celebrating the doubling of its membership in three years, the Oceana Women Who Care chose at its Sep. 1 quarterly meeting to have each of its now 138 members send $100 personal checks to Oceana’s Home Partnership. OHP is a nonprofit organization that provides an assortment of services and resources to Oceana residents who struggle with aspects of…

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Free 6-week diabetes course begins Sept. 15; free supper included

August 21, 2015
Free 6-week diabetes course begins Sept. 15; free supper included

HART — Do you have diabetes?  Or do you care for someone who has diabetes or other chronic issues?  Sign up for the Stanford University class, Diabetes Self-Management, taught by Karen MacWilliams, an RN at Mercy Lakeshore Medical, and learn how to live well with ongoing health conditions.   This free course will be at the Oceana County Council on…

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Service club collects fireworks funds

August 17, 2015
Service club collects fireworks funds

PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club collected funds to help pay the $13,000 cost for the Pentwater Chamber of Commerce to put on the Fourth of July and Homecoming fireworks this summer.    Service club members collected $2,450 during the Pentwater Homecoming Grand Parade Saturday, Aug. 15. – Photos by Ron Beeber.

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Oceana Women Who Care will meet Sept. 1

August 17, 2015
Oceana Women Who Care will meet Sept. 1

GOLDEN TWP. — The next meeting of Oceana’s Women Who Care (WWC) is Tuesday, Sept. 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Golden Sands Golf Course, 2501 Wilson Rd. near Mears. The meeting features two special guests who are the sisters of the founder of 100 Women Who Care — the late Karen Dunigan of Jackson, Mich. Jane Uhila and Patty…

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