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50th Annual Fine Art Fair Saturday

July 7, 2014

PENTWATER — A 50-year tradition continues with the Fine Art Fair on the Village Green this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hosted by the Pentwater Junior Women’s Club, artists from all over the country flock to Village Green to sell their beautiful artwork. The food vendor is the Pentwater Service Club, a local group that supports the area…

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A patriotic welcome

July 4, 2014
A patriotic welcome

GRAND RAPIDS — Seven seniors with the Oceana County Council on Aging recently traveled from Hart to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport to honor and help welcome 77 World War II veterans. The Mid-Michigan Honor Flight brought the veterans from Michigan to Washington D.C. to visit the memorial dedicated in their honor.

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Packing in the pies

July 3, 2014
Packing in the pies

PENTWATER — There is nothing that says ‘small town America’ more than a good ol’ pie-eating contest in the summer. That’s exactly what happened Thursday afternoon on the beautiful Village Green and Gazebo during the Pentwater Annual Miller’s Scholarship Pie Contest. The event, which takes place every year over the Fourth of July holiday, raises scholarship money for area college…

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Hart Sparks Celebration bursts through the clouds

July 2, 2014
Hart Sparks Celebration bursts through the clouds

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Hart Sparks Celebration looked a little iffy Wednesday with cloudy skies and unseasonably cold temperatures, but the sun burst through the clouds just in time for the party to begin. See  Lots of fun on tap for the 4th of July for more festivities. Rocket Fuel Haulers kicked out some awesome classic rock and country…

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Lots of fun on tap for the 4th of July

July 1, 2014
Lots of fun on tap for the 4th of July

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — There are fun events going on all over the county this week in celebration of the Fourth of July. Fireworks will be shot off in Pentwater Thursday night; and Silver Lake and Hesperia Friday night. There will also be a Fourth of July parade in Hesperia Friday at 11 a.m. Thursday, July…

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