Community

Sportfishing association donates to fish cleaning station.

October 7, 2020

Sportfishing association donates to fish cleaning station. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Sportfishing Association recently presented a check for $650 to Pentwater Village Manager Chris Brown to support the operation and maintenance of the Village Fish Cleaning Station. During a meeting Oct. 1, President Dean Jessup, along with Past President Bruce Koorndyk, made the presentation to Brown. This brings the total…

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Service club marks 50 years with gift to community.

September 30, 2020

Service club marks 50 years with gift to community. By Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — Culminating months of brainstorming and planning, more than 20 Pentwater Service members gathered Friday, Sept. 25, to construct 24 sturdy, wood boxes for the community’s new Pentwater Community Gardens. The next day, members returned to place the garden beds in rows and fill them with soil. The…

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Shelby sets trick-or-treat hours, ‘strongly recommends’ masks and social distancing.

September 28, 2020

Shelby sets trick-or-treat hours, ‘strongly recommends’ masks and social distancing. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — The Shelby Village Council set trick-or-treating hours for 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and strongly recommends masks and social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This year, with COVID-19 being the ‘trick’ of the day, trick-or-treating may not be the best idea,” states a…

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Oceana County Early Learning Center to open Sept. 28.

September 24, 2020

Oceana County Early Learning Center to open Sept. 28. Openings still available. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — Shelby Public Schools and Peterson Farms, Inc. joined forces to open an early learning center in the former Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Oceana Drive that is set to open Monday, Sept. 28. The Oceana County Early Learning Center…

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Senior center serves as venue for criminal jury trials.

September 17, 2020

Senior center serves as venue for criminal jury trials. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — In the era of COVID-19, court staff is working closely with the community to secure venues so the court schedule keeps moving along. The courtrooms are not big enough to accommodate proper social distancing, so larger facilities in the community are being used. Oceana’s 27th…

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