Community

Oceana Women Who Care boost foundation wish lists

December 10, 2019

Oceana Women Who Care boost foundation wish lists.   An important year-end initiative by the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) was jump-started Dec. 3 by Oceana’s 155-member Women Who Care (WWC). The group voted to have each of its members contribute $100 to CFOC’s 2019 “Community Wish Lists” Campaign. The women’s collective donations will fulfill $15,500 worth of unbudgeted needs…

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Giving group to hit $400,000 mark in donations this evening.

December 3, 2019

Giving group to hit $400,000 mark in donations this evening. BENONA TOWNSHIP — The Women Who Care of Oceana County will meet Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Stony Lake Inn, 4722 Scenic Drive. Since the group’s first meeting in June of 2012, the combined giving by members stands at $388,400. “It will be exciting at our December meeting…

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Stuff the Blue Goose.

November 29, 2019

Stuff the Blue Goose. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – The Hart post of the Michigan State Police will conduct an event to benefit the less fortunate in the Hart and Ludington areas — Stuff the Blue Goose for Christmas. The event is set for Friday, Dec. 13, from 3-7 p.m. at the Ludington-area Walmart on US 10. “We have long referred…

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Officers grow beards to raise money for charity.

November 26, 2019

Officers grow beards to raise money for charity. #NoShaveNovember #CrystalValleyCareFund HART – If you’ve noticed that many of our local police officers are looking a little scruffy, it’s because they’re participating in “No Shave November” to raise money for a local charity. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast challenged his deputies and officers to quit shaving through the month of November.…

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Optimists award ‘Outstanding Girl and Boy of the Year.’

November 26, 2019

Optimists award ‘Outstanding Girl and Boy of the Year.’ SHELBY – The Shelby Optimist Club announced its annual “Outstanding Boy and Girl” winners at the Shelby Academic Banquet earlier this month. Seniors Mishelle Brito and David Barranco-Calixto were honored for their excellence in leadership, ability and character. Mishelle currently attends West Shore Community College with the Academy of Science, Math…

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