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Book drive supports Read Early, Read Often.

January 24, 2018

Book drive supports Read Early, Read Often. In its second year, children’s books collected or purchased for the Read Early, Read Often initiative have been flying off the shelf. Since September, nearly 2,000 books have been distributed to area families with over 10 percent of those bilingual. With new partners all over Oceana County including food pantries, nonprofits, health and…

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Girls on the Run coaches needed.

January 24, 2018

Girls on the Run coaches needed. Girls on the Run is a national, non-profit program with a mission that inspires girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident while using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running. This program is offered for girls in third through eighth grades at participating schools. The program runs an hour and a half, two…

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Benefit soup supper for Ferry VFW at Newman Church Friday.

January 19, 2018

Benefit soup supper for Ferry VFW at Newman Church Friday. #FerryVFW FERRY TOWNSHIP — A soup supper is being sponsored in appreciation of veterans and as a benefit for the Ferry VFW at the Newman Church Friday, Jan. 26, from 5:30-7 p.m. Those who attend will have an opportunity to express their appreciation to area veterans for the sacrifices they…

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Hesperia hosts Project FOCUS STEAM Challenge.

January 19, 2018

Hesperia hosts Project FOCUS STEAM Challenge. #HesperiaCommunitySchools HESPERIA —The 2018 Project FOCUS STEAM Challenge is Saturday, Jan. 20, at Hesperia Middle School. Participating students in the fifth annual event are from schools in Baldwin, Hart, Hesperia, Muskegon Heights, Walkerville and White Cloud. FOCUS stands for For Our Children’s Ultimate Success. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Both are…

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Late Shelby grad’s love for music lives on through contributions to school programs.

January 16, 2018

Late Shelby grad’s love for music lives on through contributions to school programs. #OceanaCounty #DavidMarkiewiczMemorialFund SHELBY — Proceeds from the Fifth Annual David P. Markiewicz Golf scramble of $12,100 will be donated this year to eight music programs in Oceana County schools. During the past five years since this memorial fund was founded, it has contributed over $48,000. The following…

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