Get in the ‘spear-it’ for the 45th Annual National Asparagus Festival. #NationalAsparagusFestival. HART — Enjoy the longest running asparagus festival in the country during this weekend’s 45th Annual National Asparagus Festival. The festival is the official kick-off to summer in Oceana County. Oceana County is known as “The Asparagus Capital of the Nation” and is one of the leading areas…
Library friends host used book sale during asparagus festival. #HartAreaPublicLibrary HART — The Hart Area Public Library has been collecting materials all year long for the Friends of the Hart Library Annual Used Book Sale this Friday, June 8, from 1-5 p.m. and Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in conjunction with the National Asparagus Festival. “We…
Kendra Larios-Mendez crowned Asparagus Queen. #NationalAsparagusFestival SHELBY — Kendra Larios-Mendez of Hart was crowned the 2018 Asparagus Queen during the Queen’s Pageant/Fundraiser Saturday, June 2, at Shelby High School. Rachel Bruinsma of New Era was named runner-up. The other candidates were Taylor Grimm of Scottville, Renza Jacobs of New Era and Katelynn Sytsma of Hesperia. The National Asparagus Festival is…
Five vie for asparagus queen crown. #NationalAsparagusFestival SHELBY — Five women are vying for the asparagus queen crown during the 2018 Queen’s Pageant/Fundraiser Saturday, June 2, from 6-9 p.m. at Shelby High School. Vicki Platt, the 2017 Asparagus Queen, and 2017 Runner Up Valerie Fedewa will crown the new queen. This year’s candidates include: Rachel Bruinsma of New Era, Taylor…
Community foundation awards over $24,000 in grants. #CommunityFoundationforOceanaCounty SHELBY — The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout Oceana County. A total of $24,374 was awarded as a result of CFOC’s competitive application process that is overseen by a subcommittee of…
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