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Hesperia community rallies around athlete battling cancer.

February 21, 2018

Hesperia community rallies around athlete battling cancer. #ConnorStrong By Fred Inglis. Contributing Writer. The Village of Hesperia is a typical quiet, close-knit Michigan town. Everybody knows everybody and their business. So when they hear “Baby Hulk” developed a life-threatening disease, like Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the entire community knows 15-year-old Connor VanBuskirk and his family needs all their emotional and…

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Women Who Care meeting set for March 6.

February 19, 2018

Women Who Care meeting set for March 6. #WomenWhocareofOceanaCounty PENTWATER — Winding up its sixth year, the Women Who Care of Oceana County will meet on Tuesday, March 6, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Boathouse Bar & Grille, 5164 W. Monroe Rd. The group includes approximately 150 members, who together have contributed $265,000 to 20 Oceana area nonprofits since it…

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Shelby optimists donate $1,000 to library.

February 13, 2018

Shelby optimists donate $1,000 to library. #ShelbyOptimistClub #HesperiaCommunityLibrary HESPERIA — The Hesperia Community Library received a generous donation from the Shelby Optimist Club in support of the library’s programs for children in the area. The club awarded the library $1,000 to help support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program and the Summer Reading program. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library program…

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Graphic novel club to have first meeting March 15.

February 13, 2018

Graphic novel club to have first meeting March 15. #OceanaGraphicNovelClub #HartAreaPublicLibrary HART — The Oceana Graphic Novel Club will have its first monthly meeting Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in the Hart Area Public Library Conference Room. The March 15 meeting will be a general discussion and a chance for members of all ages to get to know one…

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‘Protect Young Eyes’ program focuses on tech safety.

February 13, 2018

‘Protect Young Eyes’ program focuses on tech safety. #OceanaChristianSchool #HartFirstBaptistChurch HART — The public is invited to a parent presentation by the organization “Protect Young Eyes” Monday, Feb. 19, from 6:30-8 p.m., in the Hart First Baptist Church auditorium. Protect Young Eyes has the mission of educating and equipping parents and hyper-connected kids in how to use technology well. The…

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