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Barbershop quartet to perform in Hart May 16

May 6, 2025

HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series will close its 2024-2025 season Friday, May 16, with a performance by the barbershop quartet, Midtown.  The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Public Schools auditorium, located in the middle school.  Midtown is a dynamic, international award-winning vocal quartet that provides an entertainment experience capable of catering to multiple…

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Shelby Middle School presents ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ this weekend

April 22, 2025

West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press.  SHELBY — Shelby Middle School presents “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, at the Shelby High School auditorium. “Join us for a magical journey down the yellow brick road as our…

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Hesperia student wins Congressional Art Competition

April 16, 2025

Nevada Draper, a 12th grade homeschooled student from Hesperia, won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition’s grand prize with her painting, “One Generation Away.”  Nevada was announced as the winner of the competition last week at a reception at the Green Charter Township Hall.  Her artwork will be on display at the United States Capitol for the next year where it…

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Ehud Asherie Swing Quartet to perform in Hart April 11

April 3, 2025

HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series will present the Ehud Asherie Swing Quartet in concert Friday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Public Schools Auditorium.  Tickets are available at the door or at hartseries.org. Largely self-taught, or rather, “old-schooled,” Asherie learned the ropes at Smalls, spending much of his early teens becoming a fixture of the…

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Art contest winners

March 24, 2025

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  HART — Spitler Elementary School fourth grader Allisson Delacruz and first grader Liv Riley recently earned the top prize in the school’s annual art contest. Allisson won in the third/fourth grade category, and Liv won in the first/second grade category. “They each received a bag…

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