Living in the OC

Living in the OC: Chief Leimback reflects on 40-year career.

April 16, 2016
Living in the OC: Chief Leimback reflects on 40-year career.

‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback will retire, June 23, after serving the department for 40 years. The 62-year-old chief began working for the Hart Police Department part-time in June of 1976, and he became chief…

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Living in the OC: County leader to retire.

April 1, 2016
Living in the OC: County leader to retire.

‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — After nearly 40 years of service, Oceana County Administrator/Fiscal Officer Sue Ann Johnson is retiring at the end of July. Johnson was appointed administrator in 2008 after long-time administrator Paul Inglis retired. She had…

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Living in the OC: How sweet it is!

March 18, 2016
Living in the OC: How sweet it is!

‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — What started out as a hobby for Tom Merten when he was a 10-year-old boy has flourished into a family business. Located on Polk Road just east of Hart, a visit to Merten…

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Living in the OC: 64 years of marriage and counting.

February 8, 2016
Living in the OC: 64 years of marriage and counting.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. HART — High school sweethearts Harold and Louise Schaner knew it was true love when they married Oct. 6, 1951 at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Weare. Now, nearly 65 years later, their love for each…

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Living in the OC: Oceana is a gem to local businessman, inventor.

January 25, 2016
Living in the OC: Oceana is a gem to local businessman, inventor.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. SHELBY — Shelby Gem Factory founder and owner Larry Kelley has traveled all over the world, and he considers his homeland of Oceana County the best place on earth. The 71-year-old Hart native began the unique business…

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