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Rotary to host mobile food pantry

March 9, 2015
Rotary to host mobile food pantry

HART — The Hart Rotary Club, in conjunction with United Way of the Lakeshore, is sponsoring a food truck in which 10,000 pounds of food will be distributed Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Spitler Elementary School parking lot. The Feeding America mobile food pantry will feed 200 families and individuals in Oceana County who are…

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Food pantry gets boost from Oceana Women Who Care; group surpasses $100,000 in donations

March 7, 2015
Food pantry gets boost from Oceana Women Who Care; group surpasses $100,000 in donations

MEARS — Boom. That wasn’t a jet breaking the sound barrier the evening of March 3, it was the Oceana Women Who Care who shattered the $100,000 barrier of total funds they have contributed to area nonprofits over the past three years. A total of 40 members braved wintery roads that night to meet at Open Hearth Grille; hear about…

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Daylight Savings Time to take effect tonight.

March 7, 2015

Daylight Savings Time will take effect overnight. At 1 a.m. clocks should be moved ahead one hour. Spring ahead!

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Hay barn destroyed in fire

March 6, 2015
Hay barn destroyed in fire

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GRANT TWP. — A 6,000-square-foot hay storage barn was destroyed in a fire at Woller Shady Lanes Farm, at 4252 Flower Rd., Friday morning, March 6, and firefighters from Grant Township, Shelby-Benona and Montague departments were still on scene at 1 p.m., battling the raging fire in bitter cold and fierce winds. No one was…

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Chromebook lab creates a new dimension at OCS

March 6, 2015
Chromebook lab creates a new dimension at OCS

HART — Oceana Christian School and the Community Foundation for Oceana County Youth Advisory Council have worked together to bring an upgraded dimension to Oceana Christian School students. Last fall, OCS introduced a new Chromebook lab with computers provided in part by a grant from YAC. Chromebooks are laptops that use Internet-based software to function with speed and safety in…

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