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Welcome to the world! Landon Jacob Kruisenga, the son of Jennifer Bromley and Tyler Kruisenga of Shelby, was born May 28, 2014 at Mercy Health – Hackley Birth Center, Muskegon.
Welcome to the world! Landon Jacob Kruisenga, the son of Jennifer Bromley and Tyler Kruisenga of Shelby, was born May 28, 2014 at Mercy Health – Hackley Birth Center, Muskegon.
The following fishing report is from the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources. Fishing patterns are slowly moving into the summer mode. Water temperatures on the Great Lakes are still cold especially Lake Superior which still has ice. The inland lakes are warming at a very slow pace. SOUTHEAST LOWER PENINSULA Lake Erie: Walleye fishing was still sporadic, but starting to heat…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PENTWATER — Down at the end of Hancock Street there is a magical place. It’s a place where children sail Oceans, explore islands and play with dragons. It’s a place of magic, mystery and adventure. It’s Storybook Village. The store opened in July 2011, the creation of Barbara and Tom Sims. Barbara is a retired teacher…
Experience live blues music, Michigan beer, and local food during Silver Lake’s inaugural Blues, Brews & Dunes this Saturday from 6-10 p.m. This year’s event is a “preview,” and next year it will be a full-day event. It takes place near the beautiful Silver Lake State Park at 8301 W. Hazel Rd. and coincides with the park’s “Blessing of…
HART – Students in Brett Ramseyer’s 11th grade honors American literature class have published a book, and they are presenting it to the community Monday, June 2, at 7 p.m. in the Hart Middle School Auditorium. This school year, the students studied American masters of literature and worked to emulate their styles and writing tools in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and…
SCOTTVILLE – West Shore Community College has released its Dean’s List for the 2014 Winter Semester. Full-time students achieving a semester grade point average of 3.75 or above receive high honors and full-time students with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749 receive honors. Part-time students are eligible for the Dean’s List when their accumulating grade point averages meet…
Hart’s Spitler Elementary School students Skylar Smith and Blake Weirich are such standout sluggers, they are going to play on the same diamond as the Detroit Tigers. Skylar, a fourth grader, and Blake, a second grader, made it to the Major League Baseball’s Pitch, Hit & Run finals. They will compete, June 7, in Comerica Park before the Tigers take…
Welcome to the world! Jimena Aureli Lopez, the daughter of Arely and Jose Lopez of Walkerville, was born May 27, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Jordan Dean McCann, the son of Courtney LaBar and Brandon McCann of Hart, was born May 26, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. If you have a birth announcement to make, you are welcome to email…
The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Hackley-Lakeshore Emergency Room in Shelby Sunday at 10:55 p.m. to investigate a stabbing victim who was being treated. A 41-year-old Hesperia man suffered a 1-inch long wound to his neck just below his ear where a 3-4 inch long knife had stabbed him. The man told police he had gotten into…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART TWP – Two motorcyclists were injured following a crash on Oceana Drive Sunday afternoon. Loretta Jean Wilson, 44, of Comstock Park was traveling south on Oceana Drive at 2:58 p.m. near State Street when she hit a pothole and lost control of her 2006 Harley Davidson. Wilson’s motorcycle fell onto its side and slid…
The new Pentwater Historical Society Museum, located at 85 Rutledge St., is having a grand opening this Saturday, May 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony is slated for at approximately 11:30 a.m. with Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) and Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) attending. After a museum tour, there will be free hot dogs, chips, popcorn…
PENTWATER — The Village Police Advisory Committee will hold its spring meeting on Friday, May 30 at 1 p.m. in the village hall. The VPAC is a group of citizens concerned with public safety and interested in working with the police department to improve police services for the Village of Pentwater. Originally formed in the spring of 2010, the group…
For the Love of Fishing. A blog by Sean McDonald is brought to you by Frontier Communications. High speed Internet starting at $19.99 a month. www.frontier.com; 1-888-770-6869. Fishing on the Big Lake is picking up! We are seeing our first spring kings show up on the traditional time- the weekend after Mother’s Day. The water is still very cold for this…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday: 27th Circuit Court – Mark Anthony Swenor, 51, of 104 Washington, Suite A, Hart, was found guilty April 7 of child sexually abusive material. He was sentenced to six months in jail with credit for six days served; sentence to be served at the court’s discretion; $198 in…
LANSING— Sen. Goeff Hansen stands in the Michigan Senate chamber Thursday with World War II U.S. Marine veteran Bob Lorenz of Hart. Lorenz was Hansen’s guest for the Michigan Senate’s 20th Annual Memorial Day Service. “I was honored to have Bob Lorenz as my special guest for today’s ceremony in Lansing,” said Hansen, R-Hart. “Bob is my father’s cousin, so he is…
UPDATE: A jury found Baird not guilty of the charges the following October. HESPERIA – Former wrestling coach and current gym teacher and cross-country coach, Doug Baird, is on paid administrative leave and under criminal investigation for a “classroom incident,” according to MLive.com. Baird, who was ousted as wrestling coach last year, was under investigation by the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Department.…
By Kate Krieger. OCP Correspondent. As another school year draws to a close, Oceana County and the surrounding area will be saying goodbye to many of their graduating seniors. The 2013-14 graduating classes will be walking across the stages of many area gym stages, collecting diplomas and preparing for the next chapter in their lives. See schedule below. Hart High…
HART – The Oceana County Council on Aging (OCCOA) is kicking off a capital campaign to expand and renovate its kitchen. OCCOA serves 70 meals a day for senior citizens and provides education, seminars, activities, health clinics, fitness classes and socialization activities. “We are not able to accommodate Oceana’s increasing older population,” states an OCCOA press release. “We need more…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TWP. (Mason County) — Edward Graber, 76, Hart was taken to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital today after the semi-truck he was driving rolled over on a southern Mason County road about 1:20 p.m. Graber was driving west on Hawley Road when the truck he was driving rolled onto its side in the curves about a…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CLAYBANKS TWP – A right-of-way dispute that has been brewing since the 1950s has finally reached a peaceful settlement. A 66-foot right-of-way to Lake Michigan along Whiskey Creek on Park Road has been the subject of lawsuits over the last several years. “The public has been using it to go to the beach and had…
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