By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor HART – Students will not have to stay in school 20 minutes longer every day to make up snow days as school officials had initially planned. They will have to go to school four days longer. Superintendent Mark Platt announced today via Facebook and a district-wide phone message that Hart’s last day of school will…
LANSING — The Michigan Historical Commission today announced it is accepting nominations for the Governor John B. Swainson Award. The prestigious Swainson Award is given annually by the Michigan Historical Commission to state, county or municipal employees who have gone above and beyond their official job duties to help preserve Michigan’s history. To recognize these contributions, in 1996 the Michigan…
LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will have electrical contractors on site Saturday morning, April 5, making some necessary routine repairs that could result in a brief shutdown of telephone service. According to Greg Soper, director of plant operations at the hospital, there is a very remote chance that telephone service could be down for less than ten minutes sometime…
Today’s weather report is brought to you by Frontier Communications. High speed Internet starting at $19.99 a month. www.frontier.com; 1-888-770-6869. Thursday, April 3, 2014. The area is under a winter weather advisory until 4 a.m. Friday. An area of freezing rain was expected to spread northeast into the area by noon. A tenth of an inch to a 1/4 inch of…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. PENTWATER – A Whitehall man escaped serious injury after falling through the ice on Pentwater Lake this morning. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, the Pentwater Fire Department and Oceana Emergency Medical Services were dispatched just before 8 a.m. along the east end of Pentwater Lake. Lester Hammond of Whitehall fell through the ice and was in the water…
Today, we introduce a new blog, For the Love of Fishing by Sean McDonald. Sean has lived in Lake and Mason counties for 20 years. After attending Ferris State University he found the area of the state that is a paradise for a hunting and fishing enthusiast. He has been a fly fishing and river guide since 1994. For the…
Today’s weather report is brought to you by Frontier Communications. High speed Internet starting at $19.99 a month. www.frontier.com; 1-888-770-6869. Tuesday, April 2, 2014. Believe it or not, a winter weather advisory has been issued for our area. The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued an advisory from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Freezing rain is expected to…
Welcome to the world! Marc Allen Long Jr., the son of Deana Carpenter and Marc Long of Mears, was born March 31, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Jaylynn Marie Leandro, the daughter of Nohemi Trejo and Martin Leandro Jr. of Hart, was born April 1, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Alana Rose Martinez, the daughter of Tyra Tickle and Raymond Martinez…
Today’s weather report is brought to you by Frontier Communications. High speed Internet starting at $19.99 a month. www.frontier.com; 1-888-770-6869. Tuesday, April 1, 2014: Partly cloudy with strong winds. Temperatures will be steady near 35 degrees F. Winds, west-southwest at 25 to 30 mph. Sunset: 8:12 p.m. Tonight: A few clouds with a low of 28 F. Winds, west-northwest at 15 to 25…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced this past week in 78th District Court: – Bruce John Panzl, 61, of 1718 W. Clay Rd., Rothbury, was found guilty March 31 of operating a motor vehicle without security and sentenced to $440 in fines and costs and one year discretionary jail. – Elsie Mae Mitteer, 54, of 4110 W. Baker…
SCOTTVILLE – West Shore Community College nursing students will hold the annual Community Health Promotion Fair on April 7, to offer information on current health issues to the public. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the campus, with displays in the Tech Center atrium, Arts & Sciences Center, and the Schoenherr Campus Center. “Health education is an…
Renew. Rebuild. Recover. A blog from West Michigan Community Mental Health. As local schools begin Spring Break, many families will be spending extra time together. If you’re not lucky enough to be heading out of town on a family vacation, try some of these tips to make the hours more enjoyable. · Do a cooking project together. Thaw those black bananas…
Washington, DC – Thursday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) introduced H.R. 4318, The Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. This one page (front and back) piece of legislation reforms the litigation process surrounding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) while enhancing wildlife preservation, improving government efficiency, and protecting taxpayer dollars. “One of the original goals of the Endangered Species Act Working Group was to improve the…
LUDINGTON ‐ Valarie A. Bergstrom has been promoted to vice president market leader for Manistee County. Bergstrom will be responsible for maintaining the Bank’s standard of providing a high level of service to customers in her supervision of retail employees. She will be responsible for coordinating the customer experience and assuring financial needs are being met in two West Shore…
HART — The “Lil’ Pirates” of Spitler Elementary School enjoyed watching their teachers get their heads shaved this afternoon as a reward for reading. The event was organized to celebrate “March is National Reading Month.” The students were initially given the goal of reading 20,000 minutes before March 27 to earn a fiesta celebration. But, a bonus goal…
Welcome to the World! Victoria Elizette Rodriguez, the daughter of Rebecca Fuentes and Juan Pablo Rodriguez, was born on March 22, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Your birth announcements and photographs are welcome. Please email them to editor@oceanacountypress.com. If your business would like to sponsor birth announcements, please contact our Sales and Marketing Director Pam Prior: pam@oceanacountypress.com.
PENTWATER — Pentwater Boy Scout Troop 1145 will hold its annual 24 hour Camping For Food Non-Perishable Food Drive. The camp-out begins Friday, March 28, at 5 p.m. and continues until Saturday, March 29, at 5 p.m., on the Village Green. Area residents are encouraged to stop and donate non-perishable food items. Each year, the scouts hold the food drive to collect non-perishable…
Reservations due March 30 HESPERIA — An All Military Service Ball is set for Saturday, April 12, at the Hesperia American Legion Hall. Dinner is planned for 6 p.m. with music and dancing to follow. Everyone is invited to attend. The cost is $35 per couple or $20 for a single. Reservations are required by Sunday, March 30. To make reservations, or for more information, contact Darrell or…
HART – Meet local exchange students and learn about their countries while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and dinner during the Exchange Student International Dinner Thursday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m., at Hart United Methodist Church, at 308 S. State St. Juan Ortiz Carrera, Hart Rotary Club’s youth exchange student, will provide a presentation about Ecuador, his home country. Sujaree “Garfield” Pogwattanakul, Shelby Rotary…
SHELBY — The Hot Club of Detroit jazz group conducted a workshop Friday afternoon at Shelby High School. The workshop was sponsored by West Shore Community College’s Performing Arts Department and included 300 students from five schools: Shelby, Pentwater, Hart, Ludington and Mason County Central. The Gypsy jazz ensemble performs Saturday night at West Shore Community College near Scottville. See…
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