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Enjoy an evening of art as you stroll through downtown Pentwater this Friday from 5-8 p.m. Pick up a stroll guide from one of several downtown galleries. The Last-Friday-of-the-Month Gallery Strolls run through October.
Enjoy an evening of art as you stroll through downtown Pentwater this Friday from 5-8 p.m. Pick up a stroll guide from one of several downtown galleries. The Last-Friday-of-the-Month Gallery Strolls run through October.
MEARS — Help COVE drive out domestic violence by playing in the COVE Women’s Benefit Golf Scramble this Friday at Golden Sands Golf Course. Play a nine-hole two-person scramble with breakfast and lunch provided and prizes for first, second, third and last place teams. The cost to enter is $40. To register, contact Lynne Cavazos at (231) 869-5939 or lcavazos5939@charter.net.…
Enjoy a fashion celebration this Friday evening. Craze, a contemporary women’s boutique in Pentwater, presents the seventh annual “Fusion Fashion Show” on the Village Green, beginning at 8 p.m. The show will feature fresh new clothing and styling ideas for summer 2014. Seating is limited for the free event.
By Kate Krieger. OCP Senior Correspondent. As a native of Ludington, I thought it would be a great idea to feature many area businesses that I had either grown up with or businesses that I had become familiar with in the more recent years of my life. I wanted to promote what the businesses had to offer the local area…
For the Love of Fishing. A blog by Sean McDonald. Fishing on Lake Michigan remains outstanding and it appears we are going to keep the salmon we have in our area for awhile. We now have alewives (baitfish) and cold water- the perfect mix for salmon. Last week the harbor in Ludington was filled with spawning alewives, a bit behind…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. MEARS — If you are looking for a fun way to spend a summer day on the water, go to Wave Club Water Sport Rentals and Wet Head Beach Shop on beautiful Silver Lake. Wave Club offers so much adrenaline-filled enjoyment, adults feel like kids again and kids never want their action-packed day to end.…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned today in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: – Joshua Timothy Lang, 17, of 212 N. Reinberg Ave., Scottville, was arrested June 11 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a misdemeanor of driving while license suspended (DWLS). A pretrial is set for July 1 at 10 a.m.…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday, June 16: 27th Circuit Court – Alec David Mosser, 21, of 138 1/2 Monroe Ave., Findlay, Ohio, was found guilty Aug. 26, 2013 of controlled substance, possession of marijuana. One count of controlled substance, possession of schedule 5 LSD; one count of controlled substance, possession of less than…
HART — Enjoy a day on the greens for a good cause this Saturday during the Second Annual Cancer and Critical Care Fund Charity Golf Tournament at Colonial Golf Course, beginning at 1 p.m. Participation is $50 per golfer, which includes 18 holes, trophies, raffles, food, prizes and more. Email cccfund.oceana@gmail.com or call (517) 290-4892 for more information.
MEARS — Browse through a collection of almost 3,000 postcards during the Oceana Historical and Genealogical Society’s 12th annual postcard show this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Transportation Museum in the Oceana Historical Park. Buy, sell and view postcards. Reprints will be available for purchase. Meet at the Old Town Hall on Fox Road in downtown…
Welcome to the world! Adriel Santino Brito, the daughter of Elodia Brito and Nicolas Brito-Rios of Hart, was born June 11, 2014 at Mercy Health Hackley Birth Center in Muskegon. Naythan Alejandro Herrevia, the son of Erica and Victoriano Herrevia of Hart, was born June 16, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. If you have a birth announcement to make, you…
ROTHBURY – Electric Forest and THUMP, VICE’s electronic music channel, announce the launch of “Electric Forces” – a unique music festival activation where U.S. Military veterans and festival goers share their stories of renewal in festival culture for video documentation during the sold-out festival. The fourth annual festival is set for June 26-29 at the Double JJ Resort. The creation…
LUDINGTON — Tammi Spofford, the mother of the man who killed Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, is scheduled to be sentenced in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon. On May 6, Spofford entered a plea of no contest to accessory after the fact. She is the mother of Eric John Knysz, the man who murdered Butterfield. Knysz was sentenced to…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Hart Public Schools Board of Education moved one step closer to building renovations last night when it requested that Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. of Grand Rapids and Wolgast Corporation of Saginaw visit the district’s campus to perform facilities assessments. One of the two firms will ultimately be chosen by the board to serve as…
PENTWATER — Experience the beauty of spring and summer during the annual Spring Fest Art, Craft & Antique Fair on the Village Green this weekend. Over 100 vendors showcase their handmade crafts, a special skill or art, a skilled trade, or antiques. Awesome Distraction will provide live music Saturday. Festivities run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10…
ROTHBURY — Electric Forest’s “Roy Price Memorial Food Drive” collected and distributed 13,865 meals to local Oceana County communities last year, almost doubling the amount of donations collected in the festival’s first two years combined. Organizers are anticipating another successful food drive this year as the festival nears. Each year, Electric Forest’s annual Food Drive encourages patrons to donate non-perishable food…
SHELBY — Local duo, Corey Parmalee and Shawn Pranger, won the 2014 Joe Foster Open at Oceana Golf Club last weekend, competing against 88 two-man teams. Perfect conditions Saturday were followed by tougher weather Sunday due to the 20-plus mph winds. Parmalee and Pranger shot 66-70-136 to tie for first and ultimately win the championship in a playoff after one…
HART — North State Street will be closed in the city between East Main Street and Hilltop Drive beginning this Saturday until early August as Hallack Contracting, Inc. tackles a major reconstruction project. Hart Township has also retained Hallack Contracting, which will concurrently reconstruct North State Street between Hilltop Drive and Oceana Drive, said Hart City Manager Stan Rickard. “The…
MUSKEGON — Shelby native Jodi Beckman is among 34 young women vying for the title of “Miss Michigan” this weekend at the Frauenthal Center for Performing Arts. Beckman, 22, is competing as Miss Shoreline. The Shelby High School graduate is a senior at Hope College, where she is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in communication. She plans to pursue…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Two Grand Rapids residents have been charged with criminal trespassing in connection with recent complaints of aggressive vacuum salespeople in the area. Darnell Marquis Burton and Brenda Spicuzza have been arraigned on charges of criminal trespassing in 78th District Court, said Oceana County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Erin Fisher. Burton and Spicuzza are allegedly…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felony – Mark Andrew Kelly, 30, of 224 Terra Circle, North Muskegon, was arrested May 31 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of operating under the influence of liquor, third offense. A preliminary conference is set for…
