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• June 22, 2017 • Oceana’s Herald-Journal

Electric Forest preview play one weekend only. The Electric Forest has always featured bands with Michigan roots, and this year the lineup includes The Accidentals, an up-and-coming folk rock band from northern Michigan; Vox Vidorra, an indie/ soul quartet from Grand Rapids, Mich.; Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, a funk rock group that got its start at Central Michigan University; and Flint Eastwood, Detroit-based Jax Anderson’s electronic pop group. The Accidentals, in particular, is a band that is receiving acclaim at the highest levels of the music business. In 2015, The Accidentals had only just graduated from the Interlochen Center for the Arts in northern Michigan the year before, but they played three well-received shows at Electric Forest. This

year they return as major label artists after signing with Sony Masterworks, and as one of Yahoo Music’s Top 10 Bands to Watch 2017. The Accidentals new album, “Odyssey,” will be released in August. Comprised of Savanna Buist and Katie Larson on multiple stringed-instruments, and Michael Dause on percussion, the group’s “Michigan and Again” from their self-produced “Parking Lot” EP went viral in the summer of 2016, and should seriously be considered as an unofficial state anthem for Michigan. Fresh from singing the National Anthem at the Detroit Tigers game Tuesday, June 13 the band is looking forward to its appearances each weekend. Remembering those 2015 shows, Buist said, “We’ve played a ton of festivals in the

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Electric Forest traffic is backed up along US-31 just south of Winston Road prior to the 2012 festival.

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Oceana Drive. Now, for the second year, festival promoters offered an early entry program for an additional fee. Michigan State Police Lt. Jeff White of the Hart Post said 9,000-plus early entry passes were to be made available, allowing those purchasing the passes to gain entry into the grounds at noon Wednesday. White said the program is expected to take immense pressure off police as it gives them a longer time frame to direct people into the venue. It also will allow police to direct some of the traffic into the venue during daylight hours instead of all the traffic trying to enter at night. To also speed traffic into the grounds, White said there will be 16 traffic lanes or “tolls” at the north entrance where in the past they had just six to eight. The Winston Road entry will have 3032 tolls. White expects 45,000 people to attend the first event this weekend with another 30,000 to 35,000 people to attend the second event the following weekend. White said attendance numbers are based on advanced ticket sales. After the first weekend, concertgoers will be required to leave the grounds during the day Monday after which an army of people will have approximately 36-48 hours to clean the grounds to get ready for the festival’s second weekend. Because the promoters want people attending both weekends to have a pleasant experience, White said the promoters have reached out to tourism-related businesses such as wine tours, campgrounds and lodging facilities from Grand Haven to Traverse City to provide concert-goers with information on area attractions and activities to take in between events.

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past four years, but Electric Forest is an entirely different animal. There were over 40,000 people at the festival in 2015, and this year they created two separate weekends — all filled to the brim with a mix of incredible local and national artists. It was a crazy time for us back then — we had just started touring full-time, and I’m not sure if we’d ever had that big of a crowd before.” “I was super nervous for that set (their Sunday matinee show),” said Larson. “It was one of the biggest stages we’d been on at the time. We’d been used to cramming six instruments, two amps and a drum set into very tiny spaces and suddenly we had tons of room to run around. I remember covering Santigold/The Pixies, and once we started “Where is My Mind” the crowd started singing along and my nerves were instantly eased. Then we got Rick Chyme (spoken word artist) onstage and we all had a blast.” Asked what bands they are looking forward to seeing at the festival, Larson said, “I can’t wait to be introduced to new artists and finally see some bands on my bucket list like The Infamous Stringdusters, Kamasi Washington, Eryn Allen Kane and Matisyahu. I’m hoping there will be some impromptu jam sessions in the forest.” “I’m really looking forward to hanging out with our friends Joe Hertler & Rainbow Seekers, Vox Vidorra and Flint Eastwood,” Buist said, “and I can’t wait to check out a bunch of newer bands as well. I feel like the festival is always changing and morphing to have all kinds of different artwork, so there will be a lot of interesting things to look at. We plan on having Chyme hop on our sets June 22 and July 1, as well as Jake Allen, a multiinstrumentalist who is helping fill out some of the parts on the new album that we don’t have enough hands to cover. All-inall, we’re really excited to be a part of it.” Buist and Larson will also participate in the Her Forest

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The crowd at the Forest Stage, top, dance to the music of the DJ duo of Styles and Complete during the 2016 Electric Forest music festival on the grounds of the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury. Festivalgoers, above, gather in fornt of the Ranch Arena stage during the first evening of last years festival.

Panel, a group discussion on “How to Become an Ally,” which will occur in the Living Mandala located in the Sherwood Forest’s Reincarnation Place. The Her Forest Panel is a program that uplifts the experience at the Electric Forest and promotes equality and empowers the role of women in the Electric Forest experience. “We are on an ever evolving ride,” said Larson. “We never anticipated having the opportunity to pursue this career and we are grateful for every experience we get. That includes many experiences that keep us humble, help us grow our confidence, teach us to be strong and remind us to be kind.” “A few of the mantras of The Accidentals are #odysseyboldly and to live in the moment,” said Buist. “We’re incredibly excited about the future, but we are just as excited about the present. We’ve gotten to meet amazing people and see beautiful places. We’ve laughed and cried and been frustrated and exhilarated, and it has all culminated into an album that we feel perfectly captures all of it - the whole journey. We couldn’t be more excited to see where that journey continues to

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take us.” Can’t miss shows for Oceana’s Herald-Journal Electric Forest Correspondent include sets by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Revivalists, two bands from New Orleans, La. over the course of both weekends; The New Standards, a jazz trio from the Twin Cities, at the Hangar June 22; jazz superstar Kamasi Washington at the Hangar June 22; the Motet Mixtape Hall of Fame at the Jubilee June 29; and, of course, The String Cheese Incident shebang at the Ranch Arena July 1. Once again the Shelby High School Marching Band will be performing across the festival grounds, this year on Saturday, June 24. The Electric Forest Music In Schools Program has donated over $51,000 to the Shelby and Montague high school band programs, the Arts Council of White Lake, and other programs since 2012. Since the inception of the Electric Forest over 76,000 pounds of food have been donated to local food banks. For the seventh consecutive year Conscious Alliance will host the Roy Price Memorial Food Drive over the course of the

festivals. Donors will receive a two-panel screen print designed by Christian Jaxtheimer of First Earth Apparel & Design for a donation 20 nonperishable food items or a suggested monetary donation per panel. On the opening day of the 2016 Electric Forest the Gideons of Oceana County handed out 3,005 Gideon Bibles to people waiting in line to enter the festival grounds along Winston Road. One of those Gideons was Ken Appelt of Shelby, who said “We are looking to pass out 4,000 Bibles this year. We are starting Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. and we are hoping to be done by noon. Appelt said that the Gideons of Oceana County are the only Gideon group who hand out Bibles at large music festivals. Remarking about their experience in 2016, Appelt said, “The whole thing was very, very positive, not one negative thing at all.” Tickets for the second weekend, maps, schedules, band biographies and more can be found at www.electricforestfestival.com.

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Effective this Saturday at 6 a.m., Oceana Emergency Medical Services will begin providing ambulance coverage to southeast Oceana County. The area, which includes Newfield, Greenwood and portions of Leavitt and Otto township, has been served by ProMed ambulance since the early 2000. ProMed announced earlier this year that because of financial concerns it would cease providing ambulance service to southeastern Oceana County and southwestern Newaygo County effective July 1. Oceana ambulance Director Lance Corey has been working with a number of entities to keep ambulance service to the area. Oceana County Emergency Medical Services has applied to the state to expand its license to cover the area, and county officials met earlier this month with LIFE EMS representatives to come up with a plan for the future. Corey also has explored ideas to expand Oceana EMS coverage to the area. Oceana County Board of Commissioners Chair-

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A plethora of hospitality industry experience accompanies the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area Chamber of Commerce and the Silver Lake Sand Dunes — Hart Visitors Bureau Executive Director Scott Beal. Beal, of Ludington, began his new duties in Hart Monday. A Lansing native, Beal spent his formative years in Lansing and Kalamazoo and graduated from high school in St. Louis, Mo. Although he majored in broadcast and electronic media

at Missouri State University, he began his professional career and worked in a number of hospitality-related businesses, including InterContinential Hotels where he was a director of sales and marketing for large convention hotels. Beal said he really enjoyed the marketing side of the business from previous jobs and fell in love with destination marketing. He of-

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A 22-year-old Mears woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident on M-20 near 198th Avenue in Newfield Township last Thursday, June 22. The woman was identified as Amber Prowant, who was killed after being ejected from her vehicle. A Michigan State Police press release indicates she was not wearing a seat belt. The driver of the second vehicle, a 28-year-old Arizona man, was transported to Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont where he was treated and released. According to MSP Lt. Matt Kanitz, a trooper was initially dispatched to the scene for a single-vehicle accident late Wednesday night, and the Prowant vehicle was not observed at the time. He said both vehicles travelled in the same pathway so it was not obvious to the trooper on scene that two vehicles were involved. Kanitz also said the Arizona man was experiencing some type of medical issue and wasn’t able to provide the responding trooper with much information. The Prowant vehicle was discovered the next morning by a third party, Kanitz said, with Prowant pinned underneath. “The investigation is still ongoing,” Kanitz said. “I don’t have a definitive answer for you.” According to the release, preliminary investigation indicates the two vehicles involved were both travelling west when one vehicle struck the other in a rear end collision. It was not known if speed or alcohol were contributing factors. Kanitz said an accident reconstructionist also investigated the scene, and it could be some time before a final report is completed. The Michigan State Police were assisted by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Hesperia Police and Grant Township Fire Department.

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A large crowd gathers for the DJ duo, Ganja White Night, at the Tripolee stage during the multi-day music festival Electric Forest Saturday, June 24 at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury.

Wet, cool weather can’t kill the buzz By Ross Field OHJ Contributing Writer

When the skies opened up Thursday night and again on Friday during the first weekend of the Electric Forest, over four inches of rain saturated the site and turned areas of the campgrounds and festival grounds into vast mud puddles. However, it takes more than just a little mud to dampen the spirts of the typical fan of the Electric Forest. Sean Valley and Lauren Robinson traveled to their first Electric Forest from Springfield, Mass. and Thursday’s rain storm didn’t stop them from having fun. “It wasn’t that bad,” explained Robinson, “because we were prepared. We were watching Lotus (at the Sherwood Court stage) and ran under the Sherwood Craft Beer canopy when the rain became heavy. Then we ran back out when it stopped.” “Most of the downfall came when we were back in our tents,” said Valley. “We stayed fully dry. We had put a canopy over the tent, and had extra thick air mattresses. We’re used to this kind of weather because western Massachusetts is pretty much like western Michigan. As long as you come prepared you’re going to have a good time. “Having been in the military helped me a lot, too,” added Valley. John Otten and his fiancée, Beth Campbell, of Little Rock, Ark., also didn’t let the rain bother them.

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Festival goers travel across the Electric Forest festival grounds as they leave the Sherwood Forest.

Second round of Electric Forest begins Wednesday By Ross Field OHJ Contributing Writer

The grounds of the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury will again attract music fans from across the country as the Electric Forest’s second weekend is set to

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Golden lights flood the Ranch Arena stage Friday evening, June 23 as Kamasi Washington joins the String Cheese Incident on stage.

“I’m glad it happened on the first night,” said Otten. “The forecast looked like if we made it through the first night, we would be okay, and we definitely were.” Erin Avery came to the Electric Forest from Albany, N. Y. with her friend James Ford. Avery said, “We made it through the rain okay. We paid extra to come in early on Wednesday and ended up in one of the furthest

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out campgrounds, so we had a lot more mud to contend with getting into the festival. I’m just glad I brought the right shoes!” The atmosphere of music, art and friendship that has made the Electric Forest one of the most popular music festivals in the United States remained intact

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No real issues were reported with last weekend’s Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury. Michigan State Police Sgt. Chuck Hockanson said depart-

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Several social media reports of bear sightings in the Pentwater and Silver Lake areas have been made in the last week. The Pentwater Police Department posted on its Facebook page Tuesday morning that it had received a report of a young bear approximately 125-150 lbs. on Jackson Road moving north. The post indicates that this is most likely the same bear that was recently seen walking east of Pentwater. A small bear also was seen twice last week in the Flora-Dale condominium subdivision at Silver Lake. A witness described the bear as being approximately 4 feet in height. Another Facebook post Monday reported that a small bear was in the vicinity of 34th Avenue and Hazel Road east of Silver Lake. The Pentwater Police Department wanted to take the opportunity to remind everyone not to make contact with the bear and not to feed the bear. It also asks that year around residents make sure to pass onto summer visitors these same cautions. If a bear is seen, the department wanted to remind people that the bear is probably more afraid of humans than humans may be of it. Local law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and will work with Michigan Department of Natural Resources if the situation changes. Additional information about living with bears can be found at the DNR website at www. michigan.gov/…/0,4570,7-15310363_10856_57530_57.

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Above, the String Cheese Incident performs on the Ranch Arena stage Thursday, June 22 during the first day of the four-day music festival, Electric Forest on the grounds of the Double JJRanch in Rothbury. The sold-out festival drew over 40,000 people from accross the country. A second weekend of Electric Forest will take place June 29-July 2. Below, right, Lyle Divinsky of the funk, afrobeat and jazz-influenced group The Motet performs Saturday, June 24. Kyle Hollingsworth of the String Cheese Incident, middle right, jams on the keyboards during the the second of two shows performed by the band during the festival. Jim James of My Morning Jacket, below left, points to the sky during the band’s Saturday performance. Bottom right, vocal phenom Molly Bouwsma Schultz of the Grand Rapids based band Vox Vidorra sings at the Observatory.

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under the grey skies. “This place is very special to me,” said Jake Russell, an auto worker from Ypsilanti, Mich. “People all love it for their own reasons. The people here and the atmosphere, there’s no other place like it. It’s good for the soul” Russell was checking out The New Standards, a Minneapolis jazz trio, as they took rock and roll standards and transformed them into jazzy lounge music. Thursday night at the Observatory, northern Michigan based band The Accidentals took the stage donned in orange NASA jumpsuits. Their high-energy set was appreciated by the large crowd especially when they brought out Rick Chyme who added spoken word rap to the song “Parking Lot.” Near the end of their set The Accidentals played a tribute to Detroit guitarist, Dick Wagner, by playing his songs “Sunshine” and “Oceans” in a manner that would have made the guitarist proud. The Accidentals ended their set soloing wildly on the Fred Astaire classic, “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Later Thursday, Kamasi Washington and his band played for a crowd of around 300 at the Hangar. Washington’s band is of the highest caliber, and his keyboard player took an incredible extended solo on his Moog synthesizer. Friday night three-time Grammy nominated Donny McCaslin played to a small crowd at the Hangar. McCaslin’s jazz rock fusion bordered on free jazz at times and a cheer went up when he announced, “This is a David Bowie tune, this is “Lazarus.”’ McCaslin and his band backed up David Bowie on the late rock giant’s last album, “Blackstar.” Once again the sound systems were spectacular but the volume was much louder than in past years. There was a lot more “bleed” from adjacent stages this year and it seemed that each stage tried to compensate by turning the music up ever louder. Friday night when The String Cheese Incident ended their first set, the band informed the crowd to stick around for a “Shenanigan” (as opposed to their usual Saturday night “Shebang”). When the band took the stage for the second set, guitarist Billy Nershi informed the crowd, “This is going to be a wild ride, so strap yourself in.” The band was first joined by guitarist Eric Krasno who injected stinging blues solos into

“Let’s Go Outside” and the Grateful Dead’s, “Sugaree.” Next up was saxophonist Kamasi Washington who played blazing solos on an extended cover of John Coltrane’s “Impressions,” while the percussion section traded wild drum solos back and forth. The band was then joined by Liquid Stranger and Matisyahu for a dub-style “jam.” The Bluegrass Generals featuring members of the Infamous Stringdusters and the String Cheese Incident performed to an appreciative crowd at the Observatory Saturday afternoon. Playing a high energy set of bluegrass standards like “Deep Elem Blues” and “Panama Red.” It’s hard to imagine while watching

Billy Nershi and Michael Kang trading bluegrass licks that they are the same guys who brought the house down with Kamasi Washington the night before. When the acclaimed rock band, My Morning Jacket, took the stage Saturday night, the Ranch Arena was packed. My Morning Jacket’s high-powered rock and exquisite production brought back memories of the original Rothbury Festivals where the lineup was full of rock and roll acts. The band’s faithful cover of Bob Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind” may have been offered as an antidote for those in the crowd anticipating the next act, Bassnectar, who kept the crowd dancing until the early

morning hours. The tradition of Sunday bluegrass shows continued at this year’s festival with a spirited set by the Infamous Stringdusters. When the sound system abruptly shorted out at one point, the band came to the front of the stage and carried on for the folks up front. As the Electric Forest began to come to an end Sunday afternoon, the rains of Thursday and Friday were distant memories, and dust was once again rising from the trails in the festival grounds. The first weekend of the Electric Forest might have started out wet, but it ended under beautiful sunny skies.

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Electric Forest part 2

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Top, Katie Loughrin of Kalamazoo, Mich. poses with costume clad actresses who roam the Sherwood Forest while sitting in her hammock Thursday, June 22. Above, Emily Piso of Pittsburgh, Pa., left, and Caitlin Roach of California, right, sit in a bathtub together in the Sherwood Forest Thursday, June 22.

begin Thursday, June 29 and run through Sunday, July 2. Returning acts to the festival’s seven stages are The String Cheese Incident, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Accidentals, Bassnectar, Big Gigantic and others. While Nahko and Medicine for the People, Thievery Corporation, Flume, the Preservation Hall Jazz band and nearly 60 other artists join the bill. A limited number of two-day wristbands for Saturday and Sunday are on sale being sold for $179 for General Admission camping, $399 for Good Life Village camping, and $1,599 for a Northern Lights Lane VIP Tent Package for two. The Michigan State Police will continue to follow the same plan used last week for traffic arriving at the festival grounds Wednesday and Thursday. Southbound US-31 traffic will exit at M-20 and will be directed to Garfield Road and Water Road for entry into the festival grounds. Northbound US31 traffic will exit at Winston Road and follow Winston to Water and into the festival grounds. Electronic message boards also will be in place to help inform festival attendees where to go, and festival traffic will be kept off Oceana Drive. Festival promoters also offered an early entry program for an additional fee. Michigan State Police Lt. Jeff White of the Hart Post said last week that 9,000-plus early entry passes were to be made available, allowing those purchasing the passes to gain entry into the grounds at noon Wednesday. White went on to say that the program takes immense pressure off police as it gives them a longer time frame to direct people into the venue. It also will allow police to direct some of the traffic into the venue during daylight hours instead of all the traffic trying to enter at night.

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Festival-goers, top, make their way through the main shopping area located in the general admission camping area Sunday, June 25 during the Electric Forest music festival in Rothbury. A sea of tents fill the horse pasture at the Double JJ Resort.

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The crowd at the Observatory, above, cheer on Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers Sunday afternoon, June 25 during the final day of the first weekend of Electric Forest. The Bluegrass Generals, below, right, perform to a packed Observatory stage area Saturday, June 24. Festival-goers, bottom right, dance to the music of Corrupt Thursday, June 22 at the Forest Stage. A crowd member, bottom center, dances with a pair of light-up Hula Hoops Saturday, June 24 as CBDB performs nearby.

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Michigan State Police Troopers patrol the the Sherwood Forest Friday, June 23.

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ment members made arrests for drug possession and larcenies, but there were no other issues. Festival organizers reported June 23 that a lightning strike at a local cellular telephone tower resulted in a service interruption to AT&T service. Oceana Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Duram said there are several cell phone sites around the Rothbury area that were still operational.

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July 6

Thursday … Yoga Flow for all levels with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 9:15-10:15 a.m., Shelby State Bank (2nd floor) in Pentwater. Cost is $10. … Pentwater Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Downtown Hart Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., State Street between Main and Washington streets in Hart. … Blood drive, 4-8 p.m., at the First Baptist Church of Hart, 3258 N. 72nd Ave., in Hart hosted by Michigan Blood. Walk-ins are always welcome or contact Kathy Roskam at 231-861-6353 to schedule an appointment. … Free Movie Night, 6 p.m., Crystal Valley United Methodist Church, 1547 E. Hammett Rd., in Crystal Valley. Questions, contact Pastor Theresa 231-8984153. … Pentwater Civic Band Concert, 8-9 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Wood Carving, 6:30 p.m., The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. Bring your project and tools and join in the fun. Open to experienced carvers and those who are interested in getting started. Ask questions, get tips and advice.

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July 8

Saturday … Yoga at the Little Point Sable Lighthouse with Kalon Arts and Yoga Company instructor Cindy Beth Davis-Dykema, 9-10 a.m., an all-levels beach yoga class designed to refresh and inspire. … 53rd annual Fine Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. Hosted by the Pentwater Jr. Women’s Club. … Soup & Sandwich Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pentwater United Methodist Church. … Pentwater Ladies’ Classic Tournament. Hosted by the Pentwater Sportfishing Association. … 75th anniversary parking lot party for Gale’s IGA, 3 p.m., 710 S. State St. in Hart. All are invited to enjoy free hot dogs, cake, ice cream, a band, games, food, face painting, prizes, a photo booth and more. … Yoga in the Park with Amanda Jagniecki, Stony Lake Park, 10-11 a.m. Cost is $10.

July 9

Sunday … St. Joseph/St. Vincent’s Annual Ox Roast Dinner & Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joseph’s Hall, 2349 W. Jackson Road, Hart (Weare). Buffet Style Dinner: Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Baked Beans, Asparagus, Cole Slaw, Pie Take Out Available. Cost is $12 per adult; children ages 11 and kids eat for free. … Movie on the Green, 8 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. Movie begin at sunset.

July 10

Monday … … Pentwater Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Sundae Chef Jr. competition, 3 p.m., Shelby Area Public Library, 189 N. Maple St. in Shelby. For ages 9-13. Registration is required. … Sunset yoga and meditation with Rebecca Urick, 7-8 p.m., Charles Mears State Park beach. Cost is $10, meet near kids playset. … Indivisible Oceana July Progressive Happy Hour, 6-8 p.m., Cherry Point Market’s “Board Room,” 9600 W. Buchanan Rd., Shelby. … Hart Area Public Library Storytime with guest reader Dr. Sue Marshall of Hart Animal Clinic, 6:30 p.m.

July 11

Tuesday … Yoga Flow for all levels with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 9:15-10:15 a.m., Shelby State Bank (2nd floor) in Pentwater. Cost is $10. …Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society evening hours, 6-8 p.m. … New Era Farmers Market,

4-7 p.m., New Era Christian Reformed Church, 1820 Ray St., in New Era. … Pickn’ in Pentwater, 7-8 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Silver Lake Summer Picnic in the Park, 6-7 p.m., Golden Township Park in Silver Lake. Hot dogs provided, bring a dish to pass. … Silver Lake Summer Concert Series featuring Oceana Drive Band, 7-9 p.m., Golden Township Park in Silver Lake. … Pentwater VFW Bi-weekly dinner, 4:30-7:30 p.m., 8440 N. Business US-31, in Pentwater. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12 and children 0-5 eat free. Proceeds to support the VFW building fund. … Yoga with Amanda Jagniecki: Alignment based flow and peak pose class, 6-7 p.m., The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. Cost is $10.

July 12

Wednesday … Music on the Commons featuring ClusterPluck, 6:30-8 p.m., Hart Commons, downtown Hart. … Night at the Light summer concert series featuring Wyatt and Sherri Knapp 7-8:30 p.m., Little Point Sable Lighthouse. Free. Lighthouse open for tours until 8 p.m. … Stand up paddle board yoga with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 7-8 p.m., Charles Mears State Park beach paddle board rental station. Cost is $25 ($10-rental/$15 class), payments are separate. Class space is limited to first come first serve.

Oceana Drive to kick-off Friday’s in Hart summer concert series

The Friday’s in Hart summer concert series returns to the Hart Historic District July 7 with a performance by the Oceana Drive band. Ruth Ann Eilers and Frank Galante head up this group of Oceana County musicians who offer a program of blues, roots and pop music. There is no admission charge but donations will be taken. Visitors are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or a blanket. The historic district is located at the corner of Lincoln and Union streets, in Hart and all shows begin at 7 p.m. The concert series will continue with performances by Road Less Traveled, July 14; Silverado, July 21; Smokin’ Dobroleles, July 28; Cats And Jammers, Aug. 4; and Northern Edge, Aug. 11.

July 13

Thursday … Yoga Flow for all levels with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 9:15-10:15 a.m., Shelby State Bank (2nd floor) in Pentwater. Cost is $10. … Pentwater Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Pentwater Civic Band Concert, 8-9 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Wood Carving, 6:30 p.m., The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. Bring your project and tools and join in the fun. Open to experienced carvers and those who are interested in getting started. Ask questions, get tips and advice. … Annual Library Lock-in, 8:3010 p.m., HAPL, 415 S. State St., in Hart. For tweens and teens. … iPhone/Smartphone photography workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Pentwater Township Library; no cost.

July 13-14

Thursday-Friday … Boating Safety Course, Pentwater Yacht Club.

July 14

Friday … Open jam session, 10 a.m. to noon, The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. If you play an instrument, or just play around with playing an instrument, feel free to join in. All are welcome. … Friday’s in Hart concert series featuring The Road Less Traveled, 7 p.m., Hart Historic District, corner of Lincoln and Union streets, in Hart. Free. … Oceana Summer Youth Theater to present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7 p.m., Hart Commons, Hart.

July 15

Saturday … Yoga at the Little Point Sable Lighthouse with Kalon Arts and Yoga Company instructor Cindy Beth Davis-Dykema, 9-10 a.m., an all-levels beach yoga class designed to refresh and inspire. … Horseshoe tournament, 10 a.m. start, Nichols Horseshoe Park in Shelby. Contact Lou Nichols at 231-259-0112 for more information. … Blooming Arts Garden Walk, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pentwater. Hosted by the Garden Club of Pentwater. … Mears Art Fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Johnson Park in downtown Mears. … Oceana Summer Youth Theater to present “Twelfth Night,” 7 p.m., Hart Commons, Hart.

July 16

Sunday … Town & Country All-School Reunion, 1-4 p.m., Johnson Park in Mears. Potluck at 2 p.m. … Movie on the Green, 8 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. Movie begins at sunset. … Oceana Summer Youth Theater to present Twelfth Night,” 7 p.m., and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 8 p.m., Hart Commons, Hart.

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Pentwater Jr. Women’s Club to host 53rd Fine Arts and Craft Fair

The Pentwater Jr. Women’s Club 53rd annual Pentwater Fine Arts Fair is set to take place on the Pentwater Village Green Saturday, July 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This juried art fair will include all original art works and will feature paintings, pottery, photography, weaving, clothing, sculpture and other artistic media. Art fair attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on art pieces donated by

many of the participating artists during a silent auction in the village green gazebo. Proceeds generated from the silent auction will be used to fund a community project. During the Fine Arts Fair, Best of Show is awarded for first, second and third place.

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Church to host Art Fair Luncheon The Pentwater Centenary United Methodist Women’s annual Art Fair Luncheon will take place Saturday, July 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church’s fellowship hall, 82 N. Hancock St., in

Luncheon proceeds go Pentwater. This is a perfect place towards the UMW’s outto take a break from the reach programs. For any questions, busy town and enjoy visiting with your friends, please call the church ofaccording to organizers. fice at 869-5900. There will also be a white elephant sale.

What if one could view Pentwater’s 4th of July Fireworks from a hot air balloon over Hancock Street at dusk? How might this splendid view of the Pentwater Village Green, gazebo, yacht club and channel appear as the rockets burst overhead? Such a vista is captured in a nostalgic artistic work recently created by Petrus Martens of East Lansing, Mich. Martens produces original prints that are inspired by Michigan and Great Lakes scenes. His series of works represent several well-known locations. Pentwater is one of them.

Guest readers to take part in July storytime Kids of all ages are invited to the Hart Library for Family Story Hour each Monday in July at 6:30 p.m.. Family Story Hour includes a story, craft and snack and is appropriate for all ages. As part of our Summer Reading Program the library will have a guest reader each week.

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St. Joseph’s/St. Vincent’s annual Ox Roast Dinner & Festival Sunday, July 9

Families, friends and the congregations of St. Joseph’s and St. Vincent’s Catholic churches in Weare Township and Pentwater will gather Sunday, July 9 for the annual Ox Roast Dinner & Festival. Taking place at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church parish hall, 2349 W. Jackson Rd.,

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OCHGS to host evening hours Tuesday’s through August The Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society will host evening hours Tuesday’s July 11 through Aug. 29 from 6-8 p.m. Volunteer staff will be on hand to assist visitors, who are unable to visit the historical society’s headquarters during its normal Wednesday hours, research Oceana County history. The staff at the OCHGS hope that visitors will also be able to share their knowledge of memorabilia housed at the historical society’s Munger House headquarters.

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Pentwater man succumbs to accident injuries

The Pentwater man critically injured in the two-vehicle accident on Monroe Road just east of Pentwater June 22 died from his injuries last Thursday, June 29. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast announced June 30 that Donald Warner, 64, died late in the afternoon from his injuries. Warner and his wife, Lauretta, 73, were entering Monroe Road from a private drive when they pulled out directly into the path of a tractor-trailer as it was travelling west. She was transported to Mer-

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Love is alive and well in the forest

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‘Lead with Love’ message spread during final weekend of Electric Forest Minor issues keep MSP busy during second festival weekend Storms delay festival entry

Michigan State Police Sgt. Chuck Hockanson reported that the weekend was pretty typical. He said there were some lost and stolen cell phones reported from the Electric Forest Festival along with a handful of drug arrests. Stormy weather Wednesday afternoon, June 28 forced festival organizers to close the campground entrances for those who had purchased early entry passes. Festival organizers said they plan to refund everyone who purchased the early entry pass for the second festival weekend. The festival campground was reopened Thursday, June 29 at noon. Inclement weather also pushed back the opening of the festival venue gates on Thursday to 5 p.m.

By Ross Field OHJ Contributing Writer

It is said that the Inuit people have over 50 words to describe different types of snow. Whether this is true continues to be debated, but over the course of the two weekends of Electric Forest, the “Forest People” experienced as many types of mud, from the squishy, slimy mud that would appear on the slopes in front of the sound stages, to the lava-like substance created by the addition of wood chips that turned the main roads into moto-cross tracks. Through all the rain and mud, though, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who wasn’t enjoying themselves. Many festival-goers attended both festival weekends, June 22-25 and June 29 to July 2, finding lodging in the area Monday and Tuesday nights, June 26-27. Jamie Jaegers and her friend, Ben Townsend, had driven to the festival from Baltimore, Md. and were enjoying the Bell’s Brewery Beer Tasting at the Sherwood Craft Beer Tent early Thursday evening as the second weekend of Electric Forest got underway at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury. “When we heard that there were going to be two weekends, Ben immediately said we were going both weekends, and he or-

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Festival-goers, top, make their way past a large elephant sculpture located at the center of the Sherwood Forest Thursday, June 29. Above, members of the crowd pose for a photograph with Electic Forest roving artists as the Bluegrass Generals perform at the Observatory Sunday afternoon, July 2.

dered the tickets,” Jaegers said. “I didn’t added. “It was perfect. We had never seen Lake Michigan before; it was beautiful, have any say in it!” “For Monday and Tuesday nights we like the ocean.” ended up getting an Airbnb rental on Lake Electric Forest Michigan in Norton Shores,” Townsend continued on 11a

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Electric Forest “We have lots of friends from Ann Arbor and Detroit who we meet here at Electric Forest,” explained Jaegers. “It’s so much fun to be able to spend four days at the Electric Forest with your friends.” Another returning forester was Anastasia “Mama” Huelsman from Cincinnati, Ohio. “I’ve been coming here since the 2009 Rothbury music festival,” explained Huelsman. “A friend of mine and I were leaving the 2009 Bonnaroo festival, and she talked me into riding with her to the 2009 Rothbury festival. It changed my life. This is my happy place on Earth. I try to incorporate the spirit of the forest into my life each day. And, I haven’t been back to Bonnaroo since.” Regarding the rainy weather, Heulsman shrugged. “It’s Mother Nature,” she said, “What are you going to do? I’m a veteran.” While the art and installations and light shows were even more spectacular this year, at its heart, the Electric Forest is a music festival, and there were many magical musical moments during the second weekend. One occurred as New Orleans’ roots-rockers, The Revivalists, ended their Thursday night set with a cover of The Beatles, “Hey Jude.” As they hit the final chorus, with pedal steel guitarist Ed Williams playing church-worthy riffs, the audience was singing along and waving their hands in the air including the younger patrons streaming in to catch the Sherwood Court stage’s next act, EDM-artist Cashmere Cat. As usual, it was the smaller stages — The Observatory, The Forest Stage, The Hanger, Jubilee and even smaller stages in the Sherwood Forest — where the more eclectic bands could be found. Friday night, Beans on Toast, a folk singer from Essex, England was performing his politically-tinged folk music before an appreciative crowd. Like folk singers of old, Beans on Toast’s songs are political and of the moment, dealing with the intrusiveness of advertising and the internet into everyday life, the debate about what comprises “real” news, the political divide in the US, and England’s exit from the European Union. This was Beans on Toast’s first appearance at the Electric Forest, having arrived soon after playing at England’s huge Glastonbury Festival for the 20th time. After his show, Beans on Toast sat for a short interview. Asked about his band name, Beans on Toast said, “Well, it makes more sense in England, as it is an everyday food there. I first came to Michigan when I opened for Flogging Molly (a Celtic rock band that played the 2009 Roth-

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Waka Flocka Flame, top left, performs on the Sherwood Court stage during the opening day of Electric Forest’s second weekend Thursday, June 29. A fan, top right, cheers on the String Cheese Incident’s Michael Kang and Billy Nershi during their first of two sets Saturday, July 1 at the Ranch Arena. Festival-goers, above, put their hands in the air as they cheer on Waka Flocka Flame. The Revivalists, lower left, perform at the Sherwood Court stage. Preservation Jazz Hall Band saxophonist Charlie Gabriel performs with the band Saturday afternoon, July 1 at the Ranch Arena. Inflatables, bottom left, are bounced into the air as confetti falls on the crowd during the String Cheese Incident’s “Big Shebang” Saturday evening, July 1.

bury Festival) at the Fillmore in Detroit. They have been the key to me playing in the states.” Asked about his songs like “Money for War,” “2016,” “The Great American Novel” and “The Industrial Estate,” he said, “Well, at the moment there’s a lot to write about, isn’t there? Surely these are times of mass change.” The String Cheese Incident played two incredible shows Friday and Saturday. During their first set Friday night the band displayed their musicianship and grasp of musical styles as they blazed from the rock of their own song, “Outside and Inside,” into the classic country rock of the Allman Brother’s “Jessica,” to the classic bluegrass song, “I Know You Rider,” to the reggae of Bob Marley’s “Stir It Up,” then back into and ending with “I Know You Rider.”. The 20 minute set of songs flowed seamlessly, accompanied by brilliant soloing by Michael Kang and Billy Nershi on stringed instruments and Kyle Hollingsworth on keyboards. The String Cheese Incident may have topped themselves during their traditional “Shebang” Sat-

urday night. Starting their second set of the evening with their own dance song, “Stop Drop Roll,” the band paused briefly before diving into the dark, heavy rock of “Tinderbox,” while a drum corps dressed in SWAT uniforms pounded out martial beats at the front of the stage, graffiti artists painted on huge canvases, and trampoline artists jumped from multi-level trampolines at each side of the huge stage. Soon the words “Resist” and “Persist” began to appear on the huge screens on the stage, and then as the band segued into a tender cover of The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence,” the words “Lead with

Love” joined “Resist” and “Persist.” Then, suspended from a hot air balloon bedecked with smaller heart-shaped balloons, an aerialist dressed as Lady Justice, carrying the scales and sword of justice, appeared and sailed over the huge crowd as cannons shot heart-shaped confetti into the night sky. “Never, ever miss a Saturday Cheese Show at the Electric Forest,” said Norm Kittleson, a festival veteran from Whitehall, Mich. “Last night’s “Big Shebang” was a transcendent experience. The message of resist, persist, and lead with love was beautifully and profoundly delivered.” Later in the set, Billy Nershi paid tribute to longtime Double JJ Ranch owner, Wally Wojack. “Wally was a real good guy, and a real cowboy,” Nershi said, as a photo of Wojack was displayed on the stage screens. “Let’s show our appreciation to Wally and the good things he did for us all here.” After a “group hoot” for Wojack, Nershi said, “Wally, this song is for you,” and the band dove into the bluegrass of “Restless Wind.” Will the Electric Forest continue as a festival held over two-weekends? That’s a question that will be answered by the production companies, Madison House Presents and Insomniac, behind the event. Certainly there were fewer tickets sold for the second week-

end making Thursday and Friday quite enjoyable with less people at the festival. However, by Saturday the grounds were full of folks who came in on two-day passes. Judging by the amount of folks in local restaurants and establishments from the first weekend until the end of the second, the experiment was an added boon to the local tourist economy. In the end it is the little magical things that happen that stay with you and bring a smile when you remember your time at the Electric Forest. Leaving the venue late one evening, a golf cart, brightly lit by strings of colored lights and transporting four or five people, was trying to negotiate the muddy, bumpy road along the perimeter of the festival grounds. The cart would swing wildly to one side and the passengers would howl with laughter. Then it would swing wildly the other way, and the passengers would howl again, their faces lit by the strings of colored light. This went on until the laughter and lights disappeared in the darkness. It was a funny way to end an evening, and it makes for a fine memory of the 2017 Electric Forest.

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Foods of Electric Forest By Ross Field OHJ Contributing Writer

The Electric Forest music festival is world-renowned for the Sherwood Forest, its varied musical acts, and its stunning art installations and lighting. But it is also an epicurean wonderland for folks who like to experience types of food not typically found in West Michigan. At various locations throughout the campgrounds and festival grounds temporary kitchens produce foods for all tastes and diets. Of course, pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, gyro sandwiches, french fries, popcorn, and ice cream treats can be found, but the vendors at the Electric Forest take it a step beyond. The Bahn Mi food tent specializes in Vietnamese fusion foods, and its oriental sandwiches, and rice and noodle bowls are very popular. For the bowls one begins with either rice or noodles, and then adds whatever meat and vegetables you desire. The Caramel Garlic Shrimp Bowl was absolutely delicious, with the sweetness of the stir-fried shrimp coated in caramel and garlic offset by jalapenos, shredded pickled radishes and romaine lettuce. Bao Steam Buns from the Katoi restaurant in Detroit, Mich. was new to the festival this year. From their booth at the Observatory stage, the aroma of grilled steak, chicken, mushrooms and onions was intoxicating. These ingredients were placed in light, steamed buns and spiced with flavors from Southeast Asia. Saturday night, two grizzled Electric Forest veterans gave the sandwiches an enthusiastic “two thumbs up.” At Dank Dogs you can enjoy

Caramel Garlic Shrimp Bowl

a normal hotdog but you can also go a few steps further and order the Magnum PI Dog, an all-beef hotdog smothered in smoked pork, pickled onions and pineapple salsa. Spicy Pie pizzas may be the most popular festival food, and at $7 for a huge, steaming slice, they are one of the better deals. Their eponymous Spicy Pie is laden with pepperoni, cheese, crushed red pepper and jalapenos, and it’s famous at festivals around the country. Spicy Pie is an efficient operation and rarely do you have to wait more than a few minutes for a slice. And to wash all of this food down one need only walk over to the Sherwood Craft Beer Tent where 40 taps of craft beer from around the US can be found including those from local breweries like Fetch, Unruly and Pigeon Hill.

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Joseph, from Denver, Colo., top, eats a “Blue Bowl” from the Rotti Rolls food truck located near the Jubilee tent at Electric Forest Thursday, June 29. The “Blue Bowl” consists of Cajun chicken, veggie salad, cheese, verde, pineapple salsa, kimchi and onions. Above, festival-goers place orders at the handful of food trucks parked near Jubilee tent creating a food court.

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Dancing in silence at the Silent Disco

By Warren Schuitema OHJ Contributing Writer

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An Electric Forest Festival attendee, top, holds a sceptre, while being surrounded by enchanted actresses in the middle of the Sherwood Forest. Second from top right, Keith (left) and Kory (middle) from Balitmore, Md. play a piano located in the Sherwood Forest. Painter, Melissa Leigh, above, decorates a canvas with her artwork Thursday, June 29 at the Electric Forest music festival. A festival-goer, left, dressed as a butterfly blows at bubbles floating in the air during a set at the Observatory.

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A smaller, more intimate crowd gathered on the grounds of the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury for the second weekend of Electric Forest Festival 2017 June 29-July 2. While the first weekend was sold out with an estimated 40,000 Forest dwellers, the second weekend was 50-75 percent of the first festival’s numbers. The smaller crowds allowed for much more freedom to explore the Sherwood Forest and discover some of the countless mysteries and hidden treasures scattered throughout the grounds. One of the best places to find in Sherwood Forest was also probably the quietest part of the venue. The Silent Disco. This small stage area is an enclosed section in the middle of Sherwood Forest where every person that entered is given a pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones that have three different channels the user could switch between to listen to different DJs performing at the same time. By putting the noise-cancelling headphones on each person was able to get their own private little mix of music to dance to while getting a break from the big crowds at the main stages. Instead of thousands of people watching one stage there were a couple hundred people at the Silent Disco with simple lights lighting up the area. There was even a little relaxation area within the Silent Disco where people could sit down on blankets and pillows and just listen to the music without the other distractions of the Sherwood Forest. One of the best parts about having multiple choices of music to listen to was seeing other people dancing to different music at the same time. Usually the channels’ style of music would differ enough that the style of dancing would vary greatly among the listeners, making the Silent Disco even more fun to watch and listen to on multiple occasions. The Silent Disco acts as a great opportunity for up-andcoming DJs and producers to showcase their talents at a large festival. Some of the artists have performed multiple years of Electric Forest including the yearly Silent Disco staple Craigslist Hook-Up. There were multiple artists that had sets on other stages, like Vourteque, the Gentlemen Callers of LA, and Motion Potion. This gave some of their fans the opportunity to see them in a more intimate setting. These artists were also able to throw different sets of music allowing for people to hear a rare side of their art and their interpretation of others’ art, such as Motion Potion’s three hour Radiohead set when the Silent Disco opened Thursday evening. Others were getting their first big break including Flats Stanlie, a West Michigan producer that recently won a contest to get this chance. His two hour set was one of the highlights Thursday night of the festival’s second weekend. Flats Stanlie mixed an excellent blend of Top 40, current EDM tracks, and his own original music. There were multiple points where every set of headphones in the Silent Disco were tuned into his channel and everybody was dancing to the same music. When asked about his experience Flats said, “It’s been a dream of mine ever since I started to produce music to play Electric Forest. Best night of my life.” The Silent Disco was one of the best parts of Sherwood Forest and all it took was wandering a little bit off of the main roads. With the amount of mysteries and secrets in the forest it would have been easy to miss, but everyone should be talking about the Silent Disco at Electric Forest.

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July 13

Thursday … Yoga Flow for all levels with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 9:15-10:15 a.m., Shelby State Bank (2nd floor) in Pentwater. Cost is $10. … Pentwater Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Pentwater Civic Band Concert, 8-9 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Wood Carving, 6:30 p.m., The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. Bring your project and tools and join in the fun. Open to experienced carvers and those who are interested in getting started. Ask questions, get tips and advice. … Annual Library Lock-in, 8:3010 p.m., HAPL, 415 S. State St., in Hart. For tweens and teens. … iPhone/Smartphone photography workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Pentwater Township Library; no cost.

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Thursday-Friday … Boating Safety Course, Pentwater Yacht Club.

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Saturday … Yoga at the Little Point Sable Lighthouse with Kalon Arts and Yoga Company instructor Cindy Beth Davis-Dykema, 9-10 a.m., an all-levels beach yoga class designed to refresh and inspire. … Horseshoe tournament, 10 a.m. start, Nichols Horseshoe Park in Shelby. Contact Lou Nichols at 231-259-0112 for more information. … Blooming Arts Garden Walk, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pentwater. Hosted by the Garden Club of Pentwater. … Mears Art Fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Johnson Park in downtown Mears. … Oceana Summer Youth Theater to present “Twelfth Night,” 7 p.m., Hart Commons, Hart. … “Little Chair-ity” silent auction, final bids taken until 11 a.m., Shelby Area District Library, 189 N. Maple St., in Shelby.

July 16

Sunday … Town & Country All-School Reunion, 1-4 p.m., Johnson Park in Mears. Potluck at 2 p.m. … Movie on the Green, 8 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. Movie begin at sunset. … Oceana Summer Youth Theater to present Twelfth Night,” 7 p.m., and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 8 p.m., Hart Commons, Hart.

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Tuesday … Yoga Flow for all levels with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 9:15-10:15 a.m., Shelby State Bank (2nd floor) in Pentwater. Cost is $10. … Pickn’ in Pentwater, 7-8 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Silver Lake Summer Picnic in the Park, 6-7 p.m., Golden Township Park in Silver Lake. Hot dogs provided, bring a dish to pass. … Silver Lake Summer Concert Series featuring Fremont John, 7-9 p.m., Golden Township Park in Silver Lake. … Yoga with Amanda Jagniecki: Alignment based flow and peak pose class, 6-7 p.m., The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. Cost is $10. …Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society evening

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July 19

Wednesday … Hart VFW Burger Night, 5-7 p.m., cost is $5. … Night at the Light summer concert series featuring Oceana Drive 7-8:30 p.m., Little Point Sable Lighthouse. Free. Lighthouse open for tours until 8 p.m. … Stand up paddle board yoga with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 7-8 p.m., Charles Mears State Park beach paddle board rental station. Cost is $25 ($10-rental/$15 class), payments are separate. Class space is limited to first come first serve.

July 20

Thursday … Yoga Flow for all levels with Rebecca Urick of Smiling Lotus Yoga, 9:15-10:15 a.m., Shelby State Bank (2nd floor) in Pentwater. Cost is $10. … Pentwater Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Library morning, 10-11:30 a.m., Shelby Area Public Library, 189 N. Maple St. in Shelby. For preschool through third grade. Stories, art projects, games and other activities. … Downtown Hart Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., State Street between Main and Washington streets in Hart. … Pentwater Civic Band Concert, 8-9 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Wood Carving, 6:30 p.m., The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. Bring your project and tools and join in the fun. Open to experienced carvers and those who are interested in getting started. Ask questions, get tips and advice. … Local author Sally DeFrietas book signing, 6:30 p.m., Hart Area Public Library. … Butterfly workshop, 2-4 p.m., hosted by the Oceana Conservation District at the Hesperia Community Library.

July 21

Friday … Back from the Mac Party, 5-9 p.m., Pentwater Yacht Club. … Open jam session, 10 a.m. to noon, The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St., in Shelby. If you play an instrument, or just play around with playing an instrument, feel free to join in. All are welcome. … Friday’s in Hart concert series featuring Silverado, 7 p.m., Hart Historic District, corner of Lincoln and Union streets, in Hart. Free. … Teen dance, 7-10 p.m., Pentwater Friendship Center gazebo, with DJ Dave Walley. … Hart Area Public Library to present “A Quiet Passion,” 6:30 p.m., Hart Community Center. … Friday’s @ Fox’s, live music featuring Smokin Dobroleles, 7-10 p.m., Fox Barn Marketplace and Winery, 500 18th Ave., Shelby.

July 22

Saturday … Yoga at the Little Point Sable Lighthouse with Kalon Arts and Yoga Company instructor Cindy Beth Davis-Dykema, 9-10 a.m., an all-levels beach yoga class designed to refresh and inspire. … Horseshoe tournament, 10 a.m. start, Nichols Horseshoe Park in Shelby. Contact Lou Nichols at 231-259-0112 for more information. … Yoga in the Park with Amanda Jagniecki, Stony Lake Park, 10-11 a.m. Cost is $10.

July 23

Sunday … Annual meeting of the Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society, celebrating “50 years of Memories,” 4 p.m., Oceana Historical Park, Mears. … Movie on the Green, 8 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. Movie begins at sunset.

Mears to host annual art fair July 15

The annual Mears Art Fair is set to take place Saturday, July 15 in downtown Mears’ Johnson Square. This highly anticipated arts and craft fair will again feature 60-plus of vendors from across Michigan selling a variety of wares, including jewelry, wood cutting boards, doll clothes, hand crafted furniture and jewelry, children’s clothing, photography, paintings, outdoor lights, and many other art and craft items.

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Bids for the Friends of the Shelby Area District Library’s “A Little Chair-ity” fundraiser will close at 11 a.m. this Saturday, July 15. Area artists decorated 36 chairs, benches, rocking horses, cradles and more that are available for silent bidding now through Saturday morning. This is your last chance to place a winning bids on beautifully re-created items by local community artists. Many of the items are matched with theme books, dolls or stuffed animals. Visit the Shelby Area District Library, 189 N. Maple St., in Shelby or visit at www.shelbylibrary. org to view the items. All proceeds benefit the children’s section of the library.

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The Garden Club of Pentwater and Neighboring Communities will once again host its annual Blooming Arts Garden Tour Saturday, July 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine. This year’s tour highlight is a Bonsai garden at the Pat and Mike Mandjack residence along West Seapine Road in Mears. The Mandjacks will be showcasing their Bonsai trees, some of which are over 20 years old. Frank Galante will be playing renaissance music on lute and vihuela in the Mandjack’s garden. The tour also includes five additional gardens, four in Pentwater and one in Stony Lake. The Craig garden on Third Street in Stony Lake is a serene place to relax amid secluded patios surrounded by trees and an unexpected surprise that years ago by her mother. The garden feamust be seen. Garden tour stops in the Village of tures a small frog and fish filled pond surPentwater include the Davis garden on rounded by nesting birds. Ceramic artists Rush Street. Kathy is a long time mem- Karen Antrim and Bonnie Knapp will be ber of the garden club and her garden is Garden tour continued on 6b a continuation of a garden started many

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Monday … … Pentwater Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Sunset yoga and meditation with Rebecca Urick, 7-8 p.m., Charles Mears State Park beach. Cost is $10, meet near kids playset. … Hart Area Public Library Storytime with magician Kevin Skipski of the Hart Police Department, 6:30 p.m. … Supper Club hosted by the Shelby Seventh Day Adventist Church, 929 S. 58th Ave., in Shelby, 6 p.m.

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Oceana Summer Youth Theater will present “Shakespeare on the Commons,” a three-day free community performance, featuring two knee-slapping Shakespeare comedies: Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The shows will take place on the Hart Commons in downtown Hart. Each show runs just under an hour with no intermission. A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be presented Friday, July 14 at 7 p.m. Twelfth Night will be presented Saturday, July

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Blast off with Movies on the Green

Blast off to save space with this quirky Marvel crew Sunday, July 16 as Movies on the Green returns to the Pentwater Village Green with a free showing of volume 1 of this superhero film franchise based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. This week’s movie features an ensemble cast including, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen

Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close and Benicio del Toro. This 2014 film, which is rated PG-13, follows a group of intergalactic criminals who are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe. Movies on the Green take place almost every Sunday from the Fourth of July to

Did you go to school in Oceana County? If so you are invited to attend the annual Town & Country School Reunion Sunday, July 16 in Mears’ Johnson Square. The reunion, now in its 9th year, will take place from 1-4 p.m. and feature a potluck dinner at 2 p.m.; please bring a dish to pass and a chair. Those attending are encouraged to share stories and pictures from their school days.

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Not just another nursing home

From bistros to street signs, Oceana County Medical Care Facility’s new wing is state-of-the-art

By Mary Beth Crain

OHJ Contributing Writer

Andrew Skinner • Oceana’s Herald-Journal

Thousands of festival goers crowd the Sherwood Court stage area Thursday, June 29 during the first night of Electric Forest’s second weekend festival.

MSP, prosecutor announce Electric Forest arrest, complaint figures

Arrest and complaint figures from this year’s two-weekend Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury were released by the Michigan State Police and the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office last week. The event was June 22-25 and June 29-July 2. State police activity during the two weekend event included: • 140 original complaints investigated by troopers. • 23 subjects lodged in the Oceana County Jail. • 28 subjects are pending arrest after review by the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office. • Current and pending charges range from felony drug and weapons charges to misdemeanors which include assault, drug possession, trespass, disorderly and fugitive from justice. Troopers also responded or assisted emergency medical services and/or festival security on medical calls within the venue. The Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office released the number of warrants it issued for infractions that occurred. The prosecutor’s office prepared 27 warrants containing 17 misdemeanor counts and 13 felony counts. The breakdown is as follows: Misdemeanors: • 7 counts of marijuana possession • 3 counts of domestic violence • 1 count of assault and battery • 2 counts of larceny • 1 count of malicious destruction of property • 1 count of disorderly conduct • 2 warrants requesting extradition to another state (known as a fugitive warrant) Felonies: • 3 counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance • 3 counts of cocaine possession • 3 Counts of resist/oppose/assault police (1 resulting in injury) • 1 Count possession of MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine; commonly known as ecstasy)

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Apartment-like rooms with beautiful tiled baths? Corridors with cheery street signs? A 10,000-square-foot dining area that looks like a beautiful restaurant, complete with fireplace and bistro? A convenience store and fresh flower stall? Landscaped courtyards for outdoor dining? Does this sound like a nursing home to you? Well, it is. And if you’re skeptical, you can see for yourself Wednesday, July 19 at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility’s open house celebrating the unveiling of its brand new wing, which marks the completion of phase three of the $12 million four-phase reconstruction project that was set into motion in 2014. Phase one involved building 30 new enhanced rooms, new program/activity areas and staff support rooms, the renovation of 5,700 squarefeet of existing care space and

Oceana County Medical Care Facility Director of Nursing, Christa VanDuinen and OCMCF Administrator Greg Wilson, above, show off the facility’s new nearly completed dining area. Right, the medical care facility’s new main hallway dubbed“Main Street” is nearly completed. Andrew Skinner • Oceana’s Herald-Journal

the addition of nearly 11,100 square-feet of new care space. In phase two, one wing of the 1975 building was renovated. And in phase three, the 1965 portion of the facility was demolished and a new wing

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OCRC closes Monroe, Lakeview for reconstruction

nue in Ferry Township east 20.5 miles to M-37 in Newaygo County was scheduled to start Monday this week. The Michigan Department of Transportation will chip seal the road section from 144th Avenue to Winter Street in Hesperia. The project was to resume on the east side of Hesperia at Greenback Street and continue to M-37. The estimated project cost is $1.5 million. The estimated completion date is Aug. 15. One alternating lane will be open in each direction via traffic regulators. The project is to improve the driving surface as well as extend the service life of the roadway.

For the next several months, Monroe Road from west of 112th Avenue to 126th Avenue in Weare and Crystal townships will be closed to through traffic for a total reconstruction. The Oceana County Road Commission closed the roadway July 6. Local residents will be able to access their homes, but through traffic will not be allowed. A detour will be posted. The road commission also was scheduled to close Lakeview Drive north of Monroe Road for a total reconstruction. Residents and emergency vehicles will be able to access their homes. Questions can be directed to the road commission at 873-4226.

Lyme Disease increasing in Michigan Health department provides tips for prevention

Michigan in the summer is the perfect place for outdoor fun and adventure. It is also becoming a haven for ticks that cause Lyme disease. In fact, cases of Lyme disease are on the rise in Michigan, including in some counties within the District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) 10-county service

area. The Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS) reports that Michigan had 155 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in 2016, up from 125 cases in 2015 and 93 cases in 2014. Within the DHD#10 service area, Manistee county had five confirmed cases in 2016 com-

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pared to three in 2015 and three in 2014. Mecosta county had three confirmed cases in 2016, up from zero cases in 2015 and one case in 2014. Mason county had one case in 2016, down from two cases in 2015 and zero cases in 2014. Oceana had one case in 2016, down from six cases in 2015 and zero cases in 2014. Newaygo county had one case reported in 2015. The rest of the counties, including Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Missaukee and Wexford, had

no reported cases of Lyme disease in the past three years. Scientists say the increase in the tick population is typically caused from mild winters that allow oak trees to produce more acorns, which, in turn, feed the mice, and more mice means more blood supply for ticks. DHD#10 Medical Director, Dr. Jennifer Morse, says the increase in cases may also be from an upsurge in reporting. “Laboratory results from individuals tested for Lyme

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Pentwater amends RV camping ordinance

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A smiley face flag flies above the crowd at Electric Forest’s Sherwood Court stage during the first weekend of the multi-day camp-in music festival on the grounds of the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury.

Electric Forest figures • 1 count attempted unlawful driving away of an automobile, • 1 count carrying a concealed weapon • 1 Count of false report of a public threat Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon noted that this is the number of warrants prepared and would not account for individuals who are facing charges that can be cited in on a ticket. Bizon also pointed out this also does not include any charges that would be pending the result of a necessary lab test to proceed. The Michigan State Police (MSP) was again contracted by festival promoters to provide on-site law enforcement services for the 2017 Electric Forest Festival which consisted this year of two back-to-back festivals on consecutive weekends. The MSP has provided public safety services for the 2008 and 2009 Rothbury Festival, and the 2011 through 2017 Electric Forest Festival. Troopers from posts across the state were temporarily assigned to the five-day event. Within the agreement with promoters, those trooper’s positions were then backfilled, preventing any break in law enforcement services to citizens. Any overtime, travel costs, or other expenses are reimbursed by festival promoters so this service is completed at “no cost” to Michigan citizens.

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PENTWATER — In two moves, the Pentwater Village Council July 10 increased its overnight recreational vehicle parking fee permit. In the first move, council amended village ordinance 150.21 to change the occupancy permit fee from $5 to a fee to be determined by the village council. The second resolution established the fee at $30 for 72 hours of camping. Village President Jeff Hodges said the amended ordinance gives the village more control over people using recreational vehicles on private property for camping. He pointed out that the village is not going to go after children camping in grandmother’s backyard. “We don’t want to become the camp police,” Hodges said. Village Clerk Colleen Moser said the village previously issued about five RV camp permits annually. Former Councilman Norm Shotwell said he knows there are more than five property owners allowing RV camping on their property for more than 72 hours and told council that if it doesn’t intend to enforce the ordinance, then the village shouldn’t have it.

Postponed Movie on the green to be shown Thursday

PENTWATER — Because the July 9 Movies on the Green was rained out this past Sunday, Movies on the Green organizers have rescheduled the film to be shown this evening, Thursday, July 13. The presentation will follow the weekly civic band concert.

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