Loving to shop, and buying American By Anne-Marie Oomen Sun contributor With more than a little guilt, I admit I love to shop. Since my mother introduced me to shopping discount at Robert Hall’s in Muskegon back in the sixties, I have enjoyed it. We are hunter-gatherers, right? That impulse is in all of us. […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Paula McIntyre of Cedar was tired of hearing bad news about Michigan’s economy. She said most of the stories dominating the news have been reports from the southern regions of the state, where automakers and industry-related manufacturers are struggling or closing their doors. The barrage of gloomy stories especially annoyed […]
The ghouls, goblins and cross dressers were out on the town in Glen Arbor during the Sunday prior to Halloween. Sue Nichols (left) took a tumble in the leaves, and Tim Barr (right, in the flowery dress) and Bonnie Nescott directed traffic outside of Art’s … Tim’s makeover slowed traffic to a crawl. Photos by […]
Check out the Holiday Marketplace at the Glen Arbor Township Hall on the weekend following Thanksgiving, opening at 7 p.m. on Friday evening, Nov. 23, and running through Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Holiday Marketplace follows Glen Arbor’s famed Pajama Party sale at various stores around town from 5-7 a.m. (yikes) on […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor A couple planning to wed these days has a huge and bewildering variety of decisions to make, from the color of the bridesmaids’ gowns to the reception location to the wording of their marriage vows. Last but not least in the wedding sequence comes the honeymoon: to the modern […]
From staff reports Chicago — the city of skyscrapers, wind chill, good hotdogs, bad baseball … and heat stroke. That’s right, the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 7 was stopped in the middle of the race this year as temperatures reached the mid-90s and volunteers on the sidelines ran out of water. A police officer from […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor In the sixties, if you dined at The Foothills Restaurant near Glen Lake, a baked chicken dinner with relishes, a loaf of bread, salad, potato, vegetable and beverage could set your pocketbook back $3.50. Fast-forward to 2007. A lunch of chicken tenders can still be had for $3.75, but a […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor How fitting that on the very night in October the Boston Red Sox captured their second World Series championship in four years Alex Rodriguez, the most talked-about and highest paid athlete in America, shunned the New York Yankees and opted for free agency. The old guard is in disarray, and […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Just arrived — our last, weekly CSA (community-supported agriculture) bag of fresh booty from Black Star Farms. It’s a monster, too. Hefty packages in past weeks have revealed a Christmas-like surprise beneath the eggs, parsley, chives, lettuce, spinach, corn, carrots and tomatoes. Sometimes, a portion of a giant watermelon, a […]
By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor I felt a prickling of guilt as I sawed into the trunk of the knee-high tree and attached it to my dog’s harness. She barely noticed it on the walk home except when she looked back and saw its drag marks in the snow and scattered pine needles. “What a […]