By Lois Beardslee Sun contributor “No. You can’t have the shirt.” “But I want it.” “I know. But you can’t have the shirt.” “My friends will think it’s cool!” “I know. But you can’t have the shirt.” “It’s on sale, isn’t it?” “Yes. But you can’t have the shirt.” It is a camouflage design, in […]
By Jane Greiner Sun contributor Fitness has never been my strong point. But at 59, I had reached a point where I knew it was time to change the progress from “bigger, fatter, slower” to “taller, thinner, fitter.” Or else. So I checked with friends about the Glen Arbor Athletic Club. What was it like? […]
By Helen Westie Sun contributor When I was growing up in the 1930’s in southern Michigan, our family summer highlight was always a camping trip. Our favorite camp spot was the state park on Green Lake in Interlochen. It was an idyllic camp spot under stately pines near the beach and the shelter house. The […]
By Ashlea Walter Sun contributor Invited to a Baby Shower? Having a Baby? Want to pamper a new mother? Or maybe you have aspirations to be the best aunt or uncle, grandmother or grandfather around and need the perfect present? If you’re affected by the recent Baby Boom, look no further than Glen Arbor’s own […]
Liz Martin says three-month experience changed her life By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Part two in a two-part series on locals doing humanitarian work in Guatemala RIO DULCE, Guatemala – In a setting as meager as the Ak’tenamit project site, located in the jungle of eastern Guatemala, a hike and a motorboat ride away from […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Visitors to Empire’s Glen Lake Library may have seen two posters that appear to be of 1930’s vintage, touting the glories of Sleeping Bear Bay and the Empire Bluff in muted blues, taupes and charcoal hues. Yet these retro-chic artworks are new, original creations of Traverse City native Glen […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor Is your school overcrowded and boring? Are the classes dull and generic? Is everybody separated into isolated cliques, and none of them feel comfortable to you? Are you learning little more than how to hide and slide between the cracks because they want you to be a square peg in […]
By Thomas Benn Sun contributor American males who hire someone to cut their hair can be divided into two indistinct classes. On one hand are those who go to a traditional barber shop, usually identifiable by the barber pole out front. And on the other hand are those modernists who patronize a styling salon, in […]
By Lois Beardslee Sun contributor We did not come over here on the Mayflower. We did not come up the Cumberland Gap. We did not follow Daniel Boone or De Soto or a black-robed priest. We came from the tops of tall trees that softly bent down and laid their boughs upon the earth so […]
By Sudsy Cheroot Sun sports writer Pete Schimpke replaced a northern Michigan basketball coaching legend when he took over Ted Swierad’s Glen Lake girls team in 1999. Never easy to replace a Hall of Famer, the transition was a lot easier when he first laid eyes on a rapidly budding superstar, sophomore Liz Shimek. “You […]