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LEARNING HOW TO PLAY GOLF

By Lee Houtteman Sun Contributor At our Learning Center at Bay Meadows we get a lot of people who are just starting out in golf. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a new golfer take up the game the correct way…. WITH A LESSON. Having taught golf now for close to 17 years to […]

CLOSE TO HOME: GROUND ZERO PEACE POLE PRODUCED LOCALLY

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Six weeks from now all of America, and the entire world, will stop and remember that awful day last Fall that changed our lives forever, shattering the bubble of security for many, and stealing a loved one or a friend from tens of thousands.

WILDERNESS, DUNES RESTRICTED IN PARK’S PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE

By Jacob Wheeler Sun Editor No, the National Park Service will not close the dune climb. But the areas of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore open to the public will likely undergo major changes in late 2003, when the final version of the NPS General Management Plan is published. The National Park recently held […]

Dawn Provides Pets with Tender Care

by Norm Wheeler Sun editor “I’m writing a book called the Personal Adventures of a Pet Sitter,” announces Dawn Fitch, owner and CEO of Dawn’s Tender Care Pet Sitting. You see Dawn all the time, walking a pooch along M-22 or making the rounds in her red truck. It’s hard at first to get the […]

SAYING GOODBYE TO JACK SHARRY

June 5, 1929-July 1, 2002 By Mary Sharry Loving wife We do not let go of the person, but only the body, and so it is with our farewell to Jack Sharry. What remains is a presence within each of us who felt loved by him and love for him, and who shared in the […]

Jane Bulliss: A Glen Arbor Township Treasure(r)

By Janis Duwe Sun contributor Did you know Jane? You did if you were: a property owner in Glen Arbor since 1998 (Township Treasurer), belonged to the Glen Arbor Women’s Club (Treasurer), worked on the Glen Arbor Smorgasbord (Co-chair), shopped at Tiny Treasures in the 90’s, a member of the Citizen Advisory Council for the […]

CONSERVANCY BUYS CRYSTAL RIVER “OXBOW” PROPERTY

Press release from the Leelanau Conservancy July 1, 2002

REJECT ALL FOUR NPS ALTERNATIVES

By Daniel Herd The following piece is an editorial contribution, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Glen Arbor Sun. –Ed