Children’s stories at library

The Glen Lake Library in Empire has kicked off another year of Stories & More, weekly storyhours for preschool children and their caregivers, taking place every Thursday morning at 11:00 am from September through May. With Joanne “Yogi” Beare leading the way, children enjoy a full hour of stories, music, and hands-on learning activities, helping to develop critical early literacy skills, and discovering all the library has to offer. There is no charge for these programs, thanks to sponsorship from the Friends of the Glen Lake Library. For more information, contact the library at 326-5361, or see their website: Glenlakelibrary.net.

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Groundwork honors Chip Hoagland with Milliken Leadership Award

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Big Glen Lake resident Chip Hoagland — dubbed the “Warren Buffet of food” in a recent Traverse Magazine feature story — will be honored with the Milliken Leadership Award by the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the nonprofit’s annual Harvest at the Commons celebration. Tickets to the event, including dinner and entertainment, cost $45 and are available at MyNorthTickets.com.

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League of Women Voters holds Leelanau Board of Commissioners candidate forum

The League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) and the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will host a candidate forum for the Board of Commissioner race in Districts 1, 6 and 7 on Thursday, September 29 at 7 p.m. at the Elmwood Township Firehall at 210080 E. Lincoln Rd. 86th District Court Judge Thomas Phillips will moderate the forum. Candidates Anthony Ansorge, Melinda Lautner, John O’Neill and Carolyn Rentenbach have confirmed their attendance. A meet and greet with the candidates will begin at 6:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The event is open to the public.

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Organizations to Co-Host League of Women Voter Candidate Forums

The League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) announces that it will co-host the Sept. 29, Oct. 4 and 6 Leelanau County Board of Commissioner candidate forums with the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and the Sept. 21 101st State Representative, County Prosecutor and County Treasurer candidate forum with the Leelanau Horticultural Society. The LWVLC is also co-hosting an Oct. 10 candidate forum for the 1st U.S. Congressional District in Traverse City with the League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area, the International Affairs Forum, Interlochen Public Radio and UpNorthTV. The LWVLC is in the preliminary stage of planning a candidate forum for the Northport School Board race on Oct. 17. The current co-host for that event is the Northport Women’s Club. All events are open to the public.

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Leelanau County candidate forum for Prosecutor, Treasurer and 101st State Representative

The League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) and the Leelanau Horticultural Society will host a candidate forum on Sept. 21 for the 101st State Representative, County Prosecutor and County Treasurer races. Dan Scripps (D), Curt Vanderwall (R), Joseph Hubbell (R), Jeffrey Slocombe (I), John Gallagher (R) and Jennifer Budd Zywicki (D) will be in attendance and answer audience posed questions. 86th District Court Judge Michael Stepka will moderate the forum. The 7 p.m. forum will be held at the Leelanau County Government Center in Suttons Bay. A meet and greet with the candidates will begin at 6:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Open to the public.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes holds Kids Artwork Contest for 2017 annual park pass

Once again, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is conducting an artwork contest to select an image for the front of the park’s 2017 Annual Park Entrance Pass. The focus of the contest centers around the Every Kid in a Park program, which has the central goal of connecting fourth graders with the great outdoors and inspiring them to become future environmental stewards, ready to preserve and protect national parks and other public lands for years to come. For this reason, the art contest is open to anyone 12 years of age or younger.

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Glen Arbor holds Labor Day weekend Sidewalk Sales

To close out the traditional tourism season on Labor Day weekend, Glen Arbor businesses will hold Sidewalk Sales from Thursday, Sept. 1 until Monday, Sept. 5. Visit downtown for the best deals of the season. #shopsmall in #glenarbor

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Center Gallery features Flahive

Traverse City artist Lisa Flahive paints the immediacy of local streets, beaches, cafes and jazz clubs. Her view of these diverse worlds will be on display at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, Sept. 2-15. A reception opens the exhibition on Sept. 2, 6-8 p.m.

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#FindYourPark centennial birthday at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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The National Park Service (NPS) invites visitors of all ages to join in the celebration of its 100th birthday. With special events across the country, and free admission to all 412 national parks from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28, the NPS is encouraging everyone to #FindYourPark/ #EncuentraTuParque for the Centennial. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has a full day of events from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Founder’s Day, Aug. 25.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes Rangers host sunset InstaMeet at Pyramid Point Trail

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On Monday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m., Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will host a free InstaMeet event to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial. An InstaMeet is an interactive, in-park event, allowing visitors to meet up, take photos, and get to know each other. Once the visitors meet, they will accompany a park ranger on a nature hike.

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