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Phil Deering and his market—alive and well!
Business Feature, Local PersonalityLet’s dispel the rumor right away. Deering’s Market in Empire is not closing. It’s 11 a.m. on a Wednesday in July, and Deering’s Market owner Phil Deering is taking chicken out of the fryer, getting things ready for the lunch crowd. The man is working hard. “It’s the way it is,” he comments. “Ya gotta make it in 90 days.” He dumps the chicken into a large metal bin lined with red and white checked paper.
“Imagination writes the rules” with musician Luke Woltanski
Local PersonalityAt the age of 18, musician Luke Woltanski has attained several significant accomplishments: Named one of Plainwell High School’s “Top 16 of 2016,” the Allegan County native and seasonal Glen Arbor resident graduated this spring with a 4.0 grade point average; was a National Honor Society member; Academic All-State varsity swimmer; and member of the internationally renowned Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus. He heads to Hillsdale College this fall, with plans to major in pre-med and possibly minor in musical theater. Oh, and in his theoretical spare time, he has created three albums of original alternative folk music, with a fourth in progress — on which he sings and plays a wide variety of instruments — that he recorded and mastered himself, and now sells through the Glen Lake Artists Gallery, iTunes, cdbaby.com, Amazon and Spotify.
Glen Arbor holds Labor Day weekend Sidewalk Sales
Upcoming EventTo 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
Dunes Review fills a literary vacuum
Local Personality, Poetry/EssayNature abhors a vacuum. The same can be said for creative writers without an outlet for publishing their work. And that, dear reader, is one way of explaining how The Dunes Review, a local literary journal, came to be.
Center Gallery features Flahive
Upcoming EventTraverse 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.
A pint at every stop
Business Feature, Food/Organic LivingCheers to local craft breweries! Two of six breweries on the newly minted “Sleeping Bear Ale Trail” made the top five of MLive’s Best New Michigan Brewery search. Frankfort’s Stormcloud Brewing Company won the gold medal earlier this month, and Hop Lot in Suttons Bay came in fourth.
Voters’ issues: Picture ID for non-drivers, absentee voting for college kids
Investigative ArticleKids going to college who are planning to vote absentee, take note. Same for the elderly who want to vote but no longer have a driver’s license.
Shut down the Mackinac Straits pipeline?
Investigative Article, Local PersonalityBurdickville resident Jim Lively, a program director with the Traverse City-based Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities (formerly the Michigan Land Use Institute) is a key player in the Oil & Water Don’t Mix campaign, which calls on the state to shut down two aging oil pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac.
National Lakeshore honors Leonard Thoreson during Port Oneida Fair
Local PersonalitySleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore officials and volunteers honored Leonard Thoreson at this year’s Port Oneida Fair by giving the nearly-90-year-old a ride in the tractor he had donated to the Park three years ago (it was not in running condition then). Volunteers and staff sang an early “Happy Birthday” to Thoreson, who celebrates his actual birthday this November. Thoreson, a descendant of settlers at Port Oneida’s Thoreson Farm, was the longtime custodian of the Glen Arbor Township Hall and retired in 2013.
#FindYourPark centennial birthday at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Historical Feature, Upcoming EventThe 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.