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Kids in the Park
Investigative Article, Local PersonalityEvery Kid in a Park, an initiative to do just what its title says, kicked off Sept. 1 in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and all national parks. It focuses on fourth-grade students, who will be given free access to any national park, forest, land or water for the 2015-2016 school year. The pass also grants access to the fourth-grader’s family when in the company of said 9-year-old.
Neighbors help neighbors clean up
Investigative Article, Local Personality“It’s hard seeing all the trees broken,” comments Dianne Nichols of Arbor Pines. “It reminds me of broken legs and broken arms.” Nichols and her husband, Fred, are among numerous Glen Arborites whose woods suffered from the Aug. 2 storm. The second week after the storm, a team of seven retirees from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) of Michigan arrived to help those who, like the Nichols, had applied for that help at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. Afterwards, Dianne describes them and the work they did.
Recognition of Women Who Make a Difference in Leelanau County
Upcoming EventJoin Leelanau Independent Women for democratic Action (LIWdA) on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at The Leelanau School (recreational room behind cafeteria) at 4 p.m. and participate in a conversation with these three notable women: Chava Bahle – Spiritual leadership; BJ Christensen – Community leadership; Marian Kromkowski – Civic leadership.
Harvest Stompede offers trek through Leelanau Peninsula vineyards
NewsLeelanau Peninsula Wine Trail’s Harvest Stompede event is an exciting time to explore the region’s wineries. Rolling hills of lush grapevines cover the countryside providing a stunning backdrop to wine tasting fun during the weekend wine tasting event that takes place Sept. 12 and 13.
Everyday superstar in Sleeping Bear
Local PersonalityThere are as many stories from the megastorm that hit Glen Arbor on Aug. 2 as there were people touched by it. This is the story of a local law enforcement ranger who survived a very near miss in the first moments of the storm and then without hesitation went back to work protecting the lives of others.
“How I spent my summer vacation”
Investigative Article, Local PersonalityIf Kerry Korpela wrote a back-to-school essay entitled “What I Did On My Summer Vacation,” she said this would be her first sentence: “I had an incredible time at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, appreciating nature and changing my life.”
Art Association features writer Murphy
Upcoming EventCreative writer Daryl Murphy talks about his artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) on Sept. 10 at7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St. in Glen Arbor.
Affordable Housing in Glen Arbor
Investigative ArticleGlen Arbor needs help — hired help, the kind that works for wages. Although the community turned itself inside out to help one another after the recent superstorm, the devastation left in its wake after the tree and power line pros left highlights a pre-existing problem. We who are of a certain age (and I do speak for myself) need young, able-bodied workers — desperately.
Readers’ Theater holds auditions for The Further Adventures of Sherlock Homes
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Readers’ Theater productions have become eagerly anticipated, playing to a full house at nearly every performance. The next performance will be The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, with Josephine Zara as director and Celeste Crouch as assistant director. Auditions will take place at the Art Association on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The play calls for eight men and three women.
Glen Arbor Bridge Walk
NewsThe first Glen Arbor Labor Day Bridge Walk took place in 1995. It is now a tradition that spans 20 years, so let us recall the reason why this annual walk across the M-22 Narrows Bridge came about.