From staff reports Mark your calendar for Sunday, Oct. 25th from 4-6 p.m. This month’s Empire Area Community Emergency Fund’s monthly concert series will be held at the Little Traverse Inn on M-22 with a featured performance by our very own “Good Boy”. Come on out and enjoy a pubulously good time. Pre-Halloween costumes optional.
The Empire Area Museum Complex celebrates Heritage Day at the museum on Saturday Oct. 10, from 1-4 p.m. Repeat feature this year include the fantastic collection of hand made Faberge type eggs made in Empire in the 1970’s by Helen Witt. A must see.
If you want to solve Glen Arbor’s affordable housing problem, some say look no further than Empire. Here, the Sun speaks to several prominent village citizens who have varied responses to the issue of affordable housing. All, however, agree on one thing: they love Empire.
From staff reports The Glen Lake Library in Empire is once again hosting Stories and More, a weekly preschool program, every Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Joanne “Yogi” Beare leads these engaging gatherings, with stories, music, movement and hands-on craft activities. This is a great way for young children to interact and learn together, and […]
The second annual Empire Hops Festival will run from noon until 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The festival takes place on Front St, between Union and La Rue Streets. An entry fee of $15 will be charged which will include complimentary glass & drink tickets. Guests under 16 are free.
Have you seen the beautiful rainbows spinning outside the Sleeping Bear Gallery in Empire this summer? Last year, owner Heather Caverly acquired a patent on the 3D Colorwheel Book, which she hopes will turn the traditional wheel into a fun and accessible tool to enhance learning for kids of all ages. She will take her invention to Art Prize in Grand Rapids this month, and hopes to one day sell the colorwheel book at her gallery.
The search for hometown heroes has a new chapter in Northern Michigan. An Empire Area Museum Center exhibit, standing front and center among the plethora of historic artifacts, tells the story of World War II pilot Col. Warren Aylsworth. It also speaks to the community’s ongoing effort to preserve its history, one remarkable citizen at a time.
The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library will hold their annual Used Book Sale August 5-7 at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. This 3-day fundraising event offers gently used and some new books, games and puzzles, as well as recordings. It is scheduled as follows.
From staff reports Local author Anne-Marie Oomen will read from her newly published book Love, Sex and 4H, on Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. In this engaging and entertaining memoir, Oomen describes coming of age in a small town in rural Michigan, balancing the wholesomeness of her farm upbringing with the turbulent social and […]
From staff reports On June 3, the family of Mark and Tina Dunphey welcomed their third child Philip. After a scheduled C-section, Tina began to hemorrhage resulting in the receiving seven units of blood as well as plasma in order to save her life. After several days in the ICU and pediatric floor, Tina and […]