Traverse City Record-Eagle - 150 years old!
November, 150 years ago, a businessman named Morgan Bates printed the initial edition of the Grand Traverse Herald. Click through for more and also information of the State Theatre's related movie offerings!
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Yesterday Leland School hosted the regional mock election that features students speaking on behalf of the candidates followed by the candidates themselves or their reps. TV 7&4 has a video report from the election:
Candidates running for state and national positions came from Lansing and Washington to Leland... trying to win student votes. And one by one those running for office gave their speeches.
"As a U.S. Senator I want to make sure we preserve freedoms and the liberties we've enjoyed so our children can enjoy them as well," said Candidate for U.S. Senator, Republican Jack Hoogendyk.
"These kids are our future and we want to make sure we're doing everything we can to make sure their future is in Michigan," said Candidate for State Representative, Democrat Dan Scripps.
And after a meet and greet with the candidates students took their votes to the ballot box. But the results will not only decide who they want to win, but their grade. The mock election has been months in the making. It's a project that's a big part of their government class assignment.
Getting the nod from the students were Republican Jack Hoogendyk for U.S. Senate and Democrats Dan Scripps for State Representative, Andrew Concannon for Congress and Barack Obama for President. More about this very cool process at the Michigan Mock Election web site and the National Parent Student Mock Election.
Ghost at the Light from MyNorth.com tells the tale of Captain Peter Nelson, Danish sailor and keeper of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse, who some believe roams the light 113 years after his death. It's written by Nelson's great-great-great-granddaughter Emily Betz Tyra and begins:
Stef Staley, the no-nonsense executive director of the lighthouse museum, is waiting inside. In the fall when it’s quiet Staley hears the most from the ghost that haunts the light. When she’s here alone and everything is all buttoned up she hears someone with hard-soled shoes crossing the hardwood floors. “In the bathroom, I hear voices, in the hall going toward the tower. Then someone walking up the tower. I hear it, I walk out, and there’s not a soul anywhere,” she says. She stares into my eyes.
She’s not the only one who senses the ghost. She tells of a docent volunteer here in April who, anxious and almost embarrassed, reported to her that the night before he felt someone brush past him and then felt a warm flow of air three times in a row. Another volunteer at the admissions desk for the museum sensed a presence, then glanced over to the threshold of the original exterior door and saw a man with his face down, kicking off his boots.
News from the week was basically events except for Suttons Bay's soccer run. The Norsemen had a great regional opener, crushing Big Rapids, but they fell 1-0 to #3 Muskegon Catholic Central. Congratulations on a great season!
The Week's Weather
Fall Color Report (Oct 29): We are past peak around the county and the wind is shaking the trees down for loose leaves. There is still some great color out there though - check it out this weekend!
The weeke's weather was cool and pretty windy and featured our first snowfall. I'm guessing it won't be the last!
October 23, 2008: Sunny & 50s (55/22) Record low!
October 24, 2008: Light rain & 40s (50/42)
October 25, 2008: Partly sunny, scattered showers & 50s (53/44)
October 26, 2008: Cloudy, windy with strong evening rain (51/41)
October 27, 2008: Cloudy, really windy with rain & some sleet (43/35)
October 28, 2008: Cloudy, breezy, light rain & 40 (41/36) half the record high of 80 from 1927
October 29, 2008: Mostly cloudy, light rain/flurries & 40 (43/26)
The film the story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the TRANSPAC, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of "Morning Light" matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2300 mile showdown against top professionals.
Tickets for the movie and dinner are $20 for students, and $30 for adults. Only advance tickets are available and can be purchased at Bahle's in Suttons Bay. For more information search the TACS website at www.tacsailing.com.
Traverse Area Sailing Team, including students from four area high schools, Sutton's Bay, Glen Lake, Traverse City West and Traverse City Central will be introduced at the event. Also, information will be available on how to join the area's only high school sailing team as well as how to enroll in TACS summer sailing camps. A non-profit organization, TACS mission is to teach and provide sailing opportunities to the young and old in the Grand Traverse Region.
The annual Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association Toast the Season wine trail tour is held on 2 separate weekends in November. A few tickets remain for both the November 8-9 weekend and there are also tickets for the November 15 & 16 weekend - get them while they last!
It's a great chance to experience the wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula. The weekend event features holiday gift basket with each ticket and and ornament, special wine pour and holiday themed gourmet food at each of the 16 Leelanau Peninsula member wineries. Ticket holders can also enjoy the "Dine for Charity" offer over the weekends where the following restaurants will donate a portion of the meal cost to the charity of their choice:
There's just two days left to fill out your Grand Vision Scorecard and weigh in on how you think our region should grow. Leelanau.com developed the web site for The Grand Vision, and we feel it's critically important that everyone take a little time to think about how our region will accommodate the tens of thousands of new residents that will move to northwest Michigan in the coming years. The results of the Grand Vision will help guide how money is spent on transportation in our region for years to come.
Please take the time (just 10 or 15 minutes) to fill out your scorecard and please also pass it along to your friends & family!
Leland is decorated for the season, the big salmon are in the Carp (Leland) River and the Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce invites you to the annual Leland Fall Frenzy this Saturday (October 25) from 10 AM - 5 PM!
Many businesses will offer season-end clearance sale prices and there will be local apple cider and fresh doughnuts in Fishtown.
The Norsemen, now 19-2-1 and ranked 5th in the state will face #3 ranked Muskegon Catholic Central (18-2-2) on Saturday at 4 PM at Muskegon Western Michigan Christian.
Our fall color report finds us at peak to passing peak around the county. We should still enjoy great color through the weekend though and very likely into next week as well!
It was a nice October week - sunny, 50s and 60s with lots of color.
Oct 16, 2008: Partly sunny & 50s (53/40)
Oct 17, 2008: Sunny & low 50s with early morning frost (52/31)
Oct 18, 2008: Sunny & 50s - a gorgeous day! (56/59)
Oct 19, 2008: Early sun & upper 50s with heavy evening rain (61/40)
Oct 20, 2008: Mostly cloudy, some morning rain, windy & 50s (56/44)
Oct 21, 2008: Early clouds, then mostly sunny & 40s (46/28)
Oct 22, 2008: Mostly sunny, breezy & 50 (51/22) Record low!
We had a chance to chat with Phyllis Kilcherman about her husband's pop bottle collection that is now at 10,000! Each bottle is unique.
The Kilcherman's own Christmas Cove Farm in Northport, MI at 11573 N. Kilcherman Rd. They've been there since 1955! In addition to seeing their pop bottle collection, they also offer dozens of varieties of antique apples and cider for sale...and have fun chatting with them which is the best part of all!
From downtown Northport head north out of town on 201, go left at the first split...less than a mile from town.
Have fun!
If you go there, I expect you will. Years ago, I had a chance to talk with John & Phyllis about their antique apples. More about the Christmas Cove Farm at their web site.
Yesterday Leland School hosted the regional mock election that features students speaking on behalf of the candidates followed by the candidates themselves or their reps. TV 7&4 has a video report from the election:
Fall Color Report (Oct 29): We are past peak around the county and the wind is shaking the trees down for loose leaves. There is still some great color out there though - check it out this weekend!
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Our fall color report finds us at peak to passing peak around the county. We should still enjoy great color through the weekend though and very likely into next week as well!
