Our Town
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Tournament renamed in son's honor
Scott Miller, 47, died May 20 in a motorcycle accident in Grand Rapids. Seven months later, the avid hockey player, animal lover and generous man will be celebrated tonight prior to a Traverse City Central High School hockey game.
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Group gives lights to keep bikers safe
"Light up the Night" was borne from tragedy after one homeless Traverse City woman was hit by a driver who then fled the scene. Members of the Cherry Captial Cycling Club didn't know the woman personally, but took her accident to heart.
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Ballerina gets Joffrey bid, scholarship
Kaity Gardiner, 17, was one of a handful of ballet students nationwide invited to audition for the Joffrey Ballet School Trainee Program's "Talented Dozen," a program designed to help students through rigorous classical ballet training with exposure to different contemporary ballet and dance techniques.
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Our Town in Brief: 12/27/2010
Seed saving workshop planned; PJ movie morning at Peninsula library; NY Eve party at Children's Museum. (Plus more)
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Phil's on Front plans feast
Because they can. Preparing for the second annual Community Christmas Dinner, executive chef and owner Phil Murray of Phil's on Front, contemplated the "why" of throwing a free holiday dinner for hundreds.
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Students provide a 'guten morgen'
Kerry LaBonte was bitten by the foreign-language bug at an early age. She is hoping that same bug takes a bite out of the fourth-graders her high school German students have been visiting.
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Service News: 12/20/2010
Army Spc. Nathan Marks returned home Thursday after serving a year as a combat medic in Afghanistan.
Continued ... - Our Town in Brief: 12/20/2010
- Monday, December 13, 2010
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Group eager to save Knollwood
Kicking off a membership drive in a blizzard did not dampen the enthusiasm of Acme Heritage Society founders.
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Kids find science is super
Kaitlin Cesario had a hair-raising experience during Super Science Saturday.
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our Town in Brief: 12/13/2010
Evening garden club has Christmas party; Local humanist group plans meeting. (Plus more)
Continued ... - Monday, December 6, 2010
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Youngsters learn to fly over snow with greatest of ease
On the slopes since they were 3, Cristina Porter's sons added snowboarding to the mix more recently.
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Students direct food pantry at TC High School
Launched about three years ago, the food pantry now occupies three walls of a room at the school.
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Our Town in Brief: 12/06/2010
Christmas Cookie and book sale set; Grand Traverse Democrats to meet; Mattresses bought, mattresses donated; Big Give dinner, auction aid pantries
Continued ... - Monday, November 29, 2010
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CD documents Oakwood Cemetery
The Traverse City Oakwood Cemetery CD officially is released, thanks to intense efforts by members of the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society cemetery committee.
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Young runners qualify for Junior Olympics
Each of the 12 runners, ages 9-14, of the K-Town Striders has qualified for the 2010 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships to be held Dec. 11 in Hoover, Ala.
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Men, boys gather to share their stories
One story leading to another is the intention of the "Foolish (and Wise) Things We Have Seen or Done" project that brings together teenage boys and men of Leelanau County to tell stories, from fictional to personal.
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Our Town in Brief: 11/29/2010
Bellaire Lioness Club sells cookies; Sons of Norway plan holiday party; AngelWorks Yule tree fundraiser.
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Service News: 11/29/2010
Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Thaxton graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Thaxton earned distinction as an honor graduate.
Continued ... - Monday, November 22, 2010
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Hundreds run, walk in TC trot
A Thanksgiving morning parade of walkers and runners is becoming a Traverse City tradition.
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Museum recreates WWII Christmas scenes
A showcase of the 1940s holiday homefront, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is complete with wartime table linens, appliances, furniture and reminders of soldiers not home to celebrate.
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Our Town in Brief: 11/22/2010
Heart health event available to women; OM Women's Club hosts cookie sale; Lions Club offers fresh-cut Yule trees; Charlevoix holds tree-lighting fest
Continued ... - Monday, November 15, 2010
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Local tree travels to Texas
A sapling planted in Williamsburg in June 1955 will spend this season as a Christmas tree 1,300 miles away.
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Historical society records war stories
Longtime Kingsley residents spoke of their early experiences during a meeting of the Paradise and Mayfield Historical Society on Wednesday.
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Cox's Best Friend is Her Ex
Kim K's Sexy Sheer Blouse
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Fans Party Before Monday's BCS Championship
Fish Tacos With Chipotle Cream
Exclusive: Jimmy Saves Regis From GameDay Freakout
Angelina Tops Amy's Must-Meet List for Globes
Family Spokesperson Opens Up About Fatal Aurora Standoff
Julianne Hough's String Bikini in St. Bart's
Lance Armstrong May Admit to Doping
Patrick Dempsey Wins Bid for Coffee Chain
Andrew Eats Beaver Chili
Photo of teenage Princess Diana released
Victoria's Secrets Bikini Babe
Millionaire Madam Threatens to Expose Celebrity Clients
Raw: House Approves $9.7 Billion in Sandy Aid
How Katharine McPhee Became A 'Smash' - EXCLUSIVE
"Uncle" Joe Biden gets casual with families of new Congress
Inside J.Lo's Sexy Harper's Bazaar Shoot
