TRAVERSE CITY -- Running Fit will host a course preview run for this year's National Cherry Festival races today at 7 p.m.
Runners should meet at Cedar parking lot on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College beginning at 6:40 p.m.
There is no cost for the run and runners can choose either the 15K or 5K courses. Running Fit will provide water at the end.
For more information, contact Running Fit at (231) 933-9242.
The early returns from the National Cherry Festival are in, and the consensus is it was better than many expected.
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That's a wrap, as they say in show business. The 83rd National Cherry Festival concluded Saturday with record crowds, warm temperatures and good vibes shared by festival-goers and officials.
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Ray and Cindy Klepper's 812 S. Union St. home sits near the end of the National Cherry Festival's famed Cherry Royale Parade. They've boisterously supported high school bands for about 30 years, and each year one downstate band returns the favor by playing the Kleppers a special tune.
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This year, the National Cherry Festival recruited close to 1,300 volunteers who covered over 3,000 shifts.
Continued ...Color, creativity and good design. That's what Junior Ambassador-in-training Will Schlosser, 8, looked for as he helped judge the Kid's Sand Sculpture Contest.
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Most dogs at Thursday's Ultimate Air Dog competition -- a popular event at the National Cherry Festival -- jumped between 11 and 18 feet.
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The sluggish economy wasn't far from the minds of George and Sue Bunker as they enjoyed the bustle of the National Cherry Festival this week. Sue lost her manufacturing job when her plant shuttered its doors without notice in 2007, and George retired from his contracting job 14 years ago. Insurance costs, food prices, taxes and more are on the rise, and it's enough to knot their stomachs.
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The senior shuffleboard tournament held at the Traverse City Senior Center is a National Cherry Festival constant. This year it was chock-full at 32 participants.
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The 83rd National Cherry Festival is in its final days. But the festivities are far from over for one young woman. She'll spend the next year as queen of the National Cherry Festival, busied, like current queen Megan Umulis, at myriad Cherry Festival events. Tonight, one of the four finalists will be crowned 2009-2010 National Cherry Festival Queen.
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Rhonda Gates took the day off work to spend with her son. He wasn't sick; it wasn't his birthday, or a holiday. It was Special Kids' Day at the National Cherry Festival. "This is a day for him, and that's special for me," Gates said.
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Mustard and ketchup stained Taven Medler's cheeks as he ripped into his second hot dog. His pace slowed as he buckled down and ignored questions from his uncle Steve and grandfather Caryl Tavener; the boy, 5, focused intently on the condiment-soaked bun before him, a nice family moment at the Intergenerational Picnic at the Grand Traverse Pavilions on Wednesday.
Continued ...The National Cherry Festival has more than 80 corporate sponsors, such as Verizon and Pepsi, and 17 promotional partners, like "The Other White Meat Campaign." Promotional partnerships raise displays at the Open Space during at least part of the festival. That's right, part.
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Rosemary Antoine considers Heritage Day an opportunity to celebrate ethnic backgrounds and gather for fellowship and a traditional pow-wow. "When I'm here, my heart is very touched," Antoine, of Peshawbestown, and a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
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Attendees learned about climate, environment, pesticides and aspects of cherry farming at a recent Cherry Connection event, held at Michigan State University's Horticultural Research Station in Leelanau County's Bingham Township.
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Traverse City restaurant Opa! Coney & Grill sponsored the contest that featured relatively simple rules: 10 contestants had 10 minutes to wolf down as many hot dogs as possible from a massive plate. Condiments were allowed, though competitors ignored them, and water available as a chaser.
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Military veterans, law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics and other rescue personnel received medallions during this year's Heroes Day, good for discounts on Cherry Festival fare and at some downtown businesses.
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Parents and students across the region have been up to their eyeballs in parade preparations since April. All their work will float down Front and Union streets on Thursday at the Junior Royale Parade and again Saturday at the Cherry Royale Parade during the National Cherry Festival.
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Last year, the Grand Traverse Pie Company introduced make-and-bake pies for kids at the festival Open Space. About 800 kids are expected to make a pie this year.
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A long list of senior entertainment slated for the upcoming days began with a Very Cherry Distinguished Senior breakfast at the Traverse City Elks Lodge on Monday, and included the naming of the Rev. Edwin Thome as the Distinguished Senior of this year's Cherry Festival.
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