Sarah Jean Besaw and Rock Patrick Dudek, both of Kalkaska and New York City, wish to announce their engagement. They will be married on July 27, 2013, at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire.
Sarah is the daughter of Gerald and Ellen Besaw of Kalkaska. She graduated from Kalkaska High School and received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the City College of New York in New York City. Sarah is employed as a figure skating and hockey coach for Wollman Rink in Central Park and the Saint David's School of New York City.
Rock is the son of Mitchell and Diane Dudek of Wilmette, Ill. He graduated from Loyola Academy in Wilmette and received a bachelor of arts degree in English from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn. Rock is director of hockey for Wollman Rink in Central Park and Saint David's School in New York City.
Rock and Sarah also own and operate Coach Rock Sports and Games clinics and classes throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Life
Sarah J. Besaw - Rock P. Dudek
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Community in Brief: 06/19/2013
Salon Art Show; dinner benefits 4-H group; ISLAND programs; and more.
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Community in Brief: 06/18/2013
Breezeway Cruise; quilt show; Barn Market; and more.
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Historical Photo of the Week: 06/17/2013
Can any readers identify the people in this photo? (Click the photo at right to view it larger.)
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News from 100 years ago: 06/17/2013
H.S. HULL has added the launch “Hilda” to the fleet of boats on Lake Leelanau. It is said that there are to be some fast motor boat races pulled off on that lake this summer.
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Community Newsmakers: 06/17/2013
Eight local residents have been nominated for the 2013 National Cherry Festival Distinguished Senior Award.
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Community in Brief: 06/17/2013
Ac Paw garage sale donations; Food Bank open house; Grass River events; and more.
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Following the Freedom Riders
Six Leelanau County and 31 Detroit black, white and Hispanic high school students were scheduled this morning to board a bus for a two-week trip that retraces the steps of civil rights “Freedom Riders” into the Deep South a half century ago.
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Green reunion committee searches for classmates
Listen up, Traverse City High School Class of 1973: Your classmates want you!
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Garret Leiva: Best gift on dad's day is fatherhood
Today, millions of men will receive a tie, gadget or gizmo destined for the back of a closet. Most guys think it’s the greatest gift in the world — fatherhood.
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Best Sellers: 06/16/2013
Northwest Michigan — Hardcover fiction: 1. “And The Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead Books, $28.95.
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Terry Wooten: Native heirlooms spark imagination
When I was 6 years old Grandpa Helmboldt gave me an old Indian pipe made out of wild cherry wood.
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Community in Brief: 06/16/2013
Summer crafts; geneaology group meets; Haas Quintet performs; and more.
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Books in Brief: 06/16/2013
Notable author Dempsey in Leland; Horizon events coming up; Readers watching Big Brother.
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Nurse practitioners keep coming back to Haiti
Family nurse practitioner Mary Ellen Sanok used to wonder, as a little girl in church, why people ever would choose to go on missions to third-world countries.
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Mental Wellness: Preserve awe throughout life
Toddlers are amazing. My daughter explores the nuances of the word “no” with unrelenting talent. At times, it can be overwhelming, but it is her way of diving into the adventure and exploration of independence.
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Body&Soul in Brief: 06/15/2013
Antique appraisals benefit Women's Fellowship; fund-raiser concert and dessert auction; and more.
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You're Needed: 06/15/2013
The Recipient Rights Advisory Committee at Munson Medical Center is looking for new members.
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Blood Drive Calendar: 06/15/2013
Where and when to donate blood in northern Michigan:
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Health Newsmakers: 06/15/2013
The Grand Traverse Pavilions Foundation received a $20,000 grant from the Art & Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation and a $2,000 grant from the Rotary Good Work Committee.
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Education Newsmakers: 06/15/2013
Jessica Abfalter, 29, of Grayling, a member of NMC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges, has been named a New Century Scholar and a Guistwhite Scholarship recipient.
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Community in Brief: 06/15/2013
School retirees meet; Notable author visits; tai chi in public; and more.
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Erotic novel gets musical treatment
It’s raucous, sexy and naughty — everything a musical parody of the runaway bestselling erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” should be.
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National Geographic exhibit comes to Dennos
What gives at the Dennos Museum Center? “Dancing. Feathers, Shameless Exhibition,” says one flyer for its newest exhibition that opens Sunday and runs through Sept. 22.
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Actor John C. Reilly stages benefit for Vogue
An unexpected call from well-known actor John C. Reilly was a welcome surprise to supporters of Manistee’s Vogue Theatre.
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Weekend in Brief: 06/14/2013
Mushroom hunt; Consignment sale; Crafts and cars. (Plus more)
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Community in Brief: 06/19/2013



