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- Sunday, June 9, 2013
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Program teaches kids about Great Lakes
Nathan Higgins, 5, loves hands-on science projects. His grandmother, Sherry Sienkiewicz, is constantly looking for new ways to challenge him. Nathan’s knack for science led the two to Inland Seas Education Association on Saturday, where he made it rain, swirled a tornado and tested the clarity of the bay.
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Record-Eagle staffers honored
The Record-Eagle won six individual and newsroom-wide awards in the 2012 Michigan Associated Press Media Editors contest.
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Jury finds man not guilty of sexual assault
Shaun Dena Brown, 34, was accused of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Continued ... - Saturday, June 8, 2013
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TC Coast Guard station gets new commander
Coast Guard Cmdr. Joseph Buzzella Jr. described a symbiotic relationship between his guardsmen and the greater Traverse City community as he prepared to surrender the command he has held since 2011.
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Traverse City High School students ecstatic to graduate
Adam Moyer never thought he’d graduate from high school. Moyer, 19, dropped out two years ago. Last year, though, he moved to the Traverse City area from Livonia on his own. Moyer enrolled in Traverse City High School and on Friday he officially graduated with 33 of his classmates.
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Elmwood Township Bluebirds: 'This is Our House'
Anton and Judith Trubiroha have enjoyed a beautiful outdoor setting at their Elmwood Township home for the last 35 years, but they’ve never witnessed anything like thsi spring’s backyard goings-on.
Continued ... - Friday, June 7, 2013
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NMC students say they'll survive tuition hike
Katie Rafferty tooled into Northwestern Michigan College classes several semesters ago to study auto repair.
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Study: Few area kids swim well
Young people in the Grand Traverse region are drowning at a pace that dwarfs such deaths elsewhere in Michigan, and poor swimming skills are the impetus for a local YMCA’s $17 million construction project that will include two pools and resources to teach 2,000 kids each year how to swim.
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Land use plan unveiled
A proposed Grand Traverse County master land use plan calls for protection of the county’s pristine natural resources, preservation of rural and agricultural lands, and infill development in town and village centers.
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Scholar will talk about India, religious past
Religious scholar John Stratton Hawley will speak on India and how its religious past shaped the heart of the country, then and now.
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Benzie administrator resolves flap over traffic tickets
A Benzie County official who received three traffic citations from a sheriff’s sergeant while en route to a meeting to discuss sheriff’s department personnel matters resolved the issue.
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Ice cream social cancelled
The United Way of Northwest Michigan cancelled an ice cream social planned for this weekend.
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Larcenies from cars spike in Grand Traverse
Grand Traverse sheriff's officials are reminding people to lock their vehicles after two dozen reported larcenies from vehicles in May.
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Six people involved in three-car crash
Six people sustained non life-threatening injuries in a three-car crash in East Bay Township.
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Fire damages Elk Rapids home
Crews responded Wednesday about 4 p.m. to the 15700 block of Clearwater Pointe Drive in Elk Rapids Township. Firefighters battled flames through the roof and heavy smoke.
Continued ... - Thursday, June 6, 2013
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GOLF UPDATE: TC West, Suttons Bay, Petoskey win regionals
Traverse City West shot a team score of 302 Thursday, good enough to win a Division 1 regional golf championship in Lake Orion, and advance the team to the state finals.
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Grand Traverse County sued over pond dewatering
A husband and wife argue their property south of Traverse City lost substantial value because of the ongoing Boardman River Dam Removal project, and they're suing Grand Traverse County for compensation.
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Legislators seek offshore wind power restrictions
Two northern Michigan legislators are pursuing significant restrictions on offshore wind power in Michigan and have drawn criticism from those who view wind energy generation as a source for new jobs on the state’s horizon.
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Veteran finally receives high school diploma
Berdyll Hanrath signed up for World War II while still in the eighth grade and never went back to school. Now 87 years old, he took his place on Sunday among 39 graduates of Frankfort High School to accept a high school diploma.
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Man beaten outside bar
A man needs facial reconstruction surgery after he was assaulted outside a local bar.
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Drownings at Twin Lakes raise safety concerns
Owen Williamson is the third person to drown at Grand Traverse County’s Twin Lakes Park since 2010, and one county official said she raised concerns about safety there after a previous death.
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Man charged with sex crime
A Central Lake man is accused of criminal sexual conduct against a cognitively impaired teenager.
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Nurse gets jail time for stealing medication
A home care nurse was sentenced to five months in jail for diluting and stealing medication from three children for whom she cared in Kalkaska County.
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Clearing the Record: 06/06/2013
Because of a reporter’s error, a story that appeared in Wednesday’s newspaper about the drowning death of Owen Williamson requires a correction.
Continued ... - Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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Hartman-Hammond connection up for debate again
Old tensions over whether to build a Hartman and Hammond roads connection and bridge flared again during a special joint meeting between two county governing boards.
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