Jan-Michael Stump
Will you hear them on the Top 40 Hit Parade? Not likely.
But Doug Hansen's "Shake Your Pants" and other songs are sure-fire crowd-pleasers with the 2- to 5-year-old set at the Leelanau Children's Center. What's more, they're helping the kids build important skills.
For more information on the center's "music man," see today's education article »
Like many at the Cedar Polka Fest, Sandy Isleib never has ventured onto the dance floor. But this year she plans to be in the thick of the celebration with the help of advance polka lessons.
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The Old Mill Pond Inn is stuffed full of treasures from around the world collected by David Chrobak, an artist, gardener, caterer and originator of the Northport dog parade.
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The Northport Lighthouse and Maritime Festival is meant to become an annual tradition in Northport, a way to bring the small community on Leelanau Peninsula's tip its own festival to celebrate.
Continued ...The Leelanau Players will present the adult, romantic comedy "Aspirin and Elephants."
Continued ...Two dead birds found along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore beach could signal a toxic outbreak that's claimed thousands of lake-reliant birds in recent years.
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Las Vegas entrepreneur Eneliko "Sean" Smith burst onto the Leelanau County scene a few months ago with big plans and bold proclamations for down-in-the-dumps Sugar Loaf Resort. Now it's June, and Smith is back in Nevada. He's no longer allowed on Sugar Loaf property. The would-be deal is at an impasse and appears tenuous, at best.
Continued ...An open house for Leland Harbor's complex is set for June 4.
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Political grandstanding is how critics labeled a group of Democrat-sponsored bills designed to limit corporate involvement in state elections.
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President Barack Obama intends to appoint Derek Bailey, 37, chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
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The Leelanau School has existed since the 1920s, first as a Christian Science school for boys and later as a coed, college-prep boarding school. Five years ago, it underwent a dramatic shift in philosophy and now targets students with specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
Continued ...At first glance, the vineyards at Shady Lane Cellars in Suttons Bay looked devastated.
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Empire's wacky, annual asparagus bash promises some tasty plates that utilize the green stalk for soups, crepes, brats and pizza toppings.
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A Leelanau County woman who cares for sick and injured raptors has won an initial round in her battle with county officials over a narrow, dirt road that leads to her home and bird rehabilitation facility.
Continued ...Horse North Inc. to hold fundraiser; Late applications accepted by USDA; 'Bees to Blossoms' to be held today; CIG grants available through USDA
Continued ...Leelanau County board Chair Mary Tonneberger will speak to the Leelanau Unit of the League of Women Voters on Wednesday at noon at the county government center.
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Diane Pare is intimately acquainted with cancer, but the disease is no friend.
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Many Leelanau County residents hope Las Vegas entrepreneur Eneliko "Sean" Smith's purported $10 million deal to reopen Sugar Loaf Resorts succeeds. But their hopes are tinged with skepticism.
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Suttons Bay students will not have to to pay to ride public transportation to school next year, a change of plans administrators said was prompted by a neighboring district's overture.
Continued ...Busing for general education students will not be offered next year in Suttons Bay Public Schools, paving the way for a possible arrangement with a local transit agency.
Continued ...Roger Merriman doesn't favor a proposal to transport Suttons Bay Public Schools students to and from class aboard a public transit bus. Then again, Merriman won't dismiss a proposal that potentially could save the Leelanau County school district nearly 600,000 dollars.
Continued ...Three candidates for Tribal Council were booted from the ballot, and the election is postponed until next week.
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When economies contract, as the national recession has shown, an initial reaction is to measure the effects on people. But what about animals?
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Liko "Sean" Smith doesn't plan to dally. The Las Vegas-based entrepreneur has big plans for Leelanau County's long-shuttered Sugar Loaf Resort, and he wants it open in a hurry. If all goes according to plans, he'll plunk down millions and have 100 rooms open at the resorts hotel by July 4.
Continued ...Leelanau County Clerk Michelle Crocker will speak at the April 7th noon meeting of the Leelanau Unit of the League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area.
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At the Leelanau Children's Center, preschoolers, parents and staff start their day in the usual way: with a sing-along led by the center's "music man," Doug Hansen.
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