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- Friday, June 14, 2013
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Coming Saturday: Dogman yelps again
Walter Rowen panted, not unlike a dog, after he sprinted around on aluminum stilts with furry paws at the bottom with two other similarly outfitted men.
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TC Senior Center to receive face-lift
Bill and Linda Lawshe haven’t had a summer off in 30 years, so the recently retirees were pleased to learn they’ll be able to enjoy a remodeled city bayfront senior center.
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Film Fest breaks ground on new movie house
City officials have brought down the house — or at least the roof — for the Traverse City Film Festival and its fast-track effort to convert the Con Foster Museum into a movie theater.
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Longtime choir director retires from TC West post
The curtain is closing on Russ Larimer’s 26-year career as a Traverse City Area Public Schools’ choir teacher and director.
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Man gets prison for assaulting girlfriend
A man could spend up to 10 years in prison for assaulting his girlfriend.
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Plan: Dissolve school districts in deficit
Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation that would grant the state the power to dissolve public school districts that are in financial deficit.
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Sheriff to offer free ORV safety course
The course will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Twin Lakes Camp, 6800 North Long Lake Road.
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Annual disc golf tournament to honor Carly Lewis
The two-day tournament takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Carly Jean Lewis Playground at Mt. Holiday Ski Resort.
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Federal money going to Benzie, Leelanau
Benzie and Leelanau counties will receive a total of $121,000 to offset property tax losses from nontaxable federal land within their borders.
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Clearing the Record: 06/14/2013
Because of a reporting error, the rate Encana Oil & Gas pays the Mancelona Area Water & Sewer Authority was incorrect in Thursday's Record-Eagle. The rate is $1.73 per 1,000 gallons.
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Coming Friday: Film Fest breaks ground on new movie house
City officials have brought down the house — or at least the roof — for the Traverse City Film Festival and its fast-track effort to convert the Con Foster Museum into a movie theater.
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UPDATE: Golf team crash probe completed
Authorities said both drivers contributed to a devastating, two-vehicle fatal collision that involved the Grayling High School golf team.
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Police complete fatal crash investigation
KALKASKA — Authorities say both drivers in a two-vehicle fatal collision involving the Grayling High School golf team shared some fault, and criminal charges could be filed. Three people died on April 29 when a minivan driven by Grayling High School
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Unless Congress acts, student loan rate may double
Jamie Bowen said a looming interest hike on federal student loans isn’t just bad for students, it ultimately will hurt the country.
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Fracking water falls short
Truckloads of municipal water recently were carted to a Kalkaska County natural gas well when there wasn’t enough groundwater to fracture the bedrock.
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'Then it turned the color of milk'
Something odd happened to Phyllis Senske’s water. The Rapid River Township resident has used well water for decades. About a week ago, she and her husband, Bernard, noticed their pump kept running at night and the water took longer to come out of the faucets.
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Food trucks in townships?
Food truck owners don’t want to park only in Traverse City. They’re also looking for opportunities to roll into surrounding townships.
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Man suffers severe burns in explosion
Gary Leonard, 63, prepared for a catering event Saturday in a food truck on Pebble Beach Drive in Suttons Bay Township. He told rescuers he lit a propane stove in the truck when the explosion occurred about 9:50 a.m.
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Fish for free at NMC
Young anglers can fish for free this weekend at Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Campus.
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Leelanau ultra run to support library in Ethiopia
Local runners are invited to traverse Leelanau County by night to raise money for a library in Ethiopia.
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Deputies: Man shot neighbor's dog
Deputies confiscated a man's shotgun after he said he unintentionally shot a neighbor's dog.
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Road request unlikely to gain traction
Grand Traverse County commissioners doubt they can pony up half the cost of a proposed $6 million bond to fund road repairs.
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Suttons Bay looks at busing options
Public school officials in Suttons Bay need to figure out how to transport students to and from school next fall.
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Veterans to receive big greeting at airport
Members of the Northwestern Regional Airport Commission reversed an earlier decision and installed a permanent, compromise “welcome home” sign for veterans in a prominent area of Cherry Capital Airport.
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Mayor falls victim to thieves
Mayor Michael Estes recently acknowledged the time has come for him to make a lifestyle change. The mayor plans to begin locking his doors.
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