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The Grayling Senior Center Meal Program
Lunch: Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This week’s menu and activities: Thursday, July 11: Lunch - Sweet and sour meatballs, brown rice, stir fry vegetables, pineapple. Activities - 10 a.m. Pokeno, 10 a.m. Zumba Gold, 1 p.m. penny bingo, 3 p.m. Medicine Shoppe bingo, 4-6 p.m. Chicken BBQ special dinner, 4:30-6 p.m. Grief support group. Friday, July 12: Lunch - Sloppy […]
Traffic snarled by road work
Work resumed on Grandview Parkway/Front Street in Traverse City Monday, bringing rush hour traffic to a crawl. Crews completed the first segment of the project prior to the National Cherry Festival and are now rebuilding over a mile of the U.S. highway from Railroad Avenue to Division Street.The Grandview Parkway truckline is owned by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). According to…
Singer/Songwater, Jenny Thomas Performing
Singer/Songwater, Jenny Thomas will be at Twisted Fish Gallery in Elk Rapids for “Music Under the Pines” on Saturday, July 13 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnics and blankets and snuggle up on the front lawn of the Cottage Gallery.
Boots on the Ground ceremony Saturday
The 2024 Boots on the Ground Heroes Memorial, hosted by the Michigan Survivor Outreach Services Team and Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, will be on display July 13-26. An opening ceremony will be held Saturday, July 13, at 11 a.m. at the front gate of Camp Grayling. The ceremony is open to all branches of the military. Those who […]
Children’s Activities
Children’s Activities will be held on Thursday, July 18 at 10 a.m. for story time at the Alden District Library and is rainbow colored theme for ages zero to five year olds. The kid’s craft will be colored marker alcohol painting for ages six to 12 year olds. This is a free event and is held at the Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Road. For more information contact 231-331-4318.
Crawford County Sheriff’s Office Report
Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope reports his office handled the following 147 complaints the week of July 1-7. Deputies responded to: Thirty-five calls in the City of Grayling: Eighteen traffic stops, one call for threats, one traffic accident, one call to assist EMS, two general noncriminal calls, two health and safety calls, three animal control calls, two calls for […]
Casting for Aug. 11 murder mystery dinner theatre underway
Casting is taking place for the next AuSable Artisan Village’s stage production to be held Aug. 11, a murder mystery dinner theatre, “The Pajama Party Murders.” There are parts available for three men and four women. No experience is necessary. Auditions can be arranged for those new to the community theatre project. The cast: Attorney Harvey T. Pettibone – Smooth. […]
What does retirement really mean?
Some see it as a state of stillness. A new chapter. The opportunity to live life rather than merely make a living. Some described it as hell. For others, it has been heaven. We asked readers to submit their stories of retirement, and almost 1,500 of you responded. The responses...
Election 2024: Candidate Q & A – Maura Sanders
Election season is upon us! I’ve sent out a list of questions to all the candidates running for office in Peninsula Township, and I’ll be publishing them here on the Gazette in the order they’re received. Candidates include:. Supervisor: Kelly J. Clark, Maura Sanders. Clerk: Rebecca W....
Suttons Bay bond/construction timeline update
Voters in the Suttons Bay Public School district approved an $18.3 million bond proposal in May. And Superintendent Casey Petz shared a timeline of what comes next during Monday’s monthly Board of Education meeting. A kickoff project meeting was held July 2. Engineering, surveying, and preliminary site review begins July 24. From Aug. 1 to Nov. 15, is the schematic and design…
Boots on the Ground ceremony Saturday at Camp Grayling
The 2024 Boots on the Ground Heroes Memorial, hosted by the Michigan Survivor Outreach Services Team and Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, will be on display July 13-26. An opening ceremo...
Do You Know About Pizza Hut Classic? Michigan Has 5 Retro Restaurants
These iconic Pizza Hut restaurants appear to have been untouched over time!. Same classic look. Same classic pizza. For those Millennials looking relive their Book It! glory days, here's your chance:. Have you ever heard of a Pizza Hut- Classic?. Described by some as "nostalgic Americana at its best" these...
Revealed: How to Win Carnival Games at Michigan Fairs and Festivals
It's always fun heading to your local county fair or community festival. Think about events like the Ionia Free Fair, the Cherry Festival in Traverse City or the Venetian Festival in Charlevoix. It's part of summer. In addition to the rides and food, you can certainly count on the carnival...
Key Takeaways from City’s Draft Master Plan
How much of Traverse City’s land is tax-exempt? Vacant? Used for parking? What about its population – how many residents rent versus own their homes? Are elderly versus young? Seasonal versus year-round?. The answers to those and other questions are covered in the city’s new draft master plan,...
A Michigan Tourist Town is Ranked ‘Wilder’ Than Las Vegas
"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." That phrase is downright famous. People who've never even been to Vegas know, and have probably uttered, that phrase before. But as it turns out, we might need to change the phrase to something a bit more "Pure Michigan", if you know what I mean.
Brenda Carr, 73, of Grayling
Brenda Louise Carr, 73 of Grayling, passed away on June 29, 2024 at home with her family. Brenda was born in Wyandotte, MI to the late Marshall and Sarah “Sally” (Folgado) Granger on April 12, 1951. She was the second of seven children and very close to her siblings. She moved up to Grayling in the late 70’s where she met the love of her life Allen “Chauncey” Carr and together they raised three daughters. Brenda truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures; working on puzzles, shopping, online slot games, chatting with friends, listening to music (subjecting her family to Roger Whittaker cause he was “The Man”), playing cards and mostly spending time with her family whether it be at family gatherings or an all night “Granger Girls” coffee and card party.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City welcomes new commanding officer
TRAVERSE CITY — Tuesday was the change of command at the Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, a ceremony that happens every two years. It was an emotional goodbye for one commanding office and the start of a new challenge for another. “We have a short amount of time here, and really all we try to do is try to make the place a little bit better than we found it. So if some of the things that we worked on over the past two years makes this a better Air Station for our members and their families to live at, then I did my job,” said Captain Andrew Schanno, former commanding officer. Schannohas served as commanding officer of the Traverse City Air Station since 2022 and will now report to the Navy’s Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island for a new role.
Ferris State hockey to face Lake Superior State in Traverse City in November
The Ferris State University hockey squad will have a special opportunity to compete in the Traverse City area this fall as the Bulldogs will take on Lake Superior State in the "2024 Superior Ice Showdown: Traverse City Takeover" set for Nov. 16. The two Central Collegiate Hockey Association rivals will...
Ferris State and Lake Superior State men’s hockey teams to play in Traverse City this fall
CADILLAC - The Ferris State University and Lake Superior State men’s ice hockey squads will compete in Traverse City this fall as the Bulldogs take on the Lakers in the 2024 Superior Ice Showdown: Traverse City Takeover. The two Central Collegiate Hockey Association rivals will hit the ice at the Centre Ice Arena on Nov. 16 with puck drop set for 6:07 p.m. The historic event will feature the Bulldogs and the Lakers in a highly anticipated CCHA battle, marking the first time college hockey has been played in Traverse City. ”We’re thrilled to bring Bulldog Hockey and the CCHA to Traverse City and look forward to making this event a success,” FSU athletics director Steve Brockelbank said. “This game will provide us with an opportunity to both showcase our program and university to the fans and all our alumni in the Traverse City area.”
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