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Traverse City Pit Spitters Edge Kenosha Kingfish 1-0
The Traverse City Pit Spitters narrowly defeated the Kenosha Kingfish 1-0 on Wednesday night. The game’s only run was driven in by Daniel Jackson in the eighth inning. Jayden Dentler secured the win with eight scoreless innings, and Mason Hill earned the save. Riley Peterson took the loss for...
Beverly Ann Kober
Beverly Ann Kober, age 83, of Lake Leelanau passed away peacefully on July 6, 2024. Beverly was born on January 27, 1941, in Worcester, MA to Majorie and Eugene Wood. She attended Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster, MA for two years of nursing prerequisites before transferring to nursing school. Beverly met the love of her life, Adelbert Kober, at the freshman picnic in the fall of 1959. They began dating a year later and married on June 21, 1964. Beverly graduated with an associate’s degree in nursing in 1963 from the New England Sanitarium and Hospital in Stoneham, MA. The couple relocated to Detroit, MI when Bert was hired as a radiation physicist. Beverly then earned her bachelor’s and master’s in nursing from Wayne State University and became a clinical instructor of community health nursing at Wayne State University. Bert went on to work at three of the “Big Three” Detroit auto companies, as a mechanical engineer.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra LIVE from Interlochen: July 20, 2024
This weekend, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra returns to Interlochen Center for the Arts for its annual residency. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, the DSO will take the stage of Kresge Auditorium. Jader Bignamini will lead the orchestra in the Symphony no. 3 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven and "Don Juan" by Richard Strauss.
Beetles battle invasive plants
Showy purple loosestrife is bearing its color, which makes this the perfect time for the two largest lake associations in the county to attack the pest.The Lake Leelanau Lake Association is pinning part of its control approach to a beetle that’s a picky eater while the Glen Lake Association is resorting to hand-to-hand combat.“We’ve been at war with purple loosestrife along with yellow iris,”…
Myrna Matthew
Myrna went to be with her Lord July 13, 2024. She was living in Bellaire MI at the Meadowbrook Medical Facility. Myrna was born July 17, 1935 in Cincinnati OH to Lydia and Carl Thie. Myrna attended Western Hills High School where she participated in sports and other various activities!...
Michigan’s First Black Light Theater, Elk Rapids
Michigan’s first black light theater was the second theater in the town of Elk Rapids. The State Theater opened on September 20, 1940, not far from where the original Community Theater was located. Built by Ed Loomis and his wife, they began by showing the top films of the...
Kalkaska Area Transit offers free rides for Rural Transit Day
KALKASKA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Tuesday is Rural Transit Day and many transportation authorities offered free rides to area residents. Kalkaska Area Transit was just one of many that was offering free rides Tuesday across the county. Kalkaska has been a part of rural transit day since 1984 and the...
Explore with Eric: Ellen’s Corners
Today I wrap up my time adventuring around Wexford county by paying a visit to a staple of the Mesick community, Ellen’s Corners. A second generation local business, this general store has become the meeting place for the local community. Now, it doesn’t hurt that you can find a...
Elk Rapids residents voice concerns over harbor renovation plans, seek clarity
ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBn/WGTU) -- A community project is causing controversy in Antrim County. While nothing is set in stone regarding work to the Elk Rapids Harbor, the village council is urging people to get their facts straight. It's a project that is still years down the line, but what...
Charles “Chuck” Winship MacKinnon Jr.
Charles “Chuck” Winship MacKinnon Jr., 82, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at home in Cedar, Mich., with his wife, Leslie, by his side. Chuck was born Oct. 27, 1941, in Detroit, to Charles and Marjorie (nee Nettleton) MacKinnon, and raised in Grosse Pointe. After graduating from Grosse Pointe High School in 1959, then attending Michigan State University, he began a long career in finance in 1961. His next stop was at Smith, Hague & Co., Inc., where eventually he was named CFO and became an associate NYSE member. Chuck advanced to senior vice president, cashier and COO after the merger of SH & Co., with First of Michigan Corp. He later joined Beacon Investment Co., as COO.
Incumbent, Julian, challenged by Noonan
Kasson Township has two candidates seeking the Republican nomination for township supervisor.Greg Julian, the incumbent, will face challenger Ryan “Buzzy” Noonan for the Republican nomination.Julian earned a degree in marketing management from Northern Michigan University. He works as a carpenter/property manager and serves as chair of the Cedar Fire and Rescue board. Julian lives south of Maple…
Opinion: Township Planner is a Dedicated, Hardworking Public Servant
(Editor’s Note: Township Trustee Rudy Rudolph maps out just some of the ways our Planner, Jenn Cram, is working on behalf of Old Mission Peninsula residents. -jb) There have been some recent criticisms of Peninsula Township’s Planning Office that, in my opinion, are totally unwarranted. In particular, one of the candidates for Township Supervisor has indicated that his top priority is to “clean house” in the Planning Department.
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