http://www.gtherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_351183716.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_351183716.html A class assignment in his final semester before graduation netted national recognition for James Zeits. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_344181944.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_344181944.html Listen to songs by Seth and Daisy May, performers at the 2008 Traverse City Water Festival. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323182313.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323182313.html Lining up by numbers before dawn... sifting swiftly through sizes and styles...snapping up deals unheard of in stores. It must be the Grand Traverse Ski Club's Used Equipment Sale, an annual extravaganza of used skis both downhill and cross country. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_315161301.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_315161301.html View a clip from Traverse City filmmaker Rich Brauer's new documentary, "Re-inventing the Big Wheel." Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:59 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_316183713.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_316183713.html Absorbing skills for adult life, 200 area students attended the Learning Independence From Experience conference. Held Thursday at the Great Wolf Lodge conference center, the LIFE transition gathering drew 200 students from the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_295193214.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_295193214.html A musical time capsule is dressing up for Halloween. The Music House Museum in Acme debuts a one-day spooktastic event Saturday, holding four sessions of a Haunted Halloween Family Fun featuring a little something for everyone. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_288184133 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_288184133 Nellya Chinn does her best to take a bite of a swinging apple during the fifth annual Harvest Gathering at Samels farm in Williamsburg. The event was hosted by the Samels’ Family Heritage Society. (Record-Eagle/Lisa Perkins) Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:49:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_274175217 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_274175217 Advanced theater and stagecraft students at Traverse City West Senior High School are staging Macbeth for five performances in November. With two guest artists lending their expertise and coaching -- Allison Williams and Todd Espeland of Commedia Zuppa -- the show will also include sword fights and aerial work. Above, the six witches in the double cast show worked on aerial moves with Williams using hoops. (Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South) Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:11:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_267111256 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_267111256 The Maritime Heritage Alliance's classic yacht regatta featured a fleet of historic vessels, including the schooner Madeline and armed sloop Welcome, sailing the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay on Sunday. (Record-Eagle/Lisa Perkins) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_261153711.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_261153711.html Tapping three decades experience, countless hours of study, and keeping a few levels ahead of his players, Dungeon Master Jim Schultz launched a year-long quest Saturday. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_239190516 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_slideshow_239190516 Fifteen students of all ages attended the three-day Northwest Michigan Draft Horse and Mule Association's Draft Horse Driving Clinic over the weekend. Above, taking a turn around the fields of an Old Mission Peninsula farm, Krystal Sheffer, 14, of Traverse City, practices driving a team. (Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_226170226.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_226170226.html Canola oil was a star of the picnic. This Canadian hybrid of the rapeseed plant shows promise as a biofuel, generating some buzz at the Alternative Transportation Picnic. Sponsored by the Traverse Bay Watershed Greens, Monday evening's gathering at Sunset Park in Traverse City drew 30 attendees to the fourth annual event. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_220084706.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_220084706.html Jag, iota, bored, zen, satay, quiz... Random words? Secret code? These half dozen words were among hundreds played Saturday afternoon during the 3rd Annual Scrabble Challenge. Held at the Traverse Area District Library and sponsored by the library's Friends group, the fundraiser for the Grand Traverse Area Literacy Council drew 24 players. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_211181739.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_211181739.html Results and photos from the Northern Michigan Junior Open tennis tournament. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_204192540.html http://www.gtherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_204192540.html