http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:40:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_261164010.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_261164010.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:45:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_195224550.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_195224550.html The early returns from the National Cherry Festival are in, and the consensus is it was better than many expected. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:35:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_192203531.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_192203531.html That's a wrap, as they say in show business. The 83rd National Cherry Festival concluded Saturday with record crowds, warm temperatures and good vibes shared by festival-goers and officials. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:35:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_192203537.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_192203537.html Ray and Cindy Klepper's 812 S. Union St. home sits near the end of the National Cherry Festival's famed Cherry Royale Parade. They've boisterously supported high school bands for about 30 years, and each year one downstate band returns the favor by playing the Kleppers a special tune. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:55:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225516.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225516.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:50:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225024.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225024.html This year, the National Cherry Festival recruited close to 1,300 volunteers who covered over 3,000 shifts. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:50:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225028.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225028.html Color, creativity and good design. That's what Junior Ambassador-in-training Will Schlosser, 8, looked for as he helped judge the Kid's Sand Sculpture Contest. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:50:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225037.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191225037.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:48:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071134.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071134.html Most dogs at Thursday's Ultimate Air Dog competition -- a popular event at the National Cherry Festival -- jumped between 11 and 18 feet. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:10:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071120.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071120.html The sluggish economy wasn't far from the minds of George and Sue Bunker as they enjoyed the bustle of the National Cherry Festival this week. Sue lost her manufacturing job when her plant shuttered its doors without notice in 2007, and George retired from his contracting job 14 years ago. Insurance costs, food prices, taxes and more are on the rise, and it's enough to knot their stomachs. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:10:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071127.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071127.html The senior shuffleboard tournament held at the Traverse City Senior Center is a National Cherry Festival constant. This year it was chock-full at 32 participants. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:10:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071150.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071150.html The 83rd National Cherry Festival is in its final days. But the festivities are far from over for one young woman. She'll spend the next year as queen of the National Cherry Festival, busied, like current queen Megan Umulis, at myriad Cherry Festival events. Tonight, one of the four finalists will be crowned 2009-2010 National Cherry Festival Queen. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:10:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071157.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_191071157.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:45:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_190064711.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_190064711.html Rhonda Gates took the day off work to spend with her son. He wasn't sick; it wasn't his birthday, or a holiday. It was Special Kids' Day at the National Cherry Festival. "This is a day for him, and that's special for me," Gates said. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:45:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_190064730.html http://www.record-eagle.com/2009cherryfest/local_story_190064730.html Mustard and ketchup stained Taven Medler's cheeks as he ripped into his second hot dog. His pace slowed as he buckled down and ignored questions from his uncle Steve and grandfather Caryl Tavener; the boy, 5, focused intently on the condiment-soaked bun before him, a nice family moment at the Intergenerational Picnic at the Grand Traverse Pavilions on Wednesday.