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Ask Evelyn: Set up ground rules for company
Q: We've had friends for more than 20 years who visit us here in Traverse City with their two teenagers, 13 and 15. Our kids, ages 8 and 10, adore those kids like they are older cousins. We enjoy their company, but it is a ton of work.
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Rotary Students of the Month
The following are Rotary Club of Traverse City Students of the Month: John Galloup, a senior at Traverse City Christian School; Amanda Ramirez, a senior at St. Francis High School; Spencer Schmerheim, a senior at St. Francis High School; Emily Schibelhut, a senior at Traverse City West High School; and Steven White, a senior at Traverse City West High School.
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Education In Brief: 02/09/2010
Drama students stage fairy tale; Fundraiser supplies 'Backpacks for Kids'; Challenge your brain at local museum; Central debate team does well in tourney; Follies to fund Northport Promise; Plus more.
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Education Calendar: 02/09/2010
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Education Newsmakers: 02/09/2010
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Make some sweets for your sweetie
How much do you love your valentine? Enough to make a dessert that takes 45 minutes start to finish? More? Less? Love might not come in degrees, but recipes do, so here are three of varying workloads, yet all are delicious.
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Foodie With Family: Team Couch Potato
There is very little I find more soul-satisfying than cuddling up in a fuzzy blanket on the couch with endless plates of finger foods and hot drinks while watching athletic people exert themselves to the breaking point for pride and nation in sub-zero temperatures.
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Recipe of the Week: Chili Verde
Chef Randy Chamberlain of blu in Glen Arbor said, "While most every chili cookoff chef has a secret to keep, I'm not one of them. Make this yourself or join me at the Glen Arbor Chili Cook-Off."
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Cook's Corner: Sculptor at Winter Games
Traverse City ice sculptor Steven Berkshire will represent the U.S. in the 2010 Ice Art World Championship, an official 2010 Winter Games Cultural Olympiad event. Also, Rizzios bake a best apple pie; Friske's wants recipes; Northwestern Michigan College is holding a Winter Festival of Foods; and more food news from around the region.
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New Stuff: 'Birds, Bees and Trees'
Great Northern Roasting Co.'s "Birds, Bees and Trees" coffee is now available at Oleson's grocery stores.
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Amish Cook: Hard to plan funeral meal
It is hard to guess how many to make or how much food is needed for a funeral. Along with the ham sandwiches, chicken noodle soup and casseroles were served, as well as potato salad, cheese, Jell-O, fruit salad, cake and coffee.
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'Rookie bishop' visits area schools
Referring to himself as the "Rookie bishop," Bishop Bernard Hebda made his first visit to Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools Friday, since taking over the position with the Diocese of Gaylord in December.
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Historical newspapers have place in new era
As printed newspapers forge into the Internet age, the public can now tap hard copies of news from a hundred years ago.
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Orchestra to 'kick off' national festival
Twenty-five local high school musicians will be kicking off a national conference in ten days.
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Service News: 02/08/2010
Air Force Airmen Kevin Wilson, Trevor Phillips and Glen Lalone have graduated from basic military training.
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Local athletes have Olympic favorites
For some of the region's young athletes who skate or ski, the Winter Games are a chance to cheer for their favorite contenders and see their sport performed at the highest level, on the grandest stage, for the biggest stakes, under the most pressure.
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Northern People: Group raises library funds
They came from all over Benzie County with one common thread: the desire to learn about a popular Colonial American art form. The group's most elaborate project is a handstitched quilt took three years to complete.
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Northern Notes: Brighter holidays
Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan and all the Holiday Needs participants thank the community for helping make sure that no child, family or homeless individuals was left out of the wonders of the holidays. (Plus more good news from around the region.)
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Ed Hungness: Navigating the golden years
This past fall, one could hardly read a newspaper or surf through the TV channels and not encounter a recent update about the swine flu -- or H1N1 as it is called. During the drum-beating period, I had my annual physical.
