Traverse City Record-Eagle

Patient photographer studies, waits, shoots
Not many tourists to Mackinac Island see it cloaked in winter white, but now they can take in the scenery in all its four-season splendor thanks to Traverse City photographer Terry Phipps.
Northern Notes: Thanks for girl's safety
One of a parent's worst nightmares came true for Nicole and Mark Wade when their 3-year-old daughter, Laurel, wandered away from their Traverse City home with the neighbor's dog on April 18.
Ed Hungness: Those darn socks
Last week, my wife was busy doing laundry, which she claims is one of her favorite chores. She was holding my favorite pair of warm, heavyweight socks.
Seniors in Brief: 05/11/2008
Refresher course for mature drivers; 'Ideas for Life' Senior Expo
On Poetry: Pausing for Mother's Day
A poem invites an intimacy of the daily sort. I think this is because a good poem, like a good mother, speaks quietly into the ear.
Earth-friendly workshops available
A Skill Share on Saturday will offer a variety of workshops to help participants become more self-reliant and earth-friendly.
Home & Garden in Brief: 05/11/2008
Plant sale benefits Children's Garden; Native plant sale set at Civic Center; 'Green' education series continues; Evening garden club schedules meeting; ;
Books in Brief: 05/11/2008
Stage Turner has stories to tell; Hemingway talk is 'Live!' event; Library celebrates 'Pennies for Peace'
The View from Sunnybank: Duck!
Entertainment Calendar: 05/11/2008
Entertainment in Brief: 05/11/2008
Clinic offers help for float builders; Meeting planned for china painters; Blossom Days set on Old Mission; Curious George, Arthur plan visit; Musical revue looks at children's books; Art curator hosts gallery walk; 'Nifty' yard sale benefits art center;
Kee's Lessons: Woman learns, teaches ways of American Indian scholar
Keewaydinoquay Peschel, of Leland, was an elder of the Crane Clan of the Anishinaabe Nation. She was grandmother to hundreds of people, some of them older than she, but Keewaydinoquay was more than that.
Essay: Evidence outweighs old memories
When we prepare to meet new people we almost instinctively prepare and rehearse our personal story. We do this as individuals, families, religious communities and nations. What will we share? What will we emphasize? What aspects of our "history" will be open for discussion and what will be our secret, sacred myth? To whom will we divulge what? How much of our past do we manufacture or repackage? What can we put on the line?
Looking for parables in Dr. Seuss
When Horton's world of Who-ville was "saved by the Smallest of All," Robert Short saw the savior of the Whos as a symbol for the Savior of all people. From "Green Eggs and Ham" to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," Short has reinterpreted many of Theodor Seuss Geisel's stories as subtle messages of Christian doctrine in the new book, "The Parables of Dr. Seuss."
Faith in Brief: 05/10/2008
St. Mary offering Bible school week; Bookstore event for movie release; GTACS enrolling for all grades; Folk/rock concert at Advent Lutheran; Update on Katrina restoration efforts; START NEW to hear master gardener; Friends Church sponsors dinner; Singles get together Monday
Religion Calendar: 05/10/2008
Get your brain wet at exhibit
The Great Lakes Children's Museum may be located on Grand Traverse Bay, but these days they're encouraging everyone to listen to the river. The museum is about to unveil its new "Listening to the River" exhibit.
Woodstock icon performs at City Opera House
Richie Havens hears poetry in song lyrics. The singer and guitarist connected with folk music in Greenwich Village and later moved from audience member to stage performer. He is scheduled to appear on stage at 8 tonight at the City Opera House in downtown Traverse City, continuing a decades-long legacy of inspiring his own audiences.
Traverse City grad now producing in NYC
The playwright, Arthur Miller, once said "The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life." But for former Traverse City resident Nick Demos, now a theater producer in New York, success in the theater was no accident.