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FUNDRAISERS
TC Central Wrestling/Soccer Silent Auction, Dec. 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., TC Central High School small gym. All proceeds will be divided between the Varsity Wrestling team and Women's Soccer team. For details call wrestling coach Ethan Smith at (231) 631-5015 or ethan@cminsurance.com; or soccer coach Jaime Smith at (231) 342-6979.
Mitten Tree at Interlochen Public Library, Dec. 2-19, Bring gifts to the library at 9700 Riley Road, Interlochen, 276-6767. All hats, scarfs, and mittens are donated to Interlochen Public School.
Benzie vs. Frankfort-Elberta Alumni Basketball game, Dec. 22, Benzie Central High School. Women play at 6 p.m. , men at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $2 per person, $5 per family. No cost to participate. Proceeds will be split between schools. For details or to register as a participant, contact Josh Stoltz at 218-0401 or joshuastoltz@yahoo.com.
Greg Mortenson, Jan. 13, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium at Northwestern Michigan College. Reception and book signing will follow in the Dennos Museum for ticket holders. Tea and sweets provided by Light of Day Organic Tea and Grandview Catering ( bring your own teacup). Tickets available online at www.dennosmuseum.org; call (231) 995-1553; or at the box office (2-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat.). Tickets $10 students (w/ID), $20 adults; at the door $25. Proceeds benefit TCAPS literacy initiatives and the museum's school field trip fund.
Cherry Knoll Elementary School, bricks from the original school building $5 ea. during all family activities at the Sabin Campus, 2075 Cass Road; avail. from any PTO board member. Funds additional yearbook pages. For details call Sheila Mosley at 941-8643.
The Art Place (TAP) seeks donations, help fund scholarships for regional high school students to participate in the Student Animation Workshop. For examples of programming, visit www.unitedwaynwmi.org/vidcontest.html and Bioneer Bunnies made by Grade 2-5 students at Suttons Bay Public School at http://ventingmedia.com/glbc08/index.html.
MUSIC/ART/PERFORMANCE
The Jordan River Arts Council Members Christmas Art For Sale Exhibit, Nov. 23-Dec. 19, open daily 1-4 p.m., 301 Main St., East Jordan. For details call 536-3385 or visit jordanriverarts.com.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, fall classes and events. 461 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey; call (231) 347-4337 or visit wwww.crookedtree.org.
Tue./Thu. TAP classes, Session Three Jan. 6-29, The Art Place, 122 S. Union St., TC. $40 per session. Pre-registration required; call 271-0104. Upcoming: Session Four Feb. 3-26; Session Five March 3-26; Session Six April 7-30; Session Seven May 5-28.
TAP Featured Film Club, Jan. 19, Traverse City Central High School. Workshop: Guest Edit with Jim Gartner, 4-6:30 p.m., The Art Place, 122 S. Union St. for Overview and food. Go to State Theatre for showing of T.B.A. at 7:30 p.m. For details call 271-0104.
NMC Community Band, Upcoming dates Feb. 27 and April 26, 2009. All concerts at 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Tickets $8, $6 for 62+ and children 12 and under, available at the box office, 995-1553.
SPECIAL CLASSES/EVENTS
Elaine Larson book signing, Dec. 16, 1-3 p.m., during the Holiday Market at Crystal Lake Art Center. "The Wondrous Adventures of Babboo," $20 each. For details, call (231) 352-4151 or e-mail clartcenter@sbcglobal.net.
Holiday Book Sale, Dec. 2-31, Interlochen Public Library, 9700 Riley Road. New and almost-new books, puzzles, movies. Sponsored by Friends of the Interlochen Public Library. Call 276-6767.
West Shore CC Book Store Book Buyback, Dec. 15-19, Schoenherr Campus Center.
KidzArt, Drop and Shop Workshops during the holidays for children in grades 1-6 (up to 3 1/2 hours) at KidzArt Studio, next to Sally beauty Supply in the Cherryland Center, while parents shop. Classes 8:30 a.m.-noon Dec. 20. Children will create two holiday gifts to take home. $42 per child. Advance registration required, call Sue Olson at (231) 421-1222 or visit www.kidzartMI.com.
West Shore Ice Arena. Family Cookie Night Dec. 17, 5-7 p.m., Schoenherr Campus Center cookies, icing, utensils to decorate provided. For details call (231) 845-6211 ext. 5942, or stop by the WRC office on the upper level of the Campus Center.
Old Mission Peninsula School holiday cultural diversity celebration, Dec. 17, 10 a.m.-noon, student-built booths featuring the tastes, sounds, and demonstrations of holiday traditions from around the world will fill the school gymnasium, 2735 Island View Road. All visitors required to sign in at the Main Office and receive a "Visitors Pass." Call Tricia Schneider at 933-7430 or Debbie Watson at 933-7431 for details.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas party, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., Devereaux Memorial Library, Grayling. Songs, stories, crafts, wear your pajamas! First 50 kids get a free coloring book crayons and a copy of "The Snowy Day" By Ezra Jack Keats.
Holiday Tea at the Library, Dec. 18, 7 p.m., Peninsula Community Library. Bring your own special teacup and share a story about it. Tickets required, available at PCL.
Grayling Co-op Preschool Breakfast with Santa, Dec 20, Grayling American Legion, 106 South James St., 9 a.m. noon. $5 per person, $20 per family. For details call Angie Barnett at 745-5789 or Liz Dickie at 348-1312.
Children's Christmas Sunday, Dec. 21, Revival Center of Cadillac. Children to Open Gifts for the Nursery and Toddlers. For details contact (231)775-2662; revivalcenterofcad@sbcglobal.net.
Peninsula Community Library Story Stew, 1st and 3rd Thurs. of the month, 11 a.m., Sept.-June. Dec. 18 Jingle Bells. Call 223-7700.
Raven Hill Discovery Center Holiday events, open from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 20-Jan. 5, (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1). Winter Solstice at 5 p.m. Dec. 21. Snowshoe or cross country ski an illuminated trail; snowshoes available, call to reserve and register. Holiday Open House noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 28. New Year's Eve Overnight from 6 p.m. Dec. 31 to 9 a.m. Jan. 1. $100 per person and includes meals, snacks and activities. RSVP to Cheri at (231) 536-3369. Located between East Jordan and Boyne City, just off C-48 at Pearsall Road. For details or to register, call (231) 536-3369 or toll free (877) 833-4254.
Dungeons and Dragons Quest, Jan. 10, 10 a.m., Traverse Area District Library Meeting Room, free and open for ages 15+. May last 4 hours or more. Future dates: Feb. 7, Mar. 7, Apr. 11, May 9. Call 932-8500.
Tween Book Clubs, for boys and one for girls, ages 8-12. Boys club meets Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Girls club meets Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Up North Kids Bookstore in Traverse City. $5 per week includes snack, crafts, discussion of a book. Kids may join at any time. Call 946-2665 to RSVP.
East Bay Branch Library, 1989 Three Mile Rd. N. TC. Wigglers Story Time for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays the last two weeks of the month. Call 922-2085.
GT Children's Museum Toddler Time, Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon, September-April. Call 932-4526 or visit www.GreatLakesKids.org.
Jordan Valley District Library, Play group Story Time Wednesdays, 9:30-11 a.m. for children ages 0-4 yrs. After school program for grades 6-12 Monday-Thursday, 3-5 p.m., community room. Homework center available daily 4-9 p.m. Call 536-7131.
Wigglers Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Fridays at Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library, 416 Front Street, Suttons Bay. Stories and fun for ages 0-5 (with parent). Call 271-3512, email sbbdl@charterinternet.com
SPECIAL NOTICES
Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees, The regular meeting scheduled for Dec. 11 was canceled. The next scheduled board meeting is 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Kirtland House conference center, located on the main campus near Roscommon. For details, visit www.kirtland.edu or call (989) 275-5000.
TCAPS Montessori Toddler Program, openings for 18 mo.-3 years. Public, private, parochial students welcome. No residency requirement. Call 933-5608 or visit www.tcaps.net/montessori
Young Women for Change, girl grant-making group, accepting new applications for membership. GT area girls 13-18 welcome. Girls distribute up to $20,000 in grants to community organizations. Meets monthly. For details, call Megan Raphael at 922-2234.
TCAPS School Picture/Retake dates, Call individual school sites for details or visit www.tcaps.net
Transportation grant program, to help pay for schools to travel to arts and cultural programs or exhibits in Michigan. Up to $500 will be available per school. One grant is given per school per year. For details visit www.michiganhumanities.org or call (517) 372-7770.
"Read Around the Bases" with the Traverse City Beach Bums, accepting area schools for inclusion in the 2009 program. Area teachers or school administrators may contact program coordinator Michele LeMieux at 943-0100 or michele@tcbeachbums.com.
Mastery Technologies e-learning grants, email michiganoffer@masterytech.com or visit www.masterytech.com/michigan-safety-training-grants.htm.
SCHOLARSHIPS/CONTESTS/AWARDS
Northern Michigan Mensa scholarship, $500 prize awarded based on essays written by applicants regarding their academic and career goals. The deadline to submit essays is Jan. 15. For details, visit www.nmm.us.mensa.org and click on Scholarships, or call (231) 275-6735.
Stonyfield KaBOOM! Double Play Program, win a $50,000 grant to build or improve a playspace. For details visit www.stonyfield.com or www.kaboom.org. Deadline Dec. 31.
Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation accepting nominations for scholarships. Current students at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey eligible, including alumni since spring 2004 who have not transferred to a 4-year college. Application deadline Jan. 15, 2009. All NCMC candidates must be nominated by faculty rep. Erick Haight; call (231) 348-6648.
The Critical Thinking Company 50th Anniversary Essay Competition, for middle and junior high school students. First prize is a $500 college scholarship and $100 in free products. Final entry due on or before Jan. 15, 2009. For rules, eligibility and other details visit www.criticalthinking.com.
Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, K-12 science and technology competition accepting entries for 2009. For details or an application, visit www.exploravision.org or e-mail exploravision@nsta.org. Deadline Jan. 28, 2009.
National Outstanding Young Volunteer of the Year Award, seeking nominations of youth volunteers ages 12-15. For details visit the "Programs" section at www.ladiesauxvfw.org. Student deadline Feb. 1, 2009. Interested local students may call Pat Miller at 276-9394.
Grand Traverse Area MSU Alumni Club, offering six $1,500 scholarships to students in the Grand Traverse, Antrim and Leelanau counties, available to any graduating high school senior or transferring Northwestern Michigan College student with acceptance to MSU in Fall 2009. Applications available at local high schools in January 2009, or online at www.gtmsuclub.org. Contact information is included with the application. Deadlines in late Feb. 2009.
Munson Medical Center Volunteers scholarships, Applicants must be pursuing health-related program in accredited Michigan college; 3.0 GPA; be residents of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, or Wexford counties. Awards paid directly to college for tuition. Up to eight $1,000 scholarships. Applications available at the hospital's Information Desk, Gift Shop, Volunteer Services Office, or online at munsonhealthcare.org. Deadline is Feb. 27, 2009. For details call Theresa Stachnik at (231) 935-7455.
Young American Creative Patriotic Art contest, open to students in grades 9-12. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Unites States of America. For details visit the "Programs" section of the Ladies Auxiliary Web site at www.ladiesauxvfw.org. Student deadline March 31, 2009. Any interested student may contact Pat Miller at (231) 276-9394.
Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund Foundation, $8,000 in scholarships available in 2009. For details click the "Questions and Answers" link at www.edandirenefleiseducationfund.com.
B.P.O. Elks Lodge #323 Traverse City, accepting applications for scholarships for graduating seniors. Download applications and information at www.elks.org/enf/scholars
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, conditional scholarships available. Information and application forms available from Emily Holdsworth, Job Winslow Chapter scholarship chairman, (231) 264-5451.
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Animating on Wednesdays, $31 or $1 a day at Suttons Bay High School Art Room. Wednesdays through May 27.
English as A Second Language (ESL), begins Jan. 8, 7 p.m., Peninsula Community Library, 2735 Island View Rd., TC. Taught by Dr. Charles Webb, assisted by Cruz Paniagua. Spanish-speaking residents may call Cruz at (231) 499-5968 for details; all others may call the library at 223-7700. All materials will be provided at no cost.
Love and Logic Parenting, seven-week parenting course developed by the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Sundays, Jan. 11-Feb. 22, 9:15-10:45 a.m. Room 305, Central United Methodist Church, Traverse City. $12 per person, or $20 per couple (Free child care available). For details or to register, call Kim Burch at 946-5191.
"Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents", Jan. 13, 6:30-8 p.m., Traverse City Central High School Library Media Center. Free and open to the public. Call Northern Michigan Psychiatric Service, P.C. at (231) 935-0355 for details.
Gilder Lehrman Institute teacher enrichment seminars, sponsoring 40 one-week seminars across the U.S. and England. Participants receive $400 stipend, books, room and board. Educators and National Park Service interpreters eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted electronically by Feb. 15, 2009. For details, visit www.gilderlehrman.org.
"Depression and Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents", Feb. 17, 6:30-8 p.m., Traverse City Central High School Library Media Center. Free and open to the public. Call Northern Michigan Psychiatric Service, P.C. at (231) 935-0355 for details.
"The Autistic Spectrum Disorders", March 10, 6:30-8 p.m., Traverse City Central High School Library Media Center. Free and open to the public. Call Northern Michigan Psychiatric Service, P.C. at (231) 935-0355 for details.
Student Animation Workshop, by Digital Arts Film and Television from Detroit for high school students at The Art Place (TAP) Traverse City. Visit www.daftonline.org/ for details.
Studio 7 Arts Workshops, Preregistration required for workshops. Forms, details and schedules online at www.studio7arts.com.
The Art Place (TAP), for workshop and event information, visit www.theartplace.org or call 421-5080.
NMC Alternative energy workshops, For details call 995-1700 or visit www.nmc.edu/ees.
Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan. See schedules at www.ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org, click on Professional Development. Call (231) 536-3369 for details or to register.
COLLEGE/ADULT
EDUCATION
Kirtland Community College, Winter classes start Jan. 10. For registration details, call 989-275-5000, ext. 284, or visit www.kirtland.edu.
NMC Bridge Experience, now enrolling spring classes; term begins Jan. 13, 2009. Visit www.nmc.edu/bridge, or for an appt. call Charlene Lutes or Trudie Hines at 995-1971. LIFE Academy, lifelong learning designed by and for adults 55+. Call 995-1700 or visit www.nmc.edu/ees.
TBAISD Adult Education Program, enrolling adults to finish high school diploma for evening classes at the Career Tech Center. Instruction free of charge. On-site child care. Call 922-7826.
Kirtland Community College, Call the Gaylord location at (989) 275-5000, ext. 284, or visit www.kirtland.edu for schedules at all Kirtland sites.
West Shore CC, Schedules at www.westshore.edu (click "Campus Web"). Printed schedule, curriculum guide, registration and financial aid info in the Campus Center or call 845-6211, ext. 5946. Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL), non-credit continuing education for adults. Call Patti Davidson at 843-5830.
Baker College of Cadillac, E-mail Mike Tisdale at mike.tisdale@baker.edu or call 876-3100.
Manistee County School Management Co-operative, Schedule of classes at Kaleva Norman Dickson School District site: knd.k12.mi.us; Bear Lake Schools site: bearlake.k12.mi.us; Onekama Consolidated Schools site: onekama.k12.mi.us. Call 477-5353 option 6.
Construction courses and workshops, carpentry, heating/air conditioning, plumbing, masonry, electrical, woodworking at NMC's M-TEC. Call 995-1700, stop by Suite 102 at the University Center; visit nmc.edu/ees.
NMC University Center, registering for selected bachelor completion programs, graduate and certificate programs. Call 995-1777; registration for community (non-credit) classes call 995-1700; visit www.nmc.edu/ees/.
CLASS REUNIONS
TC Central class of 1959, monthly meeting. Call Pat, 938-0287 or Kay, 947-5399.
TC Central class of 1958, luncheon, noon, second Wed. of month; TC Elks, 625 Bay St., TC.
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