http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:23:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_069071709.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_069071709.html Coffee, talk, music, change the world. The scope of the L.A. Coffee House is a work in progress. But co-founder Karena Hacker envisions a teen hang-out in Lake Ann that can make a difference. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_069071717.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_069071717.html Eastern Michigan University's Chamber Choir will include some familiar voices when they perform in Traverse City this weekend. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/local_story_051090823.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/local_story_051090823.html Visit the Grand Traverse Herald Web site for more of Wednesday's Community stories. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_069071729.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_069071729.html In the world of random odds there are lightning strikes, lottery windfalls and "Dear Prospective Juror" letters. I don't expect a hit of 1 billion volts of electricity or an equal number of before-taxes dollars. The jury is still out on more you-are-hereby-summoned mail. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_062074209.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_062074209.html When Sir Ruthven's ancestors start zombie-dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," it's Gilbert and Sullivan gone crazy. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_062074217.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_062074217.html Getting their hands dirty is part of the experience for Nick Jeffrey's Core Academy students. The 10 Traverse City Central High School at-risk students spend one morning each week working on the restoration of a 1950 Lyman 23-foot wooden boat. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_055073210.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_055073210.html Haitian children tugged at Jeff Link's heart. Orphaned by the catastrophic earthquake that struck Jan. 12, these children featured in a news report reminded Link of some kids he knew very well: he and his wife and another couple run an orphanage in Nicaragua. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_055073218.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_055073218.html Camp Quality Michigan will have a new home this summer, but their goal has not changed: letting kids with cancer enjoy being kids again. After 23 years of providing a week-long camp experience to children ages four through 18 in varying stages of their treatment or remission, Camp Quality Michigan North Camp will be able to serve even more children. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_048000220.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_048000220.html The Traverse City Figure Skating Club is grounding itself in the region by highlighting its home base. Unveiling their new name officially in January, members of the former Twin Bays Skating Club will no longer have to field questions of, "Where are you from?" at events out of town. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_048000237.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_048000237.html Buying a ticket to this year's 55th annual NMC Barbecue might get you more than a tasty meal. The NMC Foundation is offering ticket buyers the opportunity to win a scholarship for two years of Northwestern Michigan College general tuition. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_041010717.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_041010717.html Small kindnesses can make a huge difference to a grieving family. Like a headstone, an added cost to an already expensive funeral that sometimes just cannot be managed. If a family member is unable to swing the $500 up to thousands of dollars for an engraved stone, a grave can go unmarked for months or years. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_041010725.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_041010725.html If there is a song in your heart but you don't have the pipes to share it with your valentine, the Traverse City Central High School Choral-Aires will sing a heartfelt tune to your special someone. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_034081716.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_034081716.html With laser focus, Ryan Haworth has his sights set on the 2014 Olympics. Not to mention the X Games, too. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_034081737.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_034081737.html A trip to San Francisco's Japantown sparked the creative vision of Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre's artistic director, Thomas Morrell. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:26:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_026200219.html http://www.record-eagle.com/herald/traversecitytransfer_story_026200219.html For Misha (McCormick) Blodgett watching her son, Jordan, rehearse for "Bye Bye Birdie" is a trip down memory lane.