http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094536.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094536.html For about a year, area residents have weighed in on what they want their communities to look like years down the road. Organizers of a regional planning process hope they don't stop now. Four possible scenarios will be unveiled this week as part of the Grand Vision project, a $1.6 million transportation and land use study that uses community input and growth trends to plan for the future. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:52 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095626.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095626.html "We share our talents." Living their motto, derived from an American Indian saying, the Kiwanis Club of Traverse City is bestowing the gift of words to third-graders in the Grand Traverse region. An estimated 1,200 dictionaries are being handed out by club volunteers to students at 20 area schools. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:51 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095642.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095642.html Michael Alma of Kingsley accepted his commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 507th Engineering Battalion of the Army National Guard; Cadet Jason Roy Steimel completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy; Marine Sgt. Michael J. Rubingh supported the Secret Service, FBI and law-enforcement officials in providing a safe and secure environment for the Democratic National Convention. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:50 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095656.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095656.html Grand Traverse County BMX Raceway results for Sept. 20 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094555.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094555.html My son had his first foray into civil disobedience this fall. He's hooked. The corporation that owns my son's school dismissed the principal on a Wednesday. No reason was given and no one even officially told the students the principal was gone. The frustrated students were in planning mode before the last bell of the day rang. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094508.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094508.html Michigan's economic misery topped the list of issues in the U.S. Senate race long before the debate over rescuing the U.S. financial industry came up. It's even bigger now as uncertainty swirls around what's next for the nation's economy. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094520.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094520.html In the village of Elkton in the tip of the Thumb, the hum of 32 turbines in Michigan's first commercial wind farm fills the air. The farm, called Harvest, has the capacity to produce about 53,000 megawatts of energy, enough to service about 15,000 homes, according to DTE Energy. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:39:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_273093603.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_273093603.html Starting small with big dreams, the Youth Flute Choir launched two weeks ago. Dr. Deborah Podolka envisions a robust ensemble filled with young flute players learning, playing and inspiring themselves and others. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094524.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094524.html To Long Lake Township officials, organizers of a fundraising push for Bernice "Bernie" Smith, Tom Smith, Dick Naperala, Cherry Knoll Elementary, northern Michigan divers, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan, and the Traverse City Fire Department. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094532.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094532.html Fuel costs explained; Proud of beautiful TC Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094613.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094613.html Houghton won the Suttons Bay Volleyball Invitational with a victory over the host school in the final. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094603.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280094603.html Kyle Bonis scored 1:28 into overtime as the Traverse City North Stars won their third straight North American Hockey League game on Saturday night, edging Alpena. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095507.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095507.html Some of northern Michigan's best chefs will serve up their finest cuisine -- and serve their community as well -- during Chef's Night Out at the Odawa Casino Resort in Petoskey. The Thursday dinner, featuring local chefs preparing their favorite dishes, will benefit The Manna Project, a Harbor Springs food bank. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095515.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095515.html Hunting for interesting food subjects, I thought of how my father and brother ate, and also how my mother, who fed dad, Dick, and me, approached food. Young and uncritical then, I just ate. Actually, as mother cooked up various meals of suspicious quality, she not only fed my dad and brother, but also shaped their attitudes and preferences about food. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095533.html http://www.record-eagle.com/monday/local_story_280095533.html