http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:30:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223019.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223019.html Michigans firearms deer hunting season began at daylight today and continues through Nov. 30. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:27:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223025.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223025.html Big blades whir in the small dairy farming community of McBain, fanning a new generation of green energy production in northern Michigan. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:30:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223034.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223034.html A grant-funded child advocacy group is working to improve young children's health, safety and education " including child care and preschool " through a state project known as Great Start. It aims to strengthen programs and resources for parents to improve children's well-being. The local Great Start includes Grand Traverse, Benzie, Leelanau, Antrim, Kalkaska and Manistee counties. The group issued a report featuring various demographic data to highlight areas that need work. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:30:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223041.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223041.html Northwestern Michigan Colleges fundraising wing is back on an upswing after investment losses reached $8 million during the last year. Losses turned to gains in recent months, though the bottom line remains down by nearly $4 million. The road to recovery wont be easy, officials said. As we move forward, given the risks with the current economy, its going to be a lot harder to make money, said Mark Lundmark, an NMC Foundation board member. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:30:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223048.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318223048.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:50:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318215104.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318215104.html Walking into Encore Records is like stumbling into a corn maze, a disheveled college bedroom and a natural history museum all at once " just 20 times more overwhelming than any of those places. The walls are practically crawling with musical artifacts from the past century, teeming with an otherworldly sort of life that's completely missing when you're browsing for obscure records on allmusic.com. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222018.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222018.html Like snow in January, northern Michigan residents are used to it: once area farmers markets shut down for the season, that's the last they'll see of locally-grown goodies like fresh tomatoes, carrots, beets, parsnips, potatoes, squash, garlic, apples, plums and lettuce until some time next year. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:20:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222013.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222013.html The issue: Crews to shoot movie in TC; Our view: It won't be the last Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318215734.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318215734.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:20:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222024.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222024.html In the spirit of the State-Theatre-We-Can-Do-Anything attitude, I'd like to propose eight ideas for our next community project. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:20:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222032.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222032.html Additional fodder for Michigan's 2010 gubernatorial campaign debate came last week in a sobering report by a national public policy think tank that listed Michigan third among nine states in the most danger of following California into fiscal disaster. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:20:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222041.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222041.html Even though the election is nearly a year away, the race for Michigan's next governor is well under way. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:20:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222046.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_318222046.html They are loved; A closed deal?; The party of 'no'; Effect of laws limited; Save lives instead; Won't ensure recovery; Complete, unbiased. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_320080144.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_320080144.html St. Francis and Frankfort will see familiar foes next weekend in the state football semifianls. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_320080151.html http://www.record-eagle.com/sunday/local_story_320080151.html TC's Harman nets 22 in CMU loss; Kingsley runners in Jr. Olympics; Track and field clinics slated; Zywicki, Ricord win Turkey Trot