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Extra stops worth it to save on meal money
Madge Smith and her friend Barb Allen wheeled into the parking lot at Purchases Sales Company in Gaylord for just one thing: a gallon of milk. The friends from Waters stop by the wholesale milk and ice cream distributing company each week for bargains on dairy products.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Madge Smith and her friend Barb Allen wheeled into the parking lot at Purchases Sales Company in Gaylord for just one thing: a gallon of milk. The friends from Waters stop by the wholesale milk and ice cream distributing company each week for bargains on dairy products.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BATA driver: 'I've been blessed'
Doris Morgan may have a lot on her plate, but she's buoyed by the "angels on my shoulders." Morgan, 53, drives a bus for the Bay Area Transportation Authority and, like many other northern Michigan residents, feels the acute pinch of the state's economic woes. She works full time, but at $12 per hour struggles to make a decent living. She's not complaining, though.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Doris Morgan may have a lot on her plate, but she's buoyed by the "angels on my shoulders." Morgan, 53, drives a bus for the Bay Area Transportation Authority and, like many other northern Michigan residents, feels the acute pinch of the state's economic woes. She works full time, but at $12 per hour struggles to make a decent living. She's not complaining, though.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Volunteers tackle beach cleanup
A half-dozen red and white dive flags bobbed in West Grand Traverse Bay as Mark Leugers counted out loud while he and wife Lori collected cigarette butts and other trash on the beach. Leugers' Saturday morning was going pretty well. He had already found 312 cigarette butts -- on pace to hit his goal of 1,000 by day's end.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A half-dozen red and white dive flags bobbed in West Grand Traverse Bay as Mark Leugers counted out loud while he and wife Lori collected cigarette butts and other trash on the beach. Leugers' Saturday morning was going pretty well. He had already found 312 cigarette butts -- on pace to hit his goal of 1,000 by day's end.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Leelanau winery is 'off the grid'
One local vintner is at the mercy of Mother Nature not only for his grape crop, but also for getting it from the vine into the bottle. John Wyman's Victoria Creek Vineyards in Leelanau County is the lone winery in the state that's "off the grid," meaning he doesn't use utility-generated power.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
One local vintner is at the mercy of Mother Nature not only for his grape crop, but also for getting it from the vine into the bottle. John Wyman's Victoria Creek Vineyards in Leelanau County is the lone winery in the state that's "off the grid," meaning he doesn't use utility-generated power.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Man escapes serious injury in plane crash
A downstate man escaped serious injury after a plane he was piloting crashed in Otsego County's Dover Township.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 29, 2008 2:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A downstate man escaped serious injury after a plane he was piloting crashed in Otsego County's Dover Township.
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Week In Review: 06/29/2008
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Suttons Bay may lay off 30 in schools
Administrators at Suttons Bay Public Schools will recommend the layoffs of nearly 30 staff members for next year to help ease an anticipated budget deficit.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Administrators at Suttons Bay Public Schools will recommend the layoffs of nearly 30 staff members for next year to help ease an anticipated budget deficit.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Antrim County may pay official's legal fees
Antrim County officials are expected to revisit the possibility of paying legal expenses for a former county building official who was convicted of misdemeanor state construction code violations.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Antrim County officials are expected to revisit the possibility of paying legal expenses for a former county building official who was convicted of misdemeanor state construction code violations.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Blair votes to establish own fire dept.
Blair Township will cancel its contract with Grand Traverse Rural Fire Department and establish an independent department, a move that potentially could save the township more than $100,000 a year.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Blair Township will cancel its contract with Grand Traverse Rural Fire Department and establish an independent department, a move that potentially could save the township more than $100,000 a year.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Judge throws out lawsuit against Leelanau
A judge threw out a lawsuit filed by a former Leelanau County department head who said his termination violated the state Whistleblowers' Protection Act.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A judge threw out a lawsuit filed by a former Leelanau County department head who said his termination violated the state Whistleblowers' Protection Act.
Traverse City Record-Eagle – Jun 28, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
