By Garret Leiva
A column
Moving tale: Bubble wrap and boxes - June 30, 2004
Swing set assembly far from playful - June 16, 2004
Boo-boo brings tough guy to tears - May 26, 2004
Little one good for bad behavior - May 12, 2004
Birthday gift stops Mr. Wreck-It - April 28, 2004
Taxi drivers provide wild rides - April 7, 2004
Coming clean about selling house - March 17, 2004
Tricycle first set of wheels for tyke - March 3, 2004
Gas tank level personality gauge - Feb. 18, 2004
House hunt full of 'possibilities' - Feb. 4, 2004
Endless Elmo one scary thought - Jan. 28, 2004
Happy New Year - doggone it - Dec. 31, 2003
Christmas countdown at nigh status - Dec. 17, 2003
Thanksgiving: Sensory overload - Nov. 26, 2003
Deer camp: Bad food, good memories - Nov. 12, 2003
Potty training requires bathroom humor - Oct. 22, 2003
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Photo by Garret Leiva
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June 30, 2004
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West High grad photographer for Blue Angels
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Log Cabin Day exhibit
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Walking tours of historic district
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Bark in the Park games and look-a-like contest
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Hikers explore creepy crawlies
June 23, 2004
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Community steps up to aid Smith
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Takes two to tango
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Solar system project out of this world
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CHS student receives Harvard award
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Baby Pantry provides for parents
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T.C. Children's Theater begins ambitious program
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Emilee Geiger earns first place in state writing contest
June 16, 2004
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Group aims to raise $80,000 to refurbish Civil War monument
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Youth Advisory council members dole out $25,000 in grants
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91-year-old creates carnival fundraiser for Senior Center
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Northwood Renaissance takes step back in time
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Summer Reading Club picnics with Woodmere construction crew
June 9, 2004
Herald photo by Garret Leiva
Auctioneer Ron Bancroft urges the crowd to up the ante on this weathered yellow metal rowboat still sporting "Rustic Resort" on its sides. The action took place at the 18th annual Martime Heritage Alliance Boat Auction held Saturday in the parking lot at West Marine in Traverse City.
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PHOTO STORY: Maritime Heritage Alliance holds 18th annual boat auction
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More than 250 attend Cancer Survivors Picnic on lawn of Building 50
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Smart Commute participants fuel up on free breakfasts
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Secretary of the Interior signs over five lighthouses at Traverse City conference
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'Once Upon a Time' storytelling workshop held at Traverse library
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TREE HUGGIN' CONCERT SERIOUS FUN: Third Annual music and comedy night skewers local and national issues
June 2, 2004
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Volunteers honor war veterans with 1500 American flags
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Six new tennis courts at Central High School
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John Donahue retires from T.C. Post Office
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Two area women receive state-wide Distinguished Educator Award
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EJH 9th graders tour Washington, D.C.
May 26, 2004
Herald photo by Carol South
Two area Odyssey of the Mind teams will compete in the World Finals this weekend at College Park, Md., bringing their creativity, innovation and teamwork with them. to raise some of the $9,000 needed to send 14 teams members to the competition, members of the West High School and Central Grade School teams held a car wash and flower sale Saturday at Grand Traverse Auto. Pictured from left are Audrey Lymna, Aaron Madison and Anna Warren, all sixth-grade students at Central Grade School, exhorting passerby to stop.
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Traverse City teams compete at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
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Area computer game enthusiasts attend Frag Fest 8
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Enabling Garden features wheelchair accessible planting stations
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Michael's Place presents annual Balloon Launch
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Jennifer Whitworth describes work on Space Station at
GT Academy
May 19, 2004
Herald photo by Carol South
City resident Lorraine Hamilton served as one of more than 59,000 nurses in the Army Nurse Corps in World War II. The Cheboygan native trained at the Traverse City State Hospital School of Nursing, where 14 of the 18 students in the class of 1943 went into service. Hamilton served on bases around the United States and also spent 11 months in England at an orthopedic field hospital.
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Lorraine Hamilton served as Army nurse during WWII
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Comet watch at Rogers Observatory
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TC West grad earns national cheerleading ranking
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Orchid Show May 29-30
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Women's Choir Festival held
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Elementary students attend Peace Rally
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PHOTO STORY: Plow Day - Old-fashioned farming (.pdf)
May 12, 2004
Herald photo by Carol South
Students at Traverse City Christian School received a crash course in driver safety - literally.
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T.C. Christian students get inside look at auto accidents
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Cherryland Humane Society Fundraiser
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Amy Wegner 2004 Miss Michigan National Teen-Ager
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Jessica Birdsey competes at state high school rodeo
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C.H.S. Rendezvous at the Jazz Club opens Thursday
May 5, 2004
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NW Michigan Honors Orchestra performs Sunday
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Jr. High students compete at Michigan History Day
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MIPA: EJH earns Spartan Award
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From Women's Hands art show benefits cancer fund
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17-year old stages concert for teens at Civic Center
April 28, 2004
Herald photo by Carol South
Montessori teacher Sara Carr looks at the student photos displayed in the lobby of the Montessori Children’s House and Elementary School during Saturday evening’s 20th Anniversary Spring Gala fund-raiser. The event drew 251 attendees and raised approximately $80,000 for the school’s operating budget and tuition assistance program.
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Montessori celebrates 20 years
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Lacrosse league ultimate goal
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Climbers reach out for CRA
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WSH makes noise at opera contest
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Rotary rolls out rollicking show
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Flat Stanley, Stella share vacation stories with younger students
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Students build tower of power
April 21, 2004
Herald photo by Lisa Perkins
Norris Elementary students check out a sculpture project by Nicole Cook and Brock Widrig of Traverse City West Senior High School, where a variety of works were on exhibit last week in the city-wide art show. Artists from schools across Traverse City had their work on display.
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PHOTO PAGE: EJH wrestles with melodrama (.pdf)
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Car seat check reveals mistakes
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National Cherry Festival Queen visits creators of "C is for Cherry" book
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CHS selects first Hall of Fame class
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Class of 2007 holds school semi-formal dance at GT Resort
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Advocate champions victim rights
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Diversity Day offers sights, sounds and smells of other cultures
April 14, 2004
Herald photo by Garret Leiva
A boy and his big Easter basket are poised for pell-mell egg hunt action at the annual Easter Festival held Saturday at the T-Bays Soccer Fields on Keystone Road. Hundreds of youngsters, divided into three separate age groups, scrambled to pick up plastic eggs containing candy and pieces of paper listing prizes.
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PHOTO PAGE: Easter event a hoppy time (.pdf)
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Author pens book about child abuse
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St. Francis High School graduate serves overseas as veterinarian for United States Army military dogs
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Ex-banker trades executive power suits for Gibson guitar dreams
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More than 5,500 people attend Habitat for Humanity Home and Garden Show
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Wit and Wine exhibit features funerary feast prepared by restaurant
April 7, 2004
Herald photo by Garret Leiva
Although her feet couldn’t reach the stirrups, two-year-old Traverse City resident Kaylynn Betts enjoys a pony ride with the help of her dad Don Betts Saturday at Healthy Kids Day at the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA.
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PHOTO PAGE: Grand Traverse Bay YMCA sponsors
Healthy Kids Day activities (.pdf)
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CHS graduate works with new coalition
to motivate and educate young voters
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'Joel's Garden' captures attention of American Quilter's Society
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Children's Museum and Fitness Center create partnership
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Course helps people navigate setbacks for first-time home buyers
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Interlochen resident designs dolls rooted in history,
literature and pop culture
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Kids Card Party features games and slight-of-hand
shuffling and tricks
March 31, 2004
BELLY: Ancient dance wins new converts
Educational entrepreneur's excellent endeavor
Syrup making winding down
March 24, 2004
Herald photo by Carol South
Members of Traverse City Central High School’s Model United Nations Team returned from the Mid-American Model United Nations Competition with an overall award for best prepared school as well as ten other awards. Twenty students from West High School also attended the event, which was held in Battle Creek from March 9-13 and drew students from more than 300 high schools around the Mid-West. Some members of the Central High School Model UN club are shown, seated, from left: Joel Pier-Fitzgerald, Sam Elliott and Stephen Siciliano. Second row, from left: Minase Tsukiji, Lilit Hovsepyan, Sarah Jennings and Laura Westmaas. Third row, from left: Katherine Lacy, Emily Chauvin, Cat Smith and Claire Posner. Back row, from left: Olivia Gillham, Richard Manner, Joyce Rice and Mike Durban, the club’s coach.
Central students earn top honors at United Nations Competition
Art Center presents workshops to prepare for Earth Day parade
Store offers healthy food for thought
Fashion show stitches in time
Vets share war stories
PHOTO PAGE: Traverse Bay Community School
stages 'Pirates of Penzance' (.pdf)
March 17, 2004
Herald photo by Garret Leiva
A snowboarder catches big air as he flies down hill Saturday in a slope style contest at Mount Holiday in Traverse City. Mount Mayhem snowboard and ski competition featured racers competing for prizes in an event designed by Traverse City High School students.
PHOTO PAGE: Mayhem strikes Mt. Holiday (.pdf)
MAYHEM STRIKES MT. HOLIDAY: Snowboarders and skiers compete in slope style, big air contests (text only)
Girls' Practicum offers guidance for older foster teens
560 students compete at Odyssey of the Mind Regional 3 Tournament
OPERA HOUSE OPENS DOORS: Public gets sneak peek at $8 million, multi-year renovation
Ninth graders present views at Optimist Club's Oratorical Contest
ORION'S GATE: Mother-daughter duo promote artistic cafe as place for youth
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