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  • oath

    A GOOD Thing On 911

    I was fortunate to be able to assist and attend the swearing in of a number of Air Force recruits at the Coast Guard Base in Traverse City, MI.  This was not open to the general public, and I felt it was a privilege to...

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  • tongue1-wht-bk

    Celtic Jig

    The Tongue Family performs at the Haserot Park on Old mission peninsula.

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  • tongue5

    Celtic Sounds On The Peninsula

    I love these PCL sponsored outings.  Unfortunately I couldn’t get out very quickly, and was only able to hear the last 4 so0ngs.  I did get a few good pictures however, and one of the song performances will be uploaded by tomorrow evening. the Tongue...

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  • Duck1

    Lucky To Be Here

    After the main part of the campaigning cycle, there is still plenty to do, but at least my wife and I were able to get in a little fishing excursion on Grand Traverse Bay.   I stopped in the Hentschel general store at 3 mile and...

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  • tygt1

    Thank you.

    Thank you to the district 1 Voters for your trust, and sending me into the Nov 02 election.

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  • grapes6x

    Winter Wine

    As it was explained to me, these grapes must ripen, and then remain in the vine well into the winter.  The process requires 3 days of 15 degree temperatures and the crush is done in an acclimated environment so the grapes remain frozen throughout.  Grapes...

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  • prep4sm

    Peninsula Township Station 1 Pig Roast

    About as good a pig roast I have been to in years. Though the rain threatened early on, it remained clear enough for folks to get a chance to grab the kids, and hit this community tradition. I stopped out to catch a few old...

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    The Other Side – Performed By Still On The Hill

    From the Peninsula Community Library Picnic In The Park. Bowers Harbor Park Pavilion

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  • stillhill

    A Good Time On The Peninsula

    The southwest pavilion at Bowers Harbor Park was where it was happening tonight.  My wife and I took a few minutes off the campaigning to join the Peninsula Community Library folks for a little Bluegrass, folksy good time with the music of husband and wife...

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  • librarysm

    Good News For Peninsula Community Library and TADL

    An agreement has been reached between the TADL board and the PCL board, regarding the operational cost of the PCL. As I had written before, the responsible management of the PCL resulted in a threatened loss of revenue sharing from the TADL system.  PCL, with...

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