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By N3 Entertainment Team This Is It! Yes indeed, the extended weekend that celebrates summer like no other cluster of days can hope to compare with has arrived And with its arrival comes the influx of visitors, from regulars and semi-regulars to newcomers and those that wandered in by chance who will all join the residents of our fine area in an activity-laden toast to the wonder of Michigan’s grand entrance into its treasured seventh month. There is an absolute boatload of fun to be had in our fair climes in the near future and...  Megan Again: Becoming Smaller
By Megan Wirts When I was 9 years old I took swimming lessons. I was one of the older and bigger kids in the beginner’s class. As I stood there in my peach colored one-piece bathing suit with a braided blue and yellow belt that was tight around my middle, I felt awkward and uncomfortable and embarrassed that my thighs might be a little thicker than the other girls and my stomach, as I was told by people in my life, was round and chubby and rolly. I could feel the belt cutting into my stomach, the leg holes were tightly squeezed around my thighs and my ears were red and hot with shame. I remember that feeling very vividly, but when I look back at photos of myself at that time...  And There Were Streetlights
By Charles Chandler Early last Thursday morning four Consumer Energy work crews arrived in White Cloud and began restoring the City street lights. After six years of darkness a feeling of cautious anticipation begin building throughout the City. The excitement grew with each report that the Consumers Crews were finishing up a particular block or street and by mid afternoon the emails went out stating that “the community is planning a celebration tonight and that our local restaurants and business are offering discounts and deals and all are invited.” The celebration was held at the corner of Wilcox...  The Suggestion Box
By N3 Entertainment Team You can feel it can’t you? I mean not just feel it but hear it and see it and smell it, right? It is indeed summer friendly readers and fellow Mitten-dwellers because as of earlier this week when the sun expanded its daily visit to the longest tenure of the year, the official season has begun and we are one short little weekend of practice away from the explosive (at least in my neighborhood) holiday extravaganza known simply as ‘The 4th’. So get cranking and immerse yourself in some of good times to be had here in this wondrous area we call our own. Here’s your N3 tips for the coming days and remember despite what Eddie Cochran might have lamented in song,there is, indeed, a cure for the summertime blues. In fact, I’d say there might be several right at hand.  A White Cloud Tradition Continues
By Charles Chandler Photos by Charles Chandler and Mike Ross From The Editor: White Cloud City Councilman and N3 contributor Charles Chandler is no stranger to what goes into putting on a major event. Having been instrumental in bringing the Trail Town designation to The Cloud he also spearheaded the inaugural Trail Town Celebration last fall, a River Country Chamber event featuring a rather remarkable trail run, music, kids activities, food, beverages and...  Camp Newaygo 90th Reunion
By Marianne Boerigter Happy. Easy. Perfect. Newaygo Forever. That was a Facebook post from one of the over 100 women who attended the Camp Newaygo 90th Reunion June 17-19. That sentiment seemed to ring true for all of the attendees. They carved out time for the event. Women from St. Louis, Phoenix, Iowa City, Washington DC, Chicago, San Diego, and across the country, carved time out of their busy lives to come to the Reunion that brought together past staff and campers. Just coming up the steep drive into camp brought out strong emotions for the...  Megan Again: Boredom Busters On Parade
By Megan Wirts We are about two weeks into summer vacation and I think I have heard the phrase “I’m bored” exactly 1,981 times. Maybe I am exaggerating. It may be more like 1,980 times. I have even used the lines, “You can’t be bored if you haven’t finished your chores.” or, “When I was a kid we didn’t have...” just as many times. It seems as if my children came down with I’m-bored-itis as soon as the final school bell rang. There is no cure and it is a recurring disease. Haven’t they made a vaccination for this yet? Ugh. Like most parents of my generation, I took to the internet to find out how to overcome this terrible crisis. There were articles with list after list of “boredom busters”. Sometimes I wonder if the people that make these lists actually have... The Suggestion Box
By N3 Feature Team It is looking to be an absolutely fabulous weekend here in the Near North ladies and gentlemen. Those winsome weather people who love to get geeked up when we have inclement skies looming above also like to amp it up when the predictions point to the early summer slice of meteorological marvel our upcoming weekend has been promised as if they somehow had a hand in its arrival. Their inspiring enthusiasm aside, we’ve once again come forward to bring you a few hints at what might be happening around our rather remarkable little nugget of Nirvana in the upcoming days...  Arabian Flights- An Epicurean Adventure
By: Ken DeLaat Photos By: Lil DeLaat For the third year in a row Terrie Ortwein of Gala Gourmet along with Ron and Laura Armstrong presented a unique dining experience held at the Armstrong Arabians equine facility along Maple Island Road. Each of these events has provided patrons with a distinctive dinner while showcasing the extraordinary animals who populate the breeding operation that has gained worldwide renown. This year’s epicurean enticement entitled Arabian Flights celebrated local Farm to Table cuisine featuring the goods of several area enterprises. The Saturday evening extravaganza saw over 70 folks from the community and...  Megan Again
How To Clean A Backpack By Megan Wirts The school year is over and summer vacation is finally here. My small people loved their teachers and they learned and grew so much. Seriously, I think both of them grew at least a foot. It’s mind-boggling how many pairs of shoes and pants an 8-year-old boy can grow out of in less than a year. When will they stop growing!? Anyway, I’m getting off track. What I really want to talk about is my step by step process for cleaning a messy backpack at the end of the school year. After 8 years of end of the year backpack cleaning I feel like I have the best most efficient technique. Step 1: Slowly pick up your child’s backpack off of the floor, because why would they take the 2.5 seconds to hang it on the... |
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