Lake Ann News

Three teens face criminal charges for allegedly breaking into a business to steal golf clubs.

So read the headline in the Enterprise's edition of Aug. 10, 1933. The old M and NE Railbed between Nessen City and Karlin.

Eric VanDrie, son of Sharon and Kevin VanDrie, is a senior at Traverse City Christian School.

“There are doctors and lawyers that have the disorder and then there are people in a vegetative state in a wheelchair.”

It has been almost five years since football coach Tim Wooer walked into the emergency room at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City with his wife, Kate, their 7-month-old son, Tyler, and a videotape. via Detroit Free Press

“I decided it was probably time for a change”

Benzie County Prosecutor Anthony Cicchelli won't face criminal charges for fixing his stepson's speeding ticket. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

“A nurse at Munson had never even heard of Lyme disease. Everyone needs to educate themselves because it is not going away. It is here, and it's getting worse!”

Living with Lyme Public health officials in Lansing have heard next to nothing of Lyme disease in Northwest Michigan, but the area is abuzz with stories of people battling the disease. via Northern Express

' David Thomas Warnshuis found peace after a long battle on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. via The Daily News

“If you're going to drink, don't drive. It's just a terrible situation for all involved, and it's a situation that doesn't have to happen”

Gerald Frost loved nothing more than spending time with his family, his son said, and his absence weighs heavily on his children and grandchildren. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

A company that wants to build a theme park in northern Michigan says it is getting closer to completing financing for the project. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

The trial is underway for a Grand Ttraverse County woman charged with driving drunk and killing a man. via WTOM-TV Traverse City

The trial of an Interlochen woman who allegedly caused a crash that killed an elderly Lake Ann man is scheduled to begin today. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

TRAVERSE CITY Police arrested a Lake Ann teen who allegedly snatched a purse from a napping woman at the Bay Area Transportation Authority bus station. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

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Police in Traverse City arrested a 15-year-old who stole a woman's purse while she was taking a nap. via WWUP-TV Cadillac

“It was a truly savage crash, it really was”

A judge sentenced a Traverse City woman to prison for her role in a traffic crash that left a Lake Ann area woman with "catastrophic" injuries. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

A benefit dinner and silent auction for Larry Clink Sr., son of Madlyn Eimers of Maple City, will be held Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Cedar-Maple City Lions Club community building. via Leelanau Enterprise

“The township has made a commitment to maintaining open space through planned development”

APPEAL: Northfield Township has managed to keep its rural character even though it is squeezed between the fast-growing communities of Ann Arbor and Brighton. via Detroit Free Press

Administrators of the estate of a renowned potter and sculptor and longtime faculty member at the Interlochen Center For The Arts have given Eastern Michigan University $2.2 million in trust. via MLive.com

“I am going to bring a proposal that we have a special collection for the people of Springs of Life Lutheran church.”

Chuck Webb couldn't hold back his emotions when he learned of a church and medical clinic in Kenya burned and looted last week amid political turmoil in the east African country. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

“I think the (prosecutor) has charged correctly in this case.”

An Interlochen woman's blood alcohol content topped four times the state's legal limit when she slammed into another vehicle and killed an elderly Lake Ann man. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

Investigators say Steele was behind the wheel of a car that crashed into another vehicle on December 12th near Interlochen. via WTOM-TV Traverse City