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Thursday, May 16, 2013  A high school senior project turned into much more than that in Glen Lake tonight. A community came together in a friendly competition of "Futbol vs Football" to raise money for Breast Cancer Research.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Michigan law allows doctors to alert state officials if they believe that a patient's medical condition makes it unsafe for them to drive.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  AGING AMERICA: Poll finds people in denial about the need for long-term care as they get older

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: There's a new strategy in the works to help improve housing development in Grand Traverse County.

Friday, March 01, 2013  With politicans expecting federal spending cuts to kick in as early as midnight tonight, senior citizens centers in northern Michigan are bracing for financial losses.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The Mason County Central senior meals are cancelled for Thursday, January 31st.  The meals are cancelled because of weather but are expected to be back on track Friday, February 1st.

Sunday, January 20, 2013  Students and parents got a "head start" planning for graduation Sunday, and it was all for a good cause!

Friday, January 18, 2013  Grand Traverse Academy seniors are heading out this weekend to Washington, D.C. to see the Presidential Inauguration in person Monday.Nineteen students having been saving up for the trip since they were in seventh grade.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Seniors at Traverse City West Senior High have been practicing reading excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches.They will be reading the speeches during the Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance day at the State Theatre on  Monday, Jan. 21.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  The United Way of Northwest Michigan is launching a new program with the help of the Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging to provide seniors living alone a way to feel safe in their house.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after suffering "a series of setbacks," including a stubborn fever.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Lights on with Care is a Christmas light installation business that serves Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau county.Dustin Ergang started Lights on with Care two years ago. It all started when he was decorating his grandparent's home for the holidays.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette testified today before the House Insurance Committee, urging support to protect current and future Blue Cross assets for taxpayers as well as stronger protections for seniors in the proposed conversion of Blue Cross.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners voted tonight five to four to use twenty thousand dollars out of the senior center millage for the Meals on Wheels program.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Bill Harris has served as a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2006 as a mentor, board member, committee chair, recruiter and fundraiser.