My Community: 13th Annual East Lansing Film Festival
The East Lansing Film Festival (ELFF) is the largest film festival in Michigan to independent films, documentaries, shorts and students’ films from all over the world. ELFF, which took place Oct. 20-28, brought quality foreign and independent films to the state of Michigan and exposed the audiences to a variety of cultures and ideas. Featured films this...
Continue ReadingMy Community: Dress Fashion Show
Fashion, food, beauty, giveaways and charity were all the rave at the first-ever Dress event held Friday, Nov. 12 at the Turner Dodge House. Presented by Lisa Wall Interior Design, the event, which featured hourly runway shows, drawings, salon services and much more, benefited St. Vincent Catholic Charities. [Show as slideshow] ...
Continue ReadingMy Community: Wolduman Cheese Making Class
Who doesn’t love a good cheese? On Nov. 4 and 11, at the Woldumar Nature Center, Gary Colles held two courses that lead participants through the basic steps of the admired artisan of cheese making. Participants got the opportunity to make soft cheeses during the first session and in the second session they got to make a “baby” cheese, which is an un-aged...
Continue ReadingMy Community: First Sunday Gallery Walk
This month the local artists and art enthusiasts gathered Sunday, Nov. 7 for the first Sunday Gallery Walk around the area. Owners showcased unique and beautiful pieces by various local artists. Visitors could view handmade jewelry, crafts, watercolor paintings, photography, clay sculptures and many other intriguing mediums. Although it was not an event for...
Continue ReadingMy Community: Trick or Treat on the Square
It was a crisp and sunny October evening on Washington Square for the third annual Trick-or-Treat on the Square on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The streets were transformed into a spooky gathering place full of fun for the whole family. Children dressed as ghosts and goblins enjoyed treats at candy stations and refreshments of cider and donuts. Halloween-themed music...
Continue ReadingMy Community: Signature Chef’s Auction
The Kellogg Center on Michigan State University’s campus was packed with delicious food and lots of fun during the annual March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction Monday, Nov. 8. Along with the food and fun, the main attraction of the evening was a live and silent auction to benefit the March of Dimes. Packages included anything from a wheelbarrow filled with...
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Recipe Of The Month: Pamela’s Famous Carrot Cake
From the kitchen of: Pamela Kiersey Preparation time: 20 minutes Number of servings: 12-24 Ingredients CAKE 1 lb. carrots: peeled and grated, 35-40 baby sized 1 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 3 tsp. ground cinnamon 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp. salt FROSTING 1 stick of...
Continue ReadingEvents Calendar: December 2010
Events December 1 — Starmakers Breakfast, Lansing. Junior Achievement’s annual Starmakers Breakfast features Okemos High School and Haslett Middle School students. Special Guest WLNS Anchor, Evan Pinsonnault. Held at the Radisson Hotel Lansing — Capitol Ballroom, 111 N. Grand Ave. from 7:30-9 a.m.. Visit www.jamidmichigan.org. December 1-17 — 12...
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Local Women: Cherry Hamrick
Always On the Run Cherry Hamrick is not your average librarian. She was a major part in the architecture and construction of the Delta Township District Library (DTDL). She started an all-women’s 5k Jingle Belle race to raise money for her library. And in her spare time, Hamrick likes to take part in marathons … All over the world. Hamrick started her...
Continue ReadingLove & War: Merry Pressure and Happy Family Meetings: Dating and the Holidays
In October, the guy I’ve been seeing asked me what I was doing for the holidays. I decided to be cute and ask him which holidays … like Halloween? It was a few days away at the time. To which he informed me that Halloween wasn’t really a holiday. When it comes to the “real” holidays and dating, especially with a new relationship, it’s easy (at...
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Going Down Under with the Queen of Talk
Holt woman and her mom win trip of a lifetime “My knees buckled and I’m hyperventilating … People are crying, laughing and screaming.” You might think what Holt resident Diana Priebe is describing above is something horrific. But the opposite is true. While telling the story Priebe gets goose bumps, “She yelled at the top of her lungs … ‘I’m...
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Local Women: Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher
‘Tis the Season For Music Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher grew up in St. Louis, Mo. and always dreamt of being a musician. When she was two years old she started playing the violin and piano with the encouragement of her mother. In fifth grade she started the flute in band. “I got bored with it and when there was an opportunity to play percussion I was the...
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