We can still have some traditions this year. A global pandemic can t stop this small-town Michigan ritual of launching a decorated Christmas tree in a rowboat.
More than two thousand years ago, the Christmas star could be seen from across the sands. If you are on the M-22 bridge over Glen Lake, Michigan, up near Sleeping Bear Dunes, you ll spot this beacon of hope: the floating Christmas tree.
In a Yuletide twist on a Viking funeral pyre, Frank Siepker Jr. has been spreading joy each year by fully decorating a Christmas tree and then launching it onto the lake. It is beautiful, especially after dark as the glimmering lights dance, mirrored in the shimmering water.
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The Hopkins School Board voted 6-0 to appoint John Kuhl to the vacant seat on the school board at the Dec. 22 special meeting. The appointment is effective 30 days after the adoption unless a valid petition to reject the appointee is filed with the school district clerk. Screen capture
The Hopkins School Board voted 6-0 to appoint John Kuhl to the vacant seat on the school board at the Dec. 22 special meeting. The appointment is for the remainder of Vice Chair Chris LaTondresseâs term. The seat will be up for election in November 2021, along with two other seats.
The board interviewed 15 candidates to replace LaTondresse, who was elected to serve as the Hennepin County Commissioner for District 6. His term starts Jan. 5 and state law prohibits him from continuing to serve on the Hopkins School Board. LaTondresse submitted a letter of resignation, effective Dec. 9.
We can still have some traditions this year. A global pandemic can t stop this small-town Michigan ritual of launching a decorated Christmas tree in a rowboat.
More than two thousand years ago, the Christmas star could be seen from across the sands. If you are on the M-22 bridge over Glen Lake, Michigan, up near Sleeping Bear Dunes, you ll spot this beacon of hope: the floating Christmas tree.
In a Yuletide twist on a Viking funeral pyre, Frank Siepker Jr. has been spreading joy each year by fully decorating a Christmas tree and then launching it onto the lake. It is beautiful, especially after dark as the glimmering lights dance, mirrored in the shimmering water.
Dec 22, 2020
TRAVERSE CITY â Four area school districts remain on the stateâs list of ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released data Monday showing Kingsley, Glen Lake, Suttons Bay and Leland as experiencing an ongoing outbreak of the virus. Three of those date back nearly a month.
Kingsley Superintendent Keith Smith said his district still is recovering from an outbreak that took out 10 members of the high school football team, both student-athletes and coaches, in late November. Kingsley has a total of 16 confirmed school-associated cases since the beginning of the school year, none of which are active, Smith said.