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League of Women Voters-Grand Traverse Area Benzie Unit
Contact person: Pat Laarman (231) 352-5328
The Benzie Unit of the League of Women Voter – Grand Traverse Area and the Congregational Summer Assembly’s Ecology Committee will present a program featuring Author Jeff Alexander who will review his book Pandora’s Locks, The Opening of the Great Lakes – St Lawrence Seaway.
The program will take place on Wednesday, August 11 th 5:30 – 7:00 PM at the CSA Office Building on M 22 near South Shore Drive just north of Frankfort.
The book tells the story of what has happened since one of world’s greatest engineering achievements was opened in 1959 linking ports on the Great Lakes to global shipping It is the tragic tale of politicians and engineers whose actions were handicapped by lack of knowledge that has led to unprecedented biological changes in the Great Lakes.
There is no charge and the public is welcome.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2010
Contact: Donna Hornberger, President
League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area
Phone: 231-941-0746
Email: dsh_44@yahoo.com
The League of Women Voters and Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association Cosponsor Two Candidate Forums
The five candidates for Judge for the 86th District Court have been invited to participate in a public forum on Thursday, July 15, 2010, from 7 to 8:30 pm. The forum will be held at the Traverse Area District Library, 410 Woodmere. The 86th District Court covers Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties.
On Monday, July 19, 2010, the five candidates for Probate Judge in Leelanau County have been invited to participate in a public forum from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Leelanau County Governmental Center, 9527 Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay.
The League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area and the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association urge all who live in these counties to come to these forums to meet and to hear the judicial candidates.
The Primary Election is Tuesday, August 3, 2010, and the General Election is Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
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