Meet the 2024 Candidates: County Commissioners, More File for Office
By Beth Milligan | April 24, 2024
Candidates running for key positions across Grand Traverse County – including county commissioner, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, drain commissioner, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, probate judge, and the supervisors/ clerks/treasurers/trustees across all local townships – submitted paperwork by Tuesday’s 4pm filing deadline to appear on the August 6 primary ballot. Primary winners within each party will proceed to the November 5 election. The Ticker has the full list of candidates running in each local race, plus key takeaways from the overall field.
Highlights
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10:00 AM
"Bloom" Art Exhibit
An exhibit of spring & summer gardens, orchards & area farmsteads. The paintings are by local oil painter ... More Info >>10:00 AM
Oliver Art Center Regional Student Art Exhibition
Runs April 12 - May 10. More than 350 artworks in all media from area elementary, middle, & ... More Info >>10:00 AM
Spring Art Show
Featuring work by artists Logan Hudson, Mike Novak, Steve Cattin, & Molly Thompson. Visit the art in the ... More Info >>11:00 AM
Barbara Reich Exhibit
An exhibit of original pastel paintings runs through May 27. More Info >>11:00 AM
Bugs & Blooms - Lauren Everett Finn and Michelle Tock York
Featuring the work of two local artists: Lauren Everett Finn - paint & clay; & found object sculptures ... More Info >>11:00 AM
Hemingway in Comics
This exhibition presents a new, more complicated way to look at Hemingway: a man, an artist, & a ... More Info >>11:00 AM
Trading Places
An exchange of artwork between Adrian Center for the Arts (ACA) Members & Crooked Tree Arts Center Guild ... More Info >>11:00 AM
Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Illustrations
This exhibition includes original illustrations from Caldecott Medal recipients & from "runnerup" Honor books, as well as other ... More Info >>12:30 PM
"United By Verse"
Writers & visual artists inspire each other. This exhibit unites these collaborations. Featuring 35 pieces by 28 artists ... More Info >>4:00 PM
Spanish Speaking Cohort
This is NOT a Spanish class; just a chance to enjoy conversations with other Spanish speakers. More Info >>5:00 PM
"Botanic"
This exhibition takes a collective look at our intimate relationship to the plant kingdom. Driven by our community of ... More Info >>5:00 PM
Tunnel Vision: Rejecting the Line 5 Oil Tunnel
Groundwork Center, Sierra Club, Progress Michigan, & Oil & Water Don't Mix have teamed up to present this ... More Info >>6:00 PM
"Turn the Page, the Bob Seger Story"
Rock legend & Michigan native Bob Seger's career is the focus of this author visit by Dr. Edward ... More Info >>6:00 PM
Air Fryer & Instant Pot Class
Join Jennifer & Pam for Cooking in an Instant, a hands-on cooking class where participants will create two ... More Info >>6:00 PM
MS Awareness Event
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