Middle schooler wins literary award

Check your April 17 Kalamazoo Gazette for the 2011 Community Literary Awards. There you'll read the moving and sophisticated story that won the award for Youth/Teen Story: "Mental Issues in the Family" by Gull Lake Middle School student Chloe Mendez, age 13. Chloe is the daughter of Carole McFee Mendez and Juan Alejos Mendez of Richland. She's also a student in the Academically Talented Youth Program. Congratulations and kudos to Chloe!

Glitter time!

Race to Gull Lake High School at lunchtime or after school to get your tickets for the annual Glitter variety show. The show goes on at 7 p.m. this Saturday, April 16, at the Comstock Community Auditorium and stars the best of local talent. Reserved seats are $10, general admission is $8, all to benefit Gull Lake High School's PTO.

Traditional Irish Music in Richland

The traditional Irish band Bua will be giving a concert at the Richland Community Hall this Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door ($10, students $5, children free). The Richland Community Hall is at 8985 Gull Road, across the street from Harding's.

Dirty Linen magazine says they “raise the rafters with their playing, charm with their singing, and delight with their contemporary energy.” So we think you'll enjoy them!

Time for the green

'Tis the season for some traditional Irish music by Whiskey Before Breakfast. You can hear Richland fiddler Dave Marlatt and the gang Thursday, March 17, at 4 p.m. at the Old Dog Tavern; Friday at 7 p.m. at the London Grill; and Saturday for a St. Patrick's breakfast, 10:30 a.m. at the Victorian Bakery.

2012 brings the end of an era

Gull Lake High School performing arts teacher Robin Nott, longtime advisor and director of the Performing Arts Company, has announced that next year's State Tour Show will be the last he will direct. He'll continue to teach, but someone new will take over the annual competition show.

Robin's farewell show will be a special one: Dune Shadow, which Robin himself adapted from a novel by Nancy Y. Stone, tells a story set in the ill-fated real-life town of Singapore, Michigan, near Saugatuck. No doubt a few PAC alumni will want to plan to return for that occasion!

Busy Thursday

Your calendar for Thursday, March 10, is PACKED. You'll have to pick and choose, I'm afraid:

6 to 8 p.m.: Moody Coyotes, featuring Robin Nott, play at the Koffee Klutch in Galesburg. Great acoustic music, good food, good beverages, good company.

7 p.m.: Gull Lake Band Parents' Association meets at Gull Lake High School.

7 p.m.: "World's Largest Concert" by the third grade at Ryan Intermediate Gym.

Just do the best you can!

Moody Coyotes on the Prowl

The wonderful Moody Coyotes play at the Koffee Klutch, 14792 East L Avenue in Galesburg, this Thursday night, February 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy some good food and great acoustic music by Mr. Robin Nott and his accomplices!