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		<title>Introducing the 2012 Michigan Apple Queen &amp; Court</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marissa Tidey, 2012 Michigan Apple Queen Hello, my name is Marissa Tidey and I am honored to be representing the industry as the 2012 Michigan Apple Queen.  I am from Dowagiac Michigan and I am a sophomore at Grand Valley State University.  My grandfather, James Scherer, the owner and operator of James Scherer Fruit Farms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Rapids Santa Claus Parade &#8211; Hillary Heeren</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday November nineteenth I was invited to be a part of the Grand Rapids Santa Claus Parade. For a mid-November day I was surprised to have very pleasant weather. While walking around before the parade I met many Michigan Apple Fans including Grand Rapids Mayor Heartwell.  I had the honor of presenting Mayor Heartwell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spooky Retail Visits for Halloween &#8211; Alyson Wendzel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope everyone had a great Halloween! My weekend was very enjoyable considering I was able to go to Troy, Michigan and work with Chef Paul at a Michigan apple chef demo. The rainy weather brought in a great crowd to both Nino Salvaggio grocery stores, and Chef Paul and I were steadily busy all day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Preschool and Meijer Visits &#8211; Hillary Heeren</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday October twenty-first I was invited to read to Mrs. Youngquist’s morning and afternoon preschool classes in the Rockford School District. I read Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss. During this story the children all pretended to balance apples on their heads just like the characters in the book. I also read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lewis Farm Market &amp; Petting Zoo &#8211; Hillary Heeren</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday October fifteenth I traveled to New Era and visited the Lewis Farm Market and Petting Zoo. Upon arriving I saw many people about the property. I first went inside the retail market where the smell of fresh Michigan Apple cider and warm homemade doughnuts was in the air. I was able to sample [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit&#8217;s Eastern Market &#8211; Alyson Wendzel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 8th I had the chance to go to Detroit and visit the Eastern Farm Market. Lucky enough for me and all of the visitors, it was a beautiful, sunny day; perfect weather for an occasion such as this. When we arrived, I was expecting a normal size farm market with the usual food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hometown School Reading &#8211; Alyson Wendzel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, September 29th, I finally got a break in my very busy schedule and was able to read to a kindergarten class in my hometown! When I arrived, the students could barley hold still from excitement! When they finally did, they sat down and told me how they were learning all about where apples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plumb&#8217;s Market &#8211; Hillary Heeren</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday October eighth I visited Plumb’s grocery store in Alpine Township. Unsurprisingly, there were quite a few customers eager to try the samples of Michigan Apples available. While handing out samples I was able to hand out many recipes featuring Michigan Apples! I enjoyed talking with customers about the many varieties and helping them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Apple Day at Legoland &#8211; Alyson Wendzel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What an exciting Fall this is becoming!  On September 27th I had the opportunity to visit Legoland in Schaumburg, IL to promote Michigan apples to the young visitors and their parents.  Legoland is certainly a “made for kid’s” paradise and I can’t think of a better place to add the perfect finish to a day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Apple Events &#8211; Hillary Heeren</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sparta&#8217;s Harvest on the Ridge Apple Festival On September seventeenth, I attended Sparta’s Harvest on the Ridge Apple Festival. While there I was asked to hand out Michigan apples including some Honeycrisp, Cortland, McIntosh, and Gala to the delight of the festival’s participants. One of the highlights of the festival was watching many of the [...]]]></description>
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