Katie Birecki

Jan 17, 2025 | 9and10news.com | Katie Birecki |Katy Bowyer

Go Lions! The Katies are so excited to see the Lions success this season, which has inspired their crafting! They’re DIY’ing some drink koozies, perfect for a watch party, tailgating, or enjoying the game at home! For this project, the Katies used: A Cricut Explore White drink koozies Blue puffy iron on vinyl A Cricut Easy Press Scissors A measuring tape A laptop to access the Cricut software Cricut accessories (standard grip mat, weeding tools) Step one: Take your tape measure and measure...

Oct 25, 2024 | 9and10news.com | Katie Birecki

10-25-2024 at 10:34:12 PM EDT| Updated 10-25-2024 at 10:34:23 PM EDTTRAVERSE CITY -- With just 11 days to go until the election, Former President Donald Trump was in Traverse City Friday night, rallying Northern Michigan’s support. It’s the former president’s first rally in the area since the days leading up to the 2020 election. The visit comes as Trump and Vice President Harris are polling neck-and-neck in Michigan.

Oct 21, 2024 | 9and10news.com | Katie Birecki |Katy Bowyer

The Katies have a spooky DIY perfect for the season: ghost macrame wall art. You only need a few items to make this adorably ghostly piece!For this project, you’ll need:A spool of white macrameScissorsHot glueRound cake boardBlack feltStep one: Take your round cake board and cut it in half. Step two: Start cutting your macrame into strips. We started cutting ours around 11-12″ long, but we made them longer as we built our ghost. Step three: Take one strip and fold it in half.

Oct 21, 2024 | 9and10news.com | Katie Birecki |Katy Bowyer

The Katies round out their bag crafts with something a little unique — sewing together a handbag!The Katies ordered a DIY bag from this website, which included all the supplies they needed to make a small crossbody bag. The order also came with a video tutorial, which showed clear instructions on the sewing technique and which pieces get sewn together.

Oct 15, 2024 | 9and10news.com | Katie Birecki |Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky

“Throughout my 20s I started getting in trouble, I started getting arrested for drug related crimes and I’d go to jail and I’d get out and I’d use again.”That’s the cycle 31-year-old Trevor Mounts was in for a decade. Mounts grew up on the Sault Ste. Marie Reservation. “My drug use started when I was about 14 years old,” said Trevor.