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After nearly three decades on Main Street, local resident steps away from restaurant businessFrom her community ‘gathering spot’, Mary Ellen Hughes helped nurture her town and its people; long history in food business in this area

By Kate BassettHarbor Light Newspaper

Sitting in Sam’s Graces, the newest restaurant in down-town Harbor Springs, Mary Ellen Hughes adjusts her green shamrock scarf and cups her hands around a steaming coffee. She smiles and greets everyone who walks in the door by name-- just as she did for nearly three decades at Mary Ellen’s Place on Main Street.

“This town is the best,” she says, glancing around the room and out the windows. It’s sunny, a rare gift this time of year. The snow is starting to melt on State Street’s hill, and tiny specks of green are pushing up from beneath last fall’s molting leaves.

It’s spring; a time of renewal and change. And for this Irish Catholic patron saint of food and fellowship in Harbor Springs, those mantras of the vernal equinox have never felt more fitting.

Hughes recently retired, the last batches of Mary Ellen’s fries and chocolate milkshakes made on a cold Saturday morning in late February. She sold the well-known diner space to Tawna and Mike Naturkas, who own the Stained Cup Coffee Company just a few doors down. The couple plans to operate a restaurant in the

space, and recently received support from City Council for a redevelopment liquor license.

Hughes laughs at the idea of “grand adventures or moving somewhere warm” in her retirement years.

“Why would I ever want to go anywhere else?” she asks, pausing for a few minutes to chat with a former customer (who like all the others, became a friend, she is quick to point out). He wishes her well and Hughes returns to her thought without missing a beat. “This is the greatest place on the planet. I’d never find a community that feels more like a family.”

Although she didn’t grow up in Harbor Springs, it’s clear this place is her heart’s true home. When Hughes and her late husband, Har-mon, moved to northern Michigan, they took over the Crows Nest (called the Crow Bar back then).

“I worked at a bank before that,” Hughes says, smil-ing. “Harmon was the foodie. He had the vision. When we took over that restaurant, we had a four month old, a four year old, and an eight year old. We lived right upstairs, so we knew what was going on with the girls, but we weren’t there with them enough.”

Remembering their long days at the restaurant with a

“Why would I ever want to go anywhere else? This is the greatest place on the planet. I’d never find a community that feels more like a family.”

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Taking Off...Again? Air carrier turns to crowdfunding to get service flying here againBy Charles O’NeillHarbor Light Newspaper

Lakeshore Express, an independent airline service that started flying out of Pellston to Chicago back in 2011 and suspended operations in April of 2014 , is now looking to start back up again, in part with an online crowdfunded investment campaign.

Greg Stallkamp one of the found-ers of Lakeshore Express Aviation explained the effort to bring an al-ternative air carrier back to Pellston Regional Airport in a recent email interview.

Your effort to restart Lakeshore Express service from Pellston is uti-lizing, in part, crowd source funding. Can you explain a little about this process and why you decided to go this route rather than a more “tra-ditional” funding route?

We’ve approached dozens of ven-ture capital and private equity firms, but there is no interest in airlines from these parties. There has really only been one airline funded by VCs in the last five to seven years, and all of these firms have refused to participate in other investments in

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Bowl into Spring!Annual Main Street event April 1

Lakeshore Express, an independent air carrier which operated flights from Pellston to Chicago and Detroit for a couple of years, is looking to take to the air again, with an online crowdfunding campaign to help it ramp back up. (Harbor Light file photo)

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Bowling on Main Street is a time honored tradition during “spring break” in downtown Harbor Springs. Each year on April 1, a section of Main Street turns into a bowling lane at 1 p.m. Volunteers set up the pins and children (or children at heart) can take a turn trying to roll a strike.

For 20 years, this event has been a way to welcome the spring season, gather with community friends, and a fun opportunity to stay and shop or eat downtown. With temperatures expected to be in the 40s, bowlers might even be able to leave their heavy winter coats at home.

Bowling on Main Street is free, and is hosted by the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednes-day, April 1 at 1 p.m.. For more information, contact the Chamber (231) 526-7999 or visit www.harbor-springschamber.com

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State road ballot proposal subject of upcoming forumsPetoskey Chamber stays neutral on ballot proposal, to host forum April 10; Road Commission hosting two informational forums

The Board of Directors of the Petos-key Regional Chamber of Commerce (PRCC) took no action last week in consideration of Ballot Proposal 15-1 that will appear on the state-wide ballot on May 5. The chamber instead will focus its attention on educating its members and the public about the complicated issue.

Proposal 15-1 will ask voters to raise the sales tax in Michigan by 1 percent, eliminate the current gas tax, eliminate the sales tax on all gas purchases, and replace those taxes with a wholesale tax on fuel. If ap-proved, the tax shifts and increases would generate as much as $1.2 bil-lion dollars to fund road and bridge repairs around the state while main-taining funding for public schools and local units of government. The proposal also calls for increases in vehicle registration fees, particularly on commercial vehicles.

“The chamber’s board of directors did not have consensus on this is-sue,” said chamber president Carlin Smith. “Some supported it, some opposed, and others needed more time to understand all facets of the proposal,” Smith added. Because the chamber board could not reach consensus, Smith said they felt it would be best to focus the chamber’s attention on providing as much edu-cation as they could about the issue.

Therefore, the PRCC and the Northern Michigan Chamber Alli-ance will co-host a public forum on the ballot proposal as part of a new chamber program called, “Hot Top-ics: Conversations on Today’s Criti-cal Issues.” The forum is sponsored by Comfort Keepers and will feature an informative presentation by Kent Wood, Director of Government Relations for the Alliance. Follow-ing Kent’s presentation, Smith will then moderate a conversation with key community leaders in the room who can explain the local impacts of the proposal.

The forum will be held on Friday, April 10 at 11:30 a.m. at Stafford’s Bay View Inn in Petoskey. There is a cost of $20 to attend which includes lunch. The event is open to the pub-lic but pre-registration is required by calling 231-347-4150.

Two Power Point Presentations about the ballot proposal and a

Mary Ellen Hughes recently closed Mary Ellen’s Place, a downtown Harbor Springs staple for 27 years. Known as the spot to grab a news-paper, catch up on town news or sit at the counter and sip milkshakes, plenty of memories were made inside the bright red, shamrock-laden restaurant. (File photo)

Spring bird migration has begun, reports the Mackinac Straits Rap-tor Watch. To observe and record the movements of hawks and owls, this local non-profit group has hired three staff people to work out of Mackinaw City and Cheboygan.

Kevin Georg, professional raptor counter, noted that migration is off to a strong start.

“I expect Mackinaw City to be one of the best places in the country for seeing birds up close. Hawks, eagles, and vultures are easy to see here. The birds often fly over at close range, perfect for viewing with binoculars and photography,” he said.

The count started a week earlier this than usual year to study golden eagles, the earliest migrants. To date, Georg has recorded eight species of hawks, 113 bald eagles and 224 golden eagles.

Straits among best places in country to see bird migration

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By Charlie MacInnis, Emmet County Commissioner District 3

Are you wondering why Emmet County needs such a huge and fancy building across from the Harbor Springs airport just to house two ambulances and four EMS crew members? You

aren’t alone. Maybe it’s because the structure was designed by a company that specializes in building mansions, not ambulance garages.

Many also wonder why the cost went from $450,000 to $1.16 million. Good luck finding a written answer to that question.

The full county board of commissioners was not involved in the selection of the design firm or the design itself. Not surprisingly, a local architect who has designed a number of public safety buildings and kept them within budget has asked several pointed questions in need of answers. I am waiting to hear them.

The county’s designer has drafted plans for another big EMS facility in Mackinaw City. Emmet County had hoped to provide am-bulance service for St. Ignace and Mackinac Island when their contracts with Allied EMS ended in December and a big new building was planned to meet those needs. Instead, St. Ignace and the island chose to align with a lower-cost, non-profit ambulance service in Cheboygan County. However, Emmet County had already begun the process of buying land in Mackinaw City. It was too late to consider other locations, such as the county’s Pellston airport property, for example.

As one might expect for any startup, reca-libration has become the order of the day for

the county’s new ambulance service. Bills for the M-119 building and all of the

shiny new ambulances are already approach-ing $2.5 million out of the $3 million that was borrowed for all three new EMS buildings and vehicles. There are no cost estimates yet for the Mackinaw City and Petoskey area buildings, but there is no question that total capital costs will bust the budget wide open and need to be recalculated.

Meanwhile, the county administrator needs to address the unbudgeted overtime that is be-ing paid to ambulance crew members at a rate of $33,000 per month because of the way work shifts are structured. EMS overtime is almost five times that of the sheriff’s department – and the sheriff’s OT was budgeted.

Plans to buy property on Intertown Road for an EMS headquarters structure far bigger than the M-119 building were cancelled by the county board this month after the location was deemed unsafe by township, county and state experts. It was also grossly overpriced. A new, more appropriate site will now be sought by the ambulance committee.

Plans to spend taxpayer money on a mar-keting brochure to promote a new county EMS “membership” program were delayed this month when I pointed out that we don’t actually have a membership program in writ-ing and approved. Allied had a membership program that attracted 1,500 subscribers, mostly Medicare recipients, and the county had counted on taking it over, along with its membership list and subscription revenues. Allied was unable to turn over the list for privacy reasons and refunded the remaining fees to members as the program was ended six months early. Some people want the county to offer a similar program. I am not in that group.

Recent newspaper headlines about Emmet County’s serious leadership problems have been tough on the many dedicated but un-noticed county staff members who work hard for taxpayers. For their sake, I offer just a few examples of their good work:

» Bay Bluffs, the county’s medical care facility, has a 97 percent occupancy rate – a reflec-

tion of its excellent services and well-earned positive reputation.

» The Register of Deeds is developing a new program to help you trace the complete history of your property back to the early 1800s and obtain maps as well. It won’t be free but you should find it very educational.

» The Department of Public Works will start a pilot project this summer to turn tons of food waste from local restaurants into compost for sale.

» The Building Inspection Department suc-cessfully kept up with the rising demand for permits and inspections during 2014. Build-ing permits were up 22 percent from 2013, a clear indicator of an improving economy.

Meanwhile, Emmet County taxpayers paid 96.3 percent of their county property taxes on time in 2013, the most recent year for which numbers are available. The percentage dipped to 93.7 percent in 2009 at the end of the reces-sion. Some people, facing personal financial difficulties, are understandably unable to pay on time. A few others just choose, for some reason, to pay their taxes – and penalties – a year or two late.

I have received close to 50 emails, letters, phone calls and personal contacts in the last two weeks from people encouraging me to continue my focus on the EMS issue and other county matters that have generated disturbing newspaper headlines recently.

I plan to do that.

Emmet County Commissioner Charlie MacInnis can be reached via email at

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Emmet County’s elaborate and expensive new EMS facility now under construction on M-119 across from the Harbor Springs airport. (Photo courtesy Charlie MacInnis)

written summary by Smith are also available on the PRCC web site at www.peto-skeychamber.com to help voters better understand the issue.

The Emmet County Road Commission is also hosting two public forums on the road funding initiative that will be on the May 5 election ballot.

The first informational ses-sion will take place on Thurs-day, April 9 at the Alanson-Littlefield Township Hall from 7-8:30 p.m.

The second session will be held on Wednesday, April 15 in the Mackinaw Schools multi-purpose room from 7-8:30 p.m.

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The counts of 70 golden eagles on March 17 and 85 golden eagles on March 21 may be records for all hawk observation sites east of the Mississippi River.

Mackinaw City is one of 100-plus hawkwatch sites in Central and North America. Information is gathered on each species, including num-bers and timing of the spring migration.

Michigan’s lower peninsula funnels the migrating birds through the Straits, as they seek the shortest distance over open water. The region’s natural woodlands and fields serve well as a resting and feeding ground for birds weakened by migration.

This marks the fifth year of local survey work on these birds of prey. “We want to educate people about raptors

and show them our rich heri-tage of species,” said Ed Pike, chair of MSRW, who added he encourages everyone to visit the official hawk count site.

“Watch for the hawk signs off West Central Avenue near the Recreation Complex in Mackinaw City, dress warmly, bring a lawn chair, and come anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Raptors fly nearly every day of good weather.”

The hawk count will continue through June 7. Identification and other information is avail-able for those who may be in-terested. To learn about planned outings, visit the website www.MackinacRaptorWatch.org.

Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch is a project of U.S. Inc. Foundation, and donations are tax-deductible. Questions can be directed to Pike at [email protected] or 231-758-3319.

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Recently there was a tragedy in a family in one of our neigh-boring communities and I just cannot wrap my head around it. It involved the death of a teenage girl; in deference to the family, I won’t go into any details except to say that I’ve heard it involved bullying and depression.

Do I completely sound like an old coot if I say, “What is wrong with these kids?” Then

I stop to think and I know that isn’t necessarily fair. Bullying and perceived bullying has been around for ever and sadly, probably always will be and it isn’t just in schools.

I have definitely run into bullies in the real world. Anytime you work with the public, you’re going to have “that” person come in, the one who shouldn’t have to wait because they are a little more important than everyone else and they try to force their will. That is a bully.

When I first took my cur-rent position, I was relatively young and there were those who tried to take advantage

of that, to force their opinions through or just treat you in a disrespectful manner. I have always been Cynthia; I have never gone by Cindy. I know it is a common nickname and for the most part it doesn’t bother me when people call me that. There was one per-son that I met through my job that; he proceeded to call me Cindy for the first 15 years I worked there. Now, that was subtle and didn’t really bother me, but that was his way of demeaning me, just a little. He knew what everyone else called me, so it wasn’t acci-dental. There was something different about his usage; it certainly wasn’t used with affection. That, to me, was a small form of bullying.

As I’ve said before, I spent much of my high school years in a locker. (Lockers were big-ger and I was smaller.) The school librarian, Mr. Grant, got his hands on my diary and read it out loud in the library. Deal with that at 15. I was thrown off the boardwalk regularly and into the bay every spring. I simply con-vinced myself that these were expressions of affection, but I probably knew deep down that wasn’t the case. Look-ing back, I now can see how annoying I was; I probably would have bullied me, too.

One interesting thing I re-alized just in the past year is that what I saw, what many of us saw, as bullying and meanness was not necessarily intended to be taken that way. Last spring Jeri Paige Wilson and I confronted, in a joking manner, an upper classman who had been horrible when

we were in school together. He was literally speechless. He never realized that was how his sarcasm and insults were taken; he thought it was all in good fun.

One of the big problems that I see now is that we could at least confront our attackers. With texting and social media, it’s pretty easy to be outra-geously cruel while hiding behind technology. I want to believe, I have to believe that if some of these kids realized the results of their cruelty it would stop them; then again, maybe not.

I watched a news video a couple weeks ago, it hap-pened in New York City but I fear it could have been many other places, too, hopefully not here. A girl went to con-front another girl who had been bullying her. The sec-ond girl was with a group of friends and they proceeded to beat and kick the first girl, sending her to the hospital. Even more disturbing was the fact that this all happened inside of a fast food restaurant and people stood around recording it but no one, in-cluding the employees, tries to help her.

The other aspect of the recent events that truly dis-turbed me was the thought that a girl just beginning her life could reach a state of de-spair so great that she thought it would never get better.

If I had one super power, I would want to have the gift of advanced communication, to be able to share the painful lessons that you have learned and spare someone younger from having to go through

the same thing. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to convince these kids that what they think is an earth shattering catastrophe now will not matter a whit to them in ten years? Or maybe that some of these “queen bee” girls in high school will be a little less than special in a few years once life has had its way with them. Or, perhaps the best lesson, that everyone hopefully grows up and these mean people could end up being their best friend down the road. It does happen.

Last week, I forgot to say Happy Birthday to Jamison Cronk, who shares a birthday with his father, Danny. I man-age to miss him every year; It’s not personal, Jamie, I just need reminding.

We’ll start this week by

wishing Pat Linehan and Teri Witte a Happy Birthday on Thursday, March 26 and to Pat Spaulding and Rose Pellegrom on Friday the 27th. Saturday we send birthday greetings to Lois Hankins, Jared Graham and Mitch Hoffman and on Sunday to John Carr, Gary Kalbfleisch and a happy Sweet Sixteen to my niece, Katie Cleven. On Monday, we’ll send some greetings out of town to Mindy Williams Kruzel and on Tuesday, March 31, to Deb Griffin and to Josh Kruzel. Finally, let’s begin April by sending birthday wishes on April 1 to two ladies who are definitely NOT fools, Debbie Hall and Laurissa Wendland. Hope all of you have a great day and all of you leaving town have very safe travels.

The Blissfest Cabin Fever Review will continue the Blissfest Folk and Roots Winter Concert series at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey on Saturday March 28. Showtime is 7:45 p.m. with a pre-show reception at 7 p.m.

The Cabin Fever Review features all Michigan artists, most who will be performing this summer at the 35th annual Bliss-fest Festival. Local musicians, Kirby and Dr. Goodhart will serve as masters of ceremony for the event.

The show will kick off with the vocal prowess of Michelle Chenard. Chenard is a veteran singer/songwriter who has been continually voted a favorite in Northern Michigan as Best Solo Performer. Next, the Younce Guitar Duo will take listeners on a musical journey that is colored by influences of Jazz, Gypsy Guitar, Flamenco, Latin Music, Celtic Music and World Music. Kellerville will follow, with Lee and Holly’s blend of intricate harmonies with folk, jazz and blues riffs. The evening will continue with Dede and the Dreamers, described as Ethereal Gypsy music. The night will finish with the indie pop rock sounds of a new local favorite Stereo Artifacts.

Tickets are available at the door or in advance at Grain Train and Crooked Tree or on line at www.blissfest.org and by call-ing 231-348-7047. $10 General Admission - $7 Members - $5 College Students

Blissfest Folk and Roots Winter Concert series continues March 28 at Arts Center

Younce Guitar Duo. (Courtesy photo)


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Ho ly Cross Church Cross Village Monday and Wednesday 8:30 am and 1st Friday at 8:30 am Saturday 4 pm

St. Nicholas Church Larks Lake Sunday , 11:00 am

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St utsmanville Chapel • Sunday Worship: 9:30 am and 11:00 am • Primary & Adults Sunday School: 9:15am • Daniel Vandock, Pastor • 526-2335 • 2988 N. State Rd.

Ma in Street Baptist Church 544 E. Main St, Harbor Springs • 231-526-6733 (Church); 231-526-5434 (Pastor) • Family Sun-day School: 10:00 a.m.; Morning Family Worship: 11:00; Evening Family Praise Svc 6:00 p.m.; Wed Bible Study & Prayer: 7:00

Ha rbor Springs United Methodist Church 343 E. Main St. • Worship, Sunday school:11:00 a.m. Com-munion: 1st Sunday of month • Pastors Hillary & Vaughn Thurston-Cox • 231-526-2414 (church) www.umcharborsprings.com

Fi rst Presbyterian Church Worship 10:00 am Adult Education, 8:50 Children’s Sunday School, 10:00 526-7332 7940 Cemetery Rd, Harbor Springs www.fpchs.org

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey

Services at Red Sky Stage (445 E. Mitchell in Petoskey) beginning in November 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sun-days of the month at 11 a.m. www.unitarianpetoksey.org

Zion Lutheran ChurchServices: Sunday Worship – 8 & 10:30 AMMonday Night Informal Worship – 7:07 PM500 W. Mitchell St.Petoskey, MI 231-347-3438Preschool: 231-347-2757

Worship, Nursery, Junior Church: 11:00 • Communion: 1st Sunday of month • Bible Study: Pastor-led Bible Study at 3:00 p.m. Wed • Pastor, Kathy Cadarette

St. John’s Episcopal ChurchJune 19 - Sept. 4Sunday Services:8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.West Third/Traverse St.All Welcome

St. John’s Episcopal ChurchJune 16 - Sept. 1Sunday Services:8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.West Third/Traverse St.All Welcome

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Week’s Low: Sun, March 22, 9F

Week’s High: Sat, March 21, 40F

We just can’t seem to shake these cold temperatures that we have had during February and March. This past week there were no below zero readings, but a couple of single digit early morning readings. Once again, however, we had several lovely sunny days that appeared to be spring-like until you stepped outside and felt those cold winds!!

Hunter’s Safety CourseThe Emmet County Sheriff’s Office has announced its Spring Hunter’s Safety Course. Classes will take place April 21, 22 and 25, 2015.

Course details:April 21 & April 22, : 4-8 pm at the EC Sheriff’s Office substa-

tion (Richard L. Zink Law Enforcement Center) 3460 M-119, Harbor Springs

April 25 - 8:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Harbor Springs Outdoors Club, 6975 W. Robinson Rd, Pellston.

Cost is FREE. Please call (231) 439-8900 Mon thru Fri, be-tween 8 am and 4 pm to register. Students must attend all three days. and be at least 10 years old. Please bring a snack and pencil. Maximum of 25 students.

Daryl Krieger and Gregory Lasley, both of Harbor Springs, were married Sep-tember 6, 2014 at Holy Childhood Church with Rev. Joseph Graff performing the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Johanna Lund and Kim Krieger of Harbor Springs. The groom’s parents are Richard and Sue Lasley, also of Harbor Springs.

Maid of Honor was Katrin Krieger Sleep. Bridesmaids were Molly Coe, Lanette In-gram, Ellyce Shepler, Alicia Noragon, and Kate Bayou.

Best Man was Nick Gowan. Ushers/groomsmen were Noah Adelaine, Ray Saddison, Derek Saddison, Joe Warner, Erik Krieger, Benjamin Sleep, and Nick Hyde.

A reception followed at the Holy Childhood Parish Hall.

The bride is a 2005 gradu-ate of Harbor Springs High School and 2011 graduate of Central Michigan University. She is employed at Fifth Third Bank in private banking/Trust Fund Management. The groom is a 2003 graduate of Harbor Springs High School and works for Lauer Pest Control. The couple is making their home in Harbor Springs.

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North Central Michigan College and the International Truck-ing School are holding a job fair on Thursday, March 26 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at North Central’s offices at the University Center in Gaylord. Representatives from the Trucking School will be available to explain the 15-week certificate program offered in partnership with North Central. Participants in the job fair will receive assistance with applying for the trucking program and help with completing college placement testing. Financial aid information will also be available.

The 15-week driver training program began in 2014 and includes classroom, lab and focused independent study time, and a 10-week paid internship of on-the-road experience. The internship will require travel, depending on the carrier employing the student.

For more information, go to www.ncmich.edu/trucking.html. Then apply to North Central using the application titled “Truck Driver Certificate.” For assistance, call North Central’s Gaylord office at 989-705-3775. The University Center is located at 80 Livingston Boulevard in Gaylord.

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Recent extreme cold weather has

brought back a cautionary advisory

that was in place for much of last

winter in this area. S u n d a y

a f t e r n o o n ,

following a

weekend of

sub-zero tem-

peratures, the

City of Harbor

Springs issued

the following

advisory:

“To reduce the risk of freezing

of their underground water pipes,

customers receiving water from

the City of Harbor Springs and West

Traverse Township water systems

are encouraged to run a thin stream

of water from a single indoor faucet

until further notice.

Due to the long period of ex-

tremely cold weather, some of the

underground service lines connect-

ing customers to the City’s water

pipes are susceptible to freezing as

the frost continues to drive deeper

into the ground.

To help prevent freezing of un-

derground service lines, customers

should continuously run a thin

stream of water from a single fau-

cet. The stream of water should be

adjusted to about the thickness of a

drinking straw.

Warmer weather may not imme-

diately mean that the risk of freezing

is over. The City will notify custom-

ers when it’s safe to stop the winter

water drip.

Customer’s water bills will be

adjusted to deduct the cost of the

winter water drip.”

For property owners who are

gone for the winter, and had their

water shut off at the curb, the house

drained and winterized, there is no

need to worry about getting water

running, said Lucas VanderZee,

head of the City’s Department of

Public Works.

“However, if the water is just shut

off inside the house, and there has

been activity off and on with people

coming home maybe on weekends

for example, the water stream

should be turned on.”

VanderZee said this could also be

done with an outside hose running,

as the running water will not freeze

in the hose.

“The biggest problem we see when

we go to a problem house is that the

owners have not had a large enough

stream of water running. They will

say ‘well it was dripping every few

seconds,’” VanderZee related. “I like

to say you need to have a drinking

fountain size water stream, or a

drinking straw size is also a good

description.”

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A sell-out crowd of more than 160 people came in from

the bitter cold Sunday, Feb. 15, to enjoy the Harbor

Springs Area Chili Cook-Off. With a record 21 entries

(12 professionals and nine amateurs), this year’s judging

was very challenging, said Daniel DeWindt, executive

director of the Harbor

Springs Area Chamber

of Commerce.

The Professional Cat-

egory had entries from

American Spoon of Har-

bor Springs, Birchwood

Farm Golf & Country

Club, Etta’s Kitchen,

Harbor Springs IGA,

Stafford’s Pier Res-

taurant, Stained Cup

Coffee Shop, The New

York Restaurant, Small

Batch, Toski Sands Mar-

ket and Wine Shop, Ver-

nales, Whitecaps Grille,

and Turkey’s Café.

Winning the Profes-

sional Category was

American Spoon Foods

(Scott Langton) for their Cherry Peach Pumpkin Chili

(recipe available online). Second place went to Small

Batch (Lauretta Reiss).

In the Amateur Category, the nine entrants also had

outstanding chilies. Those entrants included repre-

sentatives from the

United Methodist

Church, the Har-

bor Springs Fire

Department, and

the Harbor Springs

Historical Society &

Museum.

T h e H a r b o r

Springs Fire De-

partment’s repre-

sentative Tyler Swiss

won in the Amateur

Category with his

“Fire House Chili”

followed up by Mary

Cummings, from the

History Museum.

“The Chamber

would like to thank

everyone who at-

Chili Cook-Off warms big crowd on bitter

cold day; record number of entriesSome 160 people sample 21 chili entries in the annual Harbor Springs Area Chili Cook-Off Sunday, Feb. 15. (Harbor Light photo/Charles O’Neill

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people

Editor’s Note: The following profile of retir-

ing executive director Jan Mancinelli was

provided by the Women’s Resource Center of

Northern Michigan.

Jan Mancinelli, executive director of the

Women’s Resource Center of Northern

Michigan (WRCNM), recently announced

her plans to retire at the end of May. After

36+ years with the organization, she can still

vividly recall her job interview with a group

of founders and early board members in the

fall of 1978. She said they had shared their

vision of what the Women’s Center should

be and the million dollar question was did she think she

could write grants and fundraise to make their vision a

reality. In typical Jan Mancinelli style, she said, “Sure,

I can do that!”

Mancinelli recalls that it was a time when the issues

of domestic violence and sexual assault were barely

noticed in the community or anywhere on

the social, cultural stage. Domestic abuse

laws had only just passed that same year.

The resurgence of the women’s movement

in the 60’s and 70’s, the civil rights movement

of the 50’s and 60’s, the fight against poverty

in the 60’s and the anti-war movement of the

60’s and 70’s were all part of the social con-

versation and the presence of these issues

on our social and political screen brought

new awareness and energy toward peace,

justice and equality.

“The status quo was being challenged at

every level of our society and the Women’s

Center, started in 1977, was at the ground level with an

ideology that embraced all of these present and emerg-

ing issues,” said Mancinelli. “The organization plodded

forward confronting gender inequality and violence in

our homes. There were times in the beginning when I

would try to meet with a prosecutor or a police agency

Jan Mancinelli

‘Can-do’ attitude helps build 36+ year legacy

Women’s Resource Center executive director

announces retirement after more than 36 years On Feb. 12, 2015 the Emmet County

Sheriff’s Office received multiple

complaints of fraud. The victims of

the scams operate home retail busi-

nesses. In each case, the victim was

contacted by email several times and

received an order for items. The vic-

tim then received a check in the mail

for payment. The check amount far

exceeded the amount owed and the

victim was requested to cash the

check and send the remainder of

the money to a third party. Sheriff

Pete Wallin said this scam has been

common in the past and reminds

citizens to use caution when dealing

with this type of transaction.

The victim in this case suspected

wrong doing and avoided being

scammed by having her bank in-

vestigate the validity of the check

and reporting the incident to police.

Sheriff reports

recent scam

complaints

emmet county

William and Gail West’s Rainbow Inn

at 1630 Clarion Avenue, Petoskey, sat

on the edge of this famous mid-west

summer resort city from the sum-

mer of 1950 until March 9, 1965. On

that day a devastating fire burned

the three story structure to ashes.

It would not be rebuilt. All that

would remain of this once stately

building (and its short history as a

northern Michigan gathering place

for all races) would be memories.

Join Richard Wiles as he shares his

research on this historic hotel on

Monday, Feb. 23, at 7:00 P.M. in the

Carnegie Building, 451 E. Mitchell St.

in Petoskey, part of the Friends@the

Carnegie Speaker Series.

Richard Wiles is a repeat presenter

at the Speaker Series. He is a former

high school history and reading

instructor who has also taught col-

lege level research classes. He is the

owner of Michigan North Research

in Petoskey.

Wiles has authored white papers

for the Petoskey District Library, not

only on the Rainbow Inn, but on sev-

eral other northern Michigan histori-

cal events including SUMMERSET:

The Robison Family Murder Tragedy,

FIREBALL IN THE SKY: The Remem-

brance of the B 52 Crash in Little

Traverse Bay, NORWOOD CHERT:

The Remembrance of the Woodland

Indian National memorial Park and

now FINSKE-INNERIKS TERROR-

ISTE: The 40th Year Remembrance

of the U. P. Bomber.

This program is sponsored by the

Petoskey District Library and the

Friends of the Library. The event is

open to the public and admission is

free. For more information, contact

the Library at 231-758-3100 or visit

www.petoskeylibrary.org.

Harbor Springs lecture on B-52

plane crash

Wiles will also be speaking at the

Harbor Springs Library. He will speak

on the B-52 plane crash that took

place over Little Traverse Bay in 1971

as part of the Harbor Springs Library

Winter Lecture Series on March 3,

at 7pm.

“On the evening of January 8,

1971, many people living around

Local historian to

offer two upcoming

lectures in Petoskey,

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The Grand Rapids-based Frey Foun-

dation recently awarded a $75,000

grant in support of Presbyterian

Villages of Michigan (PVM) Foun-

dation to benefit The Village of

Hillside/Friendship Center Renewal

Campaign in Harbor Springs. The

project is an effort to rebuild and

modernize the oldest buildings of

the senior housing complex and the

Friendship Center, located on Main

Street at Traverse Street, just west of

the downtown area.“We truly appreciate the Frey

Foundation’s support. It reflects an

important recognition of the value

this renewal project will bring to

the senior residents who rely on

this housing and these community

services,” said Linda Rhodes-Pauly

of Cross Village, co-chair of the

campaign fundraising steering

committee.The renewal project will replace

24 non-handicapped accessible

apartments with 32 barrier-free and

energy efficient apartments. The project will also expand the

Friendship Center of Harbor Springs

from 672 square feet to 2,000 square

feet with ample parking, allowing the

Center to serve more local seniors.

The purpose of this project is to

better serve the community’s senior

citizens, who need affordable hous-

ing and services.To date, more than half of the $1.5

million fundraising goal has been

raised. For more details or to donate,

please contact Linda Rhodes-Pauly

at (231) 526-9725.

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Tree Trimming...Harbor Springs Department of Public Works crew members took down the Main Street

Christmas tree last week by trimming it up from the bottom and chipping it on site.

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Fleet at the Ready

Ice boats stand at the ready on a bright, cold morning off Ford Park in downtown Harbor Springs. (Harbor Light Newspaper photo/Charles O’Neill)

North Central Michigan College is

offering free lectures of international

interest this winter on the Petoskey

campus. The lectures will be at 1 p.m.

in the Library Conference Center.On Wednesday, January 28, Bruce

Finlayson will speak about doing

business in China. Improved in-

ternational relations, government

reforms, an expanding economy

and the large population base are

what make China very attractive to

U.S. businesses. Successful U.S.-

Chinese business ventures require

a knowledge of the business culture,

etiquette, meeting protocols and

more. Learn how to approach Chi-

nese business people and officials,

what to expect, what to do and what

to avoid. Finlayson, former executive

with AT&T and Lucent Technologies,

currently with consulting firm ICP

BizSolutions, has extensive inter-

national experience in Europe, the

Middle East and Asia. Finlayson

will discuss his recent experiences

doing business with China’s doc-

tors, including traditional Chinese

medicine practices. Enjoy a visually stunning presenta-

tion on Thursday, February 12, about

the Lake Superior Water Trail with

Gary and Joanie McGuffin, Canadian

wilderness ambassadors, adventur-

ers, authors, photojournalists and

conservationists. The McGuffins

have shared their experiences of

long-distance voyages through na-

tional radio serials, television docu-

mentaries, national newspaper and

magazine features, photographic

exhibitions and their many books.

They are founders of the Lake Su-

perior Watershed Conservancy, an

international nonprofit dedicated

to preserving the Lake Superior

Watershed. Book signing immedi-

College offering international lecture series

education

By Kate BassettHarbor Light NewspaperWhen hanging out with a friend who

teaches high school Special Educa-

tion not long ago, Blackbird and

Shay Elementary School principal,

Nathan Fairbanks, said he learned

about the Special Olympics UNIFY

program-- and immediately went to

work to bring it to Harbor Springs.An education-based project

funded by the U.S. Department of

Education, UNIFY uses the sports

and education programs of Special

Olympics to activate young people

and support school communities

where the students are “agents of

change-- fostering respect, dignity,

and advocacy for people with intel-

lectual disabilities.” The program is made up of three

main components: youth leader-

ship and advocacy, inclusive sports,

Elementary School to pilot new ‘inclusive’ program encouraging respect, dignity, advocacy

and whole school engagement. The

leadership comes in the form of a

Youth Activation Committee; the

sports combine students with and

without disabilities in ways that

allow children to practice and play

together during and/or after school;

school-wide engagement requires

an anti-bullying campaign. Grants

fund all necessary materials, equip-

ment and training.“When I brought this to the dis-

trict’s Steering Committee and the

elementary school staff, everyone

was basically like, ‘yes, let’s get

involved.’ It was a no-brainer for

us,” Fairbanks said. “We’re piloting

it here, at the elementary level, but

it could easily be expanded to the

whole district.”Fairbanks said the timing of Proj-

ect UNIFY was perfect, fitting in -CONTINUED on page 8.



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Editor’s Note: We understand one of the best things about living in this region is knowing the folks we do business with on a regular basis. Having so many locally owned and operated businesses makes our area feel more like a family, which is why we’re dedicating one page a month to celebrating the folks behind these shops and services. It’s also a great opportunity to remind our readers of one of the most basic community building skills out there: shop local.

This month, we’re featuring Mark Carter, who owns Carter Imagewear and Awards. Mark’s wife, Mollie, is a second grade teacher at Blackbird Elementary School, and they have two children in the Harbor Springs School District.

You haven’t always been in the imagewear business...Can you tell us a little about your path to local business ownership, and why you wanted to start Carter’s Imagewear and Awards?

After college, I started a career in sales for a large corporation, simply because it was a good job. I found that sales was not a very fulfilling career for me personally, but Mollie and I were able to live in some nice areas of the country. Over the course of almost two decades, I finally figured that I would need to make something different happen with my career and not wait for it to happen.

After searching many different opportu-nities, I found one that I thought would be a very good fit for me. I have learned over the years that I really enjoy youth sports and with this type of business, I felt that I would be able to connect with the area sports and give back something to the community. We certainly made the right decision. We have been very blessed, in many ways, in the last four years since we made the jump into business ownership. Every day is unique and I get to work with a fantastic team that works together very well. I really enjoy what I get to do now and don’t consider it to be a “job.”

As the premier stop for “Ram Pride” wear in the area, how does it feel be a major part of the community’s school spirit?

I absolutely take a lot of pride when I see someone in the community wearing Ram apparel that we made.

My wife Mollie and I were both raised in Harbor Springs during the 70s and 80s and could not ask for a better environ-ment to grow up. Ram Pride was evident everywhere you went. I remember the community really connecting through our local sports teams and the all the busi-nesses had orange and black Ram Pride messages on the front windows.

The schools have always been a central part of Harbor Springs and I think that is still the case today. When I visit the schools and see hand painted posters encourag-ing our teams to play hard and win for the school. I love it! I love to see kids play sports. I learned a lot of life lessons grow-ing up through athletics. I wasn’t much of an athlete, but I learned a lot about teamwork, work ethic and competing while participating in sports growing up. When I think about those days, I realize how lucky I was to grow up in this small town and how much fun I had.

What are some of the rules you live by in your business model?

I really don’t have a list or motto that I live by, but I believe in win-win situations. I believe that we will only be as great as the people who are on the team. I hire great people and get out of their way. I believe in treating everyone fairly and making sure

they are happy with their experience with Carter’s Imagewear & Awards. I know we are not perfect, but we try to be as close as we can. I take a lot of satisfaction when one of our customers refers a friend to us. That is clear evidence that our team is perform-ing well. Another part of our mission was to give back to the community. Our first four years have been great. I look forward to the next 40!

What do you love about owning a local business? What do you wish more people knew?

I think owning a local business is awe-some. Having a relationship with my customers means a lot to me personally. I will always make sure to take care of them the best way I know how. You cannot get that on the internet. I wish more people would realize that they do not have to stay in a job they hate. Make an effort to find something that will inspire you and perhaps make a career out of it.

Do you have any favorite customer stories to share?

I recently had a really embarrassing thing happen to me, which is kind of funny to everyone else but me. I had a lot of glass-ware to engrave for a customer, but they only needed a third of it completed right away. So, I made sure to get that portion of the order completed by the end of the day and deliver it by the time of their meeting. Well, I’m at a meeting and I get a text mes-sage from my customer jokingly asking me if I actually had any glassware that was engraved with the logos they requested. In the rush to close the store and deliver the order before a meeting, I grabbed the wrong box of glassware! I delivered a box of glassware that was not engraved. Needless to say, I left the meeting and went back to the store to find the engraved glassware exactly where I left it. Fortunately, there was still time to get them the correct box, but still embarrassing.

What’s been the biggest source of pride for you, as a business owner?

I take pride that the business has grown enough to create jobs for people in our area. Too many times we hear the negative news of the scarcity of jobs and that people have moved away to find work elsewhere. We are not a big company but there are a lot of small businesses in our area that are creating jobs for our neighbors.

In an area like northern Michigan, how important are locally owned businesses when it comes to keeping the economy healthy?

Well, that feeds right back into the last answer, local businesses provide jobs. When local businesses are growing they create new jobs, which means that more people have the opportunity to earn a liv-ing to provide for their families.

Northern Michigan is a wonderful place to live, but for a healthy economy to survive, we have to have opportunities for people to work. Even the high school kids need a place to work in the busy sea-sons. I think about when I was growing up, I worked at Turkey’s Pizzeria. I cannot even begin to guess at how many people have had the great experience to work for Jeff Graham, but it is substantial, I’m sure of that.

On a bigger scale, think about how many jobs have been made available by Nub’s Nob and Boyne Highlands. Without our lo-cally owned businesses, our local economy would come to a screeching halt. Thank God for them!

North Central Michigan Col-lege will present author Jack Hobey at the Luncheon Lec-ture on Friday, March 27. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation starting at noon in the Library Confer-ence Center on the Petoskey campus.

Herman Swift founded the Beulah Home for orphaned and troubled boys just outside of Boyne City in 1902 and became one of the city’s most prominent citizens. Then he was accused of molesting many of his young charges. The case of The People vs. Herman Swift became one of the most sensational cases to ever go to the Michigan Supreme Court. Author Jack Hobey wrote a book about this long-forgotten chapter of Northern Michigan history, “Lost Boys: The Beulah Home Tragedy.”

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Help Wanted HARBOR SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ Food Service Depart-ment has an opening for a COOK. Hourly starting wage $12.18 (5.75 hours per day; Monday - Friday). Application forms and the posting are available online at www.har-borps.org/employment.

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For SaleMOTORIZED LIFT RECLINER for sale. Deep seat, gently used only 3 months. $800 - You Haul. Call for an appointment. 231-526-6849.

DINING ROOM TABLE (dark wood no leaf) and 8 chairs all excellent condition for sale. $1200. Call 231-881-8988 or 231-881-5118.

PiesSUZIE’S PIES LLC- EASTER PIES! Coconut Cream, Banana Cream, Chocolate Cream, Lemon Meringue, Apple and Cherry! Orders may be picked up at Harbor IGA or Toski Sands Market! Free Delivery in Har-bor Springs area. Please call/text 231-881-6841 or email [email protected].

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JOB POSTING 6 positions - Temporary/seasonal work planting, cultivating and harvest-ing nursery stock, from 4/1/2015 to 11/30/2015 at P. Ianiro’s Lawn & Garden, Inc., Chardon, OH. Three months of pre-vious experience required in the job described. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire random, upon suspicion and post-accident drug testing required $11.61/hr or current applicable AEWR ($17.52/hr. for hours over 40 per work week). Raise/bonus at employer discretion. Workers are guaranteed ¾ of work hours of total period. Work tools, sup-plies, equipment supplied by employer without charge to worker. Housing with kitchen facilities provided at no cost to only those workers who are not reasonably able to return same day to their place of residence at time of recruitment. Transportation and subsistence expenses to work site will be paid to nonresident work-ers not later than upon completion of 50% of the job contract. Interviews required. Apply for this job at nearest State Workforce Agency in state in which this ad appears, or Northwest Michigan Works! Service Center, 2225 Summit Park Dr., Petoskey, MI 49770. Provide copy of this ad. OH Job Order #2903286.

BOARD OF REVIEWPUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Harbor Springs Board of Re-view will meet in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 160 Zoll St., Harbor Springs, MI 49740, to hear comments and protests of assessed valuations on property on the following dates and times:

Date TimeOrganizational Meeting:

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 9:00 a.m.Board of Review:

Monday, March 9, 2015 9:00 am to12:00 noon and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Protests to the Board of Review are necessary to protect your right to further appeal assessed valuations to the Mich-igan State Tax Tribunal.Protests may be made in person or via U. S. Postal Service by mailing your comments to: City of Harbor Springs Board of Review PO Box 678 Harbor Springs, MI 49740-0678

The City of Harbor Springs’ tentative ratios and multipliers are:

Class Ratio MultiplierCommercial Real 201 47.99% 1.04188Residential Real 401 48.43% 1.03242Personal 50.00% 1.00000 Ronald B. McRae

City Clerk

City of Harbor Springs

City of Harbor SpringSPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TO ESTABLISH ATAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT FOR

THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

The City Council of the City of Harbor Springs will hold a Pub-lic Hearing during their City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m., on Monday, April 20, 2015 to receive public comments on the es-tablishment of a Tax Increment Financing District (a “TIF”) to raise funds through the capture of property tax growth in the Downtown Development Authority (the “DDA”) to help meet the costs for the administration of the DDA and to help fund DDA Projects. The TIF will be in effect thru the 2017 tax year.

The proposed TIF plan is available on the City’s website www.cityofharborsprings.com or for review at City Hall

Should anyone wish to comment on the establishment of the proposed TIF, they may do so by:

A. Giving oral comments during the public hearing held in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 160 Zoll Street, Har-bor Springs, MI 49740;B. Providing written comments through the U. S. Mail by sending your comments to the City Manager, City of Harbor Springs, P.O. Box 678, Harbor Springs, MI 49740-0678; or,C. Providing written comments and sending them to the City Manager by email at [email protected].

Should anyone have any questions regarding this Public No-tice, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 160 Zoll Street, Harbor Springs, MI 49740, or by calling 231-526-2104.

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County of Emmet

NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election will be held in all voting precincts in thisCounty on Tuesday May 5, 2015. The following State Proposal will be submitted to the electors: PROPOSAL 15-1: A proposal to amend the State Constitution to increase the sales/usetax from 6% to 7% to replace and supplement reduced revenue to the School Aid Fundand local units of government caused by the elimination of the sales/use tax on gasolineand diesel fuel for vehicles operating on public roads, and to give effect to laws thatprovide additional money for roads and other transportation purposes by increasing thegas tax and vehicle registration fees.

The official wording of the above proposals is available at the County Clerk’s office.

To be eligible to vote in the Special Election, qualified electors must register with the city ortownship clerk by April 6, 2015. Clerks will be available on April 6, 2015, at the times andplaces listed below, or you may call your clerk for an appointment.

Bear Creek TownshipJudy A. Mays, ClerkTownship Hall, 373 N. Division Road231-347-05928:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Bliss TownshipDoris LaVictor, Clerk265 N. Sturgeon Bay Trail231-537-47289:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Carp Lake TownshipAngie Berry, Clerk6339 Gill Rd.231-537-302512:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Center TownshipLinda Bailey, Clerk981 Van Rd.231-539-85979:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Cross Village TownshipJohn Keller, ClerkCommunity Center231-242-018210:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Friendship TownshipJanell VanDivner, Clerk3018 Beacon Hill231-526-64109:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Harbor Springs, City ofRon McRae, ClerkCity Hall, 160 Zoll Street231-526-21048:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Littlefield TownshipSondra Festerling, Clerk7631 US 31231-348-84649:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Little Traverse TownshipLynda Arman, ClerkTownship Hall,8288 Pleasantview231-526-03518:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Maple River TownshipTammy Gregory, Clerk3989 S US 31 231-529-09329:00 AM - 4:00 PM

McKinley TownshipAlicia Morrow, Clerk1820 N. US 31231-539-83885:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Petoskey, City of Al Terry, ClerkCity Hall, 101 E. Lake Street231-347-25008:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Pleasantview TownshipDebra Bosma, ClerkTownship Hall, 2982 S. Pleasantview231-526-81408:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Readmond TownshipSarah Krupa, Clerk6034 Wormwood231-526-96013:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Resort TownshipLucy Eppler, ClerkTownship Hall, 2232 Resort Pike231-347-79159:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Springvale TownshipPatricia McCune, ClerkTownship Hall, 8198 E. Mitchell231-347-30779:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Wawatam TownshipGrace Gwilt, Clerk123 W. Etherington Ave231-436-516610:00 AM - 2:00 PM

West Traverse TownshipCindy J. Baiardi, ClerkTownship Hall, 8000 S. M119231-526-73618:00 AM - 1:00 PM

In addition, registrations may be taken during regular business hours at the Secretary of State’sOffice, 1185 US 31 N., Petoskey, and the Emmet County Clerk’s office, 200 Division Street,Petoskey.

young family, Hughes shakes her head.

“It was a lot of work, but when we took over the res-taurant, we also inherited another kind of family-- the folks who worked with us. They were such a gift, such hard workers. Back then, everything was homemade, and the relish tray was the big thing. Harmon would slice onions raw and marinate them, and serve them with a homemade Roquefort dress-ing; oh, how people loved that! He was always coming up with creative ideas that just worked.”

Still, she remembers how that restaurant aged her hus-band “20 years in a 10 year span.”

“I was getting very worried about Harmon, and the tip-ping point came when I over-heard my girls talking about something and they said ‘the restaurant comes first.’ I went to Harmon and told him we were doing something wrong if that’s what our daughters believed, and we started talk-ing about selling the place.”

Hughes’s mother was a McElroy, part of a big Irish Catholic family that she re-mains close to today. When visiting her God-son, Mike, and his young family down-state, Hughes says she and Harmon floated the idea of having them buy the restau-rant, and the couple jumped at the chance to move “Up North.”

“We wanted to make sure Mike and Linda knew what they were getting into before anything was official, so we had them move in with us for six months. There were nine of us in four bedrooms above the restaurant. I told Michael he had to get up when Harmon did, and follow him until he went to bed that night. When, at the end of those six months, they still wanted to buy the place, we handed over the keys.”

Mary Ellen and Harmon Hughes weren’t done with the food industry yet. She ran the airport restaurant for four years, and Harmon started

the sector. In addition, banks, and traditional sources of leveraged finance have no interest in backing a airline start-up. As a result, we’ve been forced to go to the cus-tomers themselves and line up their support.

Is there any one key for ongo-ing and continued success for flight service between northern Michigan and other metro airports?

The key to ongoing suc-cess is direct support from the northern Michigan com-munity. While there is strong interest from the Up North communities, it often takes a year or two to convert new customers, as they weigh the risk/reward tradeoff associ-ated with trying a new airline. We need to do a better job of getting these customers who are sitting on the fence to try out Lakeshore and see for themselves that there is a better way to fly.

What makes Lakeshore Ex-press air service different from the major air carriers?

Lakeshore Express is com-pletely different than the major carriers. While ameni-ties such as free cocktails, no baggage fees, and expedited security screening differenti-ate the service, at the end of the day the difference that most resonates with custom-ers is our service with a smile mentality. Customers are amazed that our flight crews take the time to get to know the customers and interact with them to make sure the flights are a comfortable ex-perience.

Tell us about how your initial operations fared here?

Since the time we launched operations in 2011, we were able to serve several thousand customers. What’s most tell-ing is the fact that an over-whelming majority of those customers returned to the service and became frequent flyers. Management estimates that more than 70% of our customers returned to fly with us again.

scheming about connecting the food worlds of Chicago and northern Michigan.

Since he and Mary Ellen travelled to the Chicago food show each year (“we’d stay at the Drake and really have a great time”), he developed an awe and passion for products that weren’t found anywhere in this region.

“Back when we still owned the restaurant, Harmon would order all these things from the food show, and two weeks later, we’d start getting the ‘where the heck is Cross Vil-lage and how am I supposed to get this to you?’ phone calls. Well, he never forgot that, and after the restaurant, Harmon bought a van, had it specially insulated, and would drive to the Chicago markets at 4 a.m. to bring back items to north-ern Michigan restaurants that weren’t available anywhere else, or weren’t available fresh. His first customer was Dudley Marvin at the Pier Restaurant, and from there, we grew a business. He was the driver, and I was the sales person.”

Hughes recalls growing so fast in their first year of business that they were like “‘a mini Cisco,’ except our products were changing every week.”

Soon, the couple began hauling fresh fish from the downtown Harbor Springs fishery to Chicago-- making restaurants and markets there thrilled because lake fish were often several days old by the time they reached the big city, and Harmon was delivering fish that had been swimming in the harbor that morning.

“The Chicago market folks thought they died and went to heaven when they saw those fish, so then we were able to make money going both ways. Harmon brought products like Haagen Dazs Ice Cream and real croissants from the french bakery to this area. It grew into a million dollar busi-ness. It was fun and always interesting, I can say that for sure. Harmon had such a good reputation. He always said, ‘when you deliver quality, you will survive.’”

Fast forward a few years

and this time, it was Mary Ellen Hughes looking for an investment in the restaurant business.

“Harmon had passed away, and I had heard Fred Line-han’s (owner of Linehan’s on Main Street in downtown Harbor Springs) wife, Ann, had cancer. I stopped in one day and just said, ‘hey, you are probably much too young for this, but I wondered if you are interested in retiring? I’d like to buy the place.’ I never mentioned knowing his wife was ill. I wanted to give him a chance to have time to-gether.”

The compassion and hope came from Hughes’s own loss of Harmon. She was also still raising her daughters, so the hours (plus on Sunday, they were only open for “coffee and papers”) were ideal.

“Well Fred thought it was a good idea, and he told me to come work for him and see if I thought it would be a good fit.”

Not long after, Ann Linehan passed away, and Hughes says she could tell Fred wasn’t ready to let the place go.

“He needed to go to work every day, and I understood that.”

She took a few other restau-rant industry jobs in town and told Linehan she would wait for him and would still buy the place when he was ready. They never talked prices, and instead simply agreed when the time came, she’d be the one to carry on his tradition.

“I was working at Birch-wood doing all their food ordering for them when I got the call from Fred. He was ready. It was August though, and my contract went until November 1. I told him I’d be there on November 1 to take over, and that’s exactly what I did.”

Looking at the coffee pots behind the counter at Sam’s Graces, Hughes laughs and points to the decaf pot, with its orange handle.

“I walked in with 10 pounds of fresh ground beef and a decaf pot on my first day as owner, and we started making this from scratch.”

The fare at Mary Ellen’s was never fancy-- fried eggs, grilled cheese, soups, burg-ers and the like-- but it was a source of comfort. Her hams were nearly famous, and like Linehan before her, the New York Times Sunday editions flew off the shelf (she always reserved copies for folks she knew would come to collect their paper).

Hughes went on to buy the building that housed Mary Ellen’s Place in 2000.

For nearly three decades she operated the Main Street establishment, creating a gathering spot for many-- specifically the ‘older’ gen-eration of morning coffee clatches.

“I loved those guys like family. Most of them are gone now, but oh, I have so many fond memories.”

Telling story after story-- everything from a doctor from Chicago (Dr. Fischer) who brought mugs from her beloved basketball team-- the Bulls-- in and made everyone drink out of them (back when the Pistons were on fire), to Leroy Thrush opening up and starting the coffee every morning after he retired from the Harbor Springs Police Department-- Hughes wipes her eyes and sighs.

“I did cry when Leroy brought me his key to the place, but I waited until after he left. That’s the thing about this town. My customers be-came my friends. And then,

they became family.”As the town’s most famous

paper route boss, Hughes has plenty of stories about watch-ing kids grow up, too. She took her role as “a first boss” very seriously, always thinking about ways to encourage and support her young employ-ees, while helping instill a value of hard work.

“I had a mom come up and thank me for being such a big influence on her son when he was off at college. It meant so much. That might be one of my favorite compliments, in all my time in the food busi-ness.”

“I thought about helping kids-- and how great our town is-- when I started the Taste of Harbor Springs. My theory was that our local students graduate high school and want to see the bigger world, but once they do, they realize how special our area is and they might want to move home. Every time I talked to restaurant owners, they were always hurting for help, so we started the Taste as a Harbor Springs Area Cham-ber of Commerce event that would provide scholarships to culinary schools. I wanted students to go find the best of what’s out there, and then, bring that knowledge back here.”

Hughes is a forward thinker, but she also loves the sense of history she was able to carry forward with Mary El-

len’s Place, keeping the “soda fountain” atmosphere alive for another generation. She says she was the head cook until her daughter, Nancy, started working alongside her.

“Nancy is a phenomenal cook, just like her father. She could be so creative and re-sourceful,” Hughes says. “It never stopped being fun, it just became time for a new chapter in my life. I want to spend more time watching my grandkids grow up.”

Hughes is happy to talk about how, even through all her years of doing business in northern Michigan, her love for this community only grew with the passing time.

“This place-- it’s kind-ness-- is contagious,” she says. “People come here and they see other people helping each other, and they want to be part of it. The community is a giant family.”

When lunch is over, the check never comes. Chad Conklin, who owns Sam’s Graces along with his wife, Victoria, walks over with a grin.

“No check today,” he says. “The gentleman that walked over to talk to you earlier? He wanted to pay your bill.”

Hughes’s eyes fill to the brim.

“See what I mean?” she says quietly. “This town is so wonderful.”


Clearly you and your team believe this is viable business. Can you share some of your thinking about flight service and competing with estab-lished airlines?

As our service is so differ-entiated, flying out of private terminals at airports, and of-fering a more personalized, comfortable experience we really don’t compete with the major carriers. We cater to a segment of the traveling population that is fed up with the chaos, congestion, and confusion related to commer-cial air travel and is looking for a better way to fly.

You indicated that there has been a lot of customer de-mand/requests/inquiries. Can you share a little about that?

We decided to launch the crowd funding campaign because we receive messages on a daily basis asking us to return to service. Its clear our customers understand that we’re a different type of airline and they want us back in the air. Now, we’re using the crowd funding campaign to turn that support into tan-gible results.

The following was a recent email sent out by Lakeshore Express explaining its crowd funding campaign.

“Per our last update, we have secured a new operating partner and enough outside investment to make our return a realistic possibility. Our investors are prepared to match customer demand, meaning your support can help put us back in the air within 30 days.

Why We Need Your SupportWhile our investors are behind us, we need more funding.

As you can imagine, launching and operating an airline costs a lot of money. From the aircraft to the crews, to proper maintenance and continued marketing, the costs add up. In order to ensure the most stable, reliable service model possible (and one that will last longterm) we will need to have sufficient capital in place.

We (You) Can Make It Happen In 30 DaysIn order for us to move forward and restart service we

have created a 30 day crowdfunding campaign on Indie GoGo. A successful campaign will help relaunch flight service betweenChicago and Pellston, and Chicago and Metro Detroit. Our launch date is preliminary set for Me-morial Day Weekend.

REMEMBER: YOU’RE COMMITMENT IS RISK FREE. IF WE DON’T REACH OUR GOAL, YOU OWE NOTHING. IF WE REACH OUR GOAL THEN YOU’VE BROUGHT BACK THE MOST CONVENIENT TRAVEL OPTION AROUND! IT’S A WINNING PROPOSITION THAT WE HOPE YOU’LL SUPPORT!

So we invite you to help Lakeshore Express GoGo Again, putting time, luxury and convenience back on your side. Contribution amounts range from just $10 to $25,000....

The Indiegogo campaign for Lakeshore Express can be accessed at the following:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-lakeshore-express-gogo-again


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Telebration, will be hosted by The Outfitter of Harbor Springs on Sunday, April 5 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm at Nub’s Nob ski area. Come join the fun with fellow telemark skiers for this annual, end-of-season celebration of free-heel skiing: free demos compliments of The Outfitter, swag giveaway, bring-your-own-barbeque, and more. Festivities will be based at the warming hut by the red chair. For more info: call (231) 525-2621 or visit www.outfit-terharborsprings.com.

FilmThe Petoskey Film Theater,

will be showing the Academy Award winning film “Whiplash” on Wed March 25, 7:30 pm at the Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building, 451 E . Mitchell St, next to Arts Center. On Friday, March 27, also at 7:30 pm, the delightful British com-edy/drama “Quartet”, directed by Dustin Hoffman,will be showing, at 7:30. On Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 pm, the hi-larious British comedy “Saving Grace” will be showing at the Petoskey District Library, Carn-egie Bldg. For more information on upcoming films call the PFT Movie Hotline at 758-3108.

FundraisersReading for Research and

Chasing The Cure, the 8th Grade class at Harbor Springs Middle School is seeking spon-sors to pledge money for each book they read as part of their English class during the 3rd trimester.They will be reading to Raise Money and Awareness for Childhood Cardiomyopa-thies Research at Mayo Clinic.to support their classmate Chase Fairbairn who is currently awaiting a heart transplant. Sponsors will be notified in June the number of books read (and the amount due). Checks should be be made out directly to Mayo Clinic (payments may also be submitted directly on-line by credit card) To sponsor or just to get more informa-tion call Susan Wipperman at 231-881-4517 or by email at [email protected] It is estimated the class will read between 250-300 books.

Dark Sky Park EventsIf you have questions about

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Public Educational ForumsBe an educated voter, at a

public forum on Proposal 1 (road funding initiative) on May 5 ballot. At Emmet County Fairgrounds, Thurs, March 26, 7-8:30 pm, Hosted by the Em-met County Road Commission. Hear from Sen. Wayne Schmidt & Rep. Lee Chatfield.

Public Forum on Proposal 1 ,on May 5 ballot (road funding initiative) At Alanson-Littlefield Township Hall, Thursday, April 9, 7-8:30 pm, hosted by Emmet County Road Commission.

North Central Michigan CollegeNorth Central Michigan Col-

lege, and the International Trucking School are holding a job fair on Thurs, March 26 from 11 am until 3 pm at North Cen-tral’s offices at the University Center in Gaylord. Representa-tives from the Trucking School will be available to explain the 15-week certificate program of-fered in partnership with North Central. For more information, go to www.ncmich.edu/truck-ing.html,.

North Central Michigan Col-lege, will present author Jack Hobey at the Luncheon Lecture on Friday, March 27. Luncheon

begins at 11:30 am with the pre-sentation starting at noon in the Library. Author Hobey wrote a book about this long-forgotten chapter of Northern Michigan history, “Lost Boys: The Beulah Home Tragedy.” Cost for the event is $10 and includes lunch. Reservations are required. Call 231-348-6600 to reserve your place at the table.

NCMC’s Lecture Series, will feature Marvel Comics creative Director, Bill Rosemann on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 pm in North Central’s Student and Community Resources Center gymnasium on the Petoskey campus. This lecture is free and open to the public. Tickets are required & available in Petoskey at the College Welcome Desk in the main administrative building, in the College Library and in the College store in the Student Center. Doors open at 6:00 pm For more info call 231-439-6225.

North Central Michigan College’s, nursing and al-lied health faculty will hold monthly information sessions on Thursdays at 4 pm to explain the process for admission into the college’s highly competitive nursing and allied health career program. The sessions will be in Room 347 of the college’s Health Education and Science Center on the Petoskey campus. The final session will be held on Thursday, April 23.. Anyone planning to apply for the nurs-ing or allied health program is strongly encouraged to attend this informational session. The information on prerequisites will be particularly important for those applying for the fall 2015 program.

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The Catholic Communi-ties of L’Arbre Croche, Holy Childhood of Jesus, Harbor Springs: Palm Sunday Liturgy, Sat, Mar 28, 5 pm; Sun, Mar 29


Still AliceIf you would have told me that a movie could be depress-

ing yet uplifting simultaneously, I would have doubted it, but this one pulls it off. More surprising for me was the performance of Julianne Moore in the title role. She has never been one of my favorite actresses, but no one could ask any more of the job that she does here. In fact, I’m not a fan of Alec Baldwin, either, but he does an admirable job as Alice’s husband.

Alice Howland is a linguistics professor. She has an al-most picture perfect life with her husband and three adult children and a job she loves, until she begins to have trouble remembering words and phrases. She is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and the movie follows her triumphs and struggles as she deals with disease as best she can.

Experiencing her degeneration along with Alice is at times very difficult, and seeing the difficulty in her relation-ships is painful. This movie is a slap in the face reminder that it can happen to anyone and the fact that it happens to someone who made a living from words was tough to watch.

Kate Bosworth, Kristin Stewart and Hunter Parrish are all very good as Alice’s children; it was interesting to watch their reactions and responses to Alice’s diagnosis, knowing that Alzheimer’s can be hereditary.

We have seen many, many movies regarding children dealing with aging parents, with dementia, with Al-zheimer’s. I don’t recall any of them from the point of view of the patient rather than the family. It did make for a mesmerizing movie.

Rated PG13, but I would say that unless children are quite mature, the subject matter would be over their heads. Very, very brief nudity, a little profanity but many of the scenes are difficult to watch and probably not for a younger audience.

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First Presbyterian Church Harbor Springs, Sunday, March 29, the 10:00 am worship service. The Reverend Pat Me-gregian will offer the morning meditation For more informa-tion visit www.fpchs.org or call 526-7332. First Presbyterian Church is located at the corner of W . Lake and Cemetery Roads and is completely handicap accessible..

Harbor Springs United Meth-odist Church, located at 343 E. Main St in downtown Har-bor Springs. Sunday March 29 Worship at 11:00 am. 526-2414. Alanson United Methodist Church, 7330 Chicago St, Sun, March 29, Worship service at 9 am.

Stutsmanville Chapel: Sun-day.March 29, We have 2 services, 9:30 and 11. AWANA Clubs and Middle & High School Youth Group meet on Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Groups are available for 3 yr olds - 12th grade.Friday, 9 am a Moms & Tots group meets for fellowship at the church. Contact the church office at 526-2335 for more information.

Crooked Tree Arts CenterThe Crooked Tree Arts

Center, and NCMC have col-laborated to bring the work of emerging NCMC artists to our community. This exhibit is on display in the Atrium Gal-lery at CTAC through April 10. The work represents a broad range of media to reflect the classes offered at the college including work in animation, ceramics, drawings, glasswork, jewelry, paintings and textiles. For more information please contact the CTAC, located at 461 E. Mitchell St, downtown Petoskey, (231) 347-4337 or visit www.crookedtree.org.

Health and FitnessMcLaren Northern Michigan

offers $15 health screen-ings, the first Thursday of every month from 8-10 am at the John and Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion and Dialysis Center (820 Arlington Ave, Petoskey). These screenings will be per-formed by the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Dept and will offer: BP, Height, weight and body mass index, finger poke blood test, on the spot results and education on reduc-ing cardiovascular disease risk. Fasting is not required. No apt is necessary. For more info call (800)248-6777.

If you don’t have health in-surance, or your insurance does not cover mammograms, the Health Dept of Northwest Michigan has appointments available for eligible women age 40-64 for free mammograms. Follow up tests are covered, and treatment, if needed, is covered by the Medical Treatment Act. The American Cancer Society recommend women age 40 and up get mammograms every year. Call 1-800-432-4121 for more information.

ArtSturgeon River Pottery, will

host an open studio day every Saturday from through April 25, 10 am-4 pm as our Michi-gan/based artists conduct live demonstrations on pottery and tile making techniques. Free, open to the public, no reserva-tions required. Located at 3031 Charlevoix Ave, Petoskey, 231-347-0590.

OrganizationsKiwanis International, is a

global organization of volun-teers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Harbor Springs Kiwanis meet at noon the second and 4th Wednesdays of the month at Stafford’s Pier Restaurant. Interested potential members are always welcome, no reservations necessary!

Places to GoPond Hill Farm, Upcoming

events: Sat, April 4 Free Easter Egg Hunt starts at 1 pm, Please bring your own basket, 5000 eggs will be hidden! A tiny tot hunt will be available for chil-dren ages 4 and under. Lunch 11 am-3 pm. Call 231-526-3276 for more info.. Open daily 9-6. 5 miles north of downtown Harbor Springs on M-119.

Raven Hill Discovery Center, A special exhibit of moon rocks will be on display at Raven Hill for everyone to view. during “spring break”. Visitors will also be able to see shuttle tiles from Atlantis and Endeavor. These tiles were replaced because they were damaged on reentry. Many other displays and hands-on activities related to the space program will be there for visi-tors to view. This special exhibit runs daily from noon the 4 pm starting Sat, March 28 through Friday, April 10 and is open to the public. No appointment needed. The hands-on museum and animals will also be avail-able for visitors to explore and the outdoor exhibits will be open. General admission is $10 per person. Located between East Jordan & Boyne City, just off C-48 at Pearsall Road, the Center helps visitors build connections between science, history and the arts in an inter-active learning environment..The Center is the only place in northern Lower Michigan where children and adults can link science, history & the arts with hands-on activities and explorations both indoors and outdoors. For more info call 231-536-3369 or 877-833-4254 or www.ravenhilldiscovery-center.org

McGulpin Point Lighthouse, One of Emmet County’s most important historic sites, Mc-Gulpin Point Lighthouse and Historic Site, is on 10 acres, a half-mile north of the Head-lands International Dark Sky Park. The address is 500 Head-lands Rd, Mackinaw City

Youth ProgramsTeen Club 150, is located in the

newly renovated Holy Child-hood of Jesus Youth Room. Hours this year are Tuesday-Thursday, 3-9 pm. Our entrance is off of Third St and is marked with Club 150 logo on the side of the Holy Childhood building, come in and head downstairs. The club is non-denomination-al and all teens are welcome. For more information call 526-2017, ext 22.

NW Michigan Habitat for HumanityNorthwest Michigan Habitat

for Humanity, Volunteers are the key to unlocking the dream of home ownership for deserv-ing families. Volunteers that are exceedingly skilled are needed to help supervise volunteers on the jobsite. If you have 6-8 hours you can give, you will allow us to move our mission forward faster! Become a skilled volunteer TODAY! . Volunteers need to register for specific vol-unteer opportunities by calling Mandy at 231-348-6926. You can also learn more by visiting www.northwestmihabitat.org/volunteer.


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