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The Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Third Annual Boyne Business Expo and Taste of Boyne on Thurs-day, April 28. Last year’s event drew a crowd of nearly 1,000 people who viewed 85 exhibitor booths in the former Carter Center.Jim Baumann, Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce Execu-tive Director, cited the success of last year’s event and said this year will be as good if not bet-ter.“It’s going to be similar to the last few years,” Baumann said. “If ain’t broke don’t fix it.”This year the event will feature

85 booths from area businesses; 10 Taste of Boyne food booths; a cash bar; and a free park-

ing shuttle from St. Matthew’s Church. Also, the Boyne Arts Collective will showcase works of art com-pleted over the past year. “This (the expo) is basically to promote all of our members, whether you’re selling insur-ance or carpet cleaning,” Bau-

mann said.Baumann said he hopes the cen-ter is filled to capacity with at-tendees.“Being maxed out is not a prob-lem,” he said. “If we fill up the building, then it looks great and it’s a good feeling.”Karen Guzniczak, owner of Country Now and Then/Up the Lazy River, enjoyed the excite-ment of last year’s Business Expo. “I thought it went very well, and I thought the chamber did very well with it, too,” she said. “There were a lot of enthusiastic people there.”For companies looking to par-ticipate, exhibitor registra-

This is the first part of a two-part story on Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act and how it could affect Boyne City.Boyne City has no medical marijuana stores – yet.The Boyne City Planning De-partment is currently research-ing Michigan’s Medical Mari-huana Act of 2008, and looking at how other municipalities around the state are handling the issue in order to address any potential implications.“We’ve been kind of watching what is going on in neighbor-ing communities,” said Boyne City Manager Michael Cain. “Obviously there has been a lot of activity in Traverse City and the new law seems to be unset-

tled in certain areas.”The law allows those who have a qualifying illness like HIV/AIDS, certain cancers, hepati-tis C and MS to cultivate and smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes.The subject briefly came up at a recent Boyne City Commis-sion meeting.“I would argue whether it’s legal or not,” said Boyne City Mayor Chuck Vondra. “I think if they’re allowed by law how do we restrict it by zoning?” He added, “I would argue they’re not allowed by law. I don’t think they can legally open marijuana stores any-where, much less in Boyne City.”So far it would appear state of-

The Charlevoix County Com-mission on Aging boasts indus-try-leading programs and ser-vices in its annual report to the community.

According to the report, the COA flourished in 2010, despite a comparatively rough economy and operating with a new set of bylaws.“Falling revenues and increased costs for services challenged the Commission on Aging to meet

the needs of our aging popula-tion,” the report stated. “The Commission accepted these challenges and began a systemic evaluation of all programs to identify essential needs, and re-direction of resources to meet those needs; back to the basics.”All in all it cost the taxpayers $1,626,603 for the numerous services and programs pro-vided by the commission. This number was $83,742 less than the original budgeted figure of $1,710,345.The 2009/10 fiscal year was the first year for the COA Board to operate under its new bylaws. In its advisory role to the County Board of Commissioners and the COA Department, the COA Board is to provide linkage with the community and the public and private agencies and organi-zations serving County seniors.

To this end, the COA Board conducted a series of five pub-lic forums in all regions of the County, last year, in order to gather information on topics including: the management of chronic disease; fall prevention and injury avoidance; creating an accommodating environment and providing safety, security and supportive services at home and throughout the community for the aged; efforts to minimize elder exploitation; and physical and mental wellness and healthy lifestyle for seniors.“Attendance at these events was mixed with participation of very few seniors,” the report stated. “However, participation by agen-cies and organizations was good and represented a broad range of service providers including public health, law enforcement,

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Information Courtesy News Herald The case of the infant found in a backpack in Boyne City last summer is apparently closed.On Wednesday, March 2, Boyne City native Emma Clemens, 22, pleaded guilty in Wayne Coun-ty Circuit Court to one year of probation, counseling and court costs for placing her stillborn fetus in a backpack.According to court records, Clemens brought the backpack containing the body from Tay-

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As were most Ameri-cans my par-ents claimed d i f f e r e n t ancestry. By the time I ar-rived on the scene my genes were even more varied due to the mix-ing of theirs.

And each generation since and into the future will claim more exotic combinations of genes as communication and travel opportunities increase in our world.My father passed on to me the genes of the Scot-Irish and Eng-lish. Unlike in the real world where the two nations professed hatred of each other the two blended within father happily. His mother had been of English blood and grandfather of the Scot-Irish (his Scots mother had married an Irish lad). Of course, when my mother married Father her Swiss, German and English genes became mine also. My Ed further enriched the gene pool of our children with his French (and German) fore-bearers. And

so the family genes have contin-ued to multiply in variety down through our grand and great grandchildren. And with each addition I am aware of changes in eye and hair color, facial fea-tures and body structure.We speak of being an American when there is actually no such common specification. Very few in my great grand children’s generation will find another ‘American’ with a common gene pool. These multiple blends also carry with them behavioral dif-ferences, cultural traditions and religious beliefs which create a uniqueness among our citizens. Yet despite this wealth of vari-ety we somehow recognize our-selves as Americans and stand together for those things that allow our differences to be em-braced, not abhorred.I have come to recognize in my-self the Irish genes. One I cher-ish is that which brings the joy of good health and longevity. My Grandfather Cook lived to be ninety-four and was a survi-vor of cancer of the larynx back in 1930. But more than that is my Irish manner of accepting life with humor and happiness.Because of this I have come to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

as heartily as I do my birthday each year. Somehow the fact I call Boyne City home now after living half of my life outside of Michigan is special to me. As I walk across the Boyne River on my strolls through our beau-tiful Veterans Park I remember the the time I stood on the banks of its namesake in Ireland. Not nearly the clear beauty we enjoy, it was a bit wider and a cloudy brown.Knowing I had a cousin who lived in the Donnegal region of the homeland I bent my hus-band’s arm into taking me to Ireland to visit him. Because of that trip I have a reaction to the association of green with the Irish that has nothing to do with politics and religious beliefs. The green of Ireland will forever be the unbelievable appearance of its gentle rolling farmland as our plane began its decent and approach over the water, shore and country-side to land at the Dublin airport. I had never seen such a vivid, lush green any-where before and to this day have not seen its duplicate.Our stay in the country was one of feeling at home. The Irish have had so much to do in forming our own land that theirs seems

familiar as they do, themselves. We stayed in homey B & Bs and enjoyed being with the owners at the breakfast table. Driving on what we persisted in calling ‘the wrong side of the road’ was easier to accept than the narrow-ness of them and the tall rock walls on each side. Somehow we made it through the coun-tryside, passing flocks of sheep and farms into the northwestern portion of Ireland where ‘Jamie’ was purported to live.Not having specific directions we sought out the area postmas-ter. The post office was in his home and although he wasn’t in his wife knew of Jamie and di-rected us to a neighbor who in turn would tell us how to find his home. All this seemed a bit round about but apparently was the way we were to use. The neighbor’s home proved quite simple to locate even though it was well out in the country on a dirt road. A beautiful one sto-ried white Irish cottage plunk in the midst of a lavishly flowering garden behind a white picket fence it appeared to be a bit of calendar art. After Ed parked in front of the gate I climbed out,

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only re-members to turn on the light.”I heard that quote in a movie the other day

and it stuck with me.It stuck with me, mainly, be-cause it has been a rather dark week.Between several notable deaths here in town, my car trying to die, and fighting off a cold, I don’t feel uneasy in classifying this past week as dark times.After a lot of thought, howev-er, I realized something very quickly - it could be so much darker.My car may be having a rough

time, but I live in a town where I know well enough that I wouldn’t be stranded at the side of the road for long.I may have gotten a cold, but a quick trip to Boyne Area Medical Center and Huff’s Pharmacy can get that on its way in no time.The value of a small town is that no service is just a ser-vice, and no product is just a product.The annoyance of going to the doctor is quickly negated by the fact that Cathy Won-ski, my friend, will be the one poking, prodding, and decid-ing my fate.What used to be an annoy-ing trip to the pharmacy and a wait for medication is now a visit with Bob Huff, a short game of fetch with their dog Hercules, and a cup of coffee at Local Flavor while I wait.I would take that over a large corporate convenience store

any day, even if I have to pay 10 more cents here and there.In the darkest of times, I have my light - I live in a town where people care for one another, people support one another, and we all stay deter-mined to get through anything with all of our people intact.With that said, here is my sug-gestion for everybody - turn on the light.With events like Irish Heri-tage Festival, Business After Hours, and the many events at our own library, nobody should feel alone in Boyne City.With a dozen churches, half a dozen food pantries, and an upcoming Free Movie Night

at the High School, nobody should be left home with noth-ing to do.I know that there are car-ing people behind every door because I have personally worked with most of them - you can too!Go to an event, hit up a Parks and Recreation meeting, learn about your city, village, town-ship, parish, county - whatev-er - get involved!There is far too much to do to leave it to the same twenty people.I want to see all of you out there with me enjoying the sunshine, taking an active role in this amazing place we call home.

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‘My Two Cents’CHRIS FAULKNOR

June 25, 1967 the new church, at 1250 Boyne Avenue, was dedicated in due form. Reverend E. C. Weber,

President of the Michigan Dis-trict gave the sermon, Reverend Noffze was the officiating and Reverend Henry Behling (former

member of our con-gregation) was the assistant officiate.Helen Noffze and Michael Mueller were the organ-ists and the adult choir was under the direction of Dr. Arnold Bauer. The children’s choir was directed by

Shirley Roisen.

2010 Faith Lutheran ChurchThe Wilson Township church, after separation, joined the Evan-gelical Lutheran Synod. Today it is known as the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, ELS & WELS.Pastor Jeff Londgren is the Spiri-tual Leader.1971 The new steel storage build-ing was erected on the Boyne Avenue property.1972 - 1977 February 13th with the retiring of Pastor Noffze, Pastor Edgar M. Priess, from Norborne, Missouri, answered the call for Boyne’s Lutherans.

1973 Members thoughts and views are verbalized concerning a much needed new parsonage, preferable adjoining or close to the church.Reverend Edgar Priess heard Gods natural word. He became involved in the design and loca-tion of the new parsonage.The lower level has space for util-ities, a heavily protected storm room and many large rooms so that church groups could use them.The location of the building tucked against the hillside, con-ceals the size of the interior. The kitchen cabinets were espe-cially made by Everett Wescott. The stones in the walls surround-ing the fireplace, on the south side, were handpicked by Rev-erend Priess, Ed and Dave Ko-rthase and many other volunteers from the waters around Lake

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COPs & COURtsTuesday, February 22

12:19am Assist ambulance in the 300 block of Hannah St7:30am Car Deer Accident at Boyne Av and Lincoln Av10:29am Request for welfare check in the 700 block of Doug-las St5:46pm Report of bird inside business in the 400 block of N lake St6:44pm Subjects at PD to report a suspicious situation in the 300 block of E Division St9:28pm Citation issued for run-ning red light at Water and Park Streets

Wednesday, February 232:01am Arrested two sub-jects for MIP at State and Park Streets11:18am Suspicious items found in the 200 block of S Lake St12:39pm Report of 2 parking violations in the area of Park and Ray Streets12:40pm Report of abandoned snowmobile in the 300 block of E Division12:45pm Report of PDA in the

Industrial Park4:08pm 911 hang up call from the 1100 block of Boyne Av.5:01pm Citation issued for speed8:20pm Unlock in the 1000 block of Boyne Av8:44pm Report of a suspended driver who is planning to take a car on a trip without the own-er’s permission. Plate removed from vehicle at vehicle owner’s request.

Thursday, February 243:01pm Civil dispute over prop-erty and child custody in the 400 block of Vogel St6:11pm Citation issued for speed8:32pm Assisted with disruptive teen in the 100 block of Ann St11:01pm Arrested subject for DWLS, No Insurance and Im-proper Plates

Friday, February 2511:09am Report of vehicle parked near River mouth for 2 days.12:50pm Unlock vehicle in the

400 block of Lewis 9:03pm Business alarm in the 200 block of S Lake St

Saturday, February 2610:33am Road hazard removed on East St near State 5:47pm Civil dispute in the 500 block of Hannah St7:13pm Private Property Acci-dent on Lake near the river8:20pm Property Damage Ac-cident on Pleasant Av near Tim-ber Ln

Sunday, February 272:20am Assisted Sheriff De-partment on Pearsall Rd2:58pm Report of suspicious activity in the 300 block of Sil-ver St6:53pm Subject in PD reference a custody dispute.10:39pm Report of lost dog from the 100 block of E Michi-gan. Located

Monday, February 289:59am Unlocked vehicle in the 200 block of E Water St

3:21pm Fraud complaint re-ceived from the 300 block of Collings St6:03pm Citation issued for

speed6:15pm Report of domestic dis-pute in the 300 block of E Divi-sion St

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on March 5, at approximate-ly 12:30 p.m., the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office re-sponded to Boyne Mountain reference an aircraft that had crashed. Witness statements confirmed it appeared to have mechanical difficulties while attempting to land on the pri-

vate runway.The aircraft was inbound from Toledo, Ohio when the pilot, who was identified as Peter Douglas from Holland, Ohio, attempted to land the aircraft and the front landing gear col-lapsed. The aircraft slid down the run-

way approximately 1000’ be-fore coming to a stop on the left side of the runway.There were five individuals, including the pilot, aboard the PIPER single engine aircraft. There were no injuries reported and the FAA will conduct a full investigation.

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The following cases were recently heard in the 33rd Circuit Court of Charlevoix:Thomas Allen Brooks, 26, East Jordan. Con-trolled substance - de-livery/manufacture; second or subsequent offense. Sentenced to 365 days in jail; credit for three days in jail; $898 in fines and costs.Gary Lee Brodin Sr., 68, Charlevoix. Do-mestic violence - third offense. Sentenced to 365 days in jail; credit for 68 days in jail; $898 in fines and costs.

DBAThe following businesses have filed or renewed an assumed name for

business purposes:eldercare scout, 3773 Boyne City Road, Boyne City, by Monica Gruler Farrierparagon Construc-tion, 11025 Ellsworth Road, Ellsworth, by Brandon LaCountGreen Ink, P.O. Box 499 Charlevoix, by Julia K. McLemorer.W. Nursery, 03409 Miles Road, Ells-worth, by Robert W. Thomas and Karen C. Thomas

MarriageThe following li-censes for marriage were recently filed with he Charlevoix County Clerk’s of-fice:Jonathan David Boss, 28, and Laura Cathyl-ene Nitchman, 22John Casey Fiedorek, 49, and Kerrie La-niece Hunter, 33

Joshua Lee Hadd, 25, and Hope Marie Smith, 24Robert Edward Lee, 51, and Bobbette Irene Griffin, 47Frederick James Di-etz, 42, and Jennifer Lynn Breidenstein, 38Andrew Timothy Az-zam, 25, and Janelle Ann Doebel, 26Eric Andrew Beran-ducci, 38, and Wal-landa Waja Dixon, 33

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In their effort to safeguard the community and its interests, the Boyne City Police De-partment offers additional programs for residents and business owners at no cost.

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Residential House Check Program: monitor house & property upon request for residents who will be out of town.

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ficials are in agreement.“The “Mich-igan Medical M a r i h u a n a Act” does not specifi-cally address m a r i j u a n a d i s p e n s a -ries. Similar

laws in other states, however, do address them and allow dis-pensaries. In states where the law addresses marijuana dis-pensaries, the law establishes a system to regulate those fa-cilities,” said Michigan Depart-ment of Community Health spokesman James McCurtis Jr. on the Michigan Municipal League’s Web site. “Since the law in Michigan does not ad-dress dispensaries or offer any regulating system for them, the Michigan Department of Com-munity Health interprets the law as saying that it is illegal to operate a marijuana dispen-sary.”The Michigan Medical Mari-

huana Act does not protect patients from federal prosecu-tion for possessing, ingesting or growing medical marijuana. However, in 2009, U.S. Attor-ney General Eric Holder said the Drug Enforcement Admin-istration would no longer be raiding state-approved mari-juana dispensaries.Cain said Boyne City Plan-ning Department Director Scott McPherson is now looking into the law.“Scott is looking at it so we will have something to take to the commission to have a meaningful discussion,” he said. “Right now we’re just in an intelligence and information gathering mode to see what the options are.”According to Cain, businesses in Boyne City are not required to obtain permits to operate. But, they must comply with the zoning requirements of the area in which they do business.“Right now it’s just being dis-cussed at the planning commis-sion and city commission to see exactly what actions, if any, need to be taken,” McPherson said. “We’re trying to under-stand all ramifications of the is-

sue and what the law requires.”What makes the medical mari-huana act implementation com-plex, McPherson said, is in the way the law was passed.“I’ve never seen an issue that came about like this,” he said. “A referendum by voters made this law – generally legislation comes down from the legisla-ture, not from the ground up, so this is coming to us from a dif-ferent angle.”According to Cain, there has been no official directive from the commission to look into the act.“It kind of came up as common knowledge that the new legisla-tion was enacted, which brings into question a new type of business operated under state

law which has conflicts with federal law,” he said. “I think the emphasis of why communi-ties are talking about this is to find the best way to make this a reality without taking one step forward and two steps back.”Cain said the city will have to cut through apparent misinfor-mation and poor information on the issue to ensure a well-considered, lawful approach.“I’m worried about somebody wanting to open one,” Von-dra said. “It’s poison. It’s bad. Nothing good can come of it.”Vondra added that the statute does not provide for the actual sale of marijuana from supplier to patient.Though no official date has been set for the commission to further discuss the matter, McPherson plans to eventually present commissioners with his findings.“I take direction from the city commission on whatever their policy wants should be and I will provide the means to im-plement that,” he said.McPherson said Boyne City is taking its time on the issue be-cause it is so muddled.“There is probably going to

be litigation on this in various communities to come out in the next few years on what this means,” he said. “The clarity of the law is the biggest challenge a lot of communities are strug-gling with.”Cain said anyone with ques-tions or concerns about the issue should contact their re-spective representative on the commission.

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FROM PAge OneMEDICAL MJ

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MICHAEL CAIN

CoMBINeD NoTICeNoTICe To pUBLIC of No sIGNIfICANT IMpACT oN The eNVIroNMeNT

AND NoTICe To pUBLIC of reQUesT for reLeAse of fUNDs

Date published: March 9, 2011

Applicant: City of Boyne City 319 N. Lake St. Boyne City MI 49712 231-582-6597

To ALL INTeresTeD AGeNCIes, GroUps AND persoNs: On or about March 25, 2011, the above named City will request the State of Michigan to release Federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Commu-nity Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383) for the following project: Title: Boyne City’s Downtown Facade Project Purpose: To enhance the facades of two downtown buildings to the City’s historic theme Location: City of Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michigan Estimated Cost of Project: CDBG funding $181,428 Private Match: $70,380

Finding of No Significant ImpactIt has been determined that such request for release of funds will not constitute an action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and accordingly, the above-named City has decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190).

The reason for such decision not to prepare an EIS is as follows: 1.) The project is consistent with local land use, zoning and downtown development plans. 2.) The project only requires exterior façade work to downtown buildings. 3.) The project will be consistent with local and state regulations.

An Environmental Review Record respecting the proposed project has been made by the above-named City which documents the environmental review of the project and more fully sets forth the reasons why an EIS is not required. This Environmental Review Record is on file and is available for public examination and copying at City Hall (231-582-6597) between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm, M-F.

No further environmental review of such project is proposed to be conducted prior to the request for release of federal funds.

Public Comments of FindingsAll interested agencies, groups, and persons disagreeing with this decision are invited to submit written comments for consideration by the City to the office of the City Manager on or before March 24, 2011. All comments so received will be considered and the City will not request the release of federal funds or take any administrative action on the proposed project prior to the date specified in the preceding sentence.

Release of FundsThe City of Boyne City will undertake the project described above with Community Development Block Funds from the State of Michigan under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The City of Boyne City is certifying to the State of Michigan that the City of Boyne City and Michael Cain, Certifying Officer, in his capacity as City Manager, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision-making, and action; and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the City of Boyne City may use the Block Grant funds and the State will have satisfied its responsi-bilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Objections to the State Release of FundsThe State of Michigan will accept an objection to its approval only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not in fact ex-ecuted by the certifying officer or other officer of applicant approved by the State of Michigan; or (b) that applicant’s environmental review record for the project indicated omission of a required decision, finding or step applicable to the project in the environmental review process. Objections must be prepared and submitted to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, CDBG Program, 300 N. Washington Square, Lansing, Michigan 48913. Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by the state. No objection received after April 9, 2011, will be considered by the state.

Michael CainCertifying Officer319 N. Lake St.Boyne City MI 49712

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hospice, food pantries, banks, legal counsel, schools, transpor-tation, in-home and in-facility health care, libraries, assisted living, human services agencies and local government including county commissioners.”According to the COA’s report, the forums demonstrated the desire for more information and education on current and future services, more communication with the community and im-proved coordination of services and resources.“As a starting point, the Board has thus far identified over 90 public, private and non-profit organizations that provide more than 60 programs/services, non-exclusively, to seniors in Char-levoix County,” the report says.Seven major goals were estab-lished in order to accomplish the task of meeting the needs of seniors.Services offered include: healthy

meals, libraries and book ex-changes, painting classes, wood-working, bingo, Wii bowling, line dancing, Arthritis Founda-tion exercise classes, computer classes and field trips.The Charlevoix County Transit also offers free rides to seniors who need to shop, keep doctor appointments and socialize.“Last year our nurses and per-sonal care assistants provided 15,856 hours of caregiver re-lief, personal care, homemaking and medication management to homebound seniors who are not able to meet these needs on their own. Adult day services provid-ed 5,653 hours of care for those with dementia or Alzheimer’s, giving them a home away from home during the daylight hours and providing much needed re-spite for their family caregivers. The Commission on Aging con-tinues to provide a comprehen-sive meals program designed to ensure that every senior has at least one nutritious meal a day. Over 40,395 meals were deliv-

ered to homebound seniors in 2010, providing balanced nutri-tion to those seniors who other-wise may not have had a meal. “Our congregate meal program, offered at our four senior cen-ters, served nearly 31,678 meals this past year. Combined, 72,073 nutritionally balanced meals were provided to the seniors of Charlevoix County.” The COA also performed per-formance evaluations on all em-ployees in addition to instating monthly staff meetings and con-structing a program hierarchy ranking evaluation tool.“The hierarchy ranking tool was used by the staff, the advisory board, and the Human Services Coordinating Body to provide hard data to the Director,” the report says. “The resulting data are now used to support resource allocations, programmatic deci-sions, and funding decisions.”The COA has also made their monthly statements of services easier to understand for seniors, and monthly surveys to seniors

in order to gain a real sense of how programs and ser-vices are being re-ceived.Clients also re-ceived a monthly survey form and return envelope to provide feedback

on the services they received, or to make suggestions or com-ments regarding their services. “Returned surveys provides timely insight and perspective, allowing staff to quickly address issues and ensure that programs remain viable and responsive,” the report stated. “For FY2010, survey results indicated 99.54% of the respondents were satis-fied with the services they re-ceived.”The COA headquarters moved to its new location at 218 West Garfield in Charlevoix, in July, 2010.A senior re-source directory for both Emmet and Charlev-oix Counties has been cre-ated to help expedite the dispersal of information to seniors.Formed in 1974, the COA’s mis-sion is to, “ P r o v i d e the highest quality se-nior services in partner-ship with the community. We focus our

efforts on advocacy and support for seniors and their caregivers by promoting health, wellness, and education to achieve a dig-nified and enriched quality of life.”Charlevoix County boasts senior centers in East Jordan, Charlev-oix, Boyne City and on Beaver Island.

tion forms will be available on March 4, and discounts are of-fered for those who purchase a booth early.The price for a booth is $175, and after April 1 the price will increase by $20. One spot in the Expo comes with six tickets for friends and family, and a 10-by-10 booth that includes a table, chairs and a blue and white drape on three sides. “It all looks very professional,” Baumann said. “It sort of trans-forms the center.”Baumann said in recent years people have enjoyed the amount of businesses that are present and how much activity transpires. “It is a good social thing and it’s a great way to expose businesses to a larger audience,” he said. “You get exposure to as many as

1,000 people in half-a-day.”Cindi Malin, owner of Cindi-franco’s Cool Stuff, said the event offers opportunities for citizens and businesses alike.“I think it is a great idea to get people out networking, and it is exciting to see what the compa-nies have to offer every year,” she said.The event will provide many ac-tivities for a wide variety of peo-ple, and businesses will benefit from the amount of attendees, according to Baumann. “You have the opportunity to bring them in,” he said. “It is a way to market yourself to many people. You have the opportu-nity to chat and show them what you do.” Baumann added, “It’s a real great way to interact with people.”The Boyne Business Expo will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 28, at the former Carter’s Center located at M-75 South in Boyne City.


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The following amendment to approve Conditional Zoning: To approve a conditional rezoning of a parcel of land from Rural Estate District to Multi-family Residential District. The property is part of the parcel having tax ID 051-026-004-00 located at 701 Vogel Street and is described as follows: The south 10.00 acres of the West ½ of the Southeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of Section 26. T33. R6W, City of Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michi-gan, more particularly described as: Beginning N89º 13’ 59” W, along the South section line, 662.97 feet from the Southeast corner of said Section 26; thence continuing N89º 13’ 59” W, along said South section line, 662.97 feet to the East 1/8 line; thence N00º 43’ 02” W, along said East 1/8 line, 656.89 feet: thence S89º 13’ 59” E, parallel with said South section line 663.28 feet; thence S00º 44’ 10” W, along the East line of the West ½ of the Southeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of said Section 656.89 feet back to the point of beginning. .

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lor up to Boyne City in July, 2010.She had originally been charged with a 90-day misdemeanor and a felony, but the felony charges were dropped.On July 24, Clemens is alleged to have given birth to a still-born baby.

According to court testamony, after sev-eral days of symptoms, Clemens miscar-ried her baby on the night of July 24, while visiting family in Taylor.Testamony states further that nobody knew she was pregnant, and although family had asked, she denied it.After determining that the baby was dead, Clemens stated that she put the

body in a garbage bag in a backpack, and did not tell anyone what had happened.Clemens told police that the next day, the family went home, and Clemens took the backpack with her, intending to give it a proper burial.Her attempts to bury the backpack under a large lilac tree were unsuccessful, and she left the backpack behind, leaving for college at Northern Michigan Univer-sity.It was stated in court that her mother, Jody Clemens, found the baby on Sept. 7, while trimming the tree.Police say that Tom Clemens, her father, unzipped the back, said that it smelled bad, and dropped it off at the police sta-tion before going to work.It was later that day as Jody Clemens spoke with her daughter, that she learned what had happened.“She said that she had had a baby when we were in Taylor, and she didn’t know what to do, so she brought it home,” Jody Clemens said.

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Weekly Spotlight: Easter Egg Hunt Helpers NeededThe annual YMCA Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 23rd at the Community Building in Petoskey (Fairgrounds). Volunteers who would like to help with this great event are needed for several jobs: Egg Building: 2000 Easter Eggs don’t fill up themselves. Help us fill eggs with treats at the YMCA anytime in April.9am-11am: Come and set up the conces-sion stand and kid’s activities.

11am-2pm: Run concessions, organize kid’s activities, or hide all those eggs. Your time will help make a great Easter Holiday for lots of kids in our area. No training required. Must enjoy Eas-ter and lots of kids running around.Sponsored by: YMCA of Northern MichiganTo volunteer for this opportunity or to see more volunteer opportunities go to the Char-Em United Way website: http://tinyurl.com/volunteerconnec-tions or call 231-487-1006.

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cats. She needs to have a fenced in yard to keep her safe. She is house-broken. She is eager to learn and a very happy girl.To adopt Roxie – the first step is to fill out an adoption application avail-able at the Humane Society or on line at www.charlevoixhumane.org.fACToIDScientists have discovered a super-simple way to banish stress, anxiety and the blues – and works faster than meditating. Simply gaze into the eyes of a dog, cat or other friendly animal. When dog owners maintained eye contact with their pooches for 2 ½

minutes in a recent study, they expe-rienced a 20% spike in oxytocin, the so-called “bonding” hormone that douses negative feelings and leaves you feeling relaxed and content.peT TIpMany foods that are safe for hu-mans could be harmful or potentially deadly to dogs and cats. To be safe, keep the following foods out of your dog’s menu: coffee grounds, choco-late, yeast dough, macadamia nuts, avocado, grapes/raisins, onions, tea, alcohol, chewing gum and candy that contain xylitol.peT hUMorWhat do cats like on their hot dogs ?Mouse-tardOur Murder Mystery Event on Feb. 26, was fun-filled and a huge suc-cess. We would like to thank the peo-ple and businesses for their donations and help to make the event so great.The Charlevoix Area Humane So-ciety is located at 614 Beardsley St., Boyne City. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.Phone (231) 582-6774www.charlevoixhumane.org

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Odawa Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Little Tra-verse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, recently presented a check in the amount of $400.00 to the Women’s Resource Cen-ter of Northern Michigan.The funds were raised by dona-tions of the Team Members of Odawa Casino Resort through an optional Blue Jean Day in which the team members do-nate $5.00 to the designated organization in exchange for a day to swap their dress pants for a pair of jeans. Over $3,700.00 has been raised for various or-ganizations including Habitat for Humanity, Hospice of Little Traverse Bay and the Commu-nity Health Center of Northern Michigan through the Blue

Jean Day fundraisers.The deserving organization is chosen through suggestions of the Team Members of Odawa Casino Resort. The Women’s Resource Center was suggest-ed by Susan Foster, Director of Table Games. When asked why she chose the Women’s Resource Center, she said, “I found out about the Women’s Resource Center at a ZONTA meeting and learned how much this organization assists and im-pacts the Petoskey area and felt it was a perfect choice for our Blue Jean Day fundraisers.”Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRC) is a non-profit organization, found-ed in 1977, serving Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Em-

met and Otsego counties. The WRC provides a variety of pro-grams and services to improve the quality of life for women, children and families.Dena Sydow, Marketing and Communications Director for the Women’s Resource Cen-ter of Northern Michigan said, “Donations from individual donors and businesses are so important to the WRC. These donations support programs and services that are unfunded and help us continue to provide the quantity and quality of ser-vices on which the community has come to rely. We are very thankful for the generous dona-tion by the Team Members of Odawa Casino Resort.”

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In early 2010, TO SAVE A LIFE took over theaters nationwide. This independent film about teens and the choices they make in their daily lives quickly struck a chord with teens and families. Overnight, the film received a #1 Fandango Fan rating and maintained it for over a month. Critics and youth workers raved, families were changed, and viewers consistently com-mented: “Every teen and parent needs to see this film.” Boyne City administrators, teachers, and community lead-ers have rallied together to or-ganize a special free showing of the movie “To Save A Life” on March 12 at the Boyne City Performing Arts Center. This event will begin at 5:30 and will be open to all Boyne Area students eigth- through twelfth grades from surrounding local school districts. This night will kick off with free pizza, the movie showing, followed by special speakers such as Boyne City Mayor and Charlevoix County Undersher-iff Chuck Vondra, Scott Kelley, Sarah Jenne, and Jamie Wood-

all. It will end with an optional group discussion opportunity for students. By showing this movie we hope to create a comfortable environment for young people to discuss real problems and how they can network together along with caring adults to help actually save lives.This film is about real life situa-tions with high school students. If you are a parent concerned about the content of this film then please, screen it before your child attends the event. “To Save A Life” is the story of all-American teen Jake Taylor, who seems to have it all. But after a childhood friend’s death, Jake’s world turns upside down, and he is forced to make a deci-sion that could change his life forever. “To Save A Life” is about mak-ing unexpected choices and sacrifices, while having the courage and determination to persevere against all odds. At some point, every teen has to decide: “What’s my life going to be about?” “To Save A Life”E

dares to bring that question into their world, encouraging them to answer it with boldness, hon-esty and compassion. “To Save A Life” has started a movement all across the coun-try. In communities just like ours, groups are working together to make an organized effort to reach local teens in crisis. Groups like ours are dedicated to offering every teen the op-portunity to see this film and hear its powerful message of hope. Thank you in helping us en-courage the youth of the Boyne Community area. Michael D. WilsonBoyne City Public SchoolsFor more information about our event, contact Mike Wilson (231) 439-8231More infor-mation about “To Save A Life” can be found at tosavealife-movie.com.

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New program for traffic violators gives pointers, takes away points A new state program that allows some Michigan drivers to avoid points for minor traffic violations by taking an online Ba-sic Driver Improvement Course is up and running, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced today.Under a state law that be-came effective Dec. 31, 2010, motorists ticketed for offenses such as speed-ing, improper passing or disobeying a stop sign may qualify to have points from the citation kept from go-ing on their driving record by completing a course and paying court fines and costs. Only those who meet several restrictions will receive notification of eligibility to participate in the program from the De-partment of State.The first notices to eli-gible drivers were mailed last month, Johnson said, and they have the option of taking a course online or in a classroom. There are currently ten course providers approved by the state that offer the required defensive driving curricu-lum.“This program offers a strong incentive to those who have received a traffic violation to improve their

skills and become safer drivers,” Johnson said. “It gives them the pointers they need and takes away the points they don’t.”“These drivers are still be-ing held accountable, but in a way that safeguards against future violations,” Johnson added.Eligible drivers have 60 days to arrange for and pass the course and may retake it as many times as necessary within that time. The provider electronical-ly notifies the Secretary of State whether drivers pass or fail. If they ultimately do not pass, the points go on their record. If they pass, the Depart-ment of State will not add any points.The fee for the course is determined by the pro-vider, with the total not to exceed $100. Drivers are still respon-sible for paying fines and court costs involved in the traffic violation. The course may only be used once to avoid points.A driver is not eligible if he or she:is in the 60-day period of course eligibility for a pre-vious ticket.has already avoided points under the program.has a restricted, suspended

or revoked license or was not issued a Michigan li-cense.has three or more points on his or her record.held a commercial driver license or was operating a commercial vehicle at the time of the ticket.received a ticket that is not eligible for the program.The law, sponsored by Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy), also requires an ap-proved sponsor to conduct a study every five years measuring the effective-ness the successful com-pletion of the course has in reducing collisions and moving violations. The Secretary of State must then report those findings to the Legislature.For more information about the Basic Driver Improvement Course pro-gram as well as branch of-fice locations and services, visit the Secretary of State website (www.Michigan.gov/sos) and sign up for official Secretary of State Twitter feeds (www.twit-ter.com/Michsos) and Facebook updates (www.facebook.com/Michigan-sos).Customers also may call the Department of State In-formation Center to speak to a customer-service rep-resentative at (888) SOS-MICH (767-6424).

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‘Knights’ serving the communityDuring the weekend of Feb. 19 and 20, the Boyne Valley Knights of Columbus sponsored two events. On Saturday, Feb. 19, the Knights served breakfast for the Camp Quality “Fam-ily Activities Day.” This event was the start of a very busy day that proceeded with a day on the ski slopes and ended with a pizza party at the Eagles. On Sunday, Feb. 20, the Knights of Columbus also sponsored a baby shower for the Char-Em Pregnancy Resource Center and this event provided tables full of much needed baby supplies and started a fund that would help support the purchase of an ultra sound machine for the center.

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Bertie Marvin Hawkins, 89Bertie Marvin Hawkins, 89, died suddenly at his home in Florida on February 28, 2011.He was the born in the Si-mons Settlement near St. Ig-nace to Bertie N. and Nina Hawkins.That is where he met his beloved Elizabeth Boyd Grandmason when she was a young teacher boarding in their home.

Their life as newly-weds be-gan in the wilderness of the upper peninsula where he worked as a “fire-spotter” for the US Forestry Service. Their first two sons were born there in the log cabin in the woods. Shortly after that Bert joined the Navy to serve on a LST during WWII. Upon his return they moved to Petoskey area where Bert worked for Manthei Veneer Mill for a couple of years. His family settled into a farm on Camp Daggett Road where another son and daughter were born. He started his roofing career working for Hunt Roofing for several years and later formed B & B Roofing Com-pany with his partner, Bob Goldsmith. Bert was devoted to his fam-

ily, friends, and community. He served for several years as an Elder in the Bay Shore Presbyterian church as well as several years on the Bay Township Board.He had a fondness for gar-dening and was delighted to share the vegetables with just about anyone who wanted or needed them.He played on a bowling team in Boyne City, enjoyed golf, and worked with his sons to build a snowmobile racing team that were the first two time winners of the Interna-tional 500 held at Sault Saint Marie.He and Elizabeth retired to St. James City, Florida on Pine Island were they made their home in the community of Manatee Bay. Once again he had a large garden; neighbors would

bring their grocery bags to the fence to gather green beans, tomatoes, or avocados for their evening meals. He took his green thumb to raising roses and took great pride in each blossom. His favorite time was spent with his wife of 65 years do-ing anything as long as they were together until her pass-ing in May, 2008.Bert is survived by his chil-dren: Janet(Michael) Bango –Harbor Springs, Bill(Salli) Hawkins-Boyne City, and Joe Hawkins-Boyne City; grand-children: Jason Moody-Mar-quette, Peter Moody-Lansing, Christine(William) Rose-

Petoskey, and Sara(Stace) Smith –Walloon Lake; Great Grandchildren: Jas-mine Smith-Harbor Springs, Elizabeth Yell-Walloon Lake, Katelyn Smith, Jett Smith-Walloon Lake and a special mention to his com-panion/pal Spike. He was preceded in death by his wife, son James Hawkins, and brothers Enoch and Gor-don Hawkins.A special service at graveside will be held at a later time once the weather permits. Any memorial donations please give in his name to Boyne Area Free Clinic or the charity of your choice.


Schedules of Faith & FellowshipChurCh of the Nativity

Reverend Peggy Nattermann will be celebrant for the 10 a.m Eucharist service at Episcopal Church of the Nativity on Sun-day, March 6. Coffee hour will be held in the church basement after the church service.Tuesday, March 8, Nativity will host a Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner in the church basement beginning at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend this event. A ‘free will’ donation basket will be available at this “all you care to eat” event. Lent will official-ly open with an Ash Wednesday service at 12 noon, March 8. The vestry will hold its monthly meeting after the imposition of ashes service is concluded.Please call 582-5045 for more information about Nativity. Come worship with us at 209 Main Street, Boyne City.

B.f. uNited Methodist

Boyne Falls United Methodist Church regular Sunday Service 9:15 a.m., 3057 Mill Street. Children’s programming held during service. Worship Café and Youth Group on Sundays at 6 p.m. Office hours are Tues-days, Wednesdays and Thurs-days from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone 231-582-9776.

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Come as you are this Sunday to worship at First Presbyterian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City. We invite you to share wor-

ship at 10:00 a.m. followed by coffee and conversation. Infant nursery/comfort room, toddler nursery, and children’s Sunday School provided. Choir prac-tices at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. First Sundays include commu-nion (every month) and potluck (during the school year). Office hours are Mon. & Wed. 9-3:30, and Tues. & Thurs. 9-noon. Call (231) 582-7983 for youth group, Bible study, and prayer schedules.

WallooN ChurCh

On Thursday, March 10, the Cozy Quilters will meet at 9 AM in room 101 and Celebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM. On Saturday, March 12, there will be a Men’s Ministry Breakfast starting at 8 AM. All men are invited for breakfast and fel-lowship.On Sunday, March 13, the ser-mon will be given by Pastor Jeff Ellis titled “The Greatest Ser-mon Ever Preached – Blessed are the Peace Makers” from Matthew 5:9. Service times are 9 AM and 10:45 AM. (Re-member the time change so you won’t miss anything!)There will be infant and toddler nurs-eries available at both services. Children classes are held during both services. Grades 5 through 7 attend worship service at 9 AM and then have class at 10:45 in room 101. Grades 8 through 11 attend worship service at 9 AM and have class at 10:45 at the Youth Center. At 10:45, there is a class for grade 12 through age

23 in the Discipleship House. Adult classes and small groups will meet during both services. There will be a Soup Fundraiser Luncheon for the Philippines Mission Trip right after second service. This is on a donation basis. Come and support our team.

On Tuesday, March 15, the Women’s Bible Study will meet at 9:15 AM in the Discipleship House. There will be a Facili-ties Committee Meeting at 7 PM in room 110. On Wednes-day, March 16, there will be a Benevolent Committee Meeting at 4 PM in Pastor Bob’s office. The family meal will start at 5:30 PM with classes starting at 6:30 PM. On Thursday, March 17, MOPS will meet at 10 AM. Celebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM. On Friday, March 18, there will be a Prime Time Fel-lowship Potluck at the Disciple-ship House starting at 6 PM. This is for people 50 and older. On Saturday, March 19, there will be a Small Group Leader Training starting at 9 AM. For more information, please visit the Church website at www.walloonchurch.com or call the church office at 535-2288.

GeNesis ChurCh BoyNe

Genesis Church meets in the Boyne Elementary school cafeteria every Sunday from 11am-noon. The have a quality staffed nursery along with Kids Clubhouse ministry for ages 4-4th grade. There is coffee

and breakfast treats followed by modern song worship and a practical “talk” that relates the Bible to our everyday life. The core values of Genesis Church are Jesus and his Word, sincere relationships, and serving oth-ers. You can check out Genesis Church at genesiswired.com.

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BVCC - Congradulations to our 7 youth ministry members from Boyne Valley Catholic Commu-nity, who participated in a suc-cessful Lenten Retreat. Along with many high school youth from our Gaylord diocese, they enjoyed a weekend of activities, prayer and fellowship at beau-tiful Camp Dagget, to prepare for our coming Lenten season. We are blessed to have an active youth ministry movement in our church community!BVCC has many up coming activities. This Sunday, Febu-rary 27th we will be hosting an Intergenerational Night Mardi Gras Party at Saint Matthew, Boyne City. We will start with table decorating at 5:00pm, a potluck dinner at 5:30, followed by many games and fun activi-ties. A wonderful opportunity for us to come together, build

community, have fun ,food, fellowship and prepare for the comming Lenten Season. Any questions call the church office, 582-7718.We continue to offer many ways to enrich our faith. Little Rock Scripture studies are Mondays, noon at St. Augustine. Tuesdays the book club meets, St. Matthew at 10:00am and RCIA meets at 6:00pm. Sunday, March 3rd we will resume with regular Whole Community Night and Junior High Youth faith formation ses-sions starting at 5:30pm, St. Matthews (BC) and Senior High Youth following at 7:00pm.Come join us in the many op-portunities and activites to live and celebrate our faith!

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Boyne City United Methodist Church regular Sunday Service 11 a.m., 324 South Park Street. Children’s programming held during service. Bible Study on Thursdays 10 a.m. – open to everyone. Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone 231-582-9776. Beef and chicken pasties are on sale for $2.75 each through the month of April. Call the church office or stop by during office hours.

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Is cabin fever getting the best of you? Are you dreaming of warmer weather, sunshine, sailing, great food and spending time with friends? Then mark your calendar for the St. Patrick’s Day FUNdraiser to benefit the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRC) at cava on Main Street, Bay Harbor.The event features both silent and live auctions with terrific items like Gold Ribbon vehi-cle car detailing package from Fletch’s of Petoskey, a one week

stay at a cottage on Burt Lake, a one year family membership to the Bay Harbor Pool, yoga and fitness packages, para-sailing, jewelry items from Ward & Eis Gallery, dining gift certificates from restaurants like Red Mesa Grill and Palette Bistro, kayak rental packages, camping pack-ages, a gourmet Italian dinner for six and a Little Traverse Bay sailing excursion hosted by WRC Executive Director Jan Mancinelli and much more.These are just a few of the inter-esting items that will be put up for auction on Thursday, March

17 at the cava FUNdraiser. The FUN begins at 6 p.m. with a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The live auction kicks off at 7:30 p.m.“We are all so fortunate to live in a community that really sup-ports non-profit, service organi-zations. Local businesses are inundated daily with requests for donations for very worthy causes, and we just feel so privileged to have them support us in this manner. Thanks to their gen-erosity we truly have something for ev-eryone – young, less young, female, male – everyone,” reports Deb Smith, WRC Assistant Director. “cava has also been wonderful in provid-ing a great location, delicious food and perhaps even some special drinks for this fundraiser. We just encourage every-one to come join the FUN, discover your inner Leprechaun and maybe even find your pot o’ gold under the

rainbow.”Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the door or by calling the WRC at (231) 347-0067.View additional auction items on the WRC’s web site at wrc-nm.org, then click on “calendar of events.”Women’s Resource Center of

Northern Michigan is a non-profit organization, founded in 1977, serving Antrim, Charle-voix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties. They are com-mitted to equality, justice and the wellbeing of women and provide a variety of services to improve the quality of life for women, children and families.


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Parents and community members don’t have to travel to the land of Oz to find the right road to great parenting. It’s right here in northern Michigan!The Road to Great Parenting is a free workshop slated for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Community Reformed Church, 100 Oak St., Charle-voix. Registration is from 9-10 a.m. and includes coffee and time to connect with area legislators.The free parenting workshop features keynote speaker Matt Jones and three different session tracks of interest for those attending. His topic, “If I Only Had a Heart,” will run from 10-11 a.m., followed by an expo and free lunch from 11-noon.In addition, the Northwest Michigan Health Department will be offering on-site vaccinations from 9 a.m. to noon. Vaccinations include seasonal flu (in-cludes H1N1), pneumonia, HPV (cervi-cal cancer vaccine for 19-26 year old fe-males), and Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis. Medicare and Medicaid are accepted and if attendees do not have insurance, there is no charge.Door prizes will be awarded at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., including a drawing for an Amazon Kindle. Free Child Care will be provided by

Munchkin Land Daycare and is limited to 15 children, ages 6 months to 5 years. Anyone requesting daycare services must register by calling 231.582.8070 during normal business hours.A father of five and resident of northern Michigan, keynote speaker Jones has pre-sented workshops at conferences around the country on several topics including Parent Leadership and Grant Writing. He has co-chaired the National Head Start Association Parenting Conference and received several awards including Region V Head Start Parent of the Year. Breakout sessions from noon-3 p.m. include:Track OneHealth/StressTrack TwoDiscipline/Parenting SkillsTrack ThreeFinances/MoneyNoon-1 p.m.Yoga with KidsConscious DisciplineBlueprint for Financial Success1-2 p.m.Chiropractic SolutionsSetting LimitsRaising Financially Responsible Children2-3 p.m.Sleeping DisordersBehind the Curtain of LeadershipInexpensive Healthy SnacksTo register for the free parenting workshop, call 231.582.8070 during normal business hours.


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Sunday, March 13Celtic Music Session F R E E ! Featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie-BossFreshwater Studio, 1-3 pm

Irish Concert by Stone Cross Duo $15 International performers Siusan O’rourke and Zig ZeitlerBoyne Arts Collective, 4-6 pm, tickets available at BAC

Monday, March 14Irish Film Fest F R E E ! “The Quiet Man”- John Wayne, Maureen O’HaraBoyne District Library community room, 7-9 pm

Tuesday, March 15Lecture/ Discussion F R E E ! “From the Battle of the Boyne to the 20th Century” Dr. George Colburn, PhD British HistoryBoyne District Library community room, 6:30 pm

Irish Film Fest F R E E ! “The Secret of Roan Inish”- Jeni Courtney, Mick LallyBoyne District Library community room, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, March 16Irish Film Fest F R E E ! “Waking Ned Divine”- Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Finoa FlanaganBoyne District Library community room, 7-9 pm

Thursday, March 17Irish Food and DrinkSean and Patrick Ryan and Celtic musicCafé Santé, 5:30 - 9 pm

Irish Film Fest Children’s Night F R E E ! Disney’s “Darby O’Gill and the Little People”- Sean ConneryBoyne District Library community room, 6-8 pm

Business After Hours F R E E !Pat O’Brien & Associates Real Estate, 5:30-7:30 pm

Friday, March 18Irish Food and DrinkSean and Patrick Ryan and Celtic music Café Santé, 8 - 11 pm

Saturday, March 19Dance Workshops F R E E ! Irish step-dancing and Ceilidh dancing; all agesEarly Education building cafeteria, 10 am - Noon

Genealogy Workshop F R E E ! Trace your family lineage in the “Olde Country” Guest Genealogist, Charlevoix County Genealogy Society Boyne District Library community room, 1-3 pm

Irish Food and DrinkSean and Patrick Ryan and Celtic musicCafé Santé, 5:30 - 9 pm

Sunday, March 20Celtic Music Session F R E E ! Featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie Boyne District Library Community Room, 1-3 pm

4th Annual Irish Heritage Dinner Friday, March 18 Eagles Community Room5:30-8 pm (Dinner served at 6 pm)

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Saturday strollThe fact that spring has not yet sprung didn’t deter these two gents from taking a stroll down Water Street in Boyne City on Saturday, March 5. Joe Reed and Todd Alterman are pictured out-side of Red Mesa Grill. FOR MANY MORE PHOTOS OF AREA NEWS, EVENTS AND PEOPLE, GO TO THE MEM-BERS-ONLY SECTION OF WWW.BOYNE-GAZETTE.COM.


Avalanche Mountain seeks volunteers to assist in main-taining the recreation park.According to Boyne City Recreation Director Andy Kovolski there are numerous volunteer opportunities for Avalanche’s vast recreation area.“We’re always looking for any number of volunteers to help with the specific parts of Avalanche Mountain,” Ko-volski said. Avalanche Mountain is com-prised of over 300 acres of woodland that is located on the southern border of Boyne City. Nearly 90 percent of the park is wooded, which offers a va-riety of activities for adven-ture-seekers, such as disc golf, hiking trails, biking trails and an archery range. Due to the sheer size of Ava-lanche Mountain, Kovolski said the park could really ben-efit from the extra help.“Obviously staffing is an is-sue. And, if we can get volun-teers to help out, then we can get things better than they are now,” he said. “I don’t have

enough crew people to handle it right now.”Volunteers working at the park will be instructed to po-lice Avalanche Mountain so that each area is suitable for visitors; such activities would include picking up trash.“We want them to make sure nothing is off kilter with the course itself, and record any-thing that is out of the ordi-nary,” Kovolski said. And, Kovolski said, don’t let your age or perceived lack of training stop you from volun-teering as people of all ages are welcome and any neces-sary training will be provided.“We just like them (volun-teers) to register with us,” he said. “ And if there is an area that requires training we would help them out with that.”Furthermore, he said he hopes volunteers will learn some-thing along the way.“I hope they will have a good

feeling about volunteering and know that they’ve made a difference,” he said. For people who would like to volunteer at Avalanche Moun-tain, sign-up sheets are avail-able at City Hall, 319 North Lake St. Boyne City.


Avalanche Mountain recreation programs need your help

Avalanche Mountain is re-plete with biking and walk-ing trails.

Boyne City’s municipal recre-ation park also has archery ranges.

Boyne City recreation officials are hopeful that volunteers will help keep Avalanche Mountain recreational park well maintained so residents and visitors to the area may contin-ue enjoying activities like disc golf pictured here.


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Kindergarten Round-UpKindergarten Round-Up for next year’s kindergarten class will be held on:

FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH, AT BOYNE FALLS SCHOOL. Any children who will be 5 years old by December 1, 2011 are encouraged to attend.

Appointments can be made by calling the school at 549-2211.

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Jay Redman (near, right) goes up for a shot against a Cedar-ville defender. Pictured directly above is Boyne City Rambler Tevon Larmon. Pictured at far right is Kolbi Shumaker.

Boyne City falls 57-53 to CedarvilleBoyne City Rambler Jay Redman goes up for a shot during the Ramblers’ game against Cedarville on March 3. Pictured at right is Gerrit Moeke.


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Boyne Mountain Race LeagueStandings for the Boyne Mountain Race League through March 2, 2011. Team Format: 1-F.O.Barden II, 7.79; 2-Hart GMC, 7.24; 3-F.O.Barden I, 6.67; 4-River-side Tire, 6.03. Handicap Format: 1-Skee Dawgs of Northwestern Bank, 123; 2-Punctuality Vend-ing, 120.5, 3-Sunburst Marine, 115; 4- Head Full of Nickels, 114; 5-Pat O”Brien & Associates, 112; 6-Boyne Avenue Greenhouse, 109; 7-Wild Wild Women II of Gaylord Bowling Center, 106; 8-Green-

house Gases, 103.5, Hart Ford, 103.5; 10-Rieth-Riley, 96.5; 11-Skee Dawgs Too! of Northwestern Bank, 94; 12-East Jordan Plas-tics, 91; 13-Greenhouse Effect, 89, Wild Wild Women I of Gay-lord Bowling Center, 89.Fastest Man: Jayson Wels-er, 19.83F a s t e s t W o m e n : Robin Wot-towa, 22.06

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BCHS players to perform classic “guys & Dolls”

The Boyne Falls Loggers took down Ellsworth 51-47 last week in basketball action.Josh Puroll had 26 points and 14 rebounds; Bren-

dan Matelski scored 10 points with 5 rebounds; and Travis Lange had 8 points.“It was nice playing in front of a packed Boyne Falls crowd,” said Loggers’ coach Tim Smith.

“It was the ‘Pink Play With a Pur-pose’ game.”He added, “At the end of the game, the ball was presented to the How-ell family in remembrance of Boyne Falls teacher Laurie Howell.”Howell died recently after a battle with cancer.The Boyne Falls junior varsity team also took Ellsworth with a score of 55-49.Clay Whitley was a top scorer with 17 points; followed by Max Reed with 12 points.

Boyne Falls beats Ellsworth

The Boyne City High School Drama Department will take Boyne residents back in time with a performance of Guys and Dolls.Guys and Dolls is a dual love story set in the ‘20s between four main characters. The lead c h a r a c t e r , Nathan De-troit, has been put-ting off his marriage for some years, while the other couple, Sarah and Sky, are in the begin-ning of find-ing out what love really means. “It’s the clas-sic Broadway comedy,” said Mike Houser, Boyne City High School’s drama director. “It’s about how one couple falls in

love and a look at the relation-ship for the other couple.”An alumnus of Boyne City schools, Mike Houser is in his second year of directing the students at Boyne City High School. Since graduation, Houser has been acting and doing theater around Michigan.

“I went to Grand Valley State Uni-versity,” he said. “I’ve done some things in Grand Rap-ids — about 25 shows, and I lived in New York for a while.”At Grand V a l l e y , H o u s e r p l a y e d Henry the Fourth, and also, ironi-

cally, Nathan Detroit in their production of Guys and Dolls. “Guys and Dolls is fun and it comes with its own history,”

Houser said. “It is based on Damon Runyon stories — he wrote fictionalized stories about mobsters.”Houser went on to say this play gives the drama students an opportunity to research their character work as well.The 40 students, said Hous-er, have been working on the play since early January and are prepared for the four night showing of this high-energy performance.“It is very fast-paced and there are a lot of one-liners and

jokes,” he said. The cast is comprised of Boyne City High School students, in-cluding Jalen Adams and Ken-zie Macksey, who play Nathan Detroit and Adalaide — the two central characters. Similarly, Maddie Fitzpatrick and Shane Schmidt play Sarah and Sky, the two characters who meet and fall in love at first sight. “Those are our lead charac-ters,” Houser said. “There is a huge cast of character actors, and they all have lines and

parts in the show.”Tickets for Guys and Dolls are available at Local Flavor and Country Now and Then/Up the Lazy River for $5, and all tick-ets are general admission.There are $10 general admis-sion tickets, too, which allows access to front row, center seats of the Performing Arts Center. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 19, 20 and 25 at the Performing Arts Cen-ter in Boyne City High School; there will also be a 2:00 p.m. showing on March 26.


Headin’ for sleddin’Autumn Healey, Chloe Healey and Aiden Healey of Boyne City are pictured above heading to the park to go sledding with their friend Michael Brockette of Petoskey on Saturday, March 5 in downtown Boyne City.

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Li’l literatiBoyne Falls kindergartners are pictured studying authors and illustrators as part of their language arts classes. Pictured directly above (from left) are Brady Collins and Kielar Kuhs. Pictured (at left) are Kevin Denise and Cameron Matelski. The kindergartners recently wrote and illustrated their own book modeled after Melanie Watt’s “Scaredy Squirrel” series. These books were read by the kindergarten students to third grade students.


Scan this QR code with your smart-phone to see a clip of “Guys and Dolls.” For instructions on how to use this code, see the full story on page 15.

Citing a need for s e r v i c e s from area r e s i d e n t s , Northwest-ern Bank has announced its intent to open up shop in

Boyne City.Bank officials announced early last week that North-western has signed a lease for a storefront located at 104 South Lake St. in downtown Boyne City.“We often hear from people who bank with us, but who live outside an area where we don’t have an office,” said Northwestern Bank Market-ing Director Doug Zernow. “Boyne City has been one of the places we’ve heard the most from over the years because we’re in Charlevoix and we’re in Petoskey, and it’s just a matter of conve-nience to have a location in Boyne.”Northwestern Bank Vice-

President Steve Weber said this will be a good opportu-nity to meet the needs of ex-isting and potential customers in the Boyne City area.Formed in 1955, Northwest-ern Bank boasts 27 current locations throughout North-ern Michigan.According to Zernow, the types of services, number of employees and grand-opening date are yet to be announced.“We’ve been looking at the area with interest for awhile,” he said. “We think Boyne City is a great town and it seems to have a lot of potential and we feel it is a good fit for us.”Zernow added, “We haven’t decided what we are going to do there, but we made the decision we want to have a presence in that town.”The reason Northwestern Bank is able to expand de-spite tough economic times, Zernow said, has been do to good business sense.“Like everyone else in this state we’ve had to deal with this tough economy,” he said. “We’ve continued to be prof-itable which, especially for a bank in Michigan, hasn’t

been an easy thing.”Zernow added, “But a few years ago when the economy really took a dive and the whole financial crisis peaked we really weren’t into any of those things that caused those other banks problems. We’re not involved in sub-prime lending or investments tied

to sub-prime loans, so we’ve done OK.”A growing financial institu-tion with over $900 million in assets, Northwestern bank is one of the leading mortgage, consumer, and commercial lenders in the region, accord-ing to bank officials.Based in Traverse City, North-

western Bank offers complete banking, investment and trust, and employee benefit services with office locations includ-ing Charlevoix, Petoskey and Harbor Springs.For more information on Northwestern Bank, go to www.nwbank.com or call them at (231) 547-6561.


Now that the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insur-ance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 is law, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with how this new legis-lation affects you — both as a wage earner and an investor.

Consider these key parts of the new tax laws:Income tax rates remain the same. Under previ-ous legislation, tax rates were scheduled to rise in 2011, but the new laws will keep all tax brackets the same.Payroll taxes reduced by two percent. Your share of the Social Secu-rity payroll tax will drop from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent for 2011. Conse-quently, you should see more take-home pay. . You may want to consid-er investing at least part of this savings in another retirement account, such as an IRA. Top capital gains and dividend tax rates stay at 15 percent. The ques-tion of what would hap-pen to capital gains and dividend taxes has been of great interest to most investors. For the past several years, the high-est capital gains and divi-dend tax rate has been 15

percent. However, this 15 percent rate was sched-uled to expire at the end of 2010; after that, divi-dends were to be taxed at one’s standard income tax rate, while long-term capital gains would be taxed at 20 percent for anyone above the 15 per-cent income tax bracket. But due to the new leg-islation, the highest tax rate for both capital gains and dividends will stay at 15 percent for at least 2011 and 2012.The capital gains and dividend tax provisions can have significant ef-fects on your investment decisions over the next two years. You now still have a strong incentive to follow a “buy-and-hold” investment strategy, un-der which you’d earn the favorable 15 percent rate on capital gains from selling an appreciated as-set, such as a stock, that you’ve held at least one year. And the 15 percent

rate on dividend taxes will continue to provide you with good reason to seek out those stocks that regularly pay dividends; besides offering an ad-vantageous tax rate, divi-dends, when reinvested can help build your ownership stake in the dividend-paying invest-ments. (Keep in mind, though, that companies are not obligated to pay dividends and can reduce or discontinue them at any time.)Estate tax exemption set at $5 million per person. Under previous tax laws, the estate tax was sched-uled to be repealed en-tirely for 2010 only, and then return in 2011, with an exclusion amount of $1 million and a top tax rate of 55 percent. Un-der the new legislation, the exclusion amount for 2011 and 2012 is $5 mil-lion per person ($10 mil-lion for married couples), with a top tax rate of 35

percent. The new law also includes a “portabil-ity” provision which can provide increased flex-ibility in estate planning between married couples to attain full use of the $10 million exemption. You’ll need to see your tax and legal advisors to determine what, if any, changes you’ll want to make to your estate plans for the next couple of years as these laws will sunset at the end of 2012.Gift tax exemption set at $5 million per person. Under previous tax laws,

the gift tax exemption for lifetime gifts was $1 mil-lion. The new legislation increases the lifetime gift tax exemption to $5 million per person. You should work with your tax and legal professionals to determine whether the new exemption amount provides opportunities for you to consider dur-ing the next two years. As always, changes in tax laws can have a big im-pact on your financial fu-ture — so stay informed and take the steps you need to keep progressing toward your goals.

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The Boyne District Library will have an open-ing on their board of trustees for the com-ing year. (May 1-April 30) The position is for a representative for the City of Boyne City. Applicants must fulfill the following require-ments: Live in the city; Be willing to abide by and support the library’s policies and by-laws; Be willing to support the library’s current budget and goals; Attend two consecutive library board meetings prior to appointment; Board terms are for 4 years. The board meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6pm in the library conference room. The Boyne district library serves a population of 7173.People who wish to apply may obtain an ap-plication at the Library. The application should be submitted to the City with a copy sent to the Library.

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You may have seen the strange looking pixelated boxes on the backs of McDonald’s food bags and wondered just what the heck they are.They’re called “Quick Re-sponse” or “QR codes” for short,and they just might be the future of mobile marketing.Similar to a bar code, the QR codes are superior in that they are able to hold a nearly unlim-ited amount of information – 7,089 characters per code – in a relatively small space and can be read by laptops and PCs with web-cams and even your Iphone and Droid type smart-phones.The codes can be printed on any-thing from billboards and win-dows to magazines, newspapers, and even items of clothing.You simply load a QR reader ap-plication on your phone or com-puter; point the camera at the code to scan it and your device is instantly taken to the code des-ignated website, video, commer-cial or photo gallery.Local realtor Chris Christensen of Lynda’s Realestate Service has been experimenting with the

codes and will soon begin using them to market his business.“I think it’s great,” he said. “It’s another way to get information out to people. And, from a real-estate perspective, it’s yet anoth-er way to educate customers and to help me do my job better.”Also a Charlevoix County Com-missioner, Christensen said he sees numerous uses for the QR codes at the municipal level.“There are endless practical ap-plications,” he said. “Just think if the county used it to direct people to information or putting the code on a sign at a trail-head

so you can download a map – there are tons of ways to use this to get information.”According to the Boyne City Gazette’s tech-savvy publisher Chris Faulknor, QR codes will soon be an integral part of the weekly community newspaper.“The paths of analogue and digital have always seemed on a collision course with print media battling digital media,” he said. “But, with QR codes the two are actually converging to bridge the real world need for instant information with the real-time world of information on-demand.”As a result, the Boyne City will

be implementing QR codes as a way to allow readers to securely, quickly and easily subscribe or renew their subscriptions; con-tact the Gazette with questions or information, view websites that are relevant to stories or events, and even view coupons and web-sites if included within an adver-tisement.“If you can put it online, you can link it to a QR code,” Faulknor said. “A nonprofit can link video of an event or program to the paper. A restauranteur can now show off weekly dining specials with a simple QR link. Or, loved ones can link photo galleries or home movies of a relative in an obituary.”He added, “The possibilities are truly endless.”The QR codes will also be used to enhance the Gazette’s coverage of local issues.“Readers who delve into the mobile and smartphone world will now be able to quickly ac-cess things such as websites, contact information, or mate-rials relevant to the stories we print by simply scanning the code using the camera on their phone,” Faulknor said. “This enables quicker access to in-formation, sharing capabili-

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There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive at Charlevoix Area Hospital on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 from 10am until 4pm.Every two seconds someone in America needs blood, but only five percent of the eligible U.S. popu-lation donates blood in any given year. And, there is no substitute for human blood. The Red Cross col-lects nearly half (45 percent) of the nation’s blood supply, providing more than 14 million blood prod-ucts to some 3,000 hospitals na-tionwide. Making a donation is quick and easy—taking about an hour—and a single blood donation can help up to three people. To be eligible to donate blood, an individual needs to be at least 17 year’s old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. Please call Kathy Jacobsen RN to-day to schedule your appointment at 231-547-8906.

NMRH incontinence classTo help people deal with urinary incontinence in their everyday lives, Northern Michigan Regional Hospital is offering a free program from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on March 9. The program will take place at the Community Health Education Center, located at 360 Connable Avenue in Petoskey. The program, developed by Jenni-fer Hill and Meghan Radocy, both of whom hold a Doctor of Physi-cal Therapy and who practice at Northern Michigan Regional Hos-pital, will help participants learn exercises to strengthen the muscles that provide additional support to a weak pelvic floor. To register, please call (800) 248-6777. Seating is limited.

In conjunction with its new bar-iatric surgery weight loss pro-gram, Northern Michigan Re-gional Health System is offering a free bariatric surgery seminar on Monday, March 14. Because one size or procedure does not fit all patients, several new weight loss options will be the focus of the presentation, titled “Bariatric Surgery and Obesity: What are my choices?” by Randal Baker, MD, FACS, head of the new bariatric surgery program at Northern Michigan Regional Health System. The seminar will take place from 6-7 p.m. at the Community Heath Education Center located on the campus of Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey.“The benefits of bariatric surgery far outweigh the risks associ-ated with obesity including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and sev-

eral cancers. In fact, bariatric surgery is the only significant op-tion that actually cures diabetes,” Baker said. “Studies are showing that bariatric surgery saves lives, improves overall health and well-being, and saves money.”The free seminar will include discussion on the new surgical weight loss options available through Northern Michigan Re-gional Health System, as well as surgical qualifications and the multi-disciplinary approach sole-ly focused on the best outcome for each individual patient.He attended Albany Medical Col-lege of New York. He is an As-sistant Professor of Surgery for Michigan State College of Hu-man Medicine and serves as the Medical Director of Bariatrics for Spectrum Health. Dr. Baker is also the President of the Michi-gan Bariatric Society.

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Seeking artwork for new John and Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion and Dialy-sis Center Artists are invited to submit en-tries for the new Healing Arts Pro-gram, funded through generous donations to Northern Michigan Regional Health System Founda-tion. Submissions, for purchase or com-mission, will become part of the new John and Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion and Dialysis Center, located on the Lockwood-MacDonald campus in Petoskey, which opens in July. The deadline for artist submissions is March 25.

“All elements of the John and Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavil-ion and Dialysis Center, including the architecture, interior design, and artwork throughout the facil-ity, will work together to create a healing environment for patients and all who visit,” said Moon Sea-gren, chief development officer for Northern Michigan Regional Health System Foundation. The Healing Arts Program, which involves procuring and framing up to 203 pieces of fine art to be placed throughout the Wellness Pavilion, is consistent with other evidence-based design principles being incorporated throughout the facility including natural lighting, inviting views, and calming col-

ors. These elements have been prov-en to soothe the mind, body, and spirit, thus positively influencing the blood pressure, heart activity, muscle tension, and stress levels of patients and visitors.Kerry Farrell, an art consultant experienced in developing art programs for healthcare organiza-tions, is coordinating the Healing Arts Program and Crooked Tree Arts Center is providing assistance with the Call for Entries process. Artists are invited to a special meeting with Kerry Farrell on March 16, from 3-7 p.m., at the Crooked Tree Arts Center. Kerry will be accepting entries (completed Call for Entries pack-

ets) and answering questions. She will not be accepting or re-viewing pieces of artwork at this meeting. For more information or to re-ceive the Call for Entries, please visit the Northern Michigan Re-gional Health System Foundation web site (nmh-foundation.org) or contact Kerry Farrell of Farrell Art Consulting by phone at (586) 344-1761 or via email at [email protected]. If you would like to make a gift to the Healing Arts Program, you may do so online at the Northern Michigan Regional Health Sys-tem Foundation website (nmh-foundation.org) or by calling (231) 487-3500.

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Physicians, nurses, and phar-macists in the Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, and Cath Lab received special training to cool the tempera-ture of the brain. Studies have shown that low-ering brain temperature, even by a few degrees, decreases ischemic damage. In studies of out of hospital cardiac arrest, induced hy-pothermia protocols have contributed to improved neu-rological outcomes by pro-tecting the brain against the

damage initiated by the lack of blood flow and oxygen-ation.“Studies have shown that therapeutic hypothermia helps preserve neurological cognition and we are proving it right here in northern Mich-igan,” said Robin Hoffman, RN, lead of the Hypothermia Task Force at Northern Mich-igan Regional Hospital. “Our leading-edge technology and treatment options are liter-ally saving the lives and brain function of patients who have

experienced a cardiac arrest.”While the treatment is only offered to patients who have had a cardiac arrest and meet specific criteria, Hoffman said the treatment is already proving beneficial in a num-ber of patient populations and its future in potentially treat-ing patients with other disor-ders is very promising.“So many disciplines are in-volved in this protocol and I’m proud to be part of a team to make recovery more mean-ingful for our patients.”

Hospice Volunteers NeededCompassionate and caring individuals are needed to help an area hospice organization meet the needs of patients and families fac-ing end-of-life issues.A volunteer training program is being held for Hospice of Little Traverse Bay in Gaylord, Michigan. The two-day training will be held in Gaylord on Saturday, March 19, and on Saturday, March 26. Hospice of Little Traverse Bay provides hospice services in Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Otsego counties.Training sessions which include an orienta-tion to hospice and discussion of the roles of volunteers, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch provided. Each class will deal with a different aspect of training in-cluding grief and bereavement, death and dying, communication skills, understanding the family, spiritual care of the family, care and comfort measures, ethical issues, and advanced directives.There is a place for everyone in the hospice family of volunteers. Volunteers are the back-bone of hospice, providing in-home respite care, errands, companionship, activities, of-fice assistance, and fundraising assistance. Those interested in attending the upcoming volunteer training, or those seeking more information, should contact the Hospice of Little Traverse Bay, Volunteer Coordinator, Heather O’Brien at (231) 487-7943.

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Are your Tweens and Teens Up-to-Date on Immunizations?School shot requirements have changed! Certain shots are now required for students entering 6th grade — and they are rec-ommended for all youth age 11

through 18 years. In order to help kids get “caught up”, the Health De-partment is offering immunization visits at $15* for a limited time, no matter how many of the required/recommended shots children need. There is no out-of-pocket charge for children enrolled in a

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mended (not required) for all females age 11 through 26 to re-duce the risk of cervical cancer in women.Your child’s physician’s office or the Health Department can tell you what “shots” your child needs to meet new school requirements.


but before I made it up the walk to the front door it swung open and a smiling woman in her fif-ties welcomed me and motioned out to Ed for him to join us. There was nothing to do but that we were to enter her home.There we discovered a tea set waiting us on the table in her bay-window. Somehow there seemed to be as many gorgeous flowers in her parlor as in the garden and her smile was like another. We were seated, tea poured and ‘biscuits’ passed. Mrs. Cassidy, as she introduced herself, was obviously delighted to have us with her and it was well over a half hour before she divulged Jamie’s home. At this point she apparently had learned what she wanted to know about Jamie’s visiting American rela-tives. Pointing out her lace cur-tain windows, across the rolling swells of green fields, about a half mile distance stood anoth-er white Irish cottage. Much to our surprise it was Jammie’s. Access to it was by another, narrower dirt lane which inter-sected an equally small road which branched off the road the Cassidy cottage stood beside. All the time we had been with Mrs. Cassidy and enjoying her tea and biscuits Jamie’s abode was in sight!The family home had been built at the very end of its dirt road. As we approached it we drove at a snail’s pace as we were being escorted in by a small herd of three cows. They were Jamie’s.Like Mrs.Cassidy he was at

his open door watching our ap-proach. Their party-line phone system had passed on the word of our arrival. Tall and thin, a year younger than I was, we were taken aback by how much he resembled my grandfather, his great uncle. We were welcomed into his home to be seated with him by his large hearth with its glowing peat fire. Books lined nearby shelves and what seemed to me, an old-fashioned appearing radio sat on a nearby stand. A bachelor, it was apparent in a glance my cousin was a con-tent man. He talked to Ed,with an occasional word thrown my way. He had many questions about my brother and I was re-minded what a man oriented country Ireland is. Traditionally the land is left to the oldest son.As Jamie owned no car, but used a bike to get wherever he might want to go Ed persuaded him to go with us into Donnegal. It was there I learned why my big grandfather always walked about with his hands clasped behind his back, not swinging at his sides. The sidewalks of Donnegal, as in the vil-lages and cities of Ireland are quite narrow. Built between the curb and the store fronts only room for two persons is offered. Most of the women seemed to ei-

ther have a baby in their arms, or a small child’s hand clutched in theirs or a basket for food. The Irish men, in an effort to decrease their width tuck their arms behind themselves as they saunter down the walks. It all made sense to me once I ob-served the need for this stance. My grandfather never lived in Ireland, but somehow this habit of holding arms behind himself must have been passed on to him by way of his father.While there I learned that the original thatched roof on the Irish cottages had been replaced when it became law that to have electrical service the thatch roof had to go; too much of a fire hazard. and that the peat we watched burn in the big, black-ened fireplace represented the last batch Jamie had cut from his own land. He had decided do-ing so was too hard for him. But for Ed, most of all it was learn-ing Jamie’s well was hand dug and only ten feet deep. With the three cows roaming freely he

immediately saw contamina-tion. But we both had to admit Jamie’s health seemed fantas-tic.After our visit we couldn’t help but be very aware of all that was ours in our life in the United States that remained out of Ja-mie’s reach in Ireland. He was the grandson of the only son out of a family of thirteen who stayed in the homeland as a re-sult of the potato famine back in the 1800’s. All his brothers and sisters emigrated to the US except a brother who traveled to Australia. Jamie alone re-mained with his mother in their Irish home.This indicated to my husband and me that living in the United States does add a di-mension to life that we wouldn’t be embracing if we were still living in the lands our ancestors called home. I suspect this can be said by most of us living in Boyne City or elsewhere in our great country today. Anne

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Charlevoix.1974 August 25th after as-sistance by the membership the new parsonage in finished and occupied in September by Boyne’s Pastor Priess.October the old parsonage on 519 South Lake Street was

sold.1974 – 2011 Christ Lutheran Church parsonage 1103 Boyne City East Jordan Road1976 June 13th, the new church flag pole was installed and a flag raising ceremony was held.1976 July, the parking lot was paved and this much needed addition was greatly appreci-ated by the congregation.A new addition, the nursery room, was added by utilizing a section of fellowship hall.A track rack in memory of Fred and Martha Behling was given by their children and grandchildren.1977 Pastor Priess answered a call to Columbia, MO and the Pastor from Charlevoix, Rev-erend James Plachner, from Charlevoix Bethany Lutheran Church, filled in until 1978.1977 - 1982 Pastor Douglas K. Janetzke came to Boyne at the request of the church elders. He served until 1982 when he moved to Fairmont, MN.During his tenure as Pastor he helped my daughter Kelly Ann May learn and under-stand her lessons through her confirmation in Christ Luther-

an Church.1982 Again Reverend James Plachner filled in as spiritual leader.1983 - 2010 Pastor Kenneth Bernthal, from Craig, Colo-rado, was installed as spiritual leader.1991 The church member-ship decided to build a much needed addition to the church. Jim Behling was appointed as building chairman and the project was started.

1991 Aerial view Christ Luther-an Church 1250 Boyne Avenue1991 The new Christ Lutheran Church addition, pastoral of-fice, secretarial area, handi-capped facilities; conference room, four Sunday school rooms and bell-tower are ded-icated.1991 New Automated Bell Tower

1997 Wayne King accepted the challenge to become the churches Director of Chris-tian Education.2002 A committee was as-signed and the new church window, situated directly be-hind the altar was designed and installed.The theme of the stained glass was “The Path Way to Ha-ven.”This was developed by the tal-ents of the Shadetree Studios, from Petoskey Michigan.The work was done by Penny Kristo and John Bowe.2003 The cornerstone and name are removed from the church on South Lake and

Lincoln.2003 The C h r i s t Lutheran C h u r c h celebrat-ed its 100 year c e n t e n -nial in B o y n e City. At the same time the new window was dedicated.2003 New stained glass win-dow.2004 The next set of win-dows was installed, beside the main entrance of the church, they representing “The Vine-yards.”

The six new windows in the church nave were the “Six Chief Parts of Doctrine.2010 A new pastor, Peter El-liott was installed.I would be very remiss if I did not recommend that all mem-bers of the Christ Lutheran Church make a pilgrimage and attend services in the Wil-son Township Faith Lutheran Church.Go and see, first hand, what your fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers erected to their belief and still stands to-day with pride and dignity.Understand our history and you will appreciate from whence we came.Please go and ATTEND!My thanks and appreciations to;Christ Lutheran ChurchPeter Elliott, PastorShelly Schlickau, SecretaryBecky PalmiterDr. Arnold and Shirley BauerMartha Behling, My wife’s grandmother who taught me to appreciate things Lutheran.Faith Lutheran ChurchJeff Londgren, PastorHenry Knop and familyCarl WaltersWith my deepest respect and admiration for both Lutheran congregations.“God Bless”Edward May III,Curmudgeonly Historian

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Tai Chi Classes at the Boyne District Library. Morning Tai Chi classes will contin-ue to meet on Wednesdays at The Boyne District Library in Boyne City. Classes are held in the downstairs Community Room. Classes are $5 each class, open to everyone. This session will continue through May 4, 2011. We will miss a class April 6The beginner’s class meets from 9:00- 9:50. The continuing/ad-vanced class meets from 10:00 - 10:50. Familiarity with the whole Tai Ch fundamentals form is essential for the continuing class. This class is also learning the Yang Short Form.Tai chi is a safe, gentle, non-impact exercise that promotes health and inner tranquility. It also builds strength & endurance, and improves balance, coordination & flexibility. Tai Chi is suitable for people with problems moving because of age, injury, and arthritis and all levels of physical fitness.Meg McClorey teaches the Tai Chi Fundamentals form and The Yang Short Form. Meg has practiced the Yang Short form since 1994 and taught since 2000. Tai Chi Fundamentals is an accessi-ble form for everyone, it begins with simple movement patterns and pro-gresses into a complete form. The Yang form is more difficult to learn, often taking a year or more of daily practice for information call Meg: 231-582-7689 Email - [email protected]

MARCH 10SWIRL At CROOKED tREE ARtS

CENtERSwirl continues on March 10, 2011 at the Crooked Tree Arts Center featuring a sampling of creative ap-petizers. Musical entertainment will be provided by vocalist Jamie platte and pianist Sally page. Swirl is a monthly wine tasting with music and the most recent art exhib-it on display. For the March 10 Swirl, three different photography exhib-its will be open for viewing, the An-nual Juried photography show, our Town: The work of G. Randall Goss and This is My World on loan from Michigan State University. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with food and mu-sic running to 7:00. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 per person the day of Swirl, when available.The Swirl 2011 season continues on April 21 with Lake Street Market and guitar duo JUSDUIT and May 19 featuring Symons General Store and vocalist/guitarist Chris Koury. For more information and to pur-chase tickets, contact the Crooked Tree Arts Center, (231) 347-4337 or visit www.crookedtree.org. The Crooked Tree Arts Center is located at 461 East Mitchell St. in downtown petoskey. photo caption:

MARCH 12RAVEN HILL EVENt

It’s a FAMILY AFFAIR at Raven Hill Discovery Center every second Sat-urday in 2011. Join us on Saturday, March12, 2011 from noon to 4 p.m. Thanks to a grant awarded by the petoskey Harbor Springs Area Communi-ty Foundation, the Center will offer FREE AD-

MISSIoN and special science activities for families on the second Saturday of each month in 2011, at least through June 2011 and pend-ing funding through December 2011. Bring the whole family “team” oR make it a special event for par-ent and child. There will be fun problem-solving demos & activities to fit various ages, abilities and in-terests every month. Family groups can strengthen creative & critical thinking skills by trying different science challenges, plus enjoy the museum, animals and outdoor exhibits. The focus in March will be Air pressure. Learn how air pressure works, almost as if it is magic. Two miles of air in our at-mosphere is pressing down on us at all times and that has a tremendous effect. Come and enjoy the show. And watch for Second Saturday Science and FREE (Families Reach-ing for Educational Experiences) on other Weekend Days in 2011.

MARCH 12EJ BENEFIt

BASKEtBALL gAMEEast Jordan public Schools Staff vs. East Jordan Emergency Services personnel March 12, 2011 at 7 p.m. Location: East Jordan Middle School Gym. proceeds go to the American Cancer Society - Relay for Life of Charlevoix County50/50 Concession – Bake Sale$5 adults, $3 children, $15 family, under 4 freeContact Michelle Reid (231) 330-3043www.relayforlife.org/charlevoix-countymi

MARCH 12, 13LtAHB HOME SHOW

Little Traverse Association of Home Builders invites Boyne Area Cham-ber members to participate in the 2011 Home Show in petoskey on March 12 and 13. All chamber mem-bers are welcome to take the mem-

ber rates being offered. The show’s approximate attendance is 2,000 people, and point of booth sales are allowed at the show. The Home Show will be held at the North Cen-tral Michigan College Student and Community Center. For more infor-mation visit www.ltahb.com, call (231) 348-9770, or e-mail [email protected].

MARCH 13BRENt ARONSON FUNDRAISER

A fund-raiser for the fam-ily of Charlevoix Township Fire-fighter Brent Aronson, who died on Feb. 14, is scheduled

for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 13 at Charlevoix Middle School. Dona-tions can additionally be made at Charlevoix State Bank. or, call Teresa Loper at (231) 675-1473 for more in-formation.

MARCH 13 - 20IRISH FEStIVAL

Boyne City Irish Festival expands to 8 daysBoyne City’s Irish Heritage Festival has been expanded from one night to an Irish Heritage Week with a full range of themed events from March 13 through March 20. This will be the fourth year of the cel-ebration of Boyne City’s Irish foun-dations, which began when Irish immigrants John and Harriet Miller settled here in 1856. In addition to the dinner on March 18, this year’s festival will include a four-night Irish Film Festival, two Celtic mu-sic sessions, a lecture on Irish his-tory, an Irish dance workshop and a genealogy workshop to provide help tracing family lineage back to the “olde Country.” The Boyne City Main Street program produces the event under the leadership of event chairman Linn Williams. The expan-


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Polymer Clay & Crafts Guild FormingThe Polymer Clay & Crafts Guild of North-west Michigan is forming locally and welcomes those interested in working with polymer clay and other arts and crafts forms. If you have a skill to teach or would like to take classes, or if you would like to be notified of upcoming events, please submit your contact information on the Guild web site at http://poly-merclayguild.homestead.com. Inquiries may also be sent via mail to P.O. Box 862, Boyne City, MI 49712.

American Legion Fundraiser

Boyne City’s American Legion, Ernest Pe-terson Post 228, is selling 2011 calendars to raise funds for future scholarship pro-grams for area students. Funds will also be used to support area service men and women currently serving, both overseas and stateside, and for local Legion pro-grams. Calendars, which are being sold for $10 each, will be available from many post members, at the post, 302 S. Lake St. during Tuesday night Bingo hours or by contacting Brian Morrison, committee chair, at 231-330-4990. We thank you for your support of your local American Legion.

Quilting CircleThe Hiland Cottage Quilting Circle, a vol-unteer-led program, brings together lo-cal quilting enthusiasts to bring warmth and comfort to patients at the Hiland Cottage Hospice House in Petoskey. The Quilting Circle meets from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays October through April. Hospice is asking area quilters and quilt-ing groups to help in this endeavor. For more information about joining the quilting circle, please contact Volunteer Quilters Barb Postelnick at 231.347.0798, or Mary Putters at 231.347.7931.

Free mammograms offered at Northern Michigan Regional

HospitalNorthern Michigan Regional Hospital Foundation and the Health Department of Northwest Michigan are partnering to offer free mammograms, not just in Octo-ber, but year-round. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, however, these mammograms are offered year-round while funds are available. If you are or know a female, age 40 – 64, who is under-insured or without health insurance, call 866.487.3100 to schedule an appointment.

BingoTuesday Bingo Game - Boyne City American Legion - 302 South Lake Street 582-7811 - Come join your friends and neighbors for an inexpensive, and maybe profitable, evening of fun, entertainment and relaxation. - Play 39 games with 51 bingos - Traditional Pick your own hard cards – Paper specials + Michigan Pro-gressive Jackpot. The venue is smoke-free. The Early Birds start at 6pm and Finish 9:45p.m. Food concessions are available.

Join the bandThe Jordan Valley Community Band will begin its Fall season of rehearsals on Thursday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the East Jordan High School band room. If you or someone you know plays

an instrument or has played in the past and would like to join the band, please contact Director, Becky Palmiter at 582-3734, President, Leslie Cunningham at 547-2145 or Sec./Treas., Phyllis Childs at 582-3488 to have your name added to our mailing list or if you need help find-ing an instrument.

Want to lose weight?Come join us for support.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at the Church of the Nazarene 225 W. Mor-gan St. Boyne City, on Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. For more information call Evelyn at (231) 582-9495

Support GroupGrief and Loss Support Group 3rd Thurs-day of every month 1-2:30 p.m. Friend-ship Center of Emmet County -Library 1322 Anderson Road, Petoskey Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 2nd Mon-day 5:30-7:30 p.m.Hospice of Little Traverse Bay One Hiland Drive, Petoskey (231) 487-4285

CAMP DAGGETT SUMMER CAMP

REGISTRATION STILL OPENSummer camp registration is still in full swing at Camp Daggett on Walloon Lake. Over two-thirds of the openings have been filled, but there’s still time to reg-ister for select weeks during the summer of 2011. Campers signing up for the first week of camp (June 19-25) will receive a $50 discount. Wilderness Adventure trips also still have openings.Camp Daggett offers eight one-week coed camping sessions starting June 19 and ending August 13, 2011. Scholar-ships are available to campers who need financial assistance.Every year, over 1,000 children ages 7-14 get the opportunity to spend a week at Camp Daggett. They experience the beauty of the natural environment that the camp provides, make new friends, try new things and have loads of fun. The summer program also develops a feeling of acceptance, respect and courage that campers take home with them. Camping provides a setting in which chil-dren can live, learn, and develop skills that are useful throughout their lives. Activities include adventure ropes cours-es, archery, group sports and games, sailing, swimming, canoeing and fishing, arts and crafts and nature study, hikes, campfires and camp outs. The program answers a child’s search for adventure in an environment that is up-beat and wholesome. Appetites are satisfied with nourishing, family style meals served in beautiful Mac Hall, a picturesque log dining room overlooking Walloon Lake.Camp Daggett Summer Camp Applica-tions are available online at www.camp-daggett.org. Please check the website for available weeks, or call (231) 347-9742.

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SwirlersCrooked Tree Arts Center Board President, Kurt Wietzke and Phoebe Wietzke, enjoy a taste of the featured wines at CTAC’s Swirl event.

sion of the festival was made pos-sible by a grant from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.Many local businesses will be of-fering some special Irish items, and decorating their establishments in suitable Irish décor. The festival highlight will be the Fourth Annual Irish Heritage Din-ner, from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 18 at the Boyne City Eagles Hall. It will be a traditional six-course Irish feast with Celtic music and song, Irish step dancers, a sing-a-long of favorite Irish songs, guest musicians, and, perhaps, a lepre-chaun. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children under 6. Tickets will be available at the Boyne Chamber, Eagles Hall, Local Flavor, and Coun-try Now & Then/Up the Lazy River.

IRISH FEStIVAL SCHEDULEAll events are free except the din-ner Sunday, March 13 Celtic Music Session featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss at Freshwater Studio, 217 S. Lake St., 1-3 p.m. other musicians are wel-come to join in. Monday, March 14 Irish Film Fest – “The Quiet Man,” starring John Wayne and Maureen o’Hara. Held at the Boyne District Library Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 Irish History Lecture - “From the Battle of the Boyne to the 20th Century - The survival of Irish Na-tionalism under British Rule” pre-sented by Dr. George Colburn, phD in British History. Held at the Boyne District Library Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 6:30 p.m., followed by… Irish Film Fest – “The Secret of Roan Inish” starring Jeni Courtney and Mick Lally. Held at the Boyne Dis-trict Library Community Room, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 Irish Film Fest – “Waking Ned Di-vine,” starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Finoa Flanagan. Held at the Boyne District Library Commu-nity Room, 201 E. Main St., 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 17 Three-Day Irish Celebration at Café Santé begins today, featuring Irish folksingers Sean and patrick Ryan from 5:30 to 9 p.m. House-cured corned beef Irish dinner and all-you-can-eat mussels & frites all day. Located at 1 Water Street, details at www.cafesante-bc.com. Irish Film Fest Children’s Night – “Darby o’Gill and the Little people,” a Disney film featuring a young Sean Connery. Held at the Boyne District Library Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 6-8 p.m. Business After Hours – a Boyne Area Chamber networking event hosted by pat o’Brien & Associates Real Es-tate, 128 Water St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18 Irish Heritage Dinner featuring a six-course traditional Irish feast, Irish step dancers, Celtic music and song featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss, Group sing-a-long, guest musicians and perhaps a lep-rechaun. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12 - avail-able at the Boyne Chamber, Eagles Hall, Local Flavor, and Country Now & Then/Up the Lazy River. Held at the Eagles Community Room, 101 River St., 5-8 p.m. Three-Day Irish Celebration contin-ues at Café Santé, 1 Water Street, featuring House-cured corned beef Irish dinners. Irish folksingers Sean and patrick Ryan play from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 19 Dance Workshops - Irish step danc-ing and Ceilidh dancing for all ages at the Early Education building cafeteria, corner of park and Main Streets, 10 a.m. – Noon Genealogy Workshop - Trace your family lineage in the “olde Country” with genealogists from the Charle-voix County Genealogy Society and a guest genealogist. Held at the Boyne District Library Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 1-3 p.m. Three-Day Irish Celebration con-

cludes at Café Santé, 1 Water Street, featuring House-cured corned beef Irish dinners. Irish folksingers Sean and patrick Ryan play from 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday, March 20 Celtic Music Session featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss at the Boyne District Library Commu-nity Room, 201 E. Main St., 1-3 p.m. other musicians are welcome to join in.

MARCH 13CELtIC CONCERt

on March 13 from 4 - 6pm Siusan o’Rourke and Zig Zeitler will be performing exceptional Celtic and World Music at Boyne Arts Collec-tiveat 210 S Lake Street in Boyne City for a fee of $15 per person. The concert has strong vocals woven together with a mix of instrumentation. The Duo have been bringing their music to fans of traditional and Irish music at festivals, performances, and workshops throughout the United States Ireland, and puerto Rico.Siusan plays guitar and is a true alto who chooses songs over 250 years old as well as contemporary song arranged in flavors of the past. o’Rourkes own original composi-tions also reflect the traditional mu-sic that she loves. Siusan is regarded as one of the finest contemporary Irish singers of today by the Irish Music Community.The instrumental portion of the duo is accomplished by the versa-tile musician Zig Zeitler whose background is Blues and World Music.Zig, a Saginaw Michigan native has performed, taught, and man-aged his own recording studio for over 30 years with a variety of celtic, folk, blues,. Cajun, and zydeco musical diver-sity.Zig has a wonderful open style on the harp, mandolin, fiddle, banjo-la, octave violin, and occasionally the harmonica.Together Siusan and Zig’s live per-formances are highlighted with story and wit connecting them to their audiences on a level that is rarely experienced.NpR’s Bill Margeson states this duo as “...one of the strongest Irish American duos out there. Great vocals, great instrumentals. We love this pair.”

MARCH 14‘tHEAtRE pARtY’

Northern Community Mediation will sponsor its seventh, annual Theatre party Monday, March 14 at the petoskey Cinema from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Food will be served by a number of local restaurants. At 6:15 p.m., a drawing for door priz-es will take place. Then at 7 p.m., the doors to the theatre will open and guests will go to the movie of their choice. Admission is $25, including dinner, door prizes and a movie. For more information or tickets, contact Dr. Jane Millar at 231-487-1771.

MARCH 15 - 27BOYNE ARtS COLLECtIVE

EVENtSMarch 15, 22, 29: (Tuesdays) 7-8 pm, open Dance classes at the Boyne Arts Collective, 210 S. Lake St.March 27: Bob & Su-san Fawcett’s Benefit for the Blissfest Arts Recreation Center, 4-6 pm at the Boyne Arts Collective, 210 S. Lake St., Boyne City

MARCH 18BUSINESS AFtER

HOURSpat o’Brien and As-sociates Real Estate will host the Boyne Area Chamber’s next Business After Hours at 128 Water St., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on St. patrick’s Day, Thurs-

day, March 17. The April Business After Hours will be the Chamber’s third annual Business Expo from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the former Carter’s Store, 1315 Boyne Ave.

MARCH 18NON-pROFIt WORKSHOp

Foundations offer workshops for non-profit leadersThe Charlevoix County Commu-nity Foundation and the petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation are co-sponsoring two workshops for non-profit organi-zations on the topics of Financial Management and Succession plan-ning. The workshops are intended for nonprofit leadership, board mem-bers, staff and volunteers. The ses-sions will be held Friday, March 18 at the Charlevoix public Library Community Room. The cost is $10 and you must be pre-registered to attend. For information call Call Maureen at the Community Foun-dation at 231.536.2440

MARCH 19, 20, 25, 26gUYS AND DOLLS At BCHS

“GUYS AND DoLLS” is this year’s spring musical for the Boyne City High School Drama Department. Showtime is 7 p.m. on March 19, 25 and 26; and 2 p.m. on March 20 in the performing Arts Center at the high school. Call 231-439-8100 for ticket information.

ApRIL 28BOYNE BUSINESS ExpO

The Boyne Area Chamber has set Thursday, April 28 as the date for its third annual Business Expo and Taste of Boyne, which will again be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the former Carter’s store. Exhibitor registration forms will be available March 4. Last year’s expo was one of North-ern Michigan’s largest business networking events, as 1,000 people came to see 85 local exhibitors, in-cluding 10 Taste of Boyne booths. Admission to the event is $5, and exhibitors receive extra admission passes for their employees and cli-ents. This exciting expo will again include great food, art, networking, music, business exhibits and the un-veiling of the 2011-12 Boyne Area Visitors Guide. Soft drinks, wine and beer on draft will be available.

NCMC CLASSESHatha Yoga, Tuesdays, April 12 – May 24, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the East Jordan High School Band Room. This intermediate level yoga class explores traditional yoga poses, breathing practices and deep re-laxation, increasing strength, flex-ibility and overall well-being. Basic knowledge of standing asanas is necessary. Students should have attended at least one previous yoga class with Lisa Hepner, a Yoga Alliance registered instructor. The cost of the 7-week course is $40.Digital photography: Editing and publishing, Thursdays, March 10, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in East Jordan High

School Room #29. practice trans-ferring images from the camera to the computer, editing and prepar-ing images for output, storing and recalling images using software available free on-line. The instruc-tor is Heather outman. Cost is $35 for three classes.Exploring Michigan’s Wildlife, Wednesdays April 13, 20, and 27, 6:00-8:30 pm in East Jordan High School Room #30. Michael & Te-resa McGill are passionate wildlife videographers and photographers. They will share tips on how study and photograph wildlife in north-ern Michigan. Cost is $40 for three classes.I Could tell You Stories: A Jour-ney into Memoir Writing, Tuesday March 22 and Thursday march 24, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. in East Jordan High School Room #30. This class will al-low aspiring writers to experiment with a variety of strategies for shar-ing our most significant memories with others. Bring a writing note-book/journal, a flash drive for use on the computers, and be prepared to read in advance and discuss one memoir you have read. Instructor is Kris Rasmussen, Adjunct English professor for North Central Michi-gan College. Cost for the two class-es is $30.Make 2011 a year for professional and personal development. Reg-ister three days prior to workshop. Call 231-348-6613 or 231-348-6705 for more information. Registration forms are on-line at www.ncmich.edu/ibit/bus_education.php.


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“Purveyors of Fine Wet Goods & Facilitators of Liquid Enjoyment”Happy March fellow Wine Enthusiasts! Spring and warmer weather can’t be far off ... It’s that time of year again

when the wine distributors look to finish up vintages and offer special discounts. We’ve found several great buys and they’re labeled in the store. Stop in and check them out soon--when they’re gone, they’re gone. We’re offering an especially GREAT deal on Ferrari-Carano Cabernet Sauvignon @ over 50% OFF!

We do have a seats available for our next wine tasting 3/16 at Red Mesa Grill and for our added tasting at Cafe Santé on 3/23. Please call the stores @ 582-2151 to purchase with a credit card by phone or stop in. Still only $10 plus tax

and the best deal in town! This week’s “W.O.W.” (wine of the week) - 2007 Ferrari-Carano Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, Sonoma

County California - 75% Cabernet Sauvignon,14% Syrah, 11% Petit Verdot 14.5% abv About the ‘07 Ferrari-Carano Cabernet: Winemaker’s notes: “The fruit for our ‘07 Ferrari-Carano Cabernet

Sauvignon comes primarily from mountain-grown fruit in Alexander Valley. Fog drifts over the tops of the coastal mountains and burns off quickly in the morning sunshine, resulting in a warm climate with almost full sun through-

out the day – ideal conditions for our cabernet sauvignon mountain vineyards. With aromas of blackberry jam, baking spices, pure maple syrup and black tea, this wine delights with rich delicious flavors of caramel, espresso and dark chocolate. A juicy and full mid-palate, rich, mouth-coating tannins and excellent depth characterize this lovely

Cabernet Sauvignon. Our 2007 Ferrari-Carano Cabernet Sauvignon pairs well with roasted, broiled or barbecued heavy game and red meats such as lamb, beef, pork and veal. Medium and strong-flavored cheeses, such as blue

cheese or sharp cheddar, also pair nicely with Cabernet Sauvignon.”

About Ferrari-Carano wines: “Since 1985, Ferrari-Carano has been a leading producer of world class, nationally acclaimed wines. Vintage after vintage, the wines exhibit a remarkable consistency of style and elegance. Unlike

their corporate competitors, Don and Rhonda Carano’s uncompromising commitment to quality and excellence is a reflection of their desire to produce memorable wines that enhance the pleasures of gracious entertaining and not

focus on short-term financial goals.” Reg. price $43.85

What’s New & Tasting Great in the Store?John Cross Fisheries smoked fish--we have smoked Norwegian Salmon, smoked Lake Trout and smoked Whitefish

currently. Please call if you’d like anything in particular. We are truly thankful for the support and encouragement from our customers and the community. Thank you!

Thanks for being a part of our wine enthusiasts club and we hope you’ve enjoyed the newsletter. As always, your feedback and suggestions are welcomed!

Cheers! Ed & Kristine Brehm

“What is the Alexander Valley AVA?”

Located at the north end of Sonoma County, the Alexander Valley AVA (in-stead of Appellations, the United States uses the term American Viticultural Areas or AVA for short) is 22 miles in length and varies in width from two to seven miles. The valley includes the valley floor and hills to the east and west encompassing approximately 76,900 acres, with more than 15,000 currently planted to pre-mium wine grapes. Cabernet Sauvignon is the leading va-riety with 6,000+ acres planted while the leading white variety is Chardonnay, which is approximately 2,000 acres.The Alexander Valley features a long and even growing season for Cabernet Sauvignon promoting even ripeness. As a result, Alexander Valley Cabernets offer classic fruit forward, supple flavors with characters of boysenberry and black cherry together with rich, structured tan-nins.Because Alexander Valley is further inland from the coast than other Sonoma AVAs (approximately 30 miles from the ocean) it gets the summer heat, which contrib-utes to big, ripe and opulent wines – especially the Chardonnay, which ripens earlier than most of Sonoma County and features classic stone fruit characteristics of white peach, pear and red apple.Alexander Valley received federal recog-nition as an AVA in 1984. When an AVA is designated on the wine bottle’s label, 85% of that wine must come from the AVA.

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