Real Estate, Health & Classifieds weeklychoice .com THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011 SECTION B Beautiful Log Home on 11 Wooded Acres www.NorthernRealEstate.com WELL MAINTAINED Featured Home On the Market Here aresome tips to help you sell yourhome faster. By Ed Wohlfeil•A well-manicured lawn, neatly trimmed shrubs and a clutter-free porch welcome prospects. So does a freshlypainted or freshly scrubbed front door. If it’s autumn, rake the leaves. If it’s winter, shovel the walkways. The fewer obstacles between prospects and the true appeal of your home, the better. •Clean up the living room, the bathroom, and the kitchen. If your woodwork is scuffed or the paint is fading, consider some minor redeco- ration. Fresh wallpaper adds charm and value to your prop- erty. If you’re worried about time, hire professional clean- ers or painters to get your house ready. Remember, prospects would rather see how great your home reallylooks than hear how great it could look "with a little work." •Dripping water rattles the nerves, discolors sinks, and suggests faulty or worn-out plumbing. Burned out bulbs or faulty wiring leave prospects in the dark. Don’ t let little problems detract from what’ s right with your home. •If cabinets or closet doors stick in your home, you can be sure they will also stick in a prospect’s mind. •Homeowners learn to live with all kinds of self-set boobytraps: roller skates on the stairs, extension cords, slip- pery throw rugs and low hang- ing overhead lights. Make your residence as non-per- ilous as possible for visitors. •Organize and clean out your closets and storage space. It helps them appear open and large. This is a good time to rent a mini-warehouse space to store things you don’t need for a while. •Bathrooms sell homes. Check and repair damaged or unsightly caulking in the tubs and showers. For added allure, display your best towels, mats, and shower curtains. •For a spacious look in the bedrooms, get rid of excess furniture. Colorful bedspreads and fresh curtains are a must. •Turn on all your lights - both inside and outside - when showing your home in the evening. •When a showing is sched- uled have a minimum amount of people in the home. Plan to be away from your home ifyour real estate agent is show- ing the home. •Watch Your Pets. Keep them out of sight when show- ing your home 11169 Crooked Tree Trail, Frederic Listed by John Koske, Koske Realty Co., Gaylord (989) 732-1012 By Jim Akans The grandeur and solidity of a log home just seems to fit the character northern Lower Michigan perfectly . A well designed and constructed loghome blends seamlessly into the wooded, rustic terrain of the north, and beckons as the ideal environment in which to create a lifestyle in harmonywith surrounding environment. This is just such a home and property. Set upon 11 acres of pine and hard- wood forest, beautiful, custom-built l og home is the real deal. The design encompasses over 3,300 square feet of living space that includes two stories plus a walkout basement, providing ample room for the family with space left over for visiting relatives and friends. There are four good-sized bedrooms and three full baths, with a huge main level master suite, two bedrooms on the upper level, and one bedroom in the walkout basement. The layout also includes a gorgeous main living area with a soaring cathedral ceiling and stone fireplace flanked by a two-story wall ofwindows framing the outdoor views. An upper level loft overlooks the main living area and adjoining kitchen and dining, and the entire space features naturally finished log walls, log beams and posts, tongue and groove wood ceilings, and tile flooring with in-floor radiant heating. This is an absolutelygorgeous space. Other highlights include a game room and exercise area in the walkout basement, hardwood flooring in the master suite, custom wood cabinetry in the kitchen and baths, a fully finished attached two-car garage, and covered rear deck overlooking the breathtaking natural beauty embracing this home. Outdoors, there is a heated 30 x 50 storage building and an exterior wood furnace that heats the boiler for the home. Talk about cutt ing down on those utility bills! There are also several trails carved throughout the 11 acr e wood- ed grounds, and even an RV parking sp ace. This spectacular Northern Michigan retreat is located near Waters , Gaylord and Frederic, and while the setting is private and secluded, it also offers easyaccess to the I-75 freeway just a few miles away. This northern get-away is list- ed at $375,000. Call Koske Realty today for a private showing. (989) 732-1012 or email [email protected]. REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS Provided to you by and based on information from the Water Wonderland MLS, Inc. for the period June 23, 2011 through June 30, 2011. (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY) D AYS DOLLARVOLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OF COUNTY ON MARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS AVAILABLE Alcona 60 $24,900 1 50 Alpena 197 $887,375 10 355 Antrim 127 $94,500 1 67 Cheboygan 180 $2,013,500 13 581 Crawford 64 $482,800 3 226 Mackinac 0 $0 0 73 Montmorency 87 $176,820 4 247 Oscoda 58 $159,000 1 148 Otsego 100 $878,500 11 444 Presque Isle 150 $318,400 3 325 If you would like additional information please contact your local REALTOR. Brought to you by:
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•A well-manicured lawn,neatly trimmed shrubs and aclutter-free porch welcomeprospects. So does a freshly painted or freshly scrubbedfront door. If it’s autumn, rakethe leaves. If it’s winter, shovelthe walkways. The fewerobstacles between prospectsand the true appeal of yourhome, the better.
•Clean up the living room,the bathroom, and thekitchen. If your woodwork isscuffed or the paint is fading,consider some minor redeco-ration. Fresh wallpaper addscharm and value to your prop-erty. If you’re worried abouttime, hire professional clean-
ers or painters to get yourhouse ready. Remember,prospects would rather seehow great your home really looks than hear how great itcould look "with a little work."
•Dripping water rattles thenerves, discolors sinks, andsuggests faulty or worn-outplumbing. Burned out bulbsor faulty wiring leaveprospects in the dark. Don’t letlittle problems detract from what’s right with your home.
•If cabinets or closet doorsstick in your home, you can besure they will also stick in aprospect’s mind.
•Homeowners learn to live with all kinds of self-set booby
traps: roller skates on thestairs, extension cords, slip-pery throw rugs and low hang-ing overhead lights. Make your residence as non-per-ilous as possible for visitors.
•Organize and clean out your closets and storagespace. It helps them appearopen and large. This is a goodtime to rent a mini-warehousespace to store things you don’tneed for a while.
•Bathrooms sell homes.Check and repair damaged orunsightly caulking in the tubsand showers. For added allure,display your best towels, mats,and shower curtains.
•For a spacious look in thebedrooms, get rid of excess
furniture. Colorful bedspreadsand fresh curtains are a must.
•Turn on all your lights -both inside and outside - when showing your home inthe evening.
•When a showing is sched-uled have a minimum amountof people in the home. Plan tobe away from your home if your real estate agent is show-ing the home.
•Watch Your Pets. Keepthem out of sight when show-ing your home
11169 Crooked Tree Trail, FredericListed by John Koske, Koske Realty Co., Gaylord (989) 732-1012
By Jim Akans
The grandeur and solidity of a log home just seems to fit the characternorthern Lower Michigan perfectly. A well designed and constructed log home blends seamlessly into the wooded, rustic terrain of the north, andbeckons as the ideal environment in which to create a lifestyle in harmony
with surrounding environment.This is just such a home and property. Set upon 11 acres of pine and hard-
wood forest, beautiful, custom-built log home is the real deal. The designencompasses over 3,300 square feet of living space that includes two storiesplus a walkout basement, providing ample room for the family with space leftover for visiting relatives and friends.
There are four good-sized bedrooms and three full baths, with a huge mainlevel master suite, two bedrooms on the upper level, and one bedroom in the
walkout basement. The layout also includes a gorgeous main living area witha soaring cathedral ceiling and stone fireplace flanked by a two-story wall of
windows framing the outdoor views. An upper level loft overlooks the mainliving area and adjoining kitchen and dining, and the entire space featuresnaturally finished log walls, log beams and posts, tongue and groove woodceilings, and tile flooring with in-floor radiant heating. This is an absolutely
gorgeous space.Other highlights include a game room and exercise area in the walkout
basement, hardwood flooring in the master suite, custom wood cabinetry inthe kitchen and baths, a fully finished attached two-car garage, and coveredrear deck overlooking the breathtaking natural beauty embracing this home.
Outdoors, there is a heated 30 x 50 storage building and an exterior woodfurnace that heats the boiler for the home. Talk about cutting down on thoseutility bills! There are also several trails carved throughout the 11 acre wood-ed grounds, and even an RV parking sp ace.
This spectacular Northern Michigan retreat is located near Waters, Gaylordand Frederic, and while the setting is private and secluded, it also offers easy access to the I-75 freeway just a few miles away. This northern get-away is list-ed at $375,000.
Call Koske Realty today for a private showing. (989) 732-1012 or [email protected].
REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS
Provided to you by and based on information from the Water Wonderland MLS, Inc. for theperiod June 23, 2011 through June 30, 2011. (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY )
D AYS DOLLAR V OLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
COUNTY ON M ARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS A VAILABLE
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Though summer just started, local public health officials areencouraging parents to think ahead to get children the immu-nizations they need for school year, especially adolescents age11- to 18. Appointments are available now at Health Departmentoffices in Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Otsego counties by
calling 800-432-4121. Medicaid and private insurance accepted;no one is turned away for inability to pay.
“Immunizations are not just for young children anymore.Thinking about shots for pre-teens and teenagers is new formany parents,” said Pat Fralick Director of Family & Community Health for the Health Department of Northwest Michigan.
“Getting kids protected againstdiseases, including meningitis,is very important.”
“Even though meningitis innot very common, it can bevery serious. Unfortunately, we see about one death a yearfrom the disease, in highschool or on a college campus.“Meningitis immunization isrequired statewide for 11- and12-years to go to school. Now,a booster dose should be given
at age 16. Adolescents, who
received their first dose at age 13-15, should get a one-time
booster, preferable at 16-18. That way, they will be protectedfrom disease when they are at greatest risk of contracting menin-
gitis.“Keeping track of your children’s immunizations can be diffi-
cult,” Fralick said. “Just call the Health Department or your
health care provider –we can check their i mmunization record onMichigan’s statewide registry and let you know if they need ameningitis immunization, or any other required immunizations.
For parents of students heading to college in the fall, Fralick recommends making appointments for meningitis immuniza-tion soon. “Since rules for adolescent meningitis immunization
Michigan School ImmunizationRules (and many colleges)require meningitis shots
for kids age 11 to 18
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Most cancer screening is designed to findcancer early when it can be easier to treat.But colorectal cancer screening can actually prevent the disease.
“Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.,” said JoshuaMeyerson, MD, Medical Director for theHealth Department of Northwest Michigan.“We can impact the number of colorectalcancer cases and deaths from the disease by increasing screening rates.”
The American Cancer Society recommendsregular colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 50. Meyerson says that can be difficult
for people who do not have health insurancethat covers the cost of screening. So theHealth Department is offering free at-homecolorectal cancer screening kits for men and
women age 50 to 64 from Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet,and Otsego counties who areuninsured or whose healthinsurance does not cover col-orectal cancer screening.
Colorectal cancer is a can-cer that forms in the colonand rectum; these are parts of the digestive system through
which partially digested foodand water passes on its way out of the body. The diseasecauses no symptom in theearly stages, although abnor-mal growths called polypsmay develop in the colon orrectum. Most polyps are notcancer, but some may devel-op into cancer if they are notremoved.
The exact cause of colorec-tal cancer is unknown,although there are severalrisk factors that may increasethe likelihood of developing the disease such as age over50 years, presence of colorec-tal polyps, family history,high fat diet, smoking, cer-tain genetic alterations and apersonal history of cancer.
“Finding and removing polyps keeps people fromgetting colorectal cancer,”
Meyerson said. “By improv-ing colorectal cancer screen-
ing rates, we’re hoping to see fewer deaths.”
Call the Health Department at 800-432-
4121 to check eligibility and request an at-
home screening kit. Further testing may be
covered by the Colorectal Cancer Early
Detection Program. If needed, the Health
Department helps coordinate treatment with
local hospitals and physicians.
The Health Department of Northwest
Michigan is mandated by the Michigan Public
Health Code to promote wellness, prevent
disease, provide quality healthcare, address
health problems of vulnerable populations,
and protect the environment for the residentsand visitors of Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet,
and Otsego counties. To request an in-home
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just went into effect last year, most high school seniors have notbeen immunized” she said. “So families need to plan ahead toprotect their teens heading to a college dormitory, or to the mili-tary, or any other communal living situation”
The Health Department is mandated by the Michigan Public
Health Code to promote wellness, prevent disease, provide qual-
ity healthcare, address health problems of vulnerable popula-tions, and protect the environment for the residents and visitorsof Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Otsego counties. For addi-tional information about meningitis vaccine, call the HealthDepartment at 800-432-4121, visit www.nwhealth.org, or call