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By Heather DeLong
Welcome back the
Emmet-Charlevoix County
Fair - kicking off this week-
end at the PetoskeyFairgrounds! To commem-
orate this years fair, coun-
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Thursday, August 22nd.
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call (231) 347-1010 for details on
the performance.
Carnival dates are August 20th
through the 25th and
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through the 24th. New to this
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By Heather DeLong
To many kids excitement,
or dismay, the shelves in
stores are filled with back-to-
school merchandise, ranging
from binders to clothing, for
purchase of the 2013-2014
school year. As the second
largest spending spree follow-
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deals possible when rummag-
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National Retail Federation
(NRF) surveys were designed
to gauge consumer behavior
and shopping trends. They
reported that in 2012, families
with school-age children
spent an average of $688.62
last year. This year the expect-
ed average is $634.78, with a
total reaching $26.7 billion.
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to-college shopping, a grand
total spent on retail merchan-
dise will reach $72.5 billion.
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Welcome back the Emmet-
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Otsego County Fair is back in town August 17-24th! Theres no better way to spend some of the last few
weeks of summer with your friends and family in Gaylord than to attend the Otsego County Fair.
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By Heather DeLong
Theres no better way to
spend some of the last few
weeks of summer with your
friends and family in
Gaylord than to attend the
Otsego County Fair. The
132nd year is expected to
be one to remember at the
Otsego County Fairgrounds
with entertainment for all
ages. The Fair Association
provides a gathering place
for all to showcase their
products and skills, and
creates educational, social,
cultural and economic
opportunities to promoteand preserve agriculture.
The fair promises an enter-
taining and valuable expe-
rience for all who attend.
The Otsego County Fair
will get underway with the
Miss Otsego County Fair
Queens Pageant and Little
Mister & Miss Pageant this
Sunday, August 18th at 7
OTSEGO COUNTY FAIRis back in town August 17-24th!
108th Annual
Emmet-Charlevoix FairAugust17-25th
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The Otsego County Community Foundation has
recently announced its 2013 scholarship recipi-
ents. The foundations scholarship program con-
nects funds from the forward-thinking donors to
deserving local students pursuing further educa-
tion. In 2013, 16 scholarships in the amount of
$11,100 were awarded.
We are grateful to the generous community
members who have set-up scholarship funds,
often times in honor of a loved one, said Dana
Bensinger, OCCF executive director. Their invest-
ment in the continued education of local youth is
appreciated.
Otsego County Community Foundation2013 scholarship recipients were:
Jason MeadScholarshipZach Wagner
Zach graduated from
Gaylord High School
and will be attending
Cornerstone
University in the fall to pursue a degree in Audio
Production and Secondary Education.
Kyle Casey ScholarshipTrevor AdamsTrevor graduated from
Gaylord High School
and will be attending
Alma College in the
fall to pursue a degree
in dentistry with the
hopes of becoming an
Orthodontist one day.
Class of 1960 Alumni ScholarshipTaylorRabineauTaylor graduated
from Gaylord High
School and will be
attending
CornerstoneUniversity in the fall
to study Physical
Therapy or
Counseling.
Freel Family ScholarshipJoshuaWohlfeilJoshua graduated
from Gaylord High
School and will be
attending Alma
College in the fall to
study Pre-Medicine.
Gaylord Soccer League Scholarshipin Memory ofGene SandersSarah PolenaSarah graduated
from Gaylord High
School and will be
attending Grand
Valley State
University to pursue
a degree in Nursing.
Gaylord Soccer League Scholarshipin memory ofBrandon
BrighamJames DunnJames graduated
from Gaylord High
School and will be
attending Kettering
University in the fall to pursue a degree in
Engineering and Business.
Athel Eugene & Helen WilliamsScholarshipRebeccaMichaelRebecca graduated
from Johannesburg-
Lewiston High
School and will be
attending Northern
Michigan University
in the fall to pursue a
degree in nursing.
Angus Scholarship FundTrevor MasseyTrevor graduated from
Gaylord High School
in 2010, and is contin-
uing his education at
Ferris State University
working towards his
degree in Pharmacy.
Reach Scholarship
Dylan MaskoDylan graduated
from St. MaryCathedral High
School and will be
attending Lawrence
Technological
University to pursue
a degree in
Architecture.
Katie Krug YouthVolunteerism Scholarship
SamanthaDessoyeSamantha grad-
uated from
JohannesburgLewiston High
School and will
be attending
Lawrence
Technological University to pursue a
degree in Architecture.
Don Skop MemorialScholarship
ScottKrampScott graduated
from Gaylord
High School and
will be attend-ing North
Central
Michigan
College to pursue a degree in Computer
Science.
Butcher Scholarship Fund
HarrisonQuaalHarrison
graduated
from Gaylord
High School
and will be
attending
Michigan
State
University to pursue a degree in Pre-
Medicine and continue his education
onto medical school for a doctorate.
Edward and Frances BurzynskiScholarship
AndreaBirkhofer
Andrea graduated from
Gaylord High School and
will be attending
Naturopathic Institute of
Therapies and Education
to pursue a degree in General Business with a
minor in Nutrition and Environmental Science.
Don and Helen CrandallScholarship, Carol Miles GranlundScholarship, Katherine TrippScholarship
Maria WarrenMaria graduated from
Gaylord High School
and will be attending
Saginaw Valley State
University to become
pursue a degree in
Elementary Education
or Pediatric Physical Therapy.
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We are grateful to thegenerous community
members who have set-up
scholarship funds, often timesin honor of a loved one,
Sana Bensinger, OCCF executive director
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pm on the Entertainment Stage under the
Tent. Also, early next week, Monday will hold
the preview/judging day with free admis-
sion, the Mud Drags will be Tuesday night at
the Grandstand and Wednesdays rodeo will
be a big hit with the Super Kicker Rodeo
beginning at 7 pm.Daily gate admission is $3.00 per person
beginning August 20th, and children ages 4
and under get in free. A weekly gate pass is
$7.00 per person. Carnival ride bracelets will
be $7.00 on Tuesday and $11.00 Wednesday
through Saturday. Grandstand admissions
vary. The complete schedule of events is list-
ed below. Visit www.otsegocountyfair-
grounds.org for more pricing details and
general information on the 132nd Annual
Otsego County Fair. See you there!
Schedule Subject to Change - Absolutely
NO refunds or rainchecks on cancelled
grandstand events or carnival rides
Saturday, August 17 Horse Day9am Tri-County Horse Pleasure
Show
Sunday, August 18 Royalty Day9am-12pm Animal Exhibits Accepted
10am-12pm Small Animal Exhibits Accepted
12pm-3pm Exhibits Accepted - some
judging to take place
12pm Large Animal Weigh-In and
Exhibitor Meeting
1pm Tri County Horse Speed Show
1pm Small Animal Exh ibitor Meeting
3:30 Horse Check-in
4pm Horse Exhibitor Meeting
7pm Little Mister & Miss & Queens
Pageant On the
Entertainment Stage
Monday, August 19 Preview/JudgingDay (Free Admission)
8:30am Youth/Open Pleasure HorseShow
12pm-10pm Exhibit Buildings Open
1pm Pocket Pet Judging
3pm Rabbit/Cavy Judging
Tuesday, August 20 Mud Day9:30am Hog, Sheep & Goat Judging
10am-11pm Exhibit Buildings Open
12pm-9pm Little Red School House Opens
12pm Mother Goose Nurser y Op ens
In the Livestock Barn
12:30pm Rondini the Magician On the
Entertainment Stage
1:30pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
3pm Doc Rons Weird Science Show
On the Entertainment Stage
4pm Steer, Dairy, Feeder & Veal
Judging
4:30pm Pirate Show on the
Entertainment Stage
5pm-11pm Skerbeck Brothers Midway
Opens
5:30pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
6pm Wild World of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
6:30pm Hypnosis Show On the
Entertainment Stage
7pm Mud Drags - Grandstand
7:30pm Wild Worl d of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
Wednesday, August 21 Rodeo Day8:30am Youth/Open Pleasure Horse
Show
10am-11pm Exhibit Buildings Open
12pm-11pm Skerbeck Brothers Midway
Opens
12pm-9pm Little Red School House Opens
12pm Moth er Goose Nurser y Opens
In the Livestock Barn
12pm Rondini th e Magicia n On the
Entertainment Stage
1pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
1:30pm Wild Worl d of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
2pm Doc Rons Weird Science Show
On the Entertainment Stage3pm Poultry & Waterfowl Judging
3pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
4pm Rumuda Regulators Mounted
Shooting Demonstration In
the Horse Arena
4pm Rondini the Magician On the
Entertainment Stage
4:30pm Wild Worl d of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
5:30pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
6:15pm Wild Worl d of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
By 6:30pm Gaylords Got Talent, Check-in
On the Entertainment Stage
6:30pm DeWayne Spaw, Pre Rodeo
Entertainment Grand Stand
7pm Super Kicker Rodeo
Grandstand
7pm Gayl ords Got Talent, Try-outs
On the Entertainment Stage
Thursday, August 22 Pulling Day(Kids 12 & under get in Free from Noon-3:00 pm)
8:30am Youth/Open Speed Horse Show
10am-11pm Exhibit Buildings Open
12pm-11pm Skerbeck Brothers Midway
Opens
12pm-9pm Little Red School House Opens
12pm-3pm Kids Day Front Lawn
12pm National Pedal Pull ers & Racers
Registration In Front of the
North Building
12pm Moth er Goose Nurser y Opens In the Livestock Barn
12pm Rondini th e Magicia n On the
Entertainment Stage
12:30pm Wild World of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
1pm Na tional Pedal Pullers & Racers
(Car Races) In Front of the
North Building
1pm Pirate Island On the
Entertainment Stage
2pm Dressage Exhibition In the
Horse Arena
3:30pm Wild Worl d of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn2pm Doc Rons Weird Science Show
On the Entertainment Stage
3pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
4pm Rondini the Magician On the
Entertainment Stage
5:30pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
Local Pickup Pullers Registration
Registration ends 15 minutes prior to con-
tracted show time
6pm TTPA Modified Tractor &
Pickup Pulls Grandstand
6pm Ultimate Air Dog Show Near
the Main Entrance
6:15pm Wild Worl d of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
By 6:30pm Gaylords Got Talent, Check-in On the Entertainment Stage
7pm Gayl ords Got Talent, Try-outs
On the Entertainment Stage
8pm Ultimate Air Dog Show Near
the Main Entrance
Friday, August 23 Race Day9am Pictures Youth Horse,
Livestock & Small Animal
Winners
9:30am Dog Judging In the Parking
Lot off Shipp Street behind the
Buildings Up Front.
10am-11pm Exhibit Buildings Open
12pm-11pm Skerbeck Brothers Midway
Opens
12pm-9pm Little Red School House Opens
12pm Mother Goose Nursery Opens
In the Livestock Barn
12p m Rondini the Magician On the
Entertainment Stage
12:30pm Wild World of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
1pm Coloring Contest Pictures
Deadline In the Large Animal
Building
1pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
2pm Doc Rons Weird Science Show
On the Entertainment Stage
2pm-9pm Tactical Laser Tag Near the
Main Entrance
3pm Bump & Run Registration
Entries taken
3pm Youth Livestock Auction
3pm Pirate Show On theEntertainment Stage
3:30pm Wild Worl d of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
4pm Rondini the Magician On the
Entertainment Stage
4pm Ultimate Air Dog Show Near
the Main Entrance
4pm Mother Goose Nursery Rabbit
Drawing & Coloring Contest
Winners Announced In the
Livestock Barn
5:30pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
6pm Ultimate Air Dog Show Near
the Main Entrance6:15pm Wild World of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
7pm Bump & Run Grandstand
By 7:30pm Gaylords Got Talent Finals,
Sign In On the Entertainment
Stage
8pm Ultimate Air Dog Show Near
the Main Entrance
8pm Gaylords Got Talent Finals On
the Entertainment Stage
Saturday, August 24 Destruction Day10am-10pm Exhibit Buildings Open
11am Team Roping Exhibit ion, Horse
Arena
12pm-11pm Skerbeck Brothers Midway
Opens
12pm-9pm Little Red School House Opens10am Chili and Rib Cook-Off Begins
12pm Mother Goose Nursery Opens
In the Livestock Barn
12pm Ultimate Air Dog Show Nea r
the Main Entrance
12pm Rondini the Ma gician On the
Entertainment Stage
12:30pm Wild World of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
12:30pm Showmanship Sweepstakes
1pm Chili & Rib Cook-Off Judging
1pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
2pm-9pm Tactical Laser Tag Near the
Main Entrance
2pm Doc Rons Weird Science Show
On the Entertainment Stage
2pm Ultimate Air Dog Show Near
the Main Entrance
2pm Night of Destruction
Registration Entries Taken
3-4:30pm Princess Tea On the
Entertainment Stage
4pm Ultimate Air Dog Show FINALS
Near the Main Entrance
4:30pm Wid World of Animals,
Educational Show - On the
Front Lawn
5pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
6pm Rondini the Magician On the
Entertainment Stage
6pm Night of Destruction: Bump &
Run, Stock Bump & Run, Tough
Truck, Quad/ATV Obstacle
Course, Burnout Competition & Truck SlickTrack Drag Racing Grand stand
7pm Pirate Show On the
Entertainment Stage
10pm Animals and Exhibits Released
Sunday, August 2610am-12pm Exhibitors pick-up their
exhibits
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from NRF research this year include:
Spend with practicality in mind. If
you overspent on items for your older
kids last year, try reusing some thingsthis year.
The biggest portion of back-to-
school budgets will go toward apparel
and accessories. It is estimated only
13.7 percent of shoppers will purchase
goods at thrift/resale stores. To try to
save yourself from getting a hole in
your wallet, look for trendy finds in
your local thrift shops or try hitting
some end of summer garage sales.
Dorm and apartment furniture
spending is expected to increase this
year. 42 percent of families will spend
an average $104.76 on new bedding,
mini refrigerators and microwaves.
Make sure to check if your dorm allows
microwaves and look in local ads for
mini refrigerators for sale. Where
theres a student entering college
theres one graduating whom will be
glad to get rid of their fridge at a deal to
lessen their load for their move out. Comparison shopping has grown in
the last few years. 37 percent of parents
said they will compare shop online and
in stores more often to get the best
deal.
Dads will spend 34 percent more
than moms on college supplies this
year, splurging on electronics, furniture
and more.
Because teens and pre-teens want
to keep up with the most fashionable
trends, they will chip in an average $30
of their own money for back-to-school
shopping.
Buy certain things so they will last,
such as backpacks with durable mate-
rial, pencils in bulk, etc.
This year, back-to-school shoppers
got head starts and began shopping as
early as July.
Be careful when it comes to online
purchasing. Those who buy online arelikely to spend more than those who
shop in stores.
A decrease in electronic sales is
expected for the 2013 school year.
Overall, the 2013 school spending
expectations have decreased as pa rents
and young adults are becoming more
aware of the value of a dollar.
Remember its not hard to find perfect-
ly practical items at a low cost if you
put a little time into the search. If you
and your student(s) keep their focus on
the larger goals (college, grad school,
housing after college, etc.) it might be
easier to pass up those expensive shoes
in return for a solid savings for the
future.
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Harbor Springs Habitat for Humanity
Restore helps build dreamsBy Jim AkansWhen someone purchases an item from
the vast inventory of new and gently used
home improvement products at the 9,500
square foot Habitat for Humanity Restore
facility in Harbor Springs, they not only
enjoy huge savings in price, they are helping
to build the new home dreams of the fami-
lies the Habitat organization helps each year.
It is truly a win-win situation, the expansion
of a vision that began back in 1976 when
Millard and Linda Fuller founded Habitat for
Humanity. To date, over 400,000 affordable
houses have been built by Habitat affiliates,
housing more than 2 million people world-
wide.Harbor Springs Habitat for Humanity
Restore Director, Bob Bystrom, states, There
were 28 Restores in Michigan when we start-
ed this one four years ago. Today there are
approximately 50 here in Michigan, and over
800 nationwide. We offer a wide variety of
home improvement items, such as windows,
doors, plumbing and electrical products,
lawn and garden products, light fixtures,
paint and more.
The inventory also includes a constantly
changing selection of gently used furniture
and home accessories. About the only type
of item they dont carry is clothing, and as
with every Habitat for Humanity Restore in
the state, they no longer accept box springs
or mattresses.
Bystrom notes that local businesses, area
contractors, and people in the community
donate the vast majority of the items offered
in the store. Since Habitat for Humanity
Restore is a non-profit organization, those
donations are typically tax-deductible for the
donor. Proceeds from the sales at the
Restore are utilize to assist affiliate
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity
build quality, energy efficient, new home for
families in Emmet and Charlevoix Counties.
When we open our doors back in Marchof 2007, Bystrom recalls, Norwest Michigan
Habitat for Humanity was building approxi-
mately one and a half homes per year. That
capacity has now jumped to four to five
homes per year, and last year there were
seven active projects. Since opening, we also
estimate that we have diverted approximate-
ly 11,000 tons of waste that would have
ended up in landfills.
Harbor Springs Habitat for Humanity
Restore is located at 8460 M-119 in Harbor
Springs, and hours of operations are Monday
through Friday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, and
Saturday 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. For details, call
231-347-8440 or visit www.northwestmihabi-
tat.org/Restore.htm
By Jim Akans
The Ralph Holewinski V.F.W. Post 1518 will
be holding their annual Ox Roast f undrais-
ing event this coming Saturday August 17th,
from 1 to 4 pm at the Memorial Park locatedoff Old US 27 South in Waters. The menu will
feature Roast Top Round, Pork Roast, vegeta-
bles and salads, breads, desserts and a range
of beverages including iced tea, coffee and
waterall for just $10 per person, and just $5
for those 10 years of age and under. Proceeds
from this event will be utilized for the Posts
new building fund.
August 5, 2013, was the date of the closing
of the sale of the former Ralph Holewinski,
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, #1518 building
in downtown Gaylord. The new location for
the VFW to hold their monthly meetings,
beginning August 15,2013, is the FOP
(Fraternal Order of Police) Building located at
315 Huron Street in Gaylord, which is directly
north of Gaylord City Hall.
At Saturdays Ox Roast there will also be
50/50 drawings, live and silent auction, a
playground area for the kids and horseshoe
pits for adults.Post 1518 is also offering Veteran
Recognition Paving Blocks for sale to be
installed at the Veterans Memorial in down-
town Gaylord. Pavers are available in two
sizes; a 4 x 8 inch version for $100 and an 8 x
8 inch version for $160. The pavers will be
engraved with the name and service informa-
tion of the veteran the purchaser wishes to
honor. Proceeds from these paver sales and
from the Ox Roast event will be utilized to
help build a
new VFW
building.
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