BC mngr. report, commission bizNew city cop, HUD, cable TV changes and much more

Boyne City Commissioners unani-mously approved a motion to allow the Boyne City Dog Park Com-mittee to further investigate issues related to a plan to create a city-owned dog park at the city’s North Boyne property.The vote followed a report by the dog committee, and public com-ment on the matter, during the Boyne City Commission’s Tuesday Feb. 11 meeting.“I think it’s a perfect example of taking an idea that was a city-wide goal … and a committee that was very, you know, dog lovers, and they took the idea and ran with it,” said Boyne City Commissioner and dog park committee member Tom Neidhamer... “You’re taking an under-utilized public property and turning it into a green space and I think it’s enhancing North Boyne tremendously.”While early discussions on the pro-

posed park included the possibility of using a parcel of land at Ava-lanche Park, the Air Industrial Park,

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Pooch park oK’dCity approves planning efforts

Larry Sullivan will not have to pay the legal fees incurred surrounding his decision to run for, win, then decline the Charlevoix City Clerk's office while holding his position as the District 6 Charlevoix County Commissioner.The matter was settled by the county's legal counsel Bryan Graham during the Charlevoix County Board of Com-missioner's Wednesday Feb. 12 meeting.“I wrote a memo, both to the city (Charlevoix) and to the county on the legal fees that were asso-ciated with the Incompatibility of Offices Act,” Graham said. “It was my understanding that, at the

time, this board approved sharing those costs with the city—and en-compassed the entire issue dealing with the incompatibility of of-fices.”

Graham broke the fees into three categories: the initial opinion, a supplemental opinion, and responses to Sulli-van's challenges to the supplemental opinion.Charlevoix County Board Chairman Joel Evans (R-District 4) asked about the total amount of legal fees

owed in the matter.The cost of legal fees in the first category is $1,609.50. The cost of legal fees for the sec-ond category is $580.And the cost of legal fees for the

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Cardboard ClassicCooper Holm (in front) and Tyler Toliver of Boyne City Middle School are pictured on Thursday Feb. 13 speeding down the hill at Avalanche Park in Boyne City. Dozens of students from the school created their own sleds using duct tape and cardboard before racing one another in the school’s annual Cardboard Classic sledding event.

The Boyne City Commission ap-proved a proposal—with a vote of 4-1—to hire Environmental Archi-tects, at a cost of $10,500 plus ex-penses, to complete the design phase of the Veterans Park pavilion option “2” renovation and addition. According to a Feb. 11 memo from Boyne City Main Street Manager Hugh Conklin—whose group is spearheading the pavilion renovation project—to the Boyne City Commis-sion, completion of the design phase should put Boyne City in a better po-sition to receive any available grant moneys, and to help with its fund-

It’s a hell of a thing, killing a man; you take away all he’s got, and all he’s ever gonna have.”

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sullivan doesn’t oweCounty liable for legal opinion fees

Boyne City Manager Michael Cain gave his report on city activities to the Boyne City Commission during its Tuesday Feb. 11 regular meet-ing.Following are the highlights of his report and other miscellaneous items of interest that were ad-dressed by the board.Water freeze advisoryCain told commissioners the city had recently begun alerting its wa-ter customers about the possibility of freezing pipes due to the harsh winter.According to the notice, all cus-tomers of the Boyne City Water

system are asked to immediately begin running a pencil width trickle of cold water from one of their a faucet to help prevent water lines from freezing. Frost in the area has been reported to be over six feet below ground. Clear sunny days and warmer weather will probably lead to the frost being driven even further down in the weeks ahead. While most water mains are not at risk of freezing, service leads to individual customers are more vul-nerable. Customer accounts will be adjusted to offset the additional water used during this period based on previ-ous usage history. The City will an-nounce through the media and on its websites when this temporary

measure can be ended. If you have questions on this matter call (231) 582-6597 or 582-0335.

insurance claim“We received a check from our in-surance company for damage that was incurred to our water/waste-water four-by-four,” Cain said. “The check was in the amount of $4,995.84, which is their estimate to complete the work and there was no deductible charged to us.”

food trucksBoyne City officials seek input on the issue of food trucks, and will be holding public meetings on the matter in late February and early March. See page 12 for details.

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BC Pavilion design Phase ok’d By City

pavilion pic cont. pg 5

snyder running for 33rd

snyder cont. pg 3

Charlevoix County at-torney Val-erie Snyder r e c e n t l y announced her candi-dacy for Judge of the 33rd Circuit Court in

Charlevoix County. Snyder has been in private prac-tice of law for nearly 17 years, and currently owns her own gen-eral practice firm, Valerie K. Sny-der, P.C., in Charlevoix. “I am excited about this op-

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One way tO dO itAnne Thurston-Brandly talks travel

Back in the ‘80s when my former h u s b a n d and I talked o u r s e l v e s into travel-ing to Eu-rope to see its countries and meet its people we weren’t in a position to

financially carry out our idea. But having traveled some when he was in the Air Force we had learned there were many ways of getting from point “A” to point “B.”Oh, we didn’t consider sailing or rowing our way across the Atlantic

but rather searched about for an in-expensive way to house ourselves once our feet were on foreign soil. What we uncovered was the availability of youth hostels which were used extensively by college students. They consisted of vari-ous types of overnight dormitory lodging which included a simple self-served breakfast. All one needed was to have a sleeping bag liner to use in the bags which were furnished. This guaranteed a clean ‘bed’. The more we thought and investi-gated the more excited we became. In our late 60s we weren’t exactly college students, but then they used the facilities mostly during their summer vacations. We planned our journey for October. It was to be a five weeks stay and we would rent a little car driving ourselves wher-ever we might decide to venture.

Because of my art background and years of study in museums I was far more interested in seeing the coun-tryside part of the countries than the large cities such as Paris, Rome and Berlin. As we made our plans we reached out to our good friend, Grace to see if she might enjoy tagging along with us. Her answer was an excited ‘yes’. Despite a bomb scare aboard the plane before it took off from Toronto and an overnight delay we landed in the Netherlands to rent the little car and head south. What an adventure we had as we avoided the large expressways and roamed the countryside at the peak of har-vest in the vineyards. 4 pm each day was the time to find a bakery or winery to enjoy a time with the

locals and their delicious yummies.We discovered youth hostels were easily located with the help of the small directory the national head-quarters had sent us. One turned out to be an ancient castle high on a mountainside overlooking the Rhine River with its steady stream of vacation trip boats moving by below us. We roamed the huge castle and its many dark passage-ways. It was beyond our imagi-nation of a family calling such a structure home. But it was easy to understand why they had been built where they stood. No army our even small group of soldiers could ever sneak upon it without being seen.Another was in a nunnery and another in a beautiful old home, turned guest home in a small Aus-trian village. It was built next to the railroad track and had its own

welcoming steps and stage off its lovely veranda. It was unexpected as the directory designated a down-town building which we found closed and locked. Because of this we had returned to the bridge which crossed a river by the edge of town to ask for help.Earlier we had crossed from It-aly into Austria via it only to be stopped midway by a soldier with a gun. There in the bridge’s center a small enclosed room was situ-ated between the going and coming lanes. It obviously was the sol-dier’s ‘headquarters’ as three other uniformed men were standing in it. As we explained we three ‘old-ies’ were looking for the area youth hostel the man had kept a straight face. When he excused himself to enter the little building to seek help our eyes followed him. Once inside he spoke to the three within it, pointing us out. Simulta-neously they broke up laughing to turn and stare at the queer oldies out in the little car who were seeking a youth hostel. Upon our return he researched further and found us the beautiful little resort.As we wandered around through France, Germany, Switzerland, Ita-ly and Austria we drove past wagon after wagon of harvested grapes, at-tended a ‘green wine’ festival in the Italian mountains and found won-derful dinners in small restaurants.We discovered a ‘cuckoo’ clock manufacturer and another who made beautiful dishes and silver-ware. Guess what we came home with.As the roads we drove through the Switzerland and Italian mountains on were narrow and without rail-ings I was given the job to navigate them thanks to my early years driv-ing the Rockies. The one that took us westward had huge wooden doors propped open at their end. They were closed in the winter to keep the snow out. Would I advocate such travel? Oh, yes – a million times over.atb1923.wordpress.com

anne thurston-brandly‘beautiful boyne’

I’d like to talk today about the right way to be a journal-ist.It’s not al-ways easy.Sometimes, it’s putting the name of a relative you love in the court

section.Other times, it might be watching an official you admire taking the hit of public scrutiny over a mistake they might have made, or even defend-ing someone you don’t really care for.This comes in the wake of a reporter from the Charlevoix County News being accused of misleading the local police in order to access the scene of a plane crash and having charges brought against him as a result.Ethics are important in this profes-sion, and regardless of what is or isn’t legal, it’s about doing what is right.In 2003, a New York Times reporter by the name of Jayson Blair was accused of not only plagiarism but fabricating parts of his stories that left what the newspaper later called a “long trail of deception.”Also in 2003, Fox News Correspon-dent Geraldo Rivera was pulled from his post in Iraq after drawing a map in the sand showing where the unit he was embedded with was

located, an offense bad enough to be referred to as “big picture stuff” by a senior military official.But we’re not all like that.We’re not all out to get that story or photo at the expense of the people trusting our judgment.In fact, we take our relationships with local officials very seriously here at The Boyne City Gazette.As a result, you, the people, get bet-ter and more complete accounts of what occurs.How, you ask?Because the Mayor doesn’t have to worry about getting burned in next week’s Gazette by giving the full account.Because locals don’t have to worry that what they say in front of Ben or I in the grocery store will be on the front page.Because local emergency personnel know that when they say “Stay be-hind this line,” I’m not going to ask questions, and I certainly won’t be stepping foot over it.It’s about trust, honesty, and doing the right thing.We’re in a profession that can do a lot of good … or bad.A poorly thought-out slam in the pa-per can damage someone’s career, hurt their reputation, and go so far as to shutter their business or threaten their way of making a living.When a bad journalist comes along, a sarcastic phrase uttered in Rob-ert’s Restaurant when you’re hav-ing breakfast can turn into the next story.But we’re not like that.We see providing the news as an

opportunity to make Charlevoix County better.We see having better informed citi-zens as the way to make positive change in all aspects of the world.We see a better tomorrow through gaining knowledge today.So I’m sorry to anyone who has taken a hit because someone didn’t know how not to do their job.But you can expect better from The Boyne City Gazette.You can continue to expect two hard working people spending hours de-liberating over any story which might give someone a hard time.You can continue to expect that we won’t let our hard work go to waste by losing the trust and respect of the officials, citizens, and workers that put so much into our community.You can continue to expect a news-paper put out by people who live, eat, work, and play in your county and not elsewhere.And we’re accountable for it.Every time I walk into the grocery store to buy milk, I’m looking our readers in the eyes.Every time I’m at a City Commis-sion meeting, the eyes looking back at me were in our paper at least once in the past month.We will continue to work endlessly to make sure we’re doing right by all of you at every turn.Continue to expect the best from The Boyne City Gazette.Journalism isn’t always easy and the choices are sometimes difficult, but we are proud to be the local news-paper that people can trust to do the right thing.

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Send your letters to editor@boynegazette.com • Letters should be no more than 350 words, though longer letters may appear at the editor’s discretion. Letters may be edited for grammar, style, length and legalitywww.boynegazette.comPage 2 • Boyne City Gazette • Feb. 19, 2014 opinions

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Not too long ago I was chat-ting with an acquain-tance a few years y o u n g e r than myself concerning modern cin-ema. I said I was dis-appointed

with the lack of storytelling in too many of today’s films. I pointed to the empty distractions—spectacu-lar explosions, detailed simulated sexual encounters, overt nudity, gross-out humor—used to hide the fact that the story is subpar. I listed a half-dozen or so older movies that were far superior to their modern remakes. My pal said he refuses to watch any movie shot in black-and-white. And he isn’t alone. More and more I run into folks who’ve never seen most or any of the popular classics, let alone the hundreds and hundreds of lesser-known—but still fantas-tic—older flicks.Don’t get me wrong, today’s writ-ers, directors and cinematogra-phers have created an impressive body of work, overall ... but there is a vast wealth of meaningful, ex-citing, though-provoking and poi-gnant story-telling that seems to be largely untapped by too many of us.Just like a good book, one can be moved, motivated and educated by a good movie; it’s literature come to life for the eyes and ears.

You want edge-of-your-seat sus-pense? Watch the 1952 classic “The Steel Trap” about a long-time teller who robs his bank with plans to leave the country. Every step of the way is agonizing as his every action seems to backfire.You want an amazing war movie? Watch the 1941 film “Sergeant York” starring Gary Cooper as a ne’er-do-well ruffian who turns pacifist and rights his behavior only to be drafted into World War 1, where he becomes one of the military’s greatest snipers and a genuine hero ... all the while con-flicted over the complex ethical questions of war.You want funny? Let me suggest “His Girl Friday” starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, the 1940 story of divorced reporters working together one last time to cover the execution of a man who just might be innocent.If romance is your bag, then you have to check out Fred MacMur-ray (I know, not generally consid-ered Mr. Heartthrob) and Barbara Stanwyck. Stanwyck plays a wom-an awaiting trial who gets released to the prosecutor’s (MacMurray) custody over the holidays.I could go on and on but I don’t have to, now that the Boyne City Gazette is publishing “Tinseltown Talks” on page 13. Each week, columnist Nick Thomas will bring you photos and interviews of yes-teryear’s Silver Screen stars.I hope you enjoy this new addition as much as I do. And, don’t forget, you can see all the movies men-tioned—and more—on Turner Classic Movies.

why i prefer the classics

benjamin gohs‘don’t get me wrong’

portunity and look forward to meeting many Charlevoix County residents during the campaign,” said Snyder. “I have the ability to make tough deci-sions based on the facts and the law, and not let my feelings or emotions sway an outcome.”

She added, “At the same time, I respect the need to listen to both sides of a story. Whether be-fore the school board or in the courtroom, citizens deserve to be heard by a fair and impartial decision-maker.”Snyder, along with Roy C. Hayes III and Mary Beth Kur, will com-pete for votes in the August pri-mary election.Snyder handles legal matters in a broad range of practice areas, including real estate, family law, estate planning and administra-

tion, and civil litigation. She has experience represent-ing clients in trial and appellate courts, as well as in a multitude of administrative proceedings be-fore both state and local boards.“I believe I have both the experi-ence and the temperament to be an effective judge for our coun-ty,” Snyder said.Public service is nothing new for Snyder, as she has previously held both elected and appointed positions in local government. She served on the City of Char-

levoix Planning Commission be-fore being elected to the Charlev-oix City Council. She was later twice-elected to serve on the Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners. Presently, Snyder is in her second term on the Charlevoix Public Schools Board of Education. In addition to her experience in local government, Snyder has volunteered for many local non-profit organizations. She has served on the boards of Keep Charlevoix Beautiful and

the Charlevoix Yacht Club, and she currently chairs the Charle-voix County Community Foun-dation’s Board of Trustees. A new circuit court judge will be elected in November 2014 and will take office on Jan. 1, 2015, following the retirement of cur-rent judge Richard M. Pajtas. This will be the first time Char-levoix County voters elect a new judge to the circuit court since Pajtas took office in 1985. Go to www.snyderforjudge.com for more information.

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TOAST TO LITERCYTHANK-YOU

Editor:On behalf of the Board of Direc-tors of the Char-Em United Way, I would like to thank the many donors, sponsors and volunteers who helped make our 1st “Toast to Literacy” event a huge success. A special thank you to Anora O’Connor with Castle Farms, as well as the Castle Farms staff, for helping to make the evening so special. A special thank you as well, to the Toast of Literacy committee, who spent many hours planning and coordinating this event.We had a good turnout for this first time event, with over 100 people attending. Toast to Literacy raised more than $5,000 to help support our Dolly Parton Imagination Library pro-gram. These funds will cover the cost of registration for more than 165 children this year. With over 1000 children currently enrolled, the funds are much needed and great-ly appreciated.This program is developing a love of literacy among our youngest neighbors. Children under the age of five can be registered for the program as long as they live in Charlevoix or Emmet Coun-ty. Each child receives a book, mailed to their home, every month free until they reach the age five. We hear from parents frequently

about the excitement their child exhibits when their book arrives in the mail, and how much they enjoy spending the time reading together.

Thank-you so much, let’s do this again next year!Lorraine ManaryExecutive DirectorChar-Em United Way

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Due to extremely cold weather con-ditions causing an increasing rate of water service freeze-ups, the City of East Jordan is requesting that all municipal water customers run their water continuously 24-hours per day until further notice. Cus-tomers should begin running a pen-cil width trickle of cold water from one of their faucets farthest away from where their service line enters their structure. A rate of one gallon per 15 minutes seems to work well. Customers should remember to run their wa-ter continuously, even though the outside temperature may rise above freezing, because the frost will re-main in the ground until spring and could cause water services to freeze if the flow of water is turned off in-side.

The City asks that customers do not run water on all faucets, or run more than the recommended amount on the one faucet. Even a flow rate of one gallon every 15 minutes uses approximately 100 gallons per day per customer. Multiplying that times approximately 1,100 munici-pal water customers results in the use of an additional 110,000 gal-lons of water per day. All of this excess water ends up at the City’s wastewater treatment plant via a network of sewer lines and pump stations. It costs extra money to run both the wastewater pumps and the City’s numerous water wells and two booster stations to supply the additional water. Finally, the storage lagoons at the wastewater plant are nearing their capacities, so please do not run

more than one faucet per building. Customers are also urged to take special care in the cold unheated parts of their buildings (basements, crawl spaces & outer walls) to avoid the freezing and bursting of pipes. Insulating or installing heat tape on those exposed pipes will help less-en the probability of freezing.Opening of kitchen or bathroom cupboard doors under sinks on out-side walls is also recommended.Frost in the East Jordan area has been reported to extend over six feet below ground. While most City water mains are not in risk of freezing due to their depth and the continual movement of water through them, service leads to individual customers may be more vulnerable.

To the best of the City’s knowledge the last time frost conditions have been this severe was over 20-plus years ago.Call East Jordan City Hall at 536-3381 for more information.

All customers of the Boyne City Water system are asked to im-mediately begin running a pencil width trickle of cold water from one of their faucets to help pre-vent water lines from freezing. Frost in the Boyne City area has been reported to extend over six feet below ground in the last few days. The frost is the deepest under paved roads and other areas where the blanket of snow, and its insulating properties, has been removed. The combination of extremely

cold weather, clear sunny days and warmer weather ahead will probably lead to the frost being driven even further down in the days and weeks ahead. While most City water mains are not in risk of freezing due to their depth and the continual move-ment of water in them, service leads to individual customers may be more vulnerable. To the best of the City’s knowl-edge the last time frost conditions have been this severe was in the early 1990s.To avoid the possible inconve-

nience of customers losing their water supply, possible damage from frozen pipes and the costs of having services restored, or pipes repaired customers are urged to take this voluntary action. The City will announce when this temporary measure can be ended. Customer accounts will be adjust-ed to offset the additional water used during this period based on previous usage history.Customers are urged to take spe-cial care in the cold parts of their buildings (basements, crawl spac-es, outer walls) to avoid the freez-

ing and bursting of pipes. In addition as a further safety pre-caution the public is asked to help keep snow cleared from around fire hydrants in or near their yards in case disaster strikes and a fire occurs. The buildings or lives you save may be your own or those of your neighbors.Customers with questions on these matters are urged to visit the Boyne City webpage at www.cityofboynecity.com or call either 582-6597 or 582-0335 during of-fice hours.

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to all interested parties:your interest in the estate may be barred or af-fected by the following:the decedent, betty a. inman, whose last known address was 00450 anderson road, boyne city, mi 49712, died january 14, 2014.by trust indenture dated the 9th day of august, 2012, the decedent established the betty a. inman trust agreement.there is no representative of the settlor’s estate to whom letters of administration have been issued.creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the trust estate will be forever barred unless presented to dorothy j. thomp-son, the successor trustee, 00498 anderson road, boyne city, mi 49712, within four months of the date of publication of this notice.notice is further given that the trust estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it.THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED ON FEB-RUARY 19, 2014kevin g. klevorn (p35531)klevorn & klevornattorneys for the trustee215 south lake streetboyne city, mi 49712(231) 582-7911

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TRuST AGReeMenTto all interested parties:your interest in the estate may be barred or affected by the following:the decedent, john l. polinski, whose last known address was 667 pine pointe trail, boyne city, mi 49712, died january 17, 2014.by trust indenture dated the 15th day of september, 2010, the decedent established the john l. polinski trust agreement.there is no representative of the settlor’s es-tate to whom letters of administration have been issued.creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the trust estate will be forever barred unless presented to marion j. kyte, the successor trustee, 8841 louise, livonia, mi 48150, within four months of the date of publication of this notice.notice is further given that the trust estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it.THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED ON FEB-RUARY 19, 2014kevin g. klevorn (p35531)klevorn & klevornattorneys for the trustee215 south lake streetboyne city, mi 49712(231) 582-7911

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Riverside Park off Spring Street and the former city dump off Old Horton Bay Road, the new proposal would utilize two city property par-cels at the North Boyne Department of Public Works lot.The lots are on the north (approxi-mately 2.31 acres) and south (ap-proximately 1.95 acres) sides of Ridge Street in between Escape and Addis streets.Charlevoix Area Humane Society Executive Director Scott MacK-enzie began the dog park proposal presentation.The Boyne City Dog Park Commit-tee includes six subcommittees for landscape design and site planning, construction and implementation, rules and regula-tions, grant writ-ing, fund-raising and public rela-tions.“On gaining ap-proval, the six subcommittees will meet to re-search development costs, establish fund-raising initiatives, research available grants, write rules and regulations, and begin a public re-lations campaign,” the committee stated in its site recommendation plan. “Because the Boyne City Dog Park is the first of its kind in Boyne City and the surrounding commu-nities, a complete evaluation is not possible at this time.”It was further stated, “However, the financial aspect of the park will be investigated to determine annual operating budget and whether us-age will be on a fee or no-fee basis. The City of Boyne City’s recom-mendation will be the deciding fac-tor. Further, an evolving plan will emerge as usage is observed.”During last week’s meeting, Boyne City Dog Park Committee Co-Chair Michele Carter gave an over-view of three possible incarnations of a dog park. Options 1A and 1B would utilize both parcels of land, offer a large parking area at the center of the park, possibly an agility training area, a small dog area and a large dog area, dog recreational equipment, an area with shade trees, rest rooms, ad-ditional trees and other amenities. Option “A” would have a street en-trance only off Ridge Street, while option “B” would allow an Ad-dis Street to Ridge Street connec-tion through the center of the park. The third option would retain many of the amenities from options “A” and “B” but utilize only the north-ern-most parcel of land, and would offer less parking space which would face Ridge Street.The proposals also suggest the pos-sibility of eliminating Escape Street and a portion of Ridge Street. In that event, Addis Street would be extended to Court Street.A phased approach to the dog park has been proposed.

phase i• Soil preparation and grass planting• Fence and gate installation• Parking• Dog waste and disposal stations

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phase ii• Shade pavilions• Landscaping additional trees• Bathroom facility• Lighting

phase iii• Agility equipmentDuring the public comment por-tion of the meeting, someone asked if there would be a full-time atten-dant to supervise the park during its hours of operation.Boyne Area Chamber of Com-merce Executive Director Jim Bau-mann said he likes the idea of a dog park in the city and felt that doing it in phases was the best approach. Then, the commission-ers opined on the matter. Neidhamer said the area is fairly ugly right now, and that making it

into a showpiece would be good for the city.He added that f u n d - r a i s i n g should be able to cover some of the costs as-sociated with the proposal.Boyne City

Commissioner Delbert “Gene” Towne said he has been approached by citizens concerning a dog park on numerous occasions and is glad to see progress has been made on the issue.Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord asked about the dog activ-ity—including reports of dogs run-ning at large—at Avalanche Park. “If we utilize this location, is that going to solve that problem?” Gay-lord said, “which I think needs to be part of our deciding factor moving forward with this.”He added, “The design has morphed from far beyond what was present-ed to us initially. As it was initially presented, Avalanche clearly met the capabilities and needs for that.”Dog park committee member Trish Wright said signage could be erect-ed at Avalanche Park in hopes of sending people to the dog park in-stead.It was also stated by officials that there are laws prohibiting dogs from running without a leash at Av-alanche but that those laws may not be enforced as rigidly as they could.Gaylord also said the idea of charg-ing a fee to users of the park would likely reduce participation in the park.He also expressed concern over the potential of cutting off Ridge Street.Boyne City Commissioner Laura Sansom said she liked all three pro-posals for different reasons.Sansom asked about the possibil-ity to use a noise buffering fence, and said she likes the idea of using North Boyne rather than Avalanche Park.Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch said he has walked his dogs at the North Boyne area for years, and that it is a good area with a beauti-ful view.Gaylord also asked about potential liability of dog bites, and whether it would expose the city to additional risk.The dog park committee will now continue to work with further inves-tigation and planning on the matter.

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Boyne City is known for hav-ing a connection with Ireland … and, now, efforts are underway to strengthen those ties.Boyne City Main Street Manager Hugh Conklin and local project volunteer Becky Kuebler pre-sented the Boyne City Commis-sion—which later unanimously approved it—a draft letter and proposal to send an invitation to partner with the city of Drogheda, Ireland under the auspices of the Sister Cities International citizens diplomacy project.“The letter is pretty well ready to go,” said Kuebler... “Sister City International has contacts over in that section of Ireland. And, once we send a letter out we're going to also send it to them and they're going to help facilitate the com-munication and helping us get the program together.”If the mayor of Drogheda accepts, then each city will form a commit-

tee and begin a communication process.Drogheda was chosen because it sits at the mouth of the Boyne River in Ireland, and because Pat-rick Maguire, a frequent visitor to Boyne City—and a native of Drogheda—suggested the loca-tion following last year's Boyne City Irish Heritage week where he gave a presentation.“We believe Drogheda is a good fit for this partnership because of the historical ties between Boyne City and the Boyne Valley in Ireland,” Boyne City's letter to Drogheda Mayor Richie Culhane stated. “Boyne City was founded by John and Harriet Miller in 1865. The Boyne River, running through Boyne City and opening into the mouth of Lake Charlev-oix, so reminded Mrs. Miller of her home in Ireland, it was thusly named.”It was further stated in the letter, “We believe, with Drogheda lo-cated on the coast, and with the Boyne River running through it,

that we not only have a geographi-cal similarity, but a historical one as well. As citizens of Boyne City, we would like to cultivate and fos-ter that connection to the benefit of both our communities.”Boyne City Commissioner Laura Sansom supported the measure.According to Boyne City's letter of invitation, the benefits of such a relationship include development of cultural awareness, economic growth and friendship.Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord, who joked that this mea-sure is difficult for him due to his British heritage, said he feels the project would be a positive thing for Boyne City.Boyne City Commissioners Tom Neidhamer and Delbert “Gene” Towne, as well as Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch also were in complete support of the project.This Sister City project will be un-der the purview of the Boyne City Main Street Program. Kuebler has volunteered to chair the local Sis-ter City Committee.

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vietnam memorialCity officials are working to encourage the Michigan Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial to visit Boyne City this summer, Friday July 18 and Saturday July 19.

B.c. police officer search

During Cain’s report, he in-troduced Boyne City Police Chief Jeffrey Gaither, who updated the Boyne City Com-mission on the search for a new police officer.“After an extensive hiring process that included the open application process and 74 applicants, we nar-rowed it down to a field of five for interviews,” Gaither said... “We’re at that point now where I can tell you that the new officer we are go-ing to hire is Kyle Smith.” He added, “Kyle is a resident of Charlevoix County so he is local. He comes highly rec-ommended from St. Ignace Police Department where he has been working … actu-ally full-time hours in a part-time capacity for the last two years. He has some coast guard experience with law enforcement background.”Smith was expected to begin working in Boyne City on Tuesday Feb. 18.

ntsB kudosBoyne City officials received correspondence from Se-nior Air Safety Investigator Pam Sullivan of the National Transportation Safety Board on Jan. 13, regarding the Jan. 6 plane crash that killed two downstate men.“I want to express my appreci-ation to you and your staff for the outstanding cooperation and assistance that I received during the safety board’s in-vestigation into the aircraft accident that occurred on Jan. 6, 2014, in Boyne, Michigan, infolving N1046L,” Sullivan stated in her letter. “The logis-tics of our jobs can, at times, be very challenging. How-ever, the assistance you and your staff provided made it so much easier. I appreciate the coordination you did with the

sheriff’s department [sic] to get the wreckage moved and placed in a hangar where we were able to work on it.”

no Box, no caBleCharter communications has announced—see page 5 of the Wednesday Feb. 12 Boyne City Gazette—that it is changing its current analog signals to digital. This means that, if you currently receive cable television on a TV with-out a convertor box, you will no longer get the cable signal as early as March 11. More than 75 new HD channels will be added to the line-up and some channels will be moved to new channel designations after the switch. Homes cur-rently subscribing to Charter will get up to two converter boxes at no additional cost for an unspecified period of time. Call (888) 438-2427 for more information.According to Charter, by changing the signal for basic cable channels, bandwidth will be spared and used to increase internet speeds and other advanced services.

housing commish house in order

The Boyne City Housing Commission has completed the requirements of its Re-covery Agreement and Ac-tion Plan of March 2012.“HUD expects the Boyne City Housing Commission to sustain its recovery and continue to improve its per-formance,” stated Willie C.H. Garrett, Director of the Office of Public Housing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Please be aware that HUD may seek to enter into a new Recovery Agreement and Action Plan should the agency fail to sus-tain its recovery or is at risk of receiving a new substandard or troubled designation.”

geek the liBrary Week

Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch—at the request of the Boyne District Library—pro-claimed Feb. 16 through Feb. 24, 2014 as “Geek the Library Week.”“Geek the Library is a nation-wide campaign to build pub-lic awareness about the value of libraries using ‘geek’ as a verb and stating that ‘What-

ever you geek, the public li-brary supports you,’” Grunch read from the Library’s pro-vided proclamation. “Boyne District Library is using the Geek the Library campaign to highlight the library’s vital role in our community.”Grunch further stated, “I … call upon the people in the Boyne District Library service area to observe this week, visit the library in per-son or online, and celebrate all that our public library of-fers individuals and this com-munity.”The resolution was unani-mously approved.

city facilities planning update

Boyne City Manager Michael Cain sent the Boyne City Commission a Feb. 11 memo detailing the progress of the search for an architectural firm willing and able to help the city determine its future needs for space for several city offices, including EMS, the fire department, city hall, the department of public works and safe storage for the police department.“Since our last meeting, our department heads have met and reviewed the seven pro-posals we received on Jan. 17 for this project,” Cain stated. “We each individually ranked them and then we combined that to develop a group rank-ing. Items discussed included public participation, hours dedicated to the project, the

proposed project timelines and previous similar projects.” He further stated, “Subse-quent to that, we publicly opened the cost portions of those bids. The bids range from a low of $21,750 to a high of $91,645.”According to Cain’s memo, following the interviews, city staff will again meet to dis-cuss the steps necessary and prepare a recommendation expected to be delivered to the city commission during its Feb. 25 meeting.one Water marina

Boyne City Harbor Master Barb Brooks recommended the Boyne City Commission renew its agreement with Catt Development for the 2014 boating season to utilize some of the One Water Marina boat slips.According to a Feb. 6 memo from Brooks to Boyne City Manager Michael Cain, 2013 was the busiest season since One Water Marina opened in 2010, with transient and shopper dock boating traffic nearly doubling from prior years.“I believe the word is out that Boyne City has additional dockage and can accommo-date larger vessels and we continue to have the potential to bring in even more boaters, both seasonal and transient and more spending dollars into the downtown and to the city’s marina budget,” stated Brooks, who said marina

staff, boaters and the end-of-season financial statement prove an increase in boat traffic. “The marina staff was able to creatively man-age the city marina, boat launch and the One Water Marina without any of the facilities being overlooked.”Benefits of the partnership, as stated in Brooks’ memo, are as follows:• Overall net profit of $22,447.04 with the city’s portion of that equaling $13,468.22 in revenue• City was able to accom-modate more seasonal and

transient boaters• Provided additional day dockage/shopper dockage to numerous boaters of all siz-es as the city’s shopper dock has a very limited capacity• Brought additional people downtown to local busi-nesses• Assisted Boyne Thunder by allowing them to increase its number of participants• Exposure to One Water Street development• Allowed the city to rehire all of its seasonal employees and created an additional seasonal job

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Boyne District library Director Cliff Carey (right) and as-sistant director Susan Conklin accept a proclamation from Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch decreeing a “Geek the library week” in Boyne City.

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raising campaign if and when the renovation plan is executed.“We completed the Veterans Park charrette in December. From that charrette we came up with three con-cepts. One was a low impact. One was a new roof and addition. And then one was a new roof and addition and moving the pavilion to a differ-ent location in Veterans Park,” Conk-lin said. “The charrette generated broad community support—we had more than 80 peo-ple participate—I know the city commission par-ticipated, many of the users of the pa-vilion participated. It was a really great process.”The project is being funded in part by a $12,500 Michigan Eco-nomic Development Corporation grant as well as $1,500 from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.The first phase of the project has cost nearly $8,000.“What are we going to do with the information we’ve learned?” Conk-lin said.The matching fund requirement to fund the design phase will be funded by the Main Street Board and the farmers market committee. The tentative plan is to have the

design work completed for option “2” which involves using the basic infrastructure of the current pavil-ion while expanding the footprint to include a storage room, kitchen area and more floorspace. Addition-ally, the restrooms would ideally be renovated, two picnic areas would be added, a new peaked roof and retractable garage-style doors would be installed.“One of the things that we need to discuss is the location,” Conklin said. “At this point, we’re not wading into that territory at all. With the city hall under review—and the possibilities for this site and how it might relate

to Veterans Park pavilion—we’re not in any posi-tion to make a recommendation on moving the pavilion. But, we are in a position that we encourage the commission to support the design concept “2.”He added, “At some point in the future if the deci-

sion is made to move it that work won’t be wasted. We’ll have the design and in the meantime we’ll be able to get going on some fund-raising and capital fund-raising cam-paign and grants.”Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord said the project originally started as a wintertime location for the Boyne City Farmers Market but has since “branched out.”“There’s no doubt they are nice renderings and presentations—the initial concept price on this was

$647,000—not chump change,” Gaylord said... “A number of people I have talked to, that did not attend any of the events and the presenta-tion, I’ve asked what’s your opinion on it, I wanted feedback … and the overwhelming majority of the feed-back outside of the folks that were part of the process that I’ve encoun-tered are ‘A nice someday project but not right now’—’We’ve got other priorities,’ has been the overwhelm-ing consensus.”Gaylord said the design work could be completed from the concepts and public input already garnered at any time in the future.“I’m not in favor of proceeding even with getting the designs done be-cause human nature says, when we get that done we want to start roll-ing ahead,” Gaylord said… “And, generally, that’s not a bad thing. But, with the city facilities project and how that’s going to go and due to the nature and size of that … I think we need to keep our eye on the ball.”Boyne City Commissioner Laura

Sansom asked if the grant for the de-sign work would be lost if the design work was not undertaken. Conklin said that is correct.Sansom said most of the comments she has received were in support of the pavilion though she had received a few concerns from people wonder-ing if the city could do both the facili-ties and the pavilion project simulta-neously.“I don’t see this interfering with that,” Sansom said... “We can do multiple things at multiple times and we do approach a lot of different projects at the same time.”Boyne City Commissioner Delbert

“Gene” Towne said he is OK with moving forward with the project, saying he believes the facility would be used year-round.Boyne City Commissioner Tom Nei-dhamer said it behooves the city to move forward with the project and agreed that the city can handle more than one improvement project at a time.Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch said the city needs to be ready to take ad-vantage of grants, and to continue in good faith with a project the com-munity for which the community has shown support.Gaylord was the lone “no” vote.

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Boyne CiTy MeeTinGSAll meetings held at the Boyne City Hall, 319 North Lake St. unless otherwise specified. Call 582-6597 for more information.Meetings are open to the public.

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Municipal Airport Board5:30 at the airport terminal building

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the board of review for the city of boyne city will meet at city hall, 319 north lake street, as follows:• Wednesday, March 5, 2014—11:00 am (organizational meeting only)• Monday, March 17, 2014—noon - 3:00 pm (by appointment only)

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (by appointment only)• Wednesday, March 19, 2014—9:00 am - noon (by appointment only)

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (by appointment only)the city of boyne city tentative ratios and multipliers, subject to change by the Assessing Officer, Board of Review, County Equalization and State Equalization are as follows: Tentative Ratio Multipliercommercial 48.39 1.03327industrial 49.92 1.00160 residential 49.03 1.01978personal 50.00 1.00000you may call city hall at 582-6597 between the hours of 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., monday through friday to schedule a 10 minute appointment with the board of review for the march 17 or march 19 meeting.

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the charlevoix county board of commissioners met february 12, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the charlevoix county commissioners room. com-missioner sullivan was absent. motion approved the agenda as pre-sented.motion approved the consent agen-da as presented.commissioner sullivan entered the meeting.motion approved payment for first opinion work done by attorney young. commissioners lasater and gillespie voting no.motion approved resolution #14-

002, amend 911 budget.motion approved resolution #14-003, section 5311 operating.motion approved resolution #14-004, award bid for transit building expansion project.motion adjourned the meeting at 10:30 a.m.complete copies of board minutes can be found on the county website, www.charlevoixcounty.org.cheryl potter browe, county clerk

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members who s u p p o r t the cooperative’s People Fund program made pos-sible eight grants to local com-munity non-profit organizations. The People Fund Board of Directors awarded a total of $22,900 in grants in February to the following non-profit organi-zations in northwestern Michi-gan. 1. The Lions Club of East Jor-dan: up to $4,000 matching grant for a disc golf course.2. Crooked Tree Arts Coun-cil, Petoskey: $2,400 for tables, umbrellas and seating for out-door area. 3. East Jordan Care and Share Program: $5,000 for a refriger-ator and freezer for food pantry.4. Pregnancy Care Center, Petoskey: $1,000 for an ultra-sound monitor and probes.5. Good Samaritan Family Services, Ellsworth: $3,000 for supplies and inventory for a shoe store for children in need. 6. Hayes Township, Charlev-oix: $4,000 for a sign to mark new public park entrance on Lake Charlevoix. 7. Crawford County Com-mission on Aging, Grayling: $2,500 for commercial freezers for the home delivered meals program. 8. Otsego County Habitat for Humanity, Gaylord: $1,000 for ladders and yard carts. The People Fund is supported by the voluntary contributions of Great Lakes Energy members who allow their electric cooper-ative to round up their bill each month to the next dollar. More than $2.4 million in grants have been awarded since 1999 to charitable and community organizations throughout Great Lakes Energy’s 26-county ser-vice area, which stretches along the western side of Michigan.“The People Fund is a simple and inexpensive way Great Lakes Energy members can give back to their local commu-nity,” said President/CEO Steve Boeckman. “The average contribution is just 50 cents a month, but it re-ally adds up when members join together and round-up their bill to the nearest dollar.”

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Hello out there, my fellow astro-nuts! We have had little reprieve

from the w e a t h e r but a few teasers—a few hours of seem-ingly clear skies until a high over-cast drifts in. Such is life in the north-ern latitudes!The moon is Last Quarter on Febru-ary 22, so if the weather gods grant us a reprieve

and the skies actually clear, go out-side and appreciate the changing winter sky. Although spring up here seems VERY far off, the constella-tions wheeling about the sky as the seasons change is always beautiful and awe-inspiring. If you stay up late enough, the fa-miliar constellations of spring and summer appear.

Virgo, Leo, and even Hercules ap-pear in the eastern sky as the night progresses. If you become familiar with the night sky, these constellations ap-pear like old friends and a real plea-sure to re-discover.Galileo Galilei was born February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. By now, his name should be famil-iar to everyone. He popularized the newly invented telescope, turned the two thousand year old Earth-centered universe beliefs on its ear, and endured ex-communication and lifetime house arrest when he refused to recant his astronomical findings. One has to admire his intellectual courage. During his trial by the Inquisition, he proclaimed “I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God that endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”On February 19, 1473, Nicolas Co-pernicus was born. He was a monk who did careful calculations and concluded the sun, and not the earth, was the center of the solar system.

His work was not highly publi-cized (which was a good thing as he would have suffered the same or worse fate as Galileo at the hands of the Church). The genie was out of the bottle, and his thoughts and writings gradually gained strength over the next hun-dred years as his writings were re-discovered. Another priest, Giordano Bruno, went so far as to state that it was likely that other stars had planets and that life could be present on these distant orbs as well. The Church responded by burning him alive at the stake for heresy. Try and appreciate that you are al-lowed to think these simple suppo-sitions because of the sacrifices that these early scientists made!On Feb. 24, 1968, the first pulsar discovery was announced. A fascinating object left over after a supernova explosion, a rapidly spinning neutron star (as much as hundreds of times a second!) sends tight beams of high energy radiation out as it rotates (like a lighthouse beam). The pulses come with such regu-larity that at first, scientists thought

that it was a signal from an alien race! They originally called the signal “LGM” which stood for “little green men” before they understood it’s a natural phenomena. The best known pulsar is M1 in the constel-lation of Taurus. The Chinese Space Agency an-nounced today that their little lunar rover, the “Jade Rabbit,” is official-ly dead. Apparently one of the insulating so-lar panels which is supposed to fold

down and cover the sensitive elec-tronic instruments inside failed to properly do so, and the rover froze. The lander portion is still working well however. As we all know, the path to space can be arduous, difficult and deadly. As the ancients said, “Ad Astra per Aspera”—“to the stars through difficulty.” By the way, this phrase happens to be on the State Seal of Kansas. Until next week, hope for clear skies and remember, keep looking up!

When your heart is giving you trouble, you don’t need another thing to worry about. That’s why Munson’s expert cardiologists come to your community so you know where to go for top-rated heart care.

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Pictured is M1, a supernova in Taurus that houses the first discov-ered pulsar.

what’s in the night sky this week?Galileo, Bruno, Copernicus and a well-known pulsar called M1

People Fund Grants awarded locallynearly $23k to charities, municipalities

The position is for a representa-tive for the City of Boyne City and lasts from May 1 - April 30

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

• Live in the city (Board terms are 4 years)• Be willing to abide by and support the li-brary's policies and by-laws• Be willing to support the library's current budget and goals

• Attend two consecutive library board meet-ings prior to appointmentthe board meets the 2nd tuesday of each month at 6pm in the library conference room. the boyne district library serves a popula-tion of 7,354.People who wish to apply may obtain an ap-plication at the Library. Submit applications to Boyne City Hall & a copy to the library

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Charlevoix Area Hospital will host a Heart-Healthy Grocery Store Tour from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 20 at Glen’s Markets in CharlevoixIn honor of February as American Heart Month, the Cardiac Reha-bilitation Department has teamed up with our Nutrition Services to bring the community a Grocery

Store Tour that will help people to make smart and informed food choices when doing their weekly shopping.Charlevoix Area Hospital Pro-gram Director for Cardiac Re-habilitation Tina Foltz said that they want to host this event to make healthy shopping easier for the community.

When life is busy, it can be over-whelming trying to plan and make healthy meals, and with so many health claims bombard-ing people, it can be difficult to sort through the labels to find the food items that are really best for you.The tour will respond to some of these health claims, and will also give brief tutorials about label and ingredient reading, how to navigate the aisles, and general shopping tips. The goal of the tour is to provide a new perspective for how peo-ple approach grocery shopping, to answer nutritional questions that shoppers may have, and help shoppers learn easy ways to plan and make healthy meals at home. Glen’s Market is located at 111 M66 N in Charlevoix. There is no cost to attend, but space is limited, so registration is required. For more information on Shop For Your Heart or to reserve a spot on the tour call Tina Foltz in the Cardiac Rehabilitation De-partment at 231-547-8525.

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Learn more about healthy eating with the Charlevoix Area Hospital Heart-Healthy Grocery Store Tour on Feb. 20 at the Charlevoix Glen’s Markets.

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Bay Harbor Arts Festival invites you to apply to participate in our

festival as one of our premier artists. Bay Harbor is a unique destination which attracts visitors from across

the country throughout the year. The festival is set along our beauti-ful waterfront and celebrates the tal-ents of the finest local and national artists. The Bay Harbor Arts Festival en-courages the creation of high-qual-ity art that demonstrates creativity, innovation and appreciation of the Visual Arts. Bay Harbor residents, boaters, lo-cals and visitors from across the Midwest converge to the Arts Festi-val to celebrate the arts, while enjoy-ing great music and wine tastings.The Bay Harbor Arts Festival will be held July 26 and 27. Saturday’s hours are 10 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sun-day from 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Amenities for the artists include set-up the day before the festival, overnight security, on-site parking, booth-sitting, continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday and unlimited bottled water delivery.This is a juried Arts Festival, with applications now being accepted. Please register by visiting www.bayharborartsfestival.com. Dead-

line is March 31 with notification to the artists on or before April 15. Please join us by participating in this year’s celebrations of the arts at the Bay Harbor Arts Festival! For more information on the Bay Harbor Community, please visit www.bayharbor.com and www.vil-lageatbayharbor.com or call (231) 439-2650.

Calling all artists for Bay Harbor Arts FestivalDeadline to apply is march 31

SHop for your HeArtheart-healthy grocery store tour Feb. 20 The Jordan River Arts Council is

offering affordable workshops re-lated to the upcoming Sketchbook Show which can be rewarding to the beginning artist or profes-sional.“Taking Your Sketches to the Next Level” will be Saturday February 22, 1—4 pm. In-structor is Cayla Tinney. Cayla will share her thought processes and techniques for d e v e l o p i n g sketches into more finished pieces of art. Some materials provided Inter-ested persons should bring basic sketching tools and old sketches. Cost is $40.“Mono-Prints to Multi-Prints” will be Saturday March 1, 12-4 pm. Instructors is Beth Bynum. The class is designed to explore print-making techniques, These will include monotypes, collographs, and experimental relief printing. Most supplies provided. Bring found objectives as but-tons, string, yarn, toothpicks, tis-sue paper, etc. Complete list of supplies upon registration’ Class limited to 8 persons. Cost is $60.“Altered Books: A different Ap-proach to Sketchbook/Journals” is Saturday March 8, 12—4 pm. Instructors are: Pat Tinney and Carla Tinney, Stu-dents can create an up cycyled sketchbook/journal that will be a work of art in and of itself. Demonstrations will include tech-

niques for adding calligraphy, encaustic, gesso, torching and a variety of border treatments. Come with a theme idea and any small photos, clippings, and ob-jects (small pieces of jewelry or rocks and grasses. All other ma-terials will be provided. Cost is

$60.“Sketching for Non-Sketch-ers” will be March 15, 1-4 pm. Instruc-tor is Cynthia Tschudy.Have you al-ways wanted to

learn to sketch but were afraid to try? This is the class for you. Cynthia will show you how to get started. You need not bring anything but your willingness to try something new and you will leave with a small sketchbook and some fin-ished sketches. Cost is $20.All classes will take place at the Jordan River Art Center, 301 Main St, East Jordan. To receive further information and to register go to www jor-danriverarts.com or call 231 675 3684. Participating persons will be in-vited to explore to sketchbook show and art work related to each sketchbook in the upper gallery. Area artists including painters, photographers, woodworkers, fi-ber artists,calligraphers, and print-makers have participated. This project has been partially funded by a grant from the Char-levoix County Community Foun-dation. The show is curated by Nancy Carey.

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What does cutting edge technology and 1000-year-old children’s tales have in common? One is interpret-ing the other on February 21st when Crooked Tree Arts Center presents Lightwire Theater at the Boyne City Performing Arts Center. With a spe-cial performance at 6 p.m. of “The Ugly Duckling and the Tortoise and the Hare,” this show is visually stun-ning, and though the story may be a children’s fable, the show itself is nothing short of a must-see spectacle for all ages, adults included.Lightwire Theater uses dazzling vi-suals, poignant choreography and creative use of music ranging from classical to jazz to pop, to literally bring two classic tales into a new and brilliant light. In 2012, the judg-es of NBC’s America’s Got Talent couldn’t have agreed more.“What a way to end the show! You brought it home,” Howie Mandel told them, going on to declare that they deserved to go all the way to the finals.Sharon Osbourne agreed, calling the act “spectacular.”Howard Stern even added, “No dis-appointments here…. That’s a big stage show. That’s a million-dollar act, no ifs, ands or buts.”The Lightwire Theatre show’s cre-ators Ian Carney and Corbin Popp met while dancing in Twyla Tharp's Broadway show, “Movin' Out.” Be-

coming fast friends through their mutual love of art, theater and tech-nology, Corbin showed Ian a prod-uct called EL wire and their creative partnership took off. EL wire is elec-troluminescent wire powered by bat-teries and is used mostly to illumi-nate walkways, signs and instrument panels on cars.Ian and Eleanor Carney founded Lightwire Theater as a platform for stage production, in conjunction with Corbian Visual Arts and Dance, and began pre-production on “The Ugly Duckling and the Tortoise and the Hare.” Using Corbian’s signa-ture electroluminescent puppetry, Lightwire has adapted these two classical tales and set them amidst a wide range of music, dance and movement…all performed in a completely darkened theatre.“I was able to see Lightwire in Grand Rapids last year and was blown away by the beauty and the sweetness of the stories told through this dramatic approach,” says Carole Carroll, Crooked Tree Arts Center Perform-ing Arts Committee member. “It is phenomenal visually because the stage, curtains, and auditorium are black with only the characters illu-minated. Children and adults will be astounded by Lightwire.”Boyne City Elementary school stu-dents will be treated to a special pri-vate performance the afternoon of

the show, thanks to special funding provided by the Charlevoix Com-munity Foundation. “I am thrilled that the troupe will present a free performance for Boyne City ele-mentary students,” shares Caroll.Lightwire Theater will perform “The Ugly Duckling and the Tortoise and the Hare” at 6 p.m. on Friday, Febru-ary 21 at the Boyne City Performing Arts Center. Reserved tickets – $10 for adults, $5 for students – are on sale now at www.crookedtree.org or by calling (231) 347-4337. Reserve your tickets today!

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daggett summer sessions register now for camp daggett’s summer ses-sions. check the website at www.campdaggett.org/summer-camp for up-to-date informa-tion. applications are available online or at area schools and local chambers of commerce. reg-istration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

details of all wilderness adventure trips can be found at www.campdaggett.org. scholarships are available for summer camp and wilderness adventures. like us on facebook and post your photos from camp daggett. to learn more about camp daggett, visit www.campdaggett.org or call at 347-9742.

McLaren Northern Michigan is offering “An Introduction to Mindfulness – Improv-ing Daily Awareness and Building Joy” course. This five-week course, led by in-structor Chris Frasz, MSW, will take place on Tues-days beginning Feb. 25 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., at the John and Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion and Di-alysis Center, located at 820 Arling-ton Avenue in Petoskey. “The goal of this Mindfulness in-troductory course is to introduce participants to the tools and meth-ods of becoming more aware of one’s thoughts and feelings through mindfulness training,” said Chris Frasz. Mindfulness programs have been proven as an effective tool to reduce stress and improve quality of

life in individuals.Participants will learn to

identify particular events and thoughts

that bring on stress and learn tools and methods for responding to and managing such

stressors. Breathing exercises, mindfulness

meditation, body scan, and basic stretches will be reviewed and incorpo-

rated. Guided, in-class practice will be the foundation for participants to develop their own home and work practice. This course is open to the public.The fee for this five-week course is $110 for the general public and $95 for McLaren Northern Michigan Colleagues. Space is limited. To learn more or to register, please go to northernhealth.org/CREG or call (800) 248-6777.

‘america’s Got Talent’ act to performLightwire Theater show Feb. 21 in Boyne City

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Stephen Fish, one of the creative minds behind lightwire Theater’s ingenious productions, performs.

The 100 Men Campaign is a local effort born out of the belief that men have a crucial role to play in the movement to end violence against women and girls. It provides a way for men to be-come more actively engaged in the effort and to be part of the so-lution. Campaign dollars fund awareness and educational activities to help inspire and equip men and boys to make changes in workplaces, ath-letic arenas, schools, faith-based communities and within their own communities and neighborhoods. Three years ago, 125 local men joined the inaugural 100 Men Campaign and last year that num-ber increased to 165 contributors. The goal for the current campaign is to inspire 200 men to join the effort. The campaign was initiated by the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) after having held focus groups to learn what local men thought about the issue and if they wanted to get more involved.“The overall feedback during those focus groups was that men wanted to help, yet didn’t really know where to start or what ac-tions to take,” said Jan Manci-nelli, Executive Director of the WRCNM.The 100 Men Campaign provides

men with a variety of ways to be-come more involved in the effort. The primary way is a $100 do-nation used for local awareness, educational and prevention initia-tives; donors also agree to take a public stand on the issue by hav-ing their name listed as a contrib-utor in printed materials and ad-vertisements. Some donors also volunteer at events, serve on the Violence Prevention Team, work with coaches and high school athletes during awareness-raising White Ribbon games, attend edu-cational events or write letters to the editor.“With each community event we sponsor, every panel discussion, coaches workshop or message directed to community members we reach more people and gain more support through a greater understanding of the issue,” said Bill Wilson, a contributor to the campaign and member of the Vio-lence Prevention Team. “It’s cru-cial for men to realize that even though they are respectful and non-violent in their own relation-ships, if they don’t also speak out against this violence their silence sends a powerful message, one that helps it persist.”To donate to, or learn more about the 100 Men Campaign, call (231) 347-0067, or visit wrcnm.org/100-men-campaign.

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Several contributors helped kick off the fourth year of the 100 Men Campaign, a local effort to engage men in the movement to end violence against women and girls. Pictured reviewing campaign materials are (from left) Matt Tamm, Steve Biggs, Chris Krajew-ski and Jan Mancinelli of the women’s Resource Center of north-ern Michigan, Steve vanDam, Matthew Font and Ben vanDam.

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The Board of Education of Boyne Falls Public Schools is pleased to announce that it has successfully refinanced its outstanding Series 2004 School Building and Site Bonds, which were issued to fi-nance additions and improvements to the Boyne Falls Public School facility. To refinance the Series 2004 Bonds, the District sold Series 2014 Refunding Bonds in the amount of $1,590,000. “Boyne Falls Public Schools is de-lighted with the results of this re-financing,” said Karen Sherwood, Boyne Falls Public Schools’ Super-intendent. “We are pleased that we were able to take advantage of current low interest rates to reduce the interest cost for our taxpayers and stabilize the millage rate in the future.” The refinancing allowed the Dis-

trict to reduce the interest rate from an average rate of 4.57% on the Series 2004 Bonds to 2.01% on the Series 2014 Bonds. The interest reduction resulted in

total savings of $218,166 and al-lowed the District to stabilize the millage at 4.05 mills. The total savings will be achieved over a period of 11 years.

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Boyne Falls Public Schools officials have refinanced a major bond which will save taxpayers money with lower interest rates. Pictured is boyne Falls Public School.

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• House Bill 4808, End manda-tory life for very serious offens-es by minors: Passed 35 to 3 in the SenateTo revise Michigan’s mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for certain very serious crimes committed by minors. The bill is linked to Senate Bill 319, which would make life without parole no longer auto-matic in these cases, but pros-ecutors could request it. Oth-erwise, the minimum sentence would be 25 to 40 years, and the maximum at least 60 years. This and SB 319 respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Miller v Alabama decision. The bills would not apply the new standard retroactively to the approximately 350 current prisoners in this category, but in-clude a provision authoriz-ing parole hearings for them if a future ruling requires this.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Tra-verse City Y • Senate Bill 719, Let troubled local governments renegotiate environmental/recreation debt: Passed 38 to 0 in the SenateTo allow local governments with financial problems nego-tiate more favorable terms on loans made to them by the state using money the state itself bor-rowed under the 1998 “Clean Michigan Initiative” ballot pro-posal, which authorized $675 million of new government debt (“bond sales”) for environmen-tal cleanup and recreation proj-ects.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Tra-verse City Y • Senate Bill 396, Restrict re-placement-construction prop-erty tax hikes: Passed 82 to 27 in the HouseTo revise a provision restricting property tax assessment increas-es on construction that replaces parts of a structure damaged by accident or an Act of God. The bill would prohibit an as-sessment hike as long as the construction is of substantially the same materials and square footage. This restriction would also apply to improvements that do increase property value but are undertake to meet current health, sanitary, zoning, safety, fire, or building code require-ments.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • House Bill 4486, Authorize “involuntary assessment and stabilization” for substance

abuse: Passed 102 to 8To authorize relatives or other interested persons to petition a court to take an individual abus-ing drugs or alcohol into pro-tective custody for involuntary assessment and stabilization, if there is reason to believe the individual is incapacitated, has lost the power of self-control, and is incapable of making a rational decision regarding treatment. The bill would also expand the authority police cur-rently have to lock up (“stabi-lize”) public drunks so it also

includes people publically intoxicated on drugs.

105 Rep. Greg Mac-Master R - Kewa-din N • House Bill 5274, Preempt local gov-ernments from re-

stricting CO2 pipe-lines: Passed 99 to 11

in the HouseTo expand the law that gives the state Public Service Commis-sion authority to regulate oil and gas pipelines so it also applies to pipelines carrying carbon di-oxide used in hydrocarbon “en-hanced recovery” operations. This law preempts local govern-ments from restricting pipelines in their jurisdiction. This is re-lated to House Bill 4885, which would cut the tax on oil and gas extracted using enhanced recov-ery.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • House Bill 4885, Cut tax on oil and gas from “enhanced re-covery”: Passed 85 to 25 in the HouseTo reduce the “severance tax” or royalty paid to the state on oil and gas extracted from state land to 4 percent for hydrocar-bons extracted using “enhanced recovery” technology, which in-jects carbon dioxide into wells to extract more product (this is different from hydraulic fractur-ing).105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • House Bill 5255, Authorize eminent domain for oil well CO2 pipelines: Passed 69 to 41 in the HouseTo extend the state law autho-rizing eminent domain takings for gas, oil and other pipeline easements, so it also includes pipelines carrying carbon diox-ide used to produce hydrocar-bons in secondary or “enhanced recovery.” operations.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y

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Gov. Rick Snyder signed a pack-age of bills last week prohibiting convicted felons from possessing ammunition until certain condi-tions are met.• House Bill 4715, sponsored by state. Rep. Kurt Heise, prohibits convicted felons from possessing ammunition under any circum-stances until three to five years af-ter they have paid all fines, served their full term of imprisonment and successfully completed pro-bation or parole. Ammunition is defined as any projectile that in its current state can be expelled from a firearm. The bill is now Public Act 4 of 2014.“Closing this loophole in our state firearm laws is a common-sense adjustment that creates consis-tency, simplifies sentencing and ultimately benefits public safety,” Snyder said.• HB 4716, sponsored by state Rep. Joe Graves, defines the sen-tencing guidelines for a felon found in illegal possession of am-munition. The maximum sentence is five years’ imprisonment and is in line with the penalties for illegal pos-

session of a firearm. It is now PA 5 of 2014.• HB 4717, sponsored by state

Rep. Klint Kesto, amends the handgun licensure law to include ammunition rights in cases where individuals con-

victed of specified felonies apply to the concealed weapons licens-ing board in the county in which they live for restoration of firearm rights provided a series of condi-tions have been met. Only one application may be sub-mitted per calendar year. It is now PA 6.The governor also signed three other bills today.• Senate Bills 31 and 32, spon-sored by state Sen. Tonya Schuit-maker, provide that a life in-surance trustee must have an

insurable interest in the life of the grantor of a trust. Insurable interest is de-fined as substantial de-sire for the continued life of the insured by being related within

the third de-gree by either

blood or marriage. The bills are now PAs 7 and 8, re-spectively.• SB 255, sponsored by state Sen. Rick Jones, clarifies building codes for fireworks retail facili-ties. Differences between previous building code laws are now elimi-nated by applying The Fire Works Safety Act of 2011 in instances where discrepancies occur. It is now PA 9.For more information, visit www.legislature.mi.gov.

some convicted felons get no ammoBills prevent possession until conditions met

This winter, the Department of Natural Resources asks those living along the Great Lakes, especially Lake Michigan, to keep an eye out for confused, stranded waterfowl in local towns and neighborhoods. The exceptionally cold winter weather of the past few weeks has caused the bays and waters of the Great Lakes to freeze much further into the center than in recent years. Rather than move far into the deep waters of the lakes, some water-fowl–including horned and red-necked grebes; common, hooded and red-breasted mergansers; and long-tailed ducks–are moving from the larger, freezing waters of the Great Lakes and are looking for open water bodies inland. In foggy, snowy, low-visibility con-ditions, these birds are mistaking

icy roadways and driveways for inland water bodies and are becom-ing stranded on land.Grebes, mergansers and a few

species of duck have feet that are placed far back on their bodies to allow them to dive for their pre-ferred prey, fish. Because of this foot placement, these birds are not able to take off from dry land. These stranded birds can starve if they are not found and returned to the water fairly quickly. Though this happens almost every year, reports of stranded waterfowl have been high this winter. If you find a stranded grebe, merganser or duck, contact a local wildlife reha-bilitator to help get the bird to wa-ter. To view a list of licensed wild-life rehabilitators in Michigan, visit www.michigandnr.com/dlr. If you encounter a dead grebe, merganser or duck, contact your local DNR Wildlife Field Office or Operations Service Center.

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New state laws designed to deter poaching of antlered bucks, espe-cially those with trophy-sized racks, and to reduce recreational trespass are now in effect in Michigan, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today.The new laws make several changes to the fines and restitution payments for poaching deer, including a pro-gressive penalty system:• For any deer with or without antlers, the base restitution will be $1,000;• For any antlered deer, there will be an additional restitu-tion of $1,000 plus;• For antlered deer with 8 to 10 points, an additional $500 will be assessed for each point; and• For antlered deer with 11 or more points, an additional $750 will be assessed for each point.A "point" is defined in the bill as be-ing at least 1 inch long as measured from its tip to the nearest edge of the antler beam.As an example, illegally killing a 10-point buck in Michigan will now result in a $7,000 restitution plus fines and court costs.Poachers also now face stronger

penalties related to hunting privi-leges. Under previous law, poach-ers would lose their hunting privi-leges in Michigan for remainder of the year of the conviction plus three years. Under the new law, poachers who kill an antlered buck will now

lose their hunting privileges for an additional two

years on their first offense (poten-tially six years in total) and an additional seven years on second and subsequent

offenses (poten-tially 11 years in

total).In addition, the new laws

address recreational trespass by increasing the civil damage award that a landowner may recover. Pre-viously under the law, the maxi-mum amount a landowner could recover from someone who tres-passes on his or her land to hunt or engage in other recreational activity was $250 or actual property dam-ages. Under the new law, the civil action increases to $750 or actual property damages. Additionally, if someone kills any protected ani-mal, game or fish while trespassing, the new law creates a new misde-meanor with higher fines than al-lowed for a first violation.

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“Tolerance” is a word many of us don’t like.Sometimes it’s over something small.You might not like your sister’s boyfriend, but you tolerate him because you love her, right?And yet other times, it is some-thing bigger and the task becomes that much more difficult.Perhaps your friend is doing something you know to be im-moral or illegal, or maybe some-one you care for is headed down a road you know to be dangerous.Sitting back and tolerating that be-

comes even harder, and you can’t help but ask yourself the question, “Why should I?”The answer in the Bible, surpris-ingly, is “Perhaps you shouldn’t.”Understand first the difference be-tween the dictionary and biblical definitions of tolerance.By dictionary, tolerance is will-ingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs other than your own.That type of tolerance, mostly, is a good thing.Paul wrote to the Ephesians, “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one

another in love.”If I like wearing red and you like wearing blue, I’m not commanded by God not to associate with you.My morality isn’t at stake, and it’s simply a difference between us.Even the sister’s pesky, selfish boyfriend might have to be toler-able under this definition.But what happens when it gets more complicated?When God’s laws are being vio-lated, are we supposed to be sit-ting by quietly in the name of tol-erance?So here is where it gets compli-

cated, because even on this branch we find a few forks in the road.Paul wrote to the Romans, “As for the one who is weak in faith, wel-

come him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judg-ment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be up-held, for the Lord is able to make him stand.”In other words, differences in how we choose to practice our faith should be tolerated and embraced.We shouldn’t push the rules that we live by onto others, and we shouldn’t feel like our faith is weak because we follow those we do.But that’s where it ends, folks.That’s where the proverbial line is drawn in the sand, because we’re not supposed to sit quietly beyond that.Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.”When people choose over and over to defy God’s law, we are not supposed to let them or their be-havior into our lives.But why?It’s not to punish or hurt them, and it’s not to be mean and cruel.It’s to protect your morality against theirs.It’s to keep you safe from their influence, and to keep you on the right path.True sin, that is the willful choice to stop living our lives God’s way and start living them another, is like a plague.Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying stop feeding your son be-cause you saw him throw his gum wrapper on the sidewalk instead of the trash.But when you have someone who knows what they’re doing is wrong and they choose to do it anyway, it’s poison.So what do you do now?First, pray about it.Ask God to help you make sure that this is what’s really happen-

ing and it’s not just your percep-tion.Make sure you’re not passing judgement on something that

doesn’t need to be judged.Second, try to help.Try to let your friend or family member know what they are do-ing and why it’s a problem.Hope that they turn around and do what’s right again.And third, act in love.Choosing not to have something bad in your life doesn’t mean screaming “I cast you out!” and throwing holy water at them.Keeping sin from hurting your faith doesn’t mean putting a cou-ple of rolls of nickels in a sock and taking a good swing.It simply means choosing not to let them have influence in your world.It may mean quietly extricating yourself from that relationship and no longer having coffee on Monday mornings.It might mean shutting off their feed on Facebook and not looking at it anymore.The last passage I’m going to put out there is one from Ephesians.“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes”Go act in love and kindness, but protect yourself from the influ-ence of the true evil that is loose in our world.

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CHuRCH oF THe nATiviTyReverend Peggy Nattermann will be celebrant of the Feb. 23 Eucha-rist service at Episcopal Church of the Nativity. Coffee hour will follow in service. Nativity vestry will hold its ‘day apart’ on Saturday, Feb. 22. Please visit our website at episcopal-boyne.org or call 582 5045 for more information.

eJ CoMMuniTy CHuRCH• On Sunday, February 23, the ser-mon will be “Go-and Live up to Your Name” given by Pastor Jason Richey from Acts 11:22-30. Ser-vices are 9 and 10:45 AM. Commu-nion will be served at both services and a Benevolent Offering taken. Nursery and Preschool care is avail-able at both services. Children K-5 classes are available during both ser-vices. Youth classes are second ser-vice only. Adult Community Small Groups are available during both services. The Potluck Luncheon will start at 12:15 PM. • On Tuesday, February 25, the Food Pantry will be open at the Walloon Campus from 5 to 6:30 PM. The Ladies Bible Study will meet at 6:30 PM. The study is on the book of “James”. For more information, contact Nancy at 231-535-3444. • The Adult Community Small Group will meet at the Gibbert resi-dence at 6:30 PM. The study will be “Starting Point #2” facilitated by Keith Theodore (459-4190). • On Wednesday, February 26, there will be a Men’s Breakfast at 7 AM at Darlene’s Restaurant. For questions concerning the East Jordan Campus, please call 536-2299 or the Walloon Campus at 535-2288.

uniTeD MeTHoDiSTThe Boyne Falls United Methodist Church and Pastor Wayne McKen-ney welcomes you every Sunday morning for worship at 9:15 am. The church is located at 3057 Mill St. Children’s programming is held during the service for pre-school through 5th grade. Pastor Wayne McKenney. Office hours are Tues.-Thurs. from 8 am to 3 pm. Phone 231-582-9776. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.

FiRST PReSByTeRiAnFirst Presbyterian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City invites you to share worship with us each Sunday at 11 a.m. Worship is led by Rev. Elizabeth Broschart followed by coffee and fellowship. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of the month. An infant and toddler room is avail-able in addition to a program for students ages four through seven. For more information call 231-582-7983.

wAlloon lAKe• On Thursday, February 20, Cel-ebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM. • On Sunday, February 23, the ser-mon will be “Go – and God may

Surprise You!” from Acts 12:1-7, 12-16 given by Pastor Jeff Ellis. Service times are 9 and 10:45 AM. Infant and toddler care is provided at both services. Children and Adult classes are available during both services. Senior High Youth meet at the Youth Center at 10:45 AM only. Junior High Youth meet at the Dis-cipleship House at 10:45 AM only. • On Tuesday, February 25, the La-dies Bible Study will start at 9:15 AM in the discipleship house. The new study is “Shelter of God’s Promises.” Celebrate Recovery has a women only group meeting at 1 PM in the Discipleship House. Con-tact Catherine for more information, 989-705-1869. • The Food Pantry will be open from 5 to 6:30 PM. On Wednesday, Feb-ruary 26, the family meal and classes will be at 5:30 and 6:30 PM. Pro-grams for all ages are available.The church office hours are 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Wednes-day, and Friday. On Thursday, it is open from 9 to noon. If you have any questions, please call 535-2288 or visit our website at www.walloon-church.com.

BuDDHiSTSFor more information on the Jewel Heart Buddhist Center, e-mail northernmi@jewelheart.org.

uniTeD MeTHoDiSTThe Boyne City United Methodist Church and Pastor Wayne McKen-ney welcomes you every Sunday morning for worship at 11 am. The church is located at 324 S. Park Street. Children’s programming is held during the service for ages 4 through 5th grade. Office hours are Tues.-Thurs. from 8 am to 3 pm. Phone 231-582-9776. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.

FiRST BAPTiST875 State St. (231) 582-9561. Sun-day Services - Sunday School (for all ages) 10 a.m.; Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Junior Church Hour for children 3 years of age up to the 5th grade ~11:00 a.m.; Evening Worship ~6:00 p.m.; Mid-Week Services; Wednesday Nights - Discovery Club~ 6:30 p.m., Teens Meeting~ 7:00 p.m., Adult Prayer & Bible Study~ 7 p.m., Nurs-ery Provided for all Services

CATHoliC CoMMuniTyThe Boyne Valley Catholic Com-munity is offering many opportuni-ties to enrich your prayer life and spirituality during the seventh week in Ordinary time: Activities during the week February 23rd include:Mens Bible Study to resume: The Monday morning Men’s Bible Study will resume on Mondays at 6:45 am at St. Matthew’s. All men of the faith community are welcome to attend. RCIA continues: RCIA inquiry ses-sion are held on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm at St. Matthew’s. Any-

one who may have an interest in the Catholic faith is invited to attend. Little Rock Scripture Study: The Little Rock Scripture study has be-gun it’s winter/spring session at noon at St. Augustine Church. The group will be studying the topic “The Way of Justice and Peace”. The study will run for six weeks. All interested adults of the faith commu-nity are invited to be part of the ex-cellent study. For more information, contact JoAnn Gibes at 549-2876.Book Club: The book club will be-gin a new study on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 25th at 10:00 am at St. Mat-thew’s. The group will be looking at the book Thrift Store Saints: Meet-ing Jesus 25 cents at at time by Jane Knuth. This book is a collection of true stories based on Jane’s experi-ences serving the poor at a St. Vin-cent de Paul thrift store in the inner city of Kalamazoo Michigan. 2014 Catholic Men’s Conference: The 2014 Catholic Men’s Confer-ence will be held at St. Francis High School in Traverse City on Saturday, March 1st from 9:00 – 3:30 pm. Registration will begin at 7:30 am. The conference will conclude with Mass at 4:00 pm. The headliners for the conference this year will be for-mer NFL player and coach Danny Abramowicz and FOCUS founder Curtis Martin. Space is limited to the first 450 men. Registration before February 28th is $30, with registration at the door costing $35. The registration fee does include lunch. Men can register on line at AbsoluteCatholic.com or call Kevin Endres at 231-534-5225.Mother Daughter Retreat: “The Feminine Genius” Mother and Daughter retreat is scheduled for March 8th and 9th, 2014 at the Au-gustine Center in Conway. The re-treat will focus on the theme “The Feminine Genius: Restoring the Imago Dei in the hearts and minds of Young Women.” This annual and beautifully enrich-ing retreat experience is open to young women grades 8-12 and their mothers. Highlights for the retreat include faith-filled presentations, special mother and daughter time, small group discussion, Eucharistic Ado-ration, Sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation, a beauty session, craft activity and tie for quiet and prayer. Cost is $65 per person for overnight and $15 per person for Saturday-only registration. To register contact Liz Gengle at 231-347-4133 ext 27 or by email atjp2youth@gmail.com. Registra-tion deadline is February 24, 2014.

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It’s a good thing to have some savings. When you put the money in a low-risk account, you can be pret-ty sure it will be readily available when you need it. Nonetheless, “saving” is not “in-vesting” — and knowing the dif-ference could pay off for you far into the future. Think about it this way: Saving is for today, while investing is for tomorrow.You need your savings to pay for your daily expenses, such as gro-ceries, and your monthly bills — mortgage, utilities, and so on. In fact, you might even want your savings to include an emergency

fund containing six to 12 months’ worth of living expenses to pay for unexpected costs, such as a new furnace or a major car repair.These are all “here and now” e x p e n s e s — and you could use your sav-ings to pay for them. But in thinking of your long-term goals, such as college for your children and a comfortable retirement for yourself, most indi-viduals typically can’t simply rely on their savings — they’ll need to invest. Why? Because, quite sim-ply, investments can grow — and you will need this growth poten-tial to help achieve your objec-tives.To illustrate the difference be-tween saving and investing, let’s do a quick comparison. Suppose you put $200 per month into a savings account that paid hypo-thetical 3% interest (which is ac-tually higher than the rates typi-cally being paid today). After 30 years, you would have accumulated about $106,000, as-suming you were in the 25% fed-eral tax bracket. Now, suppose you put that same $200 per month in a tax-deferred investment that hypothetically earned 7% a year. At the end of 30 years, you would end up with about $243,000. (Keep in mind that you would have to pay taxes on withdrawals. Hypotheticals do not include any transaction costs or fees.)

This enormous disparity between the amounts accumulated in the two accounts clearly shows the difference between “saving” and “investing.”

Still, you might be t h i n k i n g that in-vesting is risky, while s a v i n g s a c c o u n t s carry much less risk. And it is c e r t a i n l y

true that investing does involve risks — investments can lose val-ue, and there’s no guarantee that losses will be recovered.Nonetheless, if you put all your money in savings, you’re actu-ally incurring an even bigger risk — the risk of not achieving your financial goals. In fact, a low-rate savings ac-count might not even keep up with inflation, which means that, over time, you will lose purchas-ing power.Ultimately, the question isn’t whether you should save or invest — you need to do both. But you do need to decide how much of your financial resources to devote toward savings and how much toward investments. By paying close attention to your cash flow, you should be able to get a good idea of the best sav-ings and investment mix for your particular situation. For example, if you find your-self constantly dipping into your long-term investments to pay for short-term needs, you probably don’t have enough money in sav-

ings. On the other hand, if you con-sistently find yourself with large sums in your savings account even after you’ve paid all your bills, you might be “sitting” on too much cash—which means you should consider moving some of this money into invest-ments with growth potential. Saving and investing—that’s a winning combination.This article was written by Ed-ward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

getting them to stopDear Dave,How can I get credit card com-panies to stop sending us preap-proved offers? My wife continues to sign up for these, and now we have $40,000 in credit card debt.Dan

Dear Dan,Chances are you’ll never get credit card companies to stop sending stuff, but there a few things you can do that might help slow things down. Access your credit bureau report, and opt out of marketing offers. You can also freeze your credit report, and send direct re-quests to the credit card companies to take you off their mailing lists.I’ve been telling people not to use credit cards for 20 years and, be-lieve it or not, even I get offers in the mail. The more mailing lists you get on, the more your mail-box will fill up with junk mail. If you have magazine subscriptions and things like that, your contact information is circulating all over the place.The next thing I’m going to say may sound cruel, but I really don’t mean it that way. You don’t have a junk mail problem, Dan. You have a relationship problem. You two are not on the same page about money. Either she doesn’t feel like you two have enough money, and she’s resorting to credit cards for this reason, or she does this because she’s a spoiled brat who thinks she should always have what she wants when she wants it. Her behavior is destroying your financial lives and driving a wedge between you.My advice would be to sit down and have a gentle, loving talk with her about all this. Try to find out why she feels the need to have all

these credit cards, and explain that you’re worried about what it’s do-ing to your marriage and your fi-nances. That may mean having to spend some time with a marriage counselor, but that’s okay, too. There’s no reason to be ashamed of something like that. The truth is, most of us who have been married more than 20 minutes could use a little help in that area of our lives!—Dave

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Dear Dave,I’m trying to pay off my credit card and get out of debt. Do you think I should transfer the balance to one with a lower interest rate while I do this?Kelsey

Dear Kelsey,I’m not against this idea, as long as you understand that you’re not really accomplishing much. All you’re doing is moving money around, and maybe saving a tiny bit on interest. If you were planning on keeping the debt around for 30 years it would become a big deal. But if you’re talking about a few months, just until you get it paid off, it’s not that much money.The problem with balance trans-fers is that you feel like you took a big step forward when you really didn’t. Lots of times this causes people to lose focus on other things they can do to get out of debt, like picking up an extra job or selling a bunch a crap they don’t want or need. That kind of stuff, along with living on rice and beans and a strict written budget, is 98 percent of the battle when it comes to get-ting out of debt!—Dave

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How much mileage could a studio expect from a 1954 film starring a biologist with a fascination for a secluded fishpond? Apparently six decades worth, when the sci-entist was beautiful Julie Adams wrapped in a skin-tight white latex bathing suit and the fish turned out to be an angry piscine amphibious humanoid – aka “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” Premiering 60 years ago this month, the continued interest in the now cult film continues to astound Adams who, at age 87, remains a popular guest at fan conventions and film festivals across the coun-try. In March, she will be appearing at the Williamsburg Film Festival, Va., (see http://wff5.tripod.com).“It’s amazing the life this movie has,” said Ms. Adams, from her Los Angeles home. Adams portrayed scientist Kay Lawrence abducted by the infatu-ated Gill-man towards the end of the creature feature. “It’s a classic beauty and the beast story, with stunning underwater photography filmed at Wakulla Springs, Florida, because of its clear waters. The lagoon scenes were shot at the Universal Studios backlot where ‘Gilligan’s Island’ was filmed.”Underwater, Adams was doubled

by Ginger Stanley, while Ricou Browning donned the rubber crea-ture suit for swimming scenes. On land, the creature was played by Ben Chapman. “Ben began going to fan conven-tions in the 1990s and convinced me to attend my first one in 2003. I

t’s wonderful to meet so many peo-ple who still enjoy your work.”In 2011, the Arkansas-raised ac-tress self-published her autobiog-raphy, “The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black La-goon,” coauthored with her son, Mitch Danton. The book contains some 200 pho-tographs, many unpublished from her personal collection, with a chapter devoted to the Black La-goon.

Of course, the Creature wasn’t the only biped Adams costarred with during her career. She received top billing with less scaly characters such as William Powell, Glenn Ford, Charlton Hes-ton, Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson and many others (see www.juliead-ams.biz). One of her favorite costars was Jimmy Stewart, with whom she ap-peared in “Bend of the River,” two years before the Black Lagoon. Two decades later, she reunited with Stewart in 1971 for the “Jim-my Stewart Show.” However, critics and audiences were not so enamored with the se-ries, which was cancelled after the first season.“It was quite a charming show, but came out the same time as more edgy sitcoms like ‘All in the Fami-ly,’” said Adams, who still remem-bers it fondly. “My idea of heaven was going to work with Jimmy Stewart every day for six months!”Unlike the little-remembered TV show, “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” continues to gain fans from new generations. “Some projects just take on a life of their own,” says Adams. “The Creature still walks among us.”Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features and col-umns for more than 400 magazines and newspapers. He can be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com

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third category is $449.50.Charlevoix County Fiscal Officer and Clerk Cherie Browe asked for a clarification on Graham's statement about new information

having been introduced during the inves t iga-tion period of the mat-ter.“When you said 'new i n f o r m a -tion' I was

confused on that as, prior to your August (2013) opinion, you and I went over, at great length, of the responsibilities of elections be-tween my office and the city and it was determined that there was no conflict,” Browe said. “I didn't know what other information you had since we had gone over it at great length.”Graham said, in the opinion he wrote on Oct. 17, 2013, those dif-ferences were outlined.“But we had gone over those in July,” Browe said, to which Gra-ham replied, “Yes and no.”Graham said it was not clear who owned the election equipment.“I'm happy, as a compromise, to eliminate the charges for the sec-ond one,” Graham said. “But, in terms of the first one, I think that

clearly was within the realm of authorization. And, the third cat-egory was a direct response to a challenge to our opinion.”Browe said the county's portion of the first opinion has been paid. Browe said the fees for the second opinion were paid before she even saw the bill.“I went back through all the min-

utes. I did not see anything in the minutes that authorized that further research in October and December (2013),” Browe said. “Again, it is totally your choice. Had I seen that I probably would have deducted those fees from the bill.”It was decided that it cost the county $2,436 in legal fees in the matter.Evans asked if that included the nearly $865 the county already paid.“It is. But, like I told you, I couldn't find anything in the min-utes where the authorization was given where we would be paying the City (of Charlevoix) attorney's time,” Browe said. “The motion that was passed in July does not indicate that.”

Evans voiced concerns that the county is stuck with a more than $3,000 bill just to determine whether a commissioner could also serve as a city clerk when they received an opinion at no cost from the Michigan Attorney Gen-eral's Office.“It's a little bit frustrating, in my position, with the taxpayers mon-

ey, when we get a legal opinion on an issue and spend $3,000 bucks when we really didn't have to,” Evans said.Charlevoix County Commissioner Chris Christensen (R-District 2) said the county asked for an initial opinion in July and agreed to pay for half of that. And, that after it received the opinion, that should have been the end of the matter.He said the county should not be responsible for the City of Char-levoix's decision to seek further opinions on the matter.“As far as I'm concerned, as far as the third thing here, this would im-ply from the way it's written—and correct me if I'm wrong—but in Bryan's memo it says … 'Mr. Sul-livan challenged our conclusions.” Well, Mr. Sullivan, acting inde-

pendently of this county board, should not be able to incur cost on the county by challenging the opinion of Mr. Graham,” Chris-tensen said. “Therefore it would be my assumption that Mr. Sullivan would have to assume the rights for the third charge in this if that's how it's going to be broken down.” He added, “We never had a further discussion in regards to whether or not we were going to seek a second opinion.”Charlevoix County Commissioner Rich Gillespie (R-District 5) said he feels the legal fees are owed by Sullivan.“It's a shame it came to this point,” Gillespie said.Charlevoix County Commis-sioner Ron Reinhardt said it was his understanding the county would pay for the first opinion but not the subsequent charges. Charlevoix County Commissioner George T. Lasater said this is Sul-livan's issue and asked if Sullivan has any responsibility to help pay the bill.Evans said there was no question that the county would take care of its responsibilities but that the county has paid its fair share with the nearly $865 in fees.Graham said Sullivan has no legal obligation to pay the fees. The county commission deter-mined that it would pay $754 more with a vote of 4-2. Gillespie and Lasater voth voted “no.”Sullivan commented on the matter toward the end of the discussion, saying he approached Graham

early in the matter in May of 2013 and asked if the issue should be looked into.“I did indicate that I was seeking an attorney general's opinion,” Sullivan said, adding that Graham indicated then there was no reason for Graham to investigate the mat-ter because a higher power would be looking into the issue and issu-ing an opinion.“Other than that preliminary dis-cussion with Bryan, in May, I nev-er had any discussions regarding the city or the county developing a legal opinion on this, or research on this,” Sullivan said.He added that he should have ab-stained at the meeting last summer where the county board decided to have its legal counsel investigate the matter, and apologized for not abstaining.

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low-to-moderate income families and individuals can get help with tax preparation at boyne district library on wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tim cooney, a trained volunteer with the irs-sponsored volunteer income tax assistance (vita) program, will prepare and electronically file both federal and state returns at no charge. cooney also serves on the library's board of trustees. appointments can be made by calling the library at 231-582-7861.

FEb. 20BuSineSS AFTeR HouRS

the boyne area chamber of commerce’s next busi-ness after hours event will be held at the boyne district library from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on thursday feb. 20. cosponsoring the event will be the friends of the li-brary and the boyne city farmers market, which will be providing hors d’oeuvres. there is no charge for admission or refreshments, ex-cept for special events like the annual meeting and business expo. • March 13 - Lynda’s Real Estate Service, 27 S. Lake st., 5:30 to 7:30. cosponsored by glen’s market.• April 24 - 6th Annual Chamber Business Expo, former carter’s store, 1355 boyne ave., 3 to 7 p.m. booth applications will be available in mid-february.

FEb. 22SinGeR MASTeR ClASS

serious young singers, ages 12-19 are invited to audition and participate in a master class for young singers presented by broadway and film star franc d’ambrosio. auditions for the master class will be held on saturday, february 22, 2014 from 1 - 4:00 p.m. singers must provide their own accompanist for the audition. three singers will be selected from the auditions to participate in the master class. ap-plication forms may be obtained online at: www.littletraverseyouthchoir.org. singers will be informed of the time and location of their audition upon re-ceipt of their application. the master class will be held on sunday, march 9, 2014, at 3:00p.m. at the harbor springs performing arts center. during the class, mr. d’ambrosio will conduct 15 to 20 minute work sessions with each of the audition winners.

FEb. 25PRoGReSSive woMen

HoST PAT HARMonpat harmon, manager of the charlevoix county road commission, will be the guest speaker at the feb. 25 meeting of the progressive women of char-levoix county. harmon will discuss how the road commission is funded, how decisions are made on what projects are done, and the seasonal respon-sibilities of the road commission. individuals that rsvp by feb. 20 will receive a copy of the quick guide to roads and road funding in michigan.  the meeting will take place tuesday feb. 25 at the charlevoix public library in community room a. members may arrive at noon and the speaker will begin at 12:30 p.m. members are invited to brown bag their lunch. the program is open to anyone in-terested in progressive issues, male or female. r.s.v.p. by feb. 20 by emailing progwomenchxcty@yahoo.com or calling 231-582-0416.

MARCH 3MySTeRy DinneR

mystery dinner sponsored by charlevoix area hu-

mane society at boyne mountain. (231) 582-6774.

MArCH 6 & 7MeAn MARy ConCeRTS

mean mary will perform at cafe sante located at 1 water street, boyne city, mi on march 6 from 5:30-9 p.m. and march 7 from 8-11 p.m., all ages, free. a book signing of her new award-winning novel will follow the musical performance.

MARCH 8eJ SCHoolS FunDRAiSeR

east jordan public schools extravaganza! this guar-anteed fun fundraising event will be held saturday, march 8 at castle farms in charlevoix. the extrava-ganza will fund college scholarships for east jordan high school students who take on challenging ap classes. tickets, just $50, will be available at all east jordan public school offices. sponsorships, dona-tions and volunteers are needed. please call the high school office at 536-2259 for more information.

MArCH 14-15, 21-22SCHool MuSiCAl

boyne city high school spring musical, 7 p.m. Look for deTaiLS in a fuTure ediTion of THe Boyne CiTy GazeTTe.

THrOUGH MArCH 21SMiTHSoniAn’S JouRney SToRieS

this exhibit tells the tale of how our ancestors came to america and the variety of different types of trans-portation utilized. The 700 square foot Journey Stories exhibit includes six stand alone kiosks all with audio, video and inter-active pieces. there will also be an oral history piece where 90 sec-ond personal stories can be recorded and then up-loaded to the smithsonian’s stories on main street website to be listened to for generations to come.exhibit guides will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both locations every saturday of the exhibit. guides will also be available for special group book-ings. to book a group tour, call val at (231) 237-7360. for more details about the journey stories exhibit, visit the website at: www.museumonmainstreet.org/journeystories.

APrIL 4-5CHeF'S CHAllenGe

the area’s premier high-end cook-off and fund food feature at boyne mountain.

APrIL 17BuSineSS START-uP ClASSeS

northern lakes economic alliance and score are teaming up to provide a series of business start-up courses that can assist you in evaluating the poten-tial of your idea and learn the process of putting a business plan together. "how to really start your own business: practical information from those who have done it" will cover ways to start a busi-ness, business legal structure, permits & licensing, marketing, framework, and much more. april 17 in petoskey. cost to attend is $20 per business and res-ervations can be made by calling (231) 582-6482 or e-mailing tammi@northernlakes.net.

APrIL 24

BuSineSS eXPo6th annual boyne area chamber of commerce business expo, former carter's building, 3-7 p.m. includes 96 booths, taste of boyne, 1,300 attendees.

APrIL 26PAinT THe Town ReD

fundraiser at boyne mountain. dinner, auctions, dancing to benefit boyne city public schools arts, athletics and academics, 6 p.m.

now THRouGH MAybig brother big sister volunteers are needed to par-ticipate in our school-based mentoring program at sheridan and lincoln elementary school, now until may 2014. volunteers visit with a child once a week for about an hour.

together they share a friendship and enjoy lunch together, work on academics, or enjoy an activity in the library, playground, classroom, or gymnasium. volunteers provide consistency, friendship, and the opportunity to share new activities with a child that will help the child develop new skills and in-terests. its a great way to spend a lunch hour.volunteer applicants must submit an application, provide references, agree to a background check, participate in an interview and screening process, and provide information to program staff regard-ing their interests, life experiences, and skills work-ing with others. training is provided throughout the screening process and once accepted and matched. all activities take place on-site at the school.

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Student of the Week

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NAME: Allen BielasPARENT NAME: Amy and Bill BielasGRADE: 11SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: SoccerHOBBIES & INTERESTS: Playing SportsFUTURE PLANS/GOALS: “Play soccer in college.” STAFF COMMENTS:“Allen is a determined student who is polite and works hard to do quality work every day.” – Aaron Fritzsche, English Teacher “Allen is a hard-working, dedicated, and polite student. I love having him in class!” – Andy Bryant, Chemistry Teacher“Allen is an awesome student aide in the media center! He is extremely conscientious and has taken on the role of sign maker in our production room. Congratulations Al-len!” – Cindi Place, Media Center Specialist“Allen is a wonderful young man in the classroom and out of the classroom. His willing-ness to mentor our 5th grade basketball team shows the type of person he is! Thank you for setting a great exam-ple Allen!” – Michele Dem-ing, History Teacher

Student of the Week

Boyne Falls Public Schools

Student Name: Kayden O’Neil Grade: 5th GradeParent’s Name(s): Becky and Mike O’Neil What do you want to be when you grow up?: PediatricianFavorite Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcer-er’s StoneHobbies and Interests: Drawing, crocheting, readingStaff Comments: Kayden is a great student and classmate. She is always will-ing to help out, and works very hard to do her best work. She is kind to her classmates. Kayden’s creativity makes our classroom a better place.

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“Other than that preliminary discussion with Bryan, in May, I never had any dis-cussions regarding the city or the county developing a legal opinion on this, or re-search on this.”

cherie browe

Dear Detroit Pistons fans,Say it all you want: “It was too early.”“Head coach M a u r i c e C h e e k s didn’t get e n o u g h time.” “It was wrong to fire such a highly r e s p e c t e d

mentor and former title-winning player.”I wish I could pipe up and join those echoes, but I must turn the pipe in the opposite direction on this one. You see, it’s difficult to plug your ears so as not to be influenced from your heart’s voice when it comes to these kinds of stress-provoking de-cisions. Considering the progress the Pistons are now in search for heading out of the All-Star weekend break, this viewpoint is for the bet-terment of the team if they hope to capture a playoff spot by April: cut-ting ties with Cheeks has to be the bittersweet yet wise decision. People will say it was as premature as saying a solid Pistons lead head-ing into the fourth is a secured win; let it play out and just see what slow failure it morphs into, like it has too many times before. That goes for games and the overall course of their past four seasons. The theme of their coaching fate mirrors the way their games play out every other night. Would De-troit pull the plug on a certain game plan or lineup as the life of the game winds down? Would Detroit pull the plug on a coach as the life of the season winds down? Generally, no, most teams wouldn’t unless the roster-talent-to-team-success ratio is terribly lopsided. And here in the crisis to stay relevant in the playoff hunt we find the Pistons, with talent heavily outweighing their amount of wins.This season, with big-time play-ers—Brandon Jennings, Josh Smith, Andre Drummond, and Greg Mon-roe—and big-time contracts on the line, letting them ‘play it out’ simply wasn’t going to happen. They just can’t wait for the final buzzer of the season to go off before recouping. Not with this roster. Not under these circumstances. (Why?) Here’s why. These 30 losses in a 22-30 season (21-29 with Cheeks) thus far were never in part to a lack of talent. The team of Motor City has had expensive chunks of equipment

bulked up in girth to snatch, like a ferocious rebound, a label as the big-gest and arguably best frontcourt of horsepower in the league. They average the most offensive re-bounds per game (nearly 15) in the entire league and, consequentially, the most points in the paint per game (nearly 52). Those are astonishing ranks for a team ranked around 22nd overall. To compliment a group of big men pleading for the opportunity to get a lob pass after a pick-and-roll, they have the finesse point guard—crafty as a collage—Brandon Jennings. To posts’ and fans’ distaste, Jen-nings can seem to fall in love with the pull-up hoist off of ball screens perhaps a little too much. That’s not to take away from his nifty ability to find teammates with his eight assists a game, but the man is shooting 38 percent from the field and 34 from the arc, though he leads the team in shot attempts. At the very least, some of those contested shots need to be limited. They haven’t been, though. And this is exactly where the Pis-tons run into some trouble. The half-court offense is not balanced, stable, or substantially efficient, by any means. For too long this season, it’d been a lackadaisical shoot-around of contested face-up 20- to 25-foot-ers from Josh Smith and, yes, even more Jennings contested rainbow trigger pulls from 20 to 30 (!) feet. Resultantly, it’s been kicking them in the butt more than it’s helped them kick butt.The problems with poor shot selec-tion can easily be overlooked when their offensive rebounding is as dominant as it is. Transition points are another key component to the reason they even have 22 wins un-der their belt and a ninth seed label. (It’s sad a 22-30 team can be one game out of the playoffs in the East, but I vented enough on that about a month ago.)Offensive numbers can be padded to look so much better for Detroit than they really are, though. They’re sec-ond in the league in transition points,

coming much in result to their ninth-most steals as a team in the league. Drummond, Smith, and Jennings all hang right around one and a half steals a game, and their ability to run the floor with athletic big men helps immensely to get easy transition points. Of course, that type of success, those types of scoring runs, are talent-inflicted. It isn’t until playoff contenders step into the building that their true weakness—their abil-ity to consistently and efficiently be productive in a half-court offensive scheme—becomes highlighted. Though so great at turning defense into quick offense, once against good offensive teams, their half-court troubles turn quick into losses. When those losses add up on a team, as it belies the true talent it possess-es, the question is fired as always: What’s going to change with the way these guys are freely playing?The answer had fired back painfully hard: Nothing.That answer had fired back 50 times (games), all with the same conclu-sion, before the next thing being fired was the coach. You just have to say it like it is, here. There are no excuses to go 21-29 with the talent they have equipped to their rotations, especially with the opportunities to pick up wins due to the astounding number of bad East teams this year. There hadn’t been enough offensive structure or discipline to take smart shots. Well over halfway through the season, nothing in those regards had changed.Looking at the big picture, it’s im-mensely vital that the Pistons make the playoffs in hopes of keeping these stars in Detroit later down the road. When this team was brought together this summer, Pistons GM Joe Dumars expressed that the “re-building stage” for them is a thing of the past and that this was a “win now” situation. We can now only hope this pink-slip decision was. Sincerely, A fellow Detroit Pistons fanP.S. Just hoping for the best in a foggy future.

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Pistons’ coaching call one of ‘mind over heart’

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courtesy photo Two Ramblers advance to regional tourneyConner Mills was crowned District Champion in the 152 weight class at the Saturday Feb. 8 District wrestling tournament held at Newberry High School. Matt robinson from boyne also finished 4th at 160 lbs. to join Mills in advancing to the regional wrestling tournament Feb. 15 in rogers City. (See the feb. 26 edition of the Boyne City Gazette for results.) Mills defeated Kevin roberts of Gwinn 17-10, Nic Drake of rudyard 16-0, Jake Novoty of Charlevoix 9-1 and Austin bober of rogers City 11-2. robinson defeated Dylan Sears of Manistique, then advanced to the consolation championship with byes, where he was pinned by Tyler villeneuve of ishpeming westwood. Finishing one match short of advancing were Boyne’s Chan-dler Roberts and Jordan wilmot. Ramblers wrestling Coach Don nohel said Mills proved he was the best in the district by beating the 1st, 2nd and 4th seeds to win the championship. Pictured are Nohel, robinson, Mills and coach bob South.

week 6Boyne Falls-Results for Boyne Mountain Race League for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 Team Format: 1-Barden Lumber 1, 9.41; 2-Riverside Tire, 9.39; 3-Hart Ford, 6.92. Handicap Format: 1-Skee Daw-gs of Northwest Bank, 18t, Skee Dawgs Too!, 18t, East Jordan

Plastics ll, 18t, Hart Buick GMC, 18t, Wild Wild Women l of Gay-lord Bowling Center, 18t, O’Brien & Associates, 18t, Kitchen Farms, 18t, Rieth-Riley Construction Company, 18t, Punctuality Vend-ing, 18t; 10-Wildwood Rush, 17.5; 11-Boyne Avenue Greenhouse, 17t, Greenhouse Gases, 17t; 13-Boyne 10 min. Oil Change,

16.5; 14-Punctual Vendetta, 14; 15-East Jordan Plastics l, 12; 16-Barden Lumber ll, 11; 17-Wild Wild Women ll of Gaylord Bowl-ing Center, 9; 18-Boyne Bombers, 8.Fastest Male, Peter Jensen-Barden Lumber 1 Fastest Female, Robin Wottowa-Barden Lumber 1

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Charlevoix CountyCollege Sports digest

MENS SPOTLIGHT• Luke Hawley (East Jordan 2012) continues to shine as a middle distance specialist for No. 13 Acquinas College, who is one of the four teams among the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference listed in the Top 25 of the National Associa-tion of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field Team Computer Rankings.Among the rankings released on Feb. 5 by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the WHAC is listed as the No.1 conference highlighted by No. 1 Indiana Tech and No. 3 Siena Heights.No. 19 Cornerstone also nets recognition in the ratings sys-tem heading into the highly anticipated conference champi-onships on Feb. 22 at Trine in Angola, Ind.On Jan. 31, Hawley collected experience at the TU complex by capturing a third in the 800 (2 minutes, 1.71 seconds) and a fourth with the distance medley relay (10:37.36) at the Don and Riley Zimmer Indoor Classic.On Feb. 8, the sophomore fol-lowed with a personal record to place fifth in the mile (4:29.62) at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic in Marion, Ind.For the season, he tallies provi-sional qualification to the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the 800 (1:56.41) and with the 4x800 (7:53.03).In the 800, he holds a season best of 1:55.81 from the Mike Lints Open at Grand Valley State on Jan. 18 in Allendale.However, his time was ad-justed to 1:56.41 for qualify-ing purposes because the track at the national meet measures 200-meters in comparison to the 300-meter track at GVSU.

WOMENS SPOTLIGHT• Tanner McCune (East Jor-dan 2012) scored more than 20 points for the third time sea-son by tallying 27 for Oakland Community College (3-19, 2-9 Michigan Community College Athletic Association) in a 84-79 loss at home against Alpena Community College (5-13, 1-6 MCCAA) on Jan. 29 in Auburn Hills.In the competition, the 5’8” guard added four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.For the season, the sophomore totals 13.6 points-per-game, 4.5 rebounds-per-game and 2.2 assists-per-game.On Feb. 15, OCC will travel to Henry Ford Community Col-lege (1-16, 0-11 MCCAA) in Dearborn for the second meet-ing between the two teams. On Jan. 15, McCune led OCC to an 81-67 victory at home against HCC by tallying eight points and a team-high eight as-sists.

MENS BASKETBALL• Jay Redman (Boyne City 2012) offered two recent double-digit scoring efforts for Lawrence Tech (5-21, 3-15 WHAC) highlighted by a 14-point per-formance in a 63-52 victory at home against Michigan-Dear-born (6-20, 3-15 WHAC) on

Feb. 8 in Southfield.On Jan. 29, the 6’4” guard add-ed 11 points, two rebounds and two assists in a 68-53 loss at home against No. 10 Davenport (21-5, 14-4 WHAC), who ranks among the NAIA Div. II Top 25 Coaches Poll released on Feb. 4.For the season, the sophomore tallies 6.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 1.6 apg.On Feb. 15, LTU will re-sume competition at home against Concordia (11-15, 8-10 WHAC).• Josh Puroll (Boyne Falls 2012) added three points for LTU against UM-Dearborn.For the season, the 6’4” forward compiles 3.2 ppg and 3.0 rpg.• Collin Hewitt (Harbor Light Christian 2011) collected nine points and five rebounds for Spring Arbor (10-16, 5-9 Cross-roads League) in a 79-66 loss at No. 14 Huntington (21-10-4 Crossroads) on Jan. 28 in Hun-tington, Ind.The junior tallies 2.2 ppg and 0.8 rpg for the Cougars, who resume competition at home against No. 15 Indiana Wesley-an (21-5, 11-3 Crossroads) on Feb. 15 in Spring Arbor.HU and IWU ranked among the NAIA Div. II Top 25 Coaches Poll.

MENS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

• Eric Buday (Charlevoix 2011) placed 42nd in the 800 (1:55.97) at the Meyo Invitational for Michigan State on Feb. 7 in Notre Dame, Ind.On Feb. 22, the Spartans will enter their next competition at the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Ind.

WOMENS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

• Molly Jeakle (Charlevoix 2012) captured 12th in the 1,000 (2:53.31) at the Meyo In-vitational for Michigan State on Feb. 8 in Notre Dame, Ind.On Feb. 22, the Spartans will re-sume competition at the Silver-ston Invitational in Ann Arbor. WOMENS BASKETBALL• Emily Veenstra (Ellsworth 2012) hauled in one rebound for Calvin College (15-6, 10-3 MIAA) in an 82-70 victory at Alma College (0-22, 0-13 MIAA) on Feb. 8 in Alma.For the season, the 5’7” guard produces 1.4 ppg and 0.8 rpg.On Feb. 15, Calvin will resume competition at home against Olivet (18-3, 10-2 MIAA) in Grand Rapids.• Mary Myers (Boyne City 2013) contributed one assist for Alpena Community College (5-13, 1-6 MCCAA) in a 74-54 loss at home against Delta Col-lege (18-4, 10-2 MCCAA) on Feb. 5 in Alpena.For the season, the 5’9 guard compiles 1.5 ppg and 1.8 rpg.On Feb. 15, ACC will travel to Henry Ford Community Col-lege (1-16, 0-11 MCCAA) in Dearborn.

WRESTLING• Alex Cannon (Petoskey 2010) contributes an 11-8 record in the 165-pound weight class comple-mented with three wins by pin for Wesleyan College (5-11), who will resume competition at home in the Wesleyan Quad on Feb. 15 in Middletown, Conn.The senior is a Charlevoix na-tive.

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Towing safety tips(bpt) - whether you're bringing your boat and rv to the lake or your atv and snowmobiles across town, getting them to your destination quickly and safely is a top priority. towing is the easiest and most efficient means of transporting your big toys and equipment from one place to another, but are you towing the right way? towing incorrectly can not only damage your vehicle and the ex-

pensive items you're hauling, it can also be an accident hazard to you and others on the road.many people may not even realize they are making towing mistakes. to reduce accidents and protect everything you're hauling, follow these towing safety tips from the experts at agri-cover:

know towing capacitybefore you hit the road, know your ve-hicle's towing capacity and make sure

your load doesn't exceed it. in addition, know the towing capacity of the hitch you're using. there are different types of hitches - for example, if you're towing more than 5,000 pounds, you need a weight-dis-tributing or fifth-wheel hitch.

use safety chainswhy use safety chains? just in case your trailer becomes disconnected from your vehicle, the load falls onto the chains rather than the ground and stays con-nected to the vehicle. chains provide a level of insurance and peace of mind for you and other drivers. by sure to cross safety chains under the hitch and connect on each side. crossing chains, rather than connecting them straight across, allows you to make tighter turns without chains binding.

Protect what you towroad debris can damage campers, boats and trailers, all of which are significant investments. avoid costly repairs and maintain your investment with rockstar hitch mounted mud flaps. these mud flaps contour to fit your truck's bumper and act like a shield to deflect rocks and other road debris away from what you tow.

Verify all lights workit's critical to check the lights on your trailer every time you haul. make sure you check your trailer's brake lights and turn signals. these lights are important elements that prevent accidents and let other drivers know when you are slow-ing or making a wide turn. any time you make stops on the road - such as at a gas station - it's smart to check lights and your load again, just to verify everything is secure and working correctly.

Check brake functionalityLarger trailers are equipped with a brak-ing system that helps your vehicle to slow down when hauling a large load - such as a horse trailer or big boat. checking the braking system before leaving helps ensure a safe haul for you and other drivers. many drivers take a test drive before heading out, just to be sure all systems work well.

understand tongue weightthe tongue weight is the force that the tongue of the trailer applies to the hitch while towing. a good target for tongue weight is 10 to 15 percent of the trailer's total weight. why is tongue weight so important? too light and there won't be enough downward force on the hitch, which can cause trailer sway. too heavy and your vehicle's steering could be compromised, or worse, your load could pull your hitch right off.

Check tire pressurethe importance of tires cannot be un-derstated when towing. in addition to checking the tire pressure on the trailer tires, make sure your vehicle's tires are properly inflated too. refer to the manufacturer's recommended tire pres-

sure for guidance. proper tire pressure helps keep you safe, plus increases fuel efficiency.

drive safelyDriving while towing requires patience. allow extra time to accelerate and slow down. visibility may be hindered when towing, so be aware of other drivers and the surrounding environment - you might want to add towing mirrors or

wide-angle clip-ons to increase visibil-ity. keep in mind most states recommend driving no faster than 55 mph when towing - and in many it is the law - so even though you can't wait to arrive at your destination, getting there a few minutes late is better than getting into an accident or damaging your equip-ment.

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Get in gear this year with a resolu-tion to ride with(bpt) - now that the ball has dropped to usher in 2014, make it your mission to set a resolution to stick with this new year. according to forbes, more than 40 per-cent of americans set a goal for them-selves at the start of a fresh year. however, only a mere 8 percent ever ac-tually reach the finish line due to lack of ease and tangibility.so this year, while the fitness centers be-come packed with people vowing to get physically fit for 2014, spend some time in the garage easily getting something else into shape - your car.good automotive health begins at the heart of the vehicle: the engine. motor oil matters, or mom, a consumer

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Make the grade using the proper viscosity grade of mo-tor oil is imperative to the general health of your engine. an oil that is too thick or too thin for the overall flow can result in minimized en-gine protection and, ultimately, energy degradation, aging and wear. check your vehicle manufacturer's guide for your engine's viscosity needs.

Make sure the oil's rightvehicle manufacturers recommend oils meeting specific performance standards. many of these standards are set by api. check the oil change recommendations in your owner's manual before you take your car or truck for an oil change. it's the easiest way to make sure your me-chanic installs an oil meeting the perfor-mance standard recommended for your car or truck.

get the seal of approvalyour vehicle's engine deserves only the best to be the best not only at the beginning of 2014, but also all year round. if your owner's manual recommends an api-licensed oil, and most do, api has made it easy to find brands that meet the recommendation for your car or truck - just browse our directory of api-licensed oils at engineoil.api.org/di-rectory/eolcssearch. for more information on the benefits of us-ing high-quality, API-licensed motor oils,

visit www.motoroilmatters.org.Pay attention to other

maintenance recommendations motor oil isn't the only item that should be checked and changed regularly. most vehicle manu-facturers provide a list of items that should be checked and changed regularly. make sure your mechanic pays attention to all of the service rec-ommendations for your car or truck.

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