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By Melissa Fruge’ContriButing Writer

you may have noticed things are really starting to take shape at one Water street downtown Boyne City. What could be called one of the biggest con-struction projects the town has seen in years is nearing phase i completion and the future couldn’t look better for developer glen Catt.

“I can’t go anywhere without someone ask-ing me ‘what’s going on

in Boyne City’!” says Catt. What’s going on indeed; work on the multi-million dollar project has been progressing steadily during the last few months. But this isn’t Catt’s first venture into commercial development. if the name sounds familiar to you it should. in 1959 Catt’s grandfa-ther started what would become a chain of supermarkets through-out northern Michigan known to locals simply as glen’s. and according to the company’s web-site the gaylord based company has expanded and diversified to

include a variety of commercial endeavors.

Catt says there were a few other waterfront projects being con-sidered before they eventually settled on the one Water street property.

“We chose the one Water street project because the price made it feasible, it was on lake Char-levoix, and it was in downtown Boyne City,” Catt says. “i liked the proximity to a world class re-sort like Boyne Mountain, which makes Boyne City less seasonal than most northern Michigan communities.”

in other words; location, location, location!

the one Water street project is being done in two phases. Phase i includes the commercial build-ing (shops, restaurant and offices) and marina. Phase ii will include the hotel. the development has benefited from Brownfield tax credits, a state run program. es-sentially there is two parts to the tax credit, one involves cleaning up and redeveloping a contami-nated site and the other is a tax increment financing. according to Catt the financing portion takes some of the state, county and new local taxes created by the project to reimburse the developers for the extra costs to clean up the site.

“it’s important to make clear [the Brownfield tax Credits] only captures new taxes and once we are reimbursed for our expenses all the new taxes go back to the taxing entities (state, county and local)” explains Catt.

Phase one construction is ex-pected to be completed by mid June, just in time for the summer tourism season. one of the most exciting things about this phase will be the opening of a new res-taurant. the yet unnamed eatery will be operated by Magnum

Hospitality, the company respon-sible for the popular red Mesa grill in Boyne and traverse Cities and Pearl’s new orleans Kitchen in elk rapids. this newest ven-

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» One Water , pg. 13

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Annual Chamber Meeting

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Snow Ball 2010Snow Ball pAgE 19

tradition of free skiing continues

By Melissa Fruge’ContriButing Writer

With one of the best ski resorts in the Midwest literally across the street, could you really blame students for playing hooky to hit the slopes?

But for the better part of a century, students at Boyne Falls haven’t had to sneak around to enjoy the out-doors and snow, thanks to a deal brokered between the late everett Kircher and the Boyne Falls Public school system.

in the early 1950’s an agreement was made between Kircher and the district involving a land exchange. under the origi-nal contract land owned by the school would be given to Boyne Mountain and vice-versa, in addition to the land swap students would be able to enjoy the Mountain one day a week during the winter for free for the next 50 years.

“the contract has since

been renewed on a yearly basis and Boyne Moun-tain intends to continue as good neighbors and in the spirit of community to offer free skiing op-portunities to the students of Boyne Falls Public schools,” says erin ernst, Public relations Manager for Boyne resorts.

although the original

» Free Skiing, pg. 13

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Editor..........Chris Faulknor

Staff Writer.......T. Rachelle

i slowly walked into the room, dressed in a gray suit. looking at the sheets of paper in front of me, i care-fully peeled off the generic name sticker, pressing it softly against the lapel of my jacket, hoping it would stick, but knowing that i would be push-ing it back on many times over the course of the night. glanc-ing around the room, i saw a cross section of our town. the Chamber of Commerce annual Meeting held several hundred people, with repre-sentatives from all over the area. Boyne Mountain, glen Catt Construction, glen’s, City Hall, Boyne City schools, the american legion, Korthase Flinn insurance, Huntington Bank, and many many more businesses circulated around the room, bidding on silent auction items, socializing, and exchanging ideas. taking a deep breath i pull out my camera, and jump into the ac-tion. “My name is Chris, i’m the editor of the Boyne City gazette” begins to roll off my tongue with ease, as i repeat the phrase for the hundredth time, shaking another hand and smiling. While the same phrase got old, the joy of meet-ing all of these new people certainly did not. seeing a face in front of me that i didn’t recognize, i went through the familiar introduction, hear-ing something unexpected in return: “i’m Jeremy McBain, the editor for the news re-view.” “this could be fun” i thought to myself, as images of the reykjavik summit floated into my mind. unable to decide which of us got to be ronald reagan (and like-wise, Mikhail gorbachev) i returned to reality, as the silent auctions began to end, and i went to sit down at my seat, a plate of food in my hand. looking to my right, i see not only Jeremy McBain (still haven’t decided.. reagan...gorbachev... anyway...) but news-review reporter steve Zucker another seat down. as

the evening progresses, so do our discussions, finding out that like any two reasonable people, we share a common affection for the writings of robert Fulghum (the author of everything i need to Know, i learned in Kindergarten) and equally dry humor. the evening progressed, and the awards began. i listened as Chamber Director Jim Bau-man recalled the events of the year, and as Chamber Board Past President rob swartz spoke, making the way for the current President Jack lau-rent. Past Commander Dean Kleinschrodt of the american legion accepted an award on their behalf for their work on the Veterans Memorial, tony Williams was recognized for his work in launching Freshwater studio, glen Catt received an award for the investment he placed in Boyne City in spearheading one Wa-ter street, and Karen guznic-zak was heralded for her work in stroll the streets. as i sat, conversing with my table, i blinked. i wasn’t sure what i just heard, but it sounded like my name. looking up, i see Jim Baumann standing at the podium with a plaque. young entrepreneur of the year it said. “Put the camera down, i’ll get a picture for you” several of the people at the table say, as i walk up to the podium, stunned. i’m still surprised, even as the plaque sits on my desk today. all i can say, as cliché as it sounds, is that there are so many people who have helped make this newspaper grow and suc-ceed, and that i wish i could find a way to thank each and every one. each subscriber, each advertiser, business owner, and even the car that flashes his lights and lets me go at the four-way-stop on Wednesday morning at 5:30 a.m. i am proud to be a part of Boyne City, and just as proud to be the person wan-dering Boyne City in search of unsuspecting subscrib-ers. We walk into another week. seeing snow, ice, and sometimes even hardship ahead, all we can do is stick together, help each other out, and keep Boyne City going. i hope you will join me in that goal.

about two decades ago i was advisor to the Boy scouts of america, order of the arrow, india Drum lodge, traverse City Michi-gan.

i was charged with, planning, organizing, and being head cook for the area order of the ar-row Conclave.

this was to prepare, cook, and serve Friday night cracker-barrel, saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner banquet for about 125 men and boys.

i met with Jerry olson at the old olson’s Market in traverse City, to discuss what food was in season and available.

With me were george newson, elver Carroll, both men holder of the “silver Beaver” award and icons in area Boy scouting.

i asked Jerry, who was supplying the food for the conclave, if the 3 or 4 bushels of tomatoes in the corner were available?

Jerry asked “why?” “Pud-ding” i replied.

He was asked if i thought boys would eat tomato pudding.

“eat tomato pudding? “ “Boys will eat anything.”

When the saturday ban-quet time arrived, the Dil-worth Pudding was served, and the boys who would eat anything?

Well, they were wiping the

pans i cooked the pudding in with bread to get the remaining left over’s.

When the cooking staff sat down to eat i pulled the preverbal rabbit out of the hat. i had secreted two pans of pudding in one of the ovens.

the pudding recipe was given to me by Meda Fe-gley who helped plan and be sure the boys had a well balanced diet.

some of the boy from Boyne City that worked with me were Bob Jackson, Mike Muller, David Hardy, Jeff lindsay, and garry Mapes. all members of Boyne City scout troop # 49 B.s.a..

show here is the original Dilworth tomato Pudding recipe that was famous in this area of Michigan.

the recipe is complements of Deb Ferris and the young family that operated the young Dilworth Hotel from 1969 through 1975.

edward May iii,

A Bit of Boyne History with Ed May III

THE REykjAvIk SuMMIT II Do Boys Eat Toma-

to Pudding? yes!

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BCPD Incident ReportTuesday, January 19, 201012:00am officers responded to civil dispute in the 300 block of e Division st.

12:40am Female in the 300 block of s Park st reports male subject broke window in her door.

7:19am report of male subject walking in traffic in front of the High school.

9:29am Male subject reports subject ac-cessing business computer

11:25am Vin inspections on motorcycles in the industrial Park

7:05pm Juvenile female creating distur-bance in the 1000 block of Boyne av. re-leased to parent.

11:12pm assist ambulance in the 300 block of e Division st.

Wednesday, January 20, 201011:41am unlocked vehicle in the 400 block of n lake st

3:50pm Personal injury accident at state and Park streets.

3:56pm Parents in with 16 year old daugh-ter regarding inappropriate contact from 18 year old male.

4:34pm Cell phone found in the 100 block

of n Park st. located owner and returned phone.

Thursday, January 21, 201012:55pm Male in with concerns about possible fraudulent activity involving his checking account.

2:30pm assisted school with juvenile mat-ter

5:07pm Female reports being harassed by estranged husband.

9:56pm Female causing disturbance in busi-ness in the 100 block of e Water st. Was gone on arrival.

10:30pm unlocked vehicle in the 100 block of trent st.

10:47pm Deceased dog located in driveway in 300 block of n Park st. owner located and notified.

Friday, January 22, 201012:22pm 2 vehicle Property Damage acci-dent at east and river streets.

2:44pm Female in to drop off cell phone she had found.

3:05pm subpoena served in the 400 block of Front st for antrim County.

3:23pm unlocked Dodge ram in the 400 block of n lake st.

8:58pm noise complaint in the 300 block of e Division st. unfounded.

Saturday, January 23, 20102:48am assist sheriff Department with MiP party in Boyne Falls

Sunday, January 24, 201012:31am Female reports being threatened by male subject in the 100 block of W Divi-sion st

1:38pm Female arrested for Domestic Vio-lence in the 600 block of grant st

4:13pm Female calling from the 300 block of s Park st because her cat went crazy and attacked her son.

assisted female in containing cat until ani-mal Control could assist.

6:11pm Male issued citation for speed in the 700 block of Boyne av

Monday, January 25, 2010 7:23pm Female receiving suspicious phone calls in the 600 block of e Main st

9:45pm report of 2 suspicious cars in the 400 block of n lake st. gone on arrival.

Court ReporterDistrict Court

James Pierceweston Hock, 20 of temple, tX. Charged with operat-ing with license suspended/re-voked/Denied/allow, plead guilty to same. to pay $310 in fines and costs.

sharlee ann Moyer, 58 of Walloon lake. Charged with operating with license suspended/revoked/Denied/allow, plead guilty to reduced charge of operating without license on Per-son. to pay $200 in fines and costs.

Cassondra Jean sleeper, 26 of east Jordan. Charged with Disturbing the Peace, plead guilty to same. Credit for 1 day served, to serve 29 days in jail. to attend, complete, and pay for inpatient treatment. to pay $350 in fines and costs.

anthony Michael stainbrook, 18 of east Jordan. Charged with sex of-fender, fail to comply with reporting, plead guilty to same. Credit for 2 days served, to pay $300 in fines and costs.

robert l. Dean, 60 of greenville, ohio. Charged with operating while intoxicated, plead guilty to reduced charge of impaired Driving. Credit for 1 day served, to serve 5 days community service, 30 days held in

abeyance. to be placed on proba-tion for 6 months, submit to PBt/urine testing, not to consume or be in possession of alcohol or controlled substances. to pay $700 in fines and costs.

Matthew David Hague, 27 of east Jordan. Charged with operating with license suspended/revoked/Denied/allow - 2nd or subsequent, plead guilty to same. to pay $310 in fines and costs by 3/1/10 or serve 12 days in jail.

regina lee Johnson, 39 of levering. Charged with Domestic Violence, plead guilty to assault and Battery. Credit for 13 days served, to serve 10 days community service, 70 days held in abeyance. to be placed on probation for 6 months, not to con-sume or be in possession of alcohol or controlled substances. to pay $550 in fines and costs.

Douglas Michael smith, 32 of Boyne City. Charged with operating while intoxicated, plead guilty to reduced charge of impaired Driving. Credit for 1 days served, to serve 5 days community service, 30 days held in abeyance. to be placed on probation for 6 months, not to consume or be in possession of alcohol or controlled

substances. to pay $700 in fines and costs.

Marriage LicensesPaul Michael schwartz, 59 and rose-mary schovey, 60 – both of Boyne City

anthony Derosia, 24 and elizabeth Koski, 19 – both of Boyne City

seth Freeman, 20 and sierra Whisler, 22 – both of Charlevoix

John stanfield sr., 51 and ann sier-ocki, 29 – both of Boyne City

Circuit Courteugene Kaczmarczyk Jr., 42 plead nolo Contendre to stealing/retaining Financial transaction Device without Consent, 2 counts of uttering and publishing and 1 count identity theft dismissed by prosecution. sentenced to 330 days in jail, and $14,925.81 in restitution and committed to Kinross Correctional Facility.

Michael David Dougherty, 20 plead guilty to larceny in a Building. sen-tenced to 90 days in jail, to serve at least 30 and ordered to pay $3142.95 in restitution. to be placed on proba-tion for 24 months, and complete outpatient and residential treatment as ordered. to complete 180 hours of

community service.

Kelly lynn Wood, 24 of Charlevoix plead guilty to Controlled sub-stance Possession. Credit for 18 days served, to serve 90 days in jail, $700 in restitution, $350 in court costs. to be placed on probation for 24 months, complete outpatient and residential treatment programs as ordered.

New Businessthe Daily soup by gregory Water-man of Petoskey

Funkshui by Karl gilewicz of Char-levoix

Cause for Celebration by Kris rund-bliad of Charlevoix

Whip it racewear by tiffany McP-hearson on Charlevoix

synergy by gail l. gerrie of Boyne City

elements landscaping by Charring Connett and James Marsh of Char-levoix

theresa’s temporary services by theresa Hecker of Boyne Falls

girls Club by Holly Watson of Boyne City

By t. raCHellestaFF Writer

it seems that every week hubby and i wait until the last second to go out to dinner for my review.

For this week’s issue we were passing through east Jordan and realized that the dead-line was encroaching, so we stopped at Murray’s.

Murray’s is right downtown in east Jordan. We walked in and found a table in the back room. the room has two walls of windows so we had a pretty view of the park and the train.

We started off with the Pero-gies with Pizzazz.

We were served three pero-gies that were stuffed with po-tatoes, cheese, and prosciutto.

it was topped with spinach and a sweet sauce that tasted like honey.

While i loved the perogies, the sauce was a little too sweet for me but my husband practically licked the plate

clean.

While we looked over the menu, hubby said, “i am in the mood for a big honking burger.” needless to say he ordered the Deluxe “original” Murray Burger.

it is a one-pound burger stuffed with bacon and four different kinds of cheese. it comes on a Kaiser bun with lettuce, tomato, and onions.

Because he ordered the deluxe, he got beer-battered

fries and coleslaw.

once he ate his meal all he seemed to manage was, “i shouldn’t have eaten the whole thing.”

the burger was very flavor-

ful, especially with the cheese melted within the meat. Hubby just couldn’t help himself.

i chose the great lakes Walleye and Chips with a side salad.

the salad came out first. there were large pieces of tomatoes, onions, and my favorite, cucumbers.

i picked the Michigan Cherry Vinaigrette, which was deli-cious, with bits of cherries in it. there were two pieces of Walleye, fries, and coleslaw for my dinner.

the fried fish was great and i like the fries so much that i wish there had been more.

i had sneaked a peek at the dessert menu before the meal.

i always look for cheesecake.

i was thrilled to see Carmel Charro, or deep-fried cheese-cake, drizzled with chocolate and caramel. it was cheese-cake, wrapped in dough and then flashed fried.

the outside was warm while the middle was still partially frozen. it was very good and i found room for it even though i was full.

Murray’s has good food and great service. For more infor-mation call 231-536-3395 or visit www.murraysbar.com.

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t. rachelle visits murray’s

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Women’s symposium

the Farm Women’s sym-posium will head east this year and hold its 19th annual program at the Doubletree Hotel, Bay City riverfront on March 10-12, 2010. this program brings together women (and men) in-volved in agriculture to share in fun, learning and fellowship. Participants create valuable networks, renew friendships, share information, and prepare for the start of another year in agriculture.

Michigan’s own rose-mary Ward will kick off the event with “the aBC advantage”. this pro-gram outlines attitude, balance and change as key factors in sustaining success. also joining the program on Wednesday is Paul Mobley, author of the book american Farmer: Portraits from the Heartland. Paul will give us a glance at pho-tos and stories from his travels to over 200 farms and ranches all over the united states.

thursday’s bus tour will give us a flavor of the thumb with stops includ-ing Michigan sugar and the windmills in elkton. this will be a full day of touring with many other exciting stops that you will have to attend to find out!

We’ll close out the con-ference with syndicated cartoonist – leigh rubin; the creator of “rubes” cartoons. nobody finds more fun and inspiration in dogs, cows, cats, and kids like leigh. His hu-mor shines through in his comics. the conference will include several other topic offerings by local presenters including the annual political update and an introductory ses-sion familiarizing par-ticipants on social net-working programs such as Facebook and twitter.

Don’t miss this wonder-ful opportunity to learn and interact with others involved in agriculture. scholarships are availa-ble for greenstone Farm Credit services members; contact your local green-stone office for details. For other scholarship op-portunities or questions about the Farm Women’s symposium, contact sheryl smith at (517) 543-1360, Julie schwab at (989) 846-4764, or louise Courter at (989) 463-5991.


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the art of ellie WatermanBy t. raCHellestaFF Writer

ellie Waterman has lived in Petoskey all of her life.

During that time she has always had a love of art.

However, she didn’t always know that she would become enthralled

by pyrography. Pyrogra-phy (Writing with Fire) is similar to wood burning however it is more de-tailed and in depth.

When ellie creates she becomes “checked into the feeling” of what she is doing.

as mentioned before py-rography was not her first venture.

she tried watercolors, oils, etc before she found her niche.

ellie would not have been able to pursue her pas-sion without the support and encouragement from her family, especially her father tom.

about four years ago ellie found a wood burner that her mother had. inspired by the work of Julie Bender, she set her mind on pyrography.

ellie works on light-woods, like pine, maple and birch, but also uses leather and paper. she hopes to further her work on leather.

she starts by penciling the design on her materials be-

cause there is no room for mistakes. “if you make a mistake doing the work, there is no going back.

you really have to plan it out.”

she bends her own wood burn-ing tips for whatever she needs.

she mostly does still life and a piece may take her two to five days to complete,

depending.

ellie loves to let nature inspire her.

Her first work was a horse that she created with an old “wood-burning tool that did not get hotter than 50 degrees (the average tool heats up from 50 to 2,000 degrees); she mentioned that this took awhile to complete.

one of her newest pieces

was of a woodpecker she saw in a barn.

Her workshop has huge windows so that nature is let in and she can let it inspire her. When inspired she may work all day long.

it wasn’t until two and a half years ago that ellie started to sell her pieces, at the encouragement of her father, tom Waterman, who owns Waterman Con-struction.

in fact he creates the frames for her work.

Without him she would not be where she is today.

eventually ellie wants her own gallery but for now she is satisfied with her workshop and entering into art shows and to have her work in other galleries.

Just last year she won fourth place with her “Car-dinal on Birch” at a juried art exhibit at the McCune arts Center.

she is looking forward to the art show at nubs nob this year.

if you wish to see ellie’s work you can visit the Boyne arts Collective or the Harbor springs Wom-en’s Club art show.

also, you can contact her by e-mailing her at [email protected] or calling her at (213) 838-5604.

Boyne city local development

finance authorityJanuary 11, 2010Minutes oF tHe Boyne City loCal DeVeloP-Ment FinanCe autHor-ity Meeting

Chair gillette called the meet-ing to order at 11:02roll CallPresent: Pat anzell, Michael Cain, richard Copeland, Michelle Cortright, and Pete Friedrich, ralph gillett and Jim Howellabsent: noneMeeting attenDanCestaff: recording secretary Karen seeleyPublic: noneaPProVal oF MinutesMotionHowell moved, Cortright seconded, PasseD unani-Mously to approve the november 9, 2009 minutes as presented.ParK iMProVeMentsMotionBuDgetBoarD VaCanCyCity Manager Cain reported he had received a request from C2ae for a fee increase of$1700 for the sidewalk and revised pathway design work. neither of these were included in the proposal at all. Howell moved Cortright seconded PasseD unaMinously to approve the fee increase of $1700 to C2ae for the side-walk and revised pathway.the board received a copy of the proposed Fye 2011 budget for the lDFa. City Manager Cain reported that with the upcoming decrease in the seV (state equalized Value) which will generate less revenue, the board needs to consider what the priorities are.Board discussion regarding the number of members the by-laws dictate. Do we have to have the extra board member? Why is the lDFa a four year term and the eDC a three year term? City Manager Cain and /or recording secretary seeley will research the by-laws.neXt Meetingthe next meeting of the local Development Finance author-ity is scheduled for Monday, March 8, 2010 at Boyne City, City Hall.aDJournMentthe January 11, 2010 local Development Finance author-ity meeting was adjourned at 11:36 a.m.

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1/7/10 main street Board minutes

Chair Cortright called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.Present: Jodie adams, Kathy anderson, Michael Cain, Bob Carlile, Michelle Cortright, ray guznic-zak, larry lenhart,absent: Bob alger and rob swartz (arrived 8:33 a.m.)Meeting attendanceapproval of MinutesMotionCommittee reportsFarmers Marketirish FestivalCity staff: Main street Manager Hugh Conklin, assistant Planning/Zoning administrator shannon McMaster and recording secretary Karen seeleyPublic: there was one person in attendance.anderson moved Carlile seconded PasseD un-aMinously to approve the December 3, 2009 regular meeting minutes as corrected.in addition to the Committee reports in the agenda packet Main street Manager Conklin reported on:• Farmers Market: Main Street Manager Conklin hopes to have Market Manager Jen lewis attend the February meeting.• Main Street Manager Conklin also wanted discus-sion on the continued support of the irish Festival. this will be the third year for the festival and as planning starts to come together, the committee wants to make sure the board is still supportive since the event has been subsidized by Main street. last year revenues from tickets sales and $1,000 from two sponsors totaled $2,323 while expenses were $2,617 for a loss of $294. this was far better than the first year of the event when there was a loss of approxi-mately $1,400. We are in the process of securing sponsors but there is always a possibility they will fall short and Main street will have to increase its subsidy compared to last year. the question for the board to consider: is this an event the board wants to continue to support? after board discussion, the census was to make a commitment for this year and see if they at least break even.• The Design Committee: The Garden Club will be purchasing flowers from Boyne avenue greenhouse for a cost ofgarden ClubManagers reportBoard Member electionsMotionBoyne Visitors guideMotionDilworth Hotel Feasibility studygood of the orderapproximately $1,600. they will plant the flowers for an additional $600. Board discussion on putting the flower purchase out to bid would be appropriate for next year.• Downtown trees: Discussion regarding the eleven trees in the downtown that are to be replaced or credited. the board consensus was to have the trees replaced so that they are all consistent.Main street Manager Conklin reported:• The VSCF grant is still moving forward, but since it has not been completed, the city has applied for an extension from MsHDa with no response yet.• A Downtown Business meeting is being planned for January 18th at 5:30 at the red Mesa to discuss the upcoming calendar of events with the downtown merchants.• FYI 2011 budget is due to the City Manager Febru-ary 1st.two four year seats where open due to expiring terms of Michelle Cortright and Bob Carlile. the open-ings were advertised in the local newspapers and the Chamber e news and the only applications were from Cortright and Carlile. the organization committee recommends the reappointed of both. adams moved guzniczak seconded PasseD unaMinously to recommend the city commission reappoint Michelle Cortright and Bob Carlile to the Main street board each for a term of four years expiring January 18, 2014.the image sub-committee is working on a full page ad to replace the four ¼ page ads that were in last years guide. they are still working on a draft and the placement of the ad. Cain moved alger seconded to purchase a full page ad in the Boyne Visitors guide in the amount of $1195.00.Motion carriedCortright abstainedinterviews were conducted with Quinn evans archi-tects of ann arbor, otwell Mawby (team includes landuse / usa, richard neumann architect, Wright Builders), Beckett and raeder of ann arbor, on Wednesday January 6th. at this point, there may be a potential buyer for the property. Board discussion on whether to move forward or to wait and see what transpires with the potential buyer and/or the state on the $25,000 grant. Main street Manager Conklin then polled the board for support and with some discus-sion; all were in agreement they supported the project at this point in the process and want to continue to keep the process moving forward with the grant.City Manager Cain reminded the board of the City wide goal setting that will be held on January 19th at 6:00 pm at st. Matthew’s parish hall.a joint board and commission meeting will be held February 9th at 7:00pm in the city hall auditorium.adjournmentswartz moved anderson seconded PasseD un-aMinously to adjourn the January 7, 2010 meet-ing of the Boyne City Main street Board at 9:46 a.m.

guarDing your treasureBy Brian soMMerFielD

Don’t ignore it; look forward to the chance to get things in order. Here’s the scenario … you get a card in the mail, one of those little reminders that tells you it’s time for your annual finan-cial checkup. your reaction: i’ll take care of that later. Here’s why you should look forward to it. Why do i need an annual re-view? Because things change, and during the course of the last 12 months, you may have … changed jobs, made major pur-chases, welcomed a new child, retired, bought or sold a resi-

dence, decided upon new goals. these developments can change your financial objectives. also, it is just sensible to mea-sure your financial progress. if you are not making progress in accumulating assets, or if you are assuming too much risk as a result of your current portfolio or financial decisions, it’s time for change. the annual review is a “deep breath” where you can get away from daily distrac-tions and think clearly about your financial strategy. a chance to … stop putting it off. imagine just letting your investments go for five or ten years, assuming that they’re doing okay while you wonder what the quarterly statements mean. imagine being a few years from retirement only to find you have less than a year’s salary in sav-ings. imagine passing away and leav-ing unresolved money issues for your loved ones, or subjecting them to a contentious probate process. these scenarios are all too real; people run to finan-cial advisers for help with them every day. if they had only reviewed what was happening with their lives financially, they could have

planned to avoid these issues in advance. Putting things off can be dangerous. Why not start the year right? January is not only the start of a new year, but an ideal time to take a look under the hood financially. During your annual review, you can estimate your net worth, and also possibly learn about any tax changes that might affect your investments, business or estate. it’s also a good time to make voluntary ira contributions, and get col-lege funding and financial aid applications underway.

Hopefully, you have a qualified financial adviser who you have an existing relationship with. if you don’t, contact one today. Financial planning is not an event you do once in your life-time. Financial planning should be a priority for you – it can help you manage your money, and allow you to plan for your goals and for the lifestyle you want for the future. Brian sommerfield is a Wealth Manager with genworth Finan-cial securities Corp. and may be reached at www.briansommer-field.com, (231) 348-6190 or [email protected].

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Women’s givingCircle Meeting

the Hestia Women’s giving Circle will meet thursday January 26, at 4:00 p.m. in the conference room of the red Cross Building, Mitchell Park, Petoskey. all Hes-tia members and women interested in join-ing the giving Circle are invited to attend.in 2009, the giving Circle awarded nearly $34,000 in support and seed money to 5 local programs that serve women and girls. Programs funded were: Planned Parenthood – Colposcopy services, Community Free Clinic – Women’s Health services; WrC – employment services; WrC – Children’s learning Center; and Cross Village rug Works.the Hestia giving Circle formed in 2006 with the leadership of Planned Parenthood staff and volunteers. its goal is to promote the economic self-sufficiency and well-being of women and girls in emmet and Charlevoix County. the circle is named for the greek goddess Hestia, who expresses her love and concern for others through thoughtful acts. the giving Circle provides an opportunity for women to pool their do-nations to make a significant impact and to also educate themselves about issues facing women and girls in our community. giving circles are a relatively new phenomenon that is improving the quality of life in com-munities, especially dealing with women’s issues. the group will be reviewing plans for the 2010 grant cycle and are seeking applicants from organizations serving women and girls in Charlevoix and emmet Counties.there are currently 31 women holding 39 memberships in the Hestia giving Circle. the annual membership fee is $1,000 which can be shared between two women. the circle is actively seeking new mem-bers. all of the funds received are distrib-uted directly to local organizations serving women and girls, with a commitment to support Planned Parenthood of Western and northern Michigan. the funds are held as a donor-advised fund of the Charlevoix County Community Foundation, which assists in the grant review and funds dis-tribution. For more information about the giving Circle or to join, contact lancaster at 526-2326 or simon at 526-8402.

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it’s funny, my last two ar-ticles came to me and i knew exactly what i want-ed to say and write about. this week, i have my topic and believe me, those who know me personally will testify i am “somewhat” knowledgeable about it. so then, why am i having a hard time putting it into words for you to read and hopefully enjoy? this ar-ticle today comes straight from my heart. it may end up making you laugh, cry or leaving you saying “yes, i know exactly what you mean.”

this week, i am going to write about dieting. and personally, let me tell you,

i re-ally

don’t like the word “Diet!” if you notice closely, the first three letters spell “Die”! i would much rath-er call it a “Weight Man-agement Program” or how about a “Healthy Change in eating Habits.” almost anything is better than that 4 letter word that makes me crave eVerytHing that i could (and DiD) live without before going on it, a diet.

so, where do we start on this “topic?” How about since it is a new year, we will start with resolutions. every week at Curves, we have a weekly riddle or trivia question. going into the new year, owner, liz Kroondyk posted this question, “What are the top 10 new year’s reso-lutions?” to make it easier on you, list 5 of them. to our surprise, not a single lady could not list even 5 of the top 10. the most we received was 4. the point to this is that , the number 1 resolution is “to lose Weight.” are you one of those millions of people who vowed to themselves to lose weight and get healthy? if so, how are you doing it? are you taking diet pills that suppress your appetite? Doing the drink mixes or the ones ( drinks) that come in the cans (and you still end up hungry, but tell yourself that it’s all in your head)? What about diet that you order the meals already prepared for you and you just heat it up? are you a person who is taking pills that will make you run to the bathroom and push everyone out of your way there?

My question is this : are

you doing it healthily? are you learning how to pre-pare your meals properly? What about portion control and proper serving sizes? these are all very impor-tant to successful weight loss! if you are not doing these, you are really set-ting yourself up for failure when you are done. Why? Because you didn’t learn from your experience. Most of the time, when we do these types of “Diets” we put the blame on the product. saying it didn’t work. Well, to an extent, yes, you are right, but you failed at it too. take the responsibility that you failed to learn to do it all the right way. Please don’t set yourself up for failure. sure it feels great to lose the weight, but remember, when you stop doing all of those weight loss methods, the weight will come back and then some.

now, let’s talk about how to get you on a great start on an exciting adventure. you may be thinking why an adventure, Julie? Be-cause you have tried many different things in the past and now, you are moving on. so, let’s make it an ad-venture full of new learning experiences full of smiles, laughter and sometimes we will get frustrated. But, at the end of our adventure( which may be longer for some than others) we are going to CeleBrate suCCess and stay mo-tivated to keep the weight off!

are you ready to begin your journey? i think you are if you are still reading. it has been said many times that the journey to success begins with a single step. and whether you realize it or not, you have taken that step. By thinking about changing your eating hab-its, by taking that afternoon walk, walking on the tread-mill or just by walking through the door at Curves for the first time. you have the desire and the need to be healthy. you, my friend, have decided that you want to make changes and a commitment to yourself to do it; to start your journey for a new you!

as we get started on our journey together, i want to let you know ( it is some-thing everyone knows, but we tend to forget) to not ex-pect dramatic or drastic re-sults overnight! you want to achieve gradual and

healthy weight loss over time. one thought is this, beware, it is kind of harsh, but reality. the weight didn’t come on all at once it happened over an extended period of time. the faster you lose the weight , the quicker the weight comes back on. How about using the analogy of the turtle

and the Hare. slow and easy is the way to go. take your time and do it right. you will truly be pleased with the results!

okay, now that we have or first foot forward, let’s get started. after reading this article, go to the kitchen and empty your cupboards of all the processed foods and sweets. eve-rything white has to go. sugar, flour and rice. What are you going to do with all of it? Donate it to our local food pantry, they can always use donations. Just remember when you go shopping, Do not re-place it!! if it is not healthy for you, it isn’t healthy for your husband or children either. no excuses ladies!! if you want to be healthy for your family, make your family healthy for you as well! When you go to do your grocery shopping, shop along the perimeter of the store. this is where all the healthy food is at. ( More to come on this topic in another article soon, i promise) once you have done this, call me, Julie at Curves 582-0699 to make an appointment to meet with me. We will get you on a Weight Management/exercise program.

Weight Management and exercise goes hand in hand. if you will, imagine a scale. one one side of the scale you have your Weight Management plan and on the other side , your exer-cise program. this scale needs to stay balanced at all times ladies. you want

to achieve balanced results. let’s say you have lost 5 pounds and 5 inches. Per-fect!! you are in balance. But, let’s say you lost 4 inches and a half a pound. What is off balance? you got it, your weight man-agement program. it is so important to stay focused on keeping in balance.

next step, you are going to need to keep a food jour-nal daily. this is going to be used to hold yourself accountable. Plain and simple. record eVery-tHing that goes into your mouth. Be honest with yourself as well while do-ing it. if you are not, the only person you are hurting is you. your journaling will include : food intake, water that you drank ( how many glasses ) any other liquid you consumed, exercise, vitamins and supplements. i cannot stress how impor-tant it is to make this a habit. it is going to help you gain awareness of what choices you are making and gives

you a better chance to have a successful day, month, year and life! remember, you are putting a lot of effort into your new you, think of your food journal as a way to make sure all of your efforts are rewarding! While journaling, and writ-ing down your choices, this is a great time to remember that is when we have de-cided that eating healthy is a matter of replacing bad habits.

i have a few thoughts for you to think about. take them all to heart and search and ponder whole heart and soul before you think you have the answer. Here it goes...

are you overweight? Do you even know what you weigh? Hold yourself ac-countable for yourself, for your health and self being. What did you weigh when you got married? Do you lack energy? What is moti-vating you to lose weight? Do you have something special coming up soon? a wedding, graduation, class reunion? Maybe your jeans are a little snug around the waist or your favorite dress with the lit-tle sweater that goes with it is hanging in the closet be-cause it won’t go over your hips anymore???

What about a support sys-tem? Will your husband, family and friends support you in this journey? the power of unity says that we can go much further together than we can indi-vidually.

i am also sure that if you asked your Dr. if you should be working out, he/she will say “yes”.

there are so many inspir-ing people who we would not think are able to exer-cise, but they do. For in-stance, it was not too long ago that i saw a young man on the news and this man

did not have any legs, but he has arms. He is a com-petitive swimmer and has won many, many trophies and medals.

We who have both of our arms and legs are more than capable of working out and being healthy. But, we are also lazy and full of ex-cuses not to do something. look for your inspiration and hold it close to your heart and know you Can achieve your goals!! if they can overcome obstacles, so can we.

this all takes a sincere heart and commitment to want to do it. Hopefully, you will be ready to get started.

as little as three times a week will get a good habit started, and you will reduce your risk for disease. it will also help control them such as Diabetes and Heart problems.

Just one last thought for you to take into this week, think about the reasons you really want to shape up. Maybe to be able to get on the floor and play with your kids or grandchildren. Maybe it is because sum-mer is coming and you want to look good on the boat or beach. What about your knees and or back, how do they feel? these are just a few reasons, but each one of us has our own.

at Curves here in Boyne City, i facilitate a Weight Management Program. it is a great program and best of all ladies, it is Free! yes, i said Free! i would gladly start a class up if enough people call with an interest in it! if you want to finally attain your 2010 new year’s resolutions, don’t hesitate a minute and call me and let’s get a class going! i look forward to hearing from you soon. Ju-lie swanson


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Welcome to the Boyne Business News, produced by the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce and the

Boyne City Main Street Program and proudly brought to you each week by the Boyne City Gazette.

Call the Chamber at (231) 582-6222 or Main Street at 582-9009.Thanks

thanks to our Presenting sponsor, KorthaseFlinn insur-ance and Financial services, and gold sponsors: Boyne area Medical Center, Hun-tington Bank and Catt Devel-opment/Kidd & leavy real estate. KorthaseFlinn is one of northern Michigan’s larg-est independent insurance and

financial services firms. the company began as a family-owned business in the 1930s and while it has grown sub-stantially, KorthaseFlinn con-tinue to carry on the legacy of client trust and superior per-sonal service that the company was founded on. today they operate three offices and ser-vice more than 10,000 clients throughout the Midwest. the full-service agency delivers impeccable expertise in busi-ness insurance, personal in-surance, group and individual health programs, and corporate and individual financial ser-vices.Merchants invited to hear about upcoming promotionsthe next shopping promotion will be Winterfest and Choc-

olate-Covered Boyne, which will be held President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 12-13. after that will be a new event called “let’s Wine about Winter,” a wine-tasting and shopping event on saturday, March 6.

ChoColaTe-Covered Boyne

Chocolate-Covered Boyne is sponsored by the Main street

Program and the Boyne area Chamber of Commerce, we hope this year’s third annual event, will be sweeter and livelier than ever. the Promo-tions Committee is inviting businesses to participate on Friday and saturday, Feb. 12 and 13. give some thought to the sort of activity or event that would easily fit into your daily business. it should involve either a Valentine’s Day theme or chocolate in some way. some of last year’s events and activities:

* Popular thematic food items: champagne, straw-berries, cherries, raspber-ries, cookies, and, of course, chocolate * Restaurants: a special

dish or drink featuring choco-late * Demonstrations and tast-ings involving the above * Chocolate fountain, with dipping foods such as fruits or marshmallows * Special Valentine-themed gifts, gift certificates * “Personal” indulgences such as pedicures, facials, massages, etc./ gift certifi-cates * Books and movies related to theme of chocolate or ro-mance

organizer linn Williams is hoping to add new ideas this year, and would be happy to discuss any other thoughts you may have. if you wish to participate, contact linn at 582-6858, or e-mail [email protected] with your suggestions. as the time draws closer, she will be in contact with those who choose to poar-ticipate in this fun event.

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avalanche picked as #1 sled-ding hill in the stateMichigan Blue magazine has picked Boyne City’s avalanche Mountain as the top sled-

ding hill in the state. travel writer Jim DuFresne wrote in the magazine’s Winter issue: “in the 1950s avalanche Peak was a downhill ski area com-plete with a chairlift. today it’s our choice as the number one sledding hill in the state. the observation deck at the top is reached by a climb of 462 steps, but we’ve yet to see anybody begin from there. Most kids haul their sled only halfway to the peak and still have trouble making it down right-side up.”

Donate your olD sleD - the City of Boyne City is starting a sled loaner program for avalanche. they are asking area residents who may have unused plastic sleds to donate them for use at the sledding hill. While the City has been offering the loaner skates for many years, the idea of offer-ing the sleds is new this year. the idea came up after city staff heard many comments from visitors who would like to sled at avalanche but did not have room in their ve-hicles to pack sleds, or from families who were not aware of the avalanche sledding hill until arriving in the area. the


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sleds would be distributed on a first come - first served basis and would not be taken off property. sled donations may be dropped off at City Hall, 319 n. lake st. sleds must be plastic and in good condition; no toboggans or runner sleds, please.Hours for the avalanche warming house are Monday through Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. and saturday and sun-day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Holidays when kids are not in school will follow the week-end schedule. the sledding hill and skating rink may be used outside of these hours; how-ever, the warming house is not open. For additional informa-tion you may call the warming house at 582-3641 or City Hall 582-6597.

snowshoe naTure hikes

young state Park is offering a series of snowshoe Hikes

at 1 p.m. on saturdays, Jan. 30, Feb. 6 and 13. interpreter Maureen stein will be leading snowshoers on a one-hour hike through the forest. the hikes will include children’s activi-ties, animal and habitat dis-cussions, park history, iden-tifying flora and fauna, and investigation into what chang-es winter brings to the envi-ronment. enjoy hot chocolate compliments of the park staff. a limited supply of snowshoes are available for use at no charge. admission is free, but a state park motor vehicle per-mit is required; $6 for a daily permit or $24 for an annual permit. For more information contact the park at 582-7523. young state Park website.

NEWS BRIEFS

EXPANDED SEATING - sammich ‘n’ sudz deli took some time over the holidays to expand its indoor seating ca-pacity, owners Jay Higdon and lora Muethel report. stop by 202 s. lake street and check

it out.

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TALENT SHOW - Boyne City Middle school students are planning a talent show at 5:30 p.m. saturday, Jan. 27, at the Performing arts Center, located at Boyne City High school. the show will include “loads of great talent: all types of dance, gymnastic routines, singing, coronet playing, and more, plus a hilarious perfor-mance by some of our most talented teachers.” a dessert bar and silent auction will also be held. admission is free, donations will be accepted. Proceeds benefit the school Media Center.

WINTER FUN - the Chamber website lists our top 15 Fun things to Do this Winter, in-cluding downhill skiing, snow-boarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, sledding, ice skating, bowling, shopping, splashing, dining, emailing, reading, exploring and more. Details.

ROCK THE SLOPES with real rock 105.1 every Friday at Boyne Mountain. From 4 to 9 p.m., lift tickets are $10.50, equipment rentals are $10.50 and you can get wings and a pitcher of pop or beer for $10.50. you can also register to win great prizes including a Burton “Bullet” snowboard and a 2011 season gold Pass.

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Minutes oF tHe Boyne City eConoMiC DeVeloPMent CorPo-ration Meeting Duly CalleD anD HelD on MonDay, January 11, 2010, iMMeDiately FolloWing tHe eleV-en a.M. lDFaMeeting

Call to orDer

Chair gillette called the meeting to order at 11:36 a.m.

roll Call

Meeting attenDanCe

Present: Pat anzell, Michael Cain, Michelle Cortright, richard Copeland, Pete Frie-drich, ralph gillett, Marilea grom and Jim Howell

absent: none

staff: recording secretary Karen seeley

others in attendance: none

aPProVal oF Minutes

Motion

neW Business

*industrial Park inquires/update

*Marketing update

*Chamber Visitor guide

Motion

*CeC update

Howell moved, Copeland seconded, PasseD unani-Mously to approve the

minutesof november 9, 2009 as presented.

no new inquires

Classic instruments is still expressing interest in the in-dustrial Park, but would like tobuild their own building. suggestion on the “Cooper lots” (lot 8 in Phase i), contacting him directly to purchase. no contact with the party that was interested in building in thepark.

Marketing CD’s continue to be distributed

the board received three proofs of the advertisement for the visitors guide for review. Michelle Cortright gave them a fourth option

with more information re-garding such as team Boyne, achieving Master level from Michigan Main street, and a four seasoncommunity. after board discussion Howell moved, anzell seconded to approve proof“B” with “for yourself” stricken and addi-tional information added.

Cortright abstained

Motion Carried

Continues to meet, changed meeting dates from thursday to Friday at 9:00 a.m.

*industrial Business Meeting

signs

* entrance sign

BoarD VaCanCy

still on hold

sign not turned yet, Cain spoke with Bruce Janssen, will probably be done in the spring.

Board discussion regard-ing the number of members the by-laws dictate. Do we have tohave the extra board member? Why is the lDFa a four year term and the eDC a threeyear term? City Manager Cain and/ or re-cording secretary seeley will research the by-laws.

aDJournMent

the January 11, 2010 eco-nomic Development Cor-poration meeting was ad-journed at 12:04 p.m.

January 11 Bedc minutes

10 BOyNE CIty gAZEttE Jan. 27, 2010In loving memoryCarrie Bricker-Hauger

The Boyne City Gazette and the following businesses dedicate this page and their prayers to the Bricker and Hauger families. ----------------------------

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Rentals Available, two bedroom apartments. Walking distance to everything. Available now! East Jordan area. Lease required. Rent discounts. Close to beach. Applications available. 231-535-2007 or 231-330-2814. [email protected]

For rent: 2 bedroom apt. units. Near down-town East Jordan. Nice country lot. Immedi-ate occupancy. Appli-ances included. Call Jim for appointment. 459-8011 or 547-4840.

House for rent, $700 a month. East Jordan, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 5 acres. Close to town. Pets allowed. Smok-ing allowed outside home. Security de-posit negotiable. For more info call 231-620-3345.

LAND & HOMES

property – 117 acres, across from state land on seasonal road. $352,980 989-732-1012

Home For Sale – 1998 Fortune Trailer, 14x60. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, located on Park Dr. in the East Jordan Mobile Home Park. $18,000. Please call with inquiries 231-350-8268 or 231-350-8267.

FIrEWOOD

Seasoned Firewood – mostly maple, some beech & oak. Top quality wood. $60 per cord. Cut, split & deliv-ered within 10 miles of East Jordan. Call Mark 231-564-1020 or 231-564-1151

Firewood For Sale, 4 ½ cords $200. 231-536-2087, ask for Ray.

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Boxing equipment, brand new! 1 heavy bag, 1 speed bag, 1 hardware, 2 speed bag gloves, 1 jump rope, 1 14oz gloves, 1 12 oz gloves. $225.00 or best offer. 231-881-1383.

propane fireplace, a must sell! Moving soon. Sale, $300.00. Call 487-0946.

Mink Cape, Good Condition - $60 – 231-357-7333

toro pro weed trim-mer - $100 – 231-946-6259

Klingmans Love Seats – flower print - $150 231-947-0504

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ture is the brainchild of Mary Palmer and is being described as a european Bistro dining experience. Palmer along with Fred Moore and Jim Cartwright are the founding partners of Magnum Hospitality. last year Palmer and Moore embarked on a ‘dining tour of europe’ coming only to come home with lots of exciting ideas.

“We want to focus on using fresh, local products prepared simply,” says Palmer.

some possible menu offer-ings could include mussels and french fries (hand cut daily) a popular dish in Brussels. they would like to have different cured meats available like, pro-sciutto and homemade pastas with different sauce choices. For lunch you could expect to find different quiches, soups, and paninis (grilled sand-wiches) all made from scratch with the freshest ingredients available. the dinner menu would be more substantial, featuring things like chicken fricassee, steak au poivre and

of course the pasta and mus-sels. Branching out a bit from previous Magnum Hospitality restaurants this new one will be opening for breakfast.

“our breakfast menu will feature things like omelets and eggs Benedict…classic items,” says Palmer.

one of the most exciting fea-tures of the new restaurant will be the wood fired oven. Palmer explains it will be used for lots of things, and of course piz-zas. But don’t expect american style pizza, these pies will be like you find in italy, with thin-ner crusts and again an empha-sis on simple, fresh, quality ingredients.

there will also be desserts like crème brulee and decadent tortes. But Palmer says no matter what menu they finally decide upon you should expect it to change along with the seasons and availability of local products.

as for the restaurant itself, Palmer says it will be a casual,

comfortable atmosphere and describes an enclosed front porch for three season din-ing and a back deck with a chiminea (outdoor fireplace) for those who enjoying eating al fresco. the interior of the restaurant will be warm and cozy where you can sit back and enjoy european wine and beer with friends.

“Whatever isn’t european (beer and wine) will be local,” stressed Palmer.

Moore predicts the new restau-rant will create between 40-60 year-round jobs.

“the community of Boyne City and the surrounding area has been very good to us,” he says “the red Mesa grill in Boyne City is our busiest restaurant. We have enjoyed doing

business here…very much.”

Depending on how things progress Moore anticipates opening Boyne’s newest dining establishment sometime be-tween mid May and early June.

Phase i construction of the Water street project will also include a 24 slip marina. the

docking system will be able to accommodate boats ranging in size from 45 feet to 80 feet and is being built by Flotation Docking systems in Cedarville, Mi.

Catt has been talking with the Michigan Community Dental Clinic (MCDC) and says it has verbally agreed to relocate its administrative offices to the second floor of the commercial building on Water street. that would put 20-25 existing jobs in downtown Boyne City and he thinks that would make a huge impact on the downtown businesses. Plus Catt believes the MCDC will be expanding in the near future and that could bring more jobs to the com-munity. in fact, he says they are predicting the development could bring as many as 30 new jobs to the area, but it really all depends on what kind of busi-nesses decide to set up shop.

there has also been a verbal commitment for one of the other retail spaces and Catt is in talks with several other poten-tial tenets. He hopes to attract retail or service type

enterprises that would add

value to the project, tenants and community. Catt says he envi-sions Water street becoming a real destination in the evenings, especially the summer.

“i would like to attract those businesses that stay open in the evening and add excitement to the location,” he explains. “i really like the potential tie in with stroll the streets and other community events. Boyne is quickly establishing itself as a destination in northern Michi-gan where people can come and have a good time. i hope our project can add to that.”

Phase ii of the project would begin this fall. Catt says the infrastructure of the hotel will be complete this summer along with phase i. this summer is also when they plan to start marketing the 17 condo-like hotel suites. Construction will depend on the interest and pre-sales generated then.

For more information and updates about the one Water street development you can visit its website www.onewater-usa.com. to learn more about Magnum Hospitality go to www. magnumhospitality.com

terms of the agreement have long since expired, students at Boyne Falls continue to ski free at Boyne Mountain once a week because the program has had such a positive im-pact on the community.

“It’s been part of our school for a long time,” says Principal Paul Za-gata, “the kids re-ally look forward to it, its one of the nice things about Boyne Falls”. But kids, before you start bugging your parents to transfer to Boyne Falls you should know it’s not just a day of free skiing.

“the program has become more coordinated and bet-ter defined in the last 20 years,” says program di-rector Brittney Book. she says the kids learn to fol-low instructions, develop their listening skills and interact with other people in the community.

“it’s not a free ski, it’s a structured environment,” adds Zagata, “it’s part of the curriculum.”

Fifteen years ago, high school students used to participate in the thursday ski program, but because of increasing graduations requirements only 3rd through 8th grades take part. Plus now the pro-gram involves much more

than just downhill skiing. students can also choose between snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and snowboarding.

Cross country skiing was new last year and has seen a spike in popular-ity. Book feels it’s a great opportunity for the kids to get more strenuous workouts, while enjoying a peaceful and beautiful sport.

“Many of our runners are trying cross country skiing this year,” adds Zagata.

students who have their own equipment are of course are encouraged to use it, but Boyne Moun-tain provides skis and snowboards (for grades 6-8) to the kids for free. a process Zagata says works like a well oiled machine. all the necessary paper-work is filled out at school and when the students ar-rive thursdays after lunch, the equipment has been set up by ski rental with the child’s name on it.

once everyone is ready, they head for the slopes. the kids are divided into groups of about 6 to 8 depending on age and skill level. there is a trained volunteer, teacher or instructor (who also volunteers his or her time) for each group. safety is a major priority according to Zagata. He says all snow-boarders must wear hel-mets and the group only moves on to harder hills

when everyone is ready.

Known in the school as the

“lifetime of sports” program the goal is to get kids outside and moving in the colder winter months.

“this [program] provides

an excellent opportunity for them to be active in the winter,” says Zagata “it breaks up the monotony.”

“the kids have two and a half hours of outdoor physical activity,” adds Book.

Boyne Mountain also feels the program is beneficial for students, ernst says, “the access to winter sports promotes outdoor recreation and an active and healthy lifestyle.”

But don’t take the ad-ministrators word for it. on thursday afternoons when lunch is over the hallways at Boyne Falls school are buzzing with excitement. sixth through eighth grades are the first to leave.

“it’s fun, skiing,” says

seventh grader alan Bie-las.

“i like the wind blowing in my hair,” adds fellow student noah Peron.

seniors rianne Coale and Katie Fraser were outside while the middle school students were boarding the bus and expressed their regret at not being able to go to.

“i wanted to keep doing it,” says Fraser “[because

of the program] i even bought all my own stuff!”

“it was so cool. i learned a lot. When i started i didn’t even know how to ski,” explains Coale.

in fact the high school’s media arts program is cre-ating a documentary about the lifetime

sports program. they are working with Boyne Mountain and everyone involved with the

program to tell the com-plete story of how it all began nearly 60 years ago and what it means to stu-dents today.

a race is held the last day of the program and later on at the year end banquet medals will be given to students who have im-proved over the year.

Don’t despair if you don’t attend Boyne Falls school. Boyne resorts also offers the Boyne student Freeride program to grades sixth through 12 to students in Char-levoix, emmet, antrim, and Cheboygan counties. Based on grade point averages students can get a season pass to a Boyne resort starting at only $30.00. Plus kids eight and under can ski or ride for free everyday. Boyne (along with 21 other ski areas throughout Michi-gan) also participates in the “Cold is Cool” ski and ride Passport, which provides students 4-12 with three free lift or trail passes during the season.

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Episcopal church

Please call 582-5045 to obtain information about nativity. the church is located at 209 Main street, Boyne City.

BoynE catholic community

BVCC still has many con-tinuing programs to enrich your faith. there is little rock scripture study on Mondays at 12:00 noon at st. augustine, Boyne Falls and Book Club on tuesdays at 10:00 aM at st. Matthew, Boyne City.

there are a varity of Faith Formation programs for the whole community from toddler to senior. Please call the office for information 582-7718.

Boyne City Church of the nazarene Weekly events

Wednesday Family style Potluck Dinner 6 - 7pm

Books of the Bible study: 7 - 8pm Currently featuring the book of romans.

teen Bible Quiz Practice: 7 - 8pm Join our teen bible quizing team who placed 3rd at our recent district quiz match.

Come enjoy a cup of coffee with the men of our church wednesdays at noon, or join them for men’s swim at noon on fridays.

sunday our sunday school currently offers two classes. one for beginner Christians and one for the seasoned Christians. Chil-dren’s ministries also avail-able. 10-10:45am, Morning Worship & service: 10:45 - noon, Who’s god? Come study with us: 6 - 7pm, teen bible games & music: 6 - 7pm, end your sabbath day with a season of prayer: 7 - 8pm.

rEign of gracE

reign of grace Ministries of Boyne City is hosting a spe-cial new year’s eve night of praise, worship, prayer, and fellowship with guest praise/worship teams from Char-levoix, Petoskey and Boyne City. service begins at 8 p.m. refreshments will be served, however there is no child care or nursery.

the church is located at 1107 Boyne ave (M-75)

next to McDonald’s across from the Boyne City High school campus. For more information, please phone Pastor ryp Hankins at 459-8373 or visit www.reignof-gracemin.org.

reign of grace Ministries invites you to their sunday morning Worship & the Word service sundays 10 a.m.

reign of grace is a new assemblies of god church plant in Boyne City, lo-cated at 1100 “a” Boyne ave, next to McDonald’s and across from the public school campus. Praise and worship is contemporary and prophetic.

Communion is served weekly. nursery and Chil-dren’s ministries are avail-able sunday’s and nursery is available on Wednesday’s.

youth group meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday’s for junior high, senior high, and col-lege/career with youth lead-ers Zach and sarah Ward while the adult small group meets with Pastor ryp.

the first tuesday night of each month from 7 – 9 p.m. is set aside for intercessory Prayer/Worship. the format is informal and yet focused on praying strategically for our national, state, and local leadership and community concerns.

although a new church plant, reign of grace is blessed to have a solid core of committed leadership and people who have a love for the community of Boyne.

reign of grace desires to reach individuals and families at the point of their need, develop authentic re-lationships where mentoring and discipleship happen, and impact the community in practical ways while sharing the love, grace, and gos-pel of Jesus Christ.

For more information, please phone the church at 231-459-8373 or visit www.reignof-gracemin.org

st. augustinE

little rock scripture study and Book Club groups con-tinue to meet. the scripture study group meets at noon on Mondays at st. augustine in Boyne Falls, while the book club meets at 10:00 am on tuesdays at st. Matthews in Boyne City. the rCia inquiry ses-sions continue on tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm at st. Matthews.

if you have any interest in learning more about the Catholic faith, please come join our other inquires on this wonderful journey. if you have any questions or want more information about any of our programs please call the office at 582-7718.

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order online or at our church. Delivery & pick up at our church also. Check our website for order/De-livery times & dates. Feel free to give us a call! www.boynecitynaz.org or www.angelfoodministries.com

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Come see us! let’s serve god and help our communi-ty together! 225 W. Morgan st. Boyne City, Mi 49712 (231)582-9611

Don’t miss the Candle light service of lessons and Carols, 7:00 p.m., Christmas eve.

Walloon lakE community

on thursday, January 28, the Men’s Fraternity will meet at the Discipleship House starting at 6:00 aM. the Cozy Quilters will meet at 9:00 aM. Celebrate re-covery will meet from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. For more infor-mation, on Celebrate recov-ery, please call russ at 582-0441. For more information, please call the church office at 231-535-2288 or go on line at www.walloonchurch.com. the weekly sermons are available to listen to or download online.

church of thE nativity

at its January 13 meeting, the vestry approved a tentative budget for 2010 and selected delegates for the diocesan con-vention. Janeth arasim will represent nativity, as well as reverend Peggy nattermann. Kay Holley is the alternate delegate. nativity is located at 209 Main street, Boyne City. Please call 582-5045 for more information about the church programs. reverend Peggy nattermann will be celebrant for the 10 a.m. eucharist service on sunday, Janu-ary 31 at episcopal Church of the nativity. Coffee hour will follow the service in the church basement. a delicious brunch preceded the church annual meeting on January 24. reverend nattermann thanked the vestry for their support of her recent mission trip to new orleans, for their faithfulness and hard work, and asked that they remain “obedient” to god in the current year. the required church business for the meeting was accomplished in a record thirty minutes!

nativity is located at 209 Main street, Boyne City. Please call 582-5045 to ob-tain more information about the church.

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lately, i’ve sat at home on a couch with a warm fleece watching world news. i see and hear about the gut-wrenching tragedy. With a lump in my throat i ask: What can i do?

Millions of people in Hai-ti have been left impover-ished, injured, wounded, dead, or homeless. the 7.0 earthquake, was the worst in the region for more than 200 years, and left the country in sham-bles.

near Haiti’s capital, fires burned along the shore-line. the electricity was out, telephones were not working and relief work-ers have struggled to make their way through streets blocked by rubble.

Just a few days ago, on Jan. 20, and eight days later as relief efforts were in full swing, another 6.1 earthquake hit. this second occurrence came amid rising frustration from aid groups about the delay in getting lifesaving supplies into Haiti. Many are spending another day without food and shelter in the ruined capital. one agency estimates 20,000

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people are dying every day who could be saved by surgery. Doctors, nurses, firemen, airplane pilots flying carriers, food per-sonnel, and many other everyday citizens com-pelled by compassion have rushed to the scene.

People all over the world are making difficult deci-sions to travel from far away lands to help. air-plane tickets are bought with personal savings dollars without a thought. rescuers are ordinary people like you and i. But what if you can’t go? What if you don’t have the money? What if you have life commitments that you just can’t break? What if you have kids to care for? What about a boss who will fire you? What if you just can’t go?

Frustrated, we ask: What can i do? i’ve come to two conclusions

First we can give. you can text the word Haiti to 90999 and $10.00 will be charged to your phone bill. or you can call

1-800- red Cross. your dollars will work to save lives. We can all do it. We should all do it. it will bring in millions to Haiti for relief. it is legit and you can entrust these dol-lars to the red Cross.

on their website the red Cross explains how dollars are being spent:

“the red Cross is contrib-uting an initial $1 million from the international re-sponse Fund to support the relief operation, and has opened its warehouse in Panama to provide tarps, mosquito nets and cook-ing sets for approximately 5,000 families.

in addition to red Cross staff already in Haiti, six disaster management spe-cialists are being deployed to the disaster zone to help coordinate relief efforts. at this time, the american red Cross is only deploy-ing volunteers specially trained to manage interna-tional emergency opera-tions (www.redcross.org).”

it says in the Bible, re-member this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and who-ever sows generously

will also reap generously. each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under com-pulsion, for god loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthi-ans 9:6-7).

Four reasons to give to this effort in Haiti: 1.Others need us to give for their survival.

2.Selfishly, it all comes back to bless us one way or another.

3.It brings a smile to the face of God.

4.It just plain feels good to give to others in need.

second, we can pray. Do you believe prayer works? Does god hear and re-spond? it depends on who god is to you. Hears the quick conclusion from the scriptures: Believ-ing prayer works. that means prayer backed in faith by believing god will do it according to his will works. let’s break that down more.

With out faith it’s impos-sible to please god (Heb. 11:6). if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask god, who gives gener-

ously to all without find-ing fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7that man should not think he will receive anything from the lord; (James 1:5-7).

Jesus healed when a person believed. to the sick woman who touched his cloak. “take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” and the woman was healed from that moment (Mat-thew 9:22). He says to the blind man, “go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road (Mark 10:52).

Daniel prayed and was rescued from the lions den. elijah prayed and fire came down. King Heze-kiah prayed and the nation of israel was rescued from the assyrian army. We could go on and on. But it comes down to: Do you believe in prayer? Moreo-ver, do you believe god will act because of your prayer?

We need to pray according to god’s will. We don’t ask for a million dollars because god most likely does not want us to have 1 million bucks. But we can pray for those able, to become willing to help others. god wants that. We can ask god to give wisdom to leaders of the relief efforts. We can pray for the funds for the right people to go over. We ask him to save moms, dads, sons, and daugh-ters still trapped. We can pray strength for specific groups involved - physical and emotional.

What can we do? We Can giVe, anD We Can Pray.

text “Haiti” to 90999 to-day. and as you watch the news, pray intelligently. Prayer works.

i realize there are much bigger theological ques-tions we could deal with concerning the Haiti earthquake, but right now we need to act. What will you do?

Please email questions or comments to [email protected].

Big & Small, We Can All do Something

Carrie Bricker-Hauger was an out-standing mother, wife, sister, daughter and coach. in my years playing for her i have been able to wit-ness and experience her thoughtfulness, respect, kindness, compassion, and will-ingness to work with people. she has taught me many lessons in life and the biggest one she taught me would be to believe in yourself and never

let anything get you down. in every one of her players she has al-ways instilled the act of always try-ing you’re hardest no matter what. even if you aren’t the best at something everyone has a little something to give in the whole scheme of things. she taught me to believe in myself when no one else did and helped me to become the strong women i am today. she

was always loving and compassionate in ev-erything that she did. Her kids were always polite and lots of fun and that all comes back to the outstand-ing parental abilities in which she, and her husband, have in-stilled. she will be greatly missed and my sym-pathies go out to her family. i am very thankful for everything she has taught me throughout the years

and grateful that she was able to be apart of my life. if there is anything that you all need please don’t hesi-tate to ask. Cheyenne shumaker loving daughter, wife, mother, coach, mentor, friend, Coach Car-rie you will be missed on and off the court. you gave my daugh-ter something no one can ever take away and that is the courage to believe in herself. you were her men-

tor, her confidant, and her friend, and i con-sidered you mine as well. even though you may not walk on earth you will live on in the hearts of many.

Cinda Shumaker

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Carrie ann Bricker-Hauger, born on november 16, 1975 lost her life in a two car accident on sunday, January 24, 2010. Carrie married Joey Hauger in 1999, and together they were blessed with four gifts from god, Cora 9, inanna 6, Mira 5, and little brother Bruyn 7 months.

Carrie lived life to the fullest as a terrific mom, wonderful wife and best friend to Joey, beloved daughter, and great role model and friend to her 5 younger sisters. she will also be missed by her elementary students and staff at Central lake schools and the many girls she coached at Boyne City Public schools. she will be there in spirit at gymnastics, swim school, soc-cer, football and snowmobile races. Carrie is survived by her best

friends and sisters Katie, Molly, emily, samantha and anna. she is also survived by her loving parents robin and Dave Bricker, Joey’s parents Pat and Joseph Hauger of levering and his great grandparent rosemary graubner of Vassar, and grand-parents nancy and Jerry adams and Darlene and Don Persons of Boyne City. Carrie was sur-rounded and loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephew. Carrie loved her husband, Joey and her kids, Cora, inanna, Mira

and Bruyn. she leaves a huge void in the hearts of everyone. she left way too soon, but will forever be in our hearts and prayers. Carrie ann will forever walk the most fertile fields of our minds. Donations are appreciated and can be made through the stackus Funeral Home; C/o Joe Hauger for a scholarship trust fund to be established for the kids. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at st. Mat-

thews Church in Boyne City. a funeral service will be held 4:30 p.m. thursday, January 28, 2010 at the church with visita-tion being held from 2:30 p.m. until the time of service. Fr. Duane Wachowiak will be serv-ing as celebrant. Family and friends wishing to share a thought or memory of Carrie are encouraged to do so online at www.stonefuneral-homeinc.com. stackus Funeral Home of Boyne City is serving the fam-ily.

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By Ellis Van Hoesen - 11Drama students design their own stages for self-made plays in shoebox propor-tions. the students paired up in groups of three or four and collected their ideas for the sets using multiple ele-ments.Brianne Prins breathlessly explains her group’s play: “there is this village of savages in africa and some missionaries come into the village in our play. they try to convert the savages to civilians with a little mis-sionary girl who is a ballet dancer. a little savage boy watches her dancing and wants to join even though it is not allowed by other sav-ages. the little girl teaches him ballet in secret. one day they get caught by the savage chief. He takes them to a giant pot of boiling oil as savages dance around it. the chiefs’ daughter runs

up to save them, but the guard’s pull her back as she ends up knocking the guard into the oil. this ends up knocking the kids in as the little boy yells, ‘i love you!’ she doesn’t understand him, saying, ‘What?!’ they both fall in then the savage chiefs daughter runs away with another savage boy. the daughter ends up learning ballet and comes back to teach the tribe.” the class adds fine arts in their play to make them match with our school’s plays next year. “We created our shoebox set with natural elements such as leaves, sticks, grass, and moss. We made a little hut and a large pot and were probably going to use polly pockets for the savages,” says Brianne Prins. some students brought outside materials to class to make some interesting sets, no two alike.

By Lisa Spiewak - 12since surrealism is a form of art that gives the audi-ence an element of sur-prise, it is no wonder that the students of Mr. ros-teck’s high school art were

surprised to find out that they would be experiment-ing with creating their own surrealist piece of work.

surrealism makes people think outside the box when creating and looking at the art. “everything we see hides another thing,” says rene Magritte, a famous surrealist. “We always want to see what is hidden by what we see.” think about what life would be like if you were looking at the sun and yet you see stars. What about hearing a human being talk to you while you watched her get her arm painted back on? literally. What about if you saw people falling from the sky like what Magritte created? People look around them and examine life with many different points of view every day. it is only different in surrealism because these artists see life as what it could be and then create it themselves. as Caleb grams a tenth

grade artist, works on cre-ating his surrealism work, ideas pour into his head in an instant. “Working with surreal-ism has forced me to think about life if it were differ-ent,” says Caleb. “it is a lot of fun and i like being able to draw whatever comes to my mind.” art students are be-ing challenged every day to think and create what they see. this project has helped students imagine the world in their eyes and dreams. these young and talented artists are able to share what they make of their lives. “only thought can resem-ble. it resembles by be-ing what it sees, hears, or knows,” says Magritte. “it becomes what the world offers it.”How do you see life? What do you have to offer to the world?

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SPORTSThe Midwest Shreds At Tyrol Basinthe gatorade Winter Free Flow tour charged to Wis-consin this weekend to see what the Midwest shredders are throwing down these days. We had athletes come in from Minnesota, Michi-gan, illinois, and Colorado to shred with the local Wiscon-sin rippers and compete for the chance at a spot in the gatorade Free Flow Finals.

the 21 and under skiers started the slopestyle contest off on saturday making it obvious that the Midwest is full of rippers. Michael Wilhelm was one of many Vail ski Club shredders to fly in to Wisconsin to com-pete in their second Free Flow contest in that many weeks. Michael tied for 4th with local tyrol ripper alec nelson. 12 year old Willie Borm made the decision to forgo the Junior Jam division and compete in the open di-vision for his shot at the trip to Mt snow. it was sick to see Willie make that decision to push his sking and com-pete with the older guys, he ended up in third place with his big left 7’s. 16 year old tyler Wellman from Boyne City, Mi took second place with a big switch corked 5. austin torvinen came down from spirit Mountain in Mn to put down a super clean run that included a corked left 9 to take the win and earn his gatorade bottle trophy

the open division snow-boarders were up next and did not disappoint. oliver

larsen and gabe anderson took the 5th and 4th places respectively. 15 year old Kyle Kelley from raging Buffalo in lake in the Hills, il took third place. Wiscon-sin shredder scott Moline placed second with a sick front 3 shifty. Chaz roberts made the long trip from Vail to tyrol well worth it by tak-ing the win in the snowboard slopestyle division. Chaz put down a switch back 5 to front 7 then proceeded to slay the rail section with confidence to win the trip to Mt snow.

it was awesome to see the ladies ripping tyrol’s park.

ally goebel and Kendall elliot took 2nd and 3rd re-spectively. Makayla Meixner landed a front 3 and cleaned the rainbow box to place in a contest for the first time! We will be seeing Makayla in Vt as she took the win

Cass sheridan came in from Vail after winning last week to take back to back Junior Jam wins. ethan Kondo and Jake rath followed Cass with the second and third places. Davis elm from green Bay, Wi took the Jun-

ior Jam snow-board win with ethan rau and troy Johnson finished second and third.

there are several pics in the tyrol lodge of legends such as Jeff Brushie shredding the tyrol pipe back in the day, this pipe has a lot of history and the Free Flow crew had a great time putting a contest on there. scott Moline who took second in slopestyle put down perfect back to back 5’s to take the snowboard open pipe win. Kyle Kelley

who took third in slopestyle placed second in pipe with a crippler and cab 7. alex Kon-do took third. alex’s younger brother ethan won the junior jam ski pipe contest to make the family trip in from Fon du lac, Wi a good one.

Kirby Kelly from raging Buffalo took the women’s pipe win with a Mctwist. sisters Kend-all and riley elliot finished second and third mak-

ing papa rico proud, see you girls in Keystone! Colin Kendall won the Junior Jam snowboard contest with Dav-is elm and Cayden Dwyer finishing second and third.

Vail local Broby leeds made his trip to Wi worth it taking the win in the Pipe ski open division with a huge left 7 on the first hit. tyler Wellman and aiden smith finished 2nd and 3rd with young gun Cas sheridan placing 4th.

see you at Keystone next weekend!

RESULTS: Freeski Slopestyle 1. Austin Torvinen, Duluth, Minn., 92.00. 2. Tyler Wellman, Boyne City, Mich., 90.00. 3. Willie Borm, Chaska, Minn., 89.00. 4. Alec Nelson, Mt. Horeb, Wis., 87.60. 4. Michael Wilhelm, Vail, Colo., 87.60.Men’s Snowboard Slope-style 1. Chaz Roberts, Vail, Colo., 86.00. 2. Scott Moline, Phelps, Wis., 81.60. 3. Kyle Kelley, 15, Lake in the Hills, Ill., 75.00. 4. Gabe Anderson, Middle-ton, Wis., 69.30. 5. Oliver Larsen, Madison, Wis., 66.30. Women’s Snowboard

Slopestyle 1. Makayla Meixner, Madison, Wis., 69.30. 2. Ally Goebel, Mukwona-go, Wis., 65.00. 3. Kendel Elliot, Kewas-kum, Wis., 62.33. 4. Kirby Kelly, Algonquin, Ill., 60.00. 5. Riley Elliot, Kewaskum, Wis., 58.30.Freeski Superpipe 1. Broby Leeds, Vail, Colo., 75.00. 2. Tyler Wellman, Boyne, Mich., 69.60. 3. Aiden Smith, Lake Ge-neva, Wis., 67.60. 4. Cass Sheridan, Vail, Colo., 65.30. 5. Norman Berg, Boyne City, Mich., 52.30.Men’s Snowboard Super-pipe 1. Scott Moline, Phelps, Wis., 91.00. 2. Kyle Kelley, Lake in the Hills, Ill., 85.30. 3. Alex Kondo, Fon du Lac, Wis., 64.60. 4. Gus Shuler, Janesville, Wis., 63.30. 5. Gabe Anderson, Middle-ton, Wis., 55.60. Women’s Snowboard Superpipe 1. Kirby Kelly, Algonquin, Ill., 80.00. 2. Kendel Elliot, Kewas-kum, Wis. 3. Riley Elliot, Kewaskum, Wis.

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Boyne Area Chamber Annual Meeting

Chamber honors 4 business leaders and american legion the Boyne area Chamber of Commerce honored four local business people and the american legion at its annual meeting on Jan. 21 at Boyne Mountain. More than 200 business and civic leaders attended the sold out event, which also included the installation of the Chamber’s 2010 Board of Directors.Here are the Chamber’s an-nual award winners:Volunteer oF tHe year - Karen guzniczak has been the queen of stroll the streets since she started it seven years ago and nursed it along until it has become tHe signature event for our town and tHe place to be on Friday nights in the summer. We’re known far and wide for this amazingly fun event that puts bands, balloon artists and even mimes on every street corner. Karen also serves on the Main street Promotions Committee and starting this month the Chamber Board.CoMMunity PriDe aWarD - the american le-gion is the honoree for piec-ing together donated labor, materials and cash to build an awe-inspiring Veterans Memorial in Veterans Me-morial Park. With its flags, monuments and beautiful landscaping, it is a wonder-ful tribute to the many local

residents who have served or given their lives for our na-tion through the years. entrePreneur oF tHe year – tony Williams. Despite the slow economy, 2009 was a good year for entrepreneurs in Boyne City. new businesses included two new newspapers, the Charlevoix County news and the Boyne City gazette; sammich & sudz; Kirtland Products; local Flavor Cof-fee and Bookstore; and the beginning of construction at one Water street. there were also no less than three new galleries - Beyond Borders, the Boyne arts Collective and Freshwater studio. it is this latter effort that the Chamber felt deserved its entrepreneur of the year award. tony Williams and his partners totally transformed the former gambles building, which had been vacant for 30-some years on south lake street, and opened Freshwater studio. this beautiful build-ing is leading the resurgence of south lake street, which now even has its own name, soBo. Freshwater is also sometimes a musical venue, in fact they had a concert coming last saturday and they are planning more in coming weeks.young entrePreneur oF tHe year - the “Creat-ing entrepreneurial Commu-

nities” program makes a point of encouraging young entre-preneurs, and so the Chamber wanted to start this offshoot award. this one is a slam dunk, because who would have thought that a 20-year-old “kid” who can’t event buy a drink at the sportsman would start a local newspaper and produce it almost single-handedly on his own. But that’s what Boyne City native Chris Faulknor has done with the Boyne City gazette. Chamber executive Director offered his congratulations to Faulknor and called him “one of the hardest working people in town, and you’re setting a great example for young and old people alike.”sally roselli Busi-ness leaDersHiP aWarD - glen Catt. one of the comments on a Chamber survey looking for award nominations was that Catt de-serves the award “for getting through the Boyne bureau-cracy and bring Jobs and new life to downtown Boyne.” another person said Catt de-serves the award “for believ-ing and investing in Boyne City in an extremely turbulent and uncertain time when many of us have hunkered down to wait out the storm.” During the worst economic year in 70 years, our honoree committed to investing $12 million in our downtown.

Chamber honors 4 business leaders and American Legion


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