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Take A Trip Back to SMELTANIA!
» Haiti , pg. 11
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Smeltania A City On Ice
By BoB MorgridgeContriButing Writer
At the turn of the century, Boyne City was a busy lum-bering town, but the lumber-ing boom faded in the early 1920s. the lumberjacks and others packed their bags and left. the community settled down to hard times with the advent of the depression in the 1930s. only the tan-nery provided many of the citizens with work. during this time, local people found that they could find a meal and earn a living by catch-ing smelt and selling them for a penny or two apiece to
downstate restaurants. the smelt were packed in dry ice and shipped. it is said that one could survive economi-cally by catching and selling a hundred smelt a day.
the first smelt were dipped in the Boyne river around 1929. residents also fished for smelt off the city docks. Around 1937, an amazing phenomenon began off the shores of Boyne City. When old King Winter stilled the turbulent waters of Lake Charlevoix with a thick blan-ket of ice, a new city emerged. the city was called Smeltania, and to the best of our knowl-edge, it was the only city in the world built on ice.
in 1937, Smeltania was organized and Bill Smith was elected mayor. Bill Schaller, owner of the present-day Petoskey news review, was the city manager. guy Baker, the publisher of the Boyne Citizen, recorded the proceed-ings of the village. Smeltania was their merry-go-round and
they thrived on trying to get the best of each other. By the winter of 1939-1940 the fame of the village of 300 inhabit-ants had spread nationwide.
on March 4, 1940, Life Magazine ran a spread of pictures on Smeltania. A few days later, on March 9, 1940, a major article appeared in Collier’s Magazine. the article was written by Quentin reynolds, who came to the ice city and spent several days wandering around interview-ing the fishermen. “Hiz-zoner” Mayor Bill Smith told reynolds, that “i’m the mayor of the darnedest city in the world.”
Smith said, “We have no closing laws here in Smeltania. Matter of fact, most of our citizens stay up all night. We got a police force, but they don’t have much to do. About the only complaint we ever get from our people is when there is too much water in the
streets.”At least half of the citizens of Smeltania supported them-selves and their families by fishing through the ice. Many of these families would have been on relief during the depression without Smeltania. relief and charity were hu-miliating words to the people of Boyne -- they’d rather work. Boyne City solved its problem by creating a city -- a city that was born at the beginning of each winter and died each spring. no citizen ever became rich, no matter how long they worked. Smelt sold for one cent each during the depression and two cents apiece after World War ii. the average catch a night was about one hundred.
the citizens of Smeltania lived in one-room shacks about six feet high, eight feet long and six feet wide. they were all one-room shanties and they cost anywhere from
Boyne City Resi-dent Bob Mor-gridge recalls
the days of De-pression Era
Smeltania, Boyne City ’s City on Ice.
» Smelt, pg. 11
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on January 12th, while so many people in the united States went about their business, the lives of thousands of Haitians were changed forever. As the earthquake struck, killing thousands and wounding more, the relief efforts from across the globe came together. Boyne City, our town of just over three-thousand people was no exception, as citizens jumped to help. the Boyne Valley Catholic Community appealed to parishioners through a second collection, raising over $4,000 with money still coming in. “it’s what the gospel mandates us to do, they are our brothers and sisters.” says Patty Furtaw, the Pastoral Associate. “When you see your brothers and sisters in dire need, you have to help. it comes from your soul” continues Furtaw, as she explains why a tragedy so far away is important to their faith
“When you see your brothers and sisters in dire need, you have to help. it comes from your soul” Patty Furtaw
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Editor..........Chris Faulknor
Staff Writer.......T. Rachelle
June 1992Just over three feet tall with a head of blond hair, four-year-old Chris who would one day become the fearless editor of the local paper, runs around the kitchen. Seeing a bowl of Fruity Pebbles on the table, he shovels them down, and gets up. Seeing his mother in the other room, he inquires: “Aunt gina? uncle Joe?” “go ahead” she says, smiling as she pulls a striped shirt over the child’s head. run-ning out the front door, he makes his way to the next house over. Jumping on the window-sill and looking into the room, he sees Joe in his easy chair. Just like every morning, Joe holds out a day-by-day tear-off calendar, and the thrilled little kid rips off the day. “Aunt gina” comes over and smiles. “What do you want?” she asks, already know-ing the answer. “Popsicle!” cheers much-younger-Chris. this routine went on for several years, with the daily journey be-tween what is now H&r Block and the building next door.
January 2010“it’s about time!” says gina Bentley (read: “Aunt gina”) as i gently set three picture frames across the wooden desk in the corner, straightening the one of my date and i during Snowball 2005. “if you waited much longer to decorate your new desk, i thought i’d have to do it for you!” she says, laughing. i walk over to her desk, her dog Max circling me as i walk, wait-ing for me to drop my sandwich. Having just moved into Boyne Valley Printing, i sit down and relax. A brand new office with someone i’ve known for twenty years, and right in the middle of town: who could ask for more? Alternating between working and chatting about local events, we continue throughout our day, glad for the company. Standing up, i wander through the area, getting idea of who my neigh-bors are. throughout the day, i got to meet the dynamic duo running Logo Pros, along with two lawyers, and a restaurant across the street. drawing my
walk around Lake Street to a close, i conclude the trip with a stop at Freshwater Studio. Looking at the art and chatting with my new friend robin, we discuss the concert she has coming up. She shares her excitement at the chance to bring some joyful music and excite-ment into Boyne City, and the dream of expanding the venue that already exists in our town. Slating the concert for January 23rd, she goes on to explain that parents with kids at the Snowball dance could come listen while their kids got out together. A refreshing look at a new venue, i write down the date and secure my ticket.
Having active neighbors for little over a week, i learned a lot about cooperation between businesses. By making plans to help each other out and cooperate, the SoBo district is ensuring their success. Having been reminded of an essay by robert Fulghum that i read years ago, i share an excerpt as adapted for small-business.
All I need to know about small business, I learned in Kinder-garten.
1.Share Everything
2.Play Fair
3.Don’t hit people
4.Put things back where you found them
5.Clean up your own mess
6.Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody
7.Don’t take things that aren’t yours
8.Look both ways before you cross the street
9.Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you
So the point? the Boyne City gazette has moved into a new office. you will now be able to get information, papers, and advertising from 9-4 each day. Come in, see me and say hello, you can get much done. Adver-tising your business, picking up a paper, and taking care of all of your printing needs couldn’t be easier. i look forward to the fu-ture, especially with a long-time-friend at a desk across the room, yelling at me to decorate my desk. thank you Boyne City, and thank you “Aunt gina.”
Young State Park1920 – 2010young State Park, on Lake Charlevoix (previously called Pine Lake) originated in 1920 when 100+ acres of land was donated to the State by Boyne City. Boyne City previously had the land for this project donated to by several people from Boyne.
the park received its name from the young family, when A. F. and Mary young gave their parcel of land to Boyne for the sum of $20.00 and other considerations.
the park was made up of 242 acres at that time. it was typical Michi-gan lake shore property consisting of, white sand waterfront, pine, hard-wood, and scrub timber.
Later additional land was acquired by land tax
default, and purchases.
the park was opened to the public, in its very rustic state, in 1921. no running water, no elec-tric, trails before roads, complete with area wild-life, mosquitoes (large), bear, porcupines, fox, and other critters things that went bump in the night.
Men from CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp Wolver-ine came to young State Park and erected some of the first park build-ings. the pavilion, bath house, well (pump) house, two toilets, and the park manager’s quarters. these were in the area known as old
West Campground or oak Campground
the Corps also erected a split rail fence that surrounded the park perimeter along with planting 25,000 red pine seedlings. Some of the red pines you see there today.
on a personal note, it was interesting to find that my father-in-law, Michael Shubert worked from CCC Camp Wol-verine on the young State Park buildings in the 1930’s. i am sure that many other Boyne City men’s sir names ap-
A Bit of Boyne History with Ed May III
» Boyne History, pg. 3
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pear on the rosters from Camp Wolverine.
See old photo of CCC erected log building. (1936)
the park is located on what is known as the Boyne City-Charlevoix road or more properly know as County road 56.
the original entrance was about ¼ mile to the north of the present en-trance. it was affection-ately known to locals as the figure 8 road due to the many curves and turns required in its pas-sage.
Since its conception the park has had many additions and/or re-placements. Fire took the old log cabin style park ranger residence in 1948.
then new entrance road was designed and com-pleted in 1955.
in the 1960’s a new head-quarters building was added. We now have three camp grounds in the park. “oak”, “Spruce” and “terrace.” they offer trailer park-ing, lakefront, rustic
tent, and modern facili-ties.
As Scoutmaster for Boyne City troup #49, i remember well many campouts held in young State Park.
the camp offers 240 camp sites for all types of camping, with direct
boat launching access to Lake Charlevoix. the sandy beach is well known by locals and visitors. Some sites for larger motor-homes offer 50 AMP electric serv-ices.
this along with a camp store, hiking trails, restrooms, showers and many other enhance-ments for the overnight or long term camping.
When hiking through the park if you look closely to the geography of the land you might see the old lake water level line.
in 1873 - 1877, the Core of engineers lowered the lake level, some 3 to 6 feet.
they dredged the Pine river channel deepening and widening the Pine
river, by hand, until the channel was 35 ft wide and 12 ft deep. Piers were built into Lake Michigan north and south of the river mouth to act as breakwaters and were soon equipped with shipping beacons. As improvements con-tinued, most great Lakes
steamers and sailing ships of the day could sail the length of the lake to bring in iron ore from the upper Penin-sula to be smelted in the furnaces at Boyne City, east Jordan and ironton,
loading milled lumber and ironwork outbound and generally provide freight service directly to other Michigan ports farther south and to Chi-cago. the original Pine Lake water table was considerably higher until 1877.
two Mini-Cabins, “tim-berdoodle” and “Sun-dew” round out the available units.
today the park consists of about 563 acres and has lake frontage of 7,750 feet.
young State Park stands second to none. it is well situated and sur-rounded by many Michi-gan cities and towns. these render a great deal of Michigan history and beautiful country year round. the Park also offers winter snow mobile, cross country skiing and snow-shoe trails.
My special thanks to Sue topham, unit Man-ager
young and Fisherman’s island State Park
Her assistance in gath-ering material and al-lowing me access to the park archives made this possible.
» Boyne History, FRoM pAgE 2
FrOm WhENCE CamE yOuNg STaTE park
District CourtPatrick earl Harrington Jr, 30 of goodrich. Charged with op-erating a motor vehicle without security, plead guilty to same. to pay $360 in fines and costs by 3/1/10 or serve 15 days in jail.
Valerie Jean gauthier, 45 of Alanson. Charged with oper-ating a motor vehicle without security, unlawful use of a li-cense plate, and operating with license suspended/revoked/denied, plead guilty to all. to pay $500 in fines and costs by 3/1/10 or serve 20 days in jail.
Janice C. Blankenstein, 48 of Chicago, iL. Charged with im-paired driving, plead guilty to reckless driving, other charges dismissed. to serve 36 days in jail with credit for 1 day, 5 days community service. to be placed on probation for 6 months, submit to PBt/urine
testing, not to consume or be in possession of alcohol or con-trolled substances. to pay $700 in fines and costs.
rhoda Lynn Bennett, 41 of east Jordan. Charged with operat-ing while intoxicated, plead guilty to reckless driving, other charges dismissed Credit for 1 day served, to serve 5 days community service, 30 days held in abeyance to be placed on probation for 4 months, sub-mit to PBt/urine testing, not to consume or be in possession of alcohol or controlled sub-stances. to pay $450 in fines and costs.
Julie Kaye Kolehmainen, 50 of east Jordan. Charged with operating while intoxicated, plead guilty to impaired driv-ing, other charges dismissed. Credit for 1 day served, to serve 5 days community serv-ice, 30 days held in abeyance. to be placed on probation for
6 months, submit to PBt/urine testing, not to consume or be in possession of alcohol or con-trolled substances.
ryan thomas Wilson, 19 of Ada. Charged with Minor in Possession of Alcohol, 2nd of-fense. Plead to 1st offense. to serve 30 hours of community service, pay $250 in fines and costs.
Lawrence Jerald Bear Jr., 51 of east Jordan. Charged with operating with License Sus-pended/revoked/denied/Al-low, plead to driving with Li-cense Suspended. to pay $310 in fines and costs by 3/8/10 or serve 15 days in jail.
James Leo Bellant, 47 or elmira. Charged with operat-ing with License Suspended/revoked/denied/Allow, plead to driving with License Sus-pended. to pay $310 in fines and costs.
Calex Jeffery Buday, 19 of Charlevoix. Charged with operating with License Sus-pended/revoked/denied/Allow. Plead to driving without Li-cense on Person. to pay $200 in fines and costs by 3/8/10 or serve 5 days in jail.
By t. rACHeLLeStAFF Writer
Just recently hubby and i were doing some deep cleaning in the house.
After five hours we called it quits.
So, we decided that we had worked hard enough for a treat and we headed out to dinner.
the Water Street Café here in Boyne City was just the ticket.
We walked in and grabbed a table.
the Water Street Café is a quaint and cozy.
Although the décor is up-scale the restaurant is for casual dining.
the staff is very friendly.
We felt welcome and the
establishment has a home-town feel.
i ordered a hot cider for starters and it was delicious.
it came with an orange slice in it and was sprinkled with cinnamon.
i ordered an ultimate grilled Cheese Panino and hubby got the Six Cheese ravioli Blend that came with a house salad.
My Panino was great.
it is three slices of bread with melted cheese between the pieces of bread.
it came with a side of cole-slaw.
it was the best coleslaw i have ever had.
it had sunflower seeds and broccoli along with the tra-ditional ingredients.
i had no complaints about my meal.
Hubby was served his salad first.
For a house salad it had a lot of ingredients.
rather than iceberg lettuce they used endive and spin-ach.
there were cucumbers, chickpeas, carrots, diced tomatoes, and black olives.
Also, the salad dressing was homemade.
it was a very appetizing salad.
the ravioli arrived and he
was in love.
After his first bite he knew that it was completely homemade.
Because it was homemade, each ravioli tasted slightly different but they were all tasty.
once we finished our meals we started eyeing the des-serts.
With our meals having been homemade, we hade high hopes for the desserts.
i ordered a piece of the
banana cream pie and hubby got the root beer float.
the pie was amazing.
it was full of flavor and was topped with whipped cream.
the root beer float was in a large glass and almost over-flowing.
our desserts were a great end to a great dinner.
We are planning on return-ing, hopefully soon. it is located in downtown Boyne City and is worth the visit.
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FibEr arTiST diaNE STrzEliNSkiBy t. rACHeLLeStAFF Writer
Looking back at the past artists that have been featured in this paper, the majority have been painters.
until now we haven’t highlighted a fiber artist. that is until diane Strzelinski.
diane Strzelinski is from Kalama-zoo originally.
She moved to California for a short time for college and moved back to Kalamazoo.
it wasn’t until she retired from teaching that she chose to join our community.
in 1993 she built a home and made Boyne City her permanent residence.
not only did she build her home
here but also a fiber studio.
it gives her a place to work, spin-ning, dyeing, and weaving all in the same building.
diane first became interested in fiber arts when she was in the 4-H program.
From there she has never looked back.
When she moved to California she began taking formal classes for weaving.
it wasn’t too much longer before she stated spinning her own yarn.
She gets the wool straight from the sheep, or rather the sheep-herder.
She said that since every breed of sheep has a different texture of wool, you have to be careful how you spin the fibers and even more careful on what you can make with it.
i wish i could explain to you the
details of how this all matters, but diane does a much better job.
She loves to use a loom.
She mainly uses what is called a “Jack-loom,” this is what most people know as the traditional cloth-making loom.
it is used to make the cloth and next she uses her knowl-edge of crochet-ing and knitting to create a finished piece of art that you can wear.
not only does diane spin and weave her own yarn, she dyes it
using local plants.
that means that most of the colors are yellows
and greens.
it gives the yarn a “natu-ral” color.
diane enjoys
taking classes to ex-pand her abili-ties.
She also at-tends
confer-ences and
workshops.
recently, she has added felting to
her list of activities.
She is able to create clothing and sculptures with felting.
i used to take felt for granted until i learned how it was made, the manual way; it is labor intensive, but once you see her work, you know its worth it.
even though diane has retired from teaching, it doesn’t mean she has stopped.
She teaches at raven Hill.
Also, she has been and is a mem-ber of various guilds and has taught for them.
diane’s interest isn’t solely with fibers arts though.
She enjoys the outdoors and goes hiking, canoeing, and snowshoe-ing.
Also, she likes to travel.
She has had her work entered into numerous festivals, exhibits, and collections.
She has won awards in both re-gional and state fiber events.
you can see her work at the Boyne Art Collective and the Freshwa-ter gallery, both located in Boyne City.
you can contact her through either venue.
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Boyne Country’s own gail gerrie & Master fiddler John richey host the Boyne irish Sunday Session fea-turing Celtic/Folk tunes and Songs at the Local Flavor in Boyne City on January 17th, 2010.
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tion on the next event, including a free down-loadable celtic tune book, visit: www.SynergySong.com/session.aspx . Session is held the first and third Sunday of every month.
there is no charge for this family friendly
musical event that features some of our regions finest irish, Folk, Bluegrass and old tyme musicians.
Musicians from all over the region have come to join us - we would love our next special guest to be you!
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Women’s Health & Fitness
Research Shows Exercise Keeps Money in Your Wallet And other great reasons to Head to the gym
in today’s uncertain economy, families are looking to cut back on any expenses that seem like a luxu-ry or even the slight-est bit frivolous. one of the items receiv-ing scrutiny in many
households -- and in the media -- is gym memberships. yet a growing body of evidence suggests that cutting that gym membership may be exactly the wrong move for even the most cash-strapped family.
According to the Centers for disease Control and Preven-tion, inactive adults have significantly higher direct medi-cal costs than ac-tive adults, and the costs associated with physical inactivity increase with age.
“To put it in per-spective,” said Liz Kroondyk, own-er of the Curves women’s fitness center in Boyne City, “for every dollar you spend on wellness, you save as much as five dollars on illness.”Curves has partnered with major health insurance and third party providers --
including Health-ways SilverSneak-ers, AArP, and Blue Cross Blue Shield -- who see huge fi-nancial benefits in wellness programs and offer reimburse-ments and incentives on Curves gym mem-berships to their plan members.
For example, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota re-cently completed a landmark study that found that people who went to the gym at least eight times a month had signifi-cantly lower health-care costs than those who did not.
These frequent gym attendees had:· 39 percent fewer visits to the Emergency Room· 41 percent fewer hospital admissions· 18 percent low-er overall claims costs
in an era where many have no health insur-ance at all and those who do have higher copays, a gym mem-bership may be the most affordable way to keep healthcare dollars in consum-ers’ pockets. this will become even more important in the near future, ac-cording to research-er iBiSWorld: As baby boomers pass
through their 40s and 50s, healthcare costs are forecast to rise dramatically.
everyone knows that the human body thrives on regular ex-ercise, and that stay-
ing fit and maintain-ing a healthy weight can contribute to significantly reduced risks for various can-cers (by as much as 60 percent!), diabe-tes, heart disease, hypertension and many other debilitat-ing conditions. Here are some other great reasons to head to the gym:
exercising with oth-ers can “greatly improve your ex-ercise adherence”. it’s much easier to stick to an exercise program when you have accountability -- from trainers and coaches, friends, or both. (university of georgia department of Kinesiology and Health)
exercise is like Mir-acle-gro for your brain and can make you smarter by re-leasing chemicals that cause neurons to branch and connect in new ways. new junctions between
neurons are the basis of learning. (Kristin r. Wehner Keffeler, entrepreneur.com)
exercise may make you a better worker -- by as much as 15 percent according to
a study presented to the American College of Sports Medicine -- and enhances time-management skills, mental performance, ability to meet dead-lines, mood, and in-teractions with co-workers. (MSnBC.com)
exercise directly reduces stress by decreasing the pro-duction of stress hor-mones and increas-
ing the production of endorphins -- your brain’s “feel good” n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s . (MayoClinic.com)
exercise pays you back double: each hour of exercise adds two to your life. (Har-vard Alumni Study)
“the research is clear: exercising regularly and main-taining a healthy weight can save not only your life but your money as well,” said Liz Kroondyk. “your health is your most precious asset, and not taking care of it is going to cost you more in the long run.”
to help women save even more money, Curves of Boyne City is offering 50% off the sign-up fee and 30 days Free when you mention this ar-ticle!
For more informa-tion, contact Curves at 582-0699.
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Curves works every major muscle group with a complete 30-minute work-out that combines strength training and sustained cardiovas-cular activity through
safe and effective hydraulic resistance. Curves also works to help women lose weight, gain muscle strength and aerobic capacity, and raise metabolism with its groundbreaking, sci-entifically proven method that ends the need for perpetual di-eting. Founders gary and diane Heavin are considered the inno-vators of the express fitness phenomenon that has made exercise available to around 4 million women glo-bally, many of whom are in the gym for the first time. With near-ly 10,000 locations worldwide, Curves is the world’s largest fitness franchise. For more information, please visit: www.curves.com.
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Financial Services, at 5:30 p.m. thursday, Jan. 21, at Boyne Mountain. the Annual Meeting is a cel-ebration of the past year’s ac-complishments of the Chamber and the Boyne business com-munity. it begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and features heavy hors d’oeuvres, busi-ness awards, introduction of the 2010 board members, live and silent auctions, and a ViP audience of 200 business and civic leaders. if you would like to promote your business by donating an auction item or be-coming a sponsor, please reply to this email or call 582-6222. Admission is $20 per person and reservations are required. news story about last year’s
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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 substantially, KorthaseF-linn continue to carry on the legacy of client trust and superior personal service that the company was founded on. today they operate three offices and service more than 10,000 clients throughout the Midwest. the full-service agency delivers impeccable expertise in business in-
surance, personal insurance, group and individual health programs, and corporate and individual financial services.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 in-volve either a Valentine’s day theme or chocolate in some way. Some of last year’s events and activities:
* Popular thematic food items: champagne, strawber-ries, cherries, raspberries, cookies, and, of course, choc-olate * 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 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; however, the warming house is not open. For additional infor-mation you may call the warm-ing house at 582-3641 or City Hall 582-6597.
Building BasiCs
Main Street hosts Building Ba-sics presentation Jan. 26Boyne City Main Streetthe Boyne City Main Street / downtown development Au-thority will be hosting a “Main Street Building Basics” pre-sentation on tuesday, Jan. 26, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Boyne district Library Con-ference room. the public, especially downtown property owners and individuals in-terested in historic preserva-tion, are invited to attend. the presentation will be a webinar conducted by Kelly Larson, Main Street architect for the State Historic Preservation office. the presentation is a kick-off point for the Boyne City Main Street design Com-mittee to select downtown buildings to receive design services to rehabilitation of a building’s facade. Any build-ing located within the down-town is eligible to receive the no-cost design services that include a schematic drawing of the proposed façade improve-ment, preliminary cost esti-mate, and paint samples. the design services are provided by the State Historic Preserva-tion office in the Michigan State Housing development Authority. Any property owner interested in receiving the services must first attend a “Main Street Building Basics”
presentation. An application, available at the Main Street office, can then be submitted to the design Committee for review and approval. to learn more about the presentation and design services, contact the Boyne City Main Street Program at 582-9009. the deadline to register is Jan. 22.
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 discus-sions, park history, identifying flora and fauna, and investiga-tion into what changes winter brings to the environment. enjoy hot chocolate compli-ments of the park staff. A lim-ited supply of snowshoes are available for use at no charge. Admission is free, but a state park motor vehicle permit 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.
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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.
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nothing to 10 dollars to build. usually, the citizens built their own. All they needed were a few beams, planks, some thin crate boards, a roll of tar paper, a handful of nails, a saw and a hammer, and there you were. A few shan-ties even had windows with curtains. of course, a pennant added a personal touch. the floor of each shanty was ice. there might be a few water spots here and there. Ac-
cording to Bill underhill you only needed a six-inch hole for smelt fishing but the idea in a fish shanty was to have a big hole so that it was easy to keep open.
From one day to the next, Smeltania never looked the
same because the “tar-skins” were frequently moved about. And every day new squatters appeared on the ice. Villagers often complained about claim jumpers. resident smelters would prepare their nicely cut holes with expectations of moving a house on the spot the following day. When they returned in the morning, lo and behold, some brother smelter had claimed the terri-tory as his own. Sometimes
the shanties just moved. in 1939 it was reported that fish shanties were torn from their moorings and the sportsmen were taken for a free ride under protest as a raging gale refused to abate.
Most of the shanties had two
holes, although some had as many as six or eight holes. Light was provided
by lanterns or bulbs wired to batteries. Wood or gas stoves were used for heat. Some-times wood stoves just got too hot and the fishermen would have to open a window or the door. there were times when they would just have to leave the shanty.
Bill Schaller, the city manager of Smeltania, was questioned about a fire. Schaller said he couldn’t understand how three
shanties could burn when he had provided a fire plug with thousands of gallons of water for each house.
Small minnows sized a 1/2 inch to 1&1/2 inches were normally used for bait. Many of the local fishermen trapped
or netted their own minnows in the lake or streams. in order to ensure an accessible supply during the winter, some smelters decided to keep them in their family bathtubs at home. it was probably okay because many a time hus-band and wife teamed up to catch their 100 or more smelt every night. Many smelters, out of necessity, bought their minnows at H.o. Wilds’ Bait Shop which, at that time, was located just east of the dairy Queen. Anyway, Wilds, a short, small man with white hair, had a large minnow tank and he stocked it with min-nows that he trapped or netted in Mud Lake (sometimes called Forest Lake).
According to Bill underhill, the size of the smelt “varied according to the years.” Bill said, “i think it was accord-ing to the year they were hatched, and not food. one year you get a run of big two or three-year-old smelt and the next year you get a run of little one-year-old smelt. i don’t think it had too much to do with their food supply because when they died off; we picked up all sizes of smelt along the shoreline. i think it was just the year they were born.” Kate Hartlep said the
smelt could run from four to nine inches long, but some could be 12 inches long.
in fishing for smelt, two hooks were usually attached to the line. When a bite was felt by the fisherman, he reeled in the line with a reel rigged to the wall or ceil-ing of the shanty. it was a lot quicker than using your hands. A bicycle wheel made a popular reel.
Sometimes at night a light was used to attract the smelt. An electric light bulb, sealed in a jar and lighted by an auto-mobile battery, was suspended four feet below the surface. the results were usually a good catch of smelt. What a chore it must have been pull-ing the battery on a sled on and off the ice to recharge it!
if you got hungry in 1940 while fishing, all you had to do was walk over to Bill and Bea erber’s restaurant called the Smeltania trading Post. it was located over 50 feet of water. the erbers cooked a lot of their food at their restau-rant on the southwest corner of Lake and Water Streets and delivered it to their fish shanty restaurant. you could
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HAITI from Pg 1community. Kathy Sutton, also a long time Boyne resi-dent, takes that same goal in her work. After speaking to her son and daughter’s teachers at Concord Academy Boyne, she found that the class would love to be involved. they are working to organize a bake sale on February 6th at glen’s Market in Boyne City. “Little hands can do great things!” says Sutton. Pastor Matt from Harbor Light Community Chapel Church, who has been abroad on mis-sion trips in the past, plans to come to speak to children
about past trips to Haiti, and what mission workers do, in hopes that the children will gain an appreciation for the causes that they are giving to. Sutton adds that donations for the bake sale are always welcome, both in baked goods and money. Any questions can be directed to Kathy Sutton at 231-582-2902.the latest headline from the united nations is Security Council authorizes 3,500 more UN peacekeepers for HaitiPeacekeepers search for survivors under rubble at un headquarters in Haiti 19 January 2010 – the
Security Council today backed Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s call to increase the overall force levels of the united nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti to support the immediate recovery, reconstruction and stability efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake.Following his visit on Sunday to the capital, Port-au-Prince, Mr. Ban asked the Council for an additional 1,500 police officers and 2,000 troops to reinforce the mission, known as MinuStAH, to augment its 9,000 uniformed personnel already on the ground.the Council, in unanimously adopting resolution 1908, decided that MinuStAH will consist of a military component of up to 8,940 troops of all ranks and of a police component of up to 3,711 police, and that it will keep the new force levels under review as necessary. the 15-member body took that action, “recogniz-ing the dire circumstances and
urgent need for a response” to the 7.0-magnitude quake which struck Haiti on 12 January, leaving one third of the country’s population of 9 million in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Ban voiced his gratitude to the Council for its swift action. “By approving my proposal… the Council sends a clear signal – the world is with Haiti.”He stressed the need to try to get the extra forces on the ground as quickly as possible. yesterday un peacekeeping chief Alain Le roy said a pledge for 800 troops has already been received from the dominican republic and more pledges are expected soon.the additional forces are needed, Mr. Le roy said, to escort humani-tarian convoys, to secure humanitarian corridors that are being estab-lished, and to constitute a reserve force “in case the situation unrav-els and security
deteriorates.”the earthquake has caused the single greatest loss of life in the un’s history. the Christopher Hotel, which housed the world body’s headquarters in Haiti, collapsed, while other buildings hosting the un suffered extensive damage.Hundreds of un personnel are still unaccounted for, and among those confirmed dead are Mr. Ban’s Special rep-resentative to Haiti and head of MinuStAH, Hédi Annabi, as well as his deputy, Luiz Carlos da Costa, and Acting Police Commissioner doug Coates of the royal Canadian Mounted Police.Last week Mr. Ban dispatched edmond Mulet, the former Special representative to Haiti and current Assistant-Sec-retary-general for Peacekeeping operations, to the country to assume full com-mand of MinuStAH in the wake of the disaster.
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the Chef Challenge 2010 will be held Friday, April 23 – Sunday, April 25, 2010. the Chefs Challenge is an extraor-dinary event featuring Michigan made products, foods, culinary, beers, wines, and spirits. not only does the event benefit Challenge Mountain but promotes springtime tourism and Michigan products as well. the event is in its 3rd year. in 2009 the Chefs Challenge raised $11,000 for Challenge Mountain’s adaptive recreation programs for people with special needs. the funds raised from the event go directly to programs for people with special needs that include downhill skiing, adaptive down-hill, snowboarding, adaptive snow-boarding, and snowshoeing for the winter months. Summer brings day camp activities, wilderness camping, hiking, and much more. in 2009, more than 2500 people received crucial benefits from participating in these extraordinary activities. A Meet and greet is scheduled for chef teams, dignitaries, and celebrity chefs on Friday, April 23. the day starts off early on the 24th with seminars and vendors at 10am. the culinary event begins at 11am and boasts 16 chef teams competing for the chance to be the best in the State at the evening’s chef cook-off beginning at 6pm. the teams competing are the best from north and south chosen by a group of celebrity judges and culi-nary school professors. Celebrities include Chef Michelle Bommarito and Chef Hermann Suhs. Chef teams are currently being sought. Vendors who want to promote their Michigan products or busi-nesses can contact Challenge Mountain as well. With over 500 people expected this year, the Chefs Challenge promises to be one of the “must attend” events of the year. in July of 2009, the mastermind of the Chefs Challenge, Joe Breiden-stein passed away from cancer. rob towne, Challenge Mountain Board President states, “We are thrilled the Chefs Challenge will continue in Mr. Breidenstein’s memory. With Boyne Mountain hosting the event will be the big-gest and best yet. We cannot thank Boyne Mountain enough for part-nering. in 1984 everett Kircher and his family donated the former Walloon Hills to the newly formed organization. their gift has helped thousands upon thousands of individuals.” Anyone interested in how to register, attend, sponsor, or be one of the lucky 16 chef teams, please contact Sue Moody at 231-582-1186 or by email at [email protected]. information is also on the Challenge Mountain website at www.challengemtn.org and the Chefs Challenge website at www.chefs-challenge.com.
trade your fresh smelt for sandwiches, fried smelt and coffee. they usually served coffee to 50 people every night. According to Bill un-derhill, “they ran the restau-rant for a couple of years until one day the manager and cash register disappeared. they used a set of hooks to find the cash register at the bottom of the lake. i don’t know if they ever found the manager.”
Most of the smelters stayed until they caught their hun-dred smelt before heading home. However, one could get lost in a blizzard on one’s way home. one time, Bill Smith got lost. He said, “i was coming back from the city one night and i got completely lost. i wound up miles out of my way. i decided we’d have a proper street leading from Smelta-nia to Boyne City. So i got a bunch of Christmas trees and planted them in the ice at intervals of about ten feet.” Street signs were erected and now fish-ermen could make their way safely home along Smith Boulevard. that is how the local tradition of having a broad highway outlined with Christmas trees got started.
rather than walk, some people hired a taxi to ferry them out to Smeltania for 15 cents a ride. Most tourists hired a taxi and they didn’t usually come to Boyne City until Wallace earl, the Voice of Smeltania, broadcast on his short-wave radio that the ice was firm and the smelt were biting.
naturally, some people drove their cars or trucks out on the ice. one night Harry Parker, the founder of Parker Motor Freight, was fishing with his buddies. they ran out of liquids, so Harry and a friend made a beer run to Boyne City. Well, his vehicle started to break through the ice. they immediately thrust the doors open and each door hung on the edge of the ice. the truck swung back and forth like a teeter-totter as they made their escape. Seconds later the beer truck disappeared in 30 feet of water. to the dismay of the fishermen, Parker’s car kept going in circles tangling all their lines. Parker threatened to sue the mayor of Smeltania for 100,000 smelt because his car fell through the ice on Smith Boulevard. Asked if he was responsible, Mayor Smith said, “absolutely not, Parker’s car was 100 yards off the boulevard and besides he drove right through a
detour sign.”
A number of local people rented shanties, including Bill underhill. At one time, he had 27 shanties to rent. Bill said that he got a dollar a line for renting a shanty. He said, “one of my funniest experi-ences was with Harold of Harolds of Las Vegas. He called me and wanted to rent a shanty for a week. When they arrived his wife had a fur coat on that i bet was worth $20,000 and he was all rigged up in an eskimo outfit. When we got out on the ice, we couldn’t put all his food and liquor in their shanty so he rented another one. they had a ball. they just came and stayed a week.”
in the early 1940s Bill un-derhill shipped an average of 2,200 smelt a day. He sold them for two cents apiece. He said that the smelt went
out all over the country. He usually couldn’t get enough to fill his orders.
Smeltania was fun for a lot of people. Bill Smith was a colorful figure in Boyne’s historical past. one might casually say that his job was to check the depth of the ice and oversee the moving of shanties, make sure everyone was okay including those fishing without a shanty, inspect the telephone lines, keep the phones in working order and super-vise the prepara-tions for estab-lishing a new city on the ice every year.
every year, Mayor Smith had to run for re-elec-tion in a fun-loving rivalry against Bill
Schaller. naturally, guy Baker, owner of the Boyne Citizen, used every chance he got to cast a barb at “Wild Bill” Schaller. After add-ing up the votes, Bill Smith always emerged victorious.
Around 1943 the smelt dip-ping and fishing practically died out. there was a resur-gence of smelt for a few years in the 1950s and then they disappeared almost com-pletely from the Boyne City area. We know that there was a severe shortage of min-nows in Lake Charlevoix and literally miles of dead smelt littered the beaches of north-ern Michigan. Bill underhill said that “we sent samples (of smelt) to biologists at Purdue university, univer-sity of Michigan, Michigan State university and another college in ohio. We received four different answers, but they were all alike in one
respect -- that a fish with an injured gill cannot live. in the samples we picked up and sent, the gills had all turned white. normal gills on smelt are bright red. the smelt we sent were emaciated, very thin and had nothing in their stomachs. Whether they had a virus that affected the gills or starved, i don’t know.”
in 1981, the smelt were again being caught in Lake Char-levoix. Smeltania was re-vived and Bill underhill was elected mayor. We know that
Bill had lots of experience as a fisherman, and businessman renting shanties. under May-or Smith’s regime he was the Chief of Police for Smeltania. under Bill’s management, Smeltania became a city on ice again for several years.
in 1983, the Winterfest was scheduled, but there was no ice until Bill supposedly did his famous naked ice dance. did he really do it? Well, i guess only the late Bill underhill knows. His exploits were reported around the world. Bill said, “i talked live on radio programs from rochester, new york; Peo-ria, illinois; San diego and Los Angeles. i talked live on national Broadcasting Company, Mutual Broadcast-ing System and the Canadian Broadcasting System. i have received many calls and everyone asked if i really did do it. you better believe i did
it. Anyway, we received a million dollars worth of public-ity with this crazy thing.” Boyne did have ice and everyone had a great time.
Soon the smelt disap-peared, but for those who caught and sold smelt their memories linger on about the
good times and community spirit the people of Boyne experienced during the dif-ficult years of the depression and World War ii. For those who weren’t around during this time, please stop this winter and take a good look at Lake Charlevoix and try to envision Smeltania, that City on ice. Personally, i want to thank Bill underhill for spending so much time in-forming me about Smeltania and contributing so much to the history of Boyne City.
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Box 1028, Indian River, MI. NMH Foundation seeks database manager. Would be in charge of foun-dation database, content, training. Minimum five years experience in data-base management using Raiser’s Edge or similar program, bachelor’s degree in computer science, business or philan-thropy preferred. Contact [email protected] or apply online www.northern-health.org. Construction ori-ented marketing & sales. 231-347-4722. Medical transcrip-tion instructors needed. Send your resume to Dr. Robert Marsh, [email protected] or NCMC, 1515 Howard Street Petoskey, MI 49770. prosthetics, home healthcare & or-thotics customer service individual needed for Wright & Filippis. Computer, people, phone skills required. Apply on-line at www.firsttos-erve.com/careers/ Front desk at a den-tist’s office. Perfect for a dental hygien-ist, assistant, or re-ceptionist. Possible clinical participa-tion in this full-time position. Call 231-347-2100 or email [email protected] Dental Hygienist wanted for a part-time position with flexible days and hours. Send your resume to Charlev-oix Family Dentistry, 205 Ferry Avenue, Charlevoix, MI, 49720. Communications Director sought for nonprofit organi-zation. Must have strong interpersonal skills and be well organized. Strong writing skills and ability to lead fund-raising and commu-nications programs a must. Min. of three years experi-ence in fundraising and must possess a relevant bach-elor’s degree. Send your resume and cover letter to Gaile Gruenwald, Execu-tive Director, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 426 Bay Street, Petoskey, MI, 49770, by December 11th.
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• Next Class at Concord Academy Boyne on January 21st from 3:30-5 PM for the community. this month’s dance is Swing!• Classes cost $8 for walk-ins and $6 in advance.• Classes are for anyone age 10+, no part-ner necessary. Call 231-645-1970 for in-formation or find us on Facebook!
in 1997, after a long week of hard work, Boyne City Middle School students filtered back in for the first young teen night. thirteen years later, the spirit is still strong. Students file in to see a row of video game systems, board games, food, and soda. “i really appreciate the support
from the community” says Marty Moody, who has been the driv-ing force behind many of these events. Crediting Boyne City Pizza and glen’s for donating a large quantity of food over the years, Moody expresses many thanks to groups donating time and effort. Moody credits the donation of time by a local dJ who is known for playing mod-ern-but-appropriate music for the teens, and for doing so free of charge. An evening of safe, clean fun is in store for anyone at one of the well-known teen nights. More information can be obtained from Boyne City Mid-dle School.
it’s not too late to get flu shots! Another wave of H1n1 may be coming this winter and sea-sonal flu activity will be starting soon--and won’t peak until late February or early March. Vac-cination is the best protection against the flu. the more people who get H1n1 vaccinations, the less likely a third wave will be. H1n1 vaccinations are available from some health care providers and at Walgreen’s phamacies for a small fee.
At the Health department, H1n1 vaccine is Free; sea-sonal flu shots are $25 and we accept Medicaid and Medicare. you can get both vaccinations at the same time if needed. Call 800-432-4121 to schedule an appointment in Bellaire, Mance-lona, Charlevoix, Petoskey/Har-bor Springs, or gaylord.
So far, we’ve given over 15,000 doses of H1n1 vaccine to peo-ple from Antrim, Charlevoix, emmet, and otsego counties. We’ve also distributed another 7,500 doses to hospitals and physician practices. We’re receiving new shipments regu-larly. now that there is plenty of vaccine, everyone who wants protection against H1n1 can get it.
Seasonal flu hits older adults harder and H1n1 flu is gener-ally more serious in younger people. Moms and dads, don’t forget, kids nine and under need two doses of H1n1 vaccine, 28 days apart.
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Episcopal church
Please call 582-5045 to ob-tain information about nativ-ity. the church is located at 209 Main Street, Boyne City.
BoynE catholic community
BVCC still has many continu-ing 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 For-mation 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 quiz-ing 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. Children’s min-istries also available. 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 special 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 informa-tion, please phone Pastor ryp Hankins at 459-8373 or visit www.reignofgracemin.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 As-semblies of god church plant in Boyne City, located at 1100 “A” Boyne Ave, next to Mc-
donald’s and across from the public school campus. Praise and worship is contemporary and prophetic.
Communion is served week-ly. nursery and Children’s ministries are available Sun-day’s and nursery is available on Wednesday’s.
youth group meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday’s for junior high, senior high, and college/career with youth leaders 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 commit-ted leadership and people who have a love for the community of Boyne.
reign of grace desires to reach individuals and fami-lies at the point of their need, develop authentic relationships where mentoring and disciple-ship happen, and impact the community in practical ways while sharing the love, grace, and gospel of Jesus Christ.
For more information, please phone the church at 231-459-8373 or visit www.reignofgra-cemin.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 sessions continue on tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm at St. Matthews.
if you have any interest in learning more about the Catho-lic faith, please come join our other inquires on this wonder-ful 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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don’t miss the Candle Light Service of Lessons and Carols, 7:00 p.m., Christmas eve.
Walloon lakE community
on Sunday, January 24, the Word and Worship will be at 9:00 and 10:45 AM. the sermon will be given by Pastor Jeff ellis titled “Je-sus is enough – So Spread the news” from Colossians 1:24-29. there will be infant and toddler nurseries available during both services. Chil-dren groups meet at 9:00 and 10:45. Junior and Senior High youth attend Worship and Word at 9:00 and then meet at the youth center from 10:30 to noon. Adult Foundation class will be at 10:45 AM in room 112-113. Community Small groups will meet at 9:00 and 10:45 AM. Stop at the ministry table in the foyer for more in-formation about small groups or about serving somewhere in the church. the Church An-nual Meeting will take place in the multi-purpose room starting at 12:30 PM. there will be a snack of pizza served. this meeting is for members. Senior High groups are meet-ing Sunday evening at various locations. Please, contact Pas-tor Jason for more information on the Junior and Senior High youth at 675-8404.
on tuesday, January 26, the Women’s Morning Study will begin at 9:15 AM at the discipleship House. the Food Pantry will be open from 5:00 to 6:15 PM. on Wednesday, January 27, the family meal
will start at 5:30 with classes starting at 6:30 PM. 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. Cele-brate recovery will meet from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. For more information, on Celebrate re-covery, 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
reverend Peggy nattermann will be celebrant at the 10 a.m. eucharist service at episcopal Church of the nativity on Sun-day, January 24. immediately following the church service, everyone is invited to the ‘annual brunch’ in the church basement. the church annual meeting will convene after the brunch.
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.
first prEsBytErian
“the Wisdom of naming” is the message at First Presbyte-rian Church, 10:00 a.m., Sun-day, January 17th, 401 S. Park St., Boyne City. Pastor Jonath-an Mays and congregation find hope in new names as we read isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; and John 2:1-11. Call (231) 582-7983 for nursery, Sunday school, youth group, bible study, and prayer schedules. office hours are Monday-thursday, 9a-3:30p, and Friday, 9a-12:30p. Congregational meeting, 11:15 a.m., January 17th.
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As we carefully wrapped precious Christmas orna-ments for safe storage until next year, Haiti was devastated by one of the worst earthquakes in recorded history.
We cry and pray with our Haitian sisters and broth-ers at their impossible losses.
We laugh and praise at miraculous rescues.
We wander how to put our prayer into meaning-ful action. We wonder at the faith of families who have lost everything except their faith. even that fragile reality – trust in god – seems one aftershock from destruc-tion.
Last week, Jamie Woodall wrote that the name Christian means “little Christ.”
it goes much deeper than our external images of what it means to be a Christian.
yet, followers of Jesus actually do dress a cer-tain way so that others may know god’s kind-ness. Probably not the kind of church clothes you’re thinking of, but that’s the wisdom of new clothes.
i can’t think about Haiti without thinking about families looking for kids.
Some of us have lost children. Losing a child for a moment is terrify-ing.
Losing a child for for-ever is unfathomable.
no preacher has mean-
The wisdom of New Clothes
» Wisdom, pg. 17
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ingful answers for such loss.
no church has enough comfort. Perhaps the best we can do is simply to be there: the imperfect, an-swerless, but loving pres-ence of god Who Cares.
We can also be mindful of what we’re wearing.
Scripture readings for the last Sunday of 2009 in-cluded a story from Luke 2:41-51 about the time the boy Jesus was miss-ing for three days.
His frantic parents finally “found him in the tem-ple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.”
At First Presbyterian Church, i asked our congregation to imagine what the young Jesus might have been talk-ing about. everyone who heard him was amazed
at his understanding and his answers. i imagine him saying something about the wisdom of new clothes.
Being slow to catch on, someone in the crowd would ask, “you mean all we have to do is put on a new robe? Like the new pajamas we use to get every Christmas from grandma?” And, i imag-ine Jesus smiling with genuine love and patience and saying something a lot like what his appren-tice, Paul, later wrote in Colossians chapter 3:12-14,
therefore, as god’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe your-selves with compassion, kindness, humility, gen-tleness and patience.
Bear with each other and forgive whatever griev-ances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord for-gave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all to-
gether in perfect unity.
We lost our daughter Sa-rah once. i’ve lost Jesus more than once. At least i couldn’t seem to find him a few times along the way.
Sarah was four.
We watched as she walked to her friend Jenny’s home.
We got concerned when it seemed that no one was at Jenny’s house and there was no sign of Sarah. no one answered their phone or their door.
Someone had seen a young girl with a man at a nearby party store.
Sarah’s big brother, ian, kept telling us that Sa-rah was still at Jenny’s house.
on his insistence, we checked again and there she was huddled in the middle of their living room floor, crying softly, too scared to answer when we called.
She’d been there all along. the family had left not knowing Sarah was in the bathroom.
Very little compares to the joy we felt when we broke in to rescue our lit-tle girl.
the whole neighborhood celebrated with shouts of joy and tears of relief.
if i could have given her new clothes, i would have invented the first gPS dress for little girls so i could just track her on a computer wherever she went.
i was 16 years old, then 30-something, and 50-something, a few of the times that i couldn’t find Jesus. He never left, it was me.
Life took over in one way or another and i was too distracted to notice him waiting to listen to me and ask me questions.
each time, someone clothed with compas-sion, kindness, humility,
gentleness and patience helped me find my way back. And, we celebrated.
Jesus spent a lot of time training his first follow-ers in the wisdom of new clothes.
He taught them to clothe themselves differently than their contemporary culture.
He didn’t concern himself with robes or sandals. He taught them to clothe themselves with the very character of god.
He taught them to put on the kind of internal gar-ments that make it possi-ble to love as Jesus loves. these are the clothes we need to be wearing if we plan to show god’s kindness in the face of unspeakable tragedy or in the ordinariness of every-day life.
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The strength to go on comes from within
Mary ellen Pulaski, 68 of Petoskey, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2009 at her home, her family close by. Mary ellen was born on August 15, 1941 in Saginaw, to Arthur and dorothy (gross) Kerns; both her par-ents preceded her in death. She grew up in Saginaw and was a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School.
on February 9, 1963 she married the love of her life, roy Pulaski; together they made their home in Petos-key. A short time later they opened the Chem-ist Shop in downtown Petoskey, operating the business together for more than 37 years, retiring in 2004.
A kind and loving heart, a thoughtful and giving friend, these characteristics best describe the woman
she was. Her children will always remember a mom who put their needs before her own, a mother who instilled in them the importance of family. no mat-ter how busy life got, holidays and birthdays were times to be trea-sured together as a family. to her husband roy, who survives her, Mary ellen was his partner in life, in business and his best
friend. together they raised three children who survive her; Anne of denver, Co., Scott (Lisa) of gaylord and Jeff (Susan) of Peto-skey. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Hunter, Mitch, Audri and david, as well as her sister, Barbara (Jerry) Martin of Sag-inaw.
Mary ellen was an active energetic per-
son; she enjoyed be-ing outdoors, walking, kayaking and espe-cially sailing with roy on the family boat. She was a faithful member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Her life will be cel-ebrated with a funeral mass this Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Fran-cis Xavier Catholic Church, Fr. dennis Stilwell will officiate.
Visitation will take place this evening at Stone Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. inter-ment will take place in the spring at St. Fran-cis Cemetery. in lieu of flowers those wishing to honor Mary ellen’s memory with a charitable con-tribution are asked to consider Brother dan’s Pantry or the Women’s resource Center.
» Wisdom, FRoM pAgE 16
#13 Eric Hausler goes for a shot, as traverse City St. Francis guards.
#30 Eric patrick makes his move down the court.
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The Next GenerationFreshman
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PARENTS’ NAMES: Mark & Corinne Capp
GRADE: 12th
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Volleyball, tennis, national Honors Society
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: enjoys hanging out with friends and family during free time
FUTURE PLANS: Plans on attending college at Saginaw Valley State university in the fall
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Here are the results of the Thursday, Janu-ary 14, 2010 - Tri-meet with Charlevoix & Kalkaska“Zach Bush earning two pins for us tonight helped us be competitive.” Says Boyne City’s Wrestling Coach. “dylan nelson showed some aggressive-ness in picking up a :19 second pin.”
the coach says Jon Calo had his best match of the season against Kalkaska
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At right, Boyne City’s Man-di Welborn fights hard, as Traverse City St. Francis Girls guard at the free throw line.
» Wrestling, pg. 19
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ramblEr bOyS baSkETball
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Right: #20 Caleb Roberts goes up for a shot, as East Jordan fights back
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mOuNTaiNStanding at the mountain’s top, strapped in and ready for action. it’s a common scenario at Boyne Highlands re-sort and Boyne Mountain in northern Michigan but now, in addition to swoosh-ing down the slopes on skis and snowboards, visitors to the resorts can experience a new attraction, Zipline Ad-venture! the adventure sessions are offered Wednesdays, Fri-days, Saturdays and Sun-days during the winter months and offered year-round.Boyne’s Zipline Adven-ture is a guided tour of a series of seven cable lines crisscrossing the snow cov-ered slopes and hillsides, through wooded terrain, trails and valleys. Zipliners leap or run from each line’s platform with a rush of adrenaline and soar at speeds of up to 25 MPH over the heads of skiers and snowboarders. the ziplines range in length from 150 to 500 feet with heights up to 60 feet. rid-ers can expect the tour to be approximately two hours.“What’s really great about the Zipline Adventure at both resorts, in addition to the thrill, is the interaction between the guides and the group,” said richard Wren, guest services manager. “the guides have as much fun as the first-time riders and even those who are a bit hesitant to leap off that first platform are jumping with ease and trying tricks, like flying upside down, after only the first few lines.”Participants meet at the re-sorts’ SnowSports Acade-my desks to receive zipline gear and safety instructions, then ride to the mountain’s top on a chairlift and head to the first platform. For riders using snow gear, resort personnel will pick up the skis, poles, and snowboards at the start of the first line and shuttle it to the last line for the end of the tour. non-skiers and snowboard-ers simply walk to the base of the slopes following their exciting zipline experience. Boots, whether ski, snow-board, winter or hiking, are necessary as some walking and light climbing is in-volved between lines. rid-ers must be at least three feet tall and weigh between 60 and 275 pounds. All ziplining gear including the harness and mandatory helmet are provided, how-ever, personal helmets may also be worn. Winter riders should dress appropriately and also wear a hat and gloves. Cost for all ages is $59 with a Boyne lift ticket or season pass and $69 without. each session ac-commodates up to 12 rid-ers and advanced reserva-tions are recommended by calling Boyne Highlands at 231.526.3835 and Boyne Mountain at 231.549.6056. For more information, please visit www.Boyne.com.
Two Tough Losses
when he outlasted a very good opponent.
“And Zach Ladere had the most exciting match of the night against Charlevoix when he reversed on Myles Kerr and pinned him in the second period.” He ex-plained.
double winners Zach Ladere, Zach Bush, Jon Calo & drew nohel
Single win: dylan nelson
Boyne City 27 - kalkaska 36 Wins were picked up by:
Zach Ladere (119) by void
Zach Bush (140) pinned nathan Hayden in 2:46
Jon Calo (152) decisioned
Blake Brooks 7-5
drew nohel (160) by void
dylan nelson (289) pinned Brennan Burrick in :19
Boyne City 24 - Charlevoix 48Wins were picked up by:
Zach Ladere (119) with a pin over Myles Kerr in 3:39
Zach Bush (135) with a pin of Marc durkee in 1:41
Jon Calo (152) by void
drew nohel (160) with a pin of Chris Keie in 5:19
» Wrestling, FRoM pAgE 18
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