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Gazette DAILY NEWS & PHOTOS AT BOYNEGAZETTE.COM BOYNE CITY BOYNE HIGH SCHOOL TO HOST SHOP COMPETITION BOYNE RAMBLERS SPRING SPORTS PAGES 8,9,12 est. 2009 No. 400 - Vol. 8 - Issue 36 SEEK THE TRUTH, SERVE THE CITIZENS WedNesday aprIl 26, 2017 $1.00 BOYNEGAZETTE.COM Follow us on Twitter @bcgazette for the latest headlines Give us a call at (231) 582-2799 Rock & Roll Realtor Mark D. Kowalske (231) 675-3721 • markkowalske.com see COMPETITION on PAGE 4 I ndustrial Arts high school students will take center stage on Friday May 5 when their projects are on display at the annual Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society regional competition hosted this year by Boyne City High School. The competition represents a range of disciplines from Archi- tecture Design to Metals to Wood- working with students competing against fellow students from all over Northern Michigan. “We would encourage you to bring your friends and family to view these student projects con- structed in our local schools,” said Don Nohel, BCHS Industrial Education Instructor. “You will be amazed at the depth, craftsmanship and quality of what our students have designed and built.” Projects will be judged by local professionals and the top four in each category will advance to the state competition at Saginaw Val- ley State University the following week. The public is encouraged to view the student projects on Friday May 5, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Boyne City High School Gymna- sium. Admission is free. For more information contact Boyne City High School Industri- al Education Instructor Don No- hel by email at dnohel@boyne. How much will it cost, who will pay for it, and who even wants it? Boyne City residents, business owners and other stakeholders are being asked to opine on the 475 North Lake St. property. “Our goal here is to brainstorm and hear your thoughts,” said Boyne City Mayor Tom Nei- dhamer during the Tuesday April 18 walking tour of the Open Space property. Despite the many public meet- ings and local news stories re- garding the Boyne City Open Space property, there still seems to be a fair amount of confusion on the matter. The facts are the city does not yet own the property—it mere- ly leases it for $1 per year— and the two men who own the land want the city to purchase it from them at their cost, plus certain fees, and use it for pub- 475 N. lake needs ideas & funding see OPEN SPACE on PAGE 5 A n opening day parade will be held at 2 p.m. on Satur- day April 29 to celebrate 60 years of Boyne City Little League. At 2 p.m., Boyne City Little League players along with their coaches, parents, grandparents, and sponsors will join together to march in the parade. Watch the parade anywhere from True Value, along Water Street, past Lynda's Real Estate Service on Lake Street, to Veteran's Me- morial Park. The celebration will continue at 2:30 at the Little League Ball Field at Veterans Park. Following the Star Spangled Ban- ner and pledge, there will be a brief history of those who took the vision of forming a Little League in Boyne City. Immediately following, girls and boys will have the opportunity to participate in a national competi- tion, pitch, hit and run. Each player will have a chance to pitch for accuracy, hit for distance, and run for fastest time. Opening day parade celebrates 60 years of Little League T he community is invit- ed to “Buff Up” Boyne from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday May 6. This annual community clean-up event will start in Sunset Park, downtown Boyne City. A hot dog cookout will round out the morning, courtesy of Todd Meier and the Dearborn Brand Sausage Company and the Boyne Valley Lions Club. Volunteers are asked to bring their own supplies, such as brooms, rakes, shovels and gloves. Some supplies will be available to borrow. Buff Up Boyne provides commu- nity members with an opportunity to meet their neighbors, get out in the sunshine, and get ready for a great summer season. For more information about Buff Up Boyne and Boyne City Main Street, visit www.boynecitymain- street.com or email mainstreet@ boynecity.com. Buff up BOYNE sprINg cleaNINg oN May 6 PHOTO BY CHRIS FAULKNOR Boyne City officials held a tour of the Open Space property located at 475 North Lake St. last week to discuss the future of the land which they hope to purchase and turn into a public park. PHOTOS BY CHRIS FAULKNOR Back in time The Northern Michigan Cancer Crusaders held their annual ‘50s Dance on April 22 at the Boyne City Eagles Club to raise money to fight the effects of cancer in Northern Michigan. Kathy Leist and Ann Parks (above) dance to the music of the 1950s. TNT jammed throughout the night, playing ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll (upper right). Patricia May (right) grills hot dogs for the waiting dancers. Jean Stolt and Jim Flick (below) en- joy a dance together. Sisters Grace and Payton Thompson (lower right) boogie on the dance floor. g By chris faulknor, publisher & Benjamin J. gohs, editor

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GazetteDAILY NEWS & PHOTOS AT bOYNEgAzETTE.cOmBoyne City

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boyne ramblers spring sportspages 8,9,12

est. 2009 • No. 400 - Vol. 8 - Issue 36 • Seek the truth, Serve the CitizenS • WedNesday aprIl 26, 2017 • $1.00

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Follow us on twitter@bcgazettefor the latest headlines

give us a call at(231) 582-2799

“Rock & Roll Realtor”Mark D. Kowalske

(231) 675-3721 • markkowalske.com

see cOmPETITION on PAgE 4

Industrial Arts high school students will take center stage on Friday May 5 when their projects are on display

at the annual Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society regional competition hosted this year by Boyne City High School.The competition represents a range of disciplines from Archi-tecture Design to Metals to Wood-working with students competing against fellow students from all over Northern Michigan.“We would encourage you to bring your friends and family to view these student projects con-structed in our local schools,” said Don Nohel, BCHS Industrial Education Instructor. “You will be amazed at the depth, craftsmanship and quality of what our students have designed and built.”Projects will be judged by local professionals and the top four in each category will advance to the state competition at Saginaw Val-ley State University the following week.The public is encouraged to view the student projects on Friday May 5, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Boyne City High School Gymna-sium. Admission is free. For more information contact Boyne City High School Industri-al Education Instructor Don No-hel by email at dnohel@boyne.

How much will it cost, who will pay for it, and who even wants it?Boyne City residents, business owners and other stakeholders are being asked to opine on the 475 North Lake St. property.

“Our goal here is to brainstorm and hear your thoughts,” said Boyne City Mayor Tom Nei-dhamer during the Tuesday April 18 walking tour of the Open Space property.Despite the many public meet-ings and local news stories re-garding the Boyne City Open Space property, there still

seems to be a fair amount of confusion on the matter.The facts are the city does not yet own the property—it mere-ly leases it for $1 per year—and the two men who own the land want the city to purchase it from them at their cost, plus certain fees, and use it for pub-

475 N. lake needs ideas & funding

see OPEN SPAcE on PAgE 5

An opening day parade will be held at 2 p.m. on Satur-day April 29 to celebrate 60

years of Boyne City Little League.At 2 p.m., Boyne City Little League players along with their coaches, parents, grandparents, and sponsors will join together to march in the parade. Watch the parade anywhere from True Value, along Water Street, past Lynda's Real Estate Service on Lake Street, to Veteran's Me-morial Park.The celebration will continue at 2:30 at the Little League Ball Field at Veterans Park.Following the Star Spangled Ban-ner and pledge, there will be a brief history of those who took the vision of forming a Little League in Boyne City. Immediately following, girls and boys will have the opportunity to participate in a national competi-tion, pitch, hit and run. Each player will have a chance to pitch for accuracy, hit for distance, and run for fastest time.

opening day parade celebrates60 years oflittle league

The community is invit-ed to “Buff Up” Boyne from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday May 6.

This annual community clean-up event will start in Sunset Park, downtown Boyne City. A hot dog cookout will round out the morning, courtesy of Todd Meier and the Dearborn Brand Sausage Company and the Boyne Valley Lions Club.Volunteers are asked to bring their own supplies, such as brooms, rakes, shovels and gloves.Some supplies will be available to borrow. Buff Up Boyne provides commu-nity members with an opportunity to meet their neighbors, get out in the sunshine, and get ready for a great summer season. For more information about Buff Up Boyne and Boyne City Main Street, visit www.boynecitymain-street.com or email [email protected].

Buff upBoynesprINgcleaNINgoN May 6

PHOTO by cHris faulknOrBoyne City officials held a tour of the Open space property located at 475 North Lake st. last week to discuss the future of the land which they hope to purchase and turn into a public park.

PHOTOs by cHris faulknOrBack in time The Northern Michigan Cancer Crusaders held their annual ‘50s Dance on april 22 at the Boyne City eagles Club to raise money to fight the effects of cancer in Northern Michigan. Kathy Leist and ann parks (above) dance to the music of the 1950s. TNT jammed throughout the night, playing ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll (upper right). patricia May (right) grills hot dogs for the waiting dancers. Jean stolt and Jim Flick (below) en-joy a dance together. sisters grace and payton Thompson (lower right) boogie on the dance floor.

g By chris faulknor, publisher& Benjamin J. gohs, editor

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Good God, it’s issue number 400.I’ve been thinking all day about a more eloquent way to put it, but all I can say is “good God.”We’ve sweated

bullets 400 times on our print dead-line.We’ve proofed and proofed (and proofed) 400 issues.We’ve made the same delivery rounds to stores 400 times.It seems like yesterday that I was walking around town with a spi-ral-bound and laminated mock-up of The Boyne City Gazette to sell advertising in a product that didn’t technically exist yet.It seems like it was last week when I was getting stuck in ditches drop-ping papers door-to-door because we didn’t have a postal permit yet.It feels like it was only last month that we got our first Michigan Press Association award, and yet now we have dozens more.Flipping through the papers we’ve done so far, each one has a memory for me.I laugh when I look at the pictures I took at the New Years Eve party at

Boyne Mountain in 2013, because I remember trudging up the snowy mountain to get the photo of the torch-bearing skiers spelling out the new year.I reminisce when I see my grand-father’s obituary, having put it to-gether over the weekend to make it into the next issue.I shudder when I look at my 2009 Mossback Amelia photos, remem-bering that I got lost trying to get there.Every issue of the Gazette means something to me because every is-sue came with its own heartaches, joys, laughs, jokes, and portion of my life.These past issues have seen me through two-and-a-half relation-ships (I’ll explain another day), an engagement, friendships, good weeks, and bad nights.These editions have seen busi-nesses open, close, and be replaced, and sat back through the births and deaths of numerous folks in our community.This newspaper has watched me evolve personally.I’ve aged seven-and-a-half years—one third of my life—from when Ben and I started this paper at a pic-nic table over a couple of beers.But, let’s be honest, it’s not just about us, it’s about all of you.

It’s about the businesses who had enough faith in this idea to adver-tise in a newspaper that didn’t exist yet.It’s about the thirteen-or-so people who subscribed to a newspaper that hadn’t even printed its first issue.So, today, I thank all of you for your faith in us and our ideas.Today, I thank the family members who have understood that owning a business doesn’t mean a 40-hour-week; in fact, more often than not, it means a 40-hour-day, if that’s even possible.And, lastly, I’d like to thank Ben, my business partner.Ben took a risk when he joined me in this grand idea that we hatched together in his back yard, and it wasn’t just on the business, it was on investing his time and hard work into an idea with an optimis-tic 21-year-old with no journalism experience.These 400 weeks have been the best of my life, and so I’m raising my mug of hot cocoa to another 400.Thank you all for your support.

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House Bill 4080, Authorize new energy-related purchase/debt scheme for schools: Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate - To include schools in a scheme authorized by a 2016 law for counties, which lets them contract with vendors for energy ef-ficiency projects, and pay for these with money the projects are sup-posed to save (or from regular tax revenue if savings don’t appear).37 Sen. Wayne Schmidt R - Tra-verse City Y

Senate Bill 245, Repeal switch-blade ban: Passed 36 to 1 in the SenateTo repeal the state law against own-ing, selling or possessing a switch-blade knife, “the blade or blades of which can be opened by the flick of a button.” The sponsor of the bill says the ban is outdated and un-evenly enforced.Schmidt - Y

Senate Bill 160, License Polaris “Slingshot” type vehicles as a mo-torcycle: Passed 36 to 0 in the Sen-ate - To revise the regulations on motorcycles in the state vehicle code so they also apply to “autocycles,” in particular to three wheeled ve-hicles like the Polaris “Slingshot.” Under current law vehicles like this happen to fit a particular definition requiring they be enclosed and have other car-like features such as wind-shields and wipers.Schmidt - Y

Senate Bill 150, Require agencies

disclose federal aid requests to leg-islature: Passed 36 to 0 in the SenateTo require state agencies that apply for any form of federal or other fi-nancial assistance to notify legisla-tive leaders, relevant committees and the legislature’s fiscal agencies within 10 days, with the notice in-cluding any conditions or stipula-tions associated with receiving the

assistance.Schmidt - Y

Senate Bill 78, Expand property transfer taxable value “pop up” ex-ception: Passed 37 to 0 in the SenateTo exempt from the property tax as-sessment “pop up” the transfer of a decedent’s principle residence to a family member, for up to two years.

The “pop up” is the provision of the 1994 Proposal A tax limitation ini-tiative that makes a property’s mar-ket value the basis of property tax assessments when it is sold, rather than the capped (and lower) “tax-able value” of the previous owner.Schmidt - YMichiganVotes.orgY = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting

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k12.mi.us or call Boyne City High School at (231) 439-8100.pIctured: Boyne city High school junior Jacob robinson is constructing a 16-foot cedar strip canoe in his woodwork-ing class. projects from all over northern michigan schools will be on display at the annual MItes fair on friday May 5 at Boyne city high school.

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PHOTOs by cHris faulknOrpreparing for the future Boyne City High school held mock and real interviews to sharpen the skills of their graduating seniors. Katrina Balch of Local Flavor (above) interviews Olivia Tackett for a barista position. ashley Cousens of the Boyne area Chamber of Commerce (below) puts on a mock interview with Laura steinhoff. MaKenna Vincent (second from bottom) mock interviews with Leslie Neilson of inspired living. Melissa grubaugh interviews with Katie Richard-son for a position at Wal-Mart.

The state’s 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms pilot pro-gram is providing schools with match incentive funding up to 10 cents per meal to purchase and serve Michigan-grown produce to an estimated 48,000 students in 16 grant-winning school districts—including in Charlevoix County.A mid-year report submitted by the Michigan Department of Education to the state Legisla-ture shows the program helped schools serve 49 different Michi-gan-grown fruits, vegetables and legumes to students, grown by 86 farms in 28 counties. It also impacted 16 additional businesses. 10 Cents a Meal is a win-win for your community and for the state, because it benefits both local students and local farm-ers, and it establishes Michigan as a national leader in the farm to school movement. (Michigan is one of only four states with such an incentive program.)Richard Friske of Friske Orchards in Charlevoix County said, “The 10 Cents a Meal program has very positively impacted our abil-ity to get our fruits into schools throughout Northwest Michigan and beyond, primarily through Cherry Capital Foods. We are presently storing significant quan-tities of apples so that we can pro-vide them throughout the entire school year—apples that other-wise would end up being shipped, some after processing, around the country, if not the world. Instead,

they’re being enjoyed by Michi-gan school students, most of them locally! This program has a dra-matic positive impact on the local, and statewide economy.”Lawmakers in Lansing are cur-rently considering whether to con-tinue, and potentially expand, the program. On March 29, the Appropriations K-12, School Aid, Education sub-committee in the state Senate al-located funds for the 2017-2018 school year. But 10 Cents a Meal is under threat of not getting refunded by the state House, as it was not in-cluded in an early House budget.The MDE report was released the day before the March 28 House subcommittee vote, so legislators may not have yet seen the positive results of 10 Cents. Legislators are currently on spring recess and home in their districts talking with constituents. They were expected to look at their budgets when they returned to session in Mid-April.Lawmakers are expected to ham-mer out differences in their bud-gets in May after receiving a re-port on expected state revenues for the following fiscal year.The MDE report is filled with data, dashboards and stories and quotes from food service direc-tors, educators, and farmers who share the impact of 10 Cents a Meal on children and business. Page 3 provides a summary of high points.

program brings local produceto school lunch programs

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lic park space for the rest of time.“Mr. (Mike) Dow and Mr. (Bob) Grove have said that they … want it forever to be open space. So, for it to forever be open space, they put an easement on it through the conservancy. And, upon pur-chase, final closure when we take ownership—if we do indeed take ownership—then the easement would take place.”Neidhamer said the easement would restrict parking toward the bathroom and fish-cleaning sta-tion for approximately 20 cars; it must remain open space with no structures but a walkway and bike path, benches and picnic areas might be allowed. The easement would allow moorings in the wa-ter but not docks.“So, we have to come up with some money to pay the differ-ence,” said Neidhamer, who added that there has been an appraised value but that the figure is sealed.“Mr. Grove and Mr. Dow paid a certain amount of money,” Nei-dhamer said. “The actual amount that they paid is actually secured in an affidavit that’s not open to the public... But, they have indicated that they want a certain price tag for it and that does not necessarily reflect what they paid for it because they’ve had a lot of extra expenses—clos-ing costs (and) they’ve paid about … $60,000 per year and are con-tinuing to do that until the transfer to the city, if that happens.”Neidhamer said the city is in the process of having another ap-praisal performed on the property.The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant was awarded this spring to Boyne City at 74 percent of a $3.3 million cost.“Now, exactly how much of that we get depends on the apprais-als that are done on the prop-erty,” said Boyne City Manager Michael Cain during the official meeting on the issue which fol-lowed the walking tour. “We had one preliminary appraisal done that reported the property in the $2 million value. That would get us about $1.5 million.”Cain said the original appraisal was done a couple years ago, and that’s why the city is having new appraisals performed.A title search was performed in recent weeks which shows the property is free and clear with its chain of custody.“The worst-case scenario we came up with is we’d have to come up with $1.7 million,” Cain said during the walking tour. “We’re hoping that it will come in a lot less but that will be depen-dent on the appraisals that we’re gonna have done.”He added, “We want to do what-ever we can to minimize the gap that we have.”Cain also said an environmental assessment of the property per-formed by the MDEQ has identi-fied some chemicals on the site—one is six inches from the topsoil

near the beach area; and the other chemical is 24 inches down.Cain said the MDEQ found no major environmental problems with the site.“I don’t think there is anything immediate that we need to do about it but we have to analyze that report in fuller detail,” Cain said. “I think really what we’ve got to do is get it cleaned up, sta-bilized.”He added, “Probably the biggest investment upfront is probably going to be coming up with the final plan of what we want to do on the site. You know, where are the trails going to go, what ameni-ties do we want to have here, and then start looking for the funding to make that happen.”One person who attended the walking tour said she liked the idea of having a pavilion on the open space. Cain said a standard pavilion would not be allowed but that some unobtrusive modified version might work.

offIcIal MeetINgThe official meeting on the Boyne City Open Space property was held in Boyne City Commission chambers in the temporary city hall building.Cain opened the meeting with a presentation of facts and figures regarding the land.The Open Space is approximately four-and-a-half acres in size, and contains nearly 600 feet of Lake Charlevoix frontage.The lease the city has on the prop-erty is good until Dec. 30, 2017. However, Cain said that could be extended as long as both parties are agreeable. To the north, the property abuts the city’s main boat launch area. To the south, it abuts the Honey-well building.Cain said some people have asked the city what will happen with the privately owned Honeywell prop-erty.“We’ve made it known to Hon-eywell that, one—we want to see those jobs stay in the community as long as possible; but, two—if things ever change on that, that we would like an opportunity to acquire that property as well,” Cain said.

475 NortH lake st. tIMelINeInformation presented is to the best recollection of city records and officialsBoyne City owned the property—then in 1953 or 1965, the city sold the property for business develop-ment.The property was sold in 1967, 1988, 1990, 1994. Sometime in the 1990s, a company convinced the city to drop a buyback provi-sion on the property which had stated that if the property ever stopped being used as a business, the city would have the ability to purchase the property.A few years after the buyback pro-vision was eliminated, the factory on the property closed.The city then made repeated offers to purchase the property. Howev-er, they were not successful.The property was purchased in

2005 by Devlon Corp. for the de-velopment of a hotel, condo and marina development.The property sat vacant except for the skeleton of a small structure and fence on the property.Then, in 2015, Mike Dow and Bob Grove bought the property with the plan of keeping it as public open space. Shortly after, Boyne City leased the property for $1.

payINg for tHe propertyCain said the city doesn’t have the money in its coffers to pay for the property.Cain said the city could raise its general operating millage by a half or three-quarters of a mil without a vote of the people—that would generate approximately $100,000 annually.“As long as I have been with the city, people have said to me and a few others as well that, if ever there is an opportunity to buy lakefront property … the city should go for it,” said Cain.Going to the voters for a new millage seemed to be the most likely idea for paying for the Open Space.As an example, Cain said a fif-teen-year millage at .75 of a mil would come close to raising the $1.7 million figure which could be possible. Cain cautioned that those are all just ballpark numbers to give peo-ple an idea of costs. He also reminded those in atten-dance that the $1.7 million is a worst-case scenario.

puBlIc coMMeNtsSomeone asked what would hap-pen if a millage was put to a vote of the people and it failed, or if nothing is settled before the lease is up this winter, and how will the city maintain rights to it.“Then we’d have to enter into ne-gotiations and discussions with the property owners to see what the next steps are,” Cain said. “Obviously, depending on what the results of the election were—if it was close, what the feedback we received on the election—there’s a lot of variables in there that we don’t know.”Someone in the audience said there should have been a concrete

plan to pay for the property before the city began pursuing purchase of it.Cain said the city didn’t even know until this spring that the MDNR Trust Fund moneys would be available.Cain said the city has three to five years to make the property work before they have to worry about losing the MDNR Trust Fund grant.Boyne City resident, realtor and Charlevoix County Commission-er Chris Christensen asked city officials if it would be possible to purchase the property on land contract.“We’re coming into the second year of a 20-year millage,” Chris-tensen said. “To go for another millage that could extend for 10 to 30 years … I don’t know how well that’s going to go.”One attendee asked if there was a concern over possible millage fatigue among voters and whether it was due to the size of the mill-

age or the levying of the millage in general.Boyne City Commissioner Hugh Conklin said the matter needs to be put in the right perspective.“That’s not very bad that the com-munity’s getting (4.5) acres of lakefront property for $1.7 mil-lion, and somebody else is paying $2.3—or whatever—million,” he said. “I think we need to frame the dis-cussion maybe a little bit different-ly... We’re making an investment in the future for the community to have forever.”Conklin added, “And that’s an ex-cellent price.”No decisions were made as the city is still in the information-gathering phase. If you would like to share your opinions on the project, call Boyne City Hall at 582-6597.----------------------------------------Whether you support or oppose the Open Space purchase, send your letters to the editor on this matter

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COMMUNITY OF CHRIsT777 Vogel st., boyne city, 582-5803; church school-10 a.m.; worship -11 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.; computer lab open to the public Mon-Tues-Wed. 4-5:30 p.m., fri. 6-8 p.m.

CHURCH OF THe NaZaReNe225 W. Morgan st. boyne city; sunday school-10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.; sunday 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

CHRIsT LUTHeRaN CHURCH1250 boyne ave., boyne city; sunday school - 9:15 a.m.; sunday Worship - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

eJ COMMUNITY CHURCHsunday services 10 a.m. nursery/Preschool care during both services. children k-5 classes during both services. youth classes are second service only. EJ campus: 536-2299 or Walloon campus: 535-2288

epIsCOpaL CHURCH OF NaTIVITYnativity is located at 209 Main street, boyne city. call 582-5045 or visit episcopalboyne.com for more information.

BC FRee MeTHODIsT CHURCH839 state st. boyne city; sundays - 10am sunday school, 11am Morning Worship, 5pm youth Group; Wednesdays - 6:30pm adult bible study

FIRsT BapTIsT CHURCH875 state st. boyne city, 582-9561sunday school-10 a.m.; Worship-11 a.m.; 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

FIRsT pResBYTeRIaNfirst Presbyterian church at 401 s. Park st., Worship sunday at 11 a.m. followed by cof-fee and fellowship. communion is celebrat-ed the first sunday of the month. an infant/toddler room is available.

geNesIs CHURCHGenesis boyne meets sunday in the boyne city High school at 10 a.m. Genesis Petoskey meets in Petoskey High school at 9:30 a.m. life groups open to all, and include finan-cial Peace university, step-up addictions recovery, Divorce care, and choosing Wisely before you Divorce. [email protected], 487-0081, or gen-esiswired.com

seVeNTH DaY aDVeNTIsT228 E. cedar st., boyne city, 582-0089

BOYNe VaLLeY CaTHOLIC COMM.st. augustine - 2347 Grove st. boyne falls Mass - 9:00 a.m. sunday549-2350 or 582-7718, www.jamcc.org

st. Matthew - 1303 boyne ave. boyne citysat. Mass - 5:00 p.m.sun. Mass - 11:00 a.m.582-7718; www.jamcc.org

TRINITY FeLLOWsHIp401 state st., boyne citysunday school - 9:30 a.m.sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.Wed. Worship - 7:00 p.m.Pastor: Paul Wise - 582-2551

UNITeD MeTHODIsT CHURCHes• Boyne City UMC - 324 South Park St., Boyne city 10 am sunday services• Boyne Falls UMC - 3057 Mill Street, Boyne falls 9 am sunday servicesEpsilon uMc - 8251 E. Mitchell road, Petos-key 11:30 am sunday service, 10 am sunday school; Office Hours 8 am-3 pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - 582-9776

WaLLOON LaKe COMMUNITYsunday service times are 9 and 10:45 a.m.; infant and toddler care is provided at both services. children and adult classes are available during both services. The church office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and friday. Thursday 9 a.m. to noon; 535-2288 or wal-loonchurch.com

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—FaitH & MeMoriaL—The Boyne Valley Catholic Com-munity is offering many opportuni-ties to enrich your prayer life and spirituality beginning the Third Week of Easter on April 30.

Activities during the week that be-gins April 30th include: • Growing our Garden Organiza-tional Meeting: Sunday April 30th after the 11:00 mass. We are happy to announce that we are organizing a garden on St. Matthews’s property with the intent on supplying the lo-cal food pantries with much needed fresh produce during the growing

season. This ministry will directly impact those in our community in a positive way. Please stop by the meeting for more information or contact John Stebelton at [email protected].

• May 4th is the National Day of Prayer. We will be having Mass at 5:30 pm at St. Matthew’s Thurs-day, May 4th for the day of Prayer. Unity Hall in Boyne City is having a spaghetti fundraiser dinner also on Thursday, May 4th beginning at 4pm. All are invited to come to Mass to pray for our country and

enjoy a great meal for a great cause.

• Daily Mass is held at 8:00 am at St. Augustine’s on Tuesday and Wednesday and St. Matthew on Thursday and Friday.

• Faith Formation for Pre-K through 12: Meets on Sunday at 5:30 at St. Matthew’s.

• Men's Bible Study Group: The group meets on Tuesday morning at 6:30 am at St. Matthew's. All men of the faith community are invited to attend.

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How to improve your body image will be explored at Lifetree Café on Sunday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m.The program, titled “Hey, Good Lookin’: A Healthy Approach to Body Image,” features a filmed interview with artist Adam Schul-tz, who sculpts plus-size female figures in bronze and stone.The program also includes ad-vice from professional counselor

Cheryl Eresman.“Media depictions have so much to do with how people feel about themselves,” says Eresman.“They make people feel that if they don’t look like the people in the magazines, there is something wrong with them.”Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Lifetree Café is lo-cated 401 S. Park St., Boyne City. Please use the Pine St. entrance.Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting.More info at 582-7983 [email protected].

Body Image discussed at lifetree café

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On April 22, we ob-served Earth Day, a worldwide event

focusing on protecting the environment. As a citizen of this planet, you may want to take part in Earth Day activities.And as an investor, you can learn some valuable lessons from the environmental movement. Here are a few ideas to con-sider:

• “Recycle” proven strate-gies. Over the past few de-cades, we have discovered ways of bringing new life

to objects we would have previously thrown away. When you invest, you also don’t need to discard things you’ve used before – such as proven investment strate-gies. For example, one tried-and-true technique is to simply purchase investments ap-propriate for your needs and risk tolerance, and then hold these investments until ei-ther your situation changes or the investments them-selves are no longer the same as when you bought them. (To illustrate: You might have bought stock in a company whose products or services are not as com-petitive as they once were.)

• Avoid “toxic” investment moves. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, we have had some success in identify-ing and eliminating toxins in our air and water. You can also find – and avoid – “toxic” investment moves. One such move is chasing a “hot” stock. By the time you hear about this stock – from a friend, relative or even a television or internet com-mentator – it may already be cooling off. Even more importantly, it might not be suitable for your needs, ei-ther because it’s too risky or because you already own several similar stocks.

“Hot” stocks aren’t so hot if they aren’t right for you. • Reduce “excess” investments in your portfo-lio. Environ-men ta l i s t s stress the need for all of us to re-duce our “foot-print” on earth – that is, we can help improve the environment by owning less “stuff.” The same idea can also apply to investing. If you took a close look at your portfolio, you might find investments that you’ve held for years but whose purpose is no longer clear to you. Some may even be duplicates, or near-duplicates, of other investments. You might be able to improve your finan-cial picture by getting rid of this “clutter.” By selling investments you no longer need, you could use the proceeds to purchase new investments that may be far more effective in helping you meet your objectives. • Plant “seeds” of oppor-tunity. Many Earth Day lesson plans for students emphasize the value of planting gardens and trees. As an investor, you, too, need to look for ways to

plant “seeds” of opportunity so that you can eventually

harvest the results. Spe-cifically, look for

those invest-ments that, like trees, can grow and prosper over years

and decades. Of course,

growth-oriented investments carry in-

vestment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Yet, to achieve your long-term goals, such as a com-fortable retirement, you will need some growth potential in your portfolio. You can reduce the level of risk by owning a mix of invest-ments – including less ag-gressive vehicles, such as bonds – in your portfolio.

Each year, Earth Day comes and goes. But its messages have had a profound impact on gen-erations of people interested in preserving our environ-ment. And translating some of these lessons to the invest-ment arena can have a pow-erful effect on your financial future.This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

The Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for new board members. We are looking for one person to fill a vacancy for an existing term and up to two additional board members. In addition to filling the vacancy, we are interested in finding board members to

represent the Walloon Lake area and the manufacturing/industrial business sectors.“We want to make sure that our board is diverse and that as many areas of our busi-ness community as possible are represented in our board makeup,” Executive Director Ashley Cousens said. Any chamber member in-terested in a board position should read and sign the Board Participation Guidelines and fill out the Board Applica-tion and return both by 5 p.m. Friday April 28. Go to boyne-chamber.com or call 582-6222 for more information.

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workdays. all work tools, sup-plies, and equipment furnished without cost to the worker. free housing is provided to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the workday. Transporta-tion and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided or paid by the employer, with payment to be made no later than completion of 50% of the work contract. send resume or contact; Michigan Workforce Development agency, Migrant, immigrant and seasonal Worker services Division, foreign labor certification Office, 201 n. Wash-ington square Victor building, 5th floor, lansing, Mi 48913, (517) 335-1986 and reference job order #8854392.

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JV BaseBaLL4/27/17 alpena H 4:305/1/17 kingsley a 4:305/2/17 Gaylord st. Mary H 4:305/4/17 Harbor springs a 4:305/8/17 Tcsf H 4:305/11/17 Petoskey H 4:155/15/17 Grayling a 4:305/16/17 Jo-burg lewiston a 4:305/18/17 Elk rapids a 4:305/22/17 kalkaska H 4:305/23/17 Petoskey H 4:155/25/17 co-curricular awards 6:005/30/17 Mancelona H 4:30

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PHOTO by cHris faulknOrBoyne City Ramblers Varsity softball pictured is the Boyne City Ramblers Varsity softball team (back row, left-right) Coach Tom Clemens, grace Wells, Katie Hoth, Brooklyn Fitzpatrick, emma Vondra, Katelyn gabos, Coach sandy Clausen; and (front row, left-right) Kelsey Hubbard, sophia Morais, Makhaylee Fiel, Taylor Delaney, Olivia Looze, Madison Rosenow.

This year's Boyne City High School Varsity Girls Tennis team has been able to maintain the same number of athletes—19—as last season.

“This year, we have a great variety of play-ers from each grade,” said head tennis coach Jessie King. “The upcoming years will be fantastic with the junior, sophomore and freshman players already involved.”King reflected on last year's phenomenal season with two first places and two second

places in the invitationals they participated in.“We went to regionals and were seven points shy of continuing on to States,” she said. King said most of the teams they play against have access to indoor courts, so her team starts the season against seasoned players who have had a lot of court time.“While that can be frustrating, we do a great deal of conditioning and we only improve throughout the season where our opponents

are already peaking at the beginning of the season,” she said.Having already played against their two toughest teams in this region—Traverse City St. Francis and Harbor Springs—King expects some great competition this season.“While we lost to both teams, the score does not represent how close some of the matches actually were and the potential for the girls as they get more matches under their belts and face TCSF and Harbor again,” she said.

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gIrls soccer The lady Ramblers soccer team is looking to kick its way to district competition. Boyne City Girls Soc-cer Coach Ed Fantozzi said his num-bers are up from last year.While the team finished eight out of eight last year, Fantozzi feels good about this season and his 23 athletes.The girls soccer team's big weak-ness may be, as Fantozzi said, “that we are a young team in the sense of game experience.” However, the team's depth also offers a lot of po-tential.“The team has a good blend of re-turning players, senior leadership and freshman and new player tal-ent,” Fantozzi said. “Our goal is to finish in the top five this season and

make a serious challenge for dis-tricts.”

BaseBallBoyne City Ramblers Varsity Baseball team, coached by Todd Shumaker, Dave Hills, and Josh Fritch, once again has 11 team members. The coaches say this season's strengths include solid defense and good hitters; and things they need to work on are the dealing with the new pitch-ing rules and the scheduling of games. This year's team has a mix of everything but the three return-ing seniors will anchor the team.Coaches said they will be com-petitive and get better for a late season run at districts.

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PHOTO by cHris faulknOrBoyne City Ramblers Junior Varsity softball pictured is the Boyne City Ramblers Juinor Varsity softball team (back row, left-right) Coach shelly Brya, emily Mansfield, Kathryn Zucker, Kayleigh alger, Josee Behling, Leona Follette, Krystal grubaugh, Maggie Behling, Coach angie Behling; and (front row, left-right) alona King, Kristal Justus, Bella Helsley, sophia Hemming, Hali Marr, ellie Fortune.

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BOYNe CITY seRVICesFRee TRees, LeaF & RUBBIsH pICK-Up

• Free tree seedlings - The City of Boyne city’s arbor Day celebration Open House featuring free tree seedlings will be held from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Thursday, april 27. The free trees include White Pine, colo-rado blue spruce, american Mountain ash, american larch, and butterfly bushes. Get your free seedlings at the temporary boyne city Hall, 364 n. lake st., boyne city. call 582-0338 for more information.• Curbside spring leaf pick-up starts May 1 and continues through June 2 on Mon-days and fridays only. residents must put their leaves (no branches) in biodegrad-able bags, which are available at boyne city Hardware and boyne co-op True Value Hardware. Details.• Rubbish pick-up begins May 31 for items (not regular household trash) generated by the resident. Pickups will be May 31, June 7 and 14 for homes on Main street and south and June 1, 8 and 15 for areas north of Main street. rubbish pickup will be repeated for three weeks in late august and september.

apRIL 29KIDs & CONseRVaTION

Join the charlevoix conservation District saturday, april 29 from 10 am-noon for our 2nd annual kids corner event! This open house style event is held at the District office and will have hands-on nature ac-tivities for kids & information for parents. The event takes place during our annual spring Tree sale pick up weekend, but tree purchase is not required to attend kids cor-ner. come rain or shine as we’ll be indoors or out depending on weather. The event is frEE but donations are appreciated to assist us with our growing community outreach programs. More info: alison at 582-6193. Event location: charlevoix con-servation District, 303 north st., boyne city

apRIL 29BOYNe THeaTeR aUCTION

TO BeNeFIT HUMaNe sOCIeTYTime for spring cleaning? Do have items to donate or consign? need more stuff? boyne Theater auction to benefit The char-levoix area Humane society april 29. at the boyne Theatre 218 south lake street. for more information or to consign or do-nate items, call the Humane society at 231-582-6774 or email [email protected].

apRIL 30BODY IMage @ LIFeTRee CaFé

How to improve your body image will be explored at lifetree café on sunday, april 30 at 6:30 p.m. The program, titled “Hey, Good lookin’: a Healthy approach to body image,” features a filmed interview with artist adam schultz, who sculpts plus-size female figures in bronze and stone. The program also includes advice from profes-sional counselor cheryl Eresman.admis-sion to the 60-minute event is free. lifetree café is located 401 s. Park st., boyne city. Please use the Pine st. entrance.

MaY 4FRee FILM ON eND-OF-LIFe CaRe

Hospice of northwest Michigan is hold-ing a free, community screening of the documentary “being Mortal” on May 4, beginning at 6 p.m. at the charlevoix american House located at 615 Petoskey ave., charlevoix. after the screening, audi-ence members can participate in a guided conversation on how to take concrete steps

to identify and communicate wishes about end-of-life goals and preferences. “being Mortal” delves into the hopes of patients and families facing terminal ill-ness. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying and explores the relationships between patients and their doctors. “being Mortal” underscores the importance of people planning ahead and talking with family members about end-of-life decisions. More info at 547-7659 or [email protected].

MaY 4-6BCMs DRaMa pROgRaM

boyne city Middle school drama program presents Madagascar: a Musical adven-ture Jr. on May 4-6 at the boyne city High school Performing arts center. showtimes are 7 p.m. on Thursday May 4, 7 p.m. on fri-day May 5, and 2 p.m. on saturday May 6.Tickets will be sold at the door.$5 for adults—$3 for studentsPreschoolers and younger may attend for free. The doors will open a half-hour before showtimes for ticket sales.

MaY 5 - JUNe 9Map aRT eXHIBITION

The charlevoix circle of arts will be open-ing a new exhibition on May 5 from 5-7 p.m. called “Points of interest.” The theme of this exhibition is based on the concept of creating artwork using maps. Entries came into the circle of arts beginning april 1 and they will be accepted until april 30.There will be representations of work from local artists and the charlevoix Historical society. charlevoix circle of arts is located at 109 clinton st. in charlevoix. More info at 547-3554 or go online to register at www.charlevoixcircle.com.

MaY 6DOg paRK spRINg CLeaNINg

Dog lovers are invited to a spring clean-up at ridge run Dog Park from 9 to noon saturday, May 6th - the same day as “buff up boyne.” Organizers say “it’s not just about the poop,” and volunteers are asked to meet at the dog park and bring rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, leaf blowers, tree-trimming saws and pruners, ramps for leaves and a trailer or two to haul away the leaves and debris. Dogs are welcome. ridge run Dog Park is located at 234 ridge st.

MaY 6BUFF Up BOYNe

The community is invited to “buff up” boyne on saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. until noon. The community clean-up event will start in sunset Park, downtown boyne city. a hot dog cookout will round out the morning, courtesy of the boyne Valley li-ons club.Volunteers are asked to bring their own supplies, such as brooms, rakes, shovels and gloves. some supplies will be available to borrow. buff up boyne provides commu-nity members with an opportunity to meet their neighbors, get out in the sunshine, and get ready for a great summer season.

MaY 7spRINg CONCeRT

Jordan Valley community band spring concert - “a concert the entire galaxy will enjoy”With selections from star Wars, star Trek, star Dust, stars and stripes forever, and a few jazzy numbers to get your feet tap-ping. sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. in the East

Jordan High school auditorium. The event is free.

MaY 9OMH ReHaB OpeN HOUse

Otsego Memorial Hospital’s rehab services department has expanded to a second Gaylord location to better serve patients in northern Michigan. The expanded location is in the OMH Orthopedic & rehab services center, home of n’Orthopedics, at 2147 Professional Drive. rehab services occupies 3,610 square feet of space in the building, allowing patients more space, reduced wait times, and increased privacy with six individual treatment rooms. The expanded location offers speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy. cardiac and Pulmonary rehabilitation, as well as Wound care services, hydrotherapy, and all inpatient rehab services will remain at the Hospital location.a public Open House celebration at the new rehab services location will be held on Tuesday, May 9 from 4 –6 p.m. for more information on OMH rehab services, please visit the OMH website at www.MyOMH.org/otsego-memorial-hospital/rehab-services, or call (989) 731-2341.

MaY 10HeaLTH & WeLLNess FaIR

Odawa casino’s 7th annual Health & Well-ness fair will take place on Wednesday May 10, from 1 pm to 5 pm in Ovation Hall at Odawa casino.The event, which is free to the public, pro-vides health and wellness screenings and delivers useful wellness information. in addition to the free screenings, the event features healthy cooking demonstrations, product samples from health and wellness vendors of all kinds, as well as several door prize drawings. The Health and Wellness fair will include displays by more than 50 vendors this.

MaY 13sTReaM MONITORs NeeDeD

On saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tip of the Mitt Watershed council will offer free training for volunteer stream moni-tors. During the training session, you will learn about the various aspects of our stream monitoring program, general mac-roinvertebrate biology, and the equipment used to collect important data about the health of our local streams. you will also learn about the impacts of aquatic invasive species and how to identify them. a hands-on practicum at the bear river is offered at the end the training session so volunteers can “get their feet wet” before going into the field.More info: Matt claucherty at (231) 347-1181 or [email protected].

MaY 25 DeaDLINegaRDeN CLUB pLaNT saLe

The boyne Valley Garden club’s annual spring plant sale has started. The plants are good sources of seeds and nectar for birds, butterflies and hummingbirds. The plants are hardy and will survive in our cold winter as well as looking lovely in your gar-den. Planting instructions will be available for you when you pick them up. you can find an online order form at the chamber of commerce, boyne city Hall, from any member of the boyne Valley Garden club or call 582-9373. Mail your check and order form to bVGc, P.O. box 387, boyne city, Mi

49712. Plant orders must be received by Thursday May 25 and you can pick up the plants that you ordered on June 3 between 9 a.m. and noon behind the boyne avenue Greenhouse.

MaY 27COMMUNITY CeNTeR FUNDRaIseR

Ed sullivan’s really big show is coming to the boyne city Performing arts center at 8 p.m. on saturday May 27. Direct from Toronto, this las Vegas qual-ity show features some of canada’s top professional tribute artists backed up by a six-piece band with no pre-recorded music and a great Ed sullivan impersonator. you’ll know every song performed by cher, roy Orbison, rod stewart, and Tom Jones Trib-ute artists. Tickets are available at Tix.com and by phone at 582-6532. all seats are reserved. Details at http://www.boynecc.com. More info at 582-6533, or e-mail [email protected].

JUNe 1 DeaDLINeCOUNTY pLaT BOOK pHOTO CONTesT

The charlevoix conservation District is searching for the next cover of the 2018 charlevoix county Plat book (aka land atlas)! all photos entered are eligible to be placed throughout the platbook with a signed copyright release form which can be found on the home page of our website: www.charlevoixcd.org. all photos must be submitted with this signed form by June 1st, 2017. Please send photos by email (JPEG, Tiff) as well as a hard copy dropped off or mailed to the District office at 303 north st. in boyne city. Photos will be reviewed by District staff and board members, and a winner de-cided at the June 8th board meeting, win-ners will get their photo on the cover of the 2018 charlevoix county Plat book! The first place winner will receive their Photo on cover of 2018 Plat book, along with a free Plat book. second and third place winners will also receive a free plat book. additional prizes donated by the District and area merchants will also apply to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place win-ners.Qualificiations: District staff and board of the conservation District are looking for photos that have any of the following aspects: natural characteristics specific to charlevoix county, natural landmarks unique to the county, natural areas or wild-life native to northern Michigan, specifi-cally charlevoix county. all ages and experience welcome, residen-

cy in charlevoix county is encouraged, but not required. Photo requirements: Theme: natural charlevoix Photograph must be within charlevoix county Photo must taken within the last year (2016-2017) Plat book cover size: 8 1/2 x 11 sign Our Photo copy-right release Deadline for photos: June 1st, 2017 contact Person: alison adams, District Manager, 231-582-6193, or [email protected]

onGoinG eVentspLaYgROUps FOR KIDs

Playgroups for children 0-60 months and their preschool-aged siblings are offered free through the Women’s resource center of northern Michigan. Playgroups help you find out more about your child’s develop-mental stage; learn new games and activi-ties to play with your child; and share ideas, parenting experiences and concerns with the playgroup facilitator and other parents. Playgroups are held: 9:00-10:30 a.m. Tues-days at Jordan Valley District library com-munity room, East Jordan; 11:30-1:00 p.m. Tuesdays at first congregational church, central lake; 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays at united Methodist church, alanson; 9:30-11 a.m. Thursdays at boyne District library, boyne city; 9:30-11 a.m. fridays at united Methodist church, Petoskey. a story time is also offered 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays at central lake District library, central lake. call (231)347-0067 or visit wrcnm.org for more information.

WeLLNess WeDNesDaY  Every Wednesday from 8am-11am, Mun-son Healthcare charlevoix Hospital will be hosting their “Wellness Wednesday” health screening program at the hospital’s Wellness Workshop at 411 bridge street in charlevoix.Health screens include: Total cholesterol, HDl, Tc/HDl ratio, Glucose level, body Mass index score, Muscle and fat Percent-ages, and a blood Pressure reading. no fasting is required.  However, if you are fasting and lDl and Triglyceride reading can also be obtained. cost for the service is $15.  Hemoglobin a1c levels can also be done for known or borderline diabetics for an additional $10.  Participants will receive all test results at the time of the screening and a “know your numbers” log to track progress.  a regis-tered nurse will adapt health consultation and educational materials to individual results. Walk-ins only, no appointment required. for more information, call (231) 437-3482. 

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mason Balchgrade: 5pareNts: Mike & rheanna BalchfaVorIte class/suBJect: Math faVorIte Book:“gregor the overlander”HoBBIes/INterests:playing sports, collecting match-box cars, bike ridingstaff coMMeNts: Mason gives generously of his time. He is always willing to help by being a class-room helper. In addition, he has spent time at recess helping clean the playground and shovel snow.

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favorite Book: WatamoteHobbies and Interests: comput-er programming and animationschool activities: Makayla enjoys participating in group activitiesstaff comments: Makayla has been a great addition to our Boyne Falls school student body.I have enjoyed watching her grow and mature academically and as a person.she is a very kind-hearted young adult. she is extremely creative and has a wonderfully unique sense of humor, we all enjoy.Makayla’s thoughtfulness, in-sightfulness, and perseverance will take her many places in life.

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On Monday April 17, Melrose Township Fire Chief Dennis Howard was pre-

sented with several dozen hand-made teddy bears and gently used stuffed animals by the members of the Northern Michigan An-tique-Flywheelers Club at their monthly meeting.First responders will have the stuffed animals on hand to pro-vide to children at times of crisis, such as house fires and auto ac-cidents.“It has always been a tradition to give a stuffed animal to a child to give them something else to fo-cus on,” said Chief Howard. The stuffed animals provide a way for the first responders to comfort and distract the children at a very difficult time. The Melrose Township Fire and Rescue covers Melrose and Chandler Townships and will use the stuffed animals in that service area.This was not the first time the club worked on this project. Twenty-five years ago, a similar donation was made to the fire de-partment by some of the ladies of

the club.They even used the same pat-tern from that long ago project to make the hand-made teddy bears for this year’s donation.Beverly Moody was one of the ladies who worked on this dona-tion.When asked about the time and effort that goes into making the bears, Moody said, “I make them six at a time. I do them as a group but it ends up taking about a half an hour per bear.”Moody, Pauline Crandell, Di-anne Eggers, and Karen Jar-ema were the Flywheelers who crafted bears and gathered gen-tly used stuffed animals over the past year for this donation.The Northern Michigan An-tique-Flywheelers Club, which is located in Melrose Township, supports the fire department’s ef-forts to assist children and adults during times of emergency, and partners with the Melrose Town-ship Fire Department to provide a safe experience for attendees at their annual tractor show each summer. It is a beneficial partnership that has lasted for many years.

McLaren Northern Michigan and VitalCare Hospice are proud to have over 250 volunteers donate over 30,000 hours a year to the health care needs of our northern Michigan community. “I find peace of mind and fulfill-ment volunteering,” expressed Jim Mort, a Petoskey resident who has been volunteering with his wife Alice at McLaren North-ern Michigan in Petoskey since March 2006. “Helping people gives me a pur-pose in my retirement. It’s truly rewarding.”Over the last 10 years, Jim and Alice have volunteered over 8,000 hours at McLaren Northern Michigan. Jim volunteers in the Ambulatory Services Department, where he helps with changing beds, keep-ing supplies stocked, and interact-ing with the patients (Jim’s favor-ite part of volunteering).“Talking with patients before and after procedures makes you feel needed. I enjoy listening to their experiences and concerns and to ease their mind,” stated Jim. “The people I meet and work alongside are the reasons I volunteer at the hospital.”Alice volunteers in the Endos-copy Department. Her role is to verify the patient’s demographic information, confirm a driver for the patient, and help the nurses.“Volunteering at the hospital gives me something to get up for and is a good use of time. Like the saying says, get off your seat and on your feet,” joked Alice. Colleagues at McLaren Northern Michigan praise the volunteers and their dedication to the pa-tients. “Having volunteers like Jim here every week is a blessing. All of our volunteers are so kind, compassionate, enthusiastic, and caring,” said Alice Whennen, RN, Ambulatory Services nurse at McLaren Northern Michigan. “Our volunteers are such a big help to us and our patients. We love our volunteers!” “Alice is amazing. She does vari-ous tasks that help us be so much more efficient. We wish we could clone her,” stated Matthew Mal-kowski, RN, BSN, Clinical Su-pervisor for the Endoscopy De-partment.There is something for every-one who wants to give of their time. Volunteer opportunities for McLaren Northern Michigan in

Petoskey and Cheboygan include guide service, gift shop (Petoskey only), emergency department, outpatient surgery, diagnostic testing, knitting and crafting, spe-cial projects and events, and cleri-cal assistance. “Our volunteers are incredible and are dedicated to helping our patients and community,” stat-ed Tanya Janes, Volunteer and Community Health Manager at McLaren Northern Michigan. “It is a great feeling to be able to work with the individuals who make a profound impact at our hospital.”VitalCare Hospice encompasses three hospice programs, Hos-pice of the Straits in the Cheboy-gan area, Hospice of the Sunrise Shores in the Alpena area, and Hospice of Little Traverse Bay in the Petoskey area, as well as two hospice houses, Hiland Cottage in Petoskey and Hospice House in Cheboygan.Serving a large population of northern Michigan, VitalCare Hospice provides care to patients from the eastern Upper Peninsula, to Waters spanning from Charle-voix to Alpena and all areas in between. Volunteer opportunities at Vi-talCare Hospice include garden-ing, knitting, quilting, crafts, respite care, cooking, companion-

ship, 11th hour support, legacy projects, transportation, office work, community events, and special services such as hair styl-ing and massage therapy. “We are very proud of the service our volunteers provide to the pa-tients, their families, the staff, and our communities. They offer so much and ask for nothing in re-turn. They really are the backbone to our Hospice programs,” stated Krista Siler, VitalCare Hospice of Little Traverse Bay Volunteer Coordinator, Pam Morrison, Vi-talCare Hospice of the Straits Volunteer Coordinator, and Beth Koel, VitalCare Hospice of the Sunrise Shore Volunteer Coordi-nator. McLaren Northern Michigan would like to thank all volunteers across our community for the dedication and service they pro-vide. Thank you for making northern Michigan a better, and healthier, place to live! If you are interested in volunteer-ing for McLaren Northern Michi-gan, please call (800) 248-6777. For more information on volun-teering with VitalCare Hospice, please call (800) 342-7711. For information on services avail-able at McLaren Northern Michi-gan, please call (800) 248-6777 or visit northernhealth.org.

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PHOTO by cHris faulknOrBoyne City Ramblers girls TrackThe Boyne City Ramblers girls Varsity Track team is pictured (back, left-right) assistant Coaches samantha Han-son and Wendy stadt, Madison Reynolds, Josee Behling, Molly Day, evie Jenson, eleri giem, Raegan May, grace Knitter, alicia stafford, angel Zupin, Chloe Heise, alicia Whennen, Laura steinhoff, Coach andy place; and (front, left-right) erin Brodie, Kaylee Turnbull, avery stady, anna Harmeling, Yveloute Rea, Marissa griffin, emmy Wash-burn, Taryn McBee, elizabeth Turnbull, alydia Cotton