An overview of the Kirtland noise study was given to the Boyne City Commission and dozens of mem-bers of the public during their Tuesday July 17, work session by a representative of Resource Sys-tems Group (RSG), the firm hired earlier this spring to assess the is-sue.While no action was taken during this informational meeting, Kirt-land officials were expected to be on the Tuesday July 24 regular city commission meeting agenda to

answer any questions city officials may have and to later make their intentions known at the first city commission meeting in August.The bulk of the more than two hour meeting consisted of the presenta-tion itself.“We conducted the noise assess-ment and mitigation plan for the Kirtland Products plant for Boyne City,” said Eddie Duncan, a Board Certified Noise Control Engineer with RSG, who gave the report via speaker phone from a remote loca-tion. “The process we used for this assessment was to conduct a site visit to assess the sound levels in the community and also to gather data on noise emissions at the plant and then to take that data back and con-duct some of the modeling which allowed us to look at the sound level everywhere and then also fig-ure out which of the sources are the primary contributors to the noise

throughout the neighboring areas.” He added, “With that information we’re then able to figure out which

The 38th Annual Boyne Falls Pol-ish Festival celebrates the best of music, food and fun events on Aug. 2, 3, 4 & 5 in the peaceful village of Boyne Falls.Stretching from Thursday to Sun-day, the Polish Festival offers nu-merous attractions which kick off Thursday evening with the live oldies music and a car show and car cruise.On Friday, the fun starts early with a 3-on-3 shoot-out, kids’ fun with the Youth Day events, a pa-rade just for the little ones and a horse pull in the evening.On Saturday, the day kicks off with a 5K cross country run fol-lowed by the Grand Royale Pa-rade.The fun continues with the clas-sic tractor pull and the evening is topped off with the annual motor-cycle show.A special Sunday mass kicks off the final day of the Polish Festival at 9 a.m. under the tent.Later that morning is the ever fierce competition with the horse-shoe pitching tournament.A 4-wheel-drive mud run wraps up the afternoon.Throughout the long weekend event there will be a Polka Tent with music and beer. Also, old engine shows will be going on throughout the weekend.For more information on this year’s event, go to www.boyne-

fallspolishfestival.com.

Thursday, Aug. 2Oldies Night5:00 p.m. – Hudson Township Auxiliary Bingo 5:00 p.m. – Concessions and Ar-nold Amusements open.6:00 p.m. - Oldies Night in Tent Opens – Live music from 7:00 – 12:15 a.m. the Fabulous Oldies But Goodies Band.6:00 p.m. – Car Show/Cruise-In7:00 – 12:30 a.m. – Fabulous Old-ies But Goodies BandPolka Tent HoursThursday: 6:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. Sunday: 12 Noon-11:00 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 3 Youth DayAt Boyne Valley Township Fire Hall on Railroad St.Games begin 10:30 a.m. and end at NoonGames • Refreshments • Pony Rides • CraftsAges to 10 years ~ Don’t Forget Sunscreen!Schedule of Events10:00 a.m. – Polka Tent Opens Music begins at Noon10:30 a.m. – Youth Day Games begin and end at Noon11:00 a.m. – Hudson Township Auxiliary Bingo11:00 a.m. – Concessions and Ar-nold Amusement opens12:00 p.m. - Steve Drzewicki Band in Polka Tent1:00 p.m. – Old-time Threshing

and Steam Engine Show4:00 p.m. - Harmony Kings play in the Polka Tent4:30 p.m. – Youth Bike Parade begins and ends at the corner of Maple Street and Railroad Street traveling down Railroad Street through polka tent. 5:00 p.m. – Polka tent closes for ½ hour for clean up.5:30 p.m. – Polish Memories until 1 a.m.6:00 p.m. – Horse Pull located on east end of Church Street. Beer, food, and pop will be sold at pull. No carry-ons permitted. $5 for Adults and children 6 and up. 5 and under Free.Dusk – Family movie night held at the Boyne Valley Township Fire Hall

Saturday, Aug. 4Family Day 8:00 a.m. – 5K Cross Country Run, Boyne Falls School, M-75

“Summer’s here and the time is right” goes the Martha & The Van-dellas classic hit “Dancin’ in the Streets.” And, so goes the Boyne City “Dancin’ in the Streets” event on July 26 and Aug. 23 at the 300 Block of Lake St.These two-hour events pack in live music, dancing and tasty treats for

a unique community gathering in the SOBO Arts District.“It’s so much fun,” said event orga-nizer Cindi Malin. “How often do you get to close off the street and dance to a live band?”She added, “We just have a really good time.”Now in its 10th year, “Dancin’ in the Streets” started with little more than two dozen patrons.“Now we have hundreds,” Malin

said. “So, we must be doing some-thing right!”Come on down and enjoy this free event for great music, hot dogs, popcorn and refreshments.The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on both days.For more information, call Cindi Malin at (231) 582-0526 or e-mail her at cindifrancos@att.net.Bring a chair, kick off your shoes and en-joy the tunes!

Join the Northern Michigan An-tique Flywheelers for their 25th annual tractor engine and craft show event from Thursday, July 26 through Sunday, July 29.Located on the Walloon Fly-wheelers’ fairgrounds off US-131 between Walloon Lake and Boyne Falls, the Antique Fly-wheelers Show promises fun for the whole family with arts, crafts, tractor displays, demon-strations, antique farm machin-ery, music, dancing, a flea mar-ket and more!Thursday kicks off with a trac-tor pull, veneer mill operation & a threshing and sawing dem-onstration.Following lunch at one of the numerous concession stands

Antiques, music and much more

L o c a l s c h o o l officials were no-tified on Thursday July 19 that they w o u l d h a v e more flex-ibility in

how they spend certain monies in addition to seeing a less stringent time-line for bringing students up to recent and more difficult to ob-

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Charlevoix County Commissioners dubious over a $1,700 check for grant-writ-ing services identified dur-ing the Jan. 11, regular board meeting can rest easy.Several of the commission-ers were taken aback when they discov-

ered Charlevoix County Clerk Cherie Browe had been paid $1,700 for her work on securing a nearly $48,000 remonumentation grant in late 2011, but according to Charlevoix County Surveyor Lawrence Feindt, it was he who allocated the funding to Browe as is allowed under Michigan State law.“There is no question I did that,” he said in a telephone interview on Fri-day Jan. 13. “She didn’t even know what was going on with that particu-lar item.”That may explain Browe’s apparent confusion over why she was paid the money when questioned by com-missioners during the meeting.“As far as I’m concerned, it wasn’t usual and so I asked questions about it,” said Charlevoix County Com-missioner Shirlene Tripp (R-District 1), following the meeting, who ini-tially questioned the check which was listed in the county agenda packet. “In Northern Michigan it just seems like we have an awful lot of embezzling going on – the month before, I questioned why so many checks were going to Charter.”She added, “I really didn’t mean to hang her (Browe) out to dry. I have no doubt it will be straightened out.”

Boyne’s own extreme skier Ty Well-man will be back in Northern Michi-gan for a high-flying competition at the end of this month.Wellman, who has been skiing since he was 11 years old, is excited to see his friends, family and compete at one of the hills where he spent so many hours practicing.“We’re excited to be able to see him compete because we’re not able to travel all that much to watch him,” said Ty’s dad Jeff Wellman.Those looking to support Ty will be able to spot him by the pink bandan-as he wears in honor of his mother who has been fighting stage-four breast cancer for several years.“I’ve only competed once at Gay-lord, but I did train a lot on the half-pipe at the Otsego Club,” Ty said. “I’m feeling a little confident just because of the home-field advan-tage.”The 2012 USSA Revolution Tour will be in Gaylord from Jan. 30

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Elks snub RamblersBoyne City Rambler Keegan Lablance, #33, defies gravity as he goes up for a shot against Elk Rapids last Tuesday Jan. 10. Elk Rapids beat Boyne City 61-54.

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Citizens, business owners and community leaders gathered on Thursday Jan. 12, to discuss the overall goals they would like to see achieved over the next couple of years in Boyne City.Boyne City Manager Michael Cain opened the event with a run-down of the previous goal-setting session from a couple years ago and what type, if any, progress has been made on those goals.“I look around with what I see as balanced growth – it hasn’t all happened in one sector,” he said of the highest priority, which was job creation and retention. “Over-

all, with what’s going on with the economy, I think we did fairly well with that.”Cain said a number of new busi-nesses have stayed, with several more businesses planning to open in the near future.The Dilworth Hotel was a top pri-ority and Cain said a lot of prog-ress has been made, but there is much work yet to be done.The Boyne Beach Club property, Cain said, has seen minor prog-ress and so too has broadband ac-cess.The DDA plan has been renewed and extended which, Cain said, helped set the tone for positive

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It’s still a couple months from spring training, but several locals shared their memories of summer softball and their time with the Hor-ton Bay Generals.For many years the people of Horton Bay harbored those same thoughts as the Horton Bay Gen-erals began preparation for their Men’s slow pitch softball season.“The people in Horton Bay just loved the team,” said former team member Henry “Beano” Archey.The Horton Bay Generals team was formed in 1976 and managed by Jon Hartwell (deceased) until their change of venue in the early 1980s. “They would have parties at Jon

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The Boyne City Commission re-viewed the status of complaints re-lating to the Kirtland Products wood pellet manufacturing facility during the regular Tuesday Jan. 10, meet-ing.Boyne City Planning Director Scott McPherson gave commissioners an overview of the situation before audience members spoke for and against the company.“Since the start of production of Kirtland Products we have had com-plaints about the operation,” he said. “While most of the complaints we have had in regards to noise there have also been concerns raised about odors and dust. In the Boyne City Zoning Ordinance the perfor-mance standards 21.78 addresses noise, odor, dust – similar types of nuisances. In addition the city also has a noise ordinance which specifi-cally addresses motors, fans, dryers, similar mechanisms, similar to what Kirtland has at their facility.”McPherson added, “It does seem pretty clear that they are in violation of that ordinance.”McPherson said the city has been in contact with Kirtland to ensure they are aware of the issues.“To their credit they have seemed to be proactive and sincere in their efforts to resolve these issues. How-ever, the impact is ongoing and it is unacceptable at certain levels and it does need to be remedied as soon as possible,” McPherson said. “If they do continue to violate the ordinances the city does have the ability to is-sue civil infractions or to request en-forcement orders.”Representatives from Kirtland Prod-ucts were in attendance.Audience members were instructed to keep their comments to five min-utes or fewer.“We are aware of the complaints and

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Every once in a while some fa-miliar tune takes up r e s i d e n c y in my mind and I find myself lis-tening to it, ever so qui-etly hum-

ming it, off and on throughout the day. Well, this time the tune seems to have decided to move in for heaven only knows how long a stay. Oh, can you see the dawn’s early light? Our national anthem’s first words have been around a good many years longer than I have. Played at civic, state, national events we hear its melody and words over and over again. At the very first of this month I stood at the corner of Lake and Water on a very, very hot morn-ing along with thousands of oth-ers with hand over heart and once again understood how fortunate I am to be a citizen of our great land.At this time not a day passes but what we are reminded where we live and how we may live here in the United States. Recently many signs have suddenly emerged out on the yards of many homes within Boyne and other towns one might visit. I know this so well as in the northeast corner of our front yard a bright red and white version reminds the local resi-dent to vote to support the Meals of Others program which daily feeds those in the area who need assistance with their food. Other signs promote area governmental figures. All are reminders to each of us to remember to find the few minutes of time in our daily rou-tine to visit the city hall or town-ship polls to help make important

decision which will certainly af-fect you. It is about you, not just your neighbors or those you don’t know.For those of us who have been fortunate to spend time in a for-eign land (probably excluding Canada) we have learned more about just what it is which gives us the ability to live as we do. We do this by realizing exactly what ‘freedom’ means to us. Others are not different than us in how we must live and have to make it, but are limited in how they may proceed to manage it all. The freedom of making up one’s own mind as we are permit-ted simply doesn’t exist.An example of this certainly is the current pre-election activities we are subjected to daily on the news, in papers and even books. Even web sites, both private and community are saturated with the results of our country’s freedom of thought. Millions of dollars are being spent in an effort to assist us in knowing what and whom we should support by our one vote. A recent e-mail I received from a non-local friend, but written by an unknown woman, clearly told me exactly who she was going to sup-port in November’s election and thought I should. Thank heavens I live in this amazing land and can cancel her vote with mine!We are appalled by the hatred we hear in lieu of valuable facts. In this time of financial loss among so many of us even more so is the thoughtless expenditure of money to air it all. Yet the alternative of violence and revolutionary action which is being used to bring about gov-ernmental change in other lands worldwide should remind us that no matter how financially stupid and vile sounding the American understanding of “freedom” is way out in front of what most citi-

zens of our world know today.As a result we eat better, live lon-ger, have more opportunity to love our neighbors and do for them as we would do for ourselves. I had a wonderful visit with a forty-sev-en year old nephew who lives on a mountain side in Pennsylvania this past week. He was in Michi-gan on his annual trip to Bliss Fest held up near Levering. His report was that sales were the lowest of all the years he has participated and that he would be giving the venture up. A fantastic student of American history he delved into the current election, recounting past times which are being repeated as a re-sult of our great land’s struggle with its citizens opposing beliefs as to what way its government should accomplish its goals. It did my heart good to once again

realize the value of the young in this land of ours. They are think-ers. I hope they will show up at the polls.atb1923.wordpress.com

M a t t h e w 27:10 says, “..and they bought the P o t t e r ’ s Field to bury the strang-ers.”That, in my opinion, is one of the most heart-b r e a k i n g passages that

I’ve ever read.Now fear not, this is not a faith col-umn, but what makes me sad isn’t about death, and it’s not about the historical significance of that field - my issue is far simpler.I could never imagine living through my entire life being a stranger, which brings me to Boyne City.I count myself lucky every day, be-cause we live in a town where there are very few strangers.There are strange people, of course, but few strangers.For anyone who wants to get out and do more, we have a variety of organizations, ranging from service organizations such as the Rotary, Lions, and Kiwanis where groups share breakfast or lunch to the Ea-gles, where friends raise money for local organizations and enjoy beer, popcorn, and jalapeno poppers.The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars support the local veterans, and the Eta Nu supports women and children everywhere.While people can choose to live their lives in private, the opportuni-ties are there to get out and enjoy the town, and there certainly don’t have to be strangers.Friday night Stroll the Streets brings musicians, vendors, and

hundreds of people out into the streets of Boyne City, and the doz-ens of festivals allow people with specific interests to gather and cel-ebrate the art, foods, or cars they love so much.Our Senior Center hosts dozens of senior citizens for lunch each day, allowing many who would nor-mally eat alone in their houses to get out and experience the city they love.Still nothing that fits? Easy. Go to Glen’s.I don’t remember the last time I made it into and out of Glen’s with-out meeting a single familiar face.We have all been through a great deal together.When one of our soldiers died overseas, the community lined the streets in silence, and we did it to-gether.When families saw their holiday seasons fall victim to financial woes, many organizations came out of the dust, simply looking to help.Even now, as we try and understand how best to handle a noise dispute involving a local business, we need to remember who we are and why we’re here – we are a community. As you look across the prover-bial isle, remember that the peo-ple across the room are the same people stuffing Christmas baskets, shopping in Glen’s, and taking their kids to the park.Remember that the people on both sides of the fence have kids in school, relatives to care for, and probably orders pizza on Friday night – just like you.There should be no strangers here.If all else fails, come down to The Boyne City Gazette. Let me know you’re coming, and I’ll be sure to have the coffee on.

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suPPort sEniorsEditor:At the Aug. 7, primary election taking place in every township and every city through out Char-levoix our citizens will have a opportunity to voice their support for Charlevoix County's Senior Citizens.Jack Webb who played Sargent Joe Friday on the popular TV se-ries Dragnet was famous for his standard line “just the facts,I just want the facts” Well here are some facts...... Today's seniors are retiring at a rate of 10,000/day and represent in Charlevoix County a ratio of 1 in four 4. This past year your Charlevoix County Commission on Aging served over 750 senior families and care givers and delivered over 35,000 meals “on wheels”, served over 31,000 meals at four Senior Cen-ters. COA provides various levels of assistance in concert with Dis-trict 3 Health Department which enabled seniors to remain in their homes instead of living in Assisted Living Complexes. This past year as a result of input from focus groups held through out the county the COA has made changes in its operation. Pro-grams have been eliminated not related to to health care issues. Staffing levels have been reduced in keeping with our income and a sliding fee schedule has been in-troduced for services related to the income of our recipients. Fam-ilies below poverty levels will not see an increase in charges. Those above the poverty level will be asked to pay a small increase.Your Charlevoix County COA has not had an increase in millage since it's inception in 2001. The millage expires this year The COA

is asking for approval of .65 mils. this year. A home owner with a SEV of $50,000.00 will be asked to pay $32.50/year. That is less than $3.00/month. The COA is dedicated to assisting Charlevoix County seniors in need,promoting independence and health.In these difficult times,no single group has been challenged more than our seniors who are living on a fixed income. The COA thanks you for your support of Charlev-oix County Seniors, and respect-fully asks for your continued sup-port by voting yes for the Senior Millage on the Aug. 7, primary.Richard FishCOA Advisory Board Chairman

no tAx inCrEAsEdear Editor:Vote NO on the increased millage{taxes} for the Charlevoix County Seniors. What happened to millions of dollars of surplus the seniors had just a few years ago? Was it new offices, furnishings, more employees, better benefits, more programs, wage increases?Would someone please submit a summary from 4 years ago-com-pared with your projections.We have seen the value of our property values decline. The savings we had are worth less then 5 years ago.Those of us with-out a pension and alot of people with pensions are treading water, we can’t afford more taxes.Please cut programs,scale back,freeze wages,benefits etc. Seniors like myself do for ourselves and don’t ask for anything. As a point of reference what the DDA/Mainstreet of Boyne City has kept and will keep from the Commission on Aging from

2009-2021 is approximently $136,000.00 if this millage passes it will double that amount. These dollars are “captured” by DDA/Mainstreet, and go to downtown Boyne City. Remember there are 5 “tax captures” in Charlevoix County. Boyne City DDA, Boyne City LDFA, Charlevoix DDA,East Jordan, and Melrose Township.In 2009 $1,605,553.00 tax dol-lars that we thought were going to Commission on Aging, libraries, Grand View,recycling, etc went to these DDA’s to help promote the downtowns. When we vote for an increase for Seniors, Grand View, the libraries, recycling etc the whole millage should go to them, not be “captured” by the DDA’s. I have the figures if anyone would like to see them.Don L. SmithBoyne City

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District Courtthe following cases were re-cently heard in Charlevoix’s 90th district Court:• Brian Kelly Hammond Jr, 22 of Charlevoix - Attempted 3rd degree retail fraud. To serve 93 days in jail with credit for 3 days served, 10 days community ser-vice in lieu of jail time, 80 days held in abeyance. To be placed on probation for 6 months, must attend substance abuse classes. To pay $425 in fines and costs.• Justin Allen Dowty, 18 of Boyne City - Minor operating with any blood alcohol content. To serve 5 days community ser-vice work. To be placed on pro-bation for 6 months, submit to drug and alcohol screening, not to consume or possess alcohol or controlled substances, must at-tend substance abuse classes. To pay $575 in fines and costs.• Rodney Ray Tackett, 30 of Charlevoix - Operating without license on person. To pay $200 in fines and costs.• Cory Mylon Haight, 21 of Boyne City - Assault & battery.

To serve 93 days in jail with credit for 1 day served, 15 days community service in lieu of jail time, 20 days work release, 57 held in abeyance. To be placed on probation for 1 year, submit to drug and alcohol screening, not to consume or possess alcohol or controlled substances, no contact with the person involved. To pay $575 in fines and costs.

DBAthe following businesses have filed an assumed name in Char-levoix County:Daisies and Dreamers by Rose-mary Reilly at 1900 Bear River Rd. in PetoskeyCall Rob by Robert and Lisa Skop at 4845 Kuzmik Rd. in El-miraMorse Construction by Daniel Morse at 9688 Bailey Rd. in East JordanHavenhill Cottage Designs by Linda Loper at 5900 Barnard Rd in CharlevoixDave Matter Builder by David Matter at 8243 Shrigley Rd. in CharlevoixSoltis Workz by Nathan A. Soltis

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the following people have ap-plied for a marriage license with the Charlevoix County Clerk’s office: Kyle Lieberman, 29 of Walloon Lake and Beth Karkosak, 28 of Boyne CityAndrew Page, 34 and Lauren Carey, 34 - both of Austin, TXChristopher Jones, 33 and Nicole McNew, 31 - both of Moores-ville, NCReggie Gullings, 30 of Char-levoix and Alina Culda, 23 of Caransebis, RomaniaChristopher Helstrom, 44 and Mary Edger, 46 - both of Char-levoixMatthew Peterson, 20 of Bloomingdale and Rachel Mel-ke, 21 of CharlevoixEllis Boal, 67 of Charlevoix and LuAnne Kozma, 53 of NoviChristian Kennel, 42 and Mea-gan Westhoven, 33 - both of San-ta Monica, CAConn Sedelmaier, 41 of East Jor-dan and Clarissa LaVanway, 40 of Ellsworth

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Monday, July 92:09am Assisted Sheriff Dept with domestic on Boyne City Rd8:29am Report of lost Florida driv-er’s license downtown.10:08am iPod turned in that was found over the weekend

10:10am Civil complaint received from West St10:13am Gasoline drive off from the 200 block of S Lake St10:18am Report of lost gold chain11:42am 2 vehicle property damage accident at State and Park Streets

1:22pm Subject in with mental health concerns 2:31pm Report of missing female from the 100 block of W Cedar St. Was located 5:50pm Missing wallet reported 8:28pm Arrested subject for DWLS9:42pm Alarm in the 100 block of River St9:49pm Unlock on State St

Tuesday, July 1012:07am Report of party in the 300 block of Silver St8:29am Report of vehicle hint in parking lot in the 400 block of N Lake St1:27pm Found keys dropped off at PD. Were later claimed1:49pm Report of odor of marijuana from the 300 block of E Division St1:43pm Report of log trucks speed-ing down hill on Charlevoix St1:49pm Report of missing Ritalin from the 800 block of Boyne Av2:31pm Report of vehicle struck in the 100 block of S Park St5:46pm Dog running at large on Sil-ver St6:12pm Domestic dispute in the 100 block of S Park St6:35pm Report of damage to car af-ter hitting pothole8:43pm Report of dog attacking an-other dog in the 700 block of Pleas-ant 10:19pm Driving complaint re-ceived in the area of Lake and Vogel Streets

Wednesday, July 111:22am False alarm in the 100 block of Charlevoix St

4:31am Assist EMS in the 300 block of E Division St8:15am Report of missing purse8:27am Report of gas siphoned from vehicle in the 500 block of Jefferson9:24am Wallet and other items found in men’s room in the 300 block of N Lake St. Returned to owner10:55am Report of missing wallet12:04pm Report of traffic concerns from the Farmer’s Market8:53pm Harassment complaint re-ceived10:12pm Report of fireworks on public property10:39pm Citation issued for no proof of insurance

Thursday, July 122:20am Suspicious subject in the area of park and East St2:53am 13 year old on foot near Brown and Poplar St in violation of curfew. Turned over to parent.6:59am Citation issued for expired plate8:40am 911 hang up from the 300 block of N Lake St9:48am Citation issued for no insur-ance and speed.9:51am Scam emails reported from Harborage Park10:40am Report of fireworks com-plaint in the area of Pleasant and Ann the night before11:28am Vehicle hit in the 1200 block of Boyne Av 3:20pm Citation issued for driving on revoked license and speed6:42pm 911 hang up from the 300 block of N Lake St7:10pm Driving complaint received on M-75 heading into town8:17pm Civil complaint in the 100 block of N East St8:30pm Citation issued for expired cycle plate9:10pm Report of stolen cell phone in the Industrial Park. 10:00pm Arrested subject for op-erating without security. Was also

given citation for expired plate.10:45pm Citation issued for speed

Friday, July 1312:45am Suspicious situation on N Lake St4:16am Business in the 1100 block of Boyne Avenue toilet papered overnight. Residence on Brown St also hit.8:54am Unlock vehicle in the 400 block of N Lake St9:44am Citation issued for improper passing on the right10:01am 2 vehicle property damage accident at Lake and Vogel11:34am Assist Tuscarora Twp PD in locating subject in the 100 block of N Park St1:00pm Assist Sheriff Department with possible suicidal subject on E Old State Rd3:04pm Report of 3 suspicious sub-jects on Wilson St6:57pm 2 parking citations issued on S Park St7:47pm False alarm in the 100 block of River St8:59pm Unlock in the 500 block of N East St11:23pm Driving complaint re-ceived downtown

Saturday, July 14 12:05am Report of possible fight in the 300 block of E Division St1:40am Report of fight in the 100 block of S Lake St 1:45am Report of tree falling on trailer in the 1400 block of Marshall Rd3:08am Located dog running at large in the area of Division and Wilson St10:15am False alarm in the 100 block of River St10:48am Report of dogs locked un-der bedcover of pickup in the 300 block of N Lake St2:28pm Report of possible seat belt violation in the 1300 block of Boyne Av

8:43pm Report of suicidal subject in the 300 block of E Division. Was all a misunderstanding8:59pm Report of threats being made in the 300 block of Silver St9:45pm Fireworks complaint on Pleasant Av11:07pm Citation issued for speed.

Sunday, July 1510:15am 2 vehicle property damage accident at Lake and Lower Lake Streets. Citation issued 11:15am Unlock vehicle at Ava-lanche12:35pm Civil dispute in the 300 block of E Division2:36pm 911 check in the 400 block of Harris St.4:43pm Unlock vehicle in the 500 block of Bay St7:54pm Subject arrested for assault in the 400 block of W Michigan.

Boyne City Police Department Weekly Incident Report

tain standards.According to Boyne City Public Schools Superintendent Peter Moss, this comes as good news to schools throughout the state.“I’m not sure we’ll see a tremendous amount of impact specifically on Boyne City because we are deeply involved in our school improvement plan and that plan is really about increasing student achievement,” Moss said. “The nice thing is this provides us with some flexibility—we were in this one-size-fits-all type of thing but maybe not every kid needs to be college ready but work or career ready.”He added, “It’s still about student achievement. We are still going to be held accountable to make sure our students are career or college ready.”Michigan’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan said the approved flexibility to No Child Left Behind will help Michi-gan educators continue their efforts to get all kids ready for their future career or education while closing the achievement gap between various student populations.In a July 19 press release, Flanagan thanked United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for provid-ing states the flexibility from the restrictions of NCLB, while still fo-cusing on student achievement, ac-countability, and transparency.“We are establishing ambitious, yet achievable, targets on student aca-demic progress for schools to reach every year,” Flanagan said. “Schools need to know where they really are in getting all of their students to be successful academically, and be al-lowed to implement targeted and effective programs that best suit the needs of their students.”According to Flanagan’s release, Michigan is a national leader in pur-suing career- and college-readiness for all students, with the rigorous

Michigan Merit Curriculum; Michi-gan Merit Exam, which includes the college entrance ACT exam; and career- and college-ready measure-ments on its state MEAP tests.“We went to bat for local school districts because we know they are working hard to improve student achievement, but needed this flex-ibility from the ‘one-size-fits-all’ structure of No Child Left Behind,” Flanagan said. “We’ve gotten them the flexibility and assistance, but in return, are raising expectations and transparency. The end result will be higher achievement levels for all students and a greater future for Michigan.”Flanagan said the waiver will allow local school districts more freedom in how they use some of their federal dollars to improve student achieve-ment and close achievement gaps; recognize schools that are meeting or exceeding achievement goals; en-sure students have effective educa-tors in their schools; and include in the school accountability scorecard: science, social studies, and writing, in addition to the NCLB-required math and English language arts. “This will allow us to to apply fed-eral dollars to initiatives or projects we feel are important,” Moss said. “Sometimes there are strings at-tached and we can only use dollars one way, but each district has the best idea of how it can create student achievement and this flexibility al-lows us to do that.”He added, “This will also help make sure that schools are moving for-ward and improving.”Moss said the new more stringent graduation requirements would have demanded every student pass math and reading—a goal Moss said simply is not realistic when one considers the myriad factors that go into whether a child fails or succeeds in school.“I think just about every school in the state was not going to make that,” Moss said.There will likely be criticism that Michigan’s students have simply

been given an easier target to hit. But, Moss said, that is not at all the case.“We’re not lowering our expecta-tions. There are still expectations that all kids will meet proficient levels in reading and math and other curricular areas,” he said. “This is just saying you don’t have to get there next year.”A school that will feel a much great-er effect of the new waiver is North-west Academy of Charlevoix.The school was likely on course for restructuring in the next couple years due to strict regulations which did not always take into account schools of small size.“This is going to take some of the pressure off of some of the AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) require-ments,” said Northwest Academy School Leader Matt Saunders. “We were potentially going to have to restructure the school but now it is looking like we will not have to do that.”According to Saunders, Northwest Academy did not reach its required yearly progress goals over two years due to technicalities including im-

properly packaged tests mailed to the state and two or three 11th-grade students who did not take a man-dated assessment test which put the school below NCLB’s 95 percent requirement for students in a school to complete testing.“We’ve never not made AYP due to our test scores,” Saunders said. “This year our graduation rate was low. But we get students who come in with five or six credits and need

22 so of course they are not going to graduate on time.”For now, Saunders said, the waiver seems like a good thing.“We’re trying to figure out exactly what it’s going to mean to us,” he said. “I’ve gotten three e-mails in the last two days with new things saying it’s going to be changing.”Saunders said he expects more infor-mation concerning the specifics of the waiver’s impact in mid-August.

South10:00 a.m.- Polka Tent, Music begins at Noon featuring Polish Memories until 4:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – Grand Royale Pa-rade, Center Street to State Street to Grove, ending at St. Augus-tine’s Church.11:00 a.m. – Hudson Township Auxiliary Bingo11:00 a.m. - Concessions and Ar-nold Amusements opens.12:00 p.m. – Polish Memories un-til 4:00 p.m.12:00 p.m. – Chicken Dinner, Methodist Church grounds.1:00 p.m. – Old Time Threshing & Steam Engine Show, north of

Polka Tent.1:00 p.m. – Great Lakes Timber Show additional shows at 3 p.m. ~ 5 p.m. ~ 7 p.m.1:15 p.m. – Polish Roman Catho-lic Union of America dancers - first show will begin immediately following the parade.2:00 p.m.- Classic Tractor Pull – Pre 1960 – located on east end of Church Street. 4:00 p.m.- Honky Express plays in the Polka Tent5:30 p.m.- Polka Tent re-opens featuring Harmony Kings until 1:00 a.m.Dusk – Family Movie

Sunday, Aug. 5Family Day9:00 a.m. – Mass for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time Cel-ebrated under the tent.11:00 a.m. – Concessions &

Amusements until 7 p.m.11:00 a.m. – Horseshoe Pitching Tournament located at Pavilion on Nelson Avenue.11:00 a.m. – Hudson Township Auxiliary BingoNoon – 4-Wheel Drive Mud Run located on east end of Church Street. Registration 10 a.m. to Noon sharp.Noon – Polka tent - Music begins at Noon featuring Honky Express until 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – Old Time Threshing & Steam Engine Show, north of Polka Tent.4:00 p.m. – Judy and Her Suchey Brothers plays in Polka Tent until 5:00 p.m.5:30 p.m. – Polka tent - Judy and Her Suchey Brothers alternating with Jimmy K until 11:00 p.m.7:00 p.m. – Carnival closes

and ice-cream parlor, there will be a kids’ pedal tractor pull.And, don’t worry about missing the flea market, museum, petting zoo or the windmill drinking foun-tain because they will be open all

day.Also happening all day is music in the pavilion and a small engine display.On day two, there will be an open mic jam and dancing event with

live music and line dancing.Also on Friday, Saturday and Sun-day be sure to enjoy the country

and bluegrass sounds of several featured acts which will be an-nounced as the date draws nearer.

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of the noises need to be mitigated to meet the noise threshold goal.”Site visits were conducted between May 22 and May 25.“I think the primary cause of the noise in this case is the pulsation,” Duncan said. “I would recommend we look at that before we even use enclosures on equipment outdoors and see what sort of results we get from that.”He added, “Even if you incorporate these mitigation measures that does not necessarily mean the annoy-ance goes away.”Four sound level monitors were used; three were installed at the plant during the site visits and one was used to measure sound levels throughout the community.Eight short-term sound level moni-tors were installed throughout Boyne City in accordance with lo-cations that corresponded to high complaint areas.

The long-term monitors were located in the following places:

• southwest of the plant at a tree line approximately 190 feet from the plant• north of the plant on the north side of the airport property approxi-mately 1,100 feet from theplant• south of the plant outside a resi-dence on the southwest corner of the Nordic Drive residentialarea approximately 2,075 feet from the plantThe eight short-term community monitors were placed in the follow-ing locations:• in the Boice Street right-of-way at the west end of the airport runway approximately 2,030 feetwest-northwest of the plant• at the Kuhn Residence at the end of Kuhn Drive approximately 4,600 feet west-southwest of theplant• in the church parking lot on Beard-sley Street approximately 765 feet southwest of the plant• next to the dance school at the north end of Beardsley Street ap-proximately 695 feet west of theplant• at the corner of Boyne Summit Street and East Division Street (M-75) approximately 910 feetsouth of the plant• on the south side of the storage units on State Street (M-75) ap-proximately 3,000 feet north ofthe plantResource Systems Group, Inc. Noise Assessment – Kirtland Prod-ucts Plant9 July 2012 Page 12• at the corner of Call Street and Vo-gel Street approximately 4,620 feet north-northwest of theplant• at the corner of Old M-75 Loop Road and M-75 approximately 5,760 feet northeast of the plantAccording to the noise assessment performed at wood pellet manufac-turer Kirtland Products, the noisiest equipment are the indoor hammer-mills and the outdoor fans and air power units.Duncan said he believes the low frequency pulsation is a key com-ponent of the excessive noise.“That would be found to be highly annoying,” he said. “Low frequen-cy travels farther.”A low frequency can create omni-directional bass which can travel much farther than higher frequen-cies. Duncan said some outdoor equip-ment and fans are also contributing

to the noise issue.According to the study, there are no local ordinances or state statutes which regulate or establish quanti-tative noise standards applicable to this project.“There are no federal noise stan-dards that apply to wood pellet plants on private land,” the RSG study stated. “Many federal agen-cies have adopted guidelines and standards that apply to other types of facilities.”

Measuring soundThough there are several ways to measure sound, the RSG study says the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 55 decibels Leq (Leq is a measured average of sound pressure over a given time.) during the day to protect against “serious annoyance” and 50 deci-bels Leq to protect against “moder-ate annoyance.” At night, the WHO recommends no more than 40 deci-

bels Leq.The average sound level of some-one trying to sleep with the win-dows open is 30 decibels Leq; however an additional drop of 15 decibels is likely when the win-dows are closed.According to RSG there are numer-ous factors in what constitutes “an-noyance.”“One study has found that noise sensitivity is independent of noise level in terms of determining some people’s annoyance to noise at least in reference to noise from airports,” RSG stated. “This may imply that at all levels of noise, noise sensitive people are more likely to be an-noyed than the general population and that even if noise is reduced to very low levels, there may still be highly sensitive people who are an-noyed.”In order to establish a noise thresh-old, RSG requested feedback from some people in Boyne City.“The results of this feedback were

a request to utilize a noise threshold level that would be appropriate for a conservative tolerance towards noise,” RSG’s report stated. “Based on this feedback, a (nighttime) noise threshold of 40 decibels Leq was chosen.”The 40 decibel goal applies outside houses within zoned residential ar-

eas.If the sound is pulsating, then the maximum nighttime decibel level would be lowered to 35 Leq.“The plant was audible when it was operating, but was not the primary contributing factor to daytime lev-els,” RSG’s report stated. “It was a larger contributor to the nighttime levels.”The sound levels measured at a residence on Kuhn Drive, which is nearly 4,600 feet west-southwest of Kirtland, were recorded in a bed-room with the windows open and closed.“(The) tones, while relatively qui-et, are clearly audible in the house even with the windows closed,” RSG stated. “The highest sound level from the Kirtland Plant at a residence is at the manse for the church on Beardlsey Street which is 62 decibels.”According to RSG’s study, the highest sound level found at a zoned residential area at the corner

of Boyne Summit Road and East Division street at 53 decibels.“Sound levels in the Nordic Drive area at the facade of the residences range between 44 decibels and 51 decibels,” RSG stated. “And, the highest sound level at a zoned resi-dential property in the neighbor-hood around the airport is 46 deci-bels.”The noise levels which exceed the 35 decibel noise threshold extend nearly one mile west and 4,900 feet north-northwest of Kirtland’s plant.According to RSG, mitigation is required to shift the noise threshold goal range to within 1,000 feet of Kirtland’s plant.• If RSG’s mitigation recommendations are fol-lowed, the firm believes noise can be reduced by 13 decibels at the nearest zoned residential area affected and by 18 decibels at the church on Beardsley street.“Lastly, the mitigated sound lev-els in most zoned residential areas are below 35 decibels,” the report states.RSG’s recommendations include addressing the pulsation through an air pressure and plant design re-view; reducing sound levels from all primary outdoor noise sources identified; change the vehicle back-up alarms to quieter versions; and install sound-deadening vinyl strip-ping on interior and exterior con-veyor openings.“It should be noted that this noise assessment assumes that the plant must run 24 hours per day as in-dicated by Kirtland,” RSG stated. “If the plant were able to operate only during the daytime, the noise threshold goal would be increased to 45 or 50 decibels—which would result in less necessary mitigation.”

Community feedbackSeveral members of the public spoke out with concerns they had about noise and the potential for emissions during the meeting.One local woman said she of-ten had to run her television to help drown the sound of the plant and added that the smell from the plant often burned her nose. Some audience members wanted to know how noise would be mea-sured once the equipment had been running for awhile.The chairman of the Kirtland Noise Issue Citizens Committee Hugh Conklin told the crowd the envi-ronmental issues will be addressed through the testing Kirtland is required to undergo through the Michigan Department of Environ-mental Quality (MDEQ).Kirtland must be able to operate 24 hours per day and at full capacity in order for the emissions testing to be performed by the state—which has been scheduled for Sept. 11.Conklin said the committee felt the potential emissions issues were im-portant but that there was no good reason to duplicate the measures Kirtland will be required to under-go anyway.Local realtor Mark Kowalske said he has had a couple decide not to buy a house in Boyne City due to the pellet plant. He said he also knows of a homeowner who is sell-ing his Boyne City home because he no longer wishes to live with the noise.Once audience member said she cannot stand the noise and that it was driving she and her family crazy.Kirtland Products began operat-ing in Boyne City’s Air Industrial Park in fall of 2011. Shortly after it began operating, complaints about noise and odor began to arise. Kirt-land took several costly measures to mitigate the issues but were un-successful in quelling an the con-

cerns of a number of residents.“So where do we go from here? As a community, as a city commis-sion, as a city government,” said Boyne City Commissioner Tom Neidhamer. “If we tell Kirtland that they need to implement these miti-gation solutions then do they have to do it?”He added, “If they put a lot of mon-ey into mitigation and there are still people that are bothered … I guess I’m looking for direction as how we solve that as a community.”Boyne City Planning Director Scott McPherson said he believes it is now up to Kirtland to review the study and consider the suggestions made by RSG.Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch said he would like to see Kirtland bring a plan of action to the city by the Aug. 14 meeting.Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord said he wanted some sort of a time-line set to avoid prolong-ing the issue. No specific action was taken during the meeting as it was an informational session.

CiTy oF BoyNE CiTyCiTy CoMMiSSioN

minute synopsisJuly 10, 2012 regular meeting – Ap-

proved the corrected June 12, 2012 regular City Commission meeting minutes; Approved the June 26, 2012 regular City Commission meet-ing minutes; Approved to schedule

a work session for the purpose of reviewing the Community Noise Assessment & mitigation of the kirtland Products Plant report from rsg, inc. on tuesday, July 17th at

6:00 p.m.; Approved to postpone discussion of the fireworks laws and ordinance and refer to staff to report within 90 days.; Approved to con-firm the appointment of Jeffrey d.

gaither as Chief of Police for the City of Boyne City; Approved to purchase an isg hrXr-elite thermal imager Camera for the Fire department from douglas safety systems in the

amount of $10,250.the next regular City Commission meeting is scheduled for July 24, 2012 at noon

Cindy Grice, City Clerk/Treasurer

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7 “Compare it to the grocery store, i hear the cooling units droning through the night, but my neighbors and i have adapted - they’re not going to get rid of the grocery store. i guess they could move those jobs somewhere else, but why should they? these people went on a limb and put their invest-ment and work into it. Besides, we hear noise downtown - we hear it from cars, kids, business-es, and regular life. i remember when we had the tannery years ago when the lumber industry went dry - it was loud, it was smelly, but Boyne City would have died without those jobs around here.” —Phil Battiste

7 "Listen - here's what i would do. you need to keep the jobs, that's important. i don't blame the others for being upset. i think the easiest thing to do would be to find any way possible to muffle the noise, perhaps a different fan or manu-facturer. if they did finally need to relocate, it should be nearby within the city.” —Jerry Kendrick

“i think we need to look, first of all, at who gave them per-

mission to build in the first place. if the City gave them the permis-sion, then they should either be helping to fix it or helping to relo-cate it and finding some funding. unfortunately, if they can’t fix it, they can’t fix it.” —Jack Dunlop

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"it's a sad situation either way. it's a tough call that i'm glad i don't have to make." —Tony Williams

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“they are in the indus-trial Park, so while i love my

peace and quiet, i don't think the others have a leg to stand on legally. if they can quiet it, they should, but they do have a right to be there.” —Lynn Kendrick

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What should be done about kirtland?

• Sound levels at the plant while it oper-ated were determined to be between 72 and 74 decibels while the sound around the plant while it was inoperative was between 45 and 50 decibels.• The plant’s noise levels, as measured from the Boyne City municipal Airport, ranged between 49 and 52 decibels while operating and between 40 and 48 deci-bels when it was not.• The sound meter at a residence on Nordic drive showed decibel levels of between 39 and 50 while the plant oper-ated and levels of 38 and 50 when it did not operate.

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and first quarter moon is July 26. Keep an open eye for mete-ors—the Delta Aquarids are at their peak over the next few days. Probably the best way to observe meteors is to sit in a comfortable lawn chair (after having used your favorite insect repellent). Gaze up towards the south east, where these meteors will tend to appear to come from. If a meteor hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite; otherwise it’s just a meteor. Ex-pect anywhere from ten to fifty or so per hour.July 28 marks the anniversary of the first photo of a solar eclipse in 1851, and NASA was founded on

the 29th in 1958.During this week, try and use a pair of good binoculars or a small telescope and spend some time studying the Moon. It’s best ob-served when it is only partially il-luminated, as the sharp contrasts make observing quite spectacular. Looking along the terminator (the line between light and dark), look for the tips of the mountains to be in the sunlight, while their bases and craters are in the dark. It gives you a real sense of the rough terrain and has an almost “3-D” effect. If you have a chance, study the Milky Way with optical aid. You will see knots and clumps of stars all along, and increasing

as you look closer to the galactic core. This lies in the direction of Sagittarius in the southeast. If you have downloaded a planetarium program like Stellarium (free at www.stellarium.org), it looks like a classic teapot and the “steam” coming out of the spout is a huge number of stars near the core of the galaxy.Remember, you can ask us any-thing about the night sky (ques-tions can be sent here to the pa-per) and you are welcome to attend our NOMAC astronomy club meetings—first Thursday of every month at 7:30PM at Raven Hill Discovery Center. Until next time, Clear Skies!

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Public meeting on Boyne National register applicationA presentation on Boyne City’s nomination to create a National Historic District for portions of downtown will be held July 30 at 7 p.m. at the Boyne District Library Community Room. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.The proposed historic district in-cludes most of the core of down-town Boyne City – the 100 and 200 blocks of Water and Lake streets, parts of Main Street be-tween Lake and Park, and the 100 block of South Park – and the local Pearl Street Historic District.The National Register is the fed-eral government’s official list of properties that are deemed to be worthy of preservation because of their importance in American his-tory and culture. National Regis-ter designation provides recogni-tion and, most importantly, allows property owners to take advantage of Federal Historic Tax Credits to maintain and improve their build-ings. Last fall, the City and the Main Street Program were awarded a grant of $35,000 from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to hire a contractor to pre-pare the application. William Rut-ter, an architectural historian from Trout Lake was selected and he began work last November.

Rutter has completed a final draft of the nomination and has submit-ted it to SHPO for final review and critique. The purpose of his presentation at the July 30 public meeting is to explain the work involved with preparing the nomination and what a historic district nomination will mean to the community.

Rutter made a similar presentation to the city commission at its July 10 meeting. The nomination will be formally considered by SHPO in Septem-ber. For more information, contact the Boyne City Main Street Program at (231) 582-9009 or email main-street@boynecity.com.

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Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Kelsey of Boyne City are observing their 65th wedding anniver-sary this week.A private family gathering will take place at a later date.Lloyd Kelsey & Joyce Boshart were married May 2, 1947 at

the Lyndon Ave. Free Meth-odist Church, Flint, Michigan by Rev. Lyle Howison.They have lived in Boyne City since 2000, when he retired from Buick Motors as an Elec-trician.She retired from AC Spark-

plug as a secretary.Their children are Brian (De-nise) Kelsey of Otisville and Janell (Bob) Pawlus of Boyne City.Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey also have one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

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Emerging leaders urged to join second class of Leadership Charlevoix County tutelage programBusiness professionals looking to enhance their leadership skills are encouraged to apply for the Leadership Charlevoix County program, now entering its sec-ond year. Led by community leaders, the nine-month program will introduce participants to the various sectors of the county, the inner workings and needs of the region.Applications are available on-line at www.leadershipcharlev-oixcounty.com and are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. Appli-cations can also be picked up at the Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan and Beaver Island Cham-bers of Commerce or by calling 231.547.2101.“Leadership Charlevoix County is designed to cultivate new, emerging and potential leaders from our area,” said program co-ordinator Mishelle Shooks. “We also hope participants will identify and address pertinent community needs while strength-ening their own individual lead-ership abilities.”Jennifer Kenney, an employee of Harbor Industries in Charlevoix, completed the first year of the program in May and highly rec-ommends it to others.

“ I believe my experience in Leadership Charlevoix County has given me a strong foundation for my future Leadership plans. It’s ignited a spark in me to reflect on who I am and where I want to be.”The nine-month course, running from September 2012 through May 2013, will take participants throughout the county and in-cludes sessions in:• Connecting with government• Health and human services• Economic development• Education today• Building your tool box skills of communication, creativity, busi-ness ethics and media relations• Arts, culture and philanthropy• Environmental and natural re-sources• Where do we go from here? Putting newly learned skills to useIn addition to the monthly ses-sions, the course will kick off with an orientation and then an overnight retreat to Beaver Is-land. Participants will be matched with a mentor who will help open doors to personal and profession-al growth. The session culminates with a graduation ceremony in May 2013.Seats are limited and interested individuals are encouraged to complete an application soon. Tuition is $750 for the full course and includes materials, meals and

other program costs. If the applicant’s employer/orga-nization is not a member of the Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jor-dan or Beaver Island Chambers of Commerce, the cost is $850.Leadership Charlevoix County is sponsored by the Boyne City, Charlevoix and East Jordan Chambers of Commerce with support from the Beaver Island Chamber. The program is made possible by a generous grant from the Charlevoix County Commu-nity Foundation. Leadership Charlevoix County is coordinated by Steering Com-mittee members Jim Baumann, Boyne Area Chamber of Com-merce; Erin Bemis, Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce; Mary Faculak, East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce; Mat-thew Britton, Korthase Flinn In-surance; Susan Conklin, Boyne District Library; Kathy Jacobsen, Charlevoix Area Hospital; Frank Leonard, Save A Lot; Dianne Litzenburger, Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District; Lori Meeder, Northern Initia-tives; Val Meyerson, Charlevoix Public Library; and Maureen Radke, Charlevoix County Com-munity Foundation. For more information contact Shooks at shooks@charlevoix.org or (231) 547-2101. Questions can also be directed to the Boyne City, East Jordan, Charlevoix and Beaver Island Chambers of Commerce.

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Teams do most of their fundrais-ing prior to the event, but some teams also hold creative fund-raisers at their camp sites during Relay. If you would like to join the Relay For Life of Charlevoix County as a volunteer or team participant, call Owen Welsh at 231-675-3644, Michelle Reid at mailto:mreid7943@charter.net or visit http://www.RelayFor-Life.org/charlevoixcountymi

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Each summer since 1998, Aten Place sponsors a special after-noon matinee just for the ‘single-digit’ crowd. This year’s Children’s Matinee will present something entirely different, a ventriloquist. Vikki Gasco-Green has been en-tertaining children for over 20 years with her unique style of ventriloquism that features origi-nal characters that interact with the audience in a playful, light-hearted way. The popularity of her show has allowed her to tour across the United States and in the United Kingdom. The Children’s Matinee is at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, and tickets for this special show are $3.00 dollars for children and adults.In addition to her popular comedy ventriloquism shows, Vikki has several educational enrichment performances,which she has pre-sented extensively in schools and libraries across her home state of Michigan. In 2011, one of Vikki’s popular on-stage characters, “Dibs Doi” the cat, became of the star ofVik-ki’s first book, Dibs Doi The Bul-ly Boy, which was adapted from her No Bullies and Friendship Skills Show. Vikki is currently working on fol-low-upbooks based on her other original characters. Vikki’s skills were recognized by The New York Times, who took notice of Vikki’s unparalleled skills in the art of ventriloquism

by stating in their review of her theatrical performance, “Vikki’s lips did not so much as twitch.” Aten Place is located 1/2 mile south of Cherry Hill Road on Old Mackinaw Trail in Boyne Falls. The venue is a ninety-year-old oak frame barn with seating for 180, overlooking the Boyne River valley, in the shadow of Boyne Mountain. Tickets are $3 for children and adults. This special matinee show will begin at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be provided following the performance. Aten Place is a non-profit endeav-or, and no food or beverage is sold on the premises. There is also a covered picnic pa-

vilion for those who wish to come early and enjoy the grounds and peaceful setting.For more information on this summer’s schedule go to www.at-enplace.com or call Bill or Max-ine Aten at 231-549-2076.

The “Vet-eran of the Month” for July 2012 is Larry Dale Stout. Born on October 6th, 1951 in Detroit, Mich., Stout grew up in Garden City, Mich.

attending Garden City West High School completing the 10th grade and during his junior year he left school and on Dec. 5th, 1968, with his father’s permission, he enlisted in the Army in Detroit. Follow-ing basic training, where he quali-fied as a Marksman with the M-14 rifle, Stout attended a seven-week school graduating as a Wheeled Ve-hicle Automotive Mechanic. Also, Stout passed the GED test receiv-ing his high school diploma. Dur-ing his three-year enlistment, he served two six-month deployments in Vietnam where he was assigned to a minesweeping unit. During one deployment his unit was sent into Cambodia on a secret mission and his family was notified that he was missing in action, although in the May 10th, 1970 issue of Life Maga-zine his picture appeared showing him riding on top of a tank with members of his unit. In March of 1969 Stout was honored when his unit was assigned, as guards, to the burial detail at the funeral of Presi-dent Dwight D. Eisenhower. In June of 1971,while home on leave, Stout married Brenda Vann and after only four years of marriage Brenda fell victim to cancer and passed away. On Nov. 17th, 1971 Stout was pro-

moted to Private First Class and on Jan. 4th, 1972 while serving with Headquarters & Headquarters Com-pany, 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, 5th US Army, Fort Riley, Kansas Stout received an Honorable Release From Active Duty having attained the rank of Private First Class and was awarded the following Decorations, Medals, Badges and Commendations: The National Defense Service Medal, The Army Commendation Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device, Two Overseas Service Bars (each representing 6 months foreign service) and The Marksman Badge. Stout was transferred to the US Army Reserves to complete his military obligation and on Dec. 4th, 1974 received an Honorable Dis-charge. On July 8th, 1977 at Saint Antho-ny’s Church, in Belleville, Mich., Stout married Nancy Marie Leman-ski making their home in Belleville and working as a mechanic and in construction. In 1987 they moved to Walloon Lake, Mich. and he worked as an automotive mechanic for K-Mart and Bay Motors in Petoskey, Mich. and The Charlevoix Area Transit in Boyne City, Mich. In Feb-

ruary of 2001 Stout was forced to re-tire due to the military induced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and en-joyed boating, camping, golf, yard sales, hunting, fishing, snowmobil-ing, watching the Detroit Tigers ball games and spending time with his family. Stout was active in his community with memberships in The Boyne City American Legion, the Petoskey Snowmobile Club, Saint Francis Xavier Parish of Petoskey and vol-unteered at Brother Dan’s Food Pan-try in Petoskey. In August of 2010 he developed a brain aneurysm and fol-lowing two surgeries his condition worsened in August of 2011 with numerous mini strokes occurring. On March 9th, 2012 Larry Dale Stout answered the final call and is being honored by his wife Nancy, daughters Heather, Jeannine, Diane and their families. To honor a veteran, call the program chairman at (231) 588-6067 or on Tuesdays call (231) 582-7811 be-tween 3:30-8:30 p.m. The ceremony may be witnessed on the first Thurs-day of each month in front of The American Legion Post located on the corner of South Lake and Main streets in Boyne City, Mich. at 6:15 p.m.

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Memorial unveilingAt 2 p.m. on Sunday July 29 the Jack Diener memorial will be unveiled at Veterans Park in Boyne City. The public is invited to attend this event. For more information you can contact George Lasater.

Dr. Dan Benishek (MI-01) today in-troduced the “Surplus Property for Veterans Act” (H.R. 6114), a bill to provide qualified Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) greater access to federal surplus property, such as military vehicles and equipment, for use at their facilities. “From a refrigerator for use at a local post to a vehicle for a Memorial Day parade, access to surplus property will help our veterans’ organizations bet-ter serve their members. These items have already been purchased by the federal government, so why not give our veterans’ organizations a chance to utilize them instead of letting them sit unused? This is a common sense measure,” said Dr. Benishek, a doc-tor who worked in the Iron Mountain VA Medical Center for 20 years. Under current law, veterans’ orga-nizations must meet certain require-ments to be eligible for surplus property. They must demonstrate

that they are a qualified non-profit organization and are acquiring the property for educational or public health purposes. These requirements greatly limit the number of VSOs that are eligible for surplus property. The “Surplus Property for Veterans Act” will simply amend current law to re-move these restrictions and make it easier for local VSOs to acquire sur-plus property.“I see this legislation as a simple fix to a simple problem. In these tough economic times our veterans’ organi-

zations are trying to stretch their bucks a little further, and being able to re-ceive surplus property will make that easier. I am confident that this small but important legislative fix will give the men and women who have served our country greater access to the items they deserve,” added Dr. Benishek.The “Surplus Property for Veterans Act” has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Gov-ernment Reform.

The Michigan Wildlife Conservan-cy (MWC), a non-profit organization based in Bath, near Lansing, recently confirmed the presence of a cou-gar in southern Marquette County. The cougar was photographed by a cased and padlocked trail camera on private property on June 1, 2012. The property owners will also share their information with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) but do not wish to be pub-licly identified. Dr. Patrick Rusz, Director of Wildlife Programs for the Conservancy, and Michael Zuidema, a retired DNR forester, verified the trail camera’s location on a well-worn wildlife trail atop a wooded ridge. The camera has also photographed wolves, coy-otes, fishers and numerous other spe-cies at the same site over a four year period. The MWC is publicizing this pho-tograph because it may be the best, clearest photograph of a wild Michi-gan cougar ever taken. It is also unusually interesting because Mr. Zuidema has recorded over twenty credible cougar sightings in the same vicinity since the 1970s. These in-clude several sightings within a few miles of the trail camera location. Dr. Rusz stated that “the long his-tory of sighting reports in the area indicates the cougar photographed

on June 1 may be part of a resident population rather than a wandering cat from a western state.” Dr. Rusz has studied cougars for the Conser-vancy for 14 years and is co-author of a peer-reviewed study that con-firmed cougars in both peninsulas of Michigan by analyses of DNA in droppings. He has also identified a long list of additional physical evi-dence dating back to 1966, and notes that Michigan State College zoolo-gist Richard Manville documented several cougar sightings or incidents when he inventoried the fauna of Marquette County’s Huron Moun-tains from 1939 to 1942. The large volume of recent Michigan evidence includes fifteen MDNR confirmations since the agency formed a cougar team of specially trained biologists in 2008. The most recent MDNR confirmation oc-curred last May when a cougar was photographed with a hand-held cam-era near Skanee in Baraga County. That photograph was taken about 50

miles north of the Marquette County trail camera location. “The MDNR cougar team should now look at the very good evidence of a remnant cougar population col-lected before 2008,” said Bill Tay-lor, President of the Conservancy. “They could still easily verify cougar photos taken in the 1990’s in Alcona and Oscoda Counties in the Lower Peninsula and some others. The veg-etation and other landmarks needed to confirm the photos are still there.”The Michigan Wildlife Conservancy is a non-profit citizens group estab-lished in 1982 to restore Michigan’s wildlife legacy. The Conservancy has restored more than 8,200 acres of wetlands, 2,500 acres of prairies and grasslands, and hundreds of miles of trout streams, and helped with sev-eral rare species recoveries and the creation of many backyard habitats. The Conservancy website, www.mi-wildlife.org, highlights some of the completed habitat restorations and other work.

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STATE & REGION NEWS

• Senate Bill 1040, Senate vote on House pension reform pro-posal: Failed 16 to 22 in the SenateTo not concur with a House-passed version of the school pension reform bill, which sends the bill to a House-Sen-ate conference committee to work out the differences. The main dispute is over the Sen-ate-passed provision to “close” the school pension system to new hires, and instead give them a 401(k) account (as has been done for new state em-ployees hired since 1997). The House instead proposes keep-ing a somewhat less generous “defined benefit” pension sys-tem for new employees.Sen. Howard Walker Y

• House Bill 5015, Appropriate foreclosure lawsuit settlement money: Passed 31 to 6 in the SenateTo appropriate $88.8 million from a national mortgage fore-closure lawsuit settlement for various spending, including $25 million for urban “blight” reduction programs (of which $10 goes to Detroit), $20 mil-lion for home loan “debt coun-seling” and legal subsidies, $15 million for home loan sub-sidies, and more.Sen. Howard Walker Y

• House Bill 5566, Increase school and local “deficit spend-ing” debt: Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate To greatly increase the level of borrowing from the state that school districts and local gov-ernments can use to cover past and current deficit spending that exceeds annual revenues. Specifically, a $5 million an-nual cap on this state lending would increase to $85 million through 2018, and the maxi-mum amount per loan would increase from $3 million to $20 million. Short term, this would primarily authorize state money for the Benton Harbor,

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Cougar photographed in Marquette voting cont.Muskegon Heights, Highland Park and Pontiac school dis-tricts.Sen. Howard Walker Y

• House Bill 5015, Appropri-ate foreclosure lawsuit settle-ment money: Passed 100 to 3 in the HouseTo appropriate $88.8 million from a national mortgage foreclosure lawsuit settle-ment for various spending, including $25 million for urban “blight” reduction pro-grams (of which $10 goes to Detroit), $20 million for home loan “debt counseling” and legal subsidies, $15 mil-lion for home loan subsidies, and more.Rep. Greg MacMaster Y

• Senate Bill 1130, Revise state “critical dunes” use re-strictions: Passed 63 to 40 in the House To revise a law restricting the use by property owners of land considered to be “criti-cal dunes.” Among other things this would require state approval of local regu-lations more restrictive than state ones, and allow use per-mits to be denied only when it is “more likely than not that the actual harm to the envi-ronment will significantly damage the public interest” according to burden of proof criteria specified in the bill.Rep. Greg MacMaster YSOURCE: MichiganVotes.org, a free, non-partisan website created by the Mackinac Cen-ter for Public Policy, providing concise, non-partisan, plain-English descriptions of every bill and vote in the Michigan House and Senate.

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What do you do when life sucks?We’ve all been there.Life sucked the day last week when the brakes stopped working on my car.Life sucked when my bundle of papers broke open, spilling onto the sidewalk.Life sucked when my computer broke last week.Anyone who has existed in the world for more than a day knows that sometimes life sucks.matthew 7:24 tells of a time when life really did suck.Anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. the rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock. But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a fool-ish man who built his house on sand. the rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was! in 1174, Bonnano Pisano built a bell tower for the cathedral of the city of Pisa.the tower was set to be eight stories tall, but en-countered a problem - the soil was softer than he thought, and the entire tower began to tilt.during the almost 200 years it took to construct the tower, they tried everything.they expanded the foundation, and even re-sorted to building the upper rooms on an angle to try and make it look straight again.there came a point when they works realize that nothing could be done to make the tower straight again.A tower is only as good as the foundation it is built upon.i can build a beautiful house, pay to have it professionally decorated, and line it with every

kitchen gadget that late-night-tv has to offer, but if the builders haven’t considered the sim-plest step - what is under the house - i’m in for trouble.i’m sure that the two houses Jesus described looked just fine.i probably couldn’t tell the difference, even if i tried.one of those houses was reduced to rubble.i can only imagine the man whose house fell looking over at his neighbor and proclaiming how much his life sucks.so how about our lives? What is the foundation that we’re supposed to build upon?it’s our faith - that is the foundation on which we should be building our “house.”“Anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.” that’s the solid foundation on which Jesus wants everyone to build. this is one of the most important pieces of ad-vice that we are given. Note again Jesus’ words, the person “who hears these words of mine and obeys them” is building his or her life on a safe and secure foundation. if you really want to know where to find true wisdom, help, strength, encouragement, sup-port, and comfort listen to what Jesus has to say and obey. When life sucks there is nothing that can replace building your house of life on rock – the rock of Jesus.there will be times in life when we simply say, “it sucks.”this is where that foundation becomes so im-portant.When life sucks how does Jesus advice help us? Let’s look at a few examples.Jesus said, “Come to me all who labor and are heavy burdened, and i will give you rest.”Jesus asks us to come to him - especially when

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ChURCh oF ThE NATiviTyreverend gary hamp, traverse City, will be guest celebrant at episcopal Church of the Nativity on July 15 and 22. Following the 9 a.m. service, coffee and cold bever-ages will be served on the church front porch, weather permitting. Nativity is located at 209 main street, Boyne City. Please call 582-5045 for more informa-tion.

EJ CoMMUNiTy ChURChon thursday, July 26, Celebrate recovery will meet at 7 Pm at the Walloon Campus. this is a Christ-centered recovery pro-gram. on sunday, July 29, service will be an outdoor service at memorial Park. the sermon title will be “”i’m with him!” from Colossians 2:6-15 given by Pastor Jason. service time is 9:30 Am. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on. After service, there will be a potluck and then baptism.For questions concerning the east Jordan Campus, please call the Walloon Campus at 535-2288.

UNiTEd METhodiSTBoyne Falls united methodist Church reg-ular sunday service 9:15 a.m., 3057 mill st. Children’s programming held during service. Worship Café and youth group on sundays at 6 p.m. office hours are tues-days, Wednesdays and thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 582-9776.

PRESByTERiANthe congregation of First Presbyterian Church at 401 s. Park st., Boyne City in-vites you to share worship with them at 10:00 each sunday. rev. elizabeth Broschart will be leading worship. First sundays include communion. For more information call (231) 582-7983.

wAllooN lAKE ChURChon thursday, July 26, Celebrate recovery will meet at 7 Pm. on sunday, July 29, there will be a guest speaker, dr. ryan Cook. service times are 9 and 10:45 Am. infant and toddler nurseries are available during both services. Children 3 years old through 4th grade can attend children classes during both services. Fifth grade through eleventh grade meet during the 10:45 service only. young adult class is held at 10:45 Am in the discipleship house. on Wednesday, August 1, there will be a Family Fun Night at Walloon Lake starting at 6 Pm. there will not be a meal. the church office regular hours are 9 Am to 5 Pm monday through Wednesday, and Friday. on thursday, it is open from 9 to noon. if you have any questions, please call 535-2288 or check the church web-site at www.walloonchurch.com.

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GENESiS ChURCh BoyNEgenesis Church meets in the Boyne el-ementary school cafeteria every sunday from 10am-noon. they have a qual-ity staffed nursery along with kids Club-house ministry for ages 4-4th grade. there is coffee and breakfast treats fol-lowed by modern song worship and a practical “talk” that relates the Bible to our everyday life. the core values of genesis Church are Jesus and his Word, sincere relationships, and serving others. you can check out genesis Church at gen-esiswired.com.

B.C. UNiTEd METhodiSTBoyne City united methodist Church regular sunday service 11 am, 324 south Park st. Children’s programming held during service. Bible study on thursdays 10 a.m. – open to everyone. office hours are tuesdays, Wednesdays and thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 582-9776.

FiRST BAPTiST oF BoyNE CiTy875 state st. (231) 582-9561. sunday services - sunday school (for all ages) 10 a.m.; morning Worship 11 a.m.; Ju-nior Church hour for children 3 years of age up to the 5th grade ~11:00 a.m.; evening Worship ~6:00 p.m.; mid-Week services; Wednesday Nights - discovery Club~ 6:30 p.m., teens meeting~ 7:00 p.m., Adult Prayer & Bible study~ 7 p.m., Nursery Provided for all services

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If you were born anywhere from 1982 to 2001, or within a few years of this range, you are considered a “Millennial.” As a member of this group, you share many things —cultural references, familiarity with technology, attitudes toward

work and family — with others your age. And if you’re one of the “older” Millennials, you and your peers have something else in com-mon — specifically, you have a good opportunity to launch invest-ment strategies to help you save for the future.Why are you so well positioned to invest for the future? For one thing, it’s because you have so much of the future ahead of you. As an investor, time is your greatest ally, for a couple of rea-sons. First, the more years you have to invest, the greater the growth po-tential of your investments. And second, by investing for the long term, you can help reduce the im-pact of periods of short-term vola-tility on your portfolio.Furthermore, since you may be in the early stage of your career, you probably have yet to reach your maximum earnings and may be eligible to put in the full annual amount to a Roth IRA, one of the most effective retirement savings vehicles available. (Eligibility to

contribute to a Roth IRA is phased out over a specific income range.) When you invest in a Roth IRA, your earnings have the opportu-nity to grow tax free, provided you don’t start taking withdrawals until you’re at least 59½ and you’ve had your account for at least five years.Even if you do contribute to a Roth IRA, you can still participate in

your employer-sponsored retire-ment plan, such as a 401(k) if you work for a company, a 457(b) if you work for a state or local gov-ernment, or a 403(b) if you work for a school or other tax-exempt

organization. And you should in-deed contribute to your employer’s plan, because it offers some key benefits: Your earnings accumu-late on a tax-deferred basis, and you typically fund your plan with pre-tax dollars. So the more you put in, the lower your taxable income. (Taxes are due upon withdrawal, and with-drawals prior to age 59½ may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.)The amount you can afford to put into your 401(k) or other employ-er-sponsored plan depends on your earnings and other circumstances — but you should at least strive to contribute enough to earn your employer’s match, if one is of-fered. Otherwise, you’ll be walk-ing away from “free” money. All the money you contribute to your plan is yours, but if you leave your job before a specified vest-ing period — which often ranges from three to seven years — you may not be able to keep all your employer’s contributions. Check your plan’s rules to see how this applies to you.Of course, since you, as a Millen-nial, are in the early stage of your working years, you may well be on the lookout for new job opportuni-ties. But if you are close to being fully vested in your 401(k), you might

consider waiting a few extra months — or even a year — to take a new job, so that you can leave with the money your employer has contributed. As a Millennial, you’ve got time on your side as you invest for the future. So make sure you take advantage of all the opportunities that come your way.

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Just another form of debtdear dave,My son is 22 and about to enter the Navy as an of-ficer. He’s been offered a Career Starter Loan. His plan is to invest the money and let it grow while he’s in the service. I’m not sure this is a good idea. What do you think about it?Mary

dear mary,The Career Starter Loan is just another form of debt, so it’s something I can’t recommend. Basically, it’s the military trying to do a nice thing for its men and women. The problem is that it’s still a loan that has to be repaid. It’s not a sign-ing bonus. In my mind, if you want to help me start my career, kick things off by giving me a job and a paycheck.Do you know what the number-one cause of se-curity clearance problems is in the military? It’s debt. And financial irrespon-sibility is the third most prevalent reason for dis-honorable discharge from the armed forces. And yet, with this kind of program, they’re shoving debt into young people’s faces right off the bat.I appreciate the fact that he’s trying to use an aca-demic approach. I’m sure he sees a scenario where he can borrow money with low payments and a really low interest rate, invest it and make a ton of money. The problem is he’s leav-

ing risk out of the equation. What happens if the invest-ments don’t pan out? He could lose the money and still have to repay the loan.Being older, and having a bit more wisdom, you and I realize things don’t always work out the way they’re planned. In other words, life happens. But don’t be too hard on him. He’s try-ing to use his intellect, and that’s a good thing. Still, wisdom always trumps ac-ademia. And that whisper of wisdom is telling us this situation could be a mess waiting to happen!—dave

To catch a thiefdear dave,

My stepson is about to turn 18. I have reason to believe that his biological father has used his son’s name to open credit accounts. I’ve been told that you can’t do a credit check on a minor, so what’s the easiest way to go about checking this out?Tom

dear tom,I’m not sure who told you that you can’t do a credit check on a minor. I did it on all my kids when they were younger. There are three national credit re-porting bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Just go online to each one, and pull his credit reports to see if anything is show-ing.If you find anything, you’ll need to file a police report in the locale where the offense occurred. Af-ter you file the report, get

a copy and approach the business in question, ex-plaining what happened. You’ll have to make sure they understand this guy is not the kid’s legal, parental guardian, and that he stole his son’s identity to open the account. Then, provide them with a copy of the po-lice report and make sure they take his name off the account.Checking a credit report is pretty easy, and it will give you a wealth of informa-tion. The biggest hassle is making the contacts and explaining things to credi-tors and the reporting bu-reaus. But it’s a lot bigger hassle for the identity thief

once the companies that have been duped and the authorities know what’s going on!—dave

Dave Ramsey isAmerica’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored fourNew York Times best-selling books:Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Make-overandEntreLeadership. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 5 mil-lion listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at dav-eramsey.com.

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wEll MAiNTAiNEd hoMEexceptionally well maintained home in a prime location. Just 4 minutes to Walloon Lake, 9 to Boyne City and Boyne mountain, 12 to Petoskey and Petoskey schools. the home is move-in ready with nice sized bedrooms and comfortable spaces. Walk to the swimming pool, club house and the catch and release pond. With two golf courses close by plus hiking and biking trails and skiing and snowmobile trails within 9 miles. Bedrooms:4, Baths:3 Price:$ 112,900

vERy NiCEvery nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on a walk-out basement. includes deck and at-tached finished 2 car garage. All doors are 36” throughout the home. Property con-sists of 15+ acres which includes a 44’ x 74’ pole barn. Location is just sW of east Jordan with great views of the Jordan valley. offer subject to short sale. Price:$ 110,000

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JUly 26DANCIN’ IN THe STReeT

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JUly 28RUN FoR ThEiR livES

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BEGiNS AUG. 29NCMC FAMily FUNd ANd FiTNESS

the North Central michigan College gym and fitness center is offering Family Fun and Fit-ness Wednesdays through August 29 from 9 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Activities will be in the student and Community resource Center gymnasium on the Petoskey campus.Activities will include soccer, basketball, vol-leyball and eclipse Ball. there will be appro-priate toys and tumbling mats for toddlers and an obstacle course for children ages 7 to 11. the fitness staff will be available to help parents and their children with all activities. Participants should wear suitable gym cloth-ing and clean, dry shoes.Cost is $5 per family and includes all activities and light refreshments. get out of the heat and enjoy our air-conditioned facility.For more information, call 231-439-6370.

SEPT. 14

ClASS REUNioNreuNioN of Boyne City high school’s 1961 state championship football team will be held Friday evening, september 14th. For de-tails, please contact don owen: rcowen62@hotmail.com

SEPT. 15ClASS REUNioN

50th reuNioN of the Boyne City high school Class of 1962 will be held saturday evening, september 15th, at Boyne mountain Lodge.For details, please contact don owen: rcow-en62@hotmail.com

ONGOING EVENTSwRC PlAyGRoUPS

Playgroups, offered free through the Wom-en’s resource Center of Northern michigan, are for children aged 0-60 months and pre-school-aged siblings. the summer schedule is: 9:30 -11 a.m. tuesdays at Christ Lutheran Church, Boyne City; 9:30 -11 a.m. Wednes-days at united methodist Church, Alanson. Playgroups in Petoskey and east Jordan will resume in september. Call (231)347-0067 for more information.

FoREiGN lANGUAGE lESSoNSBoyne district Library offers mango Languag-es, an online learning system. go to www.boynelibrary.org for more information on this free offering.

CoA diNNERSWe will begin a one month trial of Wednesday evening meals. As of now, we will be serving dinner from 5-6 Pm on Wednesdays to see if the community enjoyshaving an opportunity to have dinner instead of lunch once a week. Please join us for the trial and let us know what you think!

lUNCh FoR SENioRS

Let’s do LuNCh - Boyne Area senior Center, 411 e. division st., is open to the public for daily lunches. For seniors age 60+, the dona-tion is $3, for ages 60 and under. $6. For daily information call 582 6682.

FREE CoMPUTER ClASSESClasses are held at the Boyne district Library at 10 am every Friday for the duration of sum-mer starting Friday June 22. Classes are tai-

lored to your skill level, beginner to advanced. For more information call the Library 582-7861 or instructor ron grunch at 582-6974.red Cross Needs donorsFor information on how you can make a dif-ference this season, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-red-Cross (1-800-733-2767).

FREE MAMMoGRAMS Northern michigan regional hospital Foun-dation and the health department of North-west michigan are partnering to offer free mammograms, not just in october, but year-round. if you are or know a female, age 40 – 64, who is under-insured or without health insurance, call (866) 487-3100 to schedule an appointment.

AMERiCAN lEGioN BiNGotuesday Bingo game Boyne City American Legion 302 south Lake st. 582-7811 Come join your friends and neighbors for an inexpensive, and maybe profitable, evening of fun, entertainment and relaxation. Play 28 games with 40 Bingos. All you need is a dobber, glue, and a plastic mat as you play all paper plus michigan pro-gressive jackpot. the start time 5:30 p.m.; done around 9:15 p.m.

wANT To loSE wEiGhT?Come join us for support. toPs (take off Pounds sensibly) meets at the Church of the Nazarene 225 West morgan st. Boyne City, on monday morning at 10 a.m. For more infor-mation call evelyn at (231) 582-9495

loSS SUPPoRT GRoUPgrief and Loss support group 3rd thursday of every month 1-2:30 p.m. Friendship Center of emmet County -Library 1322 Anderson road, Petoskey survivors of suicide Loss support group 2nd monday 5:30-7:30 p.m.hospice of Little traverse Bay one hiland drive, Petoskey (231) 487-4285

List your event info, up to 40 words, for $10 a week. Or, call Chris to find out how you can list them for free all year long. Call 582-2799 or e-mail editor@boynegazette.com for details.

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Photo By Chris FAuLkNor Substation a goConstruction is well under way on the Boyne Falls Charlevoix County Sheriff Office’s substation. When completed the building will house sheriff office equipment allowing for quicker response time to emer-gencies and criminal matters.

A host family in the Boyne City School District is needed to house a 15-year-old exchange student for the 2012-13 school year.The boy, from France, is coming to this area through the Cultural Academic Student Exchange pro-gram (CASE). He will arrive in August and stay until May.The only expense to the host fam-ily will be room and board. The student will have his own spend-ing money, and full medical insur-

ance.Those interested in becoming a host family can contact Laura Schans at 1 (877) 417-9675 for more information about the ap-plication process. Website: www.case-usa.org CASE is a non-profit, public ser-vice program. CASE is designat-ed and monitored by the US State Department as an Exchange Visi-tor Program.

Boyne Arts Collective Galleries (BAC), 120 S Lake Street, Boyne City, are continuing the seasonal theme format with some beautiful Art depicting hot sizzling summer colors and scenes. Come view the displays in both galleries on Friday from 2 - 8, Sat-urdays 10 - 6, and Sundays from 12 - 4. The free Saturday Sum-mer Jam Sessions from 10 AM till noon are ongoing.James Kosloskey, a Harbor Springs Artist, will teach a palette knife oil classJuly 25 and 26 from 5 - 9PM at the BAC gallery. The fee is $100 for both nights and includes a meal with all art supplies furnished. If oil painting has been of interest, here's a chance to try it out and paint a river scene with reflec-tions. To register for this class, call BAC President, Ward Collins at 989-295-9643.June Storm's weekly Tuesday and Thursday Watercolor classes will begin August 7. One class will be for the very beginner watercolor artist and another class for intermediate to advanced. Please call Storm at 231-582-1745 forThe Student Art Show at BAC will be from August 24 through September.

The artist reception will be Au-gust 24 at the BAC Gallery from 5 - 8 PM. Any of Storm's current students may participate if they are a BAC member. BAC membership allows the art-ist to continue displaying art at the gallery for the remainder of the membership year. If you intend to enter the exhibit, call Storm at 231-582-1745 or theperennial@aol.com.

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Pictured are June Storm and Jim Koslosky from the Boyne Arts Col-lective.

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Celtic-based,globally-infused, world-beat music, these all describe the music of AnDro, who will appear at Aten Place on Saturday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. AnDro blends traditional and original melodies from across the globe, reaching back into the past, with an eye to the present and future. This is an evening of high-energy entertainment played by four seasoned instrumentalist who have created uncommon synergy.The band takes their name An Dro from a folkdance of Brittany where the dancers link fingers as they move in a spiral line dance. An Dro trans-lates literally as “The Turn” and is an apt description of music that is alive and ever changing.

The band is comprised of Michele Venegas on fiddle, James Spalink onbouzouki, hurdy-gurdy and Celtic harp, Fred Wilson on the mando-lin, guitar and the occasional penny whistle, and Carolyn Koebel on a wild array of percussion,including darbuka, rig, cajon, and an assort-ment of cymbals, shakers and bells. The band’s original works have a feel that is both ancient and modern with a dynamic range that takes you from crazy dance grooves to delicately orchestrated waltzes and airs to blaz-ing improvisational assaults. This is an evening where you will hear traditional Irish melodies,medieval French songs, Breton dance tunes, Scandinavian refrains, Appalachian

influences, Arabic rhythms, and Af-rican grooves all performed with joy and freshness.Aten Place is located 1/2 mile south of Cherry Hill Road on Old Macki-naw Trail in Boyne Falls. Tickets are $15 and go on sale at 6:30 p.m. the day of the concert, with perfor-mances beginning at 7:30 p.m. Ad-vanced tickets and schedule details are available by visiting www.aten-place.com.

In recognition of eddi Offield’s per-sonal and positive impact on the quality of life afforded to the people of Emmet and Charlevoix Coun-ties, the Crooked Tree Arts Center is hosting the eleventh eddi Awards. The eddi Awards ceremony will take place at the Crooked Tree Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 21. Nominations are currently being accepted by the arts center. The eddi Awards are held every other year. The late Mrs. Offield was an ac-complished artist in her own right and an outstanding benefactor and advocate for the arts in northern Michigan. “The eddi Awards recognize two major accomplishments. The life-long dedication to the arts by the late eddi Offield and the distin-guished endeavors by local artists and patrons” said Kurt Wietzke, President, Crooked Tree Arts Cen-ter. All past eddi recipients will be recognized during the evening cel-ebration. The process by which award re-cipients are nominated and selected has been carefully constructed to include nominees from all over the two-county area. Nominees are not required to have an affiliation with

any particular organization. A pan-el of judges representing a wide ar-ray of arts and cultural constituen-cies within Emmet and Charlevoix Counties will determine the award recipients. The eight specific awards descriptions are as follows. Award CategoriesVisual Artist Award: given to an artist who has consistently made an impact using his or her artistic dis-cipline for the benefit of the citizens of Charlevoix and Emmet Coun-ties. Performing Artist Award: given to an artist who has consistently made an impact in the areas of theatre, music or dance for the benefit of the citizens of Charlevoix and Emmet Counties. Arts & Cultural Organization Award: given to an organization for outstanding contributions to arts and culture for the benefit of the citizens of Charlevoix and Emmet Counties. Arts in Education Award: given to an institution or an individual who has provided extraordinary leader-ship and creativity in advancing arts and cultural education in Char-levoix and Emmet Counties. Arts and Cultural Leadership Award: given to a volunteer mem-

ber of a board of directors of an arts and/or cultural organization who has demonstrated leadership in advancing and supporting arts and culture in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties. Individual Patron Award: given to a patron who is an exemplary advo-cate for the arts and culture in Char-levoix and Emmet Counties. Benefactor Award: given to a busi-ness, foundation or organization in Charlevoix & Emmet Counties that has given extraordinary support to artists or cultural organizations in the two-county region. Lifetime Achievement Award: giv-en to the individual who has been prominent in the arts and culture of Charlevoix and Emmet Counties throughout his or her lifetime. Individual ticket prices are $50 each. The evening includes an ap-petizer reception, awards ceremony and a dessert After Glow. Nomination forms and a complete list of past winners are available at www.crookedtree.org. Nominations must be received by Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Arts Center. For more information or to reserve a ticket, please call the Crooked Tree Arts Center at (231) 347-4337. Every Wednesday

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Photo By Chris FAuLkNorif the shoe fitsAriel downs of California plays the herald in la Cenerentola, an op-era version of Cinderella performed by the Up North vocal institute.

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YouthBuild Northwest is recruiting for its next class in Petoskey, which is planned to begin in early Septem-ber. Anyone interested in learning more about YouthBuild can attend any of three information sessions scheduled for July 30 at 10 a.m., August 7 at 6 p.m., or August 9 at 1 p.m. All of the information ses-sions will be held at the Petoskey YouthBuild office located at 1601 Standish Avenue.YouthBuild is a national program that helps young people earn their GEDs, trains participants in con-struction trades, and teaches work readiness and leadership skills. Hands-on construction training takes place while building afford-able housing within the community. Participants who successfully com-plete the program receive a nation-ally recognized construction trades certification.To be eligible for participation, individuals must be 18 – 24 years

of age, low income, a high school drop out or basic skills deficient , and motivated to make a positive change in their lives.Those selected for the program will earn a stipend for participation and will learn skills that will last for a lifetime. To learn more about the YouthBuild Program, call 231-622-8920. Ap-plications and information are also available at the Northwest Michi-gan Works! Service Center, located at 2225 Summit Park Drive in Peto-skey.YouthBuild is a program of North-west Michigan Council of Gov-ernments, operated by Northwest Michigan Works!, with grant fund-ing provided by the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, Employment & Training Administration.For more information about Youth-Build Northwest, and to view vid-eos of past programs and projects, visit nwm.org/youthbuild.

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PhoToS By ChRiS FAUlKNoR

Cairn to Cairn (far upper right) was this past week’s enter-tainment at Evenings at the Gazebo. Archie Klein (upper left) enjoys a sunny bench in Boyne City. veteran Bruce walker (up-per middle) plays at Stroll the Streets. Mary Campbell (upper right) enjoys spending time with odie the dog. And, lea Ann Elliot (below) takes Rocky through a jump at the Poochfest skills course.

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Bountiful Boyneyet another action-packed week occurred in Boyne City. A zombie walk (left) was organized as a part of last Friday's Stroll the Streets. leah Schlickau and her sis-ter, Madeline ran their dog Tinker through the agility course at Poochfest (below). The harmeling Family played bluegrass music at Stroll the Streets (lower left).

The Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition have launched a FreeCycle forum on Facebook to give families an opportunity to give and take gently used items for their children. The Facebook page is for fami-lies and caregivers to seek specific items they need for their children such as sporting equipment, stroll-ers, clothing and more. It also gives families the opportu-nity to share their gently used chil-dren’s items with other families in their community.Here is how you can participate:Visit: www.facebook.com/Great-StartFreeCycleClick the “Like” button in the up-per right corner of the pagePost on the pageMake a post about an item you are looking for… “I am looking for size 4 baseball cleats for a boy”Make a post about an item to give… “I have baby stroller to give away”Respond to a post… “I have cleats I can give you… I need a stroller”Great Start FreeCycle will help you facilitate the exchange if you requestShy about posting? Private mes-sage Great Start FreeCycle and we will make a post for you confiden-tially “The FreeCycle page is just one of many ways the Great Start Col-laborative and Parent Coalition work to strengthen families in our community,” stated Maureen Hol-locker, Director. “Families in our northern Michi-gan region are generous and com-munity minded. Parents find re-

ward in passing along their gently used items knowing it is going to good use for another child in our area and the free part in FreeCycle means that no money ever ex-changes hands - helping the bot-tom line in family budgets that are already strained by the challenging economy we are experiencing.”“The Great Start FreeCycle page already has 53 ‘likes’ and has made around a dozen freecycles,” said Mandy Peterson, Parent Coalition Liaison. “We have been getting great feedback on the idea and ex-pect this to be a successful venue for parents to help build strong families through mutual support.” Cutline: Jackson Hollocker of Harbor Springs (left) is FreeCy-cling items to Katherine Hawes, Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition member, for her 2-year-old son, Finn. Great Start has launched FreeCycle on Facebook for families to post items they need and for other families to help fulfill the need. The Great Start Collaborative is currently made up of more than 30 different participants and organiza-tions from around the community. Representatives from business, health, education, human services, legislative, higher education, non-profit, court systems, and parents are committed to creating a move-ment in our area that seeks to in-volve the entire community in supporting families as they raise their young children to succeed in school and in life.Strong Families, Thriving Com-munities, Begin with a Great Start ~ www.greatstartforkids.com

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