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The re-m a i n s of a s w a n w e r e found behind

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s t a - tion in Boyne City recently, and the DNR wants to know who killed it.A protected species, killing a swan is a misdemeanor which carries a sentence of up to 90 days in jail and/or $1,000 in fines.“The people that clean the fish cleaning station found the re-mains of a swan,” said Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Based on the success of Boyne’s downtown farmers market, eco-nomic development officials are working to gauge interest in a winter version of the same.Officials from the Boyne City Farmers Market Committee and Boyne City Main Street Program are holding discussions with ven-dors this week to see if such a venture is desired.

“We had one for a couple of months a few years ago,” said Boyne City Main Street Program Executive Director Hugh Conk-lin. “Vendors have talked about try-ing the winter market again so we are exploring the idea.”Conklin said, if the decision is made to hold the market, it will likely be housed at the big red building next door to the Boyne District Library.“I think it’s a great idea,” said

Boyne Area Chamber of Com-merce Executive Director and Boyne City Farmers Market Committee member Jim Bau-mann. “I think there was a win-ter market in 2009 that contin-ued through November and into about the close of Christmas – it was very well received.”While it may seem strange that local farmers would have pro-duce to sell in the winter, through the use of hoop houses – basical-

Main Street offi-cials looking into possible ice-skat-ing rink in down-town Sunset Park

Boyne City Main Street officials are always looking to enhance the aesthetics and activities, and a winter ice rink may be the next item on their list.According to Boyne City Main Street Executive Director Hugh Conklin, the main street board is in the early phases of looking into the feasibility of introduc-ing an ice rink to Sunset Park behind the Boyne Area Chamber

of Commerce building.“There were discussions last year and there has been a lot of interest in doing that,” Conklin said. “It just kind of came up late last year and we weren’t able to pull it off, so we’re sort of exploring that again.”Conklin said it is too early to tell how large the rink would be and exactly what kind of amenities would be included.“It would probably require mov-ing the ice pole to a different lo-cation,” he said. “It would be a recreational rink and not a hock-ey rink or anything like that.”Boyne Area Chamber of Com-merce Director Jim Baumann said an ice rink in the middle of town will only enhance Boyne City.

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The Boyne City Elementary Par-ent Teacher Organization’s annual “Take it to the Bank” fundraiser is well underway.Last year’s event raised more than $10,000 for various pro-grams, field trips and classroom

supplies.The net profit from the fundraiser sponsors school assemblies, Fam-ily Fun Nights, grade-level field trips, kindergarten picnic, Ram-bler t-shirts for new kindergar-teners, Reading is FUNdamental (RIF) and other miscellaneous items throughout the school year,” said Jill Towne-Patton, Boyne

City Elementary School PTO President. “The largest portion of the funds are granted to class-rooms, however. For the 2011-2012 school year, the PTO was able to grant more than $14,400 towards iPads, iPad applications, percussion equipment for the mu-sic program, and literacy materi-als for 1st grade.”She added, “This is an unprec-edented amount. Typically the PTO is able to grant $5,000 to $6,000 on a yearly basis.”This year’s ticket drawing event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. To 7:30 p.m. On Oct. 18 at Boyne City El-ementary School. Cash prizes will be awarded to purchasers and sellers with the grand prize being $2000.According to Towne-Patton, for at least 10 years, the fall raffle fundraiser has been the only fundraiser the elementary school conducts.It was once known as the “Disney” raffle when the top prize was a trip to Disney World, but winners usually chose the cash option, so it was changed to the “Take It To The Bank Raffle” since the prizes are now all monetary.

Major improvements could be made along South Park Street in Boyne City from Water Street past the Boyne District Library.The proposed street and sewer project could go forward if the State of Michigan Oks a $719,000 grant application for the Down-town Improvement Grant (DIG) from the Michigan Economic De-velopment Corporation.

City seeks $719k DiG

»DiG , pg. 5

fresh produce in winter?

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Dead swan found; DNrseeks info

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1) The Super-Committee on Debt was en-dorsed by our President even though it coun-termands the Constitutional mandate that laws are to be written in the House, passed through the Senate, and ve-toed or signed into law by the

President. Congress is ceding its nor-mal powers for the sake of expedi-ency and bipartisanship.2) The Department of Energy was awarded Stimulus funds for green energy companies. President Obama rushed through taxpayer “invest-ment” of $535 million in solar-pow-er company Solyndra just in time for a photo opportunity, even after being told that the company was not ready to be a viable enterprise. He later restructured the debt, assuring that private Obama-donor investors will receive their money in the event of default before we the taxpayers will be paid. The company is now bank-

rupt, and may have violated terms of its taxpayer-paid subsidy.3) A waiver was granted by the FCC to Light Squared, a company whose product would interfere with military GPS. An Air Force General as well as the director of the National Co-ordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing testified that the White House asked them to alter their testimony to Con-gress regarding the company, which is funded by a major Obama donor. Obama himself invested $100,000 in this company in 2005 when it carried a different name. 4) Obama’s Executive Order – “Es-tablishing a Coordinated Govern-ment-wide Initiative to Promote Di-versity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce” – was mandated even though, according to the Office of Personnel Management, federal employees are currently underrepre-sented by whites and over-represent-ed by blacks, Hispanics, Asians and American Indians in relation to their numbers in our country.5) Executive Order 13575 - Estab-lishment of the White House Rural Council – ties directly to the UN’s Agenda 21 of 1992 and is crucial to achieving a “sustainable world”

– “to create more sustainability and green energy.” Obama’s Depart-ment of Commerce declared that the agency could implement 67% of their mandates without the vote of Congress. Government would then control and facilitate rural economic development. Look for the key UN word “Sustainability” in your local planning documents.6) Obama’s Food Safety Modern-ization Act in the Omnibus Bill au-thorized millions in spending on “sustainable” agriculture and devel-opment in America. NYC’s Mayor Koch has declared that “govern-ment’s highest duty is to push healthy foods on the citizenry.”7) President Obama’s Executive Or-der 13547 Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes fur-ther extends federal power, embraces global governance, diminishes the rights and privileges of individuals and brings the United States into compliance with UN Agenda 21, Chapter 17.6 which says: Each coastal State should consider establishing, or

where necessary strengthening, ap-propriate coordinating mechanisms for integrated management and sus-tainable development of coastal and marine areas. 8) The Obama admin-istration has set up a new National Ocean Council to convince the Sen-ate to ratify the treaty Convention on the Law of the Sea. Rejected by Ronald Reagan in 1982, and by our Senate in 2000 and 2004, the treaty is once again being promoted. If passed, the treaty would give the UN the power to regulate activities within our territorial boundaries and to levy taxes via royalties and application fees of $250,000, without providing one bit of new benefits to the United States. The UN’s agenda is taking Americans money away from them to support the rest of the world.9) Obama’s Department of Justice is suing the Boeing Company for dar-ing to build and operate a new plant

where unions are not required to be involved.10) New Hampshire just cut off funding for abortions in their state. The Department of Health and Hu-man Services stepped in to fund those Planned Parenthood abortions.11) Attorney General Eric Holder is promoting redistribution of our wealth to the UN to fight terrorism as well as the trying of terrorists in civilian courts, without the input or vote of Congress. 12) President Obama violated the War Powers act byentering a war in Libya without an Act of Congress, then dares to call it a kinetic activity.13) Obama’s Senior AdvisorValerie Jarrett states: “The point of govern-ment is to give people a livelihoodso they can provide for their families”. When will enough of this be enough?

Whether one con-siders Youth or Senior hostelling, it is all about a dif-ferent kind of trav-el; one which does not occur here in Boyne, although it certainly could. Every time I pass our grand old Dilworth Hotel I imagine hostell-ers lounging on its gracious porch, en-joying the historic

interior and learning of Boyne’s past. Boyne was founded at the end of the eigh-teen hundreds by the lumbering industry. It has continued to grow not as much through industry but rather as a vacation destination for both sports fans and nature lovers. Lake Charlevoix snuggles against its side and hills enclose the town luring fisherman, boater and skier. Its residents learned the skills of hosting and Boyne City has become the town we all appreci-ate and treasure today. It streets are home to the wandering visitor.Ed and I experienced the world of hos-tellers back in the eighties. He had retired and we longed to travel overseas to visit the countries of our ancestors; England, France, Ireland, Switzerland and Germa-ny. The money to do so was stopping us. While we harbored this desire we heard about a friend’s son who had just returned from those very countries after having spent a number of weeks roaming them as a youth hosteller.As a result of our research we found our-selves in Europe the following Septem-ber and October for five weeks, our copy of the Hosteller’s handbook of youth hos-tels clutched in our hands as we drove a tiny rented car through the back roads and small towns of our great grandparents. Each night was spent in a youth hostel despite our ages. We shared our adventure with our life-long friend, Grace who harbored the same strong desire to see Europe and the need to do so as economically as possible.We were greeted with the unexpected. Each hostel was unique. Tucked into an old nunnery deep in an ancient city, with-in the dark heart of a castle perched high above the Rhine River or in the midst of wine country where grapes were being hauled by horse and wagon to the local winery. Every day’s drive not only wound

us through valleys and over mountains but into picturesque villages or old cit-ies. We saw the destruction of WWII in town after town where new construction replaced the beauty of the stucco and timber homes of pre war days.We crossed a river that formed a bound-ary between Germany and Austria by bridge. In its center a small windowed hut faced both sides of the road. A sol-dier stood beside it as we approached. Ed took the opportunity to seek advice on lo-cating the next town’s hostel. The soldier looked at the three of us. Obviously we were too old to be termed youth. Asking for a moment we watched as he turned and entered the hut to join the three other military within it. We supposed to seek their help. Instead we watched him speak to them; their heads came up as all four pair of eyes peered at us in the little car. They broke into laughter, doubling up and slapping each others’ backs; three crazy ancient Americans on their way to a youth hostel? Our guard returned to inform us he had no knowledge of any local youth hostel. The thing I recall the most about the time is not the laughter but rather the need to have the military stationed between two countries much as it would be here in the US if we had to do this between Michigan and Ohio or Wisconsin. That night we stayed in a small local inn.We easily learned the European custom of stopping mid-afternoon for sweets covered with whipped cream with coffee or wine. I was given the job of driving over the Alps on the secondary roads we chose. No guard rails were to be seen but the views were tremendous. Grace’s knowl-edge of the French language was won-derful. We avoided the large cities of world renown and spent our time with those who lived in the less hectic areas. The only piece of special equipment to carry along was a bed liner made from a sheet like an oversized bag. Along with a pillow slip we enjoyed our own bed each night. Breakfast of a large roll, cold cuts, juice and coffee was always available. We found the youth who overflow the hostels during the summer months gone – back in college. The facilities were ours alone! We fol-lowed that time of hostelling by a num-ber of senior hostelling adventures in the following years. It is this wonderful opportunity for Boyne City and its Dil-worth I will write about next week.

One of the most difficult parts of the j o u r n a l i s m field for me has been the delicate bal-ance between the News and Advert ising departments.This becomes e s p e c i a l l y

hard in a small company such as this, when the overlap between these “departments” is little more than a decision of which hat to put on in the morning, or what to write on your name tag at the next Chamber event.Despite being the company we are, a degree of separation be-tween jobs is necessary to keep things above-board, much like our own government.News gathering and reporting

must not be affected by the po-tential reaction of advertisers, or even subscribers.This is what I mean when I say that there is no good or bad news — just the news.There have been a couple sto-ries in recent months to which some have responded by threat-ening to stop advertising in, or to stop reading the Boyne City Gazette.All I ask from these people is

this: talk to us.The truth will be published hon-estly and accurately each and every time, regardless of per-ceived or threatened repercus-sions.If we make a mistake we will do our best to correct it.Unfortunately, in the quest to report fair and honest news, people may become offended.This could be because the “bad news” involved their family,

friends or business.This could also be because something good they asked to be published was missing from the paper due to time or spacial constraints.All of our contact information is on page three, and it is there for a reason.If you think we made a mistake, we want to know.That said, we might be able to learn from each other.

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• On Wednesday October 5th, 2011 the Boyne City Police De-partment responded to a property damage accident on Hull Street near the Boyne City limits. It was then discovered that the ac-cident occurred just outside the Boyne City limits and the Charle-voix County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to take the complaint. Before Deputies arrived, the driv-er, 16 year old Erik Amy origi-nally from Roscommon, stated he was experiencing head and neck pain and requested to be taken to the hospital by family members on scene. Before Deputies ar-rived, Amy was transported to the Charlevoix Area Hospital by fam-ily members where he was treated and expected to be released with minor injuries. Amy was traveling East on Hull St. when he took the curve at a high rate of speed. Amy then lost control of his Silver 2000 Mitsub-ishi on the gravel roadway, ran off the road to the right striking a mail box and then a large pine tree. Amy’s vehicle came to rest on top of the pine tree. The accident is still under investigation. How-ever, high speeds are believed to be the cause of the accident. • The Charlevoix County Sher-iff’s Office was dispatched to in-vestigate a motorcycle accident that occurred on October 6, 2011 at approximately 7:30 p.m. The accident took place on US-31 South near Beatty Road in Nor-wood Township.Dean Medlock Smith, age 41 from Petoskey, was traveling North when his motorcycle col-lided with a deer. Charlevoix EMS and Fire responded to the scene and transported Smith to the Charlevoix Area Hospital for a broken leg.• Charlevoix County Sheriff Don Schneider has completed an 11 week investigation into the capsizing of the sailing vessel

WingNuts, which was competing in the Chicago to Mackinac sail-boat race.This investigation was predicated upon the capsizing of the sail-ing vessel, WingNuts, resulting in the death of Peter B. Morley, age 51 , and Susan M. Makowski-Bickel, age 40, on July 18, 2011 shortly after midnight. The crew of the WingNuts was engaged in the Chicago to Mackinac sailboat race. The Medical Examiner ruled that both victims died first of blunt force trauma to the head with a secondary cause by drowning.The capsizing was the result of a severe storm front moving across Lake Michigan with wind speeds approaching hurricane force. The storm was well radio broadcasted by the National Weather Service. The crew of the WingNuts was aware of the approaching storm. Armed with that knowledge, the crew lowered the main sail and relied on the #3 head sail to main-tain steerage. The crew continued to prepare for the storm by dress-ing in foul weather gear, PFDs, and attaching their tethers to the boat.At the peak of the storm, the ves-sel rolled ninety degrees. The crew was not concerned at that point due to prior history of the vessel always returning to normal trim. However, the vessel contin-ued to roll and capsized.It is at that point when tragedy struck. It is reported by several crewmembers of struggling to free themselves of the vessel due to their tethers. The tethers became entangled in the rigging causing them to be held down under the water line as the vessel tossed and rolled by the wave action. The tethers had to be released or cut by a fellow crew member to free them of the vessel. This problem was acerbated by the pitch dark-ness of the night.Based upon victim and witness

statements, it would be noted by Sheriff Schneider that this trag-edy could very easily have taken a higher toll of lives.It should be clear that a number of things went wrong as well as a number of things went right. Fur-ther, this investigation will gener-ate more questions then answers. Those answers should come from competent experts in the field of personal flotation devices (PFD) and tethers. The question was raised in regards to the vessel de-sign and did this design contribute to the vessel capsizing? Again, that question would be best an-swered by experienced naval en-

gineers with a specialty in sailing vessels.Under the column of what went right, the crew had prepared themselves for the storm as de-scribed above. This was followed by a team effort, after capsizing, to ensure each of the other crew-men were aided in freeing them-selves from the vessel. With the exception of one crewmember, all of the crewmembers had dawned their PFD.The exception was one crewmem-ber who had gone below deck to rest. Given the circumstance that he was below deck at the time

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COPS & COURTSBOYNE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEEKLY REPORT

Monday, September 269:12am Received civil complaint from Leroy St12:15pm Request for welfare check in the 300 block of N Park St2:28pm Found envelope dropped off at PD. Owner located.3:26pm Request for assistance from East Jordan PD. Needed to re-turn found property.6:21pm Received complaint of ha-rassing phone calls and texts from the 300 block of E Main St6:45pm Report of intoxicated sub-ject walking on N Park St9:00pm Report of suspicious phone calls in the 100 block of E Water St11:21pm Dispute reported in the 700 block of Wenonah St

Tuesday, September 271:53am Request for welfare check in the 300 block of E Main St9:43am Request to have subject removed from residence in the 300 block of E Main St. Civil matter, no action taken.11:35am Subject at PD ref civil dis-pute in the 700 block of Line St3:40pm Hit and run accident oc-curred at Boyne Av and Hemlock St5:00pm found property turned into PD. Owner located.

5:07pm Personal injury accident at Court and Robinson Streets6:22pm Civil complaint received from the 500 block of Hannah St10:12pm Subject arrested in the 400 block of Trent St on 2 counts of Do-mestic Violence.

Wednesday, September 2810:20am Pair of glasses turned in that were found in the park12:44pm Report of annoying/ha-rassing phone calls and texts being received on Adams St1:23pm Second report of annoying/harassing phone calls being received on Adams St1:25pm Private property damage ac-cident in the 200 block of E Water St6:11pm Civil standby in the 400 block of Trent St6:39pm False alarm in the 100 block of River St7:00pm Unlock vehicle in the 700 block of Wenonah St8:13pm Removed tree from road-way in the road at Wildwood Harbor and N Park St

Thursday, September 292:32am Assist ambulance on Fall Park Rd3:00am Assist ambulance in the 400

block of N Lake St6:58am Assist ambulance in the 300 block of Vogel St9:53am Wallet turned in that had been found in the 400 block of N Lake St. Owner located

Friday, September 3011:03am Report of boat and trailer left parked on N Lake St for a week. 1:35pm Report of suspicious mo-torcycle parked in the 1300 block of Boyne Av3:36pm Report of assault that oc-curred earlier in the day in the 1000 block of Boyne Av9:16pm Report of suspicious situa-tion on Court St10:59pm Citation issued for speed.

Saturday, October 112:07am Disturbance in the 200 block of S Lake St1:05am Assist Fire Department in the 300 block of S East St10:00am Civil custody issue in the 600 block of E Main St10:44am Private property damage accident in the 400 block of N Lake St11:12am Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance11:51am Report of stolen car from the 200 block of S Park St. Officer

located vehicle. Not stolen. Returned to owner.12:32am Citation issued for No Seatbelt2:56pm Civil custody dispute re-ported in the 400 block of Clark St3:08pm Unlock in the 1000 block of Boyne Av5:01pm Assist Sheriff and Fire De-partments on Old Horton Bay Rd6:24pm Citation issued disregarding stop sign6:34pm Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance.8:24pm Arrested 3 subjects for MIP in the 1000 block of Boyne Av

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“I just think it’s one more fun thing people coming downtown can do,” he said. “A lot of people downtown think it’s a great idea and I think it’s worth trying.”The Main Street Design Com-mittee met Sept. 12, to discuss potential winter uses of Sunset Park in Downtown Boyne City.“The design committee would, in the long run, like to see the views from and across Sunset Park pre-served while adding additional uses and amenities to market he park more inviting,” Stated Shannon McMaster, Assistant Planner and Zoning Administra-tor for Boyne City, in a Sept. 15, memo to the Boyne City Parks and Recreation Commission. “In the short-term, the design com-mittee suggests consideration of an ice skating rink located in the park behind the chamber of com-merce building.”

An alternate location for the rink at the end of Water Street, behind the small tree, was also discussedThe design committee, McMas-ter stated, gravitated toward the location in the park because of its visibility, and its feeling that the park location is more like a downtown spot than the spit of land at the end of Water Street does.Also, the alternate location is smaller, and will require coor-dination with Glen Catt, creator of the One Water Street develop-ment.A possible relocation for the ice pole is on the spit of the land at the end of Water Street.Also discussed was a possible location for a community Christ-mas tree mounted in a manhole on the north side of the end of Water Street. A possible alter-nate location is noted at about mid-block.“Details are sketchy right now,”

Conklin said. “We’re trying to figure out hours and how to main-tain it properly and this would be something we would try to gen-erate funds to pay for.”Conklin added that the parks and recreation committee were sup-portive of the idea.

“It would be just another winter activity, but it will all depend on interest,” he said. “I think it would create a real great atmo-sphere – we’re a winter commu-nity and it gives people some-thing to do.”Conklin said the rink wouldn’t

likely offer skate rentals and would not be intended to com-pete with the skating area of-fered at Avalanche Mountain.“It would just be a nice tradi-tional rink in the heart of down-town,” he said.

officer Andrea Erratt.Erratt was unable to de-termine the cause of death because the evidence was moved before she had a chance to investigate the scene.“I have no way of knowing because (the cleaning people) got rid of it, I just got a pic-ture,” she said. “They took a picture and turned it over to city police, and they turned it over to me, so I wasn’t able to examine it for bullet holes or anything.”According to Erratt, the swan was dumped between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday Aug. 31,at the fish cleaning station which resides across Lake Street from the Glen’s

Markets Plaza in downtown Boyne City.“I got the call from Boyne City Police Department, so I picked up just some feathers that they saved for me so we could do DNA or something on the meat,” Erratt said. “They said it appeared to have been gutted or cleaned like a game bird would be, they also said a seagull had been dumped there on Monday (Aug. 29) and they didn’t think much of it.”Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the DNR’s “Report All Poaching” line at (800) 292-7800.“The guys at the station say they talked to some of the regulars, but there were no witnesses,” Erratt said. “Un-til somebody comes forward, there’s nothing I can do.”

ly greenhouses for grow-ing vegetables and fruits – farmers can offer some fresh goods much further into the fall and winter months.“It’s important to make the decision somewhat ahead of time so the farm-ers can know if they need to put in some crops,” Baumann said. “Main street did a survey of vendors and I think six vendors would definitely participate and another six would participate depend-ing on details and there were a few others.”He added, “It’s a great move to keep it going as long as there are enough vendors to make it worth-

while.”According to Conklin, a winter market would make Boyne City one of the few places in Northern Michigan to offer locally grown fresh meats, chees-es, fruits and vegetables in a market atmosphere.Having one of the best farmers markets in North-ern Michigan, Baumann said, has helped attract a record number of quality vendors.“Our number of vendors was over 60 at times this summer,” Baumann said. “During the peak of the season I was standing with Hugh and one of the apple growers came up and said ‘Thank-you for helping us to make a living here.’”He added, “It’s good healthy food for the popu-lation, but part of the rea-

son we’re doing this is economic development.”The farmers market com-mittee was expected to meet with vendors early this week. The results of the meeting were not available by press time.Conklin said building on the already strong sum-mer farmers market of nearly 30 years could be just one more great and unique offering in Boyne City.“We have a great farmers market and we had a great summer season,” he said. “This could be an oppor-tunity for folks to grow their business.”Anyone interested in be-coming a vendor should call the main street pro-gram at 582-9009 or e-mail [email protected].

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Boyne City Main street officials are looking into the desire and feasibility of making an ice-skating rink in sunset Park, which is pictured above. if approved, the rink could be located behind the Boyne area Chamber of Commerce building.

While this incident has not been ruled a hunting accident, sportsmen are urged to take care when identifying geese, which are legal to hunt, and swans, which are not. Picture (at left) are examples of both.PHOTOs COurTesY MiCHiGaN DNr

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Boyne City Main street officials are considering offering a winter market in the big red building next to the Boyne District Library. The con-cept would be similar to Boyne City’s farmers market, and depends on interest from vendors.

Without organizations such as the PTO, Towne-Patton said, schools would not be able to offer school community enhancing activities. “Schools are operating on tighter budgets and depend on outside sources to help provide academic, social and emotional support ac-tivities,” she said. “Our PTO bud-get solely relies on the fall raffle fundraiser (and) the support we provide to the elementary school depends on the raffle’s success and parent volunteers.”The PTO is a group of parents and elementary school staff members who collaborate to provide sup-port for students, families, and the school. “From fund-raising and sponsor-ing events to parent volunteers, we help to provide students and families a more positive school experience,” Towne-Patton said.

The PTO consists of an executive board including Towne-Patton; Sheri Fitzpatrick, Vice-President; Jody Cosier, Secretary; Tamara Weaver-Weidlich, Treasurer; and Fred Sitkins, Principal.“We also have several commit-tee chairpersons who also serve on the board as well as PTO members who regularly attend monthly meetings,” Towne-Pat-ton said. “Of course, anyone who volunteers on behalf of the PTO is a member. These members sup-port the school by doing behind-the-scenes work such as baking birthday cupcakes, organizing carnival events, contacting other volunteers and updating our web-site www.boynecityespto.weebly.com.”She added, “Any amount of time a parent can offer is greatly appre-ciated.”For more information or to pur-chase tickets, call the Boyne City Elementary School at (231) 439-8300.

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CHarLeVOiX COuNTY

COMMissiONersSynopsis 28, 2011

the charlevoix county Board of commissioners met septem-ber 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the charlevoix county commissioners room. commissioner Reinhardt was excused.Motion approved the minutes of the september 14, 2011 as pre-sented.the public hearing for the Brown-field Plan opened at 7:05 and was closed at 7:20 p.m.the public hearing for the pro-posed millage opened at 7:15 and was closed at 8:45 p.m.Motion approved Resolution #11-088, Maximum Authorized Mill-age Rates. Motion approved Resolution #11-089, 2012 General fund Budget. commissioners drebenstedt and tripp voting no. Motion approved Resolution #11-

090, cigarette tax distribution. commissioners drebenstedt and tripp voting noMotion approved Resolution #11-091, convention facility tax dis-tribution. Motion approved Resolution #11-092, 2012 salary schedule. com-missioners drebenstedt and tripp voting no. Motion approved Resolution #11-093, Approval of dilworth Hotel Brownfield Plan. Motion ap-proved Resolution #11-094, crime Victim’s Grant and authorized the chairman to execute the same. Motion approved Resolution #11-095, 2011/2012 P.A. Grant Appli-cation and authorized the chair-man to sign said application. Motion approved Resolution #11-096, 2011 Budget deficits. Au-thorized thecounty clerk to make necessary budget amendments to 2011 Budget. Motion approved Resolution #11-097, 2011 subsidiary fund Budget deficits. Authorized th-ecounty clerk to amend outlined

budgets.Motion approved Resolution #11-098, General fund transfer. com-missioner drebenstedt voting no.Motion approved Resolution #11-099, Amend General fund Bud-get. Authorized the fiscal officer to amend the outlined budgets.Motion approved Resolution #11-100, Amend subsidiary fund Budgets. commissioner dreben-stedt voting no.Motion approved Resolution #11-101, land Bank Budgets.Motion approved Resolution #11-102, flu clinic.the commissioners scheduled a committee of the whole meeting for thursday, october 27, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.the Building & Grounds com-mittee meetings will remain on the 3rd Monday making the next meeting October 17th at 1:00 p.m.Motion adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.complete copies of Board min-utes can be found on the county

website,www.charlevoixcounty.org. cheryl Potter Browe,county clerk

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Oct. 10th – Nov. 11th(monday and Friday only) the city will pick up leaves during the above scheduled times only. After the scheduled date, citizens will be responsible for their own leaves. Please set bagged leaves curbside anytime after the first day of pick up, in clearly marked biodegrad-able paper bags. city crews will pick up bags as time allows. if your bags have been out for an extended period of time and have not been collected, please notify city Hall at 582-6597. Biodegradable bags are available at Glen’s Market, Ace Hardware

and Boyne co-op or can be pur-chased from any other sources. Please put only leaves in bags as they are not strong enough to hold sticks, sand, or stones, and will tear upon lifting. Brush will not be picked up curb-side, but may be brought to the north Boyne compost site. you may haul your own leaves, either bagged in biodegradable bags or unbagged, to the compost site on Robinson street, open seven days a week for your convenience. city ordinance prohibits deposit-ing leaves or other yard waste in the street.

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wilson township is now accept-ing bids for sNOW reMOVaL at the township hall for the 2011 – 2012 Winter season. the hall is located at 02530 fall Park Road, Boyne city, 49712. Bids will be opened during the wilson town-

ship Board of trustees meeting on wednesday, october 12, 2011. eligible bids must be received by tuesday, october 11, 2011. for questions regarding bid specifica-tions, please contact todd soren-son, township supervisor, phone 231-582-7122. Mail bids to the following address:

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Boyne city Public schools is re-questing bids for snowremoval for the high school campus and early childhood building parking lots-for the 2011-2012 school years. Bid package available during normalbusiness hours at Boyne City Public Schools business office through friday,october 14, 2011 – 321 south Park street, Boyne city, Michigan. call231-439-8190 for an emailed copy.

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“We (will apply) for improve-ments for Park Street, basically south of Water to Pine, which is probably the worst street that we have remaining in the downtown area,” said Boyne City Manager Michael Cain during the Sept. 27 Boyne City Commission meeting. “It’s one that we’ve kind of been band-aiding along. We’ve put a topcoat on it from Ray Street up to Water Street probably about five or six years ago now because the surface was deteriorating so bad, but we knew that the infra-structure underneath it – the water and sewer lines – needed to be re-placed as well.”He added, “It requires a deep dig similar to what we had on Water and Lake streets previously.”If approved, the grant would re-quire a 30 percent local match.“Despite that cap, the road con-tinuing to the south over by the library and over there by the early learners center … is continuing to

deteriorate. It’s in very bad shape. The curb lines are bad there. We have pedestrian circulation is-sues,” Cain said. “We’d like that opportunity to resubmit this grant to the state. When we applied for it last time one of the things that worked against us was the num-ber of active grants we had at that time. Those grants are being closed out so we should be more eligible in that respect. In addition, communities that did receive DIG grants last time are not eligible to be awarded a grant this time.”DIG funds may be used only for downtown related infrastructure improvements.“All the needs are still there – if not more so than last year,” Cain said. “This has a lot of support of residents and businesses in the area.”Cain said some of the matching funds would come out of main street funds.“Some of it would come out of water and sewer system improve-ment funds and other funds would come out of our street improve-ment program too,” he added.

Hugh Conklin said the Boyne City Main Street Program rated this project as a top priority.Boyne City Commissioner Del-bert Towne said the city definitely needs to maintain infrastructure.Boyne City Commissioner Laura Sansom agreed that stretch of road is one of the worst in town.“I’m all for getting whatever money we can through a grant program,” she said. “I would like to see us push forward and some-how to bury those lines.”She said those phone poles are a terrible eyesore to the downtown area.Mike Cummings said if the grant is not successful the city should plan on putting money away for the project in future budget years.Cain said the street in question may be considered by the state to be out of the downtown but that he feels it should count due to the number of churches and other his-toric structures in the area.Commissioners voted unanimous-ly to approve Cain’s effort to ap-ply for the funds.

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Boyne City officials hope a $719,000 grant from the Michigan economic Devel-opment Corporation will be awarded so crews may begin working on street and sewer improvements on Park street in Boyne City.

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Across:1.Medic4.Assert as fact9.”______ Got a Secret”12.Imitate13.From this place14.Unused15.Actor _______ Danson16.Devourer17.Lawyer’s charge18.Chalkboard wipers20.Vane letters22.Small arrows23.Off course26.Opposition29.Trick32.Pester33.Many34.Lingering flavor37.Pointed beard38.Hollywood award42.Chef’s unit (abbr.)43.Grazing ground45._______ of Hollywood

47.Merits49.Confederate general50.Lubricant51.Without company52.Writing tablet53.Interfere54.Clocked 55.Mule’s kin

Down:1.Out of style2.“Aida,” for one3.Closet wood4.Cheddar, e.g.5.Shakespearean king6.Picnic pests7.Hockey surface8.Slightest 9.Intense fire10.Goose formation11.Ram’s mate19.Roads 21.Least fresh23.Invites

24.Play section25.Affirmative27.Building area28.Pension plan (abbr.)29.Scrap of cloth30.Alien’s ship (abbr.)31.Majestic 35.Do again36.Threw 39.Mea40.Zones41.Marsh grasses43.Senior’s dance44.English princess45.Swab46._________ conditioner48.Famed boxer

Your weekly crossword puzzle is sponsored by the Boyne Valley Lions Club. The Lions believe in serving the local community, can can often be seen working at football games, cleaning a stretch of M-75, and donating to many causes locally. The Lions also have a large-scale mission to be the “Knights for the Blind.” The Boyne Valley Lions Club meets at noon in the Commu-nity Room of the Boyne District Library every Wednesday. For information about the Lions, please call Lion Nels Northup at (231) 549-5647.

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‘Thirsting to Serve’Marcia Billings from the Traverse Bay Twilight rotary Club spoke to Boyne’s rotary club, recently, about a program called “Thirsting to serve”. it was established by rotary District 6290 and is one of the many international Clean Water Projects. The biosand filter (pic-tured) will be located in a family’s home and will provide clean drinking water for up to 10 years. The cost of one filter is nearly $75. Contributions are tax-deductible. Go to www.ThirstingToserve.org for more information.

The flu has already started circulating in northern Michigan! The single best way to avoid the flu is to get vaccinated so it’s the perfect time to make arrangements for seasonal flu vac-cine for everyone in your family age 6 months and up. The Health Department of Northwest Michigan is offering Community Immu-nization Clinics in partnership with local schools. In addition to seasonal flu shots and na-sal flu mist, many other immunizations will be available for children and adults. The Health Department’s first Commu-nity Immunization Clinics are set for next week in Charlevoix County on Oct. 17, at Boyne City Middle School and Oct. 19, at Charlevoix Middle School. Many other Community Immunization Clinics are scheduled later in October and in November at schools throughout

Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Otsego counties. The charge for flu vaccine is $25; charg-es for additional vaccines vary. “We can bill Medicare, Medicaid, or several private health insurance companies for immunizations, so if you have coverage, there’s no out-of-pocket cost to you,” said Pat Fralick, the Health Depart-ment’s Director of Family & Commu-nity Health. Fralick said the Health Department does not turn away anyone age 18 or younger for inability to pay for immunizations re-quired for school. She noted anyone under age 18 must have their parent or guardian accompany them for immunizations. Fralick highly recommends making ap-pointments at the Community Immuni-zation Clinics. “We do quite a lot of preparation to make sure people can get in and out as quickly as possible,” she said. “When we know how many are coming, we can bring plenty of vaccine and have adequate nursing staff. We can also identify any other vaccines individuals may need by checking the state’s central immunization registry in advance and give them at that same ap-pointment.” To schedule an appointment at any of the Community Immunization Clinics scheduled in Antrim, Charlevoix, Em-met, or Otsego counties, call the Health Department of Northwest Michigan at (800) 432-4121 during regular business hours.

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dramastudent councilBandfuTure PLaNs/GOaLs:university of Michigan; Musical theater departmentsTaff COMMeNTs:“Billy is a great student. He is focused, motivated, and a positive leader in our school. Great job, Billy! keep up the great work!” (Mrs. Hertel, spanish teacher)“As drum Major of the Rambler Marching Band, Billy has shown tremendous lead-ership. He has put in extra time through the summer and makes sure the band gets off to a great start everyday.” (Mr. ivie, Band teacher)

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Elizabeth Grace Ford was born to Scott and Heather Ford of Boyne City on Sept. 23, 2011 at a weight of 10 lbs, 5oz.Elizabeth is welcomed by Grandparents

Herb and Ginny Cummings of Charlev-oix, Bill and Helen Ford of Carp Lake, along with Great-Grandparents Sarah Cummings of Charlevoix and Marion Howard of Alanson.

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Veteran of the Month

The Veteran of the Month for Oc-tober 2011 is Louis Daniel McK-enzie. Born on Jan. 19th, 1923 in Charle-voix, Mich., McKenzie graduated from Charlevoix High School in the class of 1941 and went to De-troit, Mich. going to work in an au-tomobile factory as a tool grinder operator. On Mar. 1st, 1943 he was inducted into the Army, assigned to the In-

active Enlisted Reserve Corps, en-tering into active service on Mar. 8th, 1943 at Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. Following Basic Training, where he qualified as a Sharp Shooter with the M1 Carbine and Marks-man with the M1 Grande Rifle, McKenzie received twelve weeks specialty training at The Army Photography School. On Mar. 17th, 1945 McKenzie de-parted the USA arriving in The Pa-cific Theater of Operations on Apr. 14th, 1945 and was assigned to The 28th Photography Laboratory, Army Air Force, Guam where he served as a Photography Labora-tory Technician loading, unload-ing and developing film from wing and bomb-bay cameras and servic-ing and repairing cameras. On Feb. 5th, 1946 McKenzie departed The Pacific Theater of Operations, having participated in battles and campaigns in The Eastern Mandates Air Offensive of Japan, arriving in the USA on Feb. 18th, 1946.

On Feb. 25th 1946, at The Sepa-ration Center, Fort Sheridan, Ill., McKenzie received an Honorable Discharge having attained the rank of Sergeant and was award-ed the following decorations and citations: The American Theater Medal, The Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal with Two Bronze Battle Stars, The Good Conduct Medal, The Distinguished Unit Badge and One Overseas Service Bar. Returning to Detroit, McKenzie enrolled in The Detroit School of Photography, under The GI Bill, graduating on Jan. 31st, 1947. On May 22nd, 1948, at Saint Bene-dict’s Church in Highland Park, Mich., McKenzie married Betty Jane Arsenault and they made their home in Charlevoix where he went to work for Total Oil Company de-livering fuel oil for twenty years. Later he drove a school bus for The Charlevoix School System for ten years before going into semire-tirement in 1985. McKenzie enjoyed playing golf and served his community on the

board of The Charlevoix Coun-ty Commission On Ageing, he served his comrades in arms for 23 years on The Charlevoix County Veterans Affairs Committee and he served his church through his dedicated service when or wher-ever needed and where he ushered for 50 years. On Feb. 11th, 2011 Louis Daniel McKenzie an-swered the final call and is be-ing honored by his wife Betty, daughters, sons and their fami-lies.To honor a vet-eran, call the program chair-

man at (231) 588-6067 or on Tues-days call (231) 582-7811 between 3-8 p.m. The ceremony may be witnessed on the first Thursday of each month in front of The American Legion Post located on the corner of Lake and Main in Boyne City, Mich. at 6:15 p.m.

Petoskey, Mich. – Oct. 7, 2011 – Northern Michigan Regional Hospital has been recognized by The Amer-ican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) as one of 26 participating hospitals in the United States that have achieved exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care. The ACS NSQIP recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for achieving exemplary outcome performances related to patient management in five clinical areas: DVT (deep vein thrombosis, thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism); cardiac incidents (cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction); Respiratory (Pneumonia); SSI (surgical site infec-tions-superficial and deep incisional and organ-space SSIs); or urinary tract infection. “To be recognized as one of 26 hospitals across the country that have achieved exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care is truly a testament to the hard work and dedication of our surgeons, physicians, and all of our Colleagues,” said Reezie DeVet, President

and CEO of Northern Michigan Regional Health Sys-tem. “This is another affirmation that patients can not only expect, but will receive the best care when they come to Northern Michigan Regional Hospital.”ACS NSQIP is a major program of the American Col-lege of Surgeons and is currently used in over 250 hospitals. The goal of ACS NSQIP is to reduce surgi-cal morbidity (infection or illness related to a surgical procedure) and surgical mortality (death related to a surgical procedure) and to provide a firm foundation for surgeons to apply what is known as the “best scien-tific evidence” to the practice of surgery. Furthermore, when adverse effects from surgical procedures are reduced and/or eliminated, a reduc-tion in health care costs follows.

The talent of local quilters is be-ing sought by VitalCare Hospice of Little Traverse Bay.The Hiland Cottage Quilting Circle, a volunteer-led program, brings together local quilting enthusiasts to bring warmth and comfort to patients at the Vital-Care Hiland Cottage Hospice House in Petoskey. The Quilt-ing Circle will resume its week-ly meetings on Wednesday, Oc-tober 5, 2011. The group meets weekly on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon, October through April in the Hiland Cottage lower level conference room. The VitalCare Hiland Cottage houses a seven-bed inpatient/residential unit providing 24-hour care to patients at the end of life, along with all adminis-trative offices and community counseling services. Making the experience as comforting as possible is part of Hospice’s

mission. Providing handmade quilts is one effort toward cre-ating a homelike transition for residents. “We provide the patients and families of Hiland Cottage with a handmade quilt to use and keep as a memento of their loved one,” said Heather O’Brien, Volunteer Coordinator. Hospice is asking area quilters and quilting groups to help in this endeavor. Additionally, the quilting group is seeking dona-tions of large pieces of mate-rial for quilt backs as well as lap quilts or afghans, which are provided as a welcome gift for Hospice patients in their homes. For more information about joining the quilting circle, please contact Volunteer Quilters Barb Postelnick at (231) 347-0798, or Mary Putters at (231) 347-7931.


Weekly Spotlight: Fight Poverty as a Navigator

We are looking for community members who are willing to share their networks and experience with those who are struggling to improve their lives. We call these volunteers “Navi-gators,” One-on-one relation-ships are the best way to help people move out of poverty.Why become a Navigator? • Research shows that relation-ships make the difference when people move out of poverty. • Sharing your knowledge will impact your community. • You will have a life-long impact on families…yours and theirs!

• You will learn something about your community and yourself in the process.Here is what it takes to become a Navigator: • A few hours per month, often via phone contact.• A six-month commitment dur-ing which you:Connect him/her to the resources needed to find help.Guide, encourage and inspire.Help another adult on the jour-ney to move out of poverty. To volunteer for this opportunity or to see more volunteer oppor-tunities go to the Char-Em Unit-ed Way website: http://tinyurl.com/volunteercon-nections or call (231) 487-1006.

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of the capsizing, placed him in more serious peril. By not being encumbered by his PFD, and fo-cusing on the vessel instrument lights, it allowed him to find his way out from under the hull. Had he worn and inflated his PFD, there is a strong indication that he could have been trapped inside with fatal results. Five of the six survivors were able to climb on top of the hull to await rescue. The sixth survivor was too exhausted to pull himself

up on the hull so he held on to the rudder. The crewmembers using their emergency strobe lights and whistles were able to draw the at-tention of the sailing vessel, So-ciable. The Sociable, using a life sling, was able to retrieve the six sur-vivors from the WingNuts and later transported them to shore for medical evaluation. The crew of the Sociable is commended for their valiant efforts in rescuing the survivors of the WingNuts.Looking at what went wrong, we only need to look at two main areas of concern. First, no one would argue that the PFD is an

excellent safety device under the majority of circumstances. It should also be pointed out there are many types of PFDs. Each type of PFD has unique purposes and the correct one to use is de-pendent upon the person and the situation. To make this point, look at a self inflating or type 1 PFD. If given the scenario of being trapped under an overturned boat, the ability to escape is of serious concern. The opposite would happen if someone was injured or incapaci-tated and fell overboard, where the self inflating or type 1 PFD would

be of significant advantage. There is no correct answer for this situ-ation. Armed with the knowledge of the PFD being used, the recom-mendation would be practice the ability to deflate the vest, if found to be trapped.Second, the issue of the tethers brings about additional concerns. Again, there is no correct answer. In review of the survivors’ state-ments, it is of concern when the tether becomes entangled in rig-ging or any other equipment. An-other concern is the ability to be able to unhook the tether from the harness or PFD once the PFD is inflated. To be clear, the tether is

an excellent piece of equipment. The user needs to know the dan-gers that may cause them concern under certain conditions. Those concerns could be easily erased by a simple knife, conveniently secured to one’s self, for rapid de-ployment.As reflected above, the concerns of the Sheriff generate more ques-tions then answers. The intent of this report is to challenge the boating public to review, inves-tigate, and educate the public as well as ultimately provide chang-es to continue working towards a safer environment for our boating enthusiast.

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The Michi-gan Depart-ment of Transporta-tion (MDOT) today an-nounced an a g r e e m e n t with Nor-folk South-ern Railway (NSR) to

purchase a critical 135-mile seg-ment of railroad track between Kalamazoo and Dearborn. The track is part of Amtrak’s Wolver-ine passenger rail service and also provides freight services to major Michigan companies, including Ford Motor Co. The $140 million purchase was made using Federal Railroad Administration grant funds, which includes an afford-able state match.The purchase will enable MDOT to stabilize and upgrade the track for both passenger and rail freight services. NSR will retain an exclu-sive freight easement to preserve and grow its freight business.“Investing in rail service will spark economic development in communities along a corridor linking Detroit and Chicago, two

vital Midwest cities,” said Gov. Rick Snyder. “A faster, reliable passenger rail system is a priority for younger generations and vital to Michigan’s ability to compete globally as businesses look to lo-cate or expand. The rail improvements will also hasten the transport of freight, a priority for Ford Motor Company and other Michigan businesses along the route.” MDOT ownership of the Kalama-zoo-Dearborn segment, combined with Amtrak ownership between Kalamazoo-Porter, Ind., will en-sure that nearly 80 percent of the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Acceler-ated Rail Corridor will be in pas-senger-friendly ownership, giving greater control over the services.“This important rail infrastructure upgrade will lead to long-term economic benefits for Michigan,” said State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle. “We plan to work with Norfolk Southern and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to grow the freight business along this corridor, while supporting intercity passenger rail travel, which has shown remark-able growth in Michigan in the past several years.”

“Norfolk Southern is pleased to support Governor Snyder and Secretary LaHood in this impor-tant transportation infrastructure improvement project,” said CEO Wick Moorman. “Ensuring ca-pacity for freight operations while improving service for passengers will help the Detroit to Kalama-zoo rail line reach its highest, best use. Norfolk Southern will con-tinue to serve freight customers on the line.”MDOT has been working in coop-eration with the FRA and Amtrak in planning for implementation of 110 mph passenger service over this route. The FRA had selected for award approximately $350 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding and High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program funding to MDOT for the acquisition and upgrade of the line.In addition to the purchase and up-grades, MDOT agreed to build a double track on the busiest freight segment of the line east of Ypsi-lanti to ensure adequate capacity for both freight and passenger op-erations. The new track will ben-efit the production operations of Ford Motor Co., among others.

LANSING - The Michigan De-partment of Community Health (MDCH) Oral Health Program is promoting public water system flu-oridation by offering grants to com-munity water systems. The grants will help provide new fluoridation equipment to communities without systems in place, as well as replace-ment equipment to promote contin-uation of fluoridation programs al-ready established across Michigan.This is the third year that the Oral Health Program, through the sup-port of the Delta Dental Foundation, is offering the grants for community water fluoridation. Approximately $100,000 is being made available. The funds can be used to offset the costs of purchasing and installing

fluoridation equipment. In addition, the Delta Dental Foundation has also awarded the Oral Health Program funding for the SEAL!Michigan dental sealant program and an oral health initiative for the Maternal In-fant Health Program.

“This is a wonderful way to support community fluoridation efforts, and we are grateful for the continued support and partnership of the Delta Dental Foundation,” said Olga Daz-zo, Director of the MDCH. “Water fluoridation has been proven effec-tive in preventing tooth decay and can benefit an entire community.”Michigan continues to be a leader in community water fluoridation with close to 90 percent of our popula-tion on community water systems having access to fluoridated drink-ing water. The Fluoridation Equip-ment Grant initiative allows com-munity water systems needing new and updated fluoride equipment to apply for funding.


STATE & REGION NEWS

LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder today signed legislation designating Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 as the date of the Michigan presidential primary election. The date, which falls one week before Super Tuesday, aligns with other previously scheduled elections in Michigan, sparing taxpayers the expense of holding a special presidential primary election.“Holding the presidential elec-tion before Super Tuesday helps ensure Michigan is relevant in the selection process,” Snyder said. “It also means presidential candidates will have to focus on the economic issues that are most important to our state.”

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republican Governor rick snyderOffice of the Governor 111 south capitol Ave.P.o. Box 30013, lansing, Mi 48909 (517) 335-6397

u.s. senator Carl Levin, democrat269 Russell Senate Office Building, washington, dc 20510 Northern Michigan office:107 cass st., suite etraverse city, Mi 49684-2602(231) 947-9569

u.s. senator Debbie stabenow, democratNorthern Michigan Office3335 s. Airport Road west, suite 6Btraverse city, Mi 49684(231) 929-1031

112th District Michigan House of representa-tives Greg MacMaster, RepublicanAnderson House Office Bldg. S-1389 House Office BuildingP.o. Box 30014lansing, Mi 48909Email: [email protected]

Petoskey office: 200 divison st. suite 178Petoskey, Mi 49770(231) 348-0657

Michigan state senator for the 37th District, Howard Walker, Republican910 farnum BuildingP.o. Box 30036lansing, Mi 48909-7536e-mail [email protected](517) 373-2413

ChArLEvOIx COuNTY BOArd COMMISSIONErS

• Joel Evans, Chairman10448 lord Rd., east Jordan, Mi 49727district # [email protected]

• Richard L. Gillespie, Vice-chair38270 Gallagher Ave, Beaver island, Mi 49782district # [email protected]

• Shirlene Tripp07682 old us 31 n., charlevoix, Mi 49720district # 1

347-9679

• Chris Christensen111 east Pine st., Boyne city, Mi 49712district # [email protected]

• Ronald Reinhardt00880 BC/EJ Rd., Boyne city, Mi 49712district # 3582-7912

• Robert Drebenstedt04857 wickersham Rd., charlevoix, Mi 49720

district # 5547-8463

BOYNE CITY COMMISSION

319 n. lake st.Boyne city, Mi 49712phone: 231-582-6597fax: 231-582-6506

• Charles Vondra, Mayor1126 nordic driveBoyne city, Mi 49712231-582-5520

• Ronald Grunch400 silver streetBoyne city, Mi 49712231-582-6974

• Laura Sansom212 e. lincoln streetBoyne city, Mi 49712231-582-0267

• Mike Cummings635 n. east st.Boyne city, Mi 49712231-582-1334

• Delbert G. Towne528 Grant st.Boyne city, Mi 49712(231) 582-6653

State & local government Official Contacts

Presidential primary bill signed into law

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Mdot buys norfolk southern Railway track

Grants offered for community fluoridation

New Regionalized Posts; 29 Locations Will Serve the PublicLANSING — Col. Kriste Kib-bey Etue, director of the Michi-gan State Police (MSP), today announced that the department will begin operating under a new

regionalized post structure this month. This new structure is part of the department’s regional policing plan, which was first announced in March 2011. Statewide, the MSP is reducing the number of posts from 62 to 29. The regional policing plan, which helps the department achieve its $17.7 million general fund reduction for fiscal year 2012, allows the department to continue its mission and achieve necessary cost savings without laying off a single trooper. “The Michigan State Police is committed to providing public safety statewide and troopers will remain in all 83 counties,” said Etue. “The regional policing plan provides increased trooper visibility while relying less upon traditional bricks and mortar post buildings, making the department more mobile and flexible for responding to emerging commu-nity public safety needs.” The following regional posts will remain fully operational and open to the public, Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.:For additional information on the MSP Regional Policing Plan, click on the Regional Policing Plan link on the left side of the MSP Web page at www.michi-gan.gov/msp.

• House Bill 4915, Increase fees on industries: Passed 26 to 12 in the Senate - To increase air pollu-tion emissions fees imposed on in-dustries. The House Fiscal Agency reports that this will extract an ad-ditional $840,000 annually from Michigan businesses.• House Bill 4110, Send “partial birth abortion” ban to Governor: Passed 29 to 9 in the Senate - This is the sentencing guidelines portion of the “partial birth abortion” ban proposed by Senate Bill 160. This week’s votes complete legislative action and send the measure to the Governor.• Senate Bill 425, Convey closed prison to Wayne County: Passed 25 to 12 in the Senate - To transfer the closed Scott correctional facil-ity property in Northville to Wayne County or another local govern-ment, and if they don’t want it, sell it at a market price.• Senate Bill 160, Send “partial birth abortion” ban to Governor: Passed

75 to 34 in the House - To prohibit “partial birth abortions.” This week’s votes complete legislative action and send the measure to the Governor.• Senate Bill 237, Spend “high speed rail” money; repay unemployment debt: Passed 101 to 8 in the House - To increase state spending by $427.9 million, of which $398.1 million is federal money for “high speed rail” projects. Another $38.2 million is payment toward a $3.9 billion debt to the federal government incurred over years by paying out more in unemployment insurance benefits than collected from employer UI taxes. The bill also recognizes sav-ings from ending a particular wel-fare training program.• Senate Bill 618, Eliminate char-ter school cap; allow “privatized” teachers: Passed 20 to 18 in the Sen-ate - To eliminate the cap of 150 on the number of charter schools that can be chartered by universities, and allow all community colleges to authorize charters outside their

regular district. Also, to allow school districts to contract-out the employ-ment of teachers meeting the same qualifications. The bill would also allow charters to operate the same grade levels at multiple sites, ex-empt charter schools from property tax, and more

new house and senate bills approved

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Education will continue to closely monitor the an-nual administration of its Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests this year, according to state Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan. State-wide MEAP testing, which is ad-ministered by local school districts, runs from October 11-28.“We have in place a very compre-hensive and thorough set of testing integrity guidelines,” Flanagan said. “We want to make sure the MEAP tests are taken fairly by every stu-dent and schools administer them correctly.”National media reports over the past several months have exposed systemic cheating practices on statewide tests in local school districts around the country. While each year the Michigan Department of Education has reported isolated, building-level cases, they are rou-tinely investigated and dealt with.The Michigan Department of Edu-cation will continue to identify as-sessment data anomalies; perform random and unannounced on-site test monitoring in schools across the state; and provide detailed guid-ance for educators in the state’s As-sessment Integrity Guide, approved by the State Board of Education in 2009. However, far more important are the steps that local districts, schools, and classrooms can take, related to state assessments. There are a few common mistakes that can be prevented if proper testing procedures are followed. The most common mistakes that could invalidate student test scores include: failing to keep secure as-sessment materials properly stored before and after testing; providing any type of assistance to students during testing, including leaving materials on whiteboards or bulletin boards that may help students with answers to the tests; and failing to read aloud and follow test direc-tions as specified in the assessment administration manuals.The impact of a mis-administration or suspected academic fraud can be minimized if schools contact the state’s Bureau of Assessment & Accountability as soon as possible, according to Joseph Martineau, director of that division within the Michigan Department of Educa-tion. By taking proactive steps, Flanagan said that Michigan demonstrates to parents and the public that its edu-cators are committed to a statewide assessment program of the utmost integrity.

MDe monitoring MeaP testing

MsP announce new posts

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schedules of faith & fellowship

EJ COMMuNITy CHuRCHon sunday, october 16, the east Jordan commu-nity church, a ministry of the walloon lake commu-nity Church, will have their service starting at 9:30 AM. sermon will be given by campus Pastor Jason Richey titled “Who We Are – Loving God” from Matthew 22: 37-39. At 11:00 AM, there will be age- appropriate, lessons going on for all members of your family. there will be infant and toddler nursery available during the morning. children from age 3 to 4th grade will have kidconnection that they can attend during the morning.on tuesday, october 18, there will be Adult commu-nity small Groups. these are video based. leaders are Pastor Jason Richey and tom schraw. there will be no child care or children programs. for more information, please call the walloon lake community church office at 535-2288.

Church of the Nativityepiscopal church of the nativity will have a 10 a.m. Morning Prayer service, lead by Ginny Mccord, on sunday, oct. 16. coffee and treats will be served in the church basement immediately following the service. nativity is located at 209 Main st., Boyne city. Please call 582-5045 for more information.

B.F. united Methodist Boyne falls united Methodist church regular sunday Service 9:15 a.m., 3057 Mill Street. Children’s pro-gramming held during service. worship café and youth Group on sundays at 6 p.m. office hours are tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone 231-582-9776.

presbyterianthe congregation of first Presbyterian church at 401 s. Park st., Boyne city invites you to share worship with them at 10 a.m., followed by coffee and conversation. Infant nursery/comfort room, toddler nursery, and children’s sunday school provided. choir practices at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. First Sundays include com-munion (every month) and potluck (during the school year). Office hours are Monday & Wednesday 9-3:30, and tuesday & thursday 9-noon. for more informa-tion call (231) 582-7983.

Walloon lake Churchon thursday, october 13, cozy Quilters will meet at 9 AM in room 101. celebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM.on, sunday, october 16, the sermon will be given by Pastor Jeff ellis titled “tongue trouble – small but Mighty” from James 3:1-12. Service times are 9 AM and 10:45 AM. there will be infant and toddler nurseries available at both services. children classes are held during both services. 5th-7th grade students attend 1st service and have class in room 101 at 10:45 AM. The 8th – 11th grades attend 1st service and meet at the youth center starting at 10:45 AM. The Young Adult Class (18-23) will meet second service in the discipleship House. Adult classes will be held during both services and community small groups will meet. on Monday, october 17, the newsletter deadline is at noon. on tuesday, october 18, the ladies Bible study will be-gin at 9:15 AM in the Discipleship House. On Wednes-day, october 19, there will be a Benevolent Meeting in Pastor Bob’s office at 4 PM. The family meal and classes will start at 5:30 and 6:30 PM. on thursday, october 20, MoPs will meet at 10 AM. Recovery will meet at 7 PM in the multi-purpose room. for more information, please visit the church web site at www.walloonchurch.com or call the church office at 535-2288.

Jewel Heart Buddhist CenterJewel Heart northern Michigan tibetan Buddhist center course offering the three Principals of the Path. the three Principals of the Path is a condensed sum-mation of the path to enlightenment including the determination to be free, unlimited compassion and wisdom. silent meditation, readings and discussion take place. Meeting Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm on sept. 28, oct. 5, oct. 12, oct. 19, oct. 26, nov. 3, nov. 9, and Nov. 16. Location: 109 Water Street, Boyne City. for more information or registering please e-mail [email protected].

genesis Church BoyneGenesis church meets in the Boyne elementary school cafeteria every sunday from 11am-noon. the have a quality staffed nursery along with kids clubhouse ministry for ages 4-4th grade. there is coffee and breakfast treats followed 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 genesiswired.com.

BV Catholic Communityst. Matthew church is located in Boyne city at M-32 and st. John’s Road-near east Jordan. st. Augustine church is in Boyne falls. st. Matthew church is located in Boyne city call (231) 582-7718 for more informa-tion. Worship times: Sunday - 9 a.m. SA Eucharist, 11 a.m. sM eucharist; saturday - 5 p.m. Bc eucharist, 7 p.m. st Johns eucharist

B.C. united MethodistBoyne city united Methodist church regular sunday service 11 am, 324 south Park st. children’s program-ming 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. Phone (231) 582-9776. call the church office or stop by during office hours.

Church services & events

our deadlines have changed. if you would like the time/date/place of your church-related function to be published in the Boyne city Ga-zette, we must receive your information by noon on the saturday preceding the next calendar wednesday’s event. while we strive to accom-modate last-minute requests, constraints on time and available space makes this difficult. send information via e-mail to [email protected]. Or, drop off your information at 5 west Main st., suite #7 in Boyne city, Mi 49712.

IN LOVING MEMORYPLaCe YOur OBiTuarY iN THe BOYNe CiTY GaZeTTe BY CaLLiNG (231) 582-2799 Or e-MaiLiNG [email protected]

Dr. Steven M. HuffordOptometrist

225 state streetBoyne city, Mi 49727(231) 582-9933

123 River stelk Rapids, Mi 49629-9614

(231) 264-2020

Hufford Vision & Eye Care

area Food pantries

• Good Samaritan Fam-ily services food pantry (231) 588-2208 9746 Main Street Ellsworth, MI 49729

• Manna Food Project (231) 347-8852 8791 mcbride park Dr Harbor Springs, MI 49740

• Bellaire food pantry po BoX 252 Bellaire, MI 49615

•Mancelona Food Pantry & resale (231) 587-9606 201 n maple st Mancelona, MI 49659

Writers Wanted!

the Boyne City Gazette has openings for two reli-gion writers interested in contributing articles on topics of local interest on a twice-monthly basis. articles should run in the range of 500-700 words and may include one photo. for more information, call Benjamin at (231) 222-2119. this unpaid contribution offers writers exposure, clips for your resume & an official byline.

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• • •Boyne City

Boyne city s&k (Marathon)Glen's Market

Advance country storecooper's Pub and Grill

dollar Generalthe Boyne city Gazette

dunagain's Antiquessunset Grill

Johan's Bread Box BakeryHuff's Pharmacy and Jewelry

up north Party store (BP)Alpena oil company (shell)

local flavorwater street cafe

Boyne country ProvisionsBoyne Marathon (Machine)

water street (Machine)Par-t-Pac

Boyne fallsMountainside Grille and saloon

the lure Party and Bait store

CharlevoixHoliday stationdollar General

next door storecharlevoix Area Hospital (Gift shop)

Glen's Market

east Jordaneast Jordan co-op (Marathon)

Glen's Market

Petoskeywal-Mart

Holiday stationnext door store

7-elevenk-Mart

Meijer Gas station

GaylordGaylord speedway

Walloon Lakewalloon Village General store

Gene Norman kabat (august 24, 1935 - October 5, 2011)

Gene N. Kabat, 76, of Burt Lake, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held from 1:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River. Gene was born August 24, 1935 in Saginaw, MI, the son of Walter and Erma (Reinbold) Kabat. He grew up in Saginaw and attended Arthur Hill Trade School. Gene entered the US Navy where he served in the subma-rine division. On September 27, 1958 he married the former Patricia A. Rautenberg in Saginaw. Gene was a skilled trade Glazier and was employed with Pitts-burg Glass in Saginaw and later at Saginaw Glass. In 1970 the Kabat family moved to Burt Lake. Gene owned and operated Gene’s Glass here in Northern Michigan. He also sold real estate for the former Cen-tury 21 in Indian River and Carpen-ter-Ellis Realty. He enjoyed walleye fishing, deer camp in Ralph, MI, and NASCAR. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and served on the Tuscarora Township Board of Review. Gene is survived by his wife, Patri-cia; sons: Tim (Diane) Kabat of Burt Lake, Terry (Louise) Kabat of Burt Lake; granddaughter, Katie Kabat of Marquette, MI; siblings, Tom (Larue) Kabat, Dale (Cheryl) Kabat and Jane Bierlien. Memorial contributions are suggest-ed to Hiland Cottage, One Hiland Dr., Petoskey, MI 49770. Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River served the family. Online condolenc-es may be made at www.stonefuner-alhomeinc.com.

Nancy s. Quantrine (January 7, 1946 - October 4, 2011)

Nancy Sue Quatrine passed on Oct. 4th, 2011. Nancy was the crazy little blonde lady you would see laughing and jok-ing at Glen’s, the Post Office or the Salvation Army. Nancy made many friends in this area, and she spent her youth hanging around the St. Clair Yacht Club and the Belle Isle Zoo, where she worked. As she became older, she attended Northern Michi-gan University and held many posi-tions throughout her life, such as a dispatcher for the St. Ignace Police Department and property manager

for Stonecliffe on Mackinac Island. Nancy was a kind, honest person who loved animals and would go out of her way to help others. She is survived by her brother, David Smith, her nephew, Conan Smith, her nieces, Dana and Tara Smith, her fa-ther, George Smith, her cousin, Mar-jorie Ann Mitzel, her uncle, Robert Mckee, her son, Christopher, and her many, many friends, who will miss her dearly. She was 65 years old. Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneeralhomeinc.com. The Nordman-Christian Funeral Home is caring for the family.

ed Charles korthase (June 6, 1932 - October 3, 2011)

Ed Korthase died Monday, Oct. 3 2011 at his home in Walloon Lake with his family by his side. Ed was born March 6, 1932 He was the youngest of seven born to William and Marie (Johnson) Korthase. Ed is survived by his wife, Arlene, one son, David (Betty) of Boyne Falls, one daughter Sue Jessick (Dennis) of Harbor Springs. Four grandchildren, Julie (Bob)Ford , Brian Jessick, and Emily (Nathan)Reynolds and Tyson Jessick Two great-grandchildren, Isa-bella and soon to be born, baby Ford. One sister Ester of Kalamazoo, and one brother Norval of Boyne City. Ed was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Helen and Caroline, and two brothers Fred and Bill. Ed graduated from Boyne City and attended Michigan State College for courses in agriculture. On December 12, 1952 Ed married Arlene Drost of Charlevoix. Ed started working with his uncle Henry Korthase building cottages and stone fireplaces. He soon started his own building business. He spent many years building the cottages around Lake Louise, including the concrete and steel bridge to Horner Island. In the early 1970’s his inter-est switched to drilling water wells. Together with his son David and wife Arlene, Ed started Korthase Well Drilling Co. He worked in the water well industry until his retirement in 1994. Ed was an honorary Life Member of the Michigan Groundwater Associa-tion and past president of District 11 He was also a member of the Little Traverse Home Building Associa-tion. Ed was on the board of directors for many years, and was instrumental in forming the first home shows in Petoskey. Ed was a licensed build-ing contractor, master electrician,

licensed water well contractor, and also was a licensed pilot. Ed was also a Charter Member of the Northern Michigan Antique Fly wheelers Club in Walloon Lake. Ed and Arlene eventually became honor-ary life time members. Many of the projects were influenced by Ed, in-cluding the infamous Pie Shack. He enjoyed traveling in his camper with Arlene and was happiest when he had a project to work on. In accordance to Ed’s wishes, there will be no funeral. In lieu of flowers, any gestures of kindness may be directed to the Northern Michigan Antique Fly Wheelers Club in Ed ‘s memory. Stackus Funeral Home of Boyne City is serving the family.

Nancy Waring Donaldson (september 13, 1957 - October 2, 2011)

Nancy Waring Donaldson, age 54 of Central Lake formerly of Boyne City went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Nancy was born on September 13, 1957 the daughter of Joseph and Gladys (Stoy) Waring in Pontiac, MI. She grew up in Pontiac until the ninth grade when she moved to Boyne City and attended Boyne City High School. Following graduation she continued her education and attended Northern Central Michigan College. On July 29, 2005 Nancy married Ter-ry Donaldson. Nancy loved knitting, painting, and dancing. She also loved the themed Christmas’s she would have and go-ing for rides on her motorcycle along with Terry. She served many years as President of the B.E. Nancy was an active member of the First Pres-byterian Church in Boyne City. She taught Sunday school for many years and also served as a deacon for the church. Nancy also enjoyed being a member of the Eastern Star. Nancy is survived by her husband Terry; children Michelle Sulak, Ni-cole (Allen) LaBeth, Aaron Sulak, Sherry Donaldson and Megan Don-aldson; grandchildren Alizabeth, Morgan, Anna, Levi and Alexia; sis-ters Mary Ann Pappas, Laura Welsh, Carol Pote, and Alice Ettenhoffer; many niece’s nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her par-ents; one brother; son Nick in 2010 and grandson Trevin in 2005. Visitation will be held 6:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Stackus Funeral Home in Boyne City. A funeral service will be held 3:00

pm Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Boyne City with Rev. Robert Faul-man officiating. Memorial donations in Nancy’s name may be directed to a charity of Choice.

When someone is involved in a catastrophic injury it changes their life; however, Adolf Cwik, presi-dent and CEO of Occupational Planning and Placement Inc, is here to assist in improving their quality of life.Occupational Planning and Place-ment Inc. aids those who have been effected by catastrophic accidents such as head and spinal cord inju-ries.“I help people out of no fault in-surance, but I do work with other insurance companies,” he said. “However, the state of Michigan has the best care for automobile ac-cidents because of the catastrophic fund.” The Catastrophic Health Care Cost Account is apart of the Michigan auto no fault system, which helps an injured people maintain the cost of medical care after their insur-ance caps.“When the insurance company spends that amount it shifts over … the money for the equipment

starts coming through the cata-strophic fund,” Cwik said. “It’s a healthy bank account and it comes in for the care of automobile injury patients. They could receive home care, home nursing, speech ther-apy, physical therapy, a physical medical doctor and more.”He added, “There is no limit if the person needs special care.”Cwik acts as the case manager for badly injured people, using his knowledge of medical and legal concepts to assist them in their needs.Monthly, he creates reports that are sent to the professionals assist-ing the injured person, which helps inform the insurance companies on what items are being ordered and why.“I will meet the client and review their medical records,” Cwik said. “It’s the patients choice who they use as their doctors and care pro-viders. Sometimes people are un-happy with their case workers and they often get transferred to me.”Ideally, Cwik said, he takes over after the person has left the hospi-tal.

Then, after the patient has decided which case worker they go with, he presents every monetary request to the insurance company.This is a big step, according to Cwik, because people who have been injured have to deal with steep costs to find comfort when it comes time to go home.A wheel chair, for instance, can cost any where between $20,000 to $35,000 and home care could run between $3,000 to $5,000 a month – that doesn’t include nursing.“Sometimes there is a problem with the case and I have to talk to the lawyer to get it straight,” he said. “It’s about coordinating all of the professionals involved.”Finding the right person to help an injured person is difficult, Cwik said, particularly when consider-ing that not all directories are all inclusive.Insurance companies, too, accord-ing to Cwik, have a very limited list of recommendations.“Medical professionals have a hard time recommending people out of the system,” Cwik said. “You can start with any health care profes-

sional, but invariably through the maze of insurance requirements there are restrictions on where you can get help and who you can get help from.”For over 30 years Cwik has been pursuing degrees in his line of work to aid and assist injured persons.He received his Masters in Guid-ance and Counseling from Eastern Michigan, with a Bachelors in Psy-chology from Saginaw Valley State University.Cwik is also a Certified Case Man-ager and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor; furthermore, he is a li-censed professional counselor for the state of Michigan and a behav-ioral health counselor as well.“I moved to Northern Michigan in 1994 and was a volunteer for Northern Michigan Mediation out of Petoskey,” he said. “I’ve helped persons with a variety of injuries get back to work. On a greater scale, I was appointed by governor Granholm to serve on the Michi-gan Rehabilitation Council.”Cwik said he enjoys helping people as a case manager because he can see the human spirit at its best.

“People are resilient and most of the time those that do the best are the ones that help themselves,” he said. “I get a lot of pleasure out of it and it is an ever-challenging world.”Cwik serves Northern Michigan from Midland northward and the Upper Peninsula.For more information go to www.oppenterprises.com.


You may not see it posted on your calendar, but Oct. 16 – 22 is National Save for Re-tirement Week. This annual event, endorsed by Congress, is designed to raise awareness about the importance of sav-ing for retirement — so you may want to take some time

this week to review your own strategy for achieving the re-tirement lifestyle you’ve en-visioned.If you’re not convinced of the need for an event such as National Save for Retirement Week, just consider these statistics, taken from the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey:The percentage of work-ers not at all confident about having enough money for a comfortable retirement grew from 22 percent in 2010 to 27 percent — the highest level measured in the 21 years of the Retirement Confidence Survey.56 percent of respondents say that the total value of their household’s savings and investments, excluding the value of their primary home and any defined benefit plans (i.e., traditional pension plans) is less than $25,000.Less than half of the respon-dents say they and/or their spouse have tried to calculate how much money they will

need for a comfortable retire-ment. These numbers are obviously troubling — and they indi-cate that most of us probably need to put more thought and effort into our retirement sav-ings. What can you do? Here are a few suggestions:Determine how much you’ll need in retirement. Try to define the lifestyle you want during retirement. Will you travel the world or stay close to home? Will you work part time or spend your hours volunteering or pursuing hobbies? Once you know what your retirement might look like, try to estimate how

much it might cost. Identify your sources of re-tirement income. Take into account your IRA, 401(k) or other employer-sponsored re-tirement plan, Social Security and other savings and invest-ments. How much income will they provide? How much can you withdraw from these vehicles each year without depleting them?Calculate any retirement shortfall. Try to determine if your savings and investments will be enough to provide you with an income stream that’s adequate to meet your retirement needs. If it isn’t, develop an estimate of the

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This Halloween, witches and ghosts won’t be the only ones flying through the air as Boyne Mountain’s 10-line zipline is transformed into the thrilling and haunting Zip of Terror. The spine-tingling phenomenon is offered Friday and Saturday evenings on Oct. 21 and 22, and Oct. 28 and 29. Zipliners suit up with a har-ness and helmet, and then take a chairlift ride to the top of Boyne Mountain where the darkness settles in and the adventure be-gins. Greeted by creepy characters, zombies and goblins, zipliners are hooked in and sent flying at speeds up to 25 mph and drop-ping over 50 stories during the 10-line hair-raising ride.

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Alumni from the university of Michigan and Michigan state university will gather at 6:00p.m., Wednesday, October 12, at Knot Just a Bar, Bay Harbor, for their traditional “crying towel” meeting.they will take the opportunity to “cry” about their own chances for the football game or take a “jab” at the other institution.snacks, door prizes, good fun and camara-derie are the order of the day. there will also be prizes for the best “loyalty-dressed” from each institution. Proceeds go to the scholarship funds for each group. the cost is $15.00 a person.for information and reservations, please call Mike (Msu) or Maureen (uM) whitehead, at 547-2728, on or before Monday, october 10.

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Atwood christian Reformed church will be holding its Annual Rummage sale on friday, october 14 from 9 to 6 and saturday, octo-ber 15 from 9 to 2 at the church. Household Goods, furniture, Homeschool curriculum, Produce, Baked Goods and much more will be offered. the church is located on us-31, 10 miles south of charlevoix in Atwood the Ador-able. Proceeds will go toward the church’s ministry and the building fund. call 599-3290 for more details.

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‘Ruby Red’ at CTaC“ruby red Week” is filled with arts activities. ruby is the gemstone for 40th anniversa-ries, so Crooked Tree arts Center decided to play off that theme. all events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. • Tuesday, Oct. 11 - Coffee At Ten 10 a.m. - CTAC’s popular Coffee At Ten series will feature many of the artists in the “Let Them eat Cake” exhibit. stop by to meet indy Bacon, sue and russ Bolt, Margie Guyot, elizabeth Pollie, and Margaret and Bill White. Coffee provided by roast and Toast. • Wednesday, Oct. 12 - Docent Tour 9:30 a.m. - Step into the shoes of a student! You will be guided through our current exhibits by a volunteer and then make a piece of art with your inspiration the artwork in the galleries. Children are welcome, accompanied by adult or guardians--great opportunity for home school students. • Friday, Oct. 14 - “Ten Times Two” 8 p.m. - CTAC members can purchase tickets for a reduced rate of $10 to the Little Traverse Civic Theatre’s fall production of “Ten Times Two.” • Saturday, Oct. 15 - Family Fun Drop In! 10 a.m. to noon - Spend the morning in the arts and crafts world with art instructors Maggie Van Wagoner and Lori Bolt. fun for all ages from 3 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult or guardian. fun grandparent activity! for more information, contact the arts center, (231) 347-4337 or www.crookedtree.org.

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GeT arTsY aT BaCArtists meet weekly at Boyne Arts collective (BAc), 210 s lake street, south Gallery. tues-days from 12:30 until 4 PM join other artists to paint, draw, sculpt or other art choices. An indoor area is provided, there is no cost or re-quirement to be a BAc member. Bring sup-plies, a snack, and beverage and enjoy conver-sation while learning from other artists. View both galleries filled with art while at BAc.

HeLP rOTarY HeLP kiDsAlso in conjunction with the Boyne Reads Project and keeping with the focus on vision, the Boyne city Rotary club will be contribut-ing funds from their donations canister at the Boyne city Ramblers’ football games. A por-tion of other proceeds obtained during the month of october to a program to perform cataract surgeries on blind children inBangladesh. this is a Rotary sponsored pro-gram that coordinates with physicians who perform the surgeries. the cost is $40 per child.

POLYMer CLaY & CrafTs GuiLDthe Polymer clay & crafts Guild of northwest Michigan is forming locally and welcomes those interested in working with polymer clay and other arts and crafts forms. if you have a skill to teach or would like to take classes, or if you would like to be notified of upcoming events, please submit your contact information on the Guild web site at http://polymerclayguild.homestead.com. inquiries may also be sent via mail to P.o. Box 862, Boyne city, Mi 49712.

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fuNDraiserBoyne city’s American legion, ernest Peterson Post 228, is selling 2011 calendars to raise funds for future scholarship programs for area students. funds will also be used to support area ser-vice men and women currently serving, both overseas and stateside, and for local legion programs. calendars, which are being sold for $10 each, will be available from many post members, at the post, 302 south lake st. during tuesday night Bingo hours or by contacting Brian Mor-rison, committee chair, at (231) 330-4990. we thank you for your support of your local American legion.

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MeMOriaL fuNDraiserthe Boyne city Area war Memorial commit-tee is now selling Veterans Memorial Bricks as a fund-raiser to create a new sidewalk at the Memorial in Veterans Park on the Boyne city lakefront. two brick sizes are available - 8-by-8-inch bricks are $90 and can include up to 90 characters to recognize a veteran; 4-by-4-inch bricks are $45 and include up to 45 characters. to purchase a brick or make a donation, con-tact George lasater at (231) 582-7001 or Bill Bricker at 549-3708. the memorial commit-tee is also offering a war Memorial calendar to raise funds for ongoing maintenance of the site. calendars features photos of the memo-rial benches and are sold for $15. to purchase a 2012 calendar, contact dean kleinschrodt at 549-8000.

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 information call evelyn at (231) 582-9495LOss 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

BOYNe CiTY farMers MarkeTthe farmers Market continues every saturday and wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon in Veter-ans Park on lake street in Boyne city.

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class, open to everyone. the fall session starts september 21, and con-tinues through november 16, 2011.The beginner’s class meets from 9:00- 9:50, and is open to anyone interested in learning tai chi. the tai chi fundamentals form is ac-cessible for everyone; it begins with simple movement patterns and gradually progresses into a complete form. The continuing/ad-vanced class meets from 10:00 - 10:50. Fa-miliarity with the tai ch fundamentals form is essential for the continuing class. this class is also learning the yang short form. The Yang form is more difficult to learn, often taking a year or more of daily practice. Meg Mcclorey teaches the tai chi fundamentals form and the yang short form. Meg has

practiced the yang short form since 1994 and taught since 2000. tai chi is a safe, gentle, non-impact exercise that promotes health and inner tranquility. it also builds strength & endurance, and improves balance, coordina-tion & flexibility. tai chi is suitable for people with problems moving because of age, injury, and arthritis and all levels of physical fitness. For information call Meg: 231-582-7689 email - [email protected]

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Center.”She added, “In East Jordan we are hav-ing the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Festival, too, from one to four and then numerous events in memorial park.”Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jim Baumann said the Breezeway Fall Color tour is a cool idea.“The fall color tour is a perfect time to bring people out,” he said. “This time of the year it is really spectacular and it’s different from a lot of highways because it’s very rural and peaceful. Nature is the attraction here and there aren’t any cities along the breezeway.”Baumann said just because the breeze-way doesn’t go through Boyne doesn’t mean Boyne City residents shouldn’t take an interest in it.“The breezeway doesn’t go through Boyne but it skirts the edge and it cer-tainly brings people,” he said. “It is a great thing. Anything that brings people close to Boyne is great and the breeze-way definitely does that.”For more information contact the East Jordan Chamber of Commerce at (231) 536-7351.

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