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Boyne City’s coffers could see a nearly $234,000 re-duction be-tween state budget cuts and a drop in local prop-erty values.Boyne City M a n a g e r

Michael Cain gave Boyne City Commissioners a preview of what the city may face next bud-get year at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “We’re obviously evaluating what took place last week with

the Governor’s budget presenta-tion. He did call for the elimina-tion of statutory revenue shar-ing,” Cain said. “ We have two components of revenue shar-ing: one is constitutional which is about … $220,000 a year. That’s looking to get about a 4 percent increase. The one he is proposing to eliminate … has been about $70,000 in the past.” He added, “We’re looking at revenue sharing that will have an overall reduction of about $63,000. That’s what our esti-mate is right now.”According to Cain, one of the other financial issues being dis-cussed in Lansing is the personal property tax. “That would lose us another

$171,000,” he said. “They are talking about eliminating that. Cain said when he didn’t see any-thing about the personal property tax in the governor’s budget pro-posal, he contacted the Michigan Municipal League.“(They say) it’s still on the agenda, but for sometime later on down the road,” Cain said. “What that means, I’m not quite sure of. It’s not been cut yet, but I won’t be surprised if sometime later in the future it’s on the tar-get again.”Yet another potential cut in fund-ing may come from the drop in home values.“Overall, the indication is that we’ll see a 4 percent taxable

Belfast comes to Boyne with authentic Irish food, song, dance and more.Boyne City residents will get a chance to celebrate Celtic ancestry with the Fourth An-nual Irish Heritage Festival starting on March 13. “I created it to celebrate the Boyne City ties to Irish heri-tage,” said Linn Williams, organizer for the Boyne City Irish Heritage festival. “The first permanent settlement was Irish, and they even named the Boyne river.”In recent years, the festival was held on a single night, but Williams wanted to do something more to celebrate

Boyne’s Irish background. “This year, I’ve opened it to a full week,” Williams said. “It will go from Sunday to Sun-day.”The event is sponsored by the Boyne City Main Street program and a grant from the Charlevoix County Communi-ty Foundation, which assisted in paying performers and the renting of the Eagles hall. According to Williams, this year’s festival is replete with new offerings.“The first three years we had an Irish musical ensemble, and Irish step dancers from Antrim school,” Williams said. “They have been a part of the program since we start-ed.”

The Boyne City Commission unanimously approved Brook Retirement Community’s zoning request during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22.The 10-acre parcel of land located is slated for construction of a 42-unit retirement facility to begin sometime this spring.“This is to rezone … 701 Vogel St. from rural estate district to multi-family residential district,” said Boyne City Planner Scott McPherson. A mix between assisted and in-dependent living arrangements, Brook Retirement Community would offer numerous amenities to its residents including billiard rooms, beauty parlors and theater

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The Boyne City Main Street pro-gram is taking the first major step toward building on existing agri-business and agri-tourism in the area.Boyne City Main Street Executive Director Hugh Conklin sought and received approval from the Boyne City Commission to apply for a $3,000 grant from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation which would allow him to hire a marketing director for Boyne’s sea-sonal farmers market.“We’ve had two good conversa-tions with two local people,” Conk-lin said. “We’ve not spent a lot of time talking about this Cultural Economic Development Plan and the food component and the restau-rant component to that.”But, he added, “This is just the first concrete step we can take to start building that.”Conklin is not alone in his quest to see the area’s agribusiness become a more utilized asset.The Director of the Department of History, Arts and Libraries Dr. William M. Anderson authored the Cultural Economic Development Strategy which seeks to leverage Michigan’s cultural assets like its rich farming heritage, into a pros-perous new economic model.“I believe culture, broadly defined, is an untapped economic develop-ment resource. When appropriately engaged, at local, regional and statewide levels, our state’s cultural resources can leverage significant new tax revenue, provide good

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COURTESY PHOTOIn this undated photo is the Brook Retirement Community in Houghton Lake. Boyne City Commissioners recently approved a proposal by Brook developers to construct a similar 42-unit facility at 701 Vogel St.

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Folk and C o u n t r y W e s t e r n songs are as all-Ameri-can as foot-ball. Inven-tions of the grass roots e l e m e n t s of this un-believable country we

call home, they spring from the mountains and rolling plains. Within their words are the stories of their times and lives. Tragedies, love, grief, anger, nature and home are woven into the lines of these emotional melodies. Like favorite food, the music one hears on the radio, in res-taurants, on stage and public places and affairs, varies from area to area. It always reflects the history, ancestry and culture of a given com-munity. Although Boyne City lies outside of either that of folk or country music it does celebrate its historic name and Irish ancestry as Boyne Falls does its ancestry each

summer through the Polish Festival. Those residents who cannot claim either blood line still join in the day’s celebra-tion and fun. Large cities such as our near-by Chicago neighbor embrace many ethnic celebrations. This approaching St. Patrick’s Day will find thousands pa-rading its down town street and its river will run green (something our Boyne hasn’t done). Suzy Galbraith of Boyne will hang her late husband’s pho-tography of the Irish in the large Irish Center of the city during this year’s celebra-tion. Jim’s exhibit opens on March 4. A permanent show of his work hangs in the Dublin Museum of Art.Equally an American off-spring is quilting, whether appliqué, pieced or crazy. Al-though the Chinese used the skill of quilting two fabrics together with a layer of a soft fabric between them, it was done merely to make personal attire warmer. This technique was not used to construct a

warm piece of bedding until the American housewife en-visioned the unlimited pos-sibilities and practicality of using her leftover pieces of fabric to fashion something beautiful and needed. Those women who followed their men into unknown sec-tions of the United States of-ten had only what they could carry with them whether moving down the Ohio River by raft as my maternal great grandmother did or invad-ing the plains and ultimately mountains of the far west by foot, horseback or wagon. Their only clothing often was what they wore. It was meager, mended, patched, al-tered and passed on. When it reached the point it could not be worn any longer it was cut and sewn into smaller articles of clothing, used as rags, or if still of good appearance cut into quilt pieces. Although unaware of geom-etry, its shapes and formu-las, young girls, housewives and grandmothers treasured each scrap. Without patterns, compasses, rulers or triangles

they created quilt designs which remain to this day. This was done by folding and cutting paper into shapes which, when joined together, fashioned those of nature. Flowers, trees, stars and birds emerged from their fingers, needles and thread. The abstract shapes observed in everyday objects such as square boxes, pyramids of mountains, snow drifts, the ripples of a river, or clouds and even the oval of a chick-en egg became quilt pieces to be joined in design after de-sign. Many were simple, yet had dream-like names, such as the quilt top which was comprised of pieces of only one size; that of a two inch square. It is known as “A Trip Around the World.” Despite the simplicity of this quilt no two are found which look alike. The seamstresses who determinably joined one square to another used their own choice of colors. This was often predicated for her by what fabrics were avail-

Over the past year and a half, my weekly column has touched on many top-ics and feelings.When my g i r l f r i e n d agreed that

she would, indeed, be my girlfriend, I put the happi-ness into words that made “Boy Meets Girl.”When our community lost several of their members in the short space of a week, “It’s Not Easy” rolled it-self out on newsprint, helping me to mourn and helping others to know that they weren’t alone.Today, as I stand on my proverbial soapbox, I take

a different stance – educa-tion and explanation.Anyone who has visited our website in the past two weeks has quickly learned that there is a membership fee to view our online con-tent.This is not done in spirit of getting a couple of ex-tra dimes to buy a a soda at the corner store, in fact, much the opposite.This is our way of doing two things:1. We can now provide all articles in the newspaper to our out of town sub-scribers. This was a challenge be-fore, because placing all of our articles online would hurt the sale of our single copies in stores. 2. This enables us to re-cover the expense of run-

ning the Web site. The domain and hosting costs, labor of uploading arti-cles, and extra storage for all of the pictures all have costs, which can now be deferred.We are also proud to an-nounce a new program that has come into being.Our Gazette Gazillions program will allow you to purchase gift certificates to local businesses for less than their cost.It is my hope that this will increase local business by drawing in commerce, and at the same time help the area citizens enjoy every-

thing Boyne City has to offer.You can access this by visiting our website and clicking “Gazette Gazil-lions” on the top bar.Spring is coming, and I couldn’t be more excited.I hope to see all of you out enjoying it.I hope that you’re seeing all that Boyne City has to offer – each restaurant, store, attraction, monu-ment, and landmark is worthy of your attention and knowledge.I’ll see you out there, wan-dering around the city I’ve come to love so much.

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‘My Two Cents’CHRIS FAULKNOR

Boyne City and Lutheranism part 31941 - 1949 Pastor Norman Kuck came, from Paw Paw, to serve the

members of Wilson and Boyne.Pastor Kuck married Miss. Doro-thy Behling of Wilson congrega-tion.

A new bell and bell tower was installed on the church.1949 - 1953 Pas-tor Ferdinand Sat-telmeier answered the call to Boyne and Wilson TWP.1953 During the vacancy which oc-curred when Rev-erend Ferdinand

Sattelmeier left Reverend Rich-ard Noffze served both congre-gations. Reverend Noffze had to leave his previous ministry in Herron, Michigan in the late 40’s because of surgery at the Univer-sity of Michigan.This surgery limited his vision and physical activity. During his recovery he served as pastor to various churches in Northern Michigan. When asked to serve Christ Lutheran in Boyne City and Wilson Township, he ar-ranged to travel from Alpena in a delivery truck, where Harry Behling would pick him up in Gaylord.He stayed overnight with the Be-hling or Korthase families, later traveling back to Alpena, where his family had their home.As his health improved Reverend Noffze was called to Christ Lu-theran Churches. He was enticed to come because both congre-gations joined together to build

a new parsonage at 519 South Lake Street.The old wooden frame parson-age, having been built many years ago and with several ad-ditions needs extensive repair or replacement.The old structure was raised and a new brick parsonage was built on the same location.

1953 – 1974 Christ Lutheran Church parsonage 519 South Lake StreetVolunteers from both congrega-tions built the new parsonage working under the guidance of Henry Korthase.1954 - 1971 Pastor Richard Noffze was installed for Wilson

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We all have our eyes on the State of Wi s c o n s i n and other states this past week, as Demo-crats fail their elected duties by leaving the state in order to avoid

voting on an issue on which they will surely lose. What kind of responsibility is that? When will the citizens of these states decide to impeach those Legislators for failing to fulfill their duties? Will their salaries be docked for the days they spend avoiding their jobs? Meanwhile children are not being

taught and parents miss work to stay home with their children. What does that cost the parents?As important as this is for Wis-consin, Democrats know it is even more vital to future elec-tions, where monies taken some-times without agreement by union workers help elect Democrats all the way up to the President of the United States. Union bigshot Richard Trumpka is bragging about talking to the White House daily and having meetings in the White House at least several times a week. Our president has inappropriately inserted himself in the workings of state governments because he knows how important unions are to elections. Since President Obama was inaugurated, the num-ber of federal government work-ers has increased by 200,000, each of whom pay union dues,

part of which go towards election efforts. It’s a built-in election slush fund from our taxpayer dollars.The shame of it is that, in spite of doubled funds since 1983, only 32 percent of eighth-grade stu-dents in Wisconsin are proficient in reading. The top lawyer for the NEA is on video proclaiming that “It is not because we care about children and it is not because we have a vision of a great public school for every child. NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power.”Union membership was provided by President John F. Kennedy via Executive Order, with no con-gressional vote. Unlike in the past, as for coal miners, this was not provided because employers were mistreating their employees. It was a payback for the unions’

help in getting Kennedy elected.Good teachers should be retained, great teachers should be given big raises, and ineffectual teach-ers should be fired; just like in the real world. We the people should not be forced, through taxes, to support the unions or their defined benefit pensions which pay a guaranteed amount no matter the value of the fund.The SEIU has put on their web-site a new song by Dropkick Murphys that encourages their Wisconsin union friends, with the hope that it will be played at union rallies nationwide. The words include the directive to

“take them down, we’ve got to smash them to the ground.” Combine with that the recent words of Rep. Mike Capuano (D-Ma.) that “you need to get out on the streets and get a little bloody when necessary” and you can see that the progressives are attempt-ing to take the battle of ideas to the level of hatred, bloodshed and lawlessness. They are showing their panic. Shame on them.Karen Peters is a Precinct Delegate and the secretary for the Charlevoix County Republi-can Party Executive Committee. Read more of Karen’s work at conservativecorner-karen.blogspot.com and at http://www.examiner.com/conservative-69-in-traverse-city/karen-peters

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CoPS & CoURTSTuesday, February 15

2:51am Assisted Sheriff De-partment with alarm on Wild-wood Harbor Rd.8:30am Returned a Purple Heart from lost and found to family in New Jersey9:35am Request for welfare check for male in the 1300 block of Boyne Av.2:58pm Female at PD with medical emergency. Turned over to ambulance.3:32pm Assault reporeted in the 100 block of E Water St 3:50pm 2 vehicle Property Damage Accident in the 1300 block of Boyne Av5:58pm Assisted in getting sub-ject in for mental evaluation from the 900 block of E Main St 10:00pm Report of subject relieving self in parking lot in the 600 block of Court St

Wednesday, February 1610:07am Subject calling refer-ence civil dispute over property in the 600 block of W Court St12:13pm Subject at PD refer-ence assault that had occurred earlier near Park and State Streets12:39pm Request for unlock near Main and Lake Streets

2:28pm Report of suspicious situation in the 1000 block of Boyne Av

Thursday, February 179:25am Report of missing per-son from Veteran’s Park3:41pm Threats report made from the 1000 block of Boyne Av7:32pm Responded to complaint of an open door on Hull St 9:35pm Report of suspicious behavior on S Lake St 9:50pm Assisted ambulance in the 500 block of Hannah St 11:07pm Report of stolen purse from the 400 block of N Lake St

Friday, February 185:14am Assisted Sheriff De-partment with alarm on Glen-wood Beach11:29am Unlocked vehicle in the 900 block of Boyne Av1:33pm Report of reckless driv-ers on Jersey St3:21pm Report of possible PPO violation in the 600 block of E Main St3:55pm Unlock in the 1000 block of Boyne Av4:07pm 911 hangup from the 1000 block of Boyne Av

Saturday, February 196:05pm Report of kids playing on the ice sculpture near hte river mouth7:25pm Report of driving com-plaint on State St. Vehicle lo-cated on Bailey St.

Sunday, February 2012:37am Citation issued for speed.2:28am Assist Sheriff Depart-ment with fight in Boyne Falls.3:35am Assist Sheriff Depart-ment with juvenile complaint on 131.9:30am Citizen at PD with Po-meranian she found on Leroy St11:44am Arrested subject for No Insurance1:35pm Report of Private Prop-erty Damage Accident 5:07pm Gasoline drive off from the 200 block of S Lake St. Ve-hicle located.

Monday , February 2110:04am 2 vehicle Property Damage Accident in the Indus-trial Park.12:55pm Fraud complaint re-ceived from the 400 block of Elm St.

8:00pm Citation issued for speed.8:48pm Citation issued for

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PONDERING PRIORITIESEditor:There has been much debate lately about whether or not a non-motorized path should be constructed in Charlevoix Coun-ty to run parallel with the Boyne City-Charlevoix Road. Whether or not it’s needed is not so much an issue as why the issue isn’t being given due consideration and resolved before pursuing the improving of Boyne City-Charlevoix Road. It appears that money will be spent hastily to pave this road, just to get it done. Before the county com-missioners spend millions of taxpayer dollars on a road that should not be top priority to be-gin with, perhaps other roads that are completely falling apart in the county can be improved first. This would buy the com-

missioners the time they need to make sure that the project would be completed correctly. Why does the Boyne City-Charlevoix Road have to be done in the first year of the new millage collection? After all, there’s 14 more years of tax revenue that awaits.I’ve been trying to find out how Boyne City-Charlevoix Road made the top of Charlev-oix County’s most needed road improvement list without suc-cess. There are several roads that are on the improvement list that are in disastrous con-ditions, roads that are down to one safe lane, and that being the middle of the road, or roads that have more gravel showing than asphalt. If anyone thinks the

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A call for accountability in the land of cheese and panic


Carp on the FlyCORRECTION: The Boyne City Gazette incorrectly identified Greg Gerling (above) in the Wednesday, Feb. 23, edition of the Boyne City Gazette. Gerling, a fly fishing instructor and guide, gave a talk during Winter Fest on Saturday, Feb. 19 at Freshwater Studio in Boyne City.

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Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single vehicle traffic crash that oc-curred at approximately 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, February 23, 2011 on US-31 North near 9 Mile Point in Hayes Township.Sheriff’s Office advises that 27 year old Joseph Santilli of Wal-loon Lake was traveling West-bound on US-31 when he lost control of his 2001 Subaru For-ester and hit a guard rail, then crossed the centerline and hit a tree. Santilli was transported to

Northern Michigan Hospital by Charlevoix City EMS assisted by Allied EMS for life threat-ening injuries.The Sheriff’s Office was as-sisted at the scene by Michigan State Police, Petoskey Pub-lic Safety, Charlevoix Town-ship Fire, and Charlevoix City Fire/Jaws, and the Charlevoix County Road Commission. The highway was closed for 5 ½ hours while off

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This year’s festival begins on Sunday, March 13, with Celtic music from John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie at Freshwater Studios from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.A movie night, highlight-ing films with Irish charac-teristics, will be held from 7 p.m. To 9 p.m., from Monday March 14 through Thursday, March 17, at the Boyne Dis-trict Library.On Tuesday, March 15, a lec-turer with a doctorate from Dublin, Ireland, will talk about Irish culture and history at the Boyne library.Cafe Sante will be offering

Irish-themed meals, too, from March 17 to March 20. Also on Wednesday is a show-ing of Disney’s “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” starring Sean Connery. This is a free event.On Friday, March 18, the Irish Heritage Festival will take place at the Eagles Commu-nity Hall located at 106 River St.The festival will open with a dinner at 6 p.m. The price of admission is $15 for adults and $8 for kids. “It is a full dinner with decora-tions and lots of good cheer,” Williams said.Continuing with Irish themes even after the festival, an Irish dance workshop will be open

to the public on Saturday, March 19.“The kids are so interested in the Irish dance,” said Wil-liams. “So, we decided to give a workshop on it at the Early Education building in Boyne City.”Also, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday March 19, the Boyne District Library will host a genealogy expert in the com-munity room. The expert will help area residents trace their roots back to the “olde coun-try.”Williams said this event is not just for those who have Irish heritage.“This is for anyone,” she said. “They don’t even have to be from Boyne City.”


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paying jobs, and create sustainable enterprise,” he stated in his De-cember, 2005, report on Cultural Economic Development. Since its inception, the Cultural Economic Development Strategy has seen agri-tourism grow from a mere niche, and it is apparently on its way to becoming a mainstream choice for vacationers.People now plan entire trips around visiting local Michigan wineries, breweries, historic farms, honey operations and more.According to the Michigan De-partment of Agriculture, Michigan farming is the second largest indus-try in the state at $60.1 billion, and employs 1 million people. Michi-gan’s tourism industry is nearly $9 billion annually and, according to the U.S. Census, Michigan is one of the country’s most popular vaca-tion destinations.According to the Michigan Farm Bureau Agri News, since agri-culture and tourism are the state’s second and third largest industry, combining them is a natural way to enhance both farm-gate value and economic stability.“A recent study by Michigan State University shows that nearly 30 percent of Michigan residents have visited or plan to visit an agricul-ture-related attraction in an upcom-ing trip,” says the Farm Bureau. “Examples of agricultural tourism include: farm and farmers’ mar-kets, U-pick operations, Christmas

tree farms, rent-a-tree operations, petting farms, farm bed and break-fasts, cider mills, wineries, Centen-nial farms, and agricultural festivals and fairs.”Boyne City Manager Michael Cain lauded Conklin’s efforts to expand the reach of local agri-tourism.“I think there is great potential not just for Boyne City, but for the outlying areas around Charlevoix County,” he said. “A more coor-dinated local effort from farmer to the consumer and every step in between will generate more value here in Charlevoix County.”Cain added, “We’ve got some good pieces in place already with farmers in the area, farmers’ markets … and people who like to buy local and fresh-grown food.”Tying local farmers, market places, restaurants, food processing and customers together, Cain said, will not only improve profitability by cutting out the “middle man” but could work to entice more visitors to the area.“A lot of times it takes somebody or a group of people to take it to the next step and I think that is what Hugh and that group are trying to do,” he said.With expected vendor fees of near-ly $7,500 and expenses of close to $4,800, Conklin said the farmers’ market is self-sufficient.“We’re trying not to have it cost the city anything,” Conklin said.For more information on agri-tourism, visit the Michigan Farm Marketing and Agri-Tourism As-sociation’s Web site at www.michi-ganfarmfun.com

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Boyne City Public Schools will feature a free presentation of the movie “To Save A Life” during an event centered on outreach to help prevent teen suicide.And, event organizers feel strongly that everyone from teens to parents to community officials should watch this mov-ie.“Suicide is real. We all know it. We’ve heard of the impact of suicide, and some in our com-munity have even felt it person-ally,” said Boyne City Public Schools District Athletic Di-rector and Boyne City Middle School Student Success Co-ordinator Michael D. Wilson. “Community friends have been internally shattered by loved ones who have experienced such deep pain that taking their lives seemed to be the best op-tion at the time.”He added, “Anyone who real-izes that the quality of relation-ships or lack of quality in our relationships could lead one to incredibly devastating choices in life, should see this movie.”The movie presentation is but a portion of events scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on March 12, at the Boyne City Perform-ing Arts Center. In addition to the movie screen-ing, there will be free pizza,

guest speakers and an opportu-nity for a group discussion on the night’s topic. Boyne area students in grades eight through 12 are welcome to attend.According to Wilson, “To Save A Life” deals with how the re-ality of loneliness and rejection can lead to suicide.“‘To Save A Life’ also shows clearly how we can each make a life-changing difference by sim-ply getting involved in the lives of others around us,” he said. “It will move you. It will shake you, and even wake you up to new conversations.” According to national statistics, suicides among youth continue to be a serious problem. “Each year in the U.S., thou-sands of teenagers commit suicide. It is the third leading cause of death for (ages) 15 to 24,” Wilson said. “The latest estimates are that somewhere around one million people in the world commit suicide every year.”He added, “In the United States, suicide is about four times more common among men than wom-en.”At the local level, Boyne area funeral director Todd Ager said he has seen twice as many sui-cides in Boyne City than he did when he worked in Traverse

City – an area with more than four times the population.One of the event’s guest speak-ers is local pastor Jamie Wood-all.“At one time, I thought about suicide,” he said. “I drove past a tree that I was planning to pur-posely swerve into and end it all – I was going to end my life.” Woodall said it was a sense of intense loneliness and rejection which drove his dark thoughts.“What really saved my life was a new, fresh faith and people who really cared,” he said. “Others actually got involved and helped me work through problems.”Wilson said he hopes this movie will spur local adults to work to save lives in the future.“So, what if we as a community could network together at high-er levels to stop all this pain?” Wilson said. “What simple choices could we make together that will literally save lives?”He added, “We encourage you as parents to screen this movie. After viewing it, if you believe in its message for our young people, then we encourage you to get as many eighth- through twelfth-grade students involved as possible.”For more information on the movie, go to www.tosavealife-movie.com.

Event organizers hope to save lives through anti-suicide movie

COURTESY GRAPHICAn evening devoted to suicide prevention is planned from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Boyne City Performing Arts Center. The free event will feature guest speakers, a group discussion, refresh-ments and a feature presentation of the film “To Save A Life.”

WILSON TOWNSHIPCHARLEVOIX COUNTY

BOARD OF REVIEWThe Wilson Township Board of Review will meet at the Wilson Township Hall, 02530 Fall Park Road, Boyne City on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 5:00 PM for the purpose of re-viewing the 2011 assessment roll.

Taxpayers may protest and/or appeal their 2011 assessment at the Board of Review meet-ing on either of the following dates:

Monday, March 14, 2010 - from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PMTuesday, March 15, 2010 - from 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Taxpayers may also protest their assessments by mail. Mailed protests must be sent to Todd Sorenson, 03060 Fall Park Rd., Boyne City, MI 49712 and must be received on or before March 14, 2011.

Tentative ratios and multipliers for Wilson Township are as follows:PROPERTY CLASS RATIO MULTIPLIERAgricultural 57.26 0.87321Commercial 55.86 0.89509Industrial 57.36 0.87169Residential 51.80 0.96525Personal Property 50.00 1.00000

Americans With Disabilities (ADA) NoticeThe Township will provide necessary reasonable services to individuals with disabilities at the Board of Review meetings upon five days notice. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Wilson Township board by writing or calling: Todd Sorenson, Township Assessor, 03060 Fall Park Rd., Boyne City, MI 49712, phone 231-582-7122.

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rooms. They offer smaller one-bedroom, two-bedroom and studio apartments.Boyne City Mayor Chuck Vondra said he is satisfied with Brook developers’ plan.“We’ve heard no negative feedback,” he said. “The one thing that stuck out is, when the project is started, to make sure it’s finished.”Vondra added, “As long as that happens, we’re satisfied with that.”The Brook’s project attorney Bill Carey said, while both 24-month and 30-month con-struction completion time-lines have been mentioned, his clients are comfortable with either number.“The commission can estab-lish time-lines to ensure that

the project is competed in a timely manner and they can also stipulate reversion if it’s not completed or it ceases to exist, revert back to the origi-nal zoning,” McPherson said.Carey said Boyne City’s Brook should be completed within a year barring unfore-seen incidents.Boyne City Commissioner Ron Grunch said he has had several constituents ask about the availability of living quar-ters for retired veterans.“How do you qualify? We’ve got a lot of veterans in this community and a lot of peo-ple that might be eligible,” Grunch said.Carey said Brook’s work with the Veterans Affairs Adminis-tration has been “outstand-ing.”“Some of the other com-munities that we are operat-

ing in have large numbers of veterans,” Carey said. “We were actually the pi-lot program for the State of Michigan and the Veterans Administration for assisted living.”Brook currently has five locations in Gladwin, Roscommon, Houghton Lake, Cheboygan and West Branch. They are currently building a facility in Gray-ling.Each building has four wings. The two rear wings will be independent living units and the front two wings will be for the assisted living units.There will also be a small number of garages.Prices vary depending on a few things, but a one-bed-room apartment costs $1,398; a two-bedroom apartment costs $1,798 and a studio

apartment costs $2,598. Friedriechsen said many as-sisted living facilities charge a la carte for services.Once completed, the proj-ect could employ as many as 25 part-time and full-time housekeepers, cooks, nurses and maintenance personnel.This approved rezone request is site specific which means if Brook decided not to go with the Vogel street property they would have to come back with a new application for the

new parcel.

value reduction,” Cain told commissioners. “We’re fac-toring all these components in as we’re going through our budget preparation and we’re looking to present that to you at our next meeting.”The city operates off nearly $3 million annually.“We’re not exactly sure on any firm numbers, but we’re trying to account for anything that will take place in the future,” he said. “We are watching our expenses very carefully and we will see where we can find more

efficiencies and put out for bids and get better prices.”Cain added, “We’re looking at all the services we deliver and make sure we minimize any impact on our custom-ers to ensure we deliver services as we have in the past.”Cain said several hundred thousand dollars will surely be missed.“We realize these are chal-lenging times,” Cain said. “We’ve been very careful with regards to our spend-ing … and I think we are in better shape than some other communities, but this will still have some impact.”

The main concern with cut-ting revenue sharing, Cain said, is that the state is fail-ing to give back money it owes to local municipali-ties.“For decades there has been an arrangement made by the state which allows it to col-lect taxes for local units of government with the idea that it would be more effi-cient,” Cain said. “But, over time they forgot to return it back to local cities.”He added, “There are lots of old ways we could levy taxes that were locally con-trolled but have been elimi-nated.”


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CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMISSIONERSSynopsis

February 23, 2011 The Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners met February 23, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at Boyne City City Hall. All Commissioners were present. Motion approved the minutes of the February 8, 2011 and February 9, 2011 meetings as pre-sented.Motion approved the waiving of rules and acting on the Recycling Bids at today’s meeting. Motion carried approving both bids, for one bin each. Commissioner Christensen and Rein-hardt voting No.Motion approved Resolution #11-014, Community Foundation Grant Application – Recycling Bins and authorizes the Chairman to sign said grant application.Motion approved Resolution #11-015, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority By-Laws Amendment.Motion approved Resolution #11-016, Resolution of Commendation for John Mathers for his service to the citizens of Charlevoix County.Motion approved Resolution #11-017, LEPC By-Laws.Motion approved Resolution #11-018, Service and Vital Records Fees. Commissioner Gillespie voting No. Increases will become effective April 1, 2011.Motion approved Resolution #11-019, Rescind Resolution #10-167.Motion adjourned the meeting at 6:40 p.m.Complete copies of Board minutes can be found on the County website, www.charlevoix-county.org.

Cheryl Potter Browe, County Clerk



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WILSON TOWNSHIPCHARLEVOIX COUNTY

BUDGET MEETING NOTICE

The Wilson Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed town-ship budget for fiscal year April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012 at the Wilson Township Hall, 02530 Fall Park Road, Boyne City, Michigan on March 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM.

The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.

A copy of the budget proposal is available for public inspection at the home office of the township clerk, 01701 Fall Park Road, Boyne City, Michigan.

This notice is posted in compliance with Public Acts 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCL 41.72 a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Town-ship will provide necessary reasonable services to individuals with disabilities at the Bud-get Meeting upon five days notice. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Wilson Township board by writing or calling: Todd Sorenson, Township Supervisor, 03060 Fall Park Road, Boyne City, MI 49712, phone 231-582-7122.

s/Marilyn L. BeebeWilson Township Clerk

The crash remains under investigation at this time.

On Saturday, February 26, at 2033 hrs. the Charlev-oix County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle traffic crash on Boyne City East-Jordan Road, East of Wilson Road in Wilson Township. 30 year old Susan Giem, of Boyne City, lost control of the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer she was driving Eastbound on Boyne City-East Jordan Road. The vehicle slid across the opposing lane then struck a tree head on. It then spun around and struck a second tree on the driver’s door. Giem and her 4 year old daughter, Allyson Elizabeth Giem, were transported to the Charlevoix Area Hospital by the East Jordan Ambulance for minor injuries. Both were treated and released. 6 year old rear seat pas-senger, Michelle Ann-Marie Gunderson, also of Boyne City, was transported to Northern Michigan Hospital by family members and was found to have minor injuries. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by East Jordan EMS.

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Arts at the MountainThe Boyne Arts Collective recently held its second annual “Arts at the Mountain” art show and sale at Boyne Mountain’s Grand Lodge. Pictured above (from left) are artists Chris Fall Knight, Sandra Cantor Cook and Mark Roberts. Pictured below is artist Lynn Carson. FROM THE COVER IS CHRIS WESTON, AUTHOR OF THE CHILDREN’S BOOK “HAWGEYE.”

CITY OF BOYNE CITYCITY COMMISSION

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February 22, 2011 Regular Meeting – Approved the January 31, 2011 special Char-levoix County Elected Leadership Summit meeting minutes; Approved the February 8, 2011 regular City Commission meeting minutes as presented; Approved an amend-ed resolution approving transfer of ownership of an escrowed 2010 Resort Class C Licensed Business Issued under MCL 436.1531(3), located at 5 W. Main, Unit #1, Boyne City, Michigan, Charlevoix County from Rennie’s Restaurant, Inc., James W Boyd, Trustee to Sammich N Sudz Corp; approved second reading for a conditional rezoning request from The Brook for property located at 701 Vogel Street, a 10 acre part of parcel 15-051-026-005-00; approved a grant application to the Charlevoix County Community Foundation for the Boyne City Farmers Market in the amount of $3,000; approved to publish in both the Petoskey News Review and the Boyne Ga-zette until September; approved to purchase six new carbon air bottles in the amount of $4,200 from Westshore Fire Service for the Fire Department; Approved the request of the City Manager to go into closed session to consider the purchase of real property as provided in MCL 15.268 (d) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act (PA 267 of 1976) at 12:54 pm.

The next regular City Commission meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Cindy Grice, City Clerk/Treasurer

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David Allen Newman, 43David Allen Newman, 43, passed away February 24, 2011 in Boyne Falls, Michigan. Dave was raised in Lake Sta-tion, Indiana. He graduated from Edison Senior High School Class of 1986. He grad-uated from Gogebic Communi-ty College in Ironwood, Michi-gan, Class of 1988, where he studied Ski Area Management. Dave loved the snow and the outdoors from the time he was young. This love took him to Boyne Mountain, located in Boyne Falls, MI. He worked at the mountain for more than 23 years, most recently as the area manager in Ski Related Opera-tions. He also enjoyed Kayaking with friends on the Sturgeon River, in the Northern Lower Penin-sula. Dave is survived by parents, Jer-ry and Mary Newman of Lake Station, IN; brother, Jeff (Cori) of Stevensville, MI; sister, Re-nee (Derek) Theil of Portage, MI; niece, Sadie Piaskowski of Stevensville, MI; nephews, Jared and Samuel Newman of Stevensville, MI. Dave is also survived by the many members of his Boyne Mountain Family, including the children of this family, many of whom affectionately knew him

as “Uncle Dave”. A celebration of Dave’s life will take place on March 12, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the Vi-enna Room at Mountain Grand Lodge & Spa, Boyne Moun-tain. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made in Dave’s name to Challenge Mountain, 01158 M-75 S., Boyne City, MI 49712. Family and friends wishing to share a thought or memory of Dave are encouraged to do so online at www.stonefuneral-homeinc.com. Stackus Funeral Home of Boyne City is serving the fam-ily.

Ramona Marie McGeorge, 89Ramona Marie McGeorge, age 89 of Boyne City went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb-ruary 20, 2011 at home sur-rounded by her loving family. Ramona was born on June 16, 1921 in Boyne City the daugh-ter of Chester and Myrtle (Bar-ber) McGeorge. Ramona grew up in Boyne City and graduated from Boyne City High School and attended Western State College. She worked for Fox’s variety store that later became a Ben Franklin store where she worked for fifty-three years until she retired. Ramona


Schedules of Faith & FellowshipChurCh of the Nativity

Reverend Peggy Nattermann will be celebrant for the 10 a.m Eucharist service at Epis-copal Church of the Nativity on Sunday, March 6. Cof-fee hour will be held in the church basement after the church service.Tuesday, March 8, Nativity will host a Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner in the church basement beginning at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend this event. A ‘free will’ dona-tion basket will be available at this “all you care to eat” event. Lent will officially open with an Ash Wednesday service at 12 noon, March 8. The vestry will hold its monthly meeting after the imposition of ashes service is concluded.Please call 582-5045 for more information about Nativity. Come worship with us at 209 Main Street, Boyne City.

B.f. uNited Methodist

Boyne Falls United Method-ist Church regular Sunday Service 9:15 a.m., 3057 Mill Street. Children’s program-ming 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.

PresByteriaN

Come as you are this Sunday to worship at First Presbyte-rian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City. We invite you to share worship at 10:00 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. Wednesdays. First Sundays include communion (every month) and potluck (during the school year). Of-fice hours are Mon. & Wed. 9-3:30, and Tues. & Thurs. 9-noon. Call (231) 582-7983 for youth group, Bible study, and prayer schedules.

WallooN ChurCh

On Thursday, March 3, MOPS will meet at 10 AM in room. The Missions Committee will meet at 7 PM in the Disciple-ship House and Celebrate Re-covery will meet at 7 PM at the church. On Sunday, March 6, the ser-mon will be given by Pastor Jeff Ellis titled “The Great-est Sermon Ever Preached – Blessed are the Pure in Heart” from Matthew 5:8. Service times are 9 AM and 10:45 AM. There will be infant and toddler nurseries available at both services. Children class-es are held during both servic-es. Grades 5 through 7 attend worship service at 9 AM and then have class at 10:45 in room 101. Grades 8 through

11 attend worship service at 9 AM and have class at 10:45 at the Youth Center. At 10:45, there is a class for grade 12 through age 23 in the Disci-pleship House. Adult classes and small groups will meet during both services.

On Tuesday, March 8, the Women’s Bible Study will meet at 9:15 AM in the Disci-pleship House. They are start-ing a new study. On Wednes-day, March 9, the family meal will start at 5:30 PM with classes starting at 6:30 PM. On Thursday, March 10, the Cozy Quilters will meet at 9 AM in room 101. Celebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM. On Saturday, March 12, at 8 AM there will be a Men’s Ministry breakfast. For more information, please visit the Church website at www.wal-loonchurch.com or call the church office at 535-2288.

GeNesis ChurCh BoyNe

Genesis Church meets in the Boyne Elementary school cafeteria every Sunday from 11am-noon. The have a qual-ity 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 rela-tionships, and serving others.

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BVCC - Congradulations to our 7 youth ministry members from Boyne Valley Catholic Community, who participated in a successful Lenten Re-treat. Along with many high school youth from our Gay-lord diocese, they enjoyed a weekend of activities, prayer and fellowship at beautiful Camp Dagget, to prepare for our coming Lenten season. We are blessed to have an ac-tive youth ministry movement in our church community!BVCC has many up coming activities. This Sunday, Febu-rary 27th we will be hosting an Intergenerational Night Mardi Gras Party at Saint Matthew, Boyne City. We will start with table decorat-ing at 5:00pm, a potluck din-ner at 5:30, followed by many games and fun activities. A wonderful opportunity for us to come together, build com-munity, have fun ,food, fel-lowship and prepare for the comming Lenten Season. Any questions call the church of-fice, 582-7718.

We continue to offer many ways to enrich our faith. Little Rock Scripture studies are Mondays, noon at St. Au-gustine. Tuesdays the book club meets, St. Matthew at 10:00am and RCIA meets at 6:00pm. Sunday, March 3rd we will resume with regular Whole Community Night and Junior High Youth faith for-mation sessions starting at 5:30pm, St. Matthews (BC) and Senior High Youth fol-lowing at 7:00pm.Come join us in the many op-portunities and activites to live and celebrate our faith!

B.C. uNited Mehodist

Boyne City United Methodist Church regular Sunday Ser-vice 11 a.m., 324 South Park Street. 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. Upper Penin-sula Beef & Chicken Pasties are on sale for $2.75 each through the month of April. Call the church office or stop by during office hours.

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enjoyed reading, sewing and crafts. She was a member of the Boyne City Free Methodist Church where she taught Sun-day school from the 1940’s to the present. Ramona was also very active in the Friendship Club. Ramona is survived by her brothers Clifford (Helen) Mc-George, Claude (Marilyn) McGeorge and Norman Mc-George; sisters Ruth (Eugene) Hayden and Lois (John) Lew-is; nieces and nephews Linda McGeorge, Tom (Sandy) Mc-George, Douglas (Sandy) Mc-George, Susan (Gary) Wood-liff, John McGeorge, Mary Jo (Bob) Rhodes, Dan (Celia) McGeorge, Steven (Jan) Mc-George, Greg (Sharon) Mc-George, Stacy (Phil) Dixon, Karen (Doug) Kult, Robert (Amy) McGeorge and Tim Lewis; sister-in-laws Carol McGeorge and Eloise “Marga-ret” McGeorge; and many great nieces and nephews. Aunt Ramona will be fondly remembered for her baking and cooking for family and friends. Ramona is preceded in death by her brothers John McGeorge and Robert McGeorge; sister-in-laws Sally McGeorge and Carol Dawn McGeorge. Visitation will be held 4:00pm to 7:00pm Friday, February 25, 2011 at Stackus Funeral Home in Boyne City. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the Boyne City Free Methodist Church with Rev. Jason Reynolds Officiating. Burial will take place at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Boyne City. Memorial donations may be di-rected to the Boyne City Free Methodist Church. Family and friends wishing to share a thought or memory of Ramona are encouraged to do so online at www.stonefuneral-homeinc.com.

Scott Alan Dixon, 24Our angel is home. Scott Alan Dixon, of Petoskey, was cur-rently living in Charleston, South Carolina pursuing his dream of obtaining a Doctorate in English. On Sunday, Feb-ruary 20, 2011, he unexpect-

edly left this earth to fulfill the higher obligations of his Lord in heaven. He was welcomed home by his Grandmothers, Helen Kabot and Henrietta Dixon, and brother-in-law, Ted Burch, who recently went be-fore him. Many cherished memories are held by his parents, Bruce and Regina “Jean” Dixon of Petos-key; sister, Tina (Mark) Felton of Boyne City; brother, Harry (Kelly) Dixon of Petoskey; nieces and nephews, Lorin and Molly Burch, Logan and Morgyn Felton and Mallory and Haley Dixon; many aunts, uncles and cousins; best friend, Joseph McGruther of Charles-ton, South Carolina; and count-less friends. Scott was born on January 18, 1987. He attended Ottawa Ele-mentary, Petoskey High School and graduated from Concord Academy of Petoskey. As a member of the Young Ameri-cans, he traveled internation-ally, inspiring people with his vocal and dance talent. In 2010, he graduated from North Cen-tral Michigan College where he was President of the NCMC Student Senate, a Resident As-sociate at the NCMC Dormito-ry and a student staff member. Scott was a gifted student and leader. Last October, he moved to South Carolina to attend The College of Charleston and worked as an assistant manager at GameStop. His hobbies included blogging, reading, writing, performing, swimming, working out, teach-ing, community organization, public speaking, but most of all, loving those around him. Everyone knew Scott for his compassionate heart, joyful smile and big hugs. He was a great listener, always offer-ing a kind word and support as evidenced by his 900-plus Fa-cebook friends throughout the world. Scott’s favorite quote was, “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die.” (by Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbs) Scott’s mission here on earth has been accomplished in just

24 short years but we know there are great works yet to be achieved by him in heaven. Scott was a gift and blessing to us all. May his legacy live on through everyone who knew him. Thank you for all the spe-cial memories. We love you and will miss you so. Visitation will be held at Stone Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Friday, February 25, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Father Denny Stilwell will officiate a mass celebrating Scott’s life at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 26, at St. Francis Xavier Church, 513 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan. Memorial contribu-tions may be directed to Scott’s family in care of Tina Felton, 515 E. Dietz Road, Boyne City, Michigan 49712 or a kind ges-ture may be extended to some-one special in his honor.

Joyce A. Morgan (July 31, 1937 - February 18,

2011) Joyce A. Morgan, 73, of In-dian River, passed away Fri-day, February 18, 2011 at the Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm, Wednesday, Febru-ary 23, 2011 at Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River. Pastor Sherry McGuffin will officiate. Interment will be held in the spring at Ohioville Cemetery in Indian River. Visitation will also be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from noon until the time of service at 2:00pm. Joyce was born on July 31, 1937 in Oscoda County. She was the daughter of Willard and Nora (Schaum) Dorcey. She grew up in Hale, MI where she attended school. On Dec. 19, 1963 she married Ron-ald J. Morgan, Sr. in Barnsville, Ohio. After a period of moving the Morgan family settled in In-dian River. Joyce had been employed as a cook at the former Park Garden Café in Petoskey for sev-eral years. She was a home caregiver and housekeeper. Ron

preceded her in death in 1996. She continued to make her home in Indian River. Joyce enjoyed fishing, gardening and feeding her backyard birds, mushrooming and berry pick-ing. She loved family gather-ings and spending time with her grandchildren. Joyce is survived by her chil-dren, Cathleen Roe of Indian River, Louann Evans Sharpe of Marion, MI, Jodi Hoffman of Sandusky, OH, Julie Mor-gan (Paul VanAllen) of Indian River, Ron (Vicki) Morgan of Indian River, Ken (Sherry) Morgan of Indian River, Bren-da (Rich) Morgan-Furguson of Oden, MI; fifteen grand-children; sixteen great grand-children; brother, Bill (Julie) Dorcey of Oscoda, MI; sisters, Gwen (Bruce) Thatcher of KY and Carol Smothers of TX. Be-sides her husband and parents, Joyce was preceded in death by her grandson, Adam G. Mor-gan, sister, Barbara Schindler and her step father, Al Lauria. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Morgan fam-ily. Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneral-homeinc.com.

Edward M. Ginop (April 12, 1920 - February 17,

2011) Edward M. Ginop, 90, of Le-vering, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Hospice House in Cheboygan. A lifelong resident of the area, Ed was born April 12, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Emil and Frances (Goral) Ginop. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, and received the Purple Heart for

injuries sustained in combat in Germany. On April 19, 1941 at St. Charles Catholic Church, he married Alma Sova. In 1948, with his brother Emil, he began Ginop Brothers, a construction and excavating company, and in 1959, formed Ginop Construction in Lever-ing, retiring in the mid 1980’s. He also raised beef cattle, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, read-ing, video recording of family events, and traveling, and was a life member of the DAV. Surviving is his wife of 69 years, Alma, his children, Judy Ardune, Edward G. (Linda) Gi-nop, Tom (Marquetta) Ginop, and Mary (Orville) Hill, all of Levering, Rose (Charles) Rice of Goddard, Kansas, Henry (Evelyn) Ginop of Geyserville, California, Clay (Carol) Ginop, and Colleen (Louis) Rose, both of Levering, 18 grand children, 28 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son in law, Lorel Ardune, a sister, Anna Tryban, and a brother, Emil Ginop. Visitation will be held today, Friday, February 18, from 6-8pm, at the Nordman-Chris-tian Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held on Satur-day, February 19 at 11:00 am, with visitation beginning at 10 am, also at the funeral home. Rev. Paul Megge will officiate, burial will be at Munro Cem-etery. Memorials may be made to Bishop Baraga School, or Hos-pice of the Straits. Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneral-homeinc.com.


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Boyne City’s Jon Calo lost two matches on Saturday in the Indi-vidual Regional Wrestling Tourna-ment in Rogers City to bring an end to a fine junior season.Calo lost his first match 6-11 to Javier Seward of Breckenridge, who ended up finishing 2nd in the Region and advancing to the State tournament. Calo’s second match was a nail-biter, complete with a controversial clock malfunction, and ended up going down to the fi-nal seconds, when Jonny Durham

of Blanchard Montabella hit a take-down to take the lead 5-6 with two seconds remaining.“There’s always good competition at the regional level, and Jon defi-nitely belonged there and was right there to the end of his matches,” said Coach Nohel. “It was a great season for him, and he has made great progress through his wrestling career. I know he’ll work hard this summer to continue to improve, and we’re looking for more good things from him next year.”

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A recent donation to Boyne City High School has made the stu-dents and faculty ready to get in shape. The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians recently donated just over $21,000 as a part of the 2 percent contribu-tion they are required to allocate to local units of government each year. Last year, a donation of a lesser sum was given to assist the Boyne City High School’s gym area. “We had received a donation be-fore,” said David Hills, social stud-ies and physical education teacher at Boyne City High School. “They had an application process, and they were generous enough to grant us money this year.”Currently, plans for the money in-clude making changes to the high school facility and creating a simi-lar workout facility in the middle school. The improved facilities will allow the school to focus on programs that may not be as developed as they could be. “We have a program called ‘Bet-ter, Faster, and Stronger,’ which is a training program we use to basically develop strength in your

core,” Hills said. “It has been very successful at the high school, and it’s been a popular program.”While there are many programs to aid older students, Hills said he would like to see the new strength training program, dubbed the “Readiness Program” focus on grades seven and eight. “The ‘Readiness Program’ is de-signed for younger students and we are going to integrate it into the middle school program,” he said.The current fitness center in the high school has two areas for stu-dents.There is an area that focuses on plate-loaded machines, and it is primarily for strength mainte-nance. The other area is for core development and incorporates dy-namic lifts.“There are typically two programs that use it the entire term,” Hills said. “After school is generally used for (in-season) and out-of-season sport training.”The high school facility is equipped with Icarian exercise machines, which were purchased last year; the middle school facil-ity has Pro-Elite equipment that is made up of racks and benches for weight training. Trever Kruzel, a 19-year-old Boyne City High School graduate

of 2009, said he still uses the facil-ity often. “I’m in there about three to four times a week,” he said. “I grew up having that weight room there.”Kruzel, who uses the gym to stay in shape for his collegiate athlet-ics, said the school’s workout fa-cility provides an economical al-ternative for those who don’t use private gyms.“I couldn’t afford that,” he said. “It’s hard enough to work-out, and then to actually pay for (a gym membership) on top of that would be hard.”Kruzel said he has become a bet-ter athlete by attending weight rooms, and that weight training has helped him jump higher and lift more.“If you watch football back in the ‘70s, you’ll see the athletes were small, but they’re much larger now because of weight training,” he said. “It helps kids get to the next level.”Hills said, on a daily basis, the ex-ercise facility sees anywhere be-tween 60 to 100 kids.It is important, he added, to see the effect exercising has on a child, and he points to the facility as a way a student can learn important skills.“The most useful thing is that kids

learn about life-long fitness,” Hills said. “They can use it throughout their life to maintain personal fit-ness.”For now the facility is limited to student access. But, Hills said, they may be looking to allow the

general public to use the gym in the future. While these talks are currently tentative, students can still get a healthy dose of physical fitness from the fitness center during nor-mal school hours.

COURTESY PHOTOWith help from the Grand Traverse Band of Odawa Indians, Boyne City Public Schools is able to provide hi-tech exercise equipment to its students. The schools recently received a grant which they will use to create a fitness center at the middle school.

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‘Guys and Dolls’Tickets for the Boyne City High School drama department’s performances of “Guys and Dolls” are now on sale at Local Flavor and Country Now & Then in Boyne City. Perfor-mances will be on March 19, 20, 25 and 26. All tickets are general admission. Pictured above are the main cast of the 1955 MGM classic.

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Learning about animalsThe fourth- and fifth-graders of Boyne Falls Public School had a wild-game luncheon in their classroom recently. Families of students provided the meat, prepared the dishes and helped serve the meal. Bison, mule deer, white-tailed deer, bear, rabbit, elk, smoked salmon, smoked trout and fried walleye were among the offerings. This was the culminating activity for informational reports the students completed on Michigan wildlife.

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tageous to take your payments over a specified number of years. You could even choose to receive a lifetime income stream. Guaranteed death benefit — When you die, your benefi-ciary is usually guaranteed the amount originally invested, minus previous withdrawals. Some variable annuities offer death benefit options, which may increase the death ben-efit over time. Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company. While variable annuities do of-fer some key advantages, there are also some considerations to discuss with your financial ad-visor before investing. For one thing, variable annuities are not suitable for everyone. A vari-able annuity is unquestionably a long-term investment. In fact, you may be assessed a surren-der charge if you pull money out of the contract within the first several years after you purchase it. However, some variable annuities allow you to

withdraw a portion of your in-vestment, such as 10% of your purchase payments, without incurring a surrender charge, while others allow full with-drawals. Another point to keep in mind is that if you tap into your annuity before you reach age 59½, you may be hit with a 10% early withdrawal penalty.One final note: A variable annu-ity is just that — variable. The value of your annuity will go up and down, based on what’s happening in the financial mar-kets, and there’s no guarantee that your annuity won’t lose

principal. Also, variable annui-ties vary greatly in their terms, features and fees, so before investing, consider shopping around. Consult with your financial ad-visor to determine which vari-able annuity may be appropri-ate for your needs. Ultimately, though, you may well find that a variable annuity may be the final piece to your retirement income puzzle.This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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also conjures up calm, stability, trust, truth, confidence and se-curity. Gray is the second most popular color for an interview after blue. It has similar traits to blue, but also denotes sophisti-cation.While black commands au-thority, it also implies drama and can make you appear un-approachable, so use it spar-ingly - perhaps as an accent color. Green indicates nature, success, wealth and security. It is a calming color and is very relaxing. Dark green is mascu-line, conservative and implies wealth. Stay away from reds, oranges and yellows. Red is a

powerful color and is associat-ed with energy, passion, desire, power and aggression. Orange is similar to red in that it can stimulate strong emotions. Yel-low promotes a wide range of emotions including cheer, good-will, caution and even jealousy. For these reasons, any of these colors should be used as an ac-cent color only. White shirts and blouses are conventional and convey cleanliness, good-ness and precision. Purple and pinks are both feminine colors and should be worn with discre-tion, especially in fields with a strong gender bias.* When dressing for the job

interview, one of the most im-portant items to make sure you’re wearing is con-fidence. “Con-fidence comes from knowing who you are and what your values are, and most im-portantly being comfortable with them - whether or not you get the job,” says Pierce. Your level of confidence really does come across in an inter-view, so don’t forget to come

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LIBRARY BOARD OPENINGThe Boyne District Library will have an opening on their board of trustees for the coming year. (May 1-April 30) The position is for a represen-tative for the City of Boyne City. Applicants must fulfill the following requirements: Live in the city; Be willing to abide by and support the library’s policies and by-laws; Be willing to support the library’s current budget and goals; Attend two consecutive library board meetings prior to appointment; Board terms are for 4 years. The board meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6pm in the library conference room. The Boyne district library serves a population of 7173.People who wish to apply may obtain an ap-plication at the Library. The application should be submitted to the City with a copy sent to the Library.

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the residents of Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Otsego Counties Greg MacMasterState Representative, 105th District• Republicans set the standards of the 96th LegislatureThe House Republican caucus will pursue an aggressive agenda predicated on reforms to three key areas: government spending, state regulations and our tax structure. In designing these reforms, House Republicans will take input from residents and businesses to create an economic environment that fosters job creation and economic growth.• My Committee AssignmentsAt the start of a new term, individual members are selected to serve on a number of important legislative com-mittees. Each committee is made up of a fraction of the general House

membership and concentrates on a particular area of legislative devel-opment. Typically, committee mem-bers are the first to take testimony on legislation before it is allowed to be heard on the floor of the Michigan House.Committee assignments are not ran-dom appointments -- they are the result of a long, deliberative process which prioritizes the expertise, expe-rience and education of every single House lawmaker. Speaker Bolger ultimately determines in which areas a lawmaker’s faculties or interests are best utilized toward the forma-tion of good public policy.As such, I am honored to announce that I have been selected to serve as a member of the House Appropria-tions Committee. I am vice-chair of the Department of Human Services and Corrections Appropriations Subcommittees, and a member of the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. • Gov. Snyder’s ‘road map’ avail-able onlineAs referenced in the governor’s State of the State address, the progress of his plan to reshape our state will be recorded and measured online. With a mission to motivate progress, Gov. Snyder will set clear, measurable

goals and actively track their prog-ress for the duration of his term. Called the Michigan Dashboard, the governor’s site shows the status of efforts which impact economic growth, education, public health and safety, value for taxpayer dollars in government, and overall quality of life.The Dashboard can be found at www.michigan.gov/midashboard. • Budget updateGovernor Snyder released his bud-get last week, and we are still going over the details of his spending plan. Governor Snyder’s budget and tax reform proposal is just the first step as we work to turn our state around. We will thoroughly examine the governor’s proposal through a public and transparent committee process.We face an estimated shortfall in the Fiscal Year 2012 budget of $1.4 bil-lion. In the past, large deficits like this were plugged with money ear-marked for schools, federal stimulus spending and last-minute tax hikes.We now have tax and spending re-form with a focus on jobs. We have just received the Governor’s propos-al and now it is our turn to consider it. We look forward to learning more on these proposals through a public and transparent committee process.

We will be deliberate and careful about the reform process, consider-ing many options.Michigan is losing jobs, losing people and losing time. The era of easy, short-term fixes and patchwork solutions is over. We are focused on creating a long-term, sustainable solution that makes Michigan com-petitive for jobs for years to come.The budget crisis is a result of the jobs crisis. There will be short-term pain as we work for the long-term gain of jobs and an improved econ-omy.• Proposed private pension chang-esThere has been much discussion from the 105th District regarding the proposed lifting of tax exemptions on private pensions. With Gover-nor Snyder’s proposed budget and tax plan, there is a huge amount of misinformation being bandied about that needs clarification.I will use a hypothetical retired cou-ple as an example to try to explain how lifting the exemption on private pensions will play out.We have a retired couple that re-ceives the average amount of Social Security entitlement, lives in a house with an average value and pays property taxes at an average millage

rate. Average Social Security for the couple would be $24,000, which has always and still is tax exempt. Under the proposed budget, the hypothetical couple could still earn $17,700 in retirement income - or any income, for that matter - before their tax liability would exceed their Homestead Property Tax Credit.Their personal exemptions - $3,700 for singles or $7,400 for couples - would leave a little over $10,300 subject to tax from the $17,700 of income. At the 4.25 percent rate, that means the couple would owe about $438 in taxes on their income. Since their Homestead Property Tax Credit also equals $438 (for an av-erage value home with an average millage rate), the couple would not have to send a tax check to the State of Michigan.The Department of Treasury wants to remind residents that they have a site, http://www.michigan.gov/incometax, full of guides, infor-mation and the forms necessary for tax information. Commonly used forms and commonly requested information can generally also be found at treasury offices, Northern Michigan post offices, Secretary of State branch offices, DHS county offices, and most public libraries.

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To YoUR HeaLTHWellness Wednesday (WW)CAH’s next WW will be from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2. The health screens in-clude: Total Cholesterol, HDL, ra-tio, and Glucose levels, Body Mass Index (BMI) score, Fat Percentage, and a Blood Pressure reading. No fasting required. However, if you are fasting an LDL and triglycer-ide reading can also be obtained. Cost for the service is $12. Par-ticipants will also receive a blood pressure log and pedometer as well as all test results at the time of the screen. A Registered Nurse will adapt health Consultation and edu-cational materials to individual re-sults. Appointments can be made in advance by calling the office of Community Health Education at Charlevoix Area Hospital: (231) 547-8906 or by email: [email protected] Walk-ins are always welcome.

NMRH incontinence classTo help people deal with urinary incontinence in their everyday lives, Northern Michigan Regional Hospital is offering a free program from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on March 9. The program will take place at the Community Health Education Center, located at 360 Connable Avenue in Petoskey. The program, developed by Jenni-fer Hill and Meghan Radocy, both of whom hold a Doctor of Physi-cal Therapy and who practice at Northern Michigan Regional Hos-pital, will help participants learn exercises to strengthen the muscles that provide additional support to a weak pelvic floor. To register, please call (800) 248-6777. Seating is limited.

(ARA) - The frost is lifting, the snow is melting, and you’re begin-ning to remember how good it feels to be outside. Your fingers stop go-ing numb, you don’t see your breath anymore and you can finally take your kids out of the house without wrapping them in more layers than a wedding cake.Spring is coming and that means the ability to get back outside. Outdoor activities can be a great, inexpen-sive way to spend quality time with your family while staying fit and setting good examples for healthy lifestyles.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend adults get active at least two and a half hours per week. For teens, the CDC recommends at least one hour of physical activity per day. Anything that increases breathing and heart rate and strengthens muscles counts. Even exercising for small chunks of time - 10 minutes per day - can help

improve overall health in children and adults.One way to encourage healthy life-styles is to incorporate your family into your exercise routine. Many outdoor activities that families can participate in never get old. This spring, greet the season with some of these activities:* Take a hike or plan a family picnic at your local forest preserve or state park. Start the hike at dusk to reach a clearing in time for a beautiful sun-set and star gazing. Just be sure to bring a flashlight for the walk back.* For the baseball fans in your bunch, take a bike ride around your neighborhood park to release some energy before settling on the couch to catch the first pitch.* If your crew is on the competitive side, lace up your sneakers and rally your neighbors for a game of kick-ball at your local high school. Keep up the fun by tracking team scores all season long.

Outdoor activities require some safety equipment - helmets, sun-glasses, sunscreen - and, if you have young children, extra accessories like the proper stroller or trailer are necessary. Several companies keep outdoor enthusiasts in mind when making new design innovations. Companies like Chariot Carriers, which offers multifunctional stroll-ers that can be turned into a jogger, hiking or bike trailer and, even, a cross country skiing trailer, use their customer’s varied and active

lifestyles for inspiration in creating new products. The versatility of the product gives families a range of options to stay fit and active.Spring is the time for new begin-nings, so the time is right to set your family on a healthy path. As you put away the winter coats and start opening your windows, keep in mind all the outdoor activities you can do with your family. For more information on Chariot Carriers strollers, visit www.chariotcarriers.com.

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(ARA) - Great as a gift or home decor, indoor plants are making a comeback as the coolest new trend in gardening. Cultivate, collect and even clean interior air with them.Six smart ways to feature indoor plants for fabu-lous effects:1. Great gifts: Give the gift of green with an in-door plant - With spring holidays right around the corner, this year skip a short-lived, purchased bouquet and give a gift that will continue to blossom well beyond the special occasion. It is easy to find beautiful indoor plants with eye-catching blooms like anthurium, bromeliads, amaryllis and hibiscus. For an inspired idea, give a living topiary shaped like a heart, or a beauti-ful living orchid - which can bloom for several months - instead of a mundane marketplace arrangement. Plants also make great hostess gifts, housewarming presents and get-well to-kens. Give the gift of green and share a live plant with someone this holiday.2. Terrariums: Create your own miniature garden -Invented in Victorian England and popularized in the 1970s for their “kitschy” appeal, ter-rariums are fun micro-climates that can be both decorative and entertaining for kids and adults. Terrariums are generally enclosed in glass and can be planted inside anything, from brandy

snifters and fish bowls, to large, upscale stained glass containers. With terrariums regaining popularity, experienced gardeners and novices alike are experimenting with new ideas, plants and vessels. To create a miniature garden under glass, simply start with a few small-scale plants (mosses, liverwort or carnivorous plants like the Venus flytrap). Plant inside a mason jar and add rocks, sticks or tiny figures to set the scene.3. Succulent gardens: No longer gift shop nov-elties -Succulent gardens are rapidly becoming the cool, low-maintenance way to bring plants inside. Nurseries and retailers nationwide are offering unique combinations of these interest-ing plants in assorted dishes and planters. Or, try creating your own succulent dish garden in a well-drained bowl, dish or pot by choosing a variety of species that have the same growing requirements. Fill the planter with a special-ized potting mix like Miracle-Gro Cactus Palm & Citrus Soil, formulated for slow-growing plants that require fast-draining soil. Obtain great results with very little watering or care.

For a more decorative interpretation, plant a living picture by incorporating different variet-ies of succulents together in one box that, once root systems are established, the container can work as decor in your home. These gardens are not only beautiful, but also a creative way to fill empty wall space, while reaping the benefits of an indoor plant. Feed your living picture with Miracle-Gro Liquid Cactus Food for all jade, aloe, cacti and succulents.4. Hanging plants - Have little floor space, shelf space, or window ledges to spare? No problem. You can still reap the benefits of indoor plants by hanging plants from hooks on walls or ceil-ings. Take care to firmly anchor into ceiling joists or wall studs. Many pots, planters and baskets are made just for hanging and will allow the opportunity to hang new greenery anywhere. Take caution not to hang plants directly over a heat vent or too close to drafty windows or doors. Choose from a selection of spider plants that do well in a hanging pot like English ivy, or Boston ferns.

5. Mounted plants: The mystery revealed - What are “mounted” plants? Plants requiring little or no soil for nutrients and growth are simply mounted onto bark, wood, cork, or are hung up by wire. Air plants, also known as Tillandsia and staghorn ferns are interesting and unique plants that can be mounted and hung on walls, from ceilings or nearly anywhere that would protect their roots from getting wet. These un-usual plants don’t require soil because they take in nourishment and water through their leaves. In their natural tropical settings, these plants can be found attached high up in trees. These plants are sure to draw attention and make great conversation starters. Some varieties of orchids do well mounted and make a beautiful, unique addition to any home.6. Forcing bulbs: Boost the blooms - A layer of snow may be covering the flower beds outside, but you don’t need to just wait for the colors of spring. Simply begin forcing bulbs indoors to fill your home with beautiful spring blooms all winter long. Daffodils, tulips, crocus and

hyacinth are the most popular bulbs to force in-doors and will add a nice splash of bright cheery color to your late winter doldrums. To get start-ed, choose a broad, shallow pot that is clean and contains drainage holes in the bottom. Next, fill loosely with a potting medium like Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix and add bulbs - en-suring the “noses” stick slightly out of the soil di-rectly under the rim of the pot. Then, water and force bulbs into an “artificial winter” by placing in a cool place such as a basement, garage or crawl space with a temperature of around 35 to 50 degrees. Continue watering consistently until this period has ended (length depends on the variety of bulb). Finally, keep bulbs in tem-peratures near 60 degrees with sunlight. Soon you will be enjoying the blooms of spring right inside. Whatever your reason for incorporating plants indoors, make the experience enjoyable. Take advantage of both the air purification features of indoor plants as well as their exquisite beauty. Experiment with different ways to grow plants.

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Is your home causing your health concerns?(ARA) - When you get the sniffles - do you blame your allergies, or the air inside your house? Surpris-ingly, air pollution trapped inside your home could be the cause of many of your family's health con-cerns - especially if members suffer from asthma or allergies.Poor indoor air quality is a health threat. Indoor air is one the top five environmental threats to the coun-try, according to the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency. And in the winter months, your family is probably spending a lot more time inside, breathing in the polluted air.Indoor air pollutants come from many different sources. The com-bustion fuels you use - oil, gas, kerosene, coal and even wood - add chemicals to the air. So do tobacco products. Pets and carpeting can add dander and dust particles to the air. And even the cleaning products you use can build up. Newer homes

are built to be more air tight, which helps to keep the heating bill low-er in the winter months, but does nothing to freshen the air inside the house.Minor health consequences from breathing poor quality indoor air in-clude watery eyes, a scratchy throat and runny nose. But more serious consequences could show up after years of breath-ing in poor quality indoor air, and those include respiratory diseases, heart disease and even cancer, ac-cording to the EPA.You can clean the air inside your home to help reduce the pollutants, dust and dander in several ways:* Take a peek inside your air ducts. Use a flashlight and mirror, or a digital camera to see if the walls of the ducts are coated in dust bun-nies and grit. That build up of dust signals you need to have your heat-ing and cooling system cleaned.

Your heating unit will continuously circulate any dusty and dirty air throughout your home, so that your family is always breathing it in. Hir-ing a National Air Duct Cleaners Association member to clean your HVAC system will help you keep the air circulating throughout your home free of dust, pollen and dan-der. NADCA members must carry general liability insurance and must have at least one certified air sys-tems cleaning specialist on staff."Cleaning your ducts isn't some-thing a do-it-yourselfer should try to tackle," says Bill Benito, board member of NADCA. "NADCA-recommended contractors will loosen contaminants with brushes and compressed air, then use nega-tive pressure collection equipment to collect all the debris so that noth-ing is blown into your living areas." Visit www.nadca.com to find a NADCA member near you.

* Replace your furnace filter fre-quently, and use the highest effi-ciency filter recommended by the manufacturer of your heating and cooling system.* Run bathroom and kitchen ex-haust fans when needed, and make sure these units circulate to the out-doors, rather than blowing back into the house. If you have the op-portunity, take the covers off the fans and clean off the fan blades to help remove additional particles from the air.* When the temperatures warm up, open up your screened windows and doors to help circulate the air inside your house.Nobody likes having a runny nose or scratchy throat, and if your fam-ily members are exhibiting these symptoms, you may need to review the air quality in your home. To learn more, visit www.nadca.com.

Boyne City-Charlevoix Road is in need of repair, take a drive on North Camp Ten Road, Slash-ing Road or Springvale Roads, the difference is like driving a Cadillac to a Yugo.Frank D. WasylewskiHudson Township

‘PAint’ A hitEditor:Congratulations to the Boyne City Booster Foundation and all the helpers that worked so hard to put on the nothing less than spectacular “Paint the Town Red” gala event! All their hard work hit a ‘home run’, not only for the participants, but for our kids. It was another great dis-

play of what this amazing com-munity can and always seems to do when need comes along. For those that did not have a chance to participate you missed a fun filled evening of socializing, music, dancing, bidding on auc-tion items, and just generally have a great time. I know there was a ton of time and effort put into this event, and I would like to personally thank all those in-volved for helping to showcase Boyne’s Pride once again. If you missed all the fun, I am sure that you heard about it, and will be first in line to get your ticket next year! Thank you Boyne City, for all you do!Marty Moody

SAVE THE CREDITSEditor:Governor Snyder has proposed

that all rehabilitation tax cred-its and Brownfield tax credits be eliminated in the new bud-get. The Historic Preservation Tax Credits (HTC), has been a successful and essential incen-tive program that contributes to the economic revitalization of Michigan. It has filled the gaps in financing of real estate projects, which may not have otherwise happened. In north-ern, the loss of these credits will affect rehabilitation efforts of the commercial property own-ers and developers who are willing to invest in individual buildings. Projects such as the Traverse City Opera House and The Village at Grand Traverse Commons would not have been possible without the use of reha-bilitation tax credits. The state-wide benefits are significant.

Other facts on the HTC:· The Michigan HTC has lever-aged $1.46 billion in direct re-habilitation activity and created 36,000 jobs since its enactment in 1999.· Each $1.00 of credit issued leverages $10.56 in direct eco-nomic impact.· The HTC has leveraged $251 million in Federal historic tax credits. This is federal dollars coming back into Michigan’s economy!· Michigan HTC makes proj-ects feasible when others have given up. It puts underutilized and core urban real estate back on local and state tax rolls. Nan TaylorField RepresentativeMichigan Historic Preserva-tion Network and the National Trust for Historic Preservation


able for use. I saw such a design once which was done completely in soft shades of blue-grays. The woman’s husband had been a man who wore light blue cotton shirts to his work as a mail man ev-ery day. The shirts had varied in the shade of light blue, en-abling his wife to arrange the converging squares to vary from each other. The beau-tiful result was a system of blue highways or waterways which guided the viewer’s glance around the world. In a time when women were deemed way too ignorant to be able to take part in the selection of those men who chose to run for office they found their own opportuni-ties to gather and discuss the attributes of those on the bal-lot behind closed doors. While their husbands, fathers and brothers openly argued the merits of the various con-tenders in their favorite bar-ber shop, street corner, coffee shop or bar, the women open-ly convened in one or another of their parlors to quilt. Bent over a large frame on which a quilt top was fas-tened they joined forces to systematically stitch a pieced and sewn quilt top to its inter-facing and lining. Throughout the year the group would complete each other’s quilts in this manner. At the same time the oppor-tunity to share their thoughts without the censorship of their men folk would certain-ly apply. In this manner they often joined forces silently on some community problem and in

an unsuspected unionized ef-fort they affected a change despite the opposition voiced by their better halves. They also joined hands in help-ing each other through diffi-cult times. In the meantime their husbands and children enjoyed the luscious warmth of quilts during cold winter days. Today quilt designs have not stagnated with those of past years but have moved in various directions, including those that tell history and sto-ries as well as having a con-temporary appearance. The Amish quilts are unique in color. Although known for the black attire of the adults the chil-dren of the Amish wear cloth-ing of bright solid colors. It is the remnants of these home-made clothes which create remarkable quilts. My favorite quilt story is that of a nearby township’s gov-ernmental board. The time was the year of our Bicen-tennial Celebration: 1976. A contest was established in this portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. It was open to all groups and involved design-ing and making a quilt cel-ebrating the area. A group of women in a small township east of Boyne Falls decided to make and enter a quilt. They chose a memory design in which large 12 X 10 blocks of fabric were given to 30 women to design and make. They were assembled, bor-ders added, interlined, lined, quilted, washed, ironed and sent off to the competition where it won first place hon-ors. I recall that one block was an appliquéed picture of a huge lumber wheel.

The group was rightfully proud. But the ultimate award was received in the form of a letter. It was a request from the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., to be al-lowed to include the quilt for display in their collection. The very idea of allowing such a precious thing to be removed from the township where it had been created was so difficult for the members to assimilate that the quilt was wrapped, enclosed in a large box and stowed away under the township supervi-sor’s bed. From time to time I wonder if it remains there today, gathering dust. When I read Tom Brokaw’s book, “The Greatest Gen-eration” upon its publication some years back I was so taken with his stories of those of us who lived at the time of World War II and the many who served in it that I did something I had never done nor have I done it since – I wrote the author and thanked him for his wonderful book – adding that the only thing he had overlooked was the abil-ity we all had to find laughter in our lives. About three years ago I re-ceived a phone call from the University of Florida. It was explained to me that Mr. Brokaw had given them all the correspondence he had received in response to his book to be used by the uni-versity to establish a World War II museum – the only one in the country. As a result they had my letter and asked if I would share my husband’s records of his days of service. They would become part of the exhibit and would remain accessible to family and re-

searchers into infinity.In addition I was asked if I would respond to a telephone interview by a senior student on the subject of being a war wife during those war years.This would be recorded and also be included in the ar-chives.The interview was a lot of fun and knowing Ed’s ser-vice records will be available to anyone interested in them fills me full of gratitude to both Mr. Brokaw and the uni-versity. Because of this experience I join those of you who have helped Ed May gather histor-ic pictures of Boyne City to be copied and kept in a per-manent file at our library. Unfortunately my personal photos do not include any of that antiquity. However, I do have shoe box after shoe box of family pho-tographs on my closet shelf waiting for me to complete their identification and sort-ing.My Ed was a photography buff. With another birthday looming ahead of me I am reminded there is an impor-tance in doing this chore now! In addition, I have promised myself I will write one chapter a month on fam-ily members that only I re-member and can tell of.I promised my nieces, neph-ews and grandchildren last summer I would do this and have to admit I have avoided the whole subject for over a half year.I have no excuses other than procrastination.Many of the stories I will write have been told and will be remembered, all the more reason to have them in a writ-

ten form.With the availability of self-publishing as it is today any-one can gather together fam-ily history, including photos, and have them published at a reasonable cost. If you stick to black and white the amount is only about $10 a book. You need only purchase as many as you may want. This can be one or 100 or more. To include color photos doubles the cost. To publish an e-book is about the same – again depending on the use of color or not. If you seek help in this remem-ber it is available through the BAC Writers’ Circle which meets at 5:30 p.m., the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the BAC Center, 210 South Lake St., Boyne City.March’s meeting will be on the 7th.Anne

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TWP. and Boyne City congrega-tions in February 1954 and faith-fully served for 19 years until re-tiring on September 12, 1971.1960 Lutheran members from both congregations, Wilson and Boyne, agreed, to formally estab-lish a building, finance and other committees as needed for the fu-ture of their church.Boyne and Wilson Township congregations purchased about 5 acres at the corner of Boyne Avenue and Boyne City-East Jordan Road with the intentions of building a new house of wor-ship.1962 Both congregations for-mally became a unified body, and continued to hold services in Boyne and Wilson Township.1966 The Lutherans of Boyne

approved plans for a new church. Ground breaking was held on May 15th. John Apfel Construc-tion and the Architectural firm of Begrow and Brown were re-tained.Parishioners Edward Korthase and Steve Rabb were the over-seers of the project. Their guid-ance, the work of many volunteers and the oversight from the almighty saw to the construction of a new and beautiful Christ Lutheran Church.The church corner stone was laid on Oct. 9, 1966 The stone donated by James Stackus.December 6, 1966 the last church services for the Christ Lutheran Church, located in Wilson Town-ship were held.1966 There was a small but un-

derstandable parting of the ways between some of the combined congregation of Boyne City and Wilson Township.In 1902 the property for the Wil-son Township church was do-nated by Nellie Knop there was a provision in the lease which stat-ed the property was only given

for use as a church.If the property was not used for a church it would revert back to Nellie Knop and/or her descen-dants.

Being vacant for 6 months, and un-used as a church, it was re-turned to the Knop family.Some of the older members from Wilson Township wanted to wor-ship in their home area and where they were comfortable with the old building.Three families were the main

influence in the or-ganization of a Lu-theran congregation and founding of the new Faith Lutheran Church in Wilson Township.The Leo and Elsie Golke, Herman and Lydia Dittmar, and Ernie and Cora Man-

thei felt strongly about having their church where their ances-tor and children had worshiped. These along with doctrinal con-cern lead to the separation and

reorganizing.The new Faith Church congrega-tion, assisted by Pastor Robert Moldstad, was formally orga-nized in 1966 and received into membership of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in 1966.The first service, for the newly established Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, in the old Wil-son TWP church, was on July 2, 1967.The following Pastoral leader-ship has served the Faith Church since 1966. Robert Moldstad 1966-1971, David Lillegard 1972-1974, Fred Schmugge 1975-1977, Leo Scheelk 1978-1979, Robert Carter 1980-1985, Kris Krush-el 1988-1991 and Pastor Jeff Londgren 1991-2001.Edward May III, Curmudgeonly Historian NEXT WEEK PART 4

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polymer Clay & Crafts Guild Forming

The Polymer Clay & Crafts Guild of Northwest Michigan is form-ing 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 upcom-ing events, please submit your contact information on the Guild web site at http://poly-merclayguild.homestead.com. Inquiries may also be sent via mail to P.O. Box 862, Boyne City, MI 49712.

American Legion

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 sup-port area service men and women currently serving, both overseas and stateside, and for local Legion programs. Cal-endars, which are being sold for $10 each, will be available from many post members, at the post, 302 S. Lake St during Tuesday night Bingo hours or by contacting Brian Morrison, committee chair, at 231-330-4990. We thank you for your support of your local American Legion.

Quilting CircleThe Hiland Cottage Quilting Circle, a volunteer-led program, brings together local quilting enthusiasts to bring warmth and comfort to patients at the Hiland Cottage Hospice House in Petoskey. The Quilting Circle meets from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays October through April. Hospice is asking area quilters and quilting groups to help in this endeavor. For more infor-mation about joining the quilt-ing circle, please contact Volun-teer Quilters Barb Postelnick at 231.347.0798, or Mary Putters at 231.347.7931.

Free mammograms offered at Northern Michigan

Regional HospitalNorthern Michigan Regional Hospital Foundation and the Health Department of North-west Michigan are partnering to offer free mammograms, not just in October, but year-round. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, however, these mammograms are of-fered year-round while funds are available. If you are or know a female, age 40 – 64, who is under-insured or without health insurance, call 866.487.3100 to schedule an appointment.

Bingo

Tuesday Bingo Game - Boyne City American Legion - 302 South Lake Street 582-7811 - Come join your friends and neighbors for an inexpensive, and maybe profitable, evening of fun, entertainment and re-laxation. - Play 39 games with 51 bingos - Traditional Pick your own hard cards – Paper specials + Michigan Progressive Jack-pot. The venue is smoke-free. The Early Birds start at 6pm and Finish 9:45p.m. Food con-cessions are available.

Join the bandThe Jordan Valley Community Band will begin its Fall season of rehearsals on Thursday eve-nings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the East Jordan High School band room. If you or someone you know plays an instrument or has played in the past and would like to join the band, please contact Director, Becky Palmiter at 582-3734, Presi-dent, Leslie Cunningham at 547-2145 or Sec./Treas., Phyllis Childs at 582-3488 to have your name added to our mailing list or if you need help finding an instrument.

Want to lose weight?Come join us for support.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensi-bly) meets at the Church of the Nazarene 225 W. Morgan St. Boyne City, on Monday morn-ing at 10:00 a.m.For more information call Ev-elyn at (231) 582-9495

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 Sur-vivors 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

MARCH 3

MAIN STREET MARKETING INpUT SESSIoN

Main Street seeks marketing, branding input at March 3 meetingArea residents and business people are invited to participate in a public visioning session on March 3 to help the Boyne City Main Street Program improve its marketing efforts. The meet-ing will be held at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, March 3, in the Boyne Dis-trict Library Community Room. The Main Street Program is one of four communities selected by Michigan Main Street to re-ceive branding services from a consultant contracted through the state program and the Na-tional Historic Trust Main Street Center. For the past few weeks a committee has been meet-ing with Cindy Williams of Wil-liams Design via conference calls and webinars. Committee members are Barb Brooks, Sally VanDomelen, Kecia Freed, Kar-

en Guzniczak, Jim Baumann, Rebecca Harris, Michelle Cor-tright, and Hugh Conklin. The visioning session will explain the process and expected re-sults, and most importantly, seek your input. For more infor-mation, contact Hugh Conklin, Main Street Manager at [email protected] or 231-582-9009.

MARCH 12, 13LTAHB HoME SHoW

Little Traverse Association of Home Builders invites Boyne Area Chamber members to participate in the 2011 Home Show in Petoskey on March 12 and 13. All chamber mem-bers are welcome to take the member rates being offered. The show’s approximate at-tendance is 2,000 people, and point of booth sales are allowed at the show. The Home Show will be held at the North Cen-tral Michigan College Student and Community Center. For more information visit www.ltahb.com, call (231) 348-9770, or e-mail [email protected].

March 13 - 20

IRISH FESTIVALBoyne City Irish Festival ex-pands to 8 daysBoyne City’s Irish Heritage Festival has been expanded from one night to an Irish Heri-tage Week with a full range of themed events from March 13 through March 20. This will be the fourth year of the celebra-tion of Boyne City’s Irish foun-dations, which began when Irish immigrants John and Har-riet Miller settled here in 1856. In addition to the dinner on March 18, this year’s festival will include a four-night Irish Film Festival, two Celtic music sessions, a lecture on Irish his-tory, an Irish dance workshop and a genealogy workshop to provide help tracing family lin-eage back to the “Olde Coun-try.” The Boyne City Main Street Program produces the event under the leadership of event chairman Linn Williams. The expansion of the festival was made possible by a grant from the Charlevoix County Com-munity Foundation.Many local businesses will be offering some special Irish items, and decorating their es-tablishments in suitable Irish décor. The festival highlight will be the Fourth Annual Irish Heritage Dinner, from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 18 at the Boyne City Ea-gles Hall. It will be a traditional six-course Irish feast with Celt-ic music and song, Irish step dancers, a sing-a-long of favorite Irish songs, guest m u s i c i a n s , and, perhaps, a leprechaun. A d m i s s i o n is $15 for adults, $8 for

children ages 6 to 12 and free for children under 6. Tickets will be available at the Boyne Chamber, Eagles Hall, Local Fla-vor, and Country Now & Then/Up the Lazy River.

IRISH FESTIVAL SCHEDULEAll events are free except the dinner Sunday, March 13 Celtic Music Session featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss at Freshwater Studio, 217 S. Lake St., 1-3 p.m. Other musi-cians are welcome to join in. Monday, March 14 Irish Film Fest – “The Quiet Man,” starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Held at the Boyne District Library Commu-nity Room, 201 E. Main St., 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 Irish History Lecture - “From the Battle of the Boyne to the 20th Century - The survival of Irish Nationalism under British Rule” presented by Dr. George Colburn, PhD in British History. Held at the Boyne District Li-brary Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 6:30 p.m., followed by… Irish Film Fest – “The Secret of Roan Inish” starring Jeni Court-ney and Mick Lally. Held at the Boyne District Library Commu-nity Room, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 Irish Film Fest – “Waking Ned Divine,” starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Finoa Flana-gan. Held at the Boyne District Library Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 17 Three-Day Irish Celebration at Café Santé begins today, fea-turing Irish folksingers Sean and Patrick Ryan from 5:30 to 9 p.m. House-cured corned beef Irish dinner and all-you-can-eat mussels & frites all day. Locat-ed at 1 Water Street, details at www.cafesante-bc.com. Irish Film Fest Children’s Night – “Darby O’Gill and the Little People,” a Disney film featuring a young Sean Connery. Held at the Boyne District Library Com-munity Room, 201 E. Main St., 6-8 p.m. Business After Hours – a Boyne Area Chamber networking event hosted by Pat O’Brien & Associates Real Estate, 128 Wa-ter St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18 Irish Heritage Dinner featuring a six-course traditional Irish feast, Irish step dancers, Celtic music and song featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss, Group sing-a-long, guest musi-cians and perhaps a leprechaun. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12 - available

at the Boyne Chamber, Eagles Hall, Local Flavor, and Country Now & Then/Up the Lazy River. Held at the Eagles Community Room, 101 River St., 5-8 p.m. Three-Day Irish Celebration continues at Café Santé, 1 Water Street, featuring House-cured corned beef Irish dinners. Irish folksingers Sean and Patrick Ryan play from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 19 Dance Workshops - Irish step dancing and Ceilidh dancing for all ages at the Early Educa-tion building cafeteria, corner of Park and Main Streets, 10 a.m. – Noon Genealogy Workshop - Trace your family lineage in the “Olde Country” with genealogists from the Charlevoix County Genealogy Society and a guest genealogist. Held at the Boyne District Library Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 1-3 p.m. Three-Day Irish Celebration concludes at Café Santé, 1 Water Street, featuring House-cured corned beef Irish din-ners. Irish folksingers Sean and Patrick Ryan play from 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday, March 20 Celtic Music Session featuring John Richey and Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss at the Boyne District Li-brary Community Room, 201 E. Main St., 1-3 p.m. Other musi-cians are welcome to join in.

MARCH 13CELTIC CoNCERT

On March 13 from 4 - 6pm Siu-san O’Rourke and Zig Zeitler will be performing exception-al Celtic and World Music at Boyne Arts Collectiveat 210 S Lake Street in Boyne City for a fee of $15 per person. The concert has strong vocals woven together with a mix of instrumentation. The Duo have been bringing their music to fans of tradition-al and Irish music at festivals, performances, and workshops throughout the United States Ireland, and Puerto Rico.Siusan plays guitar and is a true alto who chooses songs over 250 years old as well as con-temporary song arranged in flavors of the past. O’Rourkes own original com-positions also reflect the tradi-tional music that she loves. Siu-san is regarded as one of the finest contemporary Irish singers of today by the Irish Music Community.The instrumental portion of the duo is accomplished by the versatile musician Zig Zeitler whose background is Blues and World Music.Zig, a Saginaw Michigan native


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MARCH 14‘THEATRE pARTy’

Northern Community Media-tion will sponsor its seventh, annual Theatre Party Monday, March 14 at the Petoskey Cin-ema from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Food will be served by a number of local restaurants. At 6:15 p.m., a drawing for door prizes will take place. Then at 7 p.m., the doors to the theatre will open and guests will go to the movie of their choice. Admission is $25, including dinner, door prizes and a movie. For more informa-tion or tickets, contact Dr. Jane Millar at 231-487-1771.

MARCH 18BUSINESS AFTER HoURS

Pat O’Brien and Associates Real Estate will host the Boyne Area Chamber’s next Business After Hours at 128 Water St., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17. The April Business After Hours will be the Chamber’s third annual Business Expo from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the for-mer Carter’s Store, 1315 Boyne Ave.

MARCH 18NoN-pRoFIT WoRKSHop

Foundations offer workshops for non-profit leadersThe Charlevoix County Com-munity Foundation and the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation are co-sponsoring two workshops for non-profit organizations on the topics of Financial Manage-ment and Succession Planning. The workshops are intended for nonprofit leadership, board members, staff and volunteers. The sessions will be held Fri-day, March 18 at the Charlev-oix Public Library Community Room. The cost is $10 and you must be pre-registered to at-tend. For information call Call Maureen at the Community Foundation at 231.536.2440

MARCH 19, 20, 25, 26GUyS AND DoLLS AT BCHS

“GUYS AND DOLLS” is this year’s spring musical for the Boyne City High School Drama Department. Showtime is 7 p.m. on March 19, 25 and 26; and 2 p.m. on March 20 in the Performing Arts Center at the high school. Call 231-439-8100 for ticket information.

ApRIL 28BoyNE BUSINESS Expo

The Boyne Area Chamber has set Thursday, April 28 as the date for its third annual Busi-ness Expo and Taste of Boyne, which will again be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the former Cart-er’s store. Exhibitor registration

forms will be available March 4. Last year’s expo was one of Northern Michigan’s largest business networking events, as 1,000 people came to see 85 local exhibitors, including 10 Taste of Boyne booths. Ad-mission to the event is $5, and exhibitors receive extra admis-sion passes for their employees and clients. This exciting expo will again include great food, art, networking, music, busi-ness exhibits and the unveil-ing of the 2011-12 Boyne Area Visitors Guide. Soft drinks, wine and Short’s Brewery “Locals La-ger” beer on draft will be avail-able.

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Hatha yoga, Tuesdays, April 12 – May 24, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the East Jordan High School Band Room. This intermediate level yoga class explores tra-ditional yoga poses, breathing practices and deep relaxation, increasing strength, flexibility and overall well-being. Basic knowledge of standing asanas is necessary. Students should have attended at least one previous yoga class with Lisa Hepner, a Yoga Alliance reg-istered instructor. The cost of the 7-week course is $40.Introductory Meditation (Meditation 101), Wednes-days 23 and March 2, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in East Jordan High School Room #30. This meditation course offers par-ticipants an opportunity to practice concentrating, focus-ing, and stilling the mind. The facilitator is Elisabeth Tree-fon. Cost is $15 for the three classes.Digital photography: Edit-ing and Publishing, Thurs-days, March 3 and March 10, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in East Jordan High School Room #29. Prac-tice transferring images from the camera to the computer, editing and preparing images for output, storing and recall-ing images using software available free on-line. The in-structor is Heather Outman, Pink Kayak Photography. Cost is $35 for three classes.Exploring Michigan’s Wild-life, Wednesdays April 13, 20, and 27, 6:00-8:30 pm in East Jordan High School Room #30. Michael & Teresa McGill are passionate wildlife vid-eographers and photogra-phers. They will share tips on how study and photograph wildlife in northern Michigan. Cost is $40 for three classes.I Could Tell you Stories: A Journey into Memoir Writing, Tuesday March 22 and Thurs-day march 24, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. in East Jordan High School Room #30. This class will al-low aspiring writ-ers to experiment with a variety of strategies for shar-ing our most sig-nificant memories with others. Bring a writing note-book/journal, a flash drive for use on the computers, and be prepared to read in advance and discuss one memoir you have

read. Instructor is Kris Rasmus-sen, Adjunct English Professor for North Central Michigan Col-lege. Cost for the two classes is $30.Make 2011 a year for profes-sional and personal develop-ment. Register three days prior to workshop. Call 231-348-6613 or 231-348-6705 for more infor-mation. Registration forms are on-line at www.ncmich.edu/ibit/bus_education.php.North Central Michigan Col-lege is an open-door commu-nity college based in Petoskey. Through its University Center partnerships, students can take courses leading to certifi-cates, bachelor’s and master’s degrees from participating universities. North Central’s In-stitute for Business & Industry Training offers non-credit job skills training tailored to meet individual needs. In addition to its main campus in Petoskey, North Central offers classes, academic advising, testing and other services in Cheboygan, Gaylord and East Jordan. For more information call Charles MacInnis 231-348-6839

Equestrian EventsFour Equine Experience events are scheduled.

These Saturday sessions take place on April 9, 2011; and May 14, 2011. The workshops are led by two certified FEEL facilitators – Maryellen Werstine and Erin Halloran – and include six hours of study with horses, lunch and snacks, journal and course ma-terials, roundtrip transporta-tion from The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort to the nearby stables of Bay Har-bor Equestrian Club and a $40 credit toward spa and salon

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“Purveyors of Fine Wet Goods & Facilitators of Liquid Enjoyment”Our special thanks to the Boyne City Boosters Foundation and to Dr. Cathy Wonski for inviting us to beverage cater

their fundraising event Saturday night at Castle Farms. What a fabulous party and great time! Thanks again for having us!

Still a few seats left for our next wine tasting 3/16 at Red Mesa Grill. Also, we’re adding another wine tasting next month at Cafe Santé on 3/23. The Red Mesa event will feature Latin American wines while the Santé tasting will

feature all European vino. Please remember we no longer except reservations or put names on a list. Please call the stores @ 582-2151 to purchase with a credit card by phone or stop in. Still only $10 plus tax and the best deal in

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This week’s “W.O.W.” (wine of the week) - 2009 Natura CarmenereEmiliana Organic Vineyards - Colchagua, Chile

100% Carmenere 14% abvAbout the ‘09 Natura Carmenere: Deep ruby-red in color, with light notes of cherries that combine elegantly with a spicy touch of black pepper, which adds pleasing aromatic complexity. On the palate, the tannins are firm

and the acidity bright, resulting in a fresh and juicy wine with a very good finish. About Emiliana wines: Rafael and José Guilisasti were visionaries in the late 1990s when they saw that the mar-ket was beginning to change and that consumers worldwide were becoming more aware of the products they were consuming, not only for health reasons, but also with respect to their social and environmental impacts. They asked winemaking consultant Alvaro Espinoza to join them in the process of converting a conventional

Chilean winery into one that was 100% organic and biodynamic with the firm objective of creating wines of the highest quality with great respect for nature.

Now, after more than a decade, what began as a dream has become a complete portfolio of wines backed by major national and international awards and recognition and that meet the new need of today’s consumers.

We are truly thankful for the support and encouragement from our customers and the community. Thank you! Thanks for being a part of our wine enthusiasts club and we hope you’ve enjoyed the newsletter. As always, your

feedback and suggestions are welcomed!

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“What is Carmenere?” Carmenere (pronounced (car-men-YEHR) The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and oc-casionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot. Now rarely found in France, the world’s largest area planted with this variety is in Chile in South AmericaA member of the Cabernet family of grapes, the name “Carménère” originates from the French word for crimson (car-min) which refers to the brilliant crimson color of the autumn foliage prior to leaf-fall. In the late 1800’s, Carmenère was brought over to Chile from France, and it never turned back. For a while, Chilean growers thought this grape was Merlot and labeled their wines as such. But in the early nineties, thanks to DNA testing, vineyards were revisited and the grapes correctly labeled, and Carmenère was discovered to be the backbone of many Chilean wines. You can still find plantings of Carmenère in France, as well as a few other wine growing regions, but you’ll find most bot-tlings of this variety in Chile. With Carme-nère, Chileans are producing wines with good, plumy fruit, like Merlot, and firm structure, similar to Cabernet Sauvignon. The grape kicks in a heady dose of pepper and spice, which helps distinguish it from other varietals in Chile.Common Descriptors: plum, spice, black fruit, rustic.

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