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The 3rd Annual Boyne Business Expo and Taste of Boyne is only a week away.The April 28, event hosts businesses of all types from all over the region.“It’s going to be a great event, and we have a few booths left,” said Jim Baumann, Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce Director. “We’ve got room for 88 booths – we’re over eighty already right now.”The Taste of Boyne will be present, offering residents a chance to try foods created by local chef’s for only $5 – this includes wine tasting. Also, a cash bar with soft drinks, Michigan wines and Short’s Brew-ery beer will be on tap for thirsty Expo-goers. This year, some new faces will at-tend to present attendees, too, with new tastes and energy.“I think people will be interested in Cooper’s Pub and Grille,” Baumann said. “I think they will be interested in their dining options.”Recently, Baumann has spoken with an electronic company about imple-menting Wi-Fi into the former Cart-er’s Center. “We’ve never done it before,” he said. “But, they’re looking into it.”As far as the Expo itself is concerned, Baumann said things are looking well and he is anticipating a fun night of events and food. “It’s going as well as expected,” he

Boyne City homeowners can look forward to savings on their respec-tive tax bills next year.Boyne City Commissioners voted 3–2 to lower the proposed 2011-2012 tax rate from 15.76 mils to 15.51 mils following a nearly two-hour discussion last week.“I see a lot of retired people who have been living in this commu-nity all their lives and even though it’s $25 or $50 (savings) it’s some-thing,” said Boyne City Commis-sioner Dan Adkison during the Tuesday, April 12 budget hearing. “It might be a week’s worth of gro-ceries – every little bit helps.”He added, “I look at job creation and retention (and) when taxes are cheaper it seems it helps.”

Adkison said if he was an out-of-area business owner he would seri-ously take a city’s tax rate into con-sideration before relocating there.“When businesses or people are looking for a community to go to they are looking at what services and quality of life they provide way before they look at the taxes,” said Boyne City Manager Michael Cain. “They’re looking at workforce, the infrastructure and they’re looking at the quality of services we provide.”Boyne City Mayor Chuck Vondra interjected, “What’s the first thing they ask for?” to which Adkison re-sponded, “Tax abatement.”Vondra voted against the measure, but did ask if the city was doing ev-erything it could to operate “lean.”Boyne City Commissioner Ron Grunch, the other nay vote, said he

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Walking with the KingLevi Messina and Bella Hoquard of Boyne City take their dog “Elvis” for a walk in downtown Boyne City last week. SEE MORE PHOTOS OF LIFE

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L o n g - t i m e Boyne City Glen’s store m a n a g e r Dave Peck t rans fe r red to the Glen’s grocery store in Bellaire on March

26. A local favorite, Peck grew up in Boyne City and graduated from Boyne City High School in 1975.“I worked for B.C. when I was in high school,” Peck said. “I worked there for like five or six years and then I got into Glen’s in ‘84.”Peck has been working at Glens now for 27 years, and he said he plans on remaining

a local. “We live between here and East Jordan,” he said. “I’m not moving anywhere.”Peck’s favorite aspect of the job was the ability to interact with Boyne City locals. “I like working with people, customers and associates,” he said. Gordon “Gordy” Petzak took Peck’s place as store manager on March 28.

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The weather is getting warmer, the sun is getting brighter and that means many are getting ready for spring.Whether you’re looking to get your garden going or trying to get back into shape, Boyne City businesses

have you covered.Greenhouse Technician Diane Fryk-berg, who works at the Boyne Ave-nue Greenhouse, is looking forward to spring as well to see her flowers bloom. She even offers a host of planting tips for Northern Michigan grow-ers who enjoy harvesting fruits and vegetables.

“Our weather up here can be pretty tricky,” she said. “Most people will wait until Memorial Day to plant their tomatoes.”Frykberg went on to say planters should wait until the ground warms up; often, she said, people plant too early so then they have replant. Concerning preparation, Frykberg said there is one important aspect to take into consideration. “You want to work up your flower beds, mend the soil, and get all of the weeds out,” she said. “If you’re putting the same flowers in, you might want to add some compost manure.”She added, “If your ground has a lot of clay, you can break it up and add some peat moss.”Frykberg said she uses a specific tool for all around maintenance as well. “I like to use a small three-pronged rake – it is good for working around your vegetables,” she said. “And, don’t forget, use a sturdy shovel.”As an added touch, Frykberg said people should save all of their plas-tics – bedding flats and pots – so the plastic does not wind up in landfills. “We work in conjunction with East

getting ready for summer

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Thoughts on war Part IThere are rules to war. I think of all the absurd qualities of intended vio-lence, this has to be the strangest. In World War II the Germans

marked captive cars with stripes so fighter jets didn’t shoot them. This was a rule — don’t kill the prisoners of war. How strange. “We’re going to kill you, but not like that. That’s too heinous.”According to the Geneva Conven-tions before and after World War II, certain people were returned their humanity if they were civil-ians, injured, religious or prison-

ers of war. If you’re not that, then you’re fair game. Scary, no?The Hague Conventions prohib-ited fragmenting or expanding bullets, poison and asphyxiating gases, “to employ arms, projec-tiles or materials of a nature to cause superfluous injury.” Su-perfluous injury; I like that. This, I imagine, was to keep people from excruciating death. Perhaps taking a safer bullet was a tiptoe through the tulips. The Red Cross was created dur-ing World War II to aid captured soldiers. This is funny to me. We’re murdering each other but we have to do it in a civil man-ner. New weaponry has been made to elude horrendous wounds. Ser-rated bayonets weren’t allowed in German hands. I mean, I suppose they were, but if British troops

caught a German with one they would execute him on the spot. So, the Germans chose wisely when they equipped their rifles.Both the Hague and Geneva Conventions tried to civilize war so people wouldn’t suffer. I think maybe it would have been a better idea to discontinue war, instead of coming up with death machines that were safer for kill-ing. “Do you want the sharp blade or the one with the notches?”It reminds me of playing games when I was younger. “Hey, don’t cheat! It’s not fair.” War isn’t fair. So to begin to im-plement rules on the right way to kill a person is ludicrous. I get worried because we have big bombs now – not just mis-siles. We have big bombs that can destroy the world and even

though it’s silly, people aren’t playing fair. We’ve hit a point in civilization where it’s hard to turn back. We’re getting to a point where we won’t be able to turn back. Regardless of who drops it, when the bomb goes there’s no more playing fair.The football season’s over, as Hunter S. Thompson once put it. No more throws. No more passes. No more touchdowns. The game is over. The only solution is to put the children in the corner. Even the ones who didn’t cheat, because they have to learn. They have to know they’re killing us. The chil-dren of the future are being wiped out by IEDs and Tomahawk mis-siles. I think of all things, that’s not fair.

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The drive-way exit I use be-comes an uphill climb as it meets the road. To com-pound the difficulty of a c c e s s i n g the street at this point the visibil-

ity to the left is all but nil as

the ground forms yet another hill-like obstacle between ap-proaching traffic and oneself. To add to all this I have found the area has frequent users coming and going as the resi-dents of thirty two apartments use this particular means of entering and leaving.To compound the problem I know from my own use of it that as I return to enter the drive there is a natural incli-nation to short cut this hilly approach by veering to the

left. In other words, the slope of the road and drive naturally recommends you drive on the wrong side of the road and avoid going further up as you turn in.Yesterday as I headed down town I reached the top of the slope to make my left turn onto the road when a car came toward me and began its turn into the drive. I couldn’t be-lieve my eyes as I watched it veer quickly in my direction in preparation to enter. It was

headed for the wrong side of the road. My side. The driver was talking to her front seat passenger.I made the quick decision to pull sharply to my right and allow her to have the whole driveway all to herself. This brought another shock. There stood a telephone pole com-plete with sturdy guy wires!! No solution there. As my gaze moved back to the ap-proaching car, now a mere

“But only in their dreams can men truly be free. ‘Twas always thus, and always thus will be.”In spite of a massive generation-

al gap and a plethora of less-than-modern movie effects, I hold an enormous amount of respect for The Dead Poets Society.Starring Robin Williams, The Dead Poets Society came out in 1989, and depicted a 1950’s prep schools experience with a teacher - Mr. Keating - who worked tirelessly to teach students, all from wealthy families, the meaning of life.Rather than focusing on

whether to use a semicolon or a comma, (very impor-tant, don’t get me wrong) he focused on experiencing life (albeit not too much), even going so far as to il-lustrate the difference b e t w e e n “sucking the mar-row out of life” and “ c h o k -ing on the bone.”S p r e a d -ing use of the phrase “ C a r p e D i e m , ” or “Seize the Day,” Keating preaches thinking for oneself, rather than joining the group men-

tality.We see the story come to a cli-max as one student commits suicide after being pushed into a career by his father.

The blame is placed on Keat-ing (Rob-in Wil-liams) for his radical thinking, and he is subse-q u e n t l y fired.W e e k s later, as he comes to collect his things, a student

stands on his desk, as they did in class with Keating.After shouting the beginning

of a Walt Whitman poem: “Oh Captain, my Captain” he is joined by one, two, and then finally the rest of his for-mer students.Leaving with tears in his eyes, Keating realizes that despite not staying, he made a differ-ence, and his echo will be felt long after he is gone.I was fortunate to have many figures like that as I lived my life year after year.Angela King, who was then my middle school english teacher in Boyne Falls, turned me towards the Dead Poets Society, beginning with the quote you see at the top.Her echo is felt in my world every time I remember that knowledge, intellect, and emotion can truly all coexist.Her willingness to stand to

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History of the AerieIn nature, an aerie is the lofty nest of any bird of prey, such as an eagle or a hawk. Therefore in

the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the word Aerie serves as the name of the building in which the group regularly meets and in which it hosts events.History of the AuxiliaryOfficial logo of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary (at right)A “new era for the women of Picture (below) showing the old and the new Eagle Hall

Eagledom” was launched when an amendment to the Grand Ae-rie Laws passed unanimously, establishing a Grand Auxiliary. The event took place during the 1951 Grand Aerie Convention in Rochester, New York, Au-gust 8–12 While the institution date of the Grand Auxiliary is 1951, Eagles Auxiliaries existed long before the Grand Auxiliary

was formed, with the first dating back to March 24, 1927 in Pitts-burg, Kansas. Three days later, the second Auxiliary was insti-tuted in Frontenac, Kansas. By March, 1951, 965 local Auxilia-ries were in existence, boasting 130,000 members. By the end of that year, 22 state and provincial Auxiliaries were operating My wife Pat became an Eaglet this year.As with the original charter-ing of the Boyne City Aerie. It was very exceptional to have as many members when they were chartered. The number of Auxil-iary Ladies 4 decades later again

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signature fund raising event from the previously known “Memory Walk” to “Walk to End Alzheimer’s”. Putting the name “Alzheimer’s” front and

center is one way to help raise awareness of this disease and how it is affecting families all across the world. Northern Michigan is no ex-ception. In fact, with our higher than average percentage of popu-lation above age 65, we are seeing a greater percentage of Alzheimer’s than many areas.This rebranding is the start of a new era with an increased focus on both advocacy and awareness. To help us make the most of this opportunity, we need willing men and women to volunteer to work with us. We are currently in need of new members to serve on the Northern Michigan Region Advisory Council. The Northern Michigan Re-gion covers the following counties: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Em-met, Grand Traverse, Iosco,

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Tuesday, April 512:47pm 1 vehicle private prop-erty damage accident in the 300 block of E Division St2:42pm Report of larceny from residence in the 700 block of Brockway6;16pm False alarm activation in the 400 block of N Lake St

Wednesday, April 611:01am Report of injured eagle at City Beach11:04am Threats complaint re-ceived in the 300 block of E Di-vision St11:08am Received civil com-plaint about damage done to rental property2:39pm Citizen in with civil questions regarding tenant rights4:09pm 911 hang up call from the 400 block of Harris St7:42pm Citation issued for

speed10:42pm Citation issued for violation of Graduated Driver’s License.11:22pm Subject arrested for unlawful entry of a residence.

Thursday, April 79:20am Report of scam phone call 9:24am Report of found bicycle11:01am Report of attempted credit card fraud1:19pm Larceny of Play Sta-tion 3 from residence in the 200 block of W Division3:39pm Unlock in the 400 block of N Lake St 8:37pm Report of driving com-plaint on N Lake St.10:46pm 1 vehicle private prop-erty damage accident in the 400 block of N Lake St10:49pm Civil complaint re-ceived from the 200 block of S

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Friday, April 810:57am Report of kids play-ing on the ice tower behind the Chamber of Commerce.11:25am Report of abandoned vehicle on Grace Ln11:51am Civil complaint re-ceived involving bank account.12:47pm Subject concerned about welfare of child around mean cat. 3:32pm 2 ve-hicle private property damage accident in the 400 block of N Lake St3:59pm Report of 4 kids playing on the ice formation.7:55pm Stalking complaint re-ceived from the 700 block of Brockway7:56pm Citizen in the 300 block of Boice St receiving annoying phone calls10:46pm Citation issued for de-

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Saturday, April 910:19am Citation issued for Fail to Stop, No Seatbelt, and No Proof of Insurance.12:28pm Report of suspicious vehicle in driveway of residence in 1400 block of Pleasant Av3:04pm Citation issued for no Seatbelt 3:45pm Assisted Fire Depart-ment with downed cable lines near Morgan and Park St.7:42pm Assisted Sheriff De-partment with vehicle chase on M-75 S

Sunday, April 101:45pm Assisted Sheriff Depart-ment with animal complaint on Old State Road Loop3:16pm Citation issued for dis-obeying stop sign.

3:30pm Received report of pos-sible stalking in the 500 block of N Lake St4:25pm Driving complaint re-ceived on Groveland St6:26pm Larceny of gasoline from the 400 block of N Lake St10:52pm Unlock in the 1300 block of Boyne Av

Monday, April 111:22am Assist Sheriff Depart-ment with alarm on M-75 S1:40am Vehicle painted balled in the 300 block of Silver St6:46am Assist Fire Department in the 100 block of E Water St3:46pm Unlock in the 900 block of Brockway4:14pm Unlock in 1300 block of Boyne Av7:12pm 911 hang up from the 400 block of Hemlock St

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her values inspired me then, and inspires me now.Jeff Garver, another English teacher, followed that up with “Quit being an under-achiever, Chris!”I don’t think that’s been a problem recently, so his im-pact was felt.Brandon Ivie, the Boyne City

Band Director, taught me one of the most unexpected things.I watched him writing out the cover sheet for a fax.It was routine, quick and easy, and the message couldn’t have been more than three words, but he still wrote “Thanks for everything!” and signed his name.I questioned him on this, and for the next five minutes, he

taught me the importance of common courtesy, and the impact it makes upon others.To this day, it is very rare that I send an e-mail or a fax that doesn’t begin with “Good Morning” and end with “Thank You.”We live in a community full of very unique people.Each of our people, from the city manager to the business owners, to the people who make the businesses run,

have an impact on our com-munity.Each of us has something to share in Boyne City, and it is important that they be heard.If I were to give one piece of advice in todays society, it would be to see that your voices are heard.Get out there into your town, and be the change you want to see.Whether it’s a chance to get a road crew out onto Vogel

Street or a complaint about local traffic, changes don’t happen by themselves.Go out there and leave your mark - be remembered as the citizen trying to bring posi-tive change.Be seen today as that lone guy that stood up at the meet-ing before they took a vote and cried, “Hold on a minute here.”Let’s get out there and be heard.

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CITY OF BOYNE CITYRESOLUTION OF ADOPTION NO. 2011-04-036

GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACTFor 2011/2012 (1 May 2011 - 30 April 2012)

Section 1. The funds necessary to defray the operating expenses and long-term debt obligations of the City of Boyne City and the estimated revenues by source for the Fiscal Year Ending 30 April 2012 are projected to be as fol-lows: reVeNUes (By Source)GENERAL FUND Property Taxes 2,708,367 Tax Penalties, Administration, Interest State Shared Revenues and Grants 264,055 Administrative Service Fees 137,000 Charges for Services 139,500 Interest and Rentals 9,700 Other Sources 364,998 Total Revenue 3,623,620

Total Available to Appropriate $3,623,620

MAJOR STREET FUND State Highway Receipts 223,400 Interest Earnings/Service Fees 75,945 Transfers from General Fund 224,206 Allocated from Fund Balance 56,336 Total Revenue 579,887

Total Available to Appropriate $579,887

LOCAL STREET FUND State Highway Receipts 92,300 Interest Income/Service Fees 75,695 Transfers from General Fund 732,049 Allocated from Fund Balance 301,293 Total Revenue 1,201,337

Total Available to Appropriate $1,201,337SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND Donations 60 Total Revenue 60

RUBBISH FUND Transfers from General Fund 29,000 Total Revenue 29,000


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Service Fees/Misc. 8,000 Donations 5,500 Transfers from General Fund 35,000 Allocated from Fund Balance 34,567 83,067


AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT Township/City Service Fees 5,100 Service Fees/Misc. 535,600 Transfers from General Fund 55,340 Total Revenue 596,040


FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND Township Service Fees 220,000 Transfers from General Fund $62,000 Total Revenue 282,000


MARINA FUND User Fees 107,200 Interest Income/Misc. 1,600 Total Revenue 108,800


AIRPORT FUND Gasoline Sales 85,000 Interest Income/Misc. 28,961 Allocation from Fund Balance 9,489 Total Revenue 123,450


DDA FUND Tax Captures/Other 613,525 Total Revenue 613,525


LDFA FUND Allocated from Fund Balance 38,660 Tax Captures/Other 208,829 Total Revenue 247,489


WASTEWATER FUND Operating Income 870,700 Non-Operating Income 262,820 Allocated from Fund Balance 105,971 Total Revenue 1,239,491

Total Available to Appropriate $1,239,491

WATER FUND Operating Income 565,000 Non-Operating Income 7,700 Total Revenue 572,700


MOTOR VEHICLE FUND Allocated from Motor Pool Fund Balance 115,099 Billings to Other Funds and Miscellaneous 350,050 465,149 Total Available to Appropriate $465,149

TOTAL REVENUES - ALL FUNDS $9,765,615 LESS INTER-FUND TRANSFERS (1,137,595) TOTAL REVENUES, LESS TRANSFERS $8,628,020

eXPeNDITUresGENERAL FUND General Services 1,095,370 Public Buildings 164,038 Police 645,257 Parks and Recreation 276,360 Housing Commission 305,000 Transfers to Other Funds 1,137,595 Total General Fund Expenditures $3,623,620

OTHER FUNDS Major Streets 579,887 Local Streets 1,201,337 Rubbish Collection 29,000 Cemetery 83,067 Ambulance 594,268 Allocated to Ambulance Fund Balance 1,772 Special Projects 60 Fire Department 208,406 Allocated to Fire Department Fund Balance 73,594 Marina/Launch Ramp 105,600 Allocated to Marina Fund Balance 3,200 Airport 123,450 DDA 535,766 Allocated to DDA Fund Balance 77,759 LDFA 247,489 Wastewater Funds 1,239,491 Water Funds 483,875 Allocated to Water Fund Balance 88,825 CITY BUDGeT NOTICe CONTINUeD PG. 5


said. “We’ve been going up there to clean the floors to prepare.”He added, “It’s going to be a fun event.” In recent years, the event has

drawn crowds of nearly 1,000 people, who came to see over eighty exhibitor booths. And, this year, a crowd of equal size is expected, so the Chamber will be utilizing a free parking shuttle service from the Charlevoix County Transit System for those who don’t want to scramble for

parking. St. Matthew’s Church will also allow people to park in their lot, in case the Carter Center’s parking lot is full. The Boyne Business Expo will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 28, at the Cart-er’s Center located at M-75 South in Boyne City.

EXPO From Page 1

Jordan Plastics,” she said. “They come in and set up large bins to sort everything out.”Frykberg stresses the most important component to a healthy growth is water. “The watering is very criti-cal,” she said. “You want to reach a happy medium by watering them in the morn-ing.”No Boundaries is getting ready for spring, too, by utilizing bicycles in Boyne City’s rich cycle country. “Biking is a great way to cov-er a lot of ground as opposed to walking or running,” said Bob South, owner of No Boundaries. “It is a lifetime sport – everybody rode a bike when they were a kid.”South said biking is a way for him to have fun and exercise; not to mention, it offers obvi-ous health benefits and many different styles of riding to add diversification. “There is a bike for every cat-

egory of rider,” he said. “That way, you can find a bike that meets your goals.”South said it is important for new cyclists to be confident in their physicality and their purchase. “I would go into a store and get familiar with the right product,” South said. Jim Baumann, Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce Ex-ecutive Director, said there will be many opportunities to enjoy the spring with all of the activities scheduled for future months. “We’ve got an Easter egg hunt, an expo, Chef’s Chal-lenge, and the farmer’s mar-ket – which offers a way to eat healthy,” he said.Baumann also said Michigan Mountain Mayhem will offer more riders this year. “Last year they had that event for the first time ever, with over 400 riders,” Baumann said. “I think they could have a thousand riders this year.”Gardening and exercising are two important aspects of the coming months, but a vehicle tuneup may prove to be piv-

otal in a resident’s springtime success. Michael Sliwinski, Service Manager at Bob Mathers Ford, said you can check for tuneups at intervals as op-posed to just guessing. “Most of the new cars have one-hundred-thousand mile increments,” he said. “And, what’s your main concern would be to change your oil and your air filter.”Sliwinski said many of the new fluids are synthetic, so they become less susceptible to build ups and blockages. Even so, he said sometimes brakes just don’t work prop-erly so getting them checked is essential to a healthy car. “If you have a service engine light on, it is always good to have a qualified technician to work on it for you,” Sliwinski said. “It is not something you can get to without the proper equipment.”So, with a few gardening tips, exercise help for the com-ing months and auto-repair know-how, Boyne City is more than prepared to take on the spring.

was concerned the budget did not address potential in-creases in fuel costs.“We also need to maintain quality of life and services that are working towards that goal to make this place attrac-tive for people to come here and bring their businesses here,” Grunch said. Several citizens, including former Boyne City Mayor El-eanor Stackus, pleaded with the commission to maintain the 15.76 millage rate.“I have never ever wanted to decrease a millage,” she said. “Once you decrease … it’s very difficult to get it back up to where you want it.”Stackus added, “I feel that our community has come a long way and we still have a long way to go to accomplish some of the things that still need to be done – the worst thing we can do is decrease the millage.”Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Di-rector Jim Baumann said his property taxes went down this year due to a decline in home values. And, that while

he is appreciative for the sav-ings, he does not need an ad-ditional $25 or so in savings from a lower millage rate.“Over the years that’s going to add up for the whole city,” he said. “You’re being hit by (lower) property taxes, by the state pinching everything you do and then you’re doing it to yourself by lowering the millage.”Baumann added, “It kind of looks good and you pat your-self on the back and say ‘we lowered it a quarter of a mil’ but I just think long-term in-frastructure is so important.”The two major budget dis-cussions leading up to the public hearing had pertained to a million-dollar retirement health benefit liability and the need for city facilities for the department of public works, EMS and fire department.“I realize you’re trying to be conservative, but having a good budget surplus to draw on when you need it can be conservative too,” Baumann said.The nearly $1.1 million retire-ment health benefit issue has been postponed for discus-sion pending a fact-finding inquiry by the city manager’s office.

Commissioners are likely to discuss whether they will end a stipend for retired employ-ees which currently costs $264 per eligible employee per month for up to 10 years. Only the nearly 30 employ-ees expected to be eligible for the $29,000 when they retire would be affected if the benefit is cut.Vondra, who had initiated the discussion to rid the city of the program at an earlier meeting, said Tuesday, he did not want to belabor the issue.Prior to voting Vondra said, “We have a lot of unresolved issues in this budget,” add-ing that the post-retirement health benefit and the need for new city facilities must be addressed.Cain said those issues could be addressed later regardless of whether the budget was approved as presented.Cain recommended the coun-cil go into closed session to discuss the post-retirement health benefit once his fact-finding was complete.“I want to be sure there are no missteps,” Cain said. The commission could dis-cuss the issue as early as their next regular meeting.

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FROM PAGE ONE Motor Pool 465,149 Other Funds Total Expenditures $ 6,141,995

TOTAL EXPENDITURES - ALL FUNDS $9,765,615 LESS INTER-FUND TRANSFERS (1,137,595) (Motor Pool and General Fund Transfers) GRAND TOTAL CITY EXPENDITURES $8,628,020

Section 2.

general appropriations resolution

The City’s assessor is hereby authorized and instructed to spread upon the City tax roll for FY 2011/2012 the amounts indicated in section 1.

The City’ assessor is hereby authorized and instructed to spread upon the City tax roll for FY 2011/2012 all unpaid spe-cial assessments, sidewalk, curbs, water or sewer, and repair bills on record in the City of Boyne City against respective properties.

The taxes levied and spread by the City of Boyne City are collected twice a year. The taxes to defray city operations and obligations are levied and made payable on 1 July 2011; taxes collected for schools, county, and other voted purposes shall be levied and collected as provided by the general property tax laws of the State of Michigan.

The budget for FY 2011/2012 of the City of Boyne City has been prepared in compliance with Michigan P.A. 621 of 1978, as amended, the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act. The General Fund is adopted at the activity level. Details can be obtained at the City Clerk’s office.

Pursuant to section 19 (2) of Michigan P.A. 621 of 1978, as amended, the City Manager is hereby permitted to execute transfers between appropriations without the prior approval of the City Commission. However, in no case shall said trans-fer result in a fund over-expenditure or a transfer exceeding $10,000. Purchases not covered in the approved budget will follow existing administrative policy except for utilities and operational supplies.

Pursuant to the provisions of Michigan P.A. 503 of 1982 and a resolution adopted by the City Commission of Boyne City on 11 October 1983, the City Commission authorizes the imposi-tion of a one percent property tax administration fee to off-set costs incurred in assessing property values, collecting the property tax levies, and in the review and appeal processes.

Contractual Change Orders: The City Manager, with the City Clerk’s signed approval, may approve change orders on con-tracts approved originally by the City Commission of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per change order. These change orders must be within the scope of the original contract. Nega-tive change orders of up to fifty percent (50%) of the original contract do not need to be brought before the City Commis-sion.

This General Appropriations Act for FY 2011/2012 takes ef-fect 1 May 2011. Detail of the budget is available at City Hall for public inspection.

__________________________ Cindy Grice, City Clerk/Treasurer

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CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMISSIONERSsynopsis

April 13, 2011 The Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners met April 13, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in the Charlevoix County Commissioners room. Commissioner Tripp was absent. Motion approved the minutes of the March 29, 2011 meeting as present-ed.Motion approved Resolution #11-033 rescinding Resolution #06-073, Bikeway Maintenance Agreement.Motion approved Resolution #11-034, Approve County Expenditures.Motion adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m.Complete copies of Board minutes can be found on the County website, www.charlevoixcounty.org.

Cheryl Potter Browe, County Clerk

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minute synopsis

April 12, 2011 Regular Meeting – Approved the March 22, 2011 City Commission Budget Work Session meeting minutes; Approved the March 22, 2011 regular City Commission meeting minutes; Approved to adopt proclamation designating April 28, 2011 as Arbor Day in the City of Boyne City; Approved to add Taylor Street and Lagoon Drive to the City Street System under Act 51, PA 1951; Approved the Resolution to Establish a Millage Rate of 15.51 for the City of Boyne City FY 2011/12; Approved to adopt the General Appropriations Act for FY 2011/2012 Resolution with the budget updates as recommended by the City Manager; ap-proved to adopt Fee Schedule for FY 2011/2012 Resolution.

The next regular City Commission meeting is scheduled for April 26, 2011 at noon. Cindy Grice, City Clerk/Treasurer

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PHOTO BY JOSH SAMPSONWaiting for a biteMaria Wesserle of East Jordan watches her poles as she fishes off the mouth of the Boyne River in Boyne City on Thursday, April 14.

Weekly Spotlight: Celebrate earth Day!

Celebrate Earth Day by helping us to restore the Martha Cameron Preserve in Harbor Springs and create a Bicy-clists’ Wayside along the Little Tra-verse Wheelway. We’ll be doing some final cleanup, spreading and raking out topsoil, spreading crushed limestone, installing a fence, and planting tree and shrub seedlings. There is no parking at the site, so please call to register (231-344-1011) and find out where to park your car. Or, better yet, ride your bike!

You can also explore the edges of the Menonaqua Preserve and the Focht-man Preserve as we pick up spring melt trash along their road borders. Meet at the Conservancy office, and we will provide a shuttle ride to the cleanup sites. We’ll do Menonaqua at 10:00 am and Fochtman at 2:00 pm. Bags will be provided.To volunteer for this opportunity or to see more volunteer opportunities go to the Char-Em United Way website: http://tinyurl.com/volunteerconnec-tions or call 231-487-1006.

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MasqueradeAttached is a photo of the Concord Boyne H.S. Drama class rehearsing singing and dancing "Masquerade" for their upcoming production of "The Phantom of the Op-era". This is the original opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The 3 hour musical will be performed May 5-7th at 7 pm on Concord Boyne's stage. We encourage parents to not bring children under 5. Tickets are on sale: General seating $5, Reserved seats $10. For more information, call the school 582-0194 or Rachelle Wittenmyer 231-357-7562.

Spring ScheduleMondays and Fridays April 18 – May 13The City will pick up leaves during the above scheduled times only. After the scheduled date, citizens will be responsible for their own leaves. Please set bagged leaves curbside anytime after the first day of pick up, in clearly marked biodegrad-able bags. City crews will pick up bags on Monday and Fri-days.

If your bags have been out for an extended period of time and have not been col-lected, please notify City Hall at 582-6597. Biodegradable paper bags are available at City Hall

(while supplies last) and some local stores.Please put only leaves in bags as they are not strong enough to hold sticks, sand, or stones, and will tear upon lifting.

Brush will not be picked up curbside, but may be brought to the North Boyne Compost Site. You may haul your own leaves, either bagged in biodegradable bags or un-

bagged, to the compost site on Robinson Street, open seven days a week for your convenience. City Ordinance prohibits depositing leaves or other yard waste in the street.


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Biking budsBo Mayfield, owner of North Country Cycle Sport (left) and Craig Reynolds of Horton Bay take a break from biking around Boyne City last week. Warmer temperatures and sunnier skies had people out and about all over town last week.

The Charlevoix County His-tory Preservation Society will be presenting its second History Speaker Series for 2011 “Where the Heck is the Boyne Falls?” on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the Boyne District Li-brary Community Room. Most any long time resident of Boyne Falls has been asked this ques-tion at least once. The answer to this, along with other interesting stories of Boyne Falls history will be presented by local historian Bill Aten.

Mr. Aten began teaching at Boyne Falls School in 1982, and retired in 2006 after spending his last six years as their K-12 prin-cipal. Mr. Aten and his students start-ing collecting historical docu-ments, pictures and video in-terviews with older residents of Boyne Falls in 1990 as a part of a multi-media class he was as-signed to teach, all in an effort to capture the history of Boyne Falls for future generations. One of the goals of Mr. Aten’s

retirement is to compile the re-search into a permanent docu-ment that will preserve the Boyne Valley history, and highlight the role that Boyne Falls has played in the overall development of this region. The presentation will include photographs that highlight the growth of Boyne Valley, and short video segments from several of the interviews. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for this exciting program which is free and open to the public.

For more information call 231-582-5326 or visit our website at www.cchps.info. Mr. Aten and his wife Maxine moved to Boyne Falls in 1984 from Boyne City, and live in a historic farmhouse on Old Mackinaw Trail just south of the village limits. For the past 16 years, they have offered a summer concerts series in their barn, which has been renovated into a 180-seat music theater. You can learn more about Aten

Place at www.atenplace.com. In 1990, as a part of a multi-media class he was assigned to teach, his students gathered his-torical documents, photographs, and interviewed older residents, all in an effort to capture the his-tory of Boyne Falls for future generations. As the needs of small schools rapidly change from year to year, the class was never offered again, and plan to compile the material in to a final project was left incomplete.

Swirl continues on Thursday, April 21, at the Crooked Tree Arts Center featuring a sampling of creative appetizers and fine wines from Lake Street Market of Boyne City. Musical entertainment will be provided by JUSDUIT guitar duo and vocalists, Jeff Pagel and Bob Greenway. Swirl is a monthly wine tasting with music and the most recent art exhibit on display. The Annual Youth Art Show fea-turing the work of area students will debut at the April Swirl. Liz Glass and Chris Meyer, pro-prietors of Lake Street Market will be featuring Spanish wines including Kila Cava Brut, 2008; Shaya Old Vines Verdejo, 2009; Muga Rioja Reserva, 2006; Bor-sao Tres Picos Garnacha (gren-ache), 2009; and Mas de Can Blau Mazuelo/Syrah/Garnacha, 2007.

“Our selection of appetizers will be our signature cheese display along with caramelized onions and goat cheese baked on br-uschetta, house-cured salmon canapés, seared tuna brochettes and Serrano ham. All of the ap-petizers have been designed to complement the wines” noted Glass. The last Swirl for the early 2011 season is Thursday, May 19 fea-turing Symons General Store and vocalist/guitarist Chris Koury. Doors open at 5:30 pm with food and music running to 7:00. Tick-ets are $10 in advance and $15 per person the day of Swirl, when available. For more information and to pur-chase tickets, contact the Crooked Tree Arts Center, (231) 347-4337 or visit www.crookedtree.org. The Crooked Tree Arts Center is located at 461 E. Mitchell Street, downtown Petoskey.

Where the heck is Boyne Falls?

Swirl returns to Crooked Tree Arts Center

City-wide leaf pickup scheduled for Boyne City

COURTESY PHOTOJUSDUIT will provide guitar music and vocals at the Crooked Tree Swirl event on April 21.

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One time I was driving back from the store with my 3-year old son when a brilliant idea spawned. I said to him, “Evan, let’s go meet with God.”

ou can imagine all the little thoughts that began to perco-late. Some probably included, “I wander what God looks like” or “Wow, I didn’t know we could meet him.” So he quickly asked, “Where are we going to meet him?” “We’re going to the park by the pond,” I answered. “When’s he going to be there, Dad?”

He’s already there.” “Oh.” After a few silent seconds, I did my best to explain that God is everywhere and even in the car with us now, but we can’t really see him. By this time he had a com-pletely confused look on his face.I told him that it’s just a good idea to go to special places and talk with him.How do you explain things that you don’t even understand to your 3-year-old?Older and wiser dads would say, “You don’t.”Believing means you didn’t see it or can’t see it to verify, but you simply choose to be-lieve it’s true. However, coming to a belief-conclusion doesn’t mean there’s no rational evidence.

This is true of Easter: the res-urrection of Jesus Christ.The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of all Christian be-lief. If you don’t believe in his res-urrection or the power of it, then Jesus is just another his-torical figure.The resurrection is the reason for Easter. However, many people ask, “Did it really happen?” And if it did, why or how in the world can this ancient oth-er-cultural event really make a difference for my life now? Solid historical evidence comes primarily from the gos-pel accounts and the lives of those who followed Jesus.All four gospels writers share identical accounts of the resur-rection.Flavius Josephus, a well-re-

spected Jewish historian of that day, backs up these gos-pel accounts in his writings (The Works of Josephus), even though Josephus never affili-ated himself with the church or the following of Jesus. First, a large stone was moved in spite of the Roman guards. It was customary for the Ro-mans to place a stone weigh-ing between one and two tons in front of a burial tomb.Since the muscle of men couldn’t move it, levers had to be used. A Roman guard was stationed by the stone so no one would steal the body. The first thing that impressed people was that the huge stone was miraculously moved away. Second, the tomb was empty. The tomb was near Jerusalem

(John 19:42). Had the tomb not been emp-ty, claims of the resurrection, which were first made in Je-rusalem, could not have been maintained for even one hour — people in Jerusalem could have gone to the tomb to check for themselves.Third, the linen wrappings in the tomb amazed those who first came to the site. Jesus had simply moved through the wrappings, appar-ently without a struggle, and laid the face cloth aside. Had Jesus' body been stolen, the thieves would not have taken the time to remove the wrappings or fold the face cloth.Fourth, hundreds of eyewit-nesses reported the event and


Schedules of Faith & FellowshipChurCh of the Nativity

Reverend Peggy Nattermann will be celebrant at Episcopal Church of the Nativity on Sun-day, April 17. Immediately following the 10 a.m. Eucha-rist service, coffee hour will be held in the church basement.The last ‘soup, sandwich and study’ supper will be held Wednesday, March 13 in the church basement beginning at 6 p.m. Holy week servic-es will include Palm Sunday Eucharist at 10 a.m., Maundy Thursday foot or hand wash-ing service at 6:30 p.m., Good Friday service at noon on April 22. Easter Sunday service will begin at 10 a.m.Nativity is located at 209 Main Street, Boyne City. Please call 582-5045 for more informa-tion.

B.f. uNited Methodist

Boyne Falls United Methodist Church regular Sunday Ser-vice 9:15 am, 3057 Mill Street. Children’s programming held during service. Worship Café and Youth Group on Sundays at 6 pm. The April 21st Maundy Thursday service will be held at 7 pm. On Sunday, April 24, our Easter Sunrise Service will be at 7:30 am with breakfast afterwards, followed by our regular service. Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 3 pm. 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 con-versation. Infant nursery/com-fort room, toddler nursery, and children’s Sunday School pro-vided. Choir practices at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. First Sun-days include communion (ev-ery month) and potluck (dur-ing the school year). Office 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, April 21, MOPS will meet at 10 AM. Celebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM. On Easter Sunday, April 24, the sermon will be given by Pastor Jeff Ellis titled “Are Doubt & Faith Compatible?” from John 20:24-31. Service times are 9 AM and 10:45 AM. There will be infant and toddler nurseries available at both services. Children classes are held during both services. 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 Disciple-

ship House. Adult classes and small groups will meet during both services. On Monday, April 25, the Women’s Ministry Team will meet at 6 PM. On Tuesday, April 26, the Women’s Bible Study will meet at 9:15 AM in the Discipleship House. This will be their last class until fall. The Food Pantry will be open from 5 - 6:15 PM. On Wednesday, April 27, the fam-ily meal will start at 5:30 PM with classes starting at 6:30 PM. On Thursday, April 28, the Cozy Quilters will meet at 9 AM in room 101. 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 fol-lowed by modern song wor-ship and a practical “talk” that relates the Bible to our every-day life. The core values of Genesis Church are Jesus and his Word, sincere relation-ships, and serving others. You can check out Genesis Church at genesiswired.com.

BoyNe valley CatholiC CoMMuNity

We are coming up on Holy Week at Boyne Valley Catholic Community, the highest cele-bration of the Liturgical Year! We start with the celebration of Palm Sunday on April 18th and concluding with the Cele-bration of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, April 24th. As always there are many activi-ties to enrich our celebration of this most holy week.Palm Sunday Mass follows the regular Mass schedule : 5:00pm , Saturday, St Matthew, Boyne City. Sunday celebration at 9:00am, St. Augustine, Boyne Falls and 11:00am, Boyne City. Monday evening there will be Stations of the Cross, 7:00 pm, St. Augustine, Boyne Falls. On Tuesday, April 19th, the Parish office will be closed as the faithful are invited to attend the Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 11:00am in Gaylord. Holy Thursday night mass, 7:00pm St. Matthew, Boyne City, starts the three part Easter Triduum Mass.

Good Friday continues the sec-ond part of the mass, 1:00pm in Boyne City. The mass con-cludes with the Holy Saturday celebration at 9:00pm at St. Matthew. Easter Sunday mass celebrations will be 9:00am at St. Augustine, Boyne falls and 11:00am, St. Matthew, Boyne City.If you need anymore informa-tion concerning the Holy week celebrations please call the of-fice, (231)582-7718.

B.C. uNited Mehodist

Boyne City United Methodist Church regular Sunday Service 11 am, 324 South Park Street. Children’s programming held during service. Bible Study on Thursdays 10 am – open to everyone. Easter Sunday service, April 24th at 11 am. Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 3 pm. Phone 231-582-9776. Upper Penin-sula Beef & Chicken Pasties are on sale for $2.75 each. Call the church office or stop by during office hours.

Church Services & Events

Our deadlines have changed. If you would like the time/date/place of your church-related function to be published in the Boyne City Gazette, we must receive your information by Noon on the saturday preceding the event. While we strive to ac-commodate last-minute requests, constraints on time and available space makes this difficult. send information via e-mail to [email protected]. Or drop off your information at 5 West Main st., suite #7 in Boyne City, MI 49712.

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IN LOVING MEMORYPLACE YOUR OBITUARY IN THE BOYNE CITY GAZETTE BY CALLING (231) 582-2799 OR E-MAILING [email protected]

‘On the Journey’JAMIE WOODALL

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‘On the Journey’ returns with thoughts on believing in Easter

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were still alive when it was published. The apostle Paul wrote that Christ had been seen by more than 500 people at one time. He was raised on the third day accord-ing to the Scriptures, and that he ap-peared to Peter, and then to the 12.After that, he appeared to more than 500 of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. (First Corin-thians chapter five verses four through six)Finally, the followers of Jesus were persecuted and killed for proclaiming the resurrection. Soon after the event the disciples went town to town sharing their eyewit-ness accounts of Jesus rising from the dead. They persuaded many to believe and turn to God.All of them were persecuted and killed.If the resurrection didn’t happen then

why were they willing to die for it?Even if we settle this as a true event in our minds, what difference does an-cient Jesus coming and dying and ris-ing from the dead have to do with our lives?Believing Easter can make everything new, because there is new-life power in Jesus.If he rose from the dead to life, then any person who believes in the mes-sage and work of Jesus can rise from spiritual deadness to new life with him.This means we can be more of who we really want to be and live more of the life we truly want to live. We can become free from the pain of past choices and move on to fresh new ways of living. There’s so many cool things about this new life in Jesus.Jamie Woodall is the pastor of Genesis Church of Boyne City. Genesis meets at the Boyne City Elementary School Sundays at 11am. If you would like to learn more about Genesis then you can check out genesiswired.com or contact Jamie at 231-923-9501, or [email protected].


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Joann E. Parrott (May 25, 1932 - April 14, 2011)

Joann E. Parrott, 78, of Indian River, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Northern Michigan Re-gional Hospital in Petoskey. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, April 18, 2011 at Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River. Rev. Jeff Dinner will officiate. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held at the funeral home from noon until the time of service at 2:00pm. Joann was born May 25, 1932 in Flint, MI. She was the daughter of Henry and Jeanette (Goddard) Miller. She grew up in Hadley, MI and graduated from Goodrich High School in 1950. On Sept. 23, 1950 she married Nor-man Parrott in Flint, MI. In 1960 the Parrott family moved to Indian River. Joann retired from Standard Products in Gaylord in 1992. She en-joyed bird watching and gardening. Joann is survived by her husband, Norm; Children, Norman (Della) Parrott of Anchorage, AK, Linda (Art) Burger of Indian River, Ernest (Sherrie) Parrott of Indian River, Randy (Janet) Parrott of Harrisville, MI; fourteen grandchildren; seven-teen great grandchildren; siblings, Lee Miller of Hadley, MI, Myron (Reva) Miller of Hadley, MI, Ruth (Norman) Pratt of Indian River, Inez (Harold) Rose of Hadley, MI; sev-eral nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions are sug-gested to the American Lung Asso-ciation. Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

Michael A. Brown (July 2, 1960 - April 13, 2011)

Michael A. Brown, 50, of Wolver-ine, passed away Wednesday, April

13, 2011 at the Hospice House in Cheboygan A funeral service will be held at noon, Friday, April 15, 2011, at Transfiguration Episcopal Church in Indian River. Fr. David Vickers will officiate. Interment will be at Trans-figuration Episcopal Cemetery. Visi-tation will be held on Friday from 11:00am until the time of service at noon at the church. Mike was born July 2, 1960 in West Branch, MI. He was the son of Terry and Elizabeth (Schwab) Brown. He grew up in Mio where he attended school. He was a veteran of the US Army. Mike made his home in Wol-verine and was a self employed log-ger by trade. He enjoyed snowmo-biling, dirt biking and working in the out of doors. Mike is survived by his sons, Jon and Timber Brown; father, Terry Brown of Mio; siblings, Lyle (Judy) Brown of Springfield, OH, Lisa (Doug) El-lis of Mio, MI; several nieces, neph-ews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Brown. Memorial contributions are suggest-ed to Mike’s family. Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River served the family. Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

Patricia Anne Burke (June 17, 1944 - April 12, 2011)

Patricia Anne Burke, age 66 of Peto-skey died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospi-tal. Patricia was born on June 17, 1944 in Ypsilanti, Michigan the daughter of Hersel and Marguerite (Kaden) Clark. She grew up in Charlev-oix and graduated from Charlev-oix High School in 1962. Patricia worked as a manager at the Fairview

EZ Mart Blarney Castle in Petoskey for many years. She enjoyed paint-ing, butterflies and loved spending time with her grandchildren. Patricia had a strong catholic faith and was currently attending St. Matthews Church in Boyne City. Patricia is survived by her children Sandra (Thomas) McMahon, Chris-topher Burke, Douglas (Lorna)

Burke and Roseanna Maria (Stacey) Hoover; fifteen grandchildren Jona-than, Kathryn, Joseph, Emily, Thom-as, Jr. (T.J.), Rebecca, Allysa, Amy, Jacob, Aleisha, Dominic, Jakob, Nickolas, Abigail and Mia; three sis-ters Ellen Daniel, Betty Myer, Elaine (Albert) Houghton; brother-in-law Robert Houghton and many nieces and nephews. Patricia is loved by

many and will be deeply missed by family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; daughter Suzanne Burke; grandson Garrett McMahon and sis-ter Louise Houghton. A funeral mass was held April 15 at St. Matthews Church in Boyne City Burial took place at Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey.


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Despite being down 10 players from last year’s roster, Boyne City tennis is looking strong.According to coach Susan Lahti, her thinner ranks will be compensated by strong players.“We have 18 on this year’s roster, and we are considerably smaller compared to last season’s 28 play-ers,” she said. But, Lahti added, “We have a lot of returning talent.”Senior Veronica Sisson went unde-feated up until her Regional match last year, and she is returning at one singles.

Sophomore Katie Hicks had a great season at two doubles, and may possibly try singles this year,” Lahti said.Sophomore Devin Hickerty will re-turn to the singles line-up with her powerful ground strokes.“We also have a lot of new talent with freshman Claire Wellman and sophomore Pimchanok Reungchin-da,” Lahti said. “We have a smaller team than previous years, but I feel as though this is the best situation to be in, because now we can focus on getting stronger.”Lady Ramblers tennis finished last year with three wins, one tie and three losses.

“We placed third at the Boyne Invi-tational and third at Lake Michigan Conferences,” Lahti said. “We also had our one singles player, Sydney Gahn, qualifier for the State tour-nament for the second consecutive year.”She added, “We are looking for the same with Veronica Sisson, senior, leading the team at one singles.”Lahti said her biggest challenge will be building her doubles teams, because seven of the eight players graduated.“We will need to focus on doubles strategies and techniques all season long,” she said. “The Lake Michi-gan conference always has difficult

opponents in tennis, especially Har-bor Springs and Elk Rapids.”Lahti added, “We are evenly matched with Charlevoix and Gray-ling, and we are anticipating the same type of competition again this year.”Now well into their season, Lahti said her girls are aided by some tal-ented alumni.“We have former tennis players Robby Reidel and Riley Mills help-ing out at practice feeding tennis balls and competing with the girls at practice,” she said. “It is rewarding to see players come back and play with us because it tells me they have built a life long love of tennis.”

Tennis roster: Shelby Adams, Torri Cheadle, Alie Culver, Ash-lee Deneau, Danielle Guerriero, Devin Hickerty, Katie Hicks, Ab-bey Hofweber, Elizabeth Hofweber, Lacey Hofweber, Karlee Kroush, Cassidy Moody, Taylor Patton, Pim-chanok Reungchinda, Jill Solomon, Veronica Sisson, Shelby Webster and Claire Wellman.

In action since April 12, the Boyne City High School girls softball team is heavy on se-niors.According to softball coach Sandy Clausen her 11-lady team will face some tough competition this year."We finished second too many times (last year)," Clausen said. "I know they and I are working hard to be a better team."With nine seniors, two juniors

and one sophomore, Clausen said her team's biggest chal-lenge will be winning more games this year."We need to play solid de-fense and not beat ourselves," she said. "We have a tough schedule – I don't see any easy games."softball roster: Kaley Aown, Abbi Fair, Alex Goodburn, Ke-trin Hocquard, Meghan Hull, Katharine Korthase, Katelyn Lutterbach, Stephanie Munk, Jessica Selissen, Sierra Smith and Keisha Tompkins.


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Lady Ramblers soccer got off to a frosty start during their first three home games.The girls played Grayling on April 11, Cheboygan on April 12 and Harbor Springs on April 14.“Our field (was) covered by 8 inches of snow,” said coach Nickola Baic.Baic's roster is up this year with 20 athletes: four freshmen, five sophomores, seven juniors and four seniors.With a final record of 1-17 last year, Baic looks to overcome some serious challenges includ-ing finding a way to score.“We have one girl who has played any kind of travel team soccer,” Baic said.According to Baic, defend-ing district champions Harbor

Springs could be the most diffi-cult team to beat.Soccer roster: Erin Baker, Jazmine Bennett, Rachel Butler, Allison Cain, Erika Danforth, Meredith Hague, Alexandra Harding, Kylee Hoaglund, Tan-isha Jaynes, Mallory Karasze-wski, Katie MacKenzie, Dan-ielle Matthew, Hanna Olsen, Cassidy Shankleton, Monica Stokes, Chantel Talboys, Jessica Webster, Andrea Westrick and Beca Wiser.Boyne City fell to Grayling 0-4.Grayling scored twice in each half to defeat Boyne 4-0.“Cassidy Shankleton did a nice job at sweeper to limit Grayling to 20 shots on goal,” Shumaker said. “Ali Cain had 16 saves in goal for the Ramblers.”The lady Ramblers also fell to Cheboygan 0-8 and Harbor Springs 0-8.

Frosty start at home for lady Ramblers soccer teamBENJAMIN GOHS

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Coach hopes strong players will make up for thinner tennis teamBENJAMIN GOHS

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Boyne City girls’ softball team is heavy on experienceBENJAMIN GOHS

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The Boyne City girls high school soccer team includes (in no particular order) Erin Baker, Jazmine Bennett, Rachel Butler, Allison Cain, Erika Danforth, Meredith Hague, Alexandra Harding, Kylee Hoaglund, Tanisha Jaynes, Mallory Karasze-wski, Katie MacKenzie, Danielle Matthew, Hanna Olsen, Cassidy Shankleton, Monica Stokes, Chantel Talboys, Jessica Webster, Andrea Westrick and Beca Wiser.


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Rambler boys baseball had their season opener at home against Elk Rapids last week.Coach Todd Shumaker is fielding a team of 12 this year with seven seniors and five juniors.His biggest challenge this year, Shumaker said, is “keeping everyone on the field; healthy and eligible.”The boys finished their last

season 28-7 and are looking at some stiff competition this spring.“Our entire conference is tough,” Shumaker said.shumaker’s roster is up from last year and fea-tures: Kolbi Shumaker, Gage Burt, Mike Evans, Dustin Field, Travis Lapeer, James O’Brien, Caleb Rob-erts, Truman Reames, Zeek Beek, Chris Myers, Collin Ulvund and Fred Segraves. Assistant coaches are Brian Price and Barry Cole.

Boyne City Ramblers baseball to face tough competitionBENJAMIN GOHS

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Boyne Ramblers girls track coach Andy Place has depth on his side.With 27 athletes, this is the larg-est girls track team since 2002.“We only had one girl gradu-ate last year, so we have a good number of girls returning,” he said. “We also have a several new girls.”Place added, “We have six se-niors who will provide leader-ship and a large number of tal-ented underclassmen. We have 3 sophomore girls from Boyne Falls as part of our Coop pro-gram with the Loggers.”According to Place, Erica West-brook and Kaylee Wilson have been outstanding Cross Country runners for the Loggers. “The two ran track last year with Erica earning all confer-ence honors in the 3200M and qualifying for the State Finals,” he said. “The third athlete from Boyne Falls is Kiersten Bielas

who is new to track and will run sprints.”Senior Sarah Hufford was sec-ond team all-conference last year in the Pole Vault.Kenzie Macksey was second team all-conference in the 400M. Westbrook, Wilson, Macksey, and Allyssa Kasper joined to-gether last year to earn all-con-ference honorable mention in the 3200M Relay. “Sophomore Mary Myers re-turns as our top field event ath-lete,” said Place. “In last year’s conference meet, she scored in the Shot Put, Discus, and Pole Vault.”He added, “Other girls to watch for are Freshman Jennelle Rob-erts, who was all-conference in Cross Country this year, also Freshmen Kylie Hicks and Heather Nichols, who are Mid-dle School record holders (and) we also have Sophomore Halee Boughton and Junior Denise Minier who lead our sprinters.”Ramblers runners finished

fourth in the conference behind Harbor Springs, Charlevoix and St. Francis last year.“All three of these teams will be tough again this year,” Place said. Their first meet was April 16 in Kingsley.

Girls track roster: Justeena Adams, Erin Baker, Taylor Bak-er, Sydney Bennett, Kiersten Bielas, Halee Boughton, Kait-lynne Crandell, Emilee Evans, Kylie Hicks, Sarah Hufford, Tara Hufford, Allyssa Kasper, Ashley LaVictor, Kenzie Mack-

sey, Miranda May, Denise Mini-er, Mary Myers, Heather Nich-ols, Hannah Reinhardt, Jennelle Roberts, Jenny Selissen, Aman-da Spence, Monica Stokes, Al-yssa Torres, Courtney Weldon, Erica Westbrook and Kaylee Wilson.

Boyne City Rambler Zeek Beek mans a base during a recent game against Elk Rapids. Ramblers coach Todd Shumaker is looking forward to a good season with a nice mix of seniors and juniors.

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girls’ track and field team runs deep with athletesBENJAMIN GOHS

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VArsITY BAseBAll and sOFTBAll

(all games a double header unless noted with *) 4/22/11 Saint Ignace HOME 4:30 4/26/11 East Jordan AWAY 4:30 4/28/11 Petoskey HOME 4:30 4/30/11 Boyne Invitational* HOME 9:00 5/3/11 Harbor Springs HOME 4:30 5/5/11 McBain HOME 4:30 5/6/11 TC Central AWAY 4:30 5/9/11 TCSF AWAY 4:30 5/12/11 Hillman AWAY 4:00 5/13/11 Harbor Light AWAY 4:30 5/17/11 LEAGUE MAKE UP 5/18/11 TC West AWAY 4:30 5/19/11 Cheboygan HOME 4:30 5/23/11 Inland Lakes HOME 4:30 5/24/11 Grayling HOME 4:30 5/26/11 Pellston HOME 4:30 5/31/11 DISTRICTS (BC HOST) HOME 4:30 6/3/11 DISTRICTS HOME 6/4/11 DISTRICTS HOME

JV BAseBAll and sOFTBAll

(all games are a double header un-less noted with a *)

(BB) or (SB) indicates Baseball or Softball ONLY 4/26/11 East Jordan HOME 4:30 4/28/11 Petoskey AWAY 4:30 5/3/11 Harbor Springs (BB) AWAY 4:30 5/5/11 McBain AWAY 4:30 5/6/11 TC Central HOME 4:30 5/10/11 Inland Lakes HOME 4:30 5/12/11 Hillman (SB) AWAY 4:00 5/13/11 TCSF HOME 4:30 5/17/11 LEAGUE MAKE UP 4:30 5/18/11 TC West HOME 4:30 5/19/11 Cheboygan AWAY 4:30 5/21/11 Petoskey Invitational (BB) AWAY 9:00 5/23/11 Inland Lakes AWAY 4:30 5/24/11 Grayling AWAY 4:30 5/27/11 Mancelona AWAY 4:30

MIDDle sChOOl TrACK & FIelD

4/20/11 League Jamboree @ EJ AWAY 4:00 4/21/11 Petoskey vs. Boyne (6th) AWAY 4:00 4/27/11 Conference @ BC HOME 4:00 4/28/11 Bulldogs Inv. @ Inland Lks AWAY 4:00

4/29/11 Boyne vs. Petoskey (6th) HOME 4:00 5/4/11 Conference @ ER AWAY 4:00 5/5/11 Elk Rapids Inv. AWAY 4:00 5/9/11 East Jordan Inv. AWAY 4:00 5/18/11 Conference @ EJ AWAY 4:00

GIrls VArsITY sOCCer 4/11/11 Grayling HOME 5:00 4/12/11 Cheboygan HOME 5:30 4/14/11 Harbor Springs HOME 5:00 4/18/11 TCSF AWAY 5:00 4/20/11 Glen Lake AWAY 5:00 4/21/11 Kalkaska HOME 5:00 4/25/11 Charlevoix AWAY 5:00 4/26/11 No. Mi. Christian Acad. AWAY 4:30 5/2/11 Elk Rapids AWAY 5:00 5/5/11 Grayling AWAY 5:00 5/6/11 Suttons Bay AWAY 5:00 5/9/11 Harbor Springs AWAY 5:00 5/12/11 TCSF HOME 5:00 5/16/11 Kalkaska AWAY 5:00 5/19/11 Charlevoix HOME 5:00 5/24/11 Glen Lake HOME 5:00 5/26/11 Elk Rapids HOME 5:00

VArsITY TrACK & FIelD 4/21/11 Harbor Springs AWAY 3:45 4/25/11 Conference Meet HOME 3:45 4/29/11 Cheboygan Inv. AWAY 4:00 5/2/11 Grayling AWAY 3:45 5/5/11 Bulldogs Inv. @ IL AWAY 3:30 5/12/11 Conference Meet @ EJ AWAY 3:45 5/14/11 B.C. Invitational HOME 9:00 5/25/11 LMC Champs @ EJ AWAY 3:45 6/4/11 State Finals @ Comstock Park TBA **Regionals will be held in EJ**

VArsITY GIrls TeNNIs 4/21/11 Boyne Invitational HOME 9:00 4/25/11 TC Christian AWAY 4:00 4/26/11 Harbor Springs AWAY 4:30 4/28/11 Petoskey HOME 4:00 5/3/11 TCSF AWAY 4:30 5/6/11 Grayling AWAY 4:30 5/10/11 Elk Rapids HOME 4:30 5/14/11 Harbor Springs Invitational AWAY 9:00

5/16/11 Petoskey AWAY 4:00 5/17/11 TC Christian HOME 4:00

BOYS VARSITY GOLF (*denotes 18 holes) 4/20/11 Conference @ HS AWAY 4:30 4/25/11 Conference @ TCSF* AWAY TBA 4/27/11 Conference @ Kalkaska* AWAY 11:00 4/29/11 Mancelona Inv. AWAY 4:30 5/2/11 Conference @ Chx. AWAY 4:30 5/5/11 Conference @ Grayling* AWAY TBA 5/9/11 Conference @ ER AWAY 4:30 5/11/11 Conference @ EJ* AWAY TBA 5/14/11 Wolverine Inv. AWAY TBA 5/18/11 Cadillac Inv. AWAY 9:00 5/20/11 Conference Champs @ Antrim Dells TBA 5/21/11 TCC Inv. @ Lochenheath 9:00 5/23/11 Petoskey JV Inv. @ Antrim Dells TBA as of 2/23/11

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Rambler golfersThe 2011 Boyne City Ramblers golf team is pictured (in no par-ticular order) Bradley Fouchia, William Holland, Preston Hughey, Wyatt Long, Logan Orban, Travis Porter, Steven Halstead, Jacob Knitter, Hunter Dunlop, Devan Fortune, Jacob Looze, Keagan Looze, Alexander Macksey, Ger-ritt Moeke, Jalen Adams, Dillon Bisbee-Rainey, Travis Long, Jacob Stutzman, Luke Thorp, Tyler Well-man and Bryan Wonski.



On April 22, the 41st an-niversary of Earth Day will be celebrated by mil-lions of people around the world. As a global citizen, you may wish to com-memorate this event by thinking of ways you can help the environment, such as boosting your recycling

efforts and cutting back on your energy consumption. But you can also contrib-ute to a “greener” world through your investment activities. Specifically, you can take action in two related areas: reducing your paperwork and consolidating your ac-counts. Let’s take a look at both of these possibilities.First, if you want to de-crease your investment-related paperwork, you need to take advantage of all the paperless options that have probably been made available to you by those financial services companies with which you work. So, for example, you may want to choose to receive online state-ments, rather than paper ones. And when you make transactions, you may also be able to receive online confirmations. Not only will online docu-ments help save paper, but it can also help protect you from identity theft. The

more paper statements, confirmations and similar items lying around, the greater the possibi l -ity of their being ex-posed to p r y i n g eyes. (In fact, if you do still re-ceive pa-per docu-m e n t s , you may want to shred them soon after you’ve re-viewed the information.)If you think you may need to produce this invest-ment-related information, possibly to give to your tax advisor, you can always go back to your financial service provider’s web site, access the documents you need, and print them. Most companies make this information readily acces-sible to their clients for

months, or even years, af-ter it is initially generated.Now, let’s move to another

env i ron -mental ly conscious aspect of i n v e s t -ing: con-s o l i d a t -ing your accounts. Start by listing all your fi-n a n c i a l a s s e t s , such as your bank accounts,

investments, IRAs and employer-sponsored re-tirement plans, such as a 401(k), if you worked for a private employer, a 457(b), if you worked for a state or local government, or a 403(b), if you worked for a school or other tax-exempt organization. By consolidating as many of these accounts as possible with one financial services

provider, you can signifi-cantly reduce the number of statements you receive and the paperwork you generate. But the reduction of pa-perwork is only one ben-efit you’ll receive from consolidating accounts. You might also be able to lower the amount of fees you pay. And even more importantly, by placing all your financial assets with one financial-services provider, you will be bet-ter able to follow a single, unified investment strat-egy. If you work with a fi-nancial advisor, he or she

will find it much easier to identify your strengths and weaknesses and help you allocate your investment dollars in a way that’s ap-propriate for your retire-ment goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. Earth Day only happens once a year. So take this opportunity to think about how you can do your part, through a few simple ac-tions tied to your invest-ments, to help improve the environment we all share.This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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PHOTO BY JOSH SAMPSONHard at workBoyne Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jim Baumann works on matters relating to the Boyne Business Expo at his office last week. For more information on the expo go to www.boynecham-ber.com.

The Northern Michigan Society of Human Resources is hosting a talent management presentation: “Round pegs in square holes” on creating employee engagement.Friday, May 20, 2011, your choice of two times and locations: 8:30am to 11:30am—Otsego Club and Resort Pontresina Room—800-752-5510 - 696 M-32 East, Gaylord MI 49734 (8:30 Registration and continental breakfast; 9:00 warm up with Jenni-fer Cassidy of North Country CMH; 9:30 Main Speaker) Register at http://nomish-rm05202011glrd.eventbrite.com/Or, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. —Boyne City Library Lower Level Conference Room - 231-582-7861—201 East Main Street, Boyne City, MI 49712 (1:00 Registration and box lunches; 1:30pm warm up with Jennifer Cassidy of North Country CMH; 2:00 Main Speaker)Register at http://nomishrm-05202011bc.eventbrite.com/$25 registration fee for SHRM mem-bers and $35 registration fee for non-SHRM members Presenter, Mr. Chris Pauwels, West Michigan Management Consultant for Advisa has expertise in hiring, team building, workforce and suc-cession planning. Chris Pauwels describes his consulting as “bringing personality to the forefront helping managers get the maximum out of their people.” Advisa uses Predictive Index as its main assessment tool. Chris will, in

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lent outcomes, both essential in-gredients of our award-winning vascular surgery program,” said Reezie DeVet, President & CEO of Northern Michigan Regional Health System.And it doesn’t stop there. Northern Michigan Regional Hos-pital has also been named among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation for medical excellence in cancer care, spinal surgery, women’s healthcare, overall sur-gical care, and for overall hospital care by CareChex. CareChex is a medical quality rating service that provides a comprehensive evalua-tion of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care, and patient ex-periences.“For a hospital this size to be

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“There ain’t no doctor that can cure my disease”Beyond the Vital signsThe call came through my pager at 11:30 in the morn-ing, “Transfer 67 y/o female from Smalltown Hospital back home.”Walking through the enlarged door of the hospital room, I met Ms. Myers.A quick flip through Ms. My-ers’ chart revealed very little.I saw that she had breast can-cer, but that was ten years ago.The only current document re-laying her health was an insur-ance form used to justify trans-port on our stretcher, which read, “failure to thrive.”Failure to thrive is one of those ‘catch-all’ diagnoses.It is commonly seen in patients who, for no apparent reason,

are losing weight, withering away, or reducing in function.Not willing to accept this an-swer, I begin to assess my pa-tient.“Ms. Myers, can you tell me about your health problems?” I asked gently as our ambu-lance moved slowly towards the nursing hime.I was beginning to think she hadn’t heard me, when after a long pause, she answered, “What would you like to know?”“Just the basics, Ms. Myers,” I say, smiling lightly.“Are you in any pain?”“No, No pain,” she said slow-ly.“Have you ever had a stroke?”“Nope.”“Have you ever had a heart at-tack?”“No.”“How about a stroke, Ms. My-ers?”

“No stroke.”“Okay,” I allow. “What has you confined to the bed?”Pausing, she shrugs her shoul-ders.“Nothing, really. I just can’t get out of bed.”“Was it a gradual weakening, or was it a sudden event?”“Something sudden,” she said flatly.“What happened, Ms. My-ers?”“My husband died,” she said.The rest of the trip passes in si-lence, nothing left to say.Emotional health is something that is overlooked in many pa-tients.Even more overlooked is the direct relationship between emotional and physical health.Cancer patients given a 3-month sentence have been known to live for years, if only due to their positive outlook and joyful way to viewing

their life.As we saw in my story above, the opposite is true as well, perhaps even to a larger de-gree.It is still being researched and discovered just how connected our bodies and minds are.Recent research has shown that laughter, tears, and eating chocolate all cause different endorphins - brain chemicals - to be released into our system and thusly affect our mood.Yes, I said it - there is proof that chocolate specifically im-pacts your mood, girls.The next time you get a cold, catch the flu, or even find yourself in a difficult health situation, remember one thing. The body and mind are one.A positive attitude helps the body heal, recover, and main-tain.Perhaps that walk in the park isn’t such a bad idea.

The real affect of emotion on physical health

Don’t miss the Straits Area Health Expo on April 26The Straits Area Health Expo, sponsored by VitalCare of Northern Michigan Regional Health System, will offer an interactive and educational health and wellness opportu-nities for the Straits area.The expo will take place on Tuesday, April 26, at Ke-wadin Casino in St. Ignace, Michigan. Admission is free.Participants can learn more about Northern Michigan Regional Health System pro-grams and services includ-ing The Cancer Center, The Center for Optimal Health, Michigan Heart & Vascular Specialists, The Sleep Center,

Northern Michigan Regional Hospital Acute Rehabilita-tion, and VitalCare and its home health, hospice, pro-vide duty, and home medical equipment divisions. Addi-tionally, pulse oximetry test-ing, blood pressure checks, and foot pressure point test-ing will be offered. Other participating vendors include Pine Crest of Macki-nac, Cedar Cove Assisted Liv-ing, Newberry Assisted Liv-ing, Freighter view Assisted Living, Rogers City Rehab, Mackinac Straits Hospital, and Great Lakes Cardiotho-racic and Vascular Surgery.

speaks well for Boyne.Mother’s DayFrank E. Hering as team captain/coach of Notre Dame football in 1896Frank E. Hering, a Past Grand Worthy President of the Frater-nal Order of Eagles, made the first known public plea for “a national day to honor our moth-ers” in 1904. Twenty-one years later, the “Society of War Moth-ers” invited Hering to partici-

pate in a special Mother’s Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery There, at the “Tomb of the Un-known Soldier,” before a large audience including many con-gressmen and senators, Hering was introduced as “the Father of Mother’s Day.” That was 11 years after President Woodrow Wilson by Proclamation offi-cially made Mother’s Day the second Sunday in May The idea of Mother’s Day came to Hering when he was a facul-ty member at the University of

Notre Dame. Walking into the classroom of a fellow instructor, Hering found his colleague dis-tributing penny postcards to stu-dents. Each student addressed his or her card and scribbled a message on it. Hering was in-formed the students could write anything, as long as it was ad-dressed to the students’ moth-ers.A light bulb went on in Hering’s head and the idea of a special day that would provide formal recognition for mothers began to form. About the same time, Hering was actively involved in an organization that was started a few years earlier on the Se-attle waterfront and was quickly gaining popularity as the Frater-nal Order of Eagles. By 1904, Hering was a past officer of the South Bend Aerie.In 1914, legislation in the U.S. Congress requested a presiden-tial proclamation that would designate the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. This date was encouraged by Anna Jarvis, another crusader for a memo-rial day for mothers. President

Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation and May 10, 1914 became the first official Moth-er’s Day.

Eagle picnic at Walloon Lake 1955Eagle RidersEagle Riders is a group of Fra-ternal Order of Eagles member motorcyclists who promote the Eagles and its causes, while do-ing something that they love rid-ing motorcycles. The mission of

the Eagle Riders is to have fun in a family oriented organization dedicated to the enjoyment of motorcycles, safe riding, while promoting the Fraternal Order of Eagles.Boyne City Eagle’s Hall todayToday the Boyne City Eagles and Auxiliary have about 200 mem-bers. They are very active in the many fraternal functions and offer their hall for the many activities in Boyne.They are beyond merely being philanthropic. They hold many benefits and other function that help individual and other needs in our city and county.My thanks to: The Eagle Officers, The Eagle Members, The Boyne Library, (Boomer) Lloyd, Eagle President Edward May III, Boyne City Ga-zette Curmudgeonly Historian


three feet from my front bum-per, I looked directly into the startled eyes of its driver. I silently said a prayer of good-bye to my faithful old Focus and calculated my probable injuries. Immediately the horrified woman wrenched her car away from mine which was parked at a standstill where it was when I first saw her approach. She deftly whisked by me and my foot did its thing on the ac-celerator as I hurried forward, out of her way.We refer to such happenings as ‘close calls’ and I doubt if there is a person living in Boyne City or elsewhere in our world who has not ex-perienced such an occasion. And it doesn’t have to have a car involved. And it isn’t always the result of careless-ness. Many times it is nothing more than being in the wrong place at the right time. Such happenings can be truly acci-dental. No one involved is to blame. I remember such a time in my life. The memory remains vivid to this day as I learned real fear. I was in an unknown and strange land. It was a black night; late. There were strangers present. As a result of the terrifying experience I learned a lesson which has stood beside me ever since. Since that time I have never feared the blackness of night, a strange and unknown place, nor the sudden appearance of strangers. I came to real-ize fear is only found in the tales of others, in their imagi-nation or carelessness and in our childhood years when our parents and others warn of us all the many dangers we might encounter in life. Somehow as we mature such warnings remain imbedded deep in our minds and are seldom brought out for evaluation.It was 1952; January. I had just completed a two week trans-Pacific journey to join my husband who was stationed with the Air Force on Guam. We had been apart for half a year. Because of our two little sons and infant daughter and all their paraphernalia and luggage I had been the last to make it down the long gang-plank into the waiting arms of Ed. After all our hugging and

kissing the five of us made our way across a huge park-ing area near the large dock-side storage buildings. It was vacant except for his car as all the other passengers had vanished in their hurry to get back to the base.The car was a 1936 Ford; dark blue, four door. Ed popped the trunk open and tossed in our gear as I settled the boys in the rear seat and myself in the front passenger seat with the baby. As I closed my door I hear Ed swear. Now this was a rare happening, so I knew immediately something ma-jor was wrong. He had dis-covered the front left tire was completely flat. In our excitement it had gone unnoticed until he opened the front door to climb in under the wheel.His anger wasn’t just that the tire was flat but that the tools he would need to fix it were now thoroughly buried under all our luggage. Getting himself in hand he proceeded to unpack and get the tools. However, there were none to be found. It was then I learned the Ford was not d and then hurriedly head-ed for the car he had borrowed from a friend to drive us down island to the air base and what was to be the family’s home.The old 1936 blue, four-door Ford stood alone in the sea of concrete. All others had driv-en off for their homes. As I helped the boys into the back seat of the car, there were no seat belts or child seats back then, Ed struggled to jam our luggage and other odds and ends such as a diaper bag and toys into the car’s trunk. I settled myself into the passen-ger seat with tiny Mary. Dur-ing all this excited rushing to leave no one notice the right front tire. It was flat!As Ed came around to the driver’s side of the car I heard him mutter something. I didn’t make out exactly what had been sad, but from his tone was aware something was wrong; seriously wrong. Without further comment he turned back to the car’s trunk, opened it and began to hur-riedly toss its contents out on the pavement. Obviously, I thought, he had lost some-thing.After everything was once again packed into the trunk he returned, and leaning in the

window explained that the tire was flat and the car had no tools with which to change it.By this time night had com-pletely fallen and only two lone lights glowed dimly at each far end of the parking lot from high poles. Reassuring me he would return in a matter of minutes and to lock the car Ed set out across the lot to the storage buildings in search of tools. The boys and I watched as the darkness slowly hid his de-parting figure from view. But his stride had been long and purposeful so we had no doubt he would be back quickly, fix the tire and we’d be on our way to a home we had never seen.There I sat in a strange land, alone. It was pitch black out-side. As time crept slowly by the baby demanded a bottle and as I had no way to warm it I tried to convince her as best I could that she was OK. The boys began to get rest-less, asking constantly where their father was and telling me they were starving. I couldn’t believe how long Ed’s search was taking. Twenty minutes slowly disappeared.It was then I heard the noise; the boys, also. We peered into the darkness but our search-ing eyes found nothing. It seemed far away yet continu-ous. Eventually, as it grew louder and could be identified as an approaching machine of some sort our eyes began to decipher its shape and eventu-ally color. It was yellow and a front-end loader. With it were three men; one driving and the other two clung to each side as the machine approached us like a monster; their arms were actively gyrating about in the air in excitement.I watched in disbelief and fear as the large thing with its three unknown tiny men aimed itself straight at our car. It stopped moving as it reached the car’s bumper and one of the men jumped away from its side to come around to my car door. I was so grateful it was locked and the window closed. There he stopped and chattered away through the window, gesturing to his companions and the machine in a language I had no knowledge of. The boys were fascinated with the big yellow fork-lift as well as the man’s obvious excitement. They stood on the back seat

and leaned forward over the backs of the front seat bom-barding me with their ‘Whys’. I had not a single answer until I watched what began to hap-pen next. Grinning from ear to ear the stranger, using his hands, conveyed to me that I was to watch what was about to hap-pen – shaking his head up and down and waving his hands to indicate it would be wonder-ful. Once again he jumped up on the side of the yellow mon-ster, excitedly indicating to the driver and his other friend to proceed. With a masterful knowledge the driver inserted the ma-chine’s lift under the front of the Ford and slowly began to hoist it off the pavement. The car began to tilt backwards as the device lifted. The boys were in Seventh Heaven as the angle of lift increased. I found myself reaching for the steering while and clutching it as I tightly held on to Mary. The further the nose of the car rose the more certain I was the car would flip over and up-side down. Of course, all movement halted well before this could happen and the two ‘clingers’ quickly changed the flat tire and the driver care-fully deposited all of us back on the ground.The one who had taken charge of our rescue returned to my window once again. This time I wound it down and reached for his hand. Un-believable appreciation and thankfulness had completely replaced my terror. He chat-tered at me, smiling the while as I thanked him in the only language I knew. We both understood each other com-pletely in a manner that had far more to do with our hand shake and smiles. Before he left he reached in to pat each of the boys and say words to them they wouldn’t under-stand. Then he softly stroked Mary’s head and murmured love to her.All six of us waved madly as the yellow monster and her crew disappeared in the night’s blackness. Ed emerged out of the night about ten minutes later carrying the only tool he had been able to locate – a heavy, three foot wrench. I never asked him just how he planned to change the tire with that.

The boys immediately be-gan to share their excitement over the Monster’s visit as Ed stood stock still, looking at the repaired wheel. Once he grasped the gist of the re-pair he turned to me and said, “Hon, there are no people on earth as kind as the Philip-pines.” As that strange land became yet another home to me I learned the truth in Ed’s words over and over again. In their ‘20S many Philippine men contracted to go come to the island for a two or three time allotment period to work as servants or in maintenance. They did so in an effort to make money to be sent back to their families. Often this meant leaving their young children and wives be-hind. Because of their loneliness and their love for their fami-lies they spent as much time as they could with our children; playing with them, watching over them and even perform-ing nanny duties for some of the military families. Even among the people I per-sonally know there are those who are dangerous to them-selves and others, yet I know the why behind their prob-lems and am careful when with them. However, most of those I know, although having problems as we all do, pose no danger – at least none one can discern. Oh, if they abuse a drug, even cigarettes, they will eventually become a danger to themselves. Or if they drink and drive there is the potential of injuring someone else. Even those who feel they must carry a gun for protection can hurt themselves or another. As a result of the Guam dock-side experience when I was young I have come to view those I don’t know as persons, not strangers. In other words, they are probably like me and those I know. It has made a big difference in my life. I find it impossible to allow different cultures, languages, faiths, political beliefs etc to frighten me. After all we are all just people who have been brought into this world and given our parentage and the place of our birth – both cre-ating us as we are. None of us has had anything to do with the choice of either. Anne

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ApRIL 20HOSpICE VOLUNTEER TRAININgHOSPICE of Northwest Michigan is recruiting volunteers for their spring class. The 4 week session includes train-ing in the roles of volunteers, ori-entation to Hospice philosophy, bereavement and grief, death and dying, family dynamics and com-munication, spiritual aspects of dying, comfort measures, ethical issues and advanced directives. Upon completion of the train-ing, the volunteer must undergo a criminal background check, in-cluding fingerprinting, pass a drug test, and commit to at least 4 hours a month of volunteer time.

If you are interested in being part of the next training course, which will be held on Wednesdays in Charlevoix beginning April 20, contact Cheri Hoffman at 547-7659.

NOW THROUgH ApRIL 29SENIOR ART EXHIBIT

NMU SENIOR ART EXHIBIT SET TO OPEN MARQUETTE-Northern Michi-gan University’s graduating art and design students will presenttheir work in a senior exhibition ti-tled, “Apparitions,” opening Wednes-day, April 13 at the DeVos ArtMuseum. The show’s closing recep-tion will be from 7-9 p.m. on April 29.The exhibit features pieces from 56 students who have been studying in the concentration of arthistory, drawing/painting, digital cinema, electronic imaging, graphic communications, human-centereddesign, illustration, jewelry/metals/blacksmithing, p h o t o g r a p h y, printmaking and sculpture.Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-8

p.m. Thursday and1-4 p.m. weekends. There is no charge to view the exhibition or at-tend the closing reception.Students participating include:MichiganBark River: Zachary Hall; Big Bay : Thomas Moran; Birmingham: Ross Legacy; Boyne City:Matthew Keiser; Clarkston: Robert Campbell, Nicholas Lewy; Crystal Falls: Kati Schumann; Dearborn:Jeanine LeBrell, Stephanie Oz; East Jordan: Megan Warnos; Eckerman: Timothy Paquette; Fenton: MonicaPennala; Gwinn: Walter Aho; Kath-ryne Strohbusch; Hudsonville: Der-ek Mohr; Iron Mountain: AdamBosley; Justin Matthews; Ironwood: Amber Kostopolus; Ishpeming: Son-net From; Kingsford: JoshuaCounter; Manchester: Alexandra Brellein; Marquette: Joshua Brink-man, Mia Cinelli, Katelyn Dehlin,Brittney Deloria and Audrey Lewis; Negaunee: Matthew Crenshaw; Nortonshores: Sean Jacobs; Paw Paw:Christopher Moore; Pellston: Mat-thew Hill; Pickford: Scott Coullard; Rapid River: Brady Nelson;Richmond: Melissa Pinskey; School-craft: Tiffany Paradine; Shelby Town-ship: Zachary Smith; SpringLake: Tyler Modezeleski; St. Clair Shores: Gil Cohen; Stephenson: Jorilou Zeman; Traverse City: KyleEndicott; Troy: Laura CoonAlaskaFairbanks: Christina GillisIllinoisDowners Grove: Noah Schloss; Homewood: Chelsey van Naarden; Lake Forest: Clark Stanton;New Lenox: Katherine Garvick;

Spring Grove: Andrew RichardsonMinnesotaWinona: Daniel HoltanSouth CarolinaFort Mill: Elizabeth DankoVirginiaStephenson: Kalli ThurgoodWisconsinHillsboro: Sandra Burch; Menom-onee Falls: Jonathan Kelber; Green Bay: Matthew Hockers,Matthew Kohls and Todd Stanich, Tomahawk: Edward Theut.-30-Prepared by Kalli Thurgood

ApRIL 20FOOD INC.

Robert Kenner, director of the docu-mentary Food, Inc., will appear at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey on Wednesday, April 20 as part of the college’s Lecture Series. Kenner’s documentary has helped change the way we view food and how some of us eat. Released in 2008, Food, Inc. is a graphic look into the environmen-tal, health and social impact of food as big business.

Variety called the film “a civil horror movie for the socially conscious, the nutritionally curious and the hun-gry ... It does for the supermarket what Jaws did for the beach.” In his insightful, thought-provoking pre-sentation, Kenner will detail how today’s marketplace has reshaped how and what we eat. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Admission is free but tickets are required. They are available at the North Cen-tral business office and bookstore on the Petoskey campus and at the college’s Gaylord, Cheboygan and East Jordan centers.


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Polymer Clay & Crafts Guild FormingThe Polymer Clay & Crafts Guild of North-west Michigan is forming locally and welcomes those interested in working with polymer clay and other arts and crafts forms. If you have a skill to teach or would like to take classes, or if you would like to be notified of upcoming events, please submit your contact information on the Guild web site at http://poly-merclayguild.homestead.com. Inquiries may also be sent via mail to P.O. Box 862, Boyne City, MI 49712.

American Legion Fundraiser

Boyne City’s American Legion, Ernest Pe-terson Post 228, is selling 2011 calendars to raise funds for future scholarship pro-grams for area students. Funds will also be used to support area service men and women currently serving, both overseas and stateside, and for local Legion pro-grams. Calendars, 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 vol-unteer-led program, brings together lo-cal 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 quilt-ing groups to help in this endeavor. For more information about joining the quilting circle, please contact Volunteer Quilters Barb Postelnick at 231.347.0798, or Mary Putters at 231.347.7931.

Free mammograms offered at Northern Michigan Regional

HospitalNorthern Michigan Regional Hospital Foundation and the Health Department of Northwest Michigan are partnering to offer free mammograms, not just in Oc-tober, but year-round. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, however, these mammograms are offered year-round while funds are available. If you are or know a female, age 40 – 64, who is under-insured or with-out health insurance, call 866.487.3100 to schedule an appointment.

BingoTuesday 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, en-tertainment and relaxation. - Play 39 games with 51 bingos - Traditional Pick your own hard cards – Paper specials + Michigan Progressive Jackpot. The venue is smoke-free. The Early Birds start at 6pm and Finish 9:45p.m. Food conces-sions are available.

Join the bandThe Jordan Valley Community Band will begin its Fall season of rehearsals on Thursday evenings 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, President, 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 find-ing an instrument.

Want to lose weight?Come join us for support.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 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 Evelyn at (231) 582-9495

Support GroupGrief and Loss Support Group 3rd Thurs-day of every month 1-2:30 p.m. Friend-ship Center of Emmet County -Library 1322 Anderson Road, Petoskey Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 2nd Mon-day 5:30-7:30 p.m.Hospice of Little Traverse Bay One Hiland Drive, Petoskey (231) 487-4285

Camp Daggett Summer Camp

Registration Still OpenSummer camp registration is still in full swing at Camp Daggett on Walloon Lake. Over two-thirds of the openings have been filled, but there’s still time to reg-ister for select weeks during the summer of 2011. Campers signing up for the first week of camp (June 19-25) will receive a $50 discount. Wilderness Adventure trips also still have openings.Camp Daggett offers eight one-week coed camping sessions starting June 19 and ending August 13, 2011. Scholar-ships are available to campers who need financial assistance.Every year, over 1,000 children ages 7-14 get the opportunity to spend a week at Camp Daggett. They experience the beauty of the natural environment that the camp provides, make new friends, try new things and have loads of fun. The summer program also develops a feeling of acceptance, respect and courage that campers take home with them. Camping provides a setting in which chil-dren can live, learn, and develop skills that are useful throughout their lives. Activities include adventure ropes cours-es, archery, group sports and games, sailing, swimming, canoeing and fishing, arts and crafts and nature study, hikes, campfires and camp outs. The program answers a child’s search for adventure in an environment that is up-beat and wholesome. Appetites are satisfied with nourishing, family style meals served in beautiful Mac Hall, a picturesque log dining room overlooking Walloon Lake.Camp Daggett Summer Camp Applica-tions are available online at www.camp-daggett.org. Please check the website for available weeks, or call (231) 347-9742.

ONGOING EVENTS

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Stocking Provisions

Ed Brehm of Boyne Country Provisions and The Wine Emporium stocks shelves on Thurs-day, April 14 in Boyne City. Stores throughout the area are getting ready for the annual influx of visitors to the area next month.PHOTO BY JOSH SAMPSON

They are also available at the cham-bers of commerce in Petoskey, Har-bor Springs, Indian River and Char-levoix and at the Grain Train Natural Foods Market in Petoskey.

For more information, call North Central’s director of student activi-ties at (231) 439-6349 or visit our

Web site www.ncmich.edu.

April 22, 25MacMaster schedules April

district hoursResidents of Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Otsego counties can meet with state lawmaker Rep. Greg MacMaster, for face-to-face talks at April district office hours.- Friday April 22Flap Jack Family Restaurant, 102 W. Carpenter in Charlevoix, at 10 a.m.Elk Rapids Village Hall, 315 Bridge St. in Elk Rapids, at 1:30 p.m.- Monday, April 25,Topinabee Public Library, 1576 Straits Highway in Topinabee, at 10 a.m.Sugar Bowl Restaurant, 216 West Main St. in Gaylord, at 2 p.m. Residents unable to meet Mac-Master during office hours can contact the representative toll free at 1-855-DIST 105 (1-855-347-8105); by e-mail, [email protected]; by mail, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Michigan 48933; or through his website at RepMac-Master.com.

ApRIL 23WILD pARSNIp DIggIN’

Join the Martha Wagbo Farm and Education Center at 3 p.m Satur-day, April 23 as they harvest wild parsnip from their fields. Few know that this invasive bane of habitat restorers is the exact same plant you buy in the store. Bring a shovel to harvest this delicious root vegetable and help preserve native wildflowers. Free and open to the public. For more info, con-tact Wagbo at 231-536-0333, or email [email protected].

ApRIL 28BOyNE BUSINESS EXpO

The Boyne Area Chamber has set Thursday, April 28 as the date for its third annual Business Expo and Taste of Boyne, which will again be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the former Carter’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. Admission to the event is $5, and exhibitors receive extra admission passes for their employees and clients. This excit-ing expo will again include great food, art, networking, music, busi-ness exhibits and the unveiling of the 2011-12 Boyne Area Visitors Guide. Soft drinks, wine and beer on draft will be available.

ApRIL 30FASHION SHOW LUNCHEON

The Circle of Strength cancer re-source program of Charlevoix Area Hospital is once again hosting the Fashion Show Luncheon. Saturday

April 30, 2011 2-4 p.m. at the Char-levoix Public Library.

SIgN Up NOW FOR SUMMERgENERAL OFFICE pROFES-

SIONAL CERTIFICATEIN EAST JORDAN @ NCMC...

The General Office Professional program is now available in its en-tirety at the East Jordan campus of North Central Michigan Col-lege. This certificate prepares the student for a position in a small business, corporate, government, institutional setting or to produce professional office work from home. Coursework includes train-ing in office skills and basic small computer operations. Pre-requi-site courses are offered in East Jor-dan during the 2011 summer ses-sion, with the certificate program beginning in the fall. The courses are offered in the evenings and on weekends. Many of the office ad-ministrative services (OAS) courses are 8-weeks in length; therefore the student can com-plete two courses in one semes-ter.For more information, contact Susan Cannon at 231-536-9702 or mailto:[email protected].

ApRIL 29, 30CHEF’S CHALLENgE

CHEF’S CHALLENGE, the culinary must-attend event of the year in Northern Michigan, will be held April 29-30 at Boyne Mountain. For more information on the Chefs Challenge, including tastings, the list of teams, judges, seminars and more, log onto www.Chefs-chal-lenge.com.

ApRIL 30CANCER FUND-RAISER

ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK for cancer - mark your calenda for the Northern Michigan Cancer Crusaders’ annual 50s party on Saturday, April 30, from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Boyne City Eagles Hall. The party features live music by TNT, prizes, a cash bar and auctions. $6 donation. Come dressed as a 50s/60s personality and win a prize. For information call Gail Farley at 231-582-2424.

The Charlevoix Area Hospital can-cer support group, “The Circle of Strength” is having its 8th annual Fash-ion Show Luncheon on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Charlevoix Public Library from 2pm until 4pm. Donations will be accepted at the door with a chance to win a 2-Night stay for two, meals in-cluded, at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. There will be no ticket presales for this event. All models have in some way been af-fected by cancer. All proceeds will benefit access to lo-cal cancer care. Call (231) 547-8906 for further ques-tions.

MAy 1

STARLIgHT DINNER AUCTIONBergmann Center’s Annual “Starlight” Dinner and Live Auction 2011. Berg-mann Center is pleased to announce their 9th annual “Starlight” Dinner and Live Auction held Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Community Building located in the Fairgrounds in Petos-key. Browse the auction items with entertainment at 12:30 p.m., dinner catered by Grey Gables Restaurant at 1:30 p.m. and auctioneer John Murray of Charlevoix beginning at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of fun, great food, entertainment and auction items be-yond compare! Call 231-547-2979 for ticket information.

MAy 4TAI CHI CLASSES

Tai Chi Classes at the Boyne District Library. Morning Tai Chi classes will continue to meet on Wednes-days at The Boyne District Li-brary in Boyne City. Classes are held in the downstairs Commu-nity Room. Classes are $5 each class, open to everyone. This session will continue through May 4, 2011. We will miss a class April 6The beginner’s class meets from 9:00- 9:50. The continu-ing/advanced class meets from 10:00 - 10:50. Familiarity with the whole Tai Ch fundamentals form is essential for the con-tinuing class. This class is also learning the Yang Short Form.Tai chi is a safe, gentle, non-impact exercise that promotes health and inner tranquility. It also builds strength & endur-ance, and improves balance, coordination & flexibility. Tai Chi is suitable for people with problems moving because of age, injury, and arthritis and all levels of physical fitness.Meg McClorey teaches the Tai Chi Fundamentals form and The

Yang Short Form. Meg has prac-ticed the Yang Short form since 1994 and taught since 2000. Tai Chi Fundamentals is an ac-cessible form for everyone, it begins with simple movement patterns and progresses into a complete form. The Yang form is more difficult to learn, often taking a year or more of daily practice for infor-mation call Meg: 231-582-7689 Email - [email protected]

MAy 6NLEA LUNCHEON

Meet business, civic leaders at May 6 NLEA luncheon The Northern Lakes Economic Alliance will hold its Annual Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 6 at Boyne Mountain. Be one of the 450 guests to attend this event, which includes infor-mative and inspiring speakers, exciting guests, special awards and prestigious recognitions. Plan to join other local, state and federal business commu-nity and government leaders all vested in the economic vi-tality of our region. Simply call 231-582-6482 or email your ticket request to NLEA today. Individual tickets are $20 and reserved tables for eight (8) are $200. Click here for a printable reservation form. If you’d like to sit at the Boyne Chamber table, call 582-6222 or e-mail us.

MAy 7BUFF Up BOyNE

Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m.-noon, Sunset ParkIt will soon be time to give Boyne City a shine and we are hoping you can lend a hand. We are encouraging all stu-dents, faculty and administra-tors in the Boyne City School District to participate in Buff Up Boyne, the community’s annual spring cleanup, on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. Working together we can make a difference. Activities will include “pick-up, sweep-up, spruce-up” efforts to BUFF UP BOYNE and enhance our town’s appearance after the winter season. We will be meeting in Sunset

Park next to the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce and then dispersing throughout the community to “buff up” as many public places as possible. That includes Veteran’s Park, Sunset Park, Old City Park, Avalanche, Peninsula Beach, the banks of the Boyne River, downtown sidewalks and park-ing lots, and much more.Following the “buffing efforts,” we invite participants to join us for you lunch served at noon.For more information, contact [email protected] or call (231) 582-9009.

MAy 12 - 16MUSHROOM FESTIVAL

It’s is right around the corner - May 12-16. Visit the festival website, www.morelfest.com, for updated information. The Wine & Dine gourmet event features morel hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Mary 13 at the Beach House restaurant. The Taste of Morels in the tent at Veterans Park will be held Saturday afternoon. Music under the tent includes Detroit young country band Annabelle Road at 8 p.m. Fri-day, the Emmy-Award-winning Bihlman Brothers rock band at 8 p.m. Saturday, and TNT and Northern Nites at 1 p.m. Sun-day.


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Reading RamblersStudents in Mark Ameel’s sixth-grade reading class are seen hard at work on Thursday April 14, at Boyne City High School.PHOTO BY JOSH SAMPSON

“Purveyors of Fine Wet Goods & Facilitators of Liquid Enjoyment”Hello fellow Wine Enthusiasts! The sun is out and Spring is in the air ... finally! Okay, so we have to brag a little......our staff at Boyne Country Provisions was awarded “Best Store Staff” by readers of the Northern Express magazine for all of Boyne City and Charlevoix--WOW!!! We are very proud and thankful that we have such a great staff who are committed to our customer’s satisfaction and work hard at it every day. Cheers and congratulations to Lily, Sam, Elise and Kristine. Great job! In addition, we also won “Best Wine Tasting Venue”. Obvi-ously, lots of credit also goes to the great staff of both Cafe Santé and Red Mesa Grill for the excellent job they always do hosting, pairing and preparing the food. Northern Express also wrote a great article about the store. Check it out at ; http://www.northernexpress.com/editorial/dining.asp?id=5274Need a delicious ham for Easter? Don’t delay, order a Dearborn Brand Honey Glazed Spiral Cut Ham from us by this Monday the 18th for delivery on Friday the 22nd (Good Friday). Available in 1/2 (8 lb.) and whole hams (14 lb.) @ $4.49 per lb. Reminder--We need more photos! Thanks to all of you who have sent us photos, but we could use more. Please help us continue to decorate the new Wine Emporium space with your favorite “wine country” photos. Send us one or two of your favorites by email and we’ll handle the printing and framing.

This week’s “W.O.W.” (wine of the week) -- 2008 Bodegas La Milagrosa “Milcampos Vinas Viejas” Tempranillo -- Ribera del Duero, Spain -- 100% Tempranillo 13.5% abv

Tasting notes: Milcampos is Spanish for “one thousand fields”. This medium to full bodied wine boasts an impres-sive nose of musky cherry, dark berry, herbs and pepper aromas. On the palate the spicy black fruits dominate along

with flavors of espresso, sassafras and note of sweet cola. Professional Reviews: The 2008 Milcampos Vinas Viejas spent 10 months in new Hungarian and American oak. It is a glass-coating opaque purple color with an already complex perfume of brooding black fruits, violets, clove,

cinnamon, and a hint of minerality. Firm on the palate with ample ripe tannin, it is loaded with flavor and character. - 91 Points by Wine Adocate/Robert Parker.

What’s New & Tasting Great?We have several new items from American Spoon Foods including their; Lemon Curd, Red Pepper Relish, Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce, Apple and Sour Cherry Spoon Fruit, Mango-Habanero Salsa and Maple Barbecue Sauce. Also, for all you beer fans, Oberon, Michigan’s favorite beer is back just in time to welcome our warmer weather.

Delicious and thirst quenching with an orange segment. Available in 6 pack bottles & singles. 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!

Cheers! Ed & Kristine Brehm

“What is Ribera del Duero?” One of Spain’s truly legendary winemaking regions, the pristinely rural Ribera de Duero in central Spain is home to some of the world’s best and most exclusive red wines. Laid out on a sprawling plateau along the banks of the Duero River, just 120km north of Madrid, Ribera del Duero is a land of extremes. Biting winters, sun-bleached summers and high altitudes work hand-in-hand with clayey, silty and limestone soils to create the ideal conditions for Tinto Fino, the local name for the Tempranillo grape, which makes up 95 percent of wine production. It was the unique terroir here that first proved that this oftentimes harsh and arid region was capable of producing exquisitely ex-pressive reds that would become renowned worldwide. If you’re searching for bold reds, look no further. Ribera del Duero answers the call with aromatic Tinto Fino wines that seduce with their intensity and balance.Wine has been made in the area since the Roman era, but in a story repeated through-out the world, it only became widespread with the arrival of monasteries. Although producers like Vega Sicilia have been mak-ing world-class wine here for more than a century, the region’s true winemaking boom did not come until the late 20th century. These days, however, the region has a sealed reputation for outstanding quality and good value. A total of nearly 56 million bottles of wine were labeled in 2007, and Ribera del Duero is second only to Rioja in the volume of DO wine sold within Spain.

Boyne Country provisions127 Water St. in Downtown Boyne City 231-582-2151 or 231-582-5609 faxParty Store Hours: M-Thurs. 8am-11pm, Fri. & Sat. 8am-12am, Sun. Noon-8pmWine Emporium Hours: M-Thurs. 10am-8pm, Fri. & Sat. 10am-8pm, Sun. Noon-8pm

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