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The early bird may get the worm, but the earlier bird gets the deals!Forget Black Friday, the second annual Earlier Than The Bird event sponsored by the Boyne Main Street Program/Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce gives shoppers an

opportunity to get some a d v a n c e d holiday shop-ping done while saving money.“It promotes people to shop in their hometown,”

Founder of Fox On a Hill Productions Pat-rick Schaller recently announced the 4th Annual Anniversary Showcase folk music event and shared his plans for restoring the historic Boyne Theatre.Closed for several years, the theater will once again re-open for business, featuring vintage film presentations, performing arts showcases and other entertainment pro-ductions. “The Boyne Theatre is an important land-mark, not only within Boyne City, but also within the broader perspective of northern Michigan and its vibrant history,” Schaller said. “Much work will need to be complet-ed before the Boyne Theatre re-opens with its new identity ‘The Boyne City Opera House’as the building has stood silent and empty for many years, and sadly, has aged as all

buildings do.”He added, “Nonetheless, the excitement and value that this renovation will create in Boyne City will add greatly to the thriving downtown.”Schaller owns the 220 South Lake St. facil-ity, which includes the restaurant, bar and theater.“I am rather nostalgic when it comes to the history of small American towns,” Schaller said. “When one thinks of a small, tradi-tional town, there’s a bread shop, a butcher shop, a cafe, a pub and a theatre. Given the current economic climate, there seems to be a renaissance of sorts within small towns.”He added, “We are returning to a self-sustaining state-of-mind, where town resi-dents take care of one another through their services and goods.”Schaller said he has received many words

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Dilworth develop-ers interviewing op-erators and compiling information for grant application

The next step in the Dilworth rehabilitation is underway.Officials from Landmark De-velopment of Boyne City were busy last week both meeting with parties interested in work-ing with the Dilworth, and fi-nalizing paperwork for their grant application.“We’re in the process of ... gathering data the state wants and putting that together and we will be submitting them soon,” said Landmark partner David White. “And, we’re in-terviewing potential operators for the hotel and restaurant.”The development of this type

of project can seem a bit com-plex, said Boyne City Main Street Program Manager Hugh Conklin.The Dilworth Hotel is on the market for sale, and the plan is for a buyer to purchase the property and independent op-erators to run the hotel and res-taurant.However, before any of that can happen, Landmark is hoping to win a Michigan Economic De-velopment Corporation grant to help with rehabilitating the Dilworth and bringing numer-ous safety and structural issues up to code.But, Conklin said, this requires a public-private partnership.“First they needed to work with a representative from the MEDC, this has been going on for a couple of years with the state historic preservation of-fice and a lot of other people involved with evaluating this

COURTESY PHOTOHere is an artist’s rendering of what the Boyne Theater will look like as the new and improved Boyne Opera House.

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Dilworth project progressing

COURTESY PHOTOLandmark Development of Boyne City is currently interviewing potential operators for the Dilworth restaurant and hotel project. Landmark is also gathering information required so it may apply for a state grant to help fund the nearly $5 million project.


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Education grant funds after school mentoring program

The 21st Century After School Program is a federal grant pro-gram which allows schools like Boyne City Public to operate their Jr. Rambler Club, an after school mentoring program.“The 21st Century After School Program assists students with academic expectations while also offering fun actives,” said Chris Adkison, a 21st Century Program instructor.

The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.All instruction and materials are provided to students and their families free of charge.The current grant is worth $117,500 over five years.The grant targets students who attend high poverty and low performing schools. Boyne schools qualify because more than half of students in the area receive free or reduced price

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I was in Cadillac on Halloween Eve with T i n k e r Bell and a hideous M o n s t e r ; my 4-year-old great-g r a n d -d a u g h t e r and her

2--year-old brother. Actually they were off gath-ering their baskets of loot while I cruised the streets at a snake’s pace checking

out the costumes wonder-ing along every sidewalk in sight.Of the hundreds of disguised children and parents I saw it was apparent the holiday continues to bring forth the same scary witches, ghosts and bandits as well as the beautiful princesses, bal-let dancers and handsome knights as those who roamed the sidewalks 80 years ago.The similarity didn’t stop there because the pumpkins sitting on porches, steps, curbs and in flower gardens were of the same sizes and

grotesque appearance as the ones which decorated the homes and wayside of my Halloween ventures. Their smiles and grimaces, with and without teeth, were highlighted by interior can-dle light that brought mem-ories of my mother strug-gling to firmly set in place, through the pumpkins small top opening, a small candle and light it. Granted there were no ciga-rette lighters to accomplish this chore, only the wooden match one scratched against the box in which it was pur-

chased.But the same process of making a circular cut around the stem area of the pump-kin was required to begin the whole carving process. Like today, mothers an-ticipated a mess so spread newspapers on the floor, porch or table where the jack-o-lanterns were to be slashed into being. Then the sensation of reach-ing into the interior of the orange globe which we had in all likely-hood picked off

V e t e r -an’s Day is some-thing that has been d r i l l e d into my head since birth.G r o w i n g up, my g r a n d f a -

ther was very active in the American Legion, and it was known for years that Tuesday was his bingo night, something on which we knew better than to infringe upon.I remember watching him

at the ceremonies dressed in blue dress pants with a gold stripe up the side, a white shirt, and a hat that always looked fun-ny to me – that is, until I learned what it meant.I was never a member of the military.I pursued other careers after high school, and never had the opportunity to serve in that capacity.That being said, I have a great amount of respect for those that do, and those that did in the past.We all know many of the more “active” veterans in town. We have seen Jerry

Evans and Dean Klein-schrodt of the American Legion at many functions, and heard talks from George Lasater regarding our impressive War Me-morial in Veterans Park. What I ask today, is that we remember all of our veterans with pride.From the 20-year-old just returning home from the Middle East to the 104-year-old man who spends his last days at Grandvue, I ask that they be thought of for their service.I feel fortunate to have grown up with an auto-

matic respect for our mil-itary, and our flag.This was largely due to the people who influenced me as I became older.If you haven’t made it to a Memorial Day service or Veteran’s Day ceremony, do not deprive yourself of that experience.I hope to see you all there.

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Veterans Day

Ve t e r a n s Day is an an-nual United States holi-day honor-ing military veterans. A federal holi-

day, it is observed on Novem-ber 11. It is also celebrated as Armi-stice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the Ger-man signing of the Armistice.U.S. President Woodrow Wil-son first proclaimed an Armi-stice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said“To us in America, the reflec-tions of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the

heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.” The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting that the Presi-dent Calvin Coolidge issue an-other proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate

ceremonies. An Act approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holi-day; “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrat-ed and known as ‘Armistice Day’.”In 1953, an Empo-ria, Kansas shoe store owner named Alfred King had the idea to expand Armistice Day to

celebrate all veterans, not just those who served in World War I. King had been actively in-volved with the American War Dads during World War II. He began a campaign to turn Ar-mistice Day into “All” Veter-ans Day. The Emporia Chamber of Com-merce took up the cause after determining that 90% of Em-poria merchants as well as the Board of Education supported closing their doors on Novem-

ber 11, 1953, to honor veterans. With the help of then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, also from Emporia, a bill for the holiday was pushed through Congress. President Dwight Eisenhower signed it into law on May 26, 1954. Congress amended this act on June 1, 1954, replacing “Armi-stice” with Veterans, and it has been known as Veterans Day since. Although originally scheduled for celebration on November 11 of every year, starting in 1971 in accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of October. In 1978 it was moved back to its original celebration on No-vember 11. Since this change, there has been a trend against being closed on the holiday. It began with businesses ex-cluding banks and in recent years some schools and local governments have also chosen to remain open. Respectfully submittedEdward May IIICurmudgeonly Historian

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Charlevoix County Sheriff ReportsSheriff Don Schneider re-ports on Saturday, November 6, 2010 a Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to Charlevoix Area Hospital for a victim seeking treatment for injuries sustained in an ATV accident.

Contact was made with 49 year old David Anderson of West-land, Michigan. Anderson was hunting on private property in Eveline Township and was us-ing his 2002 Honda Rubicon ATV in an effort to retrieve a deer he just killed. While rid-

ing his ATV, one of his wheels lost it’s footing in the swampy terrain causing Anderson to un-intentially apply more throttle. The ATV accelerated and the front wheels left the ground and Anderson fell from the machine as it rolled over onto

his body.Anderson was taken to Char-levoix Area Hospital emer-gency room by his step son in a personal vehicle. Anderson was treated and released from Charlevoix Area Hospital with a separated shoulder.

Tuesday, October 2610:23am Unlock in the Indus-trial Park1:33pm Report of open door in the 700 block of Pleasant Av1:46pm Report of possible fraud from the 800 block of West St2:53pm Unlock in the 400 block of N Lake St4:02pm Report of tree hang-ing low in the 200 block of W Michigan8:57pm Civil standby in the 600 block of W Court St

Wednesday, October 2712:53am Open door on W Main St3:03am Alarm on W Water St9:25am 1 vehicle property damage accident on Boyne Av near Division St11:35am Request for civil standby in the 300 block of Silver St12:20pm Reports of lines down on Line St12:21pm Report of lines down at West and Morgan Streets12:22pm Reports of lines down on Boyne Av at Hem-lock St1:14pm Report of tree down at Jefferson and Collings2:32pm Report of damage to

vehicle in the 1300 block of Boyne Av3:06pm Open door in the 600 block of S Lake St 4:18pm Report of suspicious van on Marshall Rd4:42pm Unlock in the 300 block of Bay St6:35pm Subject in reference problem with a tenant in the 500 block of Bay St

Thursday, October 289:47am Report of car being egged in the 600 block of Boyne Av5:26pm 3 car property dam-age accident at Boyne Av and Pearl St6:22pm Unlock in the 500 block of Jersey St8:40pm Unlock in the 400 block of N Lake St

Friday, October 291:48pm Unlock on Robinson St2:08pm Unlock in the 1000 block of Boyne Av3:55pm Report of assault that had occurred several days pri-or6:09pm Civil dispute in the 500 block of Boyne Av10:50pm Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance

Saturday, October 301:58am Assisted Sheriff De-partment with drunk driver10:11am Report of assault that occurred in the 600 block of W Court St12:58pm Unlock in the 100 block of S Park St3:45pm 1 vehicle property damage accident on Boyne City Charlevoix Rd at W Michigan. Citation issued for careless driving.5:03pm Private property dam-age accident in the 900 block of Boyne Av

Sunday, October 3112:12am Responded to distur-bance in the 500 block of N Lake St.1:30am Open door in the 600 block of S Lake St2:00am Assist subject in the 200 block of W Court St3:56am Suspicious subject in the area of Groveland and Line Streets1:26pm Received driving complaint from W Court and Lynn Streets4:55pm Arrested subject for Domestic Violence in the 600 block of Boyne Av8:40pm Citation issued for speed9:30pm Citation issued for

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Monday, November 18:23am Report of stolen wal-let from the 100 block of S Lake St8:29am report of 2 vehicle private property accident in the 1000 block of Boyne Av10:45am Request for funeral escort

3:40pm Civil dispute in the 400 block of Lewis Av7:25pm Larceny report from the 300 block of Front St7:53pm Citation issued for speed8:07pm Unlock in the 500 block of Lincoln 10:50pm Report of suspicious activity in the 300 block of E Division St

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LETTERS FROM OUR READERSISSUES UNSPOKEN

Editor:The midterm election sad-dens me – not because of who’s in and who’s out – but because $4 billion was spent jockeying for posi-tions while so many people are losing jobs, homes, and health care benefits.Also, the issue which poses the greatest threat to our country was not discussed: U.S. military spending now consumes 59% of the annu-al budget ($1.98 million ev-ery minute), chiseling more and more from health and human services (6%), edu-cation (4%), housing (3%), etc. What is our country teaching its children and telling the world when 59% of our budget is devoted to systems of violence, aggres-sion, and military might?War embitters people in other countries toward our country. War hurts the poor the worst. And sadly, what

goes around comes around: “Those who oppress the poor to enrich themselves will end up as paupers.” Prov.22:16Soon we’ll be hearing the song angels and shepherds sang together long ago: “Peace on earth, good will to all.” It could become a reality if we’d “turn our swords into plowshares” – turn weapons plants into producers of alternative energy – and work together for socioeconomic justice.Please visit www.OneMinuteForPeace.org for more information.Celia M. HastingsEllsworth

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ENERGY POLICYEditor:This past spring the Depart-ment of Natural Resources and Environment denied an air quality permit for a

coal power plant in Rog-ers City. The decision was based primarily on a report by the staff of the Michigan Public Service Commission which was in turn based on criteria established by the Governor in an Executive Directive. I do not question the well-meaning intent of the Administration in estab-lishing this review process, but I do question whether in the long term it is in the best interest of this State. Michigan needs to develop a balanced measured ap-proach to resource utiliza-tion that includes practical solutions for dealing with fossil fuels and the devel-opment of clean energy.Michigan needs to develop a new comprehensive en-ergy policy that involves both short and long term solutions. A policy grounded more in scientific/engineering lit-eracy and less on political

grandstanding. In developing this policy it should include the use of energy that comes from fuel sources free of pollu-tion but must also include more efficient ways of us-ing existing resources and create an environment that will develop new sources yet to be discovered. We need to be patient and trust that if history has taught us anything, with the right leadership and direc-tion we will find, develop, invent and create new fuel sources and better ways to use those we have. We need to understand renew-able energy is only part of the answer and not allow the quest for “everything green” to blind us into mak-ing bad decisions.Denial of the permit for the Rogers City facility is an example. The unavoidable truth is that fossil fuels are going to play a role in elec-

tric generation for decades to come. Instead of ignor-ing this fact, we should be insuring that sufficient re-sources are directed at find-ing ways to use these fuels in ways that reduce harmful emissions. In the mean-time, we need to look to those resources which can bridge the present to the fu-ture. Continue to develop renewable energy but in a fashion which is reasoned, affordable, and addresses their limitations. Expand the use of natu-ral gas and nuclear power which can play an impor-tant role in stabilizing the energy market. Understand the shortsight-edness of a policy that pre-vents us from replacing old coal plants with newer and cleaner coal facilities. In-vest in research and devel-opment to insure we are

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building,” Conklin said. The process has also included a required feasibility study which was completed and released this spring.“Then you submit a notice of intent for a grant and then the process gets a little more com-plicated and more information

is needed,” he said. “If that is approved you submit an appli-cation … and the community needs to be the grant applicant.”According to Conk-lin, Landmark has passed its first hurdle by getting support of the Michigan Eco-nomic Development Corporation.The project has an estimated

price tag of nearly $5 million and could employ more than 40 people when completed.

Located at 300 Water St. in Boyne City, the 33,000-square-

foot Dilworth was built in 1911.Conklin said the Dilworth proj-ect may take awhile to com-

plete, but that hard work and patience could result in huge returns for the com-munity.“I think it would be a great thing for the community. There

is a historical significance – it’s one of the most treasured build-

ings in the downtown,” he said. “It would mean job creation and the amount of traffic it would bring to downtown with visitors staying overnight and the im-pact on local businesses would just be outstanding.”But, Conklin added, “This is a difficult project and there’s no easy answer. It’s going to take time, creativity, partnerships and cooperation … it’s a journey.”


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school lunches.“Boyne City Middle and El-ementary students are fortu-nate to have been awarded this grant,” said site coordinator Dorothy Olstrom. “It allows us to support the students aca-demically while also providing many enrichment opportuni-ties.”The Boyne City Middle and El-ementary schools are in one of

eight Northern Michigan school districts currently receiving the grant.Boyne Falls, Alanson, Pellston, East Jordan, Central Lake, Ellsworth and Beaver Island schools are the other seven.Boyne City Schools has 43 stu-dents registered in the program. And, of those students, more than 90 percent are considered “academically at-risk.”“There’s lots of activities and fun,” said fifth-grade Boyne City Middle School student Shane Norrow. “You get your

homework done so when you go home (you) can do other stuff.”The program ensures a manda-tory half-hour-a-day homework session. There are eight teach-ers working with students in the program which offers a five to one student to teacher ratio.Additionally, math and read-ing tutoring is offered four days each week through the pro-gram.School officials also boast de-velopment of positive peer to peer and peer and adult rela-

tionships through the program.Various enrichment opportuni-ties in math, science, literacy, cooking, wood working, pot-tery and gardening are also available.In addition to the obvious ben-efits of a mentoring program, school officials expect an in-crease in regular attendance for at-risk students due to the high level of enthusiasm for the Jr. Rambler Club.The concept of community ser-vice is also introduced through the program.

Students volunteered for 10 weeks at the Charlevoix Hu-mane Society, walking dogs, helping in the cat room and raising money for the society through fundraisers.The Jr. Rambler Club centers on education, but there are also fun activities like putt putt golf, biking, team-building games, disc golf, Camp Daggett and bowling.For more information on the Jr. Rambler Club call Dorothy Ol-strum at (231) 439-8200.

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It’s one of the most treasured buildings in the downtown.HUgH CONKLIN, MAIN STREET MNgR.

The City of Boyne City celebrates the end of road construction with three Ribbon Cuttings: North East St., Division St. and Air Industrial Park Drive improvement Projects on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The entire community is invited to come celebrate the success-ful completion of these projects. Join us for the one in or near your neighborhood or join City Offi-cials in commemorating all three.The first ribbon cutting celebra-tion will be held at Air Industrial Park Drive at 4:30 p.m. Officials will meet by the new en-trance of Great Lakes Energy near the intersection of Air Industrial Park and Lexamar Drives. Next, at 5:00 p.m. on N. East Street to celebrate the major im-provements to not only N. East St. but also Vogel and Collings Streets. Then they will meet at the Vogel St. intersection.

Parking is available at Unity Hall and thanks to the project, there is on street parking available as well.Moving on to Division Street at 5:30 where they will meet at the Park St. intersection for the last ribbon cutting. Parking is avail-able at the 1910 Water Works building and the senior center.

But the celebration doesn’t end there.The Boyne Area Senior Center is inviting everyone to enjoy a hot roast beef dinner, beverage and dessert. There is a cost of $3 per person to offset the cost of the food. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome. Dinner RSVPs are not necessary but would be appreciated. Contact Barb Brooks at 582-0336 or email [email protected] to RSVP or with questions regard-ing any of these construction proj-ects.Working together to build a better Boyne.

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of support from residents and business owners who believe the theater can flourish as a destina-tion again if given the chance.Schaller also feels reopening the theater in the SOBO Arts District will further enhance the area.“Communities in Northern Michi-gan are dependent on local resi-dents supporting their downtowns in the off-season, and I believe that the theater can be a draw for people,” he said.Schaller, who has been active in the arts since childhood, began playing violin when he was 3.“In my early teens, I had the brav-ery to be the only male dancer in a small ballet company. In my late teens and early 20’s I performed and choreographed regularly in local musical theater and stage plays,” he said. “Then, after tak-ing summer film courses at North Carolina School of the Arts, as well as New York Film Academy, I re-ceived my BA in film studies from the University of Michigan.”Spurred by his love of the arts,

Schaller founded a local music label four years ago called Fox On A Hill Productions, which has helped to produce and distribute over 30 Michigan-based albums, and executive produced a full-feature documentary, entitled, “La Curacion” (the healing), which is an ethnographic film focused on health and healing in Quito, Ec-uador. Schaller is looking forward to pro-ducing more music and film. The restoration, which could take several years, will pay homage to the building’s history as an op-era house with an Art Deco de-sign while fully modernizing the space.“We are working with a talented architect, Sanjay R Singhal, on the various options related to the the-ater’s appearance,” Schaller said. “To receive grants, the theater must meet certain criteria, which could affect how it may cosmeti-cally change.”He added, “The larger and faster the donations, the sooner we can get this theater functioning prop-erly.”Both Schaller and Clay Ebert, Co-Founders of Fox On A Hill

Productions, are spearheading the establishment of a new, not-for-profit organization, “Friends of The Boyne City Opera House” to restore the theater. “Funding is the key issue with moving forward on renovation plans, and we cannot count on federal and state grants only,” he said. “We need the support of community members. Our soon-to-be launched website Friendsof-Boyne.com, will have donation and other pertinent information related to Friends of the Boyne City Opera House.”This will enable donors to benefit from assisting in the restoration, via tax-deductible contributions. “We are very excited about this incredible project and are eager to present the restored and revital-ized Boyne City Opera House to the Northern Michigan region,” Schaller said.Schaller intends to offer a variety of performances including music, theater, film, comedians, guest speakers and more once the proj-ect is complete.“The space was originally built as an opera house, so it makes sense to take ad-

vantage of the substantial stage and favorable acoustics in addi-tion to continuing the building’s most recent use of showing films,” he said. “We also encourage sug-gestions from the community as well.” For further information regarding the restoration of the Boyne The-atre, e-mail [email protected].

•••The upcoming Fox on a Hill An-niversary Showcase will serve as a way for Schaller to spread awareness of his project to the community.The music event is planned for 5 p.m. To 9 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 13, at 220 Lake St. in Boyne City.“We have a tremendous scope of artistic talent this year, from new-comers like Kali Rea and Biny Andrews to established artists like Jen Sygit with Sam Corbin and Who Hit John?” Schaller said. “Additionally, we have an estab-lished artist, Brandon Foote, per-forming with his wife Bethany as Gifts Or Creatures, which is a new musical direction for this artistic duo and a wonderful new experi-ence for us to enjoy.”

Schaller added, “This annual event is one of the highlights of Northern Michigan’s folk calen-dar and features some of the best and brightest stars of the folk com-munity.” Since its beginnings in 2006, Fox On A Hill Productions has been celebrated throughout Michigan for its promotion, support and nur-turing of independent music. Several artists have had CDs pub-lished and promoted by Fox On A Hill, including Jen Sygit, Biny Andrews, Brandon Foote, Breathe Owl Breathe, Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, and Luke Win-slow-King. Tickets to the show are available at CindiFranco’s Cool Stuff and Freshwater Studio, both in Boyne City, or can be purchased online at www.foxonahill.com.Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the show will run from 5 p.m. To 9 p.m.For more information go to the website or call (866) 591-1809.

•••Schaller also plans to reopen the 220 Lake Street property offering food and spirits in the near future.

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STATE OF MICHIGANIN THE CIRCUIT COURT

FOR THE COUNTY OF CHARLEVOIX

CAROLYN MCPHERSON, an Individual, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of David C. McPherson, De-ceased,Plaintiffs

vs.ALBERT MCPHERSON and BEULAH MCPHER-SON, (both Deceased) and Anyone Claiming Title Through Them, Including all Heirs/As-

signs or Successors in Inter-est: Defendants at a session of said Court, held in the County Building, in the City of Char-levoix, County of Charlevoix, and State of Michigan, this 20th day of October, 2010.

PRESENT: THE HONORABLE

RICHARD M. PAJTAS, Circuit Judge.

The Plaintiff, Carolyn McPher-son, Individually, and as Per-sonal Representative of the Estate of David C. McPherson, Deceased, has filed a Veri-fied Complaint to Quiet Title

in the 33rd Circuit Court for Charlevoix County against, Albert McPherson and Beu-lah McPherson, (both now de-ceased), and any of their respec-tive heirs or assigns or anyone claiming title to the following described parcel in the City of Boyne City, Charlevoix Coun-ty, Michigan:Real estate located in the City of Boyne City, County of Charlev-oix and State of Michigan, being a part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Town 33 North, Range 6 West; commencing 12

rods East of the Southeast cor-ner of Lot Eleven (11), Block A. N. Morgan’s Addition to South Boyne; thence East four (4) rods; thence North nine (9) rods; thence West four (4) rods; thence South nine (9) rods to place of beginning;That Plaintiff seeks to quiet title to this land against anyone who may have an interest in this matter.If you or anyone claims title to the above described land, you must file an answer to the Plain-tiffs’ Complaint or take other ac-tion permitted by law or Court

Rule no later than November 24, 2010, or the court will enter a Default and a Default Judg-ment against you.This notice shall be published once each week for three con-secutive weeks.Dated: 10-20-2010Original signed by Hon. Rich-ard M. Pajtas (P18594) – Cir-cuit Court JudgeKLEVORN & KLEVORNBy: Kevin G. Klevorn (P35531)215 S. Lake St.Boyne City, MI 49712231-582-7911

said Jim Baumann, Director of the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce. “ It reminds people that we have a lot of good places to Christmas shop.”Karen Guzniczak, owner of Country Now and Then/ Up the Lazy River and head of the Promotion Committee for the Main Street Program, heard about the idea at a Main Street Conference. Baumann said Guzniczak thought the idea sounded fun, so she brought it back to Boyne City. This will be the second year Upsy-Dai-sy Floral owner Sydney Wormell will be participating.“I like that it gets people in the local businesses in town,” she said.Earlier Than The Bird runs from 7 a.m until 11 a.m. on Saturday Nov. 20.Last year’s event was successful with more than 25 of the businesses in Boyne

taking part.“It was a new event last year, and we did a survey following it, and it was positively received,” said Hugh Conk-lin, Director of the Boyne Main Street Program/DDAEarly bird patrons who want to get a jump on their shopping can stop by the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce at 28 South Lake St. for a flier which pro-vides deals and savings information at certain shops as well as a map to help find participating locations.Shoppers who are wearing pajamas when they come in for a flier will be given a complimentary coffee mug. Sweatpants and workout clothes do not constitute pajamas.For more information contact the Chamber of Commerce at (231) 582-6222.Be sure to get a copy of the Nov. 17 edition of the Boyne City Gazette for the Earlier Than The Bird guide with valuable coupons and information.

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edition• Due December 3 to run in the December 8 edition• Due December 10 to run in the December 15 edition• Due December 17 to run in the December 22 edition

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Challenge Mountain’s Got Talent First 2 of Top Ten ChosenMonday, Nov. 1, was an exciting night for two lucky contestants in the new program, Challenge Mountain’s Got Talent. The first audition for the program was held at the Jordan Inn in East Jordan with three contestants competing the first night. Guest judges for the evening were Jan Breithaupt, Dickie Katz, and Pat Gombos. Competing were Wanda, Todd Hart, and Kelly May. Todd Hart and Kelly May will continue on to the Top Ten beginning Tuesday, November 16th with eight other lucky contestants. The next audi-tion is Wednesday, November 3 at the Charlevoix Public Library starting at 6pm. The public is in-vited to attend. Sheree and Joe Piscopo from Ka-raoke and DJ Entertainment pro-vided music and emceed for the first event. Jerry Ward and Al-lison Ozband-Zager entertained the group after the competition. Special thanks to sponsors, Odawa Casino, Meijer, Jordan Inn, Mc-Donald’s, Otsego County United Way, and the Joanne Tracey fam-ily for helping make the talent competition happen through their

support. Second Set of Semi Finalists NamedWednesday, Nov. 3, produced an-other set of amazing semi finalists for Challenge Mountain’s Got Tal-ent. Competitors included: Dan Ko-zan, Lori Kritcher, Jamie Sullivan, Tom McCullough, Annie Brown, Angela Hurchick, Rayden Miller, and Mary Cadwell. Semi Finalists include the dance team of Tom McCullough and An-nie Brown, Mary Cadwell, Angela Hurchick and Rayden Miller. Sue Moody, Challenge Mountain Executive Director stated, “We are so excited to see so much in-terest in this program. The talent the competitors have has been as-tounding. We are looking forward to the semi finals and seeing who the ultimate winner is on Jan. 22, 2011. I am sure this group will rock the Ozone and provide a very spirited competition.”The semi finals are slated to begin on Tuesday, November 16th. The next audition will be held on Mon-day, November 8 in Gaylord at the E Free Church, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.The public is welcome to attend. For more information call (231) 582-1186 or visit Challenge

Mountain on the web at www.challengemtn.org or www.face-book.com/Challenge Mountain.


BOYNE AREA COMMUNITY

Raven Hill eventIt’s a FAMILY AFFAIR at Raven Hill Discovery Center every second Saturday in 2010—next up: Novem-ber 13th from noon to 4 pm. Thanks to a grant awarded by the Charlevoix County Community Foundation, the Center will offer FREE ADMISSION and special science activities for families on the second Saturday of each month in 2010. Bring the whole family “team” OR make it a special event for parent and child. There will be fun problem-solving demos & activities to fit various ages, abilities and interests every month.

Family groups can strengthen cre-ative & critical thinking skills by trying a different science challenge each month, and enjoy the muse-um, animals and outdoor exhibits. The focus in November will be surface tension. Learn how water striders can run around on a pond’s surface and do fun hands-on experiments with surface tension. Watch for other fun events De-cember 11, 2010 and make plans to join us for the last Second Sat-urday Science in 2010.For more information or directions to Raven Hill Discovery Center, call 231.536.3369 or check out our website at www.ravenhilldiscov-erycenter.org

Crossword puzzlesolution on page 15

Across:1.Irate4.A Gershwin7.List of candidates12.Renowned fighter13.Raced14.Lubricated15.Raised railroads16.Meaning18.Opposite of western20.Passing grade21.Traps23.Adjusts again25.Relieves26.Short message27.Aid an ______28.According to29.Tear apart33. Doughnut feature35. Sort36. Gasoline classification39. ______ lotion40. Average41. Sooner

43. Worship45. Smooth48. Smooth49. Homer’s bartender50. Crack pilot51. Stairs52. Health resort53. Twitch

Down:1. Actress ____ West2. Entirely3. Ailment4. Spring blooms5. Speaks wildly6. Poker opener7. 14-line poem8. Pot top9. Rocker _____ Cooper10. Dogma11. Margins17. Blooper19. R&B singer _______ Franklin

21. Neptune’s domain22. Catch24. Peaceful26. Once named28. Kilt fold30 Plead with31. Shooter’s group (abbr.)32. Lion’s home34. Shaquille and Tatum35. _____ pig36. October birthstones37. West Point student38. Treasure ____39. Sailboat42. Outer edges44. GOP member46. Biol., e.g.47. Dry, as wine

This crossword is spon-sored by The Boyne Val-ley Lions Club. The Boyne Valley Lion’s Club meets at Noon in the Community Room of the Boyne District Library every Wednesday. On the last Wednesday of each month, the meeting time is moved to 6 p.m. For information about join-ing, please call Lion Mike Brown at (231) 675-4103.

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Challenge Mountain’s Got Talent: Semi finals Nov. 16

Northern Michigan Regional Health System Announces Integration of Regional Hospice Services Hospice of Little Traverse Bay, Hos-pice of the Straits, and Hospice of the Sunrise Shore now offer inte-grated Hospice services throughout northern Michigan as affiliates of Northern Michigan Regional Health System. “Having all Hospice programs un-der the Northern Michigan Regional Health System umbrella has pre-sented the opportunity for deliberate and systematic program integration resulting in efficiencies, cost reduc-tions, and regional growth,” said Reezie DeVet, President & CEO of Northern Michigan Regional Health System.

Devet said while drawing upon the strengths of each individual pro-gram, the new structure provides for the development of consistent clinical and business protocols, re-duced redundancies, and a unity of purpose that will ensure not only continued, but expanded service provision throughout the region.“Care is community-based and each program, staffed by people who live in and who are deeply commit-ted to the communities they serve, has a strong history of service to northern Michigan.” she said. “We embrace this integration to help us fulfill our continuum of care for the 22 counties we serve and our mis-sion of providing care as we would expect for our own family.”

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BOYNE AREA COMMUNITY

While 70 may seem like a time in your life to slow down, one Boyne woman is working even harder to make sure those in need are not left unattended.Enter Compassionate Hearts, a group formed in 2005 to help people who cannot get assistance from the state or other local wel-fare agencies.“Years and years ago, when I was married to my first husband, we really didn’t have anything and I had five little boys in elemen-tary school and the school came to us and said they wanted to buy my children shoes,” said Compassionate Hearts organization founder Mrs. Hearts, who asked to remain nameless for priva-cy concerns. “I have never forgotten that.”Mrs. Hearts moved to Boyne City 13 years ago with her second husband.“I was helping bring food to the drama club a few years ago and I saw a boy with holes in his shoes and I asked if I could buy him new shoes and the school said “no” that it would embar-rass the family,” she said. “I just had to figure out how to help him and others so I ap-plied for a nonprofit license and we’ve helped hundreds of families since then.”A nonprofit organization, Compassionate Hearts helps families in emergency situations with things like new car tires, clothing, auto parts for broken down ve-hicles, dentist visits, coats and shoes, glasses, appli-ances and more.In the beginning, Com-passionate Hearts was in-undated with requests for help. And, to ensure they are not duplicating servic-

es provided by local food banks and other local and state welfare organizations, the group now works with people referred by churches and schools.Anyone interested in do-nating to Compassionate Hearts may send checks or money orders to P.O. Box 113 Boyne City, MI 49712.Recently Compassionate Hearts held two fundraisers, Crazy Sally’s Road Rally and a spaghetti dinner at Saint Matthews Church.The road rally drew nearly 70 people from as far away as Royal Oak, Warren, Mt. Clemens and even Florida.The best team costume award went to Travis and Amy Peck and Heath and Kristi Meir as red riding hood, the wolf, the woods-man and the grandmother.Other teams were four cave-women, four babies, the three blind mice, and the farmers wife.Also there was a YMCA team, four spiders, a team of cowboys and three odds and ends teams with a nun, gypsy, the goddess of love, ‘50s costumes and many many more.The event couldn’t have oc-curred without help from many people including the Shaler family; Frank, Ann, Kevin, Karen, Mary, Merle, Carson, Tim and Dee Har-bum, Pastor Fowler and his family; Morrie and Sue Hobbs; Sant and Mrs. Claus aka Norm and Bev Jepson; Sue Arnor, Joann Miller, Lou Upton, Deb Gallager, and the American Legion for use of their hall.Several area businesses also donated to the effort.A total of $963 was raised for Compassionate Hearts. While 70 may seem like a time in your life to slow down, one Boyne woman is working even harder to

make sure those in need are not left unattended.Enter Compassionate Hearts, a group formed in 2005 to help people who cannot get assistance from the state or other local wel-fare agencies.“Years and years ago, when I was married to my first husband, we really didn’t have anything and I had five little boys in elemen-tary school and the school came to us and said they wanted to buy my children shoes,” said Compassionate Hearts organization founder Mrs. Hearts, who asked to remain nameless for priva-cy concerns. “I have never forgotten that.”Mrs. Hearts moved to Boyne City 13 years ago with her second husband.“I was helping bring food to the drama club a few years ago and I saw a boy with holes in his shoes and I asked if I could buy him new shoes and the school said “no” that it would embar-rass the family,” she said. “I just had to figure out how to help him and others so I ap-plied for a nonprofit license and we’ve helped hundreds of families since then.”A nonprofit organization, Compassionate Hearts helps families in emergency situations with things like new car tires, clothing, auto parts for broken down ve-hicles, dentist visits, coats and shoes, glasses, appli-ances and more.In the beginning, Com-passionate Hearts was in-undated with requests for help. And, to ensure they are not duplicating servic-es provided by local food banks and other local and state welfare organizations, the group now works with people referred by churches and schools.Anyone interested in do-

nating to Compassionate Hearts may send checks or money orders to P.O. Box 113 Boyne City, MI 49712.Recently Compassionate Hearts held two fundrais-ers, Crazy Sally’s Road Rally and a spaghetti din-ner at Saint Matthews Church.The road rally drew nearly 70 people from as far away as Royal Oak, Warren, Mt. Clemens and even Florida.The best team costume award went to Travis and Amy Peck and Heath and Kristi Meir as red riding hood, the wolf, the woods-man and the grandmother.Other teams were four cavewomen, four babies, the three blind mice, and the farmers wife.Also there was a YMCA team, four spiders, a team of cowboys and three odds and ends teams with a nun, gypsy, the goddess of love, ‘50s costumes and many many more.The event couldn’t have occurred without help from many people including the Shaler family; Frank, Ann, Kevin, Karen, Mary, Mer-le, Carson, Tim and Dee Harbum, Pastor Fowler and his family; Morrie and Sue Hobbs; Sant and Mrs. Claus aka Norm and Bev Jepson; Sue Arnor, Joann Miller, Lou Upton, Deb Gallager, and the Ameri-can Legion for use of their hall.Several area businesses also donated to the effort.A total of $963 was raised for Compassionate Hearts.

COURTESY PHOTOIn an effort to share its energy saving ideas the Odawa Casino and Resort in Petoskey held an energy fair on Oct. 23. Energy experts were on hand to educate attendees on the energy and cost savings which are available through new technologies. More than 500 people attended the event.

Compassionate Hearts serving the underserved

Let the good times roll by lac-ing up your rollerblades or roller skates at Harvest Barn Church in East Jordan.Each Saturday through April, the public is invited to roll to the sights and sounds of family-friendly videos and music from noon to 3 p.m. The cost of $5 per skater includes skate rental, if needed. Conces-sion, including soda, pizza and

candy, is also available. Harvest Barn Church has opened its doors to skaters from through-out the region for six years. And being the only indoor roller-skat-ing rink within a 75 miles radius, it’s a happening gathering place.“We see kids of all ages come through the doors, even the adults who remember skating at the rinks in Walloon and Petos-key when they were younger,”

said Bridgette Criner, pastor and administrator for Harvest Barn Church. “With those rinks now closed, we’re happy to host skat-ers, whether they’re coming alone or are part of a larger birthday party.”The building, formerly known as the Jordan Valley Express, is equipped with a disco ball, bright-ly colored canned lights and a digital projector which gives skat-

ing a 21st Century feel. Videos are projected on the big screen for skaters to enjoy while on the rink. A touch of authenticity is found in old-time favorites, such as boy skates, girl skates and the chicken dance, that continue to be part of the Saturday experience and are crowd favorites.When not serving as a roller rink, the wooden floor is set up for church each Wednesday and

Sunday, where the community is again invited to become part of the experience.“We offer roller-skating as a way of blessing the community,” Criner said. “East Jordan is our home, and we’re proud of it. We want people from surrounding communities to come and enjoy it, as well.”For more information, call (231) 536-2870.


The six pictures at right are costumed teammates who participated in Crazy Sally’s Road Rally to raise money for the Compassionate Hearts charitable organization.

Odawa Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Little Tra-verse Bay Bands of Odawa In-dians, held the 2010 Northern Michigan Energy Fair on Satur-day, Oct. 23.Wittock Supply Kitchen & Bath co-sponsored the event, helping to make it a great success.Odawa Casino Resort recently started implementing ways to reduce energy consumption and in turn, has seen generous sav-ings and rebates for doing so. Dave Heinz, Chief Electrician and Chairman of the casino’s Energy Reduction Committee said, “We wanted to help the community see how they could also take advantage of these sav-ings in their personal homes and businesses, and the Energy Fair was a great way to do that.”Twenty-seven vendors were on-site displaying energy related products and services to over 500 energy-conscious guests in

attendance at the Energy Fair. Guests were also able to bring in a copy of their utility bills to find out what savings they could qualify for. As an added bonus to the attendees, over $6,000 in prizes were given away, includ-ing energy efficient products and gift cards.Gary Merritt of Wittock Sup-ply Kitchen & Bath said, “The Energy Fair was a terrific idea and Odawa Casino Resort was the perfect venue for both the attendees and the exhibitors. We look forward to participating in future events.”Marketing and Rate Specialist, Thomas Mann of Great Lakes Energy said, “The Energy Fair was an effective way for me to be able to help Great Lakes En-ergy members who are looking for ways to save energy in their homes, and I am very thankful for that opportunity.”

Odawa Casino, Resort hosts Northern Michigan Energy Fair

Rollerblading hub opens for fall and winter season in EJ

MICHAEL RALPH JOHNS, i.e. Papa

Was taken from us on Octo-ber 30th 2010 at the age of 67, fighting a most courageous battle with ALS, better know as Lou Gehrig’s disease.A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. Michael leaves behind an enduring legacy, his beloved wife Judy of 45 years, his lov-ing son Kenneth Michael, his daughter Stacey Ann, and his cherished grandchildren Sonya Adeline and Emmett Michael. His sister Nancy Koeble, her daughter’s Laurel Lahr, and Michelle Schlaff, sister Mari-lee Slicker, and brother David Johns also survive him. In addition dear family friend’s Ann, Michael & Melissa, and Matthew Knutsen. Michael was preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Ethel Johns, and best friend Jay Knutsen. As a youth Michael attended Assumption High School in

Windsor, graduating from St. Thomas High School in Ann Arbor in 1961. He went onto Jackson Jr. College, where he met his wife Judy (Welch) from Chelsea. He then transferred to Michigan State. In 1965 he and Judy married at St. Francis of Assisi in Ann Arbor while residing in Plymouth. He took a leave of school to work at Associated Springs, at which time he found himself part of the first group of married men to be drafted from Ann Arbor into the U.S Army. He then found himself assigned to the Infantry Division of the ‘Big Red 1’ in Vietnam. During service he wrote in the PIO office for the Stars and Stripes Service pa-per. While serving in the height of the Viet-nam War he was awarded a N a t i o n a l D e f e n s e S e r v i c e M e d a l , V i e t n a m Campaign Medal, 2 B r o n z e Star Med-als, a V i e t n a m S e r v i c e Medal. He also re-

ceived the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received during ‘Operation Manhattan’ while serving as reporter/photog-rapher for the First Infantry Newspaper. Upon returning from the war Michael con-tinued with his education, in 1969 Michael received his BA degree at MSU making him a full fledge SPARTY!!!Michael was an active Char-ter Member of Travis Pointe Country Club. He took on many tasks in the early devel-opment of the Club, serving as Board member, Vice President, and President for two years. Michael was a member of the Ann Arbor Legatus, and St.

Andrew Knights of Columbus. He was a devoted member of St. Andrews Church in Saline, and served on the Building Committee for the church.As a young Entrepreneur he developed his own Sales Rep Company, Quest Enterprises. He sold for multiple manufac-turing companies to the Auto-motive Industry. As the com-pany grew in numbers, Mike Venticinque joined as a partner and they worked together until the company was dissolved. Mike was a mentor and guide to many young people in the business world, he was a pas-sionate salesman who loved passing on his expertise.

Michael was an avid skier, skiing backcountry in Aspen, Helicopter skiing in British Columbia, and skiing with his family & friends wherever he could find snow. Last year he found the greatest joy in see-ing his grandchildren ski for the first time! Boating, and Golfing were also some of his favorite past times. He won the 2003 Travis Pointe Men’s Invitational with friend Eddie Jonna, it was the highlight of his golfing experiences.Michael had many personal collections, as his friends all know… his favorite collec-tion was his wine. His pas-sion to share a glass, and lend


Schedules of Faith & FellowshipWalloon lake

Community ChurCh

For information about Wal-loon Lake Community Church, please visit the church website at www.walloonchurch.com or call the church office at 535-2288.

B.C. united methodist

Boyne City United Methodist Church regular Sunday Service 11 a.m. 324 South Park Street, Boyne City. Children’s pro-gramming held during service. Thursdays 10 a.m. Bible Study – join anytime. Office are hours are Tuesdays from 8:00am to 3:00pm and Thursdays from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Phone – 231-582-9776

ChurCh of the nativity

Episcopal Church of the Nativi-ty’s inquirer’s group is using the text Conform or Confirm as it’s format. The group welcomes new inquirer’s to join them on Wednesday, November 3. The hour long study will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the church base-ment. 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 Service 9:15 a.m. Located at 3057 Mill Street, Boyne Falls. Children’s programming held during service. Revelation Wor-ship Café and Youth Group are Sunday nights at 6p.m.. Any questions can be answered by calling 231-582-9776. Of-fice are hours are Tuesdays from 8:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. and Thursdays from 8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m..

Boyne valley

CatholiC Community

Boyne Valley Catholic Com-munity continues to offer many opportunities to explore and deepen our faith. We offer faith formation for all ages on Sunday nights. Call the office, 582-7718, for more information on a class that is appropriate for you.Little Rock studies meet on Monday at noon, St. Augustine, Boyne Falls. The Book Club meets Tuesday, 10:00am, RCIA at 6:00pm and the Women’s Bi-ble Study, 6:30pm, all at St. Mat-thew, Boyne City.During the month of Novem-ber, Catholic Relief Services in conjunction with Fair Trade is

offering everyone the chance to purchase high quality hand crafts and gourmet foods from disad-vantaged producers from third world countries. This program is a popular and easy option to help those who are most in need to build better lives. The sales will be after all masses this month.For the next six weeks, the Knights of Columbus will be hosting their drive for food and non-perishable items to provide assistance for all of our local food pantries during this impor-tant time of the year. Items can be dropped off at either St. Mat-thews, (BC), or St. Augustine, (BF).

Wednesday, November 17, the combined choirs of BVCC invite you to an evening of fellowship, song and prayer in honor of St. Cecilia, patroness of music. We will begin 6:00pm in St. Mat-thew Parish Hall with a potluck, followed with singing and prayer at 7:00pm. Please join us and bring your favorite dish to share.The annual Giving Tree will be placed in the gathering spaces of St. Augustine and St. Mat-thew beginning the weekend of November 27th. This yearly project of helping during the upcoming Christmas season is so vital to our faith community! Boyne Valley Catholic Com-munity continues to offer many opportunities to explore and deepen our faith. We offer faith formation for all ages. Sunday nights we offer classes 5:30 - 7:00pm for grades K - 8th and Junior High Youth. Senior High youth follows at 7:00pm. On the first Sunday of the month we have Whole Community Ses-sion all held at St. Matthew in Boyne City.

Boyne Valley Catholic Commu-nity is sponsoring our Redemp-torist Parish Mission, December 12-16, 2010 6:30 - 7:45 pm. Any questions can be answered by calling the office, 582-7718.

1st PresByterian

Come as you are this Sunday to worship at First Presbyterian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City. We invite you to share eclectic worship at 10:00 a.m. followed by coffee and conversation. Infant nursery/comfort room, toddler nursery, and children’s Sunday School provided. Adult Sunday school meets at 9 a.m. Choir practices at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. First Sundays in-clude communion (every month) and potluck (during the school year). Office hours are Monday-Thurs-day, 9a-3:30p, and Friday, 9a-12:30p. Call (231) 582-7983 for youth group, bible study, and prayer schedules.

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 209 South Lake St. in Boyne City.

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that beautiful smile was given to many. The world is surely a lesser place, he will be sorely missed, but will never ever be forgotten… CHEERS to Mike!!In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Uni-versity of Michigan, Depart-ment of Neurology, Neuro-muscular Research & Clinical Care Fund, This is the Depart-ment that Dad focused his in-credible efforts in volunteering his time and assistance, always willing to trying to lend any knowledge they could gain for the cure of ALS… 1914TC, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-53A Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Friday, No-vember 5, 2010 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 910 Austin Dr., Saline MI, 48176 at 11:00 am with Michael’s family re-ceiving friends from 10:00 am until the time of the service. Rev. Fr. William Stevenson will officiate. Please visit Mi-chael’s personal webpage at www.niefuneralhomes.com to leave a memory.

Sharon A. Aikin (October 20, 1941 - November

3, 2010) Sharon A. Aikin, 69, of Cheboygan, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Tendercare of Cheboygan. A resident of Cheboygan since the mid 90’s, moving from Flint, Sharon was born October 20, 1941 in Flint, the daughter of Fred and Vera (Hittle) Mc-Curdy. On September 10, 1961 in Flint, she married Frank Ai-kin, who survives. She was a member of the Wesleyan Com-munity Church, and Sunday school superintendent, enjoyed volunteering at the church’s food bank, and was the secre-tary for AARP in Cheboygan. She is survived by her hus-band of 49 years, Frank, two sisters, Kay (Robert) Jackson, and Marsha (Larry) Hicks, and a brother, James (Gloria) Mc-Curdy, all of the Flint area, and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 8, 2010 at 2pm, at the Wesleyan Community Church, with Pas-tor Greg Kirby and Pastor Da-vid Goheen officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wesleyan Community Church Food Pan-try, or the Inland Lighthouse Church of God. The Nordman-Christian Fu-neral Home is caring for the family.

Jeffrey R. Cutler (May 10, 1960 - November 3,

2010) Jeffrey R. Cutler, 50, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at his home in Indian River. Family services will be held at a later date. Jeffrey was born on May 10, 1960 in Paw Paw, MI. He was the son of Ray and Judy (Stout) Cutler. In 1992 he married Jac-quelyne Esper at Mullett Lake. She preceded him in death in Nov., 2007. Jeffrey is survived by his chil-dren, Gary (Renae) Dechape of Indian River, Robert Dechape of Indian River and Antho-ny Esper of Alanson; eight grandchildren; mother, Judy (Leonard) Adams of Grayling; siblings, Kelly S. Cutler of Lawrence, MI, Thomas Cutler of Indian River, Terrance (The-resa) Cutler of Grand Rapids; several nieces and nephews. Besides his wife, Jeffrey was preceded in death by his fa-ther, Ray and his sister, Tam-era Cutler. Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River served the family. On-line condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

Thomas G. Kortz (August 18, 1917 - November 2,

2010) Thomas G. Kortz, age 93 of Cheboygan passed away Tues-day, November 2, 2010 at his home. He was born August 18, 1917 in Cheboygan to Stanley and Marion Kortz. On August 31, 1946 at St. Francis Catho-lic Church, Tom married Alice Boyea. Tom served in the U.S. Army during WWII and received a Purple Heart after being wounded on the beach at Nor-mandy during the invasion. He worked for Gilbert Niesen Construction Co. for many years before going out on his own and retired in 1986. Tom was a life member of both the D.A.V. and the Purple Heart Organization and enjoyed sharpening saws out of his home. Besides his wife Alice, Tom is survived by his seven children, Thomas Jr. of Cheboygan, Ken-neth of Cheboygan, Dolores (Harold) Munn of FL, Richard of FL, Gerry (Karen) of KY, Jonathon (Tammy) of KY and Lori Kortz of Cheboygan, two sisters, Pauline “Polly” Skiera and Josephine Gularski, both of Detroit, 10 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in

death by a son, Donald and his siblings, Frank, John, Tony, Joe, Eddie, Stella Thompson, Wanda Duffiney and Marion Brennet. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 5, 2010 at 11:00 am at St. Mary/St. Charles Catholic Church with Rev. Paul Megge offici-ating. The family will greet friends beginning at 10:00 am at the church. Memorial contri-butions in Tom’s name may be directed to the Hospice House. The Nordman-Christian Fu-neral Home is caring for the family.

Robert E. Carr (August 31, 1929 - November

1, 2010) Robert E. Carr, 81, passed away Monday, November 1, 2010 at his Indian River home. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, Novem-ber 6, 2010 at the Cross in the Woods Catholic Church in In-dian River. Fr. Harry Speck-man, O.F.M. will celebrate the mass. A gathering of fam-ily and friends will take place in the church gathering room from 9:00am until the time of service at 11:00am on Satur-day. Bob was born on August 31, 1929 in Detroit, MI. He was the son of Frank and Violet (Reynolds) Carr. He grew up in Detroit and attended Red-ford public schools. On March 20, 1948 he married the former Frances M. Rob-erts in Bowling Green, Ohio. The couple made their home in Detroit for a short time before moving to Redford Township where they raised their fam-ily. After a period of changing jobs, Bob decided to pursue mechanics as a trade. For a short time he owned and oper-ated a Shell Service Station on the corner of 8 Mile and Beach Daily in Detroit. In 1970 the Carr family moved to Indian River. Bob went to work for In-land Lakes Public Schools and retired as transportation Su-pervisor in 1987. Bob enjoyed walking, boating and travel-

ing. He liked to work around his yard and watch football. He loved family get togethers and enjoyed watching old John Wayne movies. He was a member of the Cross in the Woods and the Knights of Columbus, 3rd degree. Bob is survived by his wife, Fran; children, Kathy (Roger) Brown of Lake Havasu City, AZ, William (Louise) Carr of Redford Township, Linda Conlon of Indian River, Garry (fiancé, Betsy Livingston) Carr of Petoskey, Larry (Sheri) Carr of Gaylord; fourteen grand-children; five great grandchil-dren; several nieces and neph-ews. Besides his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his son, Bobby Carr in 1982, and his siblings, Larry and Harry Carr and Shirley Whipple. Memorial contributions are suggested to Cross in the Woods or Hospice of the Straits. Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River served the family.

Gerald F. Charboneau (September 27, 1932 - October

31, 2010) Gerald F. Charboneau, 78, of Cheboygan, passed away Sat-urday, October 30, 2010 at Tendercare of Cheboygan. A resident of Cheboygan since 1977, moving from Detroit, Gerald was born September 27, 1932 in Detroit, the son of George and Freda (Stott) Char-boneau. On April 21, 1951 in Detroit he married Barbara Renton, who survives. He at-tended Visitation High School, and Wayne State University, and also served in the Michi-gan National Guard. He retired in 1981 as a Sergeant from the Detroit Police Department af-ter 25 years of service, hav-ing been assigned at the 2nd Precinct (Vernor), Headquar-ters Communication Section and Control Events Section, 5th Precinct (Jefferson), and his last assignment at Central Events Section (Ren-Cen). He also served as executive direc-tor of the Cheboygan Public Housing Commission from 1981 until his retirement in 1995. He was a member of St. Mary/St. Charles Catholic

Church and served as Eucha-ristic Minister, the Knights of Columbus since 1951, 4th degree and Colors Corps, and served as Grand Knight from 1986-1988, the Detroit Police Officers Association, Lieuten-ants and Sergeants Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, was a member and president of the Upper Peninsula Asso-ciation of Housing Organiza-tions, the National Association of Housing and Development Officials, the Michigan Hous-ing Association Directors As-sociation, and delivered Meals on Wheels. Surviving is his wife of 59 years, Barbara, his children, Nancy Charboneau Reiner of Dearborn, Richard(Wendi) Charboneau of Bay City, Chris-topher Charboneau of Madison Heights, daughter in law Ce-leste Charboneau of Cheboy-gan, grandchildren, Jerry III, Dennis(Abby), Becky(Chuck), Mandy, Matt, Dan, Amy, Em-ily, Lance, and Brandy, and a great granddaughter, Lily, He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Gerald Char-boneau, Jr., three sisters, Sr. Mary Charboneau, IHM, Sr. Raphael Charboneau, IHM., and Virginia Murray, and two brothers, George Charboneau, Jr., and Thomas Charboneau. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 2, from 6-9pm, with a Rosary begin-ning at 7pm, at the Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, and Wednesday, November 3, from 1-4pm, and 6-9pm, with a Scripture Service beginning at 7pm, also at the funeral home. The Funeral Mass will be cele-brated on Thursday, November 4, at 11am, with visitation be-ginning at 10am, at St. Mary/St. Charles Catholic Church. Rev. Paul Megge will offici-ate, burial will be at Mt. Cal-vary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bishop Baraga Catholic School.

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COURTESY PHOTOSgreat pumpkin paintersThe Northern Lights Artists of Boyne City, under the direction of June Storm, recently wet their paint brushes and created pumpkin personalities as the perfect fall table decorations for the Annual Fall Litzenberger Din-ner, sponsored by Eta Nu Women’s Club. The colorful pumpkins ranged in size and demeanor from small and sweet to grand and ghoulish. Residents thoroughly enjoyed the dinner and took their favorite pumpkin home as a memento of the evening; proving that: no matter the age, we are all kids at heart.

Boyne City High School’s upcoming dinner theater will feature pieces ranging from “South Pacific” to “Young Frankenstein.”“Boyne Meets Broadway” is a cooperative effort of the high school drama and hospitality departments and the Rambler jazz band.“There are a combination of new songs from Broadway and classic songs from Broad-way,” said Mike Houser, di-rector of the Boyne City High School drama department. After more than 15 years held in various locations through-out the Boyne area, “Boyne Meets Broadway” is to be held at the Boyne City High School Performing Arts Center.Performances will include “Let the Sunshine In” from “Hair,” “Transylvania Mania”

from “Young Frankenstein” and other musical numbers from “Annie Get Your Gun” and “South Pacific.”The drama club will also take part by performing speak-ing acts to add variety to the show.“We have two kids doing Ab-bot and Costello’s ‘Who’s On First?’” said Houser.Doors open at 6 p.m. on Fri-day Nov. 19 and Saturday Nov. 20, and kick off with the jazz band playing music dur-ing dinner. “It is very cool to have the students be involved with ev-ery aspect of the show,” said Houser.Erin Zucker and Jody Adgate were the musical director, and choreographer for the previous “Boyne Meets Broadway.” Ron Freed stepped in as pro-ducer, and all three of them made the show run smoothly, according to Houser.

“This year, Jody is off doing things, but Erin and Ron have come back to do music and producing,” Houser said.The performers involved with this year’s event will be chal-lenged with new songs. “Boyne Meets Broadway” will feature a “Glee” medley from the popular TV show, and some choir show material; the students have never attempted either number before. “They are picking up new skills to apply to parts they’ve never done,” said Houser.The venue sports 600 seats, but Houser said tickets are selling fast.Tickets to the dinner theater are $25, and can be bought from any of the Boyne City Performing Arts students or from Local Flavor in down-town Boyne City.For more information call Boyne City High School at (231) 439-8100.


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AlAno MeMbership DriveRecently the Board of Directors of Boyne City’s Alano Club met to ceremoniously burn their building mortgage. Started in June of 2007, the club purchased the building to provide a place for meetings of various groups engaged in 12-step recovery programs. Currently there are over 400 individuals attending meetings at this facility every month.November 1st will be the kick off of a membership drive in the Boyne City area to fully engage the community support of this worthwhile organization.Memberships will be sold at various levels - $5.00/month, $50.00/year, and a lifetime membership at $1,000 - all payable over time as a pledge.Located in The Boyne City Gazette you will find a membership coupon with you can return to the club.The membership card you receive will allow you access to the building for various functions throughout the year. If you have any questions, please call Dick Fish at 357-6610, Bill Bolger, Hugh Conklin, Arch Wright, Pat O’Brien, or Rose Douglas.

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COURTESY PHOTOThe Boyne City High School Performing Arts program will put on “Boyne Meets Broadway” a dinner theater event featuring music and skits. Tickets are $25 for the Nov. 19 and 20 shows.


Now into its fourth year in Boyne City, the Kids Hope USA mentor-ing program is helping elementa-ry students excel academically.Founded in 1993, Kids Hope USA works with Christian churches nationwide to find mentors who assist at-risk children with learn-ing basic academic skills.“The teachers are see-ing a difference in the students who partici-pate and parents are well satisfied because their children are learn-ing and enjoying learn-ing,” said Sari King, Director of Kids Hope USA Boyne City Michigan chap-ter. King is also the youth leader at the First Presbyterian Church.“Our work is academic, but some-times it can be more socialization or more emotional – we can reach children on all different levels,” she said.When the schools think children can be helped by Kids Hope, their parents are sought for permission

and then the student is referred to King who locates a mentor.“We average around 12 students a year so we have 12 mentors plus substitute mentors as well because consistency is so impor-tant for these kids,” she said.According to Concord Acad-emy Boyne Administrator Larry Kubovchick, the program is much more than a boost in grades.“Some kids need extra academic

help, but more importantly, just having someone who’s believ-ing in you and encouraging you is a great thing to have,” he said. “Some kids who struggle get down on themselves and think they can’t do it and having some-one working with them really helps.”Kubovchick added, “For us it’s just a very low-maintenance pro-gram. They come in and work

with the kids and I’m just really thrilled with it.”While the program is associated with churches like First Presbyte-rian, King said their job is not to proselytize.“As a church we wanted to do more community outreach and we felt this was an important ministry,” she said.Kids Hope USA has helped more than 8,000 children in 29 states.

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Four area charter schools are coming together for a massed band concert to be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, on stage at Concord Academy and Montessori School in Alba. Concord Academy Petoskey, directed by Duane Wilson, Concord Academy Boyne, directed by Mickey Owen,

Concord Academy Antrim, directed by Dave Pugh, and Northwest Academy, directed by Gary Stutzman will be par-ticipating in a special day of music.Beginning at 1 p.m., each band will perform two prepared pieces for a clinician, Dave Overton, a band director from

southern Michigan. Dave will offer a 20 minute music clinic for each group on the music they have prepared. At the end of the four clinics that will take place between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. the bands will combine in mass to pre-pare four more numbers that each band has been working

on for the past two months.Concord Antrim band parents will provide a meal for the bands and they will have time to visit and get to know each other.The evening concert is open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. and each band will per-form one number from their

clinic music and the evening will be capped off with the massed band performance to finish the evening. A special treat will be the Con-cord Boyne Choir performing a favorite selection.Come out and enjoy and ex-citing evening of music from these four institutions.

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COURTESY PHOTOSecond-grader Tristen Sellisen works with mentor Joel Shraw, a Boyne City attorney, at Concord Academy Boyne in the Kids Hope USA pro-gram. Kids Hope has served more than 8,000 kids in 29 states. Sellisen is sharing his Thanksgiving unit project “What I am thankful for.”

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November is a popular month for “open enroll-ment” — that time when you can choose from the options offered in your employer’s benefits package. By making the right moves in some key areas — such as your 401(k) and life insurance — you can help protect your family and boost your progress toward your long-term financial goals.Let’s consider your

401(k) first. If you haven’t taken part in your 401(k) plan, you need to review the benefits of this excellent retirement-savings vehicle. First, you contrib-ute pre-tax dollars to your 401(k), so the more you put in, the lower your adjusted gross income — and the lower your annual tax bill. Also, your 401(k) earnings ac-cumulate on a tax-de-ferred basis. Further-more, your employer may offer a matching contribution, and if you’re not participat-ing in your plan or not putting in enough

to earn the match, you’re essentially leaving mon-ey “on the table.” So, if you’re not already investing in your 401(k), now is the time to get started.And if you’ve already been putting money in your 401(k), you may want to use the open enrollment period to in-crease your contributions or to rebalance your in-vestment choices in re-

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A father, a commissioner and a realtor – Chris Christensen has been named Realtor of the

year by the Antrim Char-levoix Ka-lkaska As-sociation of REALTORS.H a v i n g worked in the family Real-Estate busi-ness Lynda’s

Real Estate Service for over 10 years, Christensen said he has worked with a lot of families, sold hundreds of properties and seen the business change drasti-cally.“You start to lose track of all the houses over the years,” Chris-tensen said. “But, nothing beats helping somebody achieve their goal in real-estate. And seeing the joy that first-time home buy-ers feel is pretty special.”The Antrim Charlevoix Kalkas-ka Association of REALTORS association bestwoed the honor on Christensen for, “recognition

of outstanding leadership and service for the association, the community and the real estate industry.”Christensen was chosen by peers in his industry based on his com-munity service, education and business accomplishments and service to the REALTOR orga-nization at the local, state and national levels. Licensed In 2001, Christensen joined the ACK Association in 2003 and went on to receive his brokers license in 2006. Christensen has served on the ACK Board Of Directors since

2005 and is currently serving as president of the association for 2010. The biggest changes Christens-en has seen are thanks to tech-nology and laws governing the industry.“Right now keeping deals to-gether can be tough. The banks have built up this adversarial relationship with the clients and the rules constantly change,” he said. “Technology has also be-come a major player in the busi-ness just in my short time. Most people begin their search for a home on the internet now and

call us later.”Christensen added, “Quite frankly it’s an advantage to the buyer and to us. It eliminates some of the painstaking driving around and showing a million houses and helps them narrow their search.”Christensen, a Charlevoix County Commissioner, lives in Boyne City with his wife and their children.“It’s a pleasure,” Christensen said of the award. “I’ve served on the board of realtors for six years and to be honored for those efforts is a good thing.”

A local teacher is now offering her musical expertise in the form of musi-cal instruction classes.Becky Palmiter is offering music les-sons and tutoring in piano and percus-sion, drum set and keyboards as well as beginning violin, guitar and voice.“Lessons can be taught, for the con-venience of the student, in either their home or in a location in Boyne City,” Palmiter said. “Lessons are generally 30 minutes in length and there are family discounts available if you have more than one person in the family taking lessons.”While students make up a large por-tion of clients for music instructors, Palmiter said people of all ages are encouraged to learn an instrument or to learn how to play a current instru-ment better.Having come from a musical family, Palmiter said she began piano lessons in the fourth grade.“My mom always played piano for us Saturday evenings and my dad always

sang a lot and I had a sister and two older brothers and cousins who were all into music,” she said. “They were always having fun with it so I just joined in on the fun.”You may have seen her, or heard her, on the 4-H soccer or Little League fields coaching her child and the rest of the team.As a teacher, she also enjoys teaching in the after school 21st Century Grant program in Boyne City and East Jor-dan, as well as organizing her church’s Harvest Festival and Fun with Friends events for the youth.Palmiter said the benefits of music go well beyond mere enjoyment.“Music helps you with fine muscle motor control and having to learn the notes is very useful in learning Eng-lish language and it also supports math skills,” she said. “Music has been shown to promote healthy minds in young people and it helps keep older people’s minds healthy.”Call Palmiter at (231) 675-0543 to schedule lessons which work around your schedule.

Familiar face named realtor of the year

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMISSIONERSSynopsis

October 27, 2010 The Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners met October 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Room in the County Building. All Com-missioners were present.Motion approved the minutes of the October 13, 2010 meeting as presented. Motions defeated appointments to the DHS board. The Clerk was instructed to re-post for the DHS board.Applicants for appointment to the Road Commission will meet with the Commissioners before appointments are made. 5 will meet on November 10th and the remainder on the 24th. The meeting scheduled for November 24th will begin at 5:00 p.m.A complete list of appointments can be obtained in the County Clerk’s of-fice.Motion approved Resolution #10-124, Building Demolition.Motion approved Resolution #10-125, Energy Study. Motion approved Resolution #10-126, Maximum Authorized Millage Rates.Motion approved Resolution #10-127, Cigarette Tax Distribution.Motion approved Resolution #10-128, Convention Facility Tax Distribution.Motion approved Resolution #10-129, 2011 General Fund Budget. Com-missioner Tripp voting no.Motion approved Resolution #10-130, 2011 Salary Schedule. Commis-sioner Tripp voting no.Motion approved Resolution #10-131, 2010 Tax Levy.Motion approved Resolution #10-132, City & Township Clerk’s Report.Motion approved Resolution #10-133, Transportation Agreement Between Charlevoix County Transit And Commission on Aging, and authorized the Chairman to sign said agreement.Motion Approved Resolution #10-134, Memorandum of Understanding, and authorizes the Chairman to sign said agreement.Motion approved Resolution #10-135, Grandvue Operating TransferMotion adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.Motion approved re-opening the meeting.Interviews for the HR position were discussed. Motion approved making offer to candidate #1. Commissioner Tripp voting no.Motion adjourned the meeting at 9:30. p.m.

Cheryl Potter Browe, County Clerk

CHRIS CHRISTENSEN


Voice, music lessons being offeredBENJAMIN GOHS

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Child Study Club fundraiserIt’s the annual Boyne City Child Study Club Spaghetti dinner, prepared by the Boyne City High School Hospitality Class, from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Novem-ber 16, at the Boyne City Early Learn-er’s Building, across from the Boyne District Library. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 10 and under. There is also a small rummage sale to boost the fund-raiser. Useful household and decorative items and toys donated

by the club members will be available at bargain prices. Order forms will be available for the annual bread sale.The study club is a group of mothers with kids infant through high school. The group meets monthly to enhance parenting skills and participate in fund-raisers so the club can donate up to $100 to each of more than a dozen local orga-nizations supporting children.For more information, please contact Patti Brewer at 582-5465.


vETERANS DAy CEREMO-Ny

The Boyne City American Le-gion will hold a Veterans day ceremony in Veterans Me-morial Park at 11 a.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 11.

vETERANS AppRECIATIONOdawa Casino resort is giv-ing all veterans and active duty personnel a voucher for a free lunch or dinner buffet in the Waas-no-dé Buffet every Monday in No-vember and on Veterans day, Nov.11th. Stop at the Optimum rewards desk and present your Military i.d.

Business After HoursOn Nov. 18 at Boyne Moun-tainThe Business After Hours previously scheduled for Nov. 11 has been changed to a new date and location - 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 at Boyne Mountain resort. The business mixer will be held from 5:30 tin the Moun-tain Grand Lodge/Everett’s restaurant. Admission, hors d’oeuvres and networking are complimentary, and a cash bar will be available. Future dates and locations for Business After Hours are 5:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at Re/Max resort Properties, 111 S. Lake St., cosponsored by Lake Street Market and Cin-difranco’s cool stuff,; and the Chamber’s Annual Meet-ing from 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20, 2011, at Boyne Mountain.

Former mayor and business leader

Aldwyn Barden dies at 95Former Boyne City Mayor and business leader N. Aldw-yn Barden, 95, of Boyne City, passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey. Aldwyn was born Oct. 29, 1914, in Peto-skey, the son of F.O. Barden and Mable Barden. He grew up in Boyne City, graduated from Boyne City High School in 1932 and Michigan State University in 1936. On Oct. 11, 1937, he married Jean Saller in Petoskey. In 1922, his father, F.O., started a lum-ber yard in Boyne City and Aldwyn began to work in the family business in 1936, he worked there until he retired in 1979. Over the years Aldwyn was very active in the communi-ty, serving 13 years as a city commissioner and six years as the mayor of Boyne City. For 36 years, Aldwyn was a member, past president and secretary of the Boyne City rotary Club. He was also a member of St. Matthew’s Church, where a funeral Mass was held Nov. 1.

Farmers Market Nov. 20A special holiday Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, in Veterans Park.

parade/Open House Nov. 26

Celebrate the holidays with parade and open houses Nov. 26. The Boyne City Holi-day Open House & Santa Pa-rade, held the Friday after Thanksgiving, is a tradition in Boyne City and that tradition continues this year. To make it a true community celebra-

tion of the season, Main Street is inviting everyone in the area to participate in the festivities on Friday, Nov. 26 – from businesses and orga-nizations with floats, to chil-dren dressed in their holiday finest, to businesses offer-ing great shopping, refresh-ments and hospitality. The parade begins at 6 p.m. and the evening’s special guest is the jolly old man from the North. Santa will arrive on his sleigh and be joined by some of his elves and real live reindeer. Those participating in the parade will line up on East Main Street between East and Lake Streets start-ing at 5:30 p.m. The parade route will follow Lake Street to Water Street through the heart of downtown Boyne City. Santa will then be avail-able to meet with children at the Gazebo in Old City Park. in addition there will be hay-rides and the opportunity to see reindeer up close. if you have any questions, contact Karen Guzniczak at Country Now & Then/Up The Lazy River at 582-2355, the Boyne City Main Street of-fice at 582-9009, the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce at 582-6222, or email [email protected].

vOLUNTEERS NEEDEDOrganizers of the Santa Pa-rade are looking for volun-teers to help with traffic con-trol. Volunteers are needed to assist with setting up and taking down barricades. The parade starts at 6 p.m. Barri-cades will be set up shortly before the start of the pa-rade and will be removed immediately at the end. if you can spare 30 to 45 min-utes to help, please call the Main Street office at 582-9009 or email [email protected] by Nov. 20.TO ENTEr THE PArAdE, send the following information by Nov. 23 to the Boyne City Main Street Program, 112 S. Park Street, Suite F Boyne City, MI 49712, or email it to [email protected]: Contact name, business or organization name, tele-phone and mailing address.

Ribbon cutting for new dentist

The Boyne Chamber and Boyne City Main Street will welcome new local dentist dr. Michael Fleming with a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon on Thursday, Nov. 11, at his office at 202 North Lake St. This will be held shortly after the 11 a.m. Veterans day cer-emony at Veterans Memorial Park, across the street from dr. Fleming’s office. dr. Fleming brings 10 years of private practice dental ex-perience to the area with a focus on cosmetic dentistry and total dental care for his patients. He has taken over the prac-tice of two retiring dentists, John Moriarty, 830 State St., and Bruce Campbell, 202 North Lake St.

Kelly Shively performs BAC Stage Concert Nov. 14The BAC State Concert Se-ries continues at a new time, 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 with singer/songwriter Kelly

Shively performing at the Boyne Arts Collective (BAC), 210 S. Lake St. in Boyne City. Admission is $5. Singing songs that combine love, family and farming with the humor, faith and hope also involved in her Northern Michigan lifestyle, Shively loves the old ways and tra-ditional music, and tries to weave them into the songs she writes. Her clear soprano voice has been known to stop people in their tracks and draw them in. She ac-companies herself on celtic harp, banjo, banjola, ban-jimer and fiddle. BAC Stage Concerts are held the sec-ond and fourth Sunday of the month featuring; Kirby on Nov. 28, and Piecemeal and John richey on dec. 12. The nearby BBQ restaurant, 151 Ray St., is offering a 10 percent discount to anyone attending these concerts.

FUTURE FILE: Special events

Nov. 20 – Earlier Than the Bird shopping promotion, 7 to 11 a.m. Nov. 20 - Holiday Farmers Market - Veterans Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 26 - Holiday Open Houses (5 to 9 p.m.) & Santa Parade (6 p.m.), Downtown Boyne City dec. 2 - ribbon cutting & grand opening of Business resource Center at Boyne District Library, 9 a.m. dec. 4 - Weihnachtsmarkdt German Christmas Market at Water Street Center dec. 4 - Holiday Hobby Craft Show, Boyne City High School - Info: 231-582-3694 - Application dec. 4 – Steven Fearing con-cert at Freshwater Studio, 8 p.m. dec. 11 - Santa at Castle Farms Dec. 16 - Business After Hours at re/Max resort Properties, 111 S. Lake St., cosponsored by Lake Street Market and Cindifranco’s cool stuff, 5:30 to 7:30 Dec. 18 - Horton Creek con-cert at Performing Arts Cen-ter Jan. 20, 2011- Boyne Area Chamber Annual Meeting, Boyne Mountain, 5 to 8 p.m.

NEWS BRIEFS BETTER FISHINg

The Lake Charlevoix Associa-tion is hosting two meetings at the Boyne district Library to discuss the possibility of adding artificial fish habi-tat to improve fishing in the lake. The meetings will be 7 p.m. Monday, dec. 13 to meet with Todd Kalish of dNrE Fisheries to gather public in-put and develop a plan. For more information, visit www.lakecharlevoixassociation.org. Email [email protected] to let them know you are interested, and join them at the meetings to give your input and help improve fish-ing on Lake Charlevoix.

WINE TASTINgBoyne Country Provisions’ next next wine-tasting at Café Santé is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15. The last four tastings have sold out, so it is recommend-ed to call the store at 231-

582-2151 for reservations. Next month, they willl be moving the wine tasting to red Mesa’s back porch.

COMMUNITy THANKSgIvINg DINNER

dinner will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 106 N. Lake St. The din-ner is open to the public, and there is no charge. Organizer Jerry Kelts asks that anyone interested in volunteering or donating food contact him at 231-582-6904. Those who need transportation or a home-delivered meal should also contact Kelts.FREE CLINIC FUND-RAISERThe Boyne Area Senior Cen-ter will host a Fundraiser Concert, Luncheon and Bake Sale to benefit the Boyne Area Free Clinic from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. The Cousins Music Group will perform, a Chili Lun-cheon and Bake Sale will be held. donations will be ac-cepted with all proceeds go-ing to the Boyne Area Free Clinic.

HOSpITALITy pROgRAM BAKED gOODS

The Team Hospitality Pro-gram at Boyne City High School is again offering holi-day baked goods. Orders must be placed by Nov. 15 for Nov. 22 delivery. Offer-ings include Granny Smith Apple Pie for $7 and banana bread (with or without wal-nuts), pumpkin cake rolls, lavender pound cake, apple cherry pecan bread and lemon-scented pound cake for $4 each. Pickup dates are Nov. 22 and/or dec. 20 from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. Orders may be sent by e-mail to [email protected], placed with a hospitality student or submitted in the high school mailbox. Make checks payable to Boyne City Hospitality. Proceeds pay for competitions and our end of the year trip. For information call 439-8153.

SpAgHETTI DINNERThe Boyne City Hospitality Class is hosting its annual Spaghetti Dinner from 5 to 7 Tuesday, Nov. 16 in the Hos-pitality dining room at the Early Learners Building.

CHILI COOK-OFFEvent will be held at Som-merset Pointe on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. Try exciting chilis from area restaurants and organiza-tions. Admission is $15 per person with a cash bar. Pro-ceeds will benefit East Jor-dan and Boyne City food pantries. rSVP required at 231.582.9900.

gREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Event will present “Bach, Fa-ther and Son” in concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 at Castle Farms in Charlevoix. reserva-tions are required. Tickets are available through the GLCO office at (231) 487-0010; prices are $15 for adults; Students 18 and younger are admitted free, as are all ac-tive duty military.

CHRISTMAS AT THE CAS-TLE Castle Farms of Char-levoix presents its Biggest

Little Christmas Party Friday, dec. 10. and Santa comes to the Castle Saturday, dec. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. details.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTAEvent will be presented at Water Street Cafe in down-town Boyne City at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Saturday, dec. 11. Call 5231-82-9929 for reser-vations.

HOLIDAy pARTyJoin Sommerset Pointe Yacht Club at 6 p.m. Satur-day, dec.11 for their First An-nual Share the Spirit Holiday Party. Join your fellow busi-nesses, family and friends for appetizers, dinner, dessert and a night of dancing. Call 231-582-9900 for reserva-tions.

CARDBOARD COMpACTORThe Melrose Township Trans-fer Station has a cardboard compactor provided by the Charlevoix County recycle Committee. The Station is open on Monday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 3 on State Street behind the Township Hall, just off U.S.131 across from ingalls General Store. There is also a bin for office paper. Town-ship officials point out that businesses with large quan-tities would do well to bring cardboard to the compactor, and it is easy to unload into the compactor at that site.

FINAL LEAF pICKUpThe City of Boyne City will pick up leaves through Nov. 12 on Mondays and Fridays. residents should set bagged leaves curbside in clearly marked biodegradable bags, which are available at City Hall, Boyne City Hardware and Glen’s Market. Brush will not be picked up curb-side but may be brought to the North Boyne Compost Site on robinson Street. You may haul your own leaves or brush, bagged in biode-gradable bags or unbagged to the compost site, which is open seven days a week.

HOW TO START A BUSI-NESS

Classes are held monthly, sponsored by the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance. The next classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in Harbor Springs and Dec. 15 in Boyne City. The sessions will acquaint participants with the process and the tools needed to be-gin developing a new busi-ness. The fee is $20 and you must pre-register by calling 582-6482.

BOyNE BUCKS- City-wide gift certificates are available at the Chamber office in $10 and $20 denominations; call 582-6222. They are good at more than 30 local business-es and make great Christmas gifts or holiday bonuses for employees. details. “BC” WINDOW STICKER-Sand “Boyne City” license plate holders are available at Local Flavor bookstore and the Chamber office with proceeds going to the Boyne City Booster Foundation. CHAMBER ON FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/boyne-chamber

Welcome to the Boyne Business News, produced by the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce and the Boyne City Main Street Program and proudly brought to you each week by the Boyne City

Gazette. Call the Chamber at (231) 582-6222 or Main Street at 582-9009.

Chamber News

the leaders in the discovery of new and better ways to generate energy. We should not be making policy based on current economic fears that causes us to risk our future by accepting unre-alistic projections of the ability of renewable energy sources, such as wind, to replace current base load generation or revitalize our economy. The decision on the Rogers City plant should not have been denied by a faulty DNRE review process based on criteria that had little to do with air quality. The Executive Directive made the findings of the MPSC and the decision of the Department all but a foregone conclusion by es-tablishing a narrow review process that was neither comprehensive nor bal-anced. It not only failed to consider the present posi-tive impact of a newer, clean burning coal facility but also the future implications for addressing the carbon problem with the innova-tive technologies proposed for the site. The Rogers

City plant could serve as a laboratory for clean coal technology and make Mich-igan a leader in establishing a pragmatic and balanced approach to answering our energy needs today and in the future. Steven A. Transethprincipal partner of Transeth & Associates, a firm providing legal and consulting services on en-ergy issue.

THANKS FOR CONFIDENCE

Editor:Greg MacMaster, Republi-can nominee for the 105th District Michigan House of Representatives seat, thanked his supporters and the voters of Antrim, Char-levoix, Cheboygan and Otsego counties for their support in his victory in the General Election.MacMaster issued the fol-lowing statement:“I am truly honored and humbled that the residents of the 105th District have voted for me to represent them in Lansing. I am sin-cerely thankful that voters have entrusted me to be their voice in state govern-ment, and will work every

day for the next two years to earn that continued trust.Although I am new to the political scene, I fully in-tend to hit the ground run-ning and have legislation ready for introduction on Jan. 3.“I want to thank my wife, Denise, and my family for their support during this long campaign. I also want to thank my campaign man-ager, Chris Bailey, my trea-surer, Tom Troost, and my media specialist, Rich Ad-ams and their families for the hard work they have put into the campaign. But more than anything, I want to thank the voters who supported my run for the Michigan House. I will not let you down.”Greg MacMaster105th Rep.

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

Editor:The election has been con-ducted and the voters have spoken.I accept their decision.I wish the members of the supreme court well as they proceed with the people’s business.I hope they will exhibit

wisdom in their councils and decisions.Each of you who worked so hard for this campaign are precious to me.I am grateful for all that you did in support of my call for simple fairness, impar-tial justice and professional conduct at the court.Thank-you.I wish you all the very best.Be of good cheer.Alton Thomas DavisJustice Michigan Supreme Court

LOCAL PILOTS HELP YOUNGSTERS

Editor:An area pilot has not given more than 200 young peo-ple a free demonstration airplane ride as part of the EAA Young Eagles pro-gram, which is introduc-ing a new generation to the world of flight.Among the more than 42,000 pilots around the world who have donated their time and aircraft to the effort is Jerry Schmidt of Boyne City.All pilots in the Young Ea-gles program explain the safe operation of airplanes and principles of flight be-

fore the short trips.Participating young people become official Young Ea-gles with the flight.The names of the pilots and the participants are also included in the “World’s Largest Logbook,” which is on permanent display in the EAA Air Venture Mu-seum in Oshkosh, Wis., and online through the Young Eagles website.Young Eagles also have ac-cess to an online pilot train-ing course, made possible by Sporty’s Pilot Shops, lo-cated in Batavia, Ohio.The Young Eagles Program was unveiled by the Experi-mental Aircraft Association (EAA) in July 1992 and has now flown more than 1.5 million young people, pri-marily between ages of 8 and 17. EAA is a worldwide organi-zation with 160,000 mem-bers who enjoy all facets of recreational flight.The Young Eagles program goal is to allow young peo-ple to experience positive activities and discover the possibilities available to them within the world of aviation.For more information, go to www.youngeagles.org.


a plant our mother or father had grown in a backyard plot along with carrots, beets, potatoes and corn.Then the time for making a real mess arrived as we were allowed to stick our hand down into the pumpkin’s interior to pullout its seeds and connected goop.I suspect mothers had ban-dages in their apron pockets as they watched us cut out a face on the emptied veggie. We used her kitchen paring knife which under any other circumstances would not be available to us. I don’t re-call, but certainly sometime over those years there must have been bloodshed.But back in those days the real fun came when our mothers and fathers were out of sight. It was when we became old enough to go out on our ‘trick or treating’ rounds with our buddies, not our parents that Halloween became a special night.Remembering their own youth our parents admon-ished us that if they caught us or even heard that we had used soap on anyone’s win-dows it would be us who washed them clean. This included car windshields. Of course, this restriction only fueled our desire to do exactly what we weren’t to. There was no way we could see any harm in scraping soap over window panes. After all, it could be washed or scraped off. It was just not easy.But the thing which clings to my memory is the stunt the older boys perpetrated

year after year. In the thirties my in-laws lived on a side street in a small Ohio town within sight of a river and only a block from the main street that crossed it by a high bridge. One family, an el-derly man and wife, in their block had at that time yet to have replaced their out-door outhouse with inside plumbing. This had become such a tantalizing challenge to the older boys that not a year passed that they didn’t arrive in the late hours of the evening to topple it off its base and onto its side.The angry owner eventually decided he would sit within it, door ajar with his shotgun on his lap intent on letting any marauder have a blast in his departing rear. The boys, my husband in-cluded, detected their neigh-bor’s plan and sneaked up on the old wooden building from its back side. Then on the silent count of three (they merely stuck first one finger up in the air, then a second and finally the third), they tipped the old sanitation device forward on to its door, trapping its owner and his gun within it. The most astounding feet was the appearance on the morning following Hallow-een night of a wicker rock-ing chair which had been re-moved from the front porch of the Cantors and hung atop a nearby utility pole. The following year someone de-cided to go one better and hung a small wagon from the spire of the Episcopalian church. Of course, the per-petrators were never found.As I was out of town during

Boyne City’s celebration of Halloween I had to miss all the fun that took place with Cindi’s first ever downtown parade and the climaxing party for all the Trick or Treaters at the Presbyterian Church’s Trunk or Treat party which is held every year curb side at the church and in its community hall.On top of that the town had a celebration in the old Cart-er’s building in an effort to raise money for a commu-nity center. Costume prizes were awarded; music and dancing filled the evening. Primarily a young crowd the event promises more of the same as the community works together to establish a much desired community center.The amazing thing about the storm which blew into Boyne right before Hallow-een with wind gusts up to 65 MPH (or so it has been ru-mored) and which resulted in power outages of up to well over twenty-four hours failed to blow away the straw figures which deco-rated our business district as well as many homes. Although a bit ‘wind -blown’ the many corn stalk and straw creatures man-aged to cling to whatever it might have been that they were propped against or tied to. Of course, some of their hats and clothes may have come up missing but basi-cally they hung around for the official night.There is always a feeling of sadness when I become aware of the number of adults who arbitrarily come to the decision that don-

ning a costume and a mask is something that belongs to their past. It is as if they have lost the ability to lose themselves in a make-believe world of fun and laughter. Oh, I’m not suggesting we gout and hoist rocking chairs onto utility poles, but cer-tainly be can throw a sheet over our head or dress in an outfit of our spouses and return to the world of make believe for a few hours. After all, we do the same thing for more mundane rea-sons. Guys do it when they go fishing and hunting or even when attending spectator events where they wear the team colors or sweat shirts announcing their affiliation. I was in a sporting goods store last week and couldn’t believe the apparel that met my eyes – much of it was made of camouflage fabric – even the socks. And many professionals spend their days in ‘uni-forms’ – just look at the va-

riety we find within a hospi-tal – even masks which hide faces. Think of the UPS drivers, police, fireman, pi-lots, stewards and steward-esses, railroad conductors, captains and personnel on ships. This list can go on and on. And I am not leaving wom-en out of this. We see them jogging in their special outfits and wearing the proper shoes, and I don’t have to mention the beach or dance floor. Strangely enough the teach-ing profession has not uni-versally converted itself to a standard ‘costume’, though many religious and private institutions have.Interestingly enough, all of the above are commonly seen being worn by children as ‘Halloween” costumes. This whole thing tickles my funny bone. Children so often, in their innocence detect in their adult world those things which can only make sense by smiling and laughing. Anne

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American Legion Fundraiser

Boyne City’s American Legion, Er-nest Peterson Post 228, is selling 2011 calendars to raise funds for future scholarship programs for area students. Funds will also be used to support area service men and women currently serving, both overseas and stateside, and for local Legion programs. Calen-dars, 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 Bri-an Morrison, committee chair, at 231-330-4990. We thank you for your support of your local Ameri-can Legion.

quilting CircleThe Hiland Cottage Quilting Circle, a volunteer-led program, brings together local quilting enthusi-asts to bring warmth and comfort to patients at the Hiland Cottage Hospice House in Petoskey. The Quilting Circle meets from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays October through April. Hospice is asking area quilters and quilting groups to help in this endeavor. For more 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 Hos-pital Foundation and the Health department of Northwest Michi-gan are partnering to offer free mammograms, not just in Octo-ber, but year-round. October is Breast Cancer Aware-ness Month, however, these mam-mograms are offered year-round while funds are available. if you are or know a female, age 40 – 64, who is under-insured or without health insurance, call 866.487.3100 to schedule an appointment.

BingoTuesday Bingo Game - Boyne City American Legion - 302 South Lake Street 582-7811 - Come join your friends and neighbors for an in-expensive, and maybe profitable, evening of fun, entertainment and relaxation. - Play 39 games with 51 bingos - Traditional Pick your own hard cards – Paper spe-cials + Michigan Progressive Jack-pot. The venue is smoke-free. The Early Birds start at 6pm and Fin-ish 9:45p.m. Food concessions are available.

Join the bandThe Jordan Valley Com-munity 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 instru-ment 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 finding an instrument.

Want to lose weight?Come join us for support.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at the Church of the Naza-rene 225 W. Morgan St. Boyne City, on Monday morning at 10:00 a.m.For more information call Evelyn at (231) 582-9495

Support groupGrief and Loss Support Group 3rd Thursday of every month 1-2:30 p.m. Friendship Center of Em-met County -Library 1322 Ander-son road, Petoskey Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 2nd Monday 5:30-7:30 p.m.Hospice of Little Traverse Bay One Hiland drive, Petoskey(231) 487-4285

Nov. 11Arts Collective event

Boyne Arts Collective’s meeting for members and the public will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 210 South Lake St. in Boyne City. Sydney Wormell, Upsy daisy Floral proprietor, will share her artistic knowledge to demon-strate techniques for decorating during the November holidays. Arranging cornucopias and table centerpieces are examples of the evening’s topics. For more infor-mation, call (231)-582-5877

Nov. 12Bake potato Luncheon

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12 at St. matthew Church. dinner consists of baked potatoes with all the fixings, hot dogs, chili and desserts. Cost is by donation. Proceeds will be used to help purchase a defibrillator for the church. Take-outs are available and orders must be in by 10:00 a.m.

Nov. 12Leadership

learning eventAttention Hr Professionals, Office Managers, and Operating Manag-ers/Supervisors: Join the North-ern Michigan Society for Human resource Management on Friday, November 12, at the Boyne dis-trict Library Community room to learn just how “Leadership is like the dog Whisperer”! desiree Si-mon, founder of Taskmaster Life & Professional Coaching will pres-ent on this powerful and inspira-tional topic.Much like Cesar Millan (the dog whisperer), leadership is best taught by rehabilitating the indi-vidual team members through the training of the leader. His philos-ophy requires the dog owner to maintain a calm, assertive energy that is a natural leadership state

that dogs tend to follow and so do humans! during this time we will learn to1. Understand the concept that “there must be a leader and the leader always leads the way”2. Name ways to train leadership to rehabilitate their teams and create a calm assertive energy3. define what ‘calm assertive en-ergy’ looks like from a leadership/team perspective and discuss the impact on the team when the leader “freaks out”4. Experiment with reading team energy and practice using this knowledge to be effective in the leadership role5. and much, much more!Join us for an hour packed with information, followed by an hour of networking, and lunch!

Nov. 13Hunters Ball

Sat. Nov. 13 at the Boyne City Ea-gles Club. Music provided by Jelly Rolls 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. The gun raffle is from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Prizes include: 1st. Prize 30-06 Remington; 2nd Prize 270 Rem-ington; 3rd Prize $300.00. Tickets are $1 each with a $2 cover charge. Public is welcome.

Nov. 14BAC Concert

Boyne Arts Collective will feature Kelly Shively in concert at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14, at 210 South Lake St. in Boyne City.

Nov. 17Ellsworth spaghetti dinner

The community is invited to a Spaghetti Dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Ellsworth Christian Re-formed Church, 9323 Main St. in Ellsworth. The dinner is a fund-raiser for the Atwood/Ellsworth Cadet Program which is a ministry that works with the local church to share Christ’s love with boys ages 7 to 12 through Bible study, merit badges, outdoor skills and much more.For more information please con-tact Pastor Dave at (231) 599-3290.

Nov. 21Scavenger hunt

i wanted to let you know that our faith community will be having a scavenger hunt for the local food pantries on November 21, 2010 at 5:30 pm. This is one of the two in-tergenerational nights we do ev-ery year. We will collect food and non-perishables for the Boyne City and Boyne Falls pantries. We will do the scavenger hunt from 5:30 pm until 6:15pm... and then head to the food pantry here in Boyne city for a tour and refreshments. i don’t know if this is something you would want to cover or not, but i thought i would give you a heads up.

Nov. 21Freshwater Events Boyne Celtic Sessions 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 21


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Energy, passion and joy over flow in Boyne Country as celtic musicians gather to create enchanting mu-sic. You are invited to join the fun as Gaeyle Gerrie & John richey host a spe-cial Sunday Session featur-ing Celtic/Folk Tunes and Songs at the FrESHWATEr STUdiO at 217 South Lake Street in Boyne City, Michigan. (231) 582-2258Coffee, Tea and maybe more will be available. For more information,including a free music,please email: [email protected] or visit www.SynergySong.com Admission to the Celtic Session is free. There is no charge for this family friendly musical event that features some of our re-gions finest irish, folk and Old Tyme musicians. Musicians from all over the region have come to join us – we would love our next special guest to be you! We would love to see you there! Call (231) 883-Song (231) 883-7664 (231) 883-7664 for more information.Future concert listing. Seating is limited so please call Freshwater Studio to reserve at (231) 582-2588.Sat. dec. 4 - Stephen Fear-ing http://www.stephen-fearing.com/Sat. Jan. 22, 2011 - Brian Vander Ark http://brian-vanderark.com/Sat. Feb. 12, 2011 - rachael davis, robin Lee Berry, Kathy Lamar http://www.rachaeldavis.com/ - http://www.robinleeberry.com/ - http://www.valentinaon-line.com/kathylamar.htmlSat. Mar. 19, 2011 - Or-pheum Bell http://or-pheumbell.com/Sat. April TBA - Lost World String Band http://www.geraldross.com/LWSB.htm

Nov. 23garden Club meeting

The Boyne Valley Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 23 to put the finishing touches and distribute 400 wreaths they sell during

the fall. This is their main fundraiser for the flowers that are planted around the city in the summer.

Future EventsNov. 11 - Veterans day cer-emony at Veterans Memo-rial Park, 11 a.m.Nov. 11 - Business Af-ter Hours at Points North Printing, 826 Moll Drive, 5:30 p.m.Nov. 19-20 - Boyne Meets Broadway high school dra-ma production, Perform-ing Arts Center, 6 p.m.Nov. 20 - Earlier Than the Bird shopping promotion, downtown Boyne City, 7 to 11 a.m.Nov. 26 - Holiday Open Houses and Santa Parade, downtown Boyne Citydec. 4 - Weihnachtsmarkdt German Christmas Market at Water Street Centerdec. 4 - Holiday Hobby Craft Show, Boyne City High Schooldec. 4 - Steven Fearing concert at Freshwater Studiodec. 11 - Santa at the Castle (Castle Farms)Dec. 16 - Business After Hours at re/Max resort Properties, 111 S. Lake St., 5:30Dec. 18 - Horton Creek concert at Performing Arts Center

Raven Hill Reopensraven Hill discovery Center is again ready for visitors. Current renovations con-tinue, but the original hands-on room and ani-mal room are both open for business as usual. Hours are 12 pm to 4 pm on Saturdays and 2 pm to 4 pm on Sundays or by appointment. The Center will also be open the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 26th, from 12 pm to 4 pm, as well as Saturday, November 27th and Sun-day, November 28th. The official Grand Open-ing for the new Art Cor-ridor and the Warren Lor-anger Great room will be May 1, 2011 with more information to follow.

Horses Lead Participants on Path to Self discovery during Equine Experience

Equestrian EventsHorses could rival man’s best friend having been companions for nearly as long, and yet there is still much that can be learned from these gentle crea-tures. in a new spa series by The Spa at The inn at Bay Harbor, the Equine Experience introduces participants to Facilitated Equine Experiential Learn-ing (FEEL) in which horses serve as teachers of self-discovery and personal growth.Horses possess highly de-veloped intuition and re-spond as a mirror to hu-man body language and non-verbal cues. This reflection allows Equine Experience partici-pants to learn and iden-tify their own behavioral

patterns. By engaging in ground-work exercises with horses and through the study and evaluation of their reactions, FEEL sessions provide insight that deepens awareness of one’s true self. “Our habits define who we are,” said Camryn Handler, spa director at The Spa at The inn at Bay Harbor. “The Equine Experience al-lows you to explore how your actions, moods and body language define you, and how to strengthen positive attributes and also identify any negativ-ity to improve upon.”Four Equine Experience events are scheduled. These Saturday sessions take place on November 20, 2010; January 8, 2011; April 9, 2011; and May 14, 2011. The workshops are led by two certified FEEL facilita-tors – Maryellen Werstine

and Erin Halloran – and include six hours of study with horses, lunch and snacks, journal and course materials, roundtrip trans-portation from The inn at Bay Harbor – A renais-sance Golf resort to the nearby stables of Bay Har-bor Equestrian Club and a $40 credit toward spa and salon services to be used at The Spa at The inn at Bay Harbor. Cost for the program is $225. Sessions groups are inti-mate with a maximum of 10 guests per workshop. For Equine Experience res-ervations, please call 231-439-4046. Lodging at The inn at Bay Harbor is available start-ing at $133 per night and includes breakfast for two. For lodging reservations, please call 800-462-6963 or visit www.innatbayhar-bor.com.


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“A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine, except that on a day without sunshine you can still get drunk.”- Anonymous

This months wine tasting is being moved to Monday night, Nov. 15th (from the 17th) due to the new Wednesday night “Cheap Date” promotion during the month of November for members of Santé’s “frequent diners” club. Please call B.C.P. for reservations. The last 4 tastings have sold out, so don’t

wait to reserve your seats. The tasting begins at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you there! Next month, we’ll be moving the wine tasting to Red Mesa’s back porch.

For more info. on the special offers at Santé visit the Magnum website at; http://www.magnumhospitality.com/cafeSante/

This week’s “W.O.W.”(wine of the week)

I discovered this wine at a recent “trade” wine tasting event. It was by far the best value of the show, which featured over 1,000 products. This wine will make an excellent pairing for your Thanksgiving meal.

2008 Wente “Morning Fog” ChardonnayLivermore Valley, California

97% Chardonnay, 3% Gewürztraminer 13.5% abvAbout “Morning Fog”: “Enjoy aromas and flavors of green apple and tropical fruits, balanced by subtle oak, cinnamon

and vanilla from barrel aging. With a mouth-filling body and balanced acidity, this wine delivers a medium-long, refreshing finish.

Regularly priced at $17.19On sale through 11/11 for $12.49 Save 27%!

(no other discounts apply)

What’s New & Tasting Great?We now have Skinnygirl Margarita cold in the cooler. The Skinnygirl Margarita was created by Bethenny Frankel, a renowned natural foods chef, author of the New York Times Bestseller, “Naturally Thin” and the star of Real House-

wives of New York City. As a chef and mixologist, Bethenny is an expert in taking high calorie or otherwise unhealthy foods or cocktails, and making healthier versions of them. In the case of the margarita, this happened to be one of Bethenny’s favorite cocktails. She also knew the typical margarita served in a restaurant had over 500 calories in

a 4 oz. serving. Skinnygirl margarita mix has At only 100 calories for a full 4 oz. serving, all natural ingredients, no preservatives or artificial colors, lightly sweetened with agave nectar and made with premium Blue Agave clear

Tequila. 12.7% abv

Cheers! Ed & Kristine Brehm

“What is the sustainable farming?”

Sustainable farming or ag-riculture is a way of raising food that is healthy for con-sumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, re-spects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities. Characteris-tics of this type of agriculture include: Conservation and Preservation--What is taken out of the environment is put back in, so land and resources such as water, soil and air can be replenished and are avail-able to future generations. Biodiversity--Farms raise dif-ferent types of plants and animals, which are rotated around the fields to enrich the soil and help prevent disease and pest outbreaks. Chemical pesticides are used minimally and only when necessary; many sustainable farms do not use any form of chemicals. Animal Welfare--Animals are treated humane-ly and with respect, and are well cared for. Economic Viability--Farmers are paid a fair wage and are not depen-dent on subsidies from the government. Socially Just--Workers are treated fairly and paid competitive wages and benefits. They work in a safe environment and are offered proper living conditions and food.

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Earlier Than The BirdBoyne City’s 2nd annual early

morning holiday shopping event

Jump out of bed early and grab your mother, daughter, sister, girlfriend to get a head start on holiday shopping! Many Boyne City shops will be open at 7:00 a.m. with special deals, offers and treats to get your holidayshopping off to a great start. In addition to great shopping you can also enjoy breakfast at one of Boyne City’s fine restaurants. Come and have a great time shopping in Boyne City!

SPECIAL PRIZES FOR THOSE STILL IN THEIR PAJAMAS!

Saturday, November 207:00 to 11:00 a.m.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS FAULKNORPictured above during the recent concert at Freshwater Studio are Three Pure Michigan Songwriters Steve Tucker, Dave Boutette, and Dan Bracken. Dan Bracken (pic-tured above) of Mount Pleasant sings one of his original songs.

Freshwater concert series continues

Dave Boutette (Above) performs a song, written for his sister’s wedding years ago, shortly after entertaining the crowd with a short story. The photo below shows a packed house for the Freshwater Studio’s concert last weekend.

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