2013 Walleye Festival Guide

Car Show, Bingo, Kids Fishing Pond, Texas Hold’em,Fish Fry, Rummage Sales, Pancake Breakfast & More!

FRI/SAT/SUNApril 26th, 27th, 28th

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For more information about any of the Walleye Festival Events visit www.freelandlionsclub.com

FREE

THURSDAY APRIL 25, 2013

12:00am to 4:00pmBlood Drive at Pat’s Food CenterGive blood & get free admission “Phish” TentConducted by Michigan Blood

High Stakes Texas Hold’em PokerPreregistration begins at 5:00 pmPresented by the Freeland Lions ClubAt Burt Watson Chevrolet$250.00 Buy In

FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2013

Community Wide Rummage SalesFriday through SundayMaps are Available at Local Businesses

11:00am to 5:00pm2012 Special Olympics Hotdog CookoutPresented by Pat’s Food CenterAt Pat’s Food CenterProceeds to go to the 2013 Special Olympics

4:00pm to 8:00pmFish FryPresented by the Freeland Athletic AssociationAt the Freeland SportsZone

5:00pm-9:00pmWalleye Fun NightAt Freeland SportsZone2nd-8th Grades, Cost: $5.00Games, Music, Pizza…

Noon to 11:00pmCarnival Rides and AmusementsPresented by Schmidt AmusementsAt Burt Watson Chevrolet

6:00pm Start TimeWalleye Festival ParadeStarting at the Zion Lutheran Church on 7th St

6:00pm to MidnightWalleye Festival “Phish” TentAt Burt Watson Chevrolet$5.00 Admission Must be 21 to EnterLive Band: “Hipakritz“ 8:00pm to MidnightCasino Games 6:00pm to 11:00pmDancing, Food and Beverages

8:45pm or DuskFireworks DisplayNorth of Town

SATURDAY APRIL 27, 2013

12:01am Official StartWalleye Fishing Tournament

7:00am to 11:00amPancake BreakfastRegistered Fisherman eat FREE!Presented by The Freeland Women’s Study ClubAt the Memorial Park Building

8:00am to ???Community Wide Rummage SalesMaps are Available at Local Businesses

9:00am to NoonKids Fishing PondAt Tittabawassee Township Park

10:00am to 2:30pmWalleye Festival Car & Bike ShowRegistration 10:00 am to NoonPre-Registration $10.00, Day of Show $12.00Trophies at 2:30 pm

10:00am to 11:00pmCarnival Rides and AmusementsPresented by Schmidt AmusementsAt Burt Watson Chevrolet

10:00am to 5:00pmWalleye Tournament Weigh –InPresented by the Freeland Lions ClubAt Tittabawassee Township Park

11:00am to 5:00pm2013 Special Olympics Hotdog CookoutPresented by Pat’s Food CenterAt Pat’s Food Center

Noon to MidnightWalleye Festival “Phish” TentAt Burt Watson Chevrolet$5.00 Admission Must be 21 to EnterLive Band: “The Sinclairs“ 8:00pm to MidnightCasino Games 6:00pm to 11:00pmDancing, Food and Beverages

Noon until ???Texas Hold’em Poker TournamentPreregistration begins at 10:00 amPresented by the Freeland Lions ClubAt Burt Watson Chevrolet$50.00 Buy InPayouts Determined by Number of Players

1:00pm to ???3rd Annual Pong TournamentPresented by The Log CabinAt “Phish” Tent, for more info visit

SUNDAY APRIL 28, 2013

8:00am to 3:00pmKids Helping Kids Community Project:Goodwill & Salvation Army will beaccepting household donations atTri-Area Driving School, 6272 Midland Rd.Proceeds go to Emmaus House

10:00am to 3:00pmWalleye Tournament Weigh –InPresented by the Freeland Lions ClubAt Tittabawassee Township ParkAwards Presentation will follow as soonas results have been verified at final weigh-in.Must be present to win

10:00am to 5:00pmCarnival Rides and AmusementsPresented by Schmidt AmusementsAt Burt Watson Chevrolet

10:00am Start Time5K Run & WalkPresented by Bay Area Runners ClubAt Freeland SportsZoneFor more info contact The Freeland SportsZone989-695-2000 or jayandloribrown@chartermi.net

1:00pm to ???HIGH STAKES BINGOAt “Phish” Tent

2013 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The Joe will be broadcasting live from select rummage sales. Try and find him!

The Freeland Walleye Festival knows The Joe. Do You?

Visit www.freelandlionsclub.com for entry forms or for more information about any of the

Walleye Festival Events!

Find us on Facebook by searching for the “Freeland Walleye Festival”

Walleye Fisherman HeadquartersVisit Pat’s Food Center/ Do it Best Hardware for:

• Walleye Festival Registrations• Fishing Licenses• Live Bait - Night Crawlers / Minnows• New Expanded Fishing Tackle• Snacks & Refreshments• Beer, Wine Liquor• Firewood

Good Luck Fishermen!

Freeland Office - 7600 Midland Rd.

www.unitedfinancialcu.org - 989.777.3620

Other Locations in:Bridgeport, Saginaw, Chesaning & Auburn

6710 West Freeland Road Freeland, MI 48623

(989) 695-9746

Home of theFreeland Lions Club Golf Outing27 Holes of Fun!

SAVE THE DATE8th Annual“Arts in the Park”Saturday, Sept. 7th, 20131:00pm to 7:00pmTittabawassee Township Park

Please plan to join us at the 7th Annual “Arts in the Park” event. Enjoy a fun filled afternoon of wine tasting, live music, top area artists and food sure to please your palate. Must be 21 or older.

Proceeds benefit the Freeland SportsZone and the Freeland Community Sports Association.

Come see top area artists at workHear the sounds of local musicians

Enjoy great wines and food

To reserve your tickets, please call 989-695-9512 (must be 21 or older).

Freeland State Bank 185 E. Washington “Your Hometown Independent Bank” Freeland, MI 48623 Since 1904 (989)-695-5551 Member FDIC

Freeland Lions Club Key Events For Your CalendarFreeland Lions Golf OutingSaturday, June 8th, 2013Twin Oaks Golf CourseThis outing fills up fast, so sign up a foursome now. A ladies division makes this event fun for everyone. A four-person best-ball format with proceeds going to the Tammy Hafer Foundation. Cost is $60 per person and includes green fees, cart, beer & pop on the course, coffee & donuts in the AM, hotdogs at the turn, and a chicken bar-b-que for dinner. Everyone gets a prize and we have numerous raffles. Go to www.freelandlionsclub.com to “contact us” about signing up.

Freeland Lions Las Vegas NightSaturday, November 2nd, 2013Our Annual Las Vegas Night is a sell out every year. A $100 ticket buys you access to a gourmet buffet di nner, music, a variety of popular casino games and prizes, plus a $9,000 raffle board. Vist our website at www.freelandlionsclub.com for more information about this event.

Chemical Bank has been helping families across Michigan make memories for 95 years. To learn more about Chemical Bank, visit us at ChemicalBankMI.com.

CELEBRATING OUR 95TH ANNIVERSARY!

MEMORIES.MADE IN MICHIGAN.

Long before the white man came to this valley, the Indians camped on the banks of the “The Water that Follows the Bay.” In their language it was known as the Tittabawassee River. French fur traders carried back to Detroit and the rest of the new country stories of a rich valley with a dense growth of hardwoods on flatland along a beautiful river. To many who heard these tales, it meant rich farm land and opportunity.

At the signing on the Treaty of 1819, with General Cass and mostly Chippewa Chiefs in attendance, the Indians turned over to the white man a tremendous por-tion of Eastern Michigan. All this activity sparked the interest of many speculators from New York City to Michigan, so from 1832 to 1836 hundreds of acres of land were sold in the Saginaw Valley. Because the river was a natural route for travel and drainage, land along the Tittabawas-see was bought. Saginaw was already a

thriving trading post in 1841 and on April 5th of that year the first organized township of the county was formed — the Tittabawassee Township.

Among the early pioneers were the Allens, the Bishops, the Lewises, the Roesers, the Mungers and many others.

About this same time, the woods along the banks of the head waters of the Tittaba-wassee River began to ring with the music of the lumber-jacks and the cry of “Timber-r-r-r.” This announced the opening of the great white pine era which made the name of Michigan familiar throughout the world. Much of Chicago was rebuilt from the pine which floated down the Tittabawassee past Freeland. Old tim-ers tell us that in the spring, one could walk the Saginaw and Tittaba-wassee Rivers from Saginaw to Smith’s Crossing on the logs that filled the river from bank to bank.

On the corner of M-47 and Pierce Road, the settlement of Loretta boasted a post office called “Jay,” a blacksmith shop, store, a hotel and three homes. Mail, merchandise and passengers were unloaded from boats, which were the main means of transportation. There was also a stagecoach and one could always ride a wagon over the trail that fol-lowed the river to Saginaw.

As a result of a political maneuver, the post office was moved to Roeser’s store. A hotel was built on the southwest corner of M-47 and Washington and was operated by Garrett and Elizabeth “Mammy” Freeland. The fine floors of Mammy’s hotel were soon worn rough with the hobnailed boots ofthe lumberjacks, as it became a stopping place for them. Although the place contained a small sawmill and a shingle mill, it was not a lum-bering town of any consequence. The soil was fertile and farmers were attracted to the region.

Crossing the river was done by straddling logs and paddling them across. As more and more people began taking up residence along the river, a stagecoach was put into service. It ran between the forks in Midland to Saginaw. The fare was one dollar per person for the day long trip. In 1859, the steamer Belle Seymour was put into service. It was used to carry passengers and supplies between Midland and Sagi-naw. The railroad came through in 1869 and the Belle Seymour ceased to run the river. The first bridge across the Tittabawassee at Freeland Road was made of wood and built in 1870.

The first school in Freeland, the King School, was built in 1854 on land donated by Noble King. The first teacher in that school was Jacob Lewis. In 1872 a two-story school building was constructed on Church Street where the Fire Station now stands.

To learn more about our history, or to get involved with its preservation, please contact:

Tittabawassee Township Historical SocietyP.O. Box 294, Freeland, Michigan 48623

Phone 989-695-4040 , pavlikpair@sbcglobal.net

Tittabawassee Township: a history

We buy & sell new and used toolingSurplus Closeouts

Lathes - Bridgeport Mills - MachineryCustom Machining • Fabrication • Welding

7251 Midland Road • P.O. Box 216Freeland, MI 48623 • 989 695-4030

• OPEN 24 HOURS (Friday Night)

• Campsites Available• Boat Launch Open• Live Bait Available

BUSCH MACHINETOOL SUPPLY

Rebecca EvansFacility Director

5th Annual Burt Watson’s

High Stakes Texas Hold’em

TournamentBenefiting the Tammy Hafer fund of the

Freeland Lions Club

Thursday April 25th, 2013Burt Watson Chevrolet

Cocktails @ 5:00 Play Begins @ 6:00pm

Menu includes burgers and brats

$200.00 Buy-in • 75 player limitPrize money is a 50/50 split of entry fees

Please mail entries to :Freeland Lions Club

P.O. Box 767 Freeland, MI 48623

Questions to: Paul Rickman Lionpaul17@sbcglobal.net

989-798-6922

Great Food, Great Service695-5761

Have fun on the outside deck!Live music, karaoke,

bike night every Tuesday!Now Featuring:

The Midland Brewing Company’s Copper Harbor

Monday - Friday 9:00a - 6:00pSaturday 9:00a - 1:00p

Check us out on Facebook for updates on EVERYTHING Walleye Fest related!

989-695-2105989-692-1234

Special Walleye Festival Hours!Open 24 hrs Thurs. 6am - Sun. 9pm

Delivery till 2:30am

PIZZA • STROMBOLI • GRINDERS

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Freeland Little Caesars(989) 692-0233

7610 Midland Rd.Freeland, MI

Located in Pat's Plaza!

989-692-2020

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Walleye weigh-in scales provided by

FREELAND

Thank You...For 28 years the Freeland Lions Club has had the pleasure of hosting the Freeland Walleye Tournament, the anchor of this growing festival of events. We want to extend our appreciation to the many sponsors, volunteers and patrons who help make our Festival such a great event.2013 Festival Chair Rick Hayes

Special thanks to Mid-State Taxidermy, LLC for their taxidermy mount prize for the largest walleye catch!

www.midstatetaxidermy.com

Big Fish 2012Kevin Waier, 8.5 lbs

Freeland WalleyeTournament Winners

2012 Senior: #1 Kevin Waier 44.09 gross lbs. #2 Albert Kukla 37.20 lbs. #3 Bill Putman 36.14 lbs.

Junior: #1 Hunter Brousseau 28.00 lbs. #2 Hunter Czymber 28.00 lbs. #3 Tyler Shepherd 22.55 lbs.

2011 Senior: #1 James Allen 38.65 gross lbs. #2 Albert Kukla 36.73 lbs. #3 Andy Crook 35.46 lbs.

Junior: #1 Brayden Ruckman 9.19 lbs. #2 Grant Curtice 4.41 lbs.

2010 Senior: #1 Don Leuenberger 47.70 gross lbs. #2 Bill Putman 42.31 lbs. #3 Fred Mosley 38.02 lbs.

Junior: #1 Austin Bruns 27.08 lbs. #2 Hunter Brousseau 21.64 lbs. #3 Gregory Gorsline Jr. 19.57 lbs.

2009 Senior: #1 Tom Witkowski 49.70 gross lbs. #2 Bob Witkowski 48.55 lbs. #3 Mike Meyers 46.90 lbs.

Junior: #1 Jamie Kisser 28.55 lbs. #2 Austin Bruns 28.25 lbs. #3 Gregory Gorsline Jr. 26.95 lbs.

• ALL YOU CAN EAT WALLEYE• BEER TENT & 2 AM BREAKFAST• STEELWHEELS BAND FRI & SAT• GARAGE SALE LUNCH SPECIALS• KIDS EAT FREE FOR LUNCH

For more information about any Walleye Festival Event visit

www.freelandlionsclub.com

We Proudly Support theFreeland Walleye Festival

31st Annual Millionaire Raffle

Las Vegas PartySunday, June 23, 2013

1:00pm-6:00pm - Gates Open 12:45pmFood Served from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Location: Freeland Sports Zone5690 Midland Rd. (M-47 near Kochville Rd.)

Cost: $125 (Admits 2 people)

For Tickets ContactRick Newbold (989) 233-3537 or Pat’s Food Center

NEW FOOD!

Freeland Athletic Association’s

$20,000 1st Place CASH PRIZEOther Cash Prizes:1 - $10,000 Winner3 - $1,000 Winners7 - $500 Winners

110 - $125 Winners

VAN YELECTRICResidential & Commercial

(989) 429-0887

June 12th ”The Beets”

June 19th “Butch Heath Country Classic”

July 10th “The Hitmen”

July 17th “Sinclairs”

July 24th Band Night - “Empty Pockets & Friends”

July 31st “Steel Wheels”

August 7th “Paisley Fogg”

August 14th “Honesty and the Liars”

August 21st “Laurie Middlebrook”

Tittabawassee Township 14th Annual

Tittabawassee Township Park • Free Admission

CLIP & SAVE

2013 SCHEDULE

CONCErTS iN THE PArk

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Attorneys andCounselors at Law

Building A, Suite One

5090 State Street • Saginaw, MI 48603989-792-2552

12334 Geddes RoadHemlock, Mi 48626

(989) 642-5599

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HammerRestoration.com

Visit www.freelandlionsclub.com for entry forms or for more information about any of

the Walleye Festival Events!

Find us on Facebook by searching for the “Freeland Walleye Festival”

Jack’s Mini Storage& Tree Service

6840 Midland RoadFreeland, MI 48623

(989) 695-5497 - 24 Hour Access

Welcome to our Family!

www.fam1st.com

Freeland

6900 Midland Rd.695.5144

Saginaw

1011 N. Michigan Ave.759.1686

Coming Soon

3550 Tittabawassee Rd.

A HUGE THANKS to all our Freeland students!

You’ll find their artwork throughout the publication!

kid’s Fishing Pond EventSaturday, April 27th, 2013 • Presented by MeijerOn Saturday from 9:00am to Noon, kids will be able to create their own fish stories at the Fishing Pond located in Tittabawassee Township Park. The Kid’s Fishing Pond Event is presented by Meijer and Eudici’s Pizza.

Since 1998, Meijer has sponsored the stocking of fish in the pond in Tittabawassee Township Park. The pint-sized version of our Festival Tournament is an annual favorite among our younger anglers, ages 4-14 yrs. Please support Meijer as they support for our Kid’s Fishing Pond Event.

Trophies awarded to the first 10 kids to catch a TROUT.

of Freeland

Open Late!

A Very Special Thanks To Our Trout Pond Sponsors!

Hosted by the Freeland Lions Clubat Myers Clark & Bamz Fuel & Exhaust

215 S. Main St. (M47)

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

CAR SHOW FREE to the PublicCome and enjoy the Show!

For registration information:www.freelandlionsclub.com

or call 989-695-9980

Major SponsorsPat’s Food Center/Do It Best Hardware

United Financial Credit Union

Registration 10:00 am to NoonPre-registration $10.00 - Day of show $12.00

Goody Bags to First 100 RegistrantsTrophies presented at 2:30 pm

Hosted by the Freeland Lion’s Club

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FrEELAND WALLEYE FESTiVAL2013 TOUrNAMENT rULES

Open again to the Saginaw Bay!1. PARTICIPANTS & ELIGIBILITY: Participation in this tournament is open to any person with a valid Michigan Fishing License who has properly completed and signed an Official Entry Form and returned it to the Tournament Headquarters with a $10.00 entry fee no later than Midnight on Friday, April 27th, 2012. Youth under 17 years of age may enter for $2.50 and will qualify for only the prizes in their division. No refund of entry fee will be made. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any applications.2. TOURNAMENT DATES AND TIMES: The Tournament begins at 12:01 AM on Saturday, April 27th, 2013, and runs through 3:00 PM on Sunday, April 28th, 2013.3. ELIGIBLE FISH: All fish entered in the contest must be Walleyes and must be caught under the legal rules set down by the State of Michigan. Any fish that has been tampered with or foul hooked will be disqualified at the discretion of the Tournament Committee. All entered fish must be caught on the Tournament Dates. Contestants may submit up to 5 legal fish per day. ALL LEGAL FiSHiNG WATErS iN THE STATE OF MiCHiGAN QUALiFY.

Weigh-in one fish and you can win - see below...

4. WEIGH-IN: Contestants must have their catches entered at the Official Weigh Station located at theTittabawassee Township Park, 9000 Midland Rd., Freeland, MI 48623 during the following hours:

Saturday, April 27th, 2013 -- 10:00 AM through 5:00 PMSunday, April 28th, 2013 -- 10:00 AM through 3:00 PM

Tournament results announced as soon as they have been verified after the 3:00 PM closing of the weigh-in.

5. PRIZE CATEGORIES: A. Most pounds for 10 fish (legal limit of 5 per day -- tie breaker will be earliest time entered); Top fifteen places receive prize packages . B. Largest walleye (by weight and time entered); one prize.C. Entrants weighing in one or more legal fish will qualify for a drawing of 25 prize packages that includes televisions, electronics and much more. D. Must be present to win one of the 25 prize packages.6. GENERAL: All fish entered will have one fin clipped. All fish entered must have been caught by the person who enters them. Giving to or receiving fish from another person will be considered grounds for disqualification. After weigh-in, contestants are responsible for their own fish. Fishing competition is over at the designated times each day or when weigh-in has been completed. Only one weigh-in per day is allowed for each contestant. The top five (5) winners will submit to polygraph tests as deemed necessary by the Tournament Committee. Prizes will be withheld pending the settlement of disputes. By signing an entry form, contestants absolve the Freeland Walleye Festival Tournament, the Freeland Lions Club and all connected sponsors of any and all liabilities due to injury to themselves or others during the two-day event.7. CASH PRIZES : 1st Prize - $1,000.00 ; 2nd Prize - $500.00 ; 3rd Prize - $250.00

2013 OFFiCiAL WALLEYE TOUrNAMENT ENTrY FOrM (Print Clearly)

Name: Age: Check here if Youth (under age 17)

Mailing Address:

City: State/Province: Zip/Postal:

Home Phone: ( ) Business Phone: ( ) Email:In signing this application, I hereby waive and release all other contestants, the host, sponsors and tournament officials from all claims of injury and/or damage incurred in con-nection with the Tournament. I hereby have read and agree to all rules and regulations of this Tournament.

Mail check or money order in the amount of $10.00 per entry ($2.50 for Youth) to:Freeland Lions Club, PO Box 767, Freeland, MI 48623

Signature

28th ANNUAL FrEELAND WALLEYE FESTiVAL

(SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED)

Access and drop off Entry Forms at Pat’s Hardware, Tittabawassee Township Office, Freeland Sports Zone, Frank’s Great Outdoors, Linwood Beach Marina & Campground.

BuRT WATSON