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ALSOINSIDE

Alisha Ann PhotographyCouple’s friendly competi-tion leads to business idea

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Munising CityHallMoving offices to new location

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Yooper ShirtsIshpeming move was agreat success

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Fox NegauneeGets Chrysler dealershipwith new facility

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CrossFit 906Thinking inside of the ‘box’

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Snyder drugIshpeming store gets remodeled

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West Towne CenterBuilding coming to life

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Shopko Ishpeming store opens inplace of Pamida store

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KBIC gas stationStill in the works

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Northern MIBank and TrustOpens in Ishpeming

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AREA DEVELOPMENT — SECTION GMONDAY, MARCH 26

PROGRESSA SPECIAL SECTION OF THE MINING JOURNAL

By JOHN PEPINJournal Staff Writer

MARQUETTE — Last fall, the MarquetteTownship Board thanked workers fromLowe’s Home Improvement Warehousefor their contributions of time, money andworkers to a recent project to revitalize Li-ons Field.

“They did a tremendous job and withoutthem it would have been next to impossi-ble to accomplish what we did in one day,”said township Manager Randy Girard.

Each year, the 1,700 Lowe’s outlets do-nate roughly $1,500 per store to a “HeroesProject” in the local communities surround-ing the stores.

“This is our project this year,” said JennyNelson, a commercial sales staff memberwith the Marquette Lowe’s.

Lowe’s, and vendors it arranged helpfrom, donated paint, stone, gravel and oth-er items in addition to about 15 volunteers.

On June 12, the workers from Lowe’sjoined township residents, board mem-bers and other personnel to undertake arange of projects including rehabilitating aretaining wall between the pavilion andtennis court, painting the pavilion, refinish-ing picnic tables, rehabilitating the ballfield and spreading wood chips for theKiddie Park.

“It’s a major, major improvement,” said

Mike Springer of the township recreationcommittee.

Many of the Lowe’s work crew attendeda meeting of the township board and werethanked by officials.

“We couldn’t be more grateful for theirhard work,” said township Supervisor Den-nis Liimatta. “It’s awesome that we havean opportunity to recognize them.”

A photograph of the Lowe’s crew at LionsField was taken to be put on display at theballfield.

John Pepin can be reached at 906-228-

2500, ext. 206. His email address is

[email protected].

Lions FieldLowe’s pitches in to help ball field reconstruction project


MUNISING — The Mu-nising City Commissionrecently approved pur-chase of a former bank indowntown Munising asthe new location for theoffices of city hall.

A former Peoples StateBank and North CountyBank branch, the buildingwhere city hall will be lo-cated is known locally as“the log bank,” becauseof its construction materi-als. The 2,976 square-foot facility was built in1989 and is located at thecorner of Superior andBirch streets in downtownMunising.

The location is situatedroughly three blockssoutheast of city hall, a

structure that has beensold to Pictured RocksCruises, located at thecorner of Elm Avenue andM-28, a block south of theLake Superior shoreline.City officials said thecruises company paid$323,545 for the city hallbuilding. The city paid$282,500 for the bankbuilding.

The city plans to refur-bish the interior of thebank building for city of-fices. There are three en-try doors to the buildingwith a paved parking lot,drive-through window andhandicapped-accessiblerest rooms. The structurealso includes a utilityroom, four offices, kitch-enette and full basement.

City officials have decid-

ed to add an addition tothe building for the citymanager’s office. Earlierthis month, bid packageswere being sent out forthe renovation work.

City officials hope tohave the new officesready to occupy by latespring or early summer.

The City of Munisingrecently built a com-bined fire hall and po-lice department, locateda few blocks east of thelog bank. The police de-partment offices werepreviously located with-in city hall.

John Pepin can be

reached at 906 228-

2500, ext. 206. His e-mail

address is jpepin@min-

ingjournal.net.

By JOHANNA BOYLEJournal Ishpeming Bureau

ISHPEMING — Alishaand Brian Young’s cur-rent business startedout as a friendly compe-tition between the Ish-peming Township cou-ple.

During a day trip toMackinaw City, they de-cided to go out to eat,but had to wait to beseated. Instead of juststaying inside therestaurant, they headedback outdoors to wait,point and shoot camerain hand.

“It was who could takethe better picture,” BrianYoung said. “Always try-ing to outdo each other.”

The picture wars, asthey call it, lead to bettercamera equipment, bet-ter photos and now Al-isha Ann Photography,the couple’s studio inIshpeming. Originallyopened in the downtownarea in October 2010,the studio moved to theCountry Village inSeptember of 2011 andis currently prepping forits first full season ofweddings and seniorportraits.

With an emphasis onnew, fresh ideas, AlishaAnn Photography canprovide photo servicesranging from baby pic-tures to weddings to

family portraits to seniorportraits for high schoolstudents, as well ashead shots for localbusinesses.

Both of the Youngsserve as photographersfor the studio, howeverBrian Young often takesmore of the shooting du-ties while Alisha Younghandles much of theediting.

“We’re pretty easy-go-ing,” Alisha Young said.

That easygoing atti-tude includes steppingoutside the studio, al-lowing customers tochoose other locationsfor their shots.

“It becomes their pic-ture,” Brian Young said,particularly of highschool senior portraits.“They have a certainplace they like... It’s notjust the same cookie-cutter backdrop.”

“It makes it them,” Al-isha Young added.

The studio works tonot schedule more thanone senior portrait ses-sion per evening, givingthe students as muchtime as needed to getthe perfect shots.

That flexibility, com-bined with straightfor-ward pricing, is some-thing the Youngs hopewill carry them forwardinto the future.

“I hope we’re the placepeople want to go,” Al-

isha Young said. Brian Young agreed.“People want to keep

everything in the localarea,” he said.

For more informationabout the business, goto www.alisha-ann-pho-tography.com or searchfor the studio on Face-book.

Johanna Boyle can be

reached at 906-486-4401.

Her email address is

[email protected].

Top, Alisha Young works on a photo shoot at her studio Alisha Ann Photography.Above, Alisha and her husband, Brian Young, are pictured. (Photos submitted byAlisha Young)

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Former bank buildingto serve as new offices for city hall

1027 N. Third StreetP.O. Box 213Marquette228-3578

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What is Marquette County Habitat for Humanity?Marquette County Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry seeking to eliminate inadequate housing, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people from all walks of life to work together in partnership to build houses with families in need. Since its start in 1992, Marquette County HFH has built 80 houses throughout Marquette County.

How can I become involved with Marquette County Habitat for Humanity?There are many different ways that you can volunteer with Marquette County HFH. We welcome individuals as well as groups to help on the construction site. You can provide lunches for volunteers, serve on the board of directors or on a committee, attend a special event fundraiser, donate building materials or cash or donate or purchase items at the Habitat for Humanity ReStores.

What does Marquette County Habitat for Humanity do and how does it work?Marquette County HFH is not a giveaway program. Habitat for Humanity builds houses with Marquette County families in need. Donations and volunteer labor are used to keep building costs low. Partner families pay a down payment and a monthly mortgage payment, as well as property taxes and insurance. They also invest hundreds of hours of their own labor-sweat equity-into building their own houses and the houses of others. As Habitat homeowners pay their mortgages, the money goes into a revolving fund that helps build houses with other families.

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The Munising City Commission recently purchased the former bank building indowntown Munising, pictured above, to be the new location for the offices of cityhall. (Journal file photo)

The Mining Journal, Monday, March 26 — 3GPROGRESS2012

US 41 West, Marquette • 226-1600 www.foxmarquette.com

The staff at Fox Marquette would like to say “Thank You” to our loyal customers and the people of the area. We are proud to have so many of our friends and neighbors give us the honor of putting your families in vehicles for years. The biggest compliment we can every get is when a customer comes in to buy cars for their family or refer a friend to us. We look forward to maintaining and building relationships with all of our community members.

Thank you,Randy Norton, General Manager, 35 years

We are your Fox Marquette

Fox Marquette is committed to continuing our relationship with so many area local causes.

Official Transportation of NMU Athletics

Marquette High School FootballMarquette High School

BasketballMarquette High School BaseballMarquette High School Track

and FieldMarquette High School

YearbookU.P. WhitetailsCommemorative Bucks of

MichiganDucks UnlimitedU.P. Waterfowl ChapterMarquette Little LeagueYouth Hockey

Marquette RangersYouth FootballBig Bay Youth Fishing

TournamentsHumane SocietyIshpeming SchoolsNegaunee SchoolsWestwood SchoolsGwinn SchoolsBig Bay Antique Snowmobile

Ride &ShowRepublic Youth Fishing

TournamentsU.P. 200 and Midnight RunProject GraduationsWomen’s ShelterSalvation Army

Bay Cliff CampBuzz the GutCollars for a CauseAnyting Goes Car ShowSeafood Festival Car ShowPigs and HeatBig Bay Car ShowBoy Scouts of AmericaAMCABMarquette / Ishpeming Bowling

League’sAmerican Cancer Society / Relay

for LifeAlan Yelle RacingThunder Valley Raceway Kids

RaceStand Up for Iron Ore

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Marty Rose24 years exp.

D.J. McQuaid30 years exp.

Steve Sanderson41 years exp.

Mike Kuliu30 years exp.

Tommy Horan10 years exp.

Jason Hendrickson18 years exp.

Tim Leahy20 years exp.

Al Peterson27 years exp.

Sue Racine26 years exp.

Joe Oleksey12 years exp.

Bill Rajaniemi5 years exp.

Tom Nancarrow2 years exp.

Spencer Prusi8 years exp.

Mike Cleghorn29 years exp.

Mike Touminen24 years exp.

Doug King24 years exp.

Gary Kivela33 years exp.

Phil Slavsky24 years exp.

Ryan Frazer10 years exp.

Roy Byman9 years exp.

Nick Chartre3 years exp.

Andy Dauphinais2 years exp.

Carrie Williams8 years exp.

Toni Rappazini1 year exp.

Richard Mixter34 years exp.

Ray Stanaway31 years exp.

Jerry Oxenford20 years exp.

Sherry Genaw15 years exp.

Joe O’Connell24 years exp.

James LeMmond3 years exp.

Ryan Campbell1 year exp.

Nick Swan1 year exp.

Adrienne Flaska5 years exp.

Kirstin Bonanni7 years exp.

Linda LaTourneau25 years exp.

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By RENEE PRUSIJournal Staff Writer

ISHPEMING — Itturned out to be a greatmove for Yooper Shirts.

This past October,young entrepreneurJeremy Symons took hisalready successful busi-ness and moved into aspace with the then-opening Greater Ish-peming-Negaunee AreaChamber of Commercebuilding.

“The move has defi-nitely helped and wecontinue to have consis-tent traffic comingthrough the doors,”Symons said.

So much so thatSymons has launchedanother entity called MIApparel.

“I've been a huge NMUHockey, Detroit Tigers,Pistons, and Red Wingsfan since I was a kid.Growing up playingthese sports, I was al-ways drawing and creat-ing my own charactersand designing uniformsand shirts,” Symonssaid. “After startingYooper Shirts in 2009and seeing the success Iwas having with that, itonly made me want tocreate more inspiringdesigns in tribute toMichigan and our greatsports teams.”

Symons said the re-cently released Spring2012 Collection is justthe beginning of MI Ap-parel.

“We currently havefour designs that (were)released in mid-March.

They are ‘Mi Heart,’ ‘Di-amonds Are Forever,’‘Dbl D Heart’ and ‘TigerStyle.’ We will be screenprinting on American Ap-parel because they arethe softest, smoothest,best-looking unisex T-shirt available anywhereand they are made inAmerica.

“We will also havesome baseball styleshirts and zip-up hood-ies along with a lot ofplans for the near fu-ture.”

Yooper Shirts is openin its site inside thechamber building alongU.S. 41 in west Ishpem-ing from 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Monday-Friday.Online, it’s Yooper-Shirts.com.

“We have now shippedto all 50 states plusoverseas,” Symons said.“We've received ordersfrom the United King-dom, Switzerland...”

For more informationv i s i twww.MIapparel.com andwww.facebook.com/MI-apparel

Things have beenbooming so much thatSymons may be movinghis shop again as he hasrecently purchased hisown screen printingequipment.

“A large part of ourbusiness is custom de-signs and screen print-ing for groups, individu-als, clubs, sports teamsand businesses. We willdesign anything ourclients need or they cansupply their own art-

work,” he said. “We'recapable of handlinglarge or small volumeapparel orders. We alsooffer full-service graphicdesign services. Wespecialize in logo de-

signs, business cards,banners, advertising,menus, posters/flyersand much more.

“Yooper Shirts contin-ues to grow and we lookforward to offering wom-

en cut shirts in April/Mayalong with a lot of newdesigns inspired by thebeauty of the U.P.,”Symons added.

The shop can bereached via phone at

204-2255.

Renee Prusi can be con-

tacted at 906-228-2500,

ext. 253. Her e-mail ad-

dress is rprusi@min-

ingjournal.net.

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Top left, the Yooper Shirts building in Ishpeming is pictured. Top Right, store manager Tony Pelletier stands at the counter of Yooper Shirts. Bottom right and left, T-shirtsand hoodies available at Yooper Shirts are displayed. (Journal photos by Renee Prusi)


NEGAUNEE — In 2011,GMC, Buick and Chevro-let dealership Fox Ne-gaunee was named as anew Chrysler dealer forthe area.

“It’s been a long processand we’re really excited toget it,” said Bob Hanson,Fox general manager.

In July of 2011, theGMC/Buick Chevroletdealership moved to anew facility, which beganconstruction in 2010.

“Our success here

comes from the staff wehave,” said Fox MotorsPresident and Chief Exec-utive Officer Dan DeVos.“The community has beenvery responsive.

“It’s all about the people.The building is nice... Thereal difference is the peo-ple who are inside of it.”

The new 20,000-square-foot building was a nearly$3 million project providesa big boost for the city ofNegaunee.

“This is a fantastic addi-tion to our business dis-trict,” said Negaunee May-or Michael Haynes, who

was on hand with othermembers of the Ne-gaunee City Council forthe ribbon cutting. “It’sadding to the employmentin the area, it’s a growing asecond dealership.”

After an extensive renova-tion, the former dealershipbuilding now houses thenew Chrysler dealership.

That second dealership,announced in April, sellsand service Chrysler,Dodge, Jeep and Ram ve-hicles.

Since arriving at Fox Ne-gaunee in 2006, Hansonsaid he has seen the busi-

ness grow from selling500 vehicles each year toselling 949 last year.

“I’m so excited. I neverthought this would hap-pen,” he said of the newbuilding and new dealer-ship.

That success has a lot todo with the support of thesurrounding community,DeVos said.

“It’s great to see suchsupport,” he said.

The two dealershipsmaintain separate show-rooms and separate ser-vice departments, Hansonsaid.

Initially, when it becameclear that Fox Negauneewas outgrowing its currentbuilding, Hanson saidplans were made to beginconstruction on the newerbuilding, and use the cur-rent building as the dealer-ship’s body shop. WhenChrysler began looking forlocations to open a dealer-ship in the U.P., Hansonsaid Fox Negaunee decid-ed to apply.

The addition of the sec-ond dealership means thehiring of additional person-nel, six to be hired nextweek with addtional em-

ployees to be added in thecoming months, Hansonsaid.

“We’re just excited forthe area,” he said. “I thinkthis will help the wholewest end.”

Besides the additionaljobs, Hanson said thepresence of two success-ful car dealerships wouldbe attractive to other busi-nesses considering mov-ing into the area.


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ISHPEMING — In1887, the city of Ishpem-ing had eight iron oremines in operation, and,thanks to large numbersof European immigrants,was one of the largestcities in the Upper Penin-sula. That same year sawthe beginning of thePeninsula Bank, whichthis year is celebrating its125th anniversary of pro-viding banking servicesto the community.

“We’re certainly proudof our history and that’sone of the things thatmakes us unique,” saidbank President BillStream. “We actuallystarted here on this cor-ner in 1887.”

Although the main bankoffice remains in its origi-nal location on MainStreet in downtown Ish-peming, the bank nowhas a total of six officesacross Marquette County.

In 1887, the initial groupof bank investors met inJanuary, with the formalorganization of the banktaking place in October ofthat year, according tothe Ishpeming Area His-torical Society. The origi-nal board of directors in-cluded Timothy Hughes,John Jochim, Henry Mil-don, William Sedgwickand John Outhwaite.

Peninsula Bank official-ly opened its doors onDecember 21, 1887.

The original bank build-

ing, which was originallyleased and then pur-chased, was only 25 feetwide, but renovations in1910, 1921 and 1948, inparticular, expanded thebuilding. In 1987, anotherrenovation incorporatedan adjacent building tothe south on Main Streetinto the bank building, al-lowing the bank to ex-pand further.

Although PeninsulaBank was not the firstbanking institution toopen in Ishpeming, itdoes hold the second old-est state banking licensein the state of Michigan,and has become one ofIshpeming’s longest-en-during institutions.

“I think we’re proud ofour strength and stability,”Stream said, adding thatconsistency is “some-thing we take pride in.They know we’ve alwaysbeen there when theyneeded us.”

Over its 125 years,Peninsula Bank hasweathered everythingfrom the Great Depres-sion of the 1930s to morerecent fluctuations withthe mining industry.

“The mining industryhas been good to us, butthe industry itself has hadits ups and downs,”Stream said.

By remaining closelyconnected to and in-volved with the communi-ty, however, Stream saidthe bank has been able toremain strong.

“I think a bank like

Peninsula Bank, we con-sider ourselves a com-munity bank,” he said.

That role involves main-taining personal connec-tions with customers andsupporting communityevents, organizations andprojects.

“Those things we feelare important to thecommunity,” Streamsaid.

While the bank main-tains its long history,Stream said it is equallyimportant to look to thefuture.

“We like our history butat the same time we needto be aware of whatneeds to be done in thefuture,” he said.

This year, Stream saidthe bank is planning toupdate its logo, as well asredesigning its website,www.penbank.com, mak-ing it more user-friendly.In addition, the bank is al-so evaluating the possi-bility of a new branchsomewhere in the area,although Stream said hewas not able to releasewhere that location is.

Throughout 2012,Peninsula Bank will beholding events to cele-brate its 125th anniver-sary, including a dinnerdance set for October.

“There’s a lot of thingsto look forward to,”Stream said.


reached at 906-486-4401.


[email protected].


ISHPEMING — The na-tion-wide CrossFit compa-ny has its own vocabularyto go along with its uniquetake on fitness, as mem-bers of the CrossFit 906affiliate are finding out.

After originally openingat a small facility onHematite Drive in Novem-ber of 2010, CrossFit 906had to move its “box” orgym to a larger building at144 Greenwood St. inApril 2011 after membersor “athletes” came flock-ing to its door.

“We continue to grow,”said Jill Korpi, who ownsthe affiliate with her hus-band, Shay.

The CrossFit box is dif-ferent from what youmight think of as a typicalgym – you won’t findtreadmills or weight ma-chines. But you will findbarbells, kettlebellweights, chin up bars andother equipment focusedon turning everyday func-tional movements intostrength and cardiovascu-lar exercises.

The new, larger facilityprovides expanded spacefor the growing number ofathletes using the box, aswell as a kids’ play areafor parents who want towork out but need some-thing to occupy their kids.

Today the box has 250

members, plus between15 and 30 kids who attendsummer and winter kids’classes.

All members begin train-ing at CrossFit by attend-ing a six-week On Rampclass, which teaches thebasics of the CrossFitsystem. Once they com-plete the class, memberscome to the gym severaltimes per week to com-plete the W.O.D — work-out of the day.

The W.O.D. changesevery day, and usuallytakes around 20 minutesto complete, Korpi said.Functional movementsare performed at a highintensity, so members geta full workout in in a shortamount of time.

“I think one thing peoplereally like is that it’s verygood for the busylifestyle,” Korpi said. “Youcan come an and out andwithin a half hour bedone.”

Thanks to the “baseline”established during the onramp class and regularmeasurements that canbe taken at the gym,members can easily tracktheir progress as they be-come more fit.

To help motivate its ath-letes, CrossFit 906 regu-lar holds challenges andcompetitions, such as theLook Better Naked Chal-lenge, which allows mem-bers to have some friend-

ly competition for prizesas they work to improvetheir fitness.

This summer, the boxwill sponsor a Running fora Reason 5K race and islooking to organize a localCrossFit Games competi-tion, sort of the Olympicsof the CrossFit world.

“We like to be a big partof the community,” Korpisaid.

With both Korpis work-ing full time jobs outside ofthe gym, Korpi said alarge part of the CrossFit906 success was due totheir families and the LakeSuperior Community Part-nership, which has helpedto develop business skills.

“I had no idea how torun a business,” Korpisaid. “I love fitness. I loveCrossFit.”

A teacher at the NICECommunity Schools dur-ing the day, Korpi saidlearning how to run abusiness has become abig part of her life.

“We just continue togrow even more than I ev-er imagined,” she said.“It’s so awesome to seepeople want to get fit.”

For more information,visit www.crossfit906.comor search for CrossFit 906on Facebook.


reached at 906-486-4401.


[email protected].

CrossFit members, refered to as “athletes,” go through the workout of the day atthe CrossFit 906 facility in Ishpeming. The CrossFit program focuses on functionalmovements, such as bending and lifting, at high intensities in short workouts. (Jour-nal photo by Johanna Boyle)

CrossFit 906 thinksinside the ‘box’

Peninsula Bank marks125 years in business

Above, Peninsula Bank of Ishpeming, which this year is celebrating its 125th an-niversary of providing banking services to the community. (Journal photo by Jo-hanna Boyle)

Snyder drug getsremodeled

By RENEE PRUSIJournal Staff Writer

ISHPEMING — TheGreater Ishpeming-Ne-gaunee Chamber ofCommerce loves itsnew home.

This past October, thechamber moved to thebuilding that oncehoused Curves. It’s lo-cated at the front of theJim’s Jubilee parking lotright along U.S. 41,bringing it to the atten-tion of literally thou-sands of drivers whopass by each day.

“It has been wonder-ful,” said Elizabeth Pe-terson, the orgniza-tion’s executive direc-tor. “This space is suit-ed for a chamber.We’ve really utilized thespace. It was Curvesbefore so we did somework before we movedin. We repainted, addeda wall, added a counterand made it very invit-ing.

“People feel welcomehere. It’s a nice vibe.”

The GINCC buildingalso houses the retailoutlet of Yooper Shirts,a growing businessowned by Ishpemingnative Jeremy Symons.

For the GINCC themove, Peterson said,has afforded the cham-ber the opportunity toexamine how it doesthings.

“We have learned, forinstance, that peoplefrom Ishpeming and Ne-gaunee want to see stufffrom other counties inthe Upper Peninsula,”she said. “They want tobe able to reach out andgrab information aboutplaces just as much asvisitors from out of thearea want to know aboutour area.”

The chamber currentlyhas 62 members andcovers the western partof Marquette County outto Republic,Michigamme andChampion. It formed in2009.

“What’s interesting tome is that we’ve beenhere about a year and a

half,” Peterson said.“We’re still figuring outwhat we want to bewhen we grow up. We’reworking at making theright decisions. We wantto know how to besthelp the businesses inour area.

“It’s a continuing learn-ing process.”

That includes a bit ofexperimenting as far asevents are concerned.

“Some events, wewant to try once to seehow it works. Or if itdoesn’t work,” Petersonsaid. “For instance,there was the MudPlunge. Was that some-thing the area was goingto want? As it turns out,people did want it. Theyturned out in big num-bers and we’re going todo that event again thissummer.

“We started monthlylunches, in which ourmembers get togetherto discuss issues and atwhich we have a speak-er,” she said. “Thosehave been very verypopular.

“It’s a fun process, try-ing to figure everythingout.”

The GINCC also hasmonthly Business AfterHours and maintains acommunity calendar onits website,www.gincc.org, to helppublicize upcomingevents.

“We’re working on newmaps and newbrochures,” Petersonsaid. “And we’re hiringanother full-time personwho will help with mar-keting and communityevents and will be herein the office. I am outvisiting members so of-ten, it will be great tohave someone here toanswer the phone.”

In all, Peterson saidthe time since the moveto the new digs hasbeen wonderful forGINCC.

“It has been a goodyear. It hasn’t alwaysbeen easy, but thingsare moving forward in apositive way,” she said.

Renee Prusi can be con-

tacted at 906-228-2500, ext.

253. Her email address is

[email protected].

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ISHPEMING — TheIshpeming TownshipSnyder Drug store sawsome big changes in2011, with a completerenovation of the storeon U.S. 41.

Started in March andfinished at the end ofSeptember, the store un-derwent renovations tonearly every part of thephysical building, fromthe ceiling to the floors tothe facade to the roof.

“It was pretty big,” saidSnyder Drug owner RonKaters. “Everything butthe shell.”

Originally built in 1983,

the building was readyfor an update, Katerssaid.

The pharmacy area hadmajor work done duringthe renovation, movingthe pharmacy across thestore to allow for a drive-through window on theoutside and a more open,expanded waiting areaon the inside.

“All these buildingseventually wear out,” saidKaters, who owns fiveSnyder Drug stores inMarquette County.

As the Ishpeming Town-ship store is one of thebusiest of the five, Katerssaid it was a good candi-date for a remodel, partic-ularly with the prospect of

increased mining activityshould the Kennecott Ea-gle Minerals project inMichigamme Townshipmove forward.

“We’ve always donepretty good business outhere, so this was a logicalchoice,” he said.

Overall, Katers saidcustomer response to theremodel has been posi-tive, particularly in thechanges to the pharmacyarea.

“You always want toreinvest in your assets,”he said.


reached at 906-486-4401.


[email protected].

Elizabeth Peterson, executive director sits in the new building of the Greater Ish-peming-Negaunee Chanber of Commerce. (Journal photos by Renee Prusi)

West-end chamberlikes new digs

The newly remodeled perspription counter at Snyder Drug in Ishpeming is pic-tured. (Journal photo by Johanna Boyle)

By Journal StaffMARQUETTE —

Veridea Group’s WestTowne development iscoming to life.

In 2011, the groupbroke ground on theirWest Towne Center, adevelopment that'll bring

12 new storefronts to ahighly commercializedarea of Marquette Town-ship.

In February 2012, oneof those opened for busi-ness, the new Arby’sRestaurant.

By the start of April, two

more should be open tothe public.

“Wild Birds Unlimited isexpected to open at theend of (March) and theSafety Store is planningto open April 1,” saidBethany Cody, theVeridea Group’s director

of real estate sales.The two-acre property

sits on Wright Street nearSuper One Foods andRange Bank. It was a $2million construction pro-ject. Some space is stillavailable there.

“The prime north cor-

ner is available and hasa drive-thru option,”Cody said. “ContactVeridea Group at 228-3900 or email to [email protected] for more informa-tion.”

Cody said Veridea is

gratified with how every-thing has gone.

“We are pleased withthe progress that wasmade over the wintermonths,” she said. “HallContracting and everyoneelse who worked on sitehas done a great job.”


Veridea Group center coming to life

Above, the new West Towne Center located on Wright Street near Super One Foods and Range Bank. The center will bring 12 new storefronts to a developing area of Mar-quette. (Journal photos by Renee Prusi)

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ISHPEMING — For-merly a Pamida store, thenew Shopko Hometownstore in Ishpeming offi-cially opened in July2011.

Shopko officials, alongwith representatives fromthe city of Ishpeming andthe local business com-munity held a ribbon cut-ting before the grandopening of the store.

“We’ve been part of theUpper Peninsula commu-nity for over 50 years,”said Jim DePaul, seniorvice president of storeoperations for Shopko.“We’re proud to be here.”

The new ShopkoHometown store takesthe place of the formerPamida store, offering aselection of productsfrom the pharmacy to ap-parel to outdoor gear to

toys, similar to the largerShopko store in Mar-quette in a smaller for-mat.

“It’s nice because nowwe don’t have to go toMarquette,” said Ishpem-ing Mayor Pat Scanlon inhis remarks before theribbon cutting. “We’revery happy to have themin our community.”

A crowd of local resi-dents attended the ribboncutting, taking the oppor-tunity to get some grandopening deals and enterinto prize drawings. Alsoin attendance were repre-sentatives from the Ish-peming City Council, aswell as from the GreaterIshpeming-NegauneeArea Chamber of Com-merce.

“Looking around west-ern Marquette County,we can see the shiningstar that’s here,” saidBruce Turino, president

of the chamber.As part of the ribbon

cutting, DePaul present-ed a donation of $2,500to the Ishpeming PublicSchools, as part of thestore’s commitment tothe community.

The opening todaymarks the end of severalweeks of renovations andimprovements to thestore, including all newmerchandise and prod-ucts. The store also re-ceived a new layout.

In addition to retainingPamida employees, thenew Shopko Hometownstore also has hired sev-en new employees, withthe possibility of three tofour additional hires atthe end of the summer,DePaul said.


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[email protected].

Pamida now Shopko Hometown

Many people attended the grand opening of the new Shopko Hometown store inIshpeming last July. (Journal photo by Johanna Boyle)

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MUNISING — PutvinDrug Store in Munising isone of the city’s business-es promoting revitaliza-tion of the downtown areathrough participation inbuilding facade improve-ment programs offered bythe Downtown Develop-ment Authority.

The Downtown Devel-opment Authority was es-tablished by order of theMunising City Commis-sion in 1988, with the pur-pose of revitalizing thecity’s central businessdistrict.

“The Munising DDAstrives to make the down-town a vibrant space thatwill attract local residents,visitors, and boost com-merce in the DDA dis-

trict,” the authority said onits website. “The DDA isdedicated to enriching thelives of people living inMunising by supportingthem through change andby enabling them to de-termine and develop theirown communities.”

In 2000, the city com-mission expanded theboundaries of the DDAdistrict. Since that time,the DDA has successfullycompleted a number ofprojects, includingrepaving the city’s mainstreet, the installation ofhistorically sensitive light-ing, replacement of side-walks, planting new treesalong the main street, re-vitalizing Bay Shore Park,and the planning of socialevents which draw arearesidents and visitors to

the downtown area, offi-cials said.

The DDA has severalcurrent projects ongoingincluding continuedfaçade grant incentiveprograms for DDA districtbusinesses. More than 25grants have been award-ed since 2006, which in-cluded money to help thePutvin Drug Store en-hance its building, locatedat the corner of Elm Av-enue and Superior Street.

In December, at leasttwo dozen local business-es, including Putvins, en-rolled in a Christmas Fa-cade Program, whichpaid businesses half thecost, up to $500 spent, ofChristmas decorations.

The Christmas FacadeProgram pays business-es half the cost, of up to

$500 spent, of Christmasdecorations. The decora-tions can be put up insideor outside of businesses,but must be visible fromthe street or sidewalk.

Some of the downtownshops taking advantage

of the program includedMadigan’s Ace Hardware,the Mazzali InsuranceAgency, the MooseLodge, People's StateBank and Putvin Drug.

For the Christmas sea-son, the DDA also pur-

chased new Christmaslighting for the downtownand lighted all of thecrabapple trees, whichare situated along ElmAvenue, Superior Streetand elsewhere in thecity’s downtown.

PROGRESS2012

Munising drug store takes advantage of facelift program10G — The Mining Journal, Monday, March 26

Putvin Drug Store in Munising recently received renovations by participating in thecity’s businesses promoting revitalization program. (Journal file photo)

Calender of EventsAPRIL1 Alger Home, Sport & Craft Show, Alger

Centennial Ice Arena, Munising28 Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn - Girl’s Night

Out, CurtisRelax, Unwind, Indulge & Pamper

MAY12 Pictured Rocks Cruise Open for Season,

Munising19 Pictured Rocks Golf Club Annual

Fundraiser, Munising 19-20 Trout & Salmon Classic Fishing

Tournament, Munising25 Grand Island Ferry Open for Season,

Munising (approximate date)27 Historical Society Plant Sale, Old Post

Office Museum, Grand Marais10am-1pm, Perennials and other plants for sale - suited for northern climates.

29 Munising Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market,Bayshore Park Pavilion, Munising4pm-7pm, Rain or Shine!

JUNE15-17 13th Annual Sea Plane “Splash-In on the

Bay,” Grand MaraisWatch as Sea Planes “splash in” on the bay! With aviation games and a steak fry dinner on Saturday.

22-24 Grand Marais Offshore Challenge Fishing Tournament, Grand Marais$4,000 first place award

23 “Munising Bay Arts Festival” Art & Craft show/sale, Munising9am-6pm, Munising Bay Arts Association

23 Grand Marais Garden Tour, Community Center, Grand Marais10am-4pm; tours, workshops, silent auction & more!

23 Spaghetti Feed - Pictured Rocks Road Race, Bayshore Park tent, Munising

24 Pictured Rocks Road Race & Walk,Munising7am-11am, Run/Walk for the Red Cross

JULY4 Munising Fourth of July, Downtown

Munising & Bayshore Park All Day! Fireworks at dusk! Great day of fun with food, games, parades and the best fireworks!All Day Celebrations & Fireworks,Munising/Grand Marais/Trenary

12-15 Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium,Grand Marais

14 Tri-County Fire Dep’t Annual Bazaar & “Junque Fair,” South of Wetmore


ISHPEMING — Resi-dents in the west end ofthe county now have an-other option for doingtheir banking, thanks tothe opening of a newbranch of Northern Michi-gan Bank and Trust inIshpeming in January.

The new branch, whichheld its grand opening onFeb. 24, began construc-tion in October at the in-tersection of U.S. 41 andHickory Street.

“We want to partnerwith the Ishpeming com-munity. We hired localpeople and we want tosee the west end grow,”said bank President E.J.Kostreva.

The new branch is the

ninth in the U.P., with oth-er locations in Marquette,Chocolay, DickinsonCounty and Delta County.

Wanting to put in an ad-ditional branch in thewest end of the county,Kostreva said the banklooked up and down theU.S. 41 corridor beforefinding the best location.Situated at the intersec-tion of Hickory Street andthe highway, Kostrevasaid the location pro-motes safer traffic pat-terns as customer trafficcan only exit onto theside roads instead of on-to the highway itself.

“That site we felt wasthe most centrally locat-ed,” he said.

The site was also eligi-ble to be included in thecounty’s Brownfield Au-

thority Plan, which helpsfund environmentalcleanup and asbestosabatement so that con-taminated properties canbe reused.

After the demolition ofthe former Jim’s Union 76station at the site, the sitewas cleaned up by re-moving some contami-nated soil before startingconstruction.

A full-service bankbranch, the new NorthernMichigan Bank includesfour full-time staff andone part-time staff, plussupport from depart-ments at the Marquettemain branch if customerswant information ontrusts or other services.

“I grew up in Ishpeming,so this sits close to homewith me,” Kostreva said.

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Northern Michigan Bank and Trust opened a new branch in Ishpeming in January,rehabilitating a former brownfield site on U.S. 41. (Journal photo by Johanna Boyle)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

www.algercounty.org

www.exploremunising.com

www.munising.org

www.uproc.lib.mi.us/mspl/

For more information:

JULY29 Grand Island Marathon & 10K, Grand Island,

MunisingOne of the most unique settings for a marathon in the Midwest!

29 Flannel Jack Fest, MunisingA day filled with music, logging shows, demonstrations, vendors & food.

AUGUST3-5 Alger County Fair & Chatham Homecoming,

Chatham 10-12 31st Annual Music & Arts Festival, Grand

Marais16-19 Ladies of the Lake Sea Kayak Symposium,

Munising23-26 Porcupine Press BASH, Chatham25 Annual Polka Fest - Polish American

Society of Northern MI, Sacred Heart Church, Munising10am, Please call (906) 387-4901 for details.

SEPTEMBER1-2 9th Annual Grand Marais Triathlon,

Bayshore Park, Grand MaraisThe event features a 5K run, junior triathlon and the adult triathlon.

2 Lions Club Annual Rubber Ducky Race & Raffle, Anna River, Munising

3�� Moose Lodge annual Family Fun Day,�Moose Lodge, MunisingPig Roast & Corn Roast

8 9th annual “Tour da Woods” Mountain Bike Challenge, Chatham-Munising9:00am & 9:30am start time, Features a 30-mile and a 15-mile course.

9 7th annual “Tour da Valley” Youth Bicycling Event, Valley Spur Trails, Munising1:30pm start time, Free events for youth pedalers ages 16 and under.

22 Au Sable Day, Au Sable Light Station, Grand Marais11am-4pm, Call (906) 387-3700 for more info.

OCTOBER6 Grand Marais 50k Roller Ski Marathon

2011, Grand MaraisRace starts at 7:30am! The course for this race is approximately 50k (30 miles) of open road through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore along beautiful Lake Superior, one of the most scenic rides in the Great Lakes region.

13 Annual Holiday & Craft Bazaar,American Legion Post #131, Munising9am-4pm, Lunch available from 11am-2pm

31 Happy Halloween! Trick-or Treating Hours, Munising5pm-7pm

NOVEMBER3 Sacred Heart Church Bazaar, LaMothe

Hall, Munising10am-1pm

10 Munising United Methodist Church Holly Jolly Bazaar, Munising United Methodist Church, Munising10am-1pm

15 Firearms Deer Hunting Opener,An Upper Peninsula tradition like no other.

17 Women’s Club Christmas Bazaar, Burt Township School, Grand Marais10am-2pm; Arts, crafts, antiques, baked goods & more!

22 Annual Thanksgiving Dinner sponsored by Kiwanis, Munising

24 Starry, Starry Night, Grand Marais Local merchants and craft shops are open late with Christmas specials. Watch for signs around town.

DECEMBER1 Michigan Snowmobile Season Begins!

Trails open for use 1-9 Muzzleloading Deer Hunting Season,

Upper Peninsula - Zone 125 � Merry Christmas!TBD Rekindle the Spirit, Downtown

Munising5:00pm-7:30pm; Evening of family fun to kickstart the holiday season.

ONGOING EVENTS YEAR-ROUNDSaturdays at Falling Rock Café & Bookstore,

Live Music 7-9PMFALL/WINTER/SPRING:

“Mather Movie House” – current releases in Mather Auditorium

Thursdays: “Casserole & Community Series”, Munising Senior Center, 12-2:30PM, for info

(906)387-2530

SUMMER:Farmers & Artists Markets (June - Sep), 5-7 PM“Concert in the Park” Series (July - Aug), 7-9 PM

Thursdays-Sundays at the “Big Top” near Bayshore Park, Munising, 8PM:

Shipwreck Theater concerts featuring Carl Behrend (July - Sep)

All dates subject to change. Updated dates and new events will be listed online at

www.algercounty.org

ONGOING EVENTS YEAR-ROUND(continued)

Get involved! Call226-7666

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SAVE THE DATEPlease plan to join us in

“Celebrating Legacy” during ourAnnual Celebration!

This years event will beSeptember 27, 2012

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Current Board of Trustees

Past Presidents

Executive TeamMark Canale – President

Jack Lenten – Vice PresidentJohn Marshall – Treasurer

Maura Davenport – SecretaryRobert Cowell – Immediate Past President

TrusteesMarilyn Andrew

Stu BradleyBrad Canale

Kathryn BuhrmannJohn Maki

Don MourandMichael RoyRoger Zappa

Nancy Wiseman Seminoff

The Past Presidents of the Board of Trustees have provided leadership and left a legacy of innovation and growth. Each of our Past Presidents held big dreams for the foundation and used their time, talents and treasures

to ensure these dreams came true. These incredible individuals include:

Buzz Berube, Dave Higley, Mike Coyne, Vern DahlquistCraig Stien, Lynn Hammerstrom, Kellie Holmstrom, Bob Cowell

Don Mourand, June Schaefer, Stu Bradley, Chris VanAbleThe Foundation seeks to thank and honor all of our past presidents for their leadership, big dreams and legacy!

“Having an endowment through the Community Foundation is a wise choice for us. We trust the

Community Foundation to manage our endowment wisely, helping it to grow into

perpetuity. The Community Foundation partnership works perfectly for us.”

-Nheena from the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum

“The Foundation is a wonderful conduit for sharing community legacy gifts that help

organizations, such at the Y, help build and strengthen our community programs. They

insure sustainability!-Lisa from the Y

Using the Marquette County Community Foundation as your partner in charitable giving offers a full range of philanthropic opportunities to improve your community.

Consider joining our esteemed list of Legacy Society Members. Bequest giving is one of

the simplest ways of joining the Legacy Society. Make a lasting gift through your will or trust; it is revocable and doesn’t take any

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