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Score funds for college at College Goal Sundaylocal event Feb. 12 at Boyne City High SchoolCollege-bound students and their families can get help filling out the free application for financial aid for college at two area high schools during College Goal Sunday on February 12.Hosted by Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, College Goal Sunday will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Boyne City and Harbor Springs high schools. The event is free and open to students and their families.Trained volunteers will be on hand to help students and their families complete the Free Ap-plication for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. The financial aid experts will be available to guide students and their parents through each step of completing and filing the FAFSA. Students under 23 years of age are encour-age to attend with a parent or guardian. Parents and students should bring their completed 2011 Federal tax return (1040) if possible, or their W-2 and 1099 forms.“We’re excited to participate and help increase the number of students who continue educa-tion beyond high school and earn post-secondary degrees,” said Kelly Johnson of Char-Em ISD who is coordinating the regional event. “We’ll have the experts on hand to walk you step-by-step through the FAFSA application process; it will be so easy!”Johnson added that even those students not sure if they’re college bound should attend. “Even if you’re not sure you’re going to college, you should

College goal Sunday at B.C. High

Charlevoix County Commissioners dubious over a $1,700 check for grant-writ-ing services identified dur-ing the Jan. 11, regular board meeting can rest easy.Several of the commission-ers were taken aback when they discov-

ered Charlevoix County Clerk Cherie Browe had been paid $1,700 for her work on securing a nearly $48,000 remonumentation grant in late 2011, but according to Charlevoix County Surveyor Lawrence Feindt, it was he who allocated the funding to Browe as is allowed under Michigan State law.“There is no question I did that,” he said in a telephone interview on Fri-day Jan. 13. “She didn’t even know what was going on with that particu-lar item.”That may explain Browe’s apparent confusion over why she was paid the money when questioned by com-missioners during the meeting.“As far as I’m concerned, it wasn’t usual and so I asked questions about it,” said Charlevoix County Com-missioner Shirlene Tripp (R-District 1), following the meeting, who ini-tially questioned the check which was listed in the county agenda packet. “In Northern Michigan it just seems like we have an awful lot of embezzling going on – the month before, I questioned why so many checks were going to Charter.”She added, “I really didn’t mean to hang her (Browe) out to dry. I have no doubt it will be straightened out.”

Boyne’s own extreme skier Ty Well-man will be back in Northern Michi-gan for a high-flying competition at the end of this month.Wellman, who has been skiing since he was 11 years old, is excited to see his friends, family and compete at one of the hills where he spent so many hours practicing.“We’re excited to be able to see him compete because we’re not able to travel all that much to watch him,” said Ty’s dad Jeff Wellman.Those looking to support Ty will be able to spot him by the pink bandan-as he wears in honor of his mother who has been fighting stage-four breast cancer for several years.“I’ve only competed once at Gay-lord, but I did train a lot on the half-pipe at the Otsego Club,” Ty said. “I’m feeling a little confident just because of the home-field advan-tage.”The 2012 USSA Revolution Tour will be in Gaylord from Jan. 30

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Elks snub RamblersBoyne City Rambler Keegan Lablance, #33, defies gravity as he goes up for a shot against Elk Rapids last Tuesday Jan. 10. Elk Rapids beat Boyne City 61-54.

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Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012Volume 3, Issue 21 • Seek the Truth, Serve the Citizens • 1.00$No. 125

Rocket man comes homeBenjamin gohs

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Citizens, business owners and community leaders gathered on Thursday Jan. 12, to discuss the overall goals they would like to see achieved over the next couple of years in Boyne City.Boyne City Manager Michael Cain opened the event with a run-down of the previous goal-setting session from a couple years ago and what type, if any, progress has been made on those goals.“I look around with what I see as balanced growth – it hasn’t all happened in one sector,” he said of the highest priority, which was job creation and retention. “Over-

all, with what’s going on with the economy, I think we did fairly well with that.”Cain said a number of new busi-nesses have stayed, with several more businesses planning to open in the near future.The Dilworth Hotel was a top pri-ority and Cain said a lot of prog-ress has been made, but there is much work yet to be done.The Boyne Beach Club property, Cain said, has seen minor prog-ress and so too has broadband ac-cess.The DDA plan has been renewed and extended which, Cain said, helped set the tone for positive

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It’s still a couple months from spring training, but several locals shared their memories of summer softball and their time with the Hor-ton Bay Generals.For many years the people of Horton Bay harbored those same thoughts as the Horton Bay Gen-erals began preparation for their Men’s slow pitch softball season.“The people in Horton Bay just loved the team,” said former team member Henry “Beano” Archey.The Horton Bay Generals team was formed in 1976 and managed by Jon Hartwell (deceased) until their change of venue in the early 1980s. “They would have parties at Jon

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The Boyne City Commission re-viewed the status of complaints re-lating to the Kirtland Products wood pellet manufacturing facility during the regular Tuesday Jan. 10, meet-ing.Boyne City Planning Director Scott McPherson gave commissioners an overview of the situation before audience members spoke for and against the company.“Since the start of production of Kirtland Products we have had com-plaints about the operation,” he said. “While most of the complaints we have had in regards to noise there have also been concerns raised about odors and dust. In the Boyne City Zoning Ordinance the perfor-mance standards 21.78 addresses noise, odor, dust – similar types of nuisances. In addition the city also has a noise ordinance which specifi-cally addresses motors, fans, dryers, similar mechanisms, similar to what Kirtland has at their facility.”McPherson added, “It does seem pretty clear that they are in violation of that ordinance.”McPherson said the city has been in contact with Kirtland to ensure they are aware of the issues.“To their credit they have seemed to be proactive and sincere in their efforts to resolve these issues. How-ever, the impact is ongoing and it is unacceptable at certain levels and it does need to be remedied as soon as possible,” McPherson said. “If they do continue to violate the ordinances the city does have the ability to is-sue civil infractions or to request en-forcement orders.”Representatives from Kirtland Prod-ucts were in attendance.Audience members were instructed to keep their comments to five min-utes or fewer.“We are aware of the complaints and

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Re-dubbed “Slushfest” for a lack of snow, orga-nizers of Boyne’s Win-terfest pressed on with many family-friendly events from turkey bowl-ing and live entertain-ment to the fan favorite fish toss.

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Whether you’re looking to impress the one you love with flowers, choc-olates or a romantic dinner for two, there are numerous options through-out the Boyne area.According to Sydney Wormell of Upsy-Daisy Floral, she can provide the amorous with everything from

a dozen red roses to carnations and cheesecake.“Some women love red roses, but I know a lot of women who want dif-ferent colored roses or just a nice mix of springy arrangements,” Wormell said. “We can have fun with contain-ers, beads, chocolates, flowers – and we have lots of things that are more affordable for people.”Wormell’s husband is will be offer-ing his gourmet cheesecakes ahead of the launch of his new business Al-len’s Gourmet Cheesecakes.“People can order a personal size cheesecake or our standard nine-inch cheesecake,” she said. “They come in all different flavors.”Wormell said people should order soon for the best selection, but that orders may be placed right up to and even on Valentine’s Day.Upsy-Daisy Floral is located at the Water Street Center.Solace Spa at Boyne Mountain has something for him and her.“We do have a ‘Romantic Journey’ package,” said said spa receptionist

Stephanie Isaacson. “It includes an 80-minute massage for two, and they get a facial and lunch is included, too.”Isaacson suggests calling ahead, though walk-ins are welcome.Those looking to celebrate Valen-tine’s Day the weekend prior can get their groove on while listening to the sounds of David Cisco on Friday Feb. 10, at the Sunset Grill.Red Mesa Grill of Boyne City will be offering a special three-course dinner on Feb. 14, in addition to scrump-tious chocolate drink specials which will coincide with Chocolate-Cov-ered Boyne and continue through Valentine’s Day.“We have a Latin Lover Chocolate Martini and a Mexican version of hot chocolate,” said Red Mesa Gen-eral Manager Justin Gibbert. “Dinner starts at 4 p.m. – We don’t take reser-vations, but we will take call-ahead seating for seven or more.”Boyne Avenue Greenhouse will also

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Kilwins has plenty of sweet treats, like the foil-wrapped chocolates pic-tured above, for this Valentine’s Day.

While some people are struggling with the Winter Blues, Boyne Mountain is getting ready to Paint the Town Red.“We wanted to have an event that would bring together the busi-nesses, community members, par-ents and teachers together,”said Dr. Catherine Wonski M.D, Boyne City Booster Foundation member. “With this everyone can celebrate students and help fund-raise money for arts, academics, and athletics.”The event is only in its second year but is making big donations, last year the proceeds totaled $20,000.So far this year the Boosters have helped bring iPads to each fourth

Go ‘Red’ for local students

Boyne City lost a beloved local on Jan. 19, when Robert Mc-Cullough died.During McCullough’s 77 years on this planet he impacted the lives of many hun-dreds of a t h l e t e s and stu-dents with a coaching and teach-ing career of over 40 years.“I had known Coach McCullough since I was a kid growing up in Boyne City. I had him as a Gym and Health teacher, but what I will always remember him as my Football Coach,” said 1984 Boyne City High School graduate and #34 foot-ball player Kimo Kuheana. “As many who knew him, he would walk into a room and his pres-ence demanded attention and respect. He, to me, was larger than life.”Kuheana, who now lives in England, said growing up with-out a father was tough, but Mc-Cullough lessened that burden.“He instantly became that fa-ther role to me. He had correct-ed me a few times and shaped me into line to make sure I was always doing the right thing, of course no teenager does, and he was quick and direct to correct me,” he said. “He was ‘old-school’ as we call it now, but

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Commissioners disagree over vot-ing rights of plan-ning liaison in proposed Boyne City Planning Ordi-nance amendment

In 2008 the Planning Enabling Act was enacted statewide to simplify how planning is done across cit-ies, townships and counties.The Boyne City Planning Com-mission is looking at making several changes to its existing or-dinance to ensure compliance at

the state level – and to that end, Boyne City Planning Director Scott McPherson brought a draft of the changes before Boyne City Commissioners on Jan. 24.“It replace the three different plan-ning enabling acts that were in place at that time,” he said. “In ad-dition to consolidating those plan-ning acts there was also a number of changes in regards to how plan-ning commissions operated – their responsibilities, establishment and membership requirements.”McPherson added, “And, one of the changes was it required … that a planning commission be created by ordinance.”According to McPherson, the city does have an ordinance in place at this time.“It’s recommended that we update

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PHoto BY CHriS faulknorFine food, entertainment, auctions, prizes and more await you at this year’s Paint the Town Red event at Boyne Mountain. The is fund-raiser supports the Boyne City Booster Foundation.

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When one reaches my age the fam-ily tree is re-ally branch-ing out in unexpected di rec t ions and in amaz-ing deter-mination to continue its reach for the

sky despite those branches which died off at early ages. Some of its robust health is due to the success-ful grafting of limbs from other va-rieties. The results are awe inspir-ing. I can’t believe how far beyond me the newer growths have extend-ed on my family tree. It makes me remember when my grand-son-in-law, Pat, died just be-fore his 35th birthday in the middle of one night. The following day his oldest daughter, then almost five found her mother amidst the house-ful of friends and family to tell her, “Mommy, I know how Daddy got to heaven.” Grasping Mary’s hand she pulled her through the living room, out the door onto their small porch. There she pointed to a very tall white pine which stood only three or four feet away and said, ”He climbed this tree.” In all re-spect it was the perfect answer to one which we all find difficult to comprehend. It is the expansion of the family tree here in the US which is slowly but very determinedly filling the land and air with living beings. Some will fall to the ground, but most will add to the living tree’s dimension. Our very freedom, so unique in the orchards of the world, not only nur-tures the growth of the family but the ground in which its roots seek the means to allow growth and ex-pansion. In the years since our roots dug themselves into the shores of New England and could be counted by the number of the passengers on the Mayflower growing pains have crippled this great land time and time again. Only by its iron clasp on freedom have remedies been discovered. The country es-tablished a government which has struggled through unending argu-ments, assassinations, a civil war, border feuds and the destruction of its natives. Add to these an indus-trial revolution which all but abol-

ished agriculture and today’s mind-boggling world of cyberspace which must find its understanding and nourishment among the new growth upon the family trees of the United States. Never before has intense change held this land by the throat. The in-dustrial revolution slowly invaded agriculture’s increasing family size by tempting its sons and daughters into its new factories and resultant retail stores and related businesses. The change set its own needs and pace and brought with it unbeliev-able changes in life style for all. emergences of statehood; even Hawaii and Alaska’s, although fre-quently involving short periods of trouble managed to flow naturally and smoothly. The invasion of the Native American’s world seeming-ly occurred way out west, bit by bit and slowly ceased to exist; the pain all but forgotten. The same proved true of the Civil War in most Amer-ican eyes as after its armistice they failed to see the painful world it left the suddenly free Black in. All our family trees have grown in size and stature throughout these years of change and challenge. However, this country’s original acknowledgment that education for its young would be the basic means to finding the answers its future need has fallen by the way in recent years. Sounds simplistic? Not real-ly, as America’s educational system is (in most instances) not growing in the same manner its families are. It remains in most areas, whether at the pre-school or advance college at the level I found during my own educational years of 1930 through 1943. Despite the radical improvements and changes in ordinary household items such as the furnace or paper bag today’s educational system still offers the same curriculum and sal-aries (compared with other rates of pay) as they did eighty-three years back in time. Today college edu-cations seem to be for the wealthy unless scholarship assistance is of-fered. As a teacher I learned students quit school when it failed to offer chal-lenging subject matter of value and interest to them. This often led to their involvement in lifestyles which led to problems. The four years I was privileged to serve on Boyne City’s school board the pres-

ent high school was built. It was with immense joy I watched the in-clusion of the facilities for teaching commercial food preparation rather that for a housewife. The number of restaurants in this area promised job opportunities. It is by the written word that mankind passes on lessons it has learned, often in very hard ways as it did in our own Civil War. We use recipe books for cooking, churches rely on the Bible for their teach-ing, the ‘how-to’ directions which accompany a new gadget answer questions, even Google answers our questions as the Library’s refer-ence books do. Yet today 40 mil-lion Americans cannot read. This closes the door to the new world of cyberspace in their faces. As well as the ability to gain the work knowledge required to find a job in the new world of electronics. The problem of illiteracy is increasing in the US. The result is an enor-mous financial burden on its gov-ernment; billions of dollars. Yet even here in Michigan government support money for education has been decreased. Treat yourself to time to read. Boyne City has its own newspa-per, book store, newsstands, a box of free magazines on the floor of its library’s main floor Reading Room and wonderfully expanded ‘book room’ at Challenge Moun-tain where a child’s book is only 25 cents. (less than a pop and more fun and value). Let’s turn those pages.www.hathurston.com

Valentine’s Day is upon us. This means card companies, flower shops, and candy stores are all due to have a very good week. It also guarantees new en-gagements, candlelight dinners, chocolate mar-tinis, and kids walking from desk to desk with dinosaur valentines for

their classmates. As I got older, this holiday took many interesting evolutions. It began for me as, like most kids, I went through the process each year of deciding what to give my classmates. Would I be dropping Flintstones or Scooby Doo cards in their handmade boxes?I would sit down the night before, tagging each one with the words “From Chris.”If I thought the girl was cute, I might be a little more daring and put “Your Friend Chris,” then worrying all night that I’d embarrass myself.The holiday took a big turn in high school, when peoples’ coupling off became more pronounced. There became a distinct division

between those who were single on Valentine’s Day and those who were not. With a hint of sarcasm, several of my friends and I began wishing others a happy “Singles Awareness Day,” our tongue-in-cheek way of deflecting any hint of a holiday that we felt left us out. As I grew older and began doing more, I had the good fortune to meet someone whom I care deeply about - my girlfriend Abigail. I’ve already picked out some chocolates, and you can be certain that some flowers will be head-ed her way. Despite that, as I look back, I re-member our title - “Single’s Awareness Day,” and it makes sense. It’s a time to realize how lucky I am to have someone who loves and supports me, but it’s also time to be conscious of the fact that I have friends who will find themselves alone on this holiday, and whose excitement lies only in buying Valentine’s Day chocolates for pennies on the dollar the next day. I wish all of you a happy Valentine’s Day, enjoy your respective dinners, chocolates, flowers, cards, and dinosaur-shaped valen-tines. If you know someone who could use a boost, a box of chocolate and a smile never hurt, there’s plenty to go around.

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CHriS faulknor‘two CentS’

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Cardboard ClassicAbove, a BCMS student jets down Avalanche Mountain at the speed of slush. Abby Bohnet and Andrea Eaton (below)show off their matching but-terfly hats at the BCMS Cardboard Classic held at Avalanche Mountain last week.

Sydney Fish-er, Kiana Kuhs, Celena B r ze z i n s k i , Malik Smith, and Cody M i l b e ra n d t (above) and at left Kate-lyn LaVictor pulls Kayla g o l d s m i t h across the hill.

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Charlevoix County Sheriff ReportsSheriff Don Schneider reports during the last few days citizens have been receiving calls from subjects stating they are asking for donations to help support the local VFW post. Commander Henry Erber of the Smelt City Post #3675 has advised

Sheriff Schneider there are no pro-grams currently where they would solicit funds. Commander Erber also checked with East Jordan, Charlevoix and Petoskey Posts and they do not have any programs either.

Sheriff Don Schneider would like to remind citizens of the un-safe ice on all our lakes this win-ter. Most of the smaller lakes are just starting to become completely iced over, but by no means are they safe to go out on due to our

on and off warmer winter this year. Please take every precaution be-fore going onto the ice. Sheriff Schneider recommends anyone going out onto ice should do the following: wear a personal floatation device (PFD),

carry a flashlight or some other type of signalling device, always notify family or friends of the time you are going out onto ice, the time you will return and the exact location of where you could be located in the event of an emergency.

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One local artist has a plan to com-memorate Boyne City's founding with an enormous mural about the Millers, the family said to have founded Boyne City, and the Indian tribe they encountered.Painter Jerry Douglas approached the Boyne City Main Street Board last week during the Feb. 2, main street meeting, with a plan to paint the founding of Boyne City on large wall along the Glen's Market plaza in Boyne City."Boyne City is definitely blessed with a lot of historic buildings in our downtown district but we have this great story," said Douglas. "This dramatic story of this family that moves up into the wilderness here in the middle of November and gets the whole thing started."He added, "Their relationship with the Ojibwa tribe – as soon as I start-ed thinking of this I knew I wanted to represent them because it would seem so arrogant to talk about Boyne City's founding as though there was nothing there before. There was a culture there a long long time be-fore ... longer than we've been here totally."Douglas approached the Boyne City Main Street Board for permission to begin fund-raising on this proposed project.Former Boyne City Mayor Chuck Vondra, who attended the meeting, said he and Douglas have been dis-cussing the idea of such a mural for a number of years.“I've never been a real artsy guy, but

I admired the mural when Jerry was painting the mushroom (on another mural Douglas painted,” Vondra said. “I'm a big fan and a huge sup-porter.”Douglas said he will employ the help of several young artists who will act as interns.“The idea is a positive message about Boyne City's past, present and future," he said. "It's an idyllic scene ... the family working together; the Indian natives approaching them; that is the entire community of that time – all of them were working to-gether building a future.”Douglas added, “So, it not only com-memorates the founding of Boyne City but it says something about us as a community. It's intended to be a positive message about who we are."At the center of the composition will be Harriet Miller, upon whose dream the family’s major life change occured."Based upon her dream, they dropped their life in New York and sold their farm and got on a steam ship and headed out west and end-ed up finding the cabin about what like she dreamed of," Douglas said. "John Miller is the father of Boyne City. He's in the foreground. The boys are working in the back-ground."Douglas said the proposal is merely conceptual and could change.Douglas said working on the mural will be an attraction in itself."This is the most ambitious mural project anyone's ever proposed in Boyne City," Douglass said, adding that figuring the cost to create the

mural will be difficult.The approximate cost will be $53,650 according to Douglas.“I'm seeking funding sources,” Douglas said. “I'm not proposing Boyne City pay for the whole thing.”Douglas said he was inspired to fin-ish his concept after the last Boyne City Commission race because, he said, the candidates communicated a very positive present and future for Boyne City.And, he said he chose the 148-foot long white wall along Vogel Street because it is large, blank and nearest to the original cabin site."It sits a little bit back from Lake Street," he said. "The wall's in pretty good shape (and) Vogel Street is a major artery. It's an important cluster of businesses that occupy that build-ing."Douglas added, “The building also lacks character. This mural would dramatically change that facility. It would be the focal point of north Boyne City and change that whole atmosphere."The guide explaining the mural would be an estimated 10 feet high by 15 feet wide.Douglas said he could feasibly finish the mural over the course of a spring and summer.Questions and concerns the board briefly discussed included whether any future owners of the building would retain the mural, and whether the proposed site is the best place for a historic mural.The Boyne City Main Street Design Committee will discuss the matter further during its Monday Feb. 13, meeting.

Giant mural will honor Boyne’s founding


PHoto BY CHriS faulknorPictured is the side wall of the Glen’s Market plaza in Boyne City. The wall is currently blank, but here local artist Jerry Douglas has super-imposed a proposed mural honoring Boyne City’s founding by the Miller family in the mid-1850s.

Enlargement of the proposed

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grade student, and are working to support expenses for the Spanish and History class trips.“We’re finding from the iPads that they address all types of learners and can give them the support they need,” said Michele Dem-ing, a member of the Boyne City Education Association.Another project the Foundation works with is hosting seminars for students and bringing guest speakers for the classrooms.“Paint The Town Red supports all three Boyne schools and it supports the arts, academics, and athletics for all three areas,” said Mark Patrick, who is a Gold Lev-el Supporter. “It is a great orga-nization and they do a great job.”The event will feature live and silent auctions, with prizes being donated by local businesses and people.One of the featured items in the auctions is a Gold Ski Pass do-nated by Boyne Mountain.“The hospitality class is giving a week of dinners for a family of five,” said Wonski. “Volleyball and basketball clinics are two of the other services that are being offered.”“We have at least 20 businesses that are supporting Paint The Town Red, one of the larger sup-porters this year is Boyne Moun-tain,” said Wonski, “We are really excited to be there.”“We decided to support the Paint the Town Red event because we like to help the community out in any way we can,” said Kapua Kipapa, employee of the Boyne City B.C. Pizza a Gold Level Supporter.The event is open to everyone and there are 400 tickets that are sold on a first come first serve basis.Tickets are $50 per person and in-

clude an appetizer Paint the Town Red takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, at the Boyne Mountain Resort Civic Center. The event will feature a band

called Soul Street that will play from 9 p.m. to midnight.For more information call Cath-erine Wonski M.D. At (231) 675-2031.

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that to make it consistent with the current act,” he said. “There are some significant changes in the act and one of them being that the previous act it was a manda-tory appointment for a city com-mission member to be on the planning commission – the new enabling act makes that a discre-tionary appointment.”Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord said he wants to see a copy of the original and the pro-posed language so he can com-pare the two before he signs off on anything.Gaylord also asked if the existing board meets the requirements of the current act.“About a year ago we reviewed the planning by-laws and looked at those specific requirements for various sectors of the community to be represented and reviewed those and made appointments to the various commission members on those, yes,” McPherson said. McPherson said if the city com-

mission appoints a commissioner to the planning commission, that commissioner would have full voting rights at the planning level.“I’m not opposed to having a member of the city commission on the planning commission – I would be against having voting rights at the planning level and then again at the city commission level,” Gaylord said. “Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch

said the c o m m i s -sioner could certainly re-cuse them-selves if a conflict of interest ex-isted.“I think Derek has made some

good points,” Grunch said, add-ing that he, too, wants to see a comparative of the two ordinanc-es for further study.Boyne City Commissioner Del-bert “Gene” Towne said he is OK with the proposal.Boyne City Commissioner Tom Neidhamer disagreed with Gay-

lord on the issue of the voting/non-voting member.“I, as the liaison be-tween both boards, am one of nine on the plan-

ning commission, and I just don’t think … any of us serving on any board is going to put the time in and the research to be on the board and then not have the vot-ing power,” he said.Boyne City Manager Michael Cain said this type of thing came up in the past when there was vot-ing on both the advisory board and city commission with regards to the Zoning Board of Appeals.“I think it would be helpful for me and for us to bring back for your reference the notes and cor-respondence we might have had from the city attorney at that time to help you clarify and consider any of those issues that had been raised on this,” he said. “I don’t want to say one or the other at this point. I would just rather get that

information to you before you make any final determination on that.”Gaylord made the motion to post-pone the first reading of the pro-posed ordinance until the com-mission’s Feb. 14, meeting.Neidhamer added, “I’ve been on the planning commission for 20 years and I feel I have expertise

and something to offer … and I think if I lost the voting right it would take away my incentive to be on the board.”Boyne City Commissioner Laura Sansom asked if the commission-ers could simply ask the liaison if they had any conflict of interest. Cain said that is a possibility.Neidhamer said conflict of inter-

est issues generally only involve monetary issues.Gaylord said, for clarification purposes, his concerns have noth-ing to do with Neidhamer’s abil-ity to serve on the planning com-mission.A second reading of the proposed language will occur during the Boyne City Commission’s Tues-

day Feb. 28, meeting.The motion died for lack of sup-port.Neidhamer made the motion that the first reading of the ordinance is complete and the second read-ing will go forward on Feb. 14, as scheduled.The motion passed with Gaylord as the lone “nay” vote.

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Boyne City Planning Director Scott McPherson gave an over-view of all things planning for the year 2011 during the Boyne City Commission Jan. 24, meeting.According to McPherson, Preci-sion Edge and The Brook devel-opment and Bay Winds Federal Credit Union allowed the commis-sion to successfully test its plan-ning tools in the order of variances and amendments to site plans.“We did a number of ordinance reviews to include the accessory

building ordinance which we redrafted to make it more user-friendly and easier to understand and enforce, but still not really substantially changing it,” he said. “We did a considerable amount of work on the parking ordinance where we looked at all the various parking requirements for all the various uses and changed those to what we thought better reflected.”The city commission sent the proposed ordinance back to the planning commission for further review.“This summer we plan on collect-ing some more data and do a more

thorough review of that particular section,” McPherson said.Another major planning issue the city faced this year was medical marijuana dispensaries.“That is a very fluid situation. There's a number of court cases pending right now that could re-ally impact how ordinances are written,” he said.McPherson also mentioned the proposed chicken ordinance which would allow chickens throughout the city.“I anticipate bringing something before the city commission in the next couple months,” he said.

The storm-water ordinance is moving forward slowly.“There seems to be some dif-ferences of opinion between the townships of exactly what that ordinance should be comprised of,” McPherson said. “The coun-ty is looking to have one specific ordinance that everybody adopts and some of the townships vary on what they believe should be in there.”McPherson mentioned Lexamar's outdoor storage issues which they are working to correct.“They're beginning to sort through what they need and what they don't

need,” he said.The city will now be administering the dilapidated building ordinance now that a hearing officer has been procured.The city is working with FEMA on the issue of flood plains.McPherson said there are not as many illegal yard sale and busi-ness signs, so enforcement must be working.McPherson said the city is still waiting for a written opinion from the judge in the Devlon issue.The full report is available on the city's website www.boynecity.com.

Boyne City Planning Commission annual report highlights

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PHoto BY CHriS faulknorTickets to this year’s Paint the Town Red event are $50. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 25 at Boyne Mountain. Pictured here from last year’s event is Susan Fogo serving Chardonnay to the many guests who attended.

come,” Johnson said. “You can always apply for the money and decide later.”Those attending the two regional sites as well as other College Goal Sunday events throughout the state are eligible to win a $1,000 schol-arship, two $500 scholarships, and three $250 scholarships. In addition, at the Boyne City and Harbor Springs events, partici-pants can register for a chance to

win free gas cards. College Goal Sunday is a collab-orative effort of Char-Em ISD and all 11 public schools within Char-levoix, Emmet and northern Ant-rim counties, as well as the Michi-gan Department of Education, the Michigan Students Financial Aid Association, and EduGuide. Ad-ditional support for the statewide activities was provided by the C.S. Mott Foundation, the Lumina Foundation for Education, and the DTE Energy Foundation.For more information, contact Johnson at 231.547.9947 or visit www.EduCash.org.


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he always ensured that I learned from my mistake and probably the most important thing, that he cared about me.”McCullough, taught and coached in Detroit and Howell before com-ing to Boyne City.He was married to Martha Wells McCullough for over 43 years.McCullough graduated as an all-city football player from South-eastern High School. He went on to be a four-year starter and foot-ball team captain at what is now Eastern Michigan University.McCullough was also a sports coach for the U.S. Army in the Ar-

mor Regiment.In the late-1960s, McCullough left Detroit to work for Howell High School, and then in 1972 he and his family came to Boyne City where McCullough coached numerous sports and took a posi-tion teaching English and phys-ed.“What I remember most about him as a Football Coach was the knowledge that he had about the game and the passion that he dis-played while coaching,” Kuheana said. “I know that during my time playing it seem to me that we didn’t have some of the athletes or teams that Boyne has had in the recent past but he still coached like you were going to play in the Rose Bowl.”He added, “Some of my best times growing up was film night

on Mondays. The football team would all meet at Coach’s house to watch game film and eat pop-corn. I know many of us play-ers earned nicknames from those nights. One thing that stands out to me during those Mondays was seeing him amongst his family as a father – He was at his proudest when they were around.”Kuheana said one of his greatest memories is a game Boyne City played against Gaylord.“We ran my favorite play ever, also still to this day in my opinion, the best running play ever invent-ed,” he said. “The call in the hud-dle was ‘8 POWER DIVE.’ We lined up in the Wishbone forma-tion on right hash mark near our sidelines. This play has the tight end to double- team the tackle and

as the fullback it was my job to annihilate the defensive end.”Kuheana added, “All I remember is sprinting as hard and fast as I could towards the defensive end and knocking him backwards all the way in front of Coach – This was the moment I will always re-member to the day I die … mak-ing eye contact with coach and watching his face explode with pride and joy and then topped it off with a fist pump. I finally felt that I had made him proud … I did it.”Kuheana said he recently spoke with McCullough’s daughter Julia about the possibility of showing his former coach some video of Kuheana’s son to see what Mc-Cullough thought.“She had sent a message about his

play by play commentary about him and was very impressed and excited for him to do well at the next level,” Kuheana said. “She explained that I made his day … I did it again.”He added, “I will always be grate-ful for all that you have taught me and how to be passionate about life. Cheers Coach!”A memorial service was held for friends and family on Jan. 24. McCullough is survived by his wife Marty McCullough of Charlevoix and children Julia M. (Dean) Perreman of Lathrup Vil-lage, MI, Nancy J. (Derek Lowe) McCullough of Sheridan, WY, and Robert R. (Stephanie) Mc-Cullough, of Cleveland, OH; six grandchildren, Michael, Joseph, Sage, Katherine, Eli, and Robert.

ElECTion noTiCEnoTiCE oF GEnERal ElECTion To THE ElECToRS oF THEFolloWinG CiTy/ToWnSHiP CHaRlEVoiX CoUnTy, MiCHiGanTo BE HElD FEBRUaRy 28, 2012to the qualified electors of the following City/township notice is hereby given that a Presidential Primary will be held on tuesday, february 28, 2012, for the pur-pose of nominating officials for the following offices:President of the United Statesand to vote on the following proposal(s): (if any)Full text of the ballot proposals may be obtained at the office of the County Clerk or the City/Township Clerk listed below.James Vanek, ClerkBay township 4480 walloon Ct. Boyne City, mi 49712 231.582.6309 lynn M. Sparks, ClerkBoyne Valley township05970 uS 131 SouthBoyne falls, mi 49713231-549-3436Myron Matz, Clerk Chandler township 06912 matz rd Boyne falls, mi 49713 231-549-2596 Carol Martin, ClerkCharlevoix township12491 waller roadCharlevoix, mi 49720231-547-4390

Josette a. lory, Clerk evangeline township 01861 wildwood Harbor rd. Boyne City, mi 49712 231-582-7539 Michelle Johnson, Clerkeveline township11817 Sequanota HeightsCharlevoix, mi 49720231-330-4918Marlene Golovich, Clerk Hayes township 09195 old 31 n Charlevoix, mi 49720 231-547-6961 Frank D. WasylewskiHudson township08755 Huffman lake rdelmira, mi 49730231-549-3019Timothy Matchett, Clerk marion township 01362 matchett rd Charlevoix, mi 49720 231.547.2154 Robin Hissong Berry, Clerkmelrose township01690 old State roadBoyne City, mi 49712231-582-3356Dana J. Pajtas, Clerk norwood township 19759 lake Street Charlevoix, mi 49720 231-237-9566 Colleen Martin, ClerkPeaine township28065 Barneys lake rdBeaver island, mi 49782231-448-2397

Jean Wierenga, Clerk St. James township 38500 Beaver island dr Beaver island, mi 49782 231.448.2915 anita Stephens, ClerkSouth arm township00895 nagashi rdeast Jordan, mi 49727231-536-3695Marilyn Beebe, Clerk wilson township 1701 BC/eJ rd Boyne City, mi 49712 231-582-0481 Cindy Grice, Clerk/TreasurerCity of Boyne City319 n. lake StBoyne City, mi 49712231-582-6597Carol a. ochs, Clerk City of Charlevoix 210 State Street Charlevoix, mi 49720 231.547.3250 Cheltzi Wilson, Clerk City of east Jordan201 main St,east Jordan, mi 49727231-536-3381Cheryl Potter Browe, County Clerk203 antrim StreetCharlevoix, mi 49720231-547-7200

The Polls of said election will be open at 7 o’clock a.m. and will remain open until 8 o’clock p.m.

of said day of election.

List of all polling place locations:

Bay Township Hall 582-3594

05045 Boyne City rd., Boyne City, 49712

Boyne Valley Township Hall549-3130

2489 railroad St., Boyne falls, 49713

Chandler Township Hall549-3404

07620 Chandler Hill rd., Boyne falls, 49713

Charlevoix Township Hall 547-4611

12491 waller rd., Charlevoix, 49720

Evangeline Township Hall582-2931

02746 wildwood Harbor rd., Boyne City, 49712

Eveline Township Hallno Phone

08525 ferry rd., east Jordan, 49727

Hayes Township Hall547-6961

09195 old u.S. 31 n., Charlevoix, 49720

Hudson Township Hall549-2646

07865 reynolds rd.,elmira, 49730

Marion Township Hallno Phone

03735 marion Center rd., Charlevoix, 49720

Melrose Township Hall535-2310

04289 m75 n., walloon lake, 49796

norwood Township Hall237-9566

19759 lake St., Charlevoix, 49720

Peaine Township Hall448-2389

36825 kings Hwy, Beaver island, 49782

St. James Township Hall448-2014

37735 michigan ave., Beaver island, 49782

South arm Township Hall536-2900

02811 S. m-66, east Jordan, 49727

Wilson Township Hall582-6201

02530 BC/eJ rd., Boyne City, 49712Boyne City Hall

582-6597319 n. lake St,

Boyne City, 49712Charlevoix City Hall

547-3250210 State St.,

Charlevoix, 49720East Jordan Civic Center

536-3381101 Civic Center lane,

east Jordan, 49727

noTiCECharlevoix County has two open-ings on the Charlevoix County

Parks Committee for a three year term ending december 31,2014. the County Park By-laws are avail-able at the Charlevoix County Clerks office. if you are interested in being appointed, please respond in writing NO LATER THAN Febru-ary 20,2012 to [email protected] or to Charlevoix County Clerk. 203 antrim Street, Charlevoix,mi 49720.

PUBLIC NOTICE • PUBLIC NOTICE • PUBLIC NOTICE

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We’re not really sure how they did it, but the Boyne City Gazette is now available on your Kindle e-reader!

Witchcraft?

Boyne City GazetteFRONT PAGELate winter means $100K savedBy Benjamin GohsThe snow finally arrived last week and its preceding two-month reprieve has put the Charlevoix County Road Commission in very good stead.According to Charlevoix County Road Commission Manager Pat Harmon, the cold weather drought has saved taxpayers nearly $100,000 that would nor-

Call Chris at (231) 582-2799 or e-mail him at editor@boynegazette for details.

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Kelly Johnson of Charlevoix-Em-met intermediate School District puts together directional signs for the upcoming Sunday, Feb. 12, College Goal Sunday at Boyne City High School for students and families to receive free assistance in completing the federal finan-cial aid applications to apply for college.

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BUS SERViCE the Charlevoix County transit has expanded mainland service hours to 7 p.m. dispatchers will now be available between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. to take ride reservations. it is sug-gested that reservations be made in advance, but same day calls will be scheduled based on availabil-ity. in addition, over the next few months we will be reworking our services and hope to expand service hours to include Saturday service around the County by the begin-ning of the summer. Service hours on Beaver island will be expanded in the summer as well. the goal of the Charlevoix County transit is to provide reliable service so com-munity members can obtain a ride for not only shopping, banking and errands, but to also access work, daycare, school and the special events held in our communities. to get more information about transit opportunities in Charlevoix County, please call 582-6900. Jill drury, manager Charlevoix County transit


FUNNIES • FORTUNES • GAMES

Your weekly crossword puzzle is spon-sored by the Boyne Valley lions Club. the lions believe in serving the local commu-nity, can often be seen working at football games, cleaning a stretch of m-75, and donating to many causes locally. the lions also have a large-scale mission to be the "knights for the Blind." the Boyne Valley lions Club meets at noon in the Commu-nity room of the Boyne district library every wednesday. for information about the lions, please call lion nels northup at (231) 549-5647.

arieS - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your career, social standing, or reputation is favored at this time, especially by making

personal contact with superiors or by socializing and making friendly contacts at work. You may make a good friend or meet someone beautiful and charming through your work. now is also a good time to enhance your public standing and to create good will with the public.

tauruS - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your plan or take a journey to a distant land. travel and exposure to new ideas and ways of

thinking about the world interest you now. You may meet and learn from someone from another culture or with vastly different beliefs and experi-ences than your own. Philosophical discussions or studies are also on the agenda. You’re thinking about the “big picture” rather than the mundane circumstances and details of your life.

gemini - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your zealous or fa-natical streak, which will come to the forefront now. You are eager to

defend your convictions or fight for a cause you believe in. You may encounter others who are aggressively promoting their philosophy, as well. also, the desire for action and adventure may impel you to travel or to undertake an enterprise that is physically or mentally challenging, and possibly dangerous.

CanCer - this week’s scenario is highlighted by much needed relaxation & personal safety. Your hectic pace needs to slow down to

a more manageable level in order for you to focus yourself. Be fair to all concerned when negotiat-ing or settling contracts, trading terms. festive season is a good time to spend quality time with loved ones, but you must start planning your fu-ture. Your path will cross with someone who will show you simple ways to increase your potential income. listen closely & follow directions to the word. Your involvement with family situation could prove to be very interesting. You may want to watch what you say, though. Your words could be misinterpreted. Your intuitive insights and healing energies can be used positively to help others. take the time to let your lover know how much you really care. You’ll be able to see the big-ger picture and understand that you’ll be enjoy-ing a change of venue, very soon.

leo - this week’s scenario is high-lighted by big questions of life! they occupy your attention and you may be drawn to study philos-

ophy, religion, metaphysics, or other areas which open up new worlds for you. mind-expanding studies or travel are likely, and foreign cultures have a strong appeal to you now. a pilgrimage or journey may be on the agenda. this is a time to lift yourself out of your usual mundane con-cerns in order to get a larger perspective on your

life. You seek new vistas and broader horizons through traveling, studying, or reading about foreign cultures or by seeking out people with greater experience, insight, and knowledge than your own. a teacher or mentor may be particu-larly important to you now.

Virgo - this week’s scenario is highlighted by traditions & new doors of opportunity. Your cha-risma is strong and your personal

magnetism is evident. People will vie for your time & attention. You may be invited to travel for business, pleasure. long distance communica-tion will bring you closer to your goals. You could use an objective opinion to see the situation more clearly. ask your partner or a friend for their input. relationships are the main event. avoid difficulties, by being more open and honest, with your natural gentleness. investigate new possi-bilities in matters of business & trade. look past the present & you’ll be able to visualize future prospects. express your true feelings, if you deal with little problems, they won’t compound. Set your goals & focus on them full force.

liBra - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your universal ap-peal & your ability to make every-one in your presence, feel right at

home. use your creative talents to make changes in your domestic life. if you want to make long term plans, make sure you share them with those who will be affected. they’ll appreciate your con-sideration. ask direct questions if you have any doubts. give yourself some room to breathe. don’t commit to too many new projects. time limits will deter you from success. focus on your priorities. don’t allow your emotions to make decisions for you. it may cause trouble to control your actions or re-actions. You may need to learn to let others do things for you for a change. Pam-per yourself a little, you deserve it.

SCorPio - this week’s scenario is highlighted by hard work and concentrated effort and are the key issues for this time period. You

are faced with tasks that are tedious and difficult but which must be completed at this time. for-tunately, you have the mental concentration and stamina to tackle the tasks now but the demands are still more than you would like to cope with. this is a difficult time period, but at least your work is cut out for you. You are likely to discover flaws in your creative projects, neglected aspects of projects you are involved with, and tedious, detailed work that you have been putting off.

SagittariuS - this week’s sce-nario is highlighted by your feeling that hard work is a euphemism for what you are experiencing, and

the obstacles you face may be very frustrating. try not to become emotionally depressed or an-gry because of the demands. it is best to take a positive attitude toward the work that needs to be done and realize that there will be other times

for more expansive, pleasurable activity. this time period is not necessarily difficult, although it is for most people. Some people, particularly workaholics with an ascetic streak in them, enjoy the un-destracted dedication, perseverance, and effort needed.

CaPriCorn -this week’s sce-nario is highlighted by the struggle of busy family & so-cial commitments. an intense

conversation could be important to you. reevaluate your past, try to bring out your best qualities, set aside your insecurities. You may need to test your talent of diplo-macy & tact, while balancing your emo-tions. try not to hurt feelings but you cannot please everybody. You can get others to do things for you if you use your charm. deal-ing with “wishy-washy” people may test your patience. try to keep your workload to a normal level, no more long hours. You need your rest, even if you see yourself as too tough to quit. Communication & discus-sion are necessary to resolve negative feel-ings. familiar surroundings will help you to greet the new Year with more energy than you’ve felt in a long time. Plan to enjoy your new found energy with the most important people in your life. Share yourself.

aQuariuS - this week’s scenar-io is highlighted by your sense of timing & luck. Communica-tions & understanding will

increase greatly. Plan outings with family or friends with fun filled conversation. Com-petition could help your team, especially if you approach it in a positive manner. the goal is not to beat the other person, but only to motivate one another. utilise your abil-ity to analyze data & you’ll be able to meet important deadlines. Your universal appeal will make you very popular & successful this week. there are plenty of opportunities in real estate or consumer products and servic-es. keep up the pace & your goals will clearly come into focus. You’ll be going places.

PiSCeS - this week’s scenario is highlighted by the strength you feel from personal and professional relationships.

You may need to re-evaluate your priori-ties. take some time out to do things with children. You may just find they really need more than you imagined. try not to lose your patience, support will work better than criticism. utilize your energy to organize, re-build & prepare for changes. Your personal magnetism & sex appeal will give you an edge, this week. Be careful not to mislead others, be honest with your intentions. Your ability to work through complex situations can come in very handy. You need to elimi-nate distractions and get straight to the heart of the matter.

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BOYNE AREA COMMUNITY

The Boyne wrestling team swept Kalkaska and Charlevoix in their lone home meet of the season Thursday night.“It’s been a long time since we’ve won two dual matches in one night,” said Coach Nohel. “Itwas nice for the kids to win two

at home!”The Ramblers bested Kalkasa 41-8. Picking up wins for Boyne were:Lee Rainey (152), who pinned Leann Kneer in :40, and Brady Calo (285), who pinned Garret Haller in :29.

Andrew Davis, Chandler Rob-erts, Waylon Henning, Jon Calo and Will Calo all won with voids.In the second meet of the night, it was Boyne over Charlevoix 36-30.Boyne winners were: Jon Calo (160), who pinned

Zack Zimmer in 1:40, and Will Calo (215), who pinned Spencer Bruce in 4:14.Andrew Davis, Hunter LaPierre, Chandler Roberts and Brady Calo all won with voids.

Jacob earns cash for sports programs

Student of the Week

Boyne City Public Schools

naME:michelle Plante

PaREnTS’ naMES:Michael and Sandy Plante

GRaDE: 11thHoBBiES & inTERESTS:

“i like to travel and explore different types of cultures. i like to go to the mov-ies with friends, be with my family, and i love to read.”

SCHool aCTiViTiES: Band

FUTURE PlanS/GoalS: “i plan on going to michigan to become a history teacher.”

STaFF CoMMEnTS:“michelle has developed a great work ethic to go with her incredible attitude. She is an admirable student and school citizen.” (mr. fritzsche, english teacher)“michelle is the most positive, energet-ic personality in this building – she also happens to be a fantastic “a” student.” (mr. ames, world History teacher)“michelle is a lovely young lady and a pleasure to be around.” (mrs. michael-Sikora, High School Secretary)

iPads make learning fun at the Boyne District library

Student of the Week

Boyne Falls Public Schools

Student name: kaylee wilsonGrade: 11th

Parent’s name(s): ruth and kurt wilson

Future Plans: attend a 4 year College working towards a career in medicine.

Favorite Book: “marked”

Hobbies and interests: Cross Country, basketball, running

School activities: Cross country, basketball, softball and track, Class Secretary

Staff Comments: kaylee is a hard working student with a bubbly personality that is a pleasure to work with and be around.

Rep. MacMaster congratulates lo-cal award winners State Rep. Greg MacMaster today congratulated two area residents for earning recognition from The Consumers Energy Foun-dation for their outstanding volunteer service this past year.Tim Petrosky, area manager for Northwest Michigan, and Dale W. Jacob, electric field leader III at the Boyne City service center, are bring-ing a combined $1,000 for Charlev-oix County organizations.“I’m sure these two gentlemen gave their time and expertise to help

in their communities without any thought of recognition,” said Mac-Master, R-Kewadin. “To get an award and receive a grant that will further improve their respec-tive programs is icing on the cake.”Petrosky provided 45 hours of ser-vice as a coach with the Charlevoix Little League and was given a $450 grant for baseball equipment. Ja-cob volunteered 100 hours with the Boyne Falls School varsity boys bas-ketball team as an assistant coach and will get $550 for basketball program supplies.

Char-Em United WayCollege Goal Sunday!

Parents and their college-bound children will have an opportunity to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid of FAFSA at the College Bowl Sunday from 2-4 p.m. on Feb. 12, at Boyne City High School .Volunteers are needed to assist as greeters, man booths, and help in a variety of other ways. There are no requirements for vol-unteers other than an excitement to help young people obtain their goal to continue their education! Volunteers will be asked to be at the respective schools (Boyne City or Harbor Springs) by 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 12. To learn more, contact College Goal Sunday coordinator Kelly Johnson at Char-Em ISD, (231) 547-9947.

Skiing resultsBoyne Mountain Race LeagueBoyne Falls-Results for Boyne Mountain Race League, Team Format: 1st-Hart Ford, 9.4; 2nd-F.O.Barden II, 8.39; 3rd-F.O.Barden I, 7.88; 4th-Riverside Tire, 7.44; 5th-E.J. Plastics, 5.74, 6th-F.O.Barden III, 4.83, Handicap Format: 1st-Wild Wild Women of Gaylord Bowling Center, 18t, Hart GMC,

18t, Pat O’Brien & Associates, 18t; 4th-Punctuality Vending, 17; 5th-Skee Dawgs of Northwestern Bank, 16t, Boyne Avenue Greenhouse, 16t; 7th-Greenhouse Gases, 15.5; 8th-Rieth-Riley Construction Co. 15; 9th-Skee Dawgs Too!of Big-gby Coffee, 14.5; 10th-Wild Wild Women II of Gaylord Bowling Cen-ter, 13.5t, Greenhouse Effect, 13.5t; 12th-Sunburst Marine, 13; 13th-Boyne Bombers, 11.5.

HIp refundsThe Health Insurance Program for Michigan–or HIP–is part of the Af-fordable Care Act signed into law in 2010. It provides affordable, high quality health coverage to Michigan residents who have been uninsured for six months and have an eligible pre-existing condition. Under the Support Program admin-istered by the Health Department, qualifying individuals will be reim-bursed one-third of the money they pay for HIP Michigan Insurance.

According to Valeri Ramage, the local Coordinator of the Northern Health Plan. “First enroll in HIP Michigan and pay your first premi-um. Then bring your receipt to the Health Department along with docu-mentation of your income. If you qualify, we will cut you a check for your refund.” To see if you qualify for partial re-imbursement of your HIP premium, call Valeri Ramage at 231-547-7665 during regular business hours. For more information about HIP Michi-gan, call 877-459-3113 or visit www.hipmichigan.org.

Making learning fun is the focus for Boyne District Library’s chil-dren’s room, where iPads are now available for children ages 12 and under, thanks to a gift from the Friends of the Library.The iPads are loaded with educa-tional applications, also known as “apps,” designed to help children with reading, writing, science, and math, including concepts such as time, money and fractions. The apps are organized according to grade level, from pre-school through fifth grade, allowing chil-dren to focus on levels at which they are comfortable, or to chal-lenge themselves.“We enjoy embracing technology at the library, especially when it involves such a great learning tool,” said Monica Kroondyk, children’s librarian. “There are some incredible apps that just draw kids in.”She added, “They don’t even re-

alize they’re learning. They think they’re just playing a game.”Children age five and under can use the iPads with a parent, and there are apps for children as young as three. “This is a great way for children and parents to share in the learning process,” Kroondyk said. Boyne City Elementary School uses iPads with many of the same apps, so children can use the li-brary iPads to reinforce what they are learning at school. This also gives parents the oppor-tunity to see what their children are experiencing with their school iPads.Some of an iPad’s regular func-tions have been disabled in order to provide a safe experience and keep the focus on learning. Internet searching is not avail-able, nor is Facebook, YouTube, internet chatting, etc.“I like to think of the iPads as the

spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down. They really

make learning very fun and easy,” Kroondyk said.

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east Jordan officials have completed the town’s eco-nomic development plan — the first major step toward overcoming numerous hurdles to its vitality.the plan identifies east Jordan’s strengths, weak-nesses and opportunities for growth, and suggests which governmental, business and non-profit sec-tors should be involved with implementing sug-gested solutions.

“it is vital that communications be increased and improved within the community relating to economic development,” stated the east Jordan economic development committee in its recently released economic development Plan. “there are substantial misunderstandings about the interrela-tionships between various sectors of the economy, how one sector impacts the other.”officials believe that, if followed, the plan will help east Jordan become competitive as a preferred resi-dential location, while creating a stable retail busi-ness climate that will attract new entrepreneurs and innovators, quality teachers, motivate students to participate in and remain in the community, at-tract tourism, retain a quality industrial work force and keep local government fiscally healthy. “the creation of this marketing plan is an attempt to show how the economics of the community affect the social and cultural future of the commu-nity,” the report stated. “Citizens must understand that the quality of their life is entirely dependent on how successful business is in the east Jordan area. Successful businesses create jobs, pay salaries and wages, make contributions to non-profit agencies and pay taxes to the government – unsuccessful businesses do not.”the report further states, “it follows to say that the more successful east Jordan businesses are, the better the quality of life will be in the east Jordan community.”Various economic objectives were identified, in-cluding:#1 - work to fill vacant commercial buildings and improve those that are in disrepair. Create pride in the appearance of the community in the down-town commercial area. #2 - improve the entry and exit image to the com-munity. a visual picture of community pride sets the mind-set that the community cares and more should be explored here.#3 - increase retail and commercial diversity, in-crease retail and commercial access and availability to residents and guests in the down town segment. Provide leadership and marketing training to exist-ing business owners, to new and young potential entrepreneurs, and to individuals in leadership position. #4 - implement a marketing plan. a marketing plan for the east Jordan community should be implemented to promote the strengths of our area. a good plan is needed to promote marketing our in-dustrial spaces, tourism, new small business and re-tail development, communication and leadership. #5 - update the City master Plan for the m-32 and m-66 corridors. #6 - maintain a fully functional, viable and profit-able marina operation. the edP recognizes the marina operation poses the economic challenge of keeping all slips open and usable because of on going silt infiltration from the

river. the edP recognizes that the state of michigan is not totally responsible for funding or supporting required dredging and this issue is an economic challenge for the City. #7 - Create, expand, or retain open space within the down town boundary area for community events so groups of people can gather and socialize.

East Jordan’s identified strengths include:

exceptional small businesses in place, with avail-able space and opportunity for growth of small business and entrepreneurs; Passionate art com-munity and main Street presence; Strong, healthy, and supportive industry in place; job opportunity South arm of lake Charlevoix and Jordan river entry; recreational opportunity ; Community Band Shell and open space; memorial Park; music in the Park ; marina and boat launch ; Sportsman Park; farmers market ; friends of the Jordan; envi-ronmental opportunity; Civic Center; Community Service; Care and Share/ Senior Center; main Street Center; historic preservation; long area of lakefront property available as resource; large and active rec-reational area/ ball field/tennis/basketball; down-town development authority; M-66 Corridor: elm Point estate; museum, public beach, open space; Portside art fair; tourist Park; camping , beach, playground; large commercial space for development; large tracts of vacant land available to develop; easy access to grocery and gas; easy access to health care. M-32 Corridor: airport; industrial Park (east Jor-dan Plastics, Phoenix trailers, etc.); Community Park; recreational opportunity; emS/fire depart-ments; rotary Skate Park; active library; indoor Swimming Pool; the Breezeway; industrial zoning and utilities to industry; large tracts of vacant land available. Environmental/recreational area: Jordan river; Jordan Valley; South arm of lake Charlevoix wetlands and watershed. Seasonal Recreational area attractions: Summer: Boating, water skiing, swimming, golf-ing, tennis, soccer, baseball, softball, hiking, biking, motorcycling, skate boarding, canoeing, kayaking, camping, bird watching, sky gazing, fishing, farm-ers market. Fall: hiking, color tour, wildlife viewing, corn mazes, photography, fishing, hunting. Winter: Snowshoeing, snowmobiling, skiing, cross-country skiing, snow boarding, ice fishing, ice skating, sled-ding, indoor swimming, winter river rafting. Spring: Biking, maple syrup, gardening, fishing, morel mushrooms, eagle sightings, agricultural.

East Jordan’s identified weaknesses include:

Vacant buildings and buildings in disrepair; Com-munity image perception at some town entries and exit points; limited retail diversity; a result of market demand, and no current incentive to start or locate a new business in the community; discour-aged local business owners and retailers; limited business hours, a result of market demand marina function not at 100%, limited resources available to maintain a good facility; Current large open space adjacent to the marina has large train in its midst; inadequate use of open space, and a lack of a variety of innovative community ac-tivities scheduled in open spaces; no broadband; limited competition for internet service; limited or inadequate lodging; limited incentive to develop, limited incentive for tourists to seek lodging; lack

of opportunity for our young generation in commu-nity development; lack of volunteers to accomplish non governmental plans and activities; Community does not have a destination image, and does not have a retail image; History supports that the com-munity has been resistant to change; Senior activi-ties need enhancing; limited main Street parking lack of a community bike path that connects parks and town segments; Strong organizations; each having their own individual plans that do not follow a community-wide plan; there has been a lack of in-tra- community cooperation to effect positive eco-nomic development and change; limited funding for projects; lack of community leadership training City leadership has not been consistent relative to economic development and adapting an economic development Plan. according to economic plan developers, this plan makes recommendations for the future by assess-ing the “present” against the potential envisioned and expressed by community leadership, the com-mittee’s insight, and survey information. the truth is main Street east Jordan is currently at a low retail occupancy, and according to the eco-nomic development plan, it is hardly viable to think that communities with fewer than 5,000 in popula-tion will ever be able to create a sufficient variety of shopping opportunities to compete with regional malls and box stores due to ease of transportation and the willingness of consumers to travel long distances to shop.“(this) has made small town(s) highly vulnerable to ‘disappearing marketplaces.’ what remains for the small town residents are convenience businesses such as groceries, prescription drugs, hardware, restaurants and fast foods, exercise and body care salons, auto repair, convenience and gas stores, and banking – services round out the local retail scene,” the plan states. “So, redirected strategies must be employed if broad-based retail is to survive in small towns.”


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ellsworth ShiverfestFriday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 19.

Friday’s events include a fish dinner at the gold nugget Bar and grill and the 4th annual ellsworth’s Best dessert tasting and raffle 6:00-8:00pm at the Banks township Hall. Saturday brings the free fishing weekend on ellsworth area lakes; Cardboard Sled races, 11:00am at ellsworth Com-munity Park; the Breezeway Snowmobile ride inn from 12-4pm; the Breezeway Benefit Snowshoe Challenge 1 mile or 5k, 1:00 at House on the Hill Bed & Breakfast; and a Cabin fever reliever euchre tournament, 7:00pm at Banks township Hall. Sun-day winds up with free fishing and a Snowmobile “fun-run.” for info: (231) 360-0676.

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EJ Benefit Bball Gameeast Jordan Public Schools Staff vs. east Jor-dan emergency Services Personnel* *february 11, 2012 7:00 pm* *location: east Jordan High School gym* Proceeds go to the american Cancer Society - relay for life of Charlevoix County - $5.00 adults, $3.00 Students, $15.00 family. for more information contact michelle reid 231-330-3043 or 231-590-4972

eJ methodist dinnerthe east Jordan united methodist women are sponsoring an all you care to eat Swiss Steak dinner with home made pies, Sat., feb. 11, 2012, 5-7pm. the dinner will be held at the eJ united methodist Church, 201 fourth St, east Jordan. ticket prices are $8.00 for adults, $5.00 ages 5-12, under 5 free.

Everybody Loves CocoShari kitchen, local author of everybody loves Coco, will be on hand at the Charlevoix Public library, 6:30 p.m., thursday, february 16 sharing her love of therapy dogs and signing her new book. Coco will also be on hand showing off her special talents as one of the library’s PawS for a Story dogs. Coco, a beloved standard poodle, is of course the main character of her book as well as a certified therapy dog. Shari will discuss the therapy dog program and why she and Coco are certified. for more informa-tion about this or other programs at the library, contact (231) 237-7350.

Back Porch Coffeehouse concertSaturday, february 11th, 7:00 p.m. at the Charlevoix Senior Center Building. this is a Community event~ fun for all ages! our featured performers are Cal manis and the groove. the featured performers will

share their music from 7 to 8:30 p.m. following the scheduled performers, we will have a “circle jam ses-sion”. Suggested donations for the evening are $5/individual, $10/family. all donations are for the sched-uled performer(s). light refreshments are available at no additional charge. information at: 231-622-2944.

Grand Bay Marine expands in Charlevoixgrand Bay marine, new and used boat dealer with locations in traverse City and Charlevoix, is pleased to announce an expansion and move to its newly acquired 41,500-square-foot store at 6472 m-66 north in Charlevoix.“we are very excited to be expanding into our new location, giving us one of northern michigan's largest indoor showrooms”, said liz Carney, owner and President. with plans to have up to 15 new boats in their

indoor showroom, and the capacity for more, it will make a very pleasant year round shop-ping experience for boaters, regardless of the weather. Vacant for three years, grand Bay marine has already begun renovation on the former Pro-Build lumber building in Charlevoix. the three building facility will allow grand Bay marine to expand its parts, service and storage business. “our investment in Charlevoix speaks to the potential we see in this community. this ex-pansion is a key part of our long term growth strategy, with the goal of adding jobs,” said liz Carney.open 7 days a week and staffed by a veteran sales and service team, grand Bay marine invites you to visit them in either location, on line at www.grandBaymarine.com or call (231) 237-5000 for Charlevoix.

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mostly michigan presents vintage black and white photographs by d. James galbraith that capture the everyday lives of people in michigan during the 1970’s and 80’s. galbraith (1930-2002) had an extensive career as a united States air force photographer and continued as a photojournalist for many newspapers in lower michigan. the photographs and oral histories of Jim and Susan galbraith earned their published work, “Hartland: Change in the heart of america,” a Pulitzer Prize nomination for documentary literature in 1985. Some photographs from this collection will be on display in the community room foyer at the Char-levoix Public library through april. for more information about this or other happenings at the library, call 231-237-7340 or visit them at www.charlevoixlibrary.org.

PHoTo By BEnJaMin GoHSEast Jordan’s natural beauty and proximity to outdoor recreation was named as one of its major strong points in the town’s recently released economic development plan.

PHoTo By BEnJaMin GoHSThe East Jordan iron Works and solid manu-facturing base were also noted as major strong points in the town’s recently released economic development plan.

Charlevoix Chamber of Commerce executive director erin Bemis (above) gets the first friday Business Breakfast started on feb. 3. dr. rick ran-dall (right) warms up the crowd with some of his trademark inspiration. (Below) alice, a member of landscape logic chats with a co-worker.

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Boyne City native Ty Wellman was in Northern Michi-gan last week competing in the Mountain Dew Rev Tour as it stopped off at the Otsego Club in Gaylord for the week.Ty Wellman finished fifth overall during competition at the Otsego Club in Gaylord on Tuesday Jan. 31. Plagued by a bruised heal suffered during training in Colorado, Wellman pressed on in the Super Pipe com-petition making respectable runs to get into the semi-finals but tripped at the end of both his semi-final runs.“He was up against the best competition out there from around the country, so fifth place is pretty good,” said Ty’s father Jeff Wellman. Wellman’s mother, father and siblings were all at the Otsego Club rooting for Ty, who headed back to his winter home in Colorado on Feb. 2.“He’ll be out west skiing and competing and training for the rest of the winter,” Jeff said. “That was the first time I’ve seen him compete in two years, so that was really nice for us.”Wellman spends his summers in Boyne City working two jobs so he can afford to train and compete in the freestyle ski competitions during the winter.

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Auto Thefts Decline 9.35 Percent in 2010The Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) re-cently announced that auto thefts in Michigan are down 9.35 percent from 2009 to 2010. Since the in-ception of the ATPA in 1986, auto thefts in Michigan have fallen by 62 percent.“Our success in the battle against auto theft is the direct result of the dedication and efforts of the 110 men and women who are funded by grants provided by the ATPA and are a part of our state’s law enforce-ment agencies, prosecuting attor-ney’s offices and statewide commu-nity groups,” said Dan Vartanian, Executive Director of the ATPA. “Thanks also should be directed to our partners in the fight against auto crime: Crime Stoppers, HEAT (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts), and the many investigators around the state who are employed by the in-surance industry.”The ATPA is funded by an annual $1 assessment on each insured non-commercial passenger vehicle, plus

interest earned by investing those funds. It is governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor, which includes represen-tatives of law enforcement, auto-mobile insurers and consumers of automobile insurance. Each year the board awards grants to law enforcement agencies, pros-ecutors’ offices and nonprofit com-munity organizations to prevent auto theft, catch auto thieves and put the thieves in jail.

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Have Banned Many Youth From Working on Family Farms Washington, DC – Sen-ator Debbie Stabenow, Chair-woman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition and Forestry, today ap-plauded the U.S. Department of Labor’s move to go back to the drawing board on a controver-sial farm labor rule that would have prevented many young people from working on family farms. After the Department first proposed the new rule, Senator Stabenow encouraged the Department to reconsider and solicit public input before making any new changes to the “parental exemption” of its rule related to child labor in agri-culture. Today the Department agreed with Senator Stabenow, stopping its plans to implement the new rules and agreeing to open a new dialogue with fam-ily farmers on the issue. “I grew up in Clare, was active in 4-H, and know how important family farms are in Michigan,” Chairwoman Stabenow said. “I am glad the Department of Labor heard my concerns and the concerns of so many fami-lies in Michigan and decided to re-evaluate this rule. I was con-cerned when I learned about the proposed rules and urged the Department to have more conversations with farm fami-lies and listen to their views before making any new rules. Of course there should be safe-guards to protect children from dangerous situations, but there needs to be an understanding that many children in rural communities learn about safety by helping their family on the farm.” Chairwoman Stabenow urged the Labor Department, in a letter to Secretary Hilda

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Solis in October, to take more time listening to comments from families across the coun-try who would be impacted by the proposed rule changes. Sen. Stabenow argued that prohibiting youth from work-ing on family farms could have far-reaching effects on youth education programs like 4-H, family farms and rural commu-nities. Following Sen. Stabe-now’s request, and strong op-position from family farmers, the Department of Labor will now seek public comments before re-drafting the rule. Ac-cording to the Department, a new “parental exemption” rule is expected to be proposed this summer. According to the De-partment of Labor, the parental exemption allows children of any age who are employed by their parent, or a person stand-ing in the place of a parent, to perform any job on a farm owned or operated by their par-ent or such person standing in the place of a parent. Congress created the parental exemption in 1966 when it expanded pro-tections for children employed in agriculture and prohibited their employment in jobs the Department of Labor declared particularly hazardous for chil-dren under the age of 16 to perform. More information can be found on the Department of Labor’s website at http://www.dol.gov.

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Beginning today, families affected by cash benefit lifetime limits could qualify for a total of six months hous-ing assistance through a Michigan State Housing Development Author-ity (MSHDA) and Michigan De-partment of Human Services (DHS) program. Michigan Department of Human Services Director Maura D. Corrigan and a MSHDA Executive Director Gary Heidel announced to-day that MSHDA would provide up to an additional three months rental or mortgage assistance, in addition to the existing three months current-ly being provided by DHS, for fami-lies affected by the cash assistance lifetime limits.The temporary assistance will come

from the newly introduced MSH-DA/FIP Time Limited Assistance program. The Family Independence Program (FIP) is a temporary cash assistance program provided through DHS for low-income families with minor children and pregnant women and helps pay for living expenses such as rent, heat, utilities, clothing, food and personal care items.“As a housing provider for low-income families and our strong partnership with DHS, we intend to match their three-month rental or mortgage assistance offer with an additional three months for the same population,:” said Heidel. “We have stepped up to the plate with $1 million over the next two

years to help these families have stable lives in their communities and neighborhoods while they are find-ing jobs and getting back on their feet.”DHS is contacting families who are reaching their three month limit in rent assistance to facilitate an exten-sion through MSHDA’s program. Families who take advantage of this program must meet certain overall criteria, including a self-initiated job search and reporting through Michi-gan works during the first three months. In addition, for any extension of three months of MSHDA assistance, verifiable job search will be required, including a minimum number of job applications.Referrals must be made by a desig-nated DHS staff person to the local Housing Assessment and Resource Agency (HARA) and eligibility will be based on DHS referral to the HARA of the recipient, with sup-porting documentation that their Temporary Housing Assistance rent-al or mortgage assistance will be ex-hausted within 30 days of the referral date. Families with questions regard-ing this program should contact their local DHS office for assistance.

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State ContactsRepublican Governor Rick SnyderOffice of the Governor 111 South Capitol Ave.P.O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909(517) 335-6397U.S. Senator Carl Levin, Democrat269 Russell Senate OfficeBuilding, Washington, DC 20510Northern Michigan office:107 Cass St., Suite E Traverse City, MI 49684-2602(231) 947-9569U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, DemocratNorthern Michigan Office3335 S. Airport Road West, Suite 6B Traverse City, MI 49684(231) 929-1031105th Dist. MI House of Rep. Greg MacMaster, RepublicanAnderson House Office:Bldg. S-1389 House Office BuildingP.O. Box 30014 Lansing, MI [email protected] office: 200 Divison St. Suite 178 Petoskey, MI 49770(231) 348-0657Michigan State Senator for the 37th District, Howard Walker, Republican910 Farnum Building - P.O. Box 30036Lansing, MI 48909-7536E-mail [email protected](517) 373-2413

Charlevoix County Board203 Antrim Street - Charlevoix, MI 49720 • Joel Evans, Chairman10448 Lord Rd., East Jordan, MI 49727District # [email protected]• Richard L. Gillespie, Vice-Chair38270 Gallagher Ave, Beaver Island, MI 49782District # [email protected]• Shirlene Tripp07682 Old US 31 N., Charlevoix, MI 49720District # 1347-9679• Chris Christensen111 East Pine St., Boyne City, MI 49712District # [email protected]• Ronald Reinhardt00880 BC/EJ Rd., Boyne City, MI 49712District # 3582-7912• Robert Drebenstedt04857 Wickersham Rd., Charlevoix, MI 49720District # 5547-8463

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I was alone and disillusioned. There was no hope, no laughs, all friends were gone, and after the guilt and shame passed, I felt completely numb. At age 19, I had spent all of my fa-ther’s college money, flunked out of school, and had landed in the hospital due to a drug overdose. I had no purpose or direction any more. I had hit rock bottom. What does a person do when they hit rock bottom? This is exactly what happened to a man named Jonah. He hit rock bottom. The ancient story of Jonah is a wild and amazing one. God directs Jonah to go share a hard message with a city called Nineveh that is living against God in every way. The Ninevites are murderous, greedy, prideful, self-seeking peo-ple who were ransacking other in-nocent nations. Prostitution and witchcraft were their hobbies of the day. So instead of following God’s instructions, Jonah runs away by getting on a ship traveling in the opposite di-rection. But God works behind the scenes to bring Jonah back to “job one.” He brings a storm and Jonah is thrown overboard by a group of scared-to-death sailors when they learn that he is the culprit. So af-ter nearly drowning in the ocean, guess how God rescues Jonah? Yep. A giant fish swallows him, and Jonah ends up inside a whale for three days. I was very curious about this. Can this really happen? So I Googled

“Can a person survive inside a whale’s stomach?” I learned from Wiki Answers that the sperm whale is rather huge! Since it’s been known to eat sharks and giant squid, it’s estimated that approxi-mately 1000 humans can be swal-lowed by this enormous creature. Most whales also have three stom-achs, and something could possi-bly survive in the first chamber.So what would it have been like for Jonah to be inside the stom-ach of a whale? It was dark. It was cold. He was wet. He had no food. He was alone. And maybe worst of all was the fact that inside the belly it was smelly! Have you ever left a half eaten fish lying around for a day or so? Yuck. It was no fun for Jonah. Not to mention that he was most likely feeling a bit guilty, ashamed, and broken. Where was his life headed now? Jonah had hit rock bottom.But here are my favorite words of the entire story. “From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: ‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he an-swered me. From the realm of the dead I called for help, and you lis-tened to my cry’” (Jonah 2:1-2).In his distress, Jonah cried out to God for help. Inside the belly was not fun, but it was the very place Jonah needed to land in order to cry out to God for help. Being in ministry, I see various ways that friends turn to God. It’s a beautiful thing. People go from denying to believing. For some, it’s an intel-lectual process. For others, they have needs here and there that pull them into curiosity and finally belief. But for many, it happens from a point of distress like Jonah. “From jail I cried out to God.” “When my marriage was broken, then I called out to God.” “When I lost my job, or my home, then I cried out to God.” “After I realized that I had made some poor choices that really screwed things up— I cried out to God.” “When I finally realized that I couldn’t do it on my own any more, that’s when I

cried out to God.” “When I was all alone— I cried out to God.” What does it look like to cry out to God for help? It’s simply “God please help me.” Then you could share exactly what your situation looks and feels like. “God, I’m alone. I’ve screwed up in this way and it’s caused this circumstance to occur. I need your help to figure this out.” How can God help? I’ve found that with belief in him, that he is real, and his ability to help, God will do any number of things. He will start on the inside and work towards the outside. After crying out to him persistently, he can begin to bring hope back to your heart. He can provide people to give solid counsel. He can open our ears to really hear their advice for the first time. He can put op-portunities in front of us to go on a different path that will help us. He can open the door to belief in the Bible, which has incredible an-swers for our lives. God is not a magic genie who just grants us our wishes at any mo-ment. It will take time and effort on our part. It will take persis-tence, desperation, and belief. But he can and will help you if you cry out to him with these important in-gredients seasoning your prayers. Jonah was actually rescued by

God. He was given hope. He gained purpose and direction, and his life was ultimately used to share a message that turned a whole city to God. You can listen to the entire message “From In-side the Fish” by going to www.genesiswired.com and clicking on Media > The Talks Boyne City > Current Series > January 22 “From Inside the Fish.”Jamie Woodall is the pastor of Gen-esis Church of Boyne, which meets at the Boyne City Elementary School Sunday mornings at 11 am. Genesis Petoskey meets at the Petoskey Cinema by Home Depot at 9:30 am.


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CHURCH oF THE naTiViTyreverend Peggy nattermann will be celebrant at the 10 a.m. eucharist service at episcopal Church of the nativity on february 12. Coffee hour will be held in the church basement after the service. nativity is located at 209 main Street, Boyne City. Please call 582-5045 for more information.

EJ CoMMUniTy CHURCHon thursday, february 2, Celebrate recovery will meet at 7 Pm at the walloon Campus. on Sunday, february 5, the east Jordan Community Church, will have service starting at 9:30 am. Sermon will be given by Pastor Jason richey titled “the goat Has left the Building” from le-viticus 16:6-22. there will be infant and toddler nursery available during the morning. Children from age 3 to 4th grade will have kidConnec-tion that they can attend during the morning. at 11:00 am, there will be age appropriate programs for the entire family. there will be a Super Bowl Party at the walloon Campus Youth Center starting at 5 Pm. all are invited. for more information, contact Pastor Jason loewen at 881-7162. tuesday, february 7, there will be adult Community Small groups starting. Please contact, Pastor Jason richey for more informa-tion, 675-8404. on wednesday, february 8, the meal and classes will start at the walloon Campus starting at 5:30 and 6:30 Pm. there will be a worship time starting at 7 Pm at the Youth Center in walloon. this is open to everyone. for more information, please call the walloon lake Community Church office at 535-2288.

B.F. UniTED METHoDiSTBoyne falls united methodist Church regular Sunday Service 9:15 a.m., 3057 mill St. Children’s programming held during service. worship Café and Youth group on Sundays at 6 p.m. office hours are tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 582-9776.

PRESByTERianthe congregation of first Presbyterian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City invites you to share worship with them at 10:00 a.m. their new pastor, rev. elizabeth Broschart, will be leading worship. Coffee and conversation follow wor-ship and first Sundays include communion (ev-ery month) and potluck (during the school year). for more information call (231) 582-7983.

Walloon laKE CHURCHon thursday, february 2, moPS will meet at 10:00 am. Celebrate recovery will meet at 7 Pm. missions Committee meeting at 7 Pm at the dis-cipleship House. on, Sunday, february 5, service times are 9:00 and 10:45 am. there will be a Super Bowl Party at the Youth Center starting at 5:00 Pm. for more information, please contact Pastor Jason loewen at 881-7162. monday, february 6, there will be a women’s ministry team meeting at 6:30 Pm. tuesday, february 7, the ladies Bible Study will meet at 9:15 am in the discipleship House. on wednesday, febru-ary 8, the meals and classes will start at 5:30 and 6:30 Pm. at 7 Pm, there will be a worship time at the Youth Center that everyone is invited to. on thursday, february 9, the Cozy Quilters will meet at 9:00 Pm in room 101. Celebrate recov-ery will meet at 7 Pm. www.walloonchurch.com or 535-2288.

JEWEl HEaRT BUDDHiST CEnTERtibetan Buddhist Center course offering the three Principals of the Path is a condensed sum-mation of the path to enlightenment including the determination to be free, unlimited compas-sion and wisdom. this course will review the first principal and begin the second. Silent medita-tion, readings and discussion take place. meet-ing thursday evenings, 6:30 - 8:00 pm , 109 wa-ter St., Boyne City. [email protected].

GEnESiS CHURCH BoynEgenesis Church meets in the Boyne elementary school cafeteria every Sunday from 11am-noon. they have a quality staffed nursery along with kids Clubhouse ministry for ages 4-4th grade. there is coffee and breakfast treats followed by modern song worship and a practical “talk” that relates the Bible to our everyday life. the core values of genesis Church are Jesus and his word, sincere relationships, and serving others. You can check out genesis Church at genesiswired.com.

BV CaTHoliC CoMMUniTyBoyne Valley Catholic Community-St. matthew Church-1303 Boyne ave. in Boyne City has a mass on Saturday at 5 p.m and Sunday at 11 a.m., St. augustine on grove Street in Boyne falls has a mass at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morn-ings. St. John in Praga, which is near east Jordan does not have regularly scheduled masses until memorial day. Call (231) 582-7718 or go to www.jamcc.org.

B.C. UniTED METHoDiSTBoyne City united methodist Church regular Sunday Service 11 am, 324 South Park St. Chil-dren’s programming held during service. Bible Study on thursdays 10 a.m. – open to everyone. office hours are tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 582-9776.first Baptist of Boyne City 875 State St. (231) 582-9561. Sunday Services - Sunday School (for all ages) 10 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.;Junior Church Hour for children 3 years of ageup to the 5th grade ~11:00 a.m.; evening wor-ship ~6:00 p.m.; mid-week Services; wednes-day nights - discovery Club~ 6:30 p.m., teens meeting~ 7:00 p.m., adult Prayer & Bible Study~ 7 p.m., nursery Provided for all Services

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Charlevoix County Joins Connect Michigan’s Con-nected Community Engage-ment Initiative County lead-ers will work to boost area’s broadband access, adoption, and use through innovative programA newplan is in the works to stim-ulate growth in the area economy and enhance the quality of life for Charlevoix County residents through increased access, adop-tion, and use of broadband tech-nology. Leaders of Charlevoix County are working to identify technology needs and opportuni-ties by becoming a participant in Connect Michigan’s Connected community certification program. “Representatives from govern-ments, schools, libraries, and chambers of commerce through-out Charlevoix County are team-ing up with the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance, the Michigan Public Service Commission and their Connect Michigan program

to encourage increased broadband system development and usage in the county,” said Michael Cain, city manager for Boyne City. “We have been working to increase broadband availability in our communities and throughout the entire county for sev-eral years and are excited by this new approach offered by Con-nect Michigan.” Charlevoix is a county with lush landscapes and abundant water resources. Many are attracted to the area, but are technologically challenged — particularly in rural areas — because of limited options for broadband services due to natu-ral topographical barriers and a highly dispersed population base, which makes it difficult for pro-viders tomake a business case for expanding their networks. “The

Northern Lakes Economic Alli-ance hopes to help local commu-nities further the dissemination of broadband throughout the county and region” said Jan Kellogg,

NLEA economic develop-ment specialist. “We

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band coverage and usage.” “Through

this program communities across Michigan are aiming to ac-celerate the access, adoption, and use of technology to foster an en-vironment that is ripe for improv-ing the economic, educational, healthcare, and governmental re-sources available to residents and businesses,” said Eric Frederick, Program Manager for Connect Michigan. “The Connected pro-

gram will help Charlevoix Coun-ty build awareness of broadband’s benefits and expedite broadband development.” Connect Michi-gan’s community engagement program will guide Charlevoix County through an assessment of its overall broadband and tech-nology status, using criteria that parent organization Connected Nation has developed as a “com-munity certification” model. The program helps train regional team leaders and supports the forma-tion of community planning teams made up of various sector representatives with the goal of creating an actionable plan for ex-panding the access, adoption, and use of broadband. “Broadband is a great tool, but only if you know how it can help you and have it available,” said Cain. “Connect Michigan is offering all of us in Charlevoix County a great oppor-tunity to work on both the supply and demand ends of broadband and we are looking forward to taking advantage of it.”

Insurance necessitiesD e a r Dave,I’ve got auto in-su rance , but can you tell me what o t h e r kinds of insurance are good to have?

Chris

Dear Chris,The purpose of insurance is to transfer risk that you can’t af-ford to take. Most people can’t afford to have a heart attack and triple bypass surgery.Having to pay for something like that completely out of pocket would bankrupt just about anyone. That’s why health insurance is a vital part of any good financial plan.It’s also important to have auto, which you do, and homeown-er’s insurance, too. If you don’t own a home, make sure you have renter’s insur-ance instead. Don’t forget about life insur-ance, either. If you’re married or have kids, you should carry eight to 10 times your yearly income in a good, 15- or 20-year level term life insurance policy. This means if you make $40,000, you should have about $400,000 wrapped up in life in-surance.Long-term disability insurance is vital. The cheapest way to get this is in a group. If you buy it yourself, out on the open market, you’ll find that the rates are based more on your occupation than your age or health. So, if you fly a desk, it’ll be a lot cheaper than if you work with

your hands.And don’t forget long-term care insurance. You need “nursing home insurance” the moment you turn 60. It will also take care of you in your own home. The statistical probability of needing it before age 60 is about one percent, so I’d wait until then to buy long-term care insurance.This kind of insurance can make sure you get the kind of care you want in your declining years. Plus, it can keep your nest egg with you and your family and out of the hands of the nursing home!—Dave

Land investmentDear Dave,My wife and I make about $85,000 a year. We’re debt-free, and we have no kids. We’d like to start saving money to buy some land in the near fu-ture. What percentage of our savings should we put toward this?Dennis

Dear Dennis,I don’t know if there’s necessar-ily a specific percentage for this kind of thing. Since you guys are already debt-free you need to make sure that you’ve got a fully-loaded emergency fund of three to six months of expenses in place, along with retirement funding. In your case, anything else you have sitting around is simply wealth.If you’ve got $50,000 sitting in a savings account in addition to these things, and you’d rather have $50,000 worth of dirt in-stead of a bank account, I’m cool with that. It’s really more a matter of ra-tios than percentages.—DaveFor more financial help please visit daveramsey.com.


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Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. To celebrate, you may want to pres-ent your loved ones with chocolates, flowers or any number of other tradi-tional gifts. But if your valentine also happens to be your spouse or your life partner, you also might want to show your love in another way — by mak-ing sure you have adequate insurance.Just consider some of the things that life insurance can do for you and your family:Pay off your mortgage — With suf-ficient life insurance, your family can remain in their home should anything happen to you. Educate your children — College is expensive, and it seems to get more costly every year. If you were to die prematurely, your life insurance pro-ceeds could help pay for your chil-dren’s education. Help fund retirement — Term insur-ance consists of just a death benefit. But “permanent” insurance policies, such as whole life or universal life, a tax-advantaged savings component that could help pay for your retire-ment and help keep you financially independent — which means you won’t have to worry about being a “burden” to your grown children.

Furthermore, proceeds from your life insurance policy could help your surviving spouse retire more comfort-ably. Help protect your business — If you’re involved in a family-owned business enterprise, you can structure a life insurance policy to help pre-serve the business or transfer it to the next generation. Pay for estate taxes — If your estate is sizable, it could generate estate tax-es. Life insurance proceeds can help your heirs pay these taxes.Clearly, life insurance offers a variety of benefits. But how much do you need? And what type do you need? You might hear that your coverage should be worth around seven or eight times your annual salary. But there’s really no one-size-fits-all formula. In determining how much life insurance you require, you should consider your age, your income, the size of your family, the amount of your mortgage, whether your spouse has a retirement account, your financial goals and other factors. Your financial advisor can help you assess these variables to determine the appropriate level of coverage.One final word on life insurance: Don’t wait too long before purchas-ing a policy or upgrading your exist-ing one. Your life insurance premium is based, in part, on your age, so the sooner you act, the better. Also, the time to buy life insurance is while you are healthy, because poor health could prevent you from obtaining coverage.As important as it is, life insurance isn’t the only protection you and your loved ones may need. During your working years, you are actually more likely to become temporarily disabled, due to injury or illness, than you are to die. If you weren’t able to work for a while, you could help your family maintain its lifestyle if you had an adequate disability income insur-ance policy. Your employer might offer you some coverage as a benefit, but it might not be sufficient, either in terms of income or the length of the disability covered. Consequently, you may want to explore an individual disability insurance policy.When you think of romantic Val-entine’s Day presents, “insurance” probably doesn’t pop up right away. Yet, by making sure you’ve got all the coverage you need, you may actually be giving your loved ones the greatest gift they’ll ever receive.

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FooDSrecreational cooking demo and discussion pre-sented by food writer kathy ackerman. first in a series of discussions and food demonstra-tions using healthy ingredients, offered at the Boyne area Senior Center, 411 east division, Boyne City. tuesday feb. 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cost $25, seniors over 60, $15, and includes recipes and tastings. Call (231) 580-6682 to register.

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rod anderson, north Central economics pro-fessor, will offer a bit of basic economic theory by explaining the function that prices serve and how they relate to key issues and policies.

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water Street Center, 5 w. main Street, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m

FEB. 10, 11CHoColaTE-CoVERED BoynE

Special Chocolate treats and shopping deals throughout downtown stores and restaurants

FEB. 21HElP KiDS WiTH HaiR loSS

the red Brick Salon will host an event to help children who have lost their hair due to illness.tuesday, feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.donate 8 or more inches of hair and your hair-cut is free. Call (231) 582-7792 to make an ap-pointment.

on FEB. 24JoHn DRaKE SPEaKS

retired executive John drake will explain how he and others raised money to build a center for abandoned street children in the Philip-pines.

FEB. 25PainT THE ToWn RED

Paint the town red fund-raiser for Boyne City Booster foundation, Boyne mountain, 6 p.m.

MaRCH 3SHooToUT FUnDRaiSER

SHootout at tHe ok Corral - Join the Char-levoix area Humane Society at 6 p.m. Saturday, march 3 at the weathervane restaurant in Charlevoix for “Shootout at the ok Corral.” the fund-raiser will be a “gunsmoking” good time with dinner starting at 7 p.m. Help us figure out who dunnit and have a great meal with

good friends at the same time.tickets are $75 per person, available at the Humane Society and the chambe offices in Boyne City and Char-levoix. for more information, call Jodie adams at 231-582-6774. website.

MaRCH 9MozaRT DiSCUSSion

Clarinet soloist guillermo marin and matthew Hazelwood, music director of the great lakes Chamber orchestra, will discuss the great mozart Clarinet Concerto in a and music from Colombia that will be featured in a concert by the chamber orchestra on Sunday, march 11, in Harbor Springs.

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Valerie van Heest, award-winning author and diver, will recount the worst disaster on the open waters of the great lakes when the pala-tial side-wheel steamer lady elgin sank in lake michigan on September 8, 1860.

oNgoINg EVENTSBUS To BoynE MoUnTain

free bus service between downtown Boyne City and Boyne mountain continues every Sat-urday evening during the ski season between 5 and 10 p.m. the expanded service is provided by Charlevoix County transit and in cooperation with Boyne City main Street and support from local businesses. the bus leaves the mountain grand lodge front entrance at Boyne mountain on the hour at 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. Saturdays, and will leave Boyne City on the half hour, with the first trip to Boyne mountain leaving Boyne City at 5:30 p.m. and the last trip returning to Boyne mountain from Boyne City at 9:30 p.m. the pickup/drop-off points in downtown Boyne City will be the Park and water streets intersection and near the Boyne area Chamber office on water Street.

lUnCH FoR SEnioRSlet’S do lunCH - Boyne area Senior Center, 411 e. division St., is open to the public for daily lunches. for seniors age 60+, the dona-tion is $3, for ages 60 and under. $6. for daily information call 582 6682.

FREE CoMPUTER ClaSSESClasses are held at the Boyne district library at 1 p.m. on fridays. Classes are tailored to your skill level, beginner to advanced. for more information call the library 582-7861 or instructor ron grunch at 582-6974.red Cross needs donorsfor information on how you can make a differ-ence this season, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-red-CroSS (1-800-733-2767).

FREE MaMMoGRaMS northern michigan regional Hospital founda-

tion and the Health department of northwest michigan are partnering to offer free mammo-grams, not just in october, but year-round. 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.

CaMP REGiSTRaTionregistration opened for Camp daggett sum-mer camp on wednesday, Jan. 4. Summer Camp applications may be picked up at area schools and local Chambers of Commerce. to learn more about Camp daggett, visit www.campdaggett.org or call executive director, Brent marlatt at 347-9742.

aMERiCan lEGion BinGotuesday Bingo game Boyne City american legion 302 South lake St. 582-7811 Come join your friends and neigh-bors for an inexpensive, and maybe profitable, evening of fun, entertainment and relaxation. Play 28 games with 40 Bingos. all you need is a dobber, glue, and a plastic mat as you play all paper plus michigan progressive jackpot. the start time 5:30 p.m.; done around 9:15 p.m.

WanT To loSE WEiGHT?Come join us for support. toPS (take off Pounds Sensibly) meets at the Church of the nazarene 225 west morgan St. Boyne City, on monday morning at 10 a.m. for more informa-tion call evelyn at (231) 582-9495

loSS SUPPoRT GRoUPgrief and loss Support group 3rd thursday of every month 1-2:30 p.m. friendship Center of emmet County -library 1322 anderson road, Petoskey Survivors of Suicide loss Support group 2nd monday 5:30-7:30 p.m.Hospice of little traverse Bay one Hiland drive, Petoskey (231) 487-4285ctac performancesmetro Jazz Voices, Saturday feb. 4grand rapids Ballet performing romeo and Juliet, Saturday, march 10for locations and tickets prices for all tickets, visit www.crookedtree.org.if you have a free, nonprofit or fund-raising event you would like considered for publica-tion, send the time, date and location of the event along with other pertinent information to: [email protected].

Jan. 25, FEB. 15, MaRCH 14nCMC nURSinG PRoGRaM inFo

north Central michigan College's nursing facul-ty will hold informational sessions on wednes-days, January 25, february 15 and march 14, at 4:15 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. to explain the process for admission into the college's highly com-petitive nursing program and the courses that students must take prior to entry. the sessions

will be in room 122 of the college's main ad-ministration/classroom building on the Petos-key campus.anyone planning to apply for the nursing pro-gram is strongly encouraged to attend one of these informational sessions. the information

on prerequisites will be particularly important for those applying for the fall 2013 program. the sessions will also be valuable for individu-als who are considering nursing as a career path.

Congratulations to the 36 band members that competed in district Solo and ensem-ble festival in kingsley over the weekend. for the 18 performances given, 8 received first division ratings and 8 received Second division ratings. first division ratings were awarded to:Jill Solomon's piano sololarge percussion ensemble with Colton mooney, Brendan Harris, Brad fouchia, kaycie overmyer, Heather Smith, liz Chip-man, allyson Pallagi, Billy raveau, Brendan Heath, margaret durbin and austin weislerlarge woodwind ensemble with meredith Hague, margaret durbin, Cassidy Shankle-ton, Jerrica Jackman, lexie Harding, Chris-

tian kniat and richy Carpenterfirst division ratings and all "a"s were awarded to:katelyn Skornia's piano soloBrendan Heath's saxophone soloVanessa Skutt's trombone solowoodwind quintet with Sierra Smith, will latourneau, logan mcgeorge, richy Car-penter and Chris mooreSaxophone quartet with Chris moore, Brendan Heath, david rushlow and logan orbanSpecial recognition also goes to meredith Hague for writing and arranging two pieces of music for the festival. good luck to those moving on to State festival!

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be offering flowers, stuffed animals and treats in addition to plants and baskets.“We’re taking orders all the way through Valen-tine’s Day,” said owner Eric Frykberg. “We have something for everyone.”Boyne Avenue Greenhouse is located at 921 Boyne Ave.Those seeking something longer lasting than din-ner and flowers may want to try Boyne’s Beyond Borders.“I’m going to be doing a couple a couple of fea-tured pieces of chocolate gold,” said Beyond Borders owner Jon Bautel. “It’s created by a gold process where they vaporize the gold to get a bronze-esque color to look like caramel choco-late.”The chocolate gold is available on earrings, brace-lets and rings.“My particular chocolate gold is infused on stain-less steel – it’s not plated,” Bautel said.Prices range from $18-$28 for earrings and higher end necklaces as much as $100.Bautel also has some chocolate gold pieces for the men.“I also have Swedish handmade straw hearts and some traditional heart-shaped jewelry,” he said. “And, for those of the Celtic clans, especially Irish, I have a traditional Claddagh wedding and friend-ship band – there is a whole story behind it.”All Bautel’s vegan-friendly purses and handbags are 50 percent off through Valentine’s Day, as well.While your local drug store may not be the first place you think of for Valentine’s Day gifts, Huff Pharmacy of Boyne City is offering 50 percent off all its fine jewelry.“We also carry candles, wood boxes, pottery, co-lognes, blown glass and Webkinz,” said owner Bob Huff.

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Boyne District Library offers “Check the Facts” programSifting through political data and commentary can be daunting. Find-ing health information that is cur-rent and reliable can be time con-suming. And deciding if the latest mass e-mail forwarded from a friend is true can be tricky. Boyne District Library is offering a program designed to help people define fact from fiction in this age of information overload. “Check the Facts” will be offered from 6:30 - 7:30 at the Boyne District Library Community Room on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Computers will be available for ex-

ploring various resources and web-sites. Those attending are encouraged to bring a laptop, note pad or other de-vice, if possible.Discussion will include reliable re-sources available free to Michigan residents. Some of those resources are through the Library of Michigan’s eLibrary (MeL), Michigan’s 24/7 library at mel.org. Participants will learn to use a va-riety of tools for non-biased fact-checking that will be useful as the election year unfolds. For more information contact the library at 231-582-7861 or visit www.boynelibrary.org.


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Hospice of Northwest Michigan has received We Honor Veterans Level 2 Status from the national campaign designed to empower hospice professionals to meet the unique needs of dying veterans. Hospice of Northwest Michigan is the only hospice organization in northern Michigan participating in the We Honor Veterans program. We Honor Veterans helps hospice organizations build professional and organizational capacity to provide quality care for veterans; develop or strengthen partnerships with the Veterans Administration and other veteran organizations, and increase access to hospice and palliative care for veterans in the community. To achieve the Level 2 desig-nation, Hospice of Northwest Michigan—conducted several educational and staff development programs, and integrated veteran-friendly activities in policies and procedures. Building relation-ships with organizations that serve veterans is another key require-ment.“We are truly honored to earn this distinction,” said Cheri Hoffman, Executive Director of Hospice of Northwest Michigan, affiliated

with the local health department. “Achieving this level has involved a lot of learning on the part of our staff. We appreciate their dedica-tion to our veteran population.” Hoffman said they are already at work to achieve Level 3 designa-tion, which involves more staff and community education and partnerships. According to the We Honor Vet-erans organization, one in four people dying in the U.S. every day are veterans.“By recognizing the unique needs of veterans who are facing a life-limiting illness, we are able to ac-company and guide these men and women toward a more peaceful ending,” said Tina Lamont, Direc-tor of Home Care & Hospice for the Health Department of North-west Michigan. “For veterans who experienced combat service or other trauma, this can be par-ticularly important as experiences from the past may resurface at the end of life.”Activities range from utilizing a military history checklist at ad-mission, recognition events like pinning ceremonies and certificate presentations, to outreach to other community organizations.

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Northern Michigan Regional Hospital is pleased to announce that Justin Klamerus, MD has been named the Program Director of Cancer Services. Dr. Klamerus will oversee cancer care across care delivery, includ-ing inpatient and outpatient ser-vices. Presently, Dr. Klamerus serves as Medical Director of the collab-orative cancer program between Northern Michigan Regional Hospital and Otsego Memorial Hospital. In addition to this new appoint-ment, Dr. Klamerus serves as Chair of the Cancer Committee and is a member of several insti-tutional committees, including the Utilization Management Commit-tee, the Patient Efficiency Com-mittee, and the Physician’s Ad-visory Board for Computerized Provider Order Management.Dr. Klamerus, a medical oncolo-gist, joined Northern Michigan Hematology/Oncology, an affili-ated practice of Northern Michi-gan Regional Hospital, in 2009 after completing fellowship training at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University. He is a 2003 graduate of the Col-lege of Human Medicine at Mich-igan State University and is cur-

rently enrolled in the Master of Medical Management program at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Klamerus continues to work with several extramural organiza-tions, including the American So-ciety of Clinical Oncology (Gov-ernment Relations Committee), and the Association of American Medical Colleges.“I am deeply honored to have this opportunity,” commented Dr. Klamerus. “Northern Michigan Regional Hospital provides outstanding care for our cancer patients, and I am committed to the continued success of the program.” Dr. Klamerus replaces Lisa Gal-loway, DO who announced her decision to step down as Medical Director of Northern Michigan Hematology/Oncology earlier this year. “Dr. Galloway continues to have an enormous impact on cancer care in Northern Michigan. Her stewardship of our survivorship program, her commitment to staff appreciation, and her tireless ef-forts to the community are what make her so special to Northern Michigan Regional Hospital,” said Howard Beck, MD, Interim Vice President Medical Affairs at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital.

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Winter Slush Fest livesTop: larry Glasgow of Water Street Cafe sets up his chili for the cook-off. lower left: Dawn Stackus hands out hot chocolate and donuts donated by Glen's Markets. Lower Right: Ed Brehm put on another stellar wine tast-ing with three wines, meat and cheese. The chili cook-off winners: Judges Choice 1. Jeremiah Utley, 2. lake Street Market, 3. Red Mesa Grill; People’s Choice 1. letitia o’Kelley, 2. lake Street Market, 3. Jeremiah Utley

Tom naumes (above) prepares his flies for sale at Freshwater Studio’s Cabin Fever Fly Tying event. at lower left: Ethan Winchester shows off his fly-tying expertise at Freshwater Studio's Cabin Fever Fly-Tying event. Kenna Hoaglund (bottom, right) of Boyne City works on a snow sculpture outside the Boyne area Chamber of Commerce building on Saturday Feb. 4.

lower left: Chloe McBee pieces together her chalk drawing for Slushfest lower Right: Sharyn Bean and Pat Wulff wander together and enjoy another Boyne City festival.

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