The Boyne City Commission had a Tuesday March 18 work session planned to go over its 2014-2015 budget. (Results next week)Commissioners are work-ing with a proposed budget of $12,391,898, which would see the city’s total operating levy of 15.51 mills remain as it has for the last few years.“The City of Boyne City contin-ues to be in excellent financial health,” stated Boyne City Man-ager Michael Cain in his March 11 budget narrative. “It allows us to maintain excellent services to our customers while undertaking a steady amount of significant proj-ects to improve our community.” According to Cain, the budget as proposed also maintains current staffing and service levels.“The proposed general operating millage rate remains at its low-

est rate since 1999, and the pro-posed overall city millage rate is now the lowest the city has levied since before 1975, over 38 years ago, when the rate was 16.0 mills,” stated Cain.... “Since (1991) the overall city millage rate has been reduced 18 percent, or by 23 percent if the library is excluded. Since the library was a city function back in 1991 it was included in the overall city total.” He further stated, “The mill-ages levied by the schools have dropped some 21 percent for non-homestead properties over that same period and a whopping 68 percent for homestead properties due to the changes in state school financing. County-wide funding has gone up by some 41 percent, primarily due to new voter ap-proved millages for items such as road repairs, senior services, and recycling.”

budget cont. pg 5

The Boyne City Commission con-vened for its bimonthly meeting on Tuesday March 11, during which numerous items of interest were discussed. Among the various items of interest were an ISD millage renewal, Old City Park improve-ments, Mountain May-hem expansion request, infrastructure grant moneys and new street and sewer projects.The meeting began by Boyne City Manager Michael Cain giving commissioners an update on city business.

Frozen pipesCain urged Boyne area residents to continue running a thin stream of cold water from a faucet in their home or business to help avoid the chance for pipes to freeze. Despite some warm, sunny days, pipes could still freeze due to the deeper-

than-normal frost in the ground. Residents are urged to continue running their water until further notice.

Go toward the liGhtOn the south side of the 100 block of Water Street, across from Red

Mesa Grill, there is a sample LED streetlight head on

display. The new light is more efficient than the older style of lights. The city is looking for input

on the look of the light to help it determine whether

to purchase more of that type of light in its efforts to update and re-place older city streetlights.

diG itThe first public informational meet-ings on the East and Ray Streets DIG grant projects are expected to be scheduled soon. Look for the time, date and place of these meetings in a future edition of the Boyne City Ga-zette.

Benjamin Gohsnews editor

City businessStreets, sewer, park top BC agenda

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Charlevoix’s 90th District Court after having been arrested on Thursday March 13.The 29-year-old Christopher Mel-lon Grice is charged with involun-tary manslaughter related to the death of his brother William Ben-jamin Grice.“We wanted to wait for all of the information we could get before

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Blaze an ‘EnginEERing inSpiRAtion’

The Boyne City Blaze High School Robotics team won the prestigious Engineering Inspiration Award dur-ing a Michigan FIRST District Ro-botics Competition on March 7 and March 8 at Gull Lake High School near Kalamazoo.This award, one of the highest pre-sented during the event, recognizes

outstanding team achievement in fostering respect and appreciation for engineering at school and in the com-munity. “This (Boyne City) team is the com-plete package,” said the judges in making the award announcment. “After a major reorganization, they reconstructed their business plan

to get their entire city involved.” They added, “These changes will keep this team running for years to come.”FIRST competitions challenge stu-dent teams to design and build a robot designed to perform prescribed tasks against other competitors. Students, under adult mentor guidance, also organize fund-raising, develop team skills, and promote their efforts. “Receiving the Engineering Inspira-tion Award was the best feeling in the world,” said team member Kaitlyn Skornia. “It was such an honor and made all of the long hours worth-while, and spoke volumes about the support that we receive from our community.”This year’s game challenges teams to design a robot that can navigate the game arena, pick up or catch a 24-inch exercise ball, and toss it into a goal. Coalitions of teams gain

points by catching, passing and scor-ing. Boyne City’s robot and team performed very well at the event, qualifying as one of the top 9 of 40 teams, becoming captain of an alli-ance working cooperatively to earn point in the later rounds. Their alliance made it to the semi-finals.The team of 23 students and 15 adult mentors and parents made the trip to Gull Lake to compete and support the effort.“It was fun to see our robot in action and see everyone come together as a team, cheering for Boyne City,” said team member Elizabeth Mansfield.Boyne City’s next competition will be March 28-29 in St. Joseph, Michi-gan. For more information about the Boyne City Blaze Robotics team, visit their website at www.boyne.k12.mi.us/robotics or contact the High School at 231-439-8130.

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Bye Bye Birdiethe Boyne City high school per-forming arts Class presented its version of the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie march 15 and 16. Conner mills and hannah Knit-ter are pictured here. SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 5

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As you will see scattered throughout The Boyne City Gazette this week, we are join-ing with newspapers throughout the country in celebrat-ing Sunshine Week.

Sunshine Week is a time in which we celebrate the right to know, both yours and ours, and encourage peo-ple to use that right.As you might assume, we call it Sunshine Week because the best cure for shadows and darkness is a dose of sunshine, and things being hidden and concealed within our government at any level is never a good thing.But it isn’t all about the cover of darkness and cloak-and-dagger tac-tics to me, it’s also about learning all we can about how and why our government works.Now, we at The Boyne City Ga-zette are aware that you might not have time to attend the many gov-ernmental meetings that affect your lives.You can’t possibly make it to every city commission, county commis-sion, transit board, township, and municipal meeting that takes place and still hope to find time to play with your kids at the end of the day.And so we, your proud local news-paper, take the duty upon ourselves to keep you informed as to what is happening.But there are times when being in-formed simply isn’t enough.Being informed wasn’t enough

for the users of the water system in Melrose Township, and so they did their research and eventually attended meetings of the township board and said “Do something!”When people were concerned about the possibility of programs being cut in local schools, they found themselves at the micro-phone in front of the school board, where they carefully articulated their points.You may ask, “How can I get in-volved?”Well, the first step is figuring out what you have an interest in.Are you concerned about whether or not food trucks will be allowed within Boyne City and how they will (or won’t) be regulated?Do you have a passion for or against the dog park project?Do you think that public official makes way more or way less than he should?Find out where your interest lies.The next step is to get informed.I hope that your first step here is paying a little closer attention to the government articles in The Boyne City Gazette, as they describe what your elected representatives are do-ing.But there might be more.The Michigan Freedom of Informa-tion Act guarantees you the right to inspect and receive copies of docu-ments in order to inform yourself.This does exclude certain things such as confidential personal in-formation (the City Managers so-cial security number, for example, is not subject to FOIA) but unless there is a good reason to deny, they must give you the information you seek.They can also charge you, but they are limited to actual costs (cop-

ies, toner, etc.) and while they can charge for research, it is limited to the lowest paid staff member ca-pable of gathering this information.Once you have the information you need, pay a visit to the public meet-ings.These meetings must be posted prior to their happening, and can be found on most governmental web-sites or even posted on their doors.You can not be barred from attend-ing as long as you are not causing a disturbance (throwing an apple at the Mayor can, however, get you removed I’m afraid).You also can not be forced to iden-tify yourself, sign a register, or state your reasons for coming.You are free to record, video, or broadcast these meetings without being interfered with.They can close a portion of the meeting to the public under certain circumstances such as legal negoti-ations or the purchase of real estate, but can not make any decisions un-til they re-open the meeting to the public.You have the right to get involved and get the information you seek, and that is why this week, we cel-ebrate those rights.We celebrate having a government that supports our right to know, even when the facts aren’t happy or pleasing.This Sunshine Week, I challenge you to better inform yourselves and find something that interests you.I challenge you to speak out if you find something that bothers you.In fact, if you write a letter about it, we’d be happy to publish your con-cerns in The Boyne City Gazette.Use your rights, get involved, and considering the melting snow, en-joy the sunshine we all share.

Send your letters to editor@boynegazette.com • Letters should be no more than 350 words, though longer letters may appear at the editor’s discretion. Letters may be edited for grammar, style, length and legalitywww.boynegazette.comPage 2 • Boyne City Gazette • March 19, 2014 opinions

A couple of years ago a Nevada manufactur-ing com-pany wanted to expand its opera-tions by purchasing new equip-ment from a Connecticut company …

but was forced to buy the whole company when it realized there weren’t enough skilled laborers in the Southwest to run the machines.

This type of story has been told and retold over the past few years, and the situation is only getting worse.Even now, as millions of Ameri-cans search for work among en-try-level service jobs, and even tougher competition for positions deemed as desirable, this country is awash in unfilled openings for skilled trades workers who simply cannot be found.Forces such as an aging skilled trades workforce, coupled with de-cades of youth having been advised not to expect any manufacturing jobs to exist in the future, have cre-ated a serious deficit. Even Michi-gan’s own Precision Edge surgi-cal implement manufacturer was forced to look outside of its Upper Peninsula home base when consid-ering its expansion in recent years. One of the main reasons it opened a location in Boyne City was due to the area’s efforts to prepare high school students with the skills nec-essary to go from graduation to

some form of skilled trade work.Even more, though, there are huge deficits in the workforce in the areas of information technology, truck driving, bookkeeping, sales and auto mechanics.A 2011 survey found 52 percent of American businesses were hav-ing difficulty finding enough em-ployees. That same year, Siemens Corporation had 3,000 openings all over the country that it simply could not fill.Even at the height of the most re-cent recession there were nearly a quarter-million manufacturing jobs in need of workers. So, why am I telling you all this?

After all, having too many jobs seems like a good problem to have.Well, for one, unfulfilled labor de-mand reduces the country’s overall productivity. And, if you are one of those GDP groupies, then you know our ability to create, pay those who created it and spend the money they earned from cre-ating, directly affects our overall economic strength and consumer confidence … which begets further investment, retail spending and so on.I mention all this because you, as a Charlevoix County voter, will soon have an opportunity to directly affect the lives and for-tunes of untold thousands of area youth who—for numerous rea-sons—won’t be attending college. Their options, then, are to either duke it out for a no-benefit, low-paying, entry-level job somewhere and hope, with enough hard work, to someday be moved up to assis-tant to the traveling lackey, or head

cart-pusher; or, to take advantage of the long-standing programs of-fered by the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District and its partners that offer local kids real-world training that can have them career-ready by the time they graduate high school.College is great for some people. But, for many, it isn’t the right path … and it isn’t cheap. What else isn’t cheap is paying to subsidize people who—because they simply lacked any type of training—end up in need of help buying food, paying utilities and covering their rent.With initiatives like the ISD’s Ca-reer and Technical Education pro-grams, students from elementary-age on through the high school years are given a holistic oppor-tunity to learn about the different types of careers available.Additionally, middle-schoolers get to explore these different jobs, giv-ing them the chance to decide what type of work they might like to do in the future. The ISD’s Career and Technical Education millage also supports high-schoolers with post second-ary certificates and degrees, work experience, occupational training, career counseling and numerous other activities involving business and education.I’m not going to tell you your share of this program is insig-nificant because every dollar that comes out of your paycheck mat-ters. However, I would urge you to consider supporting something that does real good, right now for the economy right here in North-ern Michigan.The renewal is for .75 mills—which translates into $75 per year for every $100,000 in your home’s taxable value.And, frankly, the investment we make in today’s youth will follow them as they go on to start fami-lies, buy homes, pay taxes and even start their own businesses.On Tuesday May 6 we will all have the choice to give our kids a hand up now … or give them a handout later.

benjamin gohs‘don’t get me wrong’

A cOuple Ounces Of preventiOn

SunShinEi s t h e b e s t d i s i n f e c t a n t

chris faulknor‘two cents’

anne thurston-brandly says: ‘smile, won’t you?’Last week I shared with you my t h o u g h t s about who it was who created our b e a u t i f u l town. Oh, my com-mon sense tells me it was not one person but

probably many times one hundred, probably in the thousands. I have the advantage of many of you be-cause my memory goes back to 1961 when I first entered this lit-tle town from way down south in Ohio. The then new high school, now our junior high was being completed to open the following month and a beautiful old bank building was being torn apart at the corner of Park and Main Street where O’Brien Real Estate stands

today.Some of those who participated in the creation of Boyne City were major factors, others stood by their sides offering opinions, advice, discouragement and whatever they could do which would be of help. Times have not changed. Community meetings on pres-ent ‘improvement’ ideas are wit-ness to this. And as Chris stated in his editorial last week, there have been those who merely heard about some proposed venture and have found their interest so con-suming before they were aware of it they were in there as a helper. It is never just one person who ac-complishes a step forward but the many by their side.One of the unbelievably interest-ing men I met on-line during those two years back in , ’09 – ’11 was a retired Methodist minister liv-ing in North Carolina. I corre-

anne thurston-brandly‘beautiful boyne’

smile cont. pg 3

Vote YESon May 6

making a charging decision,” Charlevoix County Prosecuting Attorney Allen Telgenhof stated in a Thursday March 13 press re-lease. “We owe it to both broth-ers and the family not to rush into anything.”According to the Charlevoix County Prosecutor’s Office, Wil-liam was treated in the emergency room at Charlevoix Area Hospital on Dec. 22, 2013 and was pro-nounced dead on Dec. 23, 2013 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey where he underwent emergency surgery on his brain.An autopsy was performed at Spectrum Health in Grand Rap-

ids. In his report, dated Jan. 30, 2014, David A. Start, M.D., the forensic pathologist ruled that William’s death was a homicide, due to cra-niocerebral trauma. William’s injuries included a con-tusion of the right parietal scalp, fractures of the left maxillary si-nus and nasal bones, facial contu-sions, abrasions and lacerations, as well as severe brain hemor-rhages.The death certificate, signed by Emmet County Medical Exam-iner Carl W. Hawkins, M.D. lists the manner of death as homicide and the causes of death as cranio-cerebral trauma and a blow to the head.“A homicide, as the phrase was used by the doctor, is a death caused by the deliberate act of an-other person,” Telgenhof stated. “The difference between murder

and manslaughter is that with a second degree murder, the pros-ecution must prove that the defen-dant took the life of another with the intent to kill or to do great bodily harm, or that the defendant acted in wanton and willful dis-regard of the likelihood that the natural tendency of his act would

cause death or great bodily harm.”He added, “In an involuntary manslaughter, such as we have charged here, we must show that the defendant, while intending to injure, caused the death of an-other by committing an unlawful act, such as an assault or that the defendant acted in a grossly neg-ligent manner.”Involuntary manslaughter is a fel-ony that carries a maximum pen-alty of 15 years in prison.

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Boyne City poliCe dept.weeklY inCidenT reporT

Monday, March 38:01am Vehicle in the ditch at Front and Division St11:10am 1 vehicle private property damage accident in the 300 block of E Division St

1:07pm Assist citizen in the 100 block of N East St2:28pm Arrest subject on warrant2:52pm Motorist assist on State St

Tuesday, March 412:50pm Parking complaint re-ceived from 100 block of E Water St1:04pm 2 vehicle property dam-age accident on M-75 S at the city limits10:25pm Citation issued for run-ning stop sign

Wednesday, March 52:40am Assist to Road Commis-sion7:12am Motorist assist at Pleasant and Morgan10:45am Bullying complaint re-ceived from the 1000 block of Boyne Av12:14pm Report of damage to resi-dence in the 600 block of Adams

St12:22pm Assist East Jordan PD in the 1000 block of West St1:28pm Vehicle unlock in the 400 block of N Lake St1:46pm Fraud complaint received from the 500 block of S East St4:00pm Report of suspicious activ-ity in the 700 block of N Lake St5:50pm Arrested subject for DWLS at Michigan Av and Lake St9:55pm Citation issued for speed at Lake and Division St

Thursday, March 611:22am Driving complaint re-ceived on N Lake St2:16pm Private property damage accident reported in the 400 block of N Lake St7:16pm Private property damage accident at Front and Main St9:49pm Citation issued for failure to yield at stop sign at N East and

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Friday, March 76:13am Motorist assisy at Boyne Av and High St9:58am Report of injured deer at Leroy and Division St11:50am Citation issued for speed at Pleasant and Ann st12:28pm Citation issued for no proof of insurance at Lake and Vo-gel Streets2:33pm Report of attempted phone scam in the 7800 block of E Main St2:50pm Suspicious subject report-ed in the 800 block of Boyne Av3:27pm Driving complaint report-ed on Boyne Av

saTurday, March 85:47am Assist Sheriff Department on Old State Rd8:05am Found cell phone turned into PD. Owner indentified

9:04am Report of possible suicidal subject in the 500 block of N Lake St10:25am Requested to lodge 2 stray dogs at the shelter5:03pm Civil complaint in the 700 block of E Main St5:59am Vehicle unlock in the 1100 block of Boyne Av6:38pm Alarm in the 400 block of Sate St8:51pm Arrested subject on war-rant11:21pm Assist Sheriff Dept in the 100 block of Pine St

sunday, March 912:43am Report of vehicle stuck on Lake Park Dr1:26am Assist Sheriff Department at Boyne Mountain11:30am Assist Parole Agent on Trent St12:47pm Lodged stray dog at shel-ter

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Kenneth Orval Wingo, Jr., 19, of Boyne Falls, was sentenced today to 18 to 120 months in prison on a charge of breaking and enter-ing, 18 to 48 months on a charge of larceny in a building, 18 to 48 months on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and 93 days in jail on a charge of receiv-ing and concealing. The sentences will run concur-rently.The sentence was handed down by 33rd Circuit Court Judge Richard M. Pajtas.Wingo pled guilty to these charg-es on January 31, 2014 as part

of a plea bargain in which two other felo-nies and one mis-d e m e a n o r charge were dismissed.W i n g o a d m i t t e d

committing thefts from Betty’s Restaurant in Boyne Falls, the Boyne Mountain Ski Patrol room and a car that was being repaired at Erickson’s 131 in Boyne Falls.Charlevoix County Prosecuting

Attorney Allen Telgenhof praised the police work of Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Smithburg and Justin Kielisze-wski for their investigation in the matter.Smithburg followed footprints in the snow from Betty’s Restaurant back to Wingo’s vehicle, parked at his residence. Kieliszewski then interviewed Wingo and obtained a confession to the Betty’s Restaurant break-in. A search warrant was obtained for the vehicle and the other sto-len items were found inside it.

sponded with over 400 in an effort to write a book about the differ-ence in life today and in those of my parents when it was less likely to roam into the ninety’s. Clayton and I became very close friends for a number of reasons. To begin with our ages were almost identi-cal – he was only 8 days older than I. We had had lives which, when looked back on, seemed impos-sible and yet there we were still having birthdays. Besides his ministry Clayton had been a chaplain in the Korean War and barely missed being killed as a bullet scratched the side of his head as it blew his helmet off. Once back in the states the service sent him to the University of Southern California to obtain his masters in cancer as he was stationed at a military hospital. This led him on to obtain his doctorate in Psy-

chiatry in Detroit which he taught at the college level and eventually had his own private counseling business. He also had an interest-ing business as a national broker for international sales. This had led him all over the world. I came to believe his fascination with his computer to fill his lonely hours after his wife’s death was because of its use all day in his business world. Even after officially retir-ing he continued to preach as a backup and enjoyed being a broker (which was then all on line).Our time together worked itself out to be on the phone at 7 pm every night. I even edited his ser-mons. It was during one of our chats he asked me if I would do him a favor. I agreed immediately. He asked me to write down on the computer who I saw myself to be and e-mail it down to him. He felt I had no idea who I was and he wanted to help me find myself.I immediately felt like a student and he was my prof. But that evening I tried to write my answer down and e-mailed it off to him. The

next evening he informed me my answer surprised him immensely as I knew myself yet at the same time I didn’t. He then explained to me that I was very correct when I wrote of the gifts God had giv-en me. I hadn’t missed one. But where I was way off was that I was giving God all the credit for what I accomplished with those gifts. I was to understand God gives ev-ery single person His gifts but if the reciprocate does nothing with them they will accomplish nothing for others. There I was 88 and just learning such an obvious truth. If we have been given the gift of music and don’t share it we aren’t sharing God’s Love. And so it has been here in our wonderful little town for one hundred years as its resi-dents have moved forward, shar-ing whatever gift God has given them with others. Think about what it is you have strength in and then how you can use it to make the world about you even more wonderful for others. Your smile is one.

smileFrom pg. 2

griCeFrom pg. 1

Wingo Jr. gets 18-120 months on Betty’s B&E

kenneth wingo jr.

Career/teCh millage renewThe Boyne City Commission re-ceived correspondence from the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District regarding its upcom-ing May 6 election.“We will ask voters to renew (the) expiring millage for career and tech-nical programs commonly known as Voc Ed.,” stated Char-Em ISD Superintendent Richard Diebold in the Feb. 25 letter to Boyne City of-ficials. “These programs are strong-ly desired by our business com-munity, help to prepare a trained workforce and contribute to the economic vibrancy of our region.” Char-Em ISD officials had consid-ered delaying the millage renewal request until August to reduce elec-tion costs. However, ISD officials learned that doing so would increase costs and would be unnecessarily disruptive.“A series of events would unfold if the ISD were to delay the election from one fiscal year (school fiscal years begin July 1) into the next by switching from May until August,” Diebold stated. “Without voter ap-proval of these important revenues, Michigan’s Uniform Budgeting Act would not allow the revenue to be included in the 2014-2015 budget, which is required by Michigan law to be approved prior to the start of the school fiscal year, July 1.” He further stated, “As a result, every one of the 11 local constituent dis-tricts within our service area would be unable to include their portion of these revenues in their 2014-2015 budgets as well.”According to Diebold, since Michi-gan law prohibits unapproved mon-eys to be budgeted, the ISD and its 11 school districts would not be able to ensure that employees funded by the Career Tech Millage could con-tinue providing their services.“This would require all 12 school districts to lay off these employees prior to the end of this school year, making them immediately eligible for unemployment benefits over the course of the entire summer,” Diebold stated. “The aggregate cost of unemployment is far greater than any additional election day-related costs.”Additionally, Diebold stated, man-hours, legal fees related to layoff and recall procedures, the revising and amending of budgets, configur-ing and reconfiguring student class schedules—among other issues—would create otherwise avoidable expenses and add difficulties to the situation.“School Districts (which) pushed traditional May school elections into the next fiscal year would also suf-fer significant complications related to summer tax collections since Michigan’s General Property Tax Act requires that county and town-ship treasurers be notified of mill-age rates prior to June 1,” Diebold stated. “These complications would negate the purpose of summer tax collection and would force schools to borrow against anticipated tax revenues adding legal and interest costs and forfeiting any investment revenues.”

rotary CluB sign ChangesThe Boyne City Rotary Club re-quested approval to erect plaques at the new concession stand and restroom facility in the Rotary Park pavilion and on the green, two-story building near the Veterans Park Lit-tle League baseball field.The club also requested to upgrade its signage at five locations around Boyne City.These efforts are expected to come at no cost to city taxpayers.The commission voted unanimous-ly to approve the requests.

mayhem requestsMichigan Mountain Mayhem cy-cling event organizer Paul Nicholls requested approval to sell alcohol during a pre-registration party—Fri-day June 13—to be held along the 100 block of Water Street between

Park and Lake streets. Nicholls also requested to expand the fenced-in area in order to accommodate the registration area as it was located outside the fenced-in area last year.A second option proposed by Nich-olls was to fence off the intersec-tions of Park and Lake streets as well as the pedestrian walkway to the Boyne Riverwalk so the entire block would be open for alcohol consumption.According to Nicholls’ proposal, security would be positioned at each entry point to check identifi-cations and put wristbands on at-tendees 21 years old or older, and to ensure no one leaves the area with alcohol.Boyne City Police Chief Jeff Gaither said he attended last year’s event and there were no problems. He said he had not concerns with the event occurring again; and that he supported the proposed expan-sion of the event.Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord said he had concerns with the proposal to open up the entire block to the party. He also said he had concerns with allowing the sale of alcohol.“I have talked to quite a few citizens and they are not in favor of alcohol in the streets right there or the side-walks and I cannot support the alco-hol factor,” Gaylord said.Boyne City Commissioner Delbert “Gene” Towne said he supports the event, adding that there were no known incidents the previous year.Boyne City Commissioner Tom Neidhamer asked who serves the alcohol. Nicholls said one of the restaurants downtown did and he would offer them the first right of refusal this year as well.“I too support the concept, the area and I think bringing 1,500 people to our town is amazing,” Neidhamer said... “It helps our downtown busi-nesses.”Neidhamer said one of the main issues brought up concerning the alcohol sales was congestion on public sidewalks, adding that con-gestion would not be an issue in this instance.“I think it adds to the ambiance, ex-citement of downtown,” Neidhamer said.Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch asked what happens if a food truck or another food vendor would like to set up. Nicholls said the inside of the party area would be blocked off. Neidhamer said it would be up to Nicholls on who is allowed into the event.Boyne City Commissioner Laura Sansom asked how the party would coincide with the first Stroll the Streets event of the year, especially whether the bad would drown out the Stroll the Streets musicians.Sansom said she did notice people leaving the area with drinks in their hands last year.Gaylord said he would not object to a liquor license if the event were to be held in Sunset Park as opposed to right in the downtown area.The commission voted 3-2 to ap-prove the proposal; Sansom and Gaylord both voted “no.”

downtown infrastruCture The Boyne City Commission unanimously accepted the offer of a $583,519 grant. That award amount is approximately 70 percent of the total estimated cost of a city street, curb and gutter project estimated at $833,600.The city was offered the funds dur-ing a recent check-handing ceremo-ny at the Boyne District Library.A public informational session will now be scheduled, and the city has until Dec. 31 of this year to com-plete the project if it wishes to utilize the maximum grant allocated to it.These grant moneys will help re-construct one block of South East Street, two blocks of Ray Street and an alley south of the 100 block of Water Street between Lake and Park streets. According to city officials, the proj-ect will include complete replace-ment of the roadways, necessary curbs, sidewalks and underground utilities owned by the city. Aesthetic street enhancements like brick pavers, trees and new street-

lights will also be included in the project. Overhead utilities will be relocated underground where pos-sible.The city’s share of expenses—roughly $250,081 in local funds—will come from the city’s street, wa-

ter, waste-water and Main Street funds.“Grant money m a k e s

your lo-cal money go a lot fur-ther and I applaud our staff and de-partment heads for always p u t t i n g

Boyne City on the map to receive some really good mon-eys,” said Boyne City Commissioner Tom Neidhamer. “It al-lows us to be a leader in Northern Michigan. Boyne City Commissioner Laura Sansom said she sup-ported the plan and asked when the project would begin.Cain said the preliminary time-frame for the start of the project will be August.Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord said he support-ed the project from the beginning.Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch also supported the motion to go for-ward with the project.In a related matter, the Boyne City Commission voted unanimously to appoint the Northern Lakes Eco-nomic Alliance(NLEA)—at a cost not to exceed $10,000—to provide grant administration assistance to the city on the Downtown Infra-structure Grant.Gaylord asked if the $10,000 fee was negotiated or if it was the first fee proposed by the NLEA. Cain said it was the generally accepted fee, adding that the NLEA has al-ways treated the city fairly in their business dealings.

pleasant, division projeCtAccording to city officials, now that the short-term fixes have outlived their usefulness, portions of Divi-sion Street and Pleasant Valley from Division to Prospect streets need to be resurfaced.“As you recall we have had some issues on Pleasant and Division streets both,” said Boyne City Su-perintendent of Parks and Streets Andy Kovolski.Originally the city was looking to mill and resurface the existing road-way along Pleasant Street from Di-vision Street south to the city limits and on Division Street from Pleas-ant Street to Front Street at a total cost of $162,500 with the city pay-ing $32,500.The project was expected to extend the road’s life by seven to 10 years.Last June, however, the city discov-ered that grant moneys were avail-able which would allow the city to add a storm sewer revamp on Pleas-ant Street from Division Street to Prospect Street as part of the overall project at a total estimated cost of $314,033—with grant moneys ac-counting for $242,500 and a net cost to the city of $71,533 and $18,900 for engineering for a total cost to the city of $90,433.The project was awarded to the low bidder Reith Riley Construction at a cost of $302,996.17.The city hopes to break ground in May if the weather permits.That portion of the project was unanimously approved by the com-mission.The engineering and sewer portion of the project was then discussed.The sanitary sewer along Pleasant from Trent to Prospect streets needs to be replaced.Portions of the sewers in question have “considerable” root infiltra-tion, which have cracks and could

cause several areas to collapse dur-ing construction, adding to the proj-ect.According to city officials, construc-tion in the area proposed is difficult due to detours needed to allow work between Prospect and Ann streets. The cost estimate to replace the san-itary sewer from Trent to Prospect

streets is $120,000.Design and bidding ser-vices costs are $9,800.

The funds for design and bidding this project are

already allotted in the 2014 budget, and

the project must be completed prior to the end of this budget year.

The funds for the con-struction portion of the

project will h a v e

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come out of the 2015 budget.Gaylord asked if the city would be able to transition into the construc-tion portion directly after the sewer project is completed, adding that he wants to see those projects complet-ed end to end.Boyne City Water and Waste-water Superintendent Dan Meads said there are no guarantees, but that city officials will do their best to coordi-nate the projects with the respective contractors.The project was unanimously ap-proved.

Community growth grantConnecting visitors to Boyne with food, lodging, events and vital ser-vices could get much easier with the help of a Community Growth Grant.Boyne City Commissioners re-cently approved a measure to seek a $7,500 grant through the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments which would allow the city to reno-vate the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce’s existing kiosk so that it may display pertinent information concerning businesses, restrooms, recreational sites, trail routes and other items of interest to visitors; also, new way-finding signage that directs visitors to city facilities, businesses and recreational sites; and, finally, the creation of a WiFi hotspot in Old City Park to encour-age people to stop at the park and to offer them the ability to gather infor-mation on local places of interest.“This is on creating an environment to boost the local economy as well as, among other things, the green vi-sions transportation initiative, which is providing more pedestrian-friend-ly and walkable cities,” Boyne City Assistant Planner Annie Doyle told commissioners during their Tues-day March 11 meeting.According to city officials, the grant places emphasis on the creation of conditions that would further invest-ment locally.“In our current Trail Towns devel-opment process, recreational trails leading into the community have been identified that will bring hik-ers, bikers, kayakers, canoes, etc. into the downtown area and to the local businesses,” Doyle stated in a March 7 memo to city officials. “A key part of this design process is cre-ating a centrally located trail head that provides information about what people can do once they are in our city. Both the Trail Town Com-mittee and the parks and recreation commission have recommended

Old City Park as this location.”The kiosk would cost roughly $1,000, though Boyne City Com-missioner Tom Neidhamer and lo-cal business The Woodshop have offered to donate the labor for the renovation of the kiosk.The way-finding signage is expect-ed to cost roughly $10,000.And, the WiFi service is estimated at a cost of $4,000.This will be the third t i m e the city has applied for this grant.“Hopefully the third time’s a charm,” said Boyne City Man-ager Michael Cain... “I think with the ad-dition of the kiosk and the t r a i l head el- emen t s this will give us

an even more competitive

chance than we had in the past.”

Neidhamer said he supported the

measure, adding that it would enhance the

park and the town in gen-eral.

Boyne City Commissioner Delbert “Gene” Towne said directional sig-nage and information about the city are both important.Boyne City Commissioner Derek Gaylord asked how the grant was

funded, adding that the con-cept gives him “some pause.”

“I think it’s important that communities retain their

individuality... If you have everybody doing the same

thing—you referenced the ‘Grand Vision’ like transportation—that means somebody or some bodies have a ‘vision’ of what transporta-tion should be and how it should run,” Gaylord said. “That may or may not be exactly what the local community wants long-term.”Gaylord mentioned his previ-ous vote against the Trail Towns initiative, adding that the current proposal falls along the same lines.The grant is part of a program which has been providing techni-cal and financial assistance sup-port to the six counties located in the Grand Vision region. Charlev-oix is one of those counties.According to The Grand Vision website (www.thegrandvision.org) “The Grand Vision is an am-bitious, citizen-led vision for the future of land use, transportation, economic development and en-vironmental stewardship across six counties in northwest lower Michigan.... Governmental bod-ies are collaborating, business leaders are seeing the benefits of a focused vision for the future, community members are reaping the rewards, projects are complet-ed and others underway, and sev-eral diverse interests are coming together within issue networks that include Food & Farming, En-ergy, Growth & Investment, Housing, Natural Re-sources and Transportation.”Gaylord said he believes a large amount of visitors have smart phones or other devices that al-ready have internet, and therefore probably don’t need WiFi in the park.The grant would require a local match of $7,500.“I think to put $7,500 even of our own taxpayer money into having WiFi in a certain small sector of the Old City Park area, I don’t think that’s a fantastic use of our money,” Gaylord said... “I have some concerns about the project and the groups that are involved in the program.”Boyne City Commissioner Laura Sansom said she is happy to see the kiosk is being brought back. She also supported the way-find-ing signage initiative and said the WiFi could be a good addition to the park.Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch said he feels the effort would be helpful to the city. The motion was approved 4-1; Gaylord was the lone “no” vote.

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notiCelast day to registernotiCe of last day of regis-tration for eleCtors of the following Cities/townships CharlevoiX County, miChiganall electors are hereby given notice that an election will be held in the following cities/townships on tues-day, may 6, 2014.electors who wish to vote in the election must be registered to vote no later than 5:00 p.m. on monday, april 7, 2014. if you are not current-ly registered to vote or have changed your address in the city/township in which you live you may do so at the following locations listed in this no-tice. in person:at the city/township clerk’s office where your residence is located or at the office of the charlevoix county clerk during normal business hours.at any of the secretary of state branch offices located throughout the state during normal business hours.at the specified agency for clients receiving services through the family independence agency, the department of community health, michigan jobs commission and some offices of the commission for

the blind.at the military recruitment offices for persons enlisting in the armed forces.By Mail:by obtaining and completing a mail Voter registration application and forwarding to the election official as directed on the application by the close of registration deadline. mail voter registration applications may be obtained by contacting any of the following clerks.note: a person who registers to vote by mail is required to vote in person unless they have previously voted in person in the city/town-ship where they live or are at least 60 years of age or are handicapped.electors who wish to register with the county or city/township clerk are advised to call ahead for the lo-cation, days and times.and to vote on the following pro-posal (s): (if any)• CHAR-EM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL district area Vocational-tech-nical education millage renew-al proposal• BEAVER ISLAND COMMUNITY schools operating millage re-newal proposal• ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL millage renewal proposal building and site sinking fund taX leVy

• VANDERBILT AREA SCHOOLS OP-erating millage renewal pro-posalfull 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

231-582-6309lynn m. sparKs, ClerK

boyne Valley township05970 us 131 south

boyne falls, mi 49713231-549-3436

myron matz, ClerKchandler township

06912 matz rdboyne falls, mi 49713

231-549-2596Carol martin, ClerK

charlevoix township12491 waller road

charlevoix, mi 49720231-547-4390

josette a. lory, ClerKevangeline township

01861 wildwood harbor rd.boyne city, mi 49712

231-582-7539miChelle johnson, ClerK

eveline township11550 sequanota heights

charlevoix, mi 49720

231-330-4918marlene goloviCh, ClerK

hayes township09195 old 31 n

charlevoix, mi 49720231-547-6961

franK d. wasylewsKihudson township

08755 huffman lake rdelmira, mi 49730

231-549-3019timothy matChett, ClerK

marion township01362 matchett rd

charlevoix, mi 49720231-547-2154

roBin hissong Berry, ClerKmelrose township

01690 old state roadboyne city, mi 49712

231-582-3356dana j. pajtas, ClerK

norwood township19759 lake street

charlevoix, mi 49720231-547-4767

Colleen martin, ClerKpeaine township

28065 barneys lake rdbeaver island, mi 49782

231-448-2397jean wierenga, ClerK

st. james township38500 beaver island drbeaver island, mi 49782

231-448-2915

KimBerly olstrom, ClerKsouth arm township

00256 s. peninsula rdeast jordan, mi 49727

231-536-3290marilyn BeeBe, ClerK

wilson township1701 fall park rd

boyne city, mi 49712231-582-0481

Cindy griCe, ClerK/treasurercity of boyne city

319 n. lake stboyne city, mi 49712

231-582-6597City ClerK

city of charlevoix210 state street

charlevoix, mi 49720231-547-3250

Cheltzi wilson, ClerK city of east jordan

201 main st,east jordan, mi 49727

231-536-3381Cheryl potter Browe,

County ClerK203 antrim street

charlevoix, mi 49720231-547-7200

CharlevoiX County Commissioners

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marCh 12, 2014the charlevoix county board of commissioners met march 12, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the charlevoix county commissioners room. all commissioners were present.motion approved the agenda as amended. motion approved the consent agen-da as amended. the public hearing regarding phase 3 of the non-motorized trail project opened at 9:45 a.m. and closed at 9:50 a.m. motion approved the word change on pages 1 and 2 of the consent agenda. motion approved sending a letter of support for the hayes township park grant request. motion adjourned the meeting at 10:25 a.m. complete copies of board minutes can be found on the county website, www.charlevoixcounty.orgcheryl potter browe, county clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE • PUBLIC NOTICE • PUBLIC NOTICE • puBliC notiCe

PuBLicnoTicesBecause you havea right to know!

photos by chris faulknorBoyne goes ‘Birdie’elizabeth mansfield, alyssa wonski, and hannah Knitter (above) perform. Bye Bye Birdie shows again march 21 & 22.

For more than 20 years, it has been my great privilege to serve as a legal counselor and advocate of individuals and families from all walks of life. as a way to serve in a greater ca-pacity, I have decided to run for 33rd Circuit Court Judge. as Circuit Judge, I would have the opportunity to take my service to our community to its highest level.

tom sChrawFor CharleVoiX CoUntY CirCUit JUdGe

paid for by the committee to elect tom schraw circuit judge, 116 water st., boyne city, mi 49712

This election should be about CHARACTER & CHARACTER ALONE The truly fair and impartial judge you deserve must have the moral and ethical strength to apply the law even if the law is contrary to personal preferences, beliefs or faith.

your job as a voter is to carefully measure the candi-dates’ character to the best of your ability.

if you do this I am confident I will have the high honor of serving as your next Charlevoix County Circuit Court Judge.

“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

—aBrahaM LincoLn

if you wish to help, go to www.tomschrawforjudge.com

i read with interest the BiographiCal information printed By the other Candidates and Came to the following ConClusions: • First, credentials are important, but all the candidates have adequate credentials• Second, name recognition is important, but woe to us if this election is decided based on who has the biggest billboard, best website or largest social network

The proposed contributions from the city’s general fund to both the major and local street funds totals $621,402—down from the previous year’s approved amount of $925,765, and nearly half of the $1,114,947 from two years ago.“This remains a significant portion of the proposed 4.9-plus-million-dollar general fund budget for the coming year,” Cain stated. “During the last 14 fiscal years, total general fund street contributions have ranged from a low of $449,000 in 2001 to the high of $1,225,000 approved in the 2011-2012 fiscal year budget.” He added, “This coming year’s gen-eral fund contribution is equivalent to approximately 3.41 mills of street millage.”Boyne City is authorized, by its char-

ter, to levy up to 20 mills.According to the proposed budget narrative, the 4.49 mills that the city is below its charter limits represents nearly $722,828 in unused capacity annually.While the proposed budget does not include plans to raise millage levels, Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch did recently request a projection of what a one-mill levy would raise in tax revenues over both a 30- and 40-year period. Grunch made the inquiry dur-ing a recent Boyne City Commission discussion on the city facilities archi-tectural bids.According to Cain, each mill lev-ied in Boyne City generates nearly $161,000. Therefore, a 30-year mill-age would generate $4.83 million; a 40-year millage at that rate would generate $6.44 million. It should be noted that no discussion outside of Grunch’s request for a projection has taken place among commissioners.“In order for the city to levy a millage

rate higher than 16.01 mills, a vote of the public would be necessary,” Cain stated.According to the proposed budget, Boyne City’s Cemetery, Ambulance, Fire, Rubbish, Major and Local Street funds continue to require con-tributions from the general fund. Conversely, the city’s marina and airport funds do not appear to require contributions for at least the upcom-ing fiscal year.Most of the city’s rates will remain unchanged. However, a 1.6 percent increase has been proposed for the city’s water and sewer rate in order to maintain the system.“We have gone with smaller rate increases on an annual basis in the recent past in order to avoid less fre-quent but larger future increases,” Cain stated... “If we are to continue undertaking important infrastructure improvements, including the under-ground city utilities, we need to raise additional funds.”

The Boyne City Municipal Airport Board is recommending increasing daily hangar rental rates because the $20-a-night is not covering the city’s expenses.According to the proposed bud-get, taxable values for properties in Boyne City are expected to decrease for yet another year, this time by .4 percent—nearly $800,000 since last year. Boyne City’s taxable value is at its lowest point since the 2007-2008 fis-cal year. “Those values impact not only our residents and property owners, but also have a direct effect on our largest source of revenue: property taxes,” Cain stated. “Through a combination of lower millage rates and lower taxable val-

ues, our taxpayers will be paying an estimated $18,746 less in taxes to help support the city and its services to them compared to the year before.” He further stated, “That means that we are proposing to accomplish what we are with a projected $398,694 less in taxes to work with than we budget-ed for in the 2009-2010 fiscal year.”According to Cain, the city will ac-tually end its current fiscal year in better financial shape than originally projected.“Overall, Boyne City continues to fare much better than many other communities in the state and around the nation,” Cain stated. “We have a very good workforce, one that continues to improve and serve our customers better and better each year.”

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madison smith (above) sits on the bed of Conrad Birdie as she sings. Conner mills (right) assists Kan-dra Bootsma off of the train. ann durbin (far right) pushes luggage.

aries - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your desire for comfort, security, and pri-

vacy now and spending some quality time with your family or by yourself at home is satisfying. this is a time for going within to replenish yourself in order to meet the challenges and stresses of your usual ac-tivities. domestic or family matters are key this week. what other people say can touch you deeply. you also have the ability to express yourself with delicacy and get across complex points or ideas that are important to you. this is a fortunate time for you, emotionally and possibly in other respects also. social activities are favored also. lucky numbers: 18, 19, 26, 36, 43, 48 taurus - this week’s scenario is high-

lighted by a seesaw between optimism and impatience, be-tween faith that everything is working out and a restless de-

sire to take immediate action. philosophi-cal discussions are apt to become heated. avoid pompousness, arrogance, and intol-erance. you will neither win freedom nor influence people that way! proselytizing or self promotion can lead to estrangement now. a lack of caution and over enthusi-asm are pitfalls for you this week. this can also be a time of leaving, separating from friends, and choosing a new way. lucky numbers: 21, 29, 31, 39, 44, 45

gemini - this week’s scenario is highlighted by you being aware of a lot of inner men-tal energy and you are ea-

ger to “attack” intellectual or conceptual problems. you are likely to come up with a clever solution or a very workable plan, especially if you brainstorm with others. you also tend to make up your mind very quickly and decisively now and to trans-late your ideas into action. also this week, your long-range goals, life direction, or career aims come into focus now. you gain clarity or a stronger sense of purpose, which energizes your efforts to get ahead or move toward what you really want. lucky numbers: 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 49

cancer - this week’s scenario is highlighted by disappoint-ment in a friend or lover and/or the realization that you

have been neglecting your own needs for socializing, affection, and companionship is indicated. in either case, loneliness and feelings of desolation may arise. perhaps you are sacrificing pleasure and love for the sake of achievements or to meet re-sponsibilities. however, if you find yourself really unhappy right now, you probably need to reassess the balance in your life between work and play, between emo-tional needs and practical concerns. lucky numbers: 16, 17, 20, 23, 35, 45

leo - this week’s scenario is highlighted by a an abil-ity to be very intuitive now, even psychic. it is not easy to

explain your thoughts, but you have an incredible imagination now. you can be subtle in your communication, but are also very sensitive to what others have to say to you. you feel very strongly about some-thing and are unlikely to be influenced or

convinced otherwise. you are moved very deeply by some person or some event. this is a good time to get your feelings out in some way. you may be feeling philosophi-cal and wondering about the meaning of life and where yours will take you. this can allow you to see your life with perspective and make long-range plans for your career future. lucky numbers: 9, 19, 29, 39, 40, 49

Virgo - this week’s scenario is highlighted by a feeling of wellness, you feel so right this week, like the world is your

oyster and you have an answer to every question. confidence is your ally now and you can impress others with your joyous, outgoing nature and attract respect and admiration. appearance counts a great deal right now, even to the point of vanity. you are likely to be very sensitive to others’ opinions about you. at the same time you have charm and social skills and may en-joy a moment with a special friend. lucky numbers: 6, 16, 17, 30, 42, 47

libra - this week’s scenario is highlighted by suddenly a mysterious, dreamy, or hy-persensitive mood comes

over you. you may want to retreat from mundane life into some beautiful music, inspirational or escapist literature, or sim-ply your own imagination. you are also gullible at this time and more responsive to atmospherics and subtle vibrations, which you might ignore or be oblivious to at other times. perfume, incense, colors, lighting, etc. all have a more pronounced effect on you. you may have a temporary lapse in good judgment and common sense. allow yourself some allowance to let go, but maintain perspective. lucky numbers: 13, 15, 21, 22, 32, 40

scorpio - this week’s scenario is highlighted by what you feel like doing and your duties versus what you “should” be

doing are likely to clash this week. emo-tional impulses are very strong, and you are likely to behave in a childlike manner at this time. the nervous system is tightly wired now. you can be very alert, but also nervous and restless. be prepared to move and think quickly as things could change directions unexpectedly. you can be origi-nal and brilliant as well. pressure ideally will come from the inside with your de-sires determining your actions. however, you may feel that others are demanding more from you than is reasonable. try not to overreact to what you see as criticism. lucky numbers: 4, 7, 9, 19, 41, 44

sagittarius - this week’s scenario is highlighted by feelings of nostalgia, senti-mentality, and a yearning for

closeness or a sense of emotional rapport. contacting people from your past or sup-portive friends is rewarding to you this week. this is not a time when you want other people to tell you what to think. you have your own original ideas which are more interesting to you. present them with grace and others may find them use-ful, too. socially, you’ll want to be with people now - entertaining or enjoying

some light entertainment. personal rela-tionships are favored. lucky numbers: 3, 10, 20, 33, 43, 45

capricorn - this week’s sce-nario is highlighted by a need for delicate sensitivity to han-dle the situations and feelings

that arise during this week. it is good to re-lease feelings that surface, but not wallow in them. for example, you might feel like crying, or you might feel very jealous or angry at someone, for no apparent reason. if the feeling becomes very strong, then it is best to express the energy in some form, whether it be allowing yourself to cry, let-ting the other person know that you are feeling jealous, or playing a dynamic sport to release pent up frustrations. after the energy release, try to analyze the situation and discover the source of the problem. lucky numbers: 11, 14, 31, 32, 36, 40

aQuarius - this week’s sce-nario is highlighted by a chance you may become very irritated at someone over a

relatively minor issue, or you may become zealously impassioned about some issue or idea that is actually relatively minor. these exaggerated emotional responses are caused by your own personal emotion-al experiences and confusions which you are not willing to directly confront, so you project them on other people or events. also, various biases and prejudices surface now. even if you consider yourself to be very liberal and unbiased, you may find yourself making negative, critical remarks about certain organizations, religions, professions, groups, or personality types. again, these prejudices arise from deeply ingrained emotional blockages in yourself. this is the time to confront these problems and extricate these “weeds” from your emotional nature. lucky numbers: 1, 2, 20, 21, 23, 39

pisces - this week’s scenario is highlighted by you know-ing just what you want right now and woe to anyone or

anything that gets in your way! positively, physical energy is high and you could ac-complish a great deal. there is a friendly, cooperative, harmonious tone to the in-teractions you have now. it is a good time for social activities and for getting in touch with friends. you avoid heavy discussions and do not want to focus on dry, practical matters. reading light fiction, going out to see a romantic comedy, or simply shar-ing a pleasant time with someone you like is more in tune with your feelings now. lucky numbers: 9, 19, 29, 39, 40, 49

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Kerri Finlayson, a professor of An-thropology and Sociology at North Central Michigan College, will be the speaker for the next meeting of the Progressive Women of Charlev-oix County. The meeting will take place Tues-day March 25 at the Boyne District Library in Boyne City. Members may arrive at 3:00 and the speaker will begin at 3:30 p.m. The meeting time was changed from our usual noon meeting to ac-commodate our speaker’s schedule. The program is open to any-one interested in progressive is-sues, male or female. Please R.S.V.P. by March 24 by email-ing progwomenchxcty@yahoo.com or calling 231-582-0416. Kerri Finlayson will talk about her 6,500 mile biking trip in Africa starting from Cairo, Egypt, travel-ing to Cape Town, South Africa. Her presentation will take you through the scenery of nine coun-tries, discuss the trials and tribula-tions of biking with fifty-three oth-ers, the exhaustion endured, and the excitement of finally reaching the destination after four months of pedaling. Finlayson has been teaching an-thropology and sociology courses

at North Central Michigan College since 1998. She studied anthropology and Span-ish at the University of Michigan and obtained her master’s degree in anthropology, with a specializa-tion in Mesoamerican archaeology, from the University of Illinois. She has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Belize, Nicaragua, and northern Michigan. In 2001, Finlayson was part of an international team of women to cross-country ski to the North Pole from a Russian-based departure, making this a historic first. A book about the expedition, titled “Ordinary Women” is a fascinating and quick read. In 2008, she took a sabbatical leave to research the group dynamics of fifty-three international riders in the bicycling expedition from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town, South Africa. The Progressive Women of Char-levoix County meets from noon to 2:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Locations alternate between Charle-voix and Boyne City. There are no membership fees.For more information or to be add-ed to the mailing list, e-mail prog-womenchxcty@yahoo.com.

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michigan gov. rick snyder will be the keynote speaker at the nlea’s annual luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on fri-day april 11 at north Central michigan College in petoskey. join the governor and the northern lakes economic alli-ance board of directors as they recognize the successful eco-nomic development projects in the northern michigan re-gion and celebrate the “posi-tive, relentless action” and collaboration nlea has lever-aged to expand the economy in northwest lower michigan for the past 30 years. go to www.northernlakes.net for ticket information.

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courtesy photo down to businessBob Bobowski (above, at left) chats with Char-levoix County Board Chairman joel evans dur-ing the Boyne area Chamber of Commerce’s thursday march 13 Business after hours event at lynda’s real estate service in Boyne City. linn williams (left) enjoys a snack while tracy donaldson (directly below), director of Boyne City glen’s markets, presents improve-ments being made at his store. at bottom are realtor richard fish (left) and 33rd Circuit judge candidate tom schraw.

The 4th annual Instant Wine Cellar is scheduled for 7p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Perry Hotel in Petoskey. Entry to the event is either a bottle of wine, a six-pack of craft beer, or $15. With the purchase of raffle tickets, guests have a chance to win an “Instant Wine Cellar” from the donated beverages, as well as many other fantastic prizes. Boyne River Remedy will perform music throughout the evening. There will also be a silent auction, Stafford’s hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar.A committee of local young profes-sionals is organizing the evening to benefit Char-Em United Way’s Vol-unteer Connections program and

hopes to bring awareness of the pos-itive impact the organization has on the community. Betsy Britton, Ben Crockett and Rebecca Otto are co-chairing the evening.“This is a huge event for Northern Michigan” said Ben Crockett. “Every year we have more people coming out to support this great cause, listen to mu-sic, and enjoy deli-cious food, wine and beer with their friends.”All proceeds from the Instant Wine Cellar will support Char-Em United

Way’s Volunteer Connections pro-gram. Volunteer Connections is a virtual volunteer center which pro-motes volunteerism in the commu-

nity and helps people find opportunities that meet their pas-sion and interests.For more informa-tion, contact United Way at 231-487-1006 or info@cha-remunitedway.org, visit www.charemu-

nitedway.org, or sign up on Face-book. Check frequently for updates on sponsors, raffle and auction priz-es, and other great information.

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D i s t i n -guished Ac-ademic Staff A w a r d s : Awarded to a c a d e m i c specialists and MSU Extens ion a c a d e m i c staff for ex-

traordinary achievement, excel-lence and exceptional contributions in advising, curriculum develop-ment, outreach, extension, research and/or teaching. Supported by the Office of University Develop-ment. Dean Solomon, a senior exten-sion educator for MSU Extension, is recognized as an expert on lo-cal land use policy and natural re-source protection through strategic

and forward-looking planning. His ability to respond to needs and to develop easy-to-understand land use educational materials for land-owners and busy local government officials in convenient, accessible formats has been the hallmark of his career. Since beginning with MSU Extension in 1981, Solomon has developed curricula, educa-tional materials, and programs on numerous natural resource and land use topics for landowners and decision makers. His unique skills along with his teaching and lead-ership abilities have made him a major force in MSU Extension’s flagship land use education effort, “The Michigan Citizen Planner Program.” Since its inception, more than 4,000 local land use officials have participated in this 21-hour intensive training program, increas-

ing their ability to effectively guide Michigan’s recovery and develop-ment. He frequently teaches Citizen Planner core and advanced sessions throughout Michigan, receiving very favorable reviews for his pre-sentations. As an educator, Solo-mon is in high demand by com-munities statewide because of his ability to fully engage learners with enthusiastic presentations, stories, anecdotes, humor and discussion.Solomon’s commitment to sustain-able land use planning lies at the center of his work. He successfully engages fellow natural resource ex-perts to help them understand how their work can influence, or can be influenced by, local land use policy. In this way, he is continually in-creasing the value of MSU Exten-sion’s educational outreach to local communities.

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The Veteran of the Month for March 2014 is Lyle Eugene Bar-kley. Born on Dec. 16th, 1947 at the family farm near Boyne City, Mich., Barkley left school while

attending the 11th grade going to work full time on the family farm. On Aug. 30th, 1967 Barkley was inducted into the Army entering into active service in Detroit, Mich. and was assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri where he completed eight weeks basic training qualifying Sharpshooter with the M-14 rifle and Expert with the M-16 rifle. He then attended an eight-week school graduating as a Crane Shovel Operator and was pro-moted to Private First Class on March 15th, 1968. He was reassigned to the 22nd Engineering Company, Sixth Army, Fort Lewis, Washington embarking from there on two six month tours of duty in Vietnam. On Jan. 18th, 1969 Barkley was

promoted to the Non-Commis-sioned Officer Grade of Special-ist Fifth Class Technician and while at Fort Lewis Barkley mar-ried Shirley Gay Westbrook on May 15th, 1969. On Aug. 29th, 1969 Barkley re-ceived a Release From Active Military Service and was trans-ferred to the U.S. Army Active Reserves, Control Group (An-nual Training), U.S. Army Ac-tive Command, St. Louis, Mis-souri, receiving an Honorable Discharge on Aug. 29th, 1973, having completed his military obligation, and was awarded the following decorations and awards: • The National Defense Service Medal• The Vietnam Service Medal, The Vietnam Commendation

Medal• The Good Conduct Medal and Two Overseas Service Bars (each representing six months foreign service). After being released from active service in 1969 Barkley returned to the Boyne Area going to work for C. H. Smith Construction Company and later bought a gas station and towing business in the village of Clarion. After selling the gas station and business he went to work on a farm in the Grand Rapids area and later was employed at the Amoco gas station in Boyne City serving as their mechanic. In 1999 Barkley started his own excavating business and never really retired as he was always working on a project. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing,

playing jokes on people (as long as it wasn’t being played on him), taking naps, was always ready to give a helping hand where ever needed, always stood up for what he believed was right and loved spending quality time with his grandchildren and family. On Sept. 28th, 2013 Lyle Eugene Barkley answered the final call and is being honored by his son Ken, his daughter Kim and their families.To honor a veteran, call the pro-gram chairman at (231) 588-6067 or on Tuesdays call (231) 582-7811 between 3:30-8:30 p.m. The ceremony may be witnessed on the first Thursday of each month in front of The American Legion Post located on the corner of South Lake and Main streets in Boyne City, Mich. at 6:15 p.m.

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noMInate eJfathEr of yEarthe east jordan rotary club is accepting nominations for 2014 father of the year.the deadline for father of the year nomina-tions is saturday, april 5. nominations can be sent to p.o. box 195, east jordan.nominations should include a brief, 200 words or less, summary of why the individual is worthy of this honor as well as the name, address and phone number of the person making the nomination.the award will be presented during the club’s 94th annual father / son banquet at 6 p.m. on april 26 at the east jordan high school.for more information, contact dick hartrick at (231) 350-8025.

ej spring break free swimmingthe east jordan community pool has des-ignated spring break—march 31 through april 4—as “pool week.” there will be free swimming from 5 pm – 7 pm each day. there will also be lap swim, wa-ter walking, water polo, demos by the devil rays swim team, aqua Zoom-ba, flick & float featuring the film finding nemo and more. 536-2250

College nIghtstudents and parents will have a unique op-portunity to explore a wide variety of higher education options at the annual northern michigan college night on thursday, march

20th, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. the free college fair will be hosted by charlevoix middle/high school, 5200 marion center rd., charlevoix. designed for high school students and their families, college night introduces students and their parents to representatives from approximately 50 post-secondary institu-tions. participants will receive important informa-tion about educational planning, gather literature, speak one-on-one with repre-sentatives from these institutions, and visit displays from various colleges, universities, trade schools, and the armed forces. for more information, students may contact charlevoix middle/high school at 231-547-8206.

The public is invited to re-view proposals for a new bridge and access sites on the Jordan River at Old State Road (Chestonia)Plans are being developed to replace the twin culverts on the Jordan River at the Old State Rd. crossing with a clear span bridge. Two new public access sites are also being planned to comple-ment a new bridge and accom-modate the growing number of river users.Friends of the Jordan River Wa-tershed, Michigan Departments of Natural Resources and Envi-ronmental Quality, Conserva-tion Resource Alliance, Ant-rim County Road Commission, Antrim Conservation District, Charlevoix County Community Foundation, Jordan River Ac-tion Group and others have spent several years developing these plans. Now is the time for oth-ers to contribute their thoughts, ideas and concerns.“The Jordan River crossing at Old State Road is plagued with fundamental design problems,” said Friends of the Jordan presi-dent Dr. John Richter. “These

ultimately result in pollution, erosion, congestion, and pub-lic health and safety problems. This is a popular spot, and no-body wants to deliberately harm the river, but unless we redesign this site, normal activities will degrade the river and accelerate problems that already exist.”The bridge and landing pro-posals are designed to protect the high environmental quality of the legendary Jordan River while accommodating the grow-ing number of river users with minimal harm to the river. These projects will impact many people and cost significant money. It’s important to consider as many perspectives as possible before work begins, and participation by all concerned will be an im-portant component to the overall success of these projects. We en-courage everyone to attend. Rep-resentatives of the work group will offer details, answer ques-tions and receive comments and suggestions.date: March 25Time: 5–7 p.m.Where: VFW POST 7580 4960 M-32 Highway in East Jordan

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M i x e d breeds are w o n d e r -ful, lov-ing and d e v o t e d , just like purebreds - they are after all dogs. And one of the great t h i n g s

about a mixed breed is that he is truly his own dog. He is unique; no other dog will look exactly like him. You really get a sense of individuality with a mixed breed. In many cases, you won’t know who this dog’s mom and dad were, let alone his grand par-ents, which means you may be dealing with the unknown from a hereditary point of view. Get-ting a mixed breed always bring some surprises, because you’re never sure what breeds are in the mix. Ten different people will look at the dog and tell you ten different things about its

identity. And none of them is necessarily right. The good traits of a mixed lin-eage may be relevant, such as the intelligence of a German Shepherd or the playfulness of a Shih Tzu. Or the bad traits may surface, such as the desire to run of an Alaskan Malamute. What ever pops up to the top of your four-legged melting pot, the odds are good that the end results will be a great compan-ion. Remember all dogs are train-able. Chances are that a mixed breed dog and her siblings, came into this world unplanned.

She may not have received all the refined care and knowl-edge that might be lavished on a purebred or given all the breaks. Some mixed breeds sur-vive a pretty rough start to life, a long way from easy street. But they still make great com-panions. If you prefer to get a dog that is in need of a good home, is unique and one of a kind, a mixed breed might just be for you. There are plenty of mixed breeds in shelters who are wait-ing patiently for good homes. Please visit your local shelter ... you may just find the dog of your dreams.

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top spring decor trends (bpt) - spring is in the air, which means it's time to refresh your indoor spaces to reflect the energy and optimism of the season. the top home decor trends of spring 2014 take a fresh approach to traditional design elements to create an aesthetic that is fresh and full of life. best yet, the trends are easily accessible, so anyone can update their space with a few simple tips.

Carpetmore homeowners are seeking the beauty, comfort and safety that carpet provides, making it a top flooring trend for spring 2014 and beyond. what types of carpet are popular?-"new soft fibers," says Vickie gilstrap, director of design services for the dixie

group, a top u.s. carpet manufacturer. "consumers went away from wall-to-wall carpet, as hard surface flooring gained in popularity. then, people be-gan to miss the softness and warmth of carpet. carpet absorbs sound, making homes quieter, and traps dust at the base of the carpet fibers so that dust doesn't circulate in the room air.- the soft fibers give us a reason to put carpet down again."she is also seeing increased interest in "mixed-media" carpet styles - with hi-lustre and low-lustre yarns used in the same carpet. additionally, patterns are being featured on top of texture, giving a multi-dimensional appearance to floor-ing.not only stylish, carpet is healthy, too. people with allergies or other sensitivi-ties can choose carpet as a way to im-prove indoor air quality. a recent study supports previous findings that carpet, when effectively cleaned, traps aller-gens and other particles, resulting in less dust, dander and airborne contaminants escaping into the air. for more informa-tion, visit the carpet and rug institute at www.carpet-rug.org.

Color thoughtful use of color in home design is a top trend for 2014. "colors are getting warmer," n o t e s gilstrap. "taupe is the bridge color taking us from gray to brown-e r

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p i n k s a r e returning, as well as warmer greens like moss and olive - even apple."keep in mind adding personality to a space through use of warm color doesn't necessarily require a complete interior overhaul. consider incorporating spring colors using accent pieces. it's easy to switch up pillows, throws or artwork without investing a lot of time or money. plus it's a fun way to update the person-ality of your favorite spaces every season.

teXtUre and patternthis spring, more homeowners are using

textures and patterns to make a visual statement through design. strategic use of texture and patterns can highlight cer-tain interior spaces, manipulate the light within the room and influence scale. blending both adds visual interest and helps homeowners create a unique space

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liGhtinG lighting plays an important two-pronged role: it makes a space functional and also helps define its design aesthetic. adjusting the task lighting within a room

can instantly make the space more liv-able and highlight the design motif. an-other easy lighting update is purchasing new lamps or simply adding new shades to existing lamps - a great way to refresh a space with minimal cost.keep in mind, when selecting fixtures, there's no longer a need to avoid gold tones. "gold is coming back- we are see-ing more gold and copper and less silver," says gilstrap.want to really redefine your home's light-ing? ornamental lighting is big this year with designers thinking outside the box

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diy home decorating(bpt) - spring cleaning doesn't have to mean getting rid of everything in the garage.

sprinG Createfamiliar pieces showcased in a special way can be a conversation starter. love cycling, but have an old bicycle that you don't ride anymore?- consider using its components to construct a unique piece of furniture to showcase your pas-sion for the sport.peter debelak, co-owner of soulcraft woodshop and gallery, a membership-based community woodworking workshop in cleveland, ohio, did just that. he used elmer's probond advanced, a construction adhesive designed specifically for bonding porous to non-porous mixed materi-als, such as metal to wood or ceramic to drywall, to create a rotating wine rack made out of a bicycle wheel, as well as a shelf and coat rack constructed from a repurposed bicycle crank-set and handlebars.

Go ahead, MiX MaterialsVintage and contemporary design elements come together to create rustic contemporary looks. "reclaimed materials will heavily influ-ence diyers, and contrasting shiny and rustic materials in projects will definitely be trending in 2014," says karianne wood, designer, blogger and owner of thistlewood farms. metal, wood, glass, ceramic - all of these key materials play essential roles in making your home the center of attention. mixing two, or even all, of these to-gether will give you an edge in creating a unique space. consider gluing pieces of metal and wood together to construct an industrial-style coffee table. able to work on almost any substrate, probond advanced's "opposites attract" formula delivers a heavy-duty bond between porous and non-porous surfaces. the glue doesn't leave a foam residue once it dries, so creating a master-piece is as easy as glue, clamp and relax.

GiVe pieCe(s) a ChanCerecycled wooden pallets and cable spools are trending now on pinterest in 2014, as diyers turn them into coffee tables, desks and wall art. "homeowners are finding ways to bring an element of surprise to staple pieces. taking utilitarian items and helping them live a new, more beautiful life will enhance any space this season," says wood. for a quick and simple patio transformation, spray paint large, wooden cable spools and use them as outdoor tables. take it a step further by using probond advanced to add a bold, ceramic tile mosaic without any grout, caulk or building required.

orGanize orGaniCallYmost people kick spring off with a little time devoted to organizing. there are easy ways to make your current space functional for your lifestyle without sacrificing your design prefer-ences. don't let closet space get cluttered; rather, make use of a space you usually ignore. people are discovering new ways to make beautiful items more functional. that fabulous bench in your entryway may be storing winter coats in a secret storage space but your guests never need to know. adding storage and improving orga-nization can be just as creative as other spring

decorating endeavors. enhancing your stor-age solutions can include hanging an old door horizontally and attaching metal hooks to make an instant mudroom by your entryway. wire baskets glued to wood shelves become a great home for keys, shoes, and outdoor accessories. no time to build anything? not to worry. simply hang a shoe rack on the back of a door, and you have a perfect set of compartments to hold sup-plies in any room.this season, stay on trend without busting your

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tRout AnglERSlIsten UP!At public meetings in March and April, the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Fisheries Di-vision staff will present informa-tion and take comments on pos-sible changes to lake trout size and daily catch limits for northern Lake Michigan lake trout man-agement zones MM-3, 4 and 5. Comments received will inform potential lake trout regulation changes in 2015.Meetings, which are expected to run for two hours, are sched-uled for:• Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the charlevoix public library, 220 w. clinton st., charlevoix“These meetings provide a great opportunity for anglers to engage in the regulatory process,” said Heather Hettinger, fisher-ies management biologist in the DNR’s Central Lake Michigan Management Unit. “Effective manage-ment of lake trout requires input from diverse stake-holders, and anyone inter-ested in the northern Lake Michigan lake trout fishery is encouraged to attend these meetings.”

nCMC Scholar-ship for home-schoolerNorth Central Michigan College provides a Presidential Schol-arship to one graduating senior from a home school within our service area. Presidential Schol-arships are offered for full tuition (up to 18 contact hours per se-mester) and mandatory fees for four consecutive semesters (fall and winter only). Field study fees are not included. Scholarship re-cipients must register for the fall semester immediately following their spring high school gradua-tion.To be considered, a student shall:• Complete an online Application for Admission to North Central by April 1 of their graduation year• Have a minimum 3.5 overall high school grade point average (include a high school transcript complete through the nominee’s seventh semester)• Submit ACT scores (the test scores as of the deadline date will be used to determine placement)• Submit a recommendation let-ter that addresses their academic potential and leadership qualities• Submit a statement that address-es academic and career goals and how North Central will help to meet those goalsAll documentation must be re-ceived no later than April 8. For more information, contact Naomi DeWinter, dean of student servic-es, at (231) 348-6618.

gun pRivACy MEASuRE oK’dThe Michigan House recently ap-proved legislation that will pro-tect the privacy of firearm own-ers.House Bills 4155 and 5324-5328 restrict access to firearm records under the Freedom of Informa-tion Act, except for police and other law-enforcement personnel for certain law-enforcement pur-poses.Law enforcement officials will still have full access to firearms records and will be required to keep records of who accessed the registry and the reason for doing so.The measures now go to the Sen-ate for consideration.

perp’ registry reform signedGov. Rick Snyder last week signed legislation reforming the Michigan Central Perpetrator Registry and the policies and pro-cedures concerning its operation.The Michigan Child Protection Law requires the state Depart-

ment of Human Services (DHS) to maintain the confidential in-ternal registry of confirmed child abuse and neglect perpetrators.“This bill brings important chang-es to the central registry that will improve the process for every-one, while ensuring protection for Michigan’s youth and public safety,” Snyder said.Under House Bill 4893, spon-sored by state Rep. Margaret O ’ B r i e n ,

the state must now notify a per-son being placed on the list via certified mail with return receipt, and the person will now have 180 days to request a hearing. A per-son could not remain on the list if a subsequent review of this deci-sion fails to provide enough evi-dence.Additionally, except for very se-rious offenders, names would be removed from the list after 10 years. The law previously re-quired all names on the registry to remain until a registrant’s death.When there is evidence that an in-dividual has abused or neglected a child and the future risk to the child is high, that individual’s name is placed on the registry. In some cases, the Child Protection Law does require certain names to go on the registry regardless of risk.HB 4893 is now Public Act 30 of 2014.The governor also signed the following three bills:• HB 4089, sponsored by state Rep. Earl Poleski, designates a Jackson County bridge on West Avenue between Ganson Street and Wildwood Avenue as the Of-ficer James Bonneau Memorial Bridge. It is now PA 31.• HB 4168, also sponsored by O’Brien, eliminates a previ-ous requirement where county treasurers had to supply a list of unlicensed dogs to the state De-

partment of Agriculture and Ru-ral Development, and also does away with another requirement where county sheriffs were re-quired to collect and euthanize the unlicensed dogs. It is now PA 32.• HB 5074, sponsored by state Rep. Cindy Denby, allows coun-ties the option of imposing an in-terest rate that is lower than the 1 percent per month currently im-posed on delinquent taxes that are owed to county. It is now PA 33.

tWo SuSpECtS plEAd in Cou-gAR KillingThree suspects from Bay and

Saginaw counties involved in the Dec. 9 illegal killing of a cougar appeared on March 5 in School-craft County District Court where they were arraigned on warrants related to the kill-ing. Two of the suspects pled guilty and the third entered a not guilty plea.Troy Robert Richard, 42, of Bay City, pled guilty to the tak-ing/possession of an endan-gered species and conspiracy to take an endangered spe-cies. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, a three-year revocation of all hunting privileges, $5,775 in fines, court costs and restitu-tion including expenses to preserve the animal for educational purposes. Richard also forfeited the

weapon involved in the tak-ing of the animal and was ordered to serve 120 hours of community service.Theodore Robert Richard, 68, of Munger, pled guilty to aiding and abetting the illegal taking/posses-sion of an endangered species and paid $1,725 in fines and costs, had all hunting privileges revoked for a period of two years and received 96 hours of community service.Todd Anthony Richard, 43, of Burt, pled not-guilty to conspira-cy to take/possess an endangered species. He owns and operates a taxidermy business in Bay County and is a brother to Troy Richard.The crime occurred at the Rich-ards' hunting camp in Germfask Township near Seney in School-craft County on Dec. 9, 2013. The investigation revealed the animal was shot from the subjects' camp when it walked into a deer food plot and drove the deer out while the subjects were muzzleloader hunting for deer. The animal was wounded by Troy Richard with a centerfire 22-250 caliber rifle and it then fled the food plot. It was tracked and located approximately one-quarter mile away the follow-ing day and killed.Cougars are on the Michigan en-dangered species list and are a protected animal that may not be hunted.Anyone with information on any other poaching case may call the DNR's Report All Poaching (RAP) Line 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (800) 292-7800.

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• Senate Bill 608, Authorize ad-ditional state spending and debt, revise Medicaid funding detail: Passed 30 to 5 in the SenateTo adopt a compromise ver-sion of the bill reported by a House-Senate conference com-mittee. This appropriates an ad-ditional $215 million for roads, plus extra money for a variety of other government programs. It authorizes but does not fund a project involving purchase of the Steelcase “Pyramid” build-ing for a loosely defined, edu-cation-related “public/pri-vate partnership.” The bill also authorizes $60.3 million in new debt for state college and univer-sity construction projects. Finally, it adjusts spending in the current year budget to reflect fund source changes triggered by adoption of the Obamacare Medicaid expan-sion starting in April.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 648, Expand state grants to certain doctors: Passed 38 to 0 in the SenateTo expand a state program that subsidizes the medical school loans for a student who agrees to provide specified primary care services in an area of the state deemed to have a short-age of such providers. The bill would expand the program to dentists and increase the maxi-mum subsidy to $200,000.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 505, Remove ban on logo glasses in bars: Passed 103 to 5 in the HouseTo codify in law an adminis-trative restriction on alcohol manufacturers and distribu-tors giving or selling bars and restaurants certain items that promote their brands. Among other things the bill would ban them from giving or selling to bars glasses with brand logos. However, it would repeal a ban on bars using logoed glassware they buy at retail from another source. This is one of a num-ber of bills making very minor changes in Michigan’s highly restrictive alcohol distribution regulatory regime.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y

• Senate Bill 650, Exempt small brewers from mandate to use wholesale cartels: Passed 105 to 3 in the HouseTo allow very small commercial brewers (ones that produce few-er than 1,000 barrels per year) to sell directly to a retail mer-chant, rather than being man-dated (like larger producers) to sell through one of the regional wholesale distribution monopo-lies that are protected by current liquor control regulations.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y

• Senate Bill 276, Require com-munity service work by welfare recipients: Passed 91 to 19 in the HouseTo require welfare recipients to perform community service if they are not already in a wel-fare-related work or training program, subject to many ex-

ceptions.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y

• House Bill 5282, Allow deadly force to defend nuclear plants: Passed 102 to 6 in the HouseTo explicitly allow an officer providing security at a nuclear generating plant to use deadly force if he or she “honestly and reasonably believes” it is neces-sary to prevent a person from breaking in with the intent to

inflict harm, engage in ra-diological sabotage or

steal nuclear mate-rial. This would include immunity from lawsuits.105 Rep. Greg

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• House Bill 5092, Define “brandishing” a firearm in statute: Passed 105 to 4 in the HouseTo define “brandishing” a fire-arm as “to point, wave about, or display in a threatening manner with the intent to induce fear.” Under current law “brandish-ing” is a misdemeanor punish-able by up to 90 days in jail. House Bill 5091 establishes that pointing a gun at someone to defend oneself or another is not “brandishing.” 105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y

• House Bill 5327, Make gov-ernment firearms ownership da-tabases non-public information: Passed 82 to 27 in the HouseTo establish that state records and databases related to indi-vidual firearms ownership and permits are confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The bill authorizes law enforce-ment exceptions allowing ac-cess based on reasonable suspi-cion of a crime or threat, and a $500 civil fine for violations.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y

• Senate Bill 636, Facilitate “land line” phone transition to cell or VOIP: Passed 71 to 39 in the HouseTo streamline regulations on “landline” telephone service providers so as to facilitate transitioning customers to a wireless (cell phone or VOIP) system, and allow phone com-panies to discontinue landline service after 2016. The bill au-thorizes appeal procedures re-quiring a state investigation for individual customers who be-lieve no equivalent replacement service is available. Reportedly, the number of people with land-lines has fallen from 7 million to fewer than 3 million, which makes it difficult for providers to cover the cost of maintaining the copper wire network with-out very large price increases.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin N SOURCE: MichiganVotes.org, a free, non-partisan website cre-ated by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, providing con-cise, non-partisan, plain-Eng-lish descriptions of every bill and vote in the Michigan House and Senate. Please visit http://www.MichiganVotes.org.Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting

Fear is a horrible thing and can come at unexpected times.We become afraid when we aren’t sure what to do, for example, when we don’t know how to handle that issue with the friend down the road.We can find ourselves afraid when issues are beyond our control, such as a sudden medical problem with someone we care for.Obvious things can make us afraid such as bumps in the night, people with guns, and terrorists with bombs.But the Bible tells us that being afraid is not only the wrong an-swer, but showing a lack of trust in God.The book of Isaiah says, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dis-mayed, for I am your God; I will

strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righ-teous right hand.”God is with us, we shouldn’t be afraid.He is here to help us and keep us strong when we need it most.But we get even more from Paul’s letter to the Philippians.“Do not be anxious about any-thing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiv-ing let your requests be made known to God.”Rather than fearing the things that can hurt us physically and emo-tionally, we are called to trust in God and ask him for help.Psalm 27 even says, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?”So if trembling in the corner and pulling our hair out isn’t the an-swer, what in the world could it be?First off, pray to God for help.Tell him what’s bothering you and what you’re afraid of.Once you’ve told him that, ask him for what you need.Ask him to help your friend through their struggles, to keep your family safe from disease,

or even to keep that strange man from knocking on your door.Second, find out if there is some-thing you should be doing.If you’re fearing financial diffi-culty but spending your days at the casino, there is a problem to fix.If you fear liver failure and wash down your dinner every night with a pint of Southern Comfort, you can remedy this.Is there something that you’re do-ing that is causing your fear to be-come a reality?If so, take measures to make it better.Third, seek help from friends and family.Friends and family have a way of putting things into perspective and encouraging you when times are at their darkest.They can talk to you, advise you, and pray for you when you need it.Fourth, and this might go beyond the scope of my usual faith col-umn, ask if there can be some-thing more to this.Could your fear be caused by a real anxiety disorder?If so, there could be chemicals in

your body working against you that have nothing to do with a lack of faith.Things could be causing your fear that have little to do with things that go bump in the night.If you think you could suffer from anxiety levels that don’t quite equal up to the fears you face, perhaps it’s time to see a doctor.

Put your trust and your faith in God.Psalm 56 says, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.”Know that God is here for each of us, and he is ready to help you through anything that comes.All you have to do is ask.

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BuddhistsFor more information on the Jewel Heart Buddhist Center, e-mail northernmi@jewel-heart.org.

CatholiC CommunityThe Boyne Valley Catholic Community is offering many opportunities to enrich your prayer life and spirituality dur-ing the 3rd week of Lent: Activities during the week March 23rd include:Mens Bible Study: The Monday morning Men’s Bible Study meets at 6:45 am at St. Matthew’s. All men of the faith community are welcome to attend. RCIA continues: RCIA ses-sions are held on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm at St. Matthew’s. Anyone who may have an interest in the Catholic faith is invited to attend. Little Rock Scripture Study: The Little Rock Scripture study meets on Monday at noon at St. Augustine Church. The group will be studying the topic “The Way of Justice and Peace”. The study will run for six weeks. All interested adults of the faith community are invited to be part of the ex-cellent study. Book Club: The book club meets Tuesdays at 10:00 am at St. Matthew’s. The group will be looking at the book Thrift Store Saints: Meeting Jesus 25 cents at at time by Jane Knuth. This book is a col-lection of true stories based on Jane’s experiences serving the poor at a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in the inner city of Kalamazoo Michigan. STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Monday evening at 7:00 pm St. Augustine’sFriday evening at 7:00 pm at St. Matthew’sANNUAL SOUP SUPPER:

Held Tuesday evenings at 5:30 pm at St. Matthew’s. The fo-cus for the soup suppers this year will be Blessed John Paul II and John XXIII, who will be canonized the Sunday af-ter Easter. We will spend time looking at their lives and how we can strive to follow their example of holiness and trust in God. Mass Schedule: Wednesday, March 26th at 8:00 am at St. Augustine’s

Friday, March 28th at 8:00 am at St. Matthew’s.Communion Service at Grand-vue at noonCommunion Service at The Brook at 2:00 pmAdoration of the Blessed Sac-rament will take beginning after the Wednesday morning mass at St. Augustine each Wednesday during Lent. Ado-ration will last until 5:00 pm

ChurCh of the nativityReverend Peggy Nattermann will be celebrant for the Lent III Eucharist at 10 a.m. Paper products (toilet tissue, napkins, paper towels, diapers) will be collected for the Women’s Resource Center Safe Home, an on-going ministry project. Coffee hour will be held at the conclusion of the service. Lenten study will begin with a soup supper at 5:30 p.m. and with discussion of the dvd se-ries “24 Hours that changed the world.” Please call 582-5045 for more information.

ej Community ChurChOn Sunday, March23, the ser-mon will be “Go-Be a Prisoner Who Frees the Guards!” given by Pastor Jason Richey from Acts 16:16-40. Services are 9 and 10:45 AM. Nursery and Preschool care is available at both services. Children K-5 classes are available during

both services. Youth classes are second service only. Adult Community Small Groups are available during both services. On Tuesday, March 25, the Food Pantry will be open at the Walloon Campus from 5 to 6:30 PM. The Ladies Bible Study will meet at 6:30 PM at the church. The study is on the book of “James”. For more information, contact Nancy at 231-535-3444. The Adult Community Small Group will meet at the Gibbert residence at 6:30 PM. The study will be “Starting Point #2” facili-tated by Keith Theodore (459-4190). On Wednesday, March 26, there will be a Men’s Breakfast at 7 AM at Darlene’s Restaurant. For questions concerning the East Jordan Campus, please call 536-2299 or the Walloon Campus at 535-2288..

first Baptist875 State St. (231) 582-9561. Sunday Services - Sunday School (for all ages) 10 a.m.; Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Junior Church Hour for chil-dren 3 years of age up to the 5th grade ~11:00 a.m.; Eve-ning Worship ~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 Ser-vices

first presByterianFirst Presbyterian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City invites you to share worship with us each Sunday at 11 a.m. Worship is led by Rev. Eliza-beth Broschart followed by coffee and fellowship. Com-munion is celebrated the first Sunday of the month. An in-fant and toddler room is avail-able in addition to a program

for students ages four through seven. For more information call 231-582-7983.

genesis ChurChGenesis meets Sunday in the Boyne City Elementary School at 11am, as well as in Petoskey Middle School at 9:30am. Smaller Community Groups meet all throughout both communities at different times and locations and are great places to grow in friend-ship and faith. Life groups are open to all community mem-bers to help with a specific need and include Financial Peace University, Step-up Ad-dictions Recovery, Divorce Care, and Choosing Wisely before you Divorce. Contact us at info@gene-siswired.com, 487-0081, or go to genesiswired.com to learn more. We desire to cultivate deepening relationships for Jesus Christ. begin. belong. become.

united methodistThe Boyne Falls United Methodist Church and Pastor Wayne McKenney welcomes you every Sunday morning for worship at 9:15 am. The church is located at 3057 Mill St. Children’s program-ming is held during the service for pre-school through 5th grade. Pastor Wayne McKen-ney. Office hours are Tues.-Thurs. from 8 am to 3 pm. Phone 231-582-9776. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.

united methodistThe Boyne City United Meth-odist Church and Pastor Wayne McKenney welcomes you every Sunday morning for worship at 11 am. The church is located at 324 S. Park Street. Children’s programming is held during the service for ages 4 through 5th grade. Of-fice hours are Tues.-Thurs. from 8 am to 3 pm. Phone 231-582-9776. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.

walloon laKeOn Thursday, March 20, Cel-ebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM in the multi-purpose room. On Sunday, March 23, the sermon will be “Go – and be

Prepared to Give an Answer!” from Acts 17:16-34 by Pastor Jeff Ellis. Service times are 9 and 10:45 AM. Infant and tod-dler care is provided at both services. Children and Adult classes are available during both services. Senior High Youth meet at the Youth Cen-ter at 10:45 AM only. Junior High Youth meet at the Dis-cipleship House at 10:45 AM only. On Tuesday, March 25, the Ladies Bible Study will start at 9:15 AM in the discipleship house. Celebrate Recovery has a women only group meet-ing at 1 PM in the Discipleship House. Contact Catherine for more information, 989-705-1869. The Food Pantry will be open from 5 to 6:30 PM. Wednesday, March 26, the family meal and classes will be at 5:30 and 6:30 PM. Pro-grams for all ages are avail-able.The church office hours are 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Wednesday, and Friday. On Thursday, it is open from 9 to noon. If you have any ques-tions, please call 535-2288 or visit our website at www.wal-loonchurch.com.

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Fireproof your marriage! Undoubtedly, the best movie on marriage restoration ever. Empowered Ministries presents the DVD “Fireproof.”No cost or obligation to reserve this movie–Call: (989) 858-6741 Forks over KnivesIs it really true that most, if not all, degenerative diseases that af-fect us can be controlled or even reversed by eliminating animal-based and processed foods? Empowered Ministry presents “Forks over Knives.”This DVD is available to borrow at no cost or obligation. Delivery and pickup provided.

Call: (989) 858-6741 Who is the anti-Christ?There is no question today regard-ing who Jesus Christ is; the Savior of the world. But, who is the Anti-Christ that Jesus warned about in Revelation 13:18, the man with the number 666? Empowered Ministries presents; “Who is Mr. 666?” To reserve this DVD at no cost - Call: (989) 858-6741If you have a program or event you would like to see listed in the Faith & Memorial section of the Boyne City Gazette, send it to edi-tor@boynegazette.com.

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The days are getting longer and warmer—a sure indication of the arrival of spring. Another sign of the season may be the urge you get to do some spring cleaning. But you might not have realized that some of the same spring-clean-ing techniques that can be used on your home can also apply to your investments and your overall financial strat-egy. Here are a few ideas to consider:• Get rid of “clutter” As you do your spring cleaning,

you may well find some clutter—a bunch of items you no longer need. As an investor, you might look at your portfolio and also find “clut-ter” in the form of investments that are no longer appropriate for your objectives. For example, perhaps some of them are virtual duplicates of oth-er investments you own, thereby diminishing your potential for di-versification. Or maybe some investments are now too risky for your needs. In any case, you may be better off rebalancing your portfolio.• Get organizedAs you clean your home, you might find ways to organize your belongings and furniture more ef-ficiently. And you may also be able to or-ganize your investments more ef-fectively. One possibility: Consider consol-idating your investment accounts with one provider. If you have an IRA here, another one there and some other invest-ments scattered about, you may be paying more in fees and com-missions than is necessary.

By consolidating these invest-ments, you might save money and paperwork — and more im-

portantly, you may find it easier, with all your investments under one “roof,” to follow a single, unified investment strategy.• Seal “cracks”Over time, the grout between your kitchen or bathroom tiles can crack, so you’ll need to re-grout to protect your flooring. And you may find that, in looking at your overall financial strategy, your “protection” component—primarily in the form of insur-ance—might have developed some “cracks” or “chips.” Specifically, has your life insur-ance kept up with changes in your family situation? Events such as marriage, remar-riage or the arrival of a new child can all trigger the need to review your life insurance. And you’ll also want to make sure you have adequate disability insurance. Consult with a financial profes-sional for information on appro-priate protection vehicles.• Do some “dusting”As part of your spring cleaning, you may need to dust furniture, shelves and other surfaces in your home.

And if you’ve been in-vesting for a long time, you may need to meta-phorically “dust off” your financial strategy to “freshen it up” to reflect changes in your life. To cite one possibil-ity, as you get close to retirement, you may need to shift some—

but certainly not all—of your growth-oriented investments into income-producing ones.

But you may also need to review and revise your financial strategy at other points in your life, such as when you begin saving for your children’s college educa-tion. Just as spring cleaning can bring more light into your home, spruc-ing up your investment picture can help you brighten your finan-cial outlook. And these improvements can help you in all the seasons of your life. This article was written by Ed-ward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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dear dave,My in-laws have lots of debt. In fact, they’re always joking that the debt they’ll leave us is more than the inheritance. How will this affect my wife and family if they die with all their debt still in place?Matthew

dear Matthew,You do not inherit debt. Either your in-laws are misinformed, or it’s just a bad joke on their part. Now, if you were foolish enough to co-sign on a loan with them, then you’d be liable for the re-mainder of that loan. But if they ran up $100,000 in credit card debt on their own before they died, then the credit card companies just don’t get paid. It wouldn’t cost you a dime, ex-cept that you might get no inher-itance from them, because what they left behind would be sold to pay off as many creditors as possible.Here’s an even bigger example. Let’s say they owned a home, and they’re behind on the mort-gage or upside down on the house—meaning that they owed more on it than it’s worth. You can just hand it back to the mortgage company. You’re not legally or morally obligated to accept the house and the situation surrounding it because it was left to you in a will. Just because it’s family doesn’t make it jump over onto your plate!

Let me say it again, Matthew. You don’t inherit debt. Don’t let creditors, or anyone else, tell you differently.—dave

InveStInG In lanDdear dave,What do you think about land as an investment?Tara

dear Tara,I’m okay with the idea of raw land as an investment. Someone has to buy the dirt that holds the earth together, right?The only problem with this kind of investment is that it doesn’t really create cash flow, unless it’s farmland. In the real estate world, we call raw land an alligator because it eats. You have to pay taxes on it ev-ery year, plus you have upkeep and maintenance of some form or fashion, and it doesn’t create an income. The only time it creates income is on the back end, when you sell the land. It’s not a terrible investment, Tara. But it’s not a great one, either. I buy pieces of raw land here and there, every once in a while. But mainly I stick with income-producing investment proper-ties.—dave

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Tiesdear dave,I recently traded in my old truck for a much newer one. I purchased an extended war-

ranty at the time, and now I feel like I was pressured into buying it and that it was a mistake. What do you think?Laura

Dear laura,Cancel it, if you still can. The reason you felt pressured is because you probably were pressured by a pushy salesman. Seventy-five percent of what you paid for that plan went straight into the dealership’s or salesman’s pocket as commis-sion. There’s even a chance they made more off the extended warranty than the sale of the truck!Extended warranties are only about 12 percent actual, statisti-cal risk. The other 12 to 13 percent goes to miscellaneous overhead and profit. On top of that, the company that wrote the warranty probably didn’t make as much on it as the dealership did. It’s weird, but that’s how a lot of those models work. I don’t buy extended warranties, Tara. In my mind, they’re just crap. Besides, if you buy something and can’t afford to fix it if some-thing goes wrong, then you couldn’t really afford the pur-chase in the first place!—daveDave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored four New York Times best-selling books: Finan-cial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership. His newest book, written with his daughter Rachel Cruze, is titled Smart Money Smart Kids. It will be released April 22nd. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 6 million listeners each week on more than 500 ra-dio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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If ever an actor was identified by one career role, it was Donna Doug-las with her portrayal of ‘Elly May’ in the highly popular CBS 60s com-edy, “The Beverly Hillbillies.”In the four decades since the series ended its nine season run in 1971, the blonde native of Pride, La., is still strongly identified with the show wherever she goes. Rather than distancing herself from the connection to Jed, Granny, Je-thro and the Clampett clam, Doug-las has embraced her sitcom heritage and stills makes public appearances as a real-life Southern belle. “Elly was a slice out of my life,” said Douglas, 81, a long-time resi-dent of Baton Rouge, La. “I was raised a Tom boy, with one older brother and all male cousins. So I grew up swinging from vines and playing softball. I was getting ready for Jethro long before we ever met! I still adore Elly and we have a lot in common, with the same interests and values.”After the Hillbillies ended, Doug-las was offered many roles, but ac-cepted just a handful which she felt wouldn’t compromise her conser-vative standards. “I’ve got no regrets about anything I turned down,” she admitted. “I sold real estate for a while, made a cou-

ple of record albums, and speak at churches, ladies groups, and schools around the country. My days are full and I’m very happy!”Last year, she also published a nos-talgic cookbook, “Southern Favor-ites with a Taste of Hollywood,” a collection of recipes gathered over the years, many from friends in-cluding Debbie Reynolds, Buddy Ebsen, Phyllis Diller, and Valerie Harper. She also recently launched a new web site (donnadouglasoffi-cialwebsite.com).“The cookbook came about as a way to share my favorite recipes,” said Douglas, who recalls home cooked meals prepared in the rich, Southern tradition that many will also remember from their child-

hood.“Homemade dishes are almost unheard of today,” she lamented. “They’re all premade in a box or from a drive-thru. That’s today’s way. But there was something about the way your mom made dishes with a special touch – with a bit of this and a pinch of that.”Although her own mother never used Granny’s “possum fat,” her childhood meals weren’t exactly lean. “Lard and bacon grease, es-pecially in the South, were cooking essentials!” Interspersed between the book’s recipes, are personal anecdotes from her Hollywood days. “I thought fans would enjoy a few remembrances from my life, along with some pho-tos from my scrapbook.”In an effort to remind readers of the long lost art of good manners, there’s also a quaint section called Hollywood Social Graces. Advice includes never using your fork as a toothpick, chewing gum in some-one else’s home, or answering a cell phone while a dinner guest. “Etiquette was taught in the South, but I’m afraid it’s a thing of the past now,” said Douglas. “Social graces are lacking all around us, people are rushing all the time, and no one sits and visits any longer.”Not a big fan of today’s television programming, Douglas says she likes to watch the classics in reruns, as well as the occasional Hillbillies episode which brings back memo-ries. “Elly may not have kissed many fellows during the show’s run, but

she sure did kiss a heap of animals,” she said. “Somewhere around 500 were used during the series, pro-vided by Hollywood animal trainer Frank Inn.” Today, she shows little sign of slow-ing down. “I seldom really rest,” said Douglas. “I travel all over the US and Canada and have a very busy schedule. I also garden, spend time with fam-ily and friends, and still get quite a

bit of fan mail. Life has been very good to me, and full of blessings for a little backwoods girl from Louisi-ana who never had any thoughts of a career in showbiz.”Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 400 maga-zines and newspapers. He can be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com

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mARCH 19projeCt ConneCt

the seventh annual project connect will be held on wednesday, march 19th from 10 am to 3 pm at the emmet county fairgrounds community building in petoskey. project connect is a day of service for those in need right here in charlevoix and emmet counties. this event will connect over 700 individuals with a range of health and human services provided by over 50 local non-profit agen-cies and other business. free services are available in areas such as: kids & parenting; Veterans affairs; health including insurance application assistance and some health screenings; housing including utility support; finance including tax preparation; food assistance; and much more. a hot lunch will be prepared and served with the help of students from boyne city & petoskey high schools. guests can receive gifts of household and personal care items while they last. it is recommended that people bring picture id, birth certificate, income information and heat/energy bills with them if they wish to apply for benefits.

marCh 21moBile faBriCation laB unveiled

please join us on friday, march 21 for the launch of our new mobile digital fabrication lab – the fab lab! the schedule of events is as follows: 11:30 a.m. high school students get sneak preview in the gym and a pizza lunch; 11:30 a.m. community leaders, media, partners join for a leadership lunch in the library conference room. please rsVp to jen wood (jwood@ncmich.edu) if you plan to attend the luncheon.; 12:30 p.m. program and ribbon-cutting in the gym.; 1:00 p.m. tours of the fab lab

marCh 21-22sChool musiCal

the boyne city high school drama program pres-ents the fun musical “bye, bye birdie” at 7 p.m. march 21-22 at the performing arts center. tickets are $10 and $15 and available online. if you would rather pay cash, tickets are also available from marty moody at lynda’s real estate and at the auditorium on saturday, march 8 from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. remaining tickets will be available at the door beginning one hour before each night’s show time.

marCh 21joB fair

odawa casino will be hosting a job fair on friday, march 21 at the odawa hotel. the time is 1pm to 4pm. Competitive Wages starting at $9.25 / hour •Sea-sonal and year-round positions available•Departmental representatives will be on-site to discuss career opportunities•On-site interviews availablefor full job description and to apply on-line visitwww.odawacasino.com/careers

through marCh 21smithsonian’s journey stories

this exhibit tells the tale of how our ancestors came to america and the variety of different types of transportation utilized. the 700 square foot journey stories exhibit in-

cludes six stand alone kiosks all with audio, video and interactive pieces. there will also be an oral history piece where 90 second personal stories can be recorded and then uploaded to the smithsonian’s stories on main street website to be listened to for generations to come.exhibit guides will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both locations every saturday of the ex-hibit. guides will also be available for special group bookings. to book a group tour, call Val at (231) 237-7360. for more details about the journey stories exhibit, visit the website at: www.museu-monmainstreet.org/journeystories.

marCh 31history event

monday, march 31, at 7 p.m. at the boyne district library, guest speaker karen giudice will give a presentation on scanners, negatives, and identify-ing photos

april 4-5Chef's Challenge

the area’s premier high-end cook-off and fund food feature at boyne mountain. look for de-tails in a future edition of the boyne city gaZette.

april 17Business start-up Classes

northern lakes economic alliance and score are teaming up to provide a series of business start-up courses that can assist you in evaluating the poten-tial of your idea and learn the process of putting a business plan together. "how to really start your own business: practical information from those who have done it" will cover ways to start a busi-ness, business legal structure, permits & licensing, marketing, framework, and much more. april 17 in petoskey. cost to attend is $20 per business and reservations can be made by calling (231) 582-6482 or e-mailing tammi@northernlakes.net.

april 16 deadlineBC farmers marKet poster Contest

the boyne city farmers market is holding a poster contest. contest participants are asked to create a poster that effectively conveys the importance of making healthy food choices. the themes may also include depictions of locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables, farms, farmers, and the farmers mar-ket. one submission will be chosen as the poster image for the 2014 market year. all public and highschool students, grades 9-12, are eligible to par-ticipate. the overall winner will receive a farmers market t-shirt and a $50 gift certificate. two run-ners-up will receive a $25 gift certificate redeem-able only at the boyne city farmers market during the 2014 season. submissions must be received by april 8. poster requirements are found online atwww.boynecityfarmersmarket.org

april 24Business eXpo

6th annual boyne area chamber of commerce business expo, former carter's building, 3-7 p.m. includes 96 booths, taste of boyne, 1,300 attend-ees. look for full details about the

eXpo in an upcoming issue of the boyne city gaZette.

april 26paint the town red

fundraiser at boyne mountain. dinner, auctions, dancing to benefit boyne city public schools arts, athletics and academics, 6 p.m.

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Student of the Week

Boyne City public schools

name: payton baumanparent name: shawn and kelly baumangrade: 9thsChool aCtivities: bchs pride teamstudent councilclass of 2017 Vice presidenthoBBies & interests: huntingbeing outdoorsbowlingbeing with family and friendsfuture plans/goals: “start off at ncmc to work towards my plans to become a social worker.”additional Comments“transferring to boyne city school system has been a great experience for me.”staff Comments:“payton is an exceptional individual who takes academics seriously, works diligently to be successful, and takes responsibility for his work. he is always enjoyable to work with.” – aaron fritzsche, english teacher.“payton is a dedicated student in us his-tory! he enjoys learning, interacts well with his peers and participates in class discus-sion! great job payton!” – michele deming, us history teacher“payton is a member of the bchs pride team and has valuable input at every meeting. he is a great go-to person for any project he works on, as payton is one of the most reliable and hardest workers i have ever met!” – cindi place, media center specialist“what an awesome young man. he gives great effort on whatever he is doing in class. his enthusiasm and positive attitude make having him in class a joy. i see plenty of up-side for payton in the future.” – don nohel, woodworking teacher“i have payton this year in physical science. he is dedicated, dependable, cooperative, and hardworking. payton’s assignments are always of the highest quality. his posi-tive attitude and pleasant smile make him an ideal “student of the week.” payton is a pleasure to have in class and i am honored to recognize him for this accomplishment. congratulations payton!” – elizabeth hem-ming, physical science teacher

Student of the Week

Boyne falls public school

student name: benny wheelergrade: 8parent’s name(s): scott wheelerfuture plans: go to college or join the army or the navyfavorite Book: the last apprentice serieshobbies and interests: reading, basket-ball, video games, animeschool activities: basketball and base-ballstaff Comments benny is an awesome student! he works hard in all of his classes. he is helpful, friendly, sincere, and well-liked by both students and staff. he played both 8th grade and jV basketball this year, and is looking forward to baseball this spring. it will be exciting to see everything that benny will accomplish in the future!

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Charlevoix CountyCollege sports digest

MilestOne• Luke Hawley (East Jordan 2012) captured All-American recognition after placing runner-up with the 4x800-meter relay at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field Champi-onships with a time of 7 minutes, 37.82 seconds for Aquinas Col-lege from March 6-8 in Geneva, Ohio.With a total of 29 points, the Saints collected 10th overall.Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference rivals Indiana Tech (82 points) and Siena Heights (47 points) captured first and fifth, respectively.Individually, Hawley concludes his sophomore season with per-sonal bests in the 800-meter run and mile of 1:55.81 and 4:29.62, respectively.

BAseBAll• Caleb Roberts (Boyne City 2012) contributed a game-high seven strikeouts and allowed one earned run for Muskegon Community College (4-6) in a 4-2 loss at home against Coast-al Carolina Club on Feb. 24 in Muskegon.On Feb. 28, the sophomore hurler totals a 0-1 record, three strikeouts and one earned run in a 1-0 loss at home against Lin-coln Trail College (5-7).For the season, he tallies three appearances, 12 innings, a team-high 10 strikeouts and a 1.5 ERA.• Hunter Stinger (Petoskey 2012) scored one run for Muskegon Community College in a 12-1 loss against University of South Carolina Sumter (14-2) on Feb. 26 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.On Feb. 28, the Boyne City na-tive batted 1-for-1 in a 6-4 loss against Brunswick Community College (7-8) in Myrtle Beach, S.C.For the season, the sophomore infielder tallies six appearances to hit 4-for-10 (.400 batting aver-age) with three runs scored and two stolen bases.

Mens BAsKetBAll• Collin Hewitt (Harbor Light Christian 2011) contributed three points, two rebounds and one steal for Spring Arbor University (12-20, 6-12 Crossroads League) in a 68-67 season-ending loss in the conference tournament semi-finals at Grace College (18-14, 8-10 Crossroads league) on March 1 in Winona Lake, Ind.For the season, the 5-foot-11 guard totals 2.2 points per game and 0.8 rebounds per game.

MEnS inDOOR TRACK AnD FiElD

• Eric Buday (Charlevoix 2011) finishes his redshirt-sopho-

more season for Michigan State University with a per-sonal record in the 800-meter run of 1 minute, 54.85 seconds. • Andrew Plude (Charlevoix 2012) concludes his sophomore season for Saginaw Valley State University with a personal best in the 800-meter run of 2 min-utes, 1.19 seconds.

sOftBAll• Hannah Hybl (Charlevoix 2011) contribute 2.1 innings of relief pitching and did not allow an earned run for Alma College (5-5) in a 6-5 loss in game of a two-game series against Augus-tana College (11-2) on Feb. 27 in Clermont, Fla.For the season, the junior totals four appearances and three starts to contribute an 0-3 record, 15.2 innings, four strikeouts and a 2.23 ERA.She adds versatility as a batter, hitting 1-for-3 for a .333 batting average.• Katherine Hybl (Charlevoix 2013) batted 2-for-3 for Alma College in a 4-2 victory against Augustana College on Feb. 27 in Clermont, Fla.For the season, the freshman catcher tallies two appearances to hit 3-for-6 for a .500 batting average.

WOMens BAsKetBAll• Mary Myers (Boyne City 2013) hauled in five rebounds for Alpena Community College (9-16, 4-8 Michigan Community College Athletic Conference) in a 70-63 victory at home against Oakland Community College (3-25, 2-11 Michigan Community College Athletic Conference) on Feb. 26 in Alpena.For the season, the 5-9 guard to-tals 1.9 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists per game.

WOMEnS inDOOR TRACK AnD FiElD

• Molly Jeakle (Charlevoix 2012) captured a personal record time of 5:02.12 en route to plac-ing 22nd in the mile at the Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships for Michigan State on Feb. 28 in Geneva.The redshirt freshman concludes her season with personal bests in the 800-meter run and 1,000-me-ter run of 2:17.53 and 2:53.31, respectively.• Kaleigh Beard (East Jordan 2012) concludes her sophomore season for Spring Arbor Univer-sity with personal bests in the shot put and weight throw of 27-10.25 and 27-8.25, respectively.

Wrestling• Alex Cannon (Petoskey 2010) finishes his senior season for Wes-leyan College with a 12-8 record at 165 pounds complemented with three wins by pin. The grap-pler is a Charlevoix native.

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Playoffs—w h e r e dreams are killed to make others’ come true. Some thrive in the tradi-tion, some collapse in the intensify-ing heat of it. All others come to con-sume it all,

to root for one team to triumph or, rather, just root for the other to just get a well overdue taste of failure and succumbing humility. Every team is a rubber band, each getting stronger and more durable as the year carries on. Playoffs are that straining pull of bands, that gradual progression into the defining heat of postseason battle. In high school and college basketball, that vigor of heat couldn’t correlate better with its climatic surroundings, as March heats up as well—or so we’d hope, already!It comes to test which rubber band of cohesiveness is the most prepared for the postseason stretch. But to be hon-est, expecting one’s team not to snap is like, well, expecting that rubber band not to.Thus, “dreams are killed.” Those dreams left unharmed are, of course, that of only the champions, so the ending result of a season for the over-whelming majority of teams is ex-pected; it’s the specific outcome that is not. That’s what hits people so hard emotionally in sports. It’s the ‘not knowing’ that keeps a team and its community blindfolded until, well, “hit.”Like anybody else, my Boyne Falls boys varsity basketball team knew that time would come, and like any-body else, we just weren’t willing to accept that until it happened.Simply a couple poor quarters against a very respective Au Gres-Sims team was enough to take us out of an error-packed game—a game demanding it be error-free to seize control of it. We wouldn’t kid ourselves in admit-ting our true dream was ever killed, though.At the start of the season, each of us was asked to write three goals we had for the season and turn them in to our coach. They were never shared or read off, but we were told later on in the year that a two-word phrase was redundant throughout the entire stack: Beat Bellaire. Those words ran much deeper than one season.Boyne Falls’ goal for the past seven years, since 2007, had been to win a District title again. We wanted to finally splash the drought. What we experienced as a team, school, and community, with that two-word phrase in the backs of our heads, is as follows.In March of 2005, the Boyne Falls Loggers boys varsity basketball team rode into the regional finals boasting a 16-7 record and district title. The op-ponent was a team and program held in high regards, the Bellaire Eagles. The Eagles were loaded with fresh talent every year, and the postseason tradition of success seemed expected for the #4-ranked Class D team in the state. Result: 70-29, Eagles. Follow-ing year? Same scenario, same result: 64-39, Eagles. My friends and I, decked out in our Logger wear, could only sit in the stands and wish we could do some-thing about it; we were only in el-ementary. Four years later, our varsity won a thrilling regular season game over Bellaire, 55-50. At the time, it was considered a major upset. Later that year, they lost in districts to Ells-worth, which ended the career of Jared Mathers and Stephen Howie. Both selflessly continue to help our basketball program to this day.By March of 2011, Bellaire had joined Boyne Falls’ district and were set to face them in the finals in a match-up resting on a basis of re-vived apprehension. The match-up was now as assertive as ever; one would get to eliminate the other on the biggest stage of their respective seasons to that point.The hype of the 2011 districts brought

buildup like the battle between the two had never brought before. Boyne Falls was 16-5 with a 12-point loss to Bellaire earlier in the year tucked away in the past, though inescapably still resonating with them. Bellaire, on the other hand, was 18-3 with a label as the best Class D team in the area. This was at a time in which Boyne Falls underclassmen were suited up on both sides of the scores table, and plenty of other middle school and freshmen play-ers were getting the privilege to practice with and become beneficiaries of the varsity’s dedication and willingness to train with the young teens, like my friends and I, throughout the offseason.Their wins became sweeter to us, while the few losses burned more than they did to us as we watched in, say, our elementary years. They were the guys we were mentored by, the guys we busted our tails on the court with all year, outside of in-season games. That March, in our district final, Bel-laire prevailed, 53-38. And the 2010-11 season for Boyne Falls ended at that. It ended the high school careers of seniors Travis Lange, Reggie Fiel, Luke Rypkowski, and Thomas Rahn. The following year was a mad seek for redemption. A terrific winter for both Bellaire, 21-1, and Boyne Falls, 20-1, had the 2011-12 district final match-up dubbed as “the most-anticipated match-up in northern Michigan,” and rightfully so. Bellaire was ranked fourth in the state, Boyne Falls sixth. The Loggers’ only loss heading in? To Bellaire, 54-49, three months prior. In Boyne Falls’ gym, before a crowd condensed enough to negate the op-tion of trying to squeeze out of the horde for concessions—though the game was intriguing enough that no one dared leaving their seat—the Loggers faced the biggest test since the last time they lost to them, that past December.I remember being in the locker room with a 26-23 lead at halftime, suited up just as a JV player brought up for districts with other underclassmen, and senior Logan Jenkins, panting, told the team, “We have a chance to make history, guys.”The win would have taken us to re-gionals with a great position to break out of the region for the first time in school history. Arch rival Bel-laire overcame the halftime deficit, though, eventually giving them the lead and district championship. The high school careers of Jenkins, Josh Puroll, Forrest Williams, and Elliot Clink had come to a close.The following year became much the same as the last several. At 19-1, we squared off with none other than the 20-0 Bellaire Eagles in the open-ing round of districts. I shouldn’t even have to say who our only loss all season came to, heading into the postseason. The undefeated Eagles took command in a 42-28 win, giv-ing us our sixth straight year of failing to get out of the district, despite being one of the premier teams in northern Michigan. The high school careers of Max Reed, Crosby Boettger, and William Miller had ended with Bel-laire moving past the Loggers in the bracket for the third year in a row. One can imagine what the goal for us—the Boyne Falls Loggers—was that entire spring, summer, fall, and winter. This was our time to do what had needed to be done far too long ago.

The regular season was great. We were able to extend the conference winning streak to three years, but the ultimate goal was still untouched un-til districts had come around. At 19-1, our only loss coming in an overtime devastation against Bellaire early in the year (what’s new), we finally wanted to give what we thought we owed to the Boyne Falls community, alumni, and school as a whole: a dis-

trict title over our rival.And what an opportunity

we were to seize: Friday night, the alumni all in attendance, and an overall fan base just absolutely tired of losing to the Bellaire Eagles. People from

schools all over north-ern Michigan had been

telling us, “Beat Bellaire for us” or “Everyone wants you guys

to beat Bellaire.” The opportunity was just overdue.Facing the #4-ranked Eagles, just as they’ve similarly been ranked for what seems like eternity, it was our chance to give to all of our alumni and community what they had been bereft of for too long. Thanks to some incredible shooting spurts, on-the-fly defensive adjustments, and a complete momentum swing in the belief that we were going to win that night, we were able to pull out a 55-46 victory.oh, but there was so much more to thank than that:1. the parents, who supported us through thick and thin for our entire careers. not to mention, they’ve even helped us change a referee’s mind on a call even he wasn’t sure about from time to time ... to time.2. the alumni, who helped us get where we are today. if it wasn’t for their influence on us, we wouldn’t have had the chance of being the team we were with the mindset we had. 3. the coaches, tim smith, dale jacobs, and mike burzynski, who each have put in and sacrificed so much time all year round for the betterment of our team’s potential success; there’s no coaching staff that has done as much preparation and given more dedication to a group of small school kids than you guys.4. everyone who believed in us.5. everyone who didn’t.Both became motivation; like glue and tape, they were opposite ways to get us to stick it out, so to speak, but both worked. It was the doubters a few miles down the road that fueled us in adversity just as much as it was our warm support from our commu-nity and from around the area.It was small school basketball at its very finest.We as a team were able to bring a community together through our work, and by the time we were bob-bing around the district champion-ship trophy with the crowd that exu-berant Friday night, it was safe to say the presence of our fan base had pro-pelled us to return the favor. It was a favor Boyne Falls had seen and had come almost close enough to taste, though were unable to touch for over seven years—that iconic trophy. Traverse City Record-Eagle’s head-line said it all: “Boyne Falls finally tastes victory against Bellaire.”With the sweat still fresh, the score-board still glowing, and an arch rival team panting on the sideline, disgusted by the taste of their own medicine, we finally returned that favor. The trophy was as feasible as ever before. Fans could finally touch it. Players kissed it, posed with it, the whole nine.The mutual feeling that was flushed over Boyne Falls’ community that night needed no explanation; it was a long time coming.

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Hi again, my fellow star lovers! The weather has been teasing us with warm-er days and rap-idly melting snow, and the occa-sional burst of snow and cold weath-er.But we are g r a d u a l l y making the

transition to spring. The sky was actually very clear in the last week, which afforded us the opportunity to get outside and

do some observing and astropho-tography. It was great and a reminder of just how splendid our northern Michi-gan skies can be.The moon is full on March 16, so observing this whole week will gradually get better as the moon starts to wane.On March 18, 1965, Russian cos-monaut Alexei Leonov became the first space walker. The Gemini 3 mission with astronauts Gus Gris-som and John Young took place on the same date in 1965. Also, the Russian space station Mir was de-orbited and crashed into the Pacific Ocean this day in 2001. Now is the time to view our favor-ite planets--Jupiter and Saturn. Ju-piter blazes in the almost directly overhead (the zenith) after dusk--it’s easily visible as a very bright

star near the constellation of Orion. Saturn stays low in the east and ris-es in the wee hours of the morning in the constellation of Libra. It will not come into full glory for several weeks. The viewing window for Jupiter shrinks a bit as the month progress-es as it moves closer and closer to the western horizon each night. Mars lies within 3 degrees north of the moon on Tuesday, March 18. Saturn lies only a third of a degree away from the moon on the 20th, which also happens to be the ver-nal equinox. If you remember, this means that the Sun appears directly overhead at the equator and offi-cially marks the first day of Spring.Nothing has more “ooh” and “aah” power than Saturn; it often appears that the image is painted on the lens of the scope! Although you

do need a medium sized scope or larger to really see and appreciate it, I guarantee you the image, espe-cially to the new observer, will fill you with wonder. Planets seem to boil and shimmer, especially when viewed closer to the horizon when you are looking through lots of atmosphere. This is due to atmospheric heat and air currents and also what gives stars their sparkle and wild color chang-es. If you take the time to stay and watch the planet, however, there are moments of stunning clarity when the air steadies a bit. As it climbs higher and higher into the sky in the weeks ahead, expect the image to continually improve.The winter constellations are far-ther and farther to the west as dark-ness falls, so now is the time to say

goodbye to them until late all. But the glorious spring and sum-mer constellations are beginning to appear in the east as the days go by and soon will dominate the night skies. We will visit them again in the coming weeks.Until next week, clear skies!

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