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PUBLIC NOTICEThe Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners willhold a public hearing on the proposed 2012 Budgeton Wednesday, September 28 at 7:15 p.m. The meet-ing will be held at the county building. Enter throughthe south entrance. The commissioners will also voteon an additional millage increase.

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Weather ............................................3

news Briefs................................6-7

Food & Dining....................9

Health & Wellness....................10

Local sports........................11-13

Obituaries.....................................14

Classifieds/Real Estate...15-17

Crossword.....................................17

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b. J. Conley

CHARLEVOIX — A county com-missioner who was told to think aboutresigning unless she could work withthe other commissioners said she doesnot plan to resign and that she has thesupport of the public.

First District County CommissionerShirlene Tripp who represents Hayes,Bay and part of Charlevoix townshipsand part of the city of Charlevoix saidshe has received telephone calls fromboth her constituents and the generalpublic since the board of commission-ers’ chairman, Joel Evans, said at anAug. 24 meeting that Tripp had vio-lated the rules of ethics.

“I’m disappointed in your quotes [inthe newspaper,]” Evans said. He re-ferred to quotes that criticized other

commissioners.“We want to work together,” he said.

“If you cannot, I hope you would takeit upon yourself to resign from theboard.” Evans added: “I’m not askingthat you [resign], I’m not telling you[to resign].”

Tripp responded on Friday, Sept. 2,in a telephone interview that shewould do what the people want.

“Joel is not the one who put me inoffice,” she said.

Commissioner Bob Drebenstedtsaid the lack of communications is amajor problem.

“ere’s been a lack of communica-tions for a long time on this board andit’s getting worse,” he said.

Tripp cited a lack of cooperation

among commissioners. She said theboard should attend more educationalmeetings and constituents’ meetingsto keep up with events, but that theboard does not listen to her sugges-tions.

But Evans rebuffed her statementsaying it was not true and that thecommission should put the past be-hind it.

“Let’s look forward to working to-gether,” he said.

As of Sept. 2, Tripp and Evans hadnot met for further discussion.

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It’s been seven years sinceBoyne City issued an initialpermit for a developmenton the city’s waterfront, butthe project that was to bethe Boyne Beach Club hasnot materialized and thematter is now in court.

Devlon Properties Inc.,the developer, filed a case inthe Charlevoix County Cir-cuit Court on September 1,against the city of BoyneCity Zoning Board of Ap-peals following a refusal bythe ZBA to reinstate an ex-pired second permit thatwas issued aer the first per-mit, issued on Sept. 8, 2004,expired.

James Heavey of DevlonProperties met with theZBA on Aug. 2, seeking re-instatement of the revokedsecond permit. Revokingthe permit also means thatthe development plan ex-pires.

e city ZBA membersagreed with planning direc-tor Scott McPherson that noconstruction has begun atthe site that is across fromGlen’s Market on LakeStreet. e city regulationsstate the construction mustcommence within two yearsfrom the date a permit is is-sued. e second permitwas issued on Sept. 8, 2007.

Devlon Properties claimthat construction beganaer an Oct. 11, 2007 foot-ing inspection was com-pleted on a pool building.e work was discontinuedin the spring of 2008.

But the city’s position isthat because the pool build-

Developertakes BoyneCity ZBAto court

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Big Rigs and ClassicTractors will be cross-ing the Mighty Mac

in mass this coming week-end, with the 4th AnnualMackinac Bridge AntiqueTractor Crossing and the16th Annual Richard CraneTruck Show events takingplace on each side of theStraits of Mackinac.

e Antique TractorCrossing will start out ashundreds of classic andunique tractors begin arriv-ing in Mackinaw City onursday aernoon, Sep-tember 15th. ose wishingto have a look at the tractors

Mackinac Bridge Tractor & Truck Crossing & Show This Weekend

can ride a shuttle provided bythe Northern Michigan Fly-wheelers Club from the park-ing area to the staging areabetween 3 and 7 pm. On Fri-day morning, those tractorswill parade from the stagingarea to the Bridge starting at 9am.

“ere are four areas towatch the tractors,” notesevent coordinator Bob Baum-gras. “ose are in downtown

Mackinaw City during the pa-rade, at south entrance andnorth exit from the Bridge,and then there is a second pa-rade through downtown St.Ignace. We expect over 800tractors, representing approxi-mately 35 clubs from Michi-gan, Indiana, Ohio andWisconsin.”

He adds, “is years GrandMarshal will be Mr. WaltRitenburg, one of the founders

the MMOGTA (Mid Michi-gan Old Gas Tractor Associa-tion) club out of OakleyMichigan. at club has beenaround for nearly 40 years,and have up to 2,000 tractor attheir annual show in Oakley.”

Following the paradethrough Mackinaw City,across the Mackinac Bridge,and through St. Ignace on Fri-

bELow: mackinac bridge au-thority operations manager,dean Steiner, stands by ashundreds of vintage tractorsembark on their journeyacross the mighty mac at the2010 mackinac bridge antiquetractor Crossing event.

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ing has no siding, windows ordoors and no interior work,that the work completed isnot “substantial” as requiredby the zoning ordinance, inaddition to work ceasing inthe spring of 2008. Substantial

progress is based on physicalconstruction, not on landclearing, demolition or apply-ing for grants, McPhersonsaid.

e city wants the sitecleaned up from the rubbleand pieces of old cement sothat it is safe and then wantsDevlon Properties to removethe fence it placed around thesite.

Devlon blames the pollu-

tion on the site for the stallingof construction. He said it is aBrownfield site. Heavey toldthe ZBA that if the city wantsthe project to move forward,the zoning permit should bereinstated. e ZBA votedthat the revocation of the per-mit and development planstands.

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COUNTY RECORDSaSSumEd namES:The following businesses re-

cently filed with the Charlevoix

County Clerk's office for an as-

sumed name for doing business:

Solanas Outdoor Center,

210A West Carpenter, Box

159, Charlevoix by Paul Os-

terberg.

Ultimate Wildlife Taxi-

dermy, 910 Sherman St.,

Charlevoix by Jeff Brodin.

diStRiCt CouRtThe following cases were re-

cently decided in the 90th Dis-

trict Court for the County of

Charlevoix:

Thomas David Harris, 18,

Boyne City. Minor in possession

of alcohol. Sentenced to pay

$300 in fines and costs.

Carley Elaine Cole-Hess, 20,

Boyne Falls. Driving without a

valid license. Sentenced to pay


Shannon Wabanimkee, 34,

Hartford. Disorderly

person/drunk. Sentenced to pay


Aaron Michael Robinson, 27,

East Jordan. Driving a motor ve-

hicle without security. Sen-

tenced to pay $365 in fines and

costs.

William Brandon Ferris, 35,

Charlevoix. Disorderly

person/drunk. Sentenced to pay

$250 in fines and costs and to

30 days in jail.

Trevor James Blackwell, 19,

Charlevoix. Retail fraud, 3rd de-

gree. Sentenced to pay $425 in

fines and costs and to 70 days

in jail with credit for one day,

serve 69 days.

Mark Eugene Follette, 46,

Boyne City. Disorderly person.

Sentenced to pay $775 in fines

and costs and to 90 days in jail

with credit for 14 days, serve 25

days on work release, 51 days

held in abeyance and nine

months on probation.

Waylon James Habasco, 18,

Elmira. Malicious destruction of

property. Sentenced to pay

$300 in fines and costs and

$242.59 in restitution and to 93

days in jail, 83 days held in

abeyance, 10 days of commu-

nity service and nine months on

probation.

Jonathon Cevin Hiller Kline,

20, Petoskey. Driving without a

license on person. Sentenced to

pay $200 in fines and costs.

Mark Eugene Follette, 46,

Boyne City. Assault and battery.

Sentenced to pay $775 in fines

and costs and to 90 days in jail

with credit for 14 days, serve 25

days on work release, 51 days

held in abeyance and nine

months on probation.

maRRiagE LiCEnSESThe following people have re-

cently filed for marriage li-

censes with the County of

Charlevoix:

Wesley Allen Seidel, 26,

Boyne Falls and Courtney Jo

Sierko, 25, Boyne Falls.

Brian Gerald Harrington, 52,

Boyne City and Lauri Ann

Hockin, 51, Boyne City.

Benjamin Scott Allen, 25,

Los Alamos, NM and Saman-

tha Jo Keje, 23, Los Alamos,

NM.

Thomas James Holden, 78,

Carrollton, TX and Patricia

Anne Leitner, 74, Charlevoix.

Christopher George Mc-

Clorey, 28, Boyne City and

Naomi Rose Sandell, 28,

Bothell, WA.

Bryan Leonard Liotta, 34,

Charlevoix and Jennifer Marie

Wardin, 29, Charlevoix.

Dennis James Harwood, 43,

Luzerne and Angela Lee Lev-

ell, 37, East Jordan.

Shannon Russell Gee, 41,

East Jordan and Laurie Ann

Graham, 27, East Jordan.

Joshua L. Todd Clark, 28,

Elkhart, IN and Amy Lynn Har-

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CHARLEVOIX COUNTYSHERIFF’S DEPT.September 5-11911 Hang Up Call ................2

Abandoned Vehicle..............1

Abuse ..................................0

Alarm ...................................5

Animal Complaint ..............30

Annoyance...........................5

Assault .................................3

Assist Citizen .......................4

Assist Motorist.....................2

Assist Other Agency ............9

Attempt to Locate................4

Attempted Suicide...............0

Bank Alarm ..........................0

Boating Accident .................0

Boating Violation .................3

Breaking & Entering.............4

Car/Deer Accident ...............9

Citations Issued.................34

Civil Complaint ....................6

Criminal Sexual Conduct.....1

Death ...................................0

Disorderly Person ................0

Disturbance .........................4

DNR Complaint....................0

Domestic Dispute ................2

Driving Complaint ................4

Fireworks Complaint............0

Found Property....................2

Fraud ...................................3

Health & Safety....................1

Hit & Run .............................0

Intoxicated Person ..............1

Juvenile................................1

Larceny ................................8

Lockout................................4

Lost Property .......................0

Malicious Destruction of Prop-

erty ...................................1

Mental Subject ....................0

Minor In Possession ............1

Miscellaneous Criminal........3

Missing Person ....................1

Noise Complaint ..................2

Paper Service ....................21

Parking Violation..................0

Personal Injury Accident......1

Personal Protection Order ...0

Private Property Accident....0

Property Check....................5

Property Damage Accident .5

Prowler ................................0

Road Hazard........................2

Stalking................................2

Suspicious Situation..........13

Threat ..................................2

Traffic Stop ........................88

Trespassing..........................0

Unknown Accident ..............2

Unlawful Driving Away of Au-

tomobile ...........................0

Vehicle in the Ditch ..............1

Violation of Controlled Sub-

stance Act ........................2

BOYNE CITYPOLICE DEPT.monday, September 5

3:13am Assist Sheriff Depart-

ment with injury accident on

Pleasant Valley Rd

5:02am Received false alarm in

the Industrial Park

9:59am Assist ambulance in the

600 block of Jefferson St

10:39am Report of lost check-

book

11:50am Subject at Police Dept

with civil matter

12:31pm Citation issued for im-

proper passing in the left turn

lane.

12:45pm Report of stalking com-

plaint in the 600 block of N

East St

4:20pm Fraud complaint in the

200 block of S Lake St

6:27pm Missing 10 Year old

from the 100 block of W Michi-

gan,. Was located and re-

turned home.

7:48pm Assist Fire Dept with

alarm in Industrial Park

22:31pm False alarm in the 1000

block of Boyne Av

tuesday, September 6

8:41am Report of 2 juveniles

smoking dope in the 1000

block of Boyne Av

10:38am Unlocked vehicle in the

200 block of E Water St

10:48am Received call regarding

fraud in the 800 block of N

Lake St

11:18am Subject in to drop off

arrow that was shot into his

yard on Lake Park Dr

11:33am Unlocked vehicle in the

300 block of Front St

1:26pm Report of abandoned

red truck in the 1000 block of

Robinson St

2:34pm 911 hang up call from

the 10000 block of Boyne Av.

All OK.

3:17pm Citizen in reference ju-

venile problem in the 300 block

of Vogel St

4:49pm citation issued for for

driving left of center

5:12pm Received complaint

about cars parked on sidewalk

of Brockway St

5:15pm Car Duck accident at

Lake and State Streets

5:58pm Assisted Sheriff Dept

with fail to pay in Boyne Falls

7:08pm Report of suspicious

vehicle at Court and Robinson

9:24pm Checked on suspicious

vehicle on M-75 S

wednesday, September 7

11:46am 911 hang up call from


All OK

12:47pm 911 hang up call from


All OK

2:13pm Report of 2 vehicle

property damage accident in

the 500 block of Boyne Av that

had occurred the day before.

3:49pm Assist Otsego county in

looking for subject with war-

rant.

7:32pm Report of aggressive

dog in the 100 block of Silver

St. Gone on Arrival.

8:25pm Civil dispute in the 300

block of N Lake St

thursday, September 8

7:30am B&E to building in the

700 block of State St

8:07am probation violation in

the 300 block of N Lake St

9:42pm Citation issued for

speed

10:52am Video player found in

the 100 block of E Water St

11:44pm Damage done to walls

and doors of the river mouth

restrooms

2:35pm Citation issued for

speed

3:38pm Assist Sheriff Dept with

reported assault on Wilson Rd

8:40pm 2 Intoxicated subjects

in the 1000 block of Boyne Av

9:39pm property damage acci-

dent in the 1300 block of

Boyne Av

10:00pm report of possible gun-

shot in the 300 block of Mor-

gan St. checked area. Unable

to locate.

10:37pm Parking complaint in

the 200 block of E Water St

11:08pm 911 hang up from the

100 block of W Ann St

Friday, September 9

7:29am Fail to pay for gasoline

in the 130 block of Boyne Av

10:19am Citizen in to report acci-

dent that happened yesterday

on Park St near Water.

10:31am Report of 5 buckets of

apples stolen from a yard in the

400 block of Jefferson St

11:07am Citizens in to report ha-

rassment complaint from the

800 block of e Main St

12:30pm 2 salvage vehicle in-

spections

2:42pm Report of medications

stolen from the 400 block of

Lewis Av

2:49pm Male in to report scam

phone call he received in the

500 block of Front St. Subject

claiming to be his grandson

and needing money.

4:46pm Report of assault in the

1000 block of Boyne Av

6:32pm Report of lawn mower

stolen from garage in the 400

block of Boyne Av

7:17pm Report of dog running

at large on Silver St. Unable to

catch

9:02pm Car deer accident on

Division St near Hull

10:00pm Report of lost cell

phone on S Lake St near Main St

11:17pm Report of domestic dis-

pute in the 300 block of Divi-

sion St

Saturday, September 10

11:28am Responded to a re-

quest for a vehicle unlock in

the 400 block of W Michigan

Av. While there, discovered

stolen license plate tab. Sub-

ject arrested for receiving and

concealing.

1:26pm Report of abandoned

vehicle in the 200 block of E

Water St

2:28pm Report of retail fraud in

the 400 block of N Lake St

3:55pm Subject at Police Dept

to turn self in on warrant

4:50pm Subject at Police Dept

to turn self in on warrant

5:53pm Request for welfare

check on subject in the 500

block of S Park St. Unable to

locate

6:40pm Report of civil com-

plaint in the 100 block of W

Court St

6:45pm MDOP to vehicle in the

100 block of W Court St

7:19pm Report of air condi-

tioner stolen out of window of

residence in the 500 block of

Harris St

Sunday, September 11

13:49pm Responded to alarm in

the 1300 block of Boyne Av

6:00pm Responded to trespass

complaint in the 300 block of

Call St

6:31pm Report of problems

with power lines in the 300

block of E Division St. Un-

founded.

7:31pm Report of suspicious

substance near River mouth.

Was wintergreen lifesaver

7:29pm Unlock in the 800 block

of S Park St

11:59pm Unlock in the 300 block

of E Division St

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Home Invasion andAssault InvestigatedOn Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 3:30

p.m. the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office

responded to a residence located in the area

of Lakeshore and Advance for a report of a

home invasion and an assault. Two subjects

reportedly approached the residence with a

box, one subject assaulted the home owner

while the other subject made entry into the

home.

Subjects were described as two white

males in their mid twenties driving a black

full size van. One of the subjects had a

firearm concealed under the box. Respond-

ing units were in the area within minutes and

were able to cover access roads that lead in

and out of the area, but were unable to lo-

cate a vehicle that matched the description

of the suspects’ vehicle.

The Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office

was assisted by the East Jordan Police De-

partment and the Boyne City Police Depart-

ment.

Anyone with information should contact

the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office.

This incident is still under investigation.

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over 500 people stopped by to enjoy and learn about a host services and products that help make life a little easier as we age at thefirst ever “it’s all about Choice” Senior Expo held at the otsego County Sportsplex last wednesday, September 7th.

LEFt: throughout the day special presentations, educa-tional seminars, and even a bit of exercise instructionwere a wonderful bonus for attendees at the Expo.

bELow: the otsego County Sportsplex was an idealvenue for the Expo, taking advantage of the largefloor area offered when the ice is removed for thefacilities annual September maintenance break.

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Anyone interested inlearning more about astron-omy is invited to attend anintroductory program atRaven Hill Discovery Centeron ursday, September 22,2011 at 7:30 pm. e eventwill be held in the new War-ren Loranger Great Roomand later at the Center’sMoon Base, if the weatherpermits.

e program will provideinformation about the dif-ferent types of observing tel-escopes and how to usethem, as well as give partici-pants a basic understanding

of the night sky and how tonavigate around the skylike a pro! ose interestedwill discuss the formation ofan active astronomy club!en the group will move tothe Center’s Moon Base tosee the night sky throughRaven Hill’s 16-inch reflect-ing telescope! Raven Hillhas one of the best observ-ing sites in all Michiganwith its dark sky and lowhorizons.

Presenter, Bryan Shu-maker is an avid amateur as-tronomer. He was formerlyan instructor in Astronomyat Oakland University anddirector of their AstronomyObservatory. He will helpparticipants celebrate the of-ficial start of Fall with a spe-cial introduction to thenight skies, followed by atelescope observing sessionto follow, if the weather co-operates and the skies areclear.

Call Cheri at231.536.3369 or [email protected] for more informa-tion. Registrations areappreciated, but not re-quired. ere is no chargefor the program.

Celebrate the Fall Equinox and Explore the Night Skies

Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillacof Petoskey Co-Hosts

“Free Car Seat Check”Saturday Sept. 24 • 10am to 2pm

Sponsored by “Safe Kids” Northwest Michigan Chapter

Results from previoussafety seat checks haveshown that four out of everyfive child safety seats areused incorrectly.

Each inspection lasts ap-proximately 30 minutes perseat.

Car seats will be inspectedon a first-come first –servedbasis.

A thorough inspection re-quires that children be pres-ent.

Child Passenger SafetyTechnicians will superviseinspection.

As a parent, the safety ofyour child is the most im-portant thing of all. Havingyou Child Safety Seat

checked will give you thepeace of mind to know thatyou are doing everythingyou can to protect yourchild. Our goal is to instructyou, as a parent, to safely in-stall the seat and to continueto safely install the seat inthe future.

Questions??? Call theHealth Department ofNorthwest Michigan at (231)347-5022 or the EmmetCounty Sheriff ’s Office at(231) 439-8900

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Discover a huge variety of newand vintage items for the homeat Consign Design of Charlevoix

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Consign Design, located ina wonderful three level down-town Charlevoix shop (whichbegan as Hess Furnituremany years ago), features ahuge array of items to furnish,decorate, or simply spice upthe look of your home.Priced from under one dollarto several thousand, artwork,furniture, lighting fixtures,

china, goblets and countlessother home accessory itemsare beautifully displayedthroughout the approximately4,000 square feet of floorspace in the shop.

e store is owned byChuck and Mary Adamsalong with business partnersRebecca Jeakle and MelanieMorrison, and opened in Mayof 2007 aer these entrepre-neurs reviewed a City of

Charlevoix study that re-vealed area residents feltthere was a need for an af-fordable place in town topurchase artwork, furnish-ings and antiques.

“We offer just about any-thing for furnishing and ac-cessorizing the home,” notesMary Adams. “While wecertainly have antiques suchas Depression era glass, Wa-terford crystal, and vintagechandeliers, we also havenew items in our InteriorDesign Clearance Centerwhich feature items that wereused to furnish model homesfor builders. We also have aChildren’s Section with itemssuch as vintage furniture andbooks.”

An appointment is re-quired to submit items,though photos with a de-scription of larger items maybe sent for review.

Consign Design is locatedat 100 Van Pelt Place, (at theend of Van Pelt Alley offBridge Street). e store isopen Monday thru Fridayfrom 10 am until 5:30 pm,and Saturday and Sundayfrom 10 am until 4 pm. Foradditional information call(231) 237-9773 or visitwww.Consigndesign.net

Michigan Trucking Association (MTA)would like to remind you that September 11-17 is National Truck Driver AppreciationWeek.

is week is set aside to honor the 3.2 mil-lion professional truck drivers nationwide fortheir hard work and commitment in tacklingone of our economy's most demanding andimportant jobs.

Motor carriers, state trucking associations,manufacturers, along with shippers, cus-tomers, highway patrol and local communi-ties are among those who have organizedevents to honor the men and women who de-liver America. Celebrations can range fromsafe driving awards to cookouts at companyfacilities to windshield cleaning at travelplazas. Many events include the families whosupport their loved ones out on the road.

ere are over 3.2 million professionaltruck drivers nationwide - delivering thegoods U.S. consumers need every day of the

year. Logging over 408 billion miles per year,trucks delivered 8.8 billion tons of freight in2009, or 68 percent of total U.S. freight ton-nage. Professional truck drivers are more es-sential to the national economy than everbefore, and they're delivering their loadssafely and professionally.

- Did you know that more than 80 percentof U.S. communities depend solely on truck-ing for delivery of their goods and commodi-ties? From the medical supplies at yourpharmacy, the clothes in the shopping malland the food on your grocery store shelves,life's essentials are delivered by truck.

- Did you know that the trucking industryis the safest in its history? Bringing life's es-sentials to American communities fromMaine to California is a major responsibility.And while the miles traveled by America's 3.5million truck drivers have steadily increased -more than 400 billion miles in 2005 alone -the industry has never been safer.

- Did you know that the trucking in-dustry is one of the nation's largest em-ployers? One in every 15 workingAmericans is employed by the truckingindustry, contributing their part to de-livering life's essentials every day.

- Did you know that the trucking in-dustry is going green? In the pastdecade, on-road diesel engine emissionshave been cut by more than half. Withthe introduction and wide-spread use ofultra-low sulfur diesel, the amount ofsulfur in on-road diesel is reduced by 97percent.

- Did you know America's truck driv-ers are professionals dedicated to keep-ing our highways safe? Americansaround the country depend on thetrucking industry to deliver life's essen-tials safely and efficiently. e nation's3.5 million professional truck driversfollow stringent safety regulations, at-tend frequent training programs andeven work to educate the motoring pub-lic to help them drive safer around trac-tor-trailers.

Established in 1934, Michigan Truck-ing Association is Michigan's onlystatewide trucking association. MTA'smission is to serve the interests of thetrucking industry; enhance the indus-try's image, efficiency, productivity andcompetitiveness; promote highwaysafety; provide educational programs;and work for a healthy business envi-ronment. Serving over 450 members,MTA offers federal and state regulationsassistance, safety training and groupsavings programs. Visit www.mitruck-ing.org

it’s national truck driver appreciation week! MDOT YouTube videoexplains procedures for

setting speed limitse Michigan Department of Trans-

portation (MDOT) and Michigan State Po-lice (MSP) have released a new YouTubevideo to help motorists understand howspeed limits are established. e one-minute video explains the process that stateagencies use to set speed limits. e newvideo is available on MDOT's YouTubechannel at www.youtube.com/michigandot.

"We work closely with our partners inlaw enforcement to establish the safestspeed limits possible for the benefit of allmotorists," said State Transportation Direc-tor Kirk T. Steudle.

Speed studies are conducted to deter-mine the 85th percentile speed and identifyreasonable driver behavior for a particularstretch of roadway. e speed study is onepart of an engineering and traffic investiga-tion - a nationally accepted guideline forsetting speed limits. e survey team in thefield also identifies and considers other fac-tors, including traffic crash data, traffic vol-umes, roadside development, roadwayconfiguration and condition, number of in-tersections and driveways, sidewalks, andany other factors that may influence alltypes of road users.

"Our comprehensive analysis in deter-mining speed limits relies heavily on iden-tifying normal and safe driver behavior andwhether or not a speed limit is realistic,"said MSP Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue.

For more information on how speed lim-its are set, visit ww.michigan.gov/speedlim-its.

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e Charlevoix County CROP HungerWalk, which will take place on Saturday,September 24, 9am from Whiting Park inBoyne City, Charlevoix Middle Schooland Elm Pointe in East Jordan will benefit6 local ministries in our local communi-ties. Global ministries that will receivehelp from the CROP Hunger Walk in-clude our friends in Haiti, survivors inJapan, children in Darfur, women inKenya, families in Pakistan and recenttornado/flood victims in the Midwestand Northeast US. CWS/CROP has apresence in each of these communitiesthrough our indigenous partners andlocal churches.

We are very grateful for the partnershipof the people of Boyne City, Charlevoixand East Jordan, who have stepped upand graciously walked and contributed tothe Charlevoix CROP Hunger Walk forthe past 28 years. Last year the Walk wentover the 19,000.00 mark for total giving,with more that 116 people walking and

hundreds contributing to this annualevent over the years! rough the won-derful and faithful leadership of ourCROP Hunger Walk Team who representchurches, organizations and local foodministries, many hungry and hurtingpeople in our own communities andthroughout the world have received food,water and shelter! ere were over 140CROP Hunger Walks in the state ofMichigan, with more than $2,000,000raised through the annual events eachyear! CROP Hunger Walks were the firstfundraising walks in the United States.e rich history of CROP Hunger Walk-ing started in the late 1960's when agroup of churches in the Midwest hostedan event in solidarity with people in thedeveloping world who had to walk dailyfor food, water, education, employmentand health care. People raised fundsthrough a pledge per mile, and thenchoose to walk 20 miles together in tan-

dem with those throughout the worldwho must walk on a daily basis. us thebirth of CROP Hunger Walks, whichhave multiplied to over 2000 Walks na-tionwide. Michigan is celebrating their41st year in 2011, with the first CROPHunger Walk taking place in Marne,Michigan organized by the UnitedMethodist Youth in the West Michigandistrict. Since that first Walk, Michigan-ders have raised more that $45,000,000for hunger related needs in Michigan andin over 80 countries worldwide. For more information, you may contactMary Richwine in Boyne City at 231-582-6035, John Young in Charlevoix at 231-547-2042 and Marge Teske in East Jordanat 231-536-3128 or please visit the web-site www.churchworldservice.org orwww.cropwalk.org

CROP Hunger Walks . . . endinghunger one step at a time!

Charlevoix County CROP Walk Fights Hunger

e Martha Wagbo Farmand Education Center is ex-cited to present a benefit con-cert and raffle to raise moneyfor their farmhouse roof.Working with Ric Evans ofParadigm Energy Services,they have developed a modelto repair and reengineer theroof to improve its insulationvalue, thereby increasing itsenergy efficiency. To helpcover the costs of this venturethey have launched a “Raisethe Roof ” campaign whichwill be capped off on Satur-day, September 24th with abenefit concert and raffle atthe beautiful Banks TownshipHall in Ellsworth, located at6520 Center Street. is eventwill bring in local and re-gional musicians, dance in-structors, artists, and farmersto share their skills and goodswith the community. “Ourevents really attract a diversecrowd— it’s great to see peo-ple of all ages, beliefs, andlifestyles come together andhave fun,” Maria Wesserle,Wagbo Program Coordinatorsaid. Ticket prices are slidingscale $10 to $20 per person.

Starting at 7 pm PeacemealString Band will play old-time music with Dan Gornoand Jan Fowler teaching con-

tra dances. Collectively,Gorno and Fowler have over45 years of dance instructorexperience between them.Fowler has been callingdances since 1978, when shebegan somewhat reluctantlyat the behest of a friend. atreluctance fell away as soon asshe started. “I just fell in lovewith calling- it’s fabulous!”Fowler said.

Dancers of all levels of ex-perience are welcome. Ifyou've never participated inthese group dances before,now is the time to discoverwhat fun they are! “Tradi-tional dance is somethingeveryone can enjoy. You don’tneed a partner, just a desire tohave a good time,” Fowlersaid.

Folk musician Chris Bath-gate will perform at 9:30 pmaccompanied by Graham Par-sons and others. Born in ruralIowa and raised in rural Illi-nois, Chris currently residesin Pinckney, Michigan.Called a "skilled purveyor oflovely gloom" by NPR'sStephen ompson, Bathgatehas honed his signature ver-sion of country-tinged gothicfolk through years of labor.His fourth full-lengthalbum, Salt Year, was released

in April 2011.At 10 pm there will be a

break in Chris Bathgate’s setto draw raffle tickets. egrand prize is a side of porkfrom Providence Farm andCSA with an approximatevalue of $250. (Raffle license#X79079 by the Wagbo PeaceCenter.) How much is a sideof pork, exactly? It’s half a pigcut lengthwise down the mid-dle. In this case, it's been

processed into two hams, twosmoked hocks, six packagesof bacon, and 27 packages ofsausage, for a grand total ofabout 56 pounds of pork!

Providence pigs are raisednaturally with plenty of accessto the outdoors and ampleopportunity to forage. eyare fed non-GMO grain andnutritious vegetable scraps.e meat is processed byEbel's Family Center without

adding any MSG, preserva-tives, or additives. “It’s deli-cious meat raised in abeautiful setting by an amaz-ing farmer,” said JasonStephens, Wagbo volunteerand five-season buyer ofProvidence pork sides. erewill also be three runner-upprizes of gi baskets stuffedwith artisanal cra and fooditems. Raffle tickets are avail-able for sale now at theWagbo Farm and can bebought at the concert for onedollar each.

Finally, complimentaryfood, tea, and coffee will beon hand, together with sam-ples of wild edible fare.

“ere will be a diversity oflocally foraged foods includ-ing fish from Lake Michigan,pickled fiddlehead ferns, wildberry cookies, and nutbreads,” Fischer Jex, WagboIntern and wild foods enthu-siast, said. Handcraed goodswill be available for sale at themerchandise table and instal-lations of local art will deco-rate the walls.

For more information, visithttp://www.wagbo.org/bene-fit.php or contact Wagbo at231-536-0333 [email protected].

Sponsored by ProvidenceFarm and CSA, BC Pizza, andJo Jo’s Natural Market.

benefit Concert to Raise Funds for area non-Profit’s Roof

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lected habit for the month.You start where you are,set your own goals, andsee how easy it can be tolive a healthier life, onehabit at a time. Programleader: Health Coach,Susan Boyko, RN, BSN,Harbor LifeStyle Center.Contact the CharlevoixPublic Library at231.237.7360 for addi-tional information!

EAST JORDANFarmers market

Enjoy the fresh offeringsfrom local growers eachThursday from 9am - 1pmat East Jordan Sports-man's Park

CHARLEVOIXFarmers market

Get a fresh start at theCharlevoix Farmers Mar-ket downtown in EastPark. The market will takeplace every Thursday from9am to 1pm through Octo-ber 27 (Excluding October13th due to Applefestival).All products sold are lo-cally grown and produced.From just picked flowersand produce to bakedgoods and canned items,there will be something foreveryone!

PETOSKEYFree Foreclosure work-shops

Learn from experts howto prevent your home fromgoing into foreclosure.Northwest Michigan Com-munity Action Agency(NMCAA) offers FreeForeclosure PreventionEducation workshops inTraverse City, Petoskeyand Cadillac offices.Homeowners will learnhow to avoid foreclosureand the different foreclo-sure programs that areavailable. NMCAA, a certi-fied HUD and MSHDAHousing CounselingAgency, will also educatehomeowners about theforeclosure process andcounsel families on budg-eting for their personal fi-nancial situation.Homeowners do not haveto be within the actual fore-closure process to accessthese services – many areavailable to assist before acrisis actually occurs tokeep the clients out of theforeclosure process alto-gether. To register for thisworkshop or for more in-formation, call 231-947-3780 / 1-800-632-7334 orvisit www.nmcaa.net.

EAST JORDANm-32 work begins

Reconstruction of ap-proximately 2 miles of M-32 in East Jordan fromthe downtown area to Air-port Drive. Work will bedone over two construc-tion seasons to make itmore convenient for resi-dents and business own-ers. This $1.7 millionproject includes removingand replacing a culvert in2012. Traffic will be main-tained under intermittentflag control during culvertwork this constructionseason, with a posted de-tour during next year'swork.

BOYNE CITYHarvest Festival

Oct. 1 - Harvest Festival,Water Street

NORTHERN MICHIGANPeople Fund grant appli-cations due

The Great Lakes EnergyPeople Fund is acceptinggrant applications fromnon-profit organizationsthroughout its local servicearea. The upcoming grantapplication deadline isOct.1. Non-profit organiza-tions can apply for a grantthrough the People Fundby downloading the appli-cation at www.gtlakes.comor by calling Great LakesEnergy, 888-485-2537,ext. 1313

at East Jordan Commu-nity Church on SundayOctober 9th at 9:30 AM.Located at 301 NicholsStreet, the East JordanCommunity Church is ex-cited to welcome andserve those who call EastJordan home, but don't yethave a church home. Any-one with questions is in-vited to call the EastJordan CommunityChurch Office at (231)536-2299.

BOYNE CITYused book Sale

The Friends of theBoyne District Library willbe holding their annualused book sale on FridaySept 23, from 9-4 and Sat-urday, Sept. 24 from 9-4.The public is welcome toview and purchase ourgently used books: fiction,nonfiction, history, biogra-phies, travel, cooking,crafts, children, sports,science fiction and reli-gion. Our books are soldfor donations that will sup-port library programs.

GAYLORDbear basketball Sign-upby 9/24

Now in its 24th year,Bear Basketball beginssoon. 9-12th grade boy’sleague and 9-12th gradegirl’s league plays eachSunday afternoon October2 – Nov. 6.

3rd – 6th grade boysand girls basketball campeach Saturday afternoonbeginning October 1.League for 3rd – 6th gradeboys and girls begins inJanuary. Registrationdeadline is Sept. 24. Reg-ister on-line at www.Bear-Basketball.org. All gamesand classes take place atthe Otsego County Com-munity Center, 315 S.Center St. Cost is only$15. This is NorthernMichigan’s premier youthbasketball program andincludes more than 400youth from all over North-ern Michigan. Registrationdeadline is Sept. 24.

CHARLEVOIX COUNTYCrop walk

Come rain or shine,area residents are rearingup for the 28th annualCharlevoix County CROPWalk slated for Saturday,September 24th at 9:00a.m. The six mile walk willcommence from threeCharlevoix County loca-tions. Those from EastJordan will meet at ElmPointe. Boyne City partici-pants will assemble atWhiting Park whileCharlevoix walkers willgather at the CharlevoixMiddle School. The eventwill conclude at the Con-gregational Church inIronton where lunch willbe provided to all who par-ticipated. All areachurches and individualsare invited to join in thisannual fund raiser. Formore information aboutCROP Walk, please con-tact: Marge Teske in EastJordan at 231-536-3128,John Young in Charlevoixat 231-547-2042 andMary Richwine in BoyneCity at 231-582-6035.

MACKINAC ISLANDRepublican Leadershipconference

This year's RepublicanLeadership conference isbeing held at The GrandHotel on beautiful Mack-inac Island, September23-25. Michigan businessleaders and statewideelected officials, as well aspresidential hopefuls willbe among those high-lighted throughout theevent. Governor Rick Sny-

der, former Governor MittRomney, Governor RickPerry, and CongressmanThaddeus McCotter aresome of the great keynotespeakers scheduled forthe weekend. You canregister atwww.migop.org/mackinac.

CHARLEVOIXShow your colors

3rd Annual Show YourColors Poker Run, Motor-cycle Show, & Pig RoastSaturday, September 24,the run begins atCharlevoix Elks LodgeBeacon Center; 104Mason Street, Suite 105and includes stops at TheBBQ in Boyne City; TheUgly Bar in Vanderbilt;The Brown Trout in IndianRiver; Papa Lou's inPetoskey; and Giuseppe'sin Charlevoix. The cost is$25 and includes the PigRoast and entertainmentafter the run. $10 addi-tional rider includes pigroast OR $25 additionalrider to play poker. Pre-register $25 for free com-memorative shirt day ofthe ride. The event issponsored by theCharlevoix Elks Lodge#2856 with proceeds tobenefit local Michigan Vet-erans. For more informa-tion, contact: Ken Rogersat 231-675-2297 or KellyDrost at 231-330-6971 orleave a message at theCharlevoix Elks Lodge,231-237-0200.

BOYNE CITYConcert

Sept. 24 - Country/popmusic star Juice Newtonconcert sponsored byBoyne City FirefightersAssociation at high schoolPerforming Arts Center, 4and 7 p.m.

CHARLEVOIXSummer Folk 2011

Potter's Field featuringJohn Natiw and RochelleClark, Monday, Sep 26,6:30pm - 7:30pm atCharlevoix Public Library

EAST JORDANbusiness after Hours

September BusinessAfter Hours is Sept. 29from 5-7pm at Jordan Val-ley Rehab, 100 Main St.They are celebrating their10th Anniversary.

ELLSWORTHFarmer’s market

Local growers offerfreshness every Tuesday,5pm – 7pm 5-7 p.m.,across from the HighSchool.

BOYNE CITYFarmers market

Local farmers andcrafters fill Veterans Parkin Boyne City everyWednesday and Saturdayfrom May until October.You will find almost any-thing for your table andhome, handmade andhomegrown.

CHARLEVOIX11 Healthy Habits for 2011

Clear your calendar onthe first Wednesday of themonth, February-Decem-ber and discover the 11Healthy Habits for 2011. Aprogram designed to helpyou move toward betterhealth this year. Set aside30 minutes once a monthto learn how to treat yourbody the way it deserves!Time 5.15 to 5.45 pm onthe first Wednesday of themonth at the CharlevoixPublic Library. Come afteryour workday, have ahealthy snack and get ma-terials and a brief talk toget you started on the se-

ROSCOMMONmichigan Firemen's me-morial Festival

The fun begins Thurs-day, Sept. 15 at 4pm onthe Fire Training Grounds.Food, displays, events,contests, children’s activi-ties and a variety of inter-active activities.

BOYNE CITYbusiness after Hours

Century 21 VacationProperties will host theBoyne Area Chamber’snext Business After Hoursnetworking event from5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Sept. 15 at 231 WaterSt. There is no charge foradmission or refresh-ments.

CHARLEVOIXday of Caring and Cam-paign Kickoff breakfast

Community membersare invited to the Kickoff ofthe 2011 Char-Em UnitedWay Campaign and Day ofCaring. A kickoff breakfastis planned for ThursdaySeptember 15 at 7:30amsimultaneously at two lo-cations: Fletch's, AudiShowroom, in Petoskeyand Harbor Industries, inCharlevoix. United WayCampaign Co-Chairs, Drs.Melanie Manary and ReedFreidinger, will be on handto start the official UnitedWay fundraising campaignand welcome the Day ofCaring volunteers. Theevent is free and beginswith a light breakfast,courtesy of Glen's Mar-kets. United Way's Cam-paign leaders willannounce the 2011 cam-paign goal. Guests willhave a chance to meetsome of United Way'sFunded Partners and learnmore about how UnitedWay is meeting commu-nity needs.

EAST JORDANHarvest dinner

September 16, 5-7pm atPeninsula Grange Hall onLooze Road. $8/adults,$4/kids 6 to 12, 5 andunder free. Bring yourfamily and friends for ahearty, wholesome,freshly-prepared meal.

BOYNE CITYbenefit dinner

Benefit Spaghetti Dinnerat St. Matthew Parish1303 Boyne Ave. Sept. 17,6-7:30pm. Sponsored byfriends and family of CarolBennet-McGeorge to helpcover medical equipmentcosts. Cost by Donation

EAST JORDANwatershed celebration

The Friends of the Jor-dan extends an invitationto all to attend our 7th an-nual Celebration on Satur-day, September 17 from1-3pm at the Jordan RiverWatershed Center 101Union St. East Jordan.The highlight of the eventwill be the exhibit of thephotos from our annual

Photography Contest andannouncement of the prizewinners. Over $1200 inprize money will beawarded with a $250Grand Prize sponsored byCharlevoix State Bank, aViewer's Choice Awardsponsored by Bay WindsFederal Credit Union, ThePresident's Choice Awardsponsored by East JordanPlastics and the Youthaward sponsored by theEast Jordan Iron Works.10 additional awards willbe presented to the pho-tographers who providedthe images selected forthe 2012 Calendar. Spon-sors for those awards arethe Ray and Tami Bier ofBier Gallery, Zane Carterof Edward Jones, CentralLake Drugs, John andPhyllis Dedoes, Abdeenand Holly Jabara, JordanValley Animal Clinic, Jor-dan Valley Outfitters, Mar-tys Cones and Carryout,Gary and CharleneRoberts and Barb V.White. There were 115 en-tries and the quality of thework is exceptional. Enter-tainment will be providedby guitarist and vocalistDaniel Donovan Farrowand refreshments will becatered by Chef JosephKrumholz of the JordanInn. 2012 Calendars willbe available for purchase.There is no charge for ad-mission but donations areappreciated. Please joinus as we celebrate thenatural wonder of the Jor-dan River Watershed withart, music, tasty tempta-tions and stimulating con-versation.

EAST JORDAN9-1-1 Pilot's wife to speak

Guest Speaker CherylMcGuinness will speak atLighthouse MissionaryChurch on Sunday, Sep-tember 18 at 3pm.Cheryl's husband was theco-pilot of American Air-lines Flight 11 - the first air-plane to crash into theWorld Trade Center.Through her powerfulstory, others can findhope. Cheryl's message ofrenewal, recovery andfaith is a message thatresonates. For more infor-mation on this event seehttp://www.lighthousemc.org or for more informationon Cheryl McGuinnesssee http://www.beautybe-yondtheashes.com.

MANCELONAbudgeting workshop

Northwest MichiganCommunity Action Agencywill be hosting workshopon Budgeting on Septem-ber 20 from 6pm to 9pm,as part of a free series ofworkshops on financial fit-ness. The series work-shops are offered to thegeneral public for free atNMCAA Head Start, 201E. State Street,Mancelona. Attend all thesix free financial fitnessworkshops and get yourcertificate of completion!To register or to find outabout the future work-shops, please call 800-443-5518.

EAST JORDANyour money in the balance

How to manage your in-vestments while managingyour debt. Learn usefulstrategies for increasingthe "assets" side of yourhousehold balance sheetwhile reducing the liabili-ties side. Attendees willparticipate in solving real-world investment andbudget-related problems.Session will take place atthe Jordan Valley DistrictLibrary, Sept. 21, 6:30pm -8pm. Admission is free.Call 231-536-7131 to reg-

ister. This program ismade possible with fund-ing from the Investor Pro-tection Trust inWashington D.C. throughthe Michigan Office of Fi-nancial and InsuranceRegulation. All InvestorEducation in your commu-nity courses are non-com-mercial, free from salespitches, and available toyou through your library-atno cost.

CHARLEVOIXbusiness after Hours

Wednesday, Sep 21,5pm - 7pm at Giuseppe'sItalian Grille, US 31

EAST JORDANFashion Show

St Joseph's CatholicChurch Ladies Guild Fash-ion Show held Sept. 22,7pm at the Jordan Inn.Please join us for refresh-ments and an evening offun and fashion.

EAST JORDANCommunity band re-hearsal

The Jordan Valley Com-munity Band under the di-rection of Becky Palmiterwill begin its fall rehearsalseason at 7pm on Sep-tember 22 at the bandroom of the East JordanHigh School. Any area mu-sician, of any age, whohas some experience andlikes to play music, is wel-come. The band will pres-ent a Holiday concert onSunday, December 4, atthe East Jordan HighSchool Auditorium. CallBecky Palmiter at 231-582-3734, Phyllis Childs at231-582-3488, or LeslieCunningham at 231-547-2145 for more information.

GAYLORDEncouraging Entrepreneur-ship

The Northern MichiganEmployer Forum Commit-tee invites you to its an-nual business workshop:"Encouraging Entrepre-neurship ~ Solutions forSuccess," on Thursday,September 22nd, from11:30 AM - 4:30 PM atTreetops Resort in Gay-lord. The $20 registrationfee includes a cateredlunch, refreshments andthree informative sessionsgeared toward businessowners, personnel/depart-ment managers andsales/marketing represen-tatives, alike! We invitepeople who are thinkingabout starting a businessas well as those who arecurrently in business andwant to retain and/or growtheir customer base. Busi-nesses and organizationswill benefit greatly from theinformation and network-ing offered by this low-costevent! The deadline toregister is Friday, Septem-ber 16. For details on thespeakers, agenda andmore, log on to www.em-ployerforum.org, contactyour Michigan WORKS!Business Liaison, Angie,at 231-439-5213,[email protected] orcontact Jody at 989-731-0287, [email protected].

EAST JORDANnew Church begins in EJ

Walloon Lake Commu-nity Church is pleased toannounce its expansioninto East Jordan. Monthsof planning and prayer bychurch members have ledto the upcoming openingof the new East Jordancampus. The public is in-vited to an open house onSunday, September 25thfrom 2 to 4 PM. Publicworship services will begin

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The Martha Wagbo Farmand Education Center isexcited to present a benefitconcert and raffle to raisemoney for their farmhouseroof. To help cover thecosts of this venture theyhave launched a “Raise theRoof” campaign which willbe capped off on Saturday,September 24th with abenefit concert and raffle atthe beautiful Banks Town-ship Hall in Ellsworth, lo-cated at 6520 CenterStreet. This event will bringin local and regional musi-cians, dance instructors,artists, and farmers toshare their skills and goodswith the community. To helpcover the costs of this ven-ture they have launched a“Raise the Roof” campaignwhich will be capped off onSaturday, September 24thwith a benefit concert andraffle at the beautiful BanksTownship Hall in Ellsworth,located at 6520 CenterStreet. This event will bringin local and regional musi-cians, dance instructors,artists, and farmers toshare their skills and goodswith the community. Formore information, visithttp://www.wagbo.org/ben-efit.php or contact Wagboat 231-536-0333 [email protected].

GAYLORDoktoberfest

Join the Celebration atGaylord's Oktoberfest Fri-day, Sept 30th, 5pm to11pm. Music, Food, Beer.Judy & Her Suchey Broth-ers. Saturday, October 1st,11am to 11pm ~ MoreMusic ~ Food ~ Beer ~ Fun~ 3 pm - 5 pm Cedar CreekTanzlmusi ~ 7 pm - 11 pmMisty Blues. DowntownGaylord under the PavilionOn Court. Authentic Ger-man Food, Biergarten, LiveMusic, Dancing, Beer Tent.$3 Cover Charge. HostedBy City of Gaylord

BOYNE CITYHarvest Festival

Boyne Area Fall HarvestFestival provides an excel-lent opportunity for visitorsto see, sample and pur-chase apples, crafts, andfall produce from area or-chards and farmers. Thisyear’s Harvest Festival willbe Saturday, October 1stdowntown Boyne City onWater and Lake Streets.There will be farm marketbooths selling over 30 dif-ferent types of apples.Other fall harvest itemsavailable will be pumpkins,squash, apple butter, jam,honey, and cider. The festi-val will also offer music andHay Rides from 11-3. Thefestival also hosts the Har-vest Craft Show. This is ahigh quality show featuringunique items and special“holiday gifts.” Don’t missthe children’s activities,such as pumpkin painting

and other events providefun for the whole family. Allof this, at a wonderful timeof the year – a time whenfall colors peak in NorthernMichigan.

CHARLEVOIX & EMMET COUNTIESaccepting grant Requests

Area community founda-tions invite nonprofit organ-izations, educationalinstitutions, and municipal-ities to submit grant re-quests to put localcharitable dollars to work inCharlevoix and Emmetcounties. Eligible nonprofitorganizations must serveresidents of CharlevoixCounty or Emmet Countyand work to enrich or im-prove life for local residentsin some way. The deadlinefor submission is October3. For more information,contact Charlevoix CountyCommunity Foundation at231-536-2440 orwww.c3f.org and Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Com-munity Foundation at231-348-5820 or www.ph-sacf.org.

PETOSKEYElizabeth Smart at nCmC'sLecture Series- october 7

The abduction of Eliza-beth Smart was one of themost followed child abduc-tion cases of our time.Since this traumatic experi-ence, Elizabeth has be-come an advocate forchange related to child ab-duction, recovery programsand national legislation.Elizabeth's abduction andrecovery continues to moti-vate parents, law enforce-ment and leadersworldwide to focus on chil-dren's safety. In her pres-entation, OvercomingAdversity, she shares herinsights about recovery indifficult and traumatic situ-ations. This keynote is filledwith hope and encourage-ment for those who arestruggling. The lecture willbe at the Student and Com-munity Resource CenterGymnasium on the NCMCPetoskey Campus on Octo-ber 7th at 7pm. Free ticketsare required for admission.Tickets may be picked upat the North Central Michi-gan College business officeand bookstore on thePetoskey campus, and atthe Gaylord, Cheboyganand East Jordan offices,the Chamber of Commerceoffices in Petoskey, HarborSprings, Charlevoix, BoyneCity and Indian River. Thepublic is invited and admis-sion is free. Doors open at6:30pm. Seating is on afirst-come, first-servedbasis. Audio and videoequipment are prohibited.

CHARLEVOIXHealthy People group

Bay Area Substance Ed-ucation Services, Inc.(BASES) in Charlevoix ishosting a "Healthy PeopleGroup" that meets everySunday evening from 6:30- 7:30pm at its 208 WestLincoln location. The groupis available for all adultsthat are interested in learn-ing about, discussing andtaking action on living in ahealthier way. There is "noproblem required", just aninterest and desire to getbetter. Scott and CeliaKelly, founders and Direc-tors of BASES, are the fa-cilitators for this adultsupport group. Much of theinformation being dis-cussed and presented inthe group is based onScott's new book, "BASESBrain Training for AddictionRecovery" that outlines nu-merous skills and lessonsin developing a healthierlifestyle to overcome a hostof self-defeating behaviors.There is no cost for thegroup but the basket ispassed to offset expenses.You can learn more aboutthis weekly 60 minute sup-port group by visitingwww.BASESTeenCenter.org where you can view ashort video that outlines theprogram and get a flyer thatdescribes the Healthy Peo-ple Group as well. Formore information, pleasecall BASES at 547-1144.


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e purpose of the string program is to give public and pri-vate school children beginning in the 3rd grade the opportu-nity to experience the excitement of learning how to play theviolin, viola, cello, or string bass. Music Education Director,Robert Dudd, and Assistant Director, Jennifer McAndrew,travel to each of the schools along with other local area stringteachers to instruct students in the art of playing a stringed in-strument.

Classes begin in October and students may continue to reg-ister for classes through November. Communities that arenow served by the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program includeAlanson, Beaver Island, Boyne City, Boyne Falls, Charlevoix,East Jordan, Ellsworth, Harbor Springs, Pellston, andPetoskey.

Home school families can take advantage of the homeschool class available at Crooked Tree Arts Center. ere willbe an orientation for home school students and their familieson ursday, September 22nd at 1:00pm in the Crooked TreeArts Center.

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Dear Dave,My husband and I have

been married for threemonths, and we’re debt-free.Right now, we’re trying tosave up a 20 percent downpayment for a house. I workfor a real estate company, andthey’re really pushing us totake advantage of a first-timehomebuyer deal. e pro-gram offers 100 percent fi-nancing, no money down andno private mortgage insur-ance. ey say it’s a great deal.What do you think?

Stacy

Dear Stacy,You guys are off to a great

start! Don’t blow it now.ose people are wrong. Igrew up in the real estateworld, and this is a bad idea.

Slow down. It’s great thatyou guys are young and debt-free, but you need to dothings that are smart for you.And for you, smart includes acouple of things. First, makesure you have an emergencyfund of three to six months ofexpenses in place. en, keepsaving up for a big down pay-ment.

You know, when I hear theadvice you were given I justwant to smack somebody.Haven’t the mortgage lenderslearned anything from thelast few years? Nothing down,interest-only and sub-primeloans are a big part of the rea-son for the financial debaclein this country. A house isnot a blessing when you’rebroke, and a bargain is only abargain when you’re ready tobuy!

I always recommend wait-ing at least a year aer you’remarried to buy a house. Ittakes that long to decide howclose you want to live to yourin-laws! Plus, you want tospend some time getting usedto each other, and knowingeach other even better, beforemaking what will be yourlargest asset purchase.

—Dave

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Dear Dave,We hear all kinds of num-

bers relating to the economyevery night on the news. Tobe honest, I have no ideawhat most of them mean.Can you tell me more aboutthe Dow Jones Industrial Av-erage?

Ken

Dear Ken,e Dow is an index of the

stocks of 30 selected compa-nies. We’re talking about out-fits like Wal-Mart, Coca-Colaand Nike – some of the bigboys. e percentage that thestock prices of these compa-nies rise or fall as a group, onany given day, is the DowJones Industrial Average forthat day.

Technically, this index isnot a good representative ofwhat the stock market isdoing because it only takesinto account 30 companies.e S&P is a much bettermeasure of what the marketis doing, because it representsthe stock-price activity of 500companies.

Let’s say you’re watchingthe news, and a reporter tellsyou the market just wentdown 300 points and it was at10,000. at represents only athree percent change, andthat’s not big news – regard-less of what some of the “ex-perts” say.

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Question: I've been dating the sameguy for a year, and he's wonderful.We're not ready to get married yet, butwe're talking about moving in to-gether. My very traditional parentsdon't approve. What do you think?

Jim: Listen to your parents, and don'tmove in together until aer you've tiedthe knot. is isn't about being "oldfashioned." Social science research indi-cates that couples who live togetherprior to marriage are much more likelyto get divorced than those who don't.You and your boyfriend might thinkthat moving in together will help youbuild a stronger foundation for marriagelater. But you'll actually be increasingyour chances of ending up in divorcecourt.

is all has to do with the concept ofcommitment, which is essential to anymarriage. e two of you may be verymuch in love, but the plain truth is thatnothing is set in stone. ere is no en-gagement, no ring, no public professionof your lifelong love. Without thesethings in place, your living together willmimic marriage in some respects, but itwill lack that critical element of commit-ment.

Generally speaking, men tend to takerelationships less seriously -- and viewthem as temporary -- when marriagevows are not involved. All too oen, the

woman in a cohabiting relationship endsup getting hurt when the man movesout and moves on. Professor George Ak-erlof at the University of California,Berkeley put it this way: "Men settledown when they get married. If they failto get married, they fail to settle down."

Maybe this is true of your boyfriend,and maybe not. e point is that youboth need to continue dating and decidewhether you'll ever be ready to get mar-ried to one another. If and when thathappens, you'll have the rest of yourlives to spend together under the sameroof.

Question: But we're already commit-ted to each other. Is living together re-ally a "death sentence" for therelationship?

Juli: An increasingly common form of"family" in the United States today is aman and woman living together withouta wedding ring. So, you are certainly notalone in your consideration of livingwith your boyfriend as a step toward oreven around marriage. In fact, over 50percent of marriages today are precededby cohabitation.

But remember that just because some-thing is common, doesn't mean it's thebest for you. An awful lot of people havecancer, too!

Jim hit the nail on the head here:

When you really think about it, cohabi-tation is giving guys intimacy on theirterms. roughout history, women havenaturally longed for the security of aconsistent, committed relationship inwhich to make a home and raise chil-dren. Men have been more prone toseek companionship and sexual fulfill-ment without the responsibilities andlimitations that come with marriage. Bymoving in with your boyfriend, you aretaking away any incentive he may haveto grow up and make a lifelong commit-ment to you.

Don't buy the line that living togetherbefore marriage will be a good trial run.As Jim noted, cohabiting couples aremuch more likely to end up divorced.ey're also more likely to experiencedepression, poverty, infidelity and do-mestic violence.

I know your parents sound old-fash-ioned and traditional to you, but sometraditions persist because they actuallywork. Marriage is one of them. I'd en-courage you not to compromise on thisone. If this relationship has the potentialto go the distance, don't saddle it withthe burdens that come with cohabita-tion. And if this guy is worthy of com-mitting your life to, he's worth the wait-- and so are you!

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Online at www.charlevoixcountynews.comNewsNorthwest Michigan Community Ac-

tion Agency (NMCAA) offers IndividualDevelopment Accounts (IDA) –Matched Savings program. e program,called Michigan Saves, offers people theopportunity to save towards the purchaseof their first home, for starting or ex-panding a small business, or to pay forcollege or vocational school. Enrolleesmake a minimum monthly deposit of$20.00 per month for at least six monthsinto a savings account set up jointly be-tween the participant and the local pro-gram office. Each dollar the participantsaves is matched at a 3:1 ratio for home-ownership or at a 2:1 ratio for small busi-ness or higher education. e maximumthat can be matched is $1,000.00.

Michigan Saves is an Individual Devel-

opment Account (IDA) program. eprogram has been very successful ac-cording to Karen Emerson, who is theFinancial Management Services Managerfor NMCAA. “We have assisted 109 fam-ilies in reaching their goals. Each en-rollee has made a commitment to attendfinancial management classes, participatein individual budget/credit counseling,as well as make monthly deposits intotheir savings account.”

NMCAA has received fundingfor this program through a grant fromthe Assets for Independence Act (AFIA)Demonstration Program.

e funding source determinesthe eligibility requirements for the pro-gram. To be eligible, an applicant musthave income within 200% of the poverty

guideline or below. For example, the in-come limit for a family of four is $44,700per year. Participants must have a sourceof earned income.

NMCAA has partnered withFih ird Bank and the program isstrengthened by partnerships with othercommunity agencies. e collaborativeeffort brings with it a level of experiencethat offers insight into the challenges thataccount holders will face in achievingtheir goals. Call NMCAA at (231) 947-3780 or 800-632-7334 to obtain an appli-cation for the Michigan Saves IDAProgram. NMCAA is located at, 3963ree Mile Road, Traverse City, MI49686 and has offices in Cadillac andPetoskey too.

michigan Saves Helps People Reach goals

Char-Em United Way isplanning its second “SmallBusiness Blitz” on Thursday,September 29. The Blitz isintended to engage supportfrom small businesses inEmmet and CharlevoixCounties for the United WayCampaign,

“We traditionally havesupport of larger businesses,which run employee cam-paigns, as well as from manyindividuals,” explains MarthaLancaster, Executive Direc-tor of Char-Em United Way.“The Small Business Blitz isa great way to give smallerbusinesses the opportunityto learn more about howthey can help United Waymeet community needs.”

On September 29, volun-teers from United Way –many of them representa-tives of United Way’s 29Funded Partners – will bevisiting and calling on small

businesses, both in and outof the downtown areas ofBoyne City, Charlevoix, Har-bor Springs, and Petoskey.The volunteers will provideinformation about UnitedWay and ask for a pledge ordonation. Pledges of $30 ormore will be read on Lite96.3 FM throughout the day.In addition, all businessesdonating during the Blitzwill be entered in a drawingto win prizes including adsin the Petoskey News-Re-view, a Grand Traverse PieCompany lunch, and more.

“We are pleased that Lite96.3 FM is again partneringwith us on the Small Busi-ness Blitz,” says Lancaster.“Last year, the businessestold us that the free publicityand the excitement of theradio announcements en-couraged them to donate.We also plan to have “dona-tion stations” in each down-

town where donors can dropoff their contributions andmeet the Lite 96 crew. Butthe most important reason todonate is the increased needin the community for healthand human services.”

Last year was United Way’sfirst “Blitz,” and 77 smallbusinesses made first-timedonations on that day.United Way intended to dou-ble that this year.

Char-Em United Way hasset a goal of $380,000 thisyear, and the Frey Founda-tion has offered an addi-tional $20,000 challengegrant if the goal is reached.With economic conditions inNorthern Michigan continu-ing to be serious, the needfor the services supported byUnited Way is greater thanever.

Early bird pledges and on-line donations for the SmallBusiness Blitz are also wel-

come. All gifts received bythe day of the Blitz will beincluded in the prizes andannouncements. Informa-tion about community needsand programs supported byUnited Way is available atwww.charemunitedway.org.Donations can also be madefrom that secure website.

There is no minimum ormaximum pledge. Donationsof any size will help Char-Em United Way reach itsgoal and help meet commu-nity needs during the com-ing year.

Volunteers are also beingrecruited to help with theSmall Business Blitz. To vol-unteer go to: http://volun-teer.truist.com/charemunitedway/volunteer/ and searchfor Small Business Blitz. Foradditional information or tomake a donation over thephone, call 231-487-1006.

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by Jim akans

Located just far enough off the beaten path to embrace agorgeous, peaceful wooded setting, yet only about ten min-utes from downtown Gaylord, Michaywe’ Inn the Woodsrestaurant provides the perfect setting to enjoy a deliciousdining experience that is both comfortably casual, andmemorably elegant.

e menu offers a moderately priced and nicely variedselection of traditional American cuisine, highlighted byfreshly prepared soups and salads, specialty sandwichesand burgers, house favorites including New York Stripsteak, hearty Beef Pot Roast, Baby Back Ribs, Great LakesPerch, and Whitefish. Homemade pizza’s and a selection oftasty appetizers such as Bacon Wrapped Scallops, FlatbreadBruschetta and Boneless Buffalo Wings are also available.

Chef John Kaye, who learned his culinary cra at Oak-land Community College and apprenticed at the presti-gious Orchard Lake Country Club, oversees the kitchen atMichaywe’ Inn the Woods, and has accumulated nearly 20years of experience as a chef in leading area resorts.

He states, “We take a ‘food-first’ approach here atMichaywe’ Inn the Woods. Flavors, textures, seasoningsand freshness are our priorities. We purchase as many ofour ingredients locally as possible, and we even have ourown herb garden right here on the grounds. We believethat the little details make the difference for our guests.”

e Michaywe’ Inn the Woods setting is simply superb,with a wall of windows along two sides of the main diningarea beautifully capturing the views of the surroundingwoodlands, the graceful walking bridge arching over LakeMichaywe, and the open fairways of the Pines Golf Course.Outside dining is available, as are two large banquet roomsthat are regularly utilized for wedding receptions, rehearsaldinners and business or organizational meetings and gath-erings. Michaywe’ Inn the Woods also features a separatelounge area with a full selection of wines, beers and spiritsand flat screen televisions strategically placed for optimalguest viewing.

e facility is open year round with the exception of atwo-week period in early April for spring-cleaning. Sum-

mer hours of operation are Monday through ursday, 4pm until 9 pm, Friday 4 pm until 10 pm, Saturday noonuntil 10 pm, and Sunday from noon until 9 pm.

“We offer monthly menu specials throughout the sum-mer season,” notes Jeff Schneider, Food & Beverage Direc-tor. “We also offer half-orders on most of our menuselections for those who prefer downsized portions.”

“Michaywe’ Inn the Woods offers a truly unique diningexperience in a beautiful northern Michigan setting,” headds. “We firmly believe that aer visiting us the first time,guests will return again and again.”

For additional information, contact Michaywe Inn theWoods at (989) 939-8800 or visit www.michaywe.com

michaywe’ inn the woods restaurant provides the perfect setting to enjoy a delicious dining experience that is both comfortably casual, andmemorably elegant.

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BOYNE CITY — eU.S. Department of Home-land Security and the Fed-eral EmergencyManagement Agency areoffering grants to fire andEMS departments. At aSeptember 6 city commis-sion meeting, commission-ers gave the city managerthe go-ahead to apply for a$200,000 grant.

Fire chief Dennis Ams-bury said he would foregoapplying this year. He sup-ports the ambulance de-partment’s application.

e grant would allowthe ambulance departmentto replace the city’s 1996ambulance that it currentlyhas in service. It would alsofund communicationsequipment for a new truck,including two radios, a lap-top computer and amodem.

“is would get rid ofour oldest piece of equip-ment and we would be up-grading our system with anew truck with life sup-port,” city manager MichaelCain said.

e city is required tocontribute a 5 percentmatch, or approximately$10,000.

Commissioner MikeCummings said the citycould include Boyne Fallsin the grant request.

“e government isseeking cooperation andjoint ventures among cities,and it may improve ourchances,” he said.

Cain agreed and said thetownships that the cityservices could also be in-cluded by lending supportfor grant [email protected]

Boyne City seeksgrant money fornew ambulanceand equipment

by munir moosa Sewani

For generation, people are not onlyusing garlic because of its medicinalvalue, but traditionally, people haverubbed their bodies with it, buried itbesides their bodies in coffin, worn itaround their necks, draped it onhousehold walls and even prayed to it.is great bulb has a lot of benefits,because no other plant has been heldout for so long as a cure for so manyhuman ailments. at's why garlic hasbeen considered as the "WonderDrug."

Garlic has been used medicinally formany years for treating bites, tumors,ulcers, snakebite, wounds, headaches,heart diseases, cancer, pimples,measles and many more. It also pre-vents infections such as the commoncold, cough because of its Anti-bacter-ial, Anti-fungal and Anti-viral prop-erty.

As this proverb is very commonthat, "An apple a day, keeps the doctoraway."

In the same manner, "A single bulbof garlic a day can keep diseases away."

In general, it exhibits antioxidant ac-tivity, which is good for your skin. Italso contains flavonoid, which is goodfor heart and body. Garlic contains arange of compounds including Allicin,which is a pungent oily liquid thatgives crushed garlic cloves their char-acteristic smell, and has been shown tobe the antibacterial agent due to its ac-tive sulphur. Raw garlic is very smelly,so in order to reduce its smell, you cansimply add it to your gravy, saladdressings, to soup, yummy pizza orjust garnish it before serving or have itin your own style.

tiPS:Garlic is just magnificent and phe-

nomenal. I am providing few of thebasics known and reliable home reme-dies for some specific ailments, whichyou could try at your home.

If you have cold and flu, then takesmall amount of garlic every day untilthe infection disappears. Garlic tendsto reduce the frequency of colds andflu without any side effects. A sug-gested dose would be two or threecloves of raw or cooked garlic a day.

As teens, you may face acne, blem-ishes or blackheads on your skin. Ifyou want to reduce it, or if you justwant to glow up your skin, then taketwo cloves of raw garlic regularly withwarm water early in the morning. Itworks as a blood cleanser and cleanyour system internally. Do not eatchocolates, spicy or oily food duringthis treatment and rinse your face fivetimes a day with cold water. Drinkslots of water daily to flush off toxicwaste from the blood and urinatewhenever you feel that your bladder isfull .Else, apply a cut clove gently onthe affected area only if you have nosensitivity to it.

If you have High Cholesterol Level,use garlic in your food. is is the bet-ter way for heart patients to reducetheir cholesterol level. Modern med-ical science suggests one reason thatgarlic might reduce cholesterol, i.e.Garlic is a proven anti-oxidant. isproperty might help to prevent LDL(Low Density Lipo Protein) frombeing oxidized. In this way the choles-terol build-up that clogs the arteriescould perhaps be reduced by garlic.

If you are very fat and want to looseweight, squeeze half lemon juice inone glass of luke warm water anddrink it with two cloves of raw garlicregularly twice a day (morning andevening), for about three months.Avoid using starchy foods and fats. Doexercise regularly. You'll amazingly fella great change in your body.

If you have Wrinkles, and you wantto use anti ageing cream, it would bebetter to use 3 cloves of garlic regularlyas it has a powerful antioxidant effect,which help to protect the body againstdamaging Free Radicals. Remember,out skin is made up of collagen and itlooses elasticity on yearly basis. ere-fore, use garlic and do exercise regu-larly for the positive results.

If you have an Earache, put two orthree drops of warm garlic oil in theears.

Take garlic to boost the weight ofbabies in the womb. us, when theyare born, they are heavier than theywould have been if you hadn't takengarlic. Some babies are born too small,so garlic is a definite boon in thesecases too.

Use two raw garlic daily to reduce

the risk of cancer, due to its Anti-Car-cinogenic properties. It helps preventcancerous compounds from formingand developing into tumors. It also in-hibits the growth of tumors.

If any insect bites you at the seaside,you just crush the garlic and apply it tothe affected area to reduce pain and toremove poison.

How to taKE gaRLiC: Crush two or three small cloves of

raw garlic and eat it raw or boiled, be-fore going to sleep. You can have itwith a glass of milk or with water.Please do not take more than two orthree raw cloves of garlic per day as itmight makes your blood thinner andmight cause serious ailments.

ContRa-indiCationS/

PRECautionS:Do not consume more than three to

four raw cloves of garlic a day.Patients having heart and other

problems should take medical advicebefore consuming it.

It's best to avoid garlic before anysurgery because it could probably dis-turb Anticoagulants.

If you are on any medication, alwayscheck with your doctor first beforetaking raw garlic.

Asthma patients should not use it asit worsens the symptoms of Asthma.

If you have sensitive skin, I recom-mend not using physically on the af-fected area. Raw garlic can burndelicate skin! Do not use directly onskin if your skin is sensitive or suscep-tible to rashes or other skin reactionswithout consulting your doctor first.People who are or may be allergic togarlic or any of its sulfur compoundsshouldn't try direct garlic applicationon skin too.

SidE-EFFECtS:Although, garlic is a natural Anti-bi-

otic but a very small number of people

have been known to exhibit Hypersen-sitivity to garlic. Garlic allergy includesskin rash, temperature and headaches.Garlic intolerance could result inHeartburn or Flatulence.

PointS to bE notEd:It's important to remember that the

effect of garlic on cold and flu comesfrom Allicin and this can be obtainedfrom crushed, raw garlic and is de-stroyed by over cooking.

Garlic cloves cooked whole havevery little medicinal value.

Garlic with strong smell has moreSulphur in it, which is good enoughfor medicinal purpose.

FEw FaCtS about gaRLiC:Garlic helps to boost up our Metab-

olism rate. us help us to reduce ourweight easily.

Garlic helps reduce Atheroscleroticbuildup (Plaque) within the arterialsystem.

Garlic lowers or helps to regulateBlood Sugar.

Garlic helps to prevent blood clotsfrom forming, reducing the possibilityof Strokes.

Garlic helps to prevent Cancer, es-pecially of the digestive system, pre-vent certain tumors from growinglarger and reduces the size of certaintumors.

Garlic helps to remove heavy metalssuch as lead and mercury from thebody.

Raw garlic is a proven natural an-tibiotic and, while far less strong thanmodern antibiotics, can still kill somestrains of bacteria that have becomeimmune or resistant to modern antibi-otics.

Garlic dramatically reduces yeast in-fections in body parts.

It helps to make our immune systemstronger against cancer, ulcers, hemor-rhoids etc.

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e Emergency Food As-sistance Program(T.E.F.A.P) administered byNorthwest Michigan Com-munity Action Agency(NMCAA) is a quarterlyfood distribution for lower-income citizens. WHO ISELIGIBLE? Income eligiblehouseholds. is quarterlyfood box ensures a nutri-tionally balanced diet. Toapply, you must providetotal household incomeand age identification foreach household member.Call 231-947-3780 or 1-800-632-7334 for more in-formation, how to apply orfor income guidelines.

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by Jesse Cannone, CFt, CPRS

Let's face it-we live in a "go-go"world! Our lifestyle is harried, ourfood is fast and statistics now show it'staking a toll on one of the most impor-tant parts of our life--our sleep. e2002 National Sleep Foundation (NSF)Sleep in America poll found that 74percent of American adults are experi-encing a sleeping problem a few nightsa week or more, 39% get less thanseven hours of sleep each weeknight,and more than one in three (37%) areso sleepy during the day that it inter-feres with daily activities. Our fastpaced way of life is getting the best ofus. What about you?

Answer True or False?

1. Five hours of sleep at night isgood enough.

2. It's ok to skimp on sleep duringthe work week as long as you make upthe time over the weekends.

3. e effects of sleep deprivation areshort-term (e.g., darkness under theeyes and dull and/or splotchy skin aera bad night's sleep) and has no effecton long-term health.

4. Drinking caffeine early in theevening does not affect sleep.

5. Keeping a TV or computer in thebedroom has no effect on sleep.

6. e amount of sleep I get has

nothing to do with my weight.If you answered "true" to two or

more questions you may need to makea few changes in order to achieve thehighly coveted "goodnight's" sleep andkeep yourself in optimal health.

Experts suggest that most peopleneed between 7 and 9 hours of sleepeach night but that doesn't apply toeveryone. Some people only require 6hours while those who are more activeor have an illness may require more.

So how do you know if you are get-ting enough quality sleep? ose whoare sleep deprived oen look the part.Dark circles and the "sleepy" look arecommon, but they also can have un-predictable moods, drowsiness duringthe day, have difficulty concentrating,weak immune systems, recover poorlyfrom injury and get sick more oen.Sounding a little too familiar?

In fact, poor sleep has been found toimpair the ability to perform tasks in-volving memory, learning, and logicalreasoning. is may contribute to mis-takes or unfulfilled potential at schoolor on the job as well as strained rela-tionships at home. Even more disturb-ing, inadequate amounts of sleep havebeen linked to an increased risk of dia-betes, high blood pressure, weightgain, obesity, heart disease and depres-sion, to name just a few.

But what if you go to bed early, haveevery intention on logging in your 7-9hours but only to lie awake watching

the clock...eyes wide open? Well, thereare several simple adjustments you canmake to stack the cards in favor of abetter night's sleep.

1) Avoid watching TV beforebed...especially in bed!- e bedshould be reserved for twothings...sleep and romance...not Des-perate Housewives or football! Re-search shows that those whoexperienced the most sleep distur-bances had televisions in their bed-rooms and used the TV to fall asleep.

2) Try a different pillow or mattress.It's scary to think how long some of ushave been sleeping on the same pillowsand mattresses for years and years.Does your mattress provide the sup-port you like? Do you wake with yourback aching? Is there enough room foryou and your sleep partner? Do yousleep better, or worse, when you sleepaway from home? ese are all thingsto ask yourself to determine if yourmattress could be the "sabotager" ofyour good night's sleep. Or more sim-ply, just replacing your pillow with anew, fresh, higher quality versioncould be all that you need.

3) Avoid caffeine late in the day. Didyou know that even a small amount ofcaffeine even 10-12 hours before bed-time can cause problems falling asleep!Try eliminating the tea, soda and evenchocolate and see if sleep improves.

4) Listen to relaxing music. Estab-lishing a relaxing bedtime routine,

such as listening to music, could bejust the thing you need to signal yourbody it is time to sleep. So, dim thelights and throw some slow jazz orpurchase a "relaxing sounds" CD tohelp slow your mind and body downfor an evening of peaceful sleep.

5) Try mind- body techniques. Aeran action-packed day, your brain andbody need to unwind and detox beforesleep can occur (a.k.a. you need tochill!) Create a "ritual" for bedtime -take a bath, meditate, do some easystretches or yoga. Try to do your "rit-ual" in the same way, in the same place,at the same time each night. e repe-tition will trigger your mind and bodythat it is time to relax and sleep.

6) Try a natural sleep aid. For manypeople, while the above tips and sug-gestions may help, it oen isn'tenough. if you are one of those peoplewho really have a hard time getting tosleep and staying asleep, you may wantto try a natural sleep aid.

While over the counter sleep med-ications may help you fall asleep, theycannot be taken long-term and haverisky side effects. A sleep aid that usesnatural ingredients is a better approachto getting a solid night's sleep.

Article courtesy of fitness expert andbest-selling author, Jesse Cannone,CFT. For more great health and fitnessarticles be sure to visit his website -http://www.losethebackpain.com/sleep.html

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atHLEtES OF THE wEEKCharlie Hamilton of Charlevoix was a receiving forcefor the Rayders as Charlevoix football team earnedtheir first victory of the season 46-6 over HarborSprings. Hamilton finished with three receptions,all for touchdowns totaling 102 yards. He alsobooted a pair of extra points for the Rayders.

Charlevoix Rayder Jenna Way, helped get hervolleyball team into the finals against thePetoskey Northmen in the Petoskey Volleyballtournament this past weekend. Way recorded116 assists, 28 kills, 33 digs, 14 aces and sevenblocks, earning all-tournament honors.

CHaRLiE HamiLton – CHaRLEVoix–

JEnna way – CHaRLEVoix–

JV Report

rayder JV rollspast rams

by Chris Fiel

Charlevoix JV 64,Harbor Springs JV 0

HARBOR SPRINGS – Eight dif-ferent Rayders scored for Charlevoixjunior varsity as they rushed theirway to a 64-0 win on September 8.

Nate Moon found pay dirt threetimes as he rushed for a pair, andhauled in a 35-yard pass from LukeKlinger, the pair also connected forone of the Rayders five 2-point con-versions.

Sam Hovie added two rushingTD’s, while Taylor Seese, Will Tel-genhof, Brian Noirot and Brad Rizzoeach finished with one touchdown.Seese, Rizzo, Jamie Kelly and LoganEckhart all added 2-point conver-sions.

e Charlevoix ground gameracked up 403 yards, led by Moonwith 140. Telgenhof finished with70, Noirot had 66 and Hovie added54 yards.

Not to over shadowed, the Rayderdefense was led by Noirot with 8tackles, while JJ Bottomley and SamEakes, both had 7 tackles. Klinger,Kelly, Andrew Mitchell, and LukeRichman all recovered fumbles,while Hovie had an interception andMoon and Kelly both recordedsacks.“is was a great team win” saidcoach Doug Waha. “Everybody wasable to get in the game and we had alot of different kids make plays”. eCharlevoix Junior Varsity’s nextgame is ursday, September 15when they host the GraylingVikings.

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Rayders find offensive spark Potter to hamilton duo leads the way for Charlevoix

by Chris Fiel

Charlevoix 46, Harbor Springs 6CHARLEVOIX — Aer scoring a combined

27 points in their first two contests of the 2011season, the Charlevoix Rayders nearly doubledthat against the Rams as the offense looked like awell oiled machine picking apart the Harbor de-fense in a 46-6, September 9, Lake MichiganConference victory.

Rayder quarterback Andrew Potter was on fire,tossing three scores to Charlie Hamilton onpasses of 71, 17, and 14 yards. Potter went a per-fect 6-of-6 on the night for 130 yards. Hamilton’sthree TD catches totaled 102 yards.

Potter also found the end zone twice more ashe plunged in on a 2-yard score, and returned aninterception 40 yards for a touchdown.

“Andrew Potter had a strong game on bothsides of the ball and our defense was tough onceagain.” Charlevoix coach Don Jess said.

e victory, the first this season for Charlevoixwho fell to both St. Ignace and Maple City GlenLake by a combined 11 points in their first twocontests.

"is was a good team win, it was nice to seethe kids hard work pay off,” Jess noted. “It wasjust a fun night of football at Kipke field and ourkids played hard.”

Tanner Catt went 3-of-3 passing for 38-yards,including a TD pass of 17-yards to Jake McLean

and John Boss rumbled in from 13 yards out fora score. Rounding out the scoring was JoshHogan with a two-point conversion catch fromPotter, and Hamilton booted a pair of extrapoints.

McLean rushed nine times for the Rayders for54 yards to lead the rushing attack.

On defense for Charlevoix, 1-2 overall, 1-0conference, Greyson Spegel led the way with ninetackles, while Catt finished with two intercep-tions, Potter had one interception and added afumble recovery and River Gauthier and JaredReibel added sacks.

e Rayders will make the trip to Grayling fora key Lake Michigan Conference battle on Friday,September 16.

Harbor Spring running back david walker finds little room to run as the Rayder defense lead by Joshua Hogan #81 and greyson Spegel #71 bring him down.

PHoto by SCott RiCHaRdS

PHoto by SCott RiCHaRdS

Charlevoix’s Charles Hamilton takes a pitch-outfrom quarterback andrew Potter, and looks forpositive yardage.

ThursDay, sEPTEMBEr 15

JV FootballBoyne City at Harbor Springs, 6pmGrayling at Charlevoix, 6pmTraverse City St. Francis at East Jor-dan, 6pm

FrIDay, sEPTEMBEr 16

FootballHarbor Springs at Boyne City, 7pmCharlevoix at Grayling, 7 pmInland Lakes at Central Lake-

Ellsworth, 7pm

saTurDay, sEPTEMBEr 17

FootballEast Jordan at T.C. St. Francis, 7pm

Cross CountyBoyne City, Boyne Falls, Charlevoixat the House on the Hill Invitational inEllsworth, 10:30am

VolleyballEast Jordan at Charlevoix Inv., 8:30am

MOnDay, sEPTEMBEr 19

SoccerGrayling at Boyne City, 5pm

TuEsDay, sEPTEMBEr 20

SoccerCharlevoix at TC Christian, 5pm

VolleyballElk Rapids at Boyne City, 6pmEast Jordan at Charlevoix, 6pmEllsworth at Mackinaw City, 6pm

WEDnEsDay, sEPTEMBEr 21

SoccerBoyne City at Cheboygan, 4:30pm

Cross CountryBoyne Falls, Ellsworth at Alba Invita-tional, 5pm

ThursDay, sEPTEMBEr 22

JV FootballKalkaska at Boyne City, 6pmCharlevoix at TCSF, 6pm

East Jordan at Grayling, 6pm

VolleyballTCSF at East Jordan, 6pmBoyne City at Grayling, 6pmEllsworth at Alba, 6pmTCSF at East Jordan, 6pm

SoccerCharlevoix at Elk Rapids, 7pmBoyne City at Harbor Springs, 5pm

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College Football2011 nCaa division i-aSCoRES - week 2

tHuRsDAy, sEPtEmBER 8no. 9 oklahoma State 37, arizona 14

FRIDAy, sEPtEmBER 9arizona State 37, no. 21 missouri 30 (ot)Florida intern at ional 24, Louisville 17

s At uRDAy, sEPtEmBER 17no. 8 wisconsin 35, oregon State 0

no. 15 ohio State 27, toledo 22

no. 17 michigan State 44, Florida at lantic 0

iowa State 44, iowa 41 (ot)

Kentucky 27, Central michigan 13

San diego State 23, army 20

illinois 56, South dakota State 3

auburn 41, no. 16 mississippi State 34

north Carolina 24, Rutgers 22

no. 19 west Virginia 55, norfolk State 12

Pittsburgh 35, maine 29

Eastern michigan 14, alabama State 7

Colorado State 33, northern Colorado 14

no. 3 alabama 27, no. 23 Penn State 11

no. 6 Stanford 44, duke 14

no. 11 Virginia tech 17, East Carolina 10

no. 13 oregon 69, nevada 20

no. 25 tCu 35, air Force 19

California 36, Colorado 33 (ot)

northwestern 42, Eastern illinois 21

new mexico State 28, minnesota 21

wake Forest 34, north Carolina State 27

Clemson 35, wofford 27

Rice 24, Purdue 22

washington 40, Hawaii 32

marshall 26, Southern miss 20

tennessee 45, Cincinn at i 23

tulsa 31, tulane 3

no. 12 South Carolina 45, georgia 42

Syracuse 21, Rhode island 14

idaho 44, north dakota 14

washington State 59, unLV 7

no. 5 Florida State 62, Charleston Southern 10

ole miss 42, Southern illinois 24

temple 41, akron 3

buffalo 35, Stony brook 7

wyoming 45, texas State 10

no. 10 nebraska 42, Fresno State 29

no. 14 arkansas 52, new mexico 3

no. 18 Florida 39, uab 0

no. 22 South Florida 37, ball State 7

no. 24 texas 17, brigham young 16

Virginia 34, indiana 31

navy 40, western Kentucky 14

bowling green 58, morgan State 13

ohio 30, gardner-webb 3

Houston 48, north texas 23

arkansas State 47, memphis 3

Kansas 45, northern illinois 42

Louisiana-Lafayette 20, Kent State 12

Louisiana tech 48, Central arkansas 42 (ot)

georgia tech 49, middle tennessee 21

Louisiana-monroe 35, grambling State 7

Southern methodist 28, utEP 17

western michigan 38, nicholls State 7

uSC 23, utah 14

Vanderbilt 24, Connecticut 21

no. 2 LSu 49, northwestern State 3

michigan 35, notre dame 31

utah State 54, weber State 17

uCF 30, boston College 3

uCLa 27, San Jose State 17

2011 nCaa division i-aFootball Schedule - week 3

tHuRsDAy, sEPtEmBER 15timE (Et) matCHuP

8:00 Pm Et no. 2 LSu at

no. 16 mississippi State

FRIDAy, sEPtEmBER 16timE (Et) m at CHuP

8:00 Pm Et no. 4 boise State at toledo

8:00 Pm Et iowa State at Connecticut

sAtuRDAy, sEPtEmBER 17timE (Et) matCHuP

12:00 Pm Et no. 19 west Virginia

at maryland

12:00 Pm Et no. 23 Penn State at temple

12:00 Pm Et Eastern michigan at michigan

12:00 Pm Et wyoming at bowling green

12:00 Pm Et auburn at Clemson

12:00 Pm Et Pittsburgh at iowa

12:00 Pm Et Southeast missouri State at

Purdue

12:00 Pm Et Central michigan at

western michigan

12:21 Pm Et ole miss at Vanderbilt

12:30 Pm Et Kansas at georgia tech

12:30 Pm Et duke at boston College

1:00 Pm Et Coastal Carolina at georgia

1:30 Pm Et Colorado Statevs.Colorado*

2:00 Pm Et Louisiana-monroe at no. 25 tCu

3:30 Pm Et no. 8 wisconsin vs.

northern illinois*

3:30 Pm Et washington at no. 10 nebraska

3:30 Pm Et missouri State at

no. 13 oregon

3:30 Pm Et no. 17 michigan State

3:30 Pm Et tennessee at no. 18 Florida

3:30 Pm Et no. 24 texas at uCLa

3:30 Pm Et South Carolina State at indi-

ana

3:30 Pm Et miami (oH) at minnesota

3:30 Pm Et Virginia at north Carolina

3:30 Pm Et texas tech at new mexico

3:30 Pm Et northwestern at army

3:30 Pm Et akron at Cincinnati

4:00 Pm Et arkansas State at no. 11

Virginia tech

4:00 Pm Et tulane at uab

4:00 Pm Et nevada at San Jose State

5:30 Pm Et Presbyterian at California

6:00 Pm Et navy at no. 12 South Carolina

6:00 Pm Et South alabama at north

Carolina State

6:00 Pm Et uCF at Florida intern at ional

6:30 Pm Et washington State at San

diego State

6:30 Pm Et gardner-webb at wake Forest

7:00 Pm Et idaho at no. 7 texas a&m

7:00 Pm Et Stephen F. austin at

no. 20 baylor

7:00 Pm Et western illinois at no. 21

missouri

7:00 Pm Et Florida a&m at no. 22 South

Florida

7:00 Pm Et Louisville at Kentucky

7:00 Pm Et indiana State at western

Kentucky

7:00 Pm Et marshall at ohio

7:00 Pm Et austin Peay at memphis

7:00 Pm Et nicholls State at Louisiana-

Lafayette

7:00 Pm Et arizona State at illinois

7:00 Pm Et buffalo at ball State

7:00 Pm Et Kent State at Kansas State

7:00 Pm Et Houston at Louisiana tech

7:00 Pm Et Southeastern Louisiana at

Southern miss

7:30 Pm Et north texas at no. 3alabama

7:30 Pm Et troy at no. 14 arkansas

7:30 Pm Et no. 15 ohio State at

miami (FL)

8:00 Pm Et no. 1 oklahoma at

no. 5 Florida State

8:00 Pm Et Syracuse at uSC

8:00 Pm Et utEP at new mexico State

8:00 Pm Et northwestern State at South-

ern methodist

9:15 Pm Et utah at brigham young

10:00 Pm Et no. 9 oklahoma State at tulsa

10:00 Pm Et north dakota at Fresno State

10:00 Pm Et Hawaii at unLV

10:45 Pm Et no. 6 Stanford at arizona

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Kalkaska 24, East Jordan 18EAST JORDAN – e Kalkaska

Blue Blazers recovered an onsidekick attempt with just about a halfminute remaining in the fourthquarter and preceded to run out theclock and escape East Jordan with a24-18 Lake Michigan Conferencevictory on September 9.

e Red Devils were able to pullwithin a score late in the final quar-ter as John Richards hauled in a 7-yard pass from Joseph Manville, just

before East Jordan attempted the on-side kick that Kalkaska recovered.

Kalkaska improved to 2-1 overall,1-0 conference, while the Red Devilsdropped to 0-3 overall, 0-1 confer-ence.

“We have come a long way thisweek,” East Jordan coach Allan Pe-terson said. “We played with a lot ofheart, and we are very proud of ourkids.”

e ground game again showed itspromise as Marcus Wingate rackedup 113 yards and a touchdown on 22carries, and Wyatt Werner poundedout 50 yards and a TD of his own.

e Blazerstook a two scorelead midwaythrough thefourth quarterbefore East Jor-dan marcheddown the fieldand pulled withina score.

“If it wasn’t fora perfect pass inthe end zone bythem (Kalkaska)giving them atouchdown, ourextra point at-tempt would

have been for the win.” Petersonadded. “I can’t say enough about thegreat effort by our kids.”

Leading the defense for the Red

Devils was Dustin Mellios with ninetackles, Josh Rathbun, DJ Steinhoff,Richards and Wingate all finishedwith eight each.

East Jordan travels to the alwaystough Traverse City St. Francis foranother Lake Michigan Conferencematch-up on Friday, September 16.

Red devil defenders Josh Rathbun (44) and John Richards wrap upa Kalkaska player after a short gain. PHoto by KELLiE StREuFERt

Red devils inch closer to first victory

East Jordan’s marcus wingate (24) rumbles for a big gain setting up an East Jordan touchdown.wingate finished with 113 yards rushing and a td.

PHoto by ViC RuggLES

grayling slows down Rambler offenseVikings attack early and often in Rambler Loss

by Chris Fiel

grayling 35, boyne City 7GRAYLING — e Ramblers got a steady dose of the Viking

offense early and oen as Grayling took 35-0 first half lead andwent on to down Boyne City 35-7 on September 9 in LakeMichigan Conference play.

e Vikings opened the first quarter with a pair of scores be-fore adding three more in the second quarter. Boyne Cityoutscored Grayling 7-0 in the second half.

“I was happy with the way the kids played on defense,” Ram-bler coach Don Nohel said. “ey continued to execute thegame plan, even aer we got down a couple of scores. We hadkids in the right spots most of the time, but Grayling just hadsome athletes that made plays, however, I thing we madeGrayling earn every touchdown.”

Directing those touchdowns for Grayling was quarterback,Zane Tobin, who went 22-of-34 for 279 passing yards andtossed a trio of touchdowns. Riley Zigila was also a major factorfor the Vikings as he hauled in seven passes for 105 yards and ascore, while also returning a punt 51-yards for a touchdown.

Boyne City managed to get on the scoreboard in the fourthquarter, as Jay Redman found Garrett Smith for a 20-yardtouchdown reception, Chris Meyers kicked the point aer.

“Offensively, we need to be more consistent and utilize bettertechnique.” Nohel noted.

Redman finished the night 3-of-15 passing for 34 yards and ascore, while the ground game was paced by Kerey Kuheanawith 36 yards on 10 attempts, and Zach Wandrie lugged 23yards on 4 carries.

Leadign the defense was Trey Reinhardt with 13 tackles,Meyers finished with 12, while Wandrie chipped in with 11.Brady Calo and Bradley Fouchia each had nine tackles, Caloalso recovered a fumble and Redman picked off a pass.

e Ramblers, 1-2 overall, 0-1 conference, will host HarborSprings in another Lake Michigan Conference battle on Friday,September 16.PHoto by bob gingERiCHRambler quarterback Jay Redman is flushed out of the pocket as he looks downfield for an open target.

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by Chris Fiel

BOYNE CITY – e 7th grade Ram-blers played host to the 7th gradeCharlevoix Rayders on Monday, Sep-tember 12, as Boyne played to a 25-14,25-23, 15-25, two games to one matchvictory. e two teams played an addi-

tional pair of fun in the fun games, withthe Ramblers taking the first 25-15, andthe Rayders winning the second 10-15.

Boyne City played to a third place fin-ish at the September 10 Harbor Springstournament.

In 8th grade action, Boyne City tookthe match 2-0 against Charlevoix, win-

ning 25-20 and 25-15.On Saturday, September 10, Boyne

City fell to Harbor, 8-21, 14-21; defeatedPetoskey St. Francis, 21-19, 21-12; be-fore bowing out against the Rams 15-21,14-21.

Petoskey Tournament Resultsrayders fall in finals to host Northmen

by Chris Fiel

PETOSKEY – e Charlevoix Ray-ders fell for the first time this 2011 sea-son, as they lost to the PetoskeyNorthmen 25-27, 21-25 in the finals ofthe Petoskey Invitational Tournamenton September 10.

e Rayders opened with BoyneCity, with both rivals taking a game,Boyne City won the first one 25-20,then the Rayders returned the favor25-11.

Against Onaway, Charlevoix was vic-torious 25-14, 25-14, got past Sault St.Marie 25-23, 25-11, against TraverseCity St. Francis 25-14, 26-24, and beat

Harbor Springs 25-20, 25-9.In the semifinals against Pellston, the

Rayders earned a 25-17 and 25-23 vic-tory, before falling to the Northmen inthe finals.

Earning all-tournament honors forthe Rayders were: Jenna Way and Alli-son Hankins.

Way finished the day with 116 assist,28 kills, 33 digs, 14 aces and sevenblocks, while Hankins had 39 kills and11 blocks.

Also for Charlevoix: Anna Way, 24kills; Megan Peters, 21 kills, sevenblocks; Kelsey Way, 15 kills, 40 digs;Karley Pearsall, 14 kills, 13 blocks;Kelly Greyerbiehl, 42 digs, five aces;

Chelsie Hoffman, 29 digs; Maddy Zim-merman, 20 digs; and Sydney Carlsonfour aces.

“We played strong all day aer aslow start against Boyne City.” Raydercoach Liz Shaw said. “Our offense did agood job at spreading the attacksaround and had contribution fromeach player, while our defense keepsgetting better too. e girls are reallyworking hard and it is paying off.”

Charlevoix’s record now stands at 20- 1 – 1, and will host Elk Rapids inLake Michigan Conference play onursday, September 15.

by Chris Fiel

BOYNE FALLS – Cominginto the season, Lancer coachKirk Ikens had high hopes andknew that his team of Lancerscould compete for Conferencetitles and more if they appliedthemselves.

Both the boys and girlssquads did just that in the firstNorthern Lakes conferencejamboree of the season bysweeping the meet on Septem-ber 7.

“It was a good meet early inthe season,” Ikens said. “eboys race was very competi-tive, as was the girls.”

e girls team took top hon-ors with 38 points, followed byWolverine with 50; Boyne Falls- 82 and Alba - 98, while theboys edged out Boyne Falls bya 43 to 47 margin, followed byAlba with 75; Mackinaw City –75, and Wolverine – 85.

Mackinaw City’s HeathWelch placed first in the boysrace in 18 minutes, 3 seconds,and Logger Erica Westbrookcrossed the finish line in 21:22to capture the girls race.

Leading the Lancer chargefor the girls was Dana New-mann finished second in 22:33,Kenall Gosma, fih; TarynRozema, seventh; Taylor Hart-

ley, eighth, giving Ellsworthfour top 10 finishers.

Also for the lady lancers,Larissa Fisher finished 16th;Emily Veenstra, 24th; and ToriGoodrich, 27th.

e Lancer boys were just asimpressive with four top 10runners of their own as JacobSeaney finished 3rd overall in19:03, Winter Romeyn, 5th;Luke Seaney, eighth; and Dal-ton Swenson, 10th. PabloOviedo finished 17th; ChanceRandall, 26th; and Troy Van-denberg was 27th.

Also for the Boyne Fallsgirls, Kaylee Wilson finished9th, Kathryn Miller was 15th;

Emily Matelski, 28th; AlexisBielas, 29th; Magda Wa-sylewski, 30th; and EmilyBenedetti, 34th.

Forrest Williams led theLogger boys as he finished aclose second to Mackinaw’sWelch, crossing the line in18:38 and eighth grader Mar-cus Matelski placed fourth in19:28.

Other Boyne Falls boysmembers were: Kory Skop,7th; Hunter Williams, 14th;Brendon Matelski, 20th;Maxwell Reed, 28th; and KevinLange, 30th.

Lancers make early statement, sweepNorthern Lakes Conference Jamboree

by Chris Fiel

boyne City 4, Cheboygan 3BOYNE CITY – e Ram-

blers battled back from a 0-3early deficit, as the Chiefsstormed out of the gates,scoring at the 25, 22, and 16minute marks of the first half,to earn a hard fought 4-3non-conference win on Sep-tember 15.

Boyne City wasted littletime getting in the board inthe second half as AustinGardner found the back ofthe net off a nice cross fromDean Hague just a minute in.Hague then added anothergoal as he stole the ball andscored at the 23 minute markbringing the Ramblers towithin a goal.

Garrett Moeke, who foundhimself in scoring positionon multiple occasions, nailedthe first of his two goals at the13 minute mark on a Hagueassist and followed that upwith the game winning goalat the eight minute mark offof a Nigel Bell assist.

Coach Nick Baic said thedefense of Colton Moondy,Zeek Beek, Tevin Larmondand Collin Kruzel helpedlimit Cheboygan to three sec-ond half scoring chances.Corey Bohnet made 10 savesin goal for Boyne.

Boyne City improved to 7-4 overall.

Elk Rapids 4, boyne City 1,

2-otELK RAPIDS – Boyne

City’s Alan Bielas took a passfrom Dean Hague to openthe scoring against the Elks,but that is all the Ramblerswould get as they fell 4-1 totheir Lake Michigan Confer-

ence opponent on September8.

e Elks got on the boardat the 26 minute mark as anassist from the sun hinderedthe vision of the Ramblergoal keeper and the ballslipped through his hands.e score would remain thesame throughout regulationknotted at one goal apiece.

e Elks scored five min-utes into the first overtimeand again at the one andeight minute marks of thesecond overtime to earn theLMC victory, 4-1.

Boyne coach Nick Baicnoted that Chris Moore andTevin Larmond had terrificgames on defense, whileRambler keeper, Jared Flem-ing had 17 saves in goal.

Boyne fell to 6-4 overall, 3-1 conference.

boyne City 8, Charlevoix 0BOYNE CITY – e Ram-

blers poured it on offensivelyand played outstanding de-fense in shutting out the Ray-ders on September 6, in aBoyne City 8-0 win over LakeMichigan Conference foeCharlevoix.

Austin Gardner scoredthree times, while DeanHague netted two goals andhad two assists. Tevin Lar-mond finished with a goaland an assist, while ZeekBeek and Nigel Bell alsoscored for Boyne.

Chris Moore, Larmond,and Colton Mooney were thestandouts on defense, hold-ing the Rayders to five shotson goal. Jared Fleming andCorey Bohnet shared dutiesin goal for the shutout.

Boyne improved to 6-3overall, 3-0 conference, whileCharlevoix fell to 0-5, 0-3.

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PHoto by Cinda SHumaKEboyne City senior tevin Larmond (25) dribbles the ball against the Charlevoix defense in the Ramblers 8-0 victory.


OBITUARIESJohn Holowasko, 73

Former Boyne City Rambler JohnHolowasko, 73, died Sept. 6, 2011, in Albu-querque, N.M.

Edna (Sudman) Fortune(dEC. 22, 1940 - SEPt. 3, 2011)

Edna (Sudman) Fortune, 70, of Clarion,died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at home withher family by her side.

Edna was born Dec. 22, 1940, in BoyneCity. She grew up in Boyne City and mar-ried John Fortune on Feb. 4, 1959, and theymoved to Clarion, where they lived outtheir lives.

Edna enjoyed working in her flower gar-dens, morel mushroom hunting, playingcard games, Yahtzee, family cookouts, andgetting together with her former classmatesonce a month.

Edna was preceded in death by her hus-band, John; son, Donald; and brothers,Robert Sudman and Larry Gardner.

She is survived by her children, KristineMerrill of Clarion, Jennifer Fortune ofBoyne Falls, Henry Fortune of Clarion,Debbie (Gale) Charbonneau of WalloonLake, and Barbara Fortune of Clearwater,Fla.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblings, Audrey (Ray)Moomaw of Whitmore Lake. Charlotte(Bob) Sobleskey of Charlotte, Joyce(Ronny) Sobleskey of Lake Odessa, DonnaHeaven of Lake Odessa, Eddie Gardner ofEast Jordan, Kenny (Ruth) Gardner ofAlanson, George (Pat) Gardner of BoyneCity; and many nieces and nephews.

Edna worked for Honeywell for morethan 20 years where she retired. e familywould like to thank all involved in her careand especially Hospice of Little TraverseBay.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Fri-day, Sept. 16, at Walloon Lake CommunityChurch with pastor Jeff Ellis officiating. Aluncheon will follow at the Melrose FireDepartment.

Stackus Funeral Home of Boyne City isserving the family. Family and friendswishing to share a thought or memory ofEdna are encouraged to do so online atwww.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

Shawn Marie Hall(SEPt. 6, 1965 - SEPt. 9, 2011)

Shawn Marie Hall, 46, of Charlevoix, for-merly of the Grand Rapids area, andMuskegon, passed away Friday, September9, 2011, at her home. A Rite of ChristianBurial will be 11:30 am, Saturday, Septem-ber 17, at Saint Mary's Catholic Church inCharlevoix. e Reverend Matthew A.Wigton will officiate and burial will takeplace in Saint Mary's Cemetery.

Shawn was born September 6, 1965, inMuskegon, the daughter of Paul R. andRosemarie (Yates) VanderMolen. She grad-uated from Muskegon Catholic Central in1983, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psy-chology from Michigan State University in1989.

On September 19, 1986, Shawn marriedDouglas E. Hall in Muskegon Heights. eymade their home in the Grand Rapids areabefore moving to Charlevoix in 2005. InCharlevoix, Shawn was employed by SaintMary's Cement Company as Human Re-sources Manager since 2006.

She was a member of Saint Mary'sChurch in Charlevoix and was past presi-dent of the local chapter of the Society ofHuman Resources Managers, which shehelped found. Shawn really enjoyed people,entertaining and cooking.

Shawn is survived by her husband, Doug,and son, Chase, both of Charlevoix; broth-ers, Martin (Carrie) VanderMolen of Clay-ton, Ind., Edward VanderMolen of SpringLake; sister, Katie (David) Way of PortCharlotte, Fla.; parents, Paul and Rose-marie VanderMolen of Muskegon; manynieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 6-9:00pm, Friday,September 16, at the Winchester FuneralHome in Charlevoix. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to e United Way.

ose wanting to share a memory ofShawn, or condolences, may do so atwww.winchesterfuneralhome.com

Donald B. Ries(SEPt. 20, 1943 - SEPt. 9, 2011)

Donald B. Ries, 67, of Echo Township,died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at his home.

He was born Sept. 20, 1943, in GrandLedge, the son of Ernest and Dorothy(Bridges) Ries.

On July 25, 1986, he married Nelda Bar-raw in East Jordan. ey made their homein Ellsworth and moved to Echo Townshipin 1989.

Don was a veteran of the Vietnam war,serving with the U.S. Marine Corps for 11years. He was a member of VFW Post No.6985 in Central Lake.

He worked at Morweld Steel inEllsworth, De-Sta-Co in Central Lake, and

at Leximar in Boyne City. He enjoyed fish-ing, camping, and sitting around the bon-fire.

Surviving are his wife Nelda; childrenBryon (Tina) Ries of East Jordan, Howard(Trudy) Barraw of Ellsworth, Dianna(Tony) Hughey of Owasso, Okla., JunieBarraw of Sackets Harbor, N.Y.; 11 grand-children; two great-grandchildren; brother,Duane Ries of Byron Center, sisters, SandySchenck of Grand Ledge, Susan (J.T.) Tay-lor of Suttons Bay; brothers-in-law, JohnLaDere of East Jordan, Charles (Jeannie)Carver of Manistee, sister-in-law, JeannieMcClees of Bellaire; nieces and nephews.

Friends may call 1-3 p.m. Wednesday,Sept. 14, at Hastings Funeral Home inEllsworth. A memorial service will followat 3 p.m. with the Rev. Celia M. Hastingsofficiating. Inurnment will be in SouthernCemetery in Central Lake.

Betty Louise Clevenger(JunE 2, 1928 - SEPt. 8, 2011)

Betty Louise Clevenger, 83 of Brutus,died September 8,2011 at BoulderPark Terrace inCharlevoix, MI.

Betty was bornon June 2, 1928 inWalloon Lake, MI,the daughter ofJoseph and Orpha(Youngs) Millerand was raised inthe Walloon Lakearea.

On January 16, 1951, Betty married PeterMackie in Charlevoix, MI and togethermade their home in the Petoskey area.Betty went to work for a time at theHayner’s Motel in Housekeeping, and laterwent to work in the kitchen at what is now;Northern Michigan Regional Hospital andlater became the Dietary Supervisor. OnJune 22, 1991, Peter preceded Betty indeath and shortly thereaer, Betty retiredfrom the hospital.

On August 29, 1993, Betty married KeithClevenger in Tennessee and together spenta wonderful 18 years at their home in Bru-tus, MI and their winters in Florida.

Betty was a member of the VFW Auxil-iary and the Eagles Auxiliary and wasknown for baking bread weekly, being anavid BINGO player and loving to knit andread.

Betty is survived by her husband, KeithClevenger; 3 children, Patricia (Norbert)Fettig of Petoskey, Barbara M. Mackie ofPetoskey, and John (Angela) Mackie ofBrutus; 9 grandchildren; and many greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; her first husband, Peter Mackie; and 8brothers and sisters.

A memorial service celebrating Betty’slife will be held on Wednesday, September14th at 2:00pm at the Stone Funeral Homein Petoskey, MI with Rev. Ward Potts offici-ating. e family will receive friends at thefuneral home on Wednesday from 1:00pmuntil the time of service.

Neil R. Suomela(JuLy 22, 1931 - SEPt. 5, 2011)

Neil R. Suomela, 80, of Charlevoix, andShelby Township,died September 5,2011, at BeaumontHealth System inRoyal Oak. He wasborn July 22, 1931in Flint, to Uno andIda (nee Honkala)Suomela. Neil was aU.S. Army veteranand retired fromteaching in thepublic school system. He is a recipient of the"Eisenhower Lifetime Achievement" awardfor his passion, loyalty, and devotion to thestudents at Eisenhower High School in Utica.Neil was a member of the Trinity LutheranChurch in Utica.

Neil is survived by his wife, Sally Ann (neeHarris), children, Scott Suomela of ClintonTwp, and Sandra (Jerry) Willis of ShelbyTwp.; grandchildren Kristina (Joshua)omas and Joseph Willis; great grandchil-dren, James and Juliet; brother, Dale Suomelaof Flint. Neil's family will receive friends atthe Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoixfrom 11:00am – 2:00pm, Saturday, September17. Following will be a 2:30pm gravesideservice at Brookside Cemetery in Charlevoix.e Reverend Kenneth Bernthal of ChristLutheran Church in Boyne City will officiate,and military honors will be conducted by theCharlevoix Area Veterans Color Guard.

Memorial contributions may be made tothe Bethany Lutheran Church, 11906 US 31N, Charlevoix, MI 49720; Trinity LutheranChurch in Utica, or to the Salvation Army -Citadel Church, 55 Church Street, Mt.Clemens, MI 48043. Please share a memorywith Neil's family at www.winchesterfuneral-

home.com

Anthony John `Tony' Wojan Jr., 75Tony Wojan passed away Sunday, Sept.

4, 2011, in the arms of his family, followingcomplications aer open heart surgery onAug. 30 at Northern Michigan RegionalHospital.

e family moved to Charlevoix in 1948where Tony worked as a logger with his fa-ther and then worked on the car ferries inLudington. He then became a builder andfinish carpenter until 1988.

Tony married Donna Richards of Oregonin July of 1971. Together they built andopened Donto Kennels on Barnard Road in1976. Tony spent his life dedicated to hisfamily, friends and the local community ofanimals that he cared for over the years. Itwasn't unusual to walk into Donto Kennelsand find Tony working with a big smile onhis face and a favorite cat on his shoulder.

Tony enjoyed his family and friends andwas always ready to greet you with a hotcup of coffee and good conversation. Healso enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening,poker, and was an avid Detroit Tigers fan.In the winter months when the nativenortherners were heading south to Florida,Tony would head south to Torch Lake inpursuit of the mighty whitefish, which hewould cook for family and friends. Tonyhad a zest for life and will be deeply missedby family and friends.

Tony is survived by his wife Donna; sis-ters, Madelyn Renaud of Charlevoix, De-lores Gallagher of Riverdale, Ill., MaryWood of Roseville, Phyllis (Norman)Switzer of Oak Grove; brothers, WaltWojan of Beaver Island, and Albert Wojanof Charlevoix; many dear nieces, nephews,cousins and friends.

Tony was preceded in death by his par-ents, Anthony and Sophie Wojan; brothers,Edward Wojan, Ted Wojan, and DanielWojan; sister, Stella Duberville; andbeloved nephew, Jeffrey Renaud.

Family and friends will gather for a me-morial service from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept.23, at Kelsey B's Restaurant, 230 Ferry Ave.,in Charlevoix (formerly known asNanny's).

Tony and his wife, Donna, were instru-mental in the development of theCharlevoix County Humane Society, aswell as financial supporters. In lieu of flow-ers, the family suggest memorial contribu-tions be made to the Charlevoix CountyHumane Society, 614 Beardsley St., BoyneCity, Mich. 49712.

ose wishing to share a memory ofTony, or condolences, may do so atwww.winchesterfuneralhome.com.

Richard James Lewin(JuLy 21, 1933 - SEPt. 4, 2011)

Richard James Lewin, 78, of East Jordan,passed away on Sept. 4, 2011, at NorthernMichigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey.

Mr. Lewin was born in Bellaire on July 21,1933, to Clifford and Verna (Sweeney) Lewin.He served for four years in the U.S. Navyaboard the USS Keppler.

On Dec. 7, 1957, in Medford, Mass., hemarried the love of his life, Lillian Irene. Shepreceded him in death on April 25, 2010.Richard loved to fish, play guitar, and spendtime with his family.

He is survived by his children, JeanetteMarie Devers, Linda Dianne (Timothy)Knebl, David Allen (Colleen) Lewin, BrendaLee (Gary) LaPeer, Charlene Ann (Douglas)Gilkerson, Phillip James (Penny) Lewin,Brian Michael (Ann) Lewin, Elizabeth Ann(Donald) Bergmann, Stephen Andrew(Heidi) Lewin; grandchildren, Daniel(Stacey) Morse, Jeremy Morse, ChristopherMorse, Nathaniel Knebl, Holly Knebl, Bran-don Knebl, Samantha Knebl, David(Melinda) Lewin, Rachael Webber, MeganSmith, Toni Knebl, Cammie Knebl, ShanelLaPeer, Brenna Jessup, Sydney Lewin, BryceLewin, Michael Lewin Daneff, Nicole Gilker-son, Wesley Lewin, Nicholas Lewin, ShawnLewin, Shelby Lewin, Kelsey Taylor Girling-house, Keyrsten Girlinghouse, KahyraGirlinghouse, Konyr Lewin, MadisonBergmann, Kendal Bergmann, EthenBergmann, Lillian Bergmann, Austin Lewin,Brittany Lewin, Devon Lewin; great-grand-children, Emily Morse, Joseph Morse, AidenHines, Zoe Knebl, Dylan Lewin, AutumnStutzman, Adriahna Smith, Dylan Dulaney,Morgan Gilkerson, Noel Gilkerson.

In addition to his wife Lillian, Richard waspreceded in death by grandchildren, DonaldLaPeer, Janel LaPeer; great-grandchild, Jay-den Morse; and sister, Sylvia Johnston.

A memorial service took place Saturday,Sept. 10 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah'sWitness in East Jordan.

Friends may share condolences online atwww.nelsonsfuneralhome.com.

Online at www.charlevoixcountynews.comNewsEnrollment Surge inMichigan’s Hardest

Hit Fund HelpsReduce Foreclosures

LANSING– e Michigan State HousingDevelopment Authority announced it has re-ceived nearly 9,000 applications for foreclo-sure prevention assistance during the past fivemonths since the launch of a new “Step For-ward” publicity campaign. e “Step For-ward” awareness effort has helped contributeto a 16 percent decline in Michigan’s foreclo-sure activity in July from the previous monthand a 42 percent decrease in foreclosure ac-tivity from July 2010, MSHDA officials said.

“We are pleased that MSHDA’s innovativeprograms are allowing distressed homeown-ers to avoid foreclosure,” said Mary Townley,director of MSHDA’s Homeownership Divi-sion. “We will continue to urge strugglingMichigan homeowners who are collectingunemployment, have seen wage cuts or havehad a medical emergency to visit the state’snew Web site –www.stepforwardmichigan.org – and submittheir applications online.”

Michigan received its $498.6 million in fed-eral funding for the Hardest Hit program inthree allotments last year from the TroubledAsset Relief Program, administered by theU.S. Departments of Treasury and Housingand Urban Development (HUD). MSHDA’splan is designed to help homeowners who areat risk of foreclosure and have experienced asubstantial reduction in income due to invol-untary unemployment, underemployment, ora medical condition. MSHDA expects to helpnearly 39,000 households in Michigan by2014.

ree MSHDA programs are available toeligible applicants:

Mortgage-payment assistance for those re-ceiving unemployment benefits of up to $750a month for up to 12 months, or a total of$9,000. At the end of 12 months, homeown-ers still in arrears are potentially eligible foran additional $3,000 in assistance fromMSHDA.

Up to $10,000 in funds for homeownerswho have fallen behind on mortgage pay-ments because of a temporary layoff or med-ical emergency.

Matching funds for principal reductions forhomeowners who can’t afford mortgage pay-ments because their income was cut. iswould provide up to a $10,000 principal re-duction from the state and one that ismatched by their lender.

On March 1, 2011, MSHDA staff was re-viewing or had approved only 1,114 client ap-plications for assistance from the state’sHardest Hit Fund. In mid-March, as part ofMSHDA’s statewide education effort to pro-mote the Hardest Hit program, MSHDApartnered with locally elected officials, banks,credit unions and nonprofit housing coun-selors to train staff, provide information andencourage their clients to visit MSHDA’s newStep Forward Michigan Web site for an up-dated list of mortgage servicers that are par-ticipating in the program.

In addition, MSHDA unveiled a series ofpublic service announcements (PSAs) innewspapers and on radio and television sta-tions across Michigan in March. e PSAshave continued to air throughout the summerand instruct at-risk homeowners to contactMSHDA to determine if they are eligible forthe program.

Since the kick-off of the “Step Forward”campaign, MSHDA staff has received 8,968Hardest Hit applications, for a combined totalof 10,082 applications. e average amount ofassistance per program is $2,682 for an un-employment subsidy, $4,900 for a rescue pro-gram subsidy and $10,000 for a principalcurtailment, MSHDA records show.

“As Michigan rebuilds for a new future, oneof the biggest challenges we face is keepingfamilies in their homes while the job marketrecovers,” Townley said. “e partnershipMSHDA has forged among the state, creditunions and banks provides a free crucial re-source that helps bridge the financial gap forunemployed and underemployed borrowers.”

About MSHDAe Michigan State Housing Development

Authority (MSHDA) provides financial andtechnical assistance through public and pri-vate partnerships to create and preserve de-cent, affordable housing for low- andmoderate-income residents and to engage incommunity economic development activitiesto revitalize urban and rural communities.*

*MSHDA's loans and operating expensesare financed through the sale of tax-exemptand taxable bonds as well as notes to privateinvestors, not from state tax revenues. Pro-ceeds are loaned at below-market interestrates to developers of rental housing, and helpfund mortgages and home improvementloans. MSHDA also administers several fed-eral housing programs. For more informa-tion, visit www.michigan.gov/mshda.


announcements

GENTLE YOGA, 6 weeks -$50, Downtown Gaylord.Wednesday Evenings, Sept21 - Oct 26, 5:30 - 6:45 pm.Registration Required. 989-731-6400

GENTLE YOGA, 6 weeks -$50, Michaywe Clubhouse.Monday Evenings, Sept 19 -Oct 24, 6 - 7:15 pm. Regis-tration Required. 989-731-6400

MEDITATION CLASSES,Body, Mind, Spirit Benefits.Techniques for Relaxation. 4weeks - $40, DowntownGaylord, Thursday Evenings.Sept 22- Oct 13, 5:30 - 6:30pm. Registration Required.989-731-6400

antiques & Collectibles

BUYING OLD Coins, Jew-elry, Pottery and Toys. CallBill at 989-614-0992. A-Z Re-sale, Old 27 South, Gaylord.Mondays 2-6pm. 989-732-9500

GENUINE William Moore 12gauge, double barrel shot-gun. London fine twist bar-rels, very nice condition &operable, $1,100 obo. Also,antique clocks, too numerousto mention. I got a new hobbyso I am selling out. Reason-able offers will be accepted.Call Ed, 231-526-2571

Historic Firearms! Musketbuilt in 1814, used in the Bat-tle of New Orleans and theCivil War. 9 cut off barrel. Stilloperable, $700 OBO. BritishEnfield, long gun Musket.Manufactured in 1845. Verynice condition, minus shoul-der strap, operable, $1800OBO. Genuine WilliamMoore 12-gauge, double bar-rel shotgun. London fine twistbarrels, very nice condition &operable, $1,100 OBO. Also,Antique clocks (too numer-ous to mention) Got a newhobby, so I’m selling out.Reasonable offers will be ac-cepted. Call Ed at 231-526-2571

LARGE CHRISTMAS COL-LECTIONS: village scenery,train, houses, skating rink;new ornaments: Hallmark,Dept 56, Lennox, Hawthorne,Kincaid. Appt. only. 989-348-2354

WANTED: Hunting and Fish-ing collectables and decoys.989-370-0499

auto Parts

LE BRA COVER for Chevytruck, short box. $150 obo.989-731-6460, 989-370-5127

automobiles

I BUY CARS! Wrecked or inneed of mechanical repair,1995 and up. Gaylord area.989-732-9362

2008 Chevy Impala LS61,000 miles, 5 year/100,000mile factory warranty, GreatMPG & a really nice car.$11,900. Ed's Used Cars231-536-7953

2010 Chevy Impala LT44,000 miles, 5 year/100,000mile factory warranty, just likenew! $15,900. Ed's UsedCars 231-536-7953

We are looking to buy goodclean quality automobiles,give us a call or stop by. Ed'sUsed Cars located in down-town East Jordan, 231-536-7953

ZERO DOWN on selectedautos to qualified buyers! Nocredit? Bad credit? Buy here,Pay here. Tailored Enter-prises in Petoskey, call 888-774-2264 orwww.tailoredenterprises.com

2006 CHEVY HHR, less than50,000 miles. Excellent con-dition, $14,999. 989-731-2510

boats & marine

1995 YAMAHA WAVE RUN-NER, cover and trailer, 20-30hrs. $1200. [email protected]

MATT'S OUTBOARD MO-TORS. Buy, Sell, Trade.Minor repairs. 231-585-7406

1998 ALUMACRAFT LunkerV-16 and 1999 Evinrude,50HP, 4 stroke, cover and

trailer. Asking price, $5,500.989-826-5981

16 FOOT deep Alumacraftboat. Oil injected, 40HP Evin-rude, trolling motor, trailer, 2batteries, fishfinders, tank,full cover, $3,350. 14 foot alu-minum boat with 2010 Suzuki4HP, 12 hours, trailer, cover,$1,400. 17 foot aluminumcanoe. motor mount, trailer,$525. Much more. 231-537-2627. [email protected]

building material

Ledgestone rock face for fire-place or outside insulation.New material, 170 sq. feet +or $4.00 sq. foot, OBO. Gay-lord, text or call 231-675-0030

business for Sale

FOR SALE: SOPHIA'S ofMackinaw City. Building, lotand all equipment. Excellentlocation across from the Fort,next to Southbound I-75.Great sales, good familybusiness. Also great buildinglot between Sophia's andThe Fort Fudge Shop. Excel-lent site for fish & chipsrestaurant. Need to retire, 84years old. Stop in the FortFudge Shop and see RobertHeilman, 113 Straits Ave.,Mackinaw City, MI 49701.231-436-8931

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business opportunity

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Classic auto

1989 JAGUAR VJS CON-VERTIBLE. Like new withonly 26,000 actual miles.Last of the V-12's. Must sell.$8,900 obo. 989-848-2238.

CASH FOR OLD CARS.Please don't send to crusher.Michel's Collision & Restora-tion 231-348-7066

FOR SALE: 1940 FORDPICKUP. 231-348-7066

Computers & office

WEB SITE HOSTING as lowas $4.95 a month. Haveyour web site hosted with alocal business, not someoneout of state or overseas.Local hosting, local service.Go to www.MittenHosting.com.Safe and secure. Small orlarge websites.

COMPUTER GIVING YOUHEADACHES? Call Davethe Computer Doc at 989-731-1408 for in-your-home orbusiness repair, service, up-grades, virus and spywareremoval, training.

Financial

FREE BANKRUPTCY CON-SULTATION. Consideringbankruptcy? Overwhelmedby debts, garnishments, re-possessions and/or foreclo-sure? At the law office ofChristine M. Brzezinski wecan help you determine ifChapter 7 bankruptcy is theright option for your financialsituation and help you get afresh financial start. Call ustoday for a free consultationat 989-348-7777. We are adebt relief agency and assistpeople in bankruptcy.

Firewood & woodstove

Burt Moeke Firewood. Cut,Split, Delivered. 231-631-9600.

FREE HEAT & HOT WATER.Eliminate monthly heatingbills with Classic OUTDOORWOOD FURNACE fromCentral Boiler. Call today,989-733-7651

Free Items

HAVE SOMETHING TOGIVE AWAY? Free itemsclassified ads run free ofcharge in the CharlevoixCounty News. Call 989-732-8160 or e-mail your ad to [email protected].

FREE CERAMICS, Ready tppaint. Good for non-profitgroup. 231-536-2935

Furniture

GREAT ROOMS! QualityPre-Owned Furniture. Newmattresses: Twin $89, Full$109, Queen $139. 148 W.Main St. Downtown Gay-lord, corner of Main and N.Court St. www.greatrooms-gaylord.com. Call 989-748-4849

PAIR BEDSIDE Mini-chests,Oak finish, $18. 989-348-2354

3 piece bedroom set. Head-board, Armoire and 2 piecedresser. $500. Call 989-732-4758

garage & yard Sale

FREE CLASSIFIED ADS!Post your Garage Sale forfree at www.Michigan-MoneySaver.com. Buy andsell in Northern Michigan.This even creates a map toshow where your GarageSale is located.

HUGE GARAGE SALE.Womens clothes, furniture,lights, light fixtures, remodel-ing supplies, old doors, bicy-cles, lots and lots of stuff.Thursday and Friday, Sept.15 and 16. 10am - 6pm. 419S. Center, Gaylord

RUMMAGE SALE: FirstUnited Methodist Church, Fri-day Sept. 16, 9-5 and Satur-day, Sept. 17, 9-Noon. 215 S.Center, one block south ofMain Street. Clothing andhousehold items. Saturday$1.00 a bag

guns

STEINER MUSEUM GUNSHOW, Sept. 3rd, 10am-4pm. 2 miles North ofFairview on M-33. Guns,parts, ammo, etc. Buy, Sell &Trade. Free admission.Phone 989-848-5320

Hay & Straw

For Sale: Hay, Round bales.Mixed grass, dry and baled.989-939-8823

Help wanted

LOOKING TO DO SOME-THING meaningful with yourlife? We are looking for peo-ple for in-home help, assist-ing with daily living skills, Dr.

appointments, socialization,shopping and light house-keeping. Must have a validdriver's license with less than3 violations and be able topass a criminal backgroundcheck. Training provided, ex-perience a plus. Starting pay$8.33 per hour. EOE. Needsomeone for part time timeposition in Gaylord areas.Apply on-line at www.north-ernmanagment.org or call989-732-6374.

Ellsworth's Little Lancer pre-school program is in need ofan assistant. The assistantwill work 20 hours each weekand must possess a CDA oran associate’s degree in childdevelopment. This positionwill be open until filled. Inter-ested applicants are asked tocontact Lynn Aldrich Spear-

ing at 231-588-2544 ASAP.

Home Companion HomeHealth care Aide positionsavailable. 1-866-808-2797

KITCHEN ASSISTANT: TheCrawford County Commis-sion on Aging is acceptingapplications for a part-timeKitchen Assistant who pre-pares and serves meals atthe Senior Center and aKitchen Assistant who pro-vides coverage for full timecooks. Flexible schedule re-quired. Application packetsmust be picked up at 308Lawndale, Grayling and re-turned by 5:00pm 9/9/11.

TECHNICIAN needed inphysical therapy office. Parttime, 20 - 30 hours per week.Applicants with experience intherapeutic exercise and/ormanual therapies will be con-

sidered. Please send resumeto P.T. Tech, PO Box 130,Lewiston, MI 49756

WINK SALON is now hiringmotivated hairstylist, mani-curist and massage therapist.Call 989-370-5413

Springs Window Fashions,Grayling – Two 3:30 pm –2:00 am positions. Assem-bler-Operator I-Wood – gen-eral factory labor. TeamCoordinator – hourly position.Start on day shift, then moveto afternoons after trainingperiod. Supervision experi-ence required. Both positionshave 4-day regular workweek and require HS/GED &good work record. Wood-re-lated manufacturing experi-ence preferred. Drug freeworkplace. Qualified vetswelcomed. Apply at:

www.springswindowfash-ions.com or Michigan Worksoffice. Equal Opportunity Em-ployer.

Citizens National Bank ofCheboygan seeking a fulltime Loan Collection Officer.Applicants will perform a va-riety of duties related, but notlimited to past due accounts.Preferred lending back-ground. Bachelor’s degree inbusiness, accounting or fi-nance or a minimum of 5years work experience in col-lection or lending. Full rangeof benefits including 401k,hospitalization, dental, vision,life and long term disability.Send resume to Citizens Na-tional Bank, Attn: Trisha Do-bias, 303 N. Main Street,Cheboygan, MI 49721. Oremail to dobiast@cnbismy-

bank.com. No phone callsplease. An EOE.

Homes for Rent

For Rent: 2 bedroom, 2 bathmobile home. Excellent Con-dition on 2 private acres. Fur-nished or unfurnished. Tenmiles south of Charlevoix.$550 per month. Call 231-588-2521.

Homes for Sale

WATER FRONT PROP-ERTY. Chalet style homewith 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1car garage. 6.75 acresfrontage on Five Lakes. Sea-sonal log cabin also on site.Gaylord schools, privacy andtranquility only three milesfrom Gaylord. $139,000. Ad-ditional 4.37 acres withheated workshop available.Call 989-370-0488

Featured Property

2700 PLEASANT VALLEY RD., BOYNE CITY

by Jim akans

Set upon just over two acres ofproperty featuring a gorgeous mix ofhardwood and pines, this spacioustwo story home is all about living thegood life in the heart of the NorthernMichigan country. Just outside ofBoyne City, this location offers the re-laxed and peaceful ambience of coun-try living that is within easy reach ofthe wide variety of shopping, diningand recreation Boyne City offers.

e versatile floor plan is designedaccommodate virtually any home-owner need, and offers a whopping3,328 square feet of living space.at’s a lot of room for the growingfamily to enjoy, with 2,080 square feeton the main two levels and the re-mainder in the finished lower levelwalkout. at includes four gener-ously sized bedrooms and three and ahalf baths – another very good fea-ture for growing families!

Among the other design features inthe home are cathedral ceilings andan open living, dining and kitchenlayout – with lots of cabinet spaceand a convenient preparation islandin the kitchen. e home also hascentral air conditioning, which is a

real bonus during those hot early au-tumn days, and an attached two and ahalf car garage. ere is a huge 26 x32 foot family room area in the lowerlevel walkout that offers access to anoutdoor patio.

e views that are captured fromthat patio, as well as the raised 20 x

20 foot deck above it that extendsacross the entire rear elevation of thehome, are absolutely wonderful. Astunning palette filled with wood-lands and wildlife embrace the homein scenic splendor.

is spacious country home is per-fectly complimented by the natural

surroundings. Listed at $189,900, foradditional information or to arrangea tour of this property, call MartyMoody at 231-582-9555 or email [email protected]

In the heart of Northern Michigan country

Question & AnswersAbout Selling Real Estate

by mike Stark,Stark Realty, inc.(231) 536-7700

Part 1An FHA loan is

frequently a perfectmatch for those newto the housing mar-

ket. ese oen do not have liquidfunds with which to make a downpayment. If you are in a similarposition as a first time home buyerand can qualify under the currentFHA home loan requirements, youmay well dramatically help outyour financial situation. FHA loansrequire down payments of as low

as 3.5% of the value of the collat-eral, a requirement that can be sat-isfied with gi funds as well aspersonal assets.

Credit Currently, your credit is a very

important issue for FHA homeloan requirements. Lenders con-sider your credit history as verifi-cation of how responsible you havebeen with money in the past.

First of all, you need two formsof credit for FHA home loan re-quirements. However if you do nothave any credit (this does notmake your credit bad), the under-writers will usually accept othertypes of credit documentation.

Bankruptcy or Foreclosure Even aer having been through

bankruptcy proceedings underChapter 13, if you have been makingtimely payments for 12 consecutivemonths or more, you might qualifyfor one of the FHA loans. You willneed to obtain approval in writingfrom the bankruptcy trustee. If yourbankruptcy action was under Chap-ter 7, you may be eligible if your dis-charge was two years ago, youcurrently have steady employment,and have successfully establishedand maintained new credit lines.

FHA home loan requirements arenearly impossible to get if you havehad a home foreclosed on in thepast. But, if things had really been

beyond your control and you canshow that, the underwriters mightlook at your application.

Possible Late Payments orOpen Collections

An occasional late payment doesnot automatically make you ineligi-ble. Underwriters of FHA loans lookat the big picture when it comes toyour payment history. ey are notlikely to focus on some isolated inci-dents. A few late payments showingup on your credit report does notequal bad credit, and good credit isnot absolutely necessary for meetingthe loan requirements.

Mike Stark

Basic FHA Home Loan Requirements

Real Estate Corner

For more info contact Marty Moodylynda’s Real estate seRViCe • (231) 582-9555


Homes for Sale

REDUCED DRASTICALLY,MUST SELL. Only mobilehome in park with a 2 cargarage. Too many beautifulfeatures to mention. Not-tingham Forest, Gaylord.989-731-2664, cell 989-350-8340

GAYLORD: 2 BEDROOM, 2BATH CONDO. Furnished,water, sewer, cable TV, trashincluded in condo fee.$54,000, negotiable, 989-732-5720

Household

NECCHI SEWING MA-CHINE. Straight, zigzag andbuttonhole. Walking, cut andsew feet, $200. 989-786-5304

PREMIER WALK-IN BATH-TUB with hydrotherapy,white, great condition, $3000.989-786-5304

Air conditioner. $100. Call989-732-4758

GERTA'S DRAPERIES:Everything in Window Treat-ments Free estimates and inhome appointments. Estab-lished 1958. Call 989-732-3340 or visit our showroom at2281 South Otsego Ave.,Gaylord.

Land & Property

LOTS FOR SALE in Waters& Guthrie Lakes. Reason-able. 989-732-7676, 989-732-7933

ACREAGE FOR SALE: 4.37acres with deeded access tolake. 42'x48'x14' workshopbuilt in 1994 insulated andfinished inside, 200 ampelectrical service, radianttube gas heater. Woodedbuilding site for future home.Privacy, tranquility, only 3miles from Gaylord, $54,900.Call 989-370-0488.

Lawn & garden

Land Pride Broadcaster. Likenew. $550. 989-370-0499

Lost & Found

LOST SOMETHING? Foundsomething? Lost and foundads run free in the CharlevoixCounty News. Call 989-732-8160

manufactured Homes

NEW & REPOS: Double-

Wides, 16's, 14's. Take any-thing on trade. Financingavailable. Michigan East SideSales. www.michiganeast-sidesales.net. 989-354-6867or 866-570-1991.

REDUCED DRASTICALLY,MUST SELL. Only mobilehome in park with a 2 cargarage. Too many beautifulfeatures to mention. Not-tingham Forest, Gaylord.989-731-2664, cell 989-350-8340

For Rent or Sale on Contract.3 Bedroom Manufacturedhome. $500 down, $500month. Gaylord area MSHDAapproved 989-464-1376

medical & Health

Legend Mobility Scooter. Lowhours, 350 pound capacity.Call Toni at 989-619-6057

MEDICAL MARIJUANACaregiver serving NorthernMichigan. Accepting patients.Organic, high quality. Callfor,info, 989-350-4527

miscellaneous

Early Christmas Sale, Porce-lain Dolls, Ashton Drake,Brimns, Dynasty, 80 tochoose from. Some musical.989-983-4188 [email protected].

FREE CLASSIFIED ADS!Sell your items for free atwww.MichiganMoneySaver.com. Buy and sell in NorthernMichigan. Photo and text arefree. Cars, Homes, Furniture,Garage sales and more.

DO YOU HAVE A BIBLEyou're not using? Donate it topeople that need a Bibleoverseas. Call 989-732-4708.

CONSIGNMENT ITEMSNEEDED. Free Appraisals.Call Trinity House. 989-448-8067

LOWEST COST IN MICHI-GAN! CLASSIFIED ADSARE JUST $2 for a 10-wordad in the Charlevoix CountyNews. The area's widest dis-tribution paper and the lowestcost for advertising. Placeads on-line atw w w. C h a r l e v o i x C o u n -tyNews.com or call 989-732-8160. Distributed throughoutall of Charlevoix County

16' FLATBED TRAILER. 2-

inch ball. Single axle. $600 orbest offer. Call 989-785-3058.

PAPERBACKS! Avid readerhas McComber & Milller,Hannah, Silhouttes, more.$0.75. 989-348-2354

Upright piano $200, Enter-tainment Center $25, GEturntable $25, Free standingbasketball hoop $25, LittleTikes basketball hoop $10.989-732-9437

HOSPITAL BED, $100. LittleRascal Mobility chair, batteryoperated, $500. Metal hutch,$25. 989-634-1780

CB MOBILE RADIO, Gem-Tronic, 23 channel, 2 anten-nas, $30. Call 989-732-5902

music

Beautiful Ludwig Baby Grandpiano. Circa 1920's, very nicecondition. Best offer from se-rious buyers only. 231-546-3367

notes of Encouragement

Positive Notes of Encourage-ment are free in theCharlevoix County News.Birthday, Anniversary, Wed-ding, Congratulations or justa Positive Note all are free. E-Mail your Note of Encouragementto [email protected]

Pets

3 ADULT ENGLISH BULL-DOGS. Nice markings, gen-tle, housebroke.989-619-7289

Purebred Shih tzu puppies. 2boys $300 each. 3 girls $350each. Mom is small, shotsand wormed. Ready now!989-657-9393

FREE - SWEET OLD DOGneeds a new home. Welltrained, good with childrenand other dogs. Loves to playfetch and a good watch dog.989-858-5636

Recreational Vehicles

1992 WINNEBAGO 21 footMotorhome, Toyota chassis,31,950 original miles, clean.Priced to sell, $6,000. Phone989-939-8773

2002 ROCKWOOD ROOTravel Trailer for sale. Has apower slide out and expandson both ends. Also has fur-nace, air conditioner, water

heater, oven, kitchen sink,microwave, bathroom w/shower, large refrigerator,heated mattresses, electricbrakes, sway bar, stabilizers.$8,000. 989-370-5165

38 FOOT SALEM TRAVELTRAILER, 2 slides, excellentcondition, $8,900. 989-370-6058

2010 Springdale 31 foot fifthwheel. New condition withReese hitch. $16,900. Call989-619-1494

Services

Low Cost, Short Run Print-ing. 100 full color 8.5x11, oneside, $25. 11x17 full colorposter, one side, Posterstock, $1 each. Competitivepriced graphic design alsoavailable. Contact theCharlevoix County News,989-732-8160 or e-mail Of-f i c e @ C h a r l e v o i x C o u n -tyNews.com

DJ/KARAOKE SERVICEavailable for weddings, clubsor parties. References andinformation at www.larryen-tertainment.com. 989-732-3933

FRED'S TV & APPLIANCESERVICE. 32 years experi-ence. In home service. 989-732-1403

RITE-WAY PAINTING,: Inte-rior, Exterior. Free estimates.Chris - 231-525-8189

Sporting goods

SLALOM WATER SKI, KD7000, like new, $200. 517-667-0074

Storage

Heated or Cold storage avail-able for Winter, Spring, Sum-mer, Fall, 989-732-0724

tools

100 AMP WIRE FEEDWELDER, $150. 2 - Enginestands, $25 each. ReddyHeater, 150,000 BTU, $120.Gaylord area. 517-667-0074

trucks

2000 DODGE 1500 SportQuad cab, 4x4, tonneaucover, 360, V-8, Sharp truck,must see. $7,200 obo. 989-848-2238

2005 FORD LARIAT F-250,4X4 Supercab, V-8, 8 footbed with cap, 117,000 miles,

$14,000. 231-525-8847

2006 GMC 5500 series serv-ice truck with 5000# Autocrane and hydraulic down rig-gers, $31,900. 989-745-8892

2005 Chevrolet DuramaxDiesel Pickup 2500 HD, 4door crew cab, 4 wheel driveshort box with installed railsfor 5th wheel, very clean &sharp looking, blue, moldedrunning boards, diamondsteel tool box mounted inback-2 top doors, gray inte-rior, full power seats, heatedfront seats, fully loaded, on-star, tilt wheel, fold downback seat, 138,000 miles. Allhighway miles. For additionalinfo call 989 370-1091. Askfor Frank. $24,950.

1994 FORD RANGER, 4WDextended cab. 200,000 miles,motor, tranny and rear endgood, some rust, front endworn out. $600. 989-705-7817

Vans

For Sale: 7-passenger 1998Plymouth Van S.E. 96,000miles, some rust. $3,800

OBO. In good running condi-tion. New brakes, muffler andbattery. Below Blue Bookvalue. Call 989-731-0938

2007 Grand Caravan SXTLoaded, Quad Seats, only42,000 miles Local Trade,very clean. Ed's Used Cars231-536-7953

wanted

WANTED TO BUY: a 50, 60or 70 HP Outboard BoatMotor with trim & controls.Please call Jerry or Faye at231-420-3033 or 231-238-7840

Wanted: BUYING STAND-ING TIMBER. Top pricespaid, free estimates. 989-335-0755

FISHING BOATS and mo-tors. Will pay cash. 231-585-7406

Wanted: OUTBOARD MO-TORS, any size, running ornot. Call 231-546-6000

LOW Income Family needsolder van in good condition.231-525-8541 or 989-255-5978




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day morning, the tractors will be on dis-play on the grounds at the KewadinShores Casino on Friday and Saturdayfor public viewing.

On Saturday, its time for the big rigs,as the 16th Annual Richard CraneTruck Show will bring over 100 eight-een-wheelers to the Straits area. eseawesome trucks will be on display fromSeptember 16th through the 18th, withshow headquarters located at the LittleBear Arena. Along with scores of trucksfeaturing fabulous paint and artwork,custom chrome and lights and incredi-ble interior design, the show will in-clude several vendors offering very cooltoys, apparel and more.

A highlight of the show is the annualParade of Lights. At dusk on Saturday,September 17th, the big rigs will fire up,light up, and cruise across the MackinacBridge and through St. Ignace, dazzlingbrilliantly with custom light displays onthe vehicles to the delight of the onlook-

ers.For more information regarding the

tractor show and parade, visitwww.owossotractorparts.com. For the16th Annual Richard Crane MemorialTruck Show, go to www.nostalgia-prod.com.

CouRtESy PHotoover 100 big rigs will light up the night this weekend in mackinaw

by Jim akans

Whether turning the crisp pages of afresh new book, the dog-eared yellow-ing leafs of a treasured favorite, orcradling an electronic reader whilestretching out on a comfortable chair,there is nothing quite like the adven-ture, imagination, and lessons a goodbook can relate. It is the tale, the prose,the emotion, and the vivid birth of themental imagery extracted from mereletters arranged on paper (or LCDscreen) that transport the reader fromone reality to another, and leave lifericher for a very modest effort.

September is National LiteracyMonth, and while that’s an excellent rea-son to grab a book and celebrate, it isalso an occasion to take a look at liter-acy in America.

According to the National Center forFamily Literacy, over 30 million Ameri-cans have reading skills below basic lit-

eracy levels…that’s about 14 percent ofour country’s population. e group,ProLiteracy Worldwide, defines literacyas the ability to read, write, compute,and use technology at a level that en-ables one to reach his or her full poten-tial. In a society rapidly moving towardan information and service based econ-omy, literacy so defined is becomingmore important to the health of the so-ciety with each passing year.

Statistics confirm that literacy canhave a huge impact on a country’s eco-nomic stature. e U.S. Census Bureaufound workers 18 years of age and overwith a bachelor’s degree earn an averageof $51,206 a year, while those with ahigh school diploma earn an average of$27,915 and those without earn an aver-age $18,734 per year.

ProLiteracy Worldwide found thatannual health care costs in the U.S. arefour times higher among those with lowliteracy skills (as compared to those

with high level skills), and that over 60percent of inmates in state and federalcorrections facilities can barely read andwrite.

So what can be done?Contact your local library, schools,

and non-profit organizations such as theUnited Way and ask about ways you cancontribute through financial or bookdonations, or volunteer opportunities,to promote literacy programs in yourarea. Such efforts help to ensure theseprograms continue to operate and in-spire literacy growth in your homecommunity. Support legislation thatpromotes education and literacy, theseare the building blocks for America’s fu-ture.

Victor Hugo stated, “To learn to readis to light a fire; every syllable that isspelled out is a spark.”

Take the time to read a good book;keep the fire of your imagination burn-ing brightly.

Sit back with a good book and celebrate

national Literacy month CHILDREn-

Parent Education and Com-munity Play Group/Storytime isa free service for children 0 - 5years old held on Wednesdaysfrom 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in thelibrary's community room.is program is in partnershipwith the library and theWomen's Resource Center.

tEEns-e teen aer school pro-

gram will be showing the movie"Soul Surfer" on Tuesday, Sep-tember 27 at 3:10 p.m. (PG).On ursday, September 29ththe Book and Movie Club willkick off for the year with dis-cussion on the "Soul Surfer"book to movie. e teen pro-

gram is Monday throughursday from 3 - 5 p.m. forteens in grades 6 - 12. Movies,board games, Wii tournaments,homework, art and film proj-ects with snacks are available.

ADuLt-Learning lab is located in

lower level of the library. Pro-fessional staff are available forpeople in need of a GED, highschool diploma, or English as asecond language. Computerprograms are also available thatare self paced including: TypingTutor, MIcroso Word andExcel to help improve reading,writing and math skills. Call231 536-7898 to enroll.

e Michigan State Employees’Charitable Campaign (SECC)kicks off September 12 and runsto October 14. is year’s cam-paign theme is “Tradition of Giv-ing.” e Michigan SECC wasbegun in 1987 to combine all ap-peals to state employees into oneannual event. Since its inception,the SECC has helped state em-ployee raise approximately $45million for local, statewide, andnational charities, including theirlocal United Ways.

It’s no secret: these are somechallenging times for state em-ployees. But for many of our fel-low citizens, the situation is farmore difficult. Whether it’s afriend trying to find work, aneighbor struggling to keep herhome, or a family member in needof a cure, the needs are all aroundus and they are real. at is whye State of Michigan joins thou-sands of employers everywhere ininviting its workers and retirees todo their part in helping to meetcommunity needs.

By working together through

the State Employees CharitableCampaign, state employees cancontribute to over 1,000 local,state, and national charities. Allparticipating organizations havemet the highest standards of bothprogram and fiscal accountability.Information regarding each or-ganization can be found on thewww.misecc.org website. Stateemployees can pledge on-linethrough their MI-HR Self-Serviceaccount www.michigan.gov/self-serve) by phone at: 877-766-6447,or by using the contribution form.

Char-Em United Way serves asthe SECC Local Campaign Oper-ating Agency for Charlevoix,Emmet, Cheboygan, Crawford,and Otsego Counties. LocalUnited Ways in those counties areavailable to provide informationabout local programs, arrangeagency tours, provide speakers,etc. for state workplaces in theircommunities.

For more information, contactChar-Em United Way at 231-487-1006 or email to: [email protected].

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