By Heather DeLong
Odawa Casino Resort will be
hosting a job fair on Friday,
March 21st at the Odawa Hotel.
The fair will take place from 1 to
4 pm. Competitive wages will be
available starting at $9.25 an
hour. Seasonal and Year-round
positions are available, and on-
site departmental representa-
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nities throughout the afternoon.
The resort has a casually ele-
gant setting, and is home to
just under 1,300 slots,
dozens of table games and a
poker room. It also contains
gourmet and informal
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be taking part in the 3rd Annual
St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl on
Saturday, March 15th.
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While a patron saint of Ireland, the hero of St. Patrick’s
Day, St. Patrick himself, was actually born Maewyn Succat,
the son of a wealthy landowner, in Britain somewhere
around 385 AD. He was captured by pirates and taken to
Ireland during his impressionable mid-teens, and spent sev-
eral years in slavery herding sheep.
Maewyn returned to Ireland when he was in his 30’s and
became a bishop, adopting the Latin name Patricius, later
shortened to Patrick. St. Patrick is said to have used the
three-leafed clover, or shamrock, to symbolize the concept of
the holy trinity in his ministry. St. Patrick is believed to have
passed away on March 17th in the year 461 AD, and thus it is
on the occasion of his death that St. Patrick’s Day is celebrat-
ed each year.
Among the many legends attributed to St. Patrick is that he
drove snakes out of Ireland, an act refuted by modern sci-
ence. However, it’s the fabled four-leaf clover, also known as
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March 21st
It’s the
Greenest
Day of
the Year
By Heather DeLong
Coming Saturday, March 22nd to
Cheboygan K of C Hall is Cheboygan’s
60th Annual Sportsmen’s Dinner!
The dinner will feature a wild game
menu, cash bar and over 100 door
prizes. Tickets are $30 per person with
advance sales only. To get your ticket,
visit Alcock’s, Mickey’s Mini Mart,
Modern Pharmacy, Cheboygan Lumber,
Stan’s East Side or call Larry at (231) 627-
5811.
Wild game hors d’oeuvers will be
served at 5 pm with prime rib and fish
dinner beginning at 7 pm.
This year will include a Master
Huntsman’s table for $1,000, part of a
$1,500 package containing reserved
seating for eight people, dinner tickets,
drink tickets, and $150 worth of raffle
tickets. One lucky person at each
Huntsman table will go home with a
new gun!
The night goes until 9:30 pm. Be sure
to reserve your seat!
To contact Heather DeLong for any
comments, questions or concerns, send
an email to
[email protected].
Cheboygan 60th
Annual
Sportsmen’s Dinner
SEE JOB FAIR PAGE 5A
By Heather DeLong
Spring is within our reach as the
snow begins to melt, so prepare to get
out and have some fun!
Saturday, March 22nd from 7 pm
until the clock strikes midnight,
Cheboygan Eagles Hall will be hosting
an 80s theme party for the Spring
Fling, sponsored by Calcite Credit
Union! Enjoy tasty appetizers, exciting
door prizes, friendly competitions and
great music from local disk jockeys!
The cover charge is $10 and you
must be 21 or over to enter. A cash bar
will be present.
All proceeds for the Fling will sup-
port the Cheboygan Youth Center.
For more information contact Yuri
Bishop at (231) 597-9660, Debra
Turnbull at (231) 627-6015, or Nate
King at (231) 627-7183.
To contact Heather DeLong for any
comments, questions or concerns, send an
email to
[email protected].
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TO THE CITIZENS OF GAYLORD
AND OTSEGO COUNTY
WE ARE DOOMED
Last Monday a DDA meeting was held at the City offices. A 15 minute presentation was made by the Archi-
tects, with pictures and drawings shown on the screen. Again, facts and figures by 'experts¨ as to why the
'scape¨ is needed. A full house of interested citizens were given 2 minutes to speak, however if the speaker
was not for the 'scape¨ they were limited and cut off as I was. If they were for the 'scape¨ they were allowed
to speak freely. I left with the opinion that the DDA already had their minds made up and the meeting was
nothing more than posturing. After being tabled for consideration it was passed with no opposition the next
day.
To quote 'I am madder than hell¨ What is going on with our officials - are they blind? Spending one half
million dollars for a fountain on the court house lawn! What is that going to do, bring business to the
downtown? Where is the money coming from and who will maintain it? Guess?
It was revealed that the 'scape¨ would require four to six months for completion. What is going to happen to
business downtown? It will be a disaster - Not only will it deter people from coming, but it will be just
pointing them elsewhere. The architectural rewards are over one half million dollars, nice. Our losses
downtown will exceed that and more. Alpenfest, if any will be a disaster. No Alpine band for me.
Construction will begin in April and end in September 2015 which is almost the entire season where money is
made on Main Street by most people including myself. How much existing business can withstand this? Jobs
are to be lost.
Most people on the DDA have never made a payroll; most on the City Council have never had to sign a check
other than their own. This streetscape will be a disaster. Remember that Gentlemen, as we are finding out the
truth about OBAMA CARE, We will find out the same, only too late. Can we do anything? Yes we can - be at
the meeting at the City offices on March 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. and express yourselves.
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Research suggests tart cherry juice may help
increase sleep efficiency
With the shift to Daylight Savings Time,
Americans may need to prepare for sleep disrup-
tions – as studies show that this transition increas-
es night-time restlessness and compromises
sleep.1 For a country already plagued by sleep dis-
orders2 and the use of sleep aids higher than ever
before3, the March time change should serve as a
wake-up call. Sleep experts suggest we consider
natural ways to re-set the body's internal clock to
improve sleep patterns.
"With so many Americans lacking quality sleep,
now is the time to reconsider some new sleep
solutions," said Dr. Carol Ash, Director of Sleep
Medicine for Meridian Health in New Jersey.
"Simple steps, like adding tart cherries to your
daily diet, may help you to be a better, more effi-
cient sleeper."
Tart cherries are one of the few natural sources
of melatonin, a compound with sleep-regulating
properties. These ruby-red fruits are quickly gain-
ing recognition as a natural sleep aid alternative.
That's because studies have shown that tart cher-
ry juice may:
- Help improve the quality and duration of sleep
- Reduce the severity of insomnia
- Increase overall sleep efficiency
In one study, adults who drank two daily glasses
of tart cherry juice slept about 40 minutes longer
on average and had up to a 6 percent increase in
sleep efficiency.4 Researchers also found that
drinking tart cherry juice daily helped reduce the
severity of insomnia and time spent awake after
going to sleep.5
Researchers attribute the sleep benefits to the
melatonin and phytonutrient content of tart cher-
ries, which are especially abundant in antho-
cyanins. Each serving of tart cherry juice concen-
trate used in the studies is estimated to contain
the equivalent of 90 to 100 tart cherries.
The same compounds that give tart cherries
their unique sweet-tart flavor profile and bright
red color – anthocyanins – are also an indicator
for a myriad health benefits. In addition to evi-
dence supporting the benefits of tart cherry juice
as a natural sleep aid alternative, research indi-
cates that tart cherries may:
- Help promote heart health
- Reduce inflammation related to arthritis
- Ease exercise-related muscle pain
Tart cherries are available year-round in dried,
frozen and juice forms (including juice concen-
trate), and readily accessible on the shelves at a
variety of retailers across the country and online.
For more ways to Go Red Before Bed, and to learn
more about the many health benefits of tart cher-
ries, visit www.choosecherries.com.
GRAYLING - Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment,
with support from Bravo Company, 1-147 Aviation and the 238th General
Service Aviation Battalion, Michigan National Guard, successfully conducted
Cold Weather training on Camp Grayling Joint Military Training Center,
Mich., Feb. 28, and March 1, 2014.
The two-day mission, challenged by extreme sub-zero temperatures,
included the sling loading and live fire of twelve M-777 155mm howitzers.
The weapons were sling loaded to CH-47 Chinooks and hoisted from garri-
son CGJMTC to Firing Point 300 on North Camp. Gun crews were then trans-
ported to the firing point in UH-60 Blackhawks.
“When we planned for this, we planned for twenty to thirty degree temps,”
said Lt. Col. Scott Meyers, 1-119th FA Battalion Commander. “Our first day
up here, it was thirty degrees below zero so we ended up doing more arctic-
type training.”
Early morning day one, negative thirty degree temperatures took their toll
on equipment but the mission pressed on.
“The vehicles and equipment – it’s been hard on them,” said Meyers.
“We’ve learned what works in thirty below and what does not.”
With the frigid temperatures, machinery that was expected to work, didn’t.
“We went through a couple dozen batteries for vehicles. Getting them to
start in the morning was very difficult and tires were going flat. We had two
2,500 gallon diesel tankers completely gel up and freeze so we had to bring
them into a warming bay so we could draw the fuel the next day,” said
Meyers.
The soldiers of Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie batteries pressed on despite the
arctic conditions.
“They’ve overcome and, today, all vehicles are running,” said Meyers.
“Mechanics were up until 2300, 11 p.m., last night fixing everything and it’s
working today so there’s a lot of motivation to make this weekend work.”
“It was definitely cold, but it was a lot of fun and something new for the
battalion,” said First Lt. Adam Stephens, Alpha Battery executive officer, 1-
119th FA. “Sometimes it’s good to challenge yourself and overcoming adver-
sity brings the unit together to achieve the mission.”
Stephens served as liaison to the flight crew to ensure safety and landing
time of the UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
“We had zero cold weather injuries,” said Meyers. “Thirty below zero
standing under 140 mile per hour winds underneath a Chinook that’s lifting
up a howitzer, that’s certainly a challenge.”
There were several ‘firsts’ for the 1-119th’s cold weather operation.
“The first time we slungload a howitzer was yesterday and the very first
time we did it, it was thirty below zero,” said Meyers. “Two thirds of the bat-
talion had never flown in an aircraft. Yesterday was the first day they’d done
that.”
During the two-day operation, 36 aircraft missions with the Howitzers
were executed.
“We had some external evaluators with us from Camp Atterbury, active
duty component guys, that were checking us out and they said we looked
like any active duty component doing this for many, many years,” said the
proud commander.
“The soldiers’ motivation is high and the
Army equipment has kept them warm,” said
Meyers. “We even had four enlistments
today. We had soldiers say, ‘We would like to
reenlist. This was one of the most awesome
things we’ve ever done.’”
More than 100 soldiers from the 1-119th
FA and B Company 1-147th earned cold
weather operation training certifications and
learned uncountable lessons and adaptive
techniques.
The 1-119th FA will be conducting other
sling load missions throughout this year and
the cold weather operation is slated to be
conducted
again in
2015.
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WEATHER:
Thursday
High 25
Low 16
Friday
High 42
Low 16
Sunday
High 20
Low 0
Monday
High 22
Low 7
Tuesday
High 35
Low 16
Wednesday
High 30
Low 12
Saturday
High 23
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Spring Ahead to a Better Night's Sleep
This Week’s
Terrific Kids from
North Ohio Elementary
Front Row: Noah Howard; Alexis Shepherd;
Madison Foster; North Ohio Sock Monkey;
Izzy Knoellinger; Sierra Keskine. Back Row:
Kiwanian, Mr. Weson; Brendan Foy; Ryder
Winiger; Sophie Wieber; River Wenner;
Kiwanian, Lynn Kellner
Front Row: Makenzi Munchback;
Seriana Gilmore; North Ohio Sock Monkey;
Christian Sennett.
Midde Row: Calin Sherman; Colton Sherman;
Lanie Mehlhorn; Lacey Kendall;
Macayla Denno.
Back Row: Kiwanian, Mr. Jack Weston;
Aiden Sherbert; Myah Miller; Cody Heard;
Aiden Hornbaker; Parker Gentz;
Kiwanian, Mrs. Lynn Kellner
OCS Terrific Kids for this month!
Front Row: Isaac Smith (4), Axel Krantz (1), Gracie Johnson (K), Hailey Hewitt (1), Joseph Section (3)
Back Row: OCS Administrator Karla Hawkins, David Gapinski (6), Sam Datema (7), Gene Thomas (7) and
friend of OCS, Elizabeth Ohman
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TERRIFIC KIDS
Terrific Kids from South Maple for 3-7-14
Back Row: Kiwanian Judi Doan, Jonathan Smith, Emma Cronin, Hayden Smith, Hailee Beasley, Alana
Kneeper, Aidan Kroll, Alivia Warren, Austin Hilley, Logan Ames, Kiwanian Fred Stenke. Front Row: Jasmine
Abramczyk, Josie Moore, Kaylee Butcher, Isaac Lorence, Rylie Haskin, Ashton Lyttle, Connor Lacy.
Not Pictured: LeeLee Cole, Carolyn Garner, Natalia Romero-Mendoza.
Thank you for another great year & voting us the
#1 gold buyer in Northern Michigan (NMBA)
We buy unwanted, broken or scrap gold
We pay the public more than any other
NO Games, NO Gimmicks, NO Altered Scales
Remember, WE PAY MORE
than anyone in Northern Michigan.
Just honest cash value.
dealer in Northern Michigan.
We are not a pawn shop.
and all collector coins.
Alpine Gold &
Silver Exchange
(Your hometown coin shop)
Check with the rest and then come to the best.
Give us a call at 989-448-2400
or stop in and see us at our store in Gaylord.
1363 West Main St. You will be glad you did.
We are located next to Mancino`s and across the street from Ponderosa.
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989-619-3941
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Area business leaders, airport customers and
supporters are invited to visit the Pellston
Regional Airport for the Eleventh Annual Airport
After Hours event hosted by the Airport’s Air
Service Task Force. The event will be Thu. March
20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hoppies Landing on the air-
port’s upper level.
One lucky attendee of the event will win round
trip air fare for two to Chicago. The tickets are
provided by event sponsor Lakeshore Express
which provides regular air service from Pellston
to Chicago Midway. Other event sponsors
include Bay View Association, Boyne Resorts, the
Cheboygan Area Visitors Bureau, Emmet County,
Northern Star Broadcasting, and Shepler’s
Mackinac Island Ferry.
The cost to attend the
event is just $7 per per-
son and the admission
price includes hors d‘oeu-
vres. A cash bar will also
be available. Proceeds
will support the work of
the Air Service Task Force.
The task force is a com-
mittee of business leaders
representing chambers of
commerce and visitors
bureaus in St. Ignace, Mackinac Island,
Mackinaw City, Cheboygan, Indian River, Harbor
Springs and Petoskey.
The mission of the task force is to promote and
support the Pellston Regional Airport
to assure the highest level of com-
mercial, freight, and general aviation
service. The task force has advocated
on behalf of the airport for many
years and is responsible for starting
and maintaining the free parking
program. They have also spearhead-
ed terminal improvement projects,
marketing programs, and efforts to
establish relations with commercial
airlines.
The Airport After Hours is open to the general
public. Hoppies Landing will maintain a seating
area for their regular dining customers who may
not wish to attend the after hours event.
a shamrock, which has put much of the
green into St. Patrick’s Day over the years.
The image of the precious shamrock was
widely popularized to baby boomers in
America by “Lucky the Leprechaun,” who
first appeared on children’s cereal boxes back
in 1963. Children pursued Lucky who
lamented they were “always after me Lucky
Charms,” a sugar and grain version of his pot
o gold; consisting of “magically delicious”
stars, moons, hearts and especially hard to
find green clovers, or shamrocks
Now there never was an actual “Shamrock
Plant,” it is a word with roots in the Irish
“seamrog” which means “little clover.”
Clover there is plenty of, with hundreds of
varieties, though the true “Irish Shamrock”
as identified by Nathaniel Colgan in the late
1800’s, is the Trifolium repens, a creeping
White Clover.
A white shamrock?
Well no, the flower is white, but the famil-
iar leaf is as green as the Emerald Isle itself.
This particular species was held in high
esteem by the early Celts of Wales, and rep-
resented a charm against evil spirits. This
valued teaching tool for St. Patrick became a
good luck symbol to the Irish.
Three-leaf shamrocks from St. Patrick’s
times have evolved into the lucky four-leaf
clover variety much sought after today. They
are a symbol of good luck and good fortune
that according to some estimates can be
found only once among 10,000 of the regular
three-leaf brand choking off the grass in
many a lawn.
The color blue also has a place in St.
Patrick’s lore. According to legend, St.
Patrick preferred blue as the color of his
vestments. Green actually didn’t become
associated with St. Patrick’s Day until the
19th century. In early Ireland, green was
the imagined color of fairies and immortals,
and was used by farmers to encourage crops
to grow.
Today, green is everywhere on St. Patrick’s
Day. We have green beer, green hair, green
water in the Chicago River, green clothing
worn somewhere to keep from getting
pinched, and of course, green shamrocks.
So grab some green and enjoy the luck of
the Irish this St. Patrick’s Day. As one popu-
lar Irish toast proclaims: ‘may the roof above
us never fall in, and may we friends beneath
it never fall out.’
By Jim Akans
With approximately 4,000 square feet of
fully stocked resale space, and new inventory
arriving daily, customers can shop for just
about anything starting with any letter in the
alphabet at A-2-Z Resale in Gaylord.
Founded by Bill and Carol Brown in May
of 2008, A-2-Z Resale has grown to encom-
pass just about any resale item shoppers
could be looking for, including appliances,
furniture, racks and racks of clothing items,
tools, home décor items, kitchen items, tow-
els, bedding, curtains, dishes, nick knacks,
collectable figurines and spoons, candles,
holiday décor items, luggage, golf clubs, tele-
visions, DVD’s and VHS
tapes, CD’s, vinyl
records, puzzles,
books, games, toys,
baseball cards, and
more…even a special
area devoted to wed-
ding dresses.
Astonishingly, A-2-Z
has over 50 wedding
dresses and over 50
prom dress on hand,
plus over 4,000 pieces
of jewelry, lots of but-
tons, purses, shoes,
boots, sandals and 20
racks full of all types of
clothing for men,
women,
children…even mater-
nity and baby clothes.
There has never been a
more economical and stylish way to update
your wardrobe or get decked-out for that
upcoming special occasion.
“We have just about everything here but
food,” observes Bill Brown. “We locate items
for our inventory from garage and estate
sales, abandoned storage units, donations
and more. We never know what we will have
next, it changes every day.”
Carol Brown adds, “Many of the items that
we offer, especially furniture, move very
quickly. We would love to thank everyone
who has stopped in and for being our cus-
tomers for five years now. We would also
enjoy seeing our friends from Onaway,
Millersburg and Harrisville areas stop in and
see us.”
One thing is certain, on any given day
there are plenty of items representing every
letter in the alphabet at A-2-Z Resale.
Convenient parking in front of the store
makes it easy for shoppers to stop in on a
regular basis to check out the latest invento-
ry.
A-2-Z Resale is located at 1829 Old 27
South (S. Otsego Avenue) in Gaylord. The
store is open from 9 am to 6 pm, seven days
a week all year long with the exception of
holidays. For additional information call
(989) 732-9500.
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BOYNE ClTY
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1158 S. M-75,
Boyne City
231-582-5711
www.challengemtn.org
BOYNE FALLS
Peg's 0|oset
3031 Main St., Boyne Falls
231-675-2463
Proceeds benefit the Boyne
Valley Food Pantry
CHARLEvOlX
8ergmaoo 0eoter 8esa|e Shop
8888 Ance Road,
Charlevoix
231-547-9624
www.bergmanncenter.org
CHARLEvOlX
ke||y's Aot|g0es &
F0ro|t0re 8aro
06176 Old US 31 S. ,Charlevoix
231-547-0133
www.dkellyantiques.com
EAST JORDAN
0rossroads 8esa|e Shop
205 Water Street.,
East Jordan
231-536-7606
Open Tuesday thru Saturday
ELLSWORTH
6ood Samar|tao
F0ro|t0re & Nore Store
6517 Center St.,
Downtown Ellsworth
231-588-2208
thegoodsam.org
ELLSWORTH
6ood Samar|tao
9746 Main Street,
Ellsworth
231-588-2208
thegoodsam.org
FREDERlC
P|oev|ew N|||tary S0rp|0s
7328 Old 27 North,
Frederic
989-348-8300
GAYLORD
A-2-I 8esa|e
1829 Old 27 South,
Gaylord
989-732-9500
Aoge|s at work 8esa|e
1523 S Otsego Ave., Gaylord
989.448.8615
GAYLORD
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0ooat|oo 0eoter
1361 Pineview Dr. (near Lowes)
Gaylord
989-705-1747
www.goodwillnmi.org
6reat 8ooms 00a||ty
Pre-0woed F0ro|t0re
148 W. Main St., Gaylord
989-745-5184
www.greatroomsgaylord.com
Veo0s & 8|0e Jeaos
340 West Main St.,
Gaylord
989-731-2600
www.venusandbluejeans.com
Sa|vat|oo Army Fam||y Store
919 S. Otsego Ave., Gaylord
989-448-2357
GRAYLlNG
The-8r|ckery.com
Two floors of treasures
107 Ottawa,
Grayling,
One block north of the light
989-348-8999
HARBOR SPRlNGS
hew 8eg|oo|ogs
Thr|It Shop
650 W Conway Rd.,
Harbor Springs
231-348-2980
MANCELONA
Naoce|ooa Food Paotry
& 8esa|e Shop
201 N. Maple St., Mancelona
231-587-9606
MlO
Strawberry Patch
Downtown Mio
989-826-1503
PETOSKEY
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2429 US31 North, Petoskey
231-348-3195
www.challengemtn.org
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1600 Anderson Rd.,Petoskey
231-348-6947
www.goodwillnmi.org
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Everything and more at
A-2-Z Resale
in Gaylord
In the Rough, Professionally Painted
or Completely Restored
Over 7,000 sq. ft. of Furniture, Antiques & Goodies
06176 Old U.S. 31 South, Charlevoix, MI 49720
E-Mail:
[email protected]
FURNITURE BARN
(231) 547-0133 • Cell (231) 881-0353
Web: dkellyantiques.com
CUSTOM & ANTIQUE
FURNITURE
Greenest Day Continued...
Airport After Hours to March 20th
Petoskey, Odawa is owned
and operated by the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, and was
opened in June of 2007. The
$140 million resort stretches
just short of three hundred
thousand square feet, about
fifty thousand of that as
gaming space.
The lakeside resort town
of Petoskey combines an
understated elegance with
an easy-going attitude and
genuine Northern Michigan
hospitality, making it a great
place to live and work.
Onsite interviews will be
available during the job fair.
For a full job description
and to apply online, visit
odawacasino.com/careers.
To contact Heather
DeLong for any comments,
questions or concerns, send
an email to heather@week-
lychoice.com.
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Continued...
GAYLORD
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The First United Methodist
Church hosts their famous
soup lunch each Wednesday
in March. Soup and dessert
are served from 11:30am to
1pm. Desserts include hot
fudge ice cream puff or
lemon meringue pie. 1st
bowl of soup $2.50, 2nd bowl
$1. Dessert $2.50, Beverage
50 cents. March 12 features
turkey noodle & Italian veg-
etable soup. March 19 fea-
tures galumpki & bean with
ham soup. March 26 features
white chili and cooks choice.
The church is located at 215
S. Center St.
GRAYLING
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Grayling Photographic
Society’s (GPS) premier
juried photography exhibit to
be held at the AuSable
Artisan Village (AAV). The
exhibit will be on display
through March 28th. The AAV
is open from 11 to 5 Monday
through Saturday and 11 to 3
on Sundays. A special Meet
the Photographers Social will
be held the evening of March
2nd from 6 to 7:30pm, with a
slide show at 6:30. Come join
us for refreshments and an
opportunity to speak directly
with this diverse, talented
group of photographers. This
is a free event and we invite
the public to vote for their
favorite image
PETOSKEY
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Thursday, March 13, Noon –
1:30pm. In this hands-on
informal workshop, learn
how you can put the iPad to
work for your business. Set-
up your iPad, find the best
free business Apps, access
files, take notes, deliver pre-
sentations, communicate
with customers, and much
more. Hands-on activities
and opportunities to explore
new business apps make this
workshop a must for people
who want to use the iPad
effectively at work. Please
bring your iPad to class.
Room 536 – Student
Community Resource
Building. $10/session
includes materials. Please
register at least three days
before the start of the work-
shop. You will receive email
notification confirming your
class registration and details
about the class several days
prior to the class start date.
Class materials will be pro-
vided during the first session.
If you have any questions,
call us at 231-348-6613 or
231-348-6705.
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Due to extremely cold weath-
er conditions causing some
water service freeze ups cities
all over the area are request-
ing that all water customers
continuously run their water
until further notice. Service
leads to individual customers
may be more vulnerable. To
help prevent freezing of
underground service lines,
customers should continu-
ously run a stream of water
about the width of a pencil
from a single faucet. Please
note, warmer weather may
not immediately mean that
the risk of freezing is over.
Although dependent upon
weather conditions, the run
water order is anticipated to
last several weeks.
GRAYLING
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Thursday, March 13th from
4-6pm at the Grayling Senior
Center - Menu includes
Corned Beef & Cabbage,
Boiled Potatoes, Parisian
Carrots, Mixed Melon and
Pistachio Pie. The meal is
only $4.50 per person for
those under 60 and a sug-
gested donation of $3 for
those 60 & over. Dinner is
open to the public and no
reservations are required. For
more information call (989)
348-7123.
ELLSWORTH
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Soup Supper to be held at the
Ellsworth Christian
Reformed Church on March
13 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.
Proceeds support Ebenezer
Christian School.
ROSCOMMON
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Mercy Hospital Grayling has
partnered with Mid-
Michigan Health and the
AuSable Free Clinic to pres-
ent an informational event
on the Affordable Care Act
and using the healthcare.gov
website. This event, offered
to the public at no charge, is
designed to help community
members understand their
health insurance coverage
options and make choices
that fit their needs and their
budget. The event will be
held at the Good Shepherd
Methodist Church in
Roscommon on March 13 at
5:30 pm.
GRAYLING
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Friday, March 14th from
5:30-8:30pm at Grayling High
School – The GHS Class of
2016 has some major fun
planned for Kid’s Night Out
and you won’t want to miss it!
Bingo, Music, Face Painting,
Basketball, Moon Bounce,
Crafts, Coloring, Games,
Prizes & More! Concessions
will be available for pur-
chase. Register by March
12th and pay only $5 per
child, or pay $10 per child at
the door. Children ages K-5th
grade welcome. For more
information, contact Class
Advisor Teresa Bonamie at
989-344-3512.
GRAYLING
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March 14th – 16th at Hanson
Hills - Ride northern
Michigan’s best XC ski trails!!
All 35km of groomed XC trails
will be open for fat-bike traf-
fic for this weekend only!
Trail crews at Hanson Hills
are looking to raise funds to
develop fat bike only trails for
winter 2014-15. All proceeds
go to Hanson Hills fat bike
trail development. Friday,
March 14th: XC ski trails
open to fat bikes from 4-9pm
(trail passes $5), registration
for fat bike races 4pm-9pm
($50 race registration
includes Friday-Sunday trail
pass). Saturday, March 15th:
Fat bike race registration
9am-1:30pm ($50), 10am
open men race (4x 5mile
course) overall award, 12:30
pm sport men race (3x 5mile
course) overall award, 2pm
women & beginner men (2x 5
mile course) overall awards.
Sunday, March 16th: XC ski
trails open to fat bikes from
11am-5pm ($5 trail pass). For
more information contact:
Justin Andre at 989-348-9266
or
[email protected].
GAYLORD
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The Northland Sportsmen’s
Club, 1542 Old Alba Rd (cor-
ner of West Otsego Lake
Drive and Old Alba Road) is
holding a number of Friday
night fish fries for the benefit
of the Shotgun Range House
Building Fund. Dates are
Fridays, March 14, March 28
and April 11. Serving is from
5 to 7pm. Cost is $10 per
plate.
GRAYLING
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Saturday, March 15th from
9am-3pm at Grayling
American Legion – Bake Sale,
Food, Silent Auction, 50/50
Raffle. Booth spaces avail-
able for $10 by contacting
Jerri Selthoffer at 989-344-
2129. Fundraiser for the
Veteran’s Wall of Honor.
BOYNE FALLS
BA%KE&BALL CHAL-
LE!GE
The Boyne Falls senior class
is hosting its final senior
fund-raising event of the
school year at 5 p.m.
Saturday March 15. It will be
an alumni night featuring
three basketball games. The
highlight game of the night
will be the Boyne City Fire
Department against the
Boyne Falls Fire Department.
Both teams have reportedly
been practicing for some
time in anticipation of this
game. Also scheduled that
evening will be a game fea-
turing Boyne Falls Alumni
(under 30) playing Alba
Alumni, and another game
featuring over-30 Boyne Falls
Alumni against a team to be
determined. Admission is $4
per person with children
under 5 free. The admission
ticket enters you in door
prize drawings. Concessions
and a bake sale will also be
available.
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The Church of the Straits is
hosting a Benefit Spaghetti
Dinner for Julie Mallory,
Saturday March 15th, from
4:00 – 7:00 pm. Proceeds will
assist Julie with medical bills
incurred from her recent sur-
gery, as she has no insurance.
Dinner will include spaghet-
ti, salad, garlic bread and
dessert. Cost: $7 per person,
$25 per family, age 5 and
under FREE. Additional
donations are greatly appre-
ciated.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
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Try out for Girls travel bas-
ketball On March 16th. 7th &
8th grade registration 2:30.
Tryouts 3-5Pm at Bellaire
high school. 9th, 10th & 11th
grade registration at 5pm.
Tryouts 5:30-7:30pm at
Bellaire high school. More
details at www.northern-
pridesportsacademy.com or
call Paul Koepke, 231-676-
3559. Last year we had girls
from all over Northern
Michigan.
GAYLORD
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Guest Speaker, Michael
Imhof Retired Navy Seal will
be at Life Church in down-
town on Sunday March 16 at
the 10am service.
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Tales are Better the Second
Time Around. Monday,
March 17 through Friday,
March 21 at Devereaux
Memorial Library – The
Friends of the Crawford
County Library’s Winter Book
Sale. Sale Hours: Monday 1-
7pm, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday 9am-7pm. On
Friday March 21, 9am-4pm
all books are $2 per bag.
Huge selection of books:
adult, children’s, cookbooks,
mystery, hobbies, fiction,
and non-fiction. Proceeds
from sale help to support
library programming.
PETOSKEY
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St. Patrick's Day FUNdraiser
to benefit the women, chil-
dren and families utilizing
programs and services of the
Women's Resource Center of
Northern Michigan
(WRCNM). March 17. Silent
auction starts at 5:30 pm, live
auction starts at 7pm. Hors
d'oeuvres and cash bar. The
FUNdraiser will be held, this
year, at Whitecaps Restaurant
located at 215 East Lake St.
Tickets are $10/person at the
door, or call the WRCNM at
(231)347-0067.
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The Crawford County
Commission on Aging &
Senior Center and the
Grayling Regional Chamber
of Commerce are hosting a
seminar on Tuesday, March
18th from 5:30-7:00pm at the
Grayling Senior Center (308
Lawndale Street). Dinner,
consisting of Swiss steak,
mashed potatoes, peas &
pearl onions and pears, will
be served at 5:30pm for a cost
of $5.00/person. The seminar
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will begin at 6:00pm. If you
plan to join us for dinner
prior to the presentation,
please RSVP to the Senior
Center at 989-348-7123.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
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KorthaseFlinn Insurance and
Financial Services recently
announced local charities
received $5,000 on behalf of
the agency’s clients, who
voted for their favorite non-
profit organization by
responding to the holiday
greeting the agency sent in
December. The holiday
donation gift program repre-
sents nearly half of the
agency’s 2013 monetary
donations to local non-profit
organizations. More impor-
tantly, the program repre-
sents the agency’s continued
commitment to community.
Non-profits chosen by
KorthaseFlinn clients to
receive their holiday gift
were: The Women’s Resource
Center of Northern
Michigan, The Care & Share
Pantry of East Jordan, Boyne
Community Christmas, The
Manna Food Project of
Harbor Springs, Good
Samaritan of Ellsworth, The
Friendship Centers of Emmet
County, The Nehemiah
Project of Petoskey and
Compassionate Hearts of
Boyne City.
MACKINAW CITY
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The Mackinaw Woman’s Club
will be sponsoring a blood
drive Wednesday, March
19th, 11:30 am – 5:15 pm, at
the Wawatam Area Senior
Center, 205 Cedar Street,
Mackinaw City. Call the Red
Cross at 800-733-2767 to
schedule an appointment.
Drop ins more than wel-
come.
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customers and supporters
are invited to visit the
Pellston Regional Airport for
the Eleventh Annual Airport
After Hours event hosted by
the Airport’s Air Service Task
Force. The event will be Thu.
March 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at
Hoppies Landing on the air-
port’s upper level. The cost to
attend the event is just $7 per
person and the admission
price includes hors d‘oeu-
vres.
GAYLORD
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Free legal help with divorce
clinic. Held at United Way
building, 116 E. Fifth St.
March 20, May 15, July 17,
Sept. 18, Nov. 20, Jan, 15,
2015. Start at 5:30pm.
Sponsored by the 46th
Circuit Bar Association,
Northern Michigan Legal
Services, and Community
Mediation Services.
MACKINAW CITY
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Parade Fish Fry, Friday,
March 21st, and April 18th,
4:00 – 7:00 pm, cost - $10.00.
PETOSKEY
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The Clark Historical Library,
Molson Art Collection of
Children's Book Illustration
Fifty-two original works of
art created as book illustra-
tions from the Clark
Historical Library’s Molson
Art Collection at Central
Michigan University will be
on display at the Crooked
Tree Arts Center in Petoskey
through April 5. Francis
Molson, a retired CMU
English professor and former
chair of the English depart-
ment, and his wife Mary Lois
Molson, a former second
grade teacher, have donated
over 50 pieces of original art-
work which they have col-
lected over several years.
Gallery hours are as follows:
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday we open at 10am
Saturday 10am - 4pm Closed
on Sunday
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present “Coming Back to
Jersey” Friday, March 21st,
Saturday, March 22nd,
Friday, March 28th and
Saturday, March 29th. Doors
will open at 6 and dinner is
served at 7. Tickets are $26
and include a 3 course din-
ner (choice of Prime Rib,
Crab Stuffed Whitefish or
Chicken Cordon Blue) and
the show. Call (231) 436-5744
to purchase tickets or for
more information.
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Saturday, Mar. 22nd from
10am to 4pm at Hartwick
Pines State Park - Learn
about the history of maple
sugar making in North
America as you help tap a
maple tree and observe the
boil-down process which
converts maple sap into
maple syrup. Of course, the
day would not be complete
without sampling this tasty
Michigan product. Children
can participate in a variety of
fun and educational hands-
on activities Among their
unique experiences, they will
construct a paper version of a
mokuk, a birchbark contain-
er used by native peoples to
transport maple sugar. This
event is free of charge,
although a Michigan State
Parks Recreation Passport is
required for park entry. For
more information, please
send us an e-mail or tele-
phone (989) 348-2537.
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March 22, 8am - 5pm at
Charlton Twp. Hall. Call Vic
Ouellette, Michigan DNR
recreational classes coordi-
nator, to register, 989-731-
1906. Open to all ages. You
must call to register.
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Saturday, March 22nd from
10am to 4pm at the
Hometown Furniture
Building – VENDORS WANT-
ED: $20/table. DONATIONS
WANTED: Will accept dona-
tions at Hometown Furniture
on Saturday, March 15th
from 1-4 p.m. and Monday,
March 17th thru Friday,
March 21st from 5-8 p.m. We
are looking for big ticket
items to sell so look through
your house and start Spring
Cleaning now! Call Shelly
Adamski at 989-619-3106 for
details.
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60th annual sportsmens din-
ner Sat. March 22 at K of C
Hall, 9840 N. Straits Hwy.
Wild game hors d'oeuvres,
prime rib & fish dinner.
Tickets must be purchased in
advance, $30 at Alcocks
Market, Mickey's Minimart,
Modern Pharmacy and Stans
Eastside. No tickets at door.
Over 100 door prizes includ-
ing 5 guns.
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Sunday, March 23rd at 11am
in the Grayling High School
Auditorium - This is a con-
cert Drama performed by 80
+ Christian teens. Email
Johanna Jurkovich at
[email protected] for
more information.
GAYLORD
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Aspen Ridge Retirement
Village is happy to invite the
community to join us for Tea
with Tots “Day at the Zoo” on
Tuesday, March 25th from
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. This pro-
gram will give young children
the chance to interact with
the elderly in a relaxed
atmosphere, while also pro-
viding Aspen Ridge residents
a memory stimulating activi-
ty. Your RSVP to Christy
Payne at (989) 705-2500 is
greatly appreciated before
Friday, March 21st.
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Northwest Michigan
Community Action Agency in
Petoskey will be hosting a
workshop on Budgeting to be
held March 27 from 6pm to
9pm, as part of a series of six
workshops on financial fit-
ness. This workshop will be
offered at 2202 Mitchell Park,
Ste. 4. To register or to find
out about future workshops,
please call (231) 347-9070 or
(800) 443-5518; or visit
www.nmcaa.net.
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A local group is forming a
local roller derby league. The
Roller Derby Girls’ need our
support and help from our
communities and regional
areas. It takes a league of
people, to make this work.
They need a location to host
practice and derby nights (up
to 10,000 sq. ft), referees,
non-skating officials, coach-
es, and volunteers! If you can
help or have any Info or idea
leads, please contact the
Petoskey Roller Derby
League. www.facebook.com/
petoskeyrollerderby
GAYLORD
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Bring your coffee, bring your
questions, and maybe even
bring your appetite if you
couldn’t catch breakfast
beforehand! Our forester,
Brittany Mauricette will be
hosting a monthly round-
table event at BJ’s Restaurant
in Gaylord on the second
Wednesday of each month at
7am. The event is meant to
encourage people with forest
health questions and con-
cerns to be able to talk one-
on-one with a resource pro-
fessional in a comfortable
and cozy atmosphere.
Brittany will answer ques-
tions from a variety of sub-
jects such as forest health
issues, tax incentive pro-
grams, cost-share programs,
management plans, working
with other forest resource
professionals, and much
more! If you have any ques-
tions or would like to let us
know that you’d like to
attend, please contact the
Otsego Conservation District
at (989) 732-4021 or email
Brittany at bmauricette@
otsegocountymi.gov.
PETOSKEY
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Project FREE preschool in
Petoskey has openings in
both morning and afternoon
sessions for children who
turned age 4 before
November 1, 2013. Certified
teachers provide art, music,
computer time, dramatic
play and skill-building activi-
ties to build students’ social
and academic skills for a
smooth transition into
kindergarten. Project FREE
preschool is offered half
days, Monday through
Thursday, October through
May. Although there is often
no cost to families, state eli-
gibility requirements do
exist. To learn more or regis-
ter, call the Women’s
Resource Center of Northern
Michigan at 231-347-0067.
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Saturdays from 10am-2pm at
the Grayling Mini Mall
throughout winter.
Accepting Bridge Card,
Project Fresh, and WIC.
Interested Vendors - contact
Beth Hubbard at (989) 619-
3539 or bhubbard@city-
ofgrayling.org.
PETOSKEY
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The Northwest Michigan
Community Action Agency
(NMCAA) in Petoskey is seek-
ing people to fill Triage
Volunteer positions, with
complete training for posi-
tion. Triage volunteers serve
as one of the first Agency
contacts with their neighbors
in need and play an impor-
tant role in helping people
dealing with financial emer-
gencies to navigate the serv-
ices available through
NMCAA and throughout the
community. Volunteers
assess neighbor situations
and help connect them to the
appropriate staff person and
program, among other
duties. Triage volunteers
should have a positive atti-
tude, be active listeners, and
demonstrate good rapport
with people in poverty and
the general public.
NNMCAA's office is located
at 2202 Mitchell Park Drive,
Petoskey, MI, 49770 and is
open Monday - Friday from
7:30 am - 4:30 pm. Volunteers
create their own schedules in
advance. NMCAA asks that
volunteers serve at least one
3-hour shift per week. Call
Trisha Washburn or email at
[email protected] if
interested in this opportuni-
ty.
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The Grayling Firefighters
Association and the Grayling
Fire Department have a goal
of improving the lives of resi-
dents of the City of Grayling
and Grayling Township
through a combination of fire
prevention education and
fire and life safety outreach.
As a part of this project the
fire service will check for and
install smoke detectors for
those on fixed incomes and
those who are hearing
impaired where either no
detector presently exist or
where existing detectors are
more than 10 years old.
Because the Project is sup-
ported by grants and dona-
tions, there is no cost to par-
ticipants. Interested parties
may contact the Fire
Department at its non-emer-
gency number, 989-348-
6319, or may contact Karl at
the Crawford County
Commission on Aging &
Senior Center for forms to
apply
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Classes are offered at the
Otsego County Community
Center, 315 S. Center St, for
boys and girls ages 3 and
above. Activities include
tumbling, balance beam and
uneven bars. Beginner to
intermediate levels. To regis-
ter or for more info call Kari
Streelman at Boyne Area
Gymnastics, 231-582-9787.
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FREE Worksite Wellness
Program for Crawford
County Businesses. Are you
interested in improving the
health of your employees and
reducing your healthcare
costs? We have an opportuni-
ty that can help you do both!
District Health Department
#10 is looking for businesses
in Crawford County that are
interested in starting or
expanding a worksite well-
ness program for their
employees. We can provide
you with evidence based best
practices and resources to
help make your program a
success. This includes but is
not limited to: monthly well-
ness newsletters for your
employees, fun fitness and
nutrition challenges to help
motivate your employees,
onsite education for your
employees and the chance to
collaborate with other work-
sites in your community dur-
ing quarterly lunch meetings.
The best part is it's all free! If
you are interested in this
opportunity or would like
more information please
contact Kim Chandler
(Health Educator) at 989-
348-7800, ext 7589 or kchan-
[email protected].
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The Crawford County
Commission on Aging &
Senior Center is looking for a
business(es) or individual(s)
who would be willing to pro-
vide matching funds for a
new 52” Commercial Freezer
for the kitchen. Looking for a
total match of $2,500 with
the other half coming from a
grant from the Great Lakes
Energy People Fund. This
would be a great way to sup-
port our Meals on Wheels
Program! If you or someone
you know is interested in
making a significant dona-
tion, please contact Alice
Snyder at (989) 348-7123.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
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We love to run community
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releases about all the things
happening in Northern
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hundreds of events and
activities all across our area.
Readers love the fact that the
Weekly Choice is distributed
free to hundreds of locations.
However, it is expensive to
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week filled with positive
news and sports. Our only
source of revenue comes
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The food pantry is open two
days a week, Tuesday’s from 2
– 4pm and Thursday’s from
10am – noon. All donations
are welcome, food and cash,
and can be dropped off at the
church anytime or call Jean
Hunt at 231-537-2312 or Rose
LaPointe at 231-436-5307.
Following are some of the
items that cannot be pur-
chased through the Food
Stamp program and are
therefore in great need: soap;
dish detergent; kids snacks
for school; and paper prod-
ucts such as paper towels,
toilet paper and napkins.
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Graduating seniors in Otsego
County that will be entering
college in the fall for health
care can apply for a scholar-
ship from the Otsego
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Application forms are avail-
able from your high school
guidance office or at the Pink
Awning gift shop at the hos-
pital. Applications must be
returned before April 15.
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Northern Michigan Free Tax
Service offers free tax prepa-
ration and electronic filing
for individuals with income
up to $60,000. We prepare
and file federal, state and city
taxes. We receive our training
and certification through the
IRS Volunteer Income. Tax
Assistance VITA program.
Call 989-889-1141 to sched-
ule an appointment. We are
located at 305 Lawndale.
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Char-Em United Way is connecting volun-
teers with local opportunities to engage in
service. Four years ago, Char-Em United Way
launched Volunteer Connections, a virtual
volunteer center. Since its introduction in
late 2009, Volunteer Connections has
referred 576 citizens to volunteer opportuni-
ties posted by local non-profits.
By creating a venue that both allows indi-
viduals to see the many ways they can make
a difference and agencies to promote their
needs, Char-Em United Way is increasing the
potential for volunteerism, donations, and
involvement in the community. On January
22, 2014, local nonprofits began posting their
volunteer and other needs on a new and
improved online system called, “Get
Connected”.
Non-profit agencies in Charlevoix and
Emmet County list their volunteer needs on
the Volunteer Connections website.
Volunteers then help with these requests,
based on their skills, interests, and availabili-
ty. A wide variety of agencies and projects
allow volunteers to focus their efforts on the
environment and ecology, culture and the
arts, education, health and safety, or emer-
gency services.
With the current employment challenges
in our area, job seekers can gain valuable
experience through volunteering. Often non-
profit organizations need skilled volunteers
to develop their website, plan marketing,
organize fundraisers, and lead programs- all
experiences that can build a strong resume.
Lisa Luebke, Char-Em United Way
Program Administrator, believes that volun-
teering is an integral element of citizenship.
“We have an amazing culture of service and
giving in Northern Michigan. This United
Way program is helping to harness that posi-
tive energy and community spirit. Volunteer
Connections continues to grow and we are
very excited to start using our new online
system, Get Connected,” said Luebke.
Many area programs rely on volunteers to
complete their philanthropic mission. There
are projects available for all ages and talents.
Volunteer Connections is a free resource that
benefits the entire community- those that
serve and those that are in need of service.
Volunteer Connections also serves the vol-
unteer needs of Charlevoix and Emmet
Counties by providing additional resources
for volunteer recruitment, recognition, and
management. It is one of the strategic initia-
tives developed by Char-Em United Way and
is supported through donations to the
United Way campaign which
is currently in progress as
well as proceeds from the
annual spring fund raising
event, Instant Wine Cellar.
Save the date for this year’s
Instant Wine Cellar on
Friday, April 25, 2014 from 7
to 11pm at The Perry in
Petoskey. To volunteer,
donate, or for more informa-
tion visit: www.charemunit-
edway.org or call 231-487-
1006.
On Saturday, March 22nd the Charlevoix
Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting
their 4th Annual Business Expo and
Business to Business (B2B) Night at Castle
Farms. New this year, the event will also
include the Taste of Charlevoix, a special
portion of the event where area restaurants
showcase some of their signature dishes.
The event is broken into three signature
events, each with their own distinct feel.
The Business Expo: Noon-5pm, free
admission
Come and explore more than 60 different
local businesses all in one location! If you’re
looking for a new contractor, dentist, or car
repair business, this is your opportunity to
learn what our local companies can do for
you. There will be live demonstrations
throughout the day and free food to sample
in conjunction with the Taste of Charlevoix.
We will be giving away a door prize every
hour.
Business to Business (B2B) Night: 6-
9pm, $10/person
The largest networking event in
Charlevoix County! B2B will feature all of
the same great opportunities of the
Business Expo but our guests will also enjoy
a microbrew bar, giveaways, appetizers and
networking opportunities with more than
500+ representatives from all over the
region.
Expo Party: 9-11pm, $10/person or
FREE with admission to the B2B Night
Time to forget about business and let
loose! Enjoy music from A+ Digital DJ, half
off of all drinks, and discounted cab rides.
This event is being made possible with
support from our sponsors: Fox Motors,
Northern Michigan Review, Charlevoix State
Bank, Castle Farms, and Blue Cross Blue
Shield.
For more information or to get your tick-
ets call 231-547-2101 or e-mail
[email protected]. Tickets will be avail-
able for purchase at the door.
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month.
According to the Brain Injury Association of
American, an estimated 1.7 million children
and adults in the U.S. sustain a traumatic
brain injury (TBI) and another 795,000 indi-
viduals sustain an acquired brain injury
(ABI) from non-traumatic causes each year.
More than 58,000 Michigan residents sustain
a TBI annually, according to the Michigan
Public Health Institute. More than 3.1 mil-
lion children and adults live with a lifelong
disability as a result of TBI and an estimated
1.1 million have a stroke-related disability.
Medical and indirect costs of TBI, such as
loss of productivity, in the United States are
in excess of $76 billion annually. Children
aged 0 to 4 years, adolescents aged 15 to 19
and adults aged 65 or over are most likely to
sustain a TBI, according to the Center for
Disease Control. Persons aged 75 and older
have the highest rates of TBI-related hospi-
talization and death. They are 4-5 times
more likely to be admitted to a long-term
care facility following a TBI. Persons in this
age group also recover more slowly and are
more likely to die from their injuries than
younger persons.
In all age groups, TBI rates are higher for
males than females. The leading causes of
TBI are: Falls (35.2%), motor vehicle/traffic
accidents (17.3%), struck by/against events
(16.5%) and assaults (10%). Falls are the
leading cause of TBI among children aged 0
to 14 (50%) and accounted for 61% of TBIs
among adults 65 years and older. Motor
vehicle crashes and traffic related incidents
resulted in the largest percentage of TBI
related deaths (31.8%).
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as
an alteration in brain function, or other evi-
dence of brain pathology, caused by an
external force. Motor vehicle accidents and
gunshot are common causes. Sports
injuries, assaults, or falling and striking your
head can also results in TBI. TBI is common
to many troops returning from Iraq as a
result of an improvised explosive device or a
rocket hitting a vehicle. They may have no
outward signs of injury, but the pressure of
the blast itself could have rattled the brain
resulting in a TBI. About 75% of TBIs are
considered Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
(MTBI).
Acquired brain injury (ABI) includes all
types of traumatic brain injuries and also
brain injuries caused after birth by cerebral
vascular accidents (commonly known as
stroke), and loss of oxygen to the brain
(hypoxic brain injury).
Mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI)
account for a majority of brain injuries
reported annually. MTBI occurs when a sud-
den impact or forceful movement of the
head results in an altered mental state, such
as confusion or disorientation, loss of mem-
ory for brief periods immediately prior to or
after the event, or brief loss of conscious-
ness. More severe TBI result in a loss of con-
sciousness of more than 30 minutes and/or
longer periods of memory loss, more than 24
hours. Many MTBIs are not reported. The
actual incidence of MTBI is considerably
higher than 1.25 million annually.
Brain injury is classified as mild, moderate
or severe using the Glasgow Coma Scale, a
measure of coma and impaired conscious-
ness. The term Mild Traumatic
Brain Injury does not describe the
severity of the outcomes of MTBI.
A brief period loss of consciousness
or memory loss as the result of a
blow to the head can affect the
ability to complete routine, daily
activities and the ability to return
to work. Following an MTBI, indi-
viduals can experience: Problems
with memory, concentration, and
emotional control, headaches,
fatigue, irritability, blurred vision or
seizures. Researchers report unem-
ployment rates three months fol-
lowing injury among previously
employed MTBI victims as 34 per-
cent.
Sports-related injuries account for approx-
imately 20% of TBIs reported in the United
States. Injuries can be prevented or reduced
in severity through wearing helmets, but
repeated impacts to the brain can lead to
serious negative consequences. More than
4,800 former players have sued the NFL over
concussions in recent years. Hundreds of
former NFL players have been diagnosed
with conditions resulting from brain injuries:
ALS, Parkinson's, and dementia, among oth-
ers. Autopsies of more than 50 former NFL
players show signs of degenerative brain dis-
ease.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE),
a crippling brain disease, was found in
dozens of former NFL players. Tony Dorsett
and Joe DeLamielleure, both Pro Football
Hall of Famers and former NFL All-Pro
Leonard Marshall tested positive for the dis-
ease, previously found almost exclusively on
autopsy. CTE has been linked to memory
loss, depression and dementia.
In January, former Detroit Lions running
back Jahvid Best filed suit against the NFL
and helmet maker Riddell for failing to ade-
quately protect NFL players from concus-
sions. The suit claims that the league, "was
aware of the evidence and the risks associat-
ed with repetitive traumatic brain injuries . .
.but deliberately ignored and actively con-
cealed the information." In 2012, the NFL
introduced stricter guidelines regarding
when players could return to work after suf-
fering a concussion. The frequency of TBI
can be reduced through prevention.
Life can change in an instant. Brain
injuries can happen in an instant and
change a life forever. Knowing the symp-
toms of TBI and getting immediate treat-
ment can reduce the severity and assist indi-
viduals in coping with the long-term conse-
quences of TBI.
Protection is Key to Avoiding
Traumatic Brain Injury
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The Petoskey District Library held their monthly family fun chess night on
March 6, 2014. Four rounds were played in a mini-swiss style tournament
by eight members of the PDL Chess Gang. The “Chess Gang” meets on
Mondays from 3-5 p.m.
in the program room
at the library.
Petoskey District Library
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Charlevoix -
Eduardo Rojas,
piano soloist for the
Great Lakes
Chamber
Orchestra’s per-
formance of “Music
and Drama,” sched-
uled for March 16,
has a music history
that spans several
generations. Both
his parents were
music teachers, so it was
natural for them to teach
music to their five children.
Consequently, today all four
of his siblings play instru-
ments, and two are profes-
sional musicians, one in
jazz. His daughter is a con-
ductor.
“I started playing music
when I was two years old,
playing the xylophone and
other musical toys. At four, I
started with the piano. I
could read music and play
before I learned to speak
Spanish. At the age of six, I
practiced three hours a day
and could play Mozart and
Beethoven. I gave recitals for
my family.”
By the time Eduardo Rojas
was fourteen, he practiced
piano 6-8 hours a day. “I was
crazy,” he laughed, quickly
adding, “Doing something
you love isn’t always easy. At
an early age, I learned disci-
pline and self-control, which
are keys to accomplishing
any goal.”
“I try to make every con-
cert my best performance,
but my focus is to feel every
piece I play and communi-
cate those feelings. When a
person listens to music, he
should feel something deep
inside. Without this, music is
boring.”
One of the pieces Mr.
Rojas will play on March 16
will be Mozart’s Piano
Concerto #24 in C Minor,
which contains a cadenza,
an improvised or written-out
ornamental passage, played
by a soloist. “Improvisation
was the way they composed
back then. They created
something in the moment.
Classical musicians don’t do
that anymore. I want to play
my own cadenza. It won’t be
written down, but it’s shaped
in my mind, so it will have a
form. It’s nice to do some-
thing on one’s own, having
fun in the moment.”
Eduardo Rojas will be the
featured soloist at Great
Lakes Chamber Orchestra’s
“Music and Drama” on
March 16 at Charlevoix High
School, 4:00 pm. After the
performance, the audience
is invited to meet him, along
with guest conductor Carlos
Andrés Botero and orchestra
members for a reception
with refreshments. Tickets
cost $20 and may be pur-
chased online at glcorches-
tra.org and
MyNorthTickets.com or at
the GLCO office, 231-487-
0010. Tickets are also avail-
able at these area Chambers
of Commerce: Boyne City,
Charlevoix, East Jordan,
Harbor Springs and
Petoskey. Students/youths
who are 18 and under, mili-
tary personnel and people
with disabilities registered
with VSA Arts of Michigan
are admitted free of charge.
The Great Lakes Chamber
Orchestra produces live
orchestral performances that
provide entertainment, edu-
cation and inspiration for
Northern Michigan. Support
for the orchestra is provided
by the Michigan Council for
Arts and Cultural Affairs, the
National Endowment for the
Arts, the Petoskey-Harbor
Springs Area Community
Foundation, the Bay Harbor
Foundation, the Charlevoix
County Community
Foundation and hundreds of
individual patrons of the
arts. For more information
about the Great Lakes
Chamber Orchestra, go to
www.glcorchestra.org.
Gaylord - The Honorable George J.
Mertz, 46th Circuit Court Judge for
Crawford, Kalkaska and Otsego
Counties was recently named to the
Michigan Judges’ Association (MJA)
Executive Board. Judge Mertz becomes
one of 31 judges in the state and one
of only two judges from northern
Michigan to sit on the prestigious
board. Despite only being on the
bench for a little over one year, Judge
Mertz has demonstrated to his col-
leagues his commitment to public
service and the judiciary.
“We are pleased to be joined by
Judge Mertz. We’ve seen through his
work his dedication to the field and
commitment to
justice,” stated
MJA President
Judge Stephen
D. Gorsalitz.
The Michigan
Judges’
Association pro-
vides a forum
for judges
across the state
to meet and dis-
cuss current
and future
issues affecting the judiciary in an
effort to improve the administration of
justice in the State of Michigan.
Originally formed in 1927, the
MJA is governed by an executive
board of thirty-one members,
and currently has about 250
active members.
“It is an honor to be asked to
sit on the MJA Executive Board,
and to work with my colleagues
across the state to continually
strengthen and improve the
profession we love,” stated
Judge Mertz.
Governor Snyder appointed
Judge Mertz to the 46th Circuit
Court in January 2013.
More than 1,000 students
earned degrees from Grand
Valley State University in
December 2013. A list of the
names of Grand Valley’s
most recent graduates fol-
lows.
Grand Valley is dedicated
to providing a rich learning
environment for students,
offering a wide range of
majors and hands-on
research opportunities.
Highly credentialed and
responsive faculty and indi-
vidual advisors and mentors
promote a liberal arts
emphasis that teaches stu-
dents critical thinking and
problem solving skills.
Students who graduated at
the conclusion of the Fall
2013 semester from our area
in December include:
Carp Lake: Meghan P.
Mitchell, BA
Charlevoix: Julia E.
Holdsworth, BA; Felicia M.
Moses, BS
Cheboygan: Maggie L.
Badgley, BBA
Gaylord: Alana L. Holland, BA
Harbor Springs: Dylan G.
Hescott, BS; Christina L.
Johnson, BS
Mancelona: Amelia J. Cook,
BBA
Onaway: Derick T. Peterman,
BS
Petoskey: Anne E. Redder, BBA
One hundred years ago, the com-
munity foundation concept was born
in the Midwest, giving rise to a new
philanthropy, a new way of participat-
ing in community, and a new vision
for the future.
Today, Petoskey-Harbor Springs
Area Community Foundation and
Charlevoix County Community
Foundation are two of more than 700
community foundations across the
United States that invite everyday
people with a vision and a passion for
community to create something
together: For good. Forever.
Nationwide, community foundations
manage more than $48 billion in
assets and make grants of approxi-
mately $4.5 billion a year to improve
life in their communities. This philan-
thropic model has spread beyond U.S.
borders, with approximately 1,700
community foundations established
worldwide.
“Our local community foundations
have been connecting people to the
projects they care about most for
more than two decades. We’re proud
to be trusted resources for philanthro-
py in the two-county area, and look
forward to all the good work that our
organizations will do in the years
ahead,” shared Chip Hansen,
Executive Director of Charlevoix
County’s Community Foundation.
“We’re thankful for the support of so
many friends, whose gifts, large and
small, allow our community founda-
tions to build permanent endowments
that make a difference in our commu-
nities,” added David Jones, Petoskey-
Harbor Springs Area Community
Foundation’s Executive Director.
Community foundations translate
collective giving into big impact
Cleveland lawyer and banker
Frederick H. Geoff established the first
community foundation in 1914. His
vision was to pool the charitable
resources of community members,
people of all means, into a single,
great and permanent endowment for
the benefit of all. Within five years,
community foundations were estab-
lished in Chicago, Boston, Milwaukee,
Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Grand
Rapids, Minneapolis, Buffalo and New
York.
Community foundations give
everyone access to the power of
endowment
Community foundations are
designed to build endowment funds
that benefit the community forever
and help create personal legacies.
When you contribute to the endow-
ment managed by your Community
Foundation, your gift is invested over
time. Earnings are used to make
grants addressing community needs.
Your gift—and all future earnings from
your gift—is a permanent source of
community capital, helping to do
good work today and in the future.
Community foundations are devot-
ed to the people and places you love
We are making history together.
Community foundations across the
country are helping people invest in
the future of the communities they
care about. Trillions of dollars are
expected to transfer from one genera-
tion to the next during the next 50
years. The philanthropic opportunity
during this transfer has the potential
to improve the quality of life—in
urban centers and small towns alike—
through economic development, edu-
cation, health, human services, envi-
ronment, arts and culture. As place-
based organizations that focus collec-
tive assets for good works, community
foundations are helping people of all
means give back and make a differ-
ence.
To learn more about Charlevoix
County Community Foundation, visit
www.c3f.org or call 231-536-2440. To
learn more about the Petoskey-Harbor
Springs Area Community Foundation,
visit www.phsacf.org or call 231-348-
5820.
Tim Petrosky recently presented a
grant of $10,000 from Consumers
Energy Foundation to the Great Start
Collaborative to help fund preschool
scholarships.
The purpose of the Great Start
Preschool Scholarship Fund is to
engage economically disadvantaged 3
to 5-year-old children in high quality
preschool programs throughout
Charlevoix, Emmet and northern
Antrim counties.
Accepting the funds are members of
the Great Start Preschool Scholarship
Fund (from left) Nina Wagar, Corey
Berden, Maureen Hollocker,
(Petrosky), Marcia Campbell and
Susan Chowen. The generous funds
will help in removing eligible children
from the wait list for tuition free pro-
grams at capacity and send them to
tuition-base programs rated high
quality by the state’s Great Start to
Quality Star System.
The Great Start Preschool
Scholarship Fund has achieved great
success in the past three years by
increasing funds raised and more than
doubled the number of children that
were removed from the wait list from
19 in 2011 to 44 in 2013. “The
Consumers Energy Foundation has
been a funding partner in this mission
since we began in 2011. Our commu-
nity benefits greatly from their contin-
ued support,” said Hollocker, Great
Start Collaborative Director. For more
information about Great Start and
opportunities for your child to enroll
in preschool, visit www.greatstart-
forkids.com and click on the Free
Preschool tab.
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By Jim Akans
St. Patrick’s Day may officially
fall on Monday this year, but
the time to celebrate will arrive
a bit early, as the Alpine Tavern
& Eatery will be taking part in
the 3rd Annual St. Paddy’s Day
Pub Crawl on Saturday, March
15th. Starting at 9 pm, the
crawl will also include Mary’s
Tavern, Timothy’s Pub and the
Bearded Dog, and guests at the
Alpine Tavern & Eatery will
enjoy some delicious Irish
food, including corned beef
and cabbage, music by Nelson
Olstrom, and of course there
will be green beer!
The recently renovated and
expanded Alpine Tavern and
Eatery in downtown Gaylord
has plenty of room for St.
Patrick’s Day celebrants to
gather, and that may even
include a comfortably heated,
patio area that provides seating
for up to an additional 65
guests.
Co-owner James Hickey
states, “We also expanded our
kitchen area, added two new
restrooms, and we placed more win-
dows in the addition we completed
about a year and a half ago. The out-
door deck now has heaters and sides
that can be lowered so customers can
comfortably use that area three sea-
sons of the year.”
Additional parking is also now avail-
able just north of the Alpine Tavern
and Eatery.
“These additions not only provide
more space and outdoor activities for
our customers,” Hickey notes, “it also
allows us to easily host larger size
groups such as wedding parties, fami-
ly celebrations and events for busi-
nesses and organizations.”
Since opening their doors in 2007
just one block south of the heart of
downtown Gaylord, the Alpine Tavern
& Eatery has become a prime destina-
tion for area residents and visitors
seeking an absolutely delicious selec-
tion of “casual American fare” at very
reasonable prices. Alpine Tavern &
Eatery features a tantalizing assort-
ment of sandwiches, specialty pizzas
and homemade soups. The restaurant
also offers a selection of freshly pre-
pared salads (they even make their
own dressings and sauces at Alpine
Tavern), tasty appetizers, and live
musical entertainment is offered dur-
ing the weekend on a regular basis.
The Alpine Tavern was originally
established by partners Gary Kosch
and Dan Bloomquist as a light-fare
oriented diner and carry-out alterna-
tive in downtown Gaylord. In late
2008, familiar faces James and Colleen
Hickey joined the partnership team.
“We enjoy being a part of a locally-
owned and operated business here in
Gaylord,” states Colleen Hickey. “This
is a very community-oriented place to
live and work, and the Alpine Tavern &
Eatery, being a family-owned opera-
tion, has become a part of that char-
acter. We are very excited about the
changes we have been making.”
Stop by the Alpine Tavern and
Eatery this coming Saturday for a cele-
bration of St. Patrick’s Day. Proceeds
from the 3rd Annual St. Paddy’s Day
Pub Crawl will be donated to the
Otsego County United Way.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
this Saturday at
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full or part time report assisting with the
care of an elderly or disabled family mem-
ber, relative, or friend. Caregivers working at
least 15 hours per week said it significantly
affected their work life. As we, our parents
and our loved ones age, the potential need
for being a caregiver grows. What services
are available to assist older adults in main-
taining their lifestyle for as long as possible?
How do you find information and resources
about available services? What kind of assis-
tance is available to help pay for needed
services?
The Crawford County Commission on
Aging & Senior Center and the Grayling
Regional Chamber of Commerce are hosting
a seminar on Tuesday, March 18th from 5:30-
7:00pm at the Grayling Senior Center (308
Lawndale Street). Dinner, consisting of Swiss
steak, mashed potatoes, peas & pearl onions
and pears, will be served at 5:30pm for a cost
of $5.00/person. The seminar will begin at
6:00pm. If you plan to join us for dinner
prior to the presentation, please RSVP to the
Senior Center at 989-348-7123.
Commission on Aging staff will present
information about services that are available
to older adults such as Home Delivered
Meals, alternate care settings, medical
equipment loans, respite care,
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other services and how to access them.
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Choosing a locally owned store gen-
erates almost four times as much eco-
nomic benefit for the surrounding
region as shopping at a chain, a new
study has concluded. The analysis also
found that eating at a local restaurant
produces more than twice the local
economic impact of dining at a chain
restaurant.
The research firm Civic Economics
analyzed data from fifteen independent
retailers and seven independent restau-
rants, all located in Salt Lake City, and
compared their impact on the local
economy with four chain retail stores
(Barnes & Noble, Home Depot, Office
Max, and Target) and three national
restaurant chains (Darden, McDonald’s,
and P.F. Chang’s).
The study found that the local retail-
ers return an average of 52 percent of
their revenue to the local economy,
compared with just 14 percent for the
chain retailers. Similarly, the local
restaurants re-circulate an average of
79 percent of their revenue locally,
compared to 30 percent for the chain
eateries.
What accounts for the difference?
Independent businesses spend much
more on local labor. They also procure
more goods for resale locally and rely
much more heavily on local providers
for services like accounting and print-
ing. This means that much of the
money a customer spends at a local
store or restaurant is re-spent within
the local economy, supporting other
businesses and jobs.
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For the Youth Services Department at the
Petoskey District Library (PDL), March is a
mix of relevant and important activities for
local teens, including: Teen Tech Week,
National Women’s History Month, RadKraft
and voting for the Thumbs Up award for the
best teen book as determined by Michigan
teenagers.
Teen Tech Week
PDL will celebrate its seventh annual Teen
Tech Week, March 9-15, 2014, joining thou-
sands of other libraries and schools across
the country who are celebrating this year’s
theme, "DIY @ Your Library®.” Ron Fowler,
Youth Services Librarian and Julianne
Michaels, Youth Services Assistant, encour-
age teens to participate in Teen Tech Week by
attending one or both of the following pro-
grams.
PDL will kick off the celebration one day
early with a demonstration of this year’s
competition robots with a questions and
answers by the Petoskey High School robot-
ics team, Paladins and the Petoskey Middle
School robotics team, G3, on Saturday,
March 8th from 1:30-3:30pm in the Youth
Program Room. This “drop-in” event is open
to the public. Fowler said, “We’re VERY excit-
ed to have the kids come in demonstrate
what they have created using technology;
parents, peers and even younger will get to
see what our teens and tweens have accom-
plished and they get a chance to have a prac-
tice run, of sorts, before their upcoming
competitions.”
On Wednesday, March 12th, local teen
movie maker, Emilie Helmbold will lead an
after school workshop for students ages 13-
18 at 4:00 p.m. in the Program Room. The
workshop, “Intro to Film: iMovie Production
and Editing”, includes creating a short trailer
with film sequencing, using different angles,
editing and uploading onto internet sites like
YouTube, Face Book, or Vimeo. Teens who
have their own equipment, including digital
video, smart phones, iPads and the like are
welcome to bring them to the workshop.
Snacks will be provided.
Teen Tech Week is a national initiative of
the Young Adult Library Services Association
(YALSA) aimed at teens, their parents, edu-
cators and other concerned adults. The pur-
pose of the initiative is to ensure that teens
are competent and ethical users of technolo-
gies, especially those offered through
libraries. Teen Tech Week encourages teens
to use libraries' non-print resources for edu-
cation and recreation, and to recognize that
librarians are qualified, trusted professionals
in the field of information technology. Teen
Tech Week is held annually the second week
of March.
“Teen Tech Week is a way for librarians
and educators to collaborate with and edu-
cate teens about technology,” says Fowler,
“Over the last several years the library’s role
in increasing digital literacy has become
more and more important, nearly equal to
that of reading literacy.”
National Women’s History Month
March is also National Women’s History
Month and several departments of the
Petoskey District Library have joined with
area organizations and businesses to cele-
brate this year’s theme “Women of Character,
Courage and Commitment” with the event
“Maiden, Mother, Crone: A Multi-
Generational Conversation”. This event is for
women of all generations, from the
Millenniums to the GenXers to Baby
Boomers and beyond. It’s a casual-dress,
pot-luck snack affair. Women are asked to
bring something to share such as favorite
snacks or beverage or maybe serving ware
like paper plates, cups or napkins.
Two Petoskey High School Seniors are
among the featured presenters. The Young
Adult Reader’s Theater intern, Libby
Barbercheck will focus on the significance of
the Maiden, Mother, Crone relationship
throughout cultures and Maria LaGattuta
will address what life is like for young
women who don’t have strong female sup-
port. This free event is co-hosted by Women’s
Resource Center of Northern Michigan, the
Friends of the Petoskey Public Library, the
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community
Foundation, and Quality Training and
Resource Planning Specialists with help from
North Central Michigan College, Mclean and
Eakin Booksellers and Three Pines Studio in
Cross Village. Bring Daughters, Moms and
Grandmas to the Carnegie Building in
Petoskey on Saturday, March 15th from 1-
3pm for an afternoon of thought-provoking
conversations and entertainment.
RadKraft
Just for fun, on Sunday, March 16th, the
PDL RadKrafters will be creating covered
boxes for treasures and gifts. The boxes can
be collaged with fabric or scraps of wrapping
paper or newspaper. The workshop will be
held at 2 pm on March 16th in the Youth
Program Room.
2014 Michigan Library Association
Thumbs Up! Award
The purpose of the Thumbs Up! Award is
to recognize and promote an outstanding
contribution to teen literature that has both
literary quality and teen appeal for those 13
to 18 years of age published in 2013. The
award includes a statewide teen vote on 10
books. These 10 books were narrowed from
over 100 by
professional librarians across the state.
Teens may read all of these books (or as
many as they may wish to) and select the
ONE that she/he feels is the best book. They
may vote now through May 31, 2014 by
accessing the online voting ballot at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014_Thu
mbsUp_TeenVote
The nominated titles are:
1. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by
Matthew Quick.
2. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell.
3. Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal.
4. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys.
5. Reality Boy by A.S. King.
6. More Than This by Patrick Ness.
7. Winger by Andrew Smith.
8. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan.
9. Boxers & Saints (2 books) by Gene Leun
Yang.
10. Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick.
Youth Services Librarian, Ron Fowler, said,
“We have six of the ten titles in the collection
already; the other four have been ordered
and will be in the collection shortly. If a teen
absolutely cannot wait, then they may order
available titles from other libraries.” He went
on to say that a description of the nominated
books will be available both on the web site
and as a printed list in the Teen Room.
Specifics about these and other Teen activ-
ities at the library may be found by visiting
the library’s web site,
www.petoskeylibrary.org, clicking on “Youth
Services” then clicking the “Teen” button.
The week of March 17 people in Northern
Michigan can make a difference in the lives
of many and
at the same
time find a
good book
to bring
them many
hours of
pleasure and
entertain-
ment.
Beginning
Monday, March 17 at 1:00 p.m. the Friends of
the Crawford County Library will open their
Winter Book Sale. All of the proceeds from
this sale go to support the programming
efforts of the Crawford County Library
System.
The sale hours are: Monday, March 17 1:00
pm to 7:00 pm. Tuesday through Thursday:
9:00 am to 7:00 pm and Friday, March 21:
9:00 am to 4:00 pm - $2 per bag of books.
Come to the Devereaux Memorial Library
in Grayling March 17 – 21 and shop the huge
selection of books – everything from adult
and children’s books; cookbooks; mysteries,
hobbies, fiction and non-fiction.
Grayling was recently selected to be one of
three communities to participate in the
Selected Level Michigan Main Street pro-
gram. The library plays a vital role in helping
to make the community a vibrant, economi-
cally thriving community. We are the “back
street” strongly supporting Grayling’s Main
Street. The money raised from Friends of the
Library book sales supports a wide variety of
library programs which touch all ages and
stages of life in Crawford County: Family
programs, summer reading, children’s pro-
grams, Michigan Reads, after school pro-
grams, community programs, Elementary
and Middle School Literary Lunch Programs;
Outreach to extended care facilities, adult
programs, genealogy and book club, the Art
Show, and the Michigan Notable Author pro-
gram, etc.
You can enhance the free programs offered
by Crawford County Library System by join-
ing the Friends of the Crawford County
Library, supporting the Book Cart and the
Book Sales.
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ficult to pass the family business on to
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who is capable. During these conversa-
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key business-succession issues, such as
the retirement goals and cash flow
needs of retiring family owners and the
personal and financial goals of the next
generation of management.
In developing a plan for the future of
your business, you will need to deter-
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business, and who will eventually own
it. These decisions will depend on a vari-
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establish methods to determine the sale
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life insurance policy on your life and
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business, according to the terms estab-
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children the chance to interact with the
elderly in a relaxed atmosphere, while
also providing Aspen Ridge residents a
memory stimulating activity. Parents,
babysitters, and day care providers are all
welcome to join us with children of any
age. Expectant mothers are also welcome
to join us.
The main focus of this group will be to
have positive social interaction between
children and the elderly. Certified
Massage Therapist, Laurie Lark, will be on
hand to give free 10-minute chair mas-
sages to adults, while all children in atten-
dance will receive a stuffed animal and
balloon. The event will conclude with a
drawing for a free massage and other door
prizes.
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is an assisted living facility that also offers
Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Your
RSVP to Christy Payne at (989) 705-2500 is
greatly appreciated before Friday, March
21st.
Crooked Tree Arts Center and Petoskey
District Library are presenting the last week-
end in their Calling All Kids! film
series. BYOS (bring your own snack) Friday
March 14th and Saturday March 15th to
Crooked Tree Arts Center for a celebration of
classic children’s illustration and anima-
tion. The weekend’s selection of films
includes the funky Neil Gaiman story
“Coraline” on Friday and “Where the Wild
things Are and Other Sendak Stories” plus
Caldecott award winners on Saturday. Both
Friday and Saturday are free and open to the
public!
“Coraline” is an unusual tale of an adven-
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strangely idealized version of her frustrating
home, but with secrets. Saturday morning’s
“Where the Wild Things Are…” includes
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under the direction of guest conductor
Carlos Andrés Botero, and with pianist
Eduardo Rojas, will present a program titled
“Music and Drama”. The concert will be held
March 16 at 4pm, at the Charlevoix High
School.
Composers' inspirations come from many
sources. In Beethoven’s case, he had admired
Goethe's works for years and he was eager to
accept the commission to compose music
for Goethe's Egmont, with its plot of the
drama and the struggle for freedom against
tyranny. At the end of the drama, the hero,
Egmont, is taken to the scaffold while
exhorting his fellow countrymen "March on,
Brave nation . . . I die for the freedom for
which I have lived and fought, and for which
I suffer in sacrifice." Beethoven captures this
moment of glory for the hero in the coda of
the overture. Goethe later declared that
Beethoven had expressed his intentions with
a remarkable genius.
The orchestra is delighted to have pianist
Eduardo Rojas return to play Piano Concerto
# 24 in C Minor, by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. In 1785-86 season, Mozart first pre-
sented the C Minor concerto and two addi-
tional concertos, Unlike his typical piano
concerto, which Mozart described to his
father as …"a happy medium between what
is too easy and too difficult … very brilliant,
pleasing to the ear, and natural, without
being vapid," his C Minor concerto lifts the
genre to a profound musical level. The C
Minor concerto represents Mozart's great
genius in its brilliance, intensity, and classi-
cal proportions.
Opera is a dramatic art form, and the
orchestra will continue this concert by play-
ing the Prologue to Hippolyte et Aricie. This
opera was written by Jean-Philippe Rameau,
with the orchestration by the conductor,
Carlos Andrés Botero. Rameau, who com-
posed many works for harpsichord, had
ambitions to write for the stage. So, at the
age of 50, he collaborated with the librettist,
Abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin to produce his
first opera, a tragedies lyrique, Hippolyte et
Aricie. Our conductor, Carlos Botero, has
edited and arranged the Prologue from a
series of movements from several acts and
scenes of the opera.
Completing the concert, the orchestra fea-
tures Maurice Ravel's Le tombeau de
Couperin. It was composed between 1914
and 1917, as World War I brought a height-
ened sense of nationalism to the fore. The
term "tombeau" was a common musical
term during the 17th and 18th centuries for a
work composed as a memorial. Each of the
movements in Ravel's suite was dedicated to
the memory of a friend who died in World
War I.
The audience is invited to meet the con-
ductor, soloist and orchestra members for a
reception following the concert.
Tickets cost $20, and may be purchased
online at glcorchestra.org and
MyNorthTickets.com, at the GLCO office
(231-487-0010), and at Chambers of
Commerce: Boyne City, Charlevoix, East
Jordan, Harbor Springs and Petoskey.
Students/youths who are 18 and under, mili-
tary personnel and people with disabilities
registered with VSA Arts of Michigan are
admitted free of charge.
The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra pro-
duces live orchestral performances that pro-
vide entertainment, education and inspira-
tion for Northern Michigan. Support for the
orchestra is provided by the Michigan
Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the
National Endowment for the Arts, the
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community
Foundation, the Bay Harbor Foundation, the
Charlevoix County Community Foundation,
and hundreds of individual patrons of the
arts. For more information about the Great
Lakes Chamber Orchestra, go to
www.glcorchestra.org.
By Jessica Boyce
If you missed the Pub Runners in
Gaylord at the Knights of Columbus Hall,
there is still another chance to see the Irish
American Folk Band before St. Patrick’s
Day. The Pub Runners will be playing at the
Cheboygan Opera House on March 15th.
The band includes Jerry Belanger, Doug
Berkshire, and Michael Francis. The Pub
Runners have not only played here in
Michigan, but have also performed in other
states such as Tennessee, New York, and
Florida. They play a variety of songs that
include folk songs, traditional Irish songs,
and even some sing-alongs. Their upbeat
music will have you wanting to get up on
your feet and dance.
The show starts at 7:30pm on March
15th, and tickets are $15.00. If you would
like to know more about the Pub Runners,
check out their website: pubrunners.net. If
you would like more information about
their upcoming concert, visit theopera-
house.org or give the Opera House a call at
231-627-5841. If you missed the opportuni-
ty to purchase tickets in advance, you can
purchase them at the box office which
opens three hours before the show is
scheduled to begin.
Don’t miss out on the exciting opportu-
nity to see the Pub Runners perform a his-
tory of Irish Immigration though music.
GRAYLING - If you would like to find out
if one of your ancestors was a patriot that
aided the Revolutionary War effort you will
be interested in attending a free workshop
at the Devereaux Memorial Crawford
County Library in Grayling on May 17 from
9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The workshop is sponsored by the Chief
Shawano Chapter of the National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution
(NSDAR). There will be a team of genealo-
gists at the
library to
assist you in
tracing your
patriot line-
age…all you
need to bring
is a flash drive,
your first 3
generations
information
with support-
ing documen-
tation and
then the search begins
How is a Patriot defined? DAR recog-
nizes as Patriots not only soldiers, but also
anyone who contributed to the cause of
American freedom. More than 200 years
ago, American Patriots fought and sacri-
ficed for the freedoms that we enjoy today
The NSDAR is a volunteer women’s serv-
ice organization that honors and preserves
the legacy of our Patriot ancestors. Any
woman 18 years or older, regardless of race,
religion or ethnic background, who can
prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the
American Revolution is eligible for mem-
bership. .
Members of the DAR continue the legacy
of their patriot ancestors by actively pro-
moting patriotism, preserving American
history and securing America’s future
through better education for children.
If you would like to be part of this free
workshop…reserve your place by calling
Barbara Greene at 989-348-5972.
The American Association of University
Women (AAUW) Gaylord Area Branch was
recently selected to receive one of only ten
grants awarded nationwide to host Tech
Savvy, a conference designed to encourage
6th-9th grade girls to explore STEM (science,
technology, engineering, math) fields. The
conference, which will be held on April 26 at
the University Center in Gaylord, is designed
both to excite girls about STEM fields and to
inform parents and mentors about STEM
education and careers. It also aims to expand
awareness of educators and other adults in
understanding the important role they play
in inspiring girls in these fields.
“Tech Savvy was founded in 2006 by the
AAUW Buffalo (NY) Branch under the lead-
ership of then-branch president and Praxair
engineer Tamara Brown,” said the AAUW
Gaylord Area Branch’s Tech Savvy committee
chair Mary Fox. “Our local AAUW branch is
excited to be able to replicate a proven cur-
riculum and bring this unique opportunity
to Gaylord. We are also grateful to Praxair
and AAUW for making it possible to expand
the program nationwide. ”
With the support of local businesses and
community groups, the Tech Savvy annual
event in Buffalo has become a huge success,
and Gaylord area’s AAUW branch hopes to
see that happen locally as well. According to
Katherine Houpt, a retired Cornell University
professor and member of the Tech Savvy
planning committee, “All too often we see
girls writing off careers in these appealing
and often lucrative fields because they have
been traditionally male-dominated. We want
to change that and show them that they can
be successful in STEM careers.”
Hands-on workshops during the one-day
conference will inspire girls while concurrent
presentations will guide adults in encourag-
ing the girls’ exploration of STEM. “It is so
important for parents and mentors to sup-
port girls to explore these opportunities,”
said Houpt. “A positive adult can make all
the difference in a girl’s interest in STEM.”
The adults’ program will feature a panel
presentation of women in STEM professions
as well as sessions on topics such as prepar-
ing girls for success in college and resources
for funding education.
Workshops for the girls will be divided into
two categories. The morning “Tech” work-
shops will be hands-on with a focus on
STEM topics such as designing a roller coast-
er, communicating with a robot, relocating a
river, and more. The afternoon “Savvy” work-
shops will focus on skills that girls can use in
their daily lives such as online etiquette in a
digital age, persuasive speaking, and favor-
able first impressions.
The AAUW Gaylord Area Branch and the
Tech Savvy committee invite businesses and
community groups to help make this confer-
ence into a life-changing event.
Organizations or individuals who are inter-
ested in becoming involved should contact
Mary Fox at
[email protected].
Registration for the event will open on
March 15. For further infor-
mation go to http://gaylord-
mi.aauw.net/tech-savvy/.
Professional Women in Building, a coun-
cil of the Little Traverse Association of
Home Builders, made a donation of $1,634
to the Women’s Resource Center of
Northern Michigan (WRCNM). The contri-
bution represents a portion of proceeds
generated from the Lucky Seven Builder
Run, an event organized and hosted by
members of the PWB group. Pictured
receiving the donation are Gail Kloss (from
left) Chief Operating Officer of the
WRCNM; PWB members Mary Greetis,
Cindy Passant and Stephanie Baldwin; and
Jamie Winters, WRCNM Safe Home
Coordinator. Passant said the group want-
ed to hold an event that highlighted PWB
businesses and supported women in the
community. It was decided donations to
the WRCNM, as well as the Joppa House in
Charlevoix, would be appropriate and
needed. Passant indicated the event had
significant support from sponsors and par-
ticipants which helped strengthen the suc-
cess of the fundraiser.
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New stories updated daily on-line at www.weeklychoice.com
On Tuesday, March 18 at 10 a.m., local
artist Anne Morningstar will be sharing her
artistic process as well as inspiration behind
her show “Natives vs. Invasives: A Great Lake
Narrative” at Crooked Tree Arts Center.
“It will be a conversation of my process
and use of paper,” shares Morningstar. “I
plan on bringing some more examples of my
work, including pieces that are unfinished
and in progress. All artists have a process,
and not all of their work looks perfect in
every stage of production. This is a little
insight into my own.”
Morningstar graduated from the
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in
2008, where she received her Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree, with a concentration in
Animation. As a student of the arts,
Morningstar found time-based media to be
the ideal medium for her collage-style
process. Throughout her studies,
Morningstar also explored areas such as
papermaking and book arts, both of which
added a certain quality to her storytelling
abilities. In a short time, Morningstar’s work
began being accepted into shows and film
festivals where many of them garnered
awards, including a $10,000 scholarship. She
continued her studies at Indiana University –
Bloomington, where she graduated with a
Master of Science degree in
Telecommunications, New
Media. Her time at IU afford-
ed Morningstar an opportu-
nity to fully research the
management and business
end of the creative industry;
Morningstar focused prima-
rily on technological
advancements in relation to
art, arts management, as
well as arts education.
Most recently, Morningstar
created a series of paper
paintings in an attempt to
highlight a variety of native
and invasive species that
reside in Lake Michigan. Of
“Natives vs. Invasives: A
Great Lake Narrative”
Morningstar writes,
“Approximately 10,000 years
ago, glaciers began carving
cavernous basins into the
landmass that we inhabit
today. The Great Lakes,
located in the Midwestern
region of the United States,
are one reminder of what
these massive glaciers used
to be. Lake Michigan, alone,
contains roughly 1.3 trillion
gallons of water and is home
to countless numbers of
plants and animals. This
series of paper paintings
illustrates the ecological sys-
tem that Lake Michigan has
been nourishing since it was
first created. You will travel
to all depths of our great
lake, and be introduced to its
original inhabitants, both
past and present.
Additionally, this series
sheds light on the non-
native species that are invad-
ing these waters, and threat-
ening the environmental balance that Lake
Michigan once knew.” “Natives vs.
Invasives…” is currently on display in
Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Atrium Gallery
through March 24.
Since arriving in northern Michigan in
2012, Morningstar has been active in
Petoskey’s arts community. Morningstar is a
professor at North Central Michigan College,
art teacher at St. Michael’s Academy, and
teaches a variety of classes and workshops at
Crooked Tree Arts Center. Additionally,
Morningstar serves as the co-chair of
Crooked Tree’s Education Committee, and
participates annually in the organization’s
“Chalk and Chocolate” event, as well as “D
’Art for Art.” In 2013, Morningstar also
became one of Palette Bistro’s featured
artists, displaying a series of chalk art and a
large-scale series of paper
collages. Morningstar and her husband live
just east of Petoskey’s city limit. Together,
they founded Bear Creek Organic Farm and
Apiary, which in 2013 became Petoskey’s first
and only USDA Certified Organic Farm.
This Coffee @ Ten presentation is free and
open to the public; refreshments will be
served, including coffee generously provided
by Roast and Toast. Lecture is Tuesday,
March 18 at 10 a.m. in the Gilbert Gallery at
Crooked Tree Arts Center.
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10am Crafting
10am Pokeno
11am Golden Toners Exercise
12pm Lunch –Shepard’s Pie, Caulifower, Banana
Wii Bowling at Bell Oaks
1pm Penny Bingo
4pm-6pm St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Corned Beef & Cabbage, Boiled Potatoes,
Parisian Carrots, Mixed Melon, Pistachio Pie
Friday, March 14
10am Card Golf
10am Mercy Rehab Exercise Group
12pm Lunch – Beef Tips & Noodles,
Corn, Peas, Peaches
12pm Frederic Satellite Meal
1pm Pantry Bingo
1pm Pool-9 Ball
Monday, March 17
9:30am Grief Support Group
10am Quilting
12pm Lunch – Beef Goulash,
Corn, Caulifower, Peaches
12:30pm Beginning Clogging
1pm Bridge
1:30pm Clogging
1-4pm Hearing Clinic-Appt. Required
2:30-4pm Computer Club
3pm Cooking Class
5pm Dinner – Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Noodles,
Peas & Carrots, Sliced Beets, Apricots
Tuesday, March 18
10am Bible Study
10am Zumba Gold
11am Walking Group – Ramada
12pm Lunch Open Face Turkey Sandwich,
Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Green
Beans, Fresh Orange
1pm Euchre
2pm Karaoke at The Brook
4-5pm Blood Pressure/Sugar Checks
5pm Dinner – Swiss Steak, Mashed Potatoes,
Peas & Pearl Onions, Pears
Wednesday, March 19
10am Line Dancing
12pm Lunch – Apple Glazed Pork Roast,
Stufng, Broccoli, Sweet Potatoes, Applesauce
1pm Pool-Ball in Hand
1pm Mahjong
1pm Wii Bowling
1-3pm Legal Assist. – Appt. Required
2:30pm Unlucky 7’s
5pm Birthday Dinner
Stufed Peppers, Caulifower, Broccoli,
Plums, Cake & Ice Cream
The Crawford County Commission on Aging, in partnership
with the law offices of Bloomquist & Thompson, PLLC and
the law offices of Carey & Jaskowski, PLLC, is offering free
legal assistance on the third Wednesday of each month from
1-3pm for older adults, age 60 and over, in Crawford County
These consultations are designed to see if your issue really
needs an attorney, to what extend you need legal services, and
when retaining an attorney might be needed. Consultations
are by appointment only and will last about 20-30 minutes.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact
the Crawford County Commission on Aging & Senior Center
at (989) 348-7123.
Are you caring for a family member with memory loss?
Creating Confident Caregivers
Free 6 week class series Begins Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Grayling City Hall 1 - 3 p.m.
For more information call the COA at 348-7123
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By Norma Jean Babcock
For Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord,
changes due to the Affordable Care Act have
been slow in coming; however changes are
coming and administrators are doing their
best to prepare for what serious problems
could arise.
We spoke with Christie Perdue,
Foundation and Marketing Director for
OMH who shared with us the issues they
have dealt with already, and what they see
coming down the line.
Perdue explained that OMH has yet to
face significant challenges due to new
health care changes, but that they are
beginning to have concerns over Medicare
and the rate at which reimbursements
through it are lowering for the hospital.
“Otsego Memorial is working to address
ongoing declining reimbursements from
Medicare. Reimbursement from Medicare
is expected to decrease in a number of areas
and dollars are being shifted to help sup-
port the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
changes,” said Perdue.
They face this in a similar vein to what
Charlevoix Area Hospital shared with us last
week; with the expanded version that is
available to those applying for health insur-
ance under the ACA the government sup-
port of Medicare is fast becoming a chal-
lenge.
“It is too early to know if the additional
reimbursement from patients who obtain
Marketplace or expanded Medicaid cover-
age will sufficiently offset these losses,” said
Perdue.
It’s not only the government support that
could cause future problems however,
Otsego Memorial is also cautious regarding
whether or not patient reimbursement will
be lowered due to higher deductibles.
“We are concerned about the slow enroll-
ment for the Healthcare Marketplace and
the high deductibles in many of the plans. A
patient may be able to afford the premiums
for the insurance, but reluctant or unable to
pay for high out-of-pocket costs,” shared
Perdue.
OMH is making every effort to help con-
sumers find the best plan for them includ-
ing partnering with several agencies in
Otsego County who have Certified
Application Counselors who are able to
assist patients in enrollment or determine
their eligibility for Medicaid. In addition,
they have trained Patient Access staff and
front office reception staff to
help uninsured patients
who may be able to enroll in
Medicaid.
“We are aggressively
working to assist our
patients in their efforts to
obtain Marketplace insur-
ance or Medicaid coverage,”
stated Perdue.
The ACA isn’t all that
OMH is focusing on. They
are widening out their abili-
ty to help patients in various
ways, including opening the
OMH Medical Group-Indian River in 2012
and OMH Medical Group-Boyne Valley in
2013. They recently expanded the Indian
River group to include obstetric and gyne-
cological services on site; this change takes
effect this month.
OMH is also welcoming five new physi-
cians to their medical group, which will
make theirs the largest multi-specialty
group in Northern Michigan. The medical
group is a collection of health care
providers who offer outpatient and inpa-
tient services at both the hospital and
offices associated with the hospital.
The outlook for OMH is healthy; as they
increase patient accessibility and widen
their medical group many more are able to
benefit from the hospital, something that
will hopefully weather any changes the ACA
could bring.
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