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The father of Boyne City throat slashing victim Adri-ana Duncan has filed a complaint with the Michigan Attorney General’s Office against the Boyne City Police Department and several other law enforcement agencies.“I am making this complaint because of the unethical con-duct committed by the Boyne City Police, the Michigan State Police (Petoskey Post) and the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Department fol-lowing a terrible tragedy that happened to my family on Sunday, April 26th, 2009,” says Nelson David Duncan, Adriana’s Father in his five page complaint.This case is currently being followed by high profile of-ficials. Thank you for forwarding a copy of your correspondence to the Attorney General regarding People v. Michael Shane Meza. Words can-not adequately express my sympathy after reading about your daughter’s experiences.

At a special meeting of the Boyne City Public Schools Board of Educa-tion convened on Mon-day, February 15th, 2010, it was decided that a student from the Boyne

City Middle School Class of 2014 would be issued a long-term suspension to Great Lakes Academic Center until April 19th, 2010, provided that the student is deemed not to

be a threat to anyone. It was also a provision of the agreement that this stu-dent agree to speak to the student body regarding the

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Valentine’s Day Concert

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Locks of LoveEmma Jason pAgE 1

Concord Acad-emy Boyne &

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Amy from boyne goes to the olympics

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Special Meeting at BCpS» Complaint , pg. 13

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“Well I don’t know what I’m supposed to do, but if you feel bad then I do too, so I let her be.” These words, coming forth in song by Rob Thomas, truly describe one of my recent Wednesdays. Yeah, I know that the song refers to a girl. It’s sad to say, but it’s the other way around in this case. The route began normally, as Beth and I started our rounds. The roads were slick, but still manageable. We made our usual stops to see Sue in the Marathon Station, Arlene over at BP, and even made it up Boyne City-Charlevoix Road and back. The roads slowly got worse as we moved out towards Advance. Up Marshall and Lacvue turned out fine, but Bluewater Trail was, as always, a prob-lem child. For those of you who haven’t seen this road, it’s great fun in the summer time. A steep incline with turns makes for a great bike ride, but a poor winter delivery. As I edge down the steep hill, going as slow as I can, I slowly turn my wheel to go around a corner. Noticing that the car was still going straight, I whisper: “Hey, Beth, hold on, okay?” “Why?” She asked, puzzled. As I responded “We’re going in the ditch” she calmly said “okay” as she wrapped her hand around the door handle. As I made a last-ditch (pun intended) attempt to steer, stop, or otherwise control my poor car, I sighed, feeling my right wheel coming to rest in the snowbank. Not as

bad as I thought, but still not good. Feeling my car remain leaned to the right and not willing to budge itself, I did the only thing a guy can do at six thirty in the morning sitting in the ditch: I complained. As I sat there, ponder-ing my situation (loudly) I heard a quiet “Chris?” from beside me. This girl, who has been with me though thick and thin, was now calmly whisper-ing my name as I was shouting for dear life. I stop, blink once or twice, and smile. “Yes, Beth?” “There’s a good song on the radio, you should listen to it.” I couldn’t help it, I started laughing. Here I am with my car in a ditch, and this girl tells me to listen to the radio. Sure enough, I smiled, I made another attempt at the car (unsuccessful) and seeing no luck, called a friend. Long story short, I ended up getting pulled out. When I went to check into how much I owed to get pulled out, I got a response I didn’t ex-pect. “It’s been taken care of.” I stopped, and for the second time that day, I was dumbfounded. He continued: “It wasn’t me, and that’s all I’m allowed to tell you. Someone has taken care of it.

To whoever that was: you reminded me, once again of why I live in a small town, and why that small town is as special to me as it is. Your help in a time of need made me realize that despite how rough things may be out there, you can still count on friends in Boyne City, even if you don’t always know who they are. I offer my gratitude and thanks, and while this note may do little to repay, know that your gesture was appreciated and will not be forgotten.

Here we go into another week. I thank you, as always, for you continued support and help.

If she feels bad

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S.O.S. For Haiti

An afternoon of Music and Donations Tak-ing place Sunday, Feb. 28th from 1 - 5 p.m. at the Charlevoix Pub-lic Library Community Rooms.Throughout the after-noon, area musicians will donate their time and talents. All proceeds from the concert will be shared between the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders for Haiti relief.In addition, we are work-ing with Rays of Hope, out of Grand Rapids, MI (raysofhopeforhaiti.com) to collect Shoes Or San-dals for Haitian adults and children. Light refreshments will be available, as well as information on relief organizations, including “Water for the World”. Musicians will include The Vermeers, Peace-Meal String Band, Holly

Keller and Friends, Kelly Shively, Gordon Howie, Younce Guitar Duo and the band Just Now with Dwain Martin. For more information, please contact Dwain at [email protected] / (616-446-1531) or Pam at: [email protected] / 231-544-2305

Snowbird Report

Carla (Nowland) Jar-ema phoned from Pt. Charlotte, Florida to report that this week-

end was freezing. They woke to 39 degree

temps and it was too cold to get into the

swimming pool. She winters with Wanita

Jenkins at her home in Pt. Charlotte, Florida.

Their weather man promised that temps

should reach around 61 this weekend.

Bob Hecker from Cler-mont, Florida called to report that he or-

ganized a tee time at Kings Ridge Golf

Course. Saturday morning it was 39 de-

grees. The temperature was a high of 55 that

day. He geared up with winter gloves & hat & jacket to report to the club house. He arrived just before 7:00 am and

waited until 7:30 be-cause NOT one person showed up to golf that morning. All golf part-ners are from Michigan and he was upset that

they all backed out from playing 18 holes

that day.John & Pam Anderson

from Marco Island, Florida reported that

the past week has been just like a fall day in

Michigan. They report that they have only

taken 3 boat rides so far this winter. The

temperatures have been holding steady around

the 50-60 degree range. Too cold to go for a

boat ride!

From our Readers

On Monday, February 15th, 17 people f rom around Boyne City gave a gif t to vict ims of cancer. With the help of the Red Brick Salon on Lake Street , over 10 feet of hair – hun-dreds of inches – have been col lected, donated to the popu-lar Locks of Love chari ty. At 4:00 p.m. The 17th person of the day, Emma Jason, walked through the door with her parents in two. As s tyl is t and profes-s ional Tamara Peck explained the pro-cess , Emma laughed,

local girl gives to Locks of Love

» Locks, pg. 3

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BCPD Incident ReportTuesday, February 9, 2010

9:33am Report of Black GMC Sonoma driving on beach at Pe-ninsula Beach. Was gone on arrival.

5:45pm Report of gasoline stolen from vehicle in t he 300 block of W Morgan.

6:05pm Unlocked vehicle in the 300 block of E Division St.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

6:45am Report of cash stolen from a business in the 1300 block of Boyne Av.

8:37am Male calling about civil situation involving his former wife in the 500 block of Hannah St.

10:28am Assisted Petoskey DPS with paper service in the 700 block of E Main St.

3:55pm Unlocked vehicle in the 1000 block of Boyne Av

7:18pm Unlocked vehicle in the 300 block of N Park St

9:32pm Female in the 400 block of North St reporting male calling her and children and he is not supposed to have contact with them.

Thursday, February 11, 20103:42pm Unlocked vehicle at Avalanche.

5:49pm Hit and Run accident reported on Park St near Pine St

7:52pm Female on North St reported receiving more calls from subject from last night. Report forwarded to Probate Court for Contempt of Court charges.

Friday, February 12, 201012:20am Breaking and Entering reported in the 300 block of

Collings St.

1:54pm Report of 2 hour parking violation on Water St near park St.

2:57pm Report of female refusing to leave business in the 200 block of S Lake St.

7:41pm Gasoline drive off from the 200 block of S Lake St

Saturday, February 13, 20101:32pm Report of male being assaulted in the 100 block of S Lake St.

10:15am Male unable to pay bill at business in the 1400 block of Boyne Av. Was eventually able to pay.

He was later across the street reported as being annoying and asked to leave there as well.

3:55pm Report of female leaving W Division St driving without a license. Unable to locate.

Sunday, February 14, 20107:48am Alarm at business in the 100 block of S Lake St. Building secure.

11:17am Dog running at large on Line St. Owner was located.

5:45pm Car seat found in the 300 block of E Water St.

Monday, February 15, 2010 8:12am Male reporting civil dispute with female in the 300 block of Silver St.

10:27pm Gasoline drive off from the 200 block of S Lake St

11:50pm 911 hang up call from the 100 block of N East St. All OK.

and with guid-ance, decided on layer ing her hair, jus t above her shoulders . As her hair was careful ly placed into two braids , Deb Jason, her mother smiled at her, saying “You’re doing this for a good cause, Emma.” The Locks of Love uses the hair, col lected in s ix- inch braids , to con-tr ibute to vic-t ims of cancer who suffer f rom hair loss .

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emma Jason donates 6 inches of hair

By T. RachelleStaff Writer

When people think about go-ing to a restaurant for break-fast, most imagine I-Hop, Denny’s, or McDonald’s.

I dare you to replace those chain restaurants with Betty’s.

Hubby and I rarely eat a large breakfast and it is even more

unusual when we go to a res-taurant for the most important meal of the day.

However, we were feeling adventurous one morning and with nothing else to do we headed out for breakfast.

We had notice Betty’s Restau-

rant in Boyne Falls before but they close at three pm, so we thought an early meal there would be perfect.

It was in fact wonderful. It is a small and quaint restaurant.

We walked in and seated ourselves.

The staff was incredibly friendly and our waitress came over to give us our menus.

I found it difficult to choose.

I had come in wanting break-fast but I saw their lunch menu and had second thoughts.

We made our choices and didn’t have long to wait for our meals.

I was incredibly hungry and I ordered French toast and scrambled eggs.

I was not disappointed. The French toast was flavorful and light. I was surprised by the large container of syrup and mused to myself that no human being would be able to use that much syrup in one sitting. The eggs were tasty.

They were light and had a good flavor.

Everything was great and I found nothing lacking.

Hubby chose the Farmers

Omelet and a side order of Ca-jun Sausage.

The omelet was made with ham, cheese, and potatoes.

It was divine. I can’t even describe the taste. It was sweet and had so many flavors mixed together. The omelet was so large that it practically

filled the large plate.

His meal also came with toast, which he chose wheat.

They came already buttered.

Hubby chose the side of Ca-jun Sausage because he was incredibly curious.

He had never had it before and it was nothing but good. It has a sight kick to it but not enough to light your mouth on fire.

I really enjoyed a taste and I don’t normally like spicy food.

Even though it was breakfast I could not resist the call of the homemade coconut pie.

While dessert is not normally considered a staple of the first meal of the day it was a perfect ending. The pie was incredibly well made.

I was in heaven. It was sweet and there was lots of coconut.

Betty’s is officially my fa-vorite restaurant for breakfast. Not only is the food wonder-ful, the staff is incredibly friendly and helpful.

Each person makes you feel at home. Don’t misunderstand me; Betty’s is not just a break-fast shop. There are a wide variety of lunch options.

When you visit, you will not regret it.

For their hours or any ques-tions call (231) 549-2680.

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My girlfriend, and former classmate, from Boyne City High School lives down-state. She phoned the other day to inform me that one of our classmates just became a new “Grandma”. Oh my! I am so excited for her. She suggests that we meet at the “Red Mesa” to celebrate with other girl-friends and fellow class-mates. She also mentioned that most of the “gals” meeting will be “Grandmas.” So I have to ask, “Is it OK if I join the group?” After all, I don’t fall into the category of “Grandma”. “Sure your invited”! She instructs me to meet them around 5:30 pm that evening. It is a holiday weekend and I have to drive through white-out snowy conditions from Boyne Falls to Boyne City to reach “The Red Mesa“. I hope my car knows the way because I can barely see where the road is located. Without the help of rumble strips I could not gauge if I was driving on the road or the side shoul-der. I arrive at the “Red Mesa” and could notfind a parking spot near the restaurant. I locate a parking spot near the Boyne Co-op and walk with my head down. I’m trying to avoid the heavy snow hitting me in the face and forming a blurry film on my glasses. I notice people are lined up outside the restaurant. I remember that it’s a holi-day Monday and a busy week for Boyne Country. This fresh snow should help improve the ski conditions. My girlfriend told me they would be setting up the “Grandma” party in the back area of the restaurant. I have to nudge my way through all the hungry cus-tomers waiting in line with pagers until the next avail-able table opens. The new “Grandma” is loaded with photos and we are all so excited to hear the details of her new granddaughter. The waitress arrives to take our order. She informs us that it is still “Happy Hour”. That makes my day. The small insert menu on the table offers a variety of entrées for $3.25 each. Per-fect! Especially when I am carrying a $5 bill on me. I am still currently “under-employed” but learning to live with less. So I secretly contain my joy that I am able to have a “girls” night out and stay within my budget. I order a chicken taco and the waitress returns to our table with a basket full of chips and some fresh salsa! Compliments of “Red

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Mesa”. Something to tide us over until our meal arrives. We enjoy the tasty chips and share photos and stories. My girlfriend from downstate had her grown daughter join in the celebration.. She lives in Boyne City. She brought her 5 month old baby girl with her. She looks just like her “Grandma”. The baby girl is amused by all the people and noise that surround her in the brightly lit patio area. The grown daughter allows me hold her baby girl until our food arrived. Her beaming smile is so precious. The waitress apologizes for the long wait for our food. It’s “OK” we tell her. The restaurant is packed and the demanding customers keep the servers on their toes! I would like to give her a $5 tip yet I have to pay for my $3.25 taco. I throw my $5 in the black tab book for my bill totally $3.45. I really wished I had more $ in order to leave her a great tip. She did such a fantastic job of serving the 7 adults & 3 children that gathered together to celebrate. This new phase of life does not seem possible. It is our gen-eration that is next in line to be called “Grandma”. It makes me think about my “Buscha” (polish Grandma) and all the wonderful influ-ence she had in my life. I drive back home in the snow coming down from the sky. I recall some of the life lessons I have learned from my “Buscha”. Espe-cially the one about saving every milk & egg carton. She knew everything about recycling. Way back in the early 1900’s. The entire outing with my girlfriends was another treasured adventure. The energetic atmosphere and company was well worth my $5 bucks.As I retire for the evening I am so grateful for life long friends & free chips & salsa! Written by: The Gal from the Village of Boyne Falls

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Charlevoix Area Hospital’s next “Wellness Wednesday” has extended its hours into the evening! The next screening will be from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The Wellness Wednesday Health Screens in-clude: Cholesterol and Glucose levels, Body Mass Index (BMI) score, Fat Percentage, and a Blood Pressure reading. Cost for the service is $12. Participants will also receive a blood pressure log and pedom-eter as well as all test results at the time of the screen. A Registered Nurse will adapt health Consul-tation and educational materials to indi-vidual results. Appointments can be made in advance by calling the office of Community Health Education at Charlevoix Area Hospi-tal (231) 547-8906 or by email: [email protected] Walk-ins are always welcome.

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Community CPR and First Aid Skills:

Participants will learn how to perform life sav-ing CPR skills for Infants, Children, and Adults. First Aid skills will cover the care to provide for a variety of illnesses and injuries until pro-fessional help arrives. Class will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CPR Skills for Adults, Children and Infants: Par-ticipants will learn how to perform life saving CPR skills for Infants, Chil-dren, and Adults.Class will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

First Aid Skills: Lay responders will obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to give care in an emergency situation, help sustain life and mini-mize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until medical help arrives.Class will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Blood-borne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Trans-mission: The class will provide individuals with an understanding of the blood-borne pathogens regulations issued by OSHA, how blood-borne pathogens are spread and how to help prevent expo-sure incidents by follow-ing work practice controls.Classes are offered on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Recertification Class for the Professional Rescuer and Health Care Provider: The class is intended for first responders or people established in the medical field who have completed the basic course once be-fore. Certification is for 2 years.Classes are scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Recertification for Lay Responder

First Aid/CPR/AED: The class is intended for Lay Responders who have had training within the last two years and need to be recertified. The class is scheduled on Wednes-day, March 10, 2010. The class takes approximately 2 hours and maybe sched-uled from 10 a.m. to 12

p.m., 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

CPR Made Simple: CPR Made Simple is a course designed for indi-viduals who want to learn CPR/AED but do not need or desire certification. Classes can be arranged for groups, businesses, church groups and school classes. The course intro-duces individ-uals to Adult CPR/AED and focuses on hands-on practice of Adult CPR/AED skills. There is no charge for the class, but pre-registration is required. The class is scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. To have

a class arranged for a private group of people, contact Tom Ritchie at (231) 348-7666 or email at [email protected]. CPR/AED/First Aid: Any-one who would like to be

trained in CPR/First Aid skills that doesn’t require certification may attend a class without charge if

there is room for the par-ticipant. Babysitters Training: The class is intended for young people between the ages of 11 and 15 years of age. Participants learn how to

babysit, find jobs safely, supervise children, identify dangerous situations in the home for children, and handling emergency medical needs of the chil-dren they care for. The class is schedule in Elk Rapids on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Babysitters Training

Instructor Course: Participants will be certi-fied to teach the Basic Babysitters Training

course for youth 11 to 15 years of age. Participants who choose to add CPR and First Aid skills to the instruction must be certi-fied as a Lay Responder First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor as well. The class is scheduled over 3 days with one self-study included for people who have not completed a F.I.T. class. The dates of the training are as follows: Monday – March 8, 2010 – 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Session 1 of 3 sessions Monday – March 15, 2010 – 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Session 2 of 3 sessions Monday – March 22, 2010 – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Ses-sion 3 of 3 sessions All the Health and Safety classes described above are conducted at the American Red Cross building located at 2350 Mitchell Park Drive. Pre-registration is required prior to the date of the class and may be com-pleted by telephoning (231) 348-7666 or email to [email protected].

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Wine Women Chocolate & song at Freshwater Studio

Scott MackenzieJane Diller & John Stevens

Robin Lee Berry poses with her childrenRuby & Homer

MARY SUE WILKINSON, RUBY WILLIAMS, ROBIN LEE BERRY & CLAUDIA SCHMIDT

Valentine’s Concert

a SuccessOn February 14 – Valen-tine’s Day, a large concert in the SOBO District of Boyne City proved to be a success. Wine, Women, Chocolate, and Song – hosted by Freshwater Studios featured snacks, fudge, and even wine, all from local vendors. With an opening by local

musician Ruby Williams (daughter to Freshwater Partners Tony Williams and Robin Lee Berry) the concert was launched with three songs, two of which were written by Williams herself. The evening pro-gressed, as three women – Claudia Schmidt, Mary Sue Wilkinson, and Robin Lee Berry stood on stage, taking turns playing their favorite songs. Schmidt,

Wilkinson, and Berry joked between songs, telling stories from their own lives, jokes from their careers, and even chat-ting with those out in the audience. “How many jazz vocalists does it take to sing ‘My Funny Val-entine?” asks Schmidt, getting the loud response from those around her: “All of Them!” Taking a short break, trays of hot

food and dessert were served by 220 Lake Street, as people took this chance to socialize and view some of the art in the gallery. Getting together once again, Tony Williams stood up, thanking everyone for their help, and express-ing great appreciation for the support of Boyne City in their endeavors of the past year. Finishing off the evening, the four girls

reunited on stage, singing one last tune together, and the crowd dispersed for the night. Ticket holders for this event received perks from many area busi-nesses, including discounts and special promotions. The owners of Freshwater Studios proudly present their next event, an appear-ance by Shout Sister Shout and invite the community to stay tuned.


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pUBLIC NotICECity of Boyne City

The Board of Review for the City of Boyne City will meet at City Hall, 319 North Lake Street, as follows:Wednesday, March 3, 2010 9:00 am (organizational meeting only)Monday, March 15, 2010 Noon - 3:00 pm (by appointment only)6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (by appointment only)Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:00 am - Noon (by appointment only)1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (by appointment only)The City of boyne City tentative ratios and multipliers, subject to change by the assessing Officer, board of Review, County equalization and state equalization are as follows:

tentative ratio multiplier commercial 53.65 0.93197

industrial 55.21 0.90563 residential 55.28 0.90449

personal 50.00 1.00000

You may call City hall at 582-6597 between the hours of 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through friday to schedule a 10 minute appointment with the board of Review for the March 15 or March 17 meeting.

Cindy Grice, City Clerk/Treasurer


By Julie SwansonContributing Writer

February, the month of the heart and love!

The heart any way you use it signifies LOVE. Even the heart within our body signifies and feels much love, so why not take care of it? If we take great care of it, we will ultimately be able to love and be loved by others.

Did you know that heart failure is a major cause of death in women? It sure is!! Women have a much greater chance of getting heart disease than breast cancer. Sta-tistics show that one out of every two wom-en will die from heart disease, where the rate of death from breast cancer equals one out of twenty-five. So la-dies, not to put a fear in any of you, but don’t you think we should be taking better care of our hearts than we do?

As we get started, let’s talk about the risks of heart disease. Take a look at yourself as you read this and do a little “inventory” on your life and lifestyle. What are your risk factors? Let’s see...do you smoke, do you have hypertension, what about your blood cholesterol? Is it high? When was the last time you had it checked? Or, have you ever had it checked before? What about your weight? Are you over weight? Are you more than over weight? Think about your activity level, do you lead a sedentary lifestyle? An important factor that cannot be over looked ladies, is your eating habits.

Are they good healthy

choices or are they poor eating habits?

In a short while, we will discuss what you can do to reduce your risks, but for now, what if you answered “NO” to the above questions? You may be in great shape, physically ac-

tive and very healthy all around. Remember the name Florence Griffith Joyner? She was the 38 year old winner of three gold medals a the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Ko-rea.

She being physically fit, died of a heart at-tack.

This ladies, goes to show that ANY of us can be affected by heart disease.

I can hear you now, “Ju-lie, how can we lower our risks?”

Well, first off - let’s get off our duffs and start exercising! Every week I tell you how much I look forward to meeting YOU! I say this every

week from my heart, I truly do. Take care of you and your heart.

Call me today and make an appointment to come into Curves and start taking care of yourself so that you can continue to love others and also fill your own

heart with the the good stuff it needs! Gals, it is recommended that an average woman ex-ercises 30 minutes , 3 to 5 days a week. At Curves, we have an awesome workout that is just 30 minutes and will help you reduce your heart disease risk factors!

Moving on, let’s do a little more talking on reducing your risk fac-tors. Do you smoke? If so, you need to quit! It is more than likely much easier for me to say that as I am not a smoker. But, if you put your mind, heart and soul into it, I have faith in you. There are so many quit smoking aids out there to assist

you in the process. Did you know that smok-ing accounts for the vast majority of heart attacks in women un-der the age of 45? An-other thought, women who smoke and are on Birth Control increase the risk of heart disease by 20 %. Those are just a few facts to pon-der. When you want a cigarette, chew a piece of gum or a celery stick instead. I just know that if and when you

quit, you will be much healthier and live a LONGER life!

Nutrition is also a major factor in heart disease as well. Our Curves Weight Management Program focuses on a heart -healthy eating plan. One that is very easy to follow. Again, I know I have offered before, and will do so again. I am willing to get a class started up, all you ladies need to do is call me. If you truly want to get heart healthy, please don’t hesitate to call me at 582-0699 and we will get you on the right path.

In your eating, remem-ber to include whole

grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, chicken, fish and lean red meats ( limited of course). If you are over weight, losing weight will re-duce your risk of heart disease as well as many other health problems and risks.

A couple more risk fac-tors to think about are: Metabolic Syndrome: which in laymen terms mean, watch the fat around your abdomen.

A women’s waist should be no more than 35 inches. Watch your blood pressure it should not be greater than 130/85. Get your blood sugar level and your high triglycerides checked by your doctor as well. These have a much greater impact on ladies than they do on men.

Depression plays a factor as well. Depres-sion is twice as com-mon in women as it is in men.

In turn, depression does increase your risk of heart disease by two to three times as those who are not depressed. As we know, depres-sion makes it difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle, such as a loss of interest in your dai-ly activities, you may have feelings of hope-lessness and or unex-plained changes in your appetite and weight.

If you are suffering from depression, it is important to see your doctor.

There is help for you, please don’t put it off any longer. You just need to make that phone call to them. In the long run, you will be very glad you did.

Ok, we have now talked about the risks, what about the symp-toms? This is what you need to look out for.

- Pressure, fullness or squeezing pain in the center of your chest that lasts more than a few minutes or , goes away and then comes back.

- Pain that extends to your shoulders , arms and neck.

- Chest discomfort followed by dizziness, fainting, sweating, nau-sea or a shortness of breath.

Now ladies, the above are all General Symp-toms. As women, we need to look out for these symptoms as well.

* Unusual pain in the chest, stomach or abdo-men.

* Nausea or dizziness.

* Shortness of breath and having breathing difficulties.

*Unusual fatigue, anxiety and a loss of strength.

* Heart palpitations, cold sweat, or a pale complexion.

If you experience ANY of these symptoms, see your doctor immedi-ately!

Just remember, that we are NEVER too young to have a heart attack. Take care of yourself, because when you do, your life will be as beautiful as you are!!! Keeping your-self healthy and your heart healthy is the best gift to give to those we love!

I look forward to meet-ing you soon! Call 582-0699 to schedule your 1st workout at Curves! Mention this article and receive 50% off service fee and 30 days FREE! Next week, I am going to announce something GREAT and EXCIT-ING that will benefit you and our local food pantry!

Women’s Health & FitnessHeart Health

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY MARY MATELSKI!of Boyne FallsWhat a surprise!Mary Matelski’s children Tiffany & Ryan & husband George planned a surprise party for her on Saturday night 2-13-10. George took her out shopping and when she returned her home was full offamily & friends! All cars were parked at Aten’s Place (Thanks to Maxine & Bill). She was totally surprised! She admitted that she thought it was strange that George wanted to go shopping that day! There was plenty of great food, laughs and well wishes as Mary joins the group of “50 is Nifty” Happy 50th Birthday Mary!

Welcome to the Boyne Business News, produced by the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce and the

Boyne City Main Street Program and proudly brought to you each week by the Boyne City Gazette.

Call the Chamber at (231) 582-6222 or Main Street at 582-9009.NLEA Luncheon

Save the date - The NLEA Annual Luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 10, at Boyne Mountain Resort. Parent Coalition honors Red Mesa, plans sledding partyGreat Start Parent Coalition has recognized Red Mesa Grill as their first Under Age 5 Family Friendly Approved Business. They pre-sented manager Don Ryde with the seal of approval to display in the Boyne City restaurant.

FUN & ENTERTAINMENT

220 LAKE STREET They present music in the dining room Tuesday through Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday is Ladies Night with $1 off ladies’ libations and Daniel Adams en-tertaining. Wednesday is half-off wine night with Robin Lee Berry. Thursday is $5 top-shelf martini night with Nathan Bates. 220’s new hours are: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 4 p.m. to midnight (kitchen until 10 p.m.); Fridays 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. (kitchen until midnight); Saturdays 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. (breakfast buffet until 1 p.m. and kitchen until midnight); Sun-days 8 a.m. to midnight (breakfast buffet until 1 p.m. and kitchen until 10 p.m.). Their newly rede-signed website is up and running at www.220lakestreet.com.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER The PAC presents a Northern Michigan Entertainers showcase featuring Robin Lee Berry, Pinky Lee, Bill Christiansen and the Sun Dogs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Tick-ets are $10 for adults and $6 for students and seniors age 65 and up. Tickets are available at Local Fla-

vor, Country Now & Then/Up the Lazy River, and the Boyne Area Chamber office. Credit card orders are accepted at the Chamber. The Performing Arts Center is located at Boyne City High School on Boyne Avenue. Upcoming shows include:The series includes:- April 24 - Harry Goldson Sex-tet 100th Anniversary Tribute to Benny Goodman- June 12 - The Young Americans - annual performance tour that pre-cedes their summer dinner-theatre engagement at Boyne Highlands.New website: www.boyneperform-ingartscenter.com.

ARTS AT THE MOUNTAINThis is a new event planned for Saturday, Feb. 27, at Boyne Moun-tain with members of the Boyne Arts Collective showing and selling their works of art in many different media, such as painting, photography, wood, sculpture. The show begins at 10 a.m. in the Grand Mountain Lodge and will end at 5 p.m. This event is open to the public. All proceeds go to the Boyne Arts Collective for building improvements at their 210 S. Lake Street location in Boyne City.

JORDAN INNEast Jordan - John Slough plays at 7 p.m. every Friday.

SnowshoeingSnowshoe nature hikes offered at Young State ParkYoung State Park is offering a se-ries of Snowshoe Hikes at 1 p.m. on Saturdays, Feb. 13. Interpreter Maureen Stein will be leading snowshoers on a one-hour hike through the forest. The hikes will include children’s activities, animal and habitat discussions,

park history, identifying flora and fauna, and investigation into what changes winter brings to the envi-ronment. Enjoy hot chocolate com-pliments of the park staff. A limited supply of snowshoes are available for use at no charge. Admission is free, but a state park motor vehicle permit is required; $6 for a daily permit or $24 for an annual permit. For more information contact the park at 582-7523.

NEWS BRIEFS

Business expo

The Boyne Area Chamber will host its second annual Business Expo and Taste of Boyne from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at the for-mer Carter’s store on M-75 South. This event attracted a crowd of 1,000 people to visit 70 exhibitors last year. Details and registration forms will be available soon.

Business After Hours

After Hours will be hosted by Ruth Skop and her staff at the Edward Jones office on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Business people are invited to this net-working event that includes hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Edward Jones is located at 101 S. Lake St.

free Computer ClAsses

Classes are held at 10 a.m. every

Friday at the Boyne District Li-brary through February. Classes are available to all levels of learning. For more information call the Li-brary at 582-7861 or Ron Grunch at 582-6974.

Wedding expo

A wedding expo is planned at Odawa Casino Resort from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 20, in Ovation Hall. The event features a Fashion Show at 3 p.m., prize drawings at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free for brides to be and $5 for others.

Community CAlendAr

The Boyne Area Chamber has compiled its 2010 Boyne Area Community Calendar with nearly 50 major events and festivals.

stArting A Business

Business classes are held monthly by the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance. The fee is $20 and you must pre-register by calling 582-6482 or emailing [email protected]. NLEA and its partners also offer a number of business training workshops.

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First Annual Brew-Ski Festival at Boyne Highlands ResortCelebration of Suds and Spring Skiing

Swap the winter coat for a t-shirt, goggles for sunglasses and enjoy morning runs on the slopes, sun soaking and craft beer sampling at Boyne Highlands’ newest spring event, Brew-Ski Festival, March 13, 2010.The first annual Brew-Ski Festi-val features more than 100 craft beers and entertainment begin-ning at noon on Saturday, March 13. Craft brewers from throughout the state of Michigan and beyond serve up samples of their premi-um brews at this outdoor festival. Sampling tickets are $2 each and are good for 3-ounce pours. Participating breweries include

Short’s Brewing Co., Bell’s Brewery, New Holland Brewing Co., Arcadia Brewing Co., Arbor Brewing Co., Founders Brew-ing Co., North Peak Brewing

Co., Sam Adams, Stone Brew-ing Co., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Leinenkugel, among others. For a complete list, visit www.BOYNE.com. Brewers and representatives gather in a large festival tent at the base of the slopes to serve as the après-ski headquarters where the craft beers, along with grilled brats are served and music is played until 4 p.m. Admission to the tent is free and guests must be at least 21 years of age to enter. Patrons receive a wristband and come and go as desired. At 4 p.m., the fun continues in the resort’s legendary Zoo Bar featuring live music by the Aaron

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even more inviting with softer snow and fast cruising. Enjoy the best of spring skiing plus local and regional brews at Brew-Ski Festival, March 13. A super-valuable weekend pack-age is offered and includes a Fri-day night hors d’oeuvres recep-tion featuring a few of the event’s favorite brews, two nights’ hotel lodging, breakfast each morn-ing, two-day lift tickets, festival t-shirt, commemorative mug and five sampling tickets, starting at just $233 per person. For lodging reservations, please call 800.GO.BOYNE (462-6963) or visit www.BOYNE.com.BOYNE is a collection of moun-

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roBert fenton leonArd (June 24, 1925 - feBruAry 6, 2010)

Robert Fenton Leonard, age 84 of Cheboygan passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital. He was born June 24, 1925 in Bay City to Fenton and Corina (Rayle) Leon-ard. On June 7, 1947 in Bay City, he married Harriet Chartier who survives. Bob served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy during WWII, serving in the South Pacific. He worked for Short Freight Lines for many years and a truck driver and terminal manager retiring in 1980. He then went to work for Straits Area Glass where he worked for 28 years. Bob was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He enjoyed fishing and he loved a good joke. Bob dedicated himself to his family and friends. Besides his wife Harriet, Bob is survived by six children, Robert L. (Karen) Leonard of WI, Richard J. (Carol) Leonard of Cheboy-gan, Ronald D. (Mary) Leonard of Petoskey, Patricia J. Craig of Petoskey, Kathy S. (Steve) Coatta of Cheboygan and Janet L. Frank of Harbor Springs, one sister, An-nabel (Ed) Luptowski of Bay City, one brother, Allen (Chris) Leonard of Bay City, 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Raymond and four sisters, Dellamae, Dolores, Irene and Shirley. The funeral mass will be held on Monday, February 8, 2010 at Noon at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Riggsville. The Rev. Paul Megge will officiate and burial will take place at Oakhill Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions in Bob’s name may be directed to the church. Arrangements are being handled by the Christian Funeral Home.

JoHn CHArles kelly (novemBer 8, 1926 - feBruAry 6,

2010)

John C. Kelly, Age 83, of Birming-ham, MI, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on February 6 in Cheboygan, MI. Member of St. Regis Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Beloved husband of Margaret Bak-er Kelly, and father of Mary Kelly, Vicki (Martin) Simescu, Margaret (Albert) Miller, John (Margaret) Kelly, Bill (Kathy) Kelly, Audrey (David) Posthumus. 13 Grand-children. Brother of Daniel (Rose-mary) Kelly, Robert (Ann) Kelly, and Mary Jane (Frank) O’Leary. John graduated from U of D High School in 1945, and the University of Detroit in 1951. WWII Veteran with honorable discharge. He was the owner of Kelly Chevrolet in Detroit and a distinguished mem-ber of the Cadillac Crest Club with Wilson Crissman Cadillac. Funeral services, February 9, at

11am at Sacred Heart Church, Riggsville, with visitation begin-ning at 10 am at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Vital Care Hospice House, Cheboygan, MI, or Bishop Baraga Catholic School, Cheboygan, MI. Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com The Christian Funeral home is car-ing for the family.

vAugHAn tufts (septemBer 23, 1923 - feBruAry 8,

2010)

Vaughan Tufts, 86 of Petoskey, died February 8, 2010 at Charle-voix Area Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Vaughan was a Purdue University graduate and served with honor as a fighter pilot in the United States Navy during WWII. Vaughan is survived by his wife of 63 years Betty Hansen Tufts and by his brother, Carl Reed Tufts. Also surviving Vaughan is his son, Vaughan Randall Tufts, daughters, Karrie Elizabeth Tufts and Nancy Tufts Riecker, six grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Vaughan loved nature and enjoyed making carvings of the birds he would watch along the shoreline near his home. He was a gentle, kind and loving man. Those wishing to honor his mem-ory with a charitable contribution are asked to consider First Presby-terian Church of Petoskey. A memorial service is planned for later this summer in Bay View.

riCHArd “diCk” rousH (deCemBer 23, 1925 - feBruAry 8,

2010)

Richard Roush age 84 of Cheboy-gan died Monday evening Feb-ruary 8, 2010 at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital. He was born December 23, 1925 in Spring-field, Ohio the son of Howard and Edith (Peters) Rouch. He married Marilyn McGunegle in 1950 in Cheboygan. Dick was employed for many years with Navistar Corporation (Inter-national Harvester) as a supervisor. He loved his family and enjoyed Spending time with his grand-children and nieces and nephews, golfing fishing and was a very active member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Mari-lyn and two daughters Beth (Paul) Callison of Cheboygan and Sheryl Roush of Cheboygan, grandchil-dren Paul Jr. (Jill) Callison of Gay-lord and Mary Elizabeth Callison of Cheboygan, a brother Howard (Dorothy) Roush of Cheboygan and a sister Beverly (Richard) Sangster of Cheboygan. Also sur-viving are several nieces and neph-ews some who are very special for helping with Dick’s care over the years. Dick was preceded in death by his parents a brother Orville and a sister Norma Proffitt. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be planned for a time in the spring and will be announced then. Nordman Funeral Home is assist-

ing the family with arrangements.

AdA m. sHAWl (mAy 17, 1919 - feBruAry 8, 2010)

Ada Shawl age 90 of Cheboygan died Monday February 8, 2010 at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital. Ada was in Cheboygan on May 17, 1919, the daughter of William and Ada (Carlson) Rabideau. On June 17, 1942 in East Detroit Ada mar-ried Phillip Shawl, Sr. Ada was employed at the Wool-woth store in Cheboygan for 17 years and also worked at Robin’s Drug Store and later at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital in the house-keeping department for 8 years until her retirement. Ada is survived by her children Beverly (Meggitt Anderson (Ray) and Phillip (Sandra) Shawl Jr. All of Cheboygan., six grandchildren; Mark (Jan) Anderson of Brighton, Steve (Lori) Anderson of White Lake, Nancy Andruccioli (Dan) of Woodland, TX, Jill Carson of Cheboygan, Lori (Jeff) Ostman of Mackinaw City and Valerie (Grant) Carlson of Gobles, great grand-children, Tiffany (Joe) Clemmey, Alyssa Parker, Rachael and Nicole Andruccioli, Linda Carson, Eric Anderson, Ashley, Jeffy and Amy Ostman, and Samantha and Gage Carson, a great-great grandchild, Brett Clemmey, a brother Albin Rabideau and a sister Avis Pyscher. Ada was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Shawl Sr. Her parents and siblings Vera Peterson, Ben Rabideau, Chuck Rabideau, Vern Rabideau, Elaine Lofgren and Marge Schmidt. A Memorial service will be held on Friday February 12, 2010 at the Evangelical Covenant Church at 11:00 am with the Rev. Carl Fran-zon officiating. A memorial lun-cheon will follow the service. In lieu of flowers the family has asked that memorial contributions be give to the church kitchen fund or to Hospice House of Cheboy-gan. Nordman Funeral Home is caring

for the family.

ninA p. BeCker-rozemA (septemBer 19, 1936 - feBruAry 9,

2010)

Nina P. Becker-Rozema, 73 Nina P. Rozema, 73 of Traverse City, passed away February 9, 2010 at the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. Nina was born September 19, 1936 in Petoskey to Jack and Helen (Middaugh) Becker, both of whom have preceded her in death. She grew up in Petoskey and Lansing, graduating from Lansing Sexton High School and later earning her Teaching Degree from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleas-ant. Her career as a teacher was spent in elementary education as a second grade teacher, first in Lan-sing then Dearborn Heights. On November 23, 1963 she mar-ried Jerry Rozema. They shared 33 years of marriage, making their home in Livonia and later retiring to Interlochen, living on Green Lake during the summer months, followed by winters in Florida. Mr. Rozema preceded Nina in death on April 8, 1997. Nina is survived by her step-daughter, Janet (Frank) Sleger, granddaughter, Katelyn Rozema, one brother, Gerald Becker and many nieces and nephews. Includ-ing her husband Jerry, Nina was also preceded in death by her step-son, Jerry C. Rozema on March 24, 1999. A funeral service celebrating her life will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Stone Funeral Home in Petoskey, visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Pastor John Alexandrowski will officiate. Interment will take place in the spring in Greenwood Cemetery. Those wishing to honor her mem-ory with a charitable contribution are asked to consider Munson Hospice House or Traverse City Salvation Army.

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I am so sorry for your fam-ily. I have spoken with the AG legislative liaison who assists legislative offices with inquiries,” Says State Senator Jason Allen in a January 26, 2010, email. “It is my under-standing that they do an inves-tigation and upon completion, will contact you with their findings. Given the nature of the case it may take between 4-8 weeks to complete. I have asked to be kept informed on their final determination in this case. Again, thank you for sharing your story with me.”In a February 16, 2010 press release from Michael Cain, City Manager of Boyne City, Cain says, “Today the City of Boyne City was provided with a copy of a complaint to the Michigan Attorney General’s office regarding the handling of a criminal matter in 2009 by the Boyne City Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. Boyne City strives to provide professional and efficient services to all those it deals with and takes any concerns, including these, very seri-ously. The City has not been con-tacted by the Attorney Gen-eral’s office regarding this matter but stands ready to as-sist them in any investigation of these complaints, should

they deem an investigation is appropriate. Boyne City Police Chief Randy Howard and Assistant Chief Jeff Gettel were out of the office at press time.Here are some of the details from the complaint - On April, 26th, 2009 at approximately 4:19 in the morning, a 14-year-old boy, Michael Meza, broke into our home and slashed my pre-cious daughter’s neck (Adri-ana) while she was sleeping and fled the scene. Adriana was 9 years old at the time. Apparently, her brave struggle and screams caused the in-truder to flee. The deepest cut was approxi-mately 5-inches in length and came within millimeters from hitting her jugular vein and possibly ending her life. She survived, but the scars and mental trauma still remain. I was working at the Boyne City Ambulance station at the time and I received a radio call to respond to the scene of my own home with the Ambulance. Initially, our fam-ily and the Police did not have any idea who committed this crime. A beer-can and one of our kitchen knifes were left in my daughter’s room. Shoe impressions were found lead-ing out the back door. - Before this crime had hap-

pened, no one in our family had ever even been accused of a crime. We are God fearing, law abiding citizens. My life has been devoted to service to my community and to my country. My wife and I par-ticipated fully with the Boyne City Police and the Michigan State Police. The Police had no logical reason to assume someone in our family had committed this crime - My wife was interrogated and treated like a criminal during her interview. In the following weeks, several of her friends and family were interviewed about my wife’s character.- The Police asked us to take the polygraph test. Due to my own Law Enforcement train-ing, I knew that the polygraph test is only 61% accurate and that the U.S. Supreme Court has said the polygraph is not reliable. - I felt the Police were trying to frame either my wife, our son, or myself so we chose to refuse the polygraph and spoke to an attorney. - I later discovered that prior to this press release, the Char-levoix County Prosecutor’s office had told Officer Gettle to refrain from any press releases. This unauthorized press release gave the com-munity a false sense of truth, which may have prevented people from coming forward with any possible leads.

- After the Boyne City Police and the State Police crime lab had completed their initial investigation of our house, the Boyne City Police wanted to just give the key to our house back to us and have us call them if anything is missing or out of place. I refused to take the key back unless they went through the house with us. After their initial refusal to go through the house with us, we decided to keep the crime scene preserved, with the Police still in control of the house key, until the initial Police report was released.- Michael Meza had been recently charged with other felonies prior to his attack in our home. These felonies hap-pened in Van Buren County and Grand Traverse county. The felonies include; home invasion 2nd degree, feloni-ous assault, unlawful driving away of an automobile. Dur-ing the transfer from Van Bu-ren County to Grand Traverse county, Meza was released to his mother, (another felon) and was not released on any type of bond. - Michael Meza was being housed in a juvenile facility in Roscommon County. On August, 30th , was the first time that I worked a night shift again on the Ambulance, away from home, Meza and another juvenile attacked a guard by choking and punch-ing him, locked him in a cell,

they changed into civilian clothes, stole the guard’s ve-hicle and escaped the facility for over 3 hours before being caught after a hot pursuit on the highway. Meza and the other escapee had ini-tially drove south, but turned around and headed north, towards us.-We were not notified of the escape until two days later (September, 2nd) by the Char-levoix county prosecutors office. The only reason we were notified is because the press got a hold of the story. When the prosecutor’s office called us, they said that Meza did not escape, but it was an attempted escape because they did not get past the park-ing lot. - Meza has pled guilty and last week he was sentenced to 15-30 years in prison. - It is very important that the evidence in this case is pre-served. I am requesting that you ensure the evidence is not destroyed nor sent to us.Hopefully after this inves-tigation is completed, some changes can be made to the crime victim’s rights act in order to prevent some of these occurrences from happening to another family.Large portions of the com-plaint letter have been with-held pending a thorough investigation by the Boyne City Gazette.

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Thursday February25th Early Lunch 11:30 am Bingo 1:30p-3pmLive Auction! Boyne AreaLucky Bucks AuctionPresented by the Boyne Cen-ter 3pm-5pm:Cousins Music GroupDancing, Singing, Fun 5:00pm

Dinner is served:Liver & Onions*50/50 drawing Transit will be running *(There will be an alternative toLiver & Onions available)Call 582-6682 for more information.

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Boyne City Farmers Market Manager Boyne City Main Street is accepting applications until 5:00p.m., Friday, March 5, 2010, for an independent contractor to serve as Market Manager of the Boyne City Farmers Market. The position begins no later than April 1, 2010. Copies of the market manager’s full duties are available at www.boynecityfarmers-market.com or can be picked up at the Main Street office, 112 S Park Street, Suite F, (upstairs in the Railroad Office Building) Boyne City, MI 49712. Please submit your resume, letter of interest, and three refer-ences to the same address. For more information, please email [email protected] or call 231.582.9009.

ramifications of his or her actions. While there were initial concerns regarding the legality of this student being asked to speak, the student’s parents agreed to the provisions. Several school board members spoke out, informing the

student of the good for-tune here, and of their high hopes that learning will occur from this ex-perience. The motion to carry out the action above was made by Board Mem-ber Marty Moody, second-ed by Ross McLane. In a roll call vote, six members voted “Yes” with Presi-dent Ken Schrader being the lone “No.” “When the

school board makes a decision, I stand behind it. To further go into my reasoning for this vote would undermine that” said Schrader. “I think the process went the way it absolutely should have” said Moody. Present at the meeting were the 7 board members, the

student and family, Middle School Principal Karen Sherwood, Superintend-ent Bob Alger, and Lynn Amato. Due to the private nature of this case and the age of those involved, limited information was available at press time. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

Unnamed Student Receives Long-Term Suspension

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Boyne CatholiC Community

BVCC still has many continuing pro-grams to enrich your faith. There is Lit-tle Rock Scripture Study on Mondays at 12:00 noon at St. Augustine, Boyne Falls and Book Club on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM at St. Matthew, Boyne City.

There are a varity of Faith Formation programs for the whole community from toddler to senior. Please call the office for information 582-7718.

Boyne City Church of the Nazarene Weekly Events

Wednesday Family Style Potluck Dinner 6 - 7pm

Books of the Bible Study: 7 - 8pm Currently featuring the book of Romans.

Teen Bible Quiz Practice: 7 - 8pm Join our teen bible quizing team who placed 3rd at our recent district quiz match.

Come enjoy a cup of coffee with the men of our church wednesdays at noon, or join them for men’s swim at noon on fridays.

Sunday Our Sunday school currently offers two classes. One for beginner Christians and one for the seasoned Christians. Children’s ministries also available. 10-10:45am, Morning Wor-ship & Service: 10:45 - Noon, Who’s God? Come study with us: 6 - 7pm, Teen bible games & music: 6 - 7pm, End your Sabbath day with a season of prayer: 7 - 8pm.

Boyne Valley Catholic Community is busily preparing for the upcoming Lenten season, which begins on Feb-ruary 17th with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. Listed below are all the opportunities for spiritual enrichment and renewal during this very holy sea-son. Everyone is invited and encour-aged to attend any of these events. February 17th: Ash Wednesday: 8:30 am Mass—St. Augustine12:15 pm Word Service—St. Mat-thew

7:00 pm Mass—St. Matthew February 28th: Intergeneration Night—Lenten Activities March 13th: Liturgical Minister Re-treat Morning 10 am St. Matthew March 19th: Liturgical Minister Retreat Morning10 am St. Augustine March 19th—20thHigh School Lenten retreat and Dioc-esan Youth Congress March 23rd:Communal Penance Service—7pm St Matthew Monday’s During Lent:Stations of the Cross—7:00 pm St. AugustineLittle Rock Scripture Study—Noon at St. Augustine Tuesday’s During Lent:Video discussion series and soup suppers 5:30 pm St. Matthew Friday’s During Lent:Stations of the Cross—7:00 pm St. Matthew’s We will also have our whole commu-nity nights, theology on tap, and our faith formation evenings.

episCopal ChurCh

Please call 582-5045 to obtain infor-mation about Nativity. The church is located at 209 Main Street, Boyne City.Reverend Peggy Nattermann will be celebrant for the 10 a.m. Eucharist at Episcopal Church of the Nativity for the last Sunday after Epiphany, Febru-ary 14. Coffee and valentine treats will be available in the church basement after the service. The vestry held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb-ruary 10. Major topics of discussion were finalizing plans for the Lenten program, and making plans for Bishop Geperts’ visit, scheduled for Sunday, February 28.The public is invited to attend an Ash Wednesday service, commencing at noon on Wednesday, February 17. pleAse CAll 582-5045 for more infor-mAtion ABout nAtivity’s progrAms. tHe CHurCH is loCAted At 209 mAin

street, Boyne City.

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The church is located at 1107

Boyne Ave (M-75) next to McDon-ald’s across from the Boyne City High School campus. For more informa-tion, please phone Pastor Ryp Hankins at 459-8373 or visit www.reignofgra-cemin.org.

Reign of Grace Ministries invites you to their Sunday morning Worship & the Word service Sundays 10 a.m.

Reign of Grace is a new Assemblies of God church plant in Boyne City, lo-cated at 1100 “A” Boyne Ave, next to McDonald’s and across from the pub-lic school campus. Praise and worship is contemporary and prophetic.

Communion is served weekly. Nurs-ery and Children’s ministries are avail-able Sunday’s and nursery is available on Wednesday’s.

Youth Group meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday’s for junior high, senior high, and college/career with Youth leaders Zach and Sarah Ward while the Adult Small Group meets with Pastor Ryp.

The first Tuesday night of each month from 7 – 9 p.m. is set aside for Interces-sory Prayer/Worship. The format is informal and yet focused on praying strategically for our national, state, and local leadership and community concerns.

st. augustine

Little Rock Scripture Study and Book Club groups continue to meet. The Scripture study group meets at noon on Mondays at St. Augustine in Boyne Falls, while the book club meets at 10:00 am on Tuesdays at St. Matthews in Boyne City. The RCIA inquiry sessions continue on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm at St. Matthews.

If you have any interest in learning more about the Catholic faith, please come join our other inquires on this wonderful journey. If you have any questions or want more information about any of our programs please call the office at 582-7718.

angel food

High quality food at a price you can afford.

Help lower your food budget and/or buy a “box” for somebody else. EBT accepted.

Order online or at our church. Delivery & pick up at our church also. Check our website for Order/Delivery times & dates. Feel free to give us a call! www.boynecitynaz.org or www.angelfoodministries.com

sCrapBooking

Join us in preserving precious memo-ries. Check our website or call for more info.

Come see us! Let’s serve God and help our community together! 225 W. Morgan St. Boyne City, MI 49712 (231)582-9611

Don’t miss the Candle Light Service of Lessons and Carols, 7:00 p.m., Christmas Eve.

Walloon lake Community

Walloon Lake Community Church

On Friday, February 12, the teens will go to the Frostbite Retreat. For more information, please contact Pastor Jason, 675-8404. On Saturday, Febru-ary 13, there will be a Men’s Breakfast at 8:00 AM.

On Wednesday, February 17, the Benevolent Committee will meet at 4:00 PM. The family meal will start at 5:30 with classes starting at 6:30 PM. On Thursday, February 18, MOPS will meet at 10AM at the church. Cel-ebrate Recovery will meet from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. For more information, on Celebrate Recovery, please call Russ at 582-0441. For more informa-tion, please call the church office at 231-535-2288 or go on line at www.walloonchurch.com. The weekly sermons are available to listen to or download online.

ChurCh of the nativity

Nativity is located at 209 Main Street, Boyne City. Please call 582-5045 for more information about the church programs.

first presByterian

The First Presbyterian Church of Boyne City is having a fish fry 4:30-7:00p.m. Friday, February 26th, in Faulman Hall at 401 South Park Street, Boyne City. Enjoy a hearty plate of fish, french fries, cole slaw, bread, beverage, and dessert for a sug-gested donation of $7. Take out orders will be available.

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A few weeks ago, I was hanging out at the mid-dle school as a volunteer-assistant for the lunch/recess hour and found myself in a predicament.

A group of seventh-grade girls saw my visitor badge and asked who I was. So I told them I was Coach J: I helped coach football, and a parent to fifth-grader Evan Woodall. After sharing a couple goofy stories, I said, “If there’s anything I can help you with on Thursdays while I’m here then let me know.” I was about to move

on, when one of the six girls instantly yelled, “Can you tell that boy behind you to stop asking all of us on a date?!”

I then turned and gave an awkward smile to the larger boy now hanging his head towards the ground. He cer-tainly heard what she said.

Inside I said, think brain! As I turned back around to face the six, my mind carried with it a snapshot of a boy in need. I carefully asked about more details of their concern, and then slowly responded, “I’ll make you a deal. If each one of you girls promised to encourage this guy in life, then I’ll strike up a friendship and talk with him about it.” Two girls quickly said, “No way!” So, with a smile, I further asked, “What’s your name?” “Jenny,” she responded [not her real name]. “Jenny, do you need encouragement in life?” “No! she quickly exclaimed.” She was on to me. So I asked her again.

Just like SoBo

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First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City invites you to seven free Lenten Suppers, 6:00-7:30 p.m., every Wednes-day, February 17th through March 31st, in Faulman Hall, next to the church, at 401 South Park Street, corner of Park and Pine, Boyne City.In the spirit of Lent, meals fea-ture a light soup and sandwich supper and conversation about the book “Making Sense of Scripture: Big Questions About the Book of Faith.” Books are available at the church. “Making Sense of Scripture” invites the reader to engage in a conversation, around the table, about seven major questions of the Bible. More than a standard reference book, it’s a dialogue that encourages readers to bring their questions or doubts to the

table when reading Scripture. During this conversation, there are different opportunities for the reader to interact with the Bible, ultimately leaving room

for personal transformation of the heart and mind.The first supper conversation in this series is on Ash Wednes-

day, February 17th, and will end in time for congregation and community to participate a brief Service of Ashes at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary.

Also, come as you are to wor-ship with fellow sojourners as we learn to love as Jesus loves every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Our

eclectic service includes music, art, scripture, and a children’s message. 4 to 11 year olds are then dismissed to Sunday School. Nursery is provided. Coffee and conversation fol-low the service. Choir, led by Mrs. Artie Jones, practices at 6 p.m. every Monday night. Our vibrant youth group is open to the community and meets in the Hill House. Call for sched-ule.The community is also invited to Bible Study, 9 a.m. Tues-days, in the Hill House and to Prayer and Fellowship (bring a lunch), noon Wednesdays, in Faulman Hall. On the first Sun-day of each month, the church celebrates communion and shares potluck or Soup Café at 11 a.m. Call (231) 582-7983 for more information.

Free Lenten Suppers


Veteran of the Month

“Do you ever need encour-agement?” She said, “I guess so.” They reluctantly agreed to the deal.

Everyone needs encourage-ment.

So what’s that story have to do with SOBO?

Well SOBO is this cool new branding for the southern Boyne business district. I like it a lot. It’s catchy. It began in Boyne with Liz Glass from Lake Street Market. She was looking at an empty building at the south end of Boyne and said, “Wow, it’s looking like SOHO around here.” She made the statement because New York’s Manhattan’s Soho District is known world-wide for its vibrant art scene, and having two gal-leries open in the same block of South Lake Street in the same spring was beginning to feel all artsy to the south Boyne gang.

Later she linked some thoughts together. “Soho” is a contraction of that district’s geographical description, which is SOuth of HOuston (pronounced “howston”—it’s a street name). She then realized the same thing could be done with the words SOuth BOyne. So it has be-come SOBO the arts district of SOuthern BOyne.

Here’s the point. SOBO is cool. It brings business.

Encouragement is like SOBO.

It brings customers. It creates positive identity. It opens doors. It brings friendship. We all need encouragement. Encourage-ment is courage breathed into us.

Jesus did this with many, but I especially like his ministry of encouragement to Peter. Peter was a wild dude who said what he thought and rushed in --you know the ready, fire, aim types. He walked on water. He got mad when Jesus tried to wash his feet. He denied Jesus three times, before the rooster crowed. Yeah, Peter screwed up a bit like any of us. But Jesus was con-tinually encouraging Peter in various ways. For more than three years Jesus poured his life into Peter every day.

So how did Pete return the favor? At the time of Jesus’ darkest hour in life, just before he went to the cross, and when he needed the support of his closest friends most, for fear of his own life Peter chose to deny even knowing Jesus. If Peter was my “friend” what would I have done after the incident? I might have written him off. “Thanks. You’re a great friend…jerk. See ya!”

But what does Jesus do?

Well after his whole trau-matic series of death, burial, and resurrection, he’s hang-ing out on the shore of this big lake. Peter and the gang have been fishing all night. Jesus prepares a fish dinner around a warm fire for his friends. These are friends who abandoned him at his

most needful time. After dinner Jesus singles out Peter and has this intense conver-sation. He asks Peter three times [see the correlation], “Do you love me?” Three times Peter responds, “Yes, I do Lord.” And Jesus con-tinually says, “Then feed my sheep.”

In other words, Jesus is say-ing, “Peter, no matter what you did, I still believe in you and your gifts and abilities to fulfill a significant purpose with your life.” Peter weeps at the forgiving kindness of his friend.

So how does this encourage-ment work in Peter’s life? He goes on to begin a world wide movement impacting

millions, and writes a cou-ple of books in the Bible. Not a bad legacy, huh? We all want to make a positive difference, right? Encour-agement works for both the encourager and the one encouraged.

Relentless encouragement, no matter what choice a per-son makes, works.

Relentless encouragement, no matter how their decision affects you, works.

This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be honest and up front in communicating how a friend’s decision affects us. That’s part of the encourage-ment. It has to involve good truth for that person’s life.

Encouragement does mean that we continue to support them for their best future outcome and growth.

Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone needs courage breathed into them for life.

It’s like SOBO. Encourage-ment brings customers. It constructs a positive identity, and allows friendships to flourish. It creates opportu-nity.

If you have questions or comments please email [email protected] or call Jamie at 231-923-9501. Visit genesiswired.com to learn more about Genesis Church coming to Boyne City.

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The “Veteran of the Month” for February 2010 is John Andrew Fortune.

Born on Dec. 15th, 1935 in Clarion, Mich., he at-tended Clarion Elementary School graduating on June 6th, 1950 after completing the 8th grade.

Fortune attended Saint Francis Xavier High School, in Petoskey, Mich., until January of 1954 when he enlisted in the Army.

Following basic training, at Fort Knox, Kentucky and specialty training, he was assigned to Headquar-ters, 40th Tank Battalion, US 2nd Infantry (Indian-head) Division.

On June 13th, 1955 he departed the USA and ar-riving in Friedburg, Ger-many in July of 1955, he was assigned to Headquar-ters, 33rd Tank Battalion, stationed in Gelnhausen, Germany, as part of Com-bat Command “B”.

On Jan. 18th, 1957, in Bad Nauheim, Germany, For-tune received a General Discharge Under Honor-able Conditions having at-tained the rank of Private.

Returning home to Michi-gan he went to work for Springbrook Development Incorporated working in construction and mainte-nance.

On Feb. 4th, 1959 Fortune was married to Edna Lou Sudman, of Boyne City, by Justice of the Peace Kerns.

In 1964 he went to work at Sy’s Marina, on Walloon Lake, retiring in 1990.

Fortune enjoyed hunting, picking morel mushrooms, building picnic tables, playing pinochle and tonk card games, cooking at family barbecues and spending time with his family.

On Nov. 1st, 2009 fortune answered the final call and is being honored by his wife Edna, children Kristine, Jennifer, Henry,

Deborah, Barbara and families.

To honor a veteran, call the program chairman at (231) 588-6067 or on Sat-urdays call (231) 582-7811 between 3-8 p.m.

The ceremony may be witnessed on the first Thursday of each month in front of The American Legion Post located on the corner of Lake and Main in Boyne City, Mich. at 6:15 p.m.

John AnDrew fortune

Our special guests for the Saturday, February 20th Back Porch Coffeehouse will be “The Cedar Swamp Boys”. The Cedar Swamp boys have been causing feet to dance all over Northern Michigan for many many years. Headed by Danny Johnston, these boys play the “happiest” music you will ever hear. Danny, fiddler of the band, says he can’t help it, as he always puts a “swing” into his music--he makes no apologies and I think that you will see why if you catch them at the Back Porch Coffeehouse on the 20th of February. This band plays a little bluegrass, and little country and a lot of old-timey dance tunes. Your feet won’t be disappointed, and neither will your ears! The music starts at 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be available at no addi-tional charge. Suggested donations at the door are $5/person, $10 /family- proceeds to the scheduled performers. As always, we will also have an open mike time for folks to share a couple of songs or poems, and if time permits, we will end the evening with a jam ses-sion. Contact: Luce Family at 231-544-2305. The Back Porch Coffeehouse is located at the Front Porch Cafe, Main Street, Ellsworth, Michigan.

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Grade 5All “A” Honor Roll

2nd Marking Period2009-2010

Alison Alger, James Allen, Dominik Archey, Evelyn Berge, Ethan Book

Kyra Brazell, Jacob Coates, Lucas Day, MacKenzie Eg-gers, Grace Ellwanger, Tyas Fleming, Abigail Gardner, Trenton Giem, Autumn Healey, Austin Jarema, Ashlyn

Kartes, Elizabeth Mansfield, Griffin Powers, Simon Shankleton, Cassandra Smigiel, Laken South, Jeremiah

Utley, Olivia Vargo, Emma Vondra, Amber Weiss, Alysse Whittet, Jacob Willson, Evan Woodall, Camella Zipp

Grade 5A-B Honor Roll


River Aller, Abigail Babbitt, Darian Ballard, Stephanie Ballard, Alicia Belcher, Leanne Bentley, Logan Black,

Madelyn Cain, Brandy Carpenter, Brandon Chew, Phillip Chipman, Joshua Compton, Zachary Denniston, Adriana Duncan, Marissa Griffin, Collin Hess, Tyler Himebach, McKinna Hoaglund, Jordan Husler, Dylan Hutterer, Jer-emiah Johnson, Mya Kissinger, Sarah Kroush, Jenna Lil-lie, Victoria McGarey, Daniel McGeorge, Kane McPher-

son, Angel Medina, Alexander Moore, Tyler Nichols, Adam Roberson, Ailee Roberts, Skylar Rostar, Johnathan, Tristan Stackus, Logan Sulak, Kaylee Turnbull, Amanda

Vondra-Speltz.



Sarah Belcher, Abigail Bohnet, Jacob Brewer, Celena Brzezinski, Brianna Burnell, Tanner Evans, Kayla Gil-

land, Allison Hernden, Taylor Hubbard, Heather Judkins-Ladd, Ashlee Kelts, Forrest Kerr, Zachary Legato, Erika

Lockman, Madison McCoy, Samantha Orban, Cara Richards, Kristen Rushlow, Megan Rushlow, Dominic

Santina, Colton Sieradski, Kyle Sitkins, Madison Smith, Jordan Struble, Collin Sudderth, Derek Willis, Carter

Wilmot.



Mary Anderson, Alexandra Archer, Makayla Baker, Spen-cer Binkley, Jasmine Brooks, Natalie Coopersmith, Cody

Crain, Lindsey Davis, Ondrea Eaton, Sydney Fisher, Collin Fitzpatrick, Benjamin Forbes, Alex Foy,Veronica

Fraticelli, Keyrsten Girlinghouse, Brandi

“Dare to Be a Rambler” Day sets the stage for a great first year at Boyne City High School! This day was designed to help our 1st year students make a successful transition from the middle school to the high school, learn about what we have to offer in terms of extra-curricular activities, clubs, etc., meet our 9th grade staff and form a positive rela-tionship, and get a head start on Homecoming activities and much more!“Dare to Be A Rambler Day” begins with a video snapshot of high school, which is pro-duced by our Visual Imaging class. Groups of students then attend mini-sessions led by staff and upperclassmen that address all different top-ics relating to the 9th grade year-learning the school song, Activity Day, successful study habits, how to get involved, discipline code, student life, extra-curricular activities we offer, credit requirements......

Load up the buses! Upon completing the mini-sessions, we bus our students to a local park where we have them par-ticipate in team building activi-ties (trust fall, poison triangle, ladder walk, blind rope walk, etc.) Throughout the after-noon, we ask students to make a commitment to graduate by putting their hand print on a graduation gown. Our gown is displayed in the front office as a daily reminder of their goal to not only graduate but to support one another in the process!The day ends with large group activities that require teamwork, communication and trust. This experience provides a sense of belonging to Boyne City High School and a connection to the Class of 2013. We believe “Dare to Be A Rambler Day” creates an environment where each indi-vidual student feels like they can get involved, they belong to our school family and can

make a difference!For more information contact [email protected] For submitting this idea, Michelle will receive a Jostens Renaissance hoodie and is now eligible to receive an all expense paid trip for two to the 2010 Jostens Renaissance National Conference.How to submit your idea - Do you have an idea from your Jostens Renaissance pro-gram that has improved your school’s environment and pro-vided recognition for a deserv-ing group of students or staff? Submit your ideas to [email protected]. We’ll select a “winning idea” for each issue and the individual submitting the published idea will receive a Jostens Renais-sance sweatshirt and become eligible for the 2010 Idea of the Year contest. Submit your ideas early - and often! Sub-mit as many as you’d like. We look forward to receiving them.

“Dare To Be A Rambler” Day

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Everybody has heard of the American Red Cross. We know that when disaster strikes, Red Cross is not only one of the first organi-zations on the ground, it is among the very most trusted. Whether it’s a blood drive at the local church or an inter-national disaster, the Ameri-can Red Cross is there. The Northern Lower Michi-gan Chapter of the American Red Cross serves Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet and Cheboygan counties in myr-iad ways – so far in 2010, for instance, it has met the needs of five families who have lost their homes to fire. In difficult economic times, the burden on the Red Cross increases as local needs expand. Breaking down their costs throughout 365 a year, the

Northern Lower Michigan Chapter has arrived at a cost estimate of $250 a day to maintain operations and meet local needs. The Save A Day campaign, which runs from Feb. 22 through March 13, invites people to donate by raising $250 to fund one day. Pat O’Brien, a real estate broker and owner of Pat O’Brien and Associates in Boyne City is helping to get the word out in Charlevoix County.“Last year we had great sup-port, and the school was very effective in their efforts,” O’Brien said. “They will participate again this year. And a number of individu-als thought it was a worthy enough cause, they just wrote a check for the whole $250.“I realize that with what

has just happened in Haiti, and the Red Cross’s role in that, that many people have already contributed to Red Cross,” O’Brien said. “But this is local. It is about our Northern Lower Michigan Chapter.” Business people, churches, service clubs, schools, play groups or families – every-one can participate in the fund-raising. Some ideas for raising $250 include collect-ing quarters (it takes 1,000), conducting penny wars, having employees pay for privileges such as wearing jeans to work, or packing a lunch and donating the lunch money you save. Be creative!If you’re in Charlevoix County and would like to join the Save A Day cam-paign, contact Pat O’Brien at 231-582-1700.

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Boyne City’s 6th grade team coached by Randy Kruzel and Scott Hausler

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SPORTSThe Boyne City Gazette would like to thank the reader sent these pictures of the Boyne Ramblers Wrestling Meet from two weekends ago.Thanks, Cinda

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On Saturday, February 13th, the Boyne City wres-tling team competed in the Individual Districts held in St. Ignace. Drew Nohel finished 2nd in the 160 lb. weight class and Zach Bush finished 4th in the 135 weight class, making both of them eli-gible to advance to Region-als this coming Saturday in Rogers City. Two other Boyne wrestlers, Jon Calo at 145 and Bryan Wonski at 189, finished just one position short of qualifying.

Individual match results:

160 Drew Nohel - fin-ished 2nd (started the day seeded 3rd)Pinned Chris Keie of Char-levoix in 1:31Decisioned Galloway

Thurston of St. Ignace (2nd seed) 4-2Finals - was pinned by Tim Tippett of Iron Mountain (currently ranked 3rd in state in Division 4) in 4:55“After all Drew has battled this year--shoulder surgery 11 months ago and knee surgery 6 1/2 months ago, to finish second in a tough district is a credit to his toughness. We feel very blessed he has even gotten the opportunity to wrestle this year--and to do this well is particularly satisfy-ing. “ 135 Zach Bush - finished fourth (started the day seeded 5th)Was pinned by Daniel Marx of Rogers City in 5:53Pinned Jessica Spitza of West Iron County in :41Pinned Joe Krause of St. Ignace in 2:02 (4th seed)Consolation finals - Was pinned by Daniel Marx of Rogers City in 4:14“ Zach has steadily im-proved as the season has progressed. He is wres-tling at his best right now. We are just working on improving every day and enjoying the ride. “ 145 Jon CaloPinned Andrew Robarge of Charlevoix in 1:41Decisioned Lucas Scherer of Munising (3rd seed) 3-2Was decisioned by Jona-than Coates of Norway (2nd seed) 14-4

Was decisioned by Mike Looby of Newberry (4th seed) 5-2“ Jon wrestled extremely well toward the end of the season. He has shown great improvement as the year progressed. Jon gave everything he had yester-day and came up a little bit short of qualifying for regionals. “ 189 Bryan WonskiPinned Mitchell Paris of Gwinn in 1:33Was pinned by Chris Lev-ens of Charlevoix (District Champion) in 2:56Pinned Rob Sayles of St. Ignace in 2:46Was pinned by T J Cotter of Munising in 4:04“ When Bryan puts all the pieces of this wrestling thing together, he will be something. We started see-ing glimpses of his poten-tial toward the end of the season. He had probably his best day yesterday. “ 215 Dylan NelsonWas pinned by Matt Robin-son of Newberry in 1:35Was pinned by Garrett Thoresen of Norway in 2:07“Dylan came so far as a wrestler and an athlete this wrestling season. It was a privilage to watch him grow and become an inte-gral part of our team. I’m looking forward to watch-ing his continued progress in the off season .”

wrestlingBoyne City Competes in Districts at St. Ignace

Goodburn, Mary Hausler, Alexis Himmelspach, Sarah Holland, Hannah Hoth, Eli Korthase, Taylor Kroush,

Michael Lefferts, Sarah Longcore, Cody Moore, Nicole Pauley, Hailey Richards, Emma Shumaker, Katelynn

VanAtta.



MacAlister Alexander, Connor Beebe, Kelly Bellant, Kendra Bootsma, Leslie Brodie, Taylor Carrow, Kaden Coates, Trevor Day, Jessica Dowty, Ann Durbin, Garrett Fogo, Ross Gibbs, Ethan Habasco, Benjamin Halstead, Brendan Harris, Alexandra Johnson, Hailey Judkins-

Ladd, Molly Korthase, Carly Kruzel, Sidney McLeod, Joshua Miller, Zacharie Napont, Alyssa Petriw, Corey Redman, Lauren Richards, Rece Shankleton, Katelyn Skornia, Amber Smigiel, Alexandra Wandrie, Alyssa

Wonski.



Zacharie Bailey, Cortney Caverly, Brooke Fouchia, Dal-ton Gardner, Brittany Gregware, Joshua Heron, Abigail Hills, Paige Hornbeck, Chelsea Howard, Christian Kniat,

Faith Kreager, Kim Lewis, Keira Long, Ashley Lut-terbach, Riley Meier, Lee Rainey, Adreanna Segraves, Heather Smith, Jordan Sutton, Maceo Vroman, Jordan

Weiss, Morgan Weldon.

8th GradeAll “A” Honor Roll


Ryan Carson, Paul Esch-Laurent, Emilee Evans, Bradley Fouchia, Brendan Heath, Brooke Jaynes, Landon Kartes,

Elizabeth O’Donnell, Logan Orban, Travis Porter, Carl Rasch, Jill Solomon, Alexander Stutzman, Chantel Tal-boys, Courtney Weldon, Kaitra Wilkins, Jordan Wilmot.

8th Grade A-B Honor Roll2nd Marking Period

2009-2010 Erin Baker, Nigel Bell, Corey Bohnet, Alison Burnell, Richard Carpenter, Elizabeth Chipman, Alexandra Cul-

ver, Ashley Davis, Tabbetha Harbaum, Kylie Hicks, Wyatt Long, Connor Mills, Cassidy Moody, Christo-

pher Moore, Heather Nichols, Kaycie Overmyer, Lucas Patrick, Chandler Roberts, Jennifer Selissen, Benjamin

Stokes, Jeffery VanHove, Zachary Wandrie, Claire Well-man, Rebeca Wiser, Kaylee Yates.

» Honor Roll, FRoM pAgE 16

Greetings fellow wine enthusiasts! Again, we had a great turn out for our monthly wine tasting event last Thursday. Thirty people attended and many were new! It was a very fun event and the wines were a hit. Just 3 more tastings left in this series. As always, the Red Mesa did a great job hosting. We also had a great response to the W.O.W. for last week, the Cambria Pinot Noir. We would love to hear your feedback. This week’s W.O.W. is a “big” wine for the money. Hope you enjoy! This week’s “W.O.W.” (wine of the week) 2007 “Chateau Etang des Colombes Tradition” Corbieres, France A blend of Grenache, Carignan, Syrah (Shiraz) and Mourvèdre. Tasting notes; The color is an intense ruby red. The aroma is powerful yet elegant with notes of spices and red fruits. On the palate, the wine is smooth with persistent tannins which reflect the complexity of this wine. Round, soft, and full with a lengthy finish. Aging potential is 5 to 6 years. Pairing suggestions; Ideal with meats in sauce and drier cheeses. This wine is a terrific buy!Regularly priced at $15.39 Our next Wine Tasting event is March 11th @ the Red Mesa Grill. The tasting starts at 6pm. Thanks for being a part of our wine club and we hope you’ve enjoyed the newsletter. As always, your feedback and suggestions are wel-comed! Cheers!Ed & Kristine Brehm

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What is Corbieres? Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 26 regions of France. The Mediterranean climate and plentiful land with soil ranging from rocky sand to thick clay was very suitable for the production of wine, and it is estimated that one in ten bottles of the world’s wine was produced in this

region during the 20th century. Corbières is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Languedoc-

Roussillon, and it is this region’s largest AOC. Red

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The AOC was created in 1985, and covers 13,500 hectares (33,000 acres) of vineyards and produces an average of 554, 000 hectoliter of wine

per year, corresponding to 74 million bottles.

Despite this enormous quan-tity, the area’s significance was often overlooked by scholarly publications and commercial

journals, largely because very little of the wine being

produced was classified under an appellation contrôlée until

the 1980s.


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