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very special day each year. St.

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March 17th, and throughout the

coming weekend, the festivities

will abound like a never-ending

field of clover, with celebrants

easy to spot as most will certain-

ly be wearing at least of touch of

green.

A patron saint of Ireland, the

hero of St. Patricks Day, St.

Patrick himself, was actually

born Maewyn Succat, the son of

a wealthy landowner, in Britain

somewhere around 385 AD. He

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spent several years in slavery

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The Little Traverse Association of Home

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37th annual Home Show & Expo this coming

weekend, March 15th and 16th, at the North

Central Michigan College Student Activity

Center. The show will run from 2 to 8 pm on

Friday, and from 10 am until 6 pm on

Saturday. This annual event has become a

very popular destination for those looking to

build, remodel or simply peruse ideas fortheir home. Last year, over 2,200 attendees

visited during the two-day event.

The home is one the biggest investments a

person will make in their lifetime. It will not

only take a sizable chunk of change from the

family pocketbook over the years, it is also a

place that will harbor countless memories,

family conversations, gatherings and meals,

relaxing afternoons and evenings in front of

the television or fireplace, and serve as the

launching pad for accomplishments that

take place out in the great, big world. The

Home Show & Expo is an excellent opportu-

nity to check out the latest products and

services for enhancing the home that are

available from area suppliers and contrac-

torsall in one convenient location.

Attendees also have a chance to win

Home Show Bucks gift certificates, which

are drawn every hour and can be redeemed

at exhibitor businesses after the show. Manyof the exhibitors at the show also off er

demonstrations, seminars, and product give-

aways.

This Home Show event is being sponsored

by the Little Traverse Association of Home

Builders (LTAHB), and the exhibitors at the

show will include builders and remodelers,

suppliers of products and services, appliance

providers, as well as green or sustainable

building and energy efficien-

cy experts who can help you

improve your space to meet

your needs. With so many

vendors in one place rather

than driving across Northern

Michigan to visit each ven-

dor location, the Home Show

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to shop for their new home

construction or current

home remodeling needs.

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individual, and $2 for seniors

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By Jim Akans

From March 15th through the 17th,

Boyne Mountain will once again be the

site of a legendary party of epic propor-

tions. This is where Mardi Gras meets

the mountain. Outrageous and crazy

become the norm for the weekend,

from skiers and snowboarders in cos-

tumes to the always hilarious Slush

Cup. The Victor warming house is the

place to be for the on-hill mayhem.

With roots going all the way back to

the early days of Boyne Mountain and

the original Snow Bunny Ball,

Carnival Weekend continues to offer an

exciting selection of events that bring

out the wacky side of skiing. The

weekend schedule of events will

include:

Friday, March 15:- 9am-9pm: Skiing and snowboarding

- 11:30am-5pm: Patio Cookout and

Snow Bar, Mountain Express Deli &

Provisions

- 2-6pm: NEW Gyro Loop Rides and

Twin Zip Rides, a 780 zipline

- 6-9pm: Ron Getz Duo performs, Stein

Eriksens

- 7-10pm: Ben Overbeek performs, Everett's

- 9:30pm-1:30am: Carnival Kick-off Party,

Snowflake Lounge, featuring entertainment by

Funktion, voted in the top 10 bands in theMidwest three years in a row by Soundfuse maga-

zine (free entry, 21+)

Saturday, March 16:- 9am-4:30pm: Skiing and snowboarding

- 9am-4:30pm: On-hill Party at the Victor Warming

House with DJ Dave Faulkner

- 11:30am 5pm: Village Party and Snow Bar,

Boyne Mountain Village, featuring entertainment

by eXperience DJ and Tommy Tropic, plus patio

cookout at Mountain Express Deli & Provisions,

caricature artist, stilt walker and jousting tourna-

ment in gigantic inflatable jousting ring

- 12-6pm: NEW Gyro Loop Rides and Twin Zip

Rides, a 780 zipline

- 1-5pm: Rockin Pool Party, Clock Tower Pool, fea-

turing DJ Bill da Cat, games and the chance to wina surfboard

- 2:30pm: King and Queen of the Mountain Adult

Costume Contest, Victor Warming House prizes

include 2013/14 gold, silver and bronze BOYNE

Season Passes

- 3-6pm: Stache Bash, Trophy Room Pub &

Pizzeria, featuring patio entertainment by Hippsn Ricco; moustache available and required for

each Stache Bash partygoer

- 3-6pm, Michelle Chenard performs, Mountain

Grand Lodge and Spa lobby

- 4:30-8:30pm: Aprs Ski Party, Snowflake Lounge,

featuring A+ Digital DJ, ice luge, beads and p rizes

(free entry, 21+)

- 6-9pm: Ron Getz Duo performs, Stein Eriksens

- 7-10pm, Greg Seaman performs, Everetts

- 9pm 1:30am: Epic 80s Snow Ball, Civic Center,

featuring the Mac Daddy band (farewell concert!)

and 80s hits, giant Twister and contests with fabu-

lous prizes for best mens and womens 80s attire

and best dressed 80s couple (free entry, 21+)

- 9:30pm 1:30am: DJ Bill da Cat, Snowflake

Lounge (free entry, 21+)

Sunday, March 17:- 9am-4:30pm: Skiing and snowboarding

- 10am 1pm: Last Man Standing Brunch &

Bloody Mary Bar, Stein Eriksens

- 10am 3pm: NEW Gyro Loop Rides and Twin

Zip Rides, a 780 zipline

- 11am: Carnival Weekend Slush Cup, lower

McLouth (registration on-hill prior to the event)- 11am-2pm: Patio Cookout and Snow Bar,

Mountain Express Deli & Provisions, featuring

entertainment by Hipps n Ricco

In order to access the on-hill party, you must

have a valid lift ticket or a 2012/13 BOYNE season

pass and equipment. Charlevoix County Transit

(231) 582-6900 is offering complimentary bus

service to and from Charlevoix County and Boyne

Mountain and Charlevoix Cab (231) 547-9700 will

also be available.

Gather your friends, load up the backpacks,

strap on your skis and snowboards and have a

memorable and safe day on the mountain!

Visit www.BOYNE.com or call 800.GO.BOYNE

(462-6963) for

additional infor-

mation.

The Otsego Conservation District is seeking enthusiastic,

creative individuals that enjoy gardening and/or the out-

doors to join them for their next Friends of the Garden meet-ing on Tuesday, March 19th.

The Friends of the Garden is a group of individuals that

work to sustain, preserve, and improve the Otsego County

Alternative Landscaping Demonstration Garden in order for

the community to enjoy and appreciate all it has to offer for

the current and future generations.

The meeting will take place from 6PM to 7PM in the multi-

purpose room on the 1st floor of the Alpine Center (800

Livingston Blvd., Gaylord, MI 49735). Topics to be discussed

include upcoming improvement projects for the Otsego

County Alternative Landscaping Demonstration Garden as

well as planning for the 2nd Annual CEE Art in the Garden

Festival.

RSVPs are not required, but they are appreciated.

To learn more about becoming a Friend of the Garden or

how to be added to the list of volunteers that help maintain

and improve the garden, contact the Otsego ConservationDistrict by calling (989) 732-4021, emailing

[email protected], or go online to

www.otsego.org/conservationdistrict and click on

Demonstration Gardens.

Justin Burchett is the Huron Pines AmeriCorps member at

the Otsego Conservation District and the Environmental

Education Coordinator for Otsego County

Huron Pines AmeriCorps is a program of Huron Pines and

is supported in part by the Corporation for National and

Community Service, Michigan Community Service

Commission, Huron Pines and contributions from host sites.

Huron Pines is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization and an equal

opportunity provider.

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Mercy Hospital Continued...time Mercy Hospital Grayling has been rec-

ognized with this honor.

In addition to being named as a 100 Top

Hospital, Mercy Hospital Grayling has also

been named as a 100 Top Hospital Everest

Award winner, an honor given to only 17 ofthe 100 hospitals. This prestigious award is

given to the hospitals that have achieved all

the benchmarks required to become a 100

Top Hospital for the year and simultaneously

set national benchmarks for the fastest long-

term improvement. Mercy Hospital Grayling

is the first hospital to EVER receive the

Everest Award in the first year it has made

the 100 Top Hospitals list.

I am thrilled to receive this prestigious

honor for the first time in our 102 year histo-

ry. This achievement is a true reflection of

our quality journey in providing the highest

quality healthcare to our patients in the

safest, patient-centered environment. I

believe our focus and commitment to pro-

viding an exceptional health care experience

has set us apart from other hospitals and has

led us to become a 100 Top Hospital, said

Stephanie Riemer-Matuzak, Mercy Hospital

Grayling CEO.

To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study,

Truven Health researchers evaluated 2,922

short-term, acute care, non-federal hospi-

tals. They used public information

Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider

Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, and

core measures and patient satisfaction data

from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Services (CMS) Hospital Compare website.

Hospitals do not apply, and winners do not

pay to market this honor. The winning hos-

pitals were announced in the February 25

edition of Modern Healthcare magazine.

The winners of the 100 Top Hospitals

award have driven the national benchmarks

higher every year f or 20 years. This years

winners have brought even higher value to

their local communities - better quality,

higher efficiency and high patient percep-

tions of care, while confronting the chal-

lenges of massive industry-wide transforma-

tion to implement healthcare reform, said

Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at

Truven Health Analytics. The key to success

in a tumultuous environment is visionary

leadership that develops and maintains a

hospital-wide culture of excellence that cuts

across everything, from patient care to

housekeeping to administration, and the

refusal to rest on laurels when it comes to

adopting new technologies and techniques. I

congratulate this years winners for their per-

sistent drive for excellence.

If all Medicare inpatients received thesame level of care as those treated in the

award-winning facilities:

More than 164,000 additional lives could

be saved.

Approximately 82,000 additional patients

could be complication free.

More than $6 billion could be saved.

The average patient stay would decrease

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If the same standards were applied to all

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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. Patricks Day is

celebrated each year.

Among the many legends attributed to St.

Patrick is that he drove snakes out of Ireland,

an act refuted by modern science. However,

its the fabled four-leaf clover, also known as

a shamrock, which has put much of the

green into St. Patricks 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 childrens 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

1800s, is the Trifolium repens, a creeping

White Clover.

Not green?

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. Three-

leaf shamrocks from St. Patricks times have

sprouted into the lucky four-leaf clover vari-

ety much sought after today. They are con-

sidered 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.

Blue is another color in St.

Patricks lore. According to

legend, St. Patrick preferred

blue as the color of his vest-

ments. Green actually didnt

become associated with St.

Patricks Day until the 19th

century. In early Ireland,

green was the imagined

color of fairies and immor-

tals, and was used by farmers

to encourage crops to grow.

Today, green is everywhere

on St. Patricks Day. We have

green beer, green hair, green

water in the Chicago River,green clothing worn some-

where on the body to keep

from getting pinched, and of

course, green shamrocks.

So grab some green and

enjoy the luck of the Irish

this St. Patricks Day. As one

popular Irish saying pro-

claims: Anyone acquainted

with Ireland knows that St.

Patrick's Day consists of the

night of the seventeenth of

March flavored strongly with

the morning of the eigh-

teenth.

Be safe, and have a won-

derful St. Patricks Day.

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The Alpenfest

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design contest. This year the Alpenfest

Committee has selected a local resident,

Chantal Fennell who had the help of her

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design will be

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By Jim Akans

Four Seasons Resale of the North has

recently opened at their new location at 1182

B South Otsego Avenue, right next to the

Gaylord Sears store and across the street

from K-Mart. This new location offers

expanded space, expanded inventory, and

expanded convenient store-side parking for

the stores growing legion of regular and first

time shoppers.

Our focus continues to be on providingan upbeat shopping atmosphere, states

owner, Terie Rogers. We offer a very per-

sonalized, interactive shopping experience

for our customers. If they dont happen to

find what they are looking for, we will keep

an eye out for those specific items when

searching for future inventory.

Its hard to imagine not finding just what

you may be looking for among the huge vari-

ety of items throughout the shops approxi-

mately 3,000 square feet of display area.

Those display areas are nicely organized into

separate rooms for adult and childrens

clothing, a household furniture and acces-

sories area, a library hall with books, CDs

and DVDs, plus a general display area with

even more furniture, artwork, tools, campingand sporting gear and more. There are also

two restroom/dressing rooms, and even a

sitting room with a television where people

can relax while others in their group are

shopping.

We offer our customers a very organized,

detail oriented shopping experience,

affirms Rogers. Our goal is to make shop-

ping at Four Seasons Resale of the North as

easy and enjoyable as possible. I look for

items for our store that are of good quality,

which I can purchase and have a small mark

up, and still offer to my customers at an

exceptional value.

And the values at Four Seasons Resale of

the North are truly a bargain hunters dream.

Examples include a wide selection of jeansand pants starting at just $2.50 each hard-

cover books starting at $1.50 and softcover

books starting at 75-cents.

While consignment sales are not offered,

Rogers notes that item donations are always

graciously accepted and she will consider

pick-up for those items within a 50-mile

radius of the store. The shop also accepts

credit cards for orders over $15.

As of November 1st, five-percent of sales

profits at Four Seasons Resale of the North

are being donated to the Wounded Warriors

Project, a national organization the helps

thousands of Wounded Warriors, and their

families, returning home from current con-

flicts.Winter hours at Four Seasons Resale of the

North are Monday through Saturday 10 am

to 5 pm. For additional information, con-

tact Terie Rogers at (989) 306-3700 or (989)

306-1482.

Beginning 8 a.m., last Monday, March 11,

weight restrictions will be imposed on all

state trunkline highways in the LowerPeninsula. The weight restrictions will apply

to state routes with M, I or US designations

from the southern Michigan border north to

and including the Mackinac Bridge.

In the restricted areas, the f ollowing will

apply:

- On routes designated as "all-season

routes" (designated in green and gold on the

MDOT Truck Operators Map), there will be

no reduction in legal axle weights.

- On routes designated as "seasonal" (des-

ignated in solid or dashed red on the MDOT

Truck Operators Map), there will be a posted

weight reduction of 25 percent for rigid

pavements and 35 percent for flexible pave-

ments.

- All extended permits will be valid foroversize loads in the weight-restricted area

on the restricted routes. Single-trip permits

will not be issued for any overweight loads or

loads exceeding 14 feet in width, 11 axlesand 150 feet in overall length, on the restrict-

ed routes.

Additionally, M-33 in Cheboygan County

has deteriorated badly over the winter. As a

result, the Michigan Department of

Transportation (MDOT) has been forced to

change M-33

from an all-

season road

to a seasonal

road effec-

tive as of

March 5th.

The section

from Mann

Road to M-

27 has been

changed

from green to red on the MDOT Truck

Operators map, meaning that the road will

now be subject to spring frost law weightrestrictions that went into effect on March

11th. All overwidth, overweight, and over-

length transport permits are restricted from

using this section of M-33 indefinitely.

For weight restriction information and

updates, call 800-787-8960, or you can

access this information on MDOT's Web site

at www.michigan.gov/truckers, under

"Restrictions." All-season routes are desig-nated in green and gold on the MDOT Truck

Operators Map, which is available online.

You also may sign up to receive e-mail alerts.

Trucking companies located in New Jersey

and Canada can obtain information by call-

ing 517-373-6256.


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To be presented by the First Congregational

Church Choir, on Maundy Thursday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m.Followed by a Soup Supper in the Fellowship Hall.

Plan to come and enjoy this very moving and inspirational piece.

218 W. Second St., Gaylord 989-732-5726

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Church is hosting souplunches March 20 and 27

from 11:30am - 1pm. Soup is$2.50 a bowl, 2nd bowl for $1.

Dessert for $2.50. Use theElm St. entrance. Proceeds

support local charities and

missions

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Gaylord Area Chamber of

Commerce are teaming upfor the 2013 Otsego County

Job Fair on March 14th from

noon-4pm at the Eagles Hall.

Employers may reserve theirfree space by contacting

Kathy Bradley at MI Works at

989-732-3886 ext 4222 [email protected].

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free emergency response

training including first aid

and CPR. You can assistpolice, fire, EMS plus many

community activities.

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at 989-614-1059 or 989-732-

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During National Ag Week, keep a few of

these fascinating facts at hand to enlighten

friends, family and co-workers about the

important role agriculture plays in our lives.

- Here in tax season, it is interesting to

note that it takes approximately 40 days formost Americans to earn enough money to

pay for their food supply f or the entire year.

In contrast, it takes about 129 days for the

average American to earn enough money to

pay federal, state and local taxes for the year.

- More than 96 billion pounds of edible

"surplus" food is thrown away in the U.S.

each year. It is estimated that almost 27% of

our food supply is wasted.

- Apples are a member of the rose family.

- Fresh apples float because 25 percent of

their volume is air.

- There are more than 7,000 varieties ofapples grown in the world.

- There are about 600 kernels on each ear

of corn.

- Farmers can grow corn on every conti-

nent except Antarctica.

- While the first breakfast cereal was made

by adding sugar and milk to popped pop-

corn, a shortage of baking flours after World

War II forced bread makers to substitute up

to 25% of wheat flour with ground popped

popcorn. Over the years, popcorn also has

been used as an ingredient in pudding,

candy, soup, salad and entrees.

- Popcorns nutritional value comes fromthe fact that, like other cereal grains, its pri-

mary function is to provide the body with

heat and energy.

- The same chemicals that give tart cher-

ries their color may relieve pain better than

aspirin and ibuprofen in humans. Eating

about 20 tart cherries a day could reduce

inflammatory pain and headache pain.

- There are about 7,000 cherries on an

average tart cherry tree (the number varies

depending on the age of the tree, weather

and growing conditions). It takes about 250cherries to make a cherry p ie, so each tree

could produce enough cherries for 28 pies!

- In Michigan, there are almost 4 million

cherry trees that annually produce 150 to

200 pounds of tart cherries each.

-The eggshell may have as many as 17,000

tiny pores over its surface. Through them,

the egg can absorb flavors and odors. Storing

them in their cartons helps keep them fresh!

- Eggs age more in one day at room tem-

perature than in one week in the refrigerator.

- It takes 24 to 26 hours for a hen to pro-

duce an egg; there is 30 minutes betweeneach egg-producing cycle.

- In a years time a dairy cow produces

1,500 gallons or 6,000 quarts of milk. A Jersey

cow will give as much as 3 to 4 gallons or

around 16 quarts of milk each day.

-The average U.S. dairy cow produces 22.5

quarts of milk each day. Thats about 16,000

glasses of milk per year enough for about

40 people. One cow can give 200,000 glasses

of milk in a lifetime.

- It takes approximately 1.4 gallons of milk

to make 1 gallon of ice cream.

- A dairy cow consumes 35 gallons of

water, 20 pounds of grain and concentratedfeed and 35 pounds of hay or silage (a mix-

ture of corn and grass) in just one day.

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May the roof above us never fall

in, and may we friends beneath it

never fall out.

Never iron a four-leaf clover,

because you don't want to press

your luck.

A best friend is like a four leafclover: hard to find and lucky to

have.

Here's to a long life

and a merry one

A quick death and an easy one

A pretty girl and an honest one

A cold beer and another one!

May you live as long as you want

And never want as long as you live

Dance as if no one were watching,

Sing as if no one were listening,

And live every day as if it were

your last

St. Patrick one of the few saints

whose feast day presents the

opportunity to get determinedly

whacked and make a fool of one-

self all under the guise of acting

Irish. Charles M. Madigan

May your glass be ever full

May the roof over your head be

always strong

And may you be in heaven half an

hour

before the devil knows youre

dead.Irish prayer

May the wind at your back not be

the result of the corned beef and

cabbage you had for lunch.



Roscommon The Kirtland Community College

Foundation recently awarded over $6,000 in scholar-

ships, providing financial support for deserving students

to offset the cost of pursuing higher education in one of

Kirtlands academic programs. Multiple endowed schol-

arship funds exist, providing vital support to one of the

central missions of the college, which is to offer afford-

able educational opportunities for the citizens of the

Kirtland region. A new General Scholarship Fund started

this year and supported by Kirtland faculty and staff

members made it possible to award five additional

scholarships over the previous semester.

The Winter 2012-13 recipients are:

Herbert & Evelyn Miller Scholarship - EleanorBrockway (St Helen) $700

Herbert & Evelyn Miller Scholarship - Jorie Diehl

(Lupton)$1200

Lawson & Anne Chambers Scholarship - Stefanie

Denstedt (Lupton) $695

Patricia Hill Nursing Scholarship - Eleanor Brockway

(St Helen) $500

Kirtland General Scholarship - Theresa Andrews

(Grayling) $800

Kirtland General Scholarship - Amber Kotalik (Mio)

$500

Kirtland General Scholarship - Julia Kaake (West

Branch) $700

Kirtland General Scholarship - Hunter Riker (West

Branch) $500

Kirtland General Scholarship - Annette Whitcomb

(Frederic) $700

The Kirtland Foundation mission is to strengthen

communities by supporting Kirtland Community College

and its students. Whether you are a potential donor or

recipient, the Kirtland Foundation exists to make a dif-

ference in our communities. Recipients of Kirtland

Foundation funds include students, faculty and the cam-

pus itself. Through the generous support of benefactors,the Foundation has supported world-class learning

opportunities in a variety of ways, including: providing

portable science labs, installing benches around cam-

pus, and access to overseas service learning experiences.

For more information on Kirtland Community College

Foundation scholarship opportunities or becoming a

benefactor of Kirtland, visit www.kirtlandfoundation.org.

To learn more about the programs, advising, testing,

financial aid and other services available to students,

contact 989-275-5000, extension 258, or visit online at

www.kirtland.edu.

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Tuition free preschool applications for Head Start and Great

Start Readiness Programs are being scheduled throughout

March and April. Parents residing in Charlevoix, Emmet and

northern Antrim counties who have children that will be age 3

or 4 by November 1, 2013, should call 1-800-443-5518 to sched-

ule an appointment.

The tuition free preschool application process is a collabora-

tive effort of the Womens Resource Centers Project Free,

Charlevoix-Emmet ISD, Great Start Readiness Program and

partner districts that offer Great Start Readiness Programs, LittleTraverse Bay Band Head Start, and Northwest Michigan

Community Action Agency Head Start.

This joint application process makes it easier for parents to

complete one application for their child instead of one per

agency, said Marcia Campbell, Char-Em ISD Early Childhood

Program Manager. This is really convenient for parents

because we make it one-stop-shopping for them to apply and

enroll their child in a quality, licensed preschool program in

their neighborhood.

All programs offered are licensed with certified preschool

teachers, Campbell said.

Research clearly shows the direct economic and academic

impact on children who receive high quality care and education

during the two years immediately preceding their formal

schooling, she said. According to the Michigan Great Start

Readiness Program Longitudinal Study of children during 1995-

2011, some of these benefits include:

Lower high school dropout ratesCitizens who contribute to the success of the community

Higher income earners

Lower crime rates

Lower welfare need

Higher tax base

For more information and to schedule an appointment for a

tuition free preschool application, call 1-800-443-5518.

Tuition Free Preschool Applications Available

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By Deb Hagen-Foley

Whether you think you can, or you think

you can't, you're right. Henry FordResearch has shown that being an opti-

mist, having a positive view of the future, is

related to improved physical and mental

health. Persons with an optimistic disposi-

tion get sick less frequently, are less likely to

develop a cold or cancer or cardiovascular

disease.

Positive psychology is one of the newest

branches of psychology. While much of psy-

chology concentrates on preventing or elimi-

nating dysfunction, positive psychology

examines how to help persons, organiza-

tions, and communities not just survive, but

thrive. Holding optimistic beliefs of the

future is related to handling stress better, liv-

ing longer, being happier and more success-

ful. Some people are inherently optimistic,

but everyone can become more optimisticand reap the benefits of optimism.

Becoming more optimistic requires prac-

tice. Generating optimism is much like

adopting any other positive habit. At first, it

may require consciously engaging in specific

behaviors on a regular basis. In time, opti-

mism can become automatic and natural,

requiring little thought.

First, we need to recognize that being opti-

mistic is a choice that we can control. Some

parts of our lives may be out of our control,

but the attitude we have toward our personal

circumstances is our choice. Every morning,

we either choose to wake up grumpy or wake

up with a positive outlook. Now that we

have chosen optimism, how do we cultivate

and maintain an optimistic disposition?Here are some ideas.

- Change your focus. When it seems

things aren't going your way, it is easy to

think the world is against you. Optimism

doesn't mean ignoring negative events or

expecting bad things will never happen.

Having an optimistic outlook means finding

the positive in any situation, that negativeevents are temporary, and that you have the

ability to confront any challenge that arises.

To practice seeing the positive, practice

being grateful. To get started, record five

things you are grateful for every day. Yes,

write them down. If you are having a diffi-

cult day in the future, rereading your grati-

tudes will remind you to be grateful. Five

sentences starting with, "Today I am grateful

for . . . " You will quickly find there is much

to be grateful for - the sunshine, springtime,

having people who love and care about you,

being alive, living in lower northern

Michigan . . . for just a few examples! I am

sure you can think of others. Five a day,

every day. Write them down.

- Acknowledge yourself. Optimists believe

they are capable of meeting whatever chal-lenges they might encounter. If you are lis-

tening to people (or the voices in your head)

that are telling you that you can't do some-

thing, it will be difficult to be optimistic.

Practice recognizing your value and abilities

by acknowledging yourself. Every day,

record five acknowledgements. Five sen-

tences starting with, "Today I acknowledge

myself for . . . " These don't need to be

major accomplishments at first. Remember,

this is practice. Today I acknowledge myself

for . . . sticking to my eating plan, giving (or

accepting) a compliment, going to (or look-

ing for) work, making the bed, calling a

friend. Five a day - being consistent will

make it easier and make it less likely that you

will discount your abilities.- Surround yourself with positive people.

As you work on being more optimistic, you

may find there are people around you that

are negative. Positive people attract other

positive people. Negative people gather with

other negative people to support each

other's view of the world. If you find your-

self with negative people, change the topicor walk away. With experience, you will be

able to help them see the positive as well.

Being with optimistic people will help you to

stay optimistic. Optimism is contagious!

- Practice random acts of kindness. Do

something nice for someone every day.

Don't expect anything in return. You will

feel good knowing you did something nice

and you will help someone else feel better

about themselves and about other people.

Maybe they will even pass on the kindness to

someone else!

- Be realistic while expecting the best.

Optimism means having a hopeful outlook.

It doesn't mean ignoring the reality that bad

things can happen. Being realistic means

keeping things in perspective. Remember

that life has ups and downs - neither is forev-er. Having a positive disposition in every

situation will help you to cope with any cir-

cumstance.

- Be present. You might think that you

will be happy when a specific even occurs -

once you lose 20 pounds or win the lottery.

Don't wait to be happy! Work on being

happy now, no matter what your life situa-

tion. You may find that as you practice being

happy, your life will change and the nega-

tives will vanish. If you can be happy before

you lost the weight or win the money, think

of how much happier and more appreciative

you will be when and if those events do hap-

pen.

- Fake it until you make it. If you aren't

used to having a positive attitude, practicingbeing happy will help you become a h appier

person. Studies have shown that smiling can

trigger a reaction in your brain that makes

you feel happier. If you face the world with

a smile and a p ositive outlook, the world will

respond to you in a positive way.

- Use positive affirmations. An affirma-

tion is more than just a statement - affirma-

tions can change the way you think about

yourself and the world. Think of an affirma-

tion as a reminder of what you want to

believe but perhaps you don't right now.

Affirmations are statements, in the present

tense, statements about who you are - but

you have forgotten. They can also be state-

ments about the reality that you are working

toward. Statements such as, I am coura-

geous, I am lovable, I am choosing to be

happy, I am positive, I am amazing. They

can be whatever you want. Stretch your

beliefs about who you want to be. If you

tend to think negative things about yourself,

turn them around and make it an affirma-tion to positive thoughts. Don't think, "I'm

stupid." Think, "I am capable and learning

more every day." Write our your affirmations

and post them somewhere you can see them

everyday - on the bathroom mirror, on the

side of your computer screen, on the dash-

board of your car. Say them out loud also -

the more often you repeat them, the faster

they will become a part of you and chase the

negative statements away!

Using these tips will help you become

more optimistic. Commit to practice being

optimistic for six week. Like anything new, it

could take as much as six weeks of practice

before optimism becomes a habit for you.

In just your first week of following these tips,

you will find that you feel better about your-

self and more positive about the future. Isn't

that worth learning something new?

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If youre a Gen-Xer, born between

1965 and 1980, youve still got many

years to go until you retire. At this stage

of your life, what can you do to help

build resources for the retirementlifestyle youve envisioned?

Besides having time on your side,

youve got another key advantage in sav-

ing for retirement, specifically, you

probably havent reached your peak

earning years. This helps you in at least

two ways. First, of course, it means you

should be able to increase your retire-

ment savings in the future. And second,

it might mean youre still eligible to con-

tribute to one of the most effective

retirement accounts available, the Roth

IRA.

When you invest in a Roth IRA, your

earnings are distributed tax free, provid-

ed youve had your account at least five

years and you dont start taking with-

drawals until youre at least 59. For the2013 tax year, you can put in up to

$5,500 to a Roth IRA; when you reach 50,

youll also be able to make catch-up

contributions. (Currently, the catch-up

limit is $1,000.)

However, the ability to make Roth IRA

contributions is limited by income. For

2013, you can make the full contribu-

tion to a Roth IRA if you are single and

your modified adjusted gross income

(MAGI) is less than $112,000. Above this

amount, your contribution limit will be

gradually reduced, and if your MAGI

reaches $127,000, you wont be able to

contribute at all. If youre married filing

jointly, the lower limit is $178,000 and

the cutoff amount is $188,000.

Of course, if you have to considerthese income limits, youre making a

reasonably good living, and you may

well be on a career p ath that will take

you to even greater earnings which is

why you should think about putting in

as much as possible to a Roth IRA while

youre eligible.

If your earnings are already over the

limit for the Roth IRA, you can still con-

tribute to a traditional IRA. Your contri-

butions can grow tax deferred, which

means your money can accumulate

faster than it would on an account onwhich you paid taxes every single year.

Taxes are due upon withdrawal, and

withdrawals prior to age 59 may be

subject to a 10% IRS penalty.

But what if your income level is such

that you could contribute to either a

Roth IRA or a traditional IRA? Which one

should you choose?

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one. On the one hand, the Roths tax-

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income level and

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"Tune in Tuesday mornings to Eagle

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Focus Topic

Phil Hofweber is a Financial Advisor

with Edward Jones Investments located

in Downtown Gaylord. He can be

reached at (989) 731-1851, or e-mail him

at [email protected].

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and employees do not provide tax or

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Michigan Works announces our annual

Crawford County Job Fair. The job fair will be

held Wednesday March 27th from 12:00 pm-

4:00 pm at the Ramada Inn of Grayling at

2650 I-75 Business Loop.

The conference rooms at the Ramada pro-

vide an excellent environment to bring

numerous job seekers and employers togeth-

er in one location. Job seekers should plan

to be prepared to complete applications,

provide employers with a professional

resume and dress professionally for on-site

interviews. This event will provide job seek-

ers with an opportunity to network with and

impress a diverse pool of local employers.

Attendance of children at the event is not

recommended and we encourage job seekers

to arrange daycare in advance. Previously job

fairs have been a huge success and Michigan

Works staff are expecting this years event to

exceed all others.

Job seekers needing help with their

resumes can go to their local Michigan

Works Offices. Employers wishing to attend

this years job fair can contact Michigan

Works Business Liaison, Carmen Cook at

989-348-8709, ext 5124 or cookc@nemc-

works.org.

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By Mark Grantner

Happy April everyone! What do you think

our chances are of an early spring? Just

think, a quarter of a year is gone already!

Cold and Flu season is still going on

remember the best prevention is to wash

your hands often, dont touch your eyes,

nose or lips with your fingers a nd if you are

sick, stay home! Eat right, get plenty of sleep

and some exercise.

April showers bring May flowers it also

brings tornados and bad weather. If you

arent a regular TV watcher or like someone

who has a weather radio going most times it

may be wise to invest in a NOAA weatherradio. They have automatic

alarms when severe weather

updates are issued and are

rather inexpensive. You can

get them at most hardware

or appliance stores, just a

thought.

So sorry about last

months article there was a

mix up somewhere or

maybe you didnt even miss

it. Here are some happen-

ings for April as I know of

them: Mon 4/1 be careful

out there, its April Fools

Day! Mon 4/8 at 9a.m., the

regular Monthly Board meet-

ing of the Council on Agingmeets at the Center and as

always anyone interested is

welcome to attend. Thurs

4/18 the Together We Can

Food Pantry will hold its

monthly distribution at the

Fairgrounds. This is a county resident only

program and does have some income guide-

lines. Tues 4/23 the Commodity

Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) will take

place at the Center from 10-11. Please try to

have someone pick up your box for you if

you cant make it that day. On Thurs 4/25 the

Alzheimers Support group meets at 1p.m atthe Center. Any caregiver of someone with

dementia is welcome to attend. Sometimes

it is just good to get things off your chest.

Are you getting tired, run out of gas taking

care of a loved one who cannot do without

you? We can provide 2-4 hours of Respite

care to let you get some things done or just

have some time for yourself. Just give us a

call and ask for Mandy.

Northern Homes Community

Development Corporation is a non-profit

organization to help create and preserve

quality affordable housing opportunities in

Northern Michigan. Are delinquent taxes

closing in on you? MSHDAs loan recue pro-

gram helps homeowners that have fallen

behind on their mortgage or property taxes.

Homeowners that occupy the property as

their primary residence and have had a qual-

ifying involuntary hardship that caused

them to fall behind may be eligible if they

can now pay their mortgage or property

taxes. Approved homeowners will be asked

to sign a forgivable loan for the amount of

assistance granted. The loan is provided at a

0% interest rate, requires no monthly pay-

ments, and will be forgiven at 20% each year

as long as the property remains the home-

owners primary residence. Loans are paid

directly to the participating mortgage lender

and/or county treasurer for payment toward

the amount owed. You can call Amy at 231-

582-6496. Please dont call the Senior Center

as we know no more than the information

printed. But give her a call it may be worthyour while.

The North East Michigan Community

Service Agency (NEMCSA) out of Alpena will

be assisting with taxes again this year. For

information and to get an app ointment you

can call 1-800-633-3335 ext 252. We at the

Council do not prepare taxes, NEMCSA only

uses the building. If anyone has a need for

some adult diapers we may be able to help

you. They have been donated to us and we

will donate to those who can use them.

As promised, here are some of the other

services the Council offers: The

Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program

(MMAP): If you are Medicare eligible we will

help you set up a Part D Plan. If you dont

understand your Medicare bill we can help

with that too. We can also help seniors over

60 with Medicaid applications for assistance

and Bridge cards (food assistance). If you

are falling through the cracks and cant payfor your medications we may be able to help

you by contacting the pharmaceutical com-

panies. Merianne and Sandy have saved our

area seniors over $38,000.00 on prescription

costs.

We also administer Project FRESH food

coupons. The state provided us with 100

$20.00 food vouchers to be used at local

farm markets, The Council on Aging also

sponsors the monthly CSFP/MIC Food

Distribution (the monthly distribution for

seniors 60 and older), and the every 3 month

TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance

Program) which is open to all ages who meet

the income guidelines. You can sign up for

both of these the day of the distribution.

The next TEFAP will be Tuesday May 7th.

While the Council has no designated activ-ity director, we urge all seniors to be active

either physically or socially. The Center has

4 internet capable computers for senior use.

All we ask is that you record your time on the

computer. We also offer a Wii station for

senior use. It has golf, bowling, baseball and

some other games. Seniors can play these

any time they want. We have wood carvers

use part of the dining room on Thursday

afternoons along with a couple of painters.

All of the above are free of charge and open

to all seniors. One lady is trying to get a

ping-pong game/league going. She is even

willing to buy the table if there is enough

interest! Seniors can use the building for any

type of activity they want to do, between

8:00a.m. and 4:00 pm. Scrapbooking,

sewing/knitting, card playing, board games,

meetings just check with us first for sched-

uling purposes. You seniors can make the

building as active as you want. It is up to

you!

The center also has a loan closet, in which

we loan out durable medical equipment to

seniors at no cost. Equipment can be wheel

chairs, walkers, canes, bedside commodes,

diapers whatever is donated to us we will

loan out for no charge. All we ask is you

return it to us clean when you are done with

it. We also have sponsored the Alzheimers

Support group for the last 14

years. Its a really good

group that helps each other.

Every 4th Thursday at 1p.m.

at the Center. See you inMay!

Mark Grantner is the

Director of the Oscoda

County Council on Aging. If

you have any questions you

can contact him at 989-826-

3025.


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St. Patrick was actually of Scottish descent

and came to Ireland as a slave after being

kidnapped as a teen

St. Patricks Day is celebrated on March 17

because it is believed St. Patrick, the patron

saint of Ireland, died on that date in 461 AD.

St. Patricks Day is also a celebration of Irish

culture, lure and history.

* The very first St. Patricks Day Parade was

held in Boston in 1737. And no wonder, since

Boston is the city with the largest population

of Irish Americans (23 percent).

* Nine of the people who signed the

Declaration of Independence were of Irish

ancestry and 19 presidents of the U.S. claim

Irish heritage, including our first president

George Washington.

* More than 34 million Americans are of

Irish descent, almost nine times the popula-

tion of 4.1 million who live in Ireland.

* The shamrock is the traditional symbolbecause St. Patrick used it to explain the

Christian mystery of the Trinity, the connec-

tion between the Father, the Son, and the

Holy Spirit.

* St. Patrick was actually of Scottish

descent and was born to a well-to-do family

around 390 A.D. He was kidnapped at age 16

and brought to Ireland, where he served as a

slave for seven years. He converted to

Christianity during his time there.

* St. Patrick escaped and returned to

Britain but heard a voice telling him to go

back to Ireland. He did and was ordained as

a priest, dedicating the rest of his life to the

ministry. He endured, though his message

was not readily accepted and he faced perse-

cution of various forms. Today, the impact of

his ministry is still being felt in Ireland.

*Theres no truth to the legend that St.

Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland.

There are no snakes in Ireland and never

have been. The snakes actually represent the

pagans that were converted to Christianity

through St. Patricks ministry.

* According to legend, each leaf of the

four-leaf clover has significance: the first isfor hope, the second for faith, the third for

love and the fourth for luck.

* More than 41.5 billion pounds of beef are

produced each year for St. Patrick's Day, with

the majority of it coming from Texas

and over 2.5 billion pounds of cab-

bage are produced with the majority

grown in California.

* More than 8 million St. Patrick's

Day cards are exchanged in America

making today the ninth-largest card

selling occasion in the US.

* More than 94 million people plan

to wear green on St. Patrick's Day.

* The original Guinness Brewery in

Dublin has a 9,000 year lease.

* Finding a four-leaf clover is still a

treasure. There are about 10,000

three-leaf clovers for every four-leaf

clover.

* The Irish flag is green, white and

orange. The green symbolizes the

people of the south; the orange the

people of the north; the white repre-

sents the peace that brings them togeth-

er.* The magically delicious Lucky

Charms cereal, was introduced in 1963 along

with its popular mascot Lucky the

Leprechaun.

* Did you know that leprechauns are the

official shoemakers of the fairy kingdom?

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Evie (Dipzinski) Riozzi, who is a con-

tributing author in the latest book in the

Chicken Soup for the Soul series entitled

Finding My Faith, will meet customers and

sign copies of the book on Saturday, March

16th from 11:30am until 1:30pm. in a sit-

and-sign event at Saturn Booksellers in

downtown Gaylord. It is free and open to

the public and requires no ticket.

Evies story is the heartfelt narration of

her eldest sister Charlenes (Char) last days

before she passed away at the age of 47

from triple negative cancer.

Chars death was an inspiration to me,

Evie said. Id never seen anything so beau-

tiful. I started writing about it in a notebook

because I wanted to share it with her girls,

Ashley and Ava, some day. I kept working

on it to get it right. I love the Chicken Soup

for the Soul books, and I decided to send it

to them.

Its exciting to have another Gaylord resi-

dent published, and we are happy to share

Evies excitement with readers. Finding My

Faith would make a lovely Easter or

Mothers Day gift, or a heartfelt remem-

brance for friends or family, says Saturn

Booksellers owner Jill Miner.

Riozzi, lifelong resident of Gaylord, is

married to Steve Riozzi and has two daugh-

ters, Holly and Heidi.

This book signing is free and open to the

public. For more information about this or

any other of Saturn Booksellers events, call

the store at 989-732-8899 or visit them at

133 W. Main St. in downtown Gaylord, or on

the web at www.SaturnBooksellers.com

READRecreation, Entertainment, Arts, Dining

Crooked Tree Arts Center is offering two

new $500.00 scholarships for graduating

high school seniors living in Emmet and

Charlevoix counties and pursuing fields of

study in the arts. This includes visual arts,

performing arts, theatre, dance and music.

One scholarship recipient will be chosen

from each county.

Crooked Tree Arts Center focuses on youth

arts education through the Dorothy Gerber

Music Education Program, Crooked Tree

Youth Orchestra and Jazz Band, School of

Ballet, Docent

led School

Tours, 21st Century Community Learning

Grant and a wide variety of classes and

workshops throughout the year. Mid-April

marks the beginning of the Annual Youth

Arts Festival which includes the Youth Arts

Show and Young Writers Expo. Thousands

of area students are engaged in the arts

through their experiences with the arts cen-

ter and this scholarship opportunity we

hope will foster a students next level of arts

education said Dr. Paula

Welmers, former CTAC

Board Member and Chair of

the Selection Committee.

The Award recipients willbe announced at their

schools appropriate Awards

assembly and are also invit-

ed to CTACs Youth Arts

Awards Night on Tuesday,

April 30 where they will

receive special recognition as

part of the arts centers

month-long Youth Arts

Festival. Applications are

available at area high school

counseling offices as well as

the arts centers website

www.crookedtree.org. The

deadline for consideration is

March 28. For more informa-

tion please call Crooked Tree

Arts Center 231.347.4337 or

[email protected].

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