Charlevoix Area Hospital Founda-tion Executive Director Chelsea Townsend recently addressed the Boyne Valley Lions Club, answering member questions and discussing the future of the hospital.Major developments in-clude a potential closer work-ing relationship with Munson Healthcare and local improve-ments like a chemotherapy and in-fusion center and some renovations inside Charlevoix Area Hospital.“We’re not actually expanding the footprint of the hospital at all,” Townsend said. “We’re going to be reorienting some of the exist-ing space there... It’s going to be equipped with six treatment chairs that will all face outwards … in the solarium—it’s just floor to ceiling curved windows that look out over the lake (Charlevoix). It’s going to be spectacular.”She added, “Those have already

been ordered. They’re here and now we’re raising money to actually build the center within the hospital.”The hospital has worked with vari-ous focus groups to determine what people would like to see in a chemo-therapy center.Charlevoix Area Hospital will also

be revamping its admitting and central registration

area.Construction is expected to be-

gin once bids are received on the project. It could start as soon as mid-September and be completed by the end of this year.“In addition, we are going to be expanding Boyne Area Medical Center,” Townsend said. “The plan is to try to connect the two build-ings—Boyne Area Medical Center and Boyne Rehabilitation Center—but most of the space will be used by Boyne Medical Center.”There are five-and-a-half full-time equivalent care providers currently

There were plenty of surprises for the candidates running in the Tuesday Aug. 5 primary elec-tion.Charlevoix County alone saw changes to its county board of commissioners as well as who could become its state senator and representative in the No-vember election.

Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners

Incumbent Charlevoix County Commissioner George T. La-sater (R-District 1) beat former Charlevoix County Commis-sioner Shirlene Tripp by a vote of 590 to 316.Uncontested Charlevoix County Commissioner Chris Chris-tensen (R-District 2) received

One Water Street developer Glen Catt proposes a new $7.5 million development along Lake Street in Boyne City.Catt presented the early stages of the concept—which could house a bank, a craft beer bar/restaurant and apartments—to the Boyne City Main Street Program Board of Di-rectors on Thursday Aug. 7.“We still have a long way to go but I always believe in laying my cards on the table, getting it out there, and it’s important to get feedback from people,” Catt said. “I think it’s great to build momentum. It’s great for Boyne City. It’s great for me. It’s great for the project. The danger of that is to create some false hopes, to say this is coming. I do want to reit-erate: we think it looks good but we have a long way to go.”Early sketches of the proposed de-velopment show an outdoor seat-ing area that would wrap around the back of the 7 Monks Taproom build-ing along Front Street. The view

corridor of Ray Street would be kept open. There would be a pedestrian walk and no curb cut on Front Street. Catt said a local bank—which wish-es to remain nameless at this time—is interested in opening a location in Boyne City and could be a part of the new Lake Street development. There would be room in the three-story development for a bank drive-thru area, something upon which the bank’s involvement seems to be contingent.Catt said he believes there would be a lot of value of having a patio seat-ing area at the restaurant.Catt said the development would span approximately 160 linear feet along Lake Street.“The two issues that we have to overcome yet, I think, is the drive-thru (which is prohibited in down-town Boyne City) we’ve got to get around that and parking—is there enough parking?” Catt said.The second story, Catt said, would offer affordable/workplace hous-ing consisting of one-bedroom and

$7.5m lake street projeCt proposedCatt Development project would house bank, 7 Monks Taproom & affordable housing

Serving topics of interest to all of Charlevoix County • No. 259 - Vol. 5 - Issue 51 • ‘Seek the Truth, Serve the Citizens’ • Wednesday Aug. 13, 2014 $1.00

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UPCOMING EVENTS ... PAGE 10

Cah adding chemo center, expanding Boyne med’ & more

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BENjAMIN GOHSnews editor

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Gaylord-based developer Glen Catt, creator of the one water street project, shows Boyne City main street Board members early conceptual drawings of his proposed multi-use project.

Boyne City residents hoping to put the water fluoridation matter to a vote of the people collected

99 more signatures than they needed according to Boyne City Clerk Cindy Grice.In a Tuesday Aug. 5 letter to Boyne City Manager Michael Cain, Grice stated that the group

Citizens United for Dental Health had presented her with 747 sig-natures—647 of which matched the Boyne City voter registration list—though only 548 signatures were necessary to have the pro-posed legislation appear on the ballot this fall.“Having provided more than the required number of valid signa-tures, Section 7.20 of the (Boyne City) Charter requires that the clerk present the petition to the (Boyne City) Commission at its next regu-lar meeting,” stated Grice.... “Sec-tion 7.21 of the charter requires the city commission, within 30 days, unless otherwise provided by statute, to either: (a) adopt the ordinance as submitted by an ini-tiatory petition; (c) determine to

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coUntY PLAnnIng meetIng ReSULtS

The Charlevoix County Plan-ning Commission began its regular Thursday Aug. 7 meet-ing with commissioners report-ing business conducted during the past month• Charlevoix County Planning Commissioner Ron VanZee told the commission there have been many zoning permits; two residences in the last week. He also said there have been com-plaints about boats on Lake Charlevoix selling merchandise such as T-shirts, flags and other items and it is pushing mer-chandise that the people don’t agree with.

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ward Collins, tom veryser and sally vandomelen (from left) turn in their fluoridation proposal petitions to Boyne City Clerk Cindy Grice.

more than enouGh fluoride petitions filedMatter could go to voters in November or February, or be adopted by commission

BETH GOHSstaff writer

Send your letters to editor@boynegazette.com • Letters should be no more than 350 words, though longer letters may appear at the editor’s discretion. Letters may be edited for grammar, style, length and legalitywww.boynegazette.comPage 2 • Boyne City Gazette • Aug. 13, 2014 opinions

A l t h o u g h I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again for good measure.The voters have spoken, time to move on.That sounds cold when you first read it, but it’s not

meant to be.I greatly respect and admire anyone with the courage to stand up and run for office.These people travelled around their respective coverage area, shaking hands and enduring complaints.These men and women opened up their lives and families to public scru-tiny at the hands of critics, groups, and yes, the media.These folks put aside their regular responsibilities at least partially, spent time away from their families, gave up their Friday night hobby, all be-cause they want to serve you.So why in the world would I tell them (and you voters) to move on?Well, because in any case, it’s time to

figure out what’s next.For the winning canditates, it’s time to move onto the general election, and you can’t do that by basking in the warmth of your recent victory.For the voters, it means moving on with your lives so that we as a people can focus on something in the present rather than something in the past.And for you who might not have won your race, it’s time to move on because we need you.We need you to take that drive and that enthusiasm and find out where you can plug it in for the best.That might mean gearing up for an-other political race and planning your next campaign.That might mean going back to that full time job where you touch hun-dreds of lifes and bring smiles and laughter to what others dislike.Perhaps that simply means it’s time to stop resenting the lady or gentle-man who won over you in the race.Either way, what you were doing to shine before is too important to take second-chair to depressing, hurt, heartache, sadness, or anger.It’s time to move on.But you time may come again, and that applies to every soul out there.The time may come when you need

to be a light and an example to your community, regardless of how you do it.You might need to show the neigh-boorhood that good neighbors still exist as you run your mower through their yard.Perhaps you need to spend time vol-unteering at the Senior Center, Free Clinic, or local benefit to keep the community pumped on the latest good cause.Maybe you simply need to play catch with your son and remind him that he’s loved.We all have something we’re sup-posed to do to make the world better.We all have a calling, and it’s impor-tant to fulfill that mission for the bet-terment of the world.So while it may seem harsh, I’m sorry that politics wasn’t your call-ing this time around, but I’m proud of you for trying, and I look forward to seeing what phenominal gifts each of you bring to our local communities.After all, your campaign promises didn’t begin with “If I win,” did they?“I will show you how a insert-office-name-here should act,” huh?Alright, you don’t need the title to do that.Show me.

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the voters have spoken

Last week I again watched the 1941 clas-sic “Meet john Doe.” This movie concerns a hobo who p r e t e n d s to be a dis-gruntled ev-eryman after a newspaper cooks up a

story about a guy named john Doe who is so fed up with society’s ills that he plans to jump off the top of city hall on Christmas Eve in pro-test. The paper pays the hobo to give a radio speech as john Doe and he is immediately swept up in a sea of support of like-minded folks. One of the main causes of society’s ills, john Doe says, is that neighbors no longer know one another. “To most of you, your neighbor is a stranger, a guy with a barkin’ dog and a high fence around him,” john Doe said. “Now you can’t be a stranger to any guy that’s on your own team, so tear down the fence that separates you. Tear down the fence and you’ll tear down a lot of hates and prejudices. Tear down all the fences in the country and you’ll really have teamwork.”Pretty soon, “john Doe Clubs” spring up all over the country—their purpose is for regular men and wom-en to get together for fellowship and to help each other. They don’t talk politics or religion, nothing divisive. In one town, john Doe is mobbed by a group of people eager to tell the story of how they used to think their neighbors were cranky and stuck-up and strange but that, after they took the time to approach one another, they found friendship and began helping each other to find jobs and fix up their houses and so on. As a sentimental old fool, I always find myself overwhelmed by the no-tion that most of our quarrels with one another come from fear of the unknown. That touchy-feely side is grounded by the understanding that familiarity breeds contempt, and the neighbor who offers you help today may badmouth you as a freeloader

for it tomorrow. As big of a mouth as I have in my writings and radio appearances, I tend to keep to myself when it comes to the homestead. And, as nice as my neighbors seem to be (one fixed my lawnmower, one snow-blows our driveway, another gave me a woodsaw blade when he saw me trimming trees with a hacksaw), I’ve always been careful to keep my distance for fear of falling into their contempt. After all, my hundred-foot oak tree blankets the neighborhood with leaves each fall, and my house is one of the few on the block that doesn’t have brand new pretty siding. Plus, there is the screaming every Sunday

during football season. I’ve always felt that keeping my yard free of garbage and not letting my dogs poop on other people’s property was all it took to be a good neighbor … but more and more I’m not so sure.After all, how can we ever expect world peace as long as our very own neighbors are snarling at, or ignor-ing, each other?But, still, I don’t know if I have the courage to be a better neighbor. What if they slam their doors in my face or yell at me for my stray leaves?Then again, maybe they’ll say “Howdy neighbor, how are you?”I guess I’ll never know until I tear down my own fence of fear.

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Meet ben doe; stranger to his neighbor

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All career and technical education programs available within the ISd follow these guide-lines. cte courses include: graphic and Printing technology/Radio and tV Broadcasting; Business Administration, management and operations; Information technology; mar-keting; Automotive; construction; drafting and design; woodworking and Furniture making; Allied Health; creative teaching; Food Service/Hospitality and tourism; Agri-science and natural Resources/Horticulture/natural Resources and conservation. cours-es are offered in Alanson, Beaver Island, Boyne city, Boyne Falls, central Lake, charlevoix, east jordan, ellsworth, Harbor Springs, Pellston, and Petoskey public schools.

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monday, july 2110:09am Report of debit card fraud from the 500 block of Hannah St10:10am Report of lost wallet 2:41pm Report of lost wallet 3:28pm Health & safety issue reported in the 200 block of e morgan St3:34pm civil complaint in the 600 block of e main 3:40pm report of possible cSc in the 200 block of n east St 4:40pm Health & safety issue reported in the 200 block of e morgan St5:36pm motorist assist at State and Park Streets

tuesday, july 221:33am Assist Sheriff dept on m-75 S 10:24am threats complaint from the 1300 block of Boyne Av1:30pm Assist Sheriff dept in Boyne Falls 3:30pm Assist Parole Agent on call St4:05pm Report of possible stolen property from the 400 block of Hannah St5:15pm citizen Assist at the airport6:17pm Pedestrian hit in cross walk at wa-ter and Park St. citation issued to driver for fail to yield7:25pm Suspicious subject on wildwood near Park7:45pm Lodged stray dog at the shelter 7:51pm Report of possible drunk driver in the 400 block of n Lake St7:56pm Assist Sheriff dept on der Lake Rd8:43pm escort motorcycle parade9:20pm juvenile complaint in the 300 block of Silver St10:15pm Parking violation on charlevoix St

wednesday, july 2312:43am Suspicious activity in the 500 block of n Lake St6:21am motorist assist at State and call9:28am False alarm in the 400 block of Front St11:02am Assist to Animal control on Lake St near Franklin11:58am Report of campaign sign run over on w michigan 12:23pm Vehicle unlock in the 300 block of Silver St1:15pm Vehicle unlock on Park St6:20pm juvenile complaint in the 300 block of e division St6:47pm neighbor dispute in the 700 block of Pleasant6:51pm Parking complaint on water St7:07pm Alarm in the 300 block of n Lake St8:50pm Vehicle unlock in the 700 block of Vogel St

thursday, july 2412:27am Suspicious activity in the 300 block of e division St2:44am citation issued for speed at Lake and Vogel9:39am Report of hit and run accident in the 100 block of S Lake St7:29pm Alarm in the 900 block of n Lake St8:05pm Found Atm card

friday, july 2510:50am welfare check in the 700 block of Vogel St12:02pm Vehicle unlock in the 600 block of Adams St1:50pm Parking complaint on w main St7:41pm Vehicle unlock on east St near water11:15pm Report of subject shooting at raccoons with a BB gun in the 300 block of Silver St11:49pm Subject arrested on warrant

saturday, july 265:45pm Report of possible owI on w water St6:49pm Report of harassing phone calls on Franklin St7:40pm Assist to Sheriff dept on Kuzmik Rd8:10pm Report of intoxicated male at Lake and Vogel8:48pm Assist Sheriff dept with accident on Boyne city Rd9:15pm Report of suspicious subject in the 500 block of n Lake St

sunday, july 271:06am Family dispute in the 500 block of n Lake St10:04am Report of lost wallet10:22am Vehicle unlock in the 100 block of w court St7:10pm threats complaint in the 300 block of Silver St

On Thursday, August 7, 2014 at ap-proximately 9:45 am, Charlevoix County Deputies and the Boyne City Police Department, responded to a two vehicle personal injury ac-cident on M 75 South, just outside the Boyne City limits. Both units were assisted by Boyne City EMS and Boyne Valley Township EMS.Patricia Ann Clay, a 77 year old female from Lincoln Park, driv-ing a 2013 Honda Station Wagon was traveling south east on M 75 S, when struck by joshua Macy of Plymouth, Michigan. The 38 year old male was driving a 2013 Ford Explorer, his five year old son was in the rear passenger seat of the vehicle. He reportedly did not see Miss Clay and made a left turn in front of her vehicle. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries on scene and no one was transported to the hospital. This incident is still under investigation.

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After a four day jury trial, a Charle-voix County jury convicted kaylee Rose Booth of assault with intent to murder.Booth stabbed another woman in the city of Charlevoix on Sep. 29, 2013. The defense presented an insanity defense as well as arguing that the defendant did not intend to kill the victim.Testimony showed the victim was stabbed three times, once in the leg,

once in the chest and once through her arm and into her side. She was treated at Charlevoix Area Hospital and later at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.“I am very grateful to the jury for their hard work. It was tough case and an emotional one for everyone involved,” said Allen Telgenhof, Charlevoix County Prosecuting At-torney, who tried the case. “Ulti-mately they based their decision on

the facts and not emotion or sympa-thy.”City of Charlevoix Deputy Police Chief Scott Hankins and Officer james Schlappi, conducted the in-vestigation, together with the Char-levoix County Sheriff's Department, and also testified for the prosecution.Booth will be sentenced at 9 a.m. on Friday Sept. 5 in Charlevoix’s 33rd Circuit Court. She faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

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two-bedroom living quarters for people and young couples who work downtown. Units could have a potential price range of $500 to $600 per month for rent and could be 800-square-feet in size.“We’ve all been through the place-making studies... Young people, as they come up, they want to live downtown. They want to be close to where they work,” said Catt.Catt said he was a little nervous about whether the demand is there for 13 affordable housing units but said some of the units on the third story, with views of the water, could be turned into apartments or condos to help sub-sidize the develop-ment.Outgoing Boyne City Main Street Manager Hugh Conklin said some on the Main Street Program Design Commit-tee are concerned that allowing one downtown project to get a variance for a drive-thru could “crack the door” to allow any other business to do the same.“How do we avoid that, then? Be-cause that certainly is a legitimate concern,” said Boyne City Main Street Program Board member jodie Adams. “I like that you’ve hidden it (drive-thru) and I think with that kind of an approach we could always say, ‘You can have one but you’re going to have to do the same thing.’”Boyne City Main Street Program Board member Tom Neidhamer said there is a tool in the zoning law called conditional zoning which may take care of the drive-thru is-sue. He also said older people and retirees looking to downsize, and even vacationers may be interested in the affordable housing apartment option.Catt said he understands the desire

not to have drive-thrus and fast food restaurants in the Downtown Busi-ness District but explained that the bank’s drive-thru would be covered by the second and third floors of the structure, rendering it visible only at the entrance on Front Street.“What drove this is we’ve got some-body that wants to invest in Boyne City, a local business—a very well-run local business—that will not only invest in the community if they come here … but also contrib-ute to the community because they contribute to the other communi-ties they h a v e

branches in,” he said.According to Catt, the Boyne Arts Collective is historical and the front and a certain portion of the side must be retained in order to preserve its historical appearance and apply for certain historical preservation grants.The project would involve demol-ishing the Lake Square Mall and much of the building that currently houses the Boyne Arts Collective.Catt said the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) will be key in supporting the pro-posed development.“My only hangup now is the support from the MEDC and I feel pretty confident it’s going to be there...” Catt said. “That’s crucial. If we can’t get the support, the financial sup-port behind it—and, again, we’re not looking for financial support to put it in our pocket, we just want to make the deal work. We always have to remember that we’re still, that Northern Michigan is still a sea-

sonal community.”Matt Cozzens and jim Smolak, the owners of 7 Monks Taproom, locat-ed at 128 South Union St. in down-town Traverse City, joined Catt in his presentation.“We’ve been in some preliminary discussions with a few folks in town … and we have an interest in the region,” Cozzens said... “We cre-ated 40 jobs in Traverse City. We’re entering our fourth year of opera-tions. We support a lot of the local Michigan breweries. We don’t brew beer. We have 46 craft beers on tap and we do different events through-out the year with those beers and

we actually do charity events a couple times a year.”

He added, “We’re very interested in getting involved in the community and we feel that our con-cept, potentially

here in Boyne City, could be a benefit

and be welcoming to di-verse groups of people that come here (and) that live here permanently.”According to the own-ers, at the time they opened their business

t h e r e were seven Trappist monasteries in Belgium and the Netherlands that were authorized to brew and label beer with the of-ficial Trappist Product logo, and so the name “7 Monks Taproom” was born.“It’s a quality establishment that has, obviously, a lot of craft beer but also quality food,” said Catt. “You can call it a bar but it’s a quality bar, upscale, quality food.” He added, “This is something that (they) were looking at Petoskey and for whatever reason that did not work out and (realtor) Wally kidd got them down here to Boyne and they fell in love with it.”According to Smolak, he and his partner decided to open a brew pub as a tasting house, where people can come to sample multitudes of Mich-igan craft beers.“When we started there … was

probably 90 breweries in the state and now I think we’re approaching close to 200,” he said... “You can have $3 craft beers, you can have $11 craft beers—all across the board.” Smolak added, “We like creat-ing that environment of choices.” In addition to serving lunch and din-ner, 7 Monks also offers a variety of hard ciders, wine and a limited se-lection of hard liquor.The Traverse City establishment of-fers live music in the form of small acoustical singles or groups sev-eral days per week, something they would also like to do in Boyne City.“We do live music right now a cou-ple days a week and it’s just part of the atmosphere there,” said 7 Monks Taproom co-owner jim Smolak... “I think what we’ve managed to pull off in Traverse City is a place that I would absolutely take my grandpar-ents to but then there’s also the bache-lorette and bachelor parties going on, so it’s an environment for all ages.” He added, “Anyone, I think, would

be comfortable there. We love hav-ing live music, it just adds to the vibe.”Catt said that, while he would love to be open by next summer, it is probably more realistic to expect the project to be completed by the fall of 2015 or spring 2016.“How cool would it be for some of these young people … (to) watch Stroll the Streets, be right in the activity, watch the fireworks?” Catt said.Boyne City Main Street Board member Robin Lee Berry said that would be a double complement to the downtown area.“It’s good for the people that are living there but it’s really good for the look of the street,” she said. “It’s so important to take that stretch of street and give anybody anything to look at when they walk.”Catt will likely present his pro-posal to the Boyne City Plan-ning Commission at 5 p.m. on Monday Aug. 18.

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submit the proposal provided for in the petition to the electors.” She added, “Section 7.21(b) of the charter is not applicable since this is not a referendary petition.”

The Boyne City Commission was expected to consider the matter at this week’s Tuesday Aug. 12 meeting (go to www.boynega-zette.com for an update on this story following the meeting).If the city approves the ballot language, which follows, at this week’s meeting, the issue would be up for a vote on Tuesday Nov.

4; if it waits its statutory 30-day maximum to make a decision, the matter would go to a vote in Feb-ruary of 2015.Proposed ballot language: “For the purpose of promoting public health through prevention of den-tal disease, the city manager is hereby directed to establish and maintain fluoride levels in the

city’s waterworks system as pre-scribed by the State of Michigan. The city manager shall establish a testing program that accurately show fluoride levels in the pub-lic water supply on a monthly basis and those results shall be posted on the city website within 30 days after the test results have been obtained.”

In a written statement released last week, Boyne City resident Carl VanDomelen, who has spearheaded the ballot issue, stated, “This is a great day for the citizens of the City of Boyne City. The issue of fluoridation will now be up to the voters—not in the hands of the commission-ers.”

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BoYne names dir. of sales & assist. directorBOYNE is pleased to wel-come Matthew Alagna as Di-rector of Sales for Boyne Re-sorts’ Michigan operations, and announce the promotion of Trisha Olach to Assistant Director of Sales.Alagna will work to build upon existing relationships and expand new business at Boyne Resorts’ Michigan operations, which include Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs; Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls; The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort and Bay Harbor Golf Club in Bay Harbor; Crooked Tree Golf Club in Petoskey; and Hidden River Golf & Casting Club in Brutus. Alagna has over 30 years of industry experience and an extensive background in sales and marketing. He comes to BOYNE from Ch-ula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc, where he served as the Regional Sales Man-ager. Previously, he worked for AVT Event Technolo-gies, Hotel Orrington, Indian Lakes Resort, Abbey Group Resorts, Hershey Resorts, The Osthoff Resort, and also served as the Director of Midwest Sales for BOYNE in 1997-’98.“I’m extremely proud to re-turn to BOYNE and northern Michigan, a region that my wife and I love,” said Alagna. “The sales team at BOYNE is made up of talented and

accomplished individuals, and I look forward to fur-ther developing their skills and maximizing our poten-tial with our meeting plan-ning partners and the entire BOYNE family.”BOYNE also recently pro-moted Trisha Olach, former National Sales Manager, to the role of Assistant Direc-tor of Sales. Olach has been

with the company for twelve years. She has a degree in travel and tourism and an extensive knowledge of multiple market segments including corporate, phar-maceutical, tour and travel. Olach is a Certified Meet-ing Professional and a board member of the Michigan Chapter of Meeting Profes-sionals International.

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these two buildings (Boyne arts Collective above, lake square mall below) could become the site of a new development featuring a bar/restaurant, apartments and a bank.

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but the space was designed for four.“We’re at capacity,” Townsend said. “It’s been a big juggling act to fit the patients in that we have provid-ers for and we want to be seeing those patients but in terms of the space it’s just been a challenge.” She added, “So, we’ll be adding on space for exam rooms, office space and an enlarged waiting/reg-istration area for those patients.” Townsend said they hope to add an-other care provider in the spring.The Charlevoix Area Hospital Foun-dation is trying to raise $715,000 to help fund the Boyne Area Medical Center and the chemotherapy and infusion center.Fund-raising efforts will continue until the end of September.As of Townsend’s Wednesday Aug. 6 presentation, nearly $190,000 had been raised toward the goal.

non-proFit statusTownsend was asked if the hospital is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity.“Yes, both the hospital and the foun-dation are 501(c)(3)s—separate enti-ties but legally tied together, mean-ing that the foundation can only raise funds for the hospital,” she said. “So, we can’t raise funds for other com-munity efforts or anything like that. All the money we raise has to go to hospital programs and so forth.”

cah buDget statusTownsend was also asked to address the hospital’s budget. “The hospital budget, in terms of revenue, they are bringing in about $65 million a year in gross revenue,” she said. “As the annual report points out, in terms of net revenue, we’re closer to about $40 million to $45 million and our expenses are al-most neck in neck with net revenue.” Townsend added, “For this fiscal year we’re projecting a modest re-turn—if everything goes well—of about $350,000. That’s about all we’d be hoping to make this year, and again, that’s if everything we’ve projected actually plays out.” In 2013, Charlevoix Area Hospital took nearly a half-a-million-dollar loss.“The majority of that was due to phy-

sician subsidies,” said Townsend. “We were hoping the Boyne Area Medical Center here in Boyne City is up for rural health clinic status. That gives us an increase reimburse-ment, once it reaches that status. We expected that to happen last year and were delayed about a year.”She added, “That was a lot of pro-jected revenue that we missed out on last fiscal year.”

Financial lossesTownsend the majority of the differ-ence between gross revenue and net revenue is due to contractual allow-ances but that another big piece of that is the hospital’s charity care and bad debt.“Any hospital that is a 501(c)(3) is going to carry both of those things,” she said. “Last year we had—actu-ally for about the last three years—we’ve written off about $2 million a year in bad debt and charity care.” Charity care is the term for write-offs the hospital does for people who have an inability to pay. “As a 501(c)(3) hospital we are re-quired to treat any emergency care patients that walk in our door regard-less of their inability to pay,” she said. “So, we write off about half-a-million dollars a year for people who just aren’t able to pay their bills. The other one-and-a-half-million-dollars are people who technically have an ability to pay per our poli-cies but don’t. So, we decide to write those off based on another policy but pretty much the longer people wait to pay the more we expect that they won’t pay at all.”Other challenges Charlevoix Area Hospital faces come from various sources.“Sequestration hurt all hospitals,” Townsend said. “We went from making about a penny on every dollar from Medicare patients to losing a penny for every dollar of our cost. Medicaid patients we lose about .65 cents for every dollar.” She added, “We try to offset that with the commercial payers—Blue Cross/Blue Shield—those of you who have used commercial insur-ance are ‘What the heck? I’m paying all these high bills. How can the hos-pital not be making any money?’ But when you’re up against those kind of reimbursement structures it’s quite a challenge.”According to Townsend, hospitals

like Munson Healthcare have an entire team dedicated to solving the issue of figuring out the payer mix to make everything work.

Working With MunsonTownsend also discussed Charlevoix Area Hospital’s new closer affilia-tion with Munson “Recently we announced that we are pursuing a closer affiliation with Munson,” she said. “To date we have had an existing relationship that has just been what we consider a loose affiliation. We are one of eight part-ner hospitals that make up Munson Health Care.”Townsend said the hospitals share resources with each other and con-tract with some of their staff, includ-ing marketing, communications and financial personnel.“We’ve been able to see a significant cost savings from that relationship,” she said. “In addition, we have been able to bring specialists to Charle-voix. For example, we’ve brought cardiologists from Munson. Tra-verse Heart & Vascular can now see patients in Charlevoix for your initial visits, for your follow-up visits. You can do a lot of your cardiology di-agnostic testing in Charlevoix, you rehab—we’re not going to do open heart surgery, we’re never going to but we’re trying to bring as much of the care as close to as possible and as appropriate.”Charlevoix Area Hospital has also brought oncologists up from Mun-son for initial and follow-up visits.“It’s been a really beneficial relation-ship for us and I think for the whole healthcare system,” Townsend said. “So, now, we’re pursuing a closer affiliation. We don’t know what it’s going to look like yet. The board has authorized our CEO and our negoti-ating team to talk about it.”She added, “What we’re hoping is that form can follow function and that the board can say, ‘Here are our guiding principles. Here is what’s important to us as a lo-cal, small hospital in Northern Michigan.’ And then they’ll kind of see, based on what our wants and needs are, what does that equal, in terms of an affiliation structure.” Townsend said the affiliation could encompass a wide variety of pos-sibilities, from a closer affiliation to minority interest of ownership to a complete sale of the hospital.“We realize that in, especially in a changing healthcare front, to stand alone is looking less and less likely,” she said. “And, to be able to be there for our community, we feel this is a necessary step.”Charlevoix Area Hospital hopes to recover from national and lo-cal changes to reimbursement, how medical records are handled and an aging infrastructure but partner-ing with a larger hospital group like Munson Healthcare could help them remain solvent.“We’re going to have some serious capital needs at some point,” said Townsend. “And it’s just easier to do that with a big brother with lots of capital.”She added, “Another benefit from more of a medical perspective is we would be able to be involved with accountable care organizations, we’d be fully and clinically integrated, so that helps with quality outcomes and sharing of best practices.”

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water/wastewater superintendent

the city of Boyne city, a northern michigan waterfront community of 3,735, is seeking a can-do indi-vidual for this full time department head position. candidate will be responsible for overseeing opera-tions of the city’s water and waste-water high performing distribution, collection and treatment systems. Position involves both hands on and supervisory skills. demonstrated problem solving, public relations, communication, organizational, budgeting and computer skills de-sired. Should have, or able to obtain in short order, michigan B wastewa-ter and d2 S3 water licenses. com-prehensive wage (doQ) and benefit package. current employee retiring after 34+ years. Submit resume, letter of interest, salary history and requirements with 3 references to:

michael cain, city manager, city of Boyne city, 319 north Lake Street, Boyne city, mI 49712-1101 by Au-gust 25, 2014. eoe

dynamiC down-town leader

the award-winning Boyne city main Street program is looking for a creative and energetic individual to lead the downtown revitaliza-tion efforts of this historic northern michigan waterfront community. deadline: 4 pm Aug. 25, 2014 or until position is filled. For informa-tion and position description go to: www.boynecity.com  eoe

notiCe of air pollution Comment

period and puBliC hearinG

the michigan department of envi-ronmental Quality (mdeQ) is hold-ing a public comment period from August 13, 2014, until September 12, 2014, and a public hearing, if requested, on September 24, 2014, for Kirtland Products proposed modification and operation of their existing wood pellet manufacturing plant. the proposed modification is to adjust the stack testing dead-lines for the plant air system and the grinder/dryer system due to the current wood supply’s low moisture content. the facility is located at 1 Altair drive, Boyne city, michigan. the public comment period and hearing, if requested, are to allow all interested parties the oppor-tunity to comment on the mdeQ’s proposed conditional approval of a Permit to Install (PtI). the previous permit review determined that the operation of the equipment will not violate any of the mdeQ’s rules nor

the national Ambient Air Quality Standards. the facility’s impact will not exceed the available increments for particulate matter less than ten microns. copies of the mdeQ staff’s analysis and proposed permit conditions are available for inspection at the fol-lowing locations, or you may request a copy be mailed to you by calling 517-284-6793. Please reference PtI application number 47-11c.Air Quality division (AQd) Internet Home Page - http://www.michigan.gov/aircadillac: mdeQ, AQd, 120 west chapin Street (Phone: 231-876-4411)LAnSIng: mdeQ, AQd, constitu-tion Hall, 525 west Allegan Street (Phone: 517-284-6793)BoYne cItY: city of Boyne city, 319 north Lake Street (Phone: 231-582-6597)cHARLeVoIX: charlevoix county

Building, office of the county clerk, 203 Antrim Street(Phone: 231-547-7200)the public is encouraged to pres-ent written views on the proposed permit action. written comments or a hearing request should be sent to mr. mark c. mitchell, Acting Per-mit Section Supervisor, mdeQ, AQd, P.o. Box 30260, Lansing, michigan, 48909-7760. comments may also be submitted from the webpage http://www.deq.state.mi.us/aps/cwerp.shtml (click on “Submit com-ment” under the Kirtland Products, Permit to Install no. 47-11c listing). All statements received by Septem-ber 12, 2014, will be considered by the decisionmaker prior to final per-mit action. If a hearing is requested, the comment period will be extend-ed until the close of the hearing.If requested in writing by Septem-ber 12, 2014, an informational ses-sion and a public hearing will be

held on September 24, 2014, at the city of Boyne city, 319 north Lake Street, Boyne city, michigan. the informational session will begin at 6:00 p.m. the AQd staff will be avail-able to answer questions. the pub-lic hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. the sole purpose of the public hear-ing will be to take formal testimony on the record. those interested may contact the AQd at 517-284-6794 on September 15, 2014, to determine if a hearing was requested and will be held. Individuals needing accommoda-tions for effective participation at the hearing should contact ms. Amie Hartman at 517-284-6793 one week in advance to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance.

mIcHIgAn dePARtment oF enVIRonmentAL QUALItY

mark c. mitchell, Acting Permit Section Supervisor

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PHotoS BY cHRIS FAULKnoR woofstock & ‘stroll’vene yates (above) performed inside the mackinaw trail winery as part of the woofstock event to benefit the Charlevoix area humane society. kara davis (lower left) gives one dog a complimentary bath in a wading pool. halee Boughton (lower right) wanders the festival with her dog, ella. scott and jane mackenzie enjoy drinks inside with ed engstrom and shelly wood.

mariah hankins (top) paints lindsie lemke’s face during friday’s stroll the streets. Boyne valley equestrian tours & services (above) took many on carriage rides throughout downtown Boyne City. karen Brooks (right) entertained on flute with her “sounds of easy listening.”

PHoto BY cHRIS FAULKnoR

Chelsea townsend talks about the future of Charlevoix area hospital.

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aries - this week’s scenario is highlighted by sweet harmony in your professional & personal life. You and your partner will find yourselves getting along about everything. You are very much in favor and may even enjoy an encouraging talk with a superior. It should make you feel more confident about your future and much more secure about in your position, right where you are. Store up the compliments and feed on them during any rough days in the future. You may lack cooperation from work associates. Lucky numbers: 24, 26, 27, 33, 37, 49 taurus - this week’s scenario is highlighted by money, money & more money. You could be un-healthily focused on what you consider the inad-equacies of your home environment. don’t despair, do something! even small cosmetic changes could make a huge difference, especially in your attitude. If someone else has to approve, approach him or her with a positive outlook. give good reasons why your plan will benefit everyone. wherever you land at week’s end, you will find yourself surrounded by agreeable people who share your mood. join in the revelry, but avoid excesses of any kind. If dinner is part of the plan, choose your dishes wisely. You are blessed with patience, and it will be even more emphasized. You may not be delighted with the upheavals around you, but at least you can handle them. Lucky numbers: 12, 26, 28, 38, 42, 46 Gemini - this week’s scenario is highlighted by it be-ing a good time for a sit down planning chat. get out those maps and schedules. It’s not too soon to start thinking about that trip of a lifetime. You could meet a fascinating person who is destined to become part of your life. As for other matters, write those letters, revise that resume, and make that phone call. this is an excellent time to make plans for a better and more prosperous future. If you have something to sell, now is the time to put it on the market and get a positive response. It could just propel you on a course of extravagance. don’t let loose with any temperamental words this week, they could come back to haunt you in the weeks to come. Lucky num-bers: 7, 8, 14, 30, 37, 40 CanCer - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your ability to smooth the waters. You’ll have plenty of spirit, more than one person may appear to want. don’t allow them to knock you off your course. It may be superiors who find fault. Fortunately you can take it with good grace and simply keep on trucking. You may find that mates or partners suddenly want to change the rules. Your partner may be reacting to a simple attack of nerves. You may have to be the one who changes their mind, both with a sunny disposition and possibly a logical explanation of why you do things the way you do. Lucky numbers: 9, 14, 27, 28, 30, 47 leo - this week’s scenario is highlighted by a recon-nection to your roots. You may have a certain person on your mind, perhaps someone who was in your life until recently. whatever the status of your rela-tionship, there appears to be a romantic, sensual glow in the atmosphere. You may have be the one to take the bull by the horns and make the date. It is highly possible that this reunion will prove some-thing to both of you; you belong together, in every way. A sudden inspiration may hit. It may have to do with furthering your education levels. there is no question that information is power these days. If you feel stuck on your rung of the ladder, a course or a second degree could help you climb much faster. Lucky numbers: 8, 16, 28, 39, 45, 49

virGo - this week’s scenario is highlighted by team-work & compromise. Anyone who interacts with you will find you not only delightful company, but a great teammate as well. You exude good feelings and you are sensitive to the needs of others. this general atmosphere spills over into your private life. You will find a warm and welcoming mate or ro-mantic partner at the end of the week. Plan to spend the week-end, just the two of you, totally reveling in each other’s company. Something you have in mind, perhaps an old idea about redoing your space, may be a snare and a delusion. A peaceable compromise could be reached if you reach out to him or her in an affectionate manner. Lucky numbers: 18, 36, 38, 39, 40, 45 liBra - this week’s scenario is highlighted by dis-tractions & your need to concentrate on your goals. what you have to do seems not only tedious, but also somehow irrelevant. In a way, this is a blessing, because it opens you up to operating in a new, rather unconventional manner. People will notice and applaud your ingenuity. Relations with the most important people in your life are, for the most part, positive. It is important not to focus on work while talking with your mate. Instead, talk of romantic times the two of you have shared and enjoyed. turn on your charm. It could put you in each other’s arms in the most pleasurable of ways. Lucky numbers: 1, 3, 23, 43, 44, 46 sCorpio - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your ability to get yourself back on track to the road to success. Recent events have put your emotional and physical well being out of whack. Static energy will only cause you to short out your battery. Simple pleasures will be needed in order to help you to relax. Strong words will only bring strong re-actions. Realize that tempers may be short in those sensitive areas. You need a break from away from extreme solutions to dealing with simple problems. Stay confident in who you are and you’ll be ensured a smoother ride. Being in between jobs or relationships can make you feel very isolated. A compromise on your part will restart stalled talks. By combining your resources, you’ll be able to find the perfect kind of operation. Lucky numbers: 1, 9, 29, 37, 38, 49 saGittarius - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your ability to take the responsibility for your ac-tions. You’ll have many options from which to pick from. A show of strength will improve your stand-ing in the community. choose the honorable road. You may need to go out on a limb, but you’ll have strong support from those in authority. You may need to fulfil a family obligation that you almost

forgot about. You’ll realize that your personal rela-tionships need more attention than you’re giving them. Someone who you’ve recently pushed away will try to return into your life. everybody will want to be your friend, but your words may hurt your cause. You’ll have to work on being more understanding without losing your winning edge. Lucky numbers: 21, 26, 27, 38, 39, 40 CapriCorn - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your ability to get back to your basic needs and wants. People with attitude problems shouldn’t even come into the equation, stay clear of them. Your dilemma is that everybody wants a piece of you. there’s usually a reason for everything that you do, but your creativity may be driven more out of necessity than talent. If you want to try to turn this situation around, you’d better start now. Use the raw materials you have on hand to demonstrate your idea of art and beauty. You’ll have no choice but to be yourself when you journey on this new adventure. By week’s end, the mysteries will start to wear thin and expose the harsh reality that really exists. You may have to temporarily withdraw from your pro-fession in order to handle this personal matter. Lucky numbers: 11, 17, 28, 30, 38, 42 aQuarius - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your ability to make a very good first impression. People with good attitudes are much easier to be around. So, just be yourself and others will fall in love with you. Use your time wisely and spend it with children who need your guidance. It’ll really help you to feel the magic again. Your impeccable charm will help you to handle your responsibilities with strong authority and creative style. Important details may be overlooked by those who do not care. You need to oversee everything of any importance. Pace yourself so that you don’t get too tired or run down. Since you may not get the time to play that you wanted, find ways to enjoy whatever it is that you have to do. Lucky numbers: 20, 33, 35, 38, 39, 45 pisCes - this week’s scenario is highlighted by your ability to act on your emotions. Sometimes, you may be too quick to re-act, but this week, you’re right to take a stance. others are the same as always, but your perception of them will change radically. Be aware that your words and your actions will affect them greatly. You can probably talk your way out it, but everybody is watching to see the outcome. Stay calm and your confidence level will rise. everybody wants security, but their concepts may be different than yours. Your job is to find some common ground and then to start from there. call for a truce and really listen to others’ opinions. Lucky numbers: 3, 12, 25, 37, 43, 46

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Community of Christ777 Vogel St., Boyne city, 582-5803; church School-10 a.m.; morning worship-11 a.m.; wed. evening worship-7 p.m.; computer Lab open to the public; mon-tues-wed. 4 to 5:30 p.m., Fri. 6-8 p.m.; Pastor: eleanor west; Asst Pastor: Ron Fuller

ChurCh of the nazarene225 w. morgan St. Boyne city; Sunday School-10 a.m.; morning worship-11 a.m.; Sunday evening-6 p.m.; wed. evening-7 p.m.; Pastor: chuck Fowler-582-9611

Christ lutheran ChurCh1250 Boyne Ave., Boyne city; Sunday School-9:15 a.m.; Sunday worship-8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Peter elliott-582-9301; Parsonage-582-7346; For transportation assis-tance, call (231) 675-7652

ej Community ChurChPastor jason Richey; Sunday services are 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. nursery and Preschool care is available at both services. children K-5 classes are available during both services. Youth classes are second service only. For questions concern-ing the ej campus, call 536-2299 or walloon campus 535-2288

episCopal ChurCh of nativity209 e. main St. Boyne city; 582-5045 Pastor: margaret nattermann; morning worship - 9:00 a.m.

free methodist ChurCh839 State St. Boyne Falls; Sunday morning Service 9 a.m.; Horton Bay 10:45 a.m.; Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; wed. Family worship-7

a.m.; Pastor mike neihardt- 582-6843first Baptist ChurCh

875 State St. Boyne city, 582-9561Sunday School-10 a.m.; morning worship-11 a.m.; evening worship-6 p.m.; wednesday eve-ning-7 p.m.; Pastor: Russell tharp: 582-6633

first presByterianFirst Presbyterian church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne city invites you to share worship with us each Sunday at 10 a.m. worship is led by Rev. elizabeth Broschart fol-lowed by coffee and fellowship. communion is celebrated first Sunday of the month. An infant and toddler room is available in addition to a program for students ages four through seven. more info at 582-7983.

Genesis ChurChgenesis meets Sunday in the Boyne city el-ementary School at 11am, as well as in Peto-skey middle School at 9:30am. Life groups are open to all community members to help with a specific need and include Financial Peace Uni-versity, Step-up Addictions Recovery, divorce care, and choosing wisely before you divorce. more information at info@genesiswired.com, 487-0081, or genesiswired.com

horton Bay methodist04961 Boyne city Rd., Horton Bay; morning worship - 10:30 a.m.; Sunday morning Adult Study - 9:15 a.m.; Pastor: tim wright-582-9262 www.hortonbayumc.org

seventh day adventist228 e. cedar St., Boyne city, 582-0089; Pastor: e.j. wolf;

st. auGustine2347 grove St. Boyne Fallsmass - 9:00 a.m. Sunday549-2350 or 582-7718, www.jamcc.org

st. matthew1303 Boyne Ave. Boyne citySat. mass - 5:00 p.m.Sun. mass - 11:00 a.m.582-7718; www.jamcc.org

st. john nepomuCene3802 St. john Road east jordanmass 7 p.m., Saturday

trinity fellowship401 State St., Boyne citySunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday worship - 10:30 a.m.wed. worship - 7:00 p.m.Pastor: Paul wise - 582-2551

united methodist, Boyne324 Park St. Boyne citySunday School - 9:30 a.m.morning worship - 11:00 a.m.Pastor mike neihardt-582-9776

walloon lake CommunityPastor jeff ellis; Sunday service times are 9 and 10:45 a.m.; Infant and toddler care is provided at both services. children and Adult classes are available during both services. the church office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. monday through wednesday, and Friday. on thursday, it is open from 9 a.m. to noon. more info at 535-2288 or www.walloonchurch.com.

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east jordan Community ChurChOn Sunday, August 17, the sermon title will be “Unity: What is worth fighting for?” from Ephesians 4:1-6 given by Pastor Bob Cook. Service times are 9 and 10:45 AM. Nursery and Preschool care is available at both services. Children k-5 classes are available during both services. Youth classes are second service only. At 10:45, keith Theodore will talk on Hot Topics. For questions concerning the East

jordan Campus, please call 536-2299 or the Walloon Campus at 535-2288.

walloon lake Community ChurChOn Thursday, August 14, the Cozy Quilters will meet at 9:00 AM in room 101. Celebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM in the multi-purpose room. On, Sunday, August 17, the sermon will be “The Invisible War – Hel-met of Salvation” from Ephesians

6:10-17A given by Pastor jeff El-lis. Service times are 9 and 10:45 AM. Infant and toddler care is provided at both services. Children and Adult classes are available during both services. Se-nior High Youth meet at the Youth Center at 10:45 AM only. junior High Youth meet at the Dis-cipleship House at 10:45 AM only. There will be a Baptism right after second service at Walloon Lake

Park. From 7-9 PM at the Youth Center, 7th – 12th grade youth group will meet. This program will run through the summer. On Monday, August 18, the Church Newsletter Deadline is at noon. The Primetime Fellowship will have a potluck and fellowship time starting at 6PM in room 101. On Wednesday, August 20, there

will be a Benevolent Committee Meeting in Pastor Bob’s office starting at 4 PM. The church office hours are 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Wednes-day, and Friday. On Thursday, it is open from 9 to noon. If you have any questions, please call 535-2288 or visit our website at www.walloonchurch.com.

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freezinG your Credit reportdear dave,do you recommend a credit freeze in order to pro-tect against identity theft?Eric

dear eric,I absolutely recommend doing that, especially if you’re not borrowing money anymore. However, putting a freeze on your credit report only provides partial protection against identity theft. Identity theft is where someone, for example, signs up for a credit card in your name. If joe crook signs an application with your name and address, and the credit card company issues the card without checking —they blind-issue cards about seven out of 10 times — then the card will be issued to the thief. Having your credit frozen does nothing to stop that from happening. Still, if they check your credit and it’s frozen, chances are they won’t issue the card.I’d also recommend having a good identity theft protection program in place. I have it on myself and all my team members at the office. If you don’t have this, and someone gets a card in your name, the credit card company will demand that you pay the bill. You can insist it’s not you, but that won’t do much good. then, you’ll have to go through the hassle of filling out affidavits and police reports. You may get out of paying for it in the end, but you’ll still have to spend dozens, if not hundreds, of hours dealing with the credit card company trying to get the whole mess straightened out!—dave

keepinG motivation updear dave,I make $30,000 a year. I’ve just started Baby Step 2 of your plan, and I’m paying off my debts from smallest to largest. I have $55,000 in debt, includ-ing $15,000 on a car loan. I recently picked up a part-time job to help pay down the debt, but

sometimes I’m working 70 hours a week. do you have any recommendation for staying motivated during this process?Brandon

dear Brandon,I understand, man. we can all get tired and run short on motivation from time to time. there’s an old saying that fatigue makes cowards of us all. I know sometimes, when I’m traveling a lot, I can lose some boldness, strength or compassion when I get tired. So fatigue is a real issue if you’re working long hours and facing additional pressure.the balance on your car is awfully high. my general rule is that you don’t want to own vehicles equaling half or more of your annual income. If I’m in your shoes, I’d sell that car and move down to a little beater for a while. I’m not talking about a rattletrap piece of junk, just something lots less expensive. You can find a decent used car to fit the bill, and that would get rid of a big chunk of debt in a hurry.At this point, I think you just need to feel like you’re making some measurable progress. Sometimes, that means throwing a stick of dynamite into the middle of your life. Also, try keeping your debt snowball list where you’ll see it on a regular basis. I knew one lady who kept in on the fridge, so she could look at all the little red lines drawn through things she had paid off. It was a visual reminder of the progress she had made, and it provided motivation to keep working hard and become debt-free!—daveDave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLead-ership and Smart Money Smart Kids. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8 million lis-teners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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If you’re a baby boomer, you may be thinking about retire-ment with some concern. And you wouldn’t be alone: About 50 percent of boomers have little confidence that they will ever be able to retire, according to a re-cent AARP survey.What can you do to help alleviate this concern?If you’re a younger baby boom-er, you still have time to take actions, such as boosting your 401(k) and IRA contributions. But even if you are nearing re-tirement, you can take steps to help improve your outcome. For one thing, you may be able to adjust your investment mix to provide you with the combina-tion of growth and income that can help carry you through your retirement years. And you can also be strategic about which in-vestments you start taking with-drawals from, possibly allowing your portfolio to grow more than you had envisioned. With some careful planning, and by making the right moves, you can be a boomer whose retire-ment plans don’t go bust.This article was written by Ed-ward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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ployee of the Oneida Tribe of Indi-ans of Wisconsin, McLester played an integral role in helping his tribe to prosper through the sponsoring and collaboration of numerous ex-pansion projects and the develop-ment of several off-site properties that continue to thrive and generate revenue. He is a visionary leader whose strengths include a strong work ethic, organizational leadership and a commitment to success. McLester is married with six chil-dren and two grandchildren.In his spare time, he plays and coaches lacrosse and enjoys hunt-ing and fishing. “I look forward to getting to know this team of hard-working and dedicated people and I’m excited about becoming a part of this beau-tiful northern Michigan commu-nity.”

This summer, Boyne City wel-comed Smitten Designs Gallery, a one-of-a-kind Michigan-themed gift boutique to its business com-munity.Smitten Designs Gallery is located at 120 Water St., inside Boyne's Beyond Borders."I do all custom inspired Michi-gan designs, jewelry, apparel, woodworking—a little bit of ev-erything," said Smitten Designs owner Ivette Dixon. "I have a lot of people that come in here and we personalize and customize pieces for people. We do charm bracelets, earrings and necklaces."Dixon is a New Orleans native who moved to Charlevoix after a visit to Traverse City in 2010."I named the company ‘Smitten Designs’ because Smitten is the feeling of happiness I feel when surrounded by the beauty of Michi-gan," said Dixon.The business is a family affair, as Dixon's son Hunter is employed at the Boyne City store."I have been in there a couple of times and I think that it's a cool business that appeals to both visi-tors and our local customers," said jim Baumann, Boyne Area Cham-ber of Commerce Director "It's good to have another business in the retail community."Dixon does all the designs herself,

including woodworking, metal-working and painting."Before opening Smitten Designs I actually worked as a bartender. I toyed around with painting but never really had any formal classes or training," said Dixon. "Every-thing I know I've taught myself through reading books or watching videos."Smitten designs products are sold throughout 24 different stores throughout Michigan, and their de-signs can be viewed online at http://www.smittendesignsstudio.com.Dixon said she will customize pieces according to people’s needs and wants."If someone tells me they have a target number, I will work with them to meet that," she said. "I have flexibility in my work and the price range of objects in my store ranges from $25 to $160."

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ease back-to-school stress(BPt) - Helping your child ease into the school year sets them up to succeed both academically and socially. But making the transition from the lazy days of summer to the hectic pace of back to school can be overwhelming, for you and your kids. Between school supply shopping, extracur-ricular activities, homework, and the daily lunch box routine - where's a busy parent to start?nicole Feliciano, founder of the popular blog momtrends.com and mother of two kids says it's important for parents to have a back-to-school plan. "As a working mom, I understand that it's easy to get caught up in the chaos and excitement of back to school. Preparation is important for a suc-cessful transition, so I've put together a few of my go-to's to help families stay on schedule this year." Here are her go-to tips to help you seam-lessly transition from summer to back-to-school season:1. proactively adjust wake-up timesStart your family's wake-up routine a few weeks before school starts to get kids adjusted to earlier alarm clocks. Keep in mind that children between ages 5 and 12 should sleep between 10 to 11 hours each day, and teens need a little over 9 hours of sleep each night to function best, according to the national Sleep Foundation.2. establish a routineget in a rhythm as research shows that kids with daily family routines are more emo-tionally and socially advanced, particularly for pre-school-aged kids. A recent analysis found that each daily ritual increased the likelihood of a child having high social-emotional health by 47 percent.3. encourage healthful snackingPromote nutritious eating behaviors by stocking the pantry with wholesome, after-school snacks. companies like na-tureBox, which delivers a monthly box of kid-approved snacks straight to your door, are a great way to save time and stress. then designate a drawer where kids can find tasty treats like natureBox's Carrot Strawberry Fruit chews and Santa Fe corn Stix to help boost energy and maintain fo-cus until dinnertime. 4. make a family calendarKeep everyone on the same page with a family calendar displayed prominently in the kitchen or study space. It's a power-ful tool to help keep track of open houses, school carnivals and conferences. Better yet, encourage your kids to add their own events to the calendar to get them en-gaged in the planning process.5. Create a chore chart

making visual reminders, like a chore chart, helps kids keep up with their responsibili-ties at home, while juggling school obliga-tions. Simply list each of your family mem-bers' names followed by specific chores for each day of the week, then hang the chart on the fridge or make copies for each child's bedroom.6. enhance the lunch boxguess what? the average shopping trip to the grocery store takes 41 minutes. Save yourself hassle and gas money by shop-ping online for key lunchbox staples, like tasty snacks. natureBox delivers five dif-ferent snacks each month from a selection of over 100 delicious, nutritionist-approved options your kids are sure to love. You can choose specific snacks or opt to have na-tureBox surprise you based on your kids' specific taste preferences and dietary needs. Learn more at natureBox.com.7. decide on screen timeSet screen time limits for weekdays and weekends to make sure your kids spend enough time focusing on homework and playing outside.8. Create a study space Foster a productive, distraction-free area where your kids can read, study and do homework. Simply designate a place for studying that's quiet and has plenty of sup-plies to help your A-student stay focused and motivated.9. prep in the evenings Save time and prevent headaches each morning by planning ahead the evening prior. Have children pick out their clothes, pack backpacks, and get lunches ready for the next day before they go to bed. then when morning arrives, all they need to do is eat, get dressed, and head out the door.10. Cut paperwork chaos Reduce the paper panic brought on by permission slips, health documents and fundraising packets by asking your child for school forms every day after school to ensure nothing gets lost. Fill them out promptly, make copies if necessary, and file them in color-coded folders for easy access.For more back-to-school tips, visit Mom-Trends.com, and to save time with Nature-Box's convenient snack delivery, visit www.NatureBox.com.

kid phone oBsession(BPt) - everyday technology consumes every-one's lives as the phone, computer, tablet and other high tech devices have become not just an object, but also a close companion. And for those who are extremely connected to their devices, going without them, even for only a few minutes, can be an anxiety-filled experi-ence. A majority of American adults (56 percent) own smartphones, according to a recent study by the Pew Research center. Having the abil-

ity to check your mail, play games and browse the Internet right in your pocket is a leap for-ward for technology and staying connected to the workplace, but it may come at a cost.nomophobia, or the pathological fear of re-maining out of touch with technology, is a relatively modern affliction. It's basically a side effect from changes the mobile phone has made to human habits, behaviors and even the way we perceive reality. entire re-lationships are becoming defined through mobile texting and colorful little emoticons, from saying "I love you" to "I think we should

move on."So how did it come to this? Have smart phones become an exten sion of Americans or is every-one simply becoming victims of a fast-paced, always connected society? Chances are it's a little bit of both.dr. chuck Howard, licensed psychologist and chair of the psychology programs at Argosy University, denver, believes it can be more complex than simply stamping a label on the problem."nomophobia is a result of people becoming more and more electronically connected to the point that their technology-based net-work and relationships become their home community," says Howard. "Losing that con-nection is essentially a form of electronic banishment. they fear being tossed out of, or losing their 'social village.'"the term was originally coined from a 2010 study by Yougov, a UK-based research orga-nization that wanted to look at anxieties suf-fered by mobile phone users. the study found that men and women often felt stressed when their mobile phones were turned off."nomophobia can be a symptom of a po-tential addiction," says Howard. "Users who are happy and having a good time when on their device, then face great stress and anxiety without it. they may obsess about it. they can't put it down. this is when actual addic-tion becomes a threat."when you see a behavior becoming destruc-tive, and admit to having a problem, you can handle it in the same way as other types of addiction. "develop strategies for meeting your social needs in other ways ... without de-pending on an electronic platform," suggests

Howard.Start by resisting the urge to constantly check your phone. try limiting your number of mo-bile social media networks and consider join-

ing more in-person professional networking groups or sports clubs. Set aside some time to leave your phone alone, such as at dinner, with friends or going to sleep.

hands-on learninG Best(BPt) - children learn by doing, and every child has a unique learning style all his or her own, child development experts tell us. the same can be said of adults if a recent survey is any indication. A majority of Americans

say hands-on training is the hands-down winner when they want to learn something new in an educational environment, accord-ing a Harris Interactive poll conducted on behalf of everest college.Surprising in the Internet age when most Americans spend hours a day online, 52

percent of the 1,011 adults polled said ac-tive participation through hands-on training was the best learning method, while just 19 percent counted using the Internet as a preferred learning tool. watching a demon-stration by an instructor came in a distant second at 28 percent, and just 15 percent valued watching videos."when it comes to what learning methods work best, everyone is different," says john Swartz, regional director of career services at everest college. "clearly, most Americans feel hands-on training works best for them. For our education system to succeed in pre-paring Americans for the working world, it's critical for us to understand what learning styles work best for all students, whether they're pre-K kids or older Americans return-ing to school for advanced training."there's no arguing the value of higher edu-cation in professional life. In 2012, workers with a professional degree earned $1,083 more per week than those with only a high school education, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment rates for those with only a high school diploma were more than four times that of workers with professional degrees.with college costs continuing to increase and competition remaining high for avail-able jobs, both high school graduates and working professionals seeking to further their careers through advanced degrees rec-ognize the importance of finding the right educational program for their learning style."Students who practice what they're learn-ing in a hands-on environment can often retain much more information when com-pared with sitting passively in a lecture room, so it's not a surprise that hands-on training is the overwhelming favorite," Swartz says.other variables play a role in determining an adult's preferred learning style, the survey indicates. while both sexes preferred hands-on training overall, men were significantly more likely than women to say hands-on training worked best for them. women were significantly more likely to say visual dem-onstrations worked best for them.top earners also liked the Internet; 30 per-cent of those with household incomes top-ping $100,000 said the Internet worked best for them as a learning tool, while just 18 per-cent of workers earning less than $35,000 agreed. twenty-eight percent of Americans ages 45 to 54 chose reading from a text book as their top method."It's no secret that students in the U.S. are falling in the rankings on global achieve-ment tests, so it's imperative that we invest in early education, retain the top educa-tors, and identify the best forms of training programs and learning methods to prepare future generations," Swartz says. "one of the major benefits of tactile learning, or hands-on training, is that it develops critical think-ing skills that give students the ability to make on-the-spot decisions in a workplace environment."

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auG. 13senior Center dinner

the Boyne Area Senior center is hosting a wednes-day evening dinner from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. wednes-day, August 13. dinner will be a Baked Fish dinner with homemade soup and salad. music will be pro-vided by Roger Hartson with his keyboard, the sug-gested donation is $3. event Located at 411 division Street in Boyne city.

auG. 13Boyne river BBQ

Friends of the Boyne River will hold their annual BBQ on wednesday, Aug. 13, at Veteran’s Park pa-vilion in Boyne city. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. and chicken and ribs will be served around 6. the honored member of the year will be announced, following a short meeting reviewing accomplish-ments of the year. new and interested members are especially invited. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Info at 582-2434.

auG. 14help shape east jordan

the Public Kick-off for the update of east jordan’s master Plan is next thursday, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. at the east jordan civic center. Parking & entrance is off the alley to the east of the building. “Resilient east jordan” is a new land-use planning and community

development project that will include an update to the city’s dated master Plan and provide guidance for successful community development in the years to come.

auG. 14ej fhC patient appreCiation day

the east jordan Family Health center is celebrating its 16th Annual Patient Appreciation day on thurs-day Aug. 14 from 4-7 p.m., in conjunction with national Health center week. this event includes a Barbeque dinner, door Prizes, live music, children’s Activities, a variety of Health education & Informa-tion Booths and more. event is free and located at 601 Bridge St. in east jordan.

auG. 19Book puBlishinG seminar

do you want to publish your writing, but you don’t know where to start? “Publishing your book: where to start” will be held at Boyne district Library’s com-munity room on Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. mary jo Zazueta, a 20-year industry veteran, will discuss  the different publishing options available and the steps required to succeed at each, including a general review of the time and costs involved. Vari-ous ways to market and sell books will also be cov-ered.  Beginning authors and anyone who has had a negative publishing experience will benefit from this program, according to Zazueta. It is designed for writers with a manuscript or at least a book project in mind. more info at 582-7861 or boynelibrary.org.

auG. 20senior Center dinner

the Boyne Area Senior center is hosting an evening dinner from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on wednesday, August 20. dinner will include a hamburger bar with home-made soup and salad. music will be provided by Vasco Zucchiatti the suggested donation is $3. event located at 411 division Street in Boyne city.

auG. 20eveninG of danCe at CtaC

on wednesday Aug. 20 beginning at 7:30pm crooked tree Arts center’s School of Ballet will pres-ent evening of dance at Bay View’s john m. Hall Auditorium. evening of dance is a fundraiser for the ctAc dance Scholarship Fund. tickets cost $5 for stu-dents, $20 for adults, and $50 for reserved seating. crooked tree Arts center is located at 461 e. mitchell Street, Petoskey, michigan. 347-4337 or visit www.crookedtree.org.

auG. 27senior Center dinner

the Boyne Area Senior center is hosting an evening dinner from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on wednesday, August 27. dinner will include a baked chicken dinner with homemade soup and salad. music will be provided by montv Loper & other Surprises. the suggested donation is $3.event located at 411 division Street in Boyne city.

auG. 30patriotiC Color run/walk

At 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, the Boyne Falls class of 2016 will be featuring the first-ever Patriotic 5K col-or Run/walk. come and join the fun as the class will confetti you with color at each mile marker of the race. the theme is patriotic since it will be held La-bor day weekend, so make sure you “dress” the part. more info at boynefalls.org & runmichigan.com.

BeGinninG in septemBeradult health workshops

the Area Agency on Aging of northwest michigan invites adults of all ages to participate in a variety of workshops that focus on empowering people to take an active, positive role in the management of their own health. PAtH is for adults of any age living with a long-term health condition like arthritis, dia-betes, heart disease, high blood pressure, fibromy-algia, and depression. Learn to manage symptoms like pain and fatigue, address the emotional impact of having a chronic condition, and make healthy be-havior changes one week at a time! workshops are currently scheduled to begin in September for Ben-zie, charlevoix, emmet, grand traverse, Leelanau, and missaukee counties. (800) 442-1713

sept. 13 dininG 4 paws

on Saturday Sept. 13, folks all over northwest Lower michigan will host dinner parties, inviting their friends to come to a benefit for the charlevoix Area Humane Society. guests should be informed ahead of time that the dinner is a fundraising event for the cAHS and, at some point during the dinner parties, the host will solicit a donation from each guest. Party times may vary; however, at 8 p.m. all participants are invited to a grand afterglow party at the charle-voix country club’s newly remodeled historic Sha-nahan Barn. Results will be tallied, dessert will be had in addition to cocktails, live music and dancing. Register at 582-6774 pets@charlevoixhumane.org.

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Police K-9s are trained to track down fleeing suspects and locate lost chil-dren but did you know most family pets can also be trained for track-ing and Search and Rescue work? dogs, no matter what the breed, love to be men-tally stimulated

and use their noses, tracking lets them do both! tracking is a dying artform, known mostly by people over 75 years of age, most of whom are no longer able to walk rough terrain. tracking can be a fun but serious past time. Pet owners and their dogs who enjoy tracking are like postmen - neither rain, sleet,snow, or hail will prevent them from tracking. the bottom line? trackers practice in all kinds of weather, the wee hours of the morning and travel rough terrain where there are no port-a-potties. Sound like fun? Let me assure you it is an enjoy-able experience! tracking builds a stronger bond between you and your dog. How? You must learn to trust your dog and its abil-ity to guide you through the woods to locate lost

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pictured above are shelly smith and her German shepherd dog “kia”. the duo have high hopes of becoming a certified search and rescue team. on sunday shelly and kia successfully completed their second rough terrain tracking exercise.

Commissioners also discussed the complaints received about fire-works lit off in excess this year. Since Michigan allowed a greater variety of fireworks to be legally sold, and there have been more fireworks throughout the sum-mer—although the legal days to light them are the day before, of and after a holiday.“I don’t think anyone would ob-ject to that, not those days,” Van-Zee said. “It’s like last night, you know fireworks and the projectile, it’s so loud. That’s what people are really concerned about now … it’s really dangerous.”• Charlevoix County Planning Commissioner Ronald Rein-hardt discussed the construction of roads, suggesting the steer-ing committee work on the worst roads first and progress that way rather than “jumping all over the place.”“The steering committee will make the recommendation, Pat (Harmon, Charlevoix County Road Commission Manager) said he recommends the steering com-mittee ride all the roads that are left to make a decision,” said Re-inhardt. • Charlevoix County Planning Commissioner Bob Draves told the commission he attended the DNR public hearing last month, the meeting focused on the topic of fracking, he said he was im-pressed with how the meeting went, there were politics in the issue and personal beliefs and all thoughts were shared.• Charlevoix County Planning Commissioner Larry Levengood said he attended the Friends of the jordan and told commissioners they are in the midst of a lanfree project which MSU is doing re-search on.“Something to do with hormones, to limit the amount of lanfreey’s they have there. It was pretty in-teresting,” Levengood said.• Stark relayed an absent Bob Tid-more’s notes: kings Highway is almost complete and the people on the island are satisfied with the work. Two percent grants were re-

ceived to purchase bricks for na-tive Americans who participated in the U.S armed forces. • Kiersten Stark reported that she assisted with the township count administrator to review or-dinances and work on language for the Melrose township master plan. She told commissioners she met with the internal government committee of the town board to discuss the request for proposals for future uses of plan updates.“They were very receptive to sending that out, they gave us the go ahead to send that out when we are ready,” said Stark. “One of the things they did note is that for any part of it to keep cost down.”Stark attended the parks meeting to talk about the county recreation plan—an update is needed for the planning commission to maintain the grant received from DNR.• St. James Township proposing conditional rezoning, Leone/Stein TrustsSherman Chamberlain jr. spoke on the behalf of Ms. Leone and mother, Ms. Stein owners of prop-erty in St. james Township, who would like to have the current zoning of R-1 be R-2 to conform with surrounding properties. The purpose of the request is to split the property into two or three par-cels, and have requested that there can be no more than three parcels created, if agreed.The property is currently vacant, and Ms. Leone plans to keep it va-cant in the near future.The Beaver Island Master Plan recommends observing the qual-ity of water, shoreline protection as it is a mix of private and pub-lic ownership, according to Stark they must find a way to fit public access. Chamberlain told the commission the St. james Township wanted him to have different applications for Leone and Stein and will have to send a second application for Stein property. There was a motion to recommend support the St. james, approval, was passed with no objections.Commissioners clarified it would only be two parcels, if they want-ed to enlarge structures on the property, they wouldn’t need to involve zoning, only about the property size.

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570 votes.Incumbent Charlevoix County Commissioner Ron Reinhardt (R-District 3) received 422 votes. Reinhardt will face Democratic challenger Tim LaCroix in the No-vember general election. LaCroix received 155 votes.Uncontested Charlevoix County Commissioner and Board Chair-man joel Evans (R-District 4) re-ceived 550 votes.One of several big upsets of the night included the race between in-cumbent Charlevoix County Com-missioner Rich Gillespie (R-Dis-trict 5) and Republican challenger Nancy Ferguson. Gillespie bested Ferguson in the last election but was unable to defend his seat this time around.“I’m happy to be on the happy side of it and I’m looking forward to representing all five townships,” said Ferguson, who added that she wants to revisit the farmland and open space preservation ordinance idea.She added that she is interested in how the Ironton Ferry Board is rep-resented and plans to look into that as well.“There are lots of projects that come up and there is going to be a huge learning curve,” Ferguson said. Ferguson beat Gillespie by a vote of 684 to 552. Ferguson captured 55.25 percent of the vote.“I feel like I gave my all and I’m disappointed people didn’t see that,” said Gillespie. “But, that’s the political process and we’ll see how it goes from here.”Gillespie said there is no chance he

will run as a write-in candidate in the November general election.“It’s time to move on,” he said.Another Charlevoix County Com-missioner seat was overturned in the race between first-term Charle-voix County Commissioner Larry Sullivan (R-District 6) and former Charlevoix County Commissioner Shirley Roloff. Roloff thanked all those who sup-ported her and said she looks for-ward to getting to work in january.“I feel good,” said Roloff. “I’m pleased, pleased it’s over.”She added, “From now until janu-ary, I’ll probably be attending all the regular meetings and just get up to speed with what they are work-ing on.”Roloff beat Sullivan by a vote of 567 to 523. Roloff captured 51.78 percent of the vote.Sullivan did not respond to a re-quest for a comment by press time.

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Roy C. Hayes III took the lead with 2,326 votes or 35.45 percent.Hayes also lauded the candidates for running positive campaigns.“I am grateful to the primary voters of Charlevoix County who placed their faith in me for this very im-portant position,” he said. “I would also like to thank everybody who has supported my campaign and worked hard during the past six months. This has been and will continue to be a team effort.”Hayes expressed his respect for his opponents and his eagerness to face kur in the general election.“I look forward to meeting more of the voters of Charlevoix County and hopefully earning their vote to be the next circuit judge for Char-levoix County,” he said. “As I have said throughout this campaign,

I believe this is the most impor-tant election for the people of this community since we elected judge Richard Pajtas to this position al-most 30 years ago.”Mary Beth kur came in second with a total of 1,596 votes.“First, I would like to thank my family and my friends and all of my supporters,” said kur. “With-out their help, I would not be where I am in this race. Second, I would like to congratulate my friend and colleague joe Hayes.” She added, “Everyone in this race ran a clean, positive campaign and worked very hard and they deserve recognition as well. It is an honor to be one of the two to move on to the November ballot.”Valerie k. Snyder took 1,396 votes.Tom Schraw ended up with 837 votes.Ed Engstrom received 406 votes.Both Hayes and kur will go on to face each other in the November general election.

distriCt 1 ConGressional raCeFirst District U.S. Congressman Dan Benishek bested Republican rival Alan Arcand by a vote of 3,272 to 1,522 in Charlevoix Coun-ty. Benishek took his districtUncontested Democratic candidate jerry Cannon received 1,217 votes.Arcand lost the 1st Congressional District by a total district-wide vote of 21,462 to Benishek’s 49,435 votes. Cannon’s district-wide total was 31,053 votes. Benishek will face Cannon in the general election.

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Greg MacMaster lost Charlev-oix County and the 37th District to Republican challenger Wayne Schmidt by a vote of 2,614 to 2,255

in Charlevoix County. Schmidt took 53.61 percent of the vote.On the Democrat side, Phil Bellfy beat jimmy Schmidt by a vote of 592 to 570 for 50.82 percent. Schmidt’s district-wide total of 19,032 bested MacMaster’s 15,286; Bellfy beat jimmy Schmidt with a district-wide total of 4,614 to 4,325.Wayne Schmidt will face Phil Bell-fy in November.

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Republican Triston Cole bested Tony Cutler in Charlevoix County by a vote of 2,160 to 2,070. A third Republican on the ballot—Michael Vickory—received just 336 votes.

Cole will now go on to face Demo-crat jay Calo who, in an uncontest-ed bid, took 1,158 votes.The final district tally was 8,627 for Cole and 4,032 Cutler. Calo’s district-wide total was 3,689; Vick-ory’s total was 1,141.Arcand lost the 1st Congressional District by a vote of 21,462 to Ben-ishek’s 49,435 votes. Cannon’s dis-trict-wide total was 31,053 votes.

miChiGan u.s. senate raCeTerri Land and Gary Peters took their respective party primaries with 587,570 for the Republican candidate and 503,580 for the Democrat. Their Charlevoix Coun-ty vote totals were 4,154 for Land and 1,253 for Peters.

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while the Legislature is on a summer break the Roll call Report is reviewing key votes of the 2013-2014 session.• house Concurrent resolution 11, Authorize “common core” school curriculum standards: Passed 85 to 21 in the House on September 26, 2013. to authorize the michigan department of education to spend money to implement “com-mon core” curriculum promoted by an entity as-sociated with the national governors Association, subject to various restrictions and conditions. the Senate adopted the measure with an unrecorded voice vote.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin N • house Bill 4787, Increase con health facil-ity rationing fees: Passed 82 to 26 in the House on September 12, 2013to increase the fees imposed under a state “certifi-cate of need” rationing regime, which mandates that health care providers must get government permission to open or expand a facility, or add cer-tain capital-intensive equipment (like mRIs). the fee hikes for different types of permission requests submitted to a board comprised primarily of in-cumbent providers range from $500 to $12,000.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • house Bill 4242, Raise burden of proof to justify new government regulations: Passed 108 to 0 in the House on may 14, 2013. to require government agencies to demonstrate that a rule they want to impose is “necessary and suitable to achieve its purpose in proportion to the burdens it places on individuals.” 105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • house Bill 4952, Halt unemployment benefits for failed drug test: Passed 82 to 24 in the House on September 26, 2013. to make a person ineligible to collect unemployment benefits if a prospective employer requires a drug test as a condition of a job offer and the individual either refuses to take the test or fails it. 105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • house Bill 4770, Restrict accident-related commercial solicitations (“ambulance chasing”): Passed 98 to 10 in the House on october 9, 2013to restrict public access to vehicle accident reports for 30 days after the crash by requiring outside parties who want the report to file a statement that they will not use it for commercial solicitation (“ambulance chasing”), subject to a $15,000 fine for violations. the original bill’s attempt to limit ac-cess by defining “journalist” was removed.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin X • house Bill 4768, Limit deQ groundwater dis-

charge sodium limits: Passed 65 to 43 in the House on june 11, 2013. to prohibit the department of environmental Quality from imposing restrictions on the amount of sodium in groundwater dis-charges that exceed limits specified in the bill.105 Rep. greg macmaster R - Kewadin Y • house Bill 4688, Repeal licensure mandates for dietitians and nutritionists: Passed 71 to 39 in the House on november 13, 2013to repeal a law that imposes a licensure mandate on dietitians and nutritionists. the mandate has not been enforced since it was authorized in 2006 because the state licensure agency was unable to devise acceptable credentialing and education requirements.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • house Bill 4546, Increase marketing “assess-ments” imposed on potato growers: Passed 73 to 37 in the House on november 14, 2013to increase the maximum “assessment” that can be levied on growers under a government potato marketing scheme, with exceptions for smaller growers.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y • house Bill 4787, Increase con health facility rationing fees: Passed 23 to 14 in the Senate on october 1, 2013. the Senate vote on the bill de-scribed above. this was signed into law on october 15, 2013.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y • house Bill 4242, Raise burden of proof to justify new government regulations: Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate on december 3, 2013. the Senate vote on the bill described above. this was signed into law gov. Rick Snyder on december 17, 2013. 37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y • house Bill 4768, Limit deQ groundwater dis-charge sodium limits: Passed 26 to 12 in the Senate on november 12, 2013the Senate vote on the bill described above. this was signed into law on november 26, 2013.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y • house Bill 4952, Halt unemployment benefits for failed drug test: Passed 28 to 10 in the Senate on october 17, 2013. the Senate vote on the bill described above. this was signed into law on oc-tober 29, 2013.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y • house Bill 4770, Ban vehicle accident-related commercial solicitations (“ambulance chasing”): Passed 35 to 3 in the Senate on december 12, 2013. the Senate vote on the bill described above. this was signed into law on december 21, 2013. 37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• house Bill 4546, Increase marketing “assess-ments” imposed on potato growers: Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on december 11, 2013the Senate vote on the bill described above. this was signed into law by gov. Rick Snyder on decem-ber 17, 2013.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y courtesy michiganVotes.org

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august 2014 primary election results

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early-morning voters are pictured casting their ballots on tuesday aug. 5 at Boyne City hall for the primary election.

Hi there, as-tro buffs! we have had very good observing weather this last week and I hope it continues.Keep looking at the beauty of the milky way in the southern sky near Sagit-t a r i u s — y o u should be able to see many nebulae with just binoculars, including the famous Lagoon

nebula (m 8). this week is also when the Perseid meteor shower is at its peak, although the bright moon will diminish the faint me-teor trails. the moon was full on August 10, so as the days go by it will gradually become less and less of an observing interference. on August 17, 1877, Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, a martian moon. Also, the space probe Ro-setta has finally arrived (after a ten year, 4 billion mile journey!) at comet comet 67P/churyumov-gerasimenko, a 2.5-mile-wide (4-kilometer-wide) conglomeration of ice and dust. It will slowly orbit the comet for about a year and a half, and then send a lander probe to its surface for more detailed study.the planet Uranus is only about 1.2 degrees south of the moon on the 14th in the constel-lation of Pisces, but unless you have tripod mounted good binoculars or even a small to medium sized telescope and a good star chart, you may have difficulty finding it. Uranus shines at magnitude 5.5 and is more easily seen in the binoculars. In 1779, an obscure amateur astronomer named william Herschel decided to view the

brighter stars in the sky at high magnifica-tion. In 1781, he noticed a “star” in taurus that looked quite different from all other 6th-magnitude stars when viewed in his home-made 6.2-inch reflecting telescope. when he observed it again four nights later, it had moved with respect to the background stars, proving that it was actually an object inside our solar system. At first, he assumed that it was a comet. when professional astronomers viewed Herschel’s “comet,” they saw only a garden-variety star. that’s because — un-known to him or anyone else — Herschel’s homemade reflector was far superior to most professional scopes. But it was easy to watch Herschel’s object moving from one night to the next, and that allowed mathematicians to compute its orbit. It turned out to take a nearly circular path around the Sun, just like all the known planets, and very unlike the elongated orbits of comets. And the new ob-ject was much farther from the Sun than any solar-system body had ever been seen before. considering how bright it appeared, it must be many times bigger than earth. Herschel had in fact found the planet that we now call Uranus—the first new planet discovered throughout all of human history. It was the most revolutionary discovery since galileo spotted the moons of jupiter 170 years earlier. Herschel became an instant celebrity and got a stipend from the King of england that allowed him to become a full-time as-tronomer. After Uranus, it wasn’t until 1846 that another really large planet was found. And neptune, as the new planet came to be called, was found by staff astronomers at the Berlin ob-servatory, who looked where the new planet was predicted to be, compared what they saw with a star chart, found an uncharted star, and then verified that it was in fact a planet. But credit for the discovery goes not to the astronomers who first saw neptune but to Urban jean joseph Le Verrier, who predicted where it would be found. It had been known for some time that Uranus didn’t move exactly as it should, taking the gravitational attrac-tion of the Sun and the known planets into account. Le Verrier analyzed the discrepancy, concluded that it must be due to the pull of a large planet well outside Uranus’s orbit, and predicted the new planet’s location with an error of just one degree. It was a stunning triumph for theoretical astronomy!next week I’ll report on the Perseids and the upcoming nomAc third Annual Star Party. Until then, clear skies and keep looking up!

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BcBS RecognIZeSBoYne med’ centeRBlue cross Blue Shield of michigan has des-ignated Boyne Area medical center as a pa-tient-centered medical home (PcmH) prac-tice for 2014. the designation period runs july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2015. this is the third consecutive year Boyne Area medi-cal center has earned this designation. this means that they are among a select group of primary care physicians in michigan who are improving health care quality by adopting the PcmH model of care. the patient-centered medical home is healthcare centered on the patient. Boyne Area medical center takes a holistic and com-prehensive approach to patient care, help-ing its patients meet their health goals and keeping track of all their specialist visits, test results and prescriptions.the Blues have designated roughly 1,420 pri-mary care practices – with more than 4,020 primary care doctors – as PcmH practices.

the program is the largest of its kind in the country and has the potential to affect close to 2 million michigan residents.“with the PcmH model, primary care physi-cians lead care teams that work with patients to keep them healthy and monitor their care on an ongoing basis,” said david Share, md, mPH, senior vice president, Value Partner-ships, Blue cross Blue Shield of michigan. PcmH teams coordinate patients’ health care, track patients’ conditions and ensure that they receive the care they need. they offer extended access to the care team, coordi-nate complementary care (such as nutrition counseling) and help patients learn to better manage conditions like asthma and diabetes.A recent analysis of claims data shows that PcmH-designated doctors are succeeding in more effectively managing patients’ care to keep them healthy and prevent complica-tions. Boyne Area Medical Center is located in Boyne City and is owned and operated by Charlevoix Area Hospital. For more information about Boyne Area Medical Center and Charlevoix Area Hospital, please visit cah.org.

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picture is of the Comet C-G taken by the rosetta spacecraft. Courtesy of the european space agency (esa).

Boyne District Library will be bursting with activity on Friday, Aug. 15 during its Family Fun Fair. The fair will be held from 6-8 p.m. during Stroll the Streets.“The library will be filled with so much fun that it will spill over into the street,” said new teen librarian Flo Smith. “The purpose of the Fun Fair is just to provide a good time for children and families.”The 200 block of South Park Street in front of the library will be closed to traffic to make room for all sorts of activities. A fire truck will be on display for kids to see up close and explore, courtesy of the Boyne City Fire Department. A highlight of the Fun Fair will be magic and balloon twisting with ja-nia Taylor.Playing games and winning prizes

is all part of the fun. Games will in-clude bean bag toss, arcade basket-ball, ladder ball, and back by popu-lar demand, the toilet paper toss. In keeping with the Summer Read-ing Program theme of “Fizz, Boom -- Read” there will also be fun sci-ence activities and games, includ-ing “Make and Take Gross Science projects.”Another favorite returning this year is the cake walk, which will take place in the community room, featuring fresh home-made baked

goods from the Friends of the Li-brary.Face painting will be offered, and children may choose a craft such as rock painting, or participate in a scavenger hunt.Refreshments will be available from

the Boyne Valley Lions concession trailer and will include cotton can-dy, snow cones, and popcorn.There is no charge for admission. Each child will receive five tickets, and additional tickets can be pur-chased for 25 cents each.

Boyne District Library is located at the corner of Main and Park streets. For more information about the Fun Fair or about the Geek the Li-brary campaign, visit the library’s website at www.boynelibrary.org. or call 582-7861.

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