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The issue surrounding the photos in the Boyne City Historical Mu-seum has come, for the moment,

to a resolu-tion when an a g r e e m e n t was signed by City Manager Michael Cain and local his-torian Edward May III.This debate, which had been unsolved

for almost six months, began when Edward May III, a local historian who frequently contrib-uted to The Boyne City Gazette, began the process of beginning a photo archive.This archive, intended to be free for the public and inclusive of any and all historic photos of Boyne City, quickly grew to include hundreds of pictures from the Library, service clubs, churches, and individual contributors.“I am doing this because I won’t let Boyne City’s history be for-gotten,” May said. “Every time someone dies, a part of our his-tory goes with them.”This archiving procedure also carries the benefit of having this pictures backed up in multiple locations, insuring that they will never be lost or destroyed.

The Boyne City Commission, led by commissioner Dan Adki-son’s call to reduce the millage rate, began the 2011-2012 bud-get work session on Tuesday, March 22.The meeting was highlighted by a contentious conversation on just where the proposed .25 mills in savings would come from.“I’d like to see at least a quarter of a mill reduction,” Adkison said. “And, I’m not microman-aging the staff’s budget.”While the proposed $9.7 mil-

lion Boyne City budget is down from $10.8 million last year due to the completion of several large infrastructure projects, the commission ultimately directed staff to find an additional quar-ter mill in savings.Adkison said the people of Boyne City are struggling under the current economy and could use some relief.The major focus on cuts sur-rounded the post-retirement health insurance stipend which costs $264 per employee, per month for up to 10 years.“I would propose we get rid of

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Boyne City commissioners are considering moving several municipal operations to the old Federal Screw Works building in the city’s industrial park.And the idea is meeting some resistance.“I’m here to represent a commit-tee we formed at the fire depart-ment expressing our concerns about the relocation (to) Federal Screw,” Boyne City fireman Scott Carlston told commission-ers during their March 22, regu-

lar meeting. “We realize you guys haven’t gone forward with that, but we have done a study.”Officials at the Boyne City Fire Department prepared a four-page report in response to the city’s consideration to move the facility. In it, fire officials dis-cuss, primarily, response times, fire insurance ratings, citizen support and call locations.“The fire department personnel respectfully challenge the idea that moving the fire service fa-cility to the Air Industrial Park would be feasible or in the best interest of the citizens it serves

and property it protects,” they state in their report. “Moving the fire department to the indus-trial park would be ill-advised. Increased response times will inevitably result in increased property loss and potential loss of life.”They added, “While it is recog-nized that there exists a need for a centralized public safety build-ing, careful planning should take place.Boyne City Mayor Chuck Von-dra made it clear that the sav-ings from such a move could be

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May informational meetings scheduledBoyne City commissioners unanimously renewed support for the proposed non-motorized trail from Boyne City to the US-31 crossroad.A lengthy discussion from locals, some in favor – some op-posed, on the trail resulted from the Tuesday, March 22, regular Boyne City Commission meet-ing.“This is very similar to the ap-plication we made several years ago,” said Charlevoix County Planner and unofficial trail proj-ect spokesman Larry Sullivan.Sullivan said the new proposal has changed due to a decrease in the availability of state grants – from $500,000 to $300,000 per request; and the first leg of the

trail project construction would be shorter than earlier project-ed.“Two years ago we were looking at starting the trail at the corner of Court and Robinson and tak-ing the trail to Sumner Road in Bay Township,” he said. “With some of the funding constraints from the DNRE Trust Fund, we’ve elected to stop the trail at

the Bay-Evangeline Township line which is basically where the Park of the Pines is at.”Slated to measure just over three miles, from Boyne City, this first phase of trail is expected to cost nearly $1 million.In all, $88,000 in matching funds will be needed to complete the first leg of the trail.Officials from Boyne City have

promised $11,072; and Evan-geline Township has commit-ted $33,216. Fund-raising ef-forts from private donors are expected to yield the remaining $44,312 needed.Construction of the trail is con-tingent upon all the aforemen-tioned entities’ ability to be awarded said state and federal grants.

A public hearing on the proposed trail had been scheduled for March 23, at the Charlevoix County Board meeting, but was subsequently re-scheduled for Tues-

day, March 29. Results from the meeting were not available by press time.During the March 22, meeting, Sullivan addressed concerns that the trail will be costly to lo-cal taxpayers.“The DNRE will have $25 to $30 million to spend on the trails, and it has to be spent on

Boyne renews trail support

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This country is besieged by union m e m b e r s who are fail-ing to do the work we tax-payers pay them to do. Wi s c o n s i n unions, in-cluding the police, are boyco t t ing

businesses which won’t public-ly support them. Some teach-ers in Michigan have received pay raises of 173 percent in as little as 11 years, and negotiat-ed increases in health care and retirement benefits of over 200 percent in the same amount of time. Keep in mind that their pay

reflects a salary for only nine months of the year.Teachers in several states are allowed to take retirement, im-mediately return to work full-time, and then continue to re-tain their up to 90 percent of pre-retirement income while being fully paid for their new job. A recent poll in New York City shows that 78 percent of voters there think that layoffs should be based on performance and not on seniority. Union thugs and some union members are making multiple death threats in Wisconsin, and making it personal and danger-ous by protesting at the home of Wisconsin’s Governor. We now learn that the Michigan Education Association Board of Directors have voted unani-

mously to “ratchet up their ef-forts”, authorizing “significant activities” including work stop-page. http://www.michigan-capitolconfidential.com/14762 This lines up well with the Madison Troublemaker’s School, wherein “working people” (union members) who are “under assault” learn tech-niques for “fighting back,” as they state. Even if what they say is true about being under assault, that would be only the 10 percent of Americans who are unionized. Many Americans feel they are under assault from having to pay budget-busting union con-tracts.http://www.labornotes.org/madison Michigan’s budget calls for a mere 5 percent decrease in

funding to schools.Michigan’s teachers are forbid-den by law to strike, for that takes away from their students the right to be educated. Teachers who participate in an illegal strike by law are sup-posed to lose their pay for that day, and the local union is to be fined $5,000 for each infrac-tion. Without weighing in on the proposal for the state to appoint emergency managers for failing school districts, if the schools and their unions had not put in place perks which cannot be supported, this proposal would never have been presented by our Governor.When unions stop their de-mands that we the people must

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The English language as it has been manipulated by Ameri-cans fasci-nates me. And, as most of you have discovered, I do have my prob-lems with its spelling.

As an early elementary student

I was taught spelling through the phonetic approach. Why that was ever considered a viable method I have never been able to determine. There is no way one can spell our language by the pronuncia-tion of its words. Add to this the dilemma of the words which have two or more unrelated meanings. An example is the simple four letter one, “bark.” It is the name of the outside covering of a tree, but also that

of the sound of a dog being vo-cal. Both “barks” are nouns (names of something). However, one refers to a thing we touch and the other, a sound we hear. To further confuse the mean-ing of “bark” all one has to do is add the prefix “em” and yet another meaning wraps itself into the word. It now is a verb (the name of an action) and we immediately envision a person climbing aboard a boat, train or plane.

But wait.They could also be starting out on an education, a business, an adventure or some other spe-cial endeavor. The word silently infers that whatever it is the person is start-ing out on is something either difficult, long or in some way more special than just “climb-ing aboard.” Tack “dis” in front of the “em” and the person has turned around and is leaving their journey or vessel.

“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”This is an-other quote that I wish I could take credit

for, which belongs to Joanne Rowling.We have, as you can see, had a rough week.Carole Hague, a woman for whom I have a great deal of respect, passed away in our upper peninsula at the age of 61.As sad as that makes me, I take comfort that she died do-ing something she loved — skiing in a place she loved — our outdoors.In nearby Petoskey, an 18 year

old young man died in a car accident.In my opinion, 18 is far too young to die, and without even knowing his name, I feel sadness for the family of this individual.You can see that so far, my column has been filled with sadness.One might even wonder, “Why does our local newspa-per print such things? Can’t we keep it positive?”Some people might even use this phrase in comparing us with others, speaking up about having positive news.News is not positive or nega-tive ... it is news.It is not our job to decide what is good and what is bad ... it is our job to report on it all.You will never see something missing from our paper be-cause we didn’t like it, or be-cause it made me sad.

I can promise you that it all goes in.I have put people I know and care about in the Court Re-porter section several times, because it is not my job to decide which people found guilty in the courts the public needs to know about. In fact, if I were convicted of something, you would see my name printed alongside all of the others.I have reported on suicides, tragic deaths, crimes commit-ted, complaints filed, families ripped apart, and our own citi-zens numbed by fear and sad-ness.I will keep doing this, because it is not my place to decide what the citizens deserve to know about their home town.That being said, we are not without our positives.It was my 23rd birthday on Sunday, and I had the op-

portunity to spend time with my family, friends, and girl-friend.I was proud to watch our Boyne City High School Dra-ma Group put on an excel-lent production of Guys and Dolls.Our weather is improving, and spring is on the way.Several businesses have opened, the ones we have are staying strong, and we are a community united through everything.The Gazette prints the “happy stuff” too, but does not limit the content based on how it makes people feel.Here is my final question: “If you are only getting the ‘hap-py’ news, are you really get-ting the news at all?”My commitment to you: by picking up an issue of The Boyne City Gazette, you will get the news — all of it.

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History of the USMCOriginsThe United States Marine Corps traces its institution-al roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolution-

ary War, formed at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775, to raise 2 battalions of Marines. That date is regarded and celebrated as the date of the Marine Corps’ “birth-day”. At the end of the American

Revolution, both the Continental Navy and Continental Marines were disbanded in April 1783. Al-though individual Marines stayed on for the few American naval ves-sels left, the last Continental Ma-rine was discharged in September 1783. The institution itself would not be resurrected until 1798. In that year, in preparation for the Naval War with France, Congress created the United States Marine Corps. Marines had been enlisted by the War Department as early as August 1797 for service in the new build frigates authorized by Congress. The “Act to provide a Naval Armament” of March 18, 1794 authorizing them had speci-fied the numbers of Marines to be recruited for each frigate.

The Marines’ most famous action of this period occurred during the First Barbary War (1801–1805) against the Barbary pirates, when William Eaton and First Lieuten-ant Presley O’Bannon led eight Marines and 500 mercenaries in an effort to capture Tripoli. Though they only reached Derna, the action at Tripoli has been im-mortalized in the Marines’ hymn and the Mameluke Sword carried by Marine officers.During the War of 1812, Marine naval detachments took part in the great frigate duels that character-ized the war, which were the first American victories in the conflict. Their most significant contribu-tions were delaying the British march to Washington, D.C. at the

Battle of Bladensburg and hold-ing the center of Gen. Andrew Jackson’s defensive line at the de-fense of New Orleans. By the end of the war, the Marines had ac-quired a well-deserved reputation as expert marksmen, especially in ship-to-ship actions.After the war, the Marine Corps fell into a depression that ended with the appointment of Archi-bald Henderson as its fifth com-mandant in 1820. Under his tenure, the Corps took on expe-ditionary duties in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Key West, West Africa, the Falkland Islands, and Sumatra. Commandant Hen-

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Tuesday, March 159:22am Unlock in the Indus-trial Park11:46am Request for civil standby in the 800 block of Douglas St 1:26pm 2 vehicle private prop-erty accident in the 300 block of E Division St5:37pm Driving complaint re-ceived on M-75 N and State St8:16pm Motorist assist on W Water St8:50pm Assist ambulance in the 800 block of S Park St10:27pm Unlock in the 700 block of Wenonah St

Wednesday, March 161:15am Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance

2:28am Subject arrested for OWI. Also cited for expired registration and No Proof of Insurance.7:21am Dispatched injured deer at Division St and Boyne Av3:02pm Private property dam-age accident in the 300 block of N Lake St3:30pm Unlock in the 600 block of Grant St4:47pm report of Car Deer Accident that occurred at Di-vision St and Contractor Dr

Thursday, March 1710:30am Citizen in with fraud-ulent money order received in the mail10:37am Report of larceny from the 1000 block of Boyne

Av11:21am Investigation of Controlled Substance Act on McLean St 3:00pm Report of dog running at large in the 100 block of E Michigan3:20pm Unlock in the 100 block of Silver St4:53pm Citation issued for violation of 2 hour parking ordinance in the 100 block of E Water St.5:31pm Report of assault in the 300 block of E Division St

Friday, March 1810:47am 911 hang up from the 1000 block of Boyne Av11:14am 911 hang up from the 1000 block of Boyne Av

3:56am Driving complaint re-ceived on N Lake St9:05pm Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance and defec-tive headlight

Saturday, March 199:08am Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance. Verbal warning for speed9:22am Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance. Verbal warning for speed.9:52am Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance. Verbal warning for speed and no turn signal.12:47pm Missing person re-ported from the 400 block of S East St7:34pm Juvenile complaint from the 600 block of E Main

St7:49pm Barking dog reported in the 500 block of W Michi-gan Av

Sunday, March 201:23pm Suspicious item lo-cated in the 200 block of State St2:09am Unlock in the 300 block of E Division St2:57am Citation issued for No Proof of Insurance. Verbal warning for speed

Monday, March 219:10am Report of abandoned vehicle in the 1300 block of Boyne Av3:25pm 2 vehicle private property damage in the 1000 block of Boyne Av

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WRC ‘thaNKs’Editor:The St. Patrick’s Day FUNdraiser held at cava in Bay Harbor to ben-efit the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRC) was another great success. The event helped us raise more than $9,000. Many thanks to all of those who at-tended the event; donated items for both auctions; bid on items in the si-lent auction; placed bids during the fun and spirited live auction; helped obtain a bevy of wonderful auction items; volunteered to help prior to, during and after the event; and to WRC staff members. We especial-ly thank the staff and management at cava who provided the opportu-nity to hold this event at their ex-ceptional restaurant along with the bounty of delicious hors d’oeuvres created by their talented team.We live in a truly gracious commu-nity, and we appreciate your ongo-ing support and confidence in the WRC as a worthy recipient of your charitable dollars. Deb SmithWRC Assistant Director

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Editor:I am writing this in reference to the article (“A Call for Accountability in the Land of Cheese and Panic” -- Karen Peters, March 2).

I agree that some of what she says is common sense but some of it is the usual Republican double talk and anti middle class hate talk.I agree that the NEA has over-stepped its bounds in some of its demands and benefits just as many non-public unions have done. Tenure and fully funded health in-surance are examples. But as to their wages being too high is nonsense. It seems that many people would much rather pay workers $75,000 to turn nuts and bolts on an assem-bly line than pay a teacher a decent wage to teach their children. Which is more important to them?Since public employees and teachers in Wisconsin have agreed to all the Governors requests for lower wages and benefits what else is it that Ms. Peters thinks should be taken away, the right to stick up for themselves, the right to have a union like every-one else has the right to?Why does the Gov ernor only tar-get public employees to give up on wages and benefits? Why not be all inclusive and fair and target every one through general taxation to help balance the state’s bud get and not just a select few who he evidently hates? This kind of action is known as se-lective taxation. Make a certain segment of society pay because the politicians don’t

have the backbone nor the decency to do their jobs properly and hon-estly by requiring the whole of so-ciety to share the burden.There are not very many things more important for children than a good education, which in turn re-quires that good com petent people go into the education field. These people also have families to support and won’t become teachers if the in centives are not there. Ms. Peters and the Republican Par-ty do not seem to think that a good education and public ser vice are very important.The article states that only 32 per-cent of eighth-grade students in Wisconsin are proficient in reading. Of course there are teachers that are not competent in their jobs just as there are in every profession and trade. But to lower the incentives for the teaching profession as Wisconsin is trying to do will surely not help raise that 32 percent. It’s becoming increasingly evident that the Republican Party wants to dumb down America. The right to union membership was not given to teachers and public employees by JFK as “payback for votes” as Ms. Peters states. It was given as a tool for the teach-ing profession avid public service to bring in a more highly educated and compet ent level of teachers and

employees.She states that paying union dues is a “built in slush fund from our tax-payers dollars”. Another false state-ment on her part. Union dues are not paid for through public taxation. Union dues come out of employees wages. Are any working per sons union dues paid for by their employer? This is pure nonsense.Ms. Peters insinuates that all federal employees pay union dues.

Another false statement. Many federal places of bus iness are not unionized because most of em-ployees are not pro-union.There are other legitimate ways for government to increase revenue; one of which is to make the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share of the tax burden without having to cheat the middle and lower classes. Why doesn’t Ms. Peters point this out as a possibility?Robert ReedBoyne City

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those,” he said. “If they’re not utilized by Charlevoix County, they will be utilized by some-one else.”While the trail received over-whelming support during the meeting, Bay Township resi-dent Bob Taylor had his con-cerns.“I don’t have a problem going from the city to the park (Young State Park). I think it’s a good idea,” Taylor said. “When you hit Evangeline Township I have a problem.”He added, “I’ve been involved with this issue at least two years and they (trail project officials) were supposed to check with those people (residents along the trail route) to see what their views are and they have not done that.”Boyne City Mayor Chuck Von-dra said his major concern is whether the trail would be a li-ability to the city in the event homeowners along the pro-posed trail site decide to sue over property rights.Sullivan said, while Boyne City has chosen to be the applicant on the grant – due to the fact that Charlevoix County is not an Act 51 public entity and can-not apply for this type of fund-ing – Charlevoix County will be responsible for any legal ac-

tions related to the trail.Boyne Area Chamber of C o m m e r c e E x e c u t i v e Director Jim B a u m a n n said this trail has been in the works for long enough.“This is

a slam-dunk,” he said. “It’s $11,000 of city money and hun-dreds of thousands of dollars of state money that’s designated for this sort of thing.”Baumann added, “It’s not like we could cut the budget and save revenue sharing for the city.”Baumann also pointed out that there have been meetings wherein concerned people from near the trail route had the chance to opine.“Those people have been very well informed,” he said. “There are more meetings coming up – I don’t think anybody can say we’re trying to hide what’s go-ing on here.”Informational meetings pertain-ing to the trail are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. On Thursday, May 26; and both 9 a.m. And 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 28 at Evan-geline Township Hall.Boyne City Planner Scott McPherson said the Boyne City

Planning Commission has sup-ported the plan.Boyne City Main Street/DDA Director Hugh Conklin also spoke in favor of the trail.“It’s been a long-term goal to make a connection from down-town to Young State Park,” he said. “It seems like this bike path, with a lot of things we’re doing in the community, adds perfectly into our creation of a sense of place and attracting businesses and entrepreneurs in the local and global market-place.”Taylor said building the trail past the state park will be dan-gerous for cyclists and walkers who pass by the driveways of those who live along the route.Baumann said he is blown away that anyone would think the trail will be negative for the community – let alone a danger to it.“This is a big biking commu-nity,” he said. “The chamber gets calls from visitors and they want to know where the bike trails are – I don’t like telling people who want to come to my community to go somewhere else because we don’t have what they’re looking for.”Boyne City Commissioner Ron Grunch said it was polyannaish to think the state would allocate half a million dollars for the trail.“I hope one of the options is, if

we can’t get the money as pre-sented, there will be funding to get the state park connected to the city.”Vondra said he supports the trail as long as no-one’s prop-erty rights are infringed upon.“I wouldn’t want people in-fringing on my property,” he said.

Sullivan said 400 to 500 letters detailing the upcoming infor-mational meetings have been sent to those who could be af-fected by the trail.The Boyne City Gazette will have results from the March 29 public hearing in the April 6 edition of the paper.

that program,” said Boyne City Mayor Chuck Vondra. “It’s $1.1 million in maximum exposure.”Vondra said the proposal should not affect current, but future re-tirees.“I think we have to fund it for the people that are there now,” Vondra said. “I know this isn’t a popular discussion, but how do we react when we print our benefits in the newspaper – what would the response be?”Boyne City Manager Michael Cain said the salary and benefits package is higher on average than those in Boyne City’s pri-vate sector.“If we have somebody who is getting close to retirement that anticipated this coming forward should they just be cut off and it just disappears?” he said. “I can see some type of a transition period. This was a controversial program when it went in, but the fact is the city put it in for right or wrong.”The program was instead before

Cain became city manager.“We have a big bubble of people ready to retire and to just yank that out … doesn’t strike me as quite being fair,” Cain said. “I can see the long-term implica-tions, and doing something to be proactive, but our financial house is in order.”Adkison said the city should have no liability to pay this sort of thing once an employee retires.Vondra said at some point the commis-sion will be forced to choose either retiree health benefits or a new department of public works building.“I know the employees in gen-eral don’t like to hear that, but at some point we still have to run and maintain this city,” he said. “I think we’re hampering our-selves and walking down that path other people have – and and I don’t think we have to do that ...I don’t think we can do both.”Cain argued that the city is in no position to have to choose one

over the other due to careful planning and use of tax funds.“We’ve gone down about 25 percent in our millage rate,” Cain said. “We’re so strong we’ve paid off debts in cash and not incurred additional interest payments.”Currently, nearly 30 employees

could be eligible for the benefit once they retire at a total cost of $29,000 each.“Let’s ask the citizens if they want the millage to support these non-comparable benefits,” Vondra said. “How does that vote go?”Cain said the vote would likely “go down in flames” and added, that the city has a moral obliga-tion to follow through with what has been promised them.“Our employees have gotten raises when nobody else has;

Our employees get benefits that nobody else gets; We haven’t laid anybody off,” Vondra said. “I think we’re doing our part and I don’t think anybody sit-ting here begrudges them those things – but that’s a huge, huge, huge dollar amount.”He added, “I question whether

we can hold our heads high in the community when people look at this and say, ‘Was this the right decision or the wrong deci-sion?’”

Cain said there is a case to be made that Boyne City, compared to other municipalities, is finan-cially stable and doesn’t need to make cuts at this time.“Which five employees do you want to lay off?” Vondra re-sponded. “We’re in a position where we’re going to get ham-mered with the decision we make here today out there in public.”Boyne City Commissioner Lau-ra Sansom said one of the city’s goals is job retention and cre-

ation.“These are good paying jobs,” shes said. “But, I think we’re kind of proud to know we can offer good paying jobs in this community.”Cain added that five or six em-ployees would be affected by this over the next several years.“It’s been in their contracts and it’s been in their handbooks since the city instated it,” he said.Vondra said millage cuts and high financial liabilities cannot both be attained.Cain was directed to check with the city’s labor attorney to en-sure they could end the benefit without fear of litigation.Other items of discussion in the budget included mention that there is a zero percent wage in-creases in the budget for employ-ees across the board. Some roof work and bathroom upgrades are slated in the budget as well as $26,000 for a new police ve-hicle and $3,000 for Tasers for the police department.The next Boyne City Commis-sion meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12.


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Ask the citizens if they want the millage to support these ... benefits

MAyOR CHUCK VONDRA

substantial.“(What) If we can purchase that building at the same cost as building a new DPW that houses three facilities instead of one,” Vondra said. “I’m not saying we can. This is all hypo-thetical (but) was this part of the analysis that you guys did?”Carlston said it was not, and that they focused on the health and safety aspects of the pro-posed move.According to the report, a struc-ture fire can double in size ev-ery 30 to 60 seconds; and reac-tion time to accidents is also critical.“The ‘golden hour’ is the time standard whereby a critical trauma patient – i.e. a car crash victim that requires extrication – needs to reach … (the) operat-ing room to have the best chance for survival,” the report states. “The point of the previous two statements is that time is of the essence in the fire service.”They added, “Moving a fire

station to the Air Industrial Park will drastically increase response times to incidents in-creasing loss of property and, potentially, life.”According to fire officials, changing the station’s location would more than double the dis-tance from for all 19 firefighters must travel from their residence to the proposed location.“The fire department is integral to the protection of the down-town business district,” the re-port states. “Currently the fire station location is approximate-ly two blocks to the downtown area. Moving the fire facility to the industrial park would in-crease that distance by two miles.”Further, “While, on the surface, two miles does not sound like a lot, consideration must ale be taken to the additional response time of current firefighters to that station location.”Officials said during a recent car crash on Camp Daggett Road, the response time would have increased by 10 minutes at least for call time until they ar-

rive on-scene.“An additional 10 minutes for a critically injured trauma patient can be the difference between life and death,” they stated.Number of calls responded to by year:2010 – 162 calls2009 – 139 calls2008 – 173 callsThe percentage of calls outside the city:2010 – 64 percent 2009 – 50 percent 2008 – 51 percent ISOThe report also addressed the ISO rating of the city. The ISO is how a municipality is equipped to handle fire emergencies. The higher the rating, the lower the insurance liability.“Increasing response times by an average of seven to 10 min-utes will, undoubtedly, have some affect on insurance rates,” the report stated. “More re-search is required to determine the extend of change.”School LocationThe report then addressed the potential affect moving the

fire department would have on school response times.“During the school year, pe-destrian and vehicular traffic increases around the Boyne City Public Schools campus,” they state. “Several firefight-ers, when responding to the sta-tion to a 911 dispatch, would be traveling past the middle and high schools 100 percent of the time. Based on run history, fire equipment would be traveling back past the schools approxi-mately 95 percent of the time.”Citizen Support The following portion of the re-port is based on anecdotal con-versations fire personnel have had with an unknown number of citizens.“There has not been one re-port of a Boyne City resident that would be in favor of such a move,” the report states. “It would appear, based on these informal conversations, that it would be difficult to get taxpay-er support, if needed, at a public hearing.”Further, “Elected officials do have to make difficult decisions.

They are also supposed to be the voice of the people. Hope-fully, the lack of citizen support would be a consideration.”Other ConsiderationsBoyne City firefighters would have to travel through part of Boyne Valley Township’s fire department territory to get to the proposed location.Surrounding townships could be disadvantaged by projected slower response times which, fire officials say, could create a “hard sell” when asking for ad-ditional revenue from townships if and when it is necessary.Moving to the industrial park would take the former Fed-eral Screw building off the tax rolls.Fire officials say getting the building ready for fire depart-ment use will be costly.Emergency vehicles would be exiting the proposed facility onto a 55 mph highway instead of a city street with slower traf-fic.Vondra asked Carlston to look at the costs and get back to him with the numbers.

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CITY OF BOYNE CITYCITY COMMISSION

minute synopsis

March 22, 2011 Regular Meeting – Approved March 8, 2011 City Commission meeting minutes; Approved lot re-configuration for Lots 1 & 2 Air Industrial Park Phase II by moving back the common line 95 feet to the west, back to the original configuration changed in 2004; Adopted a six month Resolution for a Moratorium on certain medical marijuana operations and facilities; Approved contract with C2AE for Design Engineering services for $19,500 and con-tract with Soils and Structures for soil borings for $1,530 for Charlevoix Street; Approved to support and endorse the 2011 Boyne Thunder event to be held on July 8 – 10, 2011, approved to authorize commitment of $11,072 toward the match for and to serve as applicant for the Transportation Enhancement Act Grant in the amount of $565,000 sub-mitted to the Michigan Department of Transportation for Boyne City to US-31 Non-Motorized Trail

The next regular City Commission meeting is scheduled for April 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Cindy Grice, City Clerk/Treasurer

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bruary

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glim

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g-ing

on liv

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nigh

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five d

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direc

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and

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cast

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brin

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sce

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o life

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provid

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the d

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s of

hard-

worki

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w ch

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cast

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twee

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cast

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direc

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ft eve

ryone

beam

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m ea

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at ha

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been

rec

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nigh

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cent y

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fin

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wish

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casts

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that

tim

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ye

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stud

ents

of

all a

ges

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scen

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choo

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tho

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maj

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tude

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tting

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con-

ditio

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re h

eade

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sup

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goin

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exo

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avel

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alki

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bste

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tudi

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how

th

at th

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k of

mel

anom

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in-

crea

s-i

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each

yea

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chi

ldre

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l yo

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orsh

iper

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at b

all o

f fire

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cau

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arm

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you

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part

from

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of

its “

good

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to

prev

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any

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ly s

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0-80

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ngla

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plu

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the

dark

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bet

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ark

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re in

sty

le a

s w

ell!

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reak

nee

ded

from

win

ter

On

the

first

day

of A

pril,

hoo

ligan

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ou

t and

abou

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ady

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nsus

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citize

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augh

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uard

th

is ye

ar; b

e rea

dy to

retal

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ith cl

ean

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il fo

ols

joke

s in

cludi

ng: s

uper

glu

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of a

pen

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, the

n po

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ely a

skin

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ur n

eighb

or o

r tea

cher

to

pul

l of t

he c

ap a

nd la

ughi

ng a

t the

ir fa

iled

attem

pts.

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ther

who

lesom

e pr

ank

inclu

des

just

one

dolla

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and

a p

iece o

f spa

re fa

bric.

Whi

le yo

u ar

e in

the h

allw

ay, p

lace a

dol

lar

on th

e floo

r. W

hen

the n

ext s

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nt b

ends

dow

n to

gra

b th

e dol

lar,

take a

scra

p of

fabr

ic an

d rip

the c

loth

loud

ly. W

atch

as th

e stu

dent

tu

rns r

ed w

ith em

barra

ssm

ent a

nd re

ache

s bac

k to c

heck

their

pant

s. O

ne st

uden

t sha

res h

er p

ast A

pril

fool

s exp

erien

ce sa

ying

, “I t

ook

the c

ream

from

all th

e Ore

os in

the h

ouse

and r

eplac

ed it

with

toot

h-pa

ste. I

t was

such

a g

ood

joke

”. S

he sa

ys, “

My

dad

grab

bed

the

Ore

o an

d m

ade a

reall

y w

eird

face

.” H

owev

er, b

e re

ady

for t

he re

perc

ussio

ns o

f you

r acti

ons.

Try

to

avoi

d th

e fall

out

of m

ean A

pril

Fool

s jok

es b

y ke

epin

g th

em li

ght

hear

ted an

d ha

rmles

s.

Clea

n, no

t mea

n Apr

il Foo

ls jo

kes

BY A

LLYS

SA K

ASPE

Ra

ries

(3/2

1-4/

19):

The

snow

has

beg

un it

s ra

pid

depl

etio

n! G

et o

utsi

de a

nd g

o fo

r a

nice

lei

sure

ly s

troll

dow

n th

e st

reet

. The

fr

esh

sprin

g ai

r w

ill h

elp

snap

you

out

of

your

win

ter d

aze.

ta

urus

(4/

20-5

/20)

: U

se y

our

spon

tane

-ou

s pe

rson

ality

to

brig

hten

the

day

of

a lo

ved

one!

Not

onl

y w

ill th

ey b

e re

war

ded

by y

our

kind

ness

, bu

t it

will

lig

hten

the

m

ood

for y

ou to

o.g

emin

i (5

/21-

6/21

): L

iste

n up

Gem

inis

! D

on’t

let

the

gloo

my

wea

ther

get

you

do

wn.

Tak

e a

day

for y

ours

elf o

n th

e 27

th

to g

o fo

r a w

alk,

read

a g

ood

book

, or j

ust

take

in th

e sp

ring

air.

Can

cer

(6/2

2-7/

22):

It’s

tim

e to

sha

ke

thin

gs u

p C

ance

rs! B

rush

off

thos

e w

inte

r bl

ues a

nd st

ep o

ut o

f you

r nor

m. A

s spr

ing

begi

ns t

o bl

osso

m, a

new

frie

ndsh

ip w

ill

too!

leo

(7/2

3-8/

22):

Dea

r fel

low

Leo

s, m

ake

this

mon

th g

reat

. D

on’t

both

er w

ith t

he

little

thin

gs, h

ave

fun!

Spr

ing

is h

ere

and

as th

e w

eath

er g

ets

war

mer

, so

will

you

r he

arts

. D

o so

met

hing

spe

cial

with

you

r fa

mily

aro

und

the

30th

!V

irgo

(8/

23-9

/22)

: G

o to

you

r lo

cal

li-br

ary

this

mon

th to

find

an

inte

rest

ing

new

th

rille

r. Yo

u w

ill b

ump

into

an

old

frie

nd

and

rem

inis

ce o

n m

emor

ies.

lib

ra (9

/23-

10/2

3): T

ry a

new

hob

by th

is

sprin

g; h

ikin

g, ru

nnin

g, o

r eve

n so

met

hing

in

door

s. G

et y

our c

reat

ive

juic

es a

nd b

ake

or c

ook!

Not

onl

y w

ill s

omet

hing

new

be

refr

eshi

ng t

o yo

u, b

ut y

our

love

d on

es

too.

scor

pio

(10/

24-1

1/21

): Y

ou a

re a

bub

bly

asse

t to

thi

s sp

ring,

Sco

rpio

s! U

se y

our

pers

onal

ity t

o en

cour

age

a bu

ddy

and

mak

e th

em sm

ile. I

t’s th

e be

st g

ift y

ou c

an

give

an

indi

vidu

al.

sagi

ttar

ius

(11/

22-1

2/21

): G

et re

ady,

this

m

onth

is g

oing

to b

e a

bum

py r

ide.

You

r ho

stili

ty t

owar

ds t

he g

lum

wea

ther

will

on

ly b

ring

you

dow

n. T

ry t

o re

lax

a bi

t an

d do

som

ethi

ng fo

r som

eone

els

e, it

will

su

rely

put

you

in a

brig

hter

moo

d!

Cap

rico

rn (

12/2

2-1/

19):

Oh

Cap

ricor

ns,

the

win

ter

was

lon

g, b

ut n

ow y

ou h

ave

sum

mer

to

look

for

war

d to

. Th

e w

arm

w

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Senioritis…

“A crippling

disease” ex-plains

Se-nior

Mike

Evans. A

dark

trench m

ost seniors

can be found in, soon after tedious college applications, and exam

s. Som

e believe this phenomenon

begins at birth and progresses through elem

entary, middle, and

high school years, coming to a

peek during senior year of high school. It is m

arked by extreme

laziness, lack of motivation, re-

peated absences, over excessive-w

earing of sweatpants, and total

disregard for

something

called “hom

ework”.

These sym

ptoms

are easy to recognize as they are reflected in a decreased G

PA’s, attendance

records, and

sloth like attitudes throughout senior classes. W

hen asked how to slow

or cure these daunting sym

ptoms

brought upon by this debilitating illness, B

oyne City H

igh School Seniors

provided these,

across the board tips:Em

brace the loss of educational interest…Sleep

your first…

second…

or third hour aw

ay…Let the feeling of carelessness take over…Play som

e Call of D

uty…

Submit yourself to procrastina-

tion…Try hard…

but not hard enough to m

ake you give up again…

There seems to be no subtle or

obvious means of hindering this

epidemic;

however

by focus-

ing on the educational aspects of your last w

eeks, and enjoying the final delicacies of being a se-nior, such as prom

, Bac Pac, and

camp out, you can assist your-

self in graduating… w

hich over-all seem

s to be the one and only cure for senioritis. Long breaks, and half days don’t seem

to cut it anym

ore for this eager group. Just rem

ember, the ticket to your

well being depends on staying

alert and positive during the final countdow

n to freedom!

March

30

, 20

11P

AG

E 2

March

30

, 20

11P

AG

E 3

What

a season

for BCHS w

inter sports. To begin into

Wrestling,

the boys

(and girl), had a year. In fact it w

as the first year BCH

S had

a girl

on the team

. Lexie H

arding proved that girls can be just as strong (or stronger) then boys. John Calo, Zac LeD

ere, and Connor Mills w

ere runner ups in the conference. W

hile John Calo also w

as third in the district. Great job team

! JV

girl’s basketball played an amazing season

too and built foundation for next season. In

the end, the JV girls finished 3-17. The girl’s

varsity basketball team w

orked hard all year. They had one of the youngest varsity basket-ball team

in the area. Most of the team

con-sists upcom

ing freshmen. H

owever, that did

not stop them from

competing. Though they

finish 1-20, they learned that effort is key to being successful! Freshm

an Boys basketball saw

their share of wins and losses for their

first year of high school basketball. Working

hard and playing strong earned them a re-

cord of 9-11. The JV boy’s basketball team

know

s that basketball is a tough sport. Most

of their wins occurred by ten points or m

ore. The JV

ended their season 5-15. It is going to be a treat to see the JV

play-

Winter sp

orts wind-up

Since the age of eight, N

orman B

erge has been sailing. H

e has been in competi-

tion for about six years and practices alm

ost ev-eryday during the sum

-m

er while he also is a ju-

nior instructor at sailing school.

Norm

an’s father got him interested in this sport

and Berge has done great things since then.

In a recent issue of Sail World m

agazine it was

said that ‘’Norm

has the passion experience, and athletic ability to be one of the best crew

in the

United States”.

He has sailed in m

any amazing places, in 2009

he visited Portugal and in 2010 he took a trip to Spain and another to N

ew Zealand.

Norm

an has sailed all over the country: Chica-

go, Detroit, A

nnapolis, Maryland and in the K

ey W

est.H

e has completed five races to M

ackinac and has crew

ed in two Farr 40 N

orth Am

erican Cham

pi-onships. H

e has also raced at the Audi M

edCup series.

Norm

an has a few obstacles that he faces and it

is that sailing is very expensive. A

lso, he pointed out that he is geographically isolated living in N

orthern Michigan.

Norm

an’s plan for the future is to go to college, join the sailing team

, and find a career in the sailing industry.

Come sail aw

aying on a varsity level. Com

ing off of a district title, the expectations w

ere high for the Varsity Boy’s team

. Every single gam

e that boys were defeated

was close. In districts the boys w

on the first round by 1 against our rivals across the lake, the Charlevoix Raiders. H

owever, in

the next round the boys lost a tight game

with H

arbor Springs. The predictions for next year are still high.

spring sports PreviewThere is no off season for a true Ram

bler. W

inter sports are over, and the spring sports

are beginning.

Baseball, Track, Softball, G

irls Tennis, and Girls Soccer are

all in the spring. The spring Ramblers are

excited for their seasons! Senior Stepha-nie M

unk notes that, “I am extrem

ely ex-cited for softball season because I feel like w

e have a lot of potential this year that could lead to a successful season.” Coach Todd Shum

aker is pumped about baseball

“‘Cause it is going to get warm

. I think w

e are going be really good. For me to be

politically correct, on paper we have the

best team in N

orthern Michigan.”

Local sports are important but so are col-

lege sports. Right now

the March M

adness is under-w

ay and I went to see w

hat the predic-tions for the final four are. N

olan Sleeye believes, U

Conn, Ohio State, Purdue,

and Pittsburg are going to make it. Bry-

an Wonski on the other hand thinks that

UN

C, Duke, K

ansas, and BYU

are mak-

ing it.

Cures to senioritis

What

is a

Ra

mb

ler

Wheel

and w

hat does it really m

ean? M

ost stu-

dents and

alumni

have grow

n up

with the no-

tion that their mascot is just a w

heel w

ith wings, but alm

ost every resident of B

oyne City has been w

ondering

for ages whether the w

heel holds a deeper m

eaning. W

ell the time for w

ondering is over, the scoop is in and it is tim

e to reveal the real m

eaning of Boyne C

ity’s m

ascot; the Ram

bler Wheel.

Although, it is true that a R

ambler

was at one tim

e a car, it was not

the inspiration for Boyne C

ity High

School’s mascot.

The story of the Ram

bler Wheel’s be-

ginning dates back to when the old

fashioned fire trucks still had wood-

en wheels.

At som

e firehouses an honor was

awarded to a firefighter w

ho showed

tremendous bravery and had pride in

his job. The honoree was aw

arded an old fashioned w

heel, which w

as called a ram

bler wheel.

Boyne C

ity is known for its pride, so

it makes perfect sense w

hy the Ram

-bler W

heel was chosen for its m

ascot. The w

ings were an added addition to

make the w

heel more exciting. Today

the student body wears shirts w

ith the

saying, “We fly high w

ith pride,” an ideal quote for the R

ambler W

heel. A

long with the R

ambler W

heel, the school has adopted tw

o new m

ascots this basketball season. The gym

has been home to The B

ear and The B

leacher Creature, w

hich is w

hat the cheering section is now be-

ing called. W

hether you are a fan of the new m

as-cots or not, the w

heel with w

ings will

always be there to support and carry

on Boyne C

ity’s legendary pride.

The meaning of the B

oyne City R

amb

ler mascot

By Kaitlyn Bohnet

By MacKenzie M

acksey

By Kaitlyn Plante

Cody Beebe

» SPOrTS, Pg

. 43

SPORTS

From Page 2


bOYNe aRea COmmUNITY

Crossword Puzzlesolution on page 12

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Down: 1. Peaceful2. Location3. Write “fourty,” e.g.4. Minister5. President _______ Lincoln6. Part of speech7. Tango, e. g.8. Out of bed9. Landlord’s income10. Interested by11. Entryway17. Stitch21. Caribbean _______23. “Wow!”

24. Struggle25. Actor _______ Hanks 27. Camera opening28. Tiny vegetable29. Outcome32. Matured33. Compass direction (abbr.)36. Intensify38. Girls40. Used a stool41. Earlier43. Tear apart44. Buffalo’s lake45. Maui dance46. Tender48. Persia, today49. Coffee break

Your weekly crossword puzzle is sponsored by the Boyne Valley Lions Club. The Lions believe in serving the local community, can can often be seen working at football games, cleaning a stretch of M-75, and donating to many causes locally. The Lions also have a large-scale mission to be the “Knights for the Blind.” The Boyne Valley Lions Club meets at noon in the Commu-nity Room of the Boyne District Library every Wednesday. For information about the Lions, please call Lion Nels Northup at (231) 549-5647.

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This week’s $100 winner is Kevin King.

COURTESY PHOTOHey, barkeep!Jan Mancinelli, Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michi-gan ( WRC) is ready to raise funds for the agency ’s programs and services on Thursday, April 7, as the Celebrity Bartender at Stafford’s Noggin Room. All of the tips earned by Mancinelli from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will be directed to WRC programs and services.

Weekly Spotlight: Junior Achievement Volunteers Needed Junior Achievement is in need of vol-unteers who are willing to teach 5 to 12 one-hour sessions in the classroom during the school year. Grade levels range from Kindergarden through grade 12. Various locations throughout Charlevoix and Em-met Counties. JA is the world’s largest or-ganization dedicated to teaching students about entrepreneurism, workforce readi-ness and financial literacy.New volunteers must go through a one hour training and must sign a conduct

standards document.Sponsored by: Junior AchievementTo volunteer for this opportunity or to see more volunteer opportunities go to the Char-Em United Way website: http://tinyurl.com/volunteerconnections or call 231-487-1006.Non-profit agencies that wish to post vol-unteer opportunities can register for free at:http://tinyurl.com/volunteerconnec-tions-agency. Non-profit agencies that wish to post volunteer opportunities can register for free at:http://tinyurl.com/volunteerconnections-agency

Volunteer Connections

PET PRINTS PULSEPEt OF thE WEEK“Hi”. My name is Casper and I am a very h a n d s o m e man. I like attention and will take as much as you want to give

me. I love to stroll around to see what exciting things may be happen-ing around me. If you are looking for a courteous, well-mannered cat – I am the guy for the job.FaCtOIDThe canine nose works one million times more efficiently than the hu-man nose!PEt tIPA dog’s ear is very sensitive, full of sensory nerves that help to preserve hearing. Never, blow into a dog’s ear, even gently can hurt a dog. It’s not the actual act of wind, but the fre-quency at which you blow. It’s like running your fingers on a blackboard, amplified hundreds of times.PEt hUMOR

An Easterner who walked into a Western saloon was amazed to see a dog sitting at a table playing poker with three men.“Can that dog really read cards? “ he asked.“Yeah, but he isn’t much of a player” said one of the men. Whenever he gets a good hand, he wags his tail.Cahs sPaY/NEUtER ClINICsSpay/Neuter clinics will be starting in April. See dates below. Dogs vary in cost based on weight and gender. The cost for male dogs is $50-60. The cost for female dogs is $70-80. Cost to neuter a cat is $30 and to spay a cat is $60. We also do vac-cinations. Call 231-582-6774 for an appointment.april 13th and 20thMay 11th and 25thJune 15thJuly 6thaugust 17thseptember 14th and 21stOctober 5th and 19thThe Charlevoix Area Humane So-ciety is located at 614 Beardsley St. in Boyne City and is open Mon-day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Wednesday and Sundayhttp;/www.charlevoixhuamne.org


Schedules of Faith & FellowshipChurCh of the Nativity

Reverend Gary Hamp, Tra-verse City, will be guest cel-ebrant at Episcopal Church of the Nativity on Sunday, April 3. Immediately following the 10 a.m. service, coffee and treats will be served in the church basement. Wednesday evenings, a ‘soup, sandwich and study’ session will begin at 6 p.m. in the church base-ment.Nativity is located at 209 Main St., Boyne City. Please call (231) 582-5045 for more information.

B.f. uNited Methodist

Boyne Falls United Methodist Church regular Sunday Service 9:15 a.m., 3057 Mill Street. Children’s programming held during service. Worship Café and Youth Group on Sundays at 6 p.m. Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone 231-582-9776.

PresByteriaN

Come as you are this Sunday to worship at First Presbyte-rian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City. We invite you to share worship at 10:00 a.m. followed by coffee and con-versation. Infant nursery/com-fort room, toddler nursery, and children’s Sunday School provided. Choir practices at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. First Sundays include communion

(every month) and potluck (during the school year). Of-fice hours are Mon. & Wed. 9-3:30, and Tues. & Thurs. 9-noon. Call (231) 582-7983 for youth group, Bible study, and prayer schedules.

WallooN ChurCh

On Tuesday, March 29, the Women’s Bible Study will meet at 9:15 AM in the Dis-cipleship House. On Wednes-day, March 30, the fam-ily meal will start at 5:30 PM with classes starting at 6:30 PM. On Thursday, March 31, Celebrate Recovery will meet at 7 PM. On Friday, April 1, the Philippines Mission Team will be leaving for their trip. For more information, please visit the Church website at www.walloonchurch.com or call the church office at 535-2288.

GeNesis ChurCh BoyNe

Genesis Church meets in the Boyne Elementary school cafeteria every Sunday from 11am-noon. The have a qual-ity staffed nursery along with Kids Clubhouse ministry for ages 4-4th grade. There is coffee and breakfast treats followed by modern song worship and a practical “talk” that relates the Bible to our everyday life. The core values of Genesis Church are Jesus and his Word, sincere relation-ships, and serving others. You

can check out Genesis Church at genesiswired.com.

BoyNe valley CatholiC CoMMuNity

First of all Boyne Valley Cath-olic Community would like to congraduate all of our RCIA candidates who celebrated the Rite of Election in Gaylord this past Sunday. We will be

praying for each of you as you travel the last leg of your jour-ney to full communion with the Church.

Lenten observations are in full swing at Boyne Valley Catho-lic Community with many op-portunities to enrich our faith. We continue with Little Rock Scripture Studies, Book Club discussions, RCIA, and Whole Community Faith Formation Sessions. During the season of Lent we also offer Stations of the Cross, Mondays, 7:00pm, at St. Augustine, Boyne Falls and Fridays, 7:00pm, St. Mat-thews, in Boyne City. On Tues-day evenings, 5:30, BVCC of-fers a Lenten Talk followed by a Soup and Sandwich Sup-per, at St. Matthew. Bring a plate of sandwiches to share and join us for fellowship and

enlightment. Friday morn-ings, 8:30, we invite you to participate in the celebration of Mass with Exposition fol-lowing at 9:00, St. Matthews. Please call the office for more information, 582-7718.

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Boyne City United Methodist Church regular Sunday Service 11 a.m., 324 South Park Street. Children’s programming held during service. Bible Study on Thursdays 10 a.m. – open to everyone. Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone 231-582-9776. Beef and chicken pasties are on sale for $2.75 each through the month of April. Call the church office or stop by dur-ing office hours.

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Edna Marie May, 93 Edna May passed away at Grand-vue 3:30 a.m. March 24th. She was born in Gaylord September 7, 1917 to William and Anna (Hurd) Inman. She was preceded in death by both her husbands Murray L. Northup Sr. and Richard L May. Edna had married Murray in 1937, and married Richard Les-ter May on March 27th, 1959 in East Detroit. Survivors are Murray (Jan) Northup, Midland, Nels (Louisa) Northup, Boyne Falls, Nancy Northup, Boyne City, William Northup, Tampa, Florida and Michael Northup, Eastpointe and two step sons Richard (Marvyne) May, Geor-gia and Kenneth (Lena) May in Kentucky. Also need to mention her great friend, Christy Reinhardt who was practically a second daugh-ter to her. After graduating from East Jor-dan High School in 1935, Edna

attended Central Michigan for two years, married and inter-rupted her college days with five children, then began teaching in 1948 at the county line country school on the corner of US 131 and the Emmett County line rd. She later taught in Boyne City Elementary and then moved to East Detroit for most of her teaching career at the Roosevelt School in the East Detroit School System for a total of 29 years. She had received her teaching degree from Central Michigan University and her Masters De-gree from Wayne State Univer-sity. After being stricken with ab-dominal cancer she retired to Boyne City and winter months in Florida. In 1990 she became a paraple-gic and developed into quite an accomplished artist in oils and water colors. Edna enjoyed her years with the Boyne Valley Garden Club.

She thrilled at the sight of spring, whenever it came. She really enjoyed her family during visits and famous 4th of July celebrations with her chil-dren, grandchildren and eventu-ally the many great grandchil-dren.The family is planning a July 14, 15 or 16th Memorial to cel-ebrate her life.

Alta Lucille Brecheisen (August 30, 1922 - March 22,

2011) Alta L. Brecheisen, 88 Alta Brecheisen of Petoskey passed away at her home in Resort Township on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at the age of 88. Alta was born August 30, 1922 in Nauvoo, Illinois to Benjamin and Anita (Foster) Aldrich. Al-ta’s father worked for the U.S. Light House Service as a Keep-er and was assigned to the light-house on St. Martin Island when

Alta was very young and it was here that her earliest memories began. Her family spent sum-mers on the island and winters in Manistique where Alta at-tended school. Shortly after her graduation from high school, Alta moved to Amarillo, Texas where her sister resided and entered Nurs-ing School. After earning her Nursing Degree, Alta returned to Petoskey and went to work as a Registered Nurse at Little Tra-verse Hospital. She remained with the hospital until her retire-ment in the mid 1980’s. The love of her life was her husband “Bud”, the two were wed in Harbor Springs on July 18, 1951 sharing 38 wonderful years of marriage and together raising three children. Bud pre-ceded Alta in death in December of 1990. Alta’s family will always re-member a mother and grand-mother who was loving, patient

and kind. She was generous to a fault and had a great sense of humor. She also loved a good game of cards, euchre being one of her absolutely favorite pass times. Alta is survived by her chil-dren, Kristie Brecheisen, Su-san Wiseman and John (Betty) Brecheisen, as well as her grand and great grandchildren. Alta’s brother, Michael Aldrich and sister, Patricia (Gordon) Beckon also survive her. Including her husband and parents Alta was also preceded in death by two sisters, Dawn Pangborn and Benita Jean Carney and her son in law, James Wiseman. A funeral service celebrating Alta’s life has been planned for Saturday, March 26th at 3:00 p.m. at Stone Funeral Home, Pastor Kathy Cadarette will of-ficiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Interment will be in Greenwood Cem-


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Earl C. Mier (April 5, 1933 - March 22, 2011)

Earl C. Mier, age 77 of Mackinaw City passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at the Hospice House. He was born April 5, 1933 in West Branch to Ollie and Lila (Wilcox) Mier. On May 12, 1956 at Sacred Heart Church in Flint, Earl married Nancy Warner. Earl served with the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955 during the Korean War and was stationed in England for three years. He and Nancy owned and operated the Total gas station for several years. After selling the gas station, Earl went to work for Causley Trucking as a truck driver hauling the mail and retired in 1996 after 20 years of service. He also did bookkeep-ing and tax preparation for many people over the years. Earl served as the Wawatam Township Trea-surer for several years and enjoyed woodworking, playing cribbage, passing out chestnuts from the tree in his front yard and traveling in the southwest where he and Nan-cy wintered in New Mexico for many years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in New Mexico and the D.A.V. in Cheboy-gan. Survivors include his wife Nancy of Mackinaw City, four children, Robert E. (Terri) Mier of Iowa Park, TX, Jane A. (Brian VanOr-man) Mier of Harbor Springs, Matthew C. (Laurie) Mier of Alanson and Jeanne M. (Mark) Gwilt of Adrian, MI three sisters, Ailene Hansen of West Branch, Maude Drumm of Charlotte, MI and Jean Hejduk of Kingman, AZ, 16 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Russell, Robert, Carl and his twin brother, Beryle. A memorial mass will be cel-ebrated on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Noon at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Rev. Harry Speckman officiating. Visitation with the family will begin at 10:00 AM, also at the church. Memorial contributions in Earl’s name may be directed to St. Anthony’s Par-ish Life Center or the Parkinson’s Foundation. Arrangements are being handled by the Nordman-Christian Funeral Home.

Lorraine Klekotka (June 14, 1930 - March 21, 2011)

Lorraine Klekotka age 80 of Boyne Falls died Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home. Lorraine was born on June 14, 1930 in Grand Rapids the daughter of Felix and Mary Pachulski. She

enjoyed cooking, baking, reading and in her later years going to the lake to feed the ducks. Lorraine also loved watching the wildlife in her backyard. Lorraine is survived by her chil-dren Richard (Mary) Klekotka of Boyne Falls, Sharon (Jeff) Ar-chambeau of Marine City, Diane Klekotka of Warren and Robert Klekotka of Boyne Falls; two daughter-in-laws Mary and Mary Klekotka; thirteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Stanley and two sons Donald and Stanley. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday, March 24, 2011 at St. Augustine Church in Boyne Falls. A vigil service will be held 7:00 pm following the visitation. A funeral mass will be held 2:00 pm Friday, March 25, 2011 at the church with Fr. Duane Wachowiak serving as celebrant. Burial will take place at St. Augustine Cem-etery Memorial donations may be di-rected to the family C/O Richard Klekotka. Stackus Funeral Home of Boyne City is serving the family.

Carolyn “Sandy” Jones (January 29, 1921 - March 21, 2011) Carolyn M. “Sandy” Jones, 90, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home in Indian River. Visitation will be held at Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River on Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 6:00pm –8:00pm. A funeral ser-vice will be held 11:00am, Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Northern Michigan Baptist Bible Church where visitation will be held from 9:45am – 10:45am. Pastor Rusty Chatfield will officiate. Interment will be held in the spring at Oakhill Cemetery in Indian River. Sandy was born January 29, 1921 in Indian River. She was the daugh-ter of Isaac Fletcher (Nina) Dag-well. She grew up in Detroit and graduated in 1938 from Southeast-ern High School. Sandy joined the US Navy Reserves and served ac-tive duty from 1944 through 1945. On July 28, 1955 she married Don-ald A. Jones in Newport News, VA. After Don’s retirement from the US Navy, the couple settled in Franklin, NC. In 1992 the couple moved to Indian River where they have been since. Sandy enjoyed jig saw puzzles. She was a member of the North-ern Michigan Baptist Bible Church. She is survived by her husband, Donald; chil-dren, Tommy F. Jones of Alanson, Clifford L.

(Virginia) Jones of Indian River, Melva J. Sturm of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, David I. (Rhonda) Jones of Lynchburg, VA; eight grandchil-dren and several great grandchil-dren. Besides her parents, Sandy was preceded in death by her sis-ters, Lillian McSeeney and Vir-ginia Towers. Memorial contributions are sug-gested to Hospice of the Straits.

Carolyn “Sandy” Jones (January 29, 1921 - March 21, 2011) Carolyn M. “Sandy” Jones, 90, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home in Indian River. Visitation will be held at Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River on Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 6:00pm –8:00pm. A funeral ser-vice will be held 11:00am, Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Northern Michigan Baptist Bible Church where visitation will be held from 9:45am – 10:45am. Pastor Rusty Chatfield will officiate. Interment will be held in the spring at Oakhill Cemetery in Indian River. Sandy was born January 29, 1921 in Indian River. She was the daugh-ter of Isaac Fletcher (Nina) Dag-well. She grew up in Detroit and graduated in 1938 from Southeast-ern High School. Sandy joined the US Navy Reserves and served ac-tive duty from 1944 through 1945. On July 28, 1955 she married Don-ald A. Jones in Newport News, VA. After Don’s retirement from the US Navy, the couple settled in Franklin, NC. In 1992 the couple moved to Indian River where they have been since. Sandy enjoyed jig saw puzzles. She was a member of the Northern Michigan Baptist Bible Church. She is survived by her husband, Donald; children, Tommy F. Jones of Alanson, Clifford L. (Virginia) Jones of Indian River, Melva J. Sturm of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, David I. (Rhonda) Jones of Lynchburg, VA; eight grandchildren and sev-eral great grandchildren. Besides her parents, Sandy was preceded in death by her sisters, Lillian Mc-Seeney and Virginia Towers. Memorial contributions are sug-gested to Hospice of the Straits.

Richard Strom (January 1, 1929 - March 20, 2011)

Richard “Dick” Strom, age 82 of Cheboygan passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at his home. He was born January 1, 1929 in Flint to William R. “Ray” and Hazel M. (Koch) Strom. On June 6, 1953 in Flint, Dick married Donna Call-esen. Dick worked as a tool grinder for General Motors in Flint before joining the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After his discharge from the service, he went back to work for General Motors and retired in 1988 after 28 years of service. In 1990, he and Donna moved to Cheboygan where they had been vacationing since the mid 60s. Dick was a member of the U.A.W., the Masonic Lodge in Davison, MI and the Cheboygan Eagles. He enjoyed inventing things, travel-ing, fishing, carpentry, going to garage sales and was a collector of all things. Survivors include his wife Donna of Cheboygan, three children, Sha-ron (Steve) Churchill of Cheboy-gan, Steven (Donna) Strom of Burton, MI and Scott (Maryanne) Strom of Grand Blanc, grandchil-dren, Jason (Amy) Churchill, Kim (Andrew) Moya, Steven Strom, Ryan Strom, Tiffany Strom, Scott (Samantha) Strom, Angela Strom and Jessica (Dee Humphrey) Strom, great grandchildren, Grant and Tommy Churchill and Alexis and Jaden Humphrey, step grand-children, Dwayne Rose, Matthew (Anne) Rose and Ed (Cherie) Rose, step great grandchildren, Gavin, Abigail and Mallory Rose, his niece, Linda Strom-Laws and his nephew, Richard (Sherri) Strom. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Ray and Bill Strom, his nephew, Da-vid Strom and his nephew-in-law, Larry Laws. No Services are planned at this time. Memorial contributions in Dick’s name may be directed to the Cheboygan County Humane Society or the Salvation Army. Ar-rangements are being handled by the Nordman-Christian Funeral

Home.

Myrna R. Maynard (March 25, 1944 - March 19, 2011)

Myrna R. Maynard, 66, of Cheboy-gan, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Hospice House of Cheboygan. Myrna was born March 25, 1944 in Charlotte, the daughter of F. Marion and Helen (Weaver) Mc-Clintock. She was a 1963 graduate of Charlotte High School, and later graduated from Judson College in Elgin, Illinois. She spent four years in the Dominican Republic with the New Horizon Mission and upon returning to the area, taught at North Central Christian Academy in Burt Lake. On Au-gust 4, 1984 in Charlotte, she mar-ried James “Jim” Maynard, who survives. She was active in and a member of Faith Baptist Church, enjoyed reading Christian litera-ture, and circle word puzzles. Surviving are her husband, Jim, two brothers, Ray (Sandy) Mc-Clintock of Dayton, Ohio, and Dale (Marsha) McClintock of Lansing, a stepson, Ron (Peggy) Maynard, and a stepdaughter, Beverly (Jeff) Chadwell, both of Cheboygan, four step grandchildren, Chelsea and Emily Maynard of Cheboy-gan, Candi (Brenden) Garland of Davison, and Brandy (Scott) Ever-son of Sanford, one great grand daughter, Alyissa Garland, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Daniel Mc-Clintock. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 2-4pm, and 6-8 pm, at the Nordman-Christian Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 25, at 11:00 am, with visitation begin-ning at 10:00 am, at Faith Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Currie will of-ficiate, burial will be at Pinehill Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice House of Cheboygan, or Faith Baptist Church. Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

Tony Williams may be a recognizable face in Boyne City for his ventures at Freshwater Studios; however, he is more

than just a proprietor. Growing up in Boyne City, Williams is a man of many hobbies, rang-ing from hang-gliding to rock-n-roll.One of Williams cur-rent passions is ice-boating.“I've been intrigued with it my whole life,” Williams said. “I just

got into it about three to four years ago.”Ice-boating consists of a boat that is equipped with skis or runners, and they are traditionally used to run over ice instead of water. For Williams, watching people sail in from Charlevoix once every few years on ice-boats was helpful in building admiration for the activity. It wasn't until he bought an iceboat for one of his kids that he took the hobby serious-ly.“I bought my son and ice-boat and he wrecked it,” he said. “But, my wife thought we should have one, so we went down to Ohio and bought it. It is a two-person ice-boat.”Wi l l i a m s bought an A r r o w , which is only one of the classes iceboats fall under.Another class of iceboats, the DN, is the most prominent in the world. In the 1930s, the Detroit News held a con-test for people to design an inexpensive ice-boat, Williams said. The winning boat model was a preliminary DN, which was not fully developed at the time, but the aerodynamics of the origi-nal fuselage have remained a staple to the class. Williams loves to ice-boat and he also thinks it is a great hobby for family outings. “We use it as a way to enhance the winter,” he said. “Last Sunday we made a fire out on the beach and we had some friends out. We had a lot of fun.”Williams' daughter has taken a special lik-ing to ice-boating as well.“Our daughter Ruby has been sailing ice-boats for three or four years,” Williams said. “She's a great sailor. She started sail-ing in the 4H program downtown.”He added, “She's the one who gets up in the morning to see if we can iceboat.”Ice-boating is not just for the adventurous, according to Williams, but it is for anyone

who likes entertainment during the off months.“I think the major thing people don't look for are fun things to do in the winter,” he said. “You can do some activities here that you can't do anywhere else.”Williams' adventurous spirit transcends that of ice-boating, though, because he also loves music.While living in Florida, Williams was in-volved in a rock-n-roll band that played gigs all over the state.“We played a lot,” he said. “We were our own agents and we did our own booking. It was a 24-7 job.”Williams said rock-n-roll is much more than glitz and glamor.“We were living in Holiday Inns, and we were traveling from town to town for gigs. It was a hard life,” he said. Despite the hardships, Williams had the chance to meet some famous musicians.“We got to jam with the Almond Brothers,” Williams said. “Duane and Gregg weren't there but Dickey Betts was.”Williams went on to say he experienced some of the craziness of the '70s, during what he called, “An interesting gig.”“We got to a gig one day and they were changing the door on the men's bathroom,” he said. “The night before, a woman had emptied a gun on it because her husband was in there.”Another activity Williams enjoys is hang-

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hobby was a basic yearning.“I just wanted to fly and it was an afford-able way to do it,” he said. When he moved back to Boyne City, he even flew his hang-glider at Boyne and Avalanche Mountain. “The ski resorts won't let you do it any-more,” he said, “But, when they did, I'd carry my kite to the top of the hill, and then use skis for take-off.”While Williams is apparently a man of many hobbies, he professes to have an interest in a more subdued pursuit these days.“I'm a family man, and I love to be in North-ern Michigan,” he said.Williams lives in Boyne with his wife Robin Lee Berry. He has two sons, Homer and Woody, and two daughters, Anna and Ruby.He has a sister, Carrie, who lives in the area, and a sister, Alyssa, who summers in Boyne City as well.If you know someone in the community who you think would make an interesting addition to the Boyne City Gazette’s “Getting to Know You” series, please call (231) 582-2799 or e-mail [email protected].


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Boyne City Public Schools Super-intendent Peter Moss recently gave a report detailing exactly how the proposed technology bond monies will be spent.Boyne City residents will have a chance to vote on the bond proposal and other school-related issues on Tuesday, May 3.“I think people understand what we’re trying to do, and they under-stand that the actual millage rate will be reduced,” Moss said. “They un-derstand that this is where teaching and learning is headed. This is how we have to respond.”The current millage rate, from the construction of the Boyne City High School in 1999, will decrease from 3.5 mils to 3.35 mils if the bond should pass. The plan is to ask the voters of

Boyne City Public School District if they are willing to approve a bond to enhance technology, instruction, improve student safety, upgrade the capacity and the infrastructure of an aging building for Boyne City Pub-lic Schools. “If people approve the bond issue then only the things on the bal-lot can go through,” Moss said. “It can’t be used for professional devel-opment.”Professional development items include operations like salaries and benefits, instructional textbooks and materials, supplies, routine mainte-nance and extra-curricular supplies and equipment.Voter approval would allow the district to levy 3.35 mils, reallocate those dollars and address the safety, infrastructure and technological needs of the district. Plans are to use 56 percent of the

funds for technology upgrades, 42 percent for safety and facility up-grades and 2 percent for the bus fleet.Concerning equipment life expec-tancy, Moss said the board is look-ing at equipment that is economical and efficient.“There is no question that some of the stuff will become obsolete be-cause technology changes every day,” he said. “We are going to take our time to see what we are going to go forward with, so we can have a long-term investment.”The board of education is looking to borrow the sum of, but not to ex-ceed, $3,840,000, and the estimated millage will be levied for the pro-posed bonds in 2011.The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, ex-clusive of any refunding, is seven years. Additional issues on the ballot in-clude two school board seats. The only two people to have filed petitions to run are sitting member Bea Reinhardt and newcomer Lisa Schrock. Barring successful write-in challenges, both Reinhardt and Sch-rock will be elected to the board.“We just started getting the word out to organizations,” Moss said, re-garding the ballot issues. “We talked to Team Boyne about a week ago, and we talked about it at the board of education meeting.”Boyne City voters can cast their bal-lots beginning at 7 a.m. on May 3, at City Hall. Those living outside the city should call the Charlevoix County Clerk’s office at (231) 547-7200 to find their polling location.

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Rambler RegattaScience students at the Boyne City Middle School will attempt to float on to victory at the 10th Annual Rambler Regatta at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, at the East Jordan community pool. Each student will build a raft out of milk jugs and duct tape and then race their craft against one another.

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A new resource for entrepre-neurs and small businesses will be explained at a program at North Central Michigan Col-lege, Monday, April 25 at 3:00 p.m. in the college’s Library conference center. Representa-tives from Matching Opportu-nities and Resources for Entre-preneurs (The MORE Program) will show how their web-based software application InsYght works, and explain how busi-nesses can benefit from this re-source. The free program will be hosted by North Central, the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance.

The MORE Program, based in Detroit, is a U.S. Depart-ment of Labor-funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. It works with colleges and uni-versities, incubator programs, industry associations, high-tech small businesses and govern-ment agencies, and provides access to resources required to develop and market new ideas for business. InsYght contains thousands of business resourc-es and matches entrepreneurs and business owners to targeted solutions best suited to their in-dividual needs. No reservations are required. For more information, visit

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Rep. Mac-Master supports reform, fraud de-tection House Republicans on Wednesday en-acted reforms to address widespread fraud and abuse in the unemployment system while pro-tecting Michigan’s unemployed. Re-

publicans approved House Bill 4408 to require new fraud detection software to cut down on waste in the system, reduce the state liability for unemployment benefits and bring Michigan in line with the 2011 fed-eral unemployment extension so thou-sands of families will be unaffected. The measure also could save Michi-gan job providers an estimated $300 mil-lion per year.“It’s going to ben-

efit businesses and job providers, as well as help people in need,” said Rep. Greg MacMaster, R-Kewadin. Ac-cording a report by Michigan’s Audi-tor General, the U n e m p l o y m e n t Insurance Agency has been unable to collect hundreds of millions of dol-lars in fraud-relat-ed penalties and has overpaid mil-lions more. The agency currently has a $3.7 billion deficit.

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A film every parent should see to help understand their childrenParents, teachers and those who work with children and teens have to deal with the ever-present issues of bullying, disrespect, low self-esteem, violence and hyper-sexuality. Why do these is-sues continue to plague our youth? That is the subject of the film, Generation M, which will be shown free of charge at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, at North Cen-tral Michigan College Library Confer-ence Center in Petoskey.Young people are constantly exposed to messages through video games, music, Internet and other media that shape their perceptions about what is considered “normal” while desensitizing them as to what is not acceptable. And because of unprecedented access to media in households with multiple me-dia devices, not to mention mobile me-dia, those ages 8-18 are now spending the equivalent of a full-time job using this media, according to research by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.Generation M, Misogyny in Media and Culture is a documentary by Thomas Keith, a professor of philosophy at Cali-fornia State University-Long Beach. In his film, Keith looks specifically at misogyny and sexism in mainstream American media, exploring how nega-tive definitions and attitudes of femi-ninity get constructed and perpetuated

in popular culture via children’s toys, video games and music. The film ties together complex issues of misogyny, sexism and pop culture in ways that are sure to stimulate insight and debate.“This is something every parent should see— this compelling film gives insight as to why as a parent you need to pay attention to the messages that bombard your children,” said Jan Mancinelli, WRC Executive Director. “If you ever want to understand why your child—your teens—are acting out, or dress-ing a certain way, this film provides important insights and information to which we should all be paying atten-tion.” Mancinelli emphasizes fathers of daughters should be especially attentive to this film. The Women’s Resource Center of North-ern Michigan (WRC) is hosting the free showing of Generation M, Misogyny in Media & Culture. The non-profit agency is showing the movie to help create awareness of cul-tural influences contributing to violence against women and girls, which at the same time impede progress toward so-cial change. The event is an outcome of the agency’s “100 Men Campaign” in-tended to increase education and aware-ness on these topics and build commu-nity engagement. Two members of the WRC Community

Violence Prevention Team will facilitate discussion immediately after the film is shown—Erik Larson who owns Bean Fields Professional Consulting, and Bill Wilson a counselor with a Masters in Social Work. Light refreshments will be available.

For more information about the free Gen-eration M showing at 7:00 p.m., Tues-day, April 19, at North Central Michigan College Library Conference Center in Petoskey, contact Dar Charlebois, WRC Community Violence Prevention Coor-dinator, at (231) 347-1572.


Man’s best friendsGary Simpson of Boyne City was out enjoying the sunshine with his pooch pals on Saturday, March 26. Pictured with Simpson are his dogs Boomer and Buddy at Avalanche Mountain recreation park.

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Now that spring is here, you may find it easier to get outside to run, bike or take part in other physical pursuits that you enjoy. As you know, the more active you are, the more efficiently your body will work. And the same can hold true for your invest-

ments: The more exercise they get, the more poten-tial to work on your be-half. Just how do investments get “exercise?” Through lots of activity. And you can keep your investments active in at least two ways: through systematic investing and dividend reinvestment. Let’s take a look at both these techniques.When you engage in sys-tematic investing, com-monly called “dollar cost averaging,” you are continually putting your money “in motion.” Essentially, you put the same amount of money into the same investments at regular intervals. For example, you might decide to invest $100 per month in Company ABC stock. To impose this invest-ment discipline on your-self, you could even have the money sent directly from your checking or

savings account.Of course, since the price of ABC stock, like those of all stocks, is constantly changing, your $100 in-vestment will most likely buy different numbers of shares e a c h month. This can work to your ad-vantage , b e c a u s e w h e n the stock price of ABC goes down, your $100 will buy more shares. When the price goes up, you’ll automatically be a smart enough “shopper” to buy fewer shares, just as you’d typically buy less of something when its price goes up. Over time, systematic in-vesting typically results in a lower average cost

per share than if you were to make sporadic lump-sum investments. If you can lower the cost of investing, this may

help boost your in-vestment r e t u r n s . This also can be an effec-tive way to fund your re-t i r e m e n t

account(s) each year. (Keep in mind, though, that systematic investing does not guar-antee a profit or protect against loss. Also, you’ll need the fi-nancial resources avail-able to keep investing through up and down markets.)Dividend reinvestment is similar to systematic in-vesting in that it allows

you to build more shares of an investment. But when you reinvest dividends, you don’t even have to take money from other sources to increase your shares — you sim-ply request that a stock or a mutual fund, instead of paying you a dividend in cash, reinvest the divi-dend into that same stock or mutual fund. It’s an effortless way of adding shares. Similar to dollar cost av-eraging, dividend rein-vestment imposes invest-ment discipline — you automatically keep put-

ting money in the mar-ket during up and down periods. (Don’t forget, though, that dividends can be increased, decreased or eliminated at any point without notice.) Exercising your invest-ment dollars in these ways can help you go a long way toward keeping your portfolio in good shape — enabling you to make healthy progress toward your important long-term goals.This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Flavor-fulLynn Jabara, co-owner of Boyne City’s Local Flavor coffee shop and book store, stands at the ready to help customers on Saturday, March 26. Be sure to stop in for a cup of Local Flavor’s premium cof-fee and a copy of the Boyne City Gazette.

In the only state in the Union to lose popula-tion since the 2000 census, Boyne City continues to grow.Down a sixth of a percent, M i c h i g a n

now stands at 9,883,640 resi-dents and falling. But, Boyne city's population grew from 3,525 in 2000 to 3,737 in 2010.“We're very pleased and pleas-antly surprised at the whole thing,” said Boyne City Man-ager Michael Cain.Robert M. Groves, Director of the United States Census Bu-reau, said the importance of the census cannot be under-stated."Just like we can’t survive without roads and bridges, the country doesn’t function well without an updated Census to distribute funds to areas that most need them and to support community decisions about their own future,” he said.According to the U.S. Census

Bureau, accurate data helps determine how many repre-sentatives in U.S. House of Representatives govern a geo-graphic area, and guides how $400 billion in tax money will be spent annually.“That's more than $4 trillion over a 10-year period for things like new roads and schools, and services like job training centers,” Census officials say.Boyne City is one of few cities in the state to see such tremen-dous growth.Boyne Falls dropped from 370 residents to 294 for a change of 20.5 percent.Charlevoix dropped from 2,994 to 2,513 for a change of 16.1 percent.East Jordan fell from 2,507 to 2,351 for a change of 6.2 per-cent.Petoskey went from 6,080 to 5,670 for a change of 6.7 per-cent.Gaylord dropped from 3,701 to 3,645 for a change of 1.5 percent.Traverse City increased de-clined from 14,523 to 14,674 for a one-percent change.Cain said there are numerous reasons Boyne City continues to grow its economy and popu-lation.“There are so many pieces to

the puzzle,” he said. “We have a lot of the players all working together to improve the com-munity.”Cain cited the new high school, road improvements, library and a strong Main Street Program and chamber of commerce as a few of the contributors.“All these groups working to-gether to make Boyne a bet-ter place has helped us stand out and buck a lot of negative trends,” Cain said. “Boyne finds a way to be positive and make good things happen.”Cain said the key to continu-ing the upward trend of growth in Boyne City will be in the hands of business and civic leaders as well as the general population.“We just need to keep doing what we've been doing: mak-ing Boyne City a place where people want to live and do business,” he said. “If people are thinking about starting up a bsiness in Boyne City, this is just another reason to give us another look.”Cain added, “We're doing a lot of things right.”America's population has in-creased to 308,745,538.For more information on the U.S. Census, go to www.2010.census.gov.


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“Pink, warm, and dry,” I wrote on the form as I sat in the of-fice.It had almost become a habit for a long time.Going through a patient assess-ment, the topic of skin always came up, and the standard re-sponse was always “pink, warm, and dry,” sometimes even ab-breviated “pwd.”So how much can really be told by running your eyes up and down their skin? We’ll see.Our first patient, whom I will call Terri, is thirteen.Like most thirteen year old girls, Terri was in school, and a very active individual.Terri lived at home with her mom and dad, and had a cat named Ginger, or so she said.Terri also ran track for her local high school, and was consid-ered very good.One day, Terri was running at a track meet, and ready to place in the 100 meter dash.Stumbling just after hitting the finish line, something was wrong, so my partner and I wandered over.We were the ambulance unit on standby at the event, and en-joyed getting out on the sunny day.Gently picking up her small right hand, I felt for a pulse and looked at her face.The other runners, tired as they were, were red in the face, while Terri’s face was pale and white. Something wasn’t right.The color of one’s skin is a ma-jor indicator of their condition, and there is more than meets the eye.Skin should be pink in color, in-

dicating that oxygenated blood is present and circulating.When given more blood than needed, it turns red as the ar-teries become larger to supply the parts of the body with more blood.When our bodies experience stress, tension, or fright, it trig-gers something called your “sympathetic” nervous system, often referred to the “fight or flight” response.With this response, our bodies take measures to do one thing, and one thing only - survive.This means that essential parts of the body - heart, lungs, brain, spinal cord, eyes, and other “fight or flight” organs get the blood and oxygen, our pupils constrict to give us better night vision, while other less essen-tial parts such as our hands and faces get less.Next time you have a ‘close call’ with your car and almost get hurt, check your hands - they may feel numb and look blotchy, because your body shunted blood to the essential organs “just in case.”With blood being shunted away from the face, it will turn white.As oxygen depletes, the skin will turn white, and eventually blue.We look for and expect it to be pink - this is good.Laying Terri on her back, she was conscious.A quick touch to her wrist indi-cated that her skin was warm - a good sign.Like the color, warmth is a good indicator of blood flow to an area of the body.It can also be an easy sign of heat or cold related issues.The fact that her skin wasn’t

excessively hot reinforced to me that our friend Terri did not overheat as she ran around the track, and that heat exhaustion, a common malady in this case, was not the cause.The front of Terri’s shirt was damp due to her perspiration (sweat).The wetness isn’t a reason to worry in this case because, as you might imagine, she just ran an event in hot weather.If her shirt were soaked through and through, then we might be-gin to consider that issue.As the body loses water, it also loses salt - a valuable substance that keeps the electrical systems in the heart going, plays a major role in muscle contraction, and even exerts a strong influence in our urinary tract.Loss of salt is a huge issue, which is why you find that IV bags generally contain salt wa-ter (0.9% Saline Solution, to be exact)While an important consider-ation, Terri did not sweat any more than would be expected - this is no cause for alarm.One more test to quickly do is testing something called turgor.In addition to sounding inter-esting and being a nightmare to any healthcare provider suffer-ing from a lisp, checking turgor is an essential tool in the arsenal of a healthcare provider, or even a lay responder.Hold up your hand.Now pinch the skin of the back of your hand and let it go.You will notice, hopefully, that it quickly returns to its former position, and a second later looks unscathed.You have just assessed your tur-gor, and found that it is, as they say, within normal limits.

Your body sends water to many places, one of which is under the skin in your muscles, subcu-taneous fat, blood vessels, etc.Just like an orange left to sit out in the dry heat will shrivel and shrink, so will our bodies.As we go without water, we find that we have the same amount of skin, and less to fill it with, leaving extra,Much like the blood shunting we discussed earlier, the arms aren’t exactly on the high prior-ity list for what water remains.Poor turgor shows dehydration - a lack of fluid.The human body should take in 64 fluid ounces, or 8 standard glasses of water each day.Most of us do not take in any-where near that amount.So what happened to Terri?It was simple, and right in front of our eyes.Terri was a diabetic, and had forgotten to eat prior to her track meet.Her blood sugar dropped, and her energy level was subse-quently lower than normal.An IV, some dextrose (a form of sugar water) and a good meal once she came around fixed the problem quickly.Having figured out that she didn’t overheat, wasn’t dehy-drated, and didn’t have other major problems was an essen-tial step, and logically let us to find the true cause.Drink water, eat before your race - whether to your desk in the morning or around the track on a Wednesday night - and you will be fine.In addition to his duties as Pub-lisher and Editor-In-Chief of the Boyne City Gazette, Chris Faul-knor is also a trained EMT-P.

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derson is credited with thwarting President Jackson’s attempts to combine and integrate the Marine Corps with the Army. Instead, Congress passed the Act for the Better Organization of the Marine Corps in 1834, stipulating that the Corps was part of the Department of the Navy as a sister service to the Navy. This would be the first of many times that the existence of the Corps was challenged.Commandant Henderson volun-teered the Marines for service in the Seminole Wars of 1835, per-sonally leading nearly half of the entire Corps (two battalions) to war. A decade later, in the Mexi-can–American War (1846–1848), the Marines made their famed assault on Chapultepec Palace in Mexico City, which would be later celebrated by the phrase “From The Halls of Montezuma” in Marines’ hymn. In the 1850s, the Marines would see further ser-vice in Panama and Asia, escort-ing Matthew Perry’s East India Squadron on its historic trip to the Far East.With their vast service in for-eign engagements, the Marine Corps played a moderate role in the Civil War (1861–1865); their most prominent task was block-ade duty. As more and more states seceded from the Union, about half of the Corps’ officers also left the Union to join the Confederacy and form the Confederate States Marine Corps, which ultimately played little part in the war. The battalion of recruits formed for the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) performed poorly, re-treating with the rest of the Union forces.

Civil War to World War IThe remainder of the 19th cen-tury was marked by declining strength and introspection about

the mission of the Ma-rine Corps. The Navy’s t ransi t ion from sail to steam put into ques-tion the need for Marines on

naval ships. Meanwhile, Marines served as a convenient resource for interventions and landings to protect American lives and inter-ests overseas. The Corps was in-volved in over 28 separate inter-ventions in the 30 years from the end of the American Civil War to the end of 19th century. They would also be called upon to stem political and labor unrest within the United States. Under Com-mandant Jacob Zeilin’s tenure, Marine customs and traditions took shape: the Corps adopted the Marine Corps emblem on 19 November 1868. It was also dur-ing this time that “The Marines’

Hymn” was first heard. Around 1883, the Marines adopted their current motto “Semper Fidelis” (English: Always Faithful).

John Philip Sousa, the musician and composer, enlisted as a Ma-rine apprentice at the age of 13, serving from 1867 until 1872, and again from 1880 to 1892 as the leader of the Marine Band.During the Spanish–American War (1898), Marines led Ameri-can forces ashore in the Philip-pines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, demonstrating their readiness for deployment. At Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Marines seized an ad-vanced naval base that remains in use today. Between 1899 and 1916, the Corps continued its re-cord of vigorous participation in foreign expeditions, including the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion in China (1899–1901), Panama, the Cuban Pacifications, the Perdicaris Inci-dent in Morocco, Veracruz, Santo Domingo, and the Banana Wars in Haiti and Nicaragua; the experi-ences gained in counter-insurgen-cy and guerrilla operations during this period were consolidated into the Small Wars Manual.

World War IDuring World War I veteran Ma-rines served a central role in the late American entry into the con-flict. Unlike the Army, the Marine Corps had a deep pool of officers and NCOs with battle experience, and experienced a smaller expan-sion. Here, the Marines fought their famed battle at Belleau Wood, creating the Marines’ rep-utation in modern history. While its previous expeditionary experi-ences had not earned it much ac-claim in the Western world, the Marines’ ferocity and toughness in France earned them the respect of the Germans, who rated them of stormtrooper quality. Though Marines and American media reported that Germans had nick-named them Teufel Hunden as meaning “Devil Dogs”, there is no evidence of this in German re-cords (as Teufelshunde would be the proper German phrase), it was possibly American propaganda. Nevertheless, the name stuck. The Corps had entered the war with 511 officers and 13,214 enlisted personnel, and by 11 November 1918 had reached a strength of 2,400 officers and 70,000 men.[35]Between the World Wars, the Ma-r i n e Corps w a s headed b y C o m -m a n -d a n t J o h n A . L e j e -u n e , a n d u n -

der his leadership, the Corps presciently studied and devel-oped amphibious techniques that would be of great use in World War II. Many officers, including Lt. Col. Earl Hancock “Pete” El-lis, foresaw a war in the Pacific with Japan and took preparations for such a conflict. Through 1941, as the prospect of war grew, the Corps pushed urgently for joint amphibious exercises and ac-quired amphibious equipment that would prove of great use in the upcoming conflict.

World War IIIn World War II, the Marines played a central role in the Pacific War. The battles of Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Tarawa, Guam, Ti-nian, Saipan, Peleliu, Iwo Jima,

and Oki-nawa saw fierce fight-ing between Marines and the Imperial J a p a n e s e Army.Philip John-ston pro-posed the

use of Navajo as a code language to the Corps. The idea was accepted, and the Navajo code was formally devel-oped and modeled on the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet.During the battle of Iwo Jima, photographer Joe Rosenthal took the famous photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima of five Ma-rines and one Navy Corpsman raising the American flag on Mt. Suribachi. Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, having come ashore earlier that day, said of the flag raising, “...the raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years.” The acts of the Marines during the war added to their al-ready significant popular repu-tation. By war’s end, the Corps expanded from two brigades to six divisions, five air wings, and supporting troops, totaling about 485,000 Marines. In addition, 20 defense battalions and a parachute battalion were set raised. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor.Despite Secretary Forrestal’s pre-diction, the Corps faced an imme-diate institutional crisis following the war due to the low budget. Army generals pushing for a

strengthened and reorganized de-fense establishment also attempt-ed to fold the Marine mission and assets into the Navy and Army. Drawing on hastily assembled Congressional support, the Ma-rine Corps rebuffed such efforts to dismantle the Corps, resulting in statutory protection of the Marine Corps in the National Security Act of 1947. Shortly afterward, in 1952 the Douglas-Mansfield Bill afforded the Commandant an equal voice with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters relating to the Marines and established the struc-ture of three active divisions and air wings that remain today.

Korean WarThe Korean War (1950–1953) saw the hastily formed Provision-al Marine Brigade holding the defensive line at the Pusan Perim-eter. To execute a flanking maneu-ver, General Douglas MacArthur called on Marine air and ground forces to make an amphibious landing at Inchon. The successful

landing resulted in the collapse of North Korean lines and the pur-suit of North Korean forces north near the Yalu River until the en-trance of the People’s Republic of China into the war. Chinese troops surrounded, surprised and over-whelmed the overextended and outnumbered American forces. X Corps, which included the 1st Ma-rine Division and the Army’s 7th Infantry Division, regrouped and inflicted heavy casualties during their fighting withdrawal to the coast, now known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Marines would continue a battle of attrition around the 38th Paral-lel until the 1953 armistice. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war and 42 were awarded the Medal of Honor.Next week: Part IIEd May IIICurmedgeonly Historian


Born in Ohio I spent my early years among those who spoke; not in a northern Michigan manner nor in the drawl of the Ohio River “Rats.”What I heard from those around me was a blend of both the speaking voices of those living to the south and those from the

north. Today I still pronounce some words as I heard them when I was one, two or three.Somehow I place an “r” in wash and Washington. So it is that I say I warsh my laundry and George Warsh-ington was our celebrated first president. Then I referred to my girl’s Barbies as dulls rather than dolls and I have always wad-

ed across cricks rather than creeks.I shudder when I recall my class room days in Burnham High School where I studied French. Even more complex than Amer-ican English, it categorizes its words in the world of gender. Thus there are those which are “masculine” and others are “feminine.”Instead of the single word “the”

which we use before our nouns, the French must know which gender a noun is before decid-ing it must be prefaced with “le” or “la.” (French “thes”) Despite this complexity the American language surpass-es all others in its wealth of words. Within it we find the presence of the English, French, Ger-man, Italian and on and on.All this is a direct result of

the complex heritage we hold within our ranks.This mixture becomes richer daily as our world shrinks with the advent of today’s cyber-space and travel to and from our country increases in ease and the time involved shrinks. Many countries have accepted this development and their ed-ucational systems include more than one spoken language.Anne

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pay for their mismanaged pen-sions and contracts, and begin to pay for non-union pensions which are underwater, taxpay-ers will be happy to listen. I

don’t think that will happen. This newly proposed law is be-ing roundly protested, of course, because no district wishes to reform their labor union con-tracts to a position that actually makes fiscal sense. Unions certainly don’t want to

allow employees the right to decide if they even want to be in a union, or if they want part of their dues going to the Dem-ocrat party, for that would deny the unions millions of dollars. Displaying the provocation rampant among unions, the

president of our state teachers’ union has compared the man-agement legislation to slavery. I’m sure many of the 90 per-cent who are non-union taxpay-ers feel that it is they who are the slaves.Karen Peters is a Precinct Del-

egate and the secretary for the Charlevoix County Republican Party Executive Committee. Read more of Karen’s work at conservativecorner-karen.blogspot.com and at examiner.com/conservative-69-in-tra-verse-city/karen peters

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Possible Homicide

Sheriff Don Schneider reports the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a prob-able homicide. Deputies and Charlevoix City EMS were dispatched to a resi-dence in Charlevoix Township on information of a possible deceased female. Upon arrival, it was quickly determined from both witness statements and evi-dence at the scene that the death of a 94 year old female was a homicide. Sheriff’s investigators were assisted at the scene by the Michigan State Police forensic

team out of the Grayling Foren-sic Lab. Evidence at the scene was collected by both Sheriff’s Investigators and lab technicians for further evaluation. The body of the victim was transported to Grand Rapids for a forensic autopsy. A suspect is presently lodged at the Charlevoix County Jail and is pending formal charges by Prosecuting Attorney John Jarema. No further information on the victim or suspect will be released until formal charges are authorized.Sheriff Schneider wants to im-press on the citizens of Charlev-oix that they are safe, as this ap-pears to be an isolated incident.W.D. SchneiderSheriff

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Surf cityBoyne City Manager Michael Cain announced at the Boyne City Com-mission March 22 meeting that a new kiosk has been set up which will allow people to use the internet free of charge during regular hours of operation.

MARCH 29BLOOD DRIVE

There will be an American red Cross Blood Drive at Charlevoix Area Hospital on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 from 10am until 4pm. Every two seconds someone in America needs blood, but only five percent of the eligible U.S. population donates blood in any given year. And, there is no sub-

stitute for human blood. The red Cross collects nearly half (45 per-cent) of the nation’s blood supply, providing more than 14 million blood products to some 3,000 hospitals nationwide. Each unit donated has the poten-tial to help three people. Making a donation is quick and easy-taking about an hour-and a single blood donation can help up to three people. To be eligible to donate blood, an individual needs to be at least 17 year’s old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. Please call Kathy Ja-cobsen rN today to schedule your appointment at 231-547-8906.

March 29SHARP-

SHOOTERS OF CHARLEVOIX

COUNTyThe Charlevoix County History Preser vat ion Society pres-ents its first

History Speaker Series for 2011: SHArPSHOOTErS iN THE ArMY Of GENErAL GrANT –Native Americans from Charlevoix County fought in the Civil WarTHE STOrY Of COMPANY KSpeaker Chris Czopek - Noted Lansing Historian & Author7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at the Charlevoix Public Library commu-nity rooom at 220 West Clinton St., Charlevoix.free & Open to the Public. info on all of our events is on our website at www.cchps.info

APRIL 1BAC PHOTOg SHOW

Our 1st. annual Photography show opens on friday, April 1. There will be a reception for the artist on fri-day from 3:00 to whenever? The photos must be submitted framed and ready to hang on friday, March 25, or Sat March 26 or Sun-day March 27th between 12:00 to 4:00. When submitting artwork, please fill out the proper paper-work in the consignment book. The photos will be juried into the show on Monday March 28. Any questions, Call June Storm at 231- 5821745. The show is open to all members, or anyone who would like to become a member. The Cruise Show pictures must be picked up on those same three days and sign them out of the consignment book. At this time we are also asking for Spring and

Summer items for the North Gal-lery as i want to change from the fall and Winter look it has now. Also note that in the future we will be asking for the Morel inspired paintings and other items for Mo-rel week, and Nautical paintings again when we have the big boat race here in the summer. Lots of new and exciting things coming for the BAC.

April 5Walker & Schmidt

Town Hall mtgsSen. Walker announces town hall meeting with rep. SchmidtState Sen. Howard Walker an-

nounced that he will hold a town hall meeting in the 37th District with state rep. Wayne Schmidt on Tuesday, April 5.Walker said the forum will provide an opportunity for constituents to discuss current events and state government.“i hope that residents of the 37th Senate District take this opportu-nity to come by and share their


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Polymer Clay & Crafts Guild FormingThe Polymer Clay & Crafts Guild of North-west Michigan is forming locally and welcomes those interested in working with polymer clay and other arts and crafts forms. If you have a skill to teach or would like to take classes, or if you would like to be notified of upcoming events, please submit your contact information on the Guild web site at http://poly-merclayguild.homestead.com. Inquiries may also be sent via mail to P.O. Box 862, Boyne City, MI 49712.

American Legion Fundraiser

Boyne City’s American Legion, Ernest Pe-terson Post 228, is selling 2011 calendars to raise funds for future scholarship pro-grams for area students. Funds will also be used to support area service men and women currently serving, both overseas and stateside, and for local Legion pro-grams. Calendars, which are being sold for $10 each, will be available from many post members, at the post, 302 S. Lake St. during Tuesday night Bingo hours or by contacting Brian Morrison, committee chair, at 231-330-4990. We thank you for your support of your local American Legion.

Quilting CircleThe Hiland Cottage Quilting Circle, a vol-unteer-led program, brings together lo-cal quilting enthusiasts to bring warmth and comfort to patients at the Hiland Cottage Hospice House in Petoskey. The Quilting Circle meets from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays October through April. Hospice is asking area quilters and quilt-ing groups to help in this endeavor. For more information about joining the quilting circle, please contact Volunteer Quilters Barb Postelnick at 231.347.0798, or Mary Putters at 231.347.7931.

Free mammograms offered at Northern Michigan Regional

HospitalNorthern Michigan Regional Hospital Foundation and the Health Department of Northwest Michigan are partnering to offer free mammograms, not just in Octo-ber, but year-round. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, however, these mammograms are offered year-round while funds are available. If you are or know a female, age 40 – 64, who is under-insured or without health insurance, call 866.487.3100 to schedule an appointment.

BingoTuesday Bingo Game - Boyne City American Legion - 302 South Lake Street 582-7811 - Come join your friends and neighbors for an inexpensive, and maybe profitable, evening of fun, entertainment and relaxation. - Play 39 games with 51 bingos - Traditional Pick your own hard cards – Paper specials + Michigan Pro-gressive Jackpot. The venue is smoke-free. The Early Birds start at 6pm and Finish 9:45p.m. Food concessions are available.

Join the bandThe Jordan Valley Community Band will begin its Fall season of rehearsals on Thursday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the East Jordan High School band room. If you or someone you know plays

an instrument or has played in the past and would like to join the band, please contact Director, Becky Palmiter at 582-3734, President, Leslie Cunningham at 547-2145 or Sec./Treas., Phyllis Childs at 582-3488 to have your name added to our mailing list or if you need help find-ing an instrument.

Want to lose weight?Come join us for support.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at the Church of the Nazarene 225 W. Mor-gan St. Boyne City, on Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. For more information call Evelyn at (231) 582-9495

Support GroupGrief and Loss Support Group 3rd Thurs-day of every month 1-2:30 p.m. Friend-ship Center of Emmet County -Library 1322 Anderson Road, Petoskey Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 2nd Mon-day 5:30-7:30 p.m.Hospice of Little Traverse Bay One Hiland Drive, Petoskey (231) 487-4285

Camp Daggett Summer Camp

Registration Still OpenSummer camp registration is still in full swing at Camp Daggett on Walloon Lake. Over two-thirds of the openings have been filled, but there’s still time to reg-ister for select weeks during the summer of 2011. Campers signing up for the first week of camp (June 19-25) will receive a $50 discount. Wilderness Adventure trips also still have openings.Camp Daggett offers eight one-week coed camping sessions starting June 19 and ending August 13, 2011. Scholar-ships are available to campers who need financial assistance.Every year, over 1,000 children ages 7-14 get the opportunity to spend a week at Camp Daggett. They experience the beauty of the natural environment that the camp provides, make new friends, try new things and have loads of fun. The summer program also develops a feeling of acceptance, respect and courage that campers take home with them. Camping provides a setting in which chil-dren can live, learn, and develop skills that are useful throughout their lives. Activities include adventure ropes cours-es, archery, group sports and games, sailing, swimming, canoeing and fishing, arts and crafts and nature study, hikes, campfires and camp outs. The program answers a child’s search for adventure in an environment that is up-beat and wholesome. Appetites are satisfied with nourishing, family style meals served in beautiful Mac Hall, a picturesque log dining room overlooking Walloon Lake.Camp Daggett Summer Camp Applica-tions are available online at www.camp-daggett.org. Please check the website for available weeks, or call (231) 347-9742.

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Mark O’Brien of petos-key is pictured fishing at the Boyne River on Saturday, March 26 in Boyne City.


thoughts and concerns,” said Walker, r-Traverse City. “i encour-age everyone to stop in.”The location and time of the Tues-day, April 5 meeting is:6:30 – 8:30 p.m.Hagerty Center715 E. front StreetTraverse City

April 8Wagbo potluck

Martha Wagbo farm and Educa-tion CenterSecond friday Potluck:Woodcock Walkfriday, April 8th, 7 pmCome out to our monthly potluck program for an evening of good food, fun company, and interest-ing presentations. The potluck starts at 7 pm. Bring a dish to pass if you can; but it’s not required, so don’t feel obligated! Wagbo pro-

vides drinks and table service.The program begins at 8 pm with an evening viewing the spectacu-larly dramatic courtship display of the woodcock. find out why they are nicknamed “the Little Brown Ghost” as we sneak through forest and field to experience our local harbingers of spring. Take advan-tage of this wonderful opportu-nity to encounter the wild animals that live in the Jordan river Val-ley. Great for individuals, couples, and families! free and open to the public.for more info, contact Wagbo at 231-536-0333, or email [email protected].

APRIL 9MURDER MySTERy

Murder Mystery Dinner to benefit the Jeremy & Nicholas Bingham scholarship fund.Date: April 9, 2011Time: 7:00 pmPlace: The MallardPrice:$50.00/per personDinner is steak & shrimp, veggie,

salad and dessert. Murder mystery game by Jim rus-sell of Murder Mysteries inc. out of Petoskey. All proceeds go to the scholarship fund at the Charlevoix Commu-nity foundation. We give away (2) $1,000 scholarships to a college bound graduate of Charlevoix County every year. contact Nikki Skrocki (231-350-0416) or Brenda Bingham (231-350-1081) or call The insurance Shop 231-536-3331 to register!

APRIL 12NCMC CLASSES

Hatha yoga, Tuesdays, April 12 – May 24, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the East Jordan High School Band room. This intermediate level yoga class explores traditional yoga poses, breathing practices and deep re-laxation, increasing strength, flex-ibility and overall well-being. Basic knowledge of standing asanas is necessary. Students should have attended at least one previous yoga class with Lisa Hepner, a Yoga Alliance registered instructor. The cost of the 7-week course is $40.Exploring Michigan’s Wildlife,

Wednesdays April 13, 20, and 27, 6:00-8:30 pm in East Jordan High School room #30. Michael & Te-resa McGill are passionate wild-life videographers and photogra-phers. They will share tips on how study and photograph wildlife in northern Michigan. Cost is $40 for three classes.

APRIL 28BOyNE BUSINESS EXPO

The Boyne Area Chamber has set Thursday, April 28 as the date for its third annual Business Expo and Taste of Boyne, which will again be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the former Carter’s store. Exhibitor registration forms will be available March 4. Last year’s expo was one

of Northern Michigan’s largest business networking events, as 1,000 people came to see 85 lo-cal exhibitors, including 10 Taste of Boyne booths. Admission to the event is $5, and exhibitors re-ceive extra admission passes for their employees and clients. This exciting expo will again include great food, art, networking, mu-sic, business exhibits and the unveiling of the 2011-12 Boyne Area Visitors Guide. Soft drinks, wine and beer on draft will be available.

APRIL 30FASHION SHOW LUNCHEON

The Circle of Strength cancer resource program of Charlevoix Area Hospital is once again host-ing the fashion Show Luncheon. Saturday April 30, 2011 2-4 p.m. at the Charlevoix Public Library.

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CERTIFICATEiN EAST JOrDAN @ NCMC...The General Office Professional pro-gram is now avail-able in its entirety at the East Jordan cam-pus of North Central Michigan College. This certificate pre-pares the student for a position in a small business, corporate, government, institu-tional setting or to produce profession-al office work from home. Coursework includes training in office skills and basic small computer op-

erations. Pre-requisite courses are offered in East Jordan during the 2011 summer session, with the certificate program begin-ning in the fall. The courses are offered in the evenings and on weekends. Many of the office administrative services (OAS) courses are 8-weeks in length; therefore the student can com-plete two courses in one se-mester.for more information, contact Susan Cannon at 231-536-9702 or mailto:[email protected].

MAy 1STARLIgHT DINNER AUCTIONBergmann Center’s Annual “Starlight” Dinner and Live Auc-tion 2011. Bergmann Center is pleased to announce their 9th annual “Starlight” Dinner and Live Auction held Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Community Build-ing located in the fairgrounds in Petoskey. Browse the auc-

tion items with entertainment at 12:30 p.m., dinner catered by Grey Gables restaurant at 1:30 p.m. and auctioneer John Mur-ray of Charlevoix beginning at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of fun, great food, entertainment and auction items beyond com-pare! Call 231-547-2979 for tick-et information.

MAy 4TAI CHI CLASSES

Tai Chi Classes at the Boyne Dis-trict Library. Morning Tai Chi classes will con-tinue to meet on Wednesdays at The Boyne District Library in Boyne City. Classes are held in the downstairs Community room. Classes are $5 each class, open to everyone. This session will continue through May 4, 2011. We will miss a class April 6The beginner’s class meets from 9:00- 9:50. The continuing/ad-vanced class meets from 10:00 - 10:50. familiarity with the whole Tai Ch fundamentals form is essential for the continuing class. This class is also learning the Yang Short form.Tai chi is a safe, gentle, non-impact exercise that promotes health and inner tranquility. it also builds strength & endur-ance, and improves balance, coordination & flexibility. Tai Chi is suitable for people with prob-lems moving because of age, in-jury, and arthritis and all levels

of physical fitness.Meg McClorey teaches the Tai Chi fundamentals form and The Yang Short form. Meg has prac-ticed the Yang Short form since 1994 and taught since 2000. Tai Chi fundamentals is an ac-cessible form for everyone, it begins with simple movement patterns and progresses into a complete form. The Yang form is more difficult to learn, often taking a year or more of daily practice for infor-mation call Meg: 231-582-7689 Email - [email protected]


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be breaking out the shovels again soon. I think I need a glass of wine ...This month’s encore wine tasting at Cafe Santé tomorrow night is sold out. We’re excited that Tom Tomalka of A.H.D. Vintners will be joining us as well. As usual, Chef Kyle has put together an exciting line up of paired food for the tasting. Next months tasting will be 4/20--mark your

calendars and buy tickets early. We need your help (& photos)! Please help us decorate the new Wine Emporium space with your

favorite “wine country” photos. Send us one or two of your favorites by email and we’ll handle the printing and framing. Below is a photo submitted to us by Chuck Goosen, our wine rep. from Imperial Beverage. This is of the Burnkastel castle in Germany. Can you imagine how difficult it

must be hand harvesting the grapes from these steep hillsides?

This week’s “W.O.W.” (wine of the week)2009 Chronic Cellars “Purple Paradise” Paso Robles AVA, California

95% Zinfandel & 5% Petit Sirah 14.5% About Purple Paradise: Made at Peachy Canyon Winery, Chronic Cellars is made by the sons of the owners of Peachy Canyon. While it started out as a pleasant venture for fun, it has quickly taken off and now demand exceeds production level. Purple Paradise is a fruit driven Zinfandel with lots of Blackberry fruit on the nose and forward palate. Bursting with raspberries and strawberries complemented by white pepper, vanilla, and sage. Deep dark purple color, smooth on the palate, light tannins and a hint of fruity sweetness. Delicious! Finishing dry with vibrant acidity, Pair-A-Dice will accompany Italian food quite well.

What’s New & Tasting Great?We love supporting Michigan Made products and are excited to announce that we just received our first shipment of Dragonmead beers proudly made in Warren, Michigan. We have; “Under

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“What is Paso Robles AVA?”

Halfway between the two main California metropolises of Los Angeles and San Francisco is Paso Robles Wine Country. Lo-cated along California’s famed Central Coast, the Paso Robles winegrape growing region’s climate is perfect for the pro-duction of award-winning pre-mium wines. A long growing season of warm days and cool evenings give rise to vibrantly ripened fruit with dynamic flavor profiles that translate beautifully in the glass. Paso Robles Wine Country (Ameri-can Viticultural Area) provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 170 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles Cali-fornia’s third largest and fastest growing wine region.

Boyne Country Provisions127 Water St. in Downtown Boyne City 231-582-2151 or 231-582-5609 faxParty Store Hours: M-Thurs. 8am-11pm, Fri. & Sat. 8am-12am, Sun. Noon-8pmWine Emporium Hours: M-Thurs. 10am-8pm, Fri. & Sat. 10am-8pm, Sun. Noon-8pm

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Boyne City Commissioners voted unan-imously to prohibit medical marijuana stores in the city – for now.The vote came during the commission's March 22, meeting.“This is an issue communities all across the state are facing with the new voter-approved legislation,” said Boyne City Manager Michael Cain. “We're trying to figure out how to react to all the ins and outs of this.”He added, “There are a lot of details still being sorted out at the court levels.”Boyne City Planner Scott McPher-son said the moratorium will last six months.“Basically it put a hold on any type of that use being developed,” he said. “This gives the city an opportunity to research the issue and time to identify possible courses of action.”Since the law passed in late-2008, mu-

nicipalities across the state have scram-bled to pass zoning laws in an attempt to regulate if, where and how medical marijuana dispensaries and marijuana collectives maybe operated.Boyne City now joins Flint, Linden, Fenton and Cadillac among cities who have put the issue on hold.What this moratorium does not do is change the law which allows approved patients with proper state identification from growing, possessing and using marijuana for medically-approved pur-poses. The moratorium only affects potential medical marijuana stores – of which Boyne City currently has none.“One of the things communities are looking to do is not make a mistake, and make sure we are working with the best current information available,” Cain said. “We feel we need a little more time – and we're watching what our neighboring communities are doing across the state.”

This program hit a snag, however, when it came to Boyne City’s Historic Mu-seum.The Historical Commission, having spent years selling copies of these pic-tures, was initially hesitant, citing a need to retain control over pictures belonging to the Museum.They also stated that they are not a pub-lic entity.Some research on the part of City Man-ager Michael Cain and some inquiries from the City Commission revealed that the Historical Commission was a public entity, and subject to the Freedom of In-formation Act.

“We just want to make sure that what is done is best for our citizens,” cited Cain.An agreement laid out by the City and modified by May was drafted, laying out draft points specifying how photos were to be scanned, where they were to be stored, and when scanning could take place.Having been signed, provided proper steps are taken, May is free to scan the archives of the Museum to expand the archive of Boyne City.“I’m glad this is over, and that I can get back to work,” concluded May.Anyone interested in including their photos in the archive can contact May at [email protected], or contact the Boyne District Library.

PHOTOS BY JOSH SAMPSON

Saturday in BoynePat and Allison Krauss (above) from Petoskey, spent the afternoon shopping in Boyne City. The duo were on their way to get a pizza from Lake Street Market when this picture was taken. Pictured below is Justin Belford of Boyne City. Belford enjoyed the sunshine on Saturday, March 26 by taking it easy on a bench downtown.


Friends from the FallsKatie Henson, Waylon Habasco, Anjie Forman and Dustin Burch, all of Boyne Falls, enjoyed the sunshine despite cold temperatures on Saturday, March 26 in downtown Boyne City. The group was spending the afternoon hanging out at a local park.

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That’s okay.

We’ll have plenty of heat right here at Lake Street Market.

Lori Fletcher, owner and everything-maker at Li’l Terror Hot Sauce in Bellaire, will be

here sharing samples of her spicy condiments and snacks. In addition to heat, Lori packs plenty of flavor into her goods—

a nearly revolutionary concept in the world of hot sauce.

Stop in any time between 4 & 7 on Friday the 1st

to try some hot sauce, tomatillo salsa, “Calamity Corn,” and handmade tamales.

306 S Lake St, Boyne City 582-4450

www.LakeStreetMarket.com

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