VEMBER MAKE IT A NOVEMBER TO TREASURE! WARBA · 2019-11-07 · in Downtown Big Rapids. Parade...
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Continuing to serve the injured in West Central Michigan Mark Warba Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Attorney 1.800.924.2915 “Advocates for Injured People” 115 Ives • Big Rapids, MI 231.796.5887 W AR BA LAW OFFICES, P.C. 231.592.1000 Big Rapids • Boyne City • Cedar Springs • Cheboygan • Gaylord • Gladwin • Grayling • Houghton Lake • Newaygo • Portland Rogers City • Roscommon • West Branch The Freedom • The Value • The Brook 211 Maple Street • Big Rapids, MI www.bergelinmurphy.com November is the month of Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. Getting together with family and friends, enjoying a good meal over laughter and stories, playing cards and watching football. It’s also a time when your local businesses decorate for the holidays as well as get out their checkbooks to give even more to our local charities and community causes. It’s also a time when they hope that the community recognizes the value they bring and chooses to support them. I’m thankful that Bulldog Cinema recognized the need for a clean, bright environment to bring our children and spend family time; a place to watch movies while enjoying a snack or two. Have you been there yet? They are located at 1100 Maple Street in Big Rapids. You can like them on Facebook and go to bulldogcinema.com to find out more. Elite Signs and Apparel is another great Band of Locals business on the Eastside of Big Rapids. You can find them at 125 Howard Street. They look forward to meeting you and wowing you with their quality work. Why not give them a call at 231-629-8376 instead of getting online and ordering from a company that has no sweat equity in our community. Like them on Facebook or visit them at elitesigncompany.com Macarons by Brandy is also located on the Eastside of Big Rapids at 105 DeKraft Avenue. She makes macarons in over a dozen flavors and they are delicious! Brandy Hurst started her business just over a year ago. Her home kitchen is under the Michigan Cottage Law. Please give her a call at 231-250-2287; you won’t be disappointed. Downtown Big Rapids is dotted with Band Of Locals businesses...Golden Visions, Earth Wind and Fire, E&M Hair Salon, The Yellow Window, Rogers Jewelry, Pazsian’s Boutique, Red Fox Market, Serendipity, Natural Beauty, The Pie Hole, Patterson’s Flowers, Artworks, Schuberg’s Agency, Three Girls Bakery, Transformation Fitness and Wellness, Kilwins, The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium, JD Fit, Blue Cow, Toppings, TNT Gym and Lake and Lodge Realty. Many of the owners donate their time and money to provide entertainment, special community events, Pocket Park music and help support the farmers market. You won’t get that cooperation from an online business. Biggby Coffee, Cranker’s, Dominoes, Szots Bar and Grill, Gypsy Nickle, Kelly’s Deer Processing, Pere Marquette Catering, Lakeside Pizza and Grinders, Nawal’s, Pizza in Paris are all well known for their generosity in giving back to the communities they are located in. And let’s not forget the Ford Dealership in Reed City that is also well known for their community generosity. Let’s celebrate this season by celebrating with the businesses that give back! Shop Small Business Saturday will be on November 30th this year. When you shop small you are supporting the small businesses that bring uniqueness, vitality and strengthen and diversify our communities. And don’t forget to get your gas at Currie’s! Carlleen Rose-President of The Band of Locals. Owner of Kilwins Chocolates, Fudge and Ice Cream of Big Rapids And The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium WHAT’S HAPPENING NOVEMBER Downtown Big Rapids 231-796-5881 SchubergAgency.com TYLER SCHUBERG Certified Insurance Counselor CELEBRATE NOVEMBER BY GIVING BACK MAKE IT A NOVEMBER TO TREASURE! There is a brisk chill in the air, the days seem to be getting shorter and the buzz of another hectic holiday season is everywhere - but not to worry. There are plenty of activities in Mecosta County for you to create November Adventures to Treasure! Current happenings with the Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau include our collaboration with the Big Rapids Pioneer Group on creating our 2020 visitors Guide. Tourism and its financial benefit is a major economic driver to not only the state of Michigan but to the Mecosta County business community as well. Last year visitor spending brought in nearly 2 billion dollars statewide with over 5 million visitors trips for leisure and recreation, as reported by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. At the Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau we are not only proudly promoting Mecosta County tourism but also striving to meet our mission of putting more “Heads in Beds” which ultimately places more “Bodies in Businesses.” The Mecosta County Visitors Guide is distributed at numerous locations including all MDOT Welcome Centers, our own Mecosta County Welcome Center along with relocation packages, our county’s lodging facilities, welcome bags for conference attendees, Ferris State University and numerous trade shows including: Chicago, IL- Novi, MI and Grand Rapids, MI. There is also an online version of the Visitors Guide accessible on the Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s website at BigRapids.org, which can be linked to your business website as well. Advertising in this magazine-quality publication can help you attract new customers, generate more public awareness of your business and put your name in front of over 10,000 potential customers. We invite you to join us in this marketing effort of bringing more business and tourist dollars to our local Mecosta County community. For further information on how you can be a part of this popular marketing tool, please contact Tim Hahn with the Pioneer Group at 231.592.8322. The Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau is also extremely proud to announce that we will be hosting Grammy-Nominated singer and songwriter, John Berry at Williams Auditorium on Monday, December 9 for a 7:00pm concert performance. Concerts goers also have an opportunity to purchase VIP Meet & Greet tickets which offers 45 minutes of time with John to meet with him, ask questions, hear 2-3 acoustical performances as well as a professional photo with him and autographs. This amazing, musical event will mark the first time that John Berry will be appearing in Big Rapids, MI with his crowd-pleasing Christmas Concert, Christmas Songs and Stories along with a mix of his number one and other chart- topping hits. Big Rapids own Big Country 100.9 WWBR Big Rapids is our media sponsor of this amazing event. Tickets are still available by going online to the Mecosta County CVB’s website at BigRapids. org or at JohnBerry.com/tour. Along with great Mecosta County CVB happenings, we have a lot of other great events occurring here in Mecosta County. Veterans Day is just around the corner and that means it is time to celebrate and give thanks to those have served (and those currently serving) in our armed forces. Join the Mecosta County community on 11-11 at 11:00am for the Veterans Day Parade on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids. Parade line-up will begin at the Big Rapids Library with pre-events in Pocket Park starting at 10:45am to include a performance by the Big Rapids Middle School Band. At 11:00am the Big Rapids AMVETS 1941 Honor Guard will have their annual rifle firing followed by the Call to Colors, three (3) rifle fires and TAPS. Next will be our own local resident and business owner of the Old Pioneer Store and Kilwins, Carleen Rose, singing our National Anthem. The AMVETS 1941 Motorcycle Riders will then lead things off down Michigan Avenue followed by the parades Grand Marshall’s, six (6) Korean War Veterans. The parade will also include numerous Honor Guards, Veterans groups and Veterans support groups, floats and much more. Big Rapids Middle School and St. Mary’s Catholic School students will be lining the streets to show their support with numerous business and organizations providing plenty of hot chocolate and coffee. Following the Veterans Day Parade, the Big Rapids AMVETS Post 1941 will be having a gathering for all Veterans and family and friends. There will be hot dogs, chips and more to celebrate and honor our Veterans. In addition to this amazing parade there are numerous Veterans Day related events to include; the Veterans Day Celebration at the Mecosta County Senior Center in Mecosta on November 8 from 11:30am-2:30pm, the Mecosta County Genealogical Society presenting their 11th Annual Tribute on November 9 from 10:00am-2:00pm, Quilts of Valor Sew Day on November 9 from 9:00am – 3:00pm, Breakfast at the Stanwood Eagles on November 10 from 8:00am-11:30am, the 17th Annual Veterans Day Band Concerts at Williams Auditorium from 4:00pm – 6:00pm on November 10, a Veterans Day Breakfast at FSU on November 11 at 7:45am-9:30am, the AMVETS Post 1941 /American Legion Post 98 will host a S.O.S. Breakfast on November 11 from 9:00am-11:30am and Spectrum Health Big Rapids & Reed City Hospitals will feature a Veterans Day Ceremony in Big Rapids from 10:00am – 10:30am on November 11. Be sure and make time to visit the inspirational “Some Give All” Exhibit at Artworks, downtown Big Rapids which pays tribute to our dedicated military. This is a great exhibit for all ages. Celebrate Veterans Day Children’s Art Lesson at Heartfull Art Studio in Big Rapids on November 12 with chalk drawing of the flag and adding silhouettes of the service men and women that the artist desires. The Downtown Business Association’s Annual Festival of the Lights Parade is another not- to-miss event on November 23, starting at 6:00pm. Bring the entire family to Downtown Big Rapids to experience an array of lights, floats, tree lighting, caroling and a special visit from Santa himself! There are so many amazing events and happenings this November that it is impossible to list them. T make sure you don’t miss out on all of the great things to Experience, Explore and Enjoy in the greater Big Rapids area be sure and visit our mobile friendly website at BigRapids.org and click on our Community Events Calendar. If you are in the neighborhood stop in and see us in person at the Welcome Center located at 127 S. State Street, Big Rapids. The Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to take this opportunity and say “Thank You” to our Veterans, their families and all military personnel for their service. We would also like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! Connie Koepke – Executive Director Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau – Your official tourism resource for Mecosta County Chuck & Meredy’s Auto Service 18620 16 Mile Rd. Big Rapids (231) 796-0550 Loni Sprague 819 North State Street • Big Rapids, MI • 231-598-9194 231-250-0873 17461 Northland Drive, Big Rapids (behind Brink’s Body Shop) heartfullartstudio.com Annual Ornament Sale November 27th, 29th and 30th 3/$20 - Reg. price $8 each Bring in 2 canned goods for Manna Pantry and get 4th ornament free. Limit 1 free ornament. 231.598.9212 NOW A FULL SERVICE SPA! 126 Maple Street • Suite C Big Rapids, MI www.CardinalSpaAndMassage.com 15% OFF All Facials for the Month of November! Call and book your appointment today! www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC Steve Miller Financial Advisor 414 Maple Street Suite B Big Rapids, MI 49307 231-796-9451 See you at the Veterans Day Parade Monday, November 11 at 11am! Aloha Tan & Travel 738 Perry Ave Big Rapids, MI alohatanandtravel.com Travel Agent: Heather Blain 616.885.6187 Salon Hours: 10-8pm Monday - Friday 10am-4pm - Saturday 10am-2pm - Sunday Salon: 231.796.1303 How much will you need to retire? Let's talk.
Transcript of VEMBER MAKE IT A NOVEMBER TO TREASURE! WARBA · 2019-11-07 · in Downtown Big Rapids. Parade...
Continuing to serve the injured
in West Central
MichiganMark WarbaPersonal Injury/Wrongful Death Attorney
1.800.924.2915“Advocates for Injured People”
115 Ives • Big Rapids, MI231.796.5887
WARBALAW OFFICES, P.C.
231.592.1000
Big Rapids • Boyne City • Cedar Springs • Cheboygan •
Gaylord • Gladwin • Grayling • Houghton Lake
• Newaygo • PortlandRogers City • Roscommon •
West Branch
The Freedom • The Value • The Brook
211 Maple Street • Big Rapids, MIwww.bergelinmurphy.com
November is the month of Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. Getting together with family and friends, enjoying a good meal over laughter and stories, playing cards and watching football.
It’s also a time when your local businesses decorate for the holidays as well as get out their checkbooks to give even more to our local charities and community causes. It’s also a time when they hope that the community recognizes the value they bring and chooses to support them.
I’m thankful that Bulldog Cinema recognized the need for a clean, bright environment to bring our children and spend family time;
a place to watch movies while enjoying a snack or two. Have you been there yet? They are located at 1100 Maple Street in Big Rapids. You can like them on Facebook and go to bulldogcinema.com to find out more.
Elite Signs and Apparel is another great Band of Locals business on the Eastside of Big Rapids. You can find them at 125 Howard Street. They look forward to meeting you and wowing you with their quality work. Why not give them a call at 231-629-8376 instead of getting online and ordering from a company that has no sweat equity in our community. Like them on Facebook or visit them at elitesigncompany.com
Macarons by Brandy is also located on the Eastside of Big Rapids at 105 DeKraft Avenue. She makes macarons in over a dozen flavors and they are delicious! Brandy Hurst started her business just over a year ago. Her home
kitchen is under the Michigan Cottage Law. Please give her a call at 231-250-2287; you won’t be disappointed.
Downtown Big Rapids is dotted with Band Of Locals businesses...Golden Visions, Earth Wind and Fire, E&M Hair Salon, The Yellow Window, Rogers Jewelry, Pazsian’s Boutique, Red Fox Market, Serendipity, Natural Beauty, The Pie Hole, Patterson’s Flowers, Artworks, Schuberg’s Agency, Three Girls Bakery, Transformation Fitness and Wellness, Kilwins, The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium, JD Fit, Blue Cow, Toppings, TNT Gym and Lake and Lodge Realty. Many of the owners donate their time and money to provide entertainment, special community events, Pocket Park music and help support the farmers market. You won’t get that cooperation from an online business.
Biggby Coffee, Cranker’s, Dominoes, Szots Bar and Grill, Gypsy Nickle, Kelly’s Deer Processing,
Pere Marquette Catering, Lakeside Pizza and Grinders, Nawal’s, Pizza in Paris are all well known for their generosity in giving back to the communities they are located in. And let’s not forget the Ford Dealership in Reed City that is also well known for their community generosity.
Let’s celebrate this season by celebrating with the businesses that give back!
Shop Small Business Saturday will be on November 30th this year. When you shop small you are supporting the small businesses that bring uniqueness, vitality and strengthen and diversify our communities.
And don’t forget to get your gas at Currie’s!
Carlleen Rose-President of The Band of Locals. Owner of Kilwins Chocolates, Fudge and Ice Cream of Big Rapids And The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOVEMBER
Downtown Big Rapids 231-796-5881 SchubergAgency.com
TYLER SCHUBERGCertified Insurance Counselor
CELEBRATE NOVEMBER BY GIVING BACK
MAKE IT A NOVEMBER TO TREASURE!
There is a brisk chill in the air, the days seem to be getting shorter and the buzz of another hectic holiday season is everywhere - but not to worry. There are plenty of activities in Mecosta County for you to create November Adventures to Treasure!
Current happenings with the Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau include our collaboration with the Big Rapids Pioneer Group on creating our 2020 visitors Guide. Tourism and its financial benefit is a major economic driver to not only the state of Michigan but to the Mecosta County business community as well. Last year visitor spending brought in nearly 2 billion dollars statewide with over 5 million visitors trips for leisure and recreation, as reported by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
At the Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau we are not only proudly promoting Mecosta County tourism but also striving to meet our mission of putting more “Heads in Beds” which ultimately places more “Bodies in Businesses.”
The Mecosta County Visitors Guide is distributed at numerous locations including all MDOT Welcome Centers, our own Mecosta County Welcome Center along with relocation packages, our county’s lodging facilities, welcome bags for conference attendees, Ferris State University and numerous trade shows including: Chicago, IL- Novi, MI and Grand Rapids, MI. There is also an online version of the Visitors Guide accessible on the Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s website at BigRapids.org, which can be linked to your business website as well.
Advertising in this magazine-quality publication can help you attract new customers, generate more public awareness
of your business and put your name in front of over 10,000 potential customers. We invite you to join us in this marketing effort of bringing more business and tourist dollars to our local Mecosta County community.
For further information on how you can be a part of this popular marketing tool, please contact Tim Hahn with the Pioneer Group at 231.592.8322.
The Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau is also extremely proud to announce that we will be hosting Grammy-Nominated singer and songwriter, John Berry at Williams Auditorium on Monday, December 9 for a 7:00pm concert performance.
Concerts goers also have an opportunity to purchase VIP Meet & Greet tickets which offers 45 minutes of time with John to meet with him, ask questions, hear 2-3 acoustical performances as well as a professional photo with him and autographs.
This amazing, musical event will mark the first time that John Berry will be appearing in Big Rapids, MI with his crowd-pleasing Christmas Concert, Christmas Songs and Stories along with a mix of his number one and other chart-topping hits. Big Rapids own Big Country 100.9 WWBR Big Rapids is our media sponsor of this amazing event.
Tickets are still available by going online to the Mecosta County CVB’s website at BigRapids.org or at JohnBerry.com/tour.
Along with great Mecosta County CVB happenings, we have a lot of other great events occurring here in Mecosta County.
Veterans Day is just around the corner and that means it is time to celebrate and give thanks to those have served (and those currently serving) in our armed forces. Join the Mecosta County community on 11-11 at 11:00am for the Veterans Day Parade on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids.
Parade line-up will begin at the Big Rapids Library with pre-events in Pocket Park starting at 10:45am to include a performance by the Big Rapids Middle School Band. At 11:00am the Big Rapids AMVETS 1941 Honor Guard will have their annual rifle firing followed by the Call to Colors, three (3) rifle fires and TAPS. Next will be our own local resident and business owner of the Old Pioneer Store and Kilwins, Carleen Rose, singing our National Anthem. The AMVETS 1941 Motorcycle Riders will then lead things off down Michigan Avenue followed by the parades Grand Marshall’s, six (6) Korean War Veterans.
The parade will also include numerous Honor Guards, Veterans groups and Veterans support groups, floats and much more. Big Rapids Middle School and St. Mary’s Catholic School students will be lining the streets to show their support with numerous business and organizations providing plenty of hot chocolate and coffee. Following the Veterans Day Parade, the Big Rapids AMVETS Post 1941 will be having a gathering for all Veterans and family and friends. There will be hot dogs, chips and more to celebrate and honor our Veterans.
In addition to this amazing parade there are numerous Veterans Day related events to include; the Veterans Day Celebration at the Mecosta County Senior Center in Mecosta on November 8 from 11:30am-2:30pm, the Mecosta County Genealogical Society presenting their 11th Annual Tribute on November 9 from 10:00am-2:00pm, Quilts of Valor Sew Day on November 9 from 9:00am – 3:00pm, Breakfast at the Stanwood Eagles on November 10 from 8:00am-11:30am, the 17th Annual Veterans Day Band Concerts at Williams Auditorium from 4:00pm – 6:00pm on November 10, a Veterans Day Breakfast at FSU on November 11 at 7:45am-9:30am, the AMVETS Post 1941 /American Legion Post 98 will host a S.O.S. Breakfast on November 11 from 9:00am-11:30am and Spectrum Health
Big Rapids & Reed City Hospitals will feature a Veterans Day Ceremony in Big Rapids from 10:00am – 10:30am on November 11.
Be sure and make time to visit the inspirational “Some Give All” Exhibit at Artworks, downtown Big Rapids which pays tribute to our dedicated military. This is a great exhibit for all ages. Celebrate Veterans Day Children’s Art Lesson at Heartfull Art Studio in Big Rapids on November 12 with chalk drawing of the flag and adding silhouettes of the service men and women that the artist desires.
The Downtown Business Association’s Annual Festival of the Lights Parade is another not-to-miss event on November 23, starting at 6:00pm. Bring the entire family to Downtown Big Rapids to experience an array of lights, floats, tree lighting, caroling and a special visit from Santa himself!
There are so many amazing events and happenings this November that it is impossible to list them. T make sure you don’t miss out on all of the great things to Experience, Explore and Enjoy in the greater Big Rapids area be sure and visit our mobile friendly website at BigRapids.org and click on our Community Events Calendar. If you are in the neighborhood stop in and see us in person at the Welcome Center located at 127 S. State Street, Big Rapids.
The Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to take this opportunity and say “Thank You” to our Veterans, their families and all military personnel for their service. We would also like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
Connie Koepke – Executive Director Mecosta County Convention & Visitors Bureau – Your official tourism resource for Mecosta County
Chuck & Meredy’sAuto Service
18620 16 Mile Rd.Big Rapids
(231) 796-0550
Loni Sprague 819 North State Street • Big Rapids, MI • 231-598-9194
231-250-087317461 Northland Drive, Big Rapids (behind Brink’s Body Shop)
heartfullartstudio.com
Annual Ornament SaleNovember 27th,
29th and 30th 3/$20 - Reg. price $8 each
Bring in 2 canned goods for Manna Pantry and get
4th ornament free. Limit 1 free ornament.
231.598.9212NOW A FULL SERVICE SPA!
126 Maple Street • Suite C Big Rapids, MI
www.CardinalSpaAndMassage.com
15% OFFAll Facials for the
Month of November!Call and book your
appointment today!
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See you at the Veterans Day Parade Monday, November 11 at 11am!
Aloha Tan & Travel
738 Perry Ave Big Rapids, MIalohatanandtravel.com
Travel Agent: Heather Blain616.885.6187
Salon Hours: 10-8pm Monday - Friday10am-4pm - Saturday10am-2pm - Sunday
Salon: 231.796.1303
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