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"J-Lock" exploded for

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real estate on Friday
and 4 TDs, including a
scoring strike from QB
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Snowbirds tamed the
Panthers of Pickford on
Homecoming night.
Football
Petoskey slips past

TC Central, 16-13
By Ben Murphy
With time winding down
and wind blowing in its face
in Friday's game at Traverse
City Central's Thirlby Field,
Petoskey called on kicker
Nathaniel Reed to make a
game-winning
field-goal
from 31 yards out. Reed did
just that, giving the eighth
ranked Northmen a key Big
North Conference win, 16-13.
Petoskey
opened
the
nights scoring as well, getting
a short one yard run by Kurt
Boucher to make it 6-0 after a
missed extra point.
Central scored the game's
next two touchdowns, getting a four yard run by Joe
Schepperly in the second
quarter and early in the second half, got a 37 yard rushing touchdown from Matt
Pupel to make it 13-6.
Petoskey lost Boucher with
an injury and had a drive stall
out on the Central one yard
line, but continued to make a
comeback nonetheless.
After Petoskey fumbled the
ball away early in the fourth
quarter, the Northmen got an
interception from Jared
Byers, setting up Petoskey in
good field position.
Evan Whitmore fired a
screen pass to Garrett
Lundteigen in the middle of
the field, with Lundteigen
breaking away for an 18 yard
touchdown. Reed kicked in
the extra point to dead-lock
the game at 13.

Central fumbled its next
possession away as well, but
Petoskey couldn't convert on
the ensuing possession.
Instead punting away with
four minutes to go.
Byers came up big again,
picking off his second pass of
the night, returning the
errant pass to Central's 23
yard line.
The Northmen got as far as
Central's 12 yard line but
couldn't get any closer, setting up a fourth-and-11,
paving way to Reed's heroic
kick with 1:36 to go in the
contest.
The Trojans returned the
ensuing kickoff to midfield
and got to the Petoskey 26
before a fourth down tackle

by Zach Winter sealed the
win for the Northmen.
Whitmore finished four-ofseven passing for 85 yards
and
one
touchdown,
Lundteigen had 57 yards on
the ground on 11 tries and
Boucher had six rushes for 12
yards.
Petoskey (5-1 overall, 2-1
BNC) plays in Gaylord (4-2,
1-2) on Friday. The Blue
Devils are coming off a 21-20
loss to Cadillac last week. The
Northmen lead the all-time
series between the teams 2818, including last year's 42-14
win.
Petoskey junior Nathaniel Reed didn't let the wind or the highstakes atmosphere faze him Friday night as he boomed a 31yard field goal to lift the Northmen to a 16-13 victory over
Central. (PHOTO BY LARRY TRACY)
GAYLORD v. PETOSKEY
Football
Friday, Oct. 10 at Gaylord
Blue Devils lose a heartbreaker!
PETOSKEY (5-1, 2-1)
Cadillac comes from behind in final minutes to secure 21-20

victory on rainy night
At Stake: Sixth win and automatic playoff berth; tons

of playoff points; remaining in hunt for Big North title
GAYLORD (4-2, 1-2)
By Mike Dunn
CADILLAC It was a great
game. Gaylord was the
underdog going into Cadillac
on Friday to take on the
undefeated and high-powered Vikings of longtime
coach Jim Webb. The Blue
Devils had the lead late in the
game but Cadillac found a
way to come back and gain a
narrow 21-20 triumph.
Gaylord slipped to 4-2
overall and 1-2 in the Big
North with the heartbreaking
defeat
while
Cadillac
improved to 6-0 and 3-0 and
earned an automatic playoff
berth.
The Blue Devils pulled
ahead 20-13 with 7:18 left to
play when barreling junior
Shane Foster plowed his way
over on a short run and Ben
Fry booted the extra point
through the uprights, capping a long drive in which
senior QB Steven Fitzek
scrambled for key yardage on
several plays.
Cadillac, with its back to
the wall on a windy, wet
night, came back, however.
QB Lewis Finch, who hit a
key 21-yard pass to Jake
Ellens during the march, hit
Ellens again for a 9-yard
score with 2:12 showing on
the clock. Webb opted to go
for two points and the win
As Stake: Fifth win and one more step toward return

to playoffs; tons of playoff points; return to W column
after two straight losses
HISTORY
Petoskey holds a 28-18 lead in the all-time series and
has won the last six games including 42-14 victory
last year; Gaylord last beat Petoskey in 2007, Will
Cleavers final year of his first tenure as coach;
Cleaver is 8-1 overall coaching against the Northmen
Steven Fitzek
Shane Foster
Jacob Freeman
given the windy kicking conditions and fullback Mike

Holdship made the strategy
pay off when he pushed
across the goal line to give
the Vikings the 21-20 lead.
Gaylord moved the ball
near midfield on its final possession as Fitzek, who ran
furiously all night long,
gained the needed yardage
on fourth down to keep the
drive going. The senior signal-caller went deep to fellow
senior Collin Watters but
Cadillac had it defended
nicely and Ellens grabbed the
tipped ball for an interception to seal the win with 30
seconds remaining.
It was the second straight
loss for Gaylord following a 40 start to the season and the
Blue Devils of coach Will
Cleaver face another very
tough test this Friday when
Petoskey comes calling. The
surging Northmen of coach
Kerry VanOrman come in
with a 5-1 record and 2-1 in
the Big North following a

tense 16-13 victory over T.C.
Central.
There are tons of playoff
points for both sides riding
on the outcome. For Gaylord,
a loss would mean having to
defeat T.C. West and Alpena
in the final two weeks to gain
a playoff berth for the first
time since 2007. A win at
home would put the Blue
Devils one step closer to the
playoffs and one step closer
to possibly hosting a playoff
game.
Petoskey has much to win
for also. The Northmen
would not only qualify for the
playoffs with a win and put
themselves in position to be
a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the
playoffs, but it would also
keep them in the hunt for the
Big North title as well.
Gaylord very nearly pulled
off the upset in wet, cool conditions Friday but Cadillac, to
its credit, did what was necessary to win the final min-
utes.
Fitzek dug deep in his
reservoir of resolve and, on a
night when the Vikings
focused on keeping the Blue
Devils explosive Cotton Neff
contained, Fitzek found running room time after time.
The senior dashed, slashed
and bashed his way to a
career-best 205 yards rushing
in the game on 23 carries,
averaging nearly 9 yards
COMMON FOES
Petoskey lost 27-7 to Cadillac in week 3, Gaylord lost
21-20 to Cadillac in week 6
Gaylord lost 18-7 to T.C. Central in week 5, Petoskey
beat T.C. Central 16-13 in week 6
QUESTIONS
How effective will Petoskeys gobbling, grinding
ground assault be against Gaylords swarming run
defense?
Will Gaylord be able to move the ball well enough
through the air to spread the Northmen defense and
open running lanes?
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3B
FOOTBALL THIS WEEK

Week 6:
Alpena 34, Cheboygan 12
Cadillac 21, Gaylord 20*
Gaylord St. Mary 40, Pickford 0*
T.C. St. Francis 54, Grayling 12*
Inland Lakes 46, Pellston 12*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 46, Onaway 0*
St. Ignace 41, Mancelona 14*
Rogers City 27, Mio 14
Petoskey 16, T.C. Central 13*
Week 7:
Sault Ste. Marie (2-3) at Cheboygan (1-5)
Petoskey (5-1, 2-1) at Gaylord (4-2, 1-2)*
Gaylord St. Mary (2-4) at Forest Area (1-5)*#
Grayling (3-3, 1-2) at Elk Rapids (3-3, 2-2)*
Central Lake (4-2) at Inland Lakes (5-1)*
Johannesburg-Lewiston (5-1) at Pickford (2-4)*
Mio (2-4, 1-1) at AuGres-Sims (3-3, 2-1)*
Onaway (2-4) at St. Ignace (6-0)*
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Grayling stumbles in 54-12 loss to TCSF

By DENNIS MANSFIELD
Buckland News Service
TRAVERSE CITY Not
much went right for the
Grayling varsity football
team, when the Vikings visited Thirlby Field to take on
Traverse City St. Francis on
Saturday, Oct. 4.
The host Gladiators, who
were
celebrating
Homecoming at halftime,
needed just one play to score
after recovering a fumble on
the Vikings 20-yard line. And
St. Francis (4-2 overall, 3-1
conference) just kept on putting up points while on its
way to a 54-12 romp over
Grayling (3-3 overall, 1-2
conference) in the clash
between the two Northwest
Michigan
Football
Conference rivals.
St. Francis is a great foot-
ball team, and we made too

many mistakes to compete
with them, said Grayling
head coach Tim Sanchez. I
take full responsibility for
that.
The Gladiators routinely
took advantage of Grayling
miscues. And, there were
plenty of those, with the
Vikings committing three
fumbles and throwing five
interceptions. There was also
a blocked punt.
St. Francis turned five of
those mistakes into touchdowns and started 10 of its 14
possessions at midfield or
better.
I didnt have us ready to
play at that high level,
Sanchez added. And, we will
do all we can to get better for
next weeks big game versus
Elk Rapids.
Both of Graylings scores
Head coach Tim Sanchez tries to rally his players in

Saturdays 54-12 loss to St. Francis. St. Francis is a
great football team, and we made too many mistakes to
compete with them, said Sanchez afterwards. I take
full responsibility for that.
came in the second half, as

the Vikings found themselves
trailing, 19-0, at intermission.
And, both were by Scout
Tobin out of the wildcat formation, with Tobin taking the
snap and then racing for
touchdowns on runs of 71
and 35 yards. Overall, he tallied a team-high 128 yards
rushing on just six carries,
while also catching two passes for another 45 yards.
But, the Gladiators managed to reign in what had
been an explosive Grayling
offense, with the Vikings having scored 91 points in backto-back wins over Kingsley
and Charlevoix.
Cam Summers was just 4of-15 passing for 60 yards,
just a week after throwing for
206 yards and three scores
against the Stags.
Spencer
Kent,
whos
helped form part of the
Vikings offensive dynamic
duo recently rushed for 81
yards on 12 carries, while
also catching two passes for
11 yards.
Other offensive contributors for Grayling included:
Nick Petrie (six carries, 36
yards
rushing),
Darin
Nicholas (two carries, 9 yards
rushing)
and
Shane
McCleave (one catch, 8 yards
receiving).
While the loss last Saturday
might be a setback, Grayling
can still qualify for a sixth
consecutive trip to the state
football playoffs by winning
its three remaining games.
And, that starts with a gridiron clash at Elk Rapids on
Friday, Oct. 10, with kickoff
set for 7 p.m.
Photos by DENNIS MANSNews
FIELD/Buckland
Service
Grayling defensive lineman Dylan Wyman (No. 80) wraps up the quarterback for
Traverse City St. Francis for a sack on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Thirlby Field. Unfortunately,
the Vikings couldnt stop the Gladiators from piling up 54 points on their way to a
Homecoming victory.
Viking Spencer Kent (No. 10) tries to fend off a stiff-arm from a Gladiator offensive
player and make a tackle in Graylings loss to their Northwest Michigan Football
Conference rivals on Oct. 4 in Traverse City.
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J-L one win away from playoffs

Cardinals improve to 5-1 with shutout over visiting Onaway on homecoming night
By Mike Dunn
JOHANNESBURG The
Jo h a n n e s b u r g - L e w i s t o n
Cardinals of Coach Joe
rebounded
Smokevitch
Friday in a big way from the
loss at St. Ignace the week
before, entertaining a large
homecoming crowd with a
46-0 victory over scrappy
Onaway.
J-L pushed its record to 5-1
and moved one victory away
from securing a playoff
berth. The Cardinals hope to
acquire the sixth win this
coming Friday, Oct. 10, when
they travel to Pickford (2-4).
The Panthers are coming off
a shutout loss to Gaylord St.
Mary.
The Onaway Cardinals of
Coach Jim Cleaver slipped to
2-4 and the road doesnt get
much easier as they travel
above the bridge to take on
unbeaten St. Ignace (6-0).
The J-L special teams provided the first touchdown
Friday on a cool, wet night as
the Vlasic Vacuum, senior
Trevor Pickelmann, not only

stormed in and blocked an
Onaway punt attempt early
in the contest but he also fell
on the ball in the end zone.
Nate Foxs sure extra point
gave the host Cardinals a
sudden 7-0 advantage less
than three minutes into the
game.
Later in the opening quarter, junior QB Brandon Huff
faked into the line to serve up
what would be his only pass
of the day, a missile directed
to the fleeting figure of senior
tight end Dan Nieman, who
had slipped behind the
Onaway secondary. The dangerous Nieman brought the
ball in and sprinted home for
a sudden 55-yard score and a
14-0 lead after Foxs second
successful PAT.
J-L pulled away in the second quarter, scoring four
times to take a 40-0 lead into
the locker room at halftime.
Barreling junior fullback
Nick May, the leading ground
gainer for J-L on the day with
77 yards in eight forays
through the line, bashed his

way across the goal line for a
2-yard tally. Brandon Huff
kept the ball on a 29-yard
keeper around end to score JLs second touchdown of the
quarter and fourth of the
night, and he added another
one just before intermission
with a short plunge to paydirt. Elusive junior Ethan
May maneuvered behind the
blocking of Joel Kussrow and
Dominic Vogt to score from
10 yards as J-L pulled far
enough ahead to get a running clock in the second half.
The host Cardinals added
one more TD in the second
half when fullback Cody The
Torch Teceno fired out and
blazed a 5-yard path to the
end zone.
Brandon Huff busted and
scrambled for 51 yards in six
tries. Fellow junior Logan
Huff lit it up for 32 yards in
five carries while Jac Bandt
bammed his way to 31 yards
in five carries, Teceno strode
to 23 yards in five carries and
speed-burner
Dominic
QB Brandon Huff barrels forward between three Onaway defenders, including Dalton
Adkins (41), on Friday. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
Blue Devils
every time he ran the ball.
Fitzek also connected with
Jacob Freeman for a pretty
31-yard TD, splitting the
Viking secondary with a
guided missile that hit the
crossing Freeman in stride
near the goal line. The TD
tied the score at 6 in the second quarter after Cadillac
gained the early lead.
It was still tied 6-6 in the
third quarter when the
fierce-running Foster found a
seam and bolted around the
The rain is pouring down as Lights Out Logan Huff looks downfield and assesses
his running options Friday. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
Cassisi drove for 20 yards in
three attempts.
It was a good team effort,
Smokevitch said. We mixed
it up and had several kids
carry the ball. Nick May had
another good night; all the
kids ran hard and played
hard. Defensively I thought
we moved to the ball really
well. The Onaway kids were
physical and played hard but
we didnt give them much
room to move.
It was another strong night
for Lights Out Logan Huff,
who is putting together AllState caliber numbers at linebacker this season. Logan
generated four solo tackles
and eight assists.
Cassisi had six takedowns
to go with a pick and The
Pulverizor, nose guard Billy
Priest, powered his way to 11
tackles with a fumble recovery. Wesley Olds also had a
fumble recovery for J-L.
Nieman and Fox each
Dangerous Dan Nieman (9) breaks away with Onaways

Cortez Washington (3) in pursuit. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
recorded a sack and Vogt
recorded two stops behind
the line of scrimmage.
J-L (5-1) can qualify for the
playoffs for the fourth year in
a row and the fifth time in

five years with a victory at
Pickford (2-4) this Friday,
Oct. 10.
an 11-yard connection to
Watters in addition to the 31yard TD toss to Freeman.
Korte set up a Gaylord

touchdown with a pick and
an 11-yard return.
Continued...
left side for a 10-yard tally

behind the blow-away block
of Will Stecker. Frys boot
gave the Blue Devils a 13-6
lead.
Cadillac came back to tie
the score later in the quarter
when Finch tallied on a 2yard QB keeper and Andrew
Emington added the critical
PAT.
Fosters second TD of the
night subsequently put the
Blue Devils ahead 20-13 but
the lead proved to be short-
lived.
The hard-driving Foster
finished with 56 yards in 10
tries and the dangerous Neff,
surrounded by enemy jerseys
every time he touched the
ball, was limited to 31 yards
in 10 attempts. The Vikings
also did a good job of keeping
Tristan Gregory from slicing
and slashing for big gainers,
which hes done in every
other Gaylord game. Gregory
was held to seven yards in
three tries.
Fitzek hit on 3-of-9 aerials

for 77 yards, including a 35yard strike to Jack Korte and
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Football
Mancy falls to SVC power Saints

Ironmen fall to .500 mark with defeat, must win out to reach playoffs for
eighth time in nine years under Derrer
By Mike Dunn
MANCELONA Two losses
in two weeks to Ski Valley
Conference rivals Inland
Lakes and St. Ignace has put
Mancelona in the unfamiliar
position of having to win out
the remainder of the regular
season to reach the playoffs
for the fifth year in a row and
eighth time in the nine years
of the Derrer Era.
Mancelona suffered a 5114 setback at the hands of
unbeaten St. Ignace on the
home field Friday and fell to
3-3. Another loss this season
will keep the Ironmen from
an automatic playoff berth.
Coming into the 2014 campaign, the Ironmen were 6122 in eight seasons with Dan
Boo Derrer on the sidelines, including seven playoff
berths and four seasons
advancing to the Div. 7 dis-
trict title game. To get six

wins and automatically qualify for the playoffs again this
year, the Ironmen must
outscore Pellston, Central
Lake and Gaylord St. Mary in
the final three games.
We have to play better
than we did against St.
Ignace, Boo said on Monday.
We moved the ball but we
didnt finish our drives. When
they had the ball, we didnt
stop them. They were more
physical than us and played
better than us. They deserved
to win.
Boo said the fate of the season is in the hands of his
players.
Its up to the kids; they
have to decide how bad they
want it, he said. We have
Pellston this week for
Homecoming and that has to
be the start. We need to be a
lot more physical and play a
lot harder. Every week now is

a must-win for us.
Mancelona moved the ball
efficiently at times against a
pretty good St. Ignace
defense. Just looking at the
stats, it was a close game
Friday. The Saints, fueled by
the play of lefty QB Gage
Kreski, amassed 338 total
yards and the Ironmen had
318 total yards. Not much
difference there but a big difference on the scoreboard.
Mancelona received the
opening kickoff and moved
the ball to a few first downs
before a fumble turned into a
41-yard return for a touchdown by the Saints and, just
like that, a 7-0 lead on the
scoreboard.
The Ironmen responded
with a scoring drive of their
own, capped by senior sparkplug Chase Wilcox, who
found a seam and raced 45
yards on the slippery turf to

reach the end zone. Senior
QB Cole VanWagoner kept
the ball and punched in the
two-point conversion to give
the Ironmen an 8-7 lead at
the 5:18 mark of the opening
quarter.
The Saints responded with
a quick scoring march ending in Kreski legging it
around the left end for a 12yard tally. St. Ignace 13,
Mancelona 8 at that point.
The Ironmen moved right
down the field again with the
jitterbugging Wilcox skipping
and sprinting to positive
yardage along with booming
junior fullback Chris Neon
Nielson, back in the lineup
after missing a game with a
concussion, and junior
Chase Ritchie. The Ironmen
got into the red zone but
were stopped short on
fourth-and-4 and had to turn
the ball over on downs.

The Saints went on to score
three more times in the second quarter, including a 66yard fumble return, to take a
commanding 37-8 lead by
the half.
The visitors scored on their
first drive of the third quarter,
this time on a Kreski pass,
and the lead ballooned to 438.
The Ironmen scored their
second and final touchdown
later in the quarter when the
elusive Wilcox broke free for
a 46-yard touchdown.
Wilcox weaved and dashed
his way to 187 yards on the
ground in 25 attempts, averaging a healthy 7.5 yards per
carry on the night. Nielson,
when he wasnt leading the
way with jolting blocks,
churned out 63 tough yards
between the tackles on 16
tries. VanWagoner wheeled
Chase Wilcox
to 28 yards in nine attempts
and Ritchie recorded 23
yards in 11 carries.
VanWagoner completed
his only pass on the wet
night, an 18-yard hook-up
with Wilcox.
On the defensive side,
VanWagoner
generated
seven tackles. Wilcox, Tyler
Fults and Brandon Willson
each made four stops.
Football
Football
I-Lakes wins,
pushes to 5-1 mark
Cheboygan
falls in Alpena
Bulldogs gobbling ground game is

difference in come-from-behind win over
stubborn Pellston
By Mike Dunn
PELLSTON Inland
Lakes moved one step closer
to a playoff berth for the second year in a row with a
workmanlike 46-12 victory
on Friday over stubborn
Pellston. The Bulldogs of
coach
Stan
Schramm
improved to 5-1 and can
clinch a playoff spot this
coming Friday, Oct. 10, with
a win at home over a pretty
good Central Lake team,
which comes in with a 4-2
record and three straight
victories.
Pellston (0-6) remained
winless but put up a tough
fight at home and scored the
first points of the game
when hard-driving Chase
Woods powered across the
goal line from a yard out
after Cameron Omey recovered an I-Lakes fumble, giving the Hornets good field
position.
Pellston QB Kash OBrien
fired twice to Woods out of
the backfield to set up
Woods short TD plunge.
I-Lakes simply had too
much depth and too much
firepower, however, even on
a night when explosive sen-
ior Daniel Flowers was sidelined.

Fighting fullback Ryan
Howery hammered out 168
yards of between-the-tackle
blasting and bashing and
scored on bursts of 57, 30
and 7 yards in the contest,
and backfield mate Garrett
Key turned on the juice and
surpassed the century mark
as well, amassing 111yards
on 11 tries with TDs of 15
yards and 14 yards on his
stat line along with a pair of
conversion runs.
Feisty freshman Ben
Slam Schramm secured 59
yards of contested real
estate with his furious forays
through the line, including a
34-yard TD gallop. Brandon
Dudley and Colton Bunker
each busted through for a
two-point conversion to
help the Bulldog cause.
Savvy QB Ethan Jankoviak
engineered the bash-anddash ground assault with his
usual efficiency and also hit
two air strikes for 41 yards.
Defensively
for
the
Bulldogs, linebacker Stanley
Schramm was a steamroller
in cleats, securing 13 tackles.
Tom Connor and Doug
Langone both had eight
takedowns and defensive

end Dylan Hopkins recorded a sack. Jankoviak recovered a fumble on the wet turf
and Key had an interception.
Pellstons second TD came
in the fourth quarter when
Trevor VanOrman go the TVO going and blasted across
the goal line for a 2-yard
tally.
OBrien finished with 82
yards through the air on six
hits. Josiah Crawford pulled
down three aerials for 50
yards.
Thomas Readmond rang
up nine tackles defensively
for the Hornets and also
recovered a fumble. Woods
and Crawford each generated a sack. Randall Abney,
VanOrman and Crawford
each had eight stops and
Sam Oliver put the slam
down five times.
Pellston (0-6) travels to
Mancelona this Friday, Oct.
10, for Mancelonas homecoming. I-Lakes (5-1) has
the big showdown with
Central Lake (4-2) in a game
rife with huge playoff implications for both sides.
By Ben Murphy
Cheboygan may have had
the upper-hand in its recent
meetings with Alpena on the
football field in recent years,
but Friday night was a different story. The Chiefs
dropped their non-conference game at Alpena, 34-12.
That was probably one of
the best Alpena team's I've
seen in about 10-to-12
years, Cheboygan head
coach Jack Coon said.
They've got a real strong
fullback in Jordan Ferguson
and Tyler Pinter is a real
threat at quarterback. I feel
we were just undersized and
out-matched.
The Wildcats scored two
first quarter touchdowns to
take a 13-0 lead, scoring on a
pair of drives that went 73
and 67 yards.
We kind of got behind
the eight ball and didn't take
advantage of a turnover
early, Coon said. That didn't help and after that it was
a bunch of short completions by Alpena and some
missed tackles to lead to
their first score. We've been
fighting that problem all
year, letting the big play
happen.
The Chiefs punted the ball
away early in the second

quarter to set up another
Alpena score, making it 20-0.
Cheboygan running backs
Lian McNeil and DJ Sayers
had several strong runs on
its next drive, setting up a
five yard touchdown run by
McNeil with just over three
minutes to play in the half.
The Chiefs forced a quick
Alpena punt and nearly
scored before the end of the
second, but had an offensive
pass interference call bring
its drive to an abrupt stop.
Ferguson had two big runs
to start the second half and
scored on a six yard run to
put the Wildcats up 27-6,
and after a Cheboygan fumble Ferguson ran in another
score to make it 34-6.
The Chiefs got a big
defensive play late in the
fourth, getting a fumble
recovery by Chris Demeuse,
who returned it from his
own 47 yard line to the
Alpena three.
Logan Mills scored on the
first play of the drive, making the eventual final score
of 34-12 with 1:28 to go.
McNeil finished with 85
yards to lead the Chief
offense, Sayers tallied 30
yards on the ground and
Zach Socha was three-of-
eight passing for 28 yards.

Gage Sullivan had 19 yards
receiving.
You don't like losing, I
think we just weren't able to
offensively control the
game, Coon said. Putting
the ball back in the hands of
Ferguson and Pintar did not
help our cause. We always
believe that the best defense
is a ball consumption
offense and we weren't able
to do that on Friday.
Cheboygan (1-5) hosts fellow independent Sault Ste.
Marie (3-3) on Friday. The
Blue Devils are coming off a
28-22 win over Gladstone
last week.
This is probably our most
challenging schedule since
our days of being in the Big
North Conference, Coon
said. If you take a look at it I
think we've played three or
playoff teams already from
last year.
The Chiefs hold a 32-7 alltime series edge in the series
but it was the Blue Devils
that won last year, 34-14.
They're 3-3 and trying to
win out and get into the
playoffs, Coon said. They
got off to kind of a slow start
but they're on a three game
winning streak.
Football
Mio falls from playoff hunt with loss to Rogers City

By DENNIS MANSFIELD
Buckland News Service
MIO
The
Mio
Thunderbolts
wont
be
adding on another trip to the
state football playoffs to their

impressive streak of 13 consecutive years, not after suffering their fourth loss of the
season Friday, Oct. 3, to
Rogers City, 27-14.
Terrible, said Mio head

coach Jim Gendernalik said.
Ive never been 2-4 before.
We have three games left
to get back to the .500 mark.
And, thats important to
Gendernalik
and
the
Thunderbolts, whove made
the playoffs in 17 of the last
18 seasons.
Eighteen seasons and
never a losing season, he
added. We can avoid that if
we just cut the mistakes.
But, it was mistakes that

cost Mio against visiting
Rogers City (3-3 overall). The
Thunderbolts
committed
eight penalties and had four
turnovers, three of which
came in the second half, with
Mio having led at halftime,
14-13.
Just in general, we have a
team that has found ways to
beat itself, Gendernalik said.
We have some good players,
but they seem to take mental
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And, the miscues hurt
early on, when Mio fumbled
a punt, setting up Rogers City
at Mios 35-yard line. On the
next play, Rogers City scored.
Lots of missed tackles,
the Mio coach said. The
defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs
would all miss the same guy.
We just couldnt finish our
tackles.
Still, the Thunderbolts did
have some highlights defensively.
Defensive end Jacob Lentz
led Mio with 10 solo tackles
and four assists.
Thats four or five games
that hes led us in tackles,
Gendernalik said. He sure
finds a way to the ball.
You dont want to be running the ball in his direction.
Brian
Watson
and
Tremayne Thorton had eight

tackles each, with Thorton
also picking off a pass and
returning it 70 yards for Mios
second and final score on the
night.
Offensively, the story pretty much began and ended
with Watson, who rushed for
89 yards on eight carries.
That included a 2-yard scoring run on the teams opening drive of the game. And,
his TD run was set up by a 35yard jaunt on a previous play.
But, while his team is
struggling, Gendernalik said
he believes they could start
to bounce back with a win
over host AuGres-Sims (3-3
overall) on Friday, Oct. 10,
with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
Theyre a pistol-type
offense, very similar to us,
he added. But, our problem
is beating ourselves.
October 9, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Football
Snowbirds win big on Homecoming

Healthy Lochinski slashes and bashes his way to 196 yards rushing and 4
TDs as St. Mary shuts out Pickford
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD It was a determined St. Mary Snowbird
team that showed up Friday
for Homecoming, and a
healthy Jack Lochinski. The
senior, finally able to run
unhindered after weeks of
being hobbled by an ankle
injury, turned on the jets to
full roar and helped turn
back the visiting Pickford
Panthers, scoring four times
in a 40-0 triumph.
J-Lock slammed, slashed
and smashed his way to 196
yards of real estate behind
the booming blocking of center Gage Andrews, guards
Ethan Szymanski and Cole
Loffer, and tackles Liam
Beningo and Anthony Kline
as the Snowbirds pushed
their record to 2-4 and kept
their hopes for a winning
season and a possible playoff
berth alive.
Lochinski had TD sprints
of 30, 9 and 75 yards in the
contest and he was also on
the receiving end of a perfectly-timed 36-yard aerial
from QB Adam Nowicki.
St. Mary second-year head
coach Kevin OConnell said
the decision he and his assistant coaches made to move
Lochinski from receiver to
tailback early in the game
had pretty good results.
Jack started at receiver
but after the third series, we

talked it over and said, Hey,
lets put Jack in the backfield
and see what happens,
OConnell said. Moving Jack
to tailback was the injection
we needed. Hes a playmaker
and he has great vision on
the field. Were very fortunate
hes back and finally healthy.
St. Mary, coming off a very
tough loss at Onaway the
week before, pulled away
from the scrappy Panthers
with a pair of Lochinski
touchdowns just before the
end of the first half and at the
start of the third quarter.
First,
Lochinski
and
Nowicki hooked up for the
36-yard aerial strike to turn a
slim 12-0 lead into a 20-0
advantage on the scoreboard
going into the break. Then,
on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter, JLock exploded, bursting
through the line like he was
propelled from a water hose
and then galloping 75 yards
to the end zone. Suddenly,
the Snowbirds had a commanding 28-0 lead.
Shifty senior Brandin
Milbocker busted to a TD of 3
yards to cap a long, methodical march and make it 34-0
on the Snowbirds next drive
and on the drive after that, it
was Adam Nowicki faking
into the line and then finding
a familiar face, younger
Jack Lochinski
Adam Nowicki
Brandin Milbocker
Ethan Szymanski
brother Josh Nowicki, roaming loose in the secondary for

an 18-yard tally to make it 400.
The Nowicki-to-Nowicki
TD connection was set up by
another long Lochinski
burst, this one of 60 yards.
On the night, St. Mary
amassed nearly 500 yards of
net offense and 404 of those
yards came via the rampaging rushing attack featuring
the leg-churning, yard-chewing thrusts of Lochinski,
Milbocker, Anders Marquard
and Alphonse Buclay.
Rawhide-tough
signalcaller Adam Nowicki also
rambled for 44 yards on the
ground in addition to hitting
three air-mail deliveries for
another 96 yards, including
the TD tosses to Lochinski
and Josh Nowicki.
OConnell was naturally
pleased with the play of the
O-line, and was especially
happy with the performance
of freshman Liam Beningo at
one tackle spot and Anthony
Kline, who was starting in

place of flu-weakened Geoff
Wind at the other tackle spot.
Anthony Kline isnt the
strongest or fastest kid on the
team but hes there every day,
he listens to his coaches and
he does everything right,
OConnell said. He had the
opportunity to start at right
tackle because Geoff was sick
during the week and he
played his best game ever. He
played fantastic.
On the defensive side the
ball, the swarming, suffocating
Snowbirds
limited
Pickford to just five first
downs and less than 200
yards of net offense. The gritty foe from the U.P. did not
cross midfield until the second half.
It was a great team effort
defensively, OConnell said.
We played very physical
tonight.
OConnell commended
the efforts of sophomore
linebacker Josh Nowicki, who
covered the field like green
on a grass blade all night

long.
I was very impressed with
Joshs physical play and his
toughness, OConnell said.
I thought he played very
physical and I thought his
brother Adam played very
physical and so did Brandin
Milbocker and Cole Loffer.
The front line also did a great
job of penetrating and disrupting
their
offensive
rhythm.
It was a big night for
Szymanski at defensive end.
The seismic run stuffer put
the slam down on five
Panther ball carriers and he
was right in the thick of the
action on virtually every
snap. He also recovered two
fumbles on the night.
Next up for the Snowbirds
is a big one on the road
against Forest Area in a game
that will be played this
Thursday, Oct. 9.
The Warriors are only 1-5
but theyve been playing
people tough and they have
some offensive weapons in

QB Austin Vance and speedburning halfback Paul Korn.
We have to be very disciplined on defense and block
the living dog tart out of
them on offense, said
OConnell is his colorfully
descriptive way.
When St. Mary has the ball,
it wont be fancy or pretty but
OConnell hopes it will be
effective.
Were gonna pound the
rock, he said. When you
have stallions in the backfield, you dont put them out
to pasture, you ride the heck
out of them.
St. Mary and Forest Area
started playing each other 11
seasons ago when the
Warriors first started their
football program and joined
the Ski Valley. In the 10 games
leading up to this weeks contest, the all-time series
between the schools is
locked at 5-5.
NCAA Football Associate Press Top 25

TEAM(1st Place votes) .........RECORD........PTS
1......Florida State (35) ................5-0 ........1461
2......Auburn (23) ........................5-0 ........1459
3......Mississippi State (2)...........5-0 ........1320
3......Ole Miss .............................5-0 ........1320
5......Baylor..................................5-0 ........1258
6......Notre Dame.........................5-0 ........1186
7......Alabama ..............................4-1 ........1060
8......Michigan State ....................4-1 .........981

9......TCU.....................................4-0 .........979
10....Arizona................................5-0 .........951
11....Oklahoma............................4-1 .........904
12....Oregon ................................4-1 .........888
13....Georgia ...............................4-1 .........854
14....Texas A&M..........................5-1 .........731
15....Ohio State ...........................4-1 .........534
16....Oklahoma State...................4-1 .........527

17....Kansas State .......................4-1 .........486
18....UCLA ..................................4-1 .........460
19....East Carolina.......................4-1 .........344
20....Arizona State .......................4-1 .........325
21....Nebraska .............................5-1 .........283
22....Georgia Tech .......................5-0 .........235
23....Missouri..............................4-1 .........212
24....Utah ....................................4-1 .........206
25....Stanford ..............................3-2 .........143
Dropped from rankings: LSU 15, USC 16,

Wisconsin 17, BYU 18
Others receiving votes: Clemson 92, Marshall
78, USC 61, Louisville 36, LSU 35, BYU 26,
West Virginia 18, Arkansas 14, Wisconsin 7,
California 6, Penn State 5, Rutgers 4, Kentucky
4, North Dakota State 3, Minnesota 2, South
Carolina 1, Virginia 1
Volleyball
JV Football
Blue Devils bow to Petoskey
Mancy falls to
talented Saints
Gaylord loses tough, hard-fought battle in four sets

By Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY It was a tough
battle. Gaylord traveled to
Petoskey on Monday, Oct. 6,
for a Big North clash and,
after winning the first set 2519, narrowly lost the next
three including two that
needed extra volleys to
decide.
In the end, Petoskey prevailed in a thriller by scores of
19-25, 30-28, 25-21, 26-24.
We took control of the
first set from the start,
reported Gaylord coach
Trista Sitz. The other sets
were back and forth. We had
a lot of hitting errors in the
third and fourth set, giving
them a lead, and then struggled to finish with a win.
Sitz said her team lacked
energy at times but Sydney
Kassuba turned in an outstanding performance for the
Blue Devils.
She made a few errors and
made a lot of great digs, Sitz
said. Sarah VanLiere also did
a good job coming off the
bench tonight. She has been
working hard in practice and
I thought she did a great job.
In the first set, Tanner
Arkfeld got Gaylord off to a
strong start, serving the first
six points.
When the rotation came
back around at 15-11, Tanner
showed up big again at the
stripe, serving another four
in a row including two aces to

push the lead to 19-11.
Casey Korte, Delaney
Eckstein, Sydney and Sarah
all had kills as the Blue Devils
went on to post the 25-19
win.
In the seesaw second set, a
block from Korte put Gaylord
ahead 13-11 and a key
Kassuba kill tied the match at
16. Brandi Wagners dink gave
Gaylord a slim 18-17 advantage and Kortes kill pushed
the lead to 20-18.
Petoskey came back to tie
and then take the lead, however, before another Korte kill
tied it at 24. Delaney delivered a kell to make it 26-26
and Tanner tagged one to
make it 27-27. Kassuba, flying all over the floor, had
three incredible digs in the
back row to keep the ball in
play. Korte came through
again to knot the score at 28
but Petoskey was able to
score two in a row to take the
second set 30-28.
In the third set, VanLiere
sparked a comeback with five
service points in a row and a
crushing kill by Kassuba
trimmed the lead to 24-20
but that was as close as it
would get as the Northmen
closed it out to win 25-21.
In the fourth set, Petoskey
pulled ahead 9-4 and forced
Gaylord into comeback
mode. Key kills from Brandi
and Syd along with a three-
point service run from

Delaney enabled Gaylord to
take a 12-11 lead.
The Northmen roared back
to go on top 18-14, however,
before Ashley Mays booming
block trimmed cut it to 19-16.
Sydney placed a tip for the
sideout at 21-23 and served
three straight to give Gaylord
a 24-23 lead but the Blue
Devils were not able to
secure the final point as
Petoskey came back with a
sideout and two serves to finish the match at 26-24.
Tanner turned on the juice
at the stripe and launched
five aces in the match to go
with 10 kills and nine digs.
Ashley May hit on 100 percent of her serves with six
aces, a block and eight digs.
Korte was in Krush Mode
at the net, crashing 20 kills to
the Northmen side of the
court. Kassuba was a killer,
too, notching 15 on the night.
Brandi Wagner served up
54 assists in the four sets.
Kassuba, Korte and Wagner
covered the floor like a trap,
collecting 19, 18 and 17 digs,
respectively, while Delaney
and Tanner each recorded
nine and Ashley had eight.
Kendyl Jarski made 100 percent of her serve attempts.
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the
Blue Devils travel to Ogemaw
Heights.
Young Ironmen suffer first loss of season;

Giddy-up Guidi scores all three
touchdowns
By Mike Dunn
ST. IGNACE The St.
Ignace JV football team rallied from a 16-8 deficit early
in the second quarter to
score three times later in the
quarter and ultimately post
an impressive 43-22 victory
over previously unbeaten
Mancelona.
Mancy led 8-0 at the 7:07
mark of the first quarter
when Austin Giddy-up
Guidi got on his horse and
galloped 75 electrifying
yards for a sudden score on
the rainy, slippery turf, and
QB Dylan Derrer dashed
around end for two points.
The Saints answered with
a touchdown and conversion of their own late in the
quarter to tie the score but
Mancy came right back
on the ensuing possession, moving methodically down the field behind
the booming bursts of
Guidi and Jack Kloc to
score again and regain the
lead when Guidi generated a 6-yard touchdown
and Kloc brought down
Derrers toss in the end
zone for the conversion.
St. Ignace broke things

open after that, though,
scoring three times before
the end of the quarter,
including an interception
return for a TD in the final
seconds, to take a 28-16 lead
into the half.
The Saints scored one TD
in the third and another in
the fourth to increase the
lead to 43-16. Derrer, who
delivered seven spirals for
117 yards through the air in
the contest, hooked up with
Guidi to get on the board
again at that point. Dylan
revisited Highway Six with
Guidi, directing an aerial to
complete a 20-yard tally.
Guidi had a big night,
smashing and slashing his
way for 101 muddy yards on
12 carries with two rushing
TDs, and pulling in three

Dylan missiles for 86 yards
and a TD. Lucas Winstead
grabbed one toss for 16
yards and Kloc caught three
for 15 yards. Kloc had a
timely night running the
ball, gaining 27 yards in
eight tries.
On the defensive side,
Guidi
and
Chase
Percolator Pruss each had
an interception and were all
over the wet turf making
tackles. Guidi led the way
with nine stops while Pruss
and the G Force, Gavin
Galmet, each made seven
takedowns.
Brian
Martindale had the BMart open for business as
well, as he recorded six tackles.
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LOCAL SPORTS
Big North Conference:

Place School
Record (Overall)
1. Cadillac
2. Petoskey
3. Traverse City Central
4. Traverse City West
5. Gaylord
6. Alpena
7. Ogemaw Heights
4-0
2-1
2-1
2-2
1-2
1-2
0-4
6-0
5-1
4-2
3-3
4-2
3-3
1-5
By DENNIS MANSFIELD
Contributing Writer
North Star Little Dipper

Division
Place School
Record (Overall)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
3-0
2-1
1-1
1-3
0-2
Hillman
Au Gres-Sims
Mio
Atlanta
Hale
6-0
2-4
2-4
1-5
0-6
Ski Valley Conference

Place School
Record
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
6-0
5-1
5-1
4-2
3-3
2-4
2-4
2-4
1-5
0-6
Saint Ignace
Johannesburg-Lewiston
Inland Lakes
Central Lake
Mancelona
Gaylord St. Mary
Onaway
Pickford
Forest Area
Pellston
Northern Michigan
Football Conference 1
TEAM CONFERENCE OVERALL
Record (Overall)
Place School
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Boyne City
4-0
Traverse City St. Francis 2-1
Maple City Glen Lake 2-1
Kingsley
2-2
Grayling
2-2
Elk Rapids
1-2
Benzie Central 0-2
6-0
4-2
2-3
4-2
3-3
3-3
0-6
Northern Michigan
Football Conference 2
Place School
Record (Overall)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
4-0 (5-1)
2-1 (4-1)
1-1 (3-3)
2-2 (2-4)
0-2 (2-4)
0-3 (0-6)
Suttons Bay
Frankfort
Charlevoix
Kalkaska
Harbor Springs
East Jordan
Charlevoix, GTA take top spots

at Mancelona Invite
MANCELONA There
were plenty of celebrations at
the end of the Mancelona
Cross Country Invitational
on Thursday, Oct. 2, just not
necessarily by the home
teams.
Charlevoix won the boys
race with just 36 points, as
Rayders runners finished 34-5 at the end of the 5K
course. That was well ahead
of second-place Onaway (110
points) and the third-place
Ironmen (115 points).
East Jordans Gabe Hawley
won the run in 17 minutes,
16.09 seconds, which was
more than five seconds better than runner-up Joe
Traynham
(17:27.44).
Quentin
Genaw
was
Mancelonas top runner,
sixth
overall
placing
(18:12.98) out of the field of
77 participants.
Other runners scoring for
Mancelona were: Morris
Brendan (11th, 18:42.27),
Riley
Henderson
(21st,
19:15.16), Noah McDaniel
(34th, 20:21.73) and Noah
Burroughs (43rd, 21:02.44).
Grayling
didnt
have
FOOTBALL TEAM
SCHEDULES AND RESULTS
CHEBOYGAN
MANCELONA
(1-5)
Thurs, Aug. 28 GAYLORD, L 0-40
Fri, Sep 5 OGEMAW HEIGHTS, L 13-21
Fri, Sep 12 at Escanaba, W 13-12
Sat, Sep 20 KINGSFORD, L 7-42
Fri, Sep 26 at Petoskey, L 7-49
Fri, Oct 3 at Alpena, L 12-34
Fri, Oct 10 SAULT STE MARIE
Fri, Oct 17 BAY CITY JOHN GLENN
Fri, Oct 24 at Chippewa Hills
(3-3, 3-3)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Johannesburg-Lewiston* L 0-21
Fri, Sep 5 ONAWAY* W 52-18
Fri, Sep 12 at Pickford* W 34-8
Fri, Sep 19 FOREST AREA* W 42-6
Fri, Sep 26 at Inland Lakes* L 14-18
Fri, Oct 3 ST. IGNACE* L 14-41
Fri, Oct 10 PELLSTON*
Fri, Oct 17 at Central Lake*
Fri, Oct 24 GAYLORD ST. MARY*
*Conference
enough runners competing

to post a team score, but
Andrew Hopkins was the
Vikings best finisher by
crossing the finish line in
21:03.49, good enough for
44th place. Jakob Carrier
(61st, 22:31.98) was the only
other Viking in the boys race.
Also among the 14 teams
were Inland Lakes (4th, 143
points), Gaylord St. Marys
(tie-5th, 166 points) and
Jo h a n n e s b u r g - L e w i s t o n
(10th, 298 points).
Just as Charlevoix dominated the boys race, Grand
Traverse Academy dominated the girls 5K event by capturing five of the top seven
spots on its way to winning
the team trophy with only 22
points. St. Ignace was next
with 92 points.
Grayling was fourth in the
team standings with 138
while
host
points,
Mancelona struggled and
finish ninth with 314 points.
Megan Oppermann paced
the Lady Vikings by placing
9th overall, followed by Emily
Jackson (10th), Molly Leslie
(35th), Casie Wakeley (41st)
and Andrea Stephan (43rd).
Amber Harrington led the
Ironmen by placing 30th
overall in 23:30. Other finishers
for
Mancelona
Grayling didnt have enough runners competing to post a team score in the boys varsity race, but Andrew Hopkins was the Vikings best finisher by crossing the finish line
in 21:03.49, good enough for 44th place overall. Jakob Carrier (61st, 22:31.98) was
the only other Viking in the boys race.
included: Kirstyn Allen (57th,
26:13.87), Shea Howe (70th,
29:03.52), Aubrie Wildfong
(77th,
31:42.91),
Tori
Reichelderfer (80th) and
Mercedes Knudsen (81st).
Other area teams posting
team scores in the girls race
were Charlevoix (3rd, 112
points), Inland Lakes (5th,
161 points), JohannesburgLewiston (7th, 234 points)
and Gaylord St. Marys (8th,
235 points).
Photos by DENNIS MANSFIELD/Buckland
News
Service
A pair of Ironmen
runners team up to
tackle the 5K
course at the
Mancelona High
School on Oct. 2 at
the Mancelona
Invitational.
Quentin Genaw
was Mancelonas
top runner, placing
sixth overall
(18:12.98) out of
the field of 77 participants.
A total of 77 runners take off

at the start of boys 5K race on
Thursday, Oct. 2, just one of
several high school and middle school events held as part
of the Mancelona Cross
Country Invitational.
Charlevoix one the boys varsity race, while Grand Traverse
Academy won the girls event.
GAYLORD
(4-2, 1-2)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Cheboygan, W 40-0
Fri, Sep 5 GRAYLING, W 35-0
Fri, Sep 12 at Standish Sterling, W 34-0
Fri, Sep 19 at Ogemaw Heights* W 26-21
Fri, Sep 26 T.C. CENTRAL* L 7-18
Fri, Oct 3 at Cadillac* L 20-21
Fri, Oct 10 PETOSKEY*
Fri, Oct 17 at T.C. West*
Fri, Oct 24 ALPENA*
*Conference
MIO
(2-4)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Whittemore-Prescott, L 7-44
Sat, Sep 6 at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, L 20-55
Fri, Sep 12 ATLANTA* W 42-16
Fri, Sep 19 at Oscoda, W 32-28
Fri, Sep 26 HILLMAN* L 32-39
Fri, Oct 3 ROGERS CITY, L 14-27
Fri, Oct 10 at AuGres-Sims*
Fri, Oct 17 at Hale*
Fri, Oct 24 LINCOLN ALCONA
*League
GAYLORD ST. MARY

(2-4, 2-4)
Thurs, Aug 28 PELLSTON* W 45-0
Fri, Sep 5 at Central Lake* L 18-46
Fri, Sep 12 at St. Ignace* L 6-56
Fri, Sep 19 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON* L 14-50
Fri, Sep 26 at Onaway* L 6-8
Fri, Oct 3 PICKFORD* W 40-0
Fri, Oct 10 at Forest Area*
Fri, Oct 17 INLAND LAKES*
Fri, Oct 24 at Mancelona*
*Conference
ONAWAY
(2-4, 2-4)
Thurs, Aug 28 INLAND LAKES* L 12-62
Fri, Sep 5 at Mancelona* L 18-52
Fri, Sep 12 PELLSTON* W 22-16
Fri, Sep 19 at Central Lake* L 14-28
Fri, Sep 26 GAYLORD ST. MARY* W 8-6
Fri, Oct 3 at Johannesburg-Lewiston* L 0-46
Fri, Oct 10 at St. Ignace*
Fri, Oct 17 PICKFORD*
Fri, Oct 24 at Forest Area*
*Conference
GRAYLING
(3-3, 1-2)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Roscommon, W 39-0
Fri, Sep 5 at Gaylord, L 0-35
Fri, Sep 12 GLEN LAKE* L 8-15
Fri, Sep 19 CHARLEVOIX, W 45-8
Fri, Sep 26 KINGSLEY* W 51-35
Sat, Oct 4 at T.C. St. Francis* L 12-54
Fri, Oct 10 at Elk Rapids*
Fri, Oct 17 BENZIE CENTRAL*
Fri, Oct 24 at Boyne City*
*Conference
PELLSTON
(0-6, 0-6)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Gaylord St. Mary* L 0-45
Fri, Sep 5 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON* L 14-75
Fri, Sep 12 at Onaway* L 16-22
Fri, Sep 19 PICKFORD* L 8-48
Fri, Sep 26 at Forest Area* L 8-40
Fri, Oct 3 INLAND LAKES* L 12-46
Fri, Oct 10 at Mancelona*
Fri, Oct 17 ST. IGNACE*
Fri, Oct 24 CENTRAL LAKE*
*Conference
INLAND LAKES
(5-1, 5-1)
Thurs., Aug 28 at Onaway* W 62-12
Fri, Sep 5 PICKFORD* W 54-14
Fri, Sep 12 at Forest Area* W 54-0
Fri, Sep 19 ST. IGNACE* L 12-53
Fri, Sep 26 MANCELONA* W 18-14
Fri, Oct 3 at Pellston* W 46-12
Fri, Oct 10 CENTRAL LAKE*
Fri, Oct 17 at Gaylord St. Mary*
Fri, Oct 24 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON*
*Conference
JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON
(5-1, 5-1)
Thurs, Aug 28 MANCELONA* W 21-0
Fri, Sep 5 at Pellston* W 75-14
Fri, Sep 12 CENTRAL LAKE* W 29-14
Fri, Sep 19 at Gaylord St. Mary* W 50-14
Fri, Sep 26 at St. Ignace* L 0-28
Fri, Oct 3 ONAWAY* W 46-0
Fri, Oct 10 at Pickford*
Fri, Oct 17 FOREST AREA*
Fri, Oct 24 at Inland Lakes*
*Conference
PETOSKEY
(5-1, 2-1)
Fri, Aug 29 at Sault Ste. Marie, W 53-14
Fri, Sep 5 at Hastings, W 43-0
Fri, Sep 12 CADILLAC* L 7-27
Fri, Sep 19 T.C. WEST* W 42-21
Fri, Sep 26 CHEBOYGAN, W 49-7
Fri, Oct 3 at T.C. Central* W 16-13
Fri, Oct 10 at Gaylord*
Fri, Oct 17 at Alpena*
Fri, Oct 24 OGEMAW HEIGHTS*
* Conference
FOOTBALL WEEKLY
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Week 1:
Week 6:
Gaylord 40, Cheboygan 0

Gaylord St. Mary 45, Pellston 0*
Grayling 39, Roscommon 0
Inland Lakes 62, Onaway 12*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 21, Mancelona 0*
Whittemore-Prescott 44, Mio 7
Petoskey 53, Sault Ste. Marie 14
*Conference
Alpena 34, Cheboygan 12

Cadillac 21, Gaylord 20*
Gaylord St. Mary 40, Pickford 0*
T.C. St. Francis 54, Grayling 12*
Inland Lakes 46, Pellston 12*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 46, Onaway 0*
St. Ignace 41, Mancelona 14*
Rogers City 27, Mio 14
Petoskey 16, T.C. Central 13*
*Conference
Week 2:
Cheboygan 13, Ogemaw Heights 21
Gaylord 35, Grayling 0
Central Lake 46, Gaylord St. Mary 18*
Inland Lakes 54, Pickford 14*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 75, Pellston 14*
Mancelona 52, Onaway 18*
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 55, Mio 20
Petoskey 43, Hastings 0
*Conference
Week 3:
Cheboygan 13, Escanaba 12
Gaylord 34, Standish-Sterling 0
St. Ignace 56, Gaylord St. Mary 6*
Glen Lake 15, Grayling 8*
Inland Lakes 54, Forest Area 0*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 29, Central Lake 14*
Mancelona 34, Pickford 8*
Mio 42, Atlanta 16*
Onaway 22, Pellston 16*
Cadillac 27, Petoskey 7*
*Conference
Week 4:
Kingsford 42, Cheboygan 7
Gaylord 26, Ogemaw Heights 21*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 50, Gaylord St. Mary 14*
Grayling 45, Charlevoix 8
St. Ignace 53, Inland Lakes 12*
Mancelona 42, Forest Area 6*
Mio 32, Oscoda 28
Central Lake 28, Onaway 14*
Pickford 48, Pellston 8*
Petoskey 42, T.C. West 21*
*Conference
Week 5:
Petoskey 49, Cheboygan 7
T.C. Central 18, Gaylord 7*
Onaway 8, Gaylord St. Mary 6*
Grayling 51, Kingsley 35*
Inland Lakes 18, Mancelona 14*
St. Ignace 28, Johannesburg-Lewiston 0*
Hillman 39, Mio 32*
Forest Area 40, Pellston 8*
*Conference
Week 7: Oct. 9-11

Sault Ste. Marie (2-3) at Cheboygan (1-5)
Petoskey (5-1, 2-1) at Gaylord (4-2, 1-2)*
Gaylord St. Mary (2-4) at Forest Area (1-5)*#
Grayling (3-3, 1-2) at Elk Rapids (3-3, 2-2)*
Central Lake (4-2) at Inland Lakes (5-1)*
Johannesburg-Lewiston (5-1)
at Pickford (2-4)*
Mio (2-4, 1-1) at AuGres-Sims (3-3, 2-1)*
Onaway (2-4) at St. Ignace (6-0)*
Pellston (0-6) at Mancelona (3-3)*
*Conference
#Thursday, Oct. 9
Week 8: Oct. 17-18

Bay City John Glenn at Cheboygan
Gaylord at T.C. West*
Inland Lakes at Gaylord St. Mary*
Benzie Central at Grayling*
Forest Area at Johannesburg-Lewiston*
Mancelona at Central Lake*
Mio at Hale*
Pickford at Onaway*
St. Ignace at Pellston*
Petoskey at Alpena*
*Conference
Week 9: Oct. 24-25

Cheboygan at Chippewa Hills
Alpena at Gaylord*
Gaylord St. Mary at Mancelona*
Grayling at Boyne City*
Johannesburg-Lewiston at Inland Lakes*
Lincoln Alcona at Mio
Onaway at Forest Area*
Central Lake at Pellston*
Ogemaw Heights at Petoskey*
*Conference
Volleyball rounds ups

Petoskey
spikes Gaylord
The Petoskey volleyball
team topped host Gaylord
Tuesday night, winning the
Big North Conference match
19-25, 30-28, 25-21 and 2624.
After a slow start, I was
proud of the girls for pulling
this one out, Petoskey head
coach Heather Miller said.
We came out flat in game
one, then fought back to
take the second game.
Taking the second game was
huge, it swung momentum
our way and helped us pick
things up for the third and
fourth games.
Jenny Tompkins led the
team with 12 kills, two aces
and 33 digs, Ellie Wedge had
nine kills and one block,
Katie Rash had eight kills
and 15 digs, Trista Boyd had
30 assists, 33 digs, three kills
and one ace and Mari
Hibbler had a strong night
on defense, getting 20 digs
and was 27-of-30 in servereceive.
Petoskey (13-7-3 overall,
4-3 BNC) was at Cadillac on
Wednesday is at a tournament at Saginaw Heritage
on Saturday and hosts
Alpena on Tuesday.
Pellston wins
at Forest Area
Pellston picked up its fifth
Ski Valley Conference win of
the season Tuesday night,
topping host Forest Area in
straight sets, 25-12, 25-9 and
25-20.
Mackenzie Wright had a

strong night at the net with
16 kills while also adding
four aces and seven digs.
Hannah Carter had six aces,
23 assists, one kill and nine
digs, Samantha Stark had
eight aces, eight kills and 10
digs, Kaylee Krussell had
seven digs, five assists, three
kills and an ace, Elyssa Prell
added two aces, one kill and
six digs, Olivia Grant had
three kills, Lydia Greenman
had nine digs and Emma
Thompson had two aces
and six digs.
Pellston improves to 15-94 overall and 5-1 in league
play with the win.
Pellston JV
lose at Forest
Area
Pellston JV Volleyball
team lost in three game
against a tough Forest Area
team. Top passers were Billie
LaLonde, Julia Milbrandt
and Shelby Grant. Billie
LaLonde had 6 digs, Jasmine
Wiatrolick 3 digs, Nicole
Farkas 1 dig, Shelby Grant 3
digs and Tesa Jamroz had 2
digs
Top setters were Billie
LaLonde
and
Jasmine
Wiatrolick with 3 assists
Shelby Grant and Julia
Milbrandt each had 2 kills,
Billie LaLonde had 1 kill.
Billie LaLonde and Shelby
Grant each served 3 points
with 1 ace
The Hornets JV girls go to
Harbor Springs for the JV
tournament this weekend.
October 9, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Cross Country
Gaylord fares well in Saginaw meet

Blue Devil gals take second as Smith sisters finish in top 6; Gaylord boys are 12th
out of 23 teams
By Mike Dunn
SAGINAW Longtime
Gaylord cross country coach
Jeff Kalember has never shied
away from competing in
large invitational meets and,
through the years, the strategy has been very beneficial.
The large meets, especially
the ones closer to the regional meet, provide a valuable
gauge to the preparedness of
the team for the annual
regional meet.
On Saturday in the 27th
annual Saginaw Heritage
Invitational, an event featuring 23 teams from around the
state, the Gaylord girls took
second and the boys came in
12th. It is the final large invitational that Gaylord will participate in prior to the
regional meet in Traverse
City on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The Gaylord girls had 82
team points in the meet, finishing behind Clarkston with

53. Host Saginaw Heritage
was third with 97.
It was another stellar effort
from strong-striding Gaylord
sisters Alexis and Katelyn
Smith, who seem to thrive
against the toughest competition. The girls both finished
in the top six and Gaylords
next two finishers, Courtney
Busch and Carlie Martella,
were in the top 20 while the
Blue Devils fifth varsity finisher, hardworking Emily
Byrne, came in 42nd.
Alexis, in the midst of a
monster season, posted a
lung-expanding time of
19:19.5 to capture third place
overall. The junior finished
behind medalist Nicole
Hansen
(18:44.5)
of
Clarkston
and
Nichole
Clement (18:58.4) of Saginaw
Heritage. Sister Katelyn cap-
tured sixth in an outstanding

time of 19:51.6.
Courtney (20:45) and
Carlie (20:58.6) also showed
up strong in the huge meet,
with Courtney taking 14th
and Carlie coming in 18th.
Coming in behind Gaylords
fifth-place finisher Emily
(22:04.2) for the Blue Devils
were Grace Porta (22:21.3,
48th) and Adrienne Edwards
(23:12.2, 67th).
ON THE BOYS side,
Gaylords top finisher was
Zak Goddard, who pushed
and propelled himself to a
personal-best time of 17:32.7
to
claim
25th
place.
Sophomore Jack Hervela
(18:21) took 63rd place overall for the Blue Devils, followed by sophomore Justin
Desloover (18:46.9, 76th) and
junior Trevor Giallombardo
(18:50.8, 77th) coming in
back-to-back in the 3-4
spots. Trevor earned a personal-best time in the meet.

The tight pack of Ethan
Nida (19:27.7, 106th), Collin
Monusko (19:28.3, 107th)
and Derek Giallombardo
(19:29, 109th) rounded out
the top seven for the Blue
Devils.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, the
Blue Devils host the final Big
North meet of the season on
the scenic Gaylord Country
Club course and on Saturday,
Oct. 18, the Blue Devils host
the Northern Michigan
Championships
at
the
Michaywe Pines course.
The Division 2, Region 10
meet is slated this year for
the Grand Traverse Resort on
Saturday, Oct. 25. Petoskey
and Cheboygan are in the
same regional meet along
with Chippewa Hills, Big
Cedar
Springs,
Rapids,
Cadillac and other teams.
Junior Alexis Smith, shown here in an earlier meet this

season, captured third place in the prestigious Saginaw
Heritage Invite. (COURTESY OF JEFF KALEMBER)
Petoskey blows out Ogemaw Heights in BNC soccer

By Ben Murphy
Ogemaw Heights struck
first. Petoskey struck second,
third and a whole bunch
more. The Northmen soccer
team easily handled host
Ogemaw Heights Tuesday,
winning 9-1 in Big North
Conference play.
They are a young team
and we have 10 seniors,
Petoskey head coach Zach
Jonker said of the Falcons.
They're building their team
and in a couple of year's
they'll be pretty good.
O-H's Riley Marvin booted
in the game's first goal just
minutes into the game to
make it 1-0, but Petoskey's
Ben Hoffman answered in
the 13th minute with an
equalizer.
To their credit, that was a
great goal, Jonker said.
Marvin is a good player, he
has nice feet and had a great
finish. Their goalie did a good
job of keeping them in the
game early on but we kind of
settled in from there.
Trever Flynn kicked in the

Northmen's second goal of
the night with 17:20 left in
the half to make it 2-1, which
the score remained until a
three-goal scoring barrage by
Petoskey put the game out of
reach late in the half.
With 5:32 to play in the half
Logan Bickel drilled in a
penalty kick above the
goalie's left shoulder. Then,
with 1:32 to go Kyle Hannah
stopped with the ball 18
yards out, turned and fired
the ball off the tips of the
Ogemaw goalie's fingers and
in the back of the net. Just 30
seconds later Hoffman and
Romario Salmon made several nice passes to each other
before Salmon eventually
fired in a fine Hoffman pass.
The goal gave Petoskey a 5-1
lead at the half.
It took less than 12 minutes into the second half to
enforce the mercy-rule, with
Hoffman getting his second
goal of the night just 38 seconds in. Then, in the 45th
minute Phil Brown slid to
Petoskey's Phil Brown slides to keep the ball from

going out of bounds and centers the ball for an assist
during Tuesday's 9-1 win at Ogemaw Heights. PHOTO BY BEN
Petoskey's Romario Salmon blasts a shot on goal.

save a ball from going out of
bounds near the end-line,
centering the ball back
towards a waiting Ben
Godfrey, who promptly
headed the ball in to make it
7-1.
That's one of our
strengths, being able to get
the ball to the end and then
making good crosses, Jonker
said. That's one of the
things we emphasize as a
program.
Petoskey closed out its

scoring with a 20 yard goal by
Adam Hosler and Eric
Hoffman kicked in a loose
ball off a penalty kick with
28:42 to play to end the game
at 9-1.
With the win Petoskey
improves to 10-6-1 overall
and 9-2 in the Big North
Conference. They hosted
Traverse City West on
Thursday in a game that
could have league champi-
PHOTO BY BEN MURPHY
onship implications and

begin district play on
Tuesday, when it hosts
Ogemaw Heights.
I hope from a fitness level,
we were where we want to
be, Jonker said. We are

playing real nice soccer.
Thursday will be good for us
to help prepare us for district
play.
Petoskey's Cooper Carpenter heads the ball.
Petoskey's Spencer Wineman battles for the ball.
PHOTO BY BEN MURPHY
PHOTO BY BEN MURPHY
MURPHY
Royalty in the Rain
It was a rainy night for Homecoming at Johannesburg on Friday

but it didn't dampen things during halftime for lovely 2014
Homecoming Queen Gracie Kierczynski and King Trevor
Pickelmann. The umbrella did help, though.
(photo by SuSie FoRd MathewSon)
Summer Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10am 4pm
October 9, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Gaylord Girls U14 Extreme Travel Soccer

Gaylord Girls U14 Extreme
traveled to Toledo, Ohio for
the
NWYSL
Festival
Tournament.
The
girls
outscored their opponents 17
to 4 losing in the final game
1-0. Reagan Ollie protected
the net allowing only 4 goals
in the entire weekend. Olivea
Jeffers, Emma Cherwinski,
Sydney Kaiser, Vada Voss,
Becca
Ross,
Cameron
Martella, Savanna Gapinski
and Gracie Landrie contributed to the 17 goals
scored.
Becca Ross had an awesome header into the net,
passed to her by teammate
Sydney Kaiser. This team has
made into the final game
every tournament they have
played this year.
oach Russ Pensyl, Reagon Ollie, Allie Pensyl, Kenzie Wilkie, Sydney Kaiser, Savanna Gapinski, Becca Ross, Vada Voss, Haeli Petty, Lily Desig,
assistant coach John Cherwinski. Bottom Row: Grace Warmbier, Cameron Martella, Emma Cherwinski, Gracie Landrie, Haley Busch, Kenley
Pawlanta, Hope Sanders, Olivea Jeffers, Logan Mead
Olivea Jeffers plays tough defense in championship game.
Gaylord U-14 Extreme goalkeeper Reagon Ollie.
Special deer permits for landowners

DMAP program allows landowners firearm use during open deer season in certain conditions
The Michigan Natural
Resources
Commission
recently adopted several
changes
to
the
Deer
Management
Assistance
Permit (DMAP) program, in
order to provide additional
assistance to landowners on
an individual basis.
A DMAP is a permit that
allows for the take of an
antlerless deer and may only
be utilized during an open
season for deer. In order for a
landowner to receive DMAPs,
one of the following four criteria needs to be met:
Significant agricultural or
horticultural damage.
Documented serious disease outbreak that threatens
humans, livestock or deer
health.
Significant safety hazard
caused by deer.
Current antlerless deer
regulations insufficient to
achieve landowner deermanagement objectives.
In the past, individuals
possessing a DMAP were
able to utilize only the legal
equipment for that particular
hunting season (e.g., only
archery equipment could be
utilized during archery sea-
son). However, in some cases

archery equipment has
proven to be ineffective, and
damage incurred by deer has
continued through the season as a result.
The new change to the
DMAP program will allow a
DMAP holder, on a case-bycase basis, to seek additional
signed permission to harvest
deer using a firearm during
select time periods of the
archery season. DMAP holders will be required to have
hunted their property during
the archery season for the
last two years and be in good
standing with the DMAP program, meaning they have

reported all DMAPs requested, issued and utilized on an
annual basis.
The changes recommended to the Natural Resources
Commission were developed
collaboratively
between
Michigan Farm Bureau and
special-interest
groups,
including Michigan United
Conservation Club and the
Michigan Bow Hunters
Association.
We understand when several special-interest groups
come together to come up
with a solution, compromise

on all sides is important but
can be difficult, said DNR
deer
biologist
Ashley
Autenrieth. These changes
to the DMAP program will
have a sunset in three years,
at which time we will evaluate the changes and determine whether they are having the desired impact.
Statewide, DMAP holders
can seek additional signed
permission to harvest deer
from Oct. 1-14 with a firearm.
Within a pilot area of the
northern Lower Peninsula
(Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix,
Grand Traverse and Leelanau

counties), DMAP holders can
seek additional signed permission to harvest deer with
a firearm during the majority
of the archery season.
Firearm use will be prohibited Oct. 1-4 and Nov. 10-14 in
the new pilot program area.
In all cases, the use of a
firearm during archery season will be evaluated on a
case-by-case basis, and
DMAP holders must have
signed permission in order to
utilize firearms during any
portion of the archery season.
Deer poaching brings stiff sentence

DNR conservation officers report first case involving enhanced deer violation penalties
MONTCALM COUNTY A
Kent County man has pled
guilty in a deer-poaching
case that occurred in
September in Montcalm
County and is the first case of
a violation meeting the new
enhanced sentencing guidelines for poaching that
became law in Michigan earlier this year.
On Sept. 21, Michigan
Department of Natural
Resources conservation officers responded to a complaint phoned in to the
Report All Poaching (RAP)
Line involving an adult suspect who allegedly killed two
trophy white-tailed deer in
Montcalm County during the
2014 Youth Hunt while acting
as a mentor to an 8-year-old
hunter. Jacob Powers, 25, of
Lowell,
Michigan,
was
arraigned Oct. 3 on the
charge of taking two whitetailed deer during the closed
season before a magistrate of
the 64B District Court at

Stanton
in
Montcalm
County.
At arraignment, Powers
entered a plea of guilty to the
charge and was sentenced.
He was assessed $335 in fines
and costs, $12,000 in restitution for payment to the
states Fish and Game
Protection Fund, and five
days mandatory minimum
jail time to be served as community service. In addition,
Powers now faces up to five
years of hunting license revocations in Michigan and 41
other states that participate
in the Interstate Wildlife
Violator Compact. Powers
has yet to appear on charges
in Ionia County for littering.
After receiving the information from the RAP Line
dispatcher, three DNR conservation officers (Sgt. John
Jurcich, Officer Cary Foster
and Officer Dave Rodgers)
began an investigation in
Lowell and Grand Rapids

attempting to locate Powers
and two deer. Locating
Powers at approximately 3
a.m. at his workplace, officers were able to obtain a
confession to the incident
and return to his residence,
where they were assisted by
the Lowell City Police recovering evidence to complete
their investigation.
Officers seized two large
antlered heads, meat and a
shotgun used to take the animals while at the Powers residence. It was determined
Powers had taken both deer
himself that morning in
Bushnell
Township
of
Montcalm County, while
accompanying an 8-year-old
youth on his first hunt.
Powers illegally tagged one
deer with the Mentored
Youth Tag issued to the
young hunter and procured a
second license tag from a 6year-old female family mem-
ber prior to transporting the

animals. Officers established
Powers had captured trail
camera images of the deer
prior to the hunt and knew
trophy deer were present in
the hunt area. Officers concluded their investigation
issuing an appearance ticket
with a court date and left the
home. Five days later, a conservation officer discovered
two hides and evidence of
deer processing that had
been dumped in a parking lot
at the Lowell State Game
Area in Ionia County. Having
not recovered these items on
the night of the original
investigation, the officer
returned to meet with Powers
and obtain a confession to
the littering on state lands,
leading to an additional
charge.
The tougher poaching
penalties were developed last
year and approved by the
Legislature and governor,
and represent the first major

changes to poaching laws in
our state since 1990, said
DNR Law Enforcement
Division Chief Gary Hagler.
Concerned hunting organizations and conservation
officers have noticed an
increased
interest
and
demand for large antlered
deer, which are frequently
targeted by poachers who
trespass, hunt at night and
without a license. This is the
first case prosecuted under
the new law to enhance
penalties and represents a
great case of our officers and
the local justice system working together to bring justice
to individuals targeting trophy animals.
Recent changes to penalties increased fines in this
case by $10,000 and added
two years of additional
license revocations. Under
the new law, antlered deer
are assessed an additional
$1,000 in restitution plus the

standard $1,000 for illegally
killing any deer. Deer with
eight points but not more
than 10 are $500 a point,
while deer with 11 points or
more are assessed a penalty
of $750 per point.
Ethical hunters, wildlife
viewers and our officers are
hopeful
that
increased
penalties will cause potential
violators to rethink the temptation of poaching a trophy
deer while providing additional protection for this
valuable wildlife resource,
Hagler said.
For more information on
the laws and regulations for
hunting and fishing in
Michigan, go to www.michigan.gov/conservationofficers.
October 9, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Over 100 ladies enjoyed travel golf league play on all five of Treetops Resorts championship courses under the organizational talent of Golf Group Coordinator Aaron McIntyre. PHOTO BY KATE MAJOR.
DNR gathering eggs for fisheries

Salmon and trout egg-take efforts scheduled for fall and winter at DNR facilities
The Department of Natural
Resources' Fisheries Division
will be hard at work this fall
and winter gathering the
necessary eggs for the continued production of hatchery fish to support fisheries
management objectives for
Michigans world-class fisheries. Fall egg takes will start
or already are under way for
wild Chinook and coho
salmon and for captive
broodstocks of brown, rainbow, brook and lake trout.
Chinook salmon eggs are
being collected at the Little

Manistee River Weir through
Oct. 9. Coho salmon eggs will
be collected at the Platte
River State Fish Hatchery
Weir Oct. 15-21.
From these wild egg
sources, we plan to collect 3.9
million Chinook salmon eggs
and 4.9 million coho salmon
eggs, said Ed Eisch, DNR
acting fish production manager. The number of
Chinook salmon eggs is the
same as it was last year, with
stocking in Lake Michigan to
remain at 2013 levels.

Of the Chinook salmon
eggs collected, 2.7 million
will be used in Michigan
while 400,000 will go to
Indiana and 800,000 to
Illinois. Of the coho salmon
eggs collected, 3 million will
be used in Michigan while 1
million will go to Indiana and
900,000 to Illinois.
Captive broodstock egg
takes for brook and lake trout
are in progress until the end
of October at the Marquette
State Fish Hatchery. Similarly
at Oden State Fish Hatchery,

egg takes for brown trout
have just started and will
continue
until
midNovember. That will be followed by rainbow trout egg
takes at Oden starting in
December and continuing
until mid-January. All captive
egg takes occur every one to
two weeks.
Captive broodstocks will
provide 220,000 brook trout
eggs; 310,000 lake trout eggs;
3.3 million brown trout eggs
and 1 million rainbow trout
eggs. An additional 440,000

splake eggs (brook trout and
lake trout hybrid) also will be
collected
to
support
Michigans fisheries management objectives.
The public is welcome to
observe egg-take efforts. It is
best to call ahead to get the
final egg-take schedule and
to ensure the collection
efforts will occur. Scheduling
information is available for
each egg take and can be
obtained by contacting each
facility directly:
Little Manistee Weir: 231775-9727, ext. 6072

Platte River State Fish
Hatchery Weir: 231-325-4611
Marquette State Fish
Hatchery: 906-249-1611
Oden
State
Fish
Hatchery: 231-347-4689
To learn more about fish
management at Michigans
state fish hatcheries, visit
www.michigan.gov/hatcheries.
Michigan High School Football Rankings

Division 1
School (First-place votes) (Record) Total Points
1. Clarkston (4) (6-0) 49
2. Detroit Cass Tech (1) (6-0) 46
3. Macomb Dakota (5-1) 39
4. Dearborn Fordson (6-0) 34
T-5. Lapeer (6-0) 26
T-5. Rockford (5-1) 26
7. Oxford (5-1) 13
8. Hudsonville (4-2) 9
9. Livonia Churchill (5-1) 6
T-10. West Bloomfield (5-1) 5
T-10. Hartland (5-1) 5
T-10. Holland West Ottawa (5-1) 5
Others receiving votes: 13, Canton (5-1) 4. 13, Saline
(5-1) 4. 15, East Kentwood (5-1) 3. 16, Plymouth (51) 1.
Division 2
1. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (4) (6-0) 48
2. Muskegon (1) (6-0) 46
3. Detroit Martin Luther King (6-0) 35
4. Lowell (6-0) 30
5. Oak Park (5-1) 27
6. Midland Dow (6-0) 23
7. Muskegon Mona Shores (5-1) 21
8. Walled Lake Western (5-1) 10
T-9. Detroit East English (4-2) 9
T-9. Woodhaven (6-0) 9
Others receiving votes: 11, Fenton (6-0) 8. 12,
Farmington Hills Harrison (5-1) 4. 13, Warren De La
Salle (3-3) 2. 13, Wyandotte Roosevelt (5-1) 2. 15,
Birmingham Groves (6-0) 1.
Division 3
1. Zeeland West (5) (6-0) 50
2. DeWitt (6-0) 45
3. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (6-0) 36
4. Orchard Lake St. Mary's (4-2) 35
5. East Grand Rapids (4-2) 27
6. St. Johns (5-1) 22
7. Petoskey (5-1) 19
8. Grand Rapids Christian (4-2) 18
9. Stevensville Lakeshore (5-1) 16

10. Byron Center (5-1) 4
Others receiving votes: 11, Allen Park (5-1) 2. 12,
Gaylord (4-2).
Division 4
1. Saginaw Swan Valley (4) (6-0) 49
2. Lansing Sexton (1) (6-0) 46
3. Cadillac (6-0) 39
4. Williamston (6-0) 34
5. Whitehall (6-0) 32
6. Grand Rapids South Christian (4-2) 24
7. Richmond (5-1) 21
8. Dearborn Heights Robichaud (6-0) 15
9. Goodrich (5-1) 10
T-10. Kalamazoo Hackett (4-2) 2
T-10. Detroit Country Day (4-2) 2
Others receiving votes: 12, Vicksburg (4-2) 1.
Division 5
1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (6-0) 50
2. Marine City (6-0) 45
3. Menominee (6-0) 40
4. Lansing Catholic (6-0) 35
5. Almont (6-0) 27
6. Freeland (5-1) 21
7. Muskegon Oakridge (5-1) 19
8. Frankenmuth (5-1) 15
9. Harrison (6-0) 9
10. Ida (6-0) 8
Others receiving votes: 11, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
(5-1) 4. 12, Flint Powers (4-2) 2.
Division 6
1. Ithaca (5) (6-0) 50
2. Jackson Lumen Christi (6-0) 43
3. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (6-0) 41
4. Clinton (6-0) 32
5. Millington (6-0) 28
6. Constantine (6-0) 23
7. Flint Beecher (6-0) 20
8. Boyne City (6-0) 16
9. Montrose (5-1) 13
10. Madison Heights Madison (5-1) 7
Others receiving votes: 11, Grass Lake (5-1) 2.
Division 7
1. Ishpeming (5) (6-0) 50
2. Detroit Loyola (6-0) 45
3. New Lothrop (6-0) 40
4. Decatur (6-0) 33
5. Iron River West Iron County (6-0) 30
6. Homer (6-0) 25
7. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port (6-0) 20
8. Whittemore-Prescott (6-0) 17
9. Union City (6-0) 8
10. Traverse City St. Francis (4-2) 6
Others receiving votes: 11, Gobles (5-1) 1.
Division 8
1. Muskegon Catholic Central (4) (6-0) 49
2. Harbor Beach (1) (6-0) 46
3. Beal City (5-1) 38
4. St. Ignace (6-0) 32
5. Climax-Scotts (6-0) 29
6. Crystal Falls Forest Park (4-1) 27
7. Fowler (6-0) 18
8. Mendon (5-1) 15
9. Lake Linden-Hubbell (5-1) 7
10. Munising (5-1) 6
Others receiving votes: 11, Hillman (6-0) 5. 12,
Clarkston Everest Catholic (5-0) 2. 13, JohannesburgLewiston (5-1) 1.
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Inspirational Living
October 9, 2014
Thoughts on...What
has your walk with Jesus been

like from the beginning to now?
After having walked away from my
faith as a young man (19-32), God
brought me back to Him. I have been
trying to understand and fulfill the "
Great Commandment". My life continues to be transformed in my thoughts,
words, attitudes and behaviors as I
spend time with Jesus in Bible study,
prayer and service to Our Lord and my
fellow Christians. Jesus is my hero and
so much more.
Joe Kowaleski
An experience of learning to
walk with Him. At times it
felt like I was farther away
and at time closer to Him. It's
like meeting a friend and getting to know that friend.
Larry Crist, Cheboygan
My walk with the Lord has

turned religion into a relationship, a dead man walking into
a live man dieing and a positive world view.
Tanner Armantrout, Levering
PASTORS PERSPECTIVE Daily Word
Pastor
Scott
Distler
Gaylord
Evangelical Free
Church
I grew up in a Christian home. My dad wasnt a pastor but
he was on every board and committee in our church. If the
church doors were open we were there. In fact, my dad was
the custodian as well, so we were there even when the church
doors were closed. This gave me a great spiritual foundation
but my walk with Jesus officially started when I was at a Good
News Club taught by my aunt where she shared that I was a
sinner and that my sin would keep me out of heaven. She also
shared that Jesus died on the cross to pay the punishment for
my sin and that He rose from the dead. She told me that Jesus
was the only way to heaven and that we could have our sins
forgiven and know that we were going to heaven by trusting
Him and inviting Jesus into our lives. At the age of 5 I did just
that and my relationship with Jesus started.
The journey over the past 44 years since I trusted Jesus to be
my Savior has been one of growth by taking steps of faith. I
can never remember a time where I really rebelled against
God. I always had a heart to love and serve God. This has led
me to pastoring churches in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and
now here in northern Michigan. The journey has not been a
tip-toe through the tulips. There have been a lot of blessings
but also a lot of hurt. But every step of the way, God has been
faithful to me and my family. He has never let me down. Even
in the valleys of life, He has been right there beside me.
I cannot imagine what it would be like to journey through
this life without a personal relationship with Jesus. As the
Apostle Paul said in the book of Philippians, For to me to live
is Christ! But thats not it. In that same verse he continues
and says, To die is gain. Because I have a personal relationship with Jesus I not only have a purpose in this life, but I also
have the assurance of spending eternity with Him in heaven.
It really is true for the Christian, the best is yet to come!
THURSDAY: Acts 28:23-28New American Standard Bible (NASB) 23 When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him
at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God
and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning
until evening. 24 Some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others would not believe. 25 And when
they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, The Holy Spirit
rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, 26 saying, Go to this people and say, "You will keep on
hearing, but will not understand; And you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; 27 For the heart of this people has become dull, And with their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes; Otherwise they might
see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal
them. 28 Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also
listen.
FRIDAY: Ephesians 5:7-9 New American Standard Bible (NASB)7 Therefore do not be partakers with them; 8 for you were
formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light 9 (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
SATURDAY: Acts 4:10-13 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of
Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the deadby
this name this man stands here before you in good health. 11 He is the stone which was rejected by you, the
builders, but which became the chief corner stone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other
name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved. 13 Now as they observed the
confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed,
and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.
SUNDAY: 1 Timothy 1:15-19New American Standard Bible (NASB) 15 It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. 16 Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only
God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 18 This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, 19 keeping faith
and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
MONDAY:
2 Corinthians 5:17-20 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now all these things are from God, who
reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in
Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us
the word of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal
through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
TUESDAY: Philemon 1:10-16New American Standard Bible (NASB) 10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have
begotten in my imprisonment, 11 who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. 12 I
have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart, 13 whom I wished to keep with me, so that on
your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel; 14 but without your consent I did not want
to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. 15 For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, 16 no longer as
a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh
and in the Lord.
WEDNESDAY:
Ephesians 2:1-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the
air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the
lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as
the rest. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were
dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
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8600 S. Straits Hwy.
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Sunday - Coffee Hour 9 AM

Service - 10 AM including services for children
Wednesday - 6 PM
231-525-8510
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October 9, 2014
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UPRIGHT FREEZER. Excellent. 5 cu.
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2008 Chevy Impala LT. CARFAX 1
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2011 Chevy Impala LT. Car Fax 1
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2011 Chevy Impala LT. Imperial Blue
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North, Petoskey, 231-347-2585.
2012 Chevy Impala LT. Chevrolet
CERTIFIED extended factory warranty
& a CARFAX 1 owner in Black! Blue
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Petoskey, 231-347-2585.
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Heated gray leather, flip and fold rear
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Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861
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2013 Chevy Impala LT. Chevrolet
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radio, alloys , remote start & super
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BUYING GUNS. Any kind. Collector,
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Thanks, Terry Dennis
October 24
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LARGE GUN AUCTION. October 24,
5pm evening auction. 80 plus guns
from private collector. For more info
and gun lost contact Lets Talk
Auction. 989-848-5158 or www.letstalkauction.com.
MIO Gun show. Saturday, October 11
from 9am - 3pm at the Mio
Community Center located 2 blocks
east of Rite-Aid. Admission is $5,
under 12 free with adult. Contact
989-335-3195 for more info.
HAY & STRAW
HAY AND OATS. Gaylord Area. 989350-1521
HAY AND Straw for sale. 989-8285126 or 989-620-5476
Hay for sale, square bales, Gaylord,
989-983-4205
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2006 International 4900 BOX
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Professional dealership working environment. Requires current unrestricted Michigan driver's license. Call
Dave Petrie, Service Manager at
Scheer Motors in Grayling for an
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job entails providing (mostly) traditional service music on the organ or
piano at one weekly worship service
plus directing and accompanying a
small 4-part choir. Interested persons
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MI 49727.
Mancelona Public School is looking
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High School Wrestling Co-Coach and
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
for the 2014-2015 season. Prefer
candidates with coaching experience
in the respective sport. Qualified
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October 24, 2014 at 3:00pm.
HOMES FOR SALE
2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH, 2 CAR
GARAGE. Nicely updated, near trails
in Lovells. Owner financing considered. $68,000. 989-348-8960 or
989-348-2438
600 sq. ft. Cottage, newly remodeled,
Bradford Lake Hills, $20,000., 989224-8353.
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Established 1958. Call 989-7323340 or visit our showroom at 2281
South Otsego Ave., Gaylord.
LAND & PROPERTY
150.51 ACRES, 1hour from
Albuquerque, Santa Fe. Electricity.
Mountain and Mesa views. $645
acre, 20 year fixed rate. Owner
financing. 877-797-2624 ranchenterprisesltd.com
Beautiful 40 acre parcel with hidden
hay fields and stone piles, bordering
30,000 newly planted Red Pine
seedlings. For hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding or just a favorite
getaway. Filled with deer and elk.
Very close to Mullet Lake and federal
property. Property located just south
of 2634 Whiting Road, Cheboygan.
Call 231-414-0044 for info. $70,000.
PETOSKEY. Horseshoe Meadows
subdivision, off Horton Bay Road.
One Acre lots. One high and open,
$23,900. Adjoining wooded lot,
$16,900. Both $31,900. 517-6728159, 517-304-1942.
LEGAL NOTICES
FINAL NOTICE TO DISPOSE OF CONTENTS to satisfy established liens on
the following storage units: Gordon
Miles, Unit 13; Janice Kreitner, Units
103 & 104; Joanne Defeyter, Unit
112; Brittany Couke, Unit 90; Peggy
Zassadney, Unit 17. Storage unit contents will be emptied and or sold on
October 24, 2014 if accounts are not
paid in full at APS Mini Warehouse,
112 East Sixth St., Gaylord, Michigan
49735
MANUFACTURED HOMES
NEW & REPOS: Double-Wides, 16's,
14's. Take anything on trade.
Financing available. A complete line
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parts.
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MISCELLANEOUS
$3.99 Breakfast; $5.99 Lunch;
$6.99 Dinner. Homemade specials
every day only at Gobblers of Gaylord,
900 S. Otsego, Gaylord. 989-7329005
MISCELLANEOUS
1980 toys; Star Wars-Millennium
Falcon, 26 action figures with Darth
Vader carrying case, 4 boxes of GI
Joe toys, Intellivision and Nintendo
64 systems, X-men comics, 4 boxes
of sealed baseball cards, Gaylord
732-2561.
3500 watt Homelite electric generator, model HG3500A, manual start,
120-140 volt, just tuned up and runs
great, $350, 989-348-1202.
BARB'S HOMEMADE DESSERTS.
Treat yourself to the best carrot cake
in the USA at Gobblers of Gaylord,
900 S. Otsego, Gaylord. 989-7329005
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Small, private collector paying cash
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TUESDAY NIGHT, All you can eat
Turkey meal, only $10. Gobblers of
Gaylord, 900 S. Otsego, Gaylord.
989-732-9005
WANTED TO BUY Pre 1964 silver
coins. Paying Cash. Gaylord area.
231-373-0842
We Celebrate Diversity. Join us 10am
Sunday. 1st Congregational Church
UCC, 218 W. 2nd St., Gaylord, 989732-5726. www.firstuccgaylord.org
MOTORCYCLES & ATV
2002 Harley Davidson Heritage
Softail Classic, 24,000 miles, black
with extras, $8,650, 989-732-5093
WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES
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Automotive Review
Ford Explorer Sport
attracting younger, more affluent, well educated
customers to Ford brand
Since its launch in September 2012,
the 365-horsepower, twin-turbocharged Ford Explorer Sport is proving its capable of far more than hauling families on their next cross-country
adventure with performance and style.
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hauling younger, more affluent, bettereducated buyers into Ford showrooms.
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brand overall.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
28 FOOT Imperial Cabin Cruiser. TriAxle trailer needs TLC. $1,800. Call
989-733-4090 or 989-306-1199
2015 Flagstaff Tent Camper 176LTD.
Standard Features plus Battery Box
And Wiring, Power Lift System, 3 Way
Frig., 20,000 BTU Furnace, Heated
Bed End Mattresses. Stock FL3623.
Sale Price $5,799. Freeway RV. Exit
270 on I-75, Waters, MI. 888-7314198. www.FreewayRV.com
2015 Forest River Salem Cruise Lite
Midwest 195BH. 19 foot bunkhouse
travel trailer. 2 rear stabilizer jacks,
cable TV ready, nitrogen filled tires.
Stock SA6330. Sale Price $9,995.
Freeway RV. Exit 270 on I-75, Waters,
MI. 888-731-4198. www.FreewayRV.com
2015 Salem Cruise Lite Midwest
271RB. Double Door Frig., Ducted
A/C, Exterior Camp Kitchen, Glass
Shower Door W/Tub Surround, 3
Burner Stove W/Oven, Power Tongue
Jack, One Touch Power Awning,
Power
Stabilizer
Jacks,
DVD/MP3/CD/FM Stereo. Stock
SA5656. Sale Price $17,995.
Freeway RV. Exit 270 on I-75, Waters,
MI. 888-731-4198. www.FreewayRV.com
New 2014 Bighorn Silverado 34 SE
Fifth Wheel. 3 Slideouts, side by side
frig, leather furniture, fireplace and a
whole lot more. MSRP $56,071. Sale
Price $37,995. Payments as low as
$319 a month. International RV
World, 277 N. Expressway Court,
Gaylord, MI 49735. 989-448-8700.
Sales Hours: Monday Saturday
9am 5pm, Closed Sundays. Service
Hours Mon- Sat 9am - 5pm.
New 2014 Chaparral 29 BHS Fifth
Wheel. Nice bunkhouse with 3
Slideouts. Huge living area plus outdoor kitchen with frig, sink and stovetop. MSRP $48,191. Sale Price
$28,995. Payments as low as $245
a month. International RV World, 277
N. Expressway Court, Gaylord, MI
49735. 989-448-8700. Sales Hours:
Monday Saturday 9am 5pm,
Closed Sundays. Service Hours MonSat 9am - 5pm.
New 2014 Coachmen Clipper 106 ST
Pop-up Camper. This is a 10 ft. box
and comes equipped with a furnace,
fridge, awning, jacks, spare, storage
trunk in the front, fantastic fan in the
ceiling, and it's prepped for cable TV.
Large selection of various sizes and
models in stock. MSRP 10,192. Sale
Price $7,995. Payments as low as
$119 a month. International RV
World, 277 N. Expressway Court,
Gaylord, MI 49735. 989-448-8700.
Sales Hours: Monday Saturday
9am 5pm, Closed Sundays. Service
Hours Mon- Sat 9am - 5pm.
New 2014 R-Pod 171. Rear Queen
Bed, Refrig, 2 Burner Range, Single
Kitchen Sink, Bath w/Toilet &
Lavatory, Front Booth Dinette,
Overhead Cabinets, Ext. Storage and
More. MSRP $18,661. Sale Price
$12,995. Payments as low as $149
a month. International RV World, 277
N. Expressway Court, Gaylord, MI
49735. 989-448-8700. Sales Hours:
New 2014 Viking 14R Travel Trailer.
Easy to pull and a low, low price.
MSRP $12,325. Sale Price $9,995.
Payments as low as $110 a month.
International RV World, 277 N.
Expressway Court, Gaylord, MI
49735. 989-448-8700. Sales Hours:
New 2015 Catalina 273 DBS Travel
Trailer. Rear double bed with bunk
above, Queen bed with 2 wardrobes,
outdoor camp kitchen, Slideout,
Power jack, power awning. MSRP
$25,504. Sale Price $17,995.
Payments as low as $189 a month.
International RV World, 277 N.
Expressway Court, Gaylord, MI
49735. 989-448-8700. Sales Hours:
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Pre-Owned 2011 Coleman 270BH.
Nice Travel Trailer. Rear Bunks, 1
Large Bottom Bunk With Small Upper
Bunk, RV Queen Bed, Full KitchenStove/Oven/Micro-Wave/Large
Double Door Frig, Large Awning.
Stock number U1015. Sale Price
$13,499. Freeway RV. Exit 270 on I75, Waters, MI. 888-731-4198.
www.FreewayRV.com
TRUCKS
1999 Chevy 1500 LS. 4WD, ext cab,
seats 6. Sale Price $3,500.
www.RiverAuto.net
Pre-Owned 2011 Heartland Bighorn

3585RL. Beautiful 5th Wheel With All
The Amenities, Trail Air Suspension,
Slide Room Awnings, Power Jacks,
Universal Docking Station, Wide
Open Design, Hard Surface Counter
Tops, Fireplace, Central Vacuum,
King Size Bed. Stock Number C3283.
Sale Price $39,949. Freeway RV. Exit
270 on I-75, Waters, MI. 888-7314198. www.FreewayRV.com
2002 Chevrolet S10 Pickup S10.

A/C, CD, ext cab, regular bed. 22
MPG. Sale Price $5,900. Onaway
989-733-8191. www.OnawayAuto.com
RV Drive Thru Winterization special.

$49.95 for most models. Bring in
your Fifth Wheel, Travel Trailer,
Motorhome or Camper between
October 22 and October 25. Every
brand is welcome, whether you purchased it from us or not. No appointment necessary. October 22
October 25. International RV World,
277 N. Expressway Court, Gaylord, MI
49735. 989-448-8700. Sales Hours:
SERVICES
CUSTOM SEWING and Alterations by
Nancy. Gaylord area. 989-350-2861
DJ/KARAOKE SERVICE available for
weddings, clubs or parties.
References and information at
www.larryentertainment.com. 989732-3933
EFFICIENT HEATING AND COOLING.
Furnaces, Air Conditioning, Sales and
Service. Quality Workmanship 989350-1857
FRED'S TV & APPLIANCE SERVICE. 33
years experience. In home service.
989-732-1403
SNOW REMOVAL
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SNOW
PLOWING and removal. Walkways
and doors cleared. Will do the job
just the way you want it. Salting and
sanding. Insured. Gaylord area. 989731-4447, 989-370-3117
SNOWBLOWER. Like new, Wizard 10
HP, 29 inch cut with elec. start,
$500. 231-546-4222
STORAGE
APS Mini-Warehouse of Gaylord has
5x10 units available for just $35 a
month. No long term contract necessary. In town, safe storage. Larger
units also available. Call 989-7328160.
SUV
1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER.
AWD, runs good. Blue book value
$3,000. PRICE REDUCED to $1,950.
Call 989-350-9235.
2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5. 4WD, tow
pkg, power moonroof. Sale Price
2004 GMC Envoy. 4WD, tow pkg.
nice! Sale Price $5,995. Rivertown
www.RiverAuto.net
2005 Buick Rendezvous CXL.
Leather, nice. As low as $199 a
2005 Chrysler Pacifica. Touring pkg,
4 captain chairs, rear console, 3rd
row seat. Sale Price $4,995.
www.RiverAuto.net
2007 Kia Sportage LX. 5 speed, gas
saver. As low as $149 a month.
www.RiverAuto.net
2013 Ford Explorer. 4WD, 3rd row
seat. Just like new. As low as $349 a
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leather, tow pkg, bedliner, cover. As
low as $199 a Month. Rivertown Auto
2004 Chevy Silverado. 4WD, Z-71 Off
Road, tow pkg, Bose sound, 4 door,
leather. Sale Price $5,999. Rivertown
www.RiverAuto.net
2005 Chevy Colorado LS. Z-71, 4x4,
4 door, tow pkg. As low as $249 a
2005 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT. 4x4, 4
door, seats 6. As low as $199 a
2006 International 4900 BOX
TRUCK. 7.6 L, L6 Diesel, Large Box,
155 K. Sale Price $18,900. Onaway
989-733-8191. www.OnawayAuto.com
2007 Chevy Silverado. Bedliner, 4x4,
hitch, 5 speed. As low as $199 a
2008 GMC Sierra 1500. 4x4, ext cab,
4 door, bedliner, tow pkg. Only 92 K.
As low as $279 a Month. Rivertown
www.RiverAuto.net
Charlevoix County Transit is accepting sealed bids for the following vehicles: 2004 Ford E450 Cutaway Bus,
6.0L Diesel with 227,769 miles.
2001 Dodge Durango with 103,111
miles. 2000 Dodge Ram Pick-up
w/Western Snowplow, with 37,758
miles. Vehicles are available for
inspection between 8:00 a.m. 4:00
p.m. weekdays. Bid packets can be
obtained at 1050 Brockway St,
Boyne City, MI 49712, via the
Charlevoix County Website at
www.charlevoixcounty.org or by email
request to info@cctransit.org; sealed
bids are due by 12:00 p.m. on
November 4, 2014.
VANS
2003 Olds Silhouette. Handicap Van.
Leather, like new. Only 31 K. Sale
Price $9,995. Rivertown Auto Group,
989 VFW Road, Cheboygan, MI 231627-6700. www.RiverAuto.net
2005 Toyota Sienna LE. Seats 7,
AWD, 4 captain chairs. As low as
$199 a month. Rivertown Auto
2010 Ford Transit Connect. Cargo
van, dual sliding doors, gas saver. As
low as $199 a month. Rivertown Auto
WANTED
Small, private collector paying cash
for Baseball cards before 1960. 231373-0842. Gaylord Area
WANTED TO BUY Pre 1964 silver
coins. Paying Cash. Gaylord area.
231-373-0842
WANTED. SILVER DOLLARS. 1935
and older and Wheat Pennies. 989938-6485
Wanted: OUTBOARD MOTORS, any
size, running or not. Also selling
Outboard Motors. Call 231-5466000
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for I-75. Perfect for any number of business ventures,
this was formerly Bushia's Restaurant. Certain
equipment still available. Ideal layout for showroom with
space for office, work shop, storage etc. Additional
property available and negotiable depending upon
business needs. $179,000
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Landscaping. Your best bet is a moderately
landscaped yard because you can always
improve landscaping without spending too
much. Worst case, even if youre looking at
dirt, landscaping is one of the easier projects
to tackle. Plus you get to design it however
youd like if youre starting from scratch.
Closets and garages. You can never have
too much storage space, which is why so
many newer homes have three-car garages.
But if you encounter a converted garage that
is now a bedroom or storage room, dont give
up. Converted garages can almost always go
back to their original purpose without much
cost or labor.
Kitchen. The most popular room in the
house, many homeowners want their
kitchen to be large and have modern appliances. Dont let outdated color schemes
deter you because theres nothing like a fresh
coat (or two) of paint to make a kitchen your
own. Plus, if you like the rest of the house
enough to make an offer, you can give the
kitchen a minor spruce-up with some new
appliances or a major overhaul complete
with new countertops, cabinets, and flooring.
The exterior. If the home doesnt have
good curb appeal, try to picture it with a
fresh coat of paint and revitalized landscaping.
Pools. If you want a pool, buy a home with
a pool already built in. Pools are expensive
and you will not get a full return on the cost
when you go to sell. Let someone else lose
the return. The cost of repairing a pool is less
than putting one in, so if youre looking at a
home with an old pool that looks like its in
bad shape, its still a better bet than putting
one in later.
When making an offer, consider what you
cant live without, as well as your budget.
Also, be sure you hire a professional home
inspector to inspect the house. If the homes
systems are in good working order and the
house has everything you want except a
minor item or two, make an offer accordingly.
Most importantly, keep in mind that
unless youre building your dream home
from scratch, youll probably never find the
perfect home. But seeing past a previous
owners bad decorating choices to the core of
the home and its potential for livability will
yield you the home youve always wanted. It
may take some work, but heyits yours.
By Jim Akans
A legacy among patrons as well as peers in the restaurant industry for 95 years, this is a rare opportunity to own
the famous Sugar Bowl Restaurant located on Main Street
in downtown Gaylord. Family owned and operated
throughout its celebrated history, the current owner is
retiring to create this rare business opportunity.
The approximately 11,800 square foot facility includes
two beautiful dining areas; casual and formal, a classic
bar/lounge area, kitchen, office and storage space. The dining areas can seat 200 people and an additional 100 people can be accommodated in meeting rooms. A traditional
destination for both travelers and locals, the Sugar Bowl
Restaurant has also become a staple of the annual Alpenfest
summer celebration with a Sidewalk Caf right on the
Alpenstrasse.
High visibility, high customer recognition, and stellar reputation, this rare opportunity to own downtown Gaylords
Sugar Bowl Restaurant is being offered $975,000 ($675,000
for the real estate and $300,000 for the business). Call Dale J.
Smith at Smith Realty Group today for a private showing at

(989) 732-2477 or email Dale@smithrealtygaylord.com
REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS

Provided to you by and based on information from the Water Wonderland MLS, Inc. for the
period September 15, 2014 through September 21, 2014. (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY )
COUNTY
Alcona
Alpena
Antrim
Cheboygan
Crawford
Mackinac
Montmorency
Oscoda
Otsego
Presque Isle
ON
DAYS
MARKET
593
102
0
125
316
143
234
357
96
211
DOLLAR VOLUME
SOLD
$93,900
$1,101,000
$0
$1,099,500
$746,900
$90,000
$217,800
$840,500
$1,248,800
$1,489,000
NUMBER OF
UNITS SOLD
1
10
0
8
8
2
3
8
10
6
NUMBER OF
UNITS AVAILABLE
57
357
59
540
229
70
268
173
514
280
AVG.
PRICE
$93,900
$110,100
$0
$137,438
$93,362
$45,000
$72,600
$105,062
$124,800
$248,167
If you would like additional information please contact your local REALTOR.
Brought to you by:
www.NorthernRealEstate.com
Office: 989-732-1707
Toll Free: 800-828-9372
1738 S. Otsego Ave., P.O. Box 641, Gaylord, MI 49735

VACANT LOT
within a block of
the Sportsplex.
Great investment
opportunity.
$5,000.
MLS #291013
M
FRO
OSS LAND
R
C
E
A TAT
S
LEVEL 2.5
ACRE
PARCEL
G
KIN IN?
LOOA CAB
FOR
With good mix

of trees, paved
road access,
electric adjacent and state
land across
road.
$17,900.
NEW PRICE
Oldy but a Goody. 3
Bed, 1 Bath usable
Cabin with 2 additional
fixer upper cabins for
the do-it-your-selfer.
Another shed and
garage currently used
for wood storage. All on
1.7 acres within a 1/2
mile of Big Bear Lake.
$40,000.
MLS #280761
MLS #287342
NEWNG
TI
LIS
JUST IN TIME
FOR HUNTING
SEASON!
Chalet on secluded
3.5 acres adjoining
hundreds of acres of
state land. Split stone
fireplace, trapezoid
windows, and recess
lighting. 24 x 36 heated and insulated
garage with storage
and extra bonus room, bath. Full unfinished basement and storage shed
too. $99,500. MLS #293331
NEW PRICE...
Seller Just Invested More
than $7K in New Kitchen
Cabinets and Flooring in
this Sprawling 3 Bed, 2 Bath
Grayling Ranch. Two New
Additions in last 10 Years.
New Roof, Furnace, Central
Air, Hot Water Heater, and
Windows too. Hardwood or
Pergo Flooring or Cushy Carpet Throughout. Maintenance Free Vinyl Siding,
Maintenance Free Covered Front Porch, Freshly Painted Spacious Back Deck
to Enjoy Roomy, Fenced-In Back Yard. This Gorgeous Home Sits on a 5 Block
Crawl and is Clean as a Whistle. $99,900. MLS #285904
L
URA
NATGAS!
HOW DO YOU SAY...

MOTIVATED?
Another 5K price reduction
on this family friendly
newer ranch close to town.
3 bedrooms, 2 3/4 baths,
master suite, open kitchen,
attached 2 1/2 car garage,
basement, gas fireplace, new
ceiling fans, and fenced in
back yard. Convenient location but no city taxes.
$119,000.
MLS #289919
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

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