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Campers at Camp Live, Laugh, Love get to take a break from the grieving and have some fun on a homemade water slide.
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Camp Live
Santa Claus
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he loves me, he gets along with his sister better, and hes getting As in
schoolYes, I would definitely suggest
camp to other people; in fact, I have
already done so. This is proof that simply having a place where the kids can
talk about their feelings and learn how
to cope with grief can completely
change their lives for the better.
Something else unique that happens
for these campers is a very special bear
they receive at the Reunion party that
usually happens in October before the
holidays. Camp Director, Lynne Totten
hand makes these bears out of an item
of clothing from that childs loved one.
This item can be a shirt, a blanket, or
any material that belonged to the person who has passed away. This is something that the child can always have
with them and they can be reminded
that the person who has died will
always be with them in their hearts and
in their minds.
There is so much more that goes on
at camp such as Healing Circles, a
Memorial Service, and other fun and
helpful activities. For any additional
information on Camp Live, Laugh, Love
you can go to their website, camplivelaughlove.org, email them at camplivelaughlove@yahoo.com, or give Lynne
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selling items, and shop for a wide assortment of clothing and household items.
The Strawberry Patch ReSaleConsignment Shop is located in Downtown
Christian School
auction is largest
fundraiser of year
Enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship
along with some great auction deals on
Tuesday, December 2 at the annual dinner
auction benefitting Otsego Christian School.
The proceeds from this auction along with
tuition are the foundation of the schools
budget.
This year there will be a 5 star caterer, live
entertainment, a dessert auction, silent auction and a live auction with tons of items,
both large and small. In addition, there will
also be a high energy, fast paced $1 Chinese
auction with many fun and useful items. Be
sure and bring your $1 bills for this one. This
is a great time to do some Christmas shopping.
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Dinner is at 6pm. The evening should wrap
up by 9:00pm.
With a wide variety of items for auction
and food and entertainment, this will be a
great event for moms and dads, grandmas
and grandpas, aunts and uncles and people
of all ages. Tickets are $30 each and can be
picked up during school hours at Otsego
Christian School, 1377 M-32 East in Gaylord.
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Deputy Jeff Bur (center) received the Excellence in Service Award for Cheboygan
County. The award, presented by the Womens Resource Center of Northern Michigan
(WRCNM), recognizes Burs work in promoting domestic violence victim safety and
offender accountability. Also pictured are (from left) Dale Clarmont, Cheboygan
County Sheriff; Elise Tippett, WRCNM Therapist and Counselor/Advocate; Bur; Peggy
Mills, Victim Advocate/Witness Coordinator; and Daryl Vizina, Cheboygan County
Prosecuting Attorney.
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Bones are bad. Any brittle, spiky bone
could lodge in the esophagus or cause
an irritation in their digestive track.
Water is good. Make sure your furry
friend has plenty of fresh water.
Frequently check your pets water bowl
to make sure the supply is clean.
Provide some peace. With all the holiday activity, your pet will need a break
from the party. A comfortable crate is
one solution; a room with a Do Not
Disturb sign is another. Give your dog
or cat time and space to settle down or
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you can ensure that you and your pet
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zens, individuals with special needs to individuals who need a hand up. When you say
yes to United Way, you are saying yes to nonprofit organizations, big and small, in our
two county area who help our community
thrive. Plus you support United Way run programs like the Dolly Parton Imagination
Library and Volunteer Connections. The best
part of United Way is 98.5% of the money
donated to United Way stays in our two
counties.
Special thanks to the Ace Hardware stores
in Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, and Petoskey
for spearheading this United Way Saturday. A
day dedicated to supporting local small businesses and our community through the
Char-Em United Way. Thanks also to the
many community minded business owners
who agreed to participate; Aartvark Studio,
Balanced Living, Bearcub Outfitters, Boyne
City Co-op, Charlevoix ACE Hardware,
Charlevoix Inn & Suites, elements, Elizabeth
Blair Fine Pearls, Inspired Living, Kelly's
Hallmark, Mary's of Boyne, Meyer ACE
Hardware, Round Lake Bookstore, and W.W.
Fairbairn & Son's Inc.
Dale and David Meyer hand Char-Em United Way director, Lorraine Manary a check following
United Way Saturday, Nov. 8th, 2014
Mrs. Meiers Fifth-Grade Class at St. Francis Xavier School pose for a photo after their C.S. Lewis Festival, The
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe characterization performances. Each child chose a character from the book and
performed a short soliloquy as that character. Also with them were James Kanine, principal, Anne McDevitt,
Executive Director, C.S. Lewis Festival Inc., Doug Mantha, President, Board of Directors, C.S. Lewis Festival, Inc.,
and Kathy Meier, Fifth-Grade Teacher. The C.S. Lewis Festival is a donor-supported, annual exploration of the life
and works of the author of the popular Chronicles of Narnia. The festival represents a collaboration of the arts, faith
and education communities in northern Michigan. For further information direct inquiries to
director@cslewisfestival.org
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GAYLORD
Bear Basketball Signup 3rd 6th Grade
Final call to sign up for Bear
Basketball. YOU CAN STILL
SIGN UP, but you better
hurry. Registration forms are
available at the Otsego
County Community Center
on-line
at
or
www.BearBasketball.org.
Registration cost for 3rd 6th
grade is just $15 per player
and includes a player shirt.
Teams will be assigned soon.
Team practice begins in
December at the Community
Center. Registrations must be
in before the team draft.
Leagues for 3rd 6th grade
begin in January.
GRAYLING
Festival of Trees
Festival of Trees is held
November 15-30 at the
Grayling Mini-Mall (located
on the I-75 Business Loop
near Family Fare) - 50 trees
are beautifully decorated by
area businesses and given
away in a raffle. Purchase the
raffle tickets, then simply
choose your favorite tree and
GAYLORD
Community
Thanksgiving dinner
The annual community
Thanksgiving dinner will be
held Thursday, Nov. 27 in St.
Mary's Cathedral Parish Hall,
606 N. Ohio St. with fellowship starting at 2pm. Dinner
at 3pm. This dinner is a nondenominational celebration
of the gifts we receive from
God. It is open to all and free
of charge. This is a full
Thanksgiving dinner will all
of the trimmings. If you
would like to donate or help
please contact Joe or Julie
Koprowicz, 989-732-2119.
GRAYLING
Community
Thanksgiving
Annual
Crawford
21st
AuSable
Community
Thanksgiving
Dinner,
Thursday, November 27th,
Noon 2pm. Camp Grayling
Army Airfield Mess Hall.
Volunteers are needed. If you
wish to volunteer to help set
up, serve, clean up or drive
for home meal deliveries,
please contact Patty Crandall
at 989-745-3557.
GAYLORD
Turkey Trot
November 27, 9am at
Gaylord Industrial Park off
Milbocker Road. Register on
site between 7:30 and
8:30am. Cost is $30. Youth
and veterans $15.
PETOSKEY
Downtown Petoskey
Holiday Parade
Winter is approaching and
with that comes Staffords
Downtown Petoskey Holiday
Parade
on
Saturday,
November 29 at 10 a.m. Join
downtown businesses for a
Dowkers
Meat Market & Deli
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GAYLORD
Shop with a cop
fundraiser
Feeny Chrysler, Dodge Jeep,
Ram is working to raise
$1,200 for Shop with a Cop.
This is a great community
event that allows area youth
to team up with the local
police and they go shopping
for food and gifts at Walmart
of Gaylord for the holiday
season. To help support the
shop with a cop event stop
into
Feeny
at
1001
Mankowski Rd.
GAYLORD
Sock it to me
Join Guardian Gals &
Advantage Audiology as they
donate new socks to Otsego
County Community Giving
program. Drop off new socks
min the lobbies of local elementary schools or at
Guardian Gals, 400, W. Main
St. Collection runs through
Nov. 30.
GAYLORD
Santa parade
Sign up now to be a part of
FINANCIAL FOCUS
GAYLORD
Educational breakfast
GRAYLING
Art & Uncorked
GAYLORD
Benefit Concert
Christian band ONLY9AM is
holding their 9th annual
Christmas benefit concert for
the New Life Pregnancy
Center Resource Center this
year on Dec. 4, at 6:30 pm at
CrossPoint Church, 1499 M32 East. Join us for a free
night of family fun and festive music that is sure to get
you in the Christmas spirit.
They will be joined by special
guest artist Kevin Cleary and
a special drama presentation. Featuring Christmas
favorites like "Carol of the
Bells," "Angel of the Year,"
and a "Frozen" medley, it
promises to be a great concert. Doors open at 6pm, and
refreshments will be served
afterwards!
CHEBOYGAN
Downtown
hospitality
night
Downtown businesses will
offer special discounts and
holiday
goodies
on
December 4 from 4-8pm.
Watch for downtown mystery
elf wandering around town
handing out special surprise
gifts.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Christmas
songbooks
If your group or organization
would like extra copies of the
Christmas Traditions songbooks for Christmas caroling,
contact our office. They are
free of charge and contain
words and music to lots of
favorite Christmas carols.
Contact the Weekly Choice
office at 989-732-8160 or email
us
at
Office@WeeklyChoice.com.
GAYLORD
Extreevaganza
The
Otsego
County
Community
Foundation
hosts
their
annual
Extreevaganza
annual
fundraiser December 5 at
Treetops Resort. Raffles, live
auction, silent auction, live
music and more. Tickets are
$65 person. To order tickets
call 989.731.0597 or order online at www.otsegofoundation.org.
PETOSKEY
Holiday open house
Join the merchants of
Downtown Petoskey for the
Holiday Open House, the
region's premier holiday season event! Held the first
Friday
in
December,
December 5 from 6 to 9 pm,
the Holiday Open House
begins with an appearance
GAYLORD
Hoop shoot
The Gaylord Elks Lodge will
be sponsoring the Elks
National Hoop Shoot Free
Throw Program. It will be
held December 6 at the
Otsego County Community
Center. The Hoop Shoot is a
free throw contest for boys
and girls ages 8 to 13, and is
free to contestants. One boy
and one girl from each agegroup will advance through
local, district, state, regional
and national competitions.
Do you have a son, daughter,
granddaughter or grandson
that would be interested in
competing? Forms are available to register at the Elks
Lodge, or by calling Bob
Hook at 989-731-2617 or
Doug Rohraff at 989-7326032.
GRAYLING
Childrens Christmas
Breakfast
Saturday, December 6th from
9-11am at Grayling Eagles
Club - Children ages 12 and
under. Santa will be there
and all children will receive a
gift. Decorate Christmas
Cookies, Gift Basket Raffle,
Breakfast is free to all children and $5.00 per adult.
Must be a member to sign up
your child or grandchild.
Signup sheet will be in the
social room until November
29th (No Late sign ups as we
need to purchase gifts for the
children sorry no exceptions).
MICHIGAN
2014 Open Enrollment
of Medicare
The
Annual
Open
Enrollment
period
for
Medicare beneficiaries will
continue through December
7th. It is important for every
Medicare recipient to review
his/her coverage and be certain that the plan you have
for 2015 is the best plan for
you.
CHEBOYGAN
Parade of lights
Join us for the Chamber's
Annual Parade of Lights.
Santa will be making his way
through downtown starting
at the County Building and
making his was to Festival
Square where he will light up
the town for the Holiday
Season! Parade of Lights
December 6th at 6pm!
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GRAYLING
Goodales Christmas
Train Open House
Sunday, December 7th from
Noon - 4pm at the Goodale
familys home - They will
collect food or cash donations for the Crawford
County
Community
Christian Help Center. It a
great family activity!
PETOSKEY
Breakfast for
Champions
Join us for the 23nd Annual
Breakfast for Champions
Awards Ceremony as we celebrate "It's a Wonderful Life
in Petoskey" on Tuesday,
December 9 in Ovation Hall
at the Odawa Casino Resort.
GAYLORD
Holiday Business
after Hours
December 10. Sponsored by
First Merit Bank; 5-8pm
(cost $10 for Chamber
Members / $15 for not-yet
members) hosted by Otsego
Club & Resort.
PETOSKEY
Business class
Businesses can learn about
Responding to Federal
Government Solicitations at
a class December 11 in
Petoskey. The class will run
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
in room 536 of the Student
Community
Resource
Building at North Central
Michigan College (NCMC).
The class is part of the
Doing Business with the
Government Series, and is
being offered by the
Northwest
Michigan
Technical
Procurement
Assistance Center (PTAC) in
partnership with NCMC. In
the class businesses will look
at what factors they should
consider before bidding,
how the government evaluates offers, tips for responding to a request for proposal
(RFP), and more. There is no
charge to attend the class,
but seating is limited and
pre-registration is required
at: networksnorthwest.org/
ptactraining. For more information about the class contact Deb Donovan at:
ddonovan@networksnorthwest.org or 231-929-5076.
More information and a
schedule of other classes
offered by the PTAC available at: networksnorthwest.org/ptactraining.
GRAYLING
Adopt-A-Family
Seeking sponsorships for
Christmas Adopt-A-Family
Program. The Crawford
County Department of
Human
Services
2014
Christmas Adopt a Family
Program is underway! We are
currently seeking Sponsorsindividuals, businesses, and
organizations interested in
adopting a family or individual in need this holiday season. The Christmas Adopt a
Family Program provides
food and gifts for Crawford
County families and individuals in need during the holiday season. Without this
program, many low-income
residents and families of
Crawford County would go
without Christmas dinner
and gifts for their children.
In
addition,
we
add
Crawford County Foster
Children to our list and seek
one to two gift items for
these disadvantaged children each year. Many individuals are under the misconception that foster children are adequately provided for financially, however
such is not the case. Foster
families merely receive an
additional $25 per foster
child
each
year
for
Christmas.
Donations,
Sponsors, and volunteers are
paramount to ensuring the
success of our Christmas
program. We work closely
with the Crawford County
Christian Help Center as
well as other agencies to prevent overlapping of holiday
programs as well as to best
serve Crawford County families and community members in need. In 2013, 41
families, 10 seniors, and 27
foster children were adopted
CHEBOYGAN
Good morning
Cheboygan
Join the Cheboygan Area
Chamber of Commerce
Members and others at the
Citizens National Bank
Friday, Dec. 12 from 7:309am for Good Morning
Cheboygan. Stop in for a
delicious breakfast, door
prizes, a 50/50 drawing, networking, and more! This
event is open to the public.
Admission is $5 for Chamber
members and $7 for not yet
members. For more information,
contact
the
Chamber at 231-627-7183.
GAYLORD
Benefit dinner
Join the staff of Feeny
Motors for a benefit
spaghetti dinner for Kris
Martenson on Dec. 13, 58pm at Gaylord Bowling
Center. Dinner is $5 a person
or $20 for a family of 4-8
people, children 2 and under
free. Or $25 a person
includes all you can eat
spaghetti, bowling and
shoes. Kris is battling cancer.
Come out and enjoy the
evening and support Kris.
GAYLORD
Live nativity
GAYLORD
Worldwide Candle
Lighting
Parents, grandparents, siblings, extended family and
friends who have experienced the loss of a child are
invited to attend the 18th
annual Worldwide Candle
Lighting service sponsored
by the Otsego County
Chapter of Compassionate
Friends. The service will be
held from 6:30-7:30 pm on
Sunday, December 14th at
the First United Methodist
Church in Gaylord.
VANDERBILT
Blood drive
Blood donations often
decline this time of year
when donors get busy with
holiday festivities and travel.
Severe winter weather and
seasonal illnesses, like the
flu, can also have a serious
impact on blood donations,
but the need for blood
remains steady. On average,
the Red Cross must collect
15,000 blood products every
day for patients across the
country. Dec. 15, 10am 3:45pm, Vanderbilt Area
School, 947 Donovan St.
GRAYLING
Divorce clinic
Free legal help with divorce
clinic. Held at Crawford
County Courthouse, 200 W.
Michigan Ave. Dec. 18, Feb.
19, 2015. Start at 5:30pm.
Sponsored by the 46th
Circuit Bar Association,
Northern Michigan Legal
Services, and Community
Mediation Services.
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Up North Electronics
Gaylords locally-owned
RadioShack dealer has new location
Up North Electronics store manager Jeff Morey has over 20 years of experience in the
service side of the electronics industry. PHOTO BY JIM AKANS
By Jim Akans
RadioShack has been an American tradition in consumer electronic products
for over 90 years. The familiar red and
white letter sign dots landscapes across
the United States with more than 4,700
company operated stores, 1,500 wireless
phone centers, and more than 1,100
dealer franchises. Here in northern
Lower Michigan, RadioShack has been a
staple retail store in Gaylord for approximately 30 years; first located on Old 27
and now at new expanded location in
the Edelweiss Village shopping plaza.
Store manager, Jeff Morey, states, We
have moved just five doors down from
our previous location in the Edelweiss
Village. There is nearly double the
space, which allows us to expand our
product lines and serve our customers
even better.
Radio Shack is truly Americas electronics and gadget playground. Up
North Electronics carries everything a
company-owned RadioShack store carries plus additional inventory, such as
ham radios, CB radios and accessories,
marine band radios plus stereo systems
for boats, a complete line of remote
control helicopters, specialty adaptors, a
huge selection of batteries, and more.
ince 2010, customers and small businesses alike have been able to kick
start their holiday shopping season
on a day celebrating the uniqueness, charm
and economic impact that small businesses
bring to communities nationwide. Recognized
as Small Business Saturday - taking place
the Saturday following Thanksgiving each
year this celebratory day was founded to
encourage consumers across the country to
support local, small businesses within their
hometowns and beyond.
UP NORTH ELECTRONICS
upnorthelectronics@hotmail.com
PH. 989.732.6731
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Community Partners
We have a number of Non-Profit Groups who are waiting for a sponsor
to be a part of the 20/20 Project. Cost to sponsor a
Non-Profit Group is just $25 a month.
Otsego County
United Way
116 East 5th St.,Gaylord MI 49735
989-732-8929
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Errand Services
Medication Management
Health Management
Home Maintenance
Companionship
Housekeeping
Respite Care Personal Care
Building solutions for barrier free living
989-732-6374 866-486-0712
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200 S. Court Avenue, Suite 2
Post Office Box 1154,
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Phone: 989.448.8828
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TERRIFIC KIDS
All kids are terrific and here
at South Maple Elementary
and North Maple
Elementary we are acknowledging kids for good character. The Kiwanis club of
Otsego County is helping us
with this endeavor.
Students who exhibit good
behavior by following our
school rules will be recognized by staff for doing so.
One student per class will be
selected to receive a Terrific
Kid award, button, and
pencil. The student names
will be announced on our
morning announcements.
They will also have their
picture taken to hang on
our Terrific Kid bulletin
board. This is an excellent
opportunity for staff, students, parents and the community to connect on a
social/emotional level
because good character is
just as important as good
grades!
Back row: Kiwanian Judi Doan, Jonathan Smith, Connor Byram, Parker Fitzek, Justice
Keane, Megan Pelto, LeeLee Cole, Kiwanian Fred Stenkee.
Front row: Regan Dobrzelewski, Piper Drzewiecki, Elise Robertson, Ella Miller, Kelvin
Scott, TK Sock Monkey, Claire Gorno, Jayla Lyons, Jasmyn Cox, Julie Fox.
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Back row: Catrina Johnson; Libbi Barber; Reese Lappan; Miles Smith;
Jazlyn Wixon; Bria Compeau; Madison Paschke; Peyton Bazuin;
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Recreation, Entertainment, Arts, Dining
Wellington Project
Complete? Almost
A few months ago, Wellington Farm near
Grayling decided to move the Toboggan
House from the old Pioneer Hills Ski Resort
to the 60-acre museum and restore it. The
building was built sometime in the late thirties-early forties and was used to launch
toboggan loads of thrill seekers down a steep
hill. Eventually the ski resort ceased to operate and the property was purchased by the
COOR Intermediate School District and the
old lodge was converted to their administration building.
The Toboggan House was used for storage
for a while but eventually was abandon.
Believing that the building was becoming a
possible source of liability, COOR decided to
dispose of it. Wellington Farm looked the
building over and decided that it was still
sound and a building with unique historical
significance and would make an interesting
addition to the living history farm.
Having decided to save the building from
destruction, a professional mover was contacted, terms were agreed upon and a fundraising campaign conducted locally. In July
of 2014 the building was moved off its foundation, the second story removed and the
two pieces of the structure moved approximately 12 miles to the farm. There, in one of
the farms hay meadows, the building was reassembled.
A road had to be constructed through a
wooded area to allow the building to be
placed at its desired location. The site for
the structure also had to be improved by
removing trees and brush, leveling and filling. The Toboggan House was then pulled
over the new road and set upon the ground
at its future home on Crafters Alley at
Wellington Farm where it will become the
farms Loom House.
Once securely set on the prepared site,
renovation of the building soon got underway. Much filling and leveling had to be
done around the building to allow for construction equipment and scaffolding. The
eyebrow roof, which circled the building on
three sides between the first and second stories, had to be removed to facilitate moving
the structure.
During its removal, it was decided that
portion of the struc4tture was in such dire
condition that it was not worth trying to
save. As a result, a complete new eyebrow
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