The Small Business Administra-tion District Director for the State of Michigan, Gerald Moore, was recently in Boyne City to meet with community leaders, and busi-ness owners who have utilized loans through the Small Business Administration.Moore also spoke at the Boyne Valley Lions Club and made an award presentation on Wednesday July 9.“We think we have one of the most relevant and impactful missions, and that is to help Americans start and grow their businesses,” said Moore. “When you tend to think about small businesses you might think about two people, three people, we’ve heard some of

those numbers hear but our agency helps fund firms that employ 500 people—it depends on the industry that you’re in.”Moore’s duties include delivering Small Business Administration programs and services in Michigan including the SBA loan program, the government contracting and minority enterprise development programs and oversight of the Michigan Small Business Devel-opment Center, SCORE, Women’s Business Centers and Veterans Business Outreach Center.“Our job really is about helping small businesses throughout this country … grow and hopefully helping them hire and hopefully helping them create those jobs,” Moore said.

A wide range of ideas was shared during the first meeting of the St Marys Cement Company land swap proposal community advisory committee on Wednesday July 16.The day after the meeting, Pro-fessional Meeting Facilitator Bill McGinnis of Milwaukee, Wisc., opened up about the process for forming the group, topics discussed, and what is next for the committee.“We were all over the board at last night’s meeting,” McGinnis said. “The committee discussed environ-mental issues, park usage issues, economic impact, jobs, tourism, ac-cess to the park, health and safety issues like traffic and sharing roads with large trucks.”He added, “We’re not only looking at concerns, we’re also looking at opportunities. There are two sides to every coin and we’re thoroughly exploring risks and opportunities ... so we didn’t really discuss de-tails about much of anything. What we did was to understand what the

community a d v i s o r y committee is interested in talking about and in moving forward last night creat-ing a very large list of those items

so we can pull them together and make a logical progression in ex-ploring them in future meetings.”The committee was formed to con-sider the Charlevoix-based cement producer’s proposal to swap a near-ly 220-acre parcel of its land with 190 acres of Fisherman’s Island State Park. According to McGinnis, there will be a total of three to five meetings of the 20-member group.Two of those chosen to sit on the committee did not attend Wednes-day’s meeting at Stafford’s Weath-ervane Restaurant of Charlevoix.

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the Economy tractors.”Festival gates open at 7 a.m. with an all-you-can-eat breakfast being served every day.“The Boyne Area Boy and Girl Scouts will be helping with the opening ceremonies—they have been doing so for a number of years,” said Jim Mort, Northern Michigan Antique Flywheel-ers Club President. “We actually charter both organizations.”Along with tractors and a flea market, there will be a number of artisans selling wares and do-ing a variety of demonstrations throughout the day.“There are approximately seven to nine blacksmiths doing dem-onstrations. We have the largest concentration of blacksmiths at one festival,” said Matthew.Other artisans that will be doing demonstrations include basket weavers, jewelry makers and pot-ters, to name a few.“We have a working sawmill, a

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PHOTO BY CHRIS FAULKNORNorthern Initiatives Senior Loan Officer Lori Meeder and company president Dennis West accept an award from SBA Director Gerald Moore (far left).

PHOTO BY CHRIS FAULKNORPoochfestRiley Cronn holds her dog Minnie during Boyne City’s annual Poochfest last Saturday. Suzanne Muma (top) leads her dog Jamie through the pull-ing competition. Charlevoix Area Humane Society Executive Director Scott MacKenzie (center) certifies Madeline Schlicka’s dog Chloe as Poochfest Queen. Maricka Drennan and Kaylin Casper (left) show their poochfest spirit.

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SNYDER FOR CIRCUIT JUDGEEditor:Over the past several years I have had the op-portunity to interact with Valerie on both a personal and professional basis. Her proven experience and knowledge of the law makes her an excellent choice as our next circuit court judge. I have always been impressed with how freely she gives of her time and knowledge to a variety of community organizations. I am involved with a local non-profit organization and have called upon her many times for le-gal advice and she has always responded in a timely and thoughtful manner. Valerie, in my opinion has all the qualities that will make her an outstanding judge.Mike CostaBoyne City

VOTE FOR GILLESPIEEditor:Richard Gillespie, a Charlevoix County Com-missioner for four years, is an advocate of the non-motorized trail and respects per-sonal property rights. He voted for the trail and the funds to maintain it. The booklet developed by the Charlevoix County Non-Motorized Steering Committee states: “In the late 50’s and early 60’s The Charlevoix County Road Commission secured easements from nearly all landowners along the road.” Commissioner Gillespie knows that the road commissioners did not secure easements from all landowners and the interpretation of easement language (deed restrictions on the extra 16 ½ feet) could be challenged in court. The Charlevoix Road Commission has been concerned about their legal standing for years because of the unique easement. Gillespie has worked hard to avoid a possible expensive and lengthy legal disagreement. He has been a voice for the Right-of-Way Agreement required by the Charlevoix Coun-ty Road Commission that would allow the planners to use the extra 16 ½ feet as needed with property owners’ permission and stay within the 66’ when not permitted. Com-missioner Gillespie has not suggested we give up our rights for the greater good. His opponent Nancy Ferguson recently said, “The public benefits of a detached trail far out-weigh impacts on property owners along the route” and “sometimes you have to give up something maybe for the greater good.” The property owners did give up something fifty years ago: they sold 16 ½’ of their property to the road commission, often for $1.00, so the road could be made safer. Look at what it got them! Commissioner Gillespie has been very vocal from the beginning about the prop-erty owners not having any formal input. As mentioned in several meetings, the long term goal is to build a trail around Lake Char-levoix. The county needs Commissioner Gil-lespie because he is an advocate for the trail and still has respect for personal property rights. To learn more about the trail, Google:

Charlevoix-Boyne City Non-Motorized Trail, Charlevoix-Boyne City Non-Motorized Trail Easement, and Charlevoix County Commis-sioners meeting minutes.Nancy La CroixCharlevoix

BLACK ROBED REGIMENTEditor:The book “Bringing Back the Black Robed Regi-ment” (2013) examines the “patriot preachers” of the 18th Century who led their congrega-tions to battle the abusive tyranny of the Redcoats, and on a Sunday in January of 1776, the Shenandoa Valley (Virginia) Pastor Peter Muhlenberg preached a sermon on Ecclesias-tes 3 in which Solomon wrote that there is a time for peace and a time for war. Muhlenberg ended his sermon by saying that “now is a time for war.” Having said that, he cast his clerical gown aside revealing his Colonel’s uniform of the Continental Army, strode down the aisle of the church, recruited the men of his congrega-tion and with a Bible in one hand and a mus-ket in the other, together, they went off to fight with Washington, right through to the final battle of Yorktown years later. A large number of pastors went off to war with their men who would tell their pastor, we’ll go if you lead us. The Founding Fathers explicitly believed that politics and religion had to be mixed. That “shot heard round the world”, that came from the pulpit, was fired in front of Jonas Clark’s church on the Lexington green and during the battle, men went back and forth to the church to get ammo, because that’s where their powder and ball were stored. A 19th Century historian, James Adams, said “that freedom was not born a bastard. Freedom was birthed when the church and state were still married.” To the extent that politics today are dirty, it’s because Christians have too often removed themselves from participation and our preach-ers should teach about the biblical principles of liberty, government, and about all of life, so their congregants will have a template to use with politicians. Failure to do so today has re-sulted in many Christians voting wrong. Presi-dent James Garfield, who began his working life pastoring a church, and when the War Between the States started, he entered the ranks of the Northern Army as a General and stayed until the end. But serving in the military was not his final calling, as he served in Con-gress almost 20 years. As a Representative in 1877, Garfield wrote an article for the Atlan-tic Monthly where he emphasized the need for Christians to participate in politics: “Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If the next centennial does not find us a great nation . . . it will be because those who represent the enterprise, the culture, and the morality of the nation do not aid in control-ling the political forces.” A good warning from

the Congressman who would become our 20th President – an encouragement to “Bring back the Black Robed Regiment!” Please make sure your pastor reads this letter about Preach-ers, Pulpits and Politics. Duty and Honor For God and Country. Jerry Evans, Ellsworth

KOWALSKE SUPPORTS SCHRAWEditor:Tom and Marleen helped Jody and I, not only with our clients, but personally. He is a down to earth guy that would do anything for you. I am proof of that. Tom would make a fantastic addition to our judicial system. I am excited he is running for judge. Please give him your sup-port by getting out to vote for Tom.Mark KowalskeBoyne City

CHARACTER COUNTSEditor:I can relate to Tom because we come from big, ‘blue collar’ families with seven children. We both had paper routes for four years too.  His character can be defined through his faith and his love for his wife, children, and their families.  He is a church leader.  He has been married to Marleen for nearly forty years.  He is so proud of his children and, when he talks about his grandsons, his eyes light up.Through the last five years Tom has shown me patience on the golf course, shared laughter on an ice-boat, played Euchre at our home, ate campsite meals and enjoyed hot sunny days on Lake Charlevoix.I have become even closer to Tom in the last two years due in part to his twenty three year commitment to the Nehemiah Homeless Cen-ter for men in Petoskey.  This guy even gets me to go with him every month.  I have seen his compassion compiled with his humor con-necting and encouraging strength in those men.This hard working, faithful, family man wants to give back.  He has chosen to run for Circuit Judge, knowing the sacrifices that it means for his family and with their full support. Heck yeah I’m voting for Tom ‘because Charac-ter counts’!Bob BobowskiBoyne City

SUPPORTING SCHRAWEditor:Congratulations on your decision to run for Cir-cuit Judge in Charlevoix.  I have known Tom for over 20 years, both professionally and person-ally and I have experienced great counsel from him in both areas.  Tom is fair, unbiased, knowledgeable and strong. I have not been disappointed with his assistance, ever.  I support Tom for Circuit Court Judge. Wayne HunterAlanson

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Anne Thurston-Brandly looks at ‘A small world?’We all wish for world peace. This has been in the human mind for years. Many of us as we watch to-day’s news b e l i e v e mankind is incapable of

such a dream-like manner of exist-ing. We have given our lives and our beloved to it for what seems to be nothing but futility. Almost half of our great country’s wealth goes to its military. There are those who believe they have answers which will con-trol the world’s tendency toward ‘peace on earth’; all types of an-swers. Yes, even I have mine. Not surprised, are you?Although I see it as practical, in-expensive and wonderful I under-

stand I am in no position to ever expect it to happen. I don’t know the right persons to be given the opportunity to sit down with and have the help to find the means to imple-ment its actuality. But as I have aged and have had the opportunity to meet and know more and more peo-ple I am overwhelmed with the possibility of our world being given one who will solve our belief in power rather than love being the path to peace.Recently, in my own life I have had the opportunity to observe family feuding for the very first time and allowed to perceive how people allow themselves to be bru-tal to those they have been given to love, enjoy and hold close to them. For many years I have understood peace must start between individu-als, not nations. And I realize it is very possible to hurt or offend another without ever

realizing it—making the whole dream even more out of reach. Unfortunately I have done so. But

once I have understood my mistake I have reached

out in apology.No, my idea of a means to resolve i n t e r n a t i o n a l peace problems would involve the

entire military por-tion of our govern-

ment. It is reported in 2005

there were 737 US bases world-wide erected on 29,819,492 acres with 845,441 different buildings included in 63 countries. 2,500,000 US personnel were lo-cated on these plus large numbers of local employees. Including among these were the medical and food producers. In my career as an Air Force wife I have lived on two such air force/army bases and participated in their life during combat years. They were very well managed and run.

ANNE THURSTON-BRANDLY‘BEAUTIFUL BOYNE’

• On July 20, at approximately 4:14 p.m., the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office responded to a personal injury motorcycle crash that oc-curred on Thumb Lake Road near Baker Road in Hudson Township. Boyne Valley EMS and Fire services were requested to treat injuries sustained to the driver. The driver of the motorcycle, Steven Zoll age 57 from Com-merance Township, Michigan, stated he lost control heading Eastbound on Thumb Lake Road. Zoll stated he was traveling too fast to make the corner and ran off the road to the left. Zoll was wearing a helmt at the time of the accident. Zoll was transported by Boyne Valley EMS to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital for treatment of his injuries.• On Thursday July 17, at approximately 2:15 a.m., the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Of-fice responded to a private property motorcy-cle crash involving injuries. The crash actually occurred on Wednesday July 16, 2014 around 5:00 p.m., but the injured rider delayed treat-ment thinking the injury was only a sprain.The motorcycle rider was identified as 18 year old Jacob Florenski of Boyne Falls. He lost control of his 2004 Suzuki DRZ 125 off-road motorcycle while riding near his house. He fell from the motorcycle and broke his thumb as a result of the crash. Florenski sought medical care at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital around 11:00 p.m. on July 16, 2014 and was released about two hours later. This accident is still under investigation.• On Friday June 27, at approximately 9:01 p.m., Deputies from the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Thumb Lake Road near Hanson Road in Hudson Township.The crash involved a Thomas Allen Ankley, a 53 year old male from St. Clair County, who was the driver and only occupant of his 2011 Ford F-150 pick-up truck. The driver lost con-trol of his vehicle and went off the roadway, down an embankment and struck several trees before rolling over. Ankley was checked by EMS, but was pronounced dead on-scene

by the Charlevoix County Medical Examiner.There is no further information at this time

as the accident remains open and under in-vestigation.

Austin Malpass, age 19, of East Jordan, was sentenced to 27 to 48

months in prison last week in the 33rd Circuit Court. Malpass had pled guilty in Octo-ber of 2012 to two counts of larce-ny in a building, a felony carrying

a maximum sentence of four years in prison. Malpass and two co-defendants broke into a number of cars and buildings in the city of East Jordan

on July 6, 2012. On November 30, 2012, Malpass was sentenced to six months in jail and two years of probation. Since that time he violated his

terms of probation on nine differ-ent occasions, including the most recent when he failed to complete the Michigan Department of Cor-rections SAI (bootcamp) program.

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DISTRICT COURTThe following cases were recent-ly heard in Charlevoix’s 90th District Court:Timothy Robert LaForest, 48 of Kalkaska, Check NSF <$100. To pay $425 in fines, costs, and resti-tution.James Edward Tousley, 58 of El-mira, driving with license suspend-ed/revoked/denied. To pay $225 in fines and costs.James Taylor Castle, 20 of Boyne

City, minor in possession of alco-hol. To serve 30 hours community service work, pay $225 in fines and costs.Matthew Michael Haag, 25 of Petoskey, impaired driving. To serve 93 days in jail with credit for 1 day served, 3 days community service work in lieu of jail time, 89 days held in abeyance. To be placed on probation for 9 months, submit to PBT/drug testing, not to consume or possess alcohol or con-

trolled substances. To pay $875 in fines and costs.

CIRCUIT COURTThe following cases were recent-ly heard in Charlevoix’s 33rd Circuit Court:Brian Kelly Hammond Jr, 24 of East Jordan, Home Invasion. To serve 34 months to 5 years in pris-on with credit for 82 days served, to pay $3910 in fines, costs, and restitution.

DIVORCEThe following people were recently granted a divorce in Charlevoix County:Roger Richards vs. Karen RichardsLisa Broome vs. Jeffrey BroomeRobert Dennis vs. Amanda Dennis

MARRIAGEThe following people applied for marriage licenses with the Char-levoix County Clerk’s Office:Michael Johnson II, 36 and Victo-

ria Carlington, 40--both of Boyne CityJesse Antaya, 36 and Rachael Mosher, 29--both of East JordanJesse Place, 23 of Boyne City and Jordan Naylor-Killop, 22 of Sagi-nawJason Porkka, 27 and Katherine Rowley, 24--both of CharlevoixBenjamin Evans III, 44 and Amy Rozycki, 41--both of East JordanRichard Idolski, 79 and Donna Idolski, 48--both of Boyne Falls

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The members of the committee are Ray Bier, Dave Juilleret, Alec Amstutz, Douglas Bergmann, Bill Crook, Nancy Ferguson, Bill Gnodtke, Bob Klein, Luther Kurtz, Jonathon Mauchmar, Dan Myers and Greneta Thomassey, Nancy Rajewski, Patrick Rajewski, Marc Seelye, David Skeel, Larry Sul-livan, Pat Whitley and Anne Zu-kowski. McGinnis’ co-facilitator is Ann Chastain.Committee meeting observers, who are allowed to offer input if asked for such by McGinnis, include Fisherman’s Island State Park Su-pervisor Tom Copenhaver, DNR Parks and Recreation Division Gaylord District Supervisor Rich-ard Hill, DNR Forest Resources Division Forest Land Administra-tor Kerry Wieber, St Marys Cement Operations Manager Dirk Cox and St Marys Cement Environmental Manager Cortney Schmidt.

SELECTION PROCESSSt Marys Cement Company rep-resentatives reached out to various governmental boards as it was pre-senting its land swap concept over the last few months, asking mem-bers of the public and public offi-cials interested in sitting on the ad-visory committee to contact them.“If we want to know the opinion of the community—and not just somebody who’s a supporter or somebody who’s against it—you need a wide range of people,” said Cox. “It just seems to be the right thing to do. If you’re going to be in the community a long long time, why not take a couple extra steps and see if this is valid? And, the best way to do that is to get an opinion from a diverse group of people.”According to McGinnis, only one of the 21 people who applied to be on the committee were rejected. Long-time environmental activist JoAnne Beemon of Charlevoix, who has worked on community advisory boards for both Big Rock nuclear power facility and the Bay Harbor clean-up effort, was not chosen.“From the beginning, our goal was to have a broadly diverse group of people,” McGinnis said. “The one person who wasn’t selected hap-pened to be involved as a member of an organization that a person already selected for the group was also in and we didn’t want overlap-

ping interests.”Beemon said she was saddened at the decision not to include her.“I’ve studied the law and history and I’ve become an expert on the park,” Beemon said. “They’re try-ing to appeal to people to compro-mise … but people love our state park because it’s a globally rare and diverse ecosystem. We want to keep that treasure.”

TRANSPARENCYBeemon said she was concerned that the advisory committee meet-ings were not open to the general public or the press.“If we want to educate the public and have all voices heard, they need to be open and transparent,” she said. “Bureaucracy loves secrecy. If you want to have a democratic discussion, the meetings need to be open.”McGinnis said the committee is not trying to be secretive.“It’s only closed to the public so members of the committee can stay focused and not be distracted by … people in the room watching,” he said. “And, we want them to have the opportunity to freely express their opinions without thinking re-porters are quoting them verbatim... We just want very open and honest dialogue.” According to McGinnis, advisory committee members are allowed to discuss meetings with the press, but they have been discouraged from stating that their opinions are repre-sentative of the group.

WHY USE A FACILITATOR?Cox said the decision to hire a pro-fessional facilitator was simply the right thing to do in this situation.“Professional meeting facilitators get them talking in an organized fashion, keep them on track, make sure people are being heard and stay on theme,” Cox said. “And, after looking at some examples of more successful companies, it just seemed like the right thing to do to bring in people who do this for a living.”The hope is that providing a struc-tured environment free of rumor and emotion will help committee members focus on determining whether the proposed option—or any other option, for that matter—is worth pursuing.“It seems there has been a great deal of misinformation in the com-munity,” McGinnis said. “St Marys doesn’t have a specific plan in mind. They proposed an option … but they remain flexible on what the

boundaries are and what the struc-ture might be.”While St Marys will not be bound by any recommendations which may be made by the committee, the cement company does plan to weigh the advisory board’s find-ings.“The company has turned this en-tire process over to us—from deter-mining how the committee would be constructed to running meetings, to selecting community members, to what goes in the report,” said McGinnis. “They put all that un-der our control because they want quality impartial meetings to take place.”

THE COMMITTEE’S STANCE?When asked how the committee members fall in terms of support-ing or opposing the proposed land swap, McGinnis said the matter is not that black and white.“I actually don’t know who is for and who is against,” he said. “I have not heard anyone say this is great and that we should just do it. I can assure you all 20 are highly concerned about the park and want to thoroughly explore what the im-pact of such a transaction might be.”

THE END GAMEMcGinnis said the goal is not to reach a consensus but to gauge the community’s overall feelings on the proposed land swap concept.“The objective of the committee is to decide whether and, if so, how an application by us to the state would be an overall benefit to the commu-nities, the plant, employees, the en-vironment,” Cox said. “That’s the objective, to kick that around. And, I think they did very well last night pointing stuff out that I never would have thought of.”The report could be ready by fall.“One thing I promised the group is that the report will summarize the major issues and how the commit-tee felt about them—positive or negative,” McGinnis said. “The re-port will express the minority views as well as the majority.”He added, “The company has been quite clear: if the community advi-sory committee feels the land swap would not be in the community’s best interest, they won’t move for-ward with it … and that’s why it was important to have a fairly large group of people discussing these rather sensitive topics.”

THE PROPOSALAccording to St Marys Cement’s

tentative proposal:• Some rezoning and changes to Charlevoix Township’s Master Plan would be necessary to make the swap legal;• None of Fisherman’s Island State Park’s shore-line would be affected;• The contact boundary between the park and St Marys would be reduced from 3.8 miles to 2.2 miles;• There are no archaeologically sensitive sites on the property St Marys seeks to utilize;• The swap would add 4,000 feet of McGeach Creek;• There would be no abandoned mine on the property given to the park;• And, there would be no negative tax impacts on Charlevoix Township.• According to St Marys’ plan, there would be no reduction in the number of campsites in Fisher-man’s Island State Park; a new road, welcome station, turnaround and parking area would be erected at St Marys’ cost—and with no inter-ruptions of service to park users.St Marys would benefit from the land swap by decreasing fuel costs, since part of their mine is in Nor-

wood Township, on the other side of Fisherman’s Island State Park, and by eliminating the mine’s op-erational exposure to residential neighbors.

WHERE THINGS STAND NOWThere are at least two more three-hour citizens advisory committee meetings planned. One is set for July 30 and one for Aug. 13, with an optional additional meeting ten-tatively slated for Wednesday Aug. 27.St Marys has not applied for the pro-posed land swap with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It has, however, completed phase two of an archaeological study re-lated to the proposal.The biodiversity index study—which looks at plants and animals in the proposed swap location—is ongoing and could be completed as early as this fall.

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veneer mill, and basket factory also on display,” said Matthew. “This year we added a musical in-strument museum.”Also part of the festivities include a Parade of Power, which takes place daily at 2 p.m.During the tractor festival there will be a variety of musical enter-tainment, ranging from open mic all day Thursday, and a large se-lection of various musical genres and artists every day until church services from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sunday “We’re not a club, we’re a family. People help out at this event out of the goodness of their heart,” said Mort “There’ll be no bet-ter time spent than coming here. There’s something for all ages.”Primitive camping is also avail-able for $25 plus admission per person, campers are to use the North entrance and visitors are to use the South entrance.

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BOYNE CITY MARINATAKING TRASH FROM VISITORS FOR $4 PER BAGAre you here for a short time or on an ir-regular schedule and not sure what to do with your trash when it's time to go? City Hall has been getting these calls for years and have not had a good answer un-til now. Effective immediately, the city is estab-lishing a trial program where people will

be able to take properly packaged and sealed plastic trash bags, up to 32 gallon size, to the City Marina lighthouse when they are open for a $4 per bag charge. Imagine no more leaving trash out days before a scheduled pick-up, only to have animals make a mess of it. This makes it easy and affordable. Marina hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through August. From September until the end of the season on Oct. 15 hours are generally 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call the Ma-rina at (231) 582-7361.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS FAULKNOR Vying for ‘Main Street’The two candidates Joe Frost and Vicki Davis (pictured above) vying for the title of Boyne City Main Street Program Manager stopped by a food truck rally held in Veterans Park on Saturday July 19 for a meet and greet session. Below crowds of people visit the many food and beverage vendors at the rally.

Moore said, over the last three years, he has visited every one of Michigan’s 83 counties.“Boyne City ranks up there,” he said. “You have a won-derful, beautiful communi-ty—don’t take it for granted.” Moore said his agency is working to connect small businesses to the tools and resources they need to grow.“Whether it’s what we call ‘pre-ventures’ start-up businesses looking at what it takes to start a business, develop a business plan, potentially gain access to capital, finding ways to tap into those new markets, we do all of those things,” he said. “So, whether you’re a small business that’s been around for 15 or 20 years and you’ve got 250 employees or whether you’re thinking about starting your busi-ness next week or in the near fu-ture, let the Small Business Ad-ministration assist you.”Moore said the SBA’s services are already paid for by tax dollars, and most of the services the agency of-fers are free of charge.“A lot of you are looking to expand to either grow the business physi-cally by expanding it or looking to get locations and satellite offices in different locations, and that’s what we do,” he said. “We can help you with those loans to help you grow and expand in the way you need to.”Moore added, “This is not your granddaddy’s or your grandma’s SBA. We have done a lot over the years to streamline our services to become more efficient and to use technology to better assist you.”Moore said one of the biggest is-sues he sees among small busi-nesses is their ability to diversify.“One of the ways that you do that is working with the federal gov-ernment or working with the state government or your local munici-pality,” he said. “What we do at the SBA is we help connect small businesses to those entities so they can diversify their portfolio.” Moore added, “The federal govern-ment buys everything from soup to nuts. People think, ‘Well, I don’t make tanks, I don’t make machine guns, how could I possibly service

the federal government?’ Well, if you’re an accountant or you’re a CPA, you can do business with the federal government. If you do snow removal or landscaping, you can do business with the federal government.”One of the services the SBA of-fers is guaranteeing percentages of loans obtained through traditional lenders. And, the guarantee is not funded by tax dollars but by the fees paid by SBA borrowers.Moore said the default rate on SBA loans is similar to that of tradition-al lenders.Boyne City Manager Michael Cain asked Moore about a busi-ness owner he knows who cannot seem to get a line of credit.“Are there any tools or suggestions for somebody like?” Cain said.Moore said it sounds like perma-nent working capital would be right for such a situation.“Most small businesses need per-manent working capital,” he said. “They know that if they’re making 10,000 widgets a day, the moment

they get that order for 100,000 widgets they are sunk, because how do they procure the inventory and finance that inventory to be able to fulfill that order?”Moore added, “So, what we do is work very closely with our small businesses to help them with things like a line of credit.”Moore said the lending institutions are the ones who make the final de-termination and they do so based on the five Cs: character, credit score, capacity, collateral, and cash-flow.“What they have to be able to do is use that underlying data to be able to support that loan,” Moore said... “Can cash-flow from the business service the debt? If it can’t, you’re not going to get the loan.”Moore said the SBA would work with the business owner’s past per-formance and future projections. “Good deals get done—period. End of story,” he said. “The State of Michigan, as a district … has been either one or two in the en-tire nation. We do, volume-wise,

more SBA guaranteed loans than 66 other districts across the nation. So, we know that our small busi-nesses in Michigan are getting ac-cess to the capital that they need to grow. And that’s a good news sto-ry. That’s a testament to resource partners, economic development professionals, and certainly the lending community.”Moore then presented the District Director’s Award to Northern Ini-tiatives.“They have done a phenomenal job of working with the small business community and the com-munities they serve,” Moore said. “We really can’t do what we do as an agency if they’re not out there doing what they do.”Northern Initiatives President Den-nis J. West said his group is a creation of Northern Michigan University. “We were created because, when we started, the Upper Peninsula had an unemployment rate of 15 percent,” he said... “They set us up to create a more diverse and resil-ient set of economies in the Upper

Peninsula, and that’s where we fo-cused our attention from 1994 to 2007.”He added, “As a non-profit, we’re doing the deals that lenders can’t do, won’t do or shouldn’t do, and the fact of the matter is that we’re in a world where a lot of people have blemishes and so, conse-quently, we try to help overcome some of those blemishes to make sure that people actually have ac-cess to capital to start and grow a business.”Approximately one-third of North-ern Initiatives’ loans go to start-ups—40 percent go to women-owned businesses. One-third go to manufacturers.Northern Initiatives has given nearly 750 loans totaling nearly $43 million. Northern Initiatives partnered with the SBA on 450 of those loans.And, this is the third year where Northern Initiatives is writing more loans in lower Michigan than in the U.P. Go to SBA.gov for more info.

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ELECTION NOTICENOTICE OF PRIMARY TO THE

ELECTORS OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES/TOWNSHIPS CHARLEV-

OIX COUNTY, MICHIGANTO BE HELD AUGUST 5, 2014

To the qualified electors of the fol-lowing Cities/Townships notice is hereby given that a Primary will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, for the purpose of electing officials for the following offices:GovernorUnited States Senator1st District Representative in Con-gress37th District State Senator105th District State RepresentativeJudge of Circuit Court 33rd Circuit, Non-incumbentCounty Commissioner – Districts 1 through 6Township Treasurer (Norwood Town-ship)Township Trustees (St. James Town-ship)Precinct DelegatesAnd to vote on the following pro-posal (s): (if any)STATE PROPOSAL APPROVAL OR DIS-APPROVAL OF AMENDATORY ACT TO REDUCE STATE USE TAX AND REPLACE WITH A LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILI-ZATION SHARE TO MODERNIZE THE TAX SYSTEM TO HELP SMALL BUSI-NESSES GROW AND CREATE JOBSBOYNE VALLEY TOWNSHIP TRANS-FER STATION MILLAGEBOYNE VALLEY TOWNSHIP PROPOS-AL TO RENEW FIRE/RESCUE MILLAGEEVELINE TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL TO RENEW ROAD MILLAGEMARION TOWNSHIP ROAD MILLAGEMELROSE TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL TO RENEW FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERAT-ING MILLAGEMELROSE TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL TO

RENEW ROAD MILLAGEMELROSE TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL TO RENEW FIRE SINKING FUND MILLAGENORWOOD TOWNSHIP ROAD MILL-AGE PROPOSALPEAINE TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION MILLAGE RENEWALPEAINE TOWNSHIP MEDICAL CENTER MILLAGE RENEWALPEAINE TOWNSHIP OPERATIONAL MILLAGE RENEWALPEAINE TOWNSHIP TRANSFER STA-TION MILLAGE RENEWALWILSON TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL TO RENEW FIRE AND AMBULANCE MILL-AGEWILSON TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL TO RENEW ROAD MILLAGECITY OF CHARLEVOIX PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARLEVOIX CITY CHARTERCITY OF CHARLEVOIX, TOWNSHIP OF HAYES, TOWNSHIP OF CHARLEVOIX RECREATIONAL AUTHORITYJORDAN VALLEY EMERGENCY MEDI-CAL SERVICE AUTHORITYFull text of the ballot proposals may be obtained at the office of the County Clerk or the Township Clerk listed below.

James Vanek, ClerkBay Township

4480 Walloon Ct.Boyne City, MI 49712

231-582-6309

Lynn M. Sparks, ClerkBoyne Valley Township

05970 US 131 SouthBoyne Falls, MI 49713

231-549-3436

Myron Matz, ClerkChandler Township

06912 Matz RdBoyne Falls, MI 49713

231-549-2596

Carol Martin, ClerkCharlevoix Township12491 Waller Road

Charlevoix, MI 49720231-547-4390

Josette A. Lory, ClerkEvangeline Township

01861 Wildwood Harbor Rd.Boyne City, MI 49712

231-582-7539

Michelle Johnson, ClerkEveline Township

11550 Sequanota HeightsCharlevoix, MI 49720

231-330-4918

Marlene Golovich, ClerkHayes Township09195 Old 31 N

Charlevoix, MI 49720231-547-6961

Frank D. WasylewskiHudson Township

08755 Huffman Lake RdElmira, MI 49730

231-549-3019

Timothy Matchett, ClerkMarion Township

01362 Matchett RdCharlevoix, MI 49720

231-547-2154

Robin Hissong Berry, ClerkMelrose Township

01690 Old State RoadBoyne City, MI 49712

231-582-3356

Dana J. Pajtas, ClerkNorwood Township19759 Lake Street

Charlevoix, MI 49720231-547-4767

Colleen Martin, ClerkPeaine Township

28065 Barneys Lake RdBeaver Island, MI 49782

231-448-2397

Jean Wierenga, ClerkSt. James Township

38500 Beaver Island DrBeaver Island, MI 49782

231-448-2915

Kimberly Olstrom, ClerkSouth Arm Township

00256 S. Peninsula RdEast Jordan, MI 49727

231-536-3290

Marilyn Beebe, ClerkWilson Township1701 Fall Park Rd

Boyne City, MI 49712231-582-0481

Cindy Grice, Clerk/TreasurerCity of Boyne City

319 N. Lake StBoyne City, MI 49712

231-582-6597

Joyce Gosling, ClerkCity of Charlevoix210 State Street

Charlevoix, MI 49720231.547.3250

Cheltzi Wilson, Clerk City of East Jordan

201 Main St,East Jordan, MI 49727

231-536-3381

Cheryl Potter Browe, County Clerk203 Antrim Street

Charlevoix, MI 49720231-547-7200

The Polls of said election will be open at 7 o’clock a.m. and will re-main open until 8 o’clock p.m. of said day of election.List of all polling place locations:Bay Township Hall 582-359405045 Boyne City Rd., Boyne City, 49712Boyne Valley Township Hall 549-31302489 Railroad St., Boyne Falls, 49713Chandler Township Hall 549-340407620 Chandler Hill Rd., Boyne Falls, 49713Charlevoix Township Hall 547-461112491 Waller Rd., Charlevoix, 49720Evangeline Township Hall 582-293102746 Wildwood Harbor Rd., Boyne City, 49712Eveline Township Hall 459-425808525 Ferry Rd., East Jordan, 49727Hayes Township Hall 547-696109195 Old U.S. 31 N., Charlevoix, 49720Hudson Township Hall 549-264607865 Reynolds Rd., Elmira, 49730Marion Township Hall No Phone03735 Marion Center Rd., Charlev-oix, 49720Melrose Township Hall 535-231004289 M75 N., Walloon Lake, 49796Norwood Township Hall 237-956619759 Lake St., Charlevoix, 49720Peaine Township Hall 448-238936825 Kings Hwy, Beaver Island, 49782St. James Township Hall 448-201437735 Michigan Ave., Beaver Island, 49782South Arm Township Hall 536-290002811 S. M-66, East Jordan, 49727Wilson Township Hall 582-620102530 BC/EJ Rd., Boyne City, 49712Boyne City Hall 582-6597319 N. Lake St, Boyne City, 49712Charlevoix City Hall 547-3250210 State St., Charlevoix, 49720East Jordan Civic Center 536-3381

101 Civic Center Lane, East Jordan, 49727

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

SYNOPSISJUNE 25, 2014

The Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners met June 25, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Charlevoix County Commissioners room. All Commissioners were present.Motion approved the agenda as presented. Motion approved the consent agenda as presented.Motion approved Resolution #14-026, AAA 2015 Annual Implemen-tation Plan.Motion approved Resolution #14-027, Award Proposal.Motion approved Resolution #14-028, Employee Vacation Language Amendment.Motion approved Resolution #14-029, Excessive Force Policy. Com-missioner Gillespie voting no.Motion approved Resolution #14-030, Fiscal Policy.Motion approved Resolution #14-031, Grandvue Millage Renewal.Motion approved Resolution #14-032, Parks Committee Bylaws.On July 21, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. there will be a ceremony at Whit-ing Park recognizing two veteran’s that were killed in action. Com-missioner Lasater will be present-ing those plaques on that date.Motion adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m.Complete copies of Board minutes can be found on the County web-site, www.charlevoixcounty.org.

Cheryl Potter Browe, County Clerk

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UY[ZFAITH & MEMORIAL

The half-brother of Jesus, James, writes in a letter “Consider it pure joy, my broth-ers and sisters, when-ever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces persever-ance. Let perseverance fin-ish its work so that you may be mature

and complete, not lacking anything” (James chapter one verses two through four).He’s writing to a group of people suffering all kinds of torture from the Roman Em-pire. They are chased out of their homes, their land, and scattered to other parts of the

world. Some were separated from their family. All joy? Really? Why?Traps, tests, and difficulties provide an amazing opportunity if we will open our faith-eyes to see it. Most of the time we get so wrapped up in focusing on how crappy a situation is that we can never see our opportunity to grow in faith and live through it. We get angry that it’s even occurring. We can think, “I deserve better than this.” This shouldn’t happen to me. We can even shake our fist at God. But the truth is that God never caused the pain. He allows it because he allows his created people to make their own choices. So pain comes. However if we can understand the great opportunity in the midst of the pain and

walk through it with God then we can be freed. We can even experience his deep joy through it. Here’s what James says we need to see in order to experience freedom in the midst of pain. Faith is tested by life. It’s not “if” pain comes. It’s “when” pain comes. Do you have a deep faith in God to help you through life so when pain comes you can lean on Him?If not then we will be beaten down in the storm rather than have God as our refuge in the storm. Difficulty can produce perseverance. Ev-ery test, trap, and painful experience is an opportunity for us to grow stronger in char-acter. This strength of character then helps endure other challenges in life. It also pro-vides the ability to help others. Joy can come. Do you believe joy can

come in sorrow? God speaks through the writer of James directly to you and me. We can listen and believe. God will give us joy in the pain if we go to Him. We may never have all our questions answered. God can still provide freedom from deep despair. We can be overcomers if we apply the truth from these verses. That episode in the plane reminds me how not to respond when the plane is going down. When I’m facing a difficult situation I need to walk with God through it. He can strengthen my faith in him, produce great perseverance, and bring a deep amazing joy. He can do the same for you. Jamie Woodall is the pastor of Genesis Church in Boyne City that meets 11 a.m. Sundays at the Boyne City Elementary School cafeteria. Genesis Petoskey meets now at Petoskey High School auditorium at 9:30 a.m.

Part two of Jamie Woodall’s ‘Freedom in the midst of pain’

JAMIE WOODALL‘LOOKING UP’

ARIES - This week’s scenario is highlighted by personal plans, entertaining & career goals. You have the key to open a door to something new and exciting. Someone you know will bring you the chance to harness your potential and grow even faster. Your personal relationships require faith, trust and confidence,if you feel this is lacking,don’t take it out on the other person. When you have some time to yourself,don’t shut yourself away others. Stay with friends,seek out crowds and parties. Lucky Numbers: 28, 29, 35, 37, 41, 43 TAURUS - This week’s scenario is high-lighted by your love life. Just as you were beginning to give up hope, your love life could give you a boost. Things become more active and a seemingly stagnant situation suddenly takes off. Secrets come out from their hiding places and ghosts spring from closets this week. This will help to clear the air and get family relationships off on a bet-ter footing.You have been struggling for too long, and now you’ve had enough. Support comes in both financial and moral forms, to give you new energy as far as home is concerned. Start doing research now and it will serve your well. Lucky Numbers: 3, 11, 21, 26, 45, 46 GEMINI - This week’s scenario is highlighted by your opting to take the difficult route and take on a new challenge. This will not be easy all the time, but the outcome will prove to be well worth the effort. Someone close to you could be a little defensive and you will have to watch your words. Choose what you say very carefully to avoid hurting other people’s feelings. You could have the feeling of being under siege, as several social events end up at your place, or people invite them-selves around at the last moment. Don’t let your space be invaded. Learn to put your foot down. Make a new resolution, not to let others get away with making hurtful remarks. Some people simply don’t realize they’re hurting your feelings, so make sure

you let them know. Lucky Numbers: 2, 6, 27, 35, 39, 40 CANCER - This week’s scenario is highlight-ed by a romantic adventure, reaching a new and higher plateau in a relationship that has leveled off. For others, it may be a fling at the nearest salon for a totally new hairdo. Don’t you love the way people react to something as simple as a different styling? Relax, but do not let a mood of apathy keep you from progressing. It would be a shame to waste your effort. Others may react badly if you do. If your partner wants to have fun, participate! You will find that the more you say, “Your way is my way,” the more you will enjoy each other’s company. Lucky Num-bers: 7, 16, 23, 28, 31, 32 LEO - This week’s scenario is highlighted by a new willingness on the part others to share the responsibility for those little household concerns that could be a burden for one person alone. To your amazement, they may suggest a work-saving method or new plan to get your life together in better working order. Where once you detected an attitude on his or her part, now you have confidence that you two are a team and will work together on everything, large and small. Lucky Numbers: 4, 8, 17, 34, 38, 49

VIRGO - This week’s scenario is highlighted by improvements and ideas about how they could be accomplished. The problem may be getting to the right people,with the right information, and you may be frustrated. Keep on digging and you will find what you are looking for. In the meantime, it is vital not to make any rash moves or uneducated guesses. Calm your tensions in one of two ways. Discuss the situation with a trustwor-thy friend or get a strenuous physical work-out. If your present relationship is not work-ing out, now is the time to re-examine what you expect from a person you get involved with. Lucky Numbers: 20, 24, 27, 40, 43, 46 LIBRA - This week’s scenario is highlighted by your ability to smooth the waters. You’ll have plenty of spirit, more than one person may appear to want. Don’t allow them to knock you off your course. It may be supe-riors who find fault. Fortunately you can take it with good grace and simply keep on trucking. You may find that mates or part-ners suddenly want to change the rules. Your partner may be reacting to a simple attack of nerves. You may have to be the one who changes their mind, both with a sunny disposition and possibly a logical ex-planation of why you do things the way you

do. What a great time for a fling, whatever kind suits you best Lucky Numbers: 24, 27, 29, 31, 38, 49 SCORPIO - This week’s scenario is highlight-ed by mood swings that may have you full of optimism one moment, but frustrated at unexpected setbacks the next. Don’t get knocked off your feet if someone throws you a curveball. You are certainly able to keep up your excellent batting average. Those around you may react giddily to sud-den changes, you will be able to keep your head. Use this to your best advantage.In your romantic/partnered life, expect both peace and harmony to reign. Your mate will be a godsend. Don’t be tempted to fall into your more usual slapdash way of doing things. Lucky Numbers: 5, 6, 17, 19, 22, 28 SAGITTARIUS - This week’s scenario is highlighted by distractions & your need to concentrate on your goals. What you have to do seems not only tedious, but also some-how irrelevant. In a way, this is a blessing, because it opens you up to operating in a new, rather unconventional manner. People will notice and applaud your ingenuity. Relations with the most important people in your life are, for the most part, positive. It is important not to focus on work while talking with your mate. Instead, talk of ro-mantic times the two of you have shared and enjoyed. Turn on your charm. It could

put you in each other’s arms in the most pleasurable of ways. You could find yourself interacting more with people who have not really been part of your immediate circle. Lucky Numbers: 12, 16, 23, 28, 33, 45 CAPRICORN - This week’s scenario is high-lighted by practical concerns. Get out those maps and schedules. It’s not too soon to start thinking about that trip of a lifetime. You could meet a fascinating person who is destined to become part of your life. As for other matters, write those letters, revise that resume, and make that phone call. This is an excellent time to make plans for a bet-ter and more prosperous future. If you have something to sell, now is the time to put it on the market and get a positive response. It could just propel you on a course of extrava-gance. Don’t let loose with any tempera-mental words this week, they could come back to haunt you in the weeks to come. Ac-tually, both your own private place and your relationship should experience a renewal. You should rejoice in it. Lucky Numbers: 1, 9, 40, 46, 47, 48 AQUARIUS - This week’s scenario is high-lighted by teamwork & compromise. Plan to spend the week-end, just the two of you, totally reveling in each other’s company. Something you have in mind, perhaps an old idea about redoing your space, may be a snare and a delusion. For one thing, cash

may not be flowing too freely. For another, your significant other may have plans for investing rather than spending what you have. A peaceable compromise could be reached if you reach out to him or her in an affectionate manner. You are on firm ground in planning for the future, especially if these plans are of a personal nature. You want what you want when you want it, but lose your attitude about who’s in charge here. Be willing to step back and take a broad view about what will make you and your partner most happy, relaxed, and re-newed in the long run. Lucky Numbers: 14, 39, 40, 43, 45, 48 PISCES - This week’s scenario is highlighted by sweet harmony in your professional & personal life. You and your partner will find yourselves getting along about everything. You are very much in favor and may even enjoy an encouraging talk with a superior. It should make you feel more confident about your future and much more secure about in your position, right where you are. Store up the compliments and feed on them during any rough days in the future. You may lack cooperation from work associates. Even if you feel that others are not carrying their weight, do not react in an emotional man-ner. Simply ask for what you need without leaning on anyone. Lucky Numbers: 4, 19, 20, 34, 39, 42

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE BY ASTROLOGYSOURCE.COM

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST777 Vogel St., Boyne City, 582-5803; Church School-10 a.m.; Morning worship-11 a.m.; Wed. evening worship-7 p.m.; Computer Lab open to the public; Mon-Tues-Wed. 4 to 5:30 p.m., Fri. 6-8 p.m.; Pastor: Eleanor West; Asst Pastor: Ron Fuller

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE225 W. Morgan St. Boyne City; Sun-day School-10 a.m.; Morning wor-ship-11 a.m.; Sunday Evening-6 p.m.; Wed. evening-7 p.m.; Pastor: Chuck Fowler-582-9611

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH1250 Boyne Ave., Boyne City; Sunday School-9:15 a.m.; Sunday Worship-8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.; Pas-tor Peter Elliott-582-9301; Parson-age-582-7346; For transportation assistance, call (231) 675-7652

EJ COMMUNITY CHURCHPastor Jason Richey; Sunday ser-vices are 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Nursery and Preschool care is avail-able at both services. Children K-5 classes are available during both services. Youth classes are second service only. For questions concern-ing the EJ Campus, call 536-2299 or Walloon Campus 535-2288EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF NATIVITY

209 E. Main St. Boyne City; 582-5045 Pastor: Margaret Nattermann; Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m.

FREE METHODIST CHURCH839 State St.; Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Morning Worship-11 a.m.; Wed. Family Worship-7 a.m.; Pas-

tor: Jason Reynolds- 582-6843FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

875 State St. Boyne City, 582-9561Sunday School-10 a.m.; Morning Worship-11 a.m.; Evening Wor-ship-6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening-7 p.m.; Pastor: Russell Tharp: 582-6633

FIRST PRESBYTERIANFirst Presbyterian Church at 401 S. Park St., Boyne City invites you to share worship with us each Sunday at 10 a.m. Worship is led by Rev. Elizabeth Broschart followed by coffee and fellowship. Commu-nion is celebrated first Sunday of the month. An infant and toddler room is available in addition to a program for students ages four through seven. More info at 582-7983.

GENESIS CHURCHGenesis meets Sunday in the Boyne City Elementary School at 11am, as well as in Petoskey Middle School at 9:30am. Life groups are open to all community members to help with a specific need and include Financial Peace University, Step-up Addictions Recovery, Divorce Care, and Choosing Wisely before you Divorce. More information at info@genesiswired.com, 487-0081, or genesiswired.com

HORTON BAY METHODIST04961 Boyne City Rd., Horton Bay; Morning worship - 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning Adult Study - 9:15 a.m.; Pastor: Tim Wright-582-9262 www.hortonbayumc.org

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST228 E. Cedar St., Boyne City, 582-0089; Pastor: E.J. Wolf;

ST. AUGUSTINE2347 Grove St. Boyne FallsMass - 9:00 a.m. Sunday549-2350 or 582-7718, www.jamcc.org

ST. MATTHEW1303 Boyne Ave. Boyne CitySat. Mass - 5:00 p.m.Sun. Mass - 11:00 a.m.582-7718; www.jamcc.org

ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE3802 St. John Road East JordanMass 7 p.m., Saturday

TRINITY FELLOWSHIP401 State St., Boyne CitySunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.Wed. Worship - 7:00 p.m.Pastor: Paul Wise - 582-2551

UNITED METHODIST, BOYNE324 Park St. Boyne CitySunday School - 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Pastor Wayne McKen-ney-582-9776WALLOON LAKE COMMUNITY

Pastor Jeff Ellis; Sunday service times are 9 and 10:45 a.m.; In-fant and toddler care is provided at both services. Children and Adult classes are available during both services. The church office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and Friday. On Thursday, it is open from 9 a.m. to noon. More info at 535-2288 or www.walloonchurch.com.

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My tooth was hurting this week.It began with a long-term toothache, and I knew what was wrong.There was a cavity in the side of my tooth, and it had been there a while.No, I wasn’t happy, and it wasn’t pleasant.Bad turned to worse when it became in-fected and I could feel the pressure from underneath.My business partner referred to it as a “hop-ping pain,” and that title made sense, be-cause I sure was jittery.Long story short, I ended up breaking down and getting my tooth fixed.Pain, however, is a part of natural life.Pain lets us know that something is going on that needs to be fixed.It’s the indication that your appendix is in-flamed, and the searing pain in your gut is what saves us from a burst appendix.It’s the way you know that your arm is broken and not just the result of a pulled muscle.And yes, the pain was what finally got me in to see the dentist.So what can we do with this pain, at least from a spiritual standpoint?1. Remember that you’re not the only one, in fact, others may have it worse.A quick glance at the book of Job addresses

this one quickly.“He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns only for himself.”I might point you to a cancer patient whose suffering lasts for years and not days, or even to Jesus himself who endured unfath-omable pain as the nerves in his wrists and feet were pierced by nails.2. Learn from your pain.I, for example, learned not to let a cavity sit in my mouth until it becomes time for a root canal.Breaking your arm while in a car accident might just be a hint to be more careful.The book of Proverbs says, “Blows that wound cleanse away evil.”Let the pain work to your benefit as you learn from your mistakes, because it can be a strong reminder.3. Remember that God can heal your pain.Now, I’m not advocating the excessive “give it to God” concept that so many peo-ple hold on to.Yes, if I break my arm, I know God can heal it.That said, I also believe he wants me to put a cast on it.Having said that, pray for help and ask God what to do.And even more importantly, no matter how bad the pain, one day you’ll be going some-where in which this pain doesn’t exist.The book of Revelation talks about the last day on Earth.It says, “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, nei-ther shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”That cancer patient may be in pain, but soon, that pain will be no more.

A SPIRITUAL LOOK AT PAINBY CHRIS FAULKNOR, PUBLISHER

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If you think back to your math classes, you may remember that many problems involved vari-ables—and changing these vari-ables altered the outcome of the problem. Similar situations also occur in life—for example, several vari-ables are involved in managing your retirement income.One such variable is your invest-ment mix. You can adjust this mix to provide more income-pro-ducing opportunities as needed.Another variable is the percent-age of your investment portfolio you withdraw each year during your retirement. You can always change your withdrawal rate to reflect your circumstances.And another key variable is your Social Security benefits. Your benefit is permanently reduced if you start taking your benefit early. But your benefit is permanently increased the longer you delay up to age 70.Finally, you might do some work during your retirement years—and this earned income is another key variable in your retirement income picture.You have some control over all these variables. So study your choices carefully as you work toward achieving the income you need to enjoy the re-tirement you want.This article was written by Ed-ward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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DON’T LEAVE AN ESTATE WITH LIFE INSURANCEDear Dave,My mom is 71 and debt-free. She’s investing $600 a month in a uni-versal life insurance policy worth $250,000 because she wants to leave something behind when she dies. What could she invest this money in, other than the life insurance poli-cy, in order to leave an estate?Steve

Dear Steve,This is a good question. You don’t use life insurance to leave an estate. It’s a bad idea. You leave an estate by saving and investing. The only people who will tell you to use a life insurance policy to leave an estate are life insurance salesmen.Unless she’s ill, I wouldn’t keep the policy. Instead, I’d do some long-term investing. It won’t take long to get to $250,000 with $7,200 a year. It’s the kind of thing that sounds like it’ll take for-ever, but you’ve got to remember you’ve got growth and interest in the equation. I wouldn’t put money into a life insurance policy at age 71, unless there’s someone being left behind who really needs the money — and it doesn’t sound like there is in this case.It would probably take about 13 years for the money to turn into $250,000. Assuming she’s healthy, I’d rather do that and bet on her liv-ing. That way, she can leave an es-tate and avoid the expense and rip-off part of the universal life policy.—Dave

NO TREATING STUDENT LOANS LIKE A MORTGAGEDear Dave,I have a very large amount of stu-dent loan debt. Where would that go in your Baby Steps plan?Jade

Dear Jade,Baby Step 2 is where you pay off all debt except for your house. The fact that it’s a large amount of student loan debt doesn’t change anything.Hopefully, with your very large amount of student loan debt, you also have a very large income. Be-lieve it or not, there are some really sad situations out there where peo-ple have gone $200,000 into debt for a four-year degree in a field where they make $50,000 a year. That kind of thinking and behavior is ridicu-lous, but it’s out there.Whatever you do, Jade, don’t treat this student loan debt as if it were a mortgage. In other words, don’t let it hang around for years and years and years. You’ve got to get focused and intense about paying off this mess and getting on with your life.Remember, your income is your largest wealth-building tool. You can’t save and plan for the future when all your money is flying out the door to pay back debt!—DaveDave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @Dav-eRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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BREAST HEALTH GOLF OUTINGThe Bay Harbor Ladies Golf Association invites community members to tee up for the Pink Ribbon Rally on Thursday, August 7, in sup-port of breast health through McLaren North-ern Michigan Foundation.Tee off is at 8 a.m. at the Bay Harbor Golf Club. The fee to participate is $195 which includes breakfast and lunch. Ann Marie Leonard, chair of the event, said she hopes the event raises more than $30,000.“Our annual event on August 7th is our way of making sure our community neighbors know they're not alone in this fight,” Leonard said.

“As a 24-year breast cancer survivor, I know first-hand the importance of early detection and immediate response to treatment. Having the right people in your corner for sup-port and expert medical advice is key to physi-cally getting through treatment and emotion-ally getting on with daily life. None of which is easy, but compounded with

not having insurance or the means to get the help a woman needs is not acceptable.”In the United States, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. In 2014, 232,570 new breast cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed. Of those, 40,000 mothers, sisters, daughters, wives and friends will lose their fight against this devastating disease. Early detection is the key to saving lives. To-day’s sophisticated diagnostic equipment can often detect suspicious areas in the breast so early that special tools are required for biopsy. Fortunately, McLaren Northern Michigan has the equipment in place to perform Stereotac-tic Breast Biopsy, which uses imaging to pin-point the exact location to be tested.

In the past three years, more than 500 women have undergone a Stereotactic Breast Biopsy at McLaren Northern Michigan. Upgraded equipment is now available that will provide greater comfort for women un-dergoing this stressful procedure. The upgraded biopsy table will be equipped with ergonomic cushions that will provide greater comfort for patients and improved positioning and access for the practitioner. Proceeds raised from the 2014 Bay Harbor Pink Ribbon Rally will be used to purchase this important equipment.

“As early detection continues to be so impor-tant to successful treatment, gifts in support of breast health through the Foundation truly have profound impact on our patients and their families,” said Moon Seagren, Vice President and Chief Development Officer for the McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation.To register or for more information, please call the Bay Harbor Golf Club at (231) 439-4141. For more information about the foundation, or to provide a gift in support of its efforts, call (231) 487-3500 or go to nmh-foundation.org.

HEALTHY LIVING

STRUGGLING FOR BREATH:Why people with COPD may be put-ting themselves at unnecessary risk(BPT) - Imagine experiencing shortness of breath, wheezing, and a cough so severe it requires you to visit the emergency room. This is a frightening potential reality for an estimated 24 million Americans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive and debilitating lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. Many COPD patients will experience an event like this called an exacerbation (or flare-up), a time when symptoms suddenly get worse and breathing becomes more difficult.COPD exacerbations can be triggered by infections, changes in the weather, air pol-lution, or second-hand smoke, and they're a leading cause of hospitalization in the US. Therefore, it's critical for COPD patients and their doctors to have a productive dialogue on how to manage, treat, and prepare for these potential flare-ups.However, findings from the new, ground-

breaking, two-part national COPE (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Experience) Survey released by The COPD Foundation show that people with COPD may need more education and better communication with their doc-tors to effectively manage the condition. In fact, despite the serious risks posed by ex-acerbations, the COPE Survey revealed that nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of COPD pa-tients admitted to not knowing a lot about them - and an additional 16 percent were unaware of what a flare-up even was.Moreover, 60 percent of COPD patients re-ported that they do not have an action plan in place to deal with a flare-up. By contrast, in the part of the COPE Survey targeting phy-sicians who treat COPD, almost all said they discuss exacerbations and establish action plans with their patients, suggesting there is an opportunity to improve patient care through more productive, meaningful com-munication between patients and their phy-sicians about COPD to improve patient care.Early detection and proper diagnosis of COPD are also critical to managing the disease and slowing its progression, yet surveyed COPD patients indicated that they experienced symptoms of the disease for an average of 2 years and 9 months prior to being diag-nosed. Furthermore, surveyed physicians reported that 39 percent of their patients had reached a "severe" or "very severe" dis-ease state by the time of diagnosis - results which indicate there may be an opportunity for earlier detection and intervention. De-spite the importance of proper diagnosis of

COPD severity, less than half (49 percent) of physicians surveyed reported that they al-ways perform spirometry - a diagnostic tool that measures lung function - to confirm a diagnosis.The survey also revealed that only 12 percent of COPD patients consider their condition to be "completely controlled" and indicated that COPD disrupts their patients' ability to complete normal daily activities such as exercising (87 percent), climbing stairs (86 percent), and walking (77 percent). Yet sur-prisingly, 82 percent of patients who have a COPD treatment regimen said they are satis-fied with it."COPD can be treated - but it's crucial for doctors to diagnose it early and help pa-tients follow the appropriate therapeutic strategies to improve symptoms, increase activity, and reduce the chance of exacerba-tions," says Dr. MeiLan Han, associate profes-sor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michi-gan. "It's important that physicians develop an individualized approach that works best for each patient."The surveys were conducted by The COPD Foundation with support from Forest Labo-ratories, Inc., as part of Forest's MORE Mat-ters education campaign. The initiative aims to provide people living with COPD and their caregivers what they want more of: educa-tion about the condition, helpful resources, and the support needed to help them man-age the disease. Additional information can be found at morematterswithcopd.com.

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OMH NAMED TO 2014 MOST WIRED LIST(OMH) has been recognized as one of the nation’s Most Wired Hospi-tals, according to the results of the 2014 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.

Otsego Memorial Hospital has made the Most Wired list six out of the last seven years. OMH is included with 24 other Michigan hospitals to receive this award, and joins the fol-lowing Northern Michigan hospi-tals on the Most Wired list: Munson Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Cadillac, Mercy Hospital Grayling, and Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital.

Health Care’s Most Wired Survey, conduct-ed between Jan. 15 and March 15, asked hospi-tals and health systems nationwide to answer questions regarding their

IT initiatives. Respondents completed 680 sur-veys, representing 1,900 hospitals, or more than 30 percent of all U.S. hospitals.

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(BPT) - Were you born from 1945 through 1965? If so, you're part of the unique gen-eration known as the baby boomers. Here are interesting facts about baby boomers in America. One of them could save your life.

1. Baby boomers are one of the largest generations in U.S. history.The baby boomer generation, made up of a staggering 77 million Americans, is rivaled in size only by millennials - many of whom are the children of boomers. The millennial generation, born from 1980 through 1999, similarly includes approximately 77 million Americans.

2. Baby boomers support their children in and out of the nest. More than a third of baby boomers have chil-dren younger than 18 living in their homes, and research from the National Endowment for Financial Education shows that 60 per-cent of boomers also provide some form of financial support to their adult children.

3. Baby boomers are living longer than previous generations. Compared to previous generations, baby boomers are living longer and they are also more likely to remain independent and stay in their own homes as they age.

4. Many baby boomers are working longer. Boomers plan to continue working once they are eligible for retirement, despite having the option to stop. In fact, only 11

percent of baby boomers plan to stop work-ing entirely once they reach retirement age, according to a survey by AARP.

5. Hepatitis C is a silent epidemic among baby boomers. People born from 1945 through 1965 are five times more likely to be infected with Hepatitis C and account for more than three out of every four Americans living with the disease. That's why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that everyone born from 1945 to 1965 get a blood test for Hepatitis C.Many baby boomers living with Hepatitis C don't know how or when they got infected. Hepatitis C is a virus that attacks the liver and, if left untreated, can lead to serious liver disease. In fact, Hepatitis C is the lead-ing cause of liver cancer.The CDC estimates that testing everyone born from 1945 to 1965 could identify 800,000 people unaware of their Hepatitis C infection, and over time, could save 120,000 lives. Testing baby boomers for Hepatitis C is important, because people with Hepatitis C often have no symptoms and can live with the disease for decades without feeling sick. All the while, liver damage may be silently occurring.Fortunately, new treatments are available that can cure Hepatitis C. If you were born from 1945 through 1965, talk to your doctor about getting tested for Hepatitis C. It could save your life. To learn more about Hepatitis C, visit www.cdc.gov/knowmorehepatitis.

5 surprising facts about baby boomers - including one that could save your life

Four reasons to make the move to a medical home(BPT) - The American health care environment is rapidly changing. One model of health care that's expanding across the country is the pa-tient-centered medical home. A medical home is not a physical location, as the name implies, but a team-based model of health care delivery led by a physician or other qualified provider (for example, a physician assistant or nurse practi-tioner) that emphasizes a life-long, personal re-lationship between patient and physician from birth to old age."From sick visits to chronic conditions, patients really benefit from the team-based care ap-proach," says John Burke, PhD, president and CEO of the Accreditation Association for Ambu-latory Health Care (AAAHC), an accrediting body for health care organizations. "However, there are a variety of aspects and options to consider when determining if a medical home is the best choice for you."Focus on the patient: Medical homes help pa-tients and families to manage, organize and participate in health care decisions as fully informed partners in their care. This leads to patients seeking the right care, from the right place, at the right time."Whether visiting your primary care doctor or a specialist, your entire family's health records are centrally located to be quickly and easily ac-cessed by any provider, from childhood through old age," says Burke. "As your needs and care changes, your primary care could co-locate with a specialist needed, like an OB/GYN."Comprehensive coordination: In a medical

home, a team of care providers is wholly ac-countable for the patient's physical and mental health care needs, which includes the entire spectrum of care from prevention and wellness to chronic, long-term care. Physicians and nurs-es ensure care is organized across the broader health care system, should patients require a hospital stay or visit to a specialist, like a cardi-ologist.This level of comprehensive coordination means patients are less likely to seek care from emer-gency settings, delay care or leave conditions untreated. It also means providers are less likely to order duplicate tests or procedures, which can lead to lower costs and more efficient treatment for patients.Accessibility: Medical homes have been shown to reduce wait times, increase patients' access to their doctor and keep better electronic health re-cords. A more accessible doctor means a patient is more likely to receive preventive care, reducing the incidences and severity of chronic diseases.Commitment to quality and safety: Knowing how patients fare after leaving the doctor's of-fice results in fewer future hospitalizations and readmissions. So physicians and staff are tasked with monitoring quality improvement goals and using the data to track their patients' out-comes.Also, electronic health records and medication management allow doctors and staff to let patients know when it's time for vaccinations, check-up appointments or physical exams. The result is a bigger focus on wellness and preven-tive care, instead of a patient only seeking care when they are sick or injured.How do you know if a medical home is meet-ing quality standards and clinical outcomes? AAAHC offers a comprehensive medical home accreditation that grades providers on how well they meet standards of care - including continu-ity and accessibility of care, clinical records and health information and the quality care patients receive."We look for and evaluate requirements in a medical home, like the relationship among the patient and their providers," says Burke. "Be-coming a medical home is a transformative pro-cess, and the only true way to assess a medical home is at the point of care and from a patient perspective."For more information, visit aaahc.org/medical-home.

JULY 23-27ANTIQUE FLYWHEELERS

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JULY 23 - AUG. 13EVENINGS AT THE GAZEBO

Evenings at the Gazebo is at 6:30 p.m. nearly every Wednesday throughout the summer in Old City Park in Boyne City. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.

Evenings at the Gazebo line-up• July 23 - The 126 Army Band - Michigan’s of-ficial military band• July 30 - The Hand Me Downs - Folk and blues with terrific harmonies• Aug. 6 - Trombones Plus - Easy listening jazz• Aug. 13 - Billy Strings and Don Julin - High-energy string band

JULY 26CAR SHOW

Classic Instruments hosts the National Street Rod Association Appreciation Day Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 826 Moll Drive, corner of M-75 South, Boyne City. Details.

JULY 28 & AUG. 8WALK WITH A DOC

Charlevoix Area Hospital is excited to stroll the streets of downtown Charlevoix and Boyne City with this summer’s lineup of “Walk with a Doc” events. The Cardiac Rehab department sponsors the events and hosts a different med-ical guest for each walk.• Monday, July 28 at 9:00am – Charlevoix with Dr. Anna Young The Importance of Exercise on Heart Health• Friday, August 8 at 9:00am – Charlevoix with Dr. Craig Boss The Effects of Good Sleep on Heart Health“Walk with a Doc” is open to all members of the public. Please dress comfortably for this event; comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended. The Boyne City group will meet at Boyne Area Medical Center located at 223 N. Park St. The Charlevoix groups will meet on the south side of the Charlevoix Bridge (side clos-est to the lighthouse).For more information about what Charlevoix Area Hospital has to offer you, please visit dis-cover.cah.org.

JULY 31DANCIN’ IN THE STREET

Live music, entertainment, treats, fellowship and more. Located along 300 block of South Lake Street, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

AUG. 2CYCLING AROUND LAKE CVX

Beat the Heat Tour, bike ride around Lake Char-levoix, Veterans Park, www.michiganmoun-tainmayhem.com

JULY 31 - AUG. 3POLISH FESTIVAL

40th Annual Boyne Falls Polish Festival, www.boynefallspolishfestival.com

AUG. 8PAULA POUNDSTONE/FUNDRAISER

Stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone is re-turning to Boyne City for another performance and another fundraiser for the Boyne Country Community Center. The 8 p.m. show is sched-uled for Friday Aug. 8 at the Boyne City Per-forming Arts Center in Boyne City High School, located at 1035 Boyne Ave. in Boyne City. Tick-

ets are $40 each. Call (231) 582-6532 or go to http://boynecc.com for more information.

AUG. 30PATRIOTIC COLOR RUN/WALK

At 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, the Boyne Falls Class of 2016 will be featuring the first-ever Patriotic 5K Color Run/Walk. Come and join the fun as the class will confetti you with color at each mile marker of the race. The theme is pa-triotic since it will be held Labor Day weekend, so make sure you “dress” the part. We will have prizes for the 1st - 3rd place runners in each men and women divisions. We are encourag-ing walkers too as we will have fun door prizes for all participants, including a pair of Michi-gan football tickets. Details and registration applications are at www.boynefalls.org and www.runmichigan.com.

ONGOING EVENTSSURVIVORS OF SUICIDE GROUP

Suicide prevention and awareness efforts are underway in the form of a Survivors of Sui-cide (SOS) group that meets monthly in both Boyne City and Petoskey. Following are meet-ing times and locations:Boyne Area SOS (Survivors of Suicide Group)1st Wed of each month6:30 to 8:00 PM Boyne Area Senior Center conference roomAt 411 East Division St. Boyne City For information call 231-487-4825.Petoskey Area SOS2nd Tuesday of each month6:00 to 7:30 PM

Vital Care Hospice Hiland House 1 Hiland House Drive, PetoskeyCall 231-487-4825If you have endured the loss of a loved one or close friend and would like to either be involved for personal encouragement, and/or support others needing encouragement then please contact Janet Shepherd at jrf-shepherd@charter.net, Jamie Woodall at Jamie@genesiswired.com, Marilyn Cleary at marilynkcleary@gmail.com and Lisa Clavier at lisaclavier@hotmail.com. Contact an SOS team member to learn more.

SENIOR CENTER DINNERSThe Boyne Area Senior Center—located at 411 Division St. in Boyne City—is now serv-ing dinner on Wednesday evenings from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Dinner begins at 5 p.m.; There will be music from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and, there will also be 50/50 drawings. Call 582-6682 for more information.

FREE COMPUTER CLASSESHeld at the Boyne District Library at 10 a.m. every Friday. Classes are tailored to your skill level, beginner to advanced. Help is avail-able for iPads and Windows 8. For help with downloading e-books, as well as other infor-mation about using tablets and readers, the library also offers digital Learning sessions on Tuesdays from 2-3 p.m. Library cardholders can borrow and download e-books and audio books from the library at no charge on a vari-ety of devices. For more information, call the Library 582-7861.

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Whether you have a puppy or an adult dog, play Drop it with him and you will not be sorry. The game will teach your fur-ry pal that it is rewarding to let go of items that you do not want him

to have. Countless dogs practice resource guarding and will not let go of items that they consider valuable. They might guard their food, toys, or items that they have found or stolen, and when you attempt to take such resources away they become ag-gressive. Being bitten when you feed your dog or try to relieve him of personal goods he has pinched can be a nightmare. How-ever, teaching him to drop items has the power to prevent problems from occurring.You probably never dreamed that your cute bundle of fluff, who is such a teddy bear the majority of the time, could turn into a growling, aggressive hound when he has hold of something he wants to keep. None-theless, a great number of dogs are aggres-sive over possessions and will resort to nip-ping their owners if they feel threatened. Luckily, Drop it can help them change their ways or prevent a dog that has not shown signs of resource guarding from becoming possessive of objects later in life.A number of dogs are possessive about their toys, and placing your hands near them when they are playing can be haz-

ardous. If this description sounds like your dog, begin playing Drop it with items he is not aggressively possessive about. Perhaps a brand new toy might be suitable, or an old tea towel. Place the item where your dog will find it and let him play with it for a moment or two. Next, say, “Drop it” and place a delicious treat such as a piece of cheese next to your dog where he has an opportunity to observe the tempting food. As he is not too attached to the item he has hold of, he is likely to Drop it in favor of gaining the treat. Pick the item up, hold it for a few moments and then give it back. You do not want him to see the item as a rarity. If he can have it at any time, it will eventually dawn on him that he does not need to practice guarding.Play Drop it regularly until it is second na-ture for your dog to let items go in order to receive a treat. After a while, increase the likeability of the items you play Drop it with, and use a variety of different ones. It is important that he realizes that he needs to drop any item when asked, not just spe-cific types. When the game of Drop it has become a highly successful habit, try using one of his special toys over which he used to be possessive. If he refuses to take the treat you provide, you might want to en-hance the desirability of the offering so that it is irresistible to your dog. Again, play Drop it often so that your pal understands that he should let go of his toy on demand.If you are worried that you play Drop it so often that your dog is being given more food than usual, reduce the size of his meals so that treats are included in the amount he receives.When your dog is comfortable playing

Drop it with his favorite toys, start playing the game again with items he is not pos-sessive over, only this time, give him treats now and then. Repeat this procedure until you no longer give treats, but simply praise your dog when he drops items when you give the command “Drop it.” Soon he will also drop his best toys in order to receive praise rather than a treat.If your dog is only possessive around food, practice dropping dry pieces of dog food on the ground near him and say “drop,” each time you release a morsel to the ground. Eventually, he will associate your hand with receiving food. At such a time, start to feed him dry dog food by hand rather than placing it in a bowl. When he is comfort-able with this procedure, feed him via his bowl, but part way through his meal, take his bowl away from him and then return it after a few seconds.Some dogs respond to the game of Drop it quickly, while others take a long time to react in a desirable manner. However, your patience and perseverance will pay in the end as you will be able to persuade your dog to drop any item, even those he used to covet, without him becoming aggressive.Alongside playing Drop it; consider taking your dog to training classes as doing so can only be beneficial. If your dog is extremely dominant and aggressive, Drop it might not be a suitable game to play and you would be wise to seek the advice of a professional. However, most dogs enjoy the game and will reward you by adopting the habit of releasing items as a result of playing.Contact Professional Dog Trainer Barbara Green by calling (231) 301-0334 or e-mail her at moggiesmom@reagan.com

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Drop it: one of the best games you’ll ever teach your dog

PHOTOS BY CHRIS FAULKNOR Mayors exchangeRepresentatives from Frankenmuth gathered in Boyne City for a Mayor’s Exchange, in which members of the Frankenmuth City Council and repre-sentatives of local government exchanged ideas and toured Boyne City. Frankenmuth Mayor Gary Rupprecht (upper left) chats with Boyne City Mayor Ron Grunch and former mayor Eleanor Stackus. Frankenmuth city officials assume their seats at the Boyne City Commission’s table.

Boyne City Manager Michael Cain (upper left) greets dignitaries dur-ing a picnic lunch at Veteran’s Memorial Park. He is shown here with Boyne City Mayor and wife Ron and Elaine Grunch, Andy Hayes of the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance, and Minister Ken Bernthal, who has ties to Boyne City and Frankenmuth. Boyne City Police Chief Jeffrey Gaither (below) speaks with Bernthal and Charlevoix County Board Chair Joel Evans. Dignitaries from Frankenmuth (bot-tom) are officially sworn in as Mayor’s Exchange Officers.

July 23, 2014 • Boyne City Gazette • Page 11www.boynegazette.com STATE & REGION

While the Legislature is adjourned for a primary election campaign break, the Roll Call Report is reviewing key votes of the 2013-2014 session.

• Senate Bill 257, Expand “Business Improve-ment Zone” tax-and-spend entities: Passed 35 to 2 in the Senate on April 11, 2013.To expand the items that a “Business Improve-ment Zone” can spend money on, revise voting rules in a way that (potentially) reduces the pro-portion of property owners needed to impose a zone’s tax-and-spending powers, increase the proportion of owners needed to dissolve one, reduce notice and public meeting requirements required to establish one, increase penalties for not paying the “special assessments” these entities impose, and more. These zones have the power to impose levies to pay for the debt they incur to pay for projects that are supposed to benefit the property owners.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 38, Authorize wage garnishment for nonpayment of “administrative hearing bu-reau” fines: Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate on April 18, 2013To allow a local government to garnish the wages of a property owner who has failed to pay fines imposed by “administrative hearing bu-reaus” that most cities are allowed to create for enforcing “blight violations” under a 2003 law.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 39, Authorize foreclosure for nonpayment of “administrative hearing bureau” fines: Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate on April 18, 2013To allow a local government to foreclose on property owned by a person who has failed to pay fines imposed by “administrative hearing bureaus” that most cities are allowed to create for enforcing “blight violations” under a 2003

law. 37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 218, Expand borrow-and-spend “water resource improvement authorities”: Passed 32 to 5 in the Senate on March 14, 2013To eliminate the sunset on local governments creating new “water resource improve-ment authorities,” which use extra property tax levies and “tax incre-ment financing” schemes to di-vert other taxing units’ property tax revenue to cover debt service payments on debt they incur for various recreation and development projects. The bill would also expand the scope of activities and geographic limits of these enti-ties, letting them borrow and spend for dredg-ing among other things. 105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin X

• Senate Bill 288, Give NRC duty of designating huntable game species: Passed 25 to 11 in the Senate on April 25, 2013To give the state Natural Resources Commission (in addition to the Legislature) the power to designate a species as a huntable game spe-cies. This was widely regarded as an effort to preempt a ballot initiative to prohibit creating a wolf-hunting season.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 347, Expand MSHDA developer subsidies: Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on May 16, 2013To empower the Michigan State Housing De-velopment Authority (MSHDA) to “invest” (buy ownership interest) in companies or nonprofits whose “primary purpose is to acquire ownership interests in multifamily housing projects” (and not necessarily build new ones). 37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 345, Authorize more state gov-ernment housing subsidy debt: Passed 34 to 4 in the Senate on May 16, 2013To repeal a requirement that the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) must scale back its debt from a “temporary” maximum of $4.2 billion authorized in 2012, to $3.4 billion after Nov. 1, 2014, subject to some exceptions. The borrowed money is used to provide taxpayer-backed mortgage loan guar-antees, subsidies and more. The House has not

taken up this bill.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse

City Y

• Senate Bill 163, Limit DEQ wetland use restrictions: Passed

25 to 12 in the Senate on May 22, 2013

To expand certain exemptions to a state wet-land permit mandate, require permit denials to document their rationale and authority, slightly increase the state’s burden to justify restrictions on an owner’s use of his or her property, prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from imposing regulations that are beyond the scope those required by federal law, and make other changes to these land use restrictions.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 173, Ban local mandates that private employers must grant leave: Passed 25 to 13 in the Senate on June 5, 2013To preempt local governments from adopting ordinances or policies that require private sector employers to provide paid or unpaid employee leave that is not required under state or federal law. This is related to a nationwide campaign promoted by unions to lobby for such local mandates. The House has not taken up this bill.37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 257, Expand “Business Improve-ment Zone” tax-and-spend entities: Passed 77 to 31 in the House on September 12, 2013The House vote on the bill described above. This

was signed into law on Oct. 8, 2013105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin N

• Senate Bill 175, Undo National Guard pen-sion reform: Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on May 22, 2013To reverse a 2010 reform that eliminated “de-fined benefit” pensions for future Michigan Na-tional Guard commanders and their assistants, and instead provided 401k benefits. The 2010 reform was adopted following reports of these “Adjutant Generals” being granted generous state pensions based on limited state service ($78,000 to $133,000 for 1.5 years to 13 years service).37 Sen. Howard Walker R - Traverse City Y

• Senate Bill 38, Authorize wage garnishment for nonpayment of “administrative hearing bureau” fines: Passed 95 to 15 in the House on November 14, 2013The House vote on the bill described above. This was signed into law on Dec. 17, 2013.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y

• Senate Bill 39, Authorize foreclosure for nonpayment of “administrative hearing bureau” fines: Passed 103 to 7 in the House on November 14, 2013The House vote on the bill described above. This was signed into law on Dec. 17, 2013.105 Rep. Greg MacMaster R - Kewadin Y Courtesy michiganvotes.com

It’s been 60 years since William March’s chilling novel “The Bad Seed” was published in 1954. Promptly adapted for a long-run-ning Broadway play, and later, a successful 1956 film, both starred Patty McCormack as young Rhoda Penmark, who today would be clas-sified as a sociopathic killer. Rhoda is a manipulative, selfish little girl – a “Bad Seed” – with no moral compass who stops at noth-ing to satisfy her wants. Her mother, played by Nancy Kel-ly, eventually suspects Rhoda is a killer and worries that her daughter has inherited her murderous nature from her grandmother, a notorious serial killer.McCormack, who appeared at the Hollywood Show autograph con-vention, in Los Angeles July 18-20 (see www.hollywoodshow.com), says she is amazed that the film continues to garner raves from first-time viewers, including fellow ac-tors.“There was a time when you just didn’t talk about your old work because it smacked of being a has-been,” said McCormack. “But now I find colleagues are fascinated when they learn I was the kid in ‘The Bad Seed.’” McCormack was just 8 years old when she landed the Broadway role.“My mom would take me on the train in New York for auditions and I read for this part and got it. Regi-nald Denham, the director, was very good with kids and made it fun to be there.”

The show ran for over 330 perfor-mances, opening December, 1954, at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rodgers Theatre) and ran for 5 months before moving to the Coronet Theatre (now the Eugene O’Neill Theatre).“We did eight performances a week, with matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays,” said McCormack. “You really got to be a family doing the-ater.”During the show’s run, even at the age of eight, McCormack learned to adapt her performance to the audi-ence’s reaction.“If I did something one night and the audience responded favorably, I would keep it in the next perfor-mance provided the director ap-proved,” she said. “So the character evolved and when it came time to film the movie, I was very com-fortable with the character and my role.”Casting a child as a killer was rare for the 1950s, so young Patty tack-led the role rather innocently.“The character was presented to me as this little girl determined to get her own way, rather than a ruthless murderer,” recalled McCormack. “Yes, I knew she was a killer, but you never see her actually kill any-one on screen, which I think made the film even creepier. If remade today, it would almost certainly be more graphic which I think would ruin its appeal.”The endings of the play and film were also different.“In the play, the mother shoots her-self and dies, while Rhoda survives her mother’s attempt to poison her,” explained McCormack. “So no one was left alive who knew what Rhoda really did. But they changed that for the movie because the Mo-tion Picture Production Code of the 1950’s wouldn’t permit movie criminals to go unpunished.” The story also raised the idea of “nature verses nurture” as a cause of bad behavior, an obscure psycho-logical concept in the ’50s.“Rhoda didn’t come from a broken home, so William March was sug-gesting that genes could be respon-sible for some people with no con-science,” said McCormack. “That was quite a remarkable explanation

60 years ago because there is now scientific evidence that some hostile behavior can have a genetic cause.”Tying into this theory, McCormack raises is an often overlooked aspect of the plot.“Rhoda’s mother appears to be a good person throughout the story and thought ‘The Bad Seed’ had skipped a generation, yet in the end she tries to stop Rhoda by attempt-ing to kill her,” explained McCor-mack. “She may have had a differ-ent reason, but she still choses to kill.”For all her early accomplishments as a child actor – nominated for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar and starring in a smash Broadway hit – McCormack never let her youthful success dictate her career. She worked regularly in film and television since “the Bad Seed,” with guest appearances on hit shows such as “Desperate Housewives,” “The Sopranos,” and “Grey’s Anat-omy.” “Having been successful so young probably made my ambitions differ-ent to someone who yearns for that success throughout their career,” she said. “I didn’t become blindly ambitious for that success the rest of my life because I found it so early. So I’ve been happy taking the roles that I wanted because they were just en-joyable to play.”Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 400 maga-zines and newspapers.

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The Veteran of the Month for July 2014 is John Anthony Malec. Born Aug. 19th, 1942 in Peto-skey, Mich., Malec graduated from St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in the class of 1960 and enrolled in a seminary in Ill. for one year. In June of 1961 he went to work as a marine mechanic at a Pure Oil Service Station in Ill. and in June of 1962 he returned home going to work for Petoskey Oil Company. On Oct. 6th, 1964, in Petoskey, Malec enlisted in the Navy and following basic training he completed Enlisted Correspondence Courses for Fireman, Bosun-Mate Second Class, Machinist-Mate 3rd and 2nd Class and Military Requirement for Petty Officer. On Jan. 18th, 1965 he at-tended Machinist-Mate “A” School graduating April 9th, 1965 and on Sept. 11th, 1967 he attended the Pacific Fleet Petroleum School graduating on Oct. 13th, 1967. All the extra courses and schools Malec took gave him credit for one year of college completed. Malec was reassigned to the USS Kearsarg, Carrier Vessel Support #33, that transported him to the Viet Nam Theater of Operations where he was transferred to the USS Taluga, Attending Oilier #62, and later served on the USS Tappa-hannock, Attending Oilier #43, supplying and refueling ships in the fleet at sea and in port. On Jan. 16th, 1968 Malec was promoted to Petty Officer Grade of Machinist Mate Second Class and on Oct. 5th 1968 Malec received a two- year extension on his enlistment, at the request of the government. Later he was trans-ferred to the USS Hornet, Carrier Vessel Support #12, that transported Malec from the Viet Nam Theater of Operations to Bremerton, Wash. where, on May 28th, 1970, he was released from active duty and was transferred to Com-mand, US Naval Reserves, Manpower Center, Bainbridge, Maryland, on an early release,

receiving an Honorable Discharge on Oct. 5th, 1970, having completed his Military obligation and was awarded the following Citations and Commendations: The National Defense Service Medal, The Viet Nam Service Medal with Two Bronze Battle Stars and The Republic of Viet Nam Campaign Medal with 60 Device. In June of 1970 Malec went to the Detroit area going to work for a general contractor pouring and fin-ishing cement and in January of 1971, during a seasonal layoff, he went to work for The US Postal Service in Petoskey. On Oct. 23rd, 1971 Malec married Karen Lee Corey at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church making their home in Petoskey. Malec served 33 years, as primarily a letter carrier, retiring in 2004 to enjoy golf-ing, watching sports of all types, socializing with his friends at the Petoskey Eagles Club and interacting with his family. On June 4th, 2014 John Anthony Malec answered the finale call and is being honored by his wife Karen, his children, his siblings and their families.

To honor a veteran, call the program chairman at (231) 588-6067 or on Tuesdays call (231) 582-7811 between 3:30-8:30 p.m. The ceremony may be witnessed on the first Thursday of each month in front of The American Legion Post located on the corner of South Lake and Main streets in Boyne City at 6:15 p.m.

VETERAN OF THE MONTH: John Anthony Malec

COURTESY PHOTOJOHN ANTHONY MALEC

Greetings to all of you space buffs! Al-though the eve-nings have been mostly clear, the high humid-ity have made the skies less transparent and the moon on the best nights made deep sky observing less than optimal, but we are ap-proaching a new moon, so it should be great

for observing. Summer in Northern Michigan is the best there is!The New Moon is July 26. On July 28, 1851, the very first photograph of a total solar eclipse was made. NASA was founded on July 29, 1958. The summer constellations are really in their glory now. The three bright stars that make a large equilateral triangle in the sky are very bright Vega in the small constellation of Lyra, almost directly above at midnight, Deneb, slightly to the northeast (brightest star in Cygnus the Swan), and eastern-most Altair, the bright star in Aquila the Eagle. Cygnus runs right through the Milky Way and is load-ed with star clusters and large nebulae. Try and scan this area with binoculars or a tele-scope and you will be rewarded by breathtak-ing views. If you follow the Milky Way north, you will see it goes right through Cassiopeia (it looks like a slightly distorted “W”). Knots of stars and patterns among the star clusters also make this area a joy to study. Saturn is visible as a bright yellow “star” in the

south after sunset. It lies in the constellation of Libra, but it is easy to find. Just look to the southeast sky and find Scorpius (one of the few constellations that actually look like the object they are supposed to represent!). Sev-eral degrees west of this lies brilliant Saturn. If you are able to view the planet through a telescope, you will be blown away! Most people who see it for the first time want to check the end of the scope to make sure a pic-ture of it isn’t pasted on to fool them! Mars glows a dusky red and is slightly west and lower in the sky, adjacent to the bright star Spica. Its deep ruddy color easily identifies it. I have tried to convey the wonder and beauty of the cosmos to all of you. Here is a famous quote from Flammarion, a French novelist/astronomer of the late nineteenth century: “What intelligent being, what being capable of responding emotionally to a beautiful sight, can look at the jagged, silvery lunar crescent trembling in the azure sky, even through the weakest of telescopes, and not be struck by it in an intensely pleasurable way, not feel cut off from everyday life here on earth and transported toward that first stop on the celestial journeys? What thought-ful soul could look at brilliant Jupiter with its four attendant satellites, or splendid Saturn encircled by its mysterious ring, or a double star glowing scarlet and sapphire in the infin-ity of night, and not be filled with a sense of wonder? Yes, indeed, if humankind — from humble farmers in the fields and toiling workers in the cities to teachers, people of in-dependent means, those who have reached the pinnacle of fame or fortune, even the most frivolous of society women — if they knew what profound inner pleasure await those who gaze at the heavens, then France, nay, the whole of Europe, would be covered with telescopes instead of bayonets, thereby promoting universal happiness and peace.”

— Camille Flammarion, 1880Finally, I’d like to remind you that the Third Annual NOMAC Star Party will be held on the grounds of Raven Hill Discovery Center Aug. 21-23. Food, guest speakers, and all night observ-ing sessions will take place! You don’t need a telescope—just an interest in the wonders of the heavens. Check out the website for more info at www.nomac.net. Until next week, clear skies and keep looking up!

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PHOTOS BY CHRIS FAULKNOR Moving memorialThe Michigan Traveling Vietnam Memorial came to Boyne City July 18 and 19. Consisting of five panels displaying the names of the more than 2,600 Michigan residents who died in the Vietnam War, the me-morial was created in 2005.