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Student access rules on agenda

Petoskey school board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 Ryan Bentley (231) 439-9342 - rbentley@petoskeynews.com

Petoskey school board members may take steps Thursday to clarify and update their district’s rules concerning outside organizations’ access to students. A regular school board meeting begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Spitler Administration Building, 1130 Howard St. Outside groups’ access to students at local schools has been a discussion topic during the board’s past several meetings. The discussion took shape after some community members raised questions about the activities of Young Life, a Christianbased group active in several thousand schools nationwide, within the Petoskey district. The group recently established a local presence and has been meeting with students during their lunch hour at both Petoskey middle and high schools. The group’s website states, “We are committed to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. Young Life also aims to establish and maintain a presence at all high schools and middle schools in the local area.” Some community members have raised questions as to whether Young Life’s activities in the district might violate churchstate separation. But the group has indicated that its efforts in local schools don’t involve a religious component, and school administrators said they’ve seen no violations of church-state separation. See STUDENT ACCESS on PAGE A10

Emmet budget adoption slated

Emmet County will approve its 2011/2012 budgets following a public hearing set for 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Emmet County Courthouse. The county, like most in Michigan, has faced falling revenue incomes from the depreciation of taxable property values. Between 2009 and 2010, Emmet County saw its revenue drop by about $600,000 in a single year, but avoided direct layoffs with measures such as a pay freeze for most employees. For 2012, projected revenue for the 2011 tax year is expected to generate about $19,507,752 — keeping the county income about the same as 2010. “For the 2012 budget, I will just reiterate that we are projecting the 2011 general fund should end up with a positive balance of about $65,000 this year,” said Cynthia VanAllen, Emmet County finance director.

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Angels sing

The kindergarten class of Sheridan Elementary School in Petoskey sings their Christmas songs with enthusiasm Tuesday evening at the newly renovated auditorium in the Petoskey Middle School.

HARBOR SPRINGS

Harbor Springs dreams of its future Heather Lockwood (231) 439-9398 - hlockwood@petoskeynews.com

HARBOR SPRINGS — Harbor Springs City Hall was packed Tuesday morning with people who gathered to discuss their dreams for what the city could be with some discussion, planning and work. Dozens attended the 8:30 a.m. meeting, which Kathie Breighner, co-chair of the Harbor Springs placemaking committee, referred to as a “downtown dreaming session.” There were so many people present that some remained standing throughout the meeting. Breighner told the crowd the committee hopes to be an umbrella group as more people and organizations get involved in the placemaking process. Placemaking, a term used by Fred Kent, founder and president

Just some ideas... A VARIETY OF IDEAS were discussed during the Harbor Springs placemaking committee’s “downtown dreaming session” Tuesday. Following are some of the possibilities mentioned:

— Improved waterfront access — Addition of a town square of Project for Public Spaces, who spoke in Harbor Springs in August, means improving an area and making the most of its public spaces so it becomes a place more people want to live and work. “We’re not tacklers of projects, we’re coordinators of projects,” Breighner said of the committee, which is a committee of the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of

— Facilities and programs that would draw visitors year-round — Space for live performances on or near the waterfront — Water playground — Making the downtown more pedestrian friendly — Addition of a community center Commerce. “Placemaking is not just by this group, it’s by many groups.” The placemaking committee has two sub-committees that meet on the second Tuesday of every month, one focused on short-term projects, which Kent refers to as “quicker, lighter, See VISION on PAGE A10

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Richard Hitz, of Hitz Design, presents during the Harbor Springs placemaking committee’s downtown dreaming session at city hall Tuesday morning.

Resort Township adding 78 acres to park Brandon Hubbard (231) 439-9374 - bhubbard@petoskeynews.com

Resort Township plans to add 78 acres to its existing 44 acre Black Property park on Resort Pike Road, after the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund recommended the municipality receive $157,000 to expand the property. The park will add to a network of preserves owned by the Walloon Lake Association and Little Traverse Conservancy, connected by a trail network. “None of them are water front,

but they end up going between Lake Grove and Resort Pike roads as they narrow at the intersection,” said Bob Wheaton, Resort Township supervisor. Adding a grant match of about $137,000 from general fund savings, plans are to purchase the lot off the private real estate market from owner Jon Beeson. A $20,000 grant was previously awarded to the township in the spring from the Revenue Sharing Board for the purchases. Although the money is now in place, the property acquisition

could still take several months to complete. “There are more pages to getting the money than there was for the other grant,” Wheaton said. “They tell me it could take up to a year for the process.” Wheaton added that he would like to see the township take possession of the land as soon as possible. Development plans for the new park have not been drafted. Previous discussions during township meetings have envisioned keeping the land primarily

as an undeveloped nature preserve with a trail and parking area. The only buildings discussed for the property would include possibly a public bathroom and education building for classes. “Those would be the absolute max,” Wheaton said of the development. The park adds to the township’s growing park holdings. Resort Township also owns a waterfront park at the end of Resort Pike Road, a boatlaunch on Morford Road, East Park and West Park on U.S. 31 within its 21-square miles.

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Charlevoix County district court

The following cases were heard recently in Charlevoix County’s 90th District Court: — Joseph John Holland, 47, of Charlevoix; disturbing the peace; serve 90 days in jail with credit for one day served, nine months probation; pay $300 in fines and costs — James Phillip Knope, 50, of Waterford; assault and battery; serve 93 days in jail with credit for one day served; 10 days community service work in lieu of jail time and 82 days held in abeyance; nine months probation; pay $900 in fines and costs

— Steven Michael Walden, 19, of Boyne City; sex offender - attempted failure to comply with reporting; serve 11 days in jail with credit for 11 days served; pay $400 in fines and costs — Caleb Gilbert Blatt, 23, of East Jordan; illegal use of methadone; pay 1,275 in fines and costs — Rober t Jose ph Matheny Jr., 48, of Charlevoix; driving while license suspended; pay $335 in fines and costs — Julianna Cesaro, 46, of East Jordan; driving while license suspended, second offense; pay $500 in fines and costs

Charlevoix County assumed names

The following people recently filed for an assumed business name with the Charlevoix County Clerk’s office: Mobile Reiki Services, 1690 Tomkins Road, Boyne City; by Erika L. Hayden Crandall Construction, 1211 Anderson Road, Boyne City, by Dustin Crandall Valley Assisted Living, 01970 Valley View Road, Boyne Falls, by Marlene

Robinson and Kevin Robinson None of Your Business, Business; 318 State St., East Jordan; Donald E. Norman En Movement Academy of Dance, Charlevoix Public Library, 220 West Clinton St., Charlevoix; by Leah Loveless J & S Auto Repair, 06807 Marion Center Road, Charlevoix, by Jeremy Moses and Steven Scully

Charlevoix County marriages The following people recently filed for a marriage license with the Charlevoix County Clerk’s office: Kenneth Howard Brill, 84, and Suzanne Annette Muma, 51, both of Charlevoix Travis Vincent Stark and Courtney Anne Schneider, both 19 of Boyne City Timothy Michael Kus-

tron, 36, and Alison Marie Roberts, 23, both of Chandler, Ariz. Michael Brandon Webb, 3 5 , o f C h a rl evo i x a n d Christine Marie Cloud, 40, of Petoskey Acel Lewis Edick, 20, and Allison Renee Hankins, 18, both of Charlevoix Nicholas Jason Lee, 20, and Samantha Jean Morris, 18, both of East Jordan

CORRECTIONS and clarifications

This space is reserved each day for corrections or clarifications of news stories. Should you see an error, please contact Jeremy McBain, editor, at the Petoskey News-Review, (231) 347-2544.

Emmet County district court The following cases were recently heard in Emmet County’s 90th District Court: — Jason Todd T hor nberry, 36, of Petoskey; operating while visibly impaired; attempted resisting and obstructing; 41 days in jail, with credit for one day served, to serve 10 days community service work due April 1, 30 days held in abeyance; nine months probation; pay $1,890 in fines, costs and restitution — Stephen Michael Foreman, 24, of Wayne; larceny less than $200; 74 days in jail, with credit for 74 days served; pay $600 in fines and costs; restitution to be determined within 30 days — Phillip Dean Cooper, driving while license suspended/revoked/denied; pay $360 in fines and costs — Sue Ellen Greenier, 50, of Harbor Springs; operating while intoxicated; 41 days in jail, with credit for one day served, to serve 10 days community service work due March 1, 30 days held in abeyance; pay $1,815 in fines, costs and restitu-

tion; 12 months probation; to be placed on smart start for 60 days/impact weekend within 90 days or serve 20 days jail — John Edward Lauer, 42, of Pellston; operating without a license on person; seven days in jail; pay $300 in fines and costs — Samantha Louise Karlskin, 23, of Petoskey; harboring misdemeanants; 93 days in jail, with credit for one day served; pay $300 in fines and costs; seven months probation — Paul Daniel Ford II, 29, of Petoskey; aggravated assault — domestic violence; 365 days in jail, with credit for one day served, to serve 30 days, may be released to in-patient treatment on monitor for 60 days (no jail credit), 334 days held in abeyance; pay $1,460 in fines and costs; contact with victim by phone only — Evan Cur tis Vo g elheim, 23, of Mackinaw City; operating while visibly impaired; 93 days in jail, with credit for one day served, to serve 60 days on smart start,

monitor for 60 days no jail credit, 10 days community service work due April 1, 82 days held in abeyance; pay $1,465 in fines, costs and restitution; probation for 12 months — Andrea Lynn Goss, 38, of East Jordan; operating while intoxicated; 93 days in jail, with credit for three days served, to serve six days, release to 90 days monitor no jail credit, 15 days community service work due July 1, 69 days held in abeyance; pay $2,170 in fines, costs and restitution; 18 months probation — Joshua Michael Robertson, 24, of Petoskey; driving while license suspended/revoked/denied or allow person to; 45 days in jail, with credit for one day served; pay $650 in fines and costs — Joseph Lyle Haggerty, 23, of Petoskey; operating while visibly impaired; 36 days in jail, with credit for one day served, to serve five days community service work, 30 days held in abeyance; pay $1,035 in fines, costs and restitution; six

months probation — Wayne Michael Vanderhoof, 44, of Petoskey; operating while visibly impaired; 41 days in jail, with credit for one day served, to serve 10 days community service work due April 1, 30 days held in abeyance; pay $1,175 in fines, costs and restitution; nine months probation — Alex Lee Grubaugh, 25, of Petoskey; operating while visibly impaired; 93 days in jail, with credit for one day served, to serve 10 days community service work with work release, release to 60 days monitor no jail credit, 15 days community service work due May 1, 67 days held in abeyance; pay $1,815 in fines, costs and restitution; 12 months probation — Kelee Renae Delcourt, 37, of Clinton Township; disorderly person, disturbing the peace; 93 days in jail, to serve 15 days on GPS monitor, five days community service work, 78 days held in abeyance; pay $350 in fines and costs; not to enter Horizon Books

Emmet County assumed names The following people recently filed for assumed business names with the Emmet County Clerk’s office: — Goodhart Carpentry, 188 Church Road, Harbor Springs, by Jordan Hofbauer — Still Construction, 1340 Lone Oak Court, Petoskey,

— Chloe’s Gourmet Cook— PHS Class of 1967, 177 by Michael D. Still — Quilting and Crafts by ies, 1899 Chapel Hill Dr., Vantage View Dr., Petoskey, Mercer, 8815 Paradise Trail, Petoskey, by Darin Philport by Lee A. Graham and Sue C. Hutchinson Carp Lake, by Anna E. Mer- and Mandy Philport cer — Sara E. Smith, CPA, 373 Shop Local Free gift wrap E. Main St., Harbor Springs, by Sara E. Smith — Swiss’s Flatwork, 1739 E. Van Road, Pellston, by John Swiss

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Boyne City searches for new top cop Sheri McWhirter

No Boyne ice pole, ice rink instead

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BOYNE CITY — City officials will look for a new police chief, but an acting chief currently fills the seat after former chief Randall Howard retired nearly two weeks ago. Acting chief Craig Remsberg is at the helm for the Boyne City Police Department, supported by Kevin Spate as the acting assistant chief. Remsberg has more than three decades with the department, while Spate brings more than a dozen years of service to Boyne City, said Michael Cain, city manager. Cain introduced the police department’s acting administrators at Tuesday’s Boyne City City Commission meeting. “Until a new chief is installed I believe we are in very good hands,” he said. The plan is to maintain the department’s existing standards and operations while a search for a new full time police chief continues, Remsberg said. “Right now I’m the interim chief,” he said. Remsberg said he intends to apply for the full-time job, as well. Meanwhile, those who wish to apply for the position should submit resumes, letters of interest and both salary history and requirements by Monday, Jan. 9, at city hall, 319 N. Lake St. in

Briefs DNR gives $550,000 from U.S. to 7 parks/rec projects

LANSING (AP) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it has awarded $550,000 to seven parks and recreation facilities from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. The state administers the federal program in Michigan. The DNR says the fund “supports cities, counties and townships in their efforts to provide better public outdoor recreation opportunities for their residents.” The grants announced Tuesday go to Crawford County, Allegan County’s Laketown Township, the city of Leslie in Ingham County, Berrien County’s Lincoln Township, Wayne County’s Plymouth Township, Saginaw County’s Richland Township, and the city of Traverse City in Grand Traverse County.

Snyder signs new laws for business investment LANSING (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a package of bills replacing many of the state’s economic development incentives with new, smaller programs. The Michigan Business Development and Michigan Community Revitalization programs replace the brownfield and historic tax credits as well as those granted by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority. The old tax credits were under the Michigan Business Tax that’s being replaced next month with a new corporate income tax. Snyder said in a news release Tuesday that the new programs will provide $100 million in incentives for highly competitive projects in Michigan.

Chrysler says it’s reopening Detroit Viper plant DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler Group LLC says it’s reopening its Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit to make the next generation SRT Viper, creating about 150 jobs. The company idled the plant when production of the Dodge Viper ended in July 2010. Chrysler executive Ralph Gilles said Tuesday the new Viper will join the company’s product line in late 2012 as a 2013 model. Chrysler says current hourly employees who previously worked at Conner were first offered the opportunity to return to their former plant. It says the rest of the jobs will be filled by other hourly employees volunteering to transfer.

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Kevin Spate (left) and Craig Remsberg, acting assistant police chief and acting police chief for Boyne City, are introduced at Tuesday’s city commission meeting. Applications for the full time job are due next month, following the recent retirement by Randall Howard, the city’s former police chief. Boyne City. General applications are available at city hall’s front desk. Also, city commissioners unanimously agreed to spend $4,100 for topographic survey, base map services and soil borings along Hannah Street. The city street frequently heaves and is generally considered in “bad shape,” said Andy Kovolski, public works supervisor. The hope is to gather data that may be useful to both figure probable costs and develop a reconstruction plan, perhaps for next year’s building season,

Kovolski said. “This data will help us whether we do this project in this coming year or a couple years down the road,” Cain said. Finally, city commissioners unanimously agreed to seek a $5,000 grant from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians for a riverwalk extension project along the north bank of the Boyne River between Lake Street and the Fochtman public parking lot. A second, $10,000 grant will be sought for a sidewalk along M-75, from the middle school toward the Great

BOYNE CITY — City manager Michael Cain confirmed the ice pole typically planted along downtown Boyne City’s waterfront will not be installed this year to allow for a new ice-skating rink. City resident Doug Bean attended Tuesday’s Boyne City City Commission meeting and questioned why the ice pole isn’t yet up to delight both locals and winter tourists with its ever-changing ice sculpture attributes. It’s a mistake not to put up the wintertime display, he said. “I think it’s just kind of unique,” Bean said. Cain said the city plans to install a new ice-skating rink near Lake Charlevoix, behind the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce building at the corner of Water and Lake streets. “The intention is to replace the ice pole with the ice rink this year and give that a try,” Cain said.

Lakes Energy home office. Commissioner Laura Sansom questioned whether the city’s two applications will put in jeopardy the Boyne Area Free Clin-

City officials sought other locations for the ice pole, but none with adequate plumbing and drainage could be identified, he said. Mayor Ron Grunch said he wants city employees to continue the search for another ice pole spot. Meanwhile, restaurant Cafe Santé in Boyne City held a benefit event on Dec. 4 to raise money for the ice rink. All proceeds from the night — more than $1,900 — went to the cause, as well as about $1,250 from a silent auction and nearly $300 in direct donations. The event is expected to become an annual benefit for the ice rink. Hugh Conklin, the city’s Main Street program manager, estimates the ice rink will cost about $5,800, with the ice rink unit making up $3,400 of that total. Officials ordered the unit and it is expected to be delivered next week.

ic’s pending application for a $25,000 grant. Cain said he didn’t think it would. The grant applications are due Dec. 31.

GAYLORD

Pretending to be poor White Christmas Poverty reduction group aims to raise awareness with simulation

The Char-Em United Way Poverty Reduction Initiative aims to build public awareness of the daily struggles which poverty presents for many area residents with a poverty simulation event planned for this winter. This event is planned for 10 a.m.-noon on Friday, Jan. 27 at the Emmet County Fairgrounds. This event is being given to expand public awareness of the daily struggles many residents of Charlevoix and Emmet counties that live in poverty experience. “The stigma of welfare only increases the pain of poverty which is being felt by increasing numbers in Northern Michigan during this time of economic downturn,” said Casey Adams, who works with United Way through the AmeriCorps VISTA program. “We need to make community residents more aware of this issue.” More than 6,900 residents of Charlevoix and Emmet counties are living at or below federal poverty level, according to recent census data. Many of these families make difficult decisions every day regarding their expenses — often choosing between a meal and a doctor’s appointment. The Poverty Simulation was designed to help people better understand the realities of poverty. The Poverty Simulation is targeted to civic and community leaders, elected officials, busi-

ness owners, nonprofit board members, teachers, clergy and members of faith and the general public. There is no charge to participate, but space is limited. Registration is requested by Jan. 6. Using a nationally acclaimed simulation kit, participants will role-play the lives of low-income families. Some will be Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients or disabled individuals, and others will be playing senior citizens on Social Security. They have the stressful task of providing for basic necessities and shelter on a limited budget during the course of four 15-minute “weeks.” Volunteers will play human service agencies, grocers,

“This workshop helps people understand the complexities and frustrations of living in poverty day to day.” Casey Adams, AmeriCorps pawnbrokers, bill collectors, job interviewers, police officers and others. “This workshop helps people understand the complexities and frustrations of living in poverty day to day,” said Adams. “With a greater awareness of its impact, we can more effectively address the poverty issues in our community.” For more information or to register, contact Casey Adams at vista@charemunitedway.org or call (231) 487-1006.

‘iffy’ in Gaylord Michael Jones Gaylord Herald Times Staff Writer

G AY L O R D — E a c h ye a r there is a better than average chance Gaylord will wake up to a white Christmas — a 75 percent probability, according to the Gaylord National Weather Service. On Monday, area snowfall lagged 24 inches behind the norm of 34 inches, and meteorologist Scott Rozanski said with cold air currently bottled up in Canada our best chance for any appreciable snowfall likely won’t occur until Dec. 23, making the chance of a white Christmas iffy at best. “The goofy thing is it’s not going to take a lot to get a white Christmas,” Rozanski said. “It’s not hard to put 2 inches on the ground around here. The overall trend, though, is we’re not looking at a lot of big systems moving in anytime soon.” Jerri-Lynn Bailey, director of marketing and sales at the Otsego Club Resort, said despite a lack of natural snow the club has been “trying to make as much snow as possible. Right now we’re prepping the hills with the snow we’ve stockpiled.” Bailey said crews have been working this week in anticipation of a Saturday opening of its slopes. She said plans call

for runs to be open to the public both Saturday and Sunday. Treetops resort opened its ski hills this past weekend. “We’re not looking at any cold weather for the rest of the week,” Rozanski said of the unusually balmy weather of late. According to Rozanski, temperatures have been averaging about 7 degrees above normal for the past week. He said cold air could come in for a few days after Dec. 22, and there are some indicators there may be snow in the days leading up to Christmas. For now both the Otsego Club and Treetops are dependent upon snow guns to provide the snow for their ski runs. Bailey said as a general rule of thumb, snowmaking conditions call for temperatures to be below 27 degrees with low humidity. Businesses such as the Otse go Club, which caters to skiing and snowmobile enthusiasts, say the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day provides a big economic boost to the area. “We’ll be open this weekend as we prepare for the kickoff to Christmas,” Bailey said. “That week is a big part of our business. Right now Mother Nature has not been working in our favor.”

BOYNE CITY

BOYNE CITY POLICE LOG MONDAY, DEC. 5 3:00 a.m. False alarm in the 100 block of South Park Street 5:08 a.m. Noise complaint from the 500 block of North Lake Street 6:00 p.m. Assist with false medical alarm in the 500 block of West Michigan — phone problems 10:48 p.m. Unlock in the 200 block of South Lake Street TUESDAY, DEC. 6 12:30 a.m. Report of dead deer in roadway 11:09 a.m. Civil complaint received from the 1300 block of Boyne Avenue 3:10 p.m. Unlock in the 200 block of North Lake Street 4:01 p.m. Report of stolen snowboard from car 4:30 p.m. Report of unlawful entry in the 300 block of East Division Street

5:22 p.m. Arrested subject on warrant 7:56 p.m. Unlock in the 800 block of State Street WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7 9:54 a.m. Complaint of speeders on Charlevoix Street 10:55 a.m. Report of suspicious situation in the 400 block of North Lake Street 1:57 p.m. Two-vehicle property damage accident on Boyne Avenue near city limits 6:00 p.m. Larceny of iPod from the 1000 block of Boyne Avenue 7:23 p.m. Received information about possible trespass in the 300 block of East Division Street THURSDAY, DEC. 8 6:23 p.m. Citation issued for expired plate

6:35 p.m. Welfare check on subject who had allegedly made suicidal comments — was located fine 10:23 p.m. Report of assault in the 300 block of East Division Street — victim did not want to press charges FRIDAY, DEC. 9 9:20 a.m. Report of bullying in the 100 block of Boyne Avenue 2:45 p.m. Report of harassing messages being received on cell phone 3:45 p.m. Report of suspicious vehicle in the area of Hannah and State streets 4:15 p.m. Report of subject selling items door to door 5:09 p.m. Subject reports being threatened on Facebook 8:20 p.m. Responded to 9-1-1 hang up in the 500 block of West Michigan Street — medical issue

SATURDAY, DEC. 10 6:57 a.m. Vehicle unlock in the 800 block of South Park Street 9:30 a.m. Report of backed up sewer SUNDAY, DEC. 11 8:14 a.m. Probation violation in the 300 block of North Lake Street 9:44 a.m. Report of suspicious situation in the 100 block of East Water Street 12:20 p.m. Two juveniles at police department asking for a ride — parents contacted 12:36 p.m. Property damage accident in the 1300 block of Boyne Avenue 1:58 p.m. Disturbance in the 300 block of East Division Street — one subject arrested on warrant and second subject arrested for resisting and obstructing

OPINION

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 •

Our View

You can help ‘Toys for Tots’ bring a smile to a child this Christmas

Tots, you can help. Toys for Tots is a program through the United States Marine Corps that has been in existence since 1947, and collects toys for children in low-income homes. It has brought smiles to the faces of several thousand children through the years. This year the demand is higher than ever. “With the economy the way it is, people are still hurting and we see that,” said Jim Alton, director of Emmet County Department of Veterans Affairs, in a recent Petoskey NewsReview story. “Even the

ou, too, can be Santa Claus this Christmas. The times are hard right now throughout Northern Michigan, and more than ever there are children finding themselves wondering if Santa Claus is going to be able to make a visit to their homes this Christmas. Imagine the sadness you would feel, waking up on Christmas morning, only to find a bare spot under the tree or the difficulty as a parent who has to tell their child there will be no Christmas this year. But, through Toys for

amount of veterans that I see come in my office for assistance, it’s an indication that across the North here, things are tough all over. But even when times are tough, I know people always dig deep and rise to the occasion.” Locally, the Toys for Tots program is overseen by the Northern Michigan Marine Corps League No. 690. The league handles everything from putting out boxes, collecting toys and then helping with distribution to area children. Each year, about 270 local families contact the Salvation Army for help.

Alton noted that in 2010, more than 10,000 toys were collected and donated locally. Toys are usually distributed beginning the week before Christmas. To donate, just find one of the hundreds of donation boxes located throughout the Emmet and Charlevoix counties (there is even one located in the front office of the Petoskey News-Review building in Petoskey). Toy donations must be new, unwrapped, and for children from birth through 17. For more information on where or how to donate,

contact the Emmet County Department of Veterans Affairs at (231) 348-1780. If you are a family in need with children this holiday season contact the Salvation Army at (231) 347-3531. Please donate to this wonderful program and help bring a smile to a child this Christmas. And you don’t even have to try to fit down a chimney to do it. ‘Our View’ represents the opinion of the News-Review Editorial Board: Ryan Bentley, Doug Caldwell, Brandon Hubbard, Jeremy McBain, Neil Stilwell, Babette Stenuis Stolz, Renee Tanner

Letters from our readers Who will pay? Editor: I am writing in reply to the letter written by Celia M. Hastings in the Dec. 6 issue of the News-Review. I was just wondering where Ms. Hastings thinks all the money is going to come from to pay for all of the “rights” that she ways we are all entitled to and for which the Wall Street Occupiers are so respectfully demonstrating? Thank you. Gail S. Kozlowski Harbor Springs

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Leaving one war but staying on to fight WASHINGTON — This month, any American could justifiably allow his or her memories to flash back to those strange, frightening days of the autumn of 2001. But I am thinking, not of the savage strikes of 9/11, but of what came afterward. Anyone who thinks a democracy like ours can keep secrets should think again. For soon after, we began hearing the next “unbelievable” — we were not only going to go after the people who really waged the 9/11 attacks, the terrorist group called al-Qaida, but we were going to use the opportunity to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein. At first, it seemed surreal. As horrible a man as Saddam was, we had no reason or purpose in overthrowing him. America, after all, did not go to war like those old barbarians who gained pleasure in killing or for the joy of taking land. But within 18 months, there we were, bombing Iraq to hell, not even protecting the great museum of Baghdad with its irreplaceable treasures, and disbanding both the Iraqi army and the Baathist party. One scene is set in my mind. At a pro-war session at the conservative Heritage Foundation, a liberal-mind-

Georgie Anne Geyer Foreign affairs columnist Universal Press Syndicate ed American diplomat at one point asked cryptically, “And how will American troops know which Iraqis are the good guys and which are the bad ones?” One of the arrogant neocon supporters who had taken over George W. Bush’s foreign policy, smiled sardonically and said, “They’ll know, they’ll know.” I remember looking around me, rather expecting to see some reincarnated Houdini with his black, all-knowing eyes, who would “know,” but instead I saw only a sea of innocent white faces staring up at us. I surely knew then that we were in trouble. But now, the big news this week is that we are on our way out of Iraq — and, soon, Afghanistan as well. (Neighboring hard-line Pakistan may solve the problem for us.) And if no one cheered and threw flowers at us when we came in 2003, as the war-lovers claimed, the odd thing is nobody exactly inundated our

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boys and girls with Iraqi hugs and kisses as they left, either. One typical reportage on the evacuation, this one of the 82nd Airborne Division in The New York Times, saw it this way: “Glimpses of the city filtered in through bulletproof windows. A few Iraqis jeered at the passing vehicles as they cleaved through traffic, as others watched impassively. But mostly the line of 14-ton trucks seemed invisible. After nearly nine years of living with American convoys, few Iraqis bothered to glance at one more.” And on CNN mid-Monday, even as President Obama was theatrically meeting with the Iraqi president in the White House to praise the end of Bush’s, Cheney’s and Rumsfeld’s war, Iraqi women were asking the well-versed correspondent Arwa Damon in Baghdad whether the Americans “had made all those mistakes deliberately.” Was at least one war over? News from the area outlined how “Iranian influence was seeping into Iraq,” as “Shia special groups” (read: Shia militias, supported by Iran) gained in power and influence. The Wall Street Journal outlined how the U.S. was

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shifting “to a large, new footprint.” Despite all the talk and writing about America leaving Iraq, in fact, the ongoing U.S. presence there will number between 15,000 and 16,000, including federal employees and private contractors who will be left in-country. This is particularly dangerous because the private contractors are especially hated in Iraq. (Remember the burned bodies hung from the bridge in Fallujah?) The center of all things American will be the flagship U.S. Embassy, a mammoth creation surrounded by huge walls and occupying 104 acres. Federal officials have signed hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts for everything from health care to food to security, but many are fearful that, once the real military troops are gone, the civilian contractors will not be able to protect the Americans remaining behind. Militant clerics have already called on followers to resist the “occupiers” that remain. The same problem of the breaking down of regular military troops and their replacement, if that’s the correct term, with militias and “special groups” of every sort is also occurring in Afghanistan, although

we are not officially to leave there until 2014. In fact, the commander of U.S. “Special Operations Forces” recently praised the militia buildup, and Gen. David Petraeus revealingly called the unit program “a community watch with AK-47s.” So it comes down to the fact that we are leaving Iraq, and then, let’s hope, Afghanistan, but that we are really not leaving. We are changing the form of our military involvement, but that change won’t likely fool anyone over there, and not many over here. It’s almost like playing at war, where no one wins or loses, but it’s made more comfortable for the fighters and less unpalatable for the folks back home. President Obama could at least this week say that he has fulfilled one of his cardinal campaign pledges — “to bring the Iraq war to a responsible close.” But as has been said in a more engaging context, “As one door closes, another one opens.”

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Editor: I am pleased to announce that the sixth annual Alternative Gift Fair held at the Petoskey United Methodist Church on Dec. 3 raised approximately $42,000 for 16 local and global nonprofits, including: Women’s Resource Center, Manna, Great Start, NW Michigan Community Action Agency, Nehemiah House, Project Connect, Harbor Springs Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, Community Free Clinic, Planned Parenthood, and Kids HOPE. The majority of donations went to Manna, Harbor Springs Food Pantry, and the NW Michigan Community Action Agency underscoring shoppers’ understanding that while many friends and family on their holiday shopping list need very little, there are many folks in our community who need the basics this year: food and warm shelter. Many thanks to Julienne Tomatoes for providing lunch for the organization volunteers, to Carter’s Imagewear for the excellent directional signs, to Glen’s North for shopping bags, and to Petoskey United Methodist Church for hosting the event. Members from several area churches volunteered including many from Emmanuel Episcopal of Petoskey and First Presbyterian of Harbor Springs. Chair massage was donated by Nancy Sherman and Michelle Burian with 100 percent of proceeds going to the fair. I have tremendous gratitude for Packy and Susan Offield who kick started our community challenge and to Walstrom Marine for donating generously in honor of their customers. I want to thank the many wonderful shoppers who braved a rainy, cold day to support our community while simplfying their holiday shopping and connecting to the true spirit of the season. In community, Copland Rudolph organizer Harbor Springs

Editor: Thank you so much to Little Traverse Civic Theatre for the wonderful production, “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” Friendship Centers of Emmet County’s Meals on Wheels program was the recipient of audience donations at the performance on Sunday, Dec. 11. This financial gift will help provide Emmet County seniors with a hot, nutritious meal delivered to their home, along with a well-being check that is so vital to their ability to live at home where they are most comfortable. Our area is blessed with thoughtful donors who care about the needs of our county’s older citizens. We are also blessed with the talents and generosity of groups like Little Traverse Civic Theatre, who spread their goodwill and giving spirits to their audiences. I encourage anyone who has not seen this highly entertaining and well-produced event to call for tickets today. The remaining performances of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” will be offered on Dec. 15-17 at 8 p.m. at the Crooked Tree Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased by calling Crooked Tree Arts Center at (231) 347-4337 between 10 a.m.-2 p.m., or online at ltct. org. Sue Engel, executive director Friendship Centers of Emmet County Petoskey

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Zonta Club says thank you Editor: The Zonta Club of Petoskey Area wishes to thank everyone who supported our 39th annual Fashion Show and Fundraising Luncheon. This fashion show, a November tradition for hundreds of residents and their guests, was held on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m-2p.m. in Ovation Hall at the Odawa Casino Resort. There were 210 individuals in attendance. Thanks to our sponsors, donors and attendees, the Zonta Club of PetoskeyArea raised close to $12,500 (a 25 percent increase from 2010) which will

provide funding for organizations and programs in our area that advance the status of women and girls.We’d like to extend our thanks to our sponsors Odawa Casino Resort, Huntington Bank, Jet’s Pizza, Comfort Keepers, PNC Bank, Trillium Salon and Spa, Petoskey Plastics, Harbor Arthritis and Lifestyle Center, and Personal Graphics, Inc. Thanks also go to our retailers who participated in the show: Arlington Jewelers, Bearcub Outfitters, Big Girls in Tights, Bondurant, The Circus Shop, Claymore Shop, Cutler’s, Emma, 52 Weekends, Frivolous Sals, The Gold Mine, Hilda of Harbor, Items, J. Phillips, Maurice’s, Northern Sole, PEcado Design & Handbags, Petoskey Bridal, Pretty Woman Boutique, Propellers, Regalia, Robert Frost Fine Footwear, Sky Iris, Sunglass Shoppe, Threads and V2V. These retailers also supplied items for our silent auction. Thanks to our gift basket donors Gourmet to Go at Odawa Casino Resort, Kilwin’s of Petoskey and JMW Consulting. And finally thanks to everyone who contributed items to our silent and live auctions and who purchased items that day! Additional thanks go to Northern Copy Express for printing, Creative Roots for print design, Flowers from Sky’s the Limit for decorations, B.J. Shawn from Bearcub Outfitters for retailer and model support, Trillium Salon and Spa for backstage hair, Jet’s Pizza for food for models, Jody Adgate, Eric Leister and dancers from Crooked Tree Arts Center for our entertainment, and Odawa Casino Resort for their unbelievable support and hard work to make the fashion show so successful. Finally, many thanks to the generosity of our volunteer committee for their time, talent and unrelenting work: Janice Smolinski, Jeannette Aspenleiter, Denise Phelps, Karen Clark, Sookie Ostrander, Kim Medler, Kelly Scripter, Lexie Brummeler, Linda Hume, Anne Elise Buchbinder, Judy Mainland, Kathlyn Denise, Pam Vargo and Ruth Hanna. Kathy Bardins Fashion Show 2011 Chair

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Pride and honor Editor: Thank you Boyne City. Your expressions of condolence to the Diener family for the loss of their son Jack demonstrates honor and respect remain a strong and meaningful component in our community. Sam Buitendorp Boyne City

Bravo to Petoskey Public School band program Editor: To the people of Petoskey, the administration, and bands program of the Petoskey Public Schools. My wife and I had the privilege of seeing your band’s “Holiday Collage” this past Dec. 7. We came from Muskegon to see and hear our grandson, Patrick Sheperd. Wow! We are still in awe. Please know that my father played in the “Big Bands,” for both Tommy Dorsey and Stan Kenton. As a superintendent of both the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools and the Greater Muskegon Catholic Schools, as well as being an administrator in the Mona Shores Public Schools, in Muskegon, I witnessed quality instrumental music programs for years. Yet I truly doubt that there are a dozen school

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Editor: I grew up attending performances of Handel’s “Messiah” in Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium every December. Even as a child I knew Messiah to be a very special family tradition. Now I’m grown. The experience is still special but in very different ways. Today I am violinist with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. Over the years I have played my violin in Handel’s “Messiah” more times than I can count in more places than I can remember. I have been a part of amateur orchestra across the state, put together by choral conductors in need of accompanists for their choirs. I played in those performances, but I missed the thrill I experienced as a child. In 2006, the thrill came back. For the first time, the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and its 30 member choir performed Handel’s “Messiah” at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Petoskey. That first performance was so well received the ushers had to turn people away. Since then, the Great Lakes Chamber Orchstra has scheduled two performances every December and each is virtually a sell-out. The quality of the experience is that extraordinary. Last year I was unable to play in the orchestra, so I simply attended the concert and was “blown away” by my fellow musicians. That performance rivaled anything I ever heard at Hill Auditorium. I was a child again. I came to last night’s first rehearsal for this year’s performance with a high level of anticipation. Once again Maestro Matthew Hazelwood has decided to add subtle changes to how we perform Handel’s music. The audience may not be able to identify what specific changes have been

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Obituaries Eileen Nye, 84 Eileen (MacDonald) Nye, age 84, formerly of Hessel, Mich., passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 10, 2011, at Bay Bluffs in Harbor Springs, Mich. The daughter of the late George and Anne (Cartwright) MacDonald, Eileen was born in Pickford, Mich., on April 21, 1927. She attended Maple Leaf School, Cedarville High School, and Bay City Business College. She worked at the Cedarville Weekly Wave Office and at Kincheloe Air Force Base and later for the St. Ignace News until her retirement in 1997. Eileen enjoyed teaching Sunday school, growing summer flowers, sewing, and crocheting tablecloths for her family. She was an avid reader and collected anything to do with strawberries, as well as beautiful dolls. Eileen’s favorite Bible verse was John 10:27: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” Following her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was the source of her happiness, security, and

peace. Her family includes five daughters: Anne (Gary) Tassier, Florence Cleary, Nancy (Barton) Case, Kathy Nye (Wayne) Walts and Carol (Ron) Ammons; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and seven siblings: Muriel (Clyde) Roeske, Ken (Claire) MacDonald, Norma (Harold) Nye, Kathryn (Norm) Rabe, Margaret (Leonard) Hawkins, Judith (Pat) Old, and Paul (Ginny) MacDonald. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, at C.S. Mulder Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until the time of the service. Burial will be at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens. Memorials may be made to Community Baptist Church, 1006 E. 4th Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 49783. Condolences may be expressed online at www.csmulder.com.

Robert Leon Coors, 74 Robert Leon Coors, 74, of Alanson, died Dec. 13, 2011, at his home. Robert was born on Sept. 7, 1937, in Petoskey, the son of Leon and Elizabeth (Dodge) Coors and was raised in Alanson. Robert and his family moved to Petoskey while he was in high school and he graduated from Petoskey High School in 1956. On Oct. 8, 1960, Robert married Lois Ruth Johnson and together they made their home for a short time in Petoskey, before moving to Chicago, Ill., in 1961. Robert went to work for Republic Steel in Chicago, first sailing on an ore boat for two years, before going to work in a steel mill. In 1968, they returned to Northern Michigan and purchased the family farm from his grandfather, Arthur Coors, which he and Ruth turned into a dairy farm. Ruth preceded

Robert in death on Jan. 4, 1998, and Robert had to discontinue farming a year later because of a debilitating accident. Robert loved farming and ranching. He had a very mechanical mind and had the ability and the love to fix machinery; he could fix just about anything. He is survived by a son, Brian Coors; a brother, Wesley Coors of Petoskey; two sisters, Maureen Smith of Madison, Ohio, and Charlene Lemble of Columbus, Ohio; and by many nieces and nephews. Robert was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lois Ruth Coors; and by a daughter, Melinda Gail Coors in 1969. The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at the Stone Funeral Home in Petoskey with the Rev. David Brantley officiating. The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the funeral home.

Virginia Ruth Ash, 89 Virginia Ruth Ash, 89, of Harbor Springs, died Dec. 12, 2011, at the Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Virginia was born March 15, 1922, at her parents’ Rickard and Leota Johnson’s home place. She was the oldest of seven children and is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Winslo; brother, Ralph Johnson; sisters, Evelyn Johnson and Roberta Hankins (Gene); brothers-in-law, Paul Burrows and Cal Metz; and a niece, Amy Martin (Ken). On Aug. 14, 1941, Virginia was married to Winslo C. Ash of Fowlerville, Mich. They resided in Petoskey following Winslo’s service in the Army, (WWII). Virginia attended Curtis School, worked at the Petoskey Steam Laundry, for Dr. Gerald Drake family, and Mr. Don Ballard family. Because of her love of sewing, Virginia worked for several years for Northern Michigan Regional Hospital doing all the mending. Virginia and Winslo resided near Harbor Springs after their retirement. Virginia was active in 4-H. For 35 years, she taught many young ladies how to sew, and was active with the Michigan State Extension Club since the age of 16. Virginia enjoyed gardening, farming, cooking, canning and reading. The Emmet County Fair was important to her as both a participant and judge. She took great joy in participating in Petoskey and Harbor Springs farmers markets. The farmers market was a natural part of her entire life because of her parents’ dependence on the Petoskey Farmers Market as a necessary source of their income. Virginia remembered hoeing when she was 3 years old and continued to do so in her own gardens for her entire life. Virginia was known for making molded chocolates and dearly loved to share them with her friends and family at Christmas. She tried every

craft possible and enjoyed creating beautiful things, especially quilts. Virginia enjoyed her quilting club where she helped to create numerous quilts, got caught up on area news and enjoyed eating a homemade dessert each time they met. She was busy “doing” to the very end of her life, daily working on her beautiful quilted hot pads. Virginia took part in the ministries of the Epsilon United Methodist Church, Crossroads Church and Alanson United Methodist Church. Her family truly rejoices in her example of living one’s faith in Jesus. Virginia’s faithfulness sustained her through all of life’s valleys. She is a faithful servant of God. Virginia is survived by her daughters, Ruth (Don) Arman and Doris (Thad) McGehee, all of Harbor Springs; grandchildren, Thad McGehee III, Roxann Arman, James Arman; great-grandchildren, Mariah Arman, Mitchell Baker, BreeAnn Baker, Haleigh Martinus, Kenneth Martin III, Alicia Martin, and James Martin; greatgreat-grandchild, Kenneth Martin IV. Virginia is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews; cousins; sister-inlaw, Joan Johnson; sisters Lois Metz, Verna (Earl) Bjorkman and Wilma (Mel) Wilber; as well as numerous cherished friends. Our mother’s generosity, sense of fun, laughter, beautiful smile, and “can do” attitude made her the most wonderful mother, wife, and friend to all. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at the Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Road, Petoskey. In lieu of flowers, those who would like to honor Virginia’s memory may choose to consider donations to one of the following: The Friendship Center, Alanson United Methodist Church, or Heifer International (www.heifer.org/catalog). Arrangements are being handled by Stone Funeral Home in Petoskey.

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Environmental Quality (DEQ) to “legitimately explain with scientific reasoning” why a permit application was denied and to require MacMaster the DEQ to meet with a permit holder before H e r a l d T i m e s ( H T ) : carrying out enforcement What are you working on action.) right now? HT: What accomplishGreg MacMaster: Right now, taking a set of 19 House ments are you most proud bills to committee and shep- of ? MacMaster: The speed at herd them through to be votwhich we’re getting things ed upon on the House floor. (The “Motor Carrier Bill” done. I had lofty goals to will raise the weight re- have four bills presented striction for commercial this year. We had seven voted drivers licenses, or CDLs, upon on the floor by June. from 10,000 pounds to 26,000 HT: Have parties been pounds, requiring fewer drivers to go through the working together, or is expensive CDL certification there a division? MacMaster: We work toprocess. “It’ll save money on licensing for every business gether on majority of legthat has pickups and trail- islation. I have great Demoers,” MacMaster said. “It’s crat support for my bills. I big for agriculture business- try to keep a very positive rees and the positive impacts lationship with them and get ideas from them to push bills would be huge.” Additionally, the “Fran- forward. I don’t know what chise Law” calls for trans- it would be like to work in a parency in the franchise pro- divided House. We’re getting cess, “so franchisees know so much done and that in itexactly what they’re buying self is rewarding. (MacMaster noted he is into,” MacMaster said. “Everybody pays the 8 percent seated in the House near franchise fee, but there’s a Reps. Ken Hor n, R-Franlot of loopholes we want to kenmuth, Hugh Crawford, close to make it more fair for R-Novi, Peter MacGregor, R-Rockford and Marty Knolthe franchisee.” (MacMaster said House lenberg, R-Troy.) bills 4042 and 4043 were HT: What have you done passed recently, respectively, requiring the Department of to make an impact locally?

GAYLORD — State Rep. Greg MacMaster held office hours in Gaylord on Monday and met with the Gaylord Herald Times to share his thoughts on his first year in office. MacMaster, R-Kewadin, represents Michigan’s 105th House District.

MacMaster: I’ve taken on issues from the local community. In Gaylord, there was an auto business looking to get off the ground. They wanted to employ 20 or 30 people, but it took a long time to get up and running. (He explained that the business, Alpine Auto Auction, was told it would take six months to get licensing as a new business from the Secretary of State. MacMaster said he called the state agency and was able to get the business licensed in 19 days. “It was a shot in the arm for us as a new business and for dealerships in the state because there’s not a lot of used cars out there anymore,” Alpine Auto Auction partner Angie Price said of MacMaster’s efforts. (MacMaster also said he is sponsoring House Bill 4684, which aims to open up more horse trails within the Pigeon River Country State Forest and other public lands in his district.) HT: Has anything surprised you? MacMaster: The job is exactly what I expected it to be — helping people. The level of work is chosen. Our expectations is what we make of it. We want to make a difference and we want to do it quickly. (On the 2011-2012 state budget being completed before the end of May, MacMaster said, “It was an accomplish-

Dr. John A. Fochtman, 74 Dr. John A. Fochtman, 74, of Petoskey, died Dec. 13, 2011, at his home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Sacramentine Sisters with the Rev. Frank Partridge officiating. John was born July 7, 1937, in Petoskey, the son of Louis and Catherine (Dore) Fochtman. He attended school in Petoskey graduating from St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. He then attended University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., then Loyola University where he received his medical degree. He did his residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. On Sept. 3, 1965, he married Maureen Martin in Chicago, Ill. She preceded him in death June 26, 2004. He moved to Petoskey in 1970 and opened his own medical practice. In 1979, they moved to Kalamazoo, Mich., and John was a doctor at the health center at Western Michigan University. After a period of time, they moved to Guam for 10 years

Debra McCain, 52 Debra McCain, 52, of Petoskey, went to be with our Lord on Dec. 9, 2011, after a long seven-year battle with cancer. She was at home surrounded by her family. Debi was born Dec. 27, 1958, in Columbia City, Ind., to Joe and Monetta (Zorn) Gray. She grew up in Syracuse, Ind., and was a graduate of Wawasee High School in Syracuse. After graduation, Debi studied and worked in the travel industry. In 1981, Debi moved to Indianapolis, Ind., and two years later her daughter Katie was born. It was then that she met and married her husband, Mike, in 1995, and the family moved to Petoskey, later that year. Debi enjoyed traveling, camping, fishing and outdoor activities. She was actively involved with the Petoskey schools and a number of local families. The family is a member of the Genesis Church of Petoskey. Debi will be remembered by the large number of friends she left behind as a very caring and compassionate individual, who always put other people’s needs first. Her passing will be deeply felt by those with whom she

ment because no one expected we’d get it done.” He added there were many late nights and early mornings to accomplish the early budget.)

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HT: What are your priorities or issues for 2012? Former Petoskey resident Wayne L. Reber, 92, of Leesburg, Fla., MacMaster: I’d like to see died Dec. 2, 2011, in Florida. Cremation has taken place with the financial side of Michi- burial in Memorial Gardens in Eustis, Fla. gan stay on track. Any legislation we pass has to elevate Michigan on that ladder. (MacMaster said he plans to continue “shepherding Editor’s note: bills” and aims to make As a tribute to our U.S. veterans, the Department of Natural American flags will now be published Resources and DEQ more with obituaries of veterans. “customer friendly.” He said If you have any questions, contact he’s also looking for input Jeremy McBain at (231) 439-9316, from his district on old bills jmcbain@petoskeynews.com or Babette which should be repealed or Stenuis Stolz at (231) 439-9351, bstenuis@petoskeynews.com. updated.)

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Elementary students help stock food pantry members Jessica Linderman and Shelly Saul coordinated the food drive at the school throughout the month of November. Just before Thanksgiving, volunteers delivered more than 2,000 nonperishable food items to the community food pantry at First Congre-

gational Church in Charlevoix. “They told us it was the largest amount (of food items) they had received in a long time, if ever,” Linderman said. “I’m very proud of the dedication of students and staff to help those in need in our community.”

was close, but she will live on in their memories. Debi is survived by her husband, Mike; two daughters, Katie Labra of Petoskey McCain and Sarah McCain of Petoskey; son, Adam McCain of Petoskey; parents, Joe and Monetta Gray; four sisters, Becky, Dawn, Teresa, and Monaca; one brother, Mark Gray; as well as by numerous nieces, nephews, and greatnieces and great-nephews. Deb was preceded in death by a sister, Beth. A memorial gathering to celebrate Debi’s life will take place noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Emmet County Community Center on Fair Road inside the Emmet County Fairgrounds located at the corner of U.S. 31 and Eppler Road in Petoskey. Donations may be made to Relay for Life or the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society in the name of Debi McCain. Family and friends wishing to offer a condolence or share a memory of Debi, may also do so online at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

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and John was a public health doctor until 2003 when they moved back to Petoskey where he had lived since. Fochtman John loved all sports especially college football. He loved to golf, play tennis and bridge. He was very active at the Friendship Center in Petoskey. He is survived by three children, Paul (Wendy) Fochtman of Frankfurt, Germany, Molly (Greg) Schnagl of Lino Lakes, Minn., and Stephen (Cristina) Fochtman of North Caldwell, N.J.; grandchildren, Thomas, 13, Paige, 13, Megan, 11, Jack, 9, Gavin, 4; two sisters, Catherine DeRose of East Lansing, Mary Grimm of Auburn, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. Contributions in memory of John may be made to the Friendship Center. Online condolences may be made at stonefuneralhomeinc. com.

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Facebook launches suicide prevention service tool

M E N L O PA R K , C a l i f. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help. A pro g ram launching Tuesday enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor through Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;chatâ&#x20AC;? messaging system. The service is the latest tool from Facebook aimed at improving safety on its site, which has more than 800 million users. Earlier this year, Facebook announced changes to how users report bullying, offensive content and fake profiles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the big goals here is to get the person in distress into the right help as soon as possible,â&#x20AC;? Fred Wolens, public policy manager at Facebook, told The Associated Press. Google and Yahoo have long provided the phone number to the National Sui-

cide Prevention Lifeline as the first result when someone searches for â&#x20AC;&#x153;suicideâ&#x20AC;? using their sites. Through email, Facebook also directed users to the hotline or encouraged friends to call law enforcement if they perceived someone was about to do harm. The new service goes a step further by enabling an instant chat session that experts say can make all the difference with someone seeking help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The science shows that people experience reductions in suicidal thinking when there is quick intervention,â&#x20AC;? said Lidia Bernik, associate project director of Lifeline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard from many people who say they want to talk to someone but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to call. Instant message is perfect for that.â&#x20AC;? How the service works is if a friend spots a suicidal thought on someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s page,

Bella Vita hosts Business After Hours

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will be available. Formerly known as Monte Bianco, Bella Vita is a casual fine dining Italian restaurant that reopened in May under new owners Kelly Woodard and Ryan Houghton. The restaurant has been closed for the fall season and will reopen Friday, the day after Business After Hours. Bella Vita can be reached at (231) 582-3341.

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he can report it to Facebook by clicking a link next to the comment. Facebook then sends an email to the person who posted the suicidal comment encouraging them to call the hotline or click on a link to begin a confidential chat. Facebook on its own doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t troll the site for suicidal expressions, Wolens said. Logistically it would be far too difficult with so many users and so many comments that could be misinterpreted by a computer algorithm.

arrival from the stray center. He is nine months old and such a gentle, loving guy. He will be good with other dogs and okay with children. Culver is a Shar-pei mix; looks like it could be lab. He loves to play and likes to go for walks. He will make a great pet for a family that has the time to spend with him. Culver comes with free obedience training with a professional dog trainer to help him get started out on the right paw. He is really is a nice dog.

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BISCUIT is a gorgeous little beagle/ jack russell mix. She is approximately 1-1/2 years old and very housebroke. She is a very friendly little girl who is good with cats and other dogs. She would make a very good family dog. Biscuit would like a fenced in yard to keep her safe, or maybe an underground fence. She is a smart dog and eager to learn, so she would enjoy the her free session of dog obedience training that comes with her adoption. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a nice dog for the family, then come check out Biscuit.

CHADWICK is an adorable little Chihuahua mix that was rescued from a shelter in Illinois. He is only 1 1/2 years old and likes to play. Chadwick is okay with other dogs and cats. He would love a home where he can run and have fun. Even though he likes to play, when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nished he wants to be cuddled. Chadwick will melt your heart when you meet him.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scoring in Businessâ&#x20AC;? columns provided by SCOREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tip of the Mitt chapter appear the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month on the Business page. The chapter can be emailed at tipofthemittscore@gmail.com. Mail can be sent in care of the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, 401 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey, Mich. 49770.

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All I want for Christmas is a warm and loving home. Please? My name is TORRIE and I know that you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen anything cuter than me under your tree. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m only four months old and such a sweet little girl. I love to play and have fun. I know that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m young and full of energy, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need a home that has the time and patience for me. I heard that I come with free obedience training upon my adoption to help me become the perfect family pet. I really look forward to attending my classes with my new family. Please help make my Christmas wish come true by becoming my forever family.

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Photography focus of afterschool class Time to tuck in plants for the winter

With our cold temperatures and no snow, you might want to think about “tucking in” your tender plants for the winter. A good blanket of snow actually provides plants with great insulation from bitter cold temperatures. The ground is beginning to freeze and the little critters that love to chew on your woody shrubs and perennials have most likely found a warm spot for the winter, so now is the time to apply some Cydney mulch. Pine and fir boughs Steeb make wonderful blankets for tucking in. If you have pines and fir in your landscape, prune out boughs close to the ground and up to 2 feet. This along with clearing out debris will allow sunlight and air to circulate around the trunk and discourage several tree diseases such as root collar weevil. If we don’t get some good snow by Christmas, you can use your natural Christmas decorations to protect your plants. If you don’t have any greens, you can use leaves, or bagged mulch. For your woody plants like roses and butterfly bush you can even just use soil. Just pile it up to cover the crown, but remember to remove it in the spring. Strawberry plants can be severely damaged by freezing temperatures and no protection. If you don’t have evergreen boughs to cover these plants, straw is highly recommended. If you haven’t put up your tee posts to protect your landscaping from the snowplow, you better get to it. I took advantage of the 46 degree temperatures on Sunday to get mine up and just in time. Some spots in my yard already had a bit of frost in the ground. I don’t think our snowplowers intend to dig up our yards; it’s just that they are in a hurry and it’s dark. After all, we all want them to clear our drives before we get up so we can get to work on time. To make my tee posts more visible I tied reflective tape to them. You know, the kind of tape they sell at the hardware store to keep birds away. It actually looks a little festive and I can look out the window and see if it’s windy or not. If you want a plant that can tell you approximately how cold it is, or at least if you need a hat, gloves and a scarf, plant a hardy rhododendron next year. If the leaves on your rhody are curled under, you can bet it’s cold.

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If you love birds as much as I do, you’ll be amazed to know that our little chickadees are able to go into hypothermia each night in order to conserve energy. They actually lower their daytime body temperatures 12-15 degrees. This and their ability to remember where they hide food and dense winter coats help them survive our northern winters. This past fall I watched my chickadees tuck sunflower seeds under my roof shingles. You can help your birds during the winter by providing them with suet. If you want to get your children interested in birds, have them participate in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Check out its website at http://birds. audubon.org/christmas-birdcount.

Cydney Steeb, Advanced Master Gardener, can be contacted at Emmet Conservation District, 3434 M-119, Harbor Springs (231) 439-8977 or cydney.steeb@macd.org. Her Gardening Wit and Wisdom column runs every Wednesday.

BOYNE CITY — Crooked Tree Arts Center’s 21st Century artisan Michael Murphy recently taught a photography class to students at Boyne City Middle School and Ellsworth School. Students were introduced to photography concepts and used digital cameras to create their images. “It’s good to teach the students how a camera actually works and have them put the information into use,” said Murphy. “The group has worked hard and come up with some creative photos.” As part of the class, students learned about taking indoor and outdoor shots, created stop-image videos and worked on taking portraits of each other. The students also had the opportunity to learn some basic photo editing techniques and edit their portrait photos on the computer. “I learned that photography isn’t an easy thing,” said Ashley Sutton, Boyne City Middle School student. “It takes a while to learn how to get a good shot. It takes time and practice to be good at it.” “The best part was when we were outside taking pictures and when we learned some trick photography,” stated Boyne middle school student Mathew Stanis. The 21st Century Arts program provides enrichment

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Students participating in Acting Up are (clockwise, from top) Emily Helmbold (eighth grade), Maureen O’Neill (ninth), Jonah Stoppel (ninth), Petra Stoppel (11th), McKenzi Meir (eighth), Olivia Judson (10th), Amber Michelson (ninth), Tina Sutton (sixth). Justin Pugh (10th) is not pictured.

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East Jordan Garden Club member (left) Marge Best and Care and Share representative Connie Roberts stand by a Mitten Tree in East Jordan. The public is invited to donate mittens, hats, scarves and socks to the Mitten Tree project at East Jordan’s Bay Winds Federal Credit Union, Charlevoix State Bank and Huntington Bank through Thursday, Dec. 15. The Mitten Tree project is a collaborative effort between the Garden Club and Care and Share.

‘Acting Up’ set to perform Teen improvisational acting troupe, Acting Up, will be performing at Concord Academy Petoskey 3:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in the school band room. The troupe has been performing in the area for six years using audience setups to create a hilarious show for all ages. The cost is $2 at the door. Call Julie Stoppel (231) 348-5338 or email jstoppel@concordpetoskey.com for more information.

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Students from Petoskey’s Sheridan Elementary School hosted a fundraiser Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Wendy’s to raise money for new books for the school’s library. The fundraiser brought in $669.80. Students pictured are (from left) Kiley, Kalyn and Kenzie Bromley, Lily VanHoosier, Wyatt and Kennedy Wonnacott and Jacob VanHoosier.

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Reason for family discord is a mystery what for. What can I do? — Clueless Dear Clueless: It’s possible that your brother-in-law misinterpretAnnie’s ed something Mailbox that happened involving you, and the only way to clear it up is to find out what occurred. Your husband can speak to his brother-in-law (or his sister) privately, say you are mortified that you may have done something to offend him and ask how the situation can be remedied so all of you can have a warmer relationship. We hope it helps.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have noticed that his sister’s husband has been rather cool to us for quite some time. We can barely get a civil hello from him at family events, yet he is warm and friendly to others. To the best of our knowledge, we have not done or said anything that would warrant the cold shoulder. My husband and I have many friends and are well respected in our community. We have tried not to let his attitude bother us, but it hurts. We live in the same community and attend the same church, so avoiding him is not an option. He recently was a no-show at a family gathering at our home. My husband mentioned this to another relative and was told that it was because of me. I was dumbfounded. I have no clue why he dislikes me. We have never argued or had an unpleasant incident. I would apologize in a minute if I only knew

Dear Annie: I am a recently divorced 40-year-old woman and have started seeing someone I really enjoy being with. My problem is, four years ago, I had to have four of my front teeth pulled due to a gum disease. I am wondering when and how to tell this man my teeth are fake. I want him to know, but I am embar-

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TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE The Knights of Columbus in Harbor Springs held its annual Tootsie Roll Drive in October. Proceeds from the drive, which benefits children with mental disabilities, were distributed recently and presented by (center) Robert Shagonaby, Grand Knight of council No. 15021, to Linda Richards (left) of the Harbor Springs Schools special education department and to Anne Elise Mair (right) of the Michigan Dyslexia Institute.

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The board sought some policy clarification on how outside organizations can operate within the schools, and in October put a hold on Young Life or any new outside group — one without a school affiliation — working in the schools, at least until questions concerning access can be resolved. School officials recently have reviewed several of the district’s policies that could relate to this and proposed some updates. For example, additional rules could be established in conjunction with the district’s policy for school visitors. Potential rules include requiring all individuals to sign in and out, a requirement for visitors to follow all school rules within the building, and an obligation to have any written mate-

rials intended for distribution to students approved by the building administrator. Updates to the district’s rules for volunteers also are proposed. One update could clarify that volunteers’ observation of students would need to focus on assuring safety and welfare. Another new provision would allow volunteers to handle one-on-one small group mentoring, provided that a parent or guardian provides permission for each participating student. A stated purpose, approved by the school’s principal, would also need to be established for a specific volunteer’s service. That volunteer would also be required to sign a statement indicating they have reviewed and understand the policy. In addition, volunteers would

also have to sign in and be clearly identified, along with undergoing background checks — a procedures already done with volunteers. An existing district policy prohibits the use of school facilities during the normal school day “for prayer or religious purposes by district personnel or programming.” Thursday’s board agenda also includes: — consideration of a proposed schedule of rental charges for district facilities for 2011-12 — updates on two potential ballot requests which might be presented to district voters in the future: a bond issue to fund technology resources, and a renewal of a sinking-fund millage to cover building and maintenance needs.

gher was very impressed with the Charlevoix East Park Project, which led him to retain our team to see what could be done in Harbor Springs. There is a lot of energy in Harbor Springs right now being directed at making the downtown more viable and to better develop the assets that we have here. Many peo- petoskey p l e h ave news.com put g reat effort into See samples online getting this movement going and we are excited and honored to be a part of it. Hitz Design and MBA Architects have been working with the DDA, the Placemaking group and the Friends of the Harbor Springs Area District Library to that end.” Architect Mark Buday collaborated with Hitz and also spoke briefly during the meeting. Taking steps to help visitors more easily locate the waterfront was another topic of conversation during the Tuesday morning session. Placemaking committee cochair Jody Ewbank urged those in attendance to tour the city while trying to imagine they’ve never been there before to see what challenges new visitors might face. “We have to think the same way as some of these people that have never been here. ... Unless they’re really looking, they don’t know where the water is,” she said. Chamber executive director Scott Herceg agreed. “You’re 100

percent right. You guys would all be shocked, on a summer day, spend a couple hours in the chamber office and just hear how many people come in and ask, ‘Where’s the water?’” The group also talked about the ever-changing role of libraries in communities. Alexandra Osetek, director of the Harbor Springs Library, took a moment to discuss some of the programs she has implemented at the library since she was hired a few months ago, including free film screenings, which are to become weekly events beginning in January. She said nearly 60 people attended a screening of The Help at the library last week, the second film screening to be given at the library so far. Breighner emphasized the need for input from the community as the placemaking process moves forward. “As you can see by the turnout today, there’s a lot going on in Harbor Springs right now,” she said. “There’s no concrete direction or plans yet, but a lot of people willing to come out at 8:30 on a weekday morning to learn and think and dream with us. And we have a lot of work ahead of us, but there’s a lot of wonderful, excited, energetic people that are involved in this process, and you’re all welcome to join us.” Anyone who would like to share an opinion with or ask a question of the placemaking committee is encouraged to send an email to placemaking@harborspringschamber.com.

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cheaper,” and the other focused on long-term planning. Members of the public are invited to attend both monthly meetings. During Tuesday’s dreaming session, Richard Hitz, of Hitz Design, presented a few conceptual designs for what the city could look like. The designs were not intended to be plans, but ideas to begin a conversation and to perhaps spark more ideas. Many of the concepts Hitz discussed with the group mirrored the suggestions Kent shared with the community during his visit, such as improving waterfront access, making the downtown more pedestrian friendly and creating a stronger sense of entry to the city. “You really don’t know when you’re in town,” Hitz said, noting that the existing landmarks are the hill and a sign that displays the speed of an approaching vehicle. “We need something for people to know they’re here and it’s a special place, not just that they’re going too fast.” Hitz said adding elements such as a town square, community center and a space for live performances could help energize the city. He also mentioned the possibility of adding a water playground and resting area. Hitz was not hired by the placemaking committee to do this conceptual work. A news release issued by Hitz Design states, “Hitz Design and MBA Architects were retained by a summer resident, Mike Meagher, of both Harbor Springs and Charlevoix. Mr. Mea-

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Firecrackers, bottle rockets legal in Michigan LANSING (AP) — Louder, more powerful fireworks will become legal in Michigan in plenty of time for the next Fourth of July through legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Rick Snyder. The legislation will make it legal to sell and use more powerful explosives such as firecrackers and some consumer-grade devices that shoot into the air, such as bottle rockets and Roman candles. Michigan’s current list of legal fireworks for residents without special permits is generally limited to ground-based or novelty items such as sparklers, smoke devices, toy snakes and toy noisemakers. T he bills overwhelmingly passed the state Legislature despite some safety concerns. Lawmakers note some Michigan residents now travel to Indiana, Ohio or Wisconsin to buy the fireworks that aren’t legal at home. Legislators figure that since the fireworks wind up in Michigan anyway, they might as well be legalized so the state can get a piece of the action through jobs, taxes and fees. “With the signing of these bills today, it places Michigan on an equal playing field and generates

much-needed revenue and jobs to our state,” Rep. Harold Haugh, a Democrat from Roseville and a key sponsor of the legislation, said in a statement. Businesses will have to pay for the right to sell the fireworks. Annual certificate fees due to the state would cost $1,000 for a retail location in a permanent building or $600 in a non-permanent location. There also would be insurance requirements for businesses. A “fireworks safety fee” of 6 percent would be tacked on to the retail price of fireworks, in addition to Michigan’s regular 6 percent sales tax. Snyder signed the bill Tuesday afternoon and is expected to officially file it with the Office of the Great Seal on Wednesday. The bill takes effect Jan. 1, which should give businesses time to ramp up by the summer fireworks season. Sara Wurfel, a Snyder spokeswoman, said the bill was signed with the understanding that lawmakers would take up a bill to “increase penalties to protect Michiganders from bad actors or ‘fly by night’ operations” when the Legislature reconvenes in January.

State retiree bill heads to Snyder LANSING (AP) — A bill that supporters say would save money on retiree benefit costs related to Michigan state government employees gained final legislative approval Tuesday and is headed to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. The Republican-led Senate approved the measure Tuesday by a 23-15, mostly party line vote. The bill already has been approved by the House. Snyder will more than likely sign the bill, spokeswoman Sara Wurfel said, pending a final review. The Republican governor wants to address unfunded liabilities and build a structure that’s sustainable for the long term, Wurfel said. The bill would eliminate the 3 percent employee contribution that state workers have been making since last year to help cover retiree health care costs. Those contributions, which had been challenged in court cases, would be refunded to workers next year. The bill would require employees covered by state pension plans to decide whether to remain in the

pension plan or convert to a 401(k) system. Workers who choose to remain in the pension plan would have to contribute 4 percent of their compensation, a provision that some state employee unions oppose. Ray Holman, legislative liaison for United Auto Workers Local 6000, said the constitutionality of that provision will be reviewed before opponents decide whether to take legal action. The union representing roughly 17,000 state employees opposes the legislation, but Holman said the bill headed to Snyder is improved from the “horrible” original version introduced earlier this year. Retiree health insurance coverage would be eliminated for new state employees hired after Jan. 1, 2012. That benefit would be replaced through a 401(k)-like system for health coverage. Similar options would be available to current state workers if they were hired in 1997 through this year. The retiree benefit bill is House Bills 4701.

Feds urge national ban on cell phones, texting, while driving

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A Christmas song from the third grade class of Sheridan Elementary School in Petoskey includes a few xylophones center stage Tuesday evening at the newly renovated auditorium in the Petoskey Middle School. Directing is Karen Mazzoline.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texting, emailing or chatting on a cellphone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed, federal safety investigators declared Tuesday, urging all states to impose total bans except for emergencies. Inspired by recent deadly crashes — including one in which a teenager sent or received 11 text messages in 11 minutes before an accident — the recommendation would apply even to hands-free devices, a much stricter rule than any current state law. The unanimous recommendation by the five-member National Transportation Safety Board would make an exception for devices deemed to aid driver safety such as GPS navigation systems. A group representing state highway safety offices called the recommendation “a game-changer.” “States aren’t ready to support a total ban yet, but this may start the discussion,” Jonathan Adkins, a spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, said. NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman acknowledged the recommendation would be unpopular with many people and that complying would involve changing what has become ingrained behavior for many Americans. While the NTSB doesn’t have the power to impose restrictions,

its recommendations carry significant weight with federal regulators and congressional and state lawmakers. Another recommendation issued Tuesday urges states to aggressively enforce current bans on text messaging and the use of cellphones and other portable electronic devices while driving. “We’re not here to win a popularity contest,” she said. “No email, no text, no update, no call is worth a human life.” Currently, 35 states and the District of Columbia ban texting while driving, while nine states and D.C. bar hand-held cellphone use. Thirty states ban all cellphone use for beginning drivers. But enforcement is generally not a high priority, and no states ban the use of hands-free devices for all drivers. A total cellphone ban would be the hardest to accept for many people. Leila Noelliste, 26, a Chicago blogger and business owner, said being able to talk on the cellphone “when I’m running around town” is important to self-employed people like herself. The immediate impetus for the recommendation of state bans was a deadly highway pileup near Gray Summit, Mo., last year in which a 19-year-old pickup driver sent and received 11 texts in 11 minutes just before the accident.

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CHEBOYGAN — Three fast starts, three blowout wins. Next, the home opener — and a big one at that. Jake Mullin scored 20 points, Zak Lewis added 17, and Erik

Davenport had 10 Tuesday as the Petoskey High School boys’ basketball team improved to 3-0 by rolling past Cheboygan, 69-26, in a non-leaguer. Next for the North- Mullin men, who have outscored their first three opponents by an average of nearly 32 points per game, is Cadillac on Friday, Dec. 16. It’s Petoskey’s home opener and it shapes up to be a key early season Big North Conference game.

The Vikings are 2-0 after a 54-42 season-opening win over Reed City, and a 63-41 victory Tuesday over Benzie Central. Petoskey is 1-0 in the league. Cadillac and the Northmen, who are seeking their third straight Big North championship, are expected to be among the front-runners in the league this season. “It’s Cadillac-Petoskey, which has been an awful good rivalry in basketball over the years,” Northmen coach Dennis Starkey said.

Big North biggie WHAT: Cadillac at Petoskey in a Big North Conference boys’ basketball game. WHEN: Friday, Dec. 19. The junior varsity game begins at 6 p.m. RECORDS: Petoskey, 3-0 overall, 1-0 league; Cadillac, 2-0, 0-0. RADIO: WMBN-AM 1340 AT STAKE: While it’s still very early in the season, the Northmen and Vikings are expected to be among the frontrunners in the conference.

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Rayders rally, win at buzzer

GAYLORD – Another thriller, another Rayder win. Andrew Potter’s 3-pointer beat the buzzer Tuesday, lifting Charlevoix to a 73-72 non-league boys’ basketball victory over Gaylord. The fantastic finish — Potter’s bucket capped a comeback from a seven-point deficit with under two minutes to play — came four days after the Rayders beat Frankfort, 59-58, in overtime. “ T h e F r a n k fo r t game on Friday, to Potter be able to pull that out, was a big confidence booster and to have the experience of playing in close games like this, I think, will play dividends as the year pro g resses,” said Charlevoix coach Plude Adam Wood, whose team opens Lake Michigan Conference play at Boyne City on Friday, Dec. 16. “I think it is a big confidence booster for our kids especially with the inexperience we have. And it’s nice heading into Boyne City on Friday.” Andrew Plude scored 23 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Rayders, 2-1, while Potter finished with 20 points. Tyler Cherry had 21 points to lead Gaylord, 1-2, while Tyler Frisch added 18 points, and Zach Lundell had 16. Charlevoix led, 44-37, at halftime, but was outscored 22-12 in the third quarter and trailed, 5956, entering the fourth. The Blue Devils led by seven with under two minutes to play when the Rayders railled. See ROUNDUP on PAGE B2

PITTSBURGH — Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist and Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 victory over the injurydepleted Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Johan Franzen added his teamleading 14th goal for Detroit and Danny Cleary provided some insurance with a pair of late goals as the Red Wings won their third straight. Evgeni Malkin scored his 11th goal of the season for Pittsburgh, but the Penguins went 0 for 4 on the power play and couldn’t connect on their few quality chances. The Penguins played without captain Sidney Crosby, who missed his third straight game and 23rd overall this season following a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms. Pittsburgh is 1-2-0 during Crosby’s current absence, with both losses to members of the league’s elite.

GOLF Donald voted PGA Tour player of the year JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Already No. 1 in the world, Luke Donald now is No. 1 in the eyes of the PGA Tour. Players have voted Donald the PGA Tour player of the year, making him the first British player to win the award since it began in 1990. The vote follows a season in Donald which Donald won twice and captured the money title by shooting 30 on the back nine to win the last tournament of the year. The tour does not disclose the votes or who was the runner-up. Along with his PGA Tour performance, the 34-year-old from England last week became the first player to win the money title on the PGA Tour and European Tour in the same year.

NBA Pistons’ Ben Wallace sentenced to probation

PONTIAC — Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation but avoided jail time on drunken driving and gun possession charges stemming from a September traffic stop in suburban Detroit. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar also sentenced Wallace to fines, court costs and 30 hours of community service. Wallace did not speak Tuesday with reporters.

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Early season showdown Logan Jenkins of Boyne Falls (33) races past Bellaire’s Denny Hall Tuesday during a non-league high school boys’ basketball game at Boyne Falls at Boyne Falls High School. The Eagles won the battle of two

of Northern Michigan’s top Class D teams, 51-49, as Reece Koepke hit two free throws with 4 seconds remaining. Josh Puroll scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebouns to lead Boyne Falls. See page B2.

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Northmen eye second straight win Ian Morrison (left) and his Northmen hockey teammates are looking to win their second game of the season today, Wednesday, at Griffin Arena.

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Now, they’ ll be looking for more. Fresh off its first win of the season, the Petoskey High School hockey team will play host to Gaylord at 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, in a Big North Conference contest at Griffin Arena. Petoskey, 1-4-0 overall, 0-2-0 league, will look to build off the momentum of a 7-1 win over Manistee on Friday. The Blue Devils, 5-2-1, are playing in their league opener. “We saw them a little bit in our season-opening tournament in Alpena,” Petoskey coach Brent Ward said. “They skate well and they beat Holt and lost to Milford. They have a pretty competitive group, but we’re looking forward to another conference game.” At the Division III Challenge

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last weekend, the Blue Devils tied Chelsea, 3-3; and beat Gibralter Carlson, 7-0. They are led by senior captain Spencer Bajko and Derek Axford, along with junior Anthony Tomaski. Juniors Pe-

ter Lawton and Tony Apa have shared time in goal. Senior forward Kyle Ruggles leads the Northmen in goal scoring with three, while senior forward Patrick Gitre and junior defense-

man Ken Forton are coming off two-goal efforts in last week’s win. Junior Breanna Merriam has carried the majority of the workload in goal. “We’re all healthy with the exception of Nick (Trombley), who’s still out (broken wrist), we should have a full squad,” Ward said. The game is also Toys-For-Tots Night at Griffin Arena, as any fan who brings an unwrapped, unopened toy (for children of all ages) receives $3 off admission, while students who bring a toy will be admitted for free. “We had a successful event with the Brother Dan Food Pantry Night and we loaded up an SUV full of food,” Ward said. “All the players had a box full of food they carried into the pantry and some of the kids stayed after and helped out. It was a good success for the first time doing this.”

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has carved out a niche as one of the NFL’s most feared defenders over the last five years by straddling the line between clean and dirty play. After one dangerous hit too many, the league apparently Harrison has seen enough. The NFL suspended Harrison for one game following his helmet-to-facemask hit on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy last Thursday, making Harrison the first player to miss game time as a penalty under the league’s revamped policy on such collisions. Harrison, who will likely appeal, laid out McCoy late in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 14-3 victory. The 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year was penalized for roughing the passer on the play and said Monday he believed the hit didn’t warrant further punishment. NFL Executive Vice President Ray Anderson disagreed, pointing out the violation marked the fifth illegal hit on a quarterback by Harrison in the last three seasons. The four-time Pro Bowler has also been fined on two other occasions for unnecessary roughness over the same period. Though Harrison hasn’t been fined for such a hit in over a year, he was considered a repeat offender under the 2011 League Policies for Players manual, leading to the suspension.

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BOYNE FALLS — There’s a lot of basketball to be played from now until March. Doubtful that Boyne Falls or Bellaire will forget this one in the meantime. Reece Koepke hit two free throws with four seconds remaining Tuesday, lifing the Eagles to a 51-49 victory before a packed Boyne Falls gym in an early season showdown between teams among the favorites in their respective leagues. And two teams that will surely be eyeing a potential matchup in the Class D district tournament hosted by the Loggers come March. “This was a good test for us to see where we are as a team,” Boyne Falls coach Tim Smith said after the entertaining nip-and-tuck battle during which neither team could gain a strong foothold. The game was tied five times, the last at 49-all when Boyne Falls’ Brendon Matelski made two free throws with 1 minute, 37 seconds remaining. Josh Puroll scored a gamehigh 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Loggers, 1-1, while Brendon Matelski added 13 points, and Logan Jenkins had 12. Gus Merriweather added nine points and Kasey Poel grabbed five rebounds to go along with Koepke’s 12 points for Bellaire, 2-0. It was tight from the opening tip, with the Eagles staking themselves to a 14-10 first-quarter lead. Their lead

Prep schedule

Wednesday, Dec. 14 Girls’ Basketball Cedarville at Boyne City, 6:30 p.m. Bellaire at Inland Lakes, 7:30 p.m. Pellston at Mancelona, 7:30 p.m. Alba at Alanson, 7:30 p.m. Ellsworth at Wolverine, 7:30 p.m. Hockey Gaylord at Petoskey, 7 p.m. Wrestling Petoskey, Rogers City at St. Ignace, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 15 Boy’s Basketball Ellsworth at Alanson, 7:30 p.m. Mackinaw City at Wolverine, 7:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball East Jordan at Gaylord, 7:30 p.m. Mackinaw City at Brimley, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling Boyne City, Grayling at Charlevoix, 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16 Boys’ Basketball Cadillac at Petoskey, 7:30 p.m. Charlevoix at Boyne City, 7:30 p.m. East Jordan at Elk Rapids, 7:30 p.m. Grayling at Harbor Springs, 7:30 p.m. Harbor Light at McBain NMC, 7:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball Petoksey at Cadillac, 7:30 p.m. Charlevoix at Boyne City, 6 p.m. East Jordan at Elk Rapids, 6 p.m. Grayling at Harbor Springs, 6 p.m. Onaway at Inland Lakes, 7:30 p.m. Gaylord St. Mary at Pellston, 7:30 p.m. Alanson at Ellsworth, 7:30 p.m. Harbor Light at Alba, 7: 30 p.m. Wolverine at Mackinaw City, 7:30 p.m. Hockey Petoskey Invitational Wrestling Charlevoix at Rudyard Bridge Brawl

Saturday, Dec. 17 Hockey Petoskey Invitational Wrestling Petoskey at Gr. Rapids Northview Inv., 8 a.m. Boyne City at Sault Ste. Marie Inv., 10 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 Boys’ Basketball Gaylord St. Mary at Boyne Falls, 7:30 p.m. Engadine at Mackinaw City, 7 p.m. Girls’ Basektball Boyne City at Inland Lakes, 7 p.m. Kinross Maplewood Baptist at Wolverine, 6 p.m.

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LEFT: Boyne Falls senior Josh Puroll (23) puts the ball in the basket as Kasey Poel of Bellaire defends Tuesday during a non-league high school boys’ basketball game at Boyne remained at that margin until midway through the second quarter, when the Loggers hit five consecutive 3-pointers — three by Matelski, two by Jenkins — resulting in a 29-26 Boyne Falls halftime lead.

largest lead of the night for either squad. “Our plan in the second half was to shut down (Puroll),” Bellaire coach Stan Sexton said. “We laid off their shooters, the third quarter was big for us to start with

10 unanswered points.” Boyne Falls’ last lead of the night, 47-45, came on a Puroll bucket with 2:53 remaining. Back-to-back scores by Koepke and Brandon Charbonneau put the Eagles back in front, 49-47.

ter it every game. We have Rebekah Laurie scored 11 run into some quality teams points to lead Harbor Light. though.” 1-5, while Shelby Donovan added nine points and six rebounds. JV BASKETBALL

basketball game on Monday. Also for Petoskey, Nicholas Mesnard had 13 points and 10 rebounds; Ben Godfrey had 10 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists; Theodore Tamm added 10 points and eight rebounds; and Connor Ingleson was credited with strong defensive play. For Charlevoix, Ke’Nan Borths had 15 points.

“We shot well tonight in the first half,” Smith said. “Hitting the outside jumper is a weapon that we have this year.” Bellaire used a run early in the second half to retake the lead, 37-31. That was the

ROUNDUP FROM B1 Potter and Plude scored six points apiece in the fourth quarter. “We attacked the basket pretty well,” Wood said. “We went with a small lineup and our kids did a good job responding.” Down 72-70, Charlevoix called timeout with 7.6 seconds to play. Wood drew up a play to get the ball to either Potter or Plude for the potential game-tying, or gamewinning, shot. On the final play, Rayder senior Will Jeakle found himself trapped by a double team in the corner, but he found an open Potter at the top of the circle and got him the ball. Potter delivered. “(Jeakle) showed great patience,” Wood said. “Those three seniors (Jeakle, Plude, Potter) seem to have a pretty good rapport. They seem to know where each other is. They do a good job playing together. ... And it shows on the court.” Justin Pearl scored on a floater as time ran out, lifting the Rayders to a 41-40 win in the JV game. Nate Moon scored 15 points to lead Charlevoix, and Pearl finished with 11.

Harbor Springs 60, Cedarville 58 Justin Rober ts scored 16 points, Logan Simkins added 10, and David Walker grabbed 11 rebounds Tuesday in leading the Rams to the victory.

CHARLEVOIX — MacKenzie Edwards scored 22 points as the Blue Devils claimed a non-league victory over the Rayders on Tuesday. Gaylord, which has won three straight and stands 3-2, raced to a 21-5 first-quarter lead. Charlevoix closed the gap to 10, 34-24, by halftime. “Both teams were tested tonight with early foul trouble,” Charlevoix coach Leslie Hoffman said. “We played strong pressure defense in the second period to close the gap, we could not take advantage of our opportunities at the free throw line.” Gaylord outscored the Rayders, 33-14, in the second half. For Charlevoix, 2-2, Megan Brimley 63, Harbor Light 23 Peters and Sydney Carlson BURT LAKE — Shane scored nine points apiece, Beaune scored 16 points and Peters grabbed 11 reTuesday as the Bays kept bounds. Harbor Light winless with a non-league victory. Brimley 64, Harbor Light 39 Daniel Klevorn scored 14 BURT LAKE — Whitney points for Harbor Light, 0-4. Frazier scored 18 points and “The boys are working Sydney Beune added 16 Tueshard,” Harbor Light coach day as the Bays improved to Jeff Jakeway said. “We are 5-1 with a non-league victory young, and we are going af- over the Swordsmen.

“He’s a matchup nightmare because he’s a 6-8 wing who can really shoot it. He’ll also hurt you inside. ... We’ve got to have an excellent defensive effort to have a chance.” — Dennis Starkey Petoskey coach on Cadillac senior John Simons a 15-4 lead after one quarter, increasing it to 32-13 by halftime. After three quarters, the Northmen lead was 59-16. “I liked our mental approach to the game,” Starkey said. “All three games our guys have been ready to go from the start, which says a lot about the guys getting themselves prepared to

FRESHMEN Boys: Petoskey wins To m L e B l a n c h a d 1 4 points, five steals, four rebounds and three assists as Petoskey topped Charlevoix, 55-35, in a boys’ freshman

Inland Lakes 49, Mancelona 48

MANCELONA — Dakotah Davedowski scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as Inland Lakes came from behind to win their

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GIRLS Gaylord 67, Charlevoix 37

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“It will have huge league implications even though it’s December.” The Northmen will encounter one of the best players in Northern Michigan in Cadillac’s John Simons, a 6-foot-8 senior who has signed with Central Michigan. Simons has averaged 28 points in the Vikings’ two games this season. “He’s a matchup nightmare because he’s a 6-8 wing who can really shoot it,” Starkey said. “He’ll also hurt you inside. ... We’ve got to have an excellent defensive effort to have a chance.” The Vikings will be without their starting backcourt duo in the brothers Paquet, David, a senior; and Nick, a junior. Both are sidelined with injuries. The Northmen came out firing against Cheboygan, 1-2, on Tuesday, jumping to

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Falls High School. RIGHT: Boyne Falls sophomore Bendon Matelski (left) tries to work around Bellaire’s Tyler Thornton. Bellaire won, 51-49.

FIFE LAKE — Revenge is a dish best served cold. Nine months later, Pellston remembered. Senior guard Christopher Hass tur ned in a monster performance, finishing with 41 points, eight assists and five steals, Tuesday as Pellston roared past For- Christopher Hass est Area, 92-65, in its Ski Valley Conference boys’ basketball opener. Last season, Pellston finished second in the Ski Valley, three games behind the champion Warriors. “This was a big game for us tonight,” Pellston coach Cliff Hass said. “Forest Area beat us twice last year in two very tight games, the win tonight was big.” Pellston seized a 42-30 halftime lead, then outscored the Warriors, 50-35, over the final two quarters to win going away. “We played solid defense all night led by Andy (Hamlin),” Hass said. “He was strong on the inside for us.” Hamlin finished with 22 points and 18 rebounds, while Dale Stark added 17 points and eight boards. Bob Stile scored 20 points and Jermaine Nix added 12 for the Warriors, 1-1, 0-1. Pellston won the JV game, 74-65. Tanner Keller led the Hornets with 26 points and 17 rebounds, while Jarrett Anderson added 22 points, and Will Seldon had 15.

play. This group’s gotten off to a real good start in that regard.” Mullin, who scored a career-high 23 points on Friday in a 73-50 Big North victory over Gaylord, made five of his seven 3-point attempts against the Chiefs and finished 6-for-9 from the floor on the night. Petoskey made 27 of its 49 field goal attempts overall, including an 8-for-17 clip from 3-point range. Joe Robbins led the Northmen in rebounding (9), assists (4) and steals (3). Joe LeBlanc scored 19 points to lead the Northmen to a 47-22 win in the JV game. Shea Whitmore added seven points, while Steve Snyder and Alec Shaw had five apiece.

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TV schedule WEDNESDAY GOLF 3 p.m. GOLF — Ladies European Tour Dubai Ladies Masters (tape) 8:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Australasia, JBWere Masters 1:30 a.m. GOLF — Asian Tour, Thailand Championship COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Cincinnati at Wright St. 7:30 p.m. ESPN — FIU at Maryland 7:30 p.m. BIG TEN — USC Upstate at Ohio St. 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Tennessee at Coll. of Charleston NHL 7:30 p.m. VERSUS — Chicago at Minnesota THURSDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8 p.m. BIG TEN — Savannah St. at Wisconsin GOLF 3 p.m. GOLF — Ladies European Tour, Dubai Ladies Masters (tape) 8:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Australasia, JBWere Masters 1:30 a.m. GOLF — Asian Tour, Thailand Championship NFL 8 p.m. NFL — Jacksonville at Atlanta NHL 8 p.m. FSD — Detrtoit at Nasheville PREP BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Oak Hill Academy (Va.) vs. Miller Grove (Ga.) 9:30 p.m. ESPN — Montrose Christian (Md.) vs. Marcus Flower Mound (Texas) WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA tournament, Florida State vs. UCLA 9 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA tournament, USC vs. Illinois

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PGA Tour Player of the Year 1990 — Wayne Levi 1991 — Fred Couples 1992 — Fred Couples 1993 — Nick Price 1994 — Nick Price 1995 — Greg Norman 1996 — Tom Lehman 1997 — Tiger Woods 1998 — Mark O’Meara 1999 — Tiger Woods 2000 — Tiger Woods 2001 — Tiger Woods 2002 — Tiger Woods 2003 — Tiger Woods 2004 — Vijay Singh 2005 — Tiger Woods 2006 — Tiger Woods 2007 — Tiger Woods 2008 — Padraig Harrington 2009 — Tiger Woods 2010 — Jim Furyk 2011 — Luke Donald

PGA Tour Rookie of the Year 1990 — Robert Gamez 1991 — John Daly 1992 — Mark Carnevale 1993 — Vijay Singh 1994 — Ernie Els 1995 — Woody Austin 1996 — Tiger Woods 1997 — Stewart Cink 1998 — Steve Flesch 1999 — Carlos Franco 2000 — Michael Clark II 2001 — Charles Howell II 2002 — Jonathan Byrd 2003 — Ben Curtis 2004 — Todd Hamilton 2005 — Sean O’Hair 2006 — Trevor Immelman 2007 — Brandt Snedeker 2008 — Andres Romero 2009 — Marc Leishman 2010 — Rickie Fowler 2011 — Keegan Bradley

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Free Agent Signings NEW YORK (AP) — The 45 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (2) — Announced David Ortiz, dh, has accepted salary arbitration; signed Kelly Shoppach, c, Tampa Bay, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract. CLEVELAND (1) — Re-signed Grady Sizemore, of, to a $5 million, one-year contract. DETROIT (3) — Signed Gerald Laird, c, St. Louis, to a $1 million, one-year contract; resigned Ramon Santiago, ss, to a $4.2 million, two-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, St. Louis, to a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY (2) — Re-signed Bruce Chen, lhp, to a $9 million, two-year contract; signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, one-year contract. LOS ANGELES (2) — Signed Albert Pujols, 1b, St. Louis, to a $254 million, 10-year contract; signed C.J. Wilson, lhp, Texas, to a $77.5 million, five-year contract. MINNESOTA (3) — Signed Jamey Carroll, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Doumit, c, Pittsburgh, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Matt Capps, rhp, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract. NEW YORK (1) — Re-signed Freddy Garcia, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year contract. TAMPA BAY (1) — Signed Jose Molina, c, Toronto, to a $1.8 million, one-year contract. TEXAS (1) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Minnesota, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract. TORONTO (1) — Announced Kelly Johnson, 2b, has accepted salary arbitration. NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (5) — Re-signed John McDonald, inf, to a $3 million, two-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Willie Bloomquist, inf, to a $3.8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Aaron Hill, 2b, to an $11 million, two-year contract; re-signed Lyle Overbay, 1b, to a $1 million, one-year contract. CHICAGO (1) — Signed David DeJesus, of, Oakland, to a $10 million, two-year contract.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with C Kelly Shoppach on a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Francisley Bueno, RHP Juan Gutierrez, C Max Ramirez and OF Greg Golson on minor league contracts. OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with LHP Dallas Braden on a one-year contract. SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with NF Luis Rodriguez, OF Darren Ford, RHP Matt Fox, LHP Steve Garrison, RHP Jarrett Grube, LHP Sean Henn, RHP Josh Kinney, RHP Jeff Marquez, RHP Scott Patterson, RHP Phillippe Valiquette and C Guillermo Quiroz on minor league contracts. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Albaladejo on a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS—Re-signed F Nene to a five-year contract. Acquired G/F Rudy Fernandez and F Corey Brewer from the Dallas Mavericks for a future second-round draft pick. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Agreed to terms with C Kwame Brown on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed G Gerald Green and F Malcolm Thomas. MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Re-signed F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute to a multiyear contract. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Traded F Lazar Hayward to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two conditional second-round draft picks and G Robert Vaden. NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Shelden Williams. PHOENIX SUNS—Waived G Zabian Dowdell. Signed G Ronnie Price. Added F Marcus Landry to the roster. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—Suspended Pittsburgh LB James Harrison for one game without pay for his hit on Cleveland QB Colt McCoy in a game on Dec. 8. BUFFALO BILLS—Signed OT Erik Pears to a contract extension. DALLAS COWBOYS—Placed RB DeMarco Murray and S Barry Church on injured reserve. Signed RB Sammy Morris and S Mana Silva. Signed CB C.J. Wilson to the practice squad. DENVER BRONCOS—Signed CB Tony Carter from the practice squad. Waived S Kyle McCarthy and LB Derek Domino. NEW YORK JETS—Signed S Gerald Alexander to the active roster. Signed DB Mark LeGree to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed CB Ron Parker on injured reserve. Released DE Keith Darbut from the practice squad. Signed DE John Graves to the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed DE Nick Reed. Signed DT Lamar Divens, OT Mike Ingersoll and FB Austin Sylvester to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed LB Kevin Malast off Jacksonville’s practice squad. Placed LB Barrett Ruud WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed TE Richared Quinn. Placed T Chris Baker on injured reserve. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL—Fined Tampa Bay F Steve Downie $2,500 for leaving the bench to become involved in an altercation in a game on Dec. 8. BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled F Zach Hamill from Providence (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS—Assigned LW Tim Kennedy to San Antonio (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Activated F Blake Geoffrion from injured reserve and assigned him to Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned D Taylor Aronson to Cincinnati (ECHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled F Evgeny Grachev from Peoria (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Aassigned D Evan Oberg to Norfolk (AHL). WINNIPEG JETS—Claimed F Antti Miettinen off waivers from Tampa Bay. Activated D Ron Hainsey from the injured reserve. COLLEGE COLORADO STATE—Named Jim McEl-

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 3 0 .769 396 274 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270 Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 341 Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 246 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208 Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 251 Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 193 252 Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 382 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 202 Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198 Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 270 Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 8 5 0 .615 269 302 Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 354 San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299 Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349 Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292 Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 290 South W L T Pct PF PA x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286 Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 300 267 Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 355 Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278 Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 305 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255 Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364 West W L T Pct PF PA y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182 Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259 Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288 St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 153 326 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday, Dec. 15 Jacksonville at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Boyne Falls senior Logan Jenkins (right) looks for an open teammate as Bellaire’s Kasey Poel and Cory Courturier defend Tuesday during a nonleague game at Boyne Falls High School. The Eagles won, 51-49. MORGAN SHERBURNE / NEWS-REVIEW

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Sloppy Wolverines beat overmatched Pine Bluff

ANN ARBOR (AP) — After watching his team finish off a decisive but sloppy victory, Michigan coach John Beilein offered a statement that was part prediction, part promise. “It will be, officially, the last game we will ever win when we have 19 turnovers — this year,” Beilein said. “I EASTERN CONFERENCE don’t predict that happening Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA again.” Freshman Trey Burke Philadelphia 29 19 7 3 41 106 82 N.Y. Rangers 28 17 7 4 38 83 61 scored 13 of his 15 points Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79 in the first half, and No. 20 New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86 Michigan went on an early N.Y. Islanders 28 9 13 6 24 65 93 19-point run en route to a Northeast Division 63-50 victory over ArkansasGP W L OT Pts GF GA Pine Bluff on Tuesday night. Boston 29 19 9 1 39 97 59 The Wolverines led by as Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95 many as 25 points, but UAPB Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82 finished the game on a 12-1 Montreal 31 13 11 7 33 79 80 run. Ottawa 31 14 13 4 32 94 107 Thirteen of Michigan’s 19 Southeast Division turnovers came in the secGP W L OT Pts GF GA ond half. Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80 “I just wanted to get that Winnipeg 30 14 12 4 32 84 93 (lead) up to 25 or 30 and clear Washington 29 15 13 1 31 89 94 Tampa Bay 30 12 16 2 26 79 101 the bench,” Beilein said. Carolina 32 9 18 5 23 80 110 “But it never happened.” Evan Smotrycz added 16 WESTERN CONFERENCE points for the Wolverines Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA (8-2) and Tim Hardaway Jr. Chicago 30 18 8 4 40 99 92 scored eight. Lazabian Jackson scored Detroit 29 19 9 1 39 93 63 St. Louis 29 17 9 3 37 71 62 23 points for the Golden LiNashville 30 15 11 4 34 79 80 ons (1-6). UAPB doesn’t have Columbus 30 9 17 4 22 73 100 a home game scheduled this Northwest Division season until Jan. 14. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Jackson made two 3-pointMinnesota 31 20 8 3 43 80 66 ers to give the Golden LiVancouver 30 18 10 2 38 98 73 ons a 6-5 lead, but MichiEdmonton 30 14 13 3 31 83 80 gan responded with its 19-0 Calgary 30 14 14 2 30 74 82 run and wasn’t threatened Colorado 31 14 16 1 29 82 94 again. A 3-pointer by Stu Pacific Division Douglass put the Wolverines GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 29 17 11 1 35 74 78 ahead 32-8, and it was 37-17 San Jose 28 15 10 3 33 78 68 at halftime. UAPB made four 3-pointPhoenix 29 15 11 3 33 77 76 Los Angeles 30 13 13 4 30 65 70 ers in the first half but was 1 Anaheim 29 8 16 5 21 67 95 of 18 from inside the arc. “Coach started reading NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for the stats to us, and we just overtime loss. looked at each other. We Tuesday’s Games knew it was bad, but those Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 1 Columbus 2, Vancouver 1, SO were some ugly numbers. New Jersey 3, Florida 2, SO I have no idea what hapColorado 4, San Jose 3, SO pened — we don’t play like Boston 3, Los Angeles 0 that,” said UAPB’s Savalace Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, OT Townsend, who finished Toronto 2, Carolina 1, OT with 15 points. “All we wantDallas 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 ed to do in the second half Philadelphia 5, Washington 1 was make some kind of run Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 and keep the game from getNashville 2, Calgary 1 ting completely ridiculous.” Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 1 The only anxious moment Wednesday’s Games for Michigan came late in Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. the first half when HardChicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. ADULT HOCKEY Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m. Char-Em Division III Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Driftwood Sports Bar 3, Calgary at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Rainmaker Ir rigation 3: N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Driftwood, Andrew DawWashington at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. ley, goal, assist; Clyde Hart, Edmonton at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. Chris Johnson, one goal Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. apiece; Betsy Hart, Fiona Banfield, Jamisen Both, wain football coach. KANSAS—Named Ron Powlus quarter- assists; Kevin Jaskowski, backs coach and Tim Grunhard offensive goaltender. Rainmaker, Scott Smith, three goals; Mary line coach NEW MEXICO STATE—Suspended soph- Keedy, Andy Goodrich, Maomore G Christian Kabongo indefinitely ria Shrift, Josh Daniel, asfrom the basketball team for violation of sists; Brian Johnson, goalteam rules. tender.

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away, the team’s leading scorer, came down hard after jumping up on a shot fake. Hardaway stayed down on his stomach for a bit as the crowd became quiet, then he headed toward the sideline. He came back in the second half. Beilein said Hardaway had a bruised tailbone, but the injury didn’t seem serious. “They’ve just got to ice the heck out of it, right now, because I’m sure it’s pretty sore,” Beilein said. Matt Vogrich, who was 1 of 13 from 3-point range entering the game, made three shots from long distance in the second half for Michigan. He finished with 11 points. “Coach keeps telling me to shoot my way out of it,” Vogrich said. “That’s what I’m going to do. I believe I can shoot — just got to keep shooting.” UAPB had no balance to speak of on offense. Jackson showed impressive range, going 6 of 11 from 3-point territory, but at one point early in the second half, he had 17 of his team’s 20 points. “Michigan plays good defense, but I didn’t expect our team to come out that cold. We couldn’t make a shot, except for Lazabian,” UAPB coach George Ivory said. “I was proud of the way we finished the game — our kids didn’t give up. We finally started hitting some shots and we were able to get some turnovers. That’s something to build on.” Jackson had to be helped off the court with 11.7 seconds left after going down near midcourt with what looked like a leg cramp.

Minnesota 76, Central Michigan 56. MINNEAPOLIS — Julian Welch had 15 points and four assists to help Minnesota wear down Central Michigan during a 76-56 victory on Tuesday night. Austin Hollins and Joe Coleman each scored 12 points for the Gophers (11-1), who have the most victories of any Big Ten team this season, though their schedule has been one of the softest in

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the group. Trey Zeigler led the Chippewas (4-5) with 15 of his 19 points in the second half. Austin McBroom went 5 for 5 from 3-point range for 16 points and Derek Jackson added 15 points for the Chippewas, whose active halfcourt defense kept them in the game early. They didn’t let power forward Rodney Williams get the ball in the post much at all — his only points before halftime came on a fast-break dunk — while flustering the Gophers into 10 first-half turnovers.

Oakland 77, Rochester 62

ROCHESTER — Laval Lucas-Perry scored a careerhigh 23 points and Drew Valentine had a double-double as Oakland, Mich., shook off Rochester College midway through the second half for a 77-62 victory Tuesday night. Valentine had 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (7-4), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Reggie Hamilton scored 14 and Corey Petros 13. Dramel Hogan’s 25 points and 10 rebounds led the NAIA Warriors (9-6), who dropped their fifth straight. Brad Nor man added 19 points. Oakland trailed by eight early and didn’t take the lead for good until Petros’ jumper made it 29-27 with 6:52 left in the first half. The Golden Grizzlies led just 41-37 at intermission. The Warriors pulled within 45-43 on Hogan’s layup with 14:20 left before an 11-2 Oakland run, with the final five points from Lucas-Perry, provided a 56-45 gap with 9:58 to go.

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season-opener. “Very proud of our kids and their resiliency, they never gave up,” said firstyear Bulldog coach Joe Mahoney. “Comeback win on the road, you can’t get better than that.” Josh O’Connor added 11 points and Storm Maybank and Austin Jensen had nine apiece for the Bulldogs, who trailed 39-30 early in the fourth quarter. D ave d o w s k i h i t t wo 3-pointers in the final stanza and Riley Southwell added another to spark the comeback. Davedowski scored on a drive with about 1 minute, 30 seconds left to break a 42all tie and put the Bulldogs in front for good. Kevin Schepperly scored 15 points and Shayne Dingman added 10. Inland Lakes won the JV game, 46-45.

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HARBOR SPRINGS

The River Why (Not)

may like fishing, but I am no Gus Orviston. Gus, the protagonist in David James Duncan’s The River Why, leaves home for a secluded cabin on a river. He’s 20 years old, looking for an adventure, an escape from a fishing-obsessed father and mother, and answers to some of life’s questions thrown his way at an early age. The book was recommended by a friend of mine. Alright, I’m no book reviewer either. It is a goal for me, just like any other writer, to one day share some thoughts in the prologue or inside cover of someone’s book, or dedicate a work of my own to a yet-to-be-named person by putting their name in italics on a blank page. For So-And-So, it’ll say simply. Or maybe, Chris To What’s-Her-Name, Engle for believing in me and whatnot. A nice, personal message for someone so important to me they deserve their own blank page near the beginning of my book. At this point, the book is yet to be written, the person has yet to be named, and I don’t expect to see my name in the prologue, epilogue, index, preface or acknowledgements of anyone else’s books any time soon, though it would be awesome if that did happen (wink, wink, to any author friends I may have inspired). But back to Gus who, in The River Why, devotes his new hermit lifestyle to the “ideal schedule” of eating, sleeping and fishing. He fails at this, finding things to do other than fishing, such as fixing up his cabin and making it into a comfortable home. That’s what I did for much of my vacation last week. As it turns out, the “turnkey” home we bought last month which could be described as “move-in ready” still takes a butt-load lot of work to make our own. Cleaning, painting, organizing, packing, unpacking, going upstairs, going downstairs, going upstairs — all is necessary to make someone else’s old house into our new home. At this very moment I just picked a piece of dried paint from my beard. Gross. So it was relieving last week to trade the broom and toolbox for waders and fishing rods. There’s a stretch of the Jordan River that snakes through country I’ve never explored and is open yearround to fishing. I woke up that morning, packed my gear and a lunch of eggs, bread, sausage and potatoes, and headed off to a campground that was empty when I got there. Food — check. Sleep — check. Fishing — check. Hermit status initiated. It was during my walk from the car to the river, steering my fly rod and spinner rod through the cedar trees, that I realized I know squat about steelhead fishing. I grew up fishing the Thunder Bay River between a huge, ugly dam and the mouth where it meets Lake Huron. Along this stretch there’s an abandoned paper mill and, nearby, a cement plant. We fished off an island that is essentially a pile of discarded, crumbling pieces of concrete. It wasn’t a pretty area when I was little, but it’s gotten a lot better, cleaner, and friendly to fishermen. From that island we casted big spoons, and closer to the dam we used heavy pencil sinkers and spawn bags. There’s not a whole lot of finesse involved and you have to worry more about snagging other people’s faces more than you do about hooking tree branches or riverbanks. I caught a steelhead there once. One. Now here I was, in an unfamiliar place, my fly box filled mostly with bluegill spiders and nymphs, and an old chew container holding some spinners and rubber eggs. Was I expecting to just waltz down to the river and start nailing steelhead? What did the river even look like? There could’ve been a paper mill hidden back there among the cedars for all I knew. Was it even worth trying? Sure it was. Why not? I fished three hours without a strike, which is pretty common according to my steelhead-fishing friends. I found incredible pools that should’ve held fish and lost most of my non-bluegill flies, many on the same hidden snag. My rod guides iced up — a totally new experience with a rod that isn’t an ice fishing pole — and I took a couple good scratches in the underbrush. When I quit, no one else had shown up at the campground so the lunch I’d packed with the possibility to share with another hungry angler belonged only to me, and I was starving. The “ideal schedule” of the morning was fulfilled, and I received a much-needed break from housework. Is the trip worth writing about? Why not?

Chris Engle is an avid outdoorsman and Outdoor Columnist for the Gaylord Herald Times. He can be reached at (989) 732-1111 or cengle@gaylordheraldtimes.com. His column appears every other week in the News-Review.

G. RANDALL GOSS/NEWS-REVIEW

Tools of the trade ABOVE: A group of skiers gathers at the base of the Heather Express high speed lift as a snow gun in the foreground sprays fresh manmade snow Thursday at Boyne Highlands. The Highlands has been open since Dec. 3, with one run and will have more terrain open this weekend, as snow making continues. LEFT: Jon Jezisek pilots a snow groomer at the top of Nub’s Nob Thursday, moving manmade snow away from the lift which has been buried by snow making. Nub’s Nob opened Saturday. G. RANDALL GOSS/NEWS-REVIEW

Strange Michigan deer head to be studied in Georgia CASSOPOLIS (AP) — Wildlife researchers at the University of Georgia will examine the large, swollen head of a deer killed in southwestern Michigan’s Cass County. Dale Wallace of Goshen, Ind., tells the Kalamazoo Gazette that he shot the buck while bow hunting last week in Michigan. The deer’s nose is extremely large. Scientist Kevin Keel at the University of Georgia believes the chronic inflammation may be due to an infection. Wallace says he told Michigan wildlife officials about the deer but they weren’t interested. Wallace posted infor mation about the buck on a website, where it was spotted by Keel. Wallace says he’s never seen a deer like it in 20 years of hunting.

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This photo provided by Dale Wallace of Goshen, Ind, shows the swollen head of a deer he shot while bow hunting in Cass County. Wildlife researchers at the University of Georgia will examine the head. Wallace says he’s never seen a deer like it in 20 years of hunting.

Outdoor report Mark Lindsay Outdoor writer

orthern Michigan anglers are preparing for the ice fishing season and have, for the most part, left area waters to await the ice. Those who are out are finding decent action on area rivers and shore fishing has been giving good results all week. With less snow and rain, water levels and clarity has improved and should hold through this week if similar conditions continue. Rivers across Northern Michigan have continued to turn up steelhead for those willing to put in the work. Fishermen using spawn bags and flies have been producing the best results. Anglers shore fishing have also turned up a mixed bag including some decent browns and a few perch. Browns have been pretty solid, while perch have been relatively small and are trailing off. As area fishermen pre-

pare for the upcoming ice fishing season, some for the first time, remember that shanties and use of the ice is subject to some regulation. The DNR hosts information on this and many other tips on its website under the fishing information tabs. According to the DNR, a person placing a shanty on the ice for fishing must permanently affix their name and address on all sides of the shanty in legible letters at least 2 inches in height. The letters shall be readily visible and consist of material not soluble in water. The name and address of the owner must be on the shanty and may not be placed on a board or other material that is then attached to the shanty. Tents or other temporary shelters that are removed from the ice each day do not require identification. While many hunters are calling for at least a little more snow to aid their hunts, others are enjoying the warmer temperatures

as they sit in their blinds. Northern Michigan is known for the wide range of conditions during the December hunting season, and of the four weeks one is sure to suit someone’s wishes. As we approach the end of many of the seasons, hunters are preparing for the long winter. Those who enjoy the small game hunting season should have good weather for the next several weeks, according to reports. Results for most of the firearm season hunts seem to have been good in most areas, with many hunters reporting excellent hunts. Weather conditions, along with the return of baiting in most areas has drawn in more hunters then in previous years as well. Reports for big game hunts such as bear and elk have been fair, with people still in the field. Fur harvesters are coming into the peak of the seasons overlap, with good conditions and plenty of

time left on the hunts. Reports throughout the area have been very good, especially across the Jordan Valley. Trapping and hunting fur-bearing animals seems to have picked up this year, with an increased interest along with new hunters in the field. Bobcat season is the last to start for the winter seasons, beginning Jan. 1 and running two seasons into March. Hunters are only allowed to take a total of two bobcat, one from each hunt. A fur harvester license is required by any individual in possession of a firearm, crossbow, or bow who accompanies a licensed bobcat hunter as well as the owner of any dog chasing or locating bobcat on a hunt.

For more information on Michigan hunting and trapping through the winter seasons, visit the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/dnr or contact your local DNR office directly. Guides and digests that include seasons and hunting information are also available at local retailers.

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CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Responsible, caring CNA seeks in-home caregiver position, full or part-time, Petoskey, Alanson, Harbor Springs areas. (231)330-1741.

DRYWALL SMALL jobs or repairs from start to finish. We do it all! Hanging, taping, sanding, priming, texturing, etc. Nearly 20 years experience. Call Jeremy (231)582-6639 or Jim 582-6466. GRANDVUE MEDICAL CARE FACILITY Will be offering a nurse aide training program January 9-25, 2012. Classes will run Monday-Friday, 7 am-3:30 pm. Cost for the program is $375, due at the time of registration, to cover tuition, books, and TB skin test. Students who successfully complete this program will be eligible to take the state licensing tests for CNA certification and begin their medical career. Registration forms will be accepted through December 30 or until class is full. Stop by 1728 S. Peninsula Road, East Jordan, to register; or call Jane Korthase with questions at (231) 536-2286.

J&R SNOWPLOWING. Vanderbilt, Gaylord and Wolverine areas. Residential, private roads and commercial. (989)983-4590 wnwddiversified@yahoo.com

JULIAN’S HVAC/R. Mechanical contractor. (989)390-0608. Get your furnace ready for cold weather and running efficiently and trouble free. Starting at $79. Sorry no fuel oil.(23)

PAINTING UNSURPASSED professionalism, meticulous, neat, conscientious quality work. Small jobs welcome. References. (231)582-3555.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL, December 17th, 10 AM to 6 PM. 100% wool mittens, hats, Polar tech lined. 608 Michigan, Petoskey. (989) 313-0803. NONPROFIT "SHOP"PORTUNITIES Charlevoix Circle of Arts. 12 months of art for $10! Plein Air Calendar. All proceeds support CCA art education, exhibits, & operation costs. charlevoixcircle.org. 547-3554. RIDE NEEDED from Howell, MI (on I-96) to Petoskey. December 19-24. Tony (248)417-0704 (Petoskey resident). Will provide gas.

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LICENSED DAYCARE has openings in Boyne Falls. Great location, references and offer family rates. Please call (231)549-1121. LISA’S DAYCARE of Petoskey has openings. Close to town. FIA accepted. (231)348-3727 or (231)330-0716.

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FOUND DOGS (2) young male Pomeranian mix, found in East Jordan. (231)582-6774.

FOUND KITTEN male, black, about 6 months old, found Boyne City area.. (231)582-6774, ext. 3.

FOUND RING at Petoskey downtown open house. Email: lostandfound@petoskeynews.com to describe.

FREE BOXES for moving, packing etc. Various shapes & sizes. From non-smoking home. (216) 650-2641.

FREE PIANO Upright player piano, no bench, you haul. Contact (231)437-3165.

FREE WOODEN pallets. First come, first serve basis. You haul. Call Jazmen at 231-439-9311.

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LOST WALLET somewhere between Marathon station downtown Boyne City and Advance. Reward. (231)582-2805.

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PART-TIME NANNY needed in the Pellston area, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8 to 5, for an infant and toddler. Must be 21 or older and a non-smoker. Applicant needs to have past experience with childcare, reliable transportation and references. Call (231)539-8257, before 5 p.m.

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DISPATCHER Great Lakes Energy Seeks positive, self-directed individual with technical aptitude to work under critical pressures in multi-task environment. Located in Boyne City, position requires high school diploma or equivalent in addition to communication, computer, problem-solving and organization skills. Prior fast-paced dispatch experience preferred. Work shifts are a combination of midnights with weekend and holiday shifts. Competitive wages and benefits. Submit application, cover letter and resume by December 20, 2011 or request job description at: hr@glenergy.com or ATTN: HR, P.O. Box 70, Boyne City, MI 49712. Learn more about us at www.gtlakes.com.

General NORTHERN STAFFING Is currently accepting applications for the areas leading automotive supplier. Both entry level and experienced candidates will be considered. Strong work ethic with good attendance required. No felony convictions and excellent attention to detail is a must. All shifts available. No appointment necessary. Qualified applicants, please apply in person with resume, between 9am-3pm Monday – Friday. 2235 E. Mitchell Rd. Petoskey, 231-347-3144.

THUNDER BAY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE Is seeking applications for a Board Certified Family Practice Physician for our Onaway clinic site. We are committed to providing quality primary health care, dental, pharmacy and dental services to the residents of Northeast Michigan. Competitive salary and fringe benefit package available. National Health Service Corp loan repayment available as applicable. Michigan license and current DEA required. EOE Submit letter of interest and resume to: Chief Executive Officer Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc. 15774 State Street PO Box 427 Hillman, MI 49746 mstyma@tbchs.org 989-742-5002 Web site: Tbchs.org Medical

MEDICAL ASSISTANT /LPN Family Practice office in Petoskey has opening for a medical assistant or LPN. Responsible to room patients, perform vitals, give injections, assist with procedures, conduct office tests and communicate effectively with patients and staff in a fast-paced environment. Experience required. Certified MA/LPN and EMR experience preferred. Fax resume to 231-347-2020. Office

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PART-TIME CORRECTIONS OFFICER Position available at Charlevoix County Jail. To apply for this position, go to the web site: https://www.empco.net/msa and follow the instructions. Requirements are listed at this web site. There is a fee to take an examination. Registration for exam deadline is Dec. 26th at 2:00 p.m. General

PERFORMANCE PLUS OIL CHANGE Is hiring for a full-time position in Charlevoix. Start up to $9/hr. Seeking individuals who enjoy working with the public, are willing to work hard and be part of a team. Basic auto knowledge and customer service exp. are a plus. Will train the right individual. Flexible scheduling. Apply in person at 06525 M66 N. across the street from Kmart.

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Boyne Valley Catholic Community is looking for a musician. 20-30 hours per week. Responsibilities to include two masses on Sundays, one on Saturdays, except for two masses on Saturdays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Must play for funerals, weddings, Holy days, Friday masses at a nursing home, directing the choir at two churches. Please mail a cover letter with your GROUNDSKEEPER resume to: Diocese of Gaylord, HuBoyne Valley Catholic Community man Resource Office, 611 W. North has an opening for a Street, Gaylord, MI 49735 or fax Maintenance/Grounds Keeper. The 989-705-3589. position is 20-30 hours p/week. Re- Deadline is December 30, 2011. sponsibilities to include maintaining the buildings and grounds at all Healthcare three locations. Please send a cover letter with your resume to Diocese CLINICAL ASSISTANT of Gaylord, Human Resource Office, 611 W North Street, Gaylord, MI Beacon Dental Center is growing again! Dr. Sullivan needs an 49735 or fax 989-705-3589. Experienced Clinical Assistant. Deadline: December 30, 2011 Must be well organized, dependable and hardworking. General 3 days a week, Mon.-Wed. Bonuses paid on your level of BLARNEY CASTLE OIL CO. performance. Has excellent part time opportuFor more information nities for dependable, hardworkplease call and listen to a ing and honest individuals. recording. (231)237-4839. We have openings for Customer Service Associates at our following Harbor Springs E-Z Mart Healthcare locations: at 105 Franklin St. or 7701 S State St. DENTAL ASSISTANT EOE/M/F/D/V Dental assistant wanted 2 - 3 days per week, experience necessary, Qualified candidates must demplease send resume to: Alpine Famonstrate a strong commitment to customer service and knowledge ily Dentistry, 3096 W. M-32, Gaylord, of retail and/or convenience MI 49735. store operations is preferred. Apply in person at the Office above noted locations. ACCOUNTANT/BOOKKEEPER General Large, independent medical practice in Petoskey seeks candiLIBRARY PAGE date with minimum 5-years’ exPART-TIME perience to fill full-time position. Crooked Tree District Library seekGreat salary and benefit package. ing part-time library page. See webSend resume to File 1244, c/o Pesite for job description and applicatoskey News-Review, 319 State tion. No phone calls please. St., Petoskey MI 49770. www.crookedtreelibrary.org

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FOUND DOGS (2) young adult, males, Labrador/Husky mix, found in South Arm Township. (231)582-6774, ext. 3.

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Drivers PETOSKEY SNOW removal seeks new accounts. We offer: SnowNEW CAREER plowing, salting, sanding. ResidenOPPORTUNITY tial and commercial. Free estimates. Start off the New Year with a new Insured. (231)838-9488. career. Liberty Truck Driving RESIDENTIAL DOORS removal and School. (888)602-5966. Possible installation of garage doors, open- free training! ers, entry and storm doors. 20 years www.libertytruckdrivingschool.com experience. Hank, (231)436-5757. Educational SNOWBLOWING, SNOW removal, no damage, no piles. Will do walk PART-TIME ACTIVITY LEADER ways, sanding and salting. ReasonFor 21st Century able rates. (231)330-6319 Learning Center Looking for enthusiastic, energetic program activity leader to FOUND & FREE ITEMS work with middle school students in after school program. FOUND CAT black and white, Visit www.pellstonschools.org young adult, found in Boyne City. for more information. (231)582-6774, ext. 3. Apply to: Sara Tisdel, Pellston FOUND CAT female gray/tan calico, Middle School, 172. N. Park St., Pellston, MI 49769. about 3 years old, found in Evangeline Township. (231)582-6774. General FOUND CAT male, white, 5 years old, found in Bay Township. MAINTENANCE/ (231)582-6774, ext. 3.

FOUND DOG adult female Jack Russell Terrier mix, found in Chandler Twp. (231)582-6774, ext. 3.

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BIRCHWOOD FARMS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Has a full time, year round Accounts Receivable position available. This position is a key contact for club members. The successful candidate must excel at providing the high level of service expected by our members. Bookkeeping experience and proficiency in Excel and Word is required. Experience with general ledger, hospitality operations, inventory and collections helpful. Dedicated and friendly team players are encouraged to apply! Benefits include 401(k) and employee-only health insurance. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! Send resumes to: Fritz Grebe Birchwood Farms Golf & CC 600 Birchwood Drive Harbor Springs, MI 49740 or email fritz@birchwoodcc.com

Office NAV-TEK MARINE Now Hiring Office Manager experienced in Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Must be capable of working in a high stress environment while executing multiple tasks. Also Bookkeeper Must have knowledge of Quickbooks, be able to work Saturdays or Sundays or “as-needed”. If you are a 9 to 5, Monday thru Friday person, do not apply. Please submit resume to: 267 Creekside Drive, Suite 100, Petoskey, MI 49770 or call (231)439-9212, ask for Ken.

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MISC. ITEMS FOR SALE

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS Is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Direct Sales Representative in our Petoskey, MI location. For complete details visit www.charter.com. Charter is an equal opportunity employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. Trades

HVAC TECHNICIANS HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Top area wages and full benefit package. Apply at www.macgregorplumbing.com

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM: Timberlake cabinet. 36” Sony TV and cassette deck, VHS record and play. Pioneer DVD LD player. Excellent condition. $950 for all. (231)242-0380.

VICTORIAN EASTLAKE setee, excellent condition, rose velvet covering. jane.t.plain@gmail.com for price and photos.

Trades/Consruction

MANAGEMENT A high-end custom home builder in the Petoskey/Walloon Lake Area is looking for an associate to support our team of professionals with the design and construction of our custom homes. A brief list of responsibilities includes: • Manage construction site activities • Order materials • Maintain and manage schedules • Coordinate subcontractors • Troubleshoot job conflicts •Distribute information between subs/engineers/architects • Must have good organizational and communication skills We are looking for an ambitious individual interested and passionate about the custom residential home building industry. A degree in architecture, civil engineering, building or construction management with some work experience is preferred. The position is full-time. Terms will be discussed following a successful interview. Please submit your resume to: traceyc.ymd@gmail.com No phone calls please.

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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN Eastlake 2 piece cupboard, walnut, cove cornice. 2 glass doors, 2 drawers, 2 panel doors, Circa 1880. Appraised $1000. Asking $700. (231)547-2081

WASHER/GAS DRYER $125. Rolltop desk, $575. Trombone $125. Two drawer dresser, $125. Rocker, $95. Birds Eye maple dresser, $175. (231)-675-9950.

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100,000 BTU LP gas Rediheater. $100. Warm Warn winch, 12 volt. New in box. $100. (989)742-2906.(17)

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CASH DRAWER “The Cashier” #526, by American Cash Register Co., Charlevoix, MI. Patent pending 1989 DODGE plow ruck, runs, alot 1887. $600. More info email: of rust, stay at home use. $1,000 or carlos.gerdes@yahoo.com best offer. (231)330-5463. COMBINATION BOOKCASE/DESK oak, convex glass door, beveled mirror, scroll feet, $385. (231)459-4076.

3 TIRES run flat tires, Sienna. $100. Dunlop sp 4000tdsst ctt P225/60R17 98 T M+S. (231)590-0587

OAK BUFFET Quarter sawn, upper shelf support columns, Serpentine drawers, applied decorations. $950. (231)459-4076.

ACOUSTIC GUITAR Mark 2, good starter guitar, plays well, asking $50. Toaster oven, older but works great, $15. (231)622-9186.

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AIR-HOCKEY TABLE, 92”x48”, like new. $195. (231)547-6805.

MISC. ITEMS FOR SALE

ALTEC LANSING Computer Speaker system ACS495, (1) 6 inch woofer, (2) 3 inch drivers per satelite. $50. (231)675-0341.

$1550 STURM/RUGER Red Label 20 ga. over/under shotgun. 3" chambers! SST NIB mint condition, premium walnut stock, multi choke tubes. (231)-218-0914.

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ALUMINUM PULLEY made by Sherman Reillying Company. 3 inches wide, 7 inches diameter. $75. (231)347-4843.

ANYTIME FITNESS membership, good thru August 2012. $36.99 per month. Take over contract. Burton snowboard, 154cm, Salomon bindings, size 8 women’s boots, $250. (231)286-9093.

AURORA WOOD burning fireplace insert. Must remove from home $300. (231)348-2012

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PETOSKEY PLASTICS A growing blown film manufacturer, is seeking an Accounting Coordinator to assist with invoicing and collections and an EDI Data Mapper to carefully clarify EDI requirements, develop and test EDI maps, assist within IS department with troubleshooting. Both positions require attention to detail, ability to communicate clearly, plan, organize and execute multiple tasks, excellent Word and Excel skills, and prior experience work experience with complex business systems. Tie Kinetix Software will be a plus for the EDI position.

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$950 ITHACA SxS 20 ga shotgun. Made by SKB Engraved Receiver, Ssot once. NRA mint/museum condition. (231)218/0914 nra4us@ya hoo.com

AUTOMATIC LIFT chair, electric. Full reclining to standing position. Good condition. Brown color. $350. (231)487-1687.

BABY WALKER like new $25. (231)675-2609.

BARBIE DIAMOND Castle, like new, 2 stories, winding staircase, lights and music. $40. (231)838-6550.

BARBIE DREAM house from 1970, collectable, on line sells for $150 asking $100 firm. 231-838-4618.

BEDROOM 3-PIECE set, 1950’s, gray, lots of drawers, good condiAIR COMPRESSOR NEW, 6 hp gaso- tion, $100. Six drawer chest, $100. line, perfect for job site, TITAN (231)347-2854 or (231)-881-7230. Industrial, $350, or best offer. (231) 348-5517. BEDROOM SET 3 piece, $100. Toro mount behind grass catcher, $100. PHLEBOTOMY EDUCATION. Teaching the art of professional ATTENTION DISH NETWORK CUS- Water heaters LP and natural gas, blood collecting. Classes in Traverse TOMERS: Call today for HD $75 each. (231)330-0505. City January 9-12, 2012; Alpena upgrade! Free HD for life for qualiBOOK ”ODDKINS” by Dean January 23-27, 2012. Evening hours, fied customers. Call 866-768-8056. Koontz, First Edition, very fine. $75. limited seating. $995. (231)439-0555. BARGAIN (313)382-3857. New power chair with many extras. phlebotomyeducation.org. Asking $2,200, was $12,000. BOOKS (231)525-8739. A unique Christmas gift. Full set Retail of Sue Grafton letter novels. “The BOWFLEX ULTIMATE Gym with leg Letter A” published in 1982 thru FINANCE extension, EXTRA 100 lb. weights “The Letter U” published in 2009. REPRESENTATIVE (total of 400 lbs.) and accessories. 21 books in all for $150. At Boat/Snowmobile Dealership Mint condition. Paid $2,500. Asking (231)582-7420. Business rep needed full-time for $1,400. (231)881-0415. boat/snowmobile dealership. BOW-FLEX, GREAT condition like Duties include selling financing & new. $800/best. (989)731-0930.(7) extended warranties for new unit sales, processing related docuBOX SPRINGS (2) twin size, excelments, answering phones & helping lent condition, $10 each. customers. Computer & organiza(231)348-3513. tion skills a must; Saturdays are vital. Health insurance, AFLAC & 401K BOYNE USA Frequent Skier card. available. Be a part of a professional Discount ski tickets all season plus team that sells fun! two weeks of FREE skiing. $75 or Email resume to Burt Lake Marina: TRASH PUMP NEW 3 inch 6 hp best offer. (231)347-8225. info@burtlakemarina.com gasoline, TITAN Industrial, $250, or best offer. (231)348-5517. BUMPER POOL table and card table, dark brown. Reversible Felt taThe nicest people read ble top with cup and chip holders the classifieds section. Sell something in the classifieds! $50. (231)330-2405. Please email letter of interest and resume to applicant@petoskeyplastics.com or fax to 231-347-2878.

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BRASS BED. Full size, headboard, footboard, heavy frame. Footboard missing some ornamental detail but nice brass bed. Asking $100. 989-731-0156.(14)

BUNK BED Double on top, single on bottom, includes mattresses. $50. (231)838-5365.

CAR BATTERY new CarQuest, 50 months with 865CCCA. $100 value for $75. (231)347-1249.

CARNIVAL GLASS set pitcher and 6 glasses, Marigold, circa early 1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, new condition, make great Christmas gift, $60. (231)526-5948.

CELL PHONE Verizon Wireless Samsung, Intensity 2 messaging phone with Bluetooth. $40. (231)330-3876.

CHAIN SAW Homelite, 16â&#x20AC;? bar, good working order. $60. (231)537-4484.

CHAIRS, ROCKERS, tables $25 $100. Glassware, dishes, sleds, bikes, childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike seat, high chair, lamps, $20 - $75. (231)347-2697.

CHANDELIER OAK with etched glass and brass, octagon shape, 24â&#x20AC;? diameter. $50. (231)536-2699.

CHEST FREEZER 23 cu. ft. running condition. $100. (231)487-0373.

CHRISTMAS PLATE Royal Copenhagen 1966, $50. Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suit, 46L jacket with 42â&#x20AC;? regular slacks, grey worsted wool, $75. (231)347-5418.

CHRISTMAS TREE Aspen Pine, 600 clear pre-strung lights, 6.5 ft., revolving stand, $49. (231)526-1446.

CHRISTMAS TREE stand ornate Victorian, cast iron, $25. Telescope, Saturn, 60mm, tri-pod, manuals, $50. (231)535-2735.

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COFFEE MAKER Cuisinart programmable, filter-brew, 12 cup, like new in original box $35. (586)713-2525.

COMFORTER SET full size with bedskirt, 2 shams, teal and gold, never used still in bag. New $120, asking $45. (231)539-7836.

COMPOUND BOW set Hoyt Magic Youth/Ladies. Like new. Quiver, arrows, case, draws 30-40 lbs. $90 set (231)838-9228.

COMPUTER DESK nice, wooden, asking $45. Metal computer desk, asking $25. New Winnie the Pooh walker, asking $45. (231)536-7997.

CORDLESS PHONE answering machine. Radio Shack 2.4Ghz digital 2 handsets and extra charging base. Perfect working condition. $15 (517)402-1010.

CORIAN VANITY top, pre-molded, white, single bowl, brass and chrome Moen faucet. $100. (231)881-4008.

COVERALLS QUILT-LINED size M/L, chest 40-42, zip front. $45. (231)582-7765.

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DEPRESSION GLASS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cabbage FUR COAT female ranch mink fur Roseâ&#x20AC;?, (Sharon), (6) pink dinner coat, black, size 10, 50â&#x20AC;? long, shawl plates. $75. (231)330-8858. collar, bracelet cuffs. Beautiful. Appraised at $8,000. Asking $1,800. DEPRESSION GLASS Mostly green, (231)348-5527. Federal cups and saucers, Block Optic and miscellanous. Several pieces. FURNACE USED RUUD natural gas, $50 for all. (231)436-7251. forced air. Perfect for garage or cabin. $100. (231)-547-3516. DESK OAK finish, like new, 66x76, $1,500 new, purchased at Reid. GAS FIREPLACE insert, with ther$500 firm. (231)347-7141. mostat and ceramic logs, $150. Hydraulic engine hoist with hinged exDINING CHAIRS (6) mahogany fin- tendable legs and boom, $200. ish, beautiful, $30 each. Gucci (231)838-6824. purse, made in Italy, deep red, never used, paid $85, asking $50. GRACO PACK n' Play, Graco Infant (231)242-0360. Swing, Evenflo Breast Pump, $25-$50 each. (231)-881-6753. DINING SET dark color wood, includes 6 chairs. $50. (231)675-4414. GRILL FOR 1996 Astro Van, excellent condition, $40. (231)373-2390. DINING TABLE with 4 matching chairs, table has 42â&#x20AC;? round glass GUITAR FENDER bass, with amp, top, chairs nubby fabric, excellent $250. (231)675-4414. condition. $100. (231)547-3525. GUN CABINET oak with glass door DISHES WEDGEWOOD Country- on front, holds 8 guns. $100. Call side, 5 piece setting, $32. (231)330-9451. (231)347-3406. HANGING CABINET 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; long, 12â&#x20AC;? DISHES, APPLE design, place set- deep with 2 rolling doors, perfect ting for 8, never used paid over for workshop. $100. (231)758-4964. $100 asking $25.(231)529-8462 HERITAGE & Snow Village Dept. 56 DISHWASHER KENMORE works Collection & accessories, "Old North Church", "North Creek Cottage", good. $75. (231)582-4259. "Pine Forest Trees". $18/each. DISHWASHER MAGIC Chef, like (231)348-3862. new. $75. (231)838-4717. HOLMES HUMIDIFIER 10 gallon DOG KENNEL 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; high, tank. $20. (231)347-1697 chain link with gate. $100. (248)762-7528. HOME ENTERTAINMENT center, glass door $100; 25â&#x20AC;? color TV with DRESS SHOES womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, black size remote $25; 26â&#x20AC;?x20â&#x20AC;? end table $20; 8, brand new, in box. $6. brass lamp $15. (231)582-7135. (231)459-5833. HONDA GENERATOR EU 2000, DRUM SET Burswood 8-piece, in- inverter. $600. (231)582-2786. cludes 20â&#x20AC;? Ride cymbal and 16â&#x20AC;? crash. $175. (231)347-7616 . HOT WATER heater: LP 50 gallon, very good condition. $50. DRYER $50. Washer $100. Both (231)549-2305 Frigidaire Gallery, work well. (231)487-9070, after 6 pm. HP DESKJET all-in-one printer (F4400), extra cartridges, excellent DRYER. PROPANE. Front load. condition, almost new. $40. $100. Electric stove. $100. Com- (231)348-3918. puter stand/desk. $75. (989)939-8673.(10) HP INK Cartridges. 88XL Cyan (blue) and Magenta (red). Retail $30 each. ELECTRIC GUITAR Danelectro, Asking $20 each. (231)838-8777. 59-DC, reissue, with case, excellent condition, $350. Guitar stand, $20. JACK LALANNE stainless steal (231)548-3448. power juicer used twice. $98, or best offer. (231)881-2387 ELECTRIC GUITAR J. Reynolds with case, amp and stand, like new. JACKET BURTON Snowboarding, $100. (231)347-7616. manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s size medium, excellent condition, $35. (231)582-3588. ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Pine, 60x51x20. $100. (231)548-5125. JUKEBOX CD Rowe NSM Star Glow, excellent condition, 100 CDs, $900. ENTERTAINMENT CENTER solid (231)549-1009. oak, fits 24â&#x20AC;? TV, excellent condition, $99. Large desk/credenza, $99. KEYBOARD TECHNICS electric, (231)347-2263. model no. SX-EN1. $99. (231)548-1017. EVERGREEN GARLAND string. Two 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; with lights. $ 1 0 / a l l . KIRBY VACUUM with all attach(989)732-5854.(14) ments, less than one year old. $700 or best offer. (231)347-1595. EXHAUST HEADERS Long Tube, Headman, fits Ford 4x4, 1980 to KITCHEN TABLE 46" glass topped 1985, 351 or 302 engine. $100 or with four beige upholstered chairs, best. (231)548-5904, Wayne. $60. Blue upholstered chairs (2) and matching ottoman, $70. EXTENSION LADDER Keller, 18â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (231)526-7521. aluminum. $50. (231)347-7213. LADDER RACK, heavy duty, fits 88 FLOOR JACK, lightweight, alumi- - 98 full size Chevyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, $100 or best num, racing, 1-1/2 ton, blue ano- offer. (231)537-7500. dized finish, new. $65. (231)549-3446.(14) LEATHER JACKET, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medium, black, brand new, $50. FOOSBALL TABLE commercial size. Brown fur leather jacket. $75. $250. (231)548-3125. (231)622-9271.

COVERLET/SHAMS IMPORTED India satiny red and gold with gold fringe. Double. Stored but never used. $100. Photos here: www.lookabook.net/private.html. (901)626-0802 FUR BOOTS black mink, with 4â&#x20AC;? heel, size 39, like new. Original price DOCK 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $200. (231)347-6518. $800. Asking $400. (231)348-5527.

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LITTLE TIKES Market: grill, food, $50. Little Colorado Denver wooden train table with rolling drawer, made in U.S.A. $100. (231)487-1060.

PLAY TABLE Winner Toys, $10. SECRETARY DESK and chair, white, Vtech Spin-n-Learn Top, $5. Both in excellent condition $100. Will excellent condition. (231)347-1267. E-mail picture upon request (231)547-5752 PORTER CABLE 3 tool 18 volt combo kit with drill driver, impact SIMS3 GAME plus Sims3 pets exMAGS AND Cooper tires, 235, ABS, driver and flashlight. New in box. pansion pack for pc. $30, used once. Also Sims3 Xbox 360, $20. 16â&#x20AC;?, (4) for $235. 15â&#x20AC;? wide set of $100. (989)742-2906.(10) Mud Swampers, $250. (231)330-8683. POWER WHEELS Jeep with battery (231)676-0911. and charger $30; Fisher Price Smart SINK STAINLESS steel with gar$20; Fisher P r i c e bage disposal, excellent condition, MAPLE kitchen table only. C y c l e $60/best. 38â&#x20AC;?x50â&#x20AC;? with 16â&#x20AC;? Bounce-N-Spin Pony $10; Barbie Pi- $60. (231)838-1713. leaf.(989)350-4419 call after 3:00 ano $5. (231)549-2259. SKIS & boots for children 3-5 yrs pm.(2) PRINTER ALL-IN-ONE Epson Work- old. Boots size 15.5 & 18.5, $15 MICKEY MOUSE musical plush force 520. Scanner,Printer, fax, cop- each. Skis, 31â&#x20AC;? $30. (231)881-0630. rocking horse, $15. Together Tunes ier. Needs simple usb cord. $50. Call cube by Neurosmith, $25. Leap (231)330-9185. Frog guitar, $5. (231)330-8383. QUEEN MATTRESS set, like new SLEEP NUMBER bed, king size, exNEEDLECRAFT GUIDES Creative condition, only a few years old. cellent condition $900 or best offer. (231)549-2581. Hands, volumes 1-11, new condi- $100. (231)459-3065. tion. $100 or best offer. QUEEN-SIZE BED Sealy Posturepe- SLEEPER SOFA full-size, very good (231)548-5730. dic. Excellent condition. $100 or condition. $50. (231)547-0376. NEW 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; green artificial Christmas best offer. (231)838-0277. SLOT MACHINE large size, play at tree, no lights. $10. Wooden baby home. $100. (231)392-6223. cradle. 1â&#x20AC;? pad, custom-made sheets. QUILTS HANDMADE no one to leave my grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quilts to, Excellent condition. $ 7 5 . (1) hand sewn, (1) machine sewn. SNOW BLOWER 24", two-stage, 5 (989)732-6546.(10) speed walk behind blower. Electric Full to twin-size. Gray, $50, green, s t a r t . R u n s g r e a t . $ 1 5 0 . NEW IN package. 8 classic Western $75. (231)526-7080. (231)347-5469. DVDs. $30. New portable DVD RADIO FLYER retro rocket, $25. V player. $30. (989)858-3800.(07) Tech 3 in 1 smart wheels, $15. SNOW BLOWER John Deere, with electric start. $400. (231)547-0902 NEW SCOSCHE E1000 1000 watt (231)536-9868. amplifier kit. Ultra high power caSNOW BOARD Dark Star K2 150 bles for car amplifier. In store $40, RECLINER LA-Z-BOY with heat and cm. brand new $200. (231)348-1086 massage, good condition, everyasking $25. (989)-705-7697. thing works, dark beige. $80 or best SNOW SHOES wooden, Gros Louis offer. (231)544-2152. of Canada,13x29, Bear Paws, like NEW SYLVANIA 7â&#x20AC;? portable DVD new, with bindings. $95. player. $25. (989)858-3800.(17) REFRIGERATOR GIBSON 17 cu. ft. white, works great. $75. (231)536-0129. NINTENDO DS package, like new, (231)526-0320. SNOW THROWER Yard Machine, games, cases, chargers, $100. Girls Obermeyer snow suit 2T-3T, winter REMINGTON 270 Model 770 new bought at True Value, 3-1/2 hp, 21â&#x20AC;?, jacket and snow pants, $35. still in box, $250. Remington single single stage. $275. (231)582-9360. (231)487-1092. shot 22, Target Master, $80. New SNOW TIRES set of 4 on Dodge England 12 ga. single shot, $80. Caravan rims. 205/70R14. $140. NORDIC TRACK Pro Ski Exerciser, (231)330-0784. (231)529-9466. new condition. $99. (231)347-3308. RIDING LAWN mower 42 in cut. SNOWBLOWER 48" for SEARS trac$75 or best offer. Must sell. tor. ALL PARTS CHAINS AND CAB, ORGAN TECHNICS sound and (231)347-7213. excellent shape. $900 or best offer. rythm, double key with bench and music books. $495. Evenings only SALT & Pepper collection $50. Tall (231)590-0587. (231) 525-6158. Wolverine area. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ski Poles and Boots size 13, SNOWBLOWER ATTACHMENTS $50. Six used queen size bed sheets (2) Craftsman, single stage for lawn PAINTBALL GUN Spider MR-1, $25. (231)348-3526. tractor. $50 each. (231)536-0572. sniper with hopper CO2 tanks, mask and tubes. Like new. $100. SAW RADIAL arm and table, excelSNOWBOARD AND bindings, by (231)459-8670. lent working condition. $100. Kemper, 138cm, $100. Drake (231)347-1365. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supersportâ&#x20AC;? medium bindings, PATIO STONES green and lots of multi-colored flat rock, $85 firm for S C H W I N N E X E R C I S E R bike. $50. Kryptonics 31â&#x20AC;? skateboard, new in box, $25. (231)487-0036. all. (231)330-9103. Airdyne Air. Barley used. $250. (231)348-7317 SNOWBOARD JACKET Mens MePILLOWS (2) Tempurpedic, new, standard size, $75 for both. SCRAPBOOKING BASKET with pa- dium, "Ride SnowBoards" Brand, Wooden rocking horse, as new, $50. per, stickers, paper cutter, and New with tags still attached, $75. JEM/JERRICA Doll, new in box, col(231)548-4274. more. $20. (231)373-2465. lector item or great gift, $20. PILOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEADSET and intercom SHOWER DOORS glass, double (231)631-2788. plus PTT switch. $90 for all. sliders 27x 55 each, new $99. Classifieds is where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at. (231)242-0445. 231/838-6824.

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SNOWMOBILE JACKET & bibs, men’s large, Arctic Cat Iron Dog, $75 each. Gortex gloves, $40 (medium). Boots, size 10, $40. All new. (231)347-5065.

CHEER UP Firewood Depot is back. Great dry hardwood, split and delivered. $60/cord, kindling too. Price varies with distance delivered. Call for information.(231)645-5497.

SNOWMOBILE TRAILER needs weld, $90. Tires (3) Goodrich, 265x17, $90. Snowmobile helmet, $75. (231)676-0911.

CHRISTMAS SPECIALS on firewood, cut, split and delivered. Prices vary on quantity and distance. Mike Brown & Sons Logging. (231)290-1760.

SOFA PRINT, smoke and pet free $100. Ladies tops, sizes 18-22, $1 FIREWOOD FOR sale. Face cord, each. Baby high chair $10. Baby $60, you pick up. $75/cord delivered within 5 miles. Contact Alpha swing $25. (231)588-2018. Handyman at (231)439-0006. STEEL RIMS (new/take-offs) (5) 16" off 2011 Jeep Wrangler with tire WOOD STOVES/ HEATpressure monitors/center caps. $50 ING ACCES. each. (231)437-3292. JULIAN’S HVAC/R. New furnace change-out, parts and labor. 80% STEMWARE (6) 7-1/2” tall glasses, efficiency starting at $1,295, 90% hold 8 oz. and 6 matching dessert dishes, 4-1/2” tall. $2 each. efficiency starting at $1,795. Licensed, insured. (989)390-0608.(03) (231)526-8187.

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CHARLEVOIX EDGEWATER condo. Available December 1st. 1 bedroom, 2 bath. $700 a month includes utilities. (231)881-3528. PETOSKEY CONDO First floor, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, patio, carport. Close to shopping, college, hospital, and restaurants. Small pet okay. No smoking. $600 a month $600 deposit. 1year lease. Call Mary (704)430-9993 PETOSKEY VERY nice 2 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, rec/family room, laundry, garage, deck. No pets/smoking. $750 a month. Available January 1st. (231)348-1845.

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BEAUTIFUL FURNISHED Office for rent. Convenient M-119 location between Petoskey & Harbor. Utilities included. Immediate occupancy. Only $500 a month. (231)439-5590.

STOVE ELECTRIC Maytag, white. LAWN & GARDEN Great condition. $100. DR CHIPPER 12HP electric start, up (231)439-0510. to 3.5” branches, $1,199. PETOSKEY IN-TOWN Finished ofSTOVE WOOD burning. $75. (231)348-8620. fice and warehouse. 30x50 with (2) (231)582-5074. tall garage doors. Year lease. $525 a SNOW REMOVAL month. (231)838-3362. EQUIPMENT STRANDED WIRE (roll) 4’ high. $100. (231)347-4843. BELLY BLADE for 1 ton pickup, 10 PETOSKEY GASLIGHT District with SWAROVSKI - 100 year Centenary ft. wide. New cutting edge works view of the bay. Professional office Swan with stand, box, and certifi- great for snow! $2,000. Call suite, 5 rooms (includes storage), AC, all utilities, parking, cleaning. cate, Mint condtion, retail is $150 (231)675-9564. (231)347-6870. selling for $100. (231)347-8058

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SWINGSET LARGE solid wood with attached giant sandbox, in great condition. Similar sets sell for $1,000 to $2,000. Get it quick before it snows and be all ready come spring! Asking $650. (231)838-9937.

SWIVEL ROCKERS (2), good condition, burgundy. Both $20, you haul. Call (231)347-0611.

TABLET SAMSUNG Galaxay 10.1, 32GB, WIFI, $500. (231)526-8471, after 4 pm.

TANNED COYOTE faces and tails. $2. each (231)537-2094

TENNIS BAG in pink, $15. Youth tennis racket, $10. (231)881-7746.

TIRES (2) Cooper Discoverer H/T, M&S, LT 245/75R16E. $75. (231)526-9985.

TIRES (4) 205/60R16, good tread. $100. (231)347-5602.

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BILL’S FARM MARKET Christmas Wreaths, all sizes, fully decorated, starting at $9.95. Holly, Garland, Bundles of Boughs, Swags, Grave Blankets, Baby’s Breath, Statice, Cut or cut-your-own Christmas trees. Petoskey. (231)347-6735. BOSMA’S TREES Spruce and Fir, pre-cut or cut your own. Cleaned and wrapped free. Starting at $15. 3133 Pleasantview Rd., Harbor Springs. Open 9 to 5, 7 days a week. Call (231)526-5532 or (231)838-9826, leave message.

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I BUY junk cars and trucks. $150 TODDLER BED light wood with small, and $325 large. Call Sealy mattress, great condition. (231)218-3815. $50. (231)330-5988. Please leave ICE FISHING gear wanted: power message. auger, sled, portable shanty, etc. TODDLER BED with mattress, nice Must be in good condition. condition $50. EvenFlo portable (231)348-0948. baby swing, nice condition $20. SNOW TIRES wanted, (4) Mud and (231)675-9225. snow tires 265/16. (231)529-1033. TONNEAU COVER. Button down. Fits 6-1/2’ box. 3 years old. Good WANTED: DIABETIC test strips. Cash paid up to $20 per 100 strips. condition. $90. (989)732-5482.(10) (231)742-5557. TRUCK RIMS (GM), set of 4, 16”, www.diabeticteststripswanted.com 6-hole, Rally’s, like new. $100. BUSINESS OPPORTUNI(231)547-3838.

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TRUCK TIRE 245/75R. Good Year RESTAURANT FOR SALE Owner reWrangle. $65. (231)881-3273 tiring. In sunny Spring Hill, Florida. Seats 75. On canal leading to Gulf. TRUCK TOPPER fits Ranger, white For pictures and more information $100 or best offer. (231)838-0792. call: (352)382-7686. TV 27“ Philips Model COMMERCIAL PROP#27PT6441/37 $40.00, ERTY (231)347-9324 after 4:30. FOR SALE by owner, commercial TV 32” RCA. $50. (231)347-7616. and residential, on M68, Indian River, near Exit 310. 2 Bedroom UTILITY RAMP 7 ft, used once, house on Sturgeon River, with 32 X brand new. $500 or best offer. 24 antique shop. Lots of potential. (231)439-5692 or (231) 838-0603. (231)548-4478.

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VACUUM BAGLESS Shark Stick with cyclonic action and brush attachment, $15. (231)539-8894.

VAN BENCH seats (3) upholstered, like new, great for hunting cabin, $100 or best offer. (231)526-2140 or (313)-506-9738.

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8 ACRES with 492’ river frontage on the beautiful Sturgeon River, near Indian River. Well and septic. Summer trailer. Was listed at $127,500, now $98,000. (231)238-7840 or (231)420-3033.

VARIOUS ARMY surplus items. Call for more information, $100 or best HOUSES FOR SALE offer. 5 horsepower Tecumseh motor. $25/best. (989)390-5564.(17) 2-STORY unfinished home. Harbor Springs. 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, baseWALL HEATER, natural gas or pro- ment, 1.5 car garage, 59+ wooded pane, 1 year old. $100. Gazelle or acres. A great hunter’s getaway! Stair stepper exersizer, hardly used. Asking $139,900. For more info, call $40. (231)881-0580. (231)439-1595.

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WASHER AND dryer (LP gas). $50 for both. (231)675-3676.

WATER BED king size complete package - heater, liner, solid frame, $100. (231)348-2662.

WATER COOLER Oasis, white, dispenses from 5 gallon bottled water. $50. (231)881-6643.

WEIGHT AND bench, 6 ft long 1” diameter bar with 60 pounds of plate, bench with leg attachments $75. (231)838-5556.

WHEEL JEEP alloy (4) 1998 factory with triangle teardrop pattern, 235/75R15, $350 for set. (231)536-7347.

WHEELS (2) Jeep alloy 1993 factory with honeycomb pattern, 235/75R15, $60 each. (231)536-7347.

WHIRLPOOL DUET front-loading washer and natural gas dryer, white, excellent condition. About 7 years old. $500 for the pair. (231)675-3316.

WINTER JACKETS mens (1) downfilled with hood, $50. (1) leather with Sherpa lining, $50. Both XXL, never worn. (231)242-4255.

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PETOSKEY VICTORIAN 3 to 4 bedroom, 2-1/2 baths, laundry room, fireplace, near Casino. Acreage. $950 a month. (231)631-7512.

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PETOSKEY IN-TOWN 1 bedroom, $525/month plus deposit, utilities included. Partly furnished, quiet location, parking, deck. References. No pets/smoking. (231)347-2697.

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DISCERNING CHRISTIAN couple or single lady to share reasonable rent and expenses in comfortable home. Great location in Petoskey, close to all amenities. Phone for appoint- 1999 BUICK Century. Well maintained, local car, 110,000 miles. A PETOSKEY IN-TOWN near hospi- ment. (231)347-5544. nice car for not a lot of money. tal, large 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on-site laundry. Includes gas, water, trash, ROOMMATE(S) TO share 3 bed- Only $2,995. Call Charlie - Petoskey storage. $525/month plus electric. room house, country setting. Con- Auto Sales (231)347-5890. Visit us venient to Petoskey, Boyne City, on line at: petoskeyautosales.com No pets. (231)437-0257. Charlevoix. $250/month plus share 1999 JETTA 148,000 miles, Tired of high winter heat bills? utilities. Call Craig, (231)347-9748. 5-speed, 4-door, black with cloth inDeposit on a two or three bedroom terior, 2 sets of tires. $3,500. STORAGE SPACE FOR apartment home by December 15, RENT (231)526-6005. 2011 and we will pay your winter heat bill. Apartments are going 20X40 STORAGE units available for fast. Call or stop by today! Bear rent. $200 a month. Alanson area. 1999 MERCURY Sable, 4-door, automatic, clean, full power, no Creek Apartments, 1520 Bear Creek (231)838-4083. problems, $2,950. (231)347-8870. Lane, Petoskey, MI 49770. (231) 487-1157. 2001 CHEVY Monte Carlo, 1 owner, www.bearcreekapartment.com. FARM EQUIPMENT looks and runs good, need to see to Equal housing opportunity. JOHN DEERE tractor model 2010 appreciate. $5000. (231)536-7009 , *Certain conditions apply. power steering, new tires, rear tires 8 AM to 5 PM. (231) 536-2762, after loaded, great sheet metal, runs 6 PM. great, $3,500 or best offer. HOUSES FOR RENT (231)547-3055. 1 BEDROOM plus loft with 1 bath, newly remodeled, near Boyne HORSES & RIDING Mountain, washer/dryer, no smokSTABLES ing/pets, $600/month plus utilities. (231)582-9758.

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2 BEDROOM 1 bath, 8 miles south of Petoskey. Nice yard. NO smoking/pets. $500 a month plus utilities. Call (231)881-2990. 3 BEDROOM 2 bath house near Nubs Nob, furnished, $950/month. SLEIGH: RESTORED Antique for Contact (231)838-5144. small horse or holiday display. Vel3 BEDROOM 2 bath, deck view of vet seats, bells on shafts. Delivery Boyne Golf/Deer Lake, Knotty pine available. $1,800. (231)237-0257. interior, fireplaces, garage, 30x50 polebarn, 3-1/2 acres. $4,500 down, PETS/PET SUPPLIES $950/month or rent. (231)675-6326. TINY AKC registered. Chinese ALANSON SPACIOUS 3 bedroom Crested puppies. Champion bloodhome, recently remodeled, lines, pedigree, health guarantee, $750/month, utilities not included, nonshedding, hairless and powder$750 deposit. No pets. puff. Mother 5#. (989)786-3677.(7) (231)881-2027.

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2002 JAGUAR X-Type AWD 2.5 liter V-6 sport, 70,000 miles BRG/Tan leather, 30 mpg, perfect, warranty available. (231)675-1964.

2002 MERCURY Cougar V6 black, 77,000 miles, sun roof, 1 owner, great car, $5,800. (231)547-5002 or (231)547-5174.

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1996 CORVETTE. Red. Coupe. Vortex Super Charger. $17,000/best. PETOSKEY EFFICIENCY 1 bedWALLOON LAKE cottage, sleeps 8, (989)731-4315. room, newly remodeled, country available by the week for ski season. setting, natural gas, 5 minutes www.vrbo.com/345674 from town, large attached garage. $450, negotiable. (231)347-6544. ROOMMATES TO SHARE

CHARLEVOIX CLOSE to town, 1 bedroom plus loft, bath, cathedral ceiling, fully furnished, deck, patio and nice yard. Year lease. No smoking/pets. $600 plus utilities. Steve BOYNE CITY 2 bedroom, like-new Andreae (231)547-9980. duplex. Best in-town location. Washer/dryer. Rent to own option. CHARLEVOIX REMODELED 3 bedroom, 2 bath near ski hill, Lake $675. (248)961-3023. Michigan. No pets/smoking. AvailCHARLEVOIX 1 bedroom luxury able 1/1/12. $950, security deposit. unit, Edgewater Inn, 2 bath, washer, Option to purchase. (231)547-6600 dryer. No smoking or pets. Lease. or samhunt59@yahoo.com. $800 a month. (517)881-5938. EAST JORDAN 3 bedroom, close to CONTEMPORARY 2 bedroom and town. $700 per month plus de1 bedroom apartments, downtown posit. Call Roberta Rupp at Charlevoix, $440 to $575 a month. (231)633-5208 or (231)946-1512. Some utilities included. Common PELLSTON IN-TOWN 3 bedroom, 1 laundry area. NO SMOKING, NO bath (shower only), laundry room, PETS. Year lease. (231)675-7544. garage, storage. $600 a month plus EAST JORDAN 1-3 bedroom apart- reasonable utilities. Year lease, refments and houses, qualify for de- erences, deposit. (231)537-2221. posit as low as $150, sign by 12/12. PETOSKEY EAST nice, quiet, on EJforRent.com creek, 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Includes all utilities. $750 plus deposit. No EAST JORDAN Jordan View Apartments. 2 bedroom, $595. Free heat, pets. Call (231)342-1863. laundry on premises. Under new PETOSKEY 3 bedroom, 2 bath management. (231)536-2646. modern mobile home on Ellsworth Rd. Clean, spacious, nice country HARBOR SPRINGS downtown, furnished 2 bedroom apartment. setting. $725. Possible land con$675 per month plus utilities. Tiffa- tract. (231)348-9455. nie, (231)526-2537. PETOSKEY 3 to 4 bedroom, 2 bath ranch, basement. Close to schools. HARBOR SPRINGS (2) bedroom Private large yard. 2-car garage. duplex, 2864 State Rd., $635. 2878 Washer/dryer. $950 a month. State Rd., $580. @Villas of Harbor (231)347-3815, (231)838-1044. Springs. Includes utilities. NO pets. Coin laundry. Mike, (231)590-3699 PETOSKEY IN-TOWN cute 3 bedor Leo (586)216-0682. room, nice yard, finished basement, air. No smoking. $925 plus utilities. HARBOR SPRINGS in-town. 2 bed- (231)838-7244. room, office, main floor. No smoking or pets. Includes electric, water, trash/snow removal. $650 a month plus deposit. (586)215-6253.

PETOSKEY 2 bedroom, 1 bath. $550 includes electric. References a PETOSKEY 1 bedroom, close to must. No pets or smoking. hospital. $450 a month, heat included. No pets, no smoking. (231)838-7868. (231)838-9195.

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1 BEDROOM apartment, Harbor/Petoskey. No smoking/pets. References, lease. Includes utilities. For more info (231)347-9527.

2003 HIGH-QUALITY BOCA home with many upgrades, on full walkout basement, large pole barn. 10 acres of prime hunting land Harbor Springs. Asking $149,900. For more HARBOR SPRINGS: Windmere Pine info, call (231)439-1595. Apartments, accepting applications for wait list, 1 & 2 bedroom apart4 BEDROOM 2 bath, 2,000 sq. ft. Pe- ments. Rents starts at $505 (based toskey's East side, within 1 mile of on income if qualified). Barrier free city limits. Recent updates: new a v a i l a b l e . Contact John, cabinets, granite counters, A/C, tile ( 2 3 1 ) 3 3 0 - 2 3 3 3 , Susan shower. $200,000. (231)330-0212. (800)968-1792, TDD (800)649-3777. Equal Housing Opportunity, Equal PETOSKEY CLEAN and cozy, 9 Opportunity Provider. miles east of town, 331 S. Ellsworth Rd., 1,124 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 1-1/2 ODEN 4339 US-31 at Main. 1 bedbath, approx. 1.25 acre, 2 storage room cottages, $495 INCLUDES buildings. $80,000. (231)347-2905. utilities. NO PETS. Coin laundry. Call Mike at (231)590-3699 or Leo UP NORTH Hunter’s Paradise! Very (586)216-0682. nice 3,080 sq. ft. log sided home. Pond, 2 car attached garage. Stor- ODEN SPACIOUS 3 bedroom, close age buildings for the toys! 157+ to Petoskey, $800/month, $800 se acres. Asking $599,900. For more curity deposit, utilities included. No info, call (231)439-1595. pets. (231)881-2027.

PROP. WOOD ROCKING chair with design, dark, $40. A good Christmas gift for LAKE PLACID Florida, 2 bedroom, 2 someone. (231)347-6971. bath, furnished home on Canal. Virtual tour go to: ww.visualtour.com; @ the Visual Tour # type 0250-8803. FUEL & FIREWOOD Reduced to $98.500. Call AX MAN Split and dry hardwood, (231)238-7840 or (231)420-3033. $75 a cord, OR green outdoor boiler wood, $65 a cord. Delivery charge SEBRING FLORIDA 2 bedroom, 2 may apply. Also buying standing bath. A lap pool. 2,950 sq. ft. Virtual tour go to: ww.visualtour.com; @ timber. (231)881-6995. the Visual Tour # type 0250-2525. BONE DRY firewood, $65 a cord. Reduced to $89,500. Call Dry hardwood, $60 a cord. Green (231)238-7840 or (231)420-3033. maple and beech, $50 a cord. Split/delivered within 25 miles. VACATION RENTAL Spring Break at the Wisconsin Dells. 2 bedroom, (231)881-3806. 2 bath, sleeps 6. March 31-April 4th $550. (231)881-0412.

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1999 GMC Safari AWD, 140,000 miles, runs and drives well, needs some work, has damage to right rear quarter panel. $1,200 or best offer. Call for details (231)633-0382.

BEAUTIFUL CAR 1973 Corvette Convertible. 350, 4 2003 CHEVROLET Malibu LS sedan, speed manual transmission, custom 4 door. Runs perfectly, no repairs Crager wire spoke rims. Silver with needed. Great gas mileage, good black interior and black top. 53,000 winter car. 91,000 miles. Asking miles. $23,500. (989)939-8136. $5,785/best. Call/txt (231)838-3759.

2003 PONTIAC Grand Prix, burgundy exterior/gray cloth interior, 76,000 original miles, only 1 Michigan winter, outstanding condition, MUST SEE! $5,950. (231)675-1123.

2005 SILVER Pontiac Vibe. 61,000 miles. Great gas mileage. Automatic front wheel drive. $11,000. (989)614-1935.(19)

Only $16,500 1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe with rumble seat. Beautiful dark green. Restored. Needs seat covers and top. (231)347-2905.

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2007 TOYOTA FJ Cruiser, great winter car, 4x4, roof rack, tow package and full sliding power sunroof. Reduced to $18,750. (231)526-2633 or (231)330-4670.

2009 TAHOE LS 5.3L, black, leather, entertainment package, heated seats, On-Star. $33,000, mint. (231)838-6877.

POWER WASH RIG 16HP van 1999 JEEP Grand Cherokee Limited mounted, 3,000 PSI, 5 gallon per 4x4. Loaded. Leather seats. Runs minute, hot and cold power washer, good. No rust. New tires. New bat- 1998 Savannah van, ladder racks, tery. 200,000 highway miles. 50,000 miles, clean, never seen a winter. $12,000. (231)881-7006. $3,800/best. (989)731-9671.(26)

HEAVY TRUCKS/EQUIP2000 CHEVROLET Blazer 4x4, MENT 4-door, automatic, new tires, all new brakes, very clean, options. 2008 KUBOTA U45. $57,441 new. $3,950. (231)347-8870. Like new condition. Only 175 hours. 1’, 2’ and 3’ buckets. Cab with heat 2000 DODGE Caravan. V-6, auto- and air, angle blade. $37,400. matic. 186,000 miles. Looks good. (989)731-6243, (989)370-1047.(17) Runs and drives excellent. New power steering pump and water pump. $2,000. (989)742-2906.(26) MOTORCYCLES & ATVS

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2000 FORD Ranger Super Cab, 4x4, off road. 158,000 miles - 70,000 on motor, V6, auto, loaded, good interior, matching cap, some rust. $3,600 or best. (231)535-2769.

2000 WINDSTAR van, well maintained. $2,000. (231)268-1297.

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2008 YAMAHA XT250 on/off road. 2000 JEEP Cherokee Sport, 4x4, $2500. 231/459-8662. 4-door, no off-roading, very clean, excellent running condition. MOTOR BIKE Whizzer, 1948, restored, new condition. $4,500. $4,900. (231)838-6127. (231)582-6402. 2000 MOUNTAINEER, black 4-door, V8, 4-wheel drive, loaded. MOTORCYCLE HONDA XR 80, New rotors, brakes, plus front wheel 2002, new condition, $1,600. bearings. 188,625 miles. $4500 or (231)582-6402. best offer. (231)313-2602.

2001 FORD F-250 extended cab, diesel with 8 ft. Boss plow, tool box and remote starter. $10,000 or best offer. (231)627-5528.

2006 MERCURY Montego. Clean. Loaded. Heated leather seats. Only 65,000 miles. 1 owner. $10,995. Petoskey Auto Sales, (231)347-5890. www.petoskeyautosales.com

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2003 SKI-DOO 600 SE. 1,200 miles. Electric start, reverse, tilt steering, hand warmers. Very nice clean sled. $3,500. (989)731-0358.(26) 2 SLEDS. Yamaha SRX500. Polaris Super Sport 550. Triton Drive on Drive off trailer. $4,700 or best offer. Stored inside. Excellent condition. (989)350-9260.(23)

2001 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette exBOATS & MARINE tended van, 181,000 miles, well EQUIPMENT maintained, all power, runs and 17’ OLD Town canoe, 1930’s era, www.drivenow123.com drives excellent. Blue book, $4,680. wood is excellent, needs new canSell $2,500 or best. (231)348-9572. vas, good winter project. Make of1980 FORD F800 636 Detroit diesel fer. (231)348-0948. 2008 FORD Fusion 4x4 sedan. 3 to single axle truck with 13’ articulat- 2002 CHEVY Silverado 1500 LT, choose from. Great in the snow. ing snowplow blade and grating short bed extended cab, 4-door, 1981 SEA Ray 16’ 7” closed bow. Only $15,995. Call Charlie for more underbelly blade. 54,900 miles. 4x4, heated leather, new brakes, 120 hp, 4 cylinder motor, Merc outtires, bedliner, remote start, winter drive, new cover, seats and steering, Runs well. $8,995. (989)732-9544. details. (231)347-5890. ready, $9,000. (231)548-2915. petoskeyautosales.com EZ Load Trailer. Nice boat. $2,200. 1992 CHEVROLET 1500, runs like a (989)786-5524. 2010 CHEVROLET Impala LT, re- top, some new parts, 227,000 2002 MERCURY Mountaineer, mote start, new tires, 74,000 miles, miles, 2-wheel drive, needs ball AWD, 4-door, 112,000 miles, leather 1983 SEA RAY Sundancer 245 with factory warranty. $11,900. Ed’s Used joints and love. $900 or best offer. interior, great condition. $5,400. Shorelander Trailer, Reduced to (231)330-3184. Cars. (231)536-7953. Call Heather (231)622-2605. $6,500 or best offer. Will store for 2002 PONTIAC Montana van. one winter. (231)547-6363. 2010 CHEVROLET Malibu LT, 184,000 miles. Runs good. CD 1995 THOMPSON Calae, 21 ft., 44,000 miles, blue, loaded, factory player. OnStar. Seats 6, bucket open bow, 5.0 Chevrolet Volvo warranty. $13,900. Ed’s Used Cars. seats. Tan color. $2,500/best. Gay- Penta OD, ShoreLand’r trailer. Great (231)536-7953. lord, (989)239-1483.(10) boat. $3,975 or best offer. 2010 CHRYSLER Sebring Touring, 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD, 4x4, (810)931-1602, Charlevoix. 4-door, automatic, loaded, 40,000 LS, automatic, V8, 6 liter, with 8’ 2002 SUGAR Sand Tango Xtreme miles. $12,900. Factory warranty. Boss snowplow. 86,600 miles. Good jet boat, 16 feet, 210 HP Mercury V6, Blue. Ed’s Used Cars. 1992 CHEVY G20 conversion/cargo condition. $15,700. (231)582-6460. (231)536-7953. fast and fun! One owner. Trailer van. Body and mechanicals great, $8,900. newer tires, never seen snow, cur- 2003 CHEVROLET Suburban 1500, and gear included. (231)238-5160. BUY HERE, PAY HERE!! 148,000 miles, exterior white, interently confirgured for cargo. $1,975. BAD CREDIT, BANKRUPTCY, rior tan, heated leather seats, 8 cyl- 23’ BOWRIDER 2000 Caravelle In(231)238-7142 for full details. REPOS, OK inder, automatic, 4WD, sun roof, terceptor 232BR, 320 hp, SS prop, Easy terms. Low down payment. 1993 JEEP Grand Cherokee Laredo premium sound system, $9,895. 400 hours, Captain’s Call, Bose steMost monthly payments under 4x4. In line 6. Runs and drives good. (906)630-4380. reo. Fast and clean boat. $16,900. Everything works. $1,100/best. $200. 24 month warranties Please call (231)881-4061. available on all vehicles. ( 9 8 9 ) 4 4 8 - 2 1 4 4 o r 2003 FORD Explorer XLT, good tires and brakes, no rust, very clean Hundreds of vehicles and (989)350-0567.(10) interior/exterior. $6,450. thousands of happy customers. 1994 CHEVROLET full-size Blazer, (231)838-2837. CALL RICH 4x4, 2-door, runs well, needs some (989)306-3656 work. $1,200 or best offer. (231)881-6995. COLLECTOR’S CAR 2004 Ford Mustang GT, 40th Anni- 1995 CHEVROLET S-10 pickup, 4x4, versary Edition. 53 miles, #5001 of matching topper, bed liner, tow 44’ BOAT well for lease, $500 de6700 built. Loaded. $28,500 or best package, extended cab, 6 cylinder, posit and 7 payments of $500 offer. (231)547-6600 new tires, transparent Sno-Plow. ($4,000). Balance due by 6/1/2012. Kept in heated garage. No commer#116 F Dock Harborage Marina, CLASSIC/SPECIALTY cial plowing. 140,000 miles,. Boyne City Marina. (772)532-9881. 2003 GMC Sierra SLT 2500 HD, 4x4, AUTOS Loaded. $5,000. (231)582-1359. 4 door. Crew, leather, matching fi- A 1929 Chris-Craft Cadet, 22’, well 1950 CHRYSLER Windsor, Quaker berglass topper, Line-X Coated box, loved. Fresh varnish. Original engray, 2-door, Club Coupe. 45,826 1995 DODGE Ram with snowplow. runner. $ 5 , 0 0 0 . OnStar. $16,990. Dave Kring gine. Cover and trailer included. original miles. Interior 100% origi- G o o d Chevy-Cadillac (888)347-2585. $68,000 (U.S.) (248)464-4377. nal, all new chrome. $17,750. (989)858-0866.(10) (231)544-6684. 1998 CHEVY 3/4 ton, 4x4, fair con- 2003 JEEP Grand Cherokee Laredo, A BOAT house on the Crooked $3500 or best offer. 4x4, 4.0 liter engine. 99,500 miles. River near swing bridge, close to 1968 MERCURY Montego, 4-door, dition. Good tires, new brakes. $7,000 or town, comfortable living quarters. 302 automatic, runs and drives (231)347-1840. best offer. Must sell. (231)838-3895. 8,000 lb. hydraulic lift. $58,000. good. Good project. $1,500. 1998 DODGE Caravan. $2,450. (248)464-4377. (231)675-0144. 2003 SILVERADO Z71 4-door, (989)619-3614.(19) 70,000 miles, heated leather seats, SEA RAY Sundancer, 260. $8,500 or 1970 CAMARO RS, fresh restoration, 350 auto, light blue, black inte- 1998 DODGE Ram 2500 HD 4X4 running boards, topper, premium best offer. Roller trailer, winch, 28 rior, $22,000 invested, excellent Quad Cab SLT Laramie, metallic red, sound, non-smoker, some rust hp kicker motor, stove, head, queen front and aft, depth sounders. Awecondition, $14,000 . (231)622-8586. 5.9 L 16 Cummins turbo diesel, $13,400. (231)347-4164. 285,000 miles, 4-speed auto, $5,500 some Great Lakes fishing or family 2004 TRAILBLAZER 143,000 miles; or best offer. (248)376-1400. b o a t ! c o n t a c t : new tires, 1-owner, excellent condi- 83SeaRay26@gmail.com tion. $5,400. Call (231)536-3240 or 1998 FORD E-250 Conversion van, extended, 5.4L Triton V8, 4 cap- (231)620-3681. OUTDOOR RECREATION tain’s chairs, sofa bed, trailer hitch, newer AM/FM/CD/MP3, good tires, 2005 CHEVROLET TrailBlazer, LS, 6 cylinder, 4.2 liter, 4x4, tow packbrakes, $4,500. (231)838-4874. age, roof rack. White, no rust, re1973 CORVETTE Convertible, 350 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 Silverado, mote start. Non-smoker. 116,000 Automatic, power steering/brakes, 147,000 miles, power windows and miles. $7,500. (231)838-3987. air, alloys, both tops, white, black locks. 5.3 engine, automatic transinterior, 79K actual miles, owned 13 mission, sliding rear window. years. $23,500. (231)622-2347. $4,600. 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NOTICE Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kevin H. Noehles, a single man, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated January 18, 2006, and recorded on February 8, 2006 in Liber 1075 on Page 299, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank Of New York Mellon Fka The Bank Of New York, As Trustee For The Certificateholders Cwabs, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-5 as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Emmet county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand One Hundred Fourteen and 18/100 Dollars ($132,114.18), including interest at 2.725% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Emmet County, at 11:00 AM, on December 22, 2011. Said premises are situated in Township of Friendship, Emmet County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20, Town 36 North, Range 6 West, Friendship Township, Emmet County, Michigan, described as: Beginning at the West 1/4 corner of Section 20, Town 36 North, Range 6 West, Emmet County, Michigan; thence along the East and West 1/4 line of said Section 20, North 89 degrees 54 minutes 58 seconds East 824.00 feet; thence South 42 degrees 59 minutes 22 seconds West 410.93 feet; thence South 0 degrees 24 minutes 40 seconds East 185.14 feet; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 54 seconds West 541.65 feet; thence along the West line of said Section 20 and the centerline of Terpening Road North 0 degrees 24 minutes 40 seconds West 484.86 feet to the place of beginning containing 7.00 acres more or less and subject to the rights of the public over the Westerly 33 feet thereof as occupied by Terpening Road. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 23, 2011 For more information, please call: FC X (248) 593-1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #377890F01 (11-23)(12-14) (L-11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14)

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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY.

ATTENTION PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing lien holder. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Default has occurred by Constance D. Green, as owner, whose address is 1185 Hideaway Valley Road, Unit # 67, Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740 in the payment of assessments and/or dues owed to the Hideaway Valley Condominium Association (the "Association") which assessments are made a lien upon the hereinafter described property (the "Property") pursuant to the Master Deed and By-Laws thereof recorded at Liber 298, pages 427 through 459, inclusive, Emmet County Records, and all amendments thereto and designated as Emmet County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 23, together with rights in general common elements and limited common elements thereof as set forth in said Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, there being claimed to be due and unpaid as of the date of October 21, 2011, NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS ($9,659.00); and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by said Property; and that the power of sale as to the Property contained in the Bylaws of the Association having become operative by reason of such default. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday January 19, 2012, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, in the lobby of the County Building, 200 Division Street, City of Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court of the County of Emmet, there will be offered to the highest bidder, at public sale, for the purpose of satisfying the amounts then due and unpaid to the Association, together with the legal costs and charges of sale, including attorney fees, the following premises in the located in Little Traverse Township, Emmet County, Michigan: Unit 67, HIDEAWAY VALLEY CONDOMINIUM, according to the Master Deed and By-Laws thereof recorded at Liber 298, pages 427 through 459, inclusive, Emmet County Records, and all amendments thereto and designated as Emmet County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 23, together with rights in general common elements and limited common elements thereof as set forth in said Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended.

This sale is for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid as assessments to the Association, with interest from and after the date of first publication, together with the actual legal costs and charges of sale including actual attorney fees as provided in the Bylaws of the Association (not limited to statutory attorney fees), and any sums which may be paid by the Association subsequent to the date of this Notice to protect its interest in the premises.

The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless the premises are determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241a, in which case MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the terms the redemption period shall be 30 and conditions of a certain Mort- days from the date of such sale or gage made by Jerome V. Hahn (de- 15 days after the date of service of ceased), dated October 14, 2009, the notice of abandonment reand recorded on October 28, 2009, quired under MCL 600.3241a, in Liber 1117 Page 819, Emmet whichever is later. County Records, Michigan. Said Mortgage is held by Generation Dated: December 6, 2011 Mortgage Company. The sum Burke T. Lewis (P36658) claimed to be due and owing on Attorney for Hideaway Valley Consaid Mortgage as of the date of this dominium Association Notice is $38,931.36, interest accru- 301 W. Lake Street ing at $5.83 per diem. Under the Harbor Springs, MI 49740 power of sale contained in said (231) 526-6600 (L-12/7,12/14,12/21,12/28) mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage PUBLIC NOTICES shall be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part BOYNE VALLEY of them, at public venue, at the TOWNSHIP Emmet County Courthouse, 200 DiMEETING SYNOPSIS vision, Ste 100, Petoskey, MI 49770, December 12, 2011 at 11:00 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The Mortgagee will apply the sales proceeds to the debt se- Meeting called to order by Leonard cured by the Mortgage as stated Zakrzewski, Supervisor. above, plus interest on the amount Full Board present due at a rate of interest equal to Motion approved the minutes of 5.56% per annum; all legal costs November 14, 2011. and expenses, including attorneys Motion approved the Financial Refees allowed by law; and also any port for month ending November 30, 2011 amount paid by the Mortgagee to protect its interest in the property. Motion approved the asset test for The properties to be sold at foreclo- the 2012 poverty guidelines to sure are all that real estate situated $14,000.00 Motion approved changing all in the City of Brutus, County of Emmet, State of Michigan, de- locked interior doors in new station scribed as follows: Lot(s) 7,8,9 and to non-locking. North 25 feet of Lot 10, Block 3, Motion paid the bills. Motion adjourned the meeting. Snider’s Addition to the Village of Lynn Sparks, Clerk Brutus, as recorded in Liber 2, (L-12/14) Page(s) 8 of plats, Emmet County Records. Tax Parcel ID No.: PLEASANTVIEW 09-14-22-377-013 Commonly known as: 6406 Mill Street, Brutus, TOWNSHIP MI 49716 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the SYNOPSIS date of sale pursuant to M.C.L. § Pleasantview Township held their 600.3240(7). December 5, 2011 regular meeting on December 12, GENERATION MORTGAGE COM- 2011. Motions passed to accept the PANY Kilpatrick & Associates, P.C. minutes and pay the bills. Attorneys for Generation Mortgage (L-12/14) Company 903 N. Opdyke Rd., Suite C Auburn Hills, MI 48326 (248) 377-0700 (L-12/7,12/14,12/21,12/28)

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HOROSCOPES For Thursday, Dec. 15 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Brand new avenues develop this year in your vocation. You’ll take on more responsibility and leadership for a rise in status in the community. This brings more work and money in. Give thanks.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

LYNN JOHNSON

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Complete the projects that have been waiting, even if you don’t want to anymore. Clear space for the new. Make plans with the people you love most. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Listen to a dear one explain. Support them even when you’re upset. Complete a homeimprovement project. Choose the path that you’re most passionate about. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — Oh, the things you can learn. Don’t push yourself too hard. Drink plenty of water, and get good rest. Cash flow improves. Only buy what you need right now.

FRANK & ERNEST

BOB THAVES

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Money makes the world go round, even when you’re not paying attention. Turn a need into a possibility. You have more than you think. Save resources. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Finish up tasks without a fuss. Sit down with an accountant. It feels so good when it’s done. Balance your work and your love life. Reward yourself with relaxation. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Problems are becoming easier to solve, but hold off traveling for now. Find the right balance. A friend or a dream may provide an answer.

GARFIELD

JIM DAVIS

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Your friends appreciate your discipline, which gives you more time to play. Get into both work and fun modes, and involve your team. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Avoiding controversy is not so easy now. You may have to use diplomacy. It’s all for the best of the community, anyway. Incidentally, your reputation grows. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — You’re in the middle of a growth spurt. Take your vitamins and get plenty of rest. Not knowing can be a good thing. Let your mind wander.

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

STEPHAN PASTIS

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Learn from young people: They haven’t decided that they can’t yet. A partner plus distant contacts equal profit. Help comes from unexpected sources. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Your work behind the scenes is paying off. You can rely on others, and they rely on you. You’ve built a web of mutual support. Now refine for cost-efficiency. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Take on more responsibility. Listen to group members, and put their logic to good use. Crowd-sourcing has practical applications. Your enthusiasm’s attractive.

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Santa and Mrs. Claus are surprised to find a bag full of money to be donated to the school nurse project during Holly Daze, the Charlevoix Area Hospital Foundation’s annual fundraiser.

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Cheryl Stewart of Traverse City, smiles as she writes bidder information on the silent auction items recently during Holly Daze, the Charlevoix Area Hospital Foundation’s annual fundraiser.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011 •

Puzzle answers, games, opinion polls and much more at:

www.kidscoop.com Homing pigeons, dogsleds, balloons and mules have all been used to carry messages. The need to communicate brought about advances in transportation and communication systems. The delivery system for mail has moved from animal carriers to railways and air, from mail trucks to today’s nearly instant exchanges via email, text messages and mobile phones.

In 1914, a four-year-old girl called May Pierstoff was mailed from her hometown of Grangeville, Idaho to her grandparents in Lewiston. At 48 1/2 pounds—just shy of the 50-pound parcel post

limit—she was “mailed” for 53 cents in stamps attached to her coat. She traveled in the train’s mail compartment and was delivered right to her grandparents’ house by the mail clerk on duty.

In 1860, Pony Express horseback ________ carried messages in relays across a 2,000-mile trail from Missouri to California. Postage cost $5 per half ounce. Riders changed horses at 160 ____________, at roughly 10 to 15 mile intervals along the rugged and often dangerous mountain and prairie _________. This was thought to be the longest distance a horse could gallop without tiring. At each station, the rider changed to a fresh horse taking only his special mail ___________ called a mochila. He blew a horn when approaching a station in order to alert the stationmaster to prepare a _______ horse. Each rider rode about 75 miles per day. But by late 1861, when telegraph lines ____________ the east and west coasts, the Pony Express ended.

Some of the statements below are true, some are false. See if you can guess which is which. Then, check your answers by doing each math problem. The even-numbered answers are TRUE, the odd-numbered answers are FALSE. Ancient Egyptians were the first to carry written documents from one place to another.

16 + 4 + 8 = Ben Franklin was appointed the first Postmaster General in the U.S. in 1775.

12 + 5 + 7 = In Belgium, cats were once used to deliver mail to distant villages.

Follow the steps below to address an envelope and write a letter the correct way.

1. Your name and address goes here on the envelope

Find six words in the newspaper that you might use to describe a Pony Express rider.

2. Postage stamp in this corner

19 + 5 + 4 = The British were the first to introduce the use of a stamp as payment for mail.

3. Full name and address

1. Your full name

5. Explain your reason for writing

11 + 6 + 3 =

6. Give details clearly and briefly

In the late 1800s, Alaskan gold miners trained penguins to deliver mail to distant relatives.

2. You own address 3. Today’s date 4. Greeting 7. Conclude your letter 8. Sign off

11 + 3 + 9 = The first e-mail message was sent in 1971 by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson.

13 + 13 + 4 =

Clint Eastwood was one of the most famous Pony Express riders.

9. Forgot something? Add a P.S.

9+7+3= Which stamp should come next in each row to continue the pattern? Circle it.

Santa has a website which you can use to write to him and receive a reply. Go to: www.kidscoop.com/kids

Find the Letters to the Editor section in the newspaper. Select one letter and write a response to its author, imagining that you are the newspaper editor.

SADDLEBAG MESSAGES DELIVERY RAILWAYS MOCHILA GALLOP RIDERS RELAYS CLERK OUNCE EMAIL HORN TEXT SIGN

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. Y R I D E R S C O E R N S E G A S S E M E R T N C I A E C A

Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word MAILED in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.

V E E P O L L A G I I C X L I W E T I L L N T H A A N R O H E U C O N Y S M K A D O I L S S S I G N M G A B E L D D A S

Do you think we still need post offices in this day of email and sending text messages? Why or why not?

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011 •

Sault Ste. Marie 38/36

TONIGHT

THURSDAY

42/25

sunset: 4:57p.m.

sunrise: 8:12 a.m. sunset: 4:57 p.m.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Marquette 38/34 Petoskey 41/40 Gaylord 38/36

Grand Rapids 45/45 Detroit 47/43

27/22 31/27 sunrise: 8:13 a.m. sunset: 4:58 p.m.

sunrise: 8:14 a.m. sunset: 4:58 p.m.

Holiday Buffet Sunday, December 25 10:00am – 9:00pm

PRECIPITATION Daily Snowfall Snow since Nov. 1 Snow 11/1-12/14/10

Petoskey 0 2” 20.5”

Charlevoix 0 .02” 12.52”

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T Table COMMUNITY NOTES Meetings THURSDAY, DEC. 15 The Rotary Club of Charlevoix meets 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Flap Jack Family Restaurant, 102 W. Carpenter, Charlevoix. For more information, call (231) 547-0360.

Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets noon Thursday at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub. com or call (231) 881-0829 for information.

FRIDAY, DEC. 16 Up North Network of Business Network International consists of businesses located in Charlevoix and Emmet counties. The Up North Network chapter of BNI meets 7-8:30 a.m. every Friday at the Charlevoix Library. Visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Kim Hejka, (231) 675-8556.

Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at noon Fridays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. Players with 0-99 points welcome. Visit www. petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information.

Free computer class 1 p.m. every Friday at Boyne District Library in Boyne City. For information call (231) 582 -7861 or Ron Grunch, (231) 582-6974.

Miscellaneous Independence Village will hold a Wii bowling tournament at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Sunnybank Retirement Community in Petoskey which is located at 2000 E. Mitchell Road. For additional information on this event contact Jackie at (888) 777-0327.

Veterans Affairs of Emmet County is open 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday for assistance to all Emmet County veterans. Located in the county building in Petoskey, first floor, G92. Phone (231) 348-1780.

Community kitchen 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Monday at First Christian Church, 308 Monroe St., Petoskey, in the fellowship hall of the church. Anyone in need of a meal is welcome.

First Christian Church, 308 Monroe St., Petoskey, food pantry is open 9 a.m.-noon every Wednesday.

Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan provides complete

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GYN exams, breast exams and Pap tests for women of all ages; pregnancy tests; counseling and provision of birth control supplies, including emergency contraception, testing and treatment for vaginal, urinary and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV testing. Services are confidential, affordable, and provided by women clinicians. Medicaid/Plan First! and Mastercard/Visa accepted. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; some evenings. Planned Parenthood, 1003 Spring St., Petoskey. Phone (231) 347-9692.

Find information, including phone numbers, contact names and Web links for local nonprofit agencies and services in Charlevoix and Emmet counties at www. call-211.org or call (877) 211-LAKE (5253).

Contact Debbie McGuiness, (231) 439-9353 • dmcguiness@petoskeynews.com

family members and guests 59 years and younger.

World photos

Self-help Alcoholics Anonymous 24-hour information call (231) 348-5005.

Al-Anon/Alateen information is available by calling (231) 675-7044. Alzheimer’s Disease /Dementia support meets 2-3:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Petoskey Friendship Center library. Call (231) 347-3211 or (888) 347-0369.

Caregiver Support meets 1:30-3 p.m. the fourth Thursday at Petoskey Friendship Center library. Call (231) 3473211 or (888) 347-0369.

Celebrate Recovery, a

Senior citizens Petoskey Friendship Center activities Friday, Dec. 16: water fitness 8 a.m. at Holiday Inn Express; exercise 9:15 a.m.; senior sharing 10 a.m.; chorus 11 a.m.; soup and salad 11:30 a.m.; lunch at noon: vegetable lasagna; bingo 1 p.m.; cribbage 1 p.m.

Boyne Area Senior Center activities Friday, Dec. 16: TagA-Longs 11 a.m.-noon; lunch at noon: Christmas dinner, pork roast; baked goods raffle.

Charlevoix Senior Center activities Friday, Dec. 16: coffee 9 a.m.; craft class 9:30 a.m.; lunch: sweet and sour meatballs; dessert raffle; cards 5 p.m.

Christ-centered recovery program, meets at Third Day Fellowship & Outreach,1204 Bridge St. , Charlevoix every Tuesday. Dinner provided at 6:30 p.m.; meeting led by Mike Davis, begins at 7 p.m. Call (231) 547-8040.

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program which meets at the Walloon Lake Community Church 7-9 p.m. every Thursday. Call John at (231 )347-3985 or Terry at (231) 582-7590.

Compassionate Friends, a support group for bereaved parents, meets the third Monday at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey. Call Susan at (231) 582-7897 or JoAnn at (231) 347-8487.

Continued Connection East Jordan Senior Center activities Friday, Dec. 16: Cousins; bingo/baked raffle; Christmas dinner, pork roast.

Harbor Springs Friendship Center activities Friday, Dec. 16: exercise 9 a.m. in building D; coffee 10 a.m.; lunch at noon: vegetable lasagna.

Huber Senior Center activities Friday, Dec. 16: shuffleboard 10 a.m.; stretch and strengthen 10:45 a.m.; salad bar 11:30 a.m.; lunch at noon: vegetable lasagna. The Huber Center is located on East Brutus Road` in Brutus. Hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays. Phone (231) 529-8803.

class meets 5:30 p.m. Thursdays in Charlevoix. Continued Connection is an after jail program that can help you keep your freedom forever. Call (231) 675-4744; (231) 675-9073.

Type 1 Diabetes parent support group meets 6:30 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month at the Harbor Springs Public Library. Call Marcia Vandermus at (231) 5269705.

DivorceCare information, call (231) 547-9482 for details.

Send ‘em in! Area residents have been sending in photos of themselves and others holding a copy of the News-Review or Graphic from locations around the world. Submit your photograph to the 2011 World Photo Contest, c/o Petoskey News-Review, 319 State St., Petoskey, Mich. 49770. Or email them to cjohnson@petoskeynews. com. If you email, make sure the photo file size is between 500kb and 1 MB. Files too small can’t be printed.

Emotional and mental health self-help group. Call (231) 582-2699.

The Wawatam Area Senior Center is serving dinners at 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. The center is located at the Lion Dan Russell Building on Cedar Street in Mackinaw City. All meals include salad bar and dessert. A donation of $3 is suggested for seniors 60 and over. There is a fee of $5 for

Students from North Central Michigan College and two faculty members spent a weekend in New York City taking advantages of opportunities to visit the United Nations, to attend a Broadway play, to tour a number of extraordinary museums and to reflect upon the 9/11 Memorial. The group gathered with the News-Review at the 9/11 Memorial in front of the little pear tree, which actually survived the attack. It’s called, prophetically, the Survivor Tree. The group includes (from left) Ian Shumway, Dr. Suzanne Shumway, Ruth Ann Hull, Dale Hull, Emily Johnson, Derek Simmonds, Megan Keith, Greg Fleming, Samantha McKenney, Sunshine Carusi, Corey Brown, and Andre Vigder.

Healing Together is a supGrief and Loss support group meets 1-2:30 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in the Hospice of Little Traverse Bay Community Grief and Loss Center’s lower level. The Grief and Loss Center is located at One Hiland Drive in Petoskey. Call Hospice of Little Traverse Bay at (231) 487-4825.

port group for parents and partners of sexual assault survivors that provides information, and offers an opportunity for parents and partners to share their experiences and learn how to help their loved ones heal from sexual assault. This group meets 5:30-6:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of

Richard and Judy Conrad of Pellston and Rod and Donna Searles of Levering visited the Coliseum in Rome while on a pilgrimage to Italy with Bishop Hebda of the Gaylord Diocese. the month at the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan Petoskey office, 423 Porter St. No registration required.

Low Vision support meets noon-1:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday at Petoskey Friendship Center multipurpose room. Call (231) 347-3211 or (888) 347-0369.

Men’s Voices For adult men who have experienced sexual abuse in their lives. This weekly, ongoing support group provides fellowship and support with issues common to men who have faced sexual abuse in their childhood or adult lives. Contact the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan at (231) 347-0067.

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