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PAGE 10F Marquette Chamber of Commerce
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PAGE 12F Icy treats, delicious eats
PAGE 13F ’Embrace your natural Bird On A Perch founder and owner Allison Cherrette demonstrates how to use examples of the equipment at her studio. (Journal photo by Ryan Stieg)
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A perch for pilates Bird On A Perch opens in Marquette By RYAN STIEG Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Spending her formative years in Marquette, Allison Cherrette decided she no longer wanted to be in the IT business and a marketing career in Colorado. So she returned to her hometown. After seeing that there wasn!t a Pilates studio nearby, she decided to continue her passion for it by opening her own. She started Bird On A Perch, 307 S. Front St., in July 2014 and it!s become a popular place for people who want to both relieve stress and get exercise at the same time. “I!ve danced my entire life and I was starting to realize that I was getting injured with older age,” Cherrette said. “So I was looking for an exercise program for myself that would allow me to maintain a healthy body until my older years.
“I had done Pilates since my teenage years, but I!d never used the equipment. At that time, I was hooked. I just loved the way it helped my body and how refreshed I felt.” Cherrette teaches classes six days a week, from 7 a.m to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and people just need to sign up online beforehand. She also offers private lessons by appointment. Cherrette said that the business expanded last June and new equipment was added. Most of the pieces of equipment are spring-loaded systems and the springs can either help you or work against you, depending on the exercise. Because the springs can be adjusted, workouts can be tailored to anyone regardless of their physical condition. “To me, I think the beauty of Pilates is that it!s completely tailored to your body and to your goals,” Cherrette
said. “The idea is not really to come in and pump iron. It!s to make your life outside of the studio even better.” Bird On A Perch offers classes at all levels, from beginner to advanced, so there!s something for everyone. The first class is always free so if people are curious about Pilates, they can see what!s going on without making a financial commitment. “The clientele continues to grow and it!s always refreshing to see new faces in the studio,” Cherrette said. “It was a big risk coming back to my hometown and not really knowing if Pilates would take off. I!ve been really happy with the success so far and most of all, I!m just happy to provide a service that I believe in to the community.” Ryan Stieg can be reached at 906228-2500, ext. 246. His email address is rstieg@miningjournal.net.
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Marquette Chamber of Commerce Providing a place for local business information to be collected and shared
By RYAN JARVI Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Marquette Chamber of Commerce has seen steady growth in its membership since its official formation in April 2015. “We're currently at 84 members and growing at an average of two per week,” Jason Schneider, executive director of the chamber, said in mid February. The chamber — which represents businesses and organizations from the city of Marquette, and nearby Marquette and Chocolay townships — intends to provide a place for local business information to be collected and shared, as well as improve the communication and networking among businesses and local government. The chamber in July opened its office, located at 813 N. Third St. in Marquette. “The response by the business community and local municipalities has been great,” Schneider said, adding he!s seen great support from elected officials from the city and townships. “Since we opened our doors in July we've had 19 events with nearly 600 attendees,” he said. “We're pretty happy with the support and look forward to our second year.” The chamber is a notfor-profit advocacy organization governed by a nine-member board of directors. Board represen-
tatives are elected by and from the chamber membership. “Every member matters to us. No matter how big or small, they all have the same voice in their chamber,” Schneider said. “We're open to everyone and we!re doing some cool things that business owners and local government can't do alone. I really want to thank the 84 members that jumped on board in the first year. They have provided such great support in building a great organization that will shape how we do business for the next 50 plus years." Among other things, the chamber currently offers business workshops, referrals, promotional and networking opportunities and media assistance. “Besides the networking, education and advocacy work we're currently doing, we're working on a Marquette Info book that helps new residents, visitors and businesses understand Marquette,” Schneider said. “It's the single biggest request we get. Those of us that live here forget that newcomers have trouble learning the ins and outs. We're also working on a strong Buy Local marketing campaign and some supporting tools that will help our locally owned retail businesses.” Schneider said the chamber exists to ensure the local economy is healthy, diverse and engaged in the community.
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“As the global, and our own, economies change, the Marquette community can expect us to be at the forefront making sure that our local businesses and governments are working together to make sure our area keeps moving in a great direction,” he said. Annual chamber membership fees range from $265 for a business with five employees, to $1,090 for a
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Flower power Nagelkirk offers unique garden products and services
By CHRISTIE BLECK Journal Staff Writer HARVEY — Want live plants on your roof or simply a pot of geraniums to put on the patio? If you come to Nagelkirk, you've come to the right place. The husband-and-wife team of Steve and Elizabeth "Sam" Nagelkirk opened their new greenhouse and garden center in April 2015. The business is located at 1060 M-28 East, the site of the former Meister's Showplace & Greenhouses. Steve said he's been in the landscaping business for more than 30 years. "I was going to retire last fall," said the 65-yearold Steve. "It was either retire or not, and I chose not. I love working." He also needed more room, he said, noting his old location along Brickyard Road in Marquette Township. Steve said he wants to educate people about what the store has in stock and the type of services not typically offered in many nurseries. For Nagelkirk, that means live roofs — roofs with plants growing on them — and outdoor kitchens equipped with a range, refrigerator and sink on a patio, he said. "People don't do that here," Steve said. "You don't see it." Maybe they should. A live roof cools down the house, plus it's a "visual thing," he said. The Nagelkirk business on M-28 offers products
as well as services, which haven!t changed much from what was offered before, Steve said. The gift shop will continue, he pointed out, and flower prices will be about the same. "But we're bringing in bulk mulches, where they didn't do that before," Steve said. "We're going to sell bulk topsoil, which they didn't do before. We're going to have a delivery service. So, if you buy something, if you buy a little tree, you want it delivered, we'll bring it to you." Staff also can rototill a garden or even plant that large tree a customer purchased, he said. "What demands aren't being met?" Steve said. "We're trying to do that." What boggles him, he acknowledged, is when people balk at spending money on their yards during the short summers in the Upper Peninsula. "Isn't that all the more reason to be outside?" Steve said. "And the more reasons you can get yourself to be outside, isn't that better for you?" So, part of the Nagelkirk mission, he said, is to help people extend their garden season from three to five months. Staff also will be able to build decks and small greenhouses, sell bee supplies, offer canning seminars and possibly offer chicken coops, he said. Of course, customers
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MARQUETTE — It all began in 1985 when Kevin Swanson and Steve Tasson were just 12 years old. They and other childhood friends from the Ishpeming playgrounds neighborhood were a tightly knit group of youngsters. Kevin and Steve had already embarked upon a successful business together by selling night crawlers and minnows from their homes. And now they were aiming for something much larger and more profitable. Steve and Kevin had already visited an old building with prime frontage on 3rd Street in the heart of Ishpeming. The owner had offered to rent it to them for $200/month, and they gratefully accepted. The two lads then convinced a handful of friends to embark upon pet store ownership with a wide variety of animals and insects to offer. They immediately put up signs in the windows and gathered pigeons and other birds, snakes, leeches, rabbits, spiders, grasshoppers, crayfish and frogs to sell in their store. Within days it was obvious the business would not do well; very few customers visited the store, other than children with no money, and the police stopped by to let them know that proper permits had not been obtained. The juvenile crew released all of the animals and Steve and Kevin for-
feited their deposit which constituted most of the money they had earned selling minnows and crawlers earlier that summer. Lesson learned. As adults, Steve and Kevin remained good friends and camped together often with their young families and other local friends. Steve capitalized on a business career and worked for and eventually became coowner of Tasson Distributing, a large and successful beer distributorship in Ishpeming. Steve gained 20 years of business experience at Tasson Distributing, and began a successful sign shop in Ishpeming as well. Kevin went off to college and eventually became a Wildlife Biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in Marquette, and is currently a Wildlife Specialist with the DNR!s bear and wolf program. While raising young families the duo did not spend time together as they once had, but managed to continue hunting and fishing together yearly. Now both in their early 40s, Steve and Kevin have decided to embark upon a new and exciting endeavor together, after learning a great many lessons from mistakes made during the brief operation of a pet store decades earlier. They utilized a great many life experiences and armed themselves with a carefully crafted business
plan in an effort to minimize risk on embarking on their new business venture. The idea stemmed from a common love for ice cream treats and good food, hence; Dairy Queen. Kevin and Steve contacted Lance Wolfe with the Small Business Development Center early on and began working on a business plan considering numerous demographic statistics in Marquette County, legal structure and employment/management planning. Other areas of research were real estate costs and locations within Marquette Township, and the number of vehicles that passed through that business corridor each day. After a few years of countless hours of research while working with International Dairy Queen, UP Engineers and Architects, Marquette Township, River Valley Bank and Northern Initiatives, they purchased an out lot in front of Target adjacent to Highway 41. Construction of the new 72 seating capacity DQ
Grill and Chill got underway in May 2015 by U.P.based Gundlach Champion, in conjunction with numerous local contractors. Opening day was Aug. 25. The store is run by Steve Tasson and his management team:
Randy Keough, Emily Brock, Kaylee McIntyre and Jessila Johnson, with an estimate of 70 employees joining the team. The quick service restaurant will offer a wide variety of burgers, the new DQ Bake sandwiches, salads, wraps and other
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’Embrace your natural identity’ Travel Marquette moves to new location
At left, a participant of the Polar Roll is seen. (Journal photo by Valri Hanson) Above is a time lapse photo of Whitney Kulich as she competes at Marquette Downtown Showdown Rail Jam last year. (Photos by Justin Marietti, edited by Selena Hautamaki) At right, a poster for the annual Blueberry Festival is pictured. (Journal file photo)
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tourism industry is very event-driven, relying on summertime events such as the Independence Day celebrations, Hiawatha Music Festival, Art on the Rocks and the annual Blueberry Festival. The rest of the year also has many attractions, some of which — such as the U.P. 200 and the Noquemanon Ski Marathon — have been occurring for years, while others — including the 906 Polar Roll bike race and the Down-
town Showdown Rail Jam ski and snowboard competition — are relatively new, having started in the last few years. “Marquette County is a great product to promote,” Young said. “We've got a population that's passionate about recreation and trail-building. We're home to a collection of diverse and lively downtown districts and a university, with all the advantages that come with an en-
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Ramada renovations New improvements to hotel, restaurant, bar and pool
By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — The Ramada Inn of Marquette went through some big changes in the past year. Tom Graves, director of sales, said renovations to the hotel!s 44 guest rooms were complete in December 2014, followed by improvements to Harley!s Restaurant, the hotel bar and resurfacing of the pool during the spring and summer of 2015. “We!ve got a lot of positive feedback from our inhouse guests, also from local community members who have come into the restaurant and lounge to eat and have a drink,” Graves said. The dining room of Harley's Restaurant, located on the ground floor of the hotel, began renovations in April 2015 and were finished just in time for Northern Michigan University's spring graduation ceremony. “We just made it really inviting and cozy,” said Mikki Tiziani, who started in June as the food and beverage manager. “We!ve got a fireplace and nice lounge chairs,
and kind of the same thing goes for the dining room. We!ve got some booths and nice lighting. It!s just a nice inviting atmosphere.” Ed O'Brien, assistant general manager at the Ramada Inn, said the dining area was congested and a bit outdated, so they opened it up and took the booths out of the middle section of the room. "We kept the booths on the outside and made them a little wider for six people versus four people and just made it a more inviting atmosphere for people to come in and enjoy and have a good meal," he said. Tiziani said the restaurant also got a new chef last year. “Between the chef and I, we!ve kind of really changed the feel and direction we want to take the restaurant,” she said. Tiziani said the restaurant has Michigan craft beers, a good selection of wines and cocktails, and now offers beer and wine flights, which provide customers with smaller-sized samplings of different
beverages. Also offered at the establishment are monthly wine dinners, weekly dining specials, menu options featuring fresh local ingredients, as well as a cocktail menu that changes with the seasons. O!Brien said the changes reflect what the hotel has Pictured is a view of the Ramada Inn of Marquette from its parking lot. The hotel reheard from its customers. modeled the dining area of Harley!s Restaurant in April, and then made changes to "We're taking all the feed- its bar and pool area. (Journal photo by Justin Marietti) back that the customers have given us in the past, and we're building on that and making the changes necessary, and that they requested,” he said.
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Looking to move Riverside Auto Mall seeking new location By CRAIG REMSBURG Senior Sports Writer MARQUETTE — Sometime in the spring of 2017, Riverside Auto Mall hopes to officially relocate to a new location in Marquette Township. The dealership, part of the Marquette Mall since the 1990s, is looking to move to 3330 U.S. 41 West near Target and Walmart. The site is where a former building materials and supply store was located. “Riverside relocation is still tentative at this point,” said Denis Severinsen, vice president of real estate for the Escanaba-based Dagenais Enterprises, which owns the mall property and is Riverside!s parent company. That!s because approval of the relocation plan is
needed from the township, as well as from representatives of Honda, Nissan and Toyota, which provide vehicles sold at Riverside. Riverside general manager Paul Halbur said he expects approval should come soon. “Approval from the manufacturers are pending, but all three have had representatives see the site and they!re enthusiastic (about the move),” he said. “After that, we!ll visit Marquette Township officials.” Once all approvals are met, work on the project could begin on the new site late this spring or early summer, he said. “I don!t see anything that would preclude that,” Halbur said. He said the new location at a major intersection
would provide more visibility for Riverside Auto Mall. “It!s great exposure there,” Halbur said. “It!s the busiest intersection in the entire Upper Peninsula, according to M-Dot.” The current facility sits back off the highway a bit along U.S. 41 and the western edge of the Marquette city limits. Riverside might be able to use some of the current structure on the property, but Halbur said it will be a “predominantly new building,” including room for a body shop. “We!ll have all the services we currently offer in a much more friendly environment,” he said. The new building will be about 28,000 square feet, he said. The current Riverside facility is 22,000
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Riverside Auto Mall is seeking a new location next to Target and Walmart on U.S. 41 West. The approval of the relocation plan is needed from Marquette Township plus the representatives of Honda, Nissan and Toyota. (Journal file photo)
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In 2015, we gave $1.47 billion in cash and in-kind contributions worldwide.
Opportunity… Increasing Economic Mobility Made a five-year, $100 Million commitment in the U.S. to increase economic mobility of workers in retail and related industries.
U.S. Veterans Support Honored commitment to give $20 Million to support U.S. Veterans and giving additional $20 Million over next 5 years in support of our training, education and transition program.
U.S. Manufacturing Awarded $4 Million in grants to leading research and development institutions, supporting innovation to help solve manufacturing challenges.
Sustainability… Hunger Relief Provided $61 Million in grants to help alleviate hunger.
Nutrition Education Committed $10 Million to the Closed Loop Fund over the next 5 years, which will help provide low-interest loans to cities and companies to build and strengthen recycling infrastructure.
Community… Volunteerism Our associates volunteered 1.5 Million hours in areas such as education, health and wellness, hunger relief, environmental sustainability, and workforce development.
Disaster Relief and Resiliency Contributed $3.4 Million to support communities before, during and after disasters.
Save money. Live better. These are the words we live by at Walmart. Our “Every Day Low Cost” strategy helps people save money, stretch their paychecks, and provide a better life for their families. But the work we do to help people live better goes far beyond our store walls. It extends into our communities and around the world and affects the lives of people we will never meet.
Contributions Made in 2015 locally. Community Grants: Chocolay Township Police Department DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Great Lakes Recovery Marine Corps League (Toys for Tots) Mqt City Police Mqt County Sheriff Mqt Township Fire and Rescue
St. Vincent De Paul Superior Upper Peninsula Red Cross Rainbow Connection Tuscola Conservation District Wreaths Across America
Donations for 2015-2016 Fiscal year: MQT Junior Hockey LPTP Lakeview Parent Teacher Partnership MQT Rotary Club UP Children’s Museum UP Whitetails NMU Hockey UP Early Childhood Conference MFAK Music For All Kids AWANAS Club New Heart Benefit Ball United Methodist Church UP 200 U of M Healthy Eating IHS Graduating Class Girl Scouts Troop 5092 Republic- Michigamme School Booster Special OlympicsArea 36 MARESA NMU_ NASA Kiwanis Club of MQT Boy Scouts Venture Crew 356 Sawyer Community Center MQT Figure Skating Club Gwinn City Community Watch Immanuel Lutheran Church Youth Seney Snowmobile Association NMU Cancer Awareness Pigs-N-Heat WHS Graduating Class Cub Scouts Pack 3346 First Methodist Church NMU Sports Dept Munising Ducks Unlimited Trout Unlimited Ishpeming Youth Wrestling Superiorland Soccer “Just Believe” Cancer Awareness Crossroads Church Vietnam Veterans St Vincent De Paul of MQT Alger Parks and Recreation Chocolay Lions Club Big Brothers and Big Sisters of MQT UP Pink Power- Breast Cancer Awareness Community Shower YMCA Healthy Kids MQT BMX Aspen Ridge Schools North Star Academy United Way of MQT Alger County Senior Party MSHS Graduating Class NHS Graduating Class Gwinn Graduating Class Richmond Township Fishing Derby Relay for Life Champion Fire Dept Bothwell Parents Group Michigamme Baseball Rotary of MQT
DJ Jacobetti Center Big Kids ORV Excursion Wawonowin Women’s Scramble St Francis- Connection Center Lake Superior Christian Church VFW YMCA- Start the Cycle Al-Non- AA Negaunee Pioneer Days Police Security Reunion Lake Superior Hospice Silver Creek Church Thrift Negaunee Elks Bay Cliff Health Camp Red Fox Run- Ladies Cancer Care Art Faire- Renaissance MQT Marathon Munising Elementary Beacon House MQT County Sheriffs Dept Superior Hills School MQT Area Blues NMU Greek Council South County Fund Ahmed Shrine MI Veteran’s Affair Community Center MQT City Bazaar Salvation Army of Ishpeming Great Lakes Recovery Van Riper- Harvest Fest St Vincent De Paul of Gwinn MAPS- All Sports Booster Revolutions- Bikes Alzheimer’s Association Rainbow Connection Snowberry Heights KI Sawyer Elementary MQT Squirt Hockey Cherry Creek Schools Feeding America Family w/ Kids w/ Disabilities Sands EMS Negaunee Township EMS/Fire Women’s Center Marine Corp League Pregnancy Services of MQT MQT City Fire Dept MQT County Conservation Adopt A Student Negaunee High School TV 6 Canathon St Christophers Bazaar Dream Makers Ball NMU- Native Americans MQT County 4-H Powell Township Schools NMU- Student Nurses MQT Cheer Club Cub Scouts 361 Gwinn High School French Club Marquette Girls Hockey Marquette Jr. Hockey
Walmart is proud of our employees – 400 of Marquette County’s Finest!