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Thanksgiving Dinner for free or by donation.
GRAYLING: The Crawford AuSable
Community Thanksgiving Dinner is on
November 27th from noon 2:00 pm. Dinner is
at the Camp Grayling Army Airfield Mess Hall
and dinner is free. You can have your meal
delivered if you cant make it out, just call Sally
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The Annual Festival of Trees is going on
now in Grayling and this Saturday,
November 22nd you can get even more in
the holiday spirit with the downtown
Christmas Walk.
The Christmas Walk is a way for the
downtown businesses to have some great

sales for holiday shoppers. There is also all
sorts of Christmas themed events going on
downtown. The festivities begin with a free
showing of Frozen at the Crawford County
Library at 12:00 pm. This will be followed
by a Christmas Show at Michelson
Memorial United Methodist Church at 2:00
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Power of the Purse

United Way event held at
Treetops Resort last Thursday
By Jim Akans
Approximately 130 ladies joined the
Otsego County United Ways Power of the
Purse fundraising event this past Thursday
evening, November 13th, at Treetops Resort
and Convention Center. The fun-filled
evening included a delicious buffet meal,
silent and live auctions, musical entertainment by Elizabeth Cannon and the creation
of a Community Canvas led by artist
Martina Hahn.
Preliminary estimates are that nearly
$10,000 was raised at the event and proceeds
will be utilized to help fund the many community and agency programs the United
Way supports all year long. Among those
many agencies are the Otsego County Food

Pantry, Child Welfare Alliance, Catholic
Human Services, Community Mediation
Services, First Call for Help, 211 Help Line,
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP), the Volunteer Center and several
others.
Major sponsors for the 2014 Power of the
Purse event included Treetops Resort and
Gilardy LLC/Anne Friedly, Owner. The
Power of the Purse event is the major
fundraiser for the Otsego County United
Ways 2015 campaign. For campaign donation information, please contact the Otsego
County United Way at (989) 732-8929 or
email info@otsegounitedway.org
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event this past Thursday evening, November 13th, at Treetops Resort and Convention Center. Bill
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Alpine Village Variety Hour this Saturday

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By Jim Akans
Its an ole-time live musical and comedy revue
and its coming to Gaylords Mt. Carmel Centre
this coming Saturday evening, November 22nd,
starting at 7 pm. Appropriately titled The Alpine
Village Variety Hour, Jakey Thomas, member of
the popular and headlining Michigan musical
group The Cookies, who will be closing this
Saturdays show, will host this vaudeville style
variety show event.
Marcia Taylor of Marsh-Mellow Entertainment
is producing the Alpine Village Variety Hour with
Jakey Thomas. She states, "He was very involved
in Alpenfest for the first time this year and he
wanted to re-create the spirit of community he
experienced there. He and I wanted to accomplish
this by providing an evening of affordable family
entertainment with a purpose.
The Alpine Village Variety Hours with feature
one hour of variety acts and conclude with a full
musical set by the Cookies. The producers hope
to offer a new show several times this winter and
already have a Christmas episode written. For
each show, a different local business or vendor
will be at the venue and have their products on
display for attendees to view. The featured businesses for Saturday nights show, providing
refreshments during intermission, are Seams Like
New and Baklava Village.
Producers of the show note that The Variety
Hour also offers a chance for community members to get involved by volunteering to help run
the show. It is an opportunity for young adults to
get experience with sound engineering, set
design, philanthropy and other fun activities.
Marcia Taylor relates, We are proud to involve
community volunteers in our effort, promote
charitable giving, showcase local business and
provide a little bit of mentoring along the way.
Come join us for a great evening of family entertainment to warm your heart on a cold, winter
night!"
Sponsored by Sojourn Lakeside Resort, the
Alpine Village Variety Hour takes place at 7pm this
Saturday, 11/22/14 at Mt. Carmel Centre starting
at 7 pm. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for
children under 12. Proceeds from ticket sales will
be donated to a different charity each show with
this Saturdays event benefiting The Refuge rolling
winter homeless shelter in Otsego County.
Tickets are available at Seams Like New, Saturn
Bookseller's, Gaylord Area Chamber of
Commerce. Fewer than 100 tickets remain and
event organizers do not expect to have tickets
available at the door. Canned goods will also be
collected at the door to benefit the Otsego County
Food Pantry and the audience will build a food
pyramid on stage during the event. The show will
be re- broadcast by Radio Eagle 101.5 on Sunday
11/23 at 7pm.
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By Jessica Boyce
Christmas can be a magical, enchanting
time filled with love, family, and good food.
But not all of us can afford to meet all of our
holiday needs including food and presents
for kids. The Crawford County Community
Christian Help Center is here to help with
their Christmas Help Program. Until
November 26th you can still sign up for the
Christmas Help Program at the center located at 200 Huron Street. Their office hours are
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00
am 3:00 pm, and all you have to do is stop
by to apply.
The Christmas Help Program is for families with or without children in Crawford
County who need a little extra help this holiday season. If you dont have children, you
will receive a bag of food that includes the
fixings to make green bean casserole, cranberries, and apple sauce along with a food
voucher for Save-A-Lot to help with the purchase of other food items. For a family with
children, you get these two things plus hats
and mittens for your kids and stocking

stuffers to help make their Christmas special.
You do have to stop in to apply for the program, but if you cant make their office hours
because of work, all you have to do is call the
center at 989-348-6046 and they will work
with you to set up a time to see you.
Distribution of the food bags and other
goodies will be December 12th, 15th, 17th,
and 19th.
They are still in need of some food items
for their Christmas food bags. They are asking for donations of pie crust and fillings,
stuffing, pickles, and gravy seeing they cant
get these items from the food bank. Any
additional items they receive will be added
to the food bags for the families in need.
They are also collecting toys through Toys for
Tots. You can drop off food items or toys at
their office during their office hours. If you
can afford to give a little back this holiday
season, the Crawford County Community
Christian Help Center greatly appreciates
your donations and efforts.
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Dozers at Cheboygan
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Shop & Drop at Crooked

Tree Arts Center
Friday, November 28 is Black
Friday this year, but at Crooked
Tree Arts Center it is also Shop
& Drop! From 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
parents can drop their children
off for some holiday fun while
they hit the CTAC galleries and
downtown Petoskey retailers.
Crafts, games, other activities
and a healthy (gluten free)
snack will be provided.
We thought it would be a
great way to help support our
local businesses and families,
shares Valerie St. Pierre Smith,
Program Director at Crooked
Tree. Giving parents some kidfree time to shop unencumbered can be priceless this
time of year.
Crooked Trees Art Tree
gallery will offer everyone a
great place to start their shopping. Filled to the brim with
goodies, art, handmade fine
crafts and even local honey, the
Happy elf art from CTACs shopping experience Holiday Art
Art Tree Gallery has been
Bazaar, 2013
stocked with gift giving in
mind. After perusing the great
discounts from local merchants, including
goods in Art Tree, people can head out to the
Grandpa Shorters and Reusch Jewelers.
areas fine local merchants. Parents of Shop
Shop & Drop only costs $5 per child for
& Drop participants will also receive special
Arts Center members and $10 per child for
By Jessica Boyce
If you are a fan of the music from the
50s, 60s, and 70s you wont want to miss
Phil Dirt and the Dozers at the Cheboygan
Opera House this Saturday. Their performance will be taking place at 7:30 pm on
November 22nd.
Phil Dirt and the Dozers have around 250
shows per year and are stopping at the
Cheboygan Opera House as a part of their
Concert Series. You will be transported
back in time by the music that can only be
described as world class, vintage rock and
roll. Steve, Mark, Tony, Hadden, Tony M.,

and Craig are talented musicians that share
a love of the classics. Some of their favorite
songs are Mustang Sally and Pretty
Woman, and some of their favorite musicians are the Beach Boys, the Doobie
Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, The Eagles,
Elvis, and more.
Tickets for the show on Saturday are $20
for adults and $10 for students. You can call
the Opera House at (231) 627-5841 or visit
theoperahouse.org. You can also check out
phildirt.com for more on Phil Dirt and the
Dozers and to get a sample of their music.
non-members. Registration
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stage. Charlie Ross has traveled the
globe with his one man show, and it is
the only production sanctioned by
Lucasfilm directly.
Hilariously funny and goofy, even low
key fans of Star Wars will appreciate
Ross embodiment of all the scenes and
characters that make the original Star
Wars trilogy such an icon in American
cinema. Since its first tour across the
North American Fringe circuit, One
Man Star Wars has performed over
1,200 times in more than 180 cities
across four continents. Ross, who now
resides in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Charlie Ross is One Man Star Wars

into a one man stage show as well.
Critics seem to agree. Garnering
glowing reviews from Spin Magazine,
Chicago Tribune, and
Esquire, Conan OBrien even
dubbed it Immediately
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are available at
www.crookedtree.org or by
calling the Arts Center at
231.347.4337. One Man Star
Wars Trilogy performed with
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November 20, 2014
LOCAL NEWS
New stories updated daily on-line at www.weeklychoice.com
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Mancelona Food Pantry & Resale Shop

is a win-win organization
volunteer at the establishment and Secretary
of the Board. It was founded about 10 years
ago and is ran by a very dedicated group of
Its truly a win-win organization. The
volunteers. We serve approximately 200
Mancelona Food Pantry & Resale Shop is
families in assisting with the food needs
both an excellent spot to find quality, used
each month, which translates into approxiitems of virtually any kind, and the proceeds
from sales at the Resale Shop help to support mately 700 individuals.
Proceeds from sales at the Resale Shop
the ongoing mission of the Mancelona Food
greatly assist in serving those familys needs.
Pantry in providing food for area families in
Highlights of the donated items available
need.
include just about every type of household
The Food Pantry serves families througharticle; including furniture, nick knacks,
out Antrim County, states Edith Plumb, a
dishes and tools. Shoppers
will also find a wide selection of toys, yard equipment
such as lawn mowers, grills
and even snow shovels.
These goods are donated by
local individuals, businesses
and those from downstate
who have summer residences in the area.
The facility is a large
three-story building that was
once a church. Inside, cusThe Mancelona Food Pantry & Resale Shop is both an tomers will find two levels
excellent spot to find quality, used items of virtually any devoted to resale displays,
and one floor level for the
kind, and the proceeds from sales at the Resale Shop
help to support the ongoing mission of the Mancelona food pantry and fellowship
Food Pantry in providing food for area families in need. hall.
It is a very nice environCOURTESY PHOTO
By Jim Akans
Thanksgiving
ment, relates Edith Plumb. Our mission is

getting more and more important all the
time as more people are in need of assistance with the food needs. We are part of the
Northwest Michigan Action Agency Food
Coalition, with is a group of about 40 food
pantrys in the area that cooperate with each
other in staying informed about the issues
affecting us.
having their annual Thanksgiving Dinner on

the 27th. It is from noon 2:00 pm and is
free and open to everyone. You can always
make a small donation to help with next
years dinner too.
CHEBOYGAN: There will be a
Thanksgiving Dinner at the Knights of
Columbus hosted by the Salvation Army. The
dinner starts at noon on the 27th.
If you would like to volunteer at one of
these community dinners, they are always
looking for people to help prepare or serve
the food. You can call any of the locations if
you are interested in helping this
Thanksgiving.
pm. The show is by donation only. From

3:00 8:00 pm there will be Trolley and
Horse and Carriage Rides that will take
you to the Grayling Mini Mall for the
Festival of Trees which is taking place from
10:00 am 8:00 pm.
The Christmas Walk itself is from 3:00
8:00 pm with the parade at 5:00 pm on
Michigan Avenue. Each participating store
downtown will also have their own sales
and activities going on. AuSable Fabrics
will be having the characters from Frozen
including Anna, Elsa,
and Christoff performing
every 20 minutes from
5:00 pm 8:00 pm. Stop
by the other stores to see
what they have going on.
Other exciting things
happening on Saturday
are live nativity at
the Twisted Olive; and a living room luxury

package featuring a Kilwins Chocolate gift
basket, pocket novel from McLean and
Eakin Booksellers, and a scented candle
from Grandpa Shorters Gifts.
Raffle tickets are available at the Petoskey
Regional Chamber of Commerce or at the
Craft & Gift Show, itself. Raffle tickets cost
$2 each or 3 for $5.00. The drawing takes
place at 2:30 pm on Saturday, November
22nd during the show.
Michelson Memorial, live reindeer and

pony rides at North Country Corner, and
Breakfast with Santa from 9:00 am noon
at the American Legion. Dont forget about
the wonderful Festival of Trees at the
Grayling Mini Mall taking place now until
November 30th. Stop by and see the beautifully decorated trees and buy some tickets to be entered in a drawing to win your
favorite tree.
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table featuring an array of homemade
sweets for holiday entertaining.
Several types of prize give-a-ways are also
part of the fun. For example, admission to
the show is free, but anyone who makes a
donation at the entrance will receive a
chance to win a door prize. In addition there
will be individual booth drawings and a
Hometown Getaway raffle. Raffle prizes
include a dozen day-ski passes to Boyne
Resorts; four tickets to Little
Traverse Civic Theatres production of Annie, with a
$75 dinner gift certificate to
The Mancelona Food Pantry & Resale

Shop is located at 201 N. Maple Street in
Mancelona. The Resale Shop is open
Tuesday through Friday from 9 am until 4
pm, and Saturday from 9 am until 2 pm.
The Food Pantry is open Tuesday through
Thursday from 9 am unit 4 pm. For additional information, please call (231) 5879606.
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is by donation and you can call (989) 8265950 for more details.
GAYLORD: St. Marys Cathedral is hosting
their annual Community Thanksgiving
Dinner on the 27th from 2:00 6:00 pm.
Appetizers and Fellowship start at 2:00 pm
and then dinner will be served starting at
3:00pm. The meal is free and open to everyone in the community. There will be turkey,
sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, squash,
green bean casserole, rolls and sweet bread,
cheese and fruit trays, relish trays, and a
dessert table complete with an assortment
of pies.
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LOCAL NEWS
Christ Child Society becomes

GuideStar exchange silver participant
Harbor Springs - Christ Child Society of
Northern Michigan was recently awarded the
GuideStar Exchange Silver participation
level, a leading symbol of transparency and
accountability provided by GuideStar USA,
Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. Achieving the Silver Level demonstrates Christ Child Societys deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and
accountability. Guidestar Exchange participants use GuideStars platform to share a
wealth of up-to-date information about their
work. This information is shared with their
supporters and with GuideStars immense
online audience of nonprofits, grantmakers,
individual donors and the media.
To receive the GuideStar Exchange logo,
Christ Child Society of Northern Michigan
completed every required field of their nonprofit report page on www.guidestar.org for
the Silver level.
I encourage you to check out our profile
on GuideStar to see what were all about,
said Kathy Hagerman, chapter president.
We are engaged in exciting initiatives, and
are thrilled to have another platform for
communicating our advancement and
progress.
The mission of the Christ Child Society of
Northern Michigan is to serve the needs of
infants and children in Northern Michigan
without prejudice, through the personal
service of its membership in the love and
spirit of the Christ Child. Chapter membership is made up of compassionate and
actively engaged volunteers assisting chil-
dren who require clothing,

food and educational support.
Funding is derived from chapter fund-raising events, grants
and generous donors. To learn
more, call 231.526.7271 or go
to www.christchildsocietynorthernmichigan.com.
The GuideStar Exchange is
an initiative designed to connect nonprofits with current and potential
supporters. With millions of people coming
to GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit
organizations, the GuideStar Exchange
allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-todate information with GuideStars many
audiences. Becoming a GuideStar Exchange
participant is free of charge. To join, organi-
zations need to update their report pages,

completing all required fields for participation. The GuideStar Exchange level logos,
acknowledged as symbols of transparency in
the nonprofit sector, are displayed on all
Exchange participants nonprofit reports.
Mancelona Craft Fair

to support Hands and Feet Camp
By Jessica Boyce
If youre looking for some great homemade items for yourself or for others this
holiday season, then be sure to stop by the
Annual Mancelona Craft Fair this Saturday,
November 22nd. The craft fair will be from
9:00 am 3:00 pm at the Mancelona
Elementary School.
This is the 9th year for the craft fair which
is a fundraiser for Hands and Feet Camp
with Pathways Community Church. All of the
money from the table rental (what the vendors pay to set up a table), bake sale, and raf-
fle will go towards this camp where handicap

ramps are built for people who need them
and other home repair is also done. Since
the birth of Hands and Feet Camp, they have
completed around 50 projects in the
Mancelona area. These projects include
painting, setting up mobile homes, replacing
flooring or paneling, drywall repair, re-roofing houses, and building handicap ramps.
The great part is that it is all done by the
youth in the community including some
adult supervisors and coordinators.
Cedar Bend Farm is where the camp is stationed for the week. Each student who takes
part in the camp has to pay
room and board for the
week, but they can raise that
money through car washes
and bake sales, etc.
Pathways contributes a great
deal to the cost of the projects, so any little bit helps.
You can attend the craft fair
and purchase some baked
goods or raffle tickets to help
support Hands and Feet
Camp or you can also

donate to the cause. If
you are in need of assistance with something
around your home, you
can also submit a Home
Participation Request
which can be found on
their website,
pathway.sites.mcusa.org.
You can call the church
at 231-587-8581 if you
want to donate or have
any questions.
At the craft fair this
Saturday, there will be
anywhere from 35-50
vendors with homemade
crafts that range from
gloves, jewelry, and
scarves to jellies, jams,
and syrups. Vendors come from all over
Michigan including Gaylord, Grand Rapids,
Bellaire, and more. There will also be free
face painting for kids, a photographer who
will be taking Christmas photos, a bake sale,
concessions, and a raffle. The raffle will be

for certain items that some of the vendors
are selling. Stop by to find some great crafts
and to support Hands and Feet Camp which
helps people right here in Mancelona.
November 20, 2014
LOCAL NEWS
Michigan Adoption Day Open House in Mio

By Jessica Boyce
Tuesday, November 25th is the Michigan
Adoption Day Open House in Mio in the
Courthouse Annex Lobby. There will be free
handouts and information on adoption from
9:00 am 4:00 pm. The event is sponsored by
the Oscoda County Probate Court, the 23rd
Circuit Court Family Division, and the
Department of Human Services. The Oscoda
County Library is also creating a display featuring books and literature on adopted individuals.
Michigan Adoption Day is co-sponsored
by the Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan
Department of Human Services, Michigan
Adoption Resource Exchange, and the Child
Michigan Adoption Day is this Tuesday, November 25th and you can make your way to the Courthouse in Mio for an Open House
with free information on adoption.
the adoption process, and some courts will
even help finalize adoptions and throw parties for adoptive families.
If you have ever thought about adoption,
Welfare Services Division of the State Court

Administrative Office. It is held each year
around the Tuesday before Thanksgiving for
the purpose of educating the public about
there isnt a better day to explore the option

and see how you can get the process started.
Festival of Trees
in Grayling
More than 60 Christmas
trees are decorated and
ready to be raffled off at
the Grayling Mini-Mall on
November 30th. Tickets are
$2 each or 8 tickets for $10.
The display is open inside the
Grayling Mini-Mall Monday
through Saturday from 10am
to 7pm and on Sunday from
noon until 3pm. Proceeds
from the raffle will benefit the
River House Shelter.
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LOCAL NEWS
GAYLORD
Bear Basketball Signup 3rd 6th Grade
Final call to sign up for Bear
Basketball. YOU CAN STILL
SIGN UP, but you better
hurry. Registration forms are
available at the Otsego
County Community Center
or
on-line
at
www.BearBasketball.org.
Registration cost for 3rd 6th
grade is just $15 per player
and includes a player shirt.
Teams will be assigned soon.
Team practice begins in
December at the Community
Center. Registrations must be
in before the team draft.
Leagues for 3rd 6th grade
begin in January.
GRAYLING
Festival of Trees
Festival of Trees is held
November 15-30 at the
Grayling Mini-Mall (located
on the I-75 Business Loop
near Family Fare) - 50 trees
are beautifully decorated by
area businesses and given
away in a raffle. Purchase the
raffle tickets, then simply
choose your favorite tree and
place a ticket stub in the corresponding container. If
lucky, you could win that
tree! Ticket Sales: Mon-Sat
10am-6:30pm & Sundays
11am-3pm.
*No
Sales
Thanksgiving Day*. Santa
will be here November 29th
from 2-5pm. Christmas Carol
Singers from Mt. Hope
Lutheran Church November
28th from 1-2pm. Back again
this year is the Christmas
Store new and used items
relating to Christmas.
GRAYLING
Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday, November 20th
from 4-6pm at the Grayling
Senior Center - The community is invited to the
Crawford
County
Commission on Aging &
Senior
Centers
annual
Thanksgiving Dinner. We will
be serving Turkey, Mashed
Potatoes and Gravy, Corn
Blend,
Green
Bean
Almondine, Mixed Fruit and
Pumpkin Pie. The cost of the
dinner is $4.50 for those
under 60 and a suggested
donation of $3.00 for those

60 years of age or older.
Dinner is open to the public.
No reservations are required.
For more information call
(989) 348-7123.
20, Jan. 15, 2015. Start at

5:30pm. Sponsored by the
46th Circuit Bar Association,
Northern Michigan Legal
Services, and Community
Mediation Services.
WALLOON LAKE
Training workshop
GRAYLING
Christmas walk
Camp Daggett Adventure

Center
will
offer
an
Adventure
Education/
Challenge Course Training
Workshop on Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 20-21 at their
indoor center on Walloon
Lake from 9 a.m. until 3:30
p.m. each day. This workshop
is designed to give the participant a hands-on experience
in adventure education and
utilization of a challenge
ropes course. Educators,
youth group leaders, scout
troop leaders or anyone
working with young people
will be given ideas and activities that can be taken back to
the workplace and used with
minimal props and expense.
Cost is $200 and includes
lunch,
instruction,
safety/instructor
manual
and use of equipment. A $50
deposit is required to reserve
a spot. The workshop is limited to 15 participants 21 and
older. Click here for details.
For further information, contact Karen Marietti at 231ext.
117
or
347-9742
karen.marietti@campdaggett.org.
Downtown on November 22.

Noon: Childrens Movie,
Disneys Frozen at the
Crawford County Public
Library
(FREE).
2pm:
Christmas
Show
at
Michelson Memorial United
Methodist Church (Donation
Only). 5pm: Christmas Walk
Parade on Michigan Ave. 38pm: Trolley & Horse
Carriage Rides. 10am-8pm:
GPA Festival of Trees at
Grayling Mini Mall. Xbox
Challenge at Trust Fall
Records & Coffee sponsored
by Q100. AuSable Fabrics
Christmas Walk! Characters
Anna, Elsa, and Christoff will
be here from the Disney
movie Frozen. They will be
performing about every 20
minutes. Free. Live Nativity
at Michelson Methodist
Church. Live Reindeers,
Pictures with Santa, Pony
Rides in front of the North
Country Corner. In-Store
Specials, Street Vendors
GRAYLING
Food Truck
Friday, November 21st at
Grayling High School - Food
Bank of Eastern Michigan
will be available for Crawford
County residents in need.
Questions, please call Clyde
at Crawford AuSable School
District.
MANCELONA
Craft show
Annual
Mancelona
Community Craft Show
November 22 Mancelona
Elementary School from 9 3.
GAYLORD
Divorce clinic
Free legal help with divorce
clinic. Held at United Way
building, 116 E. Fifth St Nov.
MANCELONA
Craft show
Annual
Mancelona
9th
Community Craft Show held
at
the
Mancelona
Elementary
School
November 22 from 9 - 3. Wide
variety of items for sale.
Concessions and baked
goods available. Proceeds
help
fund
Pathway
Community Church's Hands
and Feet Camp home
improvement
projects
around our community. New
Vendors
welcome!
Call
Michele at 231-350-6367.
GRAYLING
Christmas walk
Saturday, November 22nd
from 3-8pm - Uptown
Grayling will be all aglow and
filled with the holiday spirit
when the Christmas Walk
welcomes
the
Holiday
Season. Santa will be in arriving in town at 5pm for the
Worlds Shortest Parade and

will be available after the
parade to chat with the children and hear their fondest
wishes. Businesses host
entertainment, offer refreshments or set up special
Christmas displays and instore specials for your enjoyment. Plan now to attend the
Christmas Walk in uptown
Grayling with all your family
and friends and enjoy Back
Home to the Heart of
Christmas! For further information contact any of the
Uptown Grayling stores.
Festival of Trees will also be
on display from 10am8pm
at the Grayling Mini Mall.
Shopping Specials at many
local merchants around
town.
GAYLORD
Blood drive
Nov. 25, 8am - 1:45pm,
Gaylord High School, 90
Livingston Blvd. Nov. 28,
11am - 4:45pm, Peace
Lutheran Church, 3703 US 27
South/PO Box 1153
GAYLORD
Community
Thanksgiving dinner
The annual community
Thanksgiving dinner will be
held Thursday, Nov. 27 in St.
Mary's Cathedral Parish Hall,
606 N. Ohio St. with fellowship starting at 2pm. Dinner
at 3pm. This dinner is a nondenominational celebration
of the gifts we receive from
God. It is open to all and free
of charge. This is a full
Thanksgiving dinner will all
of the trimmings. If you
would like to donate or help
please contact Joe or Julie
Koprowicz, 989-732-2119.
GRAYLING
Community
Thanksgiving
21st
Annual
Crawford
AuSable
Community
Thanksgiving
Dinner,
Thursday, November 27th,
Noon 2pm. Camp Grayling
Army Airfield Mess Hall.
Volunteers are needed. If you
wish to volunteer to help set
up, serve, clean up or drive
for home meal deliveries,
please contact Patty Crandall
at 989-745-3557.
FINANCIAL FOCUS
Philip Hofweber, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones

GAYLORD, (989) 731-1851
CHARITABLE GIVING PAYS OFF

FOR EVERYONE
Americans are pretty generous in
fact, 83% of us donated money to charitable organizations last year, according to a Gallup survey. And now that
were entering the holiday season,
charitable giving well may be on your
mind. Your key motivation for making
charitable gifts, of course, is to help
those organizations whose work is
meaningful to you. However, by supporting these groups, you can also
make life less taxing for yourself.
Specifically, by making charitable
contributions, you may be able to
receive some valuable tax breaks. To
claim a deduction, though, you need
to itemize your taxes, and you need to
make sure that the organization youre
supporting is qualified, from a taxdeductibility standpoint. If youre
unsure whether a group is qualified,
just ask to see its letter from the IRS.
(Many organizations now post these
letters on their websites.)
Heres how the charitable tax deduction works: If you give $200 to a qualified charity, and youre in the 25% tax
bracket, you can deduct $200, with a
tax benefit of $50, when you file your

2014 taxes. Consequently, the net
cost of your donation is just $150
($200 minus the $50 tax savings).
Of course, you are not confined to
making cash gifts. In fact, if you donate
certain types of noncash assets, you
may be able to increase your tax benefits. Suppose you give $1,000 worth of
stock in ABC Company to a charitable
group. If youre in the 25% bracket,
youll be able to deduct $250 when you
file your taxes. And by donating the
ABC stock, you can avoid paying the
capital gains taxes that would be due if
you had eventually sold the stock
yourself.
Keep in mind that if you want to
deduct your contributions for the 2014
tax year, youll need to make your gifts
by Dec. 31. One more reminder: Retain
your paperwork. If you made gifts
totaling over $250 to any single charity
or noncash contributions of any
items worth over $500 the IRS
requires written acknowledgments for
your contributions.
If you want to take a longer-term
approach to charitable
giving,
while incorporating your gifts in
planning for your
estate, you might
want to consider
establishing
a
charitable
remainder trust.
Under
this
arrangement,
youd place some
assets, such as
stocks or real
estate, into a
trust,
which
could then use these assets to pay you

a lifetime income stream. When you
establish the trust, you may be able to
receive an immediate tax deduction
based on the charitable groups
remainder interest the amount
the charity is likely to ultimately
receive. (This figure is determined by
an IRS formula.) Upon your death, the
trust would relinquish the remaining
assets to the charitable organization
youve named. This type of trust can be
complex, so to create one, youll need
to work with your tax and legal advisors.
While the tax benefits associated
with charitable giving are significant,
they should not, ultimately, drive your
gifting decisions. You should also consider the effect your gift will have on
the other areas of your estate considerations so make sure you communicate your plans to your family members.
In any case, though, be as generous
as you can this holiday season and in
the years to come. Your generosity will
be a rewarding experience for
everyone.
Tune in Tuesday mornings to Eagle
101.5 FM at 8:30 am to hear Philip
Hofweber discuss the weekly Financial
Focus Topic. Philip Hofweber is a
Financial Advisor with Edward Jones
Investments located in Downtown
Gaylord. He can be reached at (989)
731-1851, or e-mail him at phil.hofweber@edwardjones.com. Edward Jones,
its financial advisors and employees do
not provide tax or legal advice. You
should consult with a qualified tax or
legal professional for advice on your
specific situation. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your
local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
GAYLORD
Vendor space
available
Vendor space still available
for 2nd Annual Divas
Christmas Bazaar to be held
on November 29th. Vendor
spaces are 10x10 and are
available for $40. Contact
Sherice at (989) 858-0075.
PETOSKEY
Downtown Petoskey
Holiday Parade
Winter is approaching and
with that comes Staffords
Downtown Petoskey Holiday
Parade
on
Saturday,
November 29 at 10 a.m. Join
downtown businesses for a
time of family, friends, and
fun! Downtown Petoskey
hosts many area residents
and guests at this time of year
and many of them attend the
parade. This event offers you
a wonderful opportunity to
market your business and
show your support of our
community. If your business
or organization would like to
add your float, walking
ensemble, or music/performance, please complete the
application by November
24th, and send it to Kate
Manthei,
Downtown
Promotions Coordinator, via
e-mail kate@petoskeydowntown.com
LAKES OF THE NORTH

Charity auction
Support Wertz's Warriors and
help fund the Michigan
Winter Special Olympics.
Saturday, Nov. 29. Live auction begins at 6pm. Silent
auction opens at 5pm. last
table closes at 8pm. Food and
refreshments supplied by
Northern Bear Country Store.
Tons of great items.
GAYLORD
Shop with a cop
fundraiser
Feeny Chrysler, Dodge Jeep,
Ram is working to raise
$1,200 for Shop with a Cop.
This is a great community
event that allows area youth
to team up with the local
police and they go shopping
for food and gifts at Walmart
of Gaylord for the holiday
season. To help support the
shop with a cop event stop
into
Feeny
at
1001
Mankowski Rd.
GAYLORD
Sock it to me
Join Guardian Gals &
Advantage Audiology as they
donate new socks to Otsego
County Community Giving
program. Drop off new socks
min the lobbies of local elementary schools or at
Guardian Gals, 400, W. Main
St. Collection runs through
Nov. 30.
GRAYLING
Relay For Life Needs
Volunteers
The 2015 Crawford County
Relay for Life will be held on
Saturday, July 11th at
Grayling City Park from 11am
to
11pm.
The
Event
Leadership Team is looking
for volunteers now to help
with fundraising, sponsorships, team building, entertainment, logistics and more.
If youre interested in helping
make the 2015 Relay the best
one ever, please contact
Nancy at 989-344-0388.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Junior Achievement
volunteers
Junior Achievements local
Board of Directors is looking
for volunteers that would like
to share their leadership
skills to increase the growth
of Junior Achievement programs in area schools. For
more information on numerous opportunities, contact
the areas District Director

Mark
Pankner
at
janso@ja.org or call 231-5824660.
GAYLORD
Optimists
Serving the children of the
world since 1919. Are you an
optimist? Now there is a club
for you! Meeting Fridays at
12:30pm at Sugar Bowl
Restaurant, 216 W. Main St.
GRAYLING
Food Need Requests
As our food pantry continues
to expand and grow, we find
an ongoing need for specific
items. When you shop for
your family, would you think
about adding an item or two
that is needed at the food
pantry? The needed items
are: Peanut Butter, Canned
Vegetables, Canned Fruit,
Canned Meat, Juice, Cereal,
Pasta, Dish Soap, Laundry
Soap, Shampoo, Deodorant,
Toilet Paper, Toothpaste, and
Toothbrushes. Your donations, by check or product,
are appreciated. Donations
can be dropped off at the
CCC Christian Help Center
Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-3pm.
MACKINAW CITY
Wheelchairs, canes,
walkers available
The Lions Club of Mackinaw
City has wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, toilet
seats, shower seats, and a 10foot portable EZ Access
Ramp for locals and tourists
alike. They can be checked
out no charge at City Hall.
The Chamber of Commerce
also has a couple of the
wheelchairs
on
hand.
Contact the local police officer on duty if something is
desperately needed in off
hours. Please dont be shy
about asking for the use of
these items. They are meant
to assist anyone and everyone.
GRAYLING
Worksite wellness
Free Worksite Wellness
Program
for
Crawford
County Businesses. Are you
interested in improving the
health of your employees and
reducing your healthcare
costs? We have an opportunity that can help you do both!
District Health Department
#10 is looking for businesses
in Crawford County that are
interested in starting or
expanding a worksite wellness program for their
employees. We can provide
you with evidence based best
practices and resources to
help make your program a
success. This includes but is
not limited to: monthly wellness newsletters for your
employees, fun fitness and
nutrition challenges to help
motivate your employees,
onsite education for your
employees and the chance to
collaborate with other worksites in your community during quarterly lunch meetings.
The best part is it's all free! If
you are interested in this
opportunity or would like
more information please
contact
Kim
Chandler
(Health Educator) at 989348-7800, ext 7589 or kchandler@dhd10.org.
GRAYLING
Baby to Toddler Closet
The Baby to Toddler Closet
meets two Thursdays a
month. First Thursday from
11:00-3:00, please last customer at 2:30 and third
Thursday 11:00-7:00, please
last customer at 6:30. We
have more and more families
in need in Crawford County,
so we are glad to be there to
assist them with their children. We would appreciate it
if anybody has any clothes,
If It Has a
Small Engine,
I Can Fix it!
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LOCAL NEWS
shoes children have grown

out of or blankets, crib
sheets, toddler bed sheets,
please think of babies and
children who really need
these items to keep them
warm and dry. We need
donations of Diapers. All
sizes. The next meeting will
be September 4.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Playgroups
Playgroups for children 0-60
months and their pre-school
aged siblings are offered free
through
the
Womens
Resource Center of Northern
Michigan. Playgroups will
help you find out more about
your childs developmental
stage; learn new games and
activities to play with your
child; and share ideas, parenting experiences and concerns with the playgroup
facilitator and other parents.
This fall/winter, Playgroups
are held: 9:30-11am Tuesdays
at Jordan Valley District
Library Community Room,
East Jordan; 9:30-11am
Wednesdays
at
United
Methodist Church, Alanson;
9:30-11am Thursdays at
Christ Lutheran Church,
Boyne
City;
9:30-11am
Fridays at United Methodist
Church,
Petoskey.
Call
(231)347-0067
or
visit
wrcnm.org for more information.
PETOSKEY
Volunteers Needed
The Northwest Michigan
Community Action Agency
(NMCAA) in Petoskey is seeking people to fill volunteer
intake positions, with complete training for position.
Volunteers will serve as one
of the first Agency contacts
with their neighbors in need
and play an important role in
helping people dealing with
financial emergencies to navigate the services available
through
NMCAA
and
throughout the community.
NNMCAA's office is located
at 2202 Mitchell Park Drive
and is open Monday - Friday
from 7:30am - 4:30pm.
Volunteers create their own
schedules
in
advance.
NMCAA asks that they serve
at least one 3-hour shift per
week. Contact Tish GartheShiner at (231) 947-3780 or
lgshiner@nmcaa.net to apply
or for more information!
MANCELONA
WOW
WOW
Saturday.
First
Saturday of every Month thru
May 2015 starting on
Saturday Nov. 1st. Pathway
Community Church/ US 131,
9:30-11:30. 1st - 6th graders
welcome. No Charge. No
need to register early. High
energy, games, lessons,
music, activities. More info
call Michele 231-350-6367.
WOW Campers and Friends,
join us for some amazing
WOW activities the first
Saturday of every Month
starting November 1st.
LEWISTON
Farmers market
Lewiston Farmers Market has
moved to our indoor location
on Kneeland Street next to
the Courage Salon. Open
year around.
GAYLORD
Santa parade
Sign up now to be a part of
the Santa Parade on Dec. 6th.
Register by Dec. 1. Contact
the Gaylord Area Chamber of
Commerce, 989-732-6333.
GAYLORD
Educational breakfast
Otsego County Commission
on
Aging
(OCCOA)
announces
the
next
Educational Breakfast Series
meeting will be held on
Thursday, December 4 at
9AM at the University Center,
80 Livingston Blvd. The topic
for this month's meeting is
Hear Health, - Facts,
Treatment and Prevention. A
suggested donation of $5.00
is collected at the door.
Please make a reservation by
calling the OCCOA Special

Events
Coordinator,
Michelle, at 989-748-4068 or
michelle@occoaonline.org.
CHEBOYGAN
Downtown hospitality
night
Downtown businesses will
offer special discounts and
holiday
goodies
on
December 4 from 4-8pm.
Watch for downtown mystery
elf wandering around town
handing out special surprise
gifts.
GAYLORD
Extreevaganza
The
Otsego
County
Community
Foundation
hosts
their
annual
Extreevaganza
annual
fundraiser December 5 at
Treetops Resort. Raffles, live
auction, silent auction, live
music and more. Tickets are
$65 person. To order tickets
call 989.731.0597 or order online at www.otsegofoundation.org.
PETOSKEY
Holiday open house
Join the merchants of
Downtown Petoskey for the
Holiday Open House, the
region's premier holiday season event! Held the first
Friday
in
December,
December 5 from 6 to 9 pm,
the Holiday Open House
begins with an appearance
by Santa Claus, who flies in to
town to light the giant
Christmas
tree
in
Pennsylvania Park!
GAYLORD
Hoop shoot
The Gaylord Elks Lodge will
be sponsoring the Elks
National Hoop Shoot Free
Throw Program. It will be
held December 6 at the
Otsego County Community
Center. The Hoop Shoot is a
free throw contest for boys
and girls ages 8 to 13, and is
free to contestants. One boy
and one girl from each agegroup will advance through
local, district, state, regional
and national competitions.
Do you have a son, daughter,
granddaughter or grandson
that would be interested in
competing? Forms are available to register at the Elks
Lodge, or by calling Bob
Hook at 989-731-2617 or
Doug Rohraff at 989-7326032.
MICHIGAN
2014 Open Enrollment
of Medicare
The
Annual
Open
Enrollment
period
for
Medicare beneficiaries will
continue through December
7th. It is important for every
Medicare recipient to review
his/her coverage and be certain that the plan you have
for 2015 is the best plan for
you.
CHEBOYGAN
Parade of lights
Join us for the Chamber's
Annual Parade of Lights.
Santa will be making his way
through downtown starting
at the County Building and
making his was to Festival
Square where he will light up
the town for the Holiday
Season! Parade of Lights
December 6th at 6pm!
PETOSKEY
Breakfast for
Champions
Join us for the 23nd Annual
Breakfast for Champions
Awards Ceremony as we celebrate "It's a Wonderful Life in
Petoskey"
on
Tuesday,
December 9 in Ovation Hall
at the Odawa Casino Resort.
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox

Collection in Northern Michigan
By Jessica Boyce
There is still time to make a huge difference in the life of
a child this Christmas season. The Mancelona United
Methodist Church, and many more churches in Northern
Michigan, is collecting shoeboxes filled with goodies for
kids until November 24th.
Samaritans Purse organizes Operation Christmas Child
to help children in over 140 nations receive over 113 million shoebox gifts. The assembly is simple: start with an
empty shoebox or plastic box that has a lid; choose if your
gift will be for a boy or girl; choose the age range (2-4), (59), or (10-14); and fill the box with goodies for the child.
The goodies can be toys, school supplies, clothes, hygiene
items (no liquids), or whatever else you think a child
would need for Christmas. Please also include $7 for shipping and handling so your Christmas shoebox can make it
to a child in need. You can print the labels for your box at
samaritanspurse.org under their Operation Christmas
Child tab.
There are many other locations here in Northern
Michigan that you can drop off your shoebox gift: Fairview
Mennonite Church, Covenant Church in Cheboygan, Word
of Life Community Church in Petoskey, Onaway Baptist
Church, Gaylord E-Free Church, Indian River United
Methodist Church, Northridge Community Church in
Alanson, and Lighthouse Missionary Church in East
Jordan. For more information on the Mancelona drop-off,
There is still time to donate a shoebox gift to Operation

Christmas Child, organized by Samaritans Purse, at many of
the drop-off locations in Northern Michigan.
you can call Brenda Lockman at (231) 587-9250. You can
also visit samaritanspurse.org to see more drop-off locations in Michigan and to see how your gift can help a
child.
The drop-off times for the Mancelona location are 10:00
12:00 pm until the 23rd, and then 12:00 pm 2:00 pm on
Sunday the 23rd, and 8:00 10:00 am on Monday the 24th.
To find out more about the drop-off times for the other
locations, you can give them a call. They are all accepting
the shoeboxes until the 24th of November.
The Northern Michigan Chorale Fall Concert is this Saturday and Sunday, November 22nd and 23rd.
Northern Michigan
Chorale Fall Concert
By Jessica Boyce
The Northern Michigan Chorale is holding their Fall
Concert this Saturday and Sunday, November 22nd and
23rd, at Petoskey High School. The show times are
November 22nd at 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm, and November
23rd at 3:00 pm.
The theme of the concert this year is Music has Brought
us Together. Music included will be selections from The
Sound of Music, George Gershwins Fascinating Rhythm,
and Strike up the Band. Also included is a Don Large
arrangement of When the Saints go Marching in, and
several patriotic numbers including Battle Hymn of the
Republic. Julie Pierpont is the Director, and Howard
Richards is joining them as an accompanist. The singers
themselves are from all over Northern Michigan including
Petoskey, Alanson, Cheboygan, Boyne Falls, Gaylord, East
Jordan, Charlevoix, Wolverine, Indian River, Pellston,
Walloon Lake, Boyne City, Mackinaw City, Harbor Springs,

Levering, and Carp Lake. There will also be performances
by some soloists and small groups from within the
Chorale.
The Northern Michigan Chorale got started around 31
years ago with Don Large as the Director. Don was from
Detroit and had choral groups at radio station WJR and the
University of Detroit. He passed away in 1988 and then
other Directors such as Connie Tanner, Will Moyer, Jerry
Westerman, and Julie Pierpont filled his shoes. Some of
the accompanists for the Chorale include Bea Thomas,
Kris Anderson, Sally Page, and Howard Richards.
Tickets for adults are $10 and kids 12 and under are $7.
You can call the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
for tickets or you can go to nmchorale.org and order them
online. You can also get them from any Chorale member if
you happen to know someone in the group. Join them this
Saturday or Sunday for a great show.
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November 20, 2014
LOCAL NEWS
The expert crew at
JnJ Construction
brings home renovations dreams to reality
By Jim Akans
Winter is a great time of year to spruce
up, touch up or even expand those living
spaces in the home. The expert team at
JnJ Construction, with over 23 years of
experience in residential and commercial
construction is ready to help; offering
clients an ongoing commitment to the
highest quality of workmanship and service.
Founder Jim Jeffers passion for construction began when, at the mere age of
seven, he first picked up a hammer and
began helping his grandfather, Curt Jeffers
pull nails on the job site. Jim Jeffers continued to assist his grandfather during
summer breaks over the next decade,
learning the craft of homebuilding, and
landing his first job building a backyard
deck at the age of 17. A few years later, in
1991, Jeffers obtained his builders license
and founded JnJ Construction.
Since those beginnings, the JnJ
Construction team has built well over 100
homes ranging from 900 to over 10,000
square feet in size, and transformed hundreds of existing residences through the
magic of home remodeling. The company
has also built or renovated several commercial structures, including downtown
Gaylord storefronts, part of the towns new
City Hall building, Gaylord Schools, work
on the Gaylord Meijer store, area churches,
and the Montmorency Courthouse. Their
clients are from all walks of life, each
drawn to JnJs reputation of excellence in
customer service and expert workmanship.
One of JnJs early residential projects, a
major renovation of a classic Victorian
style home in Gaylord, was awarded First
Runner-up for a remodel/renovation in a
Norandex Corporation annual competition. The company has continued to
remain on the leading edge of building
technologies over the years, becoming an
Energy Star Certified builder in 2008 and
implementing many Green or sustainable
products and techniques in their current
projects.
Much of our success can be attributed
to the team of employees, local trades people and suppliers I have worked with over
the years, relates Jeffers. Most have been
with me for at least ten years, and some
since the very beginning.
Jeffers notes he has observed some significant changes in the homebuilding
ince 2010, customers and small businesses alike have been able to kick
start their holiday shopping season
on a day celebrating the uniqueness, charm
and economic impact that small businesses
bring to communities nationwide. Recognized
as Small Business Saturday - taking place
the Saturday following Thanksgiving each
year this celebratory day was founded to
encourage consumers across the country to
support local, small businesses within their
hometowns and beyond.
The perfect blend of function and style, the unique character of every design is revealed in each JnJ Construction project.
PHOTO BY PHOENIX PHOTOGRAPHY
industry over the years. The use of environmentally friendly products has grown,
such as insulation, glues, laminated joists
and beams instead of solid timbers, and
roof truss systems. Homes are much better insulated today, partly because of
changes in the building code. Advances
in technology, particularly the Internet,
have allowed faster and more accurate
communications with the homeowner.
While material and labor prices have
increased over the years, todays low interest rates and market corrections make this
an excellent time to build or remodel.
Jim Jeffers wife, Jennifer, handles the
marketing for the firm, and the husband
and wife team also own and operate JnJ
Alpine Auto Wash on M-32 West in
Gaylord. The couple has four children;
Olivea, Kinzie, Brody, and Kaylee.
We enjoy driving around the area and
looking at the many project my company
has had a hand in, Jeffers states.
Working with homeowners and helping
them turn their dreams into a final home
product is one of the most rewarding parts
of my job. It is very important to me that
In only five years, Small Business Saturday

has taken on a life of its own and its been
very exciting to see how small business owners and communities have come together to
own the day and make it special, explains
Lisette Bernstein, Vice President of Small
Business Saturday at American Express.
With the support of American Express a
founding partner of Small Business Saturday
and fortitude of thousands of small business owners across the country, Small
Business Saturday has quickly become widely recognized as the day to kick start the hol-
J-N-J
our past clients know how thankful we are

for the work, the repeat work and for all
the great referrals. We have become great
friends with several of our past clients over
the years.
Jeffers also emphasizes that he expects
his company to be around for at least

another 20 years, maintaining their commitment to doing the highest quality job
for each and every customer. Its nice to
know that some things dont change.
For over 23 years, the JnJ Construction team has helped hundreds of people realize their
new home or remodeling dreams. PHOTO BY PHOENIX PHOTOGRAPHY
iday shopping season. Anchored between
Black Friday and Cyber Monday, small businesses stand out thanks in part to the national media attention Small Business Saturday
generates, but also in part to the individual
efforts small business owners nationwide
contribute to make this day one of a kind. As
a result, consumers are showing an increase
in spending as each Small Business Saturday
passes. In fact, a survey conducted on behalf
of the National Federation of Independent
Businesses and American Express identified
that $5.7 billion was spent by consumers
aware of the initiative on Small Business

Saturday in 2013 alone.
We hope you support locally owned businesses all year around, but be sure and
spend Saturday, November 30th shopping
locally on Small Business Saturday. We
encourage our readers to shop in local businesses this holiday season and refrain from
shopping on-line with businesses that have
absolutely no impact on our local community
except to take your money.
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Study Finds Independent

Businesses Deliver Bigger Economic Benefit
Choosing a locally owned store
generates almost four times as much
economic benefit for the surrounding region as shopping at a chain, a
new study has concluded. The analysis also found that eating at a local
restaurant produces more than twice
the local economic impact of dining
at a chain restaurant.
The research firm Civic Economics
analyzed data from fifteen independent retailers and seven independent
restaurants, all located in Salt Lake
City, and compared their impact on
the local economy with four chain
retail stores (Barnes & Noble, Home

Depot, Office Max, and Target) and
three national restaurant chains
(Darden, McDonalds, and P.F.
Changs).
The study found that the local
retailers return an average of 52 percent of their revenue to the local
economy, compared with just 14 percent for the chain retailers. Similarly,
the local restaurants re-circulate an
average of 79 percent of their revenue locally, compared to 30 percent
for the chain eateries.
What accounts for the difference?
Independent businesses spend much

more on local labor. They also procure more goods for resale locally
and rely much more heavily on local
providers 0for services like accounting and printing. This means that
much of the money a customer
spends at a local store or restaurant
is re-spent within the local economy,
supporting other businesses and
jobs.
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November 20, 2014
LOCAL NEWS
Local Food Hero honored

increase the availability of healthy, nutritious
local food. Speakers included: Michelle Walk,
MSUE with the UP Food Exchange, Brandon
Seng and Mark Coe with Goodwills Farm-toFreezer Program, and Wendy Wieland and
Rob Sirrine with MSUE and Traverse Citys
Food Hub. All spoke of the need to support
local farmers as a critical economic issue.
Creating jobs, keeping money in the community, feeding and educating kids about
healthy food, developing strong community
partnerships were the themes of the evening.
They outlined creative programs in their
regions to support farmers and food producers.
Sponsors of the events, along with North
Central Michigan College, included:
ISLANDInstitute for Sustainable Living,
Art and Natural Design, Petoskey-Harbor
Springs Area Community Foundation, Grain
Train Natural Foods Market, MSU Extension,
Taste the Local Difference Michigan Land
David Coveyou, owner of Coveyous Scenic

Farm, received the 2014 Local Food Hero
award on November 12 at Around the Table:
Growing Together, the second food and
farming conference sponsored by North
Central Michigan College and the Local Food
Alliance (LFA). Local Food Alliance members
submitted nominations and comments,
praising Dave as a renaissance farmer-engineer who dedicated his life to providing our
community with the high quality food to
feed not just our bodies, but our minds and
souls, our relationships and community.
LFA members praised Coveyou for training
young farmers, using geo-thermal and solar
energy on his farm, and partnering with
businesses, institutions and stores to get
more local farm products into the community.
More than eighty people attended the conference which focused on ways to increase
the economic viability of area farms and
Kirtland hosts Chrysler and

local auto techs
ROSCOMMON Chrysler has
donated several vehicles to Kirtland
Community College.
More than 50 auto technicians from
the West Branch, Houghton Lake,
Gaylord and Grayling areas recently
took advantage of training Kirtland
techs receive as a course of study.
I was at a conference and AP
Exhaust Technologies out of North
Carolina was there doing a catalytic
converter class, Kirtland Auto
Technologies Program Director, Robert
Oakes, said. I thought it would be beneficial to have them here.
High school students throughout the
region are familiar with Kirtlands auto
tech program, including some who
attend the Tawas IRESA Career Tech
Center and Houghton Lake High
School.
Every Tuesday through Thursday, 20
high-school students are earning direct
college credit (also known as dualenrollment) for taking classes sponsored by Kirtland.
They are using our curriculum,
Oakes said. They learn basic skills and
brakes, up to electrical.
We use Chrysler vehicles in a lab
environment. I put bugs or faults in
each one and the students have to
chase and diagnose the problems.
Chrysler sends service technicians to
The students practice diagnosing problems and the disassemble/reassemble

process.
"Kirtland is glad to continue establishing partnerships in business and
industry that have such a valuable
impact on our ability to train students
in the new and emerging technologies.
For more information, call Oakes at
989-275-5000 ext. 241 or visit www.kirtland.edu.
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the Roscommon campus auto tech lab
at least once each year for training on
new technology in their vehicles.
When there is interest from the
dealers, we have a course here in
northern Michigan, Oakes said.
Chrysler has donated eight to 10 vehicles in the past for use in our labs. They
donated a Jeep Liberty last time. We use
those all across our curriculum, from
brakes class to steering systems class.
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Grain Train Natural Foods Market, Blackbird
Gardens and Crooked Tree Breadworks.
Use Institute, USDAs Farm Service Agency

and McLean & Eakin Booksellers.
North Centrals Iron Horse Caf chef,
Jamee Fry, prepared a local foods dinner
Hospice of Northwest Michigan has joined

#GivingTuesday, a first of its kind effort that will harness
the collective power of a unique blend of partnerscharities, families, businesses and individualsto transform
how people think about, talk about and participate in the
giving season. Coinciding with the Thanksgiving Holiday
and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season,
#GivingTuesday will inspire people to take collaborative
action to improve their local communities, give back in
better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they support and help create a better world.
Taking place December 2, the Tuesday after
Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday will harness the power of
social media to create a national movement around the
holidays dedicated to giving, similar to how Black Friday
and Cyber Monday have become days that are, today, synonymous with holiday shopping. #GivingTuesday is a
counter narrative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday
because it reminds us that the spirit of the holiday giving
season should be about community and not just consumerism, said Kathy Calvin, CEO of the UN Foundation.
The most meaningful gift we can give our children, loved
ones, friends and neighbors is the commitment to work
together to help build a better world.
Hospice of Northwest Michigan joined the
#GivingTuesday movement as a way to channel the generous spirit of the holiday season and to inspire action
around charitable giving. Those who are interested in
joining the Hospice of Northwest Michigans virtual
#GivingTuesday initiative can visit www.hospicenwm.org
and click on the Donation button. You are also invited to
join and share our Facebook virtual event at Hospice of
Northwest Michigans Facebook page
hospice.nwmi@facebook.com and post your Unselfies.
These are photos of yourself pledging to give. On Black
Friday and Cyber Monday, we shop for gifts to give to people we care about. This movement inspires us as a community to give to causes we care about. So I challenge
each of you to give to a cause as a gift to those you care
about. Charitable giving keeps on giving for so much
longer than just a holiday season said Amy Wieland,
Executive Director of Hospice of Northwest Michigan.
Today, more than 10,000 organizations have joined the
movement and are providing creative ways people can
embrace #GivingTuesday and collaborate in their giving
efforts to create more meaningful results.
Its been a privilege to work with remarkable leaders all
over the country building a movement around
#GivingTuesday, said Henry Timms, 92Ys Executive
Director. This initiative has truly been crowd-sourced by
some of the smartest and most connected minds among
the next generation of philanthropists and entrepreneurs. For more details about the #GivingTuesday movement, visit the #GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday)
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan is mandated by the Michigan Public Health Code to promote
wellness, prevent disease, provide quality healthcare,
address health problems of vulnerable populations, and
protect the environment for the residents and visitors of
Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Otsego counties. For
additional information about Hospice of Northwest
Michigan, call (800) 551-4041 or visit
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LOCAL NEWS
TERRIFIC KIDS
All kids are terrific and
here at South Maple
Elementary and North
Maple Elementary we
are acknowledging kids
for good character. The
Kiwanis club of Otsego
County is helping us
with this endeavor.
Students who exhibit
good behavior by following our school rules will
be recognized by staff for
doing so. One student
per class will be selected
to receive a Terrific Kid
award, button, and pencil. The student names
will be announced on
our morning announcements. They will also
have their picture taken
to hang on our Terrific
Kid bulletin board. This
is an excellent opportunity for staff, students,
parents and the community to connect on a
social/emotional level
because good character
is just as important as
good grades!
Terrific Kids from South Maple Elementary for

11-14-14
This week's Terrific Kids from North Ohio

Elementary
Back row: Kiwanian Judi Doan, Christopher Peterson, Athena Walter, Connor Calano,
Gabby Hanel, TK Sock Monkey, Lillian Hendrian, Makena McVannel, Rylee Williams,
Aurora Fox, Kiwanian Fred Stenke. Front row: Kingston Haller, Molly Hicks, Hannah
Butcher, Kieran Beach, Marshall Krajniak, Hayden Leveski. Not Pictured: Sarah
Klepadlo, Brooklyn Krause
Front row: Sammi Simpson and the North Ohio Sock Monkey. Middle row: Samara
Beason; Emma Banks; Avery Spiker; Myah Miller; Jade Winowiecki; Chris Young; Ariah
Lambert; Makayla Smith; Jaylynn Ignasick; Abigail Wheelis. Back row: Kiwanian, Mr.
Chuck Bump and his Terrific Dog, Roxi; Paige Moeggenberg; Justice Wierciak; Dylan
Metzger; Danika Gunderson; Roman Jackson; Saige Slough; Kiwanian, Mr. Slough
Deck the
Halls
with Gratitude
By Alexis Kaczynski,
Director, North Country
Community Mental
Health
The holidays are upon
us and, for many, the
season of good tidings
and cheer ushers in feelings of loneliness and
despair. Unfortunately,
there are many of us who
will not be surrounded
by caring family and
friends. There are those who have lost loved ones and, with
their death, long-standing traditions are discarded. Others
experience the changes of family growing up and moving
away. Not everyones holiday season looks like a Norman
Rockwell painting with carolers singing, postal workers delivering presents and friends and family arriving to share good
times. What is to be a joyous season is instead filled with feelings of sadness and grief. This is a time that can challenge a
persons mental, emotional and physical health.
While the weather may be bleak, there are some things we
can do to brighten the holidays for others and ourselves.
Psychologists at the University of California have conducted
numerous studies on happiness. Their research concludes
that expressing gratitude and deliberately focusing on things
for which were thankful will lead to a happier life.
Exchanging gloomy thoughts and downheartedness for
feelings of gratefulness is a process which can be learned and
practiced. Regular gratitude practice leads to a more optimistic attitude, greater resiliency, and increased capacity to
cope with lifes challenges.
Taking the time to express your thankfulness to others
begets positive feelings, both to the person receiving the
message as well as the sender. By deliberately seeking opportunities to be grateful, we are practicing an intrinsic motivation that leads to happiness. We develop a more positive attitude that makes the world more vibrant, better.
For some, tangible reminders are a way to begin the
process of acknowledging those things for which they can be
grateful. Journal entries provide a simple way of tracking
daily occurrences and people for whom we are thankful.
Others suggest keeping a gratitude jar which is to be filled
with slips of paper expressing things for which one is grateful. Still others find a prayer ritual of counting their blessings works best. Expressing gratitude can be as simple as
telling someone in the grocery store you appreciate their carrying your groceries to the car, or doing something small but
meaningful for the person at the library who helps you, or
letting a neighbor know you are there for them if they need
anything.
Regardless of how you choose to implement it, taking the
time to reflect on the things and people for which you are
thankful will lead to a happier and fuller life. It will also
inspire others to consider the positive aspects of their lives
and perhaps lead to the joyous feeling of the holidays
throughout the year.
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LOCAL NEWS
Poster contest for Winterfest

The Mackinaw City Area Arts Council
(MCAAC) is sponsoring a poster contest
for the annual Mackinaw City Winterfest,
to be held the week-end of January 16-18,
2015. All students from the Mackinaw
Area Schools and Home School programs
are invited to participate.
The posters are to be designed
and created by students and the contest is
open to all students grades K through 12.
There will be prizes awarded for the
posters that best capture the feeling of
Winterfest. The winners of each the elementary, Jr. and senior high schools, and
home school students will receive a
coupon for a large pizza. A single grand
prize winner will receive $25.00.
All posters will be displayed
around town from mid December until

after the Winterfest. The winning posters
will be featured at the Winterfest Art
Show, which will be held at the Mackinaw
Clothing and Sportswear Store, and the
Grand Prize poster will be professionally
printed and used on the Mackinaw City
Area Arts Council event sign during the
Art Show.
The contest began with a Poster-making
workshop held at Mackinaw Area Schools
after school on Wednesday November 12.
Participants were introduced to Poster
making techniques by Art Professor
Rosemary Gould and former elementary
school teacher, Gerry Lou Kania. The Arts
Council has purchased all art supplies and
materials for poster-making including
poster paper and the basic tools such as

crayons, colored paper, colored pencils and
markers. These tool kits will be housed at
the school for use in classrooms until the
deadline for the completed posters on
December 5th. The posters may be completed either in the classroom or at home,
subject to the teachers preference.
Students may submit more than one
poster. The required size is 12 x 18 inches
on white poster paper. Students may use
any additional materials they would like
to add to their posters as well.
Imagination is encouraged! The poster
paper will be available in each classroom
and in the school office after November 12.
Each poster should contain the
title Winterfest 2015, Mackinaw City and
the dates January 16, 17 and 18 and may

also showcase one or more of the
Winterfest activities. These include Snow
Sculptures, a Chili Cook-off, the Mackinaw
City Area Arts Council Art Show, Games,
popular Outhouse Races, and family fun!
On the bottom right hand corner of the
poster in a 2 inch square the student needs
to place his/her name, grade, and name of
home room teacher. If the student is home
schooled, a contact number should be
included on the back of the poster. Posters
are due in to home room teachers or the
school office by December 5th. For more
information, contact Gerry Lou Kania at
231-627-7243.
Traditional events
Obituary Notice
Thomas H.
continue in Downtown
Buttrick, 52
Petoskey this holiday
season
(Sept. 5, 1962 - Nov. 13, 2014)
Holiday spirit is coming your way!

Winter is approaching and with that
comes Staffords Downtown Petoskey
Holiday Parade on Saturday, November 29
at 10 am. Join us for a time of family,
friends, and fun! The parade will travel the
traditional route from the high school,
down Mitchell Street, to Petoskey, Lake
and Howard, ending at the Perry Hotel
where children can have those all-important conversations with Santa and see his
reindeer as well. Join us for a time of family, friends, and fun!
Staffords Hospitality is the title sponsor
of the parade. The parade theme this year
is An Old Fashioned Holiday and businesses, individuals, and organizations are
invited to enter floats, musical entries, and
walking ensembles to showcase their businesses or timeless holiday celebrations.
Enjoy the Petoskey High School Marching
Band, sponsored by Reid Furniture. Toys
for Tots will again be on hand to begin
their toy collection campaign. Please bring
a new, unwrapped toy to be picked up
along the parade route.
Downtown Petoskey is honored to have
Vance Reusch, fourth generation owner of
Reusch Jewelers, as the Grand Marshall of
this years parade. Reusch Jewelers has
been a sparkling part of Downtown
Petoskey since 1885, and they were recently recognized as the oldest family owned
and operated jewelry store in Michigan by
Jewelers of America. They recently completed a beautiful remodel of their store
located on Mitchell Street.
If youre interested in registering an
entry, visit www.petoskeydowntown.com
for entry forms and information or contact the Downtown Promotions
Coordinator, Kate Manthei, at
kate@petoskeydowntown.com. Deadline is
November 24.
Then join the merchants of Downtown

Petoskey for the Holiday Open House, the
region's premier holiday season
event!This holiday tradition offers the
community great music, food, and displays
of holiday merchandise in all of the
Downtown stores.
Held the first Friday in December,
December 5 from 6 to 9 pm, the Holiday
Open House begins with an appearance by
Santa Claus, who flies in to town to light
the giant Christmas tree in Pennsylvania
Park!After the tree lighting Santa will sit
in the Gazebo and listen to children's holiday wishes.At the tree lighting ceremony
the Little Traverse Civic Theater will be
performing carols, and the winner of the
Treasure Downtown Contest, as well as
the winner of the Holiday Window
Contest, will be announced. All of this,
and an interview with Santa, will be featured live on 9&10 News.
This is the night when the streets close
down and the merchants open their doors
to offer warm holiday greetings and hospitality. The streets are filled with merry
entertainment by carolers and the
Petoskey High School Steel Drum Band.
This year well have a bonfire on Lake
Street and marshmallows ready to roast!
And don't forget to visit the bean pots and
enjoy a cup of soup made by the Petoskey
Snowmobile Club or the Kiwanis tent for
grilled brats.
Come Downtown and enjoy the smiling
faces and Christmas fun with your family
with this evening that is a holiday tradition on the first Friday in December every
year!
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Thomas H. Buttrick of Gaylord and formerly of Olivet, passed away on Thursday,

November 13, 2014 in Houghton County.
Born in Bay City on September 5, 1962,
Tom was the son of Benjamin and Patricia
Buttrick.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah (Vahs);
daughters, Hilary and Stephanie; his mother, Patricia; a brother, Scott (Pam); a brother-in-law, Brad (Myrna) Vahs; two nieces
and two nephews.
Tom worked for over 20 years for the
State of Michigan as a Hazardous Materials
Storage Inspector in the Storage Tank
Division, protecting our environment. A
gifted guitar player, Tom was passionate
about music and played every day. He
enjoyed taking photos of his girls playing
basketball, growing orchids and geology.
He lived life to the fullest and never
stopped learning.
The family invites you to join them in
celebrating Toms life at 1:30 PM on
Letters to the Editor

Letters and opinions may be submitted by email to Office@WeeklyChoice.com
To the Editor,
2015 Michigan Realtor President Gene Szpeinski and Michigan Realtor CEO Bill
Martin are requesting your help. The Environmental Protection Agency is currently proposing a significant expansion of its regulatory authority concerning water within the
Michigans borders.
As you may know, nearly every sector of the economy including agriculture, housing, and energy production needs permits required under the Clean Water Act (CWA)
to conduct their daily operations. Just as importantly, private property owners who
want to develop their own land must also frequently obtain these permits.
The Supreme Court has affirmed that both the U.S. Constitution and the CWA limits
federal authority over intrastate waters (traditionally navigable), yet EPA and the Corps
- through this proposed rule - are attempting to expand the scope of federal jurisdiction
beyond anything that ever existed under the CWA essentially opening the door to regulation over the majority of water within our state. An expanded scope over more
waters of the U.S. will mean more waters under EPA jurisdiction, more permits, and
loss of property rights. Further, this unwarranted expansion invites litigation, creating
greater cost and uncertainty. It will provide a ready lever for those who may seek to
frustrate productive use of property.
The period for Public Comment on the Proposed Rule expires this Friday, November
14th. It is important for the EPA to hear from our sector of the economy on this issue.
We are urging you to email the attached draft letter to the EPA as public comment.
Information on the Public Comment can be found at
http://www.epa.gov/region7/water/wetlands-streams/pdf/wotus-public-cmt-periodflyer.pdf ;
E-mail your letter to: ow-docket@epa.gov. Include EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 in the subject line of the message.
Thank you,
Jeannie Rizzardi, A.E., e-Pro, RCE
Water Wonderland Board of REALTORS
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Gaylord Fraternal Order of Eagles, 515
South Wisconsin St. where they will visit
with friends before the service beginning at
1:00 PM and again following the service.
Those who wish are asked to consider
memorial contributions to the Otsego
Conservation District for Friends of the
Garden to benefit the Community Garden.
Arrangements are by Gaylord Community
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10am Crafting
10am Pokeno
11am Golden Toners Exercise
12pm Lunch Sweet & Sour
Meatballs, Rice, Corn, Cauliflower,
Pears
1pm Penny Bingo
4pm-6pm Thanksgiving Dinner
Turkey, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Corn Blend, Green Beans Almondine
Mixed Fruit, Pumpkin Pie
Friday, November 21
10am Card Golf
10am Mercy Rehab Exercise
Group
11am Blood Pressure Checks
12pm Lunch BBQ Chicken
Breast, Baked Potato,
Brussels Sprout, Apple
12pm Lovells Satellite Meal
1pm Pantry Bingo
1pm Pool-9 Ball
Monday, November 24
10am Quilting
11am Flower Arranging
12pm Lunch Pork Riblet Sandwich,
Cole Slaw, Peas, Watermelon
12:30pm Beginning Clogging
1pm Bridge Club
1:30pm Clogging
2:30-4pm Computer Club
5pm Dinner Lasagna, Italian Blend
Vegetables, Breadsticks, Plums
Tuesday, November 25
10am Bible Study
10am Zumba Gold
12pm Lunch Meatloaf, Mashed
Potatoes w/ Gravy, Green Beans,
Strawberries
1pm Euchre
4-5pm Blood Pressure/Sugar Checks
5pm Dinner Original Fried
Chicken, Oven Roasted Potatoes,
Mixed Vegetables, Pineapple
Wednesday, November 26
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10am Line Dancing

12pm Lunch Chicken Tenders, Mashed
Potatoes w/ Gravy, Brussels Sprouts,
Peaches
1pm Pool-Ball in Hand
1pm Mahjong
1pm Wii Bowling
2:30pm Unlucky 7s
5pm Dinner Apple Glazed Pork Roast,
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Health & Wellness
Ride 4 A Cure: Juvenile

Diabetes raises $5,620.75
for McLaren Northern
Michigan Foundation Type
1 Diabetes fund
Deb Johnston (middle), founder of Ride 4

A Cure: Juvenile Diabetes, recently presented a $5,620.75 check to Laurie Kane, MD
(left), Endocrinologist with McLaren
Northern Michigan and Julie Jarema (right),
Senior Director of Development for
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation.
The funds will be allocated to the McLaren
Northern Michigan Foundation Type 1
Diabetes Fund, established in 2012 through
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation,
which supports patients in northern
Using Food to
Improve Your Mood
Drs. Oz
and Roizen
Televisions Dr. Oz and Cleveland Clinics Dr. Roizen
report on health, wellness and quality of life.
MEDICAL INNOVATIONS AND

LIFE-CHANGING INVENTIONS
attack."
Life-changing technology: A high-tech
ambulance used by some hospitals in
Sweden and the United States can save
your life and the quality of your life.
Personnel on board include a paramedic,
critical care nurse and scanning technologist so the ER comes straight to the stroke
patient. A special portable computed
tomography (CT) scanner takes brain
images within two minutes. They're then
sent via a 4G broadband video link to hospital neurologists and neuro-radiologists
for analysis and diagnosis. If an ischemic
stroke (blood clot) is detected, the stroke
ambulance health care workers can administer a clot-busting drug, tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). The sooner t-PA
is given after a stroke, the more effective it
This is a time of incredible progress in

medical science's understanding of how to
diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions. Here are our top four life-changing
medical innovations that could revolutionize health care in 2015 -- they earned spots
on the Cleveland Clinic's ninth annual list
of Top 10 Medical Innovations.
The stroke ambulance
Getting to the emergency room fast after
a stroke is critically important because
that's where the treatment is ... or used to
be, anyway. It's estimated that two million
brain nerve cells die in each minute that
passes without treatment after a "brain
FOUR STAR NUTRITIONS
is. With t-PA treatment arriving sooner,

more stroke survivors are likely to retain
or regain full function of their mind and
body. The average time for t-PA administration in cities without mobile stroke care is
90 minutes; with these mobile centers, it's
under 35 minutes. That's over 100 million
brain cells saved, a lot of brain function
preserved and disability avoided.
One-shot radiation for early-stage
breast cancer
Deaths from breast cancer have dropped
20 percent in recent years thanks to early
detection and treatments. This year, over
63,000 American women will be diagnosed
with early-stage breast cancer.
Treatment for early-stage cancer may be
a lumpectomy (removal of a portion of the
affected breast) plus three to six weeks of
radiation therapy, five days a week.
Unfortunately, that long treatment schedule can be a hardship for women who live
far from a cancer center. Many drop out
because getting there is just too difficult.
Life-changing innovation: Now, one-dose
intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
could change all that. Delivered during surgery (after the cancer is removed), this
treatment focuses radiation on surrounding tissue where risk of cancer's return is
highest. It's takes 30 minutes. Research
shows it's just as effective as long-course
radiation for blocking recurrence of earlystage breast cancer.
A wireless pacemaker
Pacemaker technology has barely

changed since 1958, with a silver-dollarsized pulse generator implanted below the
collarbone sending signals via wires called
leads to the heart itself. Trouble is, leads
can wear out.
Life-changing innovation: A tiny, wireless pacemaker (smaller than a AAA battery) is less than 10 percent the size of a
conventional pacemaker and can be
implanted directly in the heart. An electrode senses the heart's natural rhythm
and adjusts electrical stimulation for
healthy beats. A lithium battery powers the
device for up to seven years, when a new
one can be installed through a vein without
invasive surgery. It was approved in
Europe in 2013 and is awaiting Food and
Drug Administration approval here; clinical trials are about to be completed.
The one-drop blood test
New blood-test procedures and testing
technology allow docs to get info from a
drop of blood drawn from your fingertip.
Life-changing innovation: Similar to the
instant blood-sugar checks, this new technology can run 30 different tests from a single droplet of blood, at a price that's a fraction of what a lab may now charge. The
tests are currently offered at a few
Walgreens drugstores and health centers
in California and Arizona. Services are set
to expand soon.
Other innovations that earned spots on
the Cleveland Clinic's Top 10 Medical
Innovations list include a dengue fever vaccine, new cholesterol and heart-failure
drugs and better treatments for advanced
cancers.
Natural patches of Vermont Arnica,

Emu oil products, Bio-freeze,
neck bone pillows, essential oils.
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While it is not yet officially winter, the

temperatures outside and snowfall may
remind you that winter is on the way. If
you are prone to Winter Depression or
SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, the shorter days might having you feeling more tired
than usual, craving carbohydrates and irritable. Roughly 6% of the U.S. population
suffers from SAD and another 15% experiences a milder form of the condition, winter depression.
Seasonal affective disorder, SAD, is a
form of depression that occurs most frequently in the fall and winter months as
the hours of daylight become shorter and
the temperatures become cooler. SAD has
only been recognized as a diagnosis since
1985. Symptoms are similar to other forms
of depression and typically begin in late fall
or early winter and subside in the spring
and summer. Symptoms include: hopelessness, loss of energy, social withdrawal,
difficulty concentrating, weight gain and
appetite changes - particularly craving
foods high in carbohydrates, loss of interest
in previously enjoyed activities and excessive desire for sleep.
A reduction in serotonin and melatonin
levels, related to a reduction in sunlight
and the change of seasons, may contribute
to SAD. The reduced level of sunlight may
result in a disruption of the circadian
rhythm, the biological clock.
The incidence of seasonal affective disor-
Michigan diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

Since 2012, Ride 4 A Cure: Juvenile Diabetes
has raised nearly $12,000 for the McLaren
Northern Michigan Foundation Type 1
Diabetes Fund. If you have been touched
somehow by Juvenile Diabetes and would
like to donate to this cause, or want information about it, please call (231) 487-3500.
Save the date for 2015 Ride 4 A Cure:
Juvenile Diabetes event, which will be July
18 -19. For more information call (231) 5258769 or e-mail debkjohnston@yahoo.com.
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D.,

AND MEHMET OZ, M.D.
der is greater in persons living further from

the equator. SAD occurs in 1% to 10% of
the U.S. population, is dependent on geographic location and is less common where
there is snow on the ground. People of all
ages can develop SAD and the average age
of first symptoms is 23. Four times as
many women as men report SAD symptoms.
Light therapy is the primary treatment
for SAD. Sitting a few feet away from a
light therapy box on a daily basis seems to
change brain chemicals related to mood.
Food can also help relieve SAD symptoms.
Foods high in Vitamin D, fish oil, fortified
milk and egg yolks, will help to overcome
Vitamin D deficiencies. Omega-3 fatty
acids appear particularly beneficial in coping with SAD. Our bodies do not make
Omega-3 fatty acids, so we must eat them.
Oily, fatty fish, such as mackerel, herring,
salmon, sardines and anchovies are good
sources.
Flaxseed, hemp, canola and walnut oils
are good plant-based options for Omega3s. Carbohydrates are important in relieving symptoms of SAD. Only about 30
grams a day (about 120 calories) are necessary to produce the serotonin you need.
Stick to complex carbohydrates to reduce
weight gain and avoid blood sugar spikes.
Make dinner you largest carbohydrate containing meal since SAD symptoms tend to
be worse in the evening.
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