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Follow-up
February 13-15 - Chocolate Covered Boyne
Friday 12:00 - 5:00
Saturday 10:00 - 3:00
4:00 p.m Saturday, Water St (200 block)
Fun winter games, a scavenger hunt, chili cook off , music Pinky-Lee and lots more.
Shop local, win prizes! Area businesses have donate thousands for cash prizes.
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Participating Merchants & Additional Activities
February 16
After many months of review and several meetings to gather input from businesses, real estate professionals, property owners, and interested citizens the Boyne City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed Sign Ordinance at its Feb. 16 meeting. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in the Boyne City Hall commission chambers. All community members are encouraged to attend. This will be the first public hearing on proposed ordinance; another will be held at an upcoming meeting of the City Commission. For more information, contact city planner and zoning administrator Scott McPherson at 582-0343 or email scott@boynecity.com.
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February 19
Boyne City Quick Care will host the next Boyne Area Chamber Business After Hours mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19. Business people are invited to this networking event that includes hors d'oeuvres and beverages. Quick Care is located at 1249 S. M-75. Quick Care is a walk-in medical center that can handle urgent health problems without an appointment, as well as primary care needs for the entire family. They are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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February 20
February 21
Lower Level Meeting Room - Boyne District Library
Charlevoix County Genealogical Society - Public welcome.
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February 22
February 24
A marketing workshop, "Successful Strategies for Small Business Marketing," will be presented at 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, at the Boyne District Library Community Room. Malcolm Johnstone of West Chester, Pa., will present the workshop as part of a two-day marketing visit here, which will include two public presentations, small group meetings with businesses and community leaders, and individual meetings with business owners. The Boyne City Main Street Program is sponsoring the workshops.
Johnstone will focus on successful marketing strategies for small businesses at the Feb. 24 presentation. The following day, Feb. 25, he will hold a workshop on "Comprehensive Strategies for Marketing Boyne City," also at 5 p.m. in the library. Johnstone has been a downtown development specialist since 1985 serving as start-up manager with the Pendleton Downtown Association, the McMinnville Downtown Association - both in Oregon - and the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association in Idaho. He also spent five years with Livable Oregon providing technical assistance to more than 40 downtowns around that state.
He is certified in professional downtown management by the National Main Street Center in Washington, D.C., and is a regular presenter at the National Main Street Conference, an annual gathering of downtown professionals. His article "Leveraging Public Relations to Promote Your Main Street" was the cover story for the October 2008 Main Street News, a monthly journal of the National Trust Main Street Center. Johnstone joined the West Chester (PA) Business Improvement District as executive director in 2001. Since then, that organization has received more than 20 awards and recognitions. He also owns a small business in the downtown.
To RSVP for either session or to schedule a visit with Johnson, contact the Boyne City Main Street Program at 582-9009 or mainstreet@boynecity.org.
February 26
A public meeting on building stronger community relationships between Boyne City youth and the adult community will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 26, in room 104 at Boyne City High School. This meeting is a follow-up to the presentation by dynamic public speaker Jim Tuman. At the Feb. 26 meeting, attendees will further discuss, and continue to build a strong plan of action in developing better personal, and community relations between Boyne City's youth and our adult community. Pizza, snacks and drinks provided by the Boyne Area Kiwanis Club. For more information contact Assistant Principal Jack Petroelje at 439-8132.
February 27
To help businesses prepare for the Employee Free Choice Act (also called the Card Check Legislation), the Regional Chamber Alliance is hosting a seminar on Friday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. until Noon at the Boyne Mountain Grand Lodge. The featured speaker on Feb. 27 will be renowned Michigan Labor Attorney Steven J. Fishman of Bodman LLP. The cost of the program is $49 per person for area chamber-member businesses, $69 for non-members. Registration is coordinated by the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce at 347-4150 or chamber@petoskey.com. The Employee Free Choice Act is federal legislation that is expected to move through Congress early in the Obama Administration. While many business organizations will be advocating against this legislation, it is anticipated it will be enacted this year. Details.
February 28
"The Making of... a Movie About the Making of a Movie," will be shown at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Boyne City Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5 at the door or at Boyne Country Books. This is a fascinating and hilarious behind-the-scenes look into movies made by Team BCVI, the award-winning Boyne City High School Visual Imagining class. Told through the voices of those who have been involved through the years, the high school students turn the cameras on themselves to give the audience an inside look at how they make movies. Their most recent movie, "Back to Graduation," was a full-length feature film based on the classic movie "Back to the Future."