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July 1-31
JORDAN VALLEY DISTRICT LIBRARY 2009 SUMMER READING PROGRAM Be Creative this July at the Jordan Valley District Library. The 2009 Summer Reading Program is July 1- July 31. Children, suggested ages 5-12 will win prizes for reading, have a scavenger hunt and enjoy special entertainment on Wednesdays. Registration is required to win prizes. Sign-up begins July 1. For more information call the library at 231-536-7131 or visit the website jvdl.info. The library welcomes children of all abilities. All programs are free of charge.
Be Creative @ Jordan Valley District Library Schedule All events are held in East Jordan, at the Library, One Library Lane. The special entertainment is free, suggested ages 5-12 and the public is welcome, no sign-up required. 231-536-7131
- July 1 SIGN-UP for the reading program begins 10:30-12 noon Tale of Despereaux (rated G)
- July 8 10:30-11:30 Tom Woodruff illustrator, storytelling with audience participation 11:30-12 noon Color your Summer Reading t-shirt
- July 15 10:30-11:30 Sue Harrison's Palamzoo Puppets, songs, stories and puppetry
- July 15-21 Library Scavenger Hunt
- July 22 10:30-11:30 Acting Up Theatre Co. performs Be-c-READ-ative
- Scavenger Hunt prize drawing 11:30-12 noon Last chance to color your Summer Reading t-shirt
- July 29 10:30-11:30 Magician Jania Taylor - There's Magic in Books Grand Prize drawings
Friends of the Jordan Announces "Young Friends" Summer Nature Program Does your youngster enjoy looking under rocks for bugs and tromping through the woods? Is she a budding scientist, nature nut or conservationist? Does he just spend too much time in front of the tube and needs to get some fresh air and have fun with friends? If so then he or she is just the kid that the Young Friends Summer Nature program was designed to target. The Friends of the Jordan, through a grant from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation, is sponsoring a 6 session program which will meet Tuesday and Friday mornings during July at the Jordan River Watershed Center. Our Young Friends will explore the Jordan River, nearby nature trails and visit the Jordan River Fish Hatchery under the guidance of an experienced science teacher, John Thompson of East Jordan. Designed for students in grades 4-8, the activities are will be hands on, experiential and FUN. There is a small fee for the program but scholarship money is available for interested families who request it. Information on the program and registration forms are available on the website www.friendsofthejordan.org or by calling 231 631-8856. There is limited availability so early registration is recommended.
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July 8
Senior Picnic- 11-2pm Harvest Barn Word of Life Church 210 S. Lake, East Jordan. Call the Commission on Aging at 231-237-0103 for tickets.
July 10
Tickets are available for this years "Symphony on the Green" on July 10. For more information on the event call 231-547-8501. This years event will help support the Hospital outreach programs.
July 11
If you would like to participate call Darrin Podskalny at 231-536-0630 or at darrin@charter.net. July 11, 2009 Memorial Park from 10am-3pm. Sign up 9-10am no fee to register.Registration applications are available atthe Chamber office.
July 12
9:30 AM-11:00AM: Friends of the Jordan Adopt a Highway Cleanup. Meet at Pinney Bridge Rd. at M-66 Please bring work gloves and dress for the weather. Bug dope and Sunscreen suggested!
July 14
12:15pm First Presbyterian Church
July 15
9:30 to 11:00a.m. - Library's Comm. Rm. - Ages birth to four years old. The library and the Women's Resource Center collaborate together to promote reading to young children during play group. Mary Sivula, leader of the play group and Library Assistant Robin Moyer implement the program. It is a free program available for children from birth to four years old and is held every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the library's community room. Activities, games and projects are offered for children.
July 12-16
United Methodist Church -201 Fourth Street, East Jordan
July 16
is July 16th at 6pm at Evangelical Lutheran Church. Building site is 504 Grant St. (just off Erie St.) The schedule for Volunteers to work on the new home beginning June 29th will be:
Tuesdays from 9 am to 3pm
Thursdays from 4pm to 8 pm
Saturdays from 9am to noon
Weather permitting. All volunteers are welcome. For more information call 636-0903.
July 17
Memorial Park 7pm Bonnie and Francois (easy Jazz 1930,1940 and 1950)
Summer Magic 2009: "Earth Tones Music Garden", sponsored in part by WCMU Public Radio, will take place on the grounds of Raven Hill on Friday, July 17, 2009. At 7 p.m. the festivities begin ($20 per person--reservations encouraged) in air-conditioned comfort. Guests are invited to explore indoor and outdoor exhibits and enjoy wine & hors d'oeuvres, demonstrations of Hot Glass beads and scientific glassblowing, a silent auction, live music from the new Earth Tones Music Garden with Tom Kaufmann and friends; the Petoskey Steel Drum Trio and Sweetwoods Recorder Ensemble.
Of special interest will be the new outdoor exhibit, Earth Tones Music Garden that connects the science of sound and the history of instruments to the art of music. Earth Tones does not refer to colors, but rather to the deep and rich sounds that emerge as visitors use the earth as sounding boards and resonating chambers and earth materials to generate beautiful melodies with wood, metal and stone instruments. The Earth Tones musical instruments include a 40' friction harp, stone lithophone, Amadinda, whale drum, slap tubes, giant chimes and more, all which can be played separately or used in concert. The garden is made possible by a 2008 grant award from Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
In addition to Earth Tones Music Garden, guests can explore Jurassic Park, wander through the six civilizations of the Ancient World, climb the maple-shaped Tree House, see the power of the Energy House, go back in time to the one-room schoolhouse, quiet minds in the Labyrinth, check out the medicinal and turtle gardens, discover nature's creations in the trees along the Taxi Trail, interact with hundreds of hands-on museum exhibits and pet or hold exotic animals. More than 129,000 visitors have experienced the wonders at Raven Hill Discovery Center.
We just got word that Jim Cooper, well-known mallet percussionist from the Chicago area, will join the musical line-up at Raven Hill Discovery Center this coming Friday evening, July 17th at 7 pm. We are excited to have so much talent gather to dedicate our new outdoor Earth Tones Music Garden.
Located between East Jordan and Boyne City,Raven Hill Discovery Center is surrounded by forests, fields, swamps and ponds in a rural setting of more than 150 acres. It is adjacent to Little Traverse Conservancy's Raven Ridge Nature Preserve. Open seven days a week from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Raven Hill Discovery Center is also open all year on weekends
July 18
10:00 AM-Noon Friends of the Jordan event: "FolksaWalkin' the Jordan River" . This is an activity to increase awareness of the Jordan Valley and the pervasive nature of the streams, springs and creeks that feed into the Jordan. Meet at the Pinney Bridge parking area off M-66, about 2 miles down Pinney Bridge Rd.
Parade of Paws- Boyne City Veterans Park. For more info call 582-6774
July 20
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July 25-26
Fiber Arts Festival-10am-4pm. Featuring hand made goods including sweaters, original lace shawls, hats, mittens, soaps, rugs, knitting accessories, painted yarn, alpaca products, and much more. You'll also be able to visit live animals; enjoy demonstrations in weaving, spinning, natural dyeing and felting; watch sheep dogs at work; see how sheep are shorn. Admission at the door is $5 per person with children under five free. Saturday, from 10:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday from 10:00am - 4:00pm Click here for details or call 231-237-0884.
July 27
July 28
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 7pm to attend "Meet the Candidates" forum at the East Jordan Auditorium. Candidates running for East Jordan City Commission will be participating in this Chamber sponsored questions/answer and presentation event. Primary Election will be held Tuesday, August 4. Polls open at 7am-8pm at the Civic Center. Registered voters in the City of East Jordan vote in this election.
July 29
Benefit Dinner for Ken Doty and his Family will be held July 29, 2009 at the Tourist Park in East Jordan from 4:30-7pm. There will be a silent auction, raffle and pop can drive. Ken and his wife Lori Hines-Doty are well known for their support and leadership in East Jordan Schools Basketball program. For more information regarding donations or the benefit, please call 231-675-4332
July 31