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Boyne Area Senior Center, 411 E. Division St., is open to the public for daily lunches. For seniors age 60+, the donation is $3, for ages 60 and under. $6. For daily information call 582 6682.
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Boyne City news from the community’s long and colorful past is back in the safe keeping of the Boyne District Library, after issues of the Boyne Citizen dating back to the early 1900s were recovered from the Journal Register Company’s Gaylord office just prior to Christmas. Happy to have the papers back are former Boyne City Mayor Eleanor Stackus and Library Director Cliff Carey. The Journal Register was the former owner of The Citizen, before declaring bankruptcy and closing the newspaper in 2009. The Citizen was founded in 1881 and was the paper of record for the Boyne City community. Stackus was mayor at the time The Citizen ceased publishing and worked hard to convince the Journal Register to give ownership of the “newspaper morgue” to the library. Her efforts finally paid off. The library will store the newspapers in its Red Building while staff and volunteers sort through, organize, and add the newly acquired issues to its collection. Future plans include digitizing the newspapers and making them available for the public.
February 2
Fund-raiser for the Boyne Area Deacon’s Fund will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 1303 Boyne Ave. Everyone is welcome. The Deacon’s Fund is a combined effort of a number of Boyne area churches to provide assistance for people in need.
February 4
12 to 2 p.m. - CROSS-COUNTRY SKI AND SNOWSHOE RACES, Veterans Park, Lake Street. All ages; limited number of loaner snowshoes provided.
1 p.m. - CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TOUR at Avalanche Mountain. For intermediate and advanced skiers.
2 to 5 p.m. - CABIN FEVER FLY-TYING demonstrations at Freshwater Studio, 217 S. Lake St.
4 to 6 p.m. - KIDS' GAMES including Frozen Fish Toss, Frozen Turkey Bowling, Broom Ball, Smoosh Racing in the 200 block of Water Street
4 to 7 p.m. - WINE TASTING - Stop by the Wine Emporium, 123 Water Street, for a complimentary taste of three seasonal offerings, conversation and snacks.
4:45 p.m. - CHILI COOK-OFF - bring one gallon of chili in a crock pot to Country Now & Then, 211 Water St. Tasting starts at 5 p.m. Prizes for Judges Choice and People's Choice. Call 231-582-2355 to register.
5 p.m. - SNOWMAN CONTEST winners announced at 211 Water St. Enter the contest by Jan. 27 and notify the Chamber at 582-6222 orinfo@boynechamber.com. Residential and business categories. Snow sculptures are also welcome this year. Space and snow will be provided (upon request) in Sunset Park for those who would like to do this. Call 582-6222 or email jim@boynechamber.com.
s5 to 6 p.m. - STAR GAZING with Bryan Shumaker of the Northern Michigan Astronomy Club (weather permitting).
6 p.m. - SCAVENGER HUNT for teams of up to four people. Call 231-582-2355 to register.
8 p.m. - LIVE MUSIC - Sean Ryan at Cafe Sante from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at One Water Street.
FISHING CONTEST - The Boyne Co-op Tackle Box is sponsoring a Winterfest Fishing Contest from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. Entry fee is $5, and every entry gets a dozen perch minnows free. Prizes will be $50 gift certificates in four categories: Largest Perch - Adults), Largest Perch - Youth (under 18), Largest Walleye - Adults, and Largest Walleye - Youth. All entries will receive free hot dogs and hot chocolate and will be included in a drawing for additional prizes. You can register at the Boyne Co-op True Value, which has complete fishing equipment, bait and supplies in the Tackle Box section of the store at 113 S. Park St. Call 582-9971 for information.
February 5
1 p.m. - CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TOUR at The Hill Nature Preserve on Charlevoix Street for beginner and intermediate level skiers. Due to extremely limited parking, please call the Chamber at 582-6222 to RSVP and meet at City Hall parking lot to car pool.
Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss hosts a Boyne Celtic Session featuring Irish and Scottish tunes played twice a month on Sundays. The next sessions are Feb. 5 and 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Freshwater Studio, 217 S. Lake St. in the SOBO District of Boyne City. Gerrie-Boss suggests that participants “bring family, friends, a tune or two or three, a stool/chair and early holiday treats to share. It is open to the public and there is no charge.
February 10-11
Boyne City will be sweeter than normal for the fourth annual Chocolate-Covered Boyne next weekend, Feb. 10 and 11. Sponsored by the Main Street Program and the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce, this year's event will be sweeter and livelier than ever with more than 30 participating businesses. Chocolate-Covered Boyne in downtown Boyne City has a combined chocolate/Valentine theme and there will be tastings (food and drink) of chocolate treats and goodies, special chocolate desserts; displays of chocolate-themed books and even jewelry featuring chocolate. The library will be having a children's story hour, in addition to an appropriately themed book display. Several demonstrations with chocolate are also being planned. Freshwater Studio (582-2588) will be hosting its annual Wine, Women, Chocolate and Song concert with Jill Jack, Jen Sygit, and Robin Berry, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 with Ruby Williams as the opening act.
February 11
Come out to the Martha Wagbo Farm and Education Center for their monthly potluck program, which will be a Felting Free-for-all with lunch beginning at noon Saturday, February 11th. Bring a dish to pass if you can, but it's not required. The program begins at 1 p.m. with a wool felting workshop. Fiber artists Diane Strezlinski, Jennifer Lewis, and Maria Wesserle will be on hand to teach needle felting and wet felting techniques. Learn to applique designs onto clothing, make three-dimensional objects, and create sheets of felt fabric. Free and open to the public. Located three miles south of East Jordan. For more info, contact Wagbo at 231-536-0333 or info@wagbo.org.
February 16
Are you beginning to think about Medicare? Are you getting lots of mail and don't know how to
make heads or tails of it? Are you confused about all the "A's" and "B's" and "C's" and "D's" associated with Medicare?
If so, this workshop is for you!
Sue Graybill, certified Medicare counselor from the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan,
and the Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP), will be presenting the workshop
"Medicare 101"
Thursday, February 16, 2:30-4:30 P.M.
Boyne City District Library
201 E. Main, Boyne City
February 27
The next blood drive in the Boyne area will be held from 12 to 5:45 p.m. on Feb. 27 at St. Matthew’s Parish Hall, 1303 Boyne Ave. To schedule a donation time or get more information about giving blood or platelets, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).