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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.
March 7
Charlevoix Area Hospital’s next “Wellness Wednesday” cholesterol screening will be from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7. The Wellness Wednesday Health Screens include: Total Cholesterol, HDL, ratio, and Glucose levels, Body Mass Index (BMI) score, Fat Percentage, and a Blood Pressure reading. No fasting is required. However, if you are fasting an LDL and triglyceride reading can also be obtained. Cost for the service is $12. Participants will also receive a blood pressure log and pedometer as well as all test results at the time of the screen. A Registered Nurse will adapt health consultation and educational materials to individual results. Appointments can be made in advance by calling the office of Community Health Education at the hospital: (231) 547-8906 or by email to kjacobsen@cah.org. Walk-ins are always welcome.
March 9
Gemini, a twin brother singing and story-telling duo is returning to Boyne City for a FREE Family Concert sponsored by the Boyne City Booster Foundation at 7 p.m. Friday, March 9. at the Boyne City High School Auditorium. From their website, geminichildrensmusic.com: "Gemini writes and plays acoustic music for children and families, celebrating the fun, warmth, and humor of family life. Their recordings and concerts are filled with rousing sing-alongs, folk tales, and music from around the world." A children's choir of Boyne City Elementary School third and fourth graders will be joining Gemini onstage for a portion of the show. This is a great, free event that will be appropriate for people of all ages, but especially enjoyed by the preschool through 5th grade set.
March 10
Boyne City Little League will be doing player sign-ups 9 a.m. - noon at the Boyne District Library.
Boyne Little League
Children's Clothing Pantry from 2 pm to 4 pm at Community of Christ Church, 777 Vogel Street, Boyne City.
Shady Hill with special guest Dave Eggebrecht! Our scheduled performers will begin at 7 p.m. at the Charlevoix Senior Center Building. We want to thank the Charlevoix Council on Aging for allowing us to use their facility for this community event (for all ages). As always, our scheduled performers will share with us until 8:30 p.m. We will then have our popular music jam session, with poets and musicians welcome to share in a circle format. Donations at the door are all for the scheduled performers- suggested $5 per person or $10 per family. Light refreshments are available at no additional charge! This is a family-friendly event. Fueled by love and music, this acoustic, folk groove duo is taking Northern Michigan by storm. Shady Hill is the personal and musical collaboration of Antrim County natives Shane Tschirhart and Lexi Hill. Sweet but strongvocals by Lexi blend beautifully with the skilled and&nb sp; soulful picking & rhythm of Shane's guitar. Their eclecticselection of songs is dynamically arranged and appealing to listeners of all varieties. Special Guest, Dave Eggebrecht will join them for this performance, adding his finely-tuned mandolin and fiddle playing to thedown-home mix. Together, they bridge two generations. Musically, their choices span many decades!Directions to the Charlevoix Senior Center: From US-31 (Bridge St.), turn west on Carpenter St. (between the Pizza Hut and Flap Jack Shack). Travel .7 mile, turn left into parking area, or turn left on Norwood Road to park in front of the Senior Center. The facility is fully accessible. Contact: 231-622-2944.
March 11-18
Boyne City’s Irish Heritage Festival includes a full range of themed events from March 11 through March 18, 2012. This is the fifth year of the celebration of BoyneCity’s Irish foundations, which began when Irish immigrants John and Harriet Miller settled here in 1856. In addition to a dinner on March 17, the festival includes two Irish films, two Celtic music sessions, a history program on "The Battle of the Boyne Revisited," and a genealogy workshop to provide help tracing family lineage back to the “Olde Country.” Local businesses will be offering some special Irish items, and decorating their establishments in suitable Irish décor. (Contact the Chamber with details on what Irish-themed items your business is offering.) The Boyne City Main Street Program produces the event under the leadership of event chairman Linn Williams.
IRISH HERITAGE DINNER will be the highlight of the festival from 5 to 8 p.m. on St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17 at the Boyne City Eagles Hall. It is a traditional six-course Irish feast prepared by high school culinary arts students, as well as Irish step dancers and Irish music and song from the Hooligans. Admission is $15 for adults if paid by March 13 and $20 after. Admission is $8 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children under 6. Tickets will be available at the Boyne Area Chamber, Eagles Hall, Local Flavor, and Country Now & Then/Up the Lazy River.
> See the full schedule at www.boyneirishfestival.com
March 17
You’ll be more than a customer when you visit the March 17th Boyne City Farmers Market. The Market is celebrating Boyne City’s Irish Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with demonstrations and fun activities centered around “warming” up for spring with a local, down home flavor. You will have the opportunity to:
- Have your children plant seeds
- See live spinning-wheel demonstrations
- Learn about the maple syrup process
- View a hoophouse and learn about its use;
- Take an old-fashioned carriage ride and enjoy hot chocolate afterwards in the Red Barn.
As always, the Market will feature fresh, local grown greens, cheese, poultry, meats, breads, canned goods, home-baked sweets and more. The Market will continue through early spring until the outdoor Market opens on May 2. The community has made it clear they support and encourage a year-round market. The Boyne District Library is also featuring Children’s Irish Crafts, Stories and Movies from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a Genealogy Workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information contact Farmers Market Manager Becky Harris at 231-330-2704.
March 21
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March 17,18,23,24
Mark your calendar for this year’s spring musical at Boyne City High School. Students from the drama program will produce the musical “Pajama Game” in the Performing Arts Center on March 17, 18, 23 and 24. Performance times are 7 p.m. except for 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 18. Pajama game is a musical and a romantic comedy that takes place in 1957 in a pajama factory where the workers are demanding a 7-1/2 cents an hour pay raise. It was a movie with Doris Day as well as on Broadway. It was also given the Tony Award in 2006 for best revival, when it starred Harry Connick Jr. Tickets are $5 or $10 for patrons (center, main floor) and are available at Local Flavor.
March 31