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The Avalanche Moun- Devlon Properties, Inc. filed its tain warming house is open case with the Court of Appeals on from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday July 9, 2007, following the lower through Friday and 11 a.m. court's ruling that granted the city's to 9 p.m. Saturdays and request for dismissal of Devlon's Sundays. Weekend hours complaint. Charlevoix County Cir- will also be observed on cuit Court Judge Richard M. Pajtas other holidays throughout granted the city's motion for sum- the winter when school is mary disposition on June 21, 2007, not in session. ruling that there was no cause of ac- Skating and sledding are tion against the city. allowed any time until the Devlon Properties, Inc. is the de- park closes at 10:30 p.m., veloper of the proposed Boyne however there is no supervi- Beach Club on lakefront property sion outside of the regular located at 475 N". Lake St., across hours of the warming house. from the Glen's shopping plaza. The ice-skating rink activity Plans for the project include a hotel!, is weather dependent. Free restaurant, private beach and pool loaner skates (limited size Photo by B. J. Hetler and a marina with approximately selection) are available in Don Schneider (l-r) and Chuck Vondra were sworn in as Charlevoix County Sheriff and Undersheriff, respec- the wanning house. New tively, at the circuit court in Charlevoix on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. The two have been with the Sheriff's Of- See APPEALS, page 2 and used skate donations are fice for some time, but Schneider was Undersheriff and Vondra was a detective. Judge Richard ML Pajtas per- welcome at anytime. formed the ceremony. Vondra is also a city commissioner for the city of Boyne City. seeks community Chamber Boyne City has come presents alive Friday evenings with music as people of all ages enjoy Stroll the Streets. Or- ganizers want to make the event even better and are asking the community for ulak, President of the East Jor- input at a meeting on Mon- BY JEFF BERGREN dan Area Chamber of Com- day, Jan. 12, at 5 p.m. at the EDITOR merce said. "The festival has Boyne District Library BOYNE CITY — The Boyne had many memorable happen- Community Room. Organ- EAST JORDAN — With the Area Chamber of Commerce an- ings; I have been involved with ized by the Boyne City Main torn of the calendar and winter nual meeting is Thursday, Jan. 15, the festival for the past 19 years Street Program, Stroll the in full swing, residents of East at Boyne Mountain. The event and have helped the committee Streets is primarily support- Jordan and surrounding com- kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with a no- to develop a schedule of activi- ed by Boyne City business- munities can now start prepar- host social hour and heavy hors ties throughout the town that es. The event is held Friday ing for the annual Sno-Blast d'oeuvres. showcases East Jordan and its evening beginning the last Winter Festival. Now in its The Presenting Sponsor of this many amenities in the nature weekend in June .and contin- 28th year, this popular event year's event is Korthase-Flinn In- based and cultural venues." uing through Labor Day. For has many new surprises in store surance and Financial Services. Faculak remembers bringing information contact the starting on Jan. 16 through the Gold Sponsors are Boyne Area back the Belle of the Blizzard Main Street office at 231- 18 sponsored and coordinated Medical Center, Boyne City contest 50 years after crowning 582-9009 or email Main- by the East Jordan Area Booster Foundation and Great its Belle Eva Dennis Healey and [email protected]. Chamber of Commerce. Lakes Energy. The theme this winter is seeing her crown her successor Business awards will be present- "USA's Treasured Landmarks" 50 years later. These memora- ed and live and silent auctions are with events including Comic ble moments are what make among the activities for the au- Play "Paper or Plastic", Chili Faculak enjoy the festival so dience of business and civic lead- Supper, Crowning of the Belle much. ers. of the Blizzard & Winter "I still laugh when I think of Two new directors recently elect- Knight, Antique Snowmobile when a group of our Chamber ed to the chamber board will be in- Wednesday, Jan. 7 Club of America, Snowmobile ambassadors and I dressed in troduced at the event. They are Ed Hi: 28 Lo: 16 Drags, Frozen Pancake Toss, various winter themed cos- Grice, general manager of Boyne Condition: Snow Brewing Finnish Ale Work- tumes and marched down Main Mountain Resort, and Tim McAn- shop, Build a Snowman Contest Street in 5 degree temper- drew, owner of Boyne Co-op True Thureday, Jan. 8 and many more. atures," Faculak explained. Value. Some other popular events Hi: 19 Lo: 15 "The event means a lot to the Grice served on the Boyne City business community in the have been the drag races spon- Planning Commission and on the Condition: Snow Showers middle of winter economically sored by the East Jordan Sno- Friends of the Boyne board. He and it offers residents and vis- Mobilers at their club grounds on grew up in Boyne City and has Friday, Jan. 9 itors alike to escape cabin fever Mt. Bliss Road, which has at- Courtesy photo spent most of his adult life working №21 Lo:19 and get outside and play in the tracted snowmobile enthusiasts Old man winter poses for a picture during last , Condition: Few Snow fresh air and snow," Mary Fac- See SNO-BLAST, page 2 year's annual Sno-Blast Winter Festival. See BOYNE, page 2 Showers Saturday, Jan. 10 Hi: 21 Lo: 11 Condition: Snow Showers she was a tough one," he said. Sunday, Jan. 11 BY B. J, HETLER Wes and Boyne City natives Hi: 13 Lo: 12 CONTRIBUTING WRITER who knew Kathryn say she was Condition: Few Snow BOYNE CJTY — History an excellent cook and known Showers buff or not, when climbing the for her tomato pudding, among steps onto the roomy veranda of other dishes. Monday, Jan. 12 the Wolverine Dilworth Inn it's The Dilworths sold the hotel Hi: 16 Lo: 14 easy to wonder who may have to Henry Marshall who imme- Condition: Snow Showers walked there before today's diately recruited his son-in-law^ visitors. Don Sheets, and bis daughter, Tuesday, Jan. 13 In 1912 when the hotel was Ruth Sheets, to ran it. Ruth still built, men in dress boots, work lives in Boyne City. She re- Hi: 22 Lo: 17 boots and oxford shoes, and members when her father de- Condition: Cloudy women in practical and fashion cided to buy the hotel. pumps walked up the steps, "I was with my parents and onto the veranda and through they headed into Boyne City the wood and glass doors into where we had ice cream. My the hotel lobby. father saw the hotel and found Throughout the years the Pnoto by B J Hetler out it was for sale and decided Wolverine Dilworth hotel has to buy it," Ruth said. stood on the east end of down- Her husband had attended County Records ...... 2 town Water Street and wel- Michigan State University Happenings ............ 3 comed businessmen, lumber (College at that time) and taken Opinion ................... 4 workers, and "summer people" hotel administration classes. Obituaries ............... 7 from Detroit, Chicago, Cincin- and up for sale and in today's years from 1935 until 1941. understand hotels," he said re- Don had worked for Statler Sports................... 8-9 nati and other locales. Its walls economic climate who knows Wes has a penchant for historic cently. Hotel in Detroit, the Roosevelt Classifieds........ 10-12 rang with greetings, chatter and for how long. But, the Wolve- buildings, but said he has no in- But, Wes has fond memories and Porter Hotels in Lansing laughter from those who gath- rine Dilworth is a patient old terest in owning the hotel. He is of his grandmother Kathryn and the Ramona Park Hotel in Copyright 2008 ered there. inn that awaits the next adven- the broker and owner of Dil- who took an active role in run- Harbor Springs. It wasn't long Up North Publications, Inc. Today, silence pervades the before Ruth arrived in Boyne All Rights Reserved ture. worth Yacht Brokers in an of- ning the hotel. Wes describes grand lobby, the pub and the Wes Dilworth is the grandson fice just down the street and is her as a "perfectionist," "snap- City with the couple's six- Find The Citizen-Journal online at: guest and banquet rooms.