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75 cents T JORDAN 1 Vol. 9 No. 17 EastJordan, Michigan Journal Wednesday, February 7, 2001 Serving EastJordan, Boyne City and surrounding areas at a GLANCE A time for Boyne City 4th of July SEASONAL SCENES winter fun committee to • Boyne City getting ready for festival meet Feb. 12 This weekend, folks in the Boyne race is back, followed by a cardboard area will find plenty of opportunties box sled race and award ceremony. Though the snow is still to enjoy the wintry weather, with the Beginning at 2 p.m. at Avalanche, falling, Boyne City's Fourth annual Winter Festival scheduled for snow shoe time trials, sponsored by of July Festival committee is Feb. 9-11 in Boyne City. The Outside Edge, will be held with already making plans for the Following a full day of indoor free equipment rental. At 3 p.m., the summer's big event. sidewalk sales downtown, the fun will kids will take the spotlight with a The group will meet on kick off Friday with Family Night at children's snowshoe relay. Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. at Avalanche Preserve. The evening If all that outdoor activity works the Wolverine-Dilworth Ho• will feature a frozen fish toss, a card• up an appetite, try warming up with tel in Boyne City to begin board box sled design competition, some samples of the area's best chili planning. The committee is and youth skating races. at the annual Chili Cook-Off at the always in need of volunteers, There will also be a moonlight Wolverine Dilworth Hotel from 2-4 according to member Liz snowshoe hike with free equipment p.m. The cost is $5 per adult and $2 Kroondyk, even if it's just to rental beginning at 7:30 p.m., but par• per child. commit an hour or two to ticipants must pre-register at Jordan All children participating in festi• helping out. Valley Outfitters by calling 536-0006. val activities will receive a coupon for Anyone interested in On Saturday, in addition to more a $1 kids meal on Saturday only at learning more about the com• hot bargains at the. indoor sidewalk Lester's The Place for BBQ, and the mittee or volunteering to help sales, sleigh rides and snowshoe dem• restaurant will hold a special Festival is welcome to attend the onstrations will take place through• After Glow event from 2-5 p.m. meeting. For more informa• out the day. Wrapping things up on Sunday, tion, call Kroondyk at 582- Also, participants can enjoy a the fishing contest award ceremony 9701. guided nature hike, family skating will be held at Foster's Live Bait and time, or visit the space station tent Gifts in Boyne Falls from 2-3 p.m. headquarters at Avalanche. For more information, call the BC schools At noon, the Surge on Avalanche chamber office at 582-6222 to have mid• winter break Two major street Boyne City Public Schools will be on mid-win• ter break on Monday, Feb. 19. Ranging from soft to projects set for EJ School will not be in session stark, the ever- on Monday, and classes will changing landscape of The City of East Jordan will be un• opment Authority. resume on Tuesday, Feb. 20. winter has made dertaking two major street reconstruc• The second project is the recon• northern Michigan a tion projects this spring and summer. struction of Main Street extending According to city administrator from Garfield to Division. Federal Mid-Winter Ball Mecca for snow-sport David White, the first project, which funding in the amount of $350,000 enthusiasts. involves Mill Street from the bridge has been approved, with a local match will raise funds Whether skiing, to Second Street, includes new under• of $150,000. skating, or sledding ground infrastructure as well as new No specific timeline has been es• for playground sidewalks, landscaping and street tablished for the Main Street project, through the season, lights. as engineers are still putting the plans The Boyne Creative Play• there are plenty of White said costs are being final• together and are waiting on a grade ground Committee will hold sights to make the ized, and engineers are proceeding inspection for the state. aMid-WinterBallonFeb. 17 journey a pleasant one. with the final design. The project will The city is also currently in the to raise funds for the con• be funded by both the Michigan De• process of budget preparation, antici• struction of a planned com• partment of Transportation and a lo• pating an extensive sidewalk and pav• munity playground in Veter• cal match from the Downtown Devel• ing program. ans Park. The ball will feature a sit- down dinner with a choice of chicken or prime rib, fol• lowed by an evening of danc• Building a tradition of theatre excellence ing, accompanied by an auc• tion. Items for bidding in• By ANGELA SHULTIS clude golf foursomes, a ca• sino package, and a kayak. his spring, the East Jordan Thespians' production of "Once Upon The event will take place a Mattress" will mark the group's 10th anniversary. at the Boyne City Knights of Spearheaded by director Paula Vollbach, known affectionately Columbus Hall on Boyne by her students as "Miss V," the group of middle and high Avenue. The cost is $15 per Tschoolers started when Vollbach was hired to teach elementary art in the person, and only 200 tickets school system. At the time, East Jordan had no theater program. will be sold. Tickets are But, for Vollbach, there was no question that they would have one after available at city hall, Sun• she arrived. "It's what I do," she said simply. burst Marine, and Boyne Av• Folks had their doubts at the time, pointing out that Boyne City already enue Greenhouse, or by call• had a super-successful drama program, so they didn't see the need, or the ing Tim O'Leary at 582-0337 possibility, for East Jordan to have one. or Rene Mac Naughton at Regardless, Vollbach wasn't discouraged. The school, for its part, was 582-2879. supportive. "They said 'go for it,'" said Vollbach, "but they had no concept For more information, or [of what the program would be]." to donate an item or service Once it was clear that the program was going to happen, the community, for the auction, call Barb though uncertain, was ready to take on the challenge. Brooks at 582-7331. "Out of all the places I've lived," said Vollbach, "that's made me love East Jordan the most of all. When families realize you have their children's Sub sale is a best interest at heart, they will do anything they can to support the pro• gram." fund-raiser for That first season, when Vollbach set about creating a production of "My Fair Lady," she found that she was going to have to be creative with both Paula Vollbach has been at the helm of the East Jordan Thespians for the ten years since Polar Trek equipment and casting. the groups inception. A sub sandwich and soup Back then, said Vollbach, they only had eight lighting instruments, five sale will be held at the Boyne of which actually worked. On top of that, she said, "no one really know tuxedos, then head back out on stage to sing and dance as men. "We had to City High School cafeteria on how to run the system," other than turning the lights on or off. teach the girls to talk like guys," said Vollbach, who noted that twin sisters Friday, Feb. 9, with proceeds For costuming, Vollbach had an ace in the hole, in the form of her played the lead female, Eliza Doolittle, as well as her love interest, Freddy. ii "We did what we could," she said. to benefit middle school mother Shirley Vollbach, who had worked as a costumer for years, and had "Out of all the teacher Susan Martin's par• always worked with Vollbach in productions at her previous teaching jobs. Apparently, that was enough. The first musical didn't sell out, but the ticipation in Womenquest Dubbed "Mom V," Shirley was a long distance costumer, as she was living people that came, "were blown away," Vollbach said. "They cfculdn't places I've lived in Memphis, Tenn. at that time. Polar Trek 2001. believe the production." that's made me love The sale will be held from "Our friend Nancy Brooks would measure the kids," said Vollbach, and Next year, for The Sound of Music, a few more guys turned out, led by 5-8 p.m., during the boys bas- then send the information to Shirley, who would then head to her attic to Matt Sherman, who took a lead role while also a member of the basketball East Jordan the ketballgames. Thechoiceof sort through her collection of odds and ends, create costumes, and ship team. "He was realty great," said Vollbach, who said his example let other them out. Two weeks before the show was to open, Shirley would fly in, most of all. When subs includes turkey and guys know they could do it, too. By the time the Thespians took on "Hello do fittings, and be around for the dress rehearsal. "My sewing machine cheese, or ham and salami, Dolly" in 1994, filling the male roles was no problem. families realize you came With me on the plane," laughs Shirley, who took the plunge two years for $3 each, and chicken soup Community interest was growing as well, with ticket sales on the rise, ago and relocated to East Jordan.