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75 cents i'.HJ'"•'' V f (,V in i Publishing Since 1881 /1 .;(! U! / / (:, IK- O'/ I I fflttton -\ 00 'I'* * Vol. 124 No. 47 Boync City, Michigan Serving Boyne City, East Jordan and surrounding areas Wednesday, Jan. I 5, 2003 AT A GlANCE Boyne Area Chamber to hold annual meeting Jan. 23 Clean-up of the fire's aftermath continues. The Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23, Blaze destroys at the Walloon Lake Inn at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature Walloon marina "heavy" hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, as well as live and silent • Cause of fire will likely auctions, with proceeds to ben efit the chamber. Also featured remain "undetermined" will be the announcement of In the wake of a fire that destroyed a Walloon Lake ma this year's Boyne Pride hon- rina early last week, investigators have not determined just oree. what started the blaze. The cost is $5 for members According to Melrose Township Fire Chief Dennis and $8 for non-members. The Howard, it's likely that the cause of the fire that destroyed chamber is requesting RSVPs the Walloon Lake Village Marina on Monday, Jan. 6, will for planning purposes. never be identified. For more information, call After working with the state fire marshal. Howard said the chamber at 582-622?. please see WALLOON FIRE on pg. 3 It's carnival time at Boyne Winter arrives in City Elementary A family in crisis Just in time to beat the win • Local residents time for Sno-Blast ter blues, Boyne City Elemen With a cold blast of arctic air bring didates, who have already been hard tary School will host the fifth set benefit dinner ing more typical winter temperatures at work drumming up votes, include annual PTO Carnival on Fri to the area, along with few inches of Lynn Sweeney, Teresa Galmore, and day, Jan. 24, from 6-9 p.m. to support boy long-awaited snow, the time is right Shannon Sumner, and Bill More than 25 carnival with leukemia to make the most of winter with East Himmelspach. Tim Reid, and Bill games will be featured, includ Jordan's annual Sno-Blast. scheduled Kraemer. When longtime Boyne City resident ing both old favorites and some for Jan. 17-19. Beyond the parade, Jordan River Stacey Bisbee's 7-year-old son. Christopher new additions. This year, kids Surely the result of "snow dances" Sportsman's Club members will play Matts. was having difficulty recovering af can purchase a Carnival Pass, performed by more than a few anx another major role in the day, man ter a bout of pneumonia shortly before either 10 game tickets for ious organizers, the recent snowfall ning a winter encampment in Thanksgiving, she knew something wasn't $2.50 or 25 game tickets for and plunge back into winter set the Sportsman's Park on Saturday. "Ev right. $5. stage for the annual event, now in its erything will be set up just like the Game tickets can also be "He'd had pneumonia two weeks prior, 22nd year. As in the past, the event 1800s;" said club member Jon used for food and beverage, then he wasn't getting any better," Bisbee will feature some longtime favorite Sumner. "We'll be living there which will include dinner said from her current home in Traverse City events, including the Sno-Box Trot. throughout the day." last week. "The cough went away, but he menus, snacks, and refresh SnoBlast Sno-Bowling, Sno-Blast The encampment is a return to a still wasn't himself," she said, and he was ments from local stores and Softball in the Snow, and the Moon tradition of Sno-Blasts of the past, suffering from nausea and vomiting. restaurants. light SnoShoe Hike. and. of course, when the event was an annual feature. She took Christopher back to the doctor, In addition to games and the Sno-Blast parade. Club members, decked out in ap where they told her the pneumonia was gone food, the event will feature Scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 18. at propriate 19th century attire, will be and he could go back to school. clowns, balloons, face paint 10 a.m.. the parade will feature the on hand throughout the day, and, ac That stint in the classroom only lasted two ing, raffle prizes, and much weekend theme of "East Jordan Land cording to Sumner, are planning to put days before Christopher's teacher sent him more fun for the whole family. marks." with honored guests being on a few demonstrations, including home, "he was so tired," Bisbee said. After All children attending the members of the Jordan River throwing tomahawks into a "hawk he slept his way through the weekend with carnival must be accompanied Sportsman's Club, designated as this block," and tanning animal hides. Of his father, Nate Matts. in Boyne City over by an adult. year's parade grand marshal. course, Sumner added, "how much the Thanksgiving holiday, Bisbee was con For more information, call Following the parade in Memorial activities we do will depend on the cerned. the school at 439-8300. Family and frends of Christopher Matts (above) will Park will be the crowning of this weather." see FAMILY CRISIS on pg. 3 host a benefit dinner in Boyne City on Jan. 29. year's Sno-Blast royalty, the Belle of the Blizzard and Winter Knight. Can see SNO-BLAST on pg. 3 Time for Special Olympic games City of BC looking to make at Challenge Mtn Challenge Mountain will be hosting the Regional Special changes in goal-setting Olympic Oames on Friday, Each year, Boyne City's commu commissioners [regarding last year's Hayes, an operating Jan. 17, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. nity goal-setting session has been suc goal setting]," city manager Michael executive at Harbor Opening ceremonies will be cessful in identifying priorities both Cain said, "is that it's the same goals House Publishers. gin at 10 a.m., after which ath short and long-term. After seven year after year. It's an exercise more Besides being em letes will compete in Giant Sla years running, however, the consen than anything else." Though last year ployed with a local lom, downhill skiing, cross sus is that rehashing the same goals a verbal overview of accomplished business, Hayes brings country, snow-shoeing and year after year is not the most pro goals was presented, "there wasn't a a strong background in more. ductive approach to what can be a thorough written report [for attend facilitation to the Victories Casino will be pro valuable tool for city government. ees]. We want to get back to that." table, with more than viding lunch to athletes and So this year, with a new facilitator Scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 20 years of experience volunteers. Following lunch and new program, the goal is to make 6 p.m., at St. Matthew's Fellowship in association man will be an awards ceremony, the evening worthwhile for all in Hall, the goal-setting session will be agement and eco nomic development. with an announcement of the volved, "Concerns I've heard from facilitated for the first time by Andy His role in the process, names of those going to State he said, is not to help Special Olympics Games Jan. determine goals but 28-31. WHAT: Boyne City City-Wide Goal Setting Session more as "ringmaster, Later in the day, a dance will WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 21 to kind of keep the cir be held for the athletes, volun cus moving along." Boyne City department heads met last week with new city manager teers, family, and friends. The WHERE: St. Matthew's Fellowship Hall, 1303 Boyne Ave., Boyne City Last week, Hayes Michael Cain and goal-setting facilitator Andy Hayes to give their input public is welcome to come to planning for the session, scheduled for Jan. 21. cheer on the athletes, and vol WHO: Boyne community members; Boyne City met with department unteers are always needed. heads and new city Commission; Boyne City advisory boards; Boyne tus of the top eight goals, determined For more information, call manager Cain to present the new for hired in mid-December as city man City staff. in advance by city staff through scru Challenge Mountain director mat and seek input. While the planned ager. For the benefit of community tiny of the goals set over the last seven Sue Moody at 535-2141. WHY: To participate in an open forum for discussion agenda includes time for citizen in members not yet familliar with him, and prioritizing City goals put on new goals, it focuses prima years. Cain will briefly review his back- rily on reviewing, in small groups, the The program will also include a implementation plan and current sta- brief introduction of Cain, who was see GOAL SETTING on pg. 4 ^mmm mm PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2003 CITIZEN-JOURNAL Boyne Meets Broadway cast members have been working hard to perfect their numbers in recent weeks. When Boyne meets Broadway This year, Boyne Meets Broadway will take a trip back to the member for many of those attending, the key element for Wollenberg in traditional, as Boyne City High School drama department mem this year's event is the fact that the show features a large group of seniors, bers put their special touch on some old favorites. many of whom will be performing for their fourth straight year in the "Last year we did some real different things," said director Bob show.