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By Heather DeLong
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By Heather DeLong
From Northern Indiana to
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cars tour nostalgic Old 27! Coldwater
Country is one of the Tour stops and
offers a Capri Drive-In movie experi-
ence for a touch of nostalgia, and has
114 beautiful lakes within a north and
south chain of lakes system. Also in
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refreshments along with many Victorian
Be sure to include astop at the GaylordSalvation ArmyFamily Store in yourupcoming Labor Day plans.The store will be open on LaborDay from 10 am until 7 pm, and
for one day only, pricing for allclothing items in the store willbe offered at 50% off.PHOTOBY JIM AKANS
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By Heather DeLong
The Emmet-Charlevoix
County Fair continues
today through this week-
end at the Petoskey
Fairgrounds! As long as
tickets are still available,
country recording artist
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forming on the grandstand
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Twenty-nine year-old Justin
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mous Til my last day. You
can view seating options
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Carnival games and rides
108th AnnualEmmet-Charlevoix Fair
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By Heather DeLong
If you turn your head after you see a
corvette while driving down the road,
Mackinaw City has something in store for
you this weekend. The 24th Annual Corvette
Crossroads Auto Show is taking place this
Saturday at the Mackinaw Crossings Mall
parking lot! The Mackinaw City Chamber of
Commerce proudly presents this annual
show, along with the help of local businesses
in the area.Beginning Saturday morning with registra-
tion and check-in at 9 am, hundreds of own-
ers of beautiful Corvettes will be getting
ready to display their sports cars to the pub-
lic. The show will take place from 10 am to 2
pm. During the day there will also be a Poker
Walk and door prizes for show participants.
At 7 pm dont miss the Corvettes on
Parade drive through downtown Mackinaw
City and across the Mackinac Bridge. All
corvettes are welcome to join! Kelly Vieau
from the Mackinaw Chamber of Commerce
adds, Last year there were 237 Corvettes on
display, and there must have been over a
thousand visitors in and around the area
who came to see. Be sure to vote for your
favorite Corvette in each of the 16 different
classes!
Anyone looking for a fun weekend in the
Straights Area will be pleased with the area
beaches, boat ferries to Mackinac Island,
tours of historic sites, the Jack PineLumberjack Show nightly at 7:30 pm, and an
Arts and Crafts Show. Contact the Mackinaw
City Chamber of Commerce at (231) 436-
5574 or visit www.mackinawchamber.com
for more information or to retrieve a regis-
tration form for the 24th Annual Corvette
Crossroads Auto Show!
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By Jim Akans
The third annual Boomers & Seniors
Expo event will be held at the Otsego
County Sportsplex on Wednesday,
September 4th, from 1 to 6 pm. Folks of
every age will have a unique opportunity to
learn about the many different services and
products available for the boomer genera-
tion and for senior citizens right here in
northern Lower Michigan.
This year, over 80 vendors are expected at
the event, representing a diverse array ofservices and products specifically addressing
a wide array of needs, including housing
options, in-home services, medical products
and services, financial planning, elder law,
health and aging awareness, nutrition, recre-
ational resources, and much more.
Jim Driver, one of the organizers for the
event, observes, This is an exciting opportu-
nity for people to explore a wide-ranging
array of information in a single af ternoon,
and talk to the people behind those products
and services. It would normally take weeks
of someones time to visit each of these pro-
fessionals individually.
There will also be several special presenta-
tions throughout the day during the EXPO,
with representatives offering insights from
their areas of expertise.
The Boomers & Seniors Expo event is
free to attend, and is being sponsored by The
Home Depot of Gaylord, Heartland Home
Health, Gaylord Community Funeral Home,
and Hospice of Michigan. The Otsego
County Sportsplex is located at 1250 Gornick
Avenue in Gaylord.
For additional information and a full list of
this years vendors and event sponsors,
please visit www.gaylordseniorexpo.com
Job seekers and employers can connect
with each other at the Michigan Virtual
Career Fair August 28 from 10 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. at Northwest Michigan Works! Service
Centers in Cadillac, Petoskey and Traverse
City.
MiVirtualCareerFair is an online career
fair organized by the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation (MEDC) and fea-
tures jobs in all industries from across the
entire state. Northwest Michigan Works! is
providing computer access for job seekers
who want to participate. Staff will be avail-
able to help job seekers with targeted job
search techniques that are suited to a virtu-
al environment.
We are thrilled to partner with MEDC on
this event, said Janie McNabb, Northwest
Michigan Works! chief operating officer.
This is a great chance for job seekers in
northwest Lower Michigan to access both
the online job fair and to connect with a
career advisor for help in making their job
search a success.
MiVirtualCareerFair allows employers to
connect with top talent and gives job seek-
ers the opportunity to apply for dozens of
available positions without the inconven-
ience and expense of traditional job fairs.
Within MiVirtualCareerFair, employers host
exhibitor booths that include links to job
postings, company profiles, employee bene-
fits, and employer contact information, and
allow job seekers to communicate one-on-
one with company representatives.
MiVirtualCareerFair will provide opportu-
nities for live conversations between busi-
nesses and job seekers via instant chat
and/or webcams. Job seekers will also be
able to upload rsums for job listings.
There are more than 60,000 jobs avail-
able in various industries on the Pure
Michigan Talent Connect website, which
connects Michigan employers to qualified
talent as well as provides resources for job
seekers, said Joe Quick, Manager of Talent
Programs, Michigan Economic
Development Corporation. The virtual
career fair allows us to extend those
resources to job seekers and employers byconnecting them through a live, 3-D virtual
environment, without leaving their home or
office. MiVirtualCareerFair is just one more
innovative way the state of Michigan is con-
necting people to jobs.
For more information and to register in
advance go to MiVirtualCareerFair.com.
Additional
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Labor Day Sale at
GAYLORD SALVATION ARMY FAMILY STOREwill offer huge savings onclothing items
By Jim Akans
Be sure to include a stop at the Gaylord
Salvation Army Family Store in your upcom-
ing Labor Day plans. The store will be open
on Labor Day from 10 am until 7 pm, and for
one day only, pricing for all clothing items in
the store will be offered at 50% off. Now
thats a fantastic way to update the wardrobe
with quality, gently-used items an enjoy phe-
nomenal pricing at the same time.The Salvation Army Family Store and
Donation Center in Gaylord is a win-win for
both area shoppers and for the local com-
munity. The shop, one of six being rolled out
in the organizations Eastern Michigan divi-
sion between 2012 and 2014, opened on
October 26th of last year, and is operated
under the direction of Timothy Schroeder,
Thrift Store Manager and Maria Alsobrooks,
Assistant Store Manager.
The inventory we carry comes from com-
munity donations, Schroeder explains, and
we rotate that inventory consistently to keep
it fresh for our customers. Our revenue, after
expenses, is utilized to help fund the work
the Salvation Army does in this community
for those in need.
Brian Jergenson, Business Manager for
Salvation Army in Otsego County, notes, In
Otsego County, much of the funding we
receive is used to help residents in need of
assistance for paying utility bills. We work in
cooperation with First Call for Help and the
Otsego Housing & Homeless Coalition and
other community service organizations in
assisting individuals and families in need.
We also provide disaster assistance for shel-
ter and food, and on a more limited basis, we
offer help for paying for prescriptions and
gas vouchers.
Revenue from the Gaylord Salvation Army
Family Store is critical in supporting the
Salvation Armys mission of Doing the Most
Good. The store also provides employment
for approximately 20 people. Shoppers are
impressed with the stores clean, well lit and
organized atmosphere, as well as the out-
standing values that can be found among
the huge variety of items ranging from mens,
womens and childrens clothing, books,
DVDs, household and kitchen ware, toys,
and even large items such as furniture, tele-visions and appliances.
Schroeder points out, Our assistant man-
ager, Maria Alsobrooks, has many years of
retail experience. She has done and excel-
lent job arranging the items in our store and
regularly reorganizes that inventory so shop-
pers find something new when they visit. We
also offer a 15-percent discount for Senior
shoppers every Wednesday, and a 15-percent
discount for those serving or who have
served in the military on Thursdays.
Shoppers will also find half-off specials
each week, and the store offers pick-up serv-
ice for donated items. In keeping with the
organizations mission of Doing the Most
Good, clothing items that arent sold are
baled and sent to 3rd world countries.
Many people dont realize that the
Salvation Army is a church, states
Schroeder. We are Christian mission and a
Christ-center organization. We are about
helping others.
The Salvation Army Family Store is located
at 919 S. Otsego Avenue in Gaylord, and is
open Monday through Saturday from 10 am
until 7 pm. For those wishing to drop off
items for donation (this is especially wel-
come during the slower first few months of
the year), they can stop by between 9 am
and 7 pm Monday through Saturday phone
(989) 448-2357
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