Mancino's Grinder Deal Now through June 2nd, use this coupon to get a Half Grinder for ONLY 99 CENTS when you purchase a Whole Grinder at Regular Menu Price!  Use this link to access the coupon:  http://bit.ly/1myHQPp  See you soon!

Smart Commute Week is June 2nd - 6th! Be a smart commuter and take part in the Commuter Cup Challenge! A friendly workplace competition to encourage area businesses, organizations and their staff members to "Smart Commute" by biking, walking, carpooling, or using public transit to get to work. Not every member of the staff needs to participate or participate every day! A little commitment goes a long way! Get more details at www.trailscouncil.org or call 231-348-8280.

McLean & Eakin Booksellers welcomes British author Naomi Wood, joining us from London on Tuesday, June 3rd from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. for her American debut novel, Mrs. Hemingway which tells the story of how it was to love, and be loved by the most famous and dashing writer of his generation. Hadley, Pauline, Martha and Mary: each Mrs. Hemingway thought their love would last forever.  This is a free wine and cheese event and reservations are requested.  For more information, or to reserve your space contact McLean & Eakin Booksellers, 307 East Lake Street, Petoskey by phone 231.347.1180 or by email at www.mcleanandeakin.com. 

Grain Train Natural Foods Market is hosting a Finding Your Way Gluten Free Group (GF). Join us June 4^th for an evening of conversation and food as we explore GF Summer favorites and have GF picnic. Sure there are challenges to a GF diet but life is full of challenges. Let's celebrate the successes, explore our options and expand our palates. This group meets on the first Wednesday of the month September- June from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Grain Train Community Room (above the GT Pie Company). Everyone is welcome. Come as you are or feel free to bring along a GF dish to pass along with a recipe. Contact Mindy for more information. (231) 347.4914 or mindy@graintrain.coop.

Crooked Tree Arts Center announces the Dedication Ceremony of the Bidwell Plaza on Thursday, June 5^th at 11:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be served and a brief program will precede a free concert by Kirby Snively. The public is invited to the community event.  Each Thursday from June 5th to July 24th, a free concert at noon will be held in the plaza. Free wifi is available at all times and classes and special events will also be offered throughout the summer in the plaza. The Crooked Tree Arts Center is located at 461 E. Mitchell Street in Downtown Petoskey.  For more information and a concert schedule, visit www.crookedtree.org.

Curves will be hosting a Girls Night Out on Thursday, June 5^th, from
6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Petoskey Curves, 829 Charlevoix Ave. (behind Fletch's).  Join us for an evening of pampering and fun.  We will be offering chair massages, becoming the best you seminars, bra fittings, oil cooking demos,  hand-made cards, age defying creams, jewelry cleaning, paraffin hand dips, healthy party dips, essential oils, and more.  Appetizers included.  Admission is $5.00 (proceeds to benefit Breast Cancer Research).  Grab your girlfriends and enjoy a great evening out!  Registration is required.  Limited space is available so call early to reserve your spot.  Call 231-487-1950 or 231-526-7455 to make your reservations.

There is still time to sign up for the Petoskey Women's Soccer League! The league runs for eight weeks on Thursdays evenings from 7:00-9:00 p.m., beginning June 5th, at the River Road Sports Complex. Ages 18 and older are welcome. The Petoskey Women's Soccer League is a recreational league. Sign up at www.petoskey.us. The cost is 25.00 for Residents (City, BC/Resort TWP) and 40.00 for Non-Residents. The league is graciously sponsored in part by Bearcub Outfitters, Circus Shop, Northern MI Sports Medicine Center and Personal Graphics.

Downtown Petoskey is announcing the return of the Summer Open House on Friday, June 6th, 2014! Downtown will be rockin'! There will be outdoor games, a balloon twister, stilt walker, street performers, free carriage rides sponsored by the Sunglass Shoppe and Bearcub Outfitters, a dunk tank fundraiser for the Stars and Stripes Committee, and more! Watch the Great Lakes Central Railroad Motorcar Excursion roll into town on the tracks in Pennsylvania Park, listen to the Young Adult Reader's Theater, enjoy the sounds of the Petoskey Steel Drum Band, wear your blue to support Petoskey in the Petoskey versus Harbor Springs Human Checkers Match, even swing dancing in the streets with Zoe Dance. Check out www.petoskeydowntown.com for more details.

Fustini's Oils and Vinegars will be celebrating 5 years in Petoskey on Saturday, June 7th!  We will have food and demos from 4-7 p.m. and Chef Andy will be here with snacks from our latest cookbook, Taste of Summer!  As our way of saying thank you to this wonderful community, we will be giving back 15% of our sales for the day to the Manna Food Project!

McLean & Eakin Booksellers welcomes Kevin Revolinski, author of Michigan's Best Beer Guide on Saturday, June 7th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.  Revolinski pays respect to the people and places that offer one of Michigan's finest products-locally brewed beer. He is a freelance writer/photographer. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Sydney Morning Herald. This is a free in-store signing.  Coupons from Beards Brewery will be offered with purchase of the book. For more information call McLean & Eakin Booksellers at 231-347-1180 or send an email to www.mcleanandeakin.com. For further questions, contact Bess. 307 E. Lake Street, Petoskey, MI 49770.

Join in the 2nd Annual Petoskey Trail Town Celebration on Saturday June 7th from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Bear River Recreation Area (enter from lake street, parking at Bayfront Park). Help Celebrate Trail Town Petoskey of the North Country National Scenic Trail, America's longest national footpath stretching 4600 miles from VT to ND and through Petoskey! There will be exhibits, activities, raffles, a family hike, live music, free picnic and more! For more details. Visit their Facebook page for more details.

Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra brings Opera to Bay View. Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra's new conductor Dr. Libor Ondras and resident chorus master Peter D. Sims will join forces to create a wonderful program of "Opera Overtures and Choruses," at the John Hall Auditorium in Bay View on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.

Tickets cost $20 for general admission, and $35 and $50 for your choice of reserved seating.  All tickets may be purchased online at www.glcorchestra.org and www.MyNorthTickets.com, or at the orchestra office:  231-487-0010. General admission tickets are available at Chambers of Commerce: Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Harbor Springs and Petoskey.  18 and under, military personnel and people with disabilities registered with VSA Arts of Michigan are admitted free of charge.

Golfers, participate in the North Central Michigan College Foundation's 18th annual Scramble for Scholarships golf outing, Thursday, June 12, at the Little Traverse Bay Golf Club. Fifth Third Bank is the event sponsor for this year's outing, and all proceeds from the event go to the Foundation Scholarship Fund to benefit students. Registered teams of four players will enjoy a day of golf, lunch and dinner. There are various competitions with prizes and awards, and each golfer will receive a great door prize sponsored by Tim Bondy Physical Therapy, Aquatic Therapy and Wellness Centers. There are openings for teams as well as hole sponsorship's and prize donations.  For more information, contact the Foundation at 231-439-6218 or e-mail sdulaney@ncmich.edu. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan invites you to preview the works of their new featured artists at a cocktail party at Palette Bistro on Thursday June 12th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. The cost is $25 per person for amazing appetizers included - Cash Bar Reservations required at 231-348-3321. 100% of the ticket cost to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan.

Join in the fun of the 20th annual Petoskey Sand Dig Beach Volleyball Tournament and win up to $2000 in cash and prizes. Saturday June 14th and Sunday June 15th at the Petoskey State Park. Men's and Women's Doubles and COED Doubles. Cost is $50 per team for further information call David Faulkener at 231-838-5553 or the City of Petoskey at 231-347-2500

Antique Wedding Gown and Quilt Display. Linda Mueller, owner of Castle Farms, married her husband Richard in 1969 in a wedding gown stitched by her mother, Eva. Linda's gown (plus Eva's, too) will be showcased along with 25 other gowns during the Castle's 5th Annual Antique Wedding Gown and Quilt Display June 17-24. Other dresses date back as early as 1758, then from 1800 each consecutive decade through present day. Included with the display are 20 antique quilts. The earliest, a Baltimore Quilt, dates back to 1800. The Castle's Antique Wedding Gown and Quilt Display can be viewed by visitors taking a historic self-guided tour. Castle Farms, open daily, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. 5052 M-66, Charlevoix, Michigan. (231) 237-0884.

North Central Michigan College's nursing and allied health faculty will hold information sessions on Wednesday, June 18th and August 6th at 4 p.m. to explain the process for admission into the college's highly competitive nursing and allied health career programs. The sessions will be in Room 347 of the college's Health Education and Science Center on the Petoskey campus. Anyone planning to apply for the nursing or allied health programs is strongly encouraged to attend one of these informational sessions. The information on prerequisites will be particularly important for those applying for the fall 2015 program.

Learn to act or study Shakespeare's greatest plays at Bay View this summer.  Starting June 23rd, North Central Michigan College and Bay View Association team up to offer two brand new college-level courses which can be taken for fun or for 3 college credits each.  Students work with six visiting faculty for an amazing educational experience right here in northern Michigan!  Made possible through a grant from the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation.  For more information, please click on: http://bayview.asapconnected.com/Courses.aspx?CourseGroupID=9287 or phone coordinator, Ann Chatterson at 231-838-6457.

Are you ready to get pinning? Who: Petoskey District Library. What: Byte-Sized Tech: Pinterest Class. Where: Petoskey District Library: Lower Level Classroom. When: June 26th @ 1:30-2:30 p.m. Call the Petoskey District Library @ 231-758-3111 and sign up. Please bring your own device.

Mitchell Street Pub announces it now has 22 New Craft Beer Selections on clean, fresh taps! Same great food and same great pub. Same great prices without pretension served by a no nonsense staff. When the locals say "We'll meet you at THE PUB", this is the place they are talking about. "We do things our way and we do it well."

426 E. Mitchell Street, Petoskey. 231.347.1801 www.mitchellstreetpub.com

Water Quest geocache adventure launched in Emmet County! Explore Emmet County like never before on a scavenger hunt throughout the county, looking for new geocaches (containers) near important, scenic and historical water-related sites. This new geo-trail is called the Emmet County Water Quest (ECWQ), and caches were made public on May 29, 2014.  A newly designed water-themed souvenir pathtag (souvenir coin) will be awarded to the first 200 geocachers who locate 25 of the 32 newly placed ECWQ caches.  To be eligible for the pathtag, geocachers must travel from cache to cache, discovering the historic "wet" sites in Emmet County and answering specific questions on the passport form.  For a passport and more information go to the Emmet County web site http://www.emmetcounty.org/geocache/

Let's have some fun... Enter Brown Motors' Summertime in Northern Michigan Photo Contest. To enter: Like the Brown Motors Petoskey Facebook page. Submit the best photo of what you think Summertime in Northern Michigan means. Share the contest to encourage your friends to vote for your submitted photo.The photo with the most votes on July 7th will win a trip to Mackinac Island (1 night Metivier Inn Bed & Breakfast plus 2 tickets on Shepler's Ferry). Retail value = $325!

What do you enjoy in the summer - food, gardening, boating, painting, photography, exploring the outdoors, reading, or growing your business? North Central's Corporate & Community Education department offers short hands-on sessions on these topics and more.  This summer, you can learn from the experts and have fun practicing new skills.  From Plein-Air Painting to Cottage Food Law, Quickbooks to Karate, Boating Safety and Grant-Writing, CCE has courses at convenient times and online. Check out the attached flyer or visit our website at www.ncmich.edu/cce.  Hope to see you this summer. Mention this email and take 10% off.

Gold Mine Boutique is online! North Central Michigan College students have created an e-commerce website called Gold Mine Boutique to showcase and sell antique, vintage, collectible and other specialty items donated to the Gold Mine Resale Shops.  The site features everything from a diamond-studded, 18k gold Rolex watch to vintage hats, an Antique International Silver Company cream and sugar set and much more. Sales generated from Gold Mine Boutique will help support programs and services of the Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan such as counseling, community playgroups, domestic abuse and sexual assault services, educational and employment services and childcare service.  For information on the Gold Mine Boutique, contact the WRCNM administrative office at (231) 347-0067.  Visit the newly launched website at www.goldmineboutique.org.

Hospice of Northwest Michigan Welcomes New Executive Director. Charlevoix County resident Amy Wieland has been named the new Executive Director of Hospice of Northwest Michigan. She replaces Cheri Hoffman, who resigned last month to relocate out of state.  In this role, Wieland will be responsible for fundraising, managing hospice volunteers, and overseeing long-term grief services for loved ones as part of the end-of-life care the hospice provides in partnership with the Health Department of Northwest Michigan. Tina Lamont, the Health Department's Director of Adult Health, said Wieland's wide-ranging professional and volunteer experience make her a perfect fit for the job.

Attention Drama or English teachers!  Looking for a way to improve the skills of your student cast or bring Shakespeare to life in your classroom? Consider enrolling in a workshop or class at Bay View this summer!  Courses count for SCECHs or college credit depending on your selection. Made possible through a grant from the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation.  For information, please go to http://bayview.asapconnected.com/Courses.aspx?CourseGroupID=9287 or phone coordinator, Ann Chatterson at 231-838-6457.  

Mitchell street press celebrates the latest release: Two Lives Two Thousands Omens, a collection of poetry from recently retired Illinois State Provost John Presley and Michigan author Tom Renkes (who publishes novels and short stories as Stewert James) Two Lives Two Thousand Omens is just making it to local bookshelves and has been submitted as a candidate for a Michigan Notable Book.