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Once a month the Petoskey Chamber places an advertisement in the Petoskey News Review. It is Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield and it welcomes new members, features anniversary pictures, ground breaking pictures, welcome new member pictures and ribbon cutting pictures. It also lists the Member Insurance Agents who offer Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance. A small image of the ad is above. You can see the ad in today's edition of the paper or you see it on the chamber website HERE.
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Katherine Winslow RAc, Lac, Dipl. O.M.
Katherine Winslow, Owner, 267 Creekside Drive #100, Petoskey. Tel. (231) 373-8074. www.petoskeyacupuncture.com
Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist specializing in pain management, women's issues and graceful aging. Located inside Simply Massage & Bodywork.
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Fresh Baby
Cheryl Tallman, CEO, 202 Grove Street, Petoskey. Tel. (231) 348-2706. www.freshbaby.com. Fresh Baby offers nutrition education products. As a USDA MyPlate National Strategic Partner, we develop products to reduce the risk of obesity and support many stages of family life, including: feeding toddlers, preschoolers & school-aged children, introducing solid foods and Pregnancy/breastfeeding.
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Northern Credit Express celebrates 25 years of Chamber Membership.
Located at 425 Michigan Street, Northern Credit Bureau has been serving Northern Michigan for over 60 years and collects state-wide, utilizing a network of agencies in North America. Northern Credit Bureau offers a full-range of collection services and credit reporting. (231) 347-2562. http://northerncreditbureau.com/index.html
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Trunk or Treating will take place before the football game Friday October 31st in the tailgating area at Curtis Field. Feel free to bring your chairs, treats and set up early so the kids can go trunk or treating and thrill you, scare you and give you a big Ol Petoskey Smile! Let's welcome these little ghosts & goblins with some great trunk or treating displays! There will be a prize awarded for the best decorated trunk or treating display!!
Don't miss Terrace Inn's Haunted Inn tonight, October 31st. Pizza will be served tonight from 6-8 p.m. and then from 8:30-10:30 p.m. it's the Haunted Inn. Just $5 for children and $7 for adults (pay at front desk). Free donuts and cider. Costumed visitors receive free candy and entry into our drawing for a free night stay in our most haunted room. Costumes welcomed but not required. For more information call 231-347-2410 or visit www.theterraceinn.com
Charlevoix Area Community Pool Halloween Open Swim - Looking for something different this Halloween? Not trick or treating? Need somewhere to warm up after your goodie bag is full? Come to the Charlevoix Pool on Friday, October 31st from 7-9 PM for SPOOK SWIM! Pizza by the slice and refreshments for just $1 in our decorated lobby! "Glow Lights" and spooky music on the Pool deck! "Snorkel" the giant inflatable polar bear and pumpkins in the water! Students just $2; adults $3.75 (in-district) or $4 (out-of-district). For more information, call or email the Pool - 231.547.0982 or info@charlevoixpool.org.
Vernales 1st Annual Halloween Bash October 31st, 9pm-Midnight. Live music by Sean Bielby 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. with a costume contest at 11:00 p.m! First place wins $100 cash and a $100 Vernales gift card. Second place wins a $50 Vernales gift card. Complimentary snacks and drink specials 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Wear your costume and be ready for a great time! Find our event on Facebook.com/VernalesRestaurants/events
Join us for the 5th Annual Trick and Trunk or Treat on Main Street in the Village at Bay Harbor on Friday, October 31st from 4 - 5 p.m. Enjoy trick or treating at all of the Village Merchants and also along Main Street with vehicles lined up with trunks full of treats! A very safe and fun way for the kids to enjoy Halloween in Bay Harbor!
Karen's Uniforms Announces a Sale, now through Saturday November 1st, 30% off Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness Tops! 20% Off All Other Holiday Tops! From now until Halloween, take advantage of 20% off all in-stock holiday tops including Thanksgiving and Christmas, and take 30% off Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness tops. Stop by the Petoskey or Traverse City store today! Offer valid until 11/1/2014. Discount cannot be used in combination with other discounts or promotions.
Busy Bodies Bounce House is having a Halloween Candy BUY-BACK on Sunday November 2nd. Get $1 off admission per pound donation! We are sending the candy off to active duty military serving overseas. Please, do not buy candy to participate and only use what your child collects from Halloween, or you have left over from passing out candy. Instead consider a cash donation that will help pay for the shipping costs to the distribution center and overseas.*Some restrictions apply. $4 maximum per child discount. *NO pixie sticks, homemade, unwrapped, damaged, or perishable candy will be accepted. For more information www.busybodiesbouncetown.com or call 231-881-9090.
Hospice invites you to join our Celebration of Life & A Time to Remember Memorial Service taking place Sunday, November 2nd at 4p at the First Baptist Church, 06781 M-66 North, Charlevoix. We offer this time to remember those we have known and loved and to acknowledge the lives of those we have loved. This candlelight non-denominational service will include poems, readings and inspirational music, while individually memorializing those patients who have received care through Hospice during the past year. Please feel free to bring a photo of your loved one for display. Afterward we invite you to join with the staff, volunteers, family & friends in a time of refreshments. Please feel free to call Hospice at 231-547-7659 for questions or more information.
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Sandra Lee Photography Studio & Gallery is hosting an evening with Celebrity Stylist Billy Yamaguchi. Bring your friends and learn what the Feng Shui Makeovers are all about from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, November 3rd. Location: Sandra Lee Photography Studio & Gallery, 318 E. Mitchell St., Downtown Petoskey. Makeover before and after pictures are on www.sandraleephotographystudio.com/Events Call Sandra Lee if you have any questions: 231-622-2066
Michigan artist Jim Markle will present a Coffee at Ten gallery talk on Tuesday November 4th in the Edith Gilbert Gallery at the Crooked Tree Arts Center. Jim Markle paintings have received numerous awards and honors in international, national and regional juried art competitions throughout the country. The Coffee at Ten series is free and open to the public. The Crooked Tree Arts Center is located downtown Petoskey at 461 E. Mitchell Street. For more information please call the Arts Center at 231-347-4337 or visit www.crookedtree.org. This program supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and Edward Jones of Harbor Springs and Petoskey.
Grain Train Natural Foods Market is hosting a Finding Your Way Gluten Free Group (GF). Join us November 5th for an evening of conversation and food as we explore GF Holidays. 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. Our baker Holly will be joining us to share her experience with GF baking. This group meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:00-7:30 PM at the Grain Train Community Room (above the GT Pie Company). Everyone is welcome. Gluten Free dish to pass and recipe to share optional. Contact Mindy for more information. (231) 347.4914 or mindy@graintrain.coop.
Calling all Current and Interested Kestrel Volunteers! Kestrel Nest Box Monitor Potluck with Little Traverse Conservancy will take place on Wednesday November 5th at 5:30 p.m. Join Kestrel program volunteer coordinators, Jim and Wendy Bean, and LTC's Volunteer Coordinator on staff, Cacia Lesh, for a potluck. This informal evening will be a chance to meet other nest box monitors, hear success stories and ask questions about this national citizen science effort if you are an interested community member. Please bring a small dish to share with about 15 people, any photos you have taken of your nest box, and your data if you need help entering it to the Peregrine Fund website. Please call 231.347.0991 to let us know you will be attending.
McLean & Eakin Booksellers welcomes native Northern Michigander author W. Bruce Cameron on Wednesday, November 5th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to talk about and sign his newest title, The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man. Cameron is one of America's leading humorists. His other books include A Dog's Purpose, A Dog's Journey, Emory's Gift, How to Remodel a Man and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, which was turned into an ABC TV series. He lives in California. This is a free wine and cheese event. Reservations are requested. For more information contact McLean & Eakin Booksellers at 231.347.1180 or send an email to www.mcleanandeakin.com.
You're invited to join Simple Digital Media and the Petoskey News-Review for a FREE 60 minute seminar designed to show you, how to make money with digital media. Wednesday, Nov. 5th at 8:30 a.m. in the Petoskey News-Review Conference Room. Learn how small businesses are using a variety of digital marketing strategies to generate more sales. Best practices for social, mobile, display and video marketing will be covered, including actionable tips for generating more business today! Attendees will receive a free digital reputation and visibility audit report. Do you wonder what your online visibility score is? How about what people are saying about your business online? We can help you find out! RSVP to Christy Lyons clyons@simpledigitalmedia.com or (231) 439-9329
Petoskey Robotics Fundraiser! Please dine at Which Wich, Thursday, November 6th between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Which Wich, located at 1592 Anderson Rd., is generously donating 50% of sales to the Robotics Program. A Robot will be on display at the store!
Honor our veterans and farmers by attending a free film, Battlefields to Farm Fields, at North Central Michigan College on Thursday November 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the Library Conference Center. The film conveys a powerful message about the effects of war and the ways people heal. No registration is required. This award-winning documentary follows an ensemble of young men and women who tell us why they joined the military, how the war changed them, how they've struggled to return home and ultimately, how they found farming and ranching to be the answer to a dream. Come honor our veterans and farm heroes. This event is co-sponsored by North Central's International Committee and the Local Food Alliance.
Attention business owners!! You are invited to attend a special CLOVER Station Presentation at PNC Bank. Clover is an all-in-one business management tool that gives you the ability to manage key aspects and day-to-day operations of your business, such as track inventory and employee time-cards, accept payments, and learn more about your customers - all from one device! Join us to learn more on November 6th beginning at 10:00 a.m. at PNC Bank, 401 Bay St., Petoskey. Call 231-347-1951 for more information.
Join Palette Bistro on Nov. 7th at 6:30 p.m. for a FUSTINI'S Italian Wine Dinner. Chef Jeremy will be preparing 5 courses, each featuring Fustini's Oils and Vinegars and paired perfectly with an Italian wine from Great Lakes Wine and Spirits. Cost is $50 per person + tax and gratuity. Check our the menu at www.palettebistropetoskey.com or call 231-348-3321 for more information or to make a reservation.
Fustini's will be holding a cookbook launch party on Nov. 8th from 1-5 pm. There will be snacks, entertainment, and our very own Chef Andy will be here signing copies of our latest cookbook, "Celebrate". 15% of all of the sales will go to benefit the Manna Food Project.
Zonta Club of Petoskey invites the public to their 42nd annual Fashion Show on Saturday, November 8th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Ovation Hall at Odawa Casino in Petoskey. The Fashion Show, themed "Disco Fever," will highlight the latest fall and winter fashions from more than 30 retailers in the Petoskey-Harbor Springs area, and include an elegant lunch, entertainment, a silent auction and a gift basket raffle.
Each year, Zonta Club of Petoskey gives more than $10,000 to organizations that improve the status of women and girls. Tickets are $50 each and are already selling fast. Make your reservations soon by registering online at www.eventbrite.com(and search for Zonta). Email Zonta president Kathy Bardins at kbardins@ncmich.edu for a downloadable invitation.
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Veteran's $11-11 Campaign. The Emmet Association of Realtors is conducting their 3rd annual "11-11" fund raiser until November 11th on Veteran's Day, donations are presented to Jim Alton, Director, Emmet County Veterans Affairs. Make checks payable to the Emmet County Veterans Affairs and mail to the Emmet Association of Realtors, 616 Petoskey St., Suite 200, Petoskey MI 49770. Suggested donation is $11. 100% of all donations go directly to local veterans, no administration fees! Collections in the past have ranged from $500 to $1000. Let's top $100 this year. Donations help veterans with immediate needs including gas cards, food, shelter, clothing and transportation to downstate medical facilities. Remember those who have served our country.
McLaren Northern Michigan will host its Autumn Health Event on Wednesday, November 12th The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the John and Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion and Dialysis Center, 820 Arlington Avenue, Petoskey. Visitors will have the opportunity to converse one-on-one with clinicians. The Autumn Health Event is free of charge and no registration is required to attend. For more information about this and other health-related events, visit www.northernhealth.org or call (800) 248-6777.
North Central Michigan College is hosting the 2nd annual Around the Table conference for farmers, food producers, restaurateurs and local food lovers on Wednesday, November 12th from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. The conference will be held in the Iron Horse Café and Conference Center on the Petoskey campus. The conference, Around the Table: Growing Together, will highlight the farm and food-focused initiatives of the Local Food Alliance of Northern Michigan. A $10 registration fee includes materials and refreshments. Tickets and information are available at www.ncmich.edu/cce or by calling 231-348-6708 or 348-6705.
The results of a housing target market analysis for Northwest Michigan will be discussed at a public forum November 13th in Petoskey. The event will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Bear Creek Township Hall, 373 North Division Road. The forum is being hosted by Networks Northwest to share information connected to the housing component of Framework for Our Future: A Regional Prosperity Plan for Northwest Michigan. There is no cost to attend the event and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by November 7 to: Sarah Lucas, sarahlucas@networksnorthwest.org or 231-929-5034.
Tickets are now on sale for the 32nd annual fall concert of the Northern Michigan Chorale, titled "Christmas With The Chorale." Dates for the two performances are Saturday, November 16th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 17th at 3:30 p.m. The concerts will be performed at the John M. Hall Auditorium in Bay View. Singers total 100 plus people, from all over Northern Michigan. Adult tickets are $10.00 and $7.00 for 12 years and younger. Contact the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce at 347-4150, Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce at 526-7999 and Chorale members. Cash or check only please. For ticket information, contact Sally McCoy at 231-347-2235 or 231-459-8014.
Grain Train outreach coordinator Mindy Taylor will offer a discussion on gluten-free living from 1-2 p.m. Friday Nov. 16th, at the Petoskey District Library. Whether you are gluten-free yourself, or planning gluten-free menu options for your holiday guests, join us to explore different possibilities. Mindy will discuss foods to avoid, ingredients to watch out for, and will present those foods which are naturally gluten-free gluten free. Grain Train Natural Foods Market will provide a variety of food samples, recipes and a shopping list to get you started on your way. Hobbies in the Lobby is a free event and is open to the public. For more information, call (231) 758-3111 or visit www.petoskeylibrary.org.
Camp Daggett Adventure Center will offer an Adventure Education/Challenge Course Training Workshop on Thursday and Friday, November 20th-21st at Camp Daggett's indoor center on Walloon Lake from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day. This workshop is designed to give the participant a hands-on experience in adventure education and utilization of a challenge ropes course. Anyone working with young people will be given ideas and activities that can be taken back to the workplace and used with minimal props and expense. Cost is $200 and includes lunch, instruction, safety/instructor manual and use of equipment. A $50 deposit is required to reserve a spot. Workshop is limited to 15 participants 21 and older. For details, contact Karen Marietti at 231-347-9742 ext. 117 or karen.marietti@campdaggett.org.
The 8th Annual Christmas Holiday Crafts, Art & Gift Show will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22nd
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Community Building at the Emmet County Fairgrounds. Admission is $2 or a non-perishable food item to benefit the Brother Dan's Food Pantry. This annual event hosted by Emmet County Parks and Recreation offers a great variety of talented vendors from all of the Northern Michigan area and concessions as well. For more information contact Madelyn Brecheisen at 231-348-5479.
Gobble! Gobble! The 2nd annual Up North Media Petoskey Turkey Trot presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is a family friendly 5K run/walk in downtown Petoskey. Join us at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 27th and build on to your Thanksgiving tradition. Participants receive a reusable goodie bag filled with race SWAG and a comfortable long sleeve T courtesy of Up North Media. To receive our "early bird" rate which will also guarantee your preferred t-shirt size, please register by NOVEMBER 4th at MIDNIGHT. Proceeds from the race benefit Petoskey Bands and the YMCA of Northern Michigan. Packet pick up expected to be hosted on the 26th of November so stay tuned! To register and learn more about the race visit: http://www.upnmedia.com/petoskey-turkey-trot.
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Maple Moon Family Sugary is excited to tell you that we are becoming the 1st all Maple Winery in the United States! Our wine will be made from condensed sap, not grapes. The porch on our sugar house is under construction and will become our wine tasting room. We hope to be open by Christmas. You may keep track of the progress by following us on Facebook. We are also expanding our tap count from 3,500 to 5,000. Stay up to date with all the exciting things on the horizon and check out new products too. Call for more information or to place an order call 231-487-9058 or visit our web site, www.mmsyrup.com
Business owners, save the date! Make plans now to get your staff ready for the Holiday Season! The next session of Guest Service Training from Hospitality Little Traverse Way will be on Wednesday November 19th in Petoskey, and will be a perfect way to get staff tuned up for the Holidays. This session is also suitable for business owners and managers and applicable to all types of businesses. Hospitality the Little Traverse Way teaches the fundamentals that have been practiced in our region for more than 100-years. Sessions are only $20 per person. Registration will be open soon. Learn more about Hospitality the Little Traverse Way at www.hospitalitylt.com.
Safe Home Harvest Food and Supply Drive underway. The Safe Home emergency shelter for domestic abuse survivors and their children in Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties is operated 24/7 by the Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan. The Harvest Food and Supply Drive represents one of the most significant ways community members can help support families utilizing Safe Home services. Donations of non-perishable foods, paper products, cleaning supplies, personal care items and financial contributions are appreciated. Last year the Safe Home provided 2,926 nights of refuge and more than 8,700 meals to 140 survivors and their children, as well as all their daily needs. For information contact Jamie Winters, WRCNM Safe Home Coordinator, at 231-347-1572. For a Safe Home 'Needs List' visit www.wrcnm.org.
New 2015 Arrivals at Fox Charlevoix! We're proud to announce that we now have two of the most highly anticipated 2015 model year vehicles in stock! Chevrolet has outdone themselves with the new 2015 incarnation of the classic Corvette Stingray. While Ford Motor Company re-imagined the classic icon of American muscle in the all-new 2015 Mustang. We currently have one of each model in stock, with more on the way. Be the first to show off your hot new ride! At Fox Charlevoix, we always have at least 400 new and used vehicles in stock to choose from, including the cream of the crop! Whether you're looking for a little speed or some rugged muscle, we're your Northern Michigan new and used car source!
Bella Vita, a casual fine dining Italian restaurant in Boyne City, is now taking reservations for the upcoming holiday season. Custom menus to fit any budget. To book your party or event, simply call 231-582-3341 or email bellavitaboyne@gmail.com.
A Salute to Our Soldiers! Castle Farms of Charlevoix's 2nd "Castle Farms Heroes Wedding Giveaway!" The Castle has partnered with local vendors to provide one special military couple with a dream wedding. Contest open to all Northern Michigan couples with one or both active members or veterans of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. Couples must be unmarried and not in the process of getting a divorce, OR married and wishing to renew their vows. Couples must nominate themselves. Nominations open Oct. 29-Nov. 5. Five finalists announced Nov. 6. Voting by general public Nov. 7-11 through Castle Farms Facebook page. Winning couple announced on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. For complete contest rules, visit Castle Farms Facebook contest page beginning Oct. 29.
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to make a point to give blood before the busy holiday season arrives and blood drives have been schedule for Northern Michigan. Donors of all blood types, and especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative, are needed now to help maintain a stable blood supply. Blood donation appointments can be made through the Red Cross Blood Donor App, the app is free and available for download in app stores. Donors may also visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to learn more about the donation process and to make an appointment, or to find a donation location in your area.
After much anticipation 9&10 News and Fox 32 are proud to announce a new digital marketing division called Northern Michigan Digital. Northern Michigan Digital is a local, full-service digital marketing company that delivers a strong online presence for businesses across all of Northern and Mid Michigan. Services include: Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, E-Mail Marketing, Pay-Per-Click Marketing, Website Design, Digital Media Advertising, Creative Services, and Social Media Services.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but breast cancer kills women every day of the year. And every day, thousands of women - whether or not they're employed - must make a choice between paying the bills or taking care of their own health. The Health Department's Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) targets women age 40-64 who have no insurance, or who have high insurance deductibles for diagnostic procedures like ultrasounds and breast tissue biopsies. To learn more about the Health Department's Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program, and its partnership with Antrim County High Tea, visit www.nwhealth.org or www.antrimcountyhightea.org. |
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