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By Heather DeLong
The 2014 Eagle 101.5 St. Patricks Day
Parade was held in Downtown Gaylord
Saturday, March 15th led by Parade Marshal
Bill Kelly. It was a huge success despite the
recorded -13 degree temperature outside.
The parade is always held the Saturday
before St. Patricks Day at noon. Two years
ago, the outside temperature was 60 degrees
and sunny, and had almost a thousand peo-
ple in attendance.
Mike Reling of Eagle 101.5 started the
parade on the radio 14 years ago when he
had put it out there to listeners that there
wasnt a St. Patricks Day parade in Gaylord,
and a listener named Mary called and asked,
Why dont we have one? After that, the
beginning of an annual parade was under-
way.
Prior to the parade, a hearty breakfast of
Irish Stew was provided by Timothys Pub.
Everyone was invited while waiting for the
celebration to begin. Timothys Pub was big
part of the parades success, along with Save-
A-Lot, who provided candy and drinks, and
Big Bear Deli who provided hot chocolate
and coffee to keep visitors warm.
The parade began at noon, starting from
Michigan Avenue then down Main Street to
Center Street to the community center.
Leading the parade was Parade Marshal Bill
Kelly and the Ralph Holewinski VFW Post
1518. Bill Kelly is a WW2 hero with
long ties in the Gaylord community.
He has spent most of his life here,
and his family is the former owners of
Hops and Schnapps of Gaylord. The
Rainbow Plaque Company provided
Bills plaque, and Make It Mine
Design provided his coveted green
jacket. Both were presented to Bill for
his outstanding service to the Gaylord
community. Of the 14 previous
Marshals, 8 were in attendance.
A big part of the parade was the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, the
northern most chapter of the
Hibernians in the country. The group
is a Irish Catholic Fraternal
Organization.
The Otsego County Community
Center was full of people celebrating
as the float passed by. Some high-
lights of the parade were Gaylord
Regional Airports Snoopy float,
Alpenfest Queen runner-up,
Otsego County Fair Queen
Valerie Courtright, and the
winner of the parade, the
green horse. The green horse
is named Bill and was ridden
by Rob Bumstead of Serenity
Ranch in Waters. Due to the
cold temperatures, the
Gaylord High School march-
ing band played inside the
Community Center to add to
the festivities.
Mike Reling stated about
the parades success that it is
events like this that bring the
community together one day
at a time. He went on to say,
We hope the 15th annual
parade is going to be the
biggest one yet.
To contact Heather DeLong
for any comments, questions
or concerns, send an email to
heather@weeklychoice.com.
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Crooked Tree Arts Center is pleased to
announce it offering two $500.00 scholarships for
graduating high school seniors living in Emmet
and Charlevoix counties and pursuing fields of
study in the arts. This includes visual arts, per-
forming arts, theatre, dance and music. One
scholarship recipient will be chosen from each
county. This is the second year for the scholar-
ships. The scholarship committee felt privileged
last year to choose talented college-bound arts
students for the first annual CTAC scholarship.
We look forward to the opportunity to review the
applications of this years motivated and accom-
plished individuals for the 2014 awards said Dr.
Paula Welmers, former CTAC Board member and
Chair of the Selection Committee.
Crooked Tree Arts Center focuses on youth arts education
through the Dorothy Gerber Music Education Program,
Crooked Tree Youth Orchestra and Jazz Band, School of
Ballet, Annual Youth Arts Show, Annual Young Writers Expo,
Docent School Tours, 21st Century Community Learning
Grant and a wide variety of classes and workshops through-
out the year. Thousands of area students are engaged in the
arts through their experiences with the arts center. We hope
this scholarship opportunity will foster a students next level
of arts education said Cindy McSurely, CTACs Development
Director.
The deadline for consideration is March 31, 2014.
Applications are available in area high school guidance
offices or online at www.crookedtree.org. For more informa-
tion please contact the arts center at 231.347.4337
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continues on Thursday, March 27, 2014. The March Swirl
will feature craft beers and wines by Petoskey Brewery and
appetizers by City Park Grill. Local guitarist and vocalist
Jeff Pagel will perform in the galleries.
We are thrilled to have Petoskey Brewery bring their
most popular brews including Horny Monk Belgian Ale,
North 45 Amber Ale and Mind's Eye PA (IPA) noted Cindy
McSurely, Development Director, Crooked Tree Arts
Center. To introduce attendees to our other beverages we
will also be pouring Red Brick Hard Apple Cider, One-One-
Nine Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and Ono-One-Nine Napa
Un-oaked Chardonnay remarked Patrick Dowd. City Park
Grill is creating special appetizers to complement the bev-
erages.
Three exhibits will be open for viewing. The Annual
Juried Photography Show, Molson Art Collection of
Childrens Book Illustrations and Kitchen Painters Exhibit.
Four artists in the Kitchen Painters group will be providing
live painting demos at Swirl.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 per person the day of
Swirl, when available. Tickets for all the Swirl events are
available now.
Swirl continues in 2014 on Thursdays with:
April 24 - L. Mawby and Barrel Back Restaurant with
music by Howard Richards
May 29 - City Park Grill with music by Chris Koury
For more information and to purchase tickets, contact
the Crooked Tree Arts Center, 231-347-4337 or visit
www.crookedtree.org. The Crooked Tree Arts Center is
located at 461 E. Mitchell Street, downtown Petoskey.
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Pertussis, more commonly known as
whooping cough, was confirmed recently in
an Antrim County student. The Health
Department of Northwest Michigan has
mailed letters to parents in the affected
school, recommending that students in that
classroom be treated by their doctors with
an antibiotic as a preventive measure.
Letters also provided information about
symptoms of the illness, and vaccination
recommendations.
Pertussis is spread by coughing and sneez-
ing, and is highly contagious. Symptoms
start with a runny nose, mild fever and mild
cough, similar to a cold, but progress to
severe coughing spasms that may interfere
with eating, drinking and breathing. Infants
and young children often have the most
severe symptoms.
The best prevention is to ensure everyone
in the family is vaccinated, said Joshua
Meyerson, M.D., Medical Director for the
Health Department of Northwest Michigan.
Make sure young children receive all five
recommended doses of DTaP (diphtheria,
tetanus and pertussis) vaccine at two, four,
six and fifteen months of age, and again
between four and six years of age. Starting at
age 11, everyone should receive at least one
Tdap booster dose, even if they have had a
regular tetanus (Td) vaccine recently.
Routine hand-washing is also helpful.
Dr. Meyerson warns that those who refuse
vaccination are putting others at risk. "Even
if you aren't concerned about the threat of
pertussis for yourself, you may be unknow-
ingly spreading the illness to others, espe-
cially infants and young children, to whom it
may be fatal, he said.
He added that there are new vaccination
recommendations for women who are preg-
nant. All pregnant women are now being
advised to get a Tdap during their third
trimester, between 27 and 36 weeks, and
they should get the Tdap with each pregnan-
cy, he explained. This provides additional
protection for infants when they are born.
The Health Department offers all neces-
sary immunizations, including Tdap and
DTaP vaccines, through its clinics in Bellaire,
Mancelona, Charlevoix, Gaylord, and Harbor
Springs/Petoskey. Medicare, Medicaid and
many forms of private health insurance are
accepted. Those without health insurance
coverage for immunizations qualify for
reduced rates for these vaccines. For more
information, or to schedule appointments
for yourself and your family, call the Health
Department at (800) 432-4121 today.
The Health Department of Northwest
Michigan is mandated by the Michigan
Public Health Code to promote wellness,
prevent disease, provide quality healthcare,
address health problems of vulnerable popu-
lations, and protect the environment for the
residents and visitors of Antrim, Charlevoix,
Emmet, and Otsego counties. For more
information, visit www.nwhealth.org.
A volunteer youth group is preparing to
kick butts in Charlevoix and Emmet
Counties. Armed with a new YouTube video
and supported by a partnership with Johan's
Pastry Shops, students participating in
Substance Abuse Free Environment (SAFE)
Youth will be celebrating the annual Kick
Butts Day on Wednesday, March 19, as a way
for youth to speak up and take action in sup-
port of tobacco-free living.
There are more than 1,000 Kick Butts Day
events scheduled worldwide. According to
Susan Pulaski, Community Health
Coordinator for the Health Department of
Northwest Michigan, this is the first year
SAFE Youth will be partnering with all six
Johan's Pastry Shop locations in Petoskey,
Harbor Springs, Charlevoix and Boyne City
for a special "Sticker Shock" event. Johan's
customers will find a green Kick Butts Day
sticker on their coffee cups, carrying a spe-
cially-designed logo and the 1-800-QUIT-
NOW (784-8669) tobacco help line.
Pulaski said she is also excited about SAFE
Youth's new tobacco awareness video on
YouTube:
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The SAFE Youth student volunteers creat-
ed this new video to deliver some alarming
facts about the harmful effects of tobacco on
our bodies and on our communities," she
said. "For example, they found that nine out
of 10 smokers began smoking before age 18.
There are more than 15,000 new youth
smokers each year in Michigan."
While the tobacco industry spends nearly
$300 million each year to market tobacco
products in Michigan alone, the state spends
only $1.5 million each year on tobacco pre-
vention programming. Meanwhile, tobacco
use costs Michigan an estimated $3.4 billion
in annual health care costs. The good news
is that evidence-based programs and policy
changes, now being implemented at state
and community levels, reduce smoking
rates, Pulaski noted. New 24/7 tobacco-
free school and recreation areas, smoke-free
multi-unit housing, and improved access to
tobacco dependency treatment options are
all effective in reducing youth and adult
tobacco use rates.
SAFE Youth mem-
bers are high school
students from
Charlevoix and Emmet
County who take part
in efforts to raise
awareness of sub-
stance abuse, expose
issues that are of con-
cern, and encourage
their peers to be
tobacco, alcohol and
drug free. For more
information about
Kick Butts Day, visit
kickbuttsday.org. For
local event and tobac-
co prevention infor-
mation, contact
Pulaski at (231) 347-
5813. For help in quitting tobacco, talk with
your healthcare provider or call the
Michigan Tobacco Quitline, (800) 784-8669.
The Health Department of Northwest
Michigan is mandated by the Michigan
Public Health Code to promote wellness,
prevent disease, provide quality healthcare,
address health problems of vulnerable popu-
lations, and protect the environment for the
residents and visitors of Antrim, Charlevoix,
Emmet, and Otsego counties.
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10am Crafting
10am Pokeno
11am Golden Toners Exercise
12pm Lunch Sweet & Sour Meatballs, Rice,
Snow Peas, Caulifower, Pineapple
1pm Penny Bingo
5pm DinnerBeef Stew, Biscuit,
Green Beans, Apple
5:30pm Karaoke
5:30pm Pictionary Practice
Friday, March 21
10am Card Golf
10am Mercy Rehab Exercise Group
12pm Lunch Fish Sandwich
on a Bun, Cole Slaw, French
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12pm Lovells Satellite Meal
1pm Pantry Bingo
1pm Pool-9 Ball
Monday, March 24
9:30am Grief Support Group
10am Quilting
12pm Lunch Sloppy Joe on a Bun,
Green Beans, Corn, Fresh Orange
12:30pm Beginning Clogging
1pm Bridge
1:30pm Clogging
2:30-4pm Computer Club
5pm Dinner- Chicken & Dumplings, Peas,
Carrots, Fresh Orange
Tuesday, March 25
10am Bible Study
10am Zumba Gold
11am Walking Group Ramada
12pm Lunch Polish Sausage on a
Bun, Carrots, Asparagus, Apple
1pm Euchre
1pm Low Vision Support Group
1-3pm CCC Class @ City Hall
4-5pm Blood Pressure/Sugar Checks
5pm Dinner Turkey, Stufng w/ Gravy, Corn,
Green Beans, Applesauce
Wednesday, March 26
10am Line Dancing
12pm Lunch Chicken Breast Dijon, Rice,
Caulifower, Sugar Snap Peas, Mandarin
Oranges
1pm Pool-Ball in Hand
1pm Mahjong
1pm Wii Bowling
1pm COA Board Mtg @ Court House
2:30pm Unlucky 7s
5pm Dinner Meatloaf, Baked
Potato, Broccoli, Strawberries
The Crawford County Commission on Aging, in partnership
with the law offices of Bloomquist & Thompson, PLLC and
the law offices of Carey & Jaskowski, PLLC, is offering free
legal assistance on the third Wednesday of each month from
1-3pm for older adults, age 60 and over, in Crawford County
These consultations are designed to see if your issue really
needs an attorney, to what extend you need legal services, and
when retaining an attorney might be needed. Consultations
are by appointment only and will last about 20-30 minutes.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact
the Crawford County Commission on Aging & Senior Center
at (989) 348-7123.
Are you caring for a family member with memory loss?
Creating Confident Caregivers
Free 6 week class series Begins Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Grayling City Hall 1 - 3 p.m.
For more information call the COA at 348-7123
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A fun and exciting fitness program done with Latin music and designed for
the older adult at any fitness level. The Zumba Program strives to improve
balance, strength, flexibility, and most important, the heart. You can even
participate sitting in a chair. Bring comfortable 'no traction shoes and a
water bottle. This is a FREE class open to both men and women.
Every Tuesday at 10am
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on the needs of the participants present at that
session. The sessions will be free for Crawford
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A 43-percent decrease in obesity among children ages 2
through 5 is being hailed as a public health victory by the
National WIC Association. According to its recent news
release, WIC the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants and Children played a significant part
in the reduction of obesity among preschool-age children.
Recent changes in the WIC Programs nutrition education
and food package may have contributed to the drastic
decline in childhood obesity. Healthy items like fruits, veg-
etables, and whole grain foods were added, while the
amount of fruit juice and whole milk was reduced.
Locally, the WIC Program is administered by the Health
Department of Northwest
Michigan. It provides nutri-
tion education and healthy
foods to women who are
pregnant and breastfeeding,
and to infants and children
up to age 5. In addition, WIC
has brought nearly $1.9 mil-
lion in food dollars to the
Health Department's four-
county service area, which
includes Antrim, Charlevoix,
Emmet and Otsego Counties.
WICs role in the reduc-
tion of childhood obesity is
exciting, said Suzette Daly,
Family Health Supervisor for
the Health Department. The
invaluable nutrition education and healthy foods provided
by WIC help play an integral role in putting nutritious foods
on the plates of young children 2 to 5 years of age, and have
enabled better access to healthier food across the nation."
The Michigan WIC program celebrates its 40th anniversary
this year. For more information about the program and eligi-
bility requirements, visit www.nwhealth.org, or call (800)
432-4121 to make an appointment.
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan is mandat-
ed by the Michigan Public Health Code to promote wellness,
prevent disease, provide quality healthcare, address health
problems of vulnerable populations, and protect the envi-
ronment for the residents and visitors of Antrim, Charlevoix,
Emmet, and Otsego counties.
By Norma Jean Babcock
Recently the Weekly Choice and
Charlevoix County News have focused on
area hospitals and the changes they are fac-
ing in light of recent national health care
mandates under the Affordable Care Act.
This week we caught up CEO of Mercy
Hospital Grayling, Stephanie Riemer-
Matuzak, who explained that Mercy is fac-
ing significant challenges.
Those challenges have included eliminat-
ing 24 positions and not replacing 11 posi-
tions which are vacant. This decision on the
part of Mercy is in line with a nationwide
trend in hospitals cutting back as patient
numbers decrease and reimbursements
from the federal government lower.
The removed positions included front-
line and management positions, a subspe-
cialist, a physician, a nurse practitioner and
practice staff employed by the hospital.
Reimer-Matuzak stated that those who
have lost positions will continue working
during a 45 day transition period and will be
provided with resources and referrals to
help them gain future employment.
It is incredibly difficult to make changes
that impact good people. In order for us to
continue to provide quality health care in
the Grayling region, this action was neces-
sary, said Riemer-Matuzak.
Prior to the changes of the ACA taking
effect the hospital had begun to prepare
itself for these types of problems by trim-
ming capital purchases and investing in
new services that would bring in more
income; and hospital officials say they will
continue to make changes that will lessen
the impact of the ACA and enhance their
quality of care.
Weve cared for patients for more than a
century and our providers have been
nationally recognized for quality care and
patient safety. This remains our top priority
as we make these difficult changes to pre-
pare us for the future, said Riemer-
Matuzak.
In light of the difficulties the hospital has
faced, they are encouraging education of
the ACA and are participating in several
workshops to help members of the commu-
nity make healthcare choices that fit their
budgets. Two such workshops will take
place this month on the 26th and 27th when
Certified Application Counselors will be
available for those applying for health
insurance. In addition, although open
enrollment through the Healthcare
Marketplace will end March 31, Mercy is
offering Enrollment Assistance Workshops
during the month of April. These workshops
will focus on those seeking to enroll in the
Healthy Michigan Plan which should begin
April 1.
One positive aspect of the ACA is that
people will be able to go through primary
care services offered at Mercy Physician
Network locations instead waiting and
going through the Emergency Department
at the hospital.
We have some of the most talented
providers in our organization, and I am
excited for more patients to be able to take
advantage of their services, said Riemer-
Matuzak.
The outlook for Mercy Hospital Grayling
is difficult to discern at the moment, but
with their continued focus on helping peo-
ple get immediate care through primary
caregivers in the Mercy Physician Network
the hospital is making every provision to
keep going and give excellent patient care.
For those interested in learning more about
Mercy Hospital Grayling or the Mercy
Physician Network please visit their website
www.mercyhealthgrayling.com or call (989)
348-5461.
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1100 Michigan Ave.,
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231-547-242
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231-582-6365
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989-348-8342
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989-448-8323
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