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STORY

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By Jim Akans

An airport runway dedicationceremony was held this past

Saturday, June 23rd, at the Lakesof the North airport located atthe southern end of the Lakes ofthe North Community between

Mancelona and Gaylord.

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(Lakes of the North Board President) and his daughter

Kendall, and Ken Lashuay (Lakes of the North Manager).

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WEATHER:

ThursdayHigh 86

Low 63

FridayHigh 85

Low 61

SaturdayHigh 82

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SundayHigh 82

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MondayHigh 83

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TuesdayHigh 81

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LOCAL NEWSOn-line at www.weeklychoice.com

by gardening expert, TV/radio host, author &

columnist Melinda Myers

Summer has arrived and for many gardenersthat means heat, drought and watering bans. Thiscan be hard on gardeners as well as their land-scapes. The good news is that there are ways tohelp plants thrive despite these seasonal chal-lenges. Adjusting landscape care accordingly dur-ing the summer months can not only providerelief for lawns and gardens, but also for the gar-dener. Here are some low maintenance eco-friendly ways gardeners can keep their landscapeslooking their best throughout the summermonths, while beating the heat:

Water plants thoroughly to promote deepdrought- and pest-resistant roots. Wait until thetop few inches of soil are crumbly and moist or

footprints remain in the lawn before wateringagain.Avoid light, frequent watering that encourages

shallow roots. Shallow roots are less able to toler-ate drought and more susceptible to disease andinsect problems.

Spread a 2- to 3-inch layer of shredded leaves,evergreen needles or shredded bark mulch overthe soil in garden beds and around trees andshrubs. Mulching conserves moisture, keeps rootscool and moist, and suppresses weeds.

Mow lawns high. Taller grass produces deeperroots that are more drought-tolerant. A deeplyrooted lawn is also more resistant to insects, dis-ease and other environmental stresses.

Always mow lawns often enough, so youremove less than one third the total leaf surf ace.Leave the grass clippings on the lawn. They add

nitrogen, organic matter and moisture to the soil.Use a low nitrogen slow release fertilizer, like

Milorganite, to give gardens and lawns a nutrientboost. This organic nitrogen fertilizer remains inthe soil until the growing conditions are right f orthe plant.

Remove weeds from garden beds and borders assoon as they appear. These plants out of placesteal water and nutrients from your desirable gar-den plants. Plus, they can harbor insects and dis-eases that are harmful to your garden plants.

And dont forget to take care of yourself whilecaring for your landscape during the heat of sum-mer. Drink lots of liquid, use sunscreen, and workduring the cooler morning and evening hours.

Then when the gardening tasks are done for theday, grab a glass of lemonade, take a seat in theshade and enjoy the beauty of your handiwork.

Nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio

host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has more

than 30 years of horticulture experience and has

written over 20 gardening books, including Cant

Miss Small Space Gardening. She hosts the nation-

ally syndicated Melindas Garden Moment seg-

ments which air on over 115 TV and radio stations

throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is a colum-

nist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms

magazine and writes the twice monthly

Gardeners Questions newspaper column.

Melinda also has a column in Gardening How-to

magazine. Melinda hosted The Plant Doctor

radio program for over 20 years as well as seven

seasons of Great Lakes Gardener on PBS. She has

written articles for Better Homes and Gardens and

Fine Gardening and was a columnist and con-tributing editor for Backyard Living magazine.

Melinda has a masters degree in horticulture, is a

certified arborist and was a horticulture instructor

with tenure. Her web site is

www.melindamyers.com

Along with the many historical and educationalpresentations that take place at Wellington Farm,USA the 60-acre living history museum also playshost to a full series of Garden Tractor Pullsthroughout the summer season. The last pull took

place on Sunday, June 10. The results of that pullare listed below

850 Class Winners1st Pat Ferweda2nd Jeff Ferweda3rd Gail Witbeck4th Luke Frye

1050 Class Winners1st Pat Ferweda2nd Gordy Carmichael3rd Gail Witbeck4th Gail Witbeck

1250 Class Winners1st Jeff Ferweda2nd Gordy Carmichael3rd Pat Ferweda4th Gail Witbeck

The next pull is scheduled for Sunday, June 24followed by another on July 1. Winners of eachpull accumulate points which are used to deter-mine the Grand Champion Puller at the end of theseason. Accumulated points will be included inthe next issue of the p ull results.

Weigh-in at the track located at WellingtonFarm, USA begins at 11 a.m. and puling begins at1 p.m. There is a $10.00 registration for eachpuller in each class he pulls in. Winners receivecash awards. New pullers are always welcome asare spectators. The pulling track at WellingtonFarm is complete with groomed track, safety rails,

scales, bleachers, concessions and rest rooms.Park admission is required to attend the tractorpulls. Admission includes guided tours andadmission to all exhibits and demonstrations.

Wellington Farm

is located at 6944 S.Military Road justoff I-75 and US-127southwest ofGrayling. Moreinformation can beobtained by calling989 348 5187 or vis-iting the website at

www.wellington-farmpark.org.

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Fabulous 4th Continued...

Mega-PassContinued...

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The VILLAGE AT BAY HARBORwill host thePetoskey Steel Drum Band on July 3rd at 8pm on the marina lawn followed by fire-

works at dusk. On the 4th of July the Bay

Harbor Main Street Parade will take place at11 am, featuring the sounds of the PetoskeyHigh School Marching Band.

In CHEBOYGAN the 4th of July Parade willstart at 10 am on Wednesday at theCheboygan County building, Huron Streetentrance and proceed North on Main Streetto the FOE parking lot.

The CROSS VILLAGE parade begins at 1 pmon July 4th with a celebration following atThree Pines Studio after the parade.

A dazzling array of fireworks will put on anawesome display over Otsego Lake just southofGAYLORD on Saturday, June 30th, starting atdusk, courtesy of the Otsego Lake

Association. The best viewing for this spec-tacular show can be experienced at Otsego

Lake County Park.GRAYLINGS 4th of July celebration will takeplace on Wednesday, July 4th. It will begin

with the Firecracker 1 Mile Fun Run, afundraiser for the GRA Cross Country Club,at 10 am in downtown Grayling. The 4th ofJuly parade, sponsored by the Grayling VFW

Womans Auxiliary begins at 11 am, and theGrayling Youth Booster Club is sponsoring

food concessions, a kids free fishing event, akaraoke contest, and lots of kids gamesdowntown throughout the afternoon.Fireworks will begin at dusk, with a rain dateof July 6th.

Dusk to dawn celebrations on July 4th in

HARBOR SPRINGSwill include an art fair inZorn Park, a parade downtown at 1 pm, adog look alike contest, free sailboat rides,food, music, and more. Fireworks take placeat the waterfront at dusk.

For an old-fashioned 4th of July celebra-tion, head to the HARTWICK PINESjust northof Grayling on Wednesday, July 4th, and wit-ness a reading of the Declaration ofIndependence (the document that started itall) at the Picnic Area. Prior to the reading, ahistorical interpreter will give a brief presen-tation about how the 4th of July was cele-brated back in the 19th Century. Guests canalso participate in a variety of 19th centuryactivities and tour the historic logging muse-um on the grounds.

HILLMANwill present a fireworks display atEmerick Park on Saturday, July 7th at dusk aspart of their Mill River Days festival. There

will also be live music by the band ChestersHabit at the Brush Creek Mill in Hillmanfrom 7 to 11 pm.

INDIAN RIVERS fireworks will take place atdusk on Tuesday, July 3rd, and the recom-mended best viewing location is from DeVoe

Public Beach. The 4th of July parade willtake place on Wednesday, July 4th starting at11 am. The parade will run south on S.Straits Highway from River Street to BarbaraStreet.

In JOHANNESBURG, there will be a huge

Independence Day parade downtown, fea-turing Grand Marshals Leonard, Karen andChris Pohutsky, owners of the Old DepotRestaurant, beginning at 11 am on

Wednesday, July 4th. Following the paradethere will be games, food concessions andarts and craft vendors at Charlton Parkthroughout the afternoon. The fireworksdisplay will begin at dusk on Wednesdayevening.

LEWISTONwill present their 4th of JulyCelebration Parade on Wednesday starting at11 am. There will also be a fabulous BoatParade on East and West Twin Lakes on

Wednesday, and the public is also invited towatch a fireworks display at Garland Lodgeand Resort on Tuesday, July 3rd starting at

dusk.

MACKINAW CITYwill celebrate an AllAmerican 4th of July on Wednesday, withgames on the marina lawn starting at 1:30pm, a performance by the Straits AreaConcert Band at Conkling Heritage Parkfrom 9 pm until dusk, and a fireworks dis-play over the bay beginning at dusk.

In ONAWAY, there will be a Kiddie Parade at

the courthouse on Wednesday starting at

10:30 am, a Grand Parade starting at the

intersection of M-33 and M-68 at noon, anda craft show from 9 am to 2:30 pm PLUS a

VFW BBQ Chicken Dinner at Maxon Field

starting at 11 am. Fireworks will take place

at dusk near the a irport on M-211 Highway,

with a rain date of July 7th.

PETOSKEYwill be celebrating the 4th of July

on Wednesday with a wonderful parade,entertainment at the waterfront immediately

following, and then a fireworks display at

dusk. The parade will begin at 6 pm at the

Petoskey High School; proceed along Hill

Street to Kalamazoo to Mitchell Street toPetoskey Street to Lake Streetending at the

gazebo in Pennsylvania Park. There will be

live music featuring the Jelly Roll Blues Band

at the Midway Commons area of Bayfront

Park at 7 pm, an Ice Cream Social at theLittle Traverse History Museum, and the

Petoskey Mossbacks will present a taste ofyesteryear with a vintage baseball exhibition

at the Ed White Field in Bayfront Park start-

ing at 7:30 pm. Fireworks over Little TraverseBay will take place at dusk.

Enjoy a fabulous, and safe, 4th of July in

beautiful northern Michigan!

Runway continued...Lakes of the North were in attendance at thededication ceremony, which commemoratedthe completion of an extensive renovationproject for the 44-year old runway that was

initiated back in 2005.The majority of the approximately

$495,000 project was funded by the State ofMichigan, and the remaining balance wasfunded through revenues from aircraft fuelsales at the airport. The Tier 3 airport is animportant transportation link for both resi-dents and visitors to the northern Michiganarea, and a highly utilized amenity withinthe popular Lakes of the North Community.

In a recent community newsletter, RonMira, Chairman of the Airport Committee atLakes of the North, related some of the manychallenges faced in bringing this muchneeded refurbishing project to fruition.

First, for our runway rehabilitation proj-ect to qualify for state funding at 90%, wehad to get re-classified as a general utilitycategory airport. For that to happen, theState of Michigan Aeronautics Divisionrequired changes to the physical environ-ment. We had to remove trees and heavyunderbrush to move the tree line back to150 from the centerline of the runway anddo some serious tree removal on eachapproach end.

He continues, Next, we had to commit toMDOT to keeping the runway open all year

long. That meant doing snow removalwhenever the snow depth exceeded 3 inch-es. Then, we began working with the DNR to

relocate the snowmobile trail, per MDOT, offthe runway proper and move it to about aquarter of a mile south. (Thank you Mr. andMrs. Campian!) After moving the snowmo-bile trail we had to erect fencing onMontrose to keep illegal traffic off of the run-

way environment. Finally, after meetingagain with MDOT and making final adjust-ments to the engineering drawings, wereceived funding approval late last year.

The design of the new 4,250-foot runwaybegan in early 2012 and construction wascompleted just a few days prior to the dedi-

cation ceremony. Mira observes that the newrunway will be a huge benefit to the Lakes ofthe North community as well as the sur-rounding area, not only providing ease ofaccess to the many amenities within theLakes of the North, such as golf, horsebackriding, boating and dining, but to nearbycommunities that draw vacationers fromacross the state, Midwest and the country.

Alpenfest celebration. Its a ride ridersdream come true, not to mention a hugediscount versus the price of purchasingindividual ride tickets (it would take a

LOT of tickets to do what a single MEGA-PASS can do), or even all you can ridedaily passes for each day of the carnival(which do not offer unlimited ridehours).

The rides this year at Alpenfest willonce again be furnished by SkerbeckCarnivals, and past attendees know theamazing array of spinning, twirling,

jostling, flipping and g-force wieldingrides that are packed onto the

Alpenstrasse. A new adventure waitsalong each step of the Strasse.

Carnival rides will open at 1 pm onTuesday, July 17th, and at 11 am

Wednesday through Saturday. They closeat 11 pm Tuesday through Friday, and at9 pm on Saturday. The always popularKids Day, featuring a special $12 all-

you-can-ride pass from 11 am until 4pm, is on Wednesday.

The MEGA-PASS can be purchaseduntil July 1st for just $50, and after July1st the cost is still a very reasonable $60.

A MEG-PASS can only be purchased on-line at www.gaylordalpenfest.com. Havegreat time riding the rides at Alpenfest48.

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The 4th Annual United Way Day of Actionon June 21st connected volunteer readers inCharlevoix and Emmet County with childrenat local libraries, day care centers, andpreschools. This event served as the startingpoint for an ongoing collaborative project toimprove the reading skills of area youth.Community volunteers read stories to chil-dren at the Charlevoix Public Library,Petoskey Public Library, Boyne DistrictLibrary, North Country Kids, Stepping StonesChild Development Center, ChildrensLearning Center, Early Learners Program,Bear Cub Child Care Center, Fun Fitness 4Kidz, and the Northern Michigan ChildDevelopment Center.

After the event had ended, Suzanne

Shumway, Professor of English at NCMCshared I had a wonderful time reading tochildrentheyre so curious and willing tobe engaged by stories and pictures, and I feellucky to be able to share something thatsbeen so important in my own life withthem.

Locally, Char-Em United Way is working topartner with local libraries, schools andother agencies to promote reading andlearning skills with area children as part of avolunteer Literacy Corps. Anyone interestedin becoming part of Char-Em United WaysLiteracy Corps is encouraged to contactCasey Adams at the Char-Em United Wayoffice at 231-487-1006 or [email protected]

Literacy Celebrated

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