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Chamber Advertisement in Today's Petoskey News Review
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Check out the April Petoskey Chamber advertisement in today's Petoskey News Review.
It is Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield and it welcomes new members, features anniversary pictures, welcome new member pictures and ribbon cutting pictures. It also promotes the Member Insurance Agents who offer Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance.
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Mothers Keepers
Sarah Leist,
Executive Director
05675 Church Rd.,
Boyne City
Tel. (231) 622-9640
www.motherskeepers.org
. Mothers Keepers provides families with infants, in-home services to support bonding, optimal development, and attachment between the mother and infant.
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Little Traverse Bay Golf Course and Restaurant
Heather Johnston, Restaurant Manager
995 Hideaway Valley Road, Harbor Springs
Tel. (231) 526-7800
www.ltbaygolf.com
This unique public golf club provides superior golf and dining in a peaceful and harmonious setting. The restaurant is open to the public for lunch and dinner, seven days a week, throughout the summer.
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Protravel North
Ami Klykken,
President & Travel Specialist
4197 Main Street,
Bay Harbor
Tel. (231) 675-5204
www.protravelinc.com
Protravel is an internationally-renowned travel agency delivering personalized services. We can will help you plan everything from a weekend getaway to a journey around the world.
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Harbor/Brenn Insurance Agencies is pleased to welcome Karin Corcoran to their team. As a licensed agent for life, health and financial services for over eight years, she has worked with many business owners and employees in the Petoskey, Boyne City, Gaylord and greater Traverse City areas. Karin recently achieved passing the rigorous property & casualty insurance school and licensing and will be expanding her career as a commercial and/or business account executive. Karin resides in Petoskey with her husband, Shawn and two young sons, Jonah and Miles. They also have two cats and a new puppy. Lionel, a shih tzu/bichon frise mix will be available for office visits this summer! Learn more about Karin here,
Meet the staff - featuring Karin Corcoran.
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Easter Egg Hunt at Pond Hill Farm - Saturday, April 15th.
Pond Hill Farm will be hosting two Easter Egg Hunts on Saturday - 11:00 a.m. Hunt and 3:00 p.m. Hunt. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to allow time for parking. Please bring your own basket or bag to gather hidden candy and toy filled eggs on the vineyard hill! Find one of the 20 golden eggs to win special PRIZES! Free Family Fun includes marshmallow roasting over the campfire. Lunch, snacks, drinks, wine and beer will be available for purchase. (No bunny this year - don't want to scare the little ones!)
Hop in to see the Easter bunny tomorrow! Grandpa Shorter's Gifts will host the loveable Easter bunny on Saturday 15th. Families are invited to visit Grandpa Shorter's Gifts, located in the heart of the historic Gaslight District, on the corner of Lake & Petoskey Streets. Children (and kids at heart) can have their photo take with the Easter bunny. There will be face painting and treats from the Easter bunny too! Join the fun and guess how many plastic eggs are in the window or jelly beans in the jar for a chance to win an adorable stuffed Pusheen®. Bring your cameras (or phones) and big smiles for some fun! For more details, please visit www.grandpashorters.com or call 866-SHORTER.
Allergy-Free, Non-Food Easter Egg Hunt brought to you by
The OddFellows of Petoskey
& Petoskey District Library.
Ages 0 - 12. Free Books & Prizes!
Hop to it! Prizes, books, eggs, and fun! With generous support from the OddFellows, the Petoskey District Library will hold an indoor, non-food Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15th at 10:15 a.m. There will be four divisions of age groups and the eggs will be filled with trinkets, not food, to keep it an allergy-free event. Every child who hunts for eggs will get to take a brand-new book home.
Blissfest announces Joshua Davis with special guests Robinson & Rohe Three Thirds on Saturday, April 15th at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey.
This wonderful night of music is brought to you by Blissfest Music Organization and Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology. Tickets are $20 and doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show at 7:30 p.m. For more information and tickets visit
www.blissfest.org/concerts
Join First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey for Easter
! We are holding two Easter services on Sunday, April 16th. Join us for our Sunrise Service at the Bayfront Park Clock Tower Pier at 6:45 a.m. or our Worship Service at 9:45 a.m. in the sanctuary. We are located at 501 E. Mitchell St. in downtown Petoskey.
Bring your little bunnies to Boyne Mountain Resort's Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 16th at 11:00 a.m. to score some of the best prizes in northern Michigan!
Anticipate eggs galore with tons of candy including one lucky little egg filled with a HUGE giveaway - a 17/18 Family Pass that gets your family of four on Boyne Mountain's slopes for unlimited skiing and riding all next season, no blackout dates! Plus, you might sniff out eggs filled with Day Passes to Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, Arcade tokens, pizza pies, and more!
There is still time to make your reservation for
The Sagamore Room's
delectable Easter Brunch!
Enjoy a creative menu featuring lamb roulade with pistachio and mint gremolata, ginger honey brûleéd ham, a make-your-own waffle bar, fresh salads, tantalizing side dishes and mouth-watering desserts. The cost is $28 for adults, $14 for ages 12 and under, and children five and under eat free. Please call 231.439.4051 to make your reservation today.
The Dam Site Inn opens this weekend.
It is time to get your fix of wonderful chicken and more. The Dam Site Inn will be open Friday and Saturday from 5-9 p.m. and this Sunday from noon -8 p.m. Enjoy a delicious Easter Dinner at the Dam Site Inn. We ill be open on weekends (Fri. & Sat. until Mother's Day.) Located at 6705 Woodland Rd., Brutus, MI 49716. Tel. (231) 539-8851.
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Take a culinary trip to New Orleans with "NOLA in the Noggin" on April 18th, 19th, and 20th
from 5:00 -9:00 p.m., at the Noggin Room in the Stafford's Perry Hotel. The students of the Petoskey High School Culinary Arts program have worked with Stafford's corporate chef DJ Flynn and PHS chef Bill Sommerfeldt to develop an outstanding menu. Students will be cooking and serving the "NOLA in the Noggin" Menu. Starter: Jambalaya - vegetable "Trinity", andouille, tasso, rice, chives $8. Entrée:
Shrimp and Grits - Sauteed shrimp, Anson Mills cheddar grits, scallions, Creole béchamel, $16. Dessert: Bananas Foster - Caramelized banana, rum flambe', vanilla bean ice cream. $6 Order all three courses for $26 you save $4! A portion of the proceeds to benefit Petoskey High School Culinary Arts Program.
Bob-In Again Frozen Custard and Fifties diner will be opening for the 2017 Season on April 19th!!
Our current hours will be Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Check or Facebook and Instagram updates for Daily Flavors, Menu Specials, and Fun Promotions. We are excited to be back serving the Petoskey area community. Please be sure to Bob-In For Fresh Frozen Custard, Burgers as Big as your Head, and Home Made Root Beer!
Little Traverse Conservancy ongoing events include an 'Earth Day Woods Walk for Little Ones' on Thursday, April 20th, from 3-5 p.m. at the McCune Nature Preserve.
There are many ways to explore the woods: by foot, bike, ski, and even by tree if you are very coordinated! Join Membership Coordinator and wilderness guide, Emily Hughes, on a spring woods walk to discover the numerous ways to explore! Kids ages 5-10 are invited to join their parents as we discover the woods along the Minnehaha River. No charge, but pre-registration requested by calling 231-347-0991 or visiting www.landtrust.org/events.
April Swirl at Crooked Tree Arts Center is Thursday, April 20th with wine and hearty hors d'oeuvres by Chandler's - A Restaurant, while Sky and Signal performs.
Guests will be surrounded by floor-to-ceiling, vibrant artwork created by students' part of CTAC's Annual Youth Arts Festival. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for the April Swirl, with food and music going until 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance per person and $20 the day of Swirl. An additional combo ticket option of $25 will be available for admittance to Swirl and the 8 p.m. performance of Neil Simons' "Fools, A Comic Fable" presented by Little Traverse Civic Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, contact the Crooked Tree Arts Center, 231-347-4337 or visit www.crookedtree.org.
Great Girls in Michigan History Exhibit Kick-Off Event is Friday, April 21st, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at the Petoskey District Library.
Michigan girls do great things. The Zonta Club of Petoskey is delighted to announce that it will be the first Zonta Club in Michigan to host the Great Girls in Michigan History exhibit, April 21 through May 17, at the Petoskey District Library. This was made possible by a $500 grant from the Petoskey Club to the Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame in 2016. PDL will host a wine and cheese reception at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 21 to kick-off the exhibit. To register for this free event, visit www.petoskeylibrary.org, or call 231.758.3100.
Sherwin Williams Super Sale is Friday, April 21st - Monday, April 24th. Take 40% off Paints and Stains and 30% off Supplies!
We are open 7:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday and 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday Visit us at 910 Spring St, located in the Bay Mall next to Dunham's.
Earth Women for Earth Day is Saturday, April 22nd, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
at Carnegie Building.
Lynch & Sons Fund for the Arts and Petoskey District Library in observance of National Poetry Month present Earth Women for Earth Day - balm for the planet, poems for the soul, potions for the body politic. A chance to observe Earth Day and National Poetry Month on Saturday, 22nd April in Downtown Petoskey when six of northern Michigan's finest poets will read at the Petoskey District Library's Carnegie Building from 4-6 p.m. Readings from Fleda Brown, Anne-Marie Oomen, Teresa J. Scollon, Jennifer Sperry Steinforth, Catherine Turnbull, and Carrie Strand Tebeau. For more information about library programs, call 231-758-3100.
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Get the girls and enjoy a Paint and Wine Night on Tuesday, April 25th, from 6 - 9 p.m. at Petoskey Farms Vineyard & Winery
(3720 Atkins Road, Petoskey). Cost: $50 ($25 of which is tax deductible). Proceeds support the Karmanos Cancer Institute of Northern Michigan Fund through McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation - assisting cancer patients diagnosed and treated at McLaren Northern Michigan.
CLICK HERE
for more details including registration and payment options.
North Central Michigan College's Lecture Series will feature internationally-renowned neuroscientist and biological anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher, on Wednesday, April 26
at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium in the Student and Community Resource Center on the Petoskey campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dr. Fisher's topic will be "Is Technology Changing Love?" Dr. Helen Fisher is a pioneer in the biology of human personality and the neurochemistry of leadership. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available in Petoskey at the North Central Michigan College Welcome Desk in the main administrative building, in the College Library and in the College Store in the Student and Community Resource Center. For more information, call 231-439-6225.
Petoskey-Bay View Country Club is serving a Pasta Buffet to benefit Br. Dan's Food Pantry Wednesday, April 26th from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring the pasta buffet, salad, bread, dessert and soft drinks. Carry out & cash bar are available. Petoskey-Bay View Country Club is located at 2328 Country Club Rd, Petoskey. For more information call: 347-2402.
Individuals in the beginning stages of starting a business, in need of accessing capital, or simply considering self-employment, will have the opportunity to attend a Starting a Business workshop Wednesday, April 26 in Petoskey.
The workshop is being offered by the Northwest Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in partnership with North Central Michigan College, and is being held from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Room 536 of the North Central Michigan College Student and Community Resource Center, 1515 Howard Street. There is no charge to attend the workshop, but pre-registration is required by contacting the SBDC at 231-922-3780. Online registration is also available at www.sbdcnorthwest.org.
Bring your documents for a complementary shred! Friday, April 28th, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Encore Financial Group,
418 Waukazoo Ave, Petoskey. Shred-It truck on site!
Etta's Food Truck
will offer lunch and a portion of proceeds will benefit
YMCA of Northern Michigan
. Visit
encorefinancialgroup.net
or call 231.627.1023 for more information.
Hotel Walloon is pleased to present The Last Good Country: Walloon Lake
, the second annual event celebrating Ernest Hemingway's connection to the northern Michigan area. The event will take place Friday, April 28th through Sunday April 30th. The three-day event package includes two nights' accommodation a meet-n-greet with Valerie Hemingway, who was both a personal assistant and daughter-in-law to the late author, take two guided tours highlighting many of the local areas featured in "The Nick Adams Stories," a "Nick Adam's" Feast accompanied by tales of Ernest Hemingway, the "Sun Also Rises" breakfast and a fly-fishing demonstration by Brian Kozmiski. For more information and to book your reservation, please call (231) 535-5000 or visit
www.HotelWalloon.com
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Find your new best friend on Saturday, April 29th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Empty the Shelters, taking place at Little Traverse Bay Humane Society in Harbor Springs
. The Bissell Pet Foundation is paying for all adoption fees that day. New adopters will also receive special AdoptBoxes full of treats, toys, collars and cleaning supplies. Interested adopters should have their application pre-approved prior to the event. For more questions, call 231-347-2396 or go to
www.ltbhs.com
On Saturday, April 29th, the Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative (MYOI) Program is holding a Pirates & Pixies event for children
. This event is a fundraiser to support foster youth who are transitioning to adulthood. The event will take place at the Zion Lutheran Church in Petoskey from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.. The church is located at 500 W. Mitchell Street. Activities include dress up, games, snacks, crafts, and silent auction. Price is $5 per child and tickets are available at the door. Proceeds from the event will help support programming for youth such as Independent Living Skills training's. Please contact Darcie Sevenski at the Department of Health and Human Services at 231-342-5117 with any questions.
The Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Inaugural Business Summit on Thursday, May 4th from 7:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at Holy Childhood Parish Hall.
The Chamber has crafted three relevant topic panels and interactive presentations with moderated Q&A discussions. You will gain insight from fellow members and industry experts! Cost is $15 for HSACC & PRCC members and $22 for non-Chamber members. Learn More About the Summit and Register Online:
Hospice of Northwest Michigan is holding a free, community screening of the documentary "Being Mortal" on May 4th,
beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Charlevoix American House located at 615 Petoskey Avenue, Charlevoix, MI. After the screening, audience members can participate in a guided conversation on how to take concrete steps to identify and communicate wishes about end-of-life goals and preferences. In February 2015, "Being Mortal" aired nationally on the PBS program "Frontline." For more information about the film, visit
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/being-mortal/
. For more information about the free screening, contact Amy Wieland, Executive Director of Hospice of Northwest Michigan at 231-547-7659 or
a.wieland@nwhealth.org
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The Northern Michigan Chorale invites YOU to Take a Musical Journey across the USA and beyond at their spring concerts at Crooked Tree Arts Center
featuring favorites by Gershwin, Rogers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Elton John and Pete Seeger. Friday May 5th and Saturday May 6th at 7:30 p.m. Matinees are Saturday May 6th and Sunday May 7th at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are now on sale for this adventure-filled musical program at the Petoskey Chamber of Commerce, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Between the Covers in Harbor Springs, or on-line at www.NMChorale.org. Adults $15, Seniors & Students $12, with age 10 & under Free.
Drive 4 UR School - Please join the Harbor Springs Baseball Program and Brown Motors Ford to raise money for the Harbor Springs Baseball Program! Test drive a Ford vehicle of your choice & Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to Harbor Springs Baseball. Brown Motors has also secured a bonus opportunity to earn money - you can do a 2nd test drive in a 2017 Ford Focus for an extra $10! Potential of $8000 for Harbor Baseball! All we need is for you to come test drive vehicles - we aren't asking for any money from you, just your time!!! WHEN: Saturday, May 6th (Little League Opening Day!)11:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.WHERE: Harbor Springs Baseball Field, 382 Hoyt Street.
Porter Creek Fish House presents a Wine versus Beer Dinner smack down.
Beer vs. Wine. Atwater Brewery vs. Materra Vineyards. Who will win? You will, when you join us for this evening of wining and dining Tuesday, May 9th at 6:00 p.m. featuring four beer tastings and four wine tastings paired with four tasty courses created by Chef Scott Lyons. If during the evening you find a new favorite beer or wine, discounted prices make it easy to take some home. $60 per person. Grab a friend or two and rsvp asap as space is limited: Wendy 231-582-9900 or wendy.roberts@sommersetpointe.com
Odawa Casino hosts the 7th annual Health & Wellness Fair on Wednesday, May 10th, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm in Ovation Hall at Odawa Casino.
The event, which is free to the public, provides health and wellness screenings and delivers useful wellness information. In addition to the free screenings, the event features healthy cooking demonstrations, product samples from health and wellness vendors of all kinds, as well as several door prize drawings. The Health and Wellness Fair will include displays by more than 50 vendors this year, including Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Department of Human Services, McLaren Northern Michigan and many of our smaller local business in the area. For more information call 877-442-6464.
Korthase Flinn is proud to sponsor Rollin' for Gold BUNCO night at City Park Grill on Thursday, May 11, 6:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. to benefit Camp Quality.
Camp Quality serves children with cancer and their families by providing year-round programs, experiences, and companionship at no cost. Bunco is a social dice game involving 100% luck - no experience needed to enjoy this fun game of chance for an amazing cause! Admission is a $25 donation to Camp Quality with complimentary appetizers and cash bar. Participants must pre-register as 60 spots will go fast! Silent Auction, 50/50 raffle and Prizes!
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Join North Central Michigan College for Earth Day EveryDay!
Check out great presentations and seminars each day in honor of Earth Day, Monday April 17th - April 23rd. All events are FREE and open to the public, but reservations are required. Please call 231-348-6613 or email
ccefaq@ncmich.edu
to reserve a spot. For more information, go to
www.ncmich.edu
or
click here
to view the calendar. Earth Day EveryDay is sponsored by the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program of North Central Michigan College of Petoskey. Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENVS) is a dynamic new, two-year academic and career pathway that focuses on human behavior and our impacts on the environment. Please join us at one of the events.
Get your tickets now for 'FOOLS', presented by Little Traverse Civic Theatre, a hilarious comedy by Neil Simon.
Performance dates are April 20th - 23rd and 27th -29th at the Crooked Tree Arts Center. "Fools" is the story of a man who gets a teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet in the late 19th century. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down. He learns that there is a curse on the village of Chronic Stupidity for the last 200 years. Complications ensue when he falls in love and he discovers that if he stays over 24 hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes Stupid. Get your tickets now at www.ltct.org!
Check out these awesome anniversary specials at Jets Pizza for the month of April. On Mondays and Wednesdays, a 1 topping large pizza is just $7.99. Jets Pizza is located at 302 W Mitchell St, Petoskey. Call in your order today at 231-487-1600.
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Maple River Golf is open for the season.
Grab your clubs and enjoy some golf. Take advantage of a $20 golf special until the end of April -includes 9 holes and a cart. Maple River is also forming leagues. Men's League Wednesday nights starting at 5:30pm, Women's League Thursday night starting at 5:30 p.m. and Couples League on Friday starting at 5:30 p.m. After golf, you can enjoy a great meal and refreshing beverage in the Maple River Resort.
Jack Van Treese and Associates is offering a stellar opportunity for those looking to purchase property on Crooked Lake.
Introducing Unit #35, a one bedroom one and a half bathroom fully furnished unit. It is located on the third floor offering some of the greatest views of Crooked Lake the Inland House has to offer. The unit comes with two deeded dock slips, a golf package for four family members at Maple River Golf and a $1,000 Maple River Pub credit (extra dock slip and golf and pub credit value of $13,000). Purchase price of $169,000. Call 347-3943 for details or click here.
Dust off your clubs, Hidden River and Casting Club is open for the 2017 season!
Experience one of Northern Michigan's Best with Hidden River Golf & Casting Club. Call ahead for tee times at 231.529.4653 or visit
www.hiddenriver.com
. Hidden River is located at 7688 Maple River Rd, Brutus.
Get on the Map!! A Caricature Map of Petoskey! Get your business on the map now for a reduced price!!
For only $285 you get your business on the map and get 20 free maps. Our goal is to get at least 100 businesses, which would get 2000 maps out in the area with your business on it! Please consider this unique opportunity! Your sign-up benefits the Petoskey Girls Basketball Program. For every sign-up the program gets $40. Thank you for considering! For more information, or to sign up, you may e-mail Bryan Shaw at
shaw.bj.t@petoskeyschools.org
The 100 Men Campaign and Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) invite local men to become part of the solution in ending violence against women and girls.
Northern Michigan men who support the 100 Men Campaign with a contribution of $100 or more by May 31st, will have their names published in upcoming newspaper advertisements. Funds support WRCNM's local educational and prevention efforts. Submit donations online at wrcnm.org; by mail to WRCNM's 100 Men Campaign, 423 Porter Street, Petoskey, MI 49770; or by calling the WRCNM at 231-347-0067. Learn more about the 100 Men Campaign online at wrcnm.org/100-men-campaign. Take action to create positive change in our community and end violence against women and girls.
Ever feel like helping out, connecting with people for a great cause, but just didn't know where to go?
Volunteer Connections, your local web based tool is a great way for people in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties to connect and find ways to volunteer. All you have to do click on VOLUNTEER from the Char-Em United Way website, log in and look around. You'll find lots of opportunities to volunteer at a large variety of places around town. Char-Em United Way, uniting the people and the resources of Charlevoix and Emmet Counties to build strong communities. Go ahead - click and give a whole lot of YOU. Any questions? Give us a call (231) 487-1006, visit our website http://charemunitedway.galaxydigital.com/, or find us on facebook!
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Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce | 231-347-4150 |
www.petoskeychamber.com
401 E. Mitchell St. Petoskey, MI 49770
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