20-20 Business Profile Shipping Virtually Any Holiday Gift…AnywhereThe Professionals at Pak Mail Send it With a Smile By Jim Akans It may be during the holiday gift-giving season, or when the kids are going off to college, or perhaps when that once revered family treasure has finally been sold on eBay…when it’s time to ship, …
Lee Ballard Celebrates Five Years at Springs Window Fashions At a plant meeting on Wednesday, plant leaders of Springs Window Fashions in Grayling presented a service award to Lee Ballard, of Lake City, for completing five years at the Grayling window treatment manufacturer.Mr. Ballard started at the wood processing operation on November 18, 2005, and …
20-20 Article The Biggby Coffee ExperiencePopular Gaylord Bistro offers service, ambience and comfort By Jim Akans This past summer, Biggby Coffee in Gaylord celebrated a hallmark event; passing the three year mark in business since establishing the bistro on the northwest corner of I-75 and Main street back on June 25th, 2007. Since that time, …
Still Time for Year-end Financial Moves The holiday season is always a busy time of year, so you’re probably pretty busy. But it is important to take some time now to evaluate year-end financial moves that may be beneficial in preparing for your financial future.Which year-end moves should you consider? You will want to talk …
Girls Hoops Snowbirds rally past host Pickford Miller shows up big in paint as St. Mary edges strong U.P. foe; Hamlin leads Vikings past Leland By Mike Dunn PICKFORD – Gaylord St. Mary posted a huge early-season win on Friday, Dec. 4, staging a second-half rally to edge host Pickford 51-45 in non-league girls’ action. …
Hockey Report Gaylord splits in Houghton tourney Petoskey edges Alpena on home ice as Stinger puts sting on Wildcats by Mike Dunn HOUGHTON — The Gaylord hockey team performed well way up north over the weekend. The Blue Devils participated in the annual Joe Bukovich Classic in Houghton and earned a split. After falling 2-1 …
Joburg girls off to strong start Reasner makes auspicious varsity debut as J-L surges to wins over Fairview, Vanderbilt by Mike Dunn VANDERBILT — The Johannesburg-Lewiston girls are off to another strong start. Coach Heather Huff’s troops took care of business in a big way against Fairview, posting a 69-35 victory in the season opener …
Petoskey 41, St. Ignace 32 Northmen pull away in final minute Tamm, LeBlanc free throws provide separation on scoreboard; Ance is MVP as Petoskey takes tourney title By Mike Dunn PETOSKEY – The first game was a rout; the second game was a battle. The Petoskey girls won both over the weekend to claim the …
TOP CHOICE 2010 VOLLEYBALL Player of the Year: Tayler Friend, PellstonCoach of the Year, Tim McNitt, Pellston FIRST TEAMMolly Warren (12), CheboyganCarly Searles (12), PetoskeyTayler Friend (11), PellstonKristi Lewis (12), PellstonKelsie Blamer (12), MioMelissa Carroll (12), Johannesburg-Lewiston SECOND TEAMRicci Swiderek (12), CheboyganMegan Estep (11), OnawayKerby Tamm (12), PetoskeyMegan Tompkins (10), PetoskeyShelby Hughey (11), PellstonSamantha McNitt …
Kirtland falls to host Cougars, 83-70 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Kirtland Community College mens basketball team couldn’t claw by the host Columbus State Community College Cougars on Saturday, Dec. 4, falling 83-70 in a non-conference clash. The visiting Firebirds (6-3 overall) outgunned the Cougars, 40-33, in the second half. But that wasn’t nearly enough to …
Lady Birds get defensive in tourney win, 63-51 JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – The Kirtland Community College womens basketball team headed home from the Promo Specialties Jayhawk Classic basketball tournament with a much-needed win, as the Firebirds topped Westmoreland Community College, 63-51, in a second-round matchup Saturday, Dec. 4. The win came just one day after Kirtland …
HOME TEAM IN CAPITOL LETTERS Boys Basketball 12/09 7:30 PM PETOSKEY vs. Ogemaw Heights Boys Basketball 12/09 7:30 PM BOYNE CITY vs. Gaylord St Mary Boys Basketball 12/09 6:00 PM FAIRVIEW vs. Arenac Eastern Boys Basketball 12/09 6:00 PM MANCELONA vs. Lake CityBoys Basketball 12/10 7:30 PM PETOSKEY vs. Marquette Boys Basketball 12/10 7:30 PM …
Girls Basketball 11/30 7:30 PM Boyne City Cheboygan 43-60 Girls Basketball 11/30 6:00 PM Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Fairview 69-35 Girls Basketball 11/30 Tawas Area vs. Mio 54-28 Girls Basketball 12/01 Boyne Falls vs. Atlanta 72-27Girls Basketball 12/01 Roscommon vs. Grayling 47-35 Girls Basketball 12/01 Pellston vs. Mackinaw City 43-39Girls Basketball 12/01 Rogers City vs. Onaway 26-60 …
Gaylord 67, Boyne City 25 Blue Devils power to first victory ‘Kamikaze Kim’ fuels early surge for visiting Gaylord by Mike Dunn BOYNE CITY – The Gaylord girls rebounded in a big way from their opening-game loss to talented St. Ignace, going on the road on Thursday, Nov. 30, to defeat scrappy Boyne City 67-25. …
A Few Small Maintenance Tasks Can Save Big on Energy Bills By Jim Akans The arrival of colder winter weather can have a huge impact on monthly home heating bills. A few simple home maintenance tasks, however, can significantly reduce home energy usage, as well as the amount of hard earned cash traveling out of …
Strong Rebound in Pending Home SalesCompiled from the National Association of Realtors by Ed Wohlfeil, Broker/Owner Keith Dressel RealtyPending home sales jumped in October, showing a positive uptrend since bottoming in June, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, rose 10.4 percent to 89.3 based on contracts signed …
5583 Frontier Trail, GaylordReal Estate One, Gaylord (989) 705-8284 Well-Appointed Home on Five AcresNorthern retreat features elegance inside and out By Jim Akans This is the life. A spacious, elegantly appointed home on five gorgeous northern Michigan acres. It’s hard to imagine how living the good life “up north” could get any better than this. …
Hockey Report Gaylord splits in Houghton tourney Petoskey edges Alpena on home ice as Stinger puts sting on Wildcats by Mike Dunn HOUGHTON — The Gaylord hockey team performed well way up north over the weekend. The Blue Devils participated in the annual Joe Bukovich Classic in Houghton and earned a split. After falling 2-1 …
Joburg girls off to strong start Reasner makes auspicious varsity debut as J-L surges to wins over Fairview, Vanderbilt by Mike Dunn VANDERBILT — The Johannesburg-Lewiston girls are off to another strong start. Coach Heather Huff’s troops took care of business in a big way against Fairview, posting a 69-35 victory in the season opener …
Petoskey 41, St. Ignace 32 Northmen pull away in final minute Tamm, LeBlanc free throws provide separation on scoreboard; Ance is MVP as Petoskey takes tourney title By Mike Dunn PETOSKEY – The first game was a rout; the second game was a battle. The Petoskey girls won both over the weekend to claim the …
TOP CHOICE 2010 VOLLEYBALL Player of the Year: Tayler Friend, PellstonCoach of the Year, Tim McNitt, Pellston FIRST TEAMMolly Warren (12), CheboyganCarly Searles (12), PetoskeyTayler Friend (11), PellstonKristi Lewis (12), PellstonKelsie Blamer (12), MioMelissa Carroll (12), Johannesburg-Lewiston SECOND TEAMRicci Swiderek (12), CheboyganMegan Estep (11), OnawayKerby Tamm (12), PetoskeyMegan Tompkins (10), PetoskeyShelby Hughey (11), PellstonSamantha McNitt …
Kirtland falls to host Cougars, 83-70 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Kirtland Community College mens basketball team couldn’t claw by the host Columbus State Community College Cougars on Saturday, Dec. 4, falling 83-70 in a non-conference clash. The visiting Firebirds (6-3 overall) outgunned the Cougars, 40-33, in the second half. But that wasn’t nearly enough to …
Lady Birds get defensive in tourney win, 63-51 JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – The Kirtland Community College womens basketball team headed home from the Promo Specialties Jayhawk Classic basketball tournament with a much-needed win, as the Firebirds topped Westmoreland Community College, 63-51, in a second-round matchup Saturday, Dec. 4. The win came just one day after Kirtland …
HOME TEAM IN CAPITOL LETTERS Boys Basketball 12/09 7:30 PM PETOSKEY vs. Ogemaw Heights Boys Basketball 12/09 7:30 PM BOYNE CITY vs. Gaylord St Mary Boys Basketball 12/09 6:00 PM FAIRVIEW vs. Arenac Eastern Boys Basketball 12/09 6:00 PM MANCELONA vs. Lake CityBoys Basketball 12/10 7:30 PM PETOSKEY vs. Marquette Boys Basketball 12/10 7:30 PM …
Girls Basketball 11/30 7:30 PM Boyne City Cheboygan 43-60 Girls Basketball 11/30 6:00 PM Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Fairview 69-35 Girls Basketball 11/30 Tawas Area vs. Mio 54-28 Girls Basketball 12/01 Boyne Falls vs. Atlanta 72-27Girls Basketball 12/01 Roscommon vs. Grayling 47-35 Girls Basketball 12/01 Pellston vs. Mackinaw City 43-39Girls Basketball 12/01 Rogers City vs. Onaway 26-60 …