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EventsThursday, August 22, 2013

STORY

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By Heather DeLong

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By Heather DeLong

From Northern Indiana to

Cheboygan, join as hundreds of classic

cars tour nostalgic Old 27! Coldwater

Country is one of the Tour stops and

offers a Capri Drive-In movie experi-

ence for a touch of nostalgia, and has

114 beautiful lakes within a north and

south chain of lakes system. Also in

Coldwater, you can enjoy an old-fash-

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refreshments along with many Victorian

Be sure to include astop at the GaylordSalvation ArmyFamily Store in yourupcoming Labor Day plans.The store will be open on LaborDay from 10 am until 7 pm, and

for one day only, pricing for allclothing items in the store willbe offered at 50% off.PHOTOBY JIM AKANS

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Valerie Courtright makes her first

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The Emmet-Charlevoix

County Fair continues

today through this week-

end at the Petoskey

Fairgrounds! As long as

tickets are still available,

country recording artist

Justin Moore will be per-

forming on the grandstand

on Thursday, August 22nd.

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By Heather DeLong

If you turn your head after you see a

corvette while driving down the road,

Mackinaw City has something in store for

you this weekend. The 24th Annual Corvette

Crossroads Auto Show is taking place this

Saturday at the Mackinaw Crossings Mall

parking lot! The Mackinaw City Chamber of

Commerce proudly presents this annual

show, along with the help of local businesses

in the area.Beginning Saturday morning with registra-

tion and check-in at 9 am, hundreds of own-

ers of beautiful Corvettes will be getting

ready to display their sports cars to the pub-

lic. The show will take place from 10 am to 2

pm. During the day there will also be a Poker

Walk and door prizes for show participants.

At 7 pm dont miss the Corvettes on

Parade drive through downtown Mackinaw

City and across the Mackinac Bridge. All

corvettes are welcome to join! Kelly Vieau

from the Mackinaw Chamber of Commerce

adds, Last year there were 237 Corvettes on

display, and there must have been over a

thousand visitors in and around the area

who came to see. Be sure to vote for your

favorite Corvette in each of the 16 different

classes!

Anyone looking for a fun weekend in the

Straights Area will be pleased with the area

beaches, boat ferries to Mackinac Island,

tours of historic sites, the Jack PineLumberjack Show nightly at 7:30 pm, and an

Arts and Crafts Show. Contact the Mackinaw

City Chamber of Commerce at (231) 436-

5574 or visit www.mackinawchamber.com

for more information or to retrieve a regis-

tration form for the 24th Annual Corvette

Crossroads Auto Show!

*To contact Heather DeLong for any comments,

questions or concerns, she can be reached at

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By Jim Akans

The third annual Boomers & Seniors

Expo event will be held at the Otsego

County Sportsplex on Wednesday,

September 4th, from 1 to 6 pm. Folks of

every age will have a unique opportunity to

learn about the many different services and

products available for the boomer genera-

tion and for senior citizens right here in

northern Lower Michigan.

This year, over 80 vendors are expected at

the event, representing a diverse array ofservices and products specifically addressing

a wide array of needs, including housing

options, in-home services, medical products

and services, financial planning, elder law,

health and aging awareness, nutrition, recre-

ational resources, and much more.

Jim Driver, one of the organizers for the

event, observes, This is an exciting opportu-

nity for people to explore a wide-ranging

array of information in a single af ternoon,

and talk to the people behind those products

and services. It would normally take weeks

of someones time to visit each of these pro-

fessionals individually.

There will also be several special presenta-

tions throughout the day during the EXPO,

with representatives offering insights from

their areas of expertise.

The Boomers & Seniors Expo event is

free to attend, and is being sponsored by The

Home Depot of Gaylord, Heartland Home

Health, Gaylord Community Funeral Home,

and Hospice of Michigan. The Otsego

County Sportsplex is located at 1250 Gornick

Avenue in Gaylord.

For additional information and a full list of

this years vendors and event sponsors,

please visit www.gaylordseniorexpo.com

Job seekers and employers can connect

with each other at the Michigan Virtual

Career Fair August 28 from 10 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. at Northwest Michigan Works! Service

Centers in Cadillac, Petoskey and Traverse

City.

MiVirtualCareerFair is an online career

fair organized by the Michigan Economic

Development Corporation (MEDC) and fea-

tures jobs in all industries from across the

entire state. Northwest Michigan Works! is

providing computer access for job seekers

who want to participate. Staff will be avail-

able to help job seekers with targeted job

search techniques that are suited to a virtu-

al environment.

We are thrilled to partner with MEDC on

this event, said Janie McNabb, Northwest

Michigan Works! chief operating officer.

This is a great chance for job seekers in

northwest Lower Michigan to access both

the online job fair and to connect with a

career advisor for help in making their job

search a success.

MiVirtualCareerFair allows employers to

connect with top talent and gives job seek-

ers the opportunity to apply for dozens of

available positions without the inconven-

ience and expense of traditional job fairs.

Within MiVirtualCareerFair, employers host

exhibitor booths that include links to job

postings, company profiles, employee bene-

fits, and employer contact information, and

allow job seekers to communicate one-on-

one with company representatives.

MiVirtualCareerFair will provide opportu-

nities for live conversations between busi-

nesses and job seekers via instant chat

and/or webcams. Job seekers will also be

able to upload rsums for job listings.

There are more than 60,000 jobs avail-

able in various industries on the Pure

Michigan Talent Connect website, which

connects Michigan employers to qualified

talent as well as provides resources for job

seekers, said Joe Quick, Manager of Talent

Programs, Michigan Economic

Development Corporation. The virtual

career fair allows us to extend those

resources to job seekers and employers byconnecting them through a live, 3-D virtual

environment, without leaving their home or

office. MiVirtualCareerFair is just one more

innovative way the state of Michigan is con-

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For more information and to register in

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The third annual Boomers & Seniors Expo event will be held at the Otsego

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Labor Day Sale at

GAYLORD SALVATION ARMY FAMILY STOREwill offer huge savings onclothing items

By Jim Akans

Be sure to include a stop at the Gaylord

Salvation Army Family Store in your upcom-

ing Labor Day plans. The store will be open

on Labor Day from 10 am until 7 pm, and for

one day only, pricing for all clothing items in

the store will be offered at 50% off. Now

thats a fantastic way to update the wardrobe

with quality, gently-used items an enjoy phe-

nomenal pricing at the same time.The Salvation Army Family Store and

Donation Center in Gaylord is a win-win for

both area shoppers and for the local com-

munity. The shop, one of six being rolled out

in the organizations Eastern Michigan divi-

sion between 2012 and 2014, opened on

October 26th of last year, and is operated

under the direction of Timothy Schroeder,

Thrift Store Manager and Maria Alsobrooks,

Assistant Store Manager.

The inventory we carry comes from com-

munity donations, Schroeder explains, and

we rotate that inventory consistently to keep

it fresh for our customers. Our revenue, after

expenses, is utilized to help fund the work

the Salvation Army does in this community

for those in need.

Brian Jergenson, Business Manager for

Salvation Army in Otsego County, notes, In

Otsego County, much of the funding we

receive is used to help residents in need of

assistance for paying utility bills. We work in

cooperation with First Call for Help and the

Otsego Housing & Homeless Coalition and

other community service organizations in

assisting individuals and families in need.

We also provide disaster assistance for shel-

ter and food, and on a more limited basis, we

offer help for paying for prescriptions and

gas vouchers.

Revenue from the Gaylord Salvation Army

Family Store is critical in supporting the

Salvation Armys mission of Doing the Most

Good. The store also provides employment

for approximately 20 people. Shoppers are

impressed with the stores clean, well lit and

organized atmosphere, as well as the out-

standing values that can be found among

the huge variety of items ranging from mens,

womens and childrens clothing, books,

DVDs, household and kitchen ware, toys,

and even large items such as furniture, tele-visions and appliances.

Schroeder points out, Our assistant man-

ager, Maria Alsobrooks, has many years of

retail experience. She has done and excel-

lent job arranging the items in our store and

regularly reorganizes that inventory so shop-

pers find something new when they visit. We

also offer a 15-percent discount for Senior

shoppers every Wednesday, and a 15-percent

discount for those serving or who have

served in the military on Thursdays.

Shoppers will also find half-off specials

each week, and the store offers pick-up serv-

ice for donated items. In keeping with the

organizations mission of Doing the Most

Good, clothing items that arent sold are

baled and sent to 3rd world countries.

Many people dont realize that the

Salvation Army is a church, states

Schroeder. We are Christian mission and a

Christ-center organization. We are about

helping others.

The Salvation Army Family Store is located

at 919 S. Otsego Avenue in Gaylord, and is

open Monday through Saturday from 10 am

until 7 pm. For those wishing to drop off

items for donation (this is especially wel-

come during the slower first few months of

the year), they can stop by between 9 am

and 7 pm Monday through Saturday phone

(989) 448-2357

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