Spring Coming Early to Petoskey

February 16, 2010

New Jobs & Stimulus Money Add a Touch of Spring
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love Spring. The birds start singing, colors start popping out of the ground and trees start leafing out as temperatures begin to mellow.

Hope springs eternal in Spring!
The recent Meijer job fair at North Central Michigan College helped to boost the [...]

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Kitchen Updates Help Sell Homes

February 9, 2010

Kitchens are Important to Home Buyers
I was reading in the Petoskey News-Review an article about how to upgrade your kitchen cabinets by giving them a face lift.

Changing out the doors and hardware is an inexpensive alternative to installing all new cabinets.
The same day, I ran across an article on how Kitchens Sell Homes. The author [...]

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High Tech Ketchup Pack

February 5, 2010

Heinz Has Upgraded Their Ketchup Packet
In this down economy while others are scaling back on research and development, Heinz has announced a huge upgrade to their lowly ketchup packet.

Heinz sells over 11 million of cases of ketchup packets a year and there are 1500 packets in a case. That’s a lot of single serving ketchup!
The [...]

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Bears Love Playgrounds in Petoskey, MI

February 1, 2010

Petoskey Michigan Bears are a Playful Bunch of Characters
My sister sent me the following in an email:
A family that lives on the outskirts of Petoskey , Michigan  decided to build a sturdy, colorful playground for their 3 and 4 year old sons. They lined the bottom with smooth-stone gravel all around to avoid knee scrapes [...]

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Is Tanning Safe?

January 30, 2010

Is Pale Skin Safer than a Good Tan?
What is it about a tan that makes us feel better? Why do so many equate a nice tan with health – especially when more and more research is showing up on the link between tanning and DNA damage and skin cancer?
A recent report from London reported – [...]

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Petoskey Grain Train Heading to Boyne City?

January 29, 2010

Grain Train in Petoskey Mi Considers a Second Location
The Grain Train Coop at 220 Mitchell in Petoskey is considering a second location in Boyne City.

Will the Grain Train connect the two stores by rail? Now that would be cool!
The Grain Train Natural Foods Market sits on the shore of beautiful Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey, [...]

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No Carp Diem for the Asian Carp

January 27, 2010

Michigan Lawmaker Wants Action on Asian Carp Issue
Kevin Elsenheimer, Republican Leader in the Michigan House, wants a Northern Michigan summit on the invasive Asian carp, a fish many believe poses an environmental and economic threat to the entire Great Lakes ecosystem.

What to do, what to do against the invasive Asian carp will be the focus [...]

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How to Deal with Disaster

January 23, 2010

Michigan – Emergency Weather Bulletin
This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan after a severe snow storm …
The Mining Journal,Marquette, MI
WEATHER BULLETIN
Up here in the Northern part of Michigan we just recovered from a Historic event — may I even say a “Weather Event” [...]

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Prepare for Disaster in Petoskey

January 20, 2010

Are You Prepared for a Disaster Should One Strike Petoskey?
Imagine a scenario like the one in Haiti hitting our little town of Petoskey. Are you prepared to live for two weeks or more without access to food, water, power and the other elements of daily survival we take for granted?

Yesterday’s aftershock in the Cayman Islands [...]

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Petoskey to Lower Nuisance Factor

January 19, 2010

Nuisances Will Need to Change Their Ways in Petoskey MI
The city council in Petoskey is considering new measures for cleaning up specific nuisances such as unsecured or unsafe buildings, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles kept on private property and disabled motor vehicles on public property.

I guess Sanford & Son will have to clean up or move [...]

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