SPONSOR THE BIZ BLAST
IS YOUR BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION IN NEED OF SOME GREAT EXPOSURE?
RESERVE YOUR SPOT AS A BIZ BLAST SPONSOR FOR ONLY $50/per wk.
THE COST IS AFFORDABLE AND THE EXPOSURE IS HIGH.
For more information, call the Chamber office at 231.547.2101 or email fratrick@charlevoix.org
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NOW PRESENTING: LEAD by Local!
LEAD by Local is an educational program presented by the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce and its members. The program features continual opportunities for learning, connecting, generating leads, and developing professionals.
UPCOMING SESSIONS:
October 14, 11:00AM – Investments in 2020: The Election & The Market, The World After COVID-19 – presented by Tabatha Simpson and Carrie Titus of Edward Jones Investments.
**All attendees in this session will be entered to win a $50 Chamber Check!**
October 28, 11:00AM – Cybersecurity: Identifying Malware & Basic Remediation – presented by Leah Olson of N Point Strategies
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4 The Local
A Discount Membership program for the local community that will be helping the local community. We will provide discounts to local members at local businesses and donate 25-30% back to local charities in the area. Helping locals support one another.
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Kids Coloring Contest!!
All Month
Kids of all ages can participate in our month-long “Time with Eagles” coloring contest. Each child may submit 1 coloring page to the Charlevoix Circle of Arts during October for a chance to win an original photograph by Bill Dietrich! Visit: CHARLEVOIXCIRCLE.ORG to download and print, or stop by the CCA to pick one up.
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Fall Festival
October 3
8-5pm
Crisp, cool weather! Crunchy, juicy, flavor-full apples! Hot, fresh donuts….all your FALL FAVORITES at Friske’s Fall Festival! Enjoy: Wagon Rides, Live Music with Scott Hankins, Apple Streusel Pancake Breakfast • Special Cafe Lunch Menu • Specialty Food & Gift Shopping • LOTS of kids activities • Scratch Baked Goods Galore and SO MUCH MORE. Click HERE for more details!
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Michiganders Can Give Energy Input at Virtual Open Houses
October 13
1pm
You’re invited to participate in the third in a series of virtual public open houses hosted by Consumers Energy to gather suggestions for its Clean Energy Plan. The plan eliminates coal and helps achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
At the open houses, Consumers Energy wants to learn what’s most important to their customers and key stakeholders and to learn their vision of the state’s energy future.
The third session will be Tue. Oct. 13 at 1:00 p.m. and will focus on Protecting our Planet. To participate in the open house, visit www.MICleanEnergy.com for links to join the event. The open house is scheduled to last 45-minutes.
The final open house will be held:
- 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10: A Smarter Energy Future
The public input will help inform Consumers Energy’s suggested Clean Energy Plan updates to the Michigan Public Service Commission in June 2021.
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Friske Apple Festival
October 9-10, 2020
8-5pm
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Canadian Brass
October 18, 2020
4pm | 7:30pm
Great Lakes Center for the Arts
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Cheers to 123 Years of Fashion! |
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Our great grandfather opened our first store 123 years ago. We have changed a lot over the years. We no longer carry wedding dresses, fishing rods, box fans, glassware, etc.; but we do continue to sell great fashion.
Our commitment to serving you and being a part of your community has not changed since 1897. To mark this milestone, we have an Anniversary Sale like none other. We are so excited to share the celebration of 123 years with you!
The communities we serve are so important to us and this year we have taken a local approach to our Give-Back Tuesday! This year, we have asked each of our 64 storefront locations to select a local organization to donate 10% of their stores sales to on Tuesday, 10/6. The 65th location, our web store, has selected the national organization Color of Change to donate to on this day.
We are excited to make this Give-Back Tuesday and Anniversary celebration the best one yet!
We are also proud to be a chamber member in all of our 65 communities.
If you want to learn more about our history you can check us out at gliks.com on the about us page. We hope to see you at our Anniversary event September 28th - October 11th!
Jeff and Jim Glik
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Construction Begins for Great Lakes Energy Headquarters Expansion |
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A ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the Great Lakes Energy headquarters was held Wednesday, September 23, in Boyne City. The expansion will provide much-needed infrastructure and space for the growth the electric cooperative has experienced in recent years.
Truestream, GLE’s new fiber internet and voice network, plays a vital role in the need to expand. Launched in 2018 in rural parts of Emmet, Charlevoix, and Cheboygan counties, Truestream brings high-speed internet, with speeds up to 1 Gig, and voice services to homes and businesses that have long been without broadband. To learn more about this click HERE.
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Charlevoix County Commission on Aging October Updates |
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Meals Update
- We are providing Hot Home Delivered Meals to our home bound clients by $3 donation.
- We are providing weekly Disaster Meals delivered by reservation to any Charlevoix County resident 60 years old or older so that our most vulnerable do not need to leave their homes as often. This is a once a week delivery of a Hot Meal and 6 frozen meals. This need to be ordered through the COA office 231-237-0103 on the Thursday before the week you want it and is a $3 donation per meal.
- We are continuing to provide Hot Curbside Pick-up meals at each of our Senior Centers five days a week by $3 donation – NO Reservations needed! 😊
- Emergency Shelf Stable Meals will be provided to all of our Home Delivered Meal Clients in November. Emergency Shelf Stable Meals were made available for order to all aging adults receiving meals from the COA during this Pandemic. Those who have ordered them by the cutoff date, will be receiving these via curbside pick-up in November. These meals had to be ordered by the end of September as the COA contacts with JA Foods for this service.
Click HERE for Activities and Service updates! Please print our Calendars, “Like” our Facebook Page “Charlevoix County Commission on Aging”, follow us on Instagram “Charlevoixcountycoa” and look all the other goings on either on the Senior Hi-Lites Newsletter page or the Menus / Calendars and Activities pages of our website at www.charlevoixcounty/Commission_on_Aging .
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Charlevoix Circle of Arts "Time with Eagles" |
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Visit our "Time with Eagles" exhibit: a photographic study by local photographer Bill Dietrich. Bill Dietrich is a respected local wildlife photographer and a founding member of the Charlevoix Photography Club. Images featured in “Time With Eagles” were taken locally in Northern Michigan and in the Pacific Northwest in La Conner, Washington. Whether you are an eagle enthusiast, nature lover, or photography fan – we welcome your visit to this inspiring show. Exhibit runs September 18 to October 31. Visit CharlevoixCircle.org
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90 Day "Every-Day" Give Away from My Grandmother's Table |
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My Grandmother’s Table will gratefully give away Dinner for Two each day from October 1, 2020 thru December 31, 2020!
Here are some of the specifics:
To participate in this contest during the month of October, you must be 60 years of age or older. To enter this contest in November, you must be an Essential Worker. And, to win Dinner for Two in December, you must be home bound.
There are 2 ways to Enter:
Call 231-437-3132 each day between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM –OR Send an email to MyGrandmothersTable@yahoo.com between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM.
Entries in October for those 60 years of age and older: Leave us your Name, Phone Number and Age.
Entries in November for those identified as Essential Workers: Leave us your Name, Phone Number and Occupation.
Entries in December for those Home-Bound: Leave us your Name, Phone Number and Reason for being Home-Bound. Winners will be notified by phone or email the day after they entered.
Each winner will be given a Claim Number. You may claim your free Dinner for Two any day from October 1, 2020 until May 1, 2021. You may also give your Claim Number to another as a gift. Now, quite frankly, I wouldn’t mind having my stocking stuffed with that! But I digress. Each eligible participant may enter daily as long as they meet the designated criteria.
If you haven’t won on a particular day’s drawing, you most certainly may enter again for the next day’s drawing and so forth and so on, until you win! Or, until the contest ends! Whichever comes first!
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Seeking Mental Health Care: Advice from People Who've Been There |
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Even though mental illness affects everyone, certain racial groups face disparities when it comes to receiving mental health help.
To commemorate Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, we reached out to members of our employee resource networks to share their mental health experiences. The stories are all different, but the takeaway is largely the same: getting professional help can be life changing. READ MORE
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McLaren Northern Michigan Welcomes New Interventional Cardiologist |
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McLaren Northern Michigan is pleased to welcome board-certified interventional cardiologist, Stephen J. Mattichak, MD, to Michigan Heart & Vascular Specialists.
Born and raised in Michigan, Dr. Mattichak’s love for medicine started in high school when studying biochemistry anatomy. After high school, Dr. Mattichak went to Wayne State School of Medicine for his medical degree. He completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Mattichak completed two fellowships at William Beaumont Hospital including an Adult Clinical Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Mattichak has a special interest in interventional and preventative cardiology including vascular biology and inflammation, peripheral vascular medicine, peripheral endovascular procedures, stroke management, and correction of patent foramen ovalis to prevent strokes and migraines. “Each and every patient experience means a lot to me. Helping people understand and manage their symptoms while improving quality of life is very rewarding,” he expressed.
When not practicing medicine or spending time with his two daughters, Dr. Mattichak likes to travel, paddle board, kayak, ski, fish, listen to music, cook, cycle, and go to the theatre.
For more information on cardiology services, or to make an appointment with Dr. Mattichak, please call 231-487-2490.
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Community Foundation and Health Department Partner to Provide School Nurses |
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Ten years ago, the Community Foundation was part of an effort to provide school nurses across Charlevoix County and recently made a grant to sustain that service for hundreds of local children. “Healthcare services provided by school nurses are important in our local schools every day, and they are especially important today. We are so fortunate to be in a position to partner with the Health Department of Northwest Michigan to make these services a reality for the benefit of our students and our school districts,” explains Chip Hansen, president of the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.
A grant for $130,000 from the Community Foundation will help the Health Department provide two full-time school nurses to serve in Boyne City, Boyne Falls, and East Jordan Public Schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Charlevoix Public Schools was able to fill the gap in health support on their own. Confirmed funding for the current school year will also provide time for the Health Department to engage with the school districts and other potential partners to explore collaborations aimed at sustaining the school nursing program for the longer term.
To see the full press release and learn more about the partnership and school nurse program click HERE.
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Raven Hill Weekly Updates |
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Click HERE to view Raven Hill's weekly updated. It is filled with information about what they have been working on while being closed to the public.
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Have a business or member success story? We want to hear it! Hitting a growth landmark, meeting a personal or financial business goal, being awarded industry certifications or recognition's… we want to share that accomplishment. Member Success is a new section in our Biz Blast where we will highlight stories of member businesses and employees. Submit your information for the newsletter on our website submission form.
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Membership in the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce is open to all businesses, organizations and individuals. It is a policy of the Charlevoix Chamber that membership does not constitute political or issue endorsement. |
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The easiest way to find jobs in the Charlevoix Area! Click below for a list of jobs with our chamber members. |
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Bartenders/ Servers
American Spoon
Seasonal Retail Associate
Full-Time Architect
Comfort Keepers
Caregivers - More than a Living!
Senior Center Cook
Part and Full Time Seasonal Retail Sales
Edgewater Inn Condominium Hotel
Housekeeping
Front Desk Clerk
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Automotive Technician
Assistant Office Manager
Multiple Positions
Send resumes to jobs@hotelearl.com
Hiring Staff
Swim School Coordinator
Lifeguards
Full & Part-Time (Seasonal) Staff for All Positions
Hiring All Positions
Activities Staff
Culinary Staff
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For more information on these openings view our Jobs page by clicking the link below! Is your business hiring? Send us the position information and we will post it! |
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Please visit the below resources for other job opportunities in our area.
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