April 14 2009

Chamber Events and Updates
April 14, 2009

Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce
Serving the Mackinaw Area since 1955
www.mackinawchamber.com
Mackinaw Crossings Mall, P.O. Box 856,
Mackinaw City, Michigan, 49701
(231) 436-5574

What's In This Issue

• Chamber Benefit Supper
• Chamber of Commerce Annual Breakfast
• Chamber Member News
• Community Notes
• April & May Calendars

SAVE THE DATE!

CHAMBER BENEFIT SUPPER - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH AT THE DEPOT RESTAURANT

This all you can eat supper features, spaghetti, garlic toast, salad & desserts, plus music and a silent auction. $10 pp, $6; 12 & under. Dinner 5-8 pm, local musicians, 6 pm-9 pm, 9:30 pm to close afterglow party. Bring a friend and support Mackinaw City! If you have a donation for the silent auction, please contact Kelly at 436-5574 or Sarah at 436-5030.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL BREAKFAST APRIL 30TH - GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

The Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce is holding their annual breakfast buffet with a motivational speaker on Thursday, April 30, 9am -11am at Audie's Banquet room. Area businesses, employees and community members will enjoy great food plus an energizing program "Step out of the Box" by guest speaker Chris Scharrer. Attendees will also get the latest updates by the Village, Chamber and MAVB plus hand outs of calendars, attractions and area information.

RSVP to Kelly by Friday April 25-Tickets are $10.00 and will be available for pick up at the door. Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce 231 436-5574.

THE CHAMBER HAS MOVED TO THEIR NEW LOCATION!

Stop by our office, next to Teysen's Gifts & Gallery in the Mackinaw Crossings Mall to see our new home.

Thank you Dick Hunt for your brains and brawn! The moving of the Chamber Depot office fixture became a complicated project, however, Dick Hunt, owner of the Mackinaw Pastie & Cookie Co. shops and former Board President mapped out a strategy and followed thru to completion at our new location. Dick, your time and extended efforts are soooo appreciated. It was truly a labor of love. A big THANK YOU to our move contributors which include Dick Perlick, Crossing Mall maintenance, Jean Hunt, Dave Edwards and Katy Stone.

If you would like our ambassadors to do a business anniversary or grand opening, contact the office to be placed on the calendar for May or June. 436-5574.

The 2009 Visitor's Guides are available at the Chamber office. Stop by and pick some up!

Deadline to be included in the 2009 Restaurant Locator Map is Friday, May 8th. The Chamber prints 50,000 of these maps that are distributed all over Mackinaw City. Cost is $100 for chamber members, $200 for non-members. Call 436-5574 and let us know if you would like to be included.

Chamber Member News

Last Memorial Day Parade Fish Fry! Friday, April 17th at the Pancake Chef Restaurant in Mackinaw City. 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Call 436-5578 for more information.

"North Country Gardens" now open for the season and Easter Plants have just arrived!! Stop in to get a flowering plant for a loved one or for yourself. We can deliver for you. Available: Easter Lily's, Violets, Hydrangeas, Azaleas, African Violets, Spring Mums, Assorted House Plants, and more! Stop in or phone us @ 231-436-5169. Balloon Bouquets for all occasions are made at North Country Gardens. Located across from The Mackinaw Club Golf Course.

Community Notes

Looking for work or employees? Contact the Michigan Works Service Center at (231) 627-4303 or Northwest Michigan Works! (231) 347-5150 www.michworks.org

April Calendar

All month - Entertainment at the Ozone in the Odawa Casino Resort. Visit www.odawacasino.com for the complete schedule.

15 MDOT Adopt a Highway 10-minute training video and Ambassador Meeting; 9 am at the Church of the Straits.

16 Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce Board of Director's meeting. St. Anthony's meeting room. 8:15 am.

16 6th Annual Airport After Hours at the Pellston Regional Airport, 5:30-7:30. Open to the public and features hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Admission is $5.00 per person. Sponsors include Boyne, Cheboygan Area Tourist Bureau, Cheboygan Memorial Hospital, Citizens National Bank and Rehmann.

17 Memorial Day Parade All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry at the Pancake Chef Restaurant in Mackinaw City. 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Call 436-5578 for more information.

17 Job Fair & Career Day, 9 am to noon at the Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace. For more information contact the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce at 906-643-8717.

20 Friends of the Headlands regular meeting, Mackinaw City Village Hall, 5 pm.

21 "Doing Business with Michigan" Training Seminar. 1:00 to 4:30 pm at the University Center at Gaylord. Free but registration is required. For more information and to reserve your seat, contact Tammy Moore at the PTAC of Northeast Michigan Consortium, (989) 733-8545 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

21 Adopt a Highway Cleanup (rain date April 23) - meet in front of the Arnold Line Transit Company building on Central Avenue (white building across from the Dairy Queen) at 7:00 am (sharp!). Some who cannot do the walking/bending will help with transporting to and from the clean-up location on I-75. Come dressed for the weather, wearing sturdy shoes and bring gloves. Stylish vests, trash bags and pick-up sticks (optional) will be provided for all participants, as well as transportation to and from the clean-up location. When we are finished, expect to feel invigorated!

22-29 Cheboygan Youth Art Show at the Cheboygan Area Public Library. Monday-Friday 10 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday 10 am to 3 pm. For more information call 231-627-5432.

29 2009 Business Workshop Series presented by the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance. 11:30 am - to 1 pm at the Indian River Golf Club, 3301 Chippewa Beach Rd. $15 Chamber member, $25 non-member. Deli lunch included. Pre registration is required by calling the Indian River Chamber of Commerce at 238-9325.

30 Chamber Annual Breakfast & Speaker at Audie's Banquet Room. 9 - 11 am. $10 pp. Call 231-436-5574 to reserve your ticket.

MAY CALENDAR

All month - Entertainment at the Ozone in the Odawa Casino Resort. Visit www.odawacasino.com for the complete schedule.

1-2 Jim Wehr's Mackinaw Outfitters 1st Annual Fishing Expo http://www.mackinawcrossings.com/ or 231-436-5030

4 Colonial Michilimackinac and Mill Creek Opens for the season www.mackinacparks.com/ or 231-436-4100

5 Fort Mackinac Opens for the Season http://www.mackinacparks.com/ or 231-436-4100

9 Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce Benefit Dinner at the Depot Restaurant in the Mackinaw Crossings Mall. 231-436-5574 for more information.

11 Mackinaw Area Public Library Program Series - Fr. Jim Williams and Katie Cederholm - The History of St. Anne's Church 7 pm. 231-436-5451

11 Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Opens for the Season http://www.mackinacparks.com/ or 231-436-4100

16 4th Annual City Wide Yard Sale http://www.mackinawchamber.com/ or 231-436-5574. For $5.00 your sale can be listed on the map. Call Kelly with the details.

16 Zoo-De-Mackinac Bike Bash - Boyne Highlands to Mackinac Island - http://www.zoo-de-mack.com/

20 Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce Ambassador's Meeting, at the Chamber office. 9 am.

21 Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce Board of Director's meeting at the Chamber office. 8:15 am.

23 6th Annual Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race http://www.mackinawcity.com/ or 231-436-5664

23 Memorial Day Parade 1 PM http://www.mackinawchamber.com/ or 231-436-5574

23 Fireworks display at dusk

23-25 Colonial Michilimackinac Pageant http://www.fmpcfestival.org/

24-25 Live Statues in the Mackinaw Crossings Mall www.mackinawcrossings.com or 231-436-5030

24 1st Annual Fine Arts Show http://www.mackinawcity.com/ or 231-436-5664

30 McGulpin Point Lighthouse Relighting Ceremony 11am - 2 pm 231-348-1704

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