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SARC offers dog listening
The Salvation Army Recreation Center (SARC) in K.I. Sawyer will
host the summer lunch program through the Gwinn School system
and the United States Department of Agriculture for all youth
up to the age of eighteen.
The program will run from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday through August 21. Call 346-5974 for details.
Dog listener class offered
Whether you have a new puppy or an old friend, this class will
teach you to be the leader in your “pack” by coaching
forth your calm-assertive energy.
Your dog will learn to listen to you, and you will learn what
it is trying to tell you. Have the relationship with your dog
that you both want.
The first two-hour workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
on July 15. The two follow-up classes will be held from 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. on July 22 and July 29.
Cost is $8 for the three sessions. Registration will be limited
to the first fifteen participants.
Participants must bring a leash, collar and assure us that their
dog is not a threat to safety.
For details, call Andrew Bek at 226-5392 or e-mail abek@thebekgroup.com
Call Doug at the SARC at 346-5974 or e-mail recreationcenter@hotmail.com
to register by July 8.
Wii Doo for Doug Fundraiser
Help the SARC raise $250 by August 1 to purchase a Nintendo Wii,
and as a added bonus, volunteers will shave the hair off of Doug
the SARC Director. Donations may be dropped off at the SARC at
302 Explorer in K.I. Sawyer.
Sawyer Seniors & Friends
Sawyer Seniors & Friends meets every Tuesday of the month
from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the SARC.
Sawyer Seniors and friends is open to anyone eighteen years of
age or older. The group gets together for friendship and fellowship
over snacks and refreshments.
Come and find out what may be happening in our community or play
some board games. Sawyer Seniors have monthly shopping trips (except
for three months during the summer) and other planned outings.
For details, call Doug 346-5974 or e-mail at recreationcenter@hotmail.com
News and notes
• Youth and adults are invited to the SARC from 6:30
to 8:00 p.m. on Friday nights to create seasonal crafts with Pam.
All supplies are provided.
• Salvation Army Family Evenings will not be conducted
over the summer months. S.A.F.E. will resume again in September.
• The Salvation Army Recreation Center is open from
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and from 2:00 to 8:00
p.m. on Saturdays. On Fridays and Saturdays, Teens Only Time will
be held from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. for youth ages twelve to seventeen.
The SARC is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Hours and facility
use are subject to change.
• If you are in Marquette, stop by The Salvation Army
office at 1009 West Baraga (behind the Marquette Catholic Credit
Union) for the free community luncheons Monday through Friday
from noon until 1:00 p.m. All ages are welcome.
• The minimum age requirement for youth to use the SARC
on their own is eight years old. If a child is younger than eight,
a sibling fourteen years of age or older or an adult parent or
guardian must accompany the youth. A reminder that a parent or
guardian must be at home while the youth is attending the SARC.
• Mission Statement: “The Salvation Army, an international
movement, is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church.
Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by
the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus
Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.”
—Doug Swartout
South County news & notes
• Sawyer Sprouts Garden Club meets the second Tuesday
of every month at the KISCA building on the corner of VooDoo and
Canberra in K.I. Sawyer. The Sawyer Sprouts Garden Club is for
everyone, beginners, experienced and everybody in between. We
emphasize gardening on a budget to make our surroundings beautiful.
Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. July topic is “mid-summer night’s
dream.” Call Karen at 346-6946 for details.
• Forsyth Township Fire Department will host its street
dance on July 3 in Peter Nordeen Park. For details, visit www.gwinnmi.com
• Forsyth Township Fire Department will host its Fourth
of July celebration on July 4 in Peter Nordeen Park. For details,
visit www.gwinnmi.com
• The Gwinn VFW Post 5670 will host a pasty sale on
July 14. Order ahead by calling 346-5670 and pick up between 10:00
a.m. and noon. Cost is $3.
• American Legion Post #349 in Little Lake will host
the H.O.G. bike show & dance on July 18.
• Airplane rides will be offered from noon to 3:00 p.m.
at Sawyer International Airport in K.I. Sawyer on July 18 for
ages eight to eighteen. Call 361-6196 for details.
Merry Mixers appreciate homecooked meals
Merry Mixer Bonnie Hurkmans is the cook at the Gwinn clubhouse.
She and her merry band of volunteers cook and serve noon meals
on weekdays, except for Wednesdays.
Hurkmans, who owned the Gwinn restaurant Jemma’s at one time ,
is a naturally good cook aside from her credentials. She is loved
equally by the customers and her sidekicks, and is happy
that even the most finicky customers are pleased with the
menus.
These well balanced, totally healthy and nourishing meals keep
the seniors on track with any diet, and it is often the best meal
they have all day. Besides the usual seniors who attend weekly,
they often bring friends and family to join in the fellowship
enjoyed by the happy group.
From the dining table, they mosey into the “Senior Drop-in
Center,” on the way out to linger around the fireplace and
sing songs or just carry their conversations further before heading
home. This is when Hurkmans hears, one by one, “It was a
good meal, Bonnie.”
Hurkmans also takes on the extra chore of larger groups that
come for dinner. The noon meal is more of a dinner than a lunch.
Happy to please Julie Shaw, senior director, she prepares enough
to satisfy neighboring seniors when the Merry Mixers invite them to
dinner.
Hurkmans, a generous cook, has prepared the entire Christmas meal,
with the help of donations and volunteers, for the past few
years. This she offers, free of charge, to Gwinn and area residents
on Christmas Day. Look for the announcement in the Forsyth Township
monthly newsletter again this year.
—Ruthanne Schatzman, Merry Mixer secretary and photographer
Black Dragon Martial Arts holds promotion ceremony
Black Dragon Martial Arts recently held a martial art promotion
and certification demonstration at the Gwinn Club House, Gwinn
for Tae Kwon Do, Inayan Eskrima and weaponry.
Students promoted, shown above in the front row from left to right,
are Nicolas Savola (green/blue stripe belt, Level 1 kama); Seth
Quayle (blue belt, Level 1 kama, beginning sword); in the middle
row, Christopher McKenna (Level 1 kama and Inayan Eskrima sinawali);
Mathew Bell (Level 1 kama and Inayan Eskrima sinawali); Thomas
Hedlund (Level 2 Kama, Level 1 Inayan Eskrima sinawali); and in
the back row Diane Mays (Level 1 Inayan Eskrima sinawali); Bethany
Weiser (Level 1 kama); Joshua Dowd (blue/brown stripe belt, Level
3 Bo staff, Level 1 Inayan Eskrima sinawali); Tavaree Kovach (Level
3 Bo Staff, Intermediate Nunchuka); Ashley Watson (Level 1 kama).
Summer training will be offered at the Sands Township Community
Complex on Mondays, which began June 22. Call instructor Tina
Fuller at 346-4523 for details.
—Tina Fuller
Gwinn farmers market set to begin in July
Starting in July, Gwinn residents will have the opportunity to
buy local food and products straight from the farmers and artisans
who produced them.
The newly formed Gwinn Farmers Market, sponsored by Forsyth Township,
will open on July 2 and run through the end of September. The
market will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays in
Peter Nordeen Park.
Peter Nordeen Park offers a perfect setting for a weekly market:
lotsof green space, beautiful river, covered pavilions and a central
location. Live music will round out the experience.
“Farmers markets become an integral part of a community with
many benefits to local farmers and local businesses,” market
organizer Colleen Carlyle said. “Over time, they turn into
more than a place to shop. Markets become a gathering place for
friends and neighbors to visit, listen to live music, and enjoy
the natural environment.”
Market shoppers can expect to find local produce and eggs as well
as handcrafted soaps, fresh cut flowers, artwork and more. Farm
vendors will be registered to accept Project Fresh coupons. All
products will be grown or made by local U.P. residents. The market
already has several committed vendors but still is accepting vendor
applications. Musicians also are needed. A concert series and
educational workshops are in the planning phase.
Those interested in being market vendors or offering musical talent
should contact market master Beth Jakubowski at 346-5698. Applications
may be picked up at the Forsyth Township offices located on the
corner of Pine and Flint.
—Colleen Carlyle
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