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[ April 22, 2012; 9:00 pm; ] The 6th Annual “tagged fish derby” kicks off in Manton tomorrow…

The event, which is being hosted by the Manton Area Chamber of Commerce, starts bright and early at 12:01am, and runs through Sunday at 6pm. 15 fish will be tagged and released in Lake Billings… if you can catch one of the fish, you could [...]

[ April 26, 2012; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] April is Occupational Therapy month, and a local rehabilitation facility is holding an open house today to celebrate…

The Bella Rose Rehabilitation and Aquatic Center, located near Lake City, hosts a celebration from 3 until 5pm this afternoon. The celebration showcases the benefits of occupational therapy, and participants have a chance to tour Bella Rose’s facility [...]

[ April 24, 2012; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] The Benzie county Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual Commerce expo today at the  Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa Conference Center.

Organizers say the expo provides an excellent opportunity for Benzie County & surrounding area businesses to showcase what they have to offer the public and to network with other businesses.

“We’re going to have more [...]

[ April 20, 2012; 7:00 am to 8:00 am. ] Good Morning Lake City, a public forum held every month in Missaukee county, is celebrating six years serving the community this Friday.

The event is held at 7am on the third Friday of every month, and 30 to 50 people gather at the Missaukee EMS Building, located on First Street in Lake City, to hear 16 [...]

[ April 20, 2012; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Elk Rapids Chamber of Commerce is inviting the community to a dinner and awards ceremony.

The 2012 Chamber Annual Dinner and Community Champion Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 20 at the Williamsburg Dinner Theater. Tickets cost $35 per person or $268 for a table of 8; they can be purchased at the [...]

[ April 18, 2012; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] A blood drive coming up in Manistee will help support a local school.

The MI Blood Drive will take place at CASMAN Academy next Wednesday; it runs from 10am until 2pm. This is the third blood drive the school has held this year, and they’re calling it “extremely important.” Aside from using the blood donated to [...]

[ April 20, 2012; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 21, 2012; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Missaukee Conservation District has a good few events in the works over the coming weeks…

Those begin with a seedling sale at 1199 N. Morey Road in Lake City on April 20 and 21. The sale runs from 9am until 5pm on the 20th and from 9am until 1pm on the 21st; events on the [...]

[ April 14, 2012; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] A Mom to Mom sale is coming up at Boyne Mountain.

The event will take place this Saturday at the Boyne Mountain Civic Center. Over 20 vendors are expected to be on hand showing off their goods; Moms from around the region are welcome to come and shop.

The mom to mom sale runs from 11am until [...]

[ April 24, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. April 25, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] A wide range of events are coming up at the Helena Township Public Library this month…

A couple of those events include a quilt and Needlework presentation, which will be held at the library on Tuesday, April 24 at 10am. Roberta Amstadt will showcase traditional and art quilts from around the world during the public [...]

[ April 7, 2012; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] A benefit dinner is being held this Saturday for a Tustin family who lost their home in a fire.

The spaghetti lunch and silent auction to help the Nimeth family will run from 11am until 2pm tomorrow at Pine River High School. Auction items have been donated by local people and businesses… they include products ranging [...]