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Boyne Area Senior Center, 411 E. Division St., is open to the public for daily lunches. For seniors age 60+, the donation is $3, for ages 60 and under. $6. For daily information call 582 6682.
Boyne Area Senior Center is hosting night meals instead of lunches on Wednesdays. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. and serving continues until 6. Please join us for this endeavor and have dinner instead of lunch every Wednesday. Entertainment will also be provided each Wednesday.
November 1
9:00 a.m. - moves indoors to the red barn next to the library
November 2
November 8
Concord Academy Boyne's Auction will be held Saturday, Nov. 8. This school-wide fundraising event will include a live and silent auction with art made by students, including the hand-woven rugs made by the 7th-graders pictured above. Other auction items have been donated by local artists and businesses including Family Fare, Walmart, Meijer and more. Come support Concord Boyne.
November 15-16
Boyne Co-op True Value will be holding its 4th annual Buck Pole Contest Nov. 15 and 16. Register by 5:30 p.m. Nov. 14, at the Co-op, 113 S. Park St., Boyne City. The registration fee is $20, and there will be more than $3,000 in prizes for the top two scores for men, women and youth plus the top overall score. Three shoulder mounts valued at $525 are being donated by Lasting Memories, Northwoods Taxidermy and Ultimate Wildlife Taxidermy. Judging will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16. The Co-op is donating a portion of the proceeds to local charities. Free hot dogs, chili and beverages will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 15 and 16. Call (231) 582-9971 for more information or to become a sponsor by donating prizes, advertising, food, beverages or cash.
November 21-22
The Boyne City High School Drama Department will present its annual dinner theater variety show, Boyne Meets Broadway, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22 at the school's Performing Arts Center. Enjoy appetizers, dinner and dessert catered by the school's hospitality program while students from the jazz band set the mood in the commons with their smooth sounds. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. sharp. After dinner, sit back, relax and enjoy as the Drama Department presents this year's rendition of its fall variety show filled with song and dance inspired by Broadway, the big screen and more. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased from any cast member or at Local Flavor, 125 Water St. Only 300 dinner theater seats are available for each night and they sell out fast, so don't delay.
November 27
The Kiwanis Club of Boyne City is organizing their third annual Turkey Trot 5K race and 1-mile fun run/walk to be held at 9 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27. The race will begin and end at Veterans Park. Packet pick-up will be 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 26 at the Edward Jones office, 101 S. Lake St. For further information contact Ruth Skop at 231-881-0945 or Gayle Harbaugh at 231-675-5725. Entrants are asked to bring a nonperishable food item that will be donated to the Boyne area food pantries.
November 28
The Boyne City Holiday Open House and Santa Parade is a true community celebration of the season on Nov. 28, the Friday after Thanksgiving, from 5 to 9 p.m. The downtown with be filled with all the sounds, sights, and smells of the Christmas season. New this year will be a live Nativity scene starting at 4 p.m. at Coldwell Banker Real Estate, 231 Water St. The open house begins at 5 p.m. at businesses throughout the downtown and the parade starts at 6 p.m. Boyne Area Girl Scouts will light the Community Christmas Tree at the west end of Water Street in Sunset Park at 5 p.m. Following the tree lighting the Girl Scouts will lead holiday revelers in caroling. The evening's special guest is the Jolly Old Man from the North. Santa will arrive on his horse-drawn sleigh, joined by some of his elves and reindeer from the North Pole. Those participating in the parade must send in a parade registration form and will line up on East Main Street between East and Lake Streets starting at 5:30 p.m. The parade route will follow Lake Street to Water Street through the heart of downtown. After the parade, Santa will meet with children on the patio at Parkside Grill and Treats. In addition there will be hayrides, a chance to see reindeer up close, and refreshments for Santa's guests. For more information, contact Karen Guzniczak, Boyne City Main Street Promotions Committee chairperson, at Country Now & Then/Up The Lazy River, 231- 582-2355, or the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce at 582-6222.