8th annual Business Expo/Taste of Boyne is Nov. 2 at Boyne Mountain

Boyne Mountain chefs at last year's Expo and Taste.

Enjoy food, fun and VIP networking from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, November 2nd, in the Civic Center at Boyne Mountain Resort. This Expo is one of the largest business networking events in Northern Michigan with more than 1,000 people coming to see 80 exhibitors in 90 booths. It's open to the public. Admission is $5 and includes a Taste Card good at all 12 Taste of Boyne booths. New this year - if you vote for your favorite "People's Choice" food booth, you'll be entered in a drawing for a $100 Boyne Mountain gift card.

Also new this year, we have a fun photo booth that will be free for everyone who attends. We will also have two cash bars with happy hour prices, dozens of giveaways, upbeat music from Roger Coates' Experience DJ's, plus ongoing demonstrations from the award-winning Boyne City Blaze Robotics Team. Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, Pat O'Brien & Associates Real Estate!

Get a free ticket, a free Taste Card and meet dozens of people - volunteer for a two-hour shift. It's easy - you'll be checking people in at the front door and/or marking off Taste Cards at food booths. Call 231-582-6222 or email us.

For more information and a list of exhibitors and taste booths, visit: http://www.boynechamber.com/business-expo.  Photos from last year.

State of Community is bright in a year of change and growth

From the Petoskey News-Review: The Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce annual State of The Community event that took place at Boyne Mountain Thursday highlighted a year of change and growth in the Boyne City area. Among the most notable changes were the faces of the people delivering the updates about the activities of the chamber, and the Boyne City Public Schools. The event served as a bit of a passing of the baton from outgoing chamber executive director, Jim Baumann, to his recently hired replacement, Ashley Cousens. Cousens served as the master of ceremonies of the event while Baumann, who will retire in about three weeks after more than eight years at the helm of the organization, used most of the chamber's presentation time slot to thank the community. "This has been a great job. It's truly been the best job I've ever had," Baumann said. "You come to this event and you hear all this great stuff, and that's kind of my life every day." The other new face among the presenters was Patrick Little who in early July became the new superintendent of Boyne City Public Schools, replacing Peter Moss who retired at the end of January after more than five years in the position.  Little said it was the connectedness of the Boyne community, as evidenced through events such as Thursday's, that was a big part of what made taking the position with Boyne City Public Schools appealing to him. Full story.
> School Supt. Patrick Little's presentation (PDF).
> City Manager Michael Cain's full text of comments.
> Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, 4Front Credit Union.