Items are listed in this section free of charge and are not intended for business use. Undated announcements will appear in one issue unless requested for longer. Call 248-2258 to place an announcement.
Lost item
One 14K yellow gold bracelet lost on May 3, possibly at Four Season's Market or the Waishkey Center gym or parking lot. The item is 8 1/2 inches long with filigree braiding 1/8" wide. Reward being offered. Please call 437-4313.
Bed for sale
For sale: Queen bed with box springs and a solid cherry wood headboard. Asking $200. Call Alsina at 248-5651.
Items for sale
For sale: Love seat in very good condition - $100 or best offer. Clean bed, cherry wood, with bedding, in very good condition - $125. Men's and women's leathers (pants and jacket, size large) - paid $700, asking $150. Call 248-2791. If no answer, please leave a message.
House for sale
Three-bedroom home for sale, with full basement, a full bath and a three-quarter bath. Includes refrigerator, natural gas range and dishwasher. Detached two-car garage also located on the property. The garage is fully insulated and heated. Also set up and wired for a welding business. Reduced from $135,000 to $132,000. Home located at 3466 S. Pine Village Rd. (by the ambulance barn). For more information, call 906-248-5982, or stop by.
House for sale
Three story, four-bedroom house for sale on Tower Road for $65,000. The house has a new roof, new siding, new furnace, and new carpeting on the second floor. Gas range included. Call 906-248-3810 anytime.
Garage sale to be held
A garage sale will be held on Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27 beginning at 9 a.m. at 15290 W. Lakeshore Drive in Brimley. Bikes, household misc., collectibles, books, tools, glassware, adult clothing, doll furniture, crafts and too many items to mention! Something for everyone.
Animal shelter seeks donations
The Chippewa County Animal Shelter is in urgent need of the following items: cat litter (any brand, but please non-scoopable); kitten and cat food (dry, any brand); bleach; baking soda; litter boxes; litter box scoopers; dishwasher detergent; cat and dog treats; dog leashes (six feet or longer). Any help would be appreciated. For more information call or stop by the Chippewa County Animal Shelter, 3660 S. Mackinac Trail, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 632-2519.
Community Quilters to meet
The Community Quilters will meet on Saturday, May 20 in the Waishkey Center. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend. The group makes quilts to be donated to local emergency service departments, needy individuals in the local community as well as the Bay Mills tribal social services dept. They are presently asking for donations of new cotton or flannel fabric, quilt batting, and a usable quilting frame. For more information call Dotty at 906-437-4313.
First Eucharist/Confirmation set for May
The Catholic communities of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha in Bay Mills and St. Francis Xavier in Brimley will join with the St. Mary's Pro-cathedral congregation in Sault Ste. Marie to celebrate the sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation. The eight students from the Brimley/Bay Mills area will meet at St. Mary's for practice on Thursday, May 25 at 4 p.m. Confirmation is scheduled for Friday, May 26 at St. Mary's at 7 p.m. with Bishop Garland presiding. For more information, contact Marian Newland at 906-248-5386 or Father Ted Brodeur at St. Mary's rectory, 906-632-3381.
BMEC to hold open house
Bay Mills Emergency Connection will hold its annual open house on Friday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the BMEC station on Pine Village Road in Bay Mills. There will be station and ambulance tours as well as free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings. Refreshments provided. The BMEC staff encourages everyone in the Bay Mills/Brimley area to come and visit and find out more about what they do. People of all ages are welcome.
Community meeting to be held
A community meeting will be held at the Armella Parker Senior Center on Wednesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. All community members are invited to attend.
Boats to be blessed
Father Al Mott of Blessed Kateri Catholic Church extends a personal invitation to you and your family to participate in a Blessing of the Boats on Saturday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the docking slips near the Bay Mills Resort and Casino. Father Al will bless the boats of tribal fishers as well as any sports fishers who may be interested in attending. An outdoor feast will follow immediately after the Blessing of the Boats at the same location. The congregation at Blessed Kateri prays for the safety of tribal and sports fishers every Sunday, said Father Al, and he invites everyone to join him in this very special ceremony.
Softball tourney scheduled
A benefit softball tournament will be held May 27 and May 28 at the Bay Mills ball field. All divisions, three home run limit, entry fee of $110. All money raised will be used for Shane Cameron's scholarship fund for the U.S. Baseball Stars Association trip to the Dominican Republic in December of 2006. For more information, call Jim Shaw at 906-248-3872 or 906-440-7972.
Bay Mills Pow Wow scheduled
The Bay Mills Indian Community will be hosting its 15th Annual Honoring Our Veterans Competition Pow Wow on Friday, June 9 to Sunday, June 11 at the Bay Mills ball field in Brimley. There will be more than $30,000 in dance and drum prize money (proof of tribal membership required to compete). Native American vendors only, call for rates. For more information, please contact Richard LeBlanc at 906-248-3715, ext. 2608, or Allyn Cameron at 906-248-3241, ext. 1189.
Beadwork class being held at Cultural Lodge
The Bay Mills Indian Community Gnoozhekaaning Cultural Program is holding a beadwork class each Monday at the Cultural Lodge from 6 to 9 p.m. Instructing the class will be Becky Munz. Everyone is welcome to join; children must be accompanied by an adult. A women's hand drum class will be held each Wednesday at the BMIC Cultural Lodge from 6 to 9 p.m.
A black ash basket making 3-day workshop will begin on Saturday, May 27 at 9 a.m. with Mike Sagataw instructing. For more information call Lance Teeple at 906-437-4372.
Lions Club hosting non-smoking bingo
Each Monday, the Lions Club will be hosting a non-smoking bingo at the Strongs Town Hall on M-28, three miles east of the Eckerman intersection, from 6:30 until 10:30 p.m. The kitchen will be open.
WIC office at Bay Mills
The WIC office will be at the Armella B. Parker Senior Center on the fourth Thursday of each month. Call 635-3572 for an appointment.
Wellness Clinic
The next Well Woman's Clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23. The next Well Child Clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6. All clinics are held at the Bay Mills Health Center and will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wendy Jamros, CFNP, and Craig Caldwell, D.O., will be available. Please mark your calendars and call 248-5527 for an appointment.
  
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