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May 19, 2021
On Monday a fire damaged a packing and storage facility at Kitchen Farms in Antrim County on US-131.
“All of their facilities are connected to this place so their storage, packing and washing facilities, their seeds storage, their shipping and handling, and their office facilities,” said Kelly Turner, executive director of the Michigan Potato Industry Council. “The good news is nobody’s hurt.”
Kitchen Farms is a fourth-generation operation, owned by Sarah and Don Kitchen, who grow more than 1,200 acres of potatoes each year.
The Elmira potato farm has been insured by Farm Bureau of Michigan for more than 40 years, and have been working with agent Adam Korson, of Gaylord, for the last eight years.
9 & 10 News
December 16, 2020
Times have been tough for small businesses this year, especially in Mancelona.
Consumers Energy and Alden State Bank wanted to give an extra boost to those struggling through the village’s Chamber Bucks program.
“Chamber Bucks are gift certificates that can be redeemed at any Mancelona Chamber member location,” said Joanie Moore, executive director for the Chamber of Commerce. “People can come in and buy them to use as gift certificates to give to family and friends.”
Consumers Energy donated $5,000 to Mancelona’s Chamber Bucks program through their “Our Town” campaign. This campaign donated $500,000 between 55 communities to be matched dollar for dollar for the community’s specific downtown gift card program.