In The News

Harbor Country News - Local Newspaper

Photo Courtesy Vito Palmisano/Travel Michigan

July-August 2004
Boating Life magazine ranks Michigan as #1 boating state in the USA

Related - New Buffalo Harbor among the state's finest


May 5, 2005
Food pantry wish list
Annual Postal Workers' Food Drive is May 14. These are some helpful suggestions for the donor. At present, the Food Pantry does not need the following: Canned corn and green beans and various sauces such as barbecue etc.

The current needs are paper towels, facial and toilet tissue, dry boxed foods, such as macaroni and cheese, the Helpers for chicken and tuna, seasoned rice and potato side dishes, cereals, crackers, cookies and microwave popcorn. Canned goods like the ready-to-eat pastas, beans, soups, fruits, other vegetables, and condiments including ketchup, mustard, mayo and salad dressings also move off the shelf quickly.

In the personal items category, there is a need for shampoo, tooth paste, deodorants (both genders), baby diapers (except sizes newborn and size 3). Household items needed include liquid detergents, both laundry and dish, various cleaners for kitchen and bath. A special thank you to all who contribute, especially if you use this list as a guide. It helps us immensely.

Food drivers help so much to keep us in the position of being able to meet the financial emergency needs of families. It means less money goes for food and more is then available for use in financial aid; which always totals more than food expense per month.

Our persuasion has always been to the client, "Come for food; save your money to pay those monthly bills."

Doris Krossovitch
President Harbor Country Emergency Food Pantry
Harbor Country Emergency Food Pantry
6 South Elm Street
Three Oaks, MI 49128
269-756-7472

Courtesy of Harbor Country News, May 5, 2005

July 2004
Casino News Update


April 2004
Harbor Country To Welcome "Smart Marketing To Women"
Author, Yvonne DiVita

Author Yvonne DiVita

Harbor Country® Lodging Association
530 S. Whittaker St.
New Buffalo, MI 49117

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: A. J. Boggio, Yvonne DiVita
800-362-7251 www.marketingtowomenonline.com
www.harborcountry.org/inthenews

Harbor Country Invites Public to Hear Expert’s Tips on Marketing to Women
www.marketingtowomenonline.com/inthenews.htm

New Buffalo, MI (April 6, 2004) – The Harbor Country Lodging Association invites the public to a presentation titled “Smart Marketing to Women On- and Off-Line” by marketing expert and author Yvonne DiVita on Wednesday, May 12, in the Prairie Room at the Harbor Grand Hotel, 111 Water St., New Buffalo. The presentation will follow a dinner that will begin at 7 p.m EDT.

According to DiVita, women are the undisputed shoppers of the world and more women than men are online today. Studies show that women buy more than 50 percent of the traditional male products such as automobiles, electronics and PCs, and they influence more than 90 percent of goods and services bought in this country.
“We thought this presentation would be of interest to business owners beyond just the Lodging Association members. We can all use some practical, strategic marketing advice,” said A. J. Boggio, president of the Lodging Association.

DiVita advises online businesses to “Leave the Dick and Jane world of the previous century back in the school room where it belongs. Jane is your target market. She’s online, shopping for business and pleasure, 24/7.” DiVita’s insight is the result of years of business experience and intense research.

DiVita is the president and founder of Windsor Media Enterprises, a Rochester, NY, company specializing in web content, writing and publication of e-books, e-docs and print-on-demand books. In addition to her book, she also writes marketing articles for several on- and off-line outlets.
For further details, contact the Harbor Country Chamber and Lodging Association at 800-362-7251.


In January 2004, Yvonne’s book on marketing to women online, “Dickless Marketing: Smart Marketing to Women Online” was published by print on demand company, 1st Books.com.

The book urges businesses to break out of the old Dick and Jane mindset of the 20th century and join the new millennium where Jane is the gender with the power, the money, and the inclination to shop online.

In fact, Jane not only shops for herself, her family, and her business, she often shops for Dick, also. The book is available through the publisher and in bookstores nationwide. Read it to learn how to make your Web site “female-friendly.”


March 2004
Harbor Country Receives "Best Practices" Award