The sky is not falling! : Marquette Minute

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The sky is not falling!

Peckin'

The saddest thing I ever did see
Was a woodpecker peckin' at a plastic tree.
He looks at me, and "Friend," says he,
"Things ain't as sweet as they used to be."

Shel Silverstein

A Light in the Attic

I was interviewed by Tv6 last week regarding lake front homes; try as I might I could not find a real positive note other than it is a "great time to buy”! We have sold ½ as many lake front homes this year compared to each of the three previous years. That statistic drove home the fact that our market is not the same as it used to be.

BUT

River Valley Bank put on an Economic Round-Table Discussion with a presentation by Dr.Tawni Ferrarini Director of the NMU Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship. I must admit she was amazing! She made economics understandable and was very reassuring that “the sky is NOT falling”! She showed us a great web site, Dynamic Maps of Bank Card and Mortgage Delinquencies in the United States that I encourage people to check out. It showed Marquette County in a good light on these two issues. When you compare Marquette County to Wayne County we find that in Bank Card delinquencies we are at 1.07% vs. 2.71% for Wayne Co. For 90 day Mortgage delinquencies Wayne Co. is at 5.45% vs. MQT Co’s .84%.

Dr. Ferrarini also commented on the fact that when people are faced with harder times they tend to not give as much to charity. But I think Marquette County can buck national trends there as well. So please join me Sunday evening at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum for our first annual Home Party Palooza.

Home Party Palooza!
Please join us Sunday between 6 and 8pm to shop at all your favorite home party vendors in one place on one night.
Pampered Chef, Silpada, Home America, Premiere Jewelry, Mary Kay, Discovery Toys, Creative Memories, Party Lite, Tastefully Simple, Northern Art Glass and MORE!!!
The vendors and more will all be gathered at the children’s museum for your shopping convenience.
All of the participating vendors are making donations the

UP Children's Museum based on the nights sales and orders.
Bring friends.
Raffle prizes, snacks and fun!

Posted: 12:02 PM, Nov. 13, 2008

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