The Great Lake Charlevoix Ice Out contest will be held again this winter as a fund fund-raiser benefiting the Alano Clubs of Boyne City and Charlevoix.  Community members will have the opportunity to purchase guesses on the day and time the carefully selected rock, “Rocky Balboa”, will fall through the ice.  The person who picks the closest date and time will win $1,000.  The rest of the funds will be split between the two organizations.  Rocky and a specially constructed clock will be placed on Lake Charlevoix near the marina lighthouse as soon as ice conditions allow.  Tickets are now on sale and will be available until March 15.  The cost for each guess is $2 and tickets will be sold by Alano Club board members and at participating businesses, including the Boyne Area Chamber, Local Flavor bookstore and Pat O’Brien Real Estate.  Alano clubs manage facilities that host 12-step recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Alanon, Alateen, Narcotics Anonymous, etc. to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities.  For more information about this contest or the Alano Clubs of Boyne City or Charlevoix, contact Pat O’Brien at 231-582-1700 or Richard O’Leary at 231- 547- 9184.