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CHICAGO • LONG BEACH • MICHIANA SHORES • GRAND BEACH • NEW BUFFALO • UNION PIER • THREE OAKS • LAKESIDE • HARBERT • SAWYER issue 2, volume 81

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Chikaming planners approve final site plan for event center PAGE 4

Blazing Trails: New Troy ‘Gather and Stroll’ event offers tours of volunteer-built trail, bridges PAGE 5 New Buffalo school board members elect new officers for 2022, schedule meeting for masking discussion PAGE 6

Bison too much for Mustangs PAGE 9 Lady Bison notch first victory of the season PAGE 10

LALUMIERE VS #1 RANKED MONTVERDE ACADEMY — PAGE 11 —

PHOTO BY STAN MADDUX AT THE LAPORTE CIVIC AUDITORIUM

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Mask advisory in effect for LaPorte County government facilities

BY STAN MADDUX

aPorte County government buildings are operating under a mask advisory in response to a record number of new COVID-19 cases.

Department heads were also given authority to impose mask mandates for their respective offices, if they deem necessary.

The action Wednesday, Jan. 5, by the LaPorte County Commissioners was spurred by the number of recent new cases throughout the county being much higher than at any point during the pandemic.

“It’s definitely not the record numbers we would like to have,” said LaPorte Health Department Administrator Amanda Lahners.

Lahners said there were 330 new cases reported on Monday.

The number of new cases reported Tuesday dropped to 186 but rose to 268 on Wednesday.

In comparison, Lahners said the number of daily new cases last year was basically in the single and double digits until a month ago.

The record of 144 new cases from Dec. 30, 2020, was broken when 146 new cases were reported Dec. 28.

Lahners said the presence of the more contagious Omicron variant, along with large gatherings for

Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, “absolutely” led to the spike.

She said a dramatic rise in the number of people being tested also drove up the number of cases.

Lahners said there are more testing sites than there used to be and, basically, everyone now is eligible to be tested.

“Compared to a year ago, testing has ramped up dramatically,” Lahners said.

Lahners said the current 27.1% seven-day positivity rate in LaPorte County has never been higher.

LaPorte County Commissioner Rich Mrozinski said allowing department heads to decide, individually, whether to impose a mask mandate was the best approach.

He said masking could be viewed as unnecessary in departments with more room for social distancing.

Commission president Sheila Matias said the decision is aimed at keeping county government functioning property.

Especially critical is public safety, which could become an issue if first responders start calling off sick in large numbers.

“Our goal is to make sure our employees stay healthy and safe,” she said.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

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Woman unnerved by bullet crashing into home A woman living about a mile from the Lake Michigan shoreline is rattled from a bullet going through a window at her residence.

Patty Panozzo said she was in the kitchen of her Michiana Shores home Wednesday, Dec. 5, when she heard a “loud bang.”

About 30 feet from where she was standing were holes in a double pane window in her home office and another hole in the back in a speaker near her lap top computer on a desk.

Panozzo said a bullet causing the holes never entered her mind because she’s never had reason to fear for her safety in the upscale community where she’s lived for about 15 years.

She even doubted her brother when he advised her on the telephone to look for a bullet inside the speaker.

She said a neighbor was taking apart the speaker and while she was shaking it out came a 40 caliber round.

“I just was in disbelief. The feeling was horrific,” Panozzo said.

Panozzo said the experience was even more chilling when she began thinking what if she had been sitting at her desk when the gun was fired or still outside after just taking down some Christmas decorations.

“You think of your home as a safe haven. That has drastically been violated.

It is disturbing,” she said.

Panozzo, former owner of Panozzo’s Café and Pantry in Lakeside, New Buffalo and Chesterton, said she believes the bullet may have been fired by someone doing target shooting without a back stop.

She hopes tighter enforcement of gun safety laws will result from her unfortunate experience.

“Someone is just irresponsibly shooting a gun for whatever reason,” she said.

— STAN MADDUX

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Local Government Meetings New Buffalo Times

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CITY OF NEW BUFFALO JOHN HUMPHREY, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL LOU O’DONNELL, IV. MARK ROBERTSON, JOHN HUMPHREY, ROGER LIJESKI, BRIAN FLANAGAN City Council meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30PM CITY OF NEW BUFFALO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS to be determined NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP BOARD PETE RAHM, MICHELLE HEIT, JUDY H. ZABICKI, PATTY IAZZETTO, JACK ROGERS Board meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7PM NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM NEW BUFFALO AREA SCHOOLS BOARD CHUCK HEIT, PRESIDENT HEATHER BLACK, VICE PRESIDENT JOHN HASKINS, TREASURER LISA WERNER, SECRETARY JOYCE LANTZ, TRUSTEE FRANK MARGRO, TRUSTEE PATRICIA NEWSTON, TRUSTEE CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP BOARD DAVID BUNTE, PAULA DUDIAK, LIZ RETTIG, RICHARD SULLIVAN, BILL MARSKE Chikaming Board meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:30PM THREE OAKS THREE OAKS TOWNSHIP BOARD Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7PM VILLAGE OF THREE OAKS BOARD Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7PM GRAND BEACH VILLAGE OF GRAND BEACH COUNCIL Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7PM MICHIANA VILLAGE OF MICHIANA COUNCIL Meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1PM

Chikaming planners approve final site plan for event center

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

embers of the because it had been determined Chikaming that “the intent of the Planning Township Commission was not to have it as Planning an accessory use in needing that Commission restaurant area.” This resulted in approved the final site plan the required parking calculation and special land use (SLU) being decreased down to 49 for Section House Hall 5896 spaces. The proposal included 80 Sawyer Road (formerly Sawyer parking spaces, and the original Hardware and Lumber), as number of required spaces (with well as to recommend the plan the restaurant) was 63. to the Chikaming Township Planners heard an update on Board for final approval, at their the ongoing improvements to Wednesday, Jan. 5, meeting.

Harbert.

A view of the former Sawyer Hardware and Lumber Planners approved the initial Planning Commission chair in downtown Sawyer site plan for the building, which John Chipman said that the will be changing use from retail plan for the redesign of Harbert, grading plan, and it was clarified that to event center, at their December which will include an area that will the existing overhead utilities on the site meeting. stretch from Harbert Community Park will remain. A large pine tree existing Planners approved the site plan and to just past the post office and deals on the site will be retained, which was SLU and their recommendation to the with mainly the east side of Red Arrow clarified on the final site plan. A couple township board in a 4-0 vote (Doug Highway, is just being finalized. “decent sized trees” and brush will Dow and Grace Rappe were absent and remain on an area to the southwest of Bill Marske abstained due to sitting on egarding the reconstruction the building, Andrew said. the township board). The approval was of Sawyer Road that’s being At the last meeting, there was a “lot made after a public hearing (in which no worked on by the Berrien of discussion to whether or not the one spoke out regarding the project).

County Road Department, landscaped trees for buffering and Chipman said the road is Rob Andrew of Merritt Midwest said appearance were adequate,” he said. In being surveyed by Abonmarche from that the existing large building will be response to the comments, Andrew said Red Arrow Highway to Flynn Road and turned into an event hall. that 10 trees were added to the site plan the drawings are currently being worked The area that is currently gravel in “roughly” locations where planner on and should be done in February. around the building will mostly be Grace Rappe suggested.

Plans are for the project to go to bid in paved and made into permanent “We feel it’s pretty full and pretty mid-March. organized parking, he said. Permanent well landscaped in this arrangement,” Last month, the Chikaming Township underground drainage will be installed, Andrew said.

Board of Directors approved a which will be going to a detention basin Kelly Largent, township zoning recommendation from the Planning at the rear of the property. administrator, said that, because of Commission to hire The Antero Group In response to comments made from discussions that have taken place “about for the initial design for Sawyer Road. the Planning Commission, Andrew said what was intended with the zoning On Jan 5, Chipman said the township a few adjustments were made to the site should be receiving a proposal from The plan. ordinance,” she removed the restaurant Antero Group at the end of the week.

Spot elevations were added to the site in her final review of the site plan

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Blazing Trails: New Troy ‘Gather and Stroll’ event offers tours of volunteer-built trail, bridges

A group of hikers walk down one of the footbridges

Views from the trail (with the old mill in the distance)

A group of hikers learns about the trees along the newly formed trail

One of the footbridges that was built by the Trailblazers

Pat Fisher, president of Harbor Country Hikers and a volunteer with the Trailblazers, added tidbits about the surrounding nature

Terry Hanover leads a group down the newly formed trail

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

or Terry Hanover, the process of installing two footbridges by the newly formed Weesaw Trailblazers to create an approximately half-mile path through the woodland and wetland areas behind the Friends of New Troy (FONT) Community Center was akin to planting a tree.

“Really, those volunteers are doing something for their grandchildren,” he said, adding that having had a part in the trail’s creation has made it “more meaningful.”

Members of the public had the chance to view the finished product – the Marsh Loop - during two separate hikes at a “Gather and Stroll” event Saturday, Jan. 8.

The event was sponsored by Red Arrow Roasters in Harbert. Hikers could enter their names into a raffle to win a coffee and tea sampler (valued at $50) from Red Arrow Roasters or a gift card from Baroda Tap. Complimentary coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and donuts were served in the gym throughout the morning.

According to Hanover, who’s a founding member of FONT and president of its board of directors, a group of more than 12 volunteers spent last fall clearing the trail as well as building the bridges.

The second bridge was finished in November – a less than ideal time to be out blazing trails. But the group remained undeterred.

“It snowed and it rained, and it was cold – I said, ‘Only someone from Michigan could enjoy getting out in this sleet and building a bridge,’” Hanover said.

One bridge consisted of 12 people working on it for five hours, he said.

The Trailblazers was born after an attempted effort by the township to log 28 and a half acres that were acquired by the township a few years ago.

The plan garnered quite the response from residents, who let their voices be heard at an outdoor meeting that was held in the summer of 2020.

“And with that attention, which was negative, the Weesaw Township Board actually paid attention and decided not to log it,” Hanover said.

The result, he said, was the township working

with the Trailblazers “hand in hand to create the trails and bridges.”

Weesaw Township Supervisor Gary Sommers used his skit steer to clear a path to bring in heavy telephone poles for the bridges.

Today, the only remnants of the possible logging project are seen on red marks on the trees (which Hanover pointed out to the group on the late morning hike).

As a result of doing the trail, Hanover said volunteers have formed a bond with one common interest: to get to know and to develop the land more.

“Having the Trailblazers not only gets you the result of what you saw, it gets you to know your neighbor…We’ve had great fun doing what we’ve done so far,” he said.

Now, members of the group have set their sights on a bigger goal: creating a loop trail by connecting the newly formed trail to the Mill Road Park located on Mill Road right as one is driving into town. (The Mill Road Bridge is an historic site.) The project would require funding and “much more work,” Hanover said.

“We hope to build another bridge that would access it to the park itself and then eventually get a grant to complete this loop trail that we’d like to have here,” he said.

Some members of the Trailblazers have joined with the township in a committee to create a Five-Year Plan to develop what the township currently has even more. The Plan, which will be submitted to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, will help the township acquire funding for such improvements.

In that respect, the trail is a harbinger of even bigger things to come. For now, though, Hanover is reveling in the present.

“What we have now is a good start – and we’re proud of it,” he said.

The “Gather and Stroll” event kicked off a series of “social hours” that FONT hopes to hold once a month, with the next one, “Gather, Pamper and Play,” being scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12.

For those who are interested in joining the Trailblazers, Hanover said to contact him so they can be placed “on the list.”

The Friends of New Troy Community Center is located at 13372 California Road in New Troy.

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SCHOLASTICS

New Buffalo school board members elect new officers for 2022, schedule meeting for masking discussion

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

embers of the New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education elected Lisa Werner as president of the board at their Monday, Jan. 10, meeting.

Trustee Heather Black was elected to retain her position as vice president and trustee John Haskins was elected to retain his position as treasurer. Trustee Chuck Heit was elected as secretary.

Board members agreed to meet Monday, Jan. 17, to readdress the ongoing issue of masking within the district.

Superintendent Dr. Jeff Leslie said that the district has had to go remote for the rest of the week due to increasing Covid cases, adding that they’ve had an additional 12 positive student cases that day. He added that there’s been issues with staffing classrooms and that a change in state law for the remainder of this school year allows district employees to work as substitutes, which he did that day “just so we can have coverage.”

“We’re getting positive cases that are coming in faster than I can process all of that paperwork that I’ve got to get to the

health department, so we needed to put a pause on the in-person instruction,” he said.

Leslie said that the Berrien County Health Department was scheduled to meet the next morning with district superintendents. The health department has recently put out new quarantine and isolation guidance in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, with the isolation period changing to five days if the symptoms subside and then people mask for an additional five days and the quarantine period being decreased down to five days.

Werner said she would like the district to consider a “face mask addendum” to their Return to Learn Plan. The addendum would be like the one that’s at Niles, which is based on the population of the school that’s quarantined and the number of cases and “that’s determined whether you would wear a mask,” Werner said The district went into remote learning the week before Christmas break due to the number of Covid cases.

Currently, the district’s Return to

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“I think we need to protect each other, we need to protect our kids and with the number of cases and certainly being pediatric cases and child cases, I think it’s really important we consider having an addendum to our Return to Learn that would including depending on the population of our students that are either quarantined or cases,” Werner said.

Heit said that he wasn’t in favor of making any decisions that night, since the item wasn’t on the agenda. He added that he liked that the addendum was based on local data.

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rustee Joyce Lantz said she felt the board should meet sometime before the students are scheduled to resume in-person learning, which is Tuesday, Jan. 18, as she felt that two weeks (which is their next board meeting) is a “pretty long time for us to wait.”

Board members agreed to do a special meeting Jan. 17, to discuss a potential addendum.

Leslie said he’ll ensure the Niles addendum is made accessible to the public before the meeting.

Leslie said that Niche.com released their grades and that New Buffalo Area Schools as a district earned an A, with the elementary school, middle school and high school each earning an A. The district also was rated three out of 552 districts as the district with the best place to teach in Michigan, seven out of 562 districts for the best teachers in Michigan and for safest schools in Michigan, was rated 13 out of 578.

Board members approved the employment of Chase O’Donnell as the district mechanic.

Longtime mechanic Rodney Craig will be retiring at the end of the January.

Leslie said that there were three applicants, and that O’Donnell was the committee’s “top choice.” Leslie said his experience includes working the last 18 years with the Indiana Department of Transportation.

The employment of Natalie Walter to coach seventh grade girls’ basketball was approved.

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SPORTS

THE ACORN PRESENTS MONTHLY ‘OPEN MIC NIGHT’

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ome experience Harbor Country’s most exciting array of acts, packed into one night on the fabulous Turner Stage at The Acorn.

The Acorn presents the area’s premier Open Mic Night monthly with a diverse lineup of performers and hosts. Events are free, with donations encouraged.

Local duo Dirty Sally will host the Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21.

With Nikki Gauthier on keys and vocals and Rob Skibbe on electric guitar, Dirty Sally plays a diverse mix of creative covers and original music. The duo’s catalog includes tunes from the likes of Coldplay, Sara Bareilles, Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, Sia, Ingrid Michaelson, The Beatles and more.

Dirty Sally’s sound has been described as “dynamic,” Gauthier’s vocals have been called “haunting” and in the way of an overall description, Dirty Sally was recently summed up this way: “Think Sirius XM Alt Nation meets Lithium.”

Performance credits include The Acorn, Box Factory for the Arts, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra’s RESPECT concert, Krasl Art Fair Block Party, The Livery, Benton Harbor Art Hop and Benton Harbor Arts Association’s Arts in the Park series.

Patti Shaffner will host the

Valentine’s Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12.

Shaffner performs a wide variety of musical styles including folk, blues, jazz, theater and improvisational singing with ease. She has studied improvisational singing with both Bobby McFerrin and Rhiannon and is skilled at leading groups of all ages in the style of spontaneous song known as “Circle Singing.”

Shaffner writes and performs her own music, solo as well as collaboratively. As a seasoned performer, Shaffner is dynamic and engaging on stage. Her music is thoughtprovoking and reaches out to the heart of our longing for connection with love and hope. She puts her heart and soul into whatever she sings.

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pcoming Open Mic dates are Thursday, March 24; Thursday, April 21 and Wednesday, May 18.

For hosting opportunities and performer inquiries, please email openmic@ acornlive.org.

The Acorn’s current COVID-19 Policy requires proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID-19 test with photo ID. Masks are required to be worn over the nose and mouth.

The Acorn is located at 107 Generations Drive in Three Oaks. — STAFF REPORTS

From the Bleachers COLUMN BY KURT MARGGRAF IN CHICAGO

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o you remember that extra special feeling you got when something or someone you hoped would succeed because they were so wonderful, actually had a chance to end up on top.

I’m talking about the David versus Goliath kind of victory, the kind of win no one expected. But even better than that, these guys seem to be really good guys.

They are friendly. They are unselfish.

They are highly skilled. They are great teammates, and they’re taking the city by storm.

Yes my friends, I’m talking about the Chicago Bulls. As of this moment, they’re riding a nine game winning streak and are in first place in the East. Most experts put three teams from the West ahead of them, but the way they’re playing right now, they’re as good as anybody. This past week gave us all an inside look at why the team is playing so well.

Have you ever had to go to a new school, start a new job, or join any group where friendships had already become established? The process is difficult and nerve racking. When the next new person joins, we might go out of our way to make them feel comfortable.

But think how easy it would be if the culture was so good that every newcomer was made to feel like they had been there from the beginning. And to top it off, the most popular and important person in the organization went out of their way to welcome you. That would sure be nice, wouldn’t it?

Now, imagine you’re the second round draft pick of the Chicago Bulls, Ayo Dosunmu. Ayo was the 38th player chosen this year in the NBA draft. Many second round picks fail to make the roster.

But Ayo, a Chicagoan from the south side and a star at the University of Illinois, almost immediately became an important player for the Bulls. The Bulls, who failed to make the playoffs last season, added a lot of new faces and they’re meshing beautifully.

One of the stars of the team is DeMar DeRozan and he is proving to be as valuable off the court as he is on the court.

When Ayo was summoned to Champagne Illinois to be honored by having his Jersey hoisted into the rafters, I’m pretty sure that you figured out who wanted to join him for his special night.

Yes indeed, the star of the team, DeMar DeRozan. Those kind of teammates are the type of players that make fans even happier to cheer for their team. After years of mediocrity, the Bulls are fun to watch again and I’m proud to be one of their fans.

I sure hope the Bears and Cubs have plans to be contenders in the near future.

Coach John Wooden said, “The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”

There are 3 guys on a boat with 4 cigarettes, but have nothing to light them with. So they throw a cigarette overboard and the boat becomes a cigarette lighter.

Talk to you next week. Peace, love, and happiness.

And the stat line doesn’t tell the full story.

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he New Buffalo High School boys’ basketball team remained undefeated after a convincing 74-62 victory Monday, Jan. 10, over a solid River Valley squad.

The game before a nearly packed New Buffalo crowd was entertaining, with fast paced action throughout the match between the arch rivals.

The first points were scored by the Bison on free throws from a technical foul called on the Mustangs for dunking the ball during pre-game warm-ups.

New Buffalo (5-0) kept adding to the early lead mostly from buckets down low from Ryan Vinson and points on jump shots and fast breaks by Jeremiah Mitchell.

The lead grew to 12 points on a three-

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Bison too much for Mustangs

BY STAN MADDUX

point shot by Anthony Lijewski but Josh Seifert quickly cut the lead to 10 by hitting a jump shot at the end of the first quarter.

The Mustangs early in the second quarter pulled to within six points.

The double-digit lead was soon restored when Mitchell after a steal took the ball in for a lay-up then nailed a three-point shot from the baseline.

Mark Shaw after another quick steal by the Bison raced in for a lay-up.

The lead grew to 17 points late in the second quarter on lay-ups by Mitchell and Vinson and a three-point shot from Lijewski.

River Valley trailed by 14 points at halftime when Max Nicely sank a threepoint shot at the buzzer.

Both teams continued to run the floor in the second half.

River Valley couldn’t take advantage of Bison turnovers to cut into the lead until late in the fourth quarter when the Mustangs, with help from three points buckets by Nicely and Ashton McNabb, pulled to within seven points.

The last points were scored on a jump shot by Shaw at the final buzzer.

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itchell led all scorers with 26 points.

Vinson and Lijewski contributed 14 points apiece, while Kayden Parmley added 12 points.

Seifert led the Mustangs with 15 points.

Jayden McNabb and Cadden Krieger

added 11 points each for the Mustangs, who dropped to 4-2 on the season.

Bison Head Coach Nate Tripp was not totally satisfied with the performance of his team, with all five starters back from last year’s District 4 championship squad.

However, Tripp said the margin of victory, despite lack of execution and focus by his players at times, should serve as a warning to their upcoming opponents.

“This is a statement game. It’s about letting everybody know New Buffalo basketball is not playing good. We got a long ways to go. We’re going to get better and it’s going to be scary what we can do when we put it all together,” he said.

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Lady Bison notch first victory of the season

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he New Buffalo high school girls’ basketball team won their first game of the season at home Monday, Jan 10.

The Lady Bison (1-4) defeated Howardsville Christian 41 to 26.

Aaron James led New Buffalo with 13 points.

Sam Smith and Georgia Arvanitis contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively.

New Buffalo leading 19-12 at halftime saw the lead shrink to two points early in the third quarter.

The Lady Bison seemed to regain momentum from a blocked shot by James and a lay-up from Arvanitis running the court before the end of the period.

New Buffalo started putting the game away early in the fourth quarter on buckets by James and Arvanitis.

The lead was extended to 14 points when Smith nailed two buckets after grabbing an offensive rebound then later a pass from Arvanitis.

The Lady Bison held a 20-point advantage after a left landed lay-up

by James driving the lane and Smith

sinking two buckets, including a short jump shot near the rim.

Howardsville Christian was held scoreless in the final period until there was just over one minute left to play.

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ead coach Dave Kelly said the second half surge came after he kept emphasizing to his players to stay aggressive on offense and keep avoiding turnovers like they did in the first half.

Kelly said consistency has been a major focus in recent practices after the

team struggled to maintain the same level of play throughout each of their previous games.

“This is a nice turn around for us,” he said.

He blamed inconsistency on a recent 20-point loss to Lawrence, which defeated Howardsville Christian by just two points.

Kelly said a lot of time has also been spent during practices on fundamentals, which some players were lacking from youth and inexperience.

“I think we’re heading in the right direction,” Kelly said.

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ESPN tourney in LaPorte ends with sell out

he college prep basketball invitational televised by ESPN at the historic Civic Auditorium in LaPorte ended with a sellout crowd.

In the final game of the three-day invitational, LaLumeire lost 63 to 55 against Montverde Academy out of Florida before about 1,000 spectators.

Currently, both teams are ranked in the top 10 nationally, with Montverde Academy being last year’s champions of the Geico Nationals Tournament in Ft. Myers, Florida.

LaLumiere won the national tournament in 2017.

Head Coach Pat Holmes said it was an old school environment where his LaLumiere players returned to their dorms between games.

The team stays in hotels during other major basketball events far from the northern LaPorte County school during

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the season.

LaLumiere won their first two games of the invitational, 70 to 56 against Oak Hill Academy Friday, Jan. 7, and 74 to 46 over Legacy Early College Thursday, Jan.6.

“It’s been an awesome atmosphere and a great turnout for our crowd in our student section,” he said.

Mike Lindley made the 30-minute drive from Grand Beach to watch the action several rows above center court.

He enjoyed the high caliber of play in a 1940s-like environment similar to what was portrayed in the 1986 basketball movie “Hoosiers.”

“It’s just outstanding basketball in a Hoosiers-like environment. I think everything has been done first class. The talent on the floor is just absolutely amazing,” he said.

More than 20 of the nation’s top 100 college basketball recruits were on

the floor, including J.J. Starling from LaLumiere.

Starling has committed to play next season at the University of Notre Dame.

Brian Lobody brought his sixth grade players from near Valparaiso to see the action.

He wanted to provide them incentive and reward them for an undefeated season.

“We wanted to bring them out and see if they continue to keep working hard what can happen with that hard work and just have a good time and celebrate.

We had a really good season this year,” he said.

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uilt in 1929, the Civic Auditorium used to be home to the LaPorte High School basketball team until the 1970s.

UCLA coaching legend John Wooden

was head coach at South Bend Central High School when he brought his team to the Civic Auditorium for a game his team lost to LaPorte.

Wooden, who grew up in southern Indiana and graduated from Purdue University, went on to win 10 NCAA national titles at UCLA during a 12-year period in the ’60s and ’70s.

LaPorte Mayor Tom Dermody said he heard nothing but positive feedback about the invitational.

A lot of the feedback came in the form of text messages about how thrilling it was to see the Civic Auditorium and the city’s “Living the Lake Life” logo at center court on ESPN. Most of the games were televised by ESPNU and ESPN+. The final LaLumiere game was televised by ESPN2.

“This is the nation’s best and the neatest thing is seeing it all in our back yard,” he said.

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BY STAN MADDUX

nother year of stormy politics could be in store after Shaw Friedman was reappointed LaPorte County government attorney in a split decision by the LaPorte County Commissioners.

The same commissioners who voted for and against Friedman last year did not change their positions during the annual reorganization Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Friedman will work under a written contract at the same rate of $150 per hour.

A written contract was called for last year by commissioner Joe Haney and agreed to in a legal settlement last month with LaPorte County Auditor Tim Stabosz, who withheld payment to Friedman on more than $2,000 in work by the county attorney he felt was not legitimate.

Haney and Stabosz felt a contract with boundaries on the work performed by Friedman would eliminate future billing questions.

They had no say in drafting the terms of the contract, which Haney called “extremely vague” with “absolutely no guard rails” to make sure Friedman doesn’t step outside the legal scope with his duties.

During public comment, Stabosz said work on Friedman’s claims he disputed last year ranged from “engaging in political activity such as lobbying and community organizing” to “media relations director” for the commissioners.

“Otherwise, acting as county manager,” he said.

In response, commission president Sheila Matias said an attorney working for local government needs flexibility to effectively address a wide array of issues.

She also said Friedman, who’s been county attorney for a majority of his near 40-year legal career, has

made himself available to her at all times, including for phone calls to render advice.

“To give him guardrails, doesn’t make any sense. We need the ability to run this county and make sure we’re staying out of a liability situation,” she said.

After the meeting, Matias said Friedman submitted a proposed contract.

Matias said amendments were made until she and Friedman, along with commissioner Rich Mrozinski, agreed to the final terms.

LastFebruary, Friedman filed a defamation of character lawsuit against Stabosz for alleging he runs county government by controlling elected officials.

Attorney William Jonas, who’s representing Friedman in the still undecided case, spoke highly of his client’s reputation during the meeting.

He also cited a Dec. 7 decision by a judge not to grant Stabosz’ request for dismissal of the case.

Elkhart Superior Court 2 Judge Steven Bowers ruled Stabosz failed to provide sufficient evidence to substantiate his claims against Friedman.

Jonas said the repeated allegations of wrongdoing and name calling against Friedman, Matias and Mrozinski last year from Stabosz and Haney were politically motivated.

“Just because this baseless nonsense is posted to earn clicks on Facebook does not make it true. It’s a whole different ball game in a court of law,” he said.

In response, Stabosz said he plans to appeal the judge’s ruling and vowed not to enter into an out of court settlement.

“I look forward to going to trial. I will see this case through the end,” he said.

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he Harbor Country Hikers will walk some of the deepest, least-traveled trails at the New Buffalo Area Schools’ Nature Study Trails to study the behavior of crows, the “watchers of the woods,” beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15.

Harbor Country Hikers President Pat Fisher will kick off the event with a brief talk about the crows’ behavior, as well as the superstitions that surround them, before leading the group on a two-mile walk through the Nature Trails’ 60 acres.

There are more than four miles of trails altogether, through prairies, forested uplands and a variety of wetland habitats.

Highlights include marshes, hardwood forests, seasonally wet flatwoods filled with inundated shrub swamps, vernal pools and more. The Nature Study Trails abut Chikaming Open Lands’ Turtle Creek Preserve and the City of New Buffalo’s Turtle Pond Nature Preserve.

The trails are located behind the New Buffalo Elementary School on Lubke Road in New Buffalo.

Though membership is encouraged, all are welcome on Harbor Country Hikers hikes.

The Hikers follows CDC and local Covid guidelines, and face masks currently are optional. A Rollator, a specialized walker with oversized wheels, is available on a first-come, first-served basis by emailing harborcountryhikers@ gmail.com.

For more information, visit harborcountryhikers.com or Harbor Country Hikers on Facebook. — STAFF REPORTS

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HOR0SCOPE JANUARY 13-19, 2022

AS INTERPRETED BY SANDY “STAR” BENDT ARIES MARCH 21—APRIL 19

Hunker down and stay with projects until they are finished. This is the time to honor your power and the knowledge you’ve accumulated through hard-work and past experiences.

Push on, through to completion. Dig in and do the work that ultimately prepares a comfortable space for the future.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 22—DECEMBER 21

The energy coming your way now, is about changing up the power dimensions and evening things out. This is the time to follow up with coworkers or the people you see on a regular basis and really touch in with each other. Take time to honor any hard work that’s been done.

Respect the financial agreements you have made and don’t be afraid to ask questions if, people want to renegotiate over the next few weeks. Draw upon the lessons you have learned over the past few years about resources and value systems and let that be your center of strength.

TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20

The energy coming in this week is about slowing down and reviewing your obligations or the commitments you’ve made over the past two years. Pay attention to what people are saying and avoid letting your emotions override the truth of the situation. If the work is done, it’s’ time to move on.

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CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22—JANUARY 19

Honor your talents by trusting in the work you’ve done and start showing it off a little.

It’s time to move from behind the scenes and let your work speak for itself. The good job you’ve done makes you a contender. Your spot for the ring is opening up and now is the time to get those sponsorships.

Respect your ability to get things done on your own this week. Don’t get bogged down in details or by the size of some job or chore, just know you are capable and get started. If you are working with someone and it’s not going well, don’t be afraid to cut them loose and do it on your own.

GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21

Respect your commitments and get used to the idea that you are going to have to stick with someone or something until the job gets done. This is about staying with something, no matter how complicated it is. Be prepared to relearn something or repeat steps in the coming weeks.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 Take some time this week to warmup and relax at home. Honor the space you have and get more snuggled in. The winter is the time for cooking warm meals and taking care of things inside. Pull out some old art projects or books you’ve been meaning to read over the next couple of weeks.

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This is the time to incorporate what you have learned about relationships and people over the past two years.

Circumstances are such that you may feel like you are being pulled from going completely on your own, to being totally connected and dependent on some long-term partnership.

This is the time to follow through with the information you have been collecting or witnessing over the past couple of years. Review things that have transpired in your chosen family and make time to talk about it now.

Things may not be resolved immediately but at least it’s out there.

Take some time to enjoy the things you’ve been working for. If you’ve earned some time off, take it. If you’ve put in the extra effort, by all means make the most of the rewards. Value the things you’ve created for yourself. Your projects have really panned out well; let it show.

It’s important to honor your friends’ perspectives but sometimes you have to make decisions on your own. This is the time to pull back and tame your impulses. Recognize outside influences for what they are and make choices that are not only from the heart but truly settle the mind.

On whatever happens, right reasoning required.

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Kathi was born April 4, 1950 in Allegheny County, PA to Alex and Julia (Romano) Jankowski.

After graduating high school, she earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State University. On February 16, 2001, Kathi married Roger Adams at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Chicago, IL. Kathi built a successful career in marketing. She made significant contributions to marketing research for H.J. Heinz, RJR Nabisco and Leaf Confectionary, retiring as Vice President. Kathi

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BCHA’s star continues to shine with 2022 Chamber awards

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he Berrien County Historical Association has secured not one but two spots in this year’s Business Recognition Awards by the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber.

The BCHA is a finalist for the NonProfit Excellence Award (formerly the Non-Profit of the Year) for their work in 2021. This is the second year in a row that the BCHA has been nominated for the award, resulting in a finalist position. To be nominated, a NPO must be a 501(c)3 organization that demonstrates excellence in providing a service to our community and/or in advocating, enabling, and empowering an underserved, underrepresented or disadvantaged population in our area.

In a press release, the BCHA stated it has worked hard to be an advocate for the history, heritage, and culture of Berrien County through diverse programming that is reflective of its very diverse communities.

“Every resident and visitor deserve to see some part of themselves in our exhibits and programs,” said Rhiannon Cizon, director at BCHA. “There is a joy in telling stories that don’t often get a chance to shine. Our histories are in the architecture of our buildings, in the glory of the baseball diamond, and the pride of our ethnic and religious communities.”

The second finalist spot goes to Cizon, who is one of four nominated for the Rising Star Award. It is an award that recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of a highly motivated, emerging leader in the

community. Nominees should demonstrate excellence, creativity, and show initiative/leadership in their industry, company, or profession.

Since her hiring in 2019, Cizon has more than demonstrated her adeptness in all these areas and has breathed new life into the museum, as noted by board president Liz Muhlenbeck. Cizon was also named a member of the 2021 class for Moody on the Market’s 40 under 40 group.

“Both of these are quite a shock to me,” said Cizon. “I am pleased that someone thought the work we are doing was worthy of a nomination and that the Chamber thought we deserved those spots.”

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For more information and application visit: www.cityofnewbuffalo.org/documents/ board-and-commissions-application/ Applications are accepted on an ongoing

basis for all boards and commissions and izon said that the staff, are kept on file for a period of one year; volunteer corps, and board applicants must not be in default to the city of directors are committed and a resident of the city for at least one year. to the revival of the BCHA, and these nominations

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