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Recall petitions filed against New Buffalo City Mayor Humphrey, councilmember Flanagan PAGE 4 New Buffalo Shoreline Alliance seeking more plaintiffs in lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers PAGE 5 New Buffalo school board approves merging middle school football with River Valley PAGE 9

Miss Buchanan Lillian Waggoner crowned 2022 Miss Blossom PAGES 12-14

Golfmore Resort, the ‘second largest resort in Michigan,’ other resorts spotlighted at Region of Three Oaks Museum PAGE 18

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PHOTO OF NICOLE, HAPRER AND MADDOX BALDWIN HAVING STORYTIME WITH BLOSSOM BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

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‘Threatening’ social media posts forced New Buffalo to cancel classes

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BY STAN MADDUX

uthorities are still investigating social media posts alarming enough to cancel school at New Buffalo Middle/High School last week.

Initially, the school operated under a two-hour delay Friday, April 22, after New Buffalo High School Principal Wayne Butler was notified that morning by the FBI about threatening posts from a high school student.

New Buffalo Area Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Leslie said two bomb sniffing dogs scoured the building.

Leslie said classes were then cancelled when it took longer than expected for police to finish their work and declare the building safe before 10:30 a.m.

No explosives were found, he said.

New Buffalo Police Chief Rich Killips said the student responsible for the posts was interviewed.

He did not reveal if the student was arrested or exactly what was stated in the posts.

Leslie said the student could face disciplinary action from the school system but he wouldn’t be more specific.

“We will enforce our handbook policies,” Leslie said.

Killips said the posts contained what appeared to be detailed threats against students and school activities.

The school reopened to staff once it was determined that no one was in immediate danger.

“An in-depth investigation is continuing. Therefore, nothing further can be released at this time,” Killips said.

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Local Government Meetings New Buffalo Times

Democracy Requires Transparency

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 Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7PM MARY ROBERTSON, CLERK DEBORAH LINDLEY, BLAKE O’HALLORAN, JAMES BRACEWELL, PETER DOERR, PAUL LEONARD, JR. MICHIANA VILLAGE OF MICHIANA COUNCIL Meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1PM

Recall petitions filed against New Buffalo City Mayor Humphrey, councilmember Flanagan

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n attempt is being waged to remove two members of the New Buffalo City Council before their four-year terms expire.

The recall petitions against John Humphrey and Brian Flanagan were filed April 19 in the Berrien County Clerk’s Office

by New Buffalo resident Michael J. Davis.

Humphrey also serves as mayor, a position the city council elects from the five member governing body.

Reasons cited for recalling Humphrey and Flanagan are their votes on Nov. 23 in favor of an ordinance to prohibit new short-term rentals in R1, R2 and R3 zoning districts in the city.

Another reason given for recalling Humphrey is he instructed a police officer during a public meeting on March 21 of last year to remove an individual while she was speaking during her allotted time reserved for public comment.

A clarity hearing is scheduled at 1 p.m. May 3 in the Berrien County Administrative Building to

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determine if the language in the petitions is clear.

If the language is approved, Berrien County Chief Deputy Clerk Sheila Reitz said the petitions against each of the elected officials will require 219 valid signatures for both of them to be on the ballot of a recall election in November.

Humphrey and Flanagan, who were elected to their first terms in November 2020, would face opposition.

Humphrey said he likes their chances of surviving a recall election because they defeated their opponents by about a two to one margin.

He also said most of the people, except for Davis and a few others behind the recall, do not live in New Buffalo and only residents are eligible to vote.

Humphrey also said he campaigned strictly on doing something about the growth in short-term rentals, which apparently reflected the concerns of voters.

“Everything I’m doing, in my opinion. Is in the best interests of the people who

live here. It is what it is,” he said.

Humphrey also said the ordinance only prevents more short-term rentals in the three residentially zoned districts and short-term rental owners with permits from the city are allowed to continue operating.

“There will still be plenty of rentals here. We’re just creating an environment where residents and the rental communities can operate peacefully and respect each other’s quality of life,” he said.

The ordinance especially angered people who purchased and started renovating homes into short-term rentals before discovering they couldn’t get a permit for such a use.

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ome long-term owners of shortterm rentals were also highly upset from being forced out of business when late in applying for an operating permit under the new guidelines.

The ordinance was in response to growing complaints from residents

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about things like noise during parties at short-term rentals.

Humphrey said neighborhoods were t becoming too saturated A with homes once lived in p year round converted into i short-term rentals.

A “I think the way it’s set d B up now we’ll have much balance to allow the city to w get some harmony back like C A before,” he said.

Humphrey also said G people opposed to the w ordinance “care only about w themselves” and not the a future of the city, which has c fewer full time residents. g He blamed the population N loss on single-family homes being turned into shorts term rentals and short-term i t rentals contributing to housing prices going beyondC

the reach of young families C wanting to move here. a “We need to create t opportunity for people to be g able to live here,” he said.

Humphrey said he also c acted within the rules i governing conduct from u citizens during city council n meetings. t d o p p e B d r

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New Buffalo Shoreline Alliance seeking more plaintiffs in lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers

embers of the Grand Beach Village Council learned that the New Buffalo Shoreline Alliance is seeking more plaintiffs from residents in its lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers for damages south of the New Buffalo breakwater (which was constructed by the Army Corps) at their Wednesday, April 20, meeting.

NBSA President Ted Grzywacz said the plaintiffs, who are lakefront owners, who have signed on have filed a Fifth Amendment takings claim to the United States government through the NBSA. The lawsuit was filed the second week of January and is currently under review by the Detroit office of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Grzywacz said that Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit asked for a 60-day extension to respond, which has been given to them.

Adding that there was a concern over the “equality in the distribution of the underwater breakwaters and nourishment,” Grzywacz said that there will be an “equal distribution over 16,000 feet of shoreline.” He said there’s probably well over 80% of participation of “everything east of here except for Grand Beach.” Grand Beach is 40%, despite being 50% of the repair.

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support - not money - but in discussion with the residents in trying to clarify our points,” he said.

Grzywacz said that he’s sure the issue of Grand Beach Boulevard has been resolved “in that it has no effect on landowners in they’re taking a position as a plaintiff against the government.”

“We need the plaintiffs for damages - that’s the whole scope of our lawsuit, we want to recover what’s been lost by the construction of the harbor and negligence of the government not to fulfill their agreement of nourishment of the beaches,” he said, adding that a takings claim “allows us to take those damages and try to recover them and put them in a trust to make the repairs.”

Grzywacz said that they have 33 homeowners out of 68 and that they “really need to get to 70%, which would be another 15 to 16 houses - that would give us the coverage we’d need from the harbor to here and have a very doable and successful solution to the problem we have now with erosion.”

Council president Debbie Lindley said that the village could provide a list of expenses, like the pump house, that it has incurred from damages.

Councilmembers also agreed to discuss with their village attorney on the village becoming a possible plaintiff in the lawsuit, as the village owns shoreline at the beach accesses and the pumphouse.

Councilmembers approved the proposed regulations regarding trash cans in the village and to give attorney Sara Senica permission to put together an ordinance.

Per the council packet, the proposed ordinance would include the following: that “trash cannot be set out before noon Eastern Standard Time the day before trash pickup; trash cans need to be pulled back by 8 p.m. EST the day of pickup; and that trash cans should be moved at least 10 feet away from the roadway unless enclosed.”

Due to steep inclines, it’s also stated that Sky Hi, Golf Road, and High Point “may not allow for pullbacks or must have trash closures.”

“Trash cans will be moved back on Tuesday morning after the Monday pickup or the day after a delayed pickup.

There will be no pullbacks on Friday summer pickups.

Everyone should be able to return trash cans by Friday evening.”

There will be a $5 charge per week for residents that require employee pull backs on the regular day pickup, through the season or yearround.”

Councilmembers approved the lowest bid for the purchase of a finish lawn mower for $14,000 from Frontier Lawn & Rec. Inc. and a bid for the purchase of a utility vehicle for $8,000 from Kenny Outdoor Solutions.

Councilmembers approved $1,900 for glass and plexiglass

to protect the pro shop counters for the future.

Councilmembers approved ServiScape hydroseeding the old Grand Beach Road entrance from U.S. Highway 12 to the gate at $4,158.

Councilmembers agreed that councilmember Blake O’Halloran should get more proposals with regards to landscape design for the area of Grand Beach Road where the drainage pipe was placed. In the meantime, it could be hydroseeded to make the grass look nice for the summer.

Councilmembers approved accepting a bid for large sign for the village’s newly acquired 42 Acres as described by Burkett Signs at a cost of $12,500 to include verbiage that was discussed by the council.

Verbiage on the sign will include thanks to the Grand Beach Land Development and donors, with the village council also being added to the list for making the purchase possible.

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bid from Tim Lally Chevrolet for a 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe PPV 4WD for the police department not to exceed $53,000 was approved.

Councilmembers approved continuing with Wayne Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Councilmembers approved parks and beach

commissioner Pete Doerr going out to get bids on removing the sheet metal on the beaches.

Councilmembers approved proceeding with applying to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for a one-to-one grant with a match that’s up to $125,000 for street paving.

Councilmembers approved suggestions made by Brenden Duffner and Peter Kramp of the Tech of Southwest Michigan with regards to cyber security for the village at a cost of $191.20 per month and a one-time cost of $747.50 for labor.

The Social Club contract for the 2022 season, as well as a request to use the clubhouse and circle grounds for Family Fest, was approved.

The New Buffalo High School Golf Club’s use of the village’s golf course for meets and practices for the 2022 season was approved.

Councilmembers approved the budget amendment to the Golf Fund for fiscal year 2021-2022, which includes the $20,000 increase in contractual services and the $13,475 increase to building improvements and a slight reduction of $1,100 for equipment purchases for a total of $32,375.

An amendment to the Capital Projects Fund to cover the additional $20,000 for the drainage project was approved.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022 Grace Payne and Kristy Good with Blossom

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hen the newest guests at New Buffalo Township Library have a story that’s read aloud to them by the library’s younger patrons, they don’t talk down to them when they stumble over their words or experience some other reading difficulties.

This is because the guests don’t talk at all – they just listen.

From 4 to 4:45 p.m. every Wednesday in the library’s youth section downstairs, children 6 years and up read to one of two furry visitors: Blossom, a Newfoundland poodle and Teddy, a golden doodle.

Kristy Good, youth services director at the library, said that Colleen Melendy used to bring her therapy dogs to the library before the pandemic hit to help children get acquainted with the dogs.

Maddox and Harper Baldwin enjoy storytime with Blossom

New Buffalo Township Library’s therapy dogs empower children to read

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She said when Melendy reached out a month ago about resuming the program, she decided to try it again – with a few changes.

“We wanted to make it a bit more structured and make it so kids who aren’t incredibly confident in reading have a safe space with just them and their family and the dogs somebody nonjudgmental to read to,” Good said.

The program allows one family per session. Those who are interested can call the library to sign up. Good said she hopes the program last through the summer.

The dogs themselves also have fun engaging with the young patrons.

“Teddy is more playful – he rolls over and wants his tummy scratched the whole entire story time,” Good said.

Something as simple as hanging out with a furry friend may turn a child into a

future reader.

“Of course, it’s such a treat so they can connect reading with such a great thing as hanging out with a dog and might make them want to read more and be more excited about it,” Good said.

Melendy said she brings the dogs to the hospital for group therapy sessions and staff supports and assistant living facilities, as well as to schools.

“We work with special education kids and that helps them develop social skills and helps with behavioral management if we need that – we do Berrien RESA, and that’s more of a physical education program there,” she said.

She said sometimes it’s hard to get the children to walk but “give them a dog to walk, and they’ll walk the dogs - even if they’re in the wheelchair.”

In the hospital, the dogs spend over an hour on

behavioral health (which is psychiatric services) in group therapy with patients.

“It helps them to relax and calm down and feel better about themselves, it’s something nice and warm and furry that responds to them…

Dogs will never lie to you, they (the patients) don’t need to worry about what they do or say,” she said.

Melendy said that “kids just kind of like dogs.”

“For them, it’s more of a fun thing than a therapeutic thing,” she said.

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t was 11 years ago when Melendy started bringing her dog, Newdle, who has since passed away, to hospitals and facilities (the dog also made the rounds in New Buffalo Township Library pre-Covid).

In that first year, Newdle saved the life of a woman with Alzheimer’s – a woman who,

doctors said, had only a few months to live.

Newdle merely placed her head on the woman’s lap – and the woman bent over and hugged Newdle. The large dog had jogged the woman’s memory of her former Chihuahua, Taco.

The feat earned Newdle the title of Lakeland Volunteer of the Year – the only dog in the state of Michigan to be given the honor.

No matter whom they’re helping, Melendy said that snuggling up to the furry creatures known as “Man’s Best Friend” can go a long way.

“Dogs can make people feel a part of something again,” she said.

To sign up for a session with Blossom or Teddy, call the library at 269469-2933 or visit www. newbuffalotownshiplibrary. org.

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Police crash party at bonfire A bonfire, which started with gasoline, led to an explosion as well as police crashing what turned out to be a mostly underage drinking party.

Officers were led into a wooded area by a motorist who called 911 after hearing what he described as a “large explosion” Saturday, April 23, near U.S, 20 about seven miles from the Michigan state line, according to La Porte County Police.

Police said four women and three men between the ages of 18 to 21 were sitting around a large amount burning trees piled up.

A cooler filled with various alcoholic beverages, a small bag of marijuana and a smoking pipe on the tailgate of a pick-up truck were also located, police said.

The area around the truck was littered with a large amount of empty alcoholic beverage containers.

Police said Todd Christian, 21, while showing signs of impairment revealed the explosion was from using a “large amount of gas” to start the bonfire.

In response to concerns about the size of the fire, Christian said he could use an excavator on the property to extinguish the fire, if necessary, according to police.

The four woman were allowed to go after it was determined they had not consumed any alcohol.

Police said Christian was arrested for Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, a Class B misdemeanor punishable by an up to 180 day jail sentence.

Nathan Smith and Andrew Crum, both 20, were arrested for Minor Consuming Alcohol, a Class C misdemeanor which carries a maximum sentence of 60 days in jail.

Everyone at the bonfire was from the LaPorte area, police said.

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Berrien County Health Department brings awareness to dangers of underage drinking

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his spring, the Berrien County Health Department Substance Use Disorder Prevention Team is bringing awareness to the dangers of underage drinking.

This initiative kicks off during April, which is Alcohol Awareness Month, and is designed to discourage those who are under 21 from consuming alcohol and give parents tools to talk to their children about alcohol use.

Alcohol is the most widely used substance by youth in the United States. Though underage alcohol use has been trending down in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Underage drinking Prevention’s 2019 Youth creates multiple Risk Behavior Survey, risks for children, more than 29% of high whose brains are still school students said they developing. These currently use alcohol. include: Underage drinking • Motor vehicle contributes to poor school accidents performance, challenges • Injuries such as with mental health and burns, falls and drowning other health issues later • Overdoses in life.

• Altered brain Motor vehicle accidents development are the greatest mortality • Risky sexual activity risk for underage people • Suicide and who drink. In 2018, 24 homicide percent of drivers aged 15 to 20 who died in a car accident had a blood alcohol level of .01 or higher.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, parents talking with their children about alcohol use can reduce risk. SAMHSA has a variety of resources available to help parents and other caregivers initiate conversations with underage people in their life about alcohol and other substances.

“Spring months often have celebrations like school dances and graduation parties where alcohol may be more easily available to those who are underage,” said Lisa Peeples-Hurst, public health promotion and prevention supervisor at the Berrien County Health Department. “Talking with your child can help prepare them to make safe decisions in situations they are or will soon be experiencing.”

For more information about preventing underage drinking, contact Lisa Peeples-Hurst at 269-927-5690 or visit www.samhsa.gov/talk-they-hear-you. — STAFF REPORTS

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CHECK IT OUT... he New Buffalo Township Library recently voted to renew the contract offer from Chikaming Township for library services, a proposal which we originally offered to the Chikaming Township Board on January 31, 2020, and which was rejected.

We look forward to continuing to offer the services of the library to our Chikaming friends and neighbors.

Running a library and a library building is a very expensive enterprise and those who benefit from the library should be willing to share the costs. For years the services of the New Buffalo Township Public Library were provided free of charge to individual Chikaming patrons, an inequity that needed to be addressed.

While Chikaming Township Supervisor David Bunte pointed out that his township has paid $121,800 to three neighboring libraries, between June 2017 and March 2022, we, the New Buffalo Library, received only $10,000 annually.

During that same period, the taxpayers of New Buffalo Township and the City of New Buffalo paid over $2 million to support the library. While the library is additionally funded

by penal funds, that source has decreased to less than half of what it was eight years ago.

The library also shares with other governmental entities a Local Revenue Sharing Board payment from the tax-exempt tribal land of the Pokagon Band. This is not a payment from the Pokagon Fund, but rather a payment in lieu of taxes which the Pokagon land in New Buffalo Township would otherwise have generated as a property tax paying, developed parcel of land.

The library is grateful to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and The Pokagon Fund for its generosity in supporting programs and needs of the library as well. Further, the Library is especially thankful to the taxpayers of our service area, New Buffalo Township and the City of New Buffalo, for their ongoing support. They provide the necessary financial resources which allow us to operate.

—N EW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP LIBRARY BOARD: KATHARINE BUTLER PRESIDENT MARY DONNELLY VICE PRESIDENT MARY MCPHERSON TREASURER BECKY BORGLIN SECRETARY JANE CAMPBELL PAUL CICCARELLI NANCY MROZEK DONNA SALERNO SANDRA SPORLEDER

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SPORTS From the Bleachers COLUMN BY KURT MARGGRAF IN CHICAGO

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ven though the Bulls got blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks for the second straight game and third time in four games, the Cubs lost 4-3 after destroying the Pittsburgh Pirates 21-0 the day before, and the White Sox lost their seventh straight game, this time to the Twins, 6-4 in ten innings. To top off the White Sox woes, they lost yet another key contributor, losing Eloy Jimenez for six to eight weeks with a torn hamstring injury.

Hopefully, the Gods will look more kindly on the Bears when the college draft begins on Thursday.

As we know, sports teams and players go through good times and bad, and while my teams are currently in slumps, my sports world is still shining brightly. I have a new baseball hero who plays for the Tampa Bay Rays. I don’t use the word hero for athletes very often, but outfielder Maverick Phillips certainly deserves it. I first heard about Maverick while watching a national newscast. The story started out to be about Chloe Grimes, an eight year old young lady who is battling cancer for the second time. Chloe’s softball team went to a Rays game and she got to throw out the first pitch to her favorite player, Maverick Phillips. Chloe then gave Maverick a bracelet she had made that said “Rally for Chloe, our princess warrior “and Maverick wore it during the game to bring him luck.

In the third inning, while Chloe was being interviewed, Maverick hit a ball harder than he had all year for a home run. After the game, the same lady interviewed Maverick and he was so emotional that

he struggled to finish the interview. Later he tweeted“ Chloe, you’ve touched my heart and have impacted me! I feel so blessed that God gave me the opportunity to meet you!.”

The story keeps getting better. They retrieved the ball, Maverick signed it, then personally delivered it to Chloe. Then his organization donated some money to help defray the costs of her medical care.

Through go fund me, more than twenty five thousand dollars have been raised. After researching Maverick, I found out he’s this kind of guy that runs the bases with the kids when they get to run the bases for free after a Sunday game. He’s also the kind of guy who comes out of the dressing room early to sign autographs for the kids and ask them how they’re doing in school. He’s the kind of man who bought an enormous amount of Girl Scout cookies. He’s the kind of man that has an organization that is titled Baseball is fun. In short, he’s the kind of man we should all try to emulate.

I’m going to close with a couple of quotes this week. On twitter, Dallas Braden said, “I’m gonna need a bigger heart so there’s room for all the love I have for Brett.”

Finally, Brett Maverick Phillips said of Chloe, “She IS the hero. This is her story, not mine. I was just glad to be a small part of it.”

Humble and kind. Baseball is fun. Let’s all pray for Chloe, our princess warrior.

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

I’ve always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am. — Billie Eilish

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New Buffalo school board approves merging middle school football with River Valley

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

embers of the New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education approved a cooperative sports program with River Valley Schools for middle school football at their Monday, April 25, meeting.

At the board’s April 11 meeting, New Buffalo Area Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Leslie said that the board would probably vote on the matter at their April 25 meeting and “go from there.”

He added that he would “ideally like to get everyone in a

room and go from there.”

There will be a combined meeting with River Valley schools, Monday, May 2nd at 7:30pm at River Valley Schools.

In March, meetings were held at both New Buffalo High School and River Valley High School with regards to gaining public input on whether the two school districts should combine more of their school sports programs.

Both school districts have already merged their high school football and wrestling programs, with the Red Arrow Raiders having just completed their football season last fall.

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tilizing downtown Manhattan’s East Village and NoHo as a set, Bated Breath Theatre Company’s “Chasing Andy Warhol” immerses audiences into the glamorous world of one of the most important artists of all time, Andy Warhol. His works of modern art continue to sell for hundreds of millions of dollars.

The audience yields to art in transit as scenes derived from Warhol’s mysterious life spring up on the streets and in secret spaces. In the spirit of creatives shaking up the art scene, Executive Artistic Director and lead writer, Mara Lieberman comments on what the audience can expect from the moment they arrive: “They can expect the unexpected. They can expect to be surprised and they can expect to have moments of wonder and wondering who is in the show and who is not in the show. One of the most exciting things that happens is watching New York interact with the show and the audience being

Tomato Soup Can 1969 painted

by James Warhola at age 15, Andy Warhol’s nephew. Ukrainian Museum.

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Bated Breath Theatre Co. players in Chasing Andy Warhol.

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Pop Art of “Chasing Andy Warhol”

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like: ‘oh, is that a character or a paid actor or is that New York or is that a spectator?’ So the blurring of the boundaries of what is performance and what is everyday life Is something that happens in this form and in this structure,” said Lieberman.

Amid a community of pioneering artists and innovators, the opening scene begins at 26 Astor Place at the Cube below the offices of social technology and artificial intelligence companies Meta and IBM Watson. Timelines converge as distinctions between audience, performer, and location blur. Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol’s superstars, and a myriad of other characters emerge in full 1960s 1970s and 1980s regalia.

The effect is mesmerizing.

Blending the boundaries among high art, commercial art, and low culture, the multimedia experience embraces the authentic character of the iconic artist. “We think it’s really important to try to capture pieces of Andy Warhol that are not as well-publicized. Not

always in the canned interview.

You have to turn over a few more rocks. You have to try to understand about the human being and what motivated his iconic work that influences us every single day,” noted Lieberman.

The chase leads to all sorts of places by way of a curated selection of immersive theatre, dance, film, art, and puppetry.

Working in partnership with those who complimented his own, Warhol envisioned New York City as a playground and canvas. Much like Warhol himself, the actors who portray the raw-edged models, artists, socialites, and movie stars stand out, emanate a presence and really make an impression.

In transporting audiences to the intimate universe of the most influential artist of the 20th century—Andy Warhol—courageous choices were necessary. “I always say that everything is a theatrical problem. So, I am trying to find the best or one of the best answers to solve a theatrical problem at all times. And I

don’t stop if the answer is good or good enough. I keep going until if feel like yes, this is the answer that feels alive.

Sometimes that answer means dancing, sometimes it means film, sometimes it means puppetry. Sometimes it means props flying through the air and transforming into things that are not originally intended for use. Andy really looked at every day life and wanted to shake up the mundane. Shake up the things like the soup can that you see in front of you all the time and make you go: “is this soup, is this art?’ And I think there is a way in which we try to do that with the City and wake up your experience of being in the City with other human beings,” said Lieberman.

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anvasses of Campbell’s soup and other recognizable styles from the world of advertising and popular culture connect spectators to realms of yesteryear. The “Glorify your hair with Halo” campaign emanating from a

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store window was particularly exhilarating to experience. The most fascinating characters in the cast are played by Annika Rudolf and Brandon P. Rains. “ A stroll along the Bowery s alongside Warhol’s entourage “ of rock stars, outcasts, t Hollywood celebs, aristocrats, A and intellectuals, the audience h attains a prime spot on Great y Jones Street. Legendary p histories and branded c personalities are explored by t means of performance and i dance near the studio loft c where Warhol and Jean-Michel a b Basquiat painted.

Warhol’s excellent foresight t c into society’s aspiration for recognition and distinction is t In full view. Across the storied o t thoroughfare on East 3rd Street, e The Bowery Hotel is abuzz with t paparazzi, image-makers, and t bohemian denizens snapping w photos. Others surf the web, h swipe, scroll through social h media feeds, and stream quirky s content on their smartphones. s The lure of celebrity and fame is i evident. l

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A harmonious blend of art, culture, and dance pops up on Great Jones Street in Chasing Andy Warhol. Photo By Alexander Fatouros

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olding up a mirror to contemporary society, Lieberman illustrates why “Chasing Andy Warhol” is significant in the 21st century: “I think that [Andy Warhol] was the forefather of social media.

And there’s something that happens in social media that you know in our pic or profile picture we frame up the self in a certain way that which we want to brand. We brand ourselves in the same way Andy very consciously branded himself and knew how to make the brand, sell the brand, create the allure, the appetite, and continue to sell. We do the same thing with ourselves. We keep out of the frame the uglies, the things we don’t want everyone else to see, which is really where the juicy parts are and probably the truth. And Andy did this as well. It was very important for him to keep the frame around himself very tight and very select so that people didn’t know some of the darkness and unrest in his soul. And he deflected a lot of that pain into his artwork.

So I feel like now the way we relate to technology we are all so branded.”

When it comes to stagecraft and striking an artistic conversation with the audience, the production is groundbreaking. The techniques employed merge the elements of popular culture, consumerism, and materialism seamlessly.

“We are a brand. We are a product. I feel like Andy was this soothsayer of this so many years ago. It is just mind boggling to me. And that’s what the last scene is really all about.

He dined out on us so to speak.

And yeah, I think that it’s really relevant because he could sniff this in the air. There’s a part of me that’s wanting a little bit of a healing journey. One wonders whether he would have expanded his frame to include a little bit more of the parts that he wanted to hide from people then maybe his life would’ve been more fulfilling to him.

But, I wonder about ourselves as well, you know? in our lust for renown and celebrity and recognition what parts of ourselves that we’re not showing

Chasing Andy Warhol on Astor Place in New York City.

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and cutting off and what does that do to ourselves?” affirmed Lieberman.

At its core, emerging technologies are fundamental in telling this story. “Technologies are used in order to support experiential transportation. If we want to create a feeling of change in time and space or going on some kind of journey to the past. Technologies can be really useful in doing that.

The history of technology is really embedded in the story of Andy Warhol. He was the first person I think that took a technological device, which was his tape recorder, he called it his wife Sony. And brought it into a place of intimacy in his life. So if you think about how we are with our cell phones we are probably sometimes more intimate with our cell phones than we are with our partner laying right next to us. And what’s really interesting to me is the way he brought technology and humanity together or he viewed technological objects with a lot of humanity. And we try to do that as well with some of the stuff that you see—the

Intimate and contemporary, Chasing Andy Warhol delights and surprises at every turn. Photo By Alexander Fatouros

projections and the TV screens in the window and the live-feed camera where the audience gets to see themselves. And hopefully we bring this kind of curiosity and love for pushing technology with some of the thematic elements about people being famous for 15 minutes and the narcissism that these technological objects have brought about or that they have invented in the way they function so it’s all in service though to the theatrical journey.

The technology should serve the art,” said Lieberman.

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itty and powerful, the play much like Warhol’s art embodies an enterprising ingenuity highlighting the need for joint endeavors to achieve goals. The expression of the human spirit ascribed to Warhol continues to invigorate our senses on a global scale. Warhol’s legacy endures.

“We see the residue and inspiration of Andy everywhere in the East Village. The desire to create something new.

The desire to activate your environment in a way that makes it feel alive and cutting edge and dangerous. And the way the audience felt as part of something bigger than themselves when they were with Andy whether they were at The Factory or Studio 54 or you know just filming a film.

Andy really opened up the frame and the lens to include lots of different people and lots of different pieces of life,” expounded Lieberman.

Fun, hugely powerful, and sure to amass a cult following, “Chasing Andy Warhol” not only hits the mark but also boosts the Big Apple’s standing as the capital of the art world. For all the delicious details drop by https://www. batedbreaththeatre.org/.

This article was first published by in The Theatre Times on April 17. 2022 and has been printed with permission.

To read the original review by Alexander Fatouros drop by: https://thetheatretimes.com/ oracle-of-pop-art-affirmed-inchasing-andy-warhol/

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Lillian Waggoner poses as 2022 Miss Blossomtime

The guys strike a pose after the opening number Sunday night

Mr. Three Oaks and River Valley Sebastian Kirk models a 1920s swimsuit during the communications segment

Queens and their princesses pose onstage Sunday night

Mr. contestants pose in their formal wear

Miss Buchanan Lillian Waggoner crowned 2022 Miss Blossom MR. BLOSSOM IS MR. STEVENSVILLE NATHAN HAWKS

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eeing as how the Mr. and Miss Blossomtime pageants at the Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor were put on hold for the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it seemed fitting that Miss Buchanan Lillian Waggoner would be posed with a question on the positive effects that the global event had on her life.

“I’ve become a more confident and better person of myself,” she said, adding that she appreciates her family because “they really helped me with my confidence as

well.”

Waggoner was crowned the 89th Miss Blossomtime at the first pageant at the Mendel Center since March 2019 in front of a packed audience of supporters Monday night, April 25.

An 18-year-old from Buchanan, Lillian is the daughter of Crystal and Brandon Waggoner. She is a senior at Berrien Springs High School. Lillian plans to attend Lake Michigan College and then transfer to a four-year college to study Special Education. During high school, Lillian has participated in concert choir, Bel Canto, and band.

The 2022 Miss Blossomtime Royal Court is Breanna Truelove, Lillian Waggoner, Madisen Kozminski, and Kristen Krause

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She has volunteered her time traveling to Toronto, Canada, and a Native American Reservation in Minnesota for a mission trip.

The Miss contestants pose onstage before the crowning

Miss Three Oaks and River Valley Maura Killips poses in her formal wear

Miss and Mr. Three Oaks and River Valley Maura Killips and Sebastion Kirk discuss their community

Miss Blossomtime contestants strike a pose after the opening number

Madisen Kozinski is crowned first runner-up to Miss Blossomtime

The queens pose in their formal wear

Miss Bridgman Stephanie DeMeulenaere poses in her formal wear

Miss Congeniality Breanna Truelove poses with Miss Blossomtime 2020 Faith Kittleson

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illian thanked the judges for being “so sweet in the interviews.”

“I want to thank my parents for helping me and supporting me and I want to thank all of you for coming out here and supporting these beautiful girls,” she said.

Joining her is first runnerup, Miss Stevensville, Madisen Kozminski. Madisen is 19 years old and the daughter of Dayna Kozminski and Ken Kozminski.

She attends Michigan State University, where she’s studying marketing and hospitality business.

The Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged Madisen to take advantage of every opportunity that’s within her reach, as she missed out on a lot of opportunities during her senior year of high school.

“Going into college, I now realized every opportunity I’ve been given,” she said, adding that she’s joined the honors college.

Second runner-up, Miss Spirit, Kirsten Krause is the 17-yearold daughter of Gail and David Krause. She currently attends Berrien Springs High School. After graduation, she plans to pursue a degree in social work.

The pandemic made her appreciate those whom she loves even more.

“It made me value the time that I have with family in person and to be able to hug and talk to them because I love the person,” she said, adding that this was something she’d always “taken for granted.”

Crowned Miss Congeniality was Breanna Truelove, an 18-yearold senior from Lawrence. She is the daughter of Stephanie and Shannon Truelove. She plans to

attend KVCC and then transfer to a university for a medical or educational degree.

The People’s Choice winner was Miss Coloma, Isabella Greenman.

The Miss pageant included attendance and on-stage recognition from 13 former Miss Blossomtime Queens and over 50 former Community Queens, with the oldest being Lynne Cobianco, Miss Hartford 1956.

On Sunday night, April 24, Mr. Stevensville Nathan Hawks was crowned the 25th Mr. Blossomtime.

Nathan is a 17-year-old junior at Lakeshore High School and is the son of Angela and Brent Hawks of Stevensville. Nathan will be attending Michigan State University in pursuit of a business and horticulture degree. He’s president of his class, plays varsity golf and is a member of the Lakeshore Marching Band.

To go along with this year’s pageant theme, “Past, Present and Future,” Mr. contestants were asked: “What is one lesson you’ve learned in the past that you would apply to your future reign?”

Nathan said he would apply his work ethic, saying that his goal is to “strive every day to work hard at what I do” (he operates his own landscaping business) and that he hopes to bring that attitude to his reign.

Nathan, who got a little emotional upon being crowned, said upon being crowned that he “absolutely could not believe it...I was so excited.”

Crowned First Runner-up to Mr. Blossomtime was Jacob Timmer of South Haven. He’s an 18-year-old senior at South Haven High School and is the son of Stephanie and Randy Timmer. He plans to attend the University of Michigan to study Structural Engineering to one day own a commercial structure engineering firm.

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s first runner-up, Jacob will strive to convey the message to others that “it’s okay not to be okay.”

“I would 100% empower the future younger generation of males by telling them it’s okay to ask for help and ask if you need something,” he said.

Second runner-up Wesley Seabury, an 18-year-old senior at Coloma High School, had a simple answer to what lesson he’ll apply to his future reign: “Always believe in yourself because you can do whatever you want to.”

The son of Angela and Warren Seabury, Wesley will be attending Lake Michigan College to study Biology.

Crowned Mr. Nice Guy was Gabriele Campoli, a 17-year-old senior from Edwardsburg. He is the son of Michelle Whitmer and Joel Campoli. He plans to attend Tidewater Community College and then transfer to Virginia Tech to major in business and minor in acting.

The Kings’ award winners for Photogenic were awarded to James York, Berrien Springs; Tyjah Covington, Hartford; and Paul Pirri, Niles. Modeling awards went to Michael Kirby, Benton Harbor; Timothy Nichols Jr., Benton Harbor; and James York, Berrien Springs. Communication awards went to Timothy Nichols Jr., Benton Harbor; James York, Berrien Springs; and Logan Mooney, Stevensville. The King’s Legacy Scholarship was awarded to Daniel Danes from Bloomingdale. The king’s non-finalist scholarship was awarded to Mason Williamson from Bridgman. Good Luck Ad winners were (tie) Andreas Wilder of Bridgman and Logan Mooney from Stevensville. A King’s interview award will be awarded at the mayor’s dinner Tuesday, May 17.

The Showcase of Queens award winners for Photogenic were awarded to Miss South Haven, Alyssa Wilson; Miss Spirit, Kirsten Krause; and Miss St. Joseph, Cecelia Soler. Modeling awards went to Miss Benton Harbor, Aniya Williams; Miss Berrien Springs, Anna Freeman; and Miss Niles, Carsyn Franz.

Communication awards went to Miss Coloma, Isabella Greenman; Miss Eau Claire/Sodus, Emilie Kurtz; and Miss Spirit, Kirsten Krause. The princess program scholarship winners were Miss Lawrence, Breanna Truelove and Miss (Blossomtime) Buchanan, Lillian Waggoner and Miss Benton Harbor, Aniya Williams.

The Community Queen’s Legacy Scholarship was awarded to Miss Three Oaks, Maura Killips. The Southwest Blossomtime Sorority Scholarship was awarded to Miss Heart, Taylor Palmer. The Good Luck Ad winner was Miss St. Joseph, Cecelia Soler. The Bob Braamse Community Service Scholarship was awarded to Miss South Haven, Alyssa Wilson. A Queen’s interview award will be awarded at the mayor’s dinner on May 17th, 2022.

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udges for the Mr. Blossomtime pageant were Tiffany Green, Andrew Skipper, and Lisa Bowman Walters.

Judges for the Showcase of Queens pageant were James Nestler, Corban Wagner, and Katlynn Kennedy.

Judges for the Miss Blossomtime pageant were Kelli Pfefferman Brady, Brandy Godush Cox and Bret McAtee.

Former Miss Blossomtime 1988, Lanie Lu Von Behren and the Lady of the Lake Catholic School Athletic Director, Phil McDonald emceed both pageants.

The Top 5 Mr. finalists pose onstage

The Top 6 Miss contestants wait the crowning

Miss Blossomtime contestants pose in their formal wear

Miss Blossomtime 2020 Faith Kittleson poses with her court one last time

Miss Bridgman Stephanie DeMeulenaere introduces her community while Mr. Bridgman Andreas Wilder looks on

Kirsten Krause is crowned second runner-up to Miss Blossomtime

Phil McDonald talks with Bud Prince Gibson Jacobs and Lexington Schultz

Mr. Blossomtime 2022 Nathan Hawks posing with Mr. Blossomtime 2020 Jeremiah Sterling

The guys get down durign the opening dance number Sunday night

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Alcohol suspected in collision with freight train Police suspect alcohol was a factor in a man being seriously hurt by a train after veering around crossing gates in downtown LaPorte.

Donald Sawyer, 78, was the driver of a vehicle bit on the driver’s side Monday, April 25, by a Norfolk Southern train at the Madison Street crossing beside the old LaPorte Hospital, according to police.

Police said witnesses reported seeing his SUV weaving around the crossing gates prior to impact about 5:30 p.m.

The LaPorte man was unresponsive but conscious and still breathing when flown by helicopter to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, police said.

Judging from reports about his condition, it appears “he’s going to make it,” said LaPorte Police Officer Alex Mendoza.

Police said Sawyer had an odor of alcohol on his breath and a cooler with beer and liquor in it was found inside his 2012 Buick Enclave, police said.

A blood sample was taken from Sawyer at the hospital to determine how much alcohol was in his system.

Police said investigators were still waiting for the results of the test before deciding whether to move forward on the case.

Mendoza said he wasn’t sure how fast the train was traveling but it came to a stop about a mile down the tracks. — stan maddux

Hikers to continue pursuit of spring wildflowers, hear expert on controlled prairie burns

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he Harbor Country Hikers will conduct the second in its series of wildflower hikes at Love Creek County Park at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, and learn about the role of controlled prairie burns during a hike at the Chikaming Township Park & Preserve in Three Oaks, Saturday, May 7.

Led by Derek Pelc, Berrien County’s chief naturalist, the wildflower hike promises peeks at many of Michigan’s ephemeral spring wildflowers, from trillium and hepatica to Dutchman’s breeches and toothwort. Pelc will give a brief introduction at the park’s Nature Center.

The hike route will be a little over two miles long and is rated moderately physically difficult, with some hills.

Guests are advised to wear long pants, preferably tucked in; a sun hat; sturdy shoes or boots, and insect repellent, and bring plenty of water. Depending on the weather, there may be some muddy areas. The Hikers follows CDC Covid guidelines, and face masks are currently optional.

The hike at Chikaming Township Park and Preserve will begin at 2 p.m. with a brief talk about prescribed burns by Buffy Dunham, who has years of experience with prescribed

fire and monitoring post-burn vegetation. Dunham will then lead a walk through the park’s recently burned prairie area. Hikers president Pat Fisher will follow with a walk through some of the other areas of the park.

Chikaming Township Park & Preserve is a popular destination for birding, hiking, biking, dog walking, fishing and gardening. It consists of just over 263 acres and includes at least eight distinct types of ecosystems.

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he Hikers recommends long pants (preferably tucked-in), a sun hat, sturdy shoes or boots and insect repellent, and suggests guests bring plenty of water.

Total hiking distance for this event is about two miles, and the hike’s physical difficulty is rated easy to moderate. Depending on the weather, there may be some muddy areas. The Hikers follows CDC Covid guidelines, and face masks are currently optional.

The Harbor Country HIkers encourages membership, but all are welcome to join its hikes. For more information, visit www. harborcountryhikers.com. — STAFF REPORTS

GET YOUR GARDEN GROWING AT NEXT MONTH’S GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE

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he River Valley Garden Club’s famous plant sale will return from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Harbert Community Park, 13300 Red Arrow Highway, Harbert, just north of the Chikaming Township Center.

“The sale is a great way to get gardening advice along with homegrown plants,” said Elizabeth Palulis, garden club president. “Anyone considering joining a garden club can meet our members and get a sense of how much fun we have.”

The sale is all outdoors and takes place rain or shine, under a covered pavilion. It will include a wide variety of perennials, ground covers, vegetable plants, bushes and small trees, all from the gardens of the garden club members.

Anyone with an interest in gardening is always welcome at the River Valley Garden Club. The club has field trips, guest speakers, a member’s plant auction, and hands-on workshops in addition to the annual plant sale. The club is also involved in service projects throughout the year. Members come from Indiana and throughout southwest Michigan.

For more information contact Palulis at 269-426-3513 or email her at evpalulis@yahoo.com.

Also visit the club’s website, rivervalleygardenclub.org. — STAFF

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HOR0SCOPE APRIL 28-MAY 4, 2022

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

It is time to regenerate your intimate life and open up to the idea of joining forces, or collaborating with that special someone. Your first instinct is usually to merge first, then hammer out the details, but perhaps it would be wiser to get the not so romantic things, like money, decided first.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 22—DECEMBER 21

This is an excellent time to open the house up to family and friends. Make the effort to reach out to parental figures by inviting them over or creating a space to honor them. By nurturing family and friends, you are nurturing your own soul.

The key to happiness is through being of service to others.

Your radar is on and in high gear. You will be extra receptive, sensitive, and intuitive this week.

So, pay attention, and follow your feelings.

Heed the warnings, and if you get the go ahead, go for it. There is an element of things happening behind the scenes, so keep your moves private.

TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20

Old relationship issues could creep back up again, the important thing to remember is that you have been through this before and already know the patterns of behavior, and the warning signs. So, when you sense trouble, don’t shy away. Confront it immediately, and stand firm in your resolve.

VIRGO AUGUST 23—SEPTEMBER 22

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22—JANUARY 19

Education and travel are highlighted this week.

Your memory and ability to recall important information will prove be a valuable tool this week.

So, keep your head clear and be sure to share your ideas. You will be the one who can help bring projects to completion, or solve problematic situations.

Your emotional intuition is spot on when it comes to other people, and especially female friends. So, when she says everything is fine, when you know it isn’t, don’t accept it.

This is the time to dig in and help friends get to the bottom of their issues. You will be the light in the dark. Shine on.

GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21

If you have been neglecting your health, or not taking responsibility for your physical well-being, it is time to start. You are the one in control here. Take some time to nurture the core of your being and don’t expect others to nurse you back to health. It’s your body, your life, your decision.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 Be careful that you are not relying on material possessions to fulfill emotional needs. Emotions and things of the heart are beyond material value and cannot be held by physical laws. Take some time to meditate on what is important and what is truly valuable to your spiritual being, not the physical.

AQUARIUS JANUARY 20—FEBRUARY 18

CANCER JUNE 22—JULY 22

SCORPIO OCTOBER 23—NOVEMBER 21

PISCES FEBRUARY 19—MARCH 20

Don’t put those creative projects off any longer.

It is important to create beauty and harmony in your life. Music, artistry and poetry are nice, but even painting the living room can be an artistic endeavor. Just watch the spending. You could go way over budget if not careful. Ask for discounts.

Any unresolved issues that you have with yourself or your relationship will surface now. If there are relationship issues or personality behaviors you have been tolerating because that is the best you think you can do, you’re in for a big surprise. Own it, change it, and move it forward.

Tackle work projects right away this week.

Be sure to get any financial obligations sorted out first and then splurge on the fun stuff. You’re going to want to play and have fun, but work and money issues could put a damper on your good time if you ignore them. Chores first, then playtime.

It is time to put your know-how into the home.

You have been putting a lot of your attention and focus into your work, but now is the time to turn that focus and knowledge to domestic issues. Take a day off and spend some time in the garden. Fix it up, paint it up, and then open it up.

The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance. — Kenneth C. Griffin

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Golfmore Resort, the ‘second largest resort in Michigan,’ other resorts spotlighted at Region of Three Oaks Museum

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he famed Golfmore Resort in Grand Beach was truly one of a kind.

Not only did it boast its own ski jump, the resort (which opened in 1929 and stood open until 1939 after burning down), also had spas, saunas, and 550 guest rooms – which made it the second largest resort hotel in Michigan (only the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island was bigger).

Information on the resort, as well as other hotels from the past and today, can be found in The Region of Three Oaks Museum’s newest display, “Resorts of Yesteryear.”

Guests got a sneak preview of the newest exhibits at the museum, which opens for the 2022 season Friday, April 29, at a reception Friday, April 22.

Judy Jackson, a volunteer with the museum and a founding member, said that Nick Bogert, a board member, did the display in collaboration with Vicki Gudas, who was the former president of the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Guests can also view part of a model of the Golfmore that was built by Tom Suhs, author of “Michigan’s Forgotten Resort” (available in the museum’s gift shop).

The display also includes pictures as well as artifacts from the Lakeside Inn in Lakeside, such as a napkin embroidered with the name of the inn (which used to serve chicken dinners every Sunday), and the Gordan Beach Inn in Union Pier.

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The Gordan Beach Inn was the center of the historic era of racial uprising in the area when Robert Miller, a Black man and a former Chicago alderman, purchased the inn, which resulted in it being the site of a fire bombing with a Molotov cocktail.

“We had riots in Benton Habor – the Black people came out from Gary and Chicago to visit cottages in Union Pier…Some people didn’t like the idea that he owned that hotel,” Jackson said.

Gudas, who’s Lithuanian, also helped highlight Union Pier’s Eastern European resorts.

Another new exhibit features an American Indian costume that was originally worn by David Savage to promote Three Oaks’ 1967 Centennial Celebration.

In the automotive area, a donated Ford Mustang sits on the top shelf. Pictures of early area car makers and dealers and license plates fill the walls.

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display of radios, which was spearheaded by Sue Harsch, who works with the artifacts committee (she was tasked with cleaning out her late father-inlaw’s collections and started seeing “all these old radios”) sits in the display case nearby.

Another new exhibit, “The Tale of Two Rails,” focuses on the Michigan Central and Pere Marquette lines.

“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” displays a scalemodel constructed by Bob Stanage, who was raised in Sawyer

and has been a professional model-maker for large companies such as Disney, of the aircraft flown by Augustus Herring in St. Joe in 1898.

“This gentleman made the first airplane flight in St. Joe on the beach before the Wright brothers; however, because President McKinley was in Three Oaks that day, he didn’t make the papers like McKinley did, so it was very downplayed – it didn’t get the publicity it should’ve,” Jackson said.

Guests can also learn about “Victor Woodwick’s Wild Ride.”

A New Troy graduate, Woodrick “survived a spectacular accident during Army Pilot training” near St. Louis in 1941 – which garnered him a feature on “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” In “The Roots of Three Oaks” is the sign that is presumed to have hung in the famed Warren Featherbone Company Office Building (which is now Three Oaks Township Public Library).

The sign, which is from the Chamberlain Museum at Michigan State University, has now found a permanent spot at the museum.

“After many, many years of talking about it, its home to stay we have a very good rapport with MSU and after much debating and talking and praying, we have the sign home,” she said.

The Region of Three Oaks Museum is located at 5 Featherbone Ave. in Three Oaks and is open from noon to 5 p.m.

April 29 through Oct. 30.

Chuck Sittig, chair of the museum board, stands by the automobile exhibit

Judy Jackson highlights the sought-after Featherbone sign

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proposal aimed at removing LaPorte County Auditor Tim Stabosz from public office after a recent property tax billing mistake has been placed on the shelf for now.

Commissioner Rich Mrozinski offered the measure citing a state law requiring an office holder be physically present in their office for a “reasonable amount of time each month.”

Other grounds cited for removing Stabosz included “refusing or neglecting to perform the official duties pertaining to the individual’s office.”

The commissioners on April 20 did not take action on the measure at the request of Commission President Sheila Matias.

Matias said action would only fuel more than a year of political turmoil at a time when everyone should work together to correct the property tax billings.

“We need to manage that issue. We need to work with the council and with other elected officials and all of the departments and our financial advisors to get this straightened out before we begin something that is very emotionally charged,” she said.

Matias would not speculate if removing Stabosz would be pursued once the property tax billings are fixed, but said she was open to the possibility.

“The auditor does tend to create some flashpoints. There are some items in here that I think probably need to be talked about but I just don’t think the time is now,” she said.

Mrozinski said the property tax billing error was the “final straw” after Stabosz was late in making a bond payment for county government last year.

He blamed the mistakes on Stabosz not focusing enough on his job and not training his staff properly in order to wage political attacks on him, LaPorte County government

attorney Shaw Friedman and other officials.

“This is totally out of control. This is by somebody who absolutely does not know his job. He doesn’t take any interest in learning his job. He won’t take advice from anybody. It just keeps getting worse by the day,” Mrozinski said.

Stabosz, who’s been the auditor for 16 months, said he’s in his office daily unless he’s on vacation or at a job related conference.

He said he’s often a few hours late reporting for work to monitor early activity on the stock market as a long time private investor but makes up the time doing work in his office after hours.

He also alleged the measure was retaliation for his ongoing dispute with Friedman over the attorney’s billing practices and his ongoing claims that Friedman runs county government by controlling elected officials.

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riedman is suing Stabosz for defamation of character in a still undecided lawsuit filed last year.

“This is huge over reach. This is politicization of state law,” Stabosz

said.

Other reasons cited for removing Stabosz include keeping “very irregular hours, brief hours at best” and his unproven claims of “fraud” and “corruption” against Friedman and other officials.

Stabosz took responsibility for what he described as an “honest mistake.”

He said the supplemental homestead tax credit deduction was not properly calculated because of inexperience by a staff member and lack of full cooperation from an outside financial expert who fully assisted with tax billings in the past.

Stabosz said the county council would also have to approve the measure seeking his removal before it’s decided in a courtroom.

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The program is based on Hazelgrove’s recently published book, “The Brilliant Scam of Cassie Chadwick.” Born Elizabeth Bigley in Canada in 1847, the woman later known as Cassie Chadwick married for money three times and took part in various scams. She spent a fortune on travel, jewelry and clothes.

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Chadwick was arrested in 1904 and convicted of conspiracy to defraud a bank. The headlines scandalized turnof-the-century audiences. She died in prison in 1907.

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