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City Council finalizes drive-through case PAGE 4 O’Donnell, Peterson recall election approved PAGE 6

LRSB welcomes new member Bobby Spirito PAGE 7

DDA recommends North Whittaker Street option at monthly meeting PAGE 9

Annual Pet Parade takes place at Dewey Cannon Park PAGE 10 Larkin manslaughter case dismissed PAGE 12

Three Oaks celebrates Flag Day PAGES 14-15

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! Fathers are so special in our lives, and this Sunday is the day we say thanks to them for being our dads. I wrote this letter to tell my father thank you for being a giant hero in my life. I hope everyone will take a moment to think about “Dad” and the little things that he did which have built the foundation for the rest of our lives.

Dear Dad, Thank you for the time you spent with me and for teaching me how great the little things are in life.

I remember your giant hands picking me up and I could almost touch the ceiling. The trips to the barber shop, where I got to watch them cut your hair and talk about the crops. I remember riding on the tool box of the little Allis Chalmers tractor, holding on tight over the bridge crossing the creek (although it was like crossing the Mississippi). We were pulling a wagon of hay that you had just stacked, one by one, on this giant wagon. I would play with my animals while you unloaded that giant wagon, and we would head back out to the hay fields that ran along the beautiful little creek. I remember you teaching me to fish and how to find the best worms to put on the hook, with rewards of a fish dinner that night. I remember how you worked so very hard every day, from sunrise to sunset, so your family was always at peace. I never knew how strong one man could be in order to protect his family from the challenges of the world and make life seem so simple and beautiful.

I remember Sunday mornings when we would put on our Sunday best, get in the station wagon and head down the country road. We would cross the creek, go past the fields of cows and enter the sleepy little town. There, I would hold my dad’s giant hand and walk up the steps into the beautiful sanctuary, which was surrounded by stained glass windows. Though it was small, I thought it was a cathedral!

Father’s Day was every day, but on this special day, we take time to say: Thank you!

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016

PIER-JUMPING DISCOURAGED AFTER DEADLY INCIDENT

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he Berrien County Sheriff’s Office and the Saint Joseph Department of Public Safety are reminding individuals that jumping off piers by the lake is extremely dangerous after the death of a Benton Harbor High School junior Saturday, June 11.

At approximately 7:20 p.m.

Saturday, personnel from the Saint Joseph City Department of Public Safety and the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a call of a possible drowning off the South Pier at Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan.

The responding officers and deputies learned that 17-yearold Travonne Shannon from the City of Benton Harbor had been jumping off the pier into Lake Michigan with a relative. The responding officers and deputies learned that the Shannon failed to surface after one of the jumps off the pier into Lake Michigan.

Emergency Personnel from the Saint Joseph City Department of Public Safety, the United States Coast Guard, Medic 1 Ambulance, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division, and the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team then responded to the scene, at which time a search was coordinated in an effort to locate the individual.

Later that night at 9:20 p.m., divers from the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team located the body of Shannon in approximately 14 feet of water.

He was transported to Lakeland Hospital in Saint Joseph, where he was pronounced deceased.

Members of the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office Victim Services Unit, Pastor McAfee, and Chaplains from the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office and the Saint Joseph Department of Public Safety also assisted at the scene by consoling and counseling family members of the victim.

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office and the Saint Joseph Department of Public Safety expresses their condolences and sorrow for the family and friends of Shannon. — STAFF REPORTS

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City Council finalizes drive-through case

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he New Buffalo City Council held a special meeting on Monday, June 6, with their attorney, Mitt Drew, to discuss three items. All discussion were held in closed session.

Item One on the agenda was to consult with the City Attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with the pending litigation of City of New Buffalo vs. New Buffalo Planning Commission et al. (Berrien County Court 2015-1508-AA).

Following the Closed Session meeting, Mayor Lou O’Donnell IV read a resolution which stated that the Councilmembers recommend that the City not pursue further litigation in the matter regarding the Special Land Use for the pharmacy drive-through window. A SLU building permit has been issued to New Buffalo Pharmacy to build the drive -through window.

This resolution settles the legal case which has been ongoing since December 2015. In April, Berrien County Judge John A. Donohue issued his opinion finding in favor of the defendants, Buffalo Trading, LLC, Grand Variety, Inc., and Home Town Pharmacy, Inc., Defendants, Counter-Claimants and Third Party Plaintiffs, New Buffalo Planning Commission Defendant/Appellee.

Also on the agenda was a review of an attorney-client privilege communication, which was not revealed to the public. They also discussed minutes of the Closed Session meeting May 4, 2015, which was not a public matter.

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ith a light agenda, the Three Oaks Village Council quickly got through their June 8 meeting.

Work on Village streets took up much of the meeting.

In discussion over the street overlay project, the Council agreed to hold off a year on water lines under some streets in order to replenish the streets account balance. Village President Dave Grosse explained the project is expected to cost about $250,000, most of the current account. Waiting a year, he said, will add about $60,000 in millage.

The Council voted to go out to bid for work on Linden Street and an alternative bid for Tulip Street. Councilmember Steve Graziano asked about looking into measures to slow traffic in the area. The Council will look into ideas.

After discussions with Village staff, Manager Adam Umbrasas told the Council purchasing a second mower could increase efficiency and free up staff for other work. It takes a day and a half to mow grass on all Village property using the current mower, which is about five years old. The Council approved purchasing a mower from Frontier Lawn and Rec, Inc. The Council also voted to designate Umbrasas as the Village’s Street Administrator.

During the July meeting, the Council expects to review and approve proposed Council rules.

Umbrasas also told the Council he is working to develop guidelines for short-term rentals in the Village. He said there are currently more than 20 properties in Three Oaks being used for short-term rentals and there is nothing to regulate them. Formal guidelines would, among other things, require owners to register with the Village and limit the number of people allowed to occupy a house.

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hanks to the great nose of Ando the Police Dog, a driver was apprehended by police and taken into custody Thursday, June 9.

According to the New Buffalo Police Department, Michigan State Police pulled over a vehicle traveling through New Buffalo for a traffic stop. After sensing something strange was going on, they called the New Buffalo Police for assistance from their canine unit. Officer Burrow and Police Dog Ando responded. During the walk around, K9 Ando alerted officers to the inside of the vehicle, where they found approximately 19.5 grams of crystal meth. — COMPILED BY LINDA HENDERSON

Help keep the beach clean, animals safe

Spending a day at the beach with family and friends when the sun is shining in the sky and the water is glistening. Everyone enjoys their food and drinks in the disposable containers they brought, and disposes of everything the proper way. But still there ends up being so much trash and plastic There are ways that somehow where everyone can help to clean always up Lake Michigan gets left including: behind. Over • Keeping a bag time these when you go out plastic tops, so you can pick aluminum up stray trash beer cans, laying on the and various ground pieces of trash • Read clothing accumulate on labels and be the sand and sure to buy clothes with in the water natural fibers, and animals rather than begin to plastic mistake them • Read cosmetic for food. labels and Birds being be sure not to one of the buy ones with more common microbeads animals to be • Encourage those found on the around you to beach end take action and help keep the up eating the lake and beaches various plastic clean pieces and some of the time feed the plastic to their young.

When their stomach’s fill up with garbage then there is no room for the actual food they try to eat and they end up starving to death. 85% of all the trash that is found in and around Lake Michigan is plastic.

For more information you can visit www.greatlakes.org. — NATALIE CACIOPPO

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Four new members sworn in as Planning Commissioners

FISHER RE-ELECTED CHAIR, VALIQUETT IS VICE CHAIR, BERNSTEIN IS SECRETARY

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ity Deputy Clerk Mary Lynn swore in four new members to the New Buffalo Planning Commission and new officers were elected at their Tuesday, June 7, regular meeting.

New members include Paul Billingslea, Debra Cronin, Sharyn O’Mara and Mel Valiquett. The appointment of the four members makes the Commission a ninemember board for the first time in months.

While O’Mara and Cronin have served on the commission in the past, the other two members are new to the board.

The members then elected officers for the coming year. Nominated for Chair were Sharyn O’Mara and incumbent Chair Pat Fisher.

Following the nominations, member Ray Kirkus stated his objections to O’Mara, who was a past chair of the commission and voiced his support for Fisher, saying, “Fisher is the man for the job.” The board ultimately voted five to four to reappoint Fisher to serve as their Chairperson. Members Larry Bernstein, Kristen D’Amico, Ralph Hullet, Ray Kirkus and Pat Fisher voted in favor. Voting nay were Billingslea, Cronin, O’Mara and Valiquett.

For Vice Chair, the members nominated Mel Valiquett and Paul Bilingslea.

Valiquett received unanimous support; he replaces former Vice Chair Ray Kirkus.

The secretary nominations went to incumbent Larry Bernstein and Debra Cronin. Bernstein was unanimously elected to retain his position.

Also on the agenda was the recommendation of the liaison appointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Member Kirkus, who now serves in that capacity, objected to the item being on the agenda, stating that the Planning Commission bylaws did not allow the commissioners to select the liaison; only the Council could appoint that position.

The item was removed from the agenda.

City Manager Rob Anderson addressed the commissioners on a couple of items: The City’s general codes and the Whittaker Street redevelopment. He stated that, for the past year, the City has been in the process of recodifying the ordinances and codes. A firm, General Code, has been retained to review and compare the codes to identify internal conflicts and inconsistencies and to recommend any changes that should be made to the ordinances, especially changes relating s to state mandates. One item that will be under review is the question of who has the final approval of a Special Land Use (SLU) application. In the current City Codes (Chapter 17.4), the Planning Commission is identified as the final SLU approval. Although the state allows the final decision to be made by either the City Council or the Planning Commission, in all of the surrounding municipalities, the final SLU approval is made by the elected council or elected board of trustees, following a recommendation by the local

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Planning Commission.

Anderson asked the commissioners to review the recommended changes and present their opinion of the changes within the next week so that the first reading of the code recodification could go before the City Council Tuesday, June 21. He stated that three documents were prepared as guidelines. One document contained recommendations from the City attorneys; the others were recommendations from the City Manager and from General Code Company. He said that copies of the documents had been emailed to the Planning Commissioners, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the City Council for review, but he said that only one member of one board had replied to him. There was some confusion as to which of the lengthy documents everyone had received, and Anderson said he would reissue them the following day.

Anderson told the commissioners that it was the responsibility of the municipality to agree and perfect the codes and this was their opportunity to offer input. He stated, “Recodifying the ordinances is a very lengthy process and it is important to get it right.” Anderson said that the code adoption and preliminary responses should be completed by September. The commissioners set a workshop to review the documents for Wednesday, June 15, at 5 p.m. Each member was asked to come to the meeting with their comments and recommendations.

Chair Pat Fisher gave an overview of his annual report and his recommendations for actions to be taken by the commissioners in the coming year. High on his list was training, hiring a planning commission consultant to aid them, updating the bylaws, reviewing the roles of the Commission members, reviewing the draft master plan, and reviewing the Whittaker Street project.

Fisher suggested taking sections of the draft master plan and passing it out to the boards that may be impacted for their review and suggestions. He suggested that the Parks Board, Harbor Commission and Downtown Development Authority all review the plan and submit recommendations to the Planning Commission. He also suggested that the commissioners hold a walk-about meeting to walk around town and look at conditions and make recommendations on improvements or changes. He recommended sending out a survey so that the public, including second homeowners, could be involved in the Master Plan process. He stated, “The Master Plan is pretty important and not having it complete is holding up other projects. The completion is long overdue.”

Fisher also questioned how much money was allotted in the new 2016/2017 City budget for training. When told

by Anderson that he thought it was approximately $1,100, Fisher stated that that was a little more than $100 per person, which was not enough. He

said he felt strongly that the City should hire a part-time planning consultant to offer legal guidance. He felt that it was important to the Commission to have someone that could offer expertise and legal advice.

O’Mara and Valiquett will work with Fisher to search for a consulting firm that may offer assistance and guidance in the future.

The Commissioners again heard an overview of the Whittaker Street redevelopment plan from Anderson and from DDA Chair Robert Kemper.

O’Mara stated that the redevelopment was urgent, as the infrastructure, such as sewer and water lines, were in dire need of replacement. Anderson stated that this fall, work would begin on Phase One of the project, which will include reconfiguring parking and replacement of the street on North Barton and redoing Mechanic and Merchant streets. He stated that by

on both sides of the street. Kemper said that providing parallel parking on each side of the street makes Whittaker more of a gathering destination and not just a place to conduct business. Option Two would provide approximately 910 parking spaces, both public and private, on Whittaker Street and adjacent downtown streets.

Traffic lanes would remain the same 11-foot width in each design. Both designs incorporate four-foot bike lanes.

The beautification portion of the project, historic lighting, benches, decorative brick work and any signature piece additions will be determined throughout the continuing planning meetings during the summer months.

Funding for the project could come from a combination of bonding, public grant money and private grant funds available to the City from the municipal fund allocations in the Local Revenue Sharing Fund (LRSB) and The Pokagon Fund.

Deputy Clerk swears in new Planners, Debbie Cronin, Paul Billlingslea, Sharyn O’Mara and Mel Valiquette

changing the parking on Barton to angle parking on the east side, more parking would be available near Whittaker Street.

This would also remove the parkways from the east side of Barton and replace the sidewalks. He also stated that the City is looking into partnerships with property owners backing up to Barton Street from Whittaker Street to allow for walk-through corridors and expanded shopping in the rear of buildings. Also hoped for are public washrooms. They discussed the parking options on Whittaker Street, either parallel parking on each side or parallel on the west side and angle on the east side. That decision has not yet been made by the council—see page 9 DDA. The engineering study has been narrowed down to two on-street parking options, both of which are still being considered. The public may comment on the issue through an online questionaire on the City website. Option One allows for parallel parking on the west side of Whittaker and pull-in, angle, parking along the east side. The west side of the street would have the 10-foot additional carriage way areas along the sidewalk, while the east side carriage way would be six-foot carriage ways. This plan would provide approximately 955 parking spaces, both public and private on Whittaker Street and adjacent downtown streets. The Option Two plan offers parallel parking on both sides of Whittaker and nine-foot sidewalks with 12-foot carriage way areas

There is also Enterprise Funding available for the water lines. In past meetings, Kemper stated that he saw no reason to borrow against the future tax base when funding sources were available now for this project. He stated, “We wouldn’t be here if there were no funding sources.” He added that interest rates are incredibly low now.

The goal is to start the North Whittaker Street redevelopment by Fall 2017, with completion prior to Memorial Day 2018.

The commissioners set a tentative workshop to meet with the Abonmarche engineers and consultants for June 27, 28 or 29 at 5 p.m., for the purpose of reviewing the North Whittaker Street project.

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t the end of the meeting, Kirkus commented that New Buffalo Township recently approved a brewery on US 12, adjacent to City property.

He stated that they never brought the issue before the City, although it is located across the road from residential housing which is within the City limits. His concern was air quality. Member Valiquett stated that the Berrien County Air Quality Control Authority would have jurisdiction over air quality matters.

The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is Tuesday, July 5, at 7 p.m.; workshops are scheduled for June 15 at 5 p.m. and possibly the week of June 27 at 5 p.m.

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CAR DRIVES THOUGH BARBERSHOP, NO ARRESTS MADE

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n Sunday, June 12, at approximately 4 p.m., a car leaped the curb on North Whittaker Street and plowed through the front window of George’s Barbershop located at 18 North Whitaker Street.

The adjacent neighbor, Margaret Sullivan, stated that she was in her boutique when she heard what sounded like a bomb going off, followed by tremors in the building. Both she and barbershop owner George Calnin said how grateful they were that no one was injured and no customers were in harm’s way, as the section of Whittaker Street that their businesses are located on is always busy with pedestrians and bike riders visiting shops and David’s Deli, which is located steps away.

According to reports, the female driver mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. The impact took out the front window and brick base of the shop before the vehicle came to a stop inside the barber shop reception area. Fortunately, the shop was closed.

Calnin said this is not the first time a vehicle has driven into his shop, as the same incident occurred 25 years ago. After that accident, he said he expanded and improved his popular barbershop.

There were no arrests made in the traffic accident and no one was injured. Calnin will be open for business as usual during the repair process. — LINDA

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second recall of New Buffalo Mayor Lou O’Donnell IV and Mayor Pro Tem John Peterson was approved at a factual clarity hearing Monday, June 13, at the Berrien County Court House.

Berrien County Election Commission judges hearing the testimony from O’Donnell and reviewing the petition were Berrien County Clerk Sharon Tyler, B.C. Treasurer Bret Witkowski and Berrien County Circuit Judge Hon. Gary J. Bruce.

They heard testimony from O’Donnell, with added clarification made by City Manager Rob Anderson.

The panel voted unanimously to allow the recall to go forward based on the facts stated and the clarity of the statement presented in the second recall petitions submitted June 2 by New Buffalo Planning Commissioner and resident Ray Kirkus.

The reason for the recall and the language submitted on each of the new petitions for O’Donnell and Peterson is as follows: “For voting to allow the City Manager to bring suit against the Planning Commission resulting in over $100,000 in legal fees.”

O’Donnell addressed the panel and stated that he felt the petition was unclear and ambiguous.

He submitted copies of the City Council minutes from the Dec 15, 2015, meeting and from the Jan. 16, 2016, meeting to support his concerns. He said that the statement sounded as if the Council had authorized the City Manager to go forward with the lawsuit, and that it did not state that the Council also sought remedies to solve the issue. He said no Resolutions were mentioned and there were no dates given when action was taken. He said the City Council adopted a Resolution to authorize the City Manager to hire a consultant to work with the Planning Commissioners to resolve the drug store Special Land Use application process, as well as to reevaluate their decision-making steps and reintroduce their finding of facts documentations, but the planners refused that avenue.

O’Donnell also stated that the legal fees of more than $100,000 were not specific, as they did not identify what fees were paid for what services or to which law firm. He said that the City paid legal fees for both the City and the defendants - the Planning Commission, who hired a separate legal firm for their representation.

O’Donnell stated that his fear was that people would be asked to sign the petition and they would not understand what the process was and what steps the City Council took to resolve the issue before filing a lawsuit against the Planning Commission and going to court.

Witkowski said that the petition did not have to contain all of the facts.

“Just facts that are truthful, is the statement clear and factual,” he said.

Anderson stated that the court proceedings were really frustrating because the court never got to the issue of the suit.

“The Planning Commission did not follow the law when they made their decision to grant the SLU, they did not follow proper protocol,” he said.

“The City has a responsibility to defend their laws.”

After answering many questions from the panel, Witkowski stated that the hearing was a process to judge the clarity and the facts of the statement, not to judge the actions of O’Donnell or Peterson. He said he felt that the statement was defensible and clear and was supported by the minutes provided.

The panel voted unanimously for the recall petition to move forward. They also voted

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unanimously to allow the recall of Peterson to go forward, as the case contained the same documentation. Councilmember Bob Spirito also attended the meeting. Peterson nor Kirkus were in attendance. f Following the recall hearing O’Donnell made the r following statement regarding the outcome of the e hearing.

“The recall petition filed by Ray Kirkus is a b blatant abuse of the process. He is using the N recall as revenge against John (Peterson) and I d for charges brought against him on the Planning Commission. He’s using a loophole in our political p process that will potentially cost taxpayers t thousands of dollars,” O’Donnell said. m “Ray, Pat (Fisher, Planning Commission 2 chairman) and I shook hands and agreed to move b forward with city business and one week later he f files the recall petition. How is that moving the city forward?

T “I am saddened by the fact that this nonsense d continues. His recall petition mentions attorney t fees of over $100,000. These fees include the P Planning Commission’s attorney fees that could have been avoided by the Planning Commission b following the process required by their bylaws a to comply with state and city ordinances,” i O’Donnell said. m f ccording to the 2012 state recall i law, the process for establishing a l recall to be placed on the election t ballot requires a number of specific T steps, within a specific timeframe, i going forward. The first step was the factual T clarity hearing. Following the hearing, those L being recalled have 10 days to appeal the ruling in Berrien County Circuit Court. A recall petition f is not valid for circulation until determination is d made by the Circuit Court or until 40 days after the date of the appeal, whichever comes sooner.

C If the recall language is approved, it is valid for y circulation for 180 days after either approval b y the commission or approval by the Circuit Court or f 40 days after the appeal.

A If the County Election Commission approves a a recall petition after the above process, the petition sponsors are free to circulate their w petition following all of the Secretary of State C guidelines. The signatures on a recall petition dated more than 60 days before the filing are invalid. All those signing the petition must live within the City and be registered to vote. The number of signatures needed to trigger a recall election is 25 percent of the votes cast in the officer’s district for all candidates for the office of governor in the last gubernatorial general election, which is a minimum of 159 signatures.

All signatures will be validated by the County Clerk’s office and then forwarded to the City Clerk for validation. After a lengthy validation process is completed, if approved, the County Clerk calls for a special election to be conducted on the next g regular election date, conforming to state law.

The election will be held at least 95 days after the a date the recall petition was filed, and be held on the next regular May or November election date, 1 l whichever comes first.

C The cost of holding a special recall election is i the responsibility of the City and ultimately the taxpayers. In the past two recall elections, the City A has spent between $3,000 and $5,000 on each S election.

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Participants will experience a range of delightful settings, all of which will be within a short, one to six mile driving distance of each other: Lake views, cozy cottages, strolling meadows, working vegetable gardens, inviting patios and water features.

Specialty box lunches are available from Whistle Stop Grocery. Place an order in advance and pick up at the registration desk in Lakeside Park prior to the walk.

The ticket prices are $35 purchased on or before Saturday, June 17. After June 18, tickets are $45. Tickets are available for purchase through the website, www. lakesideassociation.com, as well as from local vendors Harbert Market & Garden Center in Harbert, Lovell and Whyte in Lakeside, Sawyer Home & Garden Center in Sawyer and The Frisky Frog in New Buffalo.

All proceeds from the Lakeside Garden Walk are used to fund the Lakeside Association Scholarship Fund benefitting high school seniors in the River Valley School District. — COMPILED BY LINDA HENDERSON

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he Pokagon-New Buffalo Area Local Revenue Sharing Board Chair Andy Vavra welcomed Bobby Spirito to the board as the new City of New Buffalo representative. Spirito replaces former Mayor Pete Weber on the board; John Peterson is the alternate member from the City of New Buffalo. Vavra commented that was good that stability from the City was important to the board. He stated that Spirito is the seventh representative to represent the city on the board and a learning curve comes with each change of member.

New Buffalo Area Schools Superintendent Mark Westerberg addressed the board regarding the change in the fund allocation from the Four Winds CasinoNew Buffalo to the LRSB. He urged the board to investigate how the revenue distribution will be determined in 2016.

Last year the Four Winds changed the way they were calculating the two percent contribution to the fund when they removed the Free Play income from the distribution. This resulted in approximately 18 percent less money for each municipality and entity in Harbor Country. The largest recipient of LRSB funds in 2015 was New Buffalo Area Schools. They received a total of $1,589,380.37, largely because of the PILT payment, but this was a decrease of over $400,000 in revenue from 2014.

Last year, 2015, the Four Winds contributed $4,477,038.54 to the LRSB fund.

The total amount distributed was down $1,006,038.54 from 2014 and also down from all previous years’ distribution. This was attributed to the fact that the Four Winds Casino – New Buffalo no longer included revenue from the Free Promotional Play slot machine revenues.

Westerberg stated that this decrease had a severe effect on the operating budget for the schools and if this is the new norm, the schools may have to look at establishing a sinking fund for maintenance which may include a tax millage increase. He said, “It’s not often that a facility of any type grows and makes more money and the SEV goes down.” He was referring to the fact that if this was a factory or taxable business the likelihood that their taxable value would go down instead of increasing was not probable. The Four Winds is located on sovereign land and as a result they do not pay property taxes, but they do contribute to the tax base with their annual LRSB contribution under PILT, Payment in Lieu of Taxes. PILT is paid from the Fund to entities that would normally receive revenue if the casino property were on the tax rolls; New Buffalo Area Schools, New Buffalo Township, Berrien County, Lake Michigan College and New Buffalo Township Library all receive PILT funds from the Four Winds through the LRSB. The total distribution comes from two percent of the “net winnings” derived from the electronic games at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, but in 2015 it did not including Promotional Free Play revenues.

In other business the board authorized payment of $4,600 to Gerbel and Company for the audit for the year ending July 31, 2015. This is year two of a three year contract with the C.P.A. firm.

They also authorized payment of $1,900 for Board member per diem and $900 for Administrative Secretary fees for the months of April, May and June, 2016.

And they authorized payment of $415.60 for payment of mileage reimbursement and miscellaneous expenses for the period of April 10, 2015 to June 8, 2016.

Chair Andy Vavra appointed three members to prepare the 2016-2017 budget which will be presented to the board in the future. Those on the committee are Chair Andy Vavra, Treasurer Jack Rogers and Secretary Jeanne Dudeck.

The next meeting of the LRSB is July 12, at New Buffalo Township Hall at 8:30 a.m.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016

LEMON CREEK WINERY’S 32ND ANNUAL FATHER’S DAY FESTIVAL, CORVETTE CAR SHOW

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he 32nd Annual Father’s Day Festival, Michigan’s longest running wine festival, is being held once again at Lemon Creek Winery on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, from noon to 6 p.m.

There will be live music and dancing provided by one of the area’s favorite bands, Libido Funk Circus. A high energy dance and party band from Chicago, they will be playing the greatest hits from the 80s to the current favorites of today.

The Corvette Country Club of Southwest Michigan will be displaying a large variety of their classic Corvettes for mom and dad to vote on, while adult supervised kid games will be held off and on throughout the day. A “bouncy house” will also be provided for the younger kids, and free hayrides will run throughout the day for the whole family.

The Outdoor Kitchen will be onsite grilling up classic brats and corn on the cob, as well as teriyaki chicken and vegan stir fry noodles.

Patty Tie-Dye Lady, along with other arts and crafts booths, will also be part of the festivities.

Admission is $12 a person for those 21 and older. Children are admitted free when accompanied by their parents. Admission also includes a souvenir wine glass and ticket for three free tastings of estate-grown, award-winning wine.

Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged; however, coolers are not. Snacks are welcome.

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

hikaming Township Board members moved a request to the Planning Commission for a zoning ordinance text amendment asking for the definition of appliances at their monthly meeting Thursday, June 9.

The request was made by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

It was made with regards to a zoning matter between two neighboring residents in the Berrien County Trial Courts. The matter was addressed at a Special Meeting that took place Thursday, March 31, by Township Attorney Charles Hilmer.

Jerry Kohn, owner of Corvette Central in Sawyer, disagreed with “fixing parts of ordinances,” stating that it was just going to cause more “back and forth” and fighting, which is what he witnessed between the attorneys.

The Township will “get caught up in the middle of a strictly civil matter between two neighbors fighting with each other, now you’re going to start changing ordinances - they’re just going to put you in a trick bag somewhere else,” he said.

“If neighbors can’t get along and do this, just get out of the way,” he said, adding that defining appliances better would only result in them “digging a bigger hole” for themselves.

Treasurer Liz Rettig said they were merely making a motion that the Commission review it, and that they were merely responding to the judge’s order. Kohn suggested that Rettig look at the briefs, to which Rettig responded that she didn’t have to; as of right now, she was merely following a court order.

Board Trustee Rich Sullivan added that he asked for copies of everything that Hilmer also mentioned, and also “derogatory emails and comments” that were written by the former Building and Zoning Administrator, Teresa Priest.

He said Hilmer talked to them for over an hour, and that he has been unsuccessful in his quest to see those emails and documents.

“I want this in writing, I want to see the derogatory emails and correspondences that were made,” he said.

Township Superviser Wayne Warner, Rettig, Trustee Bill Marske and Clerk Paula Dudiak approved the motion to refer to the Commission on the zoning ordinance text amendment matter, with Sullivan being the only dissenting vote.

Board members approved the county to demolish a house located within the Township on 6884 West Warren Woods Road in Three Oaks.

Rettig explained that the County has since taken over the property due to no taxes being paid on it for more than 10 years. She said that she was told that the County had a fund set aside for specific demolitions of houses that they own, which they used to demolish them instead of the Township taking it on and using taxpayers’ money.

Sullivan questioned why they didn’t just issue a demolition permit to them, as anyone else wanting to do work within the

Township always had to ask for a permit. Rettig explained that the way she understood it, the County was the “higher taxing authority,” which was why they didn’t need to ask for a permit. Sullivan pointed out that they made everyone else take out demolition permits when they were doing any type of demolition.

Dudiak said she would try to find an answer to Sullivan’s questions, with Marske suggesting that they attach Sullivan’s request for an answer to the process to the original motion.

Board members approved the hiring of the following people within the police department: Cody Riley as a part-time, fill-in police officer; Max Agens for a 30-hour position and Joseph Lomoro as a full-time officer.

Board members approved a 2016 Tax Rate millage request for the .3727 Operating Millage and the 1.4 Public Safety Millage.

Sullivan then read a motion that he wrote with regards to forming a committee to “thoroughly research and advise the Board” on the following: Determining whether or not the Building/Zoning Administrator should be a full-time position (a new, part-time, temporary one was hired at a May 31 Special Meeting) writing a suitable job description for such position and using said job description to aid the committee in advertising, seeking candidates, and interviewing each candidate with the intent of presenting their top one, two, or three candidates to the Township Board for their consideration. Sullivan said that this committee should include the chair of the Planning Commission, and at least two other members knowledgeable in architecture, urban planning, and building-zoning.

According to Sullivan, the committee would show the public “true transparency,” as well as aid Warner, who he said has acknowledged “having little knowledge of construction.”

“This is taking pressure off of all of us, guys – believe me,” said Sullivan.

The motion was approved by Warner, Sullivan, and Clerk Paula Dudiak, with Marske and Rettig voting “nay.”

With regards to the derogatory emails written by Priest that Hilmer referred to at the March 31 meeting, Sullivan also made a motion that Hilmer “produce and provide to the Board copies of all the derogatory emails and/or correspondences,” as he said he can only do so if the Board requests them. No Board members seconded it, and the motion died for lack of a second vote. Sullivan said he would FOIA the information.

At the end of the meeting, Warner read a statement saying that the Township Board does not ask any Board member to represent any other board or commission “other than those that have been appointed to boards and commissions.”

Any Board members who do attend any other Board or Commission meeting “do so as a community member – they don’t represent the Township Board.”

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DDA recommends North Whittaker Street option at monthly meeting

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he New Buffalo Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors made a formal recommendation to the City Council with regards to a plan for the next 50-100 years for downtown New Buffalo at their monthly meeting Thursday, June 8.

Board members voted on recommending Option Two to the City Council with regards to redesigning North Whittaker Street. In March, a North Whittaker Street Open House was held at City Hall, during which two options were presented: Option One, which calls for angled parking on the east side of the street and parallel parking on the west side. Option Two calls for parallel parking on both the east and west side of North Whittaker Street.

Board members recommended Option Two to the City as well as asking that parking limits be enforced within the downtown district. Chair Robert Kemper said that it was imperative that the City enforce parking limits for Option Two to work.

Currently, Kemper said that he would recommend the option if they worked “really hard” to obtain municipal parking that wasn’t located on North Whittaker. The Board is currently considering if private property owners would grant an easement for them to use certain “potential” lots as community parking for shared use or if they could potentially purchase the lots. These included the funeral home’s lot behind David’s Deli, Casey’s back parking lot, New Buffalo Savings Bank’s parking lot located on the back side of Merchant and Thompson streets and the lot located along the railroad tracks at the end of Thompson Street between Thompson and Townsend streets.

Kemper added that they are still accepting input from others with regards to North Whittaker Street.

“The decision’s not been made, the recommendation’s been made,” he said, adding that the City makes the final decision.

So far, Kemper said that the timeline for the project is running smoothly. At a previous meeting, it was announced that engineering firm Abonmarche would be starting on North Whittaker Street by September 2017. Meanwhile, they would be working on side streets Mechanic and Barton by this November.

It was revealed that the Communications Subcommittee was working on a flyer that they would distribute to the public. The flyer would give information on the North Whittaker Street project. Board members saw a draft of the flyer, as subcommittee members are still adding the finishing touches to it.

Kemper informed Board members of the importance of the DDA’s individual subcommittees having mission statements, and encouraged them to formulate one soon.

Doug Roch from the Economic Business Development Subcommittee gave a report on their input with the New Buffalo Farmers Market, which is taking place on Merchant and Thompson streets in New Buffalo every Thursday through Sept. 8. Roch said their famers market committee had met New Buffalo Business Association Executive Director Cathi Rogers two or three times to discuss promoting local business owners during market hours. In the first 10 minutes of the Market’s grand opening Thursday, June 2, 100 free reusable, high-quality market bags were distributed to the first 100 people to gain entrance to the Market. The bags were sponsored by Beachside Scoops and Garden to Table. Additional bags were sold for $5 each at the market. Roch said, in the future, he would like to find additional sponsors for future market bags, as marketgoers could receive a free bag with a $10 purchase at participating businesses. Roch proposed that the DDA support the market bag program, with a monetary contribution not to exceed $900. Board members decided to table the matter until next month.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 Samantha James with son, Boden, and striped horse, Skye

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welcome, cooler change from the steamy firehouse lot location of previous years, the shady Dewey Park in Three Oaks was the setting for this year’s Flag Day Pet Parade. The parade commenced at the edge of the park, with owners and their pets sauntering around it in a casual line. The judges then presented the awards and prizes to the contestants. There were no first place or numerical placements in the prizes; rather, the awards were made for more esoteric reasons, such as “Best Smile” or “Best Costume” or “Best Likeness between Animal and Owner.” It was a fun, casual event, without the anxiousness of judging for numerical placements of the pets. It was definitely a “feel good” event.

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his is a most fascinating time of year.

One day the temperature is in the mid nineties, the next day, the mid sixties.

One day I’m attending my mother-inlaw’s 90th birthday party and the next, my granddaughter’s 14th. One day the wind isn’t blowing hard enough to begin America’s Cup sailboat race, and the next, it’s blowing so hard that boats are capsizing all over the place. In horse racing, one day Exaggerator is winning the Preakness, and the next, he is finishing eleventh in the Belmont Stakes. If things aren’t going your way today, be patient. Eventually, everything changes.

A new champion is about to be crowned in hockey and basketball appears to be headed toward a repeat champion. In baseball, the White Sox started the season playing extremely well, then fell on hard times. The Cubs, on the other hand, started the season playing well, and to this point of the season, their good play has continued. Of course everyone knows that most seasons, the Cubs have been known to not play so well. Win and lose. Good and bad. Up and down. Yin and yang.

I’m doing my best to temper my enthusiasm for the Cubs, but my heart is overwhelming my head. As Bob Schneider said, “head versus heart equal bicycle versus car.” But hey, why not? For over 100 years the Cubs have been unable to capture a World Series victory, so if my theory about everything changing is correct, this could be the year. So far, the team is playing at a .705 winning percentage. If they keep up that pace for the rest of the season, they will end the season with 114 victories. Currently, the Cardinals are in second place and if they continue at their current pace, they will finish the season with 90 wins, fully 24 games behind the Cubs.

The Cubs have their best team since I started paying attention in the 1950’s. As each week passes and the wins pile up, I become more and more convinced that this is going to be the year that the Cubs finally win it all.

In the past, I have been very reluctant to sing the praises of my favorite team for fear of cursing them, but the team is so good this year that I have even gotten over my superstitions. From the front office to the last player on the bench, the Cubs seem to be doing everything right. Some White Sox fans and even a few Cardinal fans I know are pulling for the Cubs to finally break the curse and win the World Series. I know one thing for sure.

When it happens, Chicago is going to have one heck of a party.

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iss Southwest Michigan is excited to announce a wonderful evening planned for all Sunday, August 14, at the St. Joseph High School Auditorium.

Applications are available for the Miss Southwest Michigan and Miss Southwest Michigan Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant and Miss Sunset Coast. Young ladies between the ages of 13 and 17 will compete for the Outstanding Teen title judged on talent, physical fitness, evening wear and interview skills, while young women ages 17 through 24 will vie for the title of Miss Southwest Michigan and Miss Sunset Coast. Judging will be on their talent, evening gown, a bathing suit competition and interview skills.

The Miss Southwest Michigan Scholarship Pageant is only open to young women who have a permanent residence in Berrien, Cass or Van Buren counties. Miss Southwest Outstanding Teen is an open pageant to any teenage young ladies with permanent residence in the State of Michigan.

New to the program this year will be the Miss Sunset Coast Pageant.

The Miss Sunset Coast pageant is open to all young women with permanent residence in the State of Michigan.

The Miss Southwest Michigan titleholder and Miss Sunset Coast titleholder will go on to compete for Miss Michigan and, ultimately, Miss America.

Applications are available by calling 269-982-8016 or emailing southwestmichiganpageant@ gmail.com and office@ blossomtimefestival.org. — STAFF REPORTS

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Larkin manslaughter case dismissed

he voluntary manslaughter case against John Brennan Larkin of Long Beach, Indiana, was dismissed by Judge Patrick Blankenship in Pulaski Superior Court Thursday, June 9.

The judge released the voluntary manslaughter charge that Larkin faced in the 2012 shooting of his wife Stacey Renee Simon Larkin. Larkin cannot be charged again with any crime stemming from her death, although the Indiana Attorney General’s office could file an appeal in the case.

During an emergency hearing called in the new venue, Blankenship granted two defense motions to dismiss the case: One based on the state’s failure to put Larkin in front of a jury in a timely fashion and the second based on the state’s supposed use of information that was acquired unlawfully.

During the three and a half years it has taken to come to a final court hearing, Larkin’s defense attorneys have alleged prosecutorial and police misconduct and cited multiple violations of Larkin’s constitutional rights. The shooting death occurred Dec. 11, 2012, and Larkin was taken into custody without bond at the La Porte County Jail on preliminary charges of murder and non-negligent manslaughter. He and defense attorneys Craig Braje and Elizabeth Flynn cooperated during an interrogation with Lt. Todd Bullis of the Long Beach Police Department and with the then LaPorte County Prosecutor Robert Szilagyi and Deputy Prosecutor Robert Neary.

Following their interview, the official charge became voluntary manslaughter, and Larkin posted $10,000 cash bond the following day and was released from jail.

Police reported that Stacey, 41, was found dead in her home of what was later determined to have been two gunshot wounds to the chest. The 9-1-1 center received a call from whom they thought was Larkin, calling to report the shooting. Larkin was arrested that night for allegedly having killed his wife, but at the time, he was reportedly denied

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the ability to call his attorney. According informed of the Special Judge’s ruling to his defense attorneys, he continued in the Larkin case. I am not without an to be questioned by arresting Long opinion in the matter. However, the Beach Police Officer Michael Chastain Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, and Michigan City Police Detective as well as the professional deference Sgt. Anthony McClintock, who took due Special Prosecutor Levco, constrain photographs, DNA swabs and adhesive my comments, except to express my lifts of Larkin’s hands. concern for the family of Stacey Larkin, Since the 2011 arrest, the case has and to express my hope that the Judge’s continued to be heard, with various ruling will be considered for appeal and pretrial motions hearings in La Porte that the day will arrive when family of Superior Court 1 throughout the threeStacey Larkin will see John La rkin stand trial for the crimes he is accused of year timeframe, until the end of 2014. committing.”

In 2015, the new LaPorte County The Simon family released the Prosecutor John Espar withdrew his following statement about Stacey’s office’s appearance in the case to avoid death: any appearance of During an emergency hearing “We are impropriety and called in the new venue, saddened and Special Prosecutor Blankenship granted two discouraged in the Stanley Levco defense motions to dismiss the dismissal of the from Evansville, case: One based on the state’s case against John Indiana, was failure to put Larkin in front of Larkin for the appointed to a jury in a timely fashion and killing of Stacey represent the the second based on the state’s Larkin. ... Judge state. LaPorte supposed use of information Blankenship got Court Judge that was acquired unlawfully. this wrong, and Michael unfortunately, Bergerson, who in the last few months the only ones had taken over the bench in La Porte with any history in this case have been Superior Court 1 after the original judge, the Hon. Kathleen Lang, retired, recused the defense lawyers and our family.

Unfortunately, the defense attorneys himself from hearing the case because were the only ones that the Judge was he had been a deputy prosecutor listening to. He should have taken time when Larkin was arrested, and had discussed trial strategy with then Deputy to hear what some of the witnesses had to say and should have investigated Prosecutor Neary. the reasons for all of the delays in the The case bounced around LaPorte and proceedings. We are very disappointed Porter counties, with each venue citing a in the way the Justice System handled different conflict of interest with either this case and that justice was not served the case or the defendant. Eventually, in for Stacey.”

February 2016, the case was assigned to “We know that John has tried to Pulaski Superior Court, and Blankenship spread awful rumors and lies about dismissed it three months later, with no our family and Stacey to anyone who jury trial ever being held. will listen in order to justify his crime.

Special Prosecutor Levco has 30 We know that no-one is perfect and days to appeal Blankenship’s decision; everyone has personal issues that they he stated, after the ruling, that he have to deal with, but Stacey did not is considering doing so. He said he deserve to die and John does not deserve disagrees with the judge’s order, but to go free.” declined to elaborate on his statement.

Had Larkin been convicted, a Class A Espar, who became the La Porte felony voluntary manslaughter carries a County Prosecutor in 2015, issued potential penalty of 20-50 years behind the following statement regarding bars and up to $10,000 in fines.

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DRESSING UP & DOWN SUMMER DISPLAY FEATURED AT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM

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ummer is here, and the staff at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum is finding wonderful children’s clothing that has been hidden away for too long.

It’s time for play clothes to play, so the summer display at the museum is entitled “Dressing Up & Down: A Look at Kids’ Clothes.” From pinafores to playsuits, the fun is in the imagining: Who wore this? What magical bug did they encounter while they were wearing it? Did they sit and stare at clouds?

Play Jacks and Marbles? Or was it a school or church outfit?

Many hours have been spent in planning and designing this exhibit. It will be on display in the museum for all of June, July, and August. Come and remember the times you went to school in new clothes after Christmas vacation. Perhaps you remember helping to pick out the fabric for your Easter outfit that Mother would make for you. Those clothes that were treasured for years have come out to be seen this summer in a big way. The very fun exhibit also includes a photo lemonade stand and a colorful clothesline filled with tiny clothes.

The museum is located at 2405 Indiana Avenue (Highway 35) at the south entrance to La Porte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For admission prices and other information, contact 219-324-6767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org. The building is accessible to those with disabilities. — STAFF REPORTS

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Three Oaks celebrates Flag Day

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he Village of Three Oaks kicked off Flag Day Friday, June 10, with a celebration that ran in full swing until the annual parade Sunday afternoon.

Even though the march down Elm Street didn’t step off until 3 p.m., the crowd began setting up chairs and blankets along the sidewalks before 2 p.m. Dozens of floats, including pageant courts, police and fire departments, politicians, classic car owners and social groups took part in the 64th annual parade.

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Barney’s hosts Blessings in a Backpack food drive

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olunteers from Blessing in a Backpack were at Barney’s Supermarket to collect donations Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. Volunteers Brenda Dissette and Sarah Craig were on hand to collect the donations, as well as to inform everyone about how the food drive will help the local elementary school children.

Sponsored by Water’s Edge United Methodist Church, Blessings in a Backpack is a nationwide program that provides backpacks of food for children each Friday to help supplement their meals over the weekend. During the food drive, there were certain items that people could purchase to donate so each bag contains the same food items, such as creamy peanut butter, fruit cocktail, crispy rice cereal, chicken rice mix, instant oatmeal, and applesauce. For more information on how to donate or sponsor a backpack, please visit www.h20edge.org. Water’s Edge Methodist Church is located at 18732 Harbor Country Drive in New Buffalo.

Contents of the Blessings in a Backpack food drive

Local paramedic shares his exploits at Township library xploits of a local paramedic will be discussed by author Jim Stine Jr.

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Stine, a 39-year career paramedic in Southwest Michigan, will share some of his experiences, which range from humorous to miraculous and even the horrific. He has recounted his career in his new book, “Doin’ It with the Lights On – Exploits of a Paramedic,” which will be available for his signing following the presentation.

“Although Hollywood has made attempts to showcase the world of which paramedics and EMTs work…most of those attempts are unrealistic, being either vanilla in nature or over dramatized,” Stine writes in the prologue to his book.

Frederick Lighthall, another local author, will discuss his research into the thought-shaping conditions surrounding dangers in high-tech enterprises explored in his recent book, Disastrous High-Tech Decision Making: From Disasters to Safety Monday, July 11, at 6:30 p.m.

Other upcoming programs in the free New Buffalo Community Forum Series sponsored by the Friends of the Library include: Birds of Summer by Wendy Jones, head naturalist at Fernwood Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve, July 19; The Lincoln Assassination: Who Helped Booth Murder Lincoln, by Michael Deeb, Civil War novelist, July 25; The Latest Buzz About Bees by beekeeper Mike Sautter Aug. 15, and the Indiana Dunes 50th Year by a National Parks Service ranger Aug. 23.

For further information, call the Library at 269-469-2933, follow the Facebook link at newbuffalotownshiplibrary.org or email new.buffalo.fol@gmail.com.

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Celebrate summer with the Music Under the Stars concert series at Friendship Botanic Gardens

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ike Struwin and the Rootsdown Band will kick off the Music Under the Stars concert series in the pristine natural beauty of Friendship Botanic Gardens (formerly International Friendship Gardens) Saturday, June 25.

Gates open at 5 p.m. (CDT). Music starts at 7 p.m. (CDT).

Guests are encouraged to come early to experience 105 acres of lovingly cultivated gardens and nature trails along the banks of Trail Creek, as well as to enjoy the renowned craft beer of Burn ‘em Brewing and fresh and locally sourced organic cuisine from the Green Machine.

Mike Struwin and the Rootsdown Band is well known for their soulful, eclectic, and genre-defying blend of Americana roots rock infused with the sounds of world music and the blues. The result is a singular style of musicianship that combines the soulful voice of Michigan-born singer Struwin with the showmanship and improvisational spirit of a powerhouse jam band.

All proceeds go toward the continued revitalization of Friendship Botanic Gardens, Michigan City’s historic community green space where nature meets culture. Tickets are available now at www.friendshipgardens.org. Children 12 and under get in free. Buy tickets online for discounted pricing. Nonmembers are $22.50 and members are $20. Tickets purchased at the door will be $25 for nonmembers and $22.50 for members.

The Gardens will play host to unforgettable performances by the region’s best musicians all summer. Visit online to learn about the next two concerts in the Music Under the Stars summer series. Friendship Gardens is located at 2055 East U.S. Highway 12 in Michigan City, Indiana. For more information, contact them at 219 878-9885 or info@friendshipgardens.org. — STAFF REPORTS

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PUBLIC NOTICES NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2016-2017 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET

269-469-1011 NEW BUFFALO CITY COUNCIL MEETING SYNOPSIS

The Township of New Buffalo will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2016-2017 fiscal year budget and the proposed millage rate for 2016 on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the New Buffalo Township Hall, 17425 Red Arrow Hwy., New Buffalo, MI 49117.

THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING. The proposed budget will be adopted at a special meeting of the New Buffalo Township Board immediately following the public hearing.

Action on the 2016 millage will also be taken at that meeting.

A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection at the New Buffalo Township Hall, 17425 Red Arrow Hwy., New Buffalo, MI 49117.

This notice is posted in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, (MCL 41.72a(2)(3)) and the Americans With Disabilities Act. The New Buffalo Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon five days notice to the New Buffalo Township Board. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the New Buffalo Township Board by writing or calling the following: New Buffalo Township Clerk, 17425 Red Arrow Highway, New Buffalo, Michigan, 49117, 269-469-1011.

The taxing unit publishing this notice and identified below has complete authority to establish the number of mills to be levied from within its authorized millage rate

This notice is published by the:

The Special Meeting for June 2, 2016 of the New Buffalo City Council was cancelled

by Mayor Pro Tem O’Donnell at 6:02 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at New Buffalo City Hall, 224 W. Buffalo St., New Buffalo, MI 49117.

Mayor O’Donnell stated that due to a lack of quorum to go into closed session, the meeting tonight is cancelled and will be rescheduled.

DETAILS ON ALL ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE Summary contains only City Council action. Discussion items by council and citizens are not included. Details on Council meetings may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office, on the city’s website or a video of the entire meeting may be viewed on the city’s website: www.cityofnewbuffalo.org. You may also contact the City Clerk at 269-469-1500.

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NEW BUFFALO CITY COUNCIL MEETING SYNOPSIS A special meeting of the City Council was held on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at New Buffalo City Hall, 224 W. Buffalo St., New Buffalo, MI 49117.

City Council went into closed session for the following: a. Closed Session – [MCL 15.268(e)] To consult with the City Attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with the pending litigation of City of New Buffalo v. New Buffalo Planning Commission, et al. (Berrien County Circuit Court, 20151508-AA). b. Closed Session – [MCL 15.268(h)] To review and consider an attorney-client privileged communication. c. Closed Session – [MCL 15.267(2); MCL 15.268(h)] To discuss the minutes of the closed session of the City Council meeting of May 4, 2016.

Council moved to instruct the City Attorney to take no further court action regarding the City of New Buffalo vs. the New Buffalo Planning Commission.

Council moved to follow the City Attorney’s recommendation as set out in the attorney-client privileged communication in closed session.

New Buffalo Township Board 17425 Red Arrow Highway New Buffalo, MI 49117

Council approved the closed session minutes of the city council meeting of May 4, 2016.

DETAILS ON ALL ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE

NEW BUFFALO AREA SCHOOLS SALE OF PROPERTY 513 E. CLAY STREET Three bdrm, two bath, full basement seasonal rm w/fireplace, 1 1⁄2 garage $185,000 – Minimum Bid Deadline: June 20, Noon OPEN HOUSE: June 17 (5-8) and June 18 (10-1) 269 469-6010

Summary contains only City Council action. Discussion items by council and citizens are not included. Details on Council meetings may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office, on the city’s website or a video of the entire meeting may be viewed on the city’s website: www.cityofnewbuffalo.org. You may also contact the City Clerk at 269-469-1500.

ATTENTION NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP WATER CUSTOMERS There was an data error in the reporting of your 2015 Consumer Confidence Report, below is the corrected data. If you have any questions please feel free to call the Township Water Department @ 269-231-5250

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OBITUARIES Irma Linzing 1927-2016

rma Linzing, 89, of New Buffalo, Michigan passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Hospice Franciscan Communities in Michigan City, IN after a battle with Alzheimer’s.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11 a.m. CT, with a viewing one hour prior to service, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at St. Luke’s United Lutheran Church, 2000 E. Coolspring Ave., Michigan City, IN 46360 with Pastor Thelma Megill-Cobbler officiating. A Private burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in New Buffalo. Friends may visit from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. ET, Monday, June 13, 2016 at Sommerfeld Chapel, 15 N. Baron Street, New Buffalo, MI. Memorials may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association or St. Luke’s United Lutheran Church. Those wishing to share a memory of Irma online may do so at www.sommerfeldchapel.com Irma was born January 9, 1927 in Berlin, Germany to Karl Luci (Krueger) Siebholz. She lived a loving childhood in spite of the depression and the rattle of swords during the Nazi period. In 1959 she moved to Chicago to start a new life. She found employment and by the diligence and hard work rose to office manager in Salk, Ward & Salk Mortgage Bankers. She made many friends among her fellow employees and in the community. Due to urging friends she joined the German American Singers where she met the love of her life and loving husband Richard and they were married October 11, 1969. In 1988 they moved to their summer home in New Buffalo and took charge of Investments. Irma was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Dunes in Michigan City and St. Luke’s united after the merge with the Dunes. She took an active part in the ladies group, especially the dinners. She was also a member of the DANK for 25 years in Benton Harbor.

Irma is survived by her husband Richard Linzing of New Buffalo; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews in Germany. Irma was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters.

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Jane Marie Ward 1944-2016

ane Marie Ward (72) of Three Oaks passed away Tuesday morning, June 7 2016, after a ten year battle with leukemia.

She was at the Center for Hospice in South Bend in the presence and comfort of her family.

She was born February 13, 1944 in New Jersey, the oldest child of Bernard and Doris (Keegan) Ward, who preceded her in death.

She was the eldest of nine children; Virginia Ward, Mary Pat Schmidt (survived by Art), Margaret (Paul) Go, Barbara (Phil) Sutton, Katherine Ward, Robert (Wendy) Ward, James (Susan) Ward, and Bernadette (Dane) Waterman Ward.

Jane married Walter David Ward August 20, 1966 in South Bend, Indiana. Walt is the third child of four born to Pauline (Burkert) and Norris “Gadget” Ward (both deceased); older brother John Ward (survived by Marlene), older sister Ilene (Don) Mackling (both deceased), and Jan (Larry - deceased) Phillips.

Jane will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived her by husband of almost 50 years, Walter David Ward, and her children; Thomas “Ted” (Jessica) Ward, Brian (Karla) Ward , and Rebecca (Nick) Zarzecki. Together Walt and Jane had six grandchildren; Samantha Ward, Chyler Ward, Andrew “Drew” Ward, Emily Ward, Ruth Zarzecki, and Gabriel Zarecki.

Jane attended Marian College for her undergraduate education, and then earned a Master of Divinity degree from Notre Dame. She was a Eucharistic Minister and Lector for Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Three Oaks, as well as being a Bible Study Leader for over twenty years. Jane started her career as a math teacher at Brandywine High School, then was a substitute teacher after having a family. In her later years she was a Librarian at the Three Oaks Library. Walt and Jane built their dream home together in Three Oaks, and traveled all over the United States, Ireland, Paris, and Rome. Jane was an avid reader in her free time, as well as being the family genealogist, a seamstress, and occasional gardener.

Family and friends will gather Friday, June 10, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, 106 Ash Street East, Three Oaks, Michigan 49128. A Wake Service will be recited Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Agnes Catholic Church, 5760 Sawyer Road, Sawyer, Michigan 49125.

The family prefers contributions be made in Jane’s memory to: Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60707 Three Oaks Township Public Library, 3 North Elm Street, Three Oaks, Michigan 49128 Saint Agnes Catholic Church, 5760 Sawyer Road, Sawyer, Michigan 49125.

Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 28 Ash Street West, Three Oaks, Michigan 49128 Arrangements have been entrusted to Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Three Oaks, Michigan 49128. Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com.

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MICHIGAN CITY FASHION AFFAIR TO TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY

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he fifth annual Uptown Fashion Affair will take place Friday, June 17, at 6 p.m. (CST) and at the Uptown Center for Performing Arts, located at 907 Franklin Street in the heart of the Uptown Arts District of Michigan City, Indiana.

The Uptown Fashion Affair is a locally sourced fashion show. Truly a night to see and be seen, the sell-out event is the social event of the year and showcases several of the region’s local boutiques, salons and artists working hand in hand to bring guests the latest and greatest in upcoming trends in women’s and men’s fashion. The line up this year includes: At the Beach, hair by Prestige Beauty College; Darling, hair by Timothy Jeffry; Nichole Scheaffer Design; Urban Soles; Man About Town; Chef Bizarro Millinery, hair by Salon Cilla; The Closet by Franklin Vintage, hair by Elle Salon; Paris House of Bridal, hair by Lakefront Salon; The Nest; Luxe Boutique, hair by Ashley Castros Salon; You-Nique Boutique and Rusted Oak. Food will be provided by: Fire & Water, Maxine’s, Arturo’s Baked Goods and Mucho Mas. Boasting a full-scale runway, music, small bites, cash bar and a giveaway, The Uptown Fashion Affair is not to be missed.

Proceeds from The Uptown Fashion Affair will be donated to Michigan City’s Mainstreet Association to bring live art events to the community. Tickets can be purchased at salon cilla, urban soles, fire & water or on Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com/publ ish?crumb=fa6b35ff394c9e&eid=24907277337.

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VOLUNTEER The New Buffalo Times, in conjunction with Volunteer Southwest Michigan, publishes current volunteer opportunities in our community. To view all current listings, please visit Volunteer Southwest Michigan’s opportunities page online at volunteerswmi.org.

If you’re an agency who wants to begin listing your volunteer opportunities, please contact Sarah Kolbeck at skolbeck@volunteerswmi.org or 269-983-0912 to learn more about recruiting volunteers today.

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HARBOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY eeds volunteers to rehab homes in the Benton Harbor/Benton Township area for deserving families. Work includes, painting, chalking, dry walling, removing/installing doors and hardware, changing cabinets, installing wood floors, landscaping, cleaning and various other jobs. Those interested in volunteering can contact Brenda Butler at 269 925-9635 or bbutler@harborhabitat.org.

HOSPICE AT HOME (THROUGHOUT BERRIEN COUNTY) usic volunteers. We are seeking adults/ groups/choirs that are interested in visiting our Hospice patients. Visit volunteerswmi.org to express interests and sign-up.

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large line-up of homes, including Roger Ebert’s classic English Tudor house, was included in this year’s Heartland Alliance House Tour Saturday, June 11. The tour began in Lakeside at Lovell and Whyte.

There were seven homes on the tour, all of which were strategically located for convenience and ease of driving. An alfresco lunch was served on the lawn of Burscott Park, the private estate owned by George Jewell of Chicago’s Jewell Event Catering.

This year’s tour included the following people and their homes: Gayle and Dana Crowne, New Buffalo, and their stunning, prairiestyle house situated on 110 feet of Lake Michigan; Bernadette Dempsay, a Sawyer visual artist who designed her craftsman-style home with fabulous gardens; Chaz Ebert, Harbert, the home of Chaz and Roger Ebert for 25 years, a classic English Tudor; Zurich Esposito and Brian McCormick, Harbert, and their vintage-style home; Suzette and Gunther Mikasche, Sawyer, and their Japanesestyle, less is more home; Tim King and Kevin Noland, Rolling Prairie, and their glass, steel, and red cedar home and Moira and Tony Saliba, La Porte, and their guest house designed by Lovell and Whyte and Anthony Moss.

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Household Chemical Waste & Electronics Recycling Collection ACCEPTED ITEMS HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, ETC. Home, Garden, & Garage Chemicals from Berrien County residents only, no business waste - used motor oil & filters, gasoline, antifreeze, oil-based paint, stain, varnish, household & car batteries, cleaners, yard chemicals, paint thinner, outdated medicine, medical sharps, mercury items, compact fluorescent light bulbs & fluorescent tubes 8 ft. & shorter, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, adhesives, driveway sealer, poisons & more.

Donations are accepted to help defray chemical waste collection costs.

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ELECTRONICS All consumer electronics; anything with a cord or runs on batteries. Recycling fee of $10/computer monitor; $20/television. No recycling fee on other electronics.

Materials collected and recycled by Green Earth Electronics Recycling, 3621 Tennis Court, St. Joseph, 269-326-1232.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED Gas grill propane tanks, fireworks, ammo, and latex paint. Latex paint can be dried out and placed with OTHER 2016 COLLECTION EVENTS regular household trash, leave lid off paint can. Tips for quickly drying latex paint at the website below, click • August 17, Wednesday, 3 - 7 p.m.: Love Creek Nature Center, 9292 Huckleberry “Paint”.

Rd., Berrien Center • September 24, Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Silver Beach County Park, 101 Broad MORE INFORMATION St., below the bluff, St. Joseph Call Berrien County Parks Dept. 269-983-7111 x8234, • October 15, Saturday, 8 a.m. - 12 Noon: S.E. Berrien County Landfill Recycle Center, 3200 Chamberlain Rd., Buchanan or go to www.berriencounty.org/recycle

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Go to our website, www.newbuffalotimes.com, and submit $10 per week for a classified ad of up to 160 characters. Deadline is Friday 5PM before the following week’s publication.

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NEW BUFFALO FOR RENT 3 Bedroom Bungalow Center of City. Large yard.

Call 202-701-9174 NEW BUFFALO Townhome & 50’ Boat Slip 2 Bedroom, 2 bath, fully furnished townhome in the harbor. Roof top deck, lake views, assoc. pool, 1 c. garage. $4,500/mo. Including utilities.

For information call, 269-469-0975

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UNION PIER Divisible 3,200 square feet Coffee/ Bakery/Office /Commercial Phone or Text 269-876-7452.

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NEW BUFFALO TOWNHOME AND BOAT SLIP Recently updated, 2 Bedroom, 1.5 bath, Roof Top deck, 1 car garage and a 50 Ft. Boat Slip adjacent to the unit. Located on the harbor, within a gated community. Asking $283,000, available immediately.

For information or to schedule a showing call 219-796-5514.

LOOKING TO RENT NEW BUFFALO ON A PERMANENT BASIS Studio or one bedroom apt.

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FISH FOR STOCKING Most Varieties For Pond Lakes Call Laggis’ Fish Farm 269-628-2056 DAYS 269-624-6215 EVENINGS.

HELP WANTED

ACCOUNTING HELP WANTED Accounting. Quick Books online Phone/text 269-876-7452.

ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SEEKING FULL TIME ROOFING AND SIDING INSTALLERS AND LABORERS Three years experience and valid drivers license required.

Qualifying applicants.

Call Sarah at 219-363-6151.

GROUNDSKEEPER Garden, lawn, equipment maintenance, supervise crew, security, other duties.

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Mail resume to Friendship Gardens, PO Box 8834, Michigan City, IN 46361 or email internationalfriendshipgardens@ yahoo.com. No phone calls please.

AD SALES PERSON WANTED Outdoor Advertising Markets: New Buffalo, La Porte, Michigan City, Bridgman, St. Joseph, MI Phone/text 269-876-7452.

LAKESIDE HOUSEKEEPER Seeking an experienced housekeeper one full day per week.

Please have local references and be willing to do dishes, laundry, organization etc.

Text or call 574-849-7383.

STUMP GINDING Pat’s Tree Service offers stump grinding for small and large stumps.

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NEW BUFFALO Skills needed: Climbing, Patience, Flexible Schedule, Part Time, Outdoor work, Excellent Pay. Please call 269-469-8453

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CAREGIVERS Seeking experienced, responsible caregivers in your area. Based in St. Joseph, Home Helpers provides in-home, non-medical care for families throughout Berrien County.

Call 269-983-4800 or email 57554@ homehelpershomecare.com.

Solid Wood Dining Set: table/chairs, hutch and server $350.00. Solid wood bunk bed set w/ trundle desk and book shelf $300, Ping Pong tble w/acces $75, 6 outdr chairs/ cushions $75. call/txt 708-648-5019 or spetersfam@sbcglobal.net

MASSAGE THERAPIST Must have MI license and insurance.

Call Melissa 219-898-5398.

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Safer communities with a smarter, more effective criminal justice system

A NOTE FROM SEN. JOHN PROOS

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ichigan’s criminal justice system needs modernizing. It’s time to take action with smart justice reforms that break the cycle of incarceration and ensure that the safety of the public is always the top priority.

Half of Michigan’s prison population is made up of parole and probation violators, while the national average is just 30 percent. In addition, more than 70 percent of prisoners have known substance abuse struggles that contribute to their criminal activity. Simply put, Michigan spends too much time and resources putting people behind bars and not enough on ensuring prisoners are rehabilitated and prepared for life after prison.

Of the 42,000 individuals currently incarcerated in Michigan’s prison system, roughly 38,000 will eventually be returning to our communities.

For this reason, Michigan must refocus our prison system on meaningful rehabilitation, not just punishment.

When positive intervention is provided early in an offender’s criminal career, it is more likely that the individual will be able to change that behavior. The result: safer communities, fewer victims and, ultimately, less cost to society. Good work has been started by the specialized problemsolving courts across the state and through rehabilitation and education efforts of the corrections system, but there is much more that can be done.

I am proud to be leading a bipartisan Senate effort to introduce a criminal justice reform package focused on keeping Michigan safe, improving costeffectiveness and rethinking how Michigan treats its incarcerated citizens so they can eventually be successfully reintroduced back into society.

The proposed reforms are comprehensive and cover every aspect of how courts deal with criminal offenders, from those in the juvenile system to those on probation or parole. The reforms focus on breaking down the barriers that separate the corrections system, the Department of Health and Human Services, the court system and more.

We start by placing more attention toward rehabilitating younger offenders early on using proven strategies with a goal of reducing recidivism. Increased use of the consent calendar, or informal hearings, would give at-risk young people a chance to pay their debt to society without the scar of a criminal record limiting their ability to attend college or secure a job.

Additionally, we encourage separate housing for 18- to 22-yearold offenders, who are a high risk for future incarceration. Tailored programming would then be delivered to serve the unique needs of young offenders. This concept is backed by data and has strong bipartisan support.

Probation reforms would allow judges to shorten an individual’s probation term as a result of good behavior. We also propose expanding and reclassifying our existing swift and sure sanctioning program as a specialty court modeled after a Hawaiian program. The Hawaiian court delivered results in diverting high risk probationers as well as reducing crime, drug use and overall jail time.

Reform should also encourage partnerships beneficial for prison services and streamline access to prisons for volunteers who are ready, willing and able to give of their time and talents to ultimately benefit our communities.

Parole is an important step in the rehabilitation process. When prisoners are given a chance to rejoin society, we expect them to fulfill a few requirements, such as reporting to a supervisor. Our reform would temporarily remove parole absconders from public assistance, preventing parolees who run from the law from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits.

With a smarter, data-driven approach, Michigan can be better at measuring what works. We are standardizing the definition of recidivism throughout Michigan law and enacting better ways to track and evaluate recidivism data, building on similar work already being done at the Department of Corrections.

Our goal should be to break the cycle of crime while reducing the cost of our criminal justice system. Refocusing our system on rehabilitation and reform of prisoners is good for public safety and a smarter use of taxpayer dollars. This effort will make our communities safer and more whole while freeing up valuable resources for other important priorities in Michigan, such as improving education and infrastructure in our state.

Sen. John Proos 21st District

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AS INTERPRETED BY SANDY “STAR” BENDT ARIES MARCH 21—APRIL 19 Your emotions could get the best of you this week. Try being more passive. No loud voices, or dominate posturing is required. Remain open and receptive, but non-reactionary. Be like a flower, beautiful and still, using your presence alone to get others to move in your direction.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 You may be put in the leadership position because your ability to communicate and delegate has been noticed professionally, this week. Your skills are better used in conjunction with others now, so don’t go it alone. Public speaking or leading a group discussion opportunities are also coming in.

TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20 It is important you build trust with friends before you share intimate details of your life or another’s.

Avoid gossiping. Keep your personal thoughts or negative experiences you may have had with another private. You never know, who knows who, or what may come back to haunt you.

SCORPIO OCTOBER 23—NOVEMBER 21 A good business instinct will be present this week, and if you have been waiting for the right moment to make financial moves, you will get the go ahead now. It is time to show up and put up. If you are thinking of taking classes or starting a new training program, luck will be with you in acing it.

GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21 Getting ahead materially is in the cards this week. It may come through a past partner or through joining forces with a close friend.

You will have opportunity to create more luxury and value in you life, when you accept the status and strength that comes with joining forces with another.

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 22—DECEMBER 21 You will feel a strong need to protect yourself and loved ones, this week. You will be watching out for your family and close friends, ready to give support and a shoulder to cry on when needed. You will be very intuitive, so you will know when others are feeling insecure or unsure.

CANCER JUNE 22—JULY 22 This is an excellent time to establish heathy routines and break bad habits once and for all. Revamp your wardrobe, hairstyle, or attitude and start a new trend that incorporates taking good care of yourself. Set aside ten minutes of your day to sit quietly and send love through you entire being.

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22—JANUARY 19 The tendency to withdraw and restore yourself psychologically or spiritually will be felt this week. Almost instinctively you will know when situations are getting too heavy or emotionally taxing. Honor those feelings, don’t push through out of obligation, take time for your mental health.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22 Your outward expressions may not be a true reflection of your inner emotions now.

There will be a tendency to hide your true feelings from others and perhaps an outright denial of your emotions. Try as you may, they could leak out in inappropriate ways. Be honest with yourself to avoid drama.

AQUARIUS JANUARY 20—FEBRUARY 18 Be careful not to overindulge in food and drink with friends, this week. Be sure to incorporate more physical activity when visiting with friends. Avoid watching movies, playing cards, or activities that involve sitting for long periods. Set up that volley ball net and get moving.

VIRGO AUGUST 23—SEPTEMBER 22 Who is the life of the party?

You are. Your presence will be sought after and your phone will be ringing at all hours. Embrace this social time and the summer weather. Invite friends and coworkers over for a BBQ, and let the good times roll. You’ve waited all winter for this sunshine.

PISCES FEBRUARY 19—MARCH 20 Wether you know it or not you are widely loved and appreciated. This week, you will feel very respected and honored. You just need to look around, and see how many lives you have affected for the better over the years. Once you accept how much you have helped people, you will accept their help.

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EVENTS

CITY OF NEW BUFFALO

POLICE BLOTTER JUNE 5-11, 2016 JUNE 5 Grand Beach/Assist Other Agency/ SAR False Alarm (x2) Medic 1/Assist Other Agency JUNE 6 Speeding Complaint Welfare Check on Dog in Car VIN Inspection JUNE 7 NB Township PD/Assist Other Agency False Alarm JUNE 8 VCSA/Possession of Marijuana Found Property NB Township PD/Assist Other Agency JUNE 9 Civil Complaint Vehicle Violation/Towed MSP/Motor Carrier/Assist Other Agency JUNE 10 Domestic Violence Felony Arrest JUNE 11 Vehicle Violation/Towed Vehicle Larceny from watercraft False Alarm Medic 1/Assist Other Agency Suspicious Situation

PLEASE SEND US EVENT INFO TO EVENTS@NEWBUFFALOTIMES.COM COMPILED BY LINDA HENDERSON

DAILY EVENTS

NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP LIBRARY See weekly library events on page 3.

EVERY MONDAY

ULTIMATE MONDAYS 6–8PM. Township Memorial Park. New Buffalo.

6PM warmup followed by game. Ultimate Frisbee on a small field; High school age or older, for info txt 206-465-5875.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

PIPE ORGAN CONCERTS NOON (CST). First Congregational Church Building. 531 Washington St. Michigan City.

Enjoy the National treasure 1891 Roosevelt tracker pipe organ.

KNITTING AT THE DELI 4-6PM. David’s Deli.

All are welcome.

MUSIC IN THE PARK 6PM. Township Memorial Park. New Buffalo.

No Pets or alcohol, please. Music begins at 7PM. June 15 Ol’ Style Band.

EVERY THURSDAY

NEW BUFFALO FARMERS MARKET 4-8PM. Merchant St off of Whittaker St. 888-660-6222. www.newbuffalo.org.

Kid and pet friendly. Live music while you shop.

EVERY SATURDAY

THREE OAKS’ FARMERS MARKET 9AM-2PM. Corner of Central & Elm. Downtown Three Oaks. www.threeoaksfarmersmarket.com.

YOGA CLASSES AT TOWNSHIP HALL 9:30-10:30AM. Township Hall.

17425 Red Arrow Hwy. New Buffalo Session are $10 per week.

SATURDAY NIGHTS ALIVE 6-8PM Corner of N. Whitaker and Merchant Streets. New Buffalo.

Enjoy jazz, country, reggae and more.

MUSIC IN THE PARK—THREE OAKS 6:30PM. Dewey Cannon Park. Downtown Three Oaks. www.harborarts.com.

June 18 is Singer/Songwriter Winners Fragile Soul, Mia Green, Hans Hansen.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 18 & 19

FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND AT HESSTON STEAM MUSEUM NOON-5PM CST. 1201 E 1000 North.

La Porte. IN. Dads ride for a dollar with paid child Father’s Day Weekend, Antique Truck Show Father’s Day Hesston.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

TOAST THE COAST WINE FESTIVAL Weko Beach. Bridgman.

OPEN TRAP PRACTICE 6:30-9:30PM. New Buffalo Rod and Gun Club. 10487 Kruger Rd. New Buffalo.

Open to the public. Contact Bob Kruger at 269-612-0983.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

EVERY FRIDAY

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 25-26

STORY TIME AT THREE OAKS LIBRARY 10:30AM. www.threeoakslibrary.org

EVERY 1ST & 3RD FRIDAY

FISH FRY 5-9PM. American Legion Post #169.

New Buffalo.

EVERY SATURDAY-SUNDAY

STORYBOOK TRAILS New Buffalo Township Memorial Park.

Walk along trails a read stories with your children. Co-sponsored with New Buffalo Township Library.

SKIP’S OPEN-AIR EUROPEAN FARMERS’ MARKET 9AM-3PM. At the corner of Red Arrow Hwy & Lakeshore Rd. New Buffalo.

269-469-3341

32ND ANNUAL FATHER DAY FESTIVAL NOON-6 PM. Lemon Creek Winery. 533 E Lemon Creek Rd. Berrien Springs. 269471-1321. www.lemoncreekwinery.com.

ARTIGRAS ART & CRAFT FEST 11AM-6PM. Downtown New Buffalo.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25 GARDEN WALK 11AM–5PM. Lakeside.

SMSO CONCERT— DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID 7:30PM. St. Joseph High School Stadium. 2351 Stadium Dr. St. Joseph.

The information for these events is correct, as of the Tuesday before publication date. Please contact the events listed with any questions.

And please send us any events at events@ newbuffalotimes.com. Deadlines are the Fridays before the following week’s publication.

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EVENTS

JUNE 2016 TUESDAY, JUNE 21

DEVON ALLMAN BAND 8PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

LEE DEWYZE OPENER ANNA ROSE 8PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

SINGER SONGWRITER CONTEST 2016 SUBMISSION DEADLINE!, ALL SUBMISSIONS NEED TO BE IN BY 11:59PM

FRIDAY, JUNE 24

AN EVENING OF CHAPIN MUSIC FEATURING THE STEVE CHAPIN BAND 8PM

SUNDAY, JUNE 26

EMERGING ARTIST SERIES W/ MIDWEST HYPE AND ANDRE & THE GIANTS 5PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

OPEN MIC NIGHT HOST THE MATCHSELLERS 8PM

SUNDAY, JULY 3

COLM KEEGAN I’LL NEVER BE ALONE SHOW 2PM & 7PM

FRIDAY, JULY 8

AN EVENING WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER MICHAEL MCDERMOTT 8PM

ACORN THEATER

107 Generations Drive Three Oaks, Michigan WWW.ACORNTHEATER.COM

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Hobie Kayak and Eclipse Paddle board DEMO

June 16-4:00-7:00 michigan time

THE DOCK- East End of Eagle Lake Edwardsburg-Michigan Call 269-469-4210 for details