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Buchanan Township crash results in four fatalities, two injuries PAGE 3

Disabled hiker returns to the trail with Harbor Country Hikers PAGE 4 Property owners meet to demand action on high water levels PAGE 4

Township Fire Department’s Public Safety Day boasts free school supplies PAGE 8

New Buffalo Area Schools Day Camp is a summer tradition PAGE 11

Ice cream, cake lovers unite at longstanding ice cream social PAGE 15

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Buchanan Township crash results in four fatalities, two injuries

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car crash that happened on North Main and Miller roads in Buchanan Township at 12:07 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, resulted in four fatalities and two injuries.

According to an official Berrien County Sheriff’s Department press release, a 2007 Ford Fusion was traveling at a high rate of speed on Miller Road when it is believed to have disregarded a stop sign striking a southbound 2000 Honda Accord.

The driver and passenger of the Ford Fusion were taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital for treatment. Alcohol and speed appear to be a factor in the investigation.

There were four individuals in the 2000 Honda Accord: Robert Klint, 66, Sawyer, Michigan, driver; Kent Williamson, 52, Virginia, passenger; Melissa Klint, 60, Sawyer, passenger; and Landyn Klint, 22, Sawyer, passenger.

All four occupants were deceased.

An updated press release identified the driver of the 2007 Ford Fusion as Dub Alan Collins, 53, a resident of the Township of Buchanan. He is currently being held on a Michigan Department of Corrections Parole Detainer and he is currently hospitalized in stable condition at Memorial Hospital in South Bend for treatment of the injuries he sustained in this crash. The passenger was Heather Renee Collins, 39, a resident of the Township of Buchanan. She is currently hospitalized in stable condition at Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries.

The release said the “police report and investigative findings will be forwarded to the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office in the next few days for review, so that a determination can be made on possible additional criminal charges being sought against Collins.”

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Crash Reconstruction Unit was activated. Agencies involved were the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, Buchanan Police, Buchanan Twp. Fire Department, Berrien Springs Fire Department, Buchanan Fire Department, Med Flight, and the Southwestern Michigan Community Ambulance Service.

The investigation remains open pending further investigation. — STAFF REPORTS

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019

HARBOR COUNTRY OPERA TO PRESENT ‘MARK TWAIN IN PERSON’ THIS FRIDAY

Ranger Kim Swift (left) explains the added traction given by the Freedom Trax device as Harbor Country Hikers President Pat Fisher (center) and Jim Dolph get ready for Dolph’s first hike in the woods

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obert Swan and Harbor Country Opera are proud to present an old friend, Richard Henzel, as Mark Twain in his legendary performance of “Mark Twain in Person,” a show he has performed to standingroom only crowds across America and abroad, at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9.

One look at the stellar reviews Henzel has garnered, and guests will know the Acorn has done a public service to Harbor Country by presenting this funny, funny gentleman. His show has been called “just magic” and “too good to be true” by John Williams of the South Wales Echo, Great Britain and a “delightful evening – skillfully compiled and beautifully performed” and something you ought to see” by Dick Saunders of the Chicago Tribune.

General admission tickets are $30 and are available at www. acornlivew.org or by calling 269756-3879. The box office opens at 4 p.m. Acorn Theater is located at 107 Generation Dr. in Three Oaks, Michigan. — STAFF REPORTS

Disabled hiker returns to the trail with Harbor Country Hikers

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lmost 11 years to the day after he lost both his legs in an industrial accident, Jim Dolph hit the hiking trail.

“It was great - I never thought I’d be able to go through the woods on a trail again. I didn’t think it was possible,” Dolph said in a press release after he’d emerged from the Glenwood Dunes Trail in Indiana Dunes National Park Sunday, July 28.

Dolph was invited for Sunday’s hike by co-worker Pat Fisher, president of the Harbor Country Hikers, who planned an outing emphasizing hiking with a physically disabled partner and the difficulty of maneuvering trails most consider easy.

According to the press release, before his accident, Dolph, a LaPorte, Indiana, resident, was an avid hiker, with 1,800 miles of the Appalachian Trail under his belt.

During what he called “a fantastic experience,” Dolph was astride a Freedom Trax, an all-terrain motorized wheelchair attachment that is steered by a joystick, throughout the hike. Park Ranger Kim Swift, chief of environmental education, was on hand to lead the way and explain the use of the Freedom Trax. The unit is available to check out on the Paul H. Douglas Trail in Miller Woods and is housed in the Douglas Center at 100 N. Lake St., Gary, Indiana. Information is available by calling 219-395-1824.

By the end of the hike, Dolph said he was thinking of adding the Freedom Trax to his Christmas list, which he said was more comfortable going uphill than downhill, the same sensation as when he was learning to walk with his artificial legs.

Dolph was soon recounting some of his hiking adventures, a sport he began as a Boy Scout while camping at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. Keeping with his tradition, he made sure he wrote down the names of those joining him for his return to hiking.

“I like to keep a record of who you meet because you meet so many interesting people on the trail,” Dolph said.

Harbor Country Hikers events are open to all and children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Membership ($20 for individuals or $30 for families) is encouraged. For weather cancellations, further information about HCH or to request a membership form, visit www.harborcountryhikers.com. — STAFF REPORTS

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Property owners meet to demand action on high water levels Plagued by recent high water levels, property owners from along the Lake Michigan shoreline from Berrien County to Grand Traverse County will attend the Great Lakes Coalition for Shoreline Preservation’s Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, August 10, 2019 in Holland.

Inaction by the International Joint Commission and low budget priorities from the U.S, Army Corps of Engineers threaten property owners, municipalities, Michigan parks, and the Michigan tourism industry.

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow’s office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will attend.

The meeting will be held at the Haworth Inn & Conference Center on the campus of Hope College, 225 College Avenue, Holland, Michigan, starting at 10 a.m.

(EDT). The meeting is open to the public.

The Great Lakes Coalition for Shoreline Preservation concentrates on water levels; natural sand supply to beaches, dunes, and bluffs; and coastal management. The objective is to promote environmentally sound management of the coastal zone. Natural conditions have been changed by sometimes flawed government intervention and judgment. The GLC is a respected advocate for shoreline property owners that challenges inappropriate regulations and encourages beneficial government decisions.

For more information, contact Marcia Wineberg at info@iglc.org or call 269-857-8945. — STAFF

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Ship and Shore to set sail this weekend

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crowd-pleasing tradition that was established 35 years ago as a small community festival, the New Buffalo Ship and Shore Festival is ready to set sail this weekend, returning to downtown New Buffalo Friday through Sunday, Aug. 9-11.

Presented by the New Buffalo Business Association, the familyfriendly festival has landed in a perfect new location at Lions Park and will offer something for everyone, including curated bands from all over the Midwest, local cuisine, regional beer and wine, unique art vendors and breath-taking sights of Lake Michigan.

The music lineup is as follows: Friday The Edgar Willbury Experience – 5 p.m.

Hero Jr. - 7p.m.

Led Zepplin 2 – 9 p.m.

Saturday The Newports – 1 p.m.

Top Secret Band – 3 p.m.

Marina the Band – 5 p.m.

Midwestern Lull – 7 p.m.

BBI – 9 p.m.

Sunday Deep Fried Pickle Project – 1 p.m.

Deep Greens and Blues – 2:30 p.m.

Mr. Blotto, 4:30 p.m.

Also returning this year is the Lighted Boat Parade, which is scheduled to take place at 9:45 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 10.

A variety of children’s activities will

take place Sunday, including the first round of a watermelon-eating contest at 1:45 p.m. and a second round at 4 p.m. as well as a first round of an ice-cream-eating contest at 2:30 p.m. and a second round at 4:15 p.m.

The fest entry is $8 for advance sale tickets and $10 at the gate. There is also a VIP ticket option, which is for those who are 21 years and older only and will include dedicated beverage options, private seating and access to secluded restroom. Harbor Country locals can also stop by David’s Deli, Hidden Gem or Pristine Pools for a “locals-only weekend wristband” for $20 for the weekend.

The wristband will only be available for sale in-person at these three participating locations.

Ship and Shore is a cash-only event.

Ship and Shore will take place from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, from 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, and from 1 to 7 p.m.

Sunday.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www. shipandshorefestival.com/.

The New Buffalo Business Association is the business membership association representing New Buffalo and its neighboring communities. The NBBA is a partnership of business and community members focused on events to make our city by the lake a vibrant place to visit or call home.

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Friends of the Library forum to revisit LaPorte murder mystery

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he mystery surrounding 14 murders, and possibly more, in LaPorte, Indiana, around the turn of the 20th Century will be the subject of the Community Forum sponsored by the Friends of New Buffalo Library at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20.

Bruce Johnson, president of the LaPorte County Historical Society, will screen a film he wrote and narrated about the murders committed

by Belle Gunness on her farm, which was purchased with insurance money from the death of her first husband in a suspicious sausage grinder accident.

Through want ads in Scandinavian newspapers, Gunness attracted men to her home with promises of a bright future. Those who came were never seen again until a house fire and a persistent relative of one of the victims led to their remains on Gunness’ farm. The movie, which is not for children, will be followed by questions and answers.

Upcoming FOL programs include “A Nightmare on Elm Street – The JFK Assassination” Monday, Sept. 9; a private tour of the Lubeznik Center’s Chicago Imagists Exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 17; and “Climate Change and Fishing in Lake Michigan” Monday, Oct. 7.

The Community Forum Series is sponsored by the Friends of New Buffalo Library, underwritten in part by The Pokagon Fund. For further information, follow the Facebook link at newbuffalotownshiplibrary.org or email new. buffalofol@gmail.com. — STAFF REPORTS

Friendship Botanic Gardens to host ‘Lyric Opera in the Gardens’

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CDT Sunday, Aug. 25.

The event will include performances by Chicago Lyric Opera artists Kimberly Jones, Maia Surace, Cornelius Johnson and others who are returning to Friendship Botanic Gardens. The program will include arias from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” “Puccini Madame Butterfly” and Broadway favorites “Porgy and Bess,” “42nd Street,” “Showboat” and, for the first time, “Hamilton!”

General admission tickets are available on Eventbrite for $45. They will also be sold at the door the day of the event. Premium seating tickets are already sold out.

Light appetizers are included with each ticket. A cash bar with beer and wine will also be on site.

All proceeds will contribute to the continued restoration and maintenance of Friendship Botanic Gardens.

The performance will begin promptly at 4 p.m. Guests should arrive at 3 p.m. for wine, beer, and other beverages and light appetizers, while taking a stroll through the 105 acres of gardens, trails and meadows.

Friendship Botanic Gardens is located at 2055 E. U.S. Hwy. 12, Michigan City, Indiana. For more information, call 219-878-9885 or visit www. friendshipgardens.org. — STAFF REPORTS

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Township Fire Department’s Public Safety Day boasts free school supplies

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ven though there are still a couple weeks left of summer break, some local students have already stocked up on supplies for another school year.

Students and their parents gathered at the New Buffalo Township Fire Department Station 1 and water department building located on 17655 E. Clay St. Sunday, Aug. 4, during the fire department’s third annual Public Safety Day to view equipment, play games and participate in a free school supply giveaway.

New Buffalo Township Supervisor Michelle Heit said that the supplies were collected from the public during a “Stuff a Squad Car Night” held at New Buffalo Township Memorial Park during a Music in the Park last month as well as purchased by the township through a generous grant from The Pokagon Fund.

Heit said the grant was $3,500, although the township didn’t use all of it to buy the supplies. She hopes to possibly use the remaining funds to buy more supplies to donate to New Buffalo Elementary School so that teachers have “extra stuff on hand.”

“I’m glad we could do it - everyone seems really appreciative and happy to have supplies to start school,” Heit said.

Supplies consisted of backpacks, pencils, pens, erasers, and other basic necessities. Heit said that they partnered with the elementary school, which sent them a list of school supplies that was sent out to the parents of children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Susan Siefert, who teaches fourth grade at the elementary school, and Sara Mead, who teaches third grade, were on hand to dole out the school supplies inside the building.

Mead said that most of the children who came for the giveaway were from New Buffalo while a couple were from outside the New Buffalo Area Schools District.

Approximately 50-60 children passed through the building, she said.

Mead said she was glad the students got to choose their supplies rather than have it be handed out to them.

“I think the ability to come in and see the supplies is a powerful type of thing for them,” she said.

Members of the township fire department, Medic One, and the Red Cross were also present to give tours of their squad cars and ambulances. Children could also play in a bounce house, dunk Berrien County Undersheriff Chuck Heit and New Buffalo Township Fire Chief Jamie Flick in a dunk tank, and enjoy hot dogs cooked up by township board members.

New Buffalo Township purchased fire station one, which was the former AEP building, in 2014. Fire Station Two is located at 19001 U.S. Highway 12. The township closed on property to the east of the current station on U.S. Highway 12 Monday, Aug. 5, where a new station will replace the current one.

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New Buffalo High School band members play an elimination game at the conclusion of band camp

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s we get into the final two months of the regular MLB season, I will attempt to explain why baseball is such a wonderful game. This week, Nathan Peterson, a 23-yearold baseball fan, entered a speed pitch challenge at a Colorado Rockies baseball game. He threw the ball 90 mph, then 94, and finally 96 mph.

The average MLB pitchers fastball is 93 mph. Nathan’s brother filmed the event and posted the video on Twitter, and the Oakland A’s saw it.

You can probably guess what happened next, even though it’s almost unbelievable. The A’s signed Peterson to a contract. I can’t think of any other sport where some unknown kid could enter an amateur contest and wind up signing a professional contract. Exactly 72 years ago, “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty” made its debut in Chicago, and in 2013 Ben Stiller starred in a remake. Walter was an average man who spent most of his time daydreaming about being a hero. Nathan Peterson, meet Walter Mitty. When you actually make it to the big leagues, it’s going to be so awesome.

Billy Bean of the Oakland A’s said after the signing, “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” For me, it’s been a lifelong love affair.

Going to the park to play pickup games, joining the little league then Babe Ruth league, being a Cub fan and finally rejoicing in 2016 when they won the World Series, playing fantasy baseball, and a million ups and downs in between. Watching my children participate and excel, watching and hearing about my grandchildren and their exploits, and on and on. While a portion of the current generation complains about the lack of action and scoring, those with any knowledge of the game continue to love it.

What other game can feature the equivalent of two great pitchers going against each other and the game turns out to be high scoring.

How about the worst hitter on the team getting a hit to win the game.

Baseball is the least predictable game I know of. Sure, there are upsets in every sport, but in baseball, the worst teams win about 30% of the time and the best teams only win about 70% of the time. Today, both the Cubs and the White Sox won their games, but who knows about tomorrow.

So, if you’re a kid, get out and play some ball. If you have kids, get them involved. If you’re a senior citizen who has lost their way, find your way back. Go to Chicago or Detroit to see a major league game, or get over to South Bend to watch a minor league game (they’re a lot of fun). If neither of those things are feasible, stay local and go watch some kids play a little league game or watch one of the high schools games. If you know anyone who is participating, cheer them on. Observe the joy on the field and in the stands. Give baseball a chance. It’s a beautiful sport.

Tom Tatum said so beautifully, “Baseball isn’t just a game. It’s life being played out on a field—a field of dreams—on diamonds of green, where players pursuing their dreams try to be the best they can be on the grandest stage of all—where men become boys and boys become men, all speaking one universal language without uttering a single word.” Be kind to one another. Keep smiling. Talk to you next week.

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New Buffalo High School Band performance an ode to Disney

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

n preparation for the long-awaited band trip that they’ll be taking later on this year, members of the New Buffalo High School band put on a show for parents that was an ode to the wonderful world of Disney to close out a successful week of band camp entitled “Disney Through the Ages” Friday, Aug. 2, in the secondary school’s multiplex.

Christina Baumann, middle and high school band teacher, directed the young musicians through the three-part show. The first part focused on vintage Disney tunes, such as “When You Wish Upon a Star,” Never Smile at a Crocodile” and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” while the second focused on the beloved Disney classics of the 1990s, such as “Kiss the Girl,” Under the Sea” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” The third part featured songs from “Up” and the song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from the 2013 “Frozen” and “You’re Welcome” from Mulan (which featured the percussion section).

It was all in preparation for the band’s trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, which will take place Monday through Friday, Nov. 25-28. On Thanksgiving, Baumann said, band members will be marching in the Magic Kingdom.

This year, Baumann said that 53 high school students, including 14 seniors, had spent the past five days preparing for the show.

“You’re looking at over 30% of kids that are in the high school right now, so this is really awesome that we have so many kids involved in this cool activity and giving up their week this summer,” she said to the parents in the bleachers.

According to Baumann, students had only really had the whole week to master the music.

“At the beginning of the week, we didn’t know any of this,” she said, and called the week “productive.”

“These are things we’ve learned in these five days at band camp,” Baumann added.

Baumann said she was particularly pleased that the students were able to present the entire show to parents at the end of the week. Every summer in August, the students spend a grueling week rehearsing for the show.

“They’ve done a great job this week - we had beautiful weather, we learned a whole show,” she said.

“As you can see, we get so much done and we have a really, really strong foundation for the rest of season,” Baumann added.

For more on the band, visit the New Buffalo Bands Facebook page. For a schedule of the upcoming Bison football and fall athletic season, visit www.nbas.org.

Grace Gradowski, a member of the high school color guard, performs at the middle and high school multiplex field

Members of the New Buffalo High School Band and color guard put on a show, Disney Through the Ages

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Methodist church to host barbecue at monthly cafe

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hree Oaks United Methodist Church, through Meals on Wheels, will be hosting a special edition of its monthly free Meals Ministry/Open Café at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15.

The church will be hosting an outdoor (weather permitting) barbecue on the church property at 2 Sycamore St., Three Oaks, with live music provided by Tres Amigos.

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Three Oaks Museum to host tour of Michiana winemaking history

Jackson Warrington, age 9, son of Michelle and Ryan Warrington of Algonquin, Illinois, and grandson of Ron and Rita Watson of New Buffalo, caught a 30-pound lake trout Sunday, Aug. 4, aboard Captain Tom Bowmar‘s boat, Semper Fidelis. Captain Tom said this was one of the biggest lake trout he’s landed in the last few years. An avid fisherman, Jackson said he was very pleased with his catch, which took more than 20 minutes to land and ranks as the biggest fish that he has caught to date.

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iticulture expert Rick Cooper and The Region of Three Oaks Museum Board Member Nick Bogert will present a tour of the long history of wine making in the area at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Cafe gulistan, 13591 Red Arrow Hwy., Harbert, the former tasting room of the old Molly Pitcher winery.

The evening will cover the vineyards run by the House of David sect to pioneering wineries like Molly Pitcher and St. Julian to the current boom in wine making operations. Current vintages and light bites will be available while listening. ​For further information, visitwww.regionofthreeoaksmuseum.com. — STAFF REPORTS

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New Buffalo Area Schools Day Camp is a summer tradition

T Head counselor Hailey Butler helps the younger campers with their lunch trays in the middle and high school cafeteria

Kids compete in a game of musical chairs

Abigail Vitale paints the face of Abigail Edwards

Children play ring toss with hula hoops in the field in back of New Buffalo Middle and High School

Happy campers enjoy a lunch of quesadillas at the middle and high school cafeteria

Kids try to toss the water balloon over the net with a big sheet in one of the Olympic events

Annabelle Gross hops around in a sack during one of the Olympic events

Joseph Edwards carefull balances a cup of water on his head while wearing flippers during one of the Olympic events

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he back field and surrounding area of New Buffalo Middle/High School was the site of a mini summer Olympics the morning of Thursday, Aug. 1 Happy campers from New Buffalo Area Schools Day Camp scampered from one activity to the next: racing in a sack across the lawn; tossing a water balloon in the air with a large blanket to try to get it over the net; trying to get a hula hoop to land on a traffic cone in a line of other cones; and walking across a field whilst precariously balancing a plastic cup full of water on top of their heads.

The Olympics closed out the 11th year of day camp, which took place for the entire month of July.

By the time their parents picked them up at the end of the day (the camp ran from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday), campers were wet, satisfied and beat – which Curtis Brewster, the lead counselor and New Buffalo Elementary School third-grade teacher, said was the point.

“They (the parents) can drop them off knowing they’re in a safe place and pick them up at four every day and the kids are happy and tired - that’s our goal,” he said.

This year, Brewster said that 133 children had signed up for camp and that an average of 85 children attended each day. The number grew to being 90 to 95 children on Fridays, which were field trip days.

The camp is open to students in kindergarten through seventh grades (the grade a student just finished in June).

Campers follow a structured schedule: In the morning, specialists, or high school teachers in the district, work with students in 45-minute blocks on certain skills in gym and creative writing. Then it’s onto lunch, where students receive a free meal in the cafeteria through the district’s summer refeeding program. The afternoon is devoted to special trips, such as to New Buffalo Township Park to play in the splash pad twice a week or a visit to New Buffalo Township Library. On Fridays, the campers venture outside of New Buffalo, taking trips to Washington park Zoo in nearby Michigan City or Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer.

Brewster said the counselors also coordinate with children who are attending basketball camp or summer school. Sometimes, students will attend day camp in between participating in these other summertime activities the district has to offer.

Brewster said that day camp lets students interact in a way they normally can’t during the school year.

“With kids all through the school year, it’s in a classroom that’s structured; here, it’s structured as well but in a different way – you can be physical and have fun and play tag and build those bonds (from the school year) over the summer,” Brewster added.

New Buffalo Secondary School Principal Wayne Butler said that camp offers children a place to work on a variety of skills, such as fine and gross motor skills, in a fun environment. Most importantly, students can also work on their socialization skills.

“The staff is doing a really nice job really stressing relationships and getting along with others. That’s the biggest thing I’m seeing: watching the interaction and reflecting on what the camp’s done in 11 years, it’s amazing how it’s grown in that way,” Butler said.

Day camp doesn’t just benefit the campers, Butler said.

“It allows, first of all, flexibility for parents to bring a child anywhere from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or any combination thereof, or any day they want to come. It provides quality supervision with counselors and assistants and specialists that are really interested in the kids,” he said.

Campers return year after year, along with the counselors and assistant counselors.

Brewster said that 90% of those who are hired attended day camp when they were young or attended school within the school district.

This year, the camp had 20 assistant counselors, who are New Buffalo High School juniors and seniors. Head counselors are usually college students who are studying to be teachers or who just graduated with a teaching degree.

Brewster said he himself he was a New Buffalo day camp alumnus, having moved up the ranks from camper to assistant counselor to now running the whole show.

“I started my junior year and worked all way the way through college here - that’s what lot of kids will do,” he said, adding that he’s been working at the camp for 11 years and has been lead counselor for three years.

Hailey Butler, a New Buffalo High School alumnus who just graduated from Michigan State University in May where she studied special education, elementary education and social studies education, said she was an assistant counselor for six years before moving on up to head counselor.

‘We prepare activities and games to keep the campers busy all day and make sure they’re having fun and being safe,” she said, adding that she especially enjoyed working with students in kindergarten and first grade.

Butler, who’s heading off to an internship at Walt Disney World this fall, said she always enjoys returning to camp.

“I couldn’t imagine my summer any differently than at camp,” she said.

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A celebration of corn, sausage and more at the New Buffalo Yacht Club

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

he ears of corn were shucked, the grills were fired up, and the people were lined up in front of the New Buffalo Yacht Club and ready to dance the afternoon and night away Saturday, Aug. 3.

The club was hosting its annual Corn and Sausage Roast, during which the public was invited to enjoy a feast of corn on the cob, sausage, baked beans, and other side dishes as well as dance to live music from the Red Deluxe Band in the late afternoon and the Point’n Fingers Band late into the night.

In preparation for the event, yacht club members shucked several pounds of corn. Dana Hybl, yacht club commodore, Guests stand in line while the cooks dish out corn and sausage said that the corn had been ripe for the picking the previous night after Tom Mays, one of the cooks, had gotten in from a local farm.

In addition to the corn, guests also come for the sausage.

This year, Paul Billingslea, rear commodore, said that 200 pounds of Italian sausage and 200 pounds of Polish sausage were used. The sausage went along with the five gallons of baked beans and 10 gallons of Cole slaw. For those who aren’t sausage fans, this year, the club was also serving chicken sandwiches.

Tickets in hand, guests lined up in the buffet line underneath a long tent outside the yacht club and were served their food before scooting over to the large main tent to enjoy their meal and the band.

It’s a lot of food for one night – Billingslea said the yacht plans ahead.

“We start planning this event four months in advance,” he said.

The event is run by volunteers. This year, Hybl said that there were 70 volunteers the day of the event. Volunteers start bright and early, setting everything up at 8 a.m.

This year’s lineup of sponsors for the New Buffalo John Ugasce with son Luke Mark Gabryszewski and Wayne Borg Yacht Club Corn and Sausage Roast were Basa’s Marine (which sponsored the band), Capt. Ray Bock of Weber Yachts, the Mariner Network Yacht Sales, Gold Coast Yacht Management, Kesling and Rocke Orthodontists, New Buffalo Sailing Excursions, and board member Yasmin Stump (who also was a band Cooks Tom Mays, Thomas Hardwick, Melissa Brush, sponsor).

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Ice cream, cake lovers unite at longstanding ice cream social

T Allan Kayler helps Aaron Bragg do some fishing while Claire Ruster looks on

Sonya Speizer feeds ice cream to foster dogs, Hoadley and Shirley

A cereal cake decked out in Fruit Loops was one of the tasty treats being auctioned off at the social

Enjoying ice cream and cake at Lakeside Park

Madeleine Moran dives into her scoop of ice cream at Lakeside Park

Dan Moser and Kathy Leek of Homemade Jam perform

BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

he annual ice cream social in Lakeside, Michigan, has been going on for a really, really long time.

So long, in fact, that none members of the Lakeside Association (who, with members of Rotary Harbor Country, were putting on this year’s event) could conjure up an exact amount in their heads as to how many years it’s been happening.

“It’s been going on for many years – how many, I don’t know,” Sue Phalen, a member of the Lakeside Association Board, said.

(One member said her daughter, now in her mid-40s, recalls attending it as a little girl).

This year’s social was held Saturday, Aug. 3, in the idyllic Lakeside Park, which is located on the corner of Lakeside Road and Red Arrow Highway.

Phalen said that, for the last two years, the association has been partnering with Rotary Harbor Country; half of ice cream and cake sales are split with Rotary, with all of the Lakeside Association’s portion going toward scholarships for local college-bound seniors in the River Valley School District through the Lakeside Association Scholarship Fund.

“They (Rotary Harbor Country) are involved in so many organizations and have such a great volunteer network,” Phalen said, adding that who’s been in charge of the social has changed through the years.

For a $5 ticket, guests enjoyed a piece of one of the donated cakes and a scoop of ice cream. Guests mingled at picnic tables and around the lawn surrounding the gazebo, where Dan Moser and Kathy Leek of Homemade Jam were performing.

This year, children could also do some “fishing.” For a $1 ticket, children could throw their poles over a large wall, where, on the other side, someone would attach an age-appropriate toy to the pole.

“The person on the outside says, ‘Now, you look rather tall for a girl, how old are you?’ Then, the other person will put an age appropriate toy on the other end of the pole,” Phalen said, adding that the activity has been done at ice cream socials in the past.

The main attraction, though, was yet to come. Later in the evening, everyone congregated near a table located in back of the gazebo and surveyed this year’s classic selection of the cakes that were donated by local bakers and bakeries: a “cereal cake” laden with a fine layer of Fruit Loops; a sour cream cake made with fresh Michigan blueberries; an “Aquamarine Michigan Mermaid Yellow Cake” with “tints of pink” made by young baker Ally Racine; a red velvet cake with nuts; and a chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate cake donated by Black Currant Bakehouse in downtown Union Pier.

The biggest winner of the evening was a calamondin cake made by Sally Bogert. Bogert, who used to live in Florida, where calamondin trees are aplenty, said she made the citrus cake from a batch of calamondins sent from relatives in Texas and Florida.

Currently, another auction is taking place online: an 18-inchby-25-inch oil painting of the iconic Lakeside Gazebo painted and donated by Lakeside resident Margo Russell. The painting will be up for auction until Sunday, Aug. 11, on the Lakeside Association’s website.

Phalen said that Russell is a member of the approximately 60-member Russell crew, a large family that has been attending the ice cream social for many years.

“They have a family reunion every year at the time when this happens,” she said.

The Lakeside Association is a charitable and educational organization supporting the community of Lakeside. In addition to the ice cream social, the organization puts on a variety of seasonal events throughout the year, such as an Easter egg hunt, a garden walk that happens once every three years and is its prime fundraiser, and an Independence Day parade.

To learn more about the organization, visit https://www. thelakesideassociation.com/.

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dward “Big Ed” Nicholas Meyers Sr., age 75, of Three Oaks, died peacefully Friday, August 2, 2019 in the presence of his family.

Ed was born October 26, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, the second child born to Nicholas and Loretta Meyers. He married Judith Ann Kilty May 27, 1979 in Alsip, Illinois. She survives.

Ed loved his sports. He enjoyed watching the Chicago White Sox, Blackhawks, and Notre Dame on Saturdays and Da Bears on Sunday. As a young man he loved playing 16-inch softball in Chicago. Ed enjoyed fishing and when the family moved to Michigan, his garden took up a lot of his time. Later in life, Ed enjoyed sitting at the three card poker tables and The Golden Wheel slot machine at the Four Winds.

Ed will be greatly missed by family and friends. He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years Judith Meyers of Three Oaks; one son, Edward N. Meyers Jr. of Chicago; sisters, Mary Lou (Ralph) Gicla of Putnam, Illinois, Kathy Meyers of Oaklawn, Illinois, Diane Budzynski of Aurora, Illinois; sisters-in-law, Violet Meyers of Aguilar, Colorado, Joy (Fred) Larsen of Oaklawn, Illinois, Beverly Erdakos of Oaklawn, Illinois, Gerry Budzynski of Woodridge, Illinois; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, great great nieces, and great-great nephews.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Richard Meyers and one sister, M. Sam Fortune.

Family and friends will gather from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. EST Thursday, August 8, 2019 in Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, 106 Ash Street East, Three Oaks.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 9, 2019 in St. Mary of the Assumption, 28 Ash Street West, Three Oaks, with calling one-hour prior beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Three Oaks. Please share a memory or a message online at www.wagnercares.com.

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Terry Shaver 1949-2019

erry Shaver, age 69, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, died peacefully, Thursday, August 1, 2019 in the presence of his family.

Terry was born October 1, 1949 in Hayti, Missouri the third child born to Ollie Sr. and Evelyn Shaver. He married Linda Marie Smith on October 4, 1969 in Sawyer, Michigan.

Terry’s greatest joy and accomplishment was being a devoted grandfather. He instilled traits in his grandchildren such as confidence, compassion, honesty and tenacity. He was steadfast in the love of his family and his country. He was a man of deep faith and conviction.

Terry was adventurous. He loved riding motorcycles, fixing and racing cars, playing music, camping, fishing, traveling and being outdoors. He enjoyed cooking, following current events and being involved in his family’s lives. Terry loved animals and watching Westerns. He would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need. He was a shoulder to cry on, confidant, cheerleader and the cornerstone of his family.

Terry will be greatly missed by family and friends. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty years, Linda Shaver of Bourbonnais, Illinois; three daughters, Dawn (Jason) Thomas of Concord, Virginia; Cheryl (John) Strange of Kankakee, Illinois, Kelli (Anthony) DeSalvatore of Schenectady, New York; seven grandchildren, Dustin, Savannah, Lucas, Logan, Evangeline, Tobias and baby Oliver due in September; one sister, Debbie DePew; three brothers, Ollie (Sue) Shaver Jr., Lawrence (Roberta) Shaver, Ronnie Shaver; sister-in-law, Cathy Kaminski-Shaver and a host of other family, and friends.

Terry was preceded in death by his parents and two sons, Craig and Adam Shaver.

Family and friends gathered from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 5, 2019 in Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, 106 Ash Street East, Three Oaks, Michigan. A funeral Mass was held at 12 noon at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 28 Ash Street West, Three Oaks, Michigan, followed by a graveside service at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Arrangements were entrusted to Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Three Oaks, Michigan. Please share a memory or a message online at www.wagnercares.com.

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AS INTERPRETED BY SANDY “STAR” BENDT ARIES MARCH 21—APRIL 19 Dig deep and let go of things that are bringing you down or are no longer serving you. Get refreshed and allow for the changes to take shape. Instead of pushing or forcing issues, take stock and evaluate what direction you want your life to take, then make your moves.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 You will see the coming together of many differing forces this week. Whether you see people separating or problems being solved, a sense of peace and unity will be felt. This may have been a long time coming but it will finally be resolved and much relief will be felt.

TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20 You will see the culmination of household chores, buying or selling property, or family issues will come to a head. Now is the time to be perfectly honest about what you want and feel. Own your thoughts and beliefs. Don’t let others dominate your decision making.

SCORPIO OCTOBER 23—NOVEMBER 21 Stay true to the changes you have made in your communication or interactions over the past month. It’s time to be completely upfront and honest about how you feel with the men in your life or about long-standing traditions. Whether partner, father or friend stick to your guns.

GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21 There is a very vivacious energy swirling around this week, which could make anything that isn’t stable and true topple over.

Secure what’s critical and let go of things that are on the superficial level. It’s time to communicate what’s important and stabilize your relationships.

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 22—DECEMBER 21 You have been on a journey of sorts over the past month. There may be some things that you’re not happy with but what’s key is you are more in tune with what’s authentic. Be honest about your feelings and don’t be afraid to look at how your idea of honor may be tying you to a bad situation.

CANCER JUNE 22—JULY 22 Make adjustments now in your beliefs and attitudes surrounding relationships.

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CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22—JANUARY 19 There will be an intensity to situations or with people this week. Some secrets may come to light or some hidden advantages may be found, each of which has the propensity to turn stressful situations around for the better. Now is the time to let go of any baggage and lighten the load.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22 Move away from bad habits and start looking at how you are rewarding yourself.

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AQUARIUS JANUARY 20—FEBRUARY 18 Relationship issues are coming to a head this week. Whether you have been involved in an intense partnership or a collaboration with many people, any differences will come to the surface now. Use any friction you experience as an opportunity to calmly get issues out in the open.

VIRGO AUGUST 23—SEPTEMBER 22 This is the culmination point of all the selfreflection and solitude you have had over the past month. Now is the time to move out of the cave and into the light.

Bust out those creations and get started on those projects. Put all that research to good use. Make your moves, Tiger.

PISCES FEBRUARY 19—MARCH 20 You will be much more organized and efficient with work projects or career goals this week. Use this vibe to get ahead of the competition. Put in the hard work and don’t let your social life interfere with what’s important financially. There is time for play after you get done.

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EVERY MONDAY

ZUMBA 6:30PM. New Buffalo High School High Gymnasium/Dance Studio. 111 E Clay St. New Buffalo. 219-614-8847.

Teacher is Marie Crist. $7 per class.

EVERY EDNESDAY

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

KNITTING AT THE DELI 2-4PM. David’s Deli.

All are welcome.

New Buffalo Times LOCAL INTELLIGENCE — SINCE 1942 —

MUSIC IN THE PARK 7-9PM. New Buffalo Township Park. 17425 Red Arrow Hwy. New Buffalo.

Listen to a live band every week and enjoy food from a local dining establishment.

EVERY THURSDAY

NEW BUFFALO FARMERS MARKET 4-8PM. N Whittaker Street. New Buffalo.

The market features local goods from farmers/growers, businesses and local artisans.

TRIVIA NIGHT AT DOOLEY’S 7-9PM. 310 W Buffalo St. New Buffalo.

269-469-2247. www.dooleyslakehouse. com.

EVERY THURSDAY & SUNDAY

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.

LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

HARBOR COUNTRY BOOK CLUB 6:30PM. New Buffalo Township Library.

EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY LIVE MUSIC AT NIGHT AT DOOLEY’S 8PM. Dooley’s Lake House Pub.

EVERY SECOND FRIDAY

OF THE MONTH

GENIUS NIGHT AND OPEN MIC 6:30-9:30PM. Elsie Earl Studios.

200 W Buffalo St. New Buffalo. www.elsieearlstudios.com.

The night will feature local and area literary performance and visual artists sharing their unique talents before an audience. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. The cost is $5.

EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY

SKIP’S OPEN-AIR EUROPEAN FARMERS MARKET 9AM-3PM. 16710 Lake Shore Rd. New Buffalo.

Featuring a wide array of food, crafts, produce and other items from local vendors.

EVERY SATURDAY

YOGA AT THE PARK 9AM. New Buffalo Township.

THREE OAKS FARMERS MARKET 9AM-3PM. Carver Park. Three Oaks.

The market takes place every Saturday, and features produce, flowers, jewelry, plants, crafts, eggs with music.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, AUGUST 9-11

US 12 HERITAGE TRAIL ANNUAL GARAGE SALE 2019 Aug. 9 at 9 AM – Aug. 11 at 5 PM. Along US Highway 12 from New Buffalo to Detroit. www.us12heritagetrail.org.

If you love shopping and searching for hidden treasures, this journey is for you. The US 12 Heritage Trail Garage Sale is aptly called “Michigan’s Longest Garage Sale.”

SHIP AND SHORE 5-11 PM Friday. 1-11PM Saturday. 1-7PM Sunday. Lions Park. New Buffalo. www. shipandshorefestival.com.

Featuring a lineup of live music, food vendors, a Saturday night lighted boat parade, and more. General Admission $8.

VIP $30. Admission at the gates $10.

proud to present their old friend Richard Henzel as Mark Twain in his legendary performance of Mark Twain in Person, a show he has performed to standing-room only crowds across America and abroad.

Tickets are $30.

MONDAY-SATURDAY, AUGUST 12-17 BERRIEN COUNTY YOUTH FAIR 9122 US Hwy 31. Berrien Springs. 269473-4251. www.bcyf.us.

The 74th annual fair’s theme is “Country Lights and Carnival Nights.” For tickets, visit the website or call the office.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

FROM ELVIS TO THE BEATLES – THE NEVERLY BROTHERS RETURN! 8PM. Acorn Theater.

The Neverly Brothers concerts are a tribute to one of the most exciting chapters in music history: the birth, near death and resurrection of rock n’ roll. Tickets are $30.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, AUGUST 17-18 LUBEZNIK ARTS FESTIVAL 11AM-6PM. Lubeznik Center for the Arts.

101 W 2nd St. Michigan City. 219-8744900. www.lubeznikcenter.org.

Fee is $5 per day. This year’s festival includes more than 75 artists and artisans from the Midwest and beyond.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

BIRDS OF PREY: LIVE RAPTORS! 1-2PM. Niles District Library. 620 E Main St. Niles.269-405-1006.

Chikaming Opens Lands is excited to be partnering with the Niles District Library to bring you a birds of prey presentation. Lake Milton Raptor Center will bring some of their resident raptors to have a family friendly personal meet and greet of these amazing creatures.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9

HARBOR COUNTRY OPERA PRESENTS: MARK TWAIN IN PERSON 8PM. Acorn Theater. 107 Generation Dr. Three Oaks. www.acornlive.org.

Robert Swan and Harbor Country Opera are

The information for these events is correct, as of the Tuesday before publication date. Please contact the events listed with any questions. Please send us any events at events@newbuffalotimes.com.

Deadlines are the Fridays before the following week’s publication.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019

BERRIEN COUNTY YOUTh FAIR 2019 August

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Grandstand Entertainment Call 1-269-473-1500 for Grandstand tiCkets!

Monday, August 12 Lakeland NTPA Regional Truck & Tractor Pull featuring super farm, Mini rods and Hot farm Pulls

Tuesday, August 13

Wednesday, August 14

TUESDAY IS KIDS' DAY All children through high school get in the gates FREE!

CIRCUS CONTINENTAL

Show Time: 7 p.m.

Ticket Price: $14, $12, $8 Reserved or General Admission Seating

Show Times: 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Thursday, August 15

Friday, August 16

Saturday, August 17

CAR DEMOLITION DERBY

BULLMANIA!

Welcomed by:

Presented by:

Free Admission!

Welcomed by:

with special guest Paul Erdman Show Time: 7 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $45, $35, $10 Reserved Seating

Welcomed by:

Presented by:

TRUCK DEMOLITION

DERBY! Show Time: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $13 Reserved Seating Presented by: Welcomed by:

Show Time: 7 p.m.

Ticket Price: $13 Reserved Seating Presented by: Welcomed by:

MaGiC of JonatHon laCHanCe free shows daily!

(Performances across from Ag-Exp Bldg. #34) Incorporating both grand illusions and audience participation, crowds will see classic magic tricks such as cutting a lady in half, and making an audience member levitate! sponsored by:

rides area: 6 p.m. to Closing (Monday) 11 a.m. to Closing (Tuesday-Saturday) Youth exhibit Buildings: 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. fair office: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Mon.-Sat.) food Vendors: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Mon.-Sat.) A few are open for breakfast

daily Mall entertainment is performed on the Al Barbott Memorial Stage Courtesy shuttles & tram service Sponsored by: Country Heritage Credit Union Shuttle Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Commercial exhibits: 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (Monday-Friday) 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Saturday) trophy room: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Mon.-Sat.) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Sun., Aug. 18) FREE PARKING ON FAIRGROUNDS WWW.BCYf.orG fair offiCe: 473-4251

Show Time: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $12 Reserved Seating Welcomed by: Presented by:

ag-expo Building #34

The Ag-Expo Building #34 features business displays, yummy recipes, information about Berrien County, and agricultural commodities.

Youth fair Gate admission

Adults, Day Pass: $7 Children (5-12), Day Pass: $4 65 & Over, Day Pass: $5 Adult Season Pass: $20 Child Season Pass: $10 65 & Over Season Pass: $13 Military: $13 a week, $5 a day with ID ---Gates CLOSE at 10 p.m. daily---

Credit Cards are Accepted at Gates Presented by:

ride WristBand daYs are eVerY daY! Monday-thursday: $22 friday-saturday: $25

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019

T H E 3 5 Y E A R T R A D I T I O N C O N T I N U E S I N N E W B U F FA LO !

August 9-11, 2019 • Lions Park

LIVE MUSIC LINE LINE-UP! UP!

FRIDAY 5PM -11pM

Saturday 1PM -11pM

Led Zeppelin 2 @ 9pm Hero Jr. @ 7pm Fragile Soul @ 5pm

d e t h Lig arade P t a o B turns!

Re rday SatuDusk at

BBI @ 9pm Midwestern Lull @ 7pm Marina the Band @ 5pm Top Secret Band @ 3pm The Newports @ 1pm

SUNDAY 1PM - 7pM

Mr. Blotto @ 4:30PM Deep Greens @ 2:30pm and Blues Deep Fried @ 1pm Pickle Project

$8 General Admission/$30 VIP BrownPaperTickets.com $10 Admission at the Gates

Presented by the New Buffalo Business Association

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