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Berrien County Health Department Issues Public Health Order requiring face masks in educational settings PAGE 3

Berrien County remained in high COVID-19 transmission early this week PAGE 4

High hopes for Red Arrow Raiders football season PAGE 9 A night for the animals at ‘Music in the Pines’ PAGES 10-11

Booster shots to start being offered in LaPorte County PAGE 20

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Berrien County Health Department Issues Public Health Order requiring face masks in educational settings

grade 12 properly and consistently wear he Berrien County Health Department has issued a face mask while inside any building or a public health order structure regardless of vaccination status. requiring the use of face “Our top priority is keeping students masks by individuals in in school for in-person learning. With the pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 rapid increases in COVID-19 transmission indoor educational settings, regardless of over the past month, it is imperative vaccination status to prevent the spread of that we take this action to keep students COVID-19. and teachers healthy and safe in the The order will be effective Monday, classroom,” said Courtney Davis, acting Sept. 6, and will health officer for the remain in effect until Berrien County Health The order will be community transmission Department. “ effective Monday, is categorized as “low” The Berrien County Sept. 6, and will or “moderate” for a Health Department remain in effect period of 21 consecutive issued the public health until community days and no increase order after thorough transmission is has been observed in evaluation of local, categorized as hospitalizations and regional, and state “low” or “moderate” deaths during that data and conditions. for a period of 21 same period. The order Under the Michigan consecutive days requires: Public Health Code, and no increase has All educational local public health been observed in institutions or settings in officers are authorized hospitalizations and Berrien County to ensure to “take actions and deaths during that all students in presame period. The make determinations order requires: kindergarten through necessary or appropriate grade 12 properly and to carry out the local consistently wear a face health department’s functions to protect mask while inside any closed building the public health and prevent disease.” or structure regardless of vaccination Currently, the Centers for Disease status. This includes preschools, primary, Control and Prevention have indicated secondary, and vocational schools, youth Berrien County is at high risk of camps and programs, childcare and COVID-19 transmission, especially the tutoring centers, colleges, universities, Delta variant. Berrien County’s seven-day and other organized activities outside of cumulative case rate is 167.5 per 100,000 the home where coursework is taught. persons, which represents an average of All educational institutions or settings 37 new cases per day for the period of to ensure individuals who provide service Aug. 24 through 30. The county’s sevento students in pre-kindergarten through day average test positivity rate is 12.7

percent.

“With less than 35 percent of adolescents ages 12-19 fully vaccinated and those younger than 12 without the opportunity to receive the vaccine, further action is needed to protect the health of all individuals in our school systems,” said Dr. Rex Cabaltica, medical director for the Berrien County Health Department.

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he health department’s public health order does not apply to the following individuals: • Those actively eating or drinking.

• Persons participating in activities outdoors.

• Children under the age of four (4) years, although supervised masking is recommended for those age two (2) and older.

• Neurodivergent students of any age attending school, although supervised masking is encouraged.

• Teachers who are working with children who are hard of hearing or neurodivergent students and where masking would inhibit instruction.

These teachers or staff should be fully vaccinated persons or comply with masking directive.

• Persons who have a current medical reason confirmed in writing from a board-certified Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) currently licensed to practice medicine.

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

Berrien County remained in high COVID-19 transmission early this week

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s of Tuesday, Aug. 31, are ramping up their efforts and asked Berrien County was members of the public to answer any categorized as still having questions “as thoroughly as possible, “high” transmission, which will help us flatten the curve once according to the CDC more.”

Thresholds and Indicators for Dr. Loren Hamel, president of Community Transmission.

Spectrum Health Lakeland, said that According to the MDHHS MI Safe the transmission has been up 10-fold Start Map, for the week over a month and “Why are we back of Aug. 24-30, the hospitalizations have in this situation? It’s county had 167.5 new been up four-fold primarily the delta cases per 100,000 and over the last month variant, which is a test positivity at 12.7 at Spectrum Health probably twice as percent.

Lakeland. infectious, as well as On Wednesday, Sept.

This is no surprise, as a combination of that 1, the Berrien County he said hospitalizations with just a relaxing Health Department tend to “lag a bit.” of a lot of mitigation said that the county is “We’ve been here measures that we averaging 37 new cases before…We were here had before… We all per day from Aug. 24in November; we were thought we were out of 30. here in April. We’re this but we’re seeing “Why are we back now on a steep increase even with a rise in in this situation? in cases and we expect vaccinations we’re not It’s primarily the quite out of the woods,” a steep increase in delta variant, which Dr. Rex Cabaltica, hospitalizations a few medical director for the weeks later,” he said. is probably twice as Berrien County Health infectious, as well as On Aug. 25, Hamel Department, said a combination of that said that there were at a joint Facebook with just a relaxing about 16 COVID-19 Live update with the of a lot of mitigation patients in the health department measures that we had hospital, adding that and Spectrum Health before… We all thought they’re “somewhat Lakeland Wednesday, we were out of this but younger than previous Aug. 25. we’re seeing even with inpatients” and that a rise in vaccinations we’re not quite patients are “almost entirely the out of the woods,” Dr. Rex Cabaltica, unvaccinated.” medical director for the Berrien County “Your protection if you’ve had Health Department, said at a joint a vaccination, even against this Facebook Live update with the health delta strain, will lower your risk for department and Spectrum Health hospitalization and death up to 25 Lakeland Wednesday, Aug. 25. times less – that’s a pretty significant Cabaltica said that contact tracers reduction,” he said.

On Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, the health department reported 18 nonICU hospitalizations and four ICU hospitalizations.

Last week, the FDA granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine.

For children 12 to 15 years old, the vaccine continues to be under emergency use authorization (EUA).

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ast month, the FDA and CDC shared guidance on a third dose being needed for those who are immune compromised, and a booster shot being needed for all people beginning in late September and early October for all of those who received that mRNA vaccine.

Hamel said those who are immune compromised might not make antibodies as well as others and a “third dose helps you make more antibodies.”

The disease tends to be more difficult in those who are immunocompromised – another reason to get third dose.

With the case of booster shots, Hamel said it’s accepted that, over time, antibodies will “wane.”

“We’ve seen some evidence that the antibodies are waning, and booster shots will likely be necessary,” he said.

He advised everyone to “stay tuned” for when booster shots will be available in Berrien County.

A recent newsletter stated that the health department is developing plans to roll out the booster shots to Berrien County residents beginning late September or early October contingent upon further guidance from the CDC.

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irst, thank you, New Buffalo Times for the large illustration every week during the summers on what to do if in distress in the water. “Flip” (over on your back), “Float” (keeping head above water - the starfish float with legs and arms spread out is very helpful), “Follow” the current back to shore, is a great visual and hopefully visitors as well as residents see this.

Our beach and any beach with a jetty or pier on the Great Lakes is a known danger with rip and structural currents. This year so far in Lake Michigan, there have 22 drownings and 56 drownings in 2020. The south end of Lake Michigan is particularly dangerous.

Lifeguarding is mostly about preventative actions, lifeguards are trained to recognize a person in distress.

Drowning is not the Hollywood version of someone dramatically waving their arms and yelling for help. Usually, the person in trouble has their head back and arms under water in a stair step motion and NOT yelling for help! Recognizing this, pinpointing where distressed swimmer is if they should submerge, and how to proceed next, requires training and experience. Lifeguard are our first responders on the beach.

New Buffalo’s rock jetty also continues to be a problem with folks trying to walk on the slippery rocks. Many of the lifeguard recorded injuries happen on the jetty in spite of warning signs not to walk on the rocks.

Many residents and visitors know that The City of New Buffalo Beach has lifeguards, even with the lifeguard shortage and struggles with having a budget that can be competitive with wages, equipment, training, and supplies. This year we are extremely fortunate to have three experienced guards in their third season here; Gavin Ales, Head Lifeguard, Alex Tellez, Captain, and Evan Moyer (all from Bridgman). Also on staff are newcomer Zoey Price, (New Buffalo) and returning, part timer, Carey-Rose Tharp of Chesterton, IN). With covid, most pools were shut down last year, however our guards were

able to get recertifications before season, at Bridgman Aquatics Center and also participated in the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project training in St. Joseph in early June.

Still with such a small staff, lifeguards are not on 7 days a week this year. Police are helping on days with no lifeguards. Kristen D’Amico, Parks Supervisor and Rich Killips, Police Chief have worked these last three years with the volunteer Lifeguard Committee to find ways to secure lifeguards, train and keep our beach safe for all visitors. Since 2018 our beach has had a record number of visitors, well over 1,000 people daily at times. Kristen has continually strived to improve working conditions for our guards.

Information about swimming conditions is posted on City website and Flags (Green safe conditions, yellow - swim with caution, red-dangerous swimming conditions) are updated at least once a day. We also have youth and adult life vests available for public use at the beach, thanks to the Deputy Grant and Third Coast Surf Shop.

Information is knowledge and, on the beach, the more information out there, the better! Thank you, City of New Buffalo, our Lifeguard Staff, and the New Buffalo Times for your support in this effort.

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SHOULD WE HAVE LEFT AFGHANISTAN...

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wenty years ago, the U.S. entered Afghanistan to root out Al Qaeda terrorists and topple the Taliban government for attacks against the U.S. on 9/11. American troops quickly crushed the Taliban forces who offered an unconditional surrender in Dec 2001, which unfortunately the U.S. rejected. We then decided to take our turn at “Democratic Nation Building” and spent billions trying to build up a poor, fractious country devastated by years of conflict (conflict we helped create).

Others have tried and failed to place Afghanistan under their influence. The Soviets fought a nine-years (1979-1989) against Afghan insurgents. The U.S. backed those

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insurgents with expertise and weapons. The Soviets walked away defeated after losing 15,000 dead.

For 20 years we backed a corrupt Afghan government in a country with minimal income sources and, in many cases, an Afghan military unwilling to fight. During this time, 80% of Afghanistan’s budget was financed by the U.S.. Afghanistan’s biggest economic activity is supplying 80% of the world’s heroin.

Sadly, many U.S. lives have been lost – 2,461 military and 3,846 contractors. We have spent $2 trillion dollars.

So why did we stay? Unfortunately, once entering a conflict, our military leaders and key advisors find it impossible to disengage because the military doesn’t admit failure.

“We’ll have this won shortly, just give us another 10,000 personnel and another 2-years.”

I served 20 yrs. in the U.S. Army and watched this same scenario occur in Vietnam, an intervention in a guerrilla war while supporting a corrupt government and a poorly led military. It didn’t end well. We don’t seem to learn.

Trump’s disastrous agreement with the Taliban set the stage for our chaotic Afghanistan exit. The agreement, negotiated without Afghan government involvement, required the U.S. remove Taliban sanctions, release 5,000 Taliban/Isis prisoners, and evacuate all U.S. troops by 5-1-2021. This agreement did not stop the Taliban from attacking Afghan military or civilians. It did not guarantee safe passage for U.S. citizens or Afghan special visa holders.

We needed more time, better concessions from the Taliban, and more coordination to pull all Americans and our Afghan allies out sooner.

I’m afraid every evacuation from a war is messy. However, President Biden is totally correct in his actions to exit America’s Longest War, and the U.S. has done an exceptional job of evacuating 120,000 personnel.

Yes, we needed to exit from our latest failed intervention.

— KEN PETERSON, BUCHANAN

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A traffic crash killed a passenger and injured a driver on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 28, in Chikaming Township.

At approximately 7:43 p.m., officers from the Chikaming Township Police Department were dispatched to the area of Warren Woods Road, near Prairie Road, for a report of a personal injury traffic crash, Sgt. Brandon Jones from the Chikaming Township Police Department said in a press release.

“Preliminary facts gathered from the scene show a vehicle driving eastbound on Warren Woods Road was struck by a vehicle driving westbound on Warren Woods Road,” the press release states.

This case remains under investigation with the help from the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Crash Reconstruction Team.

The driver of the eastbound vehicle, 58-year-old Nancy Jule Hudson, from Three Oaks, suffered serious injuries.

She was transported to the hospital and is currently in stable condition.

The passenger in the eastbound vehicle, a 58-year-old Gerald Louis Hudson, from Three Oaks, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the westbound vehicle, Thomas Joseph Pappa, was not injured.

Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a contributing factor in this crash.

Assisting on scene were the following agencies: Chikaming Township Fire Department, Berrien County Sheriff’s Department, Three Oaks Police Department, Pokagon Tribal Police Department, and Medic 1 Ambulance. — STAFF REPORTS

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Guests mingled in the lower level

Ashlie Cordova, Alissa Johns, Aimee Freyenberger, Val Freyenberger and Kimberlee Wendt cut the ribbon on Bell Mare

Guests mingle in the high ceilinged upper level

Sisters debut Bell Mare Weddings and Events in former livery barn

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isters Ashlie Cordova, Alissa Johns, and Aimee Freyenberger were already well versed with country living before venturing out to Galien, Michigan, a village that’s nestled in the wideopen fields of southwest Michigan, to open Bell Mare Weddings and Events.

“We’re farm girls,” Freyenberger said, adding that they grew up on a farm in northern Indiana.

It’s fitting, then, that the building that houses Bell Mare once served as a livery stable for horses in the 1800s.

“It was right off the train tracks there - so people would come into town on the train and rent horses from the livery stable because there were no cars at the time,” Cordova said.

The sisters officially cut the ribbon on the new wedding and event venue with members of the Harbor Country Chamber of

Commerce, as well as several other guests, Thursday, Aug. 26.

“We’re so happy that these ladies, after two years of really hard work, are able to finally open their doors - we’ve had a relationship with them all this time and I’ve seen everything they had to do to come to this point,” Kimberlee Wendt, executive director of the Chamber, said.

Wendt added that the fact that the sisters had chosen to preserve a building that’s located in the heart of downtown Galien is “just icing on the cake.”

The sisters have talked about opening a wedding venue since 2009.

“We always like old barns because it (a wedding venue) is always out of an old barn,” Freyenberger said.

“We like the renovating aspect of it – but we also like hosting,” Johns added.

Bell Mare in downtown Galien

The wheels to open a venue were set in motion when they tried to get approval for a venue in Indiana but the “county wouldn’t grant it to us,” Freyenberger said. It was then that they decided to buy the Galien venue.

“We bought it in 2018 – it was a wedding venue - but we didn’t have all these permits so when we bought it, we had to go to state to get permits and we started construction in December and then we’re just finishing now,” Freyenberger said.

From the beginning, the sisters knew their wedding venue would stand out from the rest.

“There’re lot of rustic barn venues around but we just want to differentiate ourselves a little bit and make ourselves unique – we’re in a downtown setting, so I think that makes us a little different than some of the other barn wedding venues around

Aimee Freyenberger, Alissa Johns, and Ashlie Cordova view the outside of Galien from the upper level

here, but we also wanted to bring the French inspired theme to differentiate ourselves a little too,” Johns said.

“We know Galien has a lot of French roots, which was kind of our inspiration for the French inspired wedding venue,” Freyenberger said.

Upstairs, guests can have their ceremony. Later, they’ll step downstairs for the cocktail hour.

“We’ll flip this space (downstairs) and they’ll go back upstirs for the reception, so they won’t know what’s going on upstairs,” Johns said.

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ownstairs, a wide bar spans almost the entire length of one wall (a little bar area is also located upstairs). Guests can also step onto the elevator to get to the ceremony upstairs. The venue also features a dressing room – a

A small waiting area located in the lower level

“boudoir” - for the bride and her attendants.

Currently, Bell Mare is offering a special promotion: For those who book their wedding in 2021, the Day of Planning Services will be included in their Basic Rental Fee. It’s been two years since the sisters first decided to buy the Galien venue (and five years of actively trying to open one). Still, they agreed that the long journey was worth it.

“We love Michigan - we like the town, we like being a part of the community,” Freyenberger said.

“The people of Galien have been so accommodating to us – they’ve made it so easy for us, we really like it here,” Johns added.

Bell Mare Weddings and Events is located at 119 S. Cleveland Avenue in Galien. To book a wedding or other event, visit www. bellmareevents.com/ or call 269820-1905.

A bar spans a little over half a wall on the lower level

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New Buffalo varsity volleyball team off to solid start after weekend tournament

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he New Buffalo High School volleyball team is off to a solid start despite going through a major transition following two consecutive district titles.

The Lady Bison with a new head coach and losing three key players from last season came in second place in a season opening weekend tournament at Eau Claire High School.

New Buffalo scored relatively easy victories over Countryside Academy and Eau Claire and split two sets against Bloomingdale.

The Lady Bison came up short in both sets to Berrien Springs 26-24 and 25-18.

New Buffalo was undefeated last year until losing the opening match in the regionals in four sets to Battle Creek St. Phillip, the winner of 20 consecutive district titles.

Bruce Mollineaux, the former girls’ volleyball head coach at Michigan Lutheran High School, is roaming the sidelines for the Lady Bison this year.

The Titans lost to New Buffalo in the district finals the past two seasons.

Kevin Labaj, the former Lady Bison head coach, stepped down.

Labaj said a baby on the way

along with a new job left him no other choice.

He said the added responsibilities of raising a new born and longer commute from his new employer in Valparaiso would have taken from the time and energy he was able to dedicate to the program.

“If I can’t give the girls 100 percent of my time, how can I expect them to give 100 percent of their time,” he said.

Labaj said he might get back into coaching at some point in the next couple of years.

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his year’s squad is without leading scorer and first team all-conference player Sophia DeOliveira to graduation.

Ava Mullen, who also made the first team all-conference squad, and Kelsey Corkran, a member of the second allconference team, unexpectedly transferred to other schools.

In the tourney, the Lady Bison were led offensively by Amelia Selir with 17 kills and 18 aces.

Amanda Jones led all defenders with 47 digs.

Ava Johnson racked up 37 assists.

Jane Funk, who had 15 kills, recorded three blocked shots.

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SPORTS From the Bleachers COLUMN BY KURT MARGGRAF IN CHICAGO

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his past weekend was excruciating for Cub fans as their crosstown rivals, the White Sox, inflicted a severe beating on our team.

While we figured the Sox would win, we hoped the Cubs would at least put up a fight. I watched Friday night when the Cubs scored six runs in the first inning only to see the White Sox score 13 unanswered runs and eventually win the opening game of the series 17-13.

While it was a frustrating loss, at least the Cubs made it kind of close.

Saturday night I was with some old friends, and we chose to watch the Bears instead of the baseball game. I was shocked to find out the Cubs beat the Sox best pitcher, Lance Lynn, and Cubs pitcher Alec Mills shut out the vaunted Sox offense on the way to a 7-0 Cub victory.

Going into Sunday’s game, I would have happily accepted a loss but instead there was a massacre. The Sox beat the Cubs best pitcher, Kyle Hendricks, 13-1 and depression set in for the Cubs and their fans.

I watched the games on the White Sox channel, and if I were a Sox fan I would probably like the tv announcers. Being a Cub fan, I found them irritating. They seemed smug and condescending to me and I hope that in a few years, when the Cubs field a competitive team again, I won’t allow the announcers to get to me.

On a positive note, the Cubs have found themselves a ball player. When the team traded both Kris Bryant and

Anthony Rizzo, it opened up some consistent playing time for 30-year-old rookie Patrick Wisdom.

Wisdom is a study in perseverance. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012, and didn’t even get a cup of coffee in the major leagues until 2018. He then kicked around the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners’ systems until joining the Cubs organization last year. He has taken full advantage of his opportunities this year and is a serious candidate for Rookie of the Year. Wisdom has 25 homers this year, more than his famous ex-teammates Bryant, Rizzo, or Baez.

Let’s hope that the team can put together a competitive team before Wisdom is too old.

Congratulations are due to the young men from the Taylor North Little League team. For the first time in 62 years, the state of Michigan has a little league champion.

They beat the team from Ohio 5-2 in a hard fought game to become the champs. In the third place game Hawaii beat South Dakota 5-0. The players and adults displayed great sportsmanship, and the coaches’ words of encouragement were profound. Little league baseball shined on the big stage.

Jack Perconte said, “Playing baseball for pay- home run. Teaching kids to play the game- priceless.”

Refuse hate. Talk to you next week.

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ew Buffalo is where the home opener in high school football will be played Thursday, Sept.

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Bridgman.

The Red Arrow Raiders were formed when the high schools from New Buffalo and River Valley combined their programs for the 2021 season.

Head Coach Matt Johnson feels the team can be just as good, if not better, than last year’s New Buffalo squad, which had a winning season along with a post season victory.

River Valley did not field a team last year from being short on players.

Johnson said some of the players from River Valley are talented enough to provide more depth and make a positive impact on this year’s squad.

“I think athletically, overall, we’re a little bit better,” he said.

Johnson said he expects last year’s quarterback, Michael Bombin, will start the season taking the snaps.

The elusive Bombin racking up a ton of yardage running the ball last year is expected to share the quarterback duties at some point with Eli Thomas.

Johnson said the goal of using both players at quarterback is providing more options for exploiting weaknesses in the defense of the opposing team.

“Eli is going to get plenty of reps and, hopefully, as the season progresses he’ll get more and more reps,” he said.

New Buffalo lost at Bridgman last year in a high scoring game that was close until the second half.

Johnson said he hopes more talent on the field will make for a more competitive game against the Bees, who still have some of their high impact players on offense from last season.

Johnson said he believes his front line on offense and defense is stronger from summer workouts and younger players like sophomore Cameron Forker being more experienced and physically mature.

The return of bruising running back Ben Coffeen will also help on offense.

Johnson said the goal is to build on the success of last year’s squad, which started strong then lost consecutive games until key players lost for reasons like injury were able to return.

“The key is we got to be able to stay healthy deep into the season,” he said.

Johnson said combining the programs allows for a junior varsity team, which gives players the ability to play at a more competitive level until they’re ready physically for the varsity.

He said there are 24 players on the current varsity and junior varsity rosters.

NEIGHBORHOOD RAIL OVERPASS MOVING FORWARD

lans are moving forward on building a two lane railroad overpass to improve the safety of motor vehicle travel along with traffic flow to and from downtown LaPorte.

Property acquisition is scheduled to begin once all of the engineering and other preliminary work finishes on the proposed Tipton Street overpass.

The project financed primarily with a $6.5 million state grant is set to go out for bids in April 2023, said Greg Wendling, project manager for Indianapolis based engineering firm Butler, Fairman and Seufert.

City Engineer Nick Minich said the overpass will run above the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks from the north side of State Street to the south side of Furnace Street.

The 130-foot-long bridge with several hundred feet of approaches on both sides will put an end to travelers on Tipton Street waiting for freight trains to pass on the busy Norfolk Southern rail line.

Minich said that will make traveling to and from downtown more convenient on a corridor that essentially runs from U.S. 20 across Lincolnway to Indiana 4.

“We’re trying to create a better connecting transportation network,” he said.

Plans also call for a realignment of Washington Street and Clear Lake Boulevard to further help traffic flow

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and provide better access to NewPorte Landing, where 200 resort type apartments are being constructed.

Minich said safer travel is another reason for the overpass.

The seven crossings along the rail line in the city will be reduced to four.

Crossings at Detroit Street and Pulaski Street will be closed.

Minich said travelers at those locations can use the overpass to venture over the tracks.

According to project consultants, land acquisition within the footprint of the project is required and fair market value offers will be made to impacted property owners.

Spectrum Recycling, for example, will have to be moved.

Minich said the building will be in the way of a grass covered dirt embankment that will slope down from one side of the overpass.

He said semi-trucks hauling material will also not be able to reach the scale because of turns into the scrap yard becoming too narrow.

Minich emphasized the span in what’s still a mostly residential area will not be close in size to a typical four lane overpass.

He said it’ll be just high enough to clear the trains passing underneath.

“We’re looking at a fairly simple overpass,” Minich said.

He said the city will contribute about $1 million toward the cost of the work.

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A night for the animals at ‘Music in the Pines’

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

hen Petey the dog “He went home healthy - and he’s in first arrived at the his happy second chance forever home,” Michiana Humane she said.

Society (MHS), he was During the Fund-a-Paws portion in trouble. of the event, guests could raise their “Petey was this sweet little dog that paddles to make a straight donation to came in and he was so, so sick - he was Petey’s Fund, which was created to treat so eaten up with mange and a host of special animals like Petey who come other problems that in the old days he into the shelter. would’ve just been euthanized,” Allison In the last year, Allison said those Goldberg, president of the MHS Board who work at the shelter discovered of Directors, that Petey’s said.

Fund has Allison was taken on more speaking to importance. a crowd of During the animal lovers pandemic, who were owner gathered on surrenders the sprawling have been acres of “through her and her the roof.” husband, People who’ve Jeff’s, home, adopted pets Whispering during this Pine, hidden time have had away in the to give them up woods along because they Krueger Road were already in Union Pier hard hit from at Music in the effects of the pandemic the Pines, and couldn’t this year’s afford to signature care for their event for MHS, Clint and Cassandra Francis celebrate Clint’s 70th birthday at Whispering Pines animals when Saturday, Aug. they got sick.

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Recently, Petey was a dog showed up with the highly not euthanized, Allison said. It’s one of contagious parvo virus, which resulted the many aspects of MHS that its board in everyone in the surgical unit being and staff members pride themselves in: isolated – which meant “we couldn’t It’s a no kill shelter. do our spays and neuters, because it’s “But one of the things we have the only space we have,” Allison said. accomplished is we send 98 percent An outbreak of ringworm that was of the animals that come through our caused by a cat that came in contagious doors out alive - so that’s quite an required animals to be isolated in accomplishment,” Allison said. the surgical unit the animals were Allison said everyone at the shelter healthy enough to return to the cat “put out a call” to their friends and neighbors. Soon, they had raised enough population. In addition, everything had to be disinfected. Allison credited funds to help Petey.

The Newports entertain at Music in the Pines

The crowd gathers on the lawn surrounding Whispering Pines

Paul and Kim Ballam with Jack and Barb Semens at their lawn set up

Mixing and mingling on the deck of Whispering Pines

William Gibson, Steve Jenkins, Tom Chiola and Harvey Tucker enjoy cheeses at their lawn set up

The crowd dances into the night to The Newports

Rich and Eileen Kochanny enjoy an Italian feast at their bistro-style set up

Mother and daughter Karen Joy Kelly and Caroline Horist relax at the lawn set up

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Allison and Jeff Goldberg welcome everyone to their home, Whispering Pines

Meg Whitner enjoys the evening with Olivia, a rescue dog

Karen Edwards, director of shelter management, for leading the effort.

“We need some help with Petey’s Fund, we need to be able to help these animals because when they come in,w they haven’t been taken care of, they haven’t gotten their vaccines, they’ve got heartworm, they have all these diseases that should’ve been eradicated,” Allison said.

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n addition to donating to Petey’s Fund, guests could also bid on several items during the live auction led by auctioneers from Sheerer McMcCulloch Auctioneers.

Guests who had purchased VIP tickets enjoyed food from Jackie’s Café in New Buffalo and The Grove in Union Pier at tables on Whispering Pines’ spacious deck.

Other guests enjoyed their own spreads on blankets and small tables they’d set up on the lawn. Best in Show in the lawn set-up competition

Johanna Humbert welcomes everyone to Music in the Pines

went to Rich and Eileen Kochanny for their bistro-style set up (complete with an Italian meal from Mario’s in Union Pier).

During and after the meal, guests could enjoy live music from The Newports.

Johanna Humbert, executive director of MHS, said that the shelter cares for 1,000 or so animals each year.

“Our mission is to enrich the community by giving pets and the people they love a second chance - and all proceeds from tonight’s event will help us do that,” she said.

With an annual budget of around $670,000, the shelter’s caring staff and volunteers provide shelter, food, basic medical care, and vaccinations.

MHS is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization relying solely on private donations and receives no tax funds to help with its work.

The shelter is located at 722 Indiana Hwy. 212 in Michigan City.

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Enjoying the vintage rides at US 12 Speed and Custom

The contestants pose for a group photo

Fiona Duffner participates in the kids car drag Saturday afternoon

Hot rods, cool pin-up girls of summer return for ‘Full Throttle Throw-down’

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

n a “hot, hot day,” Dell Villarreal (deejay for the Detroit-based “Go, Kat, Go! The Rockabilly Show!”) presented the “hottest ladies at the Full Throttle Throw-down” at U.S. 12 Speed and Custom Saturday, Aug. 28.

Billed as the “one stop-shop for everything to make your ride go fast and look good” on its Facebook page, U.S. 12 was celebrating its 10-year anniversary at the eighth annual show.

Beginning at 9 a.m., the public could view a variety of sweet vintage rides that were on display in the shop’s parking lot. Live entertainment included Villarreal, Motorbilly Productions, North of Memphis, and South Shore Standard. In the afternoon, kids with a need for speed could race inside the main building for the pedal car drags.

While strolling amongst the rows of cars, guests could enjoy food from Wood, Stock and Grille and drinks from Dooley’s Lakehouse Pub. In the afternoon, the main event

took place on the main stage outside. A group of 17 contestants competed in the annual pin-up girl contests. Girls strutted across the stage, stopping only to answer questions from emcee Villarreal.

“This is a really hard thing to do Miss Hemi-K shows - to get up onstage and have people appreciation for her fans Miss Indy 500 waves Miss Kari Ann waves judge you based on your looks and while onstage to her fans to her fans a lot of work goes into it,” he said, and asked audience members to “applaud all the girls for their bravery and for Miss Malibu Nikki Miss Blueberry Miss Sweet has fun posing Kitten strikes Melissa strikes The North of Memphis band performs coming out for her fans a pose a pose onstage at the afterparty here.”

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he following top 12 pin-up girls earned a spot on the U.S. 12 Speed and Custom’s 2022 Pin-Up Calendar: Miss Lacy Lou, Miss Hemi-K, Miss Sweet Melissa, Miss Lillian Alyssum, Miss Lola Linnea, Miss Lissa Retromancer, Miss Blueberry Kitten, Miss Kari Ann,

Miss Lissa Retromancer answers a question from Dell Villarreal

Miss Lacy Lou tells the audience about her favorite car

The crew at US 12 Speed and Custom line up to present the car trophies

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Miss McKenna, Miss Ruthie, Miss Indy 500, and Miss Conner Von Dutch.

F Miss Full Throttle Throw Down 2022 Miss Ruthie poses with her check

Miss Vixen Lacy L’Amour cheese it up for the audience

Rocky Troxell thanks the audience for coming to the 10th annual show

Vintage cars are rearing to go at the Full Throttle Throwdown

The audience is shielded from the heat underneath one of the tents

irst place went to Miss Ruthie, who won the coveted $1,000 prize. Second place went to Miss Hemi-K and third place went to Miss Kari Ann. Describing her pin-up style as “pin-up rockabilly,” Miss Ruthie arrived onstage with her guitar in tow.

Villarreal gave her a “quick, extra second” to pose, as it just so happened to be her 28th birthday.

“I’m a huge NASCAR fan,” Miss Ruthie said, adding that she likes to “race, I like to drive stick, I like to go fast – that’s my favorite hobby.”

“She’s got nitro in her veins,” Villarreal said.

Rocky Troxell owner of U.S. 12 Speed and Custom, said that this year’s show featured around 250 cars.

“There’s a great turnout – it’s a little hot,” he said.

Trophies (which went to the top cars displayed and winners of the kids pedal race) were built by the shop’s employees.

The crew at U.S. 12 also were the panel of judges.

Currently, the shop employs 11 people.

“We got lucky during Covid to pick up a couple of new employees, so it’s been working out really good,” Troxell said.

A car could be at the shop for a week to two years.

“There’s plenty of work going on,” Troxell said.

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AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 AS INTERPRETED BY SANDY “STAR” BENDT

ARIES MARCH 21—APRIL 19

You won’t be content with sticking with the normal routines this week. You’ll want to break away from stagnant situations or people who are not fueling your spontaneous attitude. Utilize this vibe by considering where you want to go on vacation or what areas you would like to study.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 22—DECEMBER 21

This is a very transformative time and many different areas of your life will be undergoing some changes. Structures that you felt were stable may start to waffle this week and things that you perceived as unstable may prove to be a stabilizing force that you can count on.

Getting things done right and in ways that put your best interest first will take precedence over other people’s idea of a fair deal. Sometimes you tend to let others get a better deal because you feel content with what you have received, but you will not accept anything but equality this week.

TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20

You can expect a lot of shuffling around this week. Whether you are rearranging your furniture, or moving things from one home to another, you’ll be carrying some heavy loads. It will be hard for you not to blurt out the truth when confronted with people expecting too much from you now.

VIRGO AUGUST 23—SEPTEMBER 22

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22—JANUARY 19

A little down time will go a long way now. Reboot your mind and creative juices by taking some me-time. Whether you get a massage or sleep in, anything that turns your focus inwards will help you communicate more clearly with the unruly people you may encounter this week.

This will be a week of high strangeness on the home front. Expect to find some long-lost items where you least expect them to be, almost as if they have returned from beyond. Certain items may carry with them an emotional component or bring about some form of release.

GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21

Expect to feel a definite breakthrough in your relationships.

Especially those with women, like your mother or best girlfriend. You are more inclined to stick with topics or dig deeper into what the real issues are centered around, and that is what will help you to bury the hatchet.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 Unusual connections or people from the past will dominate your week. The feelings like you have encountered this situation or person in the past is very likely. Logic and reason don’t always explain our knowing. Sometimes, you have only faith and magic to explain life’s strange predicaments.

AQUARIUS JANUARY 20—FEBRUARY 18

CANCER JUNE 22—JULY 22

SCORPIO OCTOBER 23—NOVEMBER 21

PISCES FEBRUARY 19—MARCH 20

Hard work and dedication will start to pay off this week. Don’t shy away from putting in the overtime on creative projects or domestic chores. Let work and chores capture your attention and you will be pleased with the results. The dedication you show when you work hard speaks volumes.

You will be feeling more passionate about your career and reputation this week. Go over any issues you may have had in the past that were areas of trouble. Whether it was a personality conflict or an issue you had with cash flow, take the time to remember what went wrong and change it.

It’s one thing to speak your mind, but if you are saying things to solely get a rise out of someone, then you may want to stop yourself before you make a bad situation worse. This is not the time to create discord or be adversarial with others. Take the time to talk intimately about issues.

This is a week where you’ll find solutions to work or career problems.

Some of the solutions may appear a bit unusual on the surface, but don’t let the squeamish or the conformists keep you from branching out.

Take the time to create a presentation that is clear and concise.

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Tonn and Blank recognized with ‘Project of the Year’ award for its work on Franciscan Beacon Hospital in LaPorte

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hen Franciscan Health and Beacon Health System collaborated on a new hospital in LaPorte, Tonn and Blank Construction had the challenge of renovating and adding on to the existing Beacon Medical Group facility.

That work was recognized as Project of the Year award at the annual award ceremony held in partnership between the Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF) and the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (NWIBR).

The banquet, which celebrates the most outstanding achievements in construction and safety over the past year, was held Thursday, Aug. 19, at Avalon Manor in Merrillville.

“First and foremost, we want to thank the Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana for taking the time to recognize construction innovation,” said Tonn and Blank President and CEO Jon Gilmore.

“To be acknowledged by CAF for the Commercial Project of the Year is incredibly gratifying to Tonn and Blank Construction. Our talented, dedicated team is always looking to improve outcomes on every project, so it’s great to take a moment to study and celebrate our successful endeavor with Franciscan Beacon Hospital.”

In its unique role as the program manager and design builder for the new partnership, Tonn and Blank was responsible for taking the lead on design, owner furnished furniture and equipment, medical equipment and construction. This was done as staff and patients continued to use the facility throughout construction. Tonn and Blank practiced “Safety Beyond Compliance” to create an incident-free jobsite.

“Tonn and Blank managed, not one, but two owners through the unique structure of this joint ventured

partnership. They were responsive, regularly communicating, and kept the project safe, on time and on budget despite the significant challenges of the pandemic at the time. They built an incredible health care facility for the LaPorte community and we are excited for their well-deserved recognition through this award,” Franciscan Health Michigan City President and CEO Dean Mazzoni said.

“We are appreciative of the diligence, dedication and professionalism that the Tonn and Blank team demonstrated throughout construction,” said Diane Maas, chair of Franciscan Beacon Hospital Board. “Our new hospital has given our organizations the opportunity to reach more patients in the LaPorte community, expanding their convenient access to high-quality, personal health care. Thank you, Tonn and Blank, for making this project a success.”

The size of the 92,500-square-foot facility, which opened in July 2020, allows patients access to high quality care on a more personal basis. It includes a 24-hour, 10-bed Emergency Department, eight inpatient beds for overnight care with nursing station, laboratory services, an on-staff pharmacist, physical therapy, telehealth connectivity and the latest imaging and diagnostic equipment.

Headquartered in Michigan City with multiple locations throughout Indiana, Tonn and Blank Construction is a leading, full-service construction management, general contracting, and design-build firm that has served the Midwest region for nearly a century.

Established in 1922, Tonn and Blank remains at the forefront of healthcare, industrial, religious, and commercial construction.

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oncerns about the legality of a no-bid contract is holding up repairs to the Franklin Street draw bridge in Michigan City The money has been approved but the $1.5 million project can’t move forward unless LaPorte County Auditor Tim Stabosz, the chief financial officer the county, agrees to pay the bill.

Stabosz has refused to budge disputing legal claims the project meets state guidelines for not going out for competitive bidding.

Tensions reached a boiling point recently when LaPorte County Council President Randy Novak asked the sheriff to remove Stabosz from the Aug. 23 council meeting.

“Get him out. Get him out,” Novak said.

Sheriff John Boyd refused to escort Stabosz out of the room and the meeting at the request of Novak broke for a five minute recess.

Marquiss Electric was awarded the no-bid contract for repairs supporters describe as an emergency.

LaPorte County Attorney Shaw Friedman said the no-bid contract is legal under provisions of state law because of the dire need for the repairs and impact the bridge has on the local economy.

Friedman also said Marquiss Electric has been the long time caretaker of the bridge and can fix it more quickly and cost effectively than some other company without prior experience with the span above Trail Creek.

The 90-year-old bridge serves as the primary entrance to and from the lakefront.

Unless repaired, the fear is the bridge once up will get stuck because of worn parts and not come down.

The U.S. Coast Guard could then

order the bridge to remain up to allow sailboats to pass underneath it.

Officials said people would then have to use Center Street, a curvy, narrow alternate route in the dunes to get to and from Washington Park.

Stabosz maintains publicly funded projects above $150,000 in the state must go out for competitive bidding without exception.

To try and break the deadlock, the council adopted a measure that would protect Stabosz from liability should the no-bid contract be in violation of state law.

The council agreed to be held responsible for any penalties.

Stabosz, though, questioned whether the council can take such action.

He also requested money for obtaining the legal opinion of an outside attorney before agreeing to pay the bill.

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resently, Stabosz is being sued by Friedman on allegations of defamation of character for alleging earlier this year that Friedman runs county government by exerting control over elected officials.

“I can’t trust the county attorney to give me honest legal advice when I’m being sued by him,” he said.

His request for funds was denied.

Before asking for him to be removed from the meeting, Novak kept asking Stabosz to stop interrupting him.

Novak also said he was offended by the dark cloud Stabosz was casting.

“I take exception that you would imply that this council would do something that is illegal to do,” he said.

Other solutions to the impasse are being explored so the bridge repairs can occur during the winter and be completed by spring as originally planned.

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Booster shots to start being offered in LaPorte County

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OVID-19 booster shots will be offered beginning next month in LaPorte County to people who were among the first ones to receive both doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

Exactly when booster shots will become available is not known.

However, LaPorte County Health Department Administrator Amanda Lahners said her office is expected to receive from the state the first Pfizer and Moderna doses for the booster shots by Sept. 20.

“We get ours from the state when they get it from the federal government. So, it’s a trickle down to us,” she said.

Lahners said eight months since becoming fully vaccinated has to pass for people to be eligible for the booster shots under Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

Eight months has been determined the point when the vaccine begins to lose some of its protection against the virus.

“If you got your second dose in either January or February you will be one of the first people available to get your booster dose,” she said.

The booster shots will be offered at the vaccination clinic the health department operates on the main level of the old LaPorte Hospital at 1007 Lincolnway.

Lahners said other vaccine providers

throughout the county like Walgreens and Walmart should also receive Pfizer and Moderna doses for offering booster shots toward the end of next month.

People wanting a booster shot are encouraged to show proof of vaccination to help simplify the process.

However, Lahners said proof is not required because the vaccination status of individuals can be verified from electronic records on a computer.

“If you have your vaccination card with you or a copy of your shot records it’ll just make the process go that much quicker,” she said.

Federal approval to offer booster shots for people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is anticipated at some point in the coming weeks.

Lahners said 51.6 percent of LaPorte County residents are fully vaccinated.

The number of people coming in for the vaccine has slowed dramatically but recently started going back up slightly over concerns about the more contagious Delta variant, she said.

She expects demand for booster shots will be just as high as when the COVID-19 vaccines first became available.

Lahners said booster shots recently started being offered to people with immune systems weakened by chemotherapy, HIV, organ transplants and other medical related causes.

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