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Berrien County Health Department distributing bivalent COVID-19 boosters for ages 12 and older PAGE 3 Chikaming Township Board discusses burning, fire pit nuisance PAGE 4

First responders honored at Village of Michiana meeting for saving a life PAGE 6 Positive testing data for New Buffalo revealed at school board meeting PAGE 8 New Buffalo Area Recreational Authority moving ahead on future improvements projects PAGE 12

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Berrien County Health Department distributing bivalent COVID-19 boosters for ages 12 and older

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he Berrien County Health Department is now distributing booster doses of the bivalent Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

The bivalent vaccines provide greater protection against the predominant strain of COVID-19, the Omicron variant and its subvariants, which are currently responsible for most COVID-19 cases in Michigan.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued Emergency Use Authorization for bivalent COVID-19 booster doses on Sept. 7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the Pfizer bivalent booster vaccine for ages 12 and older and the Moderna bivalent vaccine for ages 18 and older. Monovalent vaccines are no longer recommended for booster doses and will not be available through BCHD. Monovalent vaccines will still be used for primary vaccine doses.

Individuals aged 12 and older who completed their primary COVID-19 vaccine series or have completed their primary vaccine series and received a monovalent booster are eligible to receive one bivalent booster vaccine if it has been at least two months since their last dose. Individuals may choose either the Pfizer or Moderna bivalent booster, regardless of what primary vaccine series or monovalent booster they previously received.

“We are pleased to be able to offer the new COVID-19 boosters, which provide better protection against the Omicron variant and subvariants, helping us keep our communities healthy and safe,” Health Officer Guy Miller said. “Vaccinations are proven to be the most effective way to protect ourselves, and others from getting seriously ill from COVID-19.

“We strongly encourage community members to connect with their primary care provider or the Berrien County Health Department to learn more and schedule their vaccines and boosters.”

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FESTIVAL TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY

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he public is invited to celebrate the migration of the Monarch butterfly through the region at an event in Michigan City.

Save the Dunes is hosting the event called “Monarch Fest.”

It’s scheduled from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18, at Michigan City’s Brewery Lodge & Supper Club.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit Save the Dunes’ work to protect and advocate the Indiana Dunes, Lake Michigan and surrounding natural areas, officials said.

Monarch Music Fest tickets start at $40 online and are available until the event reaches the 250 person capacity.

Each ticket includes entrance, food and one beer ticket.

Beer, wine, and cocktails for an additional cost will be available on-site.

Music will be performed by Robert Rolfe Feddersen and Caught on Cline.

The event will also include a silent auction.

Tickets can be purchased at savedunes.org under the events tab.

“The return of our in-person events after a two-year hiatus has been such a welcomed change.

As we greet both familiar and new faces…we bring awareness to our important work restoring pollinator habitats and building connectivity between habitats for pollinator species here in Northwest Indiana,” said Betsy Maher, executive director for Save the Dunes.

Monarch butterfly populations are reported to be in steep decline from habitat loss, fragmentation, climate change and pollution.

September marks the migration month for the Monarch butterfly.

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

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Chikaming Township Board discusses burning, fire pit nuisance

embers of the Chikaming Township Board of Trustees discussed the potential nuisances that may arise from fire pits at their Thursday, Sept. 8, meeting.

Sawyer resident Martha Cares said she and her husband have had “personal experience with problematic recreational fire pits,” which “seem to be going all night long and many hours” throughout the week and weekend.

She added that the “smoke emanates and billows into our home, preventing us from breathing fresh air” while sleeping or enjoying their screened in porch.

“We have nuisance ordinances in place, but I think it’s a basic and fundamental right that we should be able to breathe fresh air without the impairment of wood smoke,” she said.

Fire chief Allen Weich said that the state “carte blanche” allows campfires and leaves it to the local jurisdictions to determine if there will be rules in place.

With regards to open burns, currently, there are different rules in different parts of Michigan and that this part of the state defers to the local fire department that has jurisdiction with regards to what restrictions and requirements property owners must meet before a permit is issued. These rules only cover larger fires, such as larger brush piles.

Chikaming Township Supervisor David Bunte asked if the township could avoid creating a full burn ordinance but rather adapt the township’s current nuisance ordinance “on the specifics of encroachment of smoke on somebody after a certain hour of the day.”

Treasurer Liz Rettig said it would “parallel” the noise ordinance, which doesn’t allow louder noises during certain times of day.

Police chief Todd Taylor said the

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township could maybe look at doing an amendment to the nuisance ordinance “instead of getting a robust type of ordinance in place” that would require “a whole legislative process.”

Board members agreed to table the matter and continue to research the topic through the zoning department, the township attorney, Taylor and Weich.

Board members approved the petition and resolution for maintenance, improvement and consolidation of Wolcott Avenue Drain #680 and #652.

County drain commissioner Chris Quattrin said that, in the petition, they’re hoping to connect the two drains from Wolcott on the east and west side of Red Arrow Highway, to collect up all the orphan drain structures around and to repair an outlet that was broken out by people who own the property.

A Board of Determination will be held within three months. If it’s determined that work is necessary, the project will enter the design phase and then a workshop will be done, which will give an idea of how much the project will cost.

Construction would be scheduled for 2024.

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lerk Paula Dudiak swore in part-time medical first responder firefighter Samuel Nowak, whose hiring was approved by the board last

month.

A contribution of $1330 to share the Three Oaks Gun Range Shed (located on the east side Schwark Road by the railroad tracks) was approved.

Taylor said that there’s a need to “mitigate any type of hazards to personnel” with regards to the shed. He said Buchanan, New Buffalo, Michiana and the Tribal Police all use the same range and are all chipping in to “get a

nice shed out there that’s more efficient.”

Board members approved the grant application and the awarding of the Park Board’s grant from the ReLEAF tree planting program for trees at Harbert Community Park as well that the grant’s required $2,000 match (the grant is a 50-50 match) comes from the Park Board’s 2022-2023 budget.

There’s also a three-year maintenance agreement that states the Park Board will be responsible for maintaining the trees, with Bunte saying that the board was able to secure up to about 20 trees through the program.

Upon recommendation from the Park Board, board members approved Daniel Parz to fill the vacancy on the board, which brings the board back up to seven members, for a term ending in 2024.

Board members approved rehiring Terry Germain as a part-time medical first responder firefighter.

Board members approved the police department applying for a traffic safety grant.

Taylor said the grant, which is through the state through the Office of Highway Safety Planning, focuses on enforcement areas such as pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and drunk driving and allows officers to “specifically focus for 10 hours on that type of enforcement period.”

Taylor added that the focus wouldn’t be on outright ticketing but verbal warnings.

Board members approved the Capitalization and Useful Life Policy for Audit Compliance.

Sara Skinner, the new Bridgman Public Library director as of Sept. 1, introduced herself. She received her undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University, and her Master of Library and Information Science from Valdosta State University in Georgia.

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will vote “Yes” on the November 8, 2020 referendum to change the structure of the Chikaming Township Park Board: “Shall the elected … Park Board, of Chikaming Township be dissolved … and [its] powers, duties, assets and liabilities … be transferred to the Chikaming Township Board of Trustees?”

In 2020, I was one of four candidates for the seven positions on the Park Board. Because there were not enough candidates, we were all assured of being elected regardless of qualifications. A fifth person ran as a write-in and won with fewer than 1% of the votes cast. As of today, because of turnover, more than 50% of the Park Board members have been appointed rather than elected. The expense of a Park Board election may be a waste of time and money when anybody can join and you end up appointing more than half the members anyway.

We need a more responsive structure. In early 2021, I made a financial contribution to implement a 3-year plan for renovating Harbert Community Park that included removing the baseball field and building ADA pathways to connect to recreational/entertainment features for people of all ages. The terms of the gift were that it be matched by Township funds – which was done.

After the project began, the Township was asked to commit token funds to leverage State and Federal grants in 2023 and 2024 so that the Year 2 and Year 3 goals could be achieved. The Township turned down the request with a public comment “we should be

doing this with volunteers.” It is now too late now to apply for State and Federal support for 2023, and after this summer there is little else that can be done to complete the other two-thirds of the plan for Harbert Community Park. The disconnect between Park Board goals and Township involvement results in missed opportunities, and undermines interest in long range planning We need a more efficient structure.

Plans to renovate a park need to meet requirements and timetables of the Zoning and Planning commissions.

Detailed knowledge of which resides with the Township, the Commissions, and the Trustees. The Township, however, views the Park Board as a separate body, “not to be “interfered with.” This means there is no efficient means for partnering with, and coaching the Park Board on Township requirements. As a consequence, the implementation of improvements for Harbert Community Park is now a year behind schedule.

We need a more accountable structure. When a Park Board lacks information and resources, it makes no sense to speak of accountability.

According to State law, eliminating the requirement for an elected park board has to be done with a public vote. Almost all of the 1,240 townships in the State of Michigan (and 100% in Berrien County) have some other structure. I encourage you to vote “Yes” on November 8 and provide the Trustees of Chikaming Township the opportunity to design a more responsive, efficient, accountable structure for the Park Board.

—G ARTH TAYLOR HARBERT, MICHIGAN

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Woman from England mourns queen’s passing

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obody locally is feeling the loss of Queen Elizabeth II more, perhaps, than a LaPorte resident who has lived most of her life in

England.

Sheila Saunders, her husband, Pete, and their two youngest children because of a job transfer left the country in 2005 and came to LaPorte in 2005.

Saunders goes back to England twice a year to visit family and still keeps up on current events in her homeland by listening to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio online.

She said she aware that Queen Elizabeth was ill from news reports from her homeland but still was taken back and “quite emotional” at her passing on Thursday, Sept. 8.

Queen Elizabeth was at the helm for 70 years.

“Even though she’s 96 years old, it’s still a shock. It’s a big change in England and a big change for the world really. She’s a much beloved queen and person. It hit me more than I thought it would,” she said.

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displayed grace while carrying out her duties and feels being lady-like was one of the reasons for her popularity back home.

She also said many citizens of England sensed in her some common threads.

“I think most of England feels like they lost a family member because we’ve known her for all of our lives and she’s been a mother and grandmother so we all feel we can relate to her and she can relate to us,” she said.

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aunders is a realtor at MTM Realty Group and her husband works at Renolit, a maker of plastic films and products.

Both companies are in

LaPorte.

Originally, Saunders said she thought her stay in America would be for just a few years but she’s been her long enough now that one of her children married a woman from Chicago and gave her two grandchildren.

“Seventeen years later we’re still here. I will always miss England but we do love La Porte and everyone has made us feel very welcome here,” she said.

Meeting on Sawyer Road improvements on tap for next week

takeholders and members of the public are invited to offer concerns, opportunities and creativity to improve Sawyer Road (from Red Arrow Highway to Flynn Road) Thursday, Sept. 22 at Chikaming Township Center.

Thanks to a generous grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, Chikaming Township is collaborating with Berrien County to develop a corridor plan for the business district extending from Red Arrow Highway throughout downtown Sawyer.

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ith recent growth and investment, the township would like to get your opinion on how to improve the corridor. Some subjects to be discussed include parking, streetscape, pocket parks, circulation, paving and business growth.

A meeting for stakeholders will take place at 3 p.m., while one for the members of the public will take place at 5 p.m.

For questions, contact eneagu@ anterogroup.com. — STAFF REPORTS

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First responders honored at Village of Michiana meeting for saving a life

esidents of the Village of Michiana gathered at their village council’s Friday, Sept. 9, meeting to do something that police commissioner Tim McCarthy said that they didn’t get to do too often.

The residents, McCarthy said, had gathered that day “to thank and reach out to our first responders, our policemen and firemen.”

It was the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 16. McCarthy was cruising around the village streets on his moped when he passed the pickleball courts.

There, he greeted a man, John Rowan, who was wearing a big smile on his face as he took pickleball equipment out of his car.

A pickup game had just begun when, suddenly, Rowan collapsed.

He was returning a serve when he fell backwards against the fence.

“He wasn’t sure if he had broken bones or sprained an ankle,” McCarthy said.

Fortunately, McCarthy said someone ran to the village hall to alert the police department.

Then, Patrick Myers from the Grand Beach/Michiana Police Department, who happened to be coming on shift, came and, after assessing the situation, “realized this was more than just someone pulling a muscle or breaking bones,” McCarthy said. He was able to retrieve an Automated External

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Police chief Ryan Layman,Michael Chastain, Chris Wulf, Joann Fisher officer Patrick Myers and Michael Wulf

Defibrillator (AED) unit, which was in his squad car.

“It’s an amazing piece of equipment - it talks to you and works you through the whole process,” McCarthy said.

Myers immediately began administering aid.

People who were in the park were also assisting. McCarthy said one if not two doctors were present, with one administering CPR on Rowan and the other monitoring for a heartbeat.

“They were able to start to get a response from him,” McCarthy said.

Soon, Michael and Kris Wulf and Michael Chastain from the Michiana Shores Volunteer Fire Department had showed up on the scene and started administering

oxygen to Rowan while Myers continued to work on compressions – trying to get Rowan stabilized before Medic One arrived. When the ambulance arrived, everyone worked together to get Rowan into the vehicle.

Later, it was revealed that Rowan has since passed away.

Nonetheless, McCarthy gave credit to the heroic actions to keep him alive on that August day.

“Never take these people for granted – they are truly heroes who walk amongst us, but we don’t always get to see them,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy added that the village is now looking into buying an AED unit that heats and cools outside.

“If Patrick wasn’t here, they wouldn’t have had access to

this - the building would’ve been locked,” McCarthy said, referring to the AE D inside of village hall.

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he fire department may also come in and present to residents on how to use AED units and do other life-saving techniques, like the Heimlich maneuver.

“I think it would be wonderful for our residents to understand that and to help each other in times of need – like we just experienced,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy said he has firsthand experience with the first responders of Michiana Shores: Two years ago, they were on the scene when his father had a life-threatening event – stabilizing him and

prepping for the ambulance to take him to the hospital.

“I didn’t really realize how close he was to being in dire jeopardy,” he said.

Also joining the ceremony was Ryan Layman, police chief for the villages of Grand Beach/Michiana; George Knoll, the villages’ lieutenant and Bob Sulkowski, who was representing the chief from Michiana Shores’ fire department.

Michiana Village Council President Joann Fisher said the Michiana Village charter of 1909 established the village’s police department.

In 2018, the villages of Grand Beach and Michiana police departments merged.

“The residents of Michiana had grown accustomed to short response times when we need assistance…Michiana and Grand Beach have chosen to support a police department that’s familiar with our quirky streets,” she said, and added “and quirky residents.”

In 1978, the Village of Michiana signed a contract with the Michiana Shores Volunteer Fire Department to supplement the village’s fire services provided by New Buffalo Township.

“We felt the fire department in Michiana Shores was very familiar with the roads in Michiana and could respond quickly,” Fisher said, adding that it’s easy even for residents to get lost in the village.

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here are indications a 19-year-old woman killed when hit by a train in LaPorte was possibly caught off guard by another train heading in the opposite direction.

The preliminary findings of the police investigation show Kaylie Pacione may have veered around the crossing gates Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Orchard Avenue and 2nd Street.

According to police, the conductor

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Train death of teenager still probed

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and engineer on the eastbound Norfolk Southern train said the crossing arms were down, and the signals activated when the car ventured onto the tracks.

Police said a westbound train was stopped at that location when emergency responders first arrived at the scene.

Whether the oncoming trains were passing each other just before the collision was not specified in the police report of the crash.

In general, some drivers while veering around crossing arms after a train passes have been surprised by another train they failed to see approaching from the opposite direction.

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olice said the final outcome of the investigation hinges on a review of video footage of the crash taken by a video camera on the front of the train involved in the crash.

It might take a court order to obtain the images, police said.

According to police, the victim’s mother at about the time of the crash was contacted by her daughter’s employer that she hadn’t shown up for work.

Her mother didn’t know what happened until she was led to the crossing by her daughter’s GPS information.

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SCHOLASTICS

Positive testing data for New Buffalo revealed at school board meeting

embers of the New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education learned that data appears to be trending upward in terms of proficiency in test scores in a variety of subject area across all grade levels at their Monday, Sept. 12, meeting.

New Buffalo Elementary Principal Adam Bowen said that 55% of third graders last year were advanced with regards to ELA data and 24% were proficient.

Last year’s third grade placed first in ELA in the county. For a state comparison, out of 946 schools, the elementary school’s third graders are currently ranked 45th in the state.

Regarding third grade math, 60.5% are in the advanced range followed by 27% in the proficient range.

Plans are to identify students who are “bubble kids” and have intervention for them and after school support, Bowen said.

Bowen said 72% of fourth graders are at the advanced category and came in second for ELA data in the county.

In math, fourth grade was at 72% proficient.

New Buffalo fifth graders are ranked fifth at 71% regarding ELA scores in the county and first in math at 63%.

Social studies scores were at 42% proficient, although Bowen said, compared to the state and county, they’re ranked first. For science data, over 50% of students were advanced, placing the elementary school at the first-place spot at 71%.

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Taking all the assessments (ELA, math, science, social studies), New Buffalo fifth graders are at 44th place in the state. Taking New Buffalo Elementary overall (third, fourth and fifth grades), they were ranked 44th in the state.

Middle school principal Dan Caudle said sixth grade MSTEP ELA scores were top in the county by 14% at 76% proficiency. MSTEP math was top in the county by 13%. Seventh grade MSTEP ELA was underneath some other schools at 51% proficiency and math was 17 percentage points higher than the county average at 51%.

Eighth grade uses PSAT for English language arts as well as math. The eight grade (this year’s ninth grade) was 12 percentage points above the county average. Eighth grade math was 32% higher in proficiency than anyone else in the county at 69%.

For social studies MSTEP, the eight graders were 19% percent above the county average as well as in science.

High school principal Tracy Ripley said the PSAT 8 for the current ninth grade class is sitting at 72% proficiency (the county’s 61%), PSAT 9 in English is at 70% proficiency (the county is at 56%) and for the PSAT 10 in English, New Buffalo’s at 71% proficiency (county’s 54%).

The junior class (the current senior class) took the SAT in in the spring, with 67% of students being proficient (the county’s 48%). For the PSAT 8 in math, the current freshman class placed first in proficiency at 69% in the county (the county’s 38%).

Ninth graders placed second in proficiency in the county for math for the PSAT at 67% (county’s 36%). For the PSAT 10, students placed second in proficiency at 53%. For the math SAT, juniors took fourth in the county at 47% (the county aver was 27%).

For MSTEP scores in 11th grade science, the state average and county were 38% proficiency and New Buffalo was at 55%.

Overall, the high school is in the top five in the county in all content areas for all grade levels, Ripley said.

They also exceed the state and county average in all content areas by all grade levels that were assessed.

Ripley also announced that the high school earned a high National ranking in 2022 Best High Schools, which U.S. News released recently. By earning a national ranking in the top 40%, New Buffalo High School achieved status as a U.S. News Best High School, with the high school being ranked 72nd out 908 public high schools in Michigan.

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nterim superintendent Dr. Michael Lindley said the school district is data driven; however, most importantly, they’re student-driven, which is “why we see these scores.

He said a goal this year is to “analyze all the great things that are happening” as well as to take a “deeper dive” into the data to see how students can continue to improve those scores.

Board members approved employing Meliss Ashdown in the position of BASE leader, 2022-2023.

Board members approved employing Candice Cooney in the position of BASE leader, 2022-2023.

Board members approved the following 2022 fall coaching positions: cross country, high school boys Vance Price, high school girls - Nate Jones and middle school - Ed Fidler; high school boys tennis - Amy Quick; varsity football: head coach - Matt Johnson; assistant coach - Rex Gotcher; middle school football Adam Lijewski; volleyball: varsity - Bruce Molineaux, junior varsity Molly Sell, eighth grade - Lisa Tertel, seventh grade - Lisa Ziel, sixth grade - Danika Loeffler; high school boys soccer: head coach - Erik Beers and assistant coach - Nik Talbott; middle school co-ed soccer: Natalie Walter and Pano Arvanitis.

Board members approved appointing Lindley as the representative for the New Buffalo Recreational Authority.

Board members approved relinquishing the 2022-2023 Title III and sec 41 funds.

The resignation of bus driver Judith Meredith, effective Sept. 30, 2022, was approved.

Board members agreed to investigate making the switch from NEOLA to Thrun Law as the district’s policy provider. Lindley said that NEOLA writes policies for much larger district than New Buffalo that “don’t necessarily reflect how we do business in New Buffalo or Michigan in general.”

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SPORTS From the Bleachers

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COLUMN BY KURT MARGGRAF IN CHICAGO

he official end of summer isn’t until next week, but for NFL fans, autumn began this week.

Baseball is still my favorite sport, but because the season is 162 games long before the playoffs even begin, and just the nature of the sport, most individual games aren’t extremely exciting. There are only 17 regular season professional football games so each one takes on special significance.

Opening day is a big deal for teams, and their fans. Many fans wager on football and many play fantasy football, making each game, each play, exciting. I still don’t bet on games, but I’ve played fantasy football for years, and I find it keeps me interested in every game, not just Bears games. But since I was a little kid, I’ve loved the Bears.

We had a ping pong table in our basement when I was growing up, and when nobody wanted to play, I would go downstairs, push the table against the wall, and play a game I made up featuring the Bears...wish I could remember how it went.

Knowing how much I loved baseball, my dad offered to take me to a baseball game or a Bears exhibition game for my birthday when I was about 10 years old. I chose the Bears game ( the baseball game was the White Sox versus the Yankees. If the Cub game had been on the table, I’m not sure what I would have done.”

In pre Super Bowl days, the Bears won the championship when I was 16. Soon

afterwards the Bears drafted Walter Payton and my neighbor, Dick Butkus.

Years ago, my friends and I would go to taverns on Sunday mornings to get a seat and watch the Bears. Those were the days when home games were blacked out. Then came Ditka and the Super Bowl Bears. The Bears kept doing things to keep me loving them while the Cubs kept me saying “ wait until next year.”

So over the years, my love of the Bears caught up with my love of the Cubs.

So here we are, opening day of the 2022 season. The Bears, heavy underdogs against the 49ers, and during the first half, they looked about as bad as they did last year. The Bears trailed 10-0 and I thought that the experts may have been right.

But miraculously, the second half was completely different. The Bears looked like a completely different team, scored 19 straight points, and won going away.

Hallelujah, for at least one week, the Bears are undefeated and tied for first.

Plus, the Packers lost, and their arrogant quarterback looked confused and angry. If my fantasy team had won, the week would have been perfect. Actually, it was perfect anyway. Bears victories trump everything else, at least everything football related.

Vincent Van Gogh said, “I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.”

Be careful out there. Talk to you next week. Peace, love, and happiness.

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BY STAN MADDUX

he Red Arrow Raiders won their first game of the high school football season in spectacular

fashion.

The Raiders won 66-6 at Wyoming-Lee Friday, Sept. 9.

Head Coach Matt Johnson said the victory was huge for a team that began the season losing by wide margins to Fennville and Bridgman.

“We needed that win I think as a confidence booster to feel like we’re moving in the right direction,” he said.

Johnson credited the win to players making fewer mistakes from being more focused on execution.

He also said several new talented members of the team hurt by lack of experience are rising to a new level of play as they continue learning the game.

“I think the failures of the first two games were good lessons for a lot of those kids that haven’t played in a while,” he said.

Johnson said Wyoming-Lee was also not quite as talented or polished with their execution as their previous opponents.

The Raiders consisting of players from New Buffalo and River Valley high schools racked up 531 total yards on offense while the defense held

the Wyoming-Lee offense to just 135 total yards.

Ethan Lijewski completed eight of his 14 passes for 207 yards and five touchdowns.

Eli Thomas rushed 11 times for 152 yards and caught four passes for another 153 yards.

Ryder Wolnik carried the ball three times and caught three passes for a total of 91 yards.

Josh Seifert gained 73 yards on seven rushing plays.

On defense, Jaquan Pierce, Payton Lijewski and M’nason Smothers led the way for the Raiders with a combined 18 tackles.

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ohnson said the team during its first two games was hurt from too many costly mistakes.

The better execution shown during the victory followed a week of practice sessions dedicated to being more focused and having a better grasp of where to be on the field during each play.

“For the kids to be able to win like that I think it kind of reinforced some of the things we’ve been trying to teach them at practice,” he said.

The next game for the Raiders (1-2) is Friday, Sept. 16, at New Buffalo against undefeated Eau Claire.

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Bison again take Titans to the brink

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he New Buffalo High School girls’ volleyball team fell just short again of beating what could

The Lady Bison trailing early in the second game by five points pulled to within one point from an unreturned spike

be the team to beat for the

by Funk but lost when Michigan

district championship.

Lutheran scored on the next

The Lady Bison took the first game 25-23 but lost the match at home Friday, Sept. 9, against Michigan Lutheran.

The Titans won the next three games 25-22, 25-20 and 25-23.

It was the fourth consecutive time the Lady Bison (7-6-2) have lost to the Titans this season.

New Buffalo Head Coach Bruce Molineaux said the only difference between the teams is Michigan Lutheran being slightly more consistent in returning difficult to reach shots and avoiding mistakes at crucial times.

“Otherwise, we’re pretty even,” he said.

Jane Funk, Amanda Jones and Ava Johnson were again major contributors for the Lady Bison.

Funk had 26 kills.

Jones recorded 27 digs while Johnson racked up 25 assists.

Liz Schmock added 10 digs

two possessions.

New Buffalo was again behind early in the third game but started inching closer after a block at the net from Ellie Cybulski and point by Funk on a soft, well placed return beyond the reach of Titan defenders.

The Titans pulled back away, though, late in that game.

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he Lady Bison jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the fourth game but fell behind then later regained

the lead.

The lead was extended to

three points by an ace from Puskinigus and restored to three points on an ace from Funk.

However, the Titans scored seven of the last nine points to lock up the match.

Molineaux said the task at hand is to keep improving

while Benita Puskinigus had six

to have a shot at winning

kills and four digs.

the conference and district

The Bison won the first game on a point from a spike at the

tournaments.

“We’re just not getting over

net by Funk in a come from

the hump. There’s stuff we got

behind victory.

to work on,” he said.

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New Buffalo Area Recreational Authority moving ahead on future improvements projects

embers of the New Buffalo Area Recreational Authority (NBARA) Board have been on the move in terms of planning projects and applying for grants that could potentially transform the area since first meeting in January.

“It’s trying to work collaboratively and more or less trying to figure out what works for the whole area instead of one person looking at one thing and another person looking at another we’re trying to look at the big picture,” Patrick Donnelly, chair of the NBARA Board as well as parks director for New Buffalo Township, said.

The authority is comprised of three entities: the City of New Buffalo, New Buffalo Township and New Buffalo Area Schools. Meetings are held at 10 am. the second Thursday of the month at New Buffalo Township Hall.

Donnelly added that they “want to benefit this community because we share all our recreational resources.”

One of these recreational resources that is shared by the entities is Oselka Park, which is owned by the city but used frequently by the school district.

“It’s nice to get everyone at the same table and then you can work towards what you’re doing - this way, everyone’s sitting down together and working toward the same goal,” Donnelly said.

One recent project that’s in the works is a potential 10-foot asphalt right of way trail that would be located on a vacant road west of the middle/ high school’s track/football field on Clay Street and connect to Oselka Park and the STEAM facility being worked on across the street. It would include also benches and a drinking fountain.

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Michelle Hannon, Susan Matheny, program director for Berrien Community foundation and Patrick Donnelly reiceve the water fountain grant

At their Thursday, Sept. 8, meeting, board members approved a design concept (done by Abonmarche), with the crosswalk moved to the pickleball courts.

This summer, Berrien Community Foundation announced the authority as the 2022 winner of the William J. Deputy Grant, which will help pay for water stations that will feature drinking fountains, a bottle-filling spout and, on some, a lower dish for dogs. A press release stated that the first three will be installed this fall.

NBARA Board Secretary Michelle Hannon said Donnelly did a “great job” inventorying the 15 existing water stations, such as which ones are working, which ones need an upgrade and possibly adding bottle fillers to some.

“Just having that information and working with some of stations that needed to be updated can save us

some money so we can get more water stations out there,” she said.

Hannon added that each jurisdiction will get to choose where they want their water stations. Possible locations could be at the baseball fields at the high school by Bronson Street (one already exists by the pavilion).

Another location could be at the planned trailhead at Smith Street for the proposed Marquette Greenway, a 60-mile nonmotorized trail from Chicago to New Buffalo.

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he station would also serve as a good resource for mothers going to the beach and would prevent them from having to carry “jugs and jugs” of water on their way to the beach, Hannon said, as well as getting more people in the area for long distance events.

“We want to encourage people to get

outside and enjoy all we have to offer here,” she said.

As of Sept. 8, 100 residents and visitors had filled out a survey to help create the authority’s five-year plan.

Donnelly said the five-year plan would be a joint one, with individual sections for the city, the township and the authority.

The survey will hopefully give board members an idea of issues such as if there’s enough trails in the area, if there should be more events and activities for the youth and the elderly.

“It kind of gives you an idea of where everybody thinks they’re at and then you can take a step back and go from there – it gives you a general idea of where your needs are and then with those need you start to form plans as far as where you think could help fill those gaps,” Donnelly added.

Having a five-year plan will also help secure funding.

“It allows us to apply for funding through the state for grant opportunities to allow us to tackle bigger projects,” Hannon said.

At the Sept. 8 meeting, Tony McGhee, vice president of development services of Abonmarche, said that they’ll will be meeting with the township and the city with regards to prioritizing projects for the plan next month. In November, the final draft plan will be available for public comment by the end of November and the beginning of December. By January, final reviews and approvals should take place.

Hannon, who sits on six area boards, said she looks forward to working together on other projects that may be up the pipeline.

“I think I’m lucky to live in such a beautiful place - and I want to do what I can to improve it,” she said.

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Michiana Humane Society to observe ‘Remember Me Thursday’ next week

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he Michiana Humane Society (MHS) will observe its ninth Remember Me Thursday Sept.

22.

The public is invited to come to the shelter for the ceremony.

There will be a luminaria table open by 5:30 p.m. CST for those who want to decorate their paper bags. The formal ceremony will begin just after 6:30 pm.

Those who cannot attend in person can dedicate candles in memory of their pets for $5 each by filling out the information at www.michianapets.org. Shelter staff will place all the luminarias in the front yard for the ceremony.

For questions, contact (219) 872-4499.

Online luminaries sales close at noon Sept. 22. Luminaries are available for purchase on-site prior to the event.

The shelter’s first Remember Me Thursday was in 2014. That year, more animals than the shelter had placed were euthanized. It was, as stated in an email

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from MHS, “what we had always done,” mostly due to financial challenges.

“That year, 2014, Remember Me Thursday had a deep and direct impact on us, as staff dedicated luminarias in memory of many of the shelter animals we had accompanied to the Rainbow Bridge,” the email stated.

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“Remember Me Thursday is a way for all of us to memorialize our beloved pets who have passed away and recognize the love we shared. And it reminds everyone that there are homeless pets in the shelter just hoping to feel that love again,” the email said. — STAFF REPORTS

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CLC is a division of The Avenue Family Network, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit that works to Empower Advocate and Support families.

CLC depends on grant funding and donors to keep the “Safe Shelter” running smoothly and offer survivors services such as counseling, legal advocacy and safety.

CLC will be hosting a fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Blackbird Waterhouse in Coloma.

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A Day in the Life

PIZZA MADE HEAVENLY: LARRY VISITS EMMA’S HEARTH AND MARKET am not a pizza lover, but I became one this last week.

I was taken to Emma’s Hearth and Market in Bridgman at the corner location of Lake Street and Red Arrow Highway.

It’s where I had the best pizza that I have ever had the pleasure to eat. Having opened in the beginning of the pandemic, I thought that they certainly must have had a quiet opening. But owner Steve Zieverink said just the opposite was true: “People couldn’t eat inside back then but could dine on the patio or take their pizzas home and it was, in fact, a bonanza for us in spite of the pandemic.”

The other part of the story is that it is the best pizza you’ll ever eat, and all those folks that got their pizzas from Steve during the pandemic have come back over and over.

I am, as I said, not a pizza lover. Some people have it once a week, or more. I have pizza once a year, and that’s too often for me usually. But this pizza is a real delicacy.

I ate my half entirely and wanted more! Asking Steve

BY LAWRENCE VON EBELER

Ethan Liggett by the dome pizza oven

Steve Zieverink by the display case

what the magic was in his pizza flavors he answered: “Because we only use the finest of ingredients and my grandmother’s recipes.” I believe him.

You walk into the corner entrance, and everything is neat, well designed and beautifully merchandised.

Steve has his unrelenting standards. Architectural digest could photograph his interior for their cover.

It is flawlessly executed by most standards of pizza stores.

While his grandmother has been gone for several years, Steve named his place after her because of his deep respect and admiration for her pizza recipes. “She really inspired me to open this place,” he said.

There is seating inside or outside with designer tables and chairs. One window wall has a magnificent carved wooden slab for counter eating. Even the pizza oven is interesting and shaped like a dome and then tiled.

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There is a very large patio, with beautiful red umbrellas over each table and string lighting illumination. White pebble stone acts as the ground cover. With a sound system playing contemporary tunes, the restaurant’s atmosphere is all pleasant and pristinely clean. Servers bring you your pizza and plates (I would suggest they bring napkins and silver ware for us prudes). Steve also grows a lot of his herbs out there, some of which are on the tall side (a good 6 feet high), lining the whole wall separating the patio from the sidewalk.

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here is an impressive system for crowd control rails on the exterior.

They carry European wines and “cold beer” from several local breweries. There is a freezer display case, with scrumptious looking ice cream creations, as well as a pastry case displaying fabulous baked goods.

We asked a family what they thought of his pizza and the 10-year-old boy said it was

the second best he has ever had. We asked where the best pizza he ever had was from.

His answer? Venice, Italy.

Steve only caters to the most sophisticated of children.

The staff is ultra-friendly and eager to help. The atmosphere of the whole business is warm and outgoing. You can tell that management is on the ball.

The only caution I could possibly make about the place would be that the prices are a little stiff. Our two large pizzas that we ordered with the works were over $60 for the two; however, they were loaded with everything! I mean everything! One could order fewer exotic ingredients and make that $20 - and it’d be worth every penny!

Emma’s Hearth is located at 9709 Red Arrow Highway in Bridgman, Michigan. They are open Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. and closed Monday and Tuesday. For more information, contact 312-402-3886.

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obert Charles “Bobby” Peck, 71, of Niles, Michigan died Monday, August 29, 2022, in Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.

His life began October 4, 1950 in Nashville, Tennessee, the youngest of three children born to Sanford and Oline Peck.

Sports were always Bobby ‘s passion. He was not only athletic as a young man but he loved golf and bowling into his later years. Another passion was his love of football and he was a fierce fan of the Chicago Bears and Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. He had a large collection of sports memorabilia from these two teams. He always brought good cheer, warmth, and humor to every occasion. That warmth and generosity will be

remembered.

Bobby will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his children, A Cody Peck, Chelsea Peck, both of Michigan City, Indiana; his brother, S. Neil Peck of Chicago, Illinois; his niece, Tammy Kassak of LaPorte, Indiana; and his nephew, s Roy Sweeney of Hazel Creek, t b Alabama.

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HOR0SCOPE SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2022

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

Your schedule is going to be very full this week. Between work and creative projects, you will have a lot going on. Things should go smoothly for the most part. It’s partners that may prove unreliable now. Don’t get bent out of shape. Your work, is your work, and nobody else’s.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22

You could find yourself entangled with other people’s financial problems this week.

That doesn’t mean you’ll be losing money or suffer from another person’s financial woes; it just means you will be spending a lot of time going over their issues surrounding money.

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TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20

You are going to have a new calling or have a desire to go in a new direction with your career or lifestyle. You may even encounter a new mentor or someone that will take you under their wing and teach you a new technique or trade. Don’t shy away from trying something unusual.

There seems to be a lot of speculation going on this week, and you may feel like moving on things that are not a very good bet. Be careful not to commit to any far-out ideas.

On another note, there will be a lot to be happy about, as things on the home front will get straightened out.

VIRGO AUGUST 23—SEPTEMBER 22

You might be feeling some pressure this week as there is a nice mix of planets in your sign. You are being put in the celestial spot light, so to speak. You might feel like making some major decisions or changes to make. Relationships tend to fog things up. Better to take some down time now.

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GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21

Your domestic sector is fired up this week. Take care with roommates and family members.

Discussions will easily turn into heated debates, if you don’t think before you speak. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t speak your mind; it just means there may be consequences.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 This is a great time to let your guard down and open up to friends.

In fact, most of your relationships will turn to the sunnier side of the street this week. If you are feeling down or stuck in your head, express what you are going through. Deal with that emotional component with the support of friends.

AQUARIUS JANUARY 20—FEBRUARY 18

CANCER JUNE 22—JULY 22

SCORPIO OCTOBER 23—NOVEMBER 21

PISCES FEBRUARY 19—MARCH 20

Take some time to develop your inner philosophies. Increase your connection to something larger.

Read articles or books that relate to topics that expand your outlook on life, like mythology or religion.

Archetypal imagery or guided meditations will get you connected.

You will be getting a lot of exposure socially due to a recent career move.

Be careful you don’t get too friendly with higher ups, but do make the effort to get to know authority figures on a more personal level. Physically attractiveness might make the work place tense, now.

You are entering some unchartered territories this week, and you may encounter some unexpected philosophies or unusual circumstances. In an effort to understand things fully, you could easily get lost in the details and miss the bigger picture. Stay close to the surface.

A word of warning here, extreme circumstances ahead.

Whether it is unusual news from your partner, that brings a lot of drama with it, or a friend that is stuck in an overly dramatic situation, you will have to guard against getting sucked in. Keep your finances out of it.

This is a great time to partner up and get a big project out of the way.

Hooking up with the right teammate, one who brings out your more serious side will help you immensely right now. So, rather than sticking with your good time crowd, venture out and make some new connections.

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Charges files in connection to Michigan City stabbing

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harges have been filed in connection with the stabbing of a man found covered in blood at a downtown Michigan City restaurant.

Tylor Snyder, 28, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness.

Snyder is accused of stabbing Javier Mendoza in the stomach, back and shoulder before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Police said the victim was also sliced on the back of his neck.

According to court

documents, Mendoza told investigators he confronted Snyder for stealing from him a bag of shaving razors he found behind First Presbyterian Church at 121 W. 9th Street.

Mendoza said they were fighting when Snyder began stabbing him with a knife, according to court documents.

The victim seeking help walked a short distance to Royale with Cheese, where police found him wearing a blood-soaked t-shirt.

Snyder was soon located on foot in the area of Wabash St. and W. 7th Street near Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets Mall.

According to court

documents, Snyder told police Mendoza took a swing at him while holding a knife.

Snyder said he grabbed the knife after it fell out of Mendoza’s hand and stabbed him with it multiple times.

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endoza after taken to Franciscan Health was airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

If convicted, Snyder could face a sentence of up to 40 years or more.

He was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $100,000 bond.

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Valerie Taylor, 47, is charged with level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine.

She was being held for authorities in Cass County, Michigan, which had a warrant out for her arrest on a possession of methamphetamine charge.

According to court documents, a Long Beach Police officer early on Sept. 8 observed an SUV pull out of a driveway and begin traveling on Lakeshore Drive at “12-14” miles per hour.

Police said the road beside Lake Michigan is under a 25 mph speed limit.

The vehicle then veered over the center line while turning right onto Chastleton Drive.

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Police said she was taken to the La Porte County Jail where a small glass vial containing methamphetamine fell out of her bra.

She was also cited for driving left of center and doing work as an unregistered contractor, police said.

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