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Three Oaks Planning Commission sends draft ordinance to Village Council PAGE 4 Local officials condemn radical threats against Gov. Whitmer PAGE 5 Bison handed first loss

by Bridgman PAGE 8 Five students, two teachers in quarantine at New Buffalo after ‘probable positive case’ detected PAGE 9

Chili, essential workers praised during Skip’s annual chili cook-off PAGE 12

Honey maker blames mosquito spraying for bees dying PAGE 20

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Traffic stop yields hundreds of pounds of marijuana-laced candy

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BY STAN MADDUX

everal hundred pounds of marijuana laced candy was seized during a traffic stop in LaPorte County.

The bust is the latest major drug seizure this year by LaPorte County Police on the Indiana Toll Road near Rolling Prairie.

Angelo Padilla, Jr., 35, of Union City, New Jersey, made his initial appearance Friday, Oct. 9, in La Porte Circuit Court on the allegations.

He’s charged with level 2 felony Dealing in a Controlled Substance.

According to police, Padilla was stopped Oct. 5 for speeding and tailgating a semitruck at the 47-mile marker.

A K9 detecting the potential presence of drugs led to a search of the vehicle, which turned up several hundred pounds of THC infused candy, police said.

Padilla could face a sentence of

anywhere from 10 to 30 years if convicted of the charge.

He was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $15,000 bond.

LaPorte County Sheriff John Boyd said his officers are paid with federal dollars to patrol the Indiana Toll Road and other major arteries often used to transport drugs.

Last month, Michigan City Police, as part of the same federally funded effort, confiscated more than $350,000 during a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road at the 44-mile marker.

The driver from Rhode Island was allowed to go.

Charges will be pursued, though, if the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, after taking possession of the money, finds evidence the cash money was related to the sale of drugs.

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Walkers, runners can register to ‘Run to the Center of the World’

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he ninth annual Run to the Center of the World Half Marathon, 5K and 10K will take place from 7 to 11 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Friends of New Troy Community Center.

The race starts and ends at the New Troy Community Center, 13372 California Road, New Troy. Runners will run down routes on beautiful rolling paved rural roads. Overall winners’ names will be engraved on bricks in the Community

School of American Music classes return to studios at Three Oaks Library

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Center garden.

Check-in will begin at 7 a.m. The halfmarathon will begin at 8 a.m. The 10K and 5K will begin at 9:30 a.m. The cost for the half-marathon is $35 and the cost for 10K and 5K is $25.

To register online and for details, visit www.friendsofnewtroy.org, or register directly at www.webscorer.com/ register?raceid=200811.

The event is hosted by the Friends of New Troy. — STAFF REPORTS

The one thing I do have is good ears. I don’t mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.

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Classes are returning to the School of American Music’s (SAM) studios on the second floor of the Three Oaks Library, according to executive director Donna Mitchell.

In addition, music lessons will continue at the school’s Arts & Education (A&E) facility and via virtual meeting platforms like Zoom.

It all depends on teachers’ class loads, the library’s opening schedule and the convenience of teachers, students and students’ families. For example, “it’s not unusual to have multiple families with multiple students taught by multiple instructors,” Mitchell said.

“In these cases, we can have all the teachers work out of the A&E Center so families don’t need to move between buildings,” she added.

SAM is observing COVID-19 protocols at both its library studios and at the A&E Center, Mitchell said. Students and teachers are keeping 6 feet apart and wearing masks, and staff is sterilizing surfaces between lessons and making hand sanitizer available. The school has filed a preparedness plan with the library based on a State of Michigan template.

All library studios have been cleaned and sanitized and furniture and instruments have been repositioned to accommodate social distancing for students and the families that accompany them, Mitchell said.

The Three Oaks Library is located at 3 North Elm St. and the A&E Center is at 14 Maple St., both in downtown Three Oaks. Now in its eighth year, the School of American Music offers lessons in a broad variety of instruments and voice. It welcomes child, teen and adult students and has a liberal scholarship program.

For more information, visit schoolofamericanmusic.com. — STAFF REPORTS

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CITY OF NEW BUFFALO MAYOR LOU O’DONNELL IV CITY COUNCIL Meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30PM DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DDA) MEETING Meets on the 2nd Thursday May, September, and November at 8AM CITY OF NEW BUFFALO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS Meets on the first 1st Tuesday Quarterly at 7PM NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP 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 CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP 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 VILLAGE OF GRAND BEACH COUNCIL Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM MICHIANA VILLAGE OF MICHIANA COUNCIL Meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1PM

Three Oaks Planning Commission sends draft ordinance to Village Council

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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

embers of the Three Oaks Planning Commission sent a draft marihuana ordinance back to the Village Council, with two revisions, after a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Chair Gene Svebakken said it wasn’t the commission’s role to make recommendations on whether or not a marihuana-related business should be allowed but “rather to address the issue of what it would look like” if such businesses were allowed.

The Three Oaks Village Council was scheduled to hold a public hearing before its regular council meeting Wednesday, Oct. 14.

The revisions to the ordinance were suggested by Colleen Newquist, liaison to the village council. It was suggested that definitions be added to in the definitions section to The Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) and the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (MRTMA), since the acronyms are used, as well as eliminating Subsection A of Use Standards on page three. Newquist said that the subsection is repeating what’s already in Table 2, which already states what districts a business would be allowed in. Subsection A is repeating that use standards are located in the Indistrial-1 zone, such as Enterprise Park, and “that’s a repeat – we don’t need to say that, since we’ve taken out references to the roadways,” she said.

“Essentially, you’re allowing it in I-1 district already by virtue of the table and if you want it in Enterprise Park, you’re going to have to put it in the I-1 District,” she said, adding that

“to repeat it in Subsection A suggests there’s some other qualifier.”

The proposed location of a business – whether in the downtown or on U.S. Highway 12 – was discussed by residents. Parking issues within the downtown should such a business exist there were also brought up.

Marco Chavarry, who owns Alapash New Home on North Elm Street, said that he supports an establishment downtown and while he does believe that parking is a concern, he also believes that it’s something the village can address at the “proper time.”

“For a small village, we do have plenty of spaces but we so need to work more in signage,” he said.

Resident Tom Flint said that he’s not sure if having parking problems is reason enough to turn down having a marihuana-related business downtown, adding that that would be “completely irresponsible” for the village.

Thomas Pauly, who owns A Drawing Room on North Elm Street, said that people are waiting to go into the marijuana dispensary in downtown Buchanan “every single day” and business had picked up in other stores nearby. Regarding parking, he added that there was parking available at other places such as by Dewey Cannon that “nobody knows is there.”

Pauly added that putting a business

by U.S. 12 and Schwark “would be a nightmare.”

Resident Angela Reichert, who also served on the village’ marijuana committee, said that the village “wouldn’t think” to stop a bar or restaurant from coming to the

downtown if parking were the issue.

“They’re (visitors) walking up and down one end of the street to another anyway,” she said, adding that some downtowns that were split with railroad tracks like Three Oaks had functioning dispensaries in them.

Devin Loker said that parking wouldn’t be an issue at the property for Exclusive Healing LLC located on U.S. Highway 12 west of The Featherbone, as there was a lot of traffic there already. The business would like to do “some retail out there,” Loker said, as it already had a license to grow in Galien, which is just down the street.

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ohanna Welter, co-owner of Journeyman Distillery, said that there’s a need to “diversify our businesses in the community,” particularly now, amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Newquist said that she’s received feedback from 20 downtown business owners, who remain “evenly divided” on if there should be a business downtown or U.S. 12.

Among the businesses that are for downtown are Goods and Heroes (which prefers both locations), Poppy Hill Vintage, Sojourn, School of American Music, Nelson’s Saloon, Three Oaks Social Club, Alapash, Oaks Eatery, Froehlich’s, Vintage Goods (which is fine with both locations), and Sycamore Guesthouse.

Viola’s, Drier’s, Hancock and Hancock, Judy Ferrara Gallery, Collector’s Zone and Acorn Theater expressed concerns about parking availability, Newquist said

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LOCAL OFFICIALS CONDEMN RADICAL THREATS AGAINST GOV WHITMER

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ocal government officials responded after the federal government charged six people with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an alleged domestic terrorist plot.

State Sen. Kim LaSata issued the following statement on Thursday: “I denounce violence and threats of violence against anyone, and I strongly condemn the individuals who today are alleged to have plotted against our governor. I am grateful for our law enforcement, who took swift action to stop this terrible plot and who serve every day to keep our communities safe.”

“Anyone who professes to believe in the Constitution of the United States knows that all citizens are guaranteed a right to life and liberty, regardless of race, religion, creed or political ideology. To threaten to take away those rights, especially through physical violence, is to fundamentally stand against that which is God-given and which we as Americans hold dear.”

“My prayers are with Gov. Whitmer and her family during this very serious and unfortunate moment in our state’s history.”

United States Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) said on his Facebook page: “Scary times. Kudos to the FBI, Attorney General, the U.S. attorneys, and law enforcement for working together to keep the Governor and her family safe and find the extremists involved in these threats. They should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I’m glad law enforcement and their partners had the resources necessary to prevent these violent acts from ever becoming a reality. Our thanks and praises go out to them as they continue their work to keep our state & communities safe.” — STAFF REPORTS

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers remarks on arrest of members of two militia groups

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n Thursday, Oct. 8, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered the following remarks addressing Michiganders after the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan State Police, U.S. Department of Justice, and FBI announced state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill the governor: Good afternoon. Earlier today, Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined by officials from the Department of Justice and the FBI to announce state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me.

When I put my hand on the bible and took the oath of office 22 months ago, I knew this job would be hard, but I’ll be honest – I never could’ve imagined anything like this.

I want to start by saying thank you to law enforcement. Thank you to the fearless FBI agents.

And thank you to the brave Michigan State Police troopers who participated in this operation – acting under the leadership of Col. Joe Gasper.

I also want to thank Attorney General Nessel and US Attorneys Birge and Schneider and their teams for pursuing criminal charges that hopefully will lead to convictions, bringing these sick and depraved men to justice.

As a mom with two teenage daughters and three stepsons, my husband and I are eternally grateful to everyone who put themselves in harm’s way to keep our family safe.

2020 has been a hard year for all of us. Hard for our doctors and nurses. Truck drivers and grocery store workers. It’s been hard for teachers and students and parents. Hard for those who have had to stay isolated to stay safe.

And it’s not over yet.

But here’s what I know: we are Michiganders. We have grit.

We have heart. And we are tough as hell. We made it through the Great Recession.

We made it through auto bankruptcies.

We made it through floods and polar vortexes.

But none of us has faced a challenge like COVID-19. Not in our lifetimes.

I’ve said it many times – we are not one another’s enemy.

This virus is our enemy. And this enemy is relentless. It doesn’t care if you’re a Republican or a Democrat. Young or old. Rich or poor.

It doesn’t care if we’re tired of it.

It threatens us all - - our lives, our families, our jobs, our businesses, our economy. It preys on our elderly and medically vulnerable residents. And it has exposed deep inequities in our society.

This should be a moment for national unity. Where we all pull together as Americans to meet this challenge head-on – with the same might and muscle that put a man on the moon. Seeing the humanity in one another and doing our part to help our country get through this.

Instead – our head of state has spent the past seven months denying science. Ignoring his own health experts. Stoking distrust and fomenting anger. And giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division.

Just last week, the President of the United States stood before the American people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups – like these two Michigan militia groups.

“Stand back, and stand by,” he said to them.

“Stand back, and stand by.”

Hate groups heard the president’s words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry. As a call to action.

When our leaders speak, their words matter. They carry weight.

When our leaders meet with, encourage, or fraternize with domestic terrorists they legitimize their actions – they are complicit. When they stoke and contribute to hate speech – they are complicit.

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan spoke to the NAACP’s annual convention and his comments stand in sharp contrast to what we have seen on the national and state level from his own beloved party in 2020.

He said: “A few isolated groups in the backwater of American life still hold perverted notions of what America is all about.”

“Recently in some places in the nation there’s been a disturbing reoccurrence of bigotry and violence.”

Then, Reagan sent a direct message to those “who still adhere to senseless racism and religious prejudice.”

“You are the ones who are out of step with our society,” he said.

“You are the ones who willfully violate the meaning of the dream that is America. And this country, because of what it stands for, will not stand for your conduct.”

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o let me say this loud and clear: hatred, bigotry, and violence have no place in the great state of Michigan.

And if you break the law, or conspire to commit heinous acts of violence against anyone – we will find you, we will hold you accountable, and we will bring you to justice.

For the past seven months, I’ve made the tough choices to keep our state safe. These have been gut-wrenching decisions no governor has ever had to make.

And I get it: life has been hard for us all.

When I get out of bed every morning, I think about the high school seniors like

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my daughter who missed graduation ceremonies, or those Michiganders who have missed weddings and funerals. I think about all the moms who are working from home, making breakfast every day, logging kids into their zoom class, and doing laundry. I think about the small business owners who spent a lifetime building something great, who are now hanging on by their fingernails just to keep the lights on.

The disruption this virus has caused to our daily lives is immeasurable.

It has already taken the lives of more than 210,000 Americans – including over 6,800 right here in Michigan.

As painful as these losses are, our hard work and sacrifices have saved thousands of lives. We have one of the strongest economic recoveries in the nation.

Make no mistake: there will be more hard days ahead.

But I want the people of Michigan to know this: As your governor, I will never stop doing everything in my power to keep you and your family safe. You don’t have to agree with me. But I do ask one thing: never forget that we are all in this together.

Let’s show a little kindness.

And a lot more empathy. Give one another some grace. And let’s take care of each other.

Wear your mask. Stay six feet apart. Wash your hands frequently. And look out for your neighbors.

We are Michiganders. I know we can get through this. We will get through this.

So let’s get through it together.

On Oct. 8, President Trump tweeted that he doesn’t “tolerate ANY extreme violence” and that he defends “ALL Americans, even those who oppose and attack me” adding that Gov. Whitmer should “open up your state, open up your schools, and open up your churches! — STAFF REPORTS

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Walk along the beach highlights revetments in Chikaming Township

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o matter what type of revetment is installed to protect a home along the shore, there will always be some type of impact, said Greg Weykamp, president of Edgewater Resources.

What Edgewater’s job is, he said, is to help find the solution that mitigates these impacts as much as possible.

Weykamp met with a small group consisting of members of the Chikaming Township Park Board for a walk along the beach beginning at Cherry Beach and stretching to Pier Street Beach Friday, Oct. 9.

Chair Deborah Hall-Kayler said the purpose of the walk was to see “who’s armored, what the armoring is and what the impact is” as well as how the dunes are handling the effects.

Chikaming Township has been dealing with the issue of applications from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) from residents along the shore who are requesting permits to protect their homes from erosion.

Chikaming Township has three beaches that are in danger: Cherry Beach, Harbert Beach and Pier Street Beach.

With regards to protecting the bluff, Weykamp said that the toe of the bluff is “at risk” without any protection. He turned everyone’s attention to a particular bluff on Cherry Beach, where roots from trees that had been removed had been exposed and the edge of the bluff had experienced erosion.

“When the toe gets undercut, you start seeing this bigger

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sloughing,” he said, referring to the bluff.

Weykamp directed their attention to higher up the bluff and that when the toe got undercut, it “allowed whole pieces to slough off,” creating a fissure.

Weykamp said that normally, the goal would be to

and “hoping” the water will go down (which, Weykamp said, history has shown occurs).

Weykamp gave an example of South Haven, where residents have been comfortable with the beach being big or small, when the beach eroded so much, it threatened the road.

now. There are no permanent solutions,” he said.

Temporary solutions include sandbags, hesco barriers and concrete jersey barriers or place temporary rock and remove and relocate it.

Hesco barriers are wire baskets that resemble 3-foot square cubes filled

A rock revetment at the bottom of a bluff

Greg Weykamp speaks to Park Board members

Sand bag revetments can be seen from the shoreline

A view of a bluff from the bottom at Cherry Beach

“protect that toe.”

Weykamp said EGLE strives to work with homeowners to find a solution if their home is in danger.

If a homeowner can’t move a house, EGLE will allow armoring, he added.

“EGLE made clear it will not be the reason homeowners lose their house,” he said.

There’s what Weykamp referred to as the “soft option” – essentially, doing nothing

“Now, they’re thinking, ‘We should start armoring our toe,’” he said.

There are also what he referred to as “temporary solutions” – although Weykamp cautioned that no solution is really “temporary.”

“When someone asks me, what do you guarantee about rock revetments, I say I guarantee it will fall someday – I don’t know when, it could be next year or 50 years from

with fabric and placed in the sand. Weykamp said permitting agencies don’t like these because, when they ice “inevitably” tears them up, there’s a risk of people stepping on the metal shrapnel and fabric being everywhere.

Weykamp said that ice in the winter may shred sandbags but, if not, they do “pretty good job of protecting the toe.”

Bags are filled sand not mined from the beach but imported

from some “recognized source.”

“Will they last multiple years, it depends on the quality of the fabric (usually geotextile fabric) and the UV resistance and other things hitting them,” Weykamp said.

Hard armoring solutions can include anything from vertical sea walls to any type of armoring, which refers to any type of stone of hard vertical surface.

Weykamp said that EGLE will generally not just let a homeowner do a vertical steel wall because it tends to undercut at the toe and cause worse erosion.

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t a special Chikaming Township Board of Trustees meeting two weeks ago, Weykamp stated that if a homeowner who’s requesting revetment has a home adjacent to a parcel that already has armor, there shouldn’t be any major impact because it’s a similar use.

A homeowner wants to armor their home on a stretch of sandy beach, however, may cause more of an impact.

“You introduce a new risk right there that doesn’t already exist,” he said.

Weykamp said that Edgewater worked with the City of St. Joseph, Michigan, in establishing a new zoning line, preventing anyone from building past that line.

“I know if I buy a house next door that I can count on everything around me holding to that line - that creates value to homeowner and everybody else,” he said.

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SPORTS From the Bleachers COLUMN BY KURT MARGGRAF IN CHICAGO

Bison handed first loss

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BY STAN MADDUX

he New Buffalo High School football team suffered its first loss of the season Friday, Oct. 10, against

Bridgman.

Two quick touchdowns by the Bees (3-1) were the decisive points in the 34-20 loss at Bridgman.

The Bison (3-1) fought back when quarterback Michael Bombin scored on a 75-yard touchdown run to make the score 14-6 with just over seven minutes to play in the first quarter.

Bridgman, though, came right back with a 78-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Reid Haskins, whose arm and elusive running caused problems for the Bison defense throughout the game.

New Buffalo scored again with five minutes left in the second quarter when running back Ben Coffeen, after a 17-yard gain, scored on a 7-yard touchdown run.

Haskins struck again for Bridgman with a 4-yard

touchdown run before halftime after a 24-yard pass completion.

The Bees put the game out of reach with just over two minutes left in the third quarter on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to a wide-open receiver.

The final score from the Bison came midway through the fourth quarter when Anthony Lijewski ran the ball 11 yards into the end zone following a 15-yard pass completion to Stephen Margaritis.

Head Coach Matt Johnson said the outcome of the game could have been different with better execution by his players on offense and defense.

“I felt our game plan going in was pretty solid. We just didn’t execute it. I’d like to think that, if we had another crack at these guys and we would execute a little better, then the game might have a different outcome,” he said.

The Bison play again at 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16, at hom against Vandercook Lake High School from Jackson, Michigan.

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moke and mirrors or are the Bears really good this year?

When the Bears took the lead last Thursday night with a couple of minutes left in the game, I must admit that if I were a betting man, I would have put my money on Tampa Bay and Tom Brady. Brady has led his team to comeback victories numerous times and in all honesty, I thought he would probably do it again. Instead, the Bears defense stepped up and shut down the Buccaneers and the Bears emerged victorious for the fourth time in five games.

Under coach Matt Nagy, the Bears have developed a Jekyll / Hyde personality. I loved it when they hired him. He seemed to have everything you could want in a coach. He was a take charge guy with an open personality who helped develop a great offense in Kansas City. After years of John Fox and Lovey Smith, coach Nagy was a breath of fresh air. His first year was extremely successful as the Bears won eleven and lost only five. After that season, I was convinced that Nagy was the best coach the Bears had employed in my lifetime ( with all due respect to Coach Ditka ). Last year, Coach Nagy’s second season, many fans felt confident that the Bears would go deep into the playoffs and maybe even reach the Super Bowl.

Unfortunately, the team regressed, and didn’t even seem as good as their 8-8 record indicated. The quarterback wasn’t good, the play calling wasn’t nearly as good as it was the year before, and the defense even took a step back. Everything that seemed so promising the year before became questionable last year.

This season began with a lot of questions.

Who would be the quarterback? Would coach Nagy be more innovative with his play calling ? Would the defense bounce back and become elite again ? Well, the first five games have been a mixed bag. All of the games have been close, and the Bears could conceivably be 0-5. Fortunately, they’ve managed to win four of the games and the victory over Tampa and Tom Brady has many fans, including myself, thinking that they might be real. The next five games will be against tougher opponents and hopefully the momentum the team has built will carry on and this will be the year the Bears get back to the playoffs where anything can happen.

While writing this column, the Lakers beat the Heat to win the NBA championship. They had the better team and the best player since Michael Jordan, but I was equally impressed with Jimmy Butler. Jimmy has improved enormously since the Bulls drafted him in the second round in 2011. I believe his will to win is unequaled in today’s game. He finally seems to have found a home after stops in Chicago, Minnesota, and Philadelphia.

Congratulations to LeBron James and Jimmy Butler and your teams. Hopefully the Bulls will join the playoff fun next year.

Michael Jordan said, “The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus on your individual goals and you can’t let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.”

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Five students, two teachers in quarantine at New Buffalo after ‘probable positive case’ detected

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ive students and two teachers have been quarantined within the New Buffalo Area Schools district as a result of a “probably positive case” within the district, Superintendent Dr. Jeff Leslie said at the Monday, Oct. 12, New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education meeting.

Leslie said that the situation arose late last week. Beginning Monday, the district started posting a link to the Berrien RESA website, which has all the information from the county, on the district website, www.nbas.org. Berrien RESA receives its information from the Berrien County Health Department, Leslie said.

Leslie added that the district also had a substitute teacher who tested positive for COVID-19. While the teacher isn’t an employee of New Buffalo, they were still listed as a case with staff members at New Buffalo Area Schools.

With regards to the quarantining and probable case, Leslie said the health department has been working with the district in contacting parents.

Despite the news, it’s been “business as usual” at NBAS, Leslie said.

“There’s still teaching and learning going on…Teachers, custodians, and food service workers and everyone has been pitching in and helping out with the cleaning,” he said.

Board members approved not accepting School of Choice students for the second window of opportunity, which takes place before the second trimester. Leslie said that, with social distancing and the emphasizing of staying 6 feet apart, he didn’t believe that this was “the right time to open our doors for everything going on.”

Board trustee Trish Newton added that the district might receive a few students in the second trimester from the virtual academy who are switching to in-person learning that the district will need to “fold back in.”

Board members accepted the 2020 audit as presented by Kruggel, Lawton & Company, LLC. Alex Schaeffer, CPA with Kruggel Lawton, said that as of June 30, 2020, the

district’s General Fund had Title III (Immigrant Students, total revenues of $15.9 million. English Learners, Immigrant Property taxes were down Students Carryover, English as well as states sources.

Learners Carryover) for the Expenditures were $13.4 current fiscal year. million.

Leslie said that the district There was $2.2 million would need to go through an that was transferred out in auditing process to receive the the general funds and that it fund, which wouldn’t be worth Leslie added that included $1.1 the few thousand the district also had million for dollars that the a substitute teacher the Bison district would who tested positive Educational receive. for COVID-19. While Trust Fund.

Board members the teacher isn’t an The net approved employee of New change in employment of Buffalo, they were fund balances Cynthia Sichra still listed as a case was $213,189. in the position of with staff members The fund custodian (second at New Buffalo balance at shift – middle and Area Schools. the end of the high school). fiscal year oard members was $4.9 million. approved Schaeffer said that the employment of John district is “under the threshold” for a Uniform Guidance Audit Riley in the position of custodian/ for next year. grounds. Leslie said he’ll take Board members ratified over the position that Tom all board decisions made Whitsel, who was hired as at regular or special board director of transportation, meetings held remotely between May 1, 2020, and that recently held.

Board members approved night. employment of Caitlin Rosinko Board members approved relinquishing federal funds for as a virtual paraprofessional,

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Board members approved employment of Maria Lozano in the position of instructional paraprofessional, pending background approval.

Board members accepted the resignation letter, with regret, from Marietta Meuli for the elementary noon aide position, effective Oct. 31, 2020.

Board members amended the Michigan High School Athletic Association 2020-21 Membership Resolution to include New Buffalo Middle School. Leslie said that this was needed to continue the coop the district had with River Valley in wrestling.

Board members adopted the National School Lunch Week Proclamation for the week of Oct. 12-16, 2020.

Board members adopted the American Education Week Proclamation designated for Nov. 16-20, 2020.

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oney is being raised to give people, especially those with disabilities, a high quality, personal experience with horses at no cost.

Spring Creek Equestrian Center at 16771 Pardee Rd. outside Three Oaks held a fundraiser Sunday, Oct. 11, at Williams Orchard near Hesston.

People were offered a chance to have their pictures taken with S’more, an 18-year-old horse, at the 20-acre farm for $5 apiece.

Merchandise was also sold to help provide scholarships for the lessons.

The scholarships are provided by the Spring Creek Horses Help Foundation to adults and children unable to afford the cost of the four week program.

The foundation strives to teach team building skills and provide other positive life lessons through time spent at the barn and with the animals.

The primary focus is helping people who may suffer from physical or emotional disabilities, such as ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, difficulties in school, social issues or family struggles.

Vonnie Hein, who works at the horse

farm, said being around the horses has made a world of difference in her autistic grandson since he began coming out for about the past year.

“He’s more responsible, outgoing.

He just loves the horses and they’re good for him,” she said.

Alison Grosse, the long-time owner of the farm containing 33 horses, began offering four 90-minute courses in February.

There hasn’t been another course because of COVID-19 but applications are being accepted for the second round of classes at a still undetermined time in the coming weeks.

Michelle Reynolds, another worker at the farm, said participants are given lessons on everything from riding, feeding and grooming horses.

The first class began with four children but up to eight people per session is the goal.

“We’re really excited. Hopefully, we can keep going. The kids really enjoy it,” she said.

For more information, contact the foundation at (269) 756-3894 or log in at springcreekhorseshelp.org or e-mail info@springcreekhorseshelp.org.

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ot only did the 14th annual chili cookoff at Skip’s Restaurant and Catering’s honor the best homecooked chilis and chili-makers in the region, it was also honoring those who serve their communities through thick and thin.

The cook-off, which was held during the last European Farmer’s Market (which is in its 12th year) of the year Sunday, Oct. 11, highlighted essential as well as front line workers.

Some workers were ladling chili to tasters from large, steaming pots; others were judging which pot of chili was tastiest.

Chili tasters could vote for their favorite in the People’s Choice division.

Chili competitors included nurse Amanda Leidy and daycare owner, Melody Taylor and their team, Essential AF; New Buffalo Township firefighters John Conlin and Mike Plis; Berrien County Police officers Kristin Robbins and Nick Margo; Alyssa Brake and Tyler Mantei from Beer Church Brewery; father-daughter duo Kettring and Company with Darrel and Eryka Kettring; Chicago-based chef Phil Siciliano; Leed’s Public House and Skip’s Restaurant & Catering.

Judges for this event were real estate broker Nora Duffy; Berrien County Health Supervisor Brian Murphy; surgical tech Annelise Ford; Micro Greens farmer Marcial Kajer and Twin Maples Orchards farmer Mike Swietlik.

This year’s People’s Choice Award winners were chef Phil Siciliano, first place; Berrien County Sheriff’s deputies, Nick Margo and Kristin Robbins; second place; and Darrel and Eryka Kettring; third place.

The Judges Award winners were Alyssa Brake and Tyler Mantei representing Beer Church Brewery, first place; Second Place: Leonard Sanchez representing Leed’s Public House from Michigan City, second place; and Phil Siciliano, third place.

Rhonda Sobecki, owner/partner at Skip’s, said that the tent for the cook-off was expanded 40 more feet to ensure everyone was social distanced. Masks were required. Stand-up tables were spread 6 feet apart from each other, while three sit-down tables with four chairs each for those who can’t stand for long periods were also available.

Skip’s Restaurant and Catering is located at 16710 Red Arrow Highway in New Buffalo.

Melody Taylor and Amanda Leidy from Essential AF

Chef Phil Siciliano offers his chili samples to guests

Father-daughter duo from Kettering and Company, Darrel and Eryka Kettering

Mary Conlin (second from far right), a chef at Skip’s, poses with her children (from left) Kristin Robbins, John Conlin and Amanda Leidy

Victor and Lupita Del Real serve up Skip’s chili

Tyler Mantei and Alyssa Brake from Beer Church Brewery serve up some chili

Linda and Frank Magro with Nick Magro and Kristin Robbins from the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department

John Conlin, Mike Plis and Noah Sharum from the New Buffalo Township Fire Department

Saxaphonist and vocalist Michael Hulett entertains under the tent

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PUBLIC NOTICES VILLAGE OF GRAND BEACH HYDRANT FLUSHING The Village of Grand Beach will be flushing fire hydrants beginning the week of October 26, 2020.

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CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WANTED The City of New Buffalo is accepting applications for a part-time Code Enforcement Officer. Under the supervision of the City Manager and Chief of Police, the Code Enforcement Officer conducts on-site inspections throughout the City to determine compliance with the City’s Short-Term Rental Ordinance, state and local codes, ordinances, and standards pertaining to public health, welfare, and safety. This position investigates potential violations, follows established procedures for achieving abatement and compliance where warranted, maintains related records and performs other related duties.

Applications are available at www. cityofnewbuffalo.org or can be picked up and returned to the New Buffalo City Hall located at 224 W. Buffalo Steet, New Buffalo, MI 49117.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, able to interact with the public, initiate public contact, work independently and take direction from the City Administation. Computer skills are essential. Code Enforcement is expected to work no more than 29 flexible hours a week including weekends. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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adalene Delores Frazier, 87, of South Bend, died peacefully Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in the comfort of her family’s presence.

Madalene was born May 15, 1933 in Elwood, Indiana, the youngest of two girls born to Clem and Grace Seal.

She married Charles L. Frazier March 17, 1956 in Elwood, Indiana. He preceded her in death July 13, 2007.

Madalene cherished her family and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Family was important to her and came before anything else. She enjoyed playing the piano and traveling. She was a sports fan especially golf, college football, the Kentucky Derby, and the Indy 500. Madalene belonged to a Bridge Club and also enjoyed playing cards at the Buchanan Senior Center.

Charles and Madalene belonged to the Chikaming Country Club, and enjoyed golfing and socializing with their friends. Madalene was an active member of Harbert Community Church for many years where she participated in a weekly Bible study. Her faith and love of the Lord was evident in how she lived her life and gave of herself generously for others in need.

Madalene will be greatly missed by family and friends.

She is survived by her four children, Richard (Susan) Frazier of Heath, Texas, Linda (Timothy) Butler of South Bend, Steven (Marilyn) Frazier of Lee, New Hampshire, Robert Frazier of Stevensville; twelve grandchildren, John (Raquel) Frazier, Brian (Jamye) Frazier, Matthew (Sarah) Frazier, Laura (Jason) Burleson, Jason (Julia) Cramer, Kevin Cramer, Sean Frazier, Ryan Frazier, Kayla Frazier, Kyle Frazier, Jacquelyn Frazier, and Myah Frazier; five great grandchildren, Danny, Naia, Ava, Laila, and Ella; one niece, Jan (Thomas) Brock of Wisconsin; and a host of cousins and extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of fifty-one years; her sister, Wilma Robbins; and a granddaughter, Jessica.

Family and friends will gather Sunday, October 11, 2020 from 12:00 noon until time of service at 2:00 p.m. in Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, 106 Ash Street East, Three Oaks. The Reverend Jay Fast of Harbert Community church will be officiating.

Madalene will be laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery, Chikaming Township.

The family prefers contributions be made in Madalene’s memory to the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 110, Southfield, Michigan 48033 or at https://epilepsymichigan.org.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Three Oaks.

Please share a memory or a message online at www. wagnercares.com.

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Some new power dimensions will be established this week.

Whether you are advancing to a position of power or getting a new boss, you will have to contend with some different modes of operation.

There is an element of letting go but the changes will bring financial gain.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22

There will be some shifts on the home front this week. The family dynamic may undergo some shifts in what’s important or necessary for the household to continue. Even if talks don’t go so well, it doesn’t mean you won’t see positive changes. Don’t let disagreeable partners discourage you.

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TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20

Take a break this week.

Spend some time in solitude to get in touch with what you really want out of relationships and social connections now.

People may try to intrude on your personal time or pry into your personal life, helping you see how important privacy and solitude are.

Now is the time to get deeper into your own journey and life path.

Relationships may get shook up now but it’s helping you realize whether people are helping or inhibiting your growth. There may be a lot of hard work here but you have the strength to endure any changes.

VIRGO AUGUST 23—SEPTEMBER 22

Delve deeper into projects at home.

Don’t walk away or get discouraged if things don’t go exactly as planned. Any mishaps you experience now will bring about changes and opportunities that will surpass any previous ideas or plans.

Embrace blockages and trust in new ideas.

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GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21

Let go of the past and lose some of those fancier notions this week. It’s about getting down to basics and handling situations without fanfare or drama.

When you focus on what’s important, you will see that standing in integrity far outweighs fame and financial rewards.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 Working from home or putting in more hours on household projects is important now. Even if you have a hard time feeling good about your work or performance, other people will be happy with the results. On another note, you can expect some positive changes financially.

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CANCER JUNE 22—JULY 22

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PISCES FEBRUARY 19—MARCH 20

Domestic issues are likely to return and relationships could be tested this week. There is a sense that you are locked or blocked in but the reality is you are free to move on at any time. Look to new friendships or living arrangements, that’s where you will find happiness and fulfillment.

Embrace a new you. Turn away from negativity or authority figures that are rooted in childhood fears of abandonment and insecurity. Take some time to get in touch with your innermost feelings. Even though it feels like party time, take some time for self-refection this week.

There may be some issues that are hard to talk about or some people who are not easy to talk to, but you will have the opportunity to face them on your own terms now. There will be some unexpected breakthroughs and happiness now. Relationships will make you feel more energized.

Your persuasive powers are keen now, just be sure you don’t take advantage of others. Use your influence to create positive changes and mend broken relationships. Family issues may flair up again, giving you a chance to solve problems with love rather than arguments.

Prepare for some unexpected news surrounding travel or education plans this week. Also, some of your ethical stances may need reviewed or revised. This is not the time to shy away from challenges but investigate differing points of view with an open mind.

Get ready to move into some new territory.

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urbside service, service appointments, and browsing appointments are still available at New Buffalo Township Library.

Patrons should call the library to arrange curbside service or appointments. Curbside and appointments are only available to cardholders. Patrons can sign up for their card at www. newbuffalotownshiplibrary.org.

Youth Services is offering bi-weekly story times for both little ones and bigger ones as well as weekly crafting projects available via curbside service.

Young readers can sign up for a Youth Fall Reading Program, which began Sept. 22. Curbside Trick or Treat will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, by appointment.

Adult Services is offering Flash Fiction on Mondays at 12 p.m. and Books on the Beach on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. on the library’s Facebook page. Adult Services is also offering Blind Date with a Book.

Patrons can call the library to sign up.

A new virtual book club is also on offer, called the Dewey Decimators.

More information is available on the library’s website, Facebook, or Instagram for more information.

The Friends of the Library are keeping its calendar full of Zoom presentations. For a full roster of events, visit the library’s website.

Three Oaks Township Library recently announced it’s now open

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Patrons are required to wear masks at all times. The drop box is always open and all returned items are being quarantined for four days. All facilities are being cleaned and sanitized frequently. Patrons are asked to limit the size of their group and limit their visit to one hour, maximum. Social distancing rules apply and patrons are expected to remain 6 feet away from others not in their household at all times. Seating is still limited and meeting rooms are not currently open for public use. Computer time is limited to one hour per day, per patron. No food or beverages are allowed unless medically necessary.

Michigan’s inter-library loan system (MeL.org) is back up and running.

Place your requests and they should arrive here within two weeks. Patrons should contact the library is they need help.

For those who choose not to come in the building, the library is still offering curbside pickup.

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he Indiana Department of Health is defending itself against claims by a honey maker blaming the spraying of mosquitos for the death of half of his bees near Michigan City.

According to the ISDH, the Sept. 22 spraying was in response to a human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in LaPorte County and suspected cases of EEE in horses in LaPorte, LaGrange and Kosciusko counties, according to DNR. The aerial spraying conducted by the ISDH took place over some 375,000 acres in parts of LaPorte, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Elkhart and Noble counties.

The ISDH said EEE is fatal in more than 30% of human cases and the pesticide used in the spraying, Dibrom, has been registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1959 for use in the country.

ISDH officials also said the timing of the spraying was also conveyed to communities in advance of the application.

“Evening applications of Dibrom were not expected to be harmful to bees since bees are usually in their hives at that time, but beekeepers were advised that they might want to cover their hives and prevent bees from exiting during the application as a precaution,” ISDH officials said.

Phil Janik, Jr., also known as “The Hoosier Bee Man,” has 75 hives at his home at 8911 W. Division Road.

He said the spraying began about 5 p.m. when half of his bees were still foraging away from their hives.

The bees after spraying started never returned to their hives as they always do prior to nightfall, he said.

Janik also said he didn’t close his hives until several hours after the spraying began fearing they would die from lack of ventilation if covered sooner as recommended.

Nevertheless, he said half of his

other dead bees succumbed to heat exhaustion despite keeping his hives closed from a shorter duration.

Janik said he was given advance notice but wished it would have come sooner to make sure the recommended safeguards for protecting his bees were accurate.

“It’s like the old saying. A day late and a dollar short. I’m a dollar short right now,” he said.

Information about the spraying was also shared statewide and with local health departments in the affected counties four days prior to the aerial application of the pesticide, according to ISDH. According to the U.S. EPA, Dibrom is used primarily to control adult mosquitos.

It’s also registered to control black flies and leaf eating insects on a variety of fruits, vegetables and nuts.

About 70% of the pesticide is used in mosquito control and rest for use in agriculture, EPA said.

According to U.S. EPA, the chemical can also kill bees outside of their hives at the time of spraying, which is why applications typically occur between dusk and dawn, when mosquitos are most active.

U.S EPA also recommends beekeepers cover their colonies during spraying or move their colonies to another site that will not be sprayed.

Janik said losing so many bees will put a dent in what promised to be a strong fall honey crop.

“I had them geared up and ready for the winter. I had honey supers on everything trying to capture that last blast of goldenrod and aster honey coming in for the winter,” Janik said.

Janik said he’s now trying hard to get his surviving bees to repopulate fast enough for him to have a decent spring harvest of honey.

“Trying to get it built back up is my mission right now,” Janik said.

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