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Contents 2 The Quilt Whisperer Beverly Roberts is on point to preserve memories in fabric that never unravel

4 Village, township land swap completed

4 Pentwater sets September hearing for street bond proposal

5 Pentwater residents

PTW Photo by Andrew Skinner

‘meet the candidates’ 6 Pentwater Township Library presents The Adams Family live in concert

7 Ladies’ Classic reels in over 200 lbs. of fish

12 Events Check the calendar

15 ‘Ramp Up the Arts’ entry deadline nears

ptw Pentwater This Week • July 19, 2016

Published by Oceana’s Herald-Journal 123 State St., Hart MI 49420 © 2016 Community Media Group Published May 24, June 7 & June 21 and weekly June 28 thru Aug. 30, 2016 Distributed free at Pentwater locations.

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Arrya Criscione and her parents, Patricia Primozich and Pepe Criscione

Welcome to Pentwater

Hello my name is Arrya Criscione, I’m 16 months old and I want to welcome you to my Village of Pentwater.

I love living here in the village with my parents. I get to people watch, play outside, eat ice cream and take naps.

What I look forward to the most are my walks through the village to see what’s happening for the day. So I am going to share this with you.

I crawl up in my stroller and my dad starts a walking. I like to swing by the insurance office to say hi and flash a smile in hopes of a cracker or snack.

Just so you know, this almost always works. We then stroll by the post office and take the time to smell the flowers and say hi to Fred and Cindy. Then it is onward to see Crystal at OldeWick Post, where I smell the candles and coffee and occasionally get to taste the fudge. From here we stroll by Cosmic Candy where I like to look at the bright colors and antique machines. Next stop is the Village Salon to catch up on the stories and get adored. I swing by the

bank to say hi and then head toward the water. I like to look for boats, birds and ducks as we stroll along the pier heading to the beach. It is fun to yell at them and get their attention, so sometimes you can hear me before you see me.

Making it to the beach is my favorite part of my walk. Sometimes there are waves and sometimes not, however there are always a lot of people to see and talk to. Besides, who doesn’t like to put their hands and toes in the sand? I have also been known to taste the sand even though my mom says it is “icky.”

Once I’ve had my fill of the beach, it’s time to walk home. I enjoy it when we end our walk by diving face first into an ice cream cone.

While these are a few of my favorite things to do, there are many more in Pentwater. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I look forward to seeing you around.

– Arrya Criscione

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Quilt Whisperer Beverly Roberts is on point to preserve memories in fabric that never unravel

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BY AMANDA DODGE PTW WRITER

“Anyone who works on a quilt, who devotes her time, energy, creativity and passion to that art, learns to value the work of her hands. And as any quilter will tell you, a quilter’s quilting friends are some of the dearest, most generous, and most supportive people she knows,” Jennifer Chiaverini, American quilter and author, once penned.

Beverly Roberts knows this more so than most. As her home is adorned in the work of her hands, along with the homes of her family, friends and those that happen to find her when in need of her quilting talents. A quick tour of said home, re-

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veals a multitude of colors and patterns, that only comes with patience, practice and proficiency.

Roberts, who didn’t begin quilting until later in life, moved to Pentwater in 1974 with her family, when her parents, Howard and Wilma

VanHaitsma purchased the Pentwater Bakery from Duke and Emily Dewyer.

Roberts recalled that the Dewyers gave her parents all of their recipes as part of the sale and they even stayed with them for a month. The VanHaitsmas lived in the upstairs apartment over the bakery.

In the coming years, Roberts married her high school sweetheart, Pete Roberts, and the two will celebrate 40 years of marriage next April. She and her husband leased the bakery from her parents in 1980 and ran the afternoon business, until opening their own business nearby in 1983.

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They called it Pete’s Hut, located on the corner of Second and Hancock streets,which is now the home of Pet Hollywood. The name was not a play on the Pizza Hut franchise, whom even sent a lawyer to investigate that no infringement was taking place, and there was not. Pete was studying restaurant management at West Shore Community College and they wanted to open up a place of their own, and the “building actually looked like a little hut,” so it was a literal naming, Beverly recalls.

That same year, another opportunity presented itself, when Howard, who was also in the drywall business outside of the bakery, offered to sell Pete his tools.

The business savvy Roberts’ could not turn down his offer, and so began Roberts Drywall.

Now Pete began devoting his time to the new drywall business, so Bev said she kept the pizza place running, which was a daunting task with their four children in tow, and the two youngest being under two years old. So Roberts said she turned to Pete’s brother, Pat, and asked him to help run Pete’s Hut. Roberts said that helped a lot and she turned her attention to hosting children’s parties there, where she would dress as a clown for their entertainment.

In 1988, they diversified their business portfolio again, by buying three houses in Ludington and starting UOME Rentals.“We wanted a cute and funny name that people would remember,” Roberts said.

After, their drywall business started to really pick up, so they decided to close the restaurant in 1990.

The two had happily lived down the street, on Second and Clymer streets, from their business endeavor for 18 years.

In 1994 they purchased the land where they currently live, an 80-acre parcel with an old farm house,

“It took me six months

to finish that first quilt and I was swept up. I had caught the quilting bug,”

— Beverly Roberts

that they got at auction just across the county line.

They then proceeded to build their dream home there.

In her rarely found spare time, Roberts said that she had always liked to sew, making baby clothes while pregnant with their first son, Chris. She added that she also knitted and crocheted, being more dedicated to the latter throughout the years. In her 40s, Roberts said that she purchased a book on how to make a quilt and decided to try her hand at it. “I bought my first quilt pattern with all the material needed and a rotary cutter. I was so afraid to use that thing,” she admitted. “It took me six months to finish that first quilt and I was swept up. I had caught the quilting bug.”

Roberts added that it turns out that quilting is in her genes. Her late maternal grandmother, Rosie Hepworth, was a quilter. “She always quilted and used whatever she had on hand. She made beautiful dresses from feed sacks,” Roberts said. “My mom said that if they got punished, they had to cut out squares.” Adding that during quilting bees at their church, (Rosie and her sisters) had to sit under the quilting frame and push the needle back through.

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On the cover, Beverly Roberts works at her sewing machine in her home quilting room. Roberts is currently in the process of working on eight quilts. Opposite page, Roberts stands at the top of her home’s stairway as a quilt she is creating for her daughter is draped over the railing. This page bottom left and right, examples of the over 300 quilts Roberts has made. Beverly and her husband, Pete, enjoy a cool breeze while sitting in the shade of a weeping willow tree in their front yard.

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Village, township land swap completed PENTWATER — A straight up land swap between Pentwater Village and Township received village council approval at its regular meeting July 11.

The township approved the exchange at its June meeting.

The village will trade a 1.7-acre villageowned parcel at Lansing and BR-31 across from

Pentwater sets hearing for street bond proposal PENTWATER — A 6 p.m. public hearing on the proposed Pentwater Village street improvement bond proposal is set for Sept. 14 at the Pentwater Friendship Center.

The Pentwater Village Council approved the language to appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot at its regular meeting July 11.

The village seeks to borrow up to $3.2 million for street improvements for 15 years.

The millage required to pay off this debt is expected to be 2.4 ($2.40 per $1,000 of taxable value) over the next 15 years. But Village property owners are now paying 1.21 mills to rebuild the Hancock Street infrastructure, a debt that will be paid off next year. So the incremental or “new” tax would only be 1.19 mills.

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the Lighthouse Lutheran Church for a 2.5-acre township-owned parcel on both sides of BR-31 near the Pentwater tennis courts. Pentwater Village Manger Rob Allard said the exchange

will allow for the village to expand its recreational opportunities.

Council authorized Allard to negotiate the swap on the village’s behalf in May.

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Pentwater residents ‘meet the candidates’

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A near capacity crowd gathered in the Pentwater Friendship Center Wednesday evening, July 13 to take part in the Pentwater Service Club’s “Meet the Candidates” event. The event was attended by 16 of the 19 candidates competing in the five contested county races — District 1 Oceana County Commissioner, drain commissioner, road commissioner, sheriff and treasurer. Each had up to five minutes to speak about their qualifications and the major issue they feel the winner will face. Most stayed afterwards to chat informally with voters. For complete primary election coverage make sure to check out the Oceana’s HeraldJournal’s special primary election section in the July 21 Oceana’s HeraldJournal.

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The Adams Family is an entertaining quartet, a favorite at many West Michigan events, will be coming to Pentwater at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 24 at Centenary United Methodist Church.

Enjoy a nostalgic journey through the popular music era of the 50s and 60s with this family band. They are sure to bring a groovy kind of summer evening with their acoustic folkin’ rock.

The band hails from Lowell, Mich. and features three lead vocalists, Cindy Adams Kropf; her brother, Jerry Adams; and Jerry’s son, Brian Adams. Cindy’s husband, Dale Kropf, rounds out the group on bass and background vocals.

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Ladies’ Classic reels in over 200 lbs. of fish The Pentwater Sportfishing Association (PSA) hosted its 14th annual Ladies’ Classic fishing tournament Sunday, July 10. Despite high winds and waves the day before, it was a success with 14 participating boats catching 25 fish from Lake Michigan in the Pentwater area.

The tournament catch included; 16 King Salmon, five Steelhead Trout, three Lake Trout and one Coho Salmon. The largest fish was a 20.5 lb. King Salmon and a total of 201 lbs. of fish were weighed in by the ladies.

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Calendar of Events This Week and Beyond

Every week

… Bingo (6:30 - 7:30 p.m.) every Friday Pentwater VFW Hall. … Sunday, folk music jam sessions, 1:304 p.m., Goodstuffs, downtown Pentwater. … Pentwater Township Library Story Hour, preschoolers -2nd grade Tuesdays through July 26 at 10 a.m.; and 3rd-5th grade Wednesdays through July 27 at 10 a.m. … Tuesday Night Comedy, 9 p.m., Village Pub & Cafe, Pentwater, through Labor Day. … Pickin’ in Pentwater, 7 p.m., Pentwater Village Green, Tuesdays through Aug. 30. … Pentwater Civic Band Concert, Thursdays, June 30 through Sept.

1, 8 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Pentwater Farmers’ Market, Mondays and Thursdays, June 6 through Sept. 5, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. … Pentwater Historical Society Museum , 85 S. Rutledge St., open 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday June through August and 1-4 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday September and October. Free admission.

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Aug. 1

… Special Effects Face Painting workshop, 1-3:30 p.m., Pentwater Township Library. Open to students in grades 6-12. Participants will learn techniques for doing special effects makeup, cuts and wounds.

… Monday night bike ride, a leisurely 3-mile ride through Pentwater, meet at the top of the village green at 7 p.m.

Hosted by the “Easy Peddlers” Division of the Oceana Cyclist Club.

Sunday

… Rock climbing wall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., part of the Pentwater Township Library’s Summer Reading & Activity Program. Children must weigh at least 45 lbs.

Thursday

July 24

… Adams Family concert hosted by the Pentwater Township Library, 7 p.m. at the Centenary United Methodist Church in downtown Pentwater.

July 25 Monday

… Monday night bike ride, a leisurely 3-mile ride through Pentwater, meet at the top of the village green at 7 p.m.

Hosted by the “Easy Peddlers” Division of the Oceana Cyclist Club.

July 29 Friday

… Back from the Mac Party, 5 p.m., Pentwater Yacht Club. Open to public. … Last Friday of the Month Gallery Stroll, 5-8 p.m., downtown Pentwater galleries.

Hosted by the Pentwater Arts Council.

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… Singer/songwriter Jeanie B!, 10:30 a.m., part of the Pentwater Township Library’s Summer Reading & Activity Program. Dancing, singing, jumping, laughing and more.

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… Boating Safety Course, 2-day class, 8 a.m. to noon, Pentwater Yacht Club. For more information or to register call Deputy Tim Simon at 231-873-6771.

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… L.A.S.S.I. Shake, Wag’n Roll, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pentwater Village Green. Pet walkathon, tricks and costume contests.

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Easter on the Green Saturday before Easter.

Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m., services at marina, village green and township cemetery.

Garden Club of Pentwater plant sale Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.

Start of Summer party first Sunday in June.

Spring Fest arts and crafts fair third weekend in June.

Community-wide garage sale second Saturday in June.

Pentwater Civic Band Concerts Each Thursday, 8 p.m., village green, last Thursday in June, through Labor Day. Fusion Fashion Show last Friday in June, on the village green, 8 p.m.

Fireworks over Lake Michigan July 3 each year.

Fine arts fair second Saturday in July.

Garden Stroll and “Blooming Arts” third Saturday in July.

Pentwater Homecoming second full weekend in August (Weekends start Thursdays).

MSU Tailgate Party The Saturday of Homecoming, behind the Village Pub. Pentwater Fall Festival Fourth weekend in September.

Oktoberfest Second Saturday in October.

Halloween on the Green Saturday before Halloween.

Spooktaclular Halloween Parade Saturday before Halloween.

Festival of Lights Saturday after Thanksgiving at the village green. Lighting of the community Christmas Tree and visits with Santa.

Christmas Craft Fair First Saturday in December at the school.

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she owns.“You just turn the block and it is how you put it together. It’s all math,” Roberts explained. “I like to challenge myself.”

When it comes to her fabric of choice, Roberts said that she likes Moda and gets a lot of her supplies from Quilted Memories in Montague.

Outside of quilts, Roberts, who “loves to sew” said that she has made aprons, pot holders, wall hangings, table runners and more. She said that she has sold at craft fairs in the past on the village green in Pentwater and is currently a member of the Country Quilters in Scottville.

Roberts, who thinks long and hard before deciding on the right patterns and fabrics for each of her quilts, knows how important it is to get it just right, and to personalize each quilt to make it extra special for the recipient.

This has been shown in one of her more recent endeavors that has included making Memory Quilts for families out of their deceased loved

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“When my mom would tell me these stories, it always intrigued me,” Roberts said.

After completing her first quilt, she said that she began reading more and more quilting books and making more and more quilts. During this time, she and Pete had purchased a home in Scottville, that he said could easily be turned into a store. She liked that idea so much that in 2005, she opened The Quilters Korner at 210 N. Main Street. As Pete converted the home into her shop, they decided to purchase all of the inventory from The Needle Nook in New Era, which had been up for sale.

Time at her new shop was unfortunately cut far too short, because in 2008 she received the news that she had breast cancer.

In the fall of 2008, she decided to close her Quilters Korner and sold her inventory to a quilt shop in Grand Rapids.

In 2010, Roberts underwent surgery for her stage three cancer, and since then, has been cancer free. However, her cancer was very aggressive and from having several lymph nodes removed due to the cancer, she now has lymphedema, but it does not slow her down one bit. She is able to do in-home treatments and her condition is very wellmanaged.

In 2013, they finished out the year and closed Roberts Drywall due to her husband also battling cancer. Roberts added that she is thankful they did not have all of their busiBeverly Roberts displays a number of her quilt creations in her Summit Township home. ness eggs in one basket, so to speak. “I’m so happy we diversified due to the cancer,” she ones clothing. “I ask them not to wash the clothing and when I iron it, said. They now only maintain their rental business.

When it comes to quilting, Roberts has no intentions of slowing down, their smell just fills the room and is fused into the fabric.”

She continued to say that she chooses a pattern for how best their at this writing she has eight quilts in progress and has made over 300 clothing will fit together, but, “these quilts take on their own thing. I start since that first one. “I can make a quilt in a week, if I have the time,” she said. “I have learned as I have gone along through this and have asked with a pattern, and then it dictates its own,” almost as if the person who 1,000 people what to do when I went into quilting. Quilters are some of is being remembered chooses how they want that to be.

Roberts recalled one quilt she made for a woman, whose late father the most helpful people you will find.” was a motorcycle enthusiast. Roberts said she was trying to finish the Roberts now owns all of the equipment to make a quilt from start to back of the quilt and with her original pattern the fabric would not lay finish and is contacted at times to make quilts. She said it “really is from properly.

She remembered that she was told that he liked Harley Daword of mouth” that people contact her. Recently she has provided quiltvidsons, so she decided to put a big H on the back and the fabric went ing classes and lessons to area groups, something she hopes to do more together perfectly. of in the future.

Every memory quilt she has made has brought the family to tears She recalled being recently invited to teach a class to the New Era upon receipt, and this case was no different, as the daughter saw the H Quilt Guild that showed how one can turn a certain block to make two and was amazed and swept up in memory, she told Roberts that he was different patterns. One of her students had high praise for Roberts, recalled “Big H” during his life. This was something Roberts did not know marking after the class how talented she is and how inventive her class while making the quilt. Now she knows that his story, like so many othwas. “I really get into teaching,” Roberts said.”I show them how to make ers, will live on. a certain block. I have boards for the steps.”

“As I make the quilt, I pray for the family. I thank God for these things.

During that class, Roberts showed the guild how to make a “Disappearing Pinwheel” into a “Churn Dash.” Roberts said it was the most dif- It is such a blessing,” she said. “I could do this forever.”

For more information about her quilting, classes, lessons or to comficult pattern in one of the Missouri Star Quilt Company quilt books that mission a quilt, Roberts can be contacted at 231-869-5623.

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Art on the green The 52nd annual Pentwater Jr. Women’s Club’s Fine Arts and Craft fair took place Saturday, July 9 on the Pentwater Village Green. Over 100 artists took part in the juried show that attracts shoppers from across the state. Steven Wright of Norton Shores, left, poses for a picture with Pentwater Jr. Women’s Club President Barb Sheren after being awarded Best in Show.

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