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By TIM MOSIER Tim.Mosier@leaderpub.com

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ERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. — The Berrien County Sportsman Club (BCSC) is offering free archery lessons for area youth, ages 7 and up.

For the past 8 weeks the BCSC has been teaching kids from around the community how to properly handle, shoot and take care of traditional bows and arrows, and will continue to do so at 2 p.m. for the next two Sundays, March 15 and 22, at the Sportsman Club. You do not need to have attended any of the previous weeks to attend any in the future. Admission is free.

The 10 weeks of youth training will be concluding just in time for spring and gives kids a chance to get out of the house and learn a new skill. The BCSC allows participants to bring their own bow but has plenty of equipment to use, free of charge.

“After 9/11 the Berrien Springs schools couldn’t keep the bows at the school anymore so they donated a lot of good stuff,” said BCSC Archery Chairman Larry Janke.

“Also, I applied for a grant from the NRA, which might not make sense to ask a gun club for bow equipment, but they are starting to realize that kids can’t really shoot guns when they are 6 and 7. They can shoot bows, though. Then, as they get old enough to handle a gun, they already have a sense of respect for the weapon,” said Janke.

“We are setting up four different archery courses this year and the Ash Borers have killed a lot of the Ash Trees. We have a lot of work to do to get out there and cut them down so we don’t have any accidents,” Janke said.

The event is for traditional bows only, not the more popular compound bows.

Simply put, a compound bow uses the mechanical advantage of leverage and stored energy to shoot an arrow faster and farther.

Recurves and longbows directly store this energy; as you draw them they get harder to pull. Compounds, on the other hand, have an additional mechanical advantage in that through the use of cables and cams, they are able to let off some of the weight you pull back and have to hold.

The event is the largest gathering of archery enthusiast in the country and perhaps the entire world, seeing between 5,000 to 7,000 visitors for the last three years and has been growing consistently.

“It is just a great event,” Janke said, “We get people from all over the world, from Canada, Austrailia, Germany and even Italy.

They come for the day or camp for the weekend and just enjoy the environment.”

The 2015 Compton Traditional Bowhunter’s Submitted photo Rendezvous will be from Friday, June 19, to Sunday, Children from all over Berrien County have been participating in archery classes which June 21 in Berrien Springs. continue this weekend.

For more information visit ComptonTraditional Bowhunters.com or conOnce the youth courses takes a couple months to event of the year, the 2015 Bowhunter’s Rendezvous tact Larry Janke at (269) are completed the club prepare for their biggest Compton Traditional on Father’s Day weekend. 470-4926.

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Peppers: Mother Nature’s finest I ’m a huge fan of peppers. All peppers: hot, bell, sweet, you name it, and I’m a fan. If I can stuff it, even better.

I’ve been making various forms of stuffed peppers for years. One of my first perfected vegetarian main dishes was a bulgur stuffed bell pepper dish out of The New Better Cookbook.

I haven’t made that one in years because it was topped with cheese, but I have come up with all different kinds of ways to stuff one of Mother Nautre’s greatest creations.

Last week’s variation with soy chorizo and a spicy chipotle cream sauce is a real winner. I could honestly eat an entire bowl of the sauce alone (and I practically did!). You could use it for other dishes too, like nachos, enchiladas and burritos. The sky is really the limit. I think it would even be great as a dip with flax tortillas at a party.

The dish is really spicy, especially with the chipotle sauce, which I love, but you may want to take down the serrano peppers in the stuffing. Use jalapenos, or

omit entirely. I found serving with a slice of avocado balanced it out perfectly.

You could also top with vegan sour cream to cool things down a bit.

This dish is perfect for dinner parties or potlucks where you need to impress veg and non-veg attendees alike. I find most recipes that involve a stuffing are very grain heavy, not very many actual vegetables, more just filler.

I wanted these to be packed with healthy ingredients yet still satisfying. I went really light on the quinoa and chorizo, opting for packing the peppers with carrots, greens and onions.

This might be a good way too for those of you who want to use some different types of greens in your home cooking, but aren’t quite sure what to do with them. I used collard greens because they are hardy and not bitter making them perfect for casseroles.

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Stuffed Bell Peppers with Chipotle Cream Sauce Serves: 6 For the sauce: 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 30 minutes to an hour ½ cup soy milk 2 cloves minced garlic 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped 2 tablespoons of the adobo sauce 1/3 cup nutritional yeast 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup diced yellow tomatoes (can use regular too, but will change the color) ½ cup vegetable stock 1/3 cup chopped cilantro For the filling: 1 cup carrots, finely chopped 2 serrano peppers, minced 2 cups collard greens chopped into ribbons 1 cup chopped red cabbage 1 cup diced yellow onion 1 cup soy chorizo, cooked per package directions ½ cup cooked quinoa For the casserole: 3 bell peppers seeded and halved To make the sauce: Drain the water from the cashews and place in a food processor fitted with the “S” blade or a blender. Add the soy milk, garlic, chipotles, adobo sauce, nutritional yeast, and sea salt then blend until smooth and creamy.

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Help your garden grow Fernwood symosium brings experts to share tips, advice

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ILES, Mich. — F e r n w o o d Botanical Garden in Niles announced its annual Spring Garden Symposium entitled, “Plant Driven Design,” from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21.

The symposium will explore how an intimate understanding of plants can create stunningly beautiful and environmentally sensitive gardens. Fernwood’s Chef Tim Carrigan will prepare lunch.

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— Center of the World Woodshop Showroom has issued a call for woodworkers to participate in its 12th annual Woodworkers with the Blues show on Saturday, June 20.

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IONSVILLE, Ind. — Carpenter Creek Cellars and Hopwood Cellars could not be more different.

Carpenter Creek, in Jasper County, sits off I-65 in north central Indiana in the midst of some of the state’s best farmland.

Hopwood is just off the charming brick Main Street of Zionsville.

One of my goals for Grape Sense is to get to more Indiana wineries than I have in past few years.

Grape Sense will offer up a take on the spots throughout 2015. And we’ll revisit some old friends too.

Carpenter Creek Cellars is a three-man partnership housed in a historic barn built in 1919. Winemaker Joe McKinney, a Purdue ag grad, poured the lineup on a blustery, snowy day in late February. The winery sets just a few miles off I-65, the Remington exit.

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At $15.99 it was light melon and tropical fruit with a soft finish.

The biggest selling wine called Gunny — a Chambourcin/Merlot blend — was sold out. The Riesling was a bit sweet for my palate but the $14.99 Traminette was spot on.

The Traminette was rich and smooth, a hint of orange, but not over the top like so many Indiana efforts with the floral grape.

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The biggest hit for me was a 100 percent bottling of Michigan Chancellor.

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in my pour was a wonderful smoke flavor with hints of dark, dried fruit. The Bekkar, Chambourcin/ Chancellor, is one of the biggest sellers. It was very nice wine with low alcohol.

It wasn’t very memorable but it was quite quaffable.

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Visiting two new wineries in my journeys continues to affirm the quality of Indiana wine remains on a sharp upward curve.

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House Church of Three Oakes will have meditation and mass services on Thursdays at 8 a.m. at 112 Sycamore St with Rev. Lillian Lewis, Roman Catholic woman priest.

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As part of St. Joseph Today’s Diva Days, there will be a Must-Have Mixer and Fashion Preview at The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 601 Main St. Doors open at 6 p.m., The fashion show starts at 7 p.m. This premier event showcases the latest spring fashions from downtown stores: DK Boutique, Friends by Design, Grins of St. Joseph, Lana’s Boutique, Lazy Daisy and more.

The evening includes one complimentary beverage ticket for the cash bar, DJ, swag bag and giveaways.

The AMA Michiana Chapter will begin offering several special interest group (SIG) meetings for marketers interested in learning more about specific topics or industries. March kicks things off with a Digital Marketing SIG, providing a quick walk-through of Google Analytics, an explanation of search engine marketing (SEM), The meeting will take place at 7 a.m. on March 12, at the South Bend Chocolate Café and the cost is $20. Leading the discussion will be March 14 Shannon Allen, who has over 17 years of experience in marketing and advertising. She has six As part of St. Joseph

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WHAT'S HAPPENING? Today’s Diva Days weekend, Fiddler’s Congress will perform a concert at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St. at 7:30 p.m. Admission ticket provides lively music and also includes a complimentary drink ticket.

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It gives ladies dozens of reasons to come together for pampering, shopping and entertainment.

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Registrants can buy two tickets for $60 at the Welcome Center, 301 State St. in St. Joseph, or online at stjoetoday. com/diva until March 6.

development in filmmaking, using examples from the film. Joining us for this thought-provoking conversation are the following special guests: Doreen Bartoni, Professor & former Dean of Media Arts at Columbia College (Chicago); Re Lynn Hansen, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Columbia College; Paul Kim, Director of Documentary Film Program at Andrews University. The film will screen at 4 p.m. at the Citadel Oak Room with discussion to follow.

On March 15th the Coastline Children’s Film Festival will host a postscreening discussion around the film Underwater Dreams— ”Outside the frame: Telling Stories That March 13-15 Matter.” Aimed at creative youth and adults alike, this informal diaDiva Days Women’s logue will dig into the Weekend is a collabora- process of storyline

March 17

A private tour of Green Spirit Farms will be held for the March 17 River Valley Garden Club meeting. Guests and members are invited to join the club at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, at Green Spirit Farm, 18300 U.S. Highway 12, in New Buffalo. Once a vacant factory, their 20,000 ft. space just celebrated their 3rd anniversary.

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St. Mary’s School’s St. Patrick’s Day Gala will be held from 6:30 to 11:30 on Saturday,March 14th. The event is $40 per person. You can reserve your tickets at St. Mary’s School or by calling (269) 683-919.

show includes performances from all Pink Floyd’s biggest selling albums

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Fernwood Botanical Garden in Niles announces its annual Community Theatre Spring Garden Symposium titled Plant Driven Design, Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to Crafts Music 4:30 p.m. The symposium will explore how an intimate understanding of plants can create stunningly beautiful and Food Religious environmentally sensitive gardens. Lunch will be prepared by Fernwood’s Chef Tim Carrigan. The Garden Tourist Information Symposium is $95 (Members $76) per person if reserved between March 16 and 20. An Nature Holiday early-bird reservation price of $85 (Members $68) per person is offered if reserved before March 15. A VIP Parting Shots Family package is offered for $ $120 (Members $100) per ticket, and includes reserved, front-row seatShopping Sports ing, a special private lunch with all four symposium speakers, and reserved copies (should you wish to purchase Camping Summer them) of each author’s recent book(s). Books Jon Hinkelman, Chair of will be available for purthe Berrien County chase.

Board of Commissioners will speak at the Republican Women’s Club general meeting on March 18. The buffet The Papasan-Mamasan luncheon meeting will be Korea Ve terans held at Pebblewood Association will meet at Restaurant on Jericho the Berrien Springs Road in Bridgman at American Legion Post Noon. Mr. Hinkelman will #85, located at 112 N. give a background of the Bluff Street in Berrien Board’s make-up and Springs at 1:30 p.m. on responsibilities as well Saturday, March 21. All as what the current activ- Korean War veterans ities include.The meeting who were in service is open to anyone who is between June 25, 1950 interested in learning — June 30, 1955 are more about the eligible to attend.

Commission and about Korean War veterans the Republican Women’s who served during that Club. The cost of the period but did not go to luncheon is $15.00. Korean are still eligible Please RSVP to 269 to join this organization.

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For more info contact Bill Miller at (269) 471March 21 1405 or Don Holmes at (269) 695-1133 March 25 The Baroda Queen Committee will be holding this fundraiser from 8 At Meet At The Lender , a.m. to 10 p.m. on dozens of lenders, loan Saturday, March 21, at guarantors, and busithe Baroda American ness service providers Legion. The cost is $35 from throughout the $

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WHAT'S HAPPENING? region will be on hand.

People in need of financing to buy a building or a piece of equipment, or need working capital to start a business or otherwise expand, this one-stop loan fair is an ideal opportunity. The event will be held on Kinexus, 499 West Main Street, Benton Harbor. To register, contact Jeff at hannanj@kinexus.org or 269-927-1064, ext.

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St. Mary’s Catholic school will be holding a fund raiser and food drive to benefit the Christian Services Center food pantry.

Admission is free as long as you bring at least one non-perishable food item to donate to the CSC food pantry.

The night will enclude snacks, crafts, games, lunch, and pastries. The event is sponsored by the Christian Service Center at St. Mary’s.

For more information, call (269) 684-0637.

April 4 Lace up your sneakers and welcome spring at Sarett Nature Center’s Spring Stampede on April 4. Information and registration link can be found at www.sarett. com.

April 16 Jay Leno will visit the Morris Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. on April 16. Tickets go on sale Feb. 27 and be purchased by calling the Morris Box Office at (574) 2359190, or by visiting the website, Morris Center.org.

Moore, free food and trees to take home and plant! Free admission, trees and food while supplies last! For more information, call the Elkhart Environmental Center at 574-293-5070.

May 28-31 The 13th annual Niles Family Carnival and Bluegrass Festival will be taking place from May 28 through May 31 in downtown Niles.

The festival contains carnival rides and games, national touring musical groups of Bluegrass and American music, quality art and craft vendors, bingo Tent, and a whole lot more. For more information, please visit Michiana-Music.com or contact NilesFamily Festivals@Gmail.com

original works of art from over 70 artists from around Harbor Country and the Midwest. Art of all mediums, including extraordinary paintings, sculpture, glass, photography, drawings, jewelry, fiber, wood, ceramics, mixed media and furniture will all be showcased at the festival. Live entertainment, artist demonJune 27-28 strations and a Harbor Country gallery tour will add to the experience of New Buffalo ARTigras Art the New Buffalo ARTigras and Craft Festival offers festival. Admission is $5.

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April 25 The Elkhart Environmental Center will be holding an Arbor Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Enjoy woodworking displays, the spring plant exchange, tree planting and pruning demonstrations, an Arbor Day Proclamation from Mayor

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Young men and women from all over southwest Michigan participated in the annual Blossomtime pageants Sunday and Monday. Contestants performed “commercials,” modeled active wear, participated in interviews and showed off their evening attire before crowning. Miss Benton Harbor Kalabrya Gondrezick was crowned Miss Blossomtime; Miss Eau Claire Taylor Dustin was crowned first-runner up; Miss Buchanan Marissa Claxton is second-runner-up and Miss Spirit of Blossomtime Alyssa Wainwright, of Dowagiac, was chosen as Miss Congeniality.