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in the Dowagiac offers weekend fun for the whole family

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SPOTLIGHT

Dowagiac offers weekend fun for the whole family

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By JILL McCAUGHAN jill.mccaughan@leaderpub.com

OWAGIAC—Visitors and residents in the Dowagiac area have a fun-filled weekend to look forward to with the return of the Summer in the City Festival.

Now in its 29th year, the festival will take place over four days, July 24 through 27, at a variety of locations, and the line-up of planned activities has something to offer for everyone.

Opening on Thursday at 4 p.m., the ‘Jack Festival Center, sponsored by the Wounded Minnow Saloon and located next to Twistee’s, will be a hub for the weekend’s activities. Over the course of the festival, event-goers can enjoy karaoke contests, Princess Parties, happy hours with food and drink, and magic shows, among other activities.

Funded by 13 corporate sponsors and a grant from the Pokagon Fund, Summer in the City is the community’s oldest and largest summertime festival.

“While the festival in recent years had been funded primarily by grant dollars, this year’s event truly represents a strong commitment to our community by local corporations that have stepped forward to help underwrite the $12,000 four-day event,” said Vicki Phillipson, program director for the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce and DDA. For those who love live music, the festival has booked a variety of acts known for playing different genres of music, including rock, rhythm and blues, country, folk and today’s favorite covers. Acts appearing at the festival include Kalamazoo Avenue, The Outta Towners, Tex Mex musician Rene Meave, Rebel Pride, Due Process, Exit 41 and Jordi.

There will also be dance exhibitions presented by the Pokagon Band Dance & Drum Troop, Miss Michele & Co., MKSOD and Positively Dance.

Food lovers will not want to miss the second annual Taste of Dowagiac, scheduled to take place from 2 until 7 p.m. on Friday.

With Dowagiac’s growing reputation as a town full of fine and casual dining choices, the Taste of Dowagiac will provide participants with the opportunity to sample to cuisine from 10 area restaurants, including Beeson Street Bar & Grill, Caruso’s Candy Kitchen, Deb’s Café, The Eagles, Foodies, Mimi Sarducci’s, Saylor’s Front Street Pizzeria, Trackside Restaurant, Wood Fire Italian Trattoria and The Wounded Minnow Saloon.

Patrons will enjoy a mix of hors d’oeuvre-sized specialties at each location. Tickets, priced at $10 each, are now on sale at each of the host sites.

“The debut year of this event was very successful,” said Kim MacGregor, Chamber of Commerce president. “The Chamber of Commerce and each of the restaurants received great feedback. For the restaurants, this led to new and

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Princess Parties with Miss Dowagiac and a BMX clinic with riders from AGA Nation are just two of the events planned for younger folks as a part of Dowagiac’s Summer in the City Festival. repeat business.”

Many events have also been planned to entertain younger event-goers.

Children’s activities include a petting zoo and pony rides, a dunk tank hosted by the Dowagiac Department of Public Safety, inflatables provided by Judd Lumber Building Supply & Rental Center, Rubber Ducky Races presented by Dowagiac Fine Arts Boosters, the Curious Kids Museum hosted by Dowagiac Public Library, a Ronald McDonald magic show and pedal cars presented by Crystal Springs Camp & Retreat.

Action sports entertainment company, AGA Nation, will also be returning to downtown Dowagiac for the festival as BMX riders bring their thrilling stunts to Commercial St. According to Vickie Phillipson, Chamber of Commerce program director, high-flying riders will be featured during three daily shows on Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, at 1, 3 and 5 p.m.

AGA Nation will host a special BMX clinic on both days for any rider who wishes to participate. The clinic is free, courtesy of the festival and its underwriters, and local riders should bring their own helmets and bikes.

Phillipson also said that organizers plan to close Front Street to through-traffic on Friday and Saturday to accommodate the summer sidewalk sales planned by local specialty shops. Additional nonprofit and commercial vendors have also been invited to set up booths and join the festival.

Finally, a new addition to the Summer in the City schedule is the extension of the activities into Sunday, as ACTION hosts a community-wide worship service and family picnic at the ‘Jack Festival Center, beginning at 11 a.m.

A full schedule of Summer in the City events can be obtained by calling the Chamber of Commerce at (269) 782-8212 or by visiting their website at www.

DowagiacChamber.com.

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CUISINE SCENE

Party in the Vineyard Domaine Berrien Cellars showcases art, wine, music at the 10th annual festival

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Visitors to the Domaine Berrien Cellars’ Art, Wine and Music Festival will have the opportunity to view and purchase art from 25 juried artists while they enjoy the setting of the vineyard.

By JILL McCAUGHAN jill.mccaughan @leaderpub.com

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ERRIEN SPRINGS— It’s that time of year again when Domaine Berrien Cellars throws open the gates and invites the community to come down to the vineyard to enjoy a day of music, art, food and wine on July 26.

“We only do one giant event like this each year. We want to do it, and we want to do it right,” said Wally Maurer, co-owner of Domaine Berrien Cellars. “It’s a great event. We expect between 1,000 and 1,500 people over the course of the day.”

As in previous years, the Tenth Annual Art, Wine and Music Festival will include the opportunity for visitors to view and purchase fine arts produced by 25 artists.

“Every year is a new year.

It will follow the same format as in years past, but there will be some new artists and some returning artists,” Maurer said. “It’s really art. We do jury it, and we try to get a nice

mix. There’ll be jewelry, photography, woodworking, watercolors, pottery, baskets, and all kinds of unique fine arts and crafts.”

In addition to the art, three bands will be providing entertainment throughout the day from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.

“Bring your dancing shoes,” Maurer suggested.

“We have some great bands coming out. Mike Talbott plays at the Hard Rock all the time, the Oblates of Blues are an awesome blues band, and Vince Miller will be there, too.”

Barbequed foods will be prepared by Chef Jim with The Outdoor Kitchen, and Domaine Berrien’s criticallyacclaimed wines will be available for those who wish to purchase them.

“We will have a wine tasting tent,” Maurer said. “It will be the normal $5 charge for a tasting flight of five wines.

You can buy a bottle or a glass of the one that you like, and you can drink it from a plastic cup, or we will sell you a glass if you prefer that.”

There will also be soft

drinks and water at the event, and families are welcome to bring children, but there are no games or attractions planned specifically to entertain younger folks.

Another popular attraction is the annual raffle. Raffle tickets will be available for $2 each or 3 for $5, and prizes include items from Bixby Farms, Bridgman Premier Meat Market, Headhunter Sportfishing Charters and other local businesses.

“The raffle also includes gift certificates for use that day with the vendors at the festival,” Maurer added.

“Those have been really popular in the past.”

Whether you plan to spend a couple hours or the whole day in the vineyard, Domaine Berrien’s Art, Wine and Music Festival is a fun time that you won’t want to miss.

“The cool thing is, it’s free. You don’t have to pay to park or get in,” Maurer said.

“If you want to just come down and listen to the bands, you’re welcome to do that.”

More information about the event, which will take place at the vineyards at 398 E. Lemon Creek Rd. in Berrien Springs, can be found at www.domaineberrien.com.

The vineyard can also be reached at (269) 473-9463.

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Patriotic festival returns to Baroda Support Our Troops Festival keeps growing every year

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ARODA—On July 26, the Village of Baroda will welcome as many as 8,000 visitors to the Support Our Troops Festival, an event designed to celebrate and support the American veterans who have sacrificed so much for our country.

Originally the project of Carle Post, son of a veteran and owner of Baroda’s Gun and Bow Outpost, the Support Our Troops Festival has grown over the past four years.

“Carle started it on his own to help wounded veterans who were in need of assistance. His father was a veteran, but as the last surviving son in his family, Carle wasn’t allowed to join the service,” explained Sherry Petzke, one of 15 board members for the nonprofit that plans the festival each year. “This was his way of giving back.”

Like Post, Petzke felt

compelled to join the Support our Troops board because of the service her own family members had given to the country.

“My whole family is involved in the service,” Petzke said. “Everyone on our board is ex-military or some form of family member.”

One of those board members, Jeff Roberts, serves as the executive chairman for entertainment.

“We raise money to help veterans, like the wounded veterans coming back from overseas,” Roberts said.

“We raise money to donate to Paws with a Cause, the Wounded Warrior Project, Lest We Forget, veterans’ hospitals in the state of Michigan, and other causes like those.”

Last year, Roberts estimates that the festival was able to raise over $26,000 to donate to those and similar organizations, and this year’s festival looks like it may be even bigger than in previous years.

“It’s amazing that we get such a turn-out in such a small town,” Roberts said.

“And, we’re getting more and more sponsorships each year. Whirlpool has signed on this year, donating appli-

ances for the raffle.”

Other sponsors include Honor Credit Union, Sieman’s, Miller Lite, Martin’s Supermarkets and Chemical Bank, just to name a few.

Besides the raffle, in which participants can win a variety of prizes including several firearms, there will be a full day of entertainment for patriots of all ages.

The schedule begins at 8 a.m. with a custom and classic vehicle show. Soon after, vendor booths will open up for the day, selling food, t-shirts, military gifts, and a wide variety of other items. A supervised kids’ carnival area will be open all day as well.

A parade will take place at 12:15 p.m., including military vehicles, area veterans, and other public service agency personnel.

“We have a motorcycle run, and we also have Bill Camp’s Famous Flying Dogs. They do Frisbee tricks. He has done NFL half-time shows for Colts, Steelers and Bears games.

He’s volunteering his time for this event,” Roberts said. “There will also be helicopter rides for an extra charge. A retired Vietnam veteran does those.”

Then, later in the afternoon, the festival will provide visitors with live music and a beer garden, followed a huge fireworks show at 10:30 p.m.

“This year, we have a tribute show, the ‘Me & The Boys Music Show.’ We’ll have Irv Cass performing as Tom Jones and Elvis, Steve Bobbitt as Rod Stewart, I will perform as Roy Orbison, and there are several others, too,” Roberts said. “Then, 5th Gear, a popular band from Buchanan will follow that up.”

The festival will take place at the American Legion Post 345, located at 9214 First St. in Baroda, and a full schedule of events can be found on the festival’s website, www. supportourtroopfestival. org. Updates are also available on their Facebook page at www.facebook. com/BarodaSupport OurTroopsFestival.

Tickets to the event can be purchased in advance from participating businesses and sponsors as well as at the gate. They are $10 for adults, and children aged 10 and under are free.

Family ticket packages are also available for $25.

Potawatomi Zoo’s Male Chimpanzee to Celebrate 17th Birthday SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Alex, the Potawatomi Zoo’s male chimpanzee, will be celebrating his 17th birthday on July 26. Keepers will decorate the chimpanzee exhibit with party decorations and gifts prior to letting the chimpanzees onto exhibit at 11 a.m.

The Zoo is encouraging members of the public to drop off birthday cards and gifts from our enrichment wish list for Alex. Items from the enrichment wish list that Alex enjoys are baby toys, large stuffed animals, baby links, and food items like nuts, dried fruit, and granola bars. Donations can be made at any open admission gate from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

The Potawatomi Zoo is home to two chimpanzees, Alex and Babyface, a 42-year-old female. The chimpanzees can be viewed in their exhibit on the North side of the Congo Café. Chimpanzees are an endangered species with a remaining population of 150,000 to 250,000. For more information on Potawatomi Zoo please call (574) 235-9800 or visit www.potawatomizoo.org.

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FOCUS

Carrying the torch

ADURO Productions hopes to entertain community with new event

By JILL McCAUGHAN jill.mccaughan @leaderpub.com

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T. JOSEPH — Hoping to provide Southwest Michigan with a new option for family-friendly, outdoor music events, a group of twenty-something locals have joined together to form the area’s newest event production company, ADURO Productions.

“I feel like we are a part of a new renaissance in the area—the younger generation getting involved in doing things,” explained Rashon Massey, marketing coordinator for ADURO. “There are so many young families and young people here. You really see the vitality, the return, the next generation coming back here. I’m excited just to be a part of that.”

Led by Massey, who has roots in Benton Harbor, and Brendan Bowser, a St. Joe native, team-members Michael Nelson, John Howland, Jr., Pat Kohn, and Matthew Sypian have planned an evening of good, danceable music for an all-ages event they are calling “Waves into the Night, ” on Aug. 9 at the Shadowland Pavilion.

“We want to create a new atmosphere that hasn’t been felt down there for a while,” explained Bowser. “Our goal in anything that we do is, we want to bring the energy. We want to make sure that everyone is having a good time and just feeling the energy we want to create.”

“Everyone likes to dance,” added Massey. “And that was the question — ‘How do we

create something that will be more family-inclusive for this entire area that’s representative of many different demographics, that could bring folks together, and that’s something that we could easily do next year?’ We’d like for it to continue to grow with this community. That’s what this thing is really about.”

The event will feature the music of two Midwestern bands, The Chicago Afrobeat Project and the New Sound Underground.

“Chicago Afrobeat Project is a band from Chicago, and it’s just great world music,” explained Bowser. “We paired them with New Sound Underground. They’re just really young, funky guys from Minneapolis. A lot of them are college-trained musicians, so they’re all professional. There’s not a lot of lyrics—it’s just good, danceable music.”

Planning for the event began last November, and the production company’s name, “ADURO” speaks to the initial enthusiasm and the ambitions of the company’s founders. “‘Aduro’ is Latin for ‘to start a fire’ or ‘to ignite,’” Bowser explained. “That was kind of what we felt we were doing. That was just the energy we had. We wanted to light this flame that would spark a bigger fire.”

“It was Brendan’s gusto that really started it,” Massey agreed. “ It was his catalyst— his initial interest.”

Originally, the group envisioned making the event a day-long festival for families, but since a number of other

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Rashon Massey and Brendan Bowser can’t wait to invite the community down to Shadowland Pavilion for an evening of danceable music. events are taking place in St. Joseph that weekend, the team decided to limit the event to an evening concert that would complement— rather than compete with— those other events.

“We want to do our part to promote what else is happening downtown,” Massey explained. “We don’t want to be distracting.”

In keeping with the community focus of the event, Bowser and Massey pointed out that attending Waves into the Night will help to support both Berrien County Parks and Recreation and LAYLA, a nonprofit organization based in Michigan City.

“The money goes back to the community with this event because ticket proceeds will be split between ADURO and Berrien County,” Massey said. “It’s a huge way to sup-

port County Parks and Recreation, and a percentage of our alcohol sales will go to County Parks, and the rest goes to the nonprofit LAYLA. That stands for ‘Life After Loving Your Animal.’”

More information about LAYLA can be found on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/ LAYLA/116363803466.

Although Rashon, Brendan and their friends were excited to see the event succeed, they ran into some initial resistance to their ideas.

“A lot of people said, ‘Start smaller. Do a little show.’ And we said, ‘Why? We can do this,’” Bowser recalled. “That’s was the thing the whole time: ‘We can do this.’”

Soon, however, Massey, Bowser and their crew came across much more supportive

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“Everyone at the County and our sponsors have been so great, so welcoming,” Massey said. “Without our sponsors, this truly would not be happening, and that’s Silver Beach Pizza, MailMax, and Miller Lite and Alliance Beverage Distribution.

They’ve been really great.

When other people were saying, ‘Maybe next year,’ they said, ‘Sure, what do you need?’”

Now that all of the preparations have been made, the members of the ADURO Productions staff are looking

forward to the big day.

“We’re just excited about it. Now, it’s just tying up loose ends. It’s really been remarkable. Everyone’s been so kind. Everyone’s been so open to seeing this happen,” Massey said.

Open to all ages, the event gates of the Shadowland Pavilion will open at 6 p.m. and ADURO Productions will host an onsite beer garden for those ages 21 and older. Both admission and beverage tickets will be sold “cash only” at the event gates on the day of the show. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, but coolers and other carry-ins will not be permitted.

Ticket prices range from $10 for general admission to $15 (limited seating), and children ages 5 and under will be admitted for free. More information can also be found at www.eventbrite.com/e/ waves-into-the-night-featnew-sound-underground-chicago-afrobeat-project-tickets-11489269715.

“If anyone wants to know anything about this event, it’s about supporting a community-driven event. We’re local folks, we’re not going anywhere, we want to be able to do bigger, more engaging things next year,” Massey said. “That’s only possible if the community comes out and supports this event.”

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Delightfully Delicious A few weeks ago I baked a bunch of cookies to take with me to various parties and social functions. As I often do with my culinary exploits, I posted photos of the finished product on my social media pages. I was very pleasantly surprised by how many people wanted the recipe for these little nutty yums. I wasn’t surprised because of their quality (they’ve been my favorites for years), but because I don’t personally think of cookies as a great summertime treat.

Silly me, cookies are good any time of year and frankly any time of day.

This recipe can be whipped together in minutes and will be sure to please any fan of a little crunchy sweetness. They are packed with healthy ingredients like natural

peanut butter, unsweetened coconut, and buckwheat, so you don’t even have to feel guilty about eating a few. They store well in the freezer if you’re like me and need to have some sweets on reserve, and best of all, your fellow snackers won’t even know they’re vegan.

They definitely taste healthy, and almost have a granola bar quality, but I’ve fed them to, many discerning

eaters of all walks of life and they’ve gone right down the hatch.

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Kat Barry Kat's Hot Talk boating trip or picnic since they don’t have to be store at a specific temp and will fill you up, satisfy the sweet tooth, and give you a boost. So, without further adieu, by popular demand I give you my Peanut Butter Delights recipe.

Peanut Butter Delights Yield: 4 dozen mini cookies or 2 dozen regular size ¾ cup coconut oil (melted then cooled so it’s liquid) ½ cup crunchy natural peanut butter (sugar and oil free!)

1 ½ cups raw sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup soy milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 ½ cups buckwheat flour 2 cup shredded natural coconut (unsweetened!) ¾ cup rolled oats or wheat bran (gluten free oats of going for gluten free. Or you can use almond meal).

T s fi 1. Beat the coconut oil and peanut butter in a mixer on medium high until combined. Slowly add the sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until T a mixed well, scraping the sides often. c 2. Beat in the soy milk and vanilla. Gradually add the buckwheat flour, remembering to scrape the sides of the mixer frequently. Lastly, stir in the coconut and oats or wheat bran.

3. Preheat your oven to 375 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Using a small ice cream scooper or a 1 teaspoon measure, scoop 1 heaping teaspoon of dough, form into a ball and place on the parchment line pan. You may want to slightly flatten the top of the balls with the palm of your hand.

4. Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove parchment and repeat. For larger cookies, use a regular size ice cream scoop. Let cool completely and serve.

Kat Barry, a St. Joseph, Michigan native, is owner of Kat’s Hot Cakes vegan catering, and co author of "The New Chicago Diner Cookbook: Meat Free Recipes from America’s Veggie Diner." She also develops recipes for eHow.com, where you can find over 30 of her vegan instructional cooking videos. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Kat currently resides in Chicago, and in her free time she enjoys practicing yoga, sampling local spirits, listening to live music, and getting outdoors. Follow @katshotcakes on twitter. Kat can be reached via email at: kat@katshotcakes.com.

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Heritage Museum hosts ‘Benton Harbor Heritage Hikes’

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ENTON HARBOR – On Friday July 25 and August 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Heritage Museum & Cultural Center will host walking tours of historic downtown Benton Harbor.

The Benton Harbor Heritage Hikes will be led by a staff member of the H e r i t a g e Museum and will take you on a fascinating route through Benton Harbor’s historic downtown and Arts District.

The tours will begin and end at the Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park (corner of E. Main and Pipestone Streets) and will feature the history of Benton Harbor’s historical landmarks like the Farmers and Merchants Bank, the Vincent Hotel, Brammall Industrial Supply, the State Theater, the Fidelity Building, and several other businesses.

The tours will be approximately 60 minutes in length and will cover just over one mile of Benton Harbor’s historic downtown. Everyone is welcome for this fun and exciting tour of Benton Harbor’s past. Bring your walking shoes!

Tours will highlight Benton Harbor’s popular landmarks that are still standing, but will also share information about landmarks that are no longer there such as the

Liberty Theater, Benton Harbor’s Carnegie Library, and the Yore Opera House, which was built in 1888 by Patrick Yore, but burned down on September 5, 1896. 12 firemen (7 from Benton Harbor and 5 from St. Joseph) lost their lives during the Yore Opera House fire, and monuments were erected in both cities to honor these men. The St. Joseph monument was erected on September 5, 1898 and stands in Lake Bluff Park, while Benton Harbor’s monument was placed in Crystal Springs Cemetery in 1946 for the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. Historic photos will be shown throughout the tour to add to the historical understanding of the area.

Benton Harbor Heritage Hikes will meet at the Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park (corner of E. Main and Pipestone) at 10:00am on July 25 and August 8. The tours are weather permitting with a rain date scheduled for August 22 if necessary.

Donations of $5 are asked to support the Heritage Museum & Cultural Center’s programs and tours. Please contact the Heritage Museum at (269) 983-1191 to reserve your spot for the tours, or for more information.

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TOP: Street view looking East on East Main Street from the corner of Pipestone Street, circa 1915. MIDDLE: The wreckage from the Yore Opera House fire on September 5, 1896. BOTTOM: The Hotel Michigan at the corner of Territorial Road and Water Street circa 1930s. The Hotel Michigan serves as an example of the numerous overnight accommodations that the industrious city of Benton Harbor offered during the first part of the 20th Century.

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Faith & Family

Off The Water, Michiana

Benton Harbor couple will celebrate 60 years together

By JILL McCAUGHAN jill.mccaughan @leaderpub.com

B

ENTON HARBOR— It’s no secret that more than 50 percent of American marriages end in divorce, and that common knowledge is backed up by the 2011 data (the most recent available) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So, when you come across a couple that has managed to stay together for 60 years — plus 5 years of courtship, it’s natural to wonder what their secret is.

“A key to anybody’s marriage is that you have to learn how to compromise and to respect each other, and you also have to love,” said Icie Mae (Harris) Guidry, who married Ezekiel “Zeke” Guidry on Aug. 1, 1954 at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Benton Harbor.

Icie Mae has certainly shared that advice with her nine grandchildren.

“My grandmother always encourages me not to settle for anyone who doesn’t really love and respect me,” said Katina Rudley, Icie's oldest granddaughter, who now lives in Houston, Texas. “She always has a lot of good advice for us.”

Because a marriage relies so heavily on the ability of the two partners to compromise, Icie Mae also recommended that young people take some time to experience the world before they commit to a marriage.

“I would not suggest to any other young people to get married right away out of high school, even though that is

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Above: The four generations of the Guidry family make a conscious effort to gather around Ezekiel (front row, left) and Icie Mae (front row, right) at every holiday and family celebration. Right: Icie Mae Harris married Ezekiel Guidry on Aug. 1, 1954 in Benton Harbor’s New Bethel Baptist Church. what I did,” Icie Mae said.

“Once you’re married, it’s a partnership. So, go out and test the waters, and see what the world has to offer because, once you are married, you have to compromise and consider each other’s goals.”

Despite that cautionary advice, Icie Mae said, “I’ve got the glory, the honor and the praise for our marriage.”

Once a couple does marry, Icie Mae stressed the importance of showing appreciation for the things one’s partner does.

“It’s the little things we do for each other and the little compliments we give to each other that keep our marriage good,” Icie Mae said. “Little tokens, like flowers, a little note or a card—those are things that can help to keep a

marriage good.”

Icie Mae also pointed to honesty as an important aspect of a lasting marriage.

“You need to be honest and open with each other, and not do things behind each others’ backs,” Icie Mae said. “You should also keep family and other people out of your business and not let them interfere with your marriage. My mother taught me that.”

While Icie Mae said that working to “stay on the same page” and getting to know each other’s likes and dislikes are also important components in a lasting marriage, she pointed to a strong relationship with God as the cornerstone for her marriage to Zeke.

“If you have that relationship with the Lord, you can work through the difficult things,” Icie Mae explained.

“The bond that has kept us together has been God. It’s one of God’s favors that has kept us together.”

The sixth of eight children,

Icie Mae and Zeke’s daughter Cassandra Benion, also noted the importance of religion in the family’s ability to stick together through good times and bad.

“One important thing for them is their faith. They are God-fearing people, and they

have a strong belief system,” Benion said.

Another theme for children growing up in Guidry family has been the importance of commitment to one’s family.

“For my parents, more than anything else, family is really important to them.

They’ve weathered the storms and hung in there together, and a lot of it has to do with commitment,” Benion said.

“Their commitment to each other has been so important to us as kids that we try to make commitments and stick to them. They were our role models in that.”

Such a focus on commitment and strong family relationships is visible in the Guidry family’s emphasis on spending time together, despite their being spread out into many parts of the country now.

“We are such a close family that, every holiday, we are together. We make a conscious effort to get together at the holidays and for family celebrations like the open house we had for my niece’s graduation recently,” said Benion, who lives in Detroit. “We really pride ourselves on being a strong family and again, that comes from Mom and Dad. They set the example, and we follow that. Good times, bad times—we stick together.”

That commitment to family has been passed down to the next generation as well.

“My family values are definitely strong, and our family bond is definitely tight because of those two,” said TeRhon Guidry, Zeke and Icie Mae’s oldest grandson, who is in the process of moving to Denver, Colorado.

Through faith, commitment, love and respect, Icie Mae and Zeke Guidry have weathered the storms and sailed the calm seas of life for 60 years together, and it seems certain that they will celebrate their wedding anniversary surrounded by many generations of family members in Benton Harbor on Aug. 1.

As TeRhon said, “I hope that later on down the line in life, I’ll have a relationship that lasts as long as theirs has, if not longer.”

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Manufactured Homes

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10 MARKETPLACE CASH PAID Paving Service

Cemetery Lots 617 for used appliances.

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HOMES FOR SALE IN DECATUR

Household Merchandise FOR SALE

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Merchandise for 643 Sale YOUR E-CIG EXPERTS

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Mobile Homes 506 SPRING SAVINGS ON AFFORDABLE HOMES •Preowned 2&3 bed homes •New 3 bed, 2 bath homes for $34,500 •Many standard features •Modular homes available Colonial Acres (269)663-2424

General Merchandise

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NOW OPEN NILES FLEA MARKET Wed.-Sat. 10a-5p Sun. 12p-5p 111 E. Main St A few Vendor spots still available. For more info call 574-323-4187

Antiques 600 ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MARKET Sunday, July 27 8am to 4pm 400 Exhibitors Rain or Shine Located at the Fairgrounds, right in Allegan, Michigan $4.00 Admission. No Pets

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Recycling Service

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CA$H 4 JUNKERS

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ESTATE OF BILL CHANDLER

Thurs. & Fri. July 17 & 18, 10am-5pm, Sat. July 19, 10am-1pm This is a sale unlike any you have ever seen! There are hundreds of pieces of antique furniture.

Mr. Chandler collected for years and now it will be sold.

There are too many items to mention, you'll have to see for yourself! Sale conducted by The Great Estate.

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New things in every week at the old Martin's Auction House 6525 M-139 (Old US31) Berrien Springs, MI 10:00am-5:00pm EVERY Thursday, Friday & Saturday Nile/Cassopolis62010 Anderson Rd. (Between White St. and Pokagon Hwy)

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July 17, 18 & 19, 10-4 Saddles, cast iron, old tools, vintage glassware, collectibles, kitchen items, 2 very nice china sets (1930's) and much more. (269)6844469

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Sales

3 Bed, 2 bath homes ready to be moved into. Lease Options at starting at $621 per month (includes lot rent, insurance, water, trash) Call 269-423-7024 or visit www.phelpscommunity.com to view pictures

your junk car. We haul for free. Paying up to $1500 cash. Please call anytime 269-687-8098

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Cleaning Service

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Boats, Motors 900 FOR SALE

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Motors, Boating

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(574)246-1922 PRO TREE CARE (574) 329-9294 Complete Tree Service WEAVER CONCRETE SAME DAY ESTIMATES Insured, Competitive Rates. And masonry, driveways, porches, patios, tear 269-687-4972 out/replace, all repairs, Pool Service 727 brick, block, stone, fireplaces. Will fix wet baseSWIMMING POOL ments big or small, inside LINERS & REPAIRS and out. All concrete flatAny size, great prices, all equipment, 35 years exper- work $2.25 sq. ft. Landience. Robertson’s Sales & scaping. Fast dependable Service, Niles. Call (269)684- service. Quality work. Aaron (269)655-4158 2669

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RVs, Campers, 921 Trailers COACHMEN 2004

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St. Patrick’s County Park will offer a basic archery lesson on Thursday, July 24, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at the Brown Barn.

This program is geared for ages 12 years and up, accompanied by an adult. The fee is $10/ person. Registration and payment are required by July 21. For more information or to make reservations, please call (574) 654-3155. St. Patrick’s County Park is located on Laurel Road in South Bend, IN. July 25

Elkhart County Parks will be presenting a program which will explore the wonderful world of amphibians and reptiles on at 1:45 pm. at the Heritage Park Stage during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. This will be a fun, hands on program featuring a variety of live amphibians and reptiles.

Niles will host a Craft Brew and Wine Festival from 3 to 9 p.m. in Riverfront Park, featuring brews, music and food.

Visit www.nilesmi.com for more information.

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On Friday July 25 and Aug. 8, at 10 a.m., the Heritage Museum & Cultural Center will host walking tours of historic downtown Benton Harbor. The tours will begin and end at the Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park (corner of E. Main and Pipestone Streets) and will feature the history of Benton Harbor’s historical landmarks. The tours will be approximately 60 minutes in length and will cover just over one mile of Benton Harbor’s historic downtown.

July 26

The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will “Coriolanus” in a cabaret setting at the Box Factory for the Arts. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 general

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admission; $8 students Michigan would like to inand seniors; children 12 vite the public to join us for a “Starry Starry Night” and under free. under the stars on July 26th at 7:30 p.m. (EDT).

Our experts to guide us through the sky viewing Kids On Stage will pres- are Jennifer Francis, Dient “Disney’s 101 Dal- rector of the Upton Planmatians” at the Kids On etarium in St. Joseph and Stage theatre at The Or- Mike Durren, Instructor chards Mall. The show of Astronomy at Lake will be performed Friday Michigan College. There July 25 at 6:30pm. All will be a 12” Dobsonian tickets are $5 in advance telescope available for viewing or you can bring and $8 at the door. your own. Binoculars are also a great way to see features in the night sky.

If you don’t have a teleThe Buchanan Area scope and would like to Chamber of Commerce purchase a Galileoscope will be hosting its first kit they are available for ever “Buchanan Open advanced purchase at House Day” from 1 to 6 a cost of $25. A tripod is p.m. Organizers are ask- recommended for stability ing for all merchants, or- and they will be available ganizations and commit- for $25. tees alike to participate in this community wide event. For more information, contact bacc@ buchanan.mi.us or (269) Lubeznik Center for the 695-3291.

Arts will hold a panel discussion, Art As Autobiography: The History of the Artist in the Work from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Panelists A reminder to Dowagiac include author StephaBand Alumni of the second nie Medlock and artists band reunion to be held Suzanne Cohan-Lange, on Saturday, from 6 to 10 Richard C. Lange and p.m. at the Dowagiac Elks Material Possessions exClub. Those who would hibiting artists John Paul like to attend, but haven’t Morabito and Aram Han. sent in a reservation still Panelists will discuss have time. The deadline what influences inspire has been extended to their works, from the July 14. Invitations were more obvious fascination sent out to classes 1960 with forms and materials, through 1973. Dowagiac to the socio/political isband members who were sues that interest them, in band before 1960 or af- and the deeply personal ter 1973 are still most wel- memories that may uncome to attend. Contact consciously direct their Linda Nelson, (269) 782- choices.

5212 if you would like to receive an invitation and it will be sent to you right away.

Alex, the Potawatomi Zoo’s male chimpanzee, will be celebrating his 17th birthday on July 26.

Residents and busi- Keepers will decorate the nesses in Berrien County chimpanzee exhibit with are invited to recycle party decorations and their unwanted e-waste gifts prior to letting the items and tires on Sat- chimpanzees onto exurday, July 26, 9:00 a.m. hibit at 11 a.m. For more to 1 p.m, at the New information on PotawatoTroy Community Center, mi Zoo please call (574) 13372 California Rd., 235-9800 or visit www.

New Troy. For more in- potawatomizoo.org. formation or to volunteer to assist with the event, July 28 please contact FONT’s Recycling Committee member, Janna Riley, at 773-275-1514 or janna@ The first public readjannariley.com. ing of South Bend Civic Theatre’s world premiere adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein will take place Monday, The Episcopal Church of July 28. A select group the Mediator in Harbert, of SBCT actors will give

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first voice to this play with an opportunity for audience feedback after the reading. The reading is free to attend in the Wilson Theatre at 7 p.m.

July 29

Lake Effect hops farm of Bridgman will be featured at the Tuesday, July 29 meeting of the River Valley Garden Club.

Members will meet at a home in Bridgeman and then carpool to the farm.

Guests are welcome to join both the meeting and tour. The meeting starts at 1:00 pm. Contact evpalulis@yahoo.comfor location. More information is available on the club’s website, www.rivervalleygardenclub.org July 31

be available at the door.

All proceeds will benefit mission trips. Call 269362-4917 for carry-outs.

The Box Factory for the Arts will present Gary Brandt and Jackie Davidson. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 general admission; $8 students and seniors; children 12 and under free.

Gary Brandt and Jackie Davidson will perform at Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad Street in St. Joseph, for one night only at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $10 with senior and student tickets available for $8. Tickets are available in advance at www. boxfactoryforthearts.org/ calendar/#jackiegary with credit card by phone at 269-983-3688; or at the door.

On July 31, from 5:306:30, the Texas husbandand-wife duo Grifters and Shills will be in South Bend holding a workshop for local songwriters at The Music Village. The event has a recommended donation of $5.

Join paddling expert Ted Beatty, co-coordinator Aug. 1 of Paddlefest, for a beginner canoe and kayak lesson on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014 at St. Patrick’s DANK will host a fish County Park. The class fry at 2651 Pipestone is scheduled from 9 a.m. in Benton Harbor. Call to 12:30 p.m. and the fee (269) 926-6652 for more is $15/person. Registradetails. Doors ooen at tion and payment are re5:30 p.m. and live mu- quired by July 30, 2014 sic from 7 pm to 10 p,m. at (574) 654-3155. The Cost is $8 for members $15 fee for the class inand $9 for non-members. cludes the park entrance fee and use of the caAug. 2 noe/kayak, paddle and lifejacket.

Participants are encouraged to bring a snack or sack lunch.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds casinos will host a concert by Heart at Four Winds New Buf- The Edwardsburg Confalo’s Silver Creek Event servation Club will host Center on Saturday, its annual corn and sauAug. 2, at 9 p.m. East- sage roast Menu items ern. Tickets for the event include corn, sausage, can be purchased begin- baked beans, cold beer ning on Friday, May 9 at and soft drinks. Fun and 10 a.m. Eastern exclu- games will be offered sively through the Tick- for children and adults etmaster website, www. with a horseshoe tourticketmaster.com, or by nament, contests and calling at (800)745-3000. raffles from 6 to 10 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $50 plus applicable fees.

Galien United Methodist Church is hosting a BBQ Chicken Sandwiches and Ice Cream Social event from 5 to 7 p.m.

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Lubeznik Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception for its new exhibits Invasive Species, Transformation, and Aquatic Kaleidoscope from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Round Barn Winery will host its third annual unique art fair from 12 to 6 p.m. Saturday and 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Expect to find original works of art in the form of pottery, glass, metal sculptures, paintings, jewelry and much more. Sip on award-winning wine, refreshing microbrews or DiVine cocktails while listening to live music and searching for that perfect piece of art.

Aug. 3

The Episcopal Church of the Mediator, 14280 Red Arrow Highway, Harbert, Michigan welcomes the Tenors Three in performance. Showcasing beautiful harmonies and powerful solo performances, The Tenors Three entertain with a variety of vocal standards, classical pieces and seasonal favorites.

A free will offering will be taken at the door.

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Water Wonderland

Michigan Water Trails website helps make trip-planning easier

By JILL McCAUGHAN jill.mccaughan @leaderpub.com

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OUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Back in 1970, 15-year-old Rick Brill and several friends made the local newspaper when they canoed the 72 miles from the Paw Paw dam down to Lake Michigan via the Paw Paw River.

“It took us four days to make the trip,” Brill recalled.

“There was a lot of portaging in the beginning due to the river’s being so narrow there, but it widened up some near Coloma.”

Now a professor of Michigan history at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Brill has the resources to place that trip within a larger historical context.

“The Native Americans definitively used the rivers in this area to travel. It was just so much faster than walking, and there really were very few trails,” Brill noted. “The river was really the path of least resistance.”

According to Brill, when the French arrived in southwest Michigan, they, too, travelled via those same natural waterways, using much the same technology as the Native Americans.

That reliance on the rivers continued and grew once set-

tlers began arriving in the region.

“Really, the first generation of towns in Michigan were river towns,” Brill explained. “When the pioneers came to this area in the late 1820s and early 1830s, they wanted to put mills on the smaller rivers and tributaries, and that was where they settled.”

Residents continued to rely on southwest Michigan’s network of waterways for transporting people and goods up until the railroads were built in the 1850s, and it was then that the Industrial Revolution really gathered steam, as Brill explained.

By the time Brill and his high school friends took their trip down the Paw Paw River, the effects of that industrialization on the region were inescapable.

“There was a lot of pollution in the water. It wasn’t very clean—there was a lot of slime, and it had an odor to it,” Brill recalled. “There weren’t a lot of regulations about dumping and run-off back then, and there was a lot of debris in the water. One of my friends saw a dead horse floating in the river.”

What Brill and his friends didn’t see were many other people.

“I don’t think we met anybody except one girl who came up to our campsite to

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Kayakers, paddle boarders and canoeists get a different perspective of southwest Michigan while travelling down the Galien River. introduce herself,” Brill said.

Now, more than 40 years later, times have changed.

Thanks to a heightened awareness of the environment and more restrictions on dumping, the water is cleaner, and many old dams have

been removed as well. Paddle boarding, kayaking and canoeing have become more popular activities, and the waterways are receiving renewed attention as a means of drawing more tourism to the state, particularly since

Governor ’s Snyder announced his goal of making Michigan a “trail state” in 2012.

In an effort to make Michigan’s rivers, inland lakes, and even the Great Lakes more accessible to watercraft enthusiasts, the Michigan Water Trails website has been launched, and it is accessible at www.michiganwatertrails.org.

There, kayakers, canoeists, paddle boards and others can plan trips similar to the one that Brill and his friends took—but with a lot more information.

“The website offers tripplanning information for paddlers,” said Marcy Colclough, senior planner with the Southwest Michigan Regional Planning Commission. “People are using it right now.”

While the website is up and running, thanks to funding from the Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program, the Department of Environmental Quality Office of the Great Lakes and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is still much to be done.

“The goal is more access.

We’d like for there to be a site with restroom facilities every 5 miles and with camping every 10 miles. That’s a state-wide goal on the Great Lakes Coast, and we’re not

quite there yet,” Colclough said.

However, the website does show launch sites and camping access, as well as the locations of nearby museums, parks and restaurants, and volunteers can be trained to add even more information.

“The website provides a lot of information on different access sites,” Colclough said. “It tells how hard it is to launch from any given access point, and it gives specifications on how to do it. It’s really useful information.”

With the new website, paddlers can avoid many of the hardships that Brill and his friends encountered, making for a more enjoyable trip.

“There’s so much potential here in southwest Michigan with all of the rivers we have here—the Black River, the Galien, and the St. Joe, along with the lake,” Colclough said.

To tap that local potential, a partnership to promote the West Michigan Water Trail was forged between Williams & Works, the West Michigan Environmental Action Council and Grand Valley State University’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Program, and more information about that project can be found at www.westmichiganwatertrail.com.