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Acorn Theater makes changes

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HREE OAKS, Mich.

— As The Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan, adjusts to its new not-for-profit status, David Fink — one of the theater founders, current board members and the acting president — reflects on the venue’s evolution.

“Everything happened organically up until this point.”

Fink, along with partner Kim Clark, started the Acorn Theater and its mission 15 years ago. After owning a bed and breakfast in Union Pier, they’d become emotionally invested in the region.

After hosting a variety show in Three Oaks, they saw a local desire for entertainment and art similar to that which they were accustomed to in Chicago.

“People loved it and we realized there was an audience for smart, interesting stuff.”

After selling the Union Pier business, they were exploring their next project when the Vickers Theater, which provided the variety

show venue, encouraged them to set up in their neighborhood.

The Acorn Theater is now one of the cultural destinations located in the EK Warren Historic Featherbone Factory in Three Oaks.

When Fink and Clark first purchased the building, however, it was an empty, crumbling factory structure. The mostly abandoned building had been maintained by local citizens, including Jim Wisner, as much as was reasonable, but it still took two years of renovation to make it a usable space.

According to Fink, the roof had holes, the wood was rotting, and the brickwork was in poor shape.

Portions of the building had simply collapsed. The area surrounding the factory was occupied by rusted cars and the street in front, now a paved thoroughfare connecting two sections of downtown, was simply a dirt road.

In Fink’s own words, “it was decaying.”

The duo saw potential in

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spite of the decay. Clark had been head of writing at Chicago’s Second City and hoped to make the building a second home for the improv group. The goal was to have a rehearsal space and a large area in which to record sketch comedy. At that point, any plans to use the building as an entertainment venue were minimal, with

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thoughts by Fink to “maybe have an occasional show.”

Renovating the building, however, took the pair over budget, so they decided to bring in entertainment and performance to recoup they money they had invested.

Thirteen years later, the theater has grown into a venue for artists, entertainers, musicians, and their fans, both local and national. The theater regularly features music of all genres, plays, comedy, dance, and spoken word performance.

They’ve been inundated with artists with a desire to perform on their stage.

Artists with local ties, such as Anne Harris and Jenna Mammina, would find their way to the theater and spread the word to others in their creative community.

Fink and Clark would also bring in artists they knew from Chicago or seek performers they’d watched elsewhere. The roster would grow to include national touring acts, including Jefferson Starship, Cowboy Junkies, Sean Mullins, BoDeans, and Cracker. According to Fink, “most people found us” after hearing from other performers about how much they felt at home in the space.

He describes the special moments he has experienced with the growth of the theater, recounting the experience of watching Ides Of March live on his stage, performing songs from his high school days.

“It was one of those times when you kind of pinch yourself.”

According to David, the Acorn is “a theater with a bar, not a bar with live entertainment,” which is what makes the space desirable to artists of all levels and draws audiences from great distances. It’s value is in the mission to honor and showcase art and creativity, as opposed to

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leaving the performer acting as the background ambience. When fiddleplayer Mark O’Connor played their stage, the attentive audience lent itself to symbiotic energy, with performer and audience building on the other’s enthusiasm for an “amazing, unbelievably skilled show.”

It’s a venue that focuses on the art and the performance and hopes to do so for many more years.

Regarding the new notfor-profit status, David is optimistic.

“I’m very excited. It’s a sustainable model. If the community continues to embrace us, we’ll have a long, solid future.”

Audiences can find a complete listing of upcoming and regular events at The Acorn Theater, as well as find opportunities to contribute and participate, by visiting acorntheater.com.

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‘Wildly funny’ comedy opens at South Bend Civic

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OUTH BEND, Ind. — American playwright Christopher Durang’s Tony winner for Best Play, critics say “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” is a wildly funny farce.

In the play, a selfabsorbed movie star, Masha, returns to the family farmhouse (with her 20-something boy-toy Spike in tow) to visit her brother Vanya and sister Sonia.

Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future,

and a lovely, young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries Masha. The genial reunion soon turns into a hilarious free-for-all filled with wild costume parties, voodoo dolls and romance.

The New York Times say in Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike, “Broad comic acting is raised to the level of high art…deliriously funny…a heedless good time.”

The Huffington Post says it is “Hilarious…

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end with these people, but you might want to spend the rest of your life with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.”

The Civic warns parents that the show contains adult situations and language.

In South Bend, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is directed by Jim Geisel and features Sam Blevins, Melissa Manier, Lucinda Moriarty, Marybeth Saunders and Bill Svelmoe in the cast.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,

Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike performs Sept. 11 to 27 in the Warner Theatre, 403 N Main Street in South Bend.

Tickets are $21. For tickets, call the Box Office at 574-234-1112 or online at sbct.org.

South Bend Civic Theatre would like to thank our Full Season Sponsors Villing and Company and Alfred and Martha Choitz and Warner Series sponsor Nyloncraft.

City enjoys largest crowds in park history

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OUTH BEND — This week, the South Bend Cubs officially announced a new, historic attendance record of 347,678 fans for a single season in downtown South Bend. The new record was set on Friday night, Sept. 4, during the final home game of the 2015 season at Four Winds Field.

“We want to thank the amazing fans who came from a hundred miles in every direction to Four Winds Field all summer long,” commented team owner Andrew T. Berlin.

“To have reached this new milestone means that the work we’ve been doing to make this a place where families and young people enjoy themselves night after night is working.

To all of us at the South Bend Cubs, it’s confirmation that this really is a place where everyone comes to play—and not just the professional team down on the field. But,

we’re not done; there’s a lot more to come.”

“I am proud of the South Bend Cubs, especially with this season’s record attendance,” said Mayor Pete Buttigieg. “The huge success of this ball club is a major part of South Bend’s ongoing comeback. Four Winds Field has been a great downtown venue and a regional draw with something new every year. We can’t wait to see what

comes next.”

“When it comes to South Bend sports stories done by regional and national publications, they’re not solely about Notre Dame football anymore. Now, they’re about the South Bend Cubs and Four Winds Field,” said Jeff Rea, president of the St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce. “Whether it’s the New York Times article about our baseball

synagogue, Inc. Magazine about the success of the team, or the Chicago Tribune’s story about Theo Epstein throwing out the first pitch at Four Winds Field, the South Bend Cubs under the leadership of Andrew Berlin and his team President Joe Hart have had a huge and permanent impact upon this city. Everyone here is grateful for it.”

South Bend’s new atten-

dance record was set after 69 home games and one rainout at Four Winds Field during the 2015 season. The record attendance of 347,678 has been reported to the offices of MiLB (Minor League Baseball) and officially places the South Bend Cubs in fifth place for attendance among all 16 teams in the Midwest league.

The team also established a new benchmark of 58 percent for stadium sellouts at Four Winds Field for a single season. Forty home games were sold out this year.

“We had over 5,000 tickets sold on average per game,” Hart said. “Just a few years ago, the average was less than 1,800.”

In addition, a record amount of Indiana state sales tax collected from concessions and merchandise sold at Four Winds Field this year will be retained by the City of South Bend. The tax revenues, along with all state payroll taxes paid by

employees of the team, will be diverted to the city through a special fund established by the Indiana state legislature.

The fund—The Professional Sports Development Fund— allows any Indiana city with a professional sports team to keep the state tax revenues. From 2004 to 2014, the city of South Bend earned $5 million from this fund. 2015 is expected to be a record year for the city due to the success of the South Bend Cubs.

South Bend will also receive an additional $41,851.25 in revenue associated with a ticket surcharge based on the record-breaking 2015 inpark attendance. The surcharge revenue reflects year-to-year attendance growth at the ballpark since the team was purchased at the end of the 2011 season.

There was no surcharge revenue for the city at the end of that 2011 season.

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Lincoln presenter visits South Bend As one of the final events in the series remembering President Abraham Lincoln, a respected impersonator will visit the Studebaker Museum Sept. 10.

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OUTH BEND, Ind. — One hundred and fifty years ago, one bullet changed a nation.

President Abraham Lincoln, one of America’s most beloved presidents, was assassinated on April 14, 1865. To honor his death, the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend will present a special exhibition entitled “Lincoln’s Final Journey: A Nation Mourns.”

The exhibition opened earlier this summer, but continues through Oct. 31.

This exhibition includes a rare collection of artifacts, images and stories that will take visitors back to Lincoln’s final night and the compelling events that followed. This special exhibition uses artifacts from such institutions as the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, Ford’s Theatre, the Indiana State Museum, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and others that will allow visitors to experience Lincoln’s last night as president and the aftermath of his death on the fractured nation.

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cant artifacts associated with the assassination is the carriage used to take President Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, to Ford’s Theater on that fateful night. It has been called one of the top Lincoln assassination artifacts in the nation and is part of the Studebaker National Museum’s permanent collection and owned by the City of South Bend.

The carriage was recently returned from being on loan to the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., where it was part of an exhibit also honoring Lincoln’s assassination entitled “Silent Witnesses.”

Also included in the exhibition is a replica of the Derringer pistol that fired the fatal shot, sheet music composed to honor

Lincoln at his funeral, photos documenting the execution of the assassination conspirators, an American flag that accompanied Lincoln’s coffin and an array of personal items and historic printed documents.

The exhibition will also feature a Lincoln life-figure created by Life Formations, part of LF Creative Group of Cincinnati, Ohio, who has been creating award-winning lifelike static figures for more than 30 years.

Also included will be pieces from local Lincoln collector Jack Smith’s private collection, such as never before seen Harper’s Weekly prints from 1865.

Complementing the exhibition, the Museum will also offer a schedule of public programs. The first

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A Visit With Abraham Lincoln” will be held Wednesday, July 15, at 1:30 p.m. with Dean Dorrell, a lifetime member in the Association of Lincoln Presenters and onstage performer for more than 40 years. Mr. Lincoln will talk about his early life, his adult years in and around Springfield, and his years as president.

“Lincoln’s Final Hours” will be presented Thursday and Friday, September 10, at 7 p.m. by Richard Frederick “Fritz” Klein who has portrayed Lincoln nationally and internationally. Klein has been featured on National Geographic Television, Discovery Channel and C-SPAN. The final program of the Exhibition will be offered Oct. 21, at 1:30 p.m.

Andrew Beckman, archivist of the Studebaker National Museum, will provide little known facts about President Lincoln’s carriage and how it came to be an important piece in the museum’s collection.

All programs will be held in the Wiekamp Auditorium on the Museum’s campus.

The State of Indiana, Tire Rack, TCU Foundation, Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, Laurence and Barbara McHugh, Visit South Bend/Mishawaka, Martin’s Super Markets, the Indiana Humanities are underwriting funding for this special exhibition.

The Studebaker National Museum is open Monday thru Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For additional information, please call the Studebaker National Museum at: (574) 2359714, or visit www.studebakermuseum.org. For an additional cost, visitors can

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Richard Frederick “Fritz” Klein who has portrayed Lincoln nationally and internationally. also tour the exhibits and Oliver Mansion at The History Museum, which adjoins the Studebaker National Museum at 201 S. Chapin St., South Bend, IN 46601.

The Studebaker National Museum collection contains over 120 vehicles with approximately 70 on display at one time. Most of the vehicles are owned by the City of South Bend and The Studebaker National

Museum, with a few being on loan from other museums and private individuals. The Museum Archives includes the surviving corporate archives of the Studebaker Corporation, the Packard Motor Car Company and other local industries. The Archives holds manuscripts, still and moving, images, as well as engineering and production records, financial records, advertising materials and corporate publications.

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dAmerica’s Got Talent finalist to perform at The Mendel Center iLuminate to appear Sept. 19

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ENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In 2011, iLuminate took the nation by storm when America voted the dancein-the-dark sensation to one of the top finalist positions on the hit television show America’s Got Talent.

Now iLuminate is bringing its technology-dance mashup to The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19.

In addition to the stage performance, the evening will include a question and answer session with the developer of the iLuminate technology and audience members will have the opportunity to have their photo taken with the iLuminate performers after the show. iLuminate is the brainchild of Miral Kotb who combined her passions for dance and software engineering to create patented iLuminate technology, the tool that enables performers, choreographers, engineers, technicians, stylists, and artistic directors to produce explosive performances with customized wireless lighting programs.

The results are extraordinary lighting effects choreographed with dance moves that take audiences on an exhilarating ride.

The iLuminate technology has been snapped up

by A-listers in music, hitting the stage with Grammy-winning superstars such as Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, The Black Eyed Peas, and David Guetta, among others. It has also been featured on hit primetime television shows including Dancing with the Stars and X Factor, awards shows like the American Music Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards, BET Awards, The Nickelodeon Awards, Billboard and Latin Billboard Awards, and daytime favorites The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Wendy Williams Show, and Good Morning America.

Kotb received her degree in computer science from Columbia University while studying dance at Barnard College. Upon graduating she secured a position with Bloomberg L.P. as a senior software engineer and entered the world of mobile application development.

The concept for iLuminate emerged while Kotb was developing iPhone applications. She had a vision of dancers wearing costumes that illuminated wirelessly to compliment the music and choreography — wireless technology that could be controlled from the palm of one’s hand. She pursued her idea with help from some of the best hardware and software engineers in the business.

Since then, Kotb and her unprecedented technology, programming, choreographing, and overall artistic direction has catapulted iLuminate into an international phenomenon that mesmerizes audiences across the globe. The enormously successful OffBroadway production has played to sold-out audiences.

Tickets for iLuminate start at $26 and are available online at www.

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EW BUFFALO, Mich. — Anytime you perform on Sept. 11 it is special, according to country music star Craig Morgan, who will be at the Silver Creek Events Center at Four Winds in New Buffalo for a 9 p.m. contest that night.

Morgan spent 17 years in the military, including 10 and a half years of active duty with the United States Army. He recently returned from his 12th trip overseas to perform for the troops.

“I think anytime any one of us perform on Sept. 11 there is added meaning just because of the impact of what happened,” he said. “I think everyone appreciates the magnitude of that day and the events that took place. Anytime we play and no matter where we play on that day, it is a memorable day for everyone.”

Morgan recently released a new single “When I’m Gone,” which is his first single since 2013 and is in advance of a new album scheduled for release in 2016.

The country star has been out on tour after eight months in the studio and said the crowd reaction to the new music has been strong.

“The reception has been overwhelming,” he said. “I’m pretty excited because we haven’t had a new single in over a year. It is nice to get back out there with my friends in country radio.”

Morgan said the new album should be out the first quarter of 2016.

“People will recognize my vocals,” he said. “I have been doing this for like 10 years and 16 top 10s and plenty of hits, so people recognize my voice and the material is in line with the caliber of content that

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“I think this is some of the best vocals I have done on any of the stuff I have ever record. So I am pretty excited about that.”

When Morgan hits the Silver Creek Events Center stage fans can expect to hear all the hits. Songs like “International Harvester,” “Little Bit of Life,” “That’s What I love About Sunday” and “Redneck Yacht Club.”

Morgan is not only a performer, but an avid outdoorsman whose show “Craig Morgan: All Access Outdoors” is in its sixth season on the Outdoor Channel.

“I’ve been on other people’s shows a long time ago and worked in the outdoor industry before I became a singer,” he said. “I was approached to do a show because they thought it was interesting in the fact that I tour and do what hunting I can while I’m touring.”

The show won a Golden Moose Award for best comedy in 2015.

“In that industry that is the Emmy of the outdoor world,” he said.

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Tickets are $25 in advance, but sell out fast so hurry to reserve your spot! Available at the Customer Service Desk of this store while supplies last.

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Off The Water, Michiana

General Notices 106 WRONGLY DENIED SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS?

I can help. (269)473-2370

Help Wanted 300 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED NOW! Learn to drive for US XPRESS Earn $850 per week!

No experience needed!

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1-800-882-7364

9 CLASS

DRIVERS WANTED

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is looking for residential drivers with a CDL A or B, good attendance and work ethic, ability to read maps & attention to safety. Benefits include BCBS Health, Dental & Life Insurance, uniforms, paid holidays and vacations, safety bonus and overtime pay. Our route drivers average over $54,000 per year, work less than 50 hours per week, and are home every night!

Apply on line at MichianaRecyclingCareers.com

or at our office at 33541 Reum Rd, Niles, MI

ARE YOU LOOKING TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME? Have a few hours on your hands now that kids are back in school? We have an immediate need for temporary and part-time employees. Open positions for 1st, 2nd & 3rd shifts.

Starting pay ranges from $9-15/hr.

Locations and positions vary.

South Bend, IN 46628 (574)289-1454

NOW HIRING

Riveridge Manor in Niles, Michigan is now hiring full and part time CENA'S for second and third shifts and part-time LPN'S on all shifts.

Apply online @ www.grace.vikus.net/app or in person at 1333 Wells St.

Buchanan, Three Oaks, Galien General Labor Entry Level $8.75 - $10 Permanent, Fulltime Call 269-408-1980

In Partnership with

Kenneth Smith, Inc. Truck Drivers Pulling Dump Trailers Wanted

DRIVERS NEEDED:

Class A CDL and Dump trailer exp. preferred. Tristate area, Home nights and weekends, Fuel Savings Sharing Program, Safety Bonus, Health Benefits.

Apply in person 2596 Detroit Road (M-60) in Niles, MI or call 269-684-5960 to request application www.kennethsmithinc.com

NOW HIRING

APPLY NOW

for Office, and Customer Service positions across Southwest Michigan Pay Range $12-$15 per hour All positions are permanent Call 269-408-1980 for info.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

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GENERAL LABOR – 1st and 2nd shifts Including: Machine Operators Piece Rate Positions Forklift Drivers Send resume or apply in person: North American Forest Products PO Box 600 27263 May St. Edwardsburg, MI. 49112 Fax: 269-663-5302 Email: hr1006@nafpinc.com

HIRING

Helping people and their pets is a fulfilling & challenging career. We have a dedicated staff that is great to work with. Dowagiac Animal Hospital is accepting applications for a part time position with full time potential for a Tech or Assistant position. Experience helpful but not required.

Send resume & cover letter to Dowagiac Animal Hospital, 54791 M-51 North, Dowagiac, MI 49047

HOME CARE AIDE More details and application at www.casscoa.org

Parts Counter Sales

GreenMark Equipment, a John Deere dealer, with locations in Michigan & Indiana is seeking an individual for Parts Counter Sales at our Sodus, MI location. Ideal candidates would have previous experience in a parts department, knowledge and exposure to large farm equipment, familiar with computer programs and applications, and possess excellent customer service skills.

GreenMark Equipment offers an excellent work environment, competitive wages, and an industry leading benefit plan including health, dental, & a matching 401k. For more information regarding GreenMark Equipment visit our website at www.greenmarkequipment.com. If you are interested apply on line or email resume to: dslagh@ greenmarkequipment.com.

Apply today at www.trilliumjobs.com or 1011 Broadway St., Niles (269)684-6141

NEEDED

Experienced Commercial Carpenters!

Kenneth Smith Inc Apply today at: FM Construction, MECHANIC 530 E. Lexington Ave., #175, TRACTOR & TRAILER Elkhart, IN 46516 Work 2nd shift 40+ hours per week, work on heavy NURSING HOME duty truck equipment, dump trailers and related comADMINISTRATOR ponents. A minimum of 1 West Woods of Niles, see year experience is required. our larger ad it today's Benefits. newspaper.

Apply in person: 2596 Detroit Road (M-60) Niles, MI www.kennethsmithinc.com

Shepherd Caster

in Stevensville is hiring a Product Design Engineer MIT # 6169916 Apply at miworks.org

NEW YORK LIFE

is a Fortune 100 Insurance and Financial Services Firm.

We are new to the Michiana area and we are hiring!

If you are interested in an interview please call 269-414-4413

Elderly Care 307 KARE SERVICES

Compassionate Home Care Services (269)684-1984 (574)292-2900 email:KKaidanRay@aol.com www.KAREService.com

NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR West Woods of Niles, a 121 bed skilled nursing facility, and premier provider, located in Niles, MI, has an opportunity for an experienced Nursing Home Administrator.

General qualifications include: current Michigan license, ability to demonstrate skills and experience related to financial management, planning, quality improvement, and regulatory knowledge. The successful candidate will join an experienced interdisciplinary team. A comprehensive benefit package is offered.

Please send resume in confidence to adminposition@peplinskigroup.com

Welding Training, mig & Tig for Aluminum Be Job-Ready in 10 Weeks!

Industrial level skills training with AWS Certification Classes begin Oct. 12th, 2015 Funding possible through MIWorks, must register by Oct. 2nd, 2015

WTEC, Inc. in the Fab Masters Company facility, Marcellus, MI www.aluminum-welding-school.com Classes are forming now.

For more information, call

269-646-5315

Instruction & 309 Training ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL TUTORING

Reading, Writing, and Mathematics General education, grades 2-8 plus Special education teaching qualifications for students with learning disabilities, Asperger’s, and mild cognitive disabilities.

Qualified to attend IEP meetings as advocate for parents and students by appointment.

Location: Buchanan Public Library 128 E. Front St. Buchanan, MI 49107 Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Time: 4 – 6 p.m.

By appointment only.

1 or 2 hour sessions available. $40.00 per hour.

Payment required in advance.

Space is limited.

Call (269) 449-0006 for references, questions, and/or to initiate a tutoring schedule

P.D.K. Firearm Instruction Concealed Pistol License Contact Paul: 269-462-2584 or Kelly: 269-783-6570 pdkfirearms.com

WELDING TRAINING

WTEC. See our larger ad in today's newspaper.

Apartments

412

Cassopolis

STONE LAKE MANOR

Senior Apartments.

2 months free on select units.

Spacious, two bedroom located on beautiful Stone Lake, Intercom entry building, elevator, emergency pull cords. Seniors 62 years or older. Rent starts at $631.00 (based on income).

Please call Toni at 269-4453333 or stop by today at 145 Stone Lake St. for more information. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD 1-800649-3777 American Preferred 1-800-968-1792

IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY!

No Application Fee!!

Riverside Apartments 550 Riverside Dr., Dowagiac, MI Close to the Casino!

Easy Access to M-51 Quiet Wooded Setting Close to Parks, Schools & Shopping Rent Based on Income Equal Housing Opportunity Barrier Free Units Available TDD/TTY: 711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer Apply Today!

269-782-5270

Rent-Lease, Misc. 442 MAJEREK'S

PROFESSIONAL CENTER

1011 Broadway, Niles Great Visibility and in the center of all roads leading to US31, M51, Broadway, Main St, M60 & US12.

Great Parking. Walking distance from Downtown.

5 Units Available Main floor: Unit #1 (was State Farm) 1,600 SF w/370 SF basement storage.

Unit #3 (was Salon & Medical Office) 600 SF Unit #6 (Office or Medical) 876 SF or Unit #3 & #6 can be one 1476 SF unit.

Unit #5 (was Doctors Office & Retail) 925 SF. Lower Level: Unit #8 Office 700 SF. If interested & need to see, call Wayne from 8-4 M-F @ 269-845-9820 or Carol at 269-684-1125 x214

Houses for Sale 500 FARM HOUSE FOR SALE

3 BDR, 1.5 BA Updated kitchen & windows on main floor.

Makes an easier remodeling project to finish to your style!

Edwardsburg Mary Cooper 2 BEDROOM Cressy Everett Real Estate with out washer/dryer 574-298-2737 hookup $150/week. Tenant pays electric, all electric including heat. Water, trash, sewage included in rent. $200 deposit. (269)845683-4804 or 7182 OR (269)414-0385 888-725-0108 Mon.-Sun. 2-8PM

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FOR SALE BY OWNER BITELY, MI

2 homes on 5.5 lots, across the street (kitty-corner) from Mawby Lake and one block from Bitely Lake. The first is 2 bed, 1 bath approx. 1000 sq. ft. The second is 1 bed, 1 bath approx. 600 sq. ft. Both homes have cement foundations and need some crack repairing and other minor inside work. The small house is currently rented. $62,000 obo. Please Email for questions, pictures or to make offer: donerovin101 @micomcable.com

FOR SALE

Buchanan 3 Floors of Living Space 4bdrs 2 1/2bths 2 car attached garage Lower Level Walkout Only $87,777 269-635-8116 Let your dreams bloom with Violet!

Coldwell Banker Anchor 1400 W Chicago Road Niles

FOR SALE

HOME FOR SALE

1425 Clarendon Ave., Niles, MI possible land contract to qualified buyer with 10% down payment, completely remodeled inside & out, 2 bedroom, 1 full bath, eat in kitchen, tiled back splash, custom cabinets, new bath/shower toilet & vanity, original hardwood floors, tile floors, new paint, new stainless steel dishwasher & microwave, large back yard, full basement, new windows, siding, roof, furnace & A/C, close to school & park.

Check out more info & pictures online at forsalebyowner.

Reduced to $94,500.

Only serious inquires apply.

(269)876-0815 or email: crkfrm@copper.net

LAKE HOME

30 ft. from water, 170 ft. of pier, sugar sand bottom, great fishing, 55586 Indian Lake Rd. Conklin Shores, Dowagiac, MI. 2 bed, 1 bath, totally remodeled, approx.

1600 sq. ft., new well 5", new water softner, fully furnished, rowboat/motor & paddle boat included.

Everything goes-on leased land. Reduced to $182,700.

(574)514-8669

MOTIVATED SELLER!

Niles city. Co-op/Condo, 2 bdrm, full bsmt. Hardwood floors & home warranty. $48,500.

RE/MAX Modern Realty, 269-683-2211

Used appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, washers & dryers and ranges Geiger's Appliances 841 Carberry Rd. Niles, MI (269)687-8639, hours 9-5

Adam Buys Repairable Cars

Hunting & Fishing 645 COMPOUND BOW

adamsjunkers.com

GUN SHOW

FREE PICKUP 7 days a week Title or not!!

Hoyt Maxxis complete with hard case $500 (574)3268086 Rochester, IN Fulton County Fairgrounds 1009 W. 3rd St. Sat. Sept. 12, 8am -4pm admission $3 (574)936-4431

Miscellaneous 666 HOUSE DEMOLITION SALE

Adam buys JUNK CARS

Fixable Cars Wanted

Adam Pays the most!!

(574) 300-6556

ALWAYS PAYING

top dollar for junk cars, trucks & farm equipment.

Also buying repairables. Paul buys junk cars & trucks.

(574)993-1131

BUYING

Off The Water, Michiana

MIDWEST ROOFING

Family owned since 1984.

Lifetime Warranty Shingles Flat Roofs & Gutter Covers.

Call (269)684-7199

Lawn Service 721 JACOBS LAWN & BOBCAT SERVICES

Mowing/Landscaping, Grading, Topsoil/Gravel, Sod Installation, Brush Clearing, Auger, Light Hauling, Leaf Clean Up. Call (269)663-8770 or (574)215-0570

2428 S. 11th St., Niles 40 vendors bringing many items weekly. We are full but have a waiting list. We buy estates and single items.

(269)262-4333

Cemetery Lots

617

NEW TODAY

QUALITY GARAGE SALE

Don't miss the deals!

Hours: Mon-Fri. 10a-5pm Sat. 10a-3pm Closed Sunday 2324 S. 11th St. Niles (269) 340-5952

WEAVER CONCRETE

driveways, porches, patios, tear out/replace, all repairs, brick, block, stone, fireplaces. Will fix wet basements big or small, inside and out. Landscaping. Fast dependable service. Aaron (269)655-4158

Licensed & insured.

Nick: (269) 254-6634 Sam: (269) 591-5386

727 SWIMMING POOL LINERS & REPAIRS

Brick/ Block/Stone. Custom & Insurance work. Insured & Bonded. (574)298-3520

MICHIANA MASONRY & CONSTRUCTION

All your Masonry needs!

Chimney Cleaning. Insured & Bonded.

Senior discounts.

(269)362-1566

Snow Removal 745 SNOW PLOWING Free Estimates!

Don't wait to late!

Hopper Excavating (269)783-1744

Misc. Services 747 KLIMEK ENTERPRISES

Electrical Contracting, No Job Too Big or Small. Free Quotes.

Affordable Pricing, Licensed & Insured. (269)684-6290 or (269)470-4097.

POLE BARNS & GARAGES

BY NIEBOER

Pole Barns, Garages, Quality Built. Licensed & Insured. Ross Nieboer (269)684-6673

POND LINERS

EPDM Rubber, Any size Lowest Prices, FREE Delivery, Huge Inventory, TRM Sat 9/12 & Sun 9/13 Pole barn & other garages Any size, great prices, all Enterprises, South Bend.

10am - 4pm specialist. Roofing Siding, equipment, 35 years exper- (574)246-1922 LOW PRICES: furniture, Framing and more. Over 40 ience. Robertson’s Sales & (574) 329-9294 brand name items. years experience. Licensed. Service, Niles. Call (269)684NEW TODAY QUALITY GARAGE Contact Michael N. Knepple 2669 Niles - 603 N Second St. (269)476-9777 DOORS (corner of 2nd & Howard) Antenna Service 737

HUGE WAREHOUSE SALE

CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE MISSION HILLS Moving company Two spaces (including Fri. 9/11 & Sat. 9/12 vaults) in Garden of Time.

9 AM to 4 PM Value $3,000 selling for This sale is LOADED with $1995. OBO (219) 771MANY things! TOOLS, Heavy 5068 Equipment, Canoe, Camper, LOADS of WOOD (He is a Good Things to 636 Designer and Wood Crafter).

Eat Sander, Router, Nail Guns, 40 Ton Press, Compressor, U PICK Welding, Planer, LOADS of APPLES & PEACHES Wood, Antique RR Carts + Emma Teichman Farm, Wood Work Benches, Glass, 6137 M-140, Eau Claire, MI Fishing, Antiques, Primitives, (269)461-4349 Office Equipment + SupCresthaven Peaches. Gala, plies LOADS MORE DO Honey Crisp, Goldens & NOT MISS! Mack Apples. Tomatoes & Niles - 623 S. Lincoln St. Heirlooms. Peppers & all ESTATE SALE types of Vegetables.

Fri 9/11, Sat 9/12 &

Household Mer642 chandise BILL'S USED APPLIANCES

DEPROW CONCRETE

Concrete, bricks, blocks, stonework, stamping. Any type of tear out & replace.

Basement repairs, landscaping, bobcat work. No job too small. 35 years experience.

Insured. Jerry (269)352-4010

Tree Service 725 BACKWOODS TREE & Masonry Service 740 STUMP SERVICE CASPER MASONRY

repairable scrap and unC & S MARSH EVERYTHING MUST GO! wanted vehicles, top dollar TREE SERVICE 9/10 - 9/17 paid. Call or text for a free brush, stump removal, Range, Oven, Microwave, quote today. Free towing. Trees, high lift work, insured.

Dishwasher, Washer / Dryer, Kevin (817)437-0450 (269)362-4331 or 683-1065 Furnace, Central Air. Winleave msg. dows, Sliding doors - you Home Improve700 PAYNE'S TREE must remove. Dowagiac ment 31449 Maple Island Rd. SERVICE #1 GUTTERS Mobile Homes 506 (Magician Lake) Call 574Tree Trimming & Removal.

514- 0130 or 269-424- We do seamless gutters. Stump Grinding & Firewood.

1980 FAIR POINT 3281 for more information. Free estimates, call Bobcat & Concrete Work. mobile home, 14x70, (269)782-0401 Insured. (269)663-8091 $2,500 or best offer, must Garage-Yard 669 sell, (269)782-7451 or HOME REPAIRS & Sales THE CUTTING EDGE (269)876-6617 REMODELING Eau Claire - 7224 Brush Over 30 years of experience, PRO TREE CARE Antiques 600 Lake Rd. Complete Tree Service tile work, kitchens, bathSAME DAY ESTIMATES rooms, decks & porches, ALLEGAN ANTIQUE 60 YRS. OF Insured, Competitive Rates. windows & doors, window MARKET ACCUMULATION 269-687-4972 wrapping, siding, fascia & Sunday, September 27 Sept. 10, 11 & 12, 9am-6pm soffit.

Call Randy (269)7828am to 4pm Hunting and fishing gear & TREE REMOVAL & 3139 (269)208-9838 400 Exhibitors tools, hundreds of lures, STUMP GRINDING MAURER QUALITY Rain or Shine rods and reels, outboard & Free Estimates!

Located at the Fairgrounds, trolling motors, bows & arCARPENTRY Certified & Fully Insured right in Allegan, Michigan rows, duck & goose decoys, Complete home imHinz Landscaping LLC $4.00 Admission. No Pets rototiller, weed eater on provement.

Kitchens, (269)695-2937 or wheels, snowblower & much bathrooms, decks, windows, (574)876-6218 Collectibles 602 more doors, etc.

Call Jeff Niles - 1024 N. 6th St. (574)532-4735 THE MARKET PLACE Pool Service

Indoor Flea Market

Oak Manor Delight!

Immediate Occupancy Convenient One Floor Living Fenced Back Yard Detached Garage Cheaper Than Rent $62,000 Call or Text Chris Moore Freedom Realty (269)362-5665 (269)687-8484

10 CLASS WE BUY & SELL ADAMS JUNKERS

MK CONSTRUCTION

MR. MAINTENANCE FREE ESTIMATES

Roofing, Siding & Windows, Light Hauling & Spring Clean-Ups, No Inside or Outside job too big or small.

Low affordable rates.

(269)591-1403

WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION Home Improvement & Maintenance

Repairs, Remodel, Windows, Siding, Additions, Painting, Plumbing & More Certified mobile home work Accepting major credit cards (269)635-1527 williamsconstructco@gmail.com

Roof Repair 712 FRYMAN’S ROOFING

Sales, service & installation of garage doors & openers.

Call owner Steve Baxter for Variety of Free HD & Digital your free estimate today. channels, use your own (269)683-9000 wiring, complete installation SEPTIC SYSTEM & repair, tower removal.

CUT THE CORD!!

REPAIR CALL US FOR A FREE And any other excavating ESTIMATE TODAY! needs. Licensed in Tri(269)357-6352 County area. Call Deer Path antennasplus1.com Excavating (269)208-5180

WHY PAY TO WATCH TV?

Concrete Service 739 BRADY CONCRETE

Painting Service

754

Specializing in Flat work of all type, seawalls, stamped concrete & Bobcat Service. Free estimates. Insured. Fast, deFRYMAN'S SEAMLESS Sun 9/13 pendable service. (269)445J.M. HUNT GUTTERS & SIDING 9am - 4pm ENTERPRISES, LLC Your home exterior experts. 3349 or (269)591-0100 50 years accumulation, too Quality guaranteed! Locally Painting & Drywall. Insured. much to list! RAIN or SHINE, Owned for 50 years. (269)782C & C CONCRETE Free Estimates.

Family sale is inside home.

5008 (David & Terri Fryman) Flat work of all kinds, Owned & Operated for Over

stamping, sidewalks, concrete patching, patios, your junk car. We haul for Call us for your roofing and driveways and pole barns. free. Paying up to $1500 ventilation needs. Locally No job too small. Free Insured cash. Please call anytime Owner, Licensed & Insured. Estimates.

(269)228-1163 Call (269)782-2806 269-687-8098

Wanted to Buy 672 WE WILL BUY

JOHN A. VYLONIS CUSTOM BUILDING

50 years. 269-683-4442.

PAINTING

Int. & Ext., Drywall & Wall Repair & Power washing.

Insured. Call Glen Hoese at (269)684-4055

Off The Water, Michiana

i

Sept. 11

130 will attend and include an even mix of men and women. For The Pokagon Band of more information, call Potawatomi Indians’ (574) 703-7362.

Four Winds Casinos present a concert by country singer Craig Morgan at Four Winds The Cass County New Buffalo’s Silver Democrats will host their Creek Event Center at 9 annual Cass County p.m. Sept. 11. Tickets Democratic Party PARTY for the concert can be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. purchased beginning 10 12, at their headquarters a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 804 East State Street in 19, exclusively through Cassopolis. There will the Ticketmaster Web be a fish fry dinner for site,www.ticketmaster. $10. Paul Clements, runcom, or by calling (800) ning against Rep. Fred 745-3000. Ticket prices Upton, will be there from start at $25 plus appli- 2 to 3:30 p.m. For more cable fees. imformation, go to casscountydems.com or call Sept. 12 (269) 445-1651.

Sept. 12-13 Lemon Creek Winery will be hosting the 19th Annual Harvest Wine Festival. There will be live music from Venita Sekema and The Madre Luna Band. There will be food and clothing vendors, including Harvest Boutique and Luxe Wagon, as well as culinary vendors. The cost is $10 admission and will go from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Lemon Creek Winery is located at 533 E. Lemon Creek Road in Berrien Springs.

Parents without Partner’s Dance will be held every second Saturday through the end of the year. The dance will be from 7 to 11 p.m. at ZB Falcon’s Hall, located at 323 South Sheridan at Western in South Bend, Indiana. There will be music by a DJ. About

Niles Michigan Piecemakers Quilt Guild will display over 100 quilts at their guild show, A Kaleidoscope of Color.

The show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12 and from noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 13 at Brandywine Elementary School, 2428 S. 13th St. in Niles. Admission is $5.

All are invited to participate in a fundraiser to help Berrien County’s hungry, homeless and struggling poor pay for food, medicines and rent, as well as electric and natural gas bills. The Friends of the Poor Walk/ Run/Rock event will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at The Rose Center, 301 Wayne St., St. Joseph.

The local fundraiser, part

Week of September 10-16, 2015 • Page 11

WHAT'S HAPPENING? of a nationwide effort, is organized by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of St. Joseph.

lowed by dinner at 6 p.m. and a presentation at 6:45 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and non11 HALF members CLASS and $15 for students. The meeting will Sept. 13 be held at Villa Macri in Toscana Park in Granger, Barn Swallow Theatre Indiana. For reservations, presents “Riley and email murphyc@nibco.

Friends” at 2 p.m. com or call 1 (800) 642Sunday, September 13, 5463 ext. 3448. at the theatre located at 22334 U.S. 12 East of Edwardsburg. Call Carol at (269) 445-2511 or Bev at (269) 445-2068 for more information.

Sept. 17 Four- and 5-year-olds who love nature can attend Sarett Nature Center ’s monthly Preschool Nature Study Classes beginning on Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. The fee is $25 and a family membership. Call (269)

927-4832 to register.

Sarett Nature Center’s Restoration Rangers will have a workday on Sept.

17 at 1 p.m. to remove invasive plants threatening the native ecosystems. Call (269) 9274832 to register.

The World’s Best Smoker and Grill

GAS OR CHARCOAL

Sept. 14 The South Bend Evening Women’s Bible Study Fellowship “BSF” will begin at 6:55 p.m.

Monday, September 14, and offered at two locations: Grace Church, 52025 Gumwood (Corner of Brick & Gumwood), Granger, Indiana and the Clay Church “Firehouse” Youth Center, 17646 Cleveland Rd., South Bend, IN. This year’s study is the Book of Revelation. A school program, open for those in grades 1 through senior high, will be presented at Grace Church only. For more information, email mandrbrown1968@ gmail.com or call (269) 357-1873.

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Open Year Round We do service & repair on all spas!

Hours: M-F 10-6: Sat 10-4: Sun 10-2

160 N. Paw Paw St., Coloma, MI (269) 468-3118 620 Phillips St., South Haven, MI (260) 637-4499

Hidden

Treasures

Be sure to visit the Used Furniture “Barn”

Antiques, Arts, Crafts & More!

45+ Sellers & Booths!

Sept. 15

Sun. 11am-5pm • Closed Mon. Tues.-Sat. 11am-6pm

The Michiana Chapter of the Institute of M a n a g e m e n t Accountants (IMA) will be having its next meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 15. Social time begins at 5:30, fol-

57470 M51 South, Dowagiac (269) 462-9247 HiddenTreasures57470@gmail.com

CLASSIFIEDs Cleaning Service 757 RICK'S POWER WASHING We specialize in cement power washing.

RVs, Homes, Decks, Cement Sidewalks, Driveways, Serving Cass, Dowagiac and Niles.

Free Estimates.

Senior Discounts.

90% of our customers are satisfied.

Will beat any competitors estimates!

We clean gutters.

Call (269) 470-9507 or (269) 470-9498 Rick Cozzolino WE BRING THE CLEAN!

To Place an Ad E-Mail Us At:

classifieds@leaderpub.com

Boats, Motors FOR SALE

900

12 ft. Starcraft Fishing Boat, 9.9 Johnson motor with tank, $750. 2 small Shore Stations, $325 & $350 choice. MC Sailboat, new rigging, 2 sails on trailer, $3,000 (269)445-3659

Motorcycles & ATV’’s

915

2004 Suzuki Quad 4-wheeler 80CC

$1,400. 2005 Suzuki DRZ 125 Dirt Bike $1,900. 2007 Honda CRF70 $800.

Yamaha TTR 90 with Electric Start $1,250. Ph. 269-4490754

Trucks, Vans, 942 4-Wh Drives 2000 GMC

Yukon Denali, fully loaded, leather, heated seats, bose stereo system, on-star, power seats, tilt wheel, cruise control, tilt wheel, rear defrost, too many extras to list. Very low only 124K miles, excellent condition, no rust, price $6,995. Please call 269-262-6448 or 269462-9260

VAN FOR SALE

good looking and great running 1998 Chrysler Town & Country van, $1,295 cash only. 31115 Curran Beach Rd, Dowagiac. (269)4245694

Call Classifieds

683-4804 or 888-725-0108

Autos for Sale

945

2012 HYUNDAI TOURING

(Silver in color) Lovely 4door sedan with a hatch back!

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00 Jeep Wrangler TJ $7,295 05 Nissan Altima Loaded $5,995 03 Chevrolet Cavalier Sport $3,995 06 Ford Focus ZX3 $4,495 57748 M51 South, Dowagiac (269)782-5643

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Off The Water, Michiana

PARTING SHOTS

Kee-Boon–Mein-Kaa

Pow Wow Leader photos by TED YOAKUM

Native American dancers, wearing colorful traditional regalia, make their way inside the pow wow arena outside Dowagiac’s Rodgers Saturday during the grand entry ceremony of the 30th annual Kee-Boon–Mein-Kaa Pow Wow. The event, organized by Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, attracted hundreds of visitors from around the Great Lakes area and beyond.

Pick a duck – any duck, frog, tub or whale from 22 bathtub toy sculptures

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 • The Great Bed Race - 4:30 pm on Lake Boulevard - presented

by Slumberland Furniture & the Benton Harbor Sunrise Rotary • It’s Finally Friday - 5-8 pm, downtown St. Joseph

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 • KIDS’ FUN ALL DAY! A Day on the Farm - Petting Farm (11 am-3 pm), Face Painting, Pumpkin Contest, Live Music and Instrument Petting Zoo! • Farmers Market - 9 am-2 pm • Public Art Auction - 5:45 pm at Whirlpool Centennial Park • Wine Festival - 4-9 pm; Free admission; $10 for a souvenir wine glass and 5 wine tasting tickets!

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Fall Festival events produced and managed by St. Joseph Today 269-985-1111 • www.stjoetoday.com

2015

Saturday, Sept. 26 from 4-9 pm Presented by:

Wine Festival Stage Vyagra Falls … Docs of Rock!

Laura Rain & the Caesars

LIVE AUCTION Sept. 26, 2015 at Whirlpool Centennial Park

4-5:45 pm: paddle number registration • 5:45 pm: auction Auctioneer Jerry Glassman will start all bids at $500 or the figure’s highest Silent Auction bid. Highest bid wins!

New this year! SILENT AUCTION Send your bid to ssolon@sjcity.com.

Include the name of the art you want (see list of sculptures online), your contact information and bid amount.

All silent auction bids start at $500.

Silent Auction ends at midnight pm, Sept. 24, 2015.

Email a $1,500 offer on your favorite bathtub toy art before midnight Sept. 24 and it’s automatically yours!

For more information, stjosephpublicart.com Splishin’ and a Splashin’

Art bubbling up in St. Joseph!