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Volume 7, Number 36

Into the ‘Living Room’ Hanson Theatre features diverse musical lineup

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FOCUS

Summer is not over!

City of St. Joseph focused on downtown Labor Day celebration

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JOSHUA DAVIS Michigan singersongwriter who won the hearts of millions on The Voice

Saturday September 26, 2015, 8 p.m. $25 $30 $40 $50 After winning the hearts of millions on NBC’s The Voice, Joshua Davis returns to Michigan to perform at The Mendel Center Mainstage at Lake Michigan College. From February’s national television debut with his now famous “blind audition” that instantly won the favor of the judges to more than one million YouTube viewers, Joshua represents his music and home state of Michigan with pride.

Joshua is a singer-songwriter raised in the folk tradition writing songs that blend the roots of American music with gritty rock n’ roll and vintage soul. A professional musician for more than 15 years, Joshua’s national television experience exposed the world to a gem that could only come from Pure Michigan.

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T. JOSEPH, Mich. — Downtown St. Joseph is doing everything it can to keep the summer vacation spirit alive right up through Labor Day. The Lake Michigan resort community has planned a series of fun activities for all ages this weekend.

“It’s been a beautiful summer in St. Joseph,” said Jill Stone, executive director of St. Joseph Today. “To hold onto the last vestiges of vacation, we’re going to ban saying ‘school’ all Labor Day weekend and focus on relaxing, having fun and embracing that summer spirit.”

The weekend’s activities kick off with a free, outdoor concert at 7:30 pm on Sept.

4 at the John E.N. Howard Bandshell overlooking the St. Joseph River. Concert sponsor Boulevard Inn & Bistro will bring Frederic & Ronza to wow concert goers with a soulful sound that ranges from rhythm and blues to country.

The next day, visitors can get an upclose look at the sailboats that have raced from Chicago in the first leg of the annual Tri-State Regatta. Visitors can then go to the Farmers Market in Lake Bluff Park to bring home fresh-picked apples, blueberries, squash, tomatoes, cheeses, bottles of wine, late summer fruits and vegetables, jams, honey, made-from-scratch pies and grass-fed beef from local farms. The market is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. along the bluff, regional artisans and crafters will share their talent at the Craft Fair.

Visitors can also shop and dine in downtown St. Joseph or play on several family-friendly beaches. At dusk, the city will show a free outdoor movie at Whirlpool Centennial Park. Moviegoers will see the much-loved animated film, “Frozen.” Visitors are encouraged to bring their own blankets, chairs and snacks for the show.

On Sept. 6, early risers can send off the sailboats as they race to Indiana. Then from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., more than 60 vendors will showcase their treasures at Antiques on the Bluff. Music enthusiasts can also enjoy the season’s last Municipal Band concerts at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday and Monday at the John E.N. Howard Bandshell. Free, horse-drawn trolley rides sponsored by the Frederick S. Upton Foundation will entertain all ages from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St. Joseph Today is a 501(c)(3) membership-based organization dedicated to developing and promoting events and businesses in St. Joseph, Mich. and its surrounding communities. For more information about Labor Day Weekend activities or upcoming events visit stjoetoday.com, facebook.com/stjoetoday or call 269-985-1111.

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Discover the local destinations right in your own backyard

Heritage Museum hosts program on history of Whirlpool Corporation

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T. JOSEPH, Mich. — At 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

10, the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center will host a program presented by Stephen Upton.

“From Upton Machine Company to Whirlpool Corporation.”

Upton will discuss the early years of Whirlpool, from its founding as the Upton Machine Company in 1911 to its emergence as the internationally recognized Whirlpool Corporation.

During the early 20th Century, the development of devices powered by electricity introduced the average e American to an easier way of life. Louis C. Upton recognized the potential in this burgeoning market.

After investing his life savings into the development of a South Bend hardware company that failed to open, the head of this business venture told Louis tto select anything of value left in the warehouse. He schose the patent for a hand powered washing machine. , Upton saw this as an opportunity to break into the new appliance market by devising a way to power the machine electrically. Enlisting the help of his uncle, Emory, a machinist who ran a shop on West Main Street in Benton Harbor, the two men created a transnmission system which enabled the machine to be -powered by an electric motor.

Their product was a success, and on November 11, Submitted photos 1911, the Upton Machine Company opened its doors.

Portrait of Louis C. Upton. l Thanks to Louis’s previous job with Commonwealth nEdison, an electric power industry in Chicago, Edison’s federal electric division signed on as the Upton partnership was short lived. In 1914 Commonwealth nMachine Company’s first customer. Unfortunately, this Edison chose to produce their own line of washers,

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ending their ties with Upton Machine.

During the first part of the 20th Century, the electric washer was still a luxury for the average consumer, and product sales were slow. The Upton Machine Company acquired a neighboring toy gun manufacturing business called American Tool Company just to stay afloat. Although the appliance that put them in business was still in production, Upton Machine achieved more success selling a range of new products for children, from pop guns to air rifles.

In 1916, the Upton Machine Company wringerwashers took center stage yet again.

Louis Upton negotiated an agreement to sell the Allen washer in the Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog. Only a few short years after the partnership began, the Upton Machine Company became the largest supplier for Sears. This monumental move in the company’s history established a partnership still in effect today and sent the Upton Machine Company on the fast track to becoming a household name for appliances throughout the United States. By the 1950s, the company, now referred to as Whirlpool, began acquiring other entities in order to offer their customers a full line of household products. Today, the Whirlpool Corporation still carries on the tradition of producing the quality products promised to customers since 1911.

Admission to the program is $5 and free for students and members of the Heritage Museum. The Heritage Museum & Cultural Center is located at 601 Main Street in St. Joseph, Michigan. Current exhibits are “Sports in Southwest Michigan,” “Take Me Back: Photographs of the Twin Cities from the 1950s,” “The Big Three: Boat and Shipbuilding in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph,” “Lighting the Way: Fresnel Lenses from St. Joseph’s Lighthouses,” and “In Style: 50 Years of the Heritage Museum’s Fashion Collections.”

Please call 269-983-1191 or visit www.theheritagemcc. org for more information.

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Fire Arts celebrates new exhibits S OUTH BEND, Ind. — Fire Arts, Inc., will host a reception open to the public to celebrate exhibits by potter Dr. Emma Wang and glass artist Kiva Ford.

Wang’s exhibit is titled “Upstream,” and Ford’s is titled “Glass Artistry.”

These special exhibits will be open Sept. 4 to Oct. 30. The opening reception will be offered from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4.

Dr. Emma C. Wang Dr. Emma C. Wang’s love of the arts came early in her childhood when she was placed in multiple art classes

at the age of 10. This was due, in part, to the language barrier she had as a new immigrant to the United States.

“I have indulged in arts and crafts ever since. The fish is a symbol of prosperity for the Chinese and, thus, my gravitation towards them as a subject was natural. My upand-coming show is titled ‘Upstream,’ in keeping with my ever-present fish theme,” she said.

“Upstream” represents life’s challenges and our perseverance in overcoming these challenges. I would like to dedicate this show to those

individuals who have not only managed to survive their struggles, but who have made a success of themselves.”

Wang is a board-certified family practice physician who is now working in the field of addiction.

She attended Michigan State University for undergraduate and medical studies. She has an extensive travel history throughout Europe and Asia, which includes a one-year residency in Berlin, Germany. She is Chinese-American who was born in Seoul, Korea and is now a resident of Granger, where she shares a home with her husband and three children.

Kiva Ford Kiva Ford’s passion with glass began early in life, and was anchored when he received his college degree in scientific glassblowing.

Through years of work creating complex glass instruments for use by scientists, he has perfected his precision and technique in manipulating glass.

Beyond the scientific community, Kiva is more commonly known for his exquisite glass goblets, bottles, pendants and vessels. Kiva’s artistic work is influenced by his interests in history, mythology, and the natural world.

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Music store offers full experience L ocated in the Benton Harbor Arts District, 3 Pillars Music is a destination for anyone with an interest in music, both fan and creator.

Tom Ivers and his business partner opened the store in March 2014 in the space formerly occupied by Brammall Industrial Supply and the 3 Pillars Gallery, an art exhibition space used during the city’s Art Hop events. The name is drawn from the trio of columns in the store’s main show space, though, according to Ivers, “it’s more like two pillars and two half pillars” after the remodeling to make it into the store it is today.

Ivers spent 12 years in the cell phone business, owning a store in St. Joseph until the industry “became saturated and wasn’t quite as unique.” He spent a year after closing his store planning his next step, during which he saw a local music establishment, Ferris Music, shrink and eventually close.

A music fan and guitar player, Tom wanted to fill the new gap in the local scene. Acquiring merchandise and fixtures from Ferris and contributing his own record collection, he opened the new shop in the growing Benton Harbor Arts District.

“I started out with hardly any records and now I’ve got thousands and thousands.”

3 Pillars is a place to purchase music of all formats, stocking CDs and cassettes in addition to vinyl.

In the age of digital music, they are still seeing a market for physical music purchases. Tom sees adults continuing their hobby, rebuilding the collections of their youths, as well as a younger crowd just discovering the experience of tangible music. He sees the relationship of the modern music industry and that of the old as one of symbiosis, recounting his own listening habits.

“I put on Spotify from time to time. If I’m sitting in my backyard, I put on a bluetooth speaker with XM [Satellite Radio]. I think people should listen to everything.”

He describes records, CDs, and cassettes as their own experience, in addition to that of simply listening.

“You can look at who played guitar.

To physically have that on hand, an MP3 can’t do that for you. You’re more likely to play an album all the way through, in order.”

Tom walked me through the variety of turntables and stereos that exist in the new age of vinyl resurgence.

The store stocks the popular Crosley manufactured portable, “suitcase-style” devices and Ion branded USB-equipped players that give long COLUMNIST time record owners a method to convert their favorite music into a digital format to be enjoyed on more modern devices.

In addition to these Justin Flagel and other new units, 3 Pillars handles a vast assortment of used turntables and stereo pieces. According to Tom, the classic styles are popular, with customers seeking the heavy, silver-faced, high-wattage units from decades ago.

“You walk into a Best Buy and the amps weigh about two pounds. These weigh about 50 pounds.”

For audio enthusiasts who still own such stereo equipment, the store also provides repair services for the units they hope to use again and consignment services for the units they would prefer to sell. They offer needles and cartridges for turntables and the tools needed to clean and maintain records and equipment.

3 Pillars is a resource for more than just the listener, stocking a full selection of musical instruments and instrument accessories, including guitars, banjos, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, and drum accessories, as well as the strings, stands, and tuners necessary to keep them functional. They offer repair services for a variety of instruments.

They’ve also created a space for live music. Once a month, the store becomes a venue for a local artist to perform, release a new album, and expose themselves to a new audience. The store will normally cover the expense of the musician themselves, requesting instead donations from the audience for a local non-profit organization.

With digital music available on pocketsized devices and most records and CDs available online, what 3 Pillars has built is an experience. Customers walk into a physical space, listen to live music, and put their hands on items that are tangible.

They are able to meet other music fans

and enjoy the adventure of hunting for a specific title or uncovering an unusual gem amongst a collection.

“It’s almost like archaeology.”

Music fans can attend the next live event at 3 Pillars on Tuesday, Sept. 15 when William Tyler will perform before beginning his tour with national act, Wilco.

Information on that event and the store is

available at 3pillarsmusic.com.

Justin Flagel is the founder of the web magazine and podcast Anywhere the Needle Drops, where he and others showcase their interest in music, pop culture, creativity and life. Follow their work at anywheretheneedledrops.com. Feedback can be directed to contact@anywheretheneedledrops.com.

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SPOTLIGHT

Renowned violinist to take stage at Howard Performing Arts Center B ERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. — Violin virtuosa Rachel Barton Pine will join the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, Sept.

13 at 4 p.m. (with a preconcert talk at 3 p.m.) in the Margaret Beckley Upton Memorial Concert at Howard Performing Arts Center, Berrien Springs.

Tickets are $5-$37, and may be ordered at http:// www.smso.org/Concerts/ Mendel/Mainstage1.html.

Pine will perform on the 1742 Guarnerius del Gesu violin, known as the “exBazzini ex-Soldat,” on lifetime loan to her from an anonymous patron.

The program (Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man; Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 and Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70) is a musical commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Copland’s

Fanfare for the Common Man will represent “The Greatest Generation,” Beethoven’s Concerto in D will represent the deep culture subverted by the Axis regimes, and Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony will represent both the joy of victory and the sense of loss at its human cost.

Pine recorded Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, José Serebrier conducting on Beethoven & Clement Violin Concertos (Cedille Records). The album presents the world premiere recording of the exquisite 1805 Violin Concerto in D Major by Franz Clement — the Viennese virtuoso for whom Beethoven wrote his own concerto a year later — which offers new insights into the Beethoven. You may read the album’s program book here.

Described by the Washington Post as a

“boundary-defying performer” who has been featured on programs including The Today Show, NBC Network News’ “Making a Difference,” and CBS Sunday Morning, Pine began violin studies at age three and made her professional debut at age 7.

Today she is renown as a leading interpreter of the great classical masterworks who performs with major orchestras around the world under the baton of conductors including Charles Dutoit, John Nelson, Zubin Mehta, Erich Leinsdorf, Neeme Järvi, Marin Alsop, and Placido Domingo.

Her unique interpretations continue to distinguish her from her peers. She does a staggering amount of research to prepare any piece she is performing and says that this baseline of knowledge frees her up to connect to and communicate the emotional truth of

what she is performing.

She examines the work within its larger context: studying the composer’s life, the historical and music context of the composition, as well as works by that particular composer outside of the violin repertoire.

Pine’s recent album of the five Mozart Violin Concertos and the Sinfonia Concertante is recorded with the most celebrated chamber group of all time: The Academy of St Martin in the Fields with the legendary Sir Neville Marriner conducting. It’s the very

orchestra and conductor she fell in love with as a child on the soundtrack to the film Amadeus. The 2015 CD coincided with Mozart’s birthday of January 27 and features Pine’s own cadenzas.

Rachel Barton Pine joins period-instrument ensemble Ars Antigua to perform Vivaldi’s Complete Viola d’Amore Concertos on the new Cedille Records album to be released on Sept. 11, 2015. It is her first recording of works by the beloved Baroque master and is also the first on the viola

d’amore, a Baroque instrument considered unusual even in Vivaldi’s time. The recording includes all six of Vivaldi’s solo concertos for viola d’amore — a rarely recorded set of pieces — plus his two concertos for viola d’amore with other solo instruments. Pine plays an original-condition Nicola Gagliano 12-string viola d’amore on the album.

A viola d’amore has two sets of strings. One set is played with the bow (or plucked), the other resonates to produce an enchanting, silvery sound.

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SPOTLIGHT

LMC’s ‘Living Room Series’ offers diverse musical lineup

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ENTON TOWNSHIP — Fans of emerging artists will have the opportunity to see three rising stars in the folk and indie music scene as the Hanson Theatre Living Room Series returns to The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College for the 2015-16 season. The lineup is: The Ragbirds — Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.

Chris Bathgate — Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, 7 p.m.

The Accidentals — Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, 7 p.m.

“The three acts are all from Michigan, bringing a home-grown, Pure Michigan spin to the season,” said Mike Nadolski, executive director of The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College. “They have each played festivals and clubs throughout Michigan and around the country. Their talent is being noticed by national outlets like USA Today, Reverbnation, NPR, and CBS Radio. These promise to be great shows.”

The Ragbirds The Ragbirds are a fusion of folk, rock, and pop hooks over danceable world rhythms stirred with a Celtic fiddler’s bow.

Led by dynamic, energetic front woman and multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, The Ragbirds utilize an arsenal of instruments from around the world. Their albums have received local and national praise, hailed “Highly impressive!” by USA Today and touted as “Astounding international eclecticism” by Reveal Arts.

The Ragbirds were formed in 2005 with the release of “Yes Nearby.” 2007’s world-travel themed “Wanderlove” was Homegrown Music Network’s number one selling album in the fall of 2008.

The 2009 international release of “Finally Almost Ready” saw the band invade Japan with the single “Book of Matches” reaching number one on the charts in Osaka. In 2010, The Ragbirds reached yet another milestone in their young careers when they (Clockwise) Chris Bathgate, The Ragbirds and The Accidentals. independently marketed and sold their 10,000th album. team at NPR Music and a cov- receiving bold attention at SXSW. eted invitation to play an NPR He has commenced work on Chris Bathgate Tiny Desk Concert. his latest EP, “Old Factory” which Chris Bathgate’s music has NPR Music’s Stephen will be release in early 2016. emerged from the Ann Arbor Thompson says of Chris and his music scene. This prolific singer/ music, “Dusky and deliberate, The Accidentals songwriter/musician has gath- Chris Bathgate’s music can be Multi-instrumentalists Katie ered a following in southeastern foreboding, even funereal. But Larson and Savannah Buist are Michigan with his stark, heart- the Michigan native invests his creating quite a name for thembroken songs that take a nuanced songs with warm, rustic beauty, selves among music lovers of all look at life and music. which makes everything too pret- genres.

He has toured the U.S. and ty to function as a true downer.”

They are described as a duo Europe with music that has Chris’ most prominent and recent giving an edge to folk with earned him the attention of the album, “Salt Year,” led to him unique instrumentation. Their

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original tunes reflect their exposure to a wide variety of instruments while staying true to their orchestral roots. In addition to playing guitar, bass, glockenspiel, mandolin, banjo, piano, organ, accordion, and kazoo... you can’t miss the edgy violin and cello that defines this duo.

The Accidentals recently won Traverse Magazine’s “Red Hot Best” of Northern Michigan Music for their second year in a row. Reviews of their song “The

Silence” landed them a featured artist spot on Reverbnation’s home page and put their new album in rotation on CBS Radio.

It also garnered the attention of songwriting legend, Marshall Crenshaw and Grammy Award winning engineer, producer Stewart Lerman.

The Hanson Living Room Series is a live music experience in the intimate setting of the 246seat Hanson Theatre. The venue is designed for maximum viewing and listening pleasure, and provides audiences with the opportunity to connect more closely with the performers and the performances.

“The first year of this series was such a success we knew we needed to do it again. The connection between the audience and the artist is always outstanding in the Hanson Theatre. It is the perfect setting to enjoy a relaxing evening of entertainment with friends,” Nadolski said.

Before each show, audience members can choose from a selection of craft beers and wines for local vineyards. With special Mendel Center cups the audience can enjoy their beverages during the show inside the theatre.

Tickets for each show in the Hanson Theatre Living Room series are $15, and $10 for Mainstage Series members, seniors, and students. Tickets are available at www.TheMendelCenter.com, through The Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221, Monday through Friday, 2 to 6 p.m., and one hour before show time.

The 2015-2016 Hanson Theatre Living Room Series is sponsored by the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council.

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CUISINE SCENE

Celebrate Berrien County's wine harvest Lemon Creek Winery hosting annual festival

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ERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. — Lemon Creek Winery will present the 20th annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, Sept.

12.

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

This annual event celebrates the fruits of the year’s labor and the beginnings of autumn with a day of live music, grilled food and award-winning wine.

Music will be performed by the Venitia Sekema and the Luna Madre Band, with a musical style of “a little

bit of blues, a little bit of folk, and a whole lot of soul” from noon to 3 p.m.

The Elwood Splinters Blues Band will also perform. A staple of the northern midwest blues scene, this band is celebrating more than 20 years of “flat out, down right blues” featuring Ol’ Harv of WVPE’s Blues Review fame. They will play from 3 p.m. to closing at 6 p.m. More information is available at www. elwoodsplintersbluesband. com.

General admission to the festival is $10 per person for those 21 and older.

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Art and food vendors including the Luxe Wagon, a boutique mobile fashion merchant, will be on site as well as free hayrides through the vineyards. Outdoor Kitchen will serve picnic style food including brats, corn on the cob, etc. Zen’s Italian Ice will also be available for purchase.

Those attending the festival are encouraged to bring personal lawn seating (blankets, chairs, etc.), but coolers will not be permitted. Only Lemon Creek wine will be allowed on site.

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Fall gallery showcases plethora of artwork

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public reception will be Sunday, Sept. 13 from 2-4 p.m. at the Buchanan Art Center, to welcome new exhibits by three local artists: Zerbe/Paintings; paintings by Jay Zerbe in the Roti Roti Gallery, 269 American Cadence; photography by Kathy Murray in the Showplace Gallery, and Looking Beyond; Paintings by Jeff Matevjovsky in the Hess Library.

These exhibits open on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and run through Saturday, Oct. 24.

Refreshments will be served, and this reception is free and open to the public.

Jay Zerbe (Zerbe/ Paintings) completed a BA from the American University of Beirut, and an MFA in printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington. His professional art career began in 1968 in Beirut with several exhibitions. Zerbe’s work was first shown in Chicago in the 1977 Chicago and Vicinity Exhibition at the Art Institute.

Jay has worked as a graphic designer (PBS), web designer (IBM), and virtual world designer (IBM). Zerbe now works full-time as an artist. His work has been shown in Chicago, Santa Fe, New York, New Orleans, Atlanta, Omaha, Lincoln, Novato, and Nacogdoches.

He has gallery representation in Grand Rapids, Douglas, Detroit and Nashville.

Kathy Murray (269 American Cadence) began her exploration in photography over 25 years ago in the countryside just on the outskirts of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With a Pentax K-1000, a borrowed dark room for developing and her sidekick Mahoney (an uncooperative border collie and reluctant subject), Murray’s professional photographic journey began as a traveling studio photographer in the early 1990s which had her criss-crossing the Midwest shooting portraits of families in very small towns.

Space was always limited and equipment was bare bones, often just enough to fit in her early 1980s Buick Skylark.

Many of these subjects were farmers, migrant workers, linemen, and railroad employees who would travel hours in their “Sunday Best” to her location because they knew the

“photographer” would only be in town for a couple days once a year. These beautiful Americans would then make the same journey back a month later to pick up their prints.

Murray then moved on to hone her craft and went on to receive her degree in graphic design, Murray has operated her own studio, has had her work published in national magazines, collaborated and designed for fortune 500 companies, and has her work displayed in galleries. Kathy moved to Berrien County 18 years ago to start a family and now resides with her husband, John and 6 year old son, Jack, in Buchanan, Michigan.

Jeff Matejovsky (Looking Beyond) is a Chicago native, and current resident of Niles, Michigan, who began his design work back in 1985, where as a student in a high school vocational program, he used lead type! This led to a career as a darkroom technician at the Niles Daily Star, and a pressman at several area print shops.

As a graphic design student at Southwest Michigan College, computers didn’t come on the scene until a year after he graduated, however, Matejovsky is thankful to have been exposed to both analog, and digital mediums of which he switches back and forth between on a daily basis -- to Matejovsky, “both offer and appreciation of the UNDO ability of digital, and the tactile nature of the physical canvas.”

Currently a newscast director at local television station; WSBT, Matejovsky’s work is appreciated by collectors in the Midwest, San Francisco, West Palm Beach, and London, England. In recent years, his work has been featured in one-man shows at the Wood Fire in Dowagiac, the South Bend Civic Theater, City Center in Plymouth, the Niles Public Library, and the A Frame of Mind Gallery. Matejovsky often invites fans and viewers into his studio process via his frequent posts to his Facebook page.

The Buchanan Art Center is located at 117 West Front Street in Buchanan, Michigan. The Center features three galleries with rotating exhibits of regional artists’

works, a program of educational art classes for all ages, and a gift shop offering works of local artists.

Hours as of Sept. 8 are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday.

The Buchanan Art Center will be closed Sundays and Mondays. More information, including a schedule of classes, can be obtained at the Center or by visiting the website at www.buchananartcenter.org.

2015 Youth Day Parade Registration Underway!

PARADE ENTRY FORM

this years theme:

Name: _____________________ Age: _________

“Festival salutes our troops” route: eastside park, 17th st. to apple Festival Grounds.

Saturday - September 26, 2015 Line up at 12:30 at Eastside Park Parade time at 1:00pm

Take a ride back on our shuttle every half hour starting at 2. Located by the main building.

We encourage groups, organizations, schools, home-schools, day care centers, churches, floats and individuals to join us!

Return Entry to: Kellie McCombs P.O. Box 672 • Niles, MI 49120 (269) 861-6299

Type of Entry (please describe) ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Contact Person: ___________________________ Phone: _____________________ City: ________ For more information

www.fourflagsapplefestival.org Entries will be judged on: • Best use of theme • Most Creative Entry For each of these categories: Decorated Bikes, Motorized Vehicles, Strollers, Wagons and costumes Following the Parade: Free hot dogs, snacks and beverages for all. Free games, prizes, Puppet show starting at 2:00.

Bounce House and Boy Scouts Bridge too.

Sponsors: Hardee’s Family Restaurant of Niles, Honor Credit Union, 5/3 Bank, Pilkington, United Federal Credit Union, Greater Niles Community Federal Credit Union, Curious Kids Museum and McDonalds.

• All Children Welcome when accompanied by a parent • No animals please

Kaminski Farms Meats

All Natural • Corn Fed • Hormone Free

Visit our store!

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$2.00 OFF s Purchase of $30

Call for hours 269-756-7457 or 269-930-7458 16682 Schwark Road • Three Oaks, MI www.KaminskiFarms.com

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WHAT'S HAPPENING? Sept. 4

and tickets are $15.

Acorn Theatre is located at 107 Generations Drive Acorn Theatre invites in Three Oaks. you to attend “Off to Sept. 6 Farofa - Brazillian World Music.” Off To Farofa originated one night in LA, in late 2014, when a The Notre Dame trio of young Brazilian Shakespeare Festival musicians made a video (NDSF) is thrilled to and put it online before announce an extension heading to a gig. From to their new comedy the overwhelming William Shakespeare’s response to the video Long Lost First Play the next day, it was clear (abridged). Produced in that Off To Farofa was association with onto something big. The Shakespeare Napa show begins at 8 p.m., Valley and written by visit-

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Lake & 17th Street, Niles ARTS & CRAFTS Saturday & Sunday

FREE ENTERTAINMENT Friday and Saturday Night

RIDE WRISTBANDS Thursday & Sunday $20 Friday & Saturday $25

ing artists Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, this “laugh-out-loud comedy mash-up” will now continue through Sunday September 6 at Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $10-30 general admission ($10 group discount available for groups of 10 or more). To purchase, visit https:// shakespeare.nd.edu/tickets/ or call (574) 631.2800.

LEGEND

Alcohol

Art

Business

Movies

Community

Theatre

Crafts

Music

Religious

Food

Sept. 9

The Niles Art Association will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Niles District Library Community Room, 602 E. Main St., Niles.

Elizabeth Pilley, a fiber artist from Buchanan and member of the Niles Art Association, will present an informative description of the art of felting and its use in producing attractive garments. Those attending will have a chance to play with the sheep’s wool and learn to make a small felt ball which can be used as an embellishment. Show and tell is always welcome.

Meetings are free and open to the public. nilesartassc.webs.com nilesart49@gmail.com

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Sports

Camping

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through the Ticketmaster Web site,www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Ticket prices start at $25 plus applicable fees.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos present a concert by country singer Craig Morgan at Four Winds New Buffalo’s Sept. 12 Silver Creek Event Center at 9 p.m. Sept. 11.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased begin- Lemon Creek Winery will ning 10 a.m. Wednesday, be hosting the 19th Aug. 19, exclusively Annual Harvest Wine

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Many Contests ALL WEEKEND! Saturday Pancake Breakfast ............8-11:00 am Grande Parade .....................1:30 pm Fireworks ............... approx. 10:00 pm

Artisan Market • Fine Art Gallery • Art & Creativity Classes and Workshops

Where there is creativity, there is possibility!

Visit us in Three Oaks, MI

Sunday Pancake Breakfast ............8-11:00 am Custom Car Show ......9:00 am - 3:00 pm Lip Sync Contest ...................1:00 pm

rfagsapplefestival.org u o f . w w w NO PETS, PLEASE FOR MORE INFO CALL 269-683-8870

Join us for Gather and Create Classes every Thursday 6-9 pm.

Call or visit our website.

16860 Three Oaks Rd., Three Oaks, MI www.NidoBianco.com | 269.820.2011 Private Studio Spaces and MORE!

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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 130 will attend and include an even mix of men and women. For more information, call (574) 703-7362.

The Cass County Democrats will host their annual Cass County Democratic Party PARTY from 2 to 6 p.m.

Sept. 12, at their headquarters 804 East State Street in Cassopolis.

There will be a fish fry dinner for $10. Paul Clements, running against Rep. Fred Upton, will be there from 2 to 3:30 p.m. For more imformation, go to casscountydems.com or call (269) 445-1651.

Sept. 12-13 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.

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Sept. 12 at The Rose Center, 301 Wayne St., St. Joseph. The local fundraiser, part of a nationwide effort, is organized by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of St. Joseph.

WHAT'S HAPPENING? 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 Sept. 13 have a workday on Sept.

17 at 1 p.m. to remove invasive plants threatenBarn Swallow Theatre ing the native ecosyspresents “Riley and tems. Call (269) 927Friends” at 2 p.m. 4832 to register.

Sunday, September 13, at the theatre located at Sept. 19 22334 U.S. 12 East of Edwardsburg. Call Carol at (269) 445-2511 or Bev Guitarist Stephen at (269) 445-2068 for Brundage returns to the more information.

Box Factory stage at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 with a varSept. 14 ied musical program that will span from American blues and jazz to Ireland, The South Bend Evening Europe and the Middle Women’s Bible Study East. General admission Fellowship “BSF” will tickets are $10, with begin at 6:55 p.m. senior and student tickets Monday, September 14, available for $8. More and offered at two loca- information can be found tions: Grace Church, at boxfactoryforthearts.

52025 Gumwood (Corner org. The Box Factory is of Brick & Gumwood), located at 1101 Broad Granger, Indiana and the Street in St. Joseph.

Clay Church “Firehouse” Youth Center, 17646 Sept. 22 Cleveland Rd., South Bend, IN. This year’s study is the Book of The National Association Revelation. A school pro- of Retired Federal gram, open for those in Employees SW Michigan grades 1 through senior Chapter will hold their high, will be presented at monthly meeting at the Grace Church only. For Super Buffet in Benton more information, email Harbor (next to Big Lots). m a n d r b r o w n 1 9 6 8 @ All retired & current fedgmail.com or call (269) eral employees, spous357-1873. es & families are welcome. For information, Sept. 15 call Jean Rowe, 269 782 2769 or e mail jeanrowe70@comcast.net The Michiana Chapter of the Institute of M a n a g e m e n t Sept. 25-26 Accountants (IMA) will be having its next meeting beginning at 5:30 Everyone’s favorite fall p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. activities are coming Social time begins at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and a presentation at 6:45 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and non-members and $15 for students. The meeting will be held at Villa Macri in Toscana Park in Granger, Indiana.

For reservations, email murphyc@nibco.com or call 1 (800) 642-5463 ext. 3448.

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together Sept. 25-26 in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan The weekend planned by St. Joseph Today includes a Fall Fesitval, Wine Festival and the City of St. Joseph’s Public Art Auction of its giant bathtub toy sculptures. There is so much autumn fun planned in this Lake Michigan resort community visitors will want to spend the night so they won’t miss any of the sunrise-to-sunset entertainment. For lodging information, visit www. stjoetoday.com/sleep.

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The Women’s Task Force of Saint Joseph Health System will host its 14th annual Secret Sisters Society Luncheon and Style Show from noon-1:30 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Century Center in downtown South Bend.

Reservations, inquires or donations may be made by contacting The Foundation of Saint Joseph Health System by emailing thefoundation@sjrmc.com, by calling 574-335-4545, Sept. 27 or by visiting sjmed.com/ ways-to-give. For more information on the Secret The Symphony League Sisters Society, visit Home Tour will take womenstaskforce.org. place from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27.

Oct. 17 This year’s tour showcases seven homes, clustered for convenient Registration is open for driving. Tickets are $20 the Pumpkin Harvest in advance and $25 on Hustle in Coloma. The the day of the tour. 5K run/walk will begin at Advance tickets can be 9 a.m. The 10K run/walk purchased online at will begin at 10 a.m. A SMSO.org under the costume contest will SPecial Events tab or at begin at 8 a.m. Cost is several local locations. $25 for those who regisFor more information, ter before Oct. 3. call (269) 982-4030.

Register online at www. itsyourrace.com type in Oct. 10 Coloma in search. For more information email colomaboosters@att.net Parents without Partner’s Oct. 22-25 Dance will be held every second Saturday through the end of the year. The dance will be from 7 to Barn Swallow’s presen11 p.m. at ZB Falcon’s tation of Shakespear’s Hall, located at 323 “MacBeth — the 1928 South Sheridan at Version” will be October Western in South Bend, 22, 23, 24 and 25 with Indiana. There will be evening shows at 7:30 music by a DJ. About and the Sunday matinee 130 will attend and at 2:00. For more inforinclude an even mix of mation, contact Director men and women. For David Blair at (269) 699more information, call 5236 or Carol at (269) (574) 703-7362.

445-2511.

Oct. 30

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos recently announced a concert by Gregg Allman at Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center on Friday, October 30, at 9 p.m. Eastern. Tickets for the concert can be purchased beginning on Friday, June 5 at 10 a.m.

Eastern exclusively through the Ticketmaster Web site, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Ticket prices start at $50 plus applicable fees.

Nov. 14

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 130 will attend and include an even mix of men and women. For more information, call (574) 703-7362.

Dec. 12

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 130 will attend and include an even mix of men and women. For more information, call (574) 703-7362.

Don’t keep your event a secret!

We will include your event in our calendar at no charge.

Email the details of your event to offthewater@leaderpub.com, or mail or visit the Leader Publications office at 217 N. Fourth Street, Niles, MI 49120

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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!

Be trained & based locally!

US Xpress can cover costs!

1-800-882-7364

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

DRIVERS WANTED

Michiana Recycling & Disposal

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

HIRING CNC OPERATORS

In Partnership with

NOW HIRING

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

in Dowagiac, MI 1st and 3rd shift $11-14/hr Start Immediately Apply and Call WorkAtExpress.com 269-408-1980

NOW HIRING-MULTIPLE POSITIONS Partners In Opportunities, Inc. is an agency that aids and supports individuals with developmental disabilities with daily living in their residential homes. Hiring for the following positions: • Maintenance Technician 15-20 hrs/wk. All Trades Maintenance Person. Must possess and demonstrate knowledge of minor electrical, plumbing, plaster repair, roofing, painting, basic heating and cooling, and general maintenance.

• LPN/RN (PT) to oversee and monitor wellness, act as a liaison with health care professionals, provide medical/ health related training and administrative duties as needed.

Work M-F, hours vary based on individual need; must be flexible and willing to travel within St Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, and Whitley Counties. Experience working with persons with disabilities in a home, hospital, or nursing home setting a plus. Nursing Case Management experience is preferred.

• Opportunities Coordinator/QDDP (FT) to assure the overall well-being of our individuals are met including healthcare, nutrition, day services, etc. and provide supervision to direct care staff. Must be well organized, have the ability to multi-task, make sound judgments, have consistency and follow and implement policies and procedures, and possess strong communication and time management skills. Prior education and/or experience in residential services preferred.

• Direct Support Professionals (FT and PT) to assist our individuals in their personal needs and daily activities in the areas of South Bend, Mishawaka, Osceola, Elkhart, Goshen, LaPorte, Michigan City, Warsaw, and Columbia City. No experience necessary-we will train. Starting wage $8.75 per hour. Referral incentive.

Benefits (full time): medical, dental, vision, paid personal time off, Aflac, 401K, and company paid life insurance.

SIGN ON BONUS.

DRIVERS WANTED

MUST HAVE CDL. Seasonal produce hauling, "Hook and Drop" within 150 mile radius, for approx. 2 months in Edwardsburg area. Retired persons welcome.

Call (269)208-9853 or (269)930-4400 for interview

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

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

The job of the Information Technology Director is to design, configure, install, maintain, and repair network systems, subsystems and servers; oversee the computer / server room operation and environment, providing information, direction and / or recommendations regarding network installations and configuration including intercom, telephone and wireless systems, security cameras; provide oversight and management for student information systems such as PowerSchool Suite, Illuminate, and Transfinder; resolve network operational issues; and provide technical support to District and staff.

Bachelor’s Degree in computer technology or related field. Five years field experience with computer data tools software, PCs, Chromebooks, and networking. Experience dealing with third party vendors and providers. Experience in Education preferred. Salary commensurate with experience and abilities.

Candidate should exhibit leadership skills and ability to work effectively with others. EOE APPLY TO: DR. MYRA MUNROE, ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT www. edwardsburgpublicschools.org

Partners In Opportunities, Inc. 420 W. Washington St., South Bend, IN 46601 Email: hr@partnersinopportunities.com Fax: 574-968-0133 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE • E/O/E

NEW YORK LIFE

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

Packers/Gen. Labor $9/hr Drivers $14/hr Maintenance $12/hr Machine Operators $10/hr Forklift Operators $11.50/hr Permanent, Full-time CALL 269-408-1980

NOW HIRING Welders, Fork Lift Operators, Production Workers, General Laborers and Much More!

Visit our office at 606 Ship Street, St. Joseph, MI to apply or online at www.OnStaffUSA.com

Kenneth Smith Inc

MECHANIC

TRACTOR & TRAILER

Work 2nd shift 40+ hours per week, work on heavy duty truck equipment, dump trailers and related components. A minimum of 1 year experience is required.

Benefits.

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

Minimum 18 years of age, HS diploma/GED required, valid driver’s license, car insurance and a good driving record.

NO FELONY CHARGES-background checks reviewed.

Apply in person, email or fax:

Kenneth Smith, Inc. Truck Drivers Pulling Dump Trailers Wanted

NEEDED is a Fortune 100 Insurance Experienced Commercial and Financial Services Firm.

Carpenters!

We are new to the Michiana Apply today at: area and we are hiring!

FM Construction, If you are interested in an 530 E. Lexington Ave., #175, interview please call Elkhart, IN 46516 269-414-4413

Taylor Rental in Benton Harbor is hiring a

SMALL ENGINE MECHANIC

MIT#6135239 Apply at miworks.org

Elderly Care 307 KARE SERVICES

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

To Place an Ad E-Mail Us At:

classifieds@leaderpub.com

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

Apartments

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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

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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

For Rent 418 BARRON LAKEFRONT

3 br 2 bath, credit and background check $950 per month + utilities. Please call (231)944-6063 Sister Lakes

2 BED HOUSE

No smoking, no pets. $500 per month plus security, mature adults (708)9258973

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 FOR SALE

500

3 bdrm, 1 ba in Brandywine School District.

Kitchen recently remodeled.

Fenced in backyard. $76,000.

Call Nikki Bush 616-516-4084.

Cressy & Everett Real Estate

FOR SALE

Buchanan DollHouse Hardwood Floors Large Corner Lot Remodeled Kitchen 2 Bedrooms $59,000 Call or Text Chris Moore Freedom Realty (269)362-5665 (269)687-8484

13 CLASS HOME FOR SALE Land For Sale 510 LOOKING FOR BUYER!

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

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

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

Mobile Homes 506 1980 FAIR POINT

mobile home, 14x70, $2,500 or best offer, must sell, (269)782-7451 or (269)876-6617

FOR SALE

MOTIVATED SELLER!

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

RE/MAX Modern Realty, 269-683-2211

Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home in Birchcrest Estates, 2330 E. Main, Lot 64, Niles. $25,000. Call (269)240-8958

CALL CLAssifieds

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MOVING/ESTATE SALE

Land with trout creek on Sept. 10, 11 & 12, 9-5 portion of acreage. Call for Antique tea cart, old cash info. (269)684-1854 register, old cradle, old Maytag washer, copper Antiques 600 boiler, collection of wash ALLEGAN ANTIQUE boards, old ringer wash stand, clocks, old wall MARKET telephones, buggy seat, old Sunday, September 27 laundry stove, dolls, Coke 8am to 4pm trays, quilts, primitives, 400 Exhibitors fluorescent bar signs, exRain or Shine ercise equip., trolling motor, Located at the Fairgrounds, lawn mowers, rototiller, right in Allegan, Michigan chain saw, sand blaster, $4.00 Admission. No Pets Enco milling machine, sander, sabre saw, planer, Collectibles 602 chop saw, router, bench old Anvil, THE MARKET PLACE grinders, blacksmith forge, lots of Indoor Flea Market tools (new & old), tons of 2428 S. 11th St., Niles 40 vendors bringing many household & misc. items weekly. We are full but Decatur - 316 W. St Marys have a waiting list. We buy St. estates and single items. LIVING ESTATE SALE (269)262-4333 Sept. 3 - 6, 9am-5pm Dowagiac - 29314 Priest St.

Cemetery Lots FOR SALE

617

GARAGE SALE

FRIDAY - MONDAY Mission Hills Memorial SEPT 4 - 7, 10:00 - 6:00 Gardens, Niles, MI. Two Rain or Shine cemetery plots for sale in Antiques, Vintage & misc.

Old Rugged Cross sec- tion.

Valued at $1495.00 each Eau Claire - 7224 Brush asking $1000.00 each. Call Lake Rd. 60 YRS. OF 269-679-5565

Things to Do 637 LEHMAN'S U PICK HONEYCRISP APPLES

Starts Saturday, Sept. 5 from 9:00-5:00.

Open Sunday-Friday 12-5:00 and Saturdays 9-5:00. U-PICK and Pre-Picked same price $1.50/lb. Should pick most of September.

2280 Portage Rd., Niles.

(269)683-9078

Household Mer642 chandise BILL'S USED APPLIANCES Don't miss the deals!

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

WE BUY & SELL

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

Hunting & Fishing

645

NEW TODAY

FOR SALE WINCHESTER GUNS

1894 Winchester 38-55, 26" Octagon barrel, made in 1904. $2,000 obo.

1892 Winchester carbine 38-40. Made in 1905 20" barrel $2000.00 obo.

(269) 782-9161

Garage-Yard 669 Sales STICKLE LIVING ESTATE SALE 61054 Beardsley Lane, Cassopolis Sept. 10, 11 & 12, 1-6m See us at estatesales.net

HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING

Over 30 years of experience, tile work, kitchens, bathrooms, decks & porches, windows & doors, window wrapping, siding, fascia & soffit. Call Randy (269)7823139 (269)208-9838

MAURER QUALITY CARPENTRY

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Twin City Players ready to host annual Halloween costume sale

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T. JOSEPH, Mich. — The Twin City Players will host its 19th Annual Halloween Costume Sale next month. The sale will feature preassembled Halloween outfits for infants, children, teens and adults. Complete outfits are available at reasonable prices.

The Halloween Costume Sale will be held at the TCP Studio, located behind the main playhouse at 600 West Glenlord Road, Saint Joseph, Michigan 49085.

The costume sale will be open: • Saturday, Sept. 26; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Monday-Wednesday, Sept. 28-30; 4 to 8 p.m.

• Thursday and Friday, Oct. 1 and 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To learn more, call 269-429-0400 or visit twincityplayers.org.

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Magical weekends abound Renaissance Festival weekly through Oct. 4

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OLLY, Mich. — Late last month, hundreds of history buffs, re-enactors and tourists alike kicked off the 37th season of the Michigan Renaissance Festival.

One of the largest themed events in the country, the festival continues every weekend through Oct. 4, in Holly, Michigan.

Organizers once again invite guests near and far to journey back in time as more than 200 merchants contribute to the atmosphere of a charming 16th Century village featuring entertainment, shopping, fun and food fit for a king.

For the last 37 years, the Michigan Renaissance Festival has drawn more than 250,000 visitors just south of Flint on Dixie Highway.

Guests can take advantage of 17 stages filled with entertainment, but also become part of the world as actors taking on characters ranging from peasants to royalty interact with passersby in the village of Hollygrove.

Organizers say some favorite entertainment events include full contact jousting with armored nights and horses, a Human Combat Chess Match and a wide array of music.

Shoppers also have the opportunity to enjoy a number of artisans selling glassware, crafted leather, jewelry, Renaissance clothing and more. Baked goods, soup in a bread bowl, Scotch eggs, turkey legs and several other period treats are also for sale weekly.

Additionally, every weekend has a theme: Sept. 5 to 7 — High Seas Adventure • Tattoo Contest • Beard Competition • Biker Weekend • Feast of Fantasy — Seafood Boil • Pig N Swig Beer and Bacon Tasting Sept. 12 and 13 — Wonders of the World • Middle Eastern Dance Championships • Steampunk Invasion • Once Upon A Tea Time • Arm wrestling competition • Wine tasting Sept. 19 and 20 — Shamrocks & Shenanigans • Highland Heavy Games • Keg toss • Men in Kilts contest • Irish dancers • Wine tasting Sept. 26 and 27 — Harvest Huzzah • BBQ Festival and competition • Pie Wars (Saturday only) • Archery competition • Deaf Awareness Weekend • Wine tasting Oct. 2 — Festival Friday • Military appreciation • Ladies’ shopping day • School day • Masque ball Oct. 3 and 4 — Sweet Endings • Chocolate Festival with free samples!

• Cupcake crusades • Wine tastings • State Royal Fencing Championships • Cake Dive The Michigan Renaissance Festival is open weekends and Labor Day from Aug. 22 to Oct. 4, plus Friday, Oct. 2. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. rain or shine. Adult general admission is $21.95. Child general admission is $12.95. Children aged 4 years and younger are admitted for free. Discount tickets are available at Kroger, Walgreens, Menards, Goodwill and online at www.

MichRenFest.com. Free parking Provided by Al Serra Auto Plaza.