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Berrien County health officials note COVID-19 cases trending upward PAGE 4

State primary coming next week PAGE 5

Ten people saved from burning boat in New Buffalo PAGE 7 Return to learning plan still in the works for New Buffalo Area Schools PAGE 8 Handicapped accessible dunewalk coming to New Buffalo beach next year PAGE 16

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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020

Washington Park kept closed for another week

BY STAN MADDUX

lot of people are upset about Washington Park in Michigan City being closed again for at least another week due to concerns over COVID-19. The decision was made by Mayor Duane Parry, who’s not offering any clues on whether the park featuring the beach, zoo, senior center and Sunset Grille will reopen this weekend. He used his executive authority to extend the July 17 closure for another seven days over the objections of the city council, which voted to reopen the park Friday, July 24. Among the ideas being discussed for a safe reopening is limiting access to local residents and guests in Michigan City hotels to provide room for social distancing. Councilman Don Pryzbylinski said the park is too important, especially for local residents and tourism, to stay completely shut down for the remainder of the season. “I think there’s other means we can be taking right now to reduce the amount of people using Washington Park,” he said. Councilman Gene Simmons

supported keeping the park closed long enough to come up with solutions to major overcrowding and lack of social distancing he witnessed before and after July 4. “We don’t want our residents suffering but it’s incumbent upon us to make sure that we don’t create a real spread throughout the community,” he said.

ack Arnett, executive director of the LaPorte County Convention & Visitors Bureau, said local tourism devastated since the outbreak was realizing a noticeable recovery prior to the park closure. Arnett said he fully understands the mayor’s decision but hopes the park can safely reopen to some degree as quickly as possible. “There’s got to be a happy medium here. The elected officials are in a tough spot right now. We just got to all realize where we’re at and what’s going on around us and try to kind of walk that line in the middle to help bring our economy back and still stay safe,” he said.

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REP. WENDZEL SUPPORTS PLAN TO PROTECT NURSING HOME RESIDENTS FROM AVOIDABLE CORONAVIRUS EXPOSURE

tate Rep. Pauline Wendzel supported an overwhelmingly bipartisan plan to rectify the governor’s fatal error that contributed to the COVID-related deaths of more than 1,947 nursing home residents. The mandate to put COVID-19 patients into long-term care facilities alongside uninfected residents was decided by the governor alone, without any legislative input. “After passing a bipartisan resolution in early June, I had hoped Governor Whitmer would finally listen to her partners in the Legislature and amend this dangerous and misguided policy,” Rep. Wendzel said. “After more than a month of inaction since the resolution, it was well past time for the Legislature to step in and protect our most vulnerable residents. I’m pleased to see my colleagues set partisanship aside to correct the governor’s fatal error.” The legislative plan requires the state’s Health and Human Services Department, along with the state department for Licensing and

Regulatory Affairs, to complete an evaluation and report of the current policies regarding COVID-19 patients and nursing homes by Aug. 15. Additionally, the legislation requires DHHS to develop and implement a new plan by September 1 creating at least one dedicated regional facility within each of the state’s eight health regions for use as COVID-19 patient facilities. Finally, Senate Bill 956, unlike the governor’s plan, protects nursing home residents by prohibiting the placement of individuals with COVID-19 in any long-term care facility unless it has a separate dedicated building where affected patients can be properly quarantined and receive care. “The impact this virus has had on our senior citizens has been horrific,” Rep. Wendzel said. “If the governor won’t stand up to protect Michigan’s senior citizens, I will.” The legislation passed the House 7434 and now returns to the Senate for further consideration. — STAFF REPORTS

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CITY OF NEW BUFFALO MAYOR LOU O’DONNELL IV CITY COUNCIL Meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30PM DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DDA) MEETING Meets on the 2nd Thursday May, September, and November at 8AM CITY OF NEW BUFFALO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS Meets on the first 1st Tuesday Quarterly at 7PM NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP BOARD Meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7PM NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP BOARD Meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:30PM THREE OAKS THREE OAKS TOWNSHIP BOARD Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7PM VILLAGE OF THREE OAKS BOARD Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7PM GRAND BEACH VILLAGE OF GRAND BEACH COUNCIL Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM MICHIANA VILLAGE OF MICHIANA COUNCIL Meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1PM

Berrien County health officials note COVID-19 cases trending upward

errien County has seen accelerating trends of increased COVID-19 activity over the past several weeks, Nicki Britten, Berrien Health Department health officer and Dr. Loren Hamel, Spectrum Health Lakeland president, said at a Facebook press conference, the first one held since May, Monday, July 27. As of Monday morning, July 27, Britten said that county was reporting 1,056 confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to a press release from the health department, since the beginning of July, Berrien County has seen an increase in new cases as well as an increase in the percent of COVID-19 test results that are positive, indicating that the recent uptick in cases likely represents an increase of viral activity, rather than increases in testing. Hospitalizations and deaths have not had similar increases to date. Much of the recent growth in new cases is amongst a younger demographic, specifically those under 40 years old, as compared to in the beginning of the pandemic when cases skewed towards the older adult population. “The average age of our cases through May 31 was 54, for the month of June, the average age was 41; so far in July, the average age is 40,” Britten said. Even as the county has seen an overall increase in recent cases, current hospitalization levels remain below surge capacity, the press release states. There was a four-week period without any deaths, and there have been three deaths within the last two weeks; the individuals who have passed recently were older

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adults with multiple comorbidities, consistent with trends previously noted for those at highest risk of death. The lower levels of hospitalizations and few deaths can be attributed, in part, to the fact that the younger people comprising many of the new COVID-19 diagnoses are at much lower risk for severe illness and death, though they are still capable of spreading the virus to others, especially those who are at higher risk. Since the July Fourth holiday, Berrien County has seen clusters of COVID-19 illness linked back to large gatherings, family parties and celebrations, church events, and other high-risk activity where lack of social distancing and face coverings likely contributed to the quick spread of the virus through those in attendance, the press release states. With the beginning of another school year looming, fears of the virus spreading even more throughout the county has amplified. The fear is that children are the “hub of transmission.” Children will attend school and, like during influenza season, catch the virus and bring it home to their families; however, Britten said that research is coming out that reveals that children aren’t as infectious and there’s not as much of a transmission risk with COVID-19 as there would be with influenza. A lot of “mandatory and robust health and safety practices” are being required in schools to help minimize the risk of students as well as adults – such as teachers and staff – of catching the virus. “The health department has been working closely with our public schools’

superintendents and private school directors to make sure everyone is understanding the state’s Return to School Roadmap roadmap and how to implement that,” Britten said. Hamel said that Spectrum has been conducting around 4,000 tests a day, which can mostly be turned around in a day or two. Hamel said he’s seeing the public fear that they need to be tested when someone at their place of work or at a place where they’ve recently visited has tested positive for COVID-19. Particularly, there’s a fear if that particular place needs to shut down.

amel said that he’s “not sure it makes much sense to close the doors and lock things down” every time someone has been in a building with COVID-19” as long as everyone is continuing to practice good hygiene – wiping surfaces, practicing social distancing and wearing masks. “Where we have the most COVID - on a COVID unit -people being careful here with masks and hygiene aren’t getting infected,” he said. “I’m approaching life where you could be exposed anywhere, anytime any day…I assume when I walk in the grocery store, I need to protect myself and someone in that grocery store has COVID,” he said. For more information on the coronavirus pandemic response in Berrien County, visit www. bchdmi.org/COVID19 or www. spectrumhealthlakeland.org/COVID-19.

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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020

State primary coming next week BY FRANCESCA SAGALA IN BERRIEN COUNTY

he Michigan state primary will be held Tuesday, Aug. 4, during which voters will determine who will be on the Nov. 3 state general election

ballot. Running for United States Senate seat are Republican John James, Republican Bob Carr and Democrat Gary Peters. Running for United States Representative for Michigan’s 6th District are Republican Fred Upton, Republican Elena Oelke, Democrat Jen Richardson, and Democrat Jon Hoadley. Running for state Representative seat in the 78th District are Republican Brad Paquette and Dan VandenHeede. Berrien County County commissioner, Michigan’s 9th District, four-year term: Republican Ezra Scott and Democrat Rich Eichholz. Prosecuting attorney: Republican Steven Pierangeli. County sheriff: Republican Paul Bailey. Clerk: Republican Troy Rolling and Republican Shelly Weich. Register of Deeds: Republican Lora Gnodtke Freehling and Republican Brandon Vance. Drain Commissioner: Republican Christopher J. Quattrin. County surveyor: Republican John G. Kamer. New Buffalo Township Supervisor: Republican Michelle Heit. Clerk: Republican Judy Handley Zabicki. Treasurer: Republican Jack Rogers. Running for two open position in New Buffalo Township: Republicans Patty Iazetto and Pete Rahm.

Chikaming Township Treasurer: Republican Liz Rettig. Clerk: Republican Paula Dudiak. Running for two open positions in Chikaming Township: Republican Rich Sullivan and Republican Bill Marske. Three Oaks Township Clerk: Republican Elizabeth Zabel. Treasurer: Republican Kathleen Osburn. Running for two open positions in Three Oaks Township: Democrat Rexalee Gordon and Democrat Christian P. Mitchell. Three Berrien County proposals will also be on the ballot: RENEWAL OF COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROPOSAL “In support of law enforcement, criminal justice and public safety for the citizens of Berrien County, including the areas of drug enforcement, education and treatment, shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all taxable valuation of all property in Berrien County liable for taxation be set at thirty-five hundredths of one mill ($.35 per each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation, as equalized). The above said millage represents a renewal of the millage rate of 35 hundredths of one mill ($.3500 cents per $1,000 of taxable valuation, as equalized). The authorization to levy said millage is for a period of four (4) years being 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. It is estimated that the amount to be generated from the total millage rate in the first year of the levy (2021) will be approximately $2,888,518.00;” RENEWAL OF 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SYSTEM PROPOSAL

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“In support of continued operation of a 9-1-1 Emergency System within Berrien County, shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against the taxable valuation of all property in Berrien County liable for taxation be set at forty-five hundredths of one mill ($0.45 cents per each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The above said millage represents a renewal of the millage rate of forty-five hundredths of one mill ($.4500 per each $1,000.00 of taxable valuations, as equalized). The authorization to levy said millage is for a period of four (4) years being the years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. It is estimated that the amount of revenue to be generated from the total millage rate in the first year of the levy (2021) will be approximately $3,713,809.00;” RENEWAL OF SENIOR CENTERS PROPOSAL In accordance with PA39 of 1976 and in support of continued operation of the senior centers in Berrien County, shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against the taxable valuation of all property in Berrien County liable for taxation shall be set at thirty hundredths of one mill ($.30 cents per each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The above said millage represents a renewal of the millage rate of thirty hundredths of one mill. The authorization to levy said millage is for a period of four (4) years being 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. It is estimated that the amount of revenue to be generated from the total millage rate in the first year of levy (2021) will be approximately $2,475,873.00.” Residents of New Buffalo Township will be asked to vote on the following

proposal: TOWNSHIP MILLAGE PROPOSAL “Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within New Buffalo Township, Berrien County, Michigan, be increased and the Township be authorized to levy a new additional millage annually in an amount not to exceed .6033 mill ($.6033 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for twenty (20) years, 2020 to 2039 inclusive, to provide funds for all Township purposes authorized by law and to restore the full amount of the original allocated millage rate lost as a result of the Headlee Amendment millage reduction? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of levy (2020) if the millage is approved is approximately $375,000.”

olls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling places are at the following locations: New Buffalo City Hall, New Buffalo Township Hall, Chikaming Township Center, and Three Oaks Township Fire Station, 10 E. Linden Street, Three Oaks. Proposal 3 was a constitutional amendment that passed in November 2018. This amendment made changes to election law, including providing voters the option to vote a straight-party ballot; allowing citizens to register to vote by mail until 15 days before an election and up to 8 p.m. Election Day at their local clerk’s office with proof of residency; and allowing for all registered voters to vote absentee without needing to provide a reason. The deadline for applying for an absentee ballot is 4 p.m. on the Monday prior to election day.

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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020

REP. GRIFFIN, HOUSE APPROVE RETURN TO LEARN PLAN

tate. Rep. Beth Griffin, of Mattawan, and her colleagues in the Michigan House today approved a plan to ensure the safety of Michigan students as learning resumes in the fall. The legislature’s plan empowers local school districts and health departments to work together to develop health and safety standards that are best for their unique areas. “The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every single Michigan citizen one way or another, but certain regions of our state that have been impacted more than others,” Griffin said. “Because of this, we need to give our local schools the flexibility to develop their own reopening plans that work best for students, faculty and the community. Our job in Lansing is not to dictate how schools should resume instruction in the fall, but rather to provide a framework which allows each school district to decide the best way forward for our teachers and students.” Under the plan, school districts could begin instruction whenever is best for them without obtaining a waiver to bypass Michigan’s Labor Day start requirement. The Return to Learn plan also: • Redefines the word “attendance” to mean “engaged in instruction” rather than “physically present,” allowing schools to be innovative and give students the opportunity to learn outside the classroom. • Utilizes benchmark assessments to provide detailed information to parents and teachers about where a student needs additional help, ensuring kids do not fall behind in the wake of the public health crisis. • Requires school districts to work with local health departments to establish safety requirements for extracurricular activities and sports in addition to regular school safety measures. “Southwest Michigan schools and superintendents asked for guidance and flexibility and this plan delivers on that request.” Griffin said. “As long as COVID-19 is present in Michigan, safety will always take precedent. While this package is still a work in progress, we will be returning in early August to review the changes and additions made by the Senate. Assuming that plan delivers comprehensive answers to our students, teachers and parents, I will vote to approve it.” The plan now moves to be considered by the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee. — STAFF REPORTS

Young men recognized for saving homeowners in fire

our high school classmates have been recognized for potentially saving the lives of a LaPorte couple that was unaware their attached garage was burning. The fire, which broke out at about 6 p.m. Sunday, July 12, destroyed the garage and spread into the home at 1411 I Street. LaPorte Fire Chief Andy Snyder said the men driving by noticed the fire, stopped and pounded on the front door of the residence. Snyder said a woman inside the home came to the door and, after being told about the fire, alerted her husband, who was working in the backyard. He said the men at the very least could have prevented someone from being harmed.

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“I commend them for stopping and taking action when they could have just went on by,” Snyder said. Jerry Fulton, Drake Gunn, Wes Cabrera and Tarick Jackson were each given a certificate of excellence award at last Monday’s city council meeting. “With everything going on in the world, it’s nice to see four individuals from our community stepping up and putting their own lives at risk,” said Mayor Tom Dermody. Snyder said both vehicles inside the garage were destroyed. He said the home will require considerable repair before the couple is able to move back in. The men graduated from LaPorte High School in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Fulton, who just returned from a 10 month stint in Iraq as a member of the U.S. Army, said the man

tried putting out the fire with a garden hose but he told him to step back due to how rapidly the fire was spreading.

e called the certificate “a great achievement.” Gunn is a sophomore at East Arizona College, where he’s a member of the men’s basketball team. Gunn feels destiny must have been at work because he and his former classmates had just reunited and were heading to a friend’s house when they came upon the fire. “I guess it was meant to happen so I’m just glad I get to come and help people out, especially with my brothers for a very long time,

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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020

LIBRARY ZOOM PRESENTATION TO TACKLE HENRY FORD’S LEGACY

he Friends of the New Buffalo Library will present “Putting America on Wheels: Henry Ford and the Culture of Mass Consumption,” where presenter Tim Moore of Lake Michigan College will tell how automaker Henry Ford helped create modern urban America, at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10. Henry Ford remains a controversial character in American history, but there’s no question he changed the way the country moves and the way its citizens spend their money. Ford pioneered the idea that the mass production of cars also required the mass consumption of not only our needs, but our wants. This innovator, who stressed the value of hard work, was also an enigma: He disliked physical labor, was anti-Semitic, had a mistress and led a “back-to-thefarm” movement. The Friends will present “The Shipwreck Thomas Hume,” about the disappearance of a lumber schooner in an 1891 spring storm, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. The location and cause of the Thomas Hume’s disappearance remained a mystery until divers discovered it more than a century later. After survey dives, historical research and detective-like reasoning, the team investigating the shipwreck pieced together the ship’s career and how its crew lived, worked and died on the lake. Valerie van Heest of the Michigan Shipwreck Association, a popular speaker at the New Buffalo Library events, is the presenter. Until the New Buffalo Township Library reopens for meetings, the Friends will continue to offer online presentations. For login information, visit the library’s Facebook page. — STAFF REPORTS

Ten people saved from burning boat in New Buffalo

good Samaritan saved 10 people from a burning 36-foot boat on Lake Michigan. New Buffalo Fire Chief Chris Huston said the cause of the Tuesday, July 14, fire producing heavy black smoke that could be seen for miles has been ruled undetermined. He said the owner of the boat totaled by the fire told investigators the engine wasn’t quite running properly but no clues into what started the blaze could be found. “The gentleman said it was something in the engine compartment. It’s speculation that it would be electrical or something but we really don’t know. It’s basically one of those undetermined things,” Huston said.

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According to the U.S Coast Guard station in Michigan City, a boater noticing smoke ventured over and helped the people on the burning watercraft onto his vessel about a half mile from the shoreline. Huston said there were no explosions and everyone on the burning boat from New Buffalo had a floatation device on. He said several children were among the individuals pretty much from the same family on the boat that caught fire. Several firefighters from New Buffalo City and New Buffalo Township went out to the burning vessel on U.S Coast Guard and New Buffalo Police Department rescue boats. A portable pump drawing water from the lake was used to start dousing the

flames. Huston said the boat was still burning to a certain extent when towed into New Buffalo Harbor and land docked along the edge of the Galien River beside the municipal beach, where the rest of the flames were extinguished. There were no injuries. Huston said the fire illustrated why it’s important to have enough floatation devices on a boat. Without the good Samaritan, Huston said the victims could have jumped in the water and more than likely remained safe since there was such a quick response. “All in all, they would have been able to get off the boat and be rescued without any problem I’m sure,” he said.

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SENIOR AWARDS FOR THE NEW BUFFALO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020

he following senior awards were given to members of the New Buffalo High School Class of 2020: State Science STEM Endorsement: Jesse Arp, Sarah Eberly and Jacob Nerada Michigan Seal of Biliteracy Endorsement: Kira Arvanitis, Jacob Fidler and Grace Gradowski New Buffalo 2020 Robotics Awards: Jacob Fidler and Daniel Bowen Dan Donnelly Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Fidler and Emily Baughman New Buffalo 2020 Envirothon Awards: Jesse Arp and Sarah Eberly Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizen Award: Kira Arvanitis Lake Michigan College Scholarships: Marcus Escoto, Michael Flick and Andrew Kuta Southwestern Michigan College Scholarships: Emily Baughman, Sarah Eberly, Marcus Escoto, Michael Flick, Jacob Nerada, Aidan White, and Leigha Vinson New Buffalo 2020 Art Honors: Sonja Heath and Izzy Kohler Terence Joseph Mulvihill Scholarship: Grace Gradowski and Jacob Fidler Peer to Peer Awards: Jesse Arp, Andrew Kuta, Michael Comer, Hope Motycka, Haley Feeback, Joseph Roberts, Sonja Heath, Nick Keen, Aliyah Brown, Tucker Morse, Emily Fatter, RebeccaKyah Nielson, Jacqueline Hauseman, Leigha Vinson,

Emily Baughman, Mary Mayer, Sarah Eberly, Jacob Nerada, Michael Flick, Gabriel Tingley, and Clair Workman The Brandon Biolette Memorial Scholarship: Haley Feeback and Jacqueline Hauseman Building Trades Awards: Henry Johnson, Justin Smith, Joseph Wick, and Max Ripley Berrien County Career and Technical Education Award: Joseph Wick AK Smith Career Center Work Ethic Award: Rebecca Kyah Nielson AK Smith Career Center Technical Honor Society: Daniel Bowen, Rebecca Kyah Nielson, and Aidan White AK Smith Career Center Outstanding CTE Student Representative for New Buffalo: Rebecca Kyah Nielson The Pokagon Fund Schoalrship: Sonja Heath and Kira Arvanitis Michigan Competitive Scholarships: Jesse Arp, Grace Gradowski, Amandine DeSimone, Marcus Escoto, Emily Baughman, Jacob Nerada, Marjolaine DeSimone, Kira Arvanitis, Andrew Kuta, and Gabriel Tingley New Buffalo High School Senior Scholars: Amandine DeSimone, Rachel Hofstetter, Jacob Fidler, Marjolaine DeSimone, Grace Gradowski, Jesse Arp, Kira Arvanitis, Jacob Nerada, Emily Baughman, Ashton Jacobs Golebiewski and Andrew Kuta. — STAFF REPORTS

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Return to learning plan still in the works for New Buffalo Area Schools

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hybrid learning plan isn’t looking like a likely contender with regards to a return to school plan, New Buffalo Area Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Leslie said at the New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education meeting Monday, July 27. Under an executive order issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last month, Michigan school districts are required to adopt a COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan. Leslie said that New Buffalo Elementary School Principal Adam Bowen met with elementary school teachers the previous day, while New Buffalo High School Principal Wayne Butler and New Buffalo Middle School Principal Brad Brunner would be meeting with their schools’ teachers Tuesday regarding a back to school plan. Leslie said reiterated that his goal is to have a plan for the school board to vote on during the Aug. 10 meeting. Recently, a survey was also put out via School Messenger to parents. Leslie said students returning to in-person learning continues to hinge on if Michigan is in Phase Four by September from the MI Safe Start Plan or in Phase Three, which would mean a return to remote learning. Leslie said that the Berrien County Health Department has “pretty much nixed” a hybrid version of returning to school, which would mean students would have in-person class for two days and be home the rest of the week. Leslie agreed, stating that the school district currently is projected to have a $700,000 deficit for this upcoming fiscal year and that it doesn’t have the funds to add a on virtual academy without eliminating other vital programs or other aspects of the district. “If I take half a dozen teachers and say, ‘You’re going to be our virtual academy,’ that money has got to come from somewhere - either we have to get rid of our SROs or the pre-K programs, there’d just be some tough decisions,” he said. Leslie added that he also doesn’t believe that the school district is capable of “cobbling something” together within a month, adding that it’s never had a

virtual program before. Doing so may mean a $1 million deficit. “I don’t think we’d be very good at it…I just think it’d be the wrong thing to do,” he said. The county health department had stated that it was against the hybrid program out of concern over children having to be home with a grandparent, who’d be more at risk of catching the coronavirus for the three days they aren’t in school (since parents would be at work), or at a childcare provider, where the “intermingling of cohorts” may take place. Children from one room may intermingle with children from another room, increasing the spread of the virus. Board members accepted, with regret, the resignation of Ed Lijewski, district technology director, effective Aug. 31. Lijewski, who was on the Zoom meeting, said he wants to thank everyone for “the number of years I had at New Buffalo Area School – it’s been phenomenal being there with my grandchildren and children.” Leslie said that Lijewksi was his “Wikipedia,” guiding him by using his “institutional knowledge and knowledge in the community since Leslie first arrived in the district in 2016. Board members accepted the resignation of Jacob Zapor, art teacher, and approved the employment of Ashley Jager in the position of secondary art teacher, pending background approval. Leslie said that Jager has been teaching in the Elkhart school district for several years and has experience teaching at the middle and high school level. The employment of Rex Gotcher in the position of high school football assistant coach was approved. Leslie thanked John Herrbach, station manager of WNBI, the City of New Buffalo Police and Fire department, Keith Carlson, district operations director, and New Buffalo High School Principal Wayne Butler and his staff for making graduation, the parade and the fireworks show afterward last Friday night possible. He added that the fireworks were paid for through donations by Abonmarche, The Pokagon Fund, Jim Oselka and Skillman.

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ello sports fans. It finally happened. After about 1/3 of a year without any contests between professional sports teams, Major League Baseball finally took the monkey off of our backs. Thursday night and the season was able to begin with the New York Yankees facing off against the Washington Nationals. Sports starved fans across the country turned to their television sets in droves with more than three times as many people watching the game than last years opener. The broadcast was of course unique due to fans not being allowed to be in the ballpark, but the game felt real because crowd noise was pumped in. The Yankees won the rain shortened game and the shortened baseball season was underway. Friday night our local teams, the Cubs and Sox, got their seasons going and by Sunday night the Cubs had two wins and one loss while the Sox were one and two. I started doing some math and realized that 5% of the season is already over. This shortened season ( 60 games instead of 162 )makes every game the equivalent of 2.7 games. The standings tonight revealed that every team has at least one victory, and every team has at least one loss. Just hours before the season began, the playoffs were expanded from ten to sixteen teams. I guess that this crazy year deserves a crazy baseball season, and with sixteen teams making the playoffs, the regular season should remain exciting for the followers of most teams. Some observations about the beginning of the season. While this is a personal matter and won’t affect most Cub fans, I’m disappointed with the way Cubs games are offered on television. I cut the cable cord years ago due to my dissatisfaction with the

customer service and costs associated with cable television. Last year I decided to use YouTube television to compliment the streaming services I use, and I’m very satisfied with their service. The Cubs are not yet doing business with them, so my only option is to listen to the games on the radio. The first weekend was supposed to be different as ESPN was going to broadcast the game, but for some inexplicable reason, it was blacked out in Chicago. One of the biggest reasons there are Cub fans all over the country was their partnership with superstation WGN. I fear that by limiting their audience, the Cubs risk losing their charm, the very thing that makes them one of America’s favorite baseball teams. On top of that, when I went to listen to them on the radio, they were blacked out there too. Because their station is part of radio.com they switch to alternative programming during games. I had to buy a portable a.m. radio to listen, and I’m not sure everyone will be willing to do that. The timing isn’t good for the Cubs either, as the White Sox are building a really strong team. Enough of my complaining. I will remain a Cub fan forever, and I hope they play the White Sox in the World Series. The playoffs will probably be on national television, so at least I’ll be able to see my guys then. Tom Bodett said, “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” Here’s hoping you all have those three things. Stay safe. Be kind. Have fun. Talk to you next week. Peace, love, and happiness.

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aPorte residents will be able to drive up to City Hall and pay their water bills inside vacuum drawn tubes. Clerk-Treasurer Courtney Parthun said the drive up service is another way of keeping people during the pandemic safe especially once City Hall at some point reopens to the public. “It will minimize foot traffic,” she said. Parthun said the $35,000 cost of the system, which is like the ones used at banks, will be covered by federal COVID-19 relief dollars. A drive up lane will be created on the east side of the building. People during normal business hours can place their water bill payments inside a tube and speak to a city employee, whose face will appear on a monitor. The worker on the inside will receive

the tube delivered back and forth in a vacuum line. Parthun said the service can also be used for things like exchanging city documents requiring a signature. She hopes the system is up and running by no later than October. The city is also upgrading its digital system for making utility bill payments online easier. A push button option of paying bills on the phone around the clock is being added. Payment drop boxes outside City Hall will be made larger and more secure. Parthun said City Hall will reopen by appointment only at first; however, when is not known given all of the uncertainty with the virus. In the meantime, they’ve “had to look at different ways to conduct business,” she said.

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Fruit farm bandits strike again

BY STAN MADDUX

housands of dollars in stolen fruit recently picked from a southwest Michigan farm has growers concerned a rash of similar thefts last fall was just the beginning. “This may be a one-time thing. Hopefully, that will be that but it seems like there’s a pattern emerging and farmers should be aware,” said Ben Smith, executive secretary of the Michigan State Horticultural Society. An estimated $6,000 in cherries, blueberries and strawberries were taken from the trees and bushes at Corey Lake Orchards near Three Rivers. Beth Hubbard, owner and operator of the 250 acre fruit and vegetable farm, told Michigan Farm Bureau the midJuly theft happened during the night. An early May freeze killed much of her cherry crop this year but her heirloom yellow cherry trees were full of fruit. She discovered the mid-July thefts after staff members she sent to harvest the yellow cherries returned empty handed. “They came back and said well, there aren’t any. I said, no, you’re missing the trees. Go back and look again. That was pretty shocking,” Hubbard said. At least two other southwest Michigan farms and one in northern Indiana were hit by fresh fruit bandits in October. More than three acres of apple trees at Spicer Farms in Fenton were picked clean and 350 pumpkins were taken from McCallum’s Orchard & Cider Mill in Jaddo. About 20,000 pounds of apples were picked from the trees at Williams Orchard near LaPorte the previous month. No suspects have been reported in any of the cases. Smith and others in the fresh produce trade agree with authorities, who suspect the thefts are the work of fast working professionals with quick access to buyers of the stolen fruit. “This isn’t just somebody coming in

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New Buffalo High School Class of 2020 graduates VIRTUALLY THE ‘BEST CLASS EVER’

BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

our months ago, members of the New Buffalo High School Class of 2020 were sprinting toward the finish line in terms of finally declaring themselves New Buffalo Bison alumni. “We were almost there - just three more months to go - everything was becoming reality: We were trying on our caps and gowns for the first time and realizing where we were going to start our next chapter,” Michael Comer, now a newly minted New Buffalo High School graduate, said. Then, all of a sudden, they stopped: A new – and heavy – obstacle was standing in their way. “But would we really be New Buffalo Bison if we didn’t charge full speed into a global pandemic?” Comer said. Comer spoke to a crowd of family members, teachers and friends (most of whom were in their cars) during a long-awaited graduation ceremony, which took place in the west parking lot of New Buffalo Middle/High School the evening of Friday, July 24. Acknowledging that graduation is a time for “closure and validation” and that it took “little bit longer to get here this year,” New Buffalo High School Principal Wayne Butler told the students that he was glad that “you’re all here and you’re getting your moment.” Members of the Class of 2020 have displayed many “diverse interests and talents” throughout their time at NBHS, Butler said. “This has been an ongoing journey that has prepared you for future and whatever that may hold,” he said. “Students, individually, your experiences are unique but together, you share a common experience of the New Buffalo Class of 2020 – virtually, the best class ever,” Butler added. Collectively, New Buffalo Area School

Board of Education President Chuck Heit said, the class has endured “much through these challenging times.” “In future years, when you look back on 2020, you will have much to talk about,” he said. “Although this may not to be the ceremony you envisioned with friends and family, it does not make your moment any less significant. We are proud of each and every one of you and we wish you the best as you embark on the next chapter of your life,” Heit added. It all started Friday, March 13. It was a day, Leigha Vinson said, when she and members of the senior class found themselves “living in a real-time history lesson” when Gov, Gretchen Whitmer announced that school was cancelled for two weeks due to the novel coronavirus pandemic descending upon the country. Soon after, they were faced with another “bitter pill to swallow:” they wouldn’t be returning to school to finish their final trimester at New Buffalo. There would be no senior prom, no spring sports. Some feared that online learning would affect their hard-earned academic status. Most importantly, there’d be no final time spent with the friends who traveled the long academic journey with them. “We weren’t going to finish our year with the people we grew up with,” Vinson said. But with the help of amazing teachers and staff leading them through their online lessons throughout the spring, Comer said, they made it; at long last, they managed to make that final sprint to the finish line. “Today, we may all be sitting 6 feet apart, but nonetheless, we are all still here,” he said. While they were weathering such an unprecedented storm in an unprecedented time, members of the

Members of the New Buffalo High School Class of 2020 take their seats

Daniel Bowen bumps his elbow with Dr. Jeff Leslie after receiving his diploma

Rebecca-Kyah Nielson bumps elbows with Dr. Jeff Leslie

Leading the entourage of graduates as they march toward the parking lot was Dr. Jeff Leslie with school board members

Jesse Arp walks toward Dr. Jeff Leslie shortly after receiving his diploma

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Seniors walk single file toward the west parking lot before commencement

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Mary Mayer and Clair Workman reflect on their freshman and sophomore years

Class of 2020 were, unbeknownst to them, imparting a lesson on resiliency to their younger peers. Watching the senior class, Abigail Vitale, incoming senior class co-president, said that its members definitely taught her a lesson or two. “Bill Clinton once said: ‘If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes but, if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity not how it affects you…This senior class has handled adversity beautifully, you have persevered through these difficult times of loneliness and fear,” she said. “We are so proud of you - you have shown incredible grace and dignity,” Vitale added.

A Seniors in the Bison Choir sing Gone, Gone, Gone, by Phillip Phillips

Clair Workman bumps elbows with Dr. Jeff Leslie after receiving her diploma

Ashton Jacobs Golebiewski walks offstage after receiving his diploma

Adam Maxwell Ripley poses with Dr. Jeff Leslie after receiving his diploma

Members of the Class of 2020 walk single file toward the west parking lot at New Buffalo Middle and High School

Kira Arvanitis bumps elbows with Dr. Jeff Leslie after receiving her diploma

there to assist you, to help you, because that’s what families do: They love and motivate and remember that they are part of your soul and they will be with you forever,” he said. “There will be times when you run into problems that might seem unsurmountable, things you won’t be able to grasp and you’ll say, ‘I can’t do it, I can’t achieve what I want to do’ and at that time, men and women, you only have one recourse and one recourse only: That is to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and get back in the game,” Tom added.

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t least CLASS OF 2020!!! one other person in the audience understood what it was Congratulations like to be hit with a Justin “Buck” Smith road block but still keep THE WORLD running toward a goal, no IS YOURS matter how long it took: Love, Papa Tom Carlson, that night’s guest speaker, who is the uncle of Keith Carlson, the school district’s director of Facility Operations. In 1950, with only one Congratulations week left to graduate at Justin Smith! New Buffalo High School, We love you. Tom joined the United You make us proud! States Air Force, where he would spend the next 20 Dad, Jacob, years serving his country. Grandma and Grandpa That night, Tom was there to bestow his own wisdom on the graduates, as well as to achieve a long-awaited goal of his own: to accept his high school diploma. In their time at NBHS, the Class of Family was what got Tom to where 2020 saw, and played a role, in many he is today, and family will be what will milestones within the school district. get graduates through their own life Current New Buffalo Area Schools journeys. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Leslie was welcomed into the district in September “In your lifetime, you’ll run into some 2016, and Butler moved from the developmental snags and disappointing middle school to high school principal things will be in your way - obstacles CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 you didn’t anticipate…Family will be

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the following year. In their freshman year, the school got its own radio station in class, and the soccer team made regionals for the first time in school history. In sophomore year, the girls’ basketball team made it to the second round of district, and the high school robotics team and Quiz Bowl team made it to state.

The New Buffalo High School Class of 2020 launches their motars in the air

Leigha Vinson poses with Dr. Jeff Leslie after receiving her diploma

Tom Carlson, guest speaker, walks to the stage with his wife to recieve his diploma

A parade of vehicles carrying graduates fills Whittaker Street

Jacqueline Hauseman poses with her diploma

Grace Gradowski, outgoing senior class co-president (right), imparts her wisdom on future class co-prresidents Abigail Vitale and Cole Haskins(left)

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Handicapped accessible dunewalk coming to New Buffalo beach next year

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here are plans to replace the dunewalk at New Buffalo Public Beach with one that’s handicapped accessible. City Manager Dave Richards said the goal is to have the new dunewalk featuring an all flat surface open by Memorial Day of next year. “Imagine, you can get to the end of the dunewalk even if you’re in a wheelchair. It’s really a neat opportunity for people and another part of making New Buffalo a destination for people to visit and have fun,” he said. Richards said the city has obtained a $250,000 state grant to go toward the estimated $450,000 cost. He said the city will contribute $100,000, while a request will be made next month from the Pokagon Fund to cover the remainder of the

expense. Currently, the dunewalk has a lot of wooden steps and landings that make it virtually impossible for people with physical challenges to navigate. Richards said the new one will not have any stairs but ramps made of wood from one end to the other. “That was one of the major elements we insisted on in the design of the new dunewalk - that it be accessible to everyone,” he said. Currently, public access to the dunewalk, a fixture at the beach for many years, is closed because of broken steps and other forms of disrepair making it unsafe to walk on. Richards said the new dunewalk will not follow the same footprint as the existing one but will be just aesthetically pleasing. “It’ll still have that rustic look to it. It’ll be real nice,” he said.

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he lifecycle and migration habits of monarch butterflies will be among the subjects covered in a short, family-friendly walk at the Friends of the New Buffalo Library-sponsored event at New Buffalo Elementary School’s Nature Study Trails at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. “For decades, hundreds of millions of monarchs flooded the continental U.S. and southern Canada after wintering in Mexico,” walk leader Pat Fisher, president of the Harbor Country Hikers, said. “Their population has decreased by as much

as 90% in recent years.” The hike includes a look at the school’s new prairie and a half-mile walk along the school’s trails. Children are especially welcome. Those who attend should wear long pants, a sun hat, sturdy shoes or boots and insect repellent. The school is located at 12291 Lubke Rd. in New Buffalo. There is some construction at the school and parking options may be affected. The group will meet inside the circle drive at the back of the parking lot (on the left as you face the school). Please observe social distancing for this event. Use of face masks is required. — STAFF REPORTS

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HOROSCOPE JULY 30-AUGUST 5, 2020

AS INTERPRETED BY SANDY “STAR” BENDT ARIES MARCH 21—APRIL 19

It’s time to take a serious look at your social network, the friends and people that influence you. You may not fully realize how much you are letting other people dictate your spending and use of free time. This isn’t the time to lash out but regroup and reclaim your own agendas.

LEO JULY 23—AUGUST 22

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 22—DECEMBER 21

Partners or people you work closely with may be overstepping their bounds or there may be a sense of them going against your desires. There is a lot you need to work out on your own and others may interfere with what is right for you now. This is the time to make your own schedules.

Because you have a sense of things not working out as planned, there is a lot you are not saying or there are things you are holding back. You may need to go with a different approach or a different crew this week. Even if there appears to be a lot at stake, change it up.

TAURUS APRIL 20—MAY 20

There is a very rebellious energy coming your way this week and rather than give into gut reactions, embrace life with a more stoic approach. By waiting and approaching power struggles on a more intellectual level, your unusual views will have more impact. Be patient and you will be heard.

VIRGO AUGUST 23—SEPTEMBER 22

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22—JANUARY 19

Sometimes the best way to help others is to get out of their way, and let them take care of it. The best course of action this week is to let underlings manage their own projects, while you listen and instruct from afar. Let your previous examples or work ethic be their guide.

Reign in your resources and start making your money or investments work for you, not against you. Also, there seems to be a lot of spending on partners or purchasing items for the home that may not be the right items. Watch what your purchase carefully and read the specs thoroughly.

GEMINI MAY 21—JUNE 21

Your ability to understand and excel at negotiations comes from your ability to see all angles of the situation. Sometimes it’s obvious when situations will never benefit both parties equally, and that is where you can find value in things others cannot and use it to balance negotiations.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23—OCTOBER 22 You will see the flowering and fruition of the projects you have been working on at home or with your parents this week. Don’t judge what is typical or normal, go with what works, no matter how different or unusual it is. That’s the beauty of family, they embarrass us in the best ways.

AQUARIUS JANUARY 20—FEBRUARY 18

CANCER JUNE 22—JULY 22

SCORPIO OCTOBER 23—NOVEMBER 21

PISCES FEBRUARY 19—MARCH 20

It will be easier to distance yourself emotionally now, which will help you see who to commit to or what to devote your time to. There is a sense that you have to tend with powerful forces or influential people but you will be blessed with courage to interact with them gracefully.

Certain people always turn things upside down and challenge our normal patterns. This week is one of those times when you will be dealing with people doing just that. Fortunately, the vibe this week will help you distance yourself emotionally enough to walk away when necessary.

If you find yourself having to fight things out with partners or family members, perhaps it’s time change up your communication style or call in a mediator. Also, this may be the time to pull back and regroup. Get in touch with your feelings before you start communicating.

This is the time to pull back emotionally and overcome the fear of speaking your mind or standing up for the underdog. What you’re experiencing right now, is knowing what is helpful or life affirming and being put on the spot to do something about it. The Stars are probing you.

The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. — William Wordsworth

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he new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. “We’re fine, what is he doing?” she asked, a little annoyed. “We’re fine!” the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. ”Move!” he barked as he sprinted between the stunned owners. Directly behind them, not ten feet away, their nine-year-old daughter was drowning. Safely above the surface in the arms of the captain, she burst into tears, “Daddy!” How did this captain know – from fifty feet away – what the father couldn’t recognize from just ten? Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. The captain was trained to recognize drowning by experts and years of experience. The father, on the other hand, had learned what drowning looks like by watching television. If

Drowning doesn’t look like drowning

you spend time on or near the water (hint: that’s all of us) then you should make sure that you and your crew know what to look for whenever people enter the water. Until she cried a tearful, “Daddy,” she hadn’t made a sound. As a former Coast Guard rescue swimmer, I wasn’t surprised at all by this story. Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life. The Instinctive Drowning Response – so named by Francesco A. Pia, Ph.D., is what people do to avoid actual or perceived suffocation in the water. And it does not look like most people expect. There is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind. To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this: It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) – of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening. Drowning does not look

like drowning – Dr. Pia, in an article in the Coast Guard’s On Scene Magazine, described the instinctive drowning response like this: • Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs. • Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water. • Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water, permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.

• Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment. • From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.

his doesn’t mean that a person that is yelling for help and thrashing isn’t in real trouble – they are experiencing aquatic distress. Not always present before the instinctive drowning response, aquatic distress doesn’t last long – but unlike true drowning, these victims can still assist in their own rescue. They can grab lifelines, throw rings, etc. Look for these other signs of

drowning when persons are in the water: • Head low in the water, mouth at water level • Head tilted back with mouth open • Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus • Eyes closed • Hair over forehead or eyes • Not using legs – Vertical • Hyperventilating or gasping • Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making headway • Trying to roll over on the back • Appear to be climbing an invisible ladder. So if a crew member falls overboard and everything looks OK – don’t be too sure. Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they don’t look like they’re drowning. They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck. One way to be sure? Ask them, “Are you alright?” If they can answer at all – they probably are. If they return a blank stare, you may have less than 30 seconds to get to them. And parents – children playing in the water make noise. When they get quiet, you get to them and find out why. — BY MARIO VITTONE FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

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