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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • September 17 - September 23, 2018 • Vol. 28 No. 37

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McCain a Hero, Trump a Disgrace As a former school teacher, I used “teachable moments” in the classroom to provide laudable citizenship and character traits as a standard to adolescents. Senator John McCain’s death at the inception of another school year offered that opportunity to our public school teachers. What better way to teach citizenship than to point out the laudable traits that made him not only a military hero but also a politician of honesty and substance.

The lesson, of course, is not complete unless the contrast is taught between such a man and our irascible president who sullies the concept of decency by engaging in vindictive bullying behavior on the world’s stage.

The contrast between the pinnacle McCain reached in his life and the wasteland of any redeeming qualities the man in the White House acquired should be taught by alert educators. Otherwise we are doomed — doomed because children have been taught through the ages that to be a president symbolizes an accomplished person in word, thought, and deed. Our president’s character is a horrible example for children. He, unfortunately, has made a parody of the office.

Elaine Miller, Kewadin

Mee-Yow! Regarding the Christie Minervini’s opinion piece on cats and their killing ways [Sept. 3 Northern Express], I am reminded of Mark Twain’s reference to “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” According to my internet search regarding pet ownership (ah, more statistics) there are currently an estimated 85–100 million domestic cats in the United States. If the higher figure is accepted, and each of these cats averaged two kills per week (per Ms. Minervini’s statistics), it would total approximately 10.5 billion per annum.

However, Ms. Minervini states only one of three cats is engaged in the slaughter, therefore the number is reduced by twothirds, to approximately 3.5 billion. I am not sure what or who is killing the other 12 billion birds and mammals stated as a factual number. Regardless of the dubious statistics, I maintain I would rather let any cat I own continue to follow its nature and fight the mouse population that insists on invading my shed and garage, damaging various and numerous items, and randomly spreading feces and urine throughout.

Most certainly unhealthy.

Of course I could poison or trap the little creatures, but is that really more humane — poison that might find its way into the environment or another animal? Or perhaps maiming with a trap is preferable?

Regarding urban domestic cats, please set them loose to kill as many rats as possible!

As for the birds, my family and I have had the pleasure of owning outdoor cats for the better part of seven decades, and the bird population around our homes and

Back Up the Facts I agree with Ms. Minervini’s advice to neuter cats and try to keep them indoors. I was especially interested to learn about the “cat bib” to deter feline hunting tendencies.

However, a few other statements concerned me. Upon what factual evidence does George Fenwick back up his decree that cats are responsible for the extinction of 33 species of birds. Exactly where did he come up with that damning statement?

It is also disturbing that Ms. Minervini would use supposed statistics in saying that the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Fish and Wildlife Service claim cats kill 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion mammals annually. Have the aforementioned institutions found the actual bodies of these creatures? Have they found, tagged, and documented all these “kills” or are these inflated or imagined figures being used to promote some other agenda? Where is the proof?

Or, if indeed creatures are disappearing at that alarming rate, could it not be because of other causes, such as everyday use of pesticides (think golf courses, lawns, flower beds), commercial farming, weather, human carelessness and encroachment, accidents, disease, destruction of habitat, and even predators other than cats?

Pandering to the cat haters of the world by calling felines “bloodthirsty predators” is outrageous. Felines are beautiful, intelligent and loving pets and family members.

Sharon M. Peters, Petoskey

We’re Far Worse than Cats I believe guest columnist Christie Minervini has a right to her opinions, but when she is saying that we should rid the population of cats, she is being ignorant.

There are organizations that will catch wild cats and neuter or spay voluntarily, with no cost to her. Giving people the OK to kill cats is foolish and uncaring to all creatures.

For someone who helps homeless people to complain about animals existing and doing the things inherent to their nature is unbelievably foolish. As to helping others, how would she feel if humans (the most predatory of all creatures) were to be treated and put down.

I also have the right to an opinion and have been extremely angered since reading this column. Any person who expects to have a house and yard should understand that other creatures have been forced out of their environment because someone needs a pretty house and yard. When complaining about the bird population, she should consider all the pesticides we use so we can have perfect fruit from the orchards and green lawns. These poisons do not choose which animals should die. Check out an orchard after it’s been sprayed: look for insects, birds and growers. And if you do, don’t forget your masks and safety clothing to protect yourself and children.

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A Showcase of Restaurants.................................10 Where Have All the Whitefish Gone?................16 Closing Time...............................................20 Health Inspectors...........................................25 Lose Yourself Among Harwick’s Pines...............27 Dr. Mona Attisha............................................31 Northern Seen..............................................35

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Laura Sturdavant, Frankfort Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Opinion.............................................................8 Weird...............................................................9 Young People Need to Vote!

Chef’s Notes.................................................13 Despite overwhelming agreement among Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................43 climate scientists that humans are causing Advice Goddess...........................................47 global warming, the Trump administration refuses to accept that fact. Instead, it Crossword...................................................48 proposes rolling back restrictions on carbon Freewill Astrology.........................................50 pollution from cars and coal-fired plants. Classifieds..................................................51 And according to a Sept. 11 New York Times article, it now plans to ease restrictions on the release of methane. The article notes that while methane constitutes only about 9 percent of atmospheric greenhouse gasses, it is about 25 percent more effective than carbon dioxide in trapping heat.

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In the future, please designate the 33 species of birds now claimed to be extinct due to cats and the data supporting such a significant statement. I suspect human encroachment, destruction of native habitat, pesticides and herbicides have played a much more significant role.

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top ten Watershed Alleges Clean Water Act Violation The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay has issued a notice of intent to sue Cordia at Grand Traverse Commons over what the environmental organization describes as violations of the Clean Water Act. According to Watershed, Cordia has unlawfully discharged “hot, chlorinated water into Tributary AA of Kids Creek” for four years. “The Watershed Center is demanding the facility meet Michigan water quality standards or face legal action,” the organization said in a press release.

In warm weather, Cordia circulates municipal water through an open-loop system to cool its facility. As a result, the water discharged from the cooling system is hot and chlorinated.

Water temperatures in the wetland network are typically 60 to 70 degrees, while Cordia’s discharge water temperatures are “consistently in the 80s,” according to Watershed. The organization says the discharge has also warmed downstream reaches of Kids Creek by more than 20 degrees, creating a section of the creek “unsuitable for aquatic life that has led to fish deaths.”

Watershed first complained to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality about the discharge several years ago. The issue was explored in an article in the Feb. 11, 2017 Northern Express, and at that time, Cordia maintained that the discharge was harmless to Kids Creek.

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Each day at Rocco’s food truck starts with the making of the dough — a classic process that actually began the night before, when cooks mix up a batch and let it rest in the fridge overnight. When morning arrives, the dough is tipped out of its bowls and made into dough balls, which then go back into the cold to “proof,” or to go through their final rise before they’re ready to bake.

Sure, every pizza place in town might go through a similar process, but what makes Rocco’s different are two things: One, they’ve crafted some pretty unique combos that put a new twist on pizza. Case in point: The Chumley, featuring apples, onions, fresh diced tomatoes, prosciutto, arugula, and a sprinkling of olive oil; or The GnR Pesto, rich with Rocco’s house-made pesto sauce, savory with walnut flavor and topped with generous Portobello mushrooms, plus mozzarella and provolone cheeses.

Two, this pizza place is on the move. Owners Jan and Nick Latorre have a 5,000-pound mobile Italian wood-fired pizza oven ready to go, whether they’re parked in their usual spot in Suttons Bay, participating in a local festival, or offering up pizzas at a private event.

Let’s throw in a third reason you should check this place out: traditional pizzelles — aka Italian waffle cookies — for dessert, in your choice of vanilla, chocolate, or anise.

Find them (when not at events) at 1408 S. West Bayshore Dr., (i.e., next to Northern Building Supply on M-22, south of Suttons Bay). Phone first: (231) 944-0998, roccosoldworldpizzeria.com.

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We’ve reached the end of summer, friends, and we all know what that means: shorter days, cooler weather, and more pumpkin spice than we know what to do with. It’s a tough pill to swallow. “Gulp: Adventures on the Ailmentary Canal,” by Mary Roach, however, is not. Your literary antacid, “Gulp” first hit shelves back in 2013, but remains a staff favorite at Leelanau Books in Leland. Just in time for the back-to-school grind, Gulp offers readers an exclusive tour of what is often taboo terrain: the human digestive tract. And, with the classic esprit of “America’s funniest science writer,” “Gulp’s” insides are equally as gross and engrossing as Roach’s other bestselling titles (the cadavers of “Stiff” and coition of “Boink” come immediately to mind). In it, we consult the experts to investigate such timehonored questions as, “Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself?” “Can constipation really kill you?” And perhaps more importantly, did it kill Elvis? Lab nerds, unite! This is one book that’ll let you have your cake and, quite literally, eat it, too.

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Township Boat-Launch Battle Rages On

Reverberations and upset feelings over the development of a former camp into a Hayes Township park have spawned recall campaigns against two officials and prompted the resignation of a third.

Township Clerk Marlene Golovich and Trustee Paul Hoadley will face recall elections Nov. 6.

Treasurer Robin Kraft resigned, effective Sept. 20. Golovich and Hoadley also faces opponents in the election. Warren Nugent is running for Golovich’s seat, and Robert Jess is running against Hoadley. Julie Collard is running unopposed for treasurer.

The challenges come amid a dispute over the development of the Camp Sea-Gull property on Lake Charlevoix, a long-simmering saga that was profiled in the March 17 edition of Northern Express. In particular, township residents have argued over the size and appropriateness of a boat launch at the park. The three incumbents voted to start construction at Camp Sea-Gull earlier this year.

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by Bicycle Just when you think a fall jaunt to the anti-auto isle of Mackinac couldn’t get any more classic, the Great Lakes Vintage Bicycle Club comes along and creates its first annual vintage bicycle ride. Organizer Cayce Leithauser tells Northern Express that the group doesn’t have any strict rules on what counts as vintage — just assume that if your bike is a shapely cruiser that pre-dates the ‘80s, no one is going to give you any sideways glances. (They might, however, give you a high five if your ride was built in the USA.) The Saturday, Sept. 22, event is free, and open to riders of all ages and abilities. Bike transport to the island is also free if you purchase your ferry ride through Starline. The vintage crew will meet at 10 am in front of Marquette Park; ride the flat, paved, and scenic 8 miles around Mackinac Island; then meet back up in Marquette Park for a 1pm bike show and raffle. Vintage costumes are not required, but we bet that’d be a whole lotta fun. Search Great Lakes Vintage Bicycle Club on Facebook to learn more and connect with other riders.

Get Your Teen Cookin’ Ann Landers taught us that “It’s not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves.” And nowhere is that truer than in the kitchen. Next week, your 14to 19-year-old can learn the essential life skill of making tasty, healthy food for him or herself. Cheaper than a take-out pizza and a lot more fun, the $20 Grand Traverse County’s Life Skills Training 101 – Teen Cuisine class will blow their minds with ideas, hands-on techniques, and not just a little taste-testing. The two-day event happens Friday, Sept. 21 from 6pm to 8:30pm and Saturday, Sept. 22 from 10am to 1:30pm at Brickways Industrial Kitchen, 935 Barlow St., in Traverse City. Register online at mi.4honline.com, then call 231-922-4620 to pay by credit card, or drop off or send the $20 (cash or check made out to MSU) to the MSU Extension office at 520 W. Front St.

8 bottoms up Suttons Bay Ciders’ Sidra-LaPeno Allow us to introduce you to Sidra-LaPeno. This Spanish-style cider tastes as delicious as its name would sound rolling off the tongue of a tanned European in an olive grove.

The folks at Suttons Bay Ciders know first impressions count — evident the moment your nose meets the alluring, spicy wafts of Sidra-LaPeno. The robust notes of jalapeño and habanero peppers pull you in; the strong peppery scents mellow on the taste buds, leaving just enough heat on the back of your tongue to ensure this gorgeous drink won’t soon be forgotten. Sidra-LaPeno is made from combining a slightly dry cider with a barrel-aged sour cider and infusing the blend with jalapeño and habanero peppers for up to four days.

Combine this beauty with one of the most stunning views in northern Michigan, and you’ll be saying olé all day, señor. $7 per pint. Find Suttons Bay Ciders at 10530 E. Hilltop Rd., Suttons Bay. (231) 271-6000, www.suttonsbayciders.com.

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This refers to books by Omarosa ManigaultNewman and Bob Woodward, plus an op-ed column in the New York Times.

Manigault-Newman, a former presidential advisor, confidante, and full-time attention seeker can back up at least some of her claims because she surreptitiously recorded meetings and conversations inside the White House.

Robert Mueller and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (he might be confirmed by the time you read this) seem to believe this, and Trump’s attorney Rudolph Giuliani says it would be unconstitutional.

The United States Constitution is a reasonably short document. The language is a little stilted by contemporary standards, but it’s pretty easy to understand. Nowhere does it say a sitting president cannot be indicted.

The president has broad discretionary powers and cannot be charged criminally for any action he takes within the confines of the duties outlined in Article II of the Constitution.

For example, Donald Trump is not likely to

The United States Constitution is a reasonably short document.

The language is a little stilted by contemporary standards, but it’s pretty easy to understand. Nowhere does it say a sitting president cannot be indicted.

Trying to discredit Woodward, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is a lot trickier because he tape records everything; he’s been known to tape personal calls with friends. Some quoted in the book deny having said any such thing. But it’s a near certainty somebody told Woodward they did, and he has it on tape.

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Of course, an excellent way to avoid a perA sitting president cannot be indicted.

be accused of obstruction of justice for firing James Comey since he has that authority, under the Constitution, for any reason.

The Constitution does say the president can only be removed from office through impeachment and conviction for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors” (Article II, Section 4) but doesn’t say he is immune to criminal indictment.

(The 25th Amendment also provides a way for the president to be removed from office due to disability or if the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”)

The Constitution is also clear that no member of Congress can be arrested while his or her respective House is in session, or going to or from the session (Article I, Section 6).

But nowhere does the Constitution say a sitting president cannot be indicted for alleged criminal acts outside the scope of his enumerated duties. Nor is there any such law.

There is a 50-year-old Department of Justice opinion, and that’s all.

If I’m impeached, the markets will crash.

The markets will hiccup if the president is impeached; they’re due for a correction anyway, and they don’t much like uncertainty. Then they will recover. The markets understand impeachment is a long way from conviction, and they are pretty good at math. There are not now, nor are there likely to be, 67 senators willing to oust the president absent compelling evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

The president believes dark forces are conspiring to bring him down. If so, the solution is not more unhinged tweets with lots of capital letters. The solution is to ignore the noise, stop the B.S., tell his economic story, and move along.

He won’t be accused of perjury if he tells the truth, and he won’t be charged with obstruction of justice for the Comey firing. But hopefully, he will be indicted if he has committed crimes. All of that is how the rule of law is supposed to work.

Crime & Rescue TEEN GOES ON CRIME SPREE A 14-year-old stole a car, guns, and ammunition, and then led police on a highspeed chase before he was arrested.

State police were called at 6:20am Sept. 4 to a home in Wexford County, near Mesick, where the teenager had taken a vehicle and driven to his grandparents’ house. There, he used a garagedoor opener to get inside and steal two guns and some ammunition.

Troopers spotted the teen’s vehicle three hours later and attempted to make a traffic stop. After speeds exceeded 100mph, the pursuit was called off over safety concerns.

Later, police learned the vehicle had been found abandoned and that the guns were missing.

They launched a search using tracking dogs and, after an hour and a half, the boy was found and arrested without incident.

MAN FACES DOMESTIC CHARGE Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 57-year-old Omena man on charges that he assaulted his teenage daughter.

The man allegedly threw soda pop on the 17-year-old and pushed her after he returned to his home on North West Bay Shore Drive in an intoxicated condition at 7pm Sept. 10.

The man faces charges of second-offense domestic violence.

PRISON FOR POT THEFT A Charlevoix man faces years in prison after he broke into medical-marijuana grow facilities and stole dozens of marijuana plants and then convinced an accomplice to lie to investigators.

Trevor James Blackwell was sentenced Sept.

7 for breaking and entering and tampering with evidence, Prosecutor Allen Telgenhof said.

The 26-year-old was charged in the case in September 2017 and, while he was awaiting trial, convinced one of his co-defendants to write a statement claiming that he was not involved. The letter’s author later testified that the letter was false, leading to the evidence-tampering charge.

Blackwell pled guilty and was sentenced to 48 to 240 months for breaking and entering, plus 23 to 48 months for evidence tampering, sentences that were ordered to be served consecutively, Telgenhof said.

TWO GIRLS INJURED IN CRASH Two girls suffered serious injuries when their all-terrain vehicle struck a tree in Missaukee County.

Sheriff’s deputies were called at 10:10am Sept. 9 to private property in Reeder Township.

The girls, ages 12 and 14, were speeding on uneven terrain when they struck a tree, deputies said.

The younger girl was airlifted to a hospital in Grand Rapids, and the older one was taken by ambulance to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

MAN JAILED FOR CHILD PORN Emmet County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after they got a tip about a registered sex offender in possession child pornography.

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Detectives got warrants to search the suspect’s computers and cell phones at his home in Little Traverse Township and at his workplace.

The devices were examined by the state police computer crimes unit, which led to a 12-count felony warrant against 47-year-old Richard Allen Hood Jr. of Harbor Springs. He faces charges of using a computer to commit a crime and possession of child sexually abusive material.

Hood was arraigned Sept. 12, and his bond was set at $200,000, Sheriff Pete Wallin said.

WOMAN FACES POLICE ASSAULT CASE A 21-year-old woman who was wanted for violating her bond conditions while she awaited sentencing for assaulting police is accused of assaulting police again when they tried to arrest her.

Whitney Reece Anderson faces three counts of resisting and obstructing an officer and one count of malicious destruction of police property after Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said she damaged a patrol vehicle and fought with them and an EMS responder after being placed under arrest Sept. 6.

Deputies had been called to a Long Lake Township residence because Anderson was acting strangely and was thought to be under the influence of cocaine and heroin. After they arrived, they discovered Anderson had a warrant out for her arrest.

Anderson earlier faced resisting and obstructing charges stemming from an incident in May and was scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 19 after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges. This time, Anderson faces felony charges and is charged as an habitual offender.

DISORDERLY MAN DETAINED Police arrested an oddly behaving 35-year-old Traverse City man after he showed up in a stranger’s backyard, yelled at her, and apparently tried to steal a lawn chair.

When the woman confronted the man in the backyard of her Kelley Street home, he threw away the chair and fled, TCPD Chief Jeffrey O’Brien said.

The incident happened at 10:20am Sept. 8.

When officers arrived, the man, who was wanted on a Leelanau County warrant for contempt of court, was not cooperative and fought as police placed him under arrest.

He was taken to Munson Medical Center to be medically cleared, but it was determined he was on cocaine and methadone, and he was admitted for treatment. Officers will submit a report to prosecutors requesting charges for obstructing police and attempted theft.

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dangerous? Why aren’t they doing anything?

Should I try to stop traffic and get myself over there? What then? What can I do? Would they have guns? Are these drug dealers? All snap judgements.

I think that when you and I hear stories of bystanders failing to help a stranger in need, we assume that we would have been better people if we’d found ourselves in the same position.

Funny thing is, we never know when we’re going to be tested. The moment is immediate, surely presenting itself while we are most likely in the middle of doing something else.

I felt as though I was the only person witnessing this that had any sense of alarm, feeling that I was in an emergency situation and asking myself, “Mary, what do you do?”

Here is what I saw and how I processed it: From a parked car, I saw three people in their early 20s, sitting together on the lawn of a small

One young man stood up and cupped his hand to his mouth to be heard over the holiday traffic. “No, she’s fine!”

I felt as though I was the only person witnessing this that had any sense of alarm, feeling that I was in an emergency situation and asking myself, “Mary, what do you do?” apartment building, playing with a very large dog. They leaned into the dog, who was happily squirming as the three rubbed his tummy and roughhoused with the playful pup. I noticed a few other young people standing near them, watching with varying degrees of interest.

I watched from the passenger seat of a friend’s car; she had quickly run into a store to get an ingredient needed for our dinner back at home. I didn’t have my phone with me and was half-heartedly watching this Americana scene unfold as I had nothing better to do. Honestly, if I’d had my phone on me, I would have been playing Words with Friends and never would have noticed.

At some point, my eyes and my brain realized that I wasn’t processing this scene correctly.

That is not a dog. That is a human.

That is not playing. That is a young woman struggling.

Now I was giving this scene my full attention, trying to get more visual details as I watched through the heavy traffic, getting glimpses of a woman’s body thrashing, and her the group around her trying to keep her body still.

Was she convulsing? Are they hurting her? Is she being raped? Was she having a seizure? What the hell am I seeing?

A pedestrian walked past, only 10 feet from the group, and with the look of appalled distaste, continued walking, never slowing his pace or looking back.

Appalled distaste. This took my thoughts to the idea that maybe the woman was having a seizure from a drug overdose. Next I saw tenants coming out of — and then retreating back to — their own apartments after seeing the woman in full convulsions. These people were most decidedly not coming to her aid. In fact, nobody, including the three people around her, seemed to be in any particular hurry to do anything.

More racing thoughts: Had they called 911?

Should I? They all seem to be stoned, are they

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My friend returned to the car, and I yelled across the street, “Do you need help?”

My interpretation: She was anything but fine, and these people were not her friends. My friend agreed.

I ran into the store and told the clerk “Call 911, a girl is overdosing across the street.” Flustered and very concerned, he made the call, stepping outside as he spoke to the dispatcher from the parking lot of the store. The young woman’s “friends” took notice of the call being made. She had now stopped convulsing, and her friends were trying to move her, seemingly to get her as far away as they could from the assistance we had called for. Finding it difficult to drag her, the guy who claimed she was fine hoisted her now-lifeless body up into his arms and walked away with her.

Then we drove home. And then we made dinner. This entire story happened over two, maybe three, minutes.

I don’t know if that girl is dead or alive. There might be a family in Traverse City wondering why their daughter hasn’t been in touch. Did I totally misread the situation, and it wasn’t what it looked like? Did an ambulance ever come?

I don’t know the answers to any of these questions. I do know that I did not live up to my own expectations. A call to 911 falls far short of how I could have helped that girl. I should have found my way across the traffic.

Has your own inner-moral compass been challenged? I ask you: What is our duty to another’s safety when A) intervening might put us in danger; B) our neighbor may be at least partially responsible for creating their own crisis; or, C) we are not equipped to offer any meaningful solution to the complexity of their larger problem?

Do we get our hands dirty or focus our energy on consoling our own feelings of guilt and frustration? My own experience weighs heavy as I have no answers.

Mary Rogers is the host of “The Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife” and an actively engaged citizen of Grand Traverse County. She lives in Traverse City.

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Rude Awakening Former English soccer star Gary Mabbutt, 57, traveled to South Africa in July to visit his daughter, who works at Kruger National Park, but it wasn’t the exotic big game that left the most lasting impression on him. While he was sleeping, he later told the BBC, “... a rat has come into the bedroom, climbed into the bed and has decided to chew on my foot,” which Mabbutt couldn’t feel because he suffers from Type 1 diabetes and has little feeling in his foot. The rat “made quite a big hole in my toe, going down to the bone, and ate underneath my foot.” Mabbutt was finally alerted to the rodent’s presence when it bit his thumb and he saw his bloody foot. He flew back to the United Kingdom, where he underwent surgery and spent a week in the hospital. “All the opponents that I’ve played against,” he said, “and I finally get taken out by a rat.”

Bright Ideas -- The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in Maine is seeking state permission to construct a permanent memorial to the 4,500 or so lobsters that perished on Aug. 22 when a truck carrying them crashed in Brunswick.

The monument, a 5-foot-tall granite tombstone, would “remind everyone that the best way to prevent such tragedies is to go vegan,” said Danielle Katz, director of PETA. The proposed wording for the stone is: “In memory of the lobsters who suffered and died at this spot August 2018, Try Vegan, PETA” and would include a graphic of a lobster. Of course, Maine residents are possibly the least sympathetic about their crustacean counterparts: The Portland Press Herald reports that in 2017, 110 million pounds of lobster were harvested in the state.

-- Along with a nail salon, a massage parlor and a dry cleaner, a mall in Toronto, Canada, is now the site of North America’s first sex doll brothel. Aura Dolls offers “an exciting new way” for patrons to achieve their desires “without the many restrictions and limitations that a real partner may come with,” says the company’s website. Marketing director Claire Lee told City News on Aug. 27 that customers “come in, they have their own room ... a TV monitor that plays adult entertainment and a doll ... will be ready and waiting for you.” Lee also assures potential customers that the dolls will be cleaned after each customer using a three-step process. The company says it has had requests from women for male dolls and is considering adding them.

Harsh Lifelong New York Knicks fan Evan Perlmutter, 33, finally hit the wall with his team. Fed up that the Knicks had been promising a better future for a decade, he told Bleacher Report, Perlmutter posted a listing on eBay to sell his fandom. In the description, he promised to root for the team of the auction winner’s choosing and “burn no less than three articles of Knicks memorabilia.”

Sure enough, he got a bite: James Riedel, 23, of Orange County, California, paid $3,500 for Perlmutter’s fandom on Aug. 24, converting Perlmutter into a Los Angeles Lakers fan.

Perlmutter plans to attend a few Lakers games with Riedel and record his destruction of his Knicks gear for Riedel’s YouTube channel.

Awwwwwww!

A first date spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California, last October ended in an

unconventional first kiss when 56-year-old Max Montgomery collapsed from a heart attack on the beach. His date, Andi Traynor, a 45-year-old anesthesiologist, leaped into action, performing CPR until paramedics arrived. Montgomery underwent bypass surgery the next day, and he assured Traynor that she was under no obligation to keep seeing him. “Who wants to date someone who just had a heart attack? But she told me she was not going anywhere,” he told The Daily Mail on Aug. 29, and in fact, the two are still together, having sealed their relationship with a “real” kiss.

Compelling Explanation Colorado Springs resident Klete Keller engaged the services of a female dog-sitter through an app called Wag! for his pet, Jimbo.

But Keller’s tail was not wagging when he returned home early the morning of Aug. 27 to find two shirtless men sitting on his couch and “an open bottle of personal lubricant and a camcorder on the end table,” Keller told Fox 21 News, “so it’s pretty self-explanatory what was going on.” When reached for comment, the unnamed dog-sitter said her keys were stuck in her car and she “didn’t have WD40 ... so I ended up grabbing what I had in my car, for things, that you know, I do on my personal time.” But Keller also noticed what he suspected was “bodily fluids” on the couch and said Jimbo was locked in a bedroom, sitting in his own urine and acting terrified. “It was just, just a total mess and I can only imagine what poor Jimbo saw in there,” Keller said. The sitter did admit that she shouldn’t have invited guests over, but it’s a good bet her former 4.96 out of 5 rating on Wag! is going to take a hit.

Government in Action This summer, a few of Ryk Edelstein’s friends in Montreal, Canada, had their requests for vanity license plates turned down for being “offensive.” “I found it mind-boggling that innocent-sounding family names or place names were being rejected,” Edelstein told the Montreal Gazette. So he decided to order his own vanity plate, requesting the word SMEGMA, which he was certain the Societe de l’assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ), which issues the plates, would check, “and in a million years it would never be approved.” But it took SAAQ less than 24 hours to approve the request and issue its congratulations to Edelstein, who now sports the plate on his car.

He reports that his wife thought it was funny at first, but now she is “none too pleased about this plate.”

The Entrepreneurial Spirit William Parrish Jr., 32, and McKenzee Dobbs, 20, of Ocala, Florida, were just trying to better accommodate their customers when they turned the kitchen window of their mobile home into a drive-thru for heroin addicts. They also installed helpful directional signs and even had a “Closed, Please Call Again” sign alerting buyers when they’d next be open. Ocala police officers who raided the trailer on Aug. 23 were tipped off by a number of overdoses happening nearby: “We were able to determine that the product was laced with fentanyl,” police Capt. Steven Cuppy told WFTV. Parrish and Dobbs told Ocala police they thought a drive-thru would be less noticeable than people regularly going in and out of the home.

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Please be seated for these abbreviated versions of the restaurant reviews we’ve featured since our last restaurant tour issue. Bon appetit!

Compiled by Kristi Kates The Boyne River Inn Boyne City The Boyne River Inn (BRI)’s, origins trace back to 1893, when the city was at the crossroads of flourishing lumber, brick-making, and tannery industries, and the Water Street pub was the place to do business or relax after a hard day’s work. Today, it’s decorated in a time-honored northern Michigan style: pine wood walls, wood tables, standard dining chairs, and a long bar backed by a grand mirror. Guests can enjoy river views from the restaurant’s interior, but deck seating overlooking the Boyne River is also available as long as the weather permits.

On the Menu: Open year-round, seven days a week, the BRI makes nearly everything homemade, from scratch. Brand new to the restaurant is a breakfast menu, including drunken French toast and the BRI’s signature Rise and Shine Breakfast — two eggs, hash browns, toast, and your choice of meat or fruit. For lunch, the Reuben sandwich or the BRI Club are contenders for No. 1 picks; for dinner, the local walleye is a sure bet. Served with wild rice pilaf, toasted almonds, and steamed broccoli, the fish is locally caught by Charlevoix’s John Cross Fisheries. Fridays, the BRI rolls out one of the area’s most popular Friday night cod fish-fries; and Saturdays, it’s time for prime rib, served with maple-glazed carrots and garlic mashed potatoes.

Find Them: The Boyne River Inn is located at 229 Water St., Boyne City. Open seven days a week. (231) 582-6300, facebook.com/ BoyneRiverInn

Bella Fortuna Lake Leelanau What do you do when you fall in love with Italy and live in northern Michigan? The owners of Bella Fortuna in Lake Leelanau did just that, and set a goal of reproducing the dining and cultural experiences that they had overseas. Open from Memorial Day to mid-October, Bella Fortuna invites their dinner guests to “dine like a Florentine.” Florentine cuisine is considered to be one of the most sophisticated in Europe, as it combines both delicate and hearty flavors and approaches them with a “slow-food” method, meaning you take your time dining so as not to rush the experience. Located in an historic building that includes a Belgian mahogany bar dating back to the late 1800s, the restaurant’s interior space includes a fireplace and comfortable seating.

On the Menu: Two of the most popular dishes at Bella Fortuna involve pasta — namely, their fresh fettuccini and potato gnocchi, both made fresh on-site. The fettuccini — Salvia e Zucchini — is served with parmesan

cheese, pressed sage, and zucchini; the gnocchi is available with either pomodoro (tomato) sauce or a gorgonzola cheese sauce. Another popular dish is their Vitello al Tartufo, a savory veal scaloppini. For appetizers, try the summer flavors of Proscuitto E Melone, seasonal melon topped with Italian cured meats, or the calamari served with marinara sauce and lemon, lightly flash-fried. Desserts include house-made tiramisu and chocolate flourless cake. And the restaurant also offers a full wine cellar that includes wines from their own vineyards in northern Michigan and in Italy.

Find Them: Bella Fortuna restaurant is located at 104 W. Main St., Lake Leelanau (just south of M-204). Open Mondays through Saturdays until mid-October. (231) 994-2400, www.bellafortunarestaurant.com

Harbor Cafe Elk Rapids There is history in this little building tucked into the middle of River Street. Built in 1948, it started out as the unimaginatively dubbed White Front Café. It wasn’t until 1987, when a new owner took it over, that it was reborn as the Harbor Café. A nautical theme was chosen for the logo, exterior, and interior; an anchor and a life ring hang outside; and large photos of northern Michigan sailboats and lighthouses line the walls of the dining room, along with other boating memorabilia and handmade items from area friends and patrons. Two picnic tables on the sidewalk out front provide extra seating during the busiest months, and it’s dog-friendly dining, too. (The owner has two dachshunds.)

On the Menu: The Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes are a must-try. You think they can’t possibly taste as good as they look, but they actually taste even better. Then there’s the Blueberries-N-Cream and Cherries-N-Cream Stuffed French Toast. Other French toast options include Peanut Butter and Banana or Peanut Butter and Jelly versions, both of which are huge favorites with not only children but also plenty of adults. In the savory department, the Reuben Omelette (corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Thousand Island dressing) is one of the big sellers. There’s also a Bacon Cheeseburger Omelette that has its own legion of fans, as does the cafe’s legendary Cherry Cactus Chili, a combination of cactus, dried cherries, ground beef, beans, and corn.

Find Them: The Harbor Café is located at 129 River St., Elk Rapids. Closed Wednesdays. (231) 264-8700, www.harborcafeelkrapids.weebly.com Aerie Acme The 16th floor of the Grand Traverse Resort’s tower is a perfect place to enjoy the changing scene that spring is bringing —

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and not just outside the 360-degree sweep of windows that affords panoramic views of East Grand Traverse Bay and the surrounding countryside from every seat in the resort’s premier restaurant, Aerie. Exciting changes are also taking place inside these days: Aerie is rolling out a new website, new events, a newly remodeled and redesigned bar/lounge area, and a major menu makeover.

On the Menu: The only dish remaining from the former menu is the signature Aerie salad (organic field greens, cherry vinaigrette, cucumber ring, pickled red onion, candied pecans, Maytag blue cheese, dried cherries), which is a longtime customer favorite. A peek at the rest of that new menu shows some perennial spring leanings in the mix. There’s creamed pea and leek soup, tempura asparagus, and wild mushroom risotto, as well as intriguing riffs on artichokes, mussels, seabass, filet mignon, ahi tuna, and more. Enjoy it all from Aerie’s incredible vantage point, 200 feet above the bay, with an elegant yet relaxed dining atmosphere, a Wine Spectator-awarded wine list, and a real dedication to craft cocktails and craft food.

Find Them: Aerie Restaurant and Lounge is located inside the Grand Traverse Resort at 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd., Acme. Open seven days a week. (231) 534-6800, www. grandtraverseresort.com/aerie The Good Bowl Traverse City In 1979, Soon Hagerty’s parents and their seven children fled an uncertain future in postwar Vietnam as “boat people” with the dream of finding a safe and promising new life in the United States. They were among the lucky ones who made it, settling in California. In July of this year, Hagerty followed her own dream and founded a Vietnamese restaurant in Traverse City. The restaurant offers a modern, bustling café vibe, with warm colors and contrasting textures creating an elegant yet casual atmosphere. Evocative paintings and framed color photographs of Vietnamese scenes chosen by Hagerty on trips back to her native country provide striking focal points along the grass-cloth-covered wall above the dining tables.

On the Menu: The current menu, while small, is so tempting that it’s hard to choose what to order. Among other things, it includes Goi Cuon (fresh summer rolls with lettuce, seasonal herbs, vermicelli noodles and choice of shrimp or tofu, rolled in rice paper and served with peanut sauce); Ga Rang Muoi (Vietnamese chicken wings, salt brined, seasoned with a special house rub, flash-fried, and served with chili-lime dipping sauce); and, of course, the undisputed national dish of Vietnam, Pho — pronounced “fuh” — rice noodle soup with aromatic house-made bone broth, scallions, sweet onion, cilantro and choice of tofu, chicken or beef, and Vietnamese meatballs. There’s only one dessert, but it’s

a good one: fried banana fritters drizzled with dulce de leche, topped with vanilla ice cream.

Find Them: The Good Bowl is located at 328 East Front St., Traverse City. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays. (231) 252-2662. www. goodbowleatery.com.

The Roost at Bay Bread Co. Traverse City The Roost, upstairs from Bay Bread’s main bakery is gently termed as “overflow seating,” but to those who know the space, it’s so much more than that: a cozy, informal gathering place with a lovely view of West Grand Traverse Bay, where customers can sit and relax while enjoying a delicious sandwich and sipping a cup of coffee or tea. The cheerful two-story yellow brick building with bright accents of rooster-comb red that has housed the Bay Bread Company since 1998 dates back to the 19th century; today, chairs, tables and decorative objects from the owner’s mom and grandma create a cozy, welcoming French Country-style environment. Here’s how The Roost works: Customers order and pay for their food and drinks at the counter downstairs in Bay Bread’s bakery, and when the food is ready, everything is delivered to their table upstairs in The Roost. Pots of coffee (from local Roaster Jack’s) are self-serve, but specialty coffees from the upstairs espresso machine are made and served by the staff member who delivers your food.

On the Menu: Hungry for breakfast? Try the not-as-dangerous-as-it-sounds The Devil (egg, Havarti, onions and roasted peppers with mayo and mustard on ciabatta), homemade oatmeal, or one of Bay Bread’s specialty pastries — a tempting array of sticky buns, scones, muffins, or cinnamon rolls. The bakery now makes its own bagels, too. For lunch, there are five salads and one daily soup (which can be served in a sourdough bread bowl upon request). But not surprisingly — this is a bakery after all — sandwiches are the main attraction here. The menu lists 22 different kinds: a selection of deli, grilled or toasted, with customer favorites like the Grinder, the Club, the Chipotle BLT, and the Pepper Parm Turkey. It’s the bakery’s own bread that makes the sandwiches so popular.

Find Them: The Roost is located on the upper level of the Bay Bread Company at 601 Randolph St. in Traverse City. Open Mondays through Saturdays. (231) 922-8022, www.baybreadco.com.

Bay Burrito Co. Suttons Bay The owners of Bay Burrito Co. moved up from downstate in part to bring Mexican street food to the Leelanau Peninsula, with a primary criteria for the cafe: find a location that had a wa-

ter view. That goal was met when they found a building overlooking the marina of Suttons Bay. The cafe’s interior sports colors that blend Mexico-inspired hues with those of the Michigan waters right outside the cafe’s doors: muted desert yellow, lakeside turquoise, warm woods, and nautical blues. One great feature is the eatery’s rack of rolled-up blankets that you can check out, library style, with your takeout food for a picnick in the nearby park.

On the Menu: The food sticks close to what you might find at a Mexican food stand; the Friedmans bring in many of their ingredients from local vendors and farmers. The menu is simple and hearty, with just-spicy-enough seasonings and generous portions. Burritos and bowls include beef, chicken, and vegetarian options, including The Bruce, which includes both beef and chicken; and The Carmi, which features rice, black beans, sweet potato, kale, pumpkin seeds, pico de gallo, and a jalapeno dressing. The quesadillas, also available as chicken, beef, beef and chicken, or vegetarian, arrive perfectly browned and fat with fillings. And everything from the burritos to the tacos can be topped with Bay Burrito’s signature cilantro-lime crema. To counter the spice, guests can pick up a Jarritos, a traditional Mexican soda available in a variety of flavors; for dessert, grab a cookie baked fresh for Bay Burrito Co. from Potter’s Bakery in Traverse City.

Find Them: Bay Burrito Co. is located at 206 St. Joseph St., in Suttons Bay. Open June– November, closed Mondays. (231) 866-4082, www.bayburritocompany.com

French Quarter Charlevoix Enticement comes in many forms at the French Quarter, including the many irresistibles on its Cajun- and Creole-inspired lunch and dinner menu, as well as the restaurant’s enviable location overlooking picturesque Round Lake harbor and the historic drawbridge over Pine Ridge Channel, just steps from Charlevoix’s charming downtown shopping district. Think this kind of cuisine might be more than your palate can handle? Chef Matthew Weeber is quick to dispel a couple of common misconceptions: It’s not all spicy, and it’s not all made with “exotic” (for northern Michigan) ingredients like alligator, crawfish, okra and collard greens, though they of course do show up in some dishes on the menu.

On the Menu: If you’ve visited New Orleans, or even if you’ve only read about it, you probably know that certain dishes are ubiquitous to the city. You’ll find those and more here, too — sometimes with a local spin. Try étouffée made with lake trout; the French Quarter’s gumbo; or their most popular appetizer, shrimp and grits. The iconic Po’boy and Muffuletta sandwiches get their due here, too, the latter with all of the classic elements plus the addition of artichoke hearts and chickpeas. Vegetarians take note: While the French Quarter menu may at first glance seem animal-protein heavy, it also features several meat- and seafoodfree options, and some other dishes can be adapted to be vegetarian upon request.

Three-Mushroom Ravioli with garlic and parmesan, baked feta with spinach and tomato on house-made herbed focaccia, and red beans and rice (the collard greens are cooked without pork) are just some of the available choices, as well as various salads and soups, and two pizza variations.

Find Them: The French Quarter is located at 100 Michigan Ave., in Charlevoix. Open seven days a week. (231) 758-3801, facebook.com/ frenchquartercharlevoix

Bentley Hill Bakehouse Charlevoix Newly opened this summer, the bright new building housing Bentley Hill Bakehouse is clean, white, and minimalistic, with wood plank floors, wood tables, metal chairs, great tall ceilings, and art collated by the building’s previous tenant, Round Lake Art Gallery — it’s all very Charlevoix-centric, with image of lighthouses, sunsets, and water. One body of water in particular has special meaning to the Bakehouse: Round Lake, which can be viewed from the Bakehouse’s outdoor seating. They’ve also named their most popular menu item after the lake — the Round Lake Roll, a cinnamon roll that’s the talk and taste of the town; it’s a soft cinnamon roll made from dough that’s made the night before in a 16-hour process, with a cinnamon swirl throughout and glaze on top.

Get there early, though; Round Lake Rolls usually sell out by 9 or 10am.

On the Menu: The menu at the Bakehouse is still growing, anchored by those cinnamon delights. They also offer simple treats like cookies and breads, and lots of muffins, brownies, and lemon bars, plus a special blueberry coffee cake. Cupcakes and custom cake orders with detailed frosting and decorations and fondant are also available, as are “smash cakes” for little kids. The bakery’s attractive location on the lake also makes it a great place to sit with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy your sweet bakery treats; they also plan to add soup and bread in the winter months, with the goal of being a year-round bakery for the Charlevoix community.

Find Them: The Bentley Hill Bakehouse is located at 325 Bridge St., in Charlevoix. Call for hours. (231) 437-3395, facebook.com/bentleyhillbakehouse.

The Grand Café and Bakery Traverse City The Grand Café and Bakery, which opened in 2015 at Cherry Republic’s Traverse City location, operates under a whimsical motto: “Eat, Drink and Be Cherry.” The red hue that permeates the logo, décor, packaging and signage throughout the space makes it quickly obvious: This is basically a year-round cherry fest, presided over by Boomer the Bear, Cherry Republic’s lovable but mischievous mascot, who is said to have an insatiable sweet tooth. The Grand Café and Bakery occupies the back third of the Traverse City Cherry Republic store, where a curved wooden half-wall defines the space. Wire-caged filament bulbs hang from exposed wooden ceiling beams, casting a warm glow over the sturdy, dark-wood tables and chairs (with cherry-red upholstered seats) below. Rustic wide-plank pine floors, white subway-tile walls, colorful chalkboard menus, and whimsical retro signs complete the eclectic décor.

On the Menu: Featuring snacks, soups, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and desserts, the menu showcases a wide array of products from the retail section, so that people can see how the items can be used and how versatile they are.

The ice cream is all homemade, with up to 16 different cherry-themed flavors at a time; customers are invited to try any of them, whether you prefer Cherry Cuckoo-Nut, Pie in the Sky, or My Life is a Circus. Savory menu items include the cherry chicken salad (you can also have it as a sandwich or as a wrap); the Parmesan-crusted grilled cheese on Parmesancoated cherry bread; and the Cuban sandwich, a combination of shaved ham, shredded pork, melted Swiss cheese, house-made pickles, and cherry artisan mustard pressed between two slices of Cuban bread, which is made for the Café locally by the Bay Bread Company. Pizzas are also available as 7-inch or 12-inch pies and by the slice (gluten-free upon request), with seven varieties to choose from; people are said

to swoon over the bacon and blue fig jam pizza in particular. And any Cherry Republic products highlighted in red on the menu are available for purchase in the store.

Find Them: The Grand Café and Bakery is located inside Cherry Republic at 154 East Front St., Traverse City. Open seven days a week. (231) 932-9205, www.cherryrepublic.com

Pine Hill Garden Café Kewadin There aren’t many eateries where you can order a pizza, a glass of beer, and a forsythia bush. But that’s the thing at Pine Hill Nursery in Kewadin: What started as a nursery has morphed over the years into a gift shop, greenhouse, music venue, and yes, a café.

It offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner; beer and wine; and live music — only with dahlias, kids’ plant workshops, and landscape design services, too. They also grow their own plants from seeds nurtured inside 30,000 square feet of greenhouse; and what better to do with the vegetables and herbs than use them in their own restaurant?

On the Menu: With a quarter-acre garden for vegetables, the chef bases the menu on what’s available and what’s in season, creating her own specialties. Often mentioned are the crab cakes “to die for,” a meat and cheese board, and wood-fired Italian pizza. The menu has evolved over time, based on the ideas and requests of customers who would stop in briefly, and then leave in search of something to eat. The nursery first started offering ice cream, then gradually added breakfast, then lunch featuring salads and sandwiches. Five years ago they added dinner, and that grew as well, from pizza, burgers, and brats to whitefish and other choices.

Find Them: Pine Hill Nursery, Garden Center, and Restaurant is located at 886 US-31, Kewadin. Open through the first week of October; afterward, weather dependent. Call ahead.

(231) 599-2824, www.pinehill-nursery.com Bière de Mac Mackinaw City The Ranville family opened Bière de Mac (the name is a nod to their French descendants) in January 2017. It’s a known fact that winter is not the best time to open a new business in northern Michigan — especially in the food and beverage industry — but as it turned out, it was the right time for this venture, as it allowed the unique destination to get into their rhythm. Inspired by the lack of craft breweries in the Straits area, Bière de Mac’s owner did a lot of research on their own to learn the craft, aiming at having more than “just” good beer; they wanted to have the kind of beer that people couldn’t just get anywhere else, plus exceptional food.

On the Menu: The menu is certainly diverse.

BBQ Chicken Sweet Potato Poutine shares the spotlight with Dirty Chips (house-made potato chips, warm chopped bacon, shredded roast chicken, melted blue cheese, green onion, green chile crème fraîche) and a Baba Ganoush Platter. Then there’s the Ale and Cheddar Chowder (made with Bière de Mac’s own ale, and garnished with white cheddar-cheese popcorn); the Crunchy Whitefish Goujons with fish delivered fresh daily from Big Stone Bay Fishery; and the Mackinaw Platter, which features cured meats, smoked whitefish dip, tavern cheese spread, ripe fig spread, beer mustard, crackers, warm flatbread, seasonal fruit garnish). Burgers (try the Jalapeño Popper Burger or the Mushroom Lover’s Burger) and “Naanwiches” (sandwiches on naan bread) are favorites as well, including an Asian Chicken version with Asian cilantro slaw, and sriracha mayo.

Find Them: Bière de Mac Brew Works is located at 14277 Mackinaw Hwy., Mackinaw City, just 800 yards south of I-75 exit 337. Closed Mondays.

(231) 427-7007, www.bieredemac.com.

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Where Have All the Whitefish Gone?

Local restaurants aren’t yet feeling the pinch of shrinking whitefish populations, but fisheries experts are watching the phenomenon with bated breath.

By Al Parker Whether you grill it, bake it, bake it, steam it, boil it, or broil it, Lake Michigan whitefish is one of the most popular — and tasty — dishes available across northern Michigan.

Its sweet, light flavor has long made whitefish a staple enjoyed by locals and visitors alike at area eateries. The humble, silverybrown fish has sustained people in the Great Lakes for centuries and continues to do so.

But there’s a wicked truth lurking beneath some of our Great Lakes: our oncerobust whitefish population is shrinking.

It’s considerably smaller than it was 15 or 20 years ago when it was at record levels, according to Dave Caroffino, a fisheries biology specialist for the Department of Natural Resources. He’s part of the team that calculates and sets the harvest limits for whitefish and lake trout. They monitor catches and collect biological data from commercial fishers about the fish taken in Leland, Muskegon and Bay De Noc in the Upper Peninsula.

“It won’t decline to zero, but it will exist at a lower level,” explained Caroffino.

“Things are not so good. We’ve hit a floor.

It’s not zero, but it’s much less than it was 15 years ago.”

According to DNR data, in the 1990s the annual whitefish harvest from Lake Superior was about 900,000 pounds per year. From Lake Michigan it was 4 million pounds per year. And from Lake Huron, it was 2.7 millions pounds.

In 2017, the harvest from Lake Superior was 820,000 pounds. Lake Michigan netted 1.3 million pounds, and Lake Huron only 250,000 pounds.

In other words, more whitefish were taken from Lake Michigan during a typical year two decades ago than were taken from all three lakes last year.

The key culprits behind the decline are invasive species, namely quagga and zebra mussels.

“Ninety percent of it is due to the quagga and zebra mussels. They’ve changed the ecology in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron,” said Caroffino. “Quaggas have had the most impact. And it’s

important for the public to know.”

Quagga mussels are directly linked to the dramatic decline of whitefish taken from Lake Huron and, to a lesser extent, in Lake Michigan. Lake Superior’s numbers remain “pretty stable” because the quagga have not been introduced there in large numbers.

Quagga mussels are prodigious water filterers, removing huge amounts of food particles that fish thrive on. Removing that food source has had a major impact on the number and size of fish in the Great Lakes.

Each coin-sized quagga can filter up to a liter of water daily, stripping away plankton that for thousands of years sustained the native fish.

It’s caused fewer young fish to grow to a mature age.

“In Muskegon last year, only 10 percent of the whitefish were less than nine years of age,” said Caroffino. “The fish are older, with few young ones to replace them.”

Another factor is that lake trout enjoy dining on the young whitefish.

The average-sized whitefish in a commercial catch measures 17 to 22 inches long and weighs 1.5 to 4 pounds.

Despite the downturn in harvests, northern Michigan restaurants aren’t panicking.

“We’ve not had any supply issues at all,” said Skip Telgard, owner of the Bluebird Retaurant and Bar in Leland where 400 to 500 pounds of whitefish are served up each week. “It’s the most popular dish on our menu by far. And it’s some of the best we’ve had, the quality is very good.”

Telgard gets his whitefish from Big Stone Bay Fishery in Mackinaw City, which supplies some 60 to 70 restaurants across the state.

“We sell about 10,000 pounds of whitefish a week,” estimated Big Stone’s Dustin Van Norman. “We deliver to The Bluebird, The Cove, Boone’s Long Lake Inn, The Manitou, The Coho in Frankfort, The Port City Smoke House [also in Frankfort], and here in Mackinaw City, it’s Darrows and Scalawags.”

Delivery sizes vary week to week. A recent storm that hit Leelanau County caused some restaurants there to trim their order, but it’s common to send 300 pounds of whitefish to eateries like The Cove and The Bluebird, according to Van Norman.

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The average-sized whitefish in a commercial catch measures 17 to 22 inches long and weighs 1.5 to 4 pounds.

Big Stone Bay Fishery buys whitefish from both commercial and tribal fishermen, plus operates its own boat, explained Van Norman.

Joel Petersen is a commercial fisherman, like his father before him and his father before him and his father before him.

The friendly 38-year-old is the captain of Fishtown’s Joy, one of two iconic fishing boats owned by the Fishtown Preservation Society in Leland. Petersen fishes out of both Leland and Muskegon.

He lives in Leland and typically starts his work week on Sunday evening driving to Muskegon where he’ll spend two or three days fishing. Petersen heads back to Leland on Wednesday night and by 5 a.m. Thursday he’s aboard Joy checking nets and getting ready to head out of Leland Harbor bound for “the islands” in search of whitefish. He and a rotating crew of helpers will be out there Friday and Saturday too, before taking most Sundays off.

Petersen fishes with trap nets that measure 800 feet long and 20 feet high.

Some are 50 years old, passed down from his grandfather and his father.

“You gotta take care of ’em and keep ’em out of the sun,” he explains. That involves investing in special protective paint to coat the nets, then spreading them out to dry. It’s a labor intensive process that is just part of a fisherman’s life.

Petersen sells his catches to Big Stone Bay Fishery.

“Out of Leland we average about 1,000 pounds [of whitefish] a week,” said Petersen.

“In Muskegon it’s slow now because the water is warm and the fish are in deeper water. We’re only allowed to fish certain depths, and the fish are down to 200 to 220 feet. In late September and October, we’ll catch up to 10,000 pounds a day.”

After hauling in his trap nets and securing the fish aboard the Joy, Petersen calls Big Stone Bay, which sends a truck down from Mackinaw City to pick up the whitefish.

“We’re part of the food pyramid,” said Petersen. “Fishermen are the bottom layer, the foundation. And everything [processors, distributors, retailers, restaurants] builds on top of that.”

The average-sized whitefish in a commercial catch measures 17 to 22 inches long and weighs 1.5 to 4 pounds. While not typically sought as a game fish, there are some sport fishermen who go after whitefish.

“Whitefish are important,” said Caroffino.

“This impacts everyone, from the tribal fishermen, to the commercial fishermen, to the wholesalers, to the restaurants, to Joe Public who comes up on vacation and wants to enjoy a whitefish meal. They all have a stake in this resource. Everybody is touched by what goes on in the Great Lakes. That’s why we manage the commercial fisheries.”

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Closing Time on Mackinac Island

By Kristi Kates During summer, Mackinac Island receives about 15,000 visitors each day. Come October, the island — whose populations dwindles to roughly 500 permanent residents — comes to a near halt. Horses are ferried to more forgiving climes, the hotels and inns are shuttered, and the usually packed restaurant and bars — well, how do they do it? Closing a place of perishables isn’t as simple as winterizing the pipes and turning out the lights. We tapped some of the island’s hottest hangouts to find out their tricks of the seasonal trade.

Food Fight While season’s end on the island might conjure up mental images of crates of leftover food and beverages stacked in every restaurant’s back room, the people running these restaurants are savvy folk who have been doing this for decades. So the first plan of action for every restaurant and bar is simply to plan ahead, in anticipation of those dwindling days after Labor Day weekend.

“Basically, we just try and get our food and drink stock way down,” said Jody Chambers, manager at the Pink Pony. “The last couple of nights we try to purposefully run out of everything, and we’ll call it out as we go — ‘OK, we’re out of burgers!’ ‘Now we’re out of steaks!’”

At the Bayside, one of the island’s newest outdoor dining spots, Trey Cosner and his

staff move all the leftover food and beverages indoors to Bayside’s companion restaurant, Mary’s Bistro Draught House.

“Also, we’re part of a restaurant group with The Seabiscuit, and they stay open longer than us. They’ll close halfway through November,” Cosner said. “We close the Monday before Halloween, so we take our extras to them.”

To Peter Dewey, 28-year manager of Cawthorne’s Village Inn, end-of-season preparations are a cakewalk.

“We just stop buying food the day before Halloween, then we’re open until November 3, and that’s it,” he said.

Even The Chuckwagon, whose owner calls it “very small” compared to most of the other island restaurants, has a plan in place.

“We gauge out about a month ahead,” said Sharon Reurink, owner/manager. “The stuff we sell less of, we start taking off of our menu.

And then on the very last day we sell menu items at half-price. We don’t have much left over because we’re just not that big.”

Liquid Leftovers Whether you prefer pop, beer, wine, liquor, or juice, the question also remains of what to do with leftover liquids. Dewey said alcohol is the easiest to deal with.

“If bottled alcoholic beverages and wine are stored properly, they can last a long time,” he said, “so we don’t really have much to do in that department at all. And for pop, we just send what’s left back to Coca-Cola,

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so we can get credit back for it.”

For the beer remaining at Mary’s Bistro Draught House, they have a simple solution: Turn it into a promotional event.

“We basically have what we call a ‘kill the keg’ party,” Cosner said. “We, of course, have already stopped ordering a week before the season is set to end, but during the party, we lower prices on most everything, and just get rid of as much excess as we can.”

The Pink Pony takes that idea a step further.

“The last Saturday of October is our closing night and Halloween party,” Chambers said. “There’s also an Island Run here during the day, so it gets very, very busy, and then at night everyone’s in elaborate costumes and ready to have some fun. We burn through a lot of drinks that way.”

A breakfast event at the Pink Pony the following morning uses up more of the remaining food stores, then staff shares what’s left with Mackinac Island Public Schools. “Then, at noon, we lock down the Pink Pony, and we’re officially closed for the season,” said Chambers. “After that, we hold our employee party that night, where we drink all of the open cases of beer and open bottles of alcohol.”

Any unopened alcohol bottles and beer cases get sent back to the distributor so the Pink Pony can get credit for them, and employees leave the island with some major party memories (and, likely, a not-minor hangover).

People Mover So we’ve accounted for the last stores of food, and the last bottles of beverages.

What about the people? When Mackinac Island turns cold, the tourists are gone, and the staff … are now without their island jobs.

Dewey said that some of his staff stick around for a little while at the end of summer — at least long enough to squeeze a few last drops out of their summer employment.

“During Halloween week, some people here take that opportunity to just dress up and go have a good time, and that’s it,” he said. “But others choose to stay and serve those people so they can make a little extra money before they leave. When it gets to November, if they’re ambitious at all, they already have a job lined up for the winter.

Most of our people go to the ski resorts or to Naples, Florida — there’s a major connection between Naples and Mackinac Island.”

Cosner, who goes back to San Diego, his hometown, said that no matter where his employees go, most come back — about 95 percent of them. A small skeleton crew — a full-time winter-maintenance team — does remain at the Pink Pony.

As for Reurink, the range of destinations for her crew, like her restaurant, isn’t huge.

She said her daughter travels during the winter, but Reurink herself simply moves downstate. “But most of our employees are from Michigan — Middleville, St. Ignace — so they just go home and wait until next year.”

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Empowered with the ability to both end livelihoods and protect the public, environmental health sanitarians spend their days examining things like expiration dates on food containers and exhaustive checklists of internal cooking temperatures.

Sometimes, a single health inspector in Grand Traverse County will visit up to six food service establishments in a day.

Both restaurants and health inspectors are working to do their job the best they can just like the rest of us, but is there any animosity between restaurants and these people who are paid to judge the minutia of their work environment?

According to the Michigan Food Code a “Food Service Establishment” is anything from the seasonal popcorn stand at your local movie theater to full service restaurants that are open all year. The word “restaurant” generally refers to the latter.

The primary job of a health inspector is to educate and inform both restaurant workers and the public of proper techniques and new laws or policies regarding food safety. They assist in navigating through the labyrinth of things like kitchen gloves and cutting boards. Wood or plastic? What if a line cook is allergic to latex gloves? Is it legal to touch a steak on the grill to check for doneness if your hands are clean? This is where a a health sanitarian can help.

Restauranteurs in the area seem glad for this opportunity for education, because a bad review from a dissatisfied customer popping up on Yelp or Facebook is significantly more damning than a health inspector citing a minor violation. And, lucky for inspectors and diners alike, none of the five inspectors interviewed has ever shut down a restaurant in Grand Traverse or Benzie/Leelanau for health code violations.

“In years past maybe you were just thinking that inspectors were asking you to do unreasonable things, but people are so much more educated now. Nobody wants people to get sick and leave the restaurant and then—bam!—post it on social media,” says Dave Denison, who owns downtown Traverse City restaurant Amical. “Health inspectors are a tool,” he says.

Pete Siagkris of The Riverside Inn says, “They’re very knowledgeable. They’ll help answer any questions—if a law has changed or anything like that.”

Health inspectors help interpret the information and inform restaurants of any code changes in a timely fashion, but identifying every single issue for every single restaurant is a challenge.

“There are a lot of ideations out there.

What we focus on is things that could make someone sick immediately,” says Grand Traverse County environmental health sanitarian Ashley Curtis.

These are called “Risk Based Inspections,” which identify things like proper hand washing and cooking temperatures, or servers who appear too sick to work.

“The health department is understaffed— and they’ll tell you that,” says Denison.

In Grand Traverse County alone there are almost 500 restaurants and food trucks— not counting the temporary and seasonal establishments like ice cream stands or the National Cherry Festival—and only four health inspectors, whose jobs include not only restaurant inspections but also establishments such as tattoo parlors and daycare centers. That’s about 125 restaurants per inspector.

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sanitarian for Benzie/Leelanau County “We’re seeing a snapshot. So, if they change up what they’re doing we might not be there to see that.” Dow alone is in charge of overseeing 230 restaurants in the Benzie/ Leelanau area. An overwhelming prospect.

Still, he says, “If they’re open, they’re good by my standards.” On the 360-odd days of the year a health inspector isn’t available to attend to a certain issue, they have to rely on restaurant leaders and diners to report anything that looks out of line.

“If there’s anything crazy, you guys usually bring it to the attention of the restaurants,” says Dow. Many restaurants in the area—including Amical, which will celebrate their 25th anniversary next year—have built a home in northwest Michigan. They want to provide the best possible experience for their diners.

“People take pride in there work. We’re not here to criticize that,” says Grand Traverse County environmental health sanitarian Craig Preston.

That said, a restaurant is a busy place. Line cooks and servers shout out to each other, dishes break, fingers get burnt, and there is always the constant buzz of chatting diners.

Sometimes things slip through the cracks; human error is an ever-present factor.

How can diners help keep both themselves and the restaurant workers safe?

As they say at airport security: if you see something, say something.

Some of the most common violations with regard to risk-based inspections will be apparent to the diner. Is your chicken still pink? Is their scum on the prongs of your fork or the edge of your glass? Take

responsibility for your experience and check to see that your meat is cooked through and to your specifications. If your server seems ill or has un-bandaged wounds on their hands, then notify the management.

One of the biggest indicators of a struggling restaurant is disorganization.

“Things happen,” says Preston, “But if no one is in control, then that’s when things get out of hand and start to go backwards.”

The difference between a busy restaurant evening and an upset stomach could be as simple as respectfully notifying your server that your steak isn’t cooked through. Don’t worry about being the person who sent something back. If it’s incorrect, a good restaurant will want to know. Likewise, if you’re a server or a cook, let the kitchen manager know if the walk-in freezer feels a little warmer than usual. A few degrees makes all difference in avoiding waste.

“The worst part of my job is when a walk-in cooler is at the wrong temperature, and in my role of health inspector, if that food has been in there for over four hours it needs to be discarded. I’ve had to throw away $2,000 to $3,000 worth of product before,” says Dow, who once actually discovered a forgotten and unplugged chest freezer full of rotting chicken. (But, don’t worry. That was at a restaurant downstate.)

You can even bring some of the Michigan Food Code to your home kitchen to keep you and your family safe. The biggest issues in home cooking? Crosscontamination, cooking temperatures, and hand washing. “And, don’t wash chicken,” says Grand Traverse County environmental health sanitarian, Erik Carpenter. (Washing

chicken can easily spread bacteria.) Buying a reliable meat thermometer will make a huge difference in both the quality of your cooking and your general food safety.

Thinking of opening a new restaurant or other variety of Food Service Establishment?

Pay attention to the details.

Carpenter suggests, “For anybody looking to open a restaurant, have a focused menu. Specialize in a smaller number of things and make them really well, make them taste really good. Anybody can make food, so you need to find a way to shine and draw in customers.” This will also make it a bit simpler when you’re wading through the Michigan health code.

Denison recommends making sure you are working with reputable vendors. Amical works with John Cross in Charlevoix, Superior Seafoods out of Grand Rapids, Zenner Farms, and the Traverse City-based Cherry Capital Foods, which sources food exclusively from Michigan farms.

There is a symbiotic relationship between health inspectors and local restaurants.

Together, they help keep the public safe and comfortable in local restaurants and are both vital to the success of the local economy.

For more information on your favorite restaurants in Grand Traverse County, the county posts public records of restaurant inspections on their website. Simply go to http://www. swordsolutions.com/inspections and enter the applicable information.

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By Al Parker Covering just a shade under 10,000 acres, sprawling Hartwick Pines State Park is one of the largest state parks in Michigan.

Its rolling hills, formed by an ancient glacier deposit, overlook the verdant valley of the east branch of the AuSable River north of Grayling, four small lakes and an awe-inspiring 49-acre stand of old growth forest, which gives the park its name.

“Some of our trees are 350 to 400 years old,” said Hillary Pine (Yes, that’s really her name), a park historian for the Michigan History Center, a division of the Department of Natural Resources.

To put that in context, a 400-year-old towering pine would have been a mere sapling when the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620 and would already have been more than 150 years old during the American Revolution.

The park’s old growth white pines are the largest contiguous stand in the Lower Peninsula. It’s a reminder of Michigan’s huge role in the lumber industry, as well as an inspiration for the future of state forests.

Pine, a Munising native whose father worked as a forester at the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula, advises guests to first visit the park’s visitor center. “It’s a good place to stop, grab a map and see the exhibits we have on display,” she said.

Visitors are invited to explore the Old Growth Trail, a paved pathway that wends its way for about a mile-and-a-quarter providing excellent access to the forest for wheelchairs and strollers. No bicycles, skateboards, or scooters are allowed.

“The Old Growth Forest is our most popular attraction,” said Pine. “People are really impressed by it.”

Recent visitors from Illinois and New Jersey echoed those sentiments.

“It’s really a lush, beautiful, almost religious sort of place,” said Fred Noble, of Chicago. “I never knew there was anything like this in Michigan.”

“Those are some BIG trees,” noted Sal Giacomo, an Atlantic City resident who was visiting the area with family. “We got nuttin’ like this in my part of Jersey.”

After leaving the visitors center, visitors pass through the Northern Hardwood Forest, which has grown up over the past 125 years or so after the Sailing-Hanson Logging Company stopped its logging operations in the area.

The company left the large stumps of the ancient white pines that dot the forest floor.

Around the stumps grew sugar maples, red maples, Norway maples, mountain maples and American beech trees.

This newer hardwood forest provides excellent habitat for a variety of wildlife, including squirrels and porcupines. Sharp-eyed bird watchers can see warblers, woodpeckers and other birds who build their nests in the trees, both living and dead.

As visitors make their way into the oldgrowth forest, the scenery changes ever so slightly. The maples give way to the pines and hemlocks, which start to dominate the terrain.

Their towering branches throw off shadows and form a cooling canopy that reduces seedling regeneration. Large tree trunks are scattered along the ground like discarded Lincoln Logs.

One highlight along the trail is The Chapel in the Pines, built by hand in the early 1950s.

This one-room house of worship hosts several wedding ceremonies each year. Seating is limited to about 20 guests for an intimate gathering.

Just off the trail, there’s a picnic area that makes a pleasant stop to have a meal or snack.

The Monarch is the most famous tree at Hartwick Pines. For generations, parents,

grandparents and great-grandparents hugged this giant, which towered over the forest at 155feet high. It boasted a circumference of 12 feet.

Unfortunately, during a violent wind storm in 1992, the Monarch lost its crown. It died four years later, at an age of about 325 years.

“Today it’s a 60-foot-tall stump,” said Pine.

“But it’s still very much a part of the park.

People remember it and want to see it.”

The ecosystem of this old-growth forest is rare. There are very few areas in the eastern United States where trees of this are can be found, let alone seen up close. And it’s all made possible through the generosity of a widow of a World War I soldier.

In 1927, Karen Michelson Hartwick purchased over 8,000 acres of property from the Sailing-Hanson Company of Grayling. The deal included 85 acres of old growth white pine. Hartwick’s father was Nels Michelson, a founding partner of the Sailing-Hanson Logging Company. Soon after the deal, Karen Hartwick donated the land to the state of Michigan as a memorial park to be named after her husband, Major Edward E. Hartwick, of Grayling, who died in 1918 during World War I. In 1940, a fierce November storm struck the park area and removed nearly half of the old growth pine. Today only 49 of the original 85 acres remain standing.

Karen Hartiwick also wanted to honor the logging history of the region and her family’s role in it. She asked that the Hartwick Pines Logging Museum be built in the park. In 1934 and 1935, a Civilian Conservation Corps work crew built two log structures which house the museum today. It features exhibits, artifacts and photographs to recreate the logging camp lifestyle. It tells the tale of the “shanty boys” who turned Michigan’s vast forests into badly needed timber.

The museum, which is open May 1 through

Clockwise from above (leftmost pic): What remains of the Monarch, whose crown was lopped off in a windstorm when the tree was around 325 years old. Inside The Chapel in the Pines, which often hosts small weddings attended by 20 or fewer guests. Like Hartwick Pines itself, Karen Hartwick’s tribute to her love, Major Edward E. Hartwick, who died in France during World War I. One of the CCC-built log structures at Hartwick Pines recreates life in a logging camp.

October 31, depicts a bunkhouse, mess hall, blacksmith shop, camp office and store, giving a good sense of what life was like in a logging camp.

Karen Hartwick also helped name two of the park’s four lakes. Her father had a team of oxen —named Bright and Star — that he used for skidding logs out of the forest. She requested that the lakes be named in their honor. State officials, however, felt that there were already too many Star Lakes in Michigan, so they settled on Glory instead. So Bright Lake and Glory Lake are named after the hardworking logging oxen team.

See the Pines, Stay a While

A Recreation Passport is needed for entry to the park. It is $11 when purchased with your license plate registration and $16 at the park.

Camping is available at varying rates. A modern site with electricity is $30 a night.

Premium sites with water, sewer and electric are $38 a night. One rustic cabin is available at $68 per night and a pop-up camper is available for $58 a night. Campers may not camp for more than 15 consecutive nights. Campsites must be occupied each night. Two vehicles allowed per campsite.

Animals must be kept on a 6-foot leash and never left unattended.

Reservations can be made up to six months in advance of arrival date. They can be made online at www.midnrreservations. com or by calling (800) 447-2757.

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Something was missing in Cadillac.

At least, something was missing if you were the artistic type — or an appreciator of the fine arts.

So the Cadillac Arts Council decided to do something about it.

“A physical building for the arts was something we just didn’t have,” said Mollie Frier, board member of the new Up North Arts Inc. With input from eight arts groups in the Cadillac area — the Gopherwood folk music organization; the Footliters theater group; the Cadillac Garden Club, Philharmonic Club, Community Chorus, and String Association; the Cadillac Area Artists Association; and the friends of the Cadillac-Wexford Public Library — a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and a feasibility study, Art Council went to work.

Their vision? “A facility that would house our promotion of all the fine arts locally, performance arts such as music and dance, plus visual arts and the literary arts,” said Frier.

They found a space that could do it all, in the form of a large Quonset hut (a semi-circular prefab structure constructed of corrugated galvanized steel) that was part of Naval Reserve compound decommissioned in the late ‘60s. The location had become a women’s shelter and a college multi-use building before sitting dormant for 10 years until — Up North Arts decided to rent it from the city.

“There are three Quonset huts on the property. We’re in one, the Cadillac Senior Center is in another, and the third one is a shared facility,” Frier said.

Giving their building several upgrades and a fresh coat of paint, they combined two small rooms into one large classroom, outfitted two smaller classrooms, and separated the rest of the space out into an office, kitchen, meeting room, and a gallery/gift shop combo.

INSPIRE YOURSELF The resulting Cadillac Arts Center offers classes in visual, performing, and literary arts year-round. Watercolor, acrylic and oil painting; pastels; pottery; fiber arts; dance; theater; floral arranging; new-instrument instruction; orchestra; chorus; poetry; illustration — the list goes on, but it’s anything but standard.

This summer, for instance, it featured two wood-carving classes: one focused on wooden fish decoys (led by master carver Al Nelson), and the other on carving flowers. A watercolor workshop with Helga Flower from the International Society of Experimental Artists was on the lineup alongside a kids’ rock-

painting class taught by two former elementary school teachers.

In other words, no matter what your interest or skill level, you’re likely to find something. The best was to stay abreast of new class offerings is to follow the center online and on its Facebook page (facebook.com/pg/ upnorthartsinc).

A few already on the agenda? Starting Sept.

19 is a four-week class dedicated to mastering zentangles, the method of creating full images by inking repetitive patterns. Two two-day watercolor and acrylic-painting classes follow, then poetry workshops, a linocut and blockprinting class, a date-night screenprinting series, and classes on the arts of bookmaking — and that’s just through mid-October.

MORE TO DO The facility is primarily volunteer-run (it’s a 501c3 non-profit) and makes its income from selling memberships, classes and workshops; gift shop sales; private funding and grants; and rental of its classrooms and meeting space. Up North Arts’ goal is to keep bringing attention to all of the fine arts, and they plan to keep expanding their offerings as the center grows.

“We want to eventually host ticket sales for other organizations’ events, and host live performances here as well, but we don’t have room yet for a performance space,” Friar said. “So that will most likely be in a separate building probably another five years or so from now, after we’re better established.”

“We just need to bring in more money, and then there’s so much that we can do!”

Learn More

Visit Up North Arts Inc. at 601 Chestnut St., Suite C, in Cadillac. (Hint: Look for the old Naval Reserve building at the end of the McKellop Walkway that winds through the park on the northwest side of Lake Cadillac.) You can also find the group online at upnorthartsinc.org or call (231) 468-3040.

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Dr. Hanna-Attisha will appear at the National Writers Series in Traverse City on Sunday, Sept. 30, to discuss her book, “What The Eyes Don’t See” (Random House), which describes not only the medical side of the story but also the bureaucratic stonewalling, political disenfranchisement, and (she argues) racism that made the problem worse.

A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM Complaints about foul-smelling and nastytasting water had persisted since April 2014, when a state-appointed financial manager put in charge of Flint switched the city’s source from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the Flint River.

The negative effects of that decision were soon clear. Only four months later, officials had to issue the first of several water-boiling advisories for parts of the city. Two months after that, General Motors stopped using Flint tap water at its Flint truck plant because it caused corrosion in engines. The water had the same effect on lead water pipes leading to roughly half the homes in Flint.

In retrospect, it seems nothing less than astounding that health officials continued to dismiss the health risks. However, there was no way to ignore the problem forever. HannaAttisha’s thrown-together press conference made that clear.

CRITICISM While many observers applauded HannaAttisha’s public airing of the crisis, she also faced an enormous backlash.

Critics asked, could the data be trusted?

Was it ethical to cause such a panic? What about other cities with even higher lead levels? Those who supported the findings had simple answers to all three questions: HannaAttisha presented facts, not conjecture. (The hospital health data she used has since been corroborated in numerous studies.) By the federal government’s own definition, there was indeed an emergency: The Centers for Disease Control has said there is no “safe” level of lead exposure. And while activists can commiserate with cities with even higher lead exposures, they still have do something about their own community. In anticipation of her NWS event in Traverse City, Northern Express chatted with Dr. Hanna-Attisha about her book, her doubters, and the mea culpas that have come since.

Northern Express: You drew conclusions from hospital records. Even so, you were criticized for it. Later studies confirmed your findings.

So what explains the harsh initial reaction?

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: The ‘disobedience’ in some folks’ eyes was that I didn’t go through a peerreview process before going public with the data. But the main reason for the attacks was that the evidence went against what the State of Michigan had said.

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: I’m concerned about [the weakening of] EPA regulations protecting water and air quality. In fact, the state of science is another big theme of the book. Protections are being denied. We’ve known about climate change for decades, for example, but it’s being denied or downplayed in some quarters. And all of this is consistent with what happened in Flint.

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: That’s right. Even before the book was written, film rights were optioned.

I don’t know much about it. I just know if it happens, it will take a long time.

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: I hope so. There are so many lessons from the crisis, and they’ve resonated throughout different levels, especially regarding water issues.

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: I’m working with others to put interventions in place. That’s happening through Flint Kids, which you can learn about at flintkids.org. (Flint Kids has raised nearly $5.6 million in grants and more than $18 million from donations). We’re also writing grant proposals and advocating for change. And I’m principal investigator on a Centers for Disease Controlfunded database called the Flint Registry. It will have about 150,000 people registered. It’s funded for a total of four years, but we’re working to get that extended. [The goal of the $14.4 million Flint Registry is to identify, track and help minimize the health effects of lead exposure.] And of course I continue to see patients.

Dr. Hanna-Attishsa: But I don’t want people thinking that all bureaucrats at all levels weren’t doing their job. That wasn’t the case.

Northern Express: You’ve argued that racism played a role.

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: That’s well documented.

It’s a matter of environmental justice. Racism meant the problem went as long as it did. Flint had already been in crisis for decades. The city had a series of (state-appointed) emergency managers who usurped the power of local authorities. And in doing that, they took away power from the people of Flint. The goal at that point was to save money. Switching the water source was about avoiding the higher rates until a new pipeline could be built to the lakes.

Northern Express: You’ve said that the Flint crisis contains lessons for many other communities.

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: I wanted to share in my book that kids everywhere are living in poverty and injustice, that we have crumbling schools, incarcerated parents. These are toxicities we need to deal with across America.

Northern Express: How are you and other activists attacking those problems in Flint?

Dr. Hanna-Attisha: We’re building hope based on science. There are things that kids need everywhere … child-care facilities, school nurses, nutrition courses, health monitoring.

Northern Express: Meanwhile, several sciencebased policies are under attack from the highest levels of government.

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Northern Express: There’s talk of a movie based on your book.

Northern Express: You later received numerous apologies, including one from state health and environmental officials. [Governor Snyder even appointed her to several commissions.]

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Northern Express: You paint a pretty bleak picture of those who were supposed to protect the public.

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Dr. Hanna-Attisha: No. I’m super busy. My commitment is to the kids in Flint. It’s an amazing privilege to touch more kids who can benefit. (A portion of the proceeds from the book will help supports those efforts.)

[Blurb or caption under Mona’s pic] Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was named one of Time magazine’s Most Influential People in 2016.

She received the 2016 Ridenour Prize for Truth Telling, as well as the Rose Nader Award for Arab American activism by the American-Arab AntiDiscrimination Committee, and was named Michiganian of the Year by the Detroit News. She has given commencement addresses at Michigan State University , Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Virginia Tech, and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources.

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2. The “Hagerty gang” gathers at the Traverse City Business News 40Under40 celebration. Pictured are Mackenzie Bickel, KK Trucco, Jessica Sullivan, Nicole Witer and Coco Champagne.

3. House representative candidate Joanne Galloway (107th District of Michigan) lent her support to WRCNM at Bay Harbor with friends Susan Capaldi and Lisa Blanchard.

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---------------------MICHIGAN TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP & ARBOR FAIR: The Village at GT Commons, TC. Arbor Fair is held on both Fri. & Sat., Sept. 14-15. The competition is held on Sat., Sept. 15 ONLY from 8am - sundown.

Free. asm-isa.org

---------------------SAND LAKES TRAIL CORRIDOR RIDE: 8am-noon. Ride to the property from the VASA Single Track Supply Rd. parking area to learn about the Sand Lakes 160 parcel’s story & its importance. From there, riders can either turn back to the VASA Single Track parking area via the Iceman route (for a total trip of around 2 hours) or continue to Kalkaska for the full Iceman out & back (for a total trip of around 4 hours). Bring your own bike, helmet & water. gtrlc.org

---------------------9/11 HONOR RUN 5K: 8:46am, F & M Park, TC. Run to honor those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, as well as local first responders & veterans. Proceeds will go to the GT Region Public Safety Alliance. Gather before the race for a ceremony.

An after party will be held at The Little Fleet. $30 per person. runsignup.com/Race/MI/ TraverseCity/911HonorRun

---------------------BAY HARBOR HOME TOUR: Learn about the history of Bay Harbor as you are driven through Bay Harbor & then shown through the homes by guides. Held at 9am & 11am.

231.439.2700. $40. bayharborfoundation.org

---------------------RED WINGS TRAINING CAMP: 9am, Centre Ice Arena, TC. On Sat., Sept. 15 at 6pm meet the author of “The Russian Five,” Keith Gave.

On Sun., Sept. 16 at 11am meet the author of “Made in America,” Chris Chelios. centreice.org

---------------------TRI UP NORTH TRIATHLON & BETSIE BAY WALK: 9am, Frankfort. The triathlon features 10- or 22-mile course options; or the 2.5-mile

Betsie Bay Walk along the lakeshore. Benefits the Betsie Hosick Health & Fitness Center’s Community Wellness Programs. tri-upnorth.com

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---------------------YOUNG PEACEBUILDERS CLUB MENTOR & STUDENT LEADER ORIENTATION: 9am, TC Tourism Center, TC. Explore the possibility of serving as a Young Peacebuilders Club (YPC) Mentor or Student Leader, or volunteering in some other capacity. RSVP via Facebook. More info on the organization: www. youngpeacebuilders.com

---------------------ADOPT-A-BEACH CLEANUP: 10am. The “International Coastal Cleanup” is the world’s largest volunteer effort for oceans & waterways. People all over the world remove trash from the shores & document what they find.

The data from this clean-up is compiled & sent to the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Please pre-register. benziecd.org

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send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

---------------------FRIENDS OF THE LELAND LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE: 10am-3pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room. Although Cedar Street will be closed for Leland Heritage Day, Library parking can be accessed by turning east on Park St. (one block south of Cedar) & following Park & First streets to the Library parking lot. 231-256-9152.

---------------------PETOSKEY AREA NORTHERN HOME & COTTAGE TOUR: 10am-5pm. Tour eight homes, from just south of Elk Rapids to Alanson. There will also be a party at Twisted Fish Gallery from 12-6pm, presented by Pleasant Valley Custom Homes. $25 advance; $26 door. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------WATER/WAYS EXHIBIT: PADDLE ANTRIM FESTIVAL: Featuring a two-day paddle event through the Chain of Lakes of Antrim County.

Local events begin Thurs., Sept. 13 evening with food, music & more & run through Sat., Sept. 15. paddleantrim.com

---------------------LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S: 10:30am, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. act.alz.org

---------------------THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK: 10:30am, GT County Civic Center grounds, TC. afsp.donordrive.com

---------------------LAKE LEELANAU STREET FAIR: 11am8pm. A celebration of food, art & music.

Featuring live music by Zip and Zippers, Soul Patch, KC Jones & the Benzie Playboys, & Grupo Aye; food from Dick’s Pour House, Rose’s Indian Food, Pleva Meats & others; & local wine & beer from 45 North, Amoritas, Bel Lago, Boathouse Vineyards & others. lakeleelanaustreetfair.org

---------------------AMERICAN MILITARY LEAGUE CLASSIC CAR/MOTORCYCLE SHOW: 2423 Sybrandt Rd., TC. The Car/Motorcycle Show runs from 12-4pm, & the pig roast from 4-8pm. Proceeds

Rocker Johnny Irion, whose family tree includes John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie, and who was asked to sing at a Santa Barbara rally by Bernie Sanders, just wrapped up a solo record, “Driving Friend,” and brings his ‘60s Californian rock and Guthrie-era folk to Red Sky Stage, Petoskey on Sun., Sept. 23 at 7pm. Tickets: $15 advance; $20 at the door. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

benefit the Northern Michigan Blue to Gold Star Mothers Inc. Pig dinner: $10 adults, $6 children; under 5 eat free. 941-7253. $20 registration fee. americanmilitaryleague.com

---------------------JOB WINSLOW CHAPTER, NSDAR MEETING: Noon, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. “Genealogy Resources at your Library” will be presented

by Amy Barritt & Kathryn Carrier. jobwinslow. michdar.net

---------------------WATER/WAYS EXHIBIT: ART OF WATER FESTIVAL & PAINT OUT: Noon, Raven Hill Discovery Center Picnic Area, East Jordan.

Water-related artwork will be for sale by artists. A few hands-on art classes will be available for all ages & artists are invited to participate in a paint out & wet paint art show & sale. miravenhill.org

---------------------ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL: 1-3pm, East Bay Branch Library, TC. Featuring ice cream sundaes & root beer floats with music by The Brighter Bloom & face painting by The Painted Lady. Metro Fire Department will visit with firetrucks & GT Sheriff Department will bring the K9 team for demonstrations. There will also be the Used Book Sale. tadl.org/eastbay

---------------------OTP YOUTH AUDITIONS: 1-3pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. For “A

Christmas Carol.” This play has roles for at least 20 performers ages 10 & older. oldtownplayhouse.com

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AUTHOR SIGNING: 2-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. Marilyn Lahr will sign her book “Living the Seasons of Life - Fall & Winter.” horizonbooks. com

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BACK TO THE PORCH CONCERT SERIES: Charlevoix Senior Center. Concert by Indigo Moon: 7-8pm; Open mic: 8:15-9:45pm. Donation. Find on Facebook.

---------------------PETOSKEY POETRY PALOOZA: 7-9pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Join Charlie Brice, Judy Brice, Dar Charlebois, Monica Rico & Larry Koehler as they read new poems & poems from their recently published poetry collections. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

---------------------RED WINGS ALUMNI VS. GUNS-N-HOSES: 7pm, Centre Ice Arena, TC. centreice.org

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier

by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

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LELAND MUSICAL ARTS CELEBRATION: 7:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Musicians include Barry Martin, Pat Brumbaugh, Amy Anderson, Susie Rockett, Dr. Mezraq Ramli, Elisa Montoya, Mia Zamora, Vince Ocampo, Kaylee Whitfield, Clinton Webb & John White. Artwork

by Trudy Underhill. $20. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------PRESENTATION OF WORKS-IN-PROGRESS BY MITTEN LAB ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Harvey Theatre. Eric Grant, Liz Morgan, Melissa Li & Kit Yan. Featuring performances

by Interlochen Arts Academy students, faculty & alumni & Parallel 45 Company members.

Free. themittenlab.org/2018lab

---------------------TSO & GUESTS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. The Traverse Symphony Orchestra pairs with the Traverse City Dance Project. Featuring Handel’s “Water Music,” Debussy’s “La Mer,” Hanson’s “Dance of Two Worlds,” & Danielpour’s “Urban Dances.” $25.50-$61.50. traversesymphony. org/concert/la-mer-tc-dance-project

sept sunday 16

BIG MAC SCENIC SHORELINE FALL BIKE ONE DAY OR TWO DAYS TOUR: (See Sat., Sept. 15)

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“MAMA MIA!”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier

by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

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GLACIAL HILLS PATHWAY & NATURAL AREA: 2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Speaker Bob Holtzman will be sharing the history & current opportunities for biking, hiking & running. 231-331-4318. Free.

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CEMETERY WALKING TOURS: 4pm, TC. Will start just inside the cemetery off Eight St., across from the fire station. Free; donations appreciated. traversehistory.wordpress.com

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CÚIG: 4pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, “New Landscapes,” Irish quintet Cúig was awarded “Best New Irish Band 2016” by the Irish American News. 947-9213. $20 advance; $25 door.

sept monday 17

MASTERING MONEY MANAGEMENT: 9am, 1640 Marty Paul St., Cadillac. Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency in Cadillac will be hosting this workshop as part of a series on financial capability. 231-775-9781. Free. nmcaa.net

---------------------RED WINGS TRAINING CAMP: (See Sat., Sept. 15)

---------------------OTP AUDITIONS: 4-6pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. For “A Woman Called Truth.” Open to students ages 12-20. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------“BECOMING AMISH” BY JEFF SMITH: 6pm, Benzonia Public Library. A look at the joys & costs one American family experienced as they sought to align their lifestyle with their deepest beliefs. A hospitality & book-signing period will conclude the program. Free. benzonialibrary.org

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FRIENDS OF IPL ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK DINNER: 6pm, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. Featuring true crime author

Mardi Link. Bring a dish to pass & your own table setting.

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OTP ADULT AUDITIONS: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. For “A Christmas Carol.” oldtownplayhouse.com

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BATA HOSTS TRANSPORTATION FORUM: 9-11am, Leelanau County Government Center, Suttons Bay. Held to start discussions & outreach around improving transportation options for Leelanau County residents. facebook. com/batatransit

---------------------RED WINGS TRAINING CAMP: (See Sat., Sept. 15)

---------------------FREE COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP: 6:30pm, TC West Senior High School, Library. michigancollegeplanning.com

---------------------GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Have fun creating leaf prints. Held at 11am & 2pm. greatlakeskids.org

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ADDRESSING HPV: 6-8pm, NMC, Scholars Hall, TC. The film “Someone You Love - The HPV Epidemic” & a panel of experts will address the dangers of Human Papillomavirus & the importance of children receiving the HPV vaccine. munsonhealthcare.org

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WATER/WAYS EXHIBIT SPEAKER SERIES: FLY FISHING THE TIP OF THE MITT: 6-8pm, Raven Hill Discovery Center Museum, East Jordan. Join Capt. Ethan Winchester of Boyne Outfitters on an exploratory discussion of fly fishing Michigan’s Tip of the Mitt. Donations appreciated. miravenhill.org

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---------------------“HOW TO HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ADULT ASPERGER’S CHILD”: 6:30pm, TC. Presented by the NW Michigan NT Support parent group. The exact TC location is provided when the neurotypical family member joins the NW Michigan NT Support group at tinyurl.com/joinnwmints or contacts Nan Meyers at 231-631-8343 or nwmints@ gmail.com before noon on the meeting day.

---------------------OTP ADULT AUDITIONS: (See Mon., Sept. 17) ---------------------SWEETWATER EVENING GARDEN CLUB SEPT. PROGRAM & MEETING: 7pm, Acme Township Hall, Williamsburg. Guest speaker will be William Santos of Petoskey, who is foodscapes chair for the 4th Michigan Garden Club Vice President Committee “Gardening & Conservation.” His topic will be “What is Foodscapes & Its Many Uses.” 938-9611. Free.

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THE STATE OF THE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST: 7am, Treetops Resort, Convention Center, Gaylord. Enjoy a catered breakfast while listening to the community’s key leaders. $25. gaylordchamber.com

---------------------FRIENDS OF PCL MEETING: 1pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Join this group as they plan fundraisers, host events & support PCL.

---------------------RAILROADS PAST & FUTURE FOR EMMET COUNTY: 6pm, Emmet County Fairgrounds Community Center, Petoskey. Featuring two board members of the Little Traverse History Museum, Dylan Taylor & Jane Garver; &

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WATER/WAYS EXHIBIT BOOK TALK ON “THE LAKE MICHIGAN MERMAID: A TALE IN POEMS”: 6-8pm, Raven Hill Discovery Center Museum, East Jordan. Author AnneMarie Oomen will tell the story of the story, the adventure of their ten-year secret, & the discovery of the mermaid. Donations appreciated. miravenhill.org

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---------------------FILM PREMIER: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Two short films produced in northern MI by director JohnPaul Morris (PRACTICAL), premiering together: “Find Me Up North” & “Future Kings.” Free. cityoperahouse.org/ film-premier

---------------------PLANT IT WILD PRESENTS “NATIVE GRASSES”: 7pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, Frankfort. Featuring Vern Stephens of Designs

by Nature. Free. plantitwild.net

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SEPTEMBER GEEK BREAKFAST: 8am, Bubba’s, TC. A networking event for tech-minded people to discuss topics like social media, programming, digital marketing, design & more over bacon, eggs & coffee.

Free + cost of breakfast. Find on Facebook.

---------------------INTERACTIVE STORY TIME: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “The Little Blue Truck” by Alice Schertie. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------FREE EDUCATIONAL LUNCH: Noon, Superior Physical Therapy, TC. Hear nutritionist Carol Bell of Table Health talk about the antiinflammatory properties of various vegetables & fruits. thesuperiortherapy.com

---------------------GT AREA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 1pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Author & local journalist Mardi Link presents “The Tricky Genealogy of Adoption: Tips & Techniques.”

---------------------EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP: 1:30pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room. Join Leelanau County’s Emergency Management Director Matt Ansorge for a discussion on emergency preparedness, including how to develop an emergency supply kit & emergency plan. Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------BENZIE SEPT. BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Stormcloud Brewing Company’s new Production Brewery & Tasting Room, 366 Parkview Lane, Frankfort. $5.

---------------------ELK RAPIDS BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Up North Center, Elk Rapids. See the restoration of Super Tool.

---------------------GAME NIGHT: 5-8pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Test new tabletop games, learn how to play from staff, & more. Info: 231.347.1180. Free. eventbrite.com

---------------------NORTHLAND WEAVERS & FIBER ARTS GUILD: 5:30pm, TC Senior Center. This local basketry guild will discuss their guild & show examples of different basket weaving techniques. Free. northlandweaversguild.com

---------------------FREE “START A COMMERCIAL FOOD BUSINESS” LECTURE: 6-8pm, NCMC, Student & Community Resource Center, room 536, Petoskey. Designed for those who want to manufacture a food product that is NOT eligible to be sold under Michigan’s Cottage Food Law. This class is for the entrepreneur & farmer interested in growing their business.

Register. 231-348-6613.

GREAT LAKES DOCUMENTARIES & DISCUSSION, WITH GREAT LAKES NOW: 6pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. The films “Beneath the Surface: The Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes” & “Tapping the Great Lakes” will be screened. Following, a panel discussion will take place featuring DPTV’s Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist, TC filmmakers Aaron & Chelsea Bay Dennis, Jim Olson & Liz Kirkwood at FLOW (For Love of Water), Frank Ettawageshik with the United Tribes of Michigan, Jim Lively with the Groundwork Center, & other experts. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------WATER/WAYS EXHIBIT SPEAKER SERIES: POD PROGRAM: 6-8pm, Raven Hill Discovery Center Museum, East Jordan. Eli Baker & Macy Doster, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Prescription, will talk about POD: Pharmaceutical Disposal Program. Donations appreciated. miravenhill.org

RANDY’S DINER IS THE PLACE FOR OUTSTANDING BURGERS! Open 6am-9pm Monday-Saturday

Gluten Free Burger Buns Now Available!

Try our wrap of the day!

Car Show every Summer!

---------------------PAGETURNERS BOOK CLUB: 6:30pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. This month’s book selection is “The Dry” by Jane Harper. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------RECORD-EAGLE 2 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 6:30pm, Medalie Park, TC. $25 advance; $30 day of. events.bytepro.net

---------------------RED HOT BEST CONCERT: 6:30pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. With local songwriter/singer Miriam Pico. Free. tadl.org/event/miriam-pico

---------------------INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORUM W/ SUSAN GOLDBERG: 7pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. A conversation with National Geographic’s first female editor, Susan Goldberg, about the most important stories she expects to cover from around the world. $20. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------INTERNATIONAL LECTURE ON GLOBAL VACCINE RESEARCH: 7pm, NCMC, Health Education & Science Center, Room 312, Petoskey. Presented by Dr. Anna Durbin, an infectious disease specialist in Baltimore, Maryland. Free. ncmich.edu

Visit Randy’s Diner for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Gyros, Cod, Subs, Soups, Salads, and much more!

Nothing’s Finer Than Randy’s Diner!

VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR NEWS & SPECIALS.

1120 CARVER STREET, TRAVERSE CITY 231 946-0789

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---------------------LEELANAU COUNTY CANDIDATE FORUMS: The League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host four candidate forums to help inform voters on the candidates for the national election on Nov. 6. These include: Sept. 20, 7 pm, Leelanau County Government Center: candidates for the 101st State House of Representatives & the 35th State Senate; Sept. 26, 7pm, Glen Arbor Township Hall: Districts 6 & 7 County Commissioner candidates; Sept. 27, 7pm, Leelanau County Government Center: Districts 3 & 5 County Commissioner candidates; Oct. 2, 7pm, Leelanau County Government Center: Leelanau County Probate Judge candidates & 86th District Court Judge candidates. 231-313-0359. LWVLeelanau.org “MAMA MIA!”: (See Sun., Sept. 16)

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DISCOVER WITH ME: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. From 10am-noon have fun in the Toddler Gym in the Great Lakes Room. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------LUNCHEON LECTURE: 11:30am, NCMC, Library Conference Room, Petoskey. Learn about the Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor. Reserve your spot: 231-3486600. $12. ncmich.edu

---------------------MICHAEL WARD & MALCOLM GUITE SIGNING: 2-4pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Free. mcleanandeakin.com

---------------------ELK RAPIDS ROTARY SHOW: 7pm, Peterman Auditorium, Elk Rapids High School. The show theme is “Comedy TV: We’ll Take You

Enjoy music from Dawn Campbell and Brotha James Sample beverages from the Torch Lake Tour stops Free kids’ activities Food vendors on site Downtown scarecrow contest & shopping

Downtown

$10 tent entrance children 15 & under FREE!

Elk Rapids

Fall fest 2018

Visit the Elk Rapids 13 October 2018 Galleries for 2 PM to 8 PM Art Beat Cedar Street Lot Oct 6

Sponsored By: Elk Rapids DDA Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Fisher Insurance Alden State Bank The Place Pro Image Fitzpatrick Insurance Cellar 152 Village Market & Downtown Merchants

Visit www.facebook.com/DowntownElkRapids for more information

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HOME FOR SALE

Back,” featuring comedy favorites from classic TV, including Seinfeld, Golden Girls, Addams Family & commercials. A Lions Club dinner will start at 5pm. All proceeds benefit Rotary Good Works. $10 show/$20 with dinner. elkrapidsrotaryshow.com

“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sun., Sept. 16)

II NEIGE & ERIN: CHICAGO SYNTH POP: 7-9pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Tickets: $15 advance; $20 night of. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. mynorthtickets.com

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------------------------------------------SWINGSHIFT & THE STARS: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. A performance competition that benefits charities. September’s charities: Christ’s Hope International, 22-2-NONE, The Children’s House & City Opera House. $25, $30, $35. cityoperahouse.org/swingshiftsep-2018

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his in-town charmer on a corner lot has been lovingly cared for by the same owners for over 25 years and is move-in ready! You’ll feel like you’re on vacation every day in this calm and serene home, newly painted inside.

This home has three bedrooms – a master on the lower level with two light-filled and cozy bedrooms on the second floor. Updated, airy kitchen has newer appliances and beachy blue ceramic tile as well as a newly remodeled bathroom. Newer windows throughout including Andersen windows in the basement (there’s room for exercise equipment and office); LED lighting, tankless hot water heater and high-end washer/dryer and dishwasher make this darling 1,377 sq ft Cape Cod a must see!

Situated on a corner lot with a 2.5 car garage and large private patio. Adjoining lot is also available for purchase.

Just one mile from downtown Traverse City, including restaurants, shopping, beaches and the TART trail. Don’t let this one get away! 868 Carver Street, Traverse City 49686.

$223,000

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Located in the beautiful, historic Park Place Hotel, Minervas Restaurant & Bar is proud to be part of the Traverse City restaurant landscape.

sept saturday 22

4TH ANNUAL BEAR CLAW EPIC MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE: 9am, Wexford Missaukee Intermediate School, Cadillac. $35 advance; $45 day of. bearclawepic.com

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MOONLIGHT MADNESS 5K: 8pm, Petoskey State Park. runsignup.com

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PEACE MARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE WEEK: The Open Space, TC. Music & speakers from 1-3pm, followed by the march through downtown TC. vfp50.org/internationalday-of-peace

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WATER/WAYS EXHIBIT CLOSING CEREMONY: 4-7pm, Raven Hill Discovery Center Picnic Area, East Jordan. Water enthusiasts will speak & encourage stewardship of precious water resources “into the future.” Donations appreciated. miravenhill.org

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LITTLE TRAVERSE HISTORICAL MUSEUM’S ANNUAL HOME TOUR: 1-4pm, Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey. Featuring four historic homes, the Solanus Mission Church & Mineral Well Park. $25. petoskeymuseum.org PRO PHOTO WALK WITH PRO PHOTOGRAPHER JEFFREY SMITH: 1:30-4:30pm. Meet in front of Ursa Major in Beulah. Grab your smartphone, point-and-shoot, or DSLR camera & enjoy a walking photo tour of downtown Beulah. Afterwards head to Mills Community House & Jeff will walk you through his photo roll & model how he decides which photos to keep. Free. benzonialibrary.org AUTHOR SIGNING: 2-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. Tracey Enerson Wood & Carol Van Drie will sign their book “Homefront Cooking.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------BLOCKTOBERFEST: 2-11pm, Downtown Gaylord, under the pavilion. Featuring live music, German food, kids games, trivia, & a craft beer/wine tent.

---------------------COUNTRY DANCE: Summit City Grange, Kingsley. Hot dog dinner at 6pm; dance from 7-10pm. Featuring the Straight Forward Band.

231-263-4499. Donation.

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TOUR WITH ARTIST DEWEY BLOCKSMA: 2:30pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. See the sculpture collection, with a focus on Blocksma’s sculpture, The Wheels of Progress. michlegacyartpark.org

TASTE OF HARBOR SPRINGS: 12-3pm, Harbor Springs waterfront. Tickets: $30 advance; $45 day of. Includes unlimited food tastes & two drink tickets for beer &/or wine. harborspringschamber.com

BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey.

Enjoy folk, bluegrass, classic country & classic rock with the Jim Stout Band. Tickets: $10 advance; $15 night of. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

300 E. State Street, Traverse City MI (231) 946-5093 | minervas.net

JO KOY - BREAK THE MOLD TOUR: 8pm.

Seen on many late-night shows, the funny Jo Koy returns to Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. $35, $45, $50. lrcr.com

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VOTER APPRECIATION OPEN HOUSE: 2-5pm, VFW Little Finger Post 7731, Lake Leelanau. Presented by the Leelanau County Republican Party, Leelanau County Democratic Party & League of Women Voters Leelanau County. Meet all of the local candidates. Free.

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CELEBRATION OF WATER: 7pm, The Rhubarbary, 3550 Five Mile Creek Rd., Harbor Springs. Enjoy an evening of poetry with Alison Swan, featuring song & dance performances

by Hannah Bianchi, Benjamin Cheney, Linda Hammond, Gary Schils, Dale & Maureen Scott & Bill Wilson. Benefits protecting the Great Lakes... FLOW - For The Love of Water.

RSVP: sylviaja@charter.net $15 donation.

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BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey.

Enjoy Americana blues, gospel, folk & country with Johnny Irion. Tickets: $15 advance; $20 night of. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

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CO-ED ADULT SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT GROUP: Thursdays, 11am-12:30pm, Healing Private Wounds Center, Cadillac. 231-8464495.

---------------------GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOUR OF TC: Perry Hannah Plaza, corner of 6th & Union, TC. A 2 1/2 hour, 2 mile walk around the city & through its historic neighborhoods. Held at 2pm on Mondays & Tuesdays. walktchistory.com

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STORY STEW: Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Held every Thurs. at 10am with the fourth Thurs. offering free books for kids, courtesy of Born to Read & Twilight Rotary. Includes stories, crafts & songs for little ones. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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“MEMORIES AND ART IN THE MAKING: CELEBRATING THE COMMUNITY WE SHARE”: Ephraim Shay Hexagon House, Harbor Springs. Presented by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. Runs on Fridays & Saturdays from 11am-3pm through Sept. 28.

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Troye Sivan – Bloom – Capitol

Doubling up his efforts by producing half of the effort with collaborators Allie X, Leland, and Brian Inscore, and then wrangling in good ol’ Max Martin (famed Swedish songwriter/producer) and his team, Sivan’s latest infers a wide range of influences from the ’80s on upward — disco, pop, and rap notwithstanding.

The result is this audio potpourri of danceable tracks (including an aptly-named duet with Ariana Grande on “Dance to This”), the highlights of which include the lively “My My My!,” the uber-catchy “Lucky Strike,” and the affecting “Postcard,” on which he brings in Gordi to add even more pizzazz.

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Amos Lee – My New Moon – Dualtone

Considering how appealing Lee’s vocals are on pretty much everything he does, it’s strange that this album has little effect one way or another upon first listen.

It’s neither great nor terrible — it’s just kind of… more of the same.

The follow up to his standout 2016 effort, Spirit, does include a couple of standout tracks, most notably opener “No More Darkness, No More Light,” with African rhythms and a bubbly refrain, and the collection definitely offers a hopeful spirit, but the rest of the set sounds like reworded (good enough) versions of tunes that Lee’s played before.

Morgan James Friday, October 5

Named “Brightest Breakout Artist of the Year” by HuffPost in January 2018, Pop/Soul singer, songwriter and Broadway chanteuse Morgan James returns with her second album, Reckless Abandon. James has been busy wowing audiences the world over through electric live solo performances. You won’t want to miss this multi-talented performer.

Christopher Titus: Amerigeddon Thursday, October 18

Employing what he’s labeled ‘hard funny,’ Christopher Titus, star and creator of the FOX show, “Titus,” is known for leaving no stone unturned, especially within his own life and family. To see one of Christopher Titus’ shows, is to love him.

Big Red Machine – People – Jagjaguwar

What do you get when you mix The National’s leader, Aaron Dessner, with Bon Iver’s mastermind, Justin Vernon? Big Red Machine, a collaborative side project, which also showcases members of the PEOPLE collective. Produced by Desner and Vernon, along with Brad Cook and Jonathan Low, it’s a pretty busy set — probably the result of cramming so many musicians onto one project — but there are a few standout tracks worth digging out, most notably the folk-pop anthem “I Won’t Run From It” and the shifting ambiance of “People Lullaby.”

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From nearby Chicago hails Alkaline Trio, the modern punk outfit led by vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba, and the trio’s latest album, which showcases the band’s best work in several years (and its first in five). The most noticeable thing about the set is its immediate ease of flow from song to song. The pacing is great from the title track to “Blackbird,” and then from the careening, Celtic-punk attack of “Pale Blue Ribbon” into the more thoughtful, darker “Good Bye Fire Island.” Seems like the trio did a lot of work on its craft in the five years away from recording.

TEENAGE FANCLUB LOSE THE LOVE Teenage Fanclub has announced that its longtime bassist and vocalist Gerard Love will leave this fall, following the band’s Nov. 15 show at London’s Electric Ballroom. The band plans to carry on without Love for the rest of the tour, on which former bandmates Paul Quinn and Brendan O’Hare will return in an attempt to fill the musical gap left by Love. The reason for Love’s departure was termed as a “sadly unresolvable difference of opinion” …

A benefit concert put on by The Americana Music Association and The Blues Foundation will help support the groups’ mission to promote and preserve the traditions of American music. Expect performances from Lee Ann Womack, Shemekia Copeland, John Prine, Bob Weir, Doyle Branhall II, and more, all under the direction of musical director and house band leader Jimmy Vivino, otherwise known as the frontman of Conan O’ Brien’s Basic Cable Band.

The show will take place on Friday, Oct.19 at the Ace Theater in Los Angeles.

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the Soft Celltrack “Tainted Love” was the tune that made the band a one-hit wonder (OK, maybe two-hit wonder, if you count “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye”), but now Soft Cell is on its way back with its first new song in over 15 years. The new track, “Northern Lights,” was recorded for Soft Cell’s upcoming compilation album, The Singles – Keychains and Snowstorms, which will hit outlets this week via Universal Records. An expanded box set will also be released, with a whopping nine CDs plus a four-hour DVD …

Too early for Christmas? Not for vintage rocker Eric Clapton. The musician has announced that he’s releasing a holiday album this year (simply titled Happy Xmas) that will feature him performing Christmas songs with a blues twist. One of the songs, “Jingle Bells (In Memory of Avicii),” is dedicated to Avicii, the late DJ who suffered from substance abuse, as Clapton did early in his life. Happy Xmas will be released Oct. 12 on Clapton’s own Surfdog Records label, directly following the musician’s Madison Square Garden (NYC) concerts on Oct. 6 and 7 …

LINK OF THE WEEK Nothing But Thieves cranked out a

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fun set at Triple J Radio recently. One of the highlights: the band’s accelerating cover of Gang of Youths’ “What Can I Do if the Fire Goes Out?” Check out NBT’s unique take on the track at youtube.com/ watch?v=WxDq6k5hNfE …

THE BUZZ We Were Promised Jetpacks will zip into The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor for a concert on Sept. 23 …

Detroit’s Punk Archive Project is working to spotlight the hidden history of the city’s punk music scene since it’s

1979 beginnings; the project just gained a $15,000 grant to continue efforts …

Adam Levine and Maroon 5, with opening act Julia Michaels, will perform at Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit on Sept. 30 …

Singer-songwriter James Bay will be live in Detroit, too — on Sept 20 at the Masonic Temple Theater … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

Comments, questions, rants, raves, suggestions on this column? Send ’em to Kristi at modernrocker@gmail.com.

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his is the movie that takes place entirely on computer screens — think text messages, FaceTime calls, emails, social media, and so on. But it’s not just a gimmick — or rather, it’s not just click bait. It’s the real deal. Searching’s unique storytelling format is cleverly done and completely draws you in. Then on top of being a riveting and taut thriller about a missing persons case, it’s also one with emotional texture that has something to say about the digital age and our relationships.

David (John Cho) is on a desperate search to find his missing teen daughter. He’s working with a detective (Debra Messing) to find out what he can about his daughter and who she’s been talking to. What he discovers after looking into her computer is that he might not know her as well as he thought he did. The film effectively plants doubts about Margot in your head and leaves you guessing about what she might have been hiding. David, however, refuses to believe his daughter ran away and continues to push the case as it makes its many twisty turns until the big final reveal. And while the ending wasn’t as pitch perfect as the lead up to it, it doesn’t ruin your experience, and we’ll leave it at that. Because ultimately, one of the film’s biggest strengths is that it’s still a very human story of relationships and family, and not one hyper-focused on the technological elements.

peppermint I want the best for Jennifer Garner. I feel like we all want the best for Jennifer Garner. She’s not just Ben Affleck’s ex or the Capital One credit card woman, she’s a true leading lady, and it’s time she had the roles to match that fact.

But dang, despite a performance that she shines in (she’s in complete Sydney Bristow butt-kicking mode, which is typically a thing of beauty to behold), her work in Peppermint is still not the leading lady role we want for her. It’s only another reminder that not only does Jennifer Garner deserve better, all moviegoers do.

The filmmaking simply doesn’t measure up.

Honestly, this is a movie that I had a hard time believing even got a theatrical release and wasn’t just left to die a quiet death on VOD. It’s a clichéd revenge thriller, where just about the only thing somewhat original is that instead of a man seeking revenge on those who wronged him (think John Wick or Death Wish), we have a suburban mom. And if the movie wasn’t so lifeless and otherwise offensive, I might have even called this an empowering feminist approach, but don’t think for once second it is.

At the start of the film Riley North (Garner) is just your average wife and mother — in love with her mechanic husband and adoring of her sweet 10-year-old daughter.

But everything changes for Riley after her entire family is gunned down by a drug cartel outside of a Christmas carnival. And the shooting is on her daughter’s birthday, no less! (See, that’s exactly the kind of lazy script we’re dealing with here). While her husband and daughter die in the attack, Riley miraculously survives.

It should be a shut-and-close case to bring those responsible to justice, but due to corruption, all the perpetrators end up going free. For Riley, this will absolutely not stand.

And on a most basic primal level, of course you don’t want it to stand either.

So we flash forward five years later, and our sweetheart-of-a-bankteller Riley is now some kind of lethal international criminal mastermind wanted by the FBI for robbing banks and stealing arms. She’s a cagefighting, mixed-martial-arts-doing, techsavvy badass vigilante who is trending on social media.

In the span of only a half-decade, she’s completely transformed. And how did she get that way? Well, that’s a montage I would

certainly like to see, but we get nothing of what is ostensibly the most interesting part of Riley’s story. And because we don’t really see even a glimpse of the evolution, it makes this transformation all the harder to buy into — were it not for Jennifer Garner being so well-suited to play both sides of the Riley North coin.

And in addition to the guardian angel acts that have made her a folk hero on “Skid Row” for taking out “bad guys,” everyone who is associated with her family’s murder (I’m not just talking the drug muscle, but also judges and lawyers) are getting picked off, one by one, as she makes her way to the kingpin she holds most responsible for her husband and daughter’s deaths.

But while she is the process of completing her vendetta, a detective (The Newsroom’s John Gallagher Jr.), who originally worked on her family’s case, is on her trail. Will Riley get her mark? Will we get that sweet, sweet satisfaction we crave from revenge movies like this? Without spoiling the plot, I’m gonna warn you now that I don’t think you’ll get the satisfaction you seek; the film fails its audience so spiritlessly.

Sure there’s a certain panache to the action sequences, but whatever visceral and satisfying moments there are to be found, it doesn’t mean anything in the face of the formulaic and predictable approach. Director Pierre Morel is also the man behind the similarly themed revenge movie Taken, but it’s like the producers based their decisions on his previous work alone and didn’t make him actually work for anything on Peppermint.

Garner approaches the whole thing with such dignity and grace. It makes you yearn for Alias, which is also to say, had the filmmakers not been so neglectful, she was the right woman for the job. The brutal violence is never empty in her hands — it’s just that her character is never fleshed out in a worthy way.

Because, like I mentioned, the most interesting part of her story, is completely skipped over. I’d almost be interested in a prequel. And that the villains are all deliberately made to be of Latino origin is only further evidence of how out of touch this film is. So if you decide to get a taste of Peppermint, just know it won’t exactly leave your palate cleansed.

Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.

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he unbelievable true story of French convict Henri “Papillon” Charrière is once again brought to the screen.

A remake of the same-named 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, this version doesn’t have quite the same star power, with Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) and Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) stepping into their respective roles.

And while I can’t speak to how this Papillon compares to the original (never seen it, ’cause you know, I’m not a dad), I don’t quite understand why it was remade. It’s not that Hunnam and Malek don’t give fine performance. They certainly do. Nor that this daring true story of escape from a hell-scape of a jungle prison isn’t compelling. It inherently is. Or that production value isn’t there. It’s beautifully shot and must have been quite the undertaking to mount. It’s just that the film is such a drag, an unrelenting drag, with so much suffering and inhumanity. Not even gratuitous shots of a shirtless Hunnam (50 percent of why I was there) could make up for it. For the duration of the film’s punishing 2+ hour runtime, there’s absolutely no release or change of pace. It’s one bad thing after another, and one can only take so much. But you will like Malek and Hunnam together, and the bromance they develop feels authentic, with some payoff in the final act. Just don’t be surprised if you find yourself wanting to make your own escape from the theater.

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roundbreaking for its all-Asian cast (the first major studio film to do so since The Joy Luck Club 25 years ago!), this is not only the latest win for representation in Hollywood, it’s another big win for showing audiences just how much better and more interesting movies can be when we widen our view. Because this is what the beleaguered rom-com has been waiting for, a bold reinvention that is sublimely entertaining with everything you could possibly want: an ultra glamorous setting, swoon-worthy romance, pitch-perfect cast, laugh-outloud humor, and resonant emotional truth. Adapted from Kevin Kwan’s addictive bestseller, this sparkling delight of a romantic fantasy is as sudsy as it is smart. Taking you into an unfamiliar world, the cultural specificity is vibrant and real, counterbalancing it’s dazzling-with-decadence setting among the uber rich of Singapore. It’s a classic fish-out-of-water story, about a New York girl (Constance Wu) who after traveling to her boyfriend’s home for a wedding, finds out he’s the heir-apparent to one of the oldest and largest fortunes in Asia. And how she comes to find that despite their love, their differences may end up keeping them apart. It’s a story we’ve all seen, but you’ve never seen it like this before. I swear. This is classic Hollywood glamour with a euphoric ending that begs for a sequel. Glamorous, glossy, gossipy, and glittering you’d be crazy to miss it.

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RARE BIRD BREWPUB, TC 9/17 -- May Erlewine, 8-10 ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 9/21 -- Levi Britton, 5-8 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN, TC 9/16 -- Cúig, 4 STREETERS, TC 9/15 -- Larry McCray, 7:30 GROUND ZERO: 9/22 – Kenny Olson, 7 STUDIO ANATOMY, TC 9/21 -- MarcoDeTC, Big Sharp, Gubby Nueve & Moe Staxx, 8:30 9/22 – Stay Fast & UKR

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CICCONE VINEYARD & WINERY, THE PERGOLA, SUTTONS BAY 9/19 -- Jabo Bihlman, 5:30-8

THE PARLOR, TC 9/15 -- Mitch McKolay, 8 9/19 -- Rob Coonrod or Wink Solo, 8 9/20 -- Chris Smith, 8 9/21 -- Matt Mansfield, 8 9/22 -- Matt Phend, 8

DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. — Karaoke, 10-2

UNION STREET STATION, TC 9/15 -- Kung Fu Rodeo, 10 9/16,9/23 -- Karaoke, 10 9/17 -- Jukebox, 10 9/18 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic w/ Matt McCalpin 9/19 -- 2 Bays DJs, 10 9/20 -- DJ Deacon Jonze, 10 9/21 -- Happy Hour w/ Cowboy Fusion; then G-Snacks, 5 9/22 -- G-Snacks, 10 WEST BAY BEACH HOLIDAY INN RESORT, TC 9/15,9/22 -- DJ Motaz @ View, 10

TREETOPS RESORT, TOP OF THE HILL, GAYLORD 9/15 -- A Brighter Bloom, 7:3010:30 9/20-22 -- Zeke Clemons, 7:3010:30

SNOWBELT BREWING CO., GAYLORD 9/21 -- Spencer Korthase, 7

LEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke w/ DJ Micheal Williford, 10 Fri – TRANSMIT, Techno-Funk-Electro DJs, 10 Sun — DJ Johnnie Walker, 9

TC WHISKEY CO. 9/20 -- Chris Smith, 6-8

Otsego, Crawford & Central ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD Sat -- Live Music, 6-9

CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 9/15 -- The Brother's Crunch, 4:45 9/21 -- Annex Karaoke, 10 9/22 -- Charlie Don't Surf, 10 KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music

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LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN BIRCH ROOM: 9/15 -- Funkamatic, 9 9/22 -- Duke & the Studebakers, 8

STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 9/21 -- Darby O. Bell & Sean Miller, 8-10 9/22 -- Dale Wicks, 8-10

SHOWROOM: 9/18 -- 45th Parallel Polka Band, 12

THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA 9/15 -- Jake Frysinger, 6-9 9/20 -- Open Mic Night, 8

LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Fri & Sat -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 PLATTE RIVER INN, HONOR Tue -- Open Mic, 7 ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 9/15 -- Chris Michels Band, 6-9 9/20 -- Open Mic Night, 6-10 9/21 -- Miles Prendergast, 6-9 9/22 -- The Lofteez, 6-9

THE HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Roundup Radio Show Open Mic Night, 8 VILLA MARINE, FRANKFORT 9/21 -- Tim Thayer, 9:30

Antrim & Charlevoix CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 9/15 -- Sol Varon, 7-10 9/21 -- Jeff Brown, 7-10 9/22 -- Brett Mitchell, 7-10

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ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 9/15 – Miriam Pico 9/22 – Charlie Millard Band

SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 9/15 -- Seth Bernard & Friends, 8:30-11 9/17 -- Dan Hall, 7-9 9/21 -- Charlie Millard Band, 8:3011 9/22 -- Deep Greens & Blues, 8:3011

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Boomer co-workers often use me as an example of a bad millennial, attacking me for Dread Smartphone Overuse (conveniently forgetting that our work requires phone use for comms). Older co-workers often launch into unsolicited 40-minute lectures on the “college path” I should take. (Already graduated, thanks!) How can I gracefully deal with this demeaning treatment?

— Irritated

A

: It’s no surprise some of your older coworkers smear you as a “bad millennial.”

You’re younger and cheaper to keep around, and the hair on your head isn’t there thanks to a Groupon for Dr. Hair Plugs.

So, yes, some of them probably do want to stick it to you. But for a little perspective on their annoying college-splainings — these unsolicited lectures on the value of the higher education you’ve already gotten — consider my critical take on what’s come to be called “mansplaining.” Merriam-Webster defines this as a man’s explaining “something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she has no knowledge about the topic.”

As I see it, there’s a problem with this interpretation, and it’s the rather victimthinky assumption that a man’s tone and line of blather are driven by his having little respect for a woman simply because she’s a woman.

Sure, that could be the case. However, I’m with my evolutionary psychologist friend Diana Fleischman (@sentientist), who tweeted: “There’s already a word for mansplaining. It’s called being patronizing. And I’m as good at it as any man.”

And let’s get real: Say some dude in a bar starts instructifying me (somewhat in error!) on evolutionary psychology research — work by a researcher I know and whose papers I have been reading for going on 20 years.

Chances are, Mr. Bar Dude does not have psychic powers and isn’t thinking, “Ha, you big redheaded moron...I read one news story, and I already know way more than you!” He’s probably just trying to sound knowledgeable and interesting to a chick in a bar.

Well, the same probably goes for your colleagues launching into these higher-edsplainings. This doesn’t mean you have to go all ear slave for them. Put your hand up — the international sign for “would you kindly shut your big trap for a second?” — and say, “Thanks...appreciate your wanting to help.”

Next, add some polite form of “Been there!

Graduated that!”

You might also give some consideration to your look. I’m not saying you should wear a monocle and carry a cane, but maybe grow a little facial hair and dress and accessorize like an adult. (Yes, this means avoiding T-shirts and Spider-Man backpacks and anything else that makes you look like a 14-year-old with a beard.)

Finally, there’s a little secret to getting treated as somebody’s equal, and it’s acting the part.

If some graying co-worker makes age-related cracks about your tech usage, don’t go all woundypants. Laugh and tease ‘em right back — telling them they should cut the hints and just ask you directly when they want your tech-savvy millennial help with texting nudies from their side-entry bathtub.

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— Blahs

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Sexual orientation, as explained by Kinsey Institute research fellow Justin Lehmiller in “Tell Me What You Want,” is “the degree to which we are biologically predisposed to desiring men, women, both, or neither.”

There’s another factor in play — “sexual flexibility” — which Lehmiller describes as “a willingness to deviate not only from our sexual orientation but also from what our culture and society have told us we should want when it comes to sex.”

You may see yourself in that classic hetero relationship out of a ‘50s magazine ad — mommy, daddy, picket fence-ie, and the rest.

Unfortunately, wanting to be turned on by somebody isn’t enough to make it happen.

Remove the labels from the equation — lesbian, bi, hetero — and figure out the physical characteristics that need to be present for you to be attracted to another person. Maybe it’s just this dude who doesn’t work for you — or maybe no dude would do it for you. Be honest with yourself about that — even if it would muck up your current relationship plan. For a relationship to be viable, the thing you say to your boyfriend in bed should not be: “Hey, honey...know what would really turn me on? If you left the room and sent Felicia in here in your place.”

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DOWN 1 “With ___ of thousands” 2 Escaped 3 Horn 4 “Break Your Heart” singer Cruz 5 Provide with a wardrobe 6 Protestors’ placards 7 Unfit for farming 8 Mario Puzo subject 9 “The Jungle Book” boy 10 Rowboat pair 11 “Mr. Robot” network 12 Tiny drink 13 Feature of a Mariner’s cap 19 Blasting stuff 21 Fall-blooming flowers 25 2012 Affleck thriller 26 Bearing 27 Donkey relative 29 “___ the best of times ...”

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among the top five wealthiest people on the planet. In an average year, his company Berkshire Hathaway adds $36 billion to its already swollen coffers. But in 2017, thanks to the revision of the U.S. tax code

by President Trump and his buddies, Buffet earned $65 billion—an increase of 83 percent over his usual haul. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re entering a year-long phase when your financial chances could have a mild resemblance to Buffet’s 2017. I’m not predicting your earnings will increase by 83 percent. But 15 percent isn’t unreasonable. So start planning how you’ll do it!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Many

educated Americans and Europeans think of reincarnation as a loony delusion, even though it’s a cornerstone of spiritual belief for over 1.5 billion earthlings. I myself regard it as a hypothesis worthy of intelligent consideration, although I’d need hundreds of pages to explain my version of it. However you imagine it, Aquarius, you now have extra access to knowledge and skills and proclivities you possessed in what we might refer to as your “past lives”—especially in those past lives in which you were an explorer, maverick, outlaw, or pioneer. I bet you’ll feel freer and more experimental than usual during the next four weeks.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): “When the

winds of change blow,” says a Chinese proverb, “some people build walls while others build windmills.” Since the light breezes of change may soon evolve into brisk gusts of change in your vicinity, I wanted to bring this thought to your attention. Will you be more inclined to respond by constructing walls or windmills?

I don’t think it would be foolish for you to favor the walls, but in the long run I suspect that windmills would serve you better.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): As he stepped up

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“patron saint” is a Catholic saint who is a heavenly advocate for a person, group, activity, thing, or place. St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, for instance. St. Francis of Assisi is the guardian of animal welfare and St. Kentigern is the protector against verbal abusers. “Patron saint” may also be invoked poetically to refer to a person who serves as a special guide or influence. For example, in one of his short stories, Nathaniel Hawthorne refers to a veteran nurse as “the patron saint of young physicians.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to fantasize about persons, groups, activities, things, or places for whom you might be the patron saint. To spur your imagination, here are some appropriate possibilities. You could be the patron saint of the breeze at dawn; of freshly picked figs; of singing humorous love songs in the sunlight; of unpredictable romantic adventures; of life-changing epiphanies while hiking in nature; of soul-stirring music.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In August

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education as something they can finish,” said writer and scientist Isaac Asimov, who wrote or edited over 500 books. His point was that we’re wise to be excited about learning new lessons as long as we’re on this earth. To cultivate maximum vitality, we should always be engaged in the processes of absorbing new knowledge and mastering new skills and deepening our understanding. Does that sound appealing to you, Leo? I hope so, especially in the coming weeks, when you will have an enhanced ability to see the big picture of your future needs for education.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Budi Waseso,

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doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.” So says poet and philosopher Mark Nepo in The Book of Awakening. Now I’m transmitting his observation to you. I hope it will motivate you to expend less energy fantasizing about what you want and devote more energy to becoming the beautiful, useful, irresistible presence that will attract what you want. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to make plans to produce very specific blossoms.

the former head of the Indonesian government’s anti-narcotics division, had a radical plan to prevent escapes by people convicted of drugrelated crimes. He sought to build detention centers that would be surrounded by moats filled with crocodiles and piranhas. But his replacement, Heru Winarko, has a different approach. He wants addicts and dealers to receive counseling in comfortable rehabilitation centers. I hope that in the coming weeks, as you deal with weaknesses, flaws, and sins—both your own and others’—you’ll opt for an approach more like Winarko’s than Waseso’s.

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whereas, I always glide from semi-tone to semi-tone.” In the coming weeks, fellow Cancerian, you may encounter people who act like Smyth. But it will be your sacred duty, both to yourself and to life, to remain loyal and faithful to the rich complexity of your feelings.

to use an ATM in a supermarket, a Scottish man named Colin Banks found £30 (about $40 U.S.) that the person who used the machine before him had inadvertently neglected to take.

But rather than pocketing it, Banks turned it in to a staff member, and eventually the cash was reunited with its proper owner. Shortly after performing his good deed, Bank won £50,000 (about $64,500 U.S.) in a game of chance. It was instant karma in dramatic action—the positive kind! My analysis of the astrological omens reveals that you’re more likely than usual to benefit from expeditious cosmic justice like that. That’s why I suggest you intensify your commitment to doing good deeds.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The flower

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1933, author Virginia Woolf wrote a critical note to her friend, the composer Ethel Smyth, lamenting her lack of emotional subtlety. “For you,” Woolf told Smyth, “either things are black, they’re white; either they’re sobs or shouts—

down into your soul’s depths in quest for renewal, remember this testimony from poet Scherezade Siobhan: “I want to dig out what is ancient in me, the mistaken-for-monster . . . and let it teach me how to be unafraid again.” Are you brave and brazen enough to do that yourself? It’s an excellent time to douse your fear by drawing wild power from the primal sources of your life. To earn the right to soar through the heights in November and December, delve as deep as you can in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): According

to author Elizabeth Gilbert, here’s “the central question upon which all creative living hinges: do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?” When I read that thought, my first response was, why are the treasures hidden? Shouldn’t they be completely obvious? My second response was, why do you need courage to bring forth the treasures? Shouldn’t that be the easiest and most enjoyable task imaginable? Everything you just read is a perfect riddle for you to contemplate during the next 14 months, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A blogger

named Sage Grace offers her readers a list of “cool things to call me besides cute.” They include dazzling, alluring, sublime, magnificent, and exquisite. Is it OK if I apply those same adjectives to you, Capricorn? I’d like to add a few more, as well: resplendent, delightful, intriguing, magnetic, and incandescent. I hope that in response you don’t flinch with humility or protest that you’re not worthy of such glorification. According to my astrological analysis, now is one of those times when you deserve extra appreciation for your idiosyncratic appeal and intelligence. Tell your allies and loved ones that I said so. Inform them, too, that giving you this treatment could help mobilize one of your half-asleep potentials.

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