Northern Express

NORTHERN

express northernexpress.com

A Nobody, or a Drug

Kingpin?

The Tangled Case of the woman accused of causing Leelanau County’s first fatal opioid overdose

NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • november 12 - November 18, 2018 • Vol. 28 No. 45

KEVIN RHODES, MUSIC DIRECTOR

3:00 pm | Corson Auditorium

SEASON SPONSOR

Lonnie Klein, Guest Conductor

A Senior Residential Club

Bernstein CANDIDE: OVERTURE CONCERT SPONSOR

Dvorak SLAVONIC DANCES Tchaikovsky CAPRICCIO ITALIEN Bernstein ON THE TOWN + WEST SIDE STORY Marquez DANZON NO. 2 Daugherty RED CAPE TANGO

MEDIA SPONSOR

GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR

TICKETS FROM $28 TraverseSymphony.org

231 947 7120

FINAL WEEK!

2 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

Our simple rules: Keep your letter to 300 words or less, send no more than one per month, include your name/ address/phone number, and agree to allow us to edit. That’s it.

Email info@northernexpress.com and hit send!

Letter Writer From Another World?

What planet does Carole Underwood of Maple City live on?

Paul J. Gomes, Williamsburg Abandon The Electoral College Voters did not elect Trump President.

Trump got approximately 63 million votes, Clinton got 66 million. Trump’s mandate boast is delusional. No amount of whitewashing or pretending makes Trump’s win look democratic.

For local, state and federal elective offices, a candidate getting a majority of popular votes wins…except for President and Vice President. They’re elected by the Electoral College per the Constitution.

There are 538 Electors: 435 Representatives, 100 Senators, plus 3 from D.C. Initially voters actually voted directly for Electors, assuming them to be better informed.

Electors then weren’t bound or expected to vote for a specific candidate. Over time this strategy was abandoned. We now vote directly for candidates. Each state’s Electors are obliged to vote for the candidate carrying the state. Contrary to the will of voters, the Electoral College elected Trump. Yikes!

Any notion that the Electoral College testifies to the genius of the Founding Fathers is nonsense. At the Constitutional Convention James Madison (and many others) strongly favored the popular vote as the ideal democratic method for electing presidents. But he realized southern states would be opposed. Why? Slavery. The three-fifths compromise counted each slave as three-fifths of a person. This gave the south one-third more congressional seats and Electors than counting non-slaves only. However essential the three-fifths compromise and the Electoral College were in making the Constitution agreeable to slave states, slavery is criminal and immoral.

Just for its shameful association with slavery, the Electoral College should be abandoned.

mirror hers are welcome.”

So you have to agree with her beliefs?

This is so typical of left wing politics today.

I guess it’s “progress” when you won’t share ideas from both sides; you only want young women you can manipulate and keep ignorant of the conservative values this country was built on. Even in the last paragraph Sondra Shaw-Hardy exposes the Democratic doctrine and the W2W doctrine as hatred toward Republicans with her negativity toward Mike Pence. It seems left progressives can’t “pretend” to be openminded and accepting of all because in the end you are your own worst enemy: The more you talk the more your blind hatred for conservatives comes through.

If your granddaughters are scared, look in the mirror, as they only know what you’ve allowed them to know: one side. They should be afraid of being brainwashed and not being allowed to form their own thoughts and values - and not being subjected to those from just grandma.

William Ryan, Traverse City

2018

WINTER FUN GUIDE

DEADLINE DEC. 5, 2018

Like nothing you’ve seen before A real-time, 24/7 online feed of social media posts we love from throughout northern Michigan Incorporating Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter An endless scroll of posts, accounts, friends and hashtags we follow Also now available: secure one of the top three positions for your company (ask us at info@northernexpress.com)

Check out Northern Seen at northernexpress.com

Crime and Rescue Map......................................7 A Nobody, or a Drug Kingpin...............................10 Survivor.........................................................14 Living the Science Dream...............................16 Not Talkin’ Turkey..........................................17 Deciphering Fornite.......................................18 Orgin Story.......................................................19

dates................................................20-24 music FourScore......................................................26

Nightlife.........................................................28

columns & stuff Top Ten...........................................................4

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Opinion.............................................................8 Weird...............................................................9 Chef’s Note....................................................12 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................25 Film................................................................27 Advice Goddess...........................................29 Crossword...................................................29 Freewill Astrology..........................................30 Classifieds...................................................31

Northern Express Weekly is published by Eyes Only Media, LLC. Publisher: Luke Haase 129 E Front Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 947-8787 Fax: 947-2425 email: info@northernexpress.com www.northernexpress.com Executive Editor: Lynda Twardowski Wheatley Finance & Distribution Manager: Brian Crouch Sales: Kathleen Johnson, Lisa Gillespie, Kaitlyn Nance, Mike Bright, Michele Young, Randy Sills, Todd Norris For ad sales in Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Boyne & Charlevoix, call (231) 838-6948 Creative Director: Kyra Poehlman Distribution: Matt Ritter, Randy Sills, Kirk Hull, Kimberly Sills, Gary Twardowski, Kathy Twardowski Listings Editor: Jamie Kauffold Reporter: Patrick Sullivan Contributors: Amy Alkon, Rob Brezsny, Ross Boissoneau, Jennifer Hodges, Kristi Kates, Al Parker, Michael Phillips, Jack Segal, Molly Korroch, Steve Tuttle

Richard E Maatman, Lake City W2W for Liberals Only I’m writing in response to the article in the 10/19 Express referencing the Woman 2 Woman movement taking place.

Their problem is they only talk about being bi-partisan. As progressive Christie Minervini says, “we definitely aim to be non-partisan.”

But in the same paragraph she says, “only moderate Republicans whose beliefs

Meet CONTENTS Northern features Seen

email info@northernexpress.com or call 231-947-8787

Copyright 2018, all rights reserved. Distribution: 36,000 copies at 600+ locations weekly. Northern Express Weekly is free of charge, but no person may take more than one copy of each weekly issue without written permission of Northern Express Weekly. Reproduction of all content without permission of the publisher is prohibited.

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 3

this week’s

top ten Downtown tc light parade Santa arrives in downtown TC on Sat., Nov. 17 at 6pm to light the tree at the corner of Cass and E. Front Street!

The Downtown TC Light Parade will begin at 7pm and travel along E. Front Street, Franklin to Union.

4 University of Michigan School of Environment and Sustainability graduate student study team with Gene Garthe of Northport Energy. L-R. Gene Garthe, Brandon Smith, Leona Liu and Abhijeet Walchale.

A Renewable Plan for Leelanau A group of University of Michigan graduate students will talk about their plan to determine how Leelanau County could be powered 100 percent through renewable energy.

Northport Energy will host the School of Environment and Sustainability students as they present an outline of a study they plan to conduct over the next six months.

The public is welcome for a brown bag lunch presentation, Saturday, Nov. 17 at noon, at the Leelanau Township Fire Hall, 100 W. 8th Street in Northport. Anyone interested is welcome to offer input; time will be allotted for questions. To learn more about the study and Northport Energy see www.northportenergy.org.

2

Bottoms up Cherry apple spirit cider

Yes, we do! We’ve got spirit, how ‘bout you? Well, Cherry Apple Spirit Cider that is – and we’re that excited about it. Call your squad, bust out the pom-poms, and head to Bower’s Harbor Vineyards where you’ll find yourself doing backflips over this unique and refreshing cherry-infused hard cider. Spirit Ciders are all made using a high-end filtration system that results in a signature triple filtered, ultra-clean, seven apple blend. This pristine blend is then infused with a three cherry combo to create the slightly sweet Cherry Apple variety. It is two parts tart, one part sweet, and all parts delicious. The tart cherries settle just enough on the taste buds to stand up and be noticed, while balanced perfectly by a slightly sweet, smooth finish.

Take your kids, take your dogs – all are welcome at this picturesque Old Mission vineyard. It’s fall and it’s time to get into the cidery spirit. $6 per pint; $8 to include Spirit Cider pint glass designed by renowned local artist Derek DeYoung. Bowers Harbor Vineyards is located at 2896 Bowers Harbor Road, Traverse City. For more call (231) 223-7615 or visit bowersharbor.com.

4 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

Hey, read it!

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA

Veteran author and New York Times bestselling novelist Barbara Kingsolver takes readers timehopping in her newest novel, “Unsheltered.” Written in alternating paragraphs, the novel tellsthe plight of two kindred families separated by centuries. In one realm, the quintessentially responsible Willa Knox is blindsided when her family unexpectedly falls on hard times, leaving them with nothing but their dilapidated home in Vineland, New Jersey. At the very same intersection nearly 200 years earlier, progressive science teacher Thatcher Greenwood battles the ideals of his conservative boss and a wife interested only in social ascension. Two time periods, two families, unknowingly united by a single struggle. Audaciously written and all-encompassing, “Unsheltered” examines a future the past couldn’t foresee.

5 Your Care, Your Way Join us for a presentation by Stephanie VanSlyke on Thursday, November 15 at 2 p.m.

Stephanie’s current roles within Munson Medical Center include the Advance Care Planning Coordinator, an Ethics Consultant and an ICU nurse.

Her passion runs deep; advocating for ethically appropriate health care delivery in an ever growing world of complex medical needs, demands, and overwhelming lack of time to do so.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP to 231.938.4673.

Senior Living Independent and Assisted Living Available 4354 Mt. Hope Road, Williamsburg, MI 49690 | 231.938.4673 | samaritas.org

6

Mobility Lab Launched

Traverse City’s Groundwork Center just launched the TC Mobility Lab, a project that will seek to address two of the city’s biggest headaches – traffic and parking.

“Most locals agree that Traverse City’s existing transportation system is insufficient, and existing roads are too often congested,” said James Bruckbauer, Groundwork’s deputy director. “Few people have, or are knowledgeable about, transportation options other than driving. These realities hurt the area’s quality of life, pollute the air, waste fuel and time, and hamper business growth.”

The lab plans to promote existing transportation alternatives, such as Bay Area Transportation Authority’s free cross-town shuttle, the Bayline, and to explore possible initiatives, like bike-share or car-share. They will also study what other small towns have done to combat congestion.

“In coming weeks and months, the Groundwork team and I will share stories of how other small towns are taking steps to free up road space and provide more ways people can leave their cars behind,” Bruckbauer said.

Hunt Downtown Gaylord Nov. 15 The woods aren’t the only place you can hunt for a “buck” on Thursday, Nov. 15. Shop participating downtown Gaylord stores from 10am to 7pm, then tape your receipts together and hang them on the “buck” pole at Snowbelt Brewing Company. You’ll be in the running for downtown merchant association dollars, plus drawings for gift baskets. Bonus for shopaholic teams: You can combine your receipts with those of your friends to better your chances to win categories like longest receipt, most money spent, and most businesses supported. Receipt hanging begins at noon; prize announcements begin at 7pm. Learn more: www.facebook.com/ downtowngaylord.

stuff we love The Stars and Stripes No matter what side you were on last week, the votes have been tallied, and this week, it’s time to pull your political yard signs. In their place? May we suggest a strong and stylish reminder of what — in spite of our differences — unites us here in the land of the free? Leelanau Rustic offers a sturdy wooden rendition of Old Glory, cut and crafted from downed trees found in northern Michigan. The bigger, bolder flags will run you $175–$350, but you can nab an equally esteemed 10-by-15-inch version for just $65. Bonus: If you’re thinking of ordering one for a political friend or foe a few states away, Leelanau Rustics will ship its small version for just $20 anywhere in the U.S. of A. Find ‘em on Facebook at LeelanauRustic 16.

tastemaker chicken shawarma wrap

8 ATES TIFIC R E C !

GIFT ABLE AVAIL

e s t h e t i c s

All I want for Christmas is a massage!

BOOK TODAY! 231.313.3187.

107 Cass Street, Traverse City. • www.bareestheticstc.com

The secret to the mouth-watering recipes at Nada’s Gourmet Deli are in owner Nada Saco’s mind and quite literally in her touch. Her traditional Mediterranean recipes are made from memory and mixed with her hands – the way she learned from her mother and grandmother southwest of Mozul, Iraq. It doesn’t get more authentic than that, folks! Her chicken shawarma wrap is served on a warmed pita, the chicken expertly seasoned with a spice blend that is exotic enough to transport you far from the gusty November gales of Lake Michigan. The savory taste of the chicken is complimented by the fresh pop of flavor from the accompanying tomatoes, parsley and red onion. Served with house-made garlic paste of course, because what would Mediterranean food be without it? Top that off with Nada’s not-to-be-missed baklava, and you have a meal that is out of this world. $10; find it at 542 West Front Street, Traverse City. For more call (231) 947-6779 or visit Nadasgourmetdeli.com.

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 5

“ALL PERSONS ... ” Traditional Chinese Massage An ancient practice that can help relieve:

• Numb Fingers • Neck/Shoulders, • Knees Back & Body Pain • Sprained Ankle • Relax Sore Muscles • Noninvasive • Increase Circulation • Effective & 100% Safe • Sciatica/Lower Back $25 / 40 minutes - foot massage $45 / hour full body relaxation massage $55 / hour full body repair massage

Collected, Repurposed, Home, Art, New. Wed-Sat • 10:30am-6pm

Happy Feet

Susan Zhou Andersen 620 2nd St. TC • 231-360-4626 www.traversecitybodypain.com

Open mid-May till mid-January

spectator

by Stephen Tuttle Well, that was unpleasant, wasn’t it? Now that it’s over we can go back to the airwaves full of prescription drug commercials.

We should, however, take a few minutes to consider one of the proposals made by President Donald Trump during the campaign. He promised plenty … but none of it could have been accomplished since Congress wasn’t even in session.

Most interesting was the notion proffered by Trump and other Republicans that they could change the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by Executive Order or legislation. The issue was birthright citizenship, the long-held notion that anyone born in the United States is a citizen of the United States

Sigh. Actually, there are at least 30 countries, including nearly all in the western hemisphere, with rules pretty much like ours. Even European countries have liberal citizenship polices. In France, England and elsewhere, birthright citizenship doesn’t exist, but citizenship is nearly always granted after the child has resided in that country for five years.

Trump and the others have, for unknown reasons, decided the phrase “ ... and subject to the jurisdiction thereof ... ” gives them room to make changes. It does not.

The phrase was specifically included for the benefit of those in the country with diplomatic immunity. They are still under the jurisdiction of their own country, but they are the only exception.

[President] Trump argued no other country in the world offers such birthright citizenship, so we shouldn’t either.

Then, as he feels obliged to do to mollify his beloved base, he repeated some xenophobic nonsense about an impending “invasion” of various miscreants, evil-doers and terrorists.

thE AcciDEntAls, BEth niElsEn chAPmAn AnD mAy ERlEWinE Wednesday, november 28 The Accidentals return with Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Beth Nielsen chapman and Wyce’s 2018 “Album of the year” recipient may erlewine.

An EvEning With tom Rush AccompAnied by mAtt nAkoA saturday, november 17 A music legend the world over, singer-songwriter and folk rock pioneer Tom Rush performs his unique brand of blues-influenced folk/rock music. His shows are filled with the rib aching laughter of terrific story-telling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues.

voicEPlAy WARm Up-A HolidAy SpeciAl Friday, December 7 A holiday a cappella event jam-packed with creative, unique twists on christmas classics, inventive renditions of modern hits and imaginative, hilarious theatrics.

sistER’s chRistmAs cAtEchism the mystery of the mAgi’s gold saturday, December 15 From the author of Late Nite Catechism, it’s “cSi: Bethlehem” in this holiday mystery extravaganza, as Sister takes on the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages - whatever happened to the magi’s gold? Retelling the story of the nativity, as only Sister can, this is one hilarious production.

6 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

regardless of the status of their birth mother. It’s a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Here is the text of Section 1 of that amendment, in its entirety. Pay particular attention to the first two words of the first sentence.

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges ot immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

It was ratified in July of 1868 as part of reconstruction efforts and in response to the Supreme Court’s 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, perhaps the worst in court history. They ruled that neither Mr. Scott nor his wife and children, all of whom were born in the United States and enslaved, were entitled to freedom or citizenship because it would, among other reasons, “ ... improperly deprive Scott’s owner of his legal property.”

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments corrected that outrage. Birthright citizenship, upheld in an 1898 Supreme Court ruling, has been a Constitutional reality since.

The president said he could change all that with the stroke of a pen. Senator Lindsay Graham, Trump’s latest sycophant-in-chief, said he’d get busy on some companion legislation. Unless that legislation is a constitutional amendment, he could save himself some time and effort.

Trump argued no other country in the world offers such birthright citizenship, so we shouldn’t either. Then, as he feels obliged to do to mollify his beloved base, he repeated some xenophobic nonsense about an impending “invasion” of various miscreants, evil-doers and terrorists.

Anyone born here, or even just visiting here, is subject to the jurisdiction of all federal, state and local laws. If they aren’t, then by what authority can they be arrested or deported?

It’s not as if Trump is the first president to try and circumvent the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln did it, so did Andrew Johnson and Franklin Roosevelt. Presidents Reagan, Clinton, Bush and Obama were all accused of it.

All had some success at legislating by Executive Order and all were occasionally stopped by the courts.

State government also tried end runs around the Constitution with a host of odious, racially tinged legislation we call Jim Crow laws. There were “separate but equal” education systems otherwise known as segregation, poll taxes designed to disenfranchise the poor and minorities, mortgage red lining to prevent minorities from owning property, among others. All ultimately ran afoul of the Constitution and were tossed out by the courts.

The Trump/Graham approach is certainly the most direct: They would simply change the Constitution without that pesky bother of an amendment. They could use a refresher course on how that process works.

We assume the entire thing was nothing but a campaign stunt, an effort to increase anti-immigrant voter turnout. But if they were actually serious and persist, it will be interesting to see what the courts decide, especially should the issue arrive at the Supreme Court.

The conservative majority on the court consider themselves constructionist; basically, they believe the framers of the Constitution meant what they wrote or they would have written something else.

That makes those first two words in the Fourteenth Amendment mighty important: “All persons ... ” All of them.

Crime & Rescue MAN FACES CHARGES FOR KILLING DOG A man who fled the state amid an animal cruelty investigation reappeared and was arrested in Emmet County.

In May 2017, state police investigated after someone stole firearms from a residence and shot a dog to death; 32-year-old Levering man Scott Lindberg became a suspect and fled, police said.

Police completed the investigation and turned a report over to Emmet County prosecutors, who filed felony animal abuse and theft charges against Lindberg. Police recently learned Lindberg had returned to northern Michigan and arrested him Nov. 4.

ARMED MAN FOUND AFTER HUNT Police arrested a man who took to the woods after he allegedly threatened his 16-year-old girlfriend with a gun.

Marcus Miller-Amore faces charges of felonious assault after his arrest Nov. 4, Kalkaska County Sheriff’s deputies said.

The 22-year-old got upset during an argument at a South Boardman residence, pointed a gun at the teenager and then fled, deputies said. They searched the area for Miller-Amore for five hours using a tracking dog and found him hiding in a vehicle at a residence on Greg Road in South Boardman.

FAMILY SAVED FROM FIRE A family is safe after firefighters stopped heavy flames from spreading from their garage to their house.

Traverse City Fire responded after several neighbors called 911 about flames coming from an eastside home Nov. 5 at 11:30pm.

When firefighters arrived three minutes after the call, they found the garage ablaze and the fire moving toward the roof of the at attached ranchstyle home.

After they learned that a family remained inside the house, a Traverse City Police officer and a fire lieutenant forced open the front door and helped the five people escape to safety.

Officials credited the safety of the family to that quick response and a door that separated the garage from the house, which slowed the spread of the fire.

The fire was contained and its cause was under investigation. No one was injured.

STOLEN CARD USED AT COURT A 31-year-old Traverse City woman with a lengthy criminal record faces felony charges after officials determined that she used a stolen credit card to pay a traffic fine for her husband at the 86th District Court.

Angela Marie Bembeneck faces charges of identity theft, illegal use of a credit card, and being a two-time habitual offender.

Bembeneck called her husband in January and asked if there were any bills that she could pay for him, according to the charges. He told investigators he did not know that she planned to use a stolen credit card. Bembeneck paid a $95 traffic fine, prompting the owner of the credit

by patrick sullivan psullivan@northernexpress.com

card to complain about the unauthorized charge.

Bembeneck was sentenced to six months in jail earlier this year after she pled guilty to possession of a stolen credit card.

PURSE SNATCHER WANTED Investigators want to find whoever swiped a purse from a car parked at a Buckley daycare.

State police are investigating the theft that occurred at Little Bear Daycare Nov. 1 at 7:30am.

The suspect is a white man in his 30s who wore dark clothing and drove a dark green extended cab Chevrolet pickup.

Police said the purse contained a significant amount of cash. Anyone with information should call state police in Cadillac at (231) 779-6040 or the Silent Observer at (231) 779-9215.

The driver, Michael Alain Greenshields, was taken to Munson with non-life-threatening injuries and then taken to jail. He faces charges of drunk driving causing death and first-degree fleeing from police.

A police chase began when a deputy clocked a 2006 Infinity sedan travelling at 123mph in a 55mph zone at 11:40pm on US-31 South near Sundowner Drive in Garfield Township. The fleeing driver at one point turned off his car’s running lights and the deputy lost track of the vehicle; soon after the deputy came upon a crash scene and found the speeding car overturned.

Case, a backseat passenger, was dead, and the three others were standing near the car.

Deputies determined that Greenshields was the driver and arrested him.

MAN OD’D WHILE DRIVING A City of Manistee police officer suspected a medical emergency when he tried to pull over a vehicle that blew through a stoplight on US-31.

That officer was joined by a sheriff’s deputy and together they helped get the vehicle stopped Nov. 2. Inside, the officers found an unresponsive 38-year-old man.

The officers suspected the man had suffered an opiate overdose and they administered Naloxone. After the third dose, the man regained consciousness and was taken to the hospital.

emmet cheboygan

SEVERE SPEED ENDS IN DEATH Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a driver after a 20-year-old Maple City man was killed in a car that was travelling 123mph.

Anthony Dane Case was killed in a crash that happened Nov. 2 on East Silver Lake Road south of Rennie School Road in Blair Township. Two passengers -- a 20-year-old Kingsley woman and a 16-year-old male from Traverse City -- were taken to Munson Medical Center with non-lifethreatening injuries.

charlevoix

antrim

otsego

Leelanau

benzie

manistee

grand traverse

wexford

kalkaska

missaukee

crawfor D

roscommon

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 7

RUNNING SCARED?

opinion bY jack segal On October 20, the President announced our withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty after the required six-month warning period. That move could either spell the beginning of an arms race or a sea change in global security.

The INF Treaty banned for the first time an entire category of nuclear-armed weapons.

Such weapons destabilized the nuclear balance when they were installed in Europe in the mid1970’s, but through negotiation, the U.S. and USSR agreed to destroy almost 2,700 missiles and launchers.

SKI or SNOWBOARD TUNE UP SALE!

Ski or Snowboard Tune-up Special $34.99 * (Bring a Boot) expires 11/30/2018

donorrskihaus.com • 946-8810 • 800-346-5788 • 890 Munson Ave. • Traverse City • 49686

Downtown Bellaire HoliDay

open House Saturday

November 17th, startiNg

at 10 a.m.

Participating businesses in Downtown Bellaire will be decorated & ready with holiday decor & gifts, great eats, & drinks!

VISIT THESE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES: Uniquely North • Paddles & Pedals Hello Vino • Yoga Bellaire Bee Well • Market M88 • The Flying Pig Little Treasures Toy & Gift Boatman’s Bellaire Market • Cottage Floral FinD tHese Businesses on FaceBook & instagram!

8 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

Unfortunately, since Reagan’s day, technology and the rise of China undermined INF. New weapons not covered by the Treaty and China’s emergence as the number two global power in all but nuclear weapons – diminished the treaty’s relevance.

President Trump came into office promising to get the U.S. out of “unfair” agreements, including INF, and to increase our nuclear capabilities By recently appointing arms control skeptic John Bolton as National Security Adviser, the President set the stage either for an arms race that could bankrupt Russia (and maybe us, too) or dramatic new approaches that could redefine how the global strategic balance is managed. Given the President’s penchant for drama and his selfimage as a great negotiator, don’t bet on the arms race just yet.

Last December, the President announced a strategy to compel Russia back into compliance with INF: diplomacy, sanctions and developing new U.S. weapons beyond INF limitations. When Moscow responded with counter-charges of U.S. violations, on October 20, the President announced at a rally, “Russia has violated the (INF) agreement…and we’re not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement…”

But our deal-maker President left the door open for negotiations, saying “We’ll have to develop those weapons, unless Russia comes to us and China comes to us and they all … say, ‘let’s really get smart and let’s none of us develop those weapons’…” Mr. Trump added, “(An arms race is) a threat to whoever…China …Russia and…anybody else that wants to play that game...”

Later, in Moscow, National Security Advisor John Bolton received a surprisingly muted reception. In his lengthy meeting with Bolton, Putin warned that it is “very dangerous” to dismantle a global arms control system and added, “There would be nothing left except an arms race,” and that Russia’s response would be “very quick and effective.” Further, Putin also left the negotiations door open, saying that new Russian missiles would be deployed only in response to the arrival of U.S. missiles in Europe.

Bolton’s Russian counterpart added that the Kremlin was “ready to work with the U.S. to remove mutual grievances” over the INF. Since the President’s announcement, European reaction reflects the growing gaps among the U.S., the E.U. and the U.K. The British have come out in support of the President’s decision, saying Moscow has “made a mockery” of the

INF agreement and “Russia needs to respect the treaty obligation that it signed.” But while E.U. and some German leaders expressed alarm at a return to Cold War confrontations, some welcomed the demise of INF and hope the U.S. will build up its nuclear arsenal in Europe to counter Russia’s assertiveness in Ukraine and elsewhere.

The net result of all this posturing preceding the President’s November 11 meeting with Putin leaves open the chance for a strategy to dispense with the INF problem. We could agree to use the six-month withdrawal hiatus to preserve the treaty by negotiating a compromise over both sides’ complaints -- ours about Russia’s missiles and Russia’s about our “Aegis Ashore” missile defenses in Romania that they see as an INF violation. The sides could thereby rescue INF or, consistent with Bolton’s preference for “arms control without agreements,” they could opt for ignoring each other’s violations yet continue honoring some INF constraints voluntarily, making the treaty irrelevant.

But the President’s frequent references to China suggests he has more on his mind.

China was not affected by INF limits and has built up a significant arsenal of INF-type missiles that allow China to challenge U.S. and allied forces in the Pacific and in South Korea.

How the President might play “the China card” with Putin is unclear. The U.S. shares Russia’s concerns about a rising China and may be looking for a common approach in restraining Beijing’s ambitions. But Russia and China have their own cards to play and may prefer to align together against the U.S. I predict the INF Treaty will die and, sadly, arms control as a process might die too. At stake for both Russia and the U.S. are not only the INF limitations, but also the future of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) that comes up for renewal in 2021. While President Trump has also characterized New START as “a bad deal,” it’s renewal would retain limits that both sides have viewed as sufficient.

If New START also dies, we might begin a costly and senseless new arms race. Indeed, with Russia already invested in new missiles and U.S. manufacturers and the Pentagon eager to jump in, an arms race that no one wants seems likely.

Or will the President use his warm relationship with Putin to apply further pressure on China?

Xi Jinping does not want the U.S. and Russia to move closer together at China’s expense. Could the President’s suggest a three-way discussion about a new approach to limiting offensive weapons – one based on unilateral self-restraint and transparency – (the John Bolton approach), rather than negotiated agreements? Or is that giving the present Administration too much credit for strategic thinking? What happens in the next six months will tell us more.

Jack Segal and Karen Puschel co-chair the International Affairs Forum, which partners with the National Writer’s Series on November 15 at the City Opera House in TC to present former White House counterterrorism chief and author Richard Clarke. Jack and Karen both worked on strategic and space weapons negotiations with the USSR in the mid-1980s.

People Different From Us Halloween won’t be quite so frightening for residents of Nottinghamshire, England, now that a “killer clown” has been apprehended and sentenced to 11 weeks behind bars, plus 18 weeks that had previously been suspended, according to the BBC. Damien Hammond, 29, is a homeless and jobless man who has taken on the persona of Heath Ledger’s The Joker from “The Dark Knight Rises.” He admitted to what police called a “crime wave” of offenses, including terrorizing staff in retail stores, waving a gun-shaped cigarette lighter while standing in traffic, and striking a police officer.

He arrived at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Oct. 10 with bright green hair, and as he was led to jail, he shouted: “See what you have done. I will kill today!” adding that he would stab police officers and fellow inmates. He has also been banned from central Nottingham for three years.

Government in Action The District of Columbia’s Department of General Services fell victim to a scam in July when officials there wired almost $700,000 to a hacker posing as a city vendor. The fraudsters gained information from a vendor’s computer system, reported The Washington Post, then created a fake email address by changing just one letter, from which they requested electronic transfers from the D.C. government. David Umansky, a spokesman for the district’s chief financial officer, told the Post that since then the city’s protocols for making vendor payments have “been modified to require additional confirmation before changing bank information.” None of D.C.’s money has been recovered.

News That Sounds Like a Joke In Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, chicken owner Stephanie Morse told KNOE-TV on Oct. 18 that she is not going to be deterred from dressing up her chickens for Halloween, even in light of the warning from the Centers for Disease Control about exposure to salmonella.

More than 90 people in 29 states have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of the bacteria after coming into contact with raw chicken products. Dressing up live chickens might also cause people to be exposed to the germ. “Don’t kiss your birds or snuggle them,” the CDC warns. But Morse clucks back: “I just like to put a sweater on them to keep them warm and comfortable.”

Inexplicable The University of Kansas Cancer Center just wants its colon back. The $4,000 giant inflatable colon, used to educate the public about colon health, was stolen from the bed of a pickup truck on Oct. 19. The Kansas City Star reported it was scheduled to appear at a run/ walk event at a local park the next day. Kansas City Police are hoping the public will help find the 150-pound, 10-foot-long colon and return it to its owners.

Extreme Reaction Helen Washington, 75, of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, faces charges of seconddegree assault with a dangerous weapon after she ran out of patience on Oct. 12 with her grandson, who continued to put his teacup on her furniture even after she repeatedly asked him not to. After dumping his tea out, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported, Washington left the room, apparently to get a gun. Meanwhile, the grandson had made a new cup of tea and put it on the furniture. The argument resumed, and Washington pulled out the .38 Special, shooting her grandson in

the leg. She told officers at the scene she didn’t think she should go to jail; a judge ordered an evaluation to see if she’s competent to stand trial.

Who’s a Good Boy? You’re a Good Boy! Beagle Brigade K-9 officer Hardy probably thought he’d hit the jackpot when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents discovered an unusual item in a passenger’s luggage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport on Oct. 11. Fox5 reported that something smelled suspicious (and delicious) to Hardy, so agents opened the bag of a traveler from Ecuador to find a cooked pig’s head. “This seizure at ATL illustrates the tremendous expertise of our four-legged K-9 partners in protecting the United States,” gushed Carey Davis, CBP area port director of the Port of Atlanta. No doubt to Hardy’s distress, however, the pig’s head was removed and destroyed.

Creative Weaponry -- When Denver Broncos backup quarterback Chad Kelly wandered into a suburban house in Englewood, Colorado, early on the morning of Oct. 23, he didn’t appear to pose much of a threat, according to ESPN News. He sat down on the couch next to the female resident, who was holding her young child, and began “mumbling incoherently,” police records showed. But the man of the house, thinking quickly, shooed the 24-year-old Kelly out with nothing more than a vacuum hose. Kelly, who had been at a Halloween party with teammates, was later found sitting in his car about a block away. He was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass, but the real shame is how Kelly hosed his own career: On Oct. 24, the Broncos released him.

-- Atif Masood, 42, an employee at a Tesco supermarket in Thornton Heath in south London, is suing the store over the harassment and racial discrimination he says he suffered when a fellow employee broke wind in his face. The Sun reported Masood claims he was targeted because he is Muslim, saying the “unwanted conduct ... had the purpose or effect of violating his dignity.”

Tesco dismissed Masood’s complaints in February, saying it found no evidence of racial discrimination. Masood’s hearing will take place in 2019.

Above and Beyond Judge R.W. Buzzard got a free pass on doing his cardio on Oct. 16 after two inmates appearing in his courtroom at the Lewis County Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington, made a break for it.

The Daily Chronicle reported that Tanner D. Jacobson, 22, of Onalaska, and Kodey L. Howard, 28, of Winlock, were being escorted out of the courtroom by a deputy when they turned and ran out the public door of the chamber. Judge Buzzard stripped off his black robe and set off in hot pursuit, grabbing Howard as he followed Jacobson down the steps. Jacobson was caught a few blocks away. Both inmates were charged with felony second-degree escape.

Insert Stereotype Here Police officers in Clearwater, Florida, shared their good fortune on Oct. 16 after they recovered a stolen van filled with Krispy Kreme doughnuts, reported the Tampa Bay Times. The van was stolen almost 200 miles north of Clearwater, in Lake City, where the store manager donated the sweet cargo to the officers, who shared their treats with local homeless people. Evidently the resulting sugar coma impaired the officers’ ability to hunt down criminals, as the doughnut thief is still on the run.

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 9

The Tangled Case of Angela Schocko, the woman accused of causing Leelanau County’s first fatal opioid overdose

By Patrick Sullivan Conflicting testimony has complicated the prosecution of a woman whom authorities allege supplied the drugs in what’s believed to be Leelanau County’s first-ever opiate overdose death.

What makes the development all the more confounding is that the conflicting testimony comes from the same witness: the daughter of the accused drug dealer. While on the witness stand the daughter has both implicated her mother and exonerated her.

The wavering dynamic was on display Oct. 16 at a preliminary examination for Angela Schocko, the 48-yearold who faces up to life in prison on a charge of delivering drugs causing death.

Schocko’s daughter, 20-year-old Erin Grant, testified for the prosecution against her mother and, at one point, said her mother supplied the drugs, but at another point, said she didn’t. Grant ended her testimony by pleading the Fifth Amendment.

The drama unfolded as four generations of Schocko’s female relatives watched, seated behind her in the courtroom gallery.

Another witness, a neighbor of Schocko, testified that two days after the death, Schocko asked if she could flush what he believed was evidence of the death down his toilet. In the end, District Court Judge Michael Stepka ruled there was enough evidence for Schocko to stand trial on the charges.

No one said drug cases are supposed to be simple, said Joseph Hubbell, the county prosecutor.

“Any of these cases pose a challenge, particularly where people are given immunity or agree to testify for something else. … These are difficult cases, but when you’re dealing with the people involved in these kinds of transactions, you’re not always dealing with the most honorable, believable people,” he said. “Just because it’s challenging doesn’t mean I should shirk away from doing my job.”

A Nobody, or a Drug Kingpin?

10 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

A ‘NOBODY’ OR A KING PIN? Schocko’s defense attorney, David Becker, said Grant’s conflicting testimony, and the conflicting testimony of Grant’s co-defendant and boyfriend, 22-year-old Preston Weaver, undermine the prosecution’s case against Schocko.

“The prelim transcript, right now, is more than enough to impeach both of the witnesses against my client,” Becker said. “It’s the kind of case, ‘Were you lying then, or are you lying now? Or, were you always lying? Do you ever tell the truth?’”

Becker said his client is “a nobody” who investigators have built up to be some kind of drug kingpin. He said investigators pursued the case with “too much muscle” in reaction to the ugliness of an overdose death occurring in the picturesque county.

Becker said Grant and Preston were given an incentive to lie and pin the case on Schocko when they might, in fact, have been responsible.

“The kids weren’t told, ‘You’ve got to testify honestly to get this plea bargain,’” he said. “They were told, ‘You’ve got to go after your mother to get this plea bargain.’”

Hubbell denied that that’s what occurred, and he said Becker’s allegation isn’t worthy of a response. “That’s totally untrue,” he said. “I don’t think that comment even deserves a comment. That’s ridiculous.”

On the witness stand, Grant was unquestionably in a tough spot. She was obligated to testify against her mother while her mother, facing a life offense, watched from the defendant’s table. Hubbell said he believes that Grant told the truth when she implicated her mother and retracted only amid

the pressure of having to testify before her.

Hubbell also indicated he believes Schocko is a big-time drug dealer; he also charged her with conducting a criminal enterprise.

Grant was originally charged with delivery causing death in connection with the Nov. 22 death of 31-year-old Kevin Yannett of Peshawbestown, but she was able to plead guilty to a much less serious offense on the condition that she cooperate in the prosecution of her mother.

Hubbell said that despite the conflicting testimony, he’s going to go ahead and prepare for trial. He said he had no comment when asked whether he was thinking of having Grant arrested for violating her plea agreement.

LONG AND TANGLED HISTORY Kevin Yannett’s father, Donald, said he believes Grant’s testimony wavered “because she’s worried about her street cred, I would assume.”

Donald Yannett is confident that Schocko, Grant and Weaver are all responsible for his son’s overdose, a death that left behind four children, ages 4 to 12, whom he is now raising, and cut short a life that was on the turnaround. Yannett said Kevin was trying to get clean and planned to move to Pennsylvania, where he had connections to join a union and make good money as a welder.

Yannett died of an opiate overdose after consuming what has alternately been described as fentanyl-laced heroin or pure fentanyl. Yannett said he thought Grant should have gotten 10 years in prison, rather than the less than a year in jail that she served. And he said he thinks Schocko should get life.

“This isn’t her first go around with corrupt enterprises,” Yannett said.

Another complicating factor in the case is that it doesn’t involve strangers; it involves a group of people who have known each other for most of their lives.

Earlier in life, Yannett said Grant called him “uncle,” because he used to date Grant’s aunt, who he’s known since he was a teenager. Pshawbestown has always been a tight-knit community, but Yannett said he never got to know Schocko well. He said he had never wanted to. It appeared to Yannett that Schocko was defined by having a mother who had a good job and therefore didn’t need to have one herself.

“I’ve never been real close with her,” he said. “She appears to have a very careless, reckless disregard for life. She’s lived totally irresponsibly, because of a mommy with purse strings.”

The family matriarch’s job was at Harley Davidson, he said, and for years Schocko and her family lived in Wisconsin, where Weaver grew up.

“The whole crew lived in Milwaukee for years and years,” he said.

A STORY CHANGES AND THEN DISSOLVES When she pled guilty to drug charges in April in order to get out of a delivery causing death charge, Grant told the court that when she and Preston delivered drugs to Yannett, she drove and that it was Weaver who actually exchanged the drugs for $20.

She testified that both of them were acting upon instructions from her mother.

When Grant was first called Oct. 2 to testify at a prelim in her mother’s case, however, Grant’s testimony was not so straightforward. As she wavered from her plea statement, District Court Judge Michael Stepka warned Grant that she could be getting herself into trouble. Stepka adjourned the hearing for two weeks so that an attorney could be appointed to represent Grant.

The next hearing got off to a slow start as

Schocko

Grant was allowed repeated private meetings with her appointed attorney, William Burdette, and all of the attorneys in the case, including Hubble and Becker, met several times with Stepka in chambers to discuss how Grant’s testimony should proceed.

She started out, under questioning from Hubble, testifying as she had during her plea and implicating her mother. She said she and Weaver stole the drugs from her mother’s boyfriend in Benzonia, a guy with the nickname “Coach,” and then delivered them as instructed by her mother.

In questioning from Becker, Grant walked back that testimony and minimized her mother’s involvement. That led to a break in the hearing while the attorneys met in private and Grant, after a quiet encounter with her mother and other family members, stormed crying out of the courtroom.

Later, when she was back on the stand, Becker asked: “Have you been threatened in any way about your testimony today?”

“I plead the Fifth,” Grant said.

When Hubbell resumed questioning and attempted to have Grant clearly state her mother’s involvement, Grant repeated, “I plead the Fifth.” Hubbell, visibly frustrated, said he had no more questions.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOUGH LIVES Even though she is only 20 years old, Grant has already lived a tough life among a community of people who live tough lives.

Grant was addicted to methadone at birth, according to information she provided during her pre-sentence investigation. From there, she bounced around foster homes.

Between the ages of 9 and 11, she had lived in three foster homes, she said. At one, she said her foster mother choked her sister because Grant wanted to tell her mother that she loved her during a phone call.

At the sentencing hearing, she said she lost both of her stepparents a year earlier to heroin overdoses, something that caused her to use more marijuana and cocaine.

“No child should ever have to go through what Erin has,” said Tony Moses, Grant’s defense attorney, at her sentencing hearing.

Moses told Circuit Court Judge Thomas Power that the horror of what happened to Yannett changed his client. Though Grant had been remorseful all along for Yannett’s death, the time she spent in jail caused her to reassess her life.

At the hearing, Grant addressed the man she used to call “uncle” and apologized.

“Don, I’m sorry I drove, knowing drugs

were going to be delivered to your son,” she said. “I wish I could take it all back. And, I really never meant for all this to happen, and I pray every day you guys forgive me.”

Grant at one time wanted to be a special education teacher. At her sentencing, she said she’s had a lot of time to think about dashed goals.

“Before I got arrested I didn’t take life serious,” she said. “And, being in jail for five months has made me question myself, what I have accomplished in my life so far, honestly nothing, all my goals I made as a teen were not accomplished. But it’s never too late to make new goals and achieve them.”

Donald Yannett said at that hearing that the responsibility for raising his grandchildren is a huge burden. Yannett is disabled and cannot work. He lives on a fixed income. (In an interview, Yannett said other family members have been helping out.)

Yannett said he understands that sometimes people make mistakes when they are young. He said he made a lot of mistakes when he was young, though never anything that cost someone their life. But he got into trouble quite a bit, he said, so he understands the importance of paying consequences.

“It took me a long time to correct myself, and I don’t have any sympathy for anybody” who hasn’t paid their debt to society, he said at the hearing. “Go pay your dues, turn your life around, or cash in. I turned my life around. It is possible. I as well grew up with a rough childhood. I grew up in orphanages, foster homes. I didn’t make it home until I was about 13. I was treated as an adult. I acted like an adult. I fended for myself.”

State sentencing guideline called for a minimum sentence range of anywhere from seven to 23 months for Grant. Power sentenced her to one year in jail and she got credit for the 159 days she’d already served.

The case was made complicated, Power said, because it involved a minor crime that led to grave consequences.

“This is actually a classic example of a difficult case because the consequences are horrendous. And the action — there is no doubt that Ms. Grant had no idea this was going to happen, did not intend it, would never have done it if she had known,” Power said.

A COMMON BACKGROUND In addition to being in a relationship and being co-defendants in the Kevin Yannett death case, Weaver and Grant had other things in common.

Though he grew up across Lake Michigan,

Weaver also had a tough childhood. At his sentencing hearing, Weaver’s attorney, Jesse Williams, explained how Weaver’s home was raided by police when he was 13, and his mother and father ended up in prison on drug charges.

Weaver went to live with his grandmother and later attended a military academy.

Despite his unstable formative years, however, Williams said that Weaver developed a good work ethic and mostly managed to stay out of trouble.

“Mr. Weaver is unique in that he’s always worked,” Williams told Power. “He wasn’t just lying around selling drugs. He’s always worked.”

Weaver and Grant lived together with Weaver’s mother in Milwaukee for about a year before his mother asked them to leave; the couple came to northern Michigan.

That’s when, Williams said, Weaver got mixed up with Grant’s mom, and he became involved in the drug trade.

“It was a very short career for Mr. Weaver,” Williams said.

Weaver addressed the court: “I have nightmares, and it’s hard to sleep because I keep thinking about everything that happened, and it’s hard in my mind, and I wish I could take it back but there is no way that could happen.”

ONE LAST QUESTION When Donald Yannett spoke at Weaver’s hearing, he noted that Weaver and Grant should have known that what they sold his son was deadly. The drugs were from the same batch that just days earlier had led to the overdoses of two people in Peshawbestown. Those people survived only because police administered an overdose reversal drug in time.

“They knew it was dangerous. They knew it was fatal. But they still delivered it because they want a couple of extra bucks,” Yannett said. “I like money, but I don’t like it that well.”

Power questioned Williams about that point: Shouldn’t Weaver (and for that matter, Grant) have known the danger posed by the drugs they were selling when the overdoses occurred four days prior to Yannett’s death?

Williams responded that Weaver didn’t know what he was selling and was simply acting on instructions from Schocko.

“He doesn’t know what they are,” Williams said. “He wouldn’t know heroin from fentanyl.”

Williams noted how they got the drugs from the pocket of Schocko’s boyfriend’s pants at her apartment in Benzonia, and then drove to Suttons Bay, where the drugs were sold to Yannett for $20.

That amount of money for a drug deal that involved driving from Benzonia to Suttons Bay struck Power as significant.

Perhaps, Power said, they were motivated by something other than money.

“Clearly it’s not about the money,” Power said. “The mileage eats the 20 bucks.”

Weaver had a criminal record consisting of four misdemeanor convictions for theft and drunk driving. Though minor, his record made the difference in what sentencing guidelines suggested should be his fate.

Power sentenced him to two to seven years in prison.

Meanwhile, as the case against Schocko on delivery causing death charges progresses through court, Schocko will have a new court-appointed attorney.

Becker said he agreed to take on the defense as a court-appointed attorney only through the prelim; he said he’s too old to get involved in a big, complicated trial; and another attorney will be appointed to take over in circuit court as the case heads to trial.

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 11

Chef’s notes

Holiday Preview Sale

a local chef’s recipe we love, brought to you by fustini’s

Hummus has been a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine since the 13th century. The word “hummus,” in fact, means chickpea — its main ingredient — in Arabic. Though traditional hummus combines only a few ingredients — chickpeas, tahini (sesame seed butter), garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil — I love creating many different versions for different seasons and occasions. For fall, my favorite season, I wanted to create a hummus recipe that reminded me of leaves falling and turkey roasting, so I created a hummus with roasted butternut squash and Fustini’s rosemary olive oil. The flavor profile is simply delicious. It’s healthy, easy to make, and pairs well with crackers, vegetables, or pita bread — a fabulous appetizer to bring to your next gathering. I hope you enjoy it. — Chef Jack Fivecoate, Daily Blend

Let's fill the food pantry for the holidays

November 14th - 18th

15% OFF Storewide savings good at both locations

or

25% OFF with 10 or more non-perishable food items

Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus Chef Jack Fivecoate, Daily Blend

1 can (15 oz.) of chickpeas (or garbanzo beans) or 1 1/2 cups of cooked chickpeas • 1/4 cup of lemon juice • 1/3 cup of Fustini’s rosemary olive oil • 1/3 cup of tahini • 2 cloves of raw garlic • 3 cloves of roasted garlic • 2/3 cup of roasted butternut squash • Salt and pepper to taste •

130 E. Front St, TC • 231-421-8868.

126 E Front St, TC • 231.932.0510

Make Holiday Dishes Happier.

In a food processor, combine the tahini and lemon juice. Process until smooth, about 30 seconds. Scrape sides to make sure everything is incorporated together.

Add garlic and roasted butternut squash. Process until smooth, about 30 seconds Add garbanzo beans and process while drizzling the olive oil into the food processor until fully incorporated.

If you like a thinner hummus, add water until you reach desired consistency.

Salt and pepper to taste.

You can serve the hummus with a drizzle of Fustini’s rosemary olive oil and a pinch of paprika. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

SPONSORED BY:

Find recipes at Gracelandfruit.com/recipes.

12 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly TMag Holiday2.indd 1

11/7/18 10:53 AM

TRY OUR NEW LUNCH MENU AT FRESH TAKE IN TRAVERSE CITY! TRAVERSE CITY • PETOSKEY • FUSTINIS.COM

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 13

SURVIVOR

In the decades since he was one of two men who survived the horrific sinking of Carl D. Bradley 60 years ago, Frank Mays says he’s worked to keep the memory alive.

By Patrick Sullivan The Carl D. Bradley was headed to port in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on Nov. 18, 1958, to put in for the winter so that badly needed repairs to its rusty cargo hold could be completed.

The ship suddenly received orders to change course and head to its home port of Rogers City, Michigan, on Lake Huron.

Its owner, U.S. Steel, had decided that the Bradley would haul one last load of limestone that season.

It was a fateful decision. Gale force winds churned the lake as the east-bound freighter reached northern Lake Michigan. When the Bradley attempted to navigate around the Beaver Island archipelago toward the Straits of Mackinac, it was battered by 40-foot waves.

One of those waves cracked the ship in two and the boat quickly vanished into the lake.

Of the 35 people aboard, just two crewmen survived. Frank Mays and Elmer Fleming spent a freezing night on a raft before they were scooped up by a Coast Guard rescue boat the following morning, their bodies shrouded in ice.

The 639-foot self-unloader was at the time the longest vessel in the Great Lakes, but its steel hull, held together by rivets rather than welded together like more modern freighters were at the time, was desperately in need of repair. For years following the shipwreck, the families of the lost sailors believed that the Bradley wrecked because U.S. Steel had failed to maintain the boat.

The company however always maintained the Bradley sunk intact and that its demise

was an “act of God.” Fleming died in 1969, but to this day Mays wants to keep the memory of the Bradley alive. Although he lives in Florida, he returns to northern Michigan often to give presentations about his experience.

He’s got one coming up at the Rogers City Theater on the 60th anniversary of the loss.

Mays is also promoting his book, “If We Make It ‘Til Daylight,” which gives his account of surviving the wreck.

The Northern Express caught up with Mays in Florida via telephone. The interview is edited and condensed for clarity.

Northern Express: I understand you will be back in northern Michigan, in Rogers City, to give a talk on November 18, the anniversary of the sinking. What can people expect?

Frank Mays: I talk a little about [Nov. 18, 1958, the day the Carl Bradley went down], but I don’t go too deep into it because, see, everything that had happened that night I put in my book called “If We Make It ‘Til Daylight.” I called the book that because that’s what I had said on the raft that night, ‘If we make it ‘til daylight, we will be found.’

And of course, four of us started out, but two of us made it to daylight.

Express: How did that day start out for you?

Mays: It was a regular normal day, but, see, all the details are in my book, and I don’t go too deep into that, because people who buy the book before I give my talk, that kind of gives away the plot. So, until a person asks

14 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

me questions which I talk at the end, I tell them, ‘It’s in the book, see?’ So… Express: So, if you don’t want to talk about that day, what about the years that followed. I understand that there was a lot of controversy over what caused the shipwreck, and this sort of pitted you against the Carl Bradley’s owner, U.S. Steel. You said you witnessed the boat snap in two, which would be evidence that the structure failed, while U.S. Steel claimed they found it in one piece at the bottom of Lake Michigan, which would indicate that the weather caused it to go down.

Mays: U.S. Steel, they got a ship called the Submarix, and they went out in 1959 with a hard hat diver to go down and take pictures of the Bradley, because they said they found her and they’ve got pictures of her and she’s in one piece. The message was: Elmer and I didn’t know what we saw. We were out of it or something. I don’t know how they could say something like that, because I was there, and I seen it. And then my attorney requested those pictures from U.S. Steel and they came back and said, ‘Well, we don’t know where they are.’

Express: But then later you took part in a dive and saw that the Bradley was broken apart on the lake floor. That must have been some feeling, to be vindicated like that.

Mays: In 1997, I was out on an expedition and we had a remote operated vehicle to go down to the Bradley and photograph the bow and the stern, two pieces on the bottom

of Lake Michigan, 380 feet was the depth and the pieces were 120 feet apart. So, there was definite proof it was in two pieces, but it took that long to do this. There was a man by the name of Carl Vogelhiem who wrote a lot of articles for the local Rogers City paper, the Presque Isle County Advance, and he wrote this article after all these pictures were displayed, he said, ‘Now do you people believe Frank Mays and Elmer Fleming?’

U.S. Steel did a wonderful job of convincing the people that, no, it didn’t break in two, and we didn’t know what we saw.

Express: Did they embark on that disinformation campaign so that they wouldn’t have to take responsibility for the wreck?

Mays: Oh yes, definitely. They did all they could to do that. And they even had attorneys during all these hearings and Coast Guard meetings and inquiries. When I was in Cleveland in 1959, we were going through a lot of rigmarole with U.S. Steel, and I didn’t side with their attorneys. I got my own, and they indirectly fired me because of that. See, when the Bradley went down, I had no intention of ever going back sailing again. And they told me, ‘You don’t have to go back. We’re going to give you a job on shore, shuffling paper, and you don’t have to go sailing.’ Well, when I didn’t cooperate with them, they came down the last work day of December 1959, and said to me, ‘If you want to work for U.S. Steel, you have to go back on the boats.’ That was their way of getting rid of me, which was the bitter part.

Frank Mays. Photo from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.

Express: What did you do?

Mays: The sweet part was, Medusa was building this new cement plant in Charlevoix, Michigan, and I sent an application in and they hired me and I was with them from ’67.

I started with them, got a promotion while at that plant, and got another promotion and I was transferred to York, Pennsylvania.

Medusa was the best company I ever worked for and I retired from them.

Express: Was U.S. Steel ever held appropriately responsible for the Bradley wreck, in your opinion?

Mays: U.S. Steel just pushed, pushed and pushed. They knew the Bradley was in bad shape, because we were going into Manitowoc. We were done for the year for a new cargo hold to be put in, the ship restrengthened. But it didn’t happen and now it’s rusting out there.

Express: Tell me about your book, “If We Make it ‘Til Daylight.” How did that come about?

Mays: It came about by some people I knew who had what’s called Out of the Blue Productions. So, we got together and we started it. These are three school teachers down by Port Huron. They knew an English professor at Central Michigan in Mt. Pleasant who checked it, the language and everything. And then we just put it out and it sold.

Express: What did it mean to you to have your story out there in the form of a book?

Mays: It was great, because you see, U.S. Steel did a great job of killing it. My book came out … I believe it was in ’03. We went down in ’58 and U.S. Steel did a great job of killing it off, it just sort of died away and was just left dormant. It was interesting what U.S. Steel did to keep it quiet all those years. I was out of the picture then. I was out of town. I had moved away, and Elmer had passed away in ’69, so I was the only one left to tell the story.

And that’s when I got together with these people and get this book out. Which we did.

And I sell them, and I sign them, so if you’re interested, send me 20 bucks and I’ll sign it and I’ll send it to you. Go to Amazon and pay $50 for it and it’s not signed. Send me 20 bucks – it’s all you have to do – and the book is on its way to you.

Express: Do you see it as fortunate or unfortunate that Gordan Lightfoot never wrote an impossibly catchy folk song about the sinking of the Bradley?

Mays: Well, it’s unfortunate, but the song that he wrote about the Edmund Fitzgerald, the words are not true, you know? They’re made up words. It’s not a true song. The true song is the one [musician] Dan Hall wrote, it’s about Fleming and me, he recorded that and it’s on a CD.

C R Y S TA L S PA H O L I D AY O P E N H O U S E November 16 | 3-7pm Join us at Crystal Mountain’s Crystal Spa to experience minitreatments throughout the spa, mingle with spa industry experts and representatives‚ and learn makeup tips‚ tricks and techniques. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, plus one-night-only savings on Crystal Spa retail, Crystal Spa Gift Certificate specials, and more.

W IN

FR EE

SPA SE RV IC ES FO R A YE AR *

*A L L PA R T I C I PA N T S C A N E N T E R A D R AW I N G T O W I N O N E 5 0 - M I N U T E C R YS TA L S PA S E R V I C E P E R M O N T H F O R A L L O F 2 0 1 9 .

To order a copy of “If We Make it ‘Til Daylight,” send $20 to Frank Mays at 11031 Palamino Drive, Dade City, Florida, 33525.

R S V P by calling 8 8 8 . 9 6 8 . 7 6 8 6 ext. 7 2 0 0 | C R Y S TA L M O U N TA I N . C O M

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 11/7/18 20183:17• PM15

42229 Northern Express, 11/12, Crystal Spa Holiday Open House Ad R01.indd 1

COGNiTiON: Living the Science Dream

By Kristi Kates Back in 2012, Kimmee Wenkel had a dream. Only she didn’t think she’d be the one to make that dream happen. Plot twist: She was.

Say hello to the COGNiTiON Science and Discovery Center.

Wenkel, lives in Beulah with her husband, Dave, and their four kids. The family, who had moved from Traverse City, quickly realized that there was a serious lack of indoor activities in the quaint but small town.

“I had a friend who was trying to find something for her kids to do when they were getting cabin fever on a snow day,” Wenkel said. “She said, ‘Let’s all meet with our kids at Burger King in [Traverse City].’ It took 40 minutes to get my kids all dressed in winter gear and drive them into town to meet our friends … just for Burger King. I thought, we can do better than that.”

Around that same time, the Wenkels had gone to Toledo, Ohio, to visit some friends, and were taking short day trips from their friends’ house to see the local sights.

“One of those trips was going to the local science museum, which I thought sounded terrible,” Wenkel said with a laugh. “I mean, that would be fine with adults, but what are we going to do with eight kids?”

She then found out it was a hands-on museum with scientific components.

“And we all had so much fun!” she said.

“After that, I kept thinking about how great it would be to have something like that in Benzie County, but of course I didn’t think I’d be the one to do it. I did daydream about it from that point on, though, and whenever our family traveled, we sought out other kidfriendly science centers. I got really inspired by those places.”

BRICK INSPIRATION Another dream of Wenkel’s resided right in Beulah: an old building that she said she’d “set her eye on,” although for what purpose, again, she didn’t know.

“I just always loved it,” she said. “It used to be an Oldsmobile service station, a two-

story brick building with an arched metal roof, built in the ’30s. Lots of windows. It had been sitting vacant for something like ten years.”

Fast-forward several years, to when Wenkel’s mother, Laura Stanwick, called Wenkel to tell her some news.

“She said, ‘Kimmee! Your building is for sale!’” Wenkel remembered. “We went and looked at it with the realtor, and it was so inspiring inside. My mom said it would be perfect for the science center idea I’d had.”

And that’s where everything started to get complicated.

“I kind of relate my idea for the center to me standing on the edge of a canyon, just looking over it,” Wenkel said. “At that point, my mom basically pushed me off of the edge, so I grabbed her and pulled her with me!”

(Her mother is now assistant director of the science center.)

WAITING GAME Wenkel accepted a private loan from Stanwick, hoping it would be enough for a down payment on the Beulah building. But she couldn’t get traditional financing, as the science center was considered a “startup non-profit,” and it was also too new of a project for her to qualify for any grants.

“So we spent the next six months in a research and development phase,” Wenkel said By the summer of 2016, Wenkel and Stanwick launched awareness and fundraising events to drum up interest in the science center. They incorporated COGNiTiON, and then got their 501c3 status inDecember of that same year.

But the funding — and the dream building — still eluded them.

“We went to some big names that we’d heard might be able to help us fund the project, but those didn’t pan out either,” Wenkel said. “I realized we’d have to put the proof in the pudding first, before trying to get more financial support. The whole idea was still just too new.”

REFOCUSED VISION She tried to lease the old Beulah bowling

16 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

alley first, to just get the science center up and running and prove what they could do with it, but the bowling alley fell through.

They ended up renting a small retail space across from the post office in Beulah — just 800 square feet.

“It’s small, but we’ve filled it with as many hands-on exhibits as we could fit in there,” she said. “Plus live animals for more handson learning — a tortoise, python, some fish, and a hedgehog named Quillow.”

Getting started in the small space also refocused Wenkel’s vision, even though they’ve pretty much already outgrown it.

With 80 people visiting on their busiest day, and a lot of large exhibits, maintaining elbow room for all gets tricky.

“When we get busy, the crowds impede the interaction,” she explained. “You end up tiptoeing over people and not enjoying the hands-on exhibits as much, so, yeah, we already need a bigger space.”

“But it’s been heartwarming for us to grow, because we’ve grown right along with the families who visit us,” she said. “We explore and discuss and learn — and we’re still so small, you’re almost guaranteed a guided tour! We’ve seen people come in with new babies, kids come in and tell us about their first day at preschool, seasonal visitors come in and bring their extended family. It’s been great.”

BUILDING BLUES That experience lessened the sting of the next bump in COGNiTiON’s road: The old Oldsmobile station — Wenkel’s dream building, whose For Sale sign motivated her to turn her idea into reality — suddenly sold.

And then, just as suddenly, it went back on the market.

“And the price had inexplicably doubled, from $250,000 to $425,000, with no visible work having been done,” Wenkel said. “That whole time, we were busy outfitting the center, building our volunteer team, running our summer camp, getting more people to visit us … ” But she still wanted COGNiTION to occupy the building that had played such a

big part in kickstarting her dream.

“We met the owners of the building after it went back on the market and started a conversation with them to see if we could get them to take our down payment. We were hopeful we’d be able to start a contract with them,” she said.

But then, yet another twist.

“There now appears to be a deal in the works for the building with a brewery from downstate,” Wenkel said with a sigh. “There are already three places in our little village of Beulah selling alcohol, so we’re hoping that’s enough, and maybe they’ll give us a chance over the brewery. I do get that the brew scene helps the economy, but we have far less opportunities for indoor family recreation and education and fun here.”

So now, more waiting — and regrouping — for the COGNiTiON crew.

POSITIVE PEOPLE “We’re going to do a big push to try and raise more down payment funds,” Wenkel said. “We’re going to try and target some crowdfunding, as well. It would be so exciting to already have a building lined up and secured, though, as that would just make it easier to raise funds for the science center.”

“Our best assets so far in this adventure have been our small but mighty volunteer team, our devoted board of directors, and our welcoming and supportive community.

It is the growing community support that will get us to fufill our ‘Big Idea’ of a larger interactive space for our region.”

COGNiTiON Science and Discovery Center is located at 244 S. Benzie Blvd., in Benzie, discovercognition.org or (231) 383-4095. Open 10am-6pm Wednesdays–Saturdays. A gift shop with educational toys is also on-site. Cost: $4 admission pp/day, or a one-year family membership for $45.

ng issues surprised by who’s reading this right now?

expres s N O R T H E R N

NortherN express readers:

Not Talkin’ Turkey?

Have a median income above $86,500 an incredible 92 percent of express readers have purchased food, wine, or products based on an ad they saw on our pages For advertising information contact: info@northernexpress.com

www .northerne

THE B A Y B O A T S, S, W & WA IND VES xpres

NORT

HERN

MICHIG

AN’S

WEEK

LY • June

2 - Jun e 8, 201 4

Vol. 24 No. 22

s.com

Michae

l Poehlm

an Photog

raphy

Dish up something different this Thanksgiving

By Kristi Kates For traditionalists, bird is always the word at Thanksgiving. But for those hosts looking to go rogue, the ol’ Thanksgiving turkey might be a little like Aunt Louise’s green bean casserole: a wee tired and lot overdone.

That’s why we tapped Mark Wilson, the jovial owner of Traverse City’s Maxbauer Specialty Meat Market, for three fowl-free options made for pleasing your crowd later this month.

OLD-FASHIONED HAM Maxbauer’s hams usually weigh about 12 pounds and come in halves; Wilson suggests you start the process for the ham in the same way you would with the beef, by leaving it at room temperature for one hour.

“Next, you’ll want to put it flat side down in your roasting pan; leave it uncovered, and cook it for 15-20 minutes per pound. It should take between three and three-and-ahalf hours for a 12-pound half ham.”

Wilson really amps up the ham during the last phase of cooking.

“Prepare ahead a ham glaze of half brown sugar and half yellow mustard, with just enough ginger ale stirred in to make it the consistency of a thick barbecue sauce,” he said.

“Then pull the ham partway out on the oven rack, and score it across the top with a knife. Brush the entire top with the ham glaze.

That will caramelize the top, and all those flavors combined with a hint of ginger are so delicious. Preparing ham that way is what made my wife fall in love with me years ago!”

TOP TIP: Speaking of caramelizing things, caramelized pineapple is great to serve as an edible garnish on top of the ham slices, and it’s easy, too; just brown pineapple rings in a tablespoon of butter over medium heat, and set them aside until the ham’s ready.

BONE-IN STANDING RIB ROAST This cut of beef is popular and visually impressive for big meals (and when you prepare the same roast sans bone, it’s called a “Delmonico” roast.) The bone also serves as a natural roasting rack.

“I just cut the bone off, and then tie it back on,” Wilson said. “Then, when the meat’s ready, you just cut the strings and remove the meat to serve.”

To start, Wilson suggests to leave the meat at room temperature for 1-2 hours.

“After you let it sit, rub some olive oil over the roasts, and add seasonings like cracked peppercorns, kosher salt, and fresh herbs,” he said. “As Emeril says, fresh herbs make a good cook a great cook!”

Preheat the oven to 450¼F, and set the roast in, uncovered, for 10 minutes to sear the outside. Then reduce the heat to 300 without opening the oven door.

“To time it to be rare, cook the roast for 16–18 minutes per pound, to an internal temperature of 135ºF,” Wilson said. “If you want it medium rare, cook for 20–22 minutes per pound and an internal temperature of 140º–142º. Medium, 22–24 minutes per pound and cook to 150º–153º internal temperature.”

Remove the roast from the oven, let it rest for 20 minutes, slice and serve. You can apply a process similar to the above to the equally popular beef tenderloin (cooking at 425ºF for 45 minutes). Wilson said he sells 300 tenderloins every holiday season.

TOP TIP: “There’s always someone who wants their meat well done,” Wilson said.

“So keep a small pot of beef demi-glace hot on the stovetop, and you’ll be able to slice the beef thin and dip it in the demi-glace for just a couple of minutes. That will bring the meat up to done for them.”

KING CRAB LEGS King Crab Legs are fully cooked when you buy them at Maxbauer’s, making at least one step of preparation easier, as it’s already been done for you.

“I suggest you leave the crab legs in the refrigerator overnight, and then take them out and leave them on the counter for one hour,” Wilson said. “I also like to precut my crab legs, taking kitchen shears and cutting through the shell and leg on one side, so once they’re cooked the meat is easy to remove.”

Put the crab lets in a preheated oven at 425ºF for 20–30 minutes (depending on how large the crab legs are.)

“They’ll steam right in their own shell,” said Wilson. “And cooking them that way is way better than putting them in water; cooking them in the oven doesn’t take all of that good ocean flavor out. You’re essentially just warming them back up.”

If you’ve precut, the crab legs should easily pull apart once they’re cooked; just serve them up with a fork and some side dishes. Your guests will love it.

TOP TIP: Sometimes simple is best. Serve up your crab legs with melted drawn butter, made by melting butter in a small saucepan over low heat until the butter foams and solids sit to the bottom. Skim the foam off, and you’ll find the liquid butter the best complement to the fresh-cooked, flaky crab meat.

Maxbauer Specialty Meat Market is located at 407 South Union St. in Traverse City (231) 9477698, or find them online at maxbauers.com.

surprised by who’s reading this right now? expres s

NortherN express readers:

Have a median income above $86,500 an incredible 92 percent of express readers have purchased food, wine, or products based on an ad they saw on our pages For advertising information contact: info@northernexpress.com

N O R T H E R N

www.n

THE B A Y B O A T S, S, W & WA IND VES orthern

NORTHE RN

MICHIG

AN’S

expres

s.com

WEE

KLY • June

2 - Jun e

8, 2014

Vol. 24 No. 22

Michael

Poehlma

n Photogra

phy

Protecting What Matters Most Family Law • Business Law • Real Estate Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning • Landlord Law

LYNCH LAW Deborah Lynch, Esq. John P. Lynch, Esq. (231) 922-2690

804 S. Garfield Ave. Suite A Traverse City. MI 49686 lynchlawtc.com

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 17

Deciphering Fortnite

Photo by Lauren Cronan

A guide for parents of tweens … or anyone over 30

By Molly Korroch If you are the parent to a pre-teen, you know about the emotes. And Ninja. And that weird way your kid and the random kid across the soccer field seem to telepathically know the same quirky dance moves.

If the above is true, you are a parent of a Fortnite Battle Royale gamer. Your child is likely amongst the billions who are watching Fortnite videos on YouTube and Twitch.

The rest of us may require further explanation, however.

Fortnite is sweeping the world and northern Michigan right along with it. Fortnite Battle Royale is a video game that makes revenue from optional in-game purchases. You can play alone, in a duo, or with a squad.

It begins with your character being flown down over a map on a blue bus. You’re then parachuted out into the setting which includes places like “Sobby Shores” and “Tomato Town.”

The ultimate goal is to kill the 99 other players from the bus. This kind of last-man-standing game is called a “battle royale” amongst the gaming community. At its most basic level, Fortnite is a colorful cartoon version of “The Hunger Games” … sans love triangle.

“Whoever created this game is a genius,” said Traverse City mom Lisa Baker-Lorincz.

“It’s so addictive. It’s entertaining, and they can play with their friends virtually. Kids are no longer exchanging phone numbers to text, they’re swapping gaming handles.”

They can play the game together and keep in contact while using the in-game voice or text chat features.

While all three of her sons play Fortnite, Baker-Lorincz’s 13-year-old Greyson is the most dedicated.

“My mom thinks I’m addicted,” he laughed.

He plays Fortnite with his friends after school — he at his house and they at theirs – but his mom has pretty strict rules about when he can and can’t play. Homework must be done first, there is no gaming after 7pm, and no screens at all on Sundays. BakerLorincz’s kids aren’t allowed to have gaming systems in their rooms.

Greyson is adamant that his mom shouldn’t be worried about the the game.

“Yeah, it’s shooting and killing, but there isn’t any blood or anything. It isn’t super gory,” he said.

But, violence in the game isn’t her main concern. It’s the strangers paired up with her kid.

“Fatcat235 could be some guy in Russia and not Johnny from down the street,” she said.

To assure his mom, Greyson tells her that players only ever chat about the game. They’re playing to win, and not to discuss distracting personal details.

It’s easy enough to sign up. Just a few clicks on your phone, Xbox, Switch, PC — pretty much any platform with an internet connection — and you’re in the battle. If you ever want to see exactly how unimaginative you are, then try creating a unique Fortnite handle. There are millions. 78.3 million to be exact, which according to Fortnite’s creator, Epic Games, was the number of unique players in August 2018.

Players come from all over the world. The top 10 Fortnite players represent 10 different countries.

The game earned more than $300 million in revenue in May 2018 — an incredible feat, especially considering that it’s both free to play and barely a year old. To put that in perspective, Pokémon GO brought in $104 million during the same month.

“Above all else, Fortnite is popular because it’s free,” said local gamer Brandon Chewning, whose gaming handle is “MasterG.”

18 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

But you won’t catch Chewning playing Fortnite. It’s too simple, he says. In his opinion, Fortnite competitor PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or “PUBG” is a far superior product. PUBG is another Battle Royale style game, but it’s more realistic. It’s less Pixar and more “Saving Private Ryan.”

The biggest difference? You have to play a flat fee of $30 to play PUBG. It’s also much slower. There will be long periods of inactivity punctuated by short bursts of action.

The shift from YouTube compilation videos to live streaming games via Twitch is another big reason behind Fortnite’s popularity. Like in pro sports, it’s tough to get to the top, and personality is often the x-factor that transforms players into celebrities with build devout followings.

“When someone is really great, that doesn’t always mean they’re good at streaming, but if someone is charismatic, or has a story to tell or just funny to watch – those people get popular,” said Chewning.

Ninja is one such player. He’s promises to be family friendly and often shares anecdotes from his personal life with viewers. He jokes around with other top players, and has a signature look: fluorescently dyed hair (currently blue) stuck up around his head like he just woke up from a nap.

Ninja got his start in professional gaming by playing in Halo (another video game) tournaments while he was in his teens. He quickly became one of the top Halo players in the world, but his celebrity didn’t come around until he began playing Fortnite. His following of thousands multiplied into the almost 12 million Twitch followers he has today.

“A lot of people watch sports — not because they’re good at the sport, but because they enjoy watching people who are good at a sport,” said local gamer Leighton Seefluth,

whose gaming handle is “screamin ch33se.”

The pro sports world is catching up to gaming.

This past September, “ESPN the Magazine” released their latest cover. It wasn’t the typical cover. Instead of featuring a football or baseball star, they published an in-depth interview with Ninja, who is the first professional gamer to grace the cover of their magazine.

“Usually a gaming thing like this lasts three to six months and they’re over it, but this keeps snowballing,” said Lisa Baker-Lorincz. “It feels like it’s going to be forever.”

While far from an expert Fortnite player herself (“There’s gotta be a mom-fail YouTube channel out there somewhere,” she says) she’s definitely on to something. One of the most attractive aspects of the game is the constant updates rained down from developers at Epic Games. It’s also incredibly competitive.

“There’s always the idea that, ‘Hey I’ll be better than these 99 other people,” said local 15-year-old Wyatt Surprenant.

He prefers games other than Fortnite, but his friends who love it are in it for the competition and frequent updates, he said.

“There are a lot more customizations than in PUBG, and more mechanics with building,” said Surprenant.

While Fortnite is extremely popular, there are other gaming options for kids. If you want your child to use gaming as a way to encourage skills like basic math, reading, or critical thinking, then Chewning recommends introducing them to the classics like Mario Kart or LEGO games such as Harry Potter or Star Wars.

“It has a lot of traction now, but you never know what will happen in a year or so,” said Surprenant.

So, despite the continuous updates, emotes, and international following, perhaps there’s some hope for parents like Baker-Lorincz. The next craze might be just around the corner.

Origin Story

Used to be that “location, location, location” ruled a retailer’s potential for success. Lotus and Justin Wright, who recently opened Grandpa James Denim Supply on the west side of Traverse City’s downtown, are betting that fashion buyers in today’s global economy care far more about something else: “source, source, source.”

By Ross Boissoneau Justin and Lotus Wright were on a mission. They wanted to find high-quality denim and similar fashions.

When their search proved fruitless, they decided that, rather than pout or settle for something they didn’t want, they would do it themselves.

“We were looking for what we’re doing,” is how Lotus put it.

That’s how the pair became owners and proprietors of Grandpa James Denim Supply in Traverse City. The downtown store, located disconcertingly close to Peace, Love & Little Donuts and across the street from the Little Fleet, stocks a variety of high-end denim products. There are shirts from Ginew, Freenote cloth, and Naked & Famous. Bags and leather from Filson, Red Clouds, and Red Wings. Boots and shoes from Wolverine Heritage and PF Flyers (!).

And denim, lots of it: Unbranded, Naked & Famous, Freenote cloth, Left Field Nyc, Ginew, Red Cloud.

The Wrights say their goal is to make well-crafted, quality North American clothing such as jeans, jackets, hats, and shoes accessible to their customers. “I’m most excited about our Left Field jeans. It’s some of the last denim made in the U.S. All

the other denim is sourced out of Japan,” said Wright. All the companies have stories like this.

“We are the only folks in town carrying Wolverine Heritage line,” she continued.

“They are made [in the United States]. The 1000 Mile Boots are best-sellers.”

One interesting tidbit about their jeans: You don’t want to wash them too often. And however often you intend to wash them is probably too often. Wright said they can and should be worn for months — yes, months — before they are laundered. In fact, the online guide for Left Field spells it out pretty clearly: “We recommend washing your jeans every 3–4 months or sooner if they become heavily soiled. Although some people recommend waiting 6 months or longer between washings, this can significantly shorten the life of your jeans.” Well, OK. The retail clothier at 441 E. Front Street is named for Justin’s grandfather, James Matheney. A father of five and veteran, Matheney rode, raced, and crashed motorcycles his whole life. They decided that was the perfect image for the clothing store they wanted to create and curate.

While Justin hails from the Fife Lake area, Lotus is originally from northern Indiana.

They previously lived in Washington, which Lotus described as a giant outdoor

playground. While they enjoyed the lifestyle, they wanted to be closer to family and decided the Traverse City area offered a similar lifestyle, proximity to family, and opportunities for work. “I’ve lived on the ocean and in the desert. This is perfect,” Lotus said.

Wright said they like their current location, tucked in the back side of the building. Their store overlooks the Boardman River and beyond that, the waters of West Bay. Still, the two would consider expansion, but perhaps an additional location rather than a different one. “We love our space, but we’d like to expand,” she said. “We’d like to have more and offer women’s clothing.”

Wright said they search for products that not only fill a niche, look good, and wear well, but also are made by companies that take seriously their responsibly to be fair and be good stewards. “We look for a need, for what people are looking for,” she said. “Then where can we source it? What is that source, the company, the origin.”

It must be working. Though the store only opened a couple short months ago, she said they have already found positive feedback from their customers. “They appreciate good quality. We’ve gotten such a good response.

It’s all based on how we source — things that are well-made.”

Grandpa James Denim Supply is located at 441 E Front St., Suite No. 2.

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 19

nov 10

saturday

“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: 7-8pm, HERTH, Elk Rapids.

Presented by the Elk Rapids Players. 7b47b2018.brownpapertickets.com

-------------

GT SKI CLUB ANNUAL SKI SWAP: 9am4pm, TC West Middle School. Equipment to be sold can be dropped off Fri., Nov. 9 from 6:30-8pm at TC West Middle School. Equipment pick up is Sun., Nov. 11 from 12-2pm. gtskiclub.org/event/annual-ski-swap

---------------------RUN VASA! 5K, 10K & 25K: 9am, Vasa Trail Head, 4450 Bartlett Rd., Williamsburg.

Enjoy this cross-country trail that runs through the Pere Marquette State Forest of Northern Michigan. runningfitevents.redpodium. com/2018-vasa

---------------------SKI SWAP: 9am-noon, Treetops Resort, Convention Center, Gaylord. Buy, sell, trade winter gear, skis, snowboards, apparel, hockey & more. 855-854-0892.

---------------------SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS - GRIEFSHARE: 9-11am, West Side Community Church, Student Ministry Center, TC. A seminar for people facing the holidays after a loved one’s death. 231-409-2804. Free. griefshare. org/holidays/events/28137

---------------------2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: Nov. 1017: 10am-7pm. Nov. 18: 10am-3pm. Featuring 37 decorated trees in sizes from 2 feet to 9 feet with a variety of colors & themes. Opening festivities take place on Sat., Nov. 10 from 10am-3pm at Northland Plaza, Kalkaska. Visit with Santa, enjoy holiday songs with Patty Cox & more. 231-350-5114.

---------------------30TH HOLIDAY ART FAIR: 10am-4pm. Presented by the Jordan River Arts Council. New location: Mill Street Campus, 951 Mill St., East Jordan. jordanriverarts.com

---------------------5TH ANNUAL GREAT BEERD RUN: 10am, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. This 5K fun run has beer tastings from Beards Brewery, Short’s Brewing Co. & Right Brain Brewery scattered throughout the course, as well as at the start & finish lines.

The Best Beard Competition will be held at the post-race party. $40. thegreatbeerdrun.com

---------------------CHRISTMAS IN NOVEMBER CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, Williamsburg Event Center, Acme.

Presented by AC PAW. Free admission.

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10am-noon: Book Launch Party with Brianne Farley, author of “Building Books.” 12-2pm: Gary Maccchioni will sign his book “Letters From a Vietnam Vet.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------MAKE A GIFT SERIES: 10am-noon, Interlochen Public Library. Learn the basic technique of felted wool miniatures. This class for adults is free. Sign up: 231-276-6767.

---------------------STEM EXPLORATION DAY: 10am-3pm, NMC’s Aero Park Campus, Parsons-Stulen Building, TC. This event benefits the Food for Thought “Fill the Pantries: Food Drive Challenge.” Explore & play with some of the latest equipment from NMC programs including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, aviation flight simulators, welding, hybrid vehicles, 3D printer, virtual reality, & much more. There will also be presentations for ages 13+. Bring five non-perishable food/hygiene items or $5/person. nmc.edu

---------------------SHOP YOUR COMMUNITY DAY: Shop Downtown TC & 15% of your purchase will be donated to the charity of your choice.

---------------------TC CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL: 10am2pm, City Opera House, TC. A celebration of children, families, community & literacy. Featuring a sampling of books for the entire family from a variety of MI & national publishers.

Local non-profits provide kid-friendly activities & crafts. Proceeds benefit Born to Read. tcchildrensbookfestival.com

november

----------------------

10-18

THE CHILDREN’S HOUSE HOLIDAY ART MARKET: 10am-4pm, 5363 N. Long Lake Rd., TC. 929-9325. Free.

---------------------2018 FESTIVAL OF TREES: 11am-3pm, Golden-Fowler Home Furnishings, TC. Presented by Zonta Club of TC. Four local nonprofit organizations compete for your $1 votes through decorated holiday room displays & Christmas trees. zontacluboftraversecity.org/ festival-of-trees

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

---------------------CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: Nov. 4-10. Featuring unique menus & specials at participating restaurants. charlevoixmainstreet. org/restaurant-week

---------------------JAMES DAKE: 11am, Cadillac Public Library.

This education director at Grass River Natural Area speaks about the making of the “Field Guide to Northwest Michigan.” Free admission. friendsofthecadillaclibrary.com

---------------------FLAPJACK & FLANNEL FESTIVAL: 12-7pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Featuring flapjacks from Daily Blend & The Cooks House & cocktails from Iron Fish Distillery, along with craft beers.

Live music by The Whistle Stop Revue, Turbo Pup & Jack Pine. $10-$60. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------MEET THE POTTER & DEMO/SALE: Noon, Higher Art Gallery, TC. Local potter Nina Tarr will be demonstrating her practice with her potters wheel. higherartgallery.com

---------------------AARON STANDER BOOK EVENT: 1pm, Bay Books, Suttons Bay. Aaron Stander brings his latest Ray Elkins mystery, “The Center Cannot Hold,” as well as copies of the previous nine Ray Elkins books. Free. baybooksmi.com

---------------------FOR ANIMALS VEGAN POTLUCK: 1:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Bring a dish to pass & a friend. Free. foranimalstc.org

---------------------“DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR”: 2pm & 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Presented by OTP Young Company. $15 adults, $8 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------“EVERYBODY”: 2pm & 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theatre.

Presented by the Arts Academy Theatre. A contemporary take on the 15th-century morality play “Everyman.” Reserve your free tickets: 800-681-5920. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 2pm & 7pm, TC Central High School Auditorium, TC. Presented by the TC Central High School Music Department. $15-$25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE: 2pm, Church in the Hills, Bellaire. Featuring The College Singers of Kalamazoo College. Enjoy music of pop artists such as Carole King & James Taylor paired with global songs, folk music, spirituals & more in a program centered on our relationship with the earth. Free will offering.

---------------------AARON STANDER BOOK EVENT: 4pm, Leelanau Books, Leland. Aaron will sign copies of his latest Ray Elkins mystery, “The Center Cannot Hold.” Free. leelanaubooks.com

---------------------COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: amical, TC. Spanish cuisine from this New York City tapas bar with a Barcelona vibe. Chef Vidal & owner Yann display their passion & skill in every dish. amical.com/boqueria

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: Nov. 8-16.

Test your beverage IQ at the TC Ale Trail IPA Challenge, run a beer-themed 5K during the Great Beerd Run or get out your coziest flannel & be ready for the Flapjack and Flannel Festival.

These quirky events & others are all part of the nine days of craft beer during Traverse City Beer Week. traversecity.com/tcbw

20 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

Well known in recent history of classical guitar, Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla is hailed by the Washington Post as “among the most gifted guitarists on the planet.” Dylla performs in Dendrinos Chapel at Interlochen Center for the Arts on Weds., Nov. 14 at 7:30pm. Tickets: $11-$27. tickets.interlochen.org

BASEMENT ART SHOW: FIGURATIVE ART: 6pm, Studio Anatomy, TC. From photography to painting, this 8-artist exhibition will focus on the human form in different mediums & perspectives. Free. a-peeldesign.com

---------------------BACK TO THE PORCH CONCERT SERIES: 6:30pm, Charlevoix Senior Center. Join Conrad Gold, singer, guitarist & songwriter, followed by musicians from the audience participating in an open mic. Bring your instrument.

Bring a dessert snack to share. Suggested donation, $10.

---------------------243RD MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY: 7pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. A brief ceremony will be held at 7:30pm. Pre-register to get a commemorative mug for $7 or buy one at the event for $10. Your mug gives you $1 off pints the night of the event. Find on Facebook.

---------------------BAYSIDE TRAVELLERS CONTRA DANCE: 9191 S. Kasson St., Cedar. Live music by Dag Nabbit with caller Pat Reeser. There will be a basic skills workshop from 7-7:30pm & the dancing runs from 7:30-10:30pm. $11 adult, $7 student, $9 member. dancetc.com

---------------------MUSICAL NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring the Grand Traverse Show Chorus, The Vibe Quartet, Sashay Quartet, & Northern Symphonic Winds. $25/person. grandtraverseshowchorus.org

---------------------TWO COMEDIES BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. “The Actor’s Nightmare” & “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.” $17 plus fees. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------24TH ANNUAL LAMB’S RETREAT SONGWRITER CONCERT: 8pm, Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs. Featuring Johnsmith, Michael McNevin, Jo Serrapere, Jen Sygit & David Starr.

Hosted by John D. Lamb. $15. springfed.org

---------------------BOB EUBANKS “HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST GAME SHOWS”: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. $40. lrcr.com

---------------------FRESHWATER CONCERTS PRESENTS PETER ASHER & JEREMY CLYDE: 8pm, Freshwater Art Gallery, Boyne City. Enjoy songs, stories & film from The British Invasion.

231-582-2588. $35 advance. freshwaterartgallery.com

GOOD ON PAPER IMPROV: 8pm, West Bay Beach Holiday Inn Resort, TC. Free. facebook. com/GoodOnPaperImprov

---------------------GOPHERWOOD CONCERTS: BARBAROSSA BROTHERS: 8pm, Cadillac Elks Lodge.

Enjoy Michigan-bred bayou folk from this Bay City group. $7-$15. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------III VISION REUNION HIP HOP: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Enjoy Drebb & his northern MI hip hop artists. Free. redskystage.com

---------------------THE INSIDERS: TOM PETTY TRIBUTE BAND: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. Rocking the best of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers catalog, from classic hits to fan favorites. Featuring Max Lockwood, Phil Barry, Mike Lynch, Eric O’Daly, Joe Vanacker & Daine Hammerle. $20 advance; $25 door. cityoperahouse.org

nov 11

sunday

“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: 2pm, HERTH, Elk Rapids.

Presented by the Elk Rapids Players. 7b47b2018.brownpapertickets.com

---------------------2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------COMMEMORATION OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMISTICE DAY: 10:30am, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Armistice Day occurred on Nov. 11, 1918.

This was the “Great War to End All Wars.” The service will include personal reflections, music & poetry from that time. Free. uucgt.org

---------------------FREE VETERANS BRUNCH: 11:30am-1pm, NCMC, cafeteria, Iron Horse Café, Petoskey.

---------------------2018 FESTIVAL OF TREES: 12-4pm, GoldenFowler Home Furnishings, TC. Presented by Zonta Club of TC. Four local nonprofit organizations compete for your $1 votes through decorated holiday room displays & Christmas trees. zontacluboftraversecity.org/festival-of-trees

---------------------HOLIDAY COOKIE EXCHANGE: 1-3pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Free. tadl. org/cookies

---------------------“A SOLDIER’S LIFE”: 2-4pm, Area Agency on Aging, TC. This World War I program

is hosted by Le Grande Traverse Society, N.S.C.A.R. Presented by Dr. James A. Strain.

Immediately following will be a poppy wreathlaying ceremony at the World War I monument in Oakwood Cemetery to honor those veterans who served in this war. 231-645-3270.

---------------------“DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Presented by OTP Young Company. $15 adults, $8 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 2pm, TC Central High School Auditorium, TC. Presented by the TC Central High School Music Department. $15-$25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------NMC GRAND TRAVERSE CHORALE & CHAMBER SINGERS JOIN AREA CHOIRS: 3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Presenting Mozart’s “Requiem.” Tickets: 947-6698.

---------------------COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

nov 12

monday

VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE, NMC, TC: 9am: Walk of Honor from Dennos to Tanis Building flag poles, presentation of colors, taps & three-volley salute performed at 9:15am. Coffee & cake served in Tanis Lobby following. nmc.edu

---------------------2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------TC DROP-OFF SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT: From Nov. 12-19 sites in the TC area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week. samaritanspurse.org/ operation-christmas-child/drop-off-locations

---------------------THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE: 12:301:30pm, NAI, 1258 Old 27 North, Gaylord, Nov. 12-16. Donate potatoes, stuffing, canned vegetables, rolls, pie, etc. to benefit those in need. Monetary donations can be made for turkeys or hams to be picked up by the recipient at the local Save-A-Lot store. Thanksgiving baskets will be distributed to community members in need. 248-817-4106, x3297.

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------WALK FOR HEALTH & HOUSING: 5:30pm, NMC, Great Lakes Campus, TC. Two hour walk to draw awareness to food insecurity & homelessness. nmc.edu

---------------------OWLSOME TEENS: 6pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Teens & preteens create owl ornaments from slices of log. RSVP: 231-223-7700. Pizza & pop provided. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------SOUP & BREAD: 6-8pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Enjoy soup & bread donated by local chefs.

Pay whatever you can -- proceeds benefit a different local helping organization each month. thelittlefleet.com

---------------------CELTIC TRIO DAYMARK: 7pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. This international trio performs traditional Irish music infused with northern swagger. 947-9213. $20 advance, $25 door.

---------------------GT HUMANISTS PRESENT STEPHEN TUTTLE’S ELECTION REFLECTIONS: 7pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Tuttle will speak about the midterm election results.

Tuttle is a former political communications specialist who is now an award-winning columnist in the Northern Express. Free. gthumanists.org

---------------------MACKINAW AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES: 7pm, Pincrest Village, Mackinaw City. As a Master Scuba instructor, Public Safety dive instructor & Dive charter operator & owner, Joe Lavender will talk about his experiences over the past 15 years as a diver in the Straits of Mackinac & beyond. Free.

nov 13

tuesday

TC DROP-OFF SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

-------------

2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------COFFEE @ TEN: WEAVING AFTER SHERRI SMITH WITH ROBIN MULLER: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

---------------------CONNECTING WOMEN LUNCHEON: Noon, Treetops Resort, Oak Room, Gaylord. “Putting your best foot forward - how to use professional etiquette & communication to your fullest,” presented by Michele Andrews. $15 members; $20 non-members. gaylordchamber.com

---------------------THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------FREE STOP THE BLEED TRAINING: 4pm, McLaren Northern Michigan, John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey. Become trained, equipped & empowered to help in a bleeding emergency.

Register: 231-487-3165. Free.

---------------------DUAL BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Northern Lights Recreation, Harbor Springs.

With Harbor Springs & Petoskey chambers. $7 chamber members; $12 not-yet members.

Featuring a “deer camp” theme.

---------------------AAUW NOV. MEETING PROGRAM: 5:30pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. The American Association of University Women, TC Branch will meet. Enjoy a light supper & learn about Parallel 45 Theatre from Executive Director Erin Anderson-Whiting. Free. aauwtc.org

----------------------

nov 10

TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------INTRODUCING THE PRACTICE: 6pm, Ecco, TC. Hosted by Annie Clark, host & creator of “Lifelines” on Z93. For ages 21+. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------CITIZENS’ CLIMATE LOBBY MEETING: 6:30-8:30pm, Central United Methodist Church, third floor, TC. If you’re new, come at 6pm for an introduction to CCL. 231-499-6747. citizensclimatelobby.org

---------------------COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP: 6:30pm, TC East Middle School, Library. Free. tcaps.net

---------------------LAW OF ATTRACTION MEETING: 6:30-8pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, TC. Held the second Tues. of every month. RSVP. wmeetup.com/Law-of-Attraction-TC-Meetup

---------------------GOOD SAMARITAN FAMILY SERVICES MOVIE NIGHT: 7pm, Charlevoix Cinema III. Monetary donations welcome.

---------------------PETOSKEY AUDUBON PROGRAM: 7pm, Northern Lights Recreation, conference room, Harbor Springs. Elizabeth Pitzer will cover the basics of gardening with native plants. Free.

Armageddon Burger

Greek Lamb Burger Pizza

Crabby Patty

Vegetarian Portobello Black Bean Burger

Creole spiced patty, pepper jack cheese, pickled jalapeños, haystack onions, chipotle ranch mayo, shredded lettuce, sweet potato fries, bakery roll 15

Panko crusted blue crab patty, bell peppers, onions, spicy remoulade, lettuce, tomato, pub fries, brioche flax seed bun 16

Rough Morning

Gyro meat, mozzarella, feta, onions, pickled peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, cucumber yogurt sauce 15

House-made vegetarian patty, provolone cheese, pickled onions, fresh avocado, pesto, ciabatta roll 13

SUNDAY – THURSDAY NIGHTS

Seasoned ground beef, white cheddar cheese, bacon, fried onion rings, fried egg, bloody Mary mayo, lettuce, tomato, pub fries, Hawaiian bun 16

OCTOBER 22ND - NOVEMBER 21ST PRICE INCLUDES A PINT OF OUR HAND-CRAFTED BEER!

4 0 0 W E S T F R O N T S T R E E T, T R AV E R S E C I T Y

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 21

TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP: FACEBOOK BASICS FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS: 7pm, The Leland Lodge. Leland Township Library Director Mark Morton will facilitate a second technology workshop on Facebook Basics for Your Small Business. Appropriate for small business owners or group page managers. Free. lelandlibrary.org

...........................................

EVENT SCHEDULE ...........................................

GIRLS NIGHT OUT SATURDAY, NOV. 17TH THE NO. 1 LADIES NIGHT EVENT

MEGA 80S

SATURDAY, NOV. 24TH THANKSGIVING PARTY INSIDE RESERVED

BIHLMAN BROTHERS & LARRY MCCRAY

SATURDAY, NOV. 24TH THANKSGIVING PARTY INSIDE GROUND ZERO

BEASTIE BOYS TRIBUTE 90S PARTY ALSO W/ DJ SWEET N’ LOW FRIDAY, NOV. 30TH DECADE LONG THROWBACK BASH

P.O.D. AND NONPOINT

SATURDAY, DEC. 1ST ICONIC ROCK BANDS FROM THE 2000S

nov 14

wednesday

NONPROFIT EXCHANGE MONTHLY COFFEE BREAK: 8am, Otsego County Community Foundation, Gaylord. An hour dedicated to nonprofit networking.

----------------------

TC DROP-OFF SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------LEARNING FOR LONGEVITY: CARING FOR CAREGIVERS: 11am-12:30pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Hosted by the Munson Community Health Library. Featuring MaryBeth Peterson, RN, BSN. 935-9265. Free. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------“EXPRESSLY FOR ENTREPRENEURS”: 11:30am-1:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Presented by SCORE TC. This workshop will discuss the results of the Entrepreneur Index Personal Assessment, taken online prior to the workshop (a $35 value that is free to workshop participants). upnorthscore.com

---------------------INTERNATIONAL LECTURE: Noon, NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. Steven Bucci presents this lecture on the necessity of cyber security. Free. ncmich.edu

---------------------THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------BOOKS PROGRAM & DISCUSSION: 4pm, Leland Township Library. Featuring readings, discussions & interpretive questions with discussion leader Norm Wheeler. Includes writings by Sigmund Freud, Anton Chekhov, Isak Dinesen & Mary Lavin. Materials will be provided ahead of time... stop by the front desk at the Library to pick them up. Free. lelandlibrary.org

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ISLANDER & DAMNED BY DAWN

----------------------

CHASE RICE

----------------------

FRIDAY, DEC. 7TH ANOTHER GREAT COUNTRY SHOW

UNCLE KRACKER

FRIDAY, DEC. 8TH MICHIGAN’S OWN FAVORITE UNCLE

LAST BASH WEEKEND CLUB NIGHT FRIDAY 12/14

LIVE BANDS SATURDAY 12/15

COME PARTY WITH US ONE MORE TIME TICKETS AT WWW.GROUNDZEROONLINE.COM 22 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

T ‘N’ T CREATE! MAKE A GINGERBREAD HOUSE: 4pm, Interlochen Public Library. For ages 10-19. Sign up: 231-276-6767. tadl.org/ interlochen TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------“PUTTING THE HAPPY BACK INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON”: 6pm, Suttons Bay Fire Hall. Wellness Wednesday with Dr. Phil Siemer, Kathleen Wainwright, Linda Szarkowski & Dr. Heather Speaks, D.C. RSVP: 231-499-0237 or heather.k.speaks@gmail.com. Free.

---------------------WINTER SMART COMMUTE WORKSHOP: 6pm, The Little Fleet, TC. A free smart commute workshop for anyone interested in getting around town as the seasons change. A panel of experts will present on multi-modal options, including BATA bus, cross-town routes, smart commuting with kids, keeping warm on two wheels & street closures on the calendar, followed by Q & A. Free. traversetrails.org/event/ winter-smart-commute-workshop

---------------------SEA SHANTY SING-A-LONG: 7pm, Maritime Heritage Alliance, TC. Join in with your instrument or voice or just relax & enjoy the music.

Please bring maritime sheet music to share if possible. Free. maritimeheritagealliance.org

---------------------MARCIN DYLLA: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel. This Polish

guitarist is hailed by the Washington Post as “among the most gifted guitarists on the planet.” $11-$27. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Featuring “The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society.” Free; donations appreciated. facebook. com/petoskeyfilm

nov 15

thursday

TC DROP-OFF SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

-------------

2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------BENZIE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Mills Community House, Benzonia. $5/person.

---------------------LADIES NIGHT OUT: 5-9pm, Parish Hall/ Community Center, Harbor Springs. Featuring more than 40 businesses. Featuring displays, specials & more.

---------------------NORTHLAND WEAVERS & FIBERS ARTS GUILD MEETING: 5:30pm, TC Senior Center.

This meeting will include the election of officers & the display of members submissions to the Guild challenge “Vessels.” northlandweaversguild.com

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------PAGETURNERS BOOK CLUB: 6:30pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. This month’s book selection is “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah. Copies are available in the library on a first come, first served basis.

Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------CHILD ADVOCATE SHENANDOAH CHEFALO: 7pm, Glen Lake Library, Empire.

Shenandoah will share her book “Garbage Bag Suitcase,” a memoir of her childhood within the foster care system. glenlakelibrary.net

---------------------INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORUM LECTURE: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. With Richard Clarke, bestselling author & former White House advisor for counter-terrorism & security. Held in conjunction with the National Writers Series. $15; free for current students & educators. tciaf.com

---------------------INTERNATIONAL LECTURE: 7pm, NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. Presented by videographer Peter Sinclair on dark snow & climate change. Free. ncmich.edu

---------------------“VIOLET”: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Harvey Theatre. This multi-award winning musical follows a determined woman who embarks on a cross-country bus trip to have her disfiguring scar healed by a preacher. Presented by the Arts Academy Theatre Co. $20 full, $18 senior, $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE MAN FROM MARS: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. An original MashUp Rock ‘n Roll Musical featuring music from Prince & David Bowie. Presented by Berocratic Productions. $20-$25. mashuprocknrollmusical.com/the-little-prince-and-the-manfrom-mars

nov 16

friday

ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET: 3-7pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Dozens of artists participate. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

“SEVE 7-9pm Elk Ra tickets

---

TC DR CHRIS

---

LIFEL 9:45am For ag

---

2018 K Nov. 1

---

LUNC Confe Centra LaDeu Dr. La outcom & natio genera 348-66

---

THAN Nov. 1

---

LADIE town P Staffo

---

TART soon-t be clo town D Rare B Live m more.

---

TRAV Nov. 1

---

SWIN City O benefi cityop stars.o

---

“NEW High S TC Ce $15-$2

---

BLISS CERT Red S tic roo “Hipps Bonne $15 ni redsky

---

“A TIM 7:30pm Theatr ers’ th ing fiv suspe

--“VIOL ---

PETO Distric “The G ciety.” com/p

---

THE L MARS

no 17

“SEVE (See S

t he

---

oskey ring e Sobook.

“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: 7-9pm, HERTH, Elk Rapids. Presented by the Elk Rapids Players. 7b47b2018.brownpapertickets.com

----------------------

TC DROP-OFF SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------LIFELONG LEARNING CAMPUS DAY: 9:45am-2:30pm, NMC University Center, TC. For ages 50+. 995-1700. $29.

----------------------

FOR ISTMon.,

--

Sat.,

---

on.,

---

-7pm, erson.

---

l/ turing plays,

---

RTS enter. ofions nd-

---

at.,

---

Peninnsula “Born able asis.

---

E-

e Bag in the

---

ECh mer m& ional ents &

---

MC, en dark u

---

or the nning o ve her esentfull, org

---

ROM udio ash-

y prock-man-

AR-

ns of art-

2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------LUNCHEON LECTURE: NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. Featuring North Central political science professor, Dr. Scott LaDeur. Lunch at 11:30am; program at noon.

Dr. LaDeur will offer a detailed analysis of the outcomes of the major political races in MI & nationally that were decided in the Nov. 6 general election. Reservations required: 231348-6600. $12; includes lunch.

---------------------THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------LADIES OPENING NIGHT: 5-10pm, Downtown Petoskey. Enjoy shopping, Doe Camp at Stafford’s Perry Hotel & more.

---------------------TART TRAILS’ 20TH BASH: 5-9pm. The soon-to-be newly renovated Lake Ave., TC will be closed down, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority, TC Tourism & Rare Bird Brewpub for a birthday block party.

Live music, a sour beer competition, games & more. Free. traversetrails.org/event/tarts-20th

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------SWINGSHIFT AND THE STARS: 6:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Lip Sync competition benefitting eight local non-profits. Tickets: cityoperahouse.org/events swingshiftandthestars.org

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 7pm, TC Central High School Auditorium, TC. Presented by the TC Central High School Music Department. $15-$25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI-CONCERT SERIES: CROSSCUT KINGS: 7:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. A night of acoustic roots, blues & Americana when Charlie “Hipps” Witthoeft (harmonica) is joined by Jim Bonney (guitar, vocals). Tickets: $10 advance; $15 night of. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

---------------------“A TIME OF COMEDY & SUSPENSE”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. Presented by OTP’s senior readers’ theatre group, Aged to Perfection. Featuring five short humorous plays & one story of suspense. Donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------“VIOLET”: (See Thurs., Nov. 15) ---------------------PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Featuring “The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society.” Free; donations appreciated. facebook. com/petoskeyfilm

---------------------THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE MAN FROM MARS: (See Thurs., Nov. 15)

nov 17

saturday

ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET: 10am-4pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Dozens of artists participate. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

-------------

“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

BOYNE CITY’S EARLIER THAN THE BIRD HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENT: 7-11am, Downtown Boyne City. Must wear pajamas to get the best deals. Also featuring Rise and Dine at area restaurants, a Polar Express Pajama Party at the Boyne District Library & Painting in Your Pajamas at Create Community Arts Center.

---------------------INTERNATIONAL SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS DAY: 9am, New Hope Community Church, Community Center, Williamsburg.

Survivors come together for healing, connection & remembrance. afsp.org/survivor_day/ williamsburg-michigan

---------------------TC CHRISTMAS WINTERFEST CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW: 9am, Williamsburg Event Center, Acme. RSVP as “going” & be entered into the giveaway for a $50 Mastercard. Must be present to win - drawing at 2pm. Vendors not eligible to win. Free. Find on Facebook.

----------------------

TC DROP-OFF SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION CRAFT SHOW: 9am-4pm, VFW Cherryland Post 2780, TC. Contact Megan at (231) 632-3119, or M.wilkinson7989@yahoo.com.

---------------------SUTTONS BAY SATURDAY - THE HOLIDAY EDITION: Shop in Suttons Bay & retailers will donate 10% of sales in honor of you, to a cause you care about. suttonsbayarea.com/ calendar

---------------------2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------BOOK HUNTER’S SALE: 10am-4pm, Book House, behind the Manistee Library.

---------------------HELPING STUDENTS NAVIGATE A DIGITAL WORLD: 11am, GT Regional Arts Campus, TC. Presented by Dr. Rachel Flynn, associate director for the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Science at Northwestern University.

RSVP: 231-334-5800. Free. leelanau.org/news

Downtown

Petoskey

Holiday Events Ladies Opening Night

Friday, November 16 Shop for BAGS over BUCKS and SCOPE out Downtown Petoskey for your Holiday Wish List!

Stafford’’s Downtown Petoskey Holiday Parade

Saturday, November 24 Holiday spirit will be coming your way during the 2018 Stafford’s Downtown Petoskey Holiday Parade

Downtown Petoskey Holiday Open House Friday, December 7 The regions premier holiday event!

www.PetoskeyDowntown.com

---------------------AARON STANDER BOOK SIGNING: 1pm, Dog Ears Books, Northport. Aaron will sign copies of “The Center Cannot Hold,” his 10th Ray Elkins mystery. Free. aaronstander.businesscatalyst.com

---------------------AUTHOR TALK: LYNNE RAE PERKINS: 1:30pm, Elk Rapids District Library. Newbery Award winning author Lynne Rae Perkins will discuss her creative process. Free. elkrapidslibrary.org

---------------------“A TIME OF COMEDY & SUSPENSE”: 2pm & 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. Presented by OTP’s senior readers’ theatre group, Aged to Perfection. Featuring five short humorous plays & one story of suspense. Donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 2pm & 7pm, TC Central High School Auditorium, TC. Presented by the TC Central High School Music Department. $15-$25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------AUTHOR SIGNING: 2-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. Renee Carlisle will sign her book “Crossing Jordan.”

---------------------MANISTEE YOUTH CHORUS CONCERT: 2pm, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee. Local singers ages 8 to 18 sing choral music from Disney to Rossini. $5 admission; 12 & under free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN CHORALE: THE GIFT OF SONG: 3-5pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This vocal ensemble of 75 will present holiday carols. $15/$12/ free for 10 & under. greatlakescfa.org

---------------------DOWNTOWN LIGHT PARADE, SANTA’S ARRIVAL & TREE LIGHTING: 5:30-9pm, Downtown TC. Santa will arrive at 6pm to

Happy EVERY Day! Join us at the LOBBY BAR for Happy Hour every day of the week from 4 - 7pm.

Food specials. $3.50 bottled beer. $4.00 well cocktails or house wines.

Live music Friday & Saturday evenings.

Hotel Indigo Traverse City 263 W. Grandview Parkway Traverse City, MI 49684 t: 231.932.0500 Reservations: 877.8.INDIGO (846.3446) hotelindigo.com/TraverseCityMI

facebook.com/hotelindigo @hotelindigo

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 23

light the tree at the corner of Cass & E. Front Street. The parade begins at 7pm & travels along E. Front Street, Franklin to Union.

---------------------HUNTERS’ SUPPER: 5:30pm, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. 231-263-4499. $10 adults, $4 4-10 year olds & free 3 & under.

---------------------COPEMISH DANCE WITH NELSON ROAD: 7-11pm, American Legion Post 531 & Auxiliary, Copemish. 231-942-8222. $5. Find on Facebook.

---------------------NMC CHILDREN’S CHOIR HOLIDAY CONCERT: 7:30pm, Lars Hockstad Auditorium, TC. The NMC Children’s Choir will be performing TWO holiday concerts. $10 - $15. mynorthtickets.com/events/NMCCC-nov-concert-sunday

NMC CHILDREN’S CHOIR HOLIDAY CONCERT: 3pm, Lars Hockstad Auditorium, TC. The NMC Children’s Choir will be performing TWO holiday concerts. $10 - $15. mynorthtickets.com/events/NMCCC-nov-concert-sunday

---------------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN CHORALE: THE GIFT OF SONG: 3-5pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This vocal ensemble of 75 will present holiday carols. $15/$12/free for 10 & under. greatlakescfa.org

ongoing

THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE MAN FROM MARS: (See Thurs., Nov. 15)

HARVEST FOOD & SUPPLY DRIVE: Help support women & children at the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan’s (WRCNM) Safe Home who are seeking safety from domestic abuse. Donations include non-perishable foods, grocery gift cards, household goods & personal care items. Bring to the WRCNM main office at 423 Porter St. in Petoskey; Gold Mine Resale Shops in Petoskey; & WRCNM offices in Cheboygan, Gaylord & Mancelona. 231-347-1572.

AN EVENING WITH TOM RUSH ACCOMPANIED BY MATT NAKOA: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. Iconic folk musician Tom Rush offers a musical celebration. $25, $30; students, $15. cityoperahouse.org

ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE: Coldwell Banker, 633 Willow St., Bellaire. To stock local food pantries. Runs through Dec. 15. Drop off your unopened non-perishables. Open Mon. through Fri., 9am-5pm & Sat., 10am-2pm.

---------------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN CHORALE: THE GIFT OF SONG: 7:30pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This vocal ensemble of 75 will present holiday carols. $15/$12/free for 10 & under. greatlakescfa.org

---------------------------------------------------------------AUSTRALIA’S THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. $25, $35, $40. lrcr.com

---------------------HELL ON HEELS PRESENTS DYNAMIC DIVAS: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Enjoy this lip syncing, dancing & singing adventure.

Hosted by Mercedes Benz-Over. Featuring Kelly Ann Jefferies, Vajojo Visage & Rainbow Blight. $10 advance; $15 night of. redskystage.com

nov 18

sunday

ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET: 12-4pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Dozens of artists participate. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

----------------------

TC DROP-OFF SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT: (See Mon., Nov. 12)

---------------------2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------8TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY CRAFT & GIFT SHOW: 11am-5pm, Odawa Casino, Petoskey.

Accepting donations of canned goods to support The Manna Food Project. Free admission. odawacasino.com

---------------------CRANKSGIVING: Noon, Norte Wheelhouse, TC. Part bicycle ride, part food drive. You will be provided a list of food items & tasked with purchasing these items from several grocery stores in town. Expect to spend $25. You will also be challenged to commit at least one act of random kindness. elgruponorte.org/cranksgiving

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: (See Sun., Nov. 11)

---------------------PFLAG MANISTEE: 2pm. PFLAG meets the third Sun. of each month at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 410 Second St., Manistee.

PFLAG supports LGBTQ people & their families, works to educate the community & advocates for LGBT issues. Join them as they plan their outreach to local faith communities with a panel of story-sharing. pflagmanistee.org

---------------------FIREWORKS FESTIVAL: 3pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Presented by the Traverse Symphony Orchestra with Lonnie Klein, guest conductor. $25.50$61.50. traversesymphony.org/concert/ fireworks

------------------------------------------9TH ANNUAL WARM-UP WITH TEAM BOB’S COAT DRIVE: New & gently used winter apparel of all sizes will be accepted to be donated to The Father Fred Foundation for families in need. Located at the future home of Team Bob’s Heating Cooling Plumbing, which is on the corner of S. Airport Rd. & Park St., TC. Donations can also be dropped off at the current Team Bob’s office, 2282 Cass Rd., TC, between the hours of 7:30am-4:30pm, Mon.Fri. teambobs.com

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EXHIBIT: Higher Art Gallery, TC. Featuring over 32 artists from all over the region & world celebrating the Mexican cultural holiday known as Day of the Dead.

Runs through Nov. 23. higherartgallery.com

---------------------LANDSCAPES INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION: Runs through Nov. 23 at Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Featuring the work of Linda Beeman, Carolyn Damstra, Susana Green, Jane Kramer, Thomas Tomasek, Lynn Uhlmann & Catherine VanVoorhis. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4:30pm; Sat., 10am-4pm; & Sun., 124pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

----------------------

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - “WOVEN TOGETHER: THE FIBER WORK OF SHERRI SMITH”: Sherri’s exhibition features work from her most recent series, “Astronomy,” which investigates science & mathematics. Runs through Nov. 17.

- “WOVEN TOGETHER: BEYOND THE INFLUENCE OF SHERRI SMITH”: An exhibit of works created by a selection of 14 artists who completed their MFA degrees under Sherri Smith at the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. Runs through Nov. 17.

- “TESTAMENTS: CTAC FACULTY SHOW”: Atrium Gallery. Includes the work of 13 CTAC instructors. Runs through Dec. 1. A reception will be held on Thurs., Nov. 29 from 5:30-7pm. crookedtree.org

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - DELBERT MICHEL: A RETROSPECTIVE: A retrospective exhibit of artist Delbert Michel’s 60-year career. Runs through Nov. 27.

- TRAVERSE AREA CAMERA CLUB EXHIBITION: Runs through Nov. 27. A reception will be held on Sat., Nov. 17 from 2-4pm. crookedtree.org

GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - THE CREATIVE CROWD: Join local artists working on their own projects & enjoying the company of others. Every Thurs. from 11:30am-2:30pm. Bring your own project, supplies & lunch, if desired.

- HOLIDAY ART MARKET: Runs through Dec. 22. Hours: 11am-3pm, Tuesday through Friday; & 12-2pm on Saturday. Closed Sunday & Monday. Free. gaylordarts.org

---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - HOMAGE: INSPIRED BY OUTSTANDING CANADIAN WOMEN: Runs through Jan. 20.

This exhibition features 40 framed neckpieces created as a celebration & tribute to Canadian women, past & present by jewelry artist Donald Stuart.

- PANGNIRTUNG WEAVINGS FROM THE DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER’S COLLECTION: Runs through Jan. 20. Featuring weavings from the Inuit art collection, by the artists of the Pangnirtung Weaving Cooperative.

- VISIONS OF AMERICAN LIFE: PAINTINGS FROM THE MANOOGIAN COLLECTION, 1850-1950: Runs through Jan. 20. From the Detroit Institute of Arts, this exhibition features 40 works by late-19th & early-20th century artists capturing American life, culture & identity in that time. Hours: 10am-5pm, Mon.-Sat.; 1-5pm, Sun,; & 10am-8pm, Thurs.

- THE ART OF: THE OTHER TRAVERSE CITY: Local photographer Alan Newton will focus his lens on the opioid crisis affecting the TC region & beyond. Featuring about 11 portraits of people who are addicts in recovery, emergency responders, judges, families who have lost children, & others, along with their written stories based on interviews conducted

by Newton. Runs through Dec. 30. Open daily, 10am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------FREE PLAY WRITING COMPETITION: City Opera House, TC invites regional high school students to submit an original one-act play 9-12 pages with 4 characters or less - to the 8th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The deadline is Fri., Dec. 14. Finalists are paired with national theater mentors, win $100 & see their play performed on the City Opera House stage. cityoperahouse.org/ypf

----------------------

Introducing our Patient of the Month, Lily Woodgate of Charlevoix.

Congratulations on your new smile!

RUN SABADOS: Run on the Civic Center Park track every Sat. at 9am until Preserve Hickory/Mt. Holiday opens. Meet at the Norte Wheelhouse, TC. elgruponorte.org

---------------------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

---------------------THREADS FIBER ARTS GROUP: Mondays, 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Bring your own needlework project & work among friends. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

art

“IT’S PERSONAL” GROUP SHOW: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. Featuring figurative work, from canvas to clay by Shanny Brooke & five other artists. Runs through Nov. Hours: 10am-5pm, Tues.-Sat. twistedfishgallery.com

---------------------“JUST GREAT ART”: City Opera House, TC. Presented by the Plein Air Painters of Northwest MI. Runs through Jan. 2; Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm. cityoperahouse.org

---------------------“NATURE’S PALETTE”: Runs through Dec. 1 at The Botanic Garden, Visitor Center at Historic Barns Park, TC. Featuring paintings of 12 local artists, who often paint together plein air. thebotanicgarden.org

24 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

www.schulzortho.com TRAVERSE CITY

231-929-3200 • 4952 Skyview Ct.

CHARLEVOIX

231-237-0955 • 106 E. Garfield Ave.

PETOSKEY NATIVE STEVENS TEAMS UP WITH GALLANT He might be a Brooklyn, NY kinda guy now, but indie-rock multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Sufjan Stevens has roots in Petoskey, even though he departed for bigger locales to kick-start his music career. Currently, Stevens has teamed up with Grammy-nominated musician Gallant to release a brand new tune called “TOOGOODTOBETRUE,” an ambient number that features vocals underscored by humming, ukulele and synths; the collaboration is the fourth single release from Gallant this year, with the collective singles serving as an intro to his upcoming second album, This Does Not Fit, which is expected to be release late this year …

Crash Test Dummies – the band you might remember from their one-hit-wonder ‘90s tune “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” are celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band by getting the entire original lineup of musicians back and dragging out their old originals and tour setlists. The band will be making three stops in and near our area, including shows in St. Paul, Minnesota at the Fitzgerald Theater on November 23; at the Old Town School of Folk in Chicago on November 24; and at Pontiac, Michigan’s Crofoot Ballroom on November 25 …

MODERN

Sufjan Stevens

ROCK

BY KRISTI KATES

Florence and the Machine have just debuted two new single tracks that were recorded at RAK Studios in London earlier this year. The band’s High as Hope single, “Hunger,” was simplified with a more spare arrangement; and their cover of Tori Amos’ song “Cornflake Girl” took the opposite approach, adding more funk and soul and removing some of the dated sounds of the original; both tracks can be currently listened to on Spotify …

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s brand new album of “instrumental outtakes,” IC01 Hanoi, is out now on Jagjaguwar Records, with an unusual process behind the album itself. While the band were recording their last album, they ended up stuck in Hanoi, Vietnam, and soon found their way to Phu Sa Studios, where they recorded a set of impromptu ambiant avant-garde indie fusion jazz that they quickly decided was good enough to release; having now moved on from Vietnam, they’ll be continuing their world tour through the close of 2018 …

LINK OF THE WEEK Red Bull Radio just broadcast an in-depth special podcast explaining the link between Detroit and Berlin as “techno music cousins”; check out the full broadcast of this interesting topic and theory at redbullradio.com …

THE BUZZ The triple threat music of Streetlight Manifesto, Sycamore Smith, and Mephiskapheles will be taking over The Majestic Theater in midtown Detroit on November 16 …

A new album (Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound) featuring music from the Alabama soul scene will feature covers by Aloe Blacc, Chris Stapleton, Alison Krauss, and Detroiter Kid Rock, who takes on Clarence Carter’s oldschool tune “Snatching It Back” …

Ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsay

Quit Cold Turkey

Buckingham will be playing a solo show at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on November 17 …

Rapper Big Sean has been scouting locations in Detroit to build a $20 million movie complex with 10 auditoriums, including one that would seat up to 1,000 people … 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.

DOWNTOWN

TRAVERSE CITY

People who smoke have increased risk of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and other cancers. In fact, smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and affects all aspects of your health.

Each year, the American Cancer Society designates a day in November for smokers to break from tobacco for the day – and ideally forever.

On Friday, Nov. 16, the Cowell Family Cancer Center is offering free turkey sandwiches to anyone who wants to quit smoking cold turkey.

Stop by the Center between 11 am - 1 pm to get your turkey sandwich and learn about our upcoming classes and other resources to help you quit. New classes begin Jan. 7.

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY 1:30 • 4:30 • 7:30 PM MONDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY 12:30 • 3:15 • 6 • 8:45 PM

•••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTERNR

WEDNESDAY 10:30 AM - (Some of the) Best Movies You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard Of - 25¢ Classic Matinee

MANDYNR

FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS - $3 or 2 for $5 - Tribute to Nic Cage DOWNTOWN

IN CLINCH PARK

Don’t wait any longer. Make the decision to quit now.

Visit munsonhealthcare.org/freedom-from-smoking to learn more.

SUN & WED 1 • 3:30 • 6 • 8:30 PM MONDAY 2 • 4:30 • 7 PM TUE & THU 1:30 • 4 • 6:30 • 9 PM 231-947-4800

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 25

Taste What’s

Possible

Unique, delicious gifts.

Perfect for personal or corporate giving.

Order online or visit one of our Michigan locations.

Come visit our extensive tasting room Fresh extra-virgin olive oils

FOURSCORE by kristi kates

Bad Moves – Tell No One – DG

Washington, D.C. outfit Bad Moves puts plenty of secrets into this power-pop outing – their debut full-length – and one that well shows off the interplay between the bandmates. By turns just punky enough to stay in the cool underground, yet radio-friendly enough that one of these tracks could just catch on, the setlist cranks through energetic singles like opener “Change Your Mind” with its vigorously chanting vocal refrain, and the ‘80s TV sitcom theme song feeling of “Cool Generator.”

Aged balsamic vinegars Gourmet items for the pantry Cooking classes that inspire

Elbow – The Best Of – Polydor

Join our Frequent Buyer Club &your 12th bottle is FREE!

“Best of” is something of a misnomer for this Brit-rock band, who have likely not even really hit their best yet – and certainly not in the U.S., where they’ve not had any real hits. It’s a darned shame that they still haven’t broken stateside, and you’ll hear why if you give this set a listen. “Grounds for Divorce” pummels with direct sketches of life at the pub; tracks like “Magnificent (She Says)” and even the solitary cover (The Beatles’ “Golden Slumbers”) all quiver with Guy Garvey’s emotional vocals and the band’s sharp energy.

Stop into the store to sign up!

TRAVERSE CITY • PETOSKEY • ANN ARBOR • HOLLAND

FUSTINIS.COM

Join us for

Thanksgiving

Brunch NOVEMBER 22nd 12PM - 4PM Visit our website for a chance to win tickets for 4!

$29.95 for adults ages $14.95 for children 5 - 12 Live Music with “Jeff Haas Trio” from 12PM - 3:30PM Reservations recommended : (231) 947-3700 westbaybeachresorttraversecity.com

26 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were – Republic

Recorded in Devon, England with producer-slashdrummer Chris Bond leading the way, this is essentially sophomore proving ground for Howard after his successful debut set, Every Kingdom; that pressure is probably why it took him so long (three years) to follow up. This renewed version of the set is a great look back at the skills that have propelled Howard’s growth: his ability to blend storytelling with tunecraft on such tracks as “Small Things” and the affecting title track.

Capital Cities – Solarize – Capitol Records

If you’re looking for great, speedy hooks, Capital Cities is a top place to go, and for good reason – bandmates Sebu Simonian and Ryan Merchant actually started their collaboration writing commercial jingles together, so they know how to turn around a melody in record time. Centering this set around an outer space theme, they utilize quirky spoken word samples (“Gatekeeper Julie”), guest performers (Rick Ross on “Girl Friday”) and appropriately spacey instrumentation (“Space;” “Venus and River.”)

The reel

by meg weichman

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS mid90s

M

Another classic story falls victim to the Disney CGI machine. Yes, Disney has taken a holiday tradition – going to the theater to see Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and thereby exposing children to classical music and ballet – and stripped it of nearly all of its cultural significance. It turns The Nutcracker into another watered-down, female empowerment-infused tale that almost makes this year’s similar Disney adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time look like a triumph.

Yet, I can totally see why this got the studio’s green light. It’s the chance to have another holiday goldmine (it’s said major American ballet companies generate 40 percent of their revenues from Nutcracker performances) and it’s a film to be replayed and relicensed every Christmas.

But then you realize there might be a reason why this took so long to get a big screen rendition. Like that E.T.A. Hoffman’s original story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” is super weird and rather dark, and this is mitigated when told in a wordless ballet with pretty costumes and dancing and whatnot.

So yeah, the filmmaking team’s work was cut out for them, but they didn’t exactly rise to the challenge. They’ve concocted a complete nonsensical story where the only through line to the source material seems to be the names of the characters. Worse, there’s entirely not enough ballet or of Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music.

The complicated, confusing,and dull tale starts off well enough. We’re in jolly olde London in its Victorian heyday, which is an intoxicatingly beautiful sight, oozing with lush velvets and brocades and glittering with old-school splendor.

Clara (Mackenzie Foy, Interstellar) is a mechanically inclined “clever girl” (I’m not quoting Jurassic Park; literally everyone in the movie calls her a “clever girl”), yet another STEM-interested heroine that seems to be all the rage these days and which makes her characterization all the less believable. While Clara lives a life of utmost privilege, Disney is up to their old tricks of killing off parents, and Clara is struggling with the recent death of her mother. She doesn’t feel much like attending fancy parties, though her borderline creepy father (Matthew Macfayden) insists she must continue doing what’s expected.

Enter Christmas Eve. Her father gives the family gifts that their mother left for them.

Clara receives a mechanical egg without the key needed to open it. With the egg is a note reading “Everything you need is inside,” and I bet you can guess in the end this message should not have been interpreted so literally.

At this point it’s all kind of charming and earnest in its didactic old-fashionedness.

id90s marks Oscar-nominated actor and comedian Jonah Hill’s directorial debut. And while his love letter to the skateboarding scene of the – you guessed it – mid 90s, has a level or craftsmanship and competency you would expect from such a Hollywood pedigree, it also has a few too many first-time filmmaker clichés. From shooting on 16mm stock and the film’s trendy Academy aspect ratio to the long takes and an overly curated soundtrack, the auteurist touches run amok. So is this the birth of an important voice in the cinema? While it’s a start, I’m not so easily convinced.

Mid90s centers on a boy named Stevie (Sunny Suljic) who falls in with a group of older and cooler skaters. Directionless, but also deliberate and fabricated, not much happens in between the film’s attempts at profundity. It’s mostly barb-trading boys (they use some pretty choice language, FYI) hanging out and occasionally picking up their boards. Still, for as little story as there is, it’s pretty standard coming-of-age territory. These are kids with troubled home lives and from backgrounds anything but privileged, and it feels as though Hill is romanticizing them with the film’s nostalgic focus. From the Teenage Mutant Turtle bedsheets to the Ren & Stimpy t-shirts, this is a millennial’s chance to get all wistful. And in aiming for so much authenticity, it’s comes off as a masturbatory. In spite of faithfully capturing the period and culture, it’s still nothing but a poseur.

The family heads to the estate of Clara’s godfather, Drosselmeyer (Morgan Freeman) for a party, which is a rare kind of magical opulence, making you dread going the garish and gaudy CGI land all the more. Clara visits Drosselmeyer’s workshop which is a world of mechanical wonders. While he isn’t able to pick the egg’s lock, his Christmas gift leads her to another world where the key is waiting.

When she enters this fantastical land, it’s a total Oz or Narnia moment. The key seems to be just within her reach when a mouse snatches it away. While chasing the mouse she meets Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a Nutcracker captain wearing gold lip liner (the best part of the film) who informs her she is the daughter of the queen of this land, making her a princess.

Phillip takes her to a castle where she meets three of the four regents of the four realms that make up this world. There’s the Land of Sweets (led by a cotton-candy coifed sugar plum fairy played

by Keira Knightley), the Land of Flowers, and the Land of Snowflakes. They are at war with the Land of Amusements, after its regent, Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren, channeling an actually great ballet film, The Red Shoes), rebelled.

Finally some actual ballet comes in, as it’s employed to explain all this craziness. It doesn’t make things very clear but is an exceedingly lovely interlude. Misty Copeland, the first black woman to reach the role of principal dancer at the American Ballet Company, absolutely dazzles.

This sequence as well as the hip-hop infused ballet that happens over the credits gives you a wistful taste of what might have been.

Instead of more ballet, we get boring action, unfunny comedic relief and acid-trip visuals. It’s as mechanical as the toys in it. The characters are in a constant state of world-building that never builds to anything satisfying. If you’re triggered by clowns or mice, this is not the film for you. We’ve got unnerving French clowns by the dozens and mice by the thousands. Truly nightmarish.

With so little room for the imagination and a complete lack of perspective, it feels like The Nutcracker and the Four Realms was directed by no one, or rather it was just spawned by Disney’s CGI extravaganza formula. As it turns out, the film was actually directed by two people, which in effect explains some of the mess. You’ve got the great humanist Lasse Hallström (Chocolat), perhaps hired to do the emotional lifting, splitting credit with Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III) of the VHX world, and they are in no way a seamless fit.

So while House of Mouse may be king, Disney was no match for the Mouse King.

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

the old man and the gun

T

he Old Man and the Gun, or the film that Robert Redford claims will be his final screen performance: While it would be impossible for one film to truly put a defining cap on a career as remarkable as his, this affectionate, thoughtful, and lovely little film comes pretty darn close. Based on a true story, this breezy and laid-back treasure is about Forrest Tucker (Redford), a kindly gentleman bank robber, who has escaped prison 16 times and now finds himself in the twilight of his life.

Unlike Dillinger or Jesse James, he’s a bank robber who might never have loaded his gun; his weapon is his charm. Redford is the devilish rascal perfect for the part, and when Forrest isn’t robbing banks, he’s wooing a beguiling Sissy Spacek, who plays a widowed ranch owner. When Redford and Spacek are together, the film is perhaps at its best. More of a character study than anything, this is a heist movie driven not by trumped up tension and suspense, but by the adventure of life and its inescapable tick of time: who we are, who we were, who we might have been.

And it all comes full circle with a supremely satisfying ending that takes on a bit of Hollywood magic that could only come from Redford himself, all he’s done, and all he represents: the Hollywood outlaw who refused to be only the matinee idol they wanted him to, and wears that trademark smile on his face until the bittersweet end.

first man

I

n their remarkable new film First Man, Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of La La Land, and La La Land star, Ryan Gosling, here as Neil Armstrong, give us a incredibly grounded look into the man we all know of and yet really know nothing about.

Part character study, part domestic drama, it’s incredibly intimate (the POV is limited largely to Neil’s) in scope for a story about something that’s really as epic as it can get. Incredibly immersive and with impressionist imagery, this a profoundly feeling work that while largely chronological doesn’t follow a simple trajectory or a typical hero’s arc. Covering events from 1961 to 1969, we vividly experience Armstrong’s path to becoming the first man to walk on the moon, from his early days in the Gemini and then Apollo programs, to the tragedies that defined his life along the way.

Offering a change in perspective is what Armstrong cites as what he believes is the benefit of space exploration. And First Man is an entirely new way of seeing this monumental moment of our history that has come to stand for so much for both our country and humanity. And as much as you may want to be comforted by the warm feelings of this great human achievement, Chazelle eschews this easy nostalgic treatment. This is not a rah-rah, feelgood escape to the by gone days when we dared to gaze into the heavens, though those feelings will certainly come. But the film is much more concerned with offering us a new perspective on ourselves, our place in this world, and through that it gives us a glimpse of something else we’ve lost sight of: hope.

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 27

nitelife

NOVember 10-18 edited by jamie kauffold

Send Nitelife to: events@traverseticker.com

Emmet & Cheboygan CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 11/10 – For the Love of Hip-Hop w/ DJs Franck & Clarkafterdark 11/16 -- Annex Karaoke, 10

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska

ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 11/10 -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9 11/16 -- The Duges, 7-9 GT DISTILLERY, TC 11/17 – Randy Reszka Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 KILKENNY'S, TC 11/10 – 2 Bays DJ 11/16 -- Risque Tue -- Levi Britton, 8 Wed -- The Pocket, 8 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 11/12 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 11/16 -- Chamomile & Honey, 6-8 PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC BEACON LOUNGE: Thurs,Fri,Sat — Tom Kaufmann, 8:30

SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN, TC 11/12 -- Celtic Trio - Daymark, 7

11/16 -- Matthew Mansfield, 8 11/17 -- Blair Miller, 8

STREETERS, GROUND ZERO, TC 11/17 -- Girls Night Out, The Show, 8

THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 11/10 -- Broom Closet Boys, 8 11/12 -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8 Tue -- TC Celtic - Traditional Irish Music, 6:30-9 Wed -- Jazz Jam, 6-10 11/17 -- Blushing Monk, 8

STUDIO ANATOMY, TC 11/17 -- Oro, The Droogs, Drive The Night That Elevates A Monochrome Moon, 8 TC WHISKEY CO. 11/15 -- Chris Smith, 6-8 11/18 -- Drew Hale, 4-6 THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7 THE HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Roundup Radio Show Open Mic Night, 8 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 11/10 -- Flapjack & Flannel Festival w/ Live Music, 12-4 Wed -- Tiki Night w/ DJ, 3 11/16 -- Live Music in the Yurt: A Farmer Foot Drum Event w/ Gerry Hundt, Eric Dane Jaqua & Pete Farmer, 6:30-10

RARE BIRD BREWPUB, TC 11/12 -- Matthew Mansfield, 8-10:30 RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY, TC 11/18 -- 78 Sunday, 2 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9

THE PARLOR, TC 11/10 -- Joe Wilson, 8 11/14 -- Wink, 7:30 11/15 -- Chris Smith, 8

UNION STREET STATION, TC 11/10 -- Kung Fu Rodeo, 10 11/11,11/18 -- Karaoke, 10 11/12 -- Jukebox, 10 11/13 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic w/ Matt McCalpin, 8 11/14 -- DJ JLAR, 10 11/15 -- DJ Fasel, 10 11/16 -- Happy Hour w/ Blue Footed Booby, then The Lucas Paul Band, 5 11/17 -- The Lucas Paul Band, 10 WEST BAY BEACH HOLIDAY INN RESORT, TC 11/10 -- Good on Paper Improv, 8 11/10,11/17 -- DJ Motaz @ View, 10 11/15 -- Jeff Haas Trio & Laurie Sears w/ NMC Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 6-8:30

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

SNOWBELT BREWING CO., GAYLORD 11/16 -- Jakey Thomas, 7-10

KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music LEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke w/ DJ Micheal Williford, 10

SIDE DOOR SALOON, PETOSKEY Sat. – Karaoke, 8 THE GRILLE AT BAY HARBOR Nightly Music

Leelanau & Benzie DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. — Karaoke, 10-2 LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 11/13 -- Jameson Brothers, 6:309:30 LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN 11/10 -- David Lee Murphy , 8

LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Fri & Sat -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 11/10 -- B-Side Growlers, 6-9 11/15 -- Open Mic, 6 11/16 -- The Lofteez, 6-9 11/17 -- Ted Alan & Ron Getz, 6-9 VILLA MARINE, FRANKFORT Tue -- Open Mic, 8-11

STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 11/10 -- The Real Ingredients, 8-10 11/17 -- Barbarossa Brothers, 8-10 11/18 -- Storm the Mic - Hosted

by Blake Elliott, 6-9 THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA Thu -- Open Mic Night, 8-11 THE PLATTE RIVER INN, HONOR 11/16 -- Blake Elliott, 7

Antrim & Charlevoix ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 11/10 -- Trent, 8-11 11/17 -- Bigfoot Buffalo, 8-11 RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 11/13 -- Jakey Thomas, 6-9

SHORT’S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 11/10 – The Go Rounds, 8:30-11 11/16 – 3 Hearted, 8:30-11 11/17 – Serita’s Black Rose – Duo, 8:30-11

TORCH LAKE CAFÉ, CENTRAL LAKE 1st & 3rd Mon. of mo. – Trivia Tues. – Bob Webb, 6-9 Weds. – Dominic & Lee Thurs. – Open mic Fri. & Sat. – Live bands Sun. – Pine River Jazz, 2-5

Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 11/10 -- Bob Eubanks "Hollywood's Greatest Game Shows,” 8

11/17 -- Australia's Thunder From Down Under, 8 NON-SMOKING LOUNGE: 11/10 -- Cheryl Wolfram, 5-8

Send us your free live music listings to events@traverseticker.com Mon - Ladies Night - $1 off drinks & $5 martinis with Jukebox Tues - $2 well drinks & shots

8:9:30 TC Comedy Collective then: Open Mic w/Matt McCalpin Wed - Get it in the can for $1 w/DJ JLAR Thurs - $1 off all drinks & $2 Coors Lt. pints

with DJ Fasel

Fri Nov 16 - Buckets of Beer starting at $8 (2-8pm)

Happy Hour: Blue Footed Booby then: The Lucas Paul Band Sat Nov 17-The Lucas Paul Band

Sun Nov 18 - KARAOKE (10PM-2AM) 941-1930 downtown TC check us out at unionstreetstationtc.net

28 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

THURSDAY

Trivia nite • 7-9pm

FRIDAY FISH FRY

All you can eat perch $10.99

HAPPY HOUR:

FOR ALL Sporting Events!

Daily 4-7 Friday 4-9 Sunday All Day

231-941-2276 121 S. Union St. • TC. www.dillingerspubtc.com

231-922-7742 121 S. Union St. • TC. www.dillingerspubtc.com

FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS

the ADViCE GOddESS Best Man For The Sob

Q

: I’m a 28-year-old guy with an amazing girlfriend. She gets upset and sometimes cries, and I never know how to soothe her.

I’m afraid to say the wrong thing, so I don’t say anything at all. Of course, she then gets more upset, thinking I don’t care. But I do care, and I want her to know.

— Tongue-Tied

A

: When things get emotionally fraught in a relationship, it’s tempting to wish for a simpler existence — like being a dog so all that’s expected of you is 1. Don’t pee on the rug.

2. Sit still while the girlfriend dresses you up as a bee.

In fact, if you’re like a lot of men, a female partner’s tears are liquid kryptonite, causing you to pretty much lose consciousness while appearing to be totally awake and ambulatory.

Women may not entirely get this — or the extent of it — because of some sex differences in emotion processing.

Generally speaking, putting it in collegiate terms, the female mind majors in psychology; the male mind majors in physics — though individual male and female minds vary, of course. Research by psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen finds that women tend to be the “empathizers” of the species, driven (from childhood on) to identify others’ “emotions and thoughts, and to respond to these with an appropriate emotion.” Men, on the other hand, tend to be “systematizers” —driven to understand the inner workings of the blender.

The good news is, there’s a secret — even for the most emotionally inarticulate man — for comforting an upset woman: You don’t have to be Shakespeare; just don’t go all shutupspeare.

For example, last week, when I was bummed about something — to the point of tears — I was on the phone with my boyfriend, and he said the sweetest thing: “I’m bad at this” (meaning knowing what to say) “but I want to help you feel better.”

This made me feel loved — and better. Also, it was kind of sexy. (Showing vulnerability, contrary to what many believe, is a sign not of weakness but of strength — suggesting you have enough social and emotional capital not to act all superhero all the time.)

As an emergency measure — if even the words about not having the right words fail you -- you can communicate your desire to comfort her with a hug, hair stroking, and other loving gestures.

BY Amy Alkon

Again, just be sure to make some kind of effort to soothe her (lest she add feeling emotionally abandoned by her boyfriend to her boohoo list).

Ideally, when your girlfriend suddenly wants to try some new positions, they aren’t things like standing on the base of the fireplace as she’s screaming at you to say something already.

“Jonesin” Crosswords

Denial Of Cervix

Q

: My husband’s parents asked to be in the delivery room while I’m giving birth, and he said yes — without asking me. Now he doesn’t want to tell them otherwise, which is weird because he isn’t usually lacking in assertiveness. I get along fine with my in-laws, but I don’t want them in there with me.

--Horrified Mom-To-Be

A

: There are those men who understand what it’s like to give birth — those who’ve passed a kidney stone the size of a decorative lawn boulder out a slim fleshy tube normally meant for urine.

You are not doing a one-woman show in the delivery room; you are the lead character in a medical procedure — one that can involve pooping while pushing, horror movie-esque blood spatter, and impressive strings of screamed profanity (interspersed with tender maternal utterances like “GET THIS DEMONSPAWN OUT OF ME!”).

Sociologist Erving Goffman pointed out that we all engage in constant “impression management,” editing our behavior to control how others see us. (Choosing how much of our selves to make public is a big part of this.)

Goffman explains that losing control — not being able to present our desired image — is deeply disturbing to us, leading to feelings of shame and compensatory strategies to clean up the damage. (Never looking your father-in-law in the eye again sound good to you?)

You say your husband generally isn’t lacking in assertiveness. Chances are, in the wake of his saying yes instead of “Gotta check with my wife,” he would feel bad about going back on it. (Maybe part of his impression management is coming off as a man of his word.) But back on his word he must go, because it’s your choice whether you make your private parts public parts. Not surprisingly, you feel you put your best foot forward with your feet in shoes under the dinner table -- not in stirrups while the in-laws go sightseeing with the iPhone up the, um, Grand Canyon: “Look, Ralph...there’s a little fist coming out! Quick! Get a shot for our Instagram!”

"Ride Share"-- an inconvenient place to park. by Matt Jones ACROSS

1 Backtalk 5 Order on an order 9 Lion in the Narnia books 14 Feel certain 15 Barely grilled 16 Link’s “Good Mythical Morning” partner 17 Star of the BBC’s “Luther” 19 Shaw of the Big Band Era 20 Reconfigure a hard drive 21 Royal ball 23 Beliefs, for short 24 Morsel at the bottom of a fast-food bag 25 Citrus-flavored dessert (with something parked in the middle) 28 Portrayer of Ned on “Game of Thrones” 29 Word after bad or Dad 30 Quiz option 33 Chicken giant 36 Controversial agribusiness letters 39 Place for avians to thrive (with something parked in the middle) 43 Tack on 44 “Stargate Universe” actress Levesque (OK, fine ... the mom from “Family Ties”) 45 No longer fooled by 46 Show starter?

48 Over again 51 “Darlin’” classic kids’ song (with something parked in the middle) 55 Biol. or anat.

58 “___ in every garage” 59 Conservational prefix 60 Rowan Atkinson character (or a clue for 28-Across) 62 Carl who hosted the original “Cosmos” 64 Modern urban vehicles whose brand names have been parked in the middle of the three theme entries 66 Supreme Court Justice Kagan 67 Internet explorer?

68 Part of 61-Down 69 Element tested for in home inspections 70 One-named Sao Paulo-born athlete 71 Japanese buckwheat noodle

DOWN

1 Flat-bottomed rowboat 2 Conjunctions seen with a slash 3 Word inevitably used in a stereotypical Canadian impersonation 4 Do the butterfly 5 Franklin with the 1982 album “Jump to It” 6 Jimmy Kimmel’s cousin who makes frequent appearances on his show 7 “Day” observed the last Friday in April 8 Bubble tea tapioca ball 9 “Altar” constellation 10 Piercing cry 11 Tutorial opener, maybe 12 “One Day at ___” 13 Big bomb trial, briefly 18 Business letter encl.

22 Actress Phillips 26 Blog post 27 ___ Lisa 28 “Hold on a ___!”

30 Gp. before the gate 31 Totally cool 32 In one piece 34 What a QB tries to gain 35 Great buy 37 Got together with 38 He-bear, to Hernando 40 Croupier’s collection 41 “What ___ About You” (mid-2000s WB sitcom) 42 Sudoku grid line 47 Monsieur de Bergerac 49 “I give!”

50 100 cents, in Cyprus 51 It fires electrodes 52 Florida city home to John Travolta 53 Freeze, as a windshield 54 Western law enforcement group 55 “___ evil ... “ 56 Native Trinidadian, maybe 57 Prefix for gram or Pot 61 Heat measurements, for short 63 Photog Goldin 65 Disney collectible

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 29

Black Diamond Broadcasting believes in providing marketing solutions by

aSTRO

lOGY

NOV 12- NOV 18

BY ROB BREZSNY

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The U.S. is the world’s top exporter of

food. In second place is the Netherlands, which has 0.4 percent as much land as the U.S. How do Dutch farmers accomplish this miraculous feat?

In part because of their massive greenhouses, which occupy vast areas of non-urbanized space. Another key factor is their unprecedented productivity, which dovetails with a commitment to maximum sustainability. For instance, they produce 20 tons of potatoes per acre, compared with the global average of nine. And they do it using less water and pesticides. In my long-term outlook for you Scorpios, I see you as having a metaphorical similarity to Dutch farmers.

During the next 12 months, you have the potential to make huge impacts with your focused and efficient efforts.

AQUARIUS (Jan.solutions 20-Feb. 18): “Miracles by Black Diamond Broadcasting believes in providing marketing whereupon he struck out three batters in a row—ensuring no come to those who risk defeat in seeking them,”

utilizing the traditional broadcasting of our elite radio stations,

balls were hit to the spots vacated by his teammates. Paige’s Mark Helprin. “They come to those Black Diamond Broadcasting believeswrites in author providing marketing solutions by of his wide variety of tricky success came in part because

who have exhausted themselves completely in Black Diamond Broadcasting believes in providing pitches, described by author Buck O’Neil as “the bat-dodger, a struggle to accomplish the impossible.” Those the two-hump blooper, the four-day creeper, the dipsy-do, the descriptions could fit you well in the coming weeks, but with utilizing theBroadcasting traditional broadcasting of our elite by radio stations, Black Diamond believes in providing marketing solutions marketing solutions by utilizing thethe traditional Little Tom, the Long Tom, the bee ball, the wobbly ball, the utilizing traditional broadcasting of our elite radio stations, one caveat.

You’ll have no need to take on the melodramatic, ves in providing marketing solutions by hurry-up ball and the nothin’ ball.” I bring this to your attention, almost desperate mood Helprin seems to imply is essential. Just Cancerian, because now is an excellent time for you to amp up of our elite radioinstations, Blackbroadcasting Diamond Broadcasting believes providing marketing solutions by the opposite, in fact. Yes, risk defeat and be willing to exhaust

utilizing the traditional broadcasting of our elite radio stations,

yourself in the struggle to accomplish the impossible; but do so in a spirit of exuberance, motivated by the urge to play.

ng of utilizing our elite stations, the radio traditional broadcasting of our elite radio stations,

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Never invoke

the gods unless you really want them to appear,” warned author G. K. Chesterton. “It annoys them very much.” My teachers have offered me related advice. Don’t ask the gods to intervene, they say, until you have done all you can through your own efforts.

Furthermore, don’t ask the gods for help unless you are prepared to accept Black Diamond Broadcasting believes in providing marketing solutions by their help if it’s different from what you thought it should be. I bring these considerations to your attention, Pisces, because you currently meet all these requirements. So I say go right ahead and seek the gods’ input and assistance. utilizing the traditional broadcasting of our elite radio stations,

ond Broadcasting believes in providing marketing solutions by

traditional broadcasting of our elite radio stations, and integrating digital and social media platforms,

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Everyone tells a story

about themselves inside their own head,” writes fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss. “Always. All the time. We build ourselves out of that story.” So what’s your story, Leo? The imminent future will be an excellent time to get clear about the dramatic narrative you weave. Be especially alert for demoralizing elements in your tale that may not in fact be true, and that therefore you should purge. I think you’ll be able to draw on extra willpower and creative flair if you make an effort to reframe the story you tell yourself so that it’s more accurate and uplifting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In describing

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Interior designer

www.michiganforhire.org

and integrating digital and social media platforms,

and integrating digital and social and mediaintegrating platforms, streaming audio on line, and incorporating creative promotions digitaland and

your charisma and use all your tricky pitches.

Dorothy Draper said she wished there were a single word that meant “exciting, frightfully important, irreplaceable, deeply satisfying, basic, and thrilling, all at once.” I wonder if such a word exists in the Chamicuro language spoken by a few Peruvians or the Sarsi tongue spoken by the Tsuu T’ina tribe in Alberta, Canada. In any case, I’m pleased to report that for the next few weeks, many of you Aries people will embody and express that rich blend of qualities. I have coined a new word to capture it: tremblissimo.

social media platforms,

events. Black Diamond Broadcasting radio stations present Major Market www.michiganforhire.org

On-Air Talent and programming, along with world class technology. There

and integrating digital and social media platforms, media platforms, is a difference, and on theline, reason Black Diamond Radio stations deliver streaming audio andwhy incorporating creative promotions and

a man she fell in love with, author Elizabeth Gilbert wrote that he was both “catnip and kryptonite to me.” If you’ve spent time around cats, you understand that catnip can be irresistible to them. As for kryptonite: it’s the one substance that weakens the fictional superhero Superman. Is there anything in your life that resembles Gilbert’s paramour? A place or situation or activity or person that’s both catnip and kryptonite? I suspect you now have more ability than usual to neutralize its obsessive and debilitating effects on you.

That could empower you to make a good decision about the relationship you’ll have with it in the future.

www.michiganforhire.org

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I had to learn very early not to limit myself due to others’ limited astrological intuition,www.michiganforhire.org you’re entering a phase imaginations,” testifies Libran astronaut Mae when you will derive special benefit from these results throughout Central and Northern Michigan. events.

Black Diamond Broadcasting radio stations Major Market streaming audio on line, and incorporating creative present promotions and Jemison. She adds, “I have learned these days five observations by poet and filmmaker Jean never to limit anyone else due to my own limited Cocteau. 1. “There are truths that you can only say and integrating digital and social media platforms, On-Air andDiamond programming, alongmedia with world classpresent technology. events.

Black radio stations MajorThere Market imagination.” Are those projects on your radar, Libra? after having won the right to say them.” 2. “True realism consists andTalent integrating digitalBroadcasting and social platforms, I hope so. You now have extra power to resist being shrunk or in revealing the surprising things that habit keeps covered and hobbled by others’ images of you. You also have extra power to is On-Air a difference, reason whyalong Blackwith Diamond stations deliver prevents us from seeing.” 3. “What the public criticizes in you, Talent and and the programming, worldRadio class technology.

There help your friends and loved ones grow and thrive as you expand www.michiganforhire.org cultivate. It is you.” 4. “You should always talk well about yourself! your images of them.

The word spreads around, and in the end, no one remembers results throughout Central and Northern Michigan. is a difference, and the reason why Black Diamond Radio stations deliverwhere it started.” 5. “We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.” www.michiganforhire.org results throughout Central and Northern Michigan.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The world is like a dropped pie most of the time,” writes author Elizabeth Gilbert. “Don’t kill GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Adolescence streaming audio on line, and incorporating creative promotions and yourself trying to put it back together. Just grab used to be defined as a phase that lasted from a fork and eat some of it off the floor. Then carry ages 13 to 19. But scientists writing in the on.” From what I can tell about the state of your life, streaming online, and incorporating creative events.

Black audio Diamond Broadcasting radio stations present Major Market journal The Lancet say that in modern culture, Sagittarius, the metaphorical pie has indeed fallen onto the the current span is from ages 10 to 24.

Puberty www.michiganforhire.org metaphorical floor. But it hasn’t been there so long that it has promotions and events. Black Diamond Broading radio On-Air Talent and programming, along with world class technology.

There comes earlier now, in part because of shifts in eating spoiled. And the floor is fairly clean, so the pie won’t make you habits and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. At the sick if you eat it. My advice is to sit down on the floor and eat as present Major Market On-Air Talent Radio and stations deliver same time, people hold onto their youth longer because they wait much as you want. Then carry on. is stations a difference, and the reason why Black Diamond a while before diving into events associated with the initiation into adulthood, like getting married, finishing education, and programming, along with world class technology. results throughout Central and Northern Michigan. having children. Even if you’re well past 24, Gemini, I suggest you revisit and reignite your juvenile stage in the coming weeks.

There is a difference, and the reason why Black You need to reconnect with your wild innocence. You’ll benefit CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Novelist from immersing yourself in memories of coming of age. Be 17 Anita Desai writes, “Isn’t it strange how life won’t Diamond Radio stations deliver results throughout or 18 again, but this time armed with all you have learned since. flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then Central and Northern Michigan. to let it jump forward in a kind of flood?” I bring this CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian to your attention, Capricorn, because I suspect that the locks she refers to will soon open for you. Events may not exactly flow like baseball pitcher Satchel Paige had a colorful 514 Munson Ave., Traverse City, MI 49686 a flood, but I’m guessing they will at least surge and billow and career characterized by creative showmanship. gush. That could turn out to be nerve-racking and strenuous, or On some occasions, he commanded his infielders (231) 922-4981 else fun and interesting. Which way it goes will depend on your to sit down and loll on the grass behind him, receptivity to transformation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to my

streaming audio on line, and incorporating creative promotions and

events. Black Diamond Broadcasting radio stations present Major Market www.michiganforhire.org

ing digital and social media platforms, On-Air Talent and programming, along with world class technology. There

porating creative promotions and

a difference, and the reason whypromotions Black Diamond Radio stations deliver streaming audio on line,isand incorporating creative and

ing radio stations present Major Market

results throughout Central and Northern Michigan.

events. Black Diamond Broadcasting radio stations present Major Market

ong with world class technology. There

On-Air TalentRadio and programming, y Black Diamond stations deliver along with world class technology. There

udio on line, and incorporating creative promotions and

is a difference, and the reason why Black Diamond Radio stations deliver rthern Michigan.

ck Diamond Broadcasting radio stations present Major Market

results throughout and Northern Michigan. t and programming, alongCentral with world class technology.

There

ce, and the reason why Black Diamond Radio stations deliver

ughout Central and Northern Michigan.

30 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

NORTHERN EXPRESS

CLASSIFIEDS

EMPLOYMENT

UNIFORM SECURITY OFFICER @ NMC Looking for a part-time position with a flexible work schedule? DK Security is currently hiring Security Officers to work on-campus at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, MI! This customer service oriented role will have you interacting with students, professors, and guests while walking through the beautiful NMC campus. Call 616-512-5813.

JETS PIZZA HIRING flexible scheduling, competitive wages, apply within! Garfield, Chums Corner TBACU IS HIRING! Join us & help us live out our mission! Now accepting applications for Teller & Call Center positions. Duties include providing excellent service, helping members, and promoting the credit union. Desired applicants will have a positive attitude, strong communication skills & work ethic, and be comfortable with technology. Free insurance, PTO, 401k, & more! https://workforcenow.adp.com/jobs/apply/ posting.html?client=tbacu1955&ccId=19000101_ 000001&type=MP&lang=en_US SMALL OFFICE HIRING full time Medical Assistant Adaptable, smart, reliable individual wanted for busy practice. Must be comfortable with phones & tracking multiple tasks. Will train the right person. Knowledge of eCW helpful. http://www.draustin.com/now-hiring DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT, Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan Reporting to the Executive Director, leads all advancement activities including identification, cultivation, solicitation & stewardship of major gift prospects, annual & planned giving efforts, and donors to achieve fundraising goals & support organizational goals. Responsible for designing and implementing strategies to broaden &

strengthen Goodwill’s development, outreach, and community relations activities, representing the message, vision, and mission of Goodwill Northern MI. Apply online or email resume allisonc@goodwillnmi.org.

248-648-9741

REAL ESTATE

BIOINDIVIDUAL & FUNCTIONAL Nutritionist Specialty Lab & Food Sensitivity Testing Avoid prescription meds & find the cause with my Healing from Within Program www.nourishholisticnutrition. com Lake Ann 248 891 5215

10 ACRES Silverado Estates, 5-10 acre wooded parcels with electric and cleared building sites, land contract terms, discount for cash, call Randy at Great Lakes Land Company 231-633-6449

OTHER RENTING OPPORTUNITY low rent for you trying to get back on your feet. prefer female renter. (989) 802-4804 SEWING, ALTERATIONS, Mending & Repairs.

Maple City, Maralene Roush 231-228-6248 LUXURY MASSAGE New client special 50% off any massage service including couples massage. Studios located @ Bodies In Motion West Bay. Contact Denise Kennedy LMT for appointment. 941-232-2265 TELESCOPIC IN-GROUND Pool Enclosure Purchased for $31,000 from Aqua Shield for a 16X40’ pool...now $17,000. (231) 342-1891 OUTCALL MASSAGE TO YOU. RelaxRejuvenate. Serving all of northern Michigan.

Call Stephen at 231-439-5099 PIANO LESSONS Piano lessons available for all ages, styles and levels. Elk Rapids,Mich.

DAN’S AFFORDABLE HAULING Best rates in town! Hauling junk, debris, yard, misc. Anything goes! For a free estimate, call (231)620-1370

BMI POLE BUILDINGS “Your Barn, Your Way, Your Price” Call 989-916-8668 McLaren.brad@ gmail.com COLD, COUGH, FLU have you down want relief come see us at urban oasis salt spa You having respiratory issues and looking for relief try dry salt therapy at URBAN OASIS SALT SPA. Call 231 938-6020 or for appointment. Bring in add and get 50% OFF a session.

GALLYS - WOW! 3 for $10 sale rack - womens resale shop in traverse city’s work center building - 710 centre street just off woodmere ave - call 855-style-85 for info. mention this ad & receive 50% off 1 item. hours 11-7 tues-friday & 11-5 saturday SELLING FOUR 16” snow/ice tires,used one season, $50.00 each in TC. 313-401-4484.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! From power washing to meticulous painting, interior and exterior, it might be time to get your home ready for holiday guests. Experienced painter, power washer and carpenter with attention to detail has openings left for the months of November and December. Execllent, local references, prompt and reliable and affordable quality.

Call Don at 231-492-3630

PRIVATE CAR AND DRIVER Available in Traverse City/ Northern Michigan. Prompt, reliable and experienced. References available.

Call Don 231-492-3630 SPEND WINTERS in South Carolina - Mild Weather - Clean Air - Low Taxes Deeded RV Lots and Cabin Land at Lake Hartwell. WWW. LAKEHARTWELLLAND.COM WANTED OLDER MOTORCYCLES Any Makes Models.Also Used ATV’s & Snowmobiles Running Or Non. 810-775-9771 HAMMOND LESLIE ORGAN Hammond Leslie Organ, a classic, perfect working condition, appraised over $7K, asking $2,900 or best offer, (231) 631-7512.

PT SEASONAL UTILITY Program Specialist Visit www.nmcaa.net for details and how to apply. Position is in Traverse City.

SEASONAL SNOW PLOW Drivers Grand Traverse County Road Commission is seeking qualified candidates for seasonal snowplow drivers. CDL-A license, good driving record, snow removal experience with heavy-duty equipment required. Must pass drug/alcohol testing. Submit cover letter, resume and application from our webpage. EEO/ADA http://www.gtcrc.org FOR LEASE Prime Retail location on W South Airport for lease 2150 sq ft $1950.00 per month NNN Inquire at 231-218-6600

Log on to submit your classified!

northernexpress.com/classifieds

Easy. Accessible. All Online.

Northern Express Weekly • november 12, 2018 • 31

e

32 • november 12, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly