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terms and values. Republican leaders must hold the president accountable for his actions.

Boomer Wingard, Houghton Lake

HIT SEND! Help for Homeless?

“I’m better than you, ha ha.” Really?

People believe that homeless people are just lazy and worthless. Well, I say let them walk in our shoes for one month, and we’ll see who’s looking down their noses.

I’m now in my late 40s, and I’m homeless after a marriage I should have stayed in, but I wasn’t thinking at the time and divorced my husband. He took everything except my clothes. I lost it all for Tent City.

I had a job but was fired after I went into the hospital and couldn’t be at work. Now I have to scratch and fight to survive. Asking for help is a joke. They either say “We can’t help you” or they hang up on you or put you on a waiting list two miles long.

My question is, how is a homeless person going to be able to rent a new condo when most of us can’t buy a simple tent for shelter?

To the government and contractors and city, county, and state, as you look around, you see new condos and apartments going up for the rich, but we don’t see low-income housing or homeless shelters being built at the same pace. So we turn to friends for help and a couch to sleep on when we can. Which, in turn, gets that person evicted from their home because of red tape and money. Where does it end and the help and humanity start?

Line 5 and the Gang of 4 “A society’s fate is in its own hands and depends substantially on its own choices” so says Jared Diamond in his prophetic book “Collapse”.

This perfectly describes the decisions of our Gang of 4 on the Grand Traverse County Commission when they prioritized oil over our fresh waters.

Decision-making depends on historic knowledge, experience, scientific analysis, and knowing that” we the people” will share the consequences.

The decision to support a foreign oil company (Enbridge) over Michigan’s fresh water is not only shortsighted, it may be catastrophic. Keeping a 66-year-old pipeline under the Straits of Mackinaw and 640 miles of other lakes, streams, farms and forests, when it has been deemed susceptible to changing currents, anchor strikes, metal fatigue, corrosion, and lack of supports is unconscionable.

Cities, farmers, and our tourism economy would feel the consequences of a spill widely. In an uncertain future marked by unpredictable weather, loss of farmland, more diseases and the depletion of fossil fuels, it makes better sense to plan ahead before the climate crisis grows unstoppable. If we don’t work together to acknowledge this, and work to mitigate it with green renewable energy, our children and grandchildren will inherit unimaginable problems on a very different planet.

Ann Rogers, Traverse City

Concerned homeless, Traverse City Reign Him In, GOP The image of the Republican party has become that of President Trump’s Twitter feed, the visceral chants he leads at rallies, and the alternative facts he has embraced.

In response, Republican leaders have either stepped down from their positions or silently towed the line. As a result, the Grand OId Party is unrecognizable.

Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan did not seek re-election during the 2018 midterm elections. In an interview given after his departure from Congress, Mr. Ryan stated, “I’m telling you, he didn’t know anything about government. I wanted to scold him all the time.” Ryan continued: “We helped him make much better decisions, which were contrary to kind of what his kneejerk reaction was. Now I think he’s making some of these knee-jerk reactions.” Former Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona also did not seek re-election in 2018. Flake stated, “there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate.”

Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina described candidate Trump as “a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.” Yet, when asked about the president’s recent racist rhetoric directed at four congresswomen of color, his response was “No, I don’t think it’s racist.” Four Republican members of the House of Representatives voted to pass a condemnation of President Trump’s rhetoric.

Two of them, Will Hurd of Texas and Susan Brooks of Indiana, have since announced they will not seek re-election. Representative Hurd is currently the only African American Republican in the House.

Democratic congressional members have commented that behind closed doors their Republican colleagues disapprove of the direction President Trump has taken the party.

Quiet disapproval is not enough. The GOP had been redefined on President Trump’s

Know the Petition Rules The people of our country have a voice that needs to be heard on many issues. One of the issues threatened today is women’s rights.

Most of us are used to fighting for rights of all and tend therefore to sign petitions, assuming that if enough signatures are gathered, the petitions will get on the ballot for our vote.

That is not always the case!

If a certain number of people sign a petition, the Michigan legislature can vote it into law by a simple majority. This law would not be available for the governor’s veto. The petition language would become law by simple majority vote of our legislature!

Today, though most people are pro women’s rights, our Michigan legislature is mostly against women’s rights and against abortion, joining the many states across the nation pushing to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Two petitions potentially streamlining through the Michigan legislature are: 1) the Michigan Heartbeat Coalition Petition, which seeks to ban abortion after six weeks gestation. 2) The Michigan Values Life Petition, which would ban the dilation and extraction procedure, the safest and most common procedure at any point in a pregnancy. If only 340,000 people in Michigan sign the petition, it can be brought before the legislature, voted on, and with a simple majority, become law. It would never go to Gov. Whitmer for veto. It becomes law by simple majority legislature vote. Be aware what petitions you sign! This is one time you may not want to sign.

Emmy Lou Cholak, Traverse City What Are You Thinking, GT County?

I am appalled and frustrated with the honorable body of government, our Grand Traverse County Commissioners.

Commissioner Brad Jewett, representing our part of the county in District Two, introduced the controversial resolution. The

idea that the commissioners entertain, then approve a resolution in support of the Line 5 tunnel is absurd.

Is this group of elected officials truly representing its constituents? The answer is no!

With the Grand Traverse County resolution of support, several other counties are proposing similar action. For our northwestern region and a state that relies heavily on tourist dollars, compromising the Great Lakes in any manner is unconscionable.

The track record of Enbridge, based in Canada, which owns and operates Line 5, is far from stellar. Remember the pollution of the Kalamazoo River? That disaster was courtesy of Enbridge. How the Line 5 pipeline has far exceeded its projected longevity is miraculous.

But sadly, a disaster is waiting to happen.

The construction of a tunnel is not the solution. The solution is to shut down and remove Line 5! Please rescind your support of the ludicrous proposal for a tunnel to protect an aging pipeline. We do not want an ecological disaster to occur in the waters of the Straits of Mackinaw. What the heck are you thinking??

Carol Parker, Traverse City Tunnel Better than Nothing I wish to take exception to several of the claims made by Barbara Stamiris in her opinion piece, “The audacity of Enbridge,” Aug. 26 issue. First, the deal for the new pipeline was negotiated in good faith by duly elected representatives of Michigan government. Ms. Stamiris claims that this deal would allow Enbridge to operate the current Line 5 pipeline 20–25 years. However, Enbridge, in negotiations with Gov. Whitmer, had committed to completing the new tunnel pipeline in five years. There is no incentive for Enbridge to operate the existing Line 5 pipeline when the new pipeline tunnel is completed.

Second, Ms. Stamiris incorrectly claims “There is nothing safe about drilling into bedrock to build a tunnel.” The proposed tunnel is 100 feet below the lake bed and addresses all of the failure modes identified with the current Line 5 pipeline (e.g., anchor strikes, corrosion, wave action, etc.). The current pipeline is isolated from the tunnel by this bedrock. If there are any science-based risks associated with the proposed tunnel, they were not identified in Ms Stamiris’s opinion piece.

Finally, approximately 55–60% of the Upper Peninsula’s propane is derived from the current Line 5 pipeline. Ms. Stamiris has faith in the governor’s U.P. Energy task force for alternatives. I support retaining that which has proven to work for our neighbors in the U.P. I share the concerns about the current Line 5 pipeline with Ms. Stamiris and others.

Enbridge, for all of its real and imagined faults, has proposed a reasonable, viable alternative to the current Line 5 pipeline. The best course of action is to expedite construction of the new pipeline so the current Line 5 pipeline can be decommissioned quickly. To purse legal challenges that delay the construction of the new pipeline offers the real possibility that the current Line 5 pipeline will be in place for many years to come.

Tim Carr, Traverse City Correction: In Amy Kerr-Hardin’s Aug. 26 guest column, we incorrectly replaced the word “they” with “The Koch brothers,” ultimately crediting the brothers with suggesting states enter cease-fire agreements on multibilliondollar corporate subsidy packages. Kerr-Hardin was actually referencing the organization Good Jobs First, not the Koch brothers. We apologize for the error and any confusion it caused. —Ed.

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Death In The Woods.........................................10 Lions Fan..................................................12 The Big Time.................................................14 Block Party.................................................16 Man Who Saved Our Woods..........................20

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62nd Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk

Winter Comedy Fest to Return

Wo r l d - c l a s s comedians are set to return to Traverse City once again when the Winter Comedy Arts Festival returns after a five-year hiatus. (Cue the sad trombones, however: There are apparently no plans to close Front Street and bring back the outdoor features of the festival, like freezing cold Ferris wheel rides.)

Michael Moore and Traverse City Film Festival officials made this announcement last week, saying that details still need to be nailed down, but they expect the festival will take place on a Thursday through Sunday in late February or early March. The festival will feature live comedy and family events at venues throughout town.

Meg Weichman of the TCFF says the revitalized Winter Comedy Arts Festival will bring “top tier talent to town, with some unique events that will celebrate a much-needed comedy respite when winter is at its bleakest.”

Take part in the 62nd Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk on Labor Day. You can choose to begin in St. Ignace at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge in the upper peninsula, or in Mackinaw City at the south end of the bridge in the lower peninsula. You may start walking any time after the governor’s party starts the walk at approximately 7am. No one will be permitted to start after 11:30am. Additional info can be found at: mackinacbridge.org/events/walk

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It’s the weekend of a classy California wedding, and tensions are high as three college friends prepare to be reunited after nearly 20 years. Kate, a wildly successful lawyer, has everything she’s ever wanted — except fertility. Ginger, the matronly mother of three, isn’t looking forward to rubbing elbows with her ex-best friend Emily, but, after the unexpected loss of a child, Emily much prefers tipple to talk anyway. And then there’s 68-year-old LuLu. Already up to her armpits in husbands, she’s convinced her current beau is having an affair. When a man suddenly turns up dead, all four femmes confess to the crime. But why? Due for release in early September, Gina LaManna’s next novel, Pretty Guilty Wome, is a carefree read with a tantalizing twist. Happy sleuthing!

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123 Speakeasy — Traverse City’s Prohibition-style gem hidden behind the Front Street “tearoom,” Teatottalers — is accessible by password only. But if you want to enter a second state of bliss, whisper this phrase to your server: “Gary’s Mac & Cheese, please.”

Part of the speakeasy’s newly expanded menu, chef Gary Bates’ comfort-food creation not only is fun and easy to eat while drinking — think: cavatappi corkscrews drenched but not dripping in cheese — but also taps the tongue with a bit of bite, thanks to a solid pop of black pepper and an ultra-light addition of habanero that works like MSG (without the MSG) to make the savory flavors dance in your mouth. Other additions we loved: The fried ravioli with what’s-in-season pesto and roasted tomatoes, Grandpa Hitch’s Hodad Kansas sandwich (a simple meat-cheese-onion-tomato sammie with a stupendous secret sauce), ~ and neat-to-eat boneless wings in jalapeno, an outstanding garlic parm, or BBQ — the latter made with Iron Fish Distillery’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Maple Syrup. Need any more motivation? You can nab a half-off drink deal at www.whatsuptraversecity.today. Find 123 Speakeasy at 123 Front St. Reservations: (231)753-8841, 123speakeasy.com.

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Tickets Going Fast for TC’s NHL Prospect Tourney

Northern Michigan hockey fans are gearing up for the 2019 edition of the NHL Prospect Tournament. The annual event returns to Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City Sept. 6–10 when another batch of the world’s best hockey prospects gather to display their skills.

Tickets are priced at $10 a day and are moving briskly, perhaps due to the fact that Detroit Red Wings “Captain” and now General Manager Steve Yzerman will be back in TC. In addition to the Wings, other NHL teams in the 16-game tourney include the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild ,and New York Rangers.

Following the prospect tourney, the Red Wings will gather at Centre Ice for their annual training camp with practices and games Sept. 13–16. Tickets for the Wings camp range from $10 to $35, with games set for 6pm Sept. 14 and noon Sept. 15. Details at www.centreice.org.

Stuff we love North Central Gets First Athletic Teams For the first time since its founding in 1958, North Central Michigan College is offering students athletic opportunities.

Beginning this fall, NCMC is starting competitive running and ski teams. The co-ed club running team is open to both competitive and non-competitive runners.

All team members will have the opportunity to participate in competitive cross-country or road races during the fall semester. The co-ed club ski team is open to 7 to 12 competitors. North Central is sponsoring a race league one evening a week at Nubs Nob Ski Area. Prior training is not necessary. For additional information, contact Rod Anderson (running) at randerson@ncmich.edu and Ashley Antonishen at aantonishen@ncmich.edu (skiing). This club approach will provide students the ability to enjoy and benefit from participation in a competitive athletic team.

Green Infrastructure Coming to Elk Rapids The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay plans to shore up green infrastructure around Elk Rapids.

Watershed received a $150,000 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation’s Sustain Our Great Lakes program for stormwater management in the village; funding will be used to retrofit a grassy area adjacent to the village marina into a bioswale and existing flower beds at a local park into rain gardens.

The goal of the project is to increase stormwater storage and infiltration capacity at various locations in the village to reduce harmful pollutant inputs to Grand Traverse Bay. “In addition to reducing pollutants typically found in stormwater such as toxins, pathogens, nutrients, and sediments, we estimate this work will reduce the amount of stormwater reaching the bay by approximately 1 million gallons a year,” said Sarah U’Ren, program director at The Watershed Center.

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David Maraniss writes about the political dysfunction in America... except his book A Good American Family, takes place in the 1950s.

It’s a chilling — yet ultimately uplifting — story of a family’s ordeal after Maraniss’s dad was blacklisted.

Maraniss will be onstage at the City Opera House Thursday, Sept. 5, with guest host John U. Bacon. A pre-show reception will be held at Brew from 6 to 7 p.m. with snacks and a cash bar.

Presented by the National Writers Series, a year-round book festival that uses net proceeds to help fund youth literacy programs.

Tickets start at $5 for students. For details, go to www.NationalWritersSeries.org.

Bottoms up Whiskey Point’s Island Amber The Island Amber, so far the bestseller of Whiskey Point Brewing Co.’s inaugural summer, is a smooth and well-balanced brew that’s refreshing on long, hot summer days and remains satisfying now that cooler, autumn air is descending upon Beaver Island, the archipelago Whiskey Point calls home.

This amber contains a mix of six malts, dominated by Munich and biscuit malts, which bring a well-rounded sweetness, while Mount Ranier hops offer a restrained bitterness in the end, giving the beer the character of something like the opposite of an IPA, says Whiskey Point head brewer Patrick McGinnity.

Now that McGinnity’s got the recipe nailed for what he said has become the brewery’s flagship beer, he’s ready for the next critical step: to come up with a cleverer name.

“We’ve tried a couple names for it,” McGinnity said. “Unfortunately, we don’t have a catchy name for it yet.”

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The Michigan Legislature is currently contemplating competing bills regarding shortterm rentals. One of them might not be such a good idea.

Supported by the real estate industry, companies like Airbnb, and private property rights advocates, the first would prohibit zoning ordinances involving short-term rentals, allow short-term rentals in any residential neighborhood, and classify them as residential, not commercial.

According to a recent USA Today article, one investment group attempted to purchase an entire neighborhood. Another is planning several 6000-square-foot McMansions able to accommodate large groups of short-term guests.

People who have lived in rental property for years and, in a few instances, decades, are being told their leases will not be renewed; property owners are jumping on the shortterm rental gravy train.

The hotel/resort industry and local governments support competing legislation that essentially keeps control of short-term rentals in the hands of local governments.

The result? Less than one-half of one percent of Sedona’s housing inventory is now available for long-term rental. A staggering 20 percent of the town’s 6,500 housing units are available for short-term rentals.

The good news is we already have an example from which we can learn. In 2016, Arizona’s legislature, not known for thoughtful deliberation,

The real estate industry, which strongly supported the Arizona legislation and supports Michigan’s similar effort, was definitely right

That’s where the comparison between Sedona and Traverse City becomes closer. Sedona is losing young people and, especially, young families. They can’t afford homes, and long-term rentals have evaporated. Those selling to investor groups move away.

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passed a bill prohibiting cities and towns from regulating short-term rentals. At all. The rentals still had to abide by state and local health and safety laws but nothing else. The legislature said it was all about private property rights, but most people called it the “Airbnb Bill.”

Now we know what happens to an area dependent on tourism when such a law is passed.

Sedona, Arizona, is not a perfect analog to Traverse City, but it’s in the ballpark. Located in Oak Creek Canyon, 116 miles north of Phoenix, the area is dominated by spectacular reddish sandstone monoliths with names like Bell Rock and Cathedral Rock. The beautiful and usually benign (there have been some very nasty flash floods) Oak Creek cascades through the region. It is sufficiently unique that it was once considered for a national park, but the patchwork of private land ownership made a coherent park impossible.

Some New Age advocates and various mystics believe Sedona’s red rocks are home to a “harmonic convergence,” a place, they claim, where the planet’s energy fields intersect.

Stores sell crystals and maps to local purported energy hotspots.

The town’s actual residents, about 10,600 of them, mostly value the area’s wonders but avoid the crystals and meditating on a giant rock. According to Livability.com, nearly 46 percent of Sedona residents make their living in management, business, science, or the arts.

Without the ability to regulate their own housing, Sedona officials could do little while investors, speculators, and developers descended on the town — all of them looking to either convert existing housing to short-term rentals or to build short-term rentals.

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about one thing: It certainly increased home values — some might even suggest at a bubble-creating pace.

Sedona has always been a pricey place, especially when it came to home prices. The median home price in 2016, before the Arizona law passed, was about $484,000. By the beginning of 2018, it was $519,000. Now it’s $562,000.

That’s where the comparison between Sedona and Traverse City becomes closer. Sedona is losing young people and, especially, young families. They can’t afford homes, and longterm rentals have evaporated. Those selling to investor groups move away.

It’s the same demographic group with some of the same struggles facing those in Traverse City. Here, we’re on the edge of a problem if we can’t retain or attract young families. Sedona was already beyond that edge before the 2016 law passed, but now it’s catastrophic. Its school system had 1,300 students in 2009; now now it has 766, has closed two elementary schools, and expects the decline to continue.

Perhaps even worse is the loss of community cohesion. One woman said she used to walk down her street and knew every neighbor on both sides. She now walks down the same street and knows no one, and next week it will be a new group of people she doesn’t know.

Sedona is a worst-case scenario but a cautionary tale Michigan legislators should take to heart. Local governments don’t need Lansing-issued handcuffs while dealing with their housing issues. And local governments should be cautious in their quest for ever more short-term guests.

Crime & Rescue POLICE ARREST IRATE MAN An 82-year-old man, upset that a highway was closed to make way for a triathlon, was arrested after he rammed a police officer with his car.

State police had closed a section of M-72 for the Aug. 25 race, and the man, Empire resident Edward Berta, had sought to cross a roadblock at the intersection of Plowman Road.

The incident happened at 10:22am as athletes competed in the bicycle portion of the Ironman 70.3 race through Leelanau County.

Police said Berta grew enraged when told he would not be allowed to cross M-72 due to heavy bike traffic; police said he yelled obscenities and refused to turn around his vehicle. When a trooper turned away from Berta’s vehicle, the man allegedly honked his horn and drove at the trooper, striking him in the back of his legs.

The alleged assault caused the trooper to stumble but did not cause an injury, police said.

Berta was arrested on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.

WEAVING DRIVER ARRESTED Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman who could barely stand up on charges of third-offense drunk driving.

A deputy was on his way to work the night shift when he spotted a pickup weaving all over South Lake Leelanau Drive. The deputy stopped the driver near Maple Valley Road and noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from inside the cab.

When the driver, a 45-year-old Texas woman, got out, she had to hold on to her truck to avoid falling down, police said. The woman was arrested for felony drunk driving.

WOMAN DIES IN PONTOON ACCIDENT A woman died after she fell from and was then struck by a pontoon boat on Lake Missaukee.

Missaukee County Sheriff’s deputies were called to West White Birch Court in Lake Township at 8pm Aug. 23 where a 68-year-old Midland woman had been pulled to the shore by another boater who had witnessed the accident.

Deputies identified the woman as Carol Bedell.

She succumbed to her injuries later at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

The pontoon boat that Bedell fell from was operated by a 61-year-old Midland man. Deputies said alcohol did not appear to be a factor.

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MAN JAILED FOR PIPE ASSAULT A man was arrested after striking another man with a metal pipe during a fight.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called at just past 9pm to South Johnny Street in Elmwood Township, where two men, ages 31 and 33, had been in a fight; the younger man had struck the older man with a pipe. The injuries were minor, but the suspect was arrested for felonious assault.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they also found a woman lying on the ground surrounded by a group of people, suffering a “medical issue.”

Elmwood Fire and Rescue were called to treat the woman.

WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH A woman died of injuries she suffered when a van swerved into the path of her pickup in Benzie County.

Sheriff’s deputies were called at 1:46pm Aug. 21 to US-31 near Moss Road. Investigators determined that a 21-year-old Traverse City man had crossed the center line and crashed into an oncoming Ford F-150 pickup.

Deputies identified the deceased woman as 64-year-old Interlochen resident Nancy Janice McKay. A passenger in McKay’s vehicle and the 21-year-old driver of the van suffered non-lifethreatening injuries.

Deputies closed the highway for two hours as they investigated.

WRONG LANE USE CASUES CRASH A United Kingdom man who apparently forgot which side of the road to drive on caused a crash in Leelanau County that injured three people.

Deputies were called at 11am Aug. 21 to East Lakeview Hills Road, near Co. Road 641, where a 56-year-old United Kingdom man driving a 2019 Dodge Charger had pulled onto Lakeview Hills from a driveway. As he crested a hill, the man realized he was on the wrong side of the road.

He swerved to the right while the driver of a 2003 GMC pickup coming the other way swerved left to avoid a collision.

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crashed into each other, causing major damage and injuries.

A 56-year-old woman in the Dodge was taken to Munson Medical Center for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries. A 33-year-old woman in the pickup was taken to Munson with serious injuries. The driver of the pickup suffered injuries but refused treatment.

The driver of the Dodge was cited for improper lane usage.

He went to his car and retrieved an unregistered Glock pistol and then fired it three times; deputies said he fired into a field but in the direction of the people he was trying to intimidate. Afterward, he took off in his car.

Deputies tracked down Loney at his house the next day, seized his loaded Glock, and arrested him.

MAN JAILED FOR FIRING SHOTS A 31-year-old Frankfort man faces charges after he fired a handgun three times in order to scare his employer in Bear Lake.

On Aug. 25, Manistee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Shane McKee Loney on three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and felony firearm.

Deputies had been called to a home near the intersection of Swanson and Nurnberger in Bear Lake the previous evening. Loney’s employer told deputies that Loney had stopped by to pick up a paycheck and became upset about the amount.

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Artists from Interlochen at Kirkbride Hall: Lindsey Anderson with Susan Snyder Opera

Nov. 2 • 7:30 p.m.

The Harmaleighs Haley Grant and Kaylee Jasperson create a blend of indie, folk, pop, and Americana.

Sept. 18 • 7:30 p.m.

Rev. Sekou & The Freedom Fighters A mix of Delta Blues, Memphis soul, and Pentecostal steel guitar.

Nov. 3 • 3 p.m.

Ailey II The next generation of dance.

Sept. 26 • 7:30 p.m.

Artists from Interlochen at Kirkbride Hall: Bill Sears, Paul Keller, and Ellen Rowe Saxophone, bass, and piano trio

Nov. 14 • 7:30 p.m.

Artists from Interlochen at Kirkbride Hall: Thomas Riccobono, Corbin Wagner, and Ken Larson Interlochen Art’s Academy brass faculty

Oct. 4 • 7:30 p.m.

Arts Academy “Collage” Interdisciplinary showcase featuring the Academy’s musicians, actors, dancers, writers, and filmmakers.

Nov. 16 • 7:30 p.m.

Kittel & Co. A string quintet that blends elements of Celtic, bluegrass, jazz, folk, and classical music.

Oct. 17 • 7:30 p.m.

Artists from Interlochen at Kirkbride Hall: Motion Picture Arts Documentaries and short films written and directed by Interlochen Arts Academy students.

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Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Book by Dennis Kelly Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin Directed by Gulshirin Dubash Arts Academy Theatre Co.

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WHO RUNS THIS TOWN ANYWAY?

If an alien came to your hometown and said, “Take me to your leader,” who would you ring up? On TV and in the movies, the mayor greets important visitors and re-opens beaches after shark attacks. In real life, fewer than one-third of U.S. cities, towns, and villages use this kind of a “strong mayor” system. In New York, you’d need to pull Mayor Bill de Blasio off the presidential campaign trail to greet your alien. In northern Michigan cities, villages, and towns, you’d take your new friend to meet the city manager.

Most of us remain blissfully unaware of how decisions are made in the places where we live. Then one day we want a sidewalk added on our child’s way to school, or we need to turn a stand-alone garage into a home for our mother-in-law. And suddenly, it matters a whole lot how our local government works.

The way local governments function also matters by law. Local governments are incorporated entities, responsible for their actions, assets, and liabilities.

Citizens and the representatives they elect come and go, but The City or The Village is on the hook for decisions made on its behalf. When a local government like The City of Flint makes decisions about things like its water infrastructure, the consequences can be profound.

Local governments in the United States come in two main varieties. The mayorcouncil form of government favored by popular culture is most often used in large cities. The people elect a mayor, who generally runs as a Republican or Democrat.

Politics are front and center, and the elected mayor works full-time and serves as the chief administrator.

Most of northern Michigan and over half of local governments in the United States use the council-manager form of government instead. In this model, the people elect council members (sometimes the word “commission” is used instead of “council”), and the council functions like a board of directors does in the private sector. And just like a board of directors, the council sets policy, oversees budgets, and hires a manager to run the organization. The mayor in this system is typically chosen by the council, although the seat may also be elected. The mayor’s role remains equal to that of fellow commissioners when it comes to counting votes. Although council-manager systems can be slow to effect change, they have the advantage of buffering the day-to-day operations away from politics.

City managers do what mayors do on TV — just without the political persona. Ideally, they bring with them years of training in public management and experience in managing complex organizations to help them effectively oversee projects, programs, and policies on behalf of the governing council. They make sure the city machine runs smoothly and that broken

things get fixed, and they ensure that the long-term needs of the organization are being addressed.

One of their most important jobs is to prepare the annual budget and present it to the council for approval. They also hire staff, negotiate on the local government’s behalf, and implement the policies set by the council by integrating them into the daily workings of the organization.

They also advise the council, and this might be the most difficult part of the city manager’s job. Most issues that come before city councils are nuts and bolts, but sometimes the council is called upon to set controversial policy. At such times, the city manager needs to carefully and judicially set the stage for a healthy discussion of the issues and possible alternatives involved.

The manager’s job in these situations is to present complete, objective, apolitical information, along with a professional opinion. The latter can at times be construed as political. If they do this job well, the council will be informed enough to engage in a healthy debate and prepared to call for a vote. A manager is best evaluated on whether the council has enough information to make an informed decision.

Diverse opinions are expected from council members, so split votes are not a sign of failure. Facts and data are rarely enough — mutual trust is also required. If trust frays or dissipates, expect road bumps ahead.

The health and viability of the incorporated entity rely on the elected body and manager functioning as a team. Elected officials are the representative voices of the citizens who provide oversight and due diligence.

The manager balances the needs of all city departments and meets myriad legal and budgetary requirements as they address the objectives of an ever-changing elected body.

This Nov. 5, northern Michigan residents will elect fellow citizens to serve as our policy-making representatives. As we review our ballot options this fall, it’s important to remember that we aren’t electing administrators. We are electing neighbors whose jobs as elected officials are limited by design.

Our elected officials will play a critical role in guiding policies that will have an enormous impact on our communities. If they do their jobs well, they will bring appreciation and understanding for the staff who choose a career where credit goes to someone else when the job is done. Because in reality, the successes and failures of local governments in our region come down to the hired help — and in most villages and cities, the buck stops with the city or village manager. They are the ones who run our towns.

Gary L Howe is a freelance writer, photographer, and former city commissioner of a small northern Michigan town. He is also the advocacy director at Norte.

Fowl!

An upscale neighborhood near the Ibis Golf and Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, is all a-flutter over some unwelcome guests: dozens of black vultures. The Palm Beach Post reports that a New York family can no longer visit the $700,000 vacation home they bought earlier this year because the birds have defecated and vomited all around it, leaving a smell “like a thousand rotting corpses,” claimed homeowner Siobhan Casimano. Homeowner Cheryl Katz put out fake owls with moving heads and blinking red lights for eyes to scare off the birds, but she said the vultures “ripped the heads off.” Katz had to summon police when the vultures became trapped in her pool enclosure and attacked each other: “Blood was everywhere,” she told the Post.

Katz and other homeowners blame the invasion on a neighbor who feeds wildlife, supplying bags of dog food, roasted chicken and trays of sandwiches for their enjoyment.

Neighborhood association president Gordon Holness told the Post the neighbor has been issued a warning, but the migratory birds are protected by federal law.

Spoiled A young man identified only as Akash, in Yamunanagar, Haryana state in northern India, received a brand-new BMW from his parents for his birthday, reported Fox News on Aug. 12. But Akash, who had nagged his parents for a Jaguar instead, told police the BMW was “a little small for him and his friends inside.” So he pushed the new vehicle into a river, where it sank into deep water and had to be pulled out with a crane.

“The youth was arrogant and kept insisting that he be given a Jaguar,” police said. “We could only afford to give him a BMW,” said his father. “We never imagined he would do anything like this.”

Second Thoughts Maybe his conscience got the better of him. On Aug. 13, according to WTAE, a man in a wheelchair approached a teller at a First National Bank on Pittsburgh’s South Side.

The man, thought to be in his 60s, handed the teller a note demanding cash, but then “suddenly abandoned his robbery attempt and exited the bank,” a police statement read.

Police and FBI agents were on the lookout for the reluctant robber, but there were no photographs or video of him to aid them.

Strange Obsession Washington State Highway Patrol Sgt. Kyle Smith stopped along Highway 518 near Seattle on Aug. 13 to see if a car parked on the shoulder needed assistance.

Instead, according to the Associated Press, he observed the driver inside with eight mobile phones, neatly arranged in a blue foam square, all playing Pokemon Go. Smith did not issue a ticket to the driver, but he did warn him to put the phones away and move along, as the shoulder is meant only for emergency stops.

What’s in a Name?

Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel brought the town of Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador, continent-wide attention in mid-August when he gifted the community a Hollywood-style sign installed on a hill above

the town. Soon, Canadian adult toy company Our Pleasure posted a video to Facebook featuring some of its products in front of the sign and at other locations around the town, reported The Telegram, inciting anger among some residents. “They went too far with this,” said Andrew Pretty, a member of the town’s local service district committee. “They had one picture right next to the playground ... it’s not right.” Our Pleasure owner Cathy Daniels described the video as “more of a fun video,” but townspeople don’t see the humor. They are circulating a petition asking Our Pleasure not to use photos of Dildo for its advertising and social media campaigns.

The Devil Made Him Do It Jeremiah Ehindero, 41, pastor of Jesus Miracle Church in Sango-Ota, Nigeria, blamed the devil for his trouble with the law after stealing an SUV from a local Toyota dealership. Ehindero negotiated a price for the Highlander, which he said would be used for “evangelism,” then asked for a test drive — and never came back, the Daily Post reported on Aug. 19. He later sold the vehicle to a spare parts dealer for about $1,650. According to police, Ehindero confessed he stole the car to repay a loan from a microfinance bank in Lagos after tithes and offerings from his congregation were insufficient. “When the pressure from the microfinance bank became unbearable for me, the devil told me to steal a vehicle from the car dealer to sell and use the proceeds to repay the loan. I regret my action.” Ehindero and his accomplices were arrested in Ondo State.

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Creme de la Weird In Stockholm, Sweden, an unnamed man attending a traditional crayfish party on Aug. 20 at the Skansen Aquarium was delivering a speech while standing on a rock in a restricted area. As he spoke, he rested his arm on a glass barrier — until the crocodile who lives in the tank “jumped up and grabbed his lower arm,” Jonas Wahlstrom, owner of the aquarium, told CNN. But that isn’t the weird part of the story. The dastardly crocodile in this story was formerly owned by ... Fidel Castro. The croc was one of two given to a Russian cosmonaut in 1970, who took the animals to Moscow. Wahlstrom eventually brought them to Stockholm. The croc “lost its grip after 10 seconds,” Wahlstrom said, leaving the victim with injuries to his lower arm and hand.

Bright Idea Dave Schmida, 21, of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, set out on Aug. 12, determined to get rid of a hornet’s nest three stories high under a corner of his family’s roof. He first tried spraying the nest with Raid, but when that didn’t work, he got creative. As his brother Matthew recorded video of the extermination, Dave lit up a Roman candle and pointed the fiery balls at the nest, reported the Worcester Telegram. The first two or three missed their mark, but when his ammunition connected with the nest, it burst into flames, killing the wasps but setting the eaves on fire as well.

Schmida rushed up to a nearby window and used a fire extinguisher to put the flames out. “I would say mission accomplished,” he said, even though there is now a small hole in the house.

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By Patrick Sullivan Justin Beutel had recently achieved a life goal that afforded him more free time to do things he loved, like go to his family’s hunting property Up North.

The 38-year-old had months earlier opened his own Harley-Davidson garage in Midland, a dream he’d had since enrolling in an Arizona motorcycle mechanic school when he was 18.

Last November, he took extra time off to visit his family’s property in Antrim County near Alden. On opening day of firearm deer season, he drove to the property from his mom’s house on Torch Lake, managed to get his deer early, and then called his mom to arrange to meet for breakfast. Beutel had been an especially attentive son since his mom, Theresa Schurman, lost her husband 11 years earlier.

After breakfast, Schurman dropped Beutel at her house so that he could drive back to dress the deer that afternoon.

Later, Schurman and other family and friends received a text that included a photo of Beutel posing with his deer. Beutel also talked on the phone with his brother, Ryan, who lives in Sanford and planned to come up to hunt the next day.

About five minutes after the brothers ended their call, Beutel was shot by a trespasser and suffered a fatal wound.

That shot reverberated through Beutel’s family. And it still rings today.

“Right after he stopped talking to Ryan, he started gutting his deer, and within five minutes of that, he got shot,” Schurman said.

“Everybody was, ‘What do you mean? I just talk to him.’”

STRAIGHT-FORWARD GETS MURKY David Michael Barber, 48, killed Beutel. He faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, a felony that carries up to 15 years in prison; felony firearm, which carries a mandatory two-year term; and trespassing, a 30-day misdemeanor.

In July, Barber’s case was put on hold indefinitely, however, after his attorneys appealed the charges to the Michigan Court of Appeals. They’ve asked the court to consider whether to hear arguments about what it means to be negligent while hunting.

They want the court to throw out the most serious charges.

Appellate judges have not yet decided whether to take up the case, meaning they haven’t indicated yet whether they think there’s any merit to the arguments Barber’s attorneys have raised.

Antrim County Prosecuting Attorney James Rossiter said he could not comment on specific details in a pending case. In court filings, he argued that the legal ramifications of the events that led up to Beutel’s death are clear — the way in which he was shot and killed constitute “gross negligence,” meaning Barber committed involuntary manslaughter.

Barber’s attorney, Daniel Hartman, looks at the evidence differently, according to the arguments he’s filed at the county courthouse in Bellaire. Hartman argued that Barber’s shot was not an act of gross negligence and, because hunting is an inherently dangerous activity, the standard for negligent hunting should reflect that.

Hartman and Barber’s appellate attorney, Suzan Gabbara, did not respond to messages seeking comment. Barber could not be reached for comment.

So far, two judges, District Court Judge Robert Cooney and Circuit Court Judge Thomas Power, have sided with Rossiter.

The main facts of the case are not in dispute by either side: On Nov. 15, while hunting, Barber trespassed on private property in Helena Township, believed he

David Michael Barber

DEATH IN THE WOODS The case of a trespasser who shot and killed a man who was dressing a deer on his own property has turned into an exploration of what it means to be negligent.

spotted a deer, shot at it from a distance of approximately 55 yards, and struck Buetel in the right buttock, causing the 38-year-old’s death.

It’s in the interpretation of how these events transpired and how the law should be applied that the case becomes murky.

WHAT IS “GROSS” NEGLIGENCE? Hunting is a dangerous activity, Hartman argued in a motion. He said that should be taken into account when evaluating negligence in the context of hunting. The “reasonable man” standard — comparing the actions in a negligence case to the supposed actions of a “reasonable man” — should be considered the “reasonable hunter” in cases of hunting deaths, Hartman argued.

Hartman frames his argument like this: In law, there are three levels of negligence: slight, ordinary, and gross. Slight negligence involves circumstances where only the most cautious person could have anticipated a danger. Ordinary negligence involves circumstances in which a person ought to have known the danger. Gross negligence involves a person knowing and understanding a danger but recklessly ignoring it. Involuntary manslaughter requires a finding of gross negligence.

Hartman argued that this case involved slight or, at worst, ordinary negligence, because Barber believed he was shooting at a deer.

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“It may have been a shot that was slightly negligent,” the attorney wrote. “It might have been a shot that was reasonable as taken.”

Rossiter disagreed, and argued that this was a clear case of gross negligence.

Gross negligence, Rossiter argued, means something more than carelessness, and it is made up of three elements: that the defendant knew the danger, that he could have avoided the danger by using “ordinary care,” and that the defendant failed to use ordinary care.

“A reasonable jury could find the elements of gross negligence,” Rossiter wrote. “Justin Buetel’s death could have been avoided had the defendant used ordinary care.”

Schurman, who happens to be a distinguished attorney in her own right, said she believes there is no question that Barber demonstrated gross negligence when he shot her son.

This was not an accident, she said.

Barber had a scope that he failed to use.

He was just over the width of a football field away. The forest floor was not filled with underbrush, allowing Barber a fairly clear view. Her son is dead because Barber took a sudden, reckless shot, Schurman said.

“He’s admitted if he would have just taken a couple seconds to look, he would have seen Justin,” Schurman said. “All he saw was a movement, and he shot at a movement, and that is gross negligence.”

Schurman said she hopes that, at the very

least, her son’s death causes other hunters to be more careful and to be certain before they pull the trigger.

“He had just taken hunter’s safety, and he broke every hunter’s safety rule,” Schurman said. “The first thing is, you know your target — you know what’s in front of you and you know what’s beyond your target. He didn’t even look.”

ACT OF A TRESPASSER For Schurman, the fact that Barber was committing the illegal act of trespassing when he killed Beutel, and that he was serial trespasser on her family’s property, make Barber’s action even less excusable and more infuriating.

Barber told authorities that he had hunted — and, therefore, had trespassed — on that patch of woods for years.

When questioned by investigators, Barber appeared to believe that the fact that he regularly trespassed on the property somehow eased the severity of the act and lessened his culpability, according to descriptions of interviews filed in court.

Schurman said she cannot understand that line of reasoning.

“He knew he wasn’t supposed to be on the property. The signs were all there, and he knew that,” she said. “He had been doing this off and on for quite some time, and he had been warned by the DNR for shooting into

Justin Beutel

the property from the road.”

Barber’s family has owned acreage across the road for years. Yet, for some reason, David Barber was repeatedly known to trespass to hunt on the Schurman family property. Why didn’t he just hunt on the land his family owned? Schurman said she has no idea.

A couple years ago, Schurman had heard that Barber had moved to Gaylord. She said that news was a relief. The family hoped Gaylord would be far enough away and offer enough of its own woods to keep Barber off of their land.

That didn’t happen.

“We’ve been here since the 1800s; we’ve owned that property forever,” Schurman said. “He acts like it’s his property because he grew up” across the road.

BARBER’S TAKE Hartman, in his court filings, argued that despite the fact that Beutel was on his own private property, he could have done more to make himself visible.

Buetel was wearing a blaze orange hat when he was shot, but that was all the orange he wore that day, Hartman argued. Because he was stooped over the animal with a knife at the time he was shot, the hat was probably not visible from down the ridge where Barber stood. What’s more, Beutel was wearing pants that were almost the same color as the deer.

Hartman wrote: “The issue is the shot: Was the shot a reasonable shot? Was the shot a careless shot? Was the shot a negligent shot? Was the shot a reckless shot? Or was the shot ‘willful and wanton?”’

Hartman argued that while Buetel was wearing enough hunter’s orange to comply with the law, he was not wearing very much orange, and he could have had been wearing more. Had he been, Barber might have seen him.

Also, Harman noted, Buetel had shot the deer hours earlier — when, presumably, Barber was not around, because Barber had hunted that area early in the early morning with his son, left to drive his son back to

Gaylord, and then returned to continue hunting that afternoon.

Had Barber been around when the deer was shot, he would have heard the shot and known another hunter was around, Hartman argued in court filings.

What’s more, since Buetel was in the process of field dressing the animal, Barber mistook Buetel’s movement for that of the deer.

“The movement of the victim was similar to a deer preparing to depart its bed,” Hartman wrote in a brief.

None of these arguments persuade Rossiter or Schurman that Beutel’s death was anything but the consequence of Barber’s negligence.

ANOTHER LAYER Barber is also accused of misleading the rescuers who came to help Beutel.

Responders to the scene found Buetel alive, but two factors delayed his treatment.

At Barber’s preliminary examination in January, two witnesses testified: South Torch Lake Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Webb Lee and Officer Andrea Albert, of the Department of Natural Resources, which investigated the case.

The first person to arrive at the scene was Webb, who found Buetel partially slumped over a deer that had its belly slit open.

Lee testified that visibility in the vicinity was pretty good — there was not a lot of underbrush in the woods.

Albert testified that responders at first believed Beutel had suffered a heart attack.

Rossiter wrote: “[Barber] initially told her that he heard a shot, went to see what it was, and discovered the victim. … He also said it appeared as though [the victim] was having a panic attack.”

Rossiter argued that rather than being confused, Barber misled investigators and sent them down the wrong path, causing them initially to misdiagnose a heart attack.

To make matters worse, the gunshot wound resulted in so little blood that at

first even a seasoned first responder who had experience in combat mistook the small amount of blood on Beutal for deer blood and was unaware that the spot on his buttocks indicated a gunshot wound.

When the EMTs started treating Buetel, they treated him as a heart attack victim, not a shooting victim. It was not until later, while Buetel was being treated inside the ambulance, that they realized he actually had been shot.

Schurman said she is appalled at what she sees as Barber’s indifference to her son’s life as he lay dying in the forest.

For Schurman, it’s not just Barber’s actions in the moments leading up to the fatal shot that demonstrate Barber’s disregard for a dying man. After her son was shot, Barber didn’t immediately call 911; he went back to his family’s house nearby, discussed it with them, and only then called 911, she said.

“He left my son there,” Schurman said.

“They eventually did call 911, and what they said was that they found him in the woods, and they thought he had a heart attack. …

He left my son. He was alone. And he didn’t know that he couldn’t have been saved.”

Hartman, in a court filing, argued that his client was caught up along with everyone else in the belief that Buetel had suffered a heart attack, and that once the gunshot wound was discovered, he acknowledged firing the shot and cooperated with investigators.

“The lack of blood which deceived a trained combat medic and the entire medical team was also a factor,” Hartman wrote. “The defendant was present during the time and many people were mingling about discussing a heart attack; however, when the bullet entry was reported he immediately described the fatal shot and took the investigators to the location and answered questions.”

result in a conviction of careless discharge of a firearm, is a big question. Careless discharge of a firearm is a high-court misdemeanor that carries a maximum punishment of two years in prison. That would likely result in a jail sentence of a year or less.

Schurman said Barber has turned down an offer to plead to the 15-year involuntary manslaughter charge in exchange for having the two-year felony firearm charge dismissed.

That deal might not sound great, but it’s much better than it sounds: The felony firearm charge carries a mandatory two years in prison that runs consecutively with any other sentence. The 15-year manslaughter charge carries no minimum or consecutive time and, based on sentencing guidelines, might result in a sentence that’s a small fraction of 15 years, depending on the extent of a defendant’s past criminal record and some other factors.

There is one more thing about this case that nags at Schurman. When her son returned to the woods to dress his deer, he was unarmed. That means that technically, he wasn’t a hunter. He didn’t have to wear blaze orange. He might as well have been a hiker.

She sees this case (and said Rossiter sees it this way, too) as also being a case about the right to feel safe when you are minding your own business in the woods — especially on your own property.

“What the prosecutor keeps emphasizing is, this isn’t just about hunters. This is about people walking on their own property. If he didn’t prosecute this this way, it would be open season on hikers,” she said. “I would lose faith in our whole system if [Barber] doesn’t end up on prison.”

MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS IN THE WOODS Whether this is a case of gross negligence — and therefore could be punished by up to 15 years in prison — or one of lesser negligence, which could

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Thomas “T.J.” Phillips

Pre-Superbowl Bonanza The gross receipts for the 1957 Championship game, including radio and television rights, were just under $594,000, the highest to date. Each player on the winning Lions team received $4,295, while Browns players made $2,750 each.

Traverse City’s T.J. Phillips Witnessed the Lions’ Last NFL Championship Win Will he — and we — live to see it happen again?

By Al Parker “Christmas came twice that week.”

That’s how Traverse City resident Thomas “T.J.” Phillips recalls the last time the Detroit Lions won the National Football League Championship, almost 62 years ago.

On that bright, chilly Sunday afternoon of Dec. 29, 1957, Phillips was an enthusiastic 11-year-old Lions fan sitting with his father in the stands of Briggs Stadium, also home to the Detroit Tigers.

Now a retired district court judge, Phillips was one of 55,263 spectators who crowded into the historic stadium to see the Lions dominate the Cleveland Browns, 59– 14. He’s one of the few Lions fans who not only witnessed that victory but is still around hoping to see the team win another title.

“We sat up high and could see everything,” said Phillips, who was growing up in Royal Oak at the time. Phillips’ father had access to season tickets to Lions games through his work, but the two Championship tickets they shared on that seminal day were actually earned by the youngster himself — an unexpected reward from the neighbor for whom he cut grass and shoveled snow, Mr. Brock.

“Mr. Brock called me up that morning

and said ‘Tommy, I have two tickets to today’s game, if you’d like to go with your Dad.’ I was so excited.”

Anyone who became a Lions fan over the past half-century might find it hard to believe, but there once was a time when the team was competitive — even dominant — in the NFL. During the 1950s, the team was the class of the league, winning three NFL championships and another title game appearance between 1951 and 1957.

Phillips was an avid fan during those heady times. He and his father went to many games together, and the annual Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers was a family ritual around which the holiday revolved.

‘THIS TEAM IS UN-COACHABLE’ The 1957 Lions squad didn’t start out so promising, however. It was a team in turmoil before even the first kickoff of the first preseason game. Turbulent head coach Buddy Parker abruptly quit during the pre-season, announcing his resignation in front of a stunned gathering at the club’s annual ‘Meet the Lions’ banquet in August.

Parker never elaborated on why he left,

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but he reportedly told sportswriters later that “this team is un-coachable, they’re lifeless, and the worst I’ve ever coached.”

Assistant coach George Wilson was named to replace Parker, but that didn’t put an end to the turbulence.

Two weeks before the season opener, another fumble: Star quarterback Bobby Layne — a rambling, risk-taking signal caller who loved to party — was arrested for drunk driving.

Layne had charm and charisma as big as his home state and was young Phillips’ favorite Lion.

“On offense, my favorites were Bobby Layne, Howard Cassady, and John Henry Johnson,” he said. “On defense, I liked Joe Schmidt, Jack Chistensen, and Jim David.”

But Layne was special, and Phillips tried to wear his hero’s Number 22 whenever he played on sports teams.

Throughout the entire 1957 season, Layne’s legal issue hung like a cloud over the team. The arresting officer testified that when he was pulled over, Layne was slurring his speech, but the clever QB had a defense. “I’m from Texas, I always slur my speech,” he said.

It wasn’t long before signs appeared at

Lions games proclaiming, “I ain’t drunk, y’all — I’m from Texas.”

Eventually the star QB admitted in court to drinking five or six whiskey highballs on the evening in question, but he was acquitted by the jury of 11 women and one man.

“I’m just a born night owl,” Layne once said.

“Maybe I’m a better player because I start having fun at midnight, get to bed when everybody else is waking, and sleep all morning. Makes me fresh as a daisy for the game.”

LAYNE OUT, ROTE IN The 57 Lions staggered through the regular season with a so-so 5–4 record.

With three games remaining, they suddenly caught fire, knocking off the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, and Chicago Bears to finish 8-4.

But during the Browns game, tragedy struck: Layne went out with a broken ankle — one that would end his season. The team turned to another native Texan, backup quarterback Tobin Rote.

Green Bay had selected Rote in the second round of the 1950 draft, and during his seven seasons there, he led the team in rushing touchdowns five times. In 1956,

on the 4–8 Packers, Rote led the league in passing yards and passing touchdowns (18 to Ted Marchibroda’s 12). His 11 rushing TDs were second in the league. By comparison, the rest of entire Packers team accounted for only five touchdowns.

Despite that success, Rote was traded to Detroit in July 1957 and split playing time with Layne. The 1957 playoffs would be his chance to shine.

PLAYOFF DRAMA As the playoffs began, the Lions traveled to San Francisco to play the 49ers for the conference title and the right to face the Browns in the championship game.

The lifeless Lions trailed 24–7 at halftime and 27–7 midway through the third quarter when an unexpected hero stepped forward.

Tom “The Bomb” Tracy was a little-used running back who had only rushed for 46 yards and not achieved a single touchdown in the 12 regular season games.

But in less than two minutes, “The Bomb” found the end zone twice: once from one yard out, and then on a 58-yard scamper, closing the gap to 27–21. Lions linebacker Joe Schmidt picked off a pass that led to a TD by halfback Gene Gedman, then a late field goal lifted the team to a frantic 31-27 victory.

A season that had been launched in turmoil was on the edge of triumph when the Lions faced the Browns a week later for the title. Despite playing before the home crowd at Briggs Stadium, the Lions were 3-point underdogs to the powerful Browns.

The 2pm game was broadcast on national television, and the stadium was packed.

“Briggs Stadium was such a great old place for a game,” remembered Phillips. “The crowd was really into it and kept the noise on for the whole game. I left that game, and my ears were ringing.”

ROTE LEADS THE ROUT The home crowd had plenty to cheer for as the Lions put up 17 points in the first quarter on a Jim Martin field goal, a 1-yard TD by Rote, and a 1-yard TD run by Gedman.

Cleveland, led by rookie running back Jim Brown, got on the scoreboard in the second quarter on a 29-yard TD run by the future Hall of Famer. “I thought, ‘uh-oh’ on that run,” said Phillips. “I was born in Syracuse and knew all about Jim Brown [who played college ball at Syracuse University].

But the Lions responded with a 26-yard TD pass from Rote to Steve Junker. Lions safety Terry Barr’s picked off a pass and returned in 19-yards, giving the Detroiters a 31–7 halftime lead.

Cleveland started the scoring in the second half with a touchdown, but the Lions responded with a 78-yard pass from Rote to Jim Doran. “We had a prime seat for that long play,” said Phillips. “I was so excited.”

Touchdowns by Junker, Dave Middleton, and Howard “Hopalong” Cassady rounded out the scoring in the 59-14 drubbing.

The eight-year veteran Rote threw four touchdown passes in the title game, completing 12 of 19 passes for 280 yards, and he also ran for a TD. Browns quarterbacks Tommy O’Connell and Milt Plum hit on only 9 of 22 passes for 112 yards.

Since that magical game 62 years ago, Phillips has been a loyal Lions fan and continues to root for his favorite players — no matter what the record “I really liked Barry Sanders, and I like Matthew Stafford,” he said. “I sort of feel sorry for him and would like to see him win.”

With the 2019 season just beginning, how does Phillips assess the Lions chances?

“Well, they’re undefeated and unscored on so far,” he joked. “I only hope that continues.”

Whatever Happened to Bobby Layne?

Following the crushing end to his last Lions season, Layne was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in October 1958, where he was reunited with his former coach, Buddy Parker.

Layne played five seasons with the Steelers but never made it back to the playoffs. He retired just before the 1963 season.

He went on to work as quarterback coach Pittsburgh Steelers until 1965, then scouted for the Dallas Cowboys until 1967. After trying but failing to nab the head coaching position at Texas Tech, Layne left football once and for all, spending the remainder of his career as a businessman, investing in farms, bowling alleys, real estate, oil, and the stock market. It was, football, however, that held his heart until his death, at age 60, in Texas, not long after attending a dinner in Detroit with his former Lions teammates, in 1986.

“I’ll tell you what I really miss,” Layne told journalist and author Mickey Herskowitz years after retiring from football. “What I miss is the guys. That’s what I miss more than anything. I miss going to training camp. I miss the road trips and the card games. I miss the fellowship. The locker room, the places where it was a pleasure to be. The practice sessions. I miss the bar where we’d go for a beer after practice ... I miss the ball games.

I mean, when you’ve got a whole team looking forward to everything, when you’ve got guys showing up for practice and staying late, well you’ve got something there. We had that perfect thing for a while.”

After all these years, Layne is rarely mentioned among the all-time great quarterbacks, and his record of excellence is sometimes overlooked. But by the time he retired, Layne owned the NFL records for passing attempts, completions, touchdowns, yards, and interceptions. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967.

The flamboyant Texan left the game as one of the last players to play without a facemask and was often credited with creating the two-minute drill. Said teammate and boyhood friend Doak Walker, who was also a pallbearer at Layne’s funeral, “Layne never lost a game ... time just ran out on him.”

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THE BIG TIME Homegrown football heroes hit the NFL and college turf — here’s who to watch for this season.

The end of summer is here, which really only means one thing: football. The NFL regular season commences on Thursday, Sept. 5 with a game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. The first NCAA college football games of the year, meanwhile, were played last Thursday, Aug. 29. With competition kicking into high gear, the Northern Express decided to look through the recent annals of northern Michigan me players who have gone on to greater things. Look for each of these eight guys on the field — and on your TV screen — this season.

Jake Fisher Free agent

Joe Kerridge Cleveland Browns

Riley Bullough Free agent

Tobin Schwannecke Grand Valley State University

Jake Fisher graduated from Traverse City West Senior High School in 2011, earning all-state status as a tight end for the school’s varsity football team. He went on to play left tackle for the University of Oregon, where he was named an All-American by the Football Writers Association of American and where he played as part of two Rose Bowl-winning squads. Fisher went No. 53 in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft to the Cincinnati Bengals, where he played from 2015 to 2018.

He’s a free agent this season, following a brief stint with the Buffalo Bills (he was signed in March and released from his contract in May). Lately, he’s been working on switching from offensive tackle to the tight-end role he played in high school. That’s led to some growing pains, but Fisher has been spending time with a few teams this year — most recently joining the Dallas Cowboys for some workouts — so only time will tell where he’ll land for the upcoming season.

A 2011 Traverse City St. Francis High School grad, Joe Kerridge went on to play fullback at University of Michigan and was even elected team captain in 2015. He’s in his third season in the NFL this year, after brief stints with the Washington Redskins (where he was waived in 2016 during final team cuts) and the Green Bay Packers (where he appeared in 12 games from 2016 to 2017). On Aug. 10, Kerridge signed with the Cleveland Browns, quickly earning praise for his hard work and physicality in training camp practices. In one practice, he even finished a block after losing his helmet — not necessarily recommended from a safety standpoint, but also the kind of exuberant show-must-go-on play style that could earn a professionally unproven player like Kerridge respect from coaches and teammates alike. The lineup for the 2019– 2020 Browns isn’t finalized yet but expect to see Kerridge on it.

Riley Bullough is a part of what is arguably Traverse City’s greatest football dynasty. His brothers, Max (currently a free agent in the NFL) and Byron (who finished his football career at Michigan State University last year) are players too. His father, Shane Bullough, played for MSU in the 1980s. Riley was a 2012 Traverse City St. Francis graduate who followed in his father’s footsteps to play linebacker at MSU. He recorded more than 200 tackles in college and ultimately began his NFL career in 2017 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him as an undrafted free agent. After two seasons with minimal play, Bullough was waived by the Buccaneers earlier this year and picked up by the Tennessee Titans. Unfortunately, Bullough suffered an elbow injury in an August 8 preseason game against the Eagles.

The Titans waived Bullough on August 20, throwing his chances of seeing active play this season into doubt.

This 2019 Traverse City Central grad is headed to Grand Valley State University after having one of the more impressive athletic careers any northern Michigan high school has ever seen. Schwannecke was a three-year starting quarterback for Central, leading the Trojans to the playoffs each year. He finished his career with a 50.8 percent pass completion rate (314 out of 618 passes), 4,600 passing yards, 52 touchdown throws, 2,689 rushing yards, and 31 rushing touchdowns. He was also a four-year varsity point guard on the Trojans basketball team and finished his career on the court as a 1,000-point scorer.

Schwannecke signed with Division 2 GVSU — over Division 1 suitors like Western Michigan University and Morehead State University — because the school gave him the opportunity to play both football and basketball.

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Damon Sheehy-- Guiseppi Cleveland Browns

Matt Seybert Michigan State University

Ryan Armour Michigan State University

Ryan Hayes University of Michigan

The Cleveland Browns, the team could feasibly have two Traverse City players on its squad this year. In addition to Kerridge, Traverse City’s own Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi is also currently on the active roster for the 2019-2020 Browns, as a wide receiver and kick returner. In fact, Sheehy-Guiseppi has been one of the most talked-about players in the entire NFL this preseason. On Aug. 8, in Cleveland’s preseason opener against the Washington Redskins, Sheehy-Guiseppi ran a punt back 86 yards for a touchdown. (Cleveland won the game 30-10.)

Sheehy-Guiseppi is a St. Francis grad, but didn’t play football in high school, choosing to focus on basketball instead. A whirlwind of a junior college career followed — one where he didn’t make the basketball team, ran track, got into a car accident, transferred to a different school, made the football team out of sheer persistence, and ultimately became a National Junior College Athletic Association All-American returner.

Even after the success, Sheehy-Guiseppi wasn’t an NFL prospect. Then, earlier this year, he showed up in Miami for a Browns scouting tryout without an invitation. He bluffed his way in, ran a blazing fast 4.38 40-yard dash, and earned himself a trip to Ohio for a “closer look.”

He ultimately won a contract with the Browns and looks to be one of the most exciting pieces of the Cleveland team for the upcoming season.

Matt Seybert, another St. Francis grad currently listed as part of the roster for the 2019 MSU football team, is one of the biggest question marks for the Spartans this year.

Since graduating high school in 2015 (he missed his senior season at St. Francis due to injury), Seybert has had an interesting college career. He signed with the University of Buffalo, redshirted his freshman season, then transferred to MSU, where NCAA transfer

Ryan Armour is the latest in a tradition of standout Traverse City players to find his way onto the starting lineup at Michigan State University. A 2015 graduate of St. Francis High School, Armour helped the St. Francis football team win a district title in 2014. He was named to the Detroit Free Press Division 7 All-State team that year, and went on to join the MSU team as a walk-on during spring practice in 2016. He didn’t play as a freshman

As a 2018 graduate of Traverse City West Senior High, Ryan Hayes was ranked as one of the top football recruits in the entire state by ESPN (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 7), and Rivals (No. 16). Playing as a tight-end, defensiveend, and punter in high school, Hayes earned All-State status on the gridiron. He also was the Big North Conference Player of the Year for basketball and the BNC Pitcher of the Year for baseball. In football, he posted 26 tackles his senior year, including six tackles for loss. In the same season, he made 24 pass receptions for 515 yards and five touchdowns.

Hayes didn’t play at all during his freshman year at U of M — in part because Michigan has been grooming him to be an offensive lineman (specifically, a left tackle) rather than a tight-end. Coming into the 2019 season, though, Hayes is getting a significant amount of hype in the U of M football world, even from Coach Jim Harbaugh himself. “How about Ryan Hayes?” Harbaugh said on his podcast Attack Each Day in the midst of spring training this year. “He’s made a big jump from what I’ve seen. I love the way he’s coming off the ball.” This may or may not be the year where Hayes ends up on Michigan’s starting lineup, but he’s well on his way to getting there.

With competition kicking into high gear, the Northern Express decided to look through the recent annals of northern Michigan high school football and pick out some players who have gone on to greater things. Look for each of these eight guys on the field — and on your TV screen — this season. rules required that he sit out the entire 2016 season. As a sophomore in 2017, he played his first five games and 36 snaps as a tightend for MSU. In 2017, he transitioned to defensive end and only played three games, all on special teams. This season, he’s reportedly back at tight-end, a position that has been a pain point for MSU for the last few seasons.

As MSU looks to find more strength in this area, look for Seybert to seize the opportunity to get the play time that has so far eluded him in college.

or sophomore but started all 13 games last year as a long-snapper. His performance in the first two games of the 2018 season earned him a football scholarship, and he was recognized with the Special Units Player of the Week team award after MSU’s 21-17 victory over Penn State on Oct.13. In that game Armour snapped 10 punts, three PATs (points after touchdown), one fake punt, and one fake field goal, all while also managing two tackles and one downed punt at the twoyard line. Now, Armour is heading into his senior football season and his second season as a starter. Look for him as part of MSU’s Special Teams squad this fall.

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By Ross Boissoneau What would you call an afternoon of music hosted throughout a neighborhood, including musicians both from that area and from outside it? Music that runs the gamut from Americana to classical, punky bluegrass to party pop to — wait a minute, is that a circus act?

In Traverse City at least, you’d call it the Central Neighborhood Porch Fest. And it’s coming to the downtown neighborhood soon — Sunday, Sept. 8 to be exact. Organized by the Central Neighborhood Association, this first-of-its-kind event is part music festival, part community gathering, and all fun. At least, that’s the plan.

“The concept is to have entertainment for the community and get up and walk around,” said Marilyn Vlach, one of the organizers. She’s hopeful that it will lead the Central Neighborhood into becoming more than a watchdog for untoward behavior or potential problems and bring together those who may live near one another but don’t always know their neighbors from a couple blocks away.

“It’s an event to get us together. We keep on top of things like traffic and parking [but] don’t do a ton of social things.”

She came to the idea from a similar event she attended in Ann Arbor. She said the proximity of the homes made it walkable, and the various entertainment options made it enjoyable. She’s hoping the same holds true here.

ALL FOR FREE The event’s website encourages people to watch, listen and enjoy — all for free: “Think of the neighborhood as the festival grounds and the various participating porches as different stages, each with a different lineup. This is a music festival in a community setting. The homeowners donate their porches, the organizers donate their time and energy, and the musicians donate

their talents, all so we can have a lovely, music-filled afternoon of entertainment and camaraderie in the neighborhood!”

While the event is being held in the Central Neighborhood — roughly from Fifth to 14th streets, east of Division Street and west of Union Street — it is open to anyone to attend, wherever they live, and the same is true of the entertainment.

“You don’t have to live in the neighborhood to perform. Anybody that wants to come and walk around is invited,” Vlach said. As all the streets will remain open, the organizers recommend parking somewhere outside the neighborhood and walking to and through the festival, which will run from 1pm to 5pm.

THE ACTS The entertainment comes in all stripes.

Earthwork Music artist Nicholas James Thomasma combines stories and songs with humor in a show for all ages. Analogue Sect does original rock with a ’90s vibe. Traverse City’s party-pop band the Timebombs covers “all the songs you forgot you loved,” while The G Suite offers a classical respite with solo harp.

Emmy Award-winner Jabo Bihlman is half the popular rock band the Bihlman Brothers. And don’t forget Traverse City Creative Movement, part of The Greatest of Ease circus.

In order to keep the neighborhood feel, there won’t be any concessions, food trucks, souvenir stands, or the like. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own snacks and beverages. Area churches and Crooked Tree Art Center will be open to provide bathrooms.

A complete schedule for the day, as well as additional information about the event and the performers, can be found at tinyurl.com/y4292d25. Anyone interested in performing can make contact there as well.

The event will take place rain or shine.

Organizers are hoping for the latter, of course — and that it starts a trend. “This is the first,” said Vlach. “I hope it becomes annual.”

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W.J. Beal’s impact didn’t end with Michigan or its forests. The outdoor teaching lab he established at Michigan Agricultural College in 1873 — now the Beal Botanical Garden at Michigan State University — is the oldest continuously operated garden in the nation. And his experimentation with the cross-fertilization of corn led directly to the development of hybrid corn.

The Man Who Saved Our Woods In 1888, botanist William James Beal began turning patches of our barren Lower Michigan landscape into small sandy labs for tree seedlings. A fragment of one, in Grayling, is thought to be the only left in the nation.

By Al Parker It might seem out of place, and it certainly lives under the radar of tourists and locals alike, but Grayling’s W.J. Beal Tree Plantation might be the oldest documented experimental tree plantation in North America.

Situated inside the city’s industrial park and surrounded by the daily bustle of commerce, this placid, historic green space, on many days, is seen only by delivery truck drivers and workers who rumble along Industrial Park Road, unaware of the significance of the towering pine trees they pass.

“This site might be the only one in the country where reforestation has been so well documented and preserved over more than 100 years,” wrote Frank Telewski, a Michigan State University professor of plant biology, at the site’s dedication in 1997.

Once 80 acres, the site is now only about 5 acres, but it’s filled with towering pine trees that stand as testament to the foresight of William James Beal, a bearded, burly, and bold visionary who taught botany and horticulture at the Michigan Agricultural College (MAC), now Michigan State University, from 1871 to 1910. A pioneer of

what came to be called “The New Botany,” Beal extolled independent learning through observation.

“In the 1800s we did not know how to grow and plant trees,” said Susan Thiel, a now-retired Department of Natural Resources Forest Manager who managed the Beal Tree Plantation. “Professor Beal did vast experimentation across several different sites to learn how to collect seed, plant and germinate it, and grow trees of different varieties. This site helped develop the science of growing and regenerating trees and reforesting sites as we know it today.”

A SEED OF AN IDEA During the second half of the 19th century, the northern half of the Lower Peninsula was cleared of white and red pine during the first wave of lumbering. By the end of the 1880s, a second wave had taken down the hardwoods. Federal support for forestry programs was in its infancy, but local support was developing in areas affected by the timber industry.

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lands. He realized the need to plant trees to regenerate the forests that had been lost and began encouraged farmers to plant trees as a potential crop.

“Keep in mind that planting trees for the purpose of reforestation was a new science/ concept back then,” said Craig Kasmer, park interpreter at Hartwick Pines State Park.

“Prior to that, who needed to plant trees? We have enough of them. So Dr. Beal’s study was, in a sense, revolutionary. How close do we plant trees? What species work best? All of those things were ‘unknowns’ and of course, since trees don’t grow into maturity within one growing season, the experiment needed to be monitored over a long period of time.”

Beal expressed his concerns for the state’s ravaged landscape several times during annual reports he gave before the Michigan State Board of Agriculture.

In his 1876 report, he said “I think this raising of forest trees is a promising field to demand our attention. When these different kinds of trees are well started so people of our State will want to learn how each variety thrives, that they may plant also. Indeed, it does not now seem too soon for some farmers

to be starting for profit, a plat of hickories, black walnuts, and white ashes, and perhaps chestnuts, European larches, and others.”

Nevertheless, more than a decade would pass before Beal’s ideas took root.

OH, PIONEER In the spring of 1888, Beal organized a two-week journey across the state to examine the condition of northern Michigan denuded forests firsthand. His trek took him from Harrisville, on the Lake Huron shore, to Frankfort.

Beal took along two MAC graduates, two prominent botanists, and — with a wise nod to generating publicity for his effort — two Detroit newspaper reporters. The teamster (i.e., wagon driver) and guide for the journey was W.W. Metcalf, of Grayling, a Crawford County deputy sheriff.

In his report on the journey, Beal wrote that the objective was “to find one or more grasses or other forage plants that shall be better adapted to the soil and climate than any heretofore in general use in such places; And to test many kinds of forest trees to learn which are best fitted to plant for timber

on the sandy plains.”

After completing the trip, Beal went to work, establishing a series of substations across the sandy plains of Michigan’s “Pine Barrens,” including sites at Walton in Grand Traverse County, Baldwin in Lake County, Oscoda in Iosco County, Harrison in Clare County, and Grayling in Crawford County.

AN IDEAL AVERAGE Beal’s agricultural experiment station in Grayling offered unique promise: Its 80 acres came courtesy of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, which had donated the “wild land” to MAC — land that had been cut and exposed to fire, which left a scattering of random jack pines and oak root sprouts.

The Grayling location became the “base substation,” wrote Beal “because the area’s climate and conditions would represent the average — neither the best nor the poorest of the sterile land.”

Moving quickly, Beal supervised the cleaning and preparation of the ground. A barbed wire-and-board fence was built to keep cattle and animals away, while a 5-foot strip of ground was plowed along both sides of the fence to deter fires from entering the property.

By May of 1888, Beal had directed the planting of 2,145 seedlings, which came from W.W. Johnson of Antrim County. The seeds were planted in 14 rows, each row precisely four feet apart. Along the north side and south sides, 20 acres each were designated for agricultural experiments.

Beal would not have long to watch his seedling and saplings grow; in 1891, Beal was relieved of his work at the plantation and was replaced the following year by Dr. O. Palmer.

A NEW EXPERIMENT As the decades wore on, Beal’s forest experiments faded from memory. The Grayling site, in particular, fell into disrepair and then shrank in size.

Eventually, it looked again to have promise — just not the kind Beal had envisioned a century before.

“To support the local community, the state sold the land within the industrial park to

allow for industrial development,” said Thiel.

“The Beal Plantation was identified for sale.”

Luckily, before the sale took place, someone approached Thiel and suggested that the plantation site held more value than the mere price of its land value.

“I was new to the area, so I did some research and learned about its historic significance,” she said.

What Thiel discovered is that Beal’s dogged determination to experiment with so many seeds and species is what ultimately reversed the fortunes of a region ravaged by lumbering. His work, she said, demonstrated that “we have the capability of growing and planting trees, which led to the development of the tree nurseries, which were used to reforest landscapes that were denuded from lumbering, firewood collection, and fire. It is a very important site related to the birth of the conservation era in Michigan and possibly in the U.S.” Convinced of its unique role, Thiel, the DNR, and other community members acted quickly.

“We removed the parcel [from the sale] so it would not be disposed of and then worked with other local community members and Huron Pines RC&D to establish the trail, develop historical interpretive panels, and worked at getting back some adjacent property to allow for the parking lot.”

Today, the W.J. Beal Plantation is managed

by Forest Resources Division (FRD).

“FRD does not have an interpretive budget, hence this site has minimal maintenance, but it is at least preserved,” said Thiel. “There has been discussion to have it transferred over to the parks and recreation Division, but that never came to fruition.

So local staff from FRD and Hartwick Pines pitch in to keep the site presentable.”

In 1997, an inventory was taken; it showed that of the 41 species started as seedlings or seeds in 1888 and 1889, no hardwoods survived. But original stems from seven of nine conifers endured, mostly red pine and white pine. They stand there still today, silently and majestically greeting visitors to what remains of the Beal Tree Plantation.

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5TH PIPE OUT PADDLE UP FLOTILLA: 8am-noon, Old Mackinac Point Light, Mackinaw City. Find ‘5th Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla’ on Facebook.

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WATER IS LIFE MUSIC FESTIVAL: 12-6pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City. Honor the water & celebrate those who work to protect it, & engage your imaginations to envision a post-Line 5 Michigan. Find ‘2019 Water is Life Festival!’ on Facebook.

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

---------------------A+ CONCRETE SALMON CLASSIC: Aug. 30 - Sept. 1. Held on East & West Grand Traverse Bays, TC. Featuring the Salmon Classic Main Event pro & amateur tournaments. Offering more than 50 boats the chance at over $20,000 in cash & prizes. steveojoslin2.wixsite.com/fish-tc

---------------------DOUG HENTHORN BAND: 8pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. $10 tickets. 231-862-3212.

BOYNE CITY KIWANIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND CAR SHOW: 8am-4pm, Veteran’s Park, Boyne City.

---------------------MINNEHAHA BREWHAHA 5K/15K & MUSIC FESTIVAL: The 5K & 15K are held in conjunction with the Minnehaha Brewhaha Music Festival today, featuring Cousin Curtiss, The Accidentals, Full Cord, Cindy Lou and The Red Hot Royals, & Sweetwater Blues Band. $25 online; $30 door.

Includes 5 tasting tokens & a souvenir tasting glass. 12 & under, free. $10 music only admission. music-moves-me.org runsignup.com/Race/ MI/Arcadia/MinihahaBrewhaha5k15k

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RED FOX REGATTA: 8am, Lake Charlevoix. charlevoixyachtclub.org/red-fox-regatta/ schedule.html

---------------------LABORFEST 2019: 9am, First St. Beach, Manistee. Presented by Fablite Industries & Beam Suntory, Inc. A Salt City Rock & Blues Production.

Featuring a classic car & bike show, parade, live music by Larry Bialik & The Ramblin Band, Sufferin Succotash, Chad Rushing & The Rock Supply, kids games, bounce house, Remax tethered hot air balloon ride & more. The evening portion of the event begins at 6pm by paid admission ($15 adv. & $20 at door), featuring live music by Here Come The Mummies, Clear Heels & The Change.

Free in afternoon.

---------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALES: 10am-5pm, Downtown Alden, Aug. 30 - Sept. 1.

---------------------ARTS & CRAFT FAIR: 10am, Downtown Elk Rapids. Free. elkrapidschamber.org

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS STREET SALES: 10am5pm, Downtown & Fairview Square, Harbor Springs.

---------------------MODEL TRAIN SHOW: 10am-4pm, Alden Depot.

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Located 2 miles from downtown Boyne City, across from Young State Park.

For reservations call 855-ZIP-INFO or visit WILDWOODRUSH.com

“FIND YOUR PARK” AFTER DARK STAR PARTY: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Dune Climb, Empire. Highlights: Solar viewing afternoon, Jupiter, Saturn, summer Milky Way. Held from 4-6pm & 9-11pm. At the Dune Climb, please park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. Free; participants need only purchase the park entrance pass or have an annual pass displayed in their vehicle. gtastro.org

---------------------CELEBRATE INLAND SEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (ISEA): Fire Fly, TC. Fire Fly will donate $1 from every dessert sold from 4-8pm to ISEA. Discuss opportunities for getting involved in ISEA; such as volunteering, public sailing & more.

Find on Facebook.

---------------------GARDEN CAFE MUSIC: 6-9:30pm, Pine Hill Nursery, 886 US 31 N, Kewadin. Featuring Jim Crocket.

---------------------CONCERT ON THE LAWN: 7pm, Old Art Building, Leland. K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys bring Creole, Cajun & Zydeco music to this con-

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Ride through the Tunnel of Trees during the Harbor Springs Cycling Classic on Sat., Sept. 7, choosing from 20, 45 or 60 mile cycle routes; or you can choose from 14 to 30 miles to ride on a paved trail route that utilizes the Little Traverse Wheelway. All activity starts and stops at the Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs, including a lunch that ends at 3pm. Must start ride between 7:30-9:30am. Advance registration: $30 adult, $20 ages 6-12, free for 5 and under. Includes route map, refreshment stops, sag service and lunch. birchwoodinn.com/hscyclingclassic.html

cert. Free. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Featuring “Becoming Astrid.” Danish & Swedish with subtitles. Donations appreciated. facebook.com/ petoskeyfilm

---------------------THE SERIES @ LAVENDER HILL FARM, BOYNE CITY: 7:30pm. Featuring Sons of The Never Wrong. lavenderhillfarm.com DOUG HENTHORN BAND: 8pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. $10 tickets. 231-862-3212.

---------------------MCARDLE & MCKECHNIE CELEBRATE SONDHEIM & HAMLISCH: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Two of Broadway’s leading ladies who starred in two of Broadway’s most iconic shows (“Annie” & “A Chorus Line”) bring their talent & personal connection to this celebration of two of America’s most beloved musical theatre composers: Stephen Sondheim & Marvin Hamlisch. $40-$125. greatlakescfa.org

---------------------JELLY ROLL BLUES BAND SUNSET CONCERT: 9:30pm. Held in Cross Village, under the cross.

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THE INSIDERS – TOM PETTY TRIBUTE BAND: 8pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. $20 tickets. 231-862-3212.

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12TH ANNUAL HOXEYVILLE CLASSIC CAR SHOW: 9am-3pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. Free admission. 231862-3212.

---------------------7TH ANNUAL BOYNE CITY TRIATHLON-DUATHLON: 7am, Peninsula Beach Park, Boyne City. Events include an Olympic distance triathlon, sprint distance triathlon & sprint distance duathlon. Race as an individual or part of a relay team.

Benefits Team Lucky Seven, Inc. & its mission of ‘Racing to Fight Brain Disease.’ athlinks.com/ event/boyne-city-triathlon-2019-178303

---------------------A+ CONCRETE SALMON CLASSIC: (See Sat., Aug. 31)

BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8amnoon, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. Benefits Rainbow of Hope Farm. $8. rainbowofhopefarm. weebly.com

---------------------RED FOX REGATTA: (See Sat., Aug. 31) ---------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALES: (See Sat., Aug. 31) ---------------------MODEL TRAIN SHOW: (See Sat., Aug. 31) ---------------------SUMMER WIND DOWN BLOCK PARTY: 3-10pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Shutting down the street & throwing a good old fashioned Labor Day party. Live music on two stages from Jonathan Timm Band, Michigander, Charlie Millard Band and Dickie. $5. thelittlefleet.com/summerwind-down

---------------------THE SERIES @ LAVENDER HILL FARM, BOYNE CITY: 7:30pm. Featuring Sons of The Never Wrong. lavenderhillfarm.com

---------------------MCARDLE & MCKECHNIE CELEBRATE SONDHEIM & HAMLISCH: (See Sat., Aug. 31)

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62ND ANNUAL MACKINAC BRIDGE WALK: The walk begins in St. Ignace at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge in the upper peninsula, & in Mackinaw City at the south end of the bridge in the lower peninsula. You may start walking any time after the governor’s party starts the walk at approximately 7am. No one will be permitted to start after 11:30am. mackinacbridge. org/events/walk

---------------------MODEL TRAIN SHOW: 10am-3pm, Alden Depot.

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THE BARBARA ROBERTS MEMORIAL BRIDGE WALK: 10am. Starts at the gazebo in Richardi Park, Bellaire. Includes the three bridges in Bellaire. Refreshments at the park afterwards.

Donations appreciated.

---------------------LABOR DAY STATE STREET BRIDGE WALK: Line up starts on the east side of the State Street Bridge, Cheboygan at 11am. The walk begins at 11:45am. Progress to Festival Square for a free

community picnic of hotdogs, chips & orange drink. 231-392-4977. cheboygan.com/events/details/labor-day-state-street-bridge-walk-1893

---------------------21ST ANNUAL LELAND LABOR DAY BRIDGE WALK: Gather in the parking lot behind The Blue Bird, Leland at 11:30am. Walk across the Leland Bridge at noon. Post 7731, VFW Honor Guard will lead the crowd. Enjoy cookies & lemonade afterwards.

sept tuesday 03

FRIENDS OF THE MANISTEE COUNTY LIBRARY SUMMER’S END SALE: 10am4pm, Book House, behind the Manistee Library.

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GET CRAFTY!: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Enjoy arts & crafts. Held at 11am-noon & 2-3pm. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------FOOD FOR THOUGHT LUNCHEON: 11:30am1pm, Otsego Grand Event Center, Gaylord. Featuring Chris Holman with the Michigan Business Network. Chris will speak on local business & future success as an entrepreneur. 989-732-6333. $15 members.

---------------------PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH EVENING SUPPORT GROUP: 6pm, Foster Family Community Health Center, TC. Speaker: Michael Roof.

Also group split discussion sessions. 947-7389.

Free. pnntc.org

---------------------TCNEWTECH: 6pm, City Opera House, TC. Five presenters are allowed 5 minutes each to present & 5 minutes of question & answer. Between presenters, the audience is allowed to make brief announcements for things such as job openings, persons seeking employment, & other events happening in the area related to technology. Free; must register. cityoperahouse.org/tcnewtech

---------------------ROY ZIMMERMAN: 7:30-10pm, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor. This American satirical singer-songwriter & guitarist has a leftist political philosophy which is focused on social issues & politics. $15. mynorthtickets.com/events/Roy-Zimmerman-9--3-2019

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WHAT IS LEO CREEK PRESERVE?: Noon, Leelanau County Government Center, Lower Level, Suttons Bay. Presented by League of Women Voters Leelanau County. Hear founder & caretaker Kate Thornhill talk about Leo Creek Preserve in Suttons Bay. Her focus will be on climate change & the many changes in our lifestyles we need to make to take care of this planet.

Free.

---------------------THE 9TH ANNUAL BOOMERS & SENIORS EXPO: 1-5pm, Otsego County Sportsplex, Gaylord. Featuring free health screenings by local providers, free food & much more. ocsportsplex.com/ special-events/senior-expo

---------------------“RECESS TAKES A ROAD TRIP”: 5-7pm, Short’s Pull Barn, Elk Rapids. Networking happy hour. Food will include sliders, pretzels & beer cheese plus a selection of items from the Old Mission Eats food truck. Beverages are your choice of Short’s beer, cider, hard seltzer, sodas & sparkling waters. Prizes: VIP Brew Day with Joe for two, $200 Short’s gift card, Short’s sign, & Beach Cruiser bike valued at $500. The Recess series is brought to you by The Ticker & sponsored by Caliber Home Loans, TC. $10. traverseticker.com NESSA: 7-9pm, Sojourn Lakeside Resort, Gaylord. This Celtic fusion group “moves audiences with funky reels, ‘barn burner’ jigs, & deep, soulful glimpses of old stories.” $20. sojournlakesideresort.com

sept thursday 05

INTERACTIVE STORYTIME: 11am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring a children’s book & hands-on activity. greatlakeskids.org

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A POETRY WORKSHOP: FINDING BEAUTY & RHYTHM IN POETRY: 6:30-7:30pm, Interlochen Public Library, Conference Room. The poets discussed include Mary Oliver, Phillip Levine, Jim Harrison, Joy Harjo, the new Poet Laureate, Fleda Brown, & Jack Gilbert. Free. tadl.org/interlochen

---------------------FREE EDUCATION WORKSHOP: “IDENTIFYING & HARVESTING NORTHERN MI FUNGI”: 7-9pm, NCMC, Petoskey. Presented by Marilynn Smith, expert mycologist. There will be classroom study of edible & poisonous mushrooms in the area, as well as field trips to collect & identify fungi in the field. Register: 231-348-6613. Free. ncmich.edu

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NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss, whose latest book is “A Good American Family.” Guest host is John U. Bacon, whose new book, “OVERTIME: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football,” comes out this fall. $15; students, $5. cityoperahouse.org/nws-davidmaraniss

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ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN AT KIRKBRIDE HALL: LINDSEY ANDERSON: 7:30pm, Kirkbride Hall, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Lindsey, a classically trained mezzo-soprano, recently made her Carnegie Hall debut in a performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Magnificat.”

Join this opera artist for a program of arias & art songs centered on themes of hope & love. $26 full, $14 student. tickets.interlochen.org/events/ artists-interlochen-kirkbride-hall-lindsey-anderson/september-5-2019-730pm

sept friday 06

RED WINGS HOST NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: 8:30am, Centre Ice Arena, TC. The tournament runs Sept.

6-10. The eight-team field consists of prospects from the Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues & Toronto Maple Leafs. centreice.org

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DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring activities that promote toddler education & development. greatlakeskids.org

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EMERALD ISLE IRISH FEILE: Beaver Island, Sept. 6-8. A celebration of Irish history, music, dancing & old-fashioned Irish fun. Performers include the Byrne Brothers, Andro, Finvarra’s Wren, Brother Crowe, Milwaukee Currach Club, Scoil Rince no Bhroanain Dance Group & more. irishfeile.com

---------------------4TH ANNUAL FLOWER OF LIFE HEALING RETREAT & FESTIVAL: 10557 N. 19 Rd., Buckley, Sept. 6-8. Featuring a healing lodge, drum circles, healing circles, Strongheart drum meditation, psychics, mediums, workshops, music, native flute by Mark Thunderwalker, a labyrinth & much more.

Tickets for one day are $20. Three days: $50. flowerofliferetreat.weebly.com

---------------------DOWNTOWN TRAVERSE CITY ART WALK: 5-9pm. Enjoy an evening of art, refreshments, food & music on a self-guided tour throughout downtown TC. Walking maps are available at each participating location & the Downtown Traverse City office.

---------------------JOHN U. BACON: 5-7pm, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. U of Michigan prof John U. Bacon will review his just released book, “Overtime, Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Cross-

roads of College Football Program.” Sponsored

by UM Alumni Club Grand Traverse. Free.

---------------------PHOTOGRAPHER DALE DEVRIES & ILLUSTRATOR JAN OLIVER: 5-9pm, Horizon Books, TC. DeVries photographs northern MI in all its splendor. Oliver has illustrated two books: “Rosie’s Rescue” & “Firebird.” horizonbooks.com/ event/downtown-art-walk-dale-devries-photographer-jan-oliver-illustrator

sept saturday 07

FATHER FRED FOUNDATION FALL GARAGE SALE: 9am-3pm, 826 Hastings St., TC. Clothing, household goods, jewelry, antiques & collectibles & some furniture. Benefits the Father Fred Foundation. fatherfred.org

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS CYCLING CLASSIC: The 20, 45 or 60 mile cycle routes include the Tunnel of Trees, or you can choose from 14 to 30 miles to ride on a paved trail route that utilizes the Little Traverse Wheelway. All activity starts & stops at the Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs, including a lunch that ends at 3pm. Must start ride between 7:30am & 9:30am. Advance registration: $30 adult, $20 ages 6-12, free for 5 & under. Includes route map, refreshment stops, sag service & lunch. birchwoodinn.com/hscyclingclassic.html

---------------------RED WINGS HOST NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: (See Fri., Sept. 6)

---------------------AAUW SEPTEMBER BRUNCH: 9am, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. Kelly Hirko, Ph.D. & Jean Kerver, Ph.D., assistant professors of epidemiology at Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine, will discuss their research on area health issues. Suggested $10 donation. aauwtc.org

---------------------TC MUSIC BOOSTERS USED INSTRUMENT SALE: 9am, TC West Middle School. If you have a musical instrument to sell, drop it off between 9am & 11:30am. Appraisers will be available to help determine the value. Return between 4-5pm to pick up your check or unsold instrument. TC Music Boosters keeps 15% of all sales to fund student music scholarships & classroom mini-grants.

If you would like to buy an instrument, shop from 1-4pm. 933-6984. traversecitymusicboosters.com

---------------------9/11 HONOR RUN 5K: 9:30am, F&M Park, TC. This run will honor those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, as well as local first responders & veterans. $35. runsignup.com/ Race/MI/TraverseCity/911HonorRun

---------------------14TH ANNUAL MIKE MCINTOSH TRUCK & CAR SHOW: 11am-2:30pm, NMC’s Automotive Services Building, TC. Car enthusiasts will display their classic cars, 4X4s, dragsters, sports cars, modified late models, motorcycles & more. Also enjoy food, music, prizes & more. Free. nmc.edu/ programs/academic-programs/automotive-service-technology/classic-car-show/index.html

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HARVEST STOMPEDE: 11am-6pm. This weekend kicks off the fall harvest season along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. Featuring coolclimate wines & culinary delights. Includes a self-guided tour along the trail, where you’re free to visit any of the 26 participating wineries in any order you choose on both Sat. & Sun., Sept. 7-8.

Tickets: $40; good for both days. No Harvest Stompede RACE this year. lpwines.com/events/ harvest-stompede

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 11am-1pm: Abra Berens will read from & talk about her book “Ruffage.” 1-3pm: Deborah Miller will sign her book “The Essence of Shade.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------MUNSON HEALTHCARE HOSPICE MEMORIAL BUTTERFLY RELEASE: 11am, Senior Center Network, TC. Free. munsonhomehealth.org MUSICIANS OF THE TITANIC: 11am, Cadillac Wexford Public Library. A biographic photo presentation of the Titanic musicians & the legacies

that each left behind. Presented by David Kaplan.

The eight musicians on the Titanic played light, spirited music on the decks of the sinking ship until the end. Free. friendsofthecadillaclibrary.com

---------------------4TH ANNUAL ADVENTURAMA: TC’S GAME OF STRATEGY: Noon, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Adventurama is a game of strategy played atop bicycles on the neighborhood streets & trails of TC. Part scavenger hunt, urban expedition, kids-on-bikes fundraiser, geocaching & costume contest. Pedaling squads of 3-5. $50 donation/squad. Benefits the TC area Safe Routes To School initiative. Hosted by Norte. Find on Facebook.

---------------------COMMUNITY PIG ROAST: 12-4pm, Grant United Methodist Church, Buckley. Featuring live music, pony rides, a silent auction & yard games.

Free; goodwill offering. grantumcbuckley.com

---------------------“SCRABBLE SCRAMBLE” FUNDRAISER: 1pm, Stafford’s Pier Restaurant, Wheelhouse Lounge, Harbor Springs. Each team member is asked to raise pledges of at least $50 for the Harbor Springs Library. 231-526-2531. harborspringslibrary.org

---------------------EMERALD ISLE IRISH FEILE: (See Fri., Sept. 6) ---------------------MACKINAW CITY BEER & WINE FESTIVAL: 1-9pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City.

Admission, $5; includes tasting glass & 3 drink tickets. mackinawcity.com/event-detail/mackinawcity-beer-wine-festival

---------------------4TH ANNUAL FLOWER OF LIFE HEALING RETREAT & FESTIVAL: (See Fri., Sept. 6)

---------------------PATTY STEELE’S BOOK LAUNCH: 3pm, Kensington Church, TC. “The Gift of Second Chances: When Shame Isn’t Enough: Seeking Freedom From Addiction” is a painful & heartfelt story that touches those affected by alcoholism & addiction.

---------------------BOOTS & BLING: 5-8pm, Otsego County Sportsplex, Gaylord. A Girls’ Night Out Event. Featuring food & beverages, music, cooking demos, games & prizes, crafts, shopping & more. Donate an item of clothing to the Caring Closet & be entered to win. $5. ocsportsplex.com/girls-night-out

---------------------27TH ANNUAL CROOKED RIVER FIREFIGHTERS OPEN CAR & TRUCK SHOW: Downtown Alanson. Tonight is Cruise Night. Line-up at 5:30pm, followed by a Poker Run & corn roast.

---------------------AN EVENING WITH JOHN U. BACON: 6pm, Petoskey Middle School. John will discuss his latest book, “Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football.” Tickets: 231.347.1180. $5. mcleanandeakin.com/event/john-u-bacon

---------------------GT BAY YMCA HOSTS INAUGURAL CLASSICS UNDER THE LIGHTS FUNDRAISER: 6-10pm. A classic car show will be held under the lights at Pit Spitter Park, TC. You can also bid on silent auction items & enjoy live music by Common Cents. All proceeds support the YMCA’s Annual Campaign, which funds financial assistance for those who can’t afford child care or membership to the Y. Free. gtbayymca.org/classics-underthe-lights

---------------------ROTARY HOE DOWN & LIVE AUCTION: 6:30pm, Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord.

Featuring food trucks, square dancing, live music

by Steel & Wood and Double Wide Ride & more.

Must be 21. $25. gaylordrotary.org/page/hoedown-2019

---------------------LEELANAU CONSERVANCY YOGA SUMMER SERIES: 7:30pm, Van’s Beach, Leland. With Katherine Palms. Proceeds benefit the Leelanau Conservancy. A slow flow practice modified for outdoor purposes. The focus is on integrating breath & movement through Sun Salutations, balancing & core work. All levels welcome. Donation based. leelanauconservancy.org

---------------------THE SERIES @ LAVENDER HILL FARM, BOYNE CITY: 7:30pm. Featuring Suzie Vinnick,

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3X Juno nominee, CFMA Award winner, & a 10time winner of the Maple Blues Award for songwriting, female vocalist, acoustic act & more. $15. lavenderhillfarm.com/the-series BOB SAGET : 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. A star of “Full House” & “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” Saget has also been a standup comedian for over 30 years. Most recently, Saget can be seen in the hit Netflix series, “Fuller House,” & he directed & starred in the 2019 independent film, “Benjamin.” Tickets range from $43-$73. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/comedian-bob-saget

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27TH ANNUAL CROOKED RIVER FIREFIGHTERS OPEN CAR & TRUCK SHOW: Downtown Alanson. The Open Car & Truck Show is held today from 7am-2:15pm.

---------------------RED WINGS HOST NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: (See Fri., Sept. 6)

---------------------AUTUMN FESTIVAL CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOW: 12-4pm, Tom’s Food Market Parking Lot, Interlochen. Presented by the Interlochen Chamber of Commerce. Registration at 10am. $10 advance; $15 day of. interlochenchamber.org/ annual-car-show-festival.html

---------------------CLASSIC SAIL, PADDLE & ROW BOAT SHOW: 12-4pm, Discovery Pier, TC. Enjoy small craft on display, boat tours, maritime skill demonstrations, music & activities. Free. maritimeheritagealliance.org

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HARVEST STOMPEDE: 12-5pm. This weekend kicks off the fall harvest season along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. Featuring cool-climate wines & culinary delights. Includes a self-guided tour along the trail, where you’re free to visit any of the 26 participating wineries in any order you choose on both Sat. & Sun., Sept. 7-8. Tickets: $40; good for both days. lpwines.com/events/ harvest-stompede

---------------------NW MICHIGAN LIBERTARIAN BBQ, MEET & GREET: Noon, Kentwood Heritage Park, Cadillac. Bring the kids to swim & play while you meet local Libertarian Party leaders & find out how you can be involved. You are welcome to bring a dish to pass. For questions email: nwmichiganlibertarians@gmail.com. nwmichiganlibertarians.org

---------------------EMERALD ISLE IRISH FEILE: (See Fri., Sept. 6) ---------------------PORCHFEST 2019: 1pm, The Central Neighborhood Association is hosting a free afternoon event showcasing local music & talent performances on multiple front porches in the Central Neighborhood. Join in this ‘walkable’ event as the TC community strolls from house to house. tccna1. wixsite.com/tcporchfest2019

---------------------“THE LOST DOUGHBOYS OF GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY”: 2pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Presented by the Traverse Area Historical Society & local historian/Interlochen Arts Academy instructor Brian McCall. This program will discuss the local perspective on those who fought in World War I. Free. traversehistory.wordpress.com

---------------------4TH ANNUAL FLOWER OF LIFE HEALING RETREAT & FESTIVAL: (See Fri., Sept. 6)

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 101: 2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. An overview of the United States Constitution will be presented

by Kelly Ferguson, Dave Reck & Sue Reck, to commemorate the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. 231-3314318. Free.

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TRAVERSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WAGNER GALA WITH OTHALIE GRAHAM: 3pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. $25.50-$61.50. traversesymphony.org/concert/

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---------------------“MURDER ON MAUI”: 5-8pm, Sportsplex, Gaylord. A murder mystery dinner theatre. Presented

by Gaylord Community Productions. Doors open at 4:30pm. 989-731-3546. $25. ocsportsplex. com/murder-mystery-dinner-theatre

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SOUL SOOTHING YOGA: Sundays, 9am, Table Health, GT Commons, TC. Weekly donation-based community yoga class. Gather for a guided, uplifting, all-levels yoga practice. tablehealthtc.com

---------------------STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Performance poetry, storytelling & music are featured at this outdoor amphitheater every Sat. through Labor Day weekend at 9:15pm. Poet bard Terry Wooten will host the gatherings around the fire. Stone Circle is located ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr., then follow the signs. There is a $5 donation for adults; $3 for 12 & under. 231-264-9467.

---------------------CHERRY CAPITAL CYCLING CLUB MON. EVENING PENINSULA RIDE: Mondays, 6pm, TC Central High School, west side parking lot. Old Mission Peninsula ride out along East Bay & return along West Bay. Beware of high traffic areas & please ride single file in these areas, especially Center Rd. along East Bay & Peninsula Dr. along West Bay, south of Bowers Harbor. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

---------------------MUNSON HOSPICE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Tuesdays, 11am through Sept. 17. Munson Home Health, 618 S. Mitchell St., Ste. A, Cadillac. Join a friendly environment where grief & loss are understood. Info: 800-252-2065. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------FREE PROGRAM FOR THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS: Peace Ranch, TC. Hosted by the Evergreen Experience. This farming & gardening program for those with memory loss is held on Saturdays through Aug., 9-11am. Register. 810299-1479. mievergreenexperience.com

---------------------GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOURS OF TC: Mon., Tues., Weds. at 2pm. The tours begin & end at Perry Hannah Plaza - 6th & Union streets. Each tour is about two & a half hours of slow walking over a two-mile route, with a rest stop at the TC Visitors Center.

---------------------THURSDAY NIGHT MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Thursdays, 6pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Open to all, but geared for intermediate level riders & new racers. You’ll get a chance to ride a lap of the Peak2Peak Mountain Bike Race Course including the Crystal Climb. Meet at the Park at Water’s Edge. Rental bike with helmet: $19. Helmet only: $10. crystalmountain.com/ event/thursday-night-mountain-bike-ride

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---------------------CHEBOYGAN FARMERS MARKET: Festival Square, Downtown Cheboygan. Held every Weds. & Sat. from 8am-1pm through Oct. 30.

---------------------EAST JORDAN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 9am-1pm, Memorial Park, East Jordan.

---------------------ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8am-1pm, 305 US Highway 31.

---------------------ELLSWORTH FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-noon, Ellsworth Community Square.

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---------------------SUTTONS BAY FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, intersection of M22 & M204, Suttons Bay.

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ANNUAL ALL MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Runs Sept. 6 - Oct. 4. Local & regional artists will compete for Gold ($1,000), Silver ($700) & Bronze ($300) awards.

The opening reception takes place on Fri., Sept.

6 from 5-7pm. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10am-4:30pm.

Sat.: 10am-4pm. Sun.: 12-4pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------ANIMAL SAINTS & STRANGE ANGELS: Michigan Artists Gallery, TC. New works by artist Char Bickel. Opening Reception during Downtown Traverse City Art Walk: Fri., Sept. 6, 5-9pm. Exhibit runs through mid-Oct. michiganartistsgallery.com

---------------------THE MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW & SALE: Runs through Aug. at City Opera House, TC. Featuring over 100 works of original art in oil, pastel, acrylic & watercolor. Hours are weekdays from 10am-5pm. A special feature this year is “Art Takes Flight,” a nod to the beauty of birds in northern MI. cityoperahouse.org

---------------------“HARBOR SPRINGS: THEN & NOW”: Shay Hexagon House, Harbor Springs. Each piece of art from this exhibition is a snapshot of the people, events & landscapes which make up the heritage of Harbor Springs. Open on Fridays & Saturdays, 11am-3pm through Oct. 12. harborspringshistory.org

---------------------EXHIBIT: MARILYN SILVER QUILTING LEGACY: Featuring Marilyn’s quilting timeline from 1998-present. Runs through Sept. 7 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix. Also enjoy wine, light fare & Tom Kaufman on piano. CharlevoixCircle.org

created by artists in the region. Aug. features the work of Martha Landis & Connie Landis.

- “IMPRESSIONS SMALL WORKS SHOWCASE”: Runs through Aug. Presented by the American Impressionist Society. Nearly 200 original paintings from artists across the nation will be on display for this showcase. crookedtree.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - ORIGINAL: JURIED EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY PRINTS: Featuring all forms of printmaking by artists from across the U.S. An opening reception will be held on Sat., Sept. 7 from 2-4pm. Exhibit runs through Nov. 14.

- THE FLOATING WORLD: TRADITIONAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS: Held in Carnegie Rotunda. A select assortment of prints

by Japanese artists of the Edo & Meiji periods, including Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) & Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), will be on display.

On loan from Purdue University’s permanent collection. Runs Sept. 7, beginning at 2pm, through Nov. 14. crookedtree.org

---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - “ARMAND MERIZON: HIS LIFE AND ART”: Armand was a lifelong Grand Rapids painter remembered for his detailed landscapes & brilliantly colored abstractions. Runs through Sept. 8.

- “LEE SUNG KEUN: INTERCONNECTED”: S. Korean artist Lee Sung Keun creates sculptures of primordial shapes that, at first sight, evoke human cells or the notion of fertility. Runs through Sept. 22.

- “MINGLINGS: THE MIGRATION”: Featuring internationally recognized fiber artist Gerhardt Knodel. Inspired by a 17th century Ming dynasty textile fragment that traveled in its day from China to Portugal. Runs through Sept. 8.

- “TRANSFIGUREMENT II”: MI ceramic artist Susanne Stephenson presents this retrospective exhibition. Runs through Sept. 8. Open daily 10am-5pm & Sundays from 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - FIBER ART EXHIBIT: Runs through Aug. 31.

- JURIED FINE ART EXHIBIT: Awards for 2-D & 3-D artwork. Runs Sept. 4 - Nov. 1. gaylordarts. org

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HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - “SEA TO SKY”: Higher Art Gallery, TC. Solo show of MI artist Edward Duff. Featuring recognizable scenes of the region & beyond. Show runs during gallery hours through Sept. 1.

- MODERN FEMALE ARCHETYPES-GROUP SHOW: Featuring more than 20 female artists in a variety of mediums exploring the idea of archetypes & how they connect us all, often regardless of age, geography & social status. Runs from Sept. 6 - Oct. 6. An opening reception will coincide with the Downtown Fall Art Walk on Sept. 6 from 5-9pm. Hours: Wed.-Sat.: 11am-6pm; Sun.: 11am-4pm. Closed on Tues. Call on Mon. (sometimes closed). higherartgallery.com

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---------------------RAVEN HILL GENERATIONS: Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan. Inspired by the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” Raven Hill’s exhibit is a chance to highlight for the community the importance of northern lower MI’s history through a collection of stories, artifacts, exhibits & structures. Runs Sept. 1 - Oct. 12. miravenhill.org

---------------------“POETIC ABSTRACTION”: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. The combined works of Rufus Snoddy & Pier Wright. Rufus & Pier will share their written art for a night of prose & poetry on Fri., Sept. 6 at 7pm. The exhibit runs through Sept. 14. twistedfishgallery.com

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - “LOCAL COLOR”: This exhibition series highlights outstanding examples of art, design & craft

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CITZENS GO GOBAL FOR CHARITY

MODERN

ROCK

BY KRISTI KATES

Music fans who seek a better world, mark your calendars for Sept. 28. That’s the day for this year’s Global Citizen Festival, which will draw attention to a range of charitable causes via a massive music concert in New York’s Central Park, with featured performances from Pharrell Williams, OneRepublic, Alicia Keys, Carole King, Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen), and Jon Batiste and Stay Human, among others. The event will be hosted by actor Hugh Jackman and his wife, actress Deborra-Lee Furness, and will be broadcast on YouTube, Twitter, and MSNBC, as well as on iHeartMedia radio stations …

Michigan-band-turned-national-act Greta Van Fleet (originally of Frankenmuth) is set to head into the recording studio with producer Greg Kurstin(Pink/Sia/Kelly Clarkson/Foo Fighters) for its second fulllength album. Bringing in Kurstin for the album might be because the band is refining its sound, which is rumored to be veering away from the classic-rock of its early days to a more progressive-psychedelic rock sound.

Greta Van Fleet’s as-yet-untitled new effort is expected late this year or early next …

Heading to Atlanta, Georgia, any time soon? Time your trip right, and you can check out the 25th edition of the annual Music Midtown Festival in Hotlanta’s Piedmont

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Park. Running Sept. 14–15, the event will include performances from Panic! at the Disco, Vampire Weekend, Billie Eilish, Charlie Puth, Walk the Moon, Lil Yachty, Lord Huron, Travis Scott, Local Natives, and many more. See the complete lineup at www.musicmidtown.com …

The Kinks’ 1960s album Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is getting a deluxe four-disc re-release to celebrate the album’s 50th anniversary. It will include a remastered edition of the original album in both stereo and mono, plus additional tracks featuring demos, remixes, rehearsals, bonus tunes, and BBC performances. The box set will also include a 68-page book with interviews, essays, and photos, plus a copy of the script for a proposed Arthur play or movie that never went anywhere …

LINK OF THE WEEK L7 has dropped a new music video for its new track, “Holding Pattern,” a tune about being “caught in a loop of stagnation,” according to the band’s singer, Donita Sparks. The vid is thought to be aimed at the now-defunct website PledgeMusic, which is reportedly holding items purchased from the site in limbo since going out of business in July. Check out the psychedelic-themed clip at https://youtu.be/Is5-Blr7fOI

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THE BUZZ Too early for Christmas? Not if you’re Brian Setzer; he’s already planning out his Brian Setzer Orchestra holiday shows, and one is set to make a Nov. 17 stop at the Fox Theater in Detroit …

It’s not too early for the Simon Cowellcreated U.K. vocal group II Divo, either — the multi-lingual quartet has dates confirmed for its A Holiday Song Celebration tour; its closest stop will be in nearby Toronto, Ontario, on Nov. 26…

Country singer-songwriter Lacy J.

Dalton will be in concert at the Lars Hockstad Auditorium in Traverse City this Friday, Sept. 6 …

Big Sean has released a new song called “Overtime,” with the accompanying music video including footage that was shot in several areas of Detroit: at a local beauty supply shop, a college parking lot, and at the Spirit of Detroit statue … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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

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Various Artists – Punk Goes Acoustic Vol. 3 – Fearless Records

They say that one way to tell good songwriting is to take a song back to its basics — strip away all the instrumentation and production and play it acoustically. That’s the premise behind this album of punk bands gone (temporarily) folk. You’ll hear songs from Circa Survive (“Act Appalled”), Underoath (“A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White”), Don Broco (“Come Out to LA”) and Set It Off (“Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”) in a whole new way — some more chill overall, some retaining the powerful vocals with an acoustic background, all making an appealing contrast.

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You might think they’re returning with this new set — but actually, the band (in several different forms) has never really stopped recording. On this collection, now-duo Dallin and Woodward deftly take dance music, from the disco-tronica of first single “Stuff Like That” to the underground club grit of “Looking for Someone” and closing ballad “Tonight.”

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Michael Shuman, of Queens of the Stone Age, plus longtime pals Zach Dawes and Tyler Parkford blend their rock heritage together to form Mini Mansions, a rollicking old-school rock project that careens through its tunes like a teenager on Jolt Cola skateboarding down a hill. The problem is that the mentality of the music doesn’t get much farther than that; this is all pretty shallow stuff, from the cliched “Forgot Your Name” to “Hey Lover” (featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart), which at least offers a solid melody.

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The reel

by meg weichman

peanut Butter falcon blinded by the light

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n utterly irresistible gem, Blinded by the Light delivers the kind of heartwarming, soul-stirring joy that feels out of place in the modern movie theater. This story of young man discovering his love of Bruce Springsteen music is a bit of a throwback to coming-of-age stories of yesteryear, but it’s just so gosh darn earnest and sweet that even contemporary cynics will be flattened by its exuberance. I wager that even the most cynical among us can remember a song that helped them through something, or yes, even changed their life.

A song that opened their eyes to new possibilities and told them they weren’t alone. Far from being a derivative jukebox musical of Bruce Springsteen hits (though there are some 17 of them used), this is a poignant film where the narrative truly stands on its own. It’s the story of Javed, a British Pakistani teenager growing up in the working class town of Luton during the Margaret Thatcher 1980s, who’s unexpected connection to the music of Springsteen gives him courage to pursue his own dreams in face of the era’s anti-immigrant racism and the generational conflict of identity in his immigrant family.

The Peanut Butter Falcon is a helluva sweet little flick that will leave a mark on your heart. Filled with big laughs, low-key wonders, and sun-dappled charm, this is a seemingly familiar story of unlikely friends embarking on an age-old journey. And while in many ways you’ll know where it’s all headed, remarkably it doesn’t feel clichéd, largely in thanks to the chemistry and soulfulness of its leads.

A fresh take on a true American odyssey, there is a certain magical quality surrounding this Mark Twain-inspired Southern fable about the families we create.

It follows Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome living in a statefunded retirement facility after his family abandoned him. His favorite thing to do is watch a well-worn VHS tape featuring his pro wrestling hero, The Salt Water Redneck, and his dream is to attend the Redneck’s wrestling camp. With the help of his irascible roommate (a wonderful turn by Bruce Dern), he escapes wearing nothing but his tighty-whities and hits the road.

After stowing away in a small boat to avoid detection, he meets Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), a tortured poet of an outlaw running from both his latest marks and the tragedies of his past. And while he initially wants to get rid of Zak, soon enough Tyler decides to help Zak get to his destination.

And so begins a beautifully honest buddy comedy/road movie about two lost souls and their search for freedom and connection. Very much structured like a Huck Finn-esque bildungsroman, they have their share of colorful characters and exploits along the way. And while things like the blind preacher segment is definitely not my favorites, the cumulative payoff to all their various encounters is very real.

While Zak and Tyler form an unbreakable partnership, their surrogate family isn’t really complete until Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), an administrator from Zak’s home, is convinced to come along instead of taking Zak back. And from there, the majesty of the river and the poeticism of the

bayou truly begin to take hold.

First-time filmmakers Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz (along with TC-raised producer Lije Sarki!) take a wonderfully intuitive approach to the filmmaking that lets the actors shine. LaBeouf, Gottsagen, and Johnson are a sublime trio. It’s clear LaBeouf is able to tap into his own troubled past to bring Tyler’s pain to the surface, and the results are incredibly moving.

But Zak is the real discovery. The directors conceived of the film after meeting him at a camp for aspiring actors with disabilities, and he’s an incredible performer at home with his craft. He is never used for cheap comedy or undeserved pathos. Zak is an actor playing a character; not a source of “inspiration” or false uplift.

And the bond Gottagen and LaBeouf share is so beautiful and so profoundly human to watch grow, I get emotional just thinking about it.

Sure there’s a little whimsy to the storytelling — it is from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine, after all — but it is once again used to perfect effect. Sparingly sentimental, The Peanut Butter Falcon oozes sincerity to create a warm and inviting world where you hear the wind against the cattails and taste the sticky sweetness in the air.

And that go-for-broke ending? Well, it will give you all the feels. Because that’s what this film so excels at, cutting through the potential for sappiness and schmaltz, straight to the feeling. I hesitate to use a term like feel-good, because I feel as though it almost reduces this to just another twee and ultimately forgettable gem of an indie, but I think there’s something much more special at work here. This is a film that feels like it was a miracle it got made, and seeing it is an experience so disarming and earnest that it’s something to treasure.

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

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once upon a time in ...hollywood

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uentin Tarantino’s latest, and perhaps most personal film, is set in 1969, a time when movies were still pictures, and the studios were in a free fall as they tried to keep pace with the changing times. The film is a pseudo buddy comedy of sorts, focused on has-been actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double/driver Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). And there’s really not much more by the way of plot.

The film meanders from one vignette to the next, encountering a couple of show-stopping set pieces along the way (Rick on set with a child actor, a phenomenal Julia Butters; Cliff getting into a hilarious fight with Bruce Lee; and a shot of classic neon signs of L.A. coming to life that will knock your socks off).

It’s a real hangout movie, of idiosyncratic character beats and chill vibes. But while it may have undeniable nostalgic verve, eye-candy production design and cinematography, a perfect bop of a soundtrack, intoxicating mood, and the stellar that only-Quentin-can-get-out-of-an-actor performances, when combined with meandering plot, empty characterizations, and the abhorrent depictions of women (and also people of color) … well, you’ve lost me.

the lion king

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n the circle of life, The Lion King has come back around to write Disney another king-sized check. This new “live-action” (I guess that’s what you call a bunch of CGI animals with creepily moving mouths and celebrity voices?) adaptation of the beloved film has already had the ninth-largest global debut of all time. Yet, while it is another undeniable financial success, of all the recent remakes of the Disney Renaissance films, this is the mostly likely to set Disney back. Directed by Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book, Elf), the film begins on a discouragingly low note. Though it seemed impossible to do, Favreau’s nearly shotfor-shot remake of the classic opening scene is emotionally lackluster; in the original film, it had been the most stirring part.

While visually impressive, the hyper-realistic animation of the animals ultimately hurts this adaptation, stripping the film of the creativity and imagination that gave the original so much heart. Yet, if it was Favreau’s agenda to simply make a stunning moving portrait of animals, I’ll admit that The Lion King is pretty.

But too much of the screen time is devoted to apathetic-looking but spirited-sounding animals, making it difficult to appreciate the visual beauty. And the hyper-realistic savannah is also drab and desolate, and it never seems to truly come alive. So if you really want to enjoy the majesty of the natural world, just skip this film and go watch the sunset at Bryant Park.

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ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 8/31 -- Jenny Thomas, 8 BAYVIEW INN, WILLIAMSBURG 8/31 -- Tim Thayer, 7 CHATEAU CHANTAL, TC 9/5 -- Unplugged on the Terrace w/ Paul Livingston, 5-7 FANTASY'S, TC Mon. - Sat. -- Adult entertainment w/ DJ, 7-close GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 HOTEL INDIGO, TC 8/31 -- Blair Miller, 7 KILKENNY'S, TC 8/30-31 -- One Hot Robot, 9:30 9/1 -- Jabo Bihlman's Family Band, 8:30-11:30 9/5 -- 2Bays DJs, 9:30 9/6-7 -- Strobelight Honey, 9:30 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 9/2 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 9/6 – Mike Bass, 6-8

SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 STATE STREET MARKET, TC THE MARKET BAR: Tue -- Karaoke Night Hosted by Ben Eaton, 9 Wed -- After Hours Trivia, 9-10:30 Thu -- Open Mic Thursdays Hosted by Gregory Evans, 7-9 9/6 -- Blair Miller, 5 TC WHISKEY CO. 9/5 -- Sam & Bill, 6-8 THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 8/30-31 -- The Daylites, 6:30-9:30 9/1 – Summer Wind Down Block Party w/ Jonathan Timm Band, Michigander, Charlie Millard Band & Dickie, 3-10 THE PARLOR, TC 8/31 -- Jim Hawley & Co., 8 9/1 -- The WHITE Party - Fifth Annual w/ 2 Bays DJs, 9

UNION STREET STATION, TC 8/31 -- Nomi & Dragon Wagon, 10 9/1 -- Head for the Hills Live Show, 10am-noon; then Tell Yo Mama 9/3 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic/Jam Session w/ Matt McCalpin & Jimmy Olson 9/4 -- DJ Ryan Zuker, 10 9/5 -- Skin & Marshall Dance Party, 10 9/6 -- Happy Hour w/ Chris Sterr; then Isaac Ryder Band 9/7 -- Snack Five Coat, 10 9/8 -- Karaoke, 10 WEST BAY BEACH, A DELAMAR RESORT, TC 8/31 -- Live on the Bay Concert Series w/ East Bay Blue, 6 9/5 -- Jeff Haas Jazz Trio & Laurie Sears w/ guests, 6-8:30 9/6 -- Live on the Bay Concert Series w/ Sweetwater Blues Band, 7 9/8 -- End of Summer Beach Bash w/ 5th Gear Band, 3 Hearted & Sweetwater Blues Band, 2-7 VIEW: 8/31 – DJ Motaz, 10 9/6 -- DJ Shawny D, 10

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the ADViCE GOddESS Nurse Case Scenario

“Jonesin” Crosswords "choice menu" --another option out there. by Matt Jones

ACROSS 1 Initials on a toothpaste tube 4 Where the TV show “Letterkenny” comes from 10 Watch readout, briefly 13 Accelerate 14 “Juno and the Paycock” playwright Sean 15 Clinton and Bush, e.g.

17 Waiting room welcome 20 School credit 21 ___ track 22 Gp. that publishes a scholarly style manual 23 Fortifies the castle, perhaps 26 Taiga feature 28 Put in service 29 Cup edge 30 Margin size, maybe 32 Juno’s Greek counterpart 34 Cup edge 36 “Lunar Asparagus” sculptor Max 37 Results of excessive stress 40 Japanese game sorta like chess 42 Key under Z and X 43 Stone who starred in 54-Down 47 Proposition to be proved 49 Portuguese colony in India 51 Archer’s necessity 52 Nomadic group 53 2004 movie with a screenplay by Tina Fey 56 Sch. whose initials actually refer to “Green Mountains” 57 “Brave New World” happiness drug 59 Substance with a pH value under 7 60 Beyond Burgers, for instance, or what the theme answers contain?

65 Sap source 66 “Casino ___” 67 Reverential feeling 68 Luxury ___ (Monopoly space) 69 Firecracker flashes 70 Alkali used in soapmaking

DOWN 1 Unesco Building muralist 2 Dom who voiced Pizza the Hutt in “Spaceballs” 3 Iron Man or Thor 4 Marquee partner 5 Get 100% on 6 “I’m gonna pass” 7 Adjective on taco truck menus 8 Danny who plays Frank Reynolds 9 Voice votes 10 “___ Miserables” 11 Twain, really 12 Scouse, Texas Southern, or Australian, for English 16 Squirrel (away) 18 Start of the first Kinsey Millhone title 19 Away from a bow 23 Word that punctuates Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” 24 “Stranger Things” actress ___ Bobby Brown 25 Leave out 27 Washing machine cycle 31 “Principia Mathematica” author 33 In ___ (feeling bad) 35 Blackberry, back in the day 38 Exit, to P.T. Barnum 39 Korbut the gymnast 40 “Get bent” 41 Sister, in Seville 44 Word before status or bliss 45 In need of cleaning, for some bathrooms 46 Early times, casually 47 Check for ripeness, as a cantaloupe 48 1997 Hanson chart-topper 50 Playing marbles 54 2010 comedy inspired by “The Scarlet Letter” 55 Post-op area 58 Mine alternative?

61 Animator Avery 62 Road or roof stuff 63 Genre 64 Catch the drift

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BY Amy Alkon

Q

This initial bolt of empathy rises up automatically. But once you experience it, Klimecki and Singer explain, there’s a fork in the road, which is to say you can go one of two ways with your empathy: into unhealthy empathic distress or healthy empathic concern.

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Empathic distress is a me-focused response — empathy that turns into emotional quicksand when we just keep “feeling with” a person (feeling and feeling and feeling) without doing anything to try to change their situation. In time, we get overwhelmed by the distress we’re experiencing at their distress. This often leads to what Klimecki and Singer call “withdrawal behavior”: our trying to escape our uncomfortable emotions by ducking out and leaving the other person alone with their suffering.

: I have to go visit my mom, who’s in the hospital in another state. She’s really ill.

Her boyfriend told me she’s lost a lot of weight and it might be shocking to see her initially. I want to be strong for her, but I’m a big crier. I cry on every phone call, and it’s awful. How do I show up for her and not let my feelings overwhelm me so she is not sad or worried about me and can concentrate on getting better?

— Emotional : When you’re visiting a friend or loved one who’s seriously ill, it’s nice to show up bearing gifts — like flowers, magazines, and a paper bag you can hyperventilate into.

It’s scary seeing someone you care about all small and frail in a hospital bed. And this is your mom who’s really ill. If something happens to her, it’s not like you can just run out and pick up another one at Costco.

Even so, the level of fear you experience when you see her is something you could have some control over. Neuroscience studies find that novel experiences are the most emotionally powerful, having the most intense effect on us. Additionally, psychology research finds that people quickly become acclimated to both positive and negative changes in their lives. Accordingly, seeing your mom for the first time will have the most gut-punchability.

To dial down the intensity of your reaction when you first see her, you could ask her boyfriend to take some video of her and send it to you. He should ask your mom first, of course, so it won’t violate her privacy, and perhaps cast what he’s doing as sending you a hello. If she balks at letting him, he could then tell her the real deal: that it’s to emotionally prepare you for seeing her.

The other major player in how you react to your mom’s condition is empathy. Neuroscientists Olga Klimecki and Tania Singer note that empathy involves our observing or even just imagining what another person is feeling and having that trigger the same sort of feeling in us. They give the example of hearing that a friend is sad because her grandmother is dying: “Our first reaction would be empathy, which means we would share the feeling of sadness and thereby know what our friend is going through.”

Empathic concern, on the other hand, is an other-focused response. It starts with our experiencing that initial bolt of “feeling with” a person who’s suffering, but then we shift into “feeling for” — as in “What can I do FOR you?” Empathic concern is basically empathy with an action plan, motivating us to try to make things better for another person.

The important takeaway for you is that you don’t have to let your feelings run the show, dragging you boohooingly along behind them. You can instead control your feelings by shifting from me-driven empathy, empathic distress, to mom-centered empathic concern.

In practice, this simply takes redirecting your focus from how sad you are to how helpful you can be — emotionally and practically. Think Warrior Nurse instead of Drama Queen.

One of the kindest things you can do for a very sick person is make their life boringly normal. Distract them from their illness by watching their favorite streamed show with them, playing Scrabble, losing $6 million to them in gin rummy, telling them the latest gossip about the slutty neighbor.

Really, your just being there is huge. And once you leave, you can start sending her cards a few days a week. This will help keep you from falling into the swamp of me-focused pointless distress, and it’ll be comforting for her.

Ultimately, it’s feeling loved — not laughter — that’s “the best medicine.” I’m guessing that’s why hospitals instituted visiting hours instead of replacing the IV bag on the pole with a foulmouthed parrot in a tiny bandanna squawking insults at passerby.

aSTRO

lOGY

SEPT 02 - SEPT 08

BY ROB BREZSNY

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I don’t know if the coming weeks will be an

Anais Nin phase for you. But they could be if you want them to. It’s up to you whether you’ll dare to be as lyrical, sensual, deep, expressive, and emotionally rich as she was. In case you decide that YES, you will, here are quotes from Nin that might serve you well. 1. It is easy to love and there are so many ways to do it. 2. My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. 3. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. 4. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. 5. It was while helping others to be free that I gained my own freedom.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coco de mer is a palm tree that grows in the Seychelles. Its seed is huge, weighing as much as forty pounds and having a diameter of nineteen inches. The seed takes seven years to grow into its mature form, then takes an additional two years to germinate. Everything I just said about the coco de mer seed reminds me of you, Capricorn. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’ve been working on ripening an awesome seed for a long time, and are now in the final phase before it sprouts. The Majestic Budding may not fully kick in until 2020, but I bet you’re already feeling the enjoyable, mysterious pressure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you throw

a pool ball or a bronze Buddha statue at a window, the glass will break. In fact, the speed at which it fractures could reach 3,000 miles per hour. Metaphorically speaking, your mental blocks and emotional obstacles are typically not as crackable. You may smack them with your angry probes and bash them with your desperate pleas, yet have little or no effect. But I suspect that in the coming weeks, you’ll have much more power than usual to shatter those vexations. So I hereby invite you to hurl your strongest blasts at your mental blocks and emotional obstacles. Don’t be surprised if they collapse at unexpectedly rapid speeds.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): In the thirteenth

century, the Italian city of Bologna was serious about guarding the integrity of its cuisine.

In 1250, the cheese guild issued a decree proclaiming, “If you make fake mortadella . . . your body will be stretched on the rack three times, you will be fined 200 gold coins, and all the food you make will be destroyed.” I appreciate such devotion to purity and authenticity and factualness. And I recommend that in the coming weeks, you commit to comparable standards in your own sphere. Don’t let your own offerings be compromised or corrupted. The same with the offerings you receive from other people. Be impeccable.

ARIES

(March 21-April 19): John Muir (1838–1914) was skilled at creating and using machinery. In his twenties, he diligently expressed those aptitudes. But at age 27, while working in a carriage parts factory, he suffered an accident that blinded him. For several months, he lay in bed, hoping to recuperate. During that time, Muir decided that if his sight returned, he would thereafter devote it to exploring the beauty of the natural world. The miracle came to pass, and for the rest of his life he traveled and explored the wilds of North America, becoming an influential naturalist, author, and early environmentalist. I’d love to see you respond to one of your smaller setbacks—much less dramatic than Muir’s!—with comparable panache, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Of all the children

on the planet, three percent live in the U.S. And yet American children are in possession of forty percent of the world’s toys. In accordance with astrological omens, I hereby invite you to be like an extravagant American child in the coming weeks. You have cosmic permission to seek maximum fun and treat yourself to zesty entertainment and lose yourself in uninhibited laughter and wow yourself with beguiling games and delightful gizmos. It’s playtime!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ama are

Japanese women whose job it is to dive to the sea bottom and fetch oysters bearing pearls. The water is usually cold, and the workers use no breathing apparatus, depending instead on specialized techniques to hold their breath. I propose we make them your inspirational role models. The next few weeks will be a favorable time,

metaphorically speaking, for you to descend into the depths in quest of valuables and inspirations.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Renowned

Cancerian neurologist Oliver Sacks believed that music and gardens could be vital curative agents, as therapeutic as pharmaceuticals. My personal view is that walking in nature can be as medicinal as working and lolling in a garden. As for music, I would extend his prescription to include singing and dancing as well as listening. I’m also surprised that Sacks didn’t give equal recognition to the healing power of touch, which can be wondrously rejuvenating, either in its erotic or non-erotic forms. I bring these thoughts to your attention because I suspect the coming weeks will be a Golden Age of non-pharmaceutical healing for you. I’m not suggesting that you stop taking the drugs you need to stay healthy; I simply mean that music, nature, and touch will have an extra-sublime impact on your well-being.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you visualize what

ancient Rome looked like, it’s possible you draw on memories of scenes you’ve seen portrayed in movies. The blockbuster film Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott, may be one of those templates. The weird thing is that Gladiator, as well as many other such movies, were inspired by the grandiose paintings of the ancient world done by Dutch artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912).

And in many ways, his depictions were not at all factual. I bring this to your attention, Leo, in the hope that it will prod you to question the accuracy and authenticity of your mental pictures. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get fuzzy and incorrect memories into closer alignment with the truth, and to shed any illusions that might be distorting your understanding of reality.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “When you’re nailing

a custard pie to the wall, and it starts to wilt, it doesn’t do any good to hammer in more nails.”

So advised novelist Wallace Stegner. I hope I’m delivering his counsel in time to dissuade you from even trying to nail a custard pie to the wall—or an omelet or potato chip or taco, for that matter. What might be a better use of your energy? You could use the nails to build something that will actually be useful to you.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I hid my

deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them,” wrote author Amy Tan. My Scorpio friend Audrey once made a similar confession: “I buried my secrets so completely from the prying curiosity of other people that I lost track of them myself.” If either of those descriptions apply to you, Scorpio, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to secure a remedy. You’ll have extra power and luck if you commune with and celebrate your hidden feelings and buried secrets.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “No Eden valid without serpent.” Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote that pithy riff. I think it’s a good motto for you to use in the immediate future. How do you interpret it? Here’s what I think. As you nourish your robust vision of paradise-on-earth, and as you carry out the practical actions that enable you to manifest that vision, it’s wise to have some creative irritant in the midst of it. That bug, that question, that tantalizing mystery is the key to keeping you honest and discerning. It gives credibility and gravitas to your idealistic striving.

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Starting in September, the practices of Dr. Bill Northway and Dr. Bob Portenga will come together under the ownership of Dr. Spencer Crouch.

Dr. Bob Portenga Dr. Spencer Crouch is a Traverse City native, earning his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree as well as a Master of Science and Certification in Orthodontics from The University of Michigan.

He’s honored and excited to be serving his hometown community with professionalism and expertise.

Traverse City Office:

432 Munson Place

231.946.0070

Beulah Office:

67 S. Benzie Blvd.

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