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WOMEN NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • march 04 - march 10, 2019 • Vol. 29 No. 09

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SPRING CARNIVAL! March 9th brings live music, lighting up the grill and fun competitions! Enjoy a slopeside DJ dance party and BBQ, plus the always anticipated Cardboard Classic Sled Race, followed by the splash and spills of the Slush Cup. Help us celebrate spring with $10 off window lift tickets if you dress in luau attire!

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The Top 10 in the Feb. 28 issue of Northern Express, has an error regarding the documentary about John and Lorena Bobbitt, where it states “... John’s for martial sexual assault.” I believe you must mean “marital” assault.

Carolyn Caugh, Traverse City You’re right, Carolyn. Thanks for the catch!

— Ed. Ex-Democrat Recently guests flew in from the east coast to the Traverse City airport and arrived at our home with a copy of Northern Express. Normally I’m wouldn’t respond to a media article but I was compelled to after reading a Letters contribution from Charlie Weaver of Kalkaska and an op-ed piece from [guest columnist] Mark Pontoni. First a bit of personal background is in order: I was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.

My wife and I are retired educators with 67 years experience between us. We moved to rural northern Michigan 28 years ago. We claim to be of a conservative bent politically.

Mr. Weaver exemplifies the liberal mindset of laughing at, then denigrating, then demonizing those with whom he disagrees.

In his short letter he says Republicans are greedy, wealthy, ignorant, and prone to being goaded into voting Republican by political “myths” seemingly fostered by corporations, special interests — especially the NRA and unChristian evangelicals, climate-change deniers, fossil fuel companies, environmentally destructive developers and other sundry Republican flunkies. Wow. I can assure him we are neither wealthy nor ignorant; comfortable and well educated better describes my wife and myself.

Apparently Mr. Weaver is not goaded by those on the left, nor is he or his cronies subject to any-left leaning special interests.

He doesn’t like firearms nor the second amendment of the Bill of Rights, those with religious leanings, or anything having to do with fossil fuels or developers. I wonder how people of his mindset can justify the development in the greater Traverse City area or how they expect to “change” the climate back to what they consider normal,

or how they expect to live in a society without the benefit of fossil fuels.

Now as to Mr. Pontoni, another example of liberal defensiveness, if you don’t like what I stand for, call me angry, fearful, reactionary, and in many cases all sorts of phobic. As to President Obama, a knownothing, inexperienced, empty suit, foisted off on the electorate like cheap democratic commercial and, like a commercial, you bought it. And don’t forget slamming the Bible when heralding same sex “marriage,” and thank you for appreciating the NRA as an active force in government. It’s implied that Mr. Pontoni is/was an educator who made critical thinking an integral part of his student’s lives. One can only imagine

the “balanced” viewpoints he made in his classes to allow for his student’s critical thinking. I wonder what sort of a grade he assigned to a student who voiced opposition to his.

I especially loved that his opinion piece was his parting shot. Throw crap and run away — I did the same thing in grade school. I also belonged to the SDS, voted democratic until Carter let me down, and I grew up and raised a family and became a responsible, contributing American with a sense of reality rather than vitriol and rose-colored glasses as my guide to critical thinking.

CONTENTS features Crime and Rescue Map......................................7

The Gold Standard...............................................10 Catch Her If You Can.....................................14 Women-only Adventures...............................15 All Wool And A Yard Wide..............................18 Thomas Zmudzinski, Harrietta Fishing, Fashion, and Family..........................20

Meet Northern Seen

dates................................................21-23 music Four Score.....................................................26

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

A real-time, 24/7 online feed of social media posts we love from throughout northern Michigan Incorporating Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter An endless scroll of posts, accounts, friends and hashtags we follow

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

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

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top ten Report Those Wolf Sightings!

The state wants to hear from you in the extremely unlikely event you spot a gray wolf in the northern Lower Peninsula.

“The probability of DNR personnel observing an actual wolf or its tracks in the northern Lower Peninsula is very low,” said DNR wildlife biologist Jennifer Kleitch.

“It’s helpful to have as many eyes as possible looking, so public reports are important for this survey.”

Once wiped out in Michigan, wolves started to reappear in the Upper Peninsula in the 1990s, having made their way from Canada and Wisconsin. The first modern wolf sighting below the Mackinac Bridge occurred in 2004, in Presque Isle County; in 2014, DNA analysis of a scat sample collected in Emmet County identified a gray wolf.

If you spot a wolf or sign of a wolf through March 15, call the DNR Atlanta Field Office at (989) 785-4251, ext. 5233, or report it online at Michigan.gov.EyesInTheField.

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Bottoms up Camp Critter’s Hand Picked

So it turns out you can’t play in the Great Wolf Lodge waterpark without booking a room for the night, but a little-known local secret is that you can bring your pack to its Camp Critter Bar & Grille for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and — for moms and dads in need of a break — drinks. One of our staff recently did dinner with her family in a tented booth under twinkly indoor trees.

While the kids warmed their hands by a faux campfire and gaped at tittering mechanical beavers swinging overhead, Mama kicked back with a much-needed Hand Picked (Absolut StrawberryHibiscus Vodka, Ginger, Fresh Lime Juice, Raspberry Jam) pre-dinner drink.

(Rogue photo-bombing dinosaur not included.) Mildly sweet and majorly refreshing, the Hand Picked proved to be the perfect pick-me-up after a long day — so perfect, in fact, she and Dad enjoyed a second in the lobby while the kiddos sat for a complimentary 8pm story-time. Full food and drink menu at www.greatwolf.com/traverse-city.

Find it: 3575 N. US 31 S., Traverse City.

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winter lecture Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Federov and his brother, Fedor, recently purchased and are now renovating the Petoskey Ice Arena to share their passion with the community. Fedor Federov and Jim VanAntwerp, arena general manager, will tell you what they’re doing for skaters from beginner to pro, as part of the Winter Lecture Series at NCMC in the Library Conference Room, Petoskey on Fri., March 8. Lunch begins at 11:30am; program at noon. $12, includes lunch. Reserve your spot: 231-348-6600.

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Hollywood’s Eve

We might not be seeing much of the sun these days, but you can still escape to Southern California — circa 1960s — with Lili Anolik’s newest release, “Hollywood’s Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.” This bohemian biopic surrounds the notorious Eve Babitz, a Cali-culture icon, heroine of hedonism, writer, and most recently, social recluse. A true West Coast aristocrat, Babitz rose to “it-girl” status in 1963 after posing nude with conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp. She then racked up an impressive body count of celebrity lovers, including Jim Morrison, Harrison Ford, and even Annie Leibovitz, before Joan Didion discovered her writing in the ’70’s. Now, seven books, nearly five decades, and one freak house fire later, Eve Babitz is once again at the center of her own modern renaissance. Smart. sassy, and seductively ‘bougie,’ “Hollywood’s Eve” is one guilty pleasure that actually satisfies.

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Right to Beach Walk Upheld

A potential threat to the right of the public to walk on the shores of the Great Lakes has been averted.

That’s because the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of an Indiana Supreme Court decision that ruled against a group of Lake Michigan property owners who sought to keep the public off of their beaches.

Justices in Indiana held that the public owns the Great Lakes, and therefore the shores of the Great Lakes are accessible to the public up to the ordinary high-water mark. The decision echoed a 2005 Michigan Supreme Court decision.

As the Baykeeper for the Watershed Center, John Nelson walked the shoreline of Grand Traverse Bay in 2002 and 2003. He said it would be extremely unfortunate if the public lost the right to walk the shores of the Great Lakes.

Nelson said lakefront owners are more likely than others to take advantage of the right, because they walk the shore near their property.

“When you point out that they enjoy that right as much as anybody, their eyes just sort of widen and say, ‘Oh, I never thought of that,’” Nelson said.

stuff we love Women-Artist Takeovers Higher Art Gallery has an open call for women artists: to contemplate the role archetypes play in your personal life and society — do you embrace your role or rail against it?

— then express it through your art. (Sculpture and photography “heavily encouraged.”) Female artists can apply by submitting up to two pieces for the gallery’s Archetypes exhibit, planned Sept. 6 through Oct. 4, 2019. You’ve got plenty of time to ponder; submissions aren’t due until midnight, July 1. Meanwhile, find inspiration on the gallery’s walls now: Featured artist Jesse Jason’s abstract and explosively colorful way of looking at women (and men and dogs and sea and sky) caught our collective eye and reminded us just how warming a winter gallery stroll can be. 126 S. Union St., Traverse City. Call ahead for hours, visit website for Archetype submission info: (231) 252-4616, www.higherartgallery.com

A Women’s Weekend of Pure Joy Ladies, gather your gals: Hotel Walloon is hosting its Inaugural Women’s Weekend May 2–5, and it’s dedicated to celebrating something every gal should: living with joy. Over the course of three days, the tony hotel’s chefs will fill your belly with spectacular and seasonal farm-to table meals (with curated wine pairings) and feed your soul with events focused on self-care, well-being, creativity, entertaining, and your home. Expect morning yoga, meditation, a fashion show, classes in painting, enneagram personality decoding, creative journaling, and more. $900 includes all activities, breakfasts, and dinners; room not included.

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tastemaker City Park Grill’s Biscuits You might credit the low-carb wave for your whittling your middle, but we blame it for washing away the white-flour wonder of a pre-meal bread basket. That’s why we’re especially grateful for the City Park Grill, which hasn’t served a single meal in more than 20 years without first delivering to its guests the best biscuits in America. Literally. The digital magazine Only in Your State (www.onlyinyourstate.com) recently named City Park’s “buttery, flaky, incredibly delicious … perfectly baked” biscuits No. 1 in the nation. We not only concur, we recommend you get your own buns there to try some soon. Find City Park Grill at 432 E. Lake St., Petoskey.

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OVER BUDGET AND BEYOND DEADLINE

Songs of the Earth on sunday, march 10th at 3pm DR. TIMOTHY TOPOLEWSKI, ENCORE DIRECTOR DR. JERRY A. YOUNG, TUBA SOLOIST

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by Stephen Tuttle President Donald Trump has threatened to pull nearly $1 billion in federal transportation funds from California’s thus-far illfated high-speed rail project. Then he said the government would like the other $3.5 billion it’s invested in the project returned.

Sort of ironic since California is a “donor” state, paying $13.7 billion more in federal taxes than it received in federal benefits in 2017.

so far boasts one mile of broken ground and not an inch of pavement.

An even more expensive, and pointless, little fantasy freeway spur is underway outside of Shreveport, Louisiana. This one is a bit more than three miles long but will cost in excess of $200 million per mile. It will slice an historic African-American neighborhood in half.

The president has a legitimate gripe about the spending of federal dollars. But if we’re going to start asking for a return of overspent dollars, in essence asking us to return what we contributed in the first place, there are plenty of targets.

But the president had at least half a point.

The project in question, approved in a bond election by California voters in 2009, has been plagued by delays that should have been anticipated during the conceptual stage. Designed as a high-speed train capable of exceeding 200 miles per hour, it would whisk people back and forth between Los Angeles and San Francisco in little more than a couple hours. Eventually, it would run all the way to San Diego.

Except new rails and new routes were needed over, under, around, or through some very unforgiving terrain, not to mention miles of private property. It would be passing through areas susceptible to earthquakes, floods, landslides, and wildfires. Lawsuits trying to stop it were filed by the dozens.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom finally pulled the plug, temporarily, on the L.A. to S.F. dream so they could focus on a segment that might actually be accomplished.

That segment, running from Bakersfield to Merced, will utilize already existing tracks, run at normal speeds, and stop frequently.

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The original budget was $39 billion. The current budget is $77 billion. So, double the budget in twice the time for less result.

The president has a legitimate gripe about the spending of federal dollars. But if we’re going to start asking for a return of overspent dollars, in essence asking us to return what we contributed in the first place, there are plenty of targets. And nothing overspends quite like transportation projects.

Unless, of course, it’s the military.

Both Texas and California have spent tens of billions, almost always beyond budget estimates, futilely widening existing freeways and building ever-bigger loops and legs.

None of it has much helped traffic.

Birmingham, Alabama, wants to build a 52-mile loop, already over budget at $100 million per mile, and growing. Traffic studies indicate it will not alleviate any congestion, but the coal and forest industries that own most of the land through which it will traverse were big supporters.

In the planning stages for years, the loop

Boston’s Big Dig, an effort to remove traffic from Boston’s clogged surface arterials by literally going underground, was originally budgeted at $2.6 billion but ultimately cost $14.8 billion.

But the unquestioned king of over-budget-behind-schedule programs is the military. Sometimes they spend money on nothing at all.

In a 10-year period starting in 1997, the Army spent $36 billion on weapons systems and various programs that were never built or implemented, including $7 billion for the never-finished Comanche stealth helicopter.

Then there is the current Grandparent of All Boondoggles, the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter plane. The idea was a single aircraft platform modified for the needs of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines.

It is supposed to give us some kind of air superiority for years to come.

Now more than 16 years in development, it is, finally, scheduled for combat testing this summer. It is currently — brace yourself — a stupefying $170 billion over budget. And Congress recently authorized another couple billion for the program.

If the president wants to make an issue of the federal government’s profligate overspending, he’d find plenty of support, or at least should. Projects, both military and civilian, funded by the feds, are regularly over-budget and completed well beyond deadlines. The military procurement and development system is simply out of control. It’s an epidemic without cure or consequence.

The answer is not a snarky presidential demand for a return of money already spent.

It’s Congress actually doing their oversight jobs with enough spine to stop the wasteful spending before or as it starts.

California’s rail project is a money pit and so are plenty of others with hundreds of billions of dollars being spent that were never anticipated but are never denied. We’re addicted to money that doesn’t exist, $22 trillion in debt, and still adding on more. The government should demand those receiving taxpayer money actually meet a budget and a deadline.

And then start doing it themselves.

Crime & Rescue POLICE: MAN HELD WOMAN CAPTIVE A Copemish man held his girlfriend against her will for 36 hours while he assaulted her, according to charges.

Jesse Revolt, 29, faces charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, aggravated domestic assault, and interfering with a call for help.

State police investigated after a 22-year-old Mesick woman showed up at Munson Medical Center with severe facial injuries. The woman told troopers that during the assault, Revolt took her cell phone to prevent her from calling police, and he threatened her to keep her at his residence.

When the woman found her phone, she called her mother on Feb. 22, and the woman’s mother drove her to the hospital. Troopers arrested Revolt at his home that day, and he was charged in Manistee County the following day.

POWER LINE CRASH CLOSES ROAD No one was injured when a man lost control of his car in Cadillac, drove into a snow bank, knocked over a power pole, and caused live power wires to dangle dangerously close to the street.

Cadillac Police were called at 10:43am to South Mitchell Street, near Copier Street, Feb. 25; 24-year-old South Boardman man had crashed into a deep snow bank.

Officers and Cadillac Fire personnel closed the road while Consumers Power arrived and restored the power line — which had not broken — to its proper position.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL CHARGED A nurse practitioner used forms from the office where she worked to forge prescriptions for Percocet and Hydrocodone, according to charges.

Grand Traverse Sheriff’s deputies investigated 32-year-old Kellie Ann Herringa after a pharmacist at Oleson’s in Garfield Township became suspicious about the purported doctor’s handwriting on the third of three prescriptions Herringa took to the store in December and January.

The pharmacy checked with the doctor, who denied writing the prescriptions.

Herringa — who is described as a Traverse City resident but who worked for a downstate doctor’s office — was charged with three felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud Feb. 22.

METHAMPHETAMINE FOUND IN SHED Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement officers arrested a 32-year-old Indian River man after they found a methamphetamine lab in his shed.

Cody Adam Pakulski had been picked up by a Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputy on an unrelated warrant, and meth was found in his vehicle, prompting a search of Pakulski’s home, investigators said.

In a shed, police found the drug, components to make the drug, and hazardous waste from meth production, according to a press release.

Pakulski faces numerous felony drug charges.

by patrick sullivan psullivan@northernexpress.com

WOMAN SAVED FROM BOARDMAN Rescuers saved a 45-year-old Traverse City woman who apparently threw herself into the ice-cold Boardman River.

A friend of the woman’s called police Feb. 23, afraid that the woman intended to harm herself, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Lt. Chris Barsheff said. Deputies, firefighters, and the female friend began to search the woods around the Boardman River, south of Logan’s Landing at 8:46am.

The friend spotted the woman naked in a section of the river northeast of the YMCA, and she yelled for help; a passerby heard the call and called 911. Dispatchers passed along the location to the deputies and firefighters who were already searching, Barsheff said.

Two deputies, two firefighters, and the friend worked at saving the woman, some of them breaking through the ice and ending up in water up to their knees. They used a Nebulus, an emergency auto-inflating raft, to get the woman out of the water and to float her to safety, Barsheff said.

The woman, who was unconscious and had shallow breathing, was taken to Munson Medical Center. Barsheff said the woman was lucky her friend found her when she did.

“Her condition was pretty dire by the time that they found her,” he said.

NOONE INJURED IN CAR-TRAIN CRASH A 76-year-old Cadillac man driving on snowy roads couldn’t stop in time for an oncoming train, leading to a crash.

Cadillac Police were called to Cedar and Hobart streets at 11:35am Feb. 26; the man was trapped in his vehicle.

The train sustained no damage, and the man was checked out at the scene and determined to be OK. The man was cited for not yielding to the train.

MAN FACES ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES A 52-year-old Kingsley man faces an animal cruelty charge after investigators found 52 dead chickens and six dead rabbits on his property.

Joseph Lee Babik faces up to four years in prison if he is convicted of a felony animal cruelty charge.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers responded to Babik’s residence on Clous Road to follow up in an animal abuse investigation Feb. 7; they arrived to find two dead rabbits in a cage near Babik’s house. Further checking uncovered a property strewn with dead animals.

FLEEING DRIVER CAPTURED When a driver refused to pull over for a traffic stop, Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies used spike strips to halt the fleeing man.

Deputies attempted to pull over the vehicle at 7:50pm Feb. 21 on North 29 Road at East 24 Road in Colfax Township. The chase lasted 20 minutes, ending when deputies deflated the suspect’s tires.

Police said that after the vehicle was stopped, the man refused to get out, and officers used pepper spray to subdue him. He was pulled from his vehicle, treated at the scene, and taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Deputies found a loaded rifle and what they believe are opiates in the vehicle. They are seeking charges of fleeing police, resisting arrest, felon in possession of a firearm, drug charges, and driving under the influence. The suspect also had a suspended license, police said.

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bY Cathye Williams As I work on my first column, I’m trying to focus on climate change. On the tail of Oscar season, however, my mind keeps drifting to movies — this year’s offerings, and gems from the past. This week you’d likely see me at the library, scouring the stacks for my old Oscar-nominated favorites. Not surprisingly, these will always include a healthy dose of movies about the press.

Like buckets of buttery popcorn, newspaper cinema is my comfort food. I’m a fool for even the cheesiest bits. I love the sharp dialogue, the barking editor, and the scrappy young intern. (You know the one: gets sent for coffee, comes back with a scoop?) I love the reporters hunched over payphones, frantically scribbling notes on tiny notepads.

I love the furtive meetings in dimly lit places, the boardroom struggle between the

Duty drove those reporters in bygone decades to do the right thing — even when their newspapers faced threats of lawsuits and financial hardship. No less is it the duty of today’s reporters to tell the truth of climate change. And to tell it with the conviction that the knowledge they spread — and the action they inspire — might well be what saves us. The historic scandals of Watergate, the Catholic church and the Pentagon Papers bore great costs to our country in the loss of young lives, loss of innocence, and loss of faith in our institutions. These costs would

Duty drove those reporters in bygone decades to do the right thing — even when their newspapers faced threats of lawsuits and financial hardship.

No less is it the duty of today’s reporters to tell the truth of climate change. storyline and the bottom line, and the drama of the clock ticking down a deadline. Not to mention how I tear up at that scene that’s in every newspaper movie ever made — those delivery trucks rolling like tanks onto steaming city streets, tossing their bundles to sidewalk vendors in the predawn light.

Always, the bundles of paper. Even today.

In a world where most information is transmitted electronically, and phrases like “dial the phone” or “roll down your window” seem quaintly outdated, the physical reality of newsprint is a small wonder. Although we enjoy the convenience of gadgets, many of us still relish the feel of those inky pages between our fingers. If we find an abandoned newspaper, we can’t help but pick it up. We peer at the headlines, open it up, and read.

Then we leave it for the next guy. I think we continue this ritual because those printed pages are more than a recap of daily events.

To many of us, those pages embody the spirit of democracy’s enduring achievement — an institution to serve the people, outside of government, whose freedom to do its job is enshrined in the Constitution.

That’s why much-acclaimed movies such as All the President’s Men, Spotlight, and The Post never get old for me. I find myself re-watching them often these days, when our press seems so embattled. They help me remember the elegant genius of the Fourth Estate. They help me remember that speaking truth to power is more than a catchy protest slogan.

Each of these movies portrays the real women and men of the press who stood as a check against the abuse of power. In Boston and Washington, they exposed church sexual abuse, hastened the downfall of a corrupt administration, and uncovered the deceits of the Vietnam War. They believed that the

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truth would help us to heal from the past and would protect us from future wrongdoing.

They were right: Their stories eventually led to public policies that would hold bad actors accountable, protect victims, and prevent future abuses of power.

be dwarfed by the enormity of the loss that climate change, if left unchecked, will bring.

Climate science has been settled for years, the warnings grow more urgent, and the evidence — melting ice, flooded coastlines, dying coral, burning forest — is mounting. The president seems determined to undo any progress we’ve made. Congress is trying but is slowed by gridlock and partisanship. The courts can only act when petitioned, and petitioners are few. So where is our Fourth Estate?

Where are our Ben Bradlees? Our Katherine Grahams and our Marty Barons? Who will be the Carl Bernstein who exposes those who buried the science and true costs of carbon?

Who will be the Bob Woodward who follows the story arc of climate justice and solutions?

These newspaper legends weren’t driven by politics, polls, or money. They were driven by their duty as the fourth branch of government. When it comes to global warming, the executive branch, Congress, and the courts are failing to protect us.

Until they change course, our ecosystems, food supply, and the infrastructure on which civilization is built are at grave risk. Just as we citizens need to use our voices and political will, it’s the job of the press to step up coverage of the climate crisis. It’s their job to honestly inform citizens about the scope of the problem, about the solutions that exist, and those that need to be discovered.

With an informed citizenry, accountable leadership, and a truly free press, we can solve climate change. And after we do, I’ll be waiting for the movie.

Cathye Williams serves as a volunteer and media liason for the Grand Traverse area chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby, www. citizensclimatelobby.com. She writes from Thompsonville.

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Zen TV painter Bob Ross has been gone for 24 years, but his inspiration lives on -- at least at Madison Middle School in Abilene, Texas, where on Feb. 7, students in Brady Sloane’s art class donned curly brown wigs, blue shirts and paint palettes for a “Flash Bob Flash Mob.” Sloane’s pre-Advanced Placement students were stressed about grades and projects, and she “wanted to find a way to reward them,” she told the Abilene Reporter News. The students used music stands as makeshift easels, where they painted “happy little trees” and projected an episode of “The Joy of Painting” as parents memorialized the special day with photos and videos.

Hangry Asalene Branch, 29, was only defending her spot in a McDonald’s drive-thru lane on Feb. 18 when she stabbed another woman in the head.

Fox News reported that Branch and the other woman were waiting at a Memphis restaurant when a physical fight broke out over their places in the line; Branch took out a knife and assaulted the alleged victim, resulting in injuries that were not life-threatening. Branch was tracked down by police and charged with aggravated assault.

The Foreign Press Valentine’s Day is complicated in Japan.

On Feb. 14, women traditionally give men chocolates: “giri choco,” or “obligation chocolates,” to their male colleagues, and “honmei choco,” or “true feelings chocolate,” to their boyfriends or husbands. (Men return the favor on White Day, March 14.) But according to Japan Today, Japanese women are rebelling against giri choco; 40 percent of workers see the custom “as a form of power harassment,” and some companies have banned the practice. Women find giving chocolates to associates stressful: “Before the office ban, we had to worry about things like how much is appropriate to spend on each chocolate and where we draw the line in who we give the chocolates to,” said one worker.

People Different From Us Looking for a new home? A newly listed suburban Philadelphia home offers something a little sideways from your typical basement rumpus room. The five-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath brick colonial in Maple Glen has three fireplaces, a gourmet kitchen -- and a sex basement.

The finished lower level includes a bed-in-acage, complete with straps, whips and other accouterment for any buyer’s “50 Shades of Grey” fantasies. Realtor Melissa Leonard stresses, however, that the basement “can be converted back to a typical suburban basement.” Neighbors are shocked to find out what’s been going on in their ‘hood, but “I know it’s a way of life for people,” Leonard told Slate magazine.

Government in Action You think things are wild in the U.S. Congress? In Albania, Edi Paloka, an opposition lawmaker, was asked to leave the parliament hall on Feb. 14 and suspended for 10 days after throwing ink at Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama. It all started when Rama scolded a fellow lawmaker for making accusations of corruption against the leftist government, according to Xinhua. A statement from the center-right Democratic party explained, “The action of ink-throwing is a rejection of the bullying exerted by the PM, which is witnessed by the public opinion.” Apparently, Rama had repeatedly mocked Paloka during previous sessions of parliament.

The Weirdo-American Community A dispute over a box of Cheez-Its provoked a DeKalb County, Georgia, man to do the unthinkable on Feb. 12. As Jeremy Lamar Wyatt, 32, his brother and 61-year-old mother argued over the salty snacks, Wyatt went outside, locked his family inside the home, poured gasoline on the front steps and started a fire, according to WGCL-TV. Wyatt’s brother was able to lower the mother down from a second-story window, and both escaped without injury. Wyatt, who had reportedly been enjoying some adult beverages with his Cheez-Its, was taken into custody at the scene and charged with arson and criminal damage to property.

News That Sounds Like a Joke At Towson University in Maryland, an unidentified woman was reported wandering around campus just before Valentine’s Day, showing coeds a photo of her son and asking if they’d like to go on a date with him. Awkward!

The woman, thought to be in her 50s, staked out the Cook Library and the Center for the Arts in hopes of securing a love connection for her son, reported the Baltimore Sun. Towson police are hoping to identify her, not so they can arrest her, but to ask her to stop.

Least Competent Criminals -- The moral of the story? If you’re going to rob a bank in February, target Florida or Texas. Jason Mackenrodt, 37, was making his getaway after robbing the Bangor Savings Bank in Waterville, Maine, on Feb. 12. He scrambled across four lanes of traffic and into a restaurant parking lot -- where he slipped on the ice and sprawled on the ground, right in front of Maine State Police Special Agent Glenn Lang, who was sitting in his parked car. Lang didn’t know the bank had been robbed, but he became suspicious when “the money and the gun he had stashed in his jacket pocket spilled onto the parking lot,” Police Chief Joseph Massey told the Morning Sentinel. (The weapon turned out to be a BB gun.) Lang tackled Mackenrodt and took him into custody as police were responding at the bank. Mackenrodt was charged with robbery and terrorizing.

-- On Jan. 31, Julian R. Mitchell, 20, tried to use a debit card from a wallet he had stolen at a Nashville, Tennessee, bar, according to WZTV. But a fraud alert tipped off bar employees that the card had been lost or stolen, so they asked for photo ID. Mitchell fished out the Tennessee driver’s license from the wallet, which, according to the Davidson County arrest affidavit, made it “plainly obvious” that the photo was not of him because of the difference in height. Mitchell, who strangely resembles a Ken doll, with blond hair, a red beard and black eyebrows, was charged with identity theft; officers found several other cards belonging to the same victim in the wallet.

The Continuing Crisis Passengers on an 12-hour Air France flight on Feb. 18 became alarmed when a man seated in the bulkhead row boarded the plane, then removed his pants and socks, settling into his seat in just his boxers and a T-shirt. Sitting across the aisle from him, passenger Lizzie Thompson took photos and posted on Twitter throughout the flight, reported The Sun. “Alerted the flight attendant. He offered to move me ... but just shrugged when I suggested he ask the man to put his pants back on,” she wrote. Thompson also wrote that six hours into the flight from Paris to Los Angeles, the scantily clad passenger got cold, “so PUT ON HIS PUFFY JACKET.” The man put his pants and socks back on after landing, much to Thompson’s relief. “Nothing bonds a group of passengers like a man half naked in your section,” Thompson wrote.

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Sisters Katie Parsons Untalan (left) and Amber Parsons Munday.

The Gold Standard Two sisters are transforming their great-great-grandfather’s land and four-generation family business into a modern-day enterprise

Two sisters, sharing a commitment to family, an appreciation for the land, and some serious entrepreneurial chops are making their mark on a prominent corner in downtown Charlevoix. Harwood Gold, their café and retail destination is an extension of Parsons Centennial Farm, south of Charlevoix, where four generations of family have produced maple syrup and other maple products. Amber Parsons Munday and Katie Parsons Untalan are the fifth generation to take up the business, and with the opening of Harwood Gold, in 2016, they have made it their own, with a 75-product lineup that elevates pure maple syrup to another realm. And, unlike many shops on Bridge Street, Harwood Gold is open year-round to serve residents of northern Michigan. Says Munday: “I want people to know who we are and that we are available for them.”

A LOOK INSIDE Harwood Gold has the vibe of a country general store — if that general store were in a hip urban neighborhood. “Rustic contemporary,” is how Munday describes the setting. Shelving and tables are fashioned from wood repurposed from the family farm. Counter-height tables are topped with the marble slabs originally used by Murdick’s Famous Fudge — the previous tenant, for more than five decades — and above, a restored tin ceiling speaks to the building’s history. Generous windows frame views of East Park and the marina.

NOT JUST FOR PANCAKES ANYMORE Maple syrup is a nuanced, subtle flavor that pairs easily with an endless variety of ingredients. Under the Harwood Gold umbrella, it takes and inspires dozens of forms: Infusions (currently numbering 16) include roasted hazelnuts, saffron and apricot, and Madagascar vanilla. Spreads and sauces range from black fig and maple paste, and horseradish maple mustard, to farm-style catsup, maple BBQ, and maple

Sriracha. Harwood Gold preserves pair sweet maple sugar with a variety of local fruits, from blueberry lemongrass to strawberry rhubarb. With so many products from which to choose, the tasting bar is both a necessity and a shopper’s treat. All Harwood Gold products are rigorously tested and then produced in small batches by chef Christina Yost in the farm’s state-of-the-art kitchen.

And, three versions of Harwood Gold maple syrup represent the brief sugaring season in its entirety: delicate Golden, rich Amber, and robust Dark.

COME ON IN AND SIT A SPELL While the promise of taste-testing draws is reason enough to draw guests, the café offers reason aplenty to stay. Its salads, soups, and wraps are generous, inventive, and healthful, but it is particularly well known for its gourmet version of Aussie hand pies, the ubiquitous Down Under convenience food. Fillings include braised beef brisket, chicken and portobello mushrooms, and braised lamb shank, all encased in a rich, buttery crust that achieves both firmness and flakiness. More than a dozen coffees and teas, plus a half-dozen smoothie choices are also available.

WORD OF MOUTH Since Charlevoix has been a vacation destination for well over 100 years, the clientele of Harwood Gold stretch from coast to coast. Add a very active word-of-mouth component, and Harwood Gold products are, well, flying off the shelves. Product goes out via internet orders to the Midwest and beyond: California, Texas, Colorado, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire among others. “We really didn’t think about outof-state orders, but our online sales have skyrocketed,” Munday said. She admits that meeting demand is becoming a challenge, thanks to their rigorous small-batch process, but said, “That’s the kind of problem I’m happy to have.” Indeed, Munday and Untalan

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are preparing for future growth. “Expansion is always on the horizon,” she added. “As our business grows, so will its menu, products and events.”

In the immediate future are Harwood Gold’s Third Thursday dinners — featuring three-course meals and cocktails — which run through June. (Reservations required.)

Farther down the road is a plan to offer a truly immersive Harwood Gold experience by creating a bed and breakfast on the family farm. In the meantime, visitors are welcome

to celebrate a March tradition the Harwood way: By visiting the farm and taking a grand tour of the family’s syrup operations (and sampling some treats, of course) during their annual Maple Syrup Season open house, 11am–3pm March 23 and 24.

Find Harwood Gold Café at 230 Bridge St., in Charlevoix. The farm and syrup-making facility is located about 10 miles south of Charlevoix, at 00061 Parsons Road. Learn more: (231) 437-3900, harwoodgold.com.

George Parsons (center) gathering sap with kids Jane and Bill.

A CENTURY IN THE MAKING

In 1898, John Parsons homesteaded 186 acres bordering Harwood Lake, approximately 10 miles south of Charlevoix. Circa 1910, his visionary son George collected sap and boiled it over an open fire, finishing it on the wood-burning cook stove in the farmhouse kitchen, starting a tradition that continues to this day. By the late 1930s, George’s son Bill improved upon the family syrup production with a new sap house, complete with a King Evaporator to create the family’s “liquid gold.” By the time Bill’s son Dave took over, sap season was a big affair for family and friends. “Every spring, we joined our dad and grandpa in the sap house during syrup season, taste-testing as much as possible,” said Katie Parsons Untalan. Eventually, Dave and his wife, Terri, expanded the line and Terri, seeing the growing demand, took their products to town, setting up shop at the area’s many farm markets.

Ironically, neither Untalan nor Munday had any plans of returning to Charlevoix and creating an agri-tourist destination. When they received their degrees — fine arts at the University of Michigan for Untalan, and business, with an emphasis on marketing and communications, at Grand Valley for Munday — both girls spent years working on opposite coasts. It wasn’t until Dave and Terri decided to retire that the idea of taking over the farm became a viable option. Today, Munday runs the farm, the Harwood Gold store, and takes care of the business end. Untalan handles signage, design, and all things creative. She lives with her family in Ann Arbor and relocates to Charlevoix in the summer. Even long distance, the sisters work well together. “Our skills are extremely complimentary,” Munday explains. “Katie’s design skills and her role as creative director are crucial to our brand identity and to attracting the interest of new and existing customers and vendors.”

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Legs churning, ponytail bobbing, 6-foot Charlevoix hoopster Elise Stuck races down the court, dribbling with her left hand and swerving around two opponents.

She suddenly stops at the foul line, drawing three defenders to her, then whips a pass to a teammate for an easy layup, en route to the 13th straight win by the Red Rayders.

“She’s great at finding open teammates and relying on her teammates,” said her coach, Liz Grunch. “She’s not only a great player, but she’s a great person.”

It’s easy to be impressed by Stuck.

After all, the Charlevoix star has been named first team All State in both her freshman and sophomore years. An athletic scorer and rebounder, she’s been a Detroit Free Press Dream Team player and garnered offers from several colleges including Michigan State, Michigan, Minnesota, Central Michigan and others.

With her size, she’s a natural forward or center in high school, but has the ballhandling skills of a point guard and often brings the ball up court against double teams.

And she’s just a junior.

“I definitely feel quicker this year,” said Stuck, who underwent shoulder surgery last April after the basketball season ended. She spent three to four hours daily rehabbing her shoulder but still found time to run on the Rayders cross-country team.

“When I think of Elise, I think of two words: hard worker,” said Grunch, now in her seventh season coaching Charlevoix.

“She’s in the gym all the time.”

After a pair of early season losses, the Rayders rolled off 13 straight victories — all but one by double digits — to take a stranglehold on first place in the Lake Michigan Conference.

And Stuck, who averages more than 20 points and 10 rebounds a game, is a major factor in the Rayders’ success. But she has plenty of teammates who step up when she’s having a rare off game.

There are two seniors on the squad, Lily Curtis and Jane Kelly. Stuck is joined by other juniors, Emma Lemerand, Emma Wachler, Addie Nagel, Abby Cunningham, Emma Buday and Lizzy Petrosky. Taylor Petrosky is the lone freshman on the team.

“Everyone on our team looks for each other,” said Grunch. “This is really a good group.”

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And it’s a hardworking group that can play stifling defense when the shots aren’t falling and the situation demands it.

It’s a group that has Charlevoix hoops fans buzzing. They remember back to 2004, when Charlevoix finished runner-up in the Class C final, falling to Detroit St. Martin DePorres, 61–56. This year’s squad has folks thinking of a deep run into the post-season playoffs.

Grunch has seen the team’s talent level rise across the board, including with Stuck.

“I think she’s really improved every year,” said Grunch. “Last year she improved and this year she’s worked on her outside shot, and now she has that and a strong inside game.”

Stuck has honed her skills through hard work and constant practice. “I practice a lot with the boys,” she explained.

Even opposing coaches are impressed by Stuck’s game.

“She can dribble, shoot, and get to the rim,” said Boyne City basketball coach Julie Redman, whose squad fell to Charlevoix twice this season. “Elise is just a good allaround player.”

Former coaches Dave Dalton, of Kalkaska, and Ron Stremlow, of Manton, assessed Stuck’s skills for a Michigan High School Association article.

“Explosive,” said Dalton. “She can drive the ball, take it the length of the court, left or right.

She’s big, strong, fast. She can play with her back to the basket. And she’s a really good passer.”

Stremlow compared her skills to two former northern Michigan standouts who went on to play at Michigan State.

“Elise is a Liz Shimek, Jasmine Hines type player,” he told the MHSAA. “She plays a different position, but she catches your eye as soon as the game starts.”

An example of Stuck’s skills came in a recent game against Harbor Springs.

The Rams took the opening tip and drilled a three-point shot to open the scoring. Charlevoix responded by getting the ball to Stuck at the top left of the key, where she promptly swished a 22-foot three pointer. After a Harbor Springs missed shot, the Rayders moved down court, fed Stuck at the free-throw line, and she whipped a bullet pass to a teammate for an easy layup.

Charlevoix never trailed after that point, rolling to a 49–29 win. It was a sloppy game, but that can be understood since, because of winter weather, it was the Rayders’ second

game in two days. Fatigue sets in fast, even for NBA and college players; it’s no different for high school hoopsters.

Perhaps Stuck’s most impressive game this season came against Gaylord.

“I think we came out really strong, but Stuck is capable of taking advantage of mistakes, and that’s what she did against us late in the game, guard Becca Ross told the Gaylord Herald-Times after Stuck put up 44 points against the Blue Devils. “We knew she’d be a threat, and she’s an outstanding player, and we knew we’d be at a height disadvantage with her, but I thought we played her well.”

Was that’s Stuck’s best game ever?

“It was my highest-scoring game,” she said. “But my best game may be yet to come.”

Stuck, who turned 17 on New Year’s Eve, has a hoops pedigree. Her parents, Erica [Hall] and Matt, combined to score more than 4,000 points during their All-State careers at Manton. Matt averaged 24.7 points over 99 varsity starts, went on to play four years at Oakland University and two years professionally overseas. He’s now coaching the Charlevoix boys varsity squad, which includes two of his sons, Luke and Caleb.

Erica was a scoring machine for Manton, compiling 1,649 points during her high school career. She’s in the Michigan High School Athletic Association record book for twice hitting 15 free throws in a game.

Matt now runs a construction company, and Erica is a math teacher in the Ellsworth school system.

So will Elise follow in her father’s footsteps and end up with a coaching career?

“I’m interested in the healthcare field,” she says. “But you never know.”

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By Al Parker Sue Barenholtz has built a business out of two of her favorite activities: travel and fostering great female friendships.

“Over the years, I’ve noticed two major facts,” said Barenholtz, who moved in Boyne City last year. “A lot of women want to travel but don’t, and also, women who travel together forge the strongest friendships.”

Those elements spurred her to launch Boomer Women Travel in 2012.

The company is part of a growing travel trend that caters to women with wanderlust. Nearly two-thirds of travelers today are women, and the industry is moving quickly to catch up, according to a report by the George Washington University school of business.

With the average traveler being a 47-yearold woman, Barenholtz caters to women over 40 years old. Her trips emphasize sisterhood, along with plenty of activities geared toward women’s interest and forging friendships.

“Many women love to travel, but they never have anyone to go with, or they hate the idea of planning a trip,” says Barenholtz, who designs and plans these ‘girlfriend trips of a lifetime’ for small groups, usually from 12 to 16 guests.

“If you’re coming by yourself, you can room alone, or we can help match you with a roommate,” she said. “By the first night, you’ll have a room full of new girlfriends, and before you know it, you’ll be laughing and sharing stories about lifelong travel memories.”

Former Detroiter Cheryl Orrico is a widow who missed traveling after her husband died. She learned about Boomer Women Travel and soon, she and three of her girlfriends were headed to Italy with the group.

“I think it’s a lot of fun traveling with women,” said Orrico. “It’s a different vibe, it’s more casual.”

Not only did Orrico have a great time, but the cost was reasonable, she said. She and another friend went on their second journey to Italy last May. Lisa Oliver, another former Detroiter, has gone on three solo trips with Barenholtz.

She’s maintained her friendships with people

met along the way, including an Italian friend who has come to the U.S. to visit her.

“We had wonderful experiences that I could not have created on my own,” said Oliver.

“What I liked was that I didn’t have to do any of the planning.”

Boomer Women Travel plans to do six trips each year. Its next scheduled journey is a fully booked trip to tour castles in Ireland in late May. There’s an Alaskan cruise coming up in September with an after-trip to Vancouver. There are also two back-to-back weeks in Italy in October.

“I’m a planner. I love to do this,” said Barenholtz, who will be making her 16th trip to Italy. During the first week, she’ll guide the group along the Amalfi Coast, take them on a daylong culinary cooking tour, enjoy a private cruise to the Isle of Capri, tour Pompei, and more. The second week features visits to Umbria and Tuscany. Travelers can come for either week, or both.

She’s considering organizing a trip to the Upper Peninsula this summer and an African safari in 2020.

Barenholtz grew up in the Detroit area and graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1978 with a degree in social work. She moved to Arizona, living in Phoenix for three years, before returning to Detroit in 1981, where she launched her own business doing corporate training and consulting. But the southwest called again, and she returned in Phoenix in 1998 before relocating to Boyne City in August 2018.

“My family had been coming up north to Charlevoix for many years,” she said. “That was our two-week summer vacation, my special place. It was always a goal of mine to have a home in Charlevoix.”

But after checking the real estate listings, Barenholtz couldn’t find anything available in Charlevoix. When her real estate agent suggested she consider Boyne City, Barenholtz discovered it was not the sleepy little lakeside village she remembered from decades ago.

“It’s a cute little town with a lot going on,” she says. “I found a house, and I love it here. I’m really happy I decided to live in Boyne City.”

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All Wool and

a Yard Wide A few sheep, a 4-H project, and one enterprising mom launched a small East Jordan fiber empire that even Ralph Lauren has noticed.

Debbie McDermott

Debbie McDermott doesn’t miss much.

From across the shop floor of her woolprocessing company, Stonehedge Fiber Mill, near East Jordan, her eagle eyes spot a minor problem on one of five chattering, clattering machines, each spinning, carding, plying, or performing some other wool-milling process.

Mid-sentence, she darts to the misfiring mechanism and remedies the problem, her calm confidence guiding a series of deft hand movements that quickly have the machine ticking away again.

Each machine looks complex, with spinning bobbins, combs, belts, and gears whirring away. But, these milling workhorses are really quite simple, dramatically reducing what 200 years ago would’ve been hours and hours of methodical, labor-intensive work.

Though much of wool milling today is automated, it retains many of the same techniques employed down through the ages. Once sheered from the animal, the raw fiber is known as fleece, or grease wool.

Its many imperfections, including sticky lanolin, manure, and bits of vegetation enmeshed in the fiber ends, are then “skirted,” or clipped off. After skirting, the wool is then vigorously scoured in scalding, soapy water to remove the waxy, aromatic lanolin and other matter. Coarse and fine fibers are then separated from each other, as are long and short ones.

After drying, the wool is then “picked,” a mechanized process similar to teasing one’s own hair. It injects air into the fibers, resulting in more volume, while also forming a thin, fibrous web. That web is then combed

in a “carding” machine; its thousands of teeth are like those on a dog comb. Wool that is not carded is often “worsted,” a process that aligns the fibers, like in thread, instead of enmeshing them.

“Roving” is the penultimate phase in wool milling. It divides the woolen web into small strips called pencil roving. The roving is fed into a “spinning” machine, which twists the fibers into a loose thread. The spinner also performs another important function: plying.

The plying process braids multiple threads into a single strand. This is what most people envision when they think of yarn.

doing all that quite successfully.

Head, heart and hands ... Why do those three things sound so familiar?

Well, they represent three-quarters of 4-H (head, heart, hands, health) — the beloved youth activities program ultimately responsible for Stonehedge Fiber Mill’s inception.

This story began 30 years ago, in February 1999, when the McDermotts’ daughter, Jamie, decided she wanted to raise a few Suffolk lambs for 4-H. As that project progressed through 10 years, the family’s small flock grew.

“Everything out here was just a learn-by-doing process.

We didn’t have anyone to teach us these things.”

A variety of methods are used to finish wool, and dying is sometimes required or desired.

Custom wool processing is a super specialized cottage industry that McDermott knows by heart, hand, and head. Her heart’s in it because of her love of animals. Her hands are so skilled she can gauge the quality of a batch of raw fleece simply by touching it.

McDermott’s head is certainly involved — as a container for her vast knowledge of wool processing and sheep raising — and perhaps more importantly, her 30-year business

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An avid animal lover, Debbie, who taught herself to crochet in junior high school, was as interested in the wool as the sheep themselves. She wanted to knit in her own sweaters and mittens with the wool the family harvested from their own animals.

But, as she quickly learned, sending their fleece to a processor resulted in a frustrating waiting game; it often took several weeks or even months to get the finished fibers back.

So McDermott and her late husband, Chuck, decided to start processing their own.

Realizing that other families also wanted to

harvest and utilize their own sheeps’ wool in their very own products, too, the family decided to start custom processing wool, and Stonehedge Fiber Mill was born.

“We were taking wool, alpaca, and llama from other people and processing it into either roving [long and narrow bundles of fiber prepared for hand-spinning], or batting [cushiony wool used as quilt filler, etc.] and — eventually, after a couple of years — we started making yarn. Then we’d send it back to them as their own animals’ fibers,” she said.

As the years passed, the business grew.

Stonehedge began spinning wool for a growing list of customers. As a logical next step, they trained their eyes on their own line of yarn. Hence, Shephard’s Wool Yarn was launched — a brand that is now sold in over 350 shops in 38 U.S. states and other countries, including Canada, Norway, Australia, Israel, and Sweden.

The success of Shephard’s Wool Yarn caught the McDermotts a bit off guard. Like their custom processing orders, demand for Shephard’s Wool Yarn swelled beyond their physical production capability. The family soon turned to a derelict plastics factory in East Jordan proper, renting there.

“When we’re doing good, we might put 2,000 pounds of yarn out of that building per month,” McDermott said.

Eventually, the family constructed a few more small outbuildings on the rural farm, adding more processing machines and, eventually, building their own machines.

What?

Yes.

McDermott’s late husband, Chuck, was a retired GM employee with a knack for engineering. His mechanical knowhow, combined with the couple’s close study of their own machines, yielded a sister company, Stonehedge Fiber Milling Equipment.

“Chuck could never sit still after he retired,” said McDermott. “He wasn’t the kind to sit and watch TV. He had to have projects to work on. So he started building these machines.”

Despite Chuck’s passing, McDermott and her employees continue to sell custommade wool processing equipment. She helps clients install, calibrate, and operate the machines, training buyers until they’re comfortable. She even provides customers with business-planning guidance and monthly expense projections.

In spite of McDermott’s apparent ease with all things woolly, she insists that nothing relating to Stonehedge ever came easy.

“Everything out here was just a learn-bydoing process. We didn’t have anyone to teach us these things,” said McDermott, referring to the entire process, from raising sheep to finishing fine wool. “I learned how to use the spinning machine from my own knowledge of hand-spinning on a spinning wheel ... I just learned by doing. I had no training, none.”

Clearly, the McDermotts are quick studies, and they’re happy to share their knowledge — not only with the immediate family members who’ve worked there over the years but also their 10 employees.

Jennifer Olson is a 12-year Stonehedge veteran who mainly works the spinning and pin-drafting machines. She came to the fiber mill from an office job that was about to be relocated. Like all the other Stonehedge employees, Olson is an animal lover who

Jennifer Olson at the spinning machine.

finds solace in her work.

“I take a lot of pride in what I make,” she said. “I know Deb trusts me to put out a lot of good stuff, and whenever I have a question, I make sure I ask. I do take pride in making sure I give back to the customer something we can both be proud of.”

Olson said her favorite part of the job is working through the milling process and seeing finished products. “It takes patience because it is meticulous sometimes,” she said. “Every batch of fiber is different and some take more work.”

Aside from selling Shephard’s Wool Yarn in hundreds of stores, people have taken notice of Stonehedge wares in other ways.

Famously, in 2013, a woman visiting the area happened into the Stonehedge Yarn Shop, McDermott’s tiny retail space, and purchased a few skeins she said she was taking back to her employer in New York City.

No one thought much of that occurrence until a few months later when a man called from Ralph Lauren’s Polo brand. He had appreciated the samples the woman had brought him from East Jordan. In fact, he wanted many more samples. McDermott, of course, sent them. Her expectations were still low, however.

Several more weeks passed before the phone again rang. This time it was

someone else from Ralph Lauren saying the McDermott’s wool, judged along with many others, had been selected for sweaters and hats worn by Team USA at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

“That was a really weird thing, a fluke,” McDermott said. “We were really floored.”

For as prestigious as the honor was, however, the Stonehedge crew seems more interested and enthusiastic about the colorful yarn skeins they produce and process for everyday people.

“We’re not in it for money,” said McDermott. “Making a good product is the

most important thing, and providing a job for people. What I also started doing it for was so that I could get something back out of my animals that I was spending time and money raising — and get a product back that I could use for myself or resell. And other people can do the same. It’s a value-added agriculture thing. You’re giving people a way to make something off their animals so that they can continue raising them. Otherwise, why do it?”

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The Popover vest.

The Heritage Vest.

Fishing, Fashion, and Family Cedar-raised fashion designer Cara Summers Smith launches apparel and accessories line for women anglers

By Jillian Manning You can take the girl out of northern Michigan, but you can’t take northern Michigan out of the girl.

At least, that’s the case for Cara Summers Smith, creator of Summers&Co, a line of feminine fishing apparel and accessories that launched this past winter. Now a New Yorker with a degree in fashion, Smith grew up in Cedar, where fishing was both a favorite pastime and the family business.

If the name Summers sounds familiar, it’s because Smith is the granddaughter of Bob Summers, renowned craftsman of R.W. Summers bamboo fly rods.

“Fishing connects me to my grandfather and the life he has created in the industry,” Smith said. “It’s also also a great way to get out in nature and appreciate the silence for a while. It gives you something to focus on while also giving you time to reflect on whatever is going on in life.”

Growing up, Smith would often stop by her grandfather’s shop to help with projects and explore his wares. It was soon clear that Bob’s artistry and entrepreneurship ran in Smith’s blood too. Even from a young age, she knew she wanted to own her own business one day, and in college she designed purses and clothing to sell at local boutiques. But it was Bob who ultimately sparked her dream for her business.

“Since I was a teenager, my grandpa would ask if I would sew ‘my grandfather’s vest.’ Over time, this idea grew on me and expanded into a women’s apparel line including signature vests for my senior thesis,” Smith said.

That senior thesis blossomed in the years that followed.

After graduation, Smith went to work for a corporate fashion company in NYC, all the while planning to launch her business. For several years, Smith balanced a full-time job while developing the concept for the brand, which she admits took longer than she’d hoped.

“Everyone hears stories about overnight successes or a Shark Tank investment that landed on QVC and made millions,” Smith said. “But most things take time, especially to do them correctly.”

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Luckily, Smith had her grandfather to provide pearls of wisdom while she got Summers&Co up and running. A few of her favorite lessons from Bob Summers? Haste makes waste. Always work hard — no one got anywhere being lazy. Get out there and meet people. Fish with people. Talk to fly shop owners and other anglers. And learn about what products people use, what brands are the best and why, and start thinking about the next big thing.

All of those tips helped Summers&Co come to life in 2016, and the business officially began taking orders in December 2018. The website, www.summerscompany.com, currently offers four products: the “Heritage Vest” (designed to reduce bulk and enhance movement), a popover vest, a sun scarf, and a Summers&Co branded hat. All products are American made, and stay true to Smith’s mission to “inspire women to engage in fishing in a way that affirms their sense of femininity, athleticism, grace, and adventure.”

That mission has been a driving force as Smith develops new products and seeks out her target market. Though traditionally considered a male-dominated sport, women are the fastest growing demographic in fishing. And while some anglers fear the younger generation is more interested in screens than being out on the water, Smith remains optimistic.

“Like any activity, there are times when things are trending up or down, but hopefully women in fishing continues to grow,” she said. “It’s a great way to get out and relax either by yourself or with friends. I’d love to inspire someone to try fishing or spark a new interest in the sport — fly fishing in particular — to carry on my grandfather’s legacy.”

Smith credits her grandfather with instilling a love for “all aspects of fishing” and helping her develop “a deep appreciation of the beauty, the gracefulness, and the heritage that is woven deeply into the sport.” She and Bob have even done photo shoots together for Summers&Co products, which Smith says have made for some of their most memorable moments. Whenever they’re together, she does her best to learn from his years in the industry.

Cara Summers Smith with grandparents Evelyn and Bob Summers.

“There’s a lot to learn to capture his legacy in an accurate, honorable way,” Smith explained. “He has stories for days and has achieved a lot in the world of fly fishing.”

Now that Smith has some experience of her own under her belt, she’s planning for the next round of products for her website.

“I plan to add a long sleeve sun shirt in the next couple months, which will have extra features to keep you cool and protected while you’re enjoying the outdoors,” Smith said.

“I have a lot of ideas for product extensions, especially size range extensions, which will all be designed and added to the line as Summers&Co continues to grow.”

Smith reports that her current selection has been getting great responses and support, which makes her excited for what’s to come. She knows the road of building a business is a long one, but with her grandfather as a role model and cheerleader, the future looks bright. Her final bit of advice for those chasing their own passion?

“If you have a dream, just keep working away on it, and surround yourself with positive people with common interests or goals.” She adds that her grandfather “continuously encourages me to come up with the next best thing.” As for that the vest he asked her for all those years ago … ? Smith confirms it’s in the works.

Find Summers&Co online at www.summerscompany.com and on Facebook.

mar 02

saturday

HARRY POTTER MOVIE MARATHON: 8am-7pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Please bring a meal to share. Costumes encouraged. Also featuring trivia, potions, Quidditch & more. Free. oldartbuilding.com

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MARDI GRAS ON THE MOUNTAIN: Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Today includes the On-hill Bead Search, Find & Ski with the Mardi Gras Jester, DJ Dance Party, BBQ & Seafood Boil, Stylin’ on the Slopes Costume Contest, Mardi Gras Open Jam & more. crystalmountain. com/event/mardi-gras

-------------------ZEN MEDITATION RETREAT: 9am-4:30pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Sokuzan, a Zen monk & abbot of SokukoJi Buddhist Monastery in Battle Creek, will teach. Beginners are welcome. Lunch is provided. Suggested donation, $40. sokukojitc.org

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25 CENT KIDS MATINEES: 10am-noon, State Theatre, TC. Featuring “Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.” stateandbijou.org/calendar

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SNOWSHOE HIKE: 10am. Meet at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum Gift Shop, Northport for a snowshoe hike around the campground & lighthouse area. This is a ranger-led hike by the Leelanau State Park staff. Complimentary hot chocolate & snacks will be provided afterwards in the gift shop. The lighthouse will be open for viewing after the snowshoe hike for $5 per person & the recreation passport is required for entry & to participate in the snowshoe hike. 231-386-5422.

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EMPLOYEE CHILI COOK OFF: 11am-2pm, Nugent Ace Hardware, Benzonia. Employees will make their best chili to be sampled. Vote for your favorite. A $5 donation is suggested. Nugent Ace Hardware will match the donations & the money will be given to a non-profit in Benzie County. Find on Facebook.

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HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: March 1-10. Several Harbor Springs restaurants are offering $15/$25/$35 menu specials.

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TC RESTAURANT WEEK: Feb. 24 - March 2.

Three course menus at participating locations will be $25 or $35 per person. downtowntc.com/ events-attractions/tcrw

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VINE TO WINE SNOWSHOE TOUR: 11am-4pm.

A snowshoe hike with guides, stopping at Suttons Bay Ciders, Ciccone Vineyards & BigLittle Wines.

Enjoy a lunch of chili & soups with wine purchase pick up service. Tour starts at BigLittle & L. Mawby Vineyards, Suttons Bay. $55. grandtraversebiketours.com/vine-to-wine-snowshoe-tour.html

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HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 12-2pm: Susan McKenna will sign her book “Last Tracks.”

2-4pm: David K. McDonnell will share stories from his book “Buy The Horse a Guinness & Other Wee Tales of Ireland.” horizonbooks.com

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SNOWSHOES, VINES & WINES: 12-5pm, Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay. blackstarfarms. com/snowshoes-vines-wines

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13TH ANNUAL SUDS & SNOW: 1-6pm. Hike a half mile through the backwoods of Timber Ridge Resort, TC, where there will be two live music stages with local musicians, 20+ craft breweries & local food vendors. General admission tickets: $35, includes two drink tokens. sudsandsnowtc.com

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MAGIC SHOW: 6pm, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Center, Thompsonville. A father & son duo create magic. Preshow at 5:45pm. Free. crystalmountain.com/event/magic-show

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“MOON OVER BUFFALO”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. When two fading Broadway stars bring their run-down touring company to Buffalo, they discover they have one last chance at stardom. $28 adults, $15 youth under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

BLACKTHORN: 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center Theater, Petoskey. A musical journey across Ireland, featuring traditional & contemporary songs, multiple instruments & the band’s blend of four-part harmony. $25 member/$35 non-member/$10 student. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey/blackthorn

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BLISSFEST COMMUNITY DANCE: 7:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Featuring contras, squares, circles & more. All dances taught. Music provided by Harbor HoeDown. $5/person, $7/ couple, $10/family. blissfest.org

mar 03

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

sunday

BLUEBERRY PANCAKE 8am-noon, BREAKFAST: Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. Benefits Rainbow of Hope Farm, a non-profit for developmentally disabled adults.

Donation of $7. rainbowofhopefarm.weebly.com

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HARRY POTTER MOVIE MARATHON: (See Sat., March 2)

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HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., March 2)

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“MOON OVER BUFFALO”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. When two fading Broadway stars bring their run-down touring company to Buffalo, they discover they have one last chance at stardom. $28 adults, $15 youth under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

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NORTHPORT ARTS ASSOCIATION SPEAKER SERIES: 4pm, Village Arts Building, Northport. Momma Fett AKA Sandy Dhuyvetter will be sharing her experiences as an artist who produced costumes & sets for George Lucas. Free. northportartsassociation.org

mar 04

monday

HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., March 2)

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“PETER PAN” CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS: 3pm, Otsego County Library, 24/7 Multipurpose Room, Gaylord. gaylordcommunityproductions.com

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COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS NOPI: amical, TC. An encore performance of recipes from a favorite cookbook author. Featuring Ottolenghi & Scully’s modern Middle Eastern cuisine.

Call 941-8888 for reservations. amical.com/nopi

mar 05

tuesday

NORTHERN MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING SUMMIT: 7:30-11:30am, Hagerty Center, NMC, TC. Offering a full morning themed around technology in manufacturing with a specific focus on Industry 4.0. Registration required. Free. makegreatthings.org/event/ gtamc-manufacturing-summit

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GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Held at 11am & 2pm. greatlakeskids.org

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HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., March 2)

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 12-1pm, Otsego Grand Event Center, Gaylord. Taddley O’Ryan: Overcoming Objection in the Workplace. $15 members.

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INLAND SEAS: VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE & KICKOFF: 1-4pm, Capt. Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station, Suttons Bay. Join Inland Seas Education Association for an afternoon dedicated to greeting new volunteers, reconnecting with current members of the Inland Seas community, & learning what volunteering is all about. Free. schoolship. org/news-events/volunteer-open-house-kick-off

Athletes, actors and artists make up the Golden Dragon Acrobats from Hebei, China. They have studied and trained for their craft since early childhood. Enjoy their amazing artistry, beautiful costumes and props when they return to Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC on Tues., March 5 at 8pm. Tickets: $24-$27. mynorthtickets.com/events/

“PETER PAN” CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS: 5pm, Otsego County Library, 24/7 Multipurpose Room, Gaylord. gaylordcommunityproductions.com

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COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS NOPI: (See Mon., March 4)

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AAUW MARCH MEETING: 5:30pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. The American Association of University Women, Traverse City Branch meeting. Enjoy a performance by Aged to Perfection. Free. aauwtc.org

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH EVENING SUPPORT GROUP: 6pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Available Helpful Resources, split group discussions, update on 34th Annual PNN Summer Forum - May 30. Questions: 947-7389. Free. pnntc.org

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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. Tonight is a special edition, HealthTech Night, focused on the development of health & wellness integration in the region. Free; must register. cityoperahouse.org/tcnewtech

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“YOUR ASPERGER’S PARTNER & NEUROTYPICAL YOU”: 6:30pm. A meeting of the NW Michigan NT Support spouse/partner group. The exact TC location is provided when the neurotypical family member joins NW Michigan NT Support at tinyurl.com/NWMichNTSupport or contacts Carol Danly at 231-313-8744 or nwmints@ gmail.com before noon on the meeting day.

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AUTHOR IRENE MILLER: 6:30-8:30pm, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. Irene is the author of “Into No Man’s Land: A Historical Memoir.” She is a survivor of the Holocaust & her story will give a face to a dark chapter of our history, as well as inspire tolerance, appreciation for diversity, & empower people to action. elkrapidslibrary.org

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CREATING A RAIN GARDEN WITH NATIVE PLANTS: 6:30pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Carolyn Thayer will speak at this meeting of the Master Gardener Association of Northwest Michigan. mganm.org Free; suggested $5 donation.

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CIRQUE MECHANICS’ 42FT - A MENAGERIE OF MECHANICAL MARVELS: 7:30pm,

Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium.

Inspired by modern circus, production includes acrobatics, mechanical wonders & clowning around. $40 pit; $35 orchestra. tickets.interlochen.org

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GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS: 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Direct from Hebei, China, the Golden Dragon Acrobats have performed all over the world; in 65 countries & all 50 states since 1978. Their members are athletes, actors & artists who have studied & trained for their craft since early childhood. Enjoy amazing artistry, beautiful costumes & props. $24$27. mynorthtickets.com/events/golden-dragons

mar 06

wednesday

25 CENT CLASSIC MATINEES: 10:30am, State Theatre, TC. Featuring “The Hitch-Hiker.” stateandbijou.org/calendar

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HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., March 2)

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LEELANAU COUNTY HOSTS COMMUNITY FORUM: Noon, Leelanau County Government Center, Lower Level Community Room, Suttons Bay. “Remembering Important Women Who Have Changed History That Time May Have Forgotten, But We Have Not.” The film “We Will Meet Again - The Fight for Women’s Rights” will be shown, followed by a short discussion. Feel free to bring the name of an important woman who may have changed your life history. A LWVLC business meeting will follow.

231-342-9944. Free. lwvleelanau.org

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COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS NOPI: (See Mon., March 4)

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MARCH RECESS: 5-7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Networking happy hour event.

Food & beverages provided by Flavours Catering by Sodexo at NMC & subs by Jimmy John’s.

Prizes include a Trailblazer membership & Dennos swag; two tickets to any Dennos show & $20 Museum gift card; Sips & Giggles Comedy show + dinner for two + overnight stay at Courtyard by Marriott; & an Apple Watch Series 4. Sponsored

by Caliber Home Loans. $10. traverseticker.com

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FREE SEEDLING PLANTING WORKSHOP: 5:30-7:30pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Presented by the Grand Traverse Conser-

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vation District. This workshop has an emphasis on invasive species removal techniques with & without the use of chemicals. Register. Free. natureiscalling.org

---------------------LIFELONG LEARNING: THE FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY: 5:30pm, Petoskey District Library Classroom, Petoskey. Featuring professor & ordained pastor Toby Jones. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

---------------------JOURNEY INTO NO MAN’S LAND WITH IRENE MILLER: 6:30-8pm, Charlevoix Public Library, Community Room. Irene is a Holocaust survivor, author, speaker & educator. She will take you on a survival journey that’s little written about or known about.

---------------------WHY TOUCH MATTERS: 7pm, Table Health, GT Commons, TC. A free lecture & demonstration of shiatsu & Asian bodywork. tablehealthtc. com/events/list

mar 07

thursday

HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., March 2)

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INTERACTIVE STORYTIME: 11am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------13TH ANNUAL CAREER & EMPLOYMENT FAIR: 4-6pm, Hagerty Conference Center, NMC, TC. People can meet with more than 80 employers who are hiring, & talk about full-time & part-time jobs & internships. nmc.edu/studentservices/advising-center/career-fair/index.html

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---------------------LOCAL WRITER’S NIGHT: 6pm, Mackinaw Trail Winery & Brewery, Petoskey. Presented

by McLean & Eakin Booksellers. Connect with local writers & hear about their work. Bring a sample of your own writing for the open mic portion of the evening. Guest authors include Rick Jurewicz, Tom Renkes, Dianna Stampfler & Tom Conlan. Free. eventbrite.com

---------------------POTLUCK & OFF THE WALL MOVIE NIGHT: 6pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Call the library at 231-331-4318 for movie details & to sign up for the potluck. Potluck dinner, 6pm; movie, 7pm. Free.

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PFAS MOVIE: 6:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Clearwater Sierra Club & the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council will be showing a movie about PFAS, “The Devil We Know.” Following the movie will be a question & answer session with someone from FLOW. Free. facebook.com/ClearwaterConservationCommittee

---------------------“THE PROVIDERS”: 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage & opioid epidemic in rural America, “The Providers” follows three “country doctors” in New Mexico at clinics offering care to all, regardless of ability to pay. Free. dennosmuseum.org/events/films.html

---------------------BENZIE AUDUBON “BLUEBIRDS”: 7pm, Tribal Outpost of the GT Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Benzonia. Bluebird expert Greg Miller describes the natural history of bluebirds, explains how to attract the birds to your yards & properties, imparts his wisdom on the construction, placing, & care of nesting boxes, & shares how to deal with competing species. Free. benzieaudubon.org

---------------------GAME NIGHT: 7pm, NCMC, Student & Community Resource Center, Iron Horse Café, Petoskey.

An all-day special event will be held on Sat., April 27 from 10am-midnight to celebrate International Tabletop Day with prizes, food & more. 231-4396370. Free.

---------------------IRENE MILLER: MY SURVIVAL JOURNEY & THE HOPE FOR TOMORROW: 7pm, Petoskey

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District Library, Carnegie Building. Irene Miller, a Holocaust survivor, author, speaker & educator will take you on a survival journey that’s little written & known about. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

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OLD MISSION PENINSULA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7pm, Old Township Hall, TC. Board Chair & Executive Director of the Botanic Gardens Karen Schmidt will present “From a State Hospital Farm to a Public Garden - Past, Present & Future of the Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park.” 947-0947. Free.

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mar 08

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KIDS’ FESTIVAL WEEKEND: Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls.

Featuring Splatmaster Paintball target practice, rock wall & Extreme Dual Air Jumpers, inflatable obstacle course & bounce house, Silly Slalom Race, kids’ Seal Slide, a pizza making class & more. boynemountain.com/upcoming-events/kids-festival-weekend

---------------------SEN. SCHMIDT HOSTS MARCH COFFEE HOURS: 9-10am, Blair Township Hall, Grawn.

The senator will be available to answer questions & provide info & assistance, as well as take suggestions on issues affecting communities & businesses in the 37th Senate District.

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DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. greatlakeskids. org/news-events

---------------------STORY HOUR: LAURA NUMEROFF’S BOOKS: 10am, Horizon Books, TC. Hear stories & do some activities & a craft. horizonbooks.com

---------------------STORYTIME AT LELAND TOWNSHIP LIBRARY: 10:30am. Stories & play designed to promote joy & growth in literacy. Children ages 0-6 & their caregivers welcome. Free. lelandlibrary.org

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25 CENT KIDS MATINEES: 10:45am, State Theatre, TC. Sensory friendly family surprise. stateandbijou.org/calendar

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., March 2)

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NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOME SHOW: 11am7pm, NCMC, Petoskey. Featuring over 70 exhibitors from all areas of construction, remodeling, home systems, design & architectural services & more. $5; free for 5 & under. hbanm.com

---------------------WINTER LECTURE SERIES: HOCKEY: 11:30am, NCMC, Library Conference Room, Petoskey. Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Federov & his brother Fedor recently purchased & are now renovating the Petoskey Ice Arena to share their passion with the community. Fedor Federov & Jim VanAntwerp, arena general manager, will tell you about what they are doing for skaters from beginner to pro. Lunch begins at 11:30am; program at noon. Reserve your spot: 231-348-6600. $12; includes lunch.

---------------------SEN. SCHMIDT HOSTS MARCH COFFEE HOURS: 12-1pm, Torch Lake Cafe, Central Lake. The senator will be available to answer questions & provide info & assistance, as well as take suggestions on issues affecting communities & businesses in the 37th Senate District.

---------------------10TH ANNUAL BREW-SKI FESTIVAL: 4pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. Hit the slopes & visit sampling bars where brewery representatives from more than 150 breweries share info about more than 200 brews. There will also be brats, burgers & live music. $10; includes 3 beer tickets. boynehighlands.com

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ART IN ICE, SWEET & NICE: 4-7pm, Downtown Bellaire. Featuring the “Sweet Treats Bake Off.” A $5 tickets give you an opportunity to taste six baked sweet treats that include a “fruit” ingredient. Vote for your favorite treat while watch-

ing 3,000 pounds of ice being transformed into sculptures. bellairechamber.org

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---------------------GRASS RIVER FUNDRAISER: Ethanology, Elk Rapids. A 50th Anniversary Celebration & Presentation to Support Grass River Natural Area. At 6pm enjoy a presentation with James Dake, author of “Field Guide to Northwest Michigan,” on the plants, botanicals & animals that make northern MI unique (suggested $5 donation). From 7-8pm enjoy cocktail hour with a specialty cocktail; $5 from each drink sold goes to Grass River.

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SPRING CARNIVAL: 6pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Tonight features a cardboard sled building workshop. crystalmountain.com/ event/spring-carnival

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“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 7pm, TC West Senior High School Auditorium. Presented by TC West Senior High School. “Newsies” tells the story of the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 against Joseph Pulitzer & William Randolph Hearst. $12 general admission. mynorthtickets.com

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NWS: AN EVENING WITH KEITH GAVE: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Keith Gave is the spy-turned-Detroit Free Press newsman who made a clandestine mission to Finland to set in motion the Red Wings’ acquisition of the Russian Five hockey players. $15, $25; students, $5. cityoperahouse.org/nws-keith-gave

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THE INCREDIBLE TOY STORY ON ICE: 7pm, Centre Ice Arena, TC. Presented by the TC Figure Skating Club. Featuring favorite characters from The Incredibles, Toy Story, Up, Inside Out, Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, Ratatouille, Cars, Monster’s Inc. and Coco, as presented by the local club’s figure skaters. Tickets: $17-$150. mynorthtickets.com

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ARTS ACADEMY ORCHESTRA: MASTERWORKS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Benefits the Friends of Interlochen Public Library & the library’s children programs. $11 full, $8 senior & youth. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------HEIKKI LUNTA PARTY: 7:30pm, Treetops Resort, Gaylord. Party of the Snow Gods. The weekly celebration carries on the tradition of asking for abundant snowfall. Enjoy a big bonfire, entertainment by Tommy Tropic, s’mores, hot chocolate, a tube-pulling contest, & more. Free. treetops.com

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WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE: 8pm, Leelanau Sands Casino, Peshawbestown. Tickets: $40, $55, $75. startickets.com

mar 09

saturday

RADIOLOGY & BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY NMC CAREER EXPLORATION DAY: 8:45am, Munson Medical Center, TC. Explorers must be between 11-20 years old. Participants will explore multiple careers within Radiology, & tour the diagnostic equipment laboratories of Biomedical Technology. Questions? Please contact: Mark Ewing at 231-631-7490 or mark.ewing@ scouting.org Free. ExploringMi.eventbrite.com

---------------------KIDS’ FESTIVAL WEEKEND: (See Fri., March 8) ---------------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOME SHOW: 9am5pm, NCMC, Petoskey. Featuring over 70 exhibitors from all areas of construction, remodeling, home systems, design & architectural services & more. $5; free for 5 & under. hbanm.com

---------------------SPRING CARNIVAL: 9:30am, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Today features the Cardboard Classic Creative Sled Contest, Cardboard Classic Race, DJ Dance Party & BBQ, Slush Cup, & much more. crystalmountain.com/event/spring-carnival

---------------------25 CENT KIDS MATINEES: 10am, State Theatre,

TC. Featuring “Trolls.” stateandbijou.org/calendar

---------------------CHILDREN’S VISION DAY IN THE MUSEUM: 10am-3pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Presented by the Michigan Optometric Association (MOA) Children’s Vision Committee.

Learn about eye safety, eye anatomy, what to expect at an eye exam, & how to locate a doctor in your area. Includes interactive stations. $7; members get in free. Find on Facebook.

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DR. SEUSS’ BIRTHDAY PARTY: 11am-3pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord. Guest readers at 11am, noon, 1pm & 2pm. There will also be activities, prizes & more. Free. saturnbooksellers.com

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., March 2)

---------------------THE INCREDIBLE TOY STORY ON ICE: 11:30am & 4:30pm, Centre Ice Arena, TC. Presented by the TC Figure Skating Club. Featuring favorite characters from The Incredibles, Toy Story, Up, Inside Out, Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, Ratatouille, Cars, Monster’s Inc. and Coco, as presented by the local club’s figure skaters. $17-$150. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------SNOWSHOES, VINES & WINES: 12-5pm, Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay. blackstarfarms. com/snowshoes-vines-wines

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CBG MINDED MICHIGANDERS: 1-5pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Cigar Box Nation is a country-wide movement of musicians, instrument builders, hobbyists, fans & just plain folks with an interest in cigar box guitars, ukuleles & related creations. Free. redskystage.com

---------------------KIDS FUN DAY CARNIVAL: 1-3pm, Benzonia Public Library, upper level. Reading time with Benzie Central student-athletes, carnival games, make & take craft workshops, snacks & more.

Friends from the University of Michigan School of Information will offer a special activity. 231882-4111. Free. benzonialibrary.org

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MANITOU WINDS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY: “FIRST FLIGHT”: 2-5pm, Rove Estate Vineyard & Tasting Room, TC. Featuring live performances at 2:30pm & 4pm. Free. manitouwinds. com/upcoming-performances

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BOOK LAUNCH PARTY: 3-5pm, Horizon Books, TC. Leslie Lee, “We Are the Land.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------10TH ANNUAL BREW-SKI FESTIVAL: (See Fri., March 8)

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ROCK N JAM: 4:30pm, The Rock of Kingsley. A community play-along for music lovers of all ages.

Dancers & listeners are welcome too. Free. facebook.com/pg/therockofkingsleyMI/events

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CLASSICAL MUSIC OPEN MIC NIGHT: 6:30pm, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. Classical IPR’s Amanda Sewell will emcee the event.

Register in advance: ipr@interlochen.org or 231-276-4403. Leave the performers’ names & instruments as well as what piece they’re going to play. Free. interlochenpublicradio.org/post/ classical-open-mic-night-ipr-and-horizon-books

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: (See Fri., March 8) ---------------------BAYSIDE TRAVELLERS CONTRA DANCE: 401 River St., Elk Rapids. There will be a basic skills workshop from 7-7:30pm & the dancing will take place from 7:30-10:30pm. The live band will be Sam Herman and Friends. $11 adult, $7 student, $9 member. dancetc.com

---------------------“MOON OVER BUFFALO”: (See Sat., March 2) ---------------------DERVISH: 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Enjoy Irish traditional music with this band that has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury. They are described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music.” $24 members, $27 advanced, $30 door. dennosmuseum.org

HELL ON HEELS: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. A lip syncing, dancing & singing adventure. redskystage.com

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LONESTAR: SOLD OUT: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. These multi-platinumselling, pop-country superstars perform charttopping ballads. $35, $45, $50. lrcr.com/eventcalendar/concerts/lonestar

---------------------MADE IN MICHIGAN FUNDRAISER: 8-11:30pm, Cadillac Elks Lodge. Enjoy a night of local music with Zak Bunce, Frank Youngman, Shari Kane & Dave Steele, Mary Sue Wilkinson, Gary VanHouten, Rick West, Ed Gilbert, & Bunce & Tiyi; & silent auction items that will help improve Gopherwood Concerts’ sound & lighting infrastructure. Advance tickets: $15 adults, $7 students, free for 12 & under. Door: $18 adults, $9 students. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------RUNA: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. This CelticAmerican Roots music “super group” pushes the boundaries of Irish folk music into the Americana & roots music formats. $27.50, $22.50; students, $15. cityoperahouse.org/runa

---------------------SIPS & GIGGLES COMEDY SHOW FEATURING MICHAEL PALASCAK: 8pm, ECCO, TC. Michael has late night performances on David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing & more. $20 advance; $25 door. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------THE SLUSH CUP: Watch the thrill of victory & the agony of defeat as skiers & riders attempt to cross an icy 60′ pond at Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire.

Some wear crazy costumes. Other events include a frozen fish toss, snow shovel racing & a seal slide. Events run from 9am-4pm. shantycreek.com

mar 10

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KIDS’ FESTIVAL WEEKEND: (See Fri., March 8)

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“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 2pm, TC West Senior High School Auditorium. Presented by TC West Senior High School. “Newsies” tells the story of the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 against Joseph Pulitzer & William Randolph Hearst. $12 general admission. mynorthtickets.com/organizations/ traverse-city-west-senior-high-school-choir

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ENCORE WINDS PRESENTS “SONGS OF THE EARTH”: 3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Featuring Cajun, Armenian, medieval, contemporary & popular music. The featured soloist will be tubist Dr. Jerry Young, performing “Away, I’m Bound Away.” $15 adult; $10 senior; $5 student; free for 12 & under. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------VIENNA BOYS CHOIR: 3-5pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. The Vienna Boys Choir bring their “rapturous harmonies, purity of tone, delightful repertoire, and charming demeanor.” $60, $47, $42, $32. greatlakescfa. org/event-detail/vienna-boys-choir

---------------------10TH ANNUAL BREW-SKI FESTIVAL: (See Fri., March 8)

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KENNEDY’S KITCHEN: 4pm, The Bay Community Theatre, Suttons Bay. This group’s music is rooted in traditional Irish music, jigs, reels, hornpipes, aires, recitations, stories & songs... adding their own compositions along the way.

231-271-3772. $20 advance; $25 door.

---------------------COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS NOPI: (See Mon., March 4)

art

SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION: March 9 – April 6, Charlevoix Circle of Arts. Showcasing artwork created by regional high school students. An opening reception will be held on Sat., March 9 from 1-3pm.

Live music by South Paws. charlevoixcircle.com

---------------------“WOOD, WOODS, WOODEN”: Glen Arbor Arts Center. An exhibition that approaches the material (wood), the place (the woods), the state (wooden) from fresh, innovative & inventive perspectives — & carves into wood – the material, the place & the state – to reveal new layers of understanding, inquiry & thinking. An opening reception will be held on Fri., March 8 from 6-8pm.

Runs through April 11. glenarborart.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - CALL FOR ARTISTS: The call is open now through Mon., March 4 for the American Impressionist Society’s third annual “AIS Impressions Small Works Showcase.” This 2019 summer exhibition will run from Sat., June 1 through Sat., Aug. 31. All submissions must be oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, or gouache, & submitted by current American Impressionist Society (AIS) members. crookedtree.org/petoskey - HERE AND THERE: Runs through March 30.

A photographic exhibition showcasing the work of photographers Jin Lee, Larson Shindelman & Regan Golden.

- 2019 JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: Held in Bonfield Gallery. Juried by John Fergus-Jean, this exhibition includes 43 photographs by 34 exhibiting photographers of local & regional acclaim. Runs through March 30.

- 2019 CROOKED TREE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY JURIED FINE ART SHOW: Runs through March 2. Juried by current Crooked Tree Photography Society members. Showcases the work of fifteen current members. Subject matter includes, but is not limited to, nature, landscapes, wildlife & northern MI scenes. crookedtree.org

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - 2019 YOUTH ART SHOW: Runs March 3-30.

Celebrating the work of K-12 art students & educators from throughout the Grand Traverse region. An opening reception will be held on Sun., March 3 from 1-3pm. crookedtree.org - CALL FOR ARTISTS: CERAMICS EXHIBITION: Apply through March 23 for “Bodies of...”, a juried ceramics exhibition. crookedtree.org/ call-for-artists/call-artists-bodies

---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - “ENTIRE LIFE IN A PACKAGE”: Runs through May 5. The story of millions of refugees with millions of packages, suitcases...sacks.

“Life packages” that hold the desire to survive.

In this exhibition Ben-Ami sculpts the packages carried by refugees shown in Reuter’s new photos in iron & then mounts them to the photo in place of the photographic image of the package.

- 2019 NORTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION: Runs through May 5. Featuring art made by local artists over the last year, juried by a regional arts professional.

Hours: Mon. - Sat.: 10am-5pm; Thurs.: 10am8pm; Sun.: 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org

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GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - 100-DAY PROJECT WEEKLY CHECK-INS: Held each Mon. at 1pm through April 29. Bring the work you’ve been doing or get inspired by others.

- ANDREA ONDISH-RECENT WORKS EXHIBIT: On display March 6-30. Opening reception on Sat., March 9 from 5-7pm.

- ARTFUL AFTERNOONS: Have fun learning about art history & culture. Free. Wednesdays through April 24 at 1pm. gaylordarts.org

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HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - CALL FOR ARTISTS: MODERN ARCHETYPES: An all-female artist exhibit exploring the idea of human consciousness & how archetypes unite all of us. Submit up to 2 pieces each which really capture the idea of the role archetypes play not only in your own life personally, but in society as a whole. Deadline to apply is July 1 at midnight. Exhibit runs Sept. 6 - Oct. 4.

- “NEU HISTOIRES”: Runs through April 30.

This exhibit by Jesse Jason features a collection of abstract, narrative works with a central focus on the imaginative world that weaves its way through reality. higherartgallery.com

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KANNBERG STEPS UP THE SPIRAL STAIRS Former Pavement bandmate Scott Kannberg has struck out on his own again and has announced the details of his upcoming Spiral Stairs album, Hyp-NoTized, out March 22 on Nine Mile Records.

The album is inspired by bands and artists Kannberg said he “somehow missed” as a young adult, such as Van Morrison, Nick Lowe, Bryan Ferry, and Jim Ford. The set is a mix of indie-rock, classic rock, and soulful country. Hyp-No-Tized is streaming online in advance of the album’s release date …

Ambitious band White Denim is already on its way back with a new album — its eighth — called Side Effects. Set to be released March 29 on City Slang Records, Side Effects arrives less than a year after the band’s last effort (2018’s Performance). New single “NY Money” is already making the rounds of indie stations and streaming programs. Noteworthy tracks also included on the album are “Out of Doors,” “Reversed Mirror,” “Introduce Me,” and “So Emotional” …

Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela have a new album on the way this spring — their Mettavolution will hit outlets on April 26 on ATO Records. While the bulk of the album will, of course, include new Rodrigo y Gabriela tunes, the pair have also taken a unique approach to their bonus track for

Scott Kannberg

ROCK

BY KRISTI KATES

this set — a 19-minute cover of Pink Floyd’s “Echoes,” which the duo say has had a huge influence on their music and videos. (Check out the direct visual reference to Echoes on Rodrigo y Gabriela’s video for “Hanuman”) …

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is out in theaters, and accompanying it in music outlets is an album of the movie’s original music score, composed by Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, who also has worked on soundtrack music for movies like 21 Jump Street and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Opening with “Your Sister/ Catchy Song,” the album traverses the full storyline of the movie, from “House Tour” and “No Real Heroes Left,” to “Alien Jungle” and “Duplo Brickyard.” A separate album featuring the pop songs from the movie will also be released this week …

LINK OF THE WEEK A saxophone-playing dog, planets on fire, and an alien trekking through a crocodile-filled desert — it’s all just part of King Krule’s latest music video, a stop-motion brown-paper animation for “Logos,” a track from his second album, The Ooz, which snagged a Mercury Prize nomination last year. Check out the brand new video for “Logos” at https://tinyurl. com/king-krule-logos …

I lost 140 pounds and

THE BUZZ Hip-hop’s Cypress Hill is heading to Detroit and will be rockin’ The Fillmore on March 10 …

Grand Rapids band Melophobix is currently promoting its new full-length album Cage-Free with some scattered tour dates, including a stop at The Livery in Benton Harbor on March 23 …

West Michigan alternative hip-hop cellist Jordan Hamilton has a March 23 show on his schedule, at Final Gravity

found my freedom.

Dana Zaebst is back cruising on her bicycle, thanks to weight loss surgery. Are you ready to ride toward better health? Attend a Bariatric Surgery Seminar.

Brewing, in Kalamazoo …

Speaking of K’Zoo, indie-folk duo Red Tail Ring, who originally hail from the west Michigan city, have newly relocated to Traverse City, and are launching a three-week tour of Australia from TC this spring … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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

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To learn more or to register for an upcoming seminar, call 800-533-5520, or visit munsonhealthcare.org/bariatrics.

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Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in two evaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC+ national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC+ are displayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your provider before making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from Blue Distinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.

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FOURSCORE by kristi kates

Hauschka – A Different Forest – Sony

You might know Hauschka — aka Volker Bertelmann — from his avant-garde post-rock experiments or his ventures into electronic music (complete with impromptu instruments).

So an album featuring his simple, unadorned piano playing isn’t expected, but it is worthwhile.

Inspired by his early training as a classical pianist, A Different Forest showcases 13 short pieces for modern piano, seasoned with Bertelmann’s artsy sonic sensibilities. Favorites: the beautiful tracks “Dew and Spiderwebs” and “Woodworkers,” both of which evoke personality and verve.

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Razorlight – Up All Night – Motown Records

The album that shifted Razorlight into the public English-rock consciousness is back, digitally given some extra oomph and, for those of you interested in collectibles, pressed onto 180gram vinyl. Hit singles “America,” with its careening refrain, and “In the Morning” sound more front-ofthe-house than ever, blazing with balanced treble and bass that put extra emphasis on Johnny Borrell’s lead vocals, and also grant B-tracks like the ’70s NYC- inspired “To the Sea” and “In the City” some welldeserved attention.

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Said the Whale – Cascadia – Arts and Crafts

The Vancouver, Canada, indie band returns for its sixth effort on the ambitious Cascadia, a wellmapped audio journey that steers carefully between sanguine California pop-rock and folk-pop (“Old Soul, Young Heart,” “UnAmerican”) with hints of darker, more melodramatic themes that almost veer into ambient music at times (“Love Don’t Ask,” “Gambier Island Green”). The more ’80s sounds (and synths) of the band’s earlier days are not in evidence, but this new tone is a good exchange; it suits Said the Whale well.

The Good, The Bad, and The Queen – Merrie Land – Studio 13

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It’s been 11 years since The Good, The Bad, and The Queen’s last album, and there might not have been another — had it not been for the Brexit referendum, which reportedly stirred Damon Albarn (Blur) and crew together to revive their side-project band. A kind of concept album about Britishness, the set melds the past and the future as a relationship (with either person or country) and brings in a host of fellow Brit-pop-sound influences, from the Clash-like “Truce of Twilight” to the Mumford-esque title track.

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by meg weichman

FIGHTING with MY FAMILY ISN’T IT ROMANTIC

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First thing first. Yes, this is the World Wresting Entertainment (WWE) movie.

But no, you don’t have to like or really know anything about wrestling to appreciate this entertaining flick. In fact, you’ll likely come out with a newfound respect for the sport. So set aside your preconceived notions and give yourself over to the big-hearted joys of this feel-good charmer.

I will admit though, Fighting With My Family does have its moments where it feels like an ad for the WWE. (It’s produced by WWE Studios, along with alum Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who cameos as himself, to everyone’s immense delight. The Rock makes everything better. Always.). But it’s also got its heart in the right place and enough offbeat sweetness, plus a weirdly perfect British pedigree, to be totally believable and utterly enjoyable.

When you strip away the spandex, you not only have an inspiring story in the grand tradition of underdog sports movies, but even better yet, a heartwarming and relatable story of a family chasing its dreams. The seriously endearing working-class British family at its center recalls such hits as Billy Elliott or Son of Rambow.

The film is based on the true story of WWE Diva Paige and her unlikely rise to success.

When we first meet the girl, then known as Saraya, she’s just discovering the thrill of the ring. See, Saraya (Florence Pugh) was raised in a wrestling family in Norwich. The family runs a true labor-of-love small business, the World Association of Wrestling, a smalltime DIY wrestling troupe that also offers grappling lessons to local misfit kids.

And while the business might not always seem to pay the bills, in wrestling, Saraya’s oh-so-very-lovable parents — former addict mom, Sweet Saraya (a crimson coifed Lena Headley), and ex-con dad, Rowdy Ricky (Nick Frost) — have found their salvation.

And it’s a sincere love they passed on to their kids, including Saraya’s older brother, Zak (Jack Lowden, who at first glance looks like a more handsome Simon Pegg).

With their lip rings, head-banging tunes, and crude speech, they’re no one’s idea of posh. But the film never looks down on the family — their performances so gosh darn charismatic and the love and pride for each other so real.

Eventually the granddaddy of the wrestling world, the WWE, comes calling, and Zak and Saraya are invited to try out for NXT, the WWE’s training league of sorts. There in

ollywood is back on board with the rom-com with their own high-concept take. See, the premise here is that a woman who despises rom-coms and thinks they perpetuate toxic ideals finds herself trapped in one! It’s pretty much what Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty wanted to be, and while it’s much more successful in execution of its concept and empowerment ideals, it’s not without its failings. Because while it takes loving aim at the romantic comedy, it’s perhaps too loving of a satire that somehow also seems to take a bit of the joy out of the genre. But the overriding complaint may be that, for as enjoyable and charming of a romp as it is, it’s not as sharp as you want it to be. Long-time supporting player and former rom-com best friend (see the underrated How to Be Single) Rebel Wilson steps into the lead role here.

She’s Natalie, a New York City architect who has long lost her infatuation with the romances of her youth and resigned herself to much more practical life focused on her career.

Then one day, after getting mugged on the subway and experiencing head trauma, she wakes up in a rom-comified New York, where she is the leading lady. Between the gratuitous rom-com references, the stellar production design, sense of fun, and fact that it’s under 90 minutes, if you enjoy romantic comedies, you’re going to enjoy this.

a hilarious try-out montage, they meet Vince Vaughn’s gruff but secretly kind scout/coach (a perfect use of Vaughn, whose character has some surprising depth). And while Paige is selected to continue on to camp in Florida, Zak’s journey comes to an end.

Zak and Saraya’s relationship is the heart of the film. It’s so supportive and caring, you’re buoyed by it. And the film takes a surprisingly nuanced turn as it sensitively follows how Zak copes with both new fatherhood and his now-shattered dream.

Meanwhile at camp, Saraya — now rebranded as Paige — is floundering. Away from home and without her family for the first time in her life, she’s homesick, questioning her identity, and doubting herself. With pasty white skin and gothic black hair, she doesn’t fit in with all the blonde former models who, while in far better shape than her, don’t know anything about wrestling.

I’m sure you can pretty much guess where things go from there, culminating in a finale that will make you want to cheer.

But if wrestling has shown us anything, it’s that its people are the masters of taking a predetermined story and turning it into engrossing high drama. And writer-director Stephen Merchant (yes, the co-creator of The Office) taps into this ability and excels by keeping it light, keeping it moving, and keeping it real.

Because what Fighting With My Family lacks in subtly, it makes up for in wit and warm feeling. I have no idea how or why the wry British comedian Merchant became involved with this story, but I am glad he did. The dialogue is exceedingly sharp (the insults the characters trade are a real highlight), the casting was perfect, and in the end, it just might produce actual tears.

There’s also a slightly feminist tone at work here. This is a woman’s story in a largely maledominated field, and it’s a woman’s story that refreshingly has absolutely nothing to do with romance. As Saraya/Paige, Florence Pugh is the audience’s perfect guide into this world.

Just as Vaughn’s Hutch explains how, when you’re in the ring, the audience will turn on you if you don’t bring that something special — that something extra, whatever that thing may be, Fighting with My Family has got it, and the audience will love it.

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

they shall not grow old

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n They Shall Not Grow Old, Peter Jackson has made something miraculous. He has given sound and agency to ephemeral images that have been locked in silence for over 100 years, allowing a generation to have their say in the most visceral way possible. Jackson (you know, Lord of the Rings Oscar-winner Peter Jackson) has lovingly restored and enhanced over 100 hours of original film footage of the First World War. Using stateof-the-art technology, he has made that footage sing with new life, and the result is more stunning and more immersive than any dry documentary, any big budget Hollywood retelling, or even any first-person video game could ever hope to be. Presented with the audio from interviews with WWI veterans recorded in the 1960s, Jackson and his team have revealed a humanity that has long been hidden and disguised in grainy and stilted black and white.

You feel like you’re trespassing through time itself, glimpsing something you have no right to see, and the men on screen are so suddenly real and emotionally naked, that you almost feel like you need to turn away.

the lego movie 2

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he LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is really all about expectations. ’Cause let’s face it, there is really is no way this sequel can ever top the unexpected giddy joy of the first film — a film so fresh, so wonderful, so inventive, and so subversive it ranks with the best kid’s movies ever made. And while The LEGO Movie 2 almost comes within striking distances of that former brilliant confection, it can’t shake the feeling of trying too hard to recreate that same magic. Picking up five years after the events of The LEGO Movie, our Bricksburg Minifig friends are still dealing with the fallout of the invasion of the adorably destructive DUPOLOs. All the right ingredients are here — the fun cameos, the pop culture references galore, catchy tunes, candy-colored visual delights, and a script that is undeniably smart. It’s just that the satire is not as sharp, the pace is a little less breathless and a lot more convoluted, and the jokes and gimmicks are too familiar and occasionally a little too lazy. So although everything isn’t awesome about this movie, it’s still heads and shoulders above 90 percent of children’s entertainment, so everything is more than all right.

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STUDIO ANATOMY, TC 3/8 -- Little Graves, Not The Average American, The Neighborhood Dogs, 8

3/6 -- Rob Coonrod, 8 3/7 -- Jimmy Olson, 8 3/8 -- Blair Miller, 8 3/9 -- Chris Sterr, 8

TC WHISKEY CO. 3/7 -- Paul Livingston, 6 3/10 -- Drew Hale, 3

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TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC 3/2 -- The Duges, 7-9 3/6 -- Open Mic, 7-9 3/8 -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9 3/9 -- Blair Miller, 7-10 3/10 -- Kids Open Mic, 3-5 THE DISH CAFE, TC 3/4 -- Comedy Open Mic Night w/ Kamikaze Comedy, 8 Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7 THE HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Roundup Radio Show Open Mic Night, 8 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC Wed -- Tiki Night w/ DJ, 3 3/9 – The Daylites, 6-10 THE YURT: 3/8 – Major Murphy, 7-10 THE PARLOR, TC 3/2 -- Joe Wilson, 8

UNION STREET STATION, TC 3/4 -- Jukebox, 10 3/5 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic Jam Session w/ Matt McCalpin & Jimmy Olson 3/6 -- DJ DomiNate, 10 3/7 -- Medicine Bell w/ Real Rock 105/95.5, 10 3/8 -- Happy Hour w/ Wink; then Kung Fu Rodeo 3/9 -- Kung Fu Rodeo, 10 3/10 -- Karaoke, 10 WEST BAY BEACH HOLIDAY INN RESORT, TC 3/6 -- Jimmy Olson, 6-9 Thurs. – Jeff Haas Trio & Laurie Sears, 6-8:30 3/8 -- 5th GEAR Band @ View, 7

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Q

: I’m a 34-year-old struggling comic.

My girlfriend is a 29-year-old children’s therapist. We’ve been together for a year.

She wants to move in with me, wants me to meet her parents -- adult relationship stuff that I don’t feel ready for now. I love her, but I live in a studio without a kitchen. I don’t even have a car. As a man, I want to be a “provider” for the woman in my life. She doesn’t want to wait.

— Don’t Wanna Lose Her

A

: On the upside, you aren’t without savings. There’s that jar with all the change that you take to the Coinstar twice a year.

Your reluctance to be all “let’s move in together and start a life over my hot plate” probably comes out of how (according to crosscultural research by David Buss and other evolutionary psychologists) women seem to have evolved to seek men with the ability to acquire resources — that is, to “provide.”

Men coevolved to expect this — and feel they need to rise to the occasion in order to get (and retain) the ladies. In other words, you, as a man, are psychologically driven to feel unsettled when, in terms of sheer earning power, you’re just this side of living in your car.

This might lead you to wonder why, if you’re so wigged out about being broke, your girlfriend’s evolved psychology seems to be all “yeah, whatever.” Well, there was no such thing as “wealth” in ancestral times, so cues to the ability to acquire resources seem to point to mate quality. As I’ve written before, a woman’s seeing ambition, entrepreneurial thinking, and high intelligence in a guy who isn’t exactly raking in the bucks with a crop harvester may ring enough of her psychological bells to make him a choice.

A woman who isn’t yet in “let’s make babies!” mode might also be more open-minded than realistic. Think about the life you want, and ask your girlfriend to think about the future she wants, and then put your wants together (along with the timetable for each) and see how well they fit. Sure, comedy is a career that can eventually pay off Seinfeldanormously, but for many, it never goes beyond driving around to do $50 sets in suburban Yuk-Yuk Huts.

If it’s “babies or bust!” for her, consider how willing you’d be to trade your comedy dream for a dad job -- the boringly stable kind with a reasonable weekly paycheck. Unfortunately, actual money tends to go over better at the kids’ dentist than a pair of free tickets to

BY Amy Alkon

The Chuckle Castle plus a garbage bag of recyclables and a pledge to come back with more every day until mid-2024.

A Scar Is Born

Q

: My guy friend said my problem with men is that I keep forgetting who I am.

According to him, I’m smart, beautiful, accomplished, funny, and super-cool but the moment I like a guy, I act weirdly needy and turn guys off. How do I change this?

— Clingy

A

: In presenting yourself to others, you’re like the world’s worst used-car salesman: “Fantastic deathtrap for the price! Just the thing to strand you on a desert highway and leave you crawling on your hands and knees over rocky, snake-infested terrain!”

Unfortunately, self-loathing is only stylish for about 20 minutes — and only if you are a newly-Goth 13-year-old. Also unfortunate is a big long-standing error in psychology, overvaluing talking and undervaluing action as the way to change our default behavior —meaning the way we typically (and pretty much automatically) react.

Granted, recognizing where you’re going wrong and how you could behave less counterproductively isn’t unimportant or useless. But research by clinical psychologist Stefan G. Hofmann and his colleagues suggests that taking action alone — without talk therapy — leads to dramatic shifts in thinking, including significantly diminishing “negative self-perception” and other counterproductive beliefs.

As for your tendency to go all needypants around a guy you like, ask yourself why you do this. Not the underlying reason but why you let your emotions drive your behavior.

People don’t think to ask themselves that, but as I write in “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence” — my science-based book on how action is the key to emotional and behavioral transformation — “your feelings are not the boss of you.” In short, it isn’t how you feel that matters; it’s what you do.

When you’re around a guy you like, act in a way that serves your interests — like a person with self-respect, which is to say, one who has no problem walking away. (Be whiny to your friends, if necessary.) After all, deep down, you know you could get a man to stay with you forever — that’s what basement wall chains and bucket toilets are for.

“Jonesin” Crosswords "Revolutionaries" --what goes around. by Matt Jones ACROSS 1 Kiefer, to Donald 4 Agcy. concerned with ergonomics 8 Upside-down V 13 It shares a key with @ 14 “... like ___ of bricks” 15 Language family of Czech and Polish 17 Like some bazookas or missiles 19 2001 A.L. MVP ___ Suzuki 20 Org. with a bunch of particle accelerators 21 Quit at cards 23 Hall’s singing partner 24 “Beware the ___ of March” 25 “I Have a Dream” speech refrain 27 Took in 29 S.F. setting 30 Flower’s protective leaves 32 Comics explosion sound 34 AC measurements 38 Advice based on feelings 41 Terrier type 42 “And others” 43 UCLA player 44 Ebenezer’s epithet 45 Mel of baseball 46 Got ready to kiss 53 ___ Report (upscale magazine) 56 Absolutely ridiculous 57 Opportunity creator 58 Skin softener 59 Movie house 61 Explanation for weird things going on, or what each theme answer has in common 63 A whole bunch 64 “It’s either him ___!”

65 Understand 66 University of ___ Dame 67 Sword used in the Olympics 68 PGA distances

DOWN 1 Actress Keanan of “Step By Step” 2 Had stock in 3 “Just kidding” 4 Muffin grain 5 Group of workers 6 High esteem 7 Bracelet spot 8 “___: Miami” 9 “Little Women” author 10 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby 11 “Oh, What a Circus” musical 12 Four for the road 16 Went for 18 Fashionable 22 The Blue Demons of the NCAA 26 [whispers] YouTube video genre presented like this 28 Prefix with skeleton 30 Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, e.g. (abbr.)

31 “Everything’s fine!”

32 When the time comes 33 Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano) 34 Stewie’s half-brother on “Family Guy” 35 Redundant statement, in literature 36 Geller who claims paranormal ability 37 Railroad stop (abbr.)

39 Abrade 40 “Ballers” network 44 Yuppie’s ride, slangily 46 ___ de gallo 47 SAG-AFTRA, for one 48 “No problem!”

49 Honored a king, maybe 50 “Finding Dory” actor Willem 51 Assume by force 52 ___ d’Or (award at Cannes) 54 Showed disapproval 55 Predispositions 60 NASDAQ rival 62 “The Ice Storm” director Ang

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da Vinci’s iconic painting Mona Lisa? Many scholars think it was Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo. Leonardo wanted her to feel comfortable during the long hours she sat for him, so he hired musicians to play for her and people with mellifluous voices to read her stories. He built a musical fountain for her to gaze upon and a white Persian cat to cuddle. If it were within my power, I would arrange something similar for you in the coming weeks. Why? Because I’d love to see you be calmed and soothed for a concentrated period of time; to feel perfectly at ease, at home in the world, surrounded by beautiful influences you love. In my opinion, you need and deserve such a break from the everyday frenzy.

a supercomputer named Deep Blue won six chess matches against Chess Grand Master Gary Kasparov. In 2016, an Artificial Intelligence called AlphaGo squared off against human champion Lee Sodol in a best-of-five series of the Chinese board game Go. AlphaGo crushed Sodol, four games to one.

But there is at least one cerebral game in which human intelligence still reigns supreme: the card game known as bridge. No AI has as yet beat the best bridge players. I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because I am sure that in the coming weeks, no AI could out-think and out-strategize you as you navigate your way through life’s tests and challenges. You’ll be smarter than ever. P.S.: I’m guessing your acumen will be extra soulful, as well.

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PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): Who was the model for Leonardo

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1997,

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MAR 04 - MAR 10

Thomas Edison rebelled against sleep, which he regarded as wasteful. He tried to limit his time in bed to four hours per night so he would have more time to work during his waking hours. Genius scientist Albert Einstein had a different approach. He preferred ten hours of sleep per night, and liked to steal naps during the day, too. In my astrological opinion, Aries, you’re in a phase when it makes more sense to imitate Einstein than Edison. Important learning and transformation are happening in your dreams. Give your nightly adventures maximum opportunity to work their magic in your behalf.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Danish

flag has a red background emblazoned with an asymmetrical white cross. It was a national symbol of power as early as the fourteenth century, and may have first emerged during a critical military struggle that established the Danish empire in 1219. No other country in the world has a flag with such an ancient origin. But if Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who’s a Taurus, came to me and asked me for advice, I would urge him to break with custom and design a new flag—maybe something with a spiral rainbow or a psychedelic tree. I’ll suggest an even more expansive idea to you, Taurus: create fresh traditions in every area of your life!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On June 7,

1988, Gemini musician Bob Dylan launched what has come to be known as the Never Ending Tour. It’s still going. In the past 30+ years, he has performed almost 3,000 shows on every continent except Antarctica. In 2018 alone, at the age of 77, he did 84 gigs. He’s living proof that not every Gemini is flaky and averse to commitment. Even if you yourself have flirted with flightiness in the past, I doubt you will do so in the next five weeks. On the contrary. I expect you’ll be a paragon of persistence, doggedness, and stamina.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The otters at a

marine park in Miura City, Japan are friendly to human visitors. There are holes in the glass walls of their enclosures through which they reach out to shake people’s hands with their webbed paws. I think you need experiences akin to that in the coming weeks. Your mental and spiritual health will thrive to the degree that you seek closer contact with animals.

It’s a favorable time to nurture your instinctual intelligence and absorb influences from the natural world. For extra credit, tune in to and celebrate your own animal qualities.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Between 1977 and 1992, civil war raged in Mozambique.

Combatants planted thousands of land mines that have remained dangerous long after the conflict ended. In recent years, a new ally has emerged in the quest to address the problem: rats that are trained to find the hidden explosives so that human colleagues can defuse them. The expert sniffers don’t weigh enough to detonate the mines, so they’re ideal to play the role of saviors. I foresee a metaphorically comparable development in your future, Leo. You’ll get help and support from a surprising or seemingly unlikely source.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Imagine a stairway

that leads nowhere; as you ascend, you realize that at the top is not a door or a hallway, but a wall. I suspect that lately you may have been dealing with a metaphorical version of an anomaly like this. But I also predict that in the coming weeks some magic will transpire that will change everything. It’s like you’ll find a button on the wall that when pushed opens a previously imperceptible door. Somehow, you’ll gain entrance through an apparent obstruction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Not all of the classic

works of great literature are entertaining.

According to one survey of editors, writers, and librarians, Goethe’s Faust, Melville’s Moby Dick, and Cervantes’ Don Quixote are among the most boring masterpieces ever written. But most experts agree that they’re still valuable to read. In that spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to commune with other dull but meaningful things. Seek out low-key but rich offerings. Be aware that unexciting people and situations may offer clues and catalysts that you need.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many of

you Scorpios regard secrecy as a skill worth cultivating. It serves your urge to gather and manage power. You’re aware that information is a valuable commodity, so you guard it carefully and share it sparingly. This predilection sometimes makes you seem understated, even shy. Your hesitancy to express too much of your knowledge and feelings may influence people to underestimate the intensity that seethes within you. Having said all that, I’ll now predict that you’ll show the world who you are with more dazzle and flamboyance in the coming weeks. It’ll be interesting to see how you do that as you also try to heed your rule that information is power.

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

actress and producer Deborra-Lee Furness has been married to megastar actor Hugh Jackman for 23 years. Their wedding rings are inscribed with a motto that blends Sanskrit and English, “Om paramar to the mainamar.” Hugh and Deborah-Lee say it means “we dedicate our union to a greater source.” In resonance with current astrological omens, I invite you to engage in a similar gesture with an important person in your life. Now is a marvelous time to deepen and sanctify your relationship by pledging yourselves to a higher purpose or beautiful collaboration or sublime mutual quest.

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