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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • OCTOBER 08 - OCTOBER 14, 2018 • Vol. 28 No. 40

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senators was: “Why did you wait so long to come forth with this allegation?” The fact that they didn’t understand her trauma and her reasons for not reporting at the time indicates a profound deficit in the male psyche.

Enter Brett Kavanaugh, a man looking for a lifetime position with high pay and benefits, in contrast to a highly educated professional woman who up until now, lead a normal life.

Who has the most to gain by lying? Who asked for an FBI investigation? Who did not?

I believe Dr. Christine Ford. I don’t believe Brett Kavanaugh; I think he is lying.

Sad to say, in spite of his judicial intemperance, bluster, anger and other character flaws, he will probably become a Supreme Court justice, and we will all have to endure a trip back to the 1950s. Vote like your life depends it; it does. I hope I’m wrong.

W.D. Bushey, Elmwood Twp.

A Judge Responds In reviewing Patrick Sullivan’s article [“Judgement Time for a Judge,” Oct. 1 issue], it came as absolutely no surprise that former — and defeated by me in his bid for re-election — Judge Unger, and retired Judge Haley have endorsed my opponent in the upcoming election.

Judge Unger misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars while he was probate court judge for Antrim County. (See “Child Care Fund Report, Antrim County Office of Prosecuting Attorney, December 30,1999.”)

His misuse of funds included paying tuition, with taxpayer dollars, to Interlochen Center for the Arts for a juvenile that was on probation for an open alcohol offense. Not only did he pay the tuition, he also rented a house in Interlochen for her mother to stay in while the daughter attended Interlochen Center for the Arts. All of which I raised during the vigorous campaign against him in 2000. By the way, he did not retire! He was defeated in his bid for reelection.

As to Judge Haley’s endorsement of my opponent, I am again not surprised. After former Judge Gilbert was sanctioned for his use of marijuana, I questioned Judge Haley in my office on his [Judge Haley’s] reported use of marijuana. Furthermore, I did not support Judge Haley while he was sanctioned by the Michigan Supreme Court for accepting college football tickets from a litigant while on the bench. Which I might add, some members of the Judicial Tenure Commission considered as the acceptance of a bribe. (See Honorable Michael J. Haley, Michigan Supreme Court, No. 127453, filed July 31, 2006).

Never in 100 years would I ever want a judicial endorsement from either of these men. Nor do I know of any judge or candidate for judicial office that would.

Norman R. Hayes, chief judge, Antrim Probate Court/presiding judge, 13th Circuit Court Family Division I Don’t Believe Kavanaugh After watching and listening to the testimonies of Dr. Christine Ford and Brett Kavanaugh, I had to draw the following conclusions: Admitting her fear and unease about putting her past up for grabs to 11 Republicans, Ford was in fact baring her soul to these men, who had already made up their minds. They knew from the get-go that they had to ram this nominee down our throats as quickly as possible. These were 11 wealthy, privileged, old, conservative white men who were on a power trip. She is a credible woman who presented with integrity, honor, composure, and was absolutely believable.

The main question by the Republican

Trump’s Policies Undermine Democracy It is no secret that President Trump’s actions against America’s institutions and the rule of law are unprecedented. While many Americans don’t seem to care, I believe they would care if they realized that such attacks undermine the very sacred institutions our Founding Fathers sought to protect: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights into which the Framers wove the idea that “we the people” are sovereign and that political power should not be concentrated in any branch of government. To that end, the Framers created separation of powers, checks and balances, and an independent, free press. These institutions are why the United States has been the longest-standing democracy in history.

President Trump has shown contempt for these ideas He has run rough-shod over the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI. He has disregarded the advice of our intelligence agencies on the Russian threat. When Mr. Trump labels any news that irritates him as “fake news,” he weakens a key institution that protects against authoritarianism.

Civility is the glue that holds the citizenry together. Unlike other presidents who have sought to bring the nation together after an election, Mr. Trump has chosen to govern with divisiveness. Alexander Hamilton, in one of the Federalist Papers, had an abiding fear of such demagogues who would “mouth populist shibboleths to conceal their despotism.”

Our Congressional Rep. Jack Bergman, notwithstanding a distinguished military career, has failed to criticize the president, who has cozied up to our Russian enemy and weakened the Atlantic alliance.

The coming election is a referendum on President Trump. In November, we can elect opposition candidates in the house and senate who will check Mr. Trump’s erratic behavior. Think of your vote as an insurance policy needed to preserve our democracy.

Attorney Robert Anderson, Marquette Bigger Problem Than Algae That was a great article on the algae problem in Lake Michigan [“Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Nuisance Bacteria,” Sept. 24 issue]. Hopefully, the scientists will be successful in eradicating, at least partially, the Cladophora algae. However, one of the biggest takeaways from the article is the fact that Lake Michigan has undergone a radical change in the last decade from invasive species. Congressman Bergman and his group of cormorant vigilantes do not seem to recognize this fact. These fishermen and some of their MDNR and Fish and Wildlife Service allies seem to think that they can, by

killing cormorants, re-establish former fish populations. This is unscientific hogwash.

Given the massive invasiveness of the quagga mussels and their voracious appetite for the plankton at the bottom of the food chain, the food just ain’t there to support the fish populations they envision.

Charlie Weaver, Kalkaska Memory Keeper In the course of her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was asked how she was “sure” it was Judge Kavanaugh, and not another person, who attacked her on that night all those years ago. Having been a trial lawyer for 30 years, I can say that this question, or one like it, was undoubtedly asked of a such a witness on many occasions. But not so the answer. Dr. Ford replied that it was “the way that I’m sure that I’m talking to you right now — it’s just basic memory functions,” including “the level of norepinephrine and epinephrine” that “codes memories into the hippocampus” so that ”trauma-related experience is locked there.” I doubt whether that commonly asked question was ever answered quite like that. At least not with that kind of knowledge of the psychology of memory — which, in this case, was her own.

Steve Morse, Maple City Polygraph Kavanaugh Defenders, like national conservative opinion columnist Mona Charen, make two claims in defense of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court that especially need rebuttal.

First, that Kavanaugh deserves a “presumption of innocence” his accusers are denying him. Rebuttal: This is a job interview, not a criminal proceeding. In job interviews, the applicant enjoys no presumption of innocence, and interviewers do not have to prove applicants unsuited beyond a reasonable doubt. Grave suspicion regarding an applicant’s qualifications, character, or veracity amply justify rejection.

Second, regarding the substantive question of whether Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh are true. Kavanaugh defenders, like Charen, grant that Ford “seemed honest and reliable,” but, they say, Kavanaugh “seemed equally so.”

To this, I reply, “What interview were you watching?” Kavanaugh’s testimony was a litany of lies and evasions, and quite obviously so. If you really believe he thought “boofed” meant flatulence and “devil’s triangle” referred to a drinking game, then I have a bridge across the Mackinac Straits to sell you.

Ford has taken a polygraph and passed.

Let Kavanaugh take one also. All FBI job applicants do so, and so should this gravely suspect U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

Larry Hauser, Lake Leelanau Bitter About Bayside Acme Park I am extremely disappointed that the Bayside Acme Park still remains closed several months after renovations were supposed to be completed. The park has been closed since May 30 and remains so to this day. The residents deserve answers; administrators, contractors, and subcontractors should be held responsible. Maybe cancel all existing and future contracts with Acme Township and find someone that can do it correctly within the budget and on time?

Norm Bowbeer, Traverse City

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

No Place for Women...........................................10 National Writers Series...................................12 12 Strings of Zen...........................................13 Before & After................................................14 Dark Days Done, Beulah’s Ursa Major..............16 Is that a Bubble I see Before Me?....................19 Ramsdell Ramps Up.......................................20 Northern Seen................................................23 Fast Pitch, Fast Money....................................24

dates................................................25-29 music FourScore......................................................30

Nightlife.........................................................36

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

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Opinion.............................................................8 Weird...............................................................9 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................31 Film................................................................32 Advice Goddess...........................................37 Crossword...................................................37 Freewill Astrology.........................................37 Classifieds..................................................39

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top ten Lighthouse to Remain in Public Hands Charlevoix County and Networks Northwest plan to purchase a lighthouse and a 169-acre property at the southern tip of Beaver Island.

Believed to be the third oldest lighthouse in the Great Lakes, Beaver Island Lighthouse is a historically significant and visually striking destination for island visitors.

The property has been owned by Charlevoix Public Schools since 1975 and was home to the Beaver Island Lighthouse School, a program for troubled youth, through 2015. The school closed due to changes in the way federal education funding is allocated.

Now, the school district is interested in selling the property but wants to make sure it stays in public hands, said Matt McCauley, Networks Northwest CEO, which has been a partner in the stewardship of the property for 40 years.

The property is slated to be sold for $140,000, with 51 percent going to Charlevoix County and 49 percent to Networks Northwest. Both plan to work with the Beaver Island Historical Society to develop a capital improvement plan for the property beginning in 2019.

“As the long-term caretaker of the property, Networks Northwest is excited to partner with Charlevoix County to ensure that the Beaver Island Lighthouse Property remains a historically significant property in the public trust,” McCauley.

McCauley said he expects Charlevoix County to approve the purchase Oct. 17.

2 tastemaker Harwood Gold’s Farm Style

Back in the day, catsup — the OG recipes anyway — leaned on such diverse ingredients as egg whites, walnuts, oysters, and mushrooms, but most of those on the shelf today stick to far less imaginative basics: tomatoes, sugar, and corn syrup.

Harwood Gold in Charlevoix has managed to get back to basics but with far more panache. Their Farm Style Catsup has neither preservatives, thickeners, or time for modern day’s phonetic spelling (read: ketchup).

This savory blend of tomatoes, onions, red wine vinegar, celery, garlic, and spices is sweetened only with Harwood’s own pure maple syrup, is gluten-free and vegan, and ready to upscale the burgers at your fall tailgate parties.

Available in 8 oz. ($6.95) or 16 oz. ($9.95) sizes. Find it at Parsons Farm, 00061 Parsons Rd., in Charlevoix, or order online at harwoodgold.com. (231) 547-2038

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charlevoix apple fest

Michigan’s largest fruit crop, apples in 30 varieties will be available at the 40th Annual Charlevoix Apple Fest, Oct. 12-14. There will also be fall harvest items and apple related goods, an arts and crafts show, artist booths, a petting farm, balloon artist Twister Joe and more. The festival runs Friday and Saturday from 10am-6pm and Sun. from 10am-4pm. www.charlevoix.org

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Maniac

Endlessly inventive and audaciously beautiful, Netflix’s new dark comedy from creative minds who had their hands in The Leftovers and True Detective season 1 takes us inside an experiment that seeks to cure mental illness. It focuses on those behind the study (including Justin Theroux and Sally Field) but especially zooms in on two volunteers (Emma Stone and Jonah Hill) participating in the pharmaceutical drug trial and the wonderfully wild places their subconscious mind’s explore.

Intricately detailed and meticulously designed, there’s some seriously fascinating world-building going on in this not-sodistant future. And by the time you jump into a Coen Brothers-esque caper featuring a 1980s Long Island couple searching for a lemur named Wendy, as little sense as this might make now, you’ll be hooked. ’Cause it’s the brilliant storytelling behind these generic adventures (see also a Lord of the Rings-style quest and mob-boss subterfuge) that continually draws you in, even if you don’t know where it’s all going, what exactly is going on, or what it all means. And for as out there and weird as the show can be, it’s amazing to see how it remains accessible, thanks to a goofy spirit and oddball charm that never loses sight of the serious subject matter it tackles in both though-provoking and poignant ways.

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Safe Harbor Prepares for Season

Safe Harbor, Traverse City’s permanent cold-weather homeless shelter, will open its doors for its second season on Saturday, Nov. 3.

Through the offseason, Safe Harbor volunteers worked on operational updates and building modifications to improve operations at the facility located on Wellington Street.

Last season, Safe Harbor served 268 individuals experiencing homelessness between November and mid-April. Homelessness in the region has been trending upward in recent years, said Peter Starkel, a Safe Harbor board member, so the organization expects more clients this year.

One big change this year is the shelter will be staffed with a professional employee throughout the night. Last year, the shelter was staffed by volunteers overnight. In addition to making volunteers more comfortable, Starkel said it’s hoped that the continuity will make it easier to work with clients to get them into permanent housing.

“We’ve shifted the focus away from providing emergency shelter to really finding housing for them,” he said.

For information about donating or volunteering, visit gtsafeharbor.org. There is a neighborhood outreach meeting about the shelter at Safe Harbor at 6:30pm, Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Artful Cards Seems the last of the summer temps have finally shoved off, and with them, the many friends and family members who’ve been coming in and up. With fall afoot and life more quiet, it seems a good time to sit down and pen a line to those who didn’t make it Up North for a visit — or those you just plain miss. We think the spare sentiments and simple but classic style of these cards help you say it best.

Created by an artist in Portland, Oregon, and curated and sold by the Michigan-based mother-daughters trio that runs KME Designs, we found ours at the Red House coffee shop in Lake Ann (19631 Maple St.) for $5 each.

You can also buy them — and more — online at www.kmedesigns.com.

A Human Hoedown Calling all humans: Traverse City’s Human Nature School — a nonprofit outdoor education school — is hosting a hoedown at Twin Lakes Park Sunday, Oct. 14, that will immerse you and all generations of your family in some fall-fabulous nature. Think: turning leaves, hiking trails, wilderness games and activities, a wild edibles walk, plus lots of food from Oryana, hard cider from Tandem Ciders, music with Seth Bernard and not just a little contra dancing (aka folk dancing). The festivities start at 2pm and go until 7pm. Raffle tickets — for prizes like a handmade cedar canoe and a house concert with May Erlewine and others — are still available. Check out www.humannatureschool.org for more information. Find Twin Lakes Park, Gilbert Lodge, at 6800 North Long Lake Rd. in Traverse City.

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A refreshing autumnal ode to the 1950s harvester, the Standen “Beet Master,” it honors.

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by Stephen Tuttle There is now a movement afoot, loosely called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. It’s a beauty.

Legislatures in eleven states — Connecticut, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont — plus Washington, D.C., have decided this would be a swell idea.

And here is the idea: These states would agree to pledge their electoral votes in a presidential election to the winner of the national popular vote — not who won their state; but who won nationally. They claim this would make every vote count more and put smaller states more in play. It would not.

It’s neither coincidence nor surprise the states now advocating for this all supported Hillary Clinton in 2016. The memory of Al Gore’s loss in 2000 lingers, and apparently Clinton’s is still fresh.

and Nebraska apportion their electoral votes by congressional district.

The Constitution (Article II, Section 1) directs state legislatures to determine how to select their electors but is mute on how they should vote. If a state wants to commit their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, it appears they have the right to do so.

Small states, and possibly some larger toss-up states, would be the losers. Candidates will spend their time mining votes in population centers since winning individual states, especially small states, would no longer matter.

The so-called toss-up states, like Michigan, become less important, too, just by virtue of anticipated thin winning margins. Under the current system, the electoral votes in the swing states are critical, and even the narrowest win is valuable. Under the proposed Compact, winning narrowly in a toss-up state is far less valuable than winning big-

More to the point, the Electoral College system almost always does reflect the popular vote. We’ve had 58 presidential elections, and only five times has the winner of the popular vote lost the election.

If you’re a Democrat, this makes perfect sense. Your presidential candidate would start every election with a guaranteed multimillion vote cushion from just California and New York. Clinton won the national popular race by about 2.9 million votes. She won California by 4.3 million, and New York by 1.9 million. If you’re a Republican, you can begin to see the problem.

That’s why it’s especially surprising that legislators in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Michigan have offered similar legislation. (Michigan’s Republican Speaker of the House said the bill likely won’t even be assigned to a committee and will never be heard.) Those three red states represent 34 electoral votes.

Let’s play out this scenario because it involves the little states. Assume those in the compact, plus the three wannabes, had agreed to give their electoral votes to Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Donald Trump would still have won but barely, with 272 electoral votes — just above the minimum 270 needed to win. In that scenario, the little states with just three electoral votes — Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming — suddenly play a huge role. Clinton-flipping just one would have changed the outcome.

The Founders created the Electoral College system specifically to give smaller states a voice in presidential politics. They have few electoral votes — states have the same number of electors as they have members of Congress — but they can still be important. Traditionally, the candidate who wins in a given state receives all of those electoral votes. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Both Maine

ger where you are already popular. Mining for a few thousand more votes in Michigan becomes less important.

Republican presidential candidates would be spending a lot of time in Texas and the Southeast. Trump won Texas by about 800,000 votes, and the turnout was a paltry 60 percent; that’s a lot of potential votes.

Democrats will be in California and New York, madly registering new voters to add to their huge margins.

Then there’s that other problem: Your state voted for one candidate, but all your electoral votes went to another candidate anyway.

Voters won’t like that. At all.

More to the point, the Electoral College system almost always does reflect the popular vote. We’ve had 58 presidential elections, and only five times has the winner of the popular vote lost the election. John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, George W. Bush, and Trump are the only candidates to have been elected without winning the popular vote.

(John Quincy Adams’ 1824 victory was especially interesting. One of his opponents, Andrew Jackson, received more popular votes and more electoral votes but lacked the electoral majority needed. The election was thrown into the House of Representatives, as required by the Constitution, and Adams prevailed.)

If states want the presidency to be decided by a national plebiscite, they should try to amend the Constitution and do away with the Electoral College altogether. The halfway measure some now propose steals electoral power from voters in some states and gives it to those in others. That’s just wrong.

Crime & Rescue MISSING MAN FOUND DEAD IN CRASH A 40-year-old Roscommon man who was reported missing after he failed to return home from work was found dead a day later in a vehicle that had crashed on I-75.

Zachary Scot Lytle left work at Jay’s Sporting Goods in Gaylord at 8pm Oct. 1. When he didn’t arrive at a home he shared with his sister, she contacted the state police Gaylord post to file a missing person report the following morning.

Later that morning, at 11:20am, troopers responded to a call about a vehicle spotted on southbound I-75 in Crawford County. A car had driven off the road and crashed into some trees.

Lytle was found deceased inside the vehicle. He was sent for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

FLEEING MAN JAILED State police captured a man who allegedly swiped $600 from an East Bay Township motel, fled to Grand Rapids, and planned to board a flight headed out of the state.

While a hotel clerk was distracted, the suspect took the money from a cash drawer Oct. 2 and was able to flee the area before police arrived.

Troopers got a tip several hours later that the suspect had checked in to a room at a hotel near the Gerald R. Ford International Airport and that he planned to board a flight the next morning. They arrested the man, and he was to be brought to the 86th District Court in Traverse City to face charges.

RESTROOM CLOSED DUE TO DAMAGE A string of vandalism forced City of Manistee officials to close a public restroom facility.

Manistee Police are investigating several small fires that have been set at a facility located on the 300 block of River Street. As a result of the damage, the restrooms will be closed indefinitely.

Anyone who has information about the vandalism should contact police at (231) 723-2533.

PTO TREASURER CHARGED A woman who served for two years as the Long Lake Elementary PTO treasurer faces charges that she stole tens of thousands of dollars from the organization.

Kelly Machelle Ramsey faces up to 10 years in prison if she is convicted of embezzlement over $20,000. The 41-year-old was arraigned Oct. 2.

Suspicion fell upon Ramsey when the leadership of the PTO turned over in July, and the incoming and outgoing presidents checked on the organization’s bank balance. Finding it low, they launched an investigation and called police.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s investigators found that Ramsey made 89 improper withdrawals totaling $42,862 between August 2016 and August 2018, according to the charges.

HOME INTRUDER ARRESTED Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who barged into an occupied home in the middle of the night, startling the residents.

A homeowner on North Mill Street in Northport called 911 at 5:10am Sept. 28 to report that he had been awakened by his dog barking and his wife yelling, then discovered a strange man had entered his home.

The intruder appeared to have fled, but when deputies arrived to search the area and interview the 55-year-old resident, the suspect emerged from underneath some stairs inside the home.

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The suspect told deputies he didn’t know where he was or what he was doing inside the home. The 24-year-old Northport man, who had been drinking, was arrested for illegal entry.

PICKUP TRUCKS CRASH HEAD ON Three people were injured when two pickup tricks crashed head-on on a rural Manistee County highway.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched in the early afternoon of Oct. 3 to Yates Road in Cleon Township; a Chevrolet Colorado driven by a 41-year-old Copemish man had crossed the center line and crashed into a Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 45-year-old Midland man.

Firefighters extracted the Midland man from his truck, and he was airlifted to Munson Medical Center in critical condition. A 73-year-old passenger, the driver’s father, was taken to the same hospital in serious condition by ambulance.

The other driver was taken by deputies to Munson Manistee.

Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor, but due it the severity of the crash, they planned to hand over a report to prosecutors. The road was closed for two and a half hours as deputies investigated.

TWO MEN FACE WEAPONS CHARGES Police arrested two men in Emmet County following an armed confrontation in Cheboygan County.

Deputies put out a “be-on-the-lookout” alert at 5:30pm Sept. 27 following an armed confrontation in Wolverine that involved a man who lived on Pickerel Lake Road in Springvale Township.

Twenty minutes later, Emmet County Sheriff’s deputies found the suspect and another man in a vehicle parked at that home.

The suspect was 36-year-old Petoskey resident Jason Michael Carter; his passenger was 37-year-old Boyne Falls resident Robert Benjamin Reynolds.

Deputies searched the property and found a firearm that matched the description of one used in the confrontation in Cheboygan County. Deputies also found a loaded firearm under a seat in the vehicle.

Carter was arraigned Oct. 1 on 16 felony charges including possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed weapon, felony firearm, malicious destruction of police property, and five counts of assault of a police officer. His bond was set at $250,000, and he remained in jail.

Reynolds faces one charge: carrying a concealed weapon. Reynolds posted a $5,000 bond and was released until his next hearing.

KAYAKER’S BODY RECOVERED Searchers recovered the body of a kayaker off of Neahtawanta Point in West Grand Traverse Bay. Randy Robert Day was found Oct. 3; he’d been missing since Sept. 24, when it’s believed the 42-year-old set out on a solo kayak ride from Bowers Harbor.

The search was led by Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office, who had zeroed in on the area using side scan sonar, underwater remote controlled vehicles, and divers. Day’s remains will be sent for an autopsy.

Personnel from Leelanau County Sherriff’s Office, Michigan State Police, Roscommon County Sheriff’s Department, Antrim County Sheriff’s Office, United States Coast Guard, Peninsula Fire and EMS, Northwestern Michigan College, and Grand Traverse Tribal Band Conservation Department took part in the search.

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I cast my first vote in the 1992 election and brazenly wrote in Jerry Brown for president.

Three weeks later, I took my 19-year-old self down to the city clerk’s office in search of evidence that my vote had counted. Sure enough, I found exactly one write-in for president in my precinct. Standing at the clerk’s counter, the reward neurons fired in my brain, and a lifetime of regular voting behavior was set in motion.

when they get a driver’s license or state ID; be allowed to register and vote on the same day; and, importantly, be allowed to vote absentee without an excuse. The latter is important because voting absentee allows people to study their ballot, research the candidates and proposals, and vote when it is convenient for them. Traverse City’s Clerk, Benjamin Marentette, a supporter of Proposal 3, has for years been a leader in

Voter turnout rises to 40–60 percent for national elections when election news is inescapable, then drops back to 20–30 percent when “all” that’s at stake are local issues — you know, just the stuff that actually impacts us and the people we know and love, every day.

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Given the moribund voter turnout rates in the United States, it seems safe to assume that most of my fellow citizens have not enjoyed a similarly rewarding trip to the polls. Voter turnout rises to 40–60 percent for national elections when election news is inescapable, then drops back to 20–30 percent when “all” that’s at stake are local issues — you know, just the stuff that actually impacts us and the people we know and love, every day.

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Nonvoters have many good reasons for not exercising their right to vote: difficulty in registering and getting to the polls, feeling alienated from the issues, believing their vote doesn’t matter … . Physical and mental obstacles of all kinds cause voter’s block, but whatever the reason, it’s clear voting is not habitual for most Americans.

It doesn’t help that We The People have to contend with active and ongoing voter suppression efforts: gerrymandering, ID laws, limited access to polling stations, and voter roll purge are demonstrably effective. This year in New Hampshire, the state legislature passed a law aimed at making it more difficult for students to vote.

Apparently, the Republican-led legislature is concerned about a 20-something wave, despite the group’s well-deserved reputation for low turnout (in 2014, just over 20 percent of registered 18 to 30 year-olds voted).

The good news is that true patriots on all sides of the political divide are working on pro-voter efforts, through legislative action or referendum, following the lead of states with the highest turnouts: Minnesota, Oregon and Washington, who have juiced up participation to the high 60–80 percentiles by allowing voting by mail and early voting, limiting barriers to voter registration, and providing accessible, well-staffed polling stations.

Michigan consistently has average turnout. This past August, headlines in Michigan celebrated a historic high of 29 percent of registered voters casting a ballot. Celebrating less than 1 out of 3 registered voters actually voting seems like a very low threshold. We can do better, and this fall we will be asked to support structural changes that promise to help.

Proposal 3 is a ballot question led by the organization Promote the Vote. If it passes, citizens will: be registered automatically

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informing the public of their voting rights, including their access to an absentee ballot.

The number of individuals voting absentee has risen by over 47 percent in the last four years. As a percentage of voters, absentee voters are likely to surpass 50 percent of the vote in the near future.

There are inherent difficulties in fostering voting as a habit for more Americans.

Habits require cues that spur routines that deliver rewards. This 1, 2, 3 behavioral loop was identified by research at MIT and popularized by Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit.” Cue, routine, habit. This habit loop exists whether we are trying to hit the gym, stop ourselves from eating an entire package of Oreos on a rainy Sunday, or getting out to vote each election.

Voting doesn’t fit nicely into this a habitual pattern. The cues are intermittent, voting is often difficult, and the rewards of voting are far from satisfying, and often lead instead to major disappointment. In fact, voter suppression campaigns very intentionally turn off voters.

Personally, there’s plenty individual patriots can do to turn out the vote and combat the negative aspects of the system. First, we can stop shaming nonvoters by recognizing the complicated reasons why some people do not vote. Seasoned voters can help others register, analyze sample ballots, and create texting networks of five acquaintances when voting starts, continuing with reminders until after election day. Ask everyone to join in a group pledge to vote.

Or, for lasting impact, consider digging in even more and invite friends to connect to a local issue by advocating for something concrete in the community. When people realize the difference the right representation on a local council can make, they are bound to want more of a say in who’s voting on their behalf.

Election Tuesday is four weeks away. No shame, no blame. Just #GoVote!

Gary L. Howe taught in the social science department at NMC for 13 years and served as an elected official for Traverse City from 2013–2017, losing re-election by 28 votes.

And he still stands by his choice for president in 1992.

Family Values Laurence Mitchell, 53, gets this week’s Most Helpful Dad award for graciously driving his 15-year-old son and the son’s girlfriend, also 15, to a Port St. Lucie, Florida, park on Sept.

6 so they could “do their thang,” as Mitchell described it. The Smoking Gun reported that when Port St. Lucie police officer Clayton Baldwin approached Mitchell’s car around 11:30 p.m., after the park had closed, Mitchell told him the kids “aren’t out there stealing, they are just having sex. They could be out there doing worse.” When the teenagers returned from the nearby soccer field, Mitchell’s son told the officer they were “just smokin’ and f--in’.” Mitchell was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor.

Compelling Explanations -- While shopping at a Peoria, Illinois, Walmart on Sept. 20, an unnamed 30-yearold woman filled her cart but also added a few items to her backpack: leggings, pencils, a quart of oil and a “Jesus Calling” Bible. After she paid for only the items in her cart, a loss prevention officer stopped her before she left the store. Peoria police were summoned, reported the Peoria Journal Star, and the woman explained to them she was hoping the Bible could help her spiritually: “(She) told me that it sounds strange, but she was trying to be more Christian,” an officer reported. She was charged with misdemeanor theft.

After trying repeatedly on Sept. 12 to pull over a Toyota Prius driving with expired tags on I-5 near Marysville, Washington, a Washington State Patrol officer finally caught up to the car at an intersection and verbally instructed the unnamed 42-year-old woman driver to pull over, reported the Everett Daily Herald. “I will not. I drive a Prius,” was the woman’s reply. The officer then asked her to step out of the vehicle, which she also refused to do, so he forced her out. “I will own your bank account,” she told him. “I will own your house.” When he asked her name, she responded, “None of your business.” Finally, she was arrested for failing to obey instructions, failing to identify herself and obstruction.

No Good Deed Tammie Hedges of Goldsboro, North Carolina, founded the nonprofit Crazy’s Claws N Paws in 2013 to help low-income families with vet bills and pet supplies, so it was natural for her to take in 27 animals displaced

by Hurricane Florence in September. Hedges treated many of the animals, found in the streets or surrendered by fleeing residents, with antibiotics and painkillers for fleas, cuts and other ailments. For that, The Washington Post reported, she was arrested on Sept. 21 for practicing veterinary medicine without a license, after an official from Wayne County Animal Services visited the warehouse where the animals were housed. Kathie Davidson, a volunteer with Claws N Paws, said: “If she hadn’t done what she did, then they’ll be charging her with animal neglect and cruelty.

What was she supposed to do?” Hedges was released on bond, and the charges were later dropped.

Bait and Switch Ironman triathlete Jaroslav Bobrowski, 30, of Landshut, Bavaria, was banned Sept. 14 from Running Sushi, an all-you-can-eat restaurant, for eating too much sushi. The Local Germany reported Bobrowski, a former bodybuilder, ate close to 100 plates of sushi, which sent the

restaurant into a panic and caused the owner and chef to tell him he was banished “because I’m eating too much.” “He eats for five people,” the owner complained. “That is not normal.”

Wait, What?

An unnamed 26-year-old British woman appeared at Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria Hospital emergency room in Mojon de Arona, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands on Sept. 15 with extreme pain in her groin area. El Pais reported the doctor who examined her was surprised to find a dead, immature Chinese pond turtle lodged in her vagina. The woman told police she had attended a beach party the night before but could not remember what happened. (Given that the freshwater species is sold in pet shops, it’s not likely that it got there by accident.) Police suspect she may have been the victim of a sexual assault, but she chose not to file a complaint.

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People With Issues In what the Porter County (Indiana) coroner later called “a blatant disregard for human life,” two men posted a video of themselves “horseplaying” with a third man, 21-year-old Kyle Kearby, who was slumped over, suffering from an apparent drug overdose, on Sept. 9. The video shows one man tying cords to Kearby’s hands and manipulating his arms like a puppet, and the other pumping Kearby’s chest and moving his mouth while singing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Kearby’s father told The Times his son returned home about 5:30 a.m. and went to bed, but later discovered him not breathing and covered with vomit. He died at a hospital.

Porter County Sheriff Dave Reynolds said he does not suspect foul play.

What Was Your First Clue?

Romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, 68, was arrested on Sept. 5 on charges of murdering her husband, Daniel Brophy, 63, in Portland, Oregon, after apparently following her own advice, written in a 2011 essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband.” In the essay, Crampton Brophy suggests that hiring a hit man is “never a good idea” and poison is traceable. Instead, reported The Oregonian, she allegedly shot her husband on June 2 at the Oregon Culinary Institute where Daniel was a beloved chef. Police did not release a motive, and a neighbor said Crampton Brophy “never showed any signs of being upset or sad.” On Sept. 17, she pleaded not guilty in Multnomah County Circuit Court, and her trial is set for Oct. 26.

People Different From Us The Martin County (Florida) Sheriff ’s Office has received repeated calls about a man in a Stuart neighborhood who conducts chores around the outside of his house in the nude. “I came out Sunday night to put the trash out, and I look over and he is bent over, winding up his hose, and I’m like that is my view of the neighborhood,” huffed Melissa Ny to WPBF TV on Sept. 19. Other neighbors are taking a more measured approach. “Literally they are the nicest people you’ll ever meet; they would give you their clothes if they had them on to give them to you,” neighbor Aimee Canterbury told WPTV. The sheriff ’s department says there is nothing they can do as long as the man is on his own property and not touching himself inappropriately. The nudist declined to be interviewed, saying he and his family are private people.

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NO PLACE FOR WOMEN Plans to expand an addiction treatment center in Petoskey so that it can accommodate women have been thwarted by some upset neighbors and the city’s zoning process.

By Patrick Sullivan Since 1974, Harbor Hall in Petoskey has grown from a humble residential rehab that served 10 or so struggling men to an addiction treatment center that takes up an entire city block and has turned around thousands of lives.

All of that growth never caused much notice, perhaps because it occurred so gradually.

“I’ve been on the board a long time, and I don’t remember any pushback,” said Larry Rochon, the president of Harbor Hall’s board. “We’re part of the neighborhood.”

The neighborhood’s peaceful coexistence with the addiction treatment center’s growth halted this year, however, when Harbor Hall proposed doubling its size so that it could accommodate not just men, but also women, who in the face of an opioid epidemic, have become a greater proportion of the need.

Those plans have put a spotlight on a growing problem and increased controversy about how — and where — to deal with it.

20 YEARS OF PLANNING For years, Rochon said he’s noted the deficiency of options for women struggling with addiction. If a woman needs to go into a residential rehab program for drug or alcohol addiction, and she lives in Petoskey, the closest options are in Traverse City, Sault Ste. Marie, or Midland. Harbor Hall only offers outpatient treatment for women.

“There’s no help. That’s the whole issue,” Rochon said. “It’s been a vision for

about 20 years to do a women’s center. The receptionist gets one or two calls a day from women seeking help.”

Plans for a residential center ramped up in the past three years after Harbor Hall purchased an adjacent property. The nonprofit eventually settled on plans to open a 35-bed facility for women. Once it came time to get permission from the City of Petoskey, however, those plans came to a screeching halt.

Hall bought the warehouse, they not only eliminated the irony of holding sobriety classes in view of laden beer trucks but also doubled their footprint. They had planned to tear down the warehouse and build the women’s facility, a larger meeting room, and a new cafeteria.

Harbor Hall leadership, along with project engineer Tim Janzen, traveled to Hazelden Betty Ford in St. Paul, Minnesota, the gold standard of addiction treatment

“The stigma is common nationwide, that drug addicts and alcoholics are convicts. They’re not convicts. They’re just sick people. But that’s the stigma that we constantly run up against. They think these are bad people trying to be good.

They are not. They are sick people trying to get better. It’s hard to get that through some of the public’s head.”

In July, the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance that would allow Harbor Hall to open a facility with just nine beds, a restriction that undermines the financial viability of the project, said Harbor Hall CEA Patrick McGinn.

That Harbor Hall grew organically over the years is evident in its appearance. To the west, it appears as though it is a row of old houses; on its eastern side, it appears to be a community center facing an alley or a parking lot.

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centers, for inspiration on how to integrate a rehab facility into a neighborhood. They hired engineers and architects, and they spent money to draw up plans to develop an addiction treatment campus that would blend into the neighborhood and would cost $15 million.

SIGNS OF TROUBLE Early on, Rochon and McGinn said they thought the City of Petoskey was receptive to their plans.

Over the past couple of years, the city had reconstructed Emmet Street as part of

a neighborhood improvement project. As that project was developed, the city installed new sewer and electrical connections for the women’s recovery center.

“That was kind of like a green light for us,” Rochon said. “’Oh good, they’re on board.’ We proceed. We spend a lot of money doing the plan.”

Amy Tweeten, the city planner, said Harbor Hall officials should not have interpreted the electric and sewer improvements to be tacit approval of their project. Those were added anywhere in the corridor that was identified as a potential redevelopment parcel, she said.

Other indicators weren’t as promising for Rochon and McGinn. One of their first requests to the city was to ask for the alley — called Rush Street — to be vacated. That’s when they discovered not everyone wanted them to double in size.

“The first thing we did was we went to the city to see if they would vacate this, Rush Street, which really isn’t even a street, it’s more like an alley,” Rochon said. “It serviced those beer trucks all those years, that’s what it did.”

The city told Harbor’s administration that before any action could be taken, the nonprofit needed to learn what its neighbors thought of its request to take over the street. Harbor Hall sent 480 invitations to an open house about the project to neighbors in a six-block radius.

The open house happened last December.

McGinn said six people showed up, most of them to express support for the project.

“There’s a couple neighbors that are vocally opposed since we started the

Harbor Hall CEO Patrick McGinn shows of a photo of an existing alley next to a rendering of a proposed treatment center for women. expansion,” Rochon said.

McGinn and Rochon said Harbor Hall has always strived to be a good neighbor. In its 44 years, there have only been a handful of negative incidents. Unfortunately, one of the most serious of those happened just as expansion plans were getting underway: A client left the treatment center, committed a break-in in the neighborhood, and then tried to break back into Harbor Hall.

“One thing about that particular incident that was never reported is that it was Harbor Hall that contacted the police. [We] figured it out and contacted the police and had this guy arrested,” McGinn said. “That was a pretty serious incident, but over the years, there have been very few.”

Rochon said there is an unfortunate stigma about people in recovery.

“The stigma is common nationwide, that drug addicts and alcoholics are convicts.

They’re not convicts. They’re just sick people.

But that’s the stigma that we constantly run up against,” he said. “They think these are bad people trying to be good. They are not. They are sick people trying to get better. It’s hard to get that through some of the public’s head.”

THWARTED BY A BOARDING ORDINANCE The existing parcel where Harbor Hall stands today is zoned residential. The parcel they purchased has less restrictive zoning because it is in a commercial district. When Harbor Hall bought the property, they thought that distinction should work in their favor.

“So, when we bought that building, we thought, ‘This is a no-brainer. It’s less restrictive and we’ll expand,’” Rochon said.

Meanwhile, however, the city council was busy drafting an ordinance on boarding houses in the face of a workforce housing shortage in Petoskey. Some residents feared the character of their neighborhoods were threatened by houses where landlords had rented to too many tenants. The city finally decided to limit the number of non-related people who could live in a house to four.

Then, Rochon and McGinn said, they learned that Harbor Hall would be considered a boarding house under the ordinance, a decision that threatened to prevent any expansion at all.

“At the end of this ordinance writing, we had a couple meetings with the city about the expansion, and the city said to us, ‘We have to define what you are,” Rochon said. “We said, ‘We’re a substance abuse treatment center.

That’s what we are. That’s what we’ve always been.’ And he said, ‘Well, I think there’s some reference that you’re a boarding house.’”

For Rochon, the classification looked like trouble.

“That was the flag that they’re not going

to let us do this, because the boarding house ordinance states you’re only allowed four unrelated people in a dwelling,” he said.

Harbor Hall then hired their own attorney, and their attorney came up with a way to potentially get around the “boarding house” distinction. Harbor Hall filed an application with the Zoning Board of Appeals as operators of a dwelling that was looking for accommodation under the Federal Fair Housing Act for occupants protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. For the ZBA, that triggered a complicated review process for board members who had to consider lists of factors in order to ensure Harbor Hall received a “reasonable accommodation” for Harbor Hall under the Fair Housing Act. Ultimately, the debate had changed from one about whether Petoskey needs residential addiction treatment for women and where that should be allowed, to a debate mired in complex details, legalese, and zoning terminology.

In the end, the ZBA offered a compromise, approving a variance so that Harbor Hall’s women’s facility could house eight clients and one group leader. They chose that number based on an expert’s estimation, cited by Harbor Hall, that eight patients is the minimum group size for group therapy to be successful.

That might be the minimum for successful group therapy, Rochon and McGinn said, but it is not enough patients to make a facility financially viable.

“BUT THIS IS ABOUT ZONING” Rochon believes opposition to Harbor Hall’s expansion is comprised of three angry and very vocal neighbors who are supported quietly by some city officials. The debate thus far might have been about zoning regulations and focused on technicalities, but he believes behind it is some quiet, unspoken opposition to having a large addiction treatment facility in Petoskey, perhaps because that sort of thing doesn’t fit Petoskey’s brand.

“Their stance was, ‘We love your mission and what you’re doing, but this is about zoning,’” he said.

Rochon, who spent 20 years on Petoskey’s Downtown Development Authority, said he doesn’t know where the opposition is coming from, but he’s been left with the impression that advocating for doubling the size of Harbor Hall makes him unpopular.

“I’ve been trying to figure that out. I don’t know,” he said. “I started talking about this, and the mayor didn’t re-appoint me to the board after 20 years.”

In fact, the way that officials have interpreted zoning in Petoskey means that

the only place in the city where a large addiction treatment facility could be located would be in an H-2, or hospital district. All of that land happens to be owned by McLaren Northern Michigan, which leaves nowhere in Petoskey for Harbor Hall to grow.

“This restricts a treatment center from being built anywhere in the city,” Rochon said.

Mayor John Murphy said he has nothing against Harbor Hall; rather, he believes it is a vital institution.

“There are currently 50 residents that are there, and they are welcomed into the community,” Murphy said.

He said that Harbor Hall was not contemplated as the city drafted its boarding house ordinance. However, once it was drafted, the city attorney determined that Harbor Hall fell under its scope.

Murphy agreed that the city council could, if they wished to, decide that treatment facilities should not be considered boarding houses, thereby opening up avenues for Harbor Hall’s plans to gain approval, but he said he wouldn’t support that.

“Sure, we could do whatever we want as a city council, but I respect the planning commission’s process,” he said.

Murphy said Rochon is mistaken if he believes his Harbor Hall advocacy cost him his seat on the DDA. Rather, Murphy said he has made numerous appointments to replace longstanding members of boards and commissions with new blood for the sake of hearing new voices.

“I felt that it was time for us to allow others who hadn’t been on the board for 20 years to serve,” Murphy said. “I have high respect for Larry Roshon.”

ZBA Chair Michael Karr said he believes Harbor Hall was treated fairly in the review process, though he can see why Harbor Hall asked to be able to open a larger facility.

In the 4-2 vote to approve eight beds, Karr was a no vote, but he said he voted no because he thought “fair accommodation” for Harbor Hall would mean approving a greater number of beds.

“A LOT FOR A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD” Harbor Hall started out as one building on the corner of Emmet and Grove streets.

Gradually, over the years, the organization purchased neighboring properties and grew.

Today, Harbor Hall can accommodate 38 men in the residential rehab and 12 men in the sober living homes.

They’ve also got two beds for subacute detox, which means they can accommodate someone from the day they stop using until the day they are ready to reemerge into the community.

Harbor Hall’s latest project apparently has a lot of support in the community at large, but it lacks support in their neighborhood.

“I have support letters from the hospital, from Women’s Resource Center, clergy. I mean, I’ve got a file full of support letters,” McGinn said.

Jeremy Wills opened his dental office in sight of Harbor Hall in the 1970s, just a few years after Harbor Hall opened.

Harbor Hall’s always been a good neighbor, Wills said, and he never objected as they quietly grew. That growth happened slowly — almost organically — and it resulted in structures that fit well into the neighborhood.

Wills, who is the fourth ward city council member who represents the neighborhood on the city council, said he can understand his neighbors’ worries that doubling the size of Harbor Hall would negatively impact the area by bringing in too much traffic and diminishing the residential feel of the neighborhood.

“I’ve been here almost as long as they have, and they kind of grew into the place a few people at a time,” Wills said. “And now,

to all of a sudden double in size, it’s a lot for a residential neighborhood.”

Wills said he understands Rochon’s and McGinn’s point of how they are located in an area that transitions from commercial to residential, but he doesn’t think that means what they’ve proposed makes sense.

“Petoskey is a very small town,” he said.

“It’s not much more than a mile in each direction, so the transition is very quick, no matter where you are.”

At the ZBA meeting, the minutes show that of the crowd of people who showed up to comment were fairly evenly split between Harbor Hall supporters and opponents.

Wills points out, though, that the opponents largely came from the neighborhood, and the supporters were addiction treatment supporters who lived further away or in surrounding towns.

“If they really want it, put it in their neighborhood or their town,” Wills said.

That said, Wills said he supports Harbor Hall, and he appreciates what they do for the community. He doesn’t think Harbor Hall’s presence causes a lot of problems. He said he hopes a compromise can be struck.

“I would like to see them work out something with their neighbors,” he said.

NOT MANY OPTIONS Christopher Hindbaugh, CEO of Addiction Treatment Services in Traverse City, said there are 12 residential treatment beds for women in Traverse City, and he hopes to add 12 more by the end of the year.

Those 12 beds are located at Phoenix House in the Boardman Neighborhood, and Hindbaugh said the women’s treatment center has never been a source of problems for the neighborhood as far as he knows.

Hindbaugh said he went door-to-door when ATS took over the house in 2012 in an effort to quell opposition before it arose.

“I went door to door and knocked on houses in that neighborhood, introduced myself and our organization, and had an open house before we even went to the planning commission,” he said. “We had zero opposition.”

A reason for that could be that the ATS proposal was a third of the size of what was proposed in Petoskey, and it did not involve a large construction project.

Hindbaugh, though, said there is desperate need for beds for women in northern Michigan.

“We are working on adding more women’s beds because we are seeing a huge need for women, in particular for women that have children and don’t have treatment options. The need is great,” he said.

What’s next for Harbor Hall’s plans to offer residential services to women?

“There are a couple of options: Don’t do anything, don’t build a women’s recovery center. Let that sit there ’til it rots. Or sell it.

Or move this whole facility out into Bear Creek Township, into a farmer’s field. Buy a big piece of property and build a facility out there,” Rochon said. “Or go back to the ZBA and try again.”

Harbor Hall’s board doesn’t like the first two options because of the need for a woman’s facility and because they believe it is important for a recovery center to be in the community, within walking distance of shopping and other services. Harbor Hall also serves as a meeting place for Alcoholic Anonymous for the community at large, and that would be lost if they moved to a rural location.

Ultimately, they want Harbor Hall to continue as a part of the community it’s been in for 44 years.

“When you move it to a farm and field, so to speak, they’re isolated. And that’s what the disease is all about is isolation,” Rochon said.

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By Clark Miller The Christmas 2008 closing of General Motors’ Janesville, Wisconsin, plant — the company’s oldest facility — could have been just another splashy, one-day story.

An assembly line shuts down, dejectedlooking workers leave for the last time, and doors are locked.

With her new book, “Janesville: An American Story,” Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer Amy Goldstein makes sure that doesn’t happen to this southcentral Wisconsin town where Chevies were produced since 1923.

Through extensive research and numerous visits to Janesville, Goldstein shows what happens to residents of a company town after jobs dry up, thirdgeneration GMers can no longer afford house payments, and a once-proud community struggles to survive.

Goldstein comes to the National Writers Series on Saturday, Oct. 20, for the first of three consecutive National Writers Series events. Novelist Tayari Jones appears on Sunday, Oct. 21, and bestselling author Alice Walker is featured on Monday, Oct. 22. Northern Express interviewed Goldstein about Janesville, her research there, and how the town and is doing these days.

Express: You decided to stick with the story. Why? Goldstein: I was struck during the Great Recession. After that, there was a lot of good reporting about the stimulus plan, for example, but there wasn’t a lot of good writing about what it does to a community when the best jobs vanish.

Express: So why did you choose Janesville in particular?

Goldstein: This is a story that could have been told in many places, [but] I wanted a community that could serve as a microcosm.

I chose Janesville because it lost a lot of jobs, and it seemed important to pick a place that hadn’t been part of the Rust Belt before.

Express: You tell some very personal stories — strained marriages, homeless teens, even suicide.

Goldstein: I wanted [readers] to feel in a visceral way what it was like to lose a job and have to figure out what to do next. I thought

telling people’s stories close up would create that emotional experience. I wanted to portray choices when there are no good choices left.

Express: How did you get people to open up so much? Many of their stories must have been painful.

Goldstein: You don’t start out with the most sensitive questions. It’s a gradual process. You form relationships, get them used to me appearing in their lives and asking a little more.

Express: The book makes the reader feel like they are there, on the scene. Is there a name for this style?

Goldstein: I did a lot of reading and double checking. I’d call this narrative non-fiction.

It’s journalism. Everything is reported, but the style of writing aspires to be novelistic.

Express: A lot of money and effort went into retraining programs. You seem to put little faith in them.

Goldstein: The data show it wasn’t very helpful. There still weren’t a lot of jobs.

Express: You describe Janesville as a tight-knit, resilient community.

Goldstein: It’s a community where people handed down these [GM] jobs for generations. People have a strong sense of attachment.

Express: Any thoughts about how communities, especially those dependent on one major employer, can better prepare for these types of crises?

Goldstein: Years before the closing, city government commissioned a consultant to look at the future of Janesville. That person said the town should diversify. This was decades before the plant closed. [A permanent closing] seemed far-fetched to a lot people.

Express: Do you think GMers in Janesville were lulled into a false sense of security and thought the plant would never go away?

Goldstein: I think it was a complicated relationship between the plant and its workers. It was the oldest operating plant in the entire company. Because of that, people working there had a lot of pride in their work.

Express: On some level, though, Janesville employees must have known it

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was a possibility. Other plants were being closed.

Goldstein: There were lots of rumors. So it’s not like they didn’t have their eyes open.

But the longer their plant stayed open, the more it seemed like that wouldn’t happen.

Express: Shuttering the plant must have hurt the entire community, not just GM workers.

Goldstein: The assembly plant was by far the biggest employer in Janesville and in the area. When it closed, all sorts of other companies were affected too — auto suppliers like [seat maker] Lear, transportation companies, metal vendors.

They left or downsized. It was a cascade of lost jobs.

Express: What’s the situation in Janesville these days?

Goldstein: Unemployment has shrunk dramatically since the closing. But the [new jobs] don’t pay nearly as well in many cases, so families are still suffering. Good wages at GM — $28 per hour — haven’t come back.

So families are working, but they have a lower standard of living.

Express: How has the book been received in Janesville?

Goldstein: I’ve been back twice since the book came out. I gave a talk and attended other community forums. [The reaction there] has been very affirming. I didn’t know what people would think. It’s kind of an act of audacity to come to a community that’s not your own and try to portray it for people who’ve never been there.

Tickets National Writers Series presentations take place at 7 p.m. at City Opera House in Traverse City. Doors open at 6 p.m. For tickets, go to cityoperahouse.org; call (231) 941-8082, ext. 201, Monday-Friday; or visit the City Opera House box office at 106 E. Front Street.

Tayari Jones: “An American Marriage” Oct. 21 Author Tayari Jones’ New York Times bestseller (and an Oprah’s Book Club selection), “An American Marriage,” asks how a strong marriage might survive if the husband is found guilty of rape.

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy move to Atlanta to begin married life. Their careers and plans for starting a family are on track until Roy is found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Importantly, it is a crime both he and his wife know he did not commit.

The common thread often running through Jones’ works is the way wisdom can emerge from human struggles large and small. She has written four previous novels, including ”The Silver Sparrow,” which was an American Booksellers Association No. 1 Indie Next pick. Her first novel, “Leaving Atlanta,” is a coming-of-age story based on the 1979–1981 Atlanta Child Murders. It won the 2003 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction and has been optioned for film rights.

Alice Walker: “An Arrow Out of the Heart” Oct. 22 Alice Walker, the daughter of Georgia sharecroppers and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Color Purple,” will discuss her newly-published collection of poems, “Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.”

With a dozen novels and 13 nonfiction works to her name, Walker is one of the America’s most prolific and best-known writers. “Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart” is her 10th collection of poems.

Walker is known for the power and lushness of her writing style as well as her political activism as a champion of women of color, a critic of Israel’s policy toward Palestinians, and a veteran of the Civil Rights movement.

She received the Pulitzer Prize for “The Color Purple,” making her the first AfricanAmerican woman to be awarded the honor.

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12 Strings of Zen

Local guitarist John Wunsh bringing acoustic guitar legends to TC

By Ross Boissoneau Ten fingers. Twelve strings. Nylon and steel, melodies and magic. Alex de Grassi and Andrew York will fill Milliken Auditorium with music from their guitars Oct. 14.

Though well-known for his recordings and performances on steel six-string, de Grassi didn’t start there.

“Everybody encouraged me to play trumpet.

I took lessons. I liked it but didn’t love it,” he said.

His older brother had a guitar, and de Grassi picked it up. “After two weeks, it was pretty clear that no, that’s mine.”

Initially influenced by folk and blues, from Mississippi John Hurt to Peter, Paul and Mary and Simon and Garfunkel, he soon began to get into the world of acoustic guitar masters such as Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. de Grassi released his first album, Turning: Turning Back, in 1978 on his cousin Will Ackerman’s new Windham Hill label. His recordings, along with those of Ackerman and especially George Winston, helped the label become a success, blending the acoustic sounds of folk, jazz, and classical in a stew which earned the moniker “new age.”

“Will, then me, then George and Michael [Hedges] — it turned into a thing,” said de Grassi.

Not that he really embraced the term. “[New age] means different things to different people. It’s music that’s intended for relaxation or meditation or Reiki, all the way to Philip Glass and Tangerine Dream. It doesn’t have a lot of meaning for me,” he said. “I always just called it solo guitar or solo steel string guitar.”

Over the course of his career, he’s collaborated with folk musicians from Chile, innovative bassist/keyboardist Patrick O’Hearn, symphonies, and a trio with bassist Michael Manring and percussionist Chris Garcia.

York’s path was a little more straightforward.

His father was a folk guitarist, and his mother was a singer; York grew up playing guitar, focusing on both classical and folk music. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music at James Madison University in Virginia and a master’s at the University of Southern California.

He began composing for guitar, and his compositions, which typically mix classical music with folk and rock elements, have attracted some of the foremost classical guitarists in the world, including John Williams and Christopher Parkening. His first recording came out in 1989, and he spent two decades with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, both performing and writing compositions for the group.

He won a Grammy with the LAGQ and enjoyed his tenure there, but as a composer and

improviser he found himself wishing for more.

Eventually he gave notice and left the quartet.

“I was with the group a long time — it was really great. I’d reached any goal I’d imagined, and I needed another outlet and gave them a year’s notice.”

Eventually, one of those other outlets became a duo with de Grassi. “I love playing with Alex. We have a similar sensibility. He’s a lovely human being,” said York. de Grassi returns the compliments. “I enjoy playing with Andy. He is one of the finest composers and performers on the classical scene today.”

York said the two had become acquainted and hit it off personally and musically. “I’d left the quartet, and he was looking for new avenues. We’d met in Germany and crossed paths at festivals. He had an approach similar to mine, and we stayed in touch. He started writing amazing, fresh pieces,” said York.

In concert, each takes a solo set, then they play together. Ten fingers. Twelve strings. Their performances encompass original compositions, improvisation, and arrangements of standards and pop songs, presenting a diverse musical landscape.

“There’s more space, a thicker texture, a lot of possibilities to stretch out, some with improvisation,” said York.

“If you like classical acoustic guitar you should definitely come to the concert,” said de Grassi. “If you’ve never heard steel string and classical guitar together … the interaction is indicative of where acoustic guitar is going.

Nylon and steel, two different worlds just starting to come together. There’s a lot of music in 12 strings.”

The concert is being sponsored by Strings

By Mail and its owner, John Wunsch, himself a guitarist with several recordings under his belt.

He said the opportunity to see and hear them together was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. “I got involved in sponsoring this concert because I could not wait to see Alex and Andy create music together, and I knew their talent would be appreciated by others in our area,” Wunsch said.

“All of the 60 or so different guest guitarists I hosted in my 20 years teaching and producing concerts were tremendous talents. But Alex and Andy stand out for also creating unique, high quality original material. Many guitarist composers allow the instrument to constrain their style, but that is not the case with either of these artists, so the potential for them to break boundaries is extremely high.”

The performance is set for Sunday, October 14, at 4pm in Milliken Auditorium of the Dennos Museum Center. Tickets are $30 in advance at MyNorthTickets.com and $40 at the door.

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Before & After An Up North Look Book

Increasing home prices and a limited inventory forcing you to stay put in your current, not-so-beloved home?

Either you can learn to live with it, try a little DIY, or — the surest path to love — call in a local design pro to help you reimagine your space (or lack thereof). Here, we showcase some eye-and space-opening refreshes that have taken several Up North homes from average to outstanding. By Kristi Kates

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THE CUTE COTTAGE CONDO

Designed by Angela Goodall of Kitchen Choreography, Traverse City The Client: A recently retired couple who inherited a condominium unit.

The Location: Vantage Point at The Homestead in Glen Arbor The Revamp: An ’80s condo with dated architecture, “builder-beige” walls, and restrictive spaces. “This project was a combination of updating the style and just opening it all up,” said Goodall.

Design Goals: The homeowner wanted a cottage-style revamp that would be comfy, not fussy: with overstuffed furniture, floral prints, driftwood, and blue and white tones. “The condo sits way up on a hillside looking out over Lake Michigan, so part of our goal was also to take out the drop ceilings and fluorescent lights and raise up the ceiling so you could enjoy better views from farther back in the home,” said Goodall.

Biggest Challenge: There were several. The kitchen was full of small, compartmentalized spaces that needed to be broken apart. The bath was completely internal, with no windows or natural light. And the ’80s architecture posed a challenge to creating flow.

Favorite Update: “The biggest transformation was the stairway,” Goodall said. “It had a halfwall and a big, chunky honey-oak rail. We took out the half-wall and opened the whole thing up with big white newel posts at the bottom, and white spindles.”

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Designed by Renee Guthrie of Lake Street Design Studio, Petoskey The Client: A retired professional woman redoing her summer residence The Location: A four-bedroom condominium at The Cliffs at Bay Harbor The Revamp: An entire “strip it down and do it again,” as Guthrie calls it. “When we started, the place was very, very dated, and dirty white everywhere — dirty white walls, cabinets, and carpet,” she said. “The client wanted us to bring everything to a slick, contemporary look, and she was willing to let us do and spend most anything.”

Design Goals: Guthrie’s vision was to achieve that look by pursuing high-end, sleek styles — stainless steel, marble, and glass. (The client kept a lot of the white theme but with a much more sophisticated look.) “We started with the kitchen/dining/living area, adding wide-plank weathered wood flooring, replacing all the cabinets, and refacing the fireplace,” Guthrie said. “We contrasted the modern elements with natural ones — a barnwood beam mantle on the fireplace, walnut shiplap in the kitchen — to craft a high-style space with Lake Michigan flair, especially since the condo is right on Little Traverse Bay.” Biggest Challenge: “Timeliness!” said Guthrie. “We weren’t able to start working on this project until February 2018, and the client wanted to enjoy the space this past summer, starting the end of June 2018. The building industry here is hopping right now, so everything we ordered was delayed, and we had to hire extra help. It was crazy, but we did it!”

Favorite Update: “The kitchen! We did all high-gloss white, flat-panel cabinets, with 2.5-inch thick quartz countertops,” Guthrie said. “The countertop at its end was mitred at a 45-degree angle and continued right down to the floor. And the backsplash is marble with a pattern printed on it. It’s all very different. There are a lot of really cool things happening in that space.”

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THE LEELANAU RETREAT

Designed by Gretchen Knoblock of New Leaf Interiors, Traverse City The Client: A couple, with young adult children, transitioning their summer home to a fulltime residence.

The Location: Lake Leelanau The Revamp: A whole house remodel to open up the dwelling for lakeside views and to better accommodate family and guests. “The house was built, I think, in the early ’80s,” Knoblock said, “so our entire plan basically centered around opening up these closed-up rooms to make the space very airy and contemporary.”

Design Goals: To really showcase Lake Leelanau, create an open-plan layout, and have plenty of space for entertaining. “We completely rethought the interior, reorienting all the main living spaces toward views of the lake,” said Knoblock. “There was a swimming pool indoors that we removed to make room for a master suite. We also added new flooring throughout the house, kitchen cabinets, and two fireplaces in the master suite and main living area.”

Biggest Challenge: The pool-to-master-suite conversion proved to be pretty troublesome.

“Figuring out how to raise the floor up from where the swimming pool used to be, and then add in space for the master suite’s bathroom, was quite a challenge,” Knoblock said.

Favorite Update: “Definitely the custom island in the kitchen,” said Knoblock. “The client wanted something that spoke to the lakes and the color of the water, so we put a special glass insert in the center of the island, that’s lit from underneath, and inserted one of my own photographs of Petoskey stones and Leland blues. It took forever to figure out how to make that work, but it’s so striking.”

THE CLASSIC CHOICE

Designed by Kelly Paulsen of Kelly Paulsen Interior Design, Petoskey The Client: A family of four revamping an historic dwelling into a long-term home.

The Location: Downtown Petoskey The Revamp: Keeping the charm of the 100-year-old farmhouse while updating and bringing it into the current century. “Things were a little different back in the day, with smaller rooms and spaces,” Paulsen said. “So we had to make the house more livable overall.”

Design Goals: Opening up and designing a kitchen that would bridge the “then” to “now.”

“The family had a kitchen table that had also been in the family for over 100 years, and they asked me to modernize the kitchen in such a way that they could still use that table, and it wouldn’t seem out of place,” said Paulsen. “So we did an updated farmhouse feel, putting in French doors to create more indoor-outdoor space, and putting in high-end appliances by Thermador and Sub-Zero to meet their other ‘want’ of having a real gourmet kitchen.”

Biggest Challenge: Dealing with the vintage building was more difficult than Paulsen had anticipated. “In opening up those spaces, we had to be careful to keep the structural integrity of this beautiful older home intact,” she said. “Then, when we pulled the floors up to do some other work, part of it had been eaten by insects. With older homes, you just never know what you’re going to find.”

Favorite Update: Just look up. “I’m a huge texture person, and I think ceilings are often forgotten, so I think my favorite update for this project was the coffered ceiling. I did it with a faux grasscloth made of vinyl, which is nice, especially in a kitchen — if you pop a champagne cork, everything can just be wiped clean!”

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In the wild, a match between a big bear and a caribou would probably tend to favor the bear. And one between a large, powerful caribou and a baby would be easy to call as well. Which all leads to Beulah’s Blue Caribou Café bowing to the inevitable, an onslaught from giant Caribou Coffee, and changing its name to Ursa Major Bistro.

When Kelly and Eric Chorley opened their café in downtown Beulah in 2014, they opted to call it the Blue Caribou after a drawing their youngest daughter, Katie, had made. Their business grew, and all seemed well and good until Kelly got a warning letter from the attorneys for Caribou Coffee, the megalithic coffee shop franchiser based in Minneapolis and owned by German company JAB Holding, which also owns Panera, Krispy Kreme, and Einstein Bros Bagels, among other companies.

The letter stated that the café’s logo and name were too similar to that of the nation’s second-largest coffee chain, and the momand-pop diner was causing Caribou Coffee irreparable harm. Never mind that their caribou was blue on a field of white, while that of the coffee giant was brown on blue, or the fact that the nearest Caribou Coffee shop was over 200 miles away. Or that the Blue Caribou was a complete diner, not just a coffee shop.

“I told them no,” said Kelly. At first, that is; eventually the Chorleys gave in, on the advice of their attorney. “He said, ‘I could fight it and probably win, but it would cost $50,000.’ So we chose to comply,” said Kelly.

Making matters worse, the first letter came just two days after Kelly’s husband, Eric, who ran the kitchen and did bookkeeping, had been seriously injured in an automobile accident. With several broken ribs and injuries to his leg and head, it took him months to recover. “The accident and Caribou [thing] held us back. We had to hire three people to replace Eric,” Kelly said. “We learned a lot and kept it going.”

They were able to do so in part because

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it’s such a family affair: All five of their children have worked there, and though the oldest now works in a different job in IT, the other four are still part of the crew.

Asked what the best part of the job is, Kelly says the entire staff becomes a family. “I love the family we are here,” she said. “Plus the unlimited coffee.”

The bistro offers a complete menu of breakfasts, soups, sandwiches and salads.

Some favorites include the Hypocrite Omelet (a veggie omelet with meat); a Reuben Panini, with corned beef slowroasted in house; and Tears of Joy, a tuna sandwich with pesto and three cheeses. The lattermost was so named when a customer who’d ordered it as a special called them and said, “I’m crying tears of joy, it’s so good.”

There’s also an astonishingly huge menu of drinks, from lattes to smoothies to housemade sodas, and an array of mouth-watering baked goods. Seasonal specialties include pumpkin scones and both pumpkin lattes and pumpkin chai. The latter two feature Kelly’s proprietary pumpkin sauce “with real pumpkin in it,” while Ursa Major also offers Northwoods Soda draft root beer on tap.

For dessert, Kelly offers a host of baked goods, while Eric has appropriated a family secret for Grandma’s Peanut Butter Cheesecake, though he said it’s actually his great-grandmother’s recipe. They also carry Moomer’s ice creams, such as peanut butter Oreo. “People got upset when we didn’t have it,” said Eric.

Eric is working up some dinner-style entrees. “I want to do some Italian dishes,” he said. Meantime, he’s come up with a Macaroni and Cheese with four cheeses which has become a favorite. Working alongside Eric in the kitchen is Mark McClellen, who has crafted a new pan-fried perch that will be paired with Eric’s signature tartar sauce.

“Next summer I want to expand the bakery. That’s what I love,” said Kelly.

“That’s why I wanted a restaurant. I wanted a restaurant since we first got married.”

She’d previously waited tables while also

Ursa Bistro boasts ever-changing seasonal baked goods and dozens (and dozens) of coffee, tea, and soda options.

working in the WIC program at the health department. Eric had headed up the food service program at Frankfort-Elberta Schools, and for 25 years he spent the summer cooking at A&W in Frankfort.

In the summer, the patio of the corner restaurant is crowded with customers.

It’s part of a cozy group of restaurants in downtown Beulah; three others are located directly across the streets. Several others are just a short walk away, while more are on the west side of town. Nevertheless, the Chorleys say this summer was their busiest, a sentiment shared by some of the other restaurateurs. “All summer long it was at least a half-hour wait for a table and food,” said Kelly.

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A NORTHERN BUBBLE? The northern real estate market continues to tighten, and still-high demand and declining supply are driving prices higher. What’s next?

By Ross Boissoneau The housing market is always reacting to the law of supply and demand. When there’s a glut of homes on the market, prices drop. When demand outstrips supply, prices escalate.

So welcome to Traverse City, Petoskey, and Charlevoix — if you’ve got the money.

“Home sales are continuing to rise in our area. In certain price ranges there are shortages of availability. So we are seeing multiple offers and consumers willing to pay more than the asking price and more than [its] true value to secure a home in Traverse City,” said Carolyn Collins. Collins is a Realtor with Century 21 Northland and president elect of the Traverse Area Association of Realtors.

Homes in or near downtowns, especially in the $100,000-$250,00 price range, are bumping up against a steadily declining number of such homes for sale. Those two forces continue to drive prices up, from an average of $243,762 in 2016, to $264,124 in 2017, to $277,542 this year, according to TAAR. At the same time, the number of sales is decreasing, due to the shrinking inventory.

Statistics from TAAR show sales of single-family homes for the year thus far lag behind both 2017 and 2016. This year’s total is 1,976, compared with 2,115 a year ago and 2,149 in 2016.

So will the cost of homes continue to rise, pricing even more people out? Is this a bubble that will ultimately burst, as happened in the recession?

Both national and local sources say the situation does not seem to portend a housing bubble. Edward Golding of the Urban Institute Housing Finance Policy Center, a veteran of HUD, who has also taught finance at several universities, appeared on a National Public Radio broadcast earlier this year to address the situation. He noted that since 2012, house prices have increased substantially — about 34 percent faster than the prices of most other indices. But that is still far below the housing index in the bubble days: Between 1997 and 2006, house prices outpaced inflation by 84

left to right: The sale of this Boyne City house illustrates today’s market situation well: Priced at $168,000 and situated downtown, the house was sold before it was listed. Photo courtesy Wally Kidd.

This downtown Traverse City house, listed for $179,000, spent only six days on the market. Photo courtesy Judy Porter.

Just 26 days after listing at $199,000, this downtown Traverse City house was put under contract. Photo courtesy Judy Porter.

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Bob Pringle

percent. Golding refused to even use the word “bubble.”

In this region, it’s even less likely. “I don’t see any of the historical signs of a real estate bubble in our marketplace,” said Wally Kidd of Kidd & Leavy Real Estate of Petoskey. “We aren’t seeing the speculative nature of real estate. People today are buying real estate to enjoy it. They’re not looking to make a quick buck.”

Another signal of the housing industry’s overall health: The financial tech firm Black Knight reports that mortgage delinquencies fell in August and are now down 5.7 percent over July and August, marking the strongest such decline for those months since before 2000. Foreclosure starts also eased in August and are now more than 12 percent below last year’s level.

That’s all well and good, but it doesn’t help someone who wants to live in or near downtown Traverse City, Petoskey, Charlevoix or elsewhere across the region. “My concern is that we do not have enough affordable housing,” said Collins. “There is a wide gap between cash buyers who can afford the second home or retirement home and have

Wally Kidd

moved here from out of the area to enjoy what we have to offer, and the first-time buyers or single-wage family buyer who can’t afford to live here because of the high cost of housing.”

Another factor pushing sales: People have money now, and they are making home purchases they delayed when the economic outlook was not so rosy. “What we’re reaching is the end of the recovery,” said Bob Pringle of Real Estate One in Traverse City. “The tight inventory is keeping prices up, but it’s slowing.”

Judy Porter, a Realtor with Real Estate One in Traverse City, also said the pace of sales has slowed down. She attributes it to several factors, including the time of year, the dwindling supply, and the fact that downtown prices have escalated so much that some who would like to downsize and move to a more central location can’t afford to. “Everybody wants to be downtown, but they don’t want to pay the price,” she said.

Porter noted that there are approximately as many single-family residential properties in downtown Traverse City under $200,000 for sale as have gone under contract in the last 30

days. That means there is a one-month supply.

Outside the city, there is a three- to fourmonth supply, demonstrating the popularity of a downtown location.

Also contributing to the lack of inventory is the fact that when the housing industry cratered, it took with it the construction industry.

Contractors stopped building homes. But now that people want to buy again, there aren’t any five- to ten-year-old homes available. Making matters worse, many of those in the building trades either left the business or moved away, so now contractors and developers can’t build fast enough to keep up with demand, another squeeze that drives prices up.

“Labor is more expensive now. When I tell people from outside here what it costs to build, they’re pretty surprised,” said Kidd.

Kidd said he also sees the market cooling, and the fact that interest rates are moving upward will also help it reach a more sustainable level. “The lending market has tightened up. They [lenders] have gotten a lot smarter. You’re not seeing the speculation craze. We’ve seen steady marginal price increases,” he said.

Pringle said this area’s continued desirability as a resort and retirement community should help to insulate it from any potential downward trends. “There’s a lot of demand for retirement homes and second homes. That props us up. I think we’ll continue to see strong demand keep prices up even if the rest of the state is flat,” he said.

So increasing prices, yes; bubble, no.

Desirable downtowns, yes; affordable homes there … mmm, not so much.

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Ramsdell Ramps Up Manistee’s once-underutilized gem to debut new music “society” and further its rep as burgeoning cultural hot spot

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By Ross Boissoneau A new team effort to enhance the musical offerings at Ramsdell Theatre, and at the same time make them less intimidating, will kick off Oct. 12. The Shoreline Music Society will present two pieces of music — Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” and Schubert’s “Symphony No. 5 in Bb” — but more important is the fact it will be the first in a series of such shows.

The Shoreline Music Society is a new endeavor headed by the creative team behind Baroque on Beaver, the 10-day music festival held on Beaver Island each summer. Robert Nordling and Matt Thomas are reprising their roles there with Shoreline.

They have booked two additional shows at Ramsdell for the season, as well as a workshop: Pianist Jeeyoon Kim will perform Feb. 23, and vocal quartet Fourth Coast Ensemble on April 6. Thomas and his business partner at New House Productions will present a leadership and team-building workshop using the power of music in cooperation with the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 16.

Perhaps just as important as the music is the way it will be presented. “One of the reasons I’m so excited is [the shows] will break down the wall between the stage and the seats,” said Thomas, the executive director of the Shoreline Music Society and festival director at Baroque on Beaver. “We named it [a society] because we wanted it to feel like a book club. If you bought a ticket, you’re a member.”

Though Thomas is based in Midland and Nordling in Chicago, they coalesced around what they saw as both a need and an opportunity in Manistee. “Robert and I had been batting around other projects for a while,” Thomas said. Thomas’ wife’s family had connections to Manistee, and they saw Ramsdell didn’t have a dedicated music series.

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Carolyn Collins, REALTOR So Thomas and Nordling approached Ramsdell Executive Director Xavier Verna with their proposal. He was immediately interested. “It aligns with our mission,” said Verna. “It invites people to a classical music setting. People are afraid of what they don’t know. This event … begins to break down barriers to classical music.”

Thomas concurred. “Robert is so good at explaining the music and making it approachable. That’s what we want to do. I’ve seen that for years on Beaver Island. He’s a great ambassador.”

The Ramsdell was built in 1903 by Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell, the city father who helped build the first bridge across the river, opened the first hardware store in Manistee, helped to found the First National Bank, and was instrumental in establishing the first newspaper. When the Scandinavian Opera House burned, he invested over $100,000 to create the Ramsdell Theatre and Hall. Its Victorian grandeur has been restored over last several years, though it became more notable as a site for wedding receptions and the like more than artistic presentations.

Verna was hired in February 2017 in large part to expand its offerings and connections with the area. He served for five years as director of education for the Sphinx Organization in Detroit, which focused on youth and professional development through diversity in

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Thomas and Nordling saw the Ramsdell as an under utilized gem; as it turned out, Verna shared that viewpoint, though they had no idea if that would be the case.

“I had no idea. Xavier could have told us to go talk a walk,” said Thomas. Instead, Verna was as excited at the possibilities as they were. Thomas said when they first met with Verna, their idea was to do something in the summer, when the influx Contemporary Thomas Verna Home of visitors swells the population. “[Verna] said, Minutes From Downtown Why one week? Why not year-round? He thought Music Society. Traverse While Thomas City and Nordling there would be an audience,” said Thomas. shared an optimistic vision, it’s already • 3 Bedroom This first event is being billed as the surpassed their expectations. “I never “inaugural meeting of the society.” It will feature • New imagined it would turnBathrooms into us having a 501 c3 beverages and hors d’oeuvres in the ballroom non-profit,” said• Thomas.

New Kitchen before a small chamber orchestra performs in He said the series at Ramsdell is just the the theatre. “We want to try to get people to beginning. “You$319,900 look at Michigan, and there come in and have a fun time,” said Verna. “We MLS #1852521 are all these pockets — there are orchestras hope people become more open. We want to everywhere.” Everywhere but the Manistee connect artists from all over our country and region, that is. He sees the region including the world with Ramsdell.”

Cadillac, Ludington, Reed City and Manistee Carolyn Collins, Both Thomas and VernaREALTOR are optimistic the Ben Collins, REALTOR as ripe for musical growth. He looks at the Associate Broker shows will be successful and help to bring more life Shoreline Music Society as a potential key to Manistee and the surrounding area. “Manistee component in enhancing the culture there and is at a jumping-off point,” said Thomas. He points cjcollins.net 231.499.5392 elsewhere across the state. to an influx of new downtown businesses and young business owners. “We see new life.”

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2. Artist Neil Ahrens with wife, Liz, were on hand to support the Harbor Springs Community at Holy Childhood Church.

3. Ameriscape Inc.’s Sherri and Ken Schoenberg were all smiles at the Harbor Stars Community Awards Dinner.

4. Stafford’s Hospitality was well represented at Harbor Stars Awards Dinner by Brian and Jody Heiman Ewbank, and Jody’s father Frank.

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6. Flint pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City” and recent guest at Traverse City’s National Writers Series, talks with Peter Whorf, guest host and station manager of Lansing’s 90.5 WKAR in Lansing, which plans to air recordings of NWS events on future Sundays.

7. Temperatures were low, but the music and fun continued in Northport during Leelanau Uncaged.

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By Al Parker Lindsey Miller was nervous. Really nervous.

But the Cheboygan business owner took a deep breath, gathered her composure, and walked onto the stage at the Grand Event, a business pitch competition in Petoskey that offered cash prizes to entrepreneurs.

Miller had been practicing her four-minute spiel during her daily drive to and from her day job. “I wanted to rehearse it, but didn’t want it to appear super-rehearsed,” she explained. “I had a love/hate feeling with the idea of standing up in front of all those people, but it was the most amazing moment ever.”

When the November 2017 evening ended, Miller was awarded $7,000 for her boutique, Urban Bird & Company.

She’s one of a legion of optimistic small business owners with big dreams but small budgets who participate in similar pitch night events across northern Michigan.

“There’s something about standing up on stage with hundreds of people listening to your dreams, showing who you are and your creativity,” said Miller. “I highly recommend it to anyone who is thinking about participating. It’s a great experience and great exposure for your business.”

Organized by the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance (NLEA), the event featured entrepreneurs from Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet counties. Miller used her $7,000 for remodeling, painting, and expanding the footwear inventory in her shop.

The Grand Event’s top prize of $15,000 went to Kaila Thomas, owner of the South Arm Market. She had a long-time dream of opening her own deli in her hometown of East Jordan.

Thomas felt her city needed such an eatery and brought food service skills that she had honed while working for her parents’ Gold Nugget Bar & Grill in Ellsworth.

Last fall, Thomas was encouraged by another business owner to enter the city’s GreenLight Business Model Competition. After that urging, Thomas entered and won the top prize of $10,000. She then went on to win the $15,000 in the NLEA event in Petoskey. That influx of cash was key to the fledgling eatery, located in the new Cannonball Building, where business has been steady since its May opening.

These pitch night events help fill commercial vacancies in the communities — many times it is with goods or services not

currently offered, such as a glass bottom boat tour in Cheboygan, according to Hannah Sanderson, who specializes in business attraction and growth for NLEA. “It is incredibly gratifying to host these events,” said Sanderson. “We are helping entrepreneurs bring their dreams to life and making the communities that we serve an even better place for people to live. It is very rewarding to see these businesses open their doors throughout the region and stay open.”

To keep these programs alive and vital, NLEA and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation have launched a crowdfunding campaign with a goal of raising $5,000 by Oct. 10. If the goal is attained, the project will win a matching grant from MEDC. Through August, the MEDC has provided $5.23 million in matching grants since 2014. Since the launch of the program, 165 projects have successfully reached their goals, with $6.2 million raised from 31,500 individual donors.(For details, or to donate, visit patronicity.com/greenlight.)

The campaign will fund the fourth year of Green Light East Jordan, which has funded 11 winners in the past four years.

“This crowdfunding campaign will allow us to continue to fill the commercial vacancies along the Breezeway, ignite entrepreneurial spirit within our region, and demonstrate that East Jordan, Ellsworth, Atwood and Boyne Falls are open for business,” said Mary Faculak, president and CEO of the East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Green Light committee.

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REMEMBRANCE RUN: 5K & 1 MILE WALK: 8:30am. Presented by TC Track Club on the Pere Marquette State Forest trails at Timber Ridge Resort, TC. Remember & celebrate those challenged with breast cancer. Also helps raise funds for the Munson Healthcare Women’s Cancer Fund. $35 5k; $25 1 Mile. tctrackclub.com

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---------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY SHOPPING SCRAMBLE: Includes shopping, lunch & fashion show, 19th Hole Celebration, awards reception & more.

---------------------LEIF ERIKSSON DAY ROW & RUN 2018: 9am. A 1 mile boat race & 5K foot race fundraiser to celebrate the life of Leif Eriksson & the Viking way. This is a fundraiser for Charlevoix Schools’ Rayder Den, which services middle & high school students who are experiencing food insecurity. Compete in both the row & run or just one of the events. One mile boat race goes from Depot Beach to Ferry Beach in Charlevoix. Bring your own kayak/canoe & wear a USCG approved life jacket. The 5k will traverse along a road course in the city of Charlevoix. $25/$30 day of. rowandrun.org

---------------------10TH ANNUAL BREEZEWAY FALL COLOR CRUISES: Held Oct. 6 & Oct. 13. Participants pick up “goodie bags” filled with trip tips, coupons & more at Royal Farms Winery in Atwood between 10am-noon. Afterwards proceed at your own pace along C-48 The Breezeway, stopping, shopping, dining or enjoying a nature hike at one of the three preserves along the route.

End the experience at Boyne Mt. in Boyne Falls with a complimentary chair-lift ride for a view atop the mountain. ridethebreezeway.com

---------------------2018 FIBER FESTIVAL EXHIBIT & SALE: 10am-6pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center.

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---------------------9TH ANNUAL GREAT LAKES PUMPKIN PATCH DAY: 10am-7pm, Boyer Glass Works, Harbor Springs & Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. Featuring hand-blown glass pumpkins created by local artists Lynn Dinning & Harry Boyer. threepinesstudio.com

---------------------ALDEN HARVEST DAYS: 10am-5pm, Downtown Alden. Featuring a pancake breakfast, kid’s scavenger hunt, farmers market & more.

---------------------BEULAH FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-5pm, Beulah Park. Featuring a 25-animal petting zoo, pony rides, a climbing wall, soup contest, pumpkin decorating, classic car & vintage travel trailer show & more. clcba.org/event/fall-festival

---------------------ELK RAPIDS ART BEAT - FALL ART SPECTACULAR: 10am-5pm. Three of northern MI’s award winning galleries will be participating in this open house gallery walk. These include Mullaly’s 128 Studio & Gallery, The Blue Heron Gallery & Twisted Fish Gallery.

Lug your pumpkin through four obstacles of the 2K Great Pumpkin Dash at Mt. Holiday, TC on Sun., Oct. 14 at 11am. Before the dash begins, pick a pumpkin from the patch. Costumes strongly encouraged. Prizes for best costume, heaviest lug and more. Proceeds support Mt. Holiday. greatpumpkindash.com

FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL: 10am-2pm, Pine Hill Nursery, Kewadin. Featuring cider pressing & tasting, games, a spooky maze & more.

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---------------------FALL SALE & HAPPY APPLE DAYS: 10am6pm, Downtown TC. Downtown TC merchants will have bushels of local apples to share with their customers.

---------------------M22 ART2ART TOUR: 10am-6pm. Featuring work from nearly 40 MI artists. Takes place at Suttons Bay Friendship Center, Northport Village Arts Center, The Old Art Building & Glen Arbor Community Center. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 11am-1pm: Donna Rubin will sign her book “Apple Cider Pup.” 1-3pm: Bonnie Newhouse will sign her book “Carved on the Palm of His Hand.”

3-5pm: Natalie Ziarnik will sign her book “A Lullaby of Summer Things.” 5-7pm: Joan Schmeichel will sign her book “My Name is Amanda.” 7-9pm: Book Launch Party with Bill O. Smith & Charlie Murphy, authors of “Chickadeeland.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------LOREEN NIEWENHUIS: 11am, Cadillac Library Meeting Room. This author & adventurer will share her stories of walking around the Great Lakes. Free admission. friendsofthecadillaclibrary.com

---------------------19TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL: 124pm, Chateau Chantal, TC. Featuring a Mini Slurpin’ Seminar, Grape Stompin’ & Mini Distillation Seminar. Free. chateauchantal.com

---------------------5TH ANNUAL HOPS & HARVEST FESTIVAL: 12-10pm, big tent, Front St., Empire. Featuring food & beer vendors & live music by local bands, including The Benzie Playboys, 5th Gear & brotha James. $20 entry fee includes beer glass & drink ticket. $10-$20. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------LINDA O’MEARA DAY OF THE ARTS: 12-4pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Local partners & artists will be on hand to help inspire your work. This is the official kick-off event for DRAW NoMI. Free for 17 & under. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: 2pm & 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn

Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------FALL INTO MACKINAW: Today includes Fort Fright at Colonial Michilimackinac, “Go with the Glo” 5K/1 Mile Fun Run/Walk at the Mackinaw City Trailhead, & more. mackinawchamber.com

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS BREW FESTIVAL: 2-8pm, Harbor Springs Waterfront. Featuring beverages from Canarchy (Perrin, Oskar Blues, & Cigar City) & local beverages from Mackinaw Trail Winery, Maple Moon Sugarbush Winery, Petoskey Farms & Vineyard, Pond Hill Farm Tunnel Vision Brewery, & Resort Pike Cidery. There will also be a Taco Competition & live music from the Pistil Whips & Matt Gabriel Band. Tickets: $15 advance; $20 day of. Find on Facebook.

---------------------TRAVIS JONKER: 2pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Jonker will release his book, “The Very Last Castle.” RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/ event/travis-jonker

---------------------FREE COMMUNITY FALL FESTIVAL: 3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Includes a tractor ride to the pumpkin patch where children through age 12 can choose one pumpkin. Afterwards stop by the tent, where you can decorate your pumpkin, & enjoy free hot dogs, donuts & cider. There will also be bounce houses, a hay maze & more for all ages. fcctc.org

---------------------AIR GUITAR CHALLENGE: 7pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Enter the Challenge to benefit Child & Family Services of NW MI. Pre-registration is required for competitive shredders. Free + $20 registration to compete. rightbrainbrewery.com

---------------------BLISSFEST COMMUNITY DANCE: 7:30pm, Blissfest Festival site, 3695 Division Rd., Harbor Springs. Music by The Johns & Cynthia Donahey will be calling. All dances are taught & include squares, circles, contras & waltzes from all over the U.S. $5/person, $7/couple, $10/family. blissfest.org

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GLEN ARBOR PLAYERS PRESENT ‘A PAIR OF SPADES’: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Glen Arbor. Two short plays with the archetypal detective Sam Spade at the center of all that’s criminal. Free.

HELL ON HEELS DRAG SHOW: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Must be 18+. $10 ad-

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October 8th marks the 25th year of the murder of Lisa Piel, Petoskey’s first and only female police officer, 1978 - 1992.

“I’m glad to be the first woman police officer, and I want to do a real good job.”

- Lisa Piel (News Review Interview)

Lisa was a young 21-year-old woman, fresh out of the Police Academy. As a woman, she was very unwelcome by the Emmet County Brotherhood of City, County and State Police, but got the job through the CETA Program because she was the most qualified.

Lisa was verbally and mentally abused by the Brotherhood of Law Enforcement because she was a woman and was forced to resign by threats from the corrupt Brotherhood of Law Enforcement after thirteen years as a police officer. Two years after, she was found dead in her home from a gunshot wound.

Lisa’s death was ruled a suicide despite lots of questions. The night of her death, an acquaintance of hers, David Reed, called Lisa’s sister and told her he was worried about Lisa. Lisa’s sister called me and told me that Reed had called her and was worried. I went to Lisa’s house but didn’t have a key. I walked around the house, but couldn’t get in. I left to look around town to see if she was in a restaurant or bar.

Meanwhile, Reed was watching me walk around. After I left, he went home and got a sledgehammer, and smashed his way into Lisa’s house, sat on her bed and listened to her telephone messages. He had blood on his clothes and claimed he had to shake her to see if she was alive. Then he called the police. The first officer on the scene was Office Rice.

By that time, I was back home, Reed called me and told me that I should get over to Lisa’s house right away. When I arrived, the house was full of police. I wanted to see Lisa, but Rice said I couldn’t go in there, because they had to treat the scene as a homicide. After pushing and shoving he let me go in and told me not to touch anything.

Tim Roth took over the investigation; he told the pathologist to write the report as if it were a suicide. A few days later, friends of Lisa’s talked to David Reed and taped the conversation to see if Reed would make a mistake. The girls gave me the tape and I had it analyzed by an FBI friend. Reed said in his report that there was only one bullet left in the chamber. Lisa’s therapist told my wife and I that Reed said he found Lisa fully clothed.

Why didn’t Tim Roth check Reed or Lisa for gun residue and Reed for prints on the gun?

Why were there so many people allowed in and out of her room?

2018 FIBER FESTIVAL EXHIBIT & SALE: 10am-5pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center.

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---------------------ALDEN HARVEST DAYS CLASSIC CAR SHOW: 10am-3pm, Alden.

---------------------M22 ART2ART TOUR: 10am-5pm. Featuring work from nearly 40 MI artists. Takes place at Suttons Bay Friendship Center, Northport Village Arts Center, The Old Art Building & Glen Arbor Community Center. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------PETOSKEY-RUN MICHIGAN CHEAP: 10am, East Park, Petoskey. Half marathon, 10K & 5K. runmichigancheap.com

---------------------TC COOKIE RIDE: 11:45am, Timber Ridge Resort, TC. Presented by Norte. Choose from 1 mile, 3 miles, 6 miles, 7 miles or 15 miles.

Bring a mountain bike, helmet & water. Free. elgruponorte.org

---------------------12TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVUS: 12-6pm, Left Foot Charley, TC. Featuring live music by The Northport Oompah Band, horse drawn carriage rides, winery tours, special wines & ciders by the glass & more. leftfootcharley.com

---------------------JOLLY PUMPKINFEST: 12-4pm, Jolly Pumpkin, TC. Featuring a cider press, games, crafts, sack races & more for the kids, & libations, live music

by Chris Smith, Harvest Buffet & more for adults. $18 adults; $7 kids. jollypumpkin.com

---------------------ANNUAL HARVEST GATHERING: 1-4pm, Samels Farm, Williamsburg. Enjoy music, food, farm building tours, demos by blacksmiths, rope makers, cider pressers, quilters, food preservationists & woodworkers, horse-drawn wagon rides & more. Free. samelsfarm.org

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------BENZIE PERFORMANCE CELEBRATES LOCAL MUSICAL TALENTS: 4pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia. The Benzie Symphony Orchestra will be joined by vocalists from throughout the region for this performance.

The event will also honor the musical dedication of Benzie High School student Zachariah Blough. Suggested donation: $15 adults, $10 seniors. Under 12, free. benziesymphony.com

---------------------AN EVENING WITH GEORGE MITCHELL: 7-9pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Senator Mitchell is the author of five books, the most recent being a memoir entitled “The Negotiator: Reflections on an American Life” & “A Path To Peace.” In 2008 Time Magazine described him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. $35, $25, $20, $15. greatlakescfa.org

A law abiding citizen,

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oct 08

monday

5TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 8-13. Includes a “Chefvitational” Beer Dinner, Brews & Brushes with Artful Creations, kids open mic night & pumpkin carv-

ing, beer & cheese pairing workshop & more. frankfortbeerweek.com

---------------------GT COUNTY YOUTH SUMMIT: TOO SMART TO START: 9:30am-2pm, Great Wolf Lodge, TC. Hosted by the GT County Drug Free Coalition. Open to all high school students, 9th-12th grades in GT County. For info & to register, email: Renae.Fogarty@gmail.com

---------------------2018 THIRLBY MARCHING BAND EXPO: 5pm, Thirlby Field, TC. Marching bands from Petoskey to Cadillac & all areas in between will be performing their half time shows for you & in front of judges. Over 15 area marching bands will be featured. $3 children/students w/ ID, $5 adults, $10 families.

---------------------GT COUNTY COMMISSIONER FORUMS: 6pm, Garfield Township Hall, TC. The GT Area League of Women Voters is sponsoring these two GT County Commissioner Forums. County Districts 1-3 will run from 6-7:15pm & Districts 4-7 will run from 7:30-8:45pm.

---------------------SOUP & BREAD: 6-8pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Benefits Norte. Pay what you can. Soup & bread made by Raduno, Betty’s Hot Dish, The Cooks’ House, S2S Sugar 2 Salt, Press On Juice, Harvest TC and Common Good Bakery.

Find on Facebook.

---------------------SISTERS IN CRIME - AUTHOR VISIT: 6:30pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. The sister team who writes as PJ Parish will talk about their new book, writing in one voice when you are two, & the very local PCL connection in “Damage Done.” Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------GT HUMANISTS PRESENT GREG LACROSS: 7pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. A presentation on genetics & its applications in the modern world. Learn about gene therapy, cloning, CRISPR, genome sequencing, etc. Free. gthumanists.org

oct 09

tuesday

5TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 8)

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FREE STOP THE BLEED TRAINING: 4pm, McLaren Northern Michigan, John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey.

Become trained, equipped & empowered to help in a bleeding emergency. Register: 231487-3165. Free.

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“THE BUSINESS SIDE OF WRITING”: 5:307pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. A free business workshop on making a living from writing will be offered by SCORE TC. Special guests include Lisa Maxbauer-Price, Gary Nyenhuis, Doug Weaver & Shenandoah Chefalo. Reserve your seat. traversecity.score.org

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PETOSKEY AUDUBON PROGRAM: 7pm, Northern Lights Recreation, conference room, Harbor Springs. Executive Director of Freshwater Future Jill Ryan will discuss threats to the Great Lakes Waters. Free.

oct 10

wednesday

5TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 8)

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NORTHERN MI WALKS TO SCHOOL DAY: Hosted by Norte. elgruponorte.org/walkday

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

HOMETOWN HEROES VETERANS APPRECIATION: Veterans will meet at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in TC, where BATA buses will take them on a guided bus tour of the area’s monuments & memorials built in memory of those who served the country in the armed forces. A 10:50am ceremony will be held at Veterans Memorial City Park in the Grand Traverse Commons. Following, veterans will have lunch at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station TC. 922-4911.

---------------------DIGITAL MARKETING LUNCH & LEARN: 11:30am-1pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia. Lunch provided. plaws@pioneergroup.com Free.

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BOOKS PROGRAM & DISCUSSION: 2pm, Leland Township Library. Featuring readings, discussions & interpretive questions with discussion leader Norm Wheeler. Includes writings by Sigmund Freud, Anton Chekhov, Isak Dinesen & Mary Lavin. Materials will be provided ahead of time... stop by the front desk at the Library to pick them up. Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------HARRY POTTER POTION PARTY: 4pm, Interlochen Public Library. For teens & tweens, ages 10-19. Make drinkable potions: butter beer & pumpkin juice. Register: 231-276-6767.

Free. tadl.org/interlochen

---------------------GAYLORD BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Michaywe, Gaylord. Sponsored by Northland Area Federal Credit Union. Featuring live music. $5 members. gaylordchamber. com/business-after-hours

---------------------MOROCCO SOLO: 5:30pm, Petoskey District Library Classroom, Petoskey. World traveler Emily Meyerson will share her three-week journey though Morocco’s imperial cities, their Kasbahs & souks, camel trekking in the Sahara desert, visiting beaches in that part of the world, & climbing the highest peak in West Africa. petoskeylibrary.org

CANDIDATE FORUM: NCMC, Iron Horse Café, Petoskey. Meet & greet at 6pm; forum at 7pm.

Organizers have invited Wayne Schmidt & Jim Page, MI’s 37th State Senate race; Triston Cole & Melissa Fruge, 105th State House race; & Lee Chatfield & Joanne Galloway, 107th State House race. Also invited Jack Bergman & Matt Morgan of MI’s 1st Congressional District race.

---------------------LAINI TAYLOR: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Taylor will discuss her newest book, “Muse of Nightmares.” RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com

---------------------“RESTORING POLLUTED AREAS OF THE GREAT LAKES”: 6-7:30pm, NMC, Great Lakes Campus, Room 112, TC. Presented by Dr. John Hartig, International Association for Great Lakes Research. RSVP to cjarvi@nmc.edu Free.

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NWS PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH JOE HILL: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Stories that Pierce the Shadowy Veil of Everyday Life. A New York Times best-selling author, Joe is the son of Stephen King, & will talk about his writing life & “Strange Weather,” a collection of four chilling novels with crime writer Loren Estleman. Also enjoy live music & treats by Morsels. $15; premium reserved, $25; students, $5. cityoperahouse.org/nws-joe-hill

oct 11

thursday

5TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 8)

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GT MUSICALE PROGRAM: 1pm, First Congregational Church, TC. “Flutopia: Lisa Johansson & Friends.” Free. gtmusicale.org

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Historical Museum, Benzonia. “Manistee: After the Lumber.” This presentation will take a look at how the City of Manistee had to reinvent itself in the 1910s & 1920s after its timber resources, the primary source of the area’s economy, was depleted. 231.882.5539. Donation. benziemuseum.org

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FULFILLAMENT STORYTELLING #12: 7pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. A storytelling event where five local community leaders & entrepreneurs take the stage to tell their journey of how they found fulfillment through vocation. Each storyteller will issue a challenge for the audience to do something to find fulfillment in their own lives.

A $500 grant will be awarded to an audience member with a good idea that needs some help to get it started. Storytellers: Angela Macke, Light of Day Organics; Liz Kirkwood, FLOW; Elizabeth Landry, singer/songwriter; Todd Oosterhouse, Bonobo Winery; & Matt Myers, M22. $12 online; $15 door. fulfillamentstories.com

---------------------INDIE LENS POP UP FILM: 7pm, NMC, TC. “Dawnland.” 995-1029. Free.

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

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

---------------------ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN AT KIRKBRIDE HALL: 7:30pm, Kirkbride Hall, TC. Featuring Nancy Stagnitta, Bryan Conger & Dane Philipsen. $25 full, $11 youth. tickets. interlochen.org

---------------------“HARVEY”: 8pm, Little Traverse Civic Theatre, Petoskey. $15 adults; $12 students (18 & under). ltct.org

oct 12

5TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 8)

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40TH ANNUAL APPLE FEST: 10am-6pm, Downtown Charlevoix. Oct. 12-14. Takes place in East Park, Bridge Park & on Mason St. Featuring more than 30 types of apples, a variety of fall harvest items & apple related goods.

5K & 1 Mile Apple Fest Fun Run, artist booths, a petting farm, & more. Free. charlevoix.org

---------------------STORY HOUR - PUMPKINS: 10am, Horizon Books, TC. Hear some stories & do some activities & a craft. horizonbooks.com

---------------------LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS ANNUAL FALL SHOW: 1-7pm, Old Art Building, Leland.

A members show of paintings, jewelry, fused glass & basketry. An opening reception will be held from 5-7pm. leelanauwomenartists.org

---------------------9TH ANNUAL BRAS FOR A CAUSE TC: 5pm, Streeters, TC. FUNdraiser supporting Munson’s Local Breast Cancer programs.

Admission includes food, cash bar, & show/ auction that includes 18 Bra Sponsors’ Male Models who vie for donations. Presented by the Women’s Council of REALTORS. $25 online; $30 at door. brasforacausetc.com

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Thurs., Oct. 11) ---------------------“HARVEY”: (See Thurs., Oct. 11)

oct 13

MARK FEDDER PRESENTS AT BENZONIA ACADEMY LECTURE: 4pm, Benzie Area

friday

saturday

5TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 8)

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Stats: Range of values: $12,000 (10 acres in Antrim County) to $12 Million (360 acres of development property near TC). Median Overall Price Per Acre: $4,551 County Averages (non-commercial only Per Acre within range of 10-100 acres): Kalkaska: List $2,510 Sold (last 12 months): $2,187 Benzie: List $6,696 Sold: $3,920 Grand Traverse: List $9,080 Sold: $5,894 Leelanau: List $11,194 Sold: $7,355 Antrim: List $3,875 Sold: $2,321 * Statistical Analysis 10/2 by Mike based on MLS data

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BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN ART & CRAFT SHOW: 9am-3pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. Featuring 40 MI original handcrafted artists & crafters. Free.

FALL INTO MACKINAW: Today includes the Creepy Critter Pet Parade, Monster Mash Street Bash, Pumpkin Painting on Central, Fudge Prowl & more. mackinawchamber.com

CRAFT SHOW: 9am-4pm, First Baptist Church, TC. 946-4727.

FOUR MILES FOR ONE CAUSE: 1:30pm, Mosaic Church, TC. A run/walk for all ages & abilities. Proceeds benefit the local Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in TC. Registration: 1:30pm; race: 3pm. events.bytepro.net/run4ms 231-631-5450. $10 for 15 & under; $30 adults & $50 families. fellowshipchurchtc.org

------------------------------------------NORTHERN HOME & COTTAGE TOUR: 9am-5pm. Ten locations in the TC area. $20$25. traversecity.com

---------------------VOLUNTEER STREAM MONITORING COLLECTION DAY: Seeking volunteers to help monitor aquatic insects in the Betsie & Platte rivers. Supplies, waders & lunch provided.

Please pre-register by contacting John Ransom at the BCD: 231-882-4391; john@ benziecd.org Free. benziecd.org

---------------------10TH ANNUAL BREEZEWAY FALL COLOR CRUISES: (See Sat., Oct. 6)

---------------------40TH ANNUAL APPLE FEST: (See Fri., Oct. 12)

---------------------BREAKFAST & A MOVIE: 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Featuring “Hotel Transylvania.”

Wear your favorite monster costume & earn a small gift. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------FALL COLORS HIKE: 10am, Houdek Dunes Natural Area, Leland. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes

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LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS ANNUAL FALL SHOW: 10am-5pm, Old Art Building, Leland. A member’s show of paintings, jewelry, fused glass & basketry. leelanauwomenartists.org

---------------------TC CARES DAY: 10am-2pm, Sojourn Church, TC. A free one-day health & wellness clinic offering medical, optical, chiropractic, physical therapy screenings & care; haircuts, family photos, a warm meal, manicures, spiritual counseling & winter outerwear. Free. tccaresday.weebly.com

---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 11am-1pm: Richard Ault will sign his book “The Names in the Hat.” 1-3pm: Mary McKSchmidt will sign her book “Uncharted Waters: Romance, Adventure & Advocacy on the Great Lakes.” 3-5pm: Barbara Stark-Nemon will sign her book “Hard Cider.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------FALLFEST IN FRANKFORT: 11am-5pm.

Enjoy pumpkin carvings by master carver Ed Moody, hay wagon rides, a fall baking contest, giant pumpkin weight contest, parade featuring the Scottville Clown Band, mutt march & mutt coral, helicopter rides & much more.

---------------------VINYL RECORDS SHOW: 11am, Right Brain Brewery, TC. rightbrainbrewery.com

---------------------YMCA FALL FESTIVAL: 11am, GT Bay YMCA, 3700 Silver Lake Dr., TC. Learn about & enjoy fitness, sports, fun & healthy habits.

Featuring an inflatable obstacle course, face painting & more. jenny@gtbayymca.org Free.

---------------------14TH ANNUAL CHILI COOKOFF: 11:30am2:30pm, Charlevoix United Methodist Church.

Featuring seven participating restaurants. $8.

---------------------GREAT NORTH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL: 12-5pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. The free show that runs from 12-5pm includes Songwriters in the Round, Bob Fawcett, Dan Farrow, Terry Coveyou, Dwain Martin, & Patricia Pettinga with Bill Willging. The 6pm show features Ryan Peters & Roger Brown. $17.50. The 8pm show features Joe Shields, Lara Fulford & Kevin Johnson. $17.50. redskystage.com

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HALLOWEEN 1 MILE FUN RUN: Noon, The Energy Outlet, Gaylord. runsignup.com

---------------------DOODLE DAY: 1-3pm, Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. 231.264.0123. Free.

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---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Oct. 6) ---------------------ER FALL FEST: 2-8pm, Downtown Elk Rapids. A music & beverage festival highlighting the fall offerings of Elk Rapids.

---------------------OKTIMBERFEST: 2pm, Timber Ridge Resort, TC. Featuring live music, food & beverages.

Family friendly. Admission is $10... 12 & under are free. timberridgeresort.net/events

---------------------4TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET 5K: 4pm, Gregory/Miezio Farm, 3672 N. Stowe Rd., Suttons Bay. The course winds through private apple & cherry orchards as well as local vineyards. Benefits the early childhood education scholarship fund for Leelanau Montessori preschoolers. leelanaumontessori.org

---------------------ROCK N JAM: 4:30pm. The Rock in downtown Kingsley hosts a community play-along on the second Sat. of each month through Oct. Last chance to join in until Jan. Free. facebook.com/pg/therockofkingsleyMI/events

---------------------FALL COLORS & SUNSET HIKE: 5:30pm7:30pm, Lucia K. Tower & Portage Point Woods Preserves, Onekama. Register. Free. nature.org

---------------------RACE & REMEMBER GLOW RUN: 5:30-9pm, AMVETS, Elk Rapids. A 5K through Elk Rapids. $30 adults; $15 children. hom.convio.net

---------------------ALDEN MEN’S CLUB HARVEST DINNER: 6pm, Helena Township Hall, Alden. Silent auction runs from 5-6pm. 231-252-2329. $15.

---------------------IMMIGRATION: HOW IT WORKS, HOW IT DOESN’T: 7pm, Trinty UCC Church, Northport. Featuring Marcelo Betti, immigration attorney as keynote speaker. “Donaji” will perform ethnic dances at 6:15pm. 231-386-5801.

Free will offering. trinityuccnorthport.com

---------------------THE LEGEND BROTHERS SHOW: A SALUTE TO THE LEGENDS: 7pm, Otsego Grand Event Center, Gaylord. “Vegas Style” Benefit Show for VETS INC of Northern MI. 616-240-3014. $20.

---------------------FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, DeRoy Center for Film Studies. This cartoon artist discusses his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Pixar & many more. $15. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------VIJAY IYER: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Enjoy jazz with this Grammy-nominated composerpianist. $35. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------“HARVEY”: (See Thurs., Oct. 11) ---------------------BLACK VIOLIN: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Featuring violist & violinist Wil B. & Kev Marcus, who combine their classical training & hip-hop influences to create a multi-genre sound that is often described as “classical boom.” $32-$60. greatlakescfa. org/event-detail/black-violin

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THE GREAT PUMPKIN DASH: 11am, Mt. Holiday, TC. Everyone has to carry a pumpkin through four obstacles of this 2K on Mt. Holiday’s woodsy terrain. Before the dash begins, pick a pumpkin from the patch. Costumes strongly encouraged. Proceeds support Mt. Holiday. greatpumpkindash.com

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“HARVEY”: 2pm, Little Traverse Civic Theatre, Petoskey. $15 adults; $12 students (18 & under). ltct.org

EDWARD DUFF: “VIEWS FROM THE ROAD”: Higher Art Gallery, TC. Runs through Oct. 12. higherartgallery.com

------------------------------------------FALL INTO MACKINAW: 2-4pm, Heritage Village, W. Central Ave., Mackinaw City. Today includes the Ghost Supper/Spirit Feast. Bring a favorite ancestral dish to pass.

---------------------HUMAN NATURE SCHOOL HOEDOWN CELEBRATION & FUNDRAISER: 2-7pm, Twin Lakes Park, Gilbert Lodge, TC. Featuring intergenerational family-friendly games, interactive exhibits, a bonfire, wild edibles walk, silent auction, live music, contra dancing, & local food & drink. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $10/person, $15/family. Find on Facebook.

---------------------RED DIRT ROAD: 2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Marie Eckstein will share the story of two American women helping women in Cambodia build a business sewing scarves & purses to provide income for their small village. 231-331-4318. Free.

---------------------TSO COPLAND + SIBELIUS: 3pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium.

With Kevin Rhodes, music director. Featuring TSO Principal Clarinetist Jeanmarie Riccobono on Copland’s Clarinet Concerto. The Symphony will also perform Brahm’s Academic Festival Overture and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2. Tickets are $28 to $65. Students & first-time attendees eligible for a 50% discount. traversesymphony.org/concert/copland-sibelius

---------------------NWS BATTLE OF THE BOOKS INFORMATIONAL MEETING: 3:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. For GT area fourth & fifth graders.

---------------------ALEX DE GRASSI & ANDREW YORK: 4pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. These Grammy nominated & winning guitarists bring original compositions, improvisation, & arrangements of standards & pop songs. $30 advance; $40 door. dennosmuseum.org

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SCREAMS IN THE DARK: Fridays & Saturdays, 7-11pm; Sundays, 7-10pm through Oct. 26. Northwestern MI Fairgrounds, TC. From the Swamp of Suffering to the Grimfell Asylum, there’s something to terrify everyone at Screams in the Dark Haunted Attractions. evernighthaunt.com

---------------------HAUNTED TRAIL: Held on Fridays & Saturdays through Oct. 27, 7-11pm at Ghost Farm of Kingsley. hauntedtraverse.com

---------------------CO-ED ADULT SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT GROUP: Thursdays, 11am-12:30pm, Healing Private Wounds Center, Cadillac. 231-846-4495.

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

---------------------WRITING THROUGH LOSS: Thursdays, 9am-10:30am, Michael’s Place, 1212 Veterans Dr., TC. Presented by Hospice of MI. Facilitated by Kathryn Holl, MA, LPC, & Melissa Fournier, MSW. Poetry & writing as a method of healing on the journey of grief. Register: 929-1557. hom.org

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

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------------------------------------------MICHIGAN PRINTMAKING: Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix. Sixteen MI artists have been invited to represent traditional & contemporary methods of printmaking in the exhibit “Block-Paper-Ink.” This exhibit runs through Nov. 3. Open Mon. - Sat., 11am-5pm. charlevoixcircle.com

---------------------OUTDOOR DIA EXHIBIT: Outdoor DIA Inside/ Out Exhibit in Gaylord thru mid-October. Maps at www.gaylordarts.org.

Ken Weaver • 231-357-0821

Best beach in Traverse City with 330 feet of prime water frontage on the East Bay Miracle Mile and a large community dock. Finished lower level that features a large bunk/family room.Boat docking available and this unit includes a detached garage. Features include fireplace, two master suites and multiple decks.

Best buy on the bay!

MLS #1850490 1717 US-31 N #30

Ken@TraverseNorth.com

---------------------TEMPESTRY PROJECT EXHIBIT: Runs through Oct. at NCMC, Library, Petoskey. A group of nine women from NCMC combined their knitting & art talents with their concern about the environment to create a series of long, knit works where changing color represents the daily high temperatures for one year. ncmich.edu

---------------------THREADS FIBER ARTS GROUP: Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Local patrons are invited to bring their own needlework project & work among friends. The Threads group meets on Mondays at 10am. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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FOURSCORE by kristi kates

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Don’t expect pop fluff here, as that’s most definitely what the band is not (and never has been) about.

Instead, dig into these opaque, intense numbers that grit guitars against vocals, conjuring up images of dark alleyways and film-noir backdrops, especially on tracks like the nearly nine-minute-long “Ratts of the Capital,” “Golden Porsche,” or the slightly translucent “Boring Machines Disturbs Sleep.”

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This standout reissue arrives with a bonus 7-inch double single featuring “Waiting for Nothing” and “Happy Place,” as well as a download code for the whole album. Late singer Mark Linkous’ downtrodden yet affecting vocals are in full force here, woven into spacious, haunting instrumental arrangements. Find Seattle grunge sprinkled throughout on radio-poised alt-rock tracks like “Someday I Will Treat You Good” and the quieter moments of tunes like “Homecoming Queen.”

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Just in time for Halloween, the aptlynamed Vampire Weekend has announced that its upcoming fourth album is done tracking and is now being mastered. Fans who followed the band to this past summer’s Lollapalooza fest in Chicago expected to hear some of the new tunes played live at that festival, but instead, the band waited until one of the official Lolla after-shows to share any of its new sounds. Along with one preview song, Vampire Weekend also cranked through a few covers and several of its classics; that long-awaited song and all of the others on the new set are expected to come out late this year or early in 2019 … ’80s-era New Order, currently on a brief U.S. tour, has completed a brand new concert documentary that premiered last week, on the UK TV network SkyArts, and will be making its way stateside soon.

The doc, Decades, includes footage of the band’s second attempt at a collaborative performance with eclectic visual artist Liam Gillick (which also included a 12-piece synthesizer “orchestra”), insight into the band’s rehearsals, interviews with various band members and colleagues, and concert footage. No word yet on when the film will

be screened in the U.S., but it’s reportedly “in the works” …

Speaking of synths, electronica artist Aphex Twin (aka Richard James) is finally wrapping up work on his first new music in over two years, an upcoming EP titled Collapse. Collapse will serve as a belated follow-up to James’ (performing as Aphex Twin) 2016 album, the Cheetah EP. He’s been building up to the release of these new tracks since late last year, when he kicked off a cryptic countdown ticker on his website and presented fans with his very first live-streamed performance …

A project spearheaded by the Salvation Army in the UK is restoring the grounds of the famed Strawberry Field — children’s housing in Liverpool, England, where John Lennon used to visit to play with the other kids (and the namesake of an equally famous Beatles song) — in order to create a garden and quiet space for both locals and Beatles fans. Ground has already been broken on the site, as overseen by Lennon’s sister Julia Baird and the late George Martin’s wife, Lady Judy Martin OBE. Plans for the space include a cafe and an exhibition showcasing the story behind Strawberry Field and Lennon’s relationship. The “new” Strawberry Field is expected to open summer 2019 …

Vampire Weekend

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LINK OF THE WEEK Looks like autumn, feels like autumn — what better time to check out Death Cab for Cutie’s newest single, “Autumn Love,” the third release from its new Thank You for Today album? Check out the new tune at tinyurl.com/dcc-autumn …

THE BUZZ Frankenmuth’s Greta Van Fleet has completed its debut album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, set to hit stores and outlets Oct. 19 …

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Grand Rapids husband-wife synth-rock outfit Pink Sky has just released its fulllength debut album, FORMS, and is already working on a second album for release in 2019 …

And classic Michigan rocker Bob Seger has planned out his final tour, but so far he hasn’t booked any stops in Detroit; the only Michigan show is coming up on Nov. 21 in Grand Rapids … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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If you love Gilda Radner, you’ll love Love, Gilda. And if you’re only somewhat familiar with her life and body of work, you’re bound to walk away from this film with an understanding of what made Radner not only such a beloved comedian and performer but also such a radiant soul.

Taking us through her all too brief life, first-time director Lisa Dapolito employs a mostly conventional biographical concept with one key difference: The film is narrated

by Gilda herself, using archival tapes that function as an intimate audio diary of sorts.

It’s disarming approach, and a warm and introspective person outside of her iconic characters emerges as Gilda herself walks you through her battles with celebrity, body image, relationships, and finally, and tragically, cancer.

We begin with Gilda’s privileged upbringing in suburban Detroit, a time when Gilda was just an overweight kid whose mother put her on diet pills when she was only 10 years old, kickstarting dangerous body image issues that would stay with Gilda for the rest of her life. Gregarious and well-liked by her peers, you see the performer begin to develop. And as totally and utterly clichéd as it sounds, you also come to understand the pain behind the comedy.

She went on to study drama at the University of Michigan, before dropping out of school to follow a man to Canada, part of an ongoing search for love that would in some ways define her life. But in Canada, something else was calling, and she fell into a stage production of “Godspell,” along with the likes of Martin Short (whom she dated) and Paul Schaffer.

From there she was invited by John Belushi to join the National Lampoon Radio Show, and that in turn led to her becoming the very first person cast for Saturday Night Live. But if you’re expecting juicy stories from the glory days of Studio 8H, you won’t get those here. Though she was the breakout star of the show, fame wasn’t at all what Gilda expected. And while it’s easy to see throughout the course of the film why she was so adored by everyone she met, it also becomes clear that public adoration didn’t equate to personal happiness.

The final chapter of the film starts with her falling in love with Gene Wilder (plus their ill-begotten film collaborations — any

Haunted Honeymoon fans out there?) and ends with her battle with cancer. There’s a bounty of home video footage of the Wilders that demonstrates how their love truly was a great romance. Watching the film, you find yourself thinking there will be a different outcome to Gilda’s story, her spirit too exuberant to ever be extinguished.

Along with Gilda’s reminisces and archival footage, the film is studded with interviews with the next generation of comedians she inspired, people like Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, and Melissa McCarthy. People who, when handed Gilda’s actual diaries to read, are awestruck at the chance to bring voice to her words.

There are also, of course, interviews with those who loved and worked with Gilda.

You get Martin Short, Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, and Laraine Newman. But no, you won’t hear from Bill Murray, an absence among other key players in Gilda’s story that are most notably and definitely felt.

But what’s not missing are the highlights of her career — plenty of clips that are just a joy to behold and that help you see why the cult of Gilda still goes strong. She embodies her characters like Roseanne Roseannadanna and Emily Litella to such a euphoric degree, there’s an undeniable pull to her work. So if you want to look back on her talent, this is a film that has that in spades, but if you want something that goes a little deeper, well, this is definitely not that.

Fully authorized by and produced in collaboration with the Radner estate, it’s mostly a surface look at her life and struggles.

It doesn’t really dive into the bulimia and depression with which she struggled, nor does it offer any social, political, or historical context. As the most famous female comedian of her time, the film, oddly has nothing to say about women in comedy in the 1970s.

The emotional power of Love, Gilda’s comes purely from its subject: the evidence of the magic she made and the chance to feel, for a brief moment, what it might have been like to be in her presence. So while there might not be a ton of grand realizations or insights, there is always the beautiful reminder that laughter can always help get us through.

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

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But Uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) isn’t any regular old uncle.

For one, he’s an eccentric who loves to wear kimonos, is prone to late-night free-form jazz, and lives in a creepy old Victorian mansion. Then there’s the fact that he’s a warlock working with his witch friend, Mrs. Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett), to try to stop his ex-partner from setting back the clock back on humanity.

And so Louis becomes involved in the battle too, all while trying to make some new friends. Very much a spooky throwback to classic adventure films and heavy on the ’80s movie magic, it features a pair of gloriously kooky performances from Black and Blanchett, plenty of spooky screwball silliness, and one heck of an imaginative “haunted” house.

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Even with outstanding performances from Kendrick and Lively and capable direction by Feig, the film struggles as it moves between very dark elements and frothy fun. In the final act things go a little too bonkers with all its twists and turns and you forget who you’re even supposed to be rooting for. With its many deliciously devilish pleasures, that the script wasn’t just a shade more polished is practically criminal.

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Q

: I’m a 29-year-old woman. My boyfriend of a year is a wonderful guy. I’ve always been a jealous person -- very insecure about whether a guy really cares and is being faithful. I ruined my last relationship (with a nice, decent guy) by snooping in his email -finding nothing. I’ve started seeing a therapist, who tells me I am “anxiously attached.” She’s helping me work on this. My boyfriend suggested I also write you to see whether he could do anything to help.

— Panicky

A

: Many people find it comforting to believe there’s some benevolent force watching over those they love. You, on the other hand, favor a private detective with a fleet of drones who will also supply you with the video.

Your therapist’s assessment that you’re “anxiously attached” comes out of research on our “attachment behavioral system,” our emotional framework that guides how secure or insecure we feel about our bonds with others. According to the late British psychiatrist John Bowlby, we each have internalized working models — basically, expectations from childhood experience (with genes also playing a role) — for how much we can count on others to stick by us and respond to our needs.

Being “anxiously attached” seems to result from your mom or other early caregiver being intermittently cold or otherwise inconsistently comforting. It typically leads to needy, clingy, hyper-vigilant behavior, driven by fears of rejection and abandonment.

Though the clingaramousness and Nancy Drew tactics of the anxiously attached can seem like ways of acting out, they’re actually attempts to get a romantic partner to ramp up their level of commitment — or at least offer reassurance about their commitment.

Interestingly, it seems that the reassurance doesn’t have to come in spoken-word form. Psychologist Brooke C. Feeney found that (in the context of a close relationship) “affectionate touch ... was an effective buffer against jealous feelings” for relationship partners at times when they were experiencing high levels of anxious attachment.

In Feeney’s study, the “affectionate touch” just involved one partner putting his or her arm around the other’s shoulder. But presumably, hugs, hair-petting, face-caressing, and other forms of affectionate touch from your boyfriend would also help with the jealousy — shrinking the green monster to something more gecko-sized.

Sending the message physically like this takes advantage of how, according to research in “embodied cognition,” our body and actions — independent of conscious thought — are

surprisingly powerful and efficient tools for changing our habitual emotional reactions.

(See my “science-help” book, “Unf*ckology,” for more on this.)

Best of all, being regularly cuddly-wuddly with one’s partner isn’t exactly an odious chore. It’s surely preferable to the alternative — a relationship that feels like one long interrogation, though with better lighting and decorative accents from Bed, Bath, & I’d Better Not Catch Your Eyeballs Crawling Up My Sister.

The Girl With The Draggin’ Tattoo

Q

: I’m a 38-year-old single man. There’s this very pretty, very nice female trainer I see at my gym. I’d ask her out except that she has a huge tattoo of a diamond on her neck. Ugh. Total deal breaker. If it were a hidden tattoo (leg, hip, etc.), I’d deal. But I just can’t imagine myself or any guy bringing a girl with a huge neck tat home to meet the parents. Why would a woman do this?

— Hate Ink

A

: A tattoo is a flesh billboard — one that sends different messages to different people. For example, there are those tattoos Westerners get in Chinese, which are sometimes deeply profound ancient sayings, such as “Lost ticket pays full day rate for parking.”

Tattoos are now more socially acceptable than ever. Three in 10 Americans have them, according to a 2015 Harris Poll. As for why, people often explain their tattoo or tattoos as a celebration or remembrance of something: “And there was my Everclear era in my early 20s — memorialized by this ‘No regerts’ tattoo.”

However, evolutionary researcher Haley Dillon and her colleagues reviewed findings from cross-cultural research on tattooing and concluded that there are two main underlying motivations (subconscious evolved motivations) for people to go all human canvas. People get tats as symbols — interestingly, of either group membership or individuality or both. And they do it as a form of “costly signaling” -- advertising to others that they are so crazy-healthy that they don’t need to worry about the health risks (which include bacterial infection and death, a rare serious bummer).

Each of these underlying motivations is what’s called a “fitness display,” promoting a tattooee’s excellence as a mate or cooperator, which should ultimately enhance their chances of reproductive success. Well, that’s the idea, anyway. You happen to favor virgin neck, which can lead to some awkwardness in asking a woman out: “Hey, can I treat you to dinner sometime — followed by two years of laser tattoo removal?”

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BY ROB BREZSNY

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): My astrological analysis suggests

that life is conspiring to render you extra excited and unusually animated and highly motivated. I bet that if you cooperate with the natural rhythms, you will feel stirred, playful, and delighted.

So how can you best use this gift? How might you take maximum advantage of the lucky breaks and bursts of grace that will be arriving?

Here’s my opinion: be more focused on discovering possibilities than making final decisions. Feed your sense of wonder and awe rather than your drive to figure everything out. Give more power to what you can imagine than to what you already know. Being practical is fine as long as you’re idealistically practical.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the

late 19th-century, American botanist George Washington Carver began to champion the nutritional value of peanuts. His influence led to the plant being grown and used more extensively.

Although he accomplished many other innovations, including techniques for enhancing depleted soils, he became famous as the Peanut Man. Later in life, he told the story that while young he had prayed to God to show him the mystery of the universe, but God turned him down, saying, “That’s for me alone.” So George asked God to show him the mystery of the peanut, and God agreed, saying, “that’s more nearly your size.” The coming weeks will be a great time for you to seek a comparable revelation, Aquarius.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): Every year,

people discard 3.3 million pounds of chewing gum on the streets of Amsterdam. A company named Gumdrop has begun to harvest that waste and use it to make soles for its new brand of sneakers, Gumshoe. A spokesperson said the intention was to “create a product people actually want from something no one cares about.” I’d love it if you were inspired by this visionary act of recycling, Pisces. According to my reading of the cosmic omens, you now have exceptional powers to transform something you don’t want into something you do want.

capacity to feel deeply gives you the ability to intensely understand the inner workings of life. Sometimes you take this subtle acumen for granted. It may be hard for you to believe that others are stuck at a high-school level of emotional skill when you have the equivalent of a PhD. Everything I just said is a prelude to my advice. In the coming weeks, I doubt you can solve your big riddle through rational analysis. Your best strategy is to deeply experience all the interesting feelings that are rising up in you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you ever experience

stress from having to be so interesting and attractive all the time? It may on occasion feel like an onerous responsibility to be the only artful egomaniac amidst swarms of amateur egomaniacs. I have a suggestion that might help.

Twice a year, celebrate a holiday I call Dare to Be Boring Week.

During these periods of release and relief, you won’t live up to people’s expectations that you keep them amused and excited.

You’ll be free to be solely focused on amusing and exciting yourself, even if that means they’ll think you’re dull. Now is an excellent time to observe Dare to Be Boring Week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A Chinese proverb

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his book The

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Richard Nelson

is an anthropologist who has lived for years with the indigenous Koyukon people of Alaska. He lauds their “careful watching of the same events in the same place” over long periods of time, noting how this enables them to cultivate a rich relationship with their surroundings that is incomprehensible to us civilized Westerners.

He concludes, “There may be more to learn by climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred different mountains.” I think that’s excellent counsel for you to employ in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “It is sad that

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unless you are born a god, your life, from its very beginning, is a mystery to you,” writes Gemini author Jamaica Kincaid. I disagree with her because she implies that if you’re human, your life is a complete and utter mystery; whereas my observation has been that for most of us, our lives are no more than eighty percent mystery. Some lucky ones have even deciphered as much as sixty-five percent, leaving only thirty-five percent mystery. What’s your percentage? I expect that between now and November 1, you can increase your understanding by at least ten percent.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): You Cancerians may not possess the mental dexterity of Virgos or the acute cleverness of Geminis, but you have the most soulful intelligence in the zodiac. Your empathetic intuition is among your greatest treasures. Your

says, “Tension is who you think you should be.

Relaxation is who you are.” I’m happy to let you know that you are currently more receptive to this truth than maybe you have ever been.

Furthermore, you have more power than usual to change your life in ways that incorporate this truth. To get started, meditate on the hypothesis that you can get more good work done if you’re calm and composed than if you’re agitated and trying too hard.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How far is it

from the Land of the Lost to the Land of the Lost and Found? What’s the best route to take? Who and what are likely to provide the best help? If you approach those questions with a crisply optimistic attitude, you can gather a wealth of useful information in a relatively short time. The more research you do about the journey, the faster it will go and the more painless it will be. Here’s another fertile question to meditate on: is there a smart and kind way to give up your attachment to a supposedly important thing that is actually quite burdensome?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In her

only novel, Save Me the Waltz, Zelda Fitzgerald described her main character like this: “She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did.” That’s a bit too much like fairy-tale wisdom for me to endorse it unconditionally. But I do believe it may sometimes be a valid hypothesis—especially for you Sagittarians in the coming months. Your faith in yourself and your desire to have interesting fun will be even more important than usual in determining what adventures you will have. I suggest you start now to lay the groundwork for this exhilarating challenge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Russian

philosopher George Gurdjieff taught that most people are virtually sleepwalking even during the day. He said we’re permanently stuck on automatic pilot, prone to reacting in mechanical ways to every event that comes our way. Psychology pioneer Sigmund Freud had an equally dim view of us humans. He believed that it’s our normal state to be neurotic; that most of us are chronically out of sync with our surroundings. Now here’s the good news, Capricorn. You’re at least temporarily in a favorable position to refute both men’s theories. In fact, I’ll boldly predict that in the next three weeks you’ll be as authentic and awake and at peace as you’ve been in years.

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HOME BUYER CASH As your Exclusive Buyer Agent I represent you on home buy.

After closing “I PAY YOU” 1.5% of home sale price. No contracts/No gimmicks. More info @ ChasLaHaie.com (231) 818-0098

COMMERCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONAL Peterson McGregor is an independent agency seeking an experienced Commercial Service Professional with high marks in integrity and work ethic for our TC office. PMA offers a very nice benefits package including training & empowerment opportunities.

Provide exceptional customer service through handling daily servicing requests as well as processing of policies and policy activity. P&C Experience is preferred, with MI P&C license and/or willingness to obtain. Please submit cover letter and resume via the Employment tab on our website. http://www.petersonmcgregor.com

REAL ESTATE 10 ACRES Silverado Estates, 5-10 acre wooded parcels with electric and cleared building sites, land contract terms, discount for cash, call Randy at Great Lakes Land Company 231-633-6449 2.96 ACRE VACANT LAND, 2 miles from Traverse City on Gaddi drive off of Barnes rd Drive 70% done, splitable two building sites cleared 67,900. swichesrr@gmail.com LONGBOAT KEY, FL CONDO for rent. Available Jan- May 2019, 3 month minimum and deposit 2b/2b at Longboat Harbour, fully furnished, upscale decorating, 3rd fl, (elevator) end unit.

Picturesque views of the Gulf and Bay. Washer/ dryer, private beach/bath house, 4 pools. An exercise dream, workout room, walking/biking

OTHER LUXURY OFFICE SUTIE at center pointe building for lease premier waterfront executive offices at center pointe. suite 350 offers 610 sq ft w reception area 2 luxury private offices overlooking the pristine grand traverse west bay. suite 200 may also be leased together or separate & has 456 square feet and is a luxury private suite w walkout balcony. gross lease that covers your utilities, wi-fi, taxes, building ins, maintenance, snow removal. assigned cov parking area. fitness center large conf room & auditorium premier waterfront realty Broker/ Owner Charlene Scheer 989-915-1556 cell PET SITTING TRAVERSE CITY Trustworthy petsitting by Furry Godfather in the Traverse City Area. Dependable. 231-580-5731 BUYING OLD WOODEN DUCK DECOYS BUYING old wooden DUCK and FISH DECOYS, call or text 248 877-0210 ***SHRINKWRAPPING BOAT’S, RV’S, PATIO furniture, industrial & anything that needs protection from the elements.*** We Specialize in Shrinkwrapping Boats, RV’s, Patio Furniture, Farm Equipment, Industrial Equipment and anything that needs Protection from the harsh outdoor elements. Best prices in Traverse City and #1 in T.C for over 10yrs. nothing to big to small. Fully insured and everything is warranted for one year. please call Captain Shrinkwrap @ 231-642-7356 today!

clothing altered or special items like bags and costumes? Call Marcie for quality sewing and upholstery at 231-342-0962.

BIOINDIVIDUAL & FUNCTIONAL Nutritionist Specialty Lab & Food Sensitivity Testing Avoid prescription meds & find the cause with my Healing from Within Program www.nourishholisticnutrition.com Lake Ann 248 891 5215 SEWING, ALTERATIONS, Mending & Repairs Maple City Maralene Roush 231-228-6248 ABSENTEE HOMEOWNER INSPECTIONS 231 392-1147 HOME WATCH TRAVERSE Up North trusted Home Watch Service...While You’re Away AMERICAS CARPET BARN is expanding!

ALL in stock flooring must be sold now.

Installed or Cash and Carry. Best Prices in T.C. (883 US 31 S.) 231-943-7447 or email: Jim@ americascarpetbarn.com We have carpeting, hard wood, vinyl laminate flooring, tile and more! IN STOCK. DAN’S AFFORDABLE HAULING Best rates in town! Hauling junk, debris, yard, misc. Anything goes! For a free estimate, call (231)620-1370 WANTED OLDER MOTORCYCLES 810-7759771 Road Or Dirt Bikes Buying In Any Condition Picked up At Your Location Cash Paid

OUTCALL MASSAGE TO YOU. RelaxRejuvenate. Serving all of northern Michigan.

Call Stephen @ 231-439-5099.

HIGH-TECH HOLISTIC DENTISTRY Lk Leelanau office with IAOMT approved Hg removal. Lisa Siddall DDS

PIANO LESSONS Piano lessons available for all ages, styles and levels. Elk Rapids,Mich.

DAYCARE TEACHERS Certified Lead Daycare Teachers and Daycare assistants needed. (734) 837-1483 BMI POLE BUILDINGS “Your Barn, Your Way, Your Price” Call 989-916-8668 McLaren.brad@gmail.com COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Survey Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency invites you to take the survey. Visit www. nmcaa.net and find the link on the left side of the homepage. Thank you.

DOGGIE DAYCARE/BOARDING/Training/ Grooming WIGGLE BUTTS & WAGGIN’ TAILS, LLC IS NOW OPEN! Come take a tour anytime. We are open from 6am - 6pm 7 days a week. 12809 s. Bugai Rd. Email me at: k.crockett4601@gmail.com for more COLD, COUGH, FLU have you down want relief come see us at urban oasis salt spa You having respiratory issues and looking for relief try dry salt therapy at URBAN OASIS SALT SPA. Call 231 938-6020 or for appointment. Bring in add and get 50% OFF a session.

TIBETAN SINGING BOWL SOUND HEALING Concert with Mark Handler in The SALT ROOM in Traverse City Oct. 27th 6 & 8 pm Singing Bowl Sound Healing Concert @ Urban Oasis Salt Spa Salt Room 231 938-6020 WINTER GET AWAY 1989 Hitch Hiker 5th wheel, in an adult RV Park in Center Hill, Fla. Completely furnished, just bring personal items.

Asking $525.00 per month, plus electric. 231-879-3903

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