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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • September 24 - September 30, 2018 • Vol. 28 No. 38

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Find The Commonality We are in an election season, and there is a lot of political noise, but I want to remind everyone that we are all human and have a lot in common.

We are all born, and we will all die, so that means we are all on the same journey, even if we are on different paths. What we have in common is that to stay alive, we all need air to breathe, water to drink, and food to eat.

For the best result, we need clean/ nontoxic air, water, and food.

If you are a voter — in a democracy, that’s important — I think you should look at our common, basic needs and vote for those who best understand what they are and will act accordingly.

Doreen Fitzgerald, Frankfort I Love a Parade Donald Trump tweeted a recent thank you to Kim Jung Un for not displaying his intercontinental ballistic missiles during North Korea’s most recent military parade celebrating his country’s 70th birthday.

The denuclearization of North Korean military parades might only mean that missiles formerly seen in parades might now remain hidden at secret sites, ready to launch. When it comes to enemy missiles, I tend to favor the displayed over the deployed.

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Carol Medland, Alcona Twp. State of Education After eight years of Republican control of Michigan’s government, how do Michigan’s schools measure up? Not well.

A $1 billion tax cut for business in the early years of the Snyder administration was said to require cuts in K-12 funding.

The cuts were engineered in part through a propaganda campaign depicting teachers as greedy union members guilty of poor classroom performance.

A generation of experienced teachers was given only a few months to retire under threat of cuts in their retirement benefits.

Charter schools, many of them for-profit schools, were promoted but not held to high standards. Emergency managers were deployed to displace elected school boards in Detroit and other districts, with the bottom line as the only measure of performance. The state’s school aid fund was also raided to supplement funding of state colleges.

Many public schools responded to the cuts by increasing class size and cutting music, art, recess, and/or counseling positions. Teachers increasingly used their own funds to purchase school supplies for their students. Many school buildings crumbled, most notoriously in Detroit, where failing heating systems and leaking roofs became front page news.

Recently we learned that standardized test scores in Michigan schools, including some in northern Michigan, fell once again last year, leaving us among the bottom

10 states nationwide. Seventy percent of the state’s charter schools scored in the bottom half. Detroit schools, after three emergency managers, have the unique status as the worst-performing large urban school district in the nation. These results are not only bad for children; they’re bad for the Michigan economy, job growth, and increased prosperity.

Michigan once had a public-school system to be proud of. No longer. Keep this in mind when you go to the polls in Crime and Rescue Map.......................................7 Against Nuisance Bacteria...................................10 November.

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Pour Kitchen and Bar.....................................18 I do wholeheartedly agree with the St. Independent............................................20 letter to the editor recently penned by Miss Abbott from Leelanau on the action of Northern Seen.............................................23 voting for younger generations. With the climate as it is, when it comes to politics, local communities, the atmosphere, or ................................................24-27 conversations in general, voting allows you to cast a voice toward something that you wish to see change in the environment in which we live. Something I noticed in this FourScore......................................................29 last election cycle is that voting works.

How did it work? People wanted change, Nightlife.........................................................32 and Trump was the face of something that was against the mainstream political climate that we grew up to know. It just so happens people have this perspective of toxicity Top Ten...........................................................4 when it comes to his administration. I don’t Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 care what his administration does because Opinion.............................................................8 there is nothing I can do except be aware Weird...............................................................9 of local elections and contribute my vote in Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................30 a direction that will be suitable for future Advice Goddess...........................................33 generations.

Unfortunately I don’t believe that the Crossword...................................................33 education system currently emphasizes the Freewill Astrology.........................................34 importance of voting to the extent of why, Classifieds..................................................35 where, how, when, and for whom to vote.

These small bits of information can put the right people into the right places in positions of power so that there can be a fundamental change to our environment, household, education — every aspect of our lives.

This small part of our society is what holds it together, and to put importance on why it is so crucial is lacking in all aspects.

On the cover: Chris Roxburgh diving on shipwreck It needs to start with education. Some of the Francisco Morazan off of South Manitou Island this summer. The photo captures the people just don’t have the time to go and blanket of Cladophora algae that carpets areas of vote, look someone up, or even know what the Lake Michigan floor. Photo by Bea Roxburgh they want to change. So most of the time they are dissuaded from even doing so!

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What America Do You Want to Be? The deaths of Aretha, who taught us to sing “Respect!,” and John McCain, whose last message was to put country above party and partisanship, woke us up. They collectively called us to remember values that are at the core of what defines us.

This is why Trump cannot be tolerated.

We can no longer listen to: “But look at the stock market!” or “He is making us great again!” If you support him, you support all his behavior. You do not get to separate the somewhat acceptable from the immoral and despicable.

Here are the ways this president acts that cannot define us.

He is a racist: Puerto Rico’s needs ignored. Brown children taken from parents with no plan to reunite them — and putting them in cages. Half-hearted criticism of white nationalist behavior.

He is a liar: He bragged about lying to the Canadian Prime Minister. Lying is a tool to him, a way to manipulate. His worst lying is when he does it to change reality.

We saw the Lester Holt interview where Trump admitted firing Comey because of the Russian investigation. Trump now says Holt “fudged” the tape.

A Democracy depends on a wellinformed electorate. Trump’s twisting of the facts is immoral and dangerous.

Last, Trump took an oath to protect the Constitution. He must put the interests of Americans above all else.

We have heard repeatedly that the Russians interfered in our last election and will in the next. Trump repeatedly resists investigating this attack. The reason lies in his relationship with Russia and Putin — something he wants to hide. Whose interests is he really serving?

Which America do we want to be? The answer depends on your vote. Use it to restore our American ideals: tolerance, fact and truth, and a strong democracy.

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top ten TC Man Named to Saudi Advisory Board A Traverse City native has been named to the 12-member Red Sea Project Advisory Board, where he will serve alongside such notables as entrepreneur Richard Branson and ocean explorer Philippe Cousteau.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia named J. Carl Ganter to the board, which is dedicated to “Vision 2030,” an effort to set a new direction for Saudi Arabia through environmental protection and sustainable economic development.

Ganter is co-founder and director of Circle of Blue, an award-winning non-profit news and science organization that reports on water issues worldwide, and is CEO of Vector Center, the Traverse City-based firm that uses unique tools and artificial intelligence to help governments and companies make better decisions about water, food, and energy risk in an era of climate change.

“Rarely do we have the opportunity to have a seat in the front row of historic change,” Ganter said in a press release. “The local, regional and global shifts are dramatic — the Red Sea Project is envisioned as a dynamic, fast-paced incubator to combine the best ideas for conservation, eco-tourism, technological innovation, climate-change adaptation and mitigation, and sustainable economic development for a world transitioning beyond oil.”

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Grain Train’s Awesome Chicken Salad

Lunch at Petoskey’s Grain Train Market Café offers a few tasty surprises, including the correctly named Awesome Chicken Salad. An invention of Chef Evans Woodhouse, it’s one of the most popular items on the menu. Meal enough for a power lunch but not so filling that it makes your head hit the desk midafternoon, the Awesome has eight ingredients in just the right proportions: vegan mayo, curry powder, celery, walnuts, green onions, wild rice, roasted chicken and, to round it out, dried cherries. It comes plated atop a bed of greens. The price is $7.99, but for carb-craving customers with a bigger appetite, there’s also the Awesome Chicken Sandwich for $10.99. It includes pea shoots, a side of salad, and a house-made Brussels sprout-bacon slaw. Find it at 316 E. Mitchell St. in downtown Petoskey, open 7/7/7 — seven days a week from 7am until 7pm. (231) 347-2381, graintrain.coop

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Leelanau uncaged

Festival goers painted the town — and the bus — at last year’s Leelanau Uncaged. This year’s happens on Sat., Sept. 29 from noon-10pm when Northport closes its main streets to host artists; live music by Sweet Rhubarb, Olivia Millershin, The North Carolines, The Microtones, Swallowtail, Younce Guitar Duo and many others; dancers, and much more. Free admission. leelanauuncaged.com

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Hey, watch it! forever

There’s not much we can tell you about exactly why the new Amazon dramedy Forever is so brilliant — the creators, Alan Yang (Master of None) and Matt Hubbard (30 Rock), have asked people to keep mum about a lot, including the show’s basic premise — but we can encourage you to tune in and discover what makes this show such a special and rewarding experience. It stars the divine Maya Rudolph and fellow SNL alum Fred Armisen as a normal, and frankly quite boring, married couple. They’ve hit a rut in their marriage, so to shake things up, they take a trip to a ski resort. That trip has major reverberations on their lives. By the time episode two ends with a major stunner … well, we don’t want to give the impression this is some kind of high-concept thrill ride that relies on a bunch of attention-grabbing twists.

Rather, it’s a quietly heartbreaking, thoughtfully humorous, and beautifully melancholy show about relationships and the meaning of it all.

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Antrim Entrepreneurs, Pitch Your Best Business Idea

Local beer legend Joe Short will host the Antrim Pitch Night Business Model Competition, a chance for local entrepreneurs to make a case for why they should win up to $15,000 in startup funds.

On the heels of similar events in Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and Emmet counties, the inaugural Antrim Pitch Night is open to anyone with an Antrim County business that is less than two years old or who has an idea for starting a business in Antrim County.

The top three finishers will be awarded cash and gain entry to the Grand Event at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts on Nov. 20 to compete against the winners from Cheboygan, Charlevoix, and Emmet counties for more startup funds.

The event, organized by the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance, will take place Nov. 7 at Shanty Creek Resorts. Applications are available at Northern Lakes website and must be turned in by Oct. 15. Stay tuned to Northern Express’ upcoming Oct. 1 for an in-depth look at pitch nights around the north — and the impact they’re making on local economy.

stuff we love American Tokyo Milk If you, like us, are a sucker for beautiful packaging, you’ll swoon for the Tokyo Milk Parfumerie Curiosite line. Created in Denver, Colorado, by the brand genius Margot Elna (also founder of the much-loved Lollia and Love & Toast brands), Tokyo Milk’s line is far more than just pretty packaging. Each parfum is deliciously scented in combos that just plain attract. Dead Sexy No. 6 is, for good reason, the line’s best known and hottest seller (a warm and romantic blend of vanilla, exotic wood, white orchid, and ebony), but we fell hardest for the sweeter but no less sultry Let Them Eat Cake ($32.95), a “scentual” batter of sugar cane, coconut milk, vanilla orchid, and white musk notes. Shown here with two complements — Bon Bon Butter Lotion hand creme ($21.95) and lip gloss ($11.25). We found ’em all, and many, many more Tokyo Milk blends at Ginger Snaps, 125 River St. Elk Rapids. (231) 264-8922.

The Best Breakfast Ever Kingsley’s Rainbow of Hope farm isn’t a working farm; it’s a meaningful work farm, offering developmentally disabled adults who love country livin’ to give their talents an outlet in a gorgeous rural landscape, caring for animals, raising plants in the greenhouse, tending organic produce in the garden, and more. And on the first Sunday of every month, the farm opens its big barn doors to the public with one of the best blueberry pancake breakfasts in the North ($7 per person).

This Sunday, Oct. 7, from 8am to noon, you and the family are invited to enjoy said pancakes, plus ham, sausage-n-biscuit gravy, an egg bake, spicy “everything in the pan” omelettes with farm-grown jalapeño peppers, some cinnamon rolls, juice, coffee, and the farm’s famous fried chive-andmashed-potatoe cakes with cheese. If all that indulging leaves you feeling bad, Rainbow of Hope offers dozens of volunteering options to make you feel good again. Find it: 1951 County Line Rd., Kingsley. (231) 263-5465, rainbowofhopefarm.weebly.com

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And no wonder. The longstanding burger-n-beer icon is nothing but accommodating. The author’s preferred bourbon wasn’t available, so Bar Harbor was quick to offer up a longtime favorite of its local customers, Four Roses Bourbon. Sipped while sitting in a tall booth watching sailboats bob in the nearby marina, Four Roses was far smoother, sweeter, and — dare we say — a touch more feminine in its floral notes — than our reviewer expected.

So much so that she forgot to ask what bourbon the author had sought; a short glass of Four Roses on the rocks on a moody September afternoon seemed story enough. $8.25.

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by Stephen Tuttle You might have noticed Republicans running for federal and statewide office are no longer touting their connections to and love for President Donald Trump. It’s not that their infatuation has necessarily ended, but primary season is now over.

of people incarcerated in the United States are in state prisons or local jails. They also ignore that illegal immigrants now being arrested are charged with a federal misdemeanor rather than a civil offense, so they end up in the federal system.

The much-touted Trump base is real in Republican politics. Their support of the president is intense and, so far, unshakable.

Republicans running in primary elections challenge the Trump orthodoxy at significant risk to their own political futures.

(It’s important to note there are about 10 million people here illegally, but there are 34 million legal immigrants. Combining legal and illegal immigrants into the same statistical pool skews the numbers significantly.)

But Trump isn’t wildly popular outside of that base, so clinging to him in a general

The president is now repeating a stat dug up by a single researcher looking at incarcerations in Texas. He had to make some

The ongoing demonization of immigrants is a bit more troubling. We’re being taught that illegal immigrants are a mostly criminal element threatening our safety and taking our jobs. There just isn’t much evidence to support either notion.

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

Christopher Titus: Amerigeddon Thursday, October 18

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

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election is not nearly as attractive, especially in a state like Michigan, where he won by fewer than 12,000 votes.

So candidates like Bill Schuette no longer run ads with Trump endorsements or talk about supporting the “Trump agenda.” Instead, they’ll try to connect opponents to Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton and, here, Jennifer Granholm. And they will talk a lot about illegal immigration.

This isn’t just a Schuette strategy; it appears to be a national template for statewide and congressional Republican candidates everywhere because it is being repeated in Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, and elsewhere.

We know Nancy Pelosi is poison for Republicans — some Democrats, too — so trying to glue a Democrat opponent to her is just standard practice. Same thing with Hillary in some states. There isn’t anything new or different in that.

(Attacking Barack Obama is a little trickier and riskier; his approval ratings are still good, especially among independent voters.)

The ongoing demonization of immigrants is a bit more troubling. We’re being taught that illegal immigrants are a mostly criminal element threatening our safety and taking our jobs. There just isn’t much evidence to support either notion. What we do know is you’re most likely to be violently victimized by a family member or someone you know, and you’re more likely to lose your job to outsourcing or automation.

There aren’t many hard statistics on crime committed by illegal immigrants. Most states don’t keep such records, and the federal government uses an amorphous “criminal alien” designation for federal prisoners.

In fact, the General Accounting Office recently released data indicating 20 percent of federal prisoners were “criminal aliens.” But they do not differentiate between aliens here legally or illegally. And those now touting that data forget to mention that 90 percent

assumptions and do quite a bit of extrapolating, but he claims illegal immigrants are responsible for 63,000 murders. Trump says that’s just since 2001.

But the research data goes all the way back to 1955, doesn’t differentiate between immigrants here legally or illegally, accounts only for arrests, and, according to other researchers, has exaggerated the numbers significantly.

Other research, by the Cato Institute, Pew Research Center, our own Census Bureau, and a dozen others have come to dramatically different conclusions. All suggest illegal immigrants are less likely to commit violent crimes than American citizens by anywhere from 25 percent to 46 percent. Legal immigrants are even less likely to be involved in criminal activity, and immigrant neighborhoods are among the safest in the country.

We know a bit more about the economic impact of illegal immigration and immigration in general. A recent study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine found that despite government costs, mostly at the state and local level, of an immigrants’ first year here exceeds revenues received. But over time, the financial benefits outweigh the costs.

That mirrors other research indicating immigrants, legal and otherwise, provide long-term economic benefits that outweigh costs to the education, healthcare, and criminal justice systems. And the notion that illegal immigrants take good jobs away from American citizens has been debunked often enough we know it just isn’t true. Have you, or anyone you know, ever lost a good job to an illegal immigrant?

Schuette and the others have made immigration a keystone issue. Fair enough. You can make a legitimate argument that even one crime committed by someone who isn’t supposed to be here is one too many. But you cannot legitimately claim they represent some kind of existential threat to our personal and economic well-being because it just isn’t true.

Immigrants are an easy political target.

They’re just the wrong target.

Crime & Rescue WOMAN KILLED IN ROLLOVER One woman was killed and several others were injured when the driver of a Jeep lost control, causing the vehicle to roll over and crash into a tree.

Missaukee County Sheriff’s deputies said the woman killed was Toneisha Anne Reynolds, a 24-year-old Cadillac resident.

The crash occurred at just before 3am Sept.

15 in Caldwell Township, on Layman Road, just north of Oak Drive.

The driver, a 26-year-old Cadillac man, was speeding and might have been under the influence of alcohol, deputies said. He was taken by ambulance to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

Two other passengers, a 24-year-old Cadillac woman and a 37-year-old Cadillac man, were airlifted to Munson with serious injuries.

TEEN INJURED IN MOPED CRASH A teenager suffered serious injuries when he drove his moped into the side of a vehicle.

The 16-year-old was driving a Yamaha Razz on a road within the Birch Point mobile home park when he failed to negotiate a turn and broadsided a car driven by a 27-year-old Traverse City woman, Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies said.

Deputies and Elmwood Fire and Rescue responded and took the Lake Leelanau teen to Munson Medical Center, where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The woman was not injured.

The crash happened at 7:14pm Sept. 16.

PURSE SNATCHER WANTED Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies want to find a man who was caught on surveillance video walking away with a purse that a woman had left in a Walmart shopping cart.

The case dates back to July 20, when the incident was captured on video at 2:20pm. The purse was left in a cart parked in the entrance to the store.

The suspect is a white man, possibly in his late 50s, with short white hair and a goatee. He wore a plain white T-shirt and blue jean shorts. Anyone with information can call deputies at (231) 7799216 or the Silent Observer at (231) 779-9215.

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POLICE ARREST ARMED, DRUNK MAN Police who were called to a motel to investigate an assault arrested a man for carrying a concealed weapon.

A woman at the Traverse City motel complained after a stranger gave her an unwanted hug. Later, someone else complained that the same man was spotted wandering around with a handgun stuck in his waist band.

Traverse City Police responded around 10:40pm Sept. 14 to the motel on the 700 block of Munson Avenue. They arrested the suspect, a 30-year-old Novi man, who registered a bloodalcohol level of .24. He was later charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a five-year felony.

MAN PLEAS IN ACCIDENTAL DEATH A Boyne City man who killed a friend when his handgun accidentally discharged pled no contest to a high court misdemeanor that carries up to two years in prison.

Anthony Gene Michanowicz, 29, pled no contest to careless discharge of a firearm causing death in the 33rd Circuit Court.

Michanowicz was showing a .45 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol he had just purchased to Greg Van Stedum and another individual at a residence in Charlevoix in April, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in the case.

Michanowicz removed the magazine to show to his friends and, as he was putting it back into the pistol, it fired, killing Van Stedum. Michanowicz is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 12.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER ROLLOVER Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a driver who rolled his car near Maple City.

The 29-year-old Maple City man told deputies that he was returning from a visit to a friend’s house in Cedar when he swerved his 2010 Audi to avoid a deer on East Bellinger Road. He lost control and rolled over.

The man didn’t suffer serious injuries in the crash, which happened at 9:30pm Sept. 14.

Deputies determined the man had been drinking; he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.

responded to a single-car rollover crash that seriously injured two people.

A 27-year-old Boon woman lost control on East M-55, in Cherry Grove Township, around 6:10 omSept. 15 at 6:10pm, left the road, rolled over and struck several trees.

The driver and a 33-year-old Cadillac man who was a passenger were pinned in the vehicle; responders had to extract them, and the woman was taken to Munson Cadillac by ambulance and the man was taken to Munson in Traverse City.

PROFANE GRAFFITI PROBED Boyne City Police want to find whoever is responsible for some profane graffiti that’s recently appeared around town.

Offensive images and phrases appeared on the side of a building owned by a church association and on a sidewalk, police said in a Sept. 17 press release.

Police collected evidence from the scene, and they’d like anyone who has information about the vandalism to contact them.

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TATTOO PARLOR VANDALIZED Police are investigating after someone did $2,000 worth of damage at a downtown Traverse City tattoo parlor.

Traverse City Police were called around 9pm Sept 14 to NorthWoods Tattoo on Garland Street, where a chair and other equipment had been damaged, Sgt. Matt Richmond said.

The building did not appear to have been broken into, he said.

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THE POLITICS OF CELEBRITY opinion

bY Chris Struble In the new movie First Man, there’s an obvious omission in Neil Armstrong’s 1969 planting of the United States flag on the moon. Director Damien Chazelle’s controversial decision not to include a scene that depicts the historical moment, for seemingly political reasons, has created a conversation in the press that partially overshadows the significance of one of the most incredible achievements of all mankind, especially so for the thousands of Americans that strove to make it possible.

The increasing trend of using the entertainment industry as the preferred forum for political and cultural discussion is both unfortunate and disturbing. Particularly so when, as Daily Beast journalist Kevin Fallon recently stated, we are “at a time when television and the entertainment industry possess a pulsing immediacy and more cultural and social value than perhaps any time in recent history.

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We express our politics through our actors, directors, athletes, and other celebrities instead of our clergy, political representatives, and neighbors. Inundated daily with facts about celeb salaries, cars, homes, outbursts, and, of course, ad nauseam political opinions, the average citizen would be hard-pressed to recite near as many facts pertaining to the character traits, political stances, voting records, or moral backgrounds of our religious and elected political leaders — including those pursuing election, most importantly in 2020.

One of the most notable distinctions the Obama administration should be recognized and remembered for is the fact that it’s one of the few presidential tenures in history void of substantial scandal. And yet, we as a nation, having just elected and re-elected the first African American president in our history, were next forced to choose as Obama’s successor either reality star Donald Trump, recorded just prior to the election making the comment “grab ’em by the p*$#y,” or his controversy-ridden opponent, Hilary Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, long known for his chronic ethical and sexual infidelities.

Celebrities such as Matt Damon, Norm McDonald, and Bryan Cranston are quickly ostracized for their comments even referencing the #MeToo movement, while Donald Trump and Bill Clinton avoid being held accountable for their actions.

Mr. Clinton was most recently quoted and criticized for his comment, “I think the norms have really changed in terms of, what you can do to someone against their will,” while appearing on PBS. Was there ever an official level of acceptance for such actions?

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If one wonders what having old Horny Bill would have been like as the first “first gentleman” in history, watch a few minutes (or longer if you can stomach it) of his lecherous gawking at 25-year-old Arianna Grande at Aretha Franklin’s recent funeral — the same funeral where officiating Pastor Charles H. Ellis III, of Detriot’s Greater Grace Temple, looked to be groping the young female performer for a prolonged period on live national television.

If the long overdue social-change movements are going to be successful, we’re going to need

better ambassadors than Asia Argento, whom, along with now-deceased boyfriend Anthony Bourdain, tried to silence her own 17-year-old accuser with payments of hundreds of thousands of dollars. After admitting to having intercourse with the underaged teen boy, Argento then claimed she herself was the victim.

The boundaries and protocol of how we interact with our neighbors, male or female, should be applicable to the average person — not just victims of high-profile celebrities that set the norm of pop culture and influence their fans’ perspectives. Our leaders, political, or theological, cannot be exempt or inactive, and there must be some form of due process involved before persecution. We also have to finally hold accountable the most well-known and prevalent enablers of predators in history, the original #MeToo offenders within the Catholic church.

I’m not addressing anyone’s personal faith; only the corrupt leaders, whose intolerable and well-documented actions throughout decades have harmed countless thousands and now threaten to destroy the very core of the institution they are entrusted to uphold.

It’s past time for these ubiquitous and ignored atrocities to end, and the perpetrators to be served their due justice. There must also be open dialogue without intimidation or fear of swift and severe repercussions for anyone willing to speak out.

As a registered voter, I don’t want the risk of being disappointed when Cardi B’s support of Cynthia Nixon isn’t as effective as Nikki Minaj’s support of incumbent Mario Cuomo. I will not be voting for Kanye West in 2024, when he is “able to commit.” I will not be voting for Oscar De La Hoya (though he most likely could kick any other world leader’s ass in the ring). I do not want a crossover, such as Al Franken — former celebrity politician, now unemployed hypocrite — whom at least has experience in modern politics as a representative.

And most importantly, I do not believe the popularity of Tom Hanks or Oprah Winfrey qualifies either of them to unseat our current reality TV president in 2020.

It is imperative we hold our career politicians, elected officials, and theological leaders to the same ethics and moral standards to which we hold our celebrities.

The presidency of the United States is the most important job in the world. As the super power, we are entrusted as the peacekeepers of the world. This is the time for our nation to begin serious vetting — on both sides of the aisle — to assure we have the most qualified political candidates we can entrust to take the country in the direction that is best for all. The omnipresent choice of the “lesser of two evils” should not be the status quo in any future elections.

Let Hollywood and the entertainers tell us the story afterward.

Christopher Struble is the president of The Michigan Hemingway Society, owner of a small local business, a historian, and avid outdoorsman residing in Petoskey.

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New World Order Kimberel Eventide, 36, believes her purpose here on Earth is to help other humans become elves, just like herself. A resident of Illinois, Eventide identifies as a Pleiadian Starseed, an Otherkin who first realized she was an elf after reading and watching the “Lord of the Rings” series by J.R.R. Tolkien.

She spends her time dressing as an elf in silk, velvet or nature-inspired clothing and pointed elf ears -- but she doesn’t wear them all the time because “my own ears have a slight point to them.” Eventide’s husband supports her elfdom but “he does not understand it and does not watch many of my videos,” she said. “I am an Elven spiritual teacher who offers personal Skype online sessions to help individual souls,” she explained to the Daily Mail. Her mission, called “Projectelvenstar,” is specifically to help humans transform themselves into High Elves -- “ears are optional but can become a byproduct of becoming extrasensory and hearing better over time.”

Easy Marks Three men in Westborough, Massachusetts, are out $306,000 after falling victim to a scam, MassLive.com reported on Aug. 29.

Joseph Boakye, 31, of Worcester is one of two suspects wanted by Westborough police for allegedly selling 15 kilograms of counterfeit gold dust. In July, the victims met Boakye and his accomplice at an Extended Stay America hotel and tested the gold dust for authenticity. Apparently satisfied, they paid $26,000 in cash and transferred $280,000 into a Bank of America account, after which they received a locked Sentry safe that supposedly held the gold dust. Boakye told them they would get the combination to the safe after the transfer cleared. But two days later, when they were unable to open the safe, the victims called a locksmith. Inside -- shocking! -- was counterfeit gold.

Least Competent Criminals -- Thieves in Roanoke County, Virginia, hit the same shoe store twice in July and August, according to the Roanoke Times, stealing shirts, hoodies, jackets -- and right shoes.

Thirteen shoes meant for a right foot were taken from Clean Soles, where store operator Rob Wickham said he typically displays right shoes and keeps the mates behind the counter. They’re “not much good unless you have two right feet,” said Wickham. A 17-year-old suspect has been charged with the July break-in.

-- A homeowner in Toluca Lake, California, looked at video from his surveillance camera late on Aug. 29 and saw a person on the property, but it wasn’t until the next day, when he looked around for any damage, that a man was discovered stuck between a wall and a garage. KCAL TV reported that it took firefighters more than an hour to free the unnamed man, a suspect wanted in connection with a burglary the night before. Los Angeles police arrested him for trespassing as he was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Overreactions -- Bryan Tucker of Sandston, Virginia, was FED UP TO HERE! with kids littering his lawn as they waited at the Henrico County school bus stop adjacent to his property. So on Sept.

4, he installed a battery-powered electric fence.

“They don’t respect other people’s land,” Tucker told WTVR TV. “I pick up trash every day.”

Officials informed him later that day that the fence was placed on county property, not his

own, so Tucker took it down. But he still thinks the point was made: “The message has gotten across,” Tucker said. “Parents are posting and talking about it.”

-- Pavel Matveev, 15, of Mogochino village in the Tomsk region of Russia, apparently despairing of having lost a video game, was found in his yard Sept. 4 after committing suicide by decapitating himself with a chain saw. According to the Daily Mail, Russian media reported the teen’s single mother had bought him a computer, at which he “spent hours,” said one unnamed source. “This is what killed him.”

-- Monica Walley of Holden Heights, Florida, wrote a negative online review Aug. 20 about the Daybreak Diner in Orlando, accusing the restaurant of refusing service to her disabled mother. The negative review didn’t sit well with the diner owner’s son, Michael Johnson, or his housemates, Jesse Martin and Norman Auvil, reported WFTV. That evening, as the three sat drinking beer, Martin looked up Walley’s address, then they drove to her home, where Auvil, 42, shot three rounds into the house. “I actually could feel the air from the bullet as it passed by me,” said Ken Walley, Monica’s father. “I didn’t think anybody was crazy enough to do something like this over something so small,” Monica Walley said.

Auvil was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with shooting into a dwelling, according to the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office.

Oops!

An Orlando, Florida, home will need more than roof repairs after a crane parked outside tipped over on Sept. 4, splitting the house in half so cleanly daylight could be seen through it. United Press International reported the roof was under construction when the machinery fell over, likely because the ground underneath it was wet, said Ivan Fogarty, corporate safety director for crane operator Beyel Brothers Crane & Rigging. No one was inside the home at the time, and no one on the roofing crew was injured, but the house has been declared unlivable.

Fooled Ya! University of Houston student Jehv M. looked at a blank wall in his local McDonald’s and saw opportunity. Hoping to boost Asian representation in the burger chain’s advertising, Jehv created a poster featuring himself and a friend touting McDonald’s french fries. They bought used McDonald’s uniforms at a thrift store as disguises, then boldly hung the poster in a Pearland, Texas, location as customers ordered and ate around them. United Press International reported that 51 days later, the poster still hung on the wall unnoticed, as shown in a photo on Jehv’s Twitter feed. As of Sept. 4, it was not clear whether management at McDonald’s knew of the poster’s origins.

Inexplicable On Sept. 3, as an unnamed woman drove through Columbia Park, Washington, she witnessed a beaver being struck by a car.

She stopped and tried to help the animal, wrapping it in a towel before going home to find a container to put it in. When she returned to the scene about 30 minutes later, YakTriNews reported, she found 35-year-old Richard Delp sexually assaulting the dying beaver. Unsurprisingly, Delp was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine; police charged him with possession and animal cruelty. The beaver didn’t survive.

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Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Nuisance Bacteria

Photo by Bea Roxburgh

There’s a war in the waters of Lake Michigan, and for years, as heaps of bird carcasses of washed ashore, it looked like botulism-breeding Cladophora algae was winning. But in the last two years, researchers who joined the battle to understand and stop the algae-related bird die-offs have uncovered some surprising findings — and perhaps some hope.

By Patrick Sullivan More than a decade after the appearance of nuisance algae around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and throughout Lake Michigan — followed by mass bird die-offs that would be linked to the algae — researchers working at Good Harbor might have found a way to get rid of Cladophora algae, at least in localized areas.

Harvey Bootsma, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, led a team that scraped quagga mussels from rocks in a 40-square-meter area in the summer of 2016.

The work is part of a project to study Cladophora at Good Harbor with funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Two years later, not only have the mussels not returned, but the Cladophora algae is also missing in action, replaced with a diatom algae that better fits into the food chain and is not considered a nuisance.

Chris Otto, a Sleeping Bear biologist, said the finding could be significant.

“They noticed after a few years that where they scraped, the mussels weren’t recolonizing,” Otto said. “It’s very interesting.”

A DECADE IN THE MAKING Bootsma was asked to come to the park a decade ago to help figure out what was going on with the Cladophora suddenly mucking up the National Lakeshore’s otherwise pristine

beaches. Bootsma had been studying the problem of nuisance algae in Lake Michigan ,near Milwaukee.

“They asked us if we would come up and take a look,” Bootsma said. “Initially, that work was focused specifically on the nuisance algae problem, just like we were doing down here.”

But the work soon expanded to include studying the connection between Cladophora and the avian botulism that was causing bird die-offs up and down Lake Michigan coast .

That led Bootsma to focus on the food web and to the creation of the Good Harbor project in 2010. Researchers wanted to figure out what was eating what in order to figure out how the botulism bacteria was killing the birds.

Melissa Duhaime, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, started working on another piece of the puzzle last year — she set out with a group of students to attempt to understand how Cladophora algae can cause the conditions to produce the botulism bacteria.

Last summer, she and 16 students took algae samples back to the lab to see what conditions were necessary to turn a harmless, common spore found almost everywhere into a deadly bacteria.

“We took Cladophora that was scraped off of the rocks and brought it back to the lab and subjected it to various conditions,” Duhaime said.

Duhaime said she and her students are still working through the data, and they haven’t come to any conclusions, but she

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hopes her research will one day provide the tools needed to predict when conditions are ripe for an avian botulism outbreak so that, say, Sleeping Bear Dunes park rangers can clear algae from a particular beach once it’s been deemed vulnerable.

CLADOPHORA DEATH HOLES While a definitive connection still hasn’t been made to answer the question of how Cladophora creates botulism, researchers suspect they know where it’s happening.

Off of the picturesque shore, underneath the glistening water, Bootsma and his fellow researchers developed a suspect in the bird deaths — deep holes in the lake bottom that collected and trapped dead algae, turning it into a disgusting and potentially deadly muck.

“It is like a nasty little stew — a mixture of all kinds of dead fish and all other things, just death,” Otto said.

Botulism bacteria exist all over the place in a dormant, harmless form, but in these deathly undersea Cladophora holes, conditions are ripe to turn those spores into active botulism. To realize its deadly potential and become toxic, botulism needs lots of nutrients and a dearth of oxygen, and that’s exactly what rotting piles of Cladophora offer.

Once the toxic bacteria have been cooked to life, macro-invertebrates and mussels might eat it, and then perhaps they are in turn eaten by mussels, fish, or birds. By the time the bacteria have made their way that far up the food chain, the results are deadly.

These are suspicions, however. The scientists studying what’s going on at Good Harbor are still looking for proof, so that they can say definitively what’s happening.

“We did a fair bit of work on that, but we still don’t have a smoking gun or a strong answer to that question,” Bootsma said.

The dead algae heaps, though, are truly disgusting. Bootsma remembers the first time he dove on one in scuba gear that, while he was underwater, protected him from the rotten stench.

“We were first doing some of this reconnaissance work. It was just this muck on the bottom of the lake, and while we were working on it, big globs were floating to the surface,” he said. “When we got back to the ship, everyone moved a few feet away from us.”

THE SCRAPING PROJECT It was the study of the food web — and wanting to understand how the quagga mussels fit in — that led Bootsma to set out to clear an area of rock of mussels in order to see what would happen.

The quagga mussels, of course, started the whole problem in the first place; they’ve changed Lake Michigan by turning it into an environment ripe for algae production. The do it in two ways: clearing the water by eating all the plankton, which enables sunlight to reach lower depths and making it easier for algae to grow, the processing available nutrients into what’s essentially plant food.

“They are clearing the water for more

Bea Roxburgh looking through an opening at the shipwreck of the Francisco Morazan. Photo by Chris Roxburgh

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sunlight to penetrate, but they’re also fertilizing the bottom,” Otto said.

The discovery that quagga mussels still have not returned to the 40-square-meter area they were cleared from surprised Bootsma.

Now he wants to repeat that experiment on a larger scale, perhaps over hundreds or thousands of square meters.

It’s hard, labor intensive work, though.

“It would be impossible to treat that whole area,” he said. “It took us quite a bit of work in 2016 to clear this area, and that was partly with the help of volunteer divers who were working with us,” he said.

Bootsma has a hypothesis as to why the quagga mussels haven’t returned. He believes that the small quagga mussels that attach to that rock are simply being eaten by another invasive species, the round gobis, before they have a chance to grow into large quagga mussels.

“Small mussels are easy for round gobis to eat,” he said. “The round gobis are maintaining the rocks as mussel-free once we’ve scraped the big mussels off.”

So what could this development mean for Cladophora in Lake Michigan?

It’s unlikely to think of a project that would remove all of the mussels from Lake Michigan, unless some unforeseen profit motive came along.

Below 65 feet, the mussels are left undisturbed enough so that they can attach to the sand. Bootsma said the deep parts of Lake Michigan are blanketed with trillions of the shelled creatures. Bootsma could see them being used as fertilizer or in pet food.

“If they were harvested on a large scale, someone might come up with something profitable to do with them,” he said. “If somebody cold find something useful for them, there’s a pretty big crop they could access quite easily.”

On a smaller scale and in targeted areas, however, this development could be used to target areas with high Cladophora production, or be triangulated to eliminate Cladophora that has been associated with bird die-offs, to keep the algae away from marinas or popular beaches, or to protect fish spawning habitat.

“I would say I think it’s viable, depending on what your context is,” Otto said. “It’s very labor intensive, obviously — you’ve got divers out there with paint scrapers, removing mussels one by one.”

Photo by Chris Roxburgh

TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE If you stand on the beach and look out over the water, on the surface, at least, Lake Michigan looks the same as anyone can remember. But if you look underneath, that’s not at all the case.

“These things that are occurring in Lake Michigan, they are really dramatic,” Bootsma said. “Lake Michigan is a completely different lake than it was a few decades ago.”

Over the last decade, Bootsma said he has had the extraordinary experience of studying a problem in an ecosystem that is changing before his eyes.

That’s because of the profound impact quagga mussels have had on the lake.

“We’ve never had an invasive species like the quagga mussels, so we’ve just been studying the lake while it’s changing,” he said. “If you had asked somebody in 1990 what Lake Michigan would look like in 10 or 20 years, I don’t think anybody would have predicted correctly.”

Simply by filter-feeding all of the plankton, clearing the water of any tone or color, and recycling nitrogen and phosphorous into a form that can feed Cladophora algae, quagga mussels have fundamentally changed Lake Michigan.

Bootsma is hesitant to make predictions about what’s going to happen next to the lake, but he said he’s seen signs that perhaps the conditions that led to the production of nuisance algae — and, by extension, avian

botulism — could be receding.

“We’re starting to see now that it might not be as bad as it was in the early days,” Bootsma said.

One reason for that could be that the mussel population is running out of food and, in the future, might not be able to support itself.

“The mussels are, to some extent, eating themselves out of house and home,” he said. “That may be what’s happening, is we’re starting to see that negative feedback taking effect.”

Bootsma hopes that no new transformational invasive species make it into the Great Lakes. Stricter ballast water rules for the shipping industry seem to have staunched the flow so far, he said.

“If we can do that, then we can start letting Lake Michigan return to a steady state,” he said.

Jeanie Williams, lead scientist and education specialist at Inland Seas Education Association, said the story of how quagga mussels spawned a Cladophora outbreak that led to avian botulism is a great example of why it is so important to keep invasive species out of the Great Lakes.

“It’s hugely problematic, because that means we are killing massive amounts of birds, and that to me is just totally unacceptable. I mean, we are just letting loons die,” Williams said. “We need to be aggressive in saying, ‘No more [invasive] species. No more of that.’”

On an Inland Lake, Another Algae Mystery Torch Lake is famous for its crystal clear, azure waters. A couple years ago, an unsightly golden brown-tinted organism decided, for some reason, to crash the party.

Now people who live around Torch Lake have their own algal mystery to contend with.

The appearance in Torch (and Clam and Bellaire lakes) of the golden brown algae prompted enough concern that the Three Lakes Association set out to determine what had changed that could have fostered the growth of this algae.

Becky Norris, who headed up the project for the association, called the algae a canary in the coal mine, a warning that conditions in the lakes were changing — and if they didn’t figure out how, the conditions could enable the algae to take over.

Three years and numerous studies later, the source of the algae remains a mystery.

“At a very superficial level, we can say there are sufficient nutrients to support the algae population,” Norris said. “But that doesn’t tell us anything about where they came from, so yes, it’s still a mystery.”

Like with cladophora, the algae in Torch Lake is native, and it’s supposed to be there — just not so much of it. Unlike cladophora, the golden brown algae does not become toxic and has not been associated with avian botulism.

The algae’s sudden boom could just be a reaction to so much recent development around the lakes, including more densely packed neighborhoods and larger homes.

If researchers can conclude specifically what the source is — that it’s, say, septic drain fields discharging nutrients into groundwater, which is then getting into the lake — that would at least give association members the information they need to start a conversation about how to solve the problem.

“If that’s the issue, it can be dealt with,” Norris said. “If the cause is local, we have a reasonable chance of dealing with it and improving things.”

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Getaways Three ways to spend an autumn weekend Up North Recovery Plus is an annual conference for women who have had or who are currently living with breast cancer.

Participants will enjoy a continental breakfast, special “pampering” session, informative presentations, lunch, and a fashion show.

By Kristi Kates

Guest speakers include: Yelena E. Kier, DO Oncologic Treatment of Breast Cancer

Whether you’re a bibliophile, a beer enthusiast, or a fan of the humble apple, the Little Traverse region and Charlevoix are the places to be in autumn. Craft a color tour to or from any of these events — M-119 and US31 are rife with farms, forest, orchards, and outstanding water views — for an unforgettable day away, or pack a bag and book a room along the route for a relaxing weekend.

Mary Raymer, LMSW, ACSW, DPNAP Running into the Mouth of the Lion: Strategies for Managing Anxiety and Stress The event is sponsored by the Zonta Club of Traverse City and Munson Healthcare’s Breast Cancer Navigator Program.

Cost is $30. Register by Oct. 9 online at munsonhealthcare.org/RecoveryPlus2018event or call 800-533-5520.

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Harbor Springs Festival of the Book (Sept. 28–30) Held right in downtown Harbor Springs and featuring nationally published authors and illustrators across a wide range of literary genres, the Festival of the Book, now in chapter — uh, year three, is mostly free to the public (with the exception of some special highlight events), and offers readers and author fans the chance to interact for an entire weekend in the beautiful northern Michigan hamlet of Harbor Springs.

This year’s presenters, all part of the fest’s plan to make Harbor Springs a “literary hub,” are another eclectic bunch. Favor fiction? The fest is welcoming in the likes of Rene Denfield (“The Child Finder”), Janet Fitch (“White Oleander,” “The Revolution of Marina M.”), Mark Sarvas (“Memento Park”), Steve Yarbrough (“The Unmade World”), and Marisa Silver (“Little Nothing”), to name just a few.

Crave books on cooking? Meet Joshua McFadden (“Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables”) and Edward Lee (“Buttermilk Graffiti”).

Prefer poetry? The fest has you covered with Pino Coluccio (“Class Clown”), Peter Markus (“Inside My Pencil”), and Nick Twemlow (“Attributed to the Harrow Painter”).

Mystery novels, nonfiction, youthful readers, and picture-book fans are covered too — and all of the authors will be appearing in a variety of events: special lunches, panels, “in conversation” presentations, food tastings, and an all-authors book signing and happy hour.

Get the Info: www.hsfotb.org Harbor Springs Brew Festival (Oct. 6) The picturesque Harbor Springs waterfront is the place to be the

afternoon of Oct. 6 for the latest edition of the city’s brew festival, a beer extravaganza on Bay Street sure to please even the most discerning brew connoisseur.

Sponsored by the Harbor Springs Downtown Development Authority, the event will feature local beverages from a variety of brewers, including Maple Moon Sugarbush Winery, Pond Hill Farm, Tunnel Vision Brewery, Resort Pike Cidery, Petoskey Farms and Vineyard, and Mackinac Trail Winery. Tickets — $20 at the event or $15 in advance at Stafford’s Pier, Resort Pike Cidery, Mackinaw Trail Winery, Polished on Main, or Colin’s Corner Cafe —includes two tastings, with more sips and samples available for purchase.

Brand new for 2018, you can judge a taco competition. Purchase a taco ticket for $20, and enjoy one taco from each competition participant (Paper Station Bistro, The New York, The Pier, and Pierson’s) from 2pm to 4pm, then vote for your favorites.

Additional food from local restaurants will also be available for purchase throughout the fest.

And while you’re enjoying your beer, tacos, and other festival treats, you can also treat your ears to live music from the Pistil Whips (2pm–4:30pm) and the Matt Gabriel Band (5pm–7:30pm).

Get the Info: facebook.com/ harborspringsbrewfestival Charlevoix Apple Fest (Oct. 12–14) The 2018 Charlevoix Apple Fest, now in its 40th year, features more than 30 varieties of apples, but there’s a lot more than those perfect pommes and cider to enjoy. Its accompanying farmers market will also offer up eggs, crepes, honey, meats, mustards, and soups, while local food booths will serve up kielbasa, Irish apple cake, hot cocoa, chili, and more.

Looking for a one-of-a-kind holiday gift? Get a head start at the fest’s greatly expanded arts and crafts show, with over 165 exhibitor booths full of unique goodies crafted by artists and artisans from all over the country.

Bring your apple-cheeked kids and get them further embellished with some fun face painting and other youthful activities, and get the whole family involved in the Apple Fest fun run (a single mile and 5K version) on Saturday.

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Rebirth of a Resort

The revitalization of a Western style ranch-turned-Up North resort

By Kristi Kates The view across the lake hadn’t changed much since the old resort closed down. But for Janice and Scott Lampert, it was a constant reminder of possibility. The Lamperts, who revisioned and revitalized a vintage summer retreat into a newly welcoming northern Michigan destination, said that doing so was just a natural extension of their own families’ philosophy — that to gather people together is the most welcoming thing of all.

The Lamperts moved to Gaylord in 1985 from Denver, Colorado.

“We raised three kids in Gaylord,” said Janice Lampert, “and along the way, we fell in love with Dixon Lake, a place we got to know when we rented a cottage there for a family reunion.”

Back then, the retreat was called El Rancho Stevens; it had been opened in 1948 as a guest ranch, complete with horseback riding. “It was a Western-themed family dude ranch,” Scott Lampert said. “But they wound down their operations around 2003.”

By then, the Lamperts had their own cottage on Dixon Lake — which happened to be right across the lake from El Rancho Stevens.

“We were always looking over at it and talking about it,” Janice Lampert said. “We’re both from big families who like to gather, and once the place closed, we just thought, well, what’s going to happen to it? We thought it had to have more life left in it than that.”

The ranch, however, had other ideas. It was basically falling apart. “The patriarch of the original owners’ family had passed away, and their kids were trying to make a go of it, but they finally decided they just wanted to sell it,” Scott Lampert said. “We decided to buy it, but then it still just kind of sat there for a while, as we didn’t quite know what we wanted to do with it yet.”

Scott, a petroleum engineer, and Janice, a graphic designer, might have seemed an

unlikely couple to take over a dude ranch.

“The only ‘hospitality’ experience we’d had was with our own family,” Janice Lampert said.

But that family-friendly quality is what would eventually drive their vision for the property.

Pushing forward, they found that the roofs of the buildings were leaking, and many other parts of the place were also in disrepair.

“Everything was … ” Scott Lampert chose his words carefully, “ … seasoned.”

Their choices: bulldoze and start over. Or fix up what was already there.

“We came to the conclusion that the vintage part of the place was a big part of its appeal, and you can’t just make something look old, not really,” Scott Lampert said.

They started by fixing the roofs and doing an overall spruce-up, spending one full summer on the roofs themselves, and then digging into several of the rooms that had been damaged by water due to the roof leaks.

Then more decisions had to be made, which would be followed by an additional two years of repairs, remodels, and updates.

“But we still weren’t sure what form the new resort would take,” Janice Lampert said.

“Just a hotel? A camp, maybe for kids? A full resort?”

The Lamperts decided to get some outside help. They hired R.O.I. Design out of Grand Rapids to help them solidify their plan. “They did an interview with us, and helped us make a game plan of phases,” Scott Lampert said. “We restored most of the buildings, just adding one new building, a welcome center to greet our guests.”

Several architectural styles were suggested to the Lamperts, who saw value in all of them; “so the firm just kind of blended the styles together,” Scott Lampert added.

They started by getting the gathering spaces together, keeping the focus on the property as a destination hotel and small resort. The guest rooms, great hall, patio, and the aforementioned welcome center became the focus, with plenty of landscaping and a water feature added to

enhance the exteriors and grounds. All of this sprucing up soon started drawing attention to the place, which the Lamperts dubbed Sojourn Lakeside Resort.

“A couple of people came and looked at the property, and asked us if they could get married here,” Scott Lampert said. “Once word got around, the interest in holding wedding events here just exploded; people wanted to come here for weddings and family reunions both, as well as corporate events and smaller vacations and community events.

We even went to some wedding expos so we could learn more.”

The resort’s appeal, now that it was no longer the downtrodden place it had become after its first heyday had waned, was multifaceted. The Lakeview Lodge rooms, now revitalized in earth tones with wooden floors, tiled baths, and modern fixtures, were complemented by the other components of the property; the Whispering Pines luxury suites in their own separate building, the Michiganmitten shaped pool (originally built in the 1950s), the Great Hall events space, and the Sandbar Lounge and Patio.

“We’ve purposefully kept TVs out of the rooms, so people can really get back to simpler, older times and truly relax and reconnect with each other,” Janice Lampert said.

“Although we do have one central TV in

the main lodge — and WiFi — so people aren’t kept completely out of the loop,” Scott Lampert was quick to add.

The beach and grounds offer such shuffleboard, swimming, horseshoes, chairs for lounging, paddle boards, kayaks; guests often bring along their own lawn games and additional activities. Some even arrive by boat.

And there’s a “very vintage” tennis court and basketball hoops for a little casual competition among guests.

The Lamperts don’t have a full restaurant on-site; they encourage guests to go into Gaylord to explore the area, to further foster that sense of being part of a community.

Everything is kept very low-key and friendly, all the better to help achieve the Lamperts’ goal of offering guests a true gathering place.

“You can dress up the resort, or dress it down,” Janice Lampert said. “I’ve heard people refer to it here as ‘casual elegance.’

It’s just a place to rejuvenate, to have fun, to spend time with the people you care about.

Back in 1985, we were new to the area, and we were warmly welcomed to the community. So we know what that feels like, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Sojourn Lakeside Resort is located at 2332 E. Dixon Lake Road in Gaylord; sojournlakesideresort or (989) 370-7873.

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Perhaps lesser known than its Old Mission and Leelanau cousins — but no less lovely — the wine- and cider-making region in and around Little Traverse is quickly becoming a destination for those seeking uncrowded ambles along country roads and a way to tap into the next generation of northern Michigan libations.

By Al Parker The Bay View Wine Trail might not be as well-known as the wineries of the Old Mission and Leelanau peninsulas, but it’s quietly building a solid reputation for quality vintages.

Home to 12 wineries, the trail runs from Ellsworth to Harbor Springs, with most of its members conveniently clustered around Petoskey.

Compared to other wine trails, the Bay View is a newbie, starting with a handful of members in 2014 and achieving non-profit status the following year. But the trail’s members have been individually producing award-winning wines longer than that.

On a crisp autumn day, the drive alone is a beguiling way to spend an afternoon. Add the allure of top quality vintages — both reds and whites — and the adventure is a must for leaf peepers with sophisticated palates.

Here’s what awaits: Walloon Lake Winery Is just outside Petoskey on a sleepy twolane road. Its North Arm Noir took home a Best of Class award for dry reds in last year’s Michigan Wine Competition. It’s a dry French-oaked red-grape rosé made from local Tip of the Mitt Marquette grapes.

Walloon Lake Winery’s most popular wines are its Wildwood White and the rosé.

The production facility and wood-sided tasting room overlook rolling vistas and their vineyards. The Dennis family cordially hosts tastings, private events and weddings.

“We produce six reds, eight whites and some fruits, and it’s from vine to bottle,” said Connor Dennis, whose family has been farming that site for three generations. “We currently have about five acres in grapes and produce roughly 2,000 cases a year. People love that our wines are all produced locally.”

Dennis serves as president of the Bay View Wine Trail and has been busy applying for grants that will enable members to devote more funding to marketing the trail. They are awaiting word on a $100,000 federal grant specially designed for growers of coldhardy grapes. “Everybody on the trail plants these,” said Dennis.

Find It: 3149 Intertown Rd., (231) 6228645, www.walloonlakewinery.com Rudbeckia Farm and Winery Just southwest of Walloon Lake Winery is Rudbeckia Farm and Winery, where owner John Wysokinski and his staff offer an impressive wine, beer, and cider tasting experience that is both fun and educational.

“We have 190 acres, about 10 in grapes,” he said. “We invite guests to walk through our vineyards, compete in a game of bocce on our regulation court, enjoy a game of corn hole, or fly a kite with us.”

A pet-friendly operation, dog treats, and water bowls are set out for visiting pups.

Find It: 3379 Lake Grove Rd. (231) 6224173, www.rudbeckiafarm.com.

Mackinaw Trail Winery Founded in 2004 in the Upper Peninsula

by Ralph and Laurie Stabile, Mackinaw Trail Winery didn’t put down roots in Petoskey until 2012, when the couple opened 15 acres of grapes on 30 acres. Their reds and whites are compelling, while their fruit wines — blackberry, strawberry, blueberry and cranberry — have long been the most popular sellers. Their blueberry wine garnered a Best of Class Award in last year’s Michigan Wine Competition.

But there seems to be a shift in the public’s tastes.

“We’re seeing changes in our sales,” said

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Ralph Stabile. “Instead of it being 50 percent fruit and 50 percent grapes, it’s now about 70–30 in favor of grapes.”

One grape leading the way is La Crescent, said Stabile. “I believe this grape is the future of this region,” he said. “We have two-and-ahalf acres planted and will be planting more.”

Wine lovers will likely find this one reminiscent of an aromatic white from Austria or Germany. Its high acidity makes the grape versatile for various winemaking styles, from dry to sweet, while its floral aroma appeals to consumers.

Find It: 3423 U.S. 131, (231) 487-1910, www.mackinawtrailwinery.com The Cellars of Royal Farms This longtime family owned orchard is a go-to for fall apple picking and activities, but its tasting room draws guests right up until it closes for the season December 25. A few must sips: Its Antrim Creek, a full-bodied and dry white with aromas of honeysuckle and apple, and its Sassy Apple, a semi-sweet wine made from Royal’s own Honeycrisp apples. You might not be surprised to find hard ciders on tap, but one standout is Hand-Picked, a not-too-sweet, not-too-dry cider made from the farm’s antique and uncommon cider apple varieties. New this fall: its Caramel Apple cider. Pair anything with one of its on-site bakery’s fresh meat pasties or some homemade baked goods.

Find It: 10445 North U.S. 31, Ellsworth.

(231) 599-3222, www.royalfarmsinc.com.

1918 Cellars at Castle Farms Located on the storied grounds of Castle Farms, once home to experimental farm equipment, artists, rock music legends, 1918 Cellars offers guests the chance to explore the history and beauty of Castle Farms while

enjoying its wines. Favorites? The Birch Lake White is very pleasant on the palate and late-harvest Riesling is perfectly sweet and not too tart. Red lovers will want to try Serenity Red, a blend that’s dry, smooth, and fruit forward. Their Stone Mason combines merlot and Syrah grapes in a smooth red with slight chocolate tones.

Find It: 5052 M-66, Charlevoix. (231) 2370884, www.castlefarms.com/wine Spare Key Winery A hidden gem just off the highway, this family owned winery began in 2011 with just 400 vines and a dedication to totally local growing and processing for all of its white, red, and fruit wines. Its home-spun style shows on its labels and in its modest but friendly tasting room, but its vineyard views are as big and beautiful as any longestablished estate.

Find It: 6872 Upper Bayshore Road, Charlevoix.

(231) 250-7442, www. sparekeywinery.com Resort Pike Cidery and Winery A sister operation of Mackinaw Trail Winery, Resort Pike opened last year with mission to corner “Carbonation Country.”

To that end, it offers guests a hefty selection of sparkling wines and ciders bubbling from 20 taps in its comfortable tasting room. Look for the oversized historic American Flag painted on their barn and cruise in for a pint of MK’s Ultra, an apple cider sweetened with brown sugar and caramel that the menu calls “a project straight from CIA mind control experiments in the ’50s” or a Perry, a cider made of pears, not apples.

Find It: 3471 Resort Pike Rd., Petoskey (231) 753-2508, www.resortpike.com

Petoskey Farms Vineyard and Winery Opened in 2014 on 22 acres of rolling hills and scenic pastures, this place is about three miles east of downtown Petoskey, but feels far from the big city. Owners Tracie and Andy Roush invite guests to leave the hustle and bustle behind and enjoy a taste of their 2017 Romance, a full-bodied dry red wine, or a sip of 2017 First Crush, a handcrafted sweet rosé.

Find It: 3720 Atkins Road, Petoskey. (231) 290-9463, www.petoskeyfarms.com Maple Moon Sugarbush and Winery Maple Moon touts itself as America’s first and only maple winery, and we’re inclined to believe that if there are others out there doing maple wine, they’re not doing it like owners Todd and Christ Petersen. The pair don’t just add maple syrup to their vino; they actually ferment their wines with the sugars in their maple syrup. Vintages range from semi dry to sweet, almost all with a delicious maple tone and cream finish. A favorite: the Maple Ginger Hard Cider.

Find It: 4454 Atkins Road, Petoskey. (231) 487-9058, www.mmsyrup.com Pond Hill Farm Vineyards and Winery Both family owned and family friendly, this boutique winery sits on 38 acres, some five miles north of downtown Harbor Springs. They produce whites, reds, fruit wines and a crisp, bubbly Northern Lights Peach Sparkler produced from 100 percent Vidal Blanc grapes. Their Pond Hill White, a semi-sweet varietal, won a bronze medal

in the 2015 Michigan Wine Competition.

Go for the sips, but bring the kids: farm tours, a fabulous food market, and other unforgettable activities — the famed squash rocket, for instance — make this place an essential on any family’s fall itinerary.

Find It: 5699 South Lakeshore Drive, Harbor Springs (231) 526-3276, www. pondhill.com.

Crooked Vine Vineyard and Winery Established in 2013, Crooked Vine Vineyard and Winery is a family-owned boutique operation on 38 acres just seven miles north of Petoskey. Owners Geoff and Gail Frey have a goal to produce wines with ‘a sense of place and balance’ while providing guests a memorable experience. Their 2012 Marquette, a dry red wine, and their Frontenac Gris, a delightful white, achieve that goal.

Find It: 8370 Lakeview Road, Alanson.

(231) 881-6582 or www.crookedvinewine.com Seasons of the North Winery Established in 2012, this family winery produces reds, whites, roses, fruit wines, and a tasty sangria. The emphasis here is on local production, and the goal is simple: quality local wines that complement quality local foods.

Just three miles west of the National Shrine of the Cross in the Woods, Seasons of the North offers a small tasting room attached to its production facility and small but pleasant patio.

Find It: 9090 M-68, Alanson. (231) 5481280, www.seasonsofthenorth.com

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Twelve wineries is a lot to do in a day. For safety’s sake, break up your tastings with some good eats along the way — or better yet — split the route and tuck in overnight at a local inn or hotel.

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Palette Bistro, 321 Bay St. in Petoskey, offers Mediterranean-inspired upscale offerings in a bistro atmosphere. (231) 348-3321.

Cormack’s Deli, 2569 Charlevoix Rd. in Petoskey, features great soups and delicious sandwiches. (231) 347-7570.

Barrel Back Restaurant, 4069 N. M-75 in Walloon Lake, allows you dine on great food while overlooking Walloon Lake. (231) 535-6000.

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Two McLaren Nurses Have Good Reason to Improve Cardiac Care in Rwanda: One of them had a cardiac emergency at a hospital there

By Ross Boissoneau Vianney Ruhumuliza wanted to give back to his home country. The mass murders of Tutsis during the Rwandan Civil War was one of the most harrowing acts of genocide in the 20th century: An estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed in 1994, constituting some 70 percent of the Tutsi population. So in May 2012, he and his wife Cairn Ruhumuliza, both RNs at McLaren Northern Michigan, flew to the country to work with the population, not realizing they were putting her life at stake.

Within hours of their arrival, Cairn began having chest pains. They immediately went to the emergency department of one of the best hospitals in Rwanda. To their shock and horror, they found that the hospital was totally unprepared to help someone suffering from cardiac distress. As medical professionals, they decided the only course of action was to immediately return home.

“We left [the U.S.] Friday. Saturday we went to the hospital. By Tuesday we were back home,” said Vianney. Cairn ended up having a stent inserted once they were back in the United States. Fortunately she was able to make a complete recovery. “My wife is fine now,” Ruhumuliza said.

But the terrifying incident left an indelible imprint on them both. Ruhumuliza knew that his wife’s condition was not unique, meaning that those in Rwanda without the means to seek care elsewhere were doomed to suffer and eventually die from heart disease, which was treatable. “I wanted to see if we could interest [Rwandan medical professionals] in cardiology and get government support.”

To that end, he formed a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, Helping Hands for

Rwanda. In October, he will be leading a team of six medical professionals on his third trip to Rwanda. McLaren Northern Michigan cardiologists Gerald Gadowski, D.O., and Harry Colfer, M.D; their nurse-wives, Sharon Gadowski and Dawn Colfer, respectively; and echo technician Christine Johnson-Ferguson will accompany Ruhumuliza to a military hospital in Rwanda. Their goal is to not only treat Rwandans while there but also to educate physicians and Rwandans about the importance of treating cardiac conditions and their causes, such as hypertension.

“In America, we take for granted that our grocery stores have a free blood pressure machine, or that we have a hospital within driving distance of our homes,” said Ruhumuliza. “This is not the case in Rwanda, so we want to make sure they have the tools to treat the patients when they seek help.

And provide the education to Rwandans to know when they need medical care.”

Ruhumuliza originally left his home country in 1982. He wanted to pursue his education, and met Cairn when they were both students in the U.S. He had hoped to return to Rwanda to provide medical care when the country’s civil war broke out. “Who knows if I was still there if I would still be alive,” he said.

Dr. Dalton Miranda accompanied Ruhumuliza on his trip this past spring. “I was taken with the story and the numbers.

There was no cardiology in the country,” said Miranda, a cardiologist who practices with Michigan Heart & Vascular Specialists and at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital.

The numbers he’s referring to reflect the difference in care. At McLaren, a 200-bed hospital, they see 15 to 20 cardiology patents per day. At the 500-bed hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, where they went, doctors would see one or two cardiology patients per week.

That meant there were huge numbers of people not getting the care they needed.

So in the spring of this year Miranda went to Rwanda with Ruhumuliza, a nurse from Detroit, a nurse assistant, and an EKG technician. They saw over 120 patients.

Miranda said a number of them suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes. “There’s not much smoking, but a lot of salt and sugar [in the diet].”

“We saw all types of patients, from congress members to judges to farmers.

Many of the jobs in Rwanda are stressful, due to physical labor or long hours, and can cause hypertension, or high blood pressure,” said Ruhumuliza. They worked alongside Rwanda physician residents, diagnosing and treating patients and educating the patients and the doctors. “By simply training resident physicians on treating hypertension, cardiac episodes have decreased,” Ruhumuliza said.

Miranda said changing the mindset of doctors there and engaging more of them in cardiology will be a long process. “We are trying to start a movement so there’s no brain drain. They [doctors] go out to get trained and don’t come back.” Those who might wish to return are at a disadvantage.

“One trained in South Africa and came back, but was unable to use their skills because of the lack of infrastructure,” said Miranda.

While the cardiology infrastructure may be lacking, the country is hardly bereft of technology. Ruhumuliza said the entire country is covered by a fiber network. “There are towers in the mountains — there’s no problem with reception. Even my 87-yearold mom has a cell phone.”

So today, would he consider returning to his home country full-time? “I think I make a difference more here than I would there,” Ruhumuliza said. “I communicate with my

After experiencing firsthand how cardiac assessment in their home country of Rwanda fell far short of necessary standards, McLaren nurse Vianney Ruhumuliza (far right) co-founded Helping Hands for Rwanda with his wife, Cairn Ruhumuliza (not pictured), a nurse and sepsis/ special projects coordinator at McLaren. In October, McLaren cardiologist Gerald Gadowski, DO, (left) and echo technician Christine Johnson-Ferguson (center) will, along with other local clinicians, join Helping Hands to work with physician residents at a Rwandan military hospital.

family there on a daily basis. I go there every six months or so. It’s a small country, about the size of Maryland. You can go from one end of it to the other in a few hours.”

The effort is not restricted to those who are traveling to Rwanda. The organization is seeking additional funding, but has already received an EKG machine purchased and donated by Anton Sharapov, MD, a general surgeon on medical staff at McLaren Northern Michigan. Dr. Sharapov is also covering the cost of the Echo Tech to travel to Rwanda. Other members of the team are, like their predecessors, covering their individual costs themselves. To learn more about Helping Hands for Rwanda and the upcoming mission trip, visit mclaren.org/ northernheart or hhfr.org.

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POUR KITCHEN & BAR Fancy a creatively crafted cocktail or a fine glass of wine in sophisticated, yet unpretentious surroundings? Longing for exciting New American cuisine, reinterpreted to bring you a melting pot of global flavors? What if you could have both at the same place, right here in northern Michigan? You’re in luck, because that’s just what Pour Kitchen & Bar is serving up, in a beautifully renovated historic building right in the middle of charming downtown Petoskey.

By Janice Binkert Entering Pour Kitchen & Bar, the first thing that strikes you is the warm, eclectic mix of old and new materials and styles, of cozy seating areas and soaring ceilings. Then your eyes are drawn to a horizontal wall of draft taps — 60 to be exact, about a third of which dispense wine by the glass, in addition to pre-batched cocktails and beer — and a vertical “library wall” (complete with a library ladder) of just about any spirit you could wish for, backlit for dramatic effect. Should this perhaps be called a bar & kitchen, you may wonder, instead of the other way around?

No, as one look at the menu will reveal, the kitchen here deserves its top billing.

Presiding over operations at Pour is general manager and sommelier Todd Chinnock, a native of neighboring Harbor Springs, who started working in the hospitality industry in his teens, then later in college, and eventually around the world.

“I’ve been interested in wine since my early 20s, when I took a wine vacation with my parents to South America,” said Chinnock.

His pursuit of accreditation from the Court of Master Sommeliers began a few years

after that. He eventually earned his Level 1 and Level 2 certifications, and is scheduled to take the Level 3 exam in 2019.

UPPING THE FOOD ANTE Chinnock had just taken a job as a sommelier in Ann Arbor in early 2016 and was home visiting family when an acquaintance mentioned a job opportunity with a new wine bar that was about to open in Petoskey. “I didn’t take it too seriously,” he said. “I thought, ‘Wine bar — they probably don’t know what they’re doing, and it’s not really something I would be interested in.’ I applied anyway, but almost didn’t go to the interview. In the end, I did, though, and when I met the owners, David Meikle and Steve Steffes, and they pitched their concept, I could see that they were very serious about it. At the time, it was pretty progressive and sophisticated for Petoskey — there was nothing like it here — so I was excited to come on board.” The trio opened Pour in August 2016.

“The initial concept was primarily the beverage program, and the food was kind of an afterthought,” said Chinnock. “It was mostly cold line items. The kitchen was very

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limited in terms of equipment and space — it was definitely not set up to be a full-service restaurant. The owners’ main focus was to expose people to new experiences and a new appreciation of fine wines and craft cocktails, which was a great idea, but it very quickly became clear that that wasn’t going to be a sustainable business plan in this market, at least not 12 months a year.”

Luckily, a new chef came in and really pushed the creative envelope with the food program. “He definitely laid the groundwork for what we’re doing now,” said Chinnock.

“He convinced the ownership that they needed to invest heavily in more special equipment in the kitchen to be able put out a more ambitious and adventurous menu.

It was a very extensive endeavor, but it has proven its worth again and again. He left on very good terms, and now Chef Colin Campbell has taken up where he left off. Our menu today is completely his own, and the food absolutely drives the business. There is a whole lot of technique behind almost every dish, and that’s what our kitchen staff prides itself on. For example, the BBQ pork belly that shows up in several items on the menu is a five-day process: cured in house,

pressed and braised. The amount of passion that goes into our food program — and our beverage program — is very real. We really care about what we’re doing here.

You have to be a little daring sometimes.

Of course, it’s all relative. It wouldn’t really be considered that adventurous if you were, say, in New York.”

Pour has not forgotten its original wine and cocktail bar concept however. Chinnock maintains a broad, carefully curated rotating list of 52 wines, and everything is available by the glass (on tap or poured) and by the bottle. And while wine is definitely Chinnock’s specialty, he is also very much into food. “You can’t really be in love with wine without being in love with food – they are meant to go together,” he said. “With a wine education, they really educate the palate, so my understanding of balance and taste goes into the culinary arena, too. And I’m the lucky one who gets to try new dishes first when Chef Colin first makes them.”

Pour’s menu, which incorporates seasonal changes three times a year (the fall version comes out in October), is as eclectic as it is straightforward. A good helping of exotic spices and condiments marry with

Todd Chinnock, General Manager

familiar ingredients to create exciting new tastes. And in keeping with the importance of wine here, suggested pairings are included on the menu for everything from appetizers to desserts.

You might want to start out with the multicultural Tuna Poke Nachos (wonton, pickled avocado, ponzu, wakame, mango slaw, sesame seed and pickled jalapeno) or Bao Tacos (Korean BBQ pork belly, cucumber kimchi, miso mayo and fresh herbs on steamed bao buns with a side of ginger-scallion dipping sauce). Or perhaps you are a sushi fan. The highlights here are the Tuna Tataki (house sriracha, miso mayo, ponzu and avocado) or the Striped Bass (Korean BBQ, scallion, pickled ginger and miso mayo). “Those two are nigiri-style sushi (a mound of vinegared rice topped with a slice of raw fish), which use only the highest-quality cuts of fish. In this case, it’s Bluefin toro — the best tuna we can get — and Baja striped bass,” Chinnock explained.

His personal favorite among the entrées on the menu is the Ricotta Cavatelli (handrolled pasta, cudighi sausage, oyster and shiitake mushroom, Parmigiano Reggiano, chives and cured egg yolk). That exotic-

sounding sausage, which contains sweet spices like cinnamon and cardamom, originated in Italy, but is now a staple in the Upper Peninsula, where both the chef and sous chef of Pour went to culinary school.

If you’re a meat-and-potatoes lover, you could branch out and try a really unique and different take on that standard fare: the cast iron-seared Hanger Steak (with gingerscallion sauce, roasted potatoes and spicy buttermilk). What makes the buttermilk spicy? A Chinese condiment called “chili crisp.” Chinnock’s assessment of the dish: “Fantastic. It’s all so earthy and full of umami — the flavors are really pronounced.”

Other intriguing entrée choices include prized Hudson Canyon Scallops (pan seared, with BBQ pork belly, blistered shishito peppers, sea beans, beech mushrooms, ponzu and dashi broth), Lamb Tagine (braised lamb sirloin from Sweet Grass Farms in Pickford, Turkish apricots, chickpeas, ras al hanout Moroccan spices, naan, couscous, cilantro and mint), and Ethiopian Roasted Vegetables (lentils, berbere-spiced local parsnips, carrots, fingerling potatoes, house garlic hummus, pea shoots, grapefruit segments and pistachios). The latter is noted on the

menu as a vegan dish, but Chinnock said it is equally popular with non-vegans.

Sous chef March Sorrell, who is of Russian descent, is responsible for one of Pour’s signature desserts, Russian Honey Cake, inspired by a family recipe that dates back five generations. The menu description simply notes that it is served with fruit compote, giving no hint as to the work of art that comes to the table.

“We want to offer something new and different to our guests, and our staff is committed to making them feel comfortable, encouraging them to ask questions about our cuisine and beverages,” said Chinnock.

“That personal connection is a big thing that we try to cultivate. The culture of Pour is not pretentious at all. One of the goals we have had from the start is to make fine wines, cocktails and food accessible and approachable.”

Pour Kitchen & Bar is located at 422 East Mitchell St. in Petoskey, (231) 881-9800.

Open six days a week starting at 5pm (closed Sundays). Happy hour is daily from 5pm to 6 pm and a late-night menu is available on Friday and Saturdays from 10pm to 11 pm. pourpetoskey.com. $$

BACK TO (WINE) SCHOOL Chinnock hosts a wine class series at Pour from November through April, focusing on specific growing regions of the world. “We taste five different wines every time, concentrating on classic styles that have typicity to a certain area,” said Chinnock. “We also serve a bit of light food that pairs well with the wines. It’s casual and fun, but also educational. It was kind of a slow start last year, but there has already been growing interest in it this year.” Check the Pour website for more information.

CRAFTY CONCOCTIONS Pour puts a lot of emphasis on its cocktail program, which goes far beyond those that are offered on tap. Perusing the extensive craft cocktail list, you’ll encounter tongue ticklers like Tiki Torture (Zaya 12 rum infused with cacao nibs, coconut syrup, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, fresh lime, pineapple, ancho chile and chipotle pepper), Darryl Strawberry (red sangria, pineapple, coriander, cinnamon, star anise, mint, lime and a house spirit infusion) and Duck Fat Sazerac (rye infused with duck fat, simple syrup, Peychaud’s bitters, absinthe rinse and lemon peel), making it quite obvious that the players behind the bar are no rookies to the game. “They are true mixologists,” said Chinnock.

“They have a ton of experience and are very knowledgeable.”

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St. Independent

Dissecting a log in Freshman Science are, from left to right, Deacon Mitchell, Mary Forton, and science teacher Mrs. Mikelson.

The only classical curriculum in the North can be found at St. Michael Academy, a small, young Catholic high school that, very untraditionally is unaffiliated with any parish or diocese.

By Ross Boissoneau Commencement at St. Michael Academy in spring 2017 marked the first time students had graduated from a Catholic school in Petoskey in more than 45 years.

That’s because the previous high school was shuttered in the early ’70s.

“It closed in 1971 when the nuns moved out. They were the teachers,” said Marie Law. Law, now the advancement director for St. Michael, was among a group of dedicated parents who decided to investigate the possibility of a Catholic education for Little Traverse-area high school students, beginning in 2011.

But starting a new school from scratch is hardly as simple as ABC. Among the biggest questions the group faced was not only how to do it but also how to do it in a way that would attract students other than just those coming from the K–8 at nearby St. Francis Xavier. She said part of their early studies included determining a distinct curriculum.

“We didn’t want it to be the same as other

schools,” she said.

That led them to an ancient style of learning that’s experiencing a resurgence in American schools today: classical.

“It’s different from anything else offered,” said Law. Classical education is based on a framework first developed during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Law said it is similar to a liberal arts program but the subjects are not separated from one another.

“It starts at the beginning of civilization. In [typical] liberal arts you learn about several subjects, such as science, history, humanities, but you learn in silos. In classical education, it’s integrated,” she said.

That classical curriculum is what led in turn to the hiring of Dr. Richard Brake as school principal. He joined the school this year, as did four other new teachers. The staff now stands at five full-time faculty and four part-time, along with Brake who is also in the classroom. “It’s cutting edge,” he said of the classical curriculum.

Using classic texts such as the Iliad and

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writings by Plato and Socrates is something most of the students have not previously been exposed to. “It takes a while, but the kids are up to the task,” said Brake.

He said the curriculum is finding favor across the country: In the 90s, there were maybe a dozen such schools across the country using such an approach. Today, some 250 schools across the country, with half a million students, are utilizing the classical curriculum.

Where many schools offer Spanish or French, St. Michael starts back further, as Law said, with Latin. Critics suggest that Latin is only useful for those who will need a knowledge of taxonomy for studies of plants, animals, or the human body, and less so for everyone else, but Law said it provides a great base for further study and reading. She said understanding the roots of the languages is indeed particularly helpful for those going into medicine or law, those who have studied it typically score higher on vocabulary tests or the SAT. “My daughter took Spanish, and the Latin background made Spanish easier.”

Perhaps surprisingly, the school is unaffiliated with a local Catholic church or with the Diocese of Gaylord. Gagnon said that decision is based on a number of factors. As an independent school, those in the school have more say in how it is run. It is also not dependent on a parish for funding, which provides more control as well.

“We wanted to determine how it would be run. Under parish [control] we might not have as much of a say,” she said, pointing to the decision to use a classical curriculum as an example.

Nevertheless, it has the approval of the diocese. Bishop Hebda, who was in charge when the school opened, gave it his blessing.

Without financial assistance from a parish, the tuition is $5,000, though Law said the cost per student is actually more than that.

“That’s where I come in with development and fundraising,” she said.

Despite its diminutive size — there were 24 students last year, 27 the year before that — the school offers a number of extra-

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Jacob’s Corn Maze curricular activities, some in conjunction with other area schools. For example, students can participate with Petoskey High School for band and hockey. St. Michael also has its own cross-country, volleyball, Nordic skiing, and boys’ basketball and golf teams. Co-op sports include soccer, girls’ tennis and girls’ basketball. Each winter the students organize a six to eight week social dance lesson schedule, which is open to all high school students in the region. Professional dance instructors serve as teachers for the program.

The small size is exactly what appeals to some students, including Gagnon’s and Law’s daughters. They are both seniors who have attended the school for all four years of high school. “I know everyone. We really get to know one another. You learn how to deal with everyone,” said Jillian Gagnon.

“The best part is the small size. We have strong connections,” said Madeline Law. “You get to know a lot of people really well.”

Gagnon said that small size offers has built-in advantages for academics. “We get more individual attention from the teachers.

My math class is just me,” said Gagnon.

Madeline Law said the classical education approach enables them to meld all their studies around an advancing time frame.

“My favorite class is English. I absolutely love it,” she said. “My first year it was Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato. Then we moved through Shakespeare. Last year it was the “Pride and Prejudice” and the “Great Gatsby,” and this year it’s Hemingway. You see the background, history, the culture they lived in.”

The school is hoping for growth, but with a built-in maximum. “We want to double enrollment by next year,” said Brake. “To do the curriculum, we don’t want to be too big,” Brake, noting that a class size of 20 to 30 would be as large as he would want.

“We could do around 100 to 120 maximum,” agreed Marie Law. The school draws from around the area, not just Petoskey. Students from Harbor Springs, Charlevoix, and Indian River are among those enrolled. And its doors are open to students from across the globe as well. Nacel Open Door, a foreign student exchange program, approached St. Michael Academy to gauge the school’s interest in such a program. As a result, the school has hosted at least one exchange student every semester. “This year we have one full-year student from Spain. Others have come from Italy, Brazil, Poland, France, and Czech Republic,” said Law.

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Downtown Trick or Treat Saturday, October 28th

Ladies Opening Night Friday, November 16th

Stafford’s Downtown Petoskey Holiday Parade Saturday, November 24th

Holiday Open House Friday, December 7th

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3. Kaylee Lovejoy, Kristin Hussey, and Kaitlyn Nance at The White Party at The Parlor in TC. 4. Philip Deloria of Fiddlehead Farm chats with a customer at the Harbor Springs Farmers Market.

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2018-19 FEATURED

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

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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS: 10:30am.

Start at the Perry Hannah statue on the corner of Sixth St. & Union St., TC. Free; donations appreciated. traversehistory.wordpress.com

EVENTS

---------------------SEPTEMBER ACCESS: 11am, Jacob’s Corn Maze, 7100 E. Traverse Hwy., TC. ACCESS is a monthly outing for individuals with disabilities & their families & peers. Venture through the corn maze & then paint a pumpkin & enjoy some cider & donuts. Registration required. artsforallnmi.org Free.

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

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INTERLOCHEN WOMAN’S CLUB CELEBRATING 70 YEARS: 1-3pm, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. “Looking at the Past & What is on the Horizon.” Free.

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Violet Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Co. Nov. 15-16, 30 & Dec. 1

LITTLE TRAVERSE HISTORICAL MUSEUM’S ANNUAL HOME TOUR: 1-4pm, Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey.

Featuring four historic homes, the Solanus Mission Church & Mineral Well Park. $25. petoskeymuseum.org

---------------------PRO PHOTO WALK WITH PRO PHOTOGRAPHER JEFFREY SMITH: 1:30-4:30pm.

Meet in front of Ursa Major in Beulah. Grab your smartphone, point-and-shoot, or DSLR camera & enjoy a walking photo tour of downtown Beulah. Afterwards head to Mills Community House & Jeff will walk you through his photo roll & model how he decides which photos to keep. Free. benzonialibrary.org

---------------------AUTHOR SIGNING: 2-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. Tracey Enerson Wood & Carol Van Drie will sign their book “Homefront Cooking.” horizonbooks.com

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

Dec. 6-8

---------------------USADA PRESENTATION: 5-7pm, Hagerty, 141 Rivers Edge Dr., TC. Featuring U.S. AntiDoping Agency Education Manager Tammy Hanson & panelists Brad White & Kathy Coffin. Learn about the how & why of performance enhancing drug testing. 941-4300.

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

231-263-4499. Donation.

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BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Enjoy folk, bluegrass, classic country & classic rock with the Jim Stout Band.

Tickets: $10 advance; $15 night of. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

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

by Hannah Bianchi, Benjamin Cheney, Linda Hammond, Gary Schils, Dale & Maureen Scott & Bill Wilson. Benefits protecting the Great Lakes... FLOW - For The Love of Water. RSVP: sylviaja@charter.net $15 donation.

---------------------ELK RAPIDS ROTARY “TAKES US BACK” FOR THE 2018 ANNUAL SHOW: 7pm, Peterman Auditorium, Elk Rapids High School.

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Scarecrows take over the streets of Bellaire where local businesses compete to win the “Best Scarecrow” award. Pictured is last year’s winner, the Bridge Street Courtyard with five businesses coming together to follow the yellow brick road in the “Wizard of Oz.” The Scarecrow Extravaganza is held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Harvest Festival in downtown Bellaire on Sat., Sept. 29 from 10am-6pm. Also enjoy the Fun Run 1 Mile Walk/Run, Best Dressed Pet Parade, art, flea markets, local brews, tunes and more. bellairechamber.org

“Comedy TV: We’ll Take You Back” featuring comedy favorites from classic TV, including Seinfeld, Golden Girls, Addams Family & commercials. A Lions Club dinner will start at 5pm.

All proceeds benefit Rotary Good Works. $10 show/$20 with dinner. elkrapidsrotaryshow.com

---------------------“FRANK FALLS, AUTUMN LEAVES”: 7:30pm, OTP Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. The Old Town Playhouse’s senior readers’ theatre group, Aged to Perfection, presents five short comic plays. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------“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

---------------------FRANKIE MORENO: 8-10pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. “Frankie Moreno brings the style of the Rat Pack with the showmanship of an Elvis Presley performance.” $25, $37, $47, $63. greatlakescfa. org/event-detail/frankie-moreno

---------------------JO KOY - BREAK THE MOLD TOUR: 8pm.

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

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

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

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

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

LWVLeelanau.org

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

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

---------------------BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Enjoy Americana blues, gospel, folk & country with Johnny Irion. Tickets: $15 advance; $20 night of.

Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

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KEVIN’S LAW SEMINAR: Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. The local chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is sponsoring a free seminar on Kevin’s Law. This law is designed to connect people with mental illness to outpatient services & support. Featuring speaker Dr. Mark Reinstein, president & CEO of the Mental Health Association of Michigan. Held at 2pm & 6pm. spark.adobe.com/page/4eOadxZzVJSAv

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“FRANK FALLS, AUTUMN LEAVES”: 2pm, OTP Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. The Old Town Playhouse’s senior readers’ theatre group, Aged to Perfection, presents five short comic plays. oldtownplayhouse.com

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

KEWADIN COMMUNITY PADDLE: 5:45pm, Milton Township Park, Kewadin. Grab your paddleboard, kayak, or canoe & join Paddle Antrim for a slow evening paddle on Northern Elk Lake. Free. paddleantrim.com

SUMMERFOLK: CROSS CUT KINGS: Charlevoix Public Library. With Jim Bonney on

guitar & Mid-North MI Blues Challenge winner, Charlie “Hipps” Witthoeft, on harmonica, this duo plays originals & redefined covers of roots, blues & Americana music. Concert at 6:30pm & open mic at 7:30pm; sign up for open mic at 6pm when the doors open. charlevoixlibrary.org

JO WATSON HACKL AT MCLEAN & EAKIN: 5pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey.

Hackl is the author of “Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe.” Reservations requested.

231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/ event/jo-watson-hackl

FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: RED DIRT ROAD: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey.

Marie Eckstein will present an award-winning documentary short film that tells the story of Red Dirt Road, a fashion accessories business that employs 13 Cambodian women. A discussion will follow. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEET-UP: 5-7pm, Iron Fish Distillery, Thompsonville.

Questions? swilliams4@mhc.net

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---------------------GLEN LAKE LIBRARY PROGRAM: 7pm, Empire Township Hall. Astronaut Col. Gregory Johnson (USAF, ret.) will describe his experiences as a pilot & astronaut, including his time spent on the International Space Station.

Donations accepted. glenlakelibrary.net

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VOTING COUNTS!: 9am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Celebrate National Voters Registration Day by registering to vote.

The Grand Traverse League of Women Voters will be on hand to assist from 9-11am. Free.

---------------------FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB OF TC’S 95TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 11am, TC Golf & Country Club. $25. thefriendlygardenclub.org

---------------------GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Create a glitter leaf ornament. Held at 11am & 2pm. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------CONNECTING WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON: GO GRANT RECIPIENTS: 11:30am, Petoskey Bay View Country Club. Go Grants are given to girls in grades 6-10 in the CharEM school district. $18 CWIB members; $25 not-yet-members. petoskeychamber.com

---------------------CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP: 2pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Share, learn, support & connect with others experiencing the effects of cardiovascular disease. 935-8560. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------KEEP YOUR BRAIN & BODY HEALTHY: 5:45pm, Crawford County Commission on Aging & Senior Center, Grayling. An Alzheimer’s presentation. 989-348-7123.

---------------------FOL MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30-8:30pm, Bellaire Public Library. Featuring “Seed: The Untold Story.” Local seed saving expert, Rich Hannan, will give an introduction on the topic of seed saving, & kick-off the start of the Bellaire Seed Library. seedthemovie.com

---------------------FREE COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP: 6:30pm, TC Central High School, Cafeteria.

Free. michigancollegeplanning.com

sept wednesday 26

PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY MEETING: 10am, TC Senior Center.

An update on new Medicare rules by Fred Goldenburg, Sr. Benefit Solutions. 947-7389.

---------------------LEARNING FOR LONGEVITY: HEALTHY AGING PROGRAM: 11am-12:30pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Presented by Munson Community Health Library. Featuring Barb Ostrowski, Pharm D & Robyn Denison, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT. Register. 935-9265. Free. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------AUTHOR VISIT: “HARD CIDER” RELEASE PARTY WITH BARBARA STARK-NEMON: 4pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room. “Hard Cider” is a novel about infertility, parenthood & reinvention.

------------------------------------------TC TRACK CLUB FUN RUN: 6:30-8:30pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Run a three or five mile route & socialize. All paces welcome. Find on Facebook.

---------------------PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Featuring “Loose Cannons.” Donations appreciated. facebook.com/petoskeyfilm

sept thursday 27

INTERACTIVE STORY TIME: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring multiple stations designed to keep small fingers interested & busy. Stack colorful cups. Create a collage on the window with shapes that cling. Make a matching game to take home. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------YOGA IN THE PARK: 6pm. Enjoy a one hour vinyasa flow session in Hull Park, behind the Traverse Area District Library, TC. Free, donations appreciated.

---------------------BENZIE HOME MOVIE FUNDRAISER: 7pm, The Garden Theater, Frankfort. See movies taken of people & places throughout Benzie County, 1930-1960 & help raise funds to support the Benzie Area Historical Society & Museum, Archives & the Drake School.

231.882.5539. $15/per person.

---------------------CONCERT ON THE HILL: 7pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. Featuring David Chown, Miriam Pico & Laurie Sears. This concert benefits Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing & the Women’s Resource Center.

Free; free will offering.

---------------------DESIGNING TUSEN TAKK – A MODERNIST MASTERPIECE: 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring world renowned architect & AIA Gold Medal recipient Peter Bohlin. The designer of the Apple Stores, the headquarters of Pixar and Adobe & architect for the homes of Bill Gates & Steve Jobs, plus more, Peter Bohlin was commissioned by Geoffrey Peckham to create Tusen Takk, a residence with a, now under construction, artist-in-residence compound with living, studio & gallery space on the shores of Lake Michigan in Leelanau County. $10 plus fees. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------DISCOVER HISTORIC LEELANAU: 7pm, Glen Arbor Township Hall. Re-discover familiar sites like the Empire School or Suttons Bay Depot while learning about unfamiliar ones like Wood How Lodge in Northport or the Greycote Cottage in Leland. Prepared by historians Christine Byron & Tom Wilson. Presented by Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society. 231-334-4395. Free.

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 22) ---------------------“SUICIDE THE RIPPLE EFFECT”: 7:30pm, Cherry Blossom Theater, TC. The documentary of the life of Kevin Hines, who miraculously survived a suicide attempt off the Golden Gate Bridge, & is now traveling the globe telling his story. Presented by Traverse City Out of the Darkness Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention Committee. $12. gathr.us/s/24078

---------------------ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN: MATT COCHRAN: 7:30pm, Kirkbride Hall, TC. Enjoy guitar music from this guitar instructor at Interlochen Center for the Arts. $25 full, $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

sept 28

friday

HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: Sept.

28-30. Featuring Soup & Stories, Lunch with Edward Lee, Keynote Presentation with Deborah Blum, Characters Coming of Age, Joshua McFadden Demo at Farmers Market, Navigating Place & Time. For info & tickets visit: hsfotb.org

---------------------DISCOVER WITH ME: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Between 10am-noon the Great Lakes Room will be set up with multiple stations designed to keep small fingers interested & busy. Stack colorful cups. Create a collage on the window with shapes that cling. Make a matching game to take home. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am: Story Hour - Ducks. 8:30-10:30pm: Enjoy original folk, roots & blues w/ the Jim Crockett Trio. horizonbooks.com

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MICHIGAN MOUNTAIN MAYHEM GRAVEL GRINDER: Boyne City. Three races in one. The 18 mile race is flat & easy. The 40 mile race is a gravel race best suited for Cross bikes. Expect lots of fast gravel mixed with some tough climbs.

The 60 mile race is for the person who wants a true challenge. You get five monster climbs, lots of fast gravel roads, multiple sections of tough seasonal roads which have sand, mud & rocks & also a white knuckle descent. michiganmountainmayhem.com/mmmgravelgrinder

---------------------THE GREAT PUMPKIN RUN: 8am, Peninsula Beach, Boyne City. This 5K run/walk benefits the Charlevoix Area Humane Society. $20 preregistration, $25 day of, & 12 & under, $10.

Costumes encouraged. 231-582-6774.

---------------------BLUE RIBBON RUN FOR PROSTATE CANCER 5K: 9am, The Filling Station Microbrewery, TC. In memory of Curt Barrons, Byte Productions hosts this run benefiting the Traverse City chapter of Us TOO, a prostate cancer education & support group. $25 adults/$20 students/free for 12 & under. blueribbonrun.com

---------------------CHARLEVOIX COUNTY CROP WALK: 9am.

Two convenient This 5K will begin at three Charlevoix County locations, including Elm Point to the Tourist Traverse Cityin East Jordan, the United Methodist - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Park FULL SERVICE Church in Boyne City & St. Mary’s Church in BOOK SIGNING: 2-4pm, McLean & Ea-locations!

OIL CHANGE SPECIAL LIFE LUNCH: SAIL WITH THE COOPERS: Noon, NMC, University Center, Rm. 215, TC. Experience a Couple’s 18-Month Voyage.

Bring your lunch. 995-1700. $10. kin Booksellers, Petoskey. Featuring Marie Skrobak, author of “The Secret Language of Trees.” mcleanandeakin.com

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- - - 1779 - - - - -S. - - Garfield - - - - - - - -Avenue ---“A PERFORMANCE AFTER HOURS”: 6-8pm, Elk Rapids District Library. The Edmund Fitzgerald: the Stories, the Song. Written & performed

by Mike Fornes. 231-264-9979. Free.

231-941-4335

---------------------FRIENDS OF TADL FALL BOOK SALE: 9am-

Dr.Traverse Area District Library, McGuire - -13638 - - - - - -S.- -West - - - - -Bay - - - -Shore - - - 3pm, FRIENDS OF TRAVERSE AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY FALL BOOK SALE: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Friends of TADL are invited to a preview of the annual sale. MemberHOURS: M-F 8-6 • SAT 8-4 ship sign up available at door for as little as $10. tadl.org/friends

231-642-5665

---------------------TC GERMANFEST: 6-11pm, 1003 S. Maple St., TC. Enjoy German foods, beer & wine, live music, & dancing. 21+. Tickets at MyNorthTickets.com. $20-$40. TCGermanfest.org

---------------------30’S & 40’S SWING & BIG BAND DANCING W/ UP NORTH BIG BAND: 7-10pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Dance lesson from 6:45-7:30pm. $10 adults; $5 students w/ ID. redskystage.com

---------------------GEMINI: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN & THE WHOLE FAMILY: 7pm, Church of the Straits, Mackinaw City. Enjoy a musical performance by twin brothers San & Laz Slomovitz. Enjoy Gemini’s uncannily matched voices, up-beat flair for audience participation, a stage full of instruments & awardwinning songs. 231-412-2787. Free.

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 22) ----------------------

Community Room, TC. Thousands of quality, used fiction & non-fiction, including children’s Must present coupon. books & Michigan interest. booksoffers. only $2.

Not valid withMost any other tadl.org/event/friends-of-tadl-fall-used-book-sale Expires 10/22/18

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CODE: - - NE- - GREAT LAKES IN MY WORLD EDUCATOR WORKSHOP: 9am-2pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Educators working with youth in grades 3-12 are invited to enjoy the day spent in a range of educational activities appropriate for these grades that explore the Great Lakes & Great Lakes issues. Must register: 219-395-1987. Free.

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: (See Fri., Sept. 28)

---------------------SAFETALK: SUICIDE ALERTNESS WORKSHOP: 9am-noon, NMC University Center, TC. 946-8975, ext. 1049.

---------------------5K/10K FARM DAY: 9:30am, PEACE Ranch, TC. The courses wind through Pere Marquette forest that surrounds Hoosier Valley. Also enjoy food, games & activities including demonstrations with horses. $25 advance; $40 day of. peaceranchtc.com/events/5kfarmday

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20TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL & SCARECROW EXTRAVAGANZA: 10amSIRO-A: THE TECHNO CIRCUS: 7:30pm, 6pm, Downtown Bellaire. Enjoy the Fun Run 1 Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson AudiThomas Mann describes himself as an artist working in theBest medium of jewelry Mile Walk/Run, Dressed Pet Parade, art, torium. Tokyo-based SIRO-A is a fusion of sciflea markets, local brews, tunes, scarecrows & and sculpture. pieces often combine aesthetics and materials with ence & dance, blending His mime, visual effects & industrial more.known bellairechamber.org a techno soundtrack a show. $41 pit; evocativeinto romantic themes and$38 imagery (also as “techno romantic”). orchestra. tickets.interlochen.org FALL FESTIVAL: Flint“I became a jeweler because I wantedACME a counter-cultural lifestyle 10am-4pm, that fields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Featuring emphasized simplicity, equality, and pleasure work.” a craft showin&one's demonstrations, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, classic car, tractor & motorcycle show, Munson Hospice MemoBOYNE CITY HARVEST rial Monarch Release & educational Monarch FEST: Enjoy the expanded Release by GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo, & Farmers & Crafters Market in much more. discoveracme.com the streets of downtown Boyne City. Includes live music, kids’ GT AREA ROCK & MINERAL CLUB ANactivities, arts & crafts fair, scarecrow contest, 5K NUAL ROCK, GEM & MINERAL SHOW: walk/run, & free hay rides. boynechamber.com 10am-5pm, VFW Hall, 3400 Veterans Dr., TC. Paleo Joe presentation at 1pm each day.

FALL STREAM MONITORING: 8am, Grass Saturday will feature dinosaur dig in Utah.

River Natural Area, Bellaire. Types of bugs you Sunday features fossils of Michigan basin. find in a stream can be great indicators of the $2 suggested donation adults; kids free with health of the stream. Collect & ID aquatic insects adult. www.tcrockhounds.com from Shanty Creek. Registration required. volunteer@grassriver.org or 231-533-8314. Free.

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guitar & Mid-North MI Blues Challenge winner, Charlie “Hipps” Witthoeft, on harmonica, this duo plays originals & redefined covers of roots, blues & Americana music. Concert at 6:30pm & open mic at 7:30pm; sign up for open mic at 6pm when the doors open. charlevoixlibrary.org

JO WATSON HACKL AT MCLEAN & EAKIN: 5pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey.

Hackl is the author of “Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe.” Reservations requested.

231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/ event/jo-watson-hackl

FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: RED DIRT ROAD: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey.

Marie Eckstein will present an award-winning documentary short film that tells the story of Red Dirt Road, a fashion accessories business that employs 13 Cambodian women. A discussion will follow. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEET-UP: 5-7pm, Iron Fish Distillery, Thompsonville.

Questions? swilliams4@mhc.net

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---------------------GLEN LAKE LIBRARY PROGRAM: 7pm, Empire Township Hall. Astronaut Col. Gregory Johnson (USAF, ret.) will describe his experiences as a pilot & astronaut, including his time spent on the International Space Station.

Donations accepted. glenlakelibrary.net

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VOTING COUNTS!: 9am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Celebrate National Voters Registration Day by registering to vote.

The Grand Traverse League of Women Voters will be on hand to assist from 9-11am. Free.

---------------------FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB OF TC’S 95TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 11am, TC Golf & Country Club. $25. thefriendlygardenclub.org

---------------------GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Create a glitter leaf ornament. Held at 11am & 2pm. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------CONNECTING WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON: GO GRANT RECIPIENTS: 11:30am, Petoskey Bay View Country Club. Go Grants are given to girls in grades 6-10 in the CharEM school district. $18 CWIB members; $25 not-yet-members. petoskeychamber.com

---------------------CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP: 2pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Share, learn, support & connect with others experiencing the effects of cardiovascular disease. 935-8560. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------KEEP YOUR BRAIN & BODY HEALTHY: 5:45pm, Crawford County Commission on Aging & Senior Center, Grayling. An Alzheimer’s presentation. 989-348-7123.

---------------------FOL MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30-8:30pm, Bellaire Public Library. Featuring “Seed: The Untold Story.” Local seed saving expert, Rich Hannan, will give an introduction on the topic of seed saving, & kick-off the start of the Bellaire Seed Library. seedthemovie.com

---------------------FREE COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP: 6:30pm, TC Central High School, Cafeteria.

Free. michigancollegeplanning.com

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY MEETING: 10am, TC Senior Center.

An update on new Medicare rules by Fred Goldenburg, Sr. Benefit Solutions. 947-7389.

---------------------LEARNING FOR LONGEVITY: HEALTHY AGING PROGRAM: 11am-12:30pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Presented by Munson Community Health Library. Featuring Barb Ostrowski, Pharm D & Robyn Denison, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT. Register. 935-9265. Free. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------AUTHOR VISIT: “HARD CIDER” RELEASE PARTY WITH BARBARA STARK-NEMON: 4pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room. “Hard Cider” is a novel about infertility, parenthood & reinvention.

------------------------------------------TC TRACK CLUB FUN RUN: 6:30-8:30pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Run a three or five mile route & socialize. All paces welcome. Find on Facebook.

---------------------PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Featuring “Loose Cannons.” Donations appreciated. facebook.com/petoskeyfilm

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INTERACTIVE STORY TIME: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring multiple stations designed to keep small fingers interested & busy. Stack colorful cups. Create a collage on the window with shapes that cling. Make a matching game to take home. greatlakeskids.org

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HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: Sept.

28-30. Featuring Soup & Stories, Lunch with Edward Lee, Keynote Presentation with Deborah Blum, Characters Coming of Age, Joshua McFadden Demo at Farmers Market, Navigating Place & Time. For info & tickets visit: hsfotb.org

---------------------DISCOVER WITH ME: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Between 10am-noon the Great Lakes Room will be set up with multiple stations designed to keep small fingers interested & busy. Stack colorful cups. Create a collage on the window with shapes that cling. Make a matching game to take home. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am: Story Hour - Ducks. 8:30-10:30pm: Enjoy original folk, roots & blues w/ the Jim Crockett Trio. horizonbooks.com

---------------------LIFE LUNCH: SAIL WITH THE COOPERS: Noon, NMC, University Center, Rm. 215, TC. Experience a Couple’s 18-Month Voyage.

Bring your lunch. 995-1700. $10.

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BOOK SIGNING: 2-4pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Featuring Marie Skrobak, author of “The Secret Language of Trees.” mcleanandeakin.com

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“A PERFORMANCE AFTER HOURS”: 6-8pm, Elk Rapids District Library. The Edmund Fitzgerald: the Stories, the Song. Written & performed

by Mike Fornes. 231-264-9979. Free.

YOGA IN THE PARK: 6pm. Enjoy a one hour vinyasa flow session in Hull Park, behind the Traverse Area District Library, TC. Free, donations appreciated.

BENZIE HOME MOVIE FUNDRAISER: 7pm, The Garden Theater, Frankfort. See movies taken of people & places throughout Benzie County, 1930-1960 & help raise funds to support the Benzie Area Historical Society & Museum, Archives & the Drake School.

231.882.5539. $15/per person.

---------------------CONCERT ON THE HILL: 7pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. Featuring David Chown, Miriam Pico & Laurie Sears. This concert benefits Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing & the Women’s Resource Center.

Free; free will offering.

---------------------DESIGNING TUSEN TAKK – A MODERNIST MASTERPIECE: 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring world renowned architect & AIA Gold Medal recipient Peter Bohlin. The designer of the Apple Stores, the headquarters of Pixar and Adobe & architect for the homes of Bill Gates & Steve Jobs, plus more, Peter Bohlin was commissioned by Geoffrey Peckham to create Tusen Takk, a residence with a, now under construction, artist-in-residence compound with living, studio & gallery space on the shores of Lake Michigan in Leelanau County. $10 plus fees. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------DISCOVER HISTORIC LEELANAU: 7pm, Glen Arbor Township Hall. Re-discover familiar sites like the Empire School or Suttons Bay Depot while learning about unfamiliar ones like Wood How Lodge in Northport or the Greycote Cottage in Leland. Prepared by historians Christine Byron & Tom Wilson. Presented by Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society. 231-334-4395. Free.

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 22) ---------------------“SUICIDE THE RIPPLE EFFECT”: 7:30pm, Cherry Blossom Theater, TC. The documentary of the life of Kevin Hines, who miraculously survived a suicide attempt off the Golden Gate Bridge, & is now traveling the globe telling his story. Presented by Traverse City Out of the Darkness Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention Committee. $12. gathr.us/s/24078

---------------------ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN: MATT COCHRAN: 7:30pm, Kirkbride Hall, TC. Enjoy guitar music from this guitar instructor at Interlochen Center for the Arts. $25 full, $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

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------------------------------------------FRIENDS OF TRAVERSE AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY FALL BOOK SALE: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Friends of TADL are invited to a preview of the annual sale. Membership sign up available at door for as little as $10. tadl.org/friends

---------------------TC GERMANFEST: 6-11pm, 1003 S. Maple St., TC. Enjoy German foods, beer & wine, live music, & dancing. 21+. Tickets at MyNorthTickets.com. $20-$40. TCGermanfest.org

---------------------30’S & 40’S SWING & BIG BAND DANCING W/ UP NORTH BIG BAND: 7-10pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Dance lesson from 6:45-7:30pm. $10 adults; $5 students w/ ID. redskystage.com

---------------------GEMINI: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN & THE WHOLE FAMILY: 7pm, Church of the Straits, Mackinaw City. Enjoy a musical performance by twin brothers San & Laz Slomovitz. Enjoy Gemini’s uncannily matched voices, up-beat flair for audience participation, a stage full of instruments & awardwinning songs. 231-412-2787. Free.

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 22) ---------------------SIRO-A: THE TECHNO CIRCUS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Tokyo-based SIRO-A is a fusion of science & dance, blending mime, visual effects & a techno soundtrack into a show. $41 pit; $38 orchestra. tickets.interlochen.org

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BOYNE CITY HARVEST FEST: Enjoy the expanded Farmers & Crafters Market in the streets of downtown Boyne City. Includes live music, kids’ activities, arts & crafts fair, scarecrow contest, 5K walk/run, & free hay rides. boynechamber.com

---------------------FALL STREAM MONITORING: 8am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Types of bugs you find in a stream can be great indicators of the health of the stream. Collect & ID aquatic insects from Shanty Creek. Registration required. volunteer@grassriver.org or 231-533-8314. Free.

MICHIGAN MOUNTAIN MAYHEM GRAVEL GRINDER: Boyne City. Three races in one. The 18 mile race is flat & easy. The 40 mile race is a gravel race best suited for Cross bikes. Expect lots of fast gravel mixed with some tough climbs.

The 60 mile race is for the person who wants a true challenge. You get five monster climbs, lots of fast gravel roads, multiple sections of tough seasonal roads which have sand, mud & rocks & also a white knuckle descent. michiganmountainmayhem.com/mmmgravelgrinder

---------------------THE GREAT PUMPKIN RUN: 8am, Peninsula Beach, Boyne City. This 5K run/walk benefits the Charlevoix Area Humane Society. $20 preregistration, $25 day of, & 12 & under, $10.

Costumes encouraged. 231-582-6774.

---------------------BLUE RIBBON RUN FOR PROSTATE CANCER 5K: 9am, The Filling Station Microbrewery, TC. In memory of Curt Barrons, Byte Productions hosts this run benefiting the Traverse City chapter of Us TOO, a prostate cancer education & support group. $25 adults/$20 students/free for 12 & under. blueribbonrun.com

---------------------CHARLEVOIX COUNTY CROP WALK: 9am.

This 5K will begin at three Charlevoix County locations, including Elm Point to the Tourist Park in East Jordan, the United Methodist Church in Boyne City & St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix. Twenty-five percent of all monies raised will benefit the Good Samaritan of Ellsworth, Care and Share of East Jordan, the Charlevoix Food Pantry, Seventh Day Adventist, Boyne Food Pantry in Boyne City & Boyne Falls Food Pantry, Boyne Falls. 231-536-3128.

---------------------FRIENDS OF TADL FALL BOOK SALE: 9am3pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Thousands of quality, used fiction & non-fiction, including children’s books & Michigan interest. Most books only $2. tadl.org/event/friends-of-tadl-fall-used-book-sale

---------------------GREAT LAKES IN MY WORLD EDUCATOR WORKSHOP: 9am-2pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Educators working with youth in grades 3-12 are invited to enjoy the day spent in a range of educational activities appropriate for these grades that explore the Great Lakes & Great Lakes issues. Must register: 219-395-1987. Free.

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: (See Fri., Sept. 28)

---------------------SAFETALK: SUICIDE ALERTNESS WORKSHOP: 9am-noon, NMC University Center, TC. 946-8975, ext. 1049.

---------------------5K/10K FARM DAY: 9:30am, PEACE Ranch, TC. The courses wind through Pere Marquette forest that surrounds Hoosier Valley. Also enjoy food, games & activities including demonstrations with horses. $25 advance; $40 day of. peaceranchtc.com/events/5kfarmday

---------------------20TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL & SCARECROW EXTRAVAGANZA: 10am6pm, Downtown Bellaire. Enjoy the Fun Run 1 Mile Walk/Run, Best Dressed Pet Parade, art, flea markets, local brews, tunes, scarecrows & more. bellairechamber.org

---------------------ACME FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Featuring a craft show & demonstrations, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, classic car, tractor & motorcycle show, Munson Hospice Memorial Monarch Release & educational Monarch Release by GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo, & much more. discoveracme.com

---------------------GT AREA ROCK & MINERAL CLUB ANNUAL ROCK, GEM & MINERAL SHOW: 10am-5pm, VFW Hall, 3400 Veterans Dr., TC. Paleo Joe presentation at 1pm each day.

Saturday will feature dinosaur dig in Utah.

Sunday features fossils of Michigan basin. $2 suggested donation adults; kids free with adult. www.tcrockhounds.com

2ND ANNUAL CEMETERY STROLL: GCP actors recreate the lives of the early settlers who put Otsego County & Gaylord on the map.

Two performances: noon & 4pm. Gather at O.C. Historical Society Museum, 320 W. Main St., Gaylord. Tickets: GCP Box Office, 130 W. Main St., Gaylord. $10 adults; $5 students.

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the tide on the Flint water crisis after revealing the high lead levels in her patients. Author of “What the Eyes Don’t See.” Reserved seating: $35. cityoperahouse.org/nws-dr-mona-hanna-attisha

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6TH ANNUAL LEELANAU UNCAGED FESTIVAL: 12-10pm. Downtown Northport will close its main streets for this festival. Featuring live music

by Denise Davis & the Motor City Sensations, Treetown Swingtet, Soul Patch, Fresh Fossil, Good Boy & many others; puppeteer Kevin Kammeraad, art & more. Free. leelanauuncaged.com

HELP FIGHT HUNGER WITH THE FATHER FRED FOUNDATION FOOD DRIVE: Sept.

22-29. Visit Family Fare, Oleson’s Food Stores & Tom’s Food Markets, TC to donate food. Cash donations are also needed to help purchase perishable items such as milk, meat & eggs.

Donate online at www.fatherfred.org or at one of the participating donation sites.

FALL FEST: 12-10pm, East Jordan Tourist Park. Featuring live music, a food truck, beer tent & much more.

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

FREE GRAWN RURAL HEALTH FAIR: 1-4pm, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, TC. Free health screenings, flu shot & Hepatitis A with insurance card, presentations on eye & ear health, door prizes & more. Sponsored by Art & Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation, GT Senior Center Network, & St. Patrick Church Wellness Committee.

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

“MEMORIES AND ART IN THE MAKING: CELEBRATING THE COMMUNITY WE SHARE”: Ephraim Shay Hexagon House, Harbor Springs.

Presented by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. Runs on Fridays & Saturdays from 11am-3pm through Sept. 28. 231-526-9771.

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.E .P .H .E .M .E .R .A: Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. This exhibit runs through Oct. 5. jordanriverarts.com

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ALL MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Featuring juror Mary Fortuna. Runs through Oct. 12. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 3-5pm: Angela Crandall will sign her book “Social Suicide.”

5-7pm: Book Launch Party w/ PJ Parrish, author of “The Damage Done.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: 4pm, The Garden Theater, Frankfort. Presented

by Friends of the Betsie Valley Trail. See whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, SUP, action & lifestyle in more than 120 cities & towns across Canada, the U.S. & around the world. $10 advance; $15 day of. betsievalleytrail.org

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GOPHERWOOD CONCERT: THE CRANE WIVES: 8pm. Enjoy folk, rock, pop & more from this band that originated in Grand Rapids.

Held at the home of Paul & Nancy Brown, 4320 E. 46 Rd., Cadillac. $20. mynorthtickets. com/events/the-crane-wives-house-concert

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HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: (See Fri., Sept. 28)

GRAND TRAVERSE AREA ROCK & MINERAL CLUB ANNUAL ROCK, GEM & MINERAL SHOW: 11am-4pm, VFW Hall, 3400 Veterans Dr., TC. Paleo Joe presentation at 1pm each day. Saturday will feature dinosaur dig in Utah. Sunday features fossils of Michigan basin. $2 suggested donation adults; kids free with adult. tcrockhounds.com

FIBER SHOW: Featuring the work of Midge Obata, Holly Sorensen & Elizabeth Rodgers Hill. Runs through Oct. 7 at Center Gallery, Glen Arbor. Open daily from 11am-5pm. 231334-3179. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

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

JURIED FINE ART EXHIBIT: Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord. Runs through Nov. 3 during gallery hours of 11am-3pm, Tues. through Fri. & 12-2pm, Sat. gaylordarts.org

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WRITING THROUGH LOSS: Thursdays, 9am10:30am, 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

---------------------BELLAIRE FARMERS MARKET: Held on Fridays, 8am-noon, ASI Community Center & Park, Bellaire. areaseniorsinc.org

---------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8:30am-1pm, 400 block of Howard St., Petoskey.

---------------------EAST JORDAN FARMERS MARKET: Sportsman’s Park, East Jordan. Held on Thursdays from 8am-noon. Featuring local organically grown fruits & vegetables, baked goods, jewelry, crafts, flowers & more. Free coffee.

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INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9am-2pm through Oct. 28. Interlochen Corners, parking lot behind Ric’s Grocery Store, Interlochen. facebook.com/InterlochenFarmersMarket

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OUTDOOR BOYNE CITY FARMERS MARKET: Veteran’s Park, Boyne City. Held every Weds. & Sat., 8am-noon. Featuring over 70 vendors.

Sat., Sept. 22 will feature live music by Spencer Korthase, & Sat., Sept. 29 will feature live music

by Ron Fowler. boynecityfarmersmarket.com

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FRIENDS OF TADL FALL BOOK SALE: 123pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Fill a bag for only $5. All remaining books qualify for this special. tadl.org/ event/friends-of-tadl-fall-used-book-sale

---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sun., Sept. 23) ---------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. An Evening with Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha. This pediatrician was able to turn

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

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

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FALL-TIME SOCIAL: Noon, The Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, 5946 S. Center Hwy., Bingham Township, Leelanau County. Featuring a roasted pig lunch, pie auction, music in the barn with North Bay Celtic, cider pressing & much more. $20 adults; $5 ages 6-11; free ages 5 & under. rubyellenfarm.org

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MANISTEE FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 8am-1pm, Washington St. & Memorial Dr., Manistee. mifma.org

COLANTHA’S GARDEN CELEBRATION: 12-4pm, Historic Barns Park, TC. A celebration of TC’s beloved bovine Colantha. Enjoy food trucks, cake walks, wagon rides, & more. Reserve free tickets via mynorthtickets.com Free. thebotanicgarden.org/colantha

DEPTH OF FOCUS: DUAL POSITIONS ON ABSTRACTION: Twisted Fish Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Elk Rapids. The works of Marcia K. Hales & Ginnie Cappaert will be shown in this exhibit through Sept. twistedfishgallery.com

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---------------------SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Weds. & Sat., 7:30am-noon through Oct. Sara Hardy Farmers Market Lot, TC. Local produce, flowers & plants. downtowntc.com

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THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC FARMERS MARKET: Mon., 12-4pm. Held on the South Historic Front Lawn. Overflow parking will be available on the front lawn adjacent to the market. thevillagetc.com

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“ABSURD DYNAMISM” SCULPTURE BY STEVE WIRTZ: Michigan Artists Gallery, TC. Featuring wire & laminated paper (papier mache) sculptures that represent action & foolish drama.

Runs through Sept. michiganartistsgallery.com

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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

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MONSTER FISH: IN SEARCH OF THE LAST RIVER GIANTS: A Major Exhibition of National Geographic. Runs through Oct. 7 at Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Dennos Museum hours: Mon.-Sat.: 10am-5pm; Thurs.: 10am8pm; & Sun.: 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org

NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN BESTSELLERS

SMITHSONIAN WATER/WAYS EXHIBIT: Featuring model ships & water technology models, ongoing Power Point presentation of early water technology, a Call for Citizen Scientists Display by National Science Foundation, School of Fish Art “swimming” & more.

Runs through Sept. 23 at Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan. miravenhill.org

HARDCOVER FICTION Dead Man Running by Steve Hamilton G.P Putnam’s Sons $26.00 Depth of Winter by Craig Johnson Viking $28.00 Murder in the Oval Library by C. M. Gleason Kensington $26.00

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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

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

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

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

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

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PAPERBACK FICTION Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer Quirk Books $14.99 Murder in the Lincoln White House by C. M. Gleason Kensington $15.95 Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor Riverhead Books $16.00

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HARDCOVER NON-FICTION WED 10:30 - Dental Health Day! - 25¢ Matinee Dopesick byAM Beth Macy Little, Brown, & Company $28.00NR Educated by Tara Westover FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS - $3 or 2 for $5 Random House $28.00 Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis Thomas Nelson $22.99 DOWNTOWN IN CLINCH PARK

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PAPERBACK NON-FICTION Historic Tales of Michigan by D. Laurence Rogers History Press $21.99 Old Farmer’s Almanac by Old Farmer’s Almanac Old Farmer’s Almanac $9.95 Waterfalls of Michigan 1 by Phil Stagg MI Falls Publishing $19.95

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FOURSCORE by kristi kates

The Jayhawks – Back Roads and Abandoned Motels – Sony

“Abandoned” is an apt descriptor for this kindanew collection from The Jayhawks. It consists of the band’s own versions of tunes that were originally written for other artists. Familiar with The Dixie Chicks’ track “Everybody Knows”? That’s a Gary Louris original (Louris is The Jayhawks’ frontman). Same with “Gonna Be a Darkness,” which was recorded by Louris and Wallflower Jakob Dylan for an HBO series. It’s interesting to compare the band’s versions of these songs with the first-heard renditions; in most cases, both stand well on their own.

Passenger – Runaway – Nettwerk

Mike Rosenberg — i.e., the rootsy, smooth voice of Passenger — might be based in Brighton, England, but it was life in America the Beautiful that inspired this album. The result is a road-worthy, propellant collection of tunes that crisscrosses not only locations and highways but also mental states (the romantic “Heart to Love”), emotional growth (“Why Can’t I Change?” and “Runaway)” and chill Americana vibes (“Eagle Bear Buffalo” and “To Be Free.”)

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Spawned from the leftovers of Iron and Wine’s full-length Beast Epic album, this collection was put together by main songwriter Sam Beam as a bonus set for fans. The most notable inclusion is live favorite “Waves of Galveston.” The set opens with “What Hurts Worse,” about the decision between keeping or jettisoning a relationship, and much of the short album seems to revolve around choices and growth, including another highlight, “Autumn Town Leaves.”

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WE PROTEST THIS ALBUM RELEASE Protest music record label Appleseed Records has put together a huge compilation album celebrating its 21st anniversary, Appleseed’s 21st Anniversary: Roots and Branches. The set will exclusively feature Bruce Springsteen’s version of the Pete Seeger folk tune “If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song),” as well as Springsteen’s take on “We Shall Overcome.”

Additional tracks on the collection will include cover tunes by Tom Morello, Donovan, Tim Robbins, John Wesley Harding, Jesse Winchester, Anne Hills, and Tom Russell, plus archival recordings from Seeger, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Roger McGuinn …

If you’ve enjoyed Conan O’Brien’s roster of musical guests — sorry, music fan, the party’s over. Beginning January 2019, O’Brien will no longer welcome musicians or bands to his TBS late night show, which has long been a staple stop for touring performers and those promoting new album releases. Instead, O’Brien will shorten the program to a 30-minute run time and push the focus to comedy. Music booker Roey Hershkovitz, who’s worked for O’Brien since 1999, is departing the show …

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Now, if you’re a fan of The Velvet Underground, the iconic band of Lou Reed and Nico (and pals of Andy Warhol), your fortunes are better. Coming to New York City this fall is The Velvet Underground Experience, a massive, immersive exhibition on the band and their cohorts that will feature six exclusive films and a collection of artwork — primarily portraits — showcasing figures of the Underground’s scene in the ’60s. The exhibition, which was previously shown at La Philharmonie de Paris, will head to Greenwich Village and remain on display for three months beginning Oct. 10 …

Iceage is winding down its summer tour dates and prepping to repack for upcoming European shows, which will keep the band overseas until early November, when it return to the U.S. for a co-headlining tour with The Black Lips. While you wait for the band’s return, call up its brand new Tokyo-filmed music video for punky pop track “Under the Sun,” which features the extravagant floral designs of flower sculptor Azuma Makoto on YouTube Vevo now …

LINK OF THE WEEK Arctic Monkeys recently honored Detroit band The White Stripes by

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performing a cover of the Stripes’ tune “The Union Forever” (from the album White Blood Cells) at AM’s concert in the Motor City — check out that live performance via this fun fan-shot video: https://youtu.be/ jbkCbSrSKd8 THE BUZZ Ice Cube will hit the Fox Theater in Detroit for a live show on Sept. 29. Spice 1 is his opening act …

Thom Yorke (Radiohead’s frontman) is heading to Detroit, too, for a show promoting his solo work at the Masonic Temple Cathedral Theater on Dec. 2 …

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Panic! at the Disco has announced the next leg of its Pray for the Wicked Tour, which will now include a stop at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena for a concert on Jan. 29 …

And a shortlist of buzz bands, including Local Natives, Khruangbin, Basement, and The Regrettes, rocked this past weekend’s Audiotree Music Festival just east of Grand Rapids … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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eppermint is a clichéd revenge thriller where just about the only thing somewhat original is this: Instead of a man seeking revenge on those who wronged him (think John Wick or Death Wish), we have a suburban mom. And if the movie wasn’t so lifeless and otherwise offensive, I might have even called this an empowering feminist approach, but don’t think for once second it is. It stars Jennifer Garner (who deserves so much more) as the mom in question. And after her family is gunned down outside a Christmas carnival, this carpooling bank teller transforms herself, over only the span of five years, into a lethal international criminal mastermind. She’s a cage-fighting, mixed-martial-arts-doing, tech savvy, badass vigilante out to get those responsible for what happened to her family. In the capable hands of Garner, there’s a certain panache to the action sequences. But for whatever visceral and satisfying moments there are to be found, they don’t mean anything in the face of the overwhelmingly predictable approach. Honestly this is a movie so formulaic and lifeless, you’ll have a hard time believing even got a theatrical release and wasn’t just left to die a quiet death on VOD. So if you decide to get a taste of Peppermint, just know it won’t exactly leave your palate cleansed.

A SIMPLE FAVOR A deadly serious crime thriller — well, that’s about the last thing one would expect from director Paul Feig, he of Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters fame. And despite A Simple Favor’s confusing marketing that seems to suggest The Girl on the Train-style-intrigue, to everyone’s benefit, that is definitely not what you’ll get. Instead, what we have here is a film that takes a much more wickedly funny approach, a soapy suburban noir that references everything from classic Hitchcock thrillers to NBC’s Dateline.

It’s a Feig tradition to work with stellar female ensembles, and A Simple Favor is no different.

The performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are both marvelous. I love that this film is so unapologetically female, tapping into the lady-driven true-crime renaissance of late (where my Murderinos at?) while also having a little frothy fun.

to help in this time of need. As she gets closer to the family, specifically Emily’s husband, she also puts all that Type-A energy into the case and unleashes her inner gumshoe, enlisting her online followers’ help. It’s only when she starts to receive ominous messages that she begins to think Emily might not be missing after all.

This is where it all becomes really twisty — perhaps a little too twisty; the script indulges its most bonkers tendencies. It asks a lot of its audience: to overlook a rushed timeline and to buy into one too many obvious plot ploys.

Oscar-nominee Kendrick plays Stephanie, a widowed mom who has put all her extensive energy into her child and her mommy vlog.

She’s Type A to a T, and her perfectionism and supermom abilities tend to alienate the other parents at her son’s school.

But as things get darker and darker in the story (I mean, this little boy is grieving the loss of his mother), the balance between the witty comedy and the sinister mystery grows off kilter. It’s certainly an unenviable balancing act, and Feig is up to the challenge, but the story kind of falls back on its humorous elements, fails to follow through on quite a few threads (give me more of the Greek chorus of school parents, including Andrew Rannells, please!), and never makes good on the promise of its initial intrigue.

Suffice it to say, this makes her a very unlikely candidate to connect with Lively’s Emily. Emily works in the city as the PR director for a high-end fashion label. Emily exudes sensuality. Emily wears the most finely tailored power suits you can imagine.

But when a playdate with their young sons brings Emily and Stephanie together, the two find they connect more than ever imagined.

As the film goes on and the characters further develop, you’re never really sure for whom you’re supposed to be rooting. They all become rather unlikeable — and not in a so-bad-they’re-good way. Plus, after Emily disappears, let’s just say Kendrick and Golding don’t exactly sizzle the way Kendrick and Lively do. If the film could just be their banter, well, I’d probably still see that.

While the sophisticated Emily lives in a stunning modern home, has a gorgeous husband (Crazy Rich Asian’s star Henry Golding) she can’t keep her hands off of, and seeming success, not all is as it seems. She hates living in the suburbs, hates the house that’s too expensive for them to keep but which they can’t sell, and hates that her once-celebrated writer husband hasn’t written anything in years. And then there’s this issue: She won’t let anyone take her picture, under any circumstances, leading you to wonder what else Emily might be hiding or hiding from?

Because the strength of the film is its leading ladies. Kendrick, while doing a familiar schtick, is used perfectly here. No one does awkward, insecure stammering better than her. And it’s a treat to see Lively so, well … lively. One doesn’t think of her as a comedic actor, but she shines in a role that plays to so many of her strengths that it might as well have been written for her.

Dying to connect with Emily, and with a dark secret of her own, Stephanie — once she has a couple of gin martinis in her — befriends Emily and begins helping Emily with her son when needed.

But then Stephanie picks up the boys one day and doesn’t hear from Emily … for several days. With Emily missing, Stephanie steps in

Other highlights: the impeccably done wardrobe that truly works in service of the character development to help us get a sense of who these women are — from Stephanie’s dorky Peter Pan collars and bright colors, to Emily’s femme fatale working-mom glam.

And the ’60s French pop soundtrack adds elegance to the whole affair. That the script wasn’t just a shade more polished, well, that’s practically criminal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: My girlfriend, who’d been traveling, lost track of what day it was and was surprised when I showed up on the usual night I come cook her dinner. She was happy to see me but said she needed to finish this one “urgent work email.” How nice. Dinner would get cold while she took forever. Instead of getting started in the kitchen, I sat down angrily on the couch. “What’s wrong?” she asked. I said, “I’ll just sit here till you’re ready!” She got angry, saying that I should have just asked her how long she’d be or told her I felt bad. She then went on about how I have a “toxic” habit of this sort of “passive-aggressive” behavior, and I need to stop “acting out” before it ruins our relationship. I love her and don’t want to lose her. Help!

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: There will sometimes be reasons you are unable to communicate using the spoken word: Your jaw is wired shut. You are gagged with duct tape. A wizard has turned you into a cocker spaniel.

Otherwise, when you’d like another person to do something, it’s best not to express this to them in code: “I want you to meet my needs — right after you guess what they are!”

Passive-aggressiveness is a kind of coded communication — a form of “indirect speech,” which is a way of saying something without flat-out saying it. The term “passiveaggressive” was coined by a military psychologist, Colonel William Menninger, during World War II. He used it to describe soldiers who -- instead of saying no to a direct order (hello, ugly consequences!) -- wiggled out through “passive measures” including “procrastination, inefficiency, and passive obstructionism.”

Menninger’s term was useful in military memos because, as historian Christopher Lane puts it, the army couldn’t exactly issue a directive against “pouting.” However, there was no research to support it as anything more than a tactic in a certain situation — as opposed to a “personality disorder” a chronic, genetically driven pattern of maladaptive thinking and behavior.

Yet, in the 1950s, a group of psychiatrists writing the mental disorders bible, the DSM (edition I), took a big, unscientific leap. They willy-nilly added passive-aggressiveness to the list of personality disorders in the book — perhaps because without an official “disorder” label (and diagnostic codes that go with), health insurance companies wouldn’t pay therapists to treat it.

But consider the weaselly, “passive-aggressive” tack those soldiers took. Though their indirect approach to getting their way was militarily unhelpful, it was anything but “maladaptive” for them personally. It allowed them to avoid both court-martial and getting shot at -- or to stay in bed “sick” instead of going all “10-4!” on scrubbing the grout in the latrines with their toothbrush.

In other words, indirect communication like theirs is often adaptive, meaning highly useful — a form of diplomacy. As I pointed out in a recent column, per psychologist Steven Pinker, it’s a crafty way to communicate a potentially inflammatory message without causing offense the way baldly stating one’s feelings would. For example, there’s the social relationship-preserving hint about table manners, “Wow, Jason, you’re really ENJOYING that risotto!” instead of the more honest “GROSS! You eat like a feral hog on roadkill!”

The thing is, avoiding causing offense can go too far, like when it’s driven by a longheld and unexamined belief that you’re offensive simply by existing and having needs. Understanding that, explore the root of your own passive-aggressive behavior. My guess? It’s fear of conflict, or rather, of the results of conflict. Granted, at some point, it was probably protective for you to avoid conflict — and the direct engagement that could lead to it — like if you had a volatile and abusive parent. However, as an adult, indirect communication should be a tool you use when it suits the situation, not a behavior you robotically default to.

Consider that conflict, when expressed in healthy, noninflammatory ways, can be a positive thing — a source for personal and collective growth and deeper relationships.

But to take advantage of this after years of auto-burying your feelings, you’ll need to start by articulating to yourself what you want in a particular situation. Next, while ignoring the protests of your fears, express your needs and/or feelings to the other person with healthy directness: “Hey, can you guesstimate how many minutes till you’re done with your work?” and maybe add “I have a special dinner planned, and I don’t want it to get cold.”

Admittedly, some conflicts end up in gridlock, which means you won’t always get what you want. However, you’re far more likely to get your needs met if you don’t just fester with resentment or turn every relationship interaction into an intricate game of charades: “Sorry, honey. Still don’t get it. Are you angry or doing a rain dance?”

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26 It’s picked in Maui 28 Pacific salmon 31 Irish singer with the albums “O” and “9” 37 Isaac’s older son 38 “I ___ the opinion ...”

39 Email receptacle 40 ___ Soundsystem 41 Publisher within a publisher 43 Martinique, par exemple 44 Weird Al song that states “I don’t care if you’re full” 46 “___ & Roy” (2018 HBO kids’ show from Sesame Workshop) 47 Kingpin 48 Ate (together) 50 E, on a map 51 Cassowary’s kin 52 WWI battle river through Flanders 54 Bluish green 57 Man-made (abbr.)

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71 Letter from Greece?

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30 Was forced 32 Colin Dexter’s crossword-solving inspector 33 “Excuse me, but ...”

34 Majorca’s neighbor 35 Fizzy drinks 36 Go all out 41 Couple, to tabloids 42 “Grey Cell Green” band ___ Atomic Dustbin 45 Furniture store to meander through 47 Sure 49 False accusation 53 Zener cards test for it 54 Up to it 55 Back out 56 Abbr. on meat packages 58 Coulrophobia, e.g.

59 Mazar of “Entourage” 61 ___ spumante (sparkling wine) 62 Obsessive fan 63 Xbox series since 2001 65 Network that’s now Les-less 66 “Wheel of Fortune” host Sajak 67 Nickname of a Red Sox Hall-of-Famer

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

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

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

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): “When the

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

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

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “People think of

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

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

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

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

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

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

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As you dive

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

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo businessman Warren Buffet is

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

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In one sense, a

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

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In August

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

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

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

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

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

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

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