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Clear-Cut Vandalism In a few weeks, an important Traverse City park will be removed by clear-cutting 63 mature shade trees and removing 16, 000 cubic yards of riverbank. So, the park was created, in part, at the request of residents and efforts of the City more than a half-century ago. The City has it listed on its parks webpage, has maintained it as a park for many decades, and has placed improvements on it to enhance enjoyment. The City has encouraged residents to use it for decades as a place to fish and picnic. It is only one of three parks on the river and the only one with natural vegetation on both riverbanks. What are they going to do? Basically, remove any living vegetation between the Cass Street Bridge and the Union Street Bridge — including the trees — excavate the river banks down close to the river, and then pave it with sidewalks. Doesn’t the City tree policy that they worked on for two years matter? No. Doesn’t it matter that Charter Section 128 requires a vote of three-fifths of City voters to dispose of parkland? Apparently not. The Traverse City City Commission, the Planning Commission, and the Parks Commission have no demonstrated interest in letting you exercise your right (City law) to decide on the disposal of City parkland. How do they do that? They just refuse to discuss the topic; if they don’t enter into a debate with the public over parkland ... they can’t lose the debate. Trouble is, the residents actually own the property, and City officials and commissions just manage it for them. They ignore that simple concept. I am talking about Union Street Dam Park. Say goodbye. Rick Buckhalter, Traverse City The Golden Rule If the white community was heeding the admonition of the Savior in Matthew 7:12, we would not even need to be reminded that Black Lives Matter. In case you have forgotten,

Marilyn Donaldson, Acme Party Poopers It is so sad and tragic that the President’s party has for over three years defended a man whom they know has an emotional illness, narcissism, which does not change without therapy. I believe he said negative words about the military because he has no empathy. The evidence has been there through numerous books written by those who have known him, including his niece. His party labels them “fake news” and a “hoax.” That includes articles by journalists whose jobs and credibility are based upon telling the truth. At this point in time, they are trusting that he did not say those words. On what can you base that? You will always find people to whom he has been kind and gracious because that gives him strokes. He will do what it takes to enhance his own ego. The party knows that. That is why I blame the party more than President Trump. He is not well, hasn’t been, and probably will never be. But he has a cult in the party, the West Wing, among the followers who have not challenged his fitness to serve our country. He lowered the taxes to benefit himself. We love those who don’t ask us to give more. So we have emptied the coffers. The party could have stopped the chaos, but they didn’t. Now it is too late. Bob McQuilkin, Frankfort Unfit for the Job The president is unfit to serve in any capacity in any elected office in America. He has destroyed institutions with longheld traditions of dignity and respect for law. The Department of Justice now resembles a shady law firm that represents mob bosses. Integrity and truth are lost on this administration. His press briefings are infested with lies and falsehoods. He repeats these lies as if repetitiveness makes them true. He cozies up to any extremist group that supports him. The FBI lists QAnon as an extremist group, but the president said they like him so refuses to disavow them. He retweets QAnon’s unfounded conspiracy theories, which is totally irresponsible — especially for the office he holds. He defends the vigilante actions of his supporters but will not defend the right to peacefully protest for equal justice. The president defends the confederate flag, monuments, and statues of traitors who fought against the United States. The president is hollow, insecure, and shallow, with an affinity for dictators and strongmen. He has no idea what true strength is. If he did, he would not use Twitter the way he does. The president is trying to run the nation like those he admires. The Constitution be damned. He is going to do things his way. The Constitution is the basis for a just nation where all citizens are equal and have rights guaranteed by law. It is the duty of the president to ensure his administration defends the Constitution. Willie Jones Jr., MSgt, USAF (Retired), Traverse City

No Integrity, No Office The novel coronavirus, a pandemic of global proportions, occurred on Donald Trump’s watch. Yet with intelligence and warnings from scientists, he ignored and downplayed the seriousness of this killer virus and failed in his official capacity to create a plan to protect Americans. Research and analysis company Statista found that, between Jan. 20 and Sept. 1, 2020, there were almost 6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, with over 182,000 deaths in the U.S. reported by the World Health Organization. Currently U.S. COVID-19 deaths exceed 188,000. Wikipedia data indicates that combat deaths from the 1950 Korean War to the 2020 ongoing war in Afghanistan has totaled 87,456. Consider the seriousness of this pandemic: 100,544 more deaths from COVID-19 in eight months than from wars in 70 years! Trump’s incompetent leadership, documented lies, and corrupt practices indicate his lack of integrity — unacceptable presidential qualities. Similar attributes apply to his obedient Republican followers, as evidenced by their silent acceptance or overt approval of his actions. Examples are Jack Bergman and John James. They have said nothing about Trump’s inadequacies and falsehoods. Nothing! Bergman parrots the party line. James said he supports Trump “2,000 percent.” Now, in the middle of COVID-19 both would end the Affordable Care Act, denying healthcare to millions. Regarding draft-dodger Trump’s shameful comments that military men and women killed, wounded, or captured are “losers” and “suckers” for serving, veterans Bergman and James remain mute, implying they accept Trump’s words. Trump’s lack of a plan to combat COVID-19 demonstrates his inability to lead during a national emergency and shows unconcern for people’s health and wellbeing. His demeaning words and dishonest acts point to his character and that of supportive Republicans like Bergman and James. Together they are unworthy of our trust and do not merit our vote. Bill Steeves, USMC (Retired), Traverse City Another Generation Doomed By now we have all seen the video. The cherubic face of the alleged shooter. His jaunty backward ball cap. His deadly AR-15. His sense of entitlement and expectation of acceptance from the police as he slowly walks towards them with no fear. After all, he is only 17 and white. I cannot imagine how any youngster could act out in such an extreme manner — but then he had all sorts of encouragement along the way. His elders and enablers fed him a steady diet of hate, manufactured outrage, and false empowerment. He is nothing more than an expendable piece on the game board to be moved and then removed as necessary, while sowing nationwide discontent and fear. Mixing these ingredients will always turn out with the same predictable results. Yet here we are; this son, brother, or cousin does not stand alone. Letters continues on page 6

CONTENTS features No Barriers...................................................7

True in to the Global Perspective..................10 The New Casual..........................................12 Robotics Team...........................................14 Resale is the New Black.............................16 Gaylord’s Cops & Doughnuts......................20

columns & stuff Top Ten.......................................................5

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle...............................7 Opinion.........................................................8 Weird............................................................9 Nitelife........................................................18 Dates........................................................21 Advice....................................................24 Crossword..................................................24 Classifieds..............................................26

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top ten Another Poaching Case Cracked

Department of Natural Resources officers have cracked another elk poaching case, this one in Cheboygan County. Acting on an anonymous tip, officers conducted a lengthy investigation that led to the arrests of two Cheboygan County men for the poaching of a cow elk, Jakob Edward Gagnon, 21, and Logan Nathan-Edward Turbin, 22, both of Wolverine. This investigation dates back to September 2018, when the anonymous tip was called in to the state’s “Report All Poaching” line: (800) 292-7800. Investigators determined that Gagnon shot the elk, brought it home and processed it; Turbin, investigators said, knew the elk was taken illegally but helped process it in exchange for meat. Part of the reason for the delay in the resolution of the case was that Gagnon fled the state after a search warrant was executed at his home. He recently turned himself in. Turbin had earlier pled guilty and paid $795 in court fines and costs and $2,500 in restitution and his hunting privileges were revoked for one year. Investigators said there is no evidence to connect the pair to five elk that were poached in three separate incidents (photo above highlights one) during November and December 2019 in the region. Those incidents, profiled by Northern Express in a Feb. 8, 2020, story, “’Receipts, Hair, Bullet Fragments and Rumors’” remain under investigation.

Sundays, Family Fundays Hey kids, after 2pm every Sunday until Oct. 18, you and a pal can play golf for free (with a single paying adult). Choose from three golf courses — Boyne Mountain’s The Monument, Boyne Highlands’ The Moor, or Crooked Tree Golf Club. For more info, search “BOYNE Family Fundays” on Facebook.

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Teenage Bounty Hunters

Teenage Bounty Hunters: A blunt, to-the-point title that pretty much tells you exactly what the show is about, yet at the same time belies what an irreverent delight it is and its unexpected depth. Because, yes, this is essentially a young adult show about a pair of gun-toting twin sisters who accidentally take up bounty hunting as their new after-school job, but it’s also a smart and multifaceted look at contemporary conservative “Red-State” privateChristian-school-educated white privilege. Plus, it’s just a super enjoyable buddy comedy (the chemistry they have with their gruff bounty-hunter boss is a joy) with quippy and timely dialogue and a warm-hearted story of family. Streaming on Netflix.

tastemaker Slabtown Cookie Co.’s Summer Magic & Kegger

While the rest of us spent the early days of the pandemic climbing the walls, watching Netflix, and baking cookies, Katie Otterman was doing the same. Only she — a single mom of a 6-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter — turned that latter boredom buster into a booming business, one that started as a Michigan Cottage Food Law-approved cooler of cookies for sale in her Traverse City front yard … and is now also a commercial enterprise serving nearly a halfdozen local retailers (plus the original multitude of cooler-sniffing locals). She told Northern Express that she credits the local folks’ support for her astonishing two-month trajectory, but we’re here to tell you, she’s wrong; their word-of-mouth marketing is due entirely to her outof-this-world crispy-chewy-tender-and-totally-inspired cookie creations. We stopped by to sample some last week, and let’s just say that “Oh my Gawd!” accompanied by giant saucer eyes and racoon-like pawing was the universal reaction to both treats we tried: the Summer Magic (a truly magically delicious cookie made with Lucky Charms cereal and white chocolate chips, $4 each) and a Kegger (an incredibly moist dark chocolate beer brownie topped with more chocolate and crushed peanut butter cups, $5). Otterman begins baking every day at 5am and each morning reveals the day’s menu on Slabtown Cookie Co.’s Instagram feed. Keep up and order there, or stroll to her no-contact self-service stand at 228 Monroe St. (open 10am–8pm daily) and behold thy cooler bounty. Cash and Venmo accepted.

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North Manitou Light Celebration Planned

An outdoor, in-person, socially distanced event to celebrate the ongoing restoration of the North Manitou Shoal Light will take place in Leland this Saturday, Sept. 19. Anyone interested in the crib (so called because it’s a lighthouse situated in the middle of Lake Michigan, one mile offshore from North Manitou Island and eight miles offshore from Leland) is invited to hear presentations on restoration and management plans, future opportunities to visit the crib, its history, and information about the North Manitou Light Keepers. The “Light Keeper Rally” is scheduled to take place at 5pm at the Main Street Gallery on S. Main Street.

TC’s Porchfest Rocks On Porchfest is back in Traverse City’s Central Neighborhood (you know, that gorgeous neighborhood of 450+ homes that’s been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979). And for its second annual event, not much will have changed. Friends, families, and other interested folks are invited to stroll the sidewalks, sit on the lawns, and take in a series of all-outdoor music performances by talented artists performing pro bono “in the spirit of promoting music, entertainment and the value of community in Traverse City.” Porchfest 2020 runs 1pm–5pm, Sunday, Sept. 20. Find it on various porches bounded by 5th, Locust, Union, 9th, and Division Streets, south west of downtown Traverse City. (To register as a performer or to host a group on your porch, visit tccna1.wixsite.com/tcporchfest2020.)

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In her debut novel, Homegoing, Gyasi “brilliantly renewed and expanded the fiction of double lives” and in Transcendent Kingdom she “explores the science of the soul.” (New Yorker) The book also explores Gifty’s tangled relationship with her Pentecostal upbringing and whether science and faith can exist harmoniously. The Sept. 23, 7 p.m. event is virtual; registration info at NationalWritersSeries.org.

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When Mr. Trump came down his golden escalator eschewing his hateful rhetoric, this child was 13, maybe 14 years old. He wanted to be a law enforcement officer. At one time didn’t we all? If this incident hadn’t happened, when he met the age requirement, he could have applied. More than likely he would have been accepted. And more than likely, once established, he might have been happy to throw children into cages, kneel on someone’s neck until they died, or shoot them in the back. One can only imagine in horror where another four years of this divisiveness will lead as another generation comes of age. Instead of making America great again — again, perhaps it’s time to worry about America’s soul and pray that it can heal. That our souls can heal. Parents, teach your children well. John Hunter, Traverse City Development as Destruction Traverse City has three levels of local government: Grand Traverse County Commission, the Traverse City City Commission, and the Traverse City DDA (Downtown Development Authority). Are their goals all the same? They seem to conflict. Actually, have the taxpayers ever been told what their goals are? And, have the taxpayers ever been asked what their goals should be? It seems the only goal today is to develop every square inch of land and crowd in as many people as possible. What about carrying capacity? Whatever happened to concern for all the support systems that we cannot live without? Preserving our water in all its forms and protecting our air, farms, and forests is not just an economic benefit, it is a total necessity for the health of all of us, including the inhabitants of those ecosystems. Creating an action plan to deal with the climate crisis is also critical. There is no such thing as sustainable growth. To be sustainable we need to measure every decision against what it does to the environmental systems that sustain us. If we destroy them, we destroy ourselves. Ann Rogers, Traverse City Third-Party Threat No. No. No. Ms. Grundle-Krieg’s advice [Sept. 7 Guest Opinion, “Why Voting

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SERVING NO CAUSE Libertarian is Not Wasting Your Vote”] is misguided. The stakes are much too high in the coming presidential election to vote for a third party, Libertarian or otherwise. The American vote already may be hobbled by a crippled U.S. Postal service, which jeopardizes voting by mail, a right that is so necessary this year in particular. It’s also threatened by confirmed interference in voting registration rolls by our own officials and confirmed foreign meddling in campaign messaging and media headlines. Add to that the antiquated and biased Electoral College, which has handed victory to candidates who lost the popular vote on several occasions — much to the detriment of our democracy this last time. If ever there was a time to make your vote actually count for something and affect our future, it’s this year. Yes, campaign season might be an excellent time to share platforms and opinions of minor political parties. However, when it comes to actually voting, it’s essential to choose either the Democrat or the Republican on the ticket, one of which you know full well will win and, along with their team, steer our nation for the next four years. Do not dilute the vote and do not delude yourself: A third-party vote certainly is a waste and possibly a spoiler. Let’s be clearsighted, rational, and pragmatic. This moment requires it. Sheri Greenhoe, Bellaire Can’t We All Just Get Along? I staffed the phones at the GT Dems office this morning. I want to share a call I received verbatim: Me: Good morning, Grand Traverse Dems, how can I help? Caller: I had six Trump signs stolen by you. How are you going to pay me? Me: Lots of signs on both sides are being taken. We advise everyone to take their signs in at night. Caller: I just put up a giant Trump sign and surrounded it with razor wire. I patrol it every night with my gun. If any of you try to get it, I will blow your f**king heads off. Me: Goodbye. There are so many things wrong with this on every level. I never remember anything like the threats and rhetoric we are hearing this election season. This is what we have come to? Vote blue for reason and compassion, specific programs, and collaborative governing — for our kids and our nation. Lynn Larson, Traverse City

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spectator by Stephen Tuttle On May 25, George Floyd died in Minneapolis with a police officer’s knee on his neck. The protests have not stopped since.

security isn’t the extreme left, but racist white nationalists on the far right whose creed almost always includes violence.

Additional violent interactions between police officers and African Americans, some obviously justified and others questionable, have kept the unrest roiling. There have now been protests in more than 1,000 U.S. cities and in 60 countries around the world, on every continent but Antarctica.

Like antifa, extreme right-wing, super nationalistic organizations have members in most cities. Their intent is chaos, violence, and destruction. They’ve been showing up in greater numbers.

The cause is social and criminal justice and an end to law enforcement bias against minorities, particularly Black Americans. The vast majority of those involved believe in their cause and, though angry and chanting, want to march without violence. The official Black Lives Matter organization has, as one of its primary tenets, nonviolent protest.

We know the first fires set in Minneapolis were by a white nationalist Ku Klux Klan sympathizer. We know members of Boogaloo, which advocates for a racial civil war, has been on the ground in Seattle and in Portland. We know the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist white supremacy group has been involved in the violence in Portland. We also know a neo-Nazi group calling themselves the Atomwaffen Division also has been agitating violence.

The vast majority of those involved believe in their cause and, though angry and chanting, want to march without violence. The official Black Lives Matter organization has, as one of its primary tenets, nonviolent protest. But way too many of these gatherings have not been peaceful at all. The lunatic fringes on the far left and far right have kidnapped the demands for reform and turned them into violent chaos. Their ideologies would not be recognizable to most of us.

The list of right-wing extremist groups is evergrowing. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which keeps track of such things, now lists nearly 1,000 active hate groups in the U.S., about 75 percent of which are racially or ethnically motivated.

Attorney General William Barr says he has spoken to all the chiefs of police in cities where the troubles are brewing, and they have assured him the cause is left-wing extremist groups. But at least a half-dozen chiefs have said they did not speak to Barr, and they are not at all sure who’s responsible in their community.

So, the peaceful protesters march while the extremists on both sides set out to fight each other, break stuff, and undermine our system of government. The destruction of private property is on the agenda, along with increasing levels of violence, including murder.

There’s ample blame to go around. On the left are the anti-fascists (antifa). Webster’s first definition of fascism is, “a government system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.” There’s a lot in there to be against. Antifa has no centralized national organization or leadership and, according to law enforcement, is a small collection of autonomous individuals in most cities. They have to stretch to link our capitalistic system to fascism, but U.S. antifa groups aren’t too fond of government at all. They long for a day when government and commerce are communityto-community exercises, and we no longer need police. They do not shy from violence and particularly enjoy going after groups on the far right. Lately, they don’t have to go far to find willing combatants. The far right now shows up to counter the protesters. In fact, Barr’s own Department of Justice (DOJ) says the biggest internal threat to our

The initial cause is lost in a flurry of Molotov cocktails, bricks, and arson. There is reason to march in U.S. cities with a long history of policing bias. Those now attempting reform may need a generation to slowly weed out the bad apples in their own ranks. We’ll likely see more troubling videos before the cleansing is complete. We will not see the overwhelming majority of such interactions that are professional and completely peaceful. (It’s noteworthy there have been no claims of law enforcement racial bias or excessive force in Northern Michigan for more than a decade.) The legitimate protesters would be well served to find an approach that separates them from the troublemakers. The public understands the issue — we’ve all seen the horrific Floyd video — but the cause is lost in the smoke and flames. The nightly violence and destruction addresses no issue, serves no cause, and solves no problem. The rest of us should reject the white supremacy and racial violence of the extreme right and the anti-government violence on the far left. Neither will win by throwing rocks, starting fires, and stealing. The change the nonviolent among us want can happen with our ballots in less than two months.

The Shawano students (names withheld in this article due to their juvenile status) used the opportunity to compete in the Gobal Impact Challenge to, as one says, “come together to make a change in other people’s lives who go through the same things we’ve been through.” Watch their video at vimeo.com/380798099.

No Barriers Teen in a high-security juvenile treatment facility in Grayling nabbed second place in a nationwide competition

By Jillian Manning Since 2017, Wells Fargo bank and No Barriers USA — a nonprofit whose goal is “to fully unleash the potential of the human spirit” — have teamed up to offer a unique program: the Global Impact Challenge. The program is focused on diversity and inclusion and is open to educators and students in grades 5–12. This past year, a group of Northern Michigan teens finished in second place in the nationwide competition. Kristen Conrad and Caitlin Chlosta of Disability Network Northern Michigan applied for the Global Impact Challenge and were selected to compete with 20 other educators across the country. But their students weren’t in a traditional classroom — they were at the Shawono Center, a high-security juvenile treatment facility in Grayling. According to their website, the Global Impact Challenge offers youth and their teachers a “competition designed to spark the best ideas from students for building a world free of barriers, stereotypes and discrimination.” Conrad saw that opportunity magnified in the young people at the Shawono Center. “We began offering programs at Shawono four years ago,” says Conrad. “Looking at the diverse experiences of the students, we felt they are members of an extremely vulnerable group, and any barriers we could empower them to identify could have a global impact on other youth in similar situations.” So, they got to work. Five teens at the Shawono Center eagerly accepted the opportunity to join the challenge, coming up with the team name Diverse Survivorz. Although Conrad, Chlosta, and other adults assisted with the competition, the kids quickly took the reins.

“We approached the group with the understanding that we were simply going to help guide them through the process and they were in charge of where this project went and the focus of the project,” Conrad says. “The students took the lead, and as a group, we developed a sense of trust.” Soon, the goal of the Diverse Survivorz became clear: to empower at-risk youth by exposing the problems they faced and providing them with the tools needed to stay on a productive path. The students titled their project “Our Voices, Our Choices, Our Futures.”

through…Let’s try to break that chain, try to do something different.” Another says, “You can be a victim or you can be a survivor. You can choose to let whatever happened break you down, control your life…or you can prosper from it. Let it motivate you every day to do something better or do something different.” The chance to be heard was incredibly meaningful for the group. “[The students] identified the importance of sharing their stories with other youth experiencing many of the same challenges they experienced prior to coming to the

“Being runner-up in a national competition meant that people cared, that people wanted to hear the students’ stories, and that people wanted to help make a difference,” says Conrad. “The students felt validated and heard.” To start, the Diverse Survivorz distributed surveys to fellow students in the Shawono Center, professionals in juvenile justice (including Shawono staff, juvenile justice workers, lawyers, and judges), and community agencies all over Michigan. They wanted to see what problems those populations would identify for at-risk youth. “The group was surprised when all three parties identified the same barriers to success: lack of support and lack of positive ways to fill free time,” Chlosta says. That’s where the voices and choices came into play. With the help of the Land Information Access Associates studio in Traverse City, the students told their stories on video, which can be found on Disability Network’s website. In the video, one student explains, “We’re just all trying to come together right now and make a change in other people’s lives who go through the same things we’ve been

Shawono Center,” says Chlosta. “They participated in a day long filming session, sharing their stories and experiences and what impact they hope to have for other youth heading down the same path they did.” The choices component of the project involved providing youth with the resources and skills to engage in positive free-time activities. The Diverse Survivorz surveyed their peers to find activities that would suit the unique needs of the Shawano community. “Exposure to opportunities helps people,” one of the students explains. “If you’re exposed to negative, you’re going to do negative. If you’re exposed to positive … you’re going to want to do it again.” Chlosta says that the activities the students came up with ranged widely. “The students looked at bringing in community members to teach a variety of leisure time activities including song writing, knitting,

art classes, or cooking. They also explored local volunteer opportunities that would teach students positive leisure skills while helping them to develop relationships with positive role models.” With the research and planning complete, it was time for the Diverse Suvivorz to submit their project for the Global Impact Challenge. “Our Voices, Our Choices, Our Futures” won the runner-up prize and $1,500 to put their project into action. “Being runner-up in a national competition meant that people cared, that people wanted to hear the students’ stories, and that people wanted to help make a difference,” says Conrad. “The students felt validated and heard.” Programming inspired by the Diverse Survivorz has already been integrated into life at the Shawono Center. According to Chlosta, the “wrap-around” services are provided to students from start to finish during their time at Shawono, with the goal of offering positive leisure activities and introducing students to agencies in their communities that can support them in their exit transition. She adds that volunteer placements the students have enjoyed include the local animal shelter and the community garden. The Diverse Survivorz were also invited to speak at the 2020 No Barriers summit. Although COVID-19 threw a wrench in those plans, Conrad is looking forward an opportunity in 2021. “No Barriers is collaborating with us to fundraise to bring the students from the Diverse Survivorz to the next summit in 2021 because they believe in the impact of exposure,” she says. “Knowledge is power.” That thought is echoed in the Diverse Survivorz video, as one student poignantly points out, “If I can make a difference in one person’s life, my goal is fulfilled.”

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Global warming is often discussed in terms of a few degree increase in average temperature, slowly rising sea levels, and more severe weather. None of this is good, but it doesn’t seem bad enough to warrant a sense of extreme urgency. Besides, we’ve got COVID-19 and an ailing economy to deal with. Climate change and other environmental issues can wait. Or can they? The answer depends on how much we love our children and grandchildren. Death Valley recently registered 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Hundreds of wildfires, including some that spawned fire tornados, are ravaging California. In June of this year, a town in Siberia registered 100 F. Baghdad hit 125 F in July; in heat like that, extended exertion can cause fatal hyperthermia. In August, Iowa and Illinois experienced winds of over 100 miles per hour. Clean water for drinking and irrigation is becoming more scarce. In a 2015 press conference, NASA scientists said a sea level rise of at least three feet is locked in, possibly by the end of this century, but certainly by the end of the next. And the melting of glaciers has accelerated since then. In 2019 the Greenland Ice Sheet lost a record 586 billion tons of ice. A recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an eight-foot sea level rise by the end of this century is within the realm of possibility. Whatever the actual number turns out to be, by 2100, large portions of coastal areas will be inundated, and others will be more vulnerable to storm surges. That, plus rising temperatures, will create tens of millions of refugees and massive political instability. And the melting ice will free long-frozen organisms such as anthrax, smallpox, and bubonic plague, some of which may reinfect mankind. The oceans, without which human life would be tenuous, contain an estimated 700 hypoxic “dead zones.” The largest of these, in the Arabian Sea, was measured in 2018 at 63,000 square miles. Global warming, pollution, and runoff of sewage and agricultural chemicals are the major causes. There are also several large debris fields consisting of microplastics and larger chunks of debris floating just below the surface. One of these, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is approximately four times the size of California. According to a study by the Pew Charitable Trust, 11 million metric tons of plastic end up in the oceans annually, and the rate is increasing. If we keep it up, by 2050 the volume of plastic in the ocean could exceed the volume of fish.

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Sixty percent of the Earth’s wildlife has disappeared since 1970. An estimated 150 species of plant and animal life go extinct every day. The population of bees — necessary for pollination — has been declining for years, as has the population of birds. At the same time, pests such as fungi, bacteria, and certain insects are moving north because winters are no longer cold enough to kill them.

You and I may be OK, but if we don’t change course soon, coming generations are screwed. Here’s the kicker: Technology, while extremely important, isn’t the whole answer. Yes, drive a hybrid, use LED bulbs, and put solar panels on your house. It all helps. But it’s not enough. When we make the use of a resource that’s more efficient, we tend to use more of it, not less. Take LED bulbs, for example. Thanks to LED technology, the wattage required to produce a set amount of illumination has decreased. But the total amount of energy we use to produce light has actually increased: We put more light in parking lots and on roads, we have brighter and larger signs and scoreboards, and so on. In other words, we frequently use gains in efficiency to improve our standard of living rather than to conserve resources. The implication is that to effectively fight climate change, as well as to substantially reverse or mitigate the effects of pollution — i.e., to preserve as much of our way of life as possible — we’ll need to take collective action. This could mean some combination of nuclear power, a carbon tax, more use of cap and trade (several states already have cap and trade programs), extending clean energy tax credits, ending fossil fuel subsidies, providing additional funding for research, reinstating requirements that fossil fuel power plants reduce emissions, eliminating single-use plastics, building more public transportation, etc. There’s no silver bullet; we need to adopt promising policies and then adjust as circumstances dictate. We also need to build a more resilient society by providing greater access to healthcare, hardening our infrastructure, and strengthening working families so they can better withstand future downturns caused by pandemics or climate catastrophes. Little of this is likely to happen unless it’s driven by a citizenry that believes in science, thinks promoting the general welfare is a legitimate government function, and is engaged in the political process at every level. One may be excused for being pessimistic. There’s widespread distrust of science in America, we’re fragmented along multiple fault lines, and some folks think being told to wear a mask to protect others during a pandemic is an unbearable infringement of their liberty. The social contract is clearly frayed. But don’t get discouraged; get involved. As NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz famously said during the Apollo 13 mission, failure is not an option. The author wishes to thank his brother, Timothy Gutowski, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, for insights regarding the relationship between efficiency and resource usage, and the consequent need to look beyond technology for solutions to global warming.

News That Sounds Like a Joke Ander Christensen, 27, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has had to take time away from his job to field the media requests that have been pouring in since his Aug. 31 appearance before the Lincoln City Council, reported The Washington Post. Reading from a script, Christensen, whose father, Roy, is a councilman, made an impassioned plea against the widespread use of the term “boneless chicken wings,” pointing out that “boneless chicken wings are just chicken tenders” and don’t “actually come from the wing of a chicken.” Laughter and applause broke out in the chamber as Christensen made his presentation, and his father said the council was “taking the matter under advisement. ... He’s a chemical engineer by profession,” he said of his son, “but he’s a comic at heart.”

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Bright Idea Officials in Amsterdam have installed 12 hemp-filled urinals around that city’s notorious red-light district in an attempt to control if not eliminate late-night public urination, or “wild peeing.” The boxes, called GreenPees, resemble planters, according to CNN, and the hemp filters inside turn urine into an organic fertilizer and water that feed the plantings on top. During initial trials in 2018, inventor Richard de Vries said, “there was a 50% reduction in wild peeing. It was a great success.” For his next project, de Vries is researching how electricity can be generated whenever someone pees into one of his GreenPees.

Wait, What? Villas Las Estrellas is a small settlement of about 100 people on King George Island in Antarctica with a school, a bank, a church and even a souvenir shop, but if you want to live there, you and your family -- including your children -- will be required to have your appendixes removed before you arrive. The reason, Medium reports, has a logic grounded in history: The town has a small clinic, but not always a surgeon, and the nearest hospital is more than 600 miles away and difficult to reach. In 1961, Russian explorer and surgeon Leonid Rogozov at the similarly isolated Novolazarevskaya Station suffered lifethreatening acute appendicitis and was forced to operate on himself -- without anesthesia. The two-hour operation was successful, and Rogozov returned to work two weeks later.

Beliefs Nguyen Van Chien, 92, from a village in the southern Mekong Delta in Vietnam, hasn’t had a haircut in almost 80 years. A follower of Dua, a religion banned in Vietnam, Chien believes he has been called to grow his hair, Reuters reported, and his dreadlocks now measure about 16 1/2 feet. “I believe if I cut my hair I will die,” Chien said. “I only nurture it, cover it in a scarf to keep it dry and clean and looking nice.” Great Art! Three years ago, Emma Aldenryd, 18, of Aarhus, Denmark, discovered she had a rare condition called dermatographia, which causes her skin to temporarily swell up when touched. Oddity Central reports that the teen has decided to use her skin as a canvas on which she traces artwork with a pencil and posts the images to Instagram. “I started by drawing quite random stuff like a bunch of words,” Aldenryd said. “Lots of people question whether it hurts, but my dermatographia has never hurt.” Antihistamines treat the itch associated with her condition -- but they also stop the swelling, so she doesn’t take them. Drivers on U.S. 70 in southeast New Mexico have wondered about the 18 wooden chairs set up six feet apart in rows on a hill between Clovis and Portales. KRQE reports they are the work of three local sisters who wanted to express their feelings about socially distanced learning as schools struggle to open. “I have a daughter that’s a teacher and both my sisters have kids who are in school and this is really, really difficult for them not to be in school,” said Alyssa Idsinga, who created the art installation along with

Compelling Explanation Nicole Dozois, 40, was arrested in Largo, Florida, on Aug. 23 on charges of domestic battery after allegedly attacking her father “due to his flatulence,” according to an arrest affidavit. The Smoking Gun reported that Dozois, who shares a room in a home in Largo with her 59-year-old father, allegedly punched him in the face numerous times, leaving him with a “bloodied left eye and scratches all over his neck,” authorities said. She pleaded not guilty before being released, with the proviso that she have no contact with her father.

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The Continuing Crisis Dr. Devainder Goli, was watching a movie on his phone as his Tesla drove on autopilot near Spring Hope, North Carolina, early on Aug. 26, according to authorities, before narrowly missing a Nash County Sheriff ’s deputy and a State Highway Patrol trooper and crashing instead into both of their cruisers. “It could have been very horrific,” Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone told WRAL. The officers were conducting an overnight lane closure at the time of the accident. Goli was charged with a moving violation. “We need to understand that automation cannot do everything,” Stone said. Nuts! Detectives with the Tulare County (California) Sheriff ’s Office arrested Bhavna Singh Sekon, 23, of Fresno, in late August on suspicion of involvement in an “elaborate” scheme to steal and sell pistachios, to the tune of almost $300,000. According to YourCentralValley.com, detectives were called to Setton Pistachio on Aug. 14 where employees reported someone using the name of a legitimate trucking company had picked up two tractor-trailer loads of pistachios but failed to deliver them. Sheriff ’s department spokeswoman Ashley Ritchie said detectives discovered the thieves had also stolen the trailers, which were equipped with GPS that allowed authorities to track them down. Sekon was charged with grand theft, looting, identity theft and conspiracy.

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Northern Express talks public health and the pandemic with Traverse City resident and dean emeritus of the U of M School of Public Health, Dr. Kenneth Warner. By Patrick Sullivan This week, the Traverse City International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College opens its 27th season with a topic on everyone’s mind: global health crises. The Wednesday, Sept. 16 event, “Grappling with Pandemics: Global Health Policy in the 21st Century,” brings Northern Michigan an expert with an impressive resume: Dr. Julio Frenk, the president of the University of Miami, former minister of health for Mexico, a former senior fellow at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and former executive director of evidence and investigation at the World Health Organization. Interviewing Frenk will be Kenneth Warner, an IAF board member with a similarly impressive resume — and local ties. Warner, a native of Washington, D.C., has been a resident of Northern Michigan since 2012. This November, he’ll be on the ballot for Northwestern Michigan College’s board of trustees. Warner, an economist, has a deep background in health and academia. For 40 years, he researched tobacco policy and served as the World Bank’s representative to negotiations on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the world’s first global health treaty. He served as the dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health until 2017, when he retired as the Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Dean Emeritus. Warner moved to Traverse City with his wife shortly after he went into semiretirement eight years ago. His wife grew up in Northern Michigan, and today the couple lives on the land where she was raised, in a home overlooking East Grand Traverse Bay. Northern Express talked with Warner about the upcoming event and his perspective

on COVID-19 from his home in Northern Michigan. Northern Express: You were the dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and you had a career that was filled with accolades and honors. Did you see this pandemic coming? Warner: I did not see this particular kind of pandemic coming. I think everybody who’s in public health appreciated the potential for something like this. I think with SARS, everybody was very much

comparable fraction of the cases — maybe even a larger fraction of the cases. The cases are of course identified depending on how much testing is going on, which is both good and bad news for us. It means that because we do a relatively fair amount of testing, we’ve identified a number of cases. But we’re not testing nearly as well as many of the other countries, certainly including a lot of them in Asia, places like Korea and Singapore and Taiwan, which I believe has no active cases and maybe

You need to recognize the obvious — we have 4 percent of the world’s population, and we have between 20 and 25 percent of the deaths from the disease. concerned that it would lead to some kind of global pandemic. But that was a time when the world got its act together and managed to put a hold to the disease before it could spread like this one has. So, I think it’s fair to say that there are a lot of people who focus on infectious disease epidemiology who would have said, “Yes, we did anticipate something like this.” But you know, it’s a little hard to say, since it’s been 100 years since we’ve had anything like this. Express: How do you think the United State’s response to the pandemic has been? Warner: It’s been abysmal. You need to recognize the obvious — we have 4 percent of the world’s population, and we have between 20 and 25 percent of the deaths from the disease. And of course, we have, I think, a

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had about 20 altogether. New Zealand and Australia have done much better than any number of countries because they have tested a lot, and they’ve been quick to jump on it, and they do very well with the social isolating. Unfortunately — and for reasons that I don’t think anybody really fully understands — this has become politicized in the United States, with President Trump’s supporters kind of following his lead about being, let’s say, ambivalent at best about wearing of masks, even though we know at this point that masks are a crucial feature of reducing the spread of the virus. I mean, if everybody wore their masks, you could cut the transmission rate by something like 70 to 80 percent.

Express: What precautions do you personally take to protect yourself from the virus, and how has your life changed since March? Warner: Our life has changed dramatically in only one manner that really matters to me — we last saw our children and our grandchildren in person in January. Now, fortunately, we live in an era when you can talk with them and see them on Zoom or Facetime frequently, so that’s really helped. I’m cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine approved and ready for distribution sometime this spring. That’s just my guesstimate. I’m very worried, frankly, about the claim from CDC that there may be one out in early November. That strikes me, from everything I know, from all my expert colleagues in this area, as a purely political statement that really could discredit the whole development of a safe and effective vaccine. So, I’m very worried about that. I think if we stick with the appropriate procedures for studying the vaccine, doing the testing that needs to be done, the trials, it is conceivable that we’ll be ready to get shots in our arm sometime this spring or maybe early summer or something of that nature. But for me and my wife, the biggest cost is the inability to be with our kids, because we’re retired. … What we are doing is, we’re not going out to restaurants. We have only had a few friends over out on our deck on East Bay on nice days, and we keep them on one side of the deck, and we’re sitting on the other side. We have not gathered in anybody’s home, and we’re basically taking all the precautions that one should be taking and can take. And we’re fortunate in that regard because we don’t have small children in our household. We don’t have jobs that we have to go to physically. My wife goes to Costco during the senior citizen hour once every few weeks. We shop at Oryana where

their campus about a month ago to students. He should have a lot of insight into how that’s going and what works and what doesn’t when you re-open a school. Warner: Yes. I don’t know how much we’re going to get into that. My suspicion is that when we get to the Q and A, there will be some questions about that. I can assure you — not from having spoken with him but having spoken with people at the University of Michigan and a couple of other universities where I have close colleagues — this is just unknown territory for everybody. And there are genuine challenges, some of which are purely financial. I think a lot of universities — not the major universities but a lot of universities and colleges — are going to be in danger of going under because of the financial implications of students not signing up or not paying the tuition or whathaveyou. Plus, all the other income that’s associated with the students being on campus — the housing and the food and everything else associated with it. I just know that nobody knows exactly how this is gonna play out. Express: How do you think NMC is doing with its reopening plans? Warner: So far, from what I can see, I believe they’re doing a really smart job of it. There obviously are areas where they have to do in-person education. But I think they’re trying to focus more on distance learning where it is possible. And my understanding is that they’re actually doing pretty good in terms of enrollment. I think one reason for it, ironically perhaps, is that the four-year colleges and universities that are going to be doing distance learning, a lot of the students can come here and do the first two years at much lower expense, and they’re not missing out on the on-campus experience they would have had otherwise. Express: How do you rate the school’s precautions against the spread of the virus? Warner: I think they’re being very good about that, from what I understand. You know, so much of the issue of precautions about the virus is what are the rules, and then how are they followed? So, one of the things that’s of great concern is that a number of universities are planning lots of testing — testing students, faculty, and staff with regularity. But then all of a sudden, the students come back to campus, and look at the partying that they’re doing. There’s not much you can do by way of regulation with off-campus partying. And that’s how things are going to spread.

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they will put things in your car for you, so you don’t have to go in the store. Express: How did you get involved with the International Affairs Forum? Warner: I love the fact that here in this small town in northwestern Michigan, there’s a genuine interest in what’s going on around the world and in trying to be — at least intellectually and perhaps more personally — involved in what’s occurring around the world. I have focused my research on tobacco policy over, well, it’s a good 45 years now, and that has taken me to many countries around the world. I’ve worked in a large number of countries, and I’ve dealt with major issues on tobacco policy in other countries. I was the World Bank’s representative to negotiations on what was the world’s first global health treaty called the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. I should add, I was born and raised in Washington, D.C., so my hometown newspaper was the Washington Post, and my high school, which was a public high school, had the children of the Secretary of State. Teddy Kennedy, when he was a brand-new senator, came and spoke to us. And it was a place that was incredibly rich in dealing with national and international issues. So, I’m finding it was almost a godsend for me and for us, and that’s what got us first involved in it. Express: I understand you know the upcoming IAF speaker, Dr. Julio Frenk. Warner: I am friends with him. He got his medical degree in Mexico in 1979 and then he got his subsequent degrees at the University of Michigan. He got a Master of Public Health and then he did a joint Ph.D. between the School of Public Health and the Department of Sociology and Literature Science and the Arts [at U of M]. So, he was a student of ours — not of mine; I never actually taught him. He was in a different department, but he was a student in the school, and he was very good friends with some mutual friends that we had in Ann Arbor. And that’s how we met I met him originally. And then professionally, we’ve had lots of connections since then. I’ve done some things with the World Health Organization, where he was very high up in the pecking order. When I was dean at the School of Public Health in Michigan, he was the dean at the School of Public Health at Harvard, so we attended meetings twice a year together and shared ideas. I’d say we’ve been good friends and have been in touch pretty much all along for the last several decades now. Express: How did he come to be an IAF speaker. Warner: [laughs] I asked him. Express: What do you expect he’s going to talk about? Warner: Well, first of all, it’s going to be an interview. We’re setting it up as an interview, and we want to talk and focus on the issue of how the world deals globally with a pandemic. I think most everybody is pretty familiar with the story in the U.S., and we’ll talk a little bit about that, but not much. What we’re really going to focus on is the global dimensions, what’s going on elsewhere in the world — what are the implications of it. You know, how long is this thing going to be around? What are other countries doing and with what implications? So, Sweden, for example. They’ve basically just chosen to ride it out and not worry too much about social distancing and the like — and they’re paying a huge price. If you look at the number of deaths, the number of cases relative to their population size, they’re doing terribly. Express: I think it’s interesting and really timely that Dr. Frenk is president of the University of Miami, where they opened

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THE NEW CASUAL Fall 2020’s fashion essential? Clothes that are comfortable, cozy, and cut to flow easily between whatever autumn scenes you find yourself: at-home office, virtual classroom coach, well-spaced coffee date, or sipping hard cider by the bonfire. Here, our picks for flexible, high-performance fall items you can dress up or down — all available at local retailers. By Lynda Wheatley

She who lives in black stretch pants and oversized sweaters shall forevermore look instantly chic, provided she pops on a set of smart specs like these two from Kate Spade: the purposefully cultivated cool Adali, or the slightly catty, daintily dotty Alaysha. Frames, $249.95 — lens price varies; in-store special of 30-percent off a complete pair — at Traverse Vision, 336 W. Front St. www.traversevision.com

Normally we relish Relish’s dependably stylish array of dresses with pockets, but this fall, with less call for dresses and more call for more pockets (Where’s my mask? Where’s your mask?), we went straight for this fall-fabulous, multipocketed ensem(ble): the Fall Leaf Tee ($26), soft-and-textural Wide-Stripe Cardigan ($47), and super sexy (trust us, on everybody) Jag jeans. Find ’ all at Relish, 144 Hall St., in Traverse City and www.relishtc.com.

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When the novel coronavirus pandemic first hit, masks, face shields, and other personal protection equipment, aka PPE, were hard to come by. As the federal government and states scrambled to gather what they could from manufacturers of all industries, the state of Michigan also put out the call to a less obvious but equally capable sect of engineering and production minds: the students and advisors of the state’s First Robotics teams. Among those who came to the rescue: RoboVikes, Delta Force, and the BI Robot team. Those are the teams from Grayling High School, Inland Lakes Secondary School in Indian River, and Beaver Island Community School, respectively. As part of First in Michigan’s COVID-19 Call to Action, team advisors and even members from those First Robotics teams stepped in to help supply the needed equipment. Kevin Boyle, who advises the team at Beaver Island, said a scheduled robotics competition was canceled the day the school was getting ready to fly out to compete. The team’s robot was already on its way. “We sent the robot out, and got word that all the weekend events were postponed,” he said. The next day, the school shut down. With no competition and no school, Boyle was looking for something to do with the equipment. “The company that made our 3D printer had a program for PPE in Europe,” he said. Soon the Beaver Island team was in gear, running its printer some 20 hours a day, making N95 masks and face shield frames. “We donated a lot to our health center on the island.” The story was much the same at the other schools. Kelly LaPeer from Inland Lakes said she had both 3D printers at her home, so she sent one to one of her team members. They were both soon creating and providing PPE to hospitals and retailers. “I think we made 1,500 bands (to hook to face shields), close to a thousand ear savers (to enable the shields to be worn more comfortably), and a number of masks,” she said. Among the recipients: McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey, as well the post offices in Indian River and Afton, and healthcare centers. We’d get up in the morning and run it all day, then turn it off at night,” LaPeer said. Rick McBride is the advisor for the RoboVikes, the First Robotics program in Grayling. When the pandemic hit, he heard

Left: Home Depot employees wearing PPE provided by Inland Lakes’ Delta Force First Robotics team. Right: Grayling High School Principal Sarah Allen proudly shows off one of the face shields Grayling’s First Robotics team — the RoboVikes — created using the team’s 3D printers.

that the hospital in Alpena was in need of PPE. Because the school was shut down, he got permission from the principal and superintendent at Grayling to use the team’s 3D printers to create face shields. “We were making 20 or so a day. Between my wife and I, we would get up in the middle of the night for a month and a half ” to monitor the printers, he said. All told, teams from the program in Michigan are credited with providing 96,138 face shields; 2,161,430 face masks and accessories; and 3,258 pairs of safety glasses. The total of 2,260,826 pieces of safety equipment produced eclipsed the goal of 1,000,000. While the shutdown situation in Northern Michigan eased after the first couple of months of the pandemic, the need for PPE didn’t. “When things started opening up, we were contacted by a lot of businesses: chiropractors, banks, 7-Eleven, floral,” McBride said. The school closure not only ended robotics competitions for the year but also meant that the advisors had to take on most if not all the responsibility for creating the PPE. They all agreed they wished more students could have participated. “I wanted to have students doing this, but because of the shutdown … we couldn’t have an assembly line project,” said McBride. Another challenge was simply getting enough equipment. LaPeer said the filament used in the 3D printing is in high demand. “I’ve burned out one extruder. The beds are going to have to be replaced,” she said. Boyle said he tried to get additional 3D printers, but they were back-ordered, with one finally arriving in late July and another in August, one of which was donated by a local businessperson. “We now have four that are nearly identical. They’re ready to go.” While the emergency need has eased, the equipment — and the advisors — are ready to return to action at a moment’s notice. “If we need to do it, we can pick it up,” Boyle. Or maybe they never even stopped. “We’re still going,” said LaPeer. “There’s such a demand in the U.P.”

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Resale is the New Black By Craig Manning It’s a common tradition at this time of year: parents flocking to clothing stores in the last weeks of summer to get their kids new duds for back-to-school time. But what happens when the economy is in shambles, when many people have been out of work since March, and when the return of inperson, face-to-face schooling is a tenuous proposition at best? For many parents the answer has been simple: Skip the name-brand apparel retailers and hit up secondhand clothing shops instead. Jen O’Brien and her husband, Chris, along with his brother, Tim, own Once Upon a Child, a shop in Traverse City that “buys and sells gently used kid’s clothing, shoes, toys, and baby gear.” According to Jen O’Brien, the store has rarely seen as many new faces as it has over the past few months. Customers who might normally shop for their kids at stores in the Grand Traverse Mall have found their way across the street to Once Upon a Child instead. O’Brien believes the pandemic is the primary reason. She says that, with some parents out of work and with less discretionary income, more families are choosing to save a few dollars by giving secondhand stores a try. CONVERSION RATE Secondhand-store owners are betting that the sudden need to save money will transform first-time customers into loyal customers of shops like Once Upon a Child, simply because it’s helping shatter some of the preconceived notions that people have about secondhand stores and the products they sell. “A lot of people have commented about the [good] condition of the clothes, or about how new everything looks,” O’Brien said. “They wonder why they haven’t been shopping like this all along.” If that’s the consumer takeaway, then it’s more bad news for major apparel retailers in a year that has already brought plenty. According to the retail consultancy group Wood Mackenzie, sales “at apparel and apparel accessory stores” in the United States were down 87 percent year-over-year in March,

and 63 percent in May. The bad year has led more than a few apparel retailers to declare bankruptcy in 2020, including J.C. Penney, J. Crew, Tailored Brands (the parent company of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Banks), and Neiman Marcus — to name just a few. That’s not to say the pandemic hasn’t impacted resale or consignment stores. As part of the stay-at-home order, these businesses — like many others — were forced to close their doors for several months in the spring. Since then, customer behaviors have shifted slightly. At Once Upon a Child, O’Brien says her customer count is down, but the average size of transaction per customer is up. Instead of stopping in “just to browse” or to buy an item or two, parents are shopping more purposefully and deliberately. Average transactions these days tend to land in the $200 to $300 range, and some have been over $1,000. “It used to be, ‘Oh, I have a reservation at Olive Garden; I’ll stop in and have a look around.’” O’Brien told Northern Express. “Now it’s ‘We have a babysitter for an hour; we have our list of what we need; we’re going to buy everything for our six kids at one place.’” NICHE DEMAND Another major driver for Once Upon a Child has been the store’s COVID-19 mask inventory. O’Brien has been vigilant about keeping kid-sized (and kid-themed) masks in stock, knowing that, if schools start and maintain in-person learning, parents will likely need to have 3–6 masks per child. (For K–12 students, the CDC recommends that masks be washed after every day of use.) O’Brien says even keeping masks in stock has been a challenge; she recently ordered another 3,000 to keep up with demand. Local resale shops have dealt with other pandemic aftershocks, too. A major one was the influx of inventory that came in after stayat-home orders started to lift and business was able to resume. Charlette Steinhebel, who owns The Roost Consignment Boutique in Suttons Bay, says that many customers took the shutdown as an opportunity to do some extensive spring cleaning. As a result, many people were armed with lots of items ready for consignment when The Roost reopened.

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“I would say that a lot of people had cleaned out and organized over the couple of months that the stay-at-home order was in place,” Steinhebel said. “I heard from many consignors that they were cleaning out closets, garages, attics, and more.” Once Upon a Child has seen the same trend. O’Brien says her store normally buys about 1,000 items a day for resale. After the stay-at-home order lifted, that number just about doubled. MARIE KONDO EFFECT The “spring cleaning” pattern ties into a larger trend that resale shops across the nation have experienced in the past several years — a trend that has been labeled as “the Marie Kondo effect,” after the famous author and TV show host who has written multiple books about organizing. In January 2019, Kondo reached a wider audience with the Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Kondo spends each episode of the show working with American families to declutter their homes. Kondo’s strategy for organization is known as the “KonMari” method, which involves gathering one’s belongings and getting rid of anything that doesn’t “spark joy.” In the weeks following the debut of the Netflix series, TODAY reported that Kondo’s viral fame was inspiring people across the country to declutter their households — and triggering big business for resale stores as a result. One Goodwill donation center

in Washington, D.C. tracked a 367 percent increase in donations, compared to the same time the previous year. “When Marie Kondo’s Netflix special came out, we got a ton of people coming in [to sell us stuff],” O’Brien said. “She’s been very good for business.” More donations or consignments, in turn, can pave the way for more people shopping secondhand. Steinhebel says that, in many cases, the customers who visit her shop for the first time to consign “end up becoming frequent shoppers.” Just as the pandemic has led some parents to discover the quality of the lightly-used kids clothes at Once Upon a Child, Steinhebel believes the increase in consignments at The Roost in recent years has clued shoppers into some of the treasures that might be hiding on the racks of a resale shop. “Customers prefer to purchase higherend brands secondhand than something lower quality that is new from a store or online,” Steinhebel explained. “There are those who maybe can’t afford a cashmere sweater new but can buy one from The Roost at an affordable price. Customers also like to shop consignment because of the unique items they find. A lot of times, items like furniture and décor are older. Antique and vintage is very common too, and some people prefer older items so as to have something one-of-a-kind, or something you can’t find in every store.”

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Another factor that could be driving more popularity in the resale space — locally, at least — is that newer stores are targeting specific demographics that haven’t always been served by secondhand shops. O’Brien was inspired to open Once Upon a Child in 2016 because there wasn’t a resale shop in Traverse City that focused on kids clothing. It’s a similar story for Melissa Dow, who owns and operates the Traverse City Plato’s Closet location along with her husband, Mike. The Plato’s Closet franchise — which is part of Winmark, the same national franchisor that owns the Once Upon a Child brand — targets an adolescent and young adult demographic. “When we opened Plato’s Closet in May 2013, there wasn’t really a [local resale] place for the teen and young adult demographic to shop for their styles — especially for men and plus-size customers,” Dow said. “We are filling a gap where younger teens and adults can find things for themselves in a store targeted to them, as opposed to finding a few things in a store targeted to their parents.” MOTHER EARTH LIKES RESALE There’s also an environmental side to secondhand shops. There has been backlash in recent years against the idea of “fast fashion,” or clothing manufactured quickly and cheaply (and sold at a low price) to capitalize on the latest fashion trends. The affordability and trendiness of fast fashion has led to a gradual increase in the amount of clothing that the average person buys, owns, and ultimately, tosses. According to McKinsey & Company, the average person was buying 60 percent more clothing in 2014 than they did in the year 2000 — and keeping those garments for half as long. The trend has been accompanied by

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an increasingly alarmingly environmental cost. Per the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, textile production uses approximately 93 million cubic meters of water per year, contributing to global water scarcity. Fashion production also relies on huge quantities of oil, fertilizer, and dye — non-renewable resources that often pollute water sources and negatively affect natural ecosystems. Steinhebel says she often has conversations

SECONDHAND MISSION Sometimes, there’s even a moral imperative to offering the affordability that resale shops can provide. Such is the case with Challenge Mountain, a nonprofit organization based in Boyne City that works to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to outdoor recreation activities. The organization is partially funded by the Challenge Mountain resale store, which

“The role that consignment stores play in the environment is great,” Steinhebel said. “Instead of throwing perfectly fine items away, people bring in their items, and we offer them for sale. If those items sell, the person get some cash, and the item goes home with someone who needs or wants it. with her customers about fast fashion. The average consumer, she thinks, is increasingly cognizant of how cheaply-made most clothing is — and of the fact that buying higher-end secondhand items can actually net a higher return-on-investment. She also thinks more people are concerned about the environment now than they were in decades past. “The role that consignment stores play in the environment is great,” Steinhebel said. “Instead of throwing perfectly fine items away, people bring in their items, and we offer them for sale. If those items sell, the person get some cash, and the item goes home with someone who needs or wants it. Several people benefit just from the one transaction, and sometimes the item goes through hands several times before it’s recycled or thrown away.”

relies on donations from the community (of items like clothing, furniture, and jewelry) to stock its inventory. In addition to the broader mission of the nonprofit, Challenge Mountain Executive Director Elizabeth Looze says the resale store plays an important role in meeting the needs of lower-income families in and around Boyne City. “We kind of think of it as being a secondary mission to the organization, which is to provide low-cost clothing, household items, and furniture to our community,” Looze said. “25 percent of Charlevoix county kids are on free or reduced lunches — or at least they were before [COVID-19]. So, that’s 25 percent of our population that is essentially living at the poverty level or below.”

By offering a way for people to make money off their unwanted belongings, resale shops can also have a significant economic impact on the people who live in the communities they serve. Dow says Plato’s Closet, which pays cash on the spot to buy clothes directly from its customers, has paid out over $2 million in cash since opening its doors in 2013. “We are very proud of our impact here locally, especially now, when a little extra cash and mean so much,” Dow said. At Once Upon a Child, O’Brien says her revenues typically sit around $1 million per year — though she notes that much of the money goes toward buying inventory and paying competitive wages to her 25 employees. At Challenge Mountain, Looze describes recent years at the resale shop as “going like gangbusters,” with annual sales revenues of over $400,000 — most of it “excess revenue” that Challenge Mountain has been able to channel to its nonprofit efforts and programming. The pandemic has dampened business slightly, though. O’Brien expects she’ll be relatively flat to last year in terms of sales and revenues, with big summer and fall transactions helping make up for several months of lost revenue during the stayat-home order. Challenge Mountain has tracked an average per-year growth rate of 12 percent since 2016 but is down 15 percent from last year in terms of resale revenues. And at The Roost, Steinhebel is down about one percent, compared to the 10 percent growth she was expecting in 2020. Still, despite the slowdown, O’Brien expects things will turn out OK in the end. One of the great things about the secondhand resale industry, she says: “It’s recession-proof.”

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decaf (Off-Duty). An assortment of breads are baked daily, including Italian, cinnamon-raisin, pumpernickel rye, cheddar cheese, and more. “We have a fifth-generation breadmaker overseeing things,” said White. All products are handmade at the main bakery in downtown Clare and delivered by truck no later than 5am each day to the Cops & Doughnuts Gaylord location — aka, the “Jay’s Precinct” shop, at 1151 South Otsego Ave., which is connected to the Jay’s Sporting Goods store. “We looked into putting an oven into the Gaylord shop,” said White. “But it would be about $250,000. For about $50 a day, we can deliver.” RAP SHEET The backstory to this bustling business begins in 2009 when Clare’s historic bakery — Clare City Bakery — was within weeks of closing. “You gotta remember, Clare’s a town of some 3,000 people,” said White. “We only had nine officers on the whole police force. So five of us were eating lunch one day, and we heard the bakery was gonna close. We were scared for our little town. We talked about it and said, ‘Hey, what if we bought it?’” All nine officers stepped up and invested $1,500 each as a down payment to keep the historic bakery humming. ‘ Nine protectors of the law became purveyors of the bear claw. The pairing of police and pastries was too ironic for them — or the media — to overlook. “Our plan was, if it breaks even, we’ll be happy,” said White. “We thought we’d run it for a few years, then sell it. But the media got hold of it, and it just took off.” NBC Nightly News, Fox News, MSNBC, and Good Morning, America each did features on the police-pastry sensation. Cops & Doughnuts also has been featured in several publications, including Kiplinger’s

Personal Finance magazine, the 2011 book “Locavesting,” and the online cooking and culture site, AmericanProfile.com. In 2013, Saveur magazine even named Cops & Doughnuts — then only one location, in Clare — one of the finest doughnut shops in the nation and their “NightStick” (a triple-chocolate Long John) as one of the best doughnuts in the world. The following year, Doughnut Showdown, a popular television show on the Food Channel, picked Cops & Doughnuts’ “Driftwood Doughnut” (a Long John filled with coconut cream and topped with chocolate ganache and toasted coconut) as a contest winner, netting the bakers a $10,000 top prize. NORTHWARD EXPANSION The Gaylord location opened in September 2015, and it’s been busy since day one, says White. General Manager Tina Collison oversees operations there. “It’s been very successful, a really good match,” said White. Prompted by the good buzz in Gaylord, the guys opened two more “precincts” — one in Bay City in 2016 and another in Mt. Pleasant in 2017. When all the shops are running at capacity, they employ almost 50 workers. When the COVID-19 virus began spreading earlier this year, the Clare bakery stayed open, but the Gaylord operation closed temporarily. Business fell off about 85 percent compared to last year, according to White. “When it started, we were the only place in Clare that had bread,” said White. “We were deemed essential because we could make bread.” The Gaylord shop reopened in May and is seeing steady traffic again. “People are getting out now,” he said. “We’re gonna bounce back.” Find the Gaylord location at 1151 S. Otsego Ave. Learn more at www.copsdoughnuts.com or call (989) 968-4488.

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---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: Hosted by Munson Medical Center’s Thomas Judd Care Center to raise awareness of their HIV care & prevention program in northern Michigan. Open all Sept. $20. runsignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/ThomasJuddCareCenter5K

---------------------WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: A community-wide wellness challenge that runs Sept. 1-27 & aims to increase physical activity by challenging participants to walk, run, bike, skate, or roll to boost physical & mental health. Register individually or as a group online. Walk & Roll in: your own neighborhood, some of the parks & trails in Grand Traverse County, or anywhere you please. Log your time, distance, & number of participants. Visit the LaFranier Loops (optional) & play bingo. docs.google.com/forms/ d/e/1FAIpQLScLq06XUxWgi_PgM7r34FEnw9hIcsaJwRpyd_ddBXEP9XAPw/viewform

---------------------FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE: UTILIZING TOOLS FOR SUCCESS FORESTRY FIELD DAY: 9am-2pm, Malik Certified Tree Farm, 2 miles southeast of Karlin. Limited to the first 40 landowners registered. Must wear a mask & practice social distancing. Consulting forester Steve Kalisz & other local foresters & natural resource professionals will lead short hikes to northern hardwoods, pine, aspen & open fallow field sites to share how multiple use management works on the ground, including: sustainable forest management practices, insect & disease control, how high deer populations impact forests, & much more. Register. $5/person; includes local food box lunch. natureiscalling.org/event/forests-for-the-future

---------------------NAUTICAL FLEA MARKET & BOAT SALES: 10am-2pm, 100 Dame St., Suttons Bay. Benefits the Inland Seas Education Association. schoolship.org/news-events/nautical-flea-market-boat-sales

---------------------5TH ANNUAL ADVENTURAMA: 11am, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. A game of strategy played atop bicycles on the neighborhood streets & trails of TC. Scavenger hunt, urban expedition, kids-on-bikes fundraiser, geocaching, costume contest. Presented by Norte. Rolling starts & 100% outside finishes at The Workshop Brewing Co. elgruponorte.org/adventurama/?mc_ cid=5d4d321f58&mc_eid=df24b9efb4

---------------------JUST BEE YOGA FOR KIDS: 11am. Families with children ages 3 – 5 are invited to join Kay & Cathy from Just Bee Yoga in TC for free yoga & mindfulness on the second Sat. of each month. Held via Zoom. tadl.org/event/just-bee-yoga-

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THOMPSON SQUARE: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Husband & wife Keifer & Shawna Thompson are known for their country chart toppers “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” “If I Didn’t Have You,” & “I Got You.” $57 all seats. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/thompson-square

2ND ANNUAL BAY HARBOR TROUT & SALMON EXTRAVAGANZA: Sept. 11-13, 6am-4pm, Bay Harbor Lake Marina. Second annual fishing tournament. Find on Facebook.

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send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

sept sunday 13

BLOCK PARTY: The Salvation Army, 1239 Barlow St., TC. Join The Salvation Army for family fun & fellowship during the Rally Day Block Party. Worship: 10-11am, followed by Block Party: 11am-1pm. 946-4644. Free. centralusa. salvationarmy.org/traversecity/events/rally-dayblock-party

---------------------THE INVITATIONAL AT HARBOR SPRINGS: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: RUTH WARE: 2pm. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Turn of the Key” and “In a Dark, Dark Wood” returns with another thriller set on a snow-covered mountain: “One by One.” Guest host is Megan Miranda, the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including “The Last House Guest.” Held on Zoom. Register. Free. bit.ly/NWSFallSeason

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12) ---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------THE AMERICAN GOLD CUP: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------OPEN MIC NIGHT: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, outdoor performance space, TC. For singers, musicians, actors & poets. tickets. oldtownplayhouse.com/TheatreManager/1/ online?bestavail=760&qty=0

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VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------2ND ANNUAL BAY HARBOR TROUT & SALMON EXTRAVAGANZA: (See Sat., Sept 12)

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MOBILE MUSEUM MONDAYS: MAKE YOUR OWN SPEAKER: 11am & 1pm, Norte Clubhouse, outdoors, GT County Civic Center, TC. Presented by Great Lakes Children’s Museum. Bring a music player, phone, or anything that an aux cable can plug into & you’ll be rocking out to your new speaker by the end of the session. greatlakeskids. org/events/mmm914/

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12) ---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------TOGETHER THRU MUSIC CONCERTS: 7pm. Free on Facebook Live. Featuring Oh Brother Big Sister, a brother & sister duo consisting of Radel Rosin & Penny Jean. Free. facebook.com/GaylordAreaCouncilForTheArts

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

Miriam Picó, David Chown and Laurie Sears will perform live under the tent at Old Town Playhouse Parking Lot, TC, Tues., Sept 15 from 7-8:15pm. This trio will celebrate the release of their new CD, “Live at St. Andrews,” a recording of their Sept. 2018 concert featuring the music of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, The Beatles, and many others. Tickets: $20 advance; $25 evening of (if still available), plus fees. Masks and social distancing observed. tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com

sept tuesday 15

“LIGHT THE PATH TO A HAPPY KID”: A free virtual learning opportunity for parents presented by TCAPS. Featuring a keynote from Jessica Minahan, a nationally recognized speaker on child anxiety. Offering practical advice for parents looking to support their child’s social & emotional health & wellbeing. Runs for five Tuesdays, from Sept. 15 - Oct. 13. The time for Sept. 15 is 6:30-8:30pm. The other Tuesdays run from 7-7:45pm. This event is livestreamed. Register to receive your link to the virtual workshop sessions. sites.google.com/tcapsstudent.net/light-the-wayto-a-happy-kid-e/home

---------------------CITIZENS’ CLIMATE LOBBY ONLINE MEETING: 6-7:30pm. Courtney Wiggins from Northern Michigan E3 will speak about the work of the anti-racism task force. For call-in info, email: northern.michigan@citizensclimatelobby.org.

---------------------VIRTUAL PROGRAMS BY THE GREAT LAKES CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: GET CRAFTY @ HOME: 11am. Collage Crazy: Turns bits & pieces of paper & scraps into imaginative animals. Visit web site to get a supply list & to participate. greatlakeskids.org/get-crafty-at-home/

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12) ---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------VIRTUAL STATE OF THE COMMUNITY SERIES 2020: A two-day virtual series. When registering, select the sessions you would like to attend. Today’s include: “Economic Impact & COVID Recovery, with Matt McCauley, CEO of Networks Northwest” at 8:30am & 2pm; “Healthcare & Psychology Update, with Joanne Schroeder, CEO, & Dr. Michael Lucido, Psychologist, of Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital” at 11:30am; “United We Win: Community Stability

through COVID, with Rebeca Otto, director of Community Engagement with Char-Em United Way” at 10am & 3pm; & “Main Street Insights, with Lindsey Dotson, director of Charlevoix Main Street, DDA” at 1pm. $10 for one topic/ session, or $30 for all four topics/sessions. business.charlevoix.org/events/details/virtualstate-of-the-community-series-2020-13083

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------PICÓ, CHOWN & SEARS: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Theatre Under the Tent, parking lot, TC. Old Town Playhouse presents Miriam Picó, David Chown & Laurie Sears. This concert will celebrate the release of their new album, a live recording of their September 2018 concert featuring the music of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, The Beatles, & many others. Masks & social distancing observed. $20 advance; $25 evening of, plus fees (if still available). tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/ TheatreManager/1/login&event=272

---------------------WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------PEEPERS: SUPER SPIDERS: 10-11am, Boardman River Nature Center, outside, TC. Featuring “Seaver the Weaver” by Paul Czajak. For ages 3-5. Must pre-register. $5. natureiscalling.org/learn/pre-k-programs/peepers

---------------------BOUNDARY SETTING IN THE WORKPLACE: Noon. Presented by Food for Thought. Featuring Leah Kwapis. Held on Zoom. $20 registration fee; includes a $10 gift card to CRAVE. gaylordmi.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/3822

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sions you would like to attend. Today’s include: “Economic Impact & COVID Recovery, with Matt McCauley, CEO of Networks Northwest” at 10am; “Healthcare & Psychology Update, with Joanne Schroeder, CEO, & Dr. Michael Lucido, Psychologist, of Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital” at 9am & 11am; “United We Win: Community Stability through COVID, with Rebeca Otto, director of Community Engagement with Char-Em United Way” at 1pm; & “Main Street Insights, with Lindsey Dotson, director of Charlevoix Main Street, DDA” at 8am & 2pm. $10 for one topic/session, or $30 for all four topics/sessions. business.charlevoix.org/ events/details/virtual-state-of-the-communityseries-2020-13083

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12) ---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

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GRAPPLING WITH PANDEMICS: GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: 5pm. Via Zoom. Pay what you can... $10 suggested donation. Free to students & educators. Registration required. Join the International Affairs Forum for a timely discussion on global public health in the COVID-19 era featuring Dr. Julio Frenk, president of the University of Miami, former Minister of Health of Mexico, former Senior Fellow at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, former Executive Director of Evidence and Information for Policy at the World Health Organization, and co-editor of Saving Humanity: What Matters Most for a Healthy Future. tciaf.com

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

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VIRTUAL PROGRAMS BY THE GREAT LAKES CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: STORIES @ HOME: Featuring “Here Piggy Piggy!” followed by a craft. 11am. great-

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12) ---------------------UNITED WAY’S DAY OF CARING: Projects are outdoors only & can accommodate teams of nine volunteers or fewer. Appropriate masking & social distancing will be enforced throughout the day, while focusing on fun & service. Sign up. unitedwaynwmi.galaxydigital.com

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------“THE CONSTITUTION’S SUFFRAGE AMENDMENTS: GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO WERE NOT SILENT”: 7pm. Virtual event. Panel discussion in conjunction with Constitution Day. Presenters & NMC instructors Mindy Morton & John Zachman will discuss the 15th, 19th & 24th amendments & the individuals & groups whose political actions saw those amendments become political reality, & evaluate how these amendments impact our current political climate & elections.  Zoom Link: https:// nmc.zoom.us/j/98632067245

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VIRTUAL PROGRAMS BY THE GREAT LAKES CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: FIRST STEPS SCIENCE: Why Things Fly. 11am. Learn scientific tools & methods to help kids explore their world. greatlakeskids.org/ GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------SEPT. COFFEE HOURS WITH SEN. CURT VANDERWALL, R-LUDINGTON: 10-11am, Beulah Village Park. Open to residents of the 35th Senate District.

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

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VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------THE CHICAGO CABARET!: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Theatre Under the Tent, parking lot, TC. Old Town Playhouse presents the music of Chicago & other Broadway favorites. Masks & social distancing observed. tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/TheatreManager/1/login&event=265

---------------------WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

---------------------MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: 7:30pm. Virtual performance. Free. live.interlochen.org/live_webcast

sept saturday 19

SADIE BASS: Live from the Lot, Manistee’s First Drive-In Concert. Held at the old K-mart lot in Manistee. Country music singer Sadie Bass’ first song she wrote is “Son He Never Had.” Jason Cross, a solo performing artist as well as guitarist & vocalist for Sadie Bass, will open the concert at 5pm. $50 per vehicle (limit of four people). Printed ticket must be presented at gate. Get your ticket by Sept. 17.

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BENZIE COUNTY DEMOCRATS MONTHLY MEETING: Benzie County Democratic Party Headquarters, 9930 Honor Hwy., Honor. Meetings on third Saturday of the month, with 9:30am coffee klatch, 10am community announcements, followed by featured speaker. Free. benziedemocrats.com

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12) ---------------------FALL OUT! AN ART EXPLOSION AT THE GAAC: 10am-2pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. This pop-up exhibition + artist demo is an opportunity to watch studio artists demonstrate how they work & create – part of the GAAC’s 6ft Apart Art series. Free. glenarborart.org

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

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SWINGSHIFT AND THE STARS POP-UP CONCERT: Medalie Park, TC. A concert by ReBooted, country/classic rock band, to benefit TC Tritons Rowing. Doors open at 6pm; concert at 6:30pm. Bring a chair. $10/person. swingshiftandthestars.org

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VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

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---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: HOP TROT: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

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---------------------WALK & ROLL GRAND TRAVERSE: (See Sat., Sept. 12)

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BASKETS OF BOUNTY HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE FOR AREA SENIORS: The Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging is seeking: paper towels, Kleenex, toilet paper, flushable wipes, lip balm (Chapstick), Band-Aids, shampoo/conditioner combo, body lotion, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, liquid hand soap, dish soap, laundry detergent (smaller containers), assorted puzzle books (new), hand sanitizer & wipes, & cat & dog treats. Donations are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to: Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging. Cash donations are also accepted. All donations will be accepted through Weds., Nov. 25 at the Commission on Aging office located at 520 W. Front St., TC. Donations can be left in the front entrance area until the office opens to public. grandtraverse.org

---------------------EXPLORE EAST BAY: Runs through Nov. 1. This new, free, eight-week outdoor walking program invites you to explore eight featured parks in East Bay Township & improve your physical health. Participants will record their daily steps & walking minutes. Each week the program will feature one park in East Bay as part of a weekly photo contest. Sign up. http://eastbaytwp.org/ exploreeastbay/

---------------------LIVE STORYTIME WITH MISS DIANE ON FACEBOOK: Presented by the Bellaire Public Library on Wednesdays at 11am. bellairelibrary.org

---------------------LIVE FROM THE OPERA HOUSE: IT’S STORYTIME!: With Traverse Area Public Schools & Newton’s Road. Available to stream live via Facebook & available to watch anytime on demand on YouTube after the broadcast. Held every Weds. through Sept. at 9am. tcaps247.com

---------------------TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT: Bellaire Public Library. Bring your devices & questions each Tues. at 2pm. bellairelibrary.org

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VENDORS/CRAFTERS WANTED: For the 22nd Annual Harvest Festival & Scarecrow Extravaganza on Sept. 26 on Broad St. in Bellaire. bellairechamber.org

---------------------“DON’T MISS THE BOAT”: Harbor Springs History Museum. Presented by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. This exhibit highlights the historic ferries of Little Traverse Bay & features original watercolors & giclees by local artist William Talmadge Hall. Runs through the summer of 2021. Hours: Tues.Sat., 11am-3pm. harborspringshistory.org/history-museum-exhibits

---------------------“TIME WITH EAGLES”: Charlevoix Circle of Arts. A collection of images by Charlevoix photographer Bill Dietrich. Half of his images were taken in Charlevoix, while others were taken in the Pacific Northwest in Skagit Valley on the Skagit River where he attended an eagle photography workshop in Seattle & La Conner, Washington. Runs Sept. 18 - Oct. 31. charlevoixcircle.org

---------------------2020 VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP SHOW: Pre-

sented by Jordan River Arts Council. Includes all media. Runs through Oct. 3. jordanriverarts.com

---------------------BELLAIRE DOWNTOWN TO DISPLAY DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART OUTDOOR EXHIBITS: Will be displayed through late fall, 2020. bellairemichigan.com/images/DIA_Final_Art_map.pdf CALL FOR ARTISTS: 22ND HARVEST FESTIVAL CRAFT SHOW/FLEA MARKET: Will be held on Sept. 26 on Broad St., downtown Bellaire. $45 for a 10x10 booth (outside). Register. Questions: 231-533-6023. bellairechamber.org

---------------------JOSEPH WORKS: Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Hardy Hall, Manistee. New Art by Phil & Susan Joseph. Fridays, 12-3pm through Sept. 25. Make a reservation at: ramsdelltheatre.org.

---------------------NORTHPORT 2020 PHOTO EXHIBIT - ONLINE: Presented by the Northport Arts Association, Sept. 4-20. Featuring professional & amateur photographers & their variety of subjects & styles. Up to 200 photographs will be on display & available to purchase. northportartsassociation.org/all-happenings/2020/5/22/northportphoto-exhibit-2020-22fwe

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - CTPS ATRIUM SHOW 2020: Runs through Oct. 2 in Atrium Gallery. Original photographs by 16 artists of the Crooked Tree Photographic Society. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/ ctps-atrium-show-2020

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE 2020: Aug. 8-9: Artists paint en plein air in downtown TC & Old Mission Peninsula. Aug. 10-16: Shop artwork safely from your PC or mobile device. Aug. 17 Sept. 12: In-person exhibit & sale in the gallery. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traverse-city/paintgrand-traverse - COLOR CATCHERS: KATHLEEN CARPENTER, MARILYN HOOGSTRATEN, KATHY SILBERNAGEL, BABS YOUNG: Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gallery, TC. Color Catchers invites you to appreciate the impact & mystery of color through the work of these photographers. crookedtree.org

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GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER: - “POWER TOOLS EXHIBIT” & “ART IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS | A POSTCARD RESPONSE”: Power Tools is a multifaceted, juried exhibition built on the belief that the arts provide us with powerful tools of expression. The work of 17 artists will be exhibited. Art In A Time Of Coronavirus is an exhibition of 97 hand-built postcards [4” x 6”] that present the maker’s personal response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Postcards were created from paper, polymer clay, fabric, recycled & mixed media materials by 33 people. Glen Arbor Arts Center is open daily from 11am–2pm. glenarborart.org - MANITOU MUSIC POSTER COMPETITION: The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions of original paintings for its 2021 Manitou Music poster competition. The deadline for online submissions is Sept. 17. Open to all current GAAC members. glenarborart.org/ mmf-poster-competition-guidlines

---------------------HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - OUT OF CONTEXT: OBJECTS REDEFINED: The Assemblage of Gary Carlson, Sept. 5 - Oct. 5. higherartgallery.com - OPEN CALL FOR “THOSE WHO TEACH”: Deadline to apply is 1/15/21. Exhibit featuring the artwork of Michigan’s Visual Art Educators. higherartgallery.com/calls-for-art

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the ADViCE GOddESS Joan of Arctic

“Jonesin” Crosswords -"Report Card"

How did we do? [#373, Aug. 2008] by Matt Jones

ACROSS 1 It may be fatal 5 Disease contracted by Seal at an early age 10 Brand that pops up frequently in crosswords? 14 Sitar master Shankar 15 ___ ear and out the other 16 Get ready for surgery 17 Couturier Cassini 18 British pottery manufacturer known for bone china 19 City that represents a county 20 Helgenberger of “Erin Brockovich” 21 Less polluted 22 Rowboat need 23 ___-country (Drive-By Truckers’ genre) 25 “Damn, it’s cold out!” 26 “Ty Murray’s Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge” network 27 The Hulk’s catalyst 29 Food vendor’s requirement (abbr.) 30 Resource 33 Last name in riding lawnmowers 34 “___ bin ein Berliner” (famous JFK quote) 35 Desert landscape features 36 Spicy spread 37 ___ Na Na (group that preceded Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock) 38 It’s said coming and going 39 Kiddie lit web spinner who gets a B? 42 Fashion line? 43 Cartoonist who created Tintin 44 Insignia on Cardinals caps 45 Hathor or Hera, e.g. 47 Won back 51 John’s 2008 adversary 56 Gave high honors 58 “Out of Africa” author Isak 59 Element taken in supplements 60 Flea market event

61 Sets up tents 62 Brand with the discontinued flavor Grape Watermelon DOWN 1 “You’ll hear ___ my lawyer!” 2 “Ooh ___!” 3 Singer Cocker who gets a C? 4 Leeway 5 Cindy Brady’s impediment 6 Like private phone numbers 7 Billionaire Branson who gets an F? 8 Price at a dime a dozen, perhaps? 9 Fortune teller 10 They’re added to foot baths 11 “Dilbert” cartoonist Adams who gets an A? 12 Equipment 13 Makes a decision 24 Hot concept 26 Chocolate necessity 27 Sum up 28 It comes straight from the horse’s mouth 31 Fred’s wife, on “I Love Lucy” 32 ___ Maria (liqueur) 40 Get all emotional and teary-eyed 41 Part of GLAAD 45 Fade out, like a light 46 “We ___ song of sorrow ...” (lyric from Saves the Day’s “What Went Wrong”) 47 Beat too fast, like a heart 48 McGregor of “Angels & Demons” 49 Mineral that’s the softest on the Mohs scale 50 Killer whale 52 Bodily system that includes the lungs (abbr.) 53 Acronym that sometimes means “right now” 54 Word after blood or fuel 55 Place to play horsey 57 Dungeons & Dragons game runners, for short 58 Withdrawal symptoms

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: I’m a 54-year-old woman, married for 21 years to a pretty decent guy. When our now-18-year-old son was little, my husband completely ignored Mother’s Day for maybe six years. Once, I asked him why, and he simply said, “You aren’t my mother.” It hurt me SO MUCH because I busted my butt to be a good mom. I told him why I was so upset, and one year, I laid on our bed and cried, but nothing changed. Six years ago, he began giving me a card and flowers on Mother’s Day. This year, he and our son got me hanging flower baskets, which was wonderful. The problem is I can’t get over his doing nothing in the past, and it’s affecting my feelings for him and how I treat him. — Still Hurting

: If your relationship has a spirit animal, it’s best if it isn’t a dog frozen in time after the volcanic eruption at Pompeii.

The problem between you started with an error in mind-reading. “Mind-reading” sounds like a Vegas magic act, but it’s a mental ability we all have (though it’s actually mind-predicting rather than -reading). Psychologists call this “theory of mind,” referring to our ability to do reasonably well at guessing (“theorizing” about!) the “mental states” of others, meaning the emotions they’re experiencing, their beliefs, their desires, and their intentions. I give an example of theory of mind in action in “Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck”: “When you see a man looking deep into a woman’s eyes, smiling tenderly and then getting down on one knee, your understanding and experience of what this usually means helps you guess that he’s about to ask ‘Will you marry me?’ and not ‘Would you mind lending me a pen?’” Unfortunately, we often do pretty poorly at the everyday swami thing because we tend “to imagine that other minds are much like our own,” observes anthropologist Donald Symons. Making matters worse, we tend to assume others’ minds should work like our own. So, if something isn’t important to us, we assume it isn’t (and shouldn’t be) important to someone else. Your husband’s view of Mother’s Day — unimportant and only applicable to one’s own mother — led him to conclude it should be unimportant to you and to sneer, “You aren’t my mother!” This sort of assumption leads

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to strife and maybe even divorce through the resentment that builds when one partner consistently doesn’t get their needs met (and gets them mocked, to boot). Happier, lasting relationships are fostered through a different approach: loving acceptance of the crazy. Even when you think your partner’s desire is irrational or unbecoming of someone with an IQ surpassing that of a root vegetable, if you won’t lose a limb, part company with your ethics, or otherwise seriously put yourself out, why not give them what they want? Again, you don’t have to find it reasonable; you do it because it would make them happy. Though your husband’s now coming around on Mother’s Day, I would bet my last bra strap he doesn’t care in the slightest about Father’s Day and still might not get why Mother’s Day means so much to you. But you cried and cried, and he eventually got that it was hugely important to you (perhaps through your son’s influence), and he’s come around — this year with the hanging flowers of Babylon. That’s awesome. However, you have yet to update your idea of him as mean and selfish, perhaps because, like many people, you see forgiveness as a feeling and wait for it to strike you, lightning on the golf course-style. In fact, forgiveness is a set of actions you choose to take. Evolutionary social psychologist Michael McCullough explains that forgiveness involves deciding to set aside a grievance against a person, expressed in your “thoughts, emotions, and/ or behaviors,” in order to have a continuing relationship with them. Consider that your husband, though “pretty decent,” might have some continuing limitations in understanding and accepting what you need (even when you tell him). A mediator with a relationships focus would be helpful in facilitating understanding and empathy between you, maybe in a single session. (Find one at Mediate.com.) If mediation isn’t an option, there’s still a DIY approach: Explain the science on theory of mind and the notion of doing things simply to make your partner happy (even if you find their desires a bit crackers). This might help your husband be more motivated to come around in ways you need, showing you he’s making an effort, best he can. This, in turn, could help you break with the past and the resentful feelings that went with — releasing them into the wild like Sea World’s orcas into the ocean: “Bye, Shamu! Bye, Bruce! Bye, Carla!”

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “At the necessary moment, going

naked will be your most convincing disguise,” writes poet Dobby Gibson. As I apply his witty statement to your life, I’ll interpret it metaphorically. My sense is that you could really use the kind of “disguise” he’s talking about. What I mean is that you would benefit by appearing to be different from what people expect of you. You can gain key advantages by shifting the image you present to the world—by expressing a part of your identity that is not usually obvious. And I think the best way to do that is to “go naked”—i.e. be candid and transparent and vulnerable about your core truths.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “I rejoice

to live in such a splendidly disturbing time!” said author Helen Keller (1880–1968). She was a smart activist who worked hard in behalf of women’s equality, labor rights, antimilitarism, and socialism. Was she being sarcastic in saying she loved being alive during a time of upheaval? Not at all. She derived excitement and vigor from critiquing injustice. Her lust for life soared as she lent her considerable energy to making life on earth more enjoyable for more people. I invite you to consider adopting her attitude in the coming weeks. It’s a good time to experiment with generating the personal power that becomes available by taking practical action in behalf of your high ideals.

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

know what perfectionists are: people who obsessively strive to finesse every last detail, polishing and honing so compulsively that they risk sucking all the soul out of the finished product. In contrast to them, I propose that we identify a different class of humans known as imperfectionists. They understand that a ferocious drive for utter purity can make things sterile and ugly. They resolve to cultivate excellence while at the same time they understand that irregularities and eccentricities may infuse their work with beauty. I hope you’ll act like an imperfectionist in the coming weeks, Capricorn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Everything

good I’ve ever gotten in life, I only got because I gave something else up,” writes author Elizabeth Gilbert. To that melodramatic declaration, I say, “Really? Everything? I don’t believe you.” And yet I do think she has a point. On some occasions, the most effective strategy for bringing good new influences into our lives is to sacrifice an influence or habit or pattern we’re attached to. And often the thing that needs to be sacrificed is comfortable or consoling or mildly pleasurable. I suspect that the coming weeks will offer you one of these opportunities, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): “I and me are

always too deeply in conversation,” confessed philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. I wonder why he said “too deeply” and not just “deeply.” Did he mean his dialogs with himself distracted him from important matters in the world outside of his imagination? Was he implying that he got so consumed while conducting his self-interviews that he lost his bearings and forgot what his goals were? With these cautions in mind, Pisces, I invite you to dive into an intense but spacious communion with yourself. Make this a delightful and illuminating conference, not a raging debate or a debilitating argument.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In one of your past

lives, maybe you were a Neanderthal midwife in what’s now southern France. In another incarnation, you may have been a 17th-century Guarani shaman who shared your knowledge about local plants with an Italian Jesuit missionary in what’s now Uruguay. All the powers and aptitudes you perfected in those and other previous ages could prove helpful as you cultivate your genius in the coming weeks. JUST KIDDING! Cancel my previous speculations,. For you Aries folks, past achievements are often of secondary importance as you create your future. In fact, your mandate is usually to transcend the old days and old ways. It may be better not to imitate or rely on old stories, no matter how dazzling. This will be especially true in the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “There are no

ordinary feelings,” says poet Dean Young. “Just as there are no ordinary spring days or kicked over cans of paint.” That’s always true, but it

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There should

be a science of discontent,” said novelist Frank Herbert. “People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.” I partially agree with that observation, but I also think it’s a gratuitous cliché that’s not at all absolute. In fact, our culture is under the spell of a mass delusion that tempts us to believe “no pain, no gain” is the supreme learning principle. I’d like to see the development of a robust science of contentment: how fascination and freedom and generosity can build psychic muscles. You’ll be a good candidate to study that subject in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian

songwriter Mathangi Arulpragasam is better known by her stage name M.I.A. She has accomplished a lot in her 45 years on the planet, having been nominated for three Grammy Awards and an Academy Award. Esquire magazine named her the 75th most influential person of the 21st century. One key to her success is the fact that she formulated a clear master plan many years ago, and has used it to guide her decisions. In her song “Matangi,” she refers to it: “If you’re gonna be me, you need a manifesto / If you ain’t got one, you better get one presto.” I bring this to your attention, Cancerian, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to formulate (or re-formulate) your life manifesto and master plan.

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to the party, throw your own,” declares singer and actress Diahann Carroll. In the coming weeks, I urge you Leos to use that advice as a metaphor in every way you can imagine. For example, if you’re not getting the love you want from a certain someone, give it to yourself. If no one hands you the opportunity you need, hand it to yourself. If you wish people would tell you what you want to hear, but they’re not saying it, tell yourself what you want to hear. It’s a time when you need to go beyond mere self-sufficiency. Be selfgratifying, self-rewarding, self-acknowledging.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran playwright

Wendy Wasserstein wrote, “Every year I resolve to be a little less the me I know and leave a little room for the me I could be. Every year I make a note not to feel left behind by my friends and family who have managed to change far more than I.” I recommend Wasserstein’s practice to you, dear Libra. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to launch this ritual as an annual tradition. For best results, write it out as a vow. I mean take a pen and paper and compose a solemn pledge, then sign it on the bottom to seal your determination.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I may not

lead the most dramatic life,” confesses singersongwriter Rufus Wainwright, “but in my brain it’s War and Peace every day.” He was referencing Leo Tolstoy’s sprawling, exuberant 1,200-page novel War and Peace, which features stories about five families who lived through Napoléon’s invasion of Russia in the 19th century. I’m guessing that these days your fantasy life may also be filled with epic fairy tales and heroic sagas and tear-jerking myths. Is there a problem with that? Not necessarily. It could be quite entertaining and educational. I do recommend that you keep your actual life a little calmer and saner, however.

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