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Hop into art, culture at annual eventBy JILL McCAUGHAN
BENTON HARBOR — If art is your thing — any kind of art — then the Benton Harbor Arts District will be
the place for you to celebrate the summer solstice this year.
“It’s a long party,” said Dixie Inocencio, who serves as secretary on the New Territory Arts Association board of direc-tors. “Last year, our solstice Art Hop was phenomenally successful.”
This year, the Arts District will defi-nitely be hopping on June 20, with activi-ties starting at 6 and lasting until 9 p.m., and most of the events will be free.
As usual, a number of art galleries in the area will be hosting open houses, wel-coming visitors in to view the artwork on display, and many will be offering hors d’oeuvres, wine and other beverages. Restaurants in the area will also be open to serve Art Hop event-goers.
At the ARS Gallery, visitors can view “Oil, Water & Glass,” which includes paintings by Susan Henshaw and glass sculptures by Water Street Glassworks’ Jerry Catania.
Brad Bigford will be showing pieces from his collection, “Stolen Masterpieces,” at the Terrazzo Gallery. Working with lay-ers of painted wood, Bigford creates reproductions of famous masterpieces by such artists as Dali, Duchamp and Botticelli.
The Oak Room will present “The Nathan and Peyton Show,” which will feature paintings and sculptures by Nathan Margoni and Peyton Brown.
Other businesses in the Arts District will also be participating with their own events, including art exhibits and special sales.
The OutCenter will be showcasing the artwork of Thomas Allen with an exhibit entitled “Summer Camp with Thomas Allen .” Known for stylish photographs that have been inspired by pulp fiction novels and paperbacks, Allen’s work has appeared in a number of national maga-zines.
The 3 Pillars Music Store will host an open house with light bites and beverages. There, event-goers will find musical instruments and accessories as well as
“pre-loved” albums, 45s and CDs. Instrument repairs will also be available.
Cycle-Re-Cycle will be participating with a special Arts District sidewalk dis-play of childrens’ bicycles that they will set up in front of Water Street GelatoWorks.
Featuring art and unusual, rare and antique books, Wall Street Antiques will be offering special treats for Art Hop visi-tors, and 6 Degrees Resale Store will be providing complimentary wine and choc-olate as well as a 16 percent off “Art Hop Sale.”
For those who are interested in listen-ing to live music, there will be several different options to choose from that eve-ning.
Thayer, Inc. will have an art exhibit featuring Kat Kinsgley and the Brunson Hill Art House accompanied by the live music of Ed Skjordal, as well as appetiz-ers, wine and lemonade.
The Citadel Dance Center will host an open house with live performances by faculty and students, with wine and hors d’oeuvres being served.
Finally, the big addition to this year’s Summer Art Hop will be a Cabaret Concert with Paul Mow and Aiden Ankli at the Livery.
“I think it’s going to be spectacular,” Inocencio said. “Paul Mow is a Coloma native who studied opera in New York and has won several awards. He has now returned and is teaching at the Citadel. He is also the director of theatrical produc-tions at Southwestern Michigan College. He and his student, Aiden Ankli, will be performing together.”
Mow and Ankli will be accompanied by Eric Oliphant on drums, Dustin Lowe on guitar and Brent Decker on piano. Doors open at 7:30, and the concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show are $15.
There will also be an opportunity for the public to join in a collective project entitled “Two by Two: A Community Glass Project.” Interested visitors can design and create their own 2-by-2-inch glass tile at Water Street Glassworks. Those will then be included in an installa-tion in the Arts Park in the Arts District.
For more information about the various events taking place during the Art Hop, visit the New Territory Arts Association Facebook page at www.facebook.com/newterritoryarts.
Submitted photo/JOSHUA NOWICKI
Visitors to Benton Harbor’s Art Hop can stroll through the Arts District from gallery to gallery and stop by Water Street GelatoWorks for a cool treat.
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Visit the 'Center of the World'By JILL McCAUGHAN
HARBERT—If there is any “magical” place to be at the solstice,
it’s probably at the center of the world, and fortu-nately for all of us, Hosea Tirrel, mid-19th century sage and shopkeeper, dis-covered that center to be located in none other than Harbor Country—in New Troy, to be exact.
Having chosen New Troy as the original home for their woodworking shop, Terry and Lorraine Hanover decid-ed to name their shop “The Center of the World” as well. And, although the Center of the World Wood Shop has since moved from New Troy to Harbert, it’s still a great place to celebrate the sol-stice, especially since the Hanovers will be hosting their 11th Annual Woodworkers with the Blues event there on June 21.
“Life in Harbor Country really slowed down this past winter,” Lorraine said. “But for some area arti-sans, the winter blues spurred new creative work, and as summer begins, they’re eager to share the results.”
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., guests are invited to come to the shop at 13400 Red
Arrow Highway and view the fruits of their labors while enjoying a variety of free woodwork-ing demonstrations, live music and a hot lunch.
Participating wood-workers include John Galligan, who creates wine accessories; Floyd Gumpf and Terry Hanover, who create furniture; Harold Harris, who creates gourd vessels and lamps; Barbara Hoenle, who creates wood-en jewelry; Larry Jensen, who creates sculpture; Steve Livengood, who cre-ates primitive and rustic furniture; Jim Lothary, who creates wildlife carv-
ings; Phil Myer, who cre-ates lamps and furniture; Robert Schroeder, who cre-ates jewelry boxes and fur-niture; James Stawowy, who creates treasure boxes; and Ralph Lindholm, who does wood turning.
Wood turning and wood carving demonstrations will be taking place at 12 and 2 p.m. David Krumrie will also be doing a saw-mill demonstration during the course of the day.
Live music will be pro-vided at 1 and 3 p.m. by Trois Canard, an Indiana trio that performs “the top tunes of the past 500 years.” Band members
Marti Pizzini and Suzanne Keldsen of Chesterton, and Dot Pakan of Valaparaiso have been making music together for 20 years with such instruments as a dul-cimer, a hurdy-gurdy, an accordion, an autoharp, a fiddle and a guitar.
They will also be play-ing some of their songs on historic Marxochime instru-ments, which were manu-factured at the Marxochime Colony in New Troy from 1947 to 1972.
A hot lunch and refresh-ments will be provided by the Friends of New Troy, and proceeds from food sales will benefit the New
Troy Community Center.More information about
the Center of the World Woodshop can be found at www.centeroftheworld.net,
and those with questions about the 11th Annual Woodworkers with the Blues event can call the shop at (269) 469-5687.
Submitted photo/JOSHUA NOWICKI
Visitors to Benton Harbor’s Art Hop can stroll through the Arts District from gallery to gallery and stop by Water Street GelatoWorks for a cool treat.
Submitted photoThe Center of the World Wood Shop specializes in creating custom,
handcrafted cabinetry and furniture that can transform a space.
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I was fortunate enough to get to spend a gorgeous day in St. Joe last week bumming around town with my mom, catching up.
A must on our agenda was a meal at the new Mason Jar Cafe. I’d heard from several area health foodies that the restau-rant had great vegan options and I know the owners from the local food scene.
The hype proved worthy. The restaurant, located in the 210 Water Street building, is the per-fect addition to the Benton Harbor Arts District. It has an open kitchen concept and a minimalist cafe feel. The patio is huge and quite pleasant.
The best part of the Mason Jar is it’s creative, conscious menu. You’ll truly find some-thing for everyone here including vegan, gluten free paleo and locavore. Owner and chef Abel Martinez said that he’s really trying to use as many local ingredients as possible and is working hard
to keep all allergen ingredi-ents separate in the kitchen. Having a kitchen manager who understands the impor-tance of those dietary needs is key to happy diners of all sensitivities.
Chef Abel’s local, from scratch details are evident in innovative dishes like glu-ten-free Zucchini pancakes, French lentils, and more. Breads are from bakeries in Kalamazoo, and we were served the first plate of local strawberries at the end of our meal. I could taste that the ranchero sauce on my vegan Huevos Rancheros
was house made, as was everything from lemonade to salad dressings.
I highly recommend making your way to The Mason Jar as soon as pos-sible. It’s a great brunch spot, and the only place in town I know of where you can get a vegan breakfast served until 3 p.m.
Kat Barry, a St. Joseph, Michigan native, is owner of Kat’s Hot Cakes vegan catering, and co author of "The New Chicago Diner Cookbook: Meat Free Recipes from America’s Veggie Diner." She also
develops recipes for eHow.com, where you can find over 30 of her vegan instructional cooking vid-eos. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Kat cur-rently resides in Chicago, and in her free time she enjoys practicing yoga, sampling local spirits, lis-tening to live music, and getting outdoors. Follow @katshotcakes on twitter. Kat can be reached via email at: [email protected].
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From the zany imagi-nation of comedy legend Mel Brooks
comes “The Producers,” the blockbuster musical that won a record 12 Tony Awards. Downtrodden producer Max Bialystock and his meek accountant Leo Bloom come up with a foolproof scheme: produce the worst show in history and make off with the investors’ millions.
What could go wrong? Everything of course! A wild and fantastic romp that is side-splittingly funny and a valentine to Broadway.
“The Producers” fea-tures a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks.
David Case, director and music director Roy Bronkema lead a cast fea-turing Ted Mainer as Max Bialystock and Nick Mezak as Leo Bloom, with Brandon Armentrout, Olivia Becht, Sarah Beudert, Emily Case, Silas Chester, Pierre Cooks, Kathryn Denny, Katie Fry,
Daniel Grey, Will Heckaman, Laura Heft, Christa Hill, Allison Jones, Katie Jung-Zimmerman, Jacob Kramer, Sean Leyes, Evan McSorley, Hilary Murrmann, Alexandria Sadowski, Nicholas Salay, Sara Schmidtke, David Stefenc, Mark Torma, Patrick Trimboli, and Libby Unruh.
Sponsors for “The Producers” are Villing and Company, Alfred and Martha Choitz, the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, and Matthew Kahn, Merrill Lynch.
“The Producers” per-forms in the Wilson Theatre at South Bend Civic Theatre July 11 to Aug. 3, 2014. Performance times are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $21 Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and $18 Wednesdays and Thursdays. To purchase tickets call the SBCT Box Office (574) 234-1112 or go to sbct.org.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — The Southwest Michigan Symphony
Orchestra will present its two annual Independence Day beach concerts start-ing on at 8:30 p.m. July 3 at Lions Pavilion Park in New Buffalo, followed by a performance at Shadowland Pavilion in St. Joseph at 9 p.m. on July 4.
SMSO’s Independence Day concerts are among the most attended summer events in southwest Michigan, with many peo-ple arriving early to stake out a seat on the lawn.
Each concert will con-clude with a huge finale, complete with a breathtak-ing fireworks display to accompany the Symphony.
The July 3rd New Buffalo concert is free to the public, while tickets to the July 4th St. Joseph con-cert start at $15. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Carry-ins are welcome at the July 4 concert, how-ever alcohol is not allowed. All coolers and carry-ins will be checked at the gate. Concertgoers can also enjoy the offerings from the on-site local vendor, Classic Catering. Beer and wine will be provided by BUD Distributing.
“It’s always a pleasure to celebrate America’s birthday as part of our annual concert series on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan,” said Music Director Robin Fountain. “This year’s special theme is mobility as an expression of American freedom, from the horse and buggy to the exploration of the stars.”
The symphony perfor-mances promise to be spectacular with a great selection of American classics and patriotic tunes.
Celebrate Independence Day under the stars
Tickets
July 3:The orchestra appreciates the Pokagon Fund for making the New Buffalo concert free to the public.
July 4:Tickets include:Lawn Seating: $15 for adults and childrenAttendees bring their own chairs or blan-kets.Reserved Seating: $25 Picnic tables: $300, and includes ten tickets and two VIP parking passesBeach Pass: $50 and include four adult tickets that can be used in any combina-tion, and can be purchased throughout the summer
Please note: Tickets purchased the day of the concert are subject to a $5 price increase.
Shadowland Pavilion Parking Fees: • $6 Berrien County residents / $8 non-residents / $35 Annual Pass • No alcohol allowed. (Beer, wine and food will be sold.) • No reserved seating (other than reserved table) • Please bring a blanket or lawn chair!
South Bend Civic Theatre presents ‘The Producers’
Leader photos/JILL McCAUGHAN
The Mason Jar Café specializes in creating dishes for folks with all kinds of special dietary needs.
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If you could be a super hero, mythical character or fictional leader, who would you choose?
Superman? A Mutant Ninja Turtle? Or maybe Jean ValJean?
I’d be the Pied Piper! No, not the Middle Ages Pied Piper of Germany, who alleg-edly led children away from villages. Nor would I be the Pied Piper of 16th Century Germany who might have led rats from infested Dorfs (small villages)!
I’d be the Pied Piper of Provence, France, and lead you to dry, French Rosé wine.
One of the many great things about dry Rosé is that it can be made from differ-ent grapes and it’s produced all around the world. You can enjoy Cabernet, Malbec, Chambourcin and Sangiovese Rosé.
Oregon’s Rosé of Pinot Noir and Provence Rosé tops them all for my palate. Every summer, for the past several years, I’ve written about Southern France’s famous salmon-pink wine. It excites me every May and delights me in June and July.
And it’s good news to report how other U.S. wine drinkers are in agreement. Provence Rosé wine sales continue to explode. French Provence Rosé exports went up an astounding 40 percent last year in volume and
value. Astounding just too big a word or too much hyperbole for you? Measure the word’s use against the 2012 statistical report from the Provence Wine Council which reported a 41 percent increase two years ago and 62 percent jump in 2011.
“Exports of Provence Rosé to the United States show no signs of slowing down, and neither does con-sumer demand for rosé from Provence, the gold stan-dard,” said Julie Peterson, in press materials, of the CIVP/Provence Wine Council’s U.S. trade office. “With these increased volumes flowing into the country, American consumers are also finding a wider variety of flavor profiles from pro-ducers across Provence.”
Besides the delightful mineralty, fruit, and fresh-ness of dry Provence Rosé, Rosé is great for the price. Really good bottles can be found at $10-$20. As a mat-ter of fact, Nielsen Research reports the average price per bottle is just $16.38.
Wine TravelOne of the best ways to
learn more about wine and have a great vacation is trav-el to the great wine regions of the world. It’s been a real blessing to visit Napa/Sonoma, Italy’s Tuscany, Oregon’s Willamette Valley,
Bordeaux, Chablis, and the Languedoc in France, along with California’s Central Coast in recent years.
I’m plugging two trips here so readers can follow along. I’ll be leading my first private Grape Sense wine tour June 9-13 in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. After a very short weekend, I’ll be in Italy for two weeks June 17-27. The Italy trip is for my work but I’ll be eating and drinking Italian and I’m sure to publish a few blog posts.
Follow both trips on the Grape Sense wine blog: www.howardhewitt.net
Howard W. Hewitt, Crawfordsville, Indiana, writes about value wine every other week for more than 20 Midwestern news-papers. Contact: [email protected]
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Toast the coast at Weko BeachBy JILL McCAUGHAN
BRIDGMAN— From 1 to 10 p.m. on June 21, Bridgman’s Weko Beach will be transformed into a wine-
lover’s paradise with “Toast the Coast,” the Ninth Annual Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival.
“There’s not a much better setting for a festival in the state of Michigan than Weko Beach,” said Chris Moersch, direc-tor of brewing operations at Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery. “It’s just a beautiful location. It’s really the only place where people can go to sample wines from all of the wineries in the area in one place.”
Moersch originally came up with the idea for the wine festival about 10 years ago.
“At the time, I was the president of the Lake Michigan Wine Trail. Our growing region is called the ‘Lake Michigan Shore.’ It’s a federally recognized growing region, like the Napa Valley or Sonoma,” Moersch explained. “So, it made sense to call our festival that and to celebrate it on the Lake Michigan shore.”
After approaching several communities along the lake, organizers settled on the town of Bridgman, which was very recep-tive to the idea.
Popular from the start, the festival has grown in the number of visitors each year, with organizers expecting between 4,000 and 4,500 people to attend the festival this year.
“We were very surprised at how big it was the first year, and it has probably doubled in size since the inception,” Moersch said. “It’s now one of the largest wine festivals in the state.”
Part of that has to do with the growth of the wine industry in southwestern Michigan.
“The first year, we had 10 or 11 winer-ies, and now we’re up to 15 wineries,” Moersch said.
At the festival, wine can be purchased by the taste or by the glass using tickets which cost $1 each. Tastes are 1 ticket each, while glasses range in price from 5 to 7 tickets. Admission to the festival is $15 and includes a souvenir wine glass, but discount tickets can be purchased in advance at the Harding’s Friendly Market in Bridgman for $10 each. Admission for children 12 and under is free.
Recognizing that there are different preferences, beer will also be available, and a number of food vendors will be pro-
viding event-goers with the opportunity to get a bite to eat.
Along with wine, beer and food, the festival will provide entertainment by way of five bands beginning at 1 p.m. Top Secret Band will open the show, followed by Slim Gypsy Baggage at 2:45 p.m. At 4:15 p.m., Duke Tumatoe will be play-
ing, followed by Lady Sunshine & the X Band at 6:15 p.m. The headliners, PS Dump Your Boyfriend, will take the stage at 8:15 p.m.
A collaboration between the Greater Bridgman Area Chamber of Commerce and Growth Alliance, Lake Michigan
Shore Wine Country, and title sponsor
Southwest Michigan Tourist Council, the event is organized and produced by Traffic PR & Marketing.
With an eye to safety, sponsoring orga-nizations have teamed up to provide com-plimentary shuttle bus transportation to and from the festival and nearby hotels. That schedule can be found on the ‘ Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LakeMichiganShoreWineFestival.
“The wine festival provides transporta-tion services for 10 to 12 different hotels,” said Millicent Huminsky, executive direc-tor of the Southwest Michigan Tourist Council. “They will pick up and take people to and from the festival so there are no issues with drunk driving.”
Hoping that the festival will bring more visitors into the area, the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council has been spon-soring the event for more than five years now.
“The Tourist Council sponsors it because we’re looking for ways to get people to spend a weekend here and not just a day,” Huminsky said. “It’s our hope that they will experience more of south-west Michigan on Sunday before they leave.”
Weko Beach is located off of I-94 at Exit 16. To get there, drive on Red Arrow Hwy. to the stoplight in Bridgman, and then travel west on Lake St. More infor-mation is available at www.lakemichigan-winefest.com.
“It’s a great time,” Huminsky said. “You’re on Lake Michigan, there are five bands playing, and there are great food vendors. It’s really an awesome time.”
Enjoy the solstice with brews, tunes
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By JILL McCAUGHANjill.mccaughan
@leaderpub.com
ST. JOSEPH—This year, with the help of the Liquor
Locker’s Charlie Stempion, the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra is putting a new twist on an old favorite.
From 4 to 10 p.m. on June 21, their summer fundraising concert will include 16 microbrewer-ies serving up 64 different beers at the Shadowland Pavilion at Silver Beach.
“We’ve done concerts on this date for a couple of years, but this is the first year we’ve made it into a microbrew event,” said Sue Kellogg, execu-tive director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. “Charlie Stempion, owner of the Liquor Locker approached us, wanting to do a microbrew event, and since he knew the beer end of it and we knew the music end of it, it was a perfect match.”
Participating breweries
include• Arcadia Brewing Co.• Bell’s Brewery• Founders Brewing Co.• Goose Island Beer Co. • Greenbush Brewing Co.• Lagunitas Brewing Co.• The Livery• Mountain Town Brewing Company• New Holland Brewing• Perrin Brewing Co.• Right Brain Brewery• Round Barn Brewery• Saugatuck Brewing Co.• Tapistry Brewing Co.
“All of the local favor-ites will be there, as well as a few great breweries from Illinois,” Kellogg said.
Tickets for the fund-raiser in support of the symphony are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the event. Tastings will be taking place from 5 to 9 p.m., and the cost
for drink tickets, available at the event, will be $1 each. Each tasting will cost 2 to 3 tickets, while a
mug will cost between 4 and 5 tickets each.
“We’re also going to have Tabor Hill Wines, and Bud Distributing has also graciously donated some non-alcoholic drinks, so we’ll have everyone covered. Two ciders will also be there—Vander Mill Ciders and Virtue Cider,” Kellogg said.
It is an all-ages event, and concert-goers are encouraged to bring their own blankets and lawn chairs.
Food vendors, includ-ing Players, Roosters, Coach’s, Cravings Lake House and the Hot Dog Man, will also be on the premises, serving up crowd-pleasing favorites.
Entertainment for the afternoon and evening will begin at 4:30 p.m. when Nashville recording artist Justine Blazer opens the show. She will be playing her own special blend of modern-day country and rock and roll with a little bit of soul added into the mix.
Known for playing 1990s hip hop blended
with guitars and club beats, The Hot Sauce Committee will follow Blazer at 6:15 p.m. Finally, well-known local favorites, Libido Funk Circus will take the stage at 8 p.m.
“It’s gone off well in the past when we only featured one band, and we’re hoping to grow it with the additional bands and the microbrews,” Kellogg said.
Kellogg is looking for-ward to the event, which will be the first one to take place in the newly-renovated Shadowland Pavilion.
“We hope this will be the first of many such events,” Kellogg said. “We’d like to make this an annual kick-off to sum-mer.”
Tickets and more infor-mation about the Summer Solstice Music and Microbrews event can be obtained on the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra’s webpage at www.smso.org or by call-ing (269) 982-4030.
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Submitted photoThe Southwest Michigan Symphony Orches-tra’s Summer Solstice Music and Microbrews festival will feature the music of three acts: Justine Blazer (above), The Hot Sauce Com-mittee and Libido Funk Circus.
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BERRIEN COUNTY—Abraham Lincoln once said, “The greatest
fine art of the future will be the making of a comfort-able living from a small piece of land."
Living in Berrien County, particularly in the summer, one might think
that the future Lincoln spoke of is now. Alongside any country road, one can find a farm stand offering some variety of fruit or vegetable, and every town seems to have a farmers market that sets up at least once a week. It makes one think that we truly do live in the “Great Fruit Belt.”
“It’s pretty well known that we’re second in crop diversity only to California,”
said Lee LaVanway, presi-dent, CEO and market mas-ter of the Benton Harbor Fruit Exchange. “As a tem-perate zone, we’re probably number one.”
As such, residents and tourists should be able to find a cornucopia of Michigan produce in every supermarket in the region, but taking a trip to any of the local groceries will show you that, in 2014, such is not the case. Rather, finding produce advertised as “Michigan grown” is pretty rare—even during the peaks of the various harvest seasons.
“The volumes that we’re producing of this vast diversity now are so minuscule that they don’t make a great impact,” LaVanway said. “For example, in 1954, over 150,000 16-quart crates of strawberries were deliv-ered in a single day to the Benton Harbor Fruit Market, which is a phe-nomenal amount. Today, the amount for the entire season won’t be 1,000, so we’ve lost more than 99 percent of our strawberry industry. We just don’t grow them anymore.”
In fact, Berrien County—once “the genesis of the Great Fruit Belt” as LaVanway called it—is nowhere near the self-suf-ficiency that Lincoln described, and we rely heavily on the outside world to feed us.
“We have a $500 mil-lion gap between what we consume and what we pro-duce in this county,” explained Mark Moreno, associate professor of architecture at Andrews University and founding director of the New Berrien Food Foundation. “We’re spending $680 million, and we’re producing less than $100 million.”
Chicken production and consumption in Berrien County provide a perfect example of the problem.
“We eat 2.7 million chickens in Berrien County,” LaVanway said, cit- i n g
data collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Census Bureau. “The prob-lem is that we only grew about 1,500 of them. So, they’re not our chickens. It’s a huge shortfall between what we’re con-suming and what we’re producing, and that’s true across the board—for every single food item.”
Beyond the production-consumption gap, Berrien County is also blighted by the existence of “food des-erts” in Galien, Watervliet and Benton Harbor, and Eau Claire will soon join that list when their local Harding’s grocery store closes its doors.
According to the USDA, “food deserts” are “urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. Instead of supermarkets and grocery stores, these communities may have no food access or are served only by fast food restaurants and con-venience stores
that offer few healthy, affordable food options.”
“It’s kind of sinful that, in the Fruit Belt, we will have four food deserts,” Moreno said.
Thus, instead of the robust agricultural legacy that Berrien County once had, we are now faced with food insecurity—relying on food that travels an average of 1,500 miles from farm to table. That could take up to a month in some cases.
That may not seem like a big deal as long as the food is not rotten when it gets to your dinner table. However, as LaVanway noted, produce begins los-ing its nutritional value as soon as it is harvested, and then there is the amount of fuel required by routinely transporting food such long distances.
That is why Moreno, coming from a background in New Urbanism, and LaVanway have joined forces with other con-cerned stakeholders, including local farmers and
consumers, to form the New Berrien Food Foundation.
Their vision is that “Berrien County will be known for making local food a high community pri-ority, restoring the strongest possible relationship between local farmers, fel-low citizens and the agricul-tural land on which we live.”
To achieve that vision, Moreno, LaVanway and other supporters of the movement have prioritized three core goals.
“We want to make sure that we have local food in local schools, we want to have programs within the schools to educate kids and get them more involved in local foods, and we want to eliminate local food deserts in the county,” Moreno explained.
Together, they are work-ing on plans to create and fund a processing facility large enough to provide a sense of security for farm-ers in the region. That facil-ity would work on a princi-ple of transparency, allow-ing consumers not only to see how the food is pro-cessed, but to know where it was grown and by whom, and the date it was harvest-ed. Local markets would then sell the foods through-out the county. Those facili-ties could become integral parts of the growing agri-tourism trend in the region.
“The legacy of the Great Fruit Belt was that it could feed millions of people beyond its borders, and that’s all been reversed,” Moreno said. “So, we’re trying to create a new lega-cy for the Great Fruit Belt— that it can feed its own local people again and continue to feed others as well.”
If you are interested in learning more about the New Berrien Food Foundation or in joining them as they pur-sue their vision for self-suste-nance in Berrien County , Moreno can be reached at
[email protected], and LaVanway can be
reached at llavan-w a y @ g m a i l .
com.
Fruit Belt fading fast
Leader photos/AMBROSIA NELDONOver 70 different varieties of produce are currently grown in Berrien County, but the amount of produce coming out of the county is miniscule compared to what it once was.
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Please send a detailed resume in confidence to:
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PRODUCTION LINE WORKERS WANTEDProduction Line experience preferred, attention to detail & an eye for quality, understand production needs & goals, knowl-edge of liquid filling lines, general production with room for advancement into leadership positions. Drug test will be required prior to employment with the company. Come put your experience to use in a small yet growing company, your talents & desire to develop can help you grow with in our organization. If you have aerosol filling experience there is a unlimited growth ability for you, from set up to troubleshooting lines we want to talk to you.
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MARKETING EXPERTLeader Publications seeks
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MAINTENANCEPERSON
Seeking a dependable,mechanically inclinedperson to repair andmaintain restaurantequipment and to performgeneral maintenance. Musthave a valid drivers license.
Apply in person at:William F Alford Co Inc
2112 Industrial Dr.Niles, MI 49120
Or forward your resume to:jessepickens
@wmfalfordco.com
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Care Services(269)684-1984(574)292-2900
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LET ME TAKECARE OF YOU
Experienced single ladywould love to take care of anelderly lady or man who is inNEED of help with HouseCleaning and Cooking (St.Joseph area). Willing to ex-change room, board, andsmall pay for my services.I'm loving, faithful to theLord, and willing to give youmy best!Call Dee at 269-635-2173
Instruction & Training
309
P.D.K.Firearm Instruction
Concealed Pistol LicenseClasses. Next Class Sat.
June 21st, 8a-5p. ContactPaul: 269-462-2584 or
Kelly:269-783-6570pdkfirearms.com
Apartments 4122 BEDROOM
Apartments Available$565/month
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CassopolisSTONE LAKE MANORSenior Apartments. 2months free on select units.Spacious, two bedroomlocated on beautiful StoneLake, Intercom entrybuilding, elevator, emer-gency pull cords. Seniors 62years or older. Rent starts at$631.00 (based on income).Please call Toni at 269-445-3333 or stop by today at145 Stone Lake St. for moreinformation. EHO. TDD 1-800-649-3777 AmericanPreferred 1-800-968-1792
RIVER OAK APTS1729 Oak St., Niles
(269)687-83402 Bedrooms
Heat, Water, Hot Water &Trash All Paid
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Houses for Sale 500BERRIEN CENTER
Farm House Original Woodwork
5 BedroomsHuge OutbuildingMotivated Seller
Call or Text Chris Moore(269)362-5665Freedom Realty(269)687-8484
Single mom looking for ahome or a 1st time buyer?
Call Mike at(269)470-2995
WHETHER BUYINGOR SELLING
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would love the opportunity toserve you. Call any of ouragents for professionalservice you expect and de-serve.
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SPACIOUS 3BEDROOM
Ready to move in, 1118South St., Niles. Hardwoodfloors, oak cabinetry andpartially finished basementare just a few of the extrasthis house offers. Largekitchen includes all ap-pliances. The sliding glassdoor open to the beautifuldeck and completelyfenced in back yard. Theoversize 2 car attachedgarage gives additionalstorage or work area.Mudroom with bathroom offthe backyard and garage.The partially finishedbasement gives even moreliving space with separateentrance from the garage.Country setting yet close toshopping. So much po-tential with this home!
Coldwell Banker, RWGPatty Lauten
(574)340-4271(269)663-8800
Manufactured Homes
502
A GREAT HOMEFOR LESS
2 bd/1 bth,Newer appliances,
New flooring throughout,Qualifies for $199
base lot rentFor 24 months!
Riverside EstatesCall 269-695-3119
HOMES FOR SALE IN DECATUR
3 Bed, 2 bath homes readyto be moved into. LeaseOptions at starting at $621per month (includes lot rent,insurance, water, trash) Call269-423-7024 or visitwww.phelpscommunity.comto view pictures
Mobile Homes 506SPRING SAVINGS ONAFFORDABLE HOMES•Preowned 2&3 bed homes•New 3 bed, 2 bath homes
for $34,500•Many standard features
•Modular homes availableColonial Acres
(269)663-2424
Buildings For Sale
513
Recently Foreclosed,Special Financing
Available, Any Credit,Any Income
Commercial Bldg,1700SqFt, located at, 111
S. Rowland St.,Cassopolis,$27,500. Visitwww.roselandco.com\9T2,
Drive by then call(866)487-5738
General Mer-chandise
595
NOW OPENNILES FLEA MARKET
Wed.-Sat. 10a-5pSun. 12p-5p
111 E. Main StA few Vendor spots stillavailable. For more info
call 574-323-4187
Antiques 600ALLEGAN ANTIQUE
MARKETSunday, June 29
8am to 4pm400 ExhibitorsRain or Shine
Located at the Fairgrounds,right in Allegan, Michigan$4.00 Admission. No PetsPICKERS PARADISE
ANTIQUE MALLHuge Selection Of Treasures
2809 U.S. 33-M51 South,Niles (269)683-6644
10:00am - 5:00pm Daily
CALL CLAssifiedsCall
Classifieds683-4804 or
888-725-0108
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Cemetery Lots 6172 PLOTS & 2 VAULTSin Mission Hills MemorialGardens in Niles, $1,900negotiable, will pay transferfees! (219)393-1977
CEMETERY LOTNiles, Mission Hills Me-morial Gardens. Deed toBeautiful Psalms, Lot/Vault& Setting, Bronze marker.$2900. Savings of $690.Asking Call Robbie (317)435-2017
Consignment 625Turn your Closet into
CASHKids' clothing:
newborn to teen,Baby gear & furniture,
MaternitywearAccepting Spring &
Summer wearCall for appointment.
Who kNew Consignment269-782-9800
We are open Mon. - Sat.10am-5pm,
so you can replace thewinter clothes your kids
are outgrowing
Good Things to Eat
636
FREEZER BEEFnon GMO's, no hormones,vacuumed pack. (269)362-0993
Things to Do 637CASS DISTRICT
LIBRARYhttp://cass.lib.mi.us
(269)445-3400Check out our
online services:Freegal, Learn4Life, andmore! Call for more info.
TRACTOR PULLSPONSORED BY
HARTFORD TRACTOR CLUBJune 13th & 14th at Cass
County Fair GroundsFri. 13th- Antiques, Stock &
Open Test & Tune 12-2,Pull at 3pm.
Sat. 14th- Farm Stock, Test& Tune 9a-12, Pull at 12.
Admission $5.00ea.$10.00 per hook
Food will be served on thegrounds by local 4H Club.
For more info. ContactSteve Vassar 269-208-
3446 or Ken Maxwell 269-580-1254
Household Mer-chandise
642
FOR SALEWe buy, repair & clean upused appliances, refri-gerators, washers, dryers,gas & electric ranges.Geiger Refrigeration Service
841 Carberry Rd. Niles(269)687-8639 9am-5pm
HUGE SALE ATBILL'S USED APPLIANCESHours: Mon-Fri. 10a-5pm
Sat. 10a-3pmClosed Sunday
2559 S. 11th St. Niles(269) 340-5952
Merchandise for Sale
643
FOR SALEYamaha Clavenova Com-bination organ and piano.Asking $500. 61 Key, key-board, voice & style Asking$75. Call 269-684-4635
YOUR E-CIG EXPERTSVaporizers & e-hookahOver 50 liquid flavors.
US 31 Tobacco50552 US 31 N, South Bend
(574) 271-0333
Sports-Recre-ation
657
POOL SUPPLIES FORSALE
In ground pool supplies,16x32 Raypac Heater, sandfilter, cleaner, solar coverand reel, some chemicals,reasonable offers con-sidered. (269) 699-7320
Miscellaneous 666FOR SALE
5 clear glass display shelves54" tall, 18" wide, 19" deep.8 units 65" tall, 17" wide, 133/4" deep. $10 each unit.Unique custom built wroughtiron desk with 3 matchingchairs & small table $95.Set of 4 vintage wood chairswith maroon vinyl cushions$45/set. Set Warwick china,53 pcs. Set Noritake china1930's "Gramatan Pattern"87 pcs. (269)684-4469
Garage-Yard Sales
669
INDOOR YARD SALENew things in every week
at the oldMartin's Auction House
6525 M-139 (Old US31)Berrien Springs, MI10:00am-5:00pm
EVERYThursday, Friday & Saturday
Wanted to Buy 672BUYING
repairable scrap and un-wanted vehicles, top dollarpaid. Call or text for a freequote today. Free towing.Kevin (817)437-0450
WANTED TO BUYAQUARIUM
100-150 gallon. Ask for Ed(269)695-5818
WE WILL BUYyour junk car. We haul forfree. Paying up to $1500cash. Please call anytime269-687-8098
Home Improve-ment
700
#1 GUTTERSWe do seamless gutters.Free estimates, call(269)782-0401
FRYMAN'S SEAMLESSGUTTERS & SIDINGFRYMAN’S ROOFING
Your home exterior experts.Quality guaranteed! LocallyOwned for 50 years. (269)782-5008 (David & Terri Fryman)
HOME REPAIRS &REMODELING
Over 30 years of experience,tile work, kitchens, bath-rooms, decks & porches,windows & doors, windowwrapping, siding, fascia &soffit. Call Randy (269)782-3139 (269)208-9838
HOME SERVICES &REPAIRS LLC
All kinds of Project & Re-pairs. 30+ years exp.
Plumbing, Elect., Drywall etc.269-782-7919269-357-4853
JDS HOMEIMPROVEMENT
Repairs, Replacement, NewSmall Jobs welcome.Licensed/Insured. Call John(269)445-7005
MK CONSTRUCTION
Pole barn & other garagesspecialist. Roofing Siding,Framing and more. Over 25years experience. Licensed.Contact Michael N. Knepple(269)476-9777
MR. MAINTENANCEFREE ESTIMATES
Roofing, Siding & Windows,Light Hauling & SpringClean-Ups, No Inside orOutside job too big or small.Low affordable rates.(269)591-1403
Plumbing Service 706
Sewer Rodding•Drain Cleaning•
Internal Inspection-Locating•
Sewer Replacement-RepairLicensed, Bonded, Insured.
(269)228-0496
Lawn Service 721GARDENING WITH
INTEGRITY, LLC•Lawn maintenance,
•Full Landscaping Service• Spring Clean Ups
clean beds, preen, mulch,trim shrubs, edging, createnew beds & much more
Call Ellen (269)759-1012
Landscaping 724PEMBERTON
LANDSCAPINGSpring Clean up, Mowing,Fertilization, Shrub Trim-
ming, all Yard Maint.needed, Residential and
Commercial. Licensed andInsured.
Call 574-876-1127
Tree Service 725C & S MARSH
TREE SERVICETrees, brush, stump removal,high lift work, insured.(269)362-4331 or 683-1065leave msg.
DAN'S TREE SERVICEExcellent Cleanup, Insured.Free Estimates. Visa/MC.(574)361-9747
THE CUTTING EDGEPRO TREE CAREComplete Tree ServiceSAME DAY ESTIMATES
Insured, Competitive Rates.269-687-4972
Pool Service 727SWIMMING POOL
LINERS & REPAIRSAny size, great prices, allequipment, 35 years exper-ience. Robertson’s Sales &Service, Niles. Call (269)684-2669
Paving Service 739HOPPER EXCAVATING
"Have Gravel Will Travel"Driveway, stone, slag, re-cycled concrete, asphalt, topsoil, sand & fill. (269)782-1744/(269)783-1744
C & C CONCRETEFlat work of all kinds,stamping, sidewalks,concrete patching, patios,driveways and pole barns.No job too small. FreeEstimates. Insured(269)228-1163
Recycling Service 743CA$H 4 JUNKERS
Turn that Junker in your yardto cash in your hand
801 Carberry Rd, Niles269-687-5865
Misc. Services 747A 2 Z SALVAGE &JUNK REMOVALWe do all the Loading,
Hauling & Clean upCommercial/Residential/
Industrial•Rental Clean Outs
•Storage Units, Decks•Property Cleanup
•Construction Debris•Farms/Barns
•Concrete/AsphaltRemoval
Demolition ServiceAvailable
7 days a week(269)213-1746
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Specializing in Flat work of alltype, seawalls, stamped con-crete & Bobcat Service. Freeestimates. Insured. Fast, de-pendable service. (269)445-3349 or (269)591-0100
CASPER MASONRYBrick/ Block/Stone. Custom& Insurance work. Insured &Bonded. (574)298-3520
COMPLETECONCRETE
From start to finish.Stamped, flat & dirt work.Insured (269)663-8091CONCRETE SERVICESDriveways, Patios, Side-walks, and Room Additions.15 years experience. Call Jay269-635-4393.
GLEN'S HAULING &GARDEN TILLING
(269)683-8389.Cell (269)340-4233Topsoil•Stone•Etc.
GLEN'S HAULING &GARDEN TILLING
(269)683-8389.Cell (269)340-4233Topsoil•Stone•Etc.
JOE'S DUMP TRUCKSand, Gravel, Top Soil, R/CConcrete & Asphalt, BushHogging, Land Clearing.
(269)[email protected]
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KLIMEKENTERPRISES
Electrical Contracting, No JobToo Big or Small. Free Quotes.Affordable Pricing, Licensed &Insured. (269)684-6290 or(269)470-4097.
MICHIANA MASONRY& CONSTRUCTION
All your Masonry needs!Chimney Cleaning. Insured &Bonded. Senior discounts .(269)362-1566
MIDWEST ROOFINGFamily owned since 1984.Lifetime Warranty ShinglesFlat Roofs & Gutter Covers.Call (269)684-7199
POLE BARNS &GARAGESBY NIEBOER
Quality Built (269)684-6673
POND LINERSEPDM Rubber, Any sizeLowest Prices, FREE De-livery, Huge Inventory, TRMEnterprises, South Bend.(574)246-1922(574) 329-9294
WEAVER CONCRETEAnd masonry, driveways,porches, patios, tearout/replace, all repairs,brick, block, stone, fire-places. Will fix wet base-ments big or small, insideand out. All concrete flat-work $2.25 sq. ft. Land-scaping. Fast dependableservice. Quality work. Aaron(269)655-4158
Painting Service 754
J.M. HUNTENTERPRISES, LLC
Painting & Drywall. Insured.Free Estimates. FamilyOwned & Operated for Over50 years. 269-683-4442.
Cleaning Service 757RICK'S POWER WASHING
RVs, homes, decks, farmequip. & boat docks. Smallcommercial jobs. ServingCass., Dow. & Niles. FreeEstimates, Senior Dis-counts. Will beat anycompetitors estimates.Satisfaction Guaranteed.Call 269-470-9507 or 269-470-9498
Insurance 758LOWER YOUR
INSURANCE RATES!Home - Auto - Health - Life
We do the shopping for you!TCU Insurance AgencyCall Deb Asmus today
(269) 683-6700 x5901
Boats, Motors 90016' 2000 BAYLINER
CAPRIwith trailer, 90HP Mercuryoutboard motor, low hours,stored inside during winter,equipped with fish finderand snap on cover, $8,000.(269)362-2279
BOAT FOR SALE1999 Hurricane Sun Deck2100 Deckboat & ShoreStation Boatlift for Sale onBirch Lake in VandaliaMichigan. Selling the boat,trailer, boat cover & boatliftw/canopy as a package ismy preference, however, Icould sell just the boat, boatcover and trailer. The askingprice for the package withthe boatlift and canopy is$13,000. The price for theboat, boat cover and traileronly is $9800.CONTACT GARY ESHLEMAN@ 317-752-2184 [email protected]
Motorcycles & ATV’’s
915
2003 YAMAHATT-R 90, $600 or best offer,runs good, looks good.(269)782-3139
McDaniel'sHarley-Davidson
Stop in to check out the Dyna Low Rider & Sportster
SuperLow 1200T. 1910 Lincolnway East,
South Bend (574) 289-6650 or shop www.mcdanielsharley-
davidson.com
Autos for Sale 9452009 HYUNDAI
ELANTRA$1000.00 down
$300.00 monthly61,000 Miles
0% INTREST CHARGENO Credit Checks
Call Scarletts 269-461-41972009 KIA SPECTRA50,000 miles!!VERY LOW
$900.00 down$300.00 monthlyNo Credit Checks
0% INTREST CHARGECall Scarletts 269-461-4197
2010 HYUNDAIELANTRA
$1000.00 down$300.00 monthly
Low Miles 41KNO CREDIT CHECKS0% INTREST Charge
Call Scarletts 269-461-4197FOR SALE
93 Ford Ranger Reg. Cab4x2, 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., greatrunner, low mileage, andgood mpg, $1,895.00'96 GMC Sonoma Reg. Cab4x2, 4.3 liter V-6, Auto.,A/C, Cruise, Tilt, very clean,good transportation$3,495.00'96 GMC Topkick with 20'Box Bed, $3,995.00'93 GMC Topkick with 24'box bed, $3,995.002000 Feightliner, passesDOT, good tires, but nowhas no engine or trans.$3,000.002000 GMC Yukon Denali,luxury, fully loaded withheated seats etc. lowmileage, $6,995.00Please call 269-462-9260or 269-262-6448
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Submit calendar events to Jill McCaughan,
feature writer, by email at [email protected] or
[email protected] or visit the Leader Publications office at 217 N. Fourth Street,
Niles.
June 14
South Bend will offer an-other Parent’s Without Partners Dance from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at ZB Falcoln’s Hall, at the corner of Western and SHeridan in South Bend. Admission is $7. For more information, call (574) 256-9326.
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Learn the history of the oldest church in south-western Michigan. visit the nearby cemetery and see the graves of the people that established much of southwestern Michigan, Smith’s Cha-pel, is a State and Nation-al Historic Site Chapel is now used as a wedding, family gathering and fu-neral location. The open house runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 29858 Red-field Rd., Niles, Michigan.
Round Barn Winery will host its annual Wine and Wags event from 2 to 6 p.m. For those who want to adopt a new dog, there will be plenty of four-legged friends on site looking for a home. Half of the day’s proceeds collected at the gate will benefit Animal Aid of Southwest Michigan, Hu-mane Society of South-west Michigan, Paws of Hope and Save-a-Stray.
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The South Bend Civic Theatre is looking for interested community members to attend a spe-cial planning meeting on Saturday June 14 in the Wilson Theatre to plan the Haunted House. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and lunch will be provided. The company is seeking peo-ple with skills in make-up, props, costumes, acting, story-telling/script-writing, fundraising and more. RSVP for the meeting by contacting Tracie at 574-234-1112
or by email [email protected].
June 14-15
The Twin City Players (TCP) will hold auditions for a Second Stage pro-duction. Auditions for the August production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding by Anthony Wilkinson will begin at 2 p.m. on Sat-urday, June 14, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. Participants will be asked to participate in readings from the script. A pre-pared monologue and a short a cappella musical number are recommend-ed, but not required.
June 15
R&B recording artist Lyfe Jennings returns to the Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, Ind. at 7:30 p.m. The show also includes comedians Luenell, Honest John, Pierre, and is hosted by Gino J. Tickets are $45 and $100 and are on sale at 2 p.m. April 26 by phone at 574-235-9190 or 800-537-6415, or on-line at morriscenter.org.
He isn’t a talking horse, but Clifford the amaz-ing Morgan horse from Drummond Island, Michi-gan, can do just about everything else. See for yourself as Clifford will be center stage at Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve from 1 to 3 p.m.
Michigan’s longest run-ning wine festival, the 30th Annual Lemon Creek Father’s Day Fes-tival and Corvette Show will return from 12 to 6 p.m. Tickets for individu-als over 21 are $10 at the gate. Those under 21 are free with adult supervi-sion. Activities for chil-dren and adults will be offered.
Warren Dunes will host a garlic mustard work day. Those interested should meet at the picnic area on the west side of the road as you travel towards the main campground at 1 p.m. The work site is just
a short walk from this day use area.
June 16
Studio artist Kristin Hos-bein will teach a four-week class beginning Monday, June 16, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. The class for both begin-ning and experienced artists will focus on real-istic art in oil or acrylics. Artists will take home one or more completed paint-ings by the end of the four weeks. The cost of for the entire session is $95 per person. A drop-in option is available at $25 per week. To register by credit card, call the Box office at 269-983-3688.
June 17
iOn Tuesday, June 17, the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center will hold its Annual Meet-ing. Attendees will enjoy a reception, dinner, and wine. Priscilla U. Byrns will present a program highlighting the organiza-tion’s history. All are wel-come to attend the An-nual Meeting. The cost is $24 ($20 for Heritage Museum members), and includes a reception, din-ner, and wine. Proceeds will help support exhib-its and operations at the Heritage Museum.
June 18
iThe Berrien County Re-publican Women’s Club will host a 7:30 a.m. “Candidate’s Breakfast” at Pebblewood Restau-rant in Bridgman. All Republican candidates at the County level and above who have contest-ed races in the primary have been invited. Each will be given a maximum of four minutes to speak. The breakfast buffet is $15 payable at the door. Reservations are need-ed and can be made by calling (269) 982-9939. Everyone interested in learning more about the candidates is invited to attend.
June 19
Learn about the snakes of Sarett at 3 p.m. Admis-sion is $3 for adults. The Sarett Nature Center is
located at 2300 Benton Rd. in Benton Harbor.
June 19-20
The Berrien County Sher-iff’s Department will host a two-day kids’ camp is filled with fun activities including fire safety, bike safety, first aid, cyber safety as well as police, fire and ambulance dem-onstrations. Cost is $30 per youth for 4th and 5th graders. Snacks, lunch and a T-shirt will be pro-vided. Registration is due by June 14.
June 20
The Brit Floyd Discovery world tour, “The world’s greatest Pink Floyd show,” will perform at the Morris Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, $30, $35 and $40 and are on sale Fri-day, May 2, at the Morris Box Office, by phone at (574) 235-9190 or 800-537-6415, or online at www.MorrisCenter.org.
June 20-22
The 2014 Four Winds Invitational will be held at Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend, Ind.. Proceeds from the invi-tational will be donated to Memorial Children’s Hospital. Visit www.four-windsinvitational.com for more info.
South Pacific: In Concert performs one weekend only, June 20-22 at the Bendix Theater at Centu-ry Center, 100 S. St. Jo-seph St. in South Bend. Tickets are $25. Perfor-mance times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets or for more information please call the SBCT Box Office at (574) 234-1112 or on-line at sbct.org.
June 21
Fernwood’s Annual Gar-den Party. Enjoy music and dinner, live and silent auctions, and dancing. The silent auction will of-fer one-of-a-kind planted containers, and among the quality live auction items is a trip for two to
Machu Picchu, Peru. Save the date and visit www.fernwoodbotanical.org. for further details.
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The Michiana Chapter of the Institute of Manage-ment Accountants will have their annual student conference at the Wa-terford Estates Lodge, 52890 SR 933 North, South Bend, Ind. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $35 for students and $50 for Professionals. The fee includes: all confer-ence materials, break-fast, lunch, and six edu-cational sessions. Please remit payment by check made payable to IMA Mi-chiana Chapter and mail to Brenda Engel, 1500 Echo Valley Drive, Niles, MI 49120. For more In-formation about the con-ference please contact: Brenda Engel, IMA Michi-ana Chapter Conference Coordinator (269) 845-6691 E-mail: [email protected].
The ninth Annual Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival will be from 1 to 10 p.m. at Weko Beach, I-94 Exit 16, Bridgman. Admission is $15 per per-son (includes a souvenir wine tasting glass) and free for children 12 years and under. Wine tasting tickets are $1 (visitors will need 5-7 tickets per glass). Advance admis-sion tickets are avail-able for $10 at Harding’s Friendly Market in Bridg-man or at www.ticketweb.com. Get all the details at (269) 925-6301 or on the festival’s Facebook page.
June 21- 22
The 47th Leeper Park Art Fair will be June 21-22 on the grounds of Luther Park, near the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend. We will feature 120 artists from all over the coutnry. Food vendors will be available both days and light jazz will be presented throughout the fair. For more informa-tion, call (574) 272-8598 or visit www.leeperpark-fair.org.
June 23-27
Curious Kids Museum will host a “Hooked on Fishing” week of sum-
mer camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $150 for members and $170 for non-members. Camp-ers will learn the basics of fishing and enjoy the great outdoors while learning about fish habi-tats, marine biology and anatomy. This week will conclude with “fish telling stories” and a fish fry on Friday for the campers. The Museum will provide life jackets for campers. ALL campers will wear a life jacket at all times when near the water.
June 24
iSouthwest Michigan Chapter 572 of the Na-tional Association of Re-tired Federal Employees will hold its monthly meet-ing at the Super Buffet, Benton Harbor (next to Big Lots). Current and re-tired federal employees, spouses and friends are welcome. For more info, call Jean Rowe (269) 782-2769 or email [email protected]
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GET OUT!
Happy birthday, Sarret!By JILL McCAUGHAN
BENTON HARBOR—Celebrating its 50th birth-day on the weekend of
June 21-22, Sarret Nature Center is opening up its doors to the public and offering a long list of activities and events, most of which are free.
“Our 50-year weekend is just to say ‘thank you’ to all the mem-bers, supporters and friends who have given so much over the years,” said Diane Braybrook, who took over as the director of the nature center at the first of the year. “Entry is free for everyone that weekend. That way, every-one can come and participate.”
In half a century, Sarret has grown from its original 160 acres to more than 1,000 acres in size.
“We’re still going strong. Were planning the next 50 years,” said Braybrook, who has been with Sarret for more than 30 years herself.
Events will start at 10 a.m. and run through 5 p.m. on Saturday, and Sunday’s schedule of events runs from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m., but the nature center will remain open until 5 p.m. that day.
All weekend long, activities such as cockroach races, face painting, geo-caching bingo, trail bingo and turtle races will be taking place. There will also be someone making balloon animals and a carnivorous plant expert on site. Guests will be treated to birthday cake, and commemora-tive T-shirts will be on sale as well.
S a t u r d a y ’ s scheduled activi-ties begin with harpist Meg Rodgers playing in the butterfly house, and admission to that attraction will be free for mem-bers throughout the weekend.
Then, several tours via wagon and golf cart, as well as guided walks, are scheduled to take place throughout the day.
At both 2:30 and 4 p.m., a special program, “Hunters of the Sky” will be presented, at which visitors will have the opportunity to see live raptors, or birds of prey, up close. That program has a cost of $3 associated with it, and pre-registration is required.
At 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., pre-registered guests can partake of a summer picnic which includes fried chicken, pulled pork, maca-roni and cheese, green beans, bev-
erages and rolls—all for $12 per person. A concert by Kennedy’s Kitchen will follow the picnic at 7 p.m. at a cost of $10 per person.
Sunday’s activities kick off bright and early with a kayaking trip on the Paw Paw River at 8 a.m. for experienced adult pad-dlers. The cost for participating in that trip will be $15, and pre-registration is required.
More guided walks will take place on the grounds of Sarret at 9 and 11 a.m. on Sunday morn-ing, and various fun activities will continue throughout the day.
Once the birthday party is over, construction on a new out-door learning center will begin.
“It’s a nature playground that will be easily accessible. There’ll be logs that kids can crawl in and climb on and lots of hands-on learning activities. There’ll be a tree house too. It’ll be aimed at kids ages 3 to
8,” Braybrook said. “I have all kinds of ideas for future activities as well.”
Of course, a full schedule of summer classes will also be offered at Sarret, and information on those can be found at www.sarret.com. Registration materi-als and more information about the 50th anniversary weekend can be found there as well. Those with questions can also call (269) 927-4832, and the nature center is located at 2300 N. Benton Center Rd. in Benton Harbor.
“Come out and help us cele-brate and enjoy your nature cen-ter,” Braybrook said. “We want to celebrate everyone’s contribu-tions to the nature center on this special weekend.”
Celebrating
50Years
Our 50-year weekend is just to say ‘thank you’ to all the members, supporters and friends who have given so much over the years.
– Diane Braybrook
Submitted photosSarret Nature Center has been providing a variety of ways for visitors to get out and enjoy nature year-round for 50 years.
