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CP#15_134 City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION Randy Hannan, chief of staff for Lansing Mayor Virg Ber- nero, said the city’s assessment of costs came from taking the mayoral election year cap and adding administrative costs for Lansing reimbursing citizens who submit receipts. Hannan said the proposal “appears to be a solution in search of a problem that doesn’t exist in Lansing. “We already have a strong ethics ordinance that includes fi- OF THE WEEK nancial disclosure requirements for top city officials. State law ethics reform already regulates campaign contributions and the reporting of Public campaign financing, lobbying activity. It is not clear that the city even has the legal authority to regulate these areas.” lobbying restrictions proposed Sorg called the effort “proactive.” Lansing voters will likely decide in November whether to “Too often government only reacts to scandal or crisis. We make sweeping changes in the city’s ethics ordinance, including feel being proactive protects future generations from the kinds adding a provision for public funding of local elections. of scandals that have rocked Detroit, other cities and Congress.” A new ballot initiative committee called Lansing Citizens for Sorg is a longtime Democratic activist, former radio talk Ethics Reform submitted a petition with 6,673 signatures to the show host and unsuccessful candidate for the state House in City Clerk’s Office last week. 2012. Delhi Township Clerk Chris Swope has until Trustee Gene Hayhoe, Wednesday to determine a Republican, and Rich if at least 4,000 are valid. Robinson of the nonpar- If so, the proposal goes to tisan Michigan Campaign the City Council, which Finance Network are also can either adopt it or, more organizers. likely, put it on the General Dan Krassner, a spokes- Election ballot. If passed, it man for Represent.Us, would take effect in 2017. said by email it has spent The national group Rep- $25,000 so far in Lan- resent.Us, which bills itself sing and doesn’t antici- as “a fiercely nonpartisan pate spending more than movement to pass tough $50,000. anti-corruption laws,” is be- He said his organiza- hind the local effort. It paid tion paid California-based an outside firm to collect the PCI Consultants to collect signatures. The same group the petition signatures. It backed a similar measure is also paying Sorg. Courtesy photo that passed by 67 percent He said it spent last November in Tallahas- Walt Sorg (left), who heads Lansing Citizens for Ethics Reform, turns $127,000 on the Tallahas- see, the capital of Florida. in a petition to Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope that would require a see effort. The initiative, which voter referendum on major changes in the city’s ethics ordinance. It is targeting Lansing Property: 925 W. Lapeer St. Lansing would tighten the 1994 eth- because “the folks at Lan- ics ordinance, would: sing Citizens for Ethics Re- Owner: Ingham Co. Land Bank • Use city general funds to reimburse candidate contribu- form said they wanted to protect their city from corruption, and tions by city residents up to $25 each once per election cycle. they clearly had the energy and know-how to get it done.” Unlike many eyesores, this building and site • Prohibit top officials from becoming lobbyists after leaving “Lansing voters led the way nationally more than 20 years are well kept. However, the building itself has suc- office. ago by creating one of the first municipal ethics boards in the cumbed to a series of unfortunate alterations and • Require lobbyists to register country,” Krassner added, “and now locals want the next wave updates. When undertaken, these modifications • Subject violators of the ethics ordinance to criminal pros- of national anti-corruption reform to begin in Lansing. It was were presumably intended to address mainte- ecutions an obvious choice for us to support them.” nance issues and to improve the building’s appear- • Require online disclosures of donations and gifts to top city He said the organization has backed successful efforts in sev- ance, but they have caused it to lose its identity. and elected officials eral other communities, including Princeton, N.J., and Genoa, At its core, the home is Craftsman bungalow. The changes would apply to all City Council members, the Ill. The broad eaves that characterize the style have mayor, the city clerk and all mayoral cabinet level administra- City Council candidates running in the August primary of- been removed, leaving no overhang on the gable tors and their top paid deputies. fered mixed reviews on the proposal. rakes. The front porch was filled-in to provide Perhaps the most contentious part of the proposal is the re- Third Ward challenger Ryan Earl opposed the entire pro- more interior space, but the ashlar stone veneer quirement for public financing for city election candidates. Or- posal. selected for the exterior cladding is more appro- ganizers said the proposal would cost an average of $337,500 a “I do not believe corruption of city officials to be blatant priate for postwar ranch homes and does not fit year at the most, while the Mayor Virg Bernero’s administration within our city,” he said. “While I do support a city lobbyist reg- with this home’s original style. placed the costs at closer to $1 million a year. istry as I believe it would give Lansing voters more information In odd-year elections when only four Council seats are up, of what is going on in city hall, I do not believe that a two-year — Daniel E. Bollman, AIA such as this year, the proposal would cap reimbursements at freeze on becoming a lobbyist after an office holder leaves office $450,000. In mayoral election years, when four Council seats is really necessary.” “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier and the clerk’s post are up, the limit would be $900,000. Walt Expressing support for the lobbying restrictions were properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of Sorg, who is leading the effort locally, said that averages out to the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- singcitypulse.com or call Berl Schwartz at 999-5061. $337,500 a year over four years. See Ethics, Page 7 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS Step 2 of the 8-Step Process Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity Ingham County Drain Commissioner In the 100-Year Floodplain Patrick E. Lindemann DATE: June 24, 2015 CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN BANTA CONSOLIDATED DRAIN

To: All Interested Agencies, Groups, and Persons NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the apportionments for benefits to the lands comprised within the “Banta Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District" Purpose: Notice and Public Explanation of Proposed Projects will be subject to review for one day from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s Office, located at 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan 48854. At the meeting to This is to give notice that the City of Lansing under 24 CFR Part 58: Floodplain Management and review the apportionment of benefits, I will have the tentative apportionments against parcels and Wetlands Protection, has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 to determine municipalities within the drainage district available to review. At said review, the computation of costs the potential affect that its activities in the floodplain will have on the human environment for demolition for the Drain will also be open for inspection by any interested parties. There will be no construction under Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Since CDBG funds are being used for this as part of this petition and therefore there will not be a notice of letting of drain contract as described project in the floodplain, the City of Lansing is completing an 8-step Environmental Review process in Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds will be used to purchase the property at 704 Pursuant to Section 155 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, any owner of land within the S. Foster Avenue, Lansing, MI which is located in the 100-year floodplain (Zone AE, Floodzone drainage district or any city, village, township, district, or county feeling aggrieved by the apportionment panel # 26065C0132D, effective on August 16, 2011), remediate asbestos and other environmental of benefits made by the Drain Commissioner may appeal the apportionment within ten (10) days after hazards as recommended, and demolish the house and garage, including removal of the driveway the day of review of apportionments by making an application to the Ingham County Probate Court and approach, and restoration of the curb. Grading and seeding will complete the project. There is no for the appointment of a Board of Review. proposed development for this project. Any drain assessments against land will be collected in the same manner as property There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in taxes. If drain assessments against land are collected by installment, the landowner may pay the the floodplain and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be assessments in full with any interest to-date at any time and thereby avoid further interest charges. given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of The following is a condensed description of the land constituting the Banta Consolidated information about floodplain can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks associated Drain Special Assessment District in Ingham County, Michigan: with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in the floodplain, it must In Delhi Charter Township T03N–R02W: inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. Section 1, The North ½, and the North ½ of the Southwest ¼ Section 2, The Northeast ¼, the North ½ of the Southeast ¼, the Northeast ¼ of Written comments must be received at the City of Lansing during the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. the Southwest ¼, and the East ½ of the Northwest ¼ on or before July 9, 2015 at the following address: Doris Witherspoon, Senior Planner, Department of Planning & Neighborhood Development, 316 N. Capitol Avenue, Suite D-2, Lansing, MI 48933, In Lansing Charter Township T04N-R02W: Phone; 517-483-4063. Comments may also be submitted via e-mail at doris.witherspoon@lansingmi. Section 36, The South ½, the South ¼ of the Northwest ¼, and the Northeast ¼ gov In Meridian Charter Township T04N-R01W: CP#15_144 Section 31, The West ½ In the City of Lansing T04N-R02W: CITY OF LANSING Section 35, The Southeast ¼ of the Southwest ¼, and the Southeast ¼ PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Section 36, The West ½ of the Southwest ¼, and the South 100 feet of the FOR THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 Northwest ¼ PRIMARY ELECTION In addition to the parcels and tracts of land listed above, the County of Ingham, Delhi Notice is hereby given that the public test of the program which will be used for tabulating the results Charter Township, Lansing Charter Township, Meridian Charter Township, the City of Lansing, and the of the Primary Election to be held Tuesday, August 4, 2015 in the City of Lansing will be conducted Michigan Department of Transportation will be specially assessed at large for benefits of the Drain. at the City Clerk’s Election Unit located at the South Washington Office Complex at 2500 South Washington Avenue on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. NOW THEREFORE, all unknown and non-resident persons, owners, and persons interested in the above described lands, and you: The public accuracy test is conducted to determine that the program used to tabulate the results of the election counts the votes in the manner prescribed by law. Clerk of Ingham County Chair of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners Chris Swope Managing Director of the Ingham County Department of Roads Lansing City Clerk Supervisor of Delhi Charter Township Supervisor of Lansing Charter Township CP#15_143 Supervisor of Meridian Charter Township Mayor of the City of Lansing Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER are hereby notified that at such time and place as stated above from nine o’clock in the forenoon until five o’clock in the afternoon, the apportionment for benefits and the lands comprised within the Banta In the Matter of: Banta Consolidated Drain Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District will be subject to review.

Notice is Hereby Given that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the Ingham County Drain AND YOU AND EACH OF YOU, owners, municipalities, and persons interested in the Commissioner will hold a Day of Review of Drainage District Boundaries for one day from 9 a.m. to aforesaid lands are hereby cited to appear at the time and place of such reviewing of apportionments 5 p.m. at the Office of the Ingham County Drain Commissioner, 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan as aforesaid and be heard with respect to such special assessments and your interests in relation 48854. At that time and place, the Drain Commissioner will hear the proofs and allegations and thereto, if you so desire. carefully reconsider and review the description of lands comprising the Drainage District, and determine whether the addition or deletion of lands will more accurately define the boundaries of This notice is pursuant to Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956 and Act 162 of the land benefited by the Drain and is just and equitable pursuant to Section 197 of the Michigan the Public Acts of 1962. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation Drain Code of 1956, as amended. The Drain is located and established in Sections 1 and 2 in Delhi in the meeting should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395 or the Charter Township; Section 36 in Lansing Charter Township; Section 31 in Meridian Charter Township; Michigan Relay Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, Sections 35 and 36 in the City of Lansing, County of Ingham, State of Michigan. The lands to be visual, hearing, or other assistance. added or deleted are located in Sections 1 and 2 in Delhi Charter Township. Dated: June 16, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting Ingham County Drain Commissioner should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395 or the Michigan Relay 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, (517) 676-8395 or other assistance. CP#15_145 You are Further Notified that persons aggrieved by the decision of the Drain Commissioner to add or delete lands from the Drainage District may seek judicial review in the Ingham County Circuit B/15/095 Ammunition and Related Items as per the specifications provided by the City of Lansing. Court within ten (10) days of the decision. The City of Lansing will accept sealed bids at the CITY OF LANSING C/O LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT, PURCHASING OFFICE, 1232 HACO DR., LANSING, MICHIGAN 48912 until Dated: June 16, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann 3:00 PM local time in effect on July 7, 2015 at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Ingham County Drain Commissioner Complete specifications and forms required to submit bids are available by calling Stephanie 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 Robinson, CPPB at (517) 702-6197, or email: [email protected], or for content and purpose of this (517) 676-8395 bid contact David Sileo at (517) 483-4838 go to www.mitn.info . The City of Lansing encourages bids from all vendors including MBE/WBE vendors and Lansing-based businesses. CP#15_147 CP#15_153 City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

“We have a number of issues before as a PUBLIC NOTICES Ethics city and right now, and being able to pick a particular program or project Council NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL from page 5 would cut for something that would take ef- fect in 2017 I can’t do that and I don’t know Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing City Council anyone who could.” on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, to consider the At-Large Councilwoman Carol Wood and following: challenger Emily Dievendorf; 1st Ward Other candidates were not immediately Councilwoman Jody Washington and chal- available for comment. A public hearing will be held to consider an application from Sixty North, LLC for a Special Use Permit for the property at 855 Grove Street. The applicant is proposing to lenger Shelley David Mieloc ; and 3rd Ward Sorg declined to suggest any specific cuts convert the building for use as a sorority with occupancy of 50persons. The property Councilwoman A’Lynne Boles and challeng- to the Lansing budget to pay for campaign is zoned RM-32, City Center Multiple-Family District. er Adam Hussain. financing. He said he was not an expert on The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the Dievendorf and Mielock said they also the city budget, and that would be the job of hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice support the funding scheme. the City Council and the mayor. to the City of East Lansing, prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable The three incumbents questioned the accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Office, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777. funding proposal. — Todd Heywood Wood said she supported “some sort of Marie E. Wicks public financing” but is unsure this is the City Clerk right proposal. CP#15_155 PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION FOR THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 ELECTION Ingham County Drain Commissioner Patrick E. Lindemann To the qualified electors of the City of Lansing

FERLEY CONSOLIDATED DRAIN Please take notice that the City of Lansing will hold an election on August 4, 2015.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the apportionments for Monday, July 6, 2015 is the last day to register in order to be eligible to vote at the August 4, 2015 benefits to the lands comprised within the “Ferley Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District" Election. Any qualified elector who is not already registered to vote may register for the August 4, will be subject to review for one day from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Ingham County Drain 2015 Election. Persons registering after Monday, July 6, 2015, are not eligible to vote at this election. Commissioner’s Office, located at 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan 48854. At the meeting to review the apportionment of benefits, I will have the tentative apportionments against parcels and the For the purpose of nominating candidates to the following offices: municipality within the drainage district available to review. At said review, the computation of costs City: Council Member At Large (2), Council Member Ward 3 for the Drain will also be open for inspection by any interested parties. There will be no construction as part of this petition and therefore there will not be a notice of letting of drain contract as described For the purpose of voting on the following proposals: in Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956. City: Proposal to Renew a Levy of One Mill for Operation of Parks and Recreation System Pursuant to Section 155 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, any owner of land within the drainage district or any city, village, township, district, or county feeling aggrieved by the apportionment Eligible persons may register to vote, change their voter registration address or change their name of benefits made by the Drain Commissioner may appeal the apportionment within ten (10) days after in any of the following ways: the day of review of apportionments by making an application to the Ingham County Probate Court • In Person - At your county clerk’s office; the Lansing City Clerk’s Office (124 W. Michigan for the appointment of a Board of Review. Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933, (517) 483-4133); any Secretary of State Branch office; designated agencies administered under the Department of Human Services, the Any drain assessments against land will be collected in the same manner as property Department of Community Health, and the Department of Labor and Economic Growth; or taxes. If drain assessments against land are collected by installment, the landowner may pay the military recruitment offices. assessments in full with any interest to-date at any time and thereby avoid further interest charges. • By Mail - By submitting a mail-in voter registration application to the Lansing City Clerk (124 W. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933 or your county clerk. The following is a condensed description of the land constituting the Ferley Consolidated • Online - Voter registration addresses may be changed with a driver’s license or personal Drain Special Assessment District in Ingham County Michigan: i.d. number at www.expressSOS.com.

In Delhi Charter Township T03N–R02W: Chris Swope, CMMC/CMC Section 11, The East ¼ Lansing City Clerk Section 12, The South ½ and the South ½ of the Northwest ¼ Section 13, The Northwest ¼ CP#15_142 Section 14, The East ¼ of the Northeast ¼

In addition to the parcels and tracts of land listed above, the County of Ingham and Delhi STATE OF MICHIGAN Charter Township will be specially assessed at large for benefits of the Drain. OFFICE OF THE INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER

NOW THEREFORE, all unknown and non-resident persons, owners, and persons In the Matter of: Ferley Consolidated Drain interested in the above described lands, and you: Notice is Hereby Given that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the Ingham County Drain Clerk of Ingham County Commissioner will hold a Day of Review of Drainage District Boundaries for one day from 9 a.m. to Chair of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners 5 p.m. at the Office of the Ingham County Drain Commissioner, 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan Managing Director of the Ingham County Department of Roads 48854. At that time and place, the Drain Commissioner will hear the proofs and allegations and Supervisor of Delhi Charter Township carefully reconsider and review the description of lands comprising the Drainage District, and determine whether the addition or deletion of lands will more accurately define the boundaries of the are hereby notified that at such time and place as stated above from nine o’clock in the forenoon until land benefited by the Drain and is just and equitable pursuant to Section 197 of the Michigan Drain five o’clock in the afternoon, the apportionment for benefits and the lands comprised within the Ferley Code of 1956, as amended. The Drain is located and established in Sections 11, 12, 13, and 14 in Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District will be subject to review. Delhi Charter Township, County of Ingham, State of Michigan. The lands to be added or deleted are located in Section 13 in Delhi Charter Township. AND YOU AND EACH OF YOU, owners, municipality, and persons interested in the aforesaid lands are hereby cited to appear at the time and place of such reviewing of apportionments Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the as aforesaid and be heard with respect to such special assessments and your interests in relation meeting should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395 or the Michigan thereto, if you so desire. Relay Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance. This notice is pursuant to Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956 and Act 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation You are Further Notified that persons aggrieved by the decision of the Drain in the meeting should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395 or the Commissioner to add or delete lands from the Drainage District may seek judicial review in the Michigan Relay Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, Ingham County Circuit Court within ten (10) days of the decision. visual, hearing, or other assistance. Dated: June 16, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann Dated: June 16, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann Ingham County Drain Commissioner Ingham County Drain Commissioner 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 (517) 676-8395 (517) 676-8395 CP#15_148 CP#15_146 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

ernments in Russia, Iran and North Korea. sue yet. He says Americans should expect better Republican lawmakers Reps. Cindy Mike Rogers Inc. from the U.S. Air Marshal Service, which is Wedding bills Gamrat, of Plainwell, and Todd Courser, of Former congressman entangled in a sexual tryst/ethics scandal. Widely different state legislation Lapeer, introduced a package of bills last He complains that women in Afghanistan anticipates same-sex court ruling week that would eliminate the ability of taps into a lucrative life have few rights and even those are threat- judges, mayors, county clerks and other civil So what's been happening with Mike ened. As Michigan and the nation await a rul- servants to conduct marriages. Instead, it Rogers since he left Congress in January? There's not much meat to these musings, ing from the U.S. Supreme Court Monday would leave such ceremonies exclusively in He's gone into business. What business? though they sound good. But since they only that could end Michigan’s 11-year ban on the hands of religious officials and organiza- Mike Rogers Inc. last a minute, what can you really say? same-sex marriage, lawmakers from both tions. And it seems to be doing very well. He has Considering Rogers' other businesses, parties have filed bills to address the shifting The bill goes further than legislation that founded an institute that promotes national radio seems almost a distraction. His most legal and social landscapes. has passed in North Carolina that public of- security. He is an executive producer and the prominent venture, designed to influence Democrats have proposed eliminating ficials cannot be required to perform same- host of an eight-part the 2016 presidential election, is Americans language that prohibits same-sex marriage, sex marriage. CNN series on the U.S. for Peace, Prosperity and Security, which while Republicans have called for requiring The Republicans’ package would also intelligence community has these goals: all marriages, same-sex or not, to be per- limit secret marriages — long legal in Michi- that will air next year. • “Raise the level of debate on the most formed only by clerics, not civil officials, such gan — to only opposite-sex couples. Mar- He a distinguished fel- important issues facing the country and as judges. riage licenses and applications are public low at the conservative move candidates beyond just rhetoric and The High Court heard arguments in April information in Michigan, unless otherwise Hudson Institute, travels talking points. from Michigan and three other states after approved by the county probate court. the speaking circuit and • “Enhance the knowledge base of marriage supporters appealed a federal Ap- Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, a works in radio ... sort of. citizens in the early states to help elect a peals Court ruling that upheld prohibitions. Democrat, said she was concerned about the It was the radio president who supports American engage- At stake is the state’s constitutional ban on impact of excluding same-sex couples from show that Rogers, a MICKEY HIRTEN ment and a strong foreign policy.” same-sex marriage, which voters approved secret marriage options. Republican, cited as his Rogers is founder and “honorary chair- by 59 percent in 2004. It is one of 13 states “In Michigan, I can marry a couple on next venture when he announced in March man” of the group, and a video introducing that prohibit it. Monday and on Tuesday they can be fired for 2014 that after 14 years representing mid the mission spliced speeches from presi- State Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., D-East Lan- being gay,” she said. “This bill would expose Michigan, including Lansing, he was leav- dents Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and sing, has introduced legislation to modernize my couples to discrimination.” ing Congress. But there really hasn't been Franklin Roosevelt suggests a non-partisan Michigan’s marriage laws. Under the legisla- Courser claims, in a blog post on his web- much to it. He provides short commentaries approach to security by using. But it's very tion, Senate Bill 227 of 2015, the prohibition site, the bills will remove government in- for the Westwood One radio network that it Republican. on same-sex marriage as well as gender spe- volvement in marriage. drops into talk radio programs three times a Rogers, a former FBI agent and chairman cific language would be stricken from Michi- “This bill simply put will end our elected day. That's it. of the House Intelligence Committee, has gan law. The legislation would also create a official’s involvement in performing mar- Generally his commentaries are familiar long espoused hawkish views on defense and list of family members prohibited from mar- riage ceremonies,” he wrote. “It is incredibly Rogers' themes: the evils of totalitarian gov- See Hirten, Page 9 rying each other under the law. important that if the Supreme Court rules Hertel’s legislation is tied to passage with against traditional marriage that our elected Senate Bill 229 of 2015 introduced by Sen. officials are not forced to violate their con- Rebekkah Warren, D-Ann Arbor. It would science and be forced to perform gay mar- recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages riages. Further note on another piece of and strike the statutory prohibition on rec- legislation being drafted — I have asked for ognition of such marriages. The bill also re- drafting of a bill to protect pastors from be- places gender specific language with neutral ing forced to perform gay marriages as well.” language. Legal experts said the proposals are un- Newsmakers Grand Ledge Republican Sen. Rick constitutional on their face, while politicians THIS WEEK: at the Capitol believe the bills aren’t going LANSING Jones, chairman of the Judiciary Commit- HOSTED BY BERL SCHWARTZ tee, said virtually all such changes would be anywhere. ETHICS unnecessary if the court rules that same-sex “This type of rhetoric represents the new REFORM marriage is legal because “all of Michigan’s wave of discrimination tactics designed to laws contrary to the ruling are null and void.” divide people into classes,” said Gina Calcag- He said there is one exception. Michi- no, of Michigan for Marriage. “The Courser gan is one of seven states that provide a set bills represent state sanctioned discrimina- amount, usually one-third, of the husband’s tion and rewrites what religious freedom property upon his death to the wife. This is and equal protection under the law means. called dower rights, which are secured in the Equality and fairness are not principles that Michigan Constitution. In Michigan a wom- are decided on a case-by-case basis.” an can execute that right to all the property This all plays out in a public arena where obtained during a marriage if she is contest- numerous polls show the majority of Michi- ing the will or there is no will. This property gan voters oppose religious objections bills WALT SORG also includes property that has been sold. and support LGBT equality. But the GOP RANDY HANNAN LANSING CITIZENS FOR ETHICS REFORM BERNERO ADMINISTRATION CHIEF OF STAFF The law, which has its roots in medieval feu- majority in the state Legislature opposes dalism, was intended to protect a woman legislation to address discrimination against after her husband’s death. the LGBT community and supports reli- “It’s a very ancient and archaic law,” said gious objections laws. A recent example was Jones. He has asked a policy attorney about legislation passed by both houses and signed how a dower right would be decided in a by Gov. Rick Snyder that permits faith- MY18TV! same-sex marriage. The attorney, Jones re- based adoption agencies to deny adoptions 10 A.M. EVERY SATURDAY layed, said, “That’s a good question.” to same-sex couples. “I have reached out to the state bar to work on this,” he said, noting Realtors origi- — Todd Heywood COMCAST CHANNEL 16 LANSING nally raised the issue with him. “That would be something that should be addressed.” He 7:30 P.M. EVERY FRIDAY has not introduced any legislation on the is- City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

manding general of the U.S. Army Material network on an eight-part show titled Rogers is listed as one of four execu- Command and head of VT Systems Inc., a “Declassified,” which CNN describes as the tive producers for the show, which is being Hirten company with significant military contracts; true stories of America’s covert operations developed by All3media America, which around the world. produces shows like “Undercover Boss,” from page 8 and former congresswoman Heather Wil- son, who is president of the South Dakota “Hosted by former U.S. Congressman “The Million Second Quiz” and “Worst security, a comfortable fit for the expanding School of Mines and Technology and a Mike Rogers ... each episode features a Cooks in America.” field of Republican presidential candidates. former U.S. Air Force officer. newly declassified mission told firsthand Rogers, though stretching his points APPS recently sponsored forums in Iowa APPS, if nothing else, illustrates the cozy by the agents who lived it, while getting at times, does know about intelligence with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in Iowa cross-currents that link the military, defense unprecedented access to the riveting and operations. “Declassified” should play to his and in New Hampshire with South Carolina contractors and politics. And it's a business. secret world of espionage,” the network said strengths. Certainly it will be better than the Sen. Lindsey Graham. Both want more de- Although Rogers ask for donations to carry in announcing the series. “Worst Cooks” show. fense spending. While encouraging a nation- on its mission, APPS state's clearly that al debate on security, APPS is hardly neutral. contributions aren't tax deductible. It will PUBLIC NOTICES Its board of directors and professional staff be interesting to see what sort of influence NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS are stacked with Republican Party operatives, the group has as we move closer to the 2016 former military officers and defense industry election. It says it won't endorse candidates. Ingham County Drain Commissioner officials. (Former Michigan Gov. John Engler Leveraging his congressional career, Patrick E. Lindemann Rogers is a voice on the lecture circuit. The serves as an adviser.) GROVENBURG AND MENGER CONSOLIDATED DRAIN Some examples: Walt Havenstein, for- Washington Speakers Bureau makes him available for “joint presentations, keynote NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the apportionments for mer CEO of BAE Systems Inc. and former benefits to the lands comprised within the “Grovenburg and Menger Consolidated Drain Special U.S. Marine Corp. colonel, is an APPS board addresses and panels” at between $25,000 Assessment District" will be subject to review for one day from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the member. BAE is a $12 billion-a-year pro- and $40,000 per appearance. Earlier this Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s Office, located at 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan 48854. month, he spoke at a TD Americatrade con- At the meeting to review the apportionment of benefits, I will have the tentative apportionments ducer of electronic systems for the defense against parcels and the municipality within the drainage district available to review. At said review, the and intelligence industries and provides ference about cyber security threats. computation of costs for the Drain will also be open for inspection by any interested parties. There service support of armored combat vehicles, Rogers promotes his speech availability will be no construction as part of this petition and therefore there will not be a notice of letting of drain contract as described in Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956. artillery systems and munitions. It was sued on the web site mikerogers.com, where he last week by the U.S government for over- also highlights his talking-head television Pursuant to Section 155 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, any owner of land within the charging the Army for 20,000 trucks. Also appearances on CNN. drainage district or any city, village, township, district, or county feeling aggrieved by the apportionment He is working with the cable news of benefits made by the Drain Commissioner may appeal the apportionment within ten (10) days after on the board are John Coburn, former com- the day of review of apportionments by making an application to the Ingham County Probate Court for the appointment of a Board of Review. PUBLIC NOTICES Any drain assessments against land will be collected in the same manner as property CITY OF LANSING taxes. If drain assessments against land are collected by installment, the landowner may pay the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING assessments in full with any interest to-date at any time and thereby avoid further interest charges.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, July 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The following is a condensed description of the land constituting the Grovenburg and in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI for Menger Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District in Ingham County, Michigan: the purpose of considering: In Delhi Charter Township T03N–R02W: An Ordinance of the City of Lansing, Michigan to amend Section 402.02 of the Lansing Codified Section 16, The Southwest ¼ of the Southwest ¼ Ordinances by providing the penalty for a misdemeanor violation having an alcohol content of Section 17, The South ½ of the Southeast ¼ .17 or more pursuant to Section MCL 257.625(1)(c) of the Michigan Vehicle Code. Section 19, The East ½, and the East ½ of the Southwest Section 20, All of Section 20 For more information, please call the Lansing City Council at 517-483-4177. If you are interested Section 21, All of Section 21 except the Northeast ¼ in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be Section 22, The Southwest ¼, the South ¼ of the Northwest ¼, and the West accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, July ½ of the Southeast ¼ 13, 2015 at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 Section 27, The Northwest ¼, the West ½ of the Northeast ¼, and or email [email protected]. the North ¼ of the Southwest ¼ Section 28, All of Section 28 Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk Section 29, All of Section 29 www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope Section 30, The Northeast ¼ and East ½ of the Northwest ¼ Section 32, The North ½ CP#15_156 Section 33, The North ½ of the Northwest ¼

STATE OF MICHIGAN In addition to the parcels and tracts of land listed above, the County of Ingham and Delhi OFFICE OF THE INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER Charter Township will be specially assessed at large for benefits of the Drain.

In the Matter of: Grovenburg and Menger Consolidated Drain NOW THEREFORE, all unknown and non-resident persons, owners, and persons interested in the above described lands, and you: Notice is Hereby Given that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the Ingham County Drain Commissioner will hold a Day of Review of Drainage District Boundaries for one day from 9 a.m. to Clerk of Ingham County 5 p.m. at the Office of the Ingham County Drain Commissioner, 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan Chair of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners 48854. At that time and place, the Drain Commissioner will hear the proofs and allegations and Managing Director of the Ingham County Department of Roads carefully reconsider and review the description of lands comprising the Drainage District, and Supervisor of Delhi Charter Township determine whether the addition or deletion of lands will more accurately define the boundaries of the land benefited by the Drain and is just and equitable pursuant to Section 197 of the Michigan Drain are hereby notified that at such time and place as stated above from nine o’clock in the forenoon Code of 1956, as amended. The Drain is located and established in Sections 16, 17, 19-22, 27-30, until five o’clock in the afternoon, the apportionment for benefits and the lands comprised within the 32, and 33 in Delhi Charter Township, County of Ingham, State of Michigan. The lands to be added Grovenburg and Menger Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District will be subject to review. or deleted are located in Sections 17, 19, 20, 22, 27-30, and 32 in Delhi Charter Township. AND YOU AND EACH OF YOU, owners, municipality, and persons interested in the Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting aforesaid lands are hereby cited to appear at the time and place of such reviewing of apportionments should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395 or the Michigan Relay as aforesaid and be heard with respect to such special assessments and your interests in relation Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, thereto, if you so desire. or other assistance. This notice is pursuant to Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956 and Act 162 of You are Further Notified that persons aggrieved by the decision of the Drain Commissioner the Public Acts of 1962. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation to add or delete lands from the Drainage District may seek judicial review in the Ingham County Circuit in the meeting should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395 or the Court within ten (10) days of the decision. Michigan Relay Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance. Dated: June 16, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann Ingham County Drain Commissioner Dated: June 16, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 Ingham County Drain Commissioner (517) 676-8395 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 (517) 676-8395 CP#15_150 CP#15_149 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

By LAWRENCE COSENTINO 1968, Ted Haskell, the first parks director to It was a lovely day. I was straddling my supervise the project, and Douglas Finley, bike, looking south from Maguire Park, who, with Blair, led the charge against its waiting for the signal to turn at Jolly Road. A many opponents. stranger with an affable face and a tan jacket A Parks Department map of the trail’s pulled his bike alongside me. Typical Sunday history looks like a link sausage of tiny par- duffer, I thought. cels, laboriously finagled from businesses, Suddenly, he turned and bared his teeth. factories and a now-defunct Conrail line River Trail madness was upon him. along the river. Some businesses donated Cyclists, runners and strollers are discov- easements for a dollar. ering major new links and extensions that Thanks to careful planning and patience, were added last fall to the crown jewel of the trail’s six-mile main line is an unbroken Lansing’s park system. At Maguire Park, the string of underpasses and boardwalks with system’s unofficial new hub, visitors load and no at-grade crossings. A biker can ride from unload bikes and head off on trails going in the Turner-Dodge House in Old Town all four directions. the way to MSU without stopping once or Behind me, to the north, stretched five dodging one car — quite a feat in a town that miles of river-hugging ribbon, starting from cradled the automobile industry. the Turner Dodge House in Old Town, wind- ing through downtown Lansing, along the Grand and Red Cedar rivers and Sycamore Crego-centric Creek. The River Trail curled under Kalama- To the west, on my right, lay the new- zoo Street and hooked up with MSU's trail est stretch: the South Lansing Pathway, 5.8 system in 2000. The same year, another miles of straight asphalt zooming all the way patchwork of tricky downtown links, in- from Aurelius to Waverly road, freshly laid cluding three bridges, brought the River last fall. More a no-frills commuter trail than Trail to historic Moores Park and south- scenic ride, the new pathway lets you build west Lansing. About two miles east, a gor- up a fierce head of steam if the mood hits. geous, wildlife-rich ride from Potter Park, To my left was the trail’s latest frontier: of downtown Lansing. In the 1970s, this was nesses and environmentalists, were looking running south through Scott Woods Park the link to Delhi Township’s zig-zagging five- the first gritty inch in the brush-whacking, for ways to make the Grand a fit habitat for to Hawk Island Park, was finished in 2008. mile Sycamore Trail, completed November, easement-hunting struggle to piece togeth- humans. The spur to Hawk Island not only fur- heading south under I-96 to the woods and er the Lansing River Trail. Boxcar-sized oil “We figured that if the public can’t see the thered the goal of linking the area’s most water of Valhalla Park. drums were stacked here by the dozen. river, they won’t want to clean it up,” Blair popular parks; it opened a lot of urban eyes “You couldn’t even see the river,” Jim Blair said. to the potential of a larger trail system. Snak- said. “It was a tunnel of trash and trees.” Urban trails are ubiquitous now, but in ing through several habitats, from wetland Which way to go? Blair, 70, was among the pioneers who the 1970s, less than a handful of American to woods to open lake, it’s a birder’s paradise The stranger curled his finger and pre- first threaded a non-motorized trail system cities were experimenting with them. Blair with owls, orioles, herons, kingfishers, gold- tended to spray his mouth with silver paint, into the motorized home of General Motors took the Lansing City Council on a bus trip finches and even that punk-rocker of wood- the prelude to martyrdom and glory and Motor Wheel as a Lansing City to Toledo to see trails along the Maumee peckers, the foot-tall pileated. I saw two of in this summer’s other on-the- Councilman from 1974 to 1999. River. He studied another pio- See River Trail, Page 11 trail epic, “Mad Max: Fury Friday, the Grand was neering urban trail system in Road.” very visible, framed by a San Antonio. “I live, I die, I live fringe of wildflowers and Blair rallied the Council to again! To Valhalla!” he Friends of the a ribbon of black trail. approve the first section of the cried. Lansing River Trail Blair sat on the load- River Trail, from Riverfront Nothing riles up a Annual meeting ing dock in back of the Park to the Kalamazoo Street 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 13 mild-mannered cy- Lansing City Market 99-year-old Standard bridge. clist more than a new 325 City Market Drive, Lansing Oil distribution hub at “The first 10 years was just friends.lansingrivertrail.org stretch of asphalt. Two Or contact Tony Breyers at the corner of Cedar and buying land, trading ease- fast-growing groups, the [email protected] Kalamazoo streets, tak- ments, getting rights of way,” Friends of the River Trail or Kevin Shaw at ing in the tranquil scene. Blair said. “It was everybody’s [email protected] and Lansing Bike Party, Up to the mid-1970s, the backyard.” are supporting and enjoying river was backyard to dozens The nascent trail proved the trail in exponentially growing of factories, shops and lumber- popular with bicyclists, so Blair numbers, along with tens of thousands yards, a dumping ground for everything pushed for a 10-foot width of regular and occasional users. from rusting machinery to couches, washing instead of eight. To make his In the second half of 2015, Ingham Coun- machines and cars. point, he arranged for two bi- ty will draw up plans for a county-wide net- GM trucks pushed mountains of snow cyclists to pass each other in work of non-motorized trails, funded in part off the Elm Street Bridge — along with a hallway at City Hall before a by a new six-year trails millage passed last whatever was buried under the snow, from City Council meeting. fall. The public will have a chance to weigh shopping carts to motorcycles. The river was Fortunately, Blair said, the in on the process as Ingham County looks tainted by sewage from the city and fly ash city’s parks department took toward linking up with trails in neighboring from the Board of Water and Light. up about 20 percent of the city counties and, in turn, a state-wide system. “It was a cesspool,” Blair said. “If you fell budget back then, with three This is the year of Valhalla and beyond. in without your rubber gloves, you had to get landscape architects on hand. a tetanus shot.” Then, as now, the trail’s bud- Courtesy Photo The oil drums and railroad tracks are get was a patchy quilt of federal The Lansing The first gritty inch long gone, and the Standard Oil building, grants, state and municipal Bike Party takes Friday morning, bikers and moms with which Blair owns, is home to the League of funds and private donations. advantage of the babies in strollers cruised along one of the Michigan Bicyclists. Besides Blair, its champions in- Lansing River Trail oldest sections of the Lansing River Trail, a In the early 1970s, the Friends of the cluded city planner Jon Bauer, for many of its straight stretch along Cedar Street just south River, an early coalition of Lansing busi- who proposed the project in excursions. City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11

park, according to Brett Kaschinske, Lan- modeled after Detroit’s Slow Roll, which of- River Trail sing Parks Department director. ten draws thousands of weekly riders. Kaschinske joked (maybe) that members Gung ho Lansing Bike Party has mushroomed fast from page 10 of his staff asked him to keep quiet about it. The River Trail is well suited to a solitary since it started in 2009, with a handful of “They know about it as their own little ride, but the trail has a social side as well. MSU staffers going out for a bike ride and a them at once on a walk last year, and that’s paradise,” he said. Jeff Potter is a “gung-ho co-host” of Lan- beer after work. This year, the group leaped never happened to me anywhere else, even Crego was closed in 1986 after industrial sing Bike Party, an informal gang of cruisers See River Trail, Page 12 on hikes in the Upper Peninsula. (Check waste was found from testing of fire retar- the Friends of the River Trail’s Face- dants. FMC Corp. of Philadelphia book page for occasional birding spent $8 million to clean up the PUBLIC NOTICES tours.) waste. NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS Deer criss-cross the trail The park is newly outfit- Ingham County Drain Commissioner regularly. In spring, tril- To check the ted with walkways, benches, Patrick E. Lindemann lium cover the hillside and kayak landings and a fish- mating carp splash in the trail’s flood ing dock that stretches over AURELIUS AND DELHI CONSOLIDATED DRAIN shallows. Carpets of for- the deepest part of 15-acre NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the apportionments get-me-nots run riot well status, go to: Fidelity Lake, funded by a for benefits to the lands comprised within the “Aurelius and Delhi Consolidated Drain Special lansingrivertrail.org/flood- into August. All of this is a $500,000 grant from the Assessment District" will be subject to review for one day from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the status Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s Office, located at 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan 48854. 20-minute or so ride from Michigan Natural Resources At the meeting to review the apportionment of benefits, I will have the tentative apportionments downtown Lansing. Trust Fund and $250,000 from against parcels and municipalities within the drainage district available to review. At said review, the Last fall, some unfinished busi- Lansing’s parks millage. computation of costs for the Drain will also be open for inspection by any interested parties. There will be no construction as part of this petition and therefore there will not be a notice of letting of ness from the 1980s was finally resolved, The park can also be reached by turn- drain contract as described in Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956. resulting in another new discovery for Riv- ing north from Mt. Hope Road onto an ob- er Trail users. A new one-third-mile path scure stretch of Fidelity Road, across from Pursuant to Section 155 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, any owner of land within the drainage district or any city, village, township, district, or county feeling aggrieved by the branches from the River Trail just east of Evergreen Cemetery, but that’s nowhere apportionment of benefits made by the Drain Commissioner may appeal the apportionment within Aurelius Road to Crego Park, Lansing’s big- near as fun as finding it on a bike. ten (10) days after the day of review of apportionments by making an application to the Ingham gest park. “It’s a great way to start out or finish your County Probate Court for the appointment of a Board of Review. With its obscure location and oblique ac- ride, on a bench overlooking a 15-acre lake,” Any drain assessments against land will be collected in the same manner as property cess, people have been slow to discover the Kaschinske said. taxes. If drain assessments against land are collected by installment, the landowner may pay the assessments in full with any interest to-date at any time and thereby avoid further interest charges. PUBLIC NOTICES The following is a condensed description of the land constituting the Aurelius and Delhi Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District in Ingham County, Michigan: STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER In Aurelius Township T02N-R02W:

In the Matter of: Aurelius and Delhi Consolidated Drain Section 3, the Northwest ¼ of the Section Section 4, the North ¾ of the Section Notice is Hereby Given that on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the Ingham County Drain Section 5, all of Section 5 Commissioner will hold a Day of Review of Drainage District Boundaries for one day from 9 a.m. to Section 6, the East ½ and the East ½ of the Northwest ¼ of the Section 5 p.m. at the Office of the Ingham County Drain Commissioner, 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan Section 7, the East ½ of the Northeast ¼ of the Section 48854. At that time and place, the Drain Commissioner will hear the proofs and allegations and carefully Section 8, the Northwest ¼ and the Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of the reconsider and review the description of lands comprising the Drainage District, and determine whether Section the addition or deletion of lands will more accurately define the boundaries of the land benefited by the Drain and is just and equitable pursuant to Section 197 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, as In Delhi Charter Township T03N–R02W: amended. The Drain is located and established in Sections 3-8 in Aurelius Township and Sections 28, 31-34 in Delhi Charter Township. The lands to be added or deleted are located in Sections 28, 31, 33, Section 28, the Southeast ¼ of the Southwest ¼ and the South ½ of the and 34 of Delhi Charter Township and Sections 3-8 of Aurelius Township. Southeast ¼ of the Section Section 31, the Southeast ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of the Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting Section should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676-8395 or the Michigan Relay Center Section 32, all of Section 32 at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other Section 33, all of Section 33 assistance. Section 34, the West ½ of Section 34

You are Further Notified that persons aggrieved by the decision of the Drain Commissioner In addition to the parcels and tracts of land listed above, the County of Ingham, Aurelius to add or delete lands from the Drainage District may seek judicial review in the Ingham County Circuit Township, and Delhi Charter Township will be specially assessed at large for benefits of the Drain. Court within ten (10) days of the decision. NOW THEREFORE, all unknown and non-resident persons, owners, and persons Dated: June 17, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann interested in the above described lands, and you: Ingham County Drain Commissioner 707 Buhl Avenue Clerk of Ingham County Mason, MI 48854 Chair of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners (517) 676-8395 Managing Director of the Ingham County Department of Roads Supervisor of Aurelius Township CP#15_152 Supervisor of Delhi Charter Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN are hereby notified that at such time and place as stated above from nine o’clock in the forenoon NOTICE OF POSTING OF TOWNSHIP BOARD MINUTES until five o’clock in the afternoon, the apportionment for benefits and the lands comprised within the Aurelius and Delhi Consolidated Drain Special Assessment District will be subject to review. On June 17, 2015, the following minutes of the proceedings of the Meridian Township Board were sent for posting in the following locations: AND YOU AND EACH OF YOU, owners, municipalities, and persons interested in the aforesaid lands are hereby cited to appear at the time and place of such reviewing of Meridian Township Municipal Building, 5151 Marsh Road apportionments as aforesaid and be heard with respect to such special assessments and your Meridian Township Service Center, 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court interests in relation thereto, if you so desire. Hope Borbas Okemos Branch Library, 4321 Okemos Road Haslett Branch Library, 1590 Franklin Street This notice is pursuant to Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956 and Act Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective Snell Towar Recreation Center, 6146 Porter Ave. participation in the meeting should contact the Ingham County Drain Commissioner at (517) 676- and the Township Web Site www.meridian.mi.us. 8395 or the Michigan Relay Center at 711 (TTY) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance. June 2, 2015 Regular Meeting Dated: June 17, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann Ingham County Drain Commissioner ELIZABETH LEGOFF BRETT DREYFUS 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 SUPERVISOR TOWNSHIP CLERK (517) 676-8395

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parking lot at Maguire Park, which fills River Trail up on many weekend afternoons. The Friends group is pushing for a from page 11 new boardwalk on a section of trail just west of Aurelius Road, where Sycamore from 200 Facebook members to 1,000, Creek tumbles into the Red Cedar. The with about 50 people on hand for each bottleneck of asphalt there is crumbling ride. Every week, the group sets out on because of frequent flooding. (The de- slow cruises to destinations suggested by tour, when necessary, is epic.) members. Potter said the rides go to “all Morgan said that the county has its points of the compass,” often keyed to sights on farther horizons. musical events or new restaurants. Nothing has been decided yet, but the The group isn’t afraid of taking to the millage will probably help revive long- streets, but the River Trail, Potter said, planned projects such as a link from the remains “key” to bike culture in Lansing. Lansing River Trail’s east end at MSU “We include the River Trail on nearly to Meridian Township and a southern every ride,” he said. “It’s really nice for link from Holt (and Valhalla) to Mason. beginning riders. They don’t have to in- Crossing US-127 will be a formidable en- teract with cars.” gineering hurdle, but county consultants The group draws lifelong cyclists, are studying the options. social butterflies and curious duffers. The infusion of money might help They’re often the first to use a new break another logjam on the river and stretch of trail. finally extend the north end of the trail Bike Party has been to Valhalla Park a from Old Town to Tecumseh Park and dozen times already this year, once with the surrounding neighborhood. More Photo by Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse a boom box blasting Wagner’s “Ride of than 15 years ago, the trail hit a dead the Valkyries.” The Valhalla ride is usu- Heading east from downtown Lansing, the River Trail skirts Potter Park, and several beckoning stop at its north end because of con- ally on Tuesday, but it’s best to check the benches, before penetrating the forested stretch east of Aurelius Road to link up with MSU. taminated properties and stonewalling group’s Facebook page to keep up with Another new amenity for busy Magu- ning trails. landowners. its sudden and unpredictable impuls- ire Park, a bike repair station with “They’re going to help us spoke out and get Morgan said that all existing plans are es. River Trail madness can’t be tools and an air pump, was paid us to other places,” said Timothy Morgan, In- on the table this year, along with “those that scheduled. for by $1,600 grant from the gham County parks director. haven’t been dreamt of yet.” Meanwhile, the River Tri-County Bicycle Associa- This fall, the county will sort among ex- Despite the complexities of putting a trail Trail’s more buttoned- tion, with money raised by isting plans for new trails, extensions and system together, the goal, Morgan said, is down, semi-official sup- Lansing Bike Party the Dick Allen Lansing to maintenance needs. Morgan said simple: “connecting communities, port group, the Friends Hosts several informal rides per Mackinac bike ride, more communities, townships, cit- places of interest and businesses of the River Trail, is grow- week around Lansing. commonly known as the ies and the general public will so we can give people other op- Contact Jeff Potter at (517) 347- ing as fast as the Lansing 1689 DALMAC. be included in the planning tions than jumping in the car Bike Party. The nonprofit facebook.com/groups/ process. (Watch the Ingham and driving to and fro.” started a year and a half lansingbikeparty County Parks Department For info Anecdotal observation, ago when about a dozen on upcoming charrettes and especially in Maguire Park, Spoking out web site for notice of plan- public meetings on Ingham River Trail fans got together, Urban trailblazers are re- ning charrettes, with dates County’s non-motorized trail points to a big spike in trail plan, go to: with the blessing of Mayor Virg signed to patchy, fits-and-starts yet to be set.) pk.ingham.org usage overall, but a long- Bernero, to brainstorm ways to sup- financing from multiple sources, but Morgan hopes to have a overdue survey would be a port the trail. Now the group has about 120 the Ingham County trails millage passed last master plan in place by early useful part of the planning members. About half are voting members, fall promises a period of growth and stability. next year, in time to write grants process. (A 2004 survey by MSU paying at least $50 in annual dues, and half The millage is expected to bring in about $3.5 that would leverage money from the estimated about 70,000 users from are regular members, at $20 a year. million a year, and the county will spend the county trails millage. May through September of that year. About The Friends’ annual meeting for 2015 is rest of 2015 deciding how best to spend it. Kaschinske has already sent Morgan a list 56 percent were Lansing residents, 15 per- set for July 13 at the Lansing City Market. Ingham County’s Trails and Parks Task of Lansing River Trail maintenance priorities, cent from East Lansing and 29 percent from Bernero spoke at last year's meeting and is Force, a panel of 11 county commissioners, including a new underpass for Oakland Ave- elsewhere. One of the most interesting find- expected to come this year, too. hired a design consultant, Mannik & Smith, nue and pavement fixes on the east end of the ings was that over 50 percent of users did not Tony Beyers of East Lansing, one of the this week, to begin planning in July. Mannik Lansing River Trail as it heads through the drive a car to the trail.) group’s most active members, said there will & Smith is already working with the Michi- woods toward Kalamazoo Street and MSU. If, or when, the next wave of extensions be a lot to talk about this year. gan Trails and Greenways Alliance on plan- Kaschinske said he’d also like to enlarge the is completed, Michigan’s growing rails-to- “With the new trails system, with over (Ingham County 2,500 trail miles on 119 Trail) millage, we trails, will be within have an opportunity reach. to influence what di- In 20 years or so, rection it goes,” Bey- Morgan wants to see ers said. Ingham County trails The group has connected to Eaton, about $7,000 in dues Jackson and Clinton and donations at its counties, to the state disposal as well. The trail system and, even- first use of the money tually, the American is a $2,000 infor- Discovery Trail. mational sign and “Someday you won’t map at busy Maguire In 2012, a coordinated design coup by the state of Michigan and the city of Photos by Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse get to an ending point,” Park, with half paid Lansing replaced the Saginaw Street Bridge and upgraded the frequently An elaborate system of underpasses and river boardwalks Morgan said. “You’ll just by the Friends and flooded River Trail boardwalk underneath to a higher, more spacious keep the main stem of the River Trail free of at-grade crossings get to the next trail and half paid by the city. from the Turner Dodge House all the way to MSU. the next.” City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER By RICH TUPICA What kept our career In mid-August 1968, the alive was playing with Woolies walked into the Chuck. Chuck loved us. I’m Dells, a now demolished not saying that in a bragga- music venue in Haslett near docios way. What I’m say- Lake Lansing. The shaggy- ing is, we followed him, we haired, blues-inspired rock didn’t step over him. We ‘n’ roll group was hired for could put in the groove. Af- a multiple-day run backing ter he played with us for a the legendary Chuck Berry. week at the Dell’s, if Chuck Berry was known for came to Michigan or the being a notorious stickler Midwest he’d say, “Get the about his rhythm sections, Woolies.” He recorded an so the college-age band was album with us in Lansing no doubt surprised when (1971’s “San Francisco Dues” Berry took a liking to them. Drummer of legendary East Lansing band reflects on LP on Chess Records). As a This was a life altering night result of playing with Chuck, for the East Lansing-based Chuck Berry, ‘Who Do You Love?’ single we played all of these fes- outfit. Berry continued to tivals where we ended up hire the band for many of his backing Bo Diddley sev- Midwest gigs over the fol- eral times, Gary U.S. Bonds, lowing decades and even re- Bobby Sherman, Martha corded a full-length LP with It’s the original band that recorded “Who ed in. Reeves & the Vandellas and the group. Do You Love?” It’s “Boogie” Bob Baldori When the Woolies started in summer Stevie Wonder. We played a number of gigs While the Woolies scored a Top 100 Bill- (keys/harmonica) and his brother Jeff Bal- 1965, where did you play in the Lansing with Del Shannon, who was phenomenal — board hit in March of 1967 — a scorching dori (guitar), lead singer Stormy Rice and a area? what a great singer he was. cover of Bo Diddley’s guy named Ron English (guitar) — who be- When we started, there was no alcohol in Looking back, what did you learn most The Woolies 50th “Who Do You Love?” came a successful jazz guitarist and played East Lansing, it was completely dry. So if we from Chuck Berry? Anniversary — it was its time with with Motown. When Jeff first joined the played, it was at Coral Gables. This was be- For me, as a drummer, he was very easy Reunion Berry that allowed band he was only 15 and had only been play- fore the bar scene really took off in the early to play with because he had a great sense of Concert and Haven time. One of the first times we ever played House fundraiser them to continue play- ing guitar for maybe two weeks. ‘70s, so we’d play a lot of high school places, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27 ing for decades, brush- Stormy Rice’s vocals are amazing on fraternity parties, senior proms, dances and with him he starts off with “Maybellene.” In $60, includes cocktails ing shoulders with a my mind, I knew the tempo of “Maybellene” and dinner “Who Do You Love?” — when did he leave teeny-bop clubs like Daniel’s Den in Saginaw. Okemos Conference laundry list of music the band? We also played the grand re-opening show at on the recording. He apparently wanted to Center icons. The band cel- Stormy left in ‘68, I think. That’s when the Grande Ballroom in Detroit (in 1966). We do it slower, he turns around and gives me a 2187 University Park glare and starts padding with his foot. That Drive, Okemos ebrates its 50th anni- (Jack) “Zocko” Groendal joined the band played Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium, Cobo For info, contact versary Saturday with and was there for 15 years. Unfortunately he Hall and Detroit Olympia arena. was the first time I learned I had to follow William “Bee” Metros him, not the record. He taught us a lot. His at (517) 641-4000 or a reunion concert and won’t be at the show this week. The Woolies were busy well into the [email protected] Haven House fund- What’s the Woolies sound in a nutshell? 1970s — where were you gigging then? sense of dynamics, his duck walk — every- raiser at the Okemos Conference Center. It’s rock ‘n’ roll with a distinct blues and In the early ‘70s, when East Lansing had thing. He was an inspiration to us. He taught The Woolies’ drummer, William “Bee” rhythm and blues sound. We listen to Chuck alcohol, we were one of the first bands to play us how to react to an audience. He was a Metros, organized the show, the band’s first (Berry), B.B. King and Elmore James — we Lizard’s (now Rick’s American Café). We master at it. in over 10 years. Here’s what Metros had to were listening to all of that stuff as young played there weekly say about his time in the Woolies and the up- men, too. That certainly had influence on us. for many years. As coming show. My main influence would be Gene Krupa. I a result of that, we The Woolies had a couple lineup chang- think he was the best drummer ever. played all the East es over the years. Who’s playing the reunion “Who Do You Love?” was released on Lansing places like show? Dunhill Records, how did that deal come Dooley’s (current about? location of Harp- We’d won the Vox “Band of the Land” er’s). We played contest at the state fairgrounds in 1966. Grandmother’s, the That was sort of a huge break for us. It got Brewery and Silver us on a national level. First prize was a trip Dollar, which was to Hollywood and supposedly a record- all the same place. ing contract. The recording contract There was the Alley was complete B.S., but they did end up Eye, Mac’s on South flying us out and put us up at the Roo- Logan. We played sevelt Hotel for a week. We ended up Rocky’s Teakwood signing with Dunhill Records and Lou Lounge. But we’d Adler. As a result go anywhere. We Courtesy photo we recorded “Who played Nebraska, The Woolies scored Do You Love?” at Wisconsin, Illinois, a national hit in 1967 Sunset Sound stu- Ohio, New York. Courtesy Photo with its cover of Bo dios in Los Angeles, What did Legendary East Lansing band the Woolies celebrates its 50th Diddley's "Who Do the same studio the Chuck Berry do anniversary with a concert Saturday. From left: William "Bee" You Love?" Beach Boys record- for your career? Metros, Stormy Rice, Jeff Baldori, "Boogie" Bob Baldori. 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

Stretching Listen to Tim Barron 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays at timbarronsradiomichigan.com. out And tune in at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays to hear Berl Schwartz of City Pulse call him an ignorant slut... or worse. Core Effect shows versatility on 'Ethos' By TY FORQUER “Ethos,” the latest offering by Detroit-based hard rockers Core Ef- fect, crams a lot of punch into a small package. The nine-track album clocks in at just 34 minutes, strad- dling the line between a full album and an EP. In that short amount of time, however, the Review band manages to cover a lot of ground. Ethos The quartet is most “Core Effect” in its element on riff-driven rock- 2015 • independent release ers like “Matchead” and the album’s opener, “Decision.” more 1980s-style virtuosity would take the “Decision,” features a brief introduction track to a new level. — an enigmatic lead guitar drifting above a There are some standouts though, in- chugging rhythm guitar — before launching cluding the guitar solo on “Marigold.” The into the big, heavy guitar riff that drives the solo starts out tamely but gradually builds song. The bands two-voiced approach, with in intensity, ramping up to the tracks final, bassist Randy Riddle and guitarist John Kef- epic chorus. falo sharing lead vocal duties, brings a thick- The album is expertly mixed, with ev- ness of tone to the verse. Their voices have erything seemingly in its right place. The an edge, but never cross over into screaming. band’s two-guitar attack sounds thick, but The band pulls back the intensity for a never muddy, and the band’s two vocal- minute on a subdued bridge, only to ramp ists are well balanced. Drums and bass are up to an energetic lead guitar dual. This is present without getting in the way. Beds of one of Core Effect’s strengths, the ability to percolating keyboards and guitar ebb and ebb and flow, carefully controlling pacing flow underneath when texture is required, and dynamics. while other times the sound is stripped While those tracks are where the band down to its bare elements. is most at home, it also uses this album to The quality of the mix should come as show its versatility. The second track, “Lev- no surprise, however. The album was re- el,” features a bluesy verse that breaks into corded and mixed by sound guru Glenn a rollicking shuffle at the chorus. “Let Go,” Brown at his Lansing studio. on the other hand, uses a warbly, quasi- This reviewer’s biggest complaint, actu- psychedelic guitar/keyboard duo to support ally, is that the recording quality is some- its verses — creating an interesting contrast times too clean for my taste. Several times to the heavier, guitar-driven chorus. On I found myself wishing the guitars had a “Mountain Lion Dead,” the band laces its little more grit and thickness of tone. (Of verses with a minor-key Southwestern fla- course, my musical development included vor. a pretty significant Korn/Deftones/System “Coroner,” possibly the album's strongest of a Down phase, so my baseline for guitar track, features one of the album’s catchiest distortion may be a bit skewed.) choruses. The band pulls back the intensity In any case, Core Effect has put together for a bluesy bridge before launching into a a solid collection of songs. “Ethos” manag- brief, David Gilmore-esque guitar solo. es to fit a wide swath of musical influences At times, lead guitarist Joe Keough into a short span, and the band avoids the seems caught between two worlds. The error so many bands make: inflating an al- guitarist seems to prefer spacious, bluesy bum with filler tunes to get to an expected solos, which serves him well in most situa- album length. In a digital age where media tions. There are times, however, when the is omnipresent and time is precious, qual- band cranks up its intensity, and a little ity goes much further than quantity. City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15 16 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

Photos by Ty Forquer/City Pulse Elderly Instruments Fresh face recently began work on a Washington for Elderly Avenue-facing mural. Popular instrument store begins work on mural project By TY FORQUER Elderly Instruments, Lansing’s famous purveyor of fine stringed instruments, is giving its Old Town headquarters a facelift. Los Angeles-based graphic artist Jennifer Springman began work on a Washington Avenue-facing mural June 8. Don’t worry, she isn’t messing with the historic brick exterior of the century-old former Oddfellows hall that houses the store’s showroom. The mural will occupy the wall of the building directly north of the showroom. Elderly Instruments, which moved into the Oddfellows hall in 1984, purchased the building next door in 1994. While most Lansing musicians are fa- miliar with the showroom space, few re- alize that the store actually covers 35,000 square feet. The northern addition houses liked from the store’s online offices, inventory and the shop’s extensive catalog. mail-order operations. Stan Werbin, El- “He was pretty particular derly Instruments’ president, recruited about which instruments to Springman to create a mural to highlight use,” Springman said. this portion of its operations. The mural will also feature “It will give our current customers and some local touches, includ- new customers a clear idea of what we ing nods to the Capitol, the do, as well as put a bright new face on the Brenke Fish Ladder and the iconic Old Town Instruments in the Washington side of Old Town,” he said. mural are modeled Springman, 34, has a family connection signs that mark the neighborhood’s bound- after real instruments, to the store: She is Werbin’s niece. Spring- including this design man said she began discussing the mural aries. Springman said she wanted to design a based on a PRS me,” with Werbin last summer while she was in Guitars electric guitar. town visiting family. mural that fit the “look she said, not- “He wanted to do something to commu- and feel” of Old Town. ing that a mural proj- nicate to the community what was inside “It’s been great to see how ect that she helped with the walls of the building,” Springman said. excited the community is get- in high school gave her the Los Angeles-based The finished mural will include several ting,” she said. “People stop and talk to me technical knowledge to execute artist Jennifer instruments — including guitars, banjos all the time, and it’s awesome.” a large painting project. Springman fills in and a ukulele — all based on instruments A graphic designer and painter, Spring- Springman expects to fin- some detail on a carried by Elderly Instruments. Werbin man is new to large-scale murals. ish the mural in a few weeks, guitar pick element. sent Springman links to instruments he “This is the first big project like this for weather permitting. City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 17 A plethora of festivals This weekend was an embarrassment of riches U.S. at Lansing’s Juneteenth Celebration, others while, beer and wine enthusiasts flocked to Old for Lansing-area festival goers. While many in indulged in the wide variety of jazz music at East Town’s celebration of the summer solstice, the Lansing commemorated the end of slavery in the Lansing’s Summer Solstice Jazz Festival. Mean- Festival of the Moon and Sun. Solstice Juneteenth Moon & Sun Photos by Michelai Graham for City Pulse Photos by Nicole Rico for City Pulse Photos by Ty Forquer/City Pulse

Lauren Christine (left) and Curtis Drullinger enjoy some beers at Festival of the Moon and Sun.

Rei (left) and Tomomi Kumagai take a break from the music to enjoy a cool snack.

Nikki Hastings, of East Lansing band the Heat Pipes, performs for the festival crowd Friday night.

Joseph Harvey, Flint resident and member of Kuungana African MSU jazz professors Diego Rivera (left), Rodney Drum and Dance Co., warms up before the group’s performance. Whitaker (center) and Randy Gelispie perform with Soul-R-Energy.

The El-Shabazz Academy Elite Choir performs as part of the Crowds gathered in East Lansing for the free weekend's festivities. Festival volunteer Angela Robertson, of Lansing, outdoor festival. pours a glass of wine. 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

than 30 minutes at a time isn’t healthy, so stand and stretch while you cheer. Strike out Make healthy decisions at the game Here are some things to consider when you are choosing what to feed bad decisions your family while at the ballpark: Watch your portions. One of the Tips for enjoying America’s biggest causes of weight gain is due to out-of-control serving sizes. For pastime the healthy way example, 1/4 cup of peanuts is one By CINDY BJORKQUIST serving, so the bag of peanuts that you With warm weather here to stay, many purchase should be shared between at Lansing families will head out to enjoy a least four people. The same thing goes spring and summer for popcorn. A single serving of popcorn favorite: Lansing is three cups popped. Lugnuts games. For Cindy Bjorkquist A typical ballpark hot dog has just many, this pastime Cindy Bjorkquist under 300 calories after you add is an indulgent ex- is director of health ketchup, mustard and relish. This is the perience, listening and wellness equivalent of about 3 miles of walking to the crack of the programs at Blue or running. Some better choices with Courtesy Photo bat while enjoying Cross Blue Shield fewer calories could be a slice of cheese the wide variety of of Michigan. For Baseball is a summer tradition, but eating healthy at the ball park can be a challenge. pizza, veggie pizza or a soft pretzel. delicious food and more information Typically, even a plain hamburger has beverages available. and tips to im- ries? Now add in a hot dog, a soda, a large keep you and your family on track: fewer calories than a hot dog from the There is even a spe- prove your fam- bag of peanuts and a bag of cotton candy, • Don’t go to the game hungry. Feed your ballpark. cial all-you-can-eat ily’s health, visit that’s more than 2,800 calories. Think family a sensible and well-balanced Stay away from fried food such as night at Cooley Law ahealthiermichi- about it. You’ve easily topped the daily-rec- meal before you head out. French fries, onion rings and funnel cakes. School Stadium gan.org/mikidscan. ommended calorie intake before you have • Drink plenty of water. Many times we They are loaded with calories and fat. — dubbed “Eat-A- even made it to the seventh inning stretch. eat due to thirst, rather than hunger. If it’s a hot day and that sno-cone is Palooza” — that’s Here are some tips to enjoy the game while • Plan ahead. If you know your family looking really delicious, ask for less of the dedicated to feasting. still keeping the experience healthy for you is going to eat at the game, make sure sugary syrup. It’s a better option than many While chowing down at the ballpark can and your family. you eat well beforehand and get in of the other desserts found at the game. be part of the fun, it is important to think Prepare before you head to the game some exercise earlier in the day. Anytime vegetables are available, it’s in advance about the food choices you’ll There are many things you can do to • Get active. Take the family on a couple a more nutritious option. But beware of make to avoid getting in over your head. keep a trip to the ballgame a healthy one laps around the venue before you settle condiments that add extra calories and fat For example, did you know that nachos that does not have to center around eating in into your seat for the game and dur- quickly, such as sour cream, cheese, guaca- alone can contain more than 1,000 calo- junk food. Here are a few suggestions to ing the game as well. Sitting for more mole, croutons, dressing or bacon.

more. this summer. June through September is the peak us- “Each library gets five passes per week “There are more than 100 state parks age for the program. Have library per attraction,” explained Brigette Felix, throughout the state, offering a wide va- For the full list of participating attrac- shared system librarian at the Library riety of recreational, camping and pro- tions, visit michiganactivitypass.info. Network. “A library card holder can check gramming opportunities,” Grinnell card, will travel out one Michigan Activity Pass every sev- said. Pass provides low-cost en days.” The pass provides entrance to The program began in Southeast state parks for free, although travel- While the Michigan Activity Pass access to summer activities Michigan as the Museum Adventure Pass ers need to select their date of travel program is statewide, there are By SARAH SPOHN under a different organization in 2007, through the online reservation sys- some local offers that Lansing resi- We’ve all heard those ubiquitous “Pure Felix said. The Library Network took over tem. dents can take advantage of: Michigan” radio ads. If you haven’t heard the program in 2012, renaming and ex- “The activity pass program is the Tim Allen waxing poetic about pictur- panded the program perfect opportunity to get out and RE Olds Transportation Museum esque Michigan destinations, then you While the Michigan Activity Pass is explore some new places throughout Buy one admission, get one of equal must be living under that very “rock” in its third year as a statewide program, the state and to create a summer full or lesser value free. that fellow Michigander Bob Seger sings many library card holders are still un- of memories,” Grinnell said. Michigan Historical Museum aware of the many benefits their card in- The state parks are a new addi- about. But when was the last time you $2.00 off regular adult admission cludes outside of checking out books. tion to this year’s program and are got outside and actually explored those and a 10 percent discount at the on- Lansing resident Libby Cantu said she already proving successful. unique attractions and endearing small site store. towns Allen describes so vividly? wasn’t aware of the pass, but thinks it’s a “Due to the addition of the state This summer, several area libraries are great program — one that may inspire her parks and campgrounds in the pro- Michigan Supreme Court expanding outside of their summer read- to visit the library again. gram, as well as the program gather- ing programs and inviting library card “It’s a free program with cash-value ing more press this year, checkouts Learning Center holders to enjoy all the state has to offer. benefits, so there’s nothing to lose and are up this year,” Felix said. Free admission. The Michigan Activity Pass provides only things to gain,” Cantu said. Some of the most popular des- Nokomis Learning Center library card holders at participating li- While the pass system is utilized com- tinations are the Sea Life Michi- Free admission and 10 percent off braries, including Capital Area District pletely online through the Michigan Ac- gan Aquarium in Auburn Hills, the gift shop purchases. Libraries, East Lansing Public Library tivity Pass website, its purpose is to en- Michigan Science Center in Detroit, and Delta Township Library, with free or courage Michiganders to get outside and the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Ho- Sleepy Hollow State Park reduced-cost access to arts and cultural explore, providing families an affordable locaust Memorial Center in Farm- One day of free access to the park. organizations across the state of Michi- option for summer activities. ington Hills and Belle Isle Park, Fe- Can be used to provide access to one gan. Nearly 400 attractions statewide are Michelle Grinnell, public relations lix said. night of camping where available, included with the pass, including state manager for Travel Michigan (the group Those interested in visiting par- but camping fees still apply. parks and recreation areas, campgrounds, behind those Pure Michigan ads), said the ticipating destinations are encour- museums, theaters, planetariums and state parks are a great option for families aged to reserve their pass early since City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 19

Courtesy photo listening to the spoken word re- mission look into banning such content. “Broadcast cordings would help Schwartz’s “There was a fear of what radio could do Radio gaga Hysteria,” verbal skills. He recalls falling to to American democracy,” Schwartz writes. by East sleep listening to old-time radio It’s a perennial belief, he said, that the A fresh look at an Orson Lansing shows like “The Shadow,” one of introduction of new media will send peo- author Welles’ stellar radio performanc- ple into a life of crime or harm children in Welles masterpiece A. Brad es. some way. Schwartz, “I already knew about Welles,” “I hope the book will put the next moral By BILL CASTANIER There have been reams written about sheds Schwartz said, explaining that panic in perspective,” he said. Orson Welles’ infamous 1938 “The War new light his book began as a senior thesis Even in what is called the “golden age of of the Worlds” radio broadcast, but much on Orson at the University of Michigan. radio,” Schwartz said, there was a mixture of it has only repeated Welles’ The book is a tightly written, con- of journalism and entertainment. Welles’ “Broadcast long-held myths sur- legendary cise and fun look at a time when use of the broadcast technique wasn’t even Hysteria” rounding the broadcast “The War of the radio industry was flexing its original. “March of Time,” another pro- Author talk with A. of the fictional alien in- the Worlds” muscle and was committed to gram that Welles was an integral part of, Brad Schwartz creative programming. had used the conceit of recreating history 7 p.m. Wednesday, vasion of Earth. broadcast. June 24 On Halloween 1938 Coincidence played a part in through fake news broadcasts. FREE the writing of the book, when as a Schwartz believes the parallels between Schuler Books — that should have been (Meridian Mall) a hint — Welles’ “The sophomore Schwartz heard a guest then and now are amazing, and the dan- 1982 Grand River Mercury Theatre on the lecturer extolling the University of gers of confusing entertainment and news Dr., Okemos Michigan’s recent acquisition of are still with us. (517) 349-8840, Air” aired a 40-minute, schulerbooks.com uninterrupted program some Orson Welles’ papers. “Part of the book was always me work- describing an alien invasion of New Jersey He learned that the collection ing out my frustrations with where media based on H.G. Wells’ classic 1898 novel, stances of this hysteria, Schwartz writes, held a trove letters from 1,400 individuals is now,” he said. “The War of the Worlds.” the only real drama was in the radio stu- who had written to the station about the The program was done in the style of dio, where police showed up to try to end show. Schwartz would later compare those a live newscast. Even though announce- the broadcast. Later analysis showed little letters with some 600 letters that had been ments stating it was fictional ran four evidence of mass hysteria. sent to the Federal Communications Com- times, many listeners had tuned in late — The only hysteria, Schwartz said, oc- mission about the broadcast. turning from the more popular “The Chase curred was with the media. He uses that In his book, Schwartz dissects the blow- and Sanborn Hour” — or just weren’t pay- point to pivot into a discussion of the back from the airing of the controversial ing very close attention to the drama. “fake” news the public barraged with to- segment. Activists and politicians across East Lansing resident A. Brad Schwartz, day. the country, fueled by claims of hysteria, de- using previously unexamined records, has Schwartz, 25, is a graduate of Okemos manded the Federal Communications Com- put together the most complete account of High School and the University of Michi- that pop-culture event in his book, “Broad- gan. He learned about Orson Welles at cast Hysteria: Orson Welles’s War of the a young age, he said, when his mother Worlds and the Art of Fake News.” would play tapes of radio broadcasts for One popular myth that Schwartz dis- him to help him go to sleep. pels is that Welles had purposely set the His mother, an educator, believed that most dramatic moments of the broadcast during an interlude in “The Chase and Sanborn Hour,” thereby ensuring listen- ers would miss the first announcement. Schwartz’s close examination shows that was not true. Following the radio show, the media LANSING - OFF SOUTH CEDAR AT 1-96 — especially newspapers — ran reports of US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd VISIT CELEBRATIONCINEMA.COM OR CALL 393-SHOW mass hysteria, with stories about highways jammed by cars and listeners were don- www.NCGmovies.com ning gas masks and taking other outra- geous actions. (517) 316-9100 Although there were scattered in- Student Discount with ID ID required for “R” rated films Commercial & Residential Fully Insured

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Wednesday, June 24 Classes and Seminars Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 351-5866. Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. 6 p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of Sunday, June 28 God, 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 899-3215. Communications 4: Social Media. Workshop Grab your lawn chairs and actually sing in public until her 20s. plenty of people leave eloquent and on social media's effects on our lives. 6-7 p.m. prepare yourself for some relaxing And then there’s the stage name. well-typed insults that really hurt my FREE. Pilgrim Congregational United Church of music and a little humor because Back in 2006, Anderson wanted a feelings,” Anderson said. “I am very Christ, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 484- Danielle Ate the Sandwich is coming stage name because she didn’t think sensitive, so it’s 7434, pilgrimucc.com. Floral Arrangement Class. Western Style to the Old Town General Store. Wait, “Danielle” had enough pizazz. in my nature to Concerts in the Centerpiece Class. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $5, plus who ate the sandwich? Well, no one “I like the way sandwiches look hear something, Courtyard cost of supplies. Meridian Senior Center, 4000 N. Featuring Danielle Ate the — I’m just trying to tell you about and they are usually unstuffy and make the worst Sandwich Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. Danielle Ate the Sandwich. Are you never snobbish, so I thought it of it, dwell on it, 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28 confused? Let me explain. would be a good name to do,” she feel bad about $15 Events Old Town General Store Danielle Anderson, who performs explained. myself and try to 408 E. Grand River Ave., Strategy Game Night. Learn and share favorite Lansing games. 5-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District under the unlikely stage name She longed for something funny, move slowly on.” (517) 487-4806, Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- Danielle Ate the Sandwich, is a strange, friendly and colorful and Anderson has oldtown-generalstore.com 4014 ext. 4., dtdl.org. humorous ukulele and guitar player finally settled on Danielle Ate the some advice Allen Market Street Farmers Market. who uses her songs to tell stories Sandwich. for others who post their work on Locally grown, baked and prepared foods. 2:30-7 about people. She brings her music Asked if she would ever change YouTube. p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. to Concerts at the Courtyard at the her stage name, Anderson said she “Read the comments if you must, Practice Your English. Practice listening to and Old Town General Store Sunday. has thought about it, but she has and as long as you did something speaking English. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Anderson, 29, is best known for become accustomed to it and very you’re proud of, try not to let the Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) her quirky YouTube videos. The trusting of it. It is who she is now. comments get to you,” she said. “I 351-2420, elpl.org. young musician has posted hundreds “If I were to change it, I’d feel like like the way I do it and I usually go Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and biking as healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids of videos since 2007. I was turning my back on a part of to bed proud of who I am. If I can Repair Program, 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) “YouTube was the reason for a myself, or kicking an old friend out of continue to do that, while meeting 755-4174. significant amount of exposure and the house,” Anderson said. fans who tell me my music means Senior Discovery @ ANC. Coffee and continues to be a great way for While YouTube is the source of something to them over the next five presentation with guest speaker. 10 a.m.- me to have my music heard,” said her fame, it is also where Anderson to 10 years, I would be very pleased. noon, FREE. Allen Neighborhood Center, 1619 E Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 367-2468. Anderson. “I have fans across the receives some of the most hurtful I am unshakably proud of what I’ve LCRD Summer Bootcamp. Roller Derby world thanks to my brand of quirky criticism. The comment sections accomplished this far in my life.” bootcamp. June 24-August 3. 6:30 p.m. $60. and intimate performances that I of YouTube videos are notorious Court One Athletic Club, 1609 Lake Lansing Road, record in my own house with very breeding grounds for vicious Lansing. (517) 372-9531, mittenmavens.net/join/ little production.” commentary. bootcamp. Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society. The Old Although she has been singing and “A lot of (comments) are rubbish writing music since she was a child, and left by trolls, who just type See Out on the Town, Page 22 she didn’t gain the confidence to mean things to be controversial, but —ASHA JOHNSON City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 21

Hayley Kiyoko at Mac's Bar Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $12, $10 adv., 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 1 Vocalist/actress Hayley Kiyoko headlines July 1 at Mac’s Bar, with opener Alex Mendenall and Faithy Halick. Aside from her modern- pop tunes, Kiyoko is known for playing Velma Dinkley in three live- action “Scooby-Doo” movies. The 24-year-old actress also works in television — she plays Raven Ramirez on “CSI: Cyber” and has ap- peared on the CW's “The Vampire Diaries.” Last year she dropped her debut alt-pop EP, “This Side of Paradise.” The Los Angeles native A survey of Lansing’s first picked up drum sticks at age 5. By junior high she’d learned bass Musical LAndscape and guitar and was soon jamming with the Stunners, a girl group. Fans of Metric and Sia might want to check out her show. Acting By RICH TUPICA WED. JULY wise, she has kept busy with roles in the upcoming “Jem and the 1ST Holograms” film and the recently released “Insidious 3.”

Squirrel Shaped Fish going away show The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18+, $5, 9 p.m., Friday, June 26 After two years of gigging in the Lansing scene, Squirrel Shaped Fish announced it’s going on a hiatus. The self-described “lounge pop/groove rock” band comprises Drew Irwin (vocals, guitar), Caleb Knight (vocals, drums), Tong Kupatavetin (keyboards, vocals) and bassist Parker Langvardt. The band doesn’t plan to call it quits, however, and is releasing a new album next month. According to the band’s Facebook page, the break is so the members can “come back to the game refreshed with our newly recorded material.” The group head- FRI. JUNE lines Friday at the Avenue Café and will perform the upcoming album in full. Openers are the Class Acts and Squirt. Since its genesis in 2013, Squirrel Shaped Fish has played Common Ground Music Festival and warmed 26Th up stages for the likes of Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, Flint Eastwood and Stepdad.

Amy Speace at the Pump House Pump House Concerts, 368 Orchard St, East Lansing. All ages, $15 suggested donation, 7 p.m., Saturday, June 27 Since 2009, East Nashville-based Americana singer/songwriter Amy Speace has churned out acclaimed folk records. Saturday she headlines the Pump House, with special guest Telisha Williams of Wild Ponies. Speace’s latest record, “That Kind of Girl,” was released earlier this year and received high praise from Billboard Magazine and The New York Times. Author and music critic Holly George-Warren called the full length “breathtaking.” Over the years, Speace has shared stages with a long list of folk music icons, including Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, Ian Hunter SAT. JUNE and Alejandro Escovedo. A career breakthrough came when she was discovered in 2005 by legendary singer Judy Collins. In 2010, Collins covered Speace's song “Weight of the World” on her 2010 “Paradise” LP. Collins called 27TH Speace’s song “one of the best political folk songs” she’d ever heard.

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LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Service Industry Night, 3 p.m. Trax-a-Trillion, 8 p.m. Squirrel Shaped Fish, 9 p.m. LOLGBTQ, 9 p.m. Black Cat Bistro, 115 Albert Ave. Cross Tide, 9 p.m. Blue Gill Grill, 1591 Lake Lansing Rd. Karl Veloe, 9 p.m. Darin Larner Jr., 5 p.m. Capital Prime, 2324 Showtime Dr. Rush Clement, 8:30 p.m. Carl Propst, 8:30 p.m. Coach’s Pub & Grill, 6201 Bishop Rd. DJ Trivia, 9 p.m. Steve Cowles, 6 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Blvd. Open Mic w/Pat Zelenka, 9 p.m. Copper, 2874 E. Lake Lansing Rd. Cross Tide, 6 p.m. Dublin Square, 327 Abbot Rd. Mark Warner, 5 p.m. Mark Warner, 5 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Good Cookies, 9:30 p.m. Skoryoke live band karaoke, 9:30 p.m. The New Rule, 9:30 p.m. Mix Pack, 9:30 p.m. Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Karaoke w/Joanie Daniels, 7 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Johhny D Jam, 9 p.m. Karaoke Kraze, 9 p.m. Soulstice, 9 p.m. Soul Shake, 9 p.m. Gus's Bar, 2321 W. Michigan Ave. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Harper's, 131 Albert Ave. Sarah Brunner, 6 p.m. Greg Smith, 6 p.m. Mike Vial, 6 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Islander, 7 p.m. Michael Angelo Batio, 6:30 p.m. Log Jam, 110 W. Jefferson St. Chris Lasko, 9 p.m. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Kevin Garrett, 7 p.m. Winner Take All, 8 p.m. Small Parks, 7 p.m. Peppino's, 213 Ann St. Reggae Lou, 5 p.m. Scott Seth, 8 p.m. Reno's East, 1310 Abbot Rd. Don Middlbrook & Rush Clement, 6 p.m. Kevin Schafer, 6 p.m. Well Enough Alone, 6 p.m. Rush Clement, 6 p.m. Reno's North, 16460 Old US 27 Kathy Ford Band Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Chris Lasko, 6 p.m. Reggae Lou, 6 p.m. The New Rule, 6 p.m. Reno's West, 501 W. Saginaw Hwy. Jake Stevens, 6 p.m. Kevin Browne, 6 p.m. Swamp Nights, 6 p.m. Steve Cowles, 6 p.m. Tin Can West, 644 Migaldi Ln. Waterpong, 11 p.m. DJ Chalky, 9 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog's Open Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m. The Bear Band, 8:30 p.m. the Bear Band, 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Dr. Joe Wright, 7 p.m. Watershed, 5965 Marsh Rd. Trevor Compton, 7 p.m. Mark Sala, 8 p.m. Capital City DJs, 10 p.m. Capital City DJs, 10 p.m. Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert St. DJ, 9 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. To get listed just email us at [email protected] or call (517) 999-5069. LivE & Local lists upcominG gigs! Only submit information for the following week's paper. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

Knight Cap in 2015. We’re trying to make it look like a clas- 1969. She took sic setting from 30 years ago.” over after he died Also getting an upgrade was the kitchen, in 1988 and kept where returning Chef Carl Davis churns out it going through a new menu he honed based on Farhat’s downtown specifications. Only a few appetizers have Lansing’s downs rolled over — the mediciettes beef tips, and ups. Farhat, oysters Rockefeller, lobster bisque — while who also owns the the entrée items now include aged certified nearby Brunch Angus beef, center-cut steaks and Scottish House diner, was salmon imported from the Isle of Skye. the first in line Incoming bar manager Kathy Foote when Sinadinos assembled a wine list custom-designed to put the Knight Cap complement the new menu. up for sale last fall. “Kathy is a genius,” Farhat said. “She was “I have a (duty) to Charlie to able to find wines that would appeal to maintain the great reputation she people who knew their way around (wine and George spent 45 years building,” lists) and people who just want a nice glass KNIGHT CAP Farhat said. “I’ve loved the Knight Cap of something to go with their meal. It was Allan I. Ross/City Pulse for a very long time. I want to continue important to me to be upscale but still Leo A. Farhat, co-owner of Knight Cap, in the front of the restaurant’s recently updated exterior. The 45-year-old a proud tradition.” accessible. ” downtown Lansing business reopened this week under the management of Farhat and his son, Gregory Farhat. The most notable difference since Farhat said he’s excited to reintroduce — the ownership change is the inte- or introduce, as the case may be — down- By ALLAN I. ROSS handle. Farhat reopened Knight Cap on rior renovation. The Farhats worked town diners to a little bit of Lansing history, In the early ‘70s, a teenaged Leo Farhat Monday, effectively marking the fine dining with Pace Howe Design to create a sub- and keep “a proud tradition alive.” was sitting in the dining room of the still- staple’s second act. dued blue-and-gray color scheme for the “A new era has begun,” Farhat said. “This relatively new Knight Cap in downtown “I’m the happiest guy in the world,” 1,100-square-foot dining room and added is what I’ve always wanted to do, it’s where Lansing when he looked around and told Farhat gushed, standing about 10 feet away subtle touches, such as crown moulding I’ve always wanted to be and things couldn’t his date that he’d like to own the place from the site where he made that fateful and picture frame trim. Downtown con- have gone smoother. Dreams do come true.” someday. If a neighboring table of diners proclamation. “This is the (culmination) of a sulting firm Traction cemented the visual happened to overhear the conversation, lifelong dream. And it’s even better that I get changeover with a new logo and website. they probably would have chalked it up to involve my son in this and work with him “We want to keep the upscale atmo- Knight Cap to adolescent bravado, a boy just trying to to create something special.” sphere but give it a fresh new look,” said 320 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing impress a girl. More than 40 years later, that The Farhats took the reins in March from Gregory Farhat, who led the rebranding 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 4-11 p.m. Friday- girl is a distant memory, but the restaurant previous owner Charlie Sinadinos, whose effort. “(This is) refining, not rebuilding. This Saturday is Farhat’s — lock, stock and sword-hilt door husband, George Sinadinos, opened the will be our rendition of the ‘60s as done in (517) 484-7676, knightcap.com

2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 883-3619, Growth in the Grove. Exhibit and party celebrate Out on the town THEATER triplegoddessbookstore.net. 13 new gallery artists. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE. Grove Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-8:30 Gallery & Studios, 325 Grove St. # A, East Lansing. from page 20 "The American Plan." Drama set in the '60s. 8 p.m. FREE. MSU Summer Circle Courtyard, p.m. FREE. Quan Am Temple, 1840 N. College Ave., (517) 333-7180, grovegalleryandstudios.com. Mason. (517) 853-1675, quanamtemple.org. Hero Thursdays @ 2.0. Make your own hero Northwest: Researching the Early Pioneers. 7 p.m. Auditorium Road, East Lansing. theatre.msu.edu. signal! Ages 5 and up. 1-2 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Maker FREE. Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Celebrate Recovery. For all types of habits, Studio, 300 MAC Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, Grand River Ave., Lansing. mmgs.wordpress.com. Literature and Poetry hurts and hang-ups. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Trinity Church (Lansing), 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing. (517) 492- elpl.org. Magician Jeff Boyer. Magic out of books, Tween Book Club. Ages 9-12. Call for title and Magician Jeff Boyer. Magic out of books, newspapers, shoelaces and more. For all ages. 10- registration. 4-5 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District 1866. newspapers, shoelaces and more. 1:30-2:30 p.m. 11 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- H.E.R.O.: Screen Repair Clinic. Home FREE. CADL Foster Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272-9840. 4014 ext. 3, dtdl.org. improvement class. Call to register. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Lansing. (517) 485-5185, cadl.org. RCS "Airplane!" Movie Night. "Airplane!" and Wednesday Morning Storytime. Three stories Neighborhood Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple Household Hazardous Waste. Free collection of special cocktails. Free popcorn. 7 p.m. FREE. Red and a craft for young children. 11 a.m. FREE. Barnes St., Lansing., (517) 372-5980, glhc.org. household hazardous waste, 2-6 p.m. FREE. Ingham Cedar Spirits, 2000 Merritt Road, East Lansing. and Noble (Lansing), 5132 W. Saginaw Highway, County Health Department, 5303 S. Cedar St., (517) 908-9950. redcedarspiritsdistillery.com. Lansing. (517) 327-0437, bn.com. Events Spanish Conversation. Practice listening to and Lansing. (517) 887-4521, hd.ingham.org. The Art of Brewing: Beer. With Sleepwalker speaking Spanish. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Music Spirits. 6 p.m. $45/$35 Members. Eli and Edythe Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- Fusion Shows presents. Live music. 21-up. 10 Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU 2420, elpl.org. p.m. FREE. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Thursday, June 25 Campus, East Lansing. ow.ly/Oxbvm Lansing. (517) 351-2506, crunchyseastlansing.com. Classes and Seminars Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Zack Okello. Acoustic guitar and vocals. 4-6 Take Off Pounds Sensibly. 5:15 p.m. $5. New Music p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Hope Church, 1340 Haslett Road, Haslett. (517) 349- Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Deacon Earl. Live blues, reggae, Americana Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911, facebook. 9183, newhopehaslett.com. Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic and more. 3-6 p.m. FREE. South Lansing Farmers com/AllenStreetFarmersMarket. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in 6 p.m., Bar & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482- Market, 1905 W. Mount Hope Ave. Lansing. (517) 374- Ukulele Play-Along. Learn how to play chords meeting 6:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal 0184. 5700, southlansing.org. and songs on the ukulele. 6 p.m. FREE. Marshall Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 882- 8-Ball Tournament. Bring your pool game to Kevin Garrett. With Macculi Maddox and more. Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St. Lansing. (517) 337-9700, 9080, stdavidslansing.org. the Avenue. Call to confirm because it is cancelled 7 p.m. Tickets start at $10. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. marshallmusic.com. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes occasionally. 7 p.m. $10. The Avenue Cafe, 2021 Michigan Ave. Lansing. (517) 484-6795, fusionshows. Music in the Village. Meridian Community and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 492-7403. com. Band and soloist Ashley Ault, 7-8:30 p.m. FREE, Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) Capital Area Crisis Men & Women's Rugby donations accepted. Meridian Historical Village, 367-6363, cadl.org. Practice. Weather Permitting. All experience levels 5113 Marsh Road, Okemos. (517) 349-8548, Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 7-8 welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Joseph Park, 2151 W. THEATER meridianhistoricalvillage.org. p.m. FREE. Community Mental Health Building, room Hillsdale St., Lansing. "The American Plan." (See June 24 for details.) Concert in the Park. The Jack Clarkson Band. 214G, 812 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 515-5559, French Immersion Fun. Registration required, 8 p.m. FREE. MSU Summer Circle Courtyard, Country/variety, 7 p.m. FREE, donations accepted. coda.org. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Auditorium Road, East Lansing. theatre.msu.ed St. Johns City Park Performance Shell, 800 W. Park Tarot Study Group. With Dawne Botke. 7 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org/ St., St. Johns. (989) 224-2429, clintoncountyarts.org. p.m. FREE. Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, events/french-immersion-fun. See Out on the Town, Page 23 City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 23

at M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing. (517) 319-6888, Out on the town cityofeastlansing.com/455/Summer-Concert-Series. Craft Show & Home-Based Show. 1-7 p.m. Saturday, June 27 from page 22 FREE. Downtown Williamston, Grand River Ave., Classes and Seminars Williamston. (517) 655-1549, williamston.org. Tai Chi in the Park. For beginning and experienced Free Magic Show. Win coupons for festival on tai chi players. Instruction in Qigong, meditation 6/27. 6 p.m. FREE. Sharp Park, 1401 Elmwood Road, and Yang style tai chi forms. 9-10 a.m. FREE. Hunter Friday, June 26 Lansing. (517) 323-8555, deltami.gov/parks. Park, 1400 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 272-9379. Classes and Seminars Domestic Violence Support Group. Noon-1:30 Music p.m. FREE. Women's Center of Greater Lansing, Aux Petits Soins. French immersion class for babies. Sounds of Summer: Soultown. Live outdoor 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. $12/$15 drop-in. Willow Tree performance. 7 p.m. FREE. Lake Lansing Park South, womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Family Center, 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 1621 Pike St., Haslett. (517) 676-2233, pk.ingham.org/ Home Buyer Education. Seminar. Day of 643-8059, facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc. LakeLansingBandShell/ConcertSchedule.aspx. admission is cash only. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $25/$20 Salsa Capital. Lessons and dancing. Beginner, T.G.I.F. Party at the Hawk. Weekly dance and patio adv. Center for Financial Health, 3815 West St. intermediate and open danceing. 8 p.m.-midnight, party for singles and couples. 8 p.m.-midnight, $13. Joseph, Suite B200, Lansing. (517) 708-2550, $5. 1133 S. Washington Ave., Reo Town, Lansing. Hawk Hollow Banquet Center, 15101 S. Chandler Rd. centerforfinancialhealth.org. (517) 230-9018. Everett High School Class of 05' Reunion. Noon- 4 p.m. $10-$25. Burchfield Park, 881 Grovenburg WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 >> MOVIE AND COCKTAIL NIGHT: ‘AIRPLANE’ Road, Holt. (517) 488-5163,signupgenius.com/ go/10c0949aca829a4f58-10year. Movie and Cocktail Night returns to Red Cedar Spirits with a viewing of “Airplane.” Yoga at the Broad MSU. Please bring your own This classic 1980s screwball comedy takes place on a jet where disaster strikes mat. 11 a.m. FREE with registration. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU when the passengers and crew are hit with food poisoning. The lives of these Campus, East Lansing. ow.ly/OxqYr. people are left in the hands of a rogue pilot with a “drinking problem.” (Spoiler alert: it usually involves him missing his mouth entirely.) Red Cedar Spirits will be Events Delta Rocks Family Festival. Petting zoo, super serving free popcorn with a cash bar that includes a special cocktail inspired by the sling shot, giant slide, games, Noon-6 p.m. FREE. film named “Don't Call Me Shirley!” 7 p.m. FREE. Red Cedar Spirits, 2000 Merritt Sharp Park, 1401 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323- 8555, deltami.gov/parks. Road, East Lansing. redcedarspiritsdistillery.com, (517) 908-9950. Frog Forage Campfire. Campfire, program on frogs & marshmallow roasting. 7-8:30 p.m., $3/$7 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24-27 >> ‘THE AMERICAN PLAN’ AT SUMMER family. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Theater Okemos. (517) 349-3866, meridian.mi.us. CIRCLE THEATRE PREVIEW Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy's Classic Bar The Free Concert in the Parks Series is held through- out the summer at selected Lansing parks on Excitement, suspicion and an overbearing mother take center stage in & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. See Out on the Town, Page 28 Michigan Renewable Energy Fair. Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. “The American Plan,” presented by MSU’s Summer Circle Theatre. Set in the Catskills Workshops,exhibits ,kids activities, electric cars. 9 in 1960, the play tells the story of 20-year-old Lili, the daughter of a wealthy German- a.m.-5 p.m. $5/$10 family/kids FREE. Ingham County Fairgrounds, 700 E. Ash St., Mason. (517) 290-8602, Jewish refugee, and Nick Lockridge, a seemingly innocent young man. The two quickly glrea.org. grow fond of each other but Eva, Lili’s mother, is suspicious of Nick. Eva does her best to Make Your Own Superhero Cape. Become your 6/24 Straight Durant Park unmask his true character while Nick and Lili try to focus on falling in love. Appropriate own superhero and make a cape. Ages 5 and up , 1- Ahead (Jazz) 3 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Maker Studio, 300 MAC Ave., for ages 13 and up. 8p.m. FREE. MSU Summer Circle Courtyard, 542 Auditorium Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. 7/4** Lansing Riverfront East Lansing. theatre.msu.edu. Capital City Bonspiel. Day two of a three-day curling tournament. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Summit Concert Band Park Sport, 2650 East Grand River Ave., East Lansing. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24-28 >> RED CEDAR JUBILEE (517) 332-4000, Lansingcurls.org. 7/15 Taylor Taylor Ferris Park Summer Concert Series. With Root Doctor. (Pop) The community of Williamston invites you to take a trip “Down Memory Lane,” which is the theme of this year’s 44th Annual Red Cedar Jubilee. The jubilee kicked off See Out on the Town, Page 24 7/22 Tejano Sound Schmidt Center earlier this week, but the festivities will continue through the weekend with a kids parade, lawnmower races, craft show, duck drop, the Jubilee Grand Parade and 7/29 Big Willy (Blues) St Joe Park more. See website for full schedule and locations. facebook.com/redcedarjubilee. 8/5 Sea Cruisers Turner Dodge (Oldies) House Wellness 101 Open House. Massage, acupuncture Bath. (517) 281-6272, TGIF.party. and more. 3-7 p.m. FREE. Healing and Recovery Squirrel Shaped Fish. Album preview show with Center and Wellness 101, 1027 Healthcare Drive, ** The July 4th concert is Saturday evening at the Class Acts and Squirt. 9 p.m. $5. The Avenue Charlotte. (517) 543-2940 ext.2703. echrshealth.org. 8:00 p.m. and will be directly followed by Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (989) 859-7108. reworks (weather permitting). www.facebook.com/events/782144038570080. Events 37 Teen Advisory Group. Teens plan programs Theater and more. 4-5 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Reprise: A Farewell Musical. PCTC bids Chad Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- and Amanda DeKatch farewell. 8 p.m. $10. Miller 4014 ext. 3. dtdl.org. Performing Arts Center, 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing. Popcorn and a Movie. Popcorn while supplies (517) 927-3016, peppermintcreek.org/purchase- last. "Big Hero 6." 1 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public tickets.html. Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- "The American Plan." (See June 24 for details.) 2420, elpl.org. 8 p.m. FREE. MSU Summer Circle Courtyard, Capital City Bonspiel. Day one of a three-day Auditorium Road, East Lansing. theatre.msu.edu. curling tournament. 2-9 p.m. FREE. Summit Sport, "An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein." Ten 2650 East Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 332- 4000. Lansingcurls.org. darkly comic plays by Silverstein. 10 p.m. FREE. MSU Summer Concert Series. With Jo Serrapere of Summer Circle Courtyard, Auditorium Road, East Stella. 7 p.m. FREE. Ann Street Plaza, Albert Avenue Lansing. theatre.msu.edu. 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • June 24, 2015

Learn how to draw your own comic books. 3-5 (517) 332-4000, Lansingcurls.org. Out on the town Music p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads Books and Stuff, East Lansing Farmers Market. Essential food 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 346-9900, items and much more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Valley from page 23 Concert by the Fireplace. Local singer/ songwriter Jack Hamilton. 2-3:30 p.m. FREE. East becauseeverybodyreads.com. Court Park, 400 Hillside Ct., East Lansing. (517) 319- Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Third 6888, cityofeastlansing.com/FarmersMarket. 7 p.m. FREE. Ann Street Plaza, Albert Avenue Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East floor meeting room. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Fifth Annual Pot Luck Picnic. For Lansing Pagan at M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing. (517) 319-6888. Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) Pride Day. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE, bring passing dish. cityofeastlansing.com/455/Summer-Concert-Series. 515-5559, coda.org. Moores Park, 420 Moores River Drive, Lansing. (517) Craft Show & Home-Based Show. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Theater Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. 371-2778, mmpagans.org. FREE. Downtown Williamston, Grand River Ave., Reprise: A Farewell Musical. (See June 26 Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East Atheists and Humanists Meeting. Presentation Williamston. (517) 655-1549. www.williamston.org. for details.) 8 p.m. $10. Miller Performing Arts Lansing. (517) 371-5119, [email protected]. on Human Trafficking. 5 p.m. FREE, $10.20 buffet Juggler Joel Tacey. Comedy, magic and mad Center, 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing. (517) 927-3016, Pokemon/Magic the Gathering Card Games. optional. Old Great Wall Restaurant, 4832 W. juggling skills. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown peppermintcreek.org/purchase-tickets.html. Tutorials. Starter decks provided. 12:30 p.m. FREE. Saginaw Hgwy. Lansing. (517) 914-2278, atheists. Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) "The American Plan." (See June 24 for details.) Everybody Reads, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. meetup.com/453. 367-6300, cadl.org. 8 p.m. FREE. MSU Summer Circle Courtyard, (517) 346-9900, becauseeverybodyreads.com. Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast. Pancakes, Family Tree Talk. Discussion of family history Auditorium Road, East Lansing. theatre.msu.edu. Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation and Silent scrambled eggs, sausage and more. 8-11 a.m. stories. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, "An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein." (See Prayer. 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation $7/$20 family/$4 ages 5-11 years. Deer Creek Park, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272-9840. June 26 for details.) 10 p.m. FREE. MSU Summer Healing Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) 140 Mechanic St., Williamston. (517) 349-9349. Summer Time Tie Dye. Hosted by HUES. BYO Circle Courtyard, Auditorium Road, East Lansing. 641-6201, selfrealizationcentremichigan.org. clothing to dye, all welcome!, 1-4 p.m. FREE. theatre.msu.edu. Parents of LGBTQ kids. Weekly support group. Patriarche Park, Located on the corner of E. All faiths are welcome. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE. Diversity Saginaw Street and Alton Road, East Lansing. (517) Psychological Services, 1310 Turner St., Lansing. 290-3143, facebook.com/humansuniting. Monday, June 29 (720) 401-4214. Family Tree Talk. Lively discussion of family history Sunday, June 28 Classes and Seminars Adult Rape Survivor Support Group. stories. Intended for adults. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Classes and Seminars South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. Events Registration preferred. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s Rick & Joe's Comics Crash Course For Kids. (517) 272-9840. Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. Lessons Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., 6-6:30 p.m., dance 7-10 p.m. $8 dance/$10 dance & Lansing. (517) 372-9163. lesson/FREE for students. The Lansing Eagles, 4700 Job Seekers Support Group. Finding the right N. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 490-7838. career. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Women’s Center of Capital City Bonspiel. Final rounds of a three-day Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) curling tournament, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Summit 372-9163, womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Sport, 2650 East Grand River Ave. East Lansing. Support Group. For the divorced, separated Hope for a and widowed. Room 9. 7:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272, stdavidslansing.org. French Club. Practice listening to and speaking Better World French. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl. org. Join renowned Ananda Seattle teachers Nayaswamis Hriman and Padma for various spiritual programs in East Lansing. Events Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark With warmth and wisdom, Hriman and Padma are the perfect Roebuck and Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s guides to show us how ancient spiritual teachings can be woven Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, macsbar.com. into modern, daily life. They are known and loved for their ability Social Bridge. Play bridge and meet new people. to make the spiritual journey inviting, doable, and full of hope for No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township our eventual success. Most of these programs include joyful music Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. (517) 484-5600. provided by Bhima and Bhakti. Monday Movie Matinee. Movies intended for an adult audience. 1 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public East Lansing Public Talks Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- 2420, elpl.org. 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Saturday, June 27, 2015 Monday Make & Take Hero Crafts. Make super 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. World Peace: Guided Meditation hero crafts to take home!, 11 a.m.-noon, FREE. Change Your Mind, Change Your Life and Healing Prayers East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Corniche Room, Kellogg Center, Ananda East Lansing Meditation Center Michigan State University, East Lansing See Out on the Town, Page 25

2:00pm-3:45pm Sunday, June 28, 2015 Building Spiritual Community - All Activities held at Ananda East Open Forum Lansing Meditation Center Ananda East Lansing Meditation Center Want more 2025 Abbot Road, Suite 400, East Lansing 9:00am-11:30am Sunday Service: Purification, Meditation, City Pulse? 2:00pm-3:45pm Inspiration, with Festival of Light Nature Walk: Listening to Nature Ananda East Lansing Meditation Center, 1:30pm-3:30 pm Follow us on East Lansing Chanting is Half the Spiritual Battle social media Paramhansa Yogananda was the first yoga master of India to take up permanent residence in the West, Los Angeles in particular. His Autobiography of a Yogi is a spiritual classic and remains a perennial bestseller. Yogananda’s message is universal, scientific, and at the same time personal, intimate and devotional — a “heart-to-heart facebook.com/lansingcitypulse meeting” with the Infinite. @citypulse @lansingcitypulse www.anandamichigan.org City Pulse • June 24, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support (517) 349-3866, meridian.mi.us. Out on the town Tuesday, June 30 system, lose weight. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton Sense-ational Nature Camp. Kids use their Rapids Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton senses to discover nature and animals, 9 a.m.-3 from page 24 Classes and Seminars Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 5:45- Rapids. (517) 543-0786. p.m. $32. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. 6:45 p.m. FREE. EVERYbody Reads Books and Stuff, Not So Happy Endings Support Group. For Okemos. (517) 349-3866, meridian.mi.us. Hero BabyTime. Intended for ages 0-18 months 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 515-5559, coda. women ending relationships. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Following Tracks &T races Camp. Kids discover with adult. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public org. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan animal signs and explore nature. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $32. Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- Speakeasies Toastmasters. Improve listening, Ave., Lansing. (517) 896-3311. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos. 2420, elpl.org. analysis, leadership and presentation skills. 12:05-1 Hopeful Hearts Grief Group. Learn, grow and (517) 349-3866, meridian.mi.us. p.m. FREE. Ingham County Human Services Building, heal together. 10-11 a.m. FREE. The Marquette Aux Petits Soins. French immersion class for babies. 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (616) 841-5176. Activity Room, 5968 Park Lake Road, East Lansing. 4:15 p.m. & 5:15 p.m. $12/$15 drop-in. Willow Tree (517) 381-4866. Family Center, 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn 643-8059, facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc. THURSDAY, JUNE 25 >> THE ART OF BREWING: BEER EDITION public speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE. Overeaters Anonymous. To support you in Have you ever wondered how a stout is different than a porter? And why are IPAs CADL Downtown Lansing, 401 S. Capitol Ave., your weight loss efforts. 7 p.m. FREE. Okemos Lansing. (517) 367-6300, cadl.org. Presbyterian Church, 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. so bitter? Learn the answer to these questions at the Art of Brewing: Beer Edition, Crafty Critters Camp. Preschoolers make crafts, (517) 290-5163. the second installment of this three-part series hosted by the Broad Art Museum. enjoy nature and animals. 9 a.m.-noon. $32/2-day HERO: Regular Home Maintenance. Home Matt Jason and Jeremy Sprague, founders of Lansing’s Sleepwalker Spirits and camp. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, improvement class. Call to register. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Okemos. (517) 349-3866, meridian.mi.us. Neighborhood Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple Ale, will discuss the art and science behind brewing different varieties of beer. Treasure Hunters Camp. Campers go sleuthing St. Lansing. (517) 372-5980, glhc.org. Admission includes food, two drink tickets and a special event gift. 6 p.m. $45/$35 and enjoy nature activities. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $32. Financial Capability. Finance handling seminar. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos. members. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 East Circle Drive, East Lansing. See Out on the Town, Page 26 (517) 884-4800, broadmuseum.msu.edu. Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones FRIDAY, JUNE 26-28 >> CAPITAL CITY OPEN BONSPIEL "A Bit of Foolery"- Sometimes called “chess on ice” or the “roaring game” by its fans, curling is -remember who a sport in which players compete on ice by sliding stones to hit the “house,” a comes first. circular target marked on the ice. Competitors can even knock other competitors Matt Jones stones’ off the house. 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Out on the town Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny June 24-30 Wednesday, July 1 from page 19 Classes and Seminars ARIES (March 21-April 19): During my regular hikes ing it to carry out a series of fantastic tricks, like materi- 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Center for Financial Health, 3815 Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes along my favorite trails, I've gotten to know the local alizing a pile of gold coins or giving yourself an extraor- West St. Joseph, Suite B200, Lansing. (517) 708- and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing boulders quite intimately. It might sound daft, but I've dinary power to concentrate or creating an enchanted Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. 2550, centerforfinancialhealth.org. come to love them. I've even given some of them names. drink that allows you to heal your toughest wound. I think Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 Kid's Night at Eastwood. Games, crafts, and They symbolize stability and constancy to me. When I this playful imaginative exercise will subtly enhance your p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. gaze at them or sit on them, I feel my own resolve grow more. 5-7 p.m. Eastwood Towne Center, 3000 ability to perform actual magic in the real world. Preyde Blvd., Lansing. (517) 316-9209. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 351-5866. stronger. They teach me about how to be steadfast and Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. 6 unflappable in all kinds of weather. I draw inspiration SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The taskmaster planet Saturn wove its way through the sign of Scorpio from Events p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of God, from the way they are so purely themselves, forever 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 899-3215. true to their own nature. Now would be an excellent time October 2012 until the end of 2014. Now it has slipped Bible and Beer. Discussion of scripture in for you to hang out with your own stony allies, Aries. 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Allen Neighborhood Center, 1619 E Kalamazoo St., parts of your intelligence through activities like these: most. Alphabet Heroes Tuesdays. Early literacy Lansing. (517) 367-2468. having long, rambling conversations with big thinkers; program about the alphabet. 10:30-11:30 a.m. FREE. Practice Your English. Practice listening to and taking long, rambling walks all over creation; enjoying SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The advanced East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East speaking English. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing long, rambling sex while listening to provocative music. lessons on tap in the coming days are not for the squea- Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "I think if we didn’t contra- mish, the timid, the lazy, or the stubborn. But then you're Summer Tutoring. Get help from local high school 351-2420, elpl.org. dict ourselves, it would be awfully boring," says author not any of those things, right? So there shouldn't be a students. K-6. 10:30 a.m.-noon, FREE. East Lansing Summer Storytime. Engaging stories, songs and Paul Auster. "It would be tedious to be alive." But he goes major problem. The purpose of these subterranean Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) activities for all ages. 10-10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL even further in his defense of inconsistency, adding, adventures and divine interventions is to teach you to "Changing your mind is probably one of the most beauti- 351-2420, elpl.org. Foster Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. (517) make nerve-racking leaps of faith, whether or not you ful things people can do." This bold assertion may not Summer Firefly Storytelling. Children are 485-5185, cadl.org. believe you're ready. Here's one piece of advice that I apply to everyone all the time, but it does for you in the invited to tell a story. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Puppeteer Alex Thomas. Jokes and pranks meet think will help: Don't resist and resent the tests as they zany, Muppet-style puppets. 10-11 a.m. FREE. CADL coming weeks, Gemini. You should feel free to explore Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) appear. Rather, welcome them as blessings you don't 351-2420, elpl.org. South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. and experiment with the high art of changing your mind. I dare you to use it to generate extravagant amounts of understand yet. Be alert for the liberations they will Super Hero Super Cars. Build, test and decorate (517) 272-9840. beauty. offer. a balloon-powered buggy. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL CANCER (June 21-July 22): In its early days, the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "Man's being is like Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Music band Depeche Mode had the infinitely boring name a vast mansion," observed philosopher Colin Wilson, Lansing. (517) 367-6300, cadl.org. Tom & Mary. Performing folk classics. 4-6 Composition of Sound. Humphrey Bogart's and Ingrid Super Crafts. Turn ordinary supplies into super p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. "yet he seems to prefer to live in a single room in the Bergman's classic 1942 film Casablanca was dangerously projects. Registration required. 10-10:30 a.m. FREE. Kalamazoo St. Lansing. (517) 999-3911, facebook. basement." Wilson wasn't just referring to Capricorns. close to being called Everybody Come to Rick's. And com/AllenStreetFarmersMarket. He meant everybody. Most of us commit the sin of self- CADL Foster Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. before Charles Dickens published his novel Bleak House, Hayley Kiyoko. Live electronic/pop performance. limitation on a regular basis. That's the bad news. The (517) 485-5185, a scathing critique of the 19th-century British judicial sys- 7 p.m. Tickets start at $10. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. good news, Capricorn, is that you're entering a time tem, he considered eleven other possible titles, including Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, fusionshows. when you're more likely to rebel against the unconscious Music the unfortunate Tom-all-Alone's. The Solitary House that com. Music in the Park: Life Support. Classic was always shut up and never Lighted. I bring this to restrictions you have placed on yourself. You will have St. Johns Concert in the Park. The Best rock&variety band. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Sharp Park, 1401 your attention, Cancerian, as the seeding phase of your extra motivation to question and overrule the rationales of Clinton County. A Juried Show, 7 p.m. FREE, Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-8555, deltami.gov/ personal cycle gets underway. The imprints you put on that you used in the past to inhibit your primal energy. donations Accepted . St. Johns City Park parks. your budding creations will have a major impact on their Won't it be fun to venture out of your basement nook Performance Shell, 800 W. Park St., St. Johns. (989) future. Name them well. Give them a potent start. and go explore the rest of your domain? 224-2429, clintoncountyarts.org. Literature and Poetry LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One summer afternoon when AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "An obscure moth Tuesday Morning Book Club. Discuss "Faithful I was seven years old, my friend Billy and I grabbed an from Latin America saved Australia's pasture-land from Place" by Tana French. 10:15-11:15 a.m. FREE. Delta empty jar from my kitchen and went looking for ants. the overgrowth of cactus," writes biologist Edward Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Near the creek we found an anthill swarming with black O. Wilson. "A Madagascar 'weed,' the rosy periwinkle, ants, and scooped a bunch of them in the jar. A little Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. provided the cure for Hodgkin's disease and childhood later we came upon a caravan of red ants, and shoved leukemia," he adds, while "a chemical from the saliva many of them in with the black ants. Would they fight? Naturally. It was mayhem. Looking back now, I'm sorry I of leeches dissolves blood clots during surgery," and a participated in that stunt. Why stir up a pointless war? "Norwegian fungus made possible the organ transplant CROSSWORD SOLUTION industry." I think these are all great metaphors for the SUDOKU SOLUTION In that spirit, Leo, I urge you to avoid unnecessary con- From Pg. 25 flicts. Don't do anything remotely comparable to putting kind of healing that will be available for you in the coming From Pg. 25 red ants and black ants in the same jar. weeks, Aquarius: humble, simple, seemingly insignificant VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In order for everyone things whose power to bring transformation has, up until in your sphere to meet their appointed destinies, you now, been secret or unknown. must cultivate your skills as a party animal. I'm only PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "She is hard to tempt, slightly joking. At least for now, it's your destiny to be the as everything seems to please her equally," said artist catalyst of conviviality, the ringleader of the festivities, Anne Raymo in describing a hedonistic acquaintance. A the engineer of fun and games. To fulfill your assignment, similar statement may soon apply to you, Pisces. You will you may have to instigate events that encourage your allies to leave their comfort zones and follow you into have a talent for finding amusement in an unusually wide the frontiers of collaborative amusement. variety of phenomena. But more than that: You could LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your symbolic object of become a connoisseur of feeling really good. You may the week is a magic wand. I recommend that you visual- even go so far as to break into a higher octave of plea- ize yourself as the star of a fairy tale in which you do sure, communing with exotic phenomena that we might indeed have a wand at your disposal. See yourself wield- call silken thrills and spicy bliss and succulent revelry.

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