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Favorite Things edition, so I doubt it has much mone- one book case in the living room, one Mark Neese and his hardcover tary value, even today. book case in the hallway and tons more Back then, I did read it and I was in the basement. My copy of “Char- also familiar with the 1971 film ad- lie” stays upstairs in the living room. ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’ aptation — what kid didn’t love that? Most, if not all, of my other childhood But the book was so much better, as is books are gone now, but not this one. Mark Neese, 51, a cataloging assis- almost always the case with books vs. Grandma Cutler died in 2000 at age tant at Capital Area District Librar- films. 93. This might sound corny, but when- ies, of course has a soft spot for books It inspired me to read the se- ever I see the spine, I’m that 9-year in general. However, there’s one classic quel, “Charlie & the Great Glass El- old kid at Kresge with Grandma — title he’s kept since his childhood days evator,” which is also quite good. that sends me to memories of reading in the Motor City. Here’s what he told In the time we lived in Detroit, from books in one of her upstairs bedrooms City Pulse: 1973 to ’79, I spent a lot of time at in the summer with wind blowing My favorite thing is an old hardcov- Grandma’s. Christmases. Summer through the screen windows and Mr. er copy of “Charlie and the Chocolate days. She’d take me to the Chaney Seiler mowing his lawn next door. Factory,” by Roald Dahl. My Grandma branch of the Detroit Public Library, The book also simply reminds me Cutler bought it for me when I was and sometimes my mom would come of my grandmother: her generosi- about 9 or 10, so this would have been along, too. We’d check out books to- ty, her spirit and her love of reading. 1977 or 1978. My family was still living gether. For me, it was usually Beverly I’ll always love this book. It still holds in Detroit, only a few blocks away from Cleary or books about World War II. up — the wicked British sense of hu- Grandma’s house on Stahelin Avenue. For Grandma: the latest John Jakes, mor in particular. The last time I read I was with her the day she bought it Michener or some mystery novel. it was about eight or nine years ago to at the old Kresge Department Store sor to Kmart, but on a smaller scale. By 1979, my family moved to the my oldest son, who’s now at MSU. in the Grandland Shopping Cen- Books were not major merch at thumb in Cairo, a small town. I (This interview was edited and con- ter on the corner of Grand River and Kresge, so I’m pretty sure this copy of lived there until 1986, when I came densed by Rich Tupica. If you have a Fenkell Avenue. Grandland was like a “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory” was to Michigan State University. I’ve suggestion for Favorite Things, email smaller scale Frandor and Kresge was discounted. The retail price on the dust been in the Lansing area ever since. [email protected].) a discount store that was the precur- jacket is $4.95. It’s the 1973 revised Today, at my family’s house, we’ve got 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020 VOL. 19 ISSUE 26

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NOW AT 10:00 A.M. SUNDAYS on City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 C PULSE NEWS & OPINIONOF THE WEEK Fix the damn roads C We were delighted to hear Gov. Gretchen increase to fix the roads, they were rejecting OF THE WEEK Whitmer announce at her second State the Rube Goldberg language of the propos- of the State Address last week that she The CP Edit al, which so muddled the measure that vot- would unilaterally move forward to break Opinion ers simply said no out of sheer confusion. the political logjam with Republicans in the Our strategy hinges on the idea that the Michigan Legislature over where to find ballot language would only ask voters to the billions of dollars needed to repair increase the sales tax by 2 cents for five the state’s crumbling roads. The morning years and that every dollar is guaranteed after her speech, the State Transportation to flow down to local governments to fix Commission approved her plan, voting local roads. Nothing more and nothing to issue $3.5 billion in state bonds to fix less. We think such a measure would Michigan’s freeways and other roads pass for a simple reason: Michigan res- under state jurisdiction. idents have had enough of the potholes We’re not certain that the rhetorical and the political squabbling over how to This week’s Eye Candy is the new- grenades Whitmer launched at legislative fix them. ly opened bridge-trail south of the Republicans during her speech was the Others will argue that increasing the Nancy L. Moore Community Park most constructive approach to winning sales tax is fundamentally regressive and in Meridian Township. The trail in- their cooperation on this or any other would have a disproportionate impact on cludes a bridge over the marshy area issue, especially after invoking the bipar- Michigan’s poorest residents. There is north of Central Park Drive, run- tisan spirit of the late, great Gov. William truth in this concern, but the inequities ning parallel to Okemos Road. The Milliken. But we certainly share her frus- inherent in a higher sales tax can be bridge-trail itself is constructed of tration over the partisan bickering that has ameliorated by expanding the Earned wood with iron supports, raising the forestalled any meaningful agreement on Income Tax Credit through a separate bridge-trail several feet above the a comprehensive solution to road funding. legislative act. We would oppose includ- marshland below. A concrete ramp Taking the matter into her own hands is, ing this provision in the ballot language leads up to the bridge on both the in this instance, the right thing to do. so as not to detract from the sales tax north and south sides of the trail. It The obvious shortcoming of her plan proposal’s simplicity. is approximately a quarter mile long and offers a lookout spot to stand is that none of the $3.5 billion can be We also agree with the governor that used to fix local roads in Michigan. That the various ideas floated by legislative and observe the natural area to the means thousands of miles of city thoroughfares and neighborhood Republicans — selling state-owned bridges, raiding the teacher’s east. streets that are in the worst shape of all will continue to deteriorate. pension fund, or shifting the existing sales tax on gasoline away The bridge-trail is sheltered from The governor’s half measure is certainly better than nothing, so from schools and local governments — are non-starters. Nor are we Okemos Road by trees, currently we won’t complain when orange barrels pop up like daisies along persuaded by the notion that the state has plenty of money to fix the bare; however, once in bloom these state freeways and trunk lines in the coming construction season. roads. If that were true, we would already be driving on fresh pave- trees will make the spot feel like a But the urgent need to address the pathetic condition of the rest of ment wherever we go, while leaving tire tracks on the backs of our nature preserve, removed from its Michigan’s roads remains unsolved. state education system and other key budget areas that would have nearby urban surroundings. The We support a solution that no one seems to be talking about for been decimated to generate the billions of dollars needed to actually trail is a destination in itself for dog reasons that aren’t readily apparent. Our rather simple and elegant fix the roads. walkers, families pushing strollers, approach to solving the road funding riddle is a temporary, five-year For what it’s worth, by putting a constitutional amendment on the and runners, all out recently on an increase in the state sales tax. A 2-cent increase, from the current ballot, tax-averse legislators can fall back on the political cover that unexpected springlike day. Parking level of 6 cents to 8 cents on the dollar, would generate approx- they didn’t vote to increase taxes, they merely agreed to let the peo- is available at the Meridian Works imately $3 billion per year — nearly $15 billion over the next five ple of Michigan decide for themselves if they want to raise the funds building. The new bridge-trail is also years. needed to fix local roads — or not. a safer alternative for pedestrians Because the sales tax rate is enshrined in the Michigan We welcome other reasonable, politically viable ideas to bake the and cyclists who traverse the area, Constitution, an amendment must be placed on the statewide ballot local half of the road repair loaf, but we’ve all been waiting a long providing a connection between and approved by a majority vote of the people. Republicans in the time for a realistic plan to come forward. It’s time to let the people the rails-to-trail path between Park state legislature are loath to approve new taxes for any reason, but decide on a temporary sales tax increase to get the job done, and Lake Road and Okemos Road and their constituents could well embrace a temporary sales tax boost if done right. the Meridian Farmers Market and 100 percent of the revenues are constitutionally dedicated to fixing surrounding area. Check it out! local roads, with no shell games diverting the money to other pro- — CARRIE SAMPSON grams.Critics may argue that the sales tax approach was tried once Check out letters to the editor on page 9 before and overwhelmingly defeated by state voters. Our rebuttal is Send letters to the editor on this editorial or any that the ill-fated 2015 ballot proposal was so complicated by extra- other topic to [email protected]. “Eye Candy of the Week” is our look at some neous measures tie-barred to the road funding fix that no one under- of the nicer properties in Lansing. It rotates each Please limit them to 250 words. with Eyesore of the Week. If you have a suggestion, stood what it would really do. Voters weren’t rejecting a sales tax please e-mail [email protected] or call Berl Schwartz at 999-5061. 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020 Jackson Johnson’s departure creates ‘scary situation’ for tenants Bogus records prompt But where those assets will end up remains uncertain. After Jackson John- Lansing to seek One Church son resigned from the organization last One Family takeover year, Schor said city officials haven’t found anyone to take responsibility for Joan Jackson Johnson was a godsend the nonprofit. And botched records filed for Demario Washington. with the state are making it difficult for Last summer, Washington was among city officials to follow thousands in city more than 400 people who found them- funds. selves without a place to sleep in Greater “It’s surprising, I would say that,” Lansing. Jackson Johnson, then direc- Schor explained to City Pulse. “We’re tor of the Lansing Human Relations still trying to figure it out.” and Community Services Department, Court records contend One Church knew Washington needed some help — One Family failed to provide any re- and a home — if he were ever to get back cords of how it spent nearly $250,000 onto his feet. in grant funding and is operating with- By September, Washington was able out a registered agent or any legitimate to move into one of nine houses oper- board of directors — leaving no appar- ated by One Church One Family, a non- ent choice for a local judge but to ap- profit that for years operated as a sort point a receiver. of pseudo-entity of the city under Jack- That person, if appointed, would be son Johnson’s direction. Grant fund- tasked with ensuring homelessness pre- ing helped Washington pay rent while vention services continue for dozens of reaching for a brighter future. local families, including those housed at But six months later, Jackson John- the nine Lansing homes. The case has son is nowhere to be found. She re- been assigned to Judge Clinton Canady. signed from the nonprofit. Washington No hearings have yet been scheduled. lives in the home on Stillwell Avenue in A recent forensic audit report pointed South Lansing — scared again. to mismanaged funds, conflicting inter- “I’ve tried reaching out to find out ests and grant-funded nepotism within Courtesy Photos what’s going Lansing’s human relations department One Church One Family operates nine homes in Lansing to help curb homelessness. on but nobody after at least $1.38 million in city fund- is calling back,” ing had been funneled into various non- son Johnson decide where to distrib- sented to the listing. Washington profit groups in which Jackson Johnson ute grant funding to help the homeless “Joan also told me that she needed me said. “I don’t was either directly involved or had ties community — have been listed in new- on this bank account for One Church know what’s to her immediate family. ly filed state records as the directors of One Family, but we never came to terms happening.” Records show One Church One Fam- One Church One Family. with anything,” Eagle said. “I never Washing- ily, a local nonprofit geared toward But it appears none of them were agreed to anything. We all seem to be in ton isn’t alone. homelessness prevention, received the actually willingly involved in the lo- this same predicament here.” Other tenants bulk of the cash — nearly $500,000 — cal nonprofit at all, indicating Jackson After city officials confronted Jackson report similar Jackson Johnson while Jackson Johnson served as Lan- Johnson may have single-handedly di- Johnson about her alleged conflicts of exeriences. sing’s human relations director and as rected the entire operation. Schor said interest, she reportedly resigned from A motion the city filed last week in the nonprofit’s president, secretary and those details only surfaced last week as One Church One Family at the end of 30th Circuit Court asks for a judge-or- treasurer. Her daughter, Nikki Johnson, city officials continued to investixgate last year. But paperwork subsequently dered receiver to take control of One was also listed in records as one of the the situation. And this week, they still filed with the state again lists her as the Church One Family. It’s a necessary step directors of One Church One Family, don’t have any clear answers. registered agent of the nonprofit, along to “safeguard” thousands of dollars in among other nonprofit groups, while “I’ve never been to a board meeting or with an apparently fraudulent roster of grant funding and ensure services for the city funding flowed. had anything to do with the operation nonprofit directors. the homeless continue, records state. Those allegedly conflicting interests of One Church One Family,” said Mark The new state registration records — But as the city of Lansing pauses pushed city officials to put Jackson Eagle, an Human Relations and Com- filed last month by a former Lansing — and likely redirects — hundreds of Johnson on paid leave last month while munity Services Board member and, Housing Commission director, Patricia thousands of dollars in funding that Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office according to state records, the treasur- Baines-Lake, are admittedly inaccurate, was originally slated to head to Jackson continues to review the findings for pos- er of Jackson Johnson’s nonprofit. “We Baines-Lake said. Baines-Lake only Johnson’s nonprofit, the future of her sible criminal missteps. But as the probe were all a bit confused. We’re reaching sent them in at Jackson Johnson’s ex- network of homes remains uncertain. continues, city officials are now explor- out to the AG and providing them with plicit request, but now plans to file ad- State law allows judges to appoint a ing whether anyone other than Jackson information.” ditional paperwork in the near future to receiver over nonprofit organizations Johnson had been involved. Board members Julie Rowe and Chad fix the mistake, she told City Pulse. and their assets after they’ve essential- And by all accounts, it appears One Guerrant also dispute the validity of In the meantime, Lansing hopes to ly been abandoned by their leadership. Church One Family has operated largely state records that list them as directors have the issue resolved in a courtroom. Those assets — which in this case would as a one-woman show. of One Church One Family. Neither had One Church One Family breached its include the nine homes in Lansing — Five of the six members of Lansing’s been asked nor agreed to accept those contract with the city by failing to pro- can be returned “whenever it appears Human Relations and Community leadership roles. Eagle said Jackson vide required documentation, financial to be the best interest” of the parties in- Services Board — an entirely advisory Johnson had requested he be listed on volved, according to the statute. and volunteer body which helped Jack- nonprofit paperwork, but he never con- See Tenants, Page 7 City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

a “one-woman show.” also required to maintain bylaws, hold consequences. Tenants Jackson Johnson couldn’t be reached. elections and produce minutes for its Visit lansingcitypulse.com for previ- She stopped returning calls after the AG board-level dealings to maintain tax-ex- ous and continued coverage as the in- opened a file on her office. empt status. Without those procedures vestigation continues to unfold. from page 6 The Michigan Nonprofit Corpora- in place, the corporation can lose that — KYLE KAMINSKI tions Act makes it a misdemeanor to designation and face additional federal reports, inventories or any accounting “knowingly make or file or assist in the making or filing of a false or fraudulent of the income generated through the CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING program. A receiver might help sort out report.” Those who violate that law by 3209 W. MICHIGAN AVENUE the uncertainties. fraudulently listing supposed board LANSING, MICHIGAN 48917 By demanding reports and a full- members against their will can be sub- Regular meeting schedule of the Downtown Development Authority for fiscal year 2020 has fledged audit of One Church One Fami- jected to a fine up to $1,000 for each been amended by the Downtown Development Authority Governing Board as follows: violation, the law states. ly’s financials, the city also hopes to keep DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD (DDA) its community services operational, in- Additionally, the law grants the AG Meetings held at 9:00 a.m., Location: 3209 W. Michigan Avenue cluding the lease of the nine homes, and the authority to bring court action to 4/2 7/9 10/8 2/6 5/7 8/6 11/5 prevent the waste of grant funding and dissolve a nonprofit corporation if it 3/5 6/4 9/10 12/3 “otherwise safeguard the interests of the engaged in certain other misconduct, city” and other parties, records state. including procuring its organization Minutes of the above meeting will be available in the Office of the Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services planning to attend any Township meeting Ingham County Treasurer Eric through fraud and “repeatedly, willfully should notify the Township Clerk’s Office in advance of the meeting that will be attended. Schertzing’s name continued to appear and materially” exceeding its legal au- Susan L. Aten, Clerk as resident agent for the nonprofit in thority or conducting its affairs “in an Charter Township of Lansing CP#20-018 2018 even though he said he resigned in unlawful manner.” 2013, noting concerns about bookkeep- Nonprofits registered with the IRS ing. He referred to Jackson Johnson as (like One Church One Family) are

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Meridian Township will hold an election on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

For the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices: • President of the United States (Democratic) • President of the United States (Republican)

For the purpose of voting on the following proposals:

Ingham County: Health Services Renewal Millage Proposal, Potter Park Zoo Renewal Millage Proposal, Trails and Park Renewal Millage Proposal

Ingham Intermediate School District: Special Education Millage Proposal

Capital Area Transportation Authority: Renewal Millage proposal

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Meridian Township who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Meridian Township Clerk; the office of the Ingham County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the Meridian Township Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com. The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, February 24, 2020.

After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the Meridian Township Clerk’s office, located at 5151 Marsh Road, Okemos, MI 48864 at the following times:

• Regular business hours: Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Election Day, Tuesday March 10, 2020 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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The Meridian Township Clerk’s Office must have a signed application to issue an Absent Voter Ballot. Applications are available at the Meridian Township Clerk’s Office or by visiting our website at www.meridian.mi.us.

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Brett Dreyfus, CMMC Meridian Township Clerk CP#20-032 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020 Privacy concerns precede ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS county controller’s resignation MONTGOMERY DRAIN MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT DIVISION I – RED CEDAR PARK POND PARCEL NO. 33-01-01-14-426-001 Commissioners retroactively redact confidential health records Several members of the Ingham county’s insurance carrier. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Patrick Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner, being Chair of the Montgomery Drain Chapter 20 Drainage Board, will receive bids on Monday, County Board of Commissioners con- That report, after a brief appearance February 24, 2020, at the Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s Office, located at 707 tended a series of "strong concerns" and on the county website, has since been Buhl St., Mason, Michigan, 48854 until 10:00 a.m. Bids relative to construction work on Parcel No. 33-01-01-14-426-001 will then be opened and, after a meeting of the Montgomery "little things" preceded Controller Tim entirely removed from public view. Drain Drainage Board, will be publicly announced for construction work to be undertaken in Dolehanty’s resignation late last month. “There was a report that was submit- connection with a drain known and designated as the “Montgomery Drain.” But most of them still decided to let him ted by the controller and it was criti- The following quantities are viewed as the major items of work comprising this work and walk away with a $76,000 severance cized a lot during a recent meeting,” said the following quantities are approximate. Final payment will be made based upon measured package and promised that a favor- Commissioner Emily Stivers. “That was quantities. able reference will be sent to his next a big one, but as far as concerns, there Includes the following work in connection with construction of the Montgomery Drain and employer. have been a lot of little things. All of coordination of work for other permitted activities on Parcel No. 33-01-01-14-426-001: Commission them are a matter of public record. We’d 1. Detention Basin Excavation – Approx. 142,500 Cu. Yd. Chairman Bryan ask him to follow up on some things and 2. Open Channel Excavation – 33 Lin. Ft. Crenshaw, without that was just never done.” 3. Spoil Hauling 4. Inlet and Outlet Control Structures elaboration, pre- Commissioners Schafer, Vic Celentino 5. Overflow Spillway viously told City and Randy Maiville contended they 6. Sewer Removal – 564 Lin. Ft. Pulse that “strong had no issues with Dolehanty’s leader- 7. Structure Removal – 5 8. Riprap concerns” over Dolehanty ship.Commisioners Crenshaw, Stivers, 9. Provide and Operate Floc Tank During Construction Dolehanty’s leader- Koenig, Mark Grebner and Thomas 10. Stabilized Construction Access 11. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control ship — displayed through “one situation Morgan declined to elaborate on any 12. Safety Fencing – 1,446 Lin. Ft. after another situation” — ultimately led perceived problems with the former 13. Dewatering to closed sessions and a settlement deal controller. Others didn’t return calls. 14. Seeding, Fertilizing, and Mulching 15. Cleanup and Restoration for Dolehanty’s voluntary resignation on “Good controllers are hard to find,” Jan. 24. Koenig added. “I know a lot of people One contract is being let for this work, which will include all material necessary to perform All but two commissioners — Carol had a bigger problem with his follow same. This contract will be let in accordance with the Contract Documents and bids will be made and received in accordance with these documents. Koenig and Randy Schafer — had voted through. They’d want the controller to to accept his resignation, Koenig said. do something and there always seemed Bidding Documents are on file, and may be examined at the following locations after Monday, February 3, 2020, 12:00 p.m. local time: And a report that Dolehanty produced to be issues with him following through. days before he left might help explain Not necessarily for me; I’d just pick up Ingham County Drain Commissioner, 707 Buhl, Mason, MI 48854, (517) 676-8395 some of the board’s animosity. Koenig the phone and call him again. Tim really Spicer Group, 1595 W Lake Lansing Rd, Ste 200, East Lansing, MI 48933, (517) 325-9977 said concerns stemming from an alleged was a great guy.” Bidders wishing to download the Plans and Specifications at a cost of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) breach of privacy played a role in his As part of a settlement agreement, may do so by going to the Bidding section of the Spicer Group, Inc. website at www.spicergroup. com. You may view the digital project bidding documents by entering Quest Project Number departure. Dolehanty will continue to receive six 6685202 on the website’s project search page. Please contact Quest CDN Customer Support “That’s always going to be an issue,” months of salary and benefits — valued at (952) 233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, Koenig said. “Employee confidentiality at about $76,000 — while he search- downloading, and working with the digital project information. For bidders wishing to purchase the plans and specifications, a fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) will be required for each is particularly important.” es for another job. He’ll also be paid set of proposed plans and specifications and will not be refunded. A mailing fee of Twenty- The board’s County Services out on any unused vacation time and Five Dollars ($25.00) to cover handling and postage will be charged to anyone wishing to receive the plans and specifications via United Parcel Service. Committee met on Jan. 21 — three days will receive a contractually mandated before Dolehanty resigned — to contin- “favorable reference” that identifies his A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held on Monday, February 10, 2020, at 10:00 ue its ongoing investigation into barri- strengths as a top administrator. a.m. at the offices of Spicer Group, Inc., located at 1595 West Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, Michigan 48823. Representatives of the Ingham County Drain ers to prescription insurance benefits “When employers hear about a neu- Commissioner and Engineer will be present at the pre-bid conference to discuss the Drain for certain county employees, includ- tral review — which has become com- Contract. Prospective Bidders are required to attend and participate in the pre-bid conference. All prospective Bidders must sign in by name of attendee, business represented, and email ing those who had difficulty accessing mon in these sorts of settlement agree- address. All prospective bidders will also be required to submit a certification of compliance name-brand treatment for HIV and ments — they seem to know it’s proba- with Public Act 517 of 2012 prior to bid award. Only bids from Bidders in attendance at the pre- drugs to assist with gender transitions. bly not a good review,” Koenig added. “I bid conference will be opened. All other bids will be considered non-responsive and will be disqualified from bidding on the Drain Contract. The Engineer will transmit to all prospective A report that commissioners had think that’s why that language was put Bidders of record such Addenda as the Engineer considers necessary in response to requested from Dolehanty’s office was in there. I also don’t think it’s disingen- questions. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. designed to investigate the issue and uous for the board to give him that good Bid security in the amount of 5%, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Instruction explore potential solutions — including review.” to Bidders, must be submitted with each Bid. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 the possibility of another health insur- In the meantime, Deputy County days after the actual date of opening thereof. This time period may be extended by mutual agreement of the OWNER and any Bidder or Bidders. ance provider for county employees. Controller Jared Cypher has since But confidential medical records listed been appointed as interim controller Contracts will be entered into with the successful bidder giving adequate security for the in the report immediately triggered the while commissioners form a commit- performance of the work and meeting all conditions represented in the Instructions to Bidders. The Montgomery Drain Chapter 20 Drainage Board reserves the right to reject any and all board’s fury. tee to find a more permanent replace- bids, award the Contract to any bidder even if not the lowest cost, and to adjourn the letting to Dolehanty, with assistance from ment. A national firm, Trillium Staffing such time and place as it shall publicly announce. Human Resources Director Sue Solutions, has also been hired to help Bidders shall comply with the Ingham County policies regarding the payment of Prevailing Graham, ultimately released to the conduct the nationwide search at a rate Wages, and Equal Opportunity/Nondiscrimination, as set forth in Ingham County Board board — and by extension, the public of $25,000. of Commissioners Resolutions #02-263 and #02-283, respectively. The work must be substantially complete by September 15, 2020. — a report that included the full name Visit lansingcitypulse.com for previ- CP#20-028 of a county employee, the specific med- ous and continued coverage as the search ications he sought to have filled and for a new county controller continues. transcripts of calls between him and the — KYLE KAMINSKI City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9 LETTERS to the editor Revictimization Calling out Trump’s health-care lies I enjoy & have respected City Pulse up until now. On top of Trump’s refusal to The cover story about convicted murderers (Jan. 29, 2019) made me stop in By ANGELA WILSON my tracks. I immediately recognized one of them as he brutally slayed a dear President Trump continues to lower drug prices, his administra- friend of mine in his own home. It was a slap in the face and brought up such a bolster his self-proclaimed ac- tion and its Republican allies con- tragic memory that I just had to recall 3 years ago, almost to the day. complishments on a tinue to undermine the Affordable Placing these photos on the FRONT page only re-victimizes families that are OPINION wide range of topics, Care Act. After trying, and failing, trying to move on. Did you reach out to them first to warn them? Maybe you including health care. to repeal the ACA through legisla- should reach out now & ask that you can place the Victims’ pictures on your next tion numerous times, Republicans FRONT page! Unfortunately, he has yet to pro- All I know is that was the worst decision in City Pulses’ history. pose any policies to lower health are now focused on an ongoing Suzy Hall care costs and expand coverage for federal lawsuit to overturn the East Lansing Michiganders. Instead, he repeats landmark health care law. If the his lies lawsuit is successful, 20 million Facebook is not our friend and false Americans could lose their health It appears that after Mark Zuckerberg’s and Trump-supporting Facebook board member Peter Thiel’s secret dinner meeting with President Trump at the White promises insurance, and 135 million Ameri- House, Facebook is accepting $10 million dollars to run misleading political ads on health cans with pre-existing conditions, to support the corruption and abuse our President committed against Ukraine. care, as he including 4.1 million Michigan- So Mr. Zuckerberg is selling his soul and our democracy for a bag of gold has been ders, could lose access to care. coins. doing since Incredibly, Trump still has the We need to send a message to Facebook to stop accepting political ads as Twitter has done. audacity to claim he “saved” pro- the incep- I encourage all American Patriots and defenders of our Constitution to cancel tion of his tections for those with pre-existing your Facebook account and boycott Facebook supporters. presidential conditions, despite boasting about Facebook is no more than a platform for scams, hacking, bullying, election campaign. how his lawsuit would “terminate” meddling and other nefarious activities. President Wilson the ACA and its consumer protec- No one needed Facebook before it showed up and we certainly don’t need it Trump tions. now. Our Democracy as we know it is at stake. Michael Fifelski These blatant lies and vicious and his team are already in deep Holt trouble when it comes to health- attacks on Americans with pre-ex- care this year. In January, Trump isting conditions prove exactly CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING lashed out at his own secretary of how much the president cares NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE the Health and Human Services about providing healthcare to ELECTION TO BE HELD ON Department because of polling those in need. But that’s not all: TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 showing that the administration’s though Trump has promised that TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING, COUNTY health care policies are wildly un- he and Republicans will “stand OF INGHAM, STATE OF MICHIGAN: popular among voters. He seems for protecting Social Security and PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of the Charter Township of Lansing who to be frustrated and desperate and Medicare and Medicaid,” he as is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Township Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. will say, but not do, what Mich- recently as this month, signaled he Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the Township Clerk. Voters iganders want when it comes to will slash benefits for Medicare, who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com. fixing health care. Medicaid and Social Security in The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the Township Clerk is During Trump’s presidency, 2020 if re-elected. Monday, February 24, 2020. there has been a huge spike in Trump promised that his health After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of drug prices. His response? Give care plan would cover everyone residency (MCL 168.492) at the Lansing Township Clerk’s office, located at 3209 W. Michigan drug companies billions of dollars and claimed he is “far better” on Ave., Lansing, MI 48917 at the following times: • Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in tax breaks and oppose giving health care than Democrats. But • Saturday, March 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Medicare the authority to negoti- under his administration, attacks • Election Day, Tuesday, March 10, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ate lower drug prices — the most on Obamacare have left 7 million PLEASE TAKE NOTICE this election is for the purpose of nominating candidates for the effective solution to this problem. Americans uninsured. Despite his office of President of the United States from the Democratic and Republican parties. Though Trump has stated that many promises to release a “phe- PLEASE ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Ingham County and Ingham Intermediate School District “drug prices are coming down, for nomenal” health care plan, he has will be voting on the following millage proposals as presented and listed below. the first time in 51 years because yet to produce one. Instead of us- INGHAM COUNTY PROPOSALS of my administration,” the truth is ing the State of the Union address • Ingham County Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park Operational Millage Question that drug companies have con- to introduce a plan for Ameri- • Countywide System of Trails and Parks Millage Renewal Question • Ingham County Health Services Millage tinued to consistently raise their can health care, the president INGHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSAL prices and reap massive profits continued to try to undermine • Intermediate School District Special Education Millage Proposal (Restoration of Headlee Reduction) throughout his presidential term. Obamacare. I hope Michiganders TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PROPOSAL In response, Democrats have can see past his false promises and • Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) Millage Renewal Proposition – City of drafted ambitious bills to try and the fake news. Lansing, City of East Lansing, Meridian Township, Lansing Township, and Delhi Township lower drug costs. The president (Angela Wilson is and Okemos Full text of the ballot proposals may be obtained at the Lansing Township Clerk’s office, 3209 first praised, then opposed, the resident who relies on prescription W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48917, telephone: (517) 485-4063. A sample ballot may be viewed at mi.gov/vote. bills, leaving them stuck with no drugs to manage a serious chronic GOP support. illness.) Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Clerk’s office.

Susan L. Aten, Clerk Charter Township of Lansing CP#20-023 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020 Seven local funding proposals on March primary ballot Thousands of Ingham County vot- 2014. If the renewal passes, the 3.007 of recreational trails and adjacent ments surrounding the city of Mason ers will decide the fate of seven local mill levy would again be extended — parks — including along Lansing’s have also been supported through the ballot proposals at next month’s pres- this time through 2025 — and will River Trail — and find new ways to millage funding since the measure idential primary election — includ- generate about $19 million in 2021. connect and extend existing trailways first passed in 2014. ing whether more taxpayer funds are Officials said the millage funding throughout Greater Lansing and Last February, the Board of needed to help support school dis - essentially serves as the backbone beyond. Commissioners passed a resolution tricts, public transportation options, for public transportation throughout If approved and levied in its entire- to fast-track remaining trail projects local road repairs, parks and trails Greater Lansing, supporting the fuel, ty, the 0.5-mill renewal would be and to double the amount of money maintenance and more. parts, electricity, wages and just about extended for another six years and given to local municipalities up front Everything (as always) could use anything else required to keep rider raise an estimated $3.84 million to pay for them. “It was time to give some extra cash, officials said. But fares affordable and to ensure buses within the first year. And officials residents something to show for their how do voters decide what deserves stay rolling smoothly and efficiently said its passage is vital for recreation- money,” Morgan said previously. “I their vote? The following prima- down hundreds of local streets. al opportunities. couldn’t support putting it back on ry election guide (in two parts, this A failed millage would almost cer- “We have a lot of trails that are slat- the ballot again if we’re not using the week and next) is designed to inform tainly equate to a reduction in local ed to be finished this year,” Ingham funding that people so graciously pro- readers on those issues, but as always, routes, but it’s a bridge that CATA County Parks Commissioner Matthew vided.” City Pulse encourages local voters to won’t likely have to cross anytime Bennett said previously to City Pulse. Ingham ISD Special Education do their own research and view pro- soon. Voters — especially those who “It’s going to be a lot more apparent Millage Restoration posals in their entirety before the reside in the denser and more urban- that the trails are getting done.” Officials at the Ingham Intermediate election. ized areas of Greater Lansing — have The funding helped repave long School District are requesting addi- Polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on a lengthy history of support for pro- swaths of the aging Lansing River tional taxpayer funding to help bolster March 10. No-reason absentee ballots posals to help bolster public transpor- Trail last fall, including a new $1.8 its special education programming have already been made available. tation. million bridge over a flood-prone sec- for local students, and as a result, free CATA Millage Renewal Ingham County Trails tion of the Red Cedar River and the up some more cash to spread across The Capital Area Transportation and Parks Millage Renewal oldest parts of the trail both down- local public schools across Ingham Authority is asking voters through- The Ingham County Board of town and in the forested area between County, according to Ingham ISD out Lansing, East Lansing, Meridian, Commissioners wants to renew a the Potter Park Zoo and Kalamazoo Superintendent Jason Mellema. Delhi and Lansing townships to renew millage to help fund the creation and Street. Additionally, eroded river “We truly believe in the success and the same millage they approved in maintenance of a countywide system banks have been shored up with a achievement of all of our learners,” seawall near Moores River Park. Four Mellema added. “This funding res- bridges on East Lansing’s Northern toration would allow us to continue NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS EAST LANSING PLANNING COMMISSION Tier Trail have also been replaced. The to be future-focused and ensure that trail itself has since been repaved too. Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing See Proposals, Page 11 Planning Commission on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., in the 54-B District Outside of Lansing, trails improve- Court, Courtroom 2, 101 Linden Street, East Lansing.

1. A public hearing will be held to consider a site plan application from 3400 West NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Road, LLC for the property at 3401 Coolidge Road to allow construction of an office EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL building approximately 23,900 square feet in size to house the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy district offices. The subject property is zoned Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing City OIP, Office Industrial Park District. Council on February 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., in the 54-B District Court, Courtroom 2, 101 Linden Street, East Lansing: 2. A public hearing will be held to consider a lot split application from 3400 West Road, LLC for the properties at 3400 West Road and 3401 Coolidge Road to split each lot 1. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1462, an ordinance to amend into two separate lots. The subject properties are zoned OIP, Office Industrial Park Sections 50-790, 50-791, 50-792, 50-793 and 50-794 of Division 6 – East Village District. District – of Article VII – Other Districts – of Chapter 50 – Zoning – of the Code of the City of East Lansing to make changes to certain provisions of the East Village District. 3. A public hearing will be held to consider an application for a special use permit from Gateway of East Lansing, LLC for the property at 300 West Grand River Avenue to 2. A public hearing will be held to consider a Site Plan and Special Use Permit application convert first floor retail space to a fitness center for residents and non-residents of 300 from Core Campus Manager, LLC for the properties at 131, 135, 207, 217, and 227 West Grand River Avenue. The subject property is zoned B-2, Retail Sales Business Bogue to demolish all of the existing buildings on the site and construct a 14-story, 720- District. unit multi-family development in two separate buildings, each at 152 feet tall, including amenities for the residents and structured parking for 400 vehicles. The development 4. A public hearing will be held to consider an application to modify a special use permit proposes a mix of apartment types ranging from efficiencies to four-bed units, including from Gateway of East Lansing, LLC for the property at 300 West Grand River Avenue row houses. The subject property is located in the East Village zoning district. to convert retail space on the first floor to six dwelling units. The property is zoned B-2, Retail Sales Business District. 3. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1478, an ordinance to amend the Zoning Use District Map of Chapter 50 – Zoning – of the Code of the City of East Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, East Lansing Lansing to rezone the property at 3118 West Road from RA, Residential Agricultural City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All interested persons District, to B-5, Community Retail Sales Business District. will be given an opportunity to be heard. These matters will be on the agenda for the next Planning Commission meeting after the public hearing is held, at which time the Commission 4. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1479, an ordinance to amend may vote on them. The Planning Commission's recommendations are then placed on the the Zoning Use District Map of Chapter 50 – Zoning – of the Code of the City of East agenda of the next City Council meeting. The City Council will make the final decision on Lansing to rezone the property at 341-345 Evergreen Avenue from Conditional B-3, City these applications. Center Business, to Conditional B-3, City Center Business, to allow for revisions to the associated site plan and special use permit. The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, calendar days prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services upon notice to the City of East Lansing, prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities should write or call the Planning Department, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. requiring reasonable accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Phone: (517) 319-6930. TDD Number: 1-800-649-3777. Office, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777.

Jennifer Shuster Jennifer Shuster City Clerk #20-030 City Clerk #20-031 City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11

Bloomquist noted that Williamstown Township voters turned Proposals CITY OF EAST LANSING down a 1.5 mill levy to invest in local NOTICE OF ADOPTION roads back in 2014 but, in the mean- ORDINANCE NO.1481 from page 10 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 4-4 OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF time, the township has gone from 1.5 THE CITY OF EAST LANSING TO DISALLOW ELECTRONIC LEASHES. miles of failed roads to 8.5 miles. The THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS: declining condition of streets within all learners have these opportuni- Section 4-4 of Chapter 4 of the Code of the City of East Lansing is hereby amended to read ties through additional equipment, the township will only become worse as follows: support, resources and supplies that without an immediate cash infusion, Sec. 4-4. Keeping domestic animals and fowl; feeding stray cats; leashes for dogs. teachers in every local district can she said. (a) Except for service animals as defined and regulated under the Americans with use.” “This is a difficult issue for neighbors Disabilities Act, and except as provided in this section, no person shall keep or house any Michigan’s Headlee Amendment to agree on and does have an impact animal, bird, or reptile within the city except dogs, cats, canaries, or other animals which are commonly kept and housed inside dwellings as household pets, and in all cases with regard — passed in 1978 — caps property on property values,” Bloomquist said. to dogs or cats no person or persons shall keep or house more than four dogs or four cats taxes at the rate of inflation. When Data shows out of the 47.3 miles of or a combination making a total of four of both within any dwelling within the city. No dog shall be kept, restrained, confined, or housed in the front yard unless attended by a person the taxable values of those properties local township roads, only about 14% who is present in the front yard of any single-family or two-family residence. Horses may be rise faster than inflation, the actu- would be classified by the state as kept for private use in those areas of the city zoned agricultural. No person, except for law al tax levy is rolled back. As a result, “good” or “fair.” Many roads — includ- enforcement officers acting in the course of their official duties or as otherwise authorized pursuant to a parade permit, may ride or lead a horse on public property. schools, like those served through ing those within local subdivisions — (b) No person shall place outdoors, or in any other place readily accessible by stray Ingham’s ISD, are forced to collect haven’t seen any maintenance at all cats, more than one-half pound per day of cat food or food intended for consumption by cats. less revenue than initially approved in almost 20 years. Officials warned (c) No person shall have at any time outdoors on their property or property leased by local voters. that costs will only increase as streets by them, or in any other place readily accessible by stray cats, more than one-half pound of Mellema said this millage request, continue to deteriorate without fixes. cat food or food intended for consumption by cats. if approved, would restore the 0.2438 If the measure passes, Bloomquist (d) No person owning or in control of any dog shall allow the dog to enter upon any public sidewalk, street, or any other public property unless the dog is being held by a mills for special education to the said the township will work with con- responsible person with a physical leash that does not exceed eight feet in length. original amount of 4.75 for a period sultants to choose which roads would (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, persons may keep chickens if of 20 years. And the total millage be bid out for improvement during done so in conformity with all of the following: would capture about $2.3 million in any given year. County officials would (1) Any person who keeps chickens in the city shall obtain a permit from the city its first year to put toward equipment also help review the recommenda - prior to acquiring the chickens. Application shall be made to the city clerk with a fee as determined by council resolution. and upgraded facilities for more than tions. (2) Permits expire and become invalid five years after the date of issuance. A 6,000 special education students in City of East Lansing Property Sale person who wishes to continue keeping chickens shall obtain a new permit on or before the the county. Under charter, the East Lansing expiration date of the previous permit. Application for a new permit shall be pursuant to the “This funding restoration will also City Council needs explicit permis- procedures and requirements that are applicable at the time the person applies for a new permit. allow us to invest in some capital proj- sion from local voters to sell off city- (3) Notwithstanding the issuance of a permit by the city, private restrictions on ects to ensure all of our students are owned property. This proposal allows the use of property shall remain enforceable and take precedence over a permit. Private adequately supported,” Mellema said. the city to offload a 13,250-square- restrictions include but are not limited to deed restrictions, condominium master deed “These dollars make a difference." foot parking lot at the northwest cor- restrictions, neighborhood association by-laws, and covenant deeds. A permit issued to a person whose property is subject to private restrictions that prohibit the keeping of chickens Every registered voter who lives ner of Albert Avenue and Abbot Road, is void. The interpretation and enforcement of the private restriction is the sole responsibility in the school districts of Dansville, possibly to Michigan State University of the private parties involved. East Lansing, Haslett, Holt, Federal Credit Union for $810,000. (4) A person who keeps or houses chickens on his or her property shall comply with “This is an opportunity for both us all of the following requirements: Lansing, Leslie, Mason, Okemos, a. Have been issued the permit required under subsection (1) of this section. Stockbridge, Waverly, Webberville and for East Lansing to have anoth- b, Keep no more than four chickens. and Williamston, whether a property er business downtown,” said April c. The principal use of the person's property is for a single-family dwelling. owner or not, is eligible to vote on the Klobes, MSUFCU’s president and issue. If it passes, Mellema estimates CEO. “This would allow us to extend d. No person shall keep any rooster. each household would pay an extra our credit union operations and e. No person shall slaughter any chickens. $1.27 per month. would also bring some additional tax f. The chickens shall be provided with a covered enclosure and must be kept in the covered enclosure or an adjoining fenced enclosure at all times. Fenced and covered Williamstown Township revenue — as well as many new mar- enclosures are subject to all provisions of chapter 50 (zoning). Road Improvements Bond Proposal ket-rate jobs — back into the commu- g. A person shall not keep chickens in any location on the property other than in Williamstown Township is look - nity.” the backyard as defined by the zoning code. ing to borrow $7.5 million and issue Plans call for MSFCU to dig up h. No covered enclosure or fenced enclosure shall be located closer than 10 feet a series of general obligation bonds Parking Lot #4 and construct in to any property line of an adjacent property. designed to improve, replace and its place a 5-8 story commercial i. All enclosures for the keeping of chickens shall be so constructed or repaired as to prevent rats, mice, or other rodents from being harbored underneath, within, or within the reconstruct public roadways within office building up to 112 feet tall walls of the enclosure. A covered enclosure or fenced enclosure shall not be located closer its boundaries. If approved, the esti- that includes a credit union office than 40 feet to any residential structure on an adjacent property. mated millage to be levied in 2020 branch, an intern center, additional j. All feed and other items associated with the keeping of chickens that are likely to would be 2.97 mills and it would help office space and a community room attract or to become infested with or infected by rats, mice, or other rodents shall be protected clear potholes from miles of local that could eventually be used to host so as to prevent rats, mice, or other rodents from gaining access to or coming into contact with pavement. MSUFCU, MSU and other non-profit them. events. (5) If the above requirements are not complied with, the city may revoke any permit “Unfortunately, it appears state granted under this section and/or initiate prosecution for a civil infraction violation. Each day funding is not going to have an impact “We plan to have a call center there a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. on our local roads,” said Township and host some other operations too,” (6) A person who has been issued a permit shall submit it for examination upon Supervisor Wanda Bloomquist. “It Klobes added. “We invest in the com- demand by any police officer or code enforcement officer. became obvious that we cannot keep munity. We support local events and (7) This section shall not regulate the keeping of chickens in those areas zoned programs. In addition to that, we take residential agricultural district, RA, or agricultural-A, where the raising of poultry is a permitted up on needed improvements. This is principal use when conducted in compliance with the Michigan Right to Farm Act and the an investment into a major asset of great care of our facilities.” Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices promulgated thereunder. our community and residents need to — KYLE KAMINSKI Jennifer Shuster decide if it’s worth the investment.” City Clerk CP#20-022 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020

looking for someone who believes it’s Only 29.0% agreed with the phase, important to get both base voters and “I am almost certain to vote for Donald Slotkin wants nominee who swing voters. Trump no matter whom the Democrats “That’s, to me, the primary lesson of nominate for president.” attracts base, swing voters 2018 in Michigan, and it’s the primary A different survey using a different U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, keep her choice to herself when she lesson from decades and decades of universe of Michigan likely voters hasn’t made up her on mind on who does. watching Michigan politics,” she said. found a tighter race and with most her Democratic presidential nominee What the 8th Congressional District “Presidents win when they get the base Democratic candidates all winning out- pick will be. She said she’ll probably freshman will say, however, is she’s and the swing voters. For me, it has to side of the four-point margin of error. be someone who appeals to both.” EPIC-MRA had Michael Bloomberg Coming from someone who did the beating Trump by 7 percentage points, CITY OF LANSING THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE exact same thing in winning a Biden by 6 points and Sanders by 5. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF congressional POLITICS Warren defeated Trump by 3 points LANSING ENTERTAINMENT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY district that was within the Detroit Free Press poll. The City of Lansing adopts this Third Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the solidly in the Re- Warren backers making case Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority pursuant to the provisions of Act 31, publican column Still, Elizabeth Warren supporters Public Acts of Michigan, 1948 (First Extra Session) as amended. for years, Slotkin’s are making the case that their candi- 1. Article V, Section 1 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Authority is hereby amended comments make date “is the most electable Democrat to read in its entirety as follows: sense. Trump won here in the heartland.” ARTICLE V Section 1. The Authority shall be directed and governed by a Board of Commissioners in her Ingham/Liv- Two Macomb County Democratic known as the “Commission.” The Commission shall contain nine (9) voting ingston/northern Party powerbrokers — former U.S. Rep. Commissioners and three (3) non-voting Ex Officio Commissioners. The Mayor and the members of the City Council shall not be eligible for membership or appointment to Oakland county Sander Levin and Macomb County the Commission. district by seven Democratic Party Chair Ed Bruley — points in 2016, making her one of 31 were on the opposite ends of arguments One (1) voting Commissioner shall be designated by the governing board of the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau (“CVB”), or any successor to the Democrats nationwide in 2018 to win over the year, but they have a common CVB as recognized by the Mayor of the City of Lansing (“Mayor”) in the Mayor’s sole their seats in districts Trump won. presidential favorite in Warren. discretion. Should the CVB cease to exist as an organized entity, and no successor entity is recognized by the Mayor, then, in any such event, the Mayor shall appoint a Slotkin said she believes the coun- Levin’s son, new U.S. Rep. Andy voting Commissioner, with the advice and consent of the Lansing City Council, to fill the try needs to elect a new president in Levin, D-Bloomfield Twp., former U.S. vacancy on the Commission. 2020 and that has to be the primary Rep. David Bonior, state Sen. Mallory Except for the CVB designated Commissioner as provided immediately above, voting “mission” for Democrats going into the McMorrow and state Sen. Stephanie Commissioners of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice election year. Change, D-Detroit are among those and consent of the Lansing City Council. Each Commissioner shall serve for a term “That has to be the focus,” she said. onboard Team Warren. of three (3) years beginning on July 1 and expiring June 30 of the last year of such term. The terms of the Commissioners shall be staggered so that the terms of three (3) “Not these back-and-forth battles “The groundswell of grassroots Commissioners will expire in a given year. Any Commissioner in office when this Third among Democrats. No one likes the vit- organizing for Elizabeth Warren and Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is adopted shall be considered appointed and qualified to continue to serve until the Commissioner’s current term, as contained in riol between the candidates. I just don’t elected officials endorsing her at every the records in the office of the Lansing City Clerk, expires. The reservation that one (1) believe that’s how leaders should act. level of government shows me that her Commissioner be a vendor of the Lansing City Market is extinguished. “As I’ve been saying to everybody, we message will drive the voter turnout we A Commissioner whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until need someone who unites people, not need in 2020 to defeat Trump,” said the Commissioner’s successor has been appointed by the Mayor with the advice and divides people.” Andy Levin. consent of the City Council. Dems do well in Michigan Former Michigan Democratic Party Subsequent Commissioners shall be appointed in the same manner as original Who is that person? Based on the Chairman Mark Brewer is among the appointment at the expiration of each Commissioner’s term of office. recent polling of the Democratic field, more than 3,000 progressive elected The Finance Director of the City, the Internal Auditor of the City and the Director of Economic Development and Planning of the City shall serve as non-voting Ex Officio Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg do leaders and movement leaders, who are Commissioners. The terms of the Ex Officio Commissioner shall continue as long as marginally better against Trump than speaking out in coordination with the such Commissioner holds office as Finance Director, Internal Auditor, or Director of Economic Development and Planning of the City and shall expire upon expiration of Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders. Warren-aligned Progressive Change the non-voting Ex Officio Commissioner’s service as a public official. In the event of a But, honestly, in Michigan it might not Campaign Committee. vacancy in one of said offices, the person fulfilling the duties of said office on an interim matter. Bloomberg’s air war basis shall serve on the Commission. A survey conducted by Oakland Uni- The Michigan Campaign Finance 2. The City Clerk of the City shall cause a copy of this Third Amendment to the versity and two other Midwest colleges Network reported that Bloomberg has Articles of Incorporation or a summary thereof to be published once in the Lansing found that based on responses from aired 13 different ads more than 7,600 State Journal or the Lansing City Pulse, being a newspaper circulated within the City as provided in Act 31, such publication to be accompanied by a notice that valid amendment 1,023 Michiganders, a generic Dem- times in the state. So far in 2020, ads of the Articles of Incorporation of the Authority shall be conclusively presumed unless ocratic presidential candidate beats from the former New York City mayor questioned in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided in Act 31. Trump in Michigan 46.8% to 33.9%, a are 79% of all political advertisements 3. The City Clerk shall cause a copy of the Third Amendment to the Articles of nearly 13-percentage point gap. on Michigan television. Incorporation of the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority to be published The margin in Michigan was wider By comparison, at this time in the once in the Lansing State Journal or the Lansing City Pulse, being a newspapers circulated within the City as provided by Act 31, such publication to be accompanied by a than a 12-point gap in Wisconsin, a 2016 primary, Bernie Sanders had notice the valid amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Lansing Entertainment 10-point gap in Pennsylvania and a 676 ads and more than $320,000 in and Public Facilities Authority shall be conclusively presumed unless questioned in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided in Act 31. 5-point gap in Ohio, the three other Michigan by late February. Bloomberg states the trio of OU, Baldwin Wallace is spending an average of $741,000 a 4. This Third Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation shall become effective University and Ohio Northern Univer- week in 2020. He’s on pace to outspend and be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6 of Act 31 ten (10) days after their adoption by City Council. sity tested. all his fellow Democratic presidential The Jan. 8-20 survey also found that candidates combined in television ads. IN WITNESS THEREOF, the City of Lansing, Michigan has adopted and authorized to be executed this Third Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation on behalf of the City, a 49.1% of Michigan voters agreed with (Kyle Melinn of the Capitol news ser- Municipal Corporation of the State of Michigan, by its Mayor and City Clerk. the statement, “I am almost certain to vice MIRS is at [email protected].) vote against Donald Trump no matter Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk, MMC/CMMC www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk whom the Democrats nominate for www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope CP#20-027 president. City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

the National Popular Vote Interstate Buttigieg are on board, and Sanders Hunting for a president Compact and statehood for Puerto and Amy Klobuchar are open to it; Rico and Washington, D.C. Biden, who is laboring under the delu- Early voting starts next week. What should There’s a lot more on the next pres- sion that he can turn the GOP sane, is ident’s agenda, of course: Trump’s a no. Even then, the next president will we look for in a candidate? racist and environmentally calamitous need the likes of Joe Manchin to get After 15 interminable months, God Bernie’s voters while playing footsie executive orders need to be shred- legislation through the Senate. That knows how many debates, thousands with the party establishment—a strat- ded. Alliances need to be rebuilt. will constrain the realm of the possible. of campaign ads, a million polls, a bil- egy that’s pleased editorial boards but Democratic guardrails need to be rees- Ultimately, big structural reforms lion VERY URGENT hasn’t seemed to pay off otherwise.

INFORMED DISSENT tablished. And yes, we urgently need to will require big reforms to our institu- fundraising emails, As 2016 taught us, winning more address climate change and universal tional structures. frontrunners collaps- votes isn’t enough. You have to win health care and socioeconomic inequal- First things first, though: We have to ing (sorry, Kamala), the right votes in the right places. ity and criminal justice reform. excise the cancer. nobodies becoming This year, that will mean Michigan, To do any of that, the Senate needs (Jeffrey Billman is the editor of INDY somebodies (heya, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North to kill the filibuster. Warren and Pete Week, in Durham, North Carolina.) Pete), flashes in the JEFFREY C. BILLMAN Carolina, Arizona, and Florida. pan burning out Which brings us to the second thing: CITY OF EAST LANSING NOTICE OF REGISTRATION (Beto!), should- Someone who can win the Senate. FOR THE MARCH 10, 2020 ELECTION have-beens never being (we’ll also When this era’s history is written, have that housing plan, Julian Castro), there will be no greater villain than To the qualified electors of the City of East Lansing: and billionaires making TV stations Mitch McConnell. And as long as he’s Please take notice that the City of East Lansing will hold a Presidential Primary Election on rich—after all of that, voting in the running the Senate, any Democratic March 10, 2020. Democratic primaries finally (finally!) president will be hamstrung—not just For the purposes of nominating candidates for the following office: begins this week. on ambitious things like Medicare I have no idea what’s going to hap- for All and the Green New Deal, but PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES pen over the coming weeks or months. on judicial nominations and budgets, Also, to vote on the following proposals: But early voting is under way, so after too. Assuming Doug Jones loses in INGHAM COUNTY POTTER PARK ZOO AND POTTER PARK OPERATIONAL MILLAGE months of procrastination and vacilla- Alabama, Democrats will need four QUESTION – Precincts 1-16 tion, I’ve got a decision to make. pickups to win control. Maine and Ideologically—according to those Colorado look doable, but Senate vic- INGHAM COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM OF TRAILS AND PARKS MILLAGE RENEWAL QUESTION – Precincts 1-16 myriad online quizzes—I most align tories in North Carolina, Arizona, and with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Georgia will require a strong top-of- INGHAM COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES MILLAGE QUESTION – Precincts 1-16 Warren. But ideology isn’t my primary ticket showing. These are redder states CLINTON COUNTY MILLAGE PROPOSITION COUNTY-WIDE E-911 EMERGENCY motivator. My decision is more rudi- where Dems have traditionally run as DISPATCH QUESTION – Precinct 17 mentary, framed by one key principle: pragmatic moderates. CITY OF EAST LANSING BALLOT QUESTION – Precincts 1-17 Donald Trump and the authoritarian Then again,in my state of North movement that brought him to pow- Carolina, millennials and Gen Zs com- INGHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION MILLAGE PROPOSAL (RESTORATION OF THE HEADLEE REDUCTION) QUESTION – Precincts er is a malignancy that has infected prise 36 percent of registered voters, 1-16 the Republican Party; the longer he up from 30 percent in 2016 and 32 remains in power, the more likely it is percent two years ago. In 2018, when CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (CATA) MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION QUESTION – Precincts 1-17 to corrupt the entire body politic. the state’s Democrats narrowly outvot- Which brings us to the most import- ed Republicans, about a third of them Full text of the ballot proposals may be obtained at the East Lansing City Clerk’s Office, ant thing I’m looking for in a candi- showed up, while two-thirds of baby 410 Abbot Road, Room 100, East Lansing, MI 48823. Sample ballots can also be found at www.mi.gov/vote. date: Someone who can win. boomers did. If a candidate can double Right now, polling generally shows their turnout, you can throw out the Any qualified elector who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the East Lansing City Clerk; the office of their County Clerk; a Secretary of State Branch Office, or Joe Biden outperforming the rest in old playbook. other designated state agency. 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Besides, Biden hasn’t percent of the country—mostly white, to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the following location and times: raised a lot of money or generated rural, and conservative—will have a much enthusiasm. He does, however, supermajority in the Senate. They’ll East Lansing City Clerk – City Hall Regular Business Hours: Mon-Fri from 8 am-5 pm 410 Abbot Road, Room 100 Additional Hours: February 25 and 27 from 5 pm-8 pm appeal to the Trump-wary suburban- also have an outsize say in the Electoral East Lansing, MI 48823 March 3 and 5 from 5 pm-8 pm ites who won Democrats the House in College, which means they’ll have an March 7 and 8 from 8 am-4 pm 2018. (So does Mike Bloomberg.) But outsize say in judicial nominations, ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS: he’ll have problems marshaling the too. Ours will be a government by a Any registered voter may request an Absent Voter Ballot. No reason required. base. minority dictated by geography. 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TRUEby SAM SHEPARDWEST directed by John Lennox Lansing Community College is an equal opportunity, educational institution/employer. Blood, feces, urine and hope Potter Park Zoo brings a baby rhino into the world By LAWRENCE COSENTINO

This spring, Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo will trot out the biggest tiny attrac- tion in its history — Jaali, the Eastern black rhino, born Dec. 24 to a chorus of “awwws” heard around the globe. It’s an international triumph for a small-town zoo and a perfectly timed cause for celebration. The one-in-a- million Christmas gift came just in time for its 100th anniversary year. A peppy baby rhino, barreling at you like a tiny tank with floppy ears, is more than a cuteness overdose. Seven- week-old Jaali is a precious bundle of rhino genes, a fragile lifeline from the near-total massacre of his species in the 20th and 21st centuries to a better fu- ture. Jaali’s rubbery mug is more than an irresistible draw. It’s the face of the 21st century zoo, as it evolves from the ex- ploitative, circus-like big tops of the past to indispensible arks of conserva- tion, research and education. The eastern black rhino is critically endangered, with fewer than 5,500 ani- mals left in the wild and 54 in zoos. Re- lentless poaching and human encroach- ment drove their numbers down by 98 percent from 1960 to 1995, to less than 2,500. With the help of MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, data collected in Lansing from Jaali and her mother, Doppsee, during courtship, mating and pregnancy will help zookeepers and sci- entists around the world plot a course for the black rhino’s long-term survival. There was some messy, outsized biol- ogy to be managed along the way. From refereeing rough rhino sex to taking rectal ultrasounds to poking for blood samples from an animal that can tram- ple and impale you, it has been an ad- venture the zoo staff will never forget. Gift to the world On the night of Dec. 23, 2019, head zookeeper Pat Fountain slept on his liv- ing room couch, so he wouldn’t wake up his wife if he got a call from the rhino barn at the Potter Park Zoo. Security staffers were looking in on Doppsee, then near the end of her 16-month pregnancy, every hour on the hour. The call came at 3:30 a.m Dec. 24, in the wee hours of Christmas Eve. “Something is coming out of her,” a staffer said to Fountain. He rushed to Kaiti Chritz/Potter Park Zoo The name Jaali ("powerful" in Swahili) was chosen by a vote that raised $11,000 for Potter Park Zoo's animal health program. See Rhino, Page 16 16 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020 Rhino from page 15

the barn and called a dozen key zoo staff members, including the zoo veterinarian, Ronan Eustace. They checked to see if Doppsee was all right, tiptoed away and retreated to a heated tent just outside the barn to watch the birth on closed circuit TV. “That way, we could celebrate the first moments of this baby’s life and still give the mom as much space as possible,” Fountain said. It took years of study, patience and hard work to get to this point, but it was too soon to celebrate. Eustace and the zoo staff went over their contingency plans in case Doppsee had a dystocia, or a difficult birth. “Nobody’s done a Caesarian successfully on a rhino,” Eustace said. Anesthetics were on hand in case they had to pull the baby out by force. They talked about doing a rapid assisted delivery, a technique used for horses. “But their skin is so thick and their guts weigh so much, that if we had to make an incision there was a real risk it wouldn’t heal,” Eustace said. Supplies were ready to hand-rear the baby in case Doppsee, a first-time mom, turned out to be an indif- ferent or hostile parent. Rhino labor usually lasts one to three hours. After Kaiti Chritz/Potter Park Zoo only half an hour of labor, Doppsee gave birth at 5:45 Zookeeper Ashleigh Winkelmann shares a moment with Jaali in mid-January, when he was about 2 weeks old. a.m. Dec. 24. The baby’s birth weight was estimated at a normal 75 pounds. In about 90 minutes, the baby But with her, we clicked as soon as she got here.” every worked with that they can get urine samples on was taking his first steps and began nursing soon af- Doppsee’s mild disposition gave Potter Park zoo- command.” ter. To Eustace’s relief, none of the contingency plans keepers and national researchers a unique chance to Stoops has worked with rhinos for 15 years. Her had to be carried out. track the cycle of rhino mating, pregnancy and birth. work includes artificial insemination techniques and At about 8 a.m., the same time the keepers normally The more time the keepers spent with Doppsee, the sperm freezing for rhinos that can’t breed naturally. show up in the barn, the lights were slowly turned on more she let them train her. Her research team has helped eight rhinos get preg- and the zoo’s daily routine resumed. Often, when Fountain brought Doppsee her break- nant, including an expecting mother in Denver who is Within a half hour, Doppsee was gobbling up sweet fast in the morning, she didn’t eat it right away. due to give birth in March. potatoes and welcoming the staff into the barn, as “She’d just stand there and lean into the bars and Stoops can track a female’s estrus cycles by testing usual, with the baby wobbling unsteadily around her wait for you to put your arm over her head and give urine samples, a less invasive procedure than a blood legs. her a little scratch on the ear,” Fountain said. “Then test. There was no going back to bed for Fountain and she’d go and eat her food, like she needed you to ac- Keepers noticed that Doppsee frequently urinated Eustace, as they fielded calls from The New York knowledge her and say ‘good morning’ before she even on one wall of the barn. They began to wait there for Times, NPR and ABC-TV. wanted to eat.” her and feed her treats whenever she urinated, to rein- “It’s one of the biggest things I could imagine being A rhino is still a rhino. Keepers always have an exit force the behavior. Before long, it became routine. The a part of,” Fountain said. “But for the zoo — how can strategy if they get in the yard with Doppsee. Inside keepers put a cup on a very long stick to catch some of I put this? We’re not the biggest zoo in the world. But the barn, keepers stay on their side of the bars. the urine almost daily. the fact that we can do all of this work with rhinos and “If she gets nervous, she can spin on a dime,” Foun- In another experiment, Stoops deposited some male show the rest of the world — even the biggest zoos out tain said. “She can run 35 miles an hour if she gets rhino dung in the yard to see if it would get a rise out there can see what we do. To be able to share this with upset. They just tend to move slow, so it’s hard to of her. everyone is so huge.” imagine it until it happens. We still do everything as As soon as Doppsee smelled the stuff, she stretched Cup on a stick carefully and as safely as possible.” her head high, bared her upper teeth and sniffed the From the first day Doppsee arrived at Potter Park Monica Stoops, a specialist in rhino reproduction irresistible aroma in a behavior called the “flehmen Zoo in 2011, zookeepers noticed something unusual at Cincinnati’s Lindner Center for Conservation and response.” about her. She seemed to enjoy human company. Wildlife, said she has never seen anything like the rap- “In the wild, dung piles are like Twitter,” Stoops “That’s unusual,” Fountain said. “The black rhino is port between Potter Park zookeepers and Doppsee. said. “It’s how rhinos learn who is doing what. She was a ‘charge first and ask questions later’ kind of rhino. “She’s amazing to watch,” Stoops said. “They cue her. 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keeper at the Cincinnati Zoo’s rhino and Phineus’s first date, in October more of a gentleman. He was a little reserve, to observe the breeding pair. 2017, keepers had fire extinguishers bit more timid,” Fountain said. “They Rhino Pairan has been involved in five black and air horns on hand in case a sudden did do quite a bit of sparring, but for rhino births spanning two generations distraction was needed. Others were the most part, he wasn’t interested in of black rhinos. stationed at the barn doors in case they pursuing her any more than she would from page 16 Rhino management is not the most needed to be opened fast. allow.” lucrative gig. After 29 years of working “It seemed like everybody on their Doppsee and Phineus growled, snort- probably thinking, ‘Oh, it’s an 8-year- with rhinos, Pairan is still hanging on staff was there the first couple times,” ed and sparred. The yard resounded old male.’” to his second job, installing alarm sys- Pairan said. with the smack of horn against horn. Playing hard to get tems. Keepers put some food out for There were several rounds of confron- Confident that Doppsee was ready to “I do this job for the love of the an- Doppsee to distract her while Phineus tation, chasing and wary standoffs. begin dating, zoo staff started looking imals,” he said. “There’s nothing more slowly sauntered onto the scene. Over time, Doppsee gradually for a suitable male. (Jello, the last male rewarding than seeing a little rhino calf Phineus is a tough guy when keep- dropped her hard-to-get attitude. rhino to be housed at Potter Park, was and knowing you’ve been a part of that.” ers or visitors are around, Fountain “She would kind of half-heartedly euthanized in 2015 at about 12 years Pairan said that when it comes to rhi- said, but he behaved differently with spar with him,” Fountain said. “If he hit old after battling a rare seizure illness.) no sex, zookeepers have to be extremely Doppsee. Rhino matchmaking is all about ge- cautions, but they can also be too cau- “The minute he saw her, he was a bit See Rhino, Page 18 netics and kinship. The goal is to keep tious. the gene pool viable despite the very “You kind of just put them together small population. Lisa Smith, coordi- until they figure it out,” Pairan said. If nator of the Species Survival Plan for they start going at it, it can look pret- the black rhino, analyzed kinship pat- ty bad, but this is what they’re built for. terns in available male rhinos and rec- This is what they do in the wild.” ommended Phineus, a 12-year-old male He told the Potter Park staff he has the same age as Doppsee, then living at seen some frightening wounds inflict- the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas. ed in the name of love, but it’s all in the Stoops’ lab collected semen from game. Phineus to verify that he was mature. “We bring them in, clean them up, Rhino courtship can get rough. Eu- put a little salve on them and the next stace, Fountain and the staff worried day they’re back at it,” Pairan said non- about subjecting the Potter Park Zoo’s chalantly. “I wish I could heal up that most charismatic denizen to the un- fast.” tender mercies of a 2,500-pound male. Pairan checked out Potter Park’s rhi- (Doppsee weighs about 2,800 pounds.) no barn and yard, watching for slopes, There was also the chance that ponds or other barriers that may cause Doppsee’s 18-inch-long horn could do problems if a flirtatious chase broke some damage to Phineus, especially if out. “They had some rocks in front of she positioned her head under his belly. the yard that we didn’t want them run- The Potter Park staff enlisted the ex- ning on,” he said. perienced eye of Randal Pairan, head When the time came for the Doppsee

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 366 West Circle Drive, East Lansing MI 48824 @MSULibraries lib.msu.edu 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020 Rhino from page 17 her, she’d run around for a minute and then she’d present herself to him and sometimes almost back up into him, almost like, ‘Hey, this is what we’re sup- posed to be doing.’” She never flinched Two years ago, Doppsee and Phineus were both first time breeders, and so was the Potter Park Zoo, but by now all parties seem to have it down pretty well. The pair first mated in October 2017 and most recently on August 25, 2019. It takes three months after rhino sex to learn whether the female is pregnant. Stoops’ lab tracked Doppsee’s estrus cy- cles via urine test, but Fountain didn’t need lab results. “The staff at Potter Park Zoo is just outstanding at knowing their animals and looking for behavioral cues,” Stoops said. “She’d come over to you, you’d pet her once, and then she’d lie down, like ‘I’m done with life,’ and want you to love tace invited nearly 100 MSU veteri- her,” Fountain said. “She’d want even nary students observe or participate in more attention than normal. It was still her care. One of them took six pokes to subtle, but obvious to the keepers that get a blood sample, but Doppsee never she was in heat.” flinched. Near the end of August 2019, Stoops After two months of watching Eu- confirmed via blood samples that stace do blood draws, Walker did one Doppsee was pregnant. herself. Doppsee’s uncanny equanimity as Rhinos have very sensitive skin, de- Eustace ushered her into the world spite their rugged appearance, but she of ultrasound tests and blood draws seemed to like the attention. during her pregnancy is already a leg- “It’s my favorite moment of my career end in the close-knit rhino research and so far,” Walker said. “She didn’t move. zookeeper community. She’s better at it than I am.” Bridget Walker, a third-year stu- It gets better. In the early stages of dent in MSU’s College of Veterinary pregnancy, before the baby is pushed Medicine, spent much of the summer downward to the pelvis, Eustace had to of 2019 working with Eustace and the perform trans-rectal ultrasounds to get Potter Park Zoo. The zoo and MSU’s vet an image. school, where Eustace serves as an ad- The rectum of a rhino is very long. junct faculty member, have been closely “I’m 6 feet tall and I’m going in as far collaborating for over 40 years. as I can,” Eustace said, holding his arm “We don’t have a huge budget, but be- out. cause we’re so close to the school, we’re Throughout the tests, the door to able to do a lot more than we would the barn chute was open and Doppsee Kaiti Chritz/Potter Park Zoo otherwise,” Eustace said. “It’s a great re- could leave whenever she wanted. She (Above) Not all rhino mothers act maternal, but easy-going Doppsee and feisty lationship.” never did. Jaali seem to have a solid filial bond. If Eustace needs some help reading “I don’t like saying she likes rectal ul- (Below) Last week, zookeepers gave Jaali his first mud bath, a cooling and the EKG of an anteater, he calls on the trasounds,” Fountain said. “That makes skin-protecting ritual rhinos enjoy all their lives. vet school. In exchange, the students me feel dirty. But she enjoys training. get some unique and unforgettable ex- She would literally position her butt some treats and hang out.” with a female at another zoo, as his fa- periences. and back up perfectly for us and just Later, Eustace switched to trans-ab- ther, Phineus was. During Doppsee’s pregnancy, Eus- put it in the perfect spot and just eat dominal ultrasounds, which have their Stoops said it’s necessary to build up own hazards. the captive population before risking “Their epidermis and dermis is very repatriation. thick. I have to push, really, really, re- For the black rhino, things look bleak 809 E. MICHIGAN AVE. LANSING ally hard. It’s physically exhausting,” outside the zoo yard. (517) 485-7271 Eustace said. “There’s still a lot of trust About 98 percent of black rhinos in because if I’ve got my arm in there and the world are in South Africa, Zimba- Mon - Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5 she wants to walk or lean into it, she’ll bwe, Kenya and Namibia. Political un- break my arm.” rest and lack of resources in the area Ultrasounds showed a healthy moth- have long hindered efforts to combat er and baby, and, with time, a heartbeat widespread poaching. According to the began to show up. journal Science, the value of rhino horn DON’T FORGET - When she heard the news of Jaali’s has surpassed that of gold. The demand birth, Stoops was busy at her duties in is driven by widespread beliefs, espe- Omaha, but she was proud as anyone to cially in Asia, that rhino horns work any have taken part in Lansing's big adven- number of miracles, from curing cancer Valentine’s Day ture. “For a researcher, they are a gold to enhancing sex drive. star facility, because of their dedication Those are formidable political and to the species,” she said. cultural challenges that may take gen- The long game erations to solve. That leaves it to AZA is FebruaryORDER EARLY! 14 The Potter Park Zoo staff will put accredited zoos like Potter Park to help off any decisions on Jaali’s future for get black rhinos through their deadly at least a couple of years. Chances are, current bottleneck until conditions im- Jaali will take his turn at being paired See Rhino, Page 19 City Pulse • January 29, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 19 Rhino from page 18 prove. Walker, in tune with modern zoo practice, is training as a scientist as much as an animal doctor. Her main project last summer involved measur- ing thyroid levels in Potter Park’s red pandas. “There’s been a huge shift in zoos from being primarily an entertainment facility to serving much more a purpose as far as conservation and research,” Walker said. “One of the biggest hopes is that a lot of the animals we work with in captivity can one day be reintroduced into an environment where they can live out their lives naturally.” There are already species, like Pan- Kaiti Chritz/Potter Park Zoo amanian golden frogs, that are com- Potter Park zoo veterinarian Ronan Eustace drew blood from a patient Doppsee to test hormone levels during pregnancy. pletely extinct in the wild and only maintained in zoos. rhino? In quieter moments, Randal slaughter. up,” she recalled. “He’s definitely inher- Potter Park Zoo is home to several Pairan and Monica Stoops have talked Last week, Walker met Jaali for the ited some of his mom’s personality. He ongoing conservation projects, includ- about a time, perhaps 100 or 200 years first time. It struck her that rhinos are pricks up his ears and comes right up to ing the critically endangered Puerto Ri- from now, when poaching and political always much bigger than you expect, you for a few scratches. It’s crazy to look can crested toad, the only toad native to turmoil in Africa is a memory and the but rhino babies are much smaller. at such a tiny animal and know that he the island and the first amphibian to get descendants of Jaali and Doppsee and “He was taking a nap and he stood has such a big impact.” a Species Survival Plan. It sounds like Phineus roam where they will, perhaps a cakewalk compared to rhino mating, in vast sanctuaries, perhaps in the wild. but getting these little guys to breed N O T I C E “Jaali is one step in trying to make The Board of Review of the City of Lansing will meet in regular sessions in the 3rd Floor involves providing them with fungal sure that population will still be around Conference Room, City Hall for five days on March 09, 10, 11, 12, & 13 2020 at 9:00 AM baths, hormone injections, round-the- to 12:00 NOON and 1:30PM to 4:30PM. EXCEPT for Wednesday, March 11 from 1:30PM in 100 years,” Stoops said. clock recordings of toad calls and other to 4:30PM and 6:00PM to 9:00PM to review the assessment roll and hear appeals from For now, the gene pool of some 54 taxpayers. Taxpayers are permitted to file his or her protest by letter and his or her personal amenities most Airbnbs don’t have. The rhinos in the United States is like a seed appearance shall not be required. Protest at the Board of Review is necessary to protect zoo has sent thousands of tadpoles to your right to further appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal if your property is residential or bank in a bunker, awaiting one of two Puerto Rico, including a batch of 2,000 agricultural. An appointment is suggested and must be scheduled before 3:00PM, March outcomes — a world of more evolved 12, 2020. If you do not make an appointment, you will have to wait for the next available last August, in hopes of bringing them opening in the schedule. Letter appeals must be received in the Assessor’s Office by 4:30PM, humans or a world cleansed of them, back from the brink. March 12, 2020. City of Lansing will also hold its Organizational meeting on Tuesday March and therefore freed from humanity’s 3, 2020 at 2pm; no appeals may be heard at this meeting. Please call the City of Lansing What is the long game for the black Assessor’s Office at (517) 483-7624 for information about your assessment and/or to make relentless encroachment and willful an appointment. RATIO AND TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTORS FOR 2020

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ing sets at Cozy Fest. DIY fest seeks comfort “I’ve always wanted to do it. I thought through music it was one of the coolest events in Lan- sing I had ever been to,” Hallman said. By SKYLER ASHLEY “I really loved the DIY aesthetic, ‘cause The typical image of a barroom con- I don’t really like going to bars.” cert is anything but relaxing. We’ve all Kolhoff, now 21, went to the original been victims to overblown guitars and Cozy Fest when he was 16 after spend- cross-talk that seems to continuously ing an afternoon finding somebody to amplify until reaching a volume com- drive him there from Eaton Rapids. It parable to standing beneath a helicop- became a yearly tradition for him. ter. “Even though you’re shoul- Cozy Fest 2020 Enter Cozy der-to-shoulder, everyone is so friend- Saturday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. For more details search Fest, a musical ly,” Kolhoff said. “There’s so much en- “Cozy Fest” on Facebook event that takes ergy.” place in a humble “It’s like you’re at your grandma’s, house draped in blankets and pillows. dude, we’re gonna be serving tea,” Bae- It’s the blanket fort of your dreams, za added. “We’re gonna be calm and and there’s more than a dozen bands chilling — it’s all about taking a break set to perform. Cozy Fest’s 2020 line- from the cold winter.” Courtesy photo up reflects an interest in joining to- Cozy Fest’s other direct contrast to Lansing band Hardigrade performs entwined in a blanket fort at Cozy Fest 2019. gether spoken word poetry, somber the bar rock show atmosphere is its ambient electronic, hip-hop and punk Glaub was inspired to host a concert signed to only have a few performers, emphasis on creating a safe environ- rock. Acts are encouraged to perform in a several-adult-size blanket fort in it quickly began to feature larger bills. ment for sobriety. “It’s welcoming to a stripped-down set. Even the usually 2005, after playing a show similarly Glaub met with a Lansing band called people that are younger, and people loud-as-hell Scary Women will down- dubbed Blanket Fest. But the design of Dirt Room that had several members who have problems with substance scale to acoustic instruments for a Blanket Fest was hardly ideal. with solo projects, all of which want- abuse,” Hallman said. hushed sound. “It wasn’t the roaming blanket fort ed to perform Cozy Fest. Glaub rolled While having moved on from the Cozy Fest founder A.J. Glaub began that I was envisioning,” Glaub. “So I with it and the event upscaled its vol- hosting gig, Glaub is optimistic about the now yearly tradition in 2016 out of dreamed of creating a version of what ume and variety of acts. the local enthusiasm to keep Cozy Fest an east-side Lansing apartment. that event could have been.” But Glaub isn’t handling Cozy Fest alive. “Cozy Fest is an annual holiday Blankets for the original Cozy Fest 2020. He’s passed the torch to his “I think it’s really cool that it’s been where artists are invited to gather, were supplied by Lansing’s thrift shops friend Nathan Hallman, who’s hosting picked up by Nathan,” Glaub said. stay warm and perform,” Glaub said. and as the years passed, Glaub and his it at his house for the first time. Hall- “And if you have a space in your life, do “It’s something they can look forward collaborators acquired a hefty supply man enlisted help from his two band- your craziest idea right inside there. It to in the winter, and something that’s of blankets. mates, Jaxon Kolhoff and Bilal Baeza. doesn’t have to be at a bar, or a theater. uniquely theirs.” While the original Cozy Fest was de- And, of course, all three are perform- You can do it in your living room."

besieging an author because she hap- pened to write a popular or noteworthy Why I stopped reading ‘American Dirt’ book at the right time. By LEV RAPHAEL what seems to infuriate some of her last few decades. All the furor made me sample the Given the national uproar swirling detractors most is Oprah Book Clubism, Some of the strongest protests attack book on Amazon and I gave up at the around the new novel about Mexican making-a-lot-of-moneyism and movie her for daring to make money, lots of end of the first chapter. The writ- immigrants, "American Dirt" by Jeanine dealism. money, when there are apparently so ing bugged me in various ways, partly Cummins, you’d think Congress might How dare this literary impostor tread many more deserving authors who are because it seemed too sophisticated in have launched an investigation. Or that on sacred Mexican/Mexican-American being ignored and should be doing bet- describing what a kid was feeling. But the president might be moving some ground when apparently only some- ter. Maybe they deserve a telethon. what truly turned me off were the clos- Pentagon funds to build a wall around one of that ethnicity could handle that I’ve been a published author for a ing lines after a scene of major gunfire: the book. Well, maybe that’s happening subject matter? Doesn’t she realize that long time, and guess what? The world "Outside the window he hears Mami’s since her book tour has just been can- her book must represent the entire rich of publishing is wildly unfair and com- tentative footsteps, the soft scuff of her celed. reality of Mexican culture, not just some plaints about who does well and who shoe through the remnants of some- The part-Hispanic author is being sordid aspects of it? doesn’t reek of jealousy and childish- thing broken. A solitary gasp, too windy pilloried far and wide for many things: There’s apparently a Literary Geneva ness. Books have their own karma and to be called a sob. Then a quickening of ignorance, stereotyping, shallowness, Convention that stipulates restrictions whining about how a certain book hits sound as she crosses the patio with pur- whitewashing, appropriation, trauma like these that I must have missed while a cultural sweet spot while others lan- pose, depresses the keys on her phone." porn, inaccuracy and saviorism. And I was publishing and teaching over the guish is a total waste of time. Likewise See Dirt, Page 21 City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 21 Local charity art project celebrates the aesthetic of Michigan By KAITLYN KELLEY programs. I want to see that continue to actual exhibition for the Mitten Project’s young people to the arts, creative forces Cedar Street Art Collective’s Mitten grow.” art at the Cedar Street Art Collective. in Lansing might not exist,” the fundrais- Project, which tasks local artist to pro- Witnessing firsthand the impact the “We have received invaluable feed- er’s website reads. “We recognize this, duce a swath of Michigan and Lansing- fundraiser has on the students and back from artists and supporters over and with the help of local musicians, centric art, is gearing up for an auction teachers is Sandstedt’s favorite part of the years, and believe that the Mitten artists, volunteers, and local businesses, and exhibition, which donates all of its being involved with the Mitten Project. Project deserves its own exhibition,” we pledge to do our part in making sure proceeds to Love Lansing, a grassroots “We’re helping not only to raise mon- the project’s mission statement reads. that art in Lansing sticks around.” charity fund that donates to the Lansing ey, but to advance young people’s love of “Moving the mittens to a separate space While you check out the art produced School District’s arts programs. art and their art education,” Sandstedt will increase the visibility of the art- by the Mitten Project at the Cedar Street Cedar Street Art Collective artistic said. “It’s great to see how excited they ists and their work and expand Love Art Collective, you can also participate director Andrew Sandstedt remem- are, and to build that community rela- Lansing’s reach to a broader audience.” in a meet-and-greet with the artists. bers his days tionship.” The annual Love Lansing fundraiser “This will be a great way for people to Mitten Project Exhibit as a young Sandstedt also said the art is unique was created by artist Paul Vetne, and spend a little more time seeing the piec- Sunday, Feb. 9, noon to 5 p.m. student at and affordable for people to purchase. more than $31,000 has been raised es,” Sandstedt said. “To be able to see Cedar Street Art Collective 1701 S. Cedar St., Lansing Eastern “You’re not only going to get a great since its foundation, which has provid- some of these kids, you know they have Love Lansing High School, piece of art, but you’re also helping a ed art materials, summer art camps and talent but the resources aren’t there. If Fundraiser Party falling in love great cause,” he said. scholarships to Lansing students. we can do something as artists to help Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:30 p.m. with his art For the first time, there will be an “Without public schools exposing directly help them, that’s why we do it.” to 9 p.m. classes. He’s The Green Door Bar & Grill 2005 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing worked on the Mitten Project for the past two years, and said this latest fundraiser is helping build the artistic community in Lansing by providing young students with exposure INTO THE WOODS and access to art. “A lot of us actually grew up in Lansing, went to Lansing schools and were a part FEBRUARY 14 - 23 | FAIRCHILD THEATRE of those programs,” Sandstedt said. “I’m a graduate from Eastern High School, and I was there in the late-’80s and early-’90s, and we had phenomenal art Dirt from page 20 This is a hot mess. How does this kid know that the steps are tentative? What are the remnants of something broken? MUSIC & LYRICS BY Is that poetic or a reference to objects STEPHEN SONDHEIM of some kind? Bodies? Something else? BOOK BY And why would she be scuffing through them, why wouldn’t she avoid them? JAMES LAPINE How can he possibly know that his mother is crossing “with purpose”? And finally, if he’s inside, how can he see her depressing the keys of her phone? Is he some kind of superhero with X-ray vision? Sloppy point of view kills a book for me because I lose faith in the author’s ability to tell a story deftly and clearly. In the many years I reviewed for the Detroit Free Press, The Washington Post and half a dozen other newspapers, magazines and radio stations, I learned to trust those warning signs. Maybe the novel gets better, but I’d rather not con- tinue when a book raises serious doubts in the very first chapter. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE Lev Raphael is the author of 26 books in genres from memoir to mystery and WHARTONCENTER.COM OR 1-800-WHARTON teaches creative writing workshops online at writewithoutborders.com. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020 When life is a mosaic: The musical journey of John Dale Smith

By TOM HELMA It is not likely that anyone has con- He doesn’t ever quit. Is he indefati- tributed more music to local theater gable? He ended 2019 by conducting than John Dale Smith. He became three performances of the Riverwalk hooked on the craft while a junior in Holiday Cabaret concert and hasn’t high school. shown any signs of slowing down. “It was ‘West Side Story’ and then, Reviewing John Dale Smith’s life’s one year later, a Gilbert and Sullivan work in music, we see a constellation production. I was blown away by the of starring performances — a musical caliber of excellence in the pit and mosaic that spans more than an entire onstage,” Smith said. “My first direct- generation. ing experience was as musical director The glue that holds every musical for ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ at the production together behind the scenes Okemos Barn Theatre.” is its musical director and the pit Since that first job, Smith has been orchestra. I can easily imagine Smith, music director for productions in multi- waving his glue gun around like a ple theater venues. Lansing Community baton, and then quickly holstering it to College, Riverwalk Theatre, several pound away on the piano keys. local high schools, Peppermint Creek, The audience never witnesses this BoarsHead, and Spotlight Theatre have feat — pit orchestras and directors are all called upon him to contribute. tucked away backstage. And, truth be And that’s without counting the Skyler Ashley/City Pulse churches. Smith’s the director of music told, they do not capture the entirety John Dale Smith mans his familiar spot at the piano during a Rotary Club meeting of our attention. Worst-case scenario? at Plymouth Congregational Church at the Lansing Center. Vocalists drowned out by the musi- and pianist for Catholic Mass at St. cians. Best case? When the musical Thomas Aquinas Church/St. John One senses that, perhaps, music is his auditions to closing night, seems so direction and the musicians themselves Church & Student Center. proverbial higher calling. complete to me.” are fantastic. Does this suggest that Smith has a “I do get bored at times repeating Does Smith have a bucket list? His While City Pulse does mention them passion for his work? Smith smiles. “I sections of music 16 times in rehears- eyes light up. “Just ‘Les Misérables.’ It’s in reviews, and pulsar judges also don’t do musicals to make a living, I als, but repetition is what creates per- my belief that if we held auditions, 250 acknowledge them, they do not get a do it because I love the process. I love fection,” Smith said. “The interaction people would show up wanting to be in level of appreciation equal to their con- creating a final product that is close to with the production team, the constant the chorus. That is an amazing compi- tributions. professional.” growth of the cast, the process, from lation of songs.”

Soul Nutrition Monday-Friday, Nutritious shake shop opens location downtown 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. By SKYLER ASHLEY 222 S. Washington Sq., Soul Nutrition is a new spot down- Lansing facebook.com/ town that wants its smorgasbord of SoulNutritionn gluten-free smoothies to become an ad- dition to your post-workout routine. As de leche, vanilla, pralines & cream and with its affiliate locations dotted across fruity flavors. All are gluten free, except Michigan, including Central Nutrition cookies & cream and mint chocolate. on Cedar Street, its main good is its wide You can add from three to well over array of recipes for vitamin-and-miner- a dozen additional flavors to the base. al-packed shakes and energizing teas. Additional charges open up the option Opened in Mid-December by Olivia of adding components such as fat burn- Ricketts, a former student-athlete at ers and protein to your shake. Olivet College, Soul Nutrition became Other beverages include protein cof- her career after she was impressed by fee and sweetened — or unsweetened — the setup and business model of Lake tea. These drinks can be upgraded with Michigan Nutrition in Grand Rapids. energy shots and B-vitamins. “It was a vision of mine while I was While Soul Nutrition continues to at college. I was pursuing insurance but undergo renovations, Ricketts hopes to I visited Lake Michigan Nutrition, and Skyler Ashley/City Pulse generate a cozy, familiar neighborhood I was instantly attracted by the oppor- Soul Nutrition owner Olivia Ricketts wants to serve Lansing health-conscious vibe she compared to the still somehow tunity to create a space to connect with shakes with a friendly café environment. inescapable sitcom “Friends.” people and help them,” Ricketts said. “I “We want couches up front, and I’m always knew I was going to help people, its downtown home on Washington aligned with the vision I had.” trying to invite a local artist to come do I just didn’t know through what avenue Square. Soul Nutrition’s menu lists a dizzy- a mural, I just haven’t found one yet. in life it was going to be.” “I feel like when you walk into a place, ing variety of bases and flavor combi- We want somebody that understands Ricketts spent last Spring tracking you’ll know that’s where you want to nations. There are seven main bases: the vision of Soul Nutrition,” Ricketts down a brick-and-mortar location create whatever you want to create. It banana caramel, cafe latte, chocolate, said. for Soul Nutrition before settling on was all about being patient, and staying cookies & cream, mint chocolate, dulce City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 23 A Rally of Writers brings in talent for workshops, networking By BILL CASTANIER He said he chose the title of his having a book to promote oneself. “Write” in your own backyard new book for the practical reason “It’s like a calling card,” he said. — Lansing is becoming, or maybe that “not enough time” is the No. 1 Many authors are proud to claim already has become, a place for writ- reason people say they can’t write Wachsberger as their writing coach, ers to learn their craft and flourish. the book they want to write. and on his website Kristi Lynn Davis, On April 4, A Rally of Writers Of late, he also has been helping author of “Long Legs and Tall Tales: will host its annual writers’ work- other people write their own books. a Showgirl’s Wacky, Sexy Journey to shop and networking event. This “Seeing how their lives were trans- the Playboy Mansion and the Radio year features Michigan Notable formed compelled me to write this City Rockettes,” says “he turned me Book Award-winning authors such book to help others. There’s never into a writing ninja.” as Lansing’s Erin Bartels, author of been a better time to self-publish The event at Everybody Reads is “We Hope for Better Things,” and your own story,” he said. free and Wachsberger’s book will be Michael Zadoorian, who won in Wachsberger’s own writing career for sale. 2019 for “Beautiful Music.” was transformed when he worked The keynote speech will come with a writer on his memoir “Never from New York Times best-sell- Be Afraid: A Belgian Jew in the ing author Doug Stanton. Stanton French Resistance.” is also co-founder of the National He still recalls asking the author Writers Series in Traverse City, the simple question, “What did you which attracts some of the world’s do that night,” which elicited a break most important writers. Stanton has through into the author’s repressed written extensively about men in war memories of a terrible, but necessary and his 2010 book “Horse Soldiers” act he committed during the resis- was made into a major movie in tance. 2018. “He broke down and sobbed and A word of caution: Don’t dawdle Stanton sobbed once he remembered, and along this year waiting to register. it allowed him to not take sleeping Ever since A Rally of Writers was Wachsberger has an interesting pills to go to bed,” Wachsberger said. named one of the best writing con- history as a writer, including work- The author died shortly after pub- ferences in the nation by The Writer ing on the underground newspaper lishing his book for family members — a periodical that is a practical The Joint Issue and teaching writing only. guide to writing and getting pub- at Lansing Community College. He In addition to his own writing, lished — it’s pretty much a guaran- published his first book, “Beercans Wacxqhsberger also markets himself BOOK TALK & SIGNING tee the workshop will sell out early on the Side of the Road: The Story of as the “The Book Coach,” who can W/ C.M. GLEASON this year. Henry the Hitchhiker” in 1987, which help others write. Find him at ken- February 20 · 6pm It is also one of the best bargains, chronicles a fictional cross-country thebookcoach.com C.M. Gleason returns with her third featuring 16 sessions and costing road trip based on his own experi- Wachsberger said he will use the installment in the Lincoln’s White House only $90 for general admission and ences of thumbing it in the ’70s. book in his speaking engagements Mysteries series, Murder at the Capitol. $50 for students. You can register His interest and experiences work- and workshops on writing. His new In July 1861, just months after the online at arallyofwriters.com. book covers everything from writ- Battle of Fort Sumter plunges the young ing in the underground press while nation into civil war, President Lincoln’s Also available for one young writ- studying at MSU in the ’60s resulted ing and interviewing techniques, to top priority is to unite the country, er is a chance to win the Richard in “Voices from the Underground: using the self-publishing companies while Adam Quinn finds himself on the Bradley Scholarship, which provides Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era to get your book in print. The author trail of a murderer . . . admission and lunch for one winner Underground Press,” a two-volume is vice president of marketing for of an essay contest. It was named for history of the phenomena, published the National Speakers Association- SCHULER BOOK CLUB Dick Bradley, a high school teacher by MSU Press in 2012. Michigan and knows the value of February 19 · 6pm and writer who co-founded the Rally Join us monthly for the Schuler Book in 1987. Club—a great way to create community, Winning is not as hard as it might and engage with new books. This month sound. we are reading The Bromance Book Club Applicants must be 22 years of age 307 E. Grand River, E. Lansing by Lyssa Kay Adams. or younger and submit an essay of 332-0112 ⬧ We validate parking up to 200 words that explains their Mon. - Sat. 10-7 pm, Sun. 12-5 pm KID’S STORY TIME Saturdays · 11am interest in writing, and tells why the www.curiousbooks.com rally is important to them. Deadline We have books you always Jump into the pages of our favorite for submission is Feb. 17 and the books! We will sing songs, make a craft winner will be notified by March 2. wanted but never knew existed! and go on a new adventure. Writers should also note that Ann

Arbor author and writing coach Ken Quality Used Books at Great Prices! Wachsberger will be at Everybody Reads Feb. 27 for a launch of his new 519 W. Grand River, E. Lansing book, “You’ve Got the Time: How 332-8444 ⬧ Free Parking to Write and Publish That Book in Mon. - Sat. 11-6 pm, Sun. 12-5 pm You.” [email protected] 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020

Line Dancing - 1-1:30 p.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd, East Lansing. 517-337-1113.

Mayor Andy Schor’s State of The City Address - 6-6:30 p.m. The Abigail, Former School For The Blind - 715 W. Willow St, Lansing. lansingmi.gov.

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Wednesday, February 5 Teen Wheel - 6:30-8 p.m. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing. 517-999- Old Town Chocolate Walk CLASSES AND SEMINARS 3643. reachstudioart.org. Aqua Fitness - Fun for all fitness levels. Get into the spirit of Valentine’s Day enger hunt, which doubles as a delight- 10:30-11:30 a.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Tween Wheel - 4:30-6 p.m. Reach Studio Art with the Old Town Chocolate Walk. ful self-guided tour through Old Town. Abbot Rd., East Lansing. 517-337-1113. Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing. 517-999- Since 2014, Tickets to the chocolate walk supply one 3643. reachstudioart.org. Chocolate Walk Old Town’s with an empty, two-pound box eagerly Group Dance Class - Beginning Salsa. 8:15- Sunday, Feb. 9, noon to 5 p.m. businesses, awaiting to be filled with chocolate. 9:05 p.m. Michigan Athletic Club, 2900 Hannah MUSIC Old Town Lansing 1232 Turner Road, Lansing shops and Customers are also granted a punch Blvd, East Lansing. 517-364-8888. Qian Tang, piano - Free. 6 p.m. Cook Recital restaurants card and a map of participating loca- Hall, 333 W. Circle Dr., East Lansing. (517) 485-4283 Kids’ Robot Zone (Ages 5–8) - Play and events.msu.edu. iloveoldtown.org have par- tions. It’s a gold foil opportunity to check learn with our robots. 4-5 p.m. CADL Holt- ticipated in out some local shops and score some Delhi, 2078 N. Aurelius Rd., Holt. Thursday, February 6 a chocolatey, seasonally-relevant scav- sweet Valentine’s Day candy. Line Dance Lessons - All ages welcome. 7-9 CLASSES AND SEMINARS Bath. bathtownship.us. Crafting with a Cause - A gathering to support p.m. Overdrive Lansing Mall, 5330 W Saginaw Aqua Fitness - Fun for all fitness levels. 10:30- Hwy, Lansing. and serve our community. 4-5:30 p.m. Grand 11:30 a.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot CAAS Monthly Meeting - Grassland Ledge Area District Library, 131 E Jefferson St, Rd., East Lansing. 517-337-1113. Threads of Wisdom: Altar building workshop. Management. 7-9 p.m. Fenner Nature Center, Grand Ledge. 517-627-7014. 2020 E. Mt. Hope, Lansing. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Inner Ascended Masters The Art of Protest - 3-4 p.m. Room 303 Ministries, 5705 S. Washington, Lansing. Learn 517 Lesson - 1:30-3 p.m. Reach Studio Art International Center, MSU, 427 N Shaw Lane, East Capital Area Audubon Society - 7-8 Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing. 517-999- Lansing. LITERATURE AND POETRY p.m. Michigan Nature Association Education 3643. reachstudioart.org. Family Storytime (Ages up to 6) - 11 a.m.- Room, 2310 Science Parkway, Okemos. Strength & Balance (Adults) - Improve your capitalareaaudubon.org. Smarts Workshop- Taylor Haslett as she walks 12 p.m. CADL Webberville, 115 N. Main St., posture, strength and balance. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Webberville. cadl.org you through the many different benefits of Arts CADL Okemos, 4321 Okemos Rd., Okemos. The Future - Humans have always liked to talk Council membership. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. MICA, 1210 about the future. 10-11:30 a.m. Hannah Community Turner St, Lansing. Book Group - Read along and chat in person LITERATURE AND POETRY Center, 819 Abbot Rd., East Lansing. 517-337-1113. or online at Goodreads.com (under ERADL American Sign Language Storytime (Ages Studio (in)Process - The studio is (in)Process! Book Group). 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Eaton Rapids Area 3-7) - Incorporating ASL into storytime helps Gift of Heart - Offering support for parents 6-9 p.m. MSU Broad Art Lab, 565 E. Grand River District Library, 220 S. Main, Eaton Rapids. foster early literacy skills. 5:30-6:30 p.m. CADL of foster children or adopted. Free childcare Ave., East Lansing. 517-884-4800. Williamston, 3845 Vanneter Rd. #1, Williamston. provided 6-8 p.m. Al!ve, 800 W Lawrence Ave., EVENTS Charlotte. myalive.com. Unnecessary Farce - 7-9:30 p.m. Riverwalk Allen Farmers Market - 3-6:30 p.m. J Storytime (Sensory Friendly) - Rhymes Theatre, 228 Museum Dr, Lansing. 517-482-5700. with Ben Hassenger performing at 5 p.m. and a snack. PJ’s and stuffed toys are welcome! Lansing Grassroots Philosophy - discussion riverwalktheatre.com. 1611 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. 517-999-3911. 6:30-7 p.m. Grand Ledge Area District Library, 131 group. 6:30-8 p.m. Kelly’s Downtown, 220 S allenneighborhoodcenter.org. E. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge. 517-627-7014. Washington Square, Lansing. Friday, February 7 Lansing Area Mindfulness Community - EVENTS Old Town Annual Meeting & Winter Mixer - 7-9 p.m. Chua Van Hanh Temple, 3015 S MLK Bath Township Farmers Market - 3-7 p.m. Please join us as we kickoff another great year in CLASSES AND SEMINARS Blvd., Lansing. 517-420-5820. lamc.info. Bath Community Center, 5959 Park Lake Rd, Old Town and thank our supporters, volunteers Aqua Fitness - Fun for all fitness levels. 10:30- and sponsors. 6-9 p.m. Old Town Marquee, 319 11:30 a.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. 517-337-1113. FRIDAY, FEB. 7 - SUNDAY, FEB. 9 >> MID-MICHIGAN WOMEN’S EXPO Cesar E Chavez, Lansing. Slavery to Freedom: Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kevin Space Adventure - 10 a.m. Impression 5 This year’s Mid-Michigan Women’s Expo R. Murriel. 5-6 p.m. Kellogg Center, Auditorium, Science Center, 200 Museum Dr, Lansing. 517-485- 8116. impression5.org. will fill the Lansing Center with exhibits, East Lansing. events.msu.edu. seminars, vendors and fun events tailored ARTS LITERATURE AND POETRY toward women and their families. Different Another Artists’ Networking Event - MSU Libraries’ Special Collections Pop-Ups products and services highlighted: health presented by Opportunity Artst. 7-9 p.m. Henry’s - 12-2 p.m. MSU Library, 366 W. Circle Dr., East Place, 4926 Marsh Rd., Okemos. Lansing. and wellness, fashion, style, beauty, fitness, finance and education. Community Art Projects - 3-6 p.m. Reach EVENTS Studio Art Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, February Wake Up Old Town - 8:30-10 a.m. $10 Lansing. 517-999-3643. reachstudioart.org. Great Lakes Art and Gifts, 306 E Cesar Chavez Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ave, Lansing. Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crafternoon for Kids-Valentine Edition (Ages 7–12) - Register 517-676-9088 or cadl.org/ GEM Social Club - For ASD Teens and Young Lansing Center events. 4:30-5:30 p.m. CADL Mason, 145 W. Ash Adults. Join us for an evening of friendship, 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing St., Mason. socializing, food & fun! 6-8 p.m. The Peoples facebook.com/MidMichiganWomensExpo See Out on the town, Page 27 City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Feb. 5-11, 2020

"Decade in ARIES (March 21-April 19): You now have freedom. Review, Part the power to make connections that have not 3"--fun stuff previously been possible. You can tap into an LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Is there a project or from 2014 & enhanced capacity to forge new alliances and situation you'd love to create but have lacked the 2015.by Matt strengthen your support system. I urge you to confidence to try? Now is a time when you can Jones be on the lookout for a dynamic group effort you finally summon the necessary courage. Is there a could join or a higher purpose you might align long-running dilemma that has always seemed too Across yourself with. If you're sufficiently alert, you may confusing and overwhelming to even understand, even find an opportunity to weave your fortunes let alone solve? Now is a favorable time to ask your 1 Archipelago together with a dynamic group effort that's in higher self for the clear vision that will instigate components service to a higher purpose. an unforeseen healing. Is there a labor of love 7 NBA or NHL stats that seems to have stalled or a dream that got TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Victory won't come 10 [We meant it this sidetracked? Now is a time when you could revive to me unless I go to it," wrote the poet Marianne its luminosity and get it back in a sweet groove. way] Moore. In other words, you must track down each victory you're interested in. You must study its 13 Prepare to serve, SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Was there a more as a pizza or pie unique nature. And then you must adjust yourself to its specifications. You can't remain just the way influential 20th-century artist than Scorpio-born 15 French street you are, but must transform yourself so as to be Pablo Picasso? He was a revolutionary innovator 16 Sheep's mother in alignment with the responsibilities it demands of who got rich from his creations. Once, while you. Can you pass these tests, Taurus? I believe visiting a gallery showing of art made by children, 17 Country that you can. It's time to prove it. he said, "When I was their age I could draw like Conchita Wurst Raphael [the great Renaissance artist]. But it represented in the GEMINI (May 21-June 20): While at the peak took me a lifetime to learn to draw like they do." In 2014 Eurovision of his powers as an author, Gemini-born Nobel accordance with your current astrological omens, Song Contest Prize-winner Jean Paul Sartre consumed an array Scorpio, I suggest you seek inspiration from 18 Fairway club not of mood-shifters every day. He quaffed at least a Picasso's aspiration. Set an intention to develop often found in a bag quart of alcohol, smoked two packs of cigarettes, expertise in seeing your world and your work and drank copious amounts of coffee and tea. through a child's eyes. 20 ___ Martin His intake of pills included 200 milligrams of (sports car) amphetamines, 15 grams of aspirin, and a handful SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I know a 21 Her self-titled of barbiturates. I propose that we make Sartre Sagittarius man who has seen the film *Avengers: album was named 46 Battery terminals 2 Semi-wet snow 30 Zombie spirit your anti-role model during the next four weeks, Endgame* 17 times. Another Sagittarian the best of 2014 by dear Gemini. According to my analysis of your acquaintance estimates she has listened all the The Guardian and 47 Trig curve 3 Ready, in Spain 31 Like the universe, astrological indicators, your ability to discover, way through to Billie Eilish's album *When We All Entertainment Weekly 49 Beam of happiness? 4 ___-1 ("Ghostbusters" cosmologically attract, and benefit from wonders and marvels Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?* 135 times. And car) 32 Domicile will thrive to the degree that you forswear drugs then there's my scholarly Sagittarian friend who 23 John of 2020's "The 50 Robin's "Mork & Mindy" and alcohol and artificial enhancements. And I'm Grudge" costar 5 Migratory seabird 34 Finch's creator has read the ancient Greek epic poem the *Iliad* pleased to inform you that there could be a flood 37 times. I have no problem with this behavior. I 24 Fire pit leftovers 53 Hit indie RPG of 2015 6 Fashion designer Anna 35 Game pieces of wonders and marvels. admire your tribe's ability to keep finding new with notable music, 7 "Ignorance is bliss," e.g. 38 Hosp. areas inspiration in sources you already know well. But 25 Some endoscope CANCER (June 21-July 22): I don't think I'm users jokes about puzzles, and in my astrological opinion, you shouldn't do much multiple endings 8 North African capital 41 Yoga studio greeting boring. How could I be? I have an abundant 26 Dorothy of the "Road" city of this kind of thing in the coming weeks. It's high 42 Indigo dye source curiosity and I love to learn new things. I've worked time for you to experiment with experiences you pictures 55 Miller who played the at many different jobs, have read widely, and enjoy younger daughter in "The 9 No longer hidden 43 At a minimum know little about. Be fresh, innocent, and curious. 28 Buenos Aires loc. interacting with a broad range of humans. Yet now Descendants" 10 National park in and then I've had temporary relationships with 45 Lou of the Velvet CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Athens was one 29 TV show whose 57 Tarantulas, e.g. Tanzania Underground people who regarded me as uninteresting. They climactic episode of the great cities of the ancient world. Its vigorous 58 Award-winning 2015 11 "___ let you down!" didn't see much of value in me. I tend to believe it "Ozymandias" was 47 Food on a belt was mostly their fault—they couldn't see me for art, theater, philosophy, architecture, and turned into a mini-opera movie whose title is 12 They're shown after 48 Show-offy way to solve who I really am—but it may have also been the experiments in democracy are today regarded premiering in 2014 Spanish for "hitman" the decimal crosswords case that I lived down to their expectations. Their as foundational to Western culture. And yet at its 60 "Chicken Run" extra 14 Hand down inclination to see me as unimportant influenced height, Athens' population was a mere 275,000— 33 Slippery ___ (herbal 49 A metal one is equal to modern Fort Wayne, Indiana or Windsor, remedy source) 61 Night flyer 19 Writer on a birthday? reusable me to be dull. I bring this up, my fellow Cancerian, because now is an excellent time to remove Ontario. How could such a relatively small source 36 Teddy ___ (1980s bear 62 Soccer forward 22 Criminal tough guy 50 Heavy jacket yourself from situations where you have trouble breed such intensity and potency? That's a long that played cassettes) 63 Amsterdam-based 24 Acid class 51 The Little Mermaid being and feeling your true self. story. In any case, I foresee you having the potential 37 Baby's slipper financial co. to be like Athens yourself in the coming weeks and 26 Resting cat's spot 52 Haka dancer LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Soprano Helen Traubel months, Capricorn: a highly concentrated fount of 39 Music booster 64 "Wow" feeling 27 "I Get ___ Out of You" 54 "Fancy" singer and tenor Lauritz Melchior performed together value. For best results, focus on doing what you 40 Late night host who 65 Highest North McEntire in many productions of Wagnerian operas, often do best. 28 Acrobat software at the Metropolitan in New York City. Friends filmed in Cuba in 2015, the American peak company 55 Nice-sized lot first to do so since Jack and colleagues but not lovers, they had a playful AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my Paar in 1959 29 Word after sports or 56 Principal relationship with each other. A favorite pastime analysis, the year 2020 will be a time when you can Down training was figuring out tricks they could try that would have dramatic success as you re-evaluate and re- 44 Biblical preserver 59 "___ be my honor" 1 "I, Robot" author Asimov cause the other to break into inappropriate vision and revamp your understandings of your life laughter while performing. According to my purpose. Why were you born? What's the nature quirky reading of the astrological omens, Leo, ©2019 Jonesin' Crosswords ([email protected]) A nswers Page 27 of your unique genius? What are the best gifts you the coming weeks will be a propitious time for have to offer the world? Of the many wonderful you to engage in similar hijinx with your allies. You feats you could accomplish, which are the most SUDOKU Intermediate have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to important? The next few weeks will be a potent enjoy amusing collaborative experiments, playful time to get this fun and energizing investigation intimate escapades, and adventures in buoyant fully underway. TO PLAY togetherness. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Eighteenth-century PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Physicist Niels author Samuel Johnson singlehandedly compiled Bohr won a Nobel Prize for his insights about Fill in the grid so that the influential *A Dictionary of the English quantum mechanics. But he was humble about Language*, which remained the definitive British the complexity of the subject. "If you think you every row, column, and dictionary for 170 years. We shouldn't be surprised understand it, that only shows you don’t know that it was a Virgo who accomplished such an the first thing about it," he mused. I'm tempted outlined 3-by-3 box intricate and exhaustive feat. As a high-minded to make a similar statement about the mysteries Virgo, Johnson also had a talent for exposing and riddles that are making your life so interesting. contains the numbers 1 hypocrisy. In commenting on the Americans' War If you think you understand those mysteries and of Independence against his country, he noted that riddles, you probably don't. But if you're willing to through 9 exactly once. some of the "loudest yelps for liberty" came from acknowledge how perplexing they are, and you slave-owners. I propose that we make him one of can accept the fact that your comprehension of No guessing is required. your role models in 2020. May he inspire you to them is partial and fuzzy, then you might enjoy a produce rigorous work that's useful to many. May glimmer of the truth that's worth building on. The solution is unique. he also empower you to be a candid purveyor of

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AA surveysurvey of Lansing’sLansing’s MusicalMusical LAndscapeLAndscape TURNTURN IT ITDD WNWN!By By RICH RICH TU TUPICPICAA Saturday, Feb. 8 Q&A: From Dansville to Nashville with Seth Rentfrow

Guitarist and songwriter Seth Rentfrow returns home for a show alongside his bandmate Kyle Daniel. Kyle Daniels’ “What’s There To Say” EP art. The 2019 release features local native Seth Rentfrow on guitar. The band headlines Saturday at The Loft. Rachel Curtis opens. (photo by Sean Marshall) Lansing-area native returns for gig with Kyle Daniel Saturday, Feb. 8 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $12, 7 p.m.

This weekend, when the Nashville-based (Bear Creek Brothers), which was way out very well. We push each other to embrace venues in London and Germany. Being able Kyle Daniel headlines The Loft, fans of the of my comfort zone. My friends needed a differing ideas or styles. We also both fully to share stages with icons like Marshall emerging Americana-rock band will see a player and the money was good. One thing understand what this project is and what Tucker Band and Charlie Daniels—and with familiar face next to Daniel: Seth Rentfrow. led to another, and we ended up moving to it should be. It’s about the song. It’s about friends like Cadillac Three, Tyler Bryant & From 2005 to 20016, Rentfrow, now 28, cut Nashville to see if we could do the damn the musical atmosphere. It’s about the The Shakedown, Black Stone Cherry—it’s his teeth in Lansing’s music scene fronting thing. I started to find my voice as a song- live performance and how it elevates the been amazing. We’re hitting it hard the Way to Fall. The Dansville native now lives in writer in Nashville. I discovered a whole other two. next few months all over the Northeast Nashville, working as a not only the guitar- new musical aesthetic. The tunes are Southern, honest and Southeast. Hopefully going out West, ist for Kyle Daniel’s band, but also its tour Americana music became your and soulful. Where does that come too. We’re headed back to Europe for the manager, music director and songwriting thing, why so? from? Country 2 Country Festival in Berlin and collaborator. I feel so at home in it because it feels We all bring our own flavor to it. London where we’ll be performing with Looking back, how do you view like the punk cousin of my Top 40 Country Everybody in the band comes from dif- Luke Combs and Eric Church. Lansing’s music scene? friends. One thing I’ve learned here, and ferent backgrounds and places. It’s like a How many recordings do you have It felt like there was so much happen- as I’ve matured, is that pop music needs big ol’ pot of Jambalaya. We’ve got classi- so far? ing around us and the bands that were counter-culture just as much as counter- cally trained musicians, songwriters, jam- We’ve done two EPs and a single so coming up were doing really interesting culture needs pop. One without the other band guys. We have guys from Sweden, far with more in the works. Our latest EP things. The Hard Lessons, Joe Hertler, just creates a world of one-dimensional Louisiana, Kentucky and Michigan. Plus, is called “What’s There To Say?” All the Elliot Street Lunatic and so many others. expression. I used to be bitter about the we try to draw as much inspiration as we tunes are very close to my heart and really I really learned a lot about community and pop world, now I embrace it. can from the places we go and people we showcase the shared narrative Kyle and how we’re supposed to uplift and inspire You met Kentucky-native Kyle meet. I have created together through honesty the artists around us. Daniel at a songwriter’s round in Where have you toured? and vulnerability in songwriting, which is How did you wind up living in Nashville. What’s kept you together? In year one, we were able to touch Texas something the world needs more of these Nashville? He and I have a very yin-yang type of three times, hit most of the Southeast and days. I started playing with a country project relationship. We balance each other out Northeast and play shows at some iconic

DESTINATION WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Trivia Night: Tarantino Movies 10PM GTG Free Show Hunky Newcomers 8PM The Love Match 8PM Free DJ Show 9PM Coach's Pub & Grill, 6201 Bishop Rd. The New Rule 9PM Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River, East Lansing North of Five 8PM Karaoke 9PM Karaoke 9PM The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Old School - DJ Jalese 8:30PM The Corzo Effect 9PM CloudHoppers 9PM Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Karaoke Star Farm 8:30PM Star Farm 8:30PM Lansing Brewing Co., 518 E. Shiawassee Live Music with the Avon Bomb 8PM Live Music with Jimmy Likes Pie 8PM LIVE The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Twenty9XX Nick Galecki 9PM Kyle Daniel 8PM Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Funknight presents Chirp 8PM Vandalay 5PM AND Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington The Fabulous Heftones 7:30PM Dixon's Violin 8PM Spiral, 1247 Center St. Age of Aquarius 25+ 9PM Stoplight Party 9PM Urban Beat, 1213 Turner St. Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet 7PM LOCAL Unicorn, 327 Cesar E. Chavez, Lansing Open Mic 9:30PM Live Music with Laura Rabell 9PM Live Music with The Band Medusa 9PM VFW #701, 123 N. Rosemary The New Rule 8PM Upcoming show? Contact Wildlife Pub, 6380 Drumeller Rd., Bath Open Mic 7:30PM [email protected] Zoobies, 1200 N. Larch Conor Larkin 8:30PM Corey Kapanka 8:30PM City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27 From Page 24 Church, 200 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Drop-in Valentine Craft (All ages) - Supplies EVENTS provided by the Friends of Lansing Libraries. 11:30 Darwin Discovery Day - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, February 9 Howl at the Moon: Guided Night Walk. Dogs a.m.-2:30 p.m. CADL Foster, 200 N. Foster Ave., Michigan State University Museum, 409 W Circle welcome! 7-8 p.m. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Lansing. Dr, East Lansing. 517-355-2370. CLASSES AND SEMINARS Van Atta Rd., Okemos. meridian.mi.us. Broad Wellness: Yoga - 11 a.m. Eli and Edythe MUSIC Drop-in Valentine Craft (All ages) - Supplies Broad Art Museum, 547 E Circle Dr, East Lansing. Michigan Tobacco-Free Coalition for The Fabulous Heftones (Ten Pound Fiddle provided by the Friends of Lansing Libraries. 11:30 517-884-4800. broadmuseum.msu.edu. People Living with HIV (MiTCH+) - 10 a.m.-12 Concert Series) - 7:30-10 p.m. The Robin a.m.-2:30 p.m. CADL Foster, 200 N. Foster Ave., p.m. Forest Community Health Center, 2316 S Theatre, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing. Lansing. cadl.org Juggling - Learn how to juggle! 2-4 p.m. Orchard Cedar, Lansing. 517-887-4597. Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East Jazz Octets and jazz pianist Bruce Barth Ingham County Sheriff Dept K-9 Unit Lansing. Night to Shine - Cohosted by Faith Fellowship - 8 p.m. Demonstration Hall, MSU, East Lansing. Charity Dinner - 4-12 p.m. Mason Holt Eagles Baptist Church & Reachout Christian Center events.msu.edu. #3734, 1111 N. Cedar St, Holt. LITERATURE AND POETRY Church. 6-9 p.m. 5628 Wise Rd, Lansing. The Poetry Room Open Mic Presents The Psychic Fair Fundraiser - Get readings from Family Room - 6:30-8:30 p.m. Henry’s Place, Refuge Recovery Lansing - 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 8 a variety of psychics and readers. 9 a.m.-3 4926 Marsh Rd., Okemos. Just B Yoga, 106 Island Ave., Lansing. p.m. Inner Ascended Masters Ministry, 5705 S. CLASSES AND SEMINARS Washington Ave., Lansing. EVENTS TGIF Dance Party - all welcome! 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Introduction to Dog Sledding for Adults - Black History Month Event - Storyteller Hawk Hollow, 15101 Chandler Rd., Bath. 734-604- Come learn about the history of the Iditarod and Second Saturday Supper - 5-6 p.m. Mayflower Miz Rosie - Rosie Chapman performs as 5095. tgifdance.com. of the Samoyed dog breed. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Harris Congregational Church, 2901 W. Mt. Hope Ave., Sojourner Truth. 2-3 p.m. CADL Downtown, 401 Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Rd, Okemos. 517- Lansing. 517-484-3139. S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. ARTS 349-3866. meridian.mi.us. Friday Clay Lab - 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reach Studio Singles Full Moon Walk - Join us for a fun Darwin Discovery Day - Free family event Art Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing. 517- Mushing Camp for Kids - Come learn about evening! 7-9 p.m. Fenner Nature Center, 2020 E. celebrating Charles Darwin’s birthday. 1-5 p.m. 999-3643. reachstudioart.org. the history of the Iditarod and of the Samoyed Mt. Hope, Lansing. MSU Museum, East Lansing. events.msu.edu. dog breed. 1-2 p.m. Harris Nature Center, 3998 John Lucas and Claudia Rankine: Situations, Van Atta, Okemos. 517-349-3866. meridian.mi.us. Super Saturdays at the Michigan History “Kaffee Haus” Luncheon and Bake Sale Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m. Eli and Edythe Museum - 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Michigan History Center, - features brats, German potato salad, and Broad Art Museum, 565 E. Grand River Ave., Space Adventure - 11 a.m. Impression 5 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing. 517-420-1342. sauerkraut. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lansing Liderkranz East Lansing. 517-884-4800. Science Center, 200 Museum Dr, Lansing. 517-485- Club, 5828 S. Pennsylvania, Lansing. 882-6330. 8116. impression5.org. ARTS Kelly Hansen Exhibition and Opening Mount Hope Quilters - Mount Hope Quilters Old Town Chocolate Walk - Come celebrate Reception - “It’s What’s on the Inside” an Winter Tree I.D. Workshop - 1-4 p.m. Kellogg comes together at Custom Quilts on Saturdays to Valentine’s Day with the Old Town Community. exhibition by Kelly Hansen. 5-7 p.m. Arts Council Bird Sanctuary, East Lansing. events.msu.edu. do projects together. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 5676 Okemos 12-5 p.m. Old Town, Lansing. iloveoldtown.org. of Greater Lansing, 1208 Turner St, Lansing. Rd., Okemos. LITERATURE AND POETRY Winter Open House - Hosted by the Lansing Robin Hood - 7 p.m. All-of-Us Express Evergreen Haiku Study Group - All are Robin Hood - 3 p.m. All-of-Us Express Children’s Model Railroad Club. 12-5 p.m. Lansing Model Children’s Theatre, Hannah Community People, welcome to join. 1-3:30 p.m. C201 Snyder Hall, 362 Theatre,Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Railroad Club, 5309 Old Lansing Rd, Lansing. 819 Abbot Rd, East Lansing. Bogue St., East Lansing. 517-884-1932. poetry.rcah. Rd., East Lansing. msu.edu. ARTS Teen Studio: Portfolio - 3-6 p.m. Reach Studio Tapestry Weaving- Create a wall hanging and Robin Hood - 3 p.m. All-of-Us Express Art Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing. 517- Sing, Dance, and Move Storytime - 3:30-4 learn tapestry weaving. 12-2 p.m. Lansing Art Children’s Theatre, Hannah Community Center, 999-3643. reachstudioart.org. p.m. Grand Ledge Area District Library, 131 E. Gallery & Education Center, 119 N Washington Sq, 819 Abbot Rd, East Lansing. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge. 517-627-7014. Ste 101, Lansing. 517-374-6400. Unnecessary Farce - 8-10:30 p.m. Riverwalk Unnecessary Farce - 2-4:30 p.m. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Dr, Lansing. 517-482-5700. Unnecessary Farce - 8-10:30 p.m. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Dr, Lansing. 517-482-5700. riverwalktheatre.com. Theatre, 228 Museum Dr, Lansing. 517-482-5700. riverwalktheatre.com. riverwalktheatre.com. MUSIC FRIDAY, FEB. 7 >> VISIONS OF WILDLIFE AT ABSOLUTE GALLERY MUSIC Bath Community Drum Circle - Come jam Dixon’s Violin at The Robin Theatre - 8-10 with us! 2-4 p.m. Bath Community Center, 5959 p.m. The Robin Theatre, 1105 S Washington Ave, Park Lake Rd., Bath. bathtownship.us. Absolute Gallery presents wildlife Lansing. photographer D. Eric Johnson of Visions Brunch & Jazz: Frendz - 2-3:30 p.m. Don Julin Mandolin Workshop: Experiencing Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 378 State St, of Wildlife. Johnson’s passion for animal the Power of Pentatonic Scales. 3:30-5 p.m. Charlotte. 517-541-5690. photography has taken him across the Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington, Lansing. world, and a portion of the proceeds from 517-372-7880. elderly.com. Family Series - Join LSO bassist Jonathan Reed, as he showcases the bass. 3-4 p.m. photo sales will go toward conversation Don Julin Workshop: Improve Your Groove - CADL - Downtown, 401 S Capitlol Ave, Lansing. efforts. 1:30-3 p.m. Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing. 517-372-7880. elderly.com. Hank and Frank: A Tribute to Mancini and Friday, Feb. 7, 5 p.m. Sinatra. 5-8 p.m. UrbanBeat, 1213 Turner St. Old Absolute Gallery Old-time String Band Fiddle Tunes Town, Lansing. Repertoire with Mike and Mary Ross - 307 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Lansing 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Lansing Symphony Family Series - 3-5 Absolutegallery.com Washington, Lansing. 517-372-7880. elderly.com. p.m. Capital Area District Library, 401 S. Capitol (517) 482-8845 Ave., Lansing. 517-884-4800. broadmuseum. msu.edu.

CROSSWORD SOLUTION From Pg. 25 SUDOKU SOLUTION See Out on the town, Page 28 From Pg. 25 SATURDAY, FEB. 8 >> DARWIN DISCOVERY DAY AT MSU MUSEUM

Michigan State University Museum is hosting its 16th annual Darwin Discovery Day. MSU scientists and students guide visitors through Darwin Discovery Day’s vast and unique science-themed activities and tours, which will be held throughout the museum. Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MSU Museum 409 W. Circle Dr., East Lansing (517) 355-2370 museum.msu.edu 28 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 5, 2020

From Page 27 Free and Low-Cost Resources to Improve Your Technology Skills - Adult Event (Ages Monday, February 10 18+) - 2-4 p.m. Eaton Rapids Area Library, 220 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids. CLASSES AND SEMINARS Aqua Fitness - Fun for all fitness levels. 10:30- Group Dance Class - Beginning West Coast 11:30 a.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Swing. 8:15-9:05 p.m. The MAC, 2900 Hannah Blvd, Rd., East Lansing. 517-337-1113. East Lansing. 517-364-8888.

Business Model Workshop - 9-10 a.m. Humorous Illustration - Learn basics of Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab, 651 N. Shaw humorous illustration/cartooning. 1-3 p.m. Hannah Lane, East Lansing. Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd., East Lansing. 517-337-1113. Drop-in Homework Help (Grades 1-8) - Provided by students from MSU Community Zumba - Want to lose weight and have fun too? Learning Services. 5-7 p.m. CADL Okemos, 4321 6:30-7:30 p.m. Federated Polish Home, 1030 W. Okemos Rd., Okemos. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing. 517-882-2838. Father Patrick Desbois: “Holocaust by LITERATURE AND POETRY Bullets: Model for the Modern Genocide” The Poetry Room Open Mic: Family Business Lecture. 7-8:30 p.m. Kellogg Center, 219 S. - signup list will be at the door. 7-9:30 p.m. The Harrison, East Lansing. 517-432-3493. Robin Theatre, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing.

Group Dance Class - Beginning Hustle. 7:15- Preschool Storytime - 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Grand 8:05 p.m. The MAC, 2900 Hannah Blvd, East Ledge Area District Library, 131 E. Jefferson St., Lansing. 517-364-8888. Grand Ledge. 517-627-7014. Group Dance Class - Beginning Nightclub EVENTS 2step. 8:15-9:05 p.m. The MAC, 2900 Hannah Death Cafe - Speaking casually about death Blvd, East Lansing. 517-364-8888. is taboo in many cultures, but death is part of life. 12:30-2 p.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Homeschool Study Group - 1-4 p.m. Grand Abbot Rd., East Lansing. 517-337-1113. Ledge Area District Library, 131 E. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge. 517-627-7014. Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance Support Groups - 7-8:30 p.m. The MAC, 2900 Organizing Together Workshop - 6-7 p.m. Hannah Blvd, East Lansing. 517-643-7671. The Fledge, 1300 Eureka St, Lansing. Sweetheart Ball - 7-8:30 p.m. East Lansing LITERATURE AND POETRY Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd., East Read to a Dog (Ages 6–8) - Read aloud to Lansing. cityofeastlansing.com. a specially trained, library-loving dog! 4-5 p.m. CADL Foster, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. ARTS Adult Clay Winter B - 6:15-9:15 p.m. Reach EVENTS Studio Art Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Black History Month Event - Films by Lansing. 517-999-3643. reachstudioart.org. Black Artists (Adults) - 5:30-7 p.m. CADL South, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. Mixed Media: Adult - 6:30-8 p.m. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing. 517- Game Night at the Fledge - Board and card 999-3643. reachstudioart.org. games. 7 p.m. The Fledge, 1300 Eureka, Lansing. 517-203-9287. Mixed Media: Teen. 4:30-6 p.m. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing. 517- Refuge Recovery Lansing - 6-7 p.m. The 999-3643. reachstudioart.org. Fledge, 1300 Eureka St., Lansing. The Magic Mike MUSIC Capital Area Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Composition Studio Recital - Free. 8 p.m.-12 Support Group - 7-8:30 p.m. CADL Okemos, a.m. Cook Recital Hall, 333 W. Circle Dr., East XXXperience 4321 Okemos Rd, Okemos. 231-403-1395. Lansing. events.msu.edu. chronicpainpartners.com. MUSIC Bassoon Studio Recital - Free. 5:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall, 333 W. Circle Dr., East Lansing. events.msu.edu.

Tuesday, February 11 CLASSES AND SEMINARS Aqua Fitness - Fun for all fitness levels. 10:30- 11:30 a.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd., East Lansing. 517-337-1113.

FRIDAY, FEB. 7 >> KELLY HANSEN EXHIBITION AND OPENING RECEPTION The Arts Council of Greater Lansing is presenting “It’s What’s on the Inside,” an exhibition by Kelly Hansen. Hansen’s collection of acrylic paintings explores FEBRUARY 9TH, 2020 “the complexities of being human and the relationship between inner story and DOORS OPEN AT 8PM physical appearance.” Friday, Feb. 5, 5 p.m. Arts Council of Greater Lansing 1208 Turner St., Lansing (517) 372-4636 Tickets available via: Lansing Last Call or facebook.com/ArtsCouncilGL Tip Top Facebook City Pulse • February 5, 2020 www.lansingcitypulse.com 29 FOOD & DRINK DINING OUT IN GREATER LANSING Combating gatekeeping in the wine industry A stunning California cabernet franc Chang have made worldwide reputa- had me thinking about a complicated tions on their work, but not that much food and beverage issue for a few days. of it has to do with authenticity. But they First of all, the wine are still well loved in chef circles, and for is lovely. I will un- good reason. questionably drink They do not seem to concern them- this wine again, and selves with that silly debate. soon. It’s the I. Brand The (implied) wine elitism is a com- and Family 2016 cab- plaint that still rings true to a lot of in- ernet franc. It retails for about $30, and dustry folk. Simply put: If you’re trying hails from Paicines, California. And it to sell something and it seems like peo- tastes like a wine worth twice its price. ple don’t care what you’re saying, please So, we can take a glimpse through the stop talking. Let them eat dinner. lens of this wine and the winery: The sto- Learning to read the room is import- ry of the Brand family. How Ian Brand is ant for anyone selling anything; though an upcoming superstar. How cabernet I would say as a frequent diner that franc has not often been the star of the hearing the words “Are you still working show from the west coast. How cabernet on that?” is still legitimately the worst franc’s varietal success from its home Justin King thing in the world. of Chinon has barely registered with I. Brand & Family's Cabernet Franc Wine writing has traditionally stayed American palates. Other times they may come across as worth discussing for a particular audi- in this direction. Sometimes we use this Or we can just say the wine is awe- bloated at best, self-serving at worst: ence?) flowery language with little discernible some. It’s big, robust, but balanced. The “Crystalline? Pristinely delineated? Our relationship with consumers at relationships with day-to-day smells and black and red fruit tendencies to this What the hell does that even mean?” large is the whole point. Food criticism tastes. This sort of preciousness may be wine don’t feel like overstuffed jam on Giving the benefit of the doubt, I tend has a similar mountain to climb. With useful in wine studies, but seems to have toast. It feels full of flavor and complex- to read these ham-fisted attempts as seemingly limitless bounds of culture an adverse effect when talking about ity. And any oak aging does hit you over failures to articulate because the writer foraging that wrangle with the mess of wine to people just looking to drink the head like a vanilla bomb. tried to get too, too specific. infinite information access, many food something good without getting poetic. Occasionally a wine just reminds me When it doubt, be simple: lovers — spurred by Food Network and As someone who’s been in this indus- that I need to shut up and just enjoy the Is the wine good? problematic food critics — are on a quest try for almost two decades: I apologize if drink. I know good descriptions do mat- Is it worth what it costs? for perfect authenticity. I contributed to that. ter. Wine descriptions make total sense Can this please be explained as simply I’m trying to imagine a world where it The concept of gatekeeping is an old when you taste a wine that is being de- as possible? matters how precise my completely un- one, and it’s something that all food scribed: “Blueberries? Cassis? Yeah I can What kind of consumers will like it? (Is it important wine verbiage is, and I’m try- and wine writers need to bust the gates see that!” ing to imagine a world where it’s import- open on, as soon as possible. There is too ant for a white person to go on record much great stuff out there. We should and rank another culture’s restaurants let the wine speak for itself, as best as we on the authenticity continuum. Neither can, especially this cabernet franc. Be- of these food or wine exercises seems cause I really think you should try it. particularly helpful to exposing people Justin King is an Advanced Sommeli- to tasty things. It doesn’t read like crit- er through the Court of Master Somme- icism to me; it reads like condescension. liers, and owner of Bridge Street Social, It’s a fool’s errand that is right in line a wine-and-cocktails focused restaurant with the nauseating gatekeeping vocab- in DeWitt, and also Bar Mitena, a Span- ulary that wine writers often use. Favor- ish winebar opening soon on Lansing’s ite chefs like Massimo Bottura or David Eastside.

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