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By Mike Thompson & Robert E. MartinIn his latest installment on the financial meltdown of the Western democracies in the current edition of Vanity Fair, Michael Lewis points out how the State of California – which represents the 8th largest economy in the world – has managed to import all the economic woes of our European allies, and even add a few new ones.This year California will spend $32 billion just on state payroll and pensions. That’ up 65% over the past decade, while spending lags on areas such as higher education and health and human services. Indeed, in California, a prison guard who begins his career at 45 can retire with a pension almost equal to his salary – after just five years of service.Before he left our fair city for the sunny climes of Florida, former Saginaw City Manager Reed Phillips and several other former city employees collected similar ‘golden egg’ pension plans. And from a state perspective, the unfunded liability for the state’s four major pensions — schools, state employees, police, and judges — is pegged at $11.6 billion, and the future health care liability ranges from $45-50 billion. Even if the state started meeting its obligations today, it would take $2 billion annually for the next 30 years just to get even.Today, one in five Americans is unemployed, underemployed or just plain out of work. One in nine families can’t make the minimum payment on their credit cards. One in eight mortgages are in default or foreclosure. More than 120,000 families are filing for bankruptcy every month. The economic crisis has wiped more than $5 trillion from pensions and savings, has left family balance sheets upside down, and threatens to put ten million homeowners out on the street.And from a local perspective in this election year, these are the realities coming home to roost. A former Saginaw County Board of Commissioner member, Jim Graham, had a favorite story. He was door knocking near Gratiot Avenue in southwest Saginaw during a campaign, and a constituent told him, “I don’t live in the county. I live in the city.”Well, needless to say, Saginaw city

dwellers indeed are part of the county. And on the Nov. 8th ballot, we have a countywide tax proposal and a city-only tax proposal.The countywide proposal comes not from the courthouse, but from the Saginaw Intermediate School District (SISD), which oversees special education and other functions for Saginaw County’s 13 local school districts. Count ‘em alphabetically: Birch Run, Bridgeport, Buena Vista, Chesaning, Carrollton, Frankenmuth, Freeland, Hemlock, Merrill, Saginaw City, Saginaw Township, St. Charles, Swan Valley. The proposal would add 1.4644 mills (apologies for the multiple digits; blame the old Headlee Amendment - we won’t increase the headache by trying to explain it) to the existing 1.9417 mills for Special Education. Okay, let’s simplify. This involves adding something barely short of 1.5 mills to the existing 2 mills. We should also explain Special Education. Children (and young adults through age 26) with major congenital disabilities attend the Millet Center out near Bridgeport. Special Education also has expanded to encompass home-district challenges such as autism and attention deficit. And so, believe it or not, about 1 in 5 students will receive some sort of special education.Costs of Special Education vary widely,

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depending on the individual. A wheelchair-bound student at Millet obviously will require far more special attention than an ADHD pupil at a home district school. But when all the costs are added up, special education requires nearly twice the money as so-called regular education.Michigan’s funding formula does not take this difference fully into account, and so money is sapped from regular education in order to pay for the unfunded mandate of special education. In Michigan new teachers make an average starting salary of $35,557 and an average overall salary of $54,739.00 according to teacherportal.com. The median salary of a Special Education teacher in Saginaw is $45,694, but those with higher credentials and seniority can earn as much as $65,251The SISD millage proposal would help to more fully pay for Special Education, which in the process would also help to support regular education in each home district. A taxpayer in Frankenmuth, for instance, would be supporting Frankenmuth schools. Skeptics should not view this as some sort of lottery-style trick, or three-card monte. The ISD Board of Education and the superintendent, Richard Syrek (formerly a veteran at the helm of Swan Valley schools) have openly and honestly made clear their intent to help the local districts make ends meet.How much would this tax increase cost you? Take your home’s taxable value, which is half of the sale value, and for each $1,000 in SEV, add about $1.50 per year.

Tax Proposal for City Hall The city-only tax proposal is for 1.1916 mills (or 1.2 mills rounded off) to renovate an aging 75-year-old City Hall is controversial, to say the least.During a City Council planning session back at the turn of the millennium. Reed Phillips was the City Manager back in year 2000, and he described two facilities in need of major repairs. One was the Civic Center, which was transferred away from the City over to the County for the 0.45-mill tax, which since has been reduced to 0.25 mills. Meanwhile, City Hall’s needs were postponed in favor of some semblance of maintaining police and fire funding.

back then. We saved about 30 mills in property taxes, or even more depending on the school district of our residences, and we really didn’t notice the sales tax hike unless we were purchasing a big item such as a car.Since then, we have been sort of nickel and dimed on the property taxes, even though they remain lower than the pre-1994 levies. City dwellers now pay a transit tax, a rubbish fee, a school facilities tax, and city and county public safety taxes.We may ask will these millages ever end? We should not blame our local leaders, be they SISD board members or City Council members. They are only striving to cope with federal and state cutbacks, along with the bad economy. And while we might wish to revisit the entire nature of taxation in this country and rethink it; the reality is that government needs to operate within its means the same way as the average citizen footing the bill needs to. In retrospect, it would have been a lot easier to be a public servant 40 years ago, when the auto plants were humming. But then again, we all seem to have had a much better time of it 40 years ago.Of course, 40-years ago would we ever think that we would find a billionaire like Warren Buffett pleading with Congress to actually tax him more rather than shifting the burden to the average American? And of course, policies set in Washington all flow downhill, right to the local levels.You the reader and citizen can decide for yourself. Please take the time to vote. It’s a shame that we only have 20 percent participation, of sometimes

worse, in these local elections.

State of Repair at Saginaw City Hall a Case of Neglect & IrresponsibilityEditor, the Review;In 2001 the City of Saginaw paid $47,000 to fund a study to formulate a plan to fix City Hall. The cost to update City Hall at that time was

“In 2011 the City of Saginaw paid $47,000 to fund a study on fixing City Hall. The cost to update at that time was $2.9 million. No

recommendations were implemented. Now in 2011 the newest $50,000 study tells us it

will cost $7 million to fix City Hall.”

Anyone who has visited City Hall has witnessed the room air conditioners during summer, and windows opened during winter because heat is not equally dispersedStill, the City Council did not seem to devote a whole lot of in-depth study to this $7 million proposal (the entire three-part Civic Center was renovated for less than $14 million). Council members simply accepted the maximum study and decided, if we can do the job for less money, great, we will either reduce the bond issue or shorten the 16-year payoff. Scant attention was given to less costly options, such as moving into abandoned existing structures that are in better shape and require less investment. Voters may wish to measure this factor and wait for an inevitable revised proposal that doesn’t necessarily tear up the total innards of City Hall for a redo. Use of an alternative existing building might be considered, especially if the feds follow through on closing the main post office, which is right next door. Also, the City Council will have at least three new members with the departures of Paul Virciglio, Amanda Kitterman-Miller and Bill Scharffe, and the trio of newcomers just might want to have some input.How much would this first proposal for City Hall renovation cost? Add about $1.20 per year for each $1,000 of your home’s taxable value. Remembering Proposal ABack in 1994 Michigan voters passed Proposal A, which slashed property taxes in favor of a two-penny boost in the sales tax. It seemed like a good deal

$2.9 million dollars. No recommendations from the study were implemented to repair City Hall.Our present City Council and City Manager Darnell Earley only want to point fingers at previous council members as to why nothing was done. Not even the leaky roof was

replaced, which is fairly basic and fundamental.Now fast forward to 2011 and the newest $50,000 study that tells us it will cost $7 million dollars to fix City Hall. The proper terminology for what has happened to City Hall is ‘benign neglect.’ Benign neglect is where you know you have problems that need fixing, but they are ignored. Money that should have been spent fixing City Hall was spent on other projects.We as members of the Saginaw Landlords Association are not buying these ‘sky is falling’ cries of Darnell Earley. We say fix the building in steps just like you and I do when we need to fix our homes, businesses, or rental properties. Budget for a roof next year, windows the following year, etc. In the past year two public safety millages were approved totaling 2.5 mills. Our solid waste rubbish bills went from $50.00 to $165.00 per home or rental unit. It’s time to say enough is enough.The economy is in shambles, record unemployment is rampant, and a million home foreclosures are projected for this year. Where does City Hall think its citizens will get the money to pay for 1.2 mills for 16 years to fix City Hall?You got us into this mess and its time to stand up and say NO to this millage proposal on November 8th.

Mark OberschmidtSaginaw Landlords Association Board Member

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Bay City has taken a couple of turns as a Boomtown. Its fi rst peak was early; with the manors on Center Avenue still representing an era when lumber was king. Less stately reminders of the City’s more recent industrial heyday as a center for manufacturing dot the cityscape, many a shell of their former selves, if they are operating at all. In many ways it represents a microcosm of all the challenges facing mid-sized communities across the Rust Belt.The other thing Bay City has is a tradition of politics. From the legend of Teddy Roosevelt’s launch of the Bull Moose Party to the myths surrounding Old City Hall, the local lore is fi lled with colorful fi gures and the occasional bare-knuckle battle.It is fi tting that this year’s Mayoral race features two well-known fi gures in Bay City politics, Kathleen Newsham and Chris Shannon. Both have served in many capacities in City government and they are regulars on the boards of local non-profi ts and organizations. Newsham has been a resident of Bay City for 50 years, is a homemaker, and works part-time at Simmons Jewelers. She has served as an 8th Ward City Commissioner for 6 years and was elected Mayor back in November 1997.Current Mayor Shannon has served in local government in Bay City since 2005 and his background in the private sector refl ects a track record of successful management and growth in the telecommunications industry and in workforce development. The other thing they have in common is the set of challenges in front of the next mayor. The Review posed a number of questions to the candidates, so the readers can see where they stand on key issues. Here are their unedited answers.Review: Bay City residents have seen signifi cant increases in the utility rates over the last few years, particular for water and sewer. What do you believe are the underlying reasons for the size of these increases? How would you propose that rates be managed in the near term? Do you believe the current model of city-owned

utilities is sustainable in the longer term?Shannon: First I think it’s important to remind folks that our electric utility remains extremely reliable and stable. Bay City Electric customers enjoy on average of 20% lower rates than the out City competitors’. Bay City’s water rates are also lower than many of the out City Townships at $3.18 per CCF. The sewer rate is where we have a big challenge ahead of us. I am committed to keeping rates as low as possible and my voting record proves this. It’s an injustice to the people of Bay City not to do all we can to cut costs and avoid rate increases, particularly in these times of economic stress. The underlying reasons for high wastewater treatment costs are complex, but the biggest driver is MDEQ and EPA regulations demanding extremely tight constraints on pollutants in the effl uent. The mandated tertiary treatment process to address this cost $40 million to build and the legacy cost associated is high. It remains very expensive to be good stewards of the environment.Finally, I will veto any rate increase that hasn’t had proper diligence done in fi nding ALL available gains in effi ciency.Newsham: The reason behind the recent increases for our water and sewer is the City was forced to absorb a $43 million dollar upgrade/mandate by the Federal and State regulatory commission. This was an unfunded mandate. We needed to clean out the contaminants in our system. Over the past 40 + years we have had minimal increases and were using general fund monies to cover our operating expenses. I recently voted for a 9.5 % increase and the Mayor vetoed this in favor of a 15.8% increase, which passed recently. I voted against this larger increase, as I believe it will be higher. I do not believe an increase of $1.50 -$3.00 a month is a signifi cant increase. That is less than the average person spends on bottled water or a Gatorade from the store. (Editor’s Note: Mayor Shannon denies this allegation. He responds: “I would never be ‘in favor’ of a 9% or 15% increase. I think my record has been extremely consistent to keep water rates low. I will veto any rate increase without proper diligence as to cuts.”)The residents I come in contact with on a daily basis understand that we have lost millions of dollars in Revenue Sharing that has been cut by the Governor. The housing market crash has reduced the residential property taxes, the loss of population and the Industrial and Manufacturing jobs have been outsourced from our community. All of these issues have devastated our general fund dollars. This trickledown effect on how we provide services includes our public safety, as they are funded from the general budget. I personally would rather pay a little more for my water if it means keeping more police and fi re fi ghters on duty. I do believe Bay City/Bay County can and should provide these utilities. I will continue to seek and fi nd better ways to manage cost. Working with the outlying areas and with the County Executive, I believe we can consolidate our resources to share cost in the near future.Review: Many of the City’s streets are in serious disrepair. Part of this is due to the signifi cant costs of maintaining and operating the two city owned bridges. What would you propose to improve the conditions of local roads? Similarly, how do you believe the bridges should be managed going forward?Newsham: Not only do our City streets need repair but our entire infrastructure has been eroding for years. Currently we have a millage question on the November Ballot before the voters to fund a street repair program over the next several years. The cost of operating the bridges does have an effect on our general funds. Governor Snyder has directed local communities to consolidate and share services

where possible. Currently we are looking at some alternatives for funding that include a few options. One would be to work with the surrounding townships to help share the cost. Another option is turning over the operation of the bridges to the County Executive. The last option would be for the City to close the bridges. I do not endorse the closing of the bridges except as a last resort to avoid more cutbacks in our public safety.Shannon: You can’t talk about Bay City’s streets without talking about the city’s bridges. The City alone operates and maintains two of the most expensive machines in the County - Liberty and Independence Bridges. Even though these bridges carry regional traffi c, most of which are not city residents, the city taxpayers carry the entire tax burden to keep these two bridges open. Funding for these regional assets comes out of the city’s streets fund and leaves little left for reconstruction of streets. As you know, I’ve worked extremely hard to get Lansing’s attention to this problem and with the help of Senator Green have secured $1/2 million dollars this year to fund the bridges. This has resulted in the reconstruction of Walnut St. this year. I continue

Decision 2011: Candidate Forum The Bay City Mayoral Race Between Chris Shannon & Kathleen Newsham

Kathleen Newsham

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to work with Senator Green to fi nd permanent funding from the State including reopening ACT 51 (the gas tax) to include bascule bridges. Review: On the subject of the expenses, the upkeep of the historic City Hall has become a signifi cant expense. The re-roofi ng project has, unfortunately, been a real time lesson in Murphy’s Law. The new HVAC system will cost well into seven fi gures. Is City Hall is certainly a treasure, but is it a luxury the citizens can afford at this point? Shannon: Bay City Hall is “the” most signifi cant building in all of Bay County and it belongs to the people. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been judged as one of the 50 most signifi cant architectural structures in the state. It still serves quite well as a modern working seat of municipal government.Bay City Hall was built at a total cost of $164,386 in 1896. Now, having served Bay City over 115 years it’s fair to say that the building was a good investment. I am confi dent that future generations will fi nd the forthcoming expenditure a wise investment as well.By far most of the expense of renovating City Hall will be covered by insurance.Here’s a layout of additional costs not covered by insurance to prepare the building for another 100+ years: Original roof project- now complete - $1.6 Million (This should cost much less after construction delay penalties are assessed). Modern high effi ciency HVAC system - $1.5 Million (includes replacing both boilers). Acoustic treatment in Commission Chambers - $35,000. Commission Chambers Sound System - $90,000 (these two will allow for quality web casting of meetings and cutting edge multi media tools). Commission seating - new chairs - $33,000 (mostly covered by insurance). Restoration of original ceilings (remove drop ceilings) - $45,000. Infi ll’s on railings on stairwells - $30,000 (safety issue in public areas). Demo of wall. $3,100Newsham: Regarding the use of and maintaining city hall is the easiest for me to answer. Yes I believe we should maintain and keep that building now and into the future. I would not want my name associated with the destruction of such a beautiful and Historic Building. I cannot imagine the members of St. Stanislaus or the First

Presbyterian Church on Center Ave or any of our Historical Homes being demolished because “they are too big or too costly to maintain”. Review: What are your views on consolidation of services with Bay County? Do you have any specifi c measures you would like to see adopted?Newsham: The City of Bay City is currently having conversations regarding Consolidation of services with the outlying areas and with the County Executive/Board of Commissioners. In addition we have been working on consolidation within our own City Administration. Over the past few years, our employees have been asked to more with less, accept wage concessions, pay a percentage of their benefi ts and some still face losing their jobs. Those are the people providing the services. People still want and expect to have a police offi cer show up when they need one. People expect the Fire Department to respond if their house is on fi re. People expect someone from the water / sewer department to show up if their water line breaks. We currently have some City workers who are cross-trained. Shannon: I have an ongoing conversation with Bay County Executive Tom Hickner about consolidation varying from complete City/County unifi ed government to merging water services and other component pieces. Much of the conversation is about what other communities are doing and have done and we continue to keep our eye on the collaborative ball. I’ve created a committee that is meeting on a regular basis with Bay County offi cials in an effort to consolidate water services in Bay County. These efforts have led to a resolution from both parties to go forward with more detailed plans. Further, I’ve been meeting on a regular basis with Saginaw and Midland’s Mayors not only on joining with them to provide water services, but to look for other ways to collaborate regionally. Review: Finally, why do you want to be Mayor?Shannon: It’s not really that I want to be Mayor but rather, I feel compelled to step up when leadership is needed most. These are some of the most diffi cult times in Bay City’s history and many have said “how could anyone want that job these days”. There is no longer a margin for error. Good leadership is absolutely required to see us through. One day when I approach the gates of heaven perhaps Saint Peter will say, “Go on through son, your penance has already been served”Newsham: I am seeking the offi ce of Mayor because I am the most experienced and qualifi ed candidate. Bay City needs a Mayor that will unite not separate. Bay City needs a Mayor that will maintain integrity and bring back a positive environment to City Hall. I was the fi rst woman to have been elected and serve out a full term as Mayor in Bay City. I have voted on and have made the tough decisions as a commissioner. My vote is based on facts, not politics. I have no agenda or special interest other than to do what I believe is right to move Bay City forward.

Chris Shannon

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By Robert E. MartinIn perfect timing with the Halloween weekend,

Steve ‘Prozak’ Shippy, national recording artist and director, is presenting the second installment of his Seekers series, with the worldwide premier of A Haunting on Hamilton Street 2 at the historic Temple Theatre at 9 pm on October 28 & 29th. Last year nearly 4,000 people attended the worldwide premier of the fi rst installment, so according to Prozak, it demanded a sequel.With the fi rst installment, the focus was primarily

upon the Schuch Hotel; whereas with Volume II, the search is focused exclusively upon the historic Benjamin Stable, where a new thorough investigation was conducted by The Seekers investigative team of Prozak (aka Steve Shippy), Tim Rooney, Adam Eugenio, assisted by Father Andre Calder and Brian Hanois of Ghost Hunters/Ghost Hunters International.As for what can be expected from this second

outing, Prozak fi nds it diffi cult to explain. “Let me say in comparison to Haunting 1, people will see a lot more action this year. Within the fi rst 8 minutes we’re right into the ghost hunt, whereas with the fi rst installment we had a lot of background information, because we wanted to educate people about Saginaw and Hamilton Street and what these things were that we wanted to investigate.”“We also wanted to explain the difference between

an intelligent and a residual haunting and show the type of equipment that we used and how it worked,” he continues, “whereas with Haunting 2, we get right into what we do. The thing is that after the premier of Part 1, we learned a huge piece of Saginaw wanted us to investigate The Stable, so this is what we did.”Formerly the Benjamin Mortuary, this structure

of The Stable casts an ominous shadow over the infamous Hamilton Street of Old Town Saginaw. Shrouded in urban legend and folklore, the chilling, three-story structure becomes a riveting focal point as the crew uncover more than they bargained for – including disturbed Indian burial grounds and hostile and territorial entities.In 1962, The Saginaw Road Commission

accidentally unearthed an ancient Indian burial ground below Hamilton Street. Hundreds of bodies were processed at the old mortuary, including some of Saginaw’s most prominent fi gures of the past. Historians agree that the atrocious injustices and thousands of untimely deaths due to malaria and territorial murders could very well set the tone for paranormal activity in Old Saginaw City.Last year’s Haunting 1 debut at The Temple

Theatre was a phenomenal event in itself, selling out on both nights with close to 4,000 people attending. Additionally, the DVD of the fi rst installment did equally well. “The odd thing is that nearly all of the DVD sales were out-of-state- and out of the USA,” notes Prozak, “with maybe 1 percent of our sales coming from Michigan as a whole. I think a lot of that was driven by my music fan base gravitating towards the fi lm, but it was cool because we spread word of this community all over the place.” Without giving too much away about the fi lm, what

were some of the more notable things that The Seekers captured and documented on this second outing at The Stable? “We defi nitely have a full

body apparition caught on video,” states Prozak. “It seems to kind of walk through a wall, passes a window, and then goes through another wall. We also captured a lot of voices, but the biggest thing happened in the casket display area.

of Volume II) fl y into Saginaw from Oregon to give us a lot of education on the Ojibway Indians.”Even with this world premier of Volume 2 looming,

The Seekers are not content to sit still for a minute and, indeed, are also now at work on Volume 3 in the series, which is taking their investigative team to Saginaw’s historic Potter Street Station.“The funny thing is, we always wanted to shoot at

Potter Street and shot a lot of still photographs of the exterior,” explains Prozak. “When we were buying ads at Charter for the Haunting 2 premier, one of the representatives at Charter is also on the board of the non-profi t Potter Street Station group. I made mention of our interest and he said that he could get us inside, so it fell right into our lap. Once he said we could do it I met everybody and we had to become members of the non-profi t to step into the station, but it truly is an incredible place.”“When you walk through it you can see how nice

it was in its heyday,” continues Prozak, “and its still incredibly ornate and absolutely massive. It goes on forever. I want to say it’s close to 30,000 square feet. We’ve been investigating there for about a week, conducting preliminary safety inspections and deciding how to go about the investigation.”According to Prozak, paranormal activity has

been prevalent everywhere they’ve walked inside Potter Street station. “It’s not letting us down in any way. We couldn’t even get set up without things happening. When the President of the Society was giving us the tour, all our walky-talkies started going off simultaneously, with some of them beeping and others having voices coming through, with one voice saying ‘Margaret’. It scared the hell out of everybody, but was actually pretty cool.”“Another time I tried to get an interview with Keith

Wizner down there and while we were setting up, a camera kept falling down and you could hear a scream upstairs. It was insane – almost to the point if we started wondering if somebody was playing a joke on us. It’s too early to tell, but all I can say is there’s a lot of activity over there, and I’m not quite sure what’s going on.”With now a third installment in the works does

Prozak seek an end to the Haunting series or doing different investigations outside of the state with it?“I think it’s going to keep going,” he responds.

“We’re getting so many offers right now it’s crazy. We

With his Second Installment in The Seekers

Series, Prozak & Crew Dig Deeper into the Paranormal Ether PopulatiNG Saginaw’s

Historic Hamilton Street

Because it was an old funeral home years ago, the casket display area is still set up. We placed a camera on a tripod and left it there and at one point a fl owing, glowing white mass travels down the center of the casket display in mid-air and goes all the way down, comes back a few feet, and then just disappears.”Prozak notes that shooting on Haunting 2 began a

month after the fi rst world premier of Volume 1 back in December, 2010, which turned out to be ideal timing, with a lot of dark hours in the winter and the streets more quiet than normal.While viewers of volume one may recall investigator

Tim Rooney receiving a large unexplained scratch along his neck from the investigation at The Schuch, a similar occurrence happened to technical director Adam Eugenio at The Stable.“ I was investigating outside the casket display area

and had a camera shoved into my face, hard enough to make my nose bleed quite badly,” he explains.“It was unexpected, that’s for sure,” continues Adam.

“It was kind of like if you try to fi lm somebody that doesn’t want to be recorded, and they reach out and grab your camera; but I felt this force in the middle of the blackness, which is all I can say. I’m not really sure what that’s all about.”For Volume II The Seekers gathered close to 50

hours of footage that was condensed into 90 minutes. “It was quite a dig,” comments Prozak. “We were doing 10-12 hour investigations, but also leaving the cameras behind to record all activity, so we had a lot of fi lm to go through. The cameras were running for 24 hours for quite a while and it took us about six months to edit, putting in 50-50 hour workweeks. We wanted to make sure this latest installment was the best it could possibly be. Plus, due to the success of Volume 1, we were able to upgrade everything with better cameras and audio, so the production value is extremely higher than the fi rst fi lm.”Additionally, Volume 2 was recently accepted into

the 36th Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, and will premier there on the West Coast on Wednesday, November 9th at The Landmark Theatre in the Embarcadero Center.“This is pretty exciting,” adds Prozak. “We focused

a lot on the fact that Hamilton Street used to be an Indian burial ground, and actually had a native American, Justin Leavitt (also Executive Producer

Prozak investigates the Casket display area at the The Stable in Old Town Saginaw

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get tons of people giving us locations and offering to pay for the fi lm, but are trying to keep the focus here in Michigan. That’s the goal. I’d like to do as many as we can within this area of Saginaw.”As for other locations in the state that sound

potentially promising, Prozak sites an old train station in Detroit, as well as the Presque Isle Lighthouse. “There’s also an old court house and abandoned city jail in Charlevoix that has potential, along with an old hotel on Mackinaw Island.” “But other than that, we also have a lot of potential

out-of-state investigations that look promising. The Shanghai Tunnels in Portland are intriguing, because they have a devastating history and background. Americans were kidnapping other Americans and selling them off to the Japanese as slaves. They had an option of working on slaves ships or getting thrown off the ship. The jail cells and cages where they’d keep these people still exist.”Insofar as he is also a successful Rapper with a

worldwide following, what has Prozak been up to musically of late, or has his work with The Seekers sidetracked his musical endeavors?“I just signed a new deal with Strange Music,

which is the biggest independent Hip Hop label in the world,” he explains. “Their main artist is Tech9, and I’ve been on that label a long time, but resigned recently and became an exclusive artist there. I’ve been playing a lot of shows and did Tulsa and Dallas last month and Indiana last weekend, and am playing Wooster, Massachusetts on the 23rd. I’ve got a lot of music videos shot all here in Saginaw for the most part and will be dropping my new disc probably around May 2012.”Given that he is so singularly committed to Saginaw

and promoting it worldwide, what does Prozak feel about the current climate and feel of the state? “It’s a mixed bag,” he sighs. “It sucks that we have all these negative titles – high unemployment and high crime – but I guess that’s what makes Michigan people stronger. All these things may be true, but we also have some of the best talent, performers, and artists in the world that come out of this State. Plus we’ve always had the Red Wings and now it looks like we have the Lions!”Tickets for the Haunting on Hamilton Part 2 world

premier are only $15.00 and each ticket holder will also receive a copy of the Part 2 DVD free with their purchase.“All the same cast will be making guest

appearances both nights and we’ll also be doing a Q&A session after the showing,” notes Prozak. “There is adult language in the fi lm, but no age restriction. This will be a Red Carpet event and the searchlights in the sky will be out. There’s no dress code and a cash bar.”“Last year was wonderful. We had a ton of people

all ages, from teens to 70-year-olds, so it was a broad mixture of people. It’s a great deal because $15.00 gets you a two-hour movie premier with special guests and then you also get a copy of the DVD. The average cost of haunted house is $20.00 for 12 minutes of entertainment.”

As an added bonus, the DVD of Haunting 2 includes nearly 50 minutes of additional bonus features, including special guests like Sid Wilson and DJ Starscreen from Slipknot sharing their own experiences on the paranormal, along with Justin Leavitt explaining some of the ancient Indian ceremonies in the fi lm and why he conducted them.Additionally, the Premier

is being sponsored by the non-profi t Voice of Warriors, which was put together by The Bunker Military Surplus store on Court Street. “This is a non-profi t that spreads information and awareness for soldiers coming home and wounded veterans not getting help,” explains Prozak. “It’s for soldiers being abandoned after receiving all forms of injury, plus it brings awareness to military suicides and post-traumatic stress. It’s a great cause and I’m trying to help their cause. People can check them out at voiceofwarriors.com.”Finally, one cannot help but ask if Prozak’s thoughts

have changed or evolved about the source of these paranormal phenomena that he documents, or why some of these places are haunted and where it originates. Does it have to do with sacred ground or some type of historical connection with something that didn’t get resolved that causes spirits to linger?“It’s hard to fi gure the answer to that question out,”

concludes Prozak. “When you hear the voices that are caught on audio, you can’t really say. Plus even though we are investigating Indian burial grounds, most of the voices we’ve received are in English, so there is no rhyme or reason to it.”“I do believe there are two different kinds of

hauntings, whereas some argue there are hundreds. But basically I think it can be divided between intelligent hauntings and residual hauntings. Residual ghosts of the past do what they do. They walk up stairs every so often and do a repetitive behavior that doesn’t know you’re there, or doesn’t care if you’re in the room. You’re just catching something that repeats over and over. Intelligent hauntings are more focused and are aware of your presence. When you ask if they are present, they will respond yes; and if you ask their name, they will give you one. Why and how does that happen? People like to believe a million different things, but I honestly can’t say.”People interested in purchasing tickets for

Haunting on Hamilton 2 can go to templetheatre.com to get tickets, or phone 989-754.SHOW, or go to the Temple Theatre Box Offi ce from 8 AM – 5 PM daily to buy tickets in person. People interested in purchasing DVD’s of Haunting on Hamilton Street Part 1 or 2 can go to ahauntingonhamiltonst.com.

Justin Leavitt - a native American - at the marker for the Ojibway Indian Burial ground

Page 8 • Review Magazine • October 20 - November 2, 2011

By Robert E. Martin

On November 8th, the voters in the City of Saginaw will have the opportunity to elect up to fi ve new members of the Saginaw City Council. The terms of fi ve council members – Mayor Pro Tem Amos O’Neal, Dan Fitzpatrick, Amanda Kitterman-Miller, William Scharffe and Paul Virciglio expire this year. Virciglio, Scharffe and Kitterman-Miller have said they will not seek re-election.

A fi eld of eight candidates have fi led that include: Ernie Mitchell Ahmad, Annie Boensch, Norman Braddock, Willie Casey, Dan Fitzpatrick, Floyd Kloc, Don Merrill, and Amos O’Neal.

In the hopes of developing an informed electorate, The Review presents this in-depth candidate forum. Questions were submitted to all candidates and the following fi ve responded in time for our deadline.

Review: Please give us some brief background on your accomplishments and why you are running for City Council?

Boensch: I am a 30-year-old stay-at-home mother of two and college student. I have been an Americorp Vista Volunteer and worked for and volunteered with various local campaigns for area candidates and non-profi t groups. I am running for City Council because I feel that it is my responsibility to be actively involved in the community in which I live. I envision our city as being one where families look forward to raising their children, children who will then grow and plant their own roots here.

Braddock: I am a lifelong resident of the City of Saginaw and currently serve on the Saginaw Public Schools Board of Education. I have been on the Board for the past 12 years. I also serve as Board Secretary for the Saginaw Promise Authority and was appointed to that board by then Speaker of the House Andy Dillon. I am President and Co-Chair of the Bridge Center for Racial Harmony and the Immediate Past President of the Great Lakes Bay Manufacturer’s Association. My day job is that of Director of Quality and Business Development for SVRC Industries, Inc., a private not for profi t

organization that provides job opportunities for people with barriers to employment. Before that I was a local business owner for 12 years in the city that provided jobs for more than 500 people. I am running for City Council to help accomplish the goals I address in your following question.

Casey: I am a Pastor, a native of Saginaw and life long resident. I attended Saginaw public schools and graduated from SHS in 1972. I married my 8th grade girlfriend and was married 29 years until her death in March of 2002. I remarried in 2009 to Ida Neely. I have two daughters and 6 grand children from my fi rst marriage and 1 great grandchild, two daughters and 3 grandchildren from my present marriage. I received an earned Doctorate in Theology from The Full Gospel Christian Bible College. I retired from General Motors with 25.5 years of service and I am a UAW member Local 467. I worked with families & children impacted by incarceration with Big Brothers Big Sister trained by MANY an MCP Support Center. I have 21 years uninterrupted service as pastor at New Beginning Christian Church and am a past member on the Board of Directors at Habitat for Humanity.

I am running for City Council because I want to represent the entire community and I believe the entire community deserves the right to be heard and responded by someone who stands up for everyone. Saginaw has a rich history and I desire to be part of the team that will help revitalize the city of Saginaw.

Kloc: I have been a private practice attorney since 1988. Before that, I was Saginaw’s Chief Assistant City Attorney for 9 years. I am a member and twice past president of the Historical Society of Saginaw County, a 32-year member and past president of the Saginaw Kiwanis Club, vice president of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Association, a Kiwanis Foundation board member, and a Saginaw P.R.I.D.E member. I will bring experience, perspective, and thoughtful consideration, as well as institutional memory, to the City Council. As an ardent City supporter, I will bring enthusiasm, energy and commitment to making the City an attractive community again.

O’Neal: I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Northwood University and have over 2000 hours of at-risk and leadership training. I am a current City Council

The Saginaw City Council Candidate Forum: Eight Candidates Seek Five Seats on November 8th

COUNCIL continued on page 16

Amos O’Neal Annie Boensch Norman BraddockFloyd Kloc

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By Bo WhiteAndy Reed is an integral part of the Great Lakes Bay music scene. It’s not easy being a major player when the economy has tanked and our society is unhealthy. It requires a balance of our mind, body and spirit and some heavy acceptance to remain sane in our insane world. I suppose there are multiple and competing truths no matter how we slice it, especially when you’re a working musician.Music and Art are the engines of truth and allow us a means of expression - an alternate rebellion that is quiet and thoughtful. No middle fi nger is extended. Reed is the olive branch that offers sustenance for the soul through rich and layered melodies and soaring harmony. It is manna from heaven. Reed has expanded his musical reach as a member of the seminal turn of the century rockers Verve Pipe. Indeed, The Verve Pipe is a

Reed’s overarching achievement just may be the success of Reed Recording Studio and his ascendance as a highly regarded producer. He brings out the best in whomever he records, whether it is Mandi Layne, Brett Mitchell, The Tosspints or Arthur Autumn. Reed can jump genres, intuit themes, conceive structural solutions and expand upon an artist’s vision to produce a warm and richly cascading sound. In a recent development Reed joined forces with

Shawn MacDonald to form Pop Factory Records, a full service one stop record label and recording studio with a marketing and design department. Reed does the music; MacDonald handles the artwork and graphic design. Time has come today.Reed conceived American Underdog as a full band project. It’s only been ten years since Reed’s alter ego The Haskels blasted onto the scene and kicked it out with the most melodic and hard rocking music since the MC5 released Back in the USA in 1970 (despite producer Jon Landau’s compressed sound and muffl ed production). American Underdog just completed the production of their debut CD Always on the Run - and it is a complete package. The cover is a throwback to the days and times when album art mattered. Reed conveys colorful images with an eye for detail like the vertical stripe on the left side of the cover – a replica of how LP covers looked like during the rock & roll era of the fi fties and sixties. The music is even better…Your Reign is Over is a majestic opener; orchestral with wordless soaring harmonies that changes directions with a pounding 4/4 beat like the Dave Clark 5 on steroids. Reed’s smooth as silk tenor soars over the big beat and then a sweet four-note guitar riff introduces the verses. The lyrics betray considerable umbrage that is almost hidden behind Reed’s strong vocals. Drawn into a place you must create all on your ownAs the king and queen are overthrownYou are drawn into a part you never practiced forBut she’ll still get you, leaving you wanting moreTalks in tongues about a crown you may never see And you’re the one who knows what to believeYour reign is over Nice to know youReed switches gears in Portland, a wistful song infused with an island-girl feel that is helped along with what sounds like a fl amenco guitar. The longing and loneliness is palpable:You try to be happy – drove you out to seaAs you wear your heart on your sleeveWhen your own daydreams become realityAnd create your own historyAnd I’m packing up for Portland, a place I visit oftenAnd I never have to leave my rocking chairWhen you play along and sing soft-spokenTo the words you can’t repeat, “It isn’t fair”Beautiful Dreamer opens with and echoed piano riff and a strummed acoustic. The vocals are run through a vocoder plug-in or a fi lter further accentuates the dreamlike quality of the music. Reed is singing in an inner voice creating a dialogue with memories of core wounds from a diffi cult past. Reed’s lyrics create an internal landscape that is both painful and liberating:He waits alone in his chairClutching a paper he left foldedIn the home he made for her so long agoIt’s hard now to see her You stumble aroundTryin to walk a straight lineIt’s a love undefi nedIt’s a love undefi nedA quiet but insistent piano trill sets the mood for Always on the Run. It ambles along quite nicely but then a minimalist guitar comes up front and center and hits you like a punch. This is a song about friendship, the slippery elusive kind like a fan to a

Pop Factory Records Presents The Debut of An American Underdog

fi ne tuned engine that can rock with the best of ‘em and yet create beautiful music for children – a loving and childlike quality of rock & roll that was mined by Lennon and McCartney as well as the Small Faces and the Beach Boys. This is the hopeful side of rock & roll that represents a deeper longing, a return to the nest.

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A.J. BAILEY’S SALOON, 304 Salzburg, Bay City. Phone 989-895-9446. DJ/KARAOKE Thurs, Fri., Sat, 9-close with Derek Dixon’s LCA Music Ent. Co. Food served ‘ti ll 9 pm. Take Outs Available. Pitchers $5.25; Minis $2.75. Happy Hour 11 am - 8 pm Monday - Friday. Thursday $1.00 pints. Weekly drink specials!

BAY LANES BOWLING & BANQUET CENTER, 4243 North Euclid Ave., Bay City. Phone 989-684-7361. Fall Entertainment Line-up: Oct. 21-22, Soul Xpress; Oct. 28-29, The Thunderchickens. Bands perform from 9 pm – 1 AM. HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY Oct. 29, from 9 to close with Prizes! World Tavern Trivia starti ng Wednesday, Oct. 26th from 6 to 8 or 9 to 11. Free to play. Fun & Prizes! 989-684-7361, WWW.BAYLANESBOWLING.COM OR LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!!

BEMOS, 701 S. Madison Ave., Bay City. Stay for the party! Call 989-893-7071 for more info. Entertainment Line-up: MONDAYS – Electric Open Mic Night with Vinyl Meltdown; TUESDAYS: Oct. 25, Dose Duo; Nov. 1, Open Mic Night w/Amelia Jo; WEDNESDAYS: Oct. 26, Kyle Mayer & Kendree Young; Nov. 2, Divided Highway; THURSDAYS: Oct. 20, Carrie Westbay; Oct. 27, HOKORI w/sp guest Dead Evoluti on; Nov. 3, Andy Reed & Joe Sullivan;

FRIDAYS: Oct. 21, The Last; Oct. 28, Can’t Be Saved; SATURDAYS: Oct. 22, Thick as Thieves; Oct. 29, Cygnus; SUNDAYS: Oct. 23, Grupo Esti lo; Oct. 30, The Kowalskis. Join us for our 3 Day Halloween Bash: Oct. 27-28-29! Daily Happy Hour, No Cover Charge.

CARROLLTON BAR, 3461 Carrollton Rd., 989-754-9821. Wednesday: Open Mic Night with Vinyl Meltdown; Thursday: DJ & Karaoke with Jesse; Friday: DJ & Karaoke with Freaky Frank; Saturday: Live Bands! For info check out our facebook page. We also have Club Keno, pool tables with 50-cent games, Darts & Shuffl eboard. Free WiFi. Wednesday & Thursday $4.00 Pitchers & $2.00 Saginaw River Shots!

COTY’S LANDING, 777 Midland Rd. Saginaw, Mi. Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials: Sunday: Bike Day! $8.00 Buckets of Beer and Happy Hour All Day! $2.00 Well Drinks. Monday: Monday Night Football with $1.00 Draft s & 35 Cent Wings! Also catch all the College Games Every Saturday! Tuesday, $2.00 bott les, well drinks, Captain Morgan & 22.oz draft s; Wednesday, Tim & Jim from 6-9 pm; Karaoke w/Red Dog; $5.00 pitchers & $3.00 Johnny Vegas; `Thursday, Honesty & Dean from 6-9 pm. DJ/Karaoke w/Lynn Q, starts at 9 PM. $3.00 Jager Bombs, Jello Shots, and $5.00 pitchers plus Happy Hour All Night! Entertainment Line-up & Special Events: Oct. 21-22, Searching for a Star DJ; Oct. 28-29, Burnaround; Nov. 4-5, Big Brother Smokes. Don’t miss our Halloween Costume Party, Friday, Oct. 29. Prizes for Best Costume. Lots

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THE CREEK GRILL, 1259 S Poseyville, Midland –2 miles S of Dow Diamond. New menu! Steaks – Sirloin, NY Strip & Rib eye all USDA Choice. Great seafood & salads all for the best prices in the area. 8 Large screen TV’s for watching football and the Tigers. Beer bucket prices on Monday night and $1 giant wings. Entertainment – Jodi & Southern Cross Oct 21st & 22nd’ Honesty & The Liars – Oct 28th & 29th. Good Times Flow at The Creek!! 486-3717.

HOOLIGANS FOOD & SPIRITS, 3022 N. Water St., Bay City. A fun, casual place to meet with friends and family for some of the best food in town. Live entertainment and DJ/Karaoke on weekends. Open Mic Nite with Matt Ryan every Thursday 10 to close. Appearing Friday & Saturday Live Bands! Don’t miss our Annual Halloween Party with Karaoke by Eric Bublitz on Oct. 29th; appearing Nov. 4-5, Northern Drive. Mondays: $1. 75 burgers and $1.75 canned & domesti c beers. Wednesday & Friday – Best Fish in Town – Perch $7.95, Cod $7.50, Walleye $5.95. We do catering also. Phone (989) 894-2938.

MIXX NIGHTCLUB & METRO GRILL. Located at 115 N. Hamilton St. Saginaw, 989-498-4022 Your Heart Beats... Your Breath Quickens... And You Haven’t hit The Dancefl oor Yet! Walking into the Mixx, is like walking into a “Big City” Nightclub, but with a small town friendly

atti tude. The Mixx has a very Mixed Cosmopolitan Straight & Gay Crowd. The Dance Bar is open Fri. and Sat. nights at 10pm, featuring high energy sounds from Chicago and New York spun by local DJs. The Mixx’s VIP ROOM is Very popular for bachelorett e, birthday, & other parti es. The “Ball Room” is available for rentals for luncheons and private parti es. The Mixx’s Video Bar “The Metro Grille”, off ers Great Burgers served up in a comfortable metropolitan atmosphere, open Weds. Thru Sun., appeti zers are served unti l 1am. Happy Hour ti ll 9pm with $1.00 off drinks and .50 cents off draft s. The Metro features KARAOKE Wednesday Thru Sunday Nights at 10pm, with over 20,000 songs to choose from! The Mixx Of The People, The Mixx Of The Drink, The Mixx Of The Music, You Can Find It All At The Mixx Nightclub and Metro Grille. www.TheMixxNightclub.Com

MORT’S NORTHERN BAR, 353 State Park Drive, Bay City. Phone 989-684-0843. Friendly & Fun Stop on the Rail Trail! Try Our New Pub Food – We’re Cookin’ ti ll 1 AM! Every Day Beer Special - $1.00 Cans ‘ti l 6 PM! Mondays: Wii Bowling Contest 7-11 PM. Fridays: DJ – Dancing & Karaoke with Baby D! Saturdays LIVE! Oct. 15, KMJ Band; Oct. 22, Phunk Shway; Oct. 29, Kandy Rox; Nov. 5, Screaming Casanovas; Nov. 12, Smoking Nun. PARTEE! Saturday Oct. 29 – Costume Contest at Midnight! GET MORTIFIED!!!

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thursday, novemBer 3

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7:30 PM Win, Win The Way Back

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5:30 PM Another Another Earth Red Red Hill

6:00 PM PM Short Films Part 1

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10:00 AM Benda Bilili A Better Life

10:30 AM TheAM The Future

12:00 PM PM Win, Win

12:30 PM My Afternoons with Margueritte

1:00 PM APM A League of Their Own

2:30 PM PM The Interrupters

3:00 PM Cave of Forgotten Dreams

4:30 PM AnotherPM Another Earth

5:30 PM PM Short Films Part 2 The Illusionist

7:00 PM Life Life Above All

7:30 PM PM Annabelle and Bear

8:30 PM PM The Illustionist

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10:00 PM PM Attack The Block Another Year

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$6 Single Admission includes $1 Temple resToraTion fee please plan to buy your ticket at least 20 minutes ahead of showtime to alleviate possible box offices lines.

$40 Festival Pass purchased by Tuesday, nov. 1. includes $5 Temple resToraTion fee

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for last-minute movie or schedule changes during the week of the festival, log on to www.riversidesaginawfilmfestival.org. and visit us on facebook to add your comments and read reviews and other festival news.

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$6 Single Admission includes $1 Temple resToraTion fee please plan to buy your ticket at least 20 minutes ahead of showtime to alleviate possible box offices lines.

$40 Festival Pass purchased by Tuesday, nov. 1. includes $5 Temple resToraTion fee

$45 Festival Pass purchased during the run of the festival. includes $5 Temple resToraTion fee

Festival pass entitles the holder to enter all films and related events. But passes do not guarantee a seat in the rooms with limited seating.

cost

major donors

Pre-festival passes and single tickets are on sale at:• Temple box office• www.templetheatre.com, or • Toll free (877) 754-SHOW

for last-minute movie or schedule changes during the week of the festival, log on to www.riversidesaginawfilmfestival.org. and visit us on facebook to add your comments and read reviews and other festival news.

Shown on Four ScreenS!

203 N. WASHiNgTON iN dOWNTOWN SAgiNAWat the TemPle THeATre

Independent FilmsForeign Films

documentariesshort Films

classic FilmsHarvey Randall Wickes FoundationJury Foundation

David and Audrey Lewis

www.rIversIdesagInawFIlmFestIval.org

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THE OLD TYME ROADHOUSE, 9620 Grati ot, Saginaw, 781-3707. Sundays: 35 Cent Wings, Open Pool, Happy Hour All Day & Night; Tuesdays: Open Horseshow & Volleyball League; Wednesdays Appearing from 7-10 PM, Michelle O’Neal. Plus Outside BBQ Grilled Chicken and homemade potato salad. Thursday: Tim & Jim from 6:30-9:30. Karaoke at 9:30 PM with Outside BBQ Grill ribs & homemade potato salad. Shot specials and $5.00 pitchers draft . Fridays: Perch & Pan-fried Walleye. Video DJ and Drink Specials. Saturdays: Video DJ & Drink Specials. Outside Pati o Open. Bands starti ng fi rst weekend in September Every Friday & Saturday. New Menu with Chicken Fajitas, Stromboli, Fried Pickles, New Beer Batt ered Cod & Much more!

ROG’S BAR, 2350 S. Michigan, Saginaw. 989-791-4409. New Owner! New Bartenders! New Atti tudes! Three New HD Flat Screens with Premier Sports Package. New Security Inside & Out. Beer on Ice 24/7. Mondays: 16 oz. Draft s $1.00; Tuesdays – Bike Night (Owner Rides) $1.75 Domesti c Bott le Beer; Wednesdays: Happy Hour All Day; Thursdays: Domesti c Beer $1.75; Fridays – Ladies $2.00 Well Drinks; Sunday – Bloody Mary’s $3.00. NASCAR Specials. Happy Hour 4-8, Seven Days a Week! Check us out on Facebook! Good Times, Good People, Great Service. ROG’S IS BACK!

WHITES BAR, 2609 State St., Saginaw, Phone 792-2631. Happy Hour Mon – Fri 7 – 11 AM & 4-7 PM. Every Sunday, Excalibur at 9 PM. Bloody Mary Mondays from 4-8 pm with Cornpone; Server Appreciati on – Show Uniform or ID and Get 50 cents off your favorite drink! Appearing Thurs. Oct. 20, Rustbucket; Fri. Oct. 21, TBA; Sat. Oct. 22, Brody & The Busch Road Trio; Mon. Oct. 24 & 31, Kyle Mayer; Tuesdays, Musician’s Night; Weds. Oct. 26, Jekel & Mel; Thurs. Oct. 27, The Honky Tonk Zeros; Fri. Oct. 28, The Tosspints; Sat. Oct. 29, Halloween Party featuring Sinister Footwear, Banana Conventi on & More! Weds, Nov. 2, Severe Head Drama. For more info go to www.whitesbar.com

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Oct 26: Saginaw Spirit vs Plymouth Whalers OHL Hockey Game - The Saginaw Spirit will take on the Plymouth Whalers at 7:11pm at The Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson St., Saginaw. For more informati on or to purchase ti ckets online please visit www.doweventcenter.com. You may also phone 989-497-7747 for informati on regarding the Saginaw Spirit team.

Nov 5: Saginaw Spirit vs. Barrie Colts - The Saginaw Spirit take on the Barrie Colts at 7:11pm, The Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson, Saginaw. For ti ckets and more informati on visit www.saginawspirit.com or call 989-497-7747. Admission.

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Oct 20: “Thoroughly Modern Millie” - The Fall 2011 Fare & Feature Class Film Series presents “Thoroughly Modern Millie”. The 1967 fi lm is set in New York City during the early 1920’s, and Millie Dillmount has traced her old-fashioned lifestyle for a new, modern sensibility. But aft er the mysterious disappearance of her friend, Dorothy, Millie joins a chisel-jawed Trevor, and happy-go-lucky Jimmy, to discover what really happened to Miss Dorothy. Starring Julie Andrews. Film starts at 12:45pm and shown at the Temple Theatre, 201 N. Washington Ave., Saginaw. For more informati on and cost please contact www.templetheatre.com or phone 989.754-7469.

Oct 22: “LUNAFEST” - A nati onal traveling festi val of short fi lms by...for...and about women. Filled with stories of refl ecti on and whimsy, hope and humor, grace and perseverance, LUNAFEST fi lms are renowned for celebrati ng the talents and stories of women. From quirky animati on to touching

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documentaries, the nine selected fi lms are incredibly diverse in style and subject matt er. Presented in collaborati on with Shelterhouse, recognizing October as Domesti c Violence Awareness Month. Held at the Midland Center for the Arts-Litt le Theatre, 1801 W. Saint Andrews Rd., Midland. Film starts at 7 pm with admission of $8. You may purchase ti ckets at the door or visit www.mcft a.org. US/Canada; 110 min.; Not Rated. Presented by MATRIX:MIDLAND Cinema. Note-For a current list of fi lm please visit www.lunafest.org or phone (989) 631-5930 or (989) 631-8250.

Nov 2 - Nov 6: 5th Annual Riverside Saginaw Film Festi val - All fi lms will be shown on four screens at the Temple Theatre, 201 N. Washington Ave., Saginaw, from November 2nd through November 6th. Enjoy seeing a variety of fi lms under one roof! Pre-passes and ti ckets will be on sale at the Temple Theatre and online at www.templetheatre.com or by calling 877-754-SHOW. Go to the Temple Website listed above and click on the link “Click here” or by clicking on the fi lm festi val site. This will take you to all of the informati on you will need such as “Our Films”, “Shorts Contest”, “Saginaw 72 Challenge”, “Events”, “Schedule”, “Venues/Maps” and much more! Please contact Janet/Riverside Film Festi val at her Email: info@riversidesaginawfi lmfesti val.org for any questi ons or logon to www.riversidesaginawfi lmfesti val.org. You may also phone 989-790-7341. Find us on Facebook to get updates on the festi val, including fi lm ti tles, ti cket prices and more.

Nov 4 - Nov 6: “The Double Hour” - What starts as a wary fl irtati on blooms into desperate passion unti l a single, shocking incident threatens to destroy the salvati on that Sonia and Guido have found in each other. “The Double Hour” is at once a stark romance, a psychological thriller and a story about possibiliti es. This entertaining suspense yarn was a winner of 3 awards at the 2009 Venice Internati onal Film Festi val. Italy 2009; 96 min.; Italian with English Subti tles; Not Rated. Held in the Lecture Room of the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. Saint Andrews, Midland. The Lecture Room of MCFTA features quality projecti on and surround sound. Tickets are $6 each show. Presented by MATRIX:MIDLAND and shown Nov. 4th at 7 pm; Nov. 5th at 7 pm and Nov. 6th at 3pm. Tickets available at the door or by visiti ng www.mcft a.org. You may also call (989) 631-5930.

Oct 20: Preschool Story Hour: “When Autumn

Held from 8-10am at the Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour, Midland. FREE ADMISSION! For ages 9 +, and for those under 18 will need an adult. For more informati on please visit www.chippewanaturecenter.org or contact Kerry Maloney at her Email, kmaloney@chippewanaturecenter.org. You may also phone 989.631-0830.

Oct 22 - Jan 14: Blue Man Group-”Making Waves” - Let curiosity and comedy be your guide on a playful, interacti ve journey through the science of sound and light! Children of all ages will have fun learning to play the unique Blue Man Group instruments, building their very own instruments in the Build-u-lum, and discovering the art of “belly drumming”! The whole experience comes together inside the surround sound theatre where the Blue Men perform a newly created piece demonstrati ng the amazing eff ects of multi -channel sound. Held in the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art located within the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. Saint Andrews, Midland, and will run from October 22-January 15, 2012. Museum hours are Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 10am-4pm; Thursday from 10am-8pm; Sunday from 1-5pm. CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY. Museum admission is $8 per Adult and $5 per Child, 4-14 years of age. Children 3 years of age and younger do not need a ti ckets. Admission includes access into the Hall of Ideas. For more informati on please visit www.mcft a.org or phone 989-631-5930. You can purchase ti ckets at the Box Offi ce at the MCFTA or online at www.mcft a.org.

Oct 29: Exploring Sand Point Nature Preserve - Please join Chippewa Nature Center Senior Naturalist, Janea Litt le, for a two-hour hike to explore the 139-acre Sand Point Nature Preserve in Huron County on October 29th from 9am-Noon. The preserve, located along Wildfowl Bay on the east side of the Saginaw Bay, is owned and managed by the SAGINAW BASIN LAND CONSERVANCY. The preserve features one of the largest remaining areas of undeveloped shoreline, (4,746 ft .), and much of the remaining coastal wetlands on Sand Point. Approximately half of the preserve is wetlands, att racti ng wildlife that includes BALD EAGLES and MARSH WRENS. The State of Michigan has recognized the importance of this property by OFFICIALLY DESIGNATING IT AN “ENVIRONMENTAL AREA”, a ti tle placed on only about 8.5% of the Great Lakes shoreline. The preserve is located at the southwestern base of the Sand Point Peninsula in Caseville Twp. of Huron County. PARKING for the preserve is located on the bay side of M-25, approximately 4 miles southwest of Caseville, halfway between Dunn & Crescent Beach Roads. This is a FREE EVENT and open to all people 18 +. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIKE, please meet Janea at the preserve’s parking lot at 9 AM. Please wear sturdy hiking boots-although we will mostly sti ck to trails-just in case we see something wonderful and need to go bushwhacking. Loaner binoculars available. This very important experience will be held RAIN OR SHINE, please dress for the weather! For more informati on that you may need, please contact Janea Litt le at her Email: jlitt le@chippewanaturecenter.org or phone 989-631-0830. You may also visit www.chippewanaturecenter.org. See you there!!

Nov 2: Lecture: Celia Bertoia, “Harry Bertoia’s Life, Work & Infl uences” - The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University, will host a lecture by Celia Bertoia, author of a biography on Harry Bertoia. Her lecture, “Harry Bertoia’s Life, Work and Infl uences”, runs in connecti on with the “Abstract Drawings” exhibit, which runs at the Sculpture Museum unti l January 5th, 2012. Please contact the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at 989-964-7125 or visit www.marshallfredericks.org for ti me of lecture. You may also contact Marilyn Wheaton at her Email: mfsm@svsu.edu with any questi ons regarding this event.

Nov 3: Preschool Story Hour: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” - Come and spend an hour learning about nature at Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road in Midland, from 9:30-10:30am. This free event is geared for children 3-5 years accompanied with a loving adult. The hour will include a story and may include songs, art, rhymes and other age-appropriate acti viti es. For more informati on please

contact Kerry Maloney at her Email: kmaloney@chippewanaturecenter.org. You may also phone 989-631-0830.

Nov 5: Sixty Minute Migrati on - Please join CNC Educator Jackie Kelly during this one-hour family program to get a feel for what it’s like to be a migrati ng animal. Parti cipants will “become” an animal and have to overcome the same challenges that animals face during their migrati on. This very

a book signing where you will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of the book, meet the author and have your book signed by Dr. Patt erson. *About the Book- John James Audubon would eventually succeed in creati ng his truly monumental series of 435 double-elephant folio plates enti tled “The Birds of America”, but when he set sail from New Orleans for Liverpool in 1826, he had ample reason to consider himself a fool for risking his family’s future on so grandiose a scheme. This inti mate journal also reveals the quality

Comes” - Bring your children out to the Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road in Midland, and spend an hour learning all about nature. “When Autumn Comes” will include a story and may also include songs, art, rhymes and other age-appropriate acti viti es. There will be no admission charge to this event and is geared toward 3-5 year old children who must be accompanied with a loving adult. The story hour will run from 9:30am-10:30am. For any informati on you may need please visit www.chippewanaturecenter.org or phone 989-631-0830.

Oct 20: Bird Walk Adventure - Beginner and experienced birders are all welcome to join Senior Naturalist Janea Litt le for this guided bird walk. Many migrants will have already fl own through, but ducks, hawks, thrushes, and other late migrants will sti ll be around, along with resident species and early-returning winter visitors such as juncos and white-throated sparrows. Loaner binoculars are available.

interesti ng and educati onal program will be held at the Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road in Midland, from 2-3pm. FREE admission with those under 18 years accompanied by an adult. For questi ons and more informati on please contact Kerry Maloney at her Email: kmaloney@chippewanaturecenter.org or phone 989-631-0830. You may also visit www.chippewanaturecenter.org.

Nov 5: The Precarious Voyage to John James Audubon’s “The Birds of America” - Please join DR. DANIEL PATTERSON, Professor of English at Central Michigan University, as he speaks about his capti vati ng, recently published book, “John James Audubon’s Journal of 1826: The Voyage to “The Birds of America”, to be held at the Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road in Midland. Following the presentati on there will be

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BEMO’SDaily Happy Hour!

Live Music & No Cover Charge!

for more info call:

989-893-7071

701 S. Madison Ave. Bay City

Come for the music, Stay for the Party!

THURSDAYSOct. 20 - Carrie Westbay

Oct. 27 - HOKORI wsg Dead EvolutionNov. 3 - Andy Reed & Joe Sullivan

FRIDAYSOct. 21 - The Last

Oct. 28 - Can’t Be SavedSATURDAYS

Oct. 22 - Thick as ThievesOct. 29 - Cygnus

SUNDAYSOct. 23 - Grupo Estilo

Oct. 30 - The KowalskisMONDAYS

Electric Open Mic Night!TUESDAYS

Oct. 25 - Dose DuoNov.1 - Open Mic Night w/ Amelia Jo

WEDNESDAYSOct. 26 - Kyle Mayer & Kendree Young

Oct. 2 - Divided Highway

Halloween Parties October 27-28-29!

Oct. 20 - Carrie Westbay

Live Music & No Cover Charge!

of mind, the intelligent passion, and the chronic playfulness of the creator of “the greatest monument yet erected by Art to Nature”.

You can also try Google under “The Historic Masonic Temple”-Bay City.

Oct 21 - Oct 22: Halloween Bash at Splash Village - Great Halloween ti me fun takes place on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22 at Zehnder’s Splash Village Hotel & Waterpark. Friday acti viti es begin at 7pm with Halloween craft s, story ti me, popcorn and apple cider. Later in the evening, kids can make their own treat bag and take a Trick or Treat walk within the hotel and waterpark area. More popcorn and a bedti me Halloween movie completes the evening at 9pm. On Saturday, a coloring contest begins the day with prizes for diff erent age groups. There will be games in the waterpark, craft ti me and the Trick or Treat in the evening followed by a Halloween and popcorn. This Halloween event will take place on October 21-22 at Zehnder’s Splash Village Hotel and Waterpark in Frankenmuth. OVERNIGHT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! Contact Zehnder’s by Email to doug.lemcke@zehnders.com or phone 989-652-0400. For any other questi ons please visit www.zehnders.com.

Thru Oct 31: Village of the Living Dead - Visit the St. Charles Haunted House, “Village of the Living Dead”, located at 400 E. Water Street in St. Charles. Get scared out of your mind at this Village! *Note-NOT MEANT FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN! The St. Charles Haunted House Associati on is a non-profi t organizati on dedicated to the youth of St. Charles. It’s all about giving back to the community, whether it be frightf ul specters of the Halloween season or the spirit of service and good will. Stop by on October 7-9, 14-16, 21-23 and 28-31. Open on Friday and Saturday nights from 7pm-midnight, Sundays and Halloween from 7-10. There will be an admission price. For more informati on please visit www.stchauntedhouse.comor phone (989) 928-8865.

Thru Oct 31: Garage of Terror - You will always turn your lights on when going to your garage aft er visiti ng this haunt! This old two-story garage creates your fears with lots of scares, dark mazes, monsters, hidden doorways, crazy doctors and much more! Located at 17005 Oakley, Chesaning. Admission is only $5! For more informati on please visit theron1970-123.weebly.com or Email at theron1970@yahoo.com. You may also call (989) 323-9054 or fi nd us on Facebook at Garage of Terror Community.

Oct 21 & 22 & 28-29: Thomas Township Haunted Train Ride - Ride the Roethke Express through “spooky” Roethke Park, located at 400 Leddy Rd., in Thomas Township, (Saginaw). A mile of haunted family fun awaits! Held from 7-11pm on October 21-22. For more informati on please contact John Corriveau, Parks Director or Email parks@thomastwp.org or phone 989.781.0150.

Oct 21: Kicking Leaves Walk at Chippewa Nature Center - How long has it been since you kicked or dragged your feet through the crunchy fallen leaves? Well, here is your chance to do it again! Meet Naturalist, Karen Breternitz at the pavilion at the end of the Homestead Road at Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road, Midland. This is a short, fun hike and is FREE! Don’t miss the wonder of Autumn! Bring the whole family along for a healthy great ti me! All ages welcome but those under 18 must be accompanied with a loving adult. The hike will last from 5:30-7pm. For any questi ons please contact Kerry Maloney at 989-631-0830.

Oct 22: Walking in the Rain at Chippewa Nature Center - If you have never walked in the woods when it’s raining, you are missing out on total sensory overload! The smell is fantasti cally fresh and the colors pop with the mosses turning the greenest green and the tree trunks appearing stark black. Put your rain coat and boots on and enjoy the rain on this slow easy hike with naturalist Karen Breternitz. If is doesn’t rain, we will sti ll hike - but pray for rain for this one ti me to experience the woods in all of its refreshing glory! This is a FREE event for the whole family. Children under 18 must be accompanied with a loving adult. The hike will be held at Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road in Midland, from 2-4pm. Any questi ons? Please contact the Nature Center at 989-631-0830.

Oct 22: “Hooray for Hollywood” Cheer & Pom

Competi ti on - Walk the Red Carpet and experience the “Lights, Cameras, & Acti on” of Hollywood! Recreati onal Cheerleaders and Pom Performers, this one is for you! Located at the Birch Run Expo Center, 11600 N. Beyer Rd., Birch Run. For more informati on please visit www.birchrunexpos.com or phone 989.624.4665 for ti mes and admission.

Oct 22: Fall Harvest Tea - A special Harvest brunch will be prepared by our chefs of Zehnder’s in Frankenmuth. This is a great way to start your day off shopping or just relaxing with friends. Each guest will receive a special cup and saucer to take home. The menu includes: Sparkling Apple Cider, Assorted Pastries, Chilled Tomatoes Caprice, Autumn Strudel, (Breast of Chicken & Honey Crisp Apples), Pumpkin Cheesecake with Honey Pecan Glase`, and Tea Service. The Harvest Tea begins at 9:30am and held at Zehnder’s Restaurant of Frankenmuth. Cost is $40 per person with reservati ons required. For more informati on or to make your reservati ons please contact Zehnder’s Guest Service Offi ce by Email: offi ce@zehnders.com or visit www.zehnders.com. You may also phone 989-652-0450.

Oct 22 - Oct 30: “Zoo Boo” - Put on your costumes and trick-or-treat your way through the decorated Children’s Zoo at Celebrati on Square, 1730 S. Washington Ave., Saginaw, on October 22nd & 23rd, October 29th & 30th. Load your treat bag with goodies from various vendors and booths. Ticket price includes Zoo admission, train & carousel ride, Dr. Slime Show and trick-or-treati ng. Tickets for Zoo Members and General Public $6 in advance or $8 if purchased October 22nd or later. For more

4pm at the Birch Run Expo Center, 11600 N. Beyer Rd., Birch Run. Tickets are $9 for Adults and $2 for Children ages 6-12. For more informati on please visit www.birchrunexpos.com or call 989-624-4665.

Oct 25: “Squashtoberfest” - Zehnder’s Cooking Contest - Enter your favorite recipe for Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth’s “Squashtoberfest” in one or more of our categories which include: Pumpkin and Squash Soup, Sweet category, or Savory category. Ten fi nalists will then be selected in each category to compete on October 25. If you do not wish to enter the contest please come and enjoy the day’s festi viti es on October 25th which include watching the contestants prepare the entrees, demonstrati ons by professional chefs and sampling the fi nal products. For rules and registrati on informati on please visit www.zehnders.com to download the “Squashtoberfest” fl ier or call 800-863-7999, ext. 450. Admission to the event is free and will be held from 9am-3pm at Zehnder’s

informati on please contact the Zoo at www.saginawzoo.com or phone 989.759.1408.

Thru Oct 23 : Scarecrow Fest 2011 - Join us for the Scarecrow Fest at the Frankenmuth River Place Shops located in Frankenmuth with entertainment on stage, costume parade with trick-or-treati ng, pet parade with trick-or-treati ng, view pumpkins with personality, observe the principle “an object in moti on stays in moti on”, apply and share physics lessons with the Pumpkin Catapult and Pumpkin Bowling, kid-focused entertainment, face painti ng and pumpkin painti ng, balloon sculptures and more! Burn off energy in the Infl atables Stati ons and see all of the “themed scarecrows” creati ons that Frankenmuth businesses have on display throughout the town and vote for your favorite! You can enjoy the festi val on October 15-16, and 22-23. The Frankenmuth River Place is located at 925 S. Main Street in Frankenmuth. For more informati on about the Scarecrow Fest 2011 please phone 800.600.0105 or visit www.frankenmuthriverplace.com and click on River Place Events.

Oct 22: Community Craft ers Craft Bazaar - Community Craft ers will be having their 6th craft bazaar at the K of C Hall, 360 S. River Road, Bay City. Craft s include solar lights & landscape log designs, military dog tag necklaces, children’s books, Tupperware, pillows, handmade jewelry, art, baby items, knitti ng & sewing items, barnwood rusti c signs. Lunch is from 10am-2pm. For more informati on please contact Diane Julian at 989.737.8547.

Oct 23: Giant Motorcycle Swap Meet - Thousands of bikers will be selling and swapping bikes, frames, motors, touring accessories, seats, ti res, front-ends, tanks, shocks, fenders, MX “stuff ” and more! Hundreds of vendors will be on hand as well. Held from 11am-

Thru Nov 15: 2011 Hollyday Fair Arti st Search - The Saginaw Arts & Enrichment Commission is currently accepti ng applicati ons from arti sts, now through November, for the Hollyday Fair, which is held annually at the Andersen Enrichment Center. Arti sts are invited to parti cipate, but must be approved by the Committ ee aft er seeing samples of the arti st’s artwork. For an applicati on and further informati on please phone (989) 759-1363. Hollyday Fair will be held on December 7th from 10am-4pm.

Thru Oct 31: Halloween Spook Train Ride (runs 9/30-10/31) - People of all ages will enjoy the train ride through funny, cute and some scary scenes at Juncti on Valley Railroad, 7065 Dixie Hwy., Bridgeport. There are “live spooks” to entertain you while you wait and while you ride the train. It’s an awesome 18 minute ride fi lled with thrills and chills around every corner, but don’t be frightened by a long line...it moves rather quickly! Prices are $9 per person-all ages, and all riders must have a ti cket. Cash only for the Spook Train event which will run from Sept. 30th thru Oct. 31st. Times are Friday and Saturday nights from 7:30-11 pm; all other nights are from 7:30-10 pm. For more informati on regarding ti ckets and more please visit www.jvrailroad.com or phone (989) 777-3480.

Thru Oct 20: Geocaching at Ringwood Forest - Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunti ng game played throughout the world by adventure-seekers equipped with GPS devices. Join us on October 11th or October 20th from 5:30-7pm at Ringwood Forest, located on Ring Road, in St. Charles. Feel free to bring your own GPS unit or use one of ours. Class size is limited and pre-registrati on is required! Call 989-790-5280 or Email parks@saginawcounty.com for registrati on! You can also visit www.saginawcounty.com/parks for more informati on.

Oct 20: Pumpkin Festi val 2011 - Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch and Downtown Midland presents Pumpkin Festi val ‘11, on October 20th from 6-7:30pm. Lot’s of fun acti viti es such as pumpkin bowling, pumpkin rolling, pumpkin decorati ng, Amazing Maze, Apple games, and so much more. Wear your costume for Trick-or-Treati ng at downtown Midland businesses! For more informati on please contact 989.837.3330 or visit www.downtownmidland.com. You may also contact Denise Huff ord at her Email, dhuff ord@midland-mi.org.

Oct 20: “Oldies But Goodies” Dinner Show - The Fabulous “Oldies but Goodies” band is one of Michigan’s top 50 acts and has toured with “Bill Haley’s Comets”, “The Platt ers”, “The Classics IV” and also toured for the Nati onal Street Rod Associati on and “Summer Dance Party 2000” which featured John Mueller’s “Buddy Holly Tribute” with the “Big Bopper’s” son. They have toured recently with the classic Chuck Berry. The show includes a hearty chicken plate luncheon, dessert and beverages. Cost is $40 per person. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS and payment required! Seats are assigned based on date payment is received. To make your reservati ons please phone 800-228-2742. The fun starts at 11am and is held at the Bavarian Inn Restaurant, S. Main Street in Frankenmuth. For more informati on please visit www.bavarianinn.com.

Oct 14 - Oct 29: Haunted Temple - Take a walk through the Haunted Historic Masonic Temple, located at 700 N. Madison Ave., Bay City. This special event is a fundraiser for the restorati on and operati on of this beauti ful historic building. The event includes walking through the multi -level building to encounter the ghosts and goblins that live there. The Haunted Temple will be held on Friday & Saturday nights, October 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, from 7-11pm. Admission is $10 Adults | $6 for Students with ID and Seniors over 65 years of age. *Note-Not handicapped accessible and MAY NOT BE SUITED FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT! For more informati on contact the Downtown Management Board at 989.893.3573 or visit www.downtownbaycity.com.

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Restaurant of Frankenmuth. For general informati on please phone the Guest Services Offi ce at 989-652-0450 or you may Email them at offi ce@zehnders.com.

Oct 26: “Howl-O-Ween” at Imerman Park - This event will feature a canine costume contest sponsored by Pets Supplies Plus! This is a FREE celebrati on and held at Imerman Park, 3495 Midland Rd., Saginaw County, (near Freeland). For more informati on please visit www.saginawcounty.com/parks or call 989-790-5280.

Oct 27: Vintage Evening: Wine Tasti ng Event - This popular autumn event takes place in the Midland Center for the Arts lobbies and includes a sampling of a large selecti on of wines, internati onal cheeses, plus delectable hors d’oeuvres. A list describing featured wines is provided and att endees are able to order wines from the evenings off erings at special discounted prices. Tickets are available at Eastman Party Store, Coff ee Chaos or at the MCFTA ti cket offi ce and online at www.mcft a.org or by calling (989) 631-8250. Ages 21 and up only! Cost is $50, ($19.20 tax deducti ble). *Note-A Pre-Event, Exploring Spanish Wines, will also be presented. A special Wine Appreciati on Event preceding “A Vintage Evening” is an exclusive and informati ve overview on the character of fi ne Spanish Wines held from 5:30-7 pm, led by George Lonsberry, Sales Rep. with Veritas Distributors. This will be a formal, seated, wine tasti ng, including gourmet Spanish cheeses served by Shari Gourmet Dining. This event will cost $50, ($19.20 tax deducti ble), and does not include admission to “Vintage Evening. RESERVATIONS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as seati ng will be limited! Tickets are available at the same venues as “Vintage Evening”. Call 631-8250 or visit www.mcft a.org for reservati ons and more informati on.

Oct 28: Family Fright Night - Held at the Bay Anti que Center, 1010 N. Water Street, Bay City, from 5:30-7:30pm. For informati on regarding this event, please contact Melissa Beckrow at her Email: sales@bayanti quecenter.com. You may also phone 989-894-0400.

Oct 29: Nature at Night Explorati on - Come out and enjoy this event for the whole family where kids of all ages can experience the wonders of night-ti me. You can visit stati ons throughout the Chippewa Visitor Center at your own pace, exploring fun night topics such as nocturnal insects and birds. Remember to stop by the wigwam before you leave

to delight in a few stories around the fi re! KIDS, remember to dress up as your favorite animal to win a prize!! This occasion is sure to be a fun evening for the “kid” in all of us! Held from 6-8:30pm at the Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road, Midland. For more informati on please visit www.chippewanaturecenter.org or call 989-631-0830. Free-all ages-those under 18 years with an adult.

Oct 29 - Oct 30: Shipshewana on the Road - The one and only Shipshewana on the Road is coming to the Birch Run Expo Center, 11600 N. Beyer Road in Birch Run, on October 29th and 30th. Hours are Saturday from 9am-6pm and Sunday from 10am-5pm. Cost is $4 per day, per person with free parking. For more informati on please visit www.birchrunexpos.com or phone 989-624-4665.

Oct 29: 1st Ever Halloween Dog & Jog - Run or walk! Just get out and enjoy the fall air with your dog! Bring your dog and run the Imerman Park trails, beginning at 8am. There will be prizes for best costume! Registrati on required at Saginaw County Parks by calling 989-790-5280 or visit parks@saginawcounty.com to pre-register. You can also register onsite at Imerman Memorial Park, 3495 Midland Rd., Saginaw Township. *Note-for those that are pre-registered are guaranteed a shirt at check-in and a doggie treat at the end of the run/walk. Run/walk is located at Imerman Memorial Park.

Nov 1 - 2 : 1st Congregati onal Church Rummage Sale - 1st Congregati onal Church is holding a Rummage Sale. Located on Jeff erson at Hayden, Saginaw, 48607. On Wednesday you can get two bags for $1.00.

Nov 2: Junior Duck Stamp Winners - The Green Point Environmental Learning Center, 3010 Maple Street, Saginaw, will showcase the 2011 winners of the Nati onal Junior Duck Stamp competi ti on which was open to students ages 5-18. Becky Goche, the Refuges Visitor Services Manager, is the coordinator for the Michigan porti on of the competi ti on and will host. Held at 7pm at Green Point with a $2 admission charge at the door or free for Friends of the Nati onal Wildlife Reserve. For more informati on please visit www.fsw.gov/midwest/shiawassee or contact Becky at her Email: becky_Goche@fws.gov. You may also phone 989-759-1669.

Nov 3: 1st Thursdays in Downtown Bay City - Galleries and businesses in Downtown Bay City host arti sts, live music, and off er specials at selected sites for this FREE monthly event. A great way to gather with family and friends on a Thursday evening! Held from 5-8pm at various businesses in Downtown Bay City. For more informati on and for parti cipati ng sites please visit www.1stt hursdaysbaycity.com or phone 989-893-7142.

Nov 3 - 4: Holiday Open House - Join us for a Holiday Open House from 10am-6pm on November 3-4 at the Anti que Warehouse, 1122 Titt abawassee Rd., Saginaw. You can receive a free gift ! For more informati on please visit www.theaw.net or phone 989-755-4343.

Nov 4 : Darius Rucker Overnight Concert Package - Spend the night with us aft er the Darius Rucker concert at the Ramada Inn & Suites, Davenport Ave., Saginaw. Packages starti ng at $99 + tax. The package includes overnight accommodati ons, shutt le service to and from the concert, 1 complimentary beverage ti cket per person to be used in the DI Lounge and Grill, featuring a pre and post concert party with entertainment and prize giveaways, deluxe conti nental breakfast, complimentary fi tness center and wireless internet. Please contact the Ramada Inn of Saginaw for more informati on and reservati ons.

Nov 5 : Department 56 Event w/Arti st Cynthia Markle - Department 56 designer Cynthia Markle, will greet guests, pose for photos, and sign D56 pieces purchased at Bronner’s during the event from 11am-4pm. The fi rst 50 buyers will receive an acrylic village tree for free. Recipe cards for the D56 Caramelized Bacon recipe will also be available for guests to enjoy. Held at Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth. For more informati on please contact Diane Karst at her Email: dkarst@bronner.com or phone 989-652-9931. Feel free to

visit their website at www.bronners.com.

Nov. 5: Vendor’s Bazaar. From 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Second Presbyterian Church, 2665 Midland Rd., Saginaw. Over 25 Vendors, Lunch, Bake Sale. Admission: $1.00.

Nov 5: Mascot March at the Zoo - Join area Mascots and make the march around the Zoo! Kids will receive a fun prize for completi ng the march! Train and Carousel rides are $2 per person, per ride. Members ride free. For more informati on visit www.saginawzoo.com or phone 989-759-1408. Event will be held from 10am-2pm.

Nov 5 : Vendor’s Bazaar - Happening from 10:00 am to 4:00 PM at Second Presbyterian Church, 2665 Midland Rd., Saginaw. Over 25 Vendors Lunch, Bake Sale. Admission $1.00.

Nov 5: Celebrati on of Womanhood & Birthday Event - Women’s celebrati on featuring Gospel vocalist Vickie Winans, lunch, vendor shopping, testi monies, ministry and much, much more! Cost is $50 per person. Held at Noon at the Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson Street, Saginaw. For more informati on about this very special event, please contact Kimberly Bond at her Email: bondkimberly@charter.net or call 989-752-8485. You may also visit their website at Newcovenantccc.org. Presented by New Covenant Christi an Center Church, located at 523 Hayden Street, Saginaw.

Nov 6: Poetry for Everybody-Presented by Larry Levy - Come and enjoy an old-fashioned poetry read-aloud. Selecti ons will include poems by widely known writers like Emily Dickinson, Ezra Pound, Theodore Roethke, Seamus Heaney, Mary Oliver, and Bill Collins, as well as a few by less widely known writers, including several local poets and former students of Larry’s. Cost is $5 for Adults; $3 Children; $10 for families of three or more. Held at 4pm at the Creati ve 360, 1517 Bayliss St., Midland. For more informati on please contact 989-837-1885 or visit www.becreati ve360.org.

Oct 20 - Dec 29 : Saginaw’s Backyard Oil Boom - While many people know that Michigan has highly producti ve oil fi elds, few realize that Saginaw was the site of the state’s fi rst commercial oil boom. This story is told in an exhibit developed by Saginaw Valley State University history student, Ashley Johnson. The exhibit is built around a unique 1920’s sample board collected by a young man from the oil well being drilled in his backyard. Newspaper arti cles and photographs round out the exhibit. Held at the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, 500 Federal, Saginaw. The Castle Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm and on Sunday from 1-4pm. This exhibit will be held through December 31st, 2011. Admission is $1 Adults and .50 for Children. To fi nd out more about this exhibit and others please visit www.castlemuseum.org or phone 989-752-2861.

Oct. 27- Nov. 10: Collage: A House of Treasures with Cinda Schantz. Art Classes for All at The Saginaw Art Museum. 10 AM – 1 PM. Price: $75.00. To register call 989-754-2491.

Thru Oct 27: “VOICES”-Extraordinary Women of Midland County - Two galleries of powerful stories, engaging photographs and videotapes, and interesti ng personal arti facts of hundreds of Midland women, past and present. Held at the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center, 3417 W. Main Street, Heritage Park, Midland. Exhibit hours are Wednesday-Saturday from 11 am-4 pm. Closed Sunday-Tuesday. Admission is $5 adults and $3 for children ages 14 and under. For more informati on

musical comedy is lovingly ripped-off ed from the fi lm, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. “Spamalot” tells the tail of the late King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunti ng Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eati ng up “Spamalot”. This is a “Broadway in Saginaw” Series and held at 7:30pm at the Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson St., Saginaw, and located in the Theater. Ticket prices are $52, $40, and $27. For more informati on and to order ti ckets, visit www.doweventcenter.com or phone the Informati on Desk at 989-759-1330.

Oct 28 - Oct 29: Dinner Show-”Murder Me, Murder Me, My Darling, My Darling” - A northern Michigan honeymoon turns to murder. Or was it murder? And, who did it? The audience votes to determine which Act 2 will be performed...and there are FOUR possibiliti es! Held at and presented by Creati ve 360, 1517 Bayliss Street, Midland. Two nights of dinner show fun - October 28th and 29th, with both shows held from 7-9pm. Cost is $29 per person or $26 for members and includes dinner. For ti ckets and more informati on please visit www.becreati ve360.org or phone 989-837-1885.

Oct 29 - Oct 30: Sesame Street Live Presents “Elmo Makes Music” - Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other. Monsters making music! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live, “Elmo Makes Music”. The live performance features nearly two-dozen songs, including classics that children will love to sing along with. Jenny, an enthusiasti c new music teacher, arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Jenny’s new Muppet friends quickly come to the rescue and discover “instruments” they never knew existed...rubber duckies, trash can lids and even cookie jars! Elmo and friends teach children that everyone can make and enjoy beauti ful music together. Held at the Dow Event Center Theater, 303 Johnson Street, Saginaw. Performance dates and ti mes are October 29th with two performances at 10:30am and 2pm; October 30th with two performances at 1pm and 4pm. Tickets range from $45, $25, $20, $15, $10 and can be purchased online at www.doweventcenter.com or all Ticketmaster outlets. Phone 989-759-1330 for more informati on you may need.

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Paul Simon is landing at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Nov. 18th with his So

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Sting is performing at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on November 6th

Oct 22 - Oct 30: “Annie” - Leapin’ Lizards! The ti meless tale of Litt le Orphan Annie is back, giving a whole new generati on the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. Winner of the 1977 Tony Awards for Best Musical, and boasti ng one of Broadway’s most memorable scores, including “It’s a Hard-Knock Life”, “Easy Street”, and the ever-opti misti c “Tomorrow”, “Annie” is a delightf ul theatrical experience for the enti re family! Individual ti ckets are on sale now! Ticket Prices: Rows A-Z: $26 Adults & $16 for Students | Rows AA-GG: $19.50 Adults & $12 Students | Rows A-Z: Family 4-Pack: $67.20 which includes two Adults and two Students. Held on October 22nd at 7:30pm; October 23rd at 3pm; October 28th at 7:30pm; October 29th at 7:30pm; October 30th at 3pm. The play will be held in the Auditorium of the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. Saint Andrews, Midland. For more informati on please call the Informati on Desk at 989-631-5930 or contact Kati e Merkle at her Email, merkle@mcft a.org or visit www.mcft a.org and click on Theatre events. Tickets are also available by calling the MCFTA Box Offi ce at 989-631-8250 or 800-523-7649.

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Matthew  vows  to  kill  off  Julia before  the  end  of  the  year,  but Julia  will  have  none  of  that nonsense.  When  their  friends start  dropping  like  flies,  a dimwitted detective suspects  it  is Julia  who  wants  to  knock  off Matthew  while  the  audience suspects  it’s  in  for  an  evening of screwbal l   murder ‐mystery comedy. A brand new play from a Michigan  playwright.  A  Little Murder...A lot of fun for all! 

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Oct 21: A Reunion Concert to Benefi t VH1’s “Save the Music” Foundati on - This very special concert is a benefi t for the VH1’s “Save the Music” Foundati on featuring Jeff Ott , Rachel Garner & The DNA Chain. The VH1’s Foundati on’s core mission is to restore instrumental music educati on programs ensuring every child has access to a complete educati on that includes the benefi ts of music instructi on. Research consistently demonstrated that students who study an instrument enhance their criti cal thinking skills and ability to work together as a team. They’re more engaged in school, less likely to drop out and they do signifi cantly bett er in all of their academic endeavors. Staring JEFF OTT, whose solo debut album “A Simple Life” was released to criti cal

acclaim, including a 2006 Grammy Nominati on, and his keyboard talents fi ll out “The Sinclairs” Band. RACHEL GARNER’s music is a fusion of indie/pop, country, and a litt le bit of R&R, all mixed together. THE DNA CHAIN, made up of a father and four children, delivers a feel-good show with a R& R edge. Tickets to the Benefi t are $10 per person and held at The State Theatre, 913 Washington Ave., Bay City. Showti me is 7pm with doors at 6pm. For more info & to purchase ti ckets, please visit www.statetheatrebaycity.com. You may also phone 989-892-2660.

Oct 21: Drive-By Truckers - Appearing at St. Andrews Hall, E. Congress St., Detroit, at 7 pm. Tickets $20 + $9 US Fees= $29. All Ticketmaster or www.livenati on.com.

Oct 22: Saginaw Choral Society presents “Wake Up” - The Saginaw Choral Society opens its 2011-2012 season with a new directi on and a new Arti sti c Director/Conductor. Come enjoy an evening of exciti ng music as Glen Thomas Rideout leads the chorus and audience through a gala of song selected from musical styles and periods including Renaissance motets, romanti c anthems, opera choruses, folksongs, spirituals, contemporary works and, of course, Michigan songs. In the words of Glen Thomas, “It’s ti me to sing a new song. It’s ti me to awaken to the challenge to make greater, even more exciti ng music than we ever have. It’s ti me to harness the great power music has to build communiti es and to change lives. It’s ti me to sing our world awake. Join us as we begin a new season together and sing the vivid, the eye-opening, exciti ng songs that inhabit our world’s music”. To order ti ckets please call the Temple Theatre Ticket Offi ce at 989.754.7469. “Wake Up” will be held at the Temple Theatre, 201 N. Washington Ave., Saginaw, from 8-10pm on October 22nd. You may also visit www.templetheatre.com or the Saginaw Choral Society at www.saginawchoralsociety.com or contact Nina Lasceski at her Email, info@saginawchoralsociety.com or phone 989.753.1812.

Oct 22: Parachute wsg Kate Voegele - Appearing at St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, 7 pm. Tickets General Admission at $15 + $4 US fees = $19. All Ticketmaster or www.livenati on.com.

Oct 22: Rant Maggie Rant - This fi ve-member ensemble brings you a presentati on of Celti c music with a bit of atti tude. Traditi onal tunes played straight up or yielding to the infl uences of world rhythms. Reels with a touch of Appalachian Swing, jigs driven by Lati n hand percussion, slow ballads as they’ve been played for centuries. “Rant Maggie Rant” will take you on a journey charted through the past, to new compositi ons of the present, passing by the shores of the seven Celti c nati ons on their way. “Rant Maggie Rant” has performed numerous concerts at premiere festi vals, entertainment halls, theatres, folk clubs and community centers. Held at the State Theatre, 913 Washington Ave., Bay City, at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 per person. For more informati on please visit www.statetheatrebaycity.com or you may Email Laura Willard at info@statetheatrebaycity.com or phone 989.892.2660.

Oct 22 : Music of the Reivers - The Reivers perform Americana music with rock-n-roll spirit. Come for dinner at World Cafe, 200 Center Ave., Bay City, and stay for the performance. RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY SUGGESTED! Phone 989-402-1110.

Oct 23: Yellowcard - Appearing at St. Andrews Hall, E. Congress, Detroit, at 6 pm. Tickets

regarding this important exhibit please phone (989) 631-5930 ext. 1310 or visit www.mcft a.org/exhibiti onsMCHS.html#women.

Thru Oct 31: Display of Anti que Blue Stoneware-Through the month of October - A local collector will display their Blue and White Stoneware collecti on during the month of October. Held at the Anti que Warehouse, 1122 Titt abawassee Road, Saginaw, from October 1st to October 31st. For more informati on please visit www.theaw.net or phone Jean Quinn at (989) 755-4343.

Thru Oct 28: “Under the Big Top”-Circus Exhibit - This exhibit showcasing the circus, will be held at the Castle Museum of Saginaw now unti l October 30th. The centerpiece is a 1,200-piece miniature circus, hand-carved by John Mackay of Syracuse, N.Y. The exhibit will also feature Mackay’s workbench and his tools, posters, and circus act props. A companion exhibit developed by Castle Museum staff will feature some of Saginaw’s circus greats such as William Hulme, known as “The Flying Zeno, Fred Jenks, “The Flying Melzoras and much more! Photographs and arti facts will be on display, including a video of the Melzora family performing in a circus. The Castle Museum is located at 500 Federal in Saginaw. For informati on on museum hours and admission please phone (989) 752-2861 or visit www.castlemuseum.org. *Note-See “Circus Extravaganza” event, happening on August 28th, under the listi ng of “Happenings” in this issue of The

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Thru Oct 28: “Courage, Strength, Hope” Exhibit Opening & Recepti on - The exhibiti on “Courage, Strength, Hope” will be on display at the Creati ve 360, 1517 Bayliss, Midland, during Domesti c Violence Awareness Month. This exhibiti on encourages the viewer to look for courage, strength and hope in surprising places. Shelterhouse seeks to empower people with these core elements. To show the raw reality of domesti c violence and its eff ects, the converse will also be shown; the lack of strength, hope and courage. We hope this exhibit will open viewer’s eyes to domesti c violence and its someti mes unexpected presence throughout our community. The exhibit will be on display at the Creati ve 360 from October 3rd through October 30th, 2011, with hours of operati on Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. *Note- An opening recepti on will be held from 6-7:30pm on October 3rd at the Creati ve 360. There will be no charge but donati ons are always gratefully accepted. For more informati on please visit www.becreati ve360.org or you may

phone (989) 837-1885.

Thru Dec 03: “Good Designs”: Stories from Herman Miller - Explore the innovati ve design process employed at the world-renowned furniture company, Herman Miller, Inc., in this exhibiti on drawing upon the Henry Ford Museum’s Herman Miller Collecti on. Featured designers include George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick. Museum Hours: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from 10am-4pm | Thursday from 10am-8pm | Sunday from 1-5pm. CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY. Admission is $8 per Adult; $5 per child (4-14 years of age). Children 3 years of age and younger do not need a ti cket. This also includes admission to the Hall of Ideas. The exhibiti on will run from October 8th through December 4th with an OPENING RECEPTION on October 8th from 7-9pm. Held at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. Saint Andrews, Midland. For more informati on about this exhibit please visit www.mcft a.org or phone (989) 631-5930 or the Ticket Offi ce at (989) 631-8250. *Note-Please see Lecture: “More Stories on Good Designs” informati on under Instructi onal in this editi on of The Review on October 13th.

Thru Jan 25: Fine Art Photography & Painti ngs by Larry Eckert - Black and white, color and hand-colored prints, originati ng from a variety of formats. Subjects range from Frankenmuth scenes and landscapes to abstract and fi gurati ve. Held at the Frankenmuth Historical Museum, 613 S. Main,

Frankenmuth. This exhibit will run from October 14-January 31, 2012. Museum hours are Monday-Thursday from 10:30am-5pm; Friday from 10:30am-8pm; Saturday from 10am-8pm and Sunday from 11am-7pm. Admission to the museum will be $2 Adults, $1 for Students, and $5 for the whole family! For more informati on regarding this exhibit please visit www.frankenmuthmuseum.org or phone 989-652-9701.

Thru Jan 04: Harry Bertoia: Abstract Drawings - The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, located on the Saginaw Valley State University campus, 7400 Bay Rd., Saginaw, will hold and exhibit of Abstract Drawings by Harry Bertoia. This exhibit will run from October 1st, 2011 through January 5th, 2012. Exhibit is FREE and open to walk-in visitors. Museum is open Monday-Saturday from Noon-5pm. For more informati on please visit www.marshallfredericks.org or contact Marilyn L. Wheaton at her Email, mfsm@svsu.edu or call the Informati on Desk at 989.964.7125.

Thru Dec 22: Tutankhamun: “Wonderful Things” from the Pharaoh’s Tomb - Majesty and mystery unfold in this dazzling collecti on of reproducti ons of legendary treasures recreati ng the richest archaeological fi nd of all ti me. From Tutankhamun’s magnifi cent state chariot, to golden shrines and his royal mummy, these replicas reconstruct the life and ti mes of Egypt’s celebrated “Boy King”. *Note-There will be an Opening Recepti on on October 8th from 7-9pm which is free and open to the public. Held at the Midland Center for the Arts - Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, 1801 W. Saint Andrews, Midland. Museum Hours: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from 10am-4pm; Thursday from 10am-8pm; Sunday from 1-5pm. CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY. Museum Admission: (Includes access into the Hall of Ideas), $8 per adult, $5 per child (ages 4-14), and children 3 years of age and younger do not need a ti cket. Tickets can be purchased at the Ticket Offi ce inside the MCFTA or the Informati on Desk when the Ticket Offi ce is closed. You may also purchase ti ckets by phone at (989) 631-8250 or (800) 523-7649 with Visa, MasterCard & Discover. Tickets purchased by phone 7 days prior to event will be mailed. For more informati on please visit www.mcft a.org or contact Kati e Merkle at her Email at Merkle@mcft a.org or call her at (989) 631-5930. There will be Special Events to coincide with the Tutankhamun exhibit - please look for them in this issue of The Review! This exhibit will run from 9/29 through 12/23.

Nov 5: Saginaw Art Market - The Saginaw Art Museum will host the Saginaw Arti st Market presented by Sarah and Paolo Pedini, who recently operated the Court Street Gallery in Old Town Saginaw. In past years, arti sts from throughout the region off ered everything from traditi onal painti ngs to jewelry and glasswork. As visitors browsed through the works, arti sts demonstrated their talents, local musicians performed and businesses off ered refreshments. Applicati ons and informati on can be found at Saginaw Art Market. Free admission. Held at the Saginaw Art Museum, 1126 N. Michigan Ave., Saginaw, from 5-9pm. For more informati on please contact Ryan Kaltenbach-Email: staff @saginawartmuseum.org; visit their website at www.saginawartmuseum.org or phone 989-754-2491.

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not supposed to divert dedicated funds to other areas.)

Review: How do you feel about criticism that the council has been a rubber stamp for city manager Earley?

Boensch: I understand how it might appear to some that the council has been a “rubber stamp” for City Manager Earley. As the sole employee of the City Council, the city manager needs to bring a great deal of expertise to the job that the average council member may not have. However, I feel that it is the responsibility of each councilperson to inform themselves on the issues and not rely solely on the recommendation of the City Manager. There is a vast difference being an informed representative of the citizens and micro-managing. With our City Manager form of government, it is essential that there is a balance of power with the citizens knowing that they, truly, have the ear of the Council.

Braddock: I think to some extent this has been true, however, being a sitting school board member for the past 12 years, I can understand how that can happen. In politics there is the meeting before the meeting, the meeting, and then the meeting after the meeting. Before the meeting, board of city council members get together without violation of the Open Meetings Act to lobby each other on potential chief executive recommendations and try to reach a consensus that will ultimately go to the meeting. When there is very little discussion at the meeting it’s because a lot of discussion has gone on behind the scenes with the manager and other council or board members. After the meeting there is more discussion about the reaction from the audience and the press and whether or not you took into consideration some of the public comment at the meeting. Typically, a city manager will not bring forward any recommendation that he has not fully discussed with his council members in advance of the meeting, and taken their thoughts into consideration in order to get the kind of outcomes that he expects. Ultimately, the council is responsible for results of any decisions they approve based upon the recommendation of the manager.

Casey: I cannot comment on criticism on the council being a rubber stamp for the City manager without all involved in the same and discussing this issue.

Kloc: I’m not yet able to judge for myself. If the reason for the criticism is because the council is no longer bickering with or challenging the manager at every turn, I don’t see that as either bad or rubber stamping. A council that is thoughtful, reviews the facts, considers the options, then decides that what the manager has proposed is the best path after all, is not rubber stamping, it is doing what it is supposed to do.

Dissent for the sake of appearances is pure politicking, nothing more. If, however, the critics can show that the manager is leading council by the nose on everything, with no evidence of independent thought, than they are probably right.

O’Neal: I’m not concerned about that criticism. Just looking around the state you can see the condition of other cities. Saginaw has made some very important decisions to put us in a solid position. Council receives information from the manager and his staff then council makes the decision. We have good processes for making decisions that are consistent with our planning.

member and founder of Parishioners on Patrol and Co-Chair of Cities of Promise Task Force, a member of the Board of Trustees on the Michigan Municipal League, and Chairman of Region 4 Michigan Municipal League.

My reasons for running are to continue working with the law enforcement community to address crime and violence in Saginaw. Also, I bring a great deal of experience that the council will need as we move into a tough financial time during the 2012-13-budget cycle.

Review: What are your top 3 goals for improving the City?

Boensch: First, adequately funding public safety. Second, make city government more accessible for citizens and businesses. Third, create a community of caring by leading by example.

Braddock: Number 1, I want to be a strong advocate for improving the economic environment in the City of Saginaw, One way of doing that is the implementation of the Saginaw Promise, which is an Economic Development Project. I want Saginaw to retain and attract new businesses because we have a business friendly environment.

Number 2, I want to reduce the tax burden on individual citizens by expanding the tax base as a result of improving the economic environment.

Number 3, I want to make Saginaw the safest city in the State of Michigan by using the latest technology and best practices; and as our population grows, increase the number of firemen and police we have on the streets. I must add that I don’t understand how we can turn firemen into policemen and vice versa and have an effective public safety system.

Casey: My top three goals are: #1 to assure business owners that Saginaw is the best place to develop and locate their business. #2 to make the relationship strong between the Saginaw community and our Public Safety personnel. #3 to help every citizen in the city of Saginaw know what it means to take ownership as citizens to do their part to make Saginaw a better city.

Kloc: First, to develop a more positive image for the City, expand community policing, foster the neighborhood watch groups that are taking back their neighborhoods, and focus on our cultural, art, entertainment and historical attractions. They are the best mix of such assets of any community in the region,

Second, work with the Saginaw Public School District to promote the Saginaw Promise as a core development tool.

Third, work with the business community to continue development of the proposed medical school and residential and business areas to service it.

O’Neal: My top three goals are to first, continue to work address public safety issues; second, work to bring federal dollars in for badly needed local street repair; and third to work with the business community to attract jobs

Review: This year Council passed a new $165.00 annual rubbish fee that purportedly replaced a 3-mil property tax assessment and was done to more evenly among residents that use the service, yet actually gives a big break to anybody

who’s taxable assessment value is higher than $38,333 and also takes in $1,606,477.50 more than the city pays MMWA for a majority of the services provided by the fee. Saginaw Township pays less and also has recycling. Was this a wise move seeing as Saginaw is also one of the highest taxed cities in the Great Lakes Bay Area? What incentives do businesses and landlords have to move into the city?

Boensch: I don’t feel that it was a wise move to replace the rubbish mil with this annual fee. The citizens in Saginaw have been facing financial difficulties right along with everyone else. Now is not the time to shift the burden to those of us with the lowest taxable property values. Had I been on Council at the time I would have supported raising the fee from $50.00 to $70.00 and keeping the mil in place. I fear that changes like these do nothing to encourage people to stay here and one of the biggest challenges we face is our decreasing population and decreased tax base. If the change was made in an effort to spread the cost more equitably, variable rate trash collection options could have been considered.

Braddock: No, I don’t think this was a wise move. I think it puts those who can least afford to pay the fee at an unfair disadvantage, especially since the change caused those who can most afford to pay at an advantage. We need to create more incentives not only for business and landlords to move into the city, but also families with children and senior citizens. We need to stop talking about River Front Development and actually do it. The only River Front Development to happen in the past 10 years was done by the Shaheen Family with the MCVI project. Otherwise it has been almost non-existent.

Casey: To answer this question properly I would need the see and study the same data that was used to come to the conclusion of those who made that decision. There is enough division among civic leaders, management and those who govern our city. My giving an opinion would not be fair to myself or to those who currently serve without proper documentation. I don’t want to be given my opinion. I’d rather know the facts.

(Editor’s note: These are the facts).

Kloc: First, these figures leave out the significant fact that the City needs some of the money raised by the fee for the services it provides, like composting. Second, recycling is in the works as part of the expected MMWA services through the City. This should contribute to a substantial reduction in dump fees and may raise some income for the system which could prevent future cost increases or even provide fee reductions if enough people recycle. I strongly believe in recycling. So yes, I think it will prove to be a wise move in the long run. We have to stop continually thinking only in the short term if we are ever to turn the City around. If we can do that, it would be its own reward/incentive to businesses and landlords. (Editor’s Note: Composting only takes up $528,087 of the $1,606,477 additional revenue realized by this new fee. $166,375 is budgeted for recycling).

O’Neal: Yes, it was wise. The additional revenue generated will be used to shore up other areas in the organization. Example, police & fire services. Also, we will have citywide recycling at no additional cost to the taxpayer. (Editor’s Note: Legally, you’re

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By Robert E. MartinDarius Rucker’s follow-up to his

platinum 2008 album Learn To Live, debuted at the top of the country album charts on October 12, 2010. Produced by Frank Rogers, the release included his fastest rising single to date, Come Back Song, which spent a multiple week #1 on the Billboard Singles chart.

His current single, I Got Nothin’, marks the third single off the gold album, Charleston, SC 1966, and is currently climbing the country charts. Additionally, Rucker was nominated for a 2011 Country Music Award Performance of the Year for his collaboration with Adele on the 2010 CMT Artists of the Year special.

Recently the second annual Darius & Friends benefit show in Nashville raised over $50,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis; plus Rucker recently joined Lionel Richie in the studio do record Suck on You for Richie’s duet album due later this year.

Additionally, the 17th Annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters celebrity pro am golf tournament took place on April 11th of this year, with proceeds benefiting the children of South Carolina through education and supporting school music programs nationwide.

While he fronted one of the best-known pop-rock bands of the 199s, the South Carolina born singer took a serious about face into country music. The laidback singer-songwriter remains a friendly, easy-going musician, and is as affable as he was back when Hootie & the Blowfish released their debut album, Cracked Rear View in 1995, which took them to stardom.

“Things are different for me than it was back then,” Rucker explains. “I didn’t have as many things to think about, but it’s good. You get older, you get more responsibility and that’s fine. You make changes when you get older.”

The biggest change Rucker made artistically was going into the Country genre headfirst. “The way I see it, our

album Cracked Rear View could have been a country disc, but it worked out well as a pop-rock album. If you listen so some of the Hootie pop hits you can imagine the cuts with some rearrangement and instrumental changes, as country tunes.”

That discs, by the way, sold more than 16 million copies and remains one of the most popular albums of the last 16 years.

“It’s hard to imagine what would have become of us if it weren’t for that album,” Rucker says. “All I know is that I would still love country.”

The country music bug bit Rucker during the 1980s after he fell under the spell of Radney Foster, Dwight Yoakam and Lyle Lovett. “All of those guys are such great songwriters, I couldn’t help but love what they did. I knew that I would make a country record someday. I guess I write a certain way, which is true of most singer-songwriters. I do try to remain loyal to myself.”

“It’s been great that things have gone so well for me. I’m singing songs in the style I love and fans are responding. I couldn’t ask for anything more.” He also says that Hootie & the Blowfish remain an entity, but the group is on the backburner while Rucker establishes himself as a country singer.

Since releasing LEARN TO LIVE, Darius has appeared and/or performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, TODAY Show, TODAY Show: Weekend, The Tonight Show, Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The View, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Chelsea Lately, The Wendy Williams Show, CBS’ The Early Show Summer Concert Series, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, A Capitol Fourth, and more!

Rucker will appear at the Dow Event Center on Friday, November 4th at 7:30 PM with special guest Justin Moore and Thompson Square. Tickets are available at The Dow Event Center Box Office or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.

Up Close & Personal with DARIUS RUCKERmusician:Take a walk outside Yes we could be good friends But you are always on the run You push me out Can’t you see the best intentThe Day the World Was Lost opens with a galloping percussive tempo. The Spartan arrangement helps create a sense of ambivalence:The day the world was lost it all went up in flames Had I reached all the roads I crossed ‘Cos they all just look the same When I need you don’t forget my name, don’t wear it out ‘Cos you’re the reason I’m competing in this game So don’t ever change Will we ever be the same When I leave you, don’t forget my nameNothing I Can Do is a flat out rock engine that stomps and moans like Jerry Lee Lewis beating up his piano and setting it on fire. It has a funky guitar line that would make Steve Cropper proud. I love the simplicity of a common drum break – the music stops and the drummer just keeps that funky beat - no rolls or syncopation just that magical 2/4 beat. This is foot stomping music of the highest pedigree and a tongue-in-cheek tour de force. Dig the lyric:I wanna play guitar in my own symphony And write a melody Join a traveling show for all the world to see Sorry if I’m not your style Put me in a back-up file I guess there is nothing I can do…for youPut Out the Fire is a mid-tempo ballad with Brian Wilson charm and Beach Boys harmonies. Reed‘s vocal range is impressive and his use of falsetto is imaginative yet economical. The Penny Lane trumpet arpeggio is a tip of then hat to the Beatles undiminished influence over popular music. It’s a spectacular performance.I’ll Miss You Girl is a goodtime romp back to Chicago’s Vee Jay label. It has a rock solid backbeat with an old fashioned thump and whack that recalls the most charming tendencies of British “Beat Music” in the sixties.” This tune would fit nicely along side Please Please Me, an early hit from 1963 that found its way to the Introducing the Beatles album – the very first Beatles LP in America, released on January 10th 1964! The sixties references are appealing and tactful. Reed skillfully sidesteps the retro label by making his own kind of music. He doesn’t really sound like the Beatles, Oasis or Big Star. He creates a synthesis of all his various influences that provides the scaffolding for well-written pop music

that tells stories within a concise framework. This is testimony to his genius. He just may be a modern Burt Bacharach!Parades a mid temp ballad with great lyrics, sophisticated vocal arrangement and a compelling background of breathy ahhs and oohs sung in perfect harmony. A five note piano trill introduces each verse. This is a song about Reed’s career – his stubborn solo achievements that were more satisfying but paid less than his sideman role as a Jedi master. It’s not always good trip. The lyrics tell the story…I used to be the one that they all looked to I used to be the one who wrote all the rules That’s why I try to listen carefully as parades go by I used to be then one who walked on his own I used to be the one whose punches were all thrown That’s why I try to listen carefully as parades go byWorld of Make Believe is another slight of hand with Queen guitars and Beach Boys harmonies without ever sounding like either group. Paying homage to one’s influences is a double-edged sword. Through emulation you may discover your own true musical nature or you may simply become an imitator. The limitations of power pop bands such as the Raspberries or Badfinger is that no matter how hard they tried they were not the Beatles. Big Star fits the above category but actually transcended the pop tag through innovation and some pretty heavy themes. Andy Reed is on that journey now. World of Make Believe is a lucid take on the decline and fall of the music business – loud digital production, vocodors, samples, and disposable product. The rot has set in…Train – a perfect metaphor for loneliness, desire, danger and a million other things. Reed is holding a royal flush but he’s not revealing his hand. The song opens with the chug-chug/click-clack sound of the train on the tracks, coming home. Reed’s slide sounds like a pedal steel and segues to a nuanced and plaintive vocal. The interplay between the guitar and synthesizer colors the music in sepia tones. Reed just may have created a classic with timeless music and a deeply felt sense of love and longing that’s wrapped around childhood memories. Man’s best friendThat old fashioned sound When you buy another round You know I’ll always love you I know you’ll always come through When I was a boy You were my favorite toy Now I’m a man and I easily understand Train, Train You know I’ll always love you

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Oct 30: University of Michigan Glee Club Concert - One of the oldest collegiate choruses in the U.S., the Glee Club has become renowned for its wide repertoire of music that incorporates selections from different musical styles and periods including renaissance motets, romantic anthems, opera choruses, folk songs, spirituals, contemporary works and of course, Michigan songs. Held at the Temple Theatre, 201 N. Washington Ave., Saginaw, at 3pm. Tickets are $26 & $21 for Adults; $10 & $8 Students and can be purchased online at www.templetheatre.com or by calling the Temple Theatre box office at 989-754-7469.

Oct 31: Insane Clown Posse - Performing at The Fillmore, Detroit.

Nov 2: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Appearing at Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, 7-11pm.

Nov 3: Rock & Worship Road Show - Come and join us at The Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson, Saginaw, at 7pm for this special night of rock & worship. The line-up includes MercyMe, Jars of Clay, Matt Maher, Hawk Nelson, Group 1 Crew, Trip Lee and more. Show starts at 7pm. No tickets required for this show! Just a $10 donation at the door! For more information please visit www.doweventcenter.com or phone 989-759-1330.

Nov 4: Darius Rucker wsg Justin Moore & Thompson Square - Held at The Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson St., Saginaw, 7:30pm. For more information go to www.doweventcenter.com where you can download tickets and more information. Tickets also available at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

Nov 4: 3 Doors Down w/Theory Of a Deadman & Pop Evil - DeltaPlex Arena. All Ticketmaster.

Nov 5: MSO Presents “Symphonic Dances” - Renowned guest conductor Bohuslav Rattay joins the Midland Symphony Orchestra for a newly composed violin concerto by Lee Actor written especially for guest artist Pip Clarke. The concerto’s contemporary romantic melodies complement Rachmaninoff’s final composition. Held at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. St. Andrews, Midland, with musical prelude at 7:15pm and concert at 8pm. Tickets: Adults Rows A-Z $32|Adults Rows AA-GG $24|Students $10 All Rows. You may purchase tickets online at www.mcfta.org; by calling the ticket office at 989-631-8250; or in person at the MCFTA Ticket Office. For all information please visit www.mcfta.org.

Nov 5: Indigo Girls - Appearing at The Fillmore, Detroit.

Nov 6: Sting - Appearing at the Fox Theatre, Detroit. All Ticketmaster.

Nov 6 : Indigo Girls - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids.

Nov 10 : Saints & Sinners Tour Featuring Between the Buried and Me - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit. All Ticketmaster.

Nov 11 : Ray Manzarek & Robby Kreiger - The Fillmore, Detroit. All Ticketmaster.

Nov 13 : Judas Priest - Appearing at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit. All Ticketmaster.

Nov 18 : Paul Simon: So Beautiful , So What 2011 Tour - Fox Theatre, Detroit. All Ticketmaster.

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and Battle Creek Belles and will talk about her career. She also had a cameo in ‘League’ and in 1988 was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The Great Lakes Loons will participate and any softball or baseball players attending one of its showings in team uniforms will be admitted free, from Little League players to the Saginaw Old Golds.”

Tickets for the 5th Annual Saginaw Riverside Film Festival are only $6.00 for general admission, which includes a $1.00 Temple restoration fee; or only $40.00 for a festival pass if purchased by November 2nd; or $45.00 for a festival pass during the run of the festival, which includes a $5.00 Temple restoration fee

For a complete listing and schedule of fi lms please go to www.riversidesaginawfi lmfestival.org.

By Robert E. Martin

Like a carefully cultivated culinary banquet, the 5th Annual Riverside Saginaw Film Festival promises to offer patrons a smorgasbord of varied cinematic fare, pulling together over 34 narrative features to meet the tastes of divergent palates. Running from Wednesday, November 2nd through Sunday, November 6th, all fi lms will be shown at Saginaw’s historic Temple Theatre, located at 203 N. Washington in downtown Saginaw.

Of particular interest is a block of several Made in Michigan fi lms slated to be showcased, beginning

events once we select our core fi lms. I love this process of seeing what we can pull out of the bag each year.”

Notable special cinematic events at Riverside will include a guest appearance by writer/director Amy Weber, who will talk about her made-in-Michigan fi lm Annabelle and Bear, the tale of a burly biker who fi nds himself suddenly having to meet and then raise his 2-year old daughter and was a winner at the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, the East Lansing Film Festival, and others. Weber will talk about her movie after its 7:30 PM Saturday showing.

Come From, that are made-in-Michigan fi lms that have won awards and or played festivals in Cannes, Traverse City, South by Southwest, and Detroit Windsor International. We’ve not had that impressive a trio of Michigan product ever.”

“Just reading a synopsis about each of them should intrigue our audience,” she continues. “Yes, we all truly love the international aspect to the fi lms we show, but it’s nice to have a down home aspect, too.”

And what about this latest presentation of work featured this year excites or impresses her the most?

“First, I look at Of Gods and Men, a Cannes Film Festival winner, based upon a true story about Christian monks living in harmony amid Muslins; Buck, a Sundance winner about a real-life horse whisperer; The Interrupters, which follows former gang members seeking to bring peace to Chicago. And then there is the comedy Win Win, just because it stars Paul Giamatti.”

“We have a wonderful, quirky, and varied lot all with great stories to tell. And that is the hallmark of our fi lm festival – the movies and documentaries all tell great human stories.”

Fifth Annual Riverside Saginaw Film Festival Focus On Michigan Films and Innovative Community Artistic Collaborations

with Lily’s Mom. Directed by Edmund Messina and produced with the staff of the East Lansing Michigan Headache Clinic, this drama centers around the diffi culties faced by a woman battling depressing and crippling migraines, and won an award in the Dramatic Feature category, making it the offi cial choice of the Indie Gathering International Film Festival.

Other Michigan made fi lms include Fairview St., which chronicles an ex-con paroled after serving four years in prison, only to return home ready to start new with his young wife and face allegations in a new murder unbeknownst to him; The Key, a tale of a woman growing up without a father who receives a midnight phone call on her 18th birthday from a man who may or may not be her real Dad; The End of Art, which centers upon a struggling artist and stay-at-home Dad who teams up with a demented insurance salesman on a half-baked double indemnity scheme; and Waiter From Hell, a unique look at encounters with the worst waiter anyone could imagine.

Additionally, The Riverside will host its fi rst Saginaw 72 Filmmaking Contest, showing the works of fi lmmakers of all ages & skills competing to see who can make the best short fi lm in 72 hours. Teams scripted, shot, edited, and submitted their fi lms all within a 3 day time frame from Sept. 30 – Oct. 2nd of this year, with each entry given a specifi c theme, genre, and a few plot details and lines of dialogue just before the start time to insure all entries are made ‘on the fl y’.

Writer & arts supporter Janet Martineau has been involved with the Riverside since its inception and is enthusiastic about the way in which the Festival has evolved over the past fi ve years. “Actually, I think every year has had its own personality,” she refl ects, “along with its own special moments, fi lms, and guests. The festival evolves in and of itself in what I consider a marvelous and unplanned way. Partly this has to do with our board members, who see within and develop special

Another innovative approach this year ill include a Community Art Project revolving around the showing of Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Noted director Werner Herzog gained exclusive access to the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art created by man, which is still in pristine condition dating back 30,000 years. If patrons stop by the elevator area before and after the two showings of ‘Cave’, they can add their handprint or an ancient pictorial symbol to

this community artwork in progress – very similar to those shown in the fi lm. Acrylic paint and clean-up materials will be provided, as well as assistance.

Two other ‘Made-in Michigan’ fi lms that excite organizers are Myth of the American Sleepover and the documentary Where Soldiers Come From, telling the story of upper peninsula Michiganders who served in Afghanistan.

What attributes about Riverside impress Martineau the most in terms of how this festival distinguishes itself from other fi lm festivals that have surfaced throughout the state?

“Oh, this is embarrassing,” she notes. “I spend so much time overseeing Saginaw’s own fi lm festival that I never get to take in what the others are doing – let alone attend any. I suspect we are not that different from the others. All of us seek to show independent fi lms, foreign fi lms and documentaries, along with Michigan-made fi lms that never stand a chance of showing at the local commercial theatres. It truly is amazing what is out there. Our fi lm selection committee starts out with a huge list and then keeps narrowing it down.”

Has Janet noticed any changes in the level of talent that has submitted work to the festival since as recently as last year?

“I look at Anabelle and Bear, Myth of the American Sleepover, and Where Soldiers

On fi nal note, for the sheer joy of it, the committee of Riverside decided to also book the classic contemporary fi lm, In a League of Their Own, “since it does have Madonna and a Michigan link,” notes Martineau. “This has been a hot year for baseball thanks to the Tigers and we always like to book a classic or two. One of our Board Members, Kimberly White, decided to run with it, and we have booked Mary Moore, now 79, but an actual Michigan-dwelling player with that World War II league of women players who will attend the festival and speak. She played second base for the Springfi eld Sallies

Win, Win starring Paul Giamatti

A League of Their Own will feature special guest Mary Moore of the Battle Creek Belles

Anabelle and Bear is a Made-in-Michigan Award winner

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