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Volume 19 – Issue 15 Friday 19 August 2011 Bay View, Michigan 49770

Worship andReligious LifeSunday, Aug. 21• 10:45 a.m. – Post-Assembly

Worship at Hall Auditorium, theRev. Donald G. Dixon, Sermon,“Who Do You Say That I Am?”

• 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Infant/Toddler care in Loud Hall

Monday, Aug. 22• 10 a.m. – Religion & Life Forum at

Voorhies Hall, The Religion & LifeHeritage Fund Lectures & JudgeGuy C. Shearer Lectures deliveredby the Rev. Donald G. Dixon,Theme, “Certainty and Faith”

Tuesday, Aug. 23• 10 a.m. – Religion and Life Forum

at Voorhies Hall, the Rev. DixonWednesday, Aug. 24• 10 a.m. – Religion and Life Forum

at Voorhies Hall, the Rev. DixonThursday, Aug. 25• 8 a.m. – Men’s Bible Study,

Campus Club• 10 a.m. – Religion and Life Forum

at Voorhies Hall, the Rev. DixonThe Rev. Dr. “Ned” Dewire (left), director of worship and religious activ-ities at Bay View, delivers his final Vespers Concert benediction Sunday,Aug. 14, in Hall Auditorium. Dewire will depart for a similar position atLakeside, a Chautauqua in Ohio, in 2012. With Dewire is Bay ViewArtistic Director Chris Ludwa. (Photo by John Agria)

By the Rev. Dr. “Ned” DewireDir. Worship & Religious Activities

Shirley and I thank Bay View forthe opportunity to work and minis-ter at Bay View for five years. Wehave experienced the true meaningof Chautauqua through many per-sons at Bay View and the “upnorth” community. Our familieshave visited, and have found BayView to be a great place, as we

have. We have found encourage-ment, support, sustaining friend-ships, creative ideas, great conver-sations and care from many. Theparsonage has been very comfort-able for us. We enjoyed havingguest ministers next door, and wehave deepened friendships withmany of them.

Spectrum Brassconcert Sunday

Spectrum Brass performs “WhoCould Ask for Anything More,” an allGershwin revue, at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug.21, in Hall Aditorium.

With a first half suited for the sym-phony hall and a second half perfect fora night on the town, the revue promisesto create lasting memories. To ordertickets, call 800-595-4849 or visitwww.bayviewfestival.org. Tickets alsowill be available at the door. Tickets are$35 reserved, $22 general admission.

‘Thank You’ – from Ned Dewire

See WORSHIP, page 6

The Great Lakes ChamberOrchestra, under the direction ofMatthew Hazelwood, and CrookedTree Arts Center Pre-professional BalletEnsemble, will come together to pres-ent an evening of live music and classi-cal ballet at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, atHall Auditorium.

Three distinctly different musicalworks will provide a glimpse into thebroad spectrum of possibilities withinthe world of great concert music andclassical ballet.

The triple bill includes EdvardGrieg’s “Holberg Suite” to be followedby Claude Debussy’s “Danses sacrée etprofane,” as presented by our ownsuperbly trained Crooked Tree ArtsCenter Pre-professional Ballet

Ensemble under the tutelage ofHeather Raue. Raue received the title of“Dance Instructor of the Year” from theeditorial staff of Dance Magazine inOctober 2010.

“I am very excited to be workingwith Heather and her wonderfuldancers on this project,” says MaestroHazelwood. “We are blessed to havesuch talent in our community andexcited about the magic that can onlyhappen while one is dancing to livemusic played well.”

“We are delighted to be asked todance the Holberg Suite and Debussy’sDanses sacrée et profane,” admitsHeather Raue; and then adds with a

The Rev. Donald G. Dixon willpreach at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug.21, worship in Hall Auditorium.

Rev. Dixon retired in 2009 from 46years as a full time elder underappointment in the West OhioConference of The United MethodistChurch. His sermon title is “Who DoYou Say That I Am?” Scripture isMatthew 16:13-20.

The Religion and Life HeritageFund Lectures and the Judge Guy C.Shearer Lectures will be delivered bythe Rev. Dixon 10-11 a.m. Monday-Thursday, Aug. 22-25, in VoorheisHall. His theme for the week is“Certainty and Faith.” Lecture titlesare: Monday – “The Search forCertainty in an Uncertain World”;Tuesday – “The Peril andConsequences of False Certainties”;Wednesday – “Embracing the Mysteryof God”; Thursday – “The Reality ofFaith.” David Doidge will serve asmoderator.

The Rev. Dixon served Hyde ParkCommunity Church as Senior Pastorfrom 1994-2009. His pastorates

include: Carroll-Dumontville inFairfield County, Ohio, 1963-65;Scioto Ridge in Columbus, Ohio,1965-72; Trilby in Toledo, Ohio, 1972-82; and Belmont in Dayton, Ohio,1982-94.

He has been involved in ecumeni-cal leadership throughout his ministry,serving in Ohio as president of boththe Toledo Area Council of Churchesand the Miami Valley Council in theDayton Area.

Rev. Dixon has also demonstratedan active interest in civil rights andrace relations. In Columbus, Ohio, thenew Scioto Ridge Church within a fewweeks of opening served as a hostchurch for many bus travelers on theirway to Columbus and the PoorPeople’s March on Washington. InToledo, Ohio, he was a founding par-ticipant of a food-for-the-poor pro-gram that became known as “FeedYour Neighbor.” In Dayton, Ohio, hisname has been engraved on the “PeaceBridge” as one of the founding leadersin the effort to make the bridge a placeto commemorate the bringing togetherof blacks and whites around issues of

justice and racial harmony.

He received a B.A. Degree fromKing’s College, Westchester County,N.Y., in 1960, and a Master of DivinityDegree from the MethodistTheological School in Delaware, Ohio.He and his wife, Dianna, have threechildren – Deron, Nicole, and Dawn –and four grandchildren.

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Faith in action highlightspost-season sermon, lectures

The Rev. Donald G. Dixon

Esmea Gold performsin “The PeterboroLetters,” a new balletchoreographed by Heather Raue.

Photo by G. Randall Goss

Premiere evening of ballet Aug. 27

See BALLET, page 6

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Help for MannaAbove: Kathy Hart, Director of The Manna Food Project, receives a CROPWalk check for $6,555 from coordinators (from left), Mary Jackson andKaty Bayster; and Greg Jackson, Hannah Rees and Pat Sehr. Manna sup-ports over 35 local pantries and agencies in Emmet, Antrim and CharlevoixCounties. CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walksare sponsored by Church World Service (CWS). Of the $26,222 collectedin the June walk, $19,666 will help CWS provide aid to those victims suffer-ing from natural and man-made disasters. Plans are under way for the 8thPetoskey-Bay View CROP Hunger Walk, Saturday, June 30, 2012. Anyonewho would like to join the team, please contact coordinators MaryJackson, 348-2949, or Katy Bayster, 348-2017. (Photo by by Jack Giguere.)The Bay View Children’s Sunday School (below) put its lesson about“cheerful giving” into action by assembling school supplies for families atthe Manna Food Pantry. Forty grocery bags were decorated and filled withpencils, glue, paper, folders, and other items. The Manna staff sincerelyappreciated the efforts of the children. The Children’s Sunday School hasbeen participating in this outreach program for several years. Classmatesare (from left) Megan Rosacker, Bateman Solms, Ellie Solms, Luke Zannino,Nick Zannino, Lucy Harvey and Jack Harvey. (Photo by Amy Rosacker)

Woman’sCouncil OKs2012 officers

The Bay View Woman’s CouncilAnnual Meeting/Carry-in Luncheonwas held Tuesday, Aug. 9. The councilapproved the slate of officers for the2012 season and installed new officers.

Officers are: Betty Stevens, presi-dent; Carol Lewis, vice president;Helen Hagey, treasurer; SuzanneDauler, corresponding secretary;Sharon Snyder, recording secretary;Sally Smith, parliamentarian/historian;Sue Shinn, membership/assistant treas-urer and a representative from theMorning Council.

Bay View music students Ben Smith(tenor) and Sara Puckett (pianist)entertained the group with musicalselections. The Woman’s Council willcontribute $3,150 for a full musicscholarship to the music scholarshipprogram at Bay View.

Events for 2012 include Woman’sCouncil/Morning Council OpeningLuncheon 12 p.m. Thursday, June 21,at the Bay View Inn; Joyce Bailey JonesBlood Drive, Wednesday, July 25;Woman’s Council Grand BazaarTuesday, July 17.

The first Woman’s Council boardmeeting will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday,June 18, and the last at 8:30 a.m.Monday, Aug. 13, in the Woman’sCouncil building. Board meetings areheld at 8:30 a.m. every Monday in theWoman’s Council building.

Many interesting programs arescheduled for the weekly teas and pro-grams, held every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.in the Woman’s Council building start-ing Tuesday, June 26, and ending onTuesday, July 3l.

The Woman’s Council is open formembership to all ladies of Bay Viewand the surrounding communities.Please plan to join us for the 2012 sea-son!

By Marshall DunlapBay View Recreation Director

By the time you read these words,the swim buoys will be down, most ofthe Sunfish and kayaks stored for thewinter, and very, very few of the Recstaff that helped make this such a mem-orable summer for so many will be scat-tered all over the country.

They will soon be back in school asstudents or teachers, or otherwiseemployed gathering new ideas andexpertise to do it all again next year.

But, as I reflect on all the wonderfulthings that happened this summer, I amaware that there are several “thankyou’s” that have so far gone unsaid, andfeel the need to correct that error imme-diately.

First, and perhaps my most egre-gious error of the summer, is the HUGETHANK YOU we all owe to ShelleyEllefson and Amy Seamster, Dick andKate Mitchell, Erin Savarino, NancyKirby, Barb Turkal and others whostepped in and helped in such amazingways with our first fundraising dinneron Aug. 7. These folks made gallons ofmarinade, boiled dozens of ears of corn,donated and assembled salad and justdid whatever was necessary, often with-out even having to be asked.

That kind of selfless generosity waswitnessed in large and small doses allsummer long, and is part of the won-derful spirit of Bay View Recreation thatkeeps so many of us coming back yearafter year. Thanks again to all of thosenamed above, and all whom I may havefailed to name. You know who you are,and I hope you realize how much we allappreciate you and all you do to makethis program so special.

Next summer, we expect to wel-come children whose parents are intown during the first week of the seasonfor the International HemingwayConference in Bay View. There is talkamong our staff of a special commemo-rative Hemingway shirt, another batchof creative and festive T-shirts andsweatshirts (yes, we heard you and will

have a larger inventory next year).

If appropriate staff are available, wemight also offer some limited program-ming for children who are on thegrounds during pre-week and postweek, as well as some joint program-ming with the Education Departmentfor 2-year olds.

Most of our staff have indicated awillingness to return next summer, andwe will be seeking creative ways todeploy our adult and youth staff in

ways that allow them to utilize theirskills but also keep our budget in lineand our fees among the lowest inNorthern Michigan.

Thanks again, to all of you, forallowing me to serve among you andfor the patience you have shown me asI learned my new role as recreationdirector. I look forward to an even moresuccessful summer next year, when Iactually might feel like I know what Iam doing.

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Bay View Rec: ‘We’ll see you next year’

On Saturday, Aug. 6, the 5th annual Little Traverse Cup was hosted andplayed at Petoskey High School Courts. The clubs who were represent-ed at this year’s event were Birchwood Country Club, Bay ViewAssociation and Petoskey Parks and Recreation. Over 50 players partic-ipated and played singles matches in age divisions U-10 through U-16 todetermine which club would take home the Little Traverse Cup. Manythanks to Dree Lo and Tina Blackman from Petoskey Parks andRecreation for their hard work in hosting the event. After a long day ofmatches, the Bay View Junior Tennis Program earned enough points tobring home the cup and Petoskey Parks and Recreation was runner-up.The Bay View tennis team consisted of William Westerfield, BauerGucky, Jason Hoenig, Nick Samberg, Michael Mackenzie, KirbyWesterfield, Nate Schultz, Peter Fitzgerald, Alec Schumacher, JackCombs, Joe Claramunt, Andrew Combs, Neil McLean, Blake Parsons,Drew Parsons, Andrew Healy, Ian Beckley, Anne Tsaloff, Brendan Grigg,John Hoenig, Zach El-Mohandes, Parker Marsh (not pictured: GusBerger, Sebastian Dresbach, Molly Berger, Rae Claramunt, TristanDresbach, Julien Dresbach, Sophie Schumacher). (Photo by Paul Tomey)

Little Traverse Cup champions

Final issue next weekNext week’s issue (Friday, Aug. 26)

of The Town Crier will be the finalissue for 2011. Please get your lastminute stories and photos toperry@bayviewassociation.org by 8a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, to be includedin the final issue. (We’re extending thedeadline just this once because it’s thefinal issue of the year.) Thank you!

International Film FestivalThe 2011 International Film

Festival will continue at 8 p.m.Monday, Aug. 22, in Voorhies Hallwith the film “When We Leave”directed by Feo Aladag. This, a multi-awarded drama of the struggle offamily resistance in a cross-culturemarriage, was filmed in Istanbul andBerlin. This film series is made possi-ble by the Bay View EducationCommittee and although there is nocharge for the films, donations aregreatly appreciated.

Awareness Through Movement An Awareness Through Movement

Workshop based on Dr. Feldenkraisteachings will take place at EvelynHall 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday,Aug. 22. Come learn a movement-based practice that works with thebrain and its amazing ability to formnew neural pathways and connec-tions. The workshop is designed toachieve increased flexibility, reducedpain, strength and ease of movementin all areas of the body. Emphasiswill be on the upper body (ribs,neck, shoulders and TMJ).Workshop attendees will need tobring a mat or blanket, bath toweland socks. Attendees will need tolower and rise from the floor duringthe workshop. The workshop is ledby Ceil Lichon, a nurse and certifiedinstructor. Cost is $30 for membersand $40 for non-members.

Sponsor a childIf interested in sponsoring a child

through World Vision, please contactRob or Paddie Zetterberg, 231-439-5084.

Thank youWhat a great job, going to work

and having fun! Crazy mixed upholidays, fake overnights, beachbreakfasts, fairy houses and naturewalks, painting windows, hares andhounds, crystal gardens and bannerpictures, penny hikes, dress updays, silly songs at flag raising,Leaders, Fawns, Moms, Dads,Aunts, Uncles, Grammas andGrandpas . . . “Thanks for theMemories” to quote Bob Hope. Fun,Friendships and Recreation for all!Thank you for the honor of being a“Fawn” for 34 years. It is an honorto have the “Dec-a-torium” and the“Nature Nook” named for me.Thank you.

– Barb Turkal

Epworth Hall TourAll are welcome to come join us 2-

4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at EpworthHall, to see the beautiful redecoratingwork done through the generosity ofcottagers to enhance the living experi-ence of faculty artists this past season.Prior to next season, Harrison Hallwill be targeted to receive the sameupgrade by volunteers. Interested vol-unteers can contact Paddie Zetterbeergfor information at 231-439-5084 orafter Oct. 15 at 706-373-5081.

Education seeks 2012 classesThe Bay View Education Team is

now accepting proposals for 2012course offerings. If you would liketo teach something – or – if youknow of a qualified teacher whomight like to teach something innext year’s Chautauqua program,would you please pick up a courseproposal sheet at the Educationoffice and submit it to Toby Jones?There is a stack of proposal sheets inthe mailbox just outside of theEducation office door in Wade Hall.Thank you for your ideas and forsupporting Bay View Education.Contact Toby Jones with questionsat tobyjones48@gmail.com

Gathering Post post-season hoursThe gift shop at The Gathering

Post is now closed for the season sopeople can remove their items beforethey leave. There is no place to storethem at the post office over the win-ter. The Gathering Post will remainopen for coffee and doughnuts 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday, Aug. 22-26,and Aug. 29-Sept 2. Then it will beofficially closed for the 2011 season.

Spring reunion lunch March 9Save the date! The spring reunion

luncheon for Michigan will be Friday,March 9, at Stafford’s Bay View Inn.There will be several notices in TheTown Crier and the MidwinterBulletin, giving more specific infor-mation as plans are finalized. Noindividual invitations will be mailed.We had a great crowd in March 2011and are looking forward to an evenbigger turnout in 2012.

Stormy weather cancels racingThe ninth weekend of Sunfish

Races had to be canceled due to verystormy weather Saturday, Aug.13. Well ... eight out of nine ain’tbad! Our thanks to everyone for agreat season. We look forward to see-ing you down at the boathouseSaturday, June 16, for the seasonwarm-up of Sunfish Races! Sincerely,Jane Faust, Rocky and Amy Rosacker

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smile, “but the highlight of the eveningwill be the premiere performance of‘The Peterboro Letters,’ a new ballet.”

The ballet was commissioned by theGreat Lakes Chamber Orchestra as ademonstration of the power to inspirefound within literature, the visual arts,music, and dance. Traverse City com-poser Lynne Palmer Warren’s haunt-

ingly beautiful tone poem, “ThePeterboro Letters,” was inspired by aset of nine lithographs, having thesame title, created by Torch Lake visualartist Betty Beeby.

Tickets, at $25 for adults and $10for students, are available on line atTreatickets.com or glcorchestra.org, atthe Bay View Post Office and CrookedTree Arts Center; or by phone at 231-487-0010 or 231-347-4337.

We thank all of you who came lastSunday to wish us well. We were over-whelmed by the hundreds of peoplethat came. We REALLY appreciate theoil painting, done by CarolynChambers. We thank the Worship andReligious Life Committee for planningand doing the reception.

Bay View, with its four programpillars, is a precious place in theAmerican landscape for those whospend the summer or visit. I am grate-ful for the coordination among thefour pillars and for the collaborationwith other Chautauqua locations. Welook forward to being with theLakeside Chautauqua on Lake Erie.Lakeside is over twice the size of BayView, with very strong programs andnew opportunities, and only twohours from home (instead of nine)!

There are so many worship andreligious programs at Bay View. Ithank the teachers/coordinators ofeach one! Carolyn Nelson, everySunday when there is worship at HallAuditorium, provides nursery andtoddler care. Amy Rosacker teachesthe Children’s Sunday School Classand provides activities for childrenduring Sunday morning worship. In(adult) Sunday School, Jack Giguereteaches the Windows on the WorldBible Class. Karen and Tim Solmscoordinate the Christian FellowshipClass. Marcia-Anne Dunbar coordi-nates the work of 16 volunteers whoteach youth Sunday School classes for

younger youth, middle youth andleader youth. Marcia-Anne and thesevolunteers also offer youth ministriesfor leader youth, middle youth andyounger youth through the week.

Sharon Snyder chairs the Worshipand Religious Life Committee, coordi-nates Stephen-like Ministries, andworks with Betty Tufts on the newPrayer Shawl ministry. Sharon alsocoordinates “English Muffin Ministry”that supplies breakfast foods for thevisiting minister’s side of the parson-age. Doug Trebilcock recruitsordained ministers to do the weeklySunday morning Celebrations of HolyCommunion. Susan Page Clara coor-dinates the Altar Guild. John Snydercoordinates Crouse Chapel. CarolParker and Cate Zannino do theflower ministry.

Boo Kiesler coordinates Women’sBible Study. Rob Zetterberg teachesthe Men’s Bible Study. Rob does thenew Christian Film Series. This year,for the very first time, a prayer break-fast was held, co-sponsored by thesetwo Bible Study Groups.

Karen Weaver has chairedOutreach for seven years. Sharon and

Bob Kammeraad have managed theparsonage for 12 years. Patti Higginsand Dave Kidd are responsible for theLiturgical Banners in HallAuditorium, which have not beenused this year but will be hung start-ing next season.

Religion and Life Forum is animportant aspect of the Worship andReligious Life program, meetingMonday through Thursday for anhour in Voorhies. Bob Banwell distrib-utes and collects the United MethodistHymnals. Fred Rohrbach coordinatesthe piano players, which often hasbeen Fred and Jim Barnes. RobinPettersen recruited moderators foreach week.

Karen Weaver has worked for a fewyears in writing copy for The TownCrier and Petoskey News-Review.Kelly Hale recruits children to sing theresponsive introit for Sunday morningduring the Assembly Season and Kellyselects the anthems and solos forSunday morning Worship. I recruitthe liturgists and develop the Sundaymorning worship services, based onthe scriptures and sermon titles sub-mitted by the guest preachers. PerryClark develops the actual Sunday bul-letin, and he and I work together onthe weekly radio broadcast and therecordings for CDs of sermons andlectures.

Thanks to all the persons who havevision for religious programming,develop programming, and do theimplementation.

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“Bay View, with its four program pillars,is a preciousplace in theAmerican landscape.”

– Ned Dewire

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Worship director ‘overwhelmed’ by outpouring

Benefit piano concert SundayA concert by Windover Piano

Duo, Ellen Kendall and SusanWheatley, will be held at 4 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 21, at Harbor SpringsFirst Presbyterian Church. Theconcert is a Great Lakes ChamberOrchestra benefit, with donationsaccepted. The artists specialize inmusic of women composers aswell as repertoire for two pianosand one piano, 4-h ands.

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