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FROM THE EDITOR May/June 2018

Volume 11 Number 2
Candice Phelps
Publisher
Orestes Baez

I t seemed when I was young and spring

arrived, we were on the hunt. Searching for the
Managing/Design Editor
Candice Phelps

Contributing Writers
things that come along with warm weather and
Julia Baratta
sunny skies.
Rosalie Currier
David Farr
Each May we would trek to some

Laura Kurella
questionable cabins in Cadillac and spend
Dick Magee
Mother’s Day weekend walking (what seemed
Elena Meadows
like hundreds of miles to an 8-year-old) through
the woods in search of morel mushrooms. We Michelle Patrick
Don Reid
Jef Rietsma
had a team of nearly 12 family members and

Troy Tennyson
friends competing to see who could find the
Karen Weiland
most of the elusive delicacies.
But Cadillac wasn’t our only desination.
We would trek to Paw Paw to pick Regional Advertising Director
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white, button-top mushrooms.
Justine Angel
We’d climb trees at Corey Lake Orchard to
Reinette Arbogast
pick the sweetest cherries and, of course, we’d
Judy Broadworth
Malinda Robedeau
pick fresh, Michigan strawberries.

Tawney Sterett
Grocery store strawberries are OK, but their
taste can’t compare to the sweetness of fresh-
Graphic Artists
picked berries.
Inside this issue you’ll find everything you Brandie Hambright
Courtney Hambright
Carla Ludwick
need to know about strawberry season in

Monica Sanchez
Michiana. Coldwater hosts its annual
Strawberry Festival in June and Laura Kurella
Shoreline is published by the
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3 17-19
DAVID SPADE ‘LEGALLY BLONDE’
ON STAGE THE MUSICAL
8 p.m. Tibbits Opera House

4-5 18-20
Firekeepers Casino Coldwater
Battle Creek

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downtown Jonesville
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RICK SPRINGFIELD
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Shipshewana Event Center
Shipshewana, Ind.

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ART WALK STRAWBERRY
FESTIVAL
Downtown Coldwater
Stop at local shops and 9 a.m. -4 p.m.
see local artists Streets are crowded with

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Strawberry farmers and
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downtown Coldwater

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DOCKSIDE DINING
Laura Kurella

Sweet on STRAWBERRIES

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Amazing health benefits tied

to this tasty summer treat
y earliest memories of strawberries go back to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and protect against the

M the front yard of my childhood home with my

mom. She repeatedly said our soil was the
worst quality in the state, but continually attempted to
damage caused by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cho-
lesterol.
Quercetin has also been found to help reduce the
grow things. And, while most of her attempts turned formation of harmful blood clots associated with
out to be futile, the small strawberry patch somehow strokes. Researchers discovered that eating about 37
managed to beat the odds. strawberries a day can significantly reduce the compli-
Working with her on this patch, which was so cations of diabetes, such as kidney disease and neuropa-
small we worked shoulder-to-shoulder, also managed to thy.
cause her passion for planting things to become firmly A study showed that fisetin, another flavonoid
rooted in me. found in strawberries, promoted survival of neurons
Though that experience was more than 50 years grown in culture and enhanced memory in healthy
ago, I can still feel the joy we shared when that patch mice, along with prevention of both kidney and brain
produced its first fruit — a feeling that seems to cross complications in diabetic mice, bringing promising re-
over me whenever I lay eyes on this particular fruit. sults that can be of benefit to us.
God has truly blessed us with strawberries, a A study at Harvard found that young and mid-
fruit that’s not only sweet and refreshing, but also dle-aged women who consumed three or more servings
healthy, too. of strawberries (or blueberries) per week regularly were
With more than 600 varieties of strawberries able to reduce their risk of a heart attack by 32 percent.
available today, this sweet and slightly tart berry ranks I remember my mom saying strawberries can
among the top 10 of fruits and vegetables that possess help you get rid of a headache because they contain sali-
the most antioxidant content. cylic acid, which is the active ingredient in aspirin and,
The powerful antioxidants in strawberries not if you rub them on your teeth before eating them, they
only work against free radicals and help inhibit tumor can help to make your teeth whiter, too.
growth, but they can also help decrease inflammation in Strawberries have many great benefits so it’s a
the body, a precursor to many illnesses and diseases. real bonus they taste amazing.
Possessing a natural anti-inflammatory — the Here are some delicious ways for you to get
flavonoid quercetin — strawberries have the ability to sweet on strawberries too. Enjoy! ✤

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Tempting Turnovers Petite Pies

1/4 cup granulated sugar All-purpose flour
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder 2 packages refrigerated pie crust (3 single crusts are needed for this recipe)
1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg
1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 cups chopped rhubarb 1 pound rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 cups chopped strawberries 1 pound strawberries, hulled, and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices.
1 tablespoon orange zest 1/4 cup granulated raw sugar
2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed* 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg, lightly beaten 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder
1 cup powdered sugar Zest from 1 lemon
1-2 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt
In a 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar, arrow- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out three pie crust (into 12-inch rounds) onto a flat surface.
root powder and salt. Stir in water then Using a large cookie cutter, or any circular lid, cut out a 4-inch circle of dough. Press each
rhubarb. Place pan over medium heat, stirring dough circle into the bottom of a muffin tin cup, keeping the top edge of the dough flush with
occasionally, until the rhubarb is tender and the top of the muffin tin. Repeat with remaining dough to fill all 12 muffin cups. Use remaining
liquid has thickened like jam. Remove from dough to create a top lattice crust to cover each pie: use a knife or pizza cutter to cut out
heat and let cool for 30 minutes. Once cooled, 4-inch x 3-inch thin strips of dough and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine rhubarb,
stir in strawberries and orange zest. strawberries, raw sugar, brown sugar, arrowroot powder, lemon zest, vanilla and salt. Fill each
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line two baking cup with1/3 cup pie filling. Weave the dough strips together to form a lattice top on each pie.
sheets with parchment paper. Unfold a puff Use your fingers to gently connect the lattice crust onto each pie where it meets. In a cup, beat
pastry sheet on a lightly-floured surface then egg with 1 tsp. water then lightly brush over the top of the pies then sprinkle with raw sugar.
cut each sheet into 3 rows. Bake 23-25 minutes or until the filling is bubbling and the crust golden brown.
Using a rolling pin, roll each piece of dough so Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes before eating.
that is becomes 12- inches long then cut each
rolled piece of dough into three equal-size
squares.
Roll each of these squares into an approxi-
mately 5-inch square.
Turn the square on an angle and egg wash the
two front edges then place a spoonful of filling
in the middle of each square. Fold the top por-
tion of the triangle over the bottom portion of
the triangle then press to seal the edges to-
gether with the tines of a fork.
Snip the top of the dough in three places to
create steam holes then place turnovers on Personal Pop Tarts
the prepared trays and place in freezer for 10 1/2 package of Phyllo dough (10 sheets)
minutes. 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
Remove pans from freezer and either wrap for 1 cup of filling, your choice
long-term freezer storage and place back in 1 cup powdered sugar
freezer, or brush the top of the turnovers you 2 tablespoons milk or cream
plan to bake with beaten egg and a sprinkle of 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
sugar, if desired. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with foil or parchment. Fill a disposable
Place pan in oven and bake for 5 minutes then pastry bag or a quart baggie with your desired filling then make sure its opening is large
reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. After enough for your filling to pass through easily and set aside. Using a pastry brush, gently butter
15 minutes of baking has passed, rotate five sheets of phyllo dough each, buttering both sides, layering them directly on the baking
pan(s) then and continue to bake 10 more sheet as you go. With your filling bag, pipe out a border on top of the stacked dough. Leave
minutes, or until golden brown and puffy. about 1/2-inch space from the edge. Roughly fill in the border with the rest of the filling. With an
In a small saucepan over low heat, whisk to- off-set spatula, gently smooth out the filling. On top of the filling, layer 5 more sheets of buttered
gether powdered sugar, water and vanilla until phyllo dough. Cut 8 rectangles using a fluted pastry or pizza cutter. Do not move the rectan-
smooth. Add more water or powdered sugar to gles. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes or until they turn a light golden brown. Cool on a wire
reach desired viscosity. Once turnovers have rack. Meanwhile, sift powdered sugar into a small saucepan. Stir in milk and vanilla and heat,
finished baking, drizzle warm glaze generously stirring until warmed. Add more milk or powdered sugar to reach desired consistency.
over the turnovers. Place pastries on a wire rack over parchment paper or in a jellyroll pan then drizzle glaze over
*Thaw puff pastry sheets overnight in the re- the tarts — either using a spoon, straight from the pan - or by spooning into a disposable piping
frigerator, or at room temperature for 40 min- bag to squeeze out over tarts.
utes, or until easy to handle.

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STRAWBERRY Sippers
Single-Size
Strawberry Smash
Strawberries Celebratory-Size
Strawberry Sippers
A sweet and satisfying way to un-
are always 3 cups water
wind on a warm summer day! 2 cups granulated sugar
best when 1 quart fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
4 fresh strawberries, hulled and 1 cup chopped rhubarb
sliced fresh-picked. 6 sprigs of fresh mint
1 teaspoon bar sugar 2 1/2 cups real ginger-ale
1 ounce pure grenadine Shop your local 1 cup vodka or white rum (optional)
1 ounce vodka or white rum (op- Garnish: 1 cup strawberries, halved with stems intact (optional)
tional) farm stand in In a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together
1 fresh twist of lime (optional) water, sugar, strawberries and rhubarb and mint, allowing sugar to
In a shaker, place strawberries and the height dissolve. Bring to a boil then lower heat to a simmer and cook for
sugar then, using a muddler or the 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and strain mixture, reserving
back of a spoon, muddle/mash solids for a different use. Cool liquid to room temperature. Just be-
strawberries until heavily macerated. of the fore serving, move cooled mixture to a serving bowl or pitcher. Add
Add grenadine and spirits, if using, ginger ale and vodka, if using, and stir together until well combined.
then cover shaker and shake vigor- season Fill serving glasses with ice then add punch to glasses. Garnish
ously for a full minute. Strain into a with a strawberry that is cut in half vertically, with stem left on, by
martini glass and serve with a twist For more recipes making a small vertical cut into the bottom of the strawberry, which
of lime. by Laura Kurella, visit makes it easier to impale the strawberry on the rim of the glass.
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WATER
QUALITY
TESTING

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Township gets proactive in

regard to quality lake testing
STORY & PHOTO BY ELENA MEADOWS its members can compare data from previous years to see
if levels of dissolved oxygen and other items for which
ake Wahbememe in White Pigeon is a beautiful lake they are testing are increasing, decreasing or remaining

L and its association wants to keep it that way.

Last year, the Lake Wahbememe Lake Association
approved a Quality Lake Testing initiative to test for dis-
constant.
Raul plans to submit data to the Michigan Clean
Water Corps (MiCorps), a statewide database of lake
solved oxygen, phosphorus, chlorophyll A and trans- quality data.
parency. The MiCorps website (data.micorps.net/view/)
The members approached White Pigeon Town- includes data from a dozen St. Joseph County lakes:
ship, which then purchased a
Pro20 dissolved oxygen tester
that can be used on any of the
township’s nine lakes.
“We are blessed with
lakes, rivers and streams,”
township supervisor Don Gloy
said. “We want to be proactive,
rather than reactive.”
Understanding lake dis-
solved oxygen and tempera-
ture patterns is important to
lake management planning,
LWLA president Victor Raul
said. These patterns reflect and
influence lake productivity,
and affect lake physical/chem-
ical properties, phosphorus
cycling and fish and aquatic
animal populations.
Carolyn Grace, of the
Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service, trained several
volunteer testers from the LWLA last October, and they Clear, Corey, Fishers, Klinger, Long, Palmer, Perrin,
tested the east and west holes of Lake Wahbememe Pleasant, Portage, Sturgeon, Templene and Wahbememe.
(52-55 foot range) later that month. White Pigeon Township lake residents interested
At Lake Wahbememe, testing will occur at each of in using the Pro20 should call Raul at (269) 464-2111 or
the two holes on the same four dates annually, allowing Mike Zander at (269) 483-8105. Training is required, as is
for accurate comparisons year to year. a boat or pontoon with a fish finder for depth determina-
Once the lake association gets some baseline data, tions. ✤

Opposite page: Victor Raul, Lake Wahbememe Lake Association president, holds the Pro20 dissolved
oxygen tester White Pigeon Township purchased for testing its lakes.

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STORY AND PHOTO BY JEF RIETSMA June 16 with a 4.4-mile paddle that concludes at Big Hill
Road in Fawn River Township.
The St. Joseph County Conservation District has com- The June portion of the season concludes June 30

T mitted to an eighth year of its ambitious “River

Cleanup” program.
The 2018 season will feature two fewer public events
with a 3.4-mile route down the Nottawa Creek from Raw-
son’s King Mill to M-66 in Leonidas Township.
Grace said the July 9 cleanup of a stretch of the
compared to previous years, as six dates have been chosen, Portage River will be interesting to watch.
including one cleanup on a Monday. It marks the first time “We’ve had feedback from some people who have
the district’s board set a date not on a Saturday. told us they just can’t afford to give up Saturdays in June,
In all, the summer cleanup season will cover more July and August, summer is so short as it is and they just
than 25 miles. can’t make it on a Saturday,” Grace said. “So, July 9 is a
Agency director Carolyn Grace said she hopes to Monday, we’ll be on the Portage River and we’re hoping
draw a strong number of volunteers. people that have things planned on the weekends can come
“It’s a tough job when there aren’t very many people, to the weekday one.”
so we’re always looking for some help, volunteers are al- It will cover 3.4 miles, primarily through Park Town-
ways welcome,” she said. ship, and conclude at Carpenter Road in Lockport Town-
The six dates begin June 2 over a 5.6-mile stretch of ship. The location, Grace noted, is convenient for Fishers
the Fawn River. The work on the Fawn River continues Lake residents.

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River Cleanup
Continues

2018 River Cleanup

June 2 … Fawn River. Fawn River Township.

Dauber Road to Fawn River Kayak. 5.6 miles.

June 16 … Fawn River. Fawn River Township.

She said though it wasn’t scheduled this year, there’s a good chance Fawn River Kayak to Big Hill Road. 4.4 miles.
the 2019 season will feature an evening cleanup event. Again, the later
start is being considered as the result of feedback, Grace said. June 30 … Nottawa Creek. Leonidas Township.
A 4.3-mile stretch of the Rocky River is on the agenda for July 21 Rawson’s King Mill to M-66. 3.4 miles.
and the St. Joseph River will see the final cleanup of the season Aug. 4
over 3.6 miles in Constantine Township. July 9 … Portage River. Park and Lockport
Grace said she is excited to report that the Conservation District townships.
has taken on a partnership with two St. Joseph County businesses. On Parkville Road to Carpenter Road. 3.4 miles.
separate occasions, employee volunteers from Abbott Labs in Sturgis and
International Paper in Three Rivers will take advantage of an employer- July 21 … Rocky River. Fabius Township.
incentive offer and spend half a day participating in a river cleanup. Null Road to downtown Three Rivers. 4.3 miles.
International’s team will hit the river in July and Abbott’s crew will
be on the water in September, Grace said. Aug. 4 … St. Joseph River. Constantine Town-
A group of more than 30 Abbott workers last year focused on a ship.
Withers Road to Constantine launch site. 3.6
stretch of the Portage River.
miles.
The Great Lakes Commission provides the conservation district a
grant of nearly $2,000 annually. Funds are used to purchase items related All events start at 9:30 a.m. Lunch provided
to the cleanups. St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners in the past after every cleanup.

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has made a donation, which has helped cover costs

associated with the time and gas used by workers to
scout stretches of rivers before cleanup events and
clear a path through downed trees and other obsta-
cles.
“We also have people who help offset our
costs by donating to the river cleanup project and
businesses donate food or give us a discount,” Grace
said. “It’s great to know that there are people, groups
and businesses that recognize the value of what
we’re trying to do here. We just need to get the word
out and let everybody know we can always use more
volunteers – come join us and we’ll even provide
lunch.”
Kayaks, canoes, paddles and life jackets are all
provided.
The effort, Grace said, is paying dividends.
She said the county is becoming recognized as a des-
tination by paddlers in the area and those outside
Michigan. Feedback the agency gets on its Facebook
page is valuable and affords Grace the opportunity
to hear the positives associated with a county that
has 150 miles of rivers within its boundaries.
Grace said anyone wishing to volunteer is
asked to call her office no later than a few days be-
fore the scheduled event to secure the correct num- Carolyn Grace, director of the St. Joseph County Conservation District,
ber of canoes and kayaks, as well as have an accurate checks out one of the stretches of river to be cleaned this year as part of
lunch count. ✤ the agency's annual River Cleanup project.

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Art show’s
10-year run of art shows in the White Pigeon area

A will conclude in June with the final edition of “Art

on the Green.”
Event organizer Shireen Cline said she struggled

run comes
with the decision to pull the plug on the Klinger Lake
Country Club event. In the end, however, Cline said this
will be a good year to conclude what started in 2012.

to an end
“Some people might remember that before we
moved the art show to Klinger Lake, we had ‘Art in the
Park’ at Wade Park in White Pigeon, so between the two
that’s 10 years of local art shows,” Cline said. “It’s been a
good run.”
The final “Art on the Green” takes place
11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 24.
Cline said the show won’t be any less organized
because of its demise. If anything, Cline is committed to
STORY BY JEF RIETSMA ending AOTG on a high note. Over its previous six years,
the show has drawn as many as 30 vendors and as few as
15.

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