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BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. — The Berrien County Sportsman

Club (BCSC) is offering free archery lessons for area youth, ages 7 and up.

For the past 8 weeks the BCSC has been teaching kids from around the com-munity how to properly handle, shoot and take care of traditional bows and arrows, and will continue to do so at 2 p.m. for the next two Sundays, March 15 and 22, at the Sportsman Club. You do not need to have attended any of the previous weeks to attend any in the future. Admission is free.

The 10 weeks of youth training will be concluding just in time for spring and gives kids a chance to get out of the house and learn a new skill. The BCSC allows participants to bring their own bow but has plenty of equipment to use, free of charge.

“After 9/11 the Berrien Springs schools couldn’t keep the bows at the school anymore so they donated a lot of good stuff,” said BCSC Archery Chairman Larry Janke.

“Also, I applied for a grant from the NRA, which might not make sense to ask a gun club for bow equip-ment, but they are starting to realize that kids can’t really shoot guns when they are 6 and 7. They can shoot bows, though. Then, as they get old enough to handle a gun, they already have a sense of respect for the weapon,” said Janke.

Once the youth courses are completed the club

takes a couple months to prepare for their biggest

event of the year, the 2015 Compton Traditional

Bowhunter’s Rendezvous on Father’s Day weekend.

“We are setting up four different archery courses this year and the Ash Borers have killed a lot of the Ash Trees. We have a lot of work to do to get out there and cut them down so we don’t have any acci-dents,” Janke said.

The event is for tradition-al bows only, not the more popular compound bows.

Simply put, a compound bow uses the mechanical advantage of leverage and stored energy to shoot an arrow faster and farther. Recurves and longbows directly store this energy; as you draw them they get harder to pull. Compounds, on the other hand, have an additional mechanical advantage in that through the use of cables and cams, they are able to let off some of the weight you pull back and have to hold.

The event is the largest gathering of archery enthu-siast in the country and perhaps the entire world, seeing between 5,000 to 7,000 visitors for the last three years and has been growing consistently.

“It is just a great event,” Janke said, “We get people from all over the world, from Canada, Austrailia, Germany and even Italy. They come for the day or camp for the weekend and just enjoy the environ-ment.”

The 2015 Compton Traditional Bowhunter’s Rendezvous will be from Friday, June 19, to Sunday, June 21 in Berrien Springs.

For more information visit ComptonTraditional Bowhunters.com or con-tact Larry Janke at (269) 470-4926.

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Children from all over Berrien County have been participating in archery classes which continue this weekend.

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The event takes place at 350 S. Michigan St. in the park-ing lot between Wayne Street and Western Avenue in down-town South Bend. The St. Paddy’s Tent Party is from 5 to 11 p.m. while the TRANSPO shuttle will be running from 5:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. for the pub tour. For rides to or from the event, the smartphone transportation ser-vice UBER is offering $25 off your first ride using promo code: PADDYPARTY.

The $5 general admission gets you into the tent, free photo booth images from Indiana Rug Co. and free access to the Transpo Pub Tour with 15 par-ticipating pubs. Food and bev-erages are available for pur-chase inside the tent with cater-ing provided by The Exchange Whiskey Bar.

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Peppers: Mother Nature’s finestI’m a huge fan of pep-

pers. All peppers: hot, bell, sweet, you name

it, and I’m a fan. If I can stuff it, even better.

I’ve been making vari-ous forms of stuffed pep-pers for years. One of my first perfected vegetarian main dishes was a bulgur stuffed bell pepper dish out of The New Better Cookbook.

I haven’t made that one in years because it was topped with cheese, but I have come up with all dif-ferent kinds of ways to stuff one of Mother Nautre’s greatest creations.

Last week’s variation with soy chorizo and a spicy chipotle cream sauce is a real winner. I could honestly eat an entire bowl of the sauce alone (and I practically did!). You could use it for other dishes too, like nachos, enchiladas and burritos. The sky is really the limit. I think it would even be great as a dip with flax tortillas at a party.

The dish is really spicy, especially with the chipotle sauce, which I love, but you may want to take down the serrano peppers in the stuffing. Use jalapenos, or

omit entirely. I found serv-ing with a slice of avocado balanced it out perfectly. You could also top with vegan sour cream to cool things down a bit.

This dish is perfect for dinner parties or potlucks where you need to impress veg and non-veg attendees alike. I find most recipes that involve a stuffing are very grain heavy, not very many actual vegetables, more just filler.

I wanted these to be packed with healthy ingre-dients yet still satisfying. I went really light on the quinoa and chorizo, opting for packing the peppers with carrots, greens and onions.

This might be a good way too for those of you who want to use some dif-ferent types of greens in your home cooking, but aren’t quite sure what to do with them. I used collard greens because they are hardy and not bitter making them perfect for casseroles.

Kat Barry, a St. Joseph, Michigan native, is owner of Kat’s Hot Cakes vegan catering, and co author of “The New Chicago Diner

Cookbook: Meat Free Recipes from America’s Veggie Diner.” She also develops recipes for eHow.com, where you can find over 30 of her vegan instructional cooking vid-eos. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Kat cur-rently resides in Chicago, and in her free time she enjoys practicing yoga, sampling local spirits, lis-tening to live music, and getting outdoors. Follow @katshotcakes on twitter. Kat can be reached via email at: [email protected].

Stuffed Bell Peppers with Chipotle Cream SauceServes: 6

For the sauce:1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 30 minutes to an hour½ cup soy milk2 cloves minced garlic2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped2 tablespoons of the adobo sauce1/3 cup nutritional yeast1 teaspoon sea salt1 cup diced yellow tomatoes (can use regular too, but will change the color)½ cup vegetable stock1/3 cup chopped cilantro

For the filling:1 cup carrots, finely chopped2 serrano peppers, minced2 cups collard greens chopped into ribbons1 cup chopped red cabbage1 cup diced yellow onion1 cup soy chorizo, cooked per package directions½ cup cooked quinoa

For the casserole:3 bell peppers seeded and halved

To make the sauce:Drain the water from the cashews and place in a food processor fitted with the “S” blade or a blender. Add the soy milk, garlic, chipotles, adobo sauce, nutritional yeast, and sea salt then blend until smooth and creamy.

Heat a saucepan over medium high. Add the tomatoes and vegetable stock.

Slowly whisk in the creamy mixture and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat a bit and let simmer 4-5 minutes then stir in the cilantro and remove from heat.

To make the filling:Cook the chorizo and quinoa per package directions. I like to cook my quinoa in vegetable stock. Allow to cool.

Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and toss well until completely mixed.

To assemble the peppers:Core the peppers with a paring knife and then slice in half. Place inside-up in a 9x13 baking dish.

Stuff the pepper with filling and cover with a generous amount of the sauce.

Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes or until the top is beginning to brown and the peppers have a bit of a wilted look.

Serve with avocado slices or guacamole.

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“With March Madness in full swing, we wanted to add an element of competi-tion to the dinner. It adds some fun and gets the din-ers interacting with the bar-tenders and really under-standing what spirits go best with certain flavors,” says general manager Tiffany Daughtery.

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new master plan for Fernwood’s gardens and grounds developed by MTR Landscape Architects of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The garden symposium is $95 (Members $76) per person if reserved between March 16 and 20. An early-bird reservation price of $85 (Members $68) per person is offered if reserved before March 15. A VIP package is offered for $120 (Members $100) per ticket, and includes reserved, front-row seating, a special private lunch with all four symposium speakers, and reserved copies (should you wish to purchase them) of each author’s recent book(s). Books will be available for purchase.

Fernwood’s Spring Garden Symposium is pre-sented in partnership with Garden Designmagazine, Michigan State University’s Institute of Agricultural Technology, and Stonehouse Nursery.

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Exploring Indiana’s wineriesQuality of products is getting better and better

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — Carpenter Creek Cellars and

Hopwood Cellars could not be more different.

Carpenter Creek, in Jasper County, sits off I-65 in north central Indiana in the midst of some of the state’s best farmland. Hopwood is just off the charming brick Main Street of Zionsville.

One of my goals for Grape Sense is to get to more Indiana wineries than I have in past few years. Grape Sense will offer up a take on the spots through-out 2015. And we’ll revisit some old friends too.

Carpenter Creek Cellars is a three-man partnership housed in a historic barn built in 1919. Winemaker Joe McKinney, a Purdue ag grad, poured the lineup on a blustery, snowy day in late February. The winery sets just a few miles off I-65, the Remington exit. There are enough signs to

get you there.Most of the fruit for

Carpenter wines come from vineyards around Indiana and Lower Michigan. I found the Chardonel to be among the best I’ve tasted in the state. At $15.99 it was light melon and tropical fruit with a soft finish.

The biggest selling wine called Gunny — a Chambourcin/Merlot blend — was sold out. The Riesling was a bit sweet for my palate but the $14.99 Traminette was spot on. The Traminette was rich and smooth, a hint of orange, but not over the top like so many Indiana efforts with the floral grape.

The basic sweet red of Concord grapes, just $11.99, will certainly deliv-er for sweet wine fans. It was a tad softer and mellow than many. They also make a line of locally-sourced and seasonal fruit wines.

The bottom line, sitting

in the middle of a cornfield in an old barn, the winery surprises. I was skeptical but found the wines, even the ones that don’t suit my palate, very well made. The winery has a small plot of Traminette near the old barn but McKinney would love to expand the vineyard holdings. The area feels a bit desolate on the plain but it’s some of Indiana’s rich-

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est crop property.Hopwood Cellars isn’t

much older than Carpenter Creek but certainly sets in a different environment.

Hopwood, 12 E. Cedar St., is located just off the beautiful Zionsville Main Street. It has a cozy and beautiful tasting room and a really wide selection of wines. Most of Hopwood’s fruit comes from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.

The biggest hit for me was a 100 percent bottling of Michigan Chancellor. It’s a hybrid grape known to deliver its strong fruit flavor. The dominant thing

in my pour was a wonder-ful smoke flavor with hints of dark, dried fruit. The Bekkar, Chambourcin/Chancellor, is one of the biggest sellers. It was very nice wine with low alcohol. It wasn’t very memorable but it was quite quaffable.

The best, and most interesting white, on the Zionsville winery list was its Aefen Brucan Vidal Blanc. By the way, Aefen Brucan translates into “Have a Good Evening.” The wine would make any night better.

The Vidal Blanc is grown in Indiana and has a

very rich and smooth mouthfeel with a buttery finish. I did taste two other whites Seyval Blanc and Chardonnay that did not live up to the quality of others on the tasting list.

Visiting two new winer-ies in my journeys contin-ues to affirm the quality of Indiana wine remains on a sharp upward curve.

Howard W. Hewitt, Crawfordsville, IN., writes every other week about wine for more than 20 newspapers. [email protected] Read his wine blog at: www.how-ardhewitt.net


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Rent-Lease, Misc. 442OFFICE SPACE

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HOMES FOR SALE IN DECATUR

3 bed, 2 bath homes readyto be moved into. Leaseoptions starting at $599 permonth (includes lot rent, in-surance, water, trash) Call(269)423-7024 or visitwww.phelpscommunity.comto view pictures

Collectibles 602NILES FLEA MARKET

111 E. Main St, Niles MINew vendors bringing manynew items weekly. Cure yourcabin fever by shopping withus this Winter! We buy es-tates and single items! (269)262-4333

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repairable scrap and un-wanted vehicles, top dollarpaid. Call or text for a freequote today. Free towing.Kevin (817)437-0450

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WE WILL BUYyour junk car. We haul forfree. Paying up to $1500cash. Please call anytime269-687-8098

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Your home exterior experts.Quality guaranteed! LocallyOwned for 50 years. (269)782-5008 (David & Terri Fryman)

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Over 30 years of experience,tile work, kitchens, bath-rooms, decks & porches,windows & doors, windowwrapping, siding, fascia &soffit. Call Randy (269)782-3139 (269)208-9838

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Roofing, Siding & Windows,Light Hauling & SpringClean-Ups, No Inside orOutside job too big or small.Low affordable rates.(269)591-1403

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Roof Repair 712MIDWEST ROOFING

Family owned since 1984.Lifetime Warranty ShinglesFlat Roofs & Gutter Covers.Call (269)684-7199

Tree Service 725PAYNE'S TREE

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Specializing in Flat work of alltype, seawalls, stamped con-crete & Bobcat Service. Freeestimates. Insured. Fast, de-pendable service. (269)445-3349 or (269)591-0100

Snow Removal 745SNOW PLOWING

Residential & Com-mercial. Free Estimates.Reasonable Rates. CallLarry at C & C Concrete(269)228-1163

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Painting Service 754PAINTING

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Livestock Supplies

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Trucks, Vans, 4-Wh Drives

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MUST SELL!1993 Ford F250 ext. cab,diesel, 4x4, 198,000 miles,tires good, runs good,$3,800 or best offer.(269)782-3139

Autos for Sale 945

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?iMarch 12

House Church of Three Oakes will have medita-tion and mass services on Thursdays at 8 a.m. at 112 Sycamore St with Rev. Lillian Lewis, Roman Catholic woman priest.

iThe AMA Michiana Chapter will begin offer-ing several special inter-est group (SIG) meet-ings for marketers inter-ested in learning more about specific topics or industries. March kicks things off with a Digital Marketing SIG, providing a quick walk-through of Google Analytics, an explanation of search engine marketing (SEM), The meeting will take place at 7 a.m. on March 12, at the South Bend Chocolate Café and the cost is $20. Leading the discussion will be Shannon Allen, who has over 17 years of experi-ence in marketing and advertising. She has six

years of digital market-ing experience and is Google AdWords Certified. For more infor-mation visit amamichi-ana.com or call (574)271-8060.

March 13

As part of St. Joseph Today’s Diva Days, there will be a Must-Have Mixer and Fashion Preview at The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 601 Main St. Doors open at 6 p.m., The fashion show starts at 7 p.m. This premier event showcases the lat-est spring fashions from downtown stores: DK Boutique, Friends by Design, Grins of St. Joseph, Lana’s Boutique, Lazy Daisy and more. The evening includes one complimentary bev-erage ticket for the cash bar, DJ, swag bag and giveaways.

March 14

As part of St. Joseph

Today’s Diva Days week-end, Fiddler’s Congress will perform a concert at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St. at 7:30 p.m. Admission ticket provides lively music and also includes a complimentary drink ticket.

Experience Maple Sugar Madness at Sarett Nature Center on March 14 at 1:00 or 3:00 p.m. Cost: $5 for adults. Please call (269) 927-4832 to register.

St. Mary’s School’s St. Patrick’s Day Gala will be held from 6:30 to 11:30 on Saturday,March 14th. The event is $40 per person. You can reserve your tickets at St. Mary’s School or by calling (269) 683-919.

March 13-15

Diva Days Women’s Weekend is a collabora-

tive celebration hosted by this Lake Michigan resort town’s restau-rants, stores and hotels. It gives ladies dozens of reasons to come togeth-er for pampering, shop-ping and entertainment. The first 150 women to register and pay for Diva Days will receive a Dynamite Diva Swag Bag with special dis-counts and offers at par-ticipating locations. Registrants can buy two tickets for $60 at the Welcome Center, 301 State St. in St. Joseph, or online at stjoetoday.com/diva until March 6.

March 15

On March 15th the Coastline Children’s Film Festival will host a post-screening discussion around the film Underwater Dreams—”Outside the frame: Telling Stories That Matter.” Aimed at cre-ative youth and adults alike, this informal dia-logue will dig into the process of storyline

development in filmmak-ing, using examples from the film. Joining us for this thought-provok-ing conversation are the following special guests: Doreen Bartoni, Professor & former Dean of Media Arts at Columbia College (Chicago); Re Lynn Hansen, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Columbia College; Paul Kim, Director of Documentary Film Program at Andrews University. The film will screen at 4 p.m. at the Citadel Oak Room with discussion to follow.

March 16

Brit-Floyd, a British Pink Floyd cover band returns to North America to launch their Space and Time world tour, it’s most ambitious show to date with a spectacular new light show and an even bigger stage production. There will be a show at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Indiana at 7:30 p.m. on March 16. The

show includes perfor-mances from all Pink Floyd’s biggest selling albums

March 17

A private tour of Green Spirit Farms will be held for the March 17 River Valley Garden Club meeting. Guests and members are invited to join the club at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, at Green Spirit Farm, 18300 U.S. Highway 12, in New Buffalo. Once a vacant factory, their 20,000 ft. space just celebrated their 3rd anniversary. Known for indoor vertical farming, Green Spirit grows local, high quality vegetables all year round and all the products are pesticide free, non-GMO and sold at a fair price. For information contact Elizabeth Palulis, 269-426-3513 or visit R i v e r Va l l e y G a r d e n Club.org

March 18

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Jon Hinkelman, Chair of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners will speak at the Republican Women’s Club general meeting on March 18. The buffet luncheon meeting will be held at Pebblewood Restaurant on Jericho Road in Bridgman at Noon. Mr. Hinkelman will give a background of the Board’s make-up and responsibilities as well as what the current activ-ities include.The meeting is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about the Commission and about the Republican Women’s Club. The cost of the luncheon is $15.00. Please RSVP to 269 422-1839.

March 21

The Baroda Queen Committee will be hold-ing this fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the Baroda American Legion. The cost is $35

and includes an 8-foot table, lunch and dinner. For more information, contact 269-930-0019. Space is limited to the first 30 registered.

Fernwood Botanical Garden in Niles announces its annual Spr ing Garden Symposium titled Plant Driven Design, Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The sympo-sium will explore how an intimate understanding of plants can create stunningly beautiful and environmentally sensi-tive gardens. Lunch will be prepared by Fernwood’s Chef Tim Carrigan. The Garden Symposium is $95 (Members $76) per per-son if reserved between March 16 and 20. An early-bird reservation price of $85 (Members $68) per person is offered if reserved before March 15. A VIP package is offered for $120 (Members $100) per ticket, and includes reserved, front-row seat-ing, a special private lunch with all four sym-posium speakers, and reserved copies (should you wish to purchase them) of each author’s recent book(s). Books will be available for pur-chase.

i The Papasan-Mamasan Korea Veterans Association will meet at the Berrien Springs American Legion Post #85, located at 112 N. Bluff Street in Berrien Springs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21. All Korean War veterans who were in service between June 25, 1950 — June 30, 1955 are eligible to attend. Korean War veterans who served during that period but did not go to Korean are still eligible to join this organization. For more info contact Bill Miller at (269) 471-1405 or Don Holmes at (269) 695-1133

March 25

i At Meet At The Lender , dozens of lenders, loan guarantors, and busi-ness service providers from throughout the

region will be on hand. People in need of financing to buy a build-ing or a piece of equip-ment, or need working capital to start a busi-ness or otherwise expand, this one-stop loan fair is an ideal opportunity. The event will be held on Kinexus, 499 West Main Street, Benton Harbor. To reg-ister, contact Jeff at [email protected] or 269-927-1064, ext. 1171

March 28

St. Mary’s Catholic school will be holding a fund raiser and food drive to benefit the Christian Services Center food pantry. Admission is free as long as you bring at least one non-perish-able food item to donate to the CSC food pantry. The night will enclude snacks, crafts, games, lunch, and pastries. The event is sponsored by the Christian Service Center at St. Mary’s. For more information, call (269) 684-0637.

April 4

Lace up your sneakers and welcome spring at Sarett Nature Center’s Spring Stampede on April 4. Information and registration link can be found at www.sarett.com.

April 16

Jay Leno will visit the Morr is Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. on April 16. Tickets go on sale Feb. 27 and be purchased by call-ing the Morris Box Office at (574) 235-9190, or by visiting the website, Morris Center.org.

April 25

The E lkha r t Environmental Center will be holding an Arbor Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Enjoy woodworking displays, the spring plant exchange, tree planting and pruning demonstra-tions, an Arbor Day Proclamation from Mayor

Moore, free food and trees to take home and plant! Free admission, trees and food while sup-plies last! For more infor-mation, call the Elkhart Environmental Center at 574-293-5070.

May 28-31

The 13th annual Niles Family Carnival and Bluegrass Festival will be taking place from May 28 through May 31 in downtown Niles.

The festival contains car-nival rides and games, national touring musical groups of Bluegrass and American music, quality art and craft vendors, bingo Tent, and a whole lot more. For more infor-mation, please visit Michiana-Music.com or contact NilesFamily [email protected]

June 27-28

New Buffalo ARTigras Art and Craft Festival offers

original works of art from over 70 artists from around Harbor Country and the Midwest. Art of all mediums, including extraordinary paintings, sculpture, glass, photog-raphy, drawings, jewelry, fiber, wood, ceramics, mixed media and furni-ture will all be showcased at the festival. Live enter-tainment, artist demon-strations and a Harbor Country gallery tour will add to the experience of the New Buffalo ARTigras festival. Admission is $5.

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PARTING SHOTS

Photos by Kristi Weston/KWest Photography

Young men and women from all over southwest Michigan participated in the annual Blossomtime pageants Sunday and Monday. Contestants performed “commercials,” modeled active wear, participated in interviews and showed off their evening attire before crowning. Miss Benton Harbor Kalabrya Gondrezick was crowned Miss Blossomtime; Miss Eau Claire Taylor Dustin was crowned first-runner up; Miss Buchanan Marissa Claxton is second-runner-up and Miss Spirit of Blossomtime Alyssa Wainwright, of Dowagiac, was chosen as Miss Congeniality.

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