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Volume 24 – Issue 2 Friday, May 27, 2016 Bay View, Michigan 49770

I am pleased to announce that after a thorough selection process, I have contracted John Fergus-Jean to serve as Bay View’s next Education Director. A committee composed of two Board members, the current chair, and the former chair of the Education Committee assisted in narrowing down a

very impressive field of applicants and conducting interviews.

John’s wife, Elizabeth, has been coming to Harbor Springs since childhood, and they have owned a home there for many years. Upon his retirement from the Columbus College of Art and Design in May, they will be living in Harbor Springs year-round.

John possesses a Master’s Degree of Fine Arts in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York; and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Studies from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Throughout his career, John has held many director positions and has created courses that were taught on numerous academic levels. He has worked in team settings to organize departmental curricula, special events such as symposiums and lectures, and scheduled speakers and events in coordination with other organizations.

John currently is Professor in Media

By Mike SpencerExecutive Director

John Fergus-JeanDirector of Education

New Director of Education on Staff

12th Annual Little Traverse CROP Hunger Walk Saturday, June 25

Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Concert on Sunday, June 12

The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Chorus present highlights from Bizet’s “Carmen,” on Sunday, June 12, 7:00 p.m. in John M. Hall Auditorium. A pre-concert talk with Director Libor Ondras begins at 6:15 p.m.

Tickets are $25 for General Admission and $50 for Reserved. For tickets, contact area chambers of commerce at (231) 487-0010 or online at www.glcorchestra.org.

Featured performances include: Risa Renae Harman, Elise Des Champ, Jeffrey Picon, and Brian Banion.

See Education Director page 2

A true sign of summer in Northern Michigan, The Side Door Saloon restaurant welcomes back Bay View members and cottagers (above).

Mark your calendars to support the 12th Annual Little Traverse CROP Hunger Walk. Through the years, more than a quarter-million dollars have been raised to support the work of area food pantries, as well as victims of natural and man-made disasters world-wide.

The walk will be held on Saturday, June 25. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Evelyn Hall, followed by a sce-nic three-mile stroll through Bay View at 9:00 a.m. If you are unable to walk

yourself on this day, you can support the walk by making a contribution. This year’s goals are to raise $30,000 and to have 300 walkers.

Please contact our Bay View CROP Hunger Walk organizers to support this year’s event. Call Mary and Greg Jackson at 810-407-1922 or email [email protected]. Or call Katy and Phil Bayster at 231-348-2017, or email [email protected].

See CROP WALK on page 7


Friday, May 27, 2016The Town CrierProtecting Cottage Owners and Association

Education Director

Hiring a contractor or handyman to work on or in your cottage? Cottage owners who are hiring contractors of any discipline to work on their property need to be aware of the necessity of ensuring that those contractors carry the required “General Liability Insurance.”

Reputable plumbers, electricians, carpenters, roofing companies, tree removers, and any other type of contractors ought to be properly insured in case they accidentally cause damage to a cottage, or the work they do eventually fails and causes damage. The insurance they would carry is called General Liability Insurance.

General Liability Insurance can be proven by showing the cottage owner a “Certificate of General Liability Insurance” (see sample to the right) prior to beginning any construction or renovations. Contractors receive a certificate from their insurance agent. A contractor may ask their insurance agent to send a certificate to a potential customer for verification.

Contractors who hire employees to work with them are required to have Workers Compensation Coverage, in addition to General Liability Insurance. This type of insurance would protect the cottage owner if the contractor’s employees were injured while working on a cottage. If a contractor has employees working for them, the certificate should clearly show that they carry the proper insurance on their employees.

By verifying that your contractor(s) have the proper insurance coverage, you may avoid expensive and complicated claims on your own homeowner’s insurance should an improvement project go wrong.

A blank Notice to Contractor form is available in both the Administration office or at the maintenance department Russell Hall. Cottage owners may fill out the Notice to Contractor form and present it to their contractor. The contractor may fill out the form, or provide the cottage owner with a Certificate of Liability Insurance, which proves they are properly insured.

Insuring Cottage Improvements Requires Proof of Insurance from Contractors

Reputable contractors carry proper insurance and can provide cottage owners with a Certificate of Liability Insurance similar to the one above.

Arts at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, where he has taught for the past 16 years. Prior to this position, John was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at Ohio State University. He has held numerous appointments through the years, including: Director of the Silver Image Gallery for Ohio State University,

Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Photography, Cinema and Video, and Curator and Director of the Ross Study Center at the Columbus Museum of Art.

John is excited to be part of the Bay View Association and brings a wealth of experience and innovative ideas to the position.

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Friday, May 27, 2016


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Worship and Religious Life Program News

Bay View Waterfront UpdateWork Continues on Waterfront Improvement Project

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Over the past several months, the Waterfront Improvement Committee (WIC) has made some good progress on evaluating potential structural improvements to the Bay View waterfront. The goal of the WIC is to present possible solutions to the Board of Trustees and the Bay View community on the important issues of safety and erosion control as well as general improvements at the beach. With increased boating and beachfront usage, congestion is also a concern. Of the roughly one mile of Bay View waterfront, the only developed

beach area with amenities is anchored by the Rec building, the dock and the shorter boat dock. Each winter our entire

beachfront is buffeted by winter storms, while during the summer the normal effects of the prevailing winds further contribute to an eroded beachfront.

Two engineering firms have been hired to evaluate if an extension to the two existing docks will provide needed protection from shoreline erosion.

To determine the length and angle of a potential dock extension, a comprehensive wave study is being conduct-ed. A wave action study will

s h o w h o w w a v e s hit the beach and how to build a structure that pro-vides the best pro-tection. A dona-tion made the work of the engineering firms possible.

At the same time several WIC members have worked with a landscape architecture firm to assess the best way to design and build

landward components to provide the optimal shoreline erosion solution. The landscape firm is also assessing adding floating docks and boat storage,

evaluating human and boat interaction and pathways, and how best to relocate the day sailboat entry and exit to the east side of the existing boat dock. The fees for this work came from a BV member’s donation.

It is planned to present more of the initial waterfront plans at the June 24th Board of Trustees meeting. Members are invited to attend. And, during the

By Martha Gray Horn

It won’t be long now! I am eager to drive over the hill to Petoskey and see the bay stretching out before me. I am especially anxious to see you all and share in worship. I will be arriving in Bay View the first weekend in June. I will be preaching on June 12th and giving an overview of the season’s lectures on Monday, June 13, at 10 a.m. in Voorhies

Hall. Here are some updates on what some of our summer preachers have been up to since they accepted the invitation to be with us.

First let me say that after the Easter bombings in Pakistan I contacted Rev. Eric Sarwar (Bay View lecturer July 3-7) to see if he and his family were all right and to let him know we were praying for them. They are all fine. By now I trust his family has joined him in California where he is pursuing studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and they are look-ing forward to being with us. Eric will be preaching on July 3rd.

Karoline Lewis, our July 10th preacher, has come out with a new book

entitled “SHE Five Keys to unlock the Power of Women in Ministry.” And while we are talking about our women preachers it is noteworthy that Grace Imathiu, (Bay View lecturer July 17-21) was one of the featured preachers at the Festival of Homiletics in Atlanta this year, the largest national gathering of mainline clergy in the nation; and that the cover story of the March 30 issue of Christian Century Magazine entitled “The Joy of Decluttering” was written by Maryann McKibben Dana, the lecturer for the week of August 7th.

Finally I am happy to announce that our intern from last year, Gina Robinson, will be with us again this

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By Rev. Daniel T. Moser, Director of Worship and Religious Activities

See Worship on page 5

See Waterfront on page 12


Friday, May 27, 2016The Town Crier



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Election Changes & InformationAnnual Meeting Election Information for Voting Members of the Bay View Associaiton

Reminder for Electronic Voting Members 2016Vote either online or by ab-sentee ballot, not both

A member who plans to vote electronically in the 2016 election does not need to complete an absentee ballot request. An absentee ballot request is only completed by a voting member who will not attend the Annual Meeting on Saturday, August 6, 2016 and will vote by paper ballot either by post or in the Bay View Business Office.

summer. Gina graduated from Chandler School of Theology with her Master of Divinity degree in May. She is currently on a study trip to Germany studying the Reformation. She will again be helping in a variety of areas in the religious life of our community this summer before going off for further graduate studies at Yale Divinity School. I am really glad to have her back.

See you all soon. Blessings, Pastor Daniel

Worship continued from page 3

Election deadlines are as follows:Candidates for the office of Trustee Nominating Petitions signed by

at least twenty (20) leasehold members and the candidate information sheet, both on forms available in the Bay View Business Office – are due no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

Reminder: No leaseholding member may sign more than three (3) petitions; Associate members are not eligible to vote and may not sign petitions.

Filing deadline for By-Law Amendments and Petitions is 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

To vote at the Annual Meeting, a new member must be approved as a leaseholder by the Board of Trustees at the Board meeting held on July 8, 2016, and the leasehold assignment must be signed by all parties.

Members may apply to the Business Office for an absentee paper bal-lot at any time from May 1 until 5 p.m. on the Wednesday (Aug. 3, 2016) preceding the Annual Meeting. Applications received by mail must be postmarked by July 7, 2016.

By Mike Spencer, Bay View Association Executive DirectorThe voting membership approved amendments to the Bay View Association’s

By-Laws at the August 3, 2013 Annual Meeting that affect the voting process in 2016.The primary change is that voters will have the choice of voting electronically.

Simply Voting has been hired as the independent third-party election provider. The Board of Trustees authorized the use of Simply Voting at the May 23, 2014 board meeting. The voter may choose to vote by electronic ballot beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 14, 2016, and ending at 8 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 5, 2016.

You are responsible to conduct your vote prior to the official end date and time to be officially tallied. Simply Voting is a system that ensures no more than one vote per voting member and is secure, secret, reliable and easy to use and may be audited. The voter will enter an “elector ID” and a “password” at the web site.

If the voter chooses to vote by paper ballot, that option will be available from 8:30 a.m. until noon at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Also, absentee ballot requests are available now until Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at 5 p.m. in the Bay View Business Office. Applications for absentee ballot may be submitted by mail as well, and must be postmarked by July 7, 2016. Voting members may go to the “Members Only” area of the Bay View web site where a PDF of the absentee ballot request form may be printed, filled out, and then emailed to [email protected], or faxed to 231-347-4330.

The absentee voter application must be signed by the voter, per By-Law 70. No one may sign in receipt of an absentee ballot for any other voter.



The Rules and Regulations for Boat/Camper/Trailers in Bay View were revised at the December 8, 2014 Board of Trustees Teleconference. The new rules are:

Motor Homes & Recreational Vehicles with sleeping accommoda-tions:

A. Shall not be located on Association Grounds for more than 48 hours/occurrence or more than two occur-rences per Bay View season as noted in By-Law 41-B. This period is for unloading or loading only. Time on a leasehold or the Association Grounds outside of prearranged stor-age should be kept to a minimum, preferably one (1) day or less.

B. Shall not be occupied on Association Grounds as defined in By-Law 41-C.

C. May be stored, but not occupied, in an Association-approved storage area if available.

D. Penalty – Violators will be assessed a fee of $100 for each day of violation. Penalties will be added to the leaseholder’s tax bill.

New Rules for Boat andRecreational Vehicle Storage

Post Office Hours:May 2 – 31

Window Service: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Saturday - No Window Service

After Memorial Day until Labor DayWindow Service: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday - No Window ServiceSeptember - October

To be determinedGathering Post Hours:

Hours are yet to be determined, but it will be open beginning Memorial Day

weekend.

Submissions to the Town Crier: Please email your articles and photos to Tamara Stevens ([email protected]) at the Administrative Office by 5 p.m. Monday for inclusion in that week’s Friday publication. The Town Crier is not responsible for errors in submitted articles, please double-check dates, prices, etc. prior to submission. Thank you very much.

Woman’s Council Awards ScholarshipEmily Kurburski, daughter of Foster

and Anne Kurburski of Harbor Springs, was recently selected as the 2016 recipi-ent of the Bay View Woman’s Council Petoskey High School Senior Girl Scholarship at the Awards Assembly Wednesday night, May 11, at the high school auditorium. The intent of the Council’s $1,000 scholarship is to honor a young lady who has volunteered and dem-onstrated an under-standing and an appre-ciation for the impor-tance of volunteerism and leadership in our society.

In addition to par-ticipating in over ten extracurricular pro-grams during her high school career, Emily has been involved in five organizations where she volunteers on a regular basis. Among those is the Woman’s Resource Center where she helped create a three part program that addresses the issue of domestic violence. This program includes a healthy foods

initiative, an educational curriculum, and an infinity scarf project for the women they serve. Her volunteerism has reached the county level where she works as a volunteer intern at the Emmet County Communication and Web-Development Department. There she assists with edit-ing of major publications as well as assist-ing with other clerical duties. She con-

tinues to volunteer in her 4H Grange, and the National Honor Society vol-unteer programs.

Emily held many leadership positions includ-ing serving as the current President of her 4H Club, and Vice President of Fundraising for DECA. Among her extensive list of honors at both the local and state level is the Girl Scout Gold Award, the

2015 Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Award, the 2015 John Trimble Legislative Experience Recipient at the National Grange Convention, the 2016 4H State Award Delegate for Leadership and Personal Development, and many more. She plans to attend Kettering University in the fall and major in Business Administration. Her goal is to work for a large organization that helps those in need.

We would like to remind you of the following United States Postal Service policies:

1. All mail coming into the Bay View Post Office must be addressed to your Bay View P.O. Box. If the incoming mail does not include your Bay View P.O. Box number, it will be returned to the sender.

2. This summer, when signing up for your Bay View P.O. Box, be sure to include all family members that will be using the P.O. Box in the registra-tion process. If mail is sent to a Bay View P.O. Box addressed to a non-registered recipient, it will be returned to the sender.

2016 Bay View Post Office Reminders

Sally Shearer Smith (left) from Bay View’s Woman’s Council presents Emily Kurburski of Harbor Springs with a scholarship for $1,000.



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Curbside collection of recyclables from Bay View residences will again be on Thursdays this year, running from June 2 through September 8. For reliable service, you must have your totes out by 8:00 a.m. If you’re hesitant to set them out the night before, you might want to consider getting the lids now available for the larger green bins (the ones with four handles molded into the rim). They’re available for $3 each from the Emmet County Recycling office in the County Building.

Totes overflowing? If you need more of the green “Emmet County Recycling” totes to hold all of your recyclables, call 348-0640. They will deliver a bin or bins to your porch!

Holidays Don’t Affect Bay View Recycling

You may see ads in the News-Review stating that when a holiday falls during the week, collection will be delayed one day for the rest of the week. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO BAY VIEW! Recyclables will be collected on Thursdays, regardless of holidays.

A complete recycling reference sheet is available in the administration office.

Trash/garbage pickup is

Monday all summer long. Garbage bags need to be at

the curb by 7 a.m. Garbage bags can be pur-

chased at Oleson’s grocery store and D&W. American

Waste garbage bags are RED.

The Scarrow Friday Forum 2016 Loud Hall at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Free & Open to the Public

June 24 The Syrian Refugee Crisis David W. Zehnder, Board Member of Questscope; a non-profit social development organization for marginalized people. July 8 Too Much World, Not Enough Army: An Update on How the Budget Act of 2011Continues to Impact Those Who Defend Our Freedom Colonel Hugh “Sandy” McLeod, U.S. Army (Ret.)

July 15 A General Education Solution Addressing Special Learning Needs Gwen Dunlap, co-founder of Aim High School July 22 Gun Violence: Finally A Discussion Amy Pines, Board of Directors of “Connecticut Against Gun Violence” July 29 Native America Today: A Look at Indigenous Communities in the 21st Century Eric Hemenway, Director of Repatriation, Archives, and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians

August 5 Keeping the USS Constitution Afloat: It Takes More than Band-Aids John Pelikan, Naval Ship Restorer, U.S. Navy: “Naval History and Heritage Command” Detachment: Boston Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA, U.S. Coast Guard Captain August 12 Hildegard von Bingen: What an 11th Century Nun Can Teach Us About Women in Music History Charles Helge, Graduate Assistant and Doctoral Student Musical Arts, University of Oklahoma

PLEASE NOTE:The 2016 Summer Program booklet incorrectly lists a Scarrow Friday Forum on Friday, Aug. 19. There is no forum on that date. We apologize for the error and any confusion this may have caused.

LEFT: The fun begins early on the morning of the Annual CROP Hunger Walk, Saturday, June 25 at Evelyn Hall. Music, friends and family accompany the registration process beginning at 8:30 a.m. For more information, see article on page 1.



In the Mid-Winter Bulletin I mentioned the current year budget for our association. In the actual presentation the only numbers shown were for the previous years actual performance. So here is the current 2016 operating budget. Keep in mind that an operating budget normally reflects the income from a donation in the time frame of when the expense was incurred. This timing difference explains why our audited reports sometimes differ from the operating statement. The audited statements reflect a gift when received and the expense when paid. In that instance revenue could be shown in one year with the expense in a previous or future year. Doesn’t this all make you excited about accounting? In our next editions we will explain what is in the various line items to familiarize you with what really is covered by the “Rent Payment” and what exactly is covered or meant by the term “Chautauqua Fee.” Reading the next report could be better than a sleeping pill. Welcome back to the campus and another exciting year at Bay View.

Jim Rogers, TreasurerText: or email: 407-376-9699 cell; [email protected]

Jim Rogers

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Bay View Operating Budget Year Ending October 31, 2016

Revenues Expenditures Real Estate Management 569,543 Real Estate Management 569,543 Other Member Fees 26,025 Utilities 46,392 Total Real Estate & Other Fees 595,568 Total Real Est and Utilities 615,935

Chautauqua Program (CH) Chautauqua Program (CH) Grounds CH Fee 1,015,125 Administration 934,675 Other CH Fees 65,500 Worship 142,375 Worship 154,417 Performing Arts 524,385 Performing Arts 519,912 Recreation 256,760 Recreation 279,061 Education 51,013 Education 44,863 Adjunct Programs 29,907 Adjunct Programs 30,611 Total Chautauqua Program 2,085,065 Total Chautauqua Program 1,963,539

Administration 160,575 Building and Grounds 299,251 Building and Grounds 560,985 Total Admin & Bldgs & Grounds 459,826 Total Building & Grounds 560,985

Total Revenues 3,140,459 Total Expenses 3,140,459



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The Bay View Library is excited to give you the opening dates for the 2016 season.

Please remember to bring gently used books to the cottage this summer to donate to the Bay View Library - and the Big Book Sale. Please bring them in or drop them off under the covered porch. Your donations help us buy more than 150 new books. Thank you for you generosity!

Opening day: Monday, June 13, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon, mornings only

through Friday, June 17. Regular library hours begin Monday,

June 20, and continue until August 12; 9:30 a.m.-12 noon and 1:30p.m.-4 p.m. We are closed all Friday afternoons.

Post-week hours will be mornings only August 15-19.

We have great programs scheduled for this year. Please join us!

*Sunday at the Library: Notable Michigan authors and books presented by our dear friends John Beck and Bill Cassinteer. Sunday, June 26 from 3:00

p.m.-4:00 p.m. *Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m.

at Evelyn Hall, Michigan author Anna Clark.

*Thursday, July 7, The Big Book Sale at the Library 9:00 a.m.-12 noon

*Tuesday, July 26 author Kate Hannigan, “Cupcake Cousins” Kids program 10 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon for a great reading summer!

Bay View Library News for 2016

Bay View Woods Audubon Bird Walk on Friday, June 3

The 2016 Spring Bay View Woods Bird Walk will be held on Friday, June 3rd at 8:30 am. The walk is held in conjunction with the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society and led by Tracy Datlen of the Woods Advisory Committee. The walk will start at the Water Street tennis courts at 8:30 a.m. and go through the lower woods on paths and boardwalks. The trails are uneven and may be muddy in places.

The diversity of the Bay View Woods

provides welcome habitats to migratory and year-round species. Since 2012 over 60 bird species have been identified in the Bay View Woods. Please join us for an enjoyable morning exploring the Bay View Woods with friends.

Walk will be held on a weather-permitting basis. If you have questions, please email Tracy Datlen at [email protected].

Trillium grandiflorum found in the Bay View Woods.

Education Class Additions to the 2016 Program Three classes that aren’t listed in the

2016 Summer Program are available this summer: “Classical Alla Prima Still Life Painting Class,” “Great Decisions,” and “The Chautauqua Book Club.”

All three classes were offered last year and both were popular. Students may sign up for these classes either online on the Bay View website (www.bayviewas-sociation.org) or in the Administrative office, and at the Box Office once it opens June 15.

Classical Alla Prima Still Life Painting is taught again by Patrick Wise, a Petoskey native who earned his Master of Arts degree at Wayne State University and is an award-winning painter, college professor, and an art educator at the

Detroit Institute of Art. Alla Prima is Italian for “at first attempt,” a classical method of expressive brush strokes and vibrant colors to capture a subject’s essence. Students will learn the fine art approach of direct observational painting, focusing on value patterns and color relationships.

The painting class is Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 25, 26, 27 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in Room 26 (upstairs) in Loud Hall. Cost is $80 members, $90 nonmembers.

Great Decisions is held Mondays beginning June 20 through August 8, except on July 4 when the class will be held on Tuesday, July 5, at 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. in Loud Hall. Cost is $30 members;

$40 nonmembers. Great Decisions is America’s largest

discussion program on world affairs. The name is shared by a national civic-education program. The Great Decisions program highlights eight of the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year. These discussion groups provide a forum for non-partisan and non-political debate and discussion of those current global concerns. While each session is a part of the series, each session can stand alone. Great Decisions briefing material and Video program provides background information on each topic and assists

See Additional Classes on page 10



THE EMPOWERED WOMEN SERIESA summer of programming celebrating strong women in

business, theatre, film, and music... the choices they must make,

the challenges they face, and ultimately the learning that occurs

for each of us, male or female, on this life’s journey.

Panel Discussion: Achievement, Balance, & Career

Wednesday, July 13 4 p.m. in Voorhies Hall

Join this distinguished panel of powerful leaders for a discussion of relevant topics to inspire those who seek to make sense of this human experience and the way our work and personal life interact. Facilitated by Bay View Trustee, Barb Stonewater.

Julie Holder, CEO of JFH Insights and executive coach, as well as former Senior Vice president, Chief Marketing, Sales and Reputation Officer of Dow Chemical; Deb Fellows, Editor in Chief at MyNorth Media & Editor of Traverse Magazine; Molly Kircher, owner of Lake Affect & Senior VP of Brand Development for Boyne Resorts; and Gail Gruenwald, Executive Director of Tip o' the Mitt Watershed Council.

1715 Encampment Ave., Petoskey • 231-347-6225

For other concerts, lectures and classes offered, visit bayviewassociation.org. A 501(c)3, Bay View relies on your support to provide these cultural opportunities for all. Thank you.

PRESENTS:

the participants in preparing for the discussion.

Each week at Great Decisions a different topic is discussed. This year’s topics include: Shifting Alliances in the Middle East; The Rise of ISIS; The Future of Kurdistan; International Migration; Korean Choices; The United Nations Post-2015; Climate Geopolitcs; and Cuba and the U.S.

Great Decisions Course Leader is Dick Kelbaugh. Kelbaugh has been active in Great Decisions for seven years. In addition to coordinating the Bay View program, he facilitates Great Decisions programs in Tucson, AZ, where he is on the Board of the Tucson Great Decisions Association and the site webmaster.

Kelbaugh is retired from General Electric where he was a manufacturing manager and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. As a Master Black Belt, he was a co-developer of the GE Appliances Six Sigma materials.

Kelbaugh received his Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University and his MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

The Chautauqua Book Club is an exciting, casual, weekly book review. Reviews and discussions are led by a different group member each week. 2016 books include: “The All Of It,” by Jeanetter Haien; “Jayber Crow,” by Wendell Berry; “Words and Their Meanings,” by Kate Bassett; “Me Before You,” by Jojo Moyes; “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr; “The Boston Girl,” by Anita Diamant.

Gwen Dunlap is an avowed bibliophile, whose course work at Michigan State University included Shakespeare, Middle English Poetry, and Structure & Form of the modern novel.

The Chautauqua Book Club meets Thursdays from June 23 through July 28 at 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in the Bay View Library. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members.

All these class offerings are available for registration online, go to www.bayviewassociation.org, click on Educa-tion, then “Register Online Today.”

Additional ClassesContinued from page 9



The Town CrierBay View Music Festival Programs BeginFREE CONCERT KICKS OFF SUMMER PROGRAMMING

On Friday, June 17, the Summer Art Song and Recording Seminar (SOARS), a cast of 14 collegiate singers, will present An Evening of Art Song. The concert is free to the public will a free-will dona-tion. It is directed by faculty artist Casey Robards, a multi-faceted performer who assembled and coached the repertoire with students for the two weeks prior. Starting at 8pm in Hall Auditorium, SOARS singers and pianists are fea-tured in a varied program of songs in English, German and French by several well-known composers. English transla-tions for the songs will be provided. The concert offers audience members a way to engage with these young artists in an intimate way and to enjoy a taste of the wonderful collaboration between music, words, voice and piano!

BAY VIEW OPENS SEASON REVISITING ITS ROOTS

On Sunday, June 19 at 8:00 p.m. in historic John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View Music Festival will open its summer concert series with soaring melodies and inspiriting lyrics from Bach, Handel, Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven, and more. A vespers concert as first conceived, “Journey of the Spirit,” is an ecumenical evening experience using great music from sacred and secular traditions to lift the spirit and the eyes heavenward in one seamless stream of music.

The program is an inspiring journey from beginning to end, featuring the lyrically enchanting “Laudate Dominum” from Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, to comforting instrumental pieces such as Beethoven’s “Cavatina” from String Quartet No. 13 - one of the last substantial pieces written before his death. Traditional hymns with audience participation and well-known songs like “This Little Light of Mine” create a celebration of life through song.

Featured musicians include Soprano Risa Renae Harman, Tenor Jeffrey Picon, organist Kelly Hale, violinist Wanchi

Huang, pianists Matt McFarlane and Anthony J. Patterson, the Bay View String Quartet and the Festival Choir.

This concert is part of the Summer Sunset Vespers Series -- an ongoing tradi-tion that has evolved into a magnificently eclectic concert series featuring a blend of returning faculty and talented newcom-ers, all seamlessly woven together for an enriching evening of virtuosic, recog-nizable, or instantly accessible chamber music, songs, and instrumental solos for the whole family.

Bay View will also present concerts that include Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Paula Cole (“Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Wanna Wait”) on Friday, July 8;

Soul Revue: 1975-1985 on Saturday, July 23; and swing sensation Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on July 28. The latter has appeared in concert venues across the world, sold millions of records, and had their music appear in hundreds of movies and television shows. With sold out concerts from the Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center, appearances with many of the country’s finest symphony orchestras, and television appearances ranging from Dancing with the Stars to Superbowl XXXIII, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy continues its decades long mission to celebrate and revitalize jazz and swing music.

The Sunday night Vespers concert series include a variety of light classical, folk, and R&B, and include themes such as Grammy Winners, The 1960’s, TV Themes & Technicolor, Bright Lights of Broadway, and more.

The Bay View Music Festival runs from June 19 through August 18, and features pop, jazz, classical, chamber music, and theatrical productions throughout the summer on the campus just outside of Petoskey. The public is welcome to all musical events, as well as the myriad of educational, religious, and recreational activities offered by the Bay View Association, the festival’s parent organization. Patrons who wish to view the biographies of the Bay View faculty can go online at

www.bayviewfestival.org Tickets start at just $13.50 (Free

admission for those under age 18) and can be purchased by calling 888-596-1027 or going online to www.bayviewfestival.org. For those wanting to purchase in person, the Box Office opens June 15, and hours of operation will be 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Voorhies Hall, Monday through Saturday and one hour before ticketed events at the performance venue. General questions should be directed to Chris Ludwa at (231) 347-4210 or emails sent to [email protected].



Terrace Avenue Open for Exit-Only Traffic

Terrace Avenue will be open for out-going traffic only beginning Memorial Day until Labor Day, 2016, as approved by the Board of Trustees at the August 15, 2014 Board meeting. The Avenue will be open for outgoing traffic for two seasons.

After several public hearings and weighing all the options and alterna-tives, the Board approved a recommen-dation from the Operations Committee to allow traffic to exit Terrace Avenue onto Division Road for two seasons on a trial basis. The Operations Committee will monitor the usage and make further recommendations.

In addition, two sets of traffic chok-ers will be installed on Terrace Avenue to slow down the speed of vehicular traffic. The chokers will be built out of temporary materials and after monitoring by the Operations Committee, may be constructed out of permanent materials.

The Operations Committee worked on this issue for several years. Their goal is to help balance the amount of traffic throughout all of the Association.

Newspaper DeliveryWe will continue to offer a vari-

ety of newspapers this summer, available at the post office, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Detroit Free Press.

Woman’s Council LuncheonThe Bay View Woman’s Council

Luncheon will be held on Thursday, June 23. Tickets will be available for purchase from Rose Cooper at the Campus Club dinners, and beginning June, Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Post Office. You may also call Rose Cooper at (231) 347-0803.

Treasure in the Trees ComingTreasure in the Trees Marketplace is scheduled for Saturday, July 23, 2016, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the Bay View Campus. To reserve a booth, con-tact Tracy Beckley at [email protected], (630) 329-3259.

Campus Club Pot LucksEveryone is welcome to attend the Pot Luck suppers at the Campus Club building on Tuesdays until June 14. Pot Lucks begin at 6 p.m. Bring a dish to pass and your own place setting.

Octogenarian TeaThe Octogenarian Tea will be July

26 at 1:30 p.m. The Woman’s Council is asking for your help by submitting names of family and friends who are 80 plus in years to invite them to the special tea. Please contact Patti van der Have at [email protected] with any names.

You’re Invited to a Party!After 16 years of dedicated service

to the Bay View community, Louise Nickerson in the Administrative Office is retiring. This summer will be her last one as an employee of Bay View. Come help us celebrate her contributions Wednesday, July 20, beginning at 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. (or beyond) in Evelyn Hall for light refreshments and lots of laugh-ter. No RSVP required.

Campus Clean UpVolunteer Campus Clean Up day is

Friday, June 10, from 8:30 a.m. -- 11:30 a.m. Anyone able to give some time to helping the grounds crew prepare for the season, please meet at Evelyn Hall so we can organize and get started on flower planting and mulch spreading. Thank you.

Save the Date Mark your calendars -- Thursday, July

7, Playground Appreciation Picnic at the Boys & Girls Club, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Annual Appreciation Appeal Kick-off to follow, more details to come. Stay tuned.

Bay View Briefs...

Member Directories: We’ve received inquiries regarding

the 2016 Member Directory. We apologize for any inconvenience to our Members for the delay in having the 2016 Directory available. The Directory currently is at the printer. We anticipate having them available soon. Thank you for your patience.

summer of 2016 more data, engineering reports and drawings will be produced so that Bay View can assess what can, or cannot, be done at the waterfront. When the waterfront improvement plans are finalized and cost estimates determined, further presentations will be made to the BOT and the Bay View membership.

The pictures shown are from April 2016. They show the challenges of our eroded beach revealing vestiges of the old baby pool and concrete groins. The water level of Lake Michigan is significantly higher this year than in recent years, rais-ing concerns about erosion.

During the summer of 2016 more information and schematics should become available to the Bay View com-munity for comment and discussion. In the meantime, any questions may be directed to: [email protected].

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