Member Publications Saturday, June 21, 2014 Published by J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Phone (269) 945-9554 1351 North M-43 Highway • Hastings, MI 49058-0188 I n the fall of 2013, Bonnie Rhoby, owner of Rhoby Designs in Middleville, home of Piecefull Valley Quilters, challenged members of the group to create art quilts to enter in the American Quilter’s Society 2014 show, which will be in DeVos Place, Wednesday, Aug. 20 through Saturday, Aug. 23. Eleven quilters — Loriane Facca, Dorothy Janose (not pictured) and (center inset, from left) Judy Jackiewicz, Marie Nicholas, Kathy Medland, Brenda Bremer, Kathy Dunn, Carrie Dunn, Bonnie Rhoby, Mary DeVries, Karen McClurkin and Betty Bourn — accepted the challenge and created a series of nine wall quilts depicting a bicycle tour of Michigan’s historic Mackinac Island. While many of the quilters had never made art quilts before, they rose to Rhoby’s challenge and earned a place in the semi-finals of the wall quilt machine-quilted division of the AQS show. And their work also has been entered in ArtPrize, which will be Sept. 22 through Oct. 12. To learn more about these women and their creations, look inside this edition of The Reminder.
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Saturday, June 21, 2014Published by J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Phone (269) 945-95541351 North M-43 Highway • Hastings, MI 49058-0188
In the fall of 2013, Bonnie Rhoby, owner of Rhoby Designs in Middleville,home of Piecefull Valley Quilters, challenged members of the group tocreate art quilts to enter in the American Quilter’s Society 2014 show, which
will be in DeVos Place, Wednesday, Aug. 20 through Saturday, Aug. 23. Elevenquilters — Loriane Facca, Dorothy Janose (not pictured) and (center inset, fromleft) Judy Jackiewicz, Marie Nicholas, Kathy Medland, Brenda Bremer, KathyDunn, Carrie Dunn, Bonnie Rhoby, Mary DeVries, Karen McClurkin and BettyBourn — accepted the challenge and created a series of nine wall quiltsdepicting a bicycle tour of Michigan’s historic Mackinac Island. While many ofthe quilters had never made art quilts before, they rose to Rhoby’s challengeand earned a place in the semi-finals of the wall quilt machine-quilted divisionof the AQS show. And their work also has been entered in ArtPrize, whichwill be Sept. 22 through Oct. 12. To learn more about these women andtheir creations, look inside this edition of The Reminder.
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1. A record number of teams will play in the 3rd annual Hastings GusMacker Basketball Tournament next weekend (Saturday and Sunday) inDowntown Hastings. This 3 on 3 event will be played around the historicBarry County Courthouse. The increased number of teams and spectatorsare expected to again make this event one of the largest and greatest week-ends of the summer in Hastings. A great time will be had by all, a special timehanging out with friends, playing “the game,” meeting new people and gen-erally enjoying the day. Admission is free and open to all. Gather your team,sign up and get ready for a competitive weekend. The success of this eventdepends on the work of volunteers, some of whom are still needed. Pleasecall the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at 269-945-4252 or log on towww.macker.com for more information about our event or to volunteer. TheHastings Macker Tournament is sponsored by the Barry County Chamber ofCommerce with the help of local volunteers, local businesses and communi-ty groups and the City of Hastings. Be sure to follow and cheer on the BosleyPharmacy Medbug team and the Medbug Junior Team.2. For well over 100 years, the Hastings City Band has performed SummerConcerts in Hastings, as far as we know, the longest continuous series in thenation. The concerts take place each Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. onthe Courthouse Square in Downtown Hastings, the location of the originalconcerts so many years ago. The concerts this year are closing to cries ofBravo! Bravo! The band features a wide variety of music including showtunes and other favorites written for concert bands. Make it an evening of funfor the entire family, bring friends, neighbors, lawn chairs and blankets to siton, snacks if you like and enjoy the show. Hastings City Band concerts aresponsored by Barry County, the City of Hastings, the Thornapple ArtsCouncil and area businesses.3. The Fridays at the Fountain concert this Friday (noon until 1:30) featuresDoug Fast, a self-described “parrot head” performing the songs of JimmyBuffett and a bunch of other “toes in the sand, beer in your hand” entertain-ers. Bring your own lunch or food from one of our many downtown restau-rants, something to sit on and enjoy the show. Come and go as your sched-ule allows. Sponsored by the Thornapple Arts Council, the City of HastingsDDA and local merchants.4. New this summer, “Playing at the Plaza” features a noon performancefor kids and an evening concert for the adults. The kid’s program thisThursday (noon) features the Thornapple Players Student Drama Camp kidswith a preview of their one-act musical “Westward Whoa!!!” The evening pro-gram (6:30 p.m.) features Chuck Whiting and his band with American rootsmusic, country, blues, western swing and jazz.5. The Thornapple Players Student Drama Camp kids will perform theirentire summer musical “Westward Whoa!!” this Friday (June 27) at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. in the Dennison Performing Arts Center on South Broadway inDowntown Hastings. Don’t miss this chance to see some very talented kidsdisplay their abilities. The performances are free and open to the public, how-ever, a free will donation can be contributed to support the Thornapple Playeryouth programs.6. The Lake Odessa fair will begin this Wednesday with the kick off parade(6 p.m.) and continue through Sunday (June 29) with the Scrabble Derby anda grand fireworks display in the evening. Highlights are listed on the fair web-site www.lakeodessafair.org.7. Alfresco, a leading South Jefferson Street Merchant, holds the final daysof their 15th Anniversary Celebration today (Saturday) and tomorrow(Sunday) with samples, raffles and other events. Check it out at www.alfresco.bz.8. The “No Family Left Indoors” program this Tuesday evening (6:30-8p.m.) is “Compass Crusaders” held at Charlton Park, your chance to learnthe basics of a traditional compass and to read a map with a compass. “NoFamily Left Indoors” programs are every Tuesday during the summer andyou can register and find out more about these free programs atbarryoutdoorfun.com or by calling 269-721-4190.9. The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute will serve an “Ice Cream Social” thisWednesday evening from 6-8 at the Institute with the music of Rachel Davisand many other fun events. At the same time during the social you have theopportunity to visit Family Science Night introducing you to research pro-grams being done by the institute researchers and students. You will havethe opportunity to speak with them and learn more about their projects andsee demonstrations of the techniques they use. Both programs are free to all.10. The Hastings Public Library 2014 Summer Reading Club will presentanimals from the John Ball Zoo this Wednesday, 2 p.m., at the library. Thenew Tuesday Fab Labs will talk about Marble Mazes, (construct a maze formarbles) this Tuesday from 2-3 p.m. All are invited (for free) to join in thisFizz-Boom-Read program. Call 269-945-4263 or visit www.hastingspubliclibrary.org for more information. the library MovieMemories feature this Thursday (4:30-8 p.m.) is “Girl Crazy” starring JudyGarland and Mickey Rooney. These programs, as are all library programs,are free and open to all.11. In the opinion of many, the best special event each summer at theGilmore Car Museum is the Kalamazoo Valley Antique Tractor Engine andMachinery Show celebrating its 35th annual gathering next weekend, June27, 28 and 29. The show takes up most of the museums acreage each day.You can stroll through the property, watch the antique machinery in action,enjoy the parades and, as a bonus, admission to all museum buildings isincluded in the $10 charge for admission, (11 and under are free). The 2014show features BF Avery and Graham Bradley Tractors. Call 269-671-5089 orlog on to www.gilmorecarmuseum.org for more info.12. The Hastings Mystery Theater feature this Thursday and Fridayevening at 7 p.m. on Hastings Cable Access (WOW) is “Charlie Chan at theCircus” (1936), a not to be missed Charlie Chan adventure.13. Hastings: What you always wanted your hometown to be.
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Coinciding their regionalmeeting with a planned allair-cooled car show atGilmore Car Museum, sev-eral members of the H.H.Franklin Club began arrivingin Hastings Wednesday, June11. The Midwest Region’sspring meet was held in andaround Hastings, with home
base for the meet set at theHoliday Inn Express.
The H.H. Franklin Club isa non-profit membershiporganization devoted to thepreservation and explorationof the H.H. FranklinManufacturing Companyhistory and its effects on thehistory of the automobile.The car company was basedout of Syracuse, N.Y.
The H.H. FranklinCompany was an independ-ent car company, started in1902, and produced air-cooled automobiles until1934.
“These cars are affordableantique cars,” said clubmember Scott Dwyer ofAlbany, N.Y. “For the priceof a new car, you can buyone of the Franklins, in
excellent condition.”The cars were brought to
Hastings in trailers, and thendriven in tour mode for thelong weekend of events.
This was the first visit toHastings for many of theguests, who, in addition toNew York, came fromKentucky, Minnesota,Nebraska, Virginia,Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois andIndiana.
Tours and sightseeing inSouthwestern Michiganincluded a visit to HollandThursday. Friday, the tourtook the group to visit his-
toric Charlton Park. There,they went on a docent-ledtour before visiting the Off-Brothers car collection.Friday afternoon, the grouptoured Bill Parfet’s car col-lection just off of thegrounds of the Gilmore CarMuseum.
On the final day of themeet, Saturday, June 14, thegroup participated in theFranklin Club’s air-cooledevent at the Gilmore CarMuseum in HickoryCorners, spending the daymeeting and sharing storieswith fellow collectors and
before returning to Hastingsfor the group’s banquet andbiennial regional meeting.
Franklin cars spend long weekend in Hastings
This 1930 Franklin, hailing from Missouri, might stir memories of senior membersof the community.
This Franklin, owned by Rand Patterson, has traveled with the car club for morethan 15 years.
Several members of the H.H. Franklin Club, such as Lee and Sarah Schopmeijerhave been active members of the club for more than four decades. 1626
A 1934 Franklin sits at the Holiday Inn Express Friday, June 13, brought here forthe Midwest Regional meeting of the H.H. Franklin Car Club, out of Albany, N.Y.
The Franklin Automobile Company made air-cooled vehicles between t 1902 and34. Early 1920s versions of the Franklin air-cooled automobile sit parked at the
Holiday Inn Express Friday, June 13. The H.H. Franklin Car Club held their MidwestRegional meeting in Hastings this year.
Owners of these 1915 and 1923 model Franklins spent a long weekend touringthe area’s private car collections.
“These cars areaffordable antiquecars. For the priceof a new car,you can buy oneof the Franklins, inexcellent condition.”
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