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ILLUSTRATIONS BY DELTA COLLEGE STUDENT BRANDON HODGINS

and hummed with a measured, consistent rhythm that The pump made a racket resonant of the sounds that would
wasn’t natural. It came from beyond the bluff above, and wake him when he and his wife were young and their apart-
he guessed immediately what the source would be. ment was near a rail yard. It looked futuristic and prehistoric
at the same time -- the steel, birdlike head dropping down
His rod caught against branches as he clawed his way up and coming up. Down and up. Down and up. Endless in
the hillside. His waders slowed him. When he crested the its hunger. Something about its dinosaur-like build brought
top, the mechanical noise was still there. He stood listening up ideas of extinction.
to it and feeling the sweat cooling around his ribs. In the
distance, through the woods, a pale light glowed ghostly. He remembered some of the arguments he’d read. One
He headed for it. fisherman pointed out that a little used two-track would be
widened into a byway for heavy trucking. Walt looked at
Soon, he could see it through the trees. The company had the road again, obviously ripped in recently by earthmoving
won. They won. He stumbled out into a sudden opening in equipment. The roots of upended trees groped into the
the woods. An acre of timber had been clear cut around the blackness along the sides of the road. He remembered
well site, and a dirt road disappeared toward the south into something too about the risk of brine or chemical spills
the darkness. They’d squared a twelve-foot high chain-link into Singer, Sanger, and Sauger Creeks – all three of which
fence around the pump, and a street light glowed down
on it from a freshly planted light pole. The ground looked
wounded.

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fed right into the South Branch. Fishermen and environ- He squeezed his hands into fists. This place was sup-
mentalists argued that if the first well were successful, posed to be sacred, a gift. Hunching over, he searched the
more would follow. ground and came up with a rock the size of a softball, cold
and earthy. Hurled over the fence, it clanged thunderously
Other memories of what he’d read came into his mind. against the steel.
Most of Michigan’s waters had once held trout -- even the
Detroit’s Rouge River before the city began treating the The pump kept on. Down and up. It was much stronger
stream like a urethra for all its waste and refuse. Industry than some glass-jawed Goliath. Listening for the river or
had come in and made many rivers too slow, warm, and for the wind, Walt heard nothing except for the pump. He
poisonous to sustain such precious life. It wasn’t just the studied it for a long time.
southern rivers that suffered. Fertilizer ran off from farms
and golf courses into feeder streams up north. It happened He always kept a piece of paper folded in his vest pocket
everywhere in the state. to write things down to remember for his next trip. During
the last trip, he’d written down tippet, and he could feel
Walt thought also of the long dorsal fin on an arctic gray- the thin spool in his upper vest pocket. The list helped him
ling, a fish he had only seen in books. It had once thrived remember. He looked at the cyclone fencing around the
in the Au Sable system until reckless logging destroyed its well site. He took out the piece of paper, unfolded it, and
spawning habitat. fished out the stub of pencil. He wrote down bolt cutters.
Under it, he wrote monkey wrench.

ILLUSTRATION BY DELTA COLLEGE STUDENT MATTHEW FERGUSON, Art 277 Digital Illustration

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RANDAL CRAWFORD
2972 Crosby Court
Dyed Wood
2012

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“In your own words

what does sustainability mean to you?”

To me, sustainability means doing everything we can to recycle,
to use less, and to replace what we use of the earth’s natural
resources. We need to protect the earth and its natural supplies
that we use for our sustenance and general living. There are only
so many natural resources available like water, oil, air, wood,
metals, and rock—many of which are used to produced other
materials. We need to protect this limited supply by reducing or,
at the least, recycling.

– Emilee Winter, Student, Introduction to Business (MGT-153W)

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LINDA PETEE
Tea Length
Tea Bags & Coffee Filters
2009

56 The second can of stripper
annihilated the years of paint,
Green sending globs of acid mucous
ByJEFF VANDE ZANDE from my scraper, smoldering
to yellow the spring grass
Wanting to sell our house, around my blue tarp.
my wife and I agreed My fingertips and knuckles
against methylene chloride’s simmered like the upper arms
slow bleed into the ground water. of old men having heart attacks.
Putting the first door
up on saw horses, I applied My wife and I didn’t talk
eco-friendly paint stripper. about the first can of stripper
“People want natural wood we abandoned in the garage
in old Victorian homes,” of that house we no longer own.
our realtor advised. We’re in a better home, now.
“They loved your woodwork,”
After six applications, the realtor congratulated.
only faint swatches of oak Our house sold immediately
faded up through the layers. and for more than we’d hoped,
There were a dozen doors. which we agreed in the end
We wanted better neighbors, was really the important thing.
central air, a bigger yard
and needed to get on the market
before the end of March.
“Most houses sell in April
and May,” our realtor said.

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“DFOLORERIBUS, QUIS QUE PA
DOLORE SOLENT.
UGITIS ETUR? HENEM DELITA
DEREPERUM RE VENT UT EA
CONET PE VENE REPUDIA VENTI
QUUNTO QUI ODIPSUN TIBUSAP
ELIBUSAPIS ILIT OMNIENTUSAM”

BENJAMIN CLORE
Regional Construct
Salvage Wood
2011

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It Takes a
Community
to Build
Sustainability

Even as the summer transitioned to autumn and the trees As the days grew short and crisp with the season, the
turned golden red, eighteen students led by instructor students discovered that sustainability wasn’t just about
Dave Bledsoe were only seeing green. Working every week insulation and R-factors, though. They were building
through the Fall semester, they began construction on a sense of community and found their reward through
an energy efficient, fully accessible residence in Saginaw volunteerism and giving. “It’s all green, it’s all good”
County. The Habitat for Humanity sponsored project would reported Bledsoe at the capstone dedication. “This is
eventually become home to a fellow student with special the triple bottom line of sustainability—bringing people,
mobility needs. planet, and profit under a single roof.”

The construction team filled the walls with cellulose in- Delta College building trades classes have partnered with
stead of the traditional fiberglass insulation. They in- Habitat for Humanity in Saginaw County for several build-
stalled a high-efficiency furnace, tankless water heater, ing projects.
and a dual-flush toilet. Their learning experience included
energy heel trusses, two by six wall construction on two
foot centers, improved attic insulation, and higher R-value
windows. All factors that make it cozy for the climate
and will pay back in future savings.

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The best part of this project was the finish. Not because
the work was complete but because we personally met the
new owner. A few hours of generosity can offer freedom
and accessibility where it didn’t exist beforehand.
~Tyler Divo, Student

It only took a small bit of my life to make a big difference
in another’s. Our project catchphrase was ‘that’s some bad
mamba jamba’ which translates into ‘very good stuff that
only the best can provide’. ~David Green, Student

To help provide an accessibly-designed home to someone
who never dreamed it could actually happen was person-
ally satisfying. Professionally, my new found knowledge of
sustainability and efficient design is something I can pass
forward for a long time to come. ~Aaron lanctot, Student

My learning has brought me full circle with my own home
renovations—from a former traditionally built house to one
of sustainable design. The Habitat project impressed upon
me the benefit of energy efficiencies and their positive ef-
fect on the environment. ~David Waters, Student

I took away a new appreciation for the value of volunteers.
They may not have had the expertise provided by class
instruction but everyone was grateful for their hard work
and enthusiasm. ~Caleb Rabish, Student

We huddled to find solutions to challenging situations, each
learning from the other’s perspective. Building sustain-
ably is a matter of both ‘what’ and ‘why’—what product or
material to use and why it’s good for the environment and
for the occupant. ~Mark Merchant, Student

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DELTA COLLEGE STUDENT CARRIE BEHMLANDER

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ANDREW RIEDER
Where’s Mine
Mixed Media Panel
2012

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CONTRIBUTORS

JIM CURTIS

BENJAMIN CLORE RANDAL CRAWFORD Longtime resident of Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula, James Curtis is the writer,
Benjamin Clore has exhibited work A line never ends for Randal Crawford, editor, and publisher of the Copper
both regionally and nationally. “Ac- it only travels through varied process- Country History Magazine. He and his
cumulation 30 Days” addresses the es. His art is a journey through the wife own the Keweenaw Press, a small
consumption of prepackaged foods and connectedness of nature with roots, company that produces history, tour-
the distance it travels to get to the branches, and trees serving as his ism, and humor publications. Jim has
table. “Regional Construct” is one of a most powerful lines. Randy’s work earned an Associate Degree in Science
series of sculptures utilizing reclaimed has been exhibited across the United from Delta College, a B.A. in History
lumber from Michigan’s Great Lakes States since 1987. He directed the from Saginaw Valley State University,
Bay area, material that may otherwise student collective publication Fusion and a Master of Information Studies
been landfilled. Much of his material which was recognized by the National from the University of Michigan.
is purchased from the Saginaw MI Humanities Association for three con-
ReStore, a non-profit organization secutive years. He has studied with MATTHEW FERGUSON
who seeks to help local impoverished the Banff Center School of Fine Arts
families. Benjamin is a full time art and earned a M.F.A. in Fibers from the As an avid outdoorsman, Matthew Fer-
instructor at Delta College. He earned Cranbrook Academy of Art (MI) and guson is devoted to maintaining and
a M.F.A. in Ceramics and Sculpture a B.F.A. in Fibers from the Philadel- preserving our natural resources. He
from Michigan State University (2012) phia College of Art. Randy has been is an artist, photographer, and teacher
and a B.A. in Ceramics and Sculpture a Professor of Art with Delta College working toward a B.F.A. in Graphic
from Western Washington University, since 1994. Design. He currently holds a B.A. in
Bellingham, WA (2006). Benjamin’s Art Education with a math minor from
web address is www.benjamiclore.com. Saginaw Valley State University (MI).

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MICHAEL GLOWACKI

Michael Glowacki earned a M.F.A. BRANDON HODGINS CAMERON KLINGENBERG
from Cranbrook Academy of Art and
a B.F.A. in Visual Communication from Writer, gardener, student, and father, Cameron Klingenberg is a Delta Col-
Kendall College of Art and Design. He Brandon Hodgins, was elated when lege student in the fine arts who plans
has produced graphic design works for his in-laws arrived with their gift of a to continue his arts education with a
clients such as Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, chicken coop, constructed of repur- four year university. His pieces have
Fiat, Bank of America, Mozilla Firefox posed materials and complete with been exhibited in the Delta College
and continues his freelance practice. laying hens. Brandon’s family grows Galleria and in the downtown Bay City
Additionally he has exhibited his mixed all of their own vegetables and herbs. Gallery Walk.
media fine art works both regionally If it can’t be grown or their harvest
and nationally. Michael’s web address falls short, they buy only from local
is www.michaelglowacki.net. farmers and fruit stands. Brandon
earned an Associate in Journalism and
JENNIFER HEARNS Emerging Media from Delta College
and is currently pursuing another in
Student graphic designer Jennifer Electronic Media Broadcasting. You
Hearns, is a H.H. Dow High School can follow him on Sustain Outdoors
graduate currently attending Delta at www.sustainoutdoors.com, www.
College. Her designs have included michiganslocalflavor.wordpress.com
the 2011 Dow Run/Walk poster. Jen- or www.facebook.com/sustainoutdoors.
nifer has been a practicing vegetarian
since the sixth grade and a vegan since
2008. She volunteers to foster cats
with the Humane Society, Midland
County. She plans to pursue a Bach-
elor degree in graphic design.

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BONNIE LALLEY including the Alden B. Dow Science ANDREW RIEDER
& Art Museum (MI), East Gallery (IN),
When she’s not teaching drawing in Eugene E. Myers Art Gallery (ND). She Political articles and narrative is a
the classroom, Bonnie Lalley turns her is a graduate of Northwood University passion that Andrew Rieder credits
attention to producing her illustrated (MI) and is currently working on a M.A. for significantly informing his artistic
book series based on community of in Arts Administration at U of M-Flint. content. His sensitivity to economic
family, village, and the natural world. When she’s not in her office at Delta struggle and stereotyping was found-
The images as they appear in Green College, it means wanderlust prevailed ed through his personal heritage and
Book are excerpted from her soon- and you’ll find her backpacking, climb- his family’s labor history. Reider has
to-be-published work, an existential ing, and kayaking. Green Book was a B.F.A. from North Carolina State
poem for ages 5-95, about how the inspired by one of those adventures. University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in
natural and human worlds reflect one Painting & Drawing from the School
another. Her life in the farm country BRONTE RAMMAL of the Art Institute of Chicago, and
of Michigan’s thumb includes lying a M.F.A. in Painting from Michigan
in the grass to gaze up at the sky and Bronte Rammal is a Delta College grad- State University. Our Daily Work, “Our
trying to navigate her commute to the uate who is now pursuing a Bachelor’s Daily Lives” is part of the Michigan
campus of Delta College without col- degree in Graphic Design at Saginaw State University Museum collection.
liding with any wildlife along the route. Valley State University. Bronte enjoys Other notable work can be seen in the
Bonnie is a graduate of the University creating art in many forms and in her 2010 New American Paintings, No.
of Illinois where she earned her Master spare time she updates her YouTube 87 MFA Annual, Open Studios Press
of Fine Arts. channel with Fashion related videos. (Boston) and at
Her work has been displayed in the www.andrewrieder.com.
LINDA PETEE Delta College Galleria with a recent
design used for the Delta College Stu-
Linda Petee is passionate about the dent Art Show.
arts and the environment. Tea Length,
a testimony to wearing our commit-
ment to sustainability, is fashioned
of 1,700 organic tea bags and un-
bleached coffee filters. Her work has
been exhibited in a number of galleries