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~ POLEMIC Vol 2, Issue 6, December I I 1992 Various hobbies whet appetites of ACC staff BY SANDY PARENT STAFF WRITER Peggy Matuzek became in- terested in stained glass designs about twelve years ago, and she has been entranced with the beauty of it since. Her father had bought her a craft book with stained glass instructions in it and Matuzek went to glass businesses around town and bought boxes of broken, discarded glass. She then tried her hand at the crafts that . were in the book given to her. She has entered her work in several art shows and al- though she did not receive an award, she felt the experience was worth it. She was able to observe how and what other artists do with stained glass. Some of the pieces that she has done are large panes on doors of private citizens, and many gifts requested by private individuals. Matuzek basically uses her stained glass creations for gifts to family members and friends. BY STACEY SMnH STAFF w RITER · In searching for unique hobbies among the staff people at ,ACC we crashed into John Berg. A 1932 Cadillac Sedan and a 1934 Mercedes Benz Replica are two of the 27 cars that Berg has restored over the years. As a teenager Berg devel- oped his love for antique cars, a love that followed him into adulthood. Berg worked for 30 years as a service manager at John Berg displays his antique cars at a recent showing. a local car shop where he also P repaired cars. egg Y BY KELLY CouNsELLOR location in Alpena. Berg does not collect an- Ma tuz e k ; STAFF WRITER The company employs four tique cars. He restores them disnlays a part time instructors, has at and uses them for his enjoy- .t' d 4-D 2nd Street Dance Co. least 135 dancers, and performs ment. · Berg also enters his two Statne brings Broadway to Alpena. throughout Northeas chi::.-.cait=&...:~¥at=:iffllis--c~ar-sblt>Wls;"'iianna~-----J ~a.- !l--~l:!:a~s?!:s?.-.-f-~~~t~~art e or gan. said, modestly however, that he from her Aggie Ferguson has been in ACC employees taking part has done very well over the collection. love with dance all her life and in creative dance are Mary years. has turned her passion for Skiba, secretary to the dean of The . cost to restore an creativity into a second career. instruction, Mike Roy, law antique car depends upon the BY MICHELLE ROULEAU STAFF WRITER Looking for hobbies of the ACC staff we found Sandra Kennedy, maintainence secre- tary. She has been interested in basket weaving since 1985. "I like baskets, the tech- nique, and the versatility and use- fulness of the baskets," explained Kennedy. Kennedy began her hobby by taking a class in Frankenmuth at the little Country Shoppe. She had al ways wanted to take the class, but the classes interfered with her work schedule. "Finally I took sick days from work on the days that class for basket weav- ing took place," commented · Kennedy. · She mostly weaves baskets for gifts and sells them on con- signment in the Hubbard- Lake area, and in craft shows. "The cost of the baskets can get kind of expensive if there is a lot of detail in them," stated Kennedy. Sandra Kenned~ displays some of her homemade bas- kets. Her dance company offers enforcement advisor, Peg conditon of the car, said Berg, . acrobatics, ballet, jazz and tap Matuzak, secretary to the dean but $15,000-20,000 is a fair to people of all ages. It is . of instruction and their spouses. estimate. This does not include located on 210 N. 2nd in The 4-D 2nd Street Dance labor. Alpena. Ferguson had wanted Co. philosopy is, "Poise and · Berg's 1932 Sedan was re- to name the studio "42nd , Confidence Achieved thru stored over a three year period, Street" because of its connec- Dance." whereas the 1934 Mercedes tion to Broadway but instead Aggie Ferguson helped Benz Replica took about a year. called it "4-D 2nd Street" rep- · choreograph Alpena Civic The Mercedes was bought as a resenting the four types of Theater's recent musical, kit ,and built from the ground dance offered and its 2nd street "Hello Dolly." up. Aggie Ferguson teaches Patrick Skiba some new steps. Along_with his two restored cars that he occasionally drives on sunny days, he also has an unrestored 1935 Packard. Berg also sells his restored cars stating that, "sometimes you make a profit, sometimes you don't. You just have to be careful. " Berg's philosophy is that you don't let a beautiful car (like his) sit in a garage and go unused; you drive them! However, after the first salt is spread on the road, Berg's cars spend their winter in a garage. On rainy days the cars are never used either. Great care is taken to perserve the beauty of these antiques.