A “Painless Production” with Abby the Chihuahua at LaPorte Hospital

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Volume 22, Number 40 Thursday, October 12, 2006
A “Painless Production” with Abby the Chihuahua at LaPorte Hospital
by Charles McKelvy
Abby the Pet Partner doing what she does best, visiting patients. She is shown here with Serena Friant at La Porte Hospital.
All LaPorte Hospital patient Serena Friant wanted to do was
tell her little visitor to: “Duck!”
And every time the six-year-old who suffers from asthma gave
that magic command, Abby, the American Kennel Club (AKC)
Chihuahua Blue and White Long-coat, promptly ducked into the
carrying case in which she had been brought to the hospital’s
Pediatric Unit by her owner, and hospital volunteer, Cathy
Albrecht.
Serena just couldn’t get enough of the happy little dog who who
has been certified by the Delta Society as a “Pet Partner” to provide “the human-animal connection.”
But Serena wasn’t the only one impressed by the unassuming
four-pound, cuddly canine.
For, as Serena and Abby bonded on the fourth floor of La Porte
Hospital on a recent Friday afternoon, a crew from Painless
Productions was recording that blessed event so Animal Planet can
air it as a segment during the AKC Eukanuba National Championship
Dog Show in Long Beach, California on December 2-3.
Abby “ducks” out after a lovely visit with
patient Serena Friant.
Abby
Continued on Page 2
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Cathy Albrect
and Abby take
time out from
filming at La
Porte Hospital.
The Painless Productions team that captured Abby the Chihuahua on
film: (left to right) producer Dana Langford, cameraman Steve Cardwell,
and soundman Christopher Pupillo.
Abby Continued from Page 1
Abby, you see, isn’t just your ordinary Pet Partner.
Just consider this statement from Stacey Kellogg,
who serves as Strategic Marketing Representative for
La Porte Regional Health System: “One little four-pound
Chihuahua that has brought joy to hundreds of
patients is preparing to enter 87 million households
across the country via national television, after the
Animal Planet station films at La Porte Hospital.”
Abby was chosen, Kellogg explained, because she
is “a special little pet therapy pup who is one of five
dogs in the country to win the Award for Canine
Excellence by the American Kennel Club.”
Shawna Oros-Burke, who serves there as Assistant
Vice President of Marketing & Strategy added: “We
are thrilled to welcome the Painless Productions and
Animal Planet crew here, and are very excited that
so many across the nation share our enthusiasm for
the value of pet therapy in the healing process.”
As accustomed as they are to filming animals, the
three-member crew from Painless Productions were
also clearly impressed with Abby. Especially when Cathy
Albrecht got the diminutive dog to walk, unleashed,
up and down a busy hospital corridor for an action
shot.
And the crew, so you know, included such local
talents as soundman Christopher Pupillo from
Valparaiso and cameraman Steve Cardwell from
Portage. Although she hailed from sunnier climes, producer Dana Langford was right at home in La Porte
and clearly loved every minute working with Abby and
the young patients she had come to comfort.
But no one that afternoon was as excited as Abby’s
owner Cathy Albrecht who gladly consented to a
short interview with The Beacher.
However, before we share Cathy’s words of love and
service, be it known that she was nominated for the
Award for Canine Excellence by La Porte Regional
Health System in June, and that she is a Whirlpool
Corporation employee who established Abby’s Pet
Visitation Scholarship about three years ago in order
to award $500 scholarships to students entering the
healthcare profession.
Abby knows not to run around the hospital.
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And now, with no further ado, here’s Cathy explaining how she launched her Pet Visitation service: “We
only have one child, Aaron, and he went off to college.
And we had had a beautiful little sable Chihuahua
named Sadie before Abby that we had tried in a
nursing home environment. And that didn’t work
with me working full-time because they had so many
needs that had to be met.”
Before Sadie went to dog heaven, Cathy saw the value
of having her bring comfort and joy to hospital
patients.
And so when she got Abby from a breeder in
Minnesota, Cathy knew that she had found the perfect Pet Partner for hospital visits. “Abby was the single girl of her litter, and she was supposed to go to Italy,
but her teeth weren’t perfect, so Abby then became
a pet dog.”
A pet dog, it should be noted, for delighted young
patients like Serena Friant.
But Abby is also active outside the hospital. For example, she volunteers for the Lil’ F.I.S.H.(TM) Club and
thus visits area elementary schools where she demonstrates that being small is not a barrier to being big
of heart.
Abby Continued on Page 4
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Abby
October 12, 2006
Continued from Page 3
Painless Productions Producer Dana Langford and cameraman
Steve Cardwell at work at La Porte Hospital.
Abby, Cathy said, “Started her career as soon as we
got her (in 2002), and we instantly knew what a
great dog she was, temperament-wise. And they have
to like it too, and Abby loved it. Abby realized on the
first day that this is a job she could like.”
Abby overcomes her innate shyness every time
she snuggles with a patient, because, as Cathy said,
“she focuses totally on the patient. That’s her instinct.
We say only God can give us our therapy dogs, because
it’s their instincts that we’re playing off. She realizes
that they’re sick, and she realizes that she has a
purpose, and she really fulfills that.”
“She knows she is there for a reason, and it has just
gotten richer and richer. She is a just a professional
now.”
While this is all about Abby and her forthcoming
appearance on the nationally broadcast Animal Planet
program in December, we must note that Abby is
not alone in her pet therapy work. In fact, she is
part of a two-critter Registered Pet Partner Team that
also includes Baggins, who Cathy admitted, “truly catnaps with the patients. He was a rescued kitty from
Soundman Christopher Pupillo hails from Valparaiso.
the Humane Society in Michigan City, and he was found
by a jogger in a box with his mom and his litter
mates.”
Baggins overcame pneumonia and deafness to
complement Abby’s natural cat-like characteristics.
Abby greets a passerby at La Porte Hospital.
Patient Serena Friant visits with Abby while Abby’s owner (foreground)
and Serena’s mother look on.
Again, this is all about Abby, so we’ll “paws” at this
point to allow space to expire. But being owned by a
cat of our own, we shall see if we can’t persuade
Cathy Albrecht to allow us an interview with Baggins
for a future feature.
Meanwhile, don’t forget to tune to Animal Planet
when they air their segment about Abby the Chihuahua
during the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship
Dog Show December 2-3. Please check local listings
for the exact day and time.
And now, Abby, it’s time to: “Duck!”
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LaPorte County Public Library’s teen book clubs will
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October 12, 2006
New Equine Center is Full-Care Facility
by Laurie Wink
The latest in upscale equestrian centers in LaPorte
County is Sunset Farms, LLC at 2525 E. 850 North,
off Fail Road. Named for the maple tree variety
planted on the property, Sunset Farms is a full-care
boarding facility offering quality care for horses and
riders alike.
After six months of labor and $150,000 in renovation costs, owner Jerry Reczuch held a Grand Opening
on Sept. 23 that attracted more than 75 visitors. The
28-horse stable already houses 14 boarded and training horses.
es and considers himself a pretty good judge of horse
quality. His favorite riding horse is God’s Touch, bred
from a world champion black stallion.
Like a man sizing up a horse before purchase,
Reczuch evaluated the parcel that would become
Sunset Farms and was attracted to the 90 x 150 ft.
lighted indoor arena. He figured, if nothing else
worked out, it would be a good place for him to ride.
Teric Elliott, Sunset Farms head trainer, emphasizes the important of
communication between horse and rider.
Sunset Farms Equestrian Center is a full-care boarding facility offering
quality care for horses and riders alike.
Upon entering Sunset Farms on the white rock driveway, a visitor will notice the immaculate appearance of the main building and grounds. Seasonal
pumpkins and mums adorn the sidewalks. Brilliant
red burning bushes accent the fenced front perimeter. No traces remain of the rundown riding stable
Reczuch purchased in March, after selling R&B Mold
and Die in LaPorte. At the age of 50, Reczuch felt “too
young to be retired,” so he turned to his lifelong love.
Sunset Farms head trainer Teric Elliott met Ruczuch
at the time he was thinking about buying the property. “I thought he was crazy,” Elliott said. “It needed to be gutted. He had a real goal to make this a safe
environment for horse and rider. That was impressive
to me as a trainer.”
Like a tool and die maker producing a product to
specification, Reczuch has created a state-of-the-art
equestrian center with plenty of amenities. In addition to the indoor arena – which now sports new
lighting fixtures – the two viewing rooms have been
completely refurbished. With wood floors, sumptuous
leather furniture and a modern kitchenette on one side,
the viewing rooms also function as lounges and
rentable party rooms.
Jerry Reczuch converted a rundown riding stable into a
full-service equestrian center.
“I’ve been around horses for 30 years,” Reczuch said.
“I’ve shown them in the American Quarter Horse
Association events.” He owns a number of quarter hors-
Jerry Reczuch, owner of Sunset Farms, has installed an open metal bar
system on stalls so horses can socialize, an important
consideration for herd animals.
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The heated horse barn has solid wood stalls with
open metal bars at the horses’ viewing line, so they
can socialize. Each stall has a sub-floor of rubber
matting that contributes to cleanliness and is easier on the horses’ joints than cement. In a corner of the
barn, an indoor/outdoor wash rack serves as the
equivalent of a hot/cold shower stall for horses. And
there’s plenty of room to store riding gear in the two
heated tack rooms.
Outside, a 142 x 240 lighted outdoor arena and a
60-foot round pen are available for exercising horses. One of the best features, says trainer Elliott, is Sunset
Farms’ 18 acres of grass pastures.
Reczuch, Elliott and Chris Kottka (right) stand in front of the outdoor
arena. All told, they have 60 years of equine experience.
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As a riding
instructor, Elliott
emphasizes
natural horsemanship.
Elliott caught on to riding quickly and, by 13, was
learning dressage from Linda Wild, who rode in the
Royal Lipizzaner shows and then competed in dressage and eventing. In addition to teaching the basics
of riding, she taught him to appreciate horses as living beings.
“Every time you get on a horse, you have to have
respect for that animal,” Elliott said. “You have to remember that they don’t naturally want us on their backs.”
After 14 years of riding, Elliott says he is constantly learning. In 2000, he went to Warwick, NY to
learn to train horses. At Sunset Farms, he is responsible for training horses to be ridden and for giving
lessons to riders as young as 8 years old. He says he
never agrees to take on a riding student over the phone.
Instead, he invites the person – whether child or
adult – to visit the facility and meet him, to find out
if there’s a fit. Only then is the first lesson scheduled.
“Each person is an individual,” Elliott said. “There’s
no formula. They may have a fear issue. It’s not
always black and white.”
Equine Center Continued on Page 12
Horses are turned out in 18-acres of grass pastureland to stretch,
run free and play.
“Jerry is very big on letting them (horses) be free
in the pasture,” Elliott said. “Horses need to run,
stretch out and relax. As herd animals, they enjoy being
out with other horses.”
Teric Elliott, 27, grew up in Michigan City and
went for his first trail ride at Red Arrow Stables
when he was 11 years old.
“It was a really neat moment,” he recalls. “I was small
as a kid. I was impressed by the size of the (horse) and
that I was able to be on it.”
Jerry Reczuch has been around horses all of his life and is partial
to quarter horses.
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October 12, 2006
Continued from Page 11
“I have to teach the rider that they have a role. If
the horse is acting up, it is something the rider is doing.”
Elliott and Reczuch share the philosophy expressed
in the adage, “You can lead a horse to water but you
can’t make him drink.” They dislike seeing riders
trying to force a 1200-lb. horse to do what they want
by jerking on the reins. Reczuch said, “It’s like teaching kids. If you try to force a kid to do something, he
will become more rebellious. Horses learn from the
release of pressure, not from pressure.”
Reczuch says the trend now is toward “natural
horsemanship,” an approach to training and riding
that works with a horse’s inherent behavior, instincts
and personality. Barn managers Eric Hayes and
Chris Kottka implement that approach as they oversee much of the care and feeding of Sunset Farms horses.
With a rainstorm looming on the horizon, Kottka
gets busy bringing horses from the pasture into the
Barn managers Chris Kottka and Eric Hayes (not pictured) are responsible for providing boarded and training horses with tender loving care.
Elliott and Reczuch walk the horses in from the pasture to the
barn just ahead of an afternoon storm.
barn, where they are safe from possible lightning
strikes. For owners, the boarded horses are like their
children. With animals worth $20-30,000 each, no one
wants to take any chances and so there is on-site security at all times.
“We try to take all precautions,” said Reczuch,
who is interested in the possibility of installing an
Internet camera system in stalls so owners could
view their horses from a distance – much like parents
watching their children at day care centers via their
office computers.
Reczuch is the kind of guy who can always find a
way to make something better. He’s in the process of
adding a second outdoor arena and building an onsite apartment as a residence for Elliott. Other near
term projects include a pest control system for the barn
and a sprinkler system to keep down dust in the
indoor arena.
Eventually, Reczuch would like to add equine
hydrotherapy to Sunset Farms’ list of services, so
veterinarians could send their patients to recuperate
from injuries. “It’s an up and coming thing,” he said.
And if it’s good for horses, Jerry Reczuch will find a
way to make it happen.
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Symphony’s Around the Town Series
“I remain just one thing, and one thing only – and
that is a clown.” That is how Charles Spencer Chaplin,
known to the world as Charlie Chaplin, once described
himself. During the late 1910’s outside the movie
theater in virtually any town in America there stood
the life-sized cardboard figure of a small tramp outfitted in tattered, baggy pants, a cutaway coat and vest,
impossibly large, worn-out shoes and a battered
derby hat bearing the inscription – I AM HERE
TODAY!
On Sat., Oct.14th at 8 p.m. MI time, Charlie
Chaplin will be at the State Theater in Benton Harbor.
You can see for yourself why, in 1995 worldwide survey of film critics, Chaplin was voted the greatest actor
in movie history. The Symphony, together with the State
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Shop and The Floorwalker. See them as they were presented some 90 years ago – black and white, silent with
piano accompaniment.
In 1915 Chaplin left Keystone Films and signed an
exclusive contract with a new film studio – Essanay
Films. At Essanay, Chaplin created many of the classic short films he is best remembered for including The
Immigrant. The Immigrant depicts Chaplin in his worldfamous clown role of The Tramp coming to America
on a boat overcrowded with other immigrants. On the
voyage, Chaplin has fun with the rolling motion of the
deck, from walking on it to eating soup. There is
also a stirring scene as the boat enters New York harbor and they see the Statue of Liberty for the first time.
By 1916 Chaplin is the the most popular comic actor
in America. He also leaves Essanay Films for Mutual
Studios where he turned the studio set into his creative playground. Always one to latch on to the comic
possibilities of inventive props, he turns an escalator
into the centerpiece of The Floorwalker. In the
Pawnshop, the Tramp is more aggressive, goofing
around and playing practical jokes on his coworkers.
In 1917, Charlie steps out of the role of The Tramp
and instead he’s a rich alcoholic who goes to a spa to
take “The Cure”. It’s obvious however that he’s not the
least bit motivated as his luggage consists of dozens
of bottles of booze. That’s when the fun begins!
When silent films were first shown, a piano player performed music that would add an element of excitement to what the audience was seeing. Not to be out
done and to add authenticity to your movie going experience, local composer and teacher Larry Schanker will
enhance your enjoyment of these great films by his
masterful piano playing.
Tickets for this concert are $20 and can be purchased
on line at www.smso.org or at (269) 982.4030 or stopping by the Symphony office at 513 Ship Street in downtown St. Joseph. Tickets will also be available at the
door. For more information, phone the Symphony office
at (269) 982.4030.
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Photographs and Native American Art at the Snite
by William F. Keefe
New Photos on Exhibit
A related announcement from the Snite noted that
the exhibit of new photographs selected from the
museum’s permanent collection will remain open
until Sunday, October 15. The photos have been on
exhibit since Sunday, September 3.
Among the portraits in the exhibit are an image of
a young girl by Julia Margaret Cameron and a study
of an older woman in a Depression-era California
migrant camp. The latter photo is the work of Horace
Bristol.
In addition to some of those works, the current exhibit features a group of documentary photos, among them
images of famine victims in India and carnival workers in Georgia. Others include the families of West
Virginia coal miners and a “compelling” wire service
picture showing two Vietnamese soldiers applying a
form of water torture to a prisoner.
The torture method, called “water boarding,” is
the subject of intensive debate today.
The new photographs are on exhibit in the Snite’s
Scholz Family Works on Paper Gallery. The image by
Cameron, a Victorian-era photographer, is titled La
Contadina or, in English, “Unknown Girl,” and is
an albumen print from a wet collodion negative.
Coming in December
Opening Sunday, December 3, and continuing
through March 4, 2007 in the Snite’s Milly and Fritz
Kaesar Mestrovic Studio Gallery is the exhibit
“Selections from the Native North American Art
Collection.”
Details released on the forthcoming exhibit indicate
that it will be an extension of the permanent Native
North American display. “It will include several small
exhibits created by the students of the Native American
Art history course at the university and by Joanne Mack,
curator of Native North American art at the Snite
Museum,” said museum officials.
Made up partly of objects from several regions of
North America, including pottery, textiles, clothing,
and other items made of wood or stone, the selections
will be designed to illustrate the diversity of art traditions developed among Native North American
peoples.
The selections will also serve as an opportunity to
showcase some infrequently seen objects from the Native
North American Art Collection.
“Unknown Girl” is the work of British photographer Julia Margaret
Cameron (1915-1979).
“Cameron’s girl is dressed as an Italian immigrant
peasant while Bristol’s woman is based on the character Ma Joad in John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath,”
said Snite officials.
One of the nineteenth-century photographers represented in the New Photographs exhibit, Ms. Cameron
for years attracted attention for her “striking portraits
of famous men. Today her romantic studies of women
have won recognition as some of her finest work.
Her subjects are often dressed as characters from the
Bible, from classical mythology, or as quaint folk figures.”
The Snite Museum’s growing Latin American collection includes large nineteenth-century topographical
views of Brazil and a study of a Welsh missionary with
Patagonian Indians taken in Buenos Aires in the
1860s.
The design on an example of earthenware pottery identifies it as the
product of artisans working in the Western Pueblo culture.
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Happy 90th Birthday Barney!
A wonderful surprise tribute to Barney O’Hara
was held on October 1st at the Ragtops Museum
Expo Hall, amongst the incredible vintage cars.
More than 175 well wishers gathered to greet
Barney and assist him in a night of reminiscing
& dancing.
Toasts and tributes were delivered by Joe
Gazarkiewicz (Son in-law), Jordan Gallas (Oldest
Grandson) Micky Gallas (Daughter) and Tim
Griffin (Military friend & admirer).
The room was prepared with a blend of both
Irish & golf décor and large pictures of Barney’s
history adorned the room. Music was provided
by the Peter Castronova Group from Chicago specializing in Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry
Como and many more of Barney’s favorite crooners.
The friends & their stories were the greatest
gifts of the evening and Barney made it a point
to speak personally to each and every guest.
A highlight of the evening was a very special
dance for Barney & his wife, Helen celebrating
62 years of marriage this month, to songs
“Unforgettable” and “What a Wonderful World”.
Barney is a man who has touched many lives,
as was apparent by the incredible stories that were
shared throughout the evening. Some of the key
descriptions of Barney included: Barney is a
SON to John & Florence, a BROTHER to Kay
& John, a HUSBAND to Helen, a FATHER to
Mike & Micky, a BROTHER IN-LAW to Bob, an
UNCLE to Pat & Roger, Penny & Paul, Bob &
Wendy, Gary, David, Terry & Laurie, a FATHER
IN-LAW to Joe, a GRANDFATHER to Jordan,
Sean & Braedan, a FRIEND of 70 years to
Mary Jane Misener & many others, a HERO who
flew as a bomber pilot in WWII over 70 successful missions safely bringing his crew home
to mothers, fathers, wives & children.
Barney O’Hara is a remarkable 90 year old gentleman who is filled with wisdom and rich in life
experiences.
Thank you Barney for being a humble man,
always eager to lend a helping hand and offer a
happy smile and always with a pocket full of butterscotch. May you continue to celebrate life
with that twinkle in your eye.
Barney & Helen greeting their guests.
Barney & Helen's Dance
celebrating 62 years of
marriage October 7,
2006.
Barney & Helen
"The Early Years.
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90 Years Young
Barney visiting with Gerry & Mugs Schreiber,
friends for many years.
Barney's Family - Micky, Mike, Jordan, Helen, Sean, Barney,
Braedan & Joe.
Young Barney a
WWII Bomber Pilot
Helen leads her husband into the party.
The music of the evening provided by the Peter
Castronova Group.
Barney's grandsons Jordan, Sean & Braedan AKA Barney's
Pride & Joy.
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The family band “Kinsfolk” returns to the Box
Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI,
on Sat., Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. MI time. Tickets at the door
are $8; $6 for students and seniors (60+). Children under
12 admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
“Kinsfolk” seeks to preserve America’s diverse
musical heritage with instrumentals and vocals.
Core performers are Alan Exoo - guitar, bass and
vocals; Lawrence Probes - guitar, bass and vocals;
Deborah Eid - autoharp, harmonica and vocals;
Rachel Eid-Reis - viola, mandolin, percussion and vocals.
Adding occasional rhythm are the youngest family members Joshua Eid-Reis, 13, and Ethan Exoo 10.
Alan Exoo has been a folk performer in the American
Midwest since 1966. One can call him the Dean of Grand
Rapids Folk Singers or GR’s living folk fossil. He
has worked as a solo act, organized the Al Exoo Band,
and organized, named, promoted, and worked with
Beats Settin’ Home for 20 years. He served a four year
tenure as president of Grand River Folk Arts Society.
Deborah Eid, as an international student, started
her stage experience with performing troupes in
Brazil and Uruguay.
At age 17, Rachael Eid-Ries is the oldest of the
Eid/Exoo kids. Rachael developed her singing and playing abilities in the Grand Rapids Public Schools
music programs and area theatrical productions,
and the Kinsfolk band. She has also had additional
intensive training at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp,
viola, and Augusta Heritage Workshop, mandolin.
Lawrence Probes joins the Band for this concert.
He sang with Al in the “good old days” at places like
the Ground Round and Chaps on Main, GR and
Kalamazoo areas. He joins the family on guitar and
is also accomplished on the bouzouki and concertina.
For more, phone 269-983-3688-- 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
MI time, Mon.-Sat. or Sun., 1-4 p.m. or visit www.boxfactoryforthearts.org. For Kinsfolk: www.kinsfolk.org.
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The high-energy acoustic music of SONS of the Never
Wrong return to The Acorn Theater on Fri., Oct. 13,
followed by the Katie Todd Band with their pop-rock
music on Sat., Oct. 14.
Sons of the Never Wrong are a folk trio from
Chicago made up of Bruce Roper, Deborah Lader,
and Sue Demel. The band has been creating original
“turbo-charged folk music” for years and have developed cult-like national following. Although the band
name harkens back to the traditional harmonies of
old-time acts, SONS are anything but. Their five CD
releases have brought them national and international
reviews as well as extensive radio-play. Their newest
CD, released last year, is titled “Nuthatch Suite.”
Roper, weaned on the Beatles and Dylan, is the primary songwriter of the band. He plays acoustic guitar and sings with a sweet, yet heart-broken quality. Demel offers up her own song originals and
sparkles with her vocal acrobatics and inspired harmonies as she keeps the beat on the djembe drums
or quietly strums the dulcimer. Lader delights audiences with her flair for banjo, mandolin, guitar and
rich alto harmonies.
The Katie Todd Band plays adult pop songs centered
around Todd’s astonishing keyboard skills and breathtaking vocals. Her piano playing draws from Elton John
one moment and George Winston the next. The band
has release three CDs.
Chicago Arts & Entertainment has called Todd “a
breath of fresh air that the Chicago music scene has
been waiting for...her mature lyrics and stellar keyboard playing and music are icing on the cake.”
Todd formed a powerful and multi-talented backup band in 2001. Todd calls the chemistry among band
members “amazing and rare in this business. We all
come from different musical backgrounds.”
The shows begin at 8 p.m. EDT. Tickets can be
reserved at 269-756-3879 or purchased at the door. The
Acorn Theater is located in the historic Featherbone
Factory at 107 Generations Dr., behind the Three Oaks
Post Office on N. Elm Street. For maps, directions and
other upcoming programs at The Acorn Theater, visit
www.acorntheater.com.
Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8-14
The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), is “Preventing Cooking Fires--Watch What
You Heat.” According to the NFPA, home fires are more
likely to start in the kitchen than any other room of
the home, and the leading cause of home cooking
fires is unattended cooking.
During the month of October, the American Red Cross
will be partnering with The Home Depot to host
Family Safety Clinics. Info: www.homedepotclinics.com
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The evil Queen Queasy (Judith Joseph) finally becomes the image
in the magic mirror she fears the most.
(Regular menu also available)
Acting Theatre of Michigan City presents an encore
season of “Snow White & the Seven Dorffs” for fall fantasy on Oct. 13-15, 20 & 22 in The Acting Theatre, 215
W. 10th St., Michigan City.
Penned by Ken Brelsfoard to take in the interests
of the entire family, it originally ran during July and
August developing a fan base who asked for more.
Returning for the October run will be the complete
original cast led by Helen Williams as Snow White,
Judith Joseph as Queen Queasy, Kevin Firme as
King Calm, Doug Moon as Brother Quasi and Mary
Fridh as Cousin Quibble.
The bizarre touch of Seven Deadly Sins aka Dorffs
instead of Seven Dwarfs is the job of Kaitlyn Kiley,
Shannon Kiley, Emily Murray, Sarah Murray, Claire
Werner, Veronika Werner and Queen Q herself.
Some of the Disney Dwarfs do survive and are
played by Taylor Clifford, Sophia Gardner-Orbovich,
Juliana Hancock, Jaszia Orlowski and Natalie Riley.
Narration is by Ruth Merrifield and Janet Lustick is
at the piano. Taylor Bowen is production assistant.
Tom Montgomery, ATMC Technical Director, designed
the lights and Queasy’s throne. “The Forest” is Doug
Moon’s and Sarah Murray’s design.
Tickets are $12/adults, $8/children 12 & under.
Phone 219/872-4221 for reservations and information.
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Coolspring Crafters Origami Workshop
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Coolspring Crafters will have an Origami Workshop
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Mariceli Paz will show how to create an original
crane, fold “the shirt off your back” from a dollar
bill, and make Christmas decorations from paper.
There will also be an introduction to the art of
Kirigami, paper-cutting.
Held at the Coolspring Branch of the LaPorte
County Public Library, corner of 400N and Johnson
Rd. in Michigan City. There is no charge, but reserve
a seat at 879-3272. Phone 219/362-6156 (48 hrs. in
advance) to request signing for the hearing impaired.
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Opening Event
Fri., Oct. 13, will be the Opening Event for the
Symphony Center and Gallery, located at 614
Lincolnway, La Porte, from 5-8 p.m. The event is
free and open to the public
This is the premier art show and building opening
for the newly remodeled space operated by the La Porte
County Symphony Orchestra. Come see the building,
meet the staff and enjoy the art show. A percentage
of all the artwork sold in the building will go to the
orchestra. The gallery space will feature a variety of
on going exhibits by local artists.
This art show will feature the work of 4 local
artists Lee Rardin - watercolors, JoFran Bendix fiber artist, Merry Johnson - oil paintings, and Bob
GiImore - photographer. This show will continue to
run through November and is part of the Heart of Art
Tour on Sat., Oct. 14 and Sun, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m.5 p.m. each day.
Merry Johnson – Painter
A representational artist, Merry works in oil, pastel and watercolor. Mostly portraiture and the human
figure are her area of focus. But she also enjoys doing
landscapes and still life as well. While she has a
realistic style her colorful expressions show an appreciation for the abstraction of composition in paint.
Bob Gilmore – Photography
“I have been involved in photography for nearly 40
years, the last ten of which have been exclusively digital. I have a wide subject interest and I am particularly partial to black and whites. Most of my current
work is from La Porte County and the Georgia low country.” You’ll find that Bob has a unique perspective on
the world around him.
Lee Rardin – Painter
Recent work by Lee includes a wide range of subjects, mostly watercolors but also some acrylic on
canvas works. All original artwork, she is well known
for her depictions of people in everyday situations.
Landscapes and depictions of nature have a painterly feel with bold brush strokes and intermingling of
flowing colors.
JoFran Bendix – Fiber Artist
Working in traditional fiber techniques, JoFran comes
to untraditional conclusions pulling from nature
color, form and texture. Oftentimes natural items
are incorporated into her work. Included in this collection of work are boxes, baskets, garments and
sculpture. Her sculpture might veer towards the
mythological.
For additional information, phone 219/362-9020 or
visit www.lcso.net.
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Spooky and Not So Spooky
Halloween is just around the corner. Also just
around the corner (in Niles, MI) is a Scream Park you
ought to know about. This is one of two haunted
highlights for your surfing pleasure. The rest of this
week’s picks have little or nothing to do with October’s
spookiest night.
Niles Haunted House (www.haunted.org/html).
I found this gem through another link (see below). I’m
impressed that numerous community nonprofits
work at and profit from this nationally-recognized
Halloween haunting event. Since this Scream Park
is so close, and since its fees benefit so many good causes, I think it’s worth a trip to Niles for anyone who
likes “spine-chilling” adventures. Visit their online site
to find out times, admission fees, events and more.
Halloween Headquarters (www.hauntedhouse.
com). The page was slow to load, even for my dsl, but
it’s worth the wait if you are nuts about Halloween
happenings. This one-stop website will hook you up
with scary music downloads, ghosts and supernatural
stories, maps of holiday haunted houses across the country, entertainment and downloads, and lots of links.
Focus on Animation (www.nfb.ca/animation/objan
im/). The National Film Board of Canada has short
films with educational messages that you can view if
you have a fast internet connection. I entertained myself
for an entire evening by clicking on almost all of the
offerings in the “Play Films” category. Beacher readers might especially enjoy “Sand Castle,” a 13-minute
animation. Each of the films—in a text box next to the
picture screen-- has a summary of its contents and the
message the film is attempting to portray. I found some
that would work well in a class I facilitate about
conflict resolution.
Daily Puppy (http://dailypuppy.com). I’ve told
you about Cute Overload (baby animals) in this column, but I’m not sure I’ve mentioned the Daily Puppy.
If you are having a rough day, log on to this site, because
I guarantee it will melt any stress you are feeling. Unless,
of course, you have an aversion to dogs or puppies. You
can vote for your favorite hound, each of whom are
rated by dog biscuits. Cute!
CIA Personality Test (www.cia.gov/careers/cia
myths). In addition to dispelling a tubful of myths about
working for the CIA, this site lets you take a personality
test to find out what, I’m not sure. If you’re fit to work
for the CIA? My test results showed that I’m a “daring adventurer.” Hmm. And yes, once upon a time I
did interview with the CIA for a language specialist
position. I’m happy I stuck with journalism instead,
where I've had the pleasure of enjoying many adventures, but daring? The jury is out on that one.
Image Chef (www.imagechef.com). If you are a webmaster, or if you like to add icons to your email signature, check out the free images that you can per-
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sonalize for your internet needs. For a wider selection,
you have to pay. See the one I chose for this week’s
column?
Aerosol Art (www.pacorosic.com/). Waterloo, Iowa
will never be the same now that native Bosnian Paco
Rosic has settled there. Paco takes a can of spray paint
and creates all sorts of artistic images. What’s most
amazing is his current project, painting a likeness of
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in a building somewhere in Waterloo. Some locals hate him, but the art
crowd there—and in New York, Chicago, and elsewhere—has sat up and taken notice. I guess he doesn’t have to clean any brushes, but he does have to wear
a filtered mask when he paints.
Visit my website: dunesartmedia.com
5th Annual Coat Campaign at City Hall
Mayor Chuck Oberlie announced that Michigan City
residents can again donate coats to needy families
through City Hall.
“Beginning October 16th, in case we have a chilly
Trick or Treat, we will accept new and gently used coats
of all sizes at City Hall. The collection site is downstairs,” Mayor Oberlie said. “Coats may be placed on
the coat racks from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.”
Mayor Oberlie said, “Our office receives dozens of
requests for children’s and infant’s coats and snowsuits. If you have any coats, snowsuits, snow pants,
snow boots, mittens, and hats that you or your children have outgrown or don’t wear – things that you
would give away or put into a garage sale – please consider donating them to this coat drive. Each year, on
average, 600 coats of all sizes and styles are donated to and received from this campaign.”
“I want to personally thank Concord Cleaners for
their generous offer to clean…at no cost…any coats
and snowsuits that you wish to donate to the City Hall
Coat Campaign and that needs cleaned,” said Mayor
Oberlie. “Simply drop off your coats at any Michigan
City Concord Cleaners, say they’re for the coat campaign, and Concord Cleaners will clean them and
deliver them to City Hall weekly.”
Sheila Bell, manager of Concord Cleaners, said, “There
is such a need for this campaign in our community.
The focus is for assistance on other places around the
world, but we have a need right here in our home town.
Our Mayor’s Office is kind enough to make this coat
campaign possible, and we are pleased to be able to
participate in it and address the needs of our local community.”
Mayor Oberlie continued, “Anyone who needs a clean,
warm coat for the coming winter is welcome to come
by City Hall during those same hours, beginning
Friday, October 20th, to choose a coat. We cannot guarantee that there will be coats available for everyone
who needs one, but our goal is to collect as many warm
coats as possible.” The coats will be available on a “first
come, first served” basis.
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harbor country
At Deep River County Park
Monthly Quilting Bee
The quilters of Deep River Park will be in attendance at the monthly Quilting Bee on Sun., Oct. 22,
from 1-4 p.m. in Wood’s Historic Grist Mill. They
will be working on the current project, “Goodie Jars
in Grandma’s Pantry - Other”. It features a pantry of
jars filled with things other than food…stones, spools
of thread, fishing lures, potpourri, toys and more.
Come see this unique piece of art, view other quilts
from the Mill’s exhibit and converse with the quilters.
Quilts have been made at Wood’s Mill since 1979
and each one is more lovely than the one before it.
Art Exhibit
Hobart Arts League members are currently exhibiting their artwork in the Gallery in the Mill.
Season Closing
Wood’s Mill will close for the season Oct. 31. The
adjoining Visitor Center will also close then, so this
will be your last chance to buy your Amish-made
apple butter, luscious preserves and fruit butters,
gifts, Indiana souvenirs, books and more.
The Mill and Visitor Center are open daily from 10
a.m.-5 p.m. through October. They will reopen in
March for Maple Syrup Time. For more information,
phone the Park at 219/947-1958 or 1-800-GRISTMILL (IN & 708 area codes).
Symphony Orchestra Season Schedule
The Valparaiso University Symphony Orchestra will
perform a variety of classical and contemporary
works during its 2006-2007 season, including the
premiere of an oratorio featuring lyrics by award-winning author Walt Wangerin Jr.
The upcoming season includes a fall concert Oct.
22, a Feb. 10 concert featuring winners of the annual VU Student Concerto Competition and a May 5 concert featuring the premiere of “Innocents,” with libretto by Wangerin, Jochum university professor, and music
by Dr. Dennis Friesen-Carper, Reddel professor of music.
The Symphony Orchestra also will be one of the featured ensembles at the annual VU Christmas Concert,
on campus Dec. 1 and 2. During the spring semester,
the Orchestra will participate in a Jan. 13 performance
of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion.
All concerts will be held in the Chapel of the
Resurrection on campus. Tickets to individual concerts
are $15 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students, with the exception of the Jan. 13 concert.
Tickets for the performance of the St. John Passion
are $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens and students. Call 219/464-5162 for concert information and
to reserve tickets, or visit www.valpo.edu/vuca.
The 60-piece Symphony Orchestra is an auditioned
ensemble conducted by Dr. Friesen-Carper and has
toured across the country and internationally. The
Orchestra’s debut recording, “Reformation,” includes
works by Mendelssohn, Glazunov and Sibelius.
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Some houses just can’t leave Long Beach. Kathy
Brennan, who has almost always lived on the beach,
decided it was time for a new house – but her Lake
Shore Drive location couldn’t be beat. So Kathy and
Mike hatched a plan. The house would be torn down
and a new house built in its place.
A farewell-to-the-house party was held on Labor Day
weekend, a festive “Raise the Roof Party.” Golf partners from Long Beach Country Club were invited, business colleagues, neighbors, in-laws, former classmates. Friends of Kathy’s, knowing what a meticulous
housekeeper she always was, thought it would be fun
to bring buckets of red paint and scrawl some friendly graffiti over the doomed structure. Such hijinks were
not to be.
Along came a neighbor, Bob Harnach, and offered
to buy the house – as is – buy it and move it to his own
lakefront lot, just two blocks up the street. Bob and
his wife Paulette thought the 4-bedroom house was
just about perfect for their needs, and moving it
would be more expeditious than starting from scratch.
“For me, this is all about getting our family together,” explained Harnach, an affable and enterprising
individual. “My brother-in-law and I had just rehabbed
a house on Lake Shore Drive. On Mother’s Day, we
convinced our parents to move to Long Beach. Our cousin
lives on Chastleton, and Great Aunt Emily has a
place on Lake St. Claire. This was meant to be. That
house just fell into my lap.”
How it happened was that Harnach was discussing
a septic situation with an excavator, Mike Pavey,
and Pavey had to leave for a meeting with “a guy who’s
going to knock his house down.” The guy was Mike
Brennan, and Harnach knew him from the golf course.
He also knew the Brennan house – its last remodeling had been done by Jerry Hyndman, the same
architect he had worked with. Harnach went along
to that meeting, and very quickly a deal was struck
– a win-win arrangement – contingent upon the challenge of getting the house moved.
Mike Brennan is a lawyer. Bob Harnach is a business executive from Chicago. “Neither one of us had
any experience with moving a house, but Mike said
‘I’m up for it if you are.’”
Dan Dillbaugh Jr. is a Crown Point contractor
with plenty of experience. He comes from a family of
house-movers going back five generations. Moving houses used to be easier years ago, before there were
power lines to contend with; but, he said, even greater
problems are caused by trees. What made the Brennan
house appear to be readily movable was that it could
by pulled right along the beach, where there are no
trees or utility lines. The house is a wood-framed
building, weighing 75 tons. If it had been a masonry house, it could have weighed 300 or 400 tons – and
that, according to Dillbaugh, would be too heavy for
the sandy beach.
“First we raised the house up,” he explained. “Then
we skated it forward. The beams were set up paral-
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A House on the Beach
by Barbara Stodola
First the Brennan house was raised up, separated from its foundation.
Photo courtesy of Carolyn Gozdek
lel to the house, and we rolled it 40 feet toward the
lake. Then we raised it again, and changed directions
of the skate beams. Now it’s loaded on dollies.”
If the job had gone smoothly, the move would only
have taken a few hours. But then the winds changed,
Lake Michigan kicked up some heavy waves, and
very little beach was left. The house had to spend the
night up on blocks, away from its foundation, with waves
lapping at its floorboards.
The morning dawned bright and clear, perfect
house-moving weather. Harnach needed to go back to
work (he is president of Hunter-Douglas Hospitality).
But his wife Paulette had become familiar with the
procedure and she observed, “See how the workmen
put down the mats, to cushion the weight of the
house. Then they pull the house, slowly, using that
small excavator and bulldozer.”
At the new location, 2004 Lake Shore Drive, backhoes were digging out sand to prepare a new foundation.
When the job is completed, Paulette and Bob Harnach
will live across the street from her sister Rosemary
and husband Richard Rucinski. And everyone is
happy. The Harnachs expressed their thanks to Town
Clerk Ann Heywood and other town officials, all of them
“just wonderful,” and also the house-movers, who
are “awesome.”
Excavation is underway at the new location, 2004 Lake Shore Drive.
The house is slowly pulled along the beach to its new loction,
using a small excavator and bulldozeer.
Bob Harnach (right), new owner, shakes hands with
Dan Dillabaugh Jr., house-mover.
After high winds and waves washed away the beach,
the house had to sit out there overnight.
Photos by Barbara Stodola
When the job is done, Paulette Harnach (left) and her sister
Rosemary Rucinski will live across the street from each other.
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The month of October has become synonymous
with the celebration and appreciation of art in LaPorte
County. For the seventh year, LaPorte County will host
The Heart of Art Studio and Gallery Tour, Oct. 14th
& 15th, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. During this self-guided
tour, participants can follow a map and visit twenty
artists showing their works in their studios, galleries, or bed and breakfast locations throughout
LaPorte County.
LaPorte County is fortunate to have so many talented artists, which produce a diversity of art including painting, photography, ceramics, sculptures, glass
blowing, and so much more. It is truly a unique experience for those taking the tour, as they will be able
to see the artists’ passion in their own setting, and many
artists will be creating art during the tour. Tour participants will have the opportunity to witness first hand
the process of creation from the artists. This year’s
tour is unique in the fact that five guest artists have
been invited to participate in the tour, and for the fourth
year in a row, the Michigan City YMCA is sponsoring The Heart of Art Bike Tour to coincide with the
art tour. In previous years, riders followed the tour
on the first day, and then returned to their favorite
artists the next day to purchase pieces they saw previously.
The Heart of Art Studio and Gallery Tour has
grown in popularity and participation each year it has
been held, and this year’s tour is predicted to be the
biggest and best to date. To learn more of the artists,
or to receive a map of the tour, phone the LaPorte County
Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800/572-3359 to
receive a brochure containing all the information
needed for the tour. That information can also be
found on the website at www.VisitLaPorteCounty.com
by clicking on The Heart of Art logo on the homepage.
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foodstuff by carolyn m connell
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•The perfect fried chicken, according to Food
& Wine magazine: Fried chicken is simple, but requires
patience and a slow steady sizzle. Start by coating your
cut-up chicken with flour that is highly seasoned
with salt, pepper and cayenne, then refrigerate for a
half hour or until the coating is soggy. This is what
will give you a crunchy crust. If you want an extra
crunchy crust, coat the chicken with the seasoned flour
again and let it rest for another half hour. Frying in
fresh lard yields the best crust and the lightest, least
greasy chicken. If you don’t want to use lard, you can
use corn oil. In a large cast iron skillet, heat oil – enough
to cover half of each piece – to 325 degrees. Place pieces
in the skillet, being careful not to crowd them. Turn
the pieces often, and cook until no pink remains.
Approximately 20 minutes for white meat, 25 for
dark. Finally drain the chicken on a rack set over a
sheet pan.
•Thanksgiving is the time for dressings. I’ve
learned Oyster dressing isn’t always happily accepted, though my own family likes it. I read somewhere
that one hostess put the oysters through a food
processor until they were liquified, then the taste is
more evenly distributed and even the people who
dislike oysters loved the dressing. (I think I’ll try
it.)
•The secret to keeping a fruit pie crust from
getting soggy is egg white. The proteins bond together and form a wall that prevents the filling’s juices from
seeping into the crust. Lightly beat an egg white, then
brush it over the inside of the uncooked shell before
adding the fruit mixture. The coating will set as the
pie bakes and keep your dessert crisp.
•Fondue has finally resurfaced, after 10 or 15
years. I myself have about ten fondue recipes that are
marvelous, but Martha Stewart explains some of the
recipe basics. “When you make fondue, it’s important
to remember that melting cheese shouldn’t be rushed.
The impulse is often to turn the heat to high in hopes
of melting the cheese quickly. But if you do this, it may
break, separating into a solid and a liquid. Or the cheese
may “seize,” its proteins clumping into a rubbery
mass. To prevent these problems, cook the fondue slowly over medium-low heat. When you select cheeses,
Gruyere and Emmentaler are the classics, but many
other whole- or skim-milk cheese will do. (Avoid double and triple creme cheeses such as Brie and
Camembert, because they have higher amounts of butterfat, which can cause the cheese solids to separate
from the oil when melted.) Technique is also impor-
Kitchen Tactics for the Winter of 2007
tant for creating the right consistency. To ensure
even melting, cut the cheeses into small cubes. To prevent the fondue from overheating, prepare just a
couple servings and eat it within thirty minutes (giving it an occasional stir). Go this route, and you can
forgo adding thickening agents such as cornstarch, which
many purists believe slightly alters the flavor of the
cheeses. When you serve fondue at a party, where it
will sit out for a few hours, its best to use a thickener so it won’t separate or clump. (You’ll find Martha’s
recipe below – and yes, she uses cornstarch.)
MARTHA STEWART’S FONDUE RECIPE
1 garlic clove, halved lengthwise
1-1/2 cups dry white wine or apple cider
1-1/2 pounds assorted Swiss-style cheeses (such
as 1/2 pound each Gruyere, Emmentaler and
Raclette, cut into small cubes
2 T cornstarch
2 T fresh lemon juice
freshly grated nutmeg
freshly ground white pepper (optional)
accompaniments for dipping, such as bread cubes,
bell-pepper strips and blanched broccoli
Rub the inside of a fondue pot with cut sides
of garlic; discard garlic. Pour wine into pot, and
heat over medium low heat. When wine starts to
bubble add cheese by the handful, waiting for each
portion to melt before adding the next, and stirring often until melted and combined.
Whisk cornstarch and lemon juice in a small
bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; stir into cheese
mixture. Continue to cook, whisking, until smooth
and slightly bubbling, about 5 minutes. Season
fondue with nutmeg, and pepper, if desired. Set
fondue pot over a warming candle. Serve with assorted accompaniments.
•Another message from Food & Wine magazine:
If you’re buying lobsters, buy ones that are lively
and that have hard, dark shells and don’t believe the
myth that small lobsters are sweeter than large ones.
(a) Remove the tail from the lobster by twisting the
tail and body in opposite directions. (b) Using kitchen
shears, cut away the membrane from tail to expose
meat. Discard vein that runs through the tail. (c)
Twist off large claws where they join the body. (d) To
cook two 1- to 1-1/2 pound lobsters, you’ll need a
large kettle filled with about 8 quarts boiling water.
Plunge lobsters headfirst into the boiling water;
return water to boiling. Reduce heat, then simmer for
20 minutes. (Nope, I’ve never cooked a lobster – have
only eaten one once in my lifetime. I trust Food & Wine
on everything foodwise.)
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October 12, 2006
•From a 1904 Chicago Sun Times article, I
read how to buy wine off the rack. That is to say, wine
is compared to fashion in an award-winning book, Wine
for Women: a guide to buying, pairing and sharing wine.
Author Sbrocco learned that women purchase and consume more than 60 percent of the wine sold in the United
States. And she tells us Chardonnay is as versatile,
popular and easy as our basic black clothes. Merlot:
ultra smooth and stylish, like cashmere – you can almost
wrap yourself in it. Pinot Grigio: comfortable denim.
Cabernet Sauvignon: the classic suit. Gewurztraminer
or Riesling: rejuvenating and refreshing like a springtime dress. Now, readers, don’t drink your clothes.
•Coffee - A Guide to Buying, Brewing and
Enjoying, by Kenneth Davids. From his book we learn
a little more about a few of the many blends of coffee. French roast, one of my own favorites: darker than
the American norm, ranges from rich to bittersweet.
Guatamalan: rich, with a spicy acidity and excellent
body. Haitian: low-acid, medium bodied, pleasantly
soft and rich. Jamaican Blue Mountain: a balanced
classic coffee with rich flavor, full body and a smooth
yet vibrant acidity. Kenyan: full-bodied with a deep
winelike acidity. Kona (Hawaiian): medium body,
good acidity, rich complex aroma and flavor. (I buy my
coffees at Harbor Muse and Dinner’s Ready, both on
Route 12 and both New Buffalo shops.)
• Phyllo, the paper-thin sheets of pastry piled
together to form a crisp, ultra flaky crust, was developed by the Turks and adopted by the Greeks, who
perfected is use. Greek for “leaf,” phyllo lends a distinctive layered effect to such Hellenic specialties as
spanakopita and baklava. Working with it is easy once
you know one crucial trick: cover your supply with a
piece of plastic wrap, and remove sheets only as you
need them to keep them from drying out. The payoff:
real delicacies. Frozen phyllo dough are sold in supermarkets. Thaw frozen phyllo in the refrig; unopened
dough will keep in the fridge for up to a month.
Happy Phyllo.
Food & Wine isn’t the only magazine I read
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As a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Artist-inResidence program, the Chesterton Art Center is
exhibiting the contributions of nineteen former program participants through the end of October. The artworks on display in the gallery will then move to their
permanent home in the new Porter County Visitors’
Center on IN 49 & Route 20.
On Sun., Oct. 29, Julia Holmaas, who inititated the
IDNL Artist-in-Residence program in 1996, will present a talk during an informal reception for the
exhibit at 2:30 p.m. Holmaas, as Chief of Interpretation
at the Park and as an artist herself, envisioned a program where artists could translate the IDNL’s purpose into a visual or verbal statement of pleasure and
preservation.
“It was the historic affinity between artists and the
dunes that inspired me to start the Artist-in-Residence
Program,” Holmaas said. “I believe that a sense of place
communicated through art helps create connection to
the resources of an area.”
Since the program’s inception, twenty-one artist’s
have completed the 2-4 week artist’s residency in
the dunes in exchange for donating a piece of their completed work and a presentation to the community. The
donated art includes works in oil, encaustic, watercolor, photography, mail art, books and sculpture.
The Chesterton Art Center is open from 11 a.m.-4
p.m. weekdays and from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday. More information at 219/926-4711.
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The Andrews University Wind Symphony, directed by Allan Mitchell, takes to the stage at the university’s
Howard Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m., on Sat. night,
Oct. 14, for their annual fall concert. The concert will
feature various selections including: Early Light by
Carolyn Bremer, Chant and Jubilo by W. Francis
McBeth, a Norwegian march, Valdres, by Johannes
Hanssen, Henry Fillmore’s march, The Klaxon, Eric
Ewazen’s Celtic Hymns and Dances, and Vaclav
Nelhybel’s Festivo.
A special section of the concert will be dedicated to
the memory of former Wind Symphony member,
Sammy Joseph, who passed away this past spring. This
section will include Frank Ticheli’s Amazing Grace,
Larry Daehn’s With Quiet Courage, and the premiere
of a new composition by Wind Symphony member, Paul
Williams.
Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for students and seniors, and can be purchased at the
Howard Center Box Office by phoning 269/471-3560
or 888/467-6442.
The Howard Performing Arts Center is a premiere
850-seat concert hall on the campus of Andrews
University in Berrien Springs, MI.
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PNC Books and Coffee Series
Purdue University North Central is again hosting
the “Books & Coffee” discussion series during the
coming months. The programs, which are free and open
to the public, will meet from noon - 1 p.m. in the PNC
Library-Student-Faculty Bldg., Assembly Hall, Rm 02.
Each session will feature a review of the book, followed by a discussion period. The books being reviewed
are available for purchase from the PNC Bookstore.
This year’s selections include:
Oct. 25 - Running With Scissors, a collection of essays
by Augusten Burroughs, to be reviewed by Rita
Dagys, director of Development.
Nov. 15 - Night, the 2006 version of Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel’s memoir newly translated by his
wife, to be reviewed by Sarah Sanders Smith, assistant professor of Organizational Leadership and
Supervision.
Feb. 14, 2007 - The Great Influenza: The Epic
Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M.
Barry, to be reviewed by Dr. James Dworkin, chancellor.
March 14, 2007 - What’s the Matter with Kansas?
How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, by
Thomas Frank, to be reviewed by Dr. Jonathan
Swarts, assistant professor of Political Science.
April 25, 2007 - The Feel-Good Curriculum: The
Dumbing-Down of America’s Kids in the Name of
Self-Esteem by Maureen Stout, Ph.D., to be reviewed
by. Dr. Jane Rose, associate professor of English.
Persons with disabilities needing accommodations
should contact Carol Connelly, 872-0527, ext. 5267.
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prices, lots of nice designer and vintage winter coats,
coach leather hand bags, sweaters galore, business
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Thank you to all those who participated in the
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Pizza, JCrew, and Al’s for donating door prizes, and
to Ryan Casey who led the group with such humor to
the delight of all. The Fitness Center was able to raise
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Scottish Garden Dedication Ceremony Held at International Friendship Gardens
by Jan Van Ausdal
On Sunday afternoon, October first, a dedication
ceremony was held at International Friendship
Gardens in Michigan City to commemorate the
Scottish Garden. Sponsors of this Scottish Garden are
Dr. Gene and Mrs. Romona Hay in honor of Dr. Hay’s
Scottish heritage and in celebration of the life of
their daughter, Susan Hay Hemminger.
As guests arrived at the garden location, Steven
Peterka played his Highland bagpipes, dressed in the
traditional Scottish kilt. Tunes played included “By
Yon Bonnie Banks” and “Amazing Grace.” Steven
walked on the paved
pathway through the
garden as he played.
Chairs were set up so
that guests could listen to the music and
view the ceremony.
Dr. Richard Houck,
President of the Board,
said, “Another beautiful day and we’re
very lucky today.” He
mentioned that the
gardens had been
there since 1936 and
that many of this day’s
guests may not have
been there before.
Originally the gardens were called The
Mill Garden. He added
Steven Peterka entertains the
guests with bagpipe music.
that the actual gardens’
name is International
Friendship Gardens
Memorial Festival and
Gardens and that in
early days, there were
visitors from all over
the
world.
The
Netherlands sent many,
many tulips to be planted and several kings
also sent flowers to the
gardens. One of the
Stouffer brothers was
at the gardens from the
1960’s until his death
in 1986. The Board of
the Gardens is a nonDr. Richard Houck, President of the
Board, speaks of International
profit one, while the
Friendship Gardens’ history.
work at the gardens is
done mainly by volunteers. Grants and foundations
provide money for the work at the gardens. The open
season runs from Mother’s Day till the end of October.
There are from 25 to 35 weddings held each year at
Friendship Gardens.
Members of the Family of Susan Hay Hemminger
stepped in front of the crowd and made brief comments.
Before her death, she created a foundation that bears
her name. This foundation makes tuition awards to
La Porte County residents who graduate from a
county high school and pursue a two to four year
degree on a full time basis at an accredited institution. In fact, in 2007, the amount of $500,000 in such
scholarships that have been awarded by this foundation
will be reached!
Dr. Gene Hay, Elliot Hay, David Hay, Colin Hay, and Romona Hay,
the family of Susan Hay Hemminger.
Family members present included Dr. Gene and Mrs.
Romona Hay (parents); Susan’s brother, David Hay
with two of his children, sons Elliott and Colin. His
daughter, Elizabeth, is in medical school and his
other son, Edward, is serving in the U.S. Marine
Corps.
Susan Jeanne Hay Hemminger was born in 1958
in Indianapolis, Indiana. She
grew up in Michigan City and
graduated from Rogers High
School in 1976.
Earning a B.A. from the
University of Michigan and a law
degree from Valparaiso
University in 1983, Susan was
an attorney in private practice
in La Porte County until 1990.
Elected Judge of La Porte
County Superior Court No. 4
in 1990, she was the first female
judge in La Porte County’s history. She served in that office
until her death in September of
1993. Those who stood before her
David Hay, brother of
bench said, “She was always
Susan Hay Hemminger,
fair.”
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Next on the afternoon’s program was the dancing
of Thistle and Heather Highland Dancers. Sisters Rachel
and Annika Strolle from Downers Grove, Illinois,
were the dancers. Their mother, Nancy, is also their
dancing teacher and she told me the girls have been
“doing this since they were little.” Dances performed
included the highland fling and the prediction or
sword dance (which is done on the eve of battle).
After the ceremony, refreshments of tea and cookies were served to the crowd, which consisted of
approximately 250 people. Visitors browsed the gardens and spoke with friends.
(l. to r.) Donna Pouzar, garden co-designer, with Dave & Pat Potempa,
volunteers who did much of the work in the Scottish Garden.
Dancers Rachel &Annika Strolle
perform for the afternoon guests.
Bringing the dancers
to the gardens and wearing a kilt was John le
Noble of Palos Heights,
Illinois. John (also
known as “Long John”)
is a longtime friend of
Dr. Jack La Fountain
who is an International
Friendship Gardens
board member. His
name is actually John,
and he was known as
“Little John.”
Long time friends John le Noble
(“Long John”) and Dr. Jack La
Fountain (“Little John”) pose for a
photograph.
Another kilt-wearing
person present for the
afternoon was Fred
Rogers of Niles, Michigan.
He read about the dedication ceremony in the
South Bend Tribune and
decided to come to the
gardens for the afternoon.
Fred Rogers of Niles, Michigan,
wearing his kilt.
I photographed Donna Pouzar, co-designer with
Romona Hay of the Scottish Garden, and Dave and
Pat Potempa, volunteers who did most of the work in
this garden. Donna spoke of the various plants, which
make up the Scottish Garden. Some of the perennials are sedem, a variety of bearded irises, digitalis (foxglove), thistle, yarrow, and salvia. Annuals are zinnias, and impatiens. They’re also trying a variety of
Scottish heather which they hope makes it through
the winter.
Romona & Dr.
Gene Hay, sponsors of the Scottish
Garden, wearing
their Hay tartan
shawl & tie.
I photographed Dr. Gene and Mrs. Romona Hay, wearing the Hay tartan in a tie and a shawl respectively.
Then the carts appeared, taking the visitors back to
the parking lot where they had left their cars. It was
the end of another wonderful afternoon spent at
International Friendship Gardens!
Guests ride in the cart back to the parking lot at the end of the afternoon.
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Fire Program Open House at Lakeshore
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will host a
Fire Management Program Open House on Oct. 14
from noon-4 p.m. at the park’s Fire Station #1.
Meet Smokey Bear and see fire engines on display
from the national lakeshore and local fire departments.
Learn the differences between wild land and structural firefighters and learn how to protect your home
from the threat of fire. In addition, see displays that
show how prescribed burns are used as a tool to help
protect our park and local communities.
This first annual event occurs in conjunction with
National Fire Prevention Week and with open houses at other area fire departments.
This year also celebrates the 40th anniversary of
the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. See historic
photos of the fire program and learn how prescribed
burns have helped restore some of the most fragile habitats in the National Lakeshore.
Fire Station #1 is located on the north end of the
park’s headquarters complex at 1100 N. Mineral
Springs Road in Porter. Visitors should park in the
north parking lot adjacent to the fire station.
Iinformation, contact Fire Prevention Specialist
Micah Bell at 219-926-7561, extension 356 or at
micah_bell@nps.gov.
PNC Women’s Association
The Purdue North Central Women’s Association is
hosting a campus and community-wide food drive
to help fight childhood hunger in LaPorte and Porter
counties.
The PNC Women’s Association will collect food
items “just for kids.” These items include peanut
butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti,
pudding cups, cereal, granola bars and snack items
such as mini bags of cookies and crackers, fruit boxes
and juice boxes. Baby food will also be collected.
PNCWA will collect these food items during the month
of October. On Oct. 28, Make A Difference Day,
PNCWA will deliver the food to the three local
Salvation Army Corps: Michigan City, LaPorte and
Porter County. This National Day of Doing Good, in
partnership with The Points of Light Foundation, celebrates thoughtful deeds performed by ordinary people. The power of this day is in individuals making
small changes for the better.
Items may be delivered to the main lobby of Schwarz
Hall on the Purdue North Central Westville campus,
or to the PNC-Porter County Campus at 600 Vale Park
Road in Valparaiso. Monetary donations will also be
accepted. A guest book acknowledging donations will
be available for donors to sign.
Anyone who would like to have someone pick up their
donations could contact Barbara Austin, chairperson
of the Community Service Interest Group of the PNC
Women’s Association, at 872-0527, ext. 5634.
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Harbor Country Chamber Installation
The Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce will hold
its annual installation of 2006-2007 Board Officers and
Directors on Sun., Oct. 15th, 6 p.m. at the Marina Grand
Resort, 600 W. Water St., New Buffalo.
The Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce representing over 500 chamber members from the eight
communities of Grand Beach, Harbert, Lakeside,
Michiana, New Buffalo, Sawyer, Three Oaks and
Union Pier, will install for President, Janet Clark
(Michigan Thyme Ltd., New Buffalo); Vice-President,
Mira Poncin (Editor South County Gazette); and
Secretary, Ellen Block (Block Fine Arts). Directors to
be installed include John Natsis (Blue Fish Vacation
Rental, Union Pier); Maureen Culp (Carol Brychta
Realty, Harbert); and Kevin Harrington (Harrington
Photography, Three Oaks).
The evening will include a 6 p.m. (MI time) cocktail hour (beer and wine provided), and a 7 p.m. dinner. Cost is $20 per person. The Marina Grand Resort
menu features wild mushroom bisque, traditional
roasted turkey, sour dough pecan stuffing, celery
root potato gratin, braised cabbage and Brussels
Sprouts, roasted butternut squash, thyme giblet
gravy, orange cranberry pear sauce, port wine apple
crisp.
For more information, or to make reservations,
phone the Chamber at 269/469-5409.
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Celebrate Fall Colors at Fernwood
Enjoy Music, Food, and Great Autumn Color
On Sat. & Sun., Oct. 14 & 15, Fernwood Botanical
Garden and Nature Preserve celebrates autumn with
great food, live music, spectacular fall foliage, and activities for the whole family. Admission is free for members.
Saturday is the first annual “Autumn Air” sponsored
by WNIT Public Television. Activities are offered
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. MI time, and include live outdoor
music, the Clark Gallery Stage and a Learn and
Play area for kids. Appearing in the Gallery are Gail
Martin, host of WNIT program Dinner and a Book;
Evie Kirkwood of the Outdoor Elements program;
and Pete Stobie as the Nature Detective.
Sunday afternoon is October Fest. Enjoy Germanstyle music on The Green, a special presentation
featuring live birds of prey (see below for details), geocaching, crafts for the kids, and voyageur canoe rides.
Family-friendly foods are available both days. The
trails and grounds remain open until 6 p.m. so visitors can enjoy autumn color at its best.
For more information, contact Fernwood at 269/6956491, or check the web site at www.fernwood
botanical.org.
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This event will take place on Sat., Oct. 28, at the
Grand Ballroom of the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan
City.
The evening will start off at 6 p.m. with a Cash Bar,
hors d’oeuvres and the silent auction viewing. Dinner
will be served at 7:30 p.m., and the live auction will
begin at 8:30 p.m.
Variety of Auction Items
Auction items include a Pin Flag from The PGA
Championship at Medinah with golfers’ signatures;
Condo at Hilton Head, SC for one week; two Notre
Dame/Army football tickets; wine collections; catered
gourmet dinner; tickets to Second City Comedy Club,
Chicago; and many, many different items that can be
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Tickets for the evening are $75 each and reservations are requested by Oct. 18. You may phone
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The Harmony House/CASA Program will hold
their annual fundraiser, “The Art of Wine,” on Fri.,
Nov. 3, 6-9 p.m. The event will be held at the Lubeznik
Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City.
Selected wines will be featured for tasting and
purchase from: Lemon Creek Winery, The Round
Barn Winery and St. Julian Winery. There will also
be specialty beer from Back Road Brewery. Appetizers
will be provided by Rodini’s, Heston Bar, Cafe Elite
and Great Lakes Catering.
The admission fee of $50 per person will include wine,
beer, appetizers, live music and gallery admission. RSVP
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On display during the event will be “Art That
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inspired art curated by Kay Hartman and includes
related work from the permanent collection.
Harmony House/CASA provides advocate sevices
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have no voice in their own welfare. More information
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
9-10:30 a.m. & 2-3:30 p.m. - PINHOOK BOG HIKES.
Join a park ranger at Pinhook Bog for a one-hour walk
along a floating mat of sphagnum moss and discover evergreens that lose their needles and plants that
eat insects. Meet at Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor
Center and caravan to the bog.
1:30-3 p.m. - DISCOVER THE INDIANA DUNES
NATIONAL LAKESHORE. The program will focus
on how plants and animals have adapted to the
dunes’ ever-changing environment. Meet at Dorothy
Buell Memorial Visitor Center.
4-5 p.m. - FEEDING TIME AT CHELLBERG FARM.
Join Farmer Jim and help him feed the draft horses,
a goat, a flock of chickens, pigs, sheep, geese, calves
and cats. Meet at Chellberg Farm barn.
7:30-8:30 p.m. - CAMPFIRE PROGRAM ON COYOTES.
Coyotes have long been the subject of folklore, fear,
and speculation. Native to northwest Indiana, these
fascinating animals are rapidly spreading themselves across North America and managing to live quite
comfortably even in the middle of urban areas. Meet
at Dunewood Campground Amphitheater.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15
9-10:30 a.m. & 2-3:30 p.m. - PINHOOK BOG HIKES.
Join a park ranger at Pinhook Bog for a one-hour walk
along a floating mat of sphagnum moss and discover evergreens that lose their needles and plants that
eat insects. Meet at Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor
Center and caravan to the bog.
1-4 p.m. - HISTORY RELIVED AT INDIANA DUNES
NATIONAL LAKESHORE. Join “period-clad” volunteers as they provide insight into the lives of early
settlers in the dunes. Learn about the life and times
of Joseph Bailly and his Potawatomi neighbors during the 1820s while exploring the Bailly House and
fur trading cabin. At Chellburg Farm, peek into the
corn crib, examine the vegetable garden, watch the
draft horses work or enjoy the fragrant smells wafting from the wood stove of this early 20th century farm.
Park at Bailly/Chellberg parking lot.
4-5 p.m. - FEEDING TIME AT CHELLBERG FARM.
Join Farmer Jim and help him feed the draft horses,
a goat, a flock of chickens, pigs, sheep, geese, calves
and cats. Meet at Chellberg Farm barn.
For more information, phone 219/926-7561, ext. 225.
Michiana Amateur Computer Society
The public is invited to attend the next meeting of
the Michiana Amateur Computer Society on Tues., Oct.
17th. The group meets from 7-9 p.m. in Room H115
at the Michigan City campus of Ivy Tech College,
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Taste of Poland at St. Stan’s
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, 1506
Washington St., Michigan City, will be having a Taste
of Poland dinner night on Thurs., Oct. 19th, beginning
at 4:30 p.m. in the Church Hall. Tickets, at the door,
will be $10/adults, $5/children 12 and under.
Many Polish dishes will be served including: cheese
& sauerkraut pierogi; Polish sausage & sauerkraut;
mashed potatoes & gravy; sweet-sour cabbage; green
beans; baked barley; golabki (cabbage rolls); noodles; pickled beets; applesauce; dinner roll & butter;
dessert & coffee.
Czarnina with noodles will be avaliable ala carte
at $2.50 per bowl, as will chicken soup with noodles
at $1.50 per bowl. There will be an After Dinner sale
of the czarnina at $5 per quart, and the chicken soup
at $3 per quart.
Questions to the church office at 872-2258.
Teen Time at the Coolspring Library
Java Jammin’
Fri., Oct. 13, 6-7 p.m.
Express yourself! Chill out with your friends over
some java and listen to special guest Dan Drake on
the guitar. There will be an “air guitar” contest, so come
with your best riffs. For students in grades 6-12.
Teen Watercolor Workshop
Tues., Oct. 17, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Here is a chance for teens to learn how to paint from
professional artist, Edwin Shelton. This program is
for students in grades 6-12 and is sponsored by the
Lubeznik Center for the Arts. There is no fee, all
materials will be supplied, but registration is required
by phoning 879-3272.
Both programs will be held at the Coolspring
Branch of the LaPorte County Public Library, corner
of Johnson Rd. & 400N, Michigan City.
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The 5th annual Women’s Fair™ will be held on
Tues., Oct. 17, at the Blue Chip Casino Conference
Center in Michigan City. Women’s Fair™ is presented by La Porte Regional Health System and is co-sponsored by WEFM/95.9 and WYIN Channel 56. This free
event will run from 2-7 p.m. and incorporates lifesaving
health screenings, valuable wellness information,
and exciting demonstrations.
Women’s Fair™ exhibitors include the many diverse
areas representing La Porte Regional Health System
such as complementary and alternative therapies, The
Wellness Resource Center, The Heart Center, and many
more.
In addition there will be booths on health and
beauty products, financial planning, fitness, and
nutrition. Available screenings will include blood
pressure, blood glucose, heel screening for osteoporosis and many more. There will definitely be
something for everyone. Breakout sessions include topics on healthy lifestyles and preventing diabetes,
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and identifying and treating vascular diseases.
More information at www.laportehealth.org or contact Bonny Hildebrand, Community Relations Specialist
at La Porte Regional Health System, 219/326-2476.
Preschool Programs at County Library
“Cat & the Fiddle Friday”
Fridays, Oct. 13, 20 & 27 — 10 a.m.
For children ages 18-36 months and their parent
or caregiver. Stories, songs, fingerpalys, and other activities are include.
Preschool Storytime
Wednesdays, Oct. 11, 18 & 25 — 10 a.m.
There will be 30-40 minutes of stories, music and
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BabyTALK Lapsit
Monday, Oct. 30 — 6:30 p.m.
This read and play time is for children birth to 36
months of age and their parent or caregivers.
All of the above programs are free and held at the
LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave.,
downtown LaPorte. No registration is necessary.
Phone 219/362-6156 for more information or to request
signing for the hearing impaired (48 hrs. in advance).
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Computer Help will be held at 10 a.m. on Sat., Oct.
14th, at the LaPorte County Public Library, 904
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may come and get answers. There is no charge or registration. More information, or signing for the hearing impaired 48 hrs. in advance, at 219/362-6156, or
visit www.lapcat.org
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Sun., Oct. 29 • Noon-5 p.m.
$2 for adults, $1 for children under 12 or seniors
over age 60
At the turn of the 20th century, settlers preparing
for the coming winter months would have stored
many kinds of fruit and vegetables in the root cellar.
How do apples & eggs last all winter long? Did you
know that hens stop laying eggs once the day light hours
shortened? Meat also had to be butchered and stored.
Butchering, grinding and sausage making will be
explained and demonstrated. Come see how it all is
done at Buckley Homestead. The Native American
Camp, south of the log cabin will also be open during
the weekend.
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This group of amateur writers meets twice a month
at the LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave.,
downtown LaPorte. The next meeting will be on
Mon., Oct. 16, 6-8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
There is no charge or registration. The group was formerly known as The Writer’s Block. For more information, or to request signing for the hearing impaired
48 hrs. in advance, phone 219/362-6156.
“Home Again” at Temple News
LaPorte native Tom Watson (LPHS ‘68) co-edited
a new essay collection and the Temple News Agency,
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including Michael Martone, Alyce Miller and Kurt
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he visits Temple News for a reading/signing session
on Sat., Nov. 4 at 10 a.m.
Opening Reception For “All My Relations”
Dawning Gallery will host an Open House on Sat.,
Oct. 14th, 7-10 p.m. MI time. The exhibit, “All My
Relations” features Kim Pruitt’s expressive, colorful
paintings and sculpture. Kim’s work reflects on our
connectedness to our self, to our loved ones, and to our
world. In collaboration, several talented writers will
perform poetry and stories they have written in
response to Kim’s paintings.
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“World’s Fastest Indian” Film Screenings
As a part of the ongoing Odyssey 2006-07 Arts
and Cultural Events Series, Purdue University North
Central, in cooperation with the Michigan City and
LaPorte County public libraries, will host two screenings of the film, “The World’s Fastest Indian.” The showings are free and open to the public.
The film will be shown on Wed., Oct. 18 at 7 p.m.
in LaPorte High School’s Schulze Hall and at the
Michigan City Public Library on Sun., Oct. 22, at 2
p.m.
“The World’s Fastest Indian” is a film based on fact,
relating the story of Burt Munro, a man who became
a folk hero in his native New Zealand. The 2006
movie features Anthony Hopkins as Munro, the man
who took his 1920 Indian motorcycle to the annual Speed
Week competition at the Bonneville Flats in Utah. He
competed against millionaire drivers sponsored by big
corporations. While much of the story is about Munro
and his remarkable journey and how the quiet, introverted man triumphed over odds, the viewers also see
that in 1967 he raced his Indian to a record-setting
speed of 201.85 mph. Munro raced at Bonneville
nine times and became a hero and legend.
Roger Ebert praised this as one of Hopkins’ “most
endearing, least showy performances.” The film is rated
PG 13.
PNC Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series
features various events throughout the year. A complete schedule of events can be found at www.pnc.edu.
For more information about this film, contact Judy
Jacobi, PNC director of marketing, at 872-0527, ext.
5593. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Jacobi.
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Kids Funfest and Storytellers Festival
The Kids Fall Funfest and the Northwest Indiana
Storytellers Festival will be at Indiana Dunes State
Park on Oct. 14 & 15. The Funfest will be noon-4 p.m.
at Wilson, Tremont and Duneside shelters.
The Storytellers Festival will be 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
at the Nature Center on both days as well. The night
of Sat., Oct. 14 will include a special time for ghost
stories. The storytellers will provide a sneak preview of the weekend the night of Oct. 13 at the campground shelter.
Stop by the Friends of Indiana Dunes welcome
booth to pick up your $1 passport that guides you to
all the different stops. Kids can get their passports
stamped at each station and use it to enter a raffle
for unique prizes.
Whether you enjoy experienced storytellers working their craft, hands-on activities, or just enjoying
the sights, smells, and sounds of the fall, this weekend has something for everybody.
Indiana vehicles pay a $5 ($10 for out-of-state)
gate fee. Children under 14 must be accompanied by
an adult. More information, phone (219) 926-1390.
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Halloween on the Farm
by Barbara Stodola
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to pack up the
kids and head to Michigan, to the real farm/play farm run by
LeRoy and Elaine Dinges. You can pick your own pumpkin, meet
friends of Frankenstein, get lost in a corn maze, go through a
spook house, stock up on gourds and bittersweet, and ride around
in a train pulled by a tractor.
To get there, turn right off the Red Arrow Highway onto Warren
Woods Road and drive a few miles east to the Dinges Farm, at 15219
Mill Road. It’s open daily until dark, thru October. If you don’t like
surprises, phone ahead: 269/426-4034 or e-mail dingesfallharvest
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A miniature train, cleverly carved out of trash barrels,
is pulled by a farm tractor.
This giant pumpkin is actually a moonwalk, and if your joints
are limber you can jump around in it.
A field full of pumpkins offers the perfect temptation
for Halloween sculptors.
Michigan Citian Ann Dahm gets chummy with
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On October 14, 1644, William Penn, founder of
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On October 14, 1968, Apollo 7 transmitted the first
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survivor Elie Wiesel, who devoted his life to promoting human rights, was awarded the Nobel Peace
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On October 17, 1869, James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the New York Herald, directed Henry M. Stanley
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reported to be missing in Africa.
On October 17, 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in
the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
On October 17, 1945, Colonel Juan Peron led a
military coup in Buenos Aires, installing himself as
dictator of Argentina.
On October 18, 1767, the Mason-Dixon Line was established as the boundary between Maryland and
Pennsylvania. The line was based on the computations
of surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon,
and was to become, for practical purposes, the dividing line between the North and the South.
On October 18, 1867, following its purchase from
Russia, the United States took formal possession of
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Activities to Explore
In the Local Area:
October 12 -- Kappa Delta Phi Card Party. 5:30
pm at the American Legion Skwiat Post, MC. Tix $5
includes dinner and prizes; avail. at the door.
October 12 -- Writer’s Rendezvous. 6 pm at the MC
Public Library. Writers share their writing each
month. New members invited. Info: 873-3049.
October 12-16 -- “Boynton Beach Club.” Starring
Diane Cannon, Joseph Cologna, Brenda Vaccaro and
Sally Kellerman. Not rated. Thurs/Fri 6:30 pm;
Sat/Sun 4 & 6:30 pm; Mon 6:30 pm. Also Showing: “Little
Miss Sunshine.” Official Selection Sundance Film
Festival. Rated R. 9 pm only. All times listed MI
time. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks,
MI. 269/756-3522 or www.vickerstheatre.com
October 13 -- Halloween Dance at the MC Senior
Center, Washington Park. Dinner 5 pm; dancing to
Eddie Korosa and the Boys from Illinois 6-9 pm. Tix
$7/in adv., $9/at the door. Best Costume contest. 8731504.
October 13-15, 20, 22 -- “Snow White and the
Seven Dorffs” presented by Acting Theatre of Michigan
City. 7 pm Fri & Sat; 4 pm Sun. Tix $12/adults,
$8/children 12 & under. 219-872-4221.
October 13-15 -- Elvis Fantasy Fest. Woodland Park,
2100 Willowcreek Rd., Portage, IN. Fundraiser for Porter
Co. Special Olympics. Dealers, fan clubs, sock hop, Elvis
impersonation contest, concert. www.elvisfantasyfest.com
October 13-15 -- “The Diary of Anne Frank.”
Presented by Footlight Players. Fri/Sat 8 pm; Sun 2
pm. Adm. $10; reserve at 874-4035. Footlight Theatre,
1705 Franklin St., MC.
October 13-15, 19-22 -- “Rumors.” Neil Simon
play presented by the Community Theatre Guild at
the Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago St.,
Valparaiso. Curtain 8 pm except Sun. 2:30 pm. Tix
$15/adults, $12/sen.cit., $10/students. Reserve at
219/464-1636. Story this issue.
October 14 -- Farmer’s Market, corner 8th &
Washington streets, MC. 8 am-noon.
October 14 -- Farmer ’s Market at the Old
Schoolhouse Shop, 278 E1500N (north of US 20),
Chesterton, IN. 10 am-2 pm.
October 14 -- Friends of the (MC) Library Annual
Collector’s Breakfast. 9 am at the library. Tix $20
includes meal catered by Portofino’s Restaurant and
one appraisal by Karl Gates. Purchase at Circulation
Desk.
October 14 -- Fire Program Open House at Dunes
National Lakeshore. Noon-4 pm at Fire Station #1,
north end of complex at 1100 N. Mineral Springs
Rd., Porter, IN. Meet Smokey Bear and view fire
engines and other displays. In conjunction with
National Fire Prevention Week. Free & open to the
public. Info: 219/926-7561, ext. 356.
October 14 -- Summerset Free Concert Series. 58 pm MI time on the lawn behind the Harbor Grand
Hotel, New Buffalo. T-shirts and featured artist CDs
available for purchase to benefit Make-a-Wish
Foundation of Michigan. This week’s performer:
Bryan Lubek. Last concert of the season.
www.SummersetConcerts.com
October 14 -- Harlem Ambassadors Tour at Elston
Jr. High Gym, MC. 7 pm. Tix $6. 874-3830.
October 14-15 -- Heart of Art Studio & Gallery Tour.
A self-guided tour of 20 artists around LaPorte County.
11 am-5 pm. Info & brochure at 800/572-3359 or
www.VisitLaPorteCounty.com.
October 14-15 -- Kids Funfest and Storytellers
Festival at Indiana Dunes State Park. Funfest noon4 pm at Wilson, Tremont and Duneside shelters.
Storytellers Fest 10:30 am-3 pm at Nature Center both
days. $1 Passport , from Friends of Indiana Dunes booth,
guides kids to all the stops. Car entrance fee: $5/instate, $10/out-of-state. 219-926-1390.
October 15 -- Fine Arts Series: Soelleroed Girls’
Choir and Flute Choir (from Denmark). 4 pm at the
LaPorte Presbyterian Church, 307 Kingsbury Ave.,
LaPorte (corner of Kingsbury & US 35 south). Reception
following the concert. Free; goodwill offering will be
accepted. 219/362-6219.
October 16 --Maple City Word Crafters. 6-8 pm at
LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave.,
downtown LaPorte. All writers invited. No charge or
registration. Info: 219/362-6156.
October 17 -- 5th Annual Women’s Fair. 2-7 pm at
Blue Chip Casino Conference Center, MC. Sponsored
by LaPorte Regional Health System, WEFM and
WYIN Channel 56. Exhibitors, screenings, demonstrations. Info: www.laportehealth.org or Bonny
Hildebrand at 219-326-2476.
October 17 -- Michiana Amateur Computer Society
meeting. 7-9 pm at Michigan City campus of Ivy
Tech, 3714 Franklin St., Room H115. Presentation,
q & a session. Public invited to attend.
www.MACSHost.com
October 18 -- “World’s Fastest Indian” (starring
Anthony Hopkins) film screening at LaPorte High
School’s Schulze Hall. 7 pm. Free & open to the public. Part of the PNC Odyssey Arts & Cultural Events
series.
October 19 -- Flying Carpet Travelogue Series:
“South by West” (American Desert Southwest) presented by Gray Warriner. 7 pm at Elston Performing
Arts Theater, 317 Detroit St., MC. Season ticket or
single ticket available at the door.
Every Monday -- New Buffalo Chess Club. 6 pm
(MI time) at the New Buffalo Public Library, 33 N.
Thompson, New Buffalo. Open to all ages and skill levels. John Calo, 269/469-6507 or email jscalo@localnet.com
Places to Visit:
Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan
City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 & under, free/kids under
3. Guided tours Mon.-Fri., 10 am, 11:30 am & 1 pm;
Sat/Sun noon & 2 pm. 219-873-1520.
Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery,
525 Broadway, Beverly Shores, IN. Open Fri.-Sun. 11:30
am-3:30 pm thru Nov. Adm. free; donations welcome.
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Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360
Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Open 9 am-4 pm, TuesFri; 10 am-4 pm Sat; closed Sun & Mon. Adm.
$3/adults, $2/vets & senior citizens, $1/ages 8-18,
and free to under 8 and active military personnel. Info
872-2702 or www.militaryhistorymuseum.org
International Friendship Gardens, E. US Hwy 12,
Michigan City, IN. Open weekends 10 am-4 pm.
219/878-9885 or www.friendshipgardens.org
LaPorte County Historical Museum, 2405 Indiana
Ave., LaPorte. Adm. $3/LaP. Co. resident; $5/out-ofcounty; $3/kids 12-17; free/under 12 yrs. 219/3246767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St.,
Michigan City. Tues.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11
am-4 pm. Phone 874-4900.
New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker
St., New Buffalo, MI. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am3 pm, (MI time) Closed Sun. Info: 269/469-5409.
Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park, Michigan
City. Open Tues-Sun 1-4 pm. Adm. $2/adults, $1/grades
9-12, 50 cents/grades 1-8. Groups of 10 or more must
make reservation. 872-6133. Closing for season on Nov.
1.
Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Michigan
Blvd., Michigan City. A collection of classic, antique
& unusual vehicles & memorabilia. Open every day
10 am-7 pm. Adm. $6/adults, $5/sen. cit, $4/kids,
free/under 3. 878-1514.
Southern Shore Art Association Gallery, 724 Franklin
St., Michigan City. Open Sat. 11 am-4 pm & Sun., noon4 pm. 219-879-4980. http://southernshoreart.org.
Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City. Open 10 am5 pm. (Gates close 4 pm). Adm. $4.50/adults; $3/sen.cit.
(62+); kids 3-11/$2.50; under 2 yrs./free. Special MC
resident rate for Oct: $2/adults, $1/kids 3-11. 219-8731510.
Farther Afield:
October 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 -- “The Odd Couple”
(Female Version).Presented by Twin City Players at
Twin City Playhouse, 600 W Glenlord Rd., St. Joseph,
MI. Tix $12/adults, $11/students & sen. cit., $5/kids
under 12; reserve at 269/429-0400. Curtain 8 pm
Fri/Sat & 4 pm Sun.
October 14 -- “Autumn Air” at Fernwood Botanical
Garden, Niles, MI. 10 am-5 pm MI time. Kids’ activities; live music; guest speakers; nature tours; special
appearance by Clifford and Curious George. Adm. $6/per
person or $20/per family. Free to WNIT members. Visit
www.wnit.org for more details.
October 14-15 -- Buckley Homestead Fall Festival.
10 am-5 pm. Traditional crafts & demos, items for sale;
watch farmers in the west pasture and Master
Gardeners in the garden. Authentic entertainment and
pioneer reenactors. Food & beverages for sale. Corn
Maze: separate fee--$5/adults, $4/kids 5-12. Adm. to
Festival $3/per person, kids 7 & under free. Buckely
Homestead is located off I-65 south. Take the Rt. 2 exit
towards Lowell, IN to Hendricks St., turn left and look
for visitor center parking lot.
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OPEN HOUSE
2032 Oriole Trail, Long Beach, IN
Long Beach
Women’s Bowling
October 3, 2006
TEAM STANDING
1. Alley Cats
Lucky Strikes
Ladies of the Lane
2. Graceful Gutters
3. The Gutter Golfers
The Hopefuls
ONE HOUR FROM CHICAGO,
3 BLOCKS TO LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH.
Please join us for a
Grand Open House
Sunday, Oct. 15 • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 22 • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Please call Tom at Mulcahy Builders, Cell # 219-241-1020
for more information or for an appointment to see this
beautiful, newly constructed home.
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2. Graceful Gutters
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2. Lucky Strikes
3. Ladies of the Lane
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HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME
1. Laurel Byrne
2. June Salmon
3. Bev Else
4. Char Cook
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1. Laurel Byrne
2. June Salmon
3. Bev Else
4. Sue Luegers
SCORE
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STRIKES IN A ROW: Sue Luegers (3)
SPLITS:
5-10 split picked up by Sue Luegers
5-7 split picked up by Barb DePasquale
1-3-7 split picked up by Lynn Jacox
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Youth Services at MC Public LIbrary
Toddler Time
Oct. 17, 24 (10 a.m.) & Oct. 25 (9:30 a.m.)
Preschool Story Time
Oct 17, 24 (1:30 p.m.) & Oct. 25 (10:30 a.m.)
Toddler Time is for 2-3 year olds with parent or caregiver present. Preschool Story Time is for 3-5 year olds
with parent or caregiver present in the library.
Registration is required, phone 873-3045.
Support those who advertise in the Beacher!
Tell them you saw their Ad!
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PERSONAL SERVICES
SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MEMORIES DIGITALLY ON CDs OR DVDs
Home movies-slides-pictures transferred to CDs or DVDs
Wedding & Event Documentation.
Corporate and Industrial Video Productions
Contact: Patrick Landers at Midwest Video Communications
219-879-8433
LOVE YOUR PET? We’ll keep him in your yard!
Pet Stop of Michiana — 888.325.7387 — www.petstop.com
• • • DON’T THROW AWAY -WE HAUL AWAY FREE • • •
Anything which can be used or sold to benefit several local charities.
For more information Call Ed. Campion Sr. - Phone 219/879-2934
LICENSED AND EXPERIENCED CNA will care for your loved ones in
your home. Also certified in dementia care. Call 219-879-4056.
COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVER with medical background.
An alternative to nursing home. Can do housekeeping, run errands, etc.
Excellent references. Reasonable rates. Call 219-877-4302.
SELF IMPROVEMENT - INSTRUCTIONS
MUSIC TEACHER – Lessons in guitar – piano - voice
and most instruments. Call 219/872-1217.
HEALTH & PHYSICAL FITNESS
• • • MASSAGE THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER • • •
Therapeutic Massage • Acupuncture • Brain Gym • QiGong Classes •
Reflexology • Healing Touch • Feldenkrais® • Personal Fitness Training
Dog Massage Classes • Gift Certificates
www.wellness-specialists.com
Call 219/879-5722.
ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE CENTER
Jennifer Huang, Licensed Acupuncturist — Call 219/879-2100.
CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPING
FINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning Service
Professional - Insured - Bonded - Uniformed
#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.
PERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING — Homes - Condos - Offices.
Day and afternoons available. - Call Darla at 219/879-2468.
FINAL TOUCH HOUSE CLEANING & WINDOW WASHING.
Reasonable. Quality service. Ref. avail. Call Debbie at 219-879-1429.
TIDY KAT’S CLEANING SERVICE.
Specializing in Residential & Commercial Cleaning. Vacation Rentals,
Deep Cleans, Construction Clean ups, Move In & Outs. Linen Services,
Windows. Touch up cleans for your renters while vacationing. Insured.
Call 219-878-1955 or 219-898-6737.
DAWN’S FROM TOP TO BOTTOM LLC for all your cleaning needs.
Commercial – Residential – Construction. Insured & bonded. 10 yrs. exp.
Phone 219-448-1425. First-time customers receive a 10% disc.
M & M HOUSECLEANING (Mom & Me).
Reasonable Rates. References Available. Call Donna 219-767-2868.
HANDYMAN-HOME REPAIR-PLUMBING
QUALITY CARPENTRY: Expert remodeling of kitchens, bathrooms.
Also: doors, windows, skylights, ceramic tile, drywall, decks & repairs.
Small jobs welcome. Call Ed at 219/878-1791.
HANDYMAN - Antenna service. Phone & TV jacks. House wiring.
Sinks. Toilets. Countertops. Carpentry. Full house rehab work.
Beach Stairway Repair & Refurbishing.
DR. TOM’S SERVICE CLINIC - 219/778-4036
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HIRE Sue’s HUSBAND
Is your list of household repair & maintenance projects growing?
Small jobs welcome. - Quality Work. — Call Ed Berent
@ 219/879-8200.
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CHIMNEYS – TUCK POINTING
All masonry repairs. 30 yrs. experience.
Call Gene Burke at (MC) 219-229-4109 OR (LaP) 219-324-8702.
ROOF LEAK? Guaranteed repairs. 26 yrs. union experience.
Commercial or Residential. Flat or Shingle Roofs. Call 219-325-4503.
•• •• • • • • • • • • • • •
BIZZY “B” CONSTRUCTION & MASONRY. Decks, siding, garages,
additions, all concrete work. Tuckpointing, Brick and block work. Roofs
and fences. Senior citizen disc. “We take the sting out of construction
prices.” Free est. Insured. Call 219-877-4979 or 219-561-4077.
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BILL SMART – Home Repair & Remodeling • Carpentry • Electrical
The one man for all your big jobs too small for the big contractors.
Serving Harbor Country since 2001 • 269-469-4407.
PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPER
WISTHOFF PAINTING — REFERENCES
Small Jobs Welcome — Call 219/874-5279
JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING
Custom Decorating - Custom Woodwork - Hang/Finish Drywall
Wallpaper Removal – Trim Carpentry
27-Years experience. Insured. Ph. 219/861-1990.
DUNIVAN POWER WASHING AND PAINTING
Decks, Homes, Trailers, Businesses, etc.
Local. Exp. Insured. Reasonable Rates. Call Brian at 219-879-8239.
THE A & L PAINTING COMPANY — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
20-YEARS EXPERIENCE. Also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks.
13 yr. anniversary 10% off labor discount for all of 2006.
Seniors (65 +) 15% off. References. Reasonable. 219/778-4145.
HALDY BROTHERS PAINTING - Interior & Exterior. Licensed &
Insured. Experienced & Reliable - Call 269-325-2953.
ROBERT ALLEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. – Painting & Decorating
Interior-Exterior. Custom Painting. Wall Coverings. Drywall Repair
Insured. Competitive Rates. Reliable. Call 219-840-1581.
ALL BRIGHT PAINTING - Interior/Exterior. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Free estimates. Fully insured. 219/879-7199.
PREMIER POWER WASH. Decks, fences, concrete, houses. Resealing
and Gutter Cleaning. Insured and bonded. Call 219-363-0475.
WAYNE’S PAINTING. From top to bottom, interior/exterior. Painting,
staining, decks, pressure washing. Free est. Fully insured. 13 yrs. exp.
30% OFF ON ALL INTERIORS FOR WINTER.
219-363-7877 days; 219-778-2549 evenings. Ask for Wayne.
LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up, Etc. H & D TREE SERVICE and LANDSCAPING, INC. —
Full service tree and shrub care. Trimming, planting, removal.
Firewood, snowplowing, excavating. — Call 872-7290.
FREE ESTIMATES
HEALY’S LANDSCAPE & STONE
219/879-5150 — FAX 219-879-5344
http://www.healysland.com - d.healy@comcast.net
Voted: BEST LANDSCAPE SUPPLY YARD IN N.W. INDIANA!
15+ Types of Flagstone, 30+ Types of Stone,
Granite boulders, River Rock, Mulch,
Landscaping, Stonescaping, Ponds, Patios, Walls, Pavers, Design!
WE NOW CARRY Bluestone Veneer (better than cultured stone)
Because it’s REAL!
Spring SALE: Canadian Hemlocks Starting @$150,
Pachysandra/English Ivy $24/Flat, Concolor, Pine,
Serbian Spruce Ask!
# # H&S SERVICES —2621 E. US HIGHWAY 12 # #
Call 219/872-8946
Let Us Be Your One Stop Shop
Colored Mulch - Topsoil - River Rock
Retaining Wall Blocks - Natural Stone
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ADDIE’S LAWN MAINTENANCE • Residential & Commercial
Yard Clean-Up • Mowing• Aeration• Thatching• We also do Ext. Power
Wash, Stain & Seal. Free Estimates. We Beat Any Written Price.
Call 219-879-2017 or (cell) 219-210-2249 - Leave message.
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Lawn and Tree Care – DIV. OF BIZZY “B” CORP.
All Landscaping and Lawn Care. Trim, Top and Tree Removal.
Call 219-877-4979 or 219-561-4077.
AREA’S LARGEST
LANDSCAPING BY SMALL’S GARDEN CENTER 219-778-2568
Landscaping
Patios – Flagstone, Brick
Walls – Flagstone (cut drywall), Timber, Block, Retaining, Boulder
Waterfalls & Ponds
Complete Site Work – Free Estimates
Custom Designed Installation
13 Acre Garden Center: Mulch, Soil, Decorative Stones, Gravels
Flagstone, Boulders.
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CAPPY’S LAWN CARE –- FALL CLEAN -UPS
COMPLETE LAWN SERVICE • FREE ESTIMATES • INSURED
CALL 219-874-3580
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATTENTION DRIVERS willing to train to obtain CDL! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! TMC Transportation needs drivers. Guaranteed
weekly earnings. Premium equipment and benefits. Excellent earning potential and still be OFF WEEKENDS! It’s not a job, it’s a
future! FOR CDL Training through Commercial Driver Institute in
South Bend, IN. Call today. - 1-800-882-7364 AC0064
SEEKING MATURE WOMAN to care for 2 children in my home
Mon.-Fri., 6am-9am. CPR cert., reliable trans. & ref. required.
Call 312-368-6335 or 219-872-2370.
ATTENTION-GREAT FOR MOMS! Eight professionals needed to work
from home. No selling, no stocking. Computer and telephone required.
www.healthymomof4.biz
WANT TO SELL
WE CATER TO BUDDING OFFICES & ARTISTS AT FIRME’S
(2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455
Hwy 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003
RAINBOW TRADES – 809 FRANKLIN SQUARE – 219/874-7099
ANTIQUES GALORE! Jewelry, China, Clocks, Toys, Dolls, Paintings,
African Masks, Indian Items, Vintage Clothes, Tools, Gifts, Unique Items.
BALLOONS ALL WAYS – Birthday Parties, Big events. We Deliver!
COSTUME WORLD – Rentals/Sales, Makeup. Over 1,000 Costumes.
Seek the Unique – www.costumeworld.net Open Mon. & Fri.
ORIENTAL RUG. 18 ft. x 11 -1/2 ft.
75 years old. $750. Call 219-363-6818.
BEAUTYREST CLEARANCE SALE —
Queen Plush Set $299 – King Pillowtop Set $399 – Futons $249
Simmons Mattress Outlet, 264 Dunes Plaza, Hwy 20. 219/872-4100
SPLIT CHERRY WOOD FOR SALE
CALL 219-879-0858.
VERY NICE BALWIN PIANO AND BENCH.
MUST SEE. CALL 219-879-7809.
NEW NOTRE DAME Fighting Irish Wall Hanging Rug. 32” x 36.”
Valued at $500, make reasonable offer. Call 219-879-8832.
THE FALL GIRLFRIEND SALE, your ultimate woman’s resale clothing event, will take place this weekend and next. We have over 70 participants who have cleaned their closets and collectively submitted over
2000+ items of clothing in all sizes, jewelry, and accessories to be sold at
$5, $10, $15 and up. There are lots of designer pieces, coach hand bags,
manufacture samples, beautiful dressy items and tons of gently used
casual clothing. The sale begins Fri., Oct. 13th, 6-9 pm for participants
and their friends, and is advertised and open to the public Sat., Oct. 14th
& 21st from 10 am-3 pm, with the famous 1/2 price sale on Oct. 22nd
from 12-4 pm. We accept Visa and MasterCard, but prefer cash. Bring a
friend and come shop for incredible values plus a whole lot of fun!
To find the Long Beach Community Center, take Lake Shore Drive in
Michigan City and turn at Stop 24 onto St. Lawrence Ave. At stop
sign, turn left onto Oriole Trail. Center is on right. 219-879-3845.
REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL - RENTALS/LEASE/SELL
GARAGE AND BASEMENT OVERSTUFFED?
Store your stuff with us and get a 6 month lease for a 5 month price.
GOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK.
4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212)
Michigan City, IN.
219/879-5616.
FOR LEASE WITH IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY
Approximately 1,500 square feet of executive office space located at
1411 S. Woodland Ave., Michigan City, IN. Contemporary style, ample
drive up parking and energy efficient. Call 219/872-0318.
OFFICE SUITE. 3 private offices and reception area. Expenses, except
phone, paid. Well maintained, high traffic area. 2811 E. Michigan Blvd.,
Michigan City. (219) 879-9188, 879-2700.
RENTALS INDIANA
HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH
3/BR. Across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692.
LONG BEACH COZY 4/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach)
Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/370-1745.
SHERIDAN BEACH EXECUTIVE RENTAL. Beautifully furnished and
fully equipped large, modern, luxury 3BR, 1-1/2BA across from beach.
$1,000/mo. Short or long term. Call 219-872-4446.
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DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB
LAKEFRONT CONDOS — 2 and 3 bedrooms.
Avail. Sept.-June — $1,400 to $2,000 per month.
DUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588.
HOUSE FOR RENT ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE
3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Fpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail.
Also avail Sept thru May. $750/mo + util. Call 708/424-8756.
DUNELAND BEACH FULLY FURNISHED. 3BR. A/C House
Avail 9/5/06 to 6/1/07. $700/mo. plus util. 219-872-5979. Leave Msg.
BEACH RENTAL BY WEEK OR MONTH
overlooking Lake Michigan. Realtor owned. Call 219-874-5209.
BEACH RENTAL, YEAR ROUND. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths.
2 blks. to beach. $1750 per month. Realtor owned. Call 219-874-5209.
SHERIDAN BEACH-YEAR ROUND-FULLY FURNISHED.
Completely remodeled 1BR, 1BA apartment just steps away from the
beach. New small kitchen appliances, furniture, TV/DVD, A/C units.
Spacious private balcony with a glimpse of lake, barbecue area.
$550/month + NIPSCO. Call 708-372-6898.
LONG BEACH EXECUTIVE HOUSE RENTAL-LONG TERM 10/1/065/31/07. Stop 29. Overlooking lake. Fantastic decks/views. 3BR, 2BA,
A/C, W/D, cable TV. NO PETS/NO SMOKING.
$1095/month plus utilities. Call 630-337-6220.
LONG BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT - Great location, very close to beach
and park. 4/BR, 2/Bath. A/C. W/D, D/W. Deck w/BBQ.
Avail.10/1/06 for winter/long term rental. Call 312-953-9570.
WINTER RENTAL LONG BEACH. Lake Shore Dr. hillside.
Oct-June 2007. Great Lake views, big deck, 4BR, 2BA. All amenities.
$750/mo. + util. and sec. dep. Call 708-349-0442 or 219-879-1475.
SHERIDAN BEACH – Brand new private 3BR, 2BA
with spectacular lake view. Huge wrap around deck & patio.
W/D. Fireplace. Central AC/Heat. $1500/Mo. Util. incl. 219-872-4446.
2BR, FURNISHED beach cottage, off street parking
$950/mo. + utilities. Short or long term lease.
Merrion & Assoc. 219-872-4000.
STOP 29 IN LONG BEACH. 2BR, 1BA. Fireplace, basement,
all appliances. Garage. Yearly lease. Call 219-871-9183.
CONTEMPORARY OGDEN DUNES HOUSE. Steps from the beach.
Beautifully furn. Loaded with amenities. $1950/mo. Call 773-490-4510.
FOR SALE OR LEASE – Long Beach Pointe 2BR.
New carpet & paint, close to pool. Call 219-872-5082.
2BR APARTMENT AND SMALL OFFICE available for rent.
1450 sq. ft. $600/mo. + utilities. Call 708-431-0631.
RENTALS MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN, New Buffalo, Village of Grand Beach.
Lake front home, just 42 steps down to this private beach on
Lake Michigan. Enjoy magnificent sunsets from this lakeside deck
and living room. This cozy 3BR is completely furnished.
Available Sept. 15, 2006 to May 14, 2007 for $625 per month. For
more information or a viewing appointment, call 708-848-1025.
2BR COTTAGE RENTAL. Newly redecorated. Walk to beach.
$750/week. Inquire at On the Lounge Slipcover Studio
for viewing or call 269-469-4354.
BEAUTIFUL 3BR, 2BA year round house in New Buffalo
near Grand Beach. Wooded and Private, Large Kitchen,
Living Room with Fireplace and Deck. Brand new Carpet and Paint.
$1100/month plus utilities and security deposit. Call 312-953-7306.
HARBERT: Avail Oct. 20. House on 3 acres 1.2 mi. from the beach, surrounded by woods. 3BR, 1BA, woodstove, W/D. Stocked pond in back,
workshop and garage in outbuilding. Well-mannered pets considered with
additional deposit. Oct.-May $1200/mo.; June-Sept $1500/week, or
$1500/mo. year-round. Tenant pays util. & sec. dep. (269) 470-6726.
FLORIDA RENTALS
PLAY GOLF AT TOM FAZIO DESIGNED 45-HOLE TOP 100 GOLF
FACILITY near Tampa. 3BR, 2.5BA, cable TV, DVD, A/C, kitchen,
dining & living room. Views of 2nd & 8th fairways of “The Quarry”
from the screened lanai. Full use of clubhouse, pool, workout room,
tennis & golf facilities. Dec-May $5,750/mo. + sec. dep.
Call Bob at (219)874-4245 or email rwlake@mag-full.com
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE HOMESITE. 80 FT. X 200 FT. Easy build lot. First street off LSD.
Very close to Stop 31 beach. City sewer and water. Call 219-878-1724.
SHERIDAN BEACH. Immaculately rehabbed 3 unit with spectacular lake
view across from beach. 4200 sq.ft. with 6 off street and 6 guest parking
spaces. All utility services separate. $950,000. Call 219-872-4446.
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Off the Book Shelf
by Sally Carpenter
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
“Mom?
“It’s just a sound really, a hum interrupted by open lips. But there are a zillion
words on this planet, and not one of them
comes out of your mouth the way that one
does.”
You must remember author Albom from
his Tuesdays With Morrie and The Five
People You Meet in Heaven. I thought at that
time those two books would be hard to top.
Well, I might have been premature with
that statement…
I remember reading somewhere that “we get too soon
old, and too late smart!” Now that I am “of an age” I
can really relate to that statement. As a child we are
so wrapped up in our little kingdom that we don’t see
who are parents really are, or what they really do to
keep us insulated from the world. We see with a
child’s eye and a child’s limited knowledge. By the time
we have reached middle age and are able to comprehend
what our parents had to deal with, they have passed
on and we can’t sit down and have that talk that should
have taken place years ago. But what if we could? Have
one more day with mom or dad?
“This is a story about a family and, as there is a ghost
involved, you might call it a ghost story. But every family is a ghost story. The dead sit at our tables long after
they have gone.”
The whole problem as I see it, is that we think our
parents are going to live forever. I know, I know, the
knowledge of death is there, but, like accidents, we
tend to think they happen to someone else. This is
Charley Benetto’s story of life and death…a story that
has more than its share of ups and downs, and how
he had to hit bottom to find the truth…
“Let me guess. You want to know why I tried to kill
myself…Looking back, I began to unravel the day my
mother died, around ten years ago. I wasn’t there when
it happened, and I should have been.”
Guilt is a powerful thing. It can take the biggest
of us down. In Charley’s case, it led to drinking, a lot
of drinking, until his wife took their daughter and left.
His dad had left the family years ago when he and his
kid sister were small, now his mother was dead, and
his family was gone. What was there to
live for? So, getting plenty drunk, Charley
gets in his car and decides to end it all. Two
attempts fail, and the third, a horrendous
car accident that threw him out into a field,
still didn’t kill him. He wakes up by a ball
field, the one he played baseball at as a kid.
And he thinks he sees his mother in the
bleachers. Crazy, right? He makes his way
to the family home, now empty because he
and his sister couldn’t bring themselves to
sell it yet. But the house isn’t empty…his
mom is there cooking breakfast.
“Can you Charley?’ she said. ‘Spend a day with your
mother?’” What a loaded question!
Charley didn’t know if he was experiencing temporary
insanity or if he was in purgatory, or what, but he knew
he would follow through with whatever fate had in
store for him, because…
“When a loved one appears before you, it’s your brain
that fights it, not your heart.”
This was the chance Charley had hoped for. So he
spends the day with his mother, following her around,
finding out the truth of what happened after Charley’s
father left, how the stigma of being a divorced woman
in the 1950s left her jobless and friendless, and how
hard it was to find the money to send Charley and his
sister to college.
Charley needs this day with his mother to make peace
as much with himself as with her. Charley discovered
that, down through the years, the more he tried to please
his father, who wanted him to become a professional baseball player, the more he seemed to step back
from his mother and her dream of his earning a college degree.
Whether you believe Charley really had a visit
from his dead mother or not, you will relate, on some
level, to the parent/child relationship that Charley needed so desperately to understand. It is also a fantastic story of love and loss and misplaced dreams.
As Charley says near the end of the story, “Sharing
tales of those we’ve lost is how we keep from really
losing them.” Amen Charley.
Till next time, happy reading!
“Super Science Me”
Great Books at MC Library
This program at the Michigan City Public Library
is intended for ages 4th grade and up. Join the deductive detectives for this hands-on program. Kids will
make “Glob” and learn how to pierce a needle through
a balloon without breaking it. Registration is required
by phoning 873-3045 or stopping in the Youth Services
Department. There is no charge.
Great Books is a discussion group that meets every
month at the Michigan City Public Library. This
month’s meeting wlll be Sun., Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. The
book selection is Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov. New
members are always invited.
You can confirm the book of the month at the
Circulation Desk or at 873-3042.
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872-4000
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Specializing in Distinctive
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Debbie Burke
Owner
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Ed Merrion
707 Washington St. • Michigan City, IN 46360
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80' frontage on the 6th fairway of Pottawattomie Country Club!
$
479,900
Call Jim McGah to see it!
1309 Lake Shore Drive
MAGNIFICENT LAKE MICHIGAN VIEWS are yours high
above the noise and traffic of Lake Shore Drive. This 1920's era
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in the living room, front room & bedrooms. You can enjoy the
lake breezes & views from your front deck, or picnic on the lawn
of a quiet back yard. A full basement has a large beach shower
$
& lots of storage for your beach equipment.
539,900
LIKE DESIGNER BRAND NAMES? Then you’ll
love the brand new kitchen in this architect-remodeled home in Duneland Beach! Electrolux Icon
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grace the master bath, with Italian porcelain floors
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guest bath has all marble floors & walls, with a
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$
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Liv Markle*, CRS, GRI
Julie Gring
Jim McGah*, Broker Associate
Bill Moldenhauer
Fran Merrion, GRI, ABR
Michele Meden, ABR
John Hayes, GRI, ABR
Dave Walsh
Ed Merrion*, CRS, GRI
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Debbie Mengel
Jerry Lambert
Heather Melnyk
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CENTURY 21 Long Beach Realty
123
1401 Lake Shore Drive ~ 3100 Lake Shore Drive
(219) 874-5209 ~ (219) 872-1432
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Family Owned and Operated Since 1920
2928 LOTHAIR WAY
910 BIRCH TREE
ON A HIGH DUNE overlooking the Long Beach Golf Course, this center hall
Colonial is in a world of its own. Floor to ceiling windows in the dining room
and living room bring the outdoors in. Slate floored foyer in the center hall lead
to island kitchen with spacious breakfast area. Doors open to airy screened porch
from kitchen and dining room. There is a 1st floor sitting room or bedroom too.
Upstairs are four bedrooms, including the master. An extra 30 x 170 foot lot
on the east of the home is not buildable but insures privacy. Full basement has
$
479,000
large recreation room. Garage. Short walk to beach.
COLORFUL CERAMIC TILE brightens squeaky clean Birch
Tree Condominium with glass doors opening to large deck.
Fifteen foot master bedroom and second large bedroom. Over
1000 square feet of living area. Across from Notre Dame church
$
and school.
112,900
304 BLACK OAK DRIVE, TRAIL CREEK
222 LADY LANE
STYLISHLY DECORATED in fresh new colors, this lovely home with
center hall floor plan and handsomely proportioned rooms is great for
the growing family. Relax by the living room fireplace and enjoy picture window views of the fenced back yard with screened in gazebo
and swing set. Formal dining room and large family kitchen make entertaining a snap. Four bedrooms and computer room on second floor.
Strategically place hardwood floors on both levels. Garage. $149,900
CHILDREN ARE WELCOME in this custom built center hall
designed for family comfort. First floor family room has fireplace. The kitchen has built in desk, eating area, and there
is also a formal dining room. Tall 11 block high basement
is great for children in cold weather. Four bedrooms, 3 baths.
Closets everywhere including cedar. Oversized double
$
garage. Walk to beach, church, school.
299,000
Phyllis Waters*, Owner/Broker, CRB, CRS, GRI
Doug Waters*, Managing Broker, GRI 219-877-7290
June Livinghouse*, Broker Associate, ABR, GRI 800-957-1248
Sylvia Hook*, Broker Associate, CRS, GRI 800-518-5778
Beverly Bullis*, CRS, GRI 800-518-6149
Sandy Rubenstein*, Broker Associate 879-7525
Tom Cappy* 874-6396
Richard Klare 872-0947
Beverly Szybala 219-861-2066
Patti Slayden 219-608-6012
Rosemary Braun 879-9029
Don Niven 708-259-9471
Bill McNew 872-8254
Annette Clark 219-363-3545
Stephan Koethe 219-331-6275
David Landau 1-773-405-7484
Shawn Semla 219-898-3370
*Licensed in Michigan and Indiana
Phyllis T. Waters*
CRB, CRS, GRI
Broker/ Owner
Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Doug Waters*
GRI
Managing Broker