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Volume 26, Number 45 Thursday, November 18, 2010 “A Story”-The Northwest Indiana Connection by Rick A. Richards There’s more, too. The happen- ings in fi ctional Hohman, Ind. (in actuality, the story took place in Hammond where the main drag is Hohman Avenue) sprang from the imagination of author and Ham- mond native . It’s that connection to Northwest Indiana that has made the movie es- pecially popular in the region. Erika Scheeringa, director of public rela- tions for the South Shore Conven- tion and Visitors Authority, is not only a fan of the movie, but for the past two years has worked to bring a slice of “A Christmas Story” to Flick accepts a triple dog dare and gets his tongue stuck on the playground fl agpole in Northwest Indiana. “A Christmas Story.” (Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers) “It’s one of my favorite movies,” In 1983 a quaint little movie came and went in said Scheeringa. “I have every line memorized.” America’s theaters. It didn’t create much of a stir Scheeringa has set up a display at the Indiana then, but when its 20th anniversary rolled around, Welcome Center (at the intersection of Interstate people realized what they had missed. The movie 94 and Kennedy Avenue in Hammond) called “A became a must-see, and today “A Christmas Story,” Christmas Story Comes Home.” The exhibit is on has become a holiday tradition. display through Jan. 9, 2011, and includes six ani- Released just before Thanksgiving 1983, the mated scenes from the movie. movie drew mostly negative reviews and Continued on Page 2 made a modest $2 million the fi rst week, but by Christmas 1983, it was no longer playing. Since then, the movie has grossed $19.2 million – not counting its near continuous showing on television or cable networks. Families everywhere make it a point to watch during the holiday season. And everyone has their favorite scene. It might be the Bumpus’ dogs rampaging through the Parker’s house, or Randy unable to move in his snowsuit, or Flick with his tongue stuck to the fl agpole, or Ralphie having it out with bully Scut Farkas, or Ralphie scheming on how he could convince Santa he should get a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas, or most memorably, the arrival of “a major award” – the The entrance to A Christmas Story Comes Home inside the infamous leg lamp – that Ralphie and Randy’s W.F. Wellman Exhibit Hall at the Indiana Welcome Center. “old man” won in a newspaper contest. (Provided by the Indiana Welcome Center) THE Page 2 November 18, 2010

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The Indiana Welcome Center is at the intersection of Interstate 94 and Kennedy Actors Yano Anaya (left), who portrayed Grover Dill, and Zack Ward Avenue at the south edge of Hammond. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) (Scut Farkas), right, sign autographs for visitors at last year’s event. (Provided by Indiana Welcome Center) Accompanying the scenes (Higbie’s Department man Exhibit Hall inside the visitors center. Store Window, Flick’s Tongue and the Triple Dog All will take part in a Christmas parade at 10 Dare, It’s a Major Award, Santa’s Mountain at Hig- a.m. Dec. 4 along Indianapolis Boulevard in Ham- bie’s, the Bumpus Hounds, and the Parker Living mond. Afterwards, they will sign autographs (for a Room), will be several special events. fee) from noon to 3 p.m. and again on Sunday. Scheeringa said the biggest is Festival Weekend In addition, Scheeringa said there will be a on Dec. 4-5 when visitors will have an opportuni- “Mommy’s Little Piggy” mashed potato eating con- ty to meet fi ve of the actors from the movie. Flick test at 10 a.m. Dec. 5, and at 11 a.m., Miss Shields (Scott Schwartz), Randy Parker (Ian Petrella), Scut will announce the winner of the “What I Want for Farkas (Zack Ward), Grover Dill (Yano Anaya) and Christmas” essay contest. Essays can be dropped off Miss Shields () will be at the W.F. Well- until Nov. 30 at the visitors’ center.

Erika Scheeringa of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority helps organize the annual A Christmas Story Comes Home event. This animated scene of Santa’s Mountain is one of six miniature animated (Photo by Rick A. Richards) scenes on display. (Provided by the Indiana Welcome Center) THE November 18, 2010 Page 3

Santa Claus is ready to send Ralphie on his way down the slide from the top of Santa’s Mountain. (Provided by Indiana Wel- come Center)

Some of the ugly lamps that have been dropped off at the Indiana Welcome Center. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) On Saturday, Dec. 11, the center will host the “A Christmas Story” is also popular in , “Oh Fuuuudge! tire changing relay.” Every Friday Ohio, where the exterior shots of Ralphie and Ran- between Thanksgiving and Christmas from 5 to dy’s house were shot. Today, that house has been re- 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. stored and its interior looks identical to the movie. to 3 p.m., visitors can have their photo taken with It has become a major tourist attraction in Cleve- Santa atop Santa’s Mountain, a replica of Santa’s land. Mountain in Higbie’s Department Store. For a com- Schwartz, who was 14 when he portrayed Flick, plete list of events, visit www.aChristmasStoryCo- said he never imagined the movie would become a mesHome.com. holiday classic. As a result of the popularity of the movie in re- “I never thought that way, not once,” said cent years, the child actors who starred in the fi lm Schwartz. “The movie really took a long time to have been rediscovered. For Scott Schwartz and Ian grow on people.” Petrella, they’re now traveling the country attend- As a child actor growing up in southern Califor- ing events like the one in Hammond and meeting nia, the adventure of making “A Christmas Story” with fans. was getting on a plane and fl ying to Cleveland. “I Continued on Page 4

Visitors to last year’s “A Christmas Story Comes Home” at the Indiana Welcome Center participate in the Mommie’s Little Piggie mashed potato Visitors to last year’s A Christmas Story Comes Home event participate in the eating contest. (Provided by the Indiana Welcome Center) “Oh Fuuuudge! tire changing contest.” (Provided by Indiana Welcome Center) THE Page 4 November 18, 2010

“A Christmas Story” Continued from Page 3 “Why do people like it? I think it has something for everyone and I think people really get close to remember it was cold,” said Schwartz. “We don’t something they like.” get snow in southern California.” Petrella says he is fortunate to have had the op- His big scene as Flick was the “triple dog dare” portunity to be involved with something like “A challenge on the school playground when he and his Christmas Story.” friends were debating whether someone’s tongue “When I go to events like this, it’s fun to trade sto- would stick to the ice cold fl agpole if they licked it. ries with people. And for me and the others from the Flick did, became stuck and was abandoned on cast, I think we built a bond. When we get together, the playground by his friends when the bell rang we are friends.” ending recess. In reality, it wasn’t the cold that stuck Flick’s tongue, said Schwartz, but a suction device that had been implanted inside the fl agpole. Sidebar: One of the classic scenes in the movie “A Christmas Story” was the arrival of “a major award” at the Parker home. Mr. Parker won the award from a newspa- per contest but didn’t know what it was until he uncrated it from its wooden shipping box. Inside was a leg lamp, which Mr. Parker loved but Mrs. Parker did not. While things didn’t go too well for the Park- ers – the lamp ultimately wound up in pieces – anyone who would like the opportunity to win their own leg lamp can do so by entering the Ugliest Lamp Contest at the Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Drive, Hammond. Find your ugliest lamp and simply drop it “Christmas Story’s” Randy off at the welcome center between 8 a.m. and Parker (Ian 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Visitors will Petrella) can vote on the ugliest lamp in each category to barely move in his snowsuit. determine the winners from Dec. 1 to 31. (Photos Winners will be notifi ed by phone and the courtesy entries will be displayed until Jan. 9. Lamps of Warner Brothers) dropped off can be claimed from Jan. 10-17. As an adult, Schwartz, who works for trading For more infor- card companies like Upper Deck obtaining auto- mation on the con- graphed items for the company, said he’s proud the test or other events movie is so popular. “As I’ve gotten older, I under- surrounding the stand life better and can appreciate the movie more. movie “A Christ- People don’t associate it with a particular time be- mas Story,” visited cause they can relate to so much of it. It’s become the web site www. part of Americana. It’s just a fun movie and people AChristmasStory- continue to want to see it.” ComesHome.com Petrella was just eight when fi lming began on “A or call (219) 989- Christmas Story” and his memories are mostly of 7979. the fun he had with the other actors on the set. “Here I was in this whole other world,” said Pe- trella, who is now a graphic artist and animator. In hindsight, Petrella says he’s proud to be a part of a holiday tradition for so many families. But at the time, “I didn’t know if anyone was thinking about something like that. What’s amazing to me now is that it’s 27 years later and the movie isn’t going away.” Like Schwartz, Petrella says he likes going to events like the one planned in Hammond. Not only does he get a chance to mingle and chat with fans, A leg lamp awaits the winner but he also is able to renew his friendship with cast of the Ugliest Lamp Contest. members. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) THE November 18, 2010 Page 5

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                  THE Page 14 November 18, 2010 Tarzan was Born in Chicago, Not Africa by Wm. F. Keefe

Haunted by recollections, I badly wanted a Tar- zan mask for Halloween. Unable to fi nd one, after mourning suitably I read again a Chicago author’s masterpiece. . . “I fi rst learned about Tarzan when I was eight years old,” writes John I. Trucker in the journal The All-Story Magazine gave Tarzan Chicago History. “I heard my brother dying in the his fi rst appearance in its October, backyard and ran into the house to tell my mother 1912 issue. The artist who created the illustration was Clinton Pettee. about it. . . ‘Ernest is being killed,’ I shouted. ‘Out in (Images courtesy Chicago History) the back yard’.” “No,” she said calmly, continuing to sort shirts, “he is merely giving vent to the victory cry of the bull ape. He does it rather well.” “She was imperturbable and she . . .had to be in those days when every able-bodied young male in the neighborhood was Tarzan and very vocal about it. . . The victory cry of the bull ape, by the way, “Johnny Weismuller, longest lived of the movie is indistinguishable from the ceremonial cry of the Tarzans, got his basic education as Lord of the Jun- bull ape, which is voiced during the intricacies of gle on the beach at Fullerton Avenue.” the Dance of the Dum-Dum.” An Incalculable Audience It’s hard to take issue with the proposition that Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks at or near the top of the world roster of best-read authors ever pub- lished. That’s after recording 1875 as his birth year. Some numbers collected by Mr. Tucker provide targets for statisticians to argue. For example, “Bur- Living outside roughs’ novels have sold something over fi fty-fi ve Chicago at the time, Edgar Rice million copies, (and) been translated into thirty-six Burroughs had languages. . .” His most famed character, Tarzan, his picture taken has had enormous coverage in such disparate media while visiting the Windy City in as radio, television, and comic strips, as well as on 1933. sweat shirts and ice cream wrappers.” Two towns were even named for him (Tarzan and Tarzana). Expectedly, the Tarzan and other fantasy series that Burroughs spawned earned him shekels be- yond the wildest dreams of wealthy men of his day-- the fi rst half of the twentieth century. As Mr. Tucker notes, “At the time of his death on March 19, 1950, With that self-introduction Mr. Tucker develops a over a hundred Burroughs titles had been pub- thesis that is also as understandable as the Dance of lished. “The writer’s total income from all sources- the Dum-Dum: “Tarzan Was Born in Chicago.” His -books, magazines, newspapers, movies, radio, etc., birthplace was the Windy City because, fi rst, Edgar was estimated to have been in the neighborhood of Rice Burroughs called Chicago home and deserves $15,000,000.” all accruing kudos as the jungle hero’s biographer. So prolifi c did Burroughs become that he pro- Second, the triumvirate that ranks as the com- duced his archive of literature over generations. Mr. posite “parent” of the unbelievably popular Tarzan Tucker may have reproduced the victory cry of the fi gure and persona would be incomplete without bull ape while recording these tidings: James Allen St. John. Not only does Mr. Tucker “Several million middle-aged men must have crown Mr. St. John as the best illustrator of Bur- been delighted, as I was, when a video Tarzan gave roughs’ novels. Clinching the case, he points out promise of bringing the ape-man’s adventures to that the artist “was born on the South Side.” yet another generation.” But woe and lament! “Bur- The third and fi nal link proving that Tarzan came roughs died before the TV Tarzan came along. into the universe in Chicago appears in the fl esh- He had set what may be a word-production re- and-blood person of Johnny Weismuller. No stigma cord before he died. In 1913, “according to a chart attaches to any of us who remember the muscular of word output that Burroughs kept carefully, he Mr. W as a born-to-the grapevine denizen of African wrote 413,000 words, the equivalent of four 300 jungles. But Mr. Tucker’s word seals the deal: page books.” THE November 18, 2010 Page 15 The Ape-Man’s Yell national records and fi ve Olympic medals. Weis- If he had brought nothing else to the groaning muller’s free-style stroke was his own and earned table of authorial triumphs, Johnny Weismuller him the title of ‘human hydroplane’ from sports would still have out-yelled, out-swum, and out- writers.” muscled his competitors. And almost by accident, He also may have earned plaudits from kids who before Johnny’s 17 years as the movie son of John spent long hours on his yell when they were sup- Clayton, Lord Greystoke, fortune did bring out two posed to be doing their homework. What they may rivals whose names (but not their yells) are still re- actually have learned or realized was, as Tucker membered. writes, that Johnny’s “ape-man yell loses nothing in -- Barrel-chested Elmo Lincoln took the role of translation for audiences all over the world--India, Tarzan more or less by accident in 1918. He became Africa, South America, and Asia, including (later) the movie version of the ape-man in Tarzan of the Russia and China.” Apes. But after setting some box-offi ce records, he faded away. -- Jim Pierce, an All-American center from Indi- ana University, was less than a “screaming success” in Tarzan and the Golden Lion. “But he won some acclaim and the hand of Joan Burroughs, the au- With his painting for thor’s daughter. Joan and Jim became the stars of the book Tarzan and the Tarzan radio series, a sequence of 364 episodes the Golden Lion in the background, James of adventure written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Allen St. John takes a produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.” break in his Chicago Other competing Tarzans went the way of the studio in 1923. lion-clothed rivals whose larynxes were not on a vo- cal par with Johnny’s. Author Tucker, in fact, rips the veil from a secret probably guarded religiously by some rival would-bes: “Earlier Tarzans had to resort to recorded yells in which the cries of large animals in distress were Learned from His Mother mixed with operatic sopranos and violins, but John- The third article of proof that Tarzan entered ny’s yell was Johnny’s own, and one hell of a yell it Chicago about the same time he entered the world was!” is James Allen St. John. Born in 1872, Mr. St. John In one department of life Johnny Weismuller had “probably received some of his earliest training in no peers. In fact, in a second department of life be- the pencil, pen, and brush from his mother, the for- yond the yell he had no peers. His swimming skill mer Susan Hely, an accomplished artist who worked had no trace of humbug in it. Author Tucker tells in the studio of G.P.A. Healy. It is likely that she Weismuller’s natatorial story. applied her considerable and well-recognized talent to some of the portraits hanging in many Chicago manors and museums that carry Healy’s name.” Mr. St. John didn’t confi ne his artistic talent to the multiple series of books and other products turned out by Mr. Burroughs. Among the others were Rand McNally and Company and the publishers Reilly Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan in and Lee, and Bellows, Reeve and Company. The list the movie Tarzan Triumphs shares also includes the publishers of Red Book, Fantastic a scene with Frances Gifford. Miss Adventure, Weird Tales. Gifford was cast in the role of Zandra. Friends of the artist remembered later “St. John’s pleasure when admirers of Burroughs came calling. . .He didn’t look on the work he’d done in drawing jungle animals or creatures from Barsoom as be- neath his dignity. . . He’d done the best he could with the illustrations and he was delighted when people all over the world asked him about them.” (His swimming coach) “told Johnny to use his And so it concludes. “It is diffi cult,” writes Mr. arms and legs as if he were trying to climb out of the Tucker, “to end this memorial to the three men who water as fast as he could. The method worked and meant adventure and good entertainment to more Weismuller was on his way to win more swimming people than any trio in history.” The three, in case records than any swimmer has ever claimed. Sixty- you forgot, were named Burroughs, Weismuller, seven world records were his along with fi fty-two and St. John. THE Page 16 November 18, 2010 “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Give by David Benoit Take a and trip down Receive memory lane and kick off Give 5 or more non-perishable food items for the the holiday Salvation Army’s Food Pantry and receive season with “A Char- 15% off Custom Framing lie Brown (excludes “Frame Specials” and labor) Christmas by Now through November 24, 2010 David Ben- oit” at 7 p.m. a MI time on y Sun., Nov. 28, 912 Franklin, Michigan City • (219) 879-2115 at the How- r Open Tuesday - Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 4 [email protected] ard Perform- ing Arts Cen- ter located on the campus of Andrews University as part of How- ard Center Presents... for the 2010–2011 season. Contemporary jazz pianist David Benoit, with his quartet and a local children’s choir, will perform a show of holiday songs made famous by the Char- lie Brown Christmas TV specials including Benoit’s Tom McCormick version of “A Peanuts Theme.” A children’s choir, composed of students from Berrien Springs, St. Jo- Builder seph and Stevensville elementary school choirs, will also be performing with Benoit in this concert. Licensed in Indiana & Michigan Since launching his recording career in 1977, Voice: 219.928.2953 Benoit’s success as a contemporary jazz pianist in- cludes over 25 solo recordings, some of which are Fax: 219.879.3536 considered “infl uential genre classics.” Over the last email: [email protected] quarter century, he has arranged, conducted and performed music for many famous pop and jazz art- ists, including Kenny Loggins, Patti Austin, Faith Hill, The Walt Disney Organization and Brian McKnight. Currently, he is on the road performing his latest inspiration from the April 2010 release, Earthglow. On Oct. 29, 2010, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The American Smooth Jazz Awards in Michigan City, Ind. Tickets for “A Charlie Brown Christmas with Da- vid Benoit” are $30 for reserved seating, $25 for fac- ulty/staff and $10 for Andrews University students. Special rates apply for groups and Flex Series tick- ets. Purchase your tickets at the Howard Perform- ing Arts Center Box Offi ce or by phoning 888-467- 6442 or 269-471-3560. For more information, visit www.howard.andrews.edu The Howard Performing Arts Center is a premier 850-seat concert hall on the campus of Andrews University which is located one-half mile east of the U.S. 31 Bypass in Berrien Springs, Mich. THE November 18, 2010 Page 17

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On November 1, 2010, Laurie Farrell, member of the 2 BigHearts Foundation Board of Directors, tireless supporter and dear friend, died from cancer. She was 57 years old.

Laurie was known to everyone in the 2 BigHearts Foundation, and to her colleagues and friends, as a stalwart supporter and champion of numerous nonprofit causes and endeavors. Her contributions to these efforts are incalculable.

Locally, Laurie was the leader and preeminent supporter of our 2 BigHearts initiatives in this region. Her efforts to spearhead and expedite our successful 5K Runs and golf tournament were invaluable, and she was very involved in executing the mission of our organization. Laurie knew Sally and Gigi, our “Two Big Hearts,” for more than thirty years.

The sudden and heartfelt loss of Laurie is yet another reminder to us all that we should treasure what we have, seize the moment, and embrace our loved ones.

Laurie was a unique and gifted person. She was intensely loyal to friends and family, staunchly devoted to all. We will never forget her, nor her influence on our lives. Laurie made us all better people. On behalf of everyone at the 2 BigHearts Foundation, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to Laurie’s family, friends and colleagues. She will be sorely missed.

In memory of our friend and board member,

The Board of Directors, 2 BigHearts Foundation THE Page 20 November 18, 2010 LaPorte County Shows Art Lovers the “Heart of Art” by Barbara Stodola

The Heart of Art project began as a tourism ini- tiative, to guide visitors along La Porte County’s main streets and cunning little backroads, into the studios and shops of artists who have settled here. Now in its 11th year, Heart of Art is still doing just that: leading the art lover from Franklin Street to Tryon Road, Eastwood Road, Wozniak Road – the backwoods where you can fi nd apple orchards, horse stables, acres of corn stalks and, those favorites of country artists, great old barns.

Karen Marken and her husband, Doug Schmidt, have their pottery studio and gallery in Pinhook, in rural La Porte County. Old barns are popular subjects for blowing and signed him up for a course, “thinking watercolorists, as he could get it out of his system.” Instead, Baugher evidenced by Chicago learned the basics in about six weeks and then in- artist Susan Willis, vested $20,000. more or less in a couple of electric whose pretty barn is nestled in a crop of furnaces, a compressed-air blower, and a natural hollyhocks. gas-heated “glory hole,” which reaches 3,000 de- grees. “There’s no danger,” he insists. “You just use common sense. Everything is either sharp or hot.” Dee Schult was already a successful artist, “Clay Woman,” when she and husband Walt built their home in the Willow Springs subdivision, off Johnson Road. Their plan included studio/gallery space and Artists have always been good at fi nding old barns incorporated antique furnishings, old paving bricks, and converting them into functional spaces where and plenty of windows opening onto their woodland they can set up easels, kilns, electric furnaces, and setting. Schult has collected Native American and whatever other equipment is required by their cre- southwestern art, and her pottery shows the infl u- ative energies. La Porte County, with one foot still ence of these traditions. in the country and the other stepping out to major Staara, a former Chicagoan, has created a Zen- highways, college art departments, suburban trains like oasis of serenity in the unlikeliest of places, and the city of Chicago, has proven to be a magnet within earshot of a high-speed interstate. Sounds for these artistic types. Most of their studios can be of the traffi c are effectively counteracted by songs visited throughout the year; but phone fi rst. of the birds, in the wildlife sanctuary surrounding Farthest out from the center is the pottery stu- her home-studio on 400 North. An indoor swimming dio of Doug Schmidt and Karen Marken, a couple pool was the unexpected bonus of her unique prop- who met in graduate school at Miami University in erty. But the workbarn was a necessity. Previously Ohio. “We were assigned to share studio space,” she recalls. After fi ve years in Chicago, the couple found a 19th century farmhouse in rural La Porte County, with a couple of barns on the property. Their pot- tery kilns are now on the fi rst fl oor of the old milk house, and the second fl oor is gallery space. You can fi nd them by driving south on scenic Wozniak Road – right across Highway 2 in Pinhook, an unincor- porated town that doesn’t quite make it onto most maps. Wilbur Baugher is also out in that direction, pro- ducing blown-glass artifacts in an old barn he has transformed into his studio. After retiring from Gen- eral Telephone, Baugher knew he had to take up a Wilbur Baugher took up glass blowing as a retirement hobby, hobby. His wife observed his fascination with glass- and now has a successful enterprise, Web Glass. THE November 18, 2010 Page 21

Dee Schult, “Clay Woman,” shows one of her latest creations, an owl pot.

Michigan City potter Paul Jeselskis has a studio and gallery on Eastwood Road.

used as a building contractor’s headquarters, Sta- ara needed the barn for her woodworking craft. She produces custom furniture for clients, and custom frames for her abstract paintings. This year, Sta- ara’s show included the work of Beverly Shores jew- eler Esther Guncheon, known as “Esse.” Almost 20 years ago Paul Jeselskis, an art-school graduate of Bradley U. (Peoria, Ill.) and Edinboro U. (Pennsylvania) bought a wooded couple of acres on the outskirts of Michigan City, with a pre-war brick house and outbuildings. It was zoned “light manufacturing” which, to Jeselskis, meant produc- ing pottery. He now has two electric and two gas kilns and, when he isn’t making pottery, he’s mak- ing improvements to the house. Jeselskis takes part in about 20 art festivals a year, and has become a popular fi gure on the local art scene. Just up the road from Jeselskis’ studio is Beach- side Garden Center, which participated in Heart of Art by inviting Chris Harnung of Chestnut Creek Pottery, Portage, to exhibit his creations and to demonstrate the process to visitors, using a potter’s Jeselskis’ pottery, favored for its subtle glazes, wheel. Heart of Art Continued on Page 22 is displayed at his studio-gallery.

Staara is pictured on the terrace of her home-studio, in a serene woodland setting of bird houses and wind-chimes – perfect for her meditations and “landscapes of the mind.”

A historic barn lends character to the eco-friendly development at Tryon Farm THE Page 22 November 18, 2010

Heart of Art Continued from Page 21 Tryon Farm, the eco-friendly housing develop- ment of Ed and Eve Noonan, has taken part in Heart of Art for several years. Their property is blessed with a great old barn, which exhibited the art work of Tom Brand and Carole Stodder. The original farmhouse, now converted into Tryon Farms B & B, featured the hand-woven garments of guest artist Ann Clary. Shady Creek Winery, also on Tryon Road, invited Susan Willis to show her work. Willis is a Chicago painter whose family has vacationed in this area for 70 years. She specializes in fl oral paintings and country scenes, some of which she transferred onto wine coasters – perfect accompaniments for the samples offered at the winery.

Chesterton artist Jan Stewart’s mixed-media piece “One Woman’s Spiritual Journey” is shown at Southern Shore Art Association gallery. Pictured here is detail #3, “The Essence of the Earth Mother.”

Neil Kienitz’ home-studio is situated in Michigan City’s historic Elston Grove neighborhood. Michigan City artist Neil Kienitz has had his home-studio in the historic Elston Grove neighbor- hood for more than 25 years. This is his base for producing and marketing dunescapes, watercolor and oil paintings, and most recently posters of local historic sites. Every year the Heart of Art roster changes a lit- tle, but the commercial and not-for-profi t galleries remain constant. Southern Shore Art Association , 724 Franklin St., has its annual Women’s Show, con- tinuing thru Oct. 31. Across the street, at Lakeside Gallery West, gallerist Jon Wilson is featuring the Rich Manalis’ background in physiology and biology have work of two Indian artists-in-residence: Dr Soumya given him a unique perspective on plant life, now that Manjunath Chavan and Satadru Sovan Banduri. his career path has turned to photography. THE November 18, 2010 Page 23

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And while For More Information on Scheduling and Cost I am not encouraging or discouraging you to try on- line shopping, I would like to suggest your doing Phone 219-878-3032 your online security homework fi rst. Use long pass- or email [email protected] words for your accounts, or at least mix them up: use upper and lower case, and throw in a few num- Ask about our bers. Be creative, and your hard-to-decipher pass- Leaf Raking and Pick-Up Special words can be easy to remember. I don’t trust the password saver applications for computers. I fi gure that hackers who could invade my hard drive would Interested in Tutoring? look there fi rst. So, you see, I am uber cautious. Or I try to be. I use a credit card that guarantees to cover An informal tutor roundtable sponsored by READ any unauthorized purchases, so I am not stuck in La Porte County, Inc., a United Way agency which case of a loss. But let’s get on with things. I want increases the reading, math, and English skills in to tell you about two must-use shopping aids if you the community through tutoring, will be held from choose to shop online. Also note two easy craft proj- 9:30-11:00 a.m., on Sat., Nov. 20 in the small meet- ects for handmade fun with a holiday twist. ing room at La Porte County Public Library, 904 In- Fat Wallet (www.fatwallet.com). Imagine get- diana Ave., downtown LaPorte. ting paid for shopping around and fi nding the very Anyone who is currently tutoring for any pro- best prices on just about anything you can think of. gram or who is wondering what tutoring for READ Well, that is what the folks at Fat Wallet do. These La Porte County, Inc. involves is welcome to come. deal hunters sniff out the best deals on everything Tutors are welcome to share their joys and frustra- from soup to nuts (and electronics, clothing, home tions and tips that may help other tutors. READ La goods, etc) and post them for you. They even provide Porte County, Inc. has volunteers who tutor peo- you with a link to the store where the price is low- ple of all ages in literacy skills. Refreshments will est. So, why would you pay more for the same item? be served. This discussion is funded with a Unity Only if you did not know about this site, or the one Foundation grant. Registration by emailing Mary I’ll tell you about next. Hedge at [email protected] is appreciated. Price Grabber (www.pricegrabber.com). This is another internet hot spot for hot deals. Be sure to check out this site and Fat Wallet before heading to Fernwood Book Group the check out line of any store. The November meeting of the Fernwood book Free Stuff Times (www.freestufftimes.com). group will be at 10:30 a.m. MI time on Sat., Nov. 20 Here you will want to click on the “Hot Deals” tab (note earlier date due to Thanksgiving). The book for items that may not be listed by the previous- up for discussion is Desert Solitaire: A Season in the mentioned websites. Just know in advance that the Wilderness by Edward Abbey. Bring a friend and hot deals here are not necessarily free. join the group even if you haven’t read the book! Good Search and Good Shop (www.good- (Please note: there will be no book group meeting search.com). I decided to make a pitch for Good- in December or January. The February meeting is search because my favorite nonprofi t, Rusty’s Morn- February 26.) ingstar Ranch, is on the list. I have Goodsearch on Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Pre- my browser toolbar, and each time I surf over to a serve, 13988 Range Line Road, Niles, MI. Phone: well-known store, an alerter will inform me about 269/695-6491 or visit www.fernwoodbotanical.org coupons available, will take me to the shopping THE November 18, 2010 Page 25 website, and will automatically enter the donation for the nonprofi t. It makes donating easier for me. See if your nonprofi t is listed. If not, you are wel- come to use my favorite. Kiddley (http://tinyurl.com/3azzjktey). Whereas )EVP]&MVH the Kiddley website has retired from active status, this link will take you to a page where you and your children can construct some Christmas pinatas. 7TIGMEPW They are an easy papier mache project, and some- thing fun to do during the holiday season. Make Your Own Snowglobes (http://tinyurl. 7XEVX com/2wl66uk). This is decidedly geared to adults, because the equipment calls for those little air- line booze bottles. The instructions are written for 2SZIQFIV adults, too. But if you have some extra photos lying around, along with the little bottles, you can whip up a fun ornament or standalone that beats a cheap store-bought snowglobe any day. 4PIEWI7LST Photographer Jack Lane Exhibit 0SGEPP] A cast of characters including neighborhood oddi- ties, poets, painters, celebrities, and other notables populate Jack Lane’s black and white photographs from O’Rourke’s Pub. Located on North Ave., the bar was a Chicago institution in the 1960s and ‘70s. Lane’s photographs include well-known faces such as and Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Wolfe, but more importantly evoke the sense of ca- maraderie, diversity, and personality that marked the era and the “Saloon Society” of Chicago. The exhibit will be on view at Lubeznik Center for Holiday the Arts from Nov. 13, 2010 through Feb. 13, 2011. A free opening reception, featuring a “spirited” panel discussion with Chicago’s Rick Kogan, will be held Fri., Nov. 19 from 6–9 p.m. Admission is free. Phone Open House 219.874.4900 for more information or visit www.lu- beznikcenter.org %PP3VREQIRXW The Lubeznik Center is located at 101 W. 2nd St., at the lakefront in Michigan City. Gallery hours 3JJ are Tues. through Fri. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. and Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Galleries are closed Mondays. 2SZIQFIV XLXL Sons of Norway Meeting Scandiana Lodge, Sons of Norway will meet at the Westchester Library Center, 100 West Indiana Street, Chesterton on Sat., Nov. 20., 6 p.m. for a 6IJVIWLQIRXW carry-in dinner. Members are asked to bring table ,SPMHE]7TIGMEPW+EPSVI service and a dish to share. Coffee and punch will be provided. Bruce Johnson will present a program on Nor- way, show slides and tell of his experiences while 7;LMXXEOIVˆ2I[&YJJEPS1- visiting there. Mr. Johnson is a teacher and a great speaker and we are looking forward to an interest-  ing program. 34)2%00=)%6(%=7%;))/ Anyone interested in the history and heritage of the Scandinavian countries is always welcome. For more information, phone (219) 926-7443 or (219) 'SQI-RJSVE*VII'YTSJ'SJJII%R]XMQI 324-2327. THE Page 26 November 18, 2010 Valparaiso U. Christmas Concert Clock and Watch History/Free Clock Exam Familiar carols and music of the Christmas sea- Clocks and watches, their history, value, care and son will ring through the Chapel of the Resurrection repair will be the focus of an afternoon program at during the annual Valparaiso University Christmas the Westchester Township History Museum on Sat., Concert on Dec. 3 and 4, as student musicians de- Nov. 20. The event, which is free of charge, will begin light audiences during this festive campus tradi- at 2 p.m. The museum, an educational and cultural tion. service of Westchester Public Library, is located in Valpo’s choral and instrumental ensembles will the historic Brown Mansion at 700 W. Porter Ave., give voice to the joy, magic and mystery of the Ad- Chesterton, IN. vent season during this year’s concert, “A Carol Fes- Members of the regional chapter of the National tival,” continuing a more than 80-year-old campus Association of Watch and Clock Collectors will begin and Northwest Indiana holiday tradition. the afternoon with a presentation on the history of The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 and clocks and telling time. They will also cover the his- at 5 p.m. on Dec. 4. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 tory of the Brown Mansion’s four antique clocks. for senior citizens and non-Valpo students, and free From 3–5 p.m. members of the group will pro- for Valpo students, faculty and staff. Tickets can vide a free clock/watch examination and evaluation. be purchased by calling 219-464-5162 or online at During this time the public will have the opportuni- www.valpo.edu/vuca/ticket.php ty to bring in their old clocks and watches. Members The 90-minute event will include audience par- of the clock group will give the history of each time- ticipation in the singing of carols, as well as music piece and an informal appraisal, and will provide by Valpo ensembles that will emanate from differ- recommendations for care and repair. ent parts of the chapel. The Peace Pipe Chapter of the National Associa- The audience will join Valpo performers on sev- tion of Clocks and Watch Collectors serves the resi- eral carols, including “Joy to the World,” “Silent dents of Northwest Indiana. The national organi- Night,” “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “O zation was founded in 1943 to provide educational, Come All Ye Faithful.” cultural and social programming for those interest- More information about the ensembles and Val- ed in horology, the art and science of timekeeping. po’s Department of Music is available online at The group also operates the National Watch and www.valpo.edu/music Clock Museum in Columbus, OH. For more information, phone 219/983-9715. Indoor Flea Market in New Troy Lubeznik Raffl e for a Mercedes Benz New Troy’s Indoor Flea Markets will be held at the New Troy Community Center on Saturday, Nov. Lubeznik Center for the Arts has been gifted with 20 and Nov. 27. Markets will continue the last two a gorgeous 1980 Mercedes Benz 450SL Convertible Saturdays of every month through April. with Optional Hardtop to be raffl ed off on Dec. 30. Vendor spaces are available at $10. To reserve a Raffl e tickets are $100 and only 250 tickets will space, contact Del Thompson, 269-426-4728. be sold. Winner need not be present at drawing. Doors will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to Proceeds from this raffl e will help support the di- 3:00 p.m. MI time. Admission is free and a home- verse educational, exhibition and arts-related out- cooked lunch will be available for purchase. reach programming at the Lubeznik. Proceeds from space rentals benefi t the Commu- Here are details regarding this classic Mercedes nity Center, an all-volunteer facility run by the non- Benz with an assessed value of $17,500: Automatic profi t organization, Friends of New Troy. The New transmission, 8 cylinders, Air conditioning, Origi- Troy Community Center, 13372 California Road, nal “Buttercup” exterior (creamy white). New Troy, Michigan. From I-94, take exit 12 and go This care has been maintained by Classic Im- east 2 miles to New Troy. See map onwww.friendsof ports of New Buffalo and will be garaged until raffl e newtroy.org event. The Mercedes is available for your inspec- tion; phone 874-4900 for more information. Computer Class at County Library Holiday Closings for County Library Technology classes will be held on Tues., Nov. 30 at La Porte County Public Library, 904 Indiana La Porte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Av- Ave., downtown LaPorte. There is no charge, but enue, La Porte and its six branches (Coolspring, registration is necessary by phoning 219/362-6156, Rolling Prairie, Fish Lake, Union Mills, Kingsford ext. 312, or visiting the Information Desk because Heights, and Hanna) will close on Wed., Nov. 24 at 1 space is limited. p.m. and remain closed through Thanksgiving Day, Following is the schedule: 9:30 a.m., Excel; 1:30 Thurs., Nov. 25. The mobile library will not be in p.m., Microsoft Word; and 6:00 p.m., Powerpoint. service on Wed., Nov. 24 and Thurs., Nov. 25. Sign up for one session or all. For more information, phone 219/362-6156. THE November 18, 2010 Page 27

301 West Homer Street, Michigan City, IN 46360 www.asksam.org Love Lights Shine Again Sunday, December 5, 2010 This touching ceremony will begin with prayers and Christmas carols ToTo honorhonor a lovedloved oneoone,ne, and culminates with the lighting of ddonationsonations will be acceacceptedpted at the Love Lights. $3.00 per lilightght Please gather in the Hospital Lobby on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 4:45 p.m. ProceedsP will benefit the Refreshments will be served by the Mission Programs of Guild of Volunteers following the Saint Anthony Memorial. lighting ceremony. THE Page 28 November 18, 2010

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Having been born and raised in the Keystone State of Pennsylvania and lived most of her married and working life in Lincoln’s Land of Illinois, my mother, one Hannah McKelvy, decided to illuminate her golden years by moving to the Wolverine State of Michigan to be near us. And so on an absolutely golden Saturday in the Year of Our Lord 2010, the world traveler hightailed herself from her residence in Chicago, Illinois to her cozy new digs in Bridgman, Michigan and settled in for the duration.

A partial family portrait in Michigan by granddaughter-in-law Abby McKelvy: (left to right) Sara Wright, Stu Wright, Annie Wright, Charley McKelvy, Nana, Mary Wright, Natalie McKelvy, and Jake McKelvy. They all faithfully called on the fi rst day of ser- vice, and, thanks to Natalie’s ace planning, all she had to do was put her book on her lap and reach to the new table by her chair and lift her really nifty phone from its cradle and say: “Hello, Hannah McK- elvy speaking.” Mom insisted on proper telephone etiquette when she and Dad were raising us in our Beverly neigh- Sara Wright (left) with her “Nana” on moving day. borhood of Chicago, and she continues to practice what she always preached. By the time the fi rst snow fell, she was reading We were quite naturally concerned about how happily in her chair and watching the winter birds she would like her new apartment in the senior fl it to and from a feeder just outside her window. residence wherein she now resides, but we need not Mom, who is fondly known as Nana to her seven have worried, because Mom took an immediate lik- grandchildren, was blessed to have four of them at ing to her north-facing new home, and when we all her service on the day of the big tri-state move, and sat down that evening for a family dinner, she de- she knew the other three were there in spirit and clared: “I love the food.” would be calling just as soon as we cleared the fi nal In fact, we have been racing to keep up with her hurdle with the phone company and got her fi rst- when she races off with her walker to breakfast, ever Michigan number up and ringing. lunch and dinner at her new home in the country. Who would have thought the woman who took her son to Russia in the fall of 2007 would fall in love with Michigan in the fall of 2010? Well, she did.

Two Scottish ladies who share the same May birthday link up in Michigan: Hannah McKelvy and Mary Dockerty, who owns the charming facility wherein Mom now resides. The pictures are up, and life is good. Thanks, Eric!!! THE November 18, 2010 Page 31

Going Green: Long Beach fundraiser to ben- efi t the Community Center and Stop 24 water pumping station. Selling American fl ags. Pur- chase a fl ag for your home or business. Please call Anne Heywood or stop by my offi ce. These fl ags are called eco-glory. They are recycled fl ags made from recycled plastic soda and water bottles! These fl ags are made, woven and dyed in America!! Larry Payne’s Dance Classes will begin again this Thursday: Class Schedule: Adult Tap: Thurs- days 6:15-7 p.m. Adult Jazz: Thursdays 7:15-8:15 p.m. Cost: $9 for Tap, $12 for Jazz; take both for $20! Larry again won a Northwestern Indiana Ex- cellence in Theater award for Best Choreography. A link to a rehearsal of “And the Money Kept Rolling In”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFd-pqjsWAU Quickstart Tennis is a new and exciting way for children to learn the game of tennis in alterna- tive venues such as the Community Center Gym. It uses smaller courts and low compression balls so kids start out learning the correct way. Visit www. quickstarttennis.com or phone Instructor Ray Sil- vas 219-331-3370 or [email protected] or www.raysilvastennis.com. 6-wk. sessions cost $72. QuickStart Level 1: beginner, ages 5-6, Mon- days--3:45-4:30 p.m. QuickStart Level 1: begin- ner, ages 7-8, Mondays-4:30-5:15p.m. QuickStart Preschool: beginner, ages 3-5, Thursdays-3:30-4 MORE p.m. QuickStart Level 1: beginner, ages 7-8, Thurs- days-4-4:45 p.m. Duplicate Bridge- Every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. sleep Contact Glen McGeady 219-872-9386 or Bill De-Fu- Twin, full, niak 219-874-8695. Courtyard Room queen and king Chakra Bliss Massage Therapy –with Ju- bedroom sets lie Sosa, a licensed massage therapist. Relaxation Twin, full and massage 1 hr./$60. Her treatments incorporate neu- full with twin romuscular, trigger point, Swedish myofascial and bunk beds deep tissue techniques. 219-561-3522. Suite #3 Serta Long Beach Fitness Center–Holiday Hrs: mattresses Wed., 11/24/10 – 6 a.m.–5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day - and bedding 8-11 a.m. Fri., 11/26/10 - 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Sat., 11/27/10 - 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Sun., 11/28/10 - 10 a.m.–2 p.m. for Yoga –- Curious but not sure if it’s for you? Try LESS your fi rst yoga class free, yoga mats & props pro- vided. Lauralee offers private yoga lesson and Yoga Deep sessions by appt. Email lauraleesikorski@ya- hoo.com or 219-861-7394. Suite #8 Amy’s Boot Camp –(No babysitting available) Now offering Mon.–Fri. (Tues. & Thurs. strictly car- dio & abs!!) 8:30-9:30 a.m. Suite #9 MORE THAN JUST A FURNITURE STORE! Long Beach Community Center has space for 1106 E US Hwy 20, Michigan City We Make Th e World’s www.naturallywoodfurniturecenter.com rent. Call Anne Heywood at the Long Beach Town Best Mattress™ Hall at 219-874-6616. LOWEST PRICE (219) 872-6501 or 1-800-606-8035 GUARANTEED Mon.-Thur. 9:30-6, Fri. 9:30-8, Sat. 9-6 Sunday 12- 4 ----submitted by Anne Heywood THE Page 32 November 18, 2010 Activities to Explore Sandcastle Landscaping In the Local Area: November 18 -- Great American Smokeout & Tree Care November 18 -- Flying Carpet Travelogue series: Snow Plowing Fall Clean-Up & “Inside the Tuscan Hills” presented by John Wilson. Michiana Shores Retaining Walls 7 pm at Elston Performing Arts Theater, Detroit & Leaf Pick-UP Spring streets, MC. Tix $5 at the door. Tree Trimming November 18 -- Duneland Historical Society meeting. 7:30 pm in the Library Service Center, 100 422 Pinewood Drive Michiana Shores W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton. Janet Edwards, author Mick Wulff Indiana 46360 of Diana of the Dunes, will be the speaker. Public is [email protected] (219) 878-3032 invited to attend; refreshments will be served. November 18 -- Chess Club at Michigan City Public Library. 3:30 pm. For all ages and skill lev- els. Info: 873-3045. November 18-22 -- At the Vickers Theatre: “Prince of Broadway.” Story set in the underbelly of New York’s wholesale fashion district. Not Rated. Thurs thru Mon 6:15 pm MI time. Also showing: “Army of Crime.” French w/Eng. subtitles. Traces Gary Fisher • Haro beginnings of the French Resistance during WWII. CYCLING Electra Rated PG. Thurs thru Mon 9 pm; also Sat/Sun 3 pm MI time. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, Saturday Mornings - MI. 269/756-3522 or www.vickerstheatre.com Free Road Repair Clinic 9 a.m. November 18, 21 -- Film showing-- “Winter’s Bone.” Nov 18 (6 pm) PNC Library-Student-Facul- 609 E. U.S. Hwy. 20 (219) 872-9228 Michigan City, IN 46360 www.bikestopcycling.com ty Bldg Assembly Hall, Rm 02; Nov 21 (2 pm) MC Public Library. All showings free and open to the public. November 19 -- Bookmarks at MC Public Li- Carry-Out brary. 2 pm. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff will be reviewed by Linda Wells. Free, open to the public. or November 19 -- Switchback (Amer. roots music Dine-In blended with Celtic) in concert at The Acorn The- ater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. Opening SUNDAY SPECIALS act: Christy Davis. 8 pm MI time. Tix $20; reserve • 1/2 Price Pizza - Dine In Only at 269/756-3879 or www.acorntheater.com November 19-21 -- “The Brothers Grimm Spec- • 50¢ Wings taculathon” presented by the Marquette Catholic (219) 878-9480 or (219) 878-9482 High School Theatre Dept. in the Rudy Hart The- atre. A comedy directed by Amy Crane. Fri/Sat 7 1012 N. Karwick Rd., Michigan City HOURS: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. / Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.-Midnight pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix $8/adults, $5/students & seniors at the door. Info: 873-1325. November 19-21, 26-28, December 2-4 -- “An- nie” the musical at Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago St., Valparaiso, IN. Curtain 7 pm ea. night plus 2:30 pm on Sat/Sun. Tix $18/adult, $15/seniors, students & veterans. 219/464-1636 or www.chica- gostreet.org November 20 -- Bazaar at First United Method- ist Church, 7th & Pine streets, MC. Bazaar at 11 am; lunch at noon for $8. Theme: Angels. Visit us at… November 20 -- “How to Find Valuable Art” by www.scartozzi.com Rec. Kenny Kozlowski. 11 am & 1 pm at the LaPorte to see our full carryout menu, as well as our large portion catering menu Co. Historical Society Museum, 2405 Indiana Ave., Open Wednesday to Friday 11:00 - 8:30 LaPorte. Program free, but regular adm. prices ap- Open Saturday and Sunday 1:00 - 8:30 Closed Monday and Tuesday ply. November 20 -- The Rudd Family Country Jam- THE November 18, 2010 Page 33 boree at The Pearl Theatre, 907 Franklin St., MC. 6 pm. Tix $12/in adv. or $15/at the door. 20 or more $10 ea. 219-763-4915 or www.ruddfamilycountry- jamboree.com. Email: [email protected] November 20-21 -- Dunes Woman’s Club 53rd Annual Holiday Spirit Marketplace. Sat 8 am-4 pm; Sun/10 am-1 pm. Beverly Shores Community House, Service Rd., Beverly Shores, IN. Mistletoe Market; Bakery & Deli; Chili Cafe; Holiday Greens Sale and Raffl e. November 26 -- R & B Singer Carl Thomas in concert at The Pearl Theatre, 907 Franklin St., MC. Doors open 9 pm. Adm. $20. www.thepearlvenue. com or 219-809-4400. November 26-28, December 2-5 -- “A Tuna Christmas.” Presented by Footlight Players. Thurs thru Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix $12; reserve at 874- ONE SPACE LEFT 4035 or www.footlightplayers.org. Footlight The- (1200 square feet) atre, 1705 Franklin St., MC. 1st Generation Space... Landlord will custom November 27 -- “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Three Oaks.” (Musical theater). Star- build to fi t your needs ring Robert Swan and Martha Cares at The Acorn Abundant parking Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI.8 pm CURRENT TENANTS MI time. Tix $25; reserve at 269-756-3879 or www. Hacienda Mexican Restaurant acorntheater.com Century 21 Middleton Co. December 30 -- The Chicago Keys--Dueling Edward Jones Investments Pianos from Second City. The Pearl Theatre, 907 Weekends Sportswear and Gifts Franklin St., MC. 8 pm-midnight. $10 per person. Kelly Services Temp Agency www.thepearlvenue.com or 219-809-4400. Dr. Leonard Anglis, DDS Farther Afi eld: November 18-21 -- “Boy Gets Girl.” Notre Dame Tranquil courtyard with a water feature, University Dept. of Film, Television and Theatre pergolas, benches, brick paver walkways and production in the Philbin Studio Theatre at the beautiful landscaping DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on the campus, South Bend. Curtain Thurs thru Sat 7:30 pm; Sun Contact: (only) 2:30 pm Eastern time. Tix $15/adults, $12/ Larry Middleton faculty/staff/seniors; $10/students; online at www. performingarts.nd.edu or 574/631-2800. Middleton Company, Inc. 219-874-2121 November 20 -- “Just Listen” in concert at Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. 8 pm MI time. Tix at the door: $15/gen. adm.; $10/ students & seniors. www.boxfactoryforthearts.org November 20, 27 -- Indoor Flea Market at New Troy Community Center, 11372 California Rd., New Troy, MI. 9 am-3 pm MI time. Adm. free; home- cooked lunch will be sold. www.friendsofnewtroy.org November 28 -- “A Charlie Brown Christmas” by David Benoit. 7 pm MI time at the Howard Per- forming Arts Center, on campus of Andrews U., Berrien Springs, MI. Tix $30/reserved seating. 888- 467-6442 or 269-471-3560. December 1-2 -- Indiana Ballet Theatre’s “Nut- cracker” at Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, IN. Accompanied by the LaP. Co. Symphony Orchestra and the local Children’s Choir. 10 am & 2 pm per- formances. Tix for am show $14; for the pm show $24/adults & $20/children and seniors. Group tix avail. Reserve at 219/755-4444 or Ticketmaster at 800/745-3000. THE Page 34 November 18, 2010 Indiana Ballet Theatre’s “Nutcracker” ii`Ê̜ÊÌ>ŽÊ“œÀÌ}>}i¶ Indiana Ballet Theatre is proud to announce four #ALL'INA3IWIETZAT FOR performances of the timeless Tchaikovsky ballet. SENSIBLEADVICEABOUTBUYINGOR Accompanied by the LaPorte County Symphony Or- REFINANCINGYOURHOME chestra and the local Children’s Choir, join Clara as she sees the Nutcracker come to life. Andrew Amos is returning for his fi fteenth year as Á 8 */" Ê- ,6 ÊUÊ- -  Ê 6 Drosselmeyer and the Snow King with local Crown Point native Sarah Holland as the Snow Queen. Claude Gamba returns for his second year as the Sugarplum Cavalier. Kristy Polster will perform as Ted Perzanowski, M.Div., B.A. the Sugar Plum Fairy on Wednesday, December 1,

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Call 219/872-1217. JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING Custom Decorating - Custom Woodwork - Hang/Finish Drywall HEALTH & PHYSICAL FITNESS Power Washing – Deck Services - Wallpaper Removal • • • MASSAGE THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER • • • 28-Years experience. Insured. Ph. 219/861-1990. Therapeutic Massage • Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine • THE A & L PAINTING COMPANY -- INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Reflexology • Heated Stone Therapy • Salt Scrub • Pregnancy Massage • 20-YEARS EXPERIENCE. Also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks. • Healing Touch • Chair Massage & Wellness Programs for Business • Seniors (65+) 10% off labor. References. Reasonable. Phone or fax Qigong • Personal Fitness • Gift Certificates 219/778-4145. Cell phone days 219/363-5450 www.wellness-specialists.com ROBERT ALLEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. – Painting & Decorating 1026 N Karwick Rd. 219-879-5722 (Mon-Sat) Interior-Exterior. Custom Painting. Wall Coverings. Drywall Repair For Evening/Weekend Appointments, Call our New Buffalo Insured. Competitive Rates. Reliable. Call 219-840-1581. Location at the Harbor Grand Hotel 888-605-6800. DUNIVAN PAINTING & POWERWASHING CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPING Interior/Exterior •Deck Staining. PERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING -- Homes - Condos - Offices. Local. Exp. Insured. Reasonable Rates. Call Brian at 219-741-0481. Day and afternoons available. - Call Darla at 219/879-2468. ALL BRIGHT PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Fully insured. SUZANNE’S CLEANING Free estimates. Proudly serving the area for over15 yrs. 219-879-7199. 219/326-5578. WAYNE’S PAINTING. From top to bottom, interior/exterior. Painting, CLEANING SOLUTIONS. Home & office cleaning services, staining, decks, pressure washing. Free est. Fully insured. 17 yrs. exp. 14 yrs. exp. Insured, free estimates. Call 219-210-0580. SALE ON EXTERIOR. 219-363-7877 days. Ask for Wayne. WONDERFUL CLEANING LADY. KEVIN GLOY’S PAINTING SERVICE. Serving LP county area for 15 yrs. Honest, reliable. Excellent references. Call 269-469-4624. Residential interior & exterior. NO JOB TOO SMALL. 219-229-4031. THE Page 36 November 18, 2010  LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up, Etc.  LAWN MOWING • YARD WORK • LEAF BLOWING GUTTER CLEANING AND ODD JOBS. H & D TREE SERVICE and LANDSCAPING, INC. -- Call Abe at 219-210-0064. Full service tree and shrub care. Trimming, planting, removal. Firewood, snowplowing, excavating. -- Call 872-7290. Fall Clean-up • Snow Removal FREE ESTIMATES Landscaping/Lawn Maintenance Package Deals Available HEALY’S LANDSCAPE & STONE YARD ABC Lawn Care 219-874-CUTS (2887) 219/879-5150 -- www.healysland.com “CHEAP” FALL CLEAN UP. WE DO IT ALL!!! EARLY FALL SALE CALL 219-898-6295. • Hardwood Mulch $23/yard • ALL Colored Mulches $27.50/yd SHORELAND MARINE SNOW PLOWING. Commercial-Residential. Most • Decomposed Granite $90/yd. • Mushroom Compost $40/yd. residential $25 includes sidewalk. Free quotes. 219-861-BOAT (2628) All Decorative Bagged Rock buy 1 get 1 free while supplies last!. FALL CLEANUP – gutters, leaves raked, trimming. Weekly yard FREE LOCAL DELIVERY on all orders at least 3 yards! maintenance. Free estimates. TOO MUCH JUNK? Call for pick-up. HUGE SELECTION OF: AQUATIC Plants in Stock. KOI, FISH Call Juan at 219-324-6746 or 219-363-3438 cell. Flagstone, Stone, Granite boulders, River Rock, Decorative gravel, Mulch EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Sand, Topsoil, Payers, Unilock, Bellgard, Paveloc MATURE INDIVIDUAL WANTED for full-time HOSTESS position with phone skills. Evening/weekends a must. Landscape Design, Installation, Ponds, Waterfalls, Firepits, Fireplaces, Fax resume to 219-874-0053 or email [email protected] Excavating, Lot Clearing, Hardscaping, Patios, Walkways, Retaining Walls, Decorative Walls, Flagstone, Bluestone, Boulders, River Rock, WANT TO SELL Topsoil, Sand, Dune grass, Sod… FILES • 4 DRWRS • USED • ALL STEEL • MC STORE ONLY - FIRME’S (2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455 Located: 218 State Road 212 (1/4 mi. south of Hwy 12) Michigan City, IN Hwy 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003 Look for the BIG GREEN WALL! RAINBOW TRADES, 809 Franklin Street, 219-874-7099 ANTIQUES GALORE—Jewelry, China, Furniture, Toys, Dolls, Paintings, YOUR #1 STOP FOR ALL LANDSCAPING NEEDS! African Masks, Indian Items, Vintage Clothes, Tools, Gifts, Unique Items. 2010 Season Prices BALLOONS ALWAYS – Singing Birthdays, Get Well, Baby & Characters. All Color Chips $27.50 per yard Seek the Unique on our website www.costumeworld.net Shredded Bark $24.50 per yard FIREPLACE WOOD • Delivered and Stacked All River rocks $36.00 per yard Seasoned and Clean • $75. Call 219-262-8546. Now offering Decorative Rocks in bags only FIREWOOD, delivered and stacked. 5 year seasoned hardwoods. Offering free delivery on all local orders of 3 yards or more Delivery Fee Applies on some orders Please call 219-873-4428. Now Offering Hardscape Services FIREWOOD: Seasoned, delivered, stacked. $40. Block walls, fireplaces, walkways, patios 269-756-3547 • Sittig Farms since 1859 Also available: EMERGENCY ELECTRIC GENERATORS. Installation and service. Installation of materials Licensed and insured. Factory trained experts. Yearly Contracts available Protect home and family. Why be powerless? H & S Services CALL CHRIS at NORTHWEST INDIANA GENERATOR 219-728-1850 2621 E US Hwy 12 ’99 SAAB CONVERTIBLE w/100,000 miles. Practically perfect! $4,800. Michigan City, IN 46360 ’03 SAAB AERO 9-5 w/winter tire set. Retractible sun-roof & On-Star. 219-872-8946 Practically perfect-despite 153,000 miles. $5,000Call 219-221-2980. (Located by Karwick) Store hours: Mon thru Fri 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sat 8 a.m. until noon FRESH PURCHASES DISPLAYED Shomer Shabbat Antiques and YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL YOUR LANDSCAPE NEEDS Arts 1004 E. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City 219-879-1942. Dealers and Decorators favorite store. Closed Saturday for Shabbat.                            ADDIE’S LAWN MAINTENANCE & Power Wash Yard Clean-Up • ADORABLE AKC STANDARD POODLE PUPPIES for sale. Mowing • Aeration • Thatching • Stain & Seal • Residential & Commercial Call 219-262-8141. Free Est. Call 219-879-2017 or 219-448-0900. ESTATE SALE • 101 BELMONT COURT (Edgewood) M.C.                            Thursday, Friday, Saturday • 8 am-5 pm   JIM’S FALL CLEAN-UP & MOWING   SEASONED FIREWOOD Wkly. Rates. Free Est. Call 219-879-3733 -- Leave message. CALL 219-362-5058 • SANDCASTLE LANDSCAPING • WANT TO BUY Mick Wulff Certified Arborist • Fall Clean-Up • LONG BEACH HOME on or very near Lake Michigan. FALL CLEAN-UP MICHIANA SHORES Call 815-207-1259. Tree Trimming & Removal • REAL ESTATE Landscape Maintenance • Retaining Walls • 219-878-3032 • [email protected] COMMERCIAL – RENTALS/LEASE/SELL PAT’S TREE SERVICE. OFFICE SUITE. 3 private offices and reception area. Expenses, except Complete tree and landscaping service. phone, paid. Well maintained, high traffic area. 2811 E. Michigan Blvd., Experts in storm damage. Licensed and insured. Free estimates. Michigan City. (219) 879-9188, 879-2700. Call 219-362-5058. RETAIL SPACE located in downtown LaPorte. Former antique shop. BEACHSIDE GARDENS & GIFTS Ready for retail business. Call 219-778-9144. FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS RENTALS INDIANA On US Hwy 12 across from Notre Dame Church 219-879-8878 [email protected] HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH www.beachsidegardens.com 3/BR. Across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692. LONG BEACH COZY 3/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach) Contract Lawn, Landscape & Garden Maintenance Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/370-1745. Certified Pesticide Applicators • Lawn & Garden Fertilizer programs               • ASK about ORGANICS DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB Contract Landscape Design/Installation LAKEFRONT CONDOS -- 2 and 3 bedrooms. LLOYD TREE SERVICE & BRUSH REMOVAL Oct.-May -- $1,100 to $2,000 per mo. Trimming • Cutting • Removal • Reasonably Priced. 219-229-5867 DUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588. THE November 18, 2010 Page 37

HOUSE FOR RENT-OGDEN DUNES. Quiet semi-private beach commu- LAKEFRONT CONDOS. Beautiful, brand new condos, 2 or 3BR, nity. 3BR, 1.5BA, sleeps 6+2. Gas BBQ, big deck, screened porch, 2 full BA, fitness center, pool, boardwalk, boat docks and balconies A/C, Satellite TV, stereo, all linens. Sat/Sun rentals $1200. overlooking Pine Lake. Starting at just $239,900. Great family location. Cell 219-730-6486, H 219-763-3088. Call Laurel at Outlook Cove Condos, LaPorte, IN (219) 362-7722. HOUSE FOR RENT ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE FULLY REHABBED & OCCUPIED, 4 unit, 4 story, brick mansion in 3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Frpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail. Michigan City. Call 219-229-4283. Also avail Sept thru May. $850/mo + util. Call 708/227-8756. WINTER RENTAL LAKE SHORE DRIVE. All amenities. $750 + security deposit. Call 708-349-0442. Footlight Presents “Greater Tuna” Sequel CHARMING LONG BEACH TWO STORY HOME Footlight will open the holiday comedy “A Tuna Stop 20 - Newly redone - 4/BR, 2/Bath. Furnished - No Pets. Washer/dryer. 1/4 Block to beach. $850/mo + utilities. Christmas” on Fri., Nov. 26 at 8:00 p.m. In this hi- Avail Sept’10 - June ‘11 - Call 708/717-8883. larious sequel to “Greater Tuna,” it’s Christmas M.C. NEW UPPER APT. IN SINGLE FAMILY HOME. W/D inside the in the third smallest town in Texas. Radio station unit! 2BR. All appl. Including large fridge, micro. Cable and wifi avail. OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Pets case by case w/terms. Year round. Beach, PNC, South Shore line. Driveway and off-street. Corner lot, shade trees, quiet location. Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activi- $625/mo. + elec. Call 703-599-8337. Photos avail. ties, including hot competition in the annual lawn 216 HILLTOP, SHERIDAN BEACH. Contemporary furn. 3BR, 2.5BA display contest. In other news, voracious Joe Bob with lg. attached garage. 3-lake view decks. Near beach and marina. Lipsey’s production of “A ” is jeop- No smokers. Short/long term. 630-699-1010 or [email protected] ardized by unpaid electric bills. Many colorful Tuna SHERIDAN BEACH WINTER RENTAL. Fully furnished 3BR, 2.5BA See pics at www.vrbo.com/41711. denizens join in the holiday fun. Call Stacy 970-708-7379. Directed by Bonnie Quigley and starring Robert “Shoreland Hills 10 Month Rental.” 3BR, 2BA. Nicely furnished, W/D, Komendera and Mike McCalment. fireplace, 2 blks. to lake. Avail to 6/30/11. $825 per month includes out- door maintenance, but not utilities. No pets or smokers. Additional performance dates are Nov. 27 & 28 Call Bob N. at (800) 899-2699. “Must See to Appreciate.” and Dec. 2-5. There will be a “Patron Appreciation Sheridan Beach – 107 S. Lake Ave – Winter Rental. Reception” following the Sun., Nov. 28 performance Avail. now thru May 31. Furn. 3BR 2 blks. to lake, 3-minute drive to Blue at the neighboring Blink Art Gallery. Chip Casino. $750/mo. + security dep. & util. 219-326-5828. Thursday, Friday and Saturday curtains are at ON PINE LAKE in LaPorte. 2BR furnished, attached garage home. Fireplace, beautiful view, quiet neighborhood, yearly lease. 219-575-7441. 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Doors open YEAR ROUND LEASE SHERIDAN BEACH 3BR RANCH. 3 blks. to the 15 minutes prior to curtain. All tickets are $12. lake. Credit check. Broker/owner. $850/mo. + util. Call 219-363-6818. Reduced rates available for groups of 20 or more. 3BR RANCH HOUSE IN SHERIDAN BEACH. Fully furn. Credit cards are not accepted. Reservations are rec- $900 + utilities per month. No pets, non-smoker. Call 630-886-3986. ommended; phone 219-874-4035 or online at www. 1BR APARTMENTS for rent. New and waterfront. Utilities paid. footlightplayers.org/reservations.html. Pioneer Pier Area. Call Dan 219-898-8871. Footlight Theatre is located at 1705 Franklin MICHIANA SHORES. Tri-level, 3BR, 2BA. 1 blk. from beach. 2-car garage, fireplace, central air, appliances. $1,200/mo. + util. Street, Michigan City. Call 571-312-6245 or 219-362-5150. Amateur photographer William Wild will be dis- WINTER/SPRING RENTAL-Lovely 2BR fully furn. home nestled in tran- playing some of his framed photographs for sale. All quil woods. Stop 37 beach. Frplc, free wood. Sleeper couches, mod. proceeds will be donated to Footlight to be used to- kitchen, W/D. $995+ util. Fotos-email [email protected] FURN. OR UNFURN. COTTAGES & CONDOS for rent. wards the theatre’s remodeling. Long or Short Term. Call us and let us know what your needs are. Cottage Connections • 219-393-9996 or 9986 • [email protected] TOWNHOUSE, in-law quarters, 1-1/2 car garage. Huge closets, vaulted ceiling w/skylite, W/D, 2BR, 1BA. Great neighborhood. All util + cable. $800/mo. Call 219-210-7691. ½ BLK. TO BEACH. LG 1BR APTS. No smoking, no pets. $450/mo.Call 219-861-3705 or 773-248-8203. YEAR ROUND SHERIDAN BEACH 1BR GUESTHOUSE RENTAL. Clean and quiet. Off street parking, laundry, manager on site, util. incl’d. No pets, non-smoker. Ref. req. $650/mo. Call 219-879-2195. FULLY FURN. 3BR, 2BA APT. available with weekly or monthly rates. Long Beach Cove Villas. 219-879-9950. LARGE 3BR, 2BA APARTMENT for lease. Call for special rates. Long Beach Cove Villas. Call 219-879-9950. WANTED: PROF. WOMAN, OVER 50, ROOMMATE TO SHARE APARTMENT IN M.C. CALL 219-229-4283.  REAL ESTATE FOR SALE  SHERIDAN BEACH 3BR 1950s cottage on large lot. Wooded, private, lots of parking. 1 blk. to beach. Near Beachwalk Development. Call for web pix. Asking $198,500. Call 219-879-9319. GOLF VIEW TOWNHOMES AT LEGACY RIDGE. Custom golf course liv- ing at its finest. 44 units on Holes 15, 16 & 17 of Legacy Hills Golf Course in LaPorte, IN. 2/3BR, 2BA, 2-1/2-car attached garage, swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse with community room. Single level living. Prices start at $279,900. For info, call 219-362-7722. (L-R) Robert Komendera & Mike McCalment THE Page 38 November 18, 2010

Silkwin’s Edge by Harvey Eric’s father owns a shoe repair Bateman and July Schwinden- shop, mom stays at home taking dorf care of the family, and Eric--well, “Dreams are signs. Your father Eric is at a crossroads in his life. and sister don’t understand. It’s People are starting to talk about your destiny.” his so-called healings, some with Eric Silkwin’s mother believed amusement, some with belief, and that her son had been given the some with a vengeance calling him gift of healing. But Eric’s strange a fake. It all comes to a head one dreams left him wondering what ac- day when a discussion in church tually was the source of this gift. He about spiritual gifts led Alice Daw- grew up and fi rmly believed in his sher, a young woman with a pain- fundamental Christian church, but ful knee, to ask Eric after services his grandfather had been a Chey- to try healing her. Problem was, enne Native American. His dreams one of the church ladies came upon came from an Indian and a little girl them as Eric was kneeling in front whose message just served to con- of Alice with his hand on her knee! fuse the young man even more... The older lady let out a scream and This unusual story comes from said, “What are you doing with you the pen of a Michigan City resident hands up that girl’s dress?” An awk- who started writing after his retirement. He fi n- ward moment to be sure, and one that required a lot ished a draft of a novel but did nothing more about of explaining... it. After his wife passed away three years ago, and Eric fi nds himself attracted to Alice, and the two now into his eighties, Mr. Bateman’s daughter en- begin seeing each other. The military draft was still couraged him to look over the draft, helped him to in effect at that time, and rather than wait for his fi nish the novel he had started, and Silkwin’s Edge number to come up, Eric makes the decision to join is the end result. You’re never too old to pursue a the Air Force instead. He heads off to basic train- dream! Let me tell you a little more about this un- ing, meets up on the train with two other guys who usual story... signed up, and they become close friends. During his The year is 1947 in a small southern town, the time in training, Eric realizes how much he misses kind of town where everybody knows everybody. I Alice and asks her to marry him. She gladly accepts think the real appeal of Silkwin’s Edge is not the and lands a bombshell in his lap---she’s pregnant! controversy of faith healing but the time and place Things start happening quickly after this. Mar- of the story itself. Mr. Bateman sets up a commu- riages, births, deaths, all the ordinary things that nity and its people in post World War II with an happen in our lives that change and mold us into assurance and reality that only someone who lived the adults we become are told with a true compas- during that time could do. Let’s face it, that time in sion for people. America was vastly different from today: no TV, no How Eric and each of his friends and family re- computers, and families actually ate meals together act to all these events helps make the reader under- around the kitchen table! Maintaining “face” in the stand something of life in 1947 in a small town. community was all important, and basically, things I can’t tell you much more without giving away were a lot simpler, but young people, having just the whole plot, but suffi ce it to say that I found the come out of the horrors of a depression followed by healing aspect and the setting of the story well ex- four years of war, were starting to realize it was a plained and an interesting read. whole new world out there and things were chang- Till next time, happy reading! ing quickly...

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