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Volume 23, Number 6 Thursday, February 15, 2007 Maritime Fest Slates ‘Full Boat’ Of Attractions by William F. Keefe The all-points invitation leaves no room for doubt. “Bring the entire family,” it reads, “to the Chicago Maritime Festival 2007, to be held at the Chicago History Museum on Saturday, February 24.” More specifi cally… Learn the history of Chicago’s lighthouses; enjoy a “bird’s-eye” view of the Chicago/ Calumet region shipping scene as viewed from the Chicago- WBBM “Chopper 780” catch up on the tragic/ inspiring story of Capt. Herman Schuenemann and his “Christmas Tree Ship,” and at some point study the intri- cate, delicate craft of building a model ship in a bottle. Enroute through the Chicago History Museum, Clark Street at North Avenue, polish your understanding of what goes into a Great Lakes weather forecast; admire the consummately skillful technique of diver/artist Michael Angelo Gagliardi; follow another diver’s explorations of shipwrecks, and listen as a speaker tells how a special citizen group works to engage the public in the future of the Chicago River. Above all, don’t forget to bring the kids Old Town sailing dinghy. From the Chicago Maritime Society Collection. to the fi fth annual Chicago Maritime (Photo by Dan Kasberger) Festival that will begin at 10:00 total of fi ve individuals and groups will keep the a.m. and close temporarily at crowd enchanted, according to the festival’s 4:30 p.m. on February 24. The three sponsors: the Chicago Maritime Soci- festival’s evening concert will ety, the Chicago History Museum, and “Com- get under way at 7:00 p.m. mon times.” The fi ve evening “presenters” as sharp the same glorious day. sketched in advance: The lineup for the evening concert will offer a dazzling array of musical virtuosi. A Maritime Fest Continued on Page 2 THE Page 2 February 15, 2007

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Maritime Fest Continued from Page 1 --The Bounding Main, “a costumed vocal group that sings richly harmonic versions of traditional maritime songs.” Returning in 2007 after stellar performances in early festivals, the group features men and women singers with as many as 30 years experience. The group’s second CD, “Lost at Sea,” has been critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic.

Johnny Collins of London, England specializes in shanties, sea songs and maritime ballads. (Photo by Dan Kasberger) -- The Philippe Duo, consisting of Philippe Noirel, the singer with the huge voice, and Philippe Rouxel, the wizard with the swift hands on the button ac- cordion. The Duo specializes in Breton and purely French maritime music. “When the Philippe Duo performs, you are swept into the work songs, fore- castle tunes, and laments that will take you into the world of French sailors. -- Tom and Chris Kastle, who have performed at literally hundreds of venues, many local to the Chicago region while others are located in such Eu- The music and theater veterans who make up The Bounding Main vocal ropean countries as Poland, Norway, and Ireland. group are shown here performing a singing workshop at the 2006 Festi- val. (Photo by Dan Kasberger) The pair, boasting professional credits as both singers and sailors, -- Jerry Bryant, a native of Maine, has performed have recently folk music on a wide range of usual and unusual returned from a instruments. Jerry’s repertoire ranges across both tour of New Zea- traditional and contemporary folk songs, with par- land. They have ticular emphasis on the music of the sea and sailors. been familiar ﬁ g- His performances may include songs that he him- ures at tall ship self has composed as well as others published on his events around CDs. the Great Lakes- -- Johnny Collins, another repeat performer at -serving as hosts the Chicago Maritime Festival. The 2007 festival and/or perform- “welcomes Johnny back because of his vigorous ers. style and supreme ability to persuade audiences to join in choruses.” A resident of London, England, he ranks as an international performer specializing in the singing of chanties, sea songs, and maritime The traveling Kastles will ballads. He has for years been a favorite at mari- be on their home turf on February 24 when they time and folk fests in many parts of both England take part in the 2007 and the United States. Maritime Festival. THE February 15, 2007 Page 3 Seminars, Workshops, Exhibits The festival’s daytime schedule--beginning at Open ‘til 6 p.m. 10:00 a.m. and closing at 4:30 p.m.--is guaranteed Evenings to keep your eyes, ears, and camera busy. Not only will Kris Habermehl review the story of the Great Lakes shipping industry as it functions at the southern tip of Lake Michi- gan; the pilot of the famous www.littlehousefashions.comElegant Apparel for the helicopter, “Chopper 780,” [email protected] Conscious Woman will also show historic foot- Women’s Apparel age demonstrating how the region developed. Interested in a history Boss Is Away Sale seminar? Check the slate of events when you reach the History Museum for the Buy 1, Get 1 event titled “Shipwrecks at Pilot/reporter Kris Habermehl Death’s Door.” Historians Cris Kohl and Joan Forsberg will be doing the show- 1/2 Price ing and telling while revealing that “Death’s Door” (of equal or lesser value) refers to the “treacherous passageway between Lake Michigan and Green Bay.” With Kohl and Forsberg you’ll be able to dive (by proxy) on “the wrecks of the steamer Frank O’Connor and the scow Ocean Wave.” You’ll hear tales of lost shipwrecks awaiting discovery, then conduct searches (again by proxy) of “notorious Pi- lot Island hulks.” Moving on, a whole panoply of rare marvels awaits the visitor. Among them: -- Donald J. Terras, lighthouse keeper at Evan- ston, Illinois’s Grosse Point Lighthouse National Landmark, who will take audiences on a historical tour of the lighthouses that have guided ships into Chicago since 1832. -- Seagoing artist Eric Forsberg, who will exhibit and explain samples of his own marine art and the striking images that accrue to those who “go down to the sea in ships.” Having studied under the late Charles Vickery, Mr. Forsberg also prepped for life as a marine artist by living and working aboard sailing vessels. Maritime Fest Continued on Page 4

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Maritime Fest Continued from Page 3 -- Amy Seeley, weather forecasting expert; Rochelle Pennington, talking about the original “Christmas Tree Ship;” Glenn Braun, specialty miniaturist who builds ships in bottles; artist Gagliardi, who will present a seminar on the linkage he has discovered between art and diving; and Ralph and John Frese, narrators of “voyages of adventure”--all are on the program. “Building ships in bottles calls for the ultimate in concentration,” says Something for Everybody Glenn Braun, model maker and expert on the “Art of Ship in a Bottle.” Like to be eclectic? The festival will give you the modern story of the “Christmas Tree Ship.” That chance to exercise your taste. yuletide program brings some 5,000 Yule trees to Jay Bonansinga, author of a book on the excur- Chicago annually for distribution to needy fami- sion steamer Eastland, which foundered in the Chi- lies. cago River in 1915, will discuss the “mythologizing” Also appealing to the kids will be the special proof the tragic event. Staff archivist Martin Touhy grams “Hands on Fun,” “Underwater Archeology,” will talk on “The National Archives in Chicago,” and Model Boat Building. stressing that that remarkable repository makes available what is reputed to be the nation’s largest collection of unique and original documents about Great Lakes maritime life and commerce. And there’s still more. Steve Georgas, new head of the Chicago Police Marine Unit, will describe the unit’s work. Phil von Voigtlander will lay bare the life-saving work of the Fox Island Lighthouse, near the northern head of Lake Michigan--isolated but essential. Remember Chicago’s lakefront? Bill Rossberger, historian and yachtsman, will review its history “from shoreline to landﬁ ll” while Jerry Thomas of the Chicago Maritime Society looks verbally at the city’s rich maritime heritage. Loyola University’s Ted Karamanski will describe the “daily life of a lakes mariner in the Age of Sail.” The contributions of the Friends of the Chicago River to the river’s present and future will come under the scrutiny of the group’s coordinator, Joni Kids’ activities include model ship building which they can take home. Marin. (Photo by Dan Kasberger)

Visitors to the festival will ﬁ nd metered parking “all around the History Museum” while a lot at 1730 Stockton Avenue will offer additional all-day park- Representing the Friends of the ing for $5.50. Tickets will have to be validated at the Chicago River, Joni Marin will festival’s front desk to earn the $5.50 rate. describe the group’s newly launched Clean Water Campaign and other Persons desiring to attend the evening concert programs during her appearance at only will be able to order tickets for $20.00 per the Maritime Festival. adult. Adult tickets providing entry to the all-day programs will be $10.00. Children under 12 will be admitted free all day. Passes valid for both the daytime activities and the concert will be $25.00 each. Tickets ordered before February 14 will qualify as The fantastic world of the lakefront Shedd Aquar- “Early Bird Specials” and will cost $20.00 each. They ium will be described by Melanie Napoleon, man- will be valid for both the daytime programs and the ager of the institution’s campaign to raise the envi- concert. All tickets and passes are to be “Will Call” ronmental awareness of the general public on the at the museum door. Conﬁ rmation may be made by subject of the Great Lakes. phone or mail and checks should be made payable Of particular interest to the younger generation to the Chicago Maritime Festival, P.O. Box 56394, will be Capt. George Lisner’s introduction to the Chicago, IL 60656, phone 773/774-7216. THE February 15, 2007 Page 5 Micky Gallas Properties 123 (219) 874-7070 Beach CRS (219) 874-5249 City T (269) 586-2350 Michigan 1-800-680-9682 Micky Gallas www.MickyGallasProperties.com ABR, CRS, e-PRO, GRI, SRES Long Beach • Michigan City • New Buffalo Cell 219/861-6012 Cold Feet Got You Down??? Why Not Warm Them up by the Fireplace in Your New Home... 14 Pocantico Trail • Michiana Village Just a short stroll to Michiana’s wide sandy beaches, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home invites you to enjoy Lake Michigan with only an hour drive to Chicago.

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Valparaiso University is currently hosting an Geography professor Ronald Janke is an active exhibit, “Preserving the Past: The Sand Islands of participant in conservation efforts of this valuable Northwest Indiana,” at the Brauer Museum of Art, natural resource, encouraging farmers to commit which is located inside the campus Center for the themselves to preservation of the land they hold so Arts building. The project is a collaborative effort dear by putting the sections which hold these sand between the university’s Geography and Meteorol- islands into a conservation trust. Janke hopes that ogy Department with the Art Department, showcas- this land will eventually be preserved as a state ing paintings and drawings by students of professor park and eventually, a national park. As a teacher, Sarah Oldenburg, landscape photography overlay- he strives for higher goals so that the general pub- ing maps of the region by professor Aimee Tomasek, lic can benefi t from education about the geographic and regional artifacts. region that we call home. The land that forms these dunes, while not viable for farming, is surprisingly good for development and thus, many of the sand islands provide the foundation for farmhouses. How- ever, Janke is not asking that people forsake their homes, just the islands which are not otherwise being used. It would provide tax breaks for resident farmers while preserving the beauty of the farms’ surrounding land, he claims. The current exhibit was organized by senior geography major Scott Osthus, who has worked with Dr. Janke on conservation efforts as part of his internship through his Crusader Connection scholarship. He was inspired by the Brauer Museum’s plan to showcase an exhibit of Frank Dudley’s art during (left to right) Valparaiso University Professors Sarah Oldenburg, the fall of 2006. The painter was active in Indiana Ronald Janke, Aimee Tomasak Dunes conservation efforts during the mid-twenti- In Northwest Indiana, we’re all familiar with the eth century through his renowned paintings of the sand dunes that line the beaches of Lake Michigan, landscape. “I fi nd it interesting how art is used to but we have largely neglected the lesser-known but rare barchan (or crescent-shaped) dunes which form the Kankakee Sand Islands of southern Porter and northern Jasper counties. Formed by glacial melt- ing and southwest winds, these dunes were once islands amidst marshland and open savannah, providing a home to numerous Native American tribes who left historically valuable artifacts and burial sites on approximately seven hundred of the surviv- ing islands. Now overgrown with woods and land- locked by farms after the man-made rerouting of the Kankakee River, the white oak trees which once thrived there are gone, but seventy-four of Indiana’s endangered animal, insect, and plant species continue to survive on this land, including the Indiana bat, the Mitchell’s Satyr butterfl y, and the prairie fringed orchid. Artifacts on exhibit

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Brauer Museum Director Gregg Hertzlieb Art has a profound emotional effect on people and the exhibit aims to educate as well as touch people’s sense of cultural duty. According to museum director Gregg Hertzlieb, who led the opening reception on February 6th, the exhibit will be open until Feb- ruary 25th. Regular hours are on Tuesdays, Thurs- days, and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 until 5:00 p.m. News and information regarding the Brauer Museum can be found online at www.valpo.edu/art Artifacts and artwork on exhibit museum or by calling 219-464-5365.

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Soaring with a Fellow Eagle Scout by Charles McKelvy It was my considerable pleasure recently to visit As Cathy Sankey explained in a recent interview the home of Kyle Andrew Sankey near Buchanan, at the family’s lovely home in the countryside, her because the young man and I share something in father Andrew McClellan had wanted more than common – we are both entitled to wear the Eagle anything to attend his grandson’s Eagle Scout Court Scout medal. of Honor. He planned to bring the camp stool he was Plus, I soon discovered that Kyle aspires to serve hand-tooling from leather from his home in Penn- where I once did – in the U.S. Navy. So I proudly sylvania and present it to Kyle at his court of honor present the following dispatch from the Scouting in Michigan. front as encouragement to other young men to join Andrew McClellan fi nished the stool but he their local Boy Scout troop and ascend to that singu- couldn’t beat cancer, and so he passed on months lar honor of a lifetime – Eagle Scout. before Kyle’s crowning moment in December. Alas, Kyle’s grandmother Barbara McClellan, was on hand to give the stool to Kyle moments after his mother pinned his Eagle medal over his heart. By all accounts, there wasn’t a dry eye at the Court of Honor after that emotional moment. Troop 603’s Kyle Andrew Sankey earned But Eagle Scout Kyle Andrew Sankey topped 30 merit badges (only that moments later when he was asked to whom he 21 are required) on his wanted to give the customary mentor’s pin. Scout- road to Eagle Scout. He became a Boy Scout master Douglas Weingart explained that the pin on May 12, 2003, and should be presented to the one who had most helped achieved Eagle Scout the new Eagle fl y to the pinnacle of Scouting. on December 16, 2006 at the age of 14. He said he wanted to complete the demand- ing Eagle requirements before the three Ws Eagle Scout Kyle caught up with him: Andrew Sankey work, wheels, and with the camp stool women. his late grandfather, Andrew McClellan, made for him. Kyle’s grandmother, Barbara McClel- lan, presented the Since December 16, 2006, 14-year-old Reed Mid- stool to Kyle at his Court of Honor in dle School student Kyle Andrew Sankey has had Stevensville on De- something in common with the 38th President of cember 16, 2006. the United States Gerald R. Ford – the right to wear the Eagle Scout medal. And like President Ford, whose funeral Kyle San- key attended in uniform in Grand Rapids on Janu- Kyle decided on the spot to present it posthu- ary 2, the active member of Troop 603 in Stevens- mously to his grandfather, Andrew McClellan. ville wants to serve as an offi cer in the U.S. Navy. In It should also be noted that Kyle presented an Kyle’s case as a helicopter pilot. outdoor chapel, complete with wooden cross and Little wonder, considering Kyle’s mother Cathy 12 benches, to the Stevensville United Methodist was a Naval offi cer and his father Jeff served in Church as the Community Service Project he need- the Navy’s enlisted ranks. Both Cathy and Jeff and ed to complete to get his Eagle Award. Life Scouts Kyle’s sister Lydia, who is active in the Girl Scouts, Ryan Weingart and Casey Snow are completing a were proudly present at Kyle’s Eagle Scout Court of boardwalk to the chapel and digging a drainage Honor at Troop 603’s host, the Stevensville United ditch in fulfi llment of their own project require- Methodist Church. ments as they advance toward Eagle. They heard of Kyle’s aspirations to one day gain The church plans to dedicate the chapel in the acceptance to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapo- spring with an outdoor service. lis, but they were also present for the emotional pre- And one can only hope that a real eagle will soar sentation of a hand-tooled camp stool to the newly overhead as some Eagle Scouts down below demon- minted Eagle Scout. strate that a Scout is reverent. THE February 15, 2007 Page 19

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All events take place at the Box Factory for the gram tickets can be purchased at the door: $5/adults Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. and $2.50/elementary & secondary students. The deadline for registration is Feb. 22. The fee Willis Moore will present for the full workshop is $100 for the weekend, or $75 the program “Korea: Can Two for Box Factory members. Complete information Become One?” He will take and registration forms are available at www.poetry- you to Korea with a culture, factory.net, or you can pick up registration forms at language, and manner of liv- the Box Factory during normal gallery hours of 10 ing that is distinct from its a.m.-4 p.m., Mon. - Sat. or Sun., 1-4 p.m. MI time. neighbors. The people still Kevin Prufer is the author, most recently, of The cling to many colorful and Finger Bone (Carnegie Mellon, 2002) and Fallen interesting customs. Willis From a Chariot (Carnegie Mellon, 2005), which was will take you on a tour of a named one of the “Editors’ Choice” favorite books newly industrialized, com- of the last 25 years in the Bloomsbury Review. His puter-oriented country where Willis Moore next poetry collection, National Anthem, is forth- super tankers transport their coming from Four Way Books. Prufer is also editor products throughout the world. Visit the island of of The New Young American Poets (Southern Illi- Cheju, a honeymoon- nois University Press, 2000), Dark Horses: Essays er’s delight and tourist on Overlooked Poems (University of Illinois Press, destination where you 2007; with Joy Katz), and the forthcoming New Eu- will see the country’s ropean Poetry (Graywolf Press, 2008; with Wayne tallest mountain and Miller). The recipient of three Pushcart Prizes, beautiful beaches. Prufer lives in rural Missouri where he serves as The Flying Carpet Editor of Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing and is Travelogue Associa- Vice President/Secretary of the National Book Crit- tion hosts entertaining ics Circle. and educational trav- A Michigan native, Mary Ann Samyn’s books in- elogues produced and clude Captivity Narrative (1999 Ohio State Univer- fi lmed by some of the sity Press/The Journal award), Inside the Yellow country’s fi nest fi lm- Dress (New Issues, 2001) and Purr (New Issues, makers. They come 2005). She has won a Pushcart Prize and awards to Michigan City to from The Poetry Society of America and Mid-Amer- personally show their ican Review, and her poems have appeared in Bar- fi lms and are available “Korea: Can Two Become One?” row Street, The Journal, Pleiades, Lyric, The Ken- to answer questions during intermission and at the yon Review, Denver Quarterly, and elsewhere. She end of the program. founded and directs the annual Far Field Retreat There are two more programs in this season: On for Writers at Oakland University and teaches in March 15 you can explore Costa Rica and April 12 the MFA program at West Virginia University. will take you to Tibet. Information at www.poetryfactory.net or Marci Johnson, Poetry Factory Director, at 269-469-9250. Films on DVD Series Computer Classes at County Library On Sun., Feb. 18, 2 p.m., the Michigan City Pub- lic Library will show the fi lm “Cape of Good Hope.” On Tues., Feb. 20, the following technology class- This is an upbeat and heartwarming fi lm which es will be held at LaPorte County Public Library, beautifully connects a number of storylines, all re- 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte: volving around a Cape Town animal rescue shelter. 9:30 a.m. - Microsoft Excel Filmed entirely on location in the Cape Town 1:30 p.m. - Microsoft Word coastal community, Hout Bay, “Cape of Good Hope” 6:30 p.m. - Basic Mousing is populated with likable characters you come to There is no charge for any of these classes, but care about--ordinary people who want to improve you must register at the Information Desk or phone their lives. This original romantic comedy will win 219/362-6156. Phone 48 hrs. in advance to request you over and lift your spirits. signing for the hearing impaired. The program is free and open to the public. THE Page 26 February 15, 2007

Winter’s Here, Soup’s On

Yes, soup is the highlighted meal in cold wintry weather. You may have seen the center section of the Chicago Tribune recently, The Layered Look, all about soups. They told us steps to follow in cooking soups, how to master the method, how to make one’s own brown stock (I fully agree that “roasting gives brown stock its color along with a depth of ﬂ avor...”), how to give purchased broth some extra oomph – all interesting, along with three recipes of their soups. I’m offering you some of my own recipes, two of which are mainly mushrooms but very different. You’ll be interested to know that a local cook offers great container soups for sale once a month at the Michigan City Senior Center. Her offer February 21st is Creamy Chicken & Noodle Soup. I’ll tell you all about her soups a week or two from now. Happy soups, folks, they’ll help you stay warm.

WILD MUSHROOM SOUP WITH SHERRY 8 T (1 stick) butter, room temp 2 cups sliced celery WILD AND CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP 1 1 cup sliced shallots ⁄4 oz dried porcini mushrooms 3 1 ⁄4 cup chopped onion 1 large onion, minced (1 ⁄4 cups) 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 T butter 1 3 cups sliced stemmed fresh shiitake mush- ⁄2 lb white mushrooms, thinly sliced (3 cups) rooms (about 6 oz) 1 tsp fi ne sea salt 1 3 cups sliced crimini mushrooms (about 6 oz) ⁄2 tsp dried tarragon, crumbled 1 1 3 cups sliced oyster mushrooms (about 4 ⁄2 oz) ⁄2 tsp dried oregano 1 1 ⁄2 cup dry white wine ⁄4 tsp black pepper 1 1 ⁄2 cup dry sherry ⁄4 cup all-purp fl our 1 ⁄4 cup all purp fl our 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (32 oz) 1 8 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken ⁄2 cup heavy cream broth 2 T medium-dry sherry 1 ⁄2 cup whipping cream Grind dried porcini in a blender until pow- Melt 6 T butter in large pot over medium- dery. Cook onion in 1 T butter in a 4-to-5 quart high heat. Add celery, shallots, onion and gar- heavy pot, covered, over moderate heat, stirring lic and saute until onion is translucent, about occasionally until softened, about 5 minutes. 8 minutes. Add all mushrooms and saute until Add fresh mushrooms, the ground porcini pow- beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add white der, sea salt, tarragon, oregano and pepper and wine and sherry. Boil until liquid is reduced to cook covered stirring occasionally, until ‘shrooms glaze, about 6 minutes. Mix remaining 2 T but- are tender, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 2 1 ter and ⁄4 cup fl our in small bowl until smooth T butter and cook, stirring, until melted, then paste forms. Add fl our paste to mushroom mix- sprinkle in fl our and cook, stirring constantly, ture in pot and stir until melts and coats vegeta- until mixture is very thick and golden, about 5 bles. Gradually mix in stock. Bring to boil, stir- minutes. Whisk in 1 cup chicken broth, scrap- ring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and ing up any brown bits, until mixture is smooth. simmer until mushrooms are tender, stirring Add remaining broth in a stream, whisking un- often, about 10 minutes. Stir in cream. Season til liquid is smooth. Bring to a simmer, whisk- with salt and pepper. Working in batches, puree ing, then stir in cream and sherry and simmer soup in blender or processor until smooth. Re- uncovered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. (If turn soup to pot. Can be prepared 1 day ahead. dried porcini are soft, dry them in a 300 degree Cover and refrig. Rewarm over medium-low oven, about 5 minutes, then cool before blending heat before serving. to a powder.) THE February 15, 2007 Page 27

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH GINGER, OXTAIL STEW SHIITAKES & LEEKS (I add more liquid – any choice – and it’s a soup (Don’t be tempted to cook the noodles right in instead of stew, certainly delicious) the soup or the soup will become too starchy. 2 large oxtails Add cooked noodles just before serving) 3 1 onion ⁄4 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms (about 12) 1 2 cups beef broth 5 bone-in chicken thighs (1 ⁄2 to 2 lbs, skin re- 2 cups water moved, fat trimmed) 2 cups canned tomatoes 2 tsp peanut or vegetable oil 1 tsp salt and a little pepper 1 large or 2 small leeks (white and light green 1 bay leaf parts only), sliced into thin half moons and 1 washed ⁄4 cup chopped carrots 1 3 T minced fresh ginger ⁄4 cup chopped celery 1 T chopped parsley 4 cups homemade or low- salt canned chicken broth Have the butcher cut the oxtails in pieces 1 ⁄4 cup rice wine (Al’s already are). Roll them in fl our and brown 2 T soy sauce well in butter or shortening. Brown the onion 1 T rice vinegar at the same time. Add the beef broth and water, 1 tsp Asian chile paste tomatoes and bay leaf, salt and pepper. Simmer 9 oz fresh Chinese egg noodles, other Asian noo- for 4 hours – at the end of 3 hours adding the dles or linguine or spaghetti carrots, celery and parsley. Then, using tongs, 1 tsp toasted sesame oil 1 transfer the oxtails to a large bowl. When cool 2 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias (about ⁄3 enough, remove meat from oxtails and refrig- cup) erate, discarding bones. Carefully pour cook- Put the shiitakes in a bowl and cover with 1 ing liquid into an 8-cup container. Refrigerate about 1 ⁄2 cups boiling water. Set a small plate cooking liquid overnight (or even 24 hours) so or pot lid over the mushrooms to ensure they’re the fatty portion will rise to the top and can be submerged, and soak until softened, about 20 spooned off entirely. Add meat to cooking liquid. minutes. Discard the mushroom stems and Heat and happily serve. thinly slide the caps. Strain the soaking liquid through a fi ne mesh strainer, leaving any sedi- ment behind. Reserve the liquid and shiitakes separately. Rinse the chicken thighs and pat dry with paper towels; season with salt. Heat the oil in a FRENCH ONION SOUP heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-low 2 lb medium onions, halved lengthwise, then heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken, cover thinly sliced lengthwise the pot and cook for about 20 minutes, turning 3 sprigs fresh thyme once or twice. The aim is to sweat (not brown) 2 bay leaves the chicken until it loses its raw pink color on 3 ⁄4 tsp salt the outside and begins to exude some of its juic- 1 1 ⁄2 stick ( ⁄4 cup) unsalted butter es. Stir in the leeks, ginger, and sliced shiitakes; 2 tsp all-purp fl our cover and cook until the leeks begin to soften, 3 about another 5 minutes. ⁄4 cup dry white wine 4 cups reduced-sodium beef broth (32 oz) Add the broth, 3 cups of water, reserved 1 mushroom soaking liquid, rice wine, soy sauce, 1 ⁄2 cups water 1 vinegar and chile paste, and bring to a gentle ⁄2 tsp black pepper boil over high heat. Adjust the heat to maintain Cook onions, thyme, bay leaves and salt in a gentle simmer and cook uncovered until the butter in a 4-to-5 quart heavy pot over moderate chicken is very tender and falling off the bone, heat, uncovered, stirring frequently, until onions about 45 minutes. Remove the chicken and are very soft and deep golden brown, about 45 set aside until easy to handle. Then when cool minutes. Add fl our and cook, stirring, 1 minute. enough to handle, remove the meat from the Stir in wine and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir bones and roughly chop or tear it into bite-size in broth, water and pepper and simmer, uncov- pieces. Return the meat to the soup. Add the ered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Discard sesame oil and season the soup with salt and 1 bay leaves. If desired, toast ⁄2 inch thick diago- pepper. nal slices of baguette, then top with Gruyere or After you’ve cooked the noodles, stir them Emmental cheese – broil 4 to 5” from heat about into the soup and let them heat through. Ladle 1 1 ⁄2 minutes and place on top of soup. the soup into bowls, top with the sliced scallions and serve immediately. THE Page 28 February 15, 2007 PNC Assessment Test Dates International Artist at Krasl Art Center Students planning to attend Purdue University Cutting Edge with Beatrice Coron North Central for the fi rst time will have the op- On Sat., March 3, 10:00–11:30 a.m. MI time, portunity to take an assessment test that will help New York based artist Beatrice Coron will present place them in appropriate PNC classes. a gallery talk and hands-on workshop at Krasl Art PNC reviews each student’s academic background Center. The presentation is offered in support of the to determine if testing is necessary. A student’s let- exhibition, “Beatrice Coron – Papercutting” on view ter of admission from PNC will state if that student at Krasl Art Center, March 1 – April 15. The work- is required to take the PNC Assessment test. The shop, for artists of all ages, will include opportuni- assessment is a series of three tests - English, math, ties to create original torn paper pop-ups and will reading - that helps new degree-seeking students encourage each participant to pursue his or her own fi nd classes that meet their needs. artistic goals. Students may also choose to take specifi c tests if Béatrice Coron’s paper-cuttings and artist books they are unsure of their ability. Students who grad- can be found in the Bibliothèque Nationale de uated in the lower half of their high school class, France, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and or have a GED are required to take the Placement the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Tests. Her public art commissions include the creation of Tests will be given at the Westville campus on a sculpture for the New York City Fire Department Feb. 21, March 20, April 25, June 20 and July 25, 9 on Staten Island and designing stainless steel fenc- a.m.-noon and 6-9 p.m. and on Aug. 4 and Aug. 7, 9 es for the Chicago Transit Authority. Coron’s latest a.m.-noon and Aug. 8, 6-9 p.m. commission is “Bronx Literature,” which consists of Tests will be given at PNC - Porter County at 600 faceted glass windows at the Burke Avenue Subway Vale Park Road, Valparaiso, on July 24, 6-9 p.m. Station in the Bronx. and Aug. 7, 6-9 p.m. Participants are asked to register in advance for Testing begins promptly at the time indicated this free workshop by calling 269/983-0271. and takes approximately three hours. There is no Krasl Art Center, offering visual art exhibitions fee and appointments are not necessary. and education programs, is open Mon.–Thurs., 10 For information, contact the PNC Learning Cen- a.m.–4 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.– 4 ter, 872-0527, ext. 5326 or visit www.pnc.edu/learn- p.m. and Sun., 1–4 p.m. In lieu of an admission fee, ingcenter/pa.html. Persons with disabilities needing visitors are invited to make a donation. accommodations should contact Student Support Krasl Art Center is located at 707 Lake Blvd., St. Services at ext. 5312. Joseph, MI. Visit them at www.krasl.org

Spelling Bee Planned (For Adults!) Michigan Poet to Visit Poetry Factory The Literacy Council of LaPorte County and Na- On Sun., Feb. 18th at 1:30 p.m. MI time, Ander tional City Bank hope to spell s-u-c-c-e-s-s by spon- Monson will read from his nonfi ction debut Neck soring an Executive Spelling Bee on Thurs., March Deep and Other Predicaments at the The Poetry 15. Factory (The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad With support from the Michigan City Area Cham- Street, Saint Joseph, MI / 269-983-3688). A reading ber of Commerce for this fi rst-time event, the council with David Dodd Lee. Free and open to the public. plans to raise awareness of literacy efforts, as well “An innovative and engaging nonfi ction debut as help support its collaborative work in the com- by an original new voice” (Publishers Weekly) and munity. Current Literacy Council projects include the second winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfi ction a new Hispanic Kindergarten Readiness project, Prize. as well as continuation of a similar pilot project in In Neck Deep and Other Predicaments, Ander Michigan City low-income daycare provider homes, Monson (author of Vacationland and Other Elec- and a special reading needs tutoring program for tricities) uses unexpectedly nonliterary forms— students in grades 1-5. the index, the Harvard Outline, the mathematical Spelling bee festivities will begin with light re- proof—to delve into an equally surprising mix of freshments from 6-7 p.m. on March 15 at Orak obsessions: disc golf, the history of mining in north- Shrine Center, 3848 N. Frontage Road, Michigan ern Michigan, car washes, topology, and more. He City. The bee will kick off at 7 p.m. refl ects on his outsider experience at an exclusive Entry fee for one business team of 3-4 persons is Detroit-area boarding school in the form of a crimi- $100. Cost for a nonprofi t organization team is $50. nal history and invents a new form as he meditates A variety of sponsor levels also are available. on snow. For more information about sponsorship or to reg- Ander Monson lives in Michigan and edits the ister a team for this fun literacy event, call Healthy magazine Diagram and the New Michigan Press. Communities of LaPorte County at 326-6260 or His web site: www.otherelectricities.com/neckdeep email: [email protected]. THE February 15, 2007 Page 29 Schoolhouse Shop & Antiques At Furnessville

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Of that total, 78 students “Special Events Planning” will be taught by Kim are in graduate programs, including 65 students en- Appel, PNC director of Events, on Wednesdays, Feb. rolled in the PNC Master of Business Administra- 21-March 28, 6-8 p.m. The course fee is $159. tion (MBA) program. The MBA program grew by 15 This course is appropriate for individuals plan- students. ning a wedding or party or business people prepar- PNC shattered another spring semester record ing to make an impression on clients. The course as students are taking a total of 35,752 credit hours, will cover topics such as when to begin planning, an increase of 3.50 percent over the previous high of how to do a site inspection to fi nd the appropriate 34,543 credit hours set in the spring of 2006. location and tools that can be used to keep track of The number of full-time students continues to re- details. There will be information on how to negoti- main high, with 2,005 full-time students taking 12 ate contracts with vendors, make important hotel or more credit hours of classes. This semester, PNC arrangements and how to successfully market an minority enrollment numbered 489 students, 14,3 event. percent of the overall student body. To register, contact PNC - Porter County at (219) Enrollment at PNC - Porter County in Valparaiso 531-4200, ext. 4207 or visit http://www.pnc.edu/ce. numbered 465 students, enrolled in a total of 2090 credit hours. “Studebaker Friday” - Feb. 23 More information about becoming a student at 88.1 WVPE and the Studebaker National Muse- PNC can be obtained by visiting the campus Web um invite everyone to another Studebaker Friday. site at www.pnc.edu or at 872-0527, ext. 5505. The event will take place on Friday, February 23 Appraisal Luncheon in Chesterton from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST and will feature entertainment by the Kelly Jay Band, a local band The 2007 Appraisal Luncheon will take place that plays a unique blend of nostalgic big band and Sun., April 22, noon-4 p.m., in the Westchester Pub- swing jazz hits from the 1940’s and 1950’s. lic Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., The new Studebaker National Museum is locat- Chesterton. Tickets, $20 per person, are available at ed at 201 South Chapin Street in downtown South the Westchester Township History Museum, Wed.- Bend. General admission is $5.00. Qualifying 88.1 Sun., from 1-5 p.m., or by phoning 219/983-9715. WVPE and Studebaker National Museum mem- The museum is located in the Brown Mansion, 700 bers, as well as and children age 7 and under, are W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton. admitted free. Tickets will be available at the door. Licensed appraiser and antiques expert Karl 88.1 WVPE is a member-supported service of the Gates will once again appraise one item for each at- Elkhart Community Schools. tendee. He will also discuss the social history and care of each item. The meal for this year’s luncheon Middle of the Month Craft will be catered by the Red Cup Cafe and Deli. Door prizes will be awarded at the luncheon. It’s still winter! Join Miss Jan in making snow- The Westchester Township History Museum, an fl akes at the Michigan City Public Library on Wed., educational service of Westchester Public Library, Feb. 21, 4 p.m. This program is for ages preschool is open to the public from 1-5 p.m., Wed.-Sun. Group through elementary. Children ages 6 and under tours are also available by phoning the museum at need the assistance of an adult. 219/983-9715. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at 873-3045 or visit www.mclib.org Basket Weaving Class Presidents’ Day Closing Margie Warner will teach basket weaving in this one session class held on Sat., Feb. 24th, 9:15 a.m., LaPorte County Public Library and its six branch at the Michigan City Public Library. libraries (Coolspring, Fish Lake, Hanna, Kingsford Each person will make a cozy tea basket to take Heights, Rolling Prairie and Union Mills) will be home. The class includes all materials. A $10 non- closed on Mon., Feb. 19th, for the Presidents’ Day refundable deposit is required. Actual prices vary Holiday. Also, the library’s bookmobile will not be according to size of basket. The basket will be on operating that day. display and sign up is at the library Circulation Michigan City Public Library, however, will be Desk. More information at 873-3049. open normal hours of 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on that day. THE February 15, 2007 Page 31

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5th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration! History and Nostalgia February 14, 15, 16 and 17 As I write this column, everyone is preparing for Jambalaya, Hurricanes, Gumbo, Crab cakes, this afternoon’s Super Bowl game. Meanwhile, I’ve Live Jazz music 6:30pm - 9:30 pm been surfi ng all morning to fi nd some selections for your reading and viewing pleasure. I hope these Friday night: Jeff Brown Quartet pass muster. If anything, they will get your mind off Saturday night: Ray Grivetti Quartet the football game. Call 219.874.7729 for your reservation Sixties Nostalgia (www.sixtiescity.com). Some The Duneland Beach Inn readers will remember that the mashed potato was Singing Sands and Stunning Sunsets not necessarily a side dish your mother prepared 3311 Pottawattamie Trail for dinner. Some will remember these dance crazes; Michigan City, IN some will remember the steps. 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RIB EYE or Purdue University North Central will present $18.00 the exhibit, “Peaceful Kingdom,” by artist Jeff Ham STUFFED PRAWNS from Feb. 20 through May 18 in the Library-Stu- dent-Faculty Building (LSF) Assembly Hall, Room Next to the Blue Heron Inn 02. The exhibit is presented free and is available for 1111 Lakeside St., LaPorte, IN 46350 public viewing. 219 324 4192 www.pleatshore.com Ham works out of studios in Michigan City and St. George, Utah. A multi-talented artist, he ex- 800 575 3880 presses his creativity in a variety of media. While illustrating for books and magazines he began working for ad agencies and moved to Chicago. Companies such as Keebler, Becks Beer, Disney, Marlboro, Cheetos, Bush Beer, Budweiser, Haines, Send a Copy of Kellogg’s and McDonalds have used his work. His THE children’s books illustrations include Black Beauty, Frankenstein, Anne of Green Gables, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. In 2003 he had his fi rst one-man show at the Chi- cago Old Town School of Folk Music, followed by an exhibit at the South Suburban College in South to a Friend or Relative Holland, Ill. In 2004 he won fi rst place at the Heart- land Art Gallery juried show in Plymouth and had a one-man show at the Heartland Gallery. In 2005 BEACHER SUBSCRIPTION RATES his work was accepted at a juried show at the Lu- beznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, and he Six Months ...... $16.00 was featured in the Lubeznik Center “Spirit of Ani- One Year...... $28.00 mals” 2006 show. He exhibited 21 pieces at Dixie State College in St. George, Utah. He also has been a singer, songwriter for the band THE The Hillbilly Winos. The Winos album “Live From the Living Room” enjoyed radio success in the U.S., Australia and Europe and the band was included 911 Franklin Street in a 2004 Fred Eaglesmith Tribute album. He now Michigan City, IN 46360 plays solo shows and will record a new album soon. For further information about this exhibit or to Phone: 219/879-0088 arrange a tour, contact Judy Jacobi, PNC director of marketing at 872-0527, ext. 5593. Persons with dis- Fax: 219/879-8070 abilities requiring accommodations should contact E-mail: [email protected] Carol Connelly at 872-0527, ext. 5267. THE Page 34 February 15, 2007 American Sign Language Gathering Purdue University North Central American Sign Language (ASL) program will host two upcoming events for ASL students, the deaf community, friends and family. An activity night is planned for Feb. 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Espress Yourself, Ltd., 54 Lincolnway, Valparaiso. The evening will feature games, coffee and ca- maraderie for deaf and hearing people, ASL students and friends. Among the planned activities is a “Guesstures” game, open to teams of deaf and hearing players. A “Silent Dinner” will be Mon., Feb. 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Culvers Restaurant, 3966 Frontage Road, Michigan City. During the “silent” events, participants are asked to communicate using ASL. This will provide an opportunity to use ASL to order a meal as well as for conversation. More information at 872-0527, ext. 5267. Warm Up With Winter Recipes “Unlocking the Secrets of Phyllo Dough” will be presented by Kathy Skoul Brock at Molly Bea’s In- gredients, 761 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton. The program will be held on Thurs., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Kathy will demonstrate how to handle the dough for fabulous sweet, vegetable and dinner recipes. There is no charge for attending, but preregistra- tion is requested by phoning 219/983-9401 or email [email protected] Bookmarks at Noon The Bookmarks at Noon will be held on Feb. 16 at the Michigan City Public Library. Case Histories and One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson will be reviewed by Jackie Page. Atkinson’s fourth and fi fth novels are tinged with wit and gentle folksy humor. Savvy PI Jackson Bro- die is introduced in the award-winning thriller Case Histories. He returns in the sequel One Good Turn as the ever-reluctant detective. The program is free and open to the public. PNC Non-Credit Floral Studio Classes Purdue University North Central Offi ce of Con- tinuing Education will offer a series of non-credit fl oral design courses. Classes will meet at PNC - Porter County, 600 Vale Park Road, Valparaiso, on Tuesdays from 6:30-9 p.m. Floral Studio Fundamentals meets Feb. 27 to Snyder Insurance Agency Inc. March 13. SPRING has SPRUNG! will run April 10 1905 Franklin St. to 24. The registration fee is $119. Additional sup- Michigan City, IN 46360 ply fees apply. (219) 879-4343 To register, contact PNC - Porter County at (219) 531-4200, or visit http://www.pnc.edu/ce. THE February 15, 2007 Page 35 VU Launches South American Initiative The Valparaiso University School of Law is launching a new summer program in South America that will enable students to focus on international human rights and labor issues. Mark Adams, professor of law and director of international programs, said the need for attorneys with experience in international law is growing. “International law has received a great deal of attention in recent years with the increasing global- Tom McCormick ization of the world and widespread interest in international human rights,” Adams said. “Students Builder are looking for more opportunities to study law in Licensed in Indiana & Michigan an international context.” During Valparaiso’s month-long program, be- Voice: 219.928.2953 tween 15 and 20 students will spend time in San- Fax: 219.879.3536 tiago and Valparaiso, Chile, and in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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Adams traveled to South America several times to develop relationships with offi cials at law schools in Argentina and Chile. The Valparaiso School of Law has established partnerships with the Univer- sidad de Valparaiso and Universidad de Los Andes in Chile and the Universidad del Salvador and Uni- versidad Austral in Argentina to offer the program. “Every Pirate Needs a Pet” This program will be held at 11 a.m., Sat., Feb. 17th, at the LaPorte County Public Library, 904 In- diana Ave., LaPorte. Children are invited to come Safe, Healthy Heat Sun Twin® uses infrared technology to produce safe, comfort- and make a Polly Parrot and participate in stories able and economical heat. Infrared rays are said to be the and a game. There is no charge or registration. 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STRIKES IN A ROW: Country Western Valentine Dance Bev Else (3), Dottie Brinkman (3), Jill Mellen (3), Amarillo Star Country Western Valentine Dance Barb Macudzinski (3) will be held on Sat., Feb. 17th, at the American Legion Skwiat Post 451, 121 Skwiat Legion Ave., SPLITS PICKED UP: Michigan City, from 7-10:30 p.m. 4-5 split picked up by Margaret Haviland Admission is $5/AS members; $7/Non-members. Everyone is welcome. There will be line/partner African-American History Month Film dancing to DJ music. Chapter 3 members are to attend a brief meeting As part of African-American History Month, the at 6:45 p.m. before the dance. Info: Chris 874-3624. Michigan City Public Library will show the documentary fi lm “At the River I Stand” on Mon., Feb. 1st Annual ABSR Poetry Fest 19, 4 p.m. The fi lm reconstructs the two eventful months in All poets, wannabe poets and lovers of poetry are Memphis in 1968 leading to the tragic death of Dr. invited to the 1st Annual ABSR Poetry Fest, spon- Martin Luther King, Jr. and the climax of the Civil sored by the Association of Beverly Shores Residents Rights Movement. It demonstrates the integral con- (ABSR), the Lubeznik Center for the Arts and Five nection between the struggle for civic and economic Women of Word, a local poetry group. rights. The fi lm shows how Memphis’ black com- The event will be held on Sat., Feb. 24, 10:30 munity rallied behind a strike by grossly underpaid a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, sanitation workers. Dr. King saw an opportunity to Hyndman Gallery, 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City. It link this struggle to his growing, nationwide Poor is free to the public. People’s Campaign and challenge the economic All poets or poetry lovers are invited to present; power structure of the South. His non-violent strat- poems can be original or beloved classic poems. Pre- egy was sorely tested during the bitter 65-day strike senters should sign in upon arrival and each will and on April 4th he was murdered. have a fi ve minute time limit. Refreshments will be The public is invited to this free event. served. For more information, phone 874-4900. THE February 15, 2007 Page 37 Full Color Printing Brochures Fliers Newsletters Annual Reports Business Cards Promotional Pamphlets

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Also held Feb. 15 at (773) 233-7300 or visit Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton. www.lincoln-park-homes.com Bring your lunch; coffee, tea & cookies served. February 16-18, 23-25, March 2-4 -- “Titanic: The Musical.” At the Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso. Curtain 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. COLD ENOUGH? Tix $16/adults, $13/seniors & students. Reserve at Escape to Sunny Sarasota, Florida! 219/548-9137 or www.memorialoperahouse.com Perfect 2 bedroom/2 bath retreat. February 17 -- 9th Annual Sousa Tribute Con- P.S. Having cert at the Chapel of the Resurrection on the cam- a wonderful time Turnkey furnished, close to - wish you pus of Valparaiso University. 1 pm. Tix $15/adults, were here! 7°. beaches and cultural down- It’s sunny &ss 7 the $10/sen.cit & students.Reserve at 219/464-5162 or Please pa town. Bring your toothbrush Coppertone! and swimsuit and start living www.valpo.edu the dream! February 17 -- Amarillo Star Country Western Aggressively priced at Valentine Dance. 7-10:30 pm at the Skwiat Ameri- $169,900 can Legion Post, Michigan City. Adm. $5/AS members, $7/non-members. Info: Chris 874-3624. What are you waiting for? February 18 -- Films on DVD series: “Cape of Call Gus Mollasis Good Hope.” 2 pm at the MC Public Library. Free & (941) 539-1016 open to the public. Also shown at LaPorte HS, 7 pm Florida Sun Realty on Wed., Feb. 21. Free refreshments. for details or email him at February 19 -- African-American History Month [email protected] Film: “At the River I Stand.” 4 pm at the Michigan City Public Library. Free & open to the public. February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28 -- Ameri- can Girl book club for moms and daughters. All 6 books will be used as well as crafts & activities to teach about pioneer life in 1854. $6/session. Pre- FOR RENT register & prepay at 219/325-8315. Meets at Luhr Stop 24 Town Center County Park, 3178 S 150 W, LaPorte. 6-7:30 pm. February 22 -- Hoot! Hoot! Program on owls Long Beach Studio Apartment and a hike at Luhr Park Nature Center, 3178 S 1 Block to Beach! 150 W, LaPorte, 6:30-8 pm. Free & open to all ages. 219/324-5855. February 22 -- Flying Carpet Travelogue Series. 1 Year Lease - $450/mo plus utilites Willis Moore presents “Korea: Can Two Become One?” 7 pm at the Elston Performing Arts Theatre, 317 Detroit St., MC. Tix at the door $5/adults, $2.50/ Call to View: elementary & secondary students. February 25 -- Calmus Ensemble Leipzig. Guest Micky Gallas Properties vocal ensemble in concert at Valparaiso University, (219) 874-7070 Duesenberg Recital Hall. 7:30 pm. Tix $15/adults, $10/se.cit. & non-VU students. Reserve: 219/464- 5162. THE February 15, 2007 Page 39 February 26 -- Great Decisions Foreign Policy Great Books Discussion Group Discussion Group returns to the MC Public Library. 6:30 pm. Topic: “Global Warming.” To register and The February meeting of Great Books Discussion receive reading material, phone 873-3049. Group at the Michigan City Public Library will be Every Monday -- New Buffalo Chess Club. 6 pm Sun., Feb. 25th, 2 p.m. The selection of the month (MI time) at the New Buffalo Public Library, 33 N. is Adam Bede by George Eliot. New members are Thompson, New Buffalo. Open to all ages and skill invited to attend. To confi rm the month’s selection, levels. Info: John Calo, 269/469-6507 or email jsca- phone the Circulation Desk, 873-3042, or Public Re- [email protected] lations, 873-3049. Places to Visit: Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 & under, free/kids under 3. Guided tours--weekdays 10 am, 11:30 am what fl avor? & 1 pm; weekends noon & 2 pm. 219-873-1520. 20 coffees; 25 ice creams. Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360 Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Open 9 am-4 pm, Tues- temple news agency. 816 jefferson. Fri; 10 am-4 pm Sat; closed Sun & Mon. Adm. $3/ laporte. be creative. 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 LaPorte County Historical Museum. 2405 Indiana GIFTS CUSTOM FRAMING ART Ave., LaPorte. Adm. $3/LaP. Co. resident; $5/out-of- Beach Scenes A Picture’s worth 1,000 words… county; $3/kids 12-17; free/under 12 yrs. 219/324- For Home & Garden cates Right Framing 6767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org Florals Gift Certifi Keeps the Conversation Going Landscapes Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., Mich- igan City. Tues.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11 am-4 L & M Framing and Gallery South Shore pm. Closed Mon. Phone 874-4900. Thru March 25: Posters “Regional Juried Art Exhibition.” www.web.triton.net/landmframing/ 202 S. Whittaker, New Buffalo Open Daily 11-5 269-469-4800 New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, MI. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm, (MI time) Closed Sun. 269/469-5409. Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Mich- HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH igan Blvd., Michigan City. A collection of classic, H DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO H antique & unusual vehicles & memorabilia. Open H NEEDS A NEW LOOK H every day 10 am-7 pm. Adm. $6/adults, $5/sen. cit, FOR THE NEW YEAR? $4/kids, free/under 3. 878-1514. H H Southern Shore Art Association Gallery, 724 H call H Franklin St., Michigan City. Open Sat. & Sun., 11 H Long Beach Styling Salon H am-4 pm. 219-861-0186. http://southernshoreart. org. H 219-872-6977 H Farther Afi eld: H We are having a make over night! H February 16-18, 23-25 -- “The Underpants,” a There will only be 3 lucky winners! saucy adult comedy by Steve Martin and produced H H by Twin City Players. 8 pm on Fri/Sat, and 4 pm Sun HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (MI times). Tix $12/adults, $11/students & sen.cit, $5/kids under 12. All seats reserved: phone 269/429- 0400. Twin City Playhouse, 600 W. Glenlord Rd., St. Joseph, MI. February 17 -- Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra: “From Russia With Love.” Featuring the C & A Arborists music of Rimsky Korsakov and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Offers High Quality 7:30 pm MI time. Tix $20-$35; reserve at 269/982- Seasoned Hardwood 4030 or www.smso.org. On the Mendel Mainstage Cords & Half-Cords at Lake Michigan College, Napier Ave., Benton Harbor,MI. February 18 -- Poetry reading by Ander Mon- son. 1:30 pm MI time at the Box Factory for the FFirewoodirewood Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. Free & open to the public. PPhone:hone: 2269-756-257169-756-2571 THE Page 40 February 15, 2007

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By my reckoning, that would have been on Janu- ary 27, 2005 when I fi led a dispatch called “Enjoy- ing a Budget Ski Trip to Warren Dunes State Park.” It came complete with photos of faithful wife Nata- lie and yours truly actually cross-country skiing on actual snow. Amazing. And what was sadly amazing last cross-country ski season was that there was hardly enough snow for one good day of skiing, and when there was, we forgot to bring the camera. So there was no ski report in the 2006 editions of The Beacher.

The author in action at Chikaming Township Park and Preserve. trusty skis and schussed forth on the eponymous Prairie Trail. I had the sublime notes of George Winston’s DE- CEMBER tinkling in my head as we tracked through the untracked snow, and I have old George playing now as I write my ﬁ rst real ski report in two years. I do not doubt global warming, but I do hope it holds off a week or two more to allow for some of the really wintry conditions we experienced as we skied a goodly portion of OUR Chikaming Township Park and Preserve.

So many trails, so little time. But Mother Nature decided to make things right for 2007 by dumping a ton of snow on southwest Michigan and northwest Indiana, and so Natalie and I felt duty-bound to bind up our ski stuff and head over to the new Chikaming Township Park and Preserve on Warren Woods Road that we had profi led in the May 18, 2006 edition of the Beacher. When we were there last May the robins were singing, and, yes, when we arrived on a recent snowy winter’s afternoon for a spot of sport in the 263-acre park, we indeed heard a lone robin calling from some nearby trees. Michigan’s state bird was no doubt wondering what had happened to all that global warming we We decided not to swim. had been worrying about in early January, but we We didn’t see another soul, but we saw and heard didn’t worry about the bird’s being stuck here in a red-tailed hawk hunting at the edge of the for- true winter, because, we decided, if you’re going to est on the far side of a meadow that is being refor- call yourself the state bird of Michigan, then you ested. have to stick it out all the way through winter. And we saw snow fl akes by the millions fl oating As Natalie says, “You have to be tough to be a gently to the quiet earth around us, and we got our Michigander.” daily exercise in a place that one could only call -- Anyway, the road to the picnic shelter that you paradise. saw pictured last May was closed, so we parked by In winter, no less. the entrance off Warren Woods Road, lashed on our So, yes, the ski report from Chikaming’s new THE February 15, 2007 Page 43

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KEENE CONSTRUCTION / MAINTENANCE Corporate and Industrial Video Productions Property Management • Winterization • Repairs Contact: Patrick Landers at Midwest Video Communications Remodeling • Windows • Siding • Decks • and More 219-879-8433 Locally owned / Insured / 219-861-7041 CUSTOM PC TECHNOLOGIES – Home/Office Calls, Computer Set-up, PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPER System Restoration, File Transfers, Wired & Wireless Networks, Repairs, WISTHOFF PAINTING -- REFERENCES Upgrades, Dependable On Call Service. Small Jobs Welcome -- Call 219/874-5279 For all your computer needs, call 219/872-7478. JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING Service with YOU in Mind! Custom Decorating - Custom Woodwork - Hang/Finish Drywall LOVE YOUR PET? We’ll keep him in your yard! Wallpaper Removal – Trim Carpentry Pet Stop of Michiana -- 888.325.7387 -- www.petstop.com 27-Years experience. Insured. Ph. 219/861-1990. DVD SLIDESHOWS – Your pictures/video creatively edited with music. 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ATTENTION DRIVERS willing to train to obtain CDL! NO LONG BEACH EXECUTIVE HOUSE RENTAL-LONG TERM 12/1/06- EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! TMC Transportation needs drivers. 5/31/07. Stop 29. Overlooking lake. Fantastic decks/views. 3BR, 2BA, Guaranteed weekly earnings. Premium equipment and benefits. cozy fireplace, W/D, cable TV. NO PETS/NO SMOKING. Excellent earning potential and still be OFF WEEKENDS! It’s not $1095/month plus utilities. Call 630-337-6220. a job, it’s a future! FOR CDL Training through Commercial Driver 2BR, FURNISHED beach cottage, off street parking Institute in South Bend, IN. Call today. - 1-800-882-7364 AC0064 $800/mo. + utilities. Short or long term lease. EXPERIENCED, MATURE WOMAN to care for 2 children M-F, 5:30-8:30 Merrion & Assoc. 219-872-4000. am and possibly until 3 pm as needed. CPR, reliable trans. and ref. a SEASONAL & YEAR-ROUND RENTALS AVAILABLE! must. Call 312-368-6335 (work) or 219-872-2370 (home) and leave Call Ed Merrion for a list of seasonal & year-round rentals message. in the beach areas priced from $650/mo. and up!! MEDICAL RECORD CODER MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS 219-872-4000. $4,000 SIGN-ON BONUS CHARMING VINTAGE MICHIANA COTTAGE – ¼ blk. from lake, Stop (Based on Experience) 37. Furn., delightful décor, 3BR, 2BA, brand new beds & pillows, sleeps Memorial Hospital of South Bend has an immediate 8-9. C/A, frpl, screen porch off lg. kitchen, BBQ, wrap-around deck, loft opening in our Records Management Department for a end deck off master BR, D/W, W/D, Cable TV/DVD/VCR, all util. except full time, day position. The candidate must possess the phone. following qualifications: For info email: [email protected] Phone Judy 847-814-8215. • Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology HOUSE FOR RENT ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE • Experience in DRG Assignment and Optimization; 3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Fpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail. • Knowledge of ICD-9CM and CPT Coding; Also avail Sept thru May. $750/mo + util. Call 708/424-8756. • Credentialed RHIT or RHIA or CCS, CPC; THIS WAY TO THE BEACH! Adorable cottage, 8 houses from the lake • At least one year of relevant coding experience in an at Stop 31. Cute retro décor. Sleeps 6-10. New kitchen and 2 baths. acute care hospital. Huge screened porch. A/C, cable, DVD. $1100/week. $200 discount if booked before 6/1/07. Call 847-644-4398 or 847-696-0878. Memorial Health System offers a competitive wage, LONG TERM RENTAL IN MICHIANA SHORES. Open floor plan, vaulted benefit package, and promotion system. To apply ceilings, skylights, fireplace, large wrap around deck & screened porch. please visit www.qualityoflife.org and apply to 3BR, 2BA. No pets, no smoking. $1000/mo. + util. Job #291652. Call 219-393-9986/9996. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL www.qualityoflife.org RENTALS MICHIGAN EOE 2BR COTTAGE RENTAL. Newly redecorated. Walk to beach. WANT TO SELL $750/week. Inquire at On the Lounge Slipcover Studio for viewing or call 269-469-4354. WE CATER TO BUDDING OFFICES & ARTISTS AT FIRME’S (2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455 RENTAL AVAILABLE IN MICHIGAN. Hwy 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003 Classic, 2 story brick bungalow. 4BR, formal dining, fireplace, wood flrs, basement, huge front screened porch, rear deck w/hot tub. RAINBOW TRADES – 809 FRANKLIN SQUARE – 219/874-7099 BALLOONS ALL WAYS –Musical Valentines & others.. We Deliver! Interior just repainted. On 1.4 acres in between New Buffalo & Union Pier. Minimum 1 year lease. $1,000 per month + utilities. References ANTIQUES GALORE! Jewelry, China, Clocks, Toys, Dolls, Paintings, & security deposit required. Call Nadra or Al for further details African Masks, Indian Items, Vintage Clothes, Tools, Gifts, Unique Items. – Nadra K Real Estate, 269-469-2090. Available January 1, 2007. COSTUME WORLD – Rentals/Sales, Makeup. Over 1,000 Costumes. MICHIANA – STOP 39. 4BR, 2BA sleeps 8. ½ block from beach. W/D. Seek the Unique – www.costumeworld.net Open Mon. & Fri. 50 ft. porch great for entertaining. Call for information 312-362-8101. CHERRY SIDEBOARD, Mahogany Buffet, 9x12 Karastan rug. NEW FULLY FURNISHED 1BR apt. in quiet building. Will consider best offer. Call 219-872-9537. Cathedral ceilings, downtown New Buffalo, walk to beach & shops. Rent SEASONED SPLIT FIREWOOD. includes water, trash, gas, elec., basic cable. Sec. dep. required. $70 for one pickup truck load delivered. Call 219-324-6925 NO PETS. $670/mo. Yearly lease. Call 269-983-3174. REAL ESTATE NEW FULLY FURNISHED STUDIO EFFICIENCY APT. in quiet building. Lg. whirlpool tub, cathedral ceilings. Downtown New Buffalo, walk to COMMERCIAL – RENTALS/LEASE/SELL beach & shops. Rent includes water, trash, gas, elec., basic cable. GARAGE AND BASEMENT OVERSTUFFED? Sec. dep. req’d. Store your stuff with us and get a 6 month lease for a 5 month price. NO PETS/NO SMOKING. $550/mo. Yearly lease. Call 269-983-3174. GOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK. 4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212) H REAL ESTATE FOR SALE H Michigan City, IN. DUNELAND BEACH 219/879-5616. Lot at Stop 35 with lake glimpses. 1block to beach. OFFICE SUITE. 3 private offices and reception area. Expenses, except Survey, topo, soil test and design concepts avail. Approx. 16,000 SF. phone, paid. Well maintained, high traffic area. 2811 E. Michigan Blvd., Call 219-878-1724. Michigan City. (219) 879-9188, 879-2700. SHERIDAN BEACH. Immaculately rehabbed 3 unit with spectacular lake FOR RENT: 103 MAY AVE., 1st flr was beauty shop. 3rms, .5BA. view across from beach. 4200 sq.ft. with 6 off street and 6 guest parking $500/mo. + utilities. Call Debbie @ Merrion & Associates 872-4000. spaces. All utility services separate. $950,000. Call 219-872-4446. FOR RENT: 113 SKWIAT LEGION AVE. Lg. store front space, NEW CONSTRUCTION 2032 ORIOLE TRAIL, LONG BEACH, IN. Call 1/2BA. Was a church. $700/mo. + utilities. Tom 219-241-1020 cell, 219-878-0312 office. mulcahybuilders.com Call Debbie @ Merrion & Associates 872-4000. CHICAGO-Do you hate the drive home after a dinner, ball game or concert in the city? Take the step now to own a “getaway” at a reason- RENTALS INDIANA able price. Available now: a sunny, 1BR corner apartment in the most LONG BEACH COZY 4/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach) desirable area in Chicago; on Lakeshore Drive, just two blocks east of Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/370-1745. Michigan Avenue in Streeterville. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H This delightful unit can be yours for only $229,500. Watch the air show DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB and fireworks. Call 219-872-0140 for more details. LAKEFRONT CONDOS -- 2 and 3 bedrooms. COZY HOUSE IN THE WOODS. Excellent 2nd home or vacation Avail. Sept.-June -- $1,400 to $2,000 per month. rental property. 3BR, 1-1/2BA, wood floors, fireplace and hot tub. DUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588. ½ mile from Warren Dune State Park, Sawyer, Michigan. SHERIDAN BEACH-YEAR ROUND-FULLY FURNISHED. $249,999. For sale by owner. Call 269-466-5222. Completely remodeled 1BR, 1BA apartment just steps away from the 2+ACRES. 200 ft. x 460 ft. High grounds. 3BR, 1-1/2BA, full basement. beach. New small kitchen appliances, furniture, TV/DVD, A/C units. 2-1/2 car garage, ranch style house. Additional driveway approved for Spacious private balcony with a glimpse of lake, barbecue area. pole or horse barn; no restriction to size. Grape vines, chestnut trees, $550/month + NIPSCO. Call 708-372-6898. cedars and pines. Jackson Twp., Chesterton. 5 min. to Sand Creek DUNELAND BEACH FULLY FURNISHED. 3BR. House Country Club, 5 mins. to toll road or 7 mins. to I-94. $339,000. After July 15--$800/wk. 219-872-5979. Leave Msg. 219-926-3796. 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The Sweet Potato other, Tammy gives up a singing career for a so-so Queens’ 1st Big-Ass Nov- marriage, even Gerald comes out of the closet after el by Jill Conner Browne attending Berkeley (no surprise to the girls), and with Karin Gillespie Mary Bennett loses the love of her life in exchange You have to admit that for a television career. this is a provocative title. It was touching and fun walking with the Queens I’m back to chick lit for this over the years. It may bring back memories of your week with a very funny own of high school friends you once swore you would novel. With praise like “Hi- never lose track of, and looking for love in all the larious and heartwarming” wrong places while life kept coming at you. from author Fannie Flagg, The Queens common denominator was always and “You don’t have to be food. They noted that funeral food always brought from the South…you just out the best cooking from the local ladies, and they have to like laughing out decided that if they opened a restaurant they would loud, a lot” from the Chicago Tribune, well, I fi gured call it Rest in Peace, and it would feature all those this book was worth a little look-see… great dishes they remembered from past funerals. This is actually book six in the Sweet Potato In fact, the last chapter of the book features all the Queens series and tells how the whole crazy thing recipes they would serve, like Promised Land Pas- got started. This is sort of a Sex and the City in the ta Salad,Can’t Die Without Deviled Eggs, Blessed Deep South. The setting is Jackson, Mississippi and Bacon biscuits and Potato Salad-Reincarnated, to spans the years 1968-1989. We meet Jill, Mary Ben- name a few! nett, Gerald, and Patsy in high school where they We can all use a big belly laugh once in a while-- are inseparable friends. Jill is the narrator of the check out the Sweet Potato Queens! story… “In Jackson, the ‘beautiful people’ were separated What Will Happen in from the great unwashed by a short strip of black- Harry Potter 7 by the top called Yazoo Road. If you lived north of Yazoo, guys at mugglenet.com like Marcy Stevens did, you peed champagne and In case you have left blew your nose in silk. If you lived south--as I did-- the planet lately and don’t you peed Dixie Beer and blew your nose in burlap.” know, the last book in the Actually Mary Bennett lived in the rich part of Harry Potter series will be town, but she had a reputation of being “loose” so released on July 21st. Pot- she found her friends south of Yazoo Road. But ter pals all over the world when Tammy moved into town, things began to have been speculating what happen… will happen? Who will die? Tammy lived in the rich part of Jackson only be- What will a graduation be cause her mother was a maid in one of the mansions like at Hogwart’s? Mug- and even though Tammy was drop dead gorgeous glenet.com is the main site with a fl owing mane of red hair to die for, she still on the Internet for fans of didn’t fi t the criteria of the upper crust. That’s why this wildly successful series. she didn’t understand when her new friends, Jill, It was started by Emerson Spartz, a local boy now Mary Bennett, Patsy and Gerald, tried to discourage studying at the University of Notre Dame. With the her from applying to the Key Club. Tammy wouldn’t help of the rest of his staff, they have left no stone listen and of course, the Key Club members made a unturned in speculating, predicting and just plain fool out of her. guessing the answers to all the fans’ questions. That’s when our little intrepid band decided to There is even a chapter featuring an interview with form their own club and soon became the Sweet Miss Rowlings herself. Potato Queens, making their entrance (and a very It’s a great read to carry you over until Harry splashy one it was) in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Potter and the Deathly Hallows is released. And parade. to make sure you get your copy, The Bookstore at Soon high school is over, and reality sets in. Lighthouse Place is taking advance orders to insure Things like life, love, careers, dead-end jobs, broken you will have the book in your hands the minute it romances, cheating boy friends!!! Through it all, is released. Stop in The Bookstore or phone them the Queens stay in touch and come to each other’s at 879-3993 and get the details from Betty and her rescues when needed. Jill can’t understand why great staff. her relationships all involve duds of one kind or an- Till next time, happy reading! THE February 15, 2007 Page 47

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