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Volume 22, Number 12 Thursday, March 30, 2006

“Why would you want to go to Antarctica?”

Before our departure to the White Continent, it seemed so many VOYAGE of our friends asked that question. Not always stated was the fact that Antarctica at the bottom of the world can be a very cold place. Winds of 150 mph and temperatures 50 or more degrees below zero (Fahrenheit) are not uncommon at the South Pole, at least dur- to the ing the Antarctic winter in July. But we were going in January, the Antarctic summer. And we would be exploring the Antarctic Peninsula that reaches upward toward the tip of South America, still a long distance from the actual South Pole far inland. When my wife Rose and I suggested to our friends BOTTOM that we would encounter sunny days with temperatures in the 30s, they didn’t always believe us. And I wasn’t sure I believed it myself, particularly after receiving a Christmas card from friends who had traveled to Antarctica the previous year only to be bom- barded by 30-foot waves crossing the Drake Passage, the 400-mile of the stretch of water separating Antarctica from South America. Too late to cancel. Rose and I were participating in an Alumni Adventure sponsored by Carleton College, my alma mater. Of the hundred participants on our ship, nearly half were Carleton graduates, a tribute to Laurence McKinley Gould, president of that WORLD college during my stay on campus. Dr. Gould had been second in com- mand on Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s 1928 expedition to the South by Hal Higdon Pole. When the college offered a trip to Antarctica, the opportunity to visit this remote corner of the world seemed too good to miss. Voyage Continued on Page 2

The Red Penguins on Petermann Island THE Page 2 March 30, 2006

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Voyage Continued from Page 1 Our voyage began at Ushuaia, the south- ernmost city in the world. We boarded the National Geographic Endeavor late on an afternoon with the sun still high in the sky. We were traveling with Lindblad Expeditions, a Swedish tour company that provides a first-class cruise staffed with scientists and naturalists, who describe what you’re seeing during fre- quent trips ashore. Figuring this to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, we splurged, getting a cabin with two portholes for viewing scenery. After unpacking, we reported on deck for an obligatory life preserver drill. Our first landing: Aitch Island Next, I located the library with computers for send- fresh water. Warmer waters from the North collide with ing e-mails via a satellite connection. During our the cold currents, sliding past, converging with them voyage, I would post daily messages to my Internet so to speak, but not merging. blog. Dinner proved delicious, as it would through our This is the Antarctic Convergence, and while the voyage. The waiters, mostly Filipino, went out of political boundary of Antarctica is pinned at 60 their way to make us feel comfortable. Despite degrees latitude, the geophysical boundary is actually Lindblad being Swedish, the Endeavor boasted an inter- at this convergence of water. A single geographical degree national crew with members from Germany, Great represents 60 nautical miles. Within that distance, Britain, Croatia and other parts of the world. water temperatures can plunge nearly 10 degrees Before leaving, on the recommendation of our Fahrenheit. Air temperatures drop accordingly, from physician, we had purchased seasickness patches 45 to 35, noticeable as we stood on the stern. that you attach to your neck. The cost: $40 per per- The next morning after reaching the South Shetland son, but we were crossing the Drake Passage, arguably Islands, we went ashore, and for the next ten days we the roughest stretch of water in the world. Our prepa- would depart the ship two or three times daily. rations seemed unnecessary when we awoke the next Wanting protection against the weather, I donned every morning and looked out our portholes at a smooth ocean. layered item I had brought topped by a parka provided Trip Dennis, the Endeavor’s Tour Leader, confessed by Lindblad Expeditions, bright red so our guides eas- that the crossing is rarely that smooth. “We got ily could spot us against the white landscape. “We don’t lucky,” he said. want to lose anybody,” explained Trip. I also wore muk- Weather circulates around the Antarctic Continent luks, a life preserver and a backpack, containing counterclockwise, a half dozen stormy lows tracking camera, sketching equipment and extra gloves. Thus each other. We fortunately slipped through between dressed, Rose and I clambered into Zodiacs for trans- lows. Ocean currents below circle clockwise. Water tem- port from ship anchored just offshore to the beach. peratures drop to several degrees below freezing, Zodiacs are rubber rafts, powered by an outboard because salt water freezes at a lower temperature than engine and specially designed for hard use in Antarctic waters cluttered with chunks of ice. They can carry a dozen passengers and driver. Once ashore, we removed our life preservers, donning them again before being transported back to the ship.

Three icebergs floating in the Antarctic Channel THE March 30, 2006 Page 3

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We were not whalers. We were not going to sink a har- poon into them. The calf was about 20 feet long; Mum, about 35 feet. Ingrid said it would be another half year or more before the calf would move on to its own life. My encounter with the giant skua proved less pleasant. It happened on Devil Island, which got its Penguin and chick name from twin peaks near 600 feet high on each side of our landing. I climbed the first without incident, but halfway up the side of the other I approached too close to a nest guarded by a giant skua, a bird near the size of an owl. I looked up and saw the skua aimed straight at my head. The skua hoped to scare me off, the invader. I ducked, and the skua swooped past without striking and floated through a 180- degree turn to make another run at me. I didn’t During our time in the Antarctic, we would see mas- know the location of the skua’s nest so didn’t know sive penguin colonies. On one stop, a naturalist esti- which way to move. Another swoop; mated 100,000 nesting pairs. Since each pair another near miss. had one or two chicks, that came to 350,000 penguins, almost within eyesight. On another occasion, the captain slowed the ship and everybody clambered onto the deck at 5:22 AM, many wearing night clothes under their red parkas, just to see a single pair of Emperor penguins, standing on an ice floe. These are the penguins seen in “March of the Penguins” and they sel- dom venture north of the Antarctic Circle, so seeing them was a rare treat. Other penguin breeds seen were Adelie and Gentoo penguins. Rose seemed to be able to tell one breed from another; I never could. We also saw whales, at one time a mother and calf frolicking off the bow of our ship. The calf, Devil’s Island: North Peak according to Ingrid Visser, a New Zealand whale I held my hand high overhead since Gillian Dennis, expert, probably had been birthed last June or July our guide, claimed skuas aimed at the highest point off the west coast of Columbia or Peru and had come of the body. Eventually as I moved away between swoops, down with Mum to feed in the Antarctic. The calf could the bird lost interest in me. not yet dive deep, so Mum did the food gathering. At Later, while on the beach walking back to our one point, she disappeared below for four minutes, feed- pick-up point for return to the Endeavor, Rose spot- ing on krill, shrimp-like creatures, an inch or two long, ted another giant skua perched on a rock. It was one of the main food sources in these waters, the pecking at a dead penguin chick snatched from the bottom of the food chain so to speak. Penguins also chick’s mother. When we described this later to ship- feed on krill. And seals feed on penguins and krill. And mates, several winced visibly. Penguins are oh-so-cute, whales feed on seals and penguins and krill. It’s and our friends didn’t want to think of one becoming nature’s way. a skua’s meal. But skuas need to feed. Life can be cruel The calf, nervous with Mum down so long, start- in the wild. ed jumping, quite a show. But neither whale saw Sliding across the smooth surface of the western the Endeavor and its red-parka inhabitants as threats. Weddell Sea later that evening before a sunset near

View from Devil’s Island THE March 30, 2006 Page 5

Penguins by the thousands on Paulet Island 11:00, I was stunned by the emptiness of this part of explorers stranded there over a winter, eventually to the world. Surely, this is how Antarctica looked thou- be dramatically rescued. They built a stone shed for sands, maybe hundreds of thousands of years ago, even protection, and all survived. back to an era 150 million years ago when the We examined the remnants of that shed and won- Antarctic landmass broke away from the Earth as a dered, with our elegantly served meals and satellite single, super-continent and drifted southward to connection to civilization, if we could have done the begin accumulating the glacial ice that makes it the same? White Continent today. Our voyage to the bottom of the world continued. Those of us from Carleton remained inspired by the memory of our late president, Laurence McKinley Gould. I wonder what he would think of us following in his footsteps?

Three penguins scurry past the artist I learned all about plate tectonics and continental drift during a lecture by Carleton geology professor Shelby Boardman. Geology aside, our voyage to the White Continent was more than an exercise in scientific theory, something we could have achieved watching the Discovery Channel back home. Our voyage needed to be experienced emotionally. It is fine to know why Antarctica is there and got that way. More important is our own reaction to the experience, what happens while standing on the stern and watching icebergs slide by, albatrosses soaring overhead. The next morning we stopped at Paulet Island, his- torically significant because of twenty-two Norwegian

Wrecked whaling station at Whaler’s Bay This is the first part of a two-part article by Long Beach resident Hal Higdon about his recent trip to Rose, Hal and their penguin friends Antarctica. For an expanded version of this article, go to the AntarcticBlog on his Web site: www.halhig- The pen and ink illustrations accompanying this arti- don.com. cle are by writer/artist Hal Higdon. THE Page 6 March 30, 2006 1st Annual Artists and Models Ball The cities of Benton Harbor and Saint Joseph, Glass Works in Benton Harbor and Nato is a ceram- Michigan, the “Twin Cities”, come together to bring ic artist who will be working at the Lakeside Inn’s ceram- an international presence to the art scene in Michigan’s ic studio. This exchange has been encouraged by our Southwest. A recent meeting of St. Joseph’s Mayor Mary State Department. Goff and Benton Harbor’s Mayor Wilce L. Cooke was For more information regarding this event, contact the first meeting for the Artists and Models Ball, to Patty Panozzo at 269/469-4364 Cell: 269/369-7474. be held on Fri., May 5, 2006, 6:00 p.m. (MI time), at the Citadel in Benton Harbor. Dar Davis, recently retired Director of the Krasl Art Center, and Tony Jones, the President of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, have agreed to be the Co-Chairs for this event. Mayors Cooke and Goff have agreed to be the Honorary Co-Chairs. Patty Panozzo, of Panozzo’s Pantry, is Event Coordinator. The Artists and Models Ball will be the inaugur- al fundraiser for the Twin Cities’ International Artist Exchange Program. This program is being supported, either monetarily or with in-kind assistance, by many area organizations: The Krasl Art Center, the Box Factory, New Territory Arts Association, Lakeside Center for the Arts, Water Street Glass Works, the Citadel, and local artists, individuals and corporations. The first three artists participating will be coming from Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia: Otar Pictured are Mayor Wilce L. Cooke; Event Coordinator Patty Panozzo; Vephvadze, Ia Gigochvili and Nato Eristavi. These artists art entrepreneur John Wilson; Mayor Mary Goff; Joen Brambilla, Director of St. Joseph Today; Donna Metz, Director of The Krasl Art are scheduled to arrive in Southwest Michigan in early Center; and Princella Tobias, founding publisher of May. Otar and Ia will be working at The Water Street Benton Spirit Community Newspaper. THE March 30, 2006 Page 7 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 With interest rates this low... Can you afford NOT to buy a home today?

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A well-dressed young man with his hair carefully combed is enthusiastic as he offers up a slice of peanut butter pie that he helped make. Todd Gesse may be a little shy, but he’s upfront with the lessons he learned at the Social and Learning Institute for the Disadvantaged… lessons that include good manners and being a help in the community. Gesse is just one of 19 adults that participate regularly in the program that offers training and a chance to socialize to those with mental, emotional and/or physical challenges. The adults meet three times a week at the First Presbyterian Church with instruc- tors Tricia Dittmer, Shirley Dolph, Karen Kelleher and Executive Director Jim Guerrucci. The organization, founded Guerrucci, celebrated its 30th year with a recent bash at the Michigan City Senior Center. Sean Stevenson, author, motivational speaker and even liaison to former President Bill Clinton, Celebrating 30 years in style are Jim Guerrucci, Sean Stevenson, was guest speaker. Stevenson, who is confined to a wheel- and (back row) Shirley Dolph, board president Sheridan Bell chair, was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a rare and Tricia Dittmer. bone disorder that causes bones to be very fragile and First Presbyterian Church, to allow the first five stunts growth. He recalls he spent time during his youth students to meet together there. in the Michigan City area so the night was somewhat Guerrucci estimates there have been more than 60 of a homecoming for him. adults that have participated in the program over the Despite his unique set of challenges, Stevenson is years with countless volunteers pitching in to help the quick to point out that everyone faces challenges program evolve and continue to grow stronger. and that’s something that’s often overlooked. Dittmer joined the staff about six years ago- a “Compassion is about reaching out with love and decision she hasn’t looked back on. caring about those people that challenge you the “It fills a very important spot in the community for most,” Stephenson told those at the filled Senior students who would otherwise be at home because they Center gala, “People that challenge you the most are lack the independence to be alone or hold full-time jobs,” dealing with tough situations in life.” she said. She said the program helps them continue In the mid-1970s, Guerrucci, Sen. Anita Bowser and to live independent lives after high school and also keep Marguerite Gardner saw the challenges facing young up with the skills they’ve achieved. adults not having a place to go to after school let out. “We give each student an opportunity to express their It was then they decided to start a school that would unique gifts in a supportive group setting,” Dittmer continue the learning process for the young adults . said. Gardner was able to get the support of her church, the

Executive Director Jim Guerrucci bites his lip as he and those associated with keeping the dream of the Social and Learning Institute alive for 30 Hundreds gathered at the Michigan City Senior Center years receive a standing ovation from the crowded room. to applaud 30 years. THE March 30, 2006 Page 13

Robin Kloss and her art creation that was auctioned Celebration celebrities included Queen for the Day Beth Bell off during the 30th celebration. and King for the Day Eric Fleming. School Time at the Social and Learning Institute The day planner for the adults includes skill-train- visited the veteran’s home in Lafayette. Most recent- ing in communication, daily living, speech develop- ly they are volunteering to help the Michigan City ment, and even vocational training! They are taught Homeless Shelter with their annual mail appeal. cooking skills and also about helping out in the com- The students participate in regular outings such as munity. bowling, swimming and trips to the library. On the They help with the First Presbyterian soup kitchen not-for-profit’s special wish list is a new van to han- by loading and unloading the boxes of food. Putting dle the growing student body which is a challenge together the Earth Day packets distributed by the because they rely solely on donations, grants and LaPorte County Soil and Water District is also their fundraisers for funding. annual responsibility. They’ve made quilts for victims For more information, call Social and Learning of Katrina and also took quilts with them when they Institute at 879-2200.

School time is sometimes about snack time for Elizabeth Skoczek, Patty Rosolik, Marshall Werner, Eric Fleming, Robin Kloss, Kitty Rice and Bill Levandoski and Melissa White. Todd Gesse enjoy a roundtable discussion over peanut butter pie.

Art appeal comes in different shapes and colors as Greg Swinehart poses with the ceramic duck he painted, Robin Kloss prefers a swan basket Besides cooking, Andy Torma has an artistic side showing off an original accompanied by a blue bird of happiness. Marshall Werner is stein. Elizabeth Skoczek likes E.T. and Barbara Brown holds up her more a cat person. platter depicting a detailed scenic escape that she painted. THE Page 14 March 30, 2006 “Whimsimusicology” at Mainstreet Lance Brown returns to Michigan City’s Mainstreet Theatre stage on Sat., April 1 at 8 p.m. to present his new program — “Whimsimusicology” — an evening of tongue-in-cheek humor in the tradition of Tom Lehrer, Mark Russell and Randy Newman.

Lance Brown Lance has appeared throughout the United States in his one man show, Will Rogers and is well-known for his musical skills. Now he returns to regale audi- ences with Whimsimusicology. Lance says, “You must understand that Whimsimusicology favors the right brain over the left. The right side of the brain does not reason but instead imagines, fantasizes and skips about playing all day. Therefore the right brain rarely wins. Whimsimusicology lets the right brain win for a change.” For over 40 years Lance says he has been trying to write serious songs but confesses that natural bent is toward the bizarre and satirical. Witness such titles as “Buzzards in Love”, “Little Blue Pills” and “It’s All About Me”. He says he has had tremendous financial success with such songs but laments how little sleep he is getting of late saying, “Its those tear filled eyes of the children of the people I crushed on my way to the top that haunt me.” But that is all a front to cover the fact that Lance has spent years suffering for his art. Consequently, he now feels it is his audience’s’ turn. When asked if he has any regrets, Lance shows a stiff upper lip and he humbly replies with a line from one of his songs, “I just wish I was rich instead of so good lookin’.” Tickets are $13/adults, $12/senior citizens and $6.50/students high school age and younger. All seats for the program are reserved; phone the Mainstreet Theatre Box Office, 807 Franklin St. at (219) 874-4269. THE March 30, 2006 Page 15

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GOLD COAST LINCOLN PARK LOOP SANDBURG VILLAGE NEW EASTSIDE HARBOR COUNTRY 980 N. MICHIGAN 2663 N. HALSTED ST 80 W. HARRISON 1355 N. SANDBURG TER 400 E. RANDOLPH 439 S. WHITTAKER CHICAGO, IL 60611 CHICAGO IL 60614 CHICAGO IL 60605 CHICAGO IL 60611 CHICAGO, IL 60601 NEW BUFFALO, MI 49117 (312) 368-5300 773.687-4663 SOUTH 312.980.5100 312.368-5336 312.540.9000 (888) 257-5800 THE Page 16 March 30, 2006 Jenna Mammina in Concert Jazz vocalist Jenna Mammina will weave her magic on the Box Factory for the Arts stage, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI, on Sat., April 1, at 8 p.m. MI time. Tickets in advance for this performance are $12 or $10 for seniors. Tickets at the door are $15; $10 for seniors and students. Reservations are strongly recommended; phone the Box office at 269/983-3688. Jenna has lived in the San Francisco Bay area since 1986; but St. Joseph, Michigan, is still home. Whenever she visits her family, she performs at var- Welcome Back! ious venues in her hometown and the surrounding area. After 6 weeks of rest and She last performed at the Box Factory to a standing room only audience in 2003. relaxation . . . . Her artistic spirit is reflected in her constant travels, as she divides her time between San Francisco, We’re Ready to Rock! New York and, of course, St. Joseph. She performs at at least 250 dates a year, selling out venues such as Join us for our 32nd Season Yoshi’s in Oakland, CA; The Knitting Factory in New York; Jazz Opus, Portland, OR; The Green Mill, Opening Saturday, April Chicago; Kerrytown, Ann Arbor; and The House of Blues, New Orleans, to name a few. 1 And she has performed at numerous jazz festivals throughout the country including: Monterey, San (269) 469-3330 Francisco, Aspen, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, Big On Red Arrow Highway between Sur, Mount Hood, North by Northwest and many New Buffalo and Union Pier others. When not on tour, she is in the recording studio producing critically-acclaimed CDs, five to date. Titles include Under the Influence, Just a Little Bit, Meant to Be, Art of the Duo with her musical director and gui- Your helpful tarist Andre Bush, and her most recent release, Inner Smile with her songwriting partner Jonathan Bendich. Inner Smile, released in February 2005, was included on Jazziz Magazine’s Woman’s disc 5, sharing the disc with other female jazz greats, including Norah

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Annual Arts & Craft Show www.clarkssecretgarden.com 219-879-0089 504 Eastwood Road Michigan City, IN 46360 The Michigan City Salvation Army will be having SPRING HOURS APRIL THRU JULY M-F 8-6 Sat 9-5 Sun 10-4 their annual Arts & Craft Show on Sat., April 1, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It will be held in the lower level, 1201 Franklin St. Admission to the show will be non- perishable food items the Army will distribute from Garden Essentials their Food Pantry or a monetary donation for the Pantry. Breakfast and lunch will be available and there will also be a Baked Goods Sale. THE March 30, 2006 Page 17 bring your ideas...

1950's cottage open house sheila carlson 3 bedroom, 1 bath Sunday, April 2 wood floors, basement 1-3pm 2 car garage, decks best value $259,000 Directions: selling homes inc El Portal south 219.874.1180 219.861.3702 cell to 418 Meadow Dr. [email protected] licensed in IN/MI THE Page 18 March 30, 2006 Welcome Spring at Thaddeus C. Gallery QWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEveryday is Funday at RT RTMATEY’S RESTAURANT RT“Chef’s Special” Lunch Buffet $7.95 Monday Bucket of Coronas for $10 all day! RTBucket of Ribs or Wings $10 all day! RTSTEAK & SHRIMP Dinner Special $12.99 RT “Country Style” Lunch Buffet $7.95 RTFajita Platter - Chicken or PRIME RIB $8.99 RTTuesday New at Matey’s Baja Fish Tacos platter $8.99 RTCuervo Margaritas Pint $5.00 RTHALF GALLON $18.95 all day!

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THE March 30, 2006 Page 19 THE Page 20 March 30, 2006 “Painters of Silence, Painters of Light” Purdue University North Central and the Michigan City Public Library will together present “Painters of Mind, Body & Spirit Silence, Painters of Light”, a talk with visuals by Joan Chesterton, PNC professor emerita of Organizational Healthy Lessons Leadership and Supervision, on Thurs., April 6 from 7-8:30 p.m., at the library, 100 E. Fourth Street. This for Life is free and open to the public. There will be time for questions and answers. This event is presented as part of the Odyssey Arts and Cultural Series. Chesterton will explore some of the painters who Increase energy for change & creativity, came of age in the 1930’s whose visions remain pow- reduce stress, anxiety, depression, improve focus erful: Edward Hopper, painter of haunting, silent, urban k arts of resilience F relaxation and stress space and landscape, Charles Sheeler, who captured the crystalline precision of the 20th century industrial k active meditation management landscape and machinery, Georgia O’Keefe, who dis- skills techniques tilled nature to its essence, from flowers to bones, sym- bolic and sensual, Ben Shahn, whose passion for jus- Classes now forming tice drove the biting satire he created to reveal Individual, group, private instruction available political oppression in its cruelty and indifference. THE PUMPERNICKEL INN As she explained, the 1930’s produced and nurtured a generation of artists who had absorbed European THE CASUAL CHEF CAFE modernism, then created a body of work uniquely 16090 Red Arrow Highway, Union Pier, Michigan American and as varied as the states which gave Contact for information and registration them birth. 269.469.9000 • 219.879.5985 “To look at this period – in all its political upheaval, human suffering and triumph – through the eyes of these four artists is to witness a kaleidoscope of artistic influence, style and focus. It reveals the power and beauty of the American experience in the first half of the 20th century.” Chesterton has extensive knowledge and experience in art history and education, serving as a gallery guide at the Des Moines Art Center and as an adult education writer and lecturer at the Milwaukee 208 Wabash Street • Michigan City, IN Museum of Art. She was director of education at the (North of Lighthouse Mall) Dayton Art Institute. She has a Master of Arts degree Phone 219-TRY-HOPS (879-4677) in Literature and Art History from the University of Illinois. Her first love is the American art of the We serve fresh foods and fresh beers! 1950’s: explosive expressionism. Sunday - $7 Pitcher • Monday - $8 Growler Refill Further information about this event and other Odyssey Arts and Cultural Series can be LENTEN SPECIALS FRIDAYS obtained by contacting Judy Jacobi , PNC director of All You Can Eat Perch $16 marketing at 872-0527, ext. 5593. Daily Specials for Lunch & Dinner Children’s Program at MC Public Library LIVE ENTERTAINMENT (No Cover) Discover Ancient Egypt will be presented by the Youth April 1 Funk Shoe - 10 p.m. Services Department at the Michigan City Public Library, Mondays, April 3 & 10 at 1 p.m. Ancient Egypt April 8 Percival Potts - 9 p.m. comes alive as participants experiment with the art April 14 Johnny V and of mummification, create their own cartouche and make a dazzling Egyptian wall painting. 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219-879-9950 www.mylongbeachvilla.com THE Page 22 March 30, 2006 Environmental Group Has Anniversary What they have in common is a passion for the envi- The Environmental Restoration Group celebrated ronment. The residents that formed the Environmental its fourth anniversary on March 11 with a soirée at Restoration Group came together four years ago to the home of Fred and Phoebe Boelter. Guests dined address the problem of a growing population of deer on New Zealand lamb and Australian venison prepared that threatened the fragile ecosystem. The small by chefs Gary Sanders of Miller Bakery Café, and Nicole group of 12 residents quickly expanded to over 200 Bissonnette of Bistro 157, while listening to award- residents of Beverly Shores. winning jazz pianist Jean Prosper (currently of In addition to sponsoring the annual bow-hunting Benton Harbor). deer culls on selected properties, the Group has fund- The education sessions sponsored by the Beverly ed environmental assessments of public properties and Shores Environmental Restoration Group are free and convenes education sessions to teach residents how open to the public. The March 25th meeting featured to maintain and restore their environment. “Native Plants for the Home Landscape.”

Chefs Gary Sanders (of Miller Bakery Cafe) and Nicole Bissonnette (of Bistro 157).

Bob Beglin receiving an award from Phil Dickerman, president of the Beverly Shores Environmental Restoration Group. (Photos by Mark Klein). One of the Group’s founders, Bob Beglin, recently received an appreciation award from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Fish and Wildlife for his leadership in restoring the balance of nature. Under Beglin’s guidance, safe and effective culls have resulted in the cultivation of nearly 500 deer from within the one square mile town. The Department Award-winning jazz pianist Jean of Natural Resources has recognized the Town of Prosper. Beverly Shores as an example of responsible deer management. The Town has received national recognition from the likes of Field and Stream and The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance.

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Put all your eggs in onr basket! Barker Civic Center Guild News Now thru Easter A unique history of Michigan City will be the program for the Barker Civic Center Guild meeting on pick an egg and get a discount on Wed., April 5. CUSTOM FRAMING The speaker, Michael Fleming of the Westville Historical Society, will have a video presentation ....up to 40%! and talk about his collection of early Michigan City HOW EGGCITING!!!! postcards, including scenes of the Haskell and Barker Offer excludes “frame specials” and labor charges, Car Company and the Pullman Car Factory and the a Pullman neighborhood. Fleming, a native of Michigan One egg per custom framed item. City, has collected postcards for many years and has y The collected thousands of cards. Framing Station r Guests are welcome to attend the 7 p.m. meeting 912 Franklin, Michigan City 715 Indiana Ave., LaPorte at the Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St. Tues. - Fri. 9 to 5 • Sat. 10 to 4 Tues. - Fri. 9 to 4 • Sat. 9 to 1 Membership in the Guild is open to anyone inter- (219) 879-2115 (219) 324-0168 ested in the ongoing restoration, maintenance, and Area’s largest selection of South Shore Posters. activities of the Civic Center. Info: 873-1520. THE March 30, 2006 Page 25 THE Page 26 March 30, 2006 “Spirit of Animals” Saturday Programs LAKESHORE CONSTRUCTION The Lubeznik Center for the Arts is featuring the “Spirit of Animals”, an exhibition running through May COMPANY 28. Insects, birds, primates and reptiles are just a few All phases of interior & exterior examples of the animal interpretations displayed by eight regional artists. Visit www.lubeznikcenter.org remodeling and add ons. for more information or phone the center at 219- 874-4900. Join in family focused, animal related activities through the end of May at the Center: All programs are on Saturdays, and start at 1:00 p.m. Donation $3 for adults, $1 for children. The Lubeznik 20% Spring Center for the Arts is located at 101 W. 2nd. St., Special Michigan City. off April 8 - Washington Park Zoo will bring animal artifacts and live resident animals to see and touch. April 22 - Meet the Author and hear the story of “Chang Phoouk”, a tale about a girl’s search for her Kitchens • Bathrooms • Siding • Roofing missing elephant. Sun Porches • Decks • Concrete Work May 20 - Fear No Insect - Linda Strain is an expert in arachnology and will focus on factual and Driveways • Sidewalks exciting information to encourage acceptance, awe and Custom Concrete Stamping & Staining intrigue about spiders and insects. Garages & Screen Rooms May 21 - Animals All Around - A presentation by Quality Interior & Exterior Painting Jennifer Lute from the National Park Service about Floors Leveled • Crawl Space Repair regional fauna. Foundations These programs are underwritten by Sisters of St. Francis Services of St. Anthony Memorial Hospital. Residential & Commercial Deal Direct with Owner, NO Salesman Upcoming Events at the MC Senior Center 3611 E. US Hwy. 12, Ste. B South Shore Seniors Michigan City, IN 46360 This is a new investment club that will meet at the Michigan City Senior Center, Washington Park. The Mobile 219/229-4995 next meeting will be held on Thurs., April 6, 2:30 p.m. Office 219/861-1070 New members are welcome. For information, contact Fax 219/861-1080 A.J. Stark at 872-6769 or Jeanne Tieken at 878- 8519. Licensed • Bonded • Insured Garden Discussion Group Since 1979 The first meeting of the season for this group will be Wed., April 5 at 11 a.m. The group is headed by Sue Congdon and Dave Fennell. It will be a seminar with an open forum discussing soil composition, bed prepa- BODY FRAME REPAIR UNI- • FO ration and more. Sign up at the front desk at the Center K • REIG OR N or phone 873-1504. W & E DO NC M A E R S U T I S C N I HARRINGTON Learn Shading and Other Drawing Skills COLLISION REPAIR Mary Ann Pals, winner of numerous awards for her A U E artwork, will offer Intermediate Drawing Techniques TO BL R LA at the Chesterton Art Center Tues., April 4, 7-9 p.m. ENT VAI AL & TOWING A The six-week class will instruct students how to u a t q accomplish shading skills, how to draw clouds, and 269 469-1961 • fax 269 469-3151 how to draw and shade fabric folds. Only basic draw- [email protected] • 16153 Red Arrow Hwy., Union Pier, Michigan ing skills, or a previous class with Pals is necessary as a prerequisite for this class. Pals provides all materials for the 6-week class. Fees Free Avis Car Rental are $60 for members and $65 for nonmembers. with jobs totaling $1000 or more. Preregistration is encouraged. Phone the Center, Terms and exclusions apply. 219/926-4711, for more information or to sign up for the class. THE March 30, 2006 Page 27

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The name change comes as the facility enlarges to two buildings, features both undergraduate and graduate coursework, offers admissions and financial aid offices and more credit courses. Classes will be offered days, evenings and Saturdays to enable flexible scheduling. PNC has offered a variety of classes at this site since 2000 and launched an MBA program there in October. Students looking ahead to enrolling in the PNC summer sessions or the 2006 fall semester will be able to take classes at PNC – Porter County. A class schedule is at www.pnc.edu or phone Mike Ramian at 219/872-0527, ext. 5411.

Duneland Weavers Handwovens created by members of the Duneland Weavers Guild are expected to attract an enthusiastic crowd on Sun., April 2 at the Chesterton Art Center. The Weavers Guild’s annual Fibre Art fashion show features a large selection of one-of-a-kind wear- ables modeled by artists and members of the Guild. All items modeled will be for sale. The exhibit, held throughout April in the art gallery, includes linen and table items, wallhangings, gift items and more. The premiere and style show will be accompanied by a champagne reception, and attendees will have the chance to win one of several door prizes. The Fibre Art 2006 is 1-4 p.m. The style show begins prompt- ly at 2 p.m. For more information, contact the Chesterton Art Center at 219.926.4711. The Center is located at 115. S. Fourth St., one half block south of the stoplight at Fourth and Broadway.

New Geoscience Major at VU A new bachelor’s degree program in geoscience developed by Valparaiso University will equip students for careers in natural disaster preparation and other fields where an understanding of geography and meteorology are necessary. In the wake of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean tsunami, Dr. Jon Kilpinen, chair of VU’s Department of Geography and Meteorology, says there’s a tremendous need for students who can integrate knowledge of mapping technology, weather patterns and natural hazards. Students will be able to earn either a major or a minor in geoscience through VU’s Department of Geography and Meteorology. Information, phone 219/464-5114. THE Page 30 March 30, 2006

foodstuff by carolyn mcconnell Kelly’s Table 2006

The 2nd Annual Wine Tasting Dinner was recently held at Kelly’s Table. It was magnificent. Kelly’s Table is the elegant dining room of Creekwood Inn, situated in a large and quiet woodland setting just off routes 20/35 at I- 94. That evening, First arrivals – the chef/owner Patricia Kelly Phillips from Valpo Molden (Pat) introduced guest chef Monique Jamet Hooker from Wisconsin. You read about her last year in foodstuff’s story ‘A French Cooking Class.’ Kelly’s Table owner/chef Pat Monique owned a Chicago Molden, the most relaxed chef I’ve restaurant for many years ever encountered and also taught cooking classes at professional schools. Too, she was once host of a TV show called The Seasonal Kitchen.

(l to r) Steven and Nancy Varga, Michael Williams and Lotsa wine glasses awaiting lotsa wine watching over them, Carlos Nahas

Guest chef Monique Jamet Hooker and the stunning plate of lamb Pat Mohl and Jane Ellis with Sue Spitler beaming behind them THE March 30, 2006 Page 31

I wish I had room to list all the glorious food that evening (the wine list is almost as long). Everything was divine. Starting with cheese straws, we went on to smoked trout ravioli served with Moet & Chandon brut Imperial Rose. Later, the entree of various duck dishes were served with foie gras au Cognac and other delectables – an incredibly sophisticated entree, served with a Rhone Valley wine. A salad of mixed greens came next (best salad I’ve ever tasted) with an assort- ment of midwestern Artisanal cheeses, also with a Rhone Valley tasting. The dessert was pear with green tea- infused creme Anglaise. The various wines served with each course, extensively described with the printed menu that evening, were offered for sale at Creekwood that evening, and at good prices. My table partners were as delightful as the food. First arrived: Cathy LaFrance (who writes for the Lake) and her husband Tom. Soon after, we were joined by Lora Sherwood, serving my pleasant tablemates – Cathy, reporter for the Chef Molden’s two sisters and their husbands. The name Lake and Tom LaFrance, with Michigan City schools Kelly’s Table came from years ago when the Kellys and their nine children, then living in LaPorte, were totally conscious of food and its presentation. Young Pat, in particular, centered her life on food preparation. Soon after college at Northwestern, she joined a Chicago chef, learning and relearning the funda- mentals of French cooking. When Pat returned to our area, still fully engrossed in the food industry, the name Kelly’s Table was created in a spirit of fond remem- brance of family, entertaining and sharing good times. Chef Pat, her friends and her family, certainly gave us all a fine evening of grand food and company. Can’t wait til next year’s celebration. Waiter Dan Ferrell wears the chandelier as a crown

Sue Spitler enjoying friend Garry Smith’s story. Sue and Chef Pat have worked together for years

The sous chef sneaks out of the Chef Pat with two of her many sisters - Maureen Baird of LaGrange, IL, kitchen to watch the crowd and Kathy McGuinness, Ann Arbor MI THE Page 32 March 30, 2006 Poetry Reading at Box Factory Poets Alan Michael Parker and Erin Keane will be featured at the April 9 poetry readings at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. The 1:30 pm event, sponsored by the Poetry Factory, is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the readings. Alan Michael Parker is the author of a novel, Cry Uncle, and three books of poems: Days Like Prose, The Vandals, and Love Song with Motor Vehicles. He is also editor of The Imaginary Poets, co-editor of The Routledge Anthology of Cross-Gendered Verse, New Buffalo • Michigan and editor for North America of Who’s Who in 20th Century World Poetry. His poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review, The Gettysburg Review, FINAL FOUR The Kenyon Review, The New Republic, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Pleiades, and The Yale Celebrating our last four Review, among other magazines. His prose appears regularly in journals including The New York Times available homes by offering Book Review and The New Yorker. The recipient of a Pushcart Prize, and fellowships $20,000.00 from the Arts and Science Council, the Eastern Frontier Society, the MacDowell Colony, and the in upgrades and discounts Seaside Institute, Alan Michael Parker teaches at Davidson College, where he is Director of Creative 269-469-8600 Writing, and at Queens University, where he is a Core Faculty member in the low-residency M.F.A. Program. Erin Keane earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing (poetry) from Spalding University. She teaches creative writing workshops for the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts and Pop Music & American Literature at Bellarmine University. Her poems, essays, and reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in many magazines, including Spoon River Poetry Review, Big Muddy, Sou’wester, Poems & Plays, Now & Then, and Louisville Magazine. She lives in Louisville, KY and directs the InKY Reading Series. Sunday’s readings are part of the Poetry Factory’s monthly poetry reading series featuring both well-known and up-and-coming poets. For more, visit www.boxfactoryforthearts.org or www.poetryfactory.net. erreAnn Pi crêperie e Opening for Eighth Season Friday, March 31st, 11 a.m. Wednesday - Sunday • 11-4 (MI Time) 9 South Barton Street • New Buffalo, MI • (269) 469-9542 1 Location: ⁄2 block west of Whittaker St. & the Hwy. 12 intersection THE March 30, 2006 Page 33 HARDESTY CARPET OUTLET *Compare Prices and Save with Us! IN-HOUSE 12 Months Free INSTALLERS! Financing COUPON No Payments - Mario Bibian & Steve Kabo Crews No Interest Ask your friends & neighbors *w/Credit Approval $ 25.00 OFF ANY 30+ Years Experience BIG MERCHANDISE PURCHASE Located 2 miles east of REMNANT of $250 or more Marquette Mall off Hwy. 20 Please Present Coupon SALE! 636 Longwood Dr., Michigan City HOURS: Mon-Fri 9-6 • Sat 9-3 • Sunday Closed Phone 219-879-3325 (879-DEAL)

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2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach Little Star Montessori Academy is accepting registration for 3 to 6 year olds in their summer camp program June 12th-August 14th. Each of the 9 week camps will focus on one of the following fun and educational themes: insects, cooking, arts and crafts, water week, science experiments, plants and flowers, music, sea life, or dinosaurs. The cost is $80 each week or $225 for a 3 week session and will take place Monday-Thursday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Summer Camp for Toddlers ages 20 months - 35 months will take place Receiving a $500 gift toward building the new ice skating rink are parks on Mondays and Tuesdays June 12-27, July 10-25, and committee members Kristin Fatouros and Ken Shelby, bracketed by Partnership directors Gary Ramberg, on the left, and, July 31-Aug15 at a cost of $135 each session. The lit- Lee Artz, on the right. tlest stars will learn songs, socialization skills and lots Ice skating, anyone? Not so fast. The weather has of outdoor activities to enjoy the summer weather. been mild and the New Buffalo township’s new ice skat- The goal is to meet every child’s needs socially, ing rink is still without ice. But the rink is closer to academically, and give them the special attention becoming a reality thanks to a $500 gift from New they deserve. Classes are small and space is limited Buffalo Community Partnership. The money will be so don’t hesitate! For more information on program used to buy a liner for the rink, which is being con- content and sibling discounts or to register, phone 878- structed next to the township hall on the Red Arrow 8886 Highway. The DF Chapter of P.E.O, an international orga- Presenting the gift for the Partnership on March nization that provides financial assistance to women 17th, were directors Lee Artz and Gary Ramberg. pursuing their educational goals, held their March meet- Receiving for the township were township parks coming in our Historical Room. Mr. Paul Parpart of St. mittee members Ken Shelby and Kristin Fatouros. Anthony Hospital presented a program “building an after 50 all-star body” and focused on routine exer- cises using an inflatable ball. Thanks ladies for mak- VU Jazz Fest Tickets on Sale Now ing good use of our facility and for the donation to the center. Tickets to concerts during the 21st annual Valparaiso We are beginning to take in some fabulous items University Jazz Fest, including two shows featuring for the Spring Girlfriend Sale. Appointments for legendary singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, are on sale now clothing drop off can be made on Tue & Thurs from 1 at the Valparaiso Union Information Desk begin- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. every ⁄2 hour in March and April. ning at 8:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased by phone There is a $10 fee due at registration, you will receive at (219) 464-5415. Credit cards are accepted. 50% of the selling price of your items sold and we ask Bridgewater won a Tony Award for her perfor- that you count your items before you come and choose mance in “The Wiz” and two Grammy Awards and will your best 30. If you would like to participate, please perform at 7 & 9:30 p.m. April 22. Tickets are call the center at 879-3845 and leave a message with $21/general adm., $15/senior citizens and VU alum- your name, phone number, and your desired appoint- ni. ment day and time. Scheduling is difficult and time Tickets also are available for: April 21, the VU consuming so if you can be available for a block of time Faculty Jazz Trio will perform with Bobby Watson, such as from 1-4 p.m. on a given day we will be bet- one of the world’s top alto saxophone jazz performers, ter able to schedule everyone. We will confirm your at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15/gen.adm. and $11 for senior appointment with a return call. Please be patient as citizens and VU alumni. April 20, the VU Jazz Band there are a million details to attend to and just one will perform with Watson at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5. person trying to coordinate it all. April 19, Russ Phillips and Andy’s Windy City Shopping dates are the last weekend in April and All Stars will perform at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $5. the first weekend in May. As always we would love The six-day festival also features free concerts. to have you join our volunteer team and help to run More info at www.valpo.edu/union/events/jazzfest06.php. the sale. No experience is necessary, but retail knowl- The University’s Jazz Fest is the largest non-juried edge is helpful. jazz festival in the Midwest. COMMUNITY = COMMUNICATION IN UNITY THE March 30, 2006 Page 35

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Deep in Worlds of Information I lost myself within several websites this past week. Not in a bad way, though. Except for Death & Taxes, about which you’ll read further down, I had some fun playing with interactive sites fashioned for children, their parents and teachers. I threw in a few other gems I discovered lately too. E-Nature (www.enature.com) Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, this website brings us a wealth of information about birds, bees, trees, flowers—just in time for spring and walks in wild places. If you don’t have your own pocket guides to plants, trees, wildflowers, insects, etc., you can find the information you need right here. You can create and save your own wildlife sighting log here, too—assum- ing you are an avid hiker who takes advantage of the Death and Taxes (www.deviantart.com). Still many parks and natural areas that surround us. procrastinating on getting your taxes filed? You might Birders can learn to identify bird calls from the audio want to procrastinate until the very last minute after snips; gardeners can harvest a bunch of good ideas viewing this graphic picture of where our tax money for their yards, big or small. A search by zip code helps goes—in 20 different categories. Hint: in 2004, $399 zero in on what species you are likely to find where billion went to military funding and $383 billion was you live. Plus, there are some nifty e-cards you can for non-military services. Each governmental depart- send to friends, free. ment is broken down into separate budgets, and this 24 Hour Museum (www.24hourmuseum.org.uk). visual is an easy way to grasp the reason many of us From across the Big Pond comes a delightful site wait until the last minute to file. that features information from over 3000 British Send your comments/questions to cyberscribbles museums, galleries, and heritage sites. Kids will [email protected]. CyberScribbles online has not been love it, but it’s not just for kids. I spent waaay more updated for several weeks, but you’ll find many past time than planned poking around in various places, column posts at http://cyberscribbles.blogspot.com. learning about Tudor England, Victoriana, cave paint- Visit my website: Artmedia-IN.com ings, and a whole lot more. I became engrossed in many of the interactive games I found on the link, “Show me.” Now I know how to make plaster casts, draw and shade a variety of fruits with a virtual charcoal stick; make an Alice in Wonderland animation feature, Intro to Microsoft Publisher and bunches more stuff. Choose from several categories Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing within each time period (I focused on art), and learn Education will offer a non-credit three- day course on to your heart’s content. the basics of Microsoft Publisher. Homework Help (www.cosmeo.com). The Discovery This course will be offered on Thursdays, April Channel has put together a very attractive interface 13-27, from 6-8 p.m. The registration fee is $84 with to help students k-12 with English, Math, Social an Early Bird fee of $69 for those who register more Studies, History, and other subjects. The learning mate- than two weeks in advance. A recommended book is rials include brain games, concepts, and trusted links also available for $25. to layers more information. Two things stand out: one “The Basics of Microsoft Publisher” is intended is that many lessons are matched to current state cur- for beginners who want to learn the basics of design riculum standards, and secondly, a parent can mea- and layout. This course will teach how to create mar- sure his child’s progress on the site. Video learning keting materials such as brochures, posters and let- modules are free for 30-days, and then one must terhead. It will also teach how to coordinate these mate- either subscribe or just “make do” with the other rials in order to give a business a consistent image. learning aids, of which there are plenty. Students are expected to have an understanding of Comic Strip Generator (www.comicstrip basic computer commands and a good grasp of word generator.com). Time for fun now. Unleash your sense processing. of humor and create the words to put into about 10- To register for this course or for persons with dis- dozen choices of cartoon graphics. That is how I abilities requiring accommodations, contact 872- found Bill Gates. Use the comic strip generator as a 0527, ext. 5343, or visit www.pnc.edu/ce. THE March 30, 2006 Page 37 Micky Gallas Properties 12 (219) 874-7070 Beach (219) 874-5249 City T (269) 586-2350 Michigan 1-800-680-9682 Randy Novak, ABR, ePro, GRI www.MickyGallasProperties.com Broker Associate Cell: 219/877-7069 Long Beach • Michigan City • New Buffalo Your Beach City and Country Connection! Also Licensed in Michigan “2004 LaPorte County Realtor of the Year”

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Studebaker Friday 88.1 WVPE and the Studebaker National Museum invite everyone to another Studebaker Friday. The event Send a Copy of will take place on Fri., March 31 from 5-8:30 p.m. and will feature entertainment by Me & the Boys, a THE regional band that plays a unique blend of nostalgic big band and swing jazz hits from the 1940’s and 1950’s. “We’re excited to present this Friday evening event at the new Studebaker National Museum,” said WVPE Promotion Manager Kelly Linn. “It will be great to see our loyal summer event attendees and Studebaker to a Friend or Relative friends to explore the new museum and enjoy the live- ly music of Me & the Boys.” The new Studebaker National Museum is located BEACHER SUBSCRIPTION RATES at 201 South Chapin Street in downtown South Bend. General admission is $5.00. Qualifying 88.1 WVPE Six Months ...... $16.00 and Studebaker National Museum members, as well One Year...... $28.00 as children age 7 and under, are admitted free. Tickets will be available at the door. 88.1 WVPE is a member-supported service of the THE Elkhart Community Schools.

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Noon- For your complimentary, no obligation copy of 6 pm at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Franklin “Your Accountant – Your Partner,” Call 269.469.9300 St & St. John Rd., MC. Walk-ins welcome or schedule an appointment at 800-448-3543. April 5 — PNC 23rd Annual Hyde Park Forum Speaking Contest. 7 pm in the Technology Bldg. on the campus of Purdue U. North Central. Free & open CPA & Business Advisory Services 23 N. Thompson Street Now Accepting Business and to the public. Story this issue. New Buffalo, Michigan 49117 Individual Clients April 6 — “Painters of Silence, Painters of Light.” A talk with visuals by Joan Chesterton, PNC profes- THE March 30, 2006 Page 45 sor. 7-8:30 pm at MC Public Library. Free & open to the public. Part of the PNC Odyssey Arts and Cultural Series. April 7 — Potato Pancake Supper. 4:30-7 pm at Grace transitional tradition. Church, 2722 Wabash St., MC. Adults $6; Kids $3. temple, changing for 88 years. Every Monday — New Buffalo Chess Club. 6 pm soda fountain, coffees, lunch. laporte. (MI time) at the New Buffalo Public Library, 33 N. Thompson, New Buffalo. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: John Calo, 269/469-6507 or email jscalo@local- net.com Places to Visit: Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan Hours: 10:30 to 6 269/469-6151 City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 & under, free/kids under The 3. Guided tours Mon.-Fri., 10 am, 11:30 am & 1 pm; Sat/Sun noon & 2 pm. 219-873-1520. Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360 Villager Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Open 9 am-4 pm, Tues- GIFTS • ACCESSORIES Fri; 10 am-4 pm Sat; closed Sun & Mon. Adm. 100 N. Whittaker Street New Buffalo, MI $3/adults, $2/vets & senior citizens, $1/ages 8-18, and free to under 8 and active military personnel. Info 872-2702 or www.militaryhistorymuseum.org International Friendship Gardens, E. US Hwy 12, Michigan City, IN. Open for season on Mother’s Day. CUSTOM Sofas • Chairs • Ottomans • Pillows 219/878-9885 or www.friendshipgardens.org Free Consultations LaPorte County Historical Museum. Currently SLIPCOVERS 219-898-5853 closed for move to new location. Projected opening: BY Dunes Hwy. • Pines Spring 2006. 219/326-6808, ext. 276 or www.lapco- histsoc.org Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City. Tues.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11 am-4 pm. Phone 874-4900. New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, MI. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, Thomas Mulcahy Mulcahy Builders General Contractor, PE 10 am-3 pm (MI time). Info: 269/469-5409. Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park, Michigan City. Reopening April 1. Tues-Sun 1-4 pm. Adm. QUALITY BUILT $2/adults, $1/grades 9-12, 50 cents/grades 1-8. Groups CUSTOM HOMES & of 10 or more must make reservation: 872-6133. MAJOR REMODELING Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City. 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911 Franklin Street Michigan City, IN (219) 879-0088 FAX (219) 879-8070 **Call for Details the Beacher Business Printers THE Page 48 March 30, 2006 Travels with Charley: Wheeling Around the Great Lakes with Wheelsman John Stolberg by Charles McKelvy You do not want to run into John Stolberg out on Lake Michigan this summer. Trust me. Just because you might think you have the biggest boat on the pond, John is going to go you many, many sizes bigger, because he is going to be at the wheel of a little "boat" like the AMERICAN SPIRIT. "Little" and "boat" are relative terms because that vessel is 1,000 feet long and 105 feet wide. She can carry 67,000 tons of iron ore which is enough to make more than 44,000 cars. For comparison, consider that the infamous HMS BOUNTY was 86 feet long and sailed the oceans blue. The BOUNTY could be stored lengthwise across the width of the AMERICAN SPIR- IT with room to spare. Wheelsman John Stolberg is preparing for another sailing season on the Great Lakes. Also consider that "lake boats" like the AMERICAN SPIRIT are among the largest man-made moving Park High School in Chicago, and, like Natalie, objects on the planet. Only the supertankers that ply earned an MBA from the University of Chicago at night. the oceans are larger than the lakers wheeled by We were reunited with John here in southwest the likes of John Stolberg. Michigan through the good offices of some mutual friends. And so when John told us what he had been up to since 1996 when he first went to (fresh water) sea as a deck hand aboard the MEDUSA CHALLENGER, we resolved to log an interview with him for the BEACHER before he shipped out for the 2006 season. And when John ships out, that means "60 days on" and "30 days off," so it was imperative we tied up with him as soon as possible. John suggested we meet for a cup of coffee at a place we like in Stevensville, and so we sipped a delightful afternoon away as Wheelsman Stolberg spun his sea story. Having grown up around Lake Michigan, John found himself in 1996 gazing longingly at the great You may think you have the right of way, but the AMERICAN SPIRIT lake from an office building in downtown Chicago where displaces a whole lot more water. So please take John Stolberg's he was employed in the financial sector. His eyes advice and "stay out of the way!" (photo by John Stolberg) settled on an ore boat majestically steaming toward And, as John Stolberg knows only too well, the AMER- the mills that rim the southern shore of the lake, and ICAN SPIRIT, and "boats" like her, do not stop on a he decided then and there that he wanted to be out dime. there. In fact, it takes John and the crew a good mile to bring an ore boat like the AMERICAN SPIRIT to a halt. So when you're out there out of sight of land this summer thinking you own the lake, hearken to these five simple words of advice from a seasoned Great Lakes sailor: "Stay out of the way!" I repeat: "Stay out of the way!" Got it? Good, now settle back in your captain's chair and take an armchair cruise around the Great Lakes with the soft-spoken and deep-thinking John Stolberg. We begin our cruise with the great wheelsman by noting that he was two years ahead of me at Morgan THE AMERICAN SPIRIT unloads iron ore in Detroit. (photo by John Stolberg) THE March 30, 2006 Page 49

After joining the Seafarer's International Union, John signed on as a deck hand aboard the aforementioned MEDUSA CHALLENGER and, as he said, "went out see what it was like." Well, he went out in June of 1996 and returned in September of that year convinced that commercial sailing on the Great Lakes was for him. "I took 30 days off and then I decided that if I wanted to do this all the time, I should find out what winter sailing is all about, so I signed on (the MEDUSA CHALLENGER) for another 90 days," John said. For one thing, John Stolberg never got seasick, and for another, he enjoyed the physical nature of a deck hand's work handling inch-and-a-quarter thick moor- ing cable. Seasoned crew members literally taught him the "ropes," and he soon found himself "doing a lot of maintenance and loading the boat." The AMERICAN MARINER loads ore at a dock in Marquette, Michigan. John Stolberg operates the boom on such boats. When John first signed on, the 500-foot MEDUSA (photo by Mark R. Bradshaw) CHALLENGER was hauling cement to a terminal on the north branch of the Chicago River and thus had ing, physical fitness in the boats' weight rooms, and to pass through the heart of downtown Chicago. He to card playing. laughed when reminded that the boat had earned a "And," he added, "the most beautiful time is in reputation as the jinx that caused all those downtown winter when you have what is called sea smoke. It looks bridges to stick open. like steam rising from a pot of water on the stove just "How many bridges are there that we went through?" before it boils. You've got open water, and, of course, he asked. "Probably 12 or 15, and bridges always it's 32 degrees and 10 degrees air temperature, and breaking." it creates this smoke. It's beautiful." John said the boat, which is celebrating her 100th He has the same awe for the massive thunder- birthday this year, now calls on a terminal far from storms which spring up with the snap of a finger the Loop on Lake Calumet. "It's not downtown, but out in the middle of Lake Michigan on hot, muggy July the bridges still break," he said with a laugh. days. Asked what he thought of his first season on the "The Great Lakes have their own weather sys- lakes, John said, "I loved it. We grilled steaks on the tems," he said, shaking his head in amazement. fantail every Saturday night. Beautiful sunrises and In addition to the great education he received at sunsets. And heavy weather. Morgan Park High School and the University of "I love heavy weather. I've been through the Straits Chicago, John Stolberg also earned a bachelor's of Mackinac when they've closed the bridge because degree in history, with a minor in math, from Michigan there were steady winds of 65 miles per hour and 10- State University. foot waves. The biggest gusts were 105 miles per So what's such a highly educated Spartan doing out hour. We were headed straight into it, and we hit the there on the Great Lakes delivering tons upon tons waves an angle so we were okay." of iron ore and cement to grateful customers? John described his shipmates as "regular guys" who Simply having the time of his life. devote their off-time to serious reading, model mak- And he'll be really happy this summer out on the lakes if you remember these five simple words: "Stay out of the way!"

The ALPENA unloads cement in Huron Bay, Canada. (photo by John Stolberg) John can also handle the wheel of his Ford Ranger. THE Page 50 March 30, 2006

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 5:45-7 p.m. WOODCOCK RAMBLE. American woodcock males go to incredible lengths to attract mates. Their courtship dances begin at dusk and consist of a series of upward spiraling flights followed by free falls. Step out with a ranger in search of a first-hand look at this unforgettable performance. Dress for the weather! Meet at Inland Marsh parking lot. SATURDAY, APRIL 1 2-3 p.m. GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANTS. Learn about the benefits of having native plants in your garden and yard. Learn to identify the unwant- ed plants that pose a threat to the environment. The indoor program will focus on the positive aspects of going native. Meet at Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center. 3-4 p.m. FEEDING TIME AT CHELLBERG FARM. Chellberg Farm is home to draft horses, goats, sheep, cats, pigs and a flock of chickens and geese. Experience life on this early 1900s farm by learning of the importance of such animals to the Chellberg family. Meet at the Chellberg farm barn. SUNDAY, APRIL 2 2-3 p.m. SPRING SENSATIONS. Experience the many wonders of springtime in Dune Country. Delight your senses by hearing birds sing, seeing beautiful wildflowers in bloom, and sniffing the lemony scent of sas- See The World safras. Boots are recommended, as the trail can be muddy. Meet at Bailly/Chellberg Visitor Center. 3-4 p.m. FEEDING TIME AT CHELLBERG FARM. See description above. For more information, phone 219/926-7561, ext. 225

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FOR LEASE WITH IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY For estimate, call Dean 219-874-2474 or Robert 219-628-1732. Approximately 1,500 square feet of executive office space located at LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up, Etc. 1411 S. Woodland Ave., Michigan City, IN. Contemporary style, ample H & D TREE SERVICE and LANDSCAPING, INC. — drive up parking and energy efficient. Call 219/872-0318. Full service tree and shrub care. Trimming, planting, removal. OFFICE SUITE. 3 private offices and reception area. Expenses, except Firewood, snowplowing, excavating. — Call 872-7290. phone, paid. Well maintained, high traffic area. 2811 E. Michigan Blvd., FREE ESTIMATES Michigan City. (219) 879-9188, 879-2700. HEALY’S LANDSCAPE & STONE RENTALS INDIANA 219/879-5150 — FAX 219-879-5344 HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH http://www.healysland.com - [email protected] 3/BR. Across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692. Voted: BEST LANDSCAPE SUPPLY YARD IN N.W. 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USED OFFICE FURNITURE AT FIRME’S Sat./Sat. rental, $1,200/wk. Photos avail. A must see. 773/929-2295. (2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455 SPACIOUS 5BD, 3BA LONG BEACH HOME. 1 blk. from Stop 28 Highway 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light. beach. Available for summer rental. Call for available dates. 1993 SEA RAY SEA RAYER and TRAILER Call 630-323-5941 or e-mail [email protected] 4 passenger. Looks & runs great. $2,900. Call 219-879-8239. LONG BEACH ON THE LAKE. BEAUTYREST MATTRESS SALE. 3BR, 2-1/2BA, new appliances, A/C. Kings $500/set, Queen $300/set. Twin matt. $89/ea. By week or month. Call 773-405-9879. THE March 30, 2006 Page 53

BEVERLY SHORES SPACIOUS TREE TOP HOME. Perched on a dune, short walk to sandy beach. 4BR, 4BA. Designer furnished. Sleeps 10+. Weekly rental $2,495 (Beacher discount $100). Long Beach ”Crate & Barrel meets pine trees and privacy.” Call 773-425-0554. CLASSIC BEACH COTTAGE IN SHERIDAN BEACH. Steps from beach. Women’s Bowling Sleeps up to 10. New carpet & furn. 5BR, 2-1/2BA. Call Linda at 708-784-1465 or www.vrbo.com/56490 March 21, 2006 MICHIGAN CITY HOUSE FOR RENT. 2BR, 2BA. For viewing appointment, call evenings or leave message TEAM STANDING WON LOST 269-469-8046. 1.The Gutter Golfers 32.0 16.0 CHARMING POOLHOUSE. Walking distance to beautiful Lake Michigan. 2. Bowling Boobies 26.5 21.5 Sleeps 10. See our web listing at www.greatrentals.com or call 312-638-5197. 3. Alley Cats 25.0 23.0 LUXURY LOG CABIN HOME. Walking distance to beautiful Graceful Gutters 25.0 23.0 Lake Michigan. Sleeps 8. See listing at www.greatrentals.com or call 312-638-5197. HIGH TEAM GAME SCORE LONG BEACH STOP 31 BEAUTIFUL, COMFORTABLE HOUSE WITH 1. The Gutter Golfers 671 POOL. 6BR, 5BA. Wooded lot, 2-1/2 blocks from beach. 2 decks. Shabby 2. Graceful Gutters 664 chic feel. Make a beautiful family memory. Call 312-404-4457. 3. The Hopefuls 628 LONG BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT YEAR AROUND 2BR, 1BA. Call 708-447-2417. HIGH TEAM SERIES SCORE LONG BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT - Great location, very close to beach and 1. The Graceful Gutters 1804 park. 4/BR, 2/Bath. A/C. W/D, D/W. Deck w/BBQ. Cable TV. – Avail. 4/1 thru 6/25 or after 8/5. Short/long term. Call 312-953-9570. 2. The Gutter Golfers 1800 2701 ORIOLE TRAIL, LONG BEACH. 4BR, 4.5BA. Fireplace, 2-car 3. MC Smiles 1788 garage. Great layout, wonderful family home. 3 blocks to beach & close to Long Beach Country Club. $1,200/mo. + util. One year lease. HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME SCORE MICKY GALLAS PROPERTIES 219/874-7070 1. Helen Stephenson 204 www.MickyGallasProperties.com 2. Bev Else 190 LAKE SHORE DRIVE LONG BEACH 3-4BR, 4BA Sue Luegers 190 All amenities, awesome lake view. Available June-Aug. $1,800/week. Call 219-872-7336. 3. June Salmon 166 STOP 21: LONG BEACH COUNTRY CHARMER selected avails in HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES SCORE June, July & Aug. 3BR, A/C, W/D, family rm., summer rm., deck. Walk to beach you can see from house. $1,500/wk. Call 312-951-1132. 1. Helen Stephenson 535 LIST OR RENT SUMMER HOME RENTALS 2. Liz Lutterbach 451 Century 21 Long Beach Realty - (219) 874-5209. 3. Sue Luegers 450 RENTALS MICHIGAN June Salmon 450 BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE MICHIANA COTTAGE FOR RENTAL One block from beautiful Lake Michigan Beach at Stop 39. Fully STRIKES IN A ROW: furnished—Charming Deco decor. Air conditioned, forty windows to Bev Else (3) catch lake breezes. Sleeps up to eight persons. Three bedrooms. Two full baths. Two woodburning fireplaces. New kitchen. Secluded SPLITS: forty oak tree landscape with Adirondack chairs and hammocks. 5-6 split picked up by Margaret Haviland TVs with cable and movie channels. BBQ grill. Pets welcome. Prefer multiple weeks but will consider weekly. 3-10 split and 4-5-7 split picked up by Bev Else Call [773] 528-0825 or [773] 281-7100, or 773-454-2200. 3 BLOCKS TO BEACH. 5BR, 4BA HOUSE for rent. For viewing appointment, call evenings or leave message 269-469-8046. “Film Factory” Organizational Meeting IDEAL SPACE FOR OFFICE OR 1BR APARTMENT. Located in downtown New Buffalo above Whittaker House at 26-1/2 N. Whittaker St. An informational and interest gathering meeting Call Ranae or Sandy at 269-469-0220 10 am-6pm Mon-Sat. for anyone interested in film, will be held Thurs., March REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 30 at the Box Factory for the Arts at 7 p.m. MI time. STOP 20, LONG BEACH. New Construction for a Family Home. The group, which will be part of the Box Factory for Call Tom @ Mulcahy Builders for more information. 219-241-1020. BEACHFRONT ON LAKE MICHIGAN – SHERIDAN BEACH the Arts, will be called “Film Factory.” Magnificent views and fabulous beach. 4,000 sq. ft., 5BR, 5BA. The purpose of the meeting is to gather ideas and 2 fireplaces, 2 car garage, additional parking for 9 cars. gauge interest. The purpose of the new group is to open New construction 2000. Call 219-878-1724. a creative environment for local filmmakers, discuss LONG BEACH HOME 2-1/2 blocks from the beach and LB Country Club (Stop 22) will be ready to move into in 30 days… possible projects and network, according to Bob just in time to enjoy a great summer at the beach! Williams, Berrien Artist Guild Board Director. Features include a large eat-in kitchen w/breakfast bar, office area, and Other projects could include showing classic and inde- walk-out deck. 3BR, 1BA. Full basement. Energy efficient furnace, A/C, roof and electric all new in 2005. All appliances stay. pendent movies and workshops in various aspects of Call Eileen @ 219-872-9286. $325,000. filmmaking. More information: phone the Box Factory for the Arts, (269) 983-3688 during gallery hours of 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Mon. – Sat. and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, or e- Support those who advertise in the Beacher! mail to [email protected]. The Box Factory is Tell them you saw their Ad! located at 1101 Broad St. in St. Joseph, Mich. 49085. THE Page 54 March 30, 2006

Off the Book Shelf by Sally Carpenter Night by Elie Wiesel spoke of God: His mysterious ways, A book doesn’t have to be 600 the sins of the Jewish people, and the pages long to be effective and to redemption to come. As for me, I stay with you long after the last had ceased to pray. I concurred with page is turned. This is such a book. Job! I was not denying His exis- The latest offering in Oprah’s Book tence, but I doubted His absolute jus- Club, Night tells the horrors of tice.” being a Jew in World War II through Elie and his father, separated the eyes of a 16 year old boy. from his mother and sister the first The New York Times calls it “a slim day in camp and never to be reunit- volume of terrifying power.” And ed again, managed to stay together that’s exactly what it is. Elie Wiesel until three months before the lib- and his family lived in the small vil- eration of the camps by Allied forces. lage of Sighet in Transylvania. The The spare, yet eloquent, way that war seemed very far away to the peo- Night is written cannot be reviewed, ple who lived there. Then, one day explained or described. You simply in 1942 the foreign Jews were have to read it for yourself. expelled from Sighet; herded into cat- This book was first published in tle cars that disappeared into the 1986 in France after many pub- unknown. lishing houses turned Elie down. One of the Jews miraculously The man who finally listened and got came back and tried to tell the peo- this book to print, Francois Mauriac, ple of Sighet the horrors he had witnessed, but no one said, “I maintain therefore that this personal record, wanted to believe him. Surely the world would not let coming as it does after so many others and describ- such terrible things happen? ing an abomination such as we might have thought 1942 passed into 1943 and in the spring of 1944, no longer had any secrets for us, is different, distinct, the world came crashing down around Eliezer and his and unique nevertheless.” neighbors. First the Germans entered the town, This edition, available in paperback, is a new almost polite although distant. Then one day the translation by the author’s wife and has a touching town was divided into two ghettos, and finally, the day preface by the author in which he says of himself, “The came when all Jews were made to pack a small bun- witness has forced himself to testify. For the youth of dle and were force marched to waiting trains which today, for the children who will be born tomorrow. He took them out of Rumania and into concentration camps. does not want his past to become their future.” First stop: Birkenau. Elie Wiesel is the author of more than forty works What happens to a man when he is stripped of every of both fiction and nonfiction. He has been awarded shred of decency, made to feel less than human and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States believing that the world, even his God, has chosen to of America Congressional Gold Medal, the French Legion close their eyes to his suffering? As one Jew cried out of Honor, and, in 1986, the Nobel Peace Prize. in the concentration camp, “For God’s sake, where is In his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize God?” That’s the heart of this story. The physical Elie said, “…I have tried to keep memory alive… I have horrors these people were made to suffer was evil and tried to fight those who would forget. Because if we unbelievable, but in the final analysis it was the suf- forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices.” fering and degrading of the mind and soul that was Never has so few words said so much. the crushing blow that either killed a person or for- There is a reading group guide on the Internet at tified his will to live another day. The latter is what www.fsgbooks.com happened to Elie. But at what price? “Some of the men Till next time, peace unto you and yours.

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