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Jim Dworkin receives the Sagamore of the Wabash from State Sen. Jim Arnold. “We went from six bachelor degree programs to SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2016 24,” Dworkin said. “In the old days, people had lim- ited choices. Now we have three engineering pro- GATES OPEN 5:00 PM • MUSIC 7:00-9:00 PM grams, early childhood, psychology, communication. With the merger with Purdue Calumet, students have access to all these different graduate pro- grams.” Another goal was to boost the overall quality of Please Bring Blankets - Chairs life for students. Dworkin helped accomplish this by Kids 12 & Under FREE trying to make it friendlier, putting in a cafeteria, hiring a chef for better quality food, starting ath- 219-878-9885 letic and intramural programs, student clubs and bus service. He also tried to make sure students had Tickets available at the door or internship opportunities in the community. friendshipgardens.org Continued on Page 4 THE Page 4 June 16, 2016 one. She’s really good at that. Everybody at Purdue The Right Environment Continued from Page 3 North Central knows that Nancy Dworkin was very Dworkin has set the type of climate on campus special to the campus.” that is refl ective of him: a friendly climate where He continued. people felt comfortable to talk to him. “Five years ago, the early childhood department “If you create the right environment, people will put a born learning trail on campus. It’s a trail of react to that…I think my background as a mediator activities for young children, and they named it in and arbitrator is useful because I’m a good listener,” honor of Nancy. They just planted a tree there in he said. “So when people come in, I listen to them. I her honor. don’t just tell them right away, that’s terrible. I just “For me, I have a lot of people I could thank, but listen. I say, I’ll see what I can do. I think people probably have to thank Nancy No. 1 because she appreciate you giving them a good hearing. In my has been so instrumental in helping with all the open offi ce hours, I would talk with students, staff things. (She’s) not only a good person to help with or faculty. I would talk to them about anything. It’s fundraising, but also a good person to bounce ideas actually worked out pretty well.” off of all these years. It’s been a true partnership. So Dworkin is a fi rm believer if you want people to I just appreciate everything she’s done.” work with you, you need to build relationships. When the Dworkins fi rst came to the area, they “You can’t come in the fi rst day and say, let’s do wondered why Purdue had two regional campuses this, this and this,” Dworkin said. “Once you build these relationships, it’s a lot easier to be able to ac- within close proximity of each other. The seed was complish some goals. Because people know you’re planted in his mind for cooperation between Pur- not out to do anything terrible. You’re out only look- due North Central and Purdue Calumet. That seed, ing for the best. which the two campuses have been working on the “The same thing in the community. It’s hard to past two years, has fi nally germinated into Purdue go meet someone for the fi rst time and ask them for Northwest. $10,000. First, you build friendships. That’s what The biggest challenge was to fi le an extremely Nancy (his wife) and I were good at. We build rela- large document, which took nearly a year to write tionships. We call it friend raising. After that, it’s a — the change of control document — with the High- lot easier when someone is friendly to ask them for er Learning Commission, as both campuses were $10,000.” accredited by them. The commission then looked at Indeed, the campus not only has benefi ted from both campuses and approved change of control as of Dworkin at the helm, but also from its First Lady, July 1. Nancy. According to Dworkin, Purdue Northwest is now “The chancellors says Purdue North Central the fi fth-largest university in Indiana. Between could not have a better First Lady for the last 16 the two campuses, there will be about 15,000 stu- years,” he said. “She knows everybody. At an event, dents covering all of Northwest Indiana, along with we would split and would cover the entire room. Be- drawing students from nearby Illinois and Michi- tween the two of us, we will have talked to every- gan. There will be fi ve colleges and 17 departments,

Jim and Nancy Dworkin (center) help celebrate the opening of the new student services and activities building named after him. THE June 16, 2016 Page 5 creating more effi ciency. Students can “My grandfather was not wealthy. complete a degree on either campus. He was a shoe salesman all his life,” There will be one chancellor. This new Dworkin said. “He didn’t make much approach ultimately has saved a lot of money. He just enjoyed life. My dad money that will be put back into help- and mom instilled the principles of ing students. everybody is human, everybody is the In his 16 years as chancellor, Dwor- same. kin has a list of major accomplish- “I just don’t think I’ve changed very ments, beginning with the growth of much. I don’t let it get to my head. It’s the number of academic programs, to not an ego thing. I can talk to a union the new Student Services complex, to welder, a union laborer, I can talk to the relationship he has established the CEO of a corporation. I’m going to between the local towns and univer- be the same way. If they like it, fi ne. sity, to uniting the two campuses, to If they don’t like it, that’s fi ne, too. I’m keeping tuition increases low and going to be true to myself. working with area high schools on “I’m defi nitely down to earth, but concurrent enrollment. I know how to get things done. I’m a “When I fi rst got here, we had no- good manager. I’m good at running body from the high schools coming in meetings, but I don’t get too full of with college credits unless they took myself. I’ll tell you that because I re- the advance placement tests,” Dwor- alize everything in life is transitory. kin said. “But now, probably 1/3 of our You need to be a good person because students come in with credit hours.” you’re going to be held accountable in With such responsibility and in- the end some way...I’ve just been very fl uence, one might think that would honored to have had this position. It’s change him. However, Dworkin has been one of the great of honors of my stayed true to the values and princi- life.” ples taught and instilled in him by his Jim and Nancy Dworkin participate His advice to the everyday student, in the groundbreaking ceremony grandfather and parents. for the new complex. Continued on Page 6 THE Page 6 June 16, 2016 making time to write a children’s book, “The Dog The Right Environment Continued from Page 5 and the Dolphin.” He and Nancy have ventured into whom he views as the lifeblood of our country, comes numerous schools and children’s hospitals to read from him not only being a respected chancellor, an the book. The inspiration to write it surfaced in the award-winning professor, a successful arbitrator, a 1990s when the Dworkins were vacationing on San- published author, a father, but also a kind person. ibel Island off the Florida coast. According to Dwor- “Be a good listener,” he advised. “If you can be kin, he was walking along the beach and saw a dog a good listener, I think you can understand people running like crazy. It would stop, run the other way and you can understand and appreciate a diverse and stop. Dworkin looked, and in the water was a crowd. dolphin swimming the same direction the dog was “Be eclectic, try a lot running. of different stuff out,” Jotting some notes he said. “I thought I down, he set it aside. was going to be a doc- When he found the tor. (But) when I took right artist, it clicked economics, it just and he self-published made sense. Keep an the book. To date, it open mind. Keep your has sold more than options open.” 4,000 copies. Dworkin’s term as “Kids ask if it’s a chancellor ends June true story,” he said. 30. Purdue has a rule “It’s part. I put some that when you reach crazy things in to make 65 and are in a high- it more interesting.” level administrative He has a second position, you must step book being published down. His contract, by Archway, a subsid- however, was extend- iary of Simon & Shus- Jim Dworkin autographs a copy of “The Dog & the Dolphin” for a young reader. ed an additional two ter. He also has been years so he could help complete the merger between asked to write a third one. the two campuses. The second book’s idea came from an incident What does Dworkin hope Purdue’s North Central that actually occurred at Stop One in Michigan City Campus looks like in fi ve to 10 years? when he lived in Dunescape. He heard someone “Not only do we have a strategic plan, but we have yelling on the beach, ‘Clear the beach, there’s a mad a master plan for the campus. I think we need an ad- dog on a Jet Ski.’ There was actually a dog on a Jet ditional classroom building eventually. I would like Ski.” to see that get somewhere in the cue. I would like to His desire to write comes from being a professor see more and more students come onto this campus of management. He has written nearly 100 articles and matriculate in four years...I would just hope in along with two books. To write a children’s book, fi ve years the culture of this campus remains the however, is even more interesting considering his same. It will be a friendly place, a welcoming place.” background. His undergraduate degree was in eco- Dworkin’s impact, nomics, his master’s it must be noted, ex- in industrial relations tended far beyond the and his doctorate in campus grounds. For industrial relations instance, he served specializing in labor on numerous boards. economics, research He’s able to do so be- methods and collective cause he manages his bargaining. He also be- career and outside life longs to the National through strong time Academy of Arbitra- management and or- tors. ganizational skills. How does someone He does not overbur- whose background is den himself, and he so labor oriented even defi nitely leaves white think about writing a space on his calendar children’s picture book to get things done. series? That included even Nancy Dworkin joins Jim to assist with a reading of “The Dog & The Dolphin.” Continued on Page 8 THE June 16, 2016 Page 7

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TOWN | COUNTRY | BEACH REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS THE Page 16 June 16, 2016 Bike the Drive by Kevin Scott Winter, and even over Lake Michigan, then enjoying spring, can be hard the wonderful view the rest of the for some people to ride. But don’t gaze too long, or you get out, enjoy the will likely take out another cyclist outdoors and stay nearby. active. Once the This year’s ride also couldn’t have frost goes away and the jackets go come with better weather. Sunshine back in the closet, calendars fi ll up was abundant and temperatures with events. were perfect for a nice ride. Summer is fi lled to the brim with Like most rides and runs, there is events every weekend that allow a charity or cause behind Bike the you to enjoy the weather, experience Drive. The ride is, in part, provided something unique and maybe even by the Active Transportation Alli- burn some calories in the meantime. ance, a non-profi t that works to im- Saturday, May 29, was an event prove conditions for bicycling, walk- that checked each of those boxes. It ing and transit. While they strive to marked the 15th year of the annual improve these conditions, their focus closing of Lake Shore Drive in Chica- is to encourage people in healthy and go. Not for construction, surprisingly, active ways to get around. but for a car-free and carefree day of John F. Kennedy, an avid support- bike riding. er of physical fi tness and health, had Each year, Lake Shore Drive closes a great quote that remains relevant down for fi ve hours for the annual today. He said, “We are under exer- Bike the Drive. Bicyclists are invited cised as a nation. We look instead of to put their two wheels on the Drive play. We ride instead of walk. Our ex- and enjoy the views. istence deprives us of the minimum This year, around 22,000 rid- of physical activity essential for ers came out to participate. They healthy living.” ranged from families with baby car- This summer, I encourage every- riers, to elderly folks casually stroll- one to hop off the couch, get outside, ing, to avid cyclists and anything get active and experience all that and everything in between. Festivi- our wonderful Third Coast has to ties were held in Grant Park, but offer. Every weekend, there are ex- riders could hop on at several differ- citing, local events spanning from ent checkpoints. The ride extended Chicagoland throughout the region north all the way up to Bryn Mawr and into lower Michigan. Grab a Avenue and all the way south to the bike, a kayak, a paddleboard or sim- Museum of Science and Industry on ply go out for a hike on the numerous 57th Street. When all was said and trails at the National Lakeshore. done, a full loop entailed 30 miles of biking the famous Lake Shore Drive. The event provided amazing and distracting scenery everywhere you looked. On one side, you were graced with the amazing Chicago skyline, parks, city blocks and old buildings. On the other side, you were wowed by starting the ride viewing the sunrise Beach Glass Cafe Homemade pastries, sandwiches, salads, and wraps.

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Groups such as Mr. Blotto, Corey Dennison Band and Karen Banks- Lubicz Trio took to the stage during the annual Jammin with Save the Dunes on June 4 at Washington Park’s Guy Foreman Amphitheater. The event also included family activities, food vendors and local craft brews and wine. Proceeds supported Save the Dunes. THE Page 28 June 16, 2016 Indiana Dunes State Park The following programs are offered through Indiana Dunes State Park: Thursday, June 16 at some of the smallest parts of nature. High-pow- • 10 a.m. — Feed the Birds. ered microscopes will provide close looks. Join a naturalist outside the Nature Center for Monday, June 20 the daily feeding. Get close views of chickadees, car- • 10 a.m. — A Beautiful Blowout Hike. dinals and woodpeckers. Meet at the Nature Center and hike Trail 9 to the • 3 p.m. — A High Tech Scavenger Hunt. beach house blowout before returning on Trail 10. Meet at the Nature Center to learn about geo- Wear hiking shoes for the 60-minute trek. caching, and take a stab at fi nding one. Prizes for • 3 p.m. — Sand Art on the Summer Solstice. children are planned. Meet at the Nature Center to learn what makes • 7 p.m. — Crown Point Community Theatre the dunes special, then try a make-it, take-it craft. performs Jean Paul Sartre’s “No Exit.” Tuesday, June 21 Take a blanket or beach chair and meet at the pa- • 9 a.m. — Feed the Birds. vilion’s west side for Free Classic Theatre, the sec- Join a naturalist outside the Nature Center for ond in a summer series of park plays presented by the daily feeding. Get close views of chickadees, car- the Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foun- dinals and woodpeckers. dation. The performance moves to Wilson Shelter if • 3 p.m. — Wild Edibles Walk. the weather is poor. Meet at the Nature Center for a 60-minute walk • Sunset Beach Yoga — 7 to 8 p.m. exploring dune delicacies. The Duneland and Valparaiso YMCAs have part- Wednesday, June 22 nered with Indiana Dunes State Park to offer beach • 10 a.m. — Mount Tom Bound. yoga at the main beach by the pavilion. The cost is Wear hiking boots for a moderate, one-hour jaunt $10 per session. Five class passes are available for to Indiana’s highest sand dune. Meet at the camp- $40. Call (219) 462-4185 or visit valpoymca.org to ground shelter by site 116. register, or just show up. Classes are cancelled dur- • 3 p.m. — Compass Games. ing inclement weather. Meet at the Nature Center for old-fashioned navi- Friday, June 17 gating, complete with a chance to win prizes. • 10 a.m. — Dunes Wetland Wander. Daily Take a 45-minute hike into the dune wetlands to • Beach Yoga — 9 to 10 a.m. explore breeding birds and underwater critters. The Duneland and Valparaiso YMCAs have part- • 3 p.m. — 100th Anniversary of State Parks. nered with Indiana Dunes State Park to offer beach Meet at the Nature Center auditorium for the yoga at the main beach by the pavilion. The cost is 45-minute PBS documentary. $10 per session. Five class passes are available for • 8 p.m. — Bat Chat. $40. Call (219) 462-4185 or visit valpoymca.org to Meet at the Nature Center outdoor program area register, or just show up. Classes are cancelled dur- for a look at bats using iPad apps to detect and iden- ing inclement weather. tify them. Indiana Dunes State Park is at 1600 N. County Saturday, June 18 Road 25 East (the north end of Indiana 49), Chester- • 10 a.m. — If Plants Could Talk. ton. Call (219) 926-1390 for more information. Meet at the Nature Center for a look at edible plants, including some used by Native Americans. RESTORE IS GROWING! VISIT US TODAY • 11 a.m. — “Shifting Sands” Documentary. Expanded Explore diverse dunes ecosystems, and learn of showroom controversial economic and environmental strug- featuring gles, during the debut of the new documentary at sinks, the Nature Center. cabinets • 3 p.m. — The Incredible Journey. and fl oor Meet a naturalist at the Nature Center to explore coverings the twists and turns a single drop of water takes Expanded electrical and Big selection of home and in Northwest Indiana before it reaches Lake Michi- lighting area garden merchandise for gan. A water game and craft are planned. spring Sunday, June 19 Offi ce furnishings section Potting soil and plant food • 10 a.m. — Feed the Birds. Join a naturalist outside the Nature Center for Fresh items arriving daily the daily feeding. Get close views of chickadees, car- dinals and woodpeckers. STORE HOURS • 3 p.m. — Dune Beasties at High Power. 225 East Garfi eld Street, Michigan City Wed, Thur, Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join a naturalist at the Nature Center for a look (219) 814-4985 • www.laportehabitat.org THE June 16, 2016 Page 29 Great Outdoors 1018 N. Karwick Road “Karwick Plaza” • Michigan City, IN 46360 • OPEN 7 DAYS • 219-878-1720 The Source for America’s Do-It-Yourselfer

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LLongong BBeacheach SSummerummer TTennisennis CCampamp “Fire in the Sky” DDates:ates: June 21 – August 4 Tickets are now available for “Fire in the Sky: The Sequel,” which returns to La Porte County on DDays:ays: Tuesday and Thursday Aug. 6-12 at La Porte County Fairgrounds, 2581 W. TTime:ime: 8:00 – 9:00 Indiana 2, La Porte. Pyrotechnics Guild International, which made its LLocation:ocation: Long Beach Community Center fi rst appearance here in 2012, presents the annual Tennis Courts fi reworks convention. Guild membership includes AAges:ges: 6-11 more than 3,500 enthusiasts and their families. Public displays are planned each night. Gates FFee:ee: Resident : $50.00 open at 5:30 p.m., with the pre-show at 8:30 p.m. NNon-Resident:on-Resident: $60.00 Take chairs and blankets. Food vendors and the beer garden will be open; no coolers are allowed. Tickets can be purchased at the La Porte County The 15 openings for Tennis Camp will be fi lled on Fairgrounds offi ce and Visit Michigan City La Porte fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Tennis balls are Visitors Center at Marquette Mall. Visit www.La- PorteCountyFair.org or call the fair offi ce at (219) provided for all lessons and extra rackets on 362-2647 for more information. fi rst-come, fi rst-served bases.

All registration forms are available at the Long Beach Town Hall, Long Beach Community Center, and online at longbeachin.org. Any 219.879.9140     questions please call 219-873-3773 or email 312.343.9143    HM\SSZLY]PJLLJVJVUZJPV\ZKLZPNUÄYT [email protected]. UWSOPUJJVT 3(>9,5*,A044,9 THE June 16, 2016 Page 31 Literary Underground Fundraiser Arboriculture is an art with a basis in botanical The Literary Underground will host a fundraiser, knowledge. If your “tree service” is not ISA certifi ed, you “Full Moon Lobby Takeover: Trip Closet,” from 6 to may be missing the knowledge that is so important for 8 p.m. Monday, June 20, in the fi rst-fl oor gallery at proper tree care. Artspace Uptown Artists Lofts, 717 Franklin St. The event will include live, pre-recorded and streaming author readings, performance art and music by Alex Allen (South Bend), Iris Berry (Los Angeles), Craig Ultraviolence Cady (Los Angeles), Curta (Denver), Julie Demoff-Larson (Highland, Ind.), David Guthrie (South Bend), Matthew May (Michigan City), Alexandra Naughton (Oakland, Calif.), A. Razor (Oakland, Calif.), Lily Rex (High- land), Bud Smith (New York), Jeremiah Walton (traveling poet), Michele McDannold (Michigan City) and others. Dark Star of the Dunes will provide a cash bar to guests 21 and older. The evening concludes with an open stage invitation: fi ve-minute slots with limited openings. Signup begins at 5:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $5. The purpose is to raise funds to bring diverse voices in creative writ- ing and independent music to Michigan City, spe- cifi cally to cover travel costs and a small stipend for touring performers. This is in support of a new monthly reading series based in the Uptown Arts District, focused on mingling accomplished contem- porary authors across the nation with emerging re- gional talent and the Michigan City creative com- munity at large. SPIKING/TOPPING/SUMMER OAK WORK The Literary Underground was founded in 2010 All the above practices are not acceptable for the long term to support independent artists, promote diversity in health of your trees. Most of the work we do is educating our creativity and foster community in the small press. fellow tree lovers in the proper care of their trees. Improper tree care from uneducated workers will cost thousands of ASL Club Coffeehouse dollars. If your tree company is not ISA certifi ed, consider giving us a call to talk to you about proper tree care. The Purdue University Northwest American Sign • Tree Pruning Language Club will host an ASL Coffeehouse from 5 • Landscape consultation to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, at Uptown Café, 1400 • Plant health care E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso. The coffeehouse is open to ASL students and com- • Disease Diagnostics munity members, as well as children with a parent • Removal and replanting or adult. Participants are asked to communicate by • Stump Grinding using ASL. Coffee, food and drink may be ordered. If you would like to know more about how arboriculture Future coffeehouses are July 15 and Aug. 19 at can enhance your property, call me for a consultation. Uptown Café. Further information may be obtained by contact- ing Karen Donah, PNW continuing lecturer and ASL coordinator, at [email protected] Christian Siewert MI-0549A ISA Certifi ed Arborist on staff Hypnotherapy 2.0 Why? Because it works. C & A Arborists Alexis Faith Certified Hypnotherapist ,UHPRYHEORFNV$Q[LHW\‡7UDXPD‡3DLQ 6PRNLQJ:HLJKWORVV‡DQGPRUH 269-756-2571 )DLWK+\SQRVLVFRP www.treephilosophy.INFO E-mail: [email protected] &DOO &KDW %RRN   THE Page 32 June 16, 2016 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore The following programs are available: • Mount Baldy Hike at 5 p.m. most Fridays serve the “vegetable garden’s bounty” for future use. and at 10 a.m. Sundays. The parking lot is on Mineral Springs Road between While Mount Baldy remains closed to unrestrict- U.S. 12 and 20, Porter. ed public access, visi- • Campground tors can join a ranger Program from 8:30 for a special guided to 9:30 p.m. Sat- hike along a trail urday, June 18, at on the dune’s west- Dunewood Camp- ern edge found to ground. be free of holes. The Join a ranger program starts at In- around the camp- diana Dunes Visitor fi re to learn about Center, 1215 N. Indi- the diversity of park ana 49, Porter, then resources encoun- follows a ranger to tered on the Dunes Mount Baldy. Reser- Scavenger Hunt. The vations are required campground is at by calling (219) 395- Broadway and U.S. 1882. 12 in Beverly Shores. • The Save the DuDunDununewoewewoodod CamCaCamampgrpgpgrgrounoouunund.d • Find Your Park Tunes Council per- Film Series on Sat- forms from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 17, at urdays and Sundays. Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. The year-long series celebrates the National Park The group preserves folk songs in the traditional Service’s 100th anniversary and the National Lake- way, using guitar, autoharp, dulcimer, banjo, har- shore’s 50th anniversary. Times are 2 p.m. Satur- monica, bagpipe, penny whistle, hurdy gurdy and days at the Paul H. Douglas Center and 2 p.m. Sun- other obscure instruments. days at Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. • Sunset Hike at 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, at • Family-friendly activities and exhibits West Beach. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays The 60-minute program reveals the threats to In- at the Paul H. Douglas Center. diana Dunes, and what can be done to help protect Included is the outdoors Nature Play Zone. Visi- them. Meet at the West Beach Parking Lot. The en- tors also can help feed the center’s resident turtles trance road is north of U.S. 12 and North County and fi sh. At 1:30 p.m. Sundays, a ranger leads a Line Road in Portage. guided hike through Miller Woods. • Stewardship Day — Attacking Invasive • Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm Open Species from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18. House from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 4. Call (219) 395-1661 for the location and more in- Tour the Chellberg Farmhouse and Bailly Home- formation. Wear comfortable clothes; work gloves stead to learn about the lives of early Duneland and equipment will be provided. Insect repellent farm families. The parking lot is on Mineral Springs and sunscreen are recommended. Road between U.S. 20 and 12 in Porter. • Beginning Birding Program from 9 to • Miller Woods Hike at 1:30 p.m. Sundays 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Great Marsh Trail. through Aug. 21. The hike is perfect for beginners. The trail’s park- Join a park ranger for a hike through an oak sa- ing lot is located on Broadway north of the Beverly vanna. The hike varies in length depending on the Shores train station. interest and abilities of visitors. Wear sturdy shoes, • Pinhook Bog Open House from noon to 3 and take water and insect repellent. p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 10. • Try Out a Kayak from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednes- Tour the bog and talk to rangers stationed along days along the Kemil and Dunbar Beach areas. the trail who explain the unique area fi lled with A ranger will be along the beach with a kayak carnivorous plants. Arrive by 2 p.m. to allow about and life jackets in tow. The program is not a formal one hour to walk the trail and tour the bog. The lesson, and time in the kayak is limited so everyone bog parking lot is located at 700 N. Wozniak Road, gets a turn. The parking lot is located at 27 N. East Michigan City. State Park Road, one mile north of U.S. 12. • In a Pickle or a Jam from 1 to 4 p.m. Satur- The Visitor Center is at 1215 N. Indiana 49, Por- day, June 18, at Chellberg Farm. ter. The Paul H. Douglas Center is on Lake Street in Join Chellberg Farm cooks to learn how to pre- Gary. 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The American Red Cross La Porte County Chap- ter will sponsor the following bloodmobiles: • La Porte County Annex, 809 State St., La Porte, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 17. This is a Fallen Offi cer Blood Drive, with the chance to buy dis- counted tickets to Indiana Beach. • City Hall, 100 E. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 17. This is a Fallen Offi cer Blood Drive, with the chance to buy discounted tickets to Indiana Beach. • COMPLETE • NEW • IU Health La Porte Hospital, 1007 W. Lincoln REMODELING CONSTRUCTION Way, La Porte, noon to 5 p.m. Monday, June 20. Those donating can buy discounted tickets to In- • ROOM • 4 SEASON diana Beach. ADDITIONS ROOMS Donors must be in good general health and feel- ing well, at least 17 (16 with parental consent) and • SIDING • CONCRETE weigh at least 110 pounds. Call (800) 733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org for more information. • DECKS 219-861-6341 • MASONRY www.hullingsconstruction.com • GARAGES • FLOORING Calumet Outdoors Series The Calumet Outdoors Series, hikes organized by the Calumet Stewardship Initiative, continues at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 18, with Bartel Grasslands Bird Hike. 1260 E. Michigan Blvd. Led by Daniel Suarez of the Audubon Society, De Vries Tire Co. Michigan City, IN meet at the parking lot near Central and Flossmoor avenues. Reservations are requested. Contact Se- Serving the Michigan City Area since 1968 219 874-4261 ries Coordinator Eric Neagu at (773) 403-5237 or ericneagu@ gmail.com The Calumet Stewardship Initiative is a coali- Firestone Tires tion of more than 40 organizations that promotes a sustainable relationship between people and nature specializing in: in the Calumet region of Northwest Indiana and Computerized Alignments Northeast Illinois. Visit http://calumetstewardship. Air Conditioning Repairs org/events for additional information. Mechanical Repairs LBCC Women’s Golf Leagues Member-Member Tournament LIVE TALK “A” Flight 1. Peg King and June Salmon RADIO 2. Kathy Peters and Lis Slattery CALL IN LINE “B” Flight 1. Mary Weithers and Rima Binder 219-861-1632 2. Kathie Mole and Tina Sonderby DURING LIVE SHOWS Office: 219-879-9810 • Fax: 219-879-9813 Public Art Committee We Streamline Live 24/7 All Over the World! The Michigan City Public Art Committee meets wimsradio.com at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, in the City Hall May- or’s Conference Room. THE June 16, 2016 Page 41 New Barker Mansion Tours Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., is offering MELODY’S WHOLE expanded tour options this summer designed to ap- peal to a wide range of audiences and interests. HOUSE ESTATE SALE New this year, a self-guided tour of the fi rst fl oor and garden is at 10 a.m. Tuesday through Satur- has been commissioned to SELL it ALL! day. Visitors receive guide books that point out facts World Travelers Have SOLD about each room and tell the story of the Barker their Waterfront HOME in legacy. Visitors also encounter “Discovery Baskets” ‘THE PRESERVES’ ~ New Buffalo, Mi fi lled with replica items from the time period, which (A member of the staff will can be touched and examined. be at the gates to allow entrance to ‘The Preserves’ (Preserve Drive) the days of the sale)

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Reservations are not needed, and doors open at 12:45 p.m. Back by request, a guided Wednesday evening tour will take visitors behind the scenes of the his- toric home at 7 p.m. Guests will venture into all spaces normally off-limits, including basement, closet and storage areas. The tour will visit the old laundry room, summer kitchen and former servants’ 3611 E. US Hwy. 12 • Michigan City, IN quarters. (219) 872-7274 • Fax (219) 879-6984 The two-hour tour costs $15 for adults and $10 www.RockysBodyShop.biz for youth 15 and younger. Space is limited to the Monday-Friday 9-6 fi rst 15 people to arrive that evening. Reservations 10% Discount are not accepted. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for Seniors We Welcome ALL Tour times and prices are valid through Labor and Veterans Insurance Companies Day 2016. The mansion is closed Mondays for up- keep. 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A Centennial Cache is located at each state park. Students 60 and older are invited. George Kassal, Participants can download a passport at INState- Long Beach, will walk students through the basics of working with a digital camera or using a smart Parks100.com. It is a game card that resembles a phone. All the materials are provided. While the Bingo card with park names inside each square. class is free, seating is limited. When participants fi nd a Centennial Cache, they The non-profi t Duneland Resale, 801 Broadway, stamp the square for the corresponding park using has partnered with Chesterton Art Center many a property-specifi c stamp inside each cache. times, offering free artistic opportunities for the Completing fi ve parks in at least one row on the community. passport makes the participant eligible for prizes. • A six-week Altered Couture class with Completing more rows increases a player’s entries instructor Jane Whedbee from 7 to 9 p.m. into the prize contest. Twelve entries are possible Wednesdays starting June 22. per passport. Students can personalize a garment (or acces- Information on the caches is at geocaching.com, sory) through techniques that alter or enhance the where you can search by property name or ZIP code. cut, style or ornamentation. They will be taught to: Caches can be found and documented through size a garment down (or up!) or change the fi t; com- Oct. 30. Passports must be mailed, or scanned and bine two garments into one; add additional fabrics emailed, to the challenge organizers at Indiana or embellishment, such as applique, embroidery or Dunes State Park by Nov. 6. The mailing address beads; add or remove linings; and incorporate tucks, is Indiana Dunes State Park, 1600 N. County Road ruching, fl ounces, ribbons or lace. 25 East, Chesterton, IN 46304. The email address is The class will be run as an open studio, with in- dividual support for each participant and weekly [email protected] “mini-lessons” tailored to the class’ interests. Re- sources include books, images and handouts, and several sewing machines, a serger, dress form, em- broidery frames and miscellaneous tools. Partici- pants should take their own garment(s), additional fabrics, thread and notions. Students can take their own sewing machine. The cost is $80, with members receiving a $5 dis- count. Call (219) 926-4711 or visit www.chestertonart. com to register or for more information.

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THE REGION OF Dunebrook recently hosted a mystery dinner- THE REGION OF THREE theater benefi t, “Conundrum on the Crackerjack OTHREEAKS MU OAKSSEUM O MUSEUMpens May Cruise,” starring La Porte Little Theatre performers. 2016 Season 7 for 2016 Season. La Porte Little Theatre was transformed into the Grand Jubilation cruise ship, with the cast leading NewN eUpdatedw Updated d iDisplayssplays guests on an adventure to solve the mystery of the MONDAYS – 11AM – 3PM (JUNE THRU OCTOBER) stolen jewel. The ensemble included Katy Gartland, Sandy Gleim, Roscoe Hoffman, Bonnie Quigley, TUESDAY, THURSDAY – CLOSED Larry Piotrowski, Robert and Susie Richter, Matt FRIDAY – 2PM – 6PM (JUNE, JULY, AUGUST) Robinson, Lucy Vergo and Shannon Wyels. SATURDAY – 10:00AM TO 4PM Dunebrook Executive Director Jeanne Ann Can- non recognized C. Jack and Betty Trickler with the SUNDAY – NOON TO 4PM Lester Radke Community Service Award, honoring ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE Betty’s early work in creating Dunebrook and their 5 FEATHERBONE AVE, THREE OAKS, MI continued efforts as ambassadors for children’s well-being. www.tomuseum.org Proceeds will support Dunebrook’s home visita- tion programs and parenting classes, Westville Lit- tle School and the Child Advocacy Center. The Potted Plant Greenhouse & Nursery “Artist Immersion” Workshop Unusual Annuals, Hanging Baskets, Flats, Accents, Granger-based artist Anna Drew will lead “Artist and Arrangements. Custom Planters. Geraniums Immersion,” a workshop for children 6-12, from 10 a.m. to noon EDT Monday through Thursday, June Perennials, Shrubs, & Small Trees 20-23, at The Midwest Museum of American Art, Large assortment of Sedums and Hosta. 429 S. Main St., Elkhart. Large Hosta. Drew has displayed her paintings in several Art Mulches, Stone & Soil Sold in Bulk. Walks. Currently, her work is on display at Nancy 9813 W. 300 N. Wirt Design in downtown Elkhart. She will help Michigan City children explore their own ideas through color, form (Behind Harbor GMC) and texture, utilizing paint and sometimes collage. Spring Hours The $150 fee includes all materials. Space is lim- (May and June) ited. Payment is due immediately after registration. 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Call (574) 293-6660 to register. Visit www.Midwest- Open Daily 219-241-0335 Museum.US for more information.

Picnic en Blanc Gala Taltree Arboretum & Gardens’ third annual Pic- nic en Blanc, a gala supporting its environmental mission, is from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday June 24. Patrons will sample food by local chefs. Raffl es, a silent auction, dancing and music provided by The Big Swing Band are planned. The cost is $49 for members and $69 for non- members, with corporate tables available. Tickets are limited for the adults-only event, and pre-regis- tration is required at tinyurl.com/hzqd8mr Taltree is located at 450 W. County Road 100 North near Valparaiso. THE June 16, 2016 Page 45 La Porte County Parks All registrations/questions go through the Red Mill County Park Administrative Offi ce, 0185 S. Hol- mesville Road, La Porte. Call (219) 325-8315 or visit www.laportecoun- typarks.org for more information.

Nature’s Tiny Tots Designed for parents and grandparents, explore nature with toddlers and preschoolers at the Na- ture Center. Enjoy music, dancing, storytelling and, weather permitting, hiking. The free program is from 10 to 11 a.m. at Luhr County Park, 3178 S. County Road 150 West. Dates are: June 27, July 11 and 25, and Aug. 1, 15 and 29. Call (219) 325-8315 at least one week in advance to register.

Tuesday Treasures The program aimed at 6- to 13-year-olds meets from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at Luhr County Park. All programs include arts and crafts. Parents are not required to participate or stay. The cost is $8 per person per program. Pre-registration and pay- ment are required one week before each program. The schedule is: • June 21 — Water, Water, Everywhere. • June 28 — It’s Feeding Time. • July 19 — Hello Down There. • July 26 — Night Time Explorers.

Parent & Child Discovery Days The program includes arts and crafts, games and snacks. All activities are related to the topic. Pro- grams are appropriate for children 3 to 8, with an adult required to participate. Times are from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at Luhr County Park. The cost is $5 per child/per program. Pre-registration and payment are required at least one week in advance or until full, whichever comes fi rst. The schedule is: • June 22 — Water, Water, Everywhere. • July 20 — Night Time Explorers. • July 27 — Beautiful Butterfl ies.

Senior Lifestyles Join the free 55+ Club, a social club designed for adults 55 and older to learn and explore vari- ous types of nature. Free coffee is served to partici- pants. The group meets from 9 to 10 a.m. at Luhr County Park Nature Center, 3178 S. County Road 150 West. Call at least one week in advance to reg- ister. The schedule is: • July 6 — Ways to improve balance in the older years, Becky Allwood-Wallace, physical therapist. • Aug. 3 — Eye health, cataract care and eye warn- ing signs, Dr. Sethi Patel, ophthalmology. THE Page 46 June 16, 2016 Activities to Explore In the Local Area: June 15-18 — “Boeing Boeing,” Canterbury The- atre, 807 Franklin St. Times: 2 p.m. Wed. & Thur., 8 p.m. Fri., 6:30 p.m. Sat. Tickets: $15-$16. Reserva- tions: (219) 874-4269, [email protected] June 16 — Summer Reading Program Kickoff: Entertainer Jim Gill, 10 a.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049. June 16 — Northwest Indiana Green Drinks in Michigan City, 6:30 p.m., Shoreline Brewery, 208 Wabash St. Suggested donation: $5, $2/students. Info: (219) 874-4076. June 17 — Bookmarks: Ann B. Ross’ “Miss Julia EEncorencore CConsignmentonsignment BoutiqueBoutique Speaks Her Mind,” 2 p.m., Michigan City Public Li- 815 Franklin Street Tuesday-Saturday 11-6 brary, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049. Michigan City, IN Sunday, Monday CLOSED 219-210-4884 June 17 — Poetry Slam Camp 2016 performance, www.encoremichigancity.com 6 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049. June 17 — Uptown Fashion Affair, 6 p.m., The Uptown Center, 907 Franklin St. Tickets: $25. Res- ervations: tinyurl.com/zyev3vy, Urban Soles, 624 Franklin St., Salon Cilla, 120 W. Ninth St. June 17 — Save the Dunes poster unveiling, 2016 Dunes Blowout: A Festival of Performance and Ecology, noon, Fire & Water in North Pointe Pavil- ion. Info: https://savedunes.org/dunes-blowout/ June 17 — The Save the Tunes Council, 7:30-9 p.m., Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, 1215 N. Indi- ana 49, Porter. Info: (219) 395-1882. June 17 — Movies in Washington Park: “Dolphin Tale 2,” 8:30 p.m., new North Point Pavilion. Info: (219) 873-3049. June 17-20 — Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, Mich. Now showing: “Viva.” Rated R. In Spanish with English subtitles. Times: 6 p.m. Fri.- Mon. Also: “The Meddler.” Rated R. Times: 9 p.m. Fri.-Mon., 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. All times Eastern. Info: vickerstheatre.com June 18 — FleaTique Indoor/Outdoor Antique- Collectible-Fleamarket Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Luke Novena to St. Jude United Lutheran Church, 2000 E. Coolspring Ave. Holy Saint Jude, Apostle and Martyr, June 18 — Elston Grove Art Happening, 10 a.m.- great in virtue and rich in miracles, 3 p.m., Feallock House, 402 E. Eighth St. near kinsman of Jesus Christ, June 18 — “Walk a Mile In Her Shoes” fundrais- Faithful intercessor of all who invoke er, 10 a.m.-noon, Lighthouse Place Premium Out- your special patronage in time of lets, 601 Wabash St. Info: steppingstoneshelter.org need. To you I have recourse from June 18 — Michiana Lions Club “Dollars for the depths of my heart and humbly Dogs” fundraiser, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Kabelin Ace beg to whom God has given such great power To Hardware, 432 St. John Road. come to my assistance. Help me in my present June 18 — “Get Out and Play Day,” 11 a.m.-2 and urgent petition, In return I promise to make p.m., Washington Park Zoo, 115 Lake Shore Drive. your name known and cause you to come to my Info: www.washingtonparkzoo.com assistance. Say 3 Our Fathers, 3 Hail Mary’s and 3 June 18 — Book signing, Matt Werner & “How Glory Be’s. Publication must be promised. St. Jude Sweet It Is,” 1-3 p.m., Visit Michigan City La Porte pray for us and all who invoke your aid. Amen. This tourism bureau in Marquette Mall. Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena June 18 — Exhibit Opening: The Bailly Family must be said for 9 consecutive days. and Homestead, 2-4 p.m., Westchester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton. THE June 16, 2016 Page 47 June 18 — La Porte County Symphony Orches- tra free concert, 7-8:30 p.m., Washington Park’s Guy Foremen Amphitheater. Info: www.lcso.net June 18 — Sixth Annual Variety Show, 7 p.m., La Porte County Historical Society Museum, 2405 Indiana Ave., La Porte. Info: (219) 324-6767. June 18 — Music in the Park, singer/songwrit- er winners, 6:30 p.m. EDT, Dewey Cannon Park, Three Oaks, Mich. Free. June 18 — Opening reception, Robert Winslow’s “Deconstructing Complacency: In Defi ance of the Collective,” 6-9 p.m. EDT, Judy Ferrara Gallery, 16 S. Elm St., Three Oaks, Mich. Info: (269) 756-9338. June 18 — Dennis Dean’s “Celebration of Life,” 7 p.m., American Legion, 486 E. Michigan St., New Carlisle. Info: (574) 339-9719. 110 E. 11th Street June 18 — St. Stanislaus Catholic Church farm- Michigan City, Indiana ers market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., parking lot next to tennis courts. Info: [email protected], (219) 219-877-4111 851-1785. CALL AHEAD FOR FAST PICKUP June 18-19 — Exhibit opening, Birdie Rossow All breads house-made from sourdough starter McElroy’s “A Season of Light,” 12:30 to 5 p.m. EDT, House Braised & Smoked Meats Courtyard Gallery, 813 E. Buffalo St., New Buffalo, Mich. Info: (800) 291-9287. Take Out • Catering June 18, 22 — Michigan City Mainstreet Asso- Open Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. ciation Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat./4-8 p.m. Wed., Eighth and Washington streets. Info: tinyurl. 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The Oxford Inheritance by Ann posing brick buildings of an austere, A. McDonald (hardback, $25.99 in celebrated college known throughout bookstores and online; also available as the world. Doesn’t that just beg for a an eBook) dark mystery fi lled with old secrets “Black is the badge of hell, the hue of and old secret passages? That’s what dungeons, and the school of night.” Cassie fi nds as she explores Raleigh Those words are from Shakespeare’s College and learns of the secret so- Love’s Labour Lost, providing the foun- ciety known as the School of Night, dation for this story of family, loss, supposedly started by Sir Walter Ra- Gothic horror, academics and Sir Wal- leigh himself and a group of intellec- ter Raleigh. Strange combination, yes? tuals some 400 years ago. Does the Stick with me, it will all — well, most of society still exist? Some say yes, in it anyway — become clear. hushed tones. Others laugh and say Cassandra Blackwell, an American “rubbish!” student, has won a scholarship to the Cassie’s roommate, Evie, is an outgo- prestigious Raleigh College at Oxford ing, party-loving graduate student. She University. Not by accident, exactly. introduces Cassie to her close friends, Here’s why… cousins Olivia and Hugh Mandeville, who come Cassie has pretty much taken care of herself from a rich family, indeed, with Hugh’s father even most of her life. Her mother, Joanna, was plagued running for prime minister. Then there’s Paige, who with bouts of deep depression and violent outbursts, is Lady Pembroke, and Sasha, whose family runs while her stepfather was a horrible human being. a large shipping company. Very impressive friends, Joanna fi nally ended it all one day. The 14-year-old indeed! Cassie came home from school to fi nd her mother Cassie meets Elliott, a student working at one dead in the bathtub. She slit her wrists. of the university libraries. With his help, she gets Cassie managed to stay out of the clutches of the access to old books and papers that help uncover DFC after that and raise herself. She was a very clues to her mother’s time at Oxford. But as she self-reliant girl. Her stepfather? Well, he came to digs deeper, Cassie is drawn into sinister and scary an end in a home fi re ruled accidental by the fi re information. Enough information to get someone inspector. Hmmm. killed? She fi nds more than one mysterious death Cassie didn’t give up on studying and after high that is attributed to suicide. Cases that don’t seem school was accepted to Smith College. One day, she to have been investigated thoroughly. receives a strange package. “The foreign stamps Then, things started happening fast: Sebastian were peeling, and the original Oxford postmark was follows Cassie and…Evie went and…wouldn’t you smudged and faded, the labels pasted in turn, re- know Hugo…and then Charlie the jogger turned directing the box through old apartments and past out to be… crimes all the way back to the original recipient.” “Evil was lurking at Raleigh, the kind she’d never The package contains a ticket stub (showing a allowed herself to believe in before now…This was voyage from Plymouth, England, to New York City unnatural. And if her theories were right, this had in 1995), a picture of her mother in black robe at been happening for years.” Oxford University, along with a cryptic note: “You What is it about Gothic novels that so draw us in? can’t hide the truth forever. Please come back and Is it the fear of the unknown? Or maybe the mor- end this for good.” bid curiosity of looking around the next corner, even Well, fi rst of all, Cassie never knew her mother though we know something unholy lurks there? went to Oxford. She never told her anything about We love getting the pants scared off us! It’s hu- her past life, including who Cassie’s real father is. man nature. And this story is a great place to start. And, what’s more, how could Cassie reconcile the The author’s descriptions of the college grounds happy woman in the photo with the agitated, lost and the city of Oxford made me want to book the soul she grew up with? next fl ight to England! This is the whole package— That’s when the year abroad study program just read it in the daytime…please. comes up and she wins the chance to go to Oxford. From Kirkus Reviews: “Mystery and horror inter- Maybe, now, she can fi nally put her mother’s real twine in a Gothic tale with modern accents…A story story to rest. just right for a dark and stormy night. Scary and Ivy covered ancient stone walls, beautiful man- good fun.” icured lawns and gardens surrounded by the im- Till next time, happy reading! THE June 16, 2016 Page 51

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