Volume 16, Number 44 Thursday, November 9, 2000

Dam the . . . Full Power Ahead

by Maggie Beyer

You know those tee shirts that say “My Mom and Dad went to ...... and all they brought me was...... ”. Mine would say “I went to and all I brought home were some rocks”.

But, Oh, such rocks! One polished bit of granite came in a silk embroidered box with a card that says:

“Dam Foundation Rock: The rock named granite has been 800 million years old. We gett henm from the place where the immense Dam is being built. theyare just mem- orable as handicraft. Tank you to purchase them. Geology-Technology plant, Zioxita,.

And if the translation into English has a provin- cial touch, the , four times the size of the Hoover Dam, will be world class, the largest project for the Chinese since the Grand Canal built in the 10th century. My trip was planned to see the famed Three Gorges of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River before the dam being built would flood them, covering the beauty of cliffs that have been the subject of Chinese paintings and poetry for thousands of years. The dam that will dis- place over a million people and bury villages and farms all the way to Chongging (Chunking) has been a controversial plan since the time when Sun Yat Sen, China’s first president of the new Republic of China, saw the vision of the dam on the Yangtze River that of stone that would hold back clouds and rain, cre- would bring power to central China moving the ate a smooth lake rising in the narrow gorges. The walls third largest country in the world with one-quarter of stone were rising now and will stretch over a mile of the world’s population, into an industrial age. At wide, stand 600-feet high, create a lake 370 miles long, the beginning of the 20th century, revolutionary raise the water level by 577 feet . . .and probably rise leader of the People’s Republic of China, and some- upward of the projected $24.5 billion cost. time poet, Mao Dedong (Tse-tung) wrote about walls Yangtze Continued on Page 2 Page 2 November 9, 2000

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The Three Gorges on the Yangtze River.

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The scenic Gorges did not disappoint. Soaring cliffs shrouded in mist, each twist and turn brought another vista that spoke of the old China, an old-old China, of serene tradition and ancient culture that searched out beauty in natural forms, created stone gardens just for meditation, a far cry from the bus- tle of Beijing (Peking). Meeting China for the first time in Beijing in its new airport just a year old, glass and stainless steel soaring above bright carpet mazes of color, was to meet a dynamic energy that molds China today, spilling over in the gridlock of ring road traffic, with sky-high construction everywhere, towers of hi-rise buildings as unlike pagodas as any building could possibly be. Yellow crane birds once named places and parks, like the Yellow Crane Tower of , a symbol of long life and wished-for pros- perity. Today, steel cranes dot the skyline, swinging beams into place for Chinese towers of office and apart- ment buildings to meet the new millennium. Back in the decades when we watched Mao’s revolution shape the billion plus of Chinese people into a new regime, our media used to caution about waking up the sleep- ing dragon that was post-imperial China; today, the sleeping dragon seems very much awake. . November 9, 2000 Page 3

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Yangtze Continued from Page 3 Headed for the entrance. A tale of our trip up river to see the wooden caskets hung up high on a cliff loses in the translation. No way to record the laugh- ter that turned what could have been a dismal outing demand- ing and umbrellas turned into side-aching fun. (It was either laughter or terror). We slipped and slid over a muddy marsh from the ferry, watched some fellow travelers piggy- backed into their boats and dumped over the side with little cer- emony, doing a rock and roll as we found our way aboard. The first leg into the lesser gorges and my little gang — the intre- pid six of Amelia and Fermin, formerly of the Philippines, now of Phoenix, Jill and Bill of Seattle, and Marie from Maine — turned hysterically silly, starting a round of “row, row, row your boat” picked up in rounds by others, bringing sidelong smiles from our oarsmen. In turn, our young woman guide said she would sing a song for us, a love song, which she did, in the high sing-song tradition, very unlike the pop singers on Chinese TV.

Trackers pull the boats through rocky shoals. A narrow ledge in the rock face above their heads was a path hewn in rock where slave trackers would use to pull boats upstream.

All this as we entered the opening of the gorges where cliffs rose straight up through the misty drizzle which had replaced the rain, and where the inscriptions of past gen- erations noted an ancient dynasty battle site or just some inspiring, admiring words. It was toward the place where we would turn around that trackers grabbed bamboo poles topped with hooks to catch and fend off the stone walls that loomed close enough to touch, then leaped into the water with rope harnesses to drag us back to center stream across the shallow rocks. Old pic- tures of the slave trackers of ages past, show them with just a strip of loin cloth below their bended backs; ours mercifully wore ponchos, some store-bought, others just large plastic bags. November 9, 2000 Page 5

Rivers like the Daning, Wu and Shen Nong with clear, rushing water are spawning homes for sturgeon, which along with migratory birds, could be doomed by the damming of the Yangtze into which the rivers flow. Along with rare plant extinction, and the orchards of peach trees, oranges and tangerines that grow along the river, environmentalists have posted dire warnings about the Three Gorges Dam effect. In 1993 the United States withdrew technical support because of concerns like this as well as doubts about the dam’s controlling the flooding along the Yangtze as it flows toward Nanking and Shanghai into the China Sea, one of the reasons for the dam’s construction. Critics say flood control and hydropower could be achieved more cheaply by dikes and smaller dams like the Ge Zhou Dam currently in use beyond the Three Debarking at Fengdu, the City of Ghosts. Gorges area, the one whose locks we would travel on our way to Wuhan.

The entrance to the first temple had two paths. Only one choice was offered, one for long life, the other side for wealth. You made your choice before you entered.

Images of the Kings of Hell lined the way up the hill to a temple filled with demons of the afterworld.

The rain would turn into brilliant sunlight the day when we made our shore visit to Fengdu, the Ghost City. The winding streets lead to Mingshan Hill where according to legend, temples hold the images of dev- ils that would inhabit the hell of a soul’s afterlife. A two-seater lift took visitors like us up the hill to the temples; in years to come, the water of the lake cre- ated by Three Gorges Dam will slowly submerge the city below, leaving only the temples as an island cre- ating their version of Dante’s Inferno.

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Yangtze Continued from Page 5 The Three Gorge region is one the places where Chinese civilization had its birth- place, the Daxi culture originated here; archeological excavations in 1959 found evi- dence of villages of the New Stone Age 4,000 to 6,000 years ago at the east mouth of Qutang Gorge. The first gorge that ships pass going downstream is the Qutang which is thought the most magnificent; the Wu Gorge, the most elegant; the Ziling Gorge, most perilous. In just 8 kilometers that make up the Qutang Gorge, steep towering mountain peaks appear from the clouds on each side; in one place the pass narrows to only ten meters wide (I think that’s about 30 feet) and is consid- ered the most dangerous pass in the world. Entering and leaving the gorge seems to be like closing a door behind. Chinese legends Twelve Peaks of Wushan Mountain. name the peaks and tell of historical battles fought in the pass- es; the caves carved of karst limestone deep inside the white-washed stone cliffs are home to spirits. On the karst walls that seem whitewashed, foliage finds a place to grow in cracks leaving a pattern etched against their face. The Wutang Gorge did not dis- appoint. Nor did the Wu, or the Xiling Gorges. The twelve peaks of Mt. Wushan in the Wu Gorge are considered most spectacular, some with high vertical drapes of stone dropping straight to the river. The names are magical enough: Soaring Dragon, Holy Spring, To the Cloud, Fairy, Pines, Fairy Gathering, Flock of Cranes, Green Screen, Flying Phoenix, Purity Temple, Rising Cloud, Ascent. Shennu Peak is considered very special, named for a fairy incar- nate, a daughter of the Queen of Heaven who came to help farmers grow crops, set the course for boatmen, and grow med- icinal herbs for the sick. The tall, slim peak named for Shennu is seen as a graceful lady gazing at the river. Xiling Gorge was once the most treacherous with narrow passes and shoals; since the Republic was formed, some of its most dangerous with their swift currents have been blasted through and with the Gezhouba Dam brought higher water for easier navigation. Qu Yuan, China’s famous poet and statesman, came from a city on the north bank and wrote his poem Ode to Tangerine about the trees that cov- ered the hills. When the Three Gorges Dam is completed, water might rise 600 feet along these banks.

The cement block buildings high above the new waterline when the dam is completed are to house people from the villages that will be under water. Other plans are to former farmers in the technology field. Those going to farming spots could bring an old doorway with them from their homeplace. When we visited the city of Xi’an, we were told that this guide, who had visited the United States several times, would answer any questions we wanted to ask him. (The only time the offer was made). When asked about farmers in other rural parts of China, he said they no longer belonged to communes, and though the state owned the land, they could market their farm products on their own leaving them lots of time to devel- op other sources of income. Obviously, our guide had never been a farmer. A scene along the Yangtze. . .higher up, apartments were being built for displaced villagers. November 9, 2000 Page 7

The worksite of the Three Gorges Dam where cranes move beams and concrete is poured for the mile-wide structure. Complete is planned for 2009 to control floods and bring hydroenergy to central China..

Tens of thousands of workers for the dam are demolition crews from the People’s Liberation Army, who built the diversion canal. A unit of the People’s Armed Police is to build one of the locks that will carry ships past the completed dam.

The locks at Gezhouba Dam beyond the Nanjinguan Pass. At Nanjinguan Pass, we would leave the Yangtze gorges with the river on a calm flow now with open sky and water. It would bring us to the Gezhouba dam water control project with one of the largest ship locks in the world, large enough for 10,000 ton passenger or cargo ships. We would wait for another larger cruise ship to join us side by side through the locks, so close we could almost shake hands with the people on the other ship. Then it was on to Wuhan for a few days at the new Shangri La hotel before some of us, including my Intrepid Six, would go on to Xi’an, and the famed Terra Cotta Warrior Army of China. But that’s another story. Page 8 November 9, 2000

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(More gifts on the way! Our container filled with primitives from France and England arrives mid-December.) Lovell & Whyte 14950 Lakeside Road Lakeside, Michigan Open daily 11-6 616 469 5900 Page 26 November 9, 2000 Bookmarks at Noon The next program in this series from the Michigan City Public Library will take place on Friday, November 17th. Half a Heart by Rosellen Brown will be reviewed by Gail Eifrig. Once a civil rights activist, Miriam Vener has grown complacent in the comfortable upper-middle- class life she now leads with her family. That life sud- eeingisdeceiving.It’seating denly shatters with the appearance, after almost “S eighteen years, of her biracial daughter, born of her that’sbelieving. passionate affair a generation before with a black pro- James” Thurber fessor at a Mississippi college. A moving story about estrangement and intimacy, race and privilege, iden- Webelieveyou’llenjoyourFall& Winterseasonalmenu,as tity and belonging. Half a Heart is an honest novel wellasourclassicJenny’sfavorites. of public and private ideals betrayed and hopes OurthreecoursemenuonWednesday&Thursday reignited. eveningsisunbelievable,believeit. There is no admission charge for this program We’reopenfordinnerbeginningat6p.m.(easterntime) which is open to the public. WednesdaythroughSunday.

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A non-invasive process that offers safe Gardens Annual Dinner/Dance Fundraiser and controlled skin abra- sion using medical grade The International Friendship Gardens will hold its micro crystals to abrade annual dinner/dance at the Pottawattomie Country the skin’s tissue. Club on Sat., Nov. 11. Music will be provided by Tom Milo and the Beachcombers. Treat: Aging skin Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. (cash bar), and dinner Sun Damaged Skin will be served at 7 p.m., followed by a silent auction. Dry Skin Items to be auctioned include watering cans dec- Oily Skin orated by several local artists, a night’s stay at Fine Lines Creekwood Inn, gift certificates from Swing Belly’s, Wrinkles Brown Spots Ed Kis’ Dog, and Flanigan Tire; decorative bird- Collagen Regrowth house from Naturally Wood, and a lady’s watch from Erickson Jewelers. Please call 219-878-5017 Donations of $50 per person will go toward the ongo- 1225 East Coolspring Avenue ing restoration of the Gardens. For more information, Michigan City phone 879-6451. November 9, 2000 Page 27

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DECORATED MODEL Open Saturday and Sunday 12-4 p.m or by appointment (219) 874-4156 www.dunescape.com Page 28 November 9, 2000 November 9, 2000 Page 29 On the Eve of Veterans Day…Veterans Teach Military History at Great Lakes Museum Meeting the docents and veterans first-hand and listening to their accounts of service to their country by Paula McHugh during wartime left us with a profound respect and The Great Lakes Museum of Military awe. All the more so as we approach Veteran’s Day. History has been providing visitors with There are over 5000 items in the Museum collec- glimpses into military life and battles tion including uniforms, medals, documents, posters, through its collection of memorabilia, spe- photographs, citations/awards, firearms and other cialized library, and on school field trip weapons. occasions, its docents. For students of military history and other researchers, We shadowed a group of schoolchildren the museum maintains an excellent reference library from Black Oak School in Gary, which had and archive. come to tour the museum on a recent week- day. And we all had the opportunity to absorb first-hand information from veter- ans of three wars who each serve as docents for school groups.

In a room dedicated to Civil War memorabilia, Rex shows off his USS Korean War Corpsman lead docent and Bruce Chlebek Franklin CV-13 bomber described how the flintlock rifle was loaded, and the jacket. Rex was a fearless sorts of rations a soldier had to eat. The young tourists bomber pilot during WWII. were offered bits of hardtack, one of the staples of the soldiers during that war. Students from Black Oak School listen to docent Rex Westphal talk about sea rations.

WWI memorabilia, including this A Civil War uniform and uniform and gear. recruiting poster. The docents volunteer their time at the museum for visiting groups and are not on the premises on a daily basis. Great Lakes Museum of Military History Rex Westphal, dive-bombing WWII Navy pilot, In another of the museum’s exhibit rooms, Vietnam is located on the West End of Dunes Plaza, and is open introduced the curious group of students to emergency War Army veteran Alva Springer explained life in his from 9-4 Tuesday through Friday and Saturday, noon rations. Carefully opening the vacuum-sealed gov- combat unit, including what they ate, and how the men to 4 p.m. ernment-issue packages, Rex explained how such had to learn to quickly clean their original-issue M- items as Tootsie Rolls, nut and raisin mix, crackers, 13’s, which he explained had a major defect and was and other dried foodstuffs have kept soldiers nourished eventually replaced. Alva explained how yellow and when out in the field, far from mess tents. Rex also purple smoke bombs were released from helicopters had photos of his former duty as a pilot on the aircraft to define safety areas for the soldiers. The young carriers USS Yorktown and USS Franklin. Rex students sat listening, mesmerized, on sandbags that explained that he later became a flight trainer for a Alva said were carried by each man—empty, of course. torpedo squadron. The students listened intently WWII Sgt. Chuck DeYoung leads the young students around the museum. as Rex drew word pictures of his harrowing mis- sions in the sky above Okinawa. Chuck DeYoung, WWII veteran, led another group around the exhibits from the First World War, and showed the young charges the many honor medals from each service branch that has been donated to the museum. In addition to educating museum visitors, the facility strives to restore, preserve, and display military memorabilia. “We had loads of stuff in storage right now, but not enough room to display it,” Bruce said. He added that museum staff is looking forward to eventually mov- ing into a much larger space. The four docents, by recounting their personal experiences, enabled the children to better understand the impact of war on individuals and countries, coun- Docents and veterans represent three wars: Rex Westphal, WWII, Vietnam Vet and docent Alva Springer explains how his Korean War vet and lead docent Bruce Chlebek taught the students tering the often-glamorized and glorified movie-ver- Bruce Chlebek, Korean War, and Alva Springer, Vietnam War. company made “pizza” from dry rations. some military history of the Civil War. sions to which the young are exposed. Seated is Jo Stahoviak, volunteer at the museum. Page 30 November 9, 2000 Marion Kelly Feted at Red White & Blue Ball

by Paula McHugh

Chosen as this year’s Guest She worked at the 130th of Honor at Great Lakes General Hospital; the medical Museum of Military History’s staff doing the best they could annual fund-raiser, Marion with the little equipment avail- Lucas Kelly reflects an adven- able. One of her more memo- turous past as an officer who rable “patients” was an aban- served in the Pacific during doned dog rescued by General World War II. MacArthur. The dog had been “I was amazed to learn that brought in with partial paraly- I was chosen guest of honor,” sis, and despite treatment, did Marion said. “I feel really hon- not recover, according to Marion. ored.” When not ministering to the Marion grew up in Starke wounded soldiers, Marion had County and earned top honors free weekends to explore near- in high school and at Indiana by Corriegador, which had been State University. After college she heavily bombed by the Japanese took training as a physical ther- four years earlier. Several months apist at Walter Reed Hospital after her tour in Manila and and later was commissioned about a week before V-J Day into the Army Medical Corps. She (August 1945), Marion was trans- requested an overseas assign- ferred to Leyte, where she slept ment and was sent to Manila. in crowded conditions in a leaky Marion met the man she tent with a sand floor. From would later marry on the ocean- Leyte she next went to Morotai, liner turned troop transport Marion in her U.S. Army Medical Corps a Dutch-ruled island that had vessel while crossing the Pacific uniform during WWII. earlier been used for “target to her tour of duty. There were 7,000 men on the practice” by the Japanese Air force. ship to 47 women officers, and she caught Lt. Jim Kelly’s While at Morotai, Marian, now promoted to 1st eye. Lieutenant had the opportunity to witness the Marion’s ship zigzagged across the ocean, sailing Japanese surrender ceremonies of the South Pacific solo, and not part of a convoy. At New Guinea, she was Islands to the Australians representing the Allied Forces. invited to the radio cabin and caught Tokyo Rose’s broad- In her letters to her parents, Marion described the cer- cast, “welcoming the ship to Japanese submarine emony where the Japanese General handed over his waters.” Fortunately, no enemy sub was ever detect- sword to General Blamey. Marion also wrote home about ed. bartering her ration of beer for a dog that stole her Marion recalled her debarkation from the ship in heart, which she named Bobo. Manila Harbor as “quite scary.” Marian returned to Manila, smuggling Bobo on board “The waves were very high from stormy seas and and meeting up again with Lt. Kelly. They soon we climbed down a rope ladder where a small boat was became officially engaged when Jim convinced Marion waiting, but the waves pushed the boat against the to stay on in the Philippines. By then, General steel ship and then out again.” Each of the women, MacArthur had moved his headquarters to Japan. Marion said, were taken by the shoulders and feet and Marion’s account of finding a wedding is a true hurled to a sailor waiting in the small raft. After the story worthy of a romantic novel. While boating women were ashore, the ship’s captain decided that with Jim on Manila Bay, the two witnessed a cargo the men on board would stay put until the seas ship explosion and they approached the burning calmed. craft. They saw some large white packages floating “We could hear the gunfire (that was) about fifteen in the water and hauled several into their boat. The miles away and we women were heavily guarded for cargo ship had been carrying parachutes and oxygen safety during our time in Manila,” Marion said. tanks, and several of the latter had exploded, caus- While in Manila all military personnel were man- ing the fire. dated to take a daily pill to combat malaria, and The white nylon parachute hauled into the boat later Marion slept under mosquito netting and watched the became the dress Marion wore at her wedding. With lizards climb the walls of the dorm room she shared the help of some nuns on the island who sewed the with the other nurses. At that time, her crew made dress and added a beaded jacket, Marion said her vows up the only American women in the Philippines. in traditional style as she had hoped, rather than in November 9, 2000 Page 31 her military dress uniform, as she had expected. Armistice Day officially received its name in America Marion has taken the time to collect all the letters in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became she sent to her parents to “The Life & Times a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional of Marian Kelly,” priceless memoirs that describe action. If the idealistic hope had been realized that her 18 months of active duty. World War I was “the War to end all Wars,” November Returning stateside, Marion taught at the high school 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But only a few and college levels for the next 30 years. As an assis- years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out tant professor at Illinois State, Marion was chosen as in Europe. Sixteen and one-half million Americans took the Most Outstanding Special Education Professor. part. Four hundred seven thousand of them died in She ended her teaching career while working in service, more than 292,000 in battle. Michigan City area schools. Marion has been active Armistice Day Changed To Honor All in numerous community Veterans organizations, including Order of the Eastern Star, Realizing that peace was equally preserved by vet- Daughters of the American erans of WW II and Korea, Congress was requested Revolution, American to make this day an occasion to honor those who Association of University have served America in all wars. In 1954 President Women, Elizabeth Circle Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as of the First United Veterans Day. Methodist Church, WCTM Investment Club, VFW, On Memorial Day 1958, two more unidentified PEO, and the Indiana American war dead were brought from overseas and Retired Teachers interred in the plaza beside the unknown soldier of Association. Marion also World War I. One was killed in World War II, the other serves as a docent volun- in the Korean War. In 1973, a law passed providing teer at the Great Lakes interment of an unknown American from the Vietnam Museum of Military Marion Kelly today. War, but none was found for several years. In 1984, History, explaining the role of women in the Armed an unknown serviceman from that conflict was placed Forces during the war. Among her hobbies she enjoys alongside the others. To honor these men, symbolic golfing, bowling, reading, and traveling the world. of all Americans who gave their lives in all wars, an Joe Doyle, Chair of the 7th Annual Red, White & Army honor guard, The 3d U.S. Infantry (The Old Blue Ball said that the committee felt that Marian was Guard), keeps day and night vigil. the perfect choice for Guest of Honor as “she exem- plifies what many veterans represent: great service A law passed in 1968 changed the national com- to their country and their community.” memoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in The Ball, held last weekend, was sponsored by October. It soon became apparent, however, that Bank One, NIPSCO, and Blue Chip Casino. November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.

National Ceremonies Held at Arlington

The Origins of Veterans Day The focal point for official, national ceremonies In 1921, an unknown World War I American sol- for Veterans Day continues to be the memorial dier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This amphitheater built around the Tomb of the Unknowns. site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and At 11 a.m. on November 11, a combined color guard the city of Washington, became the focal point of representing all military services executes “Present reverence for America’s veterans. Arms” at the tomb. The nation’s tribute to its war dead is symbolized by the laying of a presidential wreath. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England The bugler plays “taps.” The rest of the ceremony takes and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in place in the amphitheater. each nation’s highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). Every year the President of the United States These memorial gestures all took place on November urges All Americans to honor the commitment of our 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated Veterans through appropriate public ceremonies. ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Copyright ©1996,1997,1998, 1999, 2000; Veterans month). The day became known as “Armistice Day”. of Foreign Wars of United States. Page 32 November 9, 2000 Tonto Visits the ND 5th Grade Class

On Fri., Oct. 20th, in conjunction with their stud- ies of the Native Americans, the 5th grade class of Notre Dame School was very fortunate to have a full-blood- ed Apache Indian to speak to them. Mike Alexander, also known as “Tonto”, brought many artifacts and objects to teach the children about the beliefs, customs and ceremonies of the Indians and the most important lesson: to be kind to Mother Earth! Besides gifting each student with an Indian-head penny and a copy of Chief Seattle’s famous 1854 let- ter to President Franklin Pierce, Tonto presented the class with a “dream-catcher” which was placed in the Southwestern window of their classroom.

Natalie Matuszak helps Tonto displaying some Indian clothing.

The 5th grade class display the Indian American objects as class teacher, Mrs. Guest speaker “Tonto”, a real Apache Indian. McDonald and Tonto stand by (far right).

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by Charles McKelvy Greg Scygiel certainly makes no secret of his fas- cination with the Civil War. The 48-year-old Sawyer man marched as a mem- ber of the famous 24th Michigan Regiment in the Flag Day Parade in Three Oaks, Mich. in June, and a blue-clad Scygiel was seen recently selling “Civil War Pumpkins” at the historic Schopbach Farm with his similarly blue-clad son Mark, 17, and members of the Frederick H. Hackeman Camp Number 85 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW).

Greg and his son, Mark, erected this authentic Union Army tent during the “Civil War Pumpkin Sale” at the Schopbach Farm. If it is hard to tell if Scygiel is referring to the actual battle of Gettysburg in 1863 or the re-enact- ment in 1998, that is because the man’s fascination with the Civil War runs deep. So deep that he doesn’t mind paying the often An authentic “Civil War Pumpkin Sale” was held recently at the hefty price of participating in what for him is more Schopbach Farm on Warren Woods Road near Three Oaks. a passion than a hobby. Although Scygiel is not actually a direct descendant “People think we get paid to do what we do, but believe of a Civil War veteran, he feels such a strong affini- me when I say nobody gets paid. In fact,” Scygiel said, ty with the men who fought America’s bloodiest war “we usually have to pay to participate in events like that he has gone to great lengths to walk in their shoes. the 135th anniversary at Gettysburg. Shod in replicas of Civil War shoes, Scygiel joined some 30,000 other re-enactors in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in July 1998 for the 135th anniver- Mark and Greg Scygiel sary of the three-day battle that decided the war. pack their powder with ramrods prior to firing, Scygiel, who has a day job as a graphics designer then take aim and fire for the Industrial Design Group at Whirlpool in (bottom photo). Greg Benton Harbor and is vice president of the River said Civil War soldiers were trained to fire three Valley School Board, said he took the time to go rounds a minute with because he first developed his interest in the Civil War their muzzleloaders. during a family trip to Gettysburg a few years back. In addition to Mark, who is a junior at River Valley High School, Greg Scygiel and his wife Betty have anoth- er son, Michael, who is an eighth grader at River Valley Middle School. They are all interested in the Civil War, but none more so than dad. As he explained during the recent Civil War pump- kin sale: “The 24th Michigan Regiment was part of the famous Iron Brigade, and we started the first day of battle at Gettysburg with 496 men. We had 99 left at the end of the day, which means that 397 men were either killed, wounded, missing, or captured. “We did very well at Gettysburg that first day and helped General Buford and his cavalry hold the high ground until the rest of (General) Meade’s army could arrive. But after the first day, those of us who were left were used in support of other regiments. There wasn’t much left of the 24th Michigan after Gettysburg.” November 9, 2000 Page 37

Not only do Greg Scygiel and his son Mark have to Charles Pfauth Sr. and Charles Pfauth Jr. of Baroda pay to participate in Civil War re-enactments, but they were on hand as members of the SUVCW and to have to put up with a lot of aggravation. admire the on-going restoration work that the junior “At Gettysburg (in 1998) everything was a mile walk Pfauth has done on their ancestor’s farmhouse. from where we were camped — food, water, and even Charles Pfauth Jr., 33, said he eventually wants to the port-a-potties. It was hot, and, of course, we live in the house once owned by his great-great- Union soldiers were wearing wool jackets, but it was grandfather, Henry Schopbach. worth it,” Scygiel said. Why? “Because to be with all those thousands of men in blue and gray uniforms meticulously re-enacting that great three-day bat- tle was just an awesome experience,” Scygiel said. As much as possible, they ate, camped, marched and even fired their weapons in true Civil War fashion. “Of course,” he explained, “we did not use our ramrods This house on Warren Woods Road was once to pack our powder to be occupied by Civil War veteran Henry Schopbach. sure no one was accidentally His great-great-grandson, Charles Pfauth Jr. hurt when we were firing at (right photo) is restoring it. one another.” During such re-enactments, Scygiel said participants are given scripts to follow. “At a certain point in the battle, the officers will tell you — ‘okay, it’s time for some of you to be wounded or killed now’. And with every re-enactment, we try to balance it so the Union wins half the time, and the Confederates win the other half.” Mark Scygiel, who hopes to attend Gettysburg A German immigrant, Schopbach enlisted in the College and make a career as a Civil War historian, Union Army after the Battle of Gettsyburg as a “sub- added: “And we always try to die as realistically as stitute volunteer.” That meant that he was paid $300 possible.” to fight for someone else, and he saw most of his The Scygiels were not the only father-and-son fighting in the vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina. team of enthusiasts present at the Civil War pump- “He was involved in the attack on Fort Moultrie which kin sale at the Schopbach Farm. was featured in the film Glory,” said Charles Pfauth Sr. Henry Schopbach survived the Civil War only to die later of what was then called “bloody rickets.” “When you consider that he was stationed in a swampy area outside Charleston, and given the food they ate and their water supply and the lack of san- itation, it’s a wonder he survived as long as he did,” said Charles Pfauth Jr. Chartered by Congress in 1954, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War describes itself as a “patri- otic and educational organization similar to the Grand Army of the Republic and is officially recognized as its legal heir.” The organization welcomes descendants of Union veterans as members and non-descendants like Greg Scygiel as associate members. For more information, call Camp Commander Civil War enthusiasts Charles Pfauth Jr. (left), Mark Scygiel (middle), and Greg Scygiel gather ‘round the campfire at the historic Roger Gorske at 616/621-6653 or Charles Pfauth Sr. Schopbach Farm near three Oaks. at 616/422-1212. Page 38 November 9, 2000 Want Your House to be in the Movies? ANTIQUES FilmAcres, an independent film production company STOCKING BALE located in LaPorte, is currently in pre-production on Welcome to the Full Lines of String, director/producer John Hancock’s next motion picture, Shantung, Pure Silk & Candelabra Shades. “Suspended Animation.” The FilmAcres production staff is in search of a beachfront house to use as a location for the shoot, which will last from January 11 until February 25, 2001. The house would be needed for approximately one week during that time period. Homeowners will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see behind the scenes of a movie production with on-set VP passes and an opportunity to be onscreen themselves. A small honorarium will also be provid- ed. For more information, call the FilmAcres produc- tion office at 219/326-9331 or visit their website at www.filmacres.com.

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