See a Charles Dickens Christmas at the Barker Mansion by Maggie Beyer

Volume 16, Number 48 Thursday, December 7, 2000

What in the Dickens Are They Doing? See a Charles Dickens Christmas at the Barker Mansion by Maggie Beyer

Charles Dickens and his family take center stage in the Barker Mansion’s annual Christmas production this year. All through the Mansion there are scenes of Christmas as this famous writer of the 19th century might have celebrated it with highlights from the holiday clas- sic, “The Christmas Carol” and from “Oliver Twist”. Actors on the stage in each room are carefully reproduced mannequins including ghosts from Christmas Past, Present and Future; even Tiny Tim sits by his father, Bob Cratchitt, with his tiny crutch at his side. There is also something special. The lavishly decorated tree in the main foyer is decorated to the tree top with hundreds of ornaments that have the taste of olden days with many offered for sale. Pick your favorites and take them home for gifts or your own special tree. Another first for Christmas 2000 at the Barker is the introduction of a souvenir book that reproduces Barker Mansion scenes and treasures in full color, handsomely printed on glossy-rich pages that tell the story of the Barker family. Another great gift idea of one of Michigan City’s treasures. On hand as Mary Zintzele puts the finishing well for stocking- touches to the Christmas tree in the stuffer seekers are grand foyer of the Barker Mansion. A tea-time favorites Christmas Tale by Dickens describes the tree a man remembers from his childhood filled with dolls and from the Mansion’s drums, books, tiny furniture, and toys of every kind. Many repro- annual Victorian teas. ductions of the antique ornaments are for sale along with other Dickens memorabilia.

An open house when guests can wander through the Mansion at leisure begins December 2nd, Monday Timed for through Friday at noon to 3 pm; Saturdays and Christmas gifting. Sundays, noon to 4 pm, until December 17th. From . .the story of the December 18th through January 15th, the decorations Barker Mansion from Friends can be seen on regular guided tours that are held available through Monday through Friday at 10 am, 11:30 am and 1 pm; the Barker Civic Saturdays and Sunday at noon and 2 pm. The Mansion Center and the Barker will be closed December 24th, 25th and January 1st. Foundation, filled with photographs in full color. Barker Continued on Page 2 Page 2 December 7, 2000

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Barker Continued from Page 1 “We chose the Dickens theme for this year because his story of “The Christmas Carol” marks the beginning of how we celebrate Christmas,” Cecilia Zubler, director of the Barker Mansion said. “When Scrooge declares, “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all year”, his message became part of how we came to feel about the celebration of this holiday. We’ve had fun all year planning just what we’ll do with each room to carry out the theme.” “We” includes Mary Kintzele, tour Director of the Barker Mansion, guides Terry Pabon and Jan Cecilia Zubler, before the fireplace Woodruff, and Elke in the living room. Zimmerman, textile curator. Local community groups that include the Women’s Study Club, CISV, and AAUW add their own ideas, contributions and resources. Weekends will find music in the air as local musicians gather around the grand piano in the Mansion’s living room. The living room holds art treasures of marble treasures, oil paintings and porcelains; look closely at the white marble fireplace and you can find John H. Barker’s face. Catching the light through lace curtains is a 19th Icentury talian sculpture “Three Musicians of the Renaissance” which was returned as Queen Victoria in an authentic dress of the period at the Christmas tree in the Mansion’s living room. a gift to the Barker Mansion by the Vail family of Michigan City; originally it had been presented by Mr. and Mrs. John H.Barker as a gift to Mr. and Mrs. William Walter and Georgiana Vail.

Faces painted, authentic costumes made by Barker Mansion staff. . .carolers and other mannequins like the Ghost of Christmas Present, were put together part by part. December 7, 2000 Page 3

Along with the many people who bring friends and family to see the Barker Mansion when it wears Open ‘til 7 p.m. its Christmas finery, are over 1800 school groups Evenings who visit with their teachers. To introduce them to this year’s theme of Charles Dickens, Terry Pabon has developed a pre-tour video on The Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist along with a list of other materials available at the Michigan City Public Library they might wwwElegant.littlehousef Apparelashions.com for the use to enrich the experience. Tour guides add addi- [email protected] Fashion Conscious Woman Women’s Apparel tional notes that have been researched by the Mansion’s staff as they take the young people through each room. Just in Time for Christmas FLEECE COAT SALE by

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Charles Dickens in his study. . .his daughter peeps around the corner.

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Barker Continued from Page 3 The former guest room, now called the Bride’s Room and used by many bridal parties who use the Barker Mansion and its gardens for their weddings, has been transformed into a scene from Oliver Twist with the pathos of the poorhouse where a hungry Oliver asks for “more”. Dickens wrote this and David Copperfield from his own experiences as a child. His school- ing was interrupted at the age of nine when father was imprisoned for debt in 1824 and Charles was forced to support himself by working in a shoe-polish factory. He did get back to school, but was mostly self-edu- cated and read widely with Henry Fielding and Tobias Smollett among his favorite authors. At the age of 15 he became a legal clerk, learned shorthand to become a reporter in the courts and Parliament; by the time he was twenty-five, he published “Please sir, can I have some more”, asks Oliver in a poorhouse scene his first sketches of daily life in London using from Dickens’ Oliver Twist. the name Boz. The Master’s Bedroom of the Barker Mansion has been transformed into the room where Scrooge has visits from the ghosts of Christmas Present, Christmas Past and Christmas Future. The Christmas Carol was published midway in his career after many success- es at the same time he was busy managing a theatre company that played before Queen Victoria and trav- eling through England and America giving readings from his works. His works in later years of his life took on a deeper meaning from the humor and pathos of earlier books, looking into the human condition and the evils of ignorance and want that existed in the midst of lavish lifestyles around them, as the Ghost of Christmas Present portrays in The Christmas Carol. Oliver Twist, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities are among these later books, and he was at work on The Mystery of Edwin Drood when Charles Dickens died and was The Ghost of Christmas Present with a lavish holiday feast, far from the buried in Westminster Abbey in 1870. life of those in ignorance and want as Dickens described it.

A crutch rests by Tiny Tim as the Cratchitt family celebrates Christmas in Dickens’ Christmas Carol.

The Ghost of Christmas Past foretells the fate of Scrooge if he persists in his uncaring ways. December 7, 2000 Page 5

The dining room becomes an English pub suited to Dickensian taste like his favorite George and the Vulture.

There is a story within a story this year as visitors And the staff’s creativity gets full play as they tour the Christmas theme at Barker Mansion. Another recycle ornaments and decorations from previous hidden story is in the making of the mannequins years. “It’s become a game for some people who come that depict the family and characters of Charles every year to see how we’ve put to use things they may Dickens. Beneath the robes and gowns they now have seen before,” Cecilia Zubler said. “For instance, wear, many started life as headless department store we’ve resurrected Queen Victoria from our Victorian dummies. The heads are a donation from a beauty Christmas two years ago, because she and Prince Albert parlor, now painted and tressed to show expressions were largely responsible for the Christmas tree and that range from stately Queen Victoria to the ghoul- ornaments we use today. Albert had introduced the ish Christmas Past, have been gowned, groomed and decorated fir tree from his native Germany and when painted by Elke Zimmerman and Mary Kintzele a picture of the Royal Family sitting around the tree inspired by books and magazines they have researched at Christmas was circulated in London, common peo- for the period. The research has laid the groundwork ple wanted the same setting for their homes. The idea for other staff members and community groups to see traveled across the ocean so we have it here today.” the scene of an English Pub in the Mansion’s stately dining room (It was known that Dickens liked to frequent pubs). Barker Continued on Page 6

The elegant Ball Room becomes a scene for a lavish Twelfth Night Celebration decked in holly and ivy, set with silver and gold. Page 6 December 7, 2000

Barker Continued from Page 5

Prince Albert reigns in the Mansion’s library where a traditional tree, decked with handblown glass ornaments, drenched in tinsel, sets the scene for a German Christmas. Mary Zintzele has pro- duced some of the other traditional German Christmas goodies like Stollen and Prune People and wooden designs driven by the heat of candle flames. Some members of the Monday Musicale, which holds regular con- certs at the Mansion, said that a preview was like revisiting a childhood in Germany.

The library’s table with an angel holding the Christ Child, traditional for Christmas. . .along with German traditions of gingerbread houses, prune people and candle-driven chimes. A tree in German style, drenched in tinsel, stands in the library.

There is tradition everywhere at the Barker Mansion at Christmas, a melange of ideas to take home perhaps for decorating schemes, a wonderful trip into the Victorian world of Charles Dickens, and some fine gifta- bles to take home as well. Who could ask for more in starting off a celebration of the Christmas season, here at 631 Washington Street in Michigan City.

Down the staircase covered in holly and ivy, Ann Jankowski leads a pre-Christmas tour. December 7, 2000 Page 7

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Equal Housing Opportunity Page 16 December 7, 2000 December 7, 2000 Page 17 The Chesterton Art Gallery has been attracting a Gingerbread House Exhibit is Drawing a Crowd steady stream of gingerbread house admirers for the past two weeks. by Paula McHugh The gallery’s first Gingerbread Exhibit and Contest officially opened during the town’s Hometown Christmas she used a recipe handed down from her mother. “I festivities November 24th, and voting for individual remember my mother making gingerbread boys for favorites has been heavy, according to the gallery’s office “Entire families have been coming in to look at the us at Christmastime,” Carol said. “I love to bake, manager Phyllis Gniadek. exhibit,” Phyllis said. “Looks like this will become an and have been making the houses for ten years or so.” annual event.” Carol, who suffered damage to her hand this past “Next year, we hope that professional bakers will summer in an accident, uses her gingerbread house add their entries to the exhibit. We had several inter- making skills as therapy, she explained. “I go to a hand ested who called for information, but no entries.” therapist several times a week, so a project like this Being its first year, organizers did not know how helps.” many houses would be entered until they were brought Christina Dougherty heard about the exhibit and in to the gallery just before Thanksgiving deadline. contest in The Beacher. The Rolling Prairie resident “We’re really excited with the results. The houses said that she hadn’t done a gingerbread house in Alternating green and red peppermint discs in perfect geometric order, along with cotton “smoke” rising from the chimney are beautiful,” Judy Gregurich, gallery director, said. years and the gallery exhibit news gave her the attest to this builder’s skill. The entries came from Chesterton, Valpo, Portage, and incentive to create one. as far away as Rolling Prairie. “I had a ball doing it,” Christina said. “I used a tra- In addition to two villages, entries include children’s ditional German recipe from Time-Life magazine.” Half and adult categories. Clients from Opportunity the fun, she admitted, consisted of “scouring candy Enterprises in Valparaiso created a village consist- stores from here to Chicago” in search of the perfect ing of a church, bakery, and miniature art gallery. decorating touches. A section of a gingerbread village designed by clients from Opportunity Students from Portage High School created individ- Enterprises includes a replica of the Chesterton Art Gallery. ual mini-houses and assembled their works to create a sprawling village. Voters are asked to pick their favorite from each category, and prizes will be awarded at exhibit’s end, December 20th, after all the votes are count- ed. Spearmint trees, a cinnamon-scented sled and reindeer, and all manner of candies add to the sweet- smelling gingerbread aroma wafting through the art gallery this month. And many of the baker-artists who “Glass” windows are accented with blue icing piped around them in this created their homes took special pains to decorate their replica of the Chesterton Art Gallery. A happy snowman guards the entry door.A colorful schoolhouse and 2-story “brick” bakery complete the other house’s chimney in distinct ways. One entrant used part of Opportunity Enterprise’s entry in the gingerbread house exhibit. chocolate and butterscotch chips to mimic stones on his chimney. Another entrant chose bridge mix to portray a similar effect. Yet another made sure that the chimney atop the roof was stuffed with “presents” consisting of colorfully wrapped mini-chocolate Santa’s gift-filled sled and reindeer are ready for their annual bars. Rolling Prairie resident Christina Dougherty’s charming house is flight around the world. Carol Wheeler, an exhibitor from Portage, said part of the Chesterton Art Gallery’s display. Christina added an angel near the roofline. “If you box it correctly, you can keep (a gingerbread house) for up to three years,” Christina explained. When asked about critters, she admitted that she had to keep the finished product high up on a shelf, away from little fingers. (And when I said critters, I was thinking of the four-legged kind that tends to follow their noses to edible stuff packed away). “If you cover it with bubble wrap and box it care- Chex cereal and chocolate mint mini-bars illustrate two ways to roof a fully, it should last,” Christina elaborated. Christina house. The “stained glass” church windows are melted hard candies. added that since the gingerbread gets as hard as a rock, The exhibit runs concurrently with the gallery’s hol- eating a house isn’t an option. “Unless you just pick iday gift boutique, a selection of artist-made items to off some of the candy,” she said. complement the variety of artworks for sale. Hours Christina said that it took her three days to com- are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, and 1-4 p.m., weekends. plete her house. “The roof was the hardest, because The gingerbread exhibit runs through December 20. it kept sliding. On the last day, I spent most of the time The gallery is located at 115 S. Fourth Street, A dozen individually designed mini-gingerbread houses, a project of a group of high school students from Portage, were made from a graham cracker base. just decorating it.” Chesterton. For more information call 926-4711. Page 18 December 7, 2000 A Blueprint for Gingerbread Homes by Paula McHugh You begin with a rolling pin. Well, there may be the minor task of mixing ingredients first, but the rolling pin is a must. Gingerbread is the goal—the hard cookie variety here, not the cake and sauce type sometimes known as Scottish Gingerbread. Artists among us are con- juring up ideas for houses to please happy Hansels and Gretels, minus the witches. Visions of gingerbread and sugarplums are traditional at this time of the year. So too are the sweet aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger wafting through the kitchen. It’s nice to know that the craft of gingerbread house construction is alive and well despite the modern rush to do everything instantly. Despite the ready-made kits available for construct- ing confection-decorated cookie abodes, traditional- ists rely on the rolling pin, and their favorite gingerbread and royal icing recipes. An Equal-Opportunity Enterprise Diehard house builders collect a stash of ideas cut from magazines or from viewing others’ finished works of art. Gingerbread house construction is an equal opportunity enterprise, meaning that the stereotype of a woman peeking into the oven to check the sen- sational-smelling baking cookie is out of date. My exten- sive research shows that mixed-gender gingerbread house parties have added a twist to the traditional tree- trimming gatherings. I found that information on the Internet. The photo samples also suggested that maybe an over-spiked punchbowl was dipped into while Santa stands on the chimney and a marshmallow snowman sits beside partygoers were playing candy architects. Other this mouth-watering display. superb castles and even an amusement park con- Gingerbread house makers think up new uses for structed of the spicy baked dough are testimony that candies, nuts, cereal and other items, including pas- the male gender, whether in the role of pastry chef or tas and sticks of gum. Bread sticks transform into logs, family kitchen king, takes the sweet dough and candy and Cheerios and Fruit Loops perform well as chains, architecture very seriously. tiles, shingles and small wheels. Licorice becomes fire- Children’s gingerbread house construction pro- place brick and licorice ropes turn into window pane jects are gathering in popularity too. Trading graham edging and reindeer harnesses. Nuts serve nicely crackers for the gingerbread recipes, young builders for stones and shingles, and almond bark mutates to can use canned frosting and their choice of confections stone masonry. Rolled dried fruit snacks can serve fanci- to build a sweet miniature fantasyland. Some hous- er models as window shades, and most gingerbread es are edible at project’s completion, but not all. house makers are familiar with the trick of melting Sometimes only a shot or two from a glue gun will hold hard candies to achieve a stained glass effect. Inverted certain pieces in place. But edible or not, homemade ice cream cones, and on a smaller scale, Bugles snacks gingerbread houses are an artful addition to Christmas are a standard landscaping prop to add to the candy as decorated eggs are to Easter. house’s total effect. From Barns to Fancy Victorians Icing or Glue Guns? Construction designs for the houses have evolved Other whimsical “building supplies” can include shred- from the simple, four walls and a roof. “Thatched” cot- ded wheat for thatched roofs; mini chocolate bars tages, Victorian mansions, rowhouse facades, barns, for shingles, shutters and doors; and a candy kiss makes castles, and other elaborate structures grace the a dandy churchbell. Candy cane sticks topped with pages of many a magazine this time of year. You can a gumdrop transforms to a lamppost, and lollipops be sure that Martha Stewart will contribute her cre- become road signs. Pretzel sticks and their cousins, ativity to the mix. Her online ‘zine gives step by step pretzel braids are popular builders’ tools for making directions for baking and building a 2-story saltbox fencing and roofing. Lifesavers become wreaths and design. marshmallows become snowmen. December 7, 2000 Page 19

Royal icing, the glue confection that makes everything stick, comes in edible and inedible versions. If you decide that you want to allow your favorite little “sugar plums” to consume your baked and candy-coat- ed creation, be sure not to use recipes that call for raw eggs, say some bakers. Others say that using egg whites is okay. Rarely does a gingerbread house sit unseen in a refrigerator, so ingredients meant to be con- 6 sumed need to withstand room temperatures. Some bakers use meringue powder as a substitute, while REALTY others use canned frosting mixed with extra confec- tioner’s sugar. Construction artists who know that their Condo creations are only to be seen and not eaten might be nt mi caught using a glue gun here and there to keep walls ro ni ef u and creatures standing upright. And the gingerbread k m itself can become so hard that risking a cracked tooth a s isn’t worth sampling a candy-covered house. L We’ve included some recipes to get you started on

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“The Nutcracker” provided the theme Marshall Field’ s flagship store in the for the 1997 holiday Loop heralds the holidays. . “The Twelve Days of Christmas” was featured in the 1999 season. Page 26 December 7, 2000 Travels with Charley: Trained to turn Holiday Shopping into a Zoo by Charles McKelvy

So there were Natalie and I the day after give the nice conductor $10. Thanksgiving riding a Metra train to the Loop from “We could really go to Antioch and back?” she my mother’s house in the cozy community of Beverly asked. on the far southwest side of Chicago. “Oh yes,” he said, handing us a pair of Holiday Special We had every intention of being good little lemmings Fare 2000 tickets emblazoned with colorful turkeys. by joining the madding crowds at Marshall Field’s on Natalie looked at State Street and along the Magnificent Mile of North the passports to adven- Michigan Avenue. ture while I looked We were going to whisk through the Christkindl out the window and Markt with its German vendors at the Daley Center continued thinking Plaza, have our fill of hot chocolate, wait in line to see about standing in long Santa, circle at least two major Christmas trees, and lines at Marshall perhaps even watch them dye the Chicago River red Field’s for the sole pur- and green. pose of having a Sorry, wrong holiday: they only dye the Chicago River nanosecond’s nibble green for Saint Patrick’s Day. under their fabled tree. Well, you get the picture — there were the two of “Well,” Natalie said, us lost in America again, intending once more to out- interrupting my rever- rage our tender writer natures by lumbering along with ie, “what do you the herd in an annual stampede of consumer madness. think?” Yes, we were hearkening to the herald of high-tick- “About what?” et holiday spending. “About Antioch?” We were going to shop ‘til we dropped and not “I don’t think about come home to my mother’s house until well after we Antioch. As a gener- had exceeded our credit limit and all available day- al rule, at least.” light. “All right,” she said, “how about anywhere else But then along came the conductor to take our along the Metra system?” She popped open the tickets. handy Metra schedule we had brought along from my Actually, he came along about the time we were glid- mother’s and pointed at a map. “They go everywhere ing over the ever-exciting Dan Ryan Expressway to in the Chicago area. We could go to Evanston and shop sell us some tickets. I say sell because the ticket office there. And you would get at least two more train rides. at the station at 99th Street where we had boarded This is like the poor man’s Eurail Pass.” was closed for the holiday weekend. “Right,” I said, regarding the map and allowing inspi- So we were fully prepared to pay some huge pre- ration to illuminate the dark recesses of my brain. “Yeah, mium for having to purchase our tickets aboard the we sure could do some serious train riding today train, and we were fully surprised when, after brusque- with these passes, and not only that, but we could even ly telling another passenger to take his big, ugly feet go to Brookfield Zoo!!!” off the seat, he turned to us and said: “Have I got a Clearly I had out-Natalied Natalie with that bold deal for you.” suggestion, because the poor old girl was rendered What, we thought, disentrainment on the banks of speechless. the Ryan, thus leaving us to thumb our weary ways While she tried to find her tongue, I continued to the Loop? with: “Yeah, Brookfield Zoo! I remember reading about Nope. walking groups that go there by taking the train to Not by a country mile. the stop nearest the zoo and just hiking over to the No, the friendly fellow smiled up at the two of us entrance. I’m sure the train stops right there. What who were perched in seats in the upper deck and said, do you say?” “I’m going to sell you two Holiday Special Fares for “Let’s ask someone,” Natalie said. a grand total of $10. For a mere $10 you can ride all We did just that when we reached LaSalle Street the Metra trains you want today, wherever you want, Station a short time later, and, to our utter delight as far as you want — unlimited. You could even go and amazement, we found that the schedule for to Antioch and back if you wanted.” Metra’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe line between I thought the man had imbibed some question- Chicago and Aurora did indeed list a “Zoo Stop.” able cranberry sauce on turkey day, but dear, trust- “That’s it,” I said, “we’re going.” ing Natalie took him at his word and ordered me to And we did. December 7, 2000 Page 27

The only good place to get a good look at Marshall Field’s was from the opposite side of State Street.

The Christkindl Markt, which features vendors Holiday shoppers disembark from a Metra train at from Germany, will LaSalle Street Station and head for their favorite grace the stores. Daley Center Plaza until December 20.

we passed past the very epicenter of holiday shopping frenzy — Marshall Field’s on State Street. Actually, there were so many people out there trying to see Field’s famous Christmas window displays — this year featuring characters and scenes from the Harry Potter books — that we quick-marched across State Street and watched the spectacle from the opposite curb. Few holiday shoppers even paused to consider Nathan Hale’s sacrifice And then we did indeed breeze through the for our country as they headed past Tribune Tower on the Magnicent Mile. Christkindl Markt that was colorfully encamped in the Daley Center Plaza, and we actually heard and But first we actually did a spot of shopping in the saw some authentic German merchants cheerfully sell- Loop and environs. Granted, we limited our purchases ing the best and wurst of their native land to genuine to five tasty walnut raisin bran bagels and two cups Chicagoans. of killer coffee at Jacobs Bros. Bagels Bakery & “Don’t worry,” Natalie said, spotting a sign, “they’re Restaurant in the Monadnock Building at Jackson and going to be here until December 20th, so we can Dearborn, but we did manage quite a holiday hike about come back before Christmas. Now we’d better hurry the city center before boarding the 12:30 p.m. train or we’re going to miss our train to the zoo.” for Zoo Stop at Union Station over on the south First, of course, we had to feed ourselves, and we branch of the Chicago River between Adams and did so along the way to Union Station at a Subway Jackson. restaurant that was remarkably uncrowded and Why, we not only took in the latest free art exhib- staffed by a friendly trio from India. We got to talk- it at the Cultural Center at Randolph and Michigan, ing to them about travel possibilities in their native but we made it all the way to the Magnificent Mile land and thus nearly missed the 12:30 for Zoo Stop. — well, at least as far as Tribune Tower at 435 N. Michigan to turn in some photos for a travel story. Plus, Zoo Continued on Page 28 Page 28 December 7, 2000

Zoo Continued from Page 27 Allow me to repeat: “Moon Jellies” and assure you Having nearly missed the 12:30 for Zoo Stop, we all we trained back to my mother’s house that night were hard-pressed to find two seats together on a train using our special holiday fare passes and wearing very crowded with west suburban workers who had come big smiles because we had turned the usual day- into the city for a half-day of work. Many appeared after Thanksgiving shopping zoo into a truly satisfying to be traders of one sort or another, and from what trip to the zoo. we could hear of their conversations, the trip into town had hardly been worth the effort. But our extra effort to catch the 12:30 train was cer- tainly worth it because we enjoyed every minute of the ride through the West Side and the close-in western suburbs and thus were relaxed, refreshed, and totally ready for an afternoon at Brookfield Zoo when the Metra train deposited us at Zoo Stop right on schedule at 12:53 p.m.There was a helpful sign pointing the way to Brookfield Zoo, and we followed it along a wind- ing street through a pleasant neighborhood of well- kept homes and presently found ourselves at the South Gate of the legendary zoo. (For those of you who haven’t been there for a while, admission is now $7 for adults, $3 for children, $3.50 for seniors 65 and over. Parking is $4 per car and $8 per bus, so we cer- tainly saved by taking the train.) In trying to be a bird at Brookfield Zoo, Natalie McKelvy found that she qualified as a cardinal.

Brookfield Zoo has all the holiday magic you could ever hope for every weekend from now until December 17. This male was king of the hill at Ibex Island at Brookfield Zoo. The zoo was all done up in “Holiday Magic” finery, and it was kind of funky looking at the elephants with Christmas trees in the foreground and Christmas carols wafting out of the public address system. I could wax poetic for three more pages about all the wonders that we beheld at Brookfield Zoo that day, but I know you’re ready to move on to the classifieds, so allow me to summarize it all by saying: “Moon Jellies.” Yes, as in the amazing jellyfish that looked like full moons that we saw floating up and down and all around a subtly lighted tank of saltwater in the zoo’s truly magnificent Living Coast exhibit. In addition to the Moon Jellies, the zoo-within-a-zoo features such creatures of the Pacific coast of South America as vampire bats, rare Humboldt penguins, and hand- fed pelicans. Then, of course, there was Wolf Woods, and that fabulous exhibit simply called “The Swamp,” and . . . I know — the classifieds await. The animals aren’t the only ones who eat well at Brookfield Zoo. December 7, 2000 Page 29

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Selecting food from the buffet.

Jerri Burns, Lois Ramey, Betty Price at the dessert/beverage table.

(l-r) Verna Skierkowski, Lorraine Keeler, Sue & Rick Pelis, Norm Keele. Dawn Wisniewski, head of the LaPorte County Tourism Bureau since mid-June, was present with her husband, David, and son, Zackery. “I love it here!” she said. “I’m having fun and learning so much.” At another table were: Marcie Harris, George Averitt, Malah Heiser, and Clarence Thornberg. Both couples enjoyed dancing to the music of Andy Praschak Daniel Jones, Anne Jones, Jeanne Hoyle. & Co. The menu consisted of tossed salad, pasta salad, pota- to salad, vegetables and dip, rolls, meat balls, Italian beef, chicken breast, Vienna hot dogs, wild rice stuff- ing, potatoes, and green beans. Serving at the buffet were Ed Kis, Jeanne Hoyle, Daniel Jones, and his grand- mother, Anne Jones. Members from the Senior Center serving at the dessert and beverage table were: Jan Mertl, Jerri Burns, Lois Ramey, and Betty Price. Proceeds from this table are for the Miss Duneland Pageant. “Miss Duneland can’t be here because she became Miss Indiana!” the women told me. Everyone present was enjoying the food. I photographed many of the people and spoke briefly with them. At one table were: Verna Skierkowski, Lorraine and Norm Keeler, and Sue and Rick Pelis. From Michigan City, they were present at the yuletide event for their second year. David, Zachery & Dawn Wisniewski. December 7, 2000 Page 35 Dinner at Michigan City Senior Center At another table were Willie Milsap with his daughter, Shayla, who was taking pictures, and also Charles and Nebula Lungren.

Marcie Harris, George Averitt, Malah Heiser, Clarence Thornberg (standing): Tony the Tiger & Willie Milsap; (seated): Nebula & Charles Lungren The two members of Andy Praschak & Co. are Terry Sulcer from Portage, on the drums, and Andy Praschak from Glenwood, Illinois, on the keyboard and vocalist. They have played together for over twenty years. Among their numbers were “It Had to be You,” “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,” and many other favorites. People enjoyed dancing or just listening to their music.

Terry Sulcer on drums and Andy Praschak on the keyboard.

At the front desk, I photographed Annette La Berge as she took tickets from Mary Jane, Jessica, and Joshua Kutch. Annette has been working for Great Lakes Catering since August. “My kids started working for Ed and then finally their mom (me). My kids are Elizabeth, Mary, Peter, and Paul. They all enjoy their work and so do I!” Enjoying the buffet meal.

After the meal, a time to relax and listen to the music.

Mary Jane, Jessica & Joshua Kutch with Annette La Berge. Senior Center Continued on Page 36 Page 36 December 7, 2000

Senior Center Continued from Page 35 And then the special guests arrived! They included various cartoon and animal characters pictured below. There were Big Bird, Frosty the Snowman, Mickey Mouse, and Tony the Tiger. Also present were Winnie the Pooh, Elmo, and other animal friends. And finally there was Santa with his elf and even Mrs. Claus!

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Mayor Sheila Brillson arrived in the afternoon with two of her daughters. After a consultation with Joe Doyle, President of the Park Board, and other com- mittee members, it was decided to postpone the Snowflake Parade to 4:00 p.m. on the following Sunday, because of the rainy weather and in hopes of better weather to culminate the Yuletide Splendor event! On December 9th from 7-9 p.m., the Michigan City Senior Center will have a Holiday Dance with refreshments and music from the library of the Bob Schilling Band. Tickets are $2 each; plan to attend!

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EASELS FOR ART AND THE OFFICE BEACH AREA CONDO FOR RENT TO NON-SMOKER - $750/mo FIRME ART & OFFICE SUPPLIES (2 Stores) includes 2 beds, 1/bath, new wood floors, bright kitchen, 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455 washer/dryer, heat paid, pool, walk to beach. Small pets ok with Highway 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light. deposit. Phone 219/874-4003. — FAX Service 219/874-4349. Avail Jan. 1st. Credit reference & lease required. – 219/879-7327. • • •QUEEN SIZE AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE BRASS BED • • • RENTALS - MICHIGAN $400.00 – Call 219/874-6274. NEW BUFFALO - Gated Nature Retreat with private Lake/Beach WE ARE RELOCATING – Have to sell VCR, Stereo, Steam iron, Alarm offers immaculate Euro Homes, Cottages, Suites by week/weekend. clock, Infant car seat w/swing, & miscellaneous lamps. Only 1 to 2 Amenities plus. Ideal for an intimate escape, or the extra rooms for years old. Also for sale, a 1996 Town & Country LXi. – your incoming party. See us: sans-souci.com. 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