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Volume 22, Number 48 Thursday, December 7, 2006 Anticipating The Messiah by Barbara Stodola

George Frederick Handel composed the Messiah dur- Messiah and the experience of conducting it at the First ing a 24-day period of religious and emotional fervor Presbyterian Church in Michigan City. This year, unsurpassed in musical history. In the words of for the 42nd season, he will conduct the 175-person Daniel J. McNabb, “The Messiah has a kind of mag- Messiah ensemble on the Sunday preceding Christmas ical appeal. People are attracted to this piece and they weekend -- December 17, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. never tire of it.” Its extraordinary appeal, he believes, Admission is free, but advance tickets must be is because “the marriage between text and music is acquired at the church office, because the concert so strong.” always plays to a full house. “I love it,” McNabb says, referring both to the Continued on Page 2 THE Page 2 December 7, 2006

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Messiah Continued from Page 1 “Steve Caress asked The 45 musicians and 130 chorus members com- to be excused this year, prising the ensemble come to Michigan City from so he could spend some many choirs and orchestras in northwest Indiana time with his young and southwest Michigan. The increasing size of this family. But Kim Jones group, over the years, is partly due to McNabb’s will be here again, practice of “never turning anybody away.” Only five singing the soprano rehearsals are held; they are on Thursday evenings part.” Jones is a thru November, and attendance is expected -- with excep- Chicagoan who has sung tions being made for college students, who can come with the Lyric Opera in for just the final rehearsal. and the Grant Park One college student Orchestra, as well as returning in an hon- opera companies in ored role is Michigan Houston, Paris, Tokyo, and radio orchestras in Citian Kristine Kim Jones Gornstein, whom Germany and Denmark. McNabb has invited She is known to audiences of the Michigan City to be one of the four Chamber Music Festival, as well as the Messiah. soloists this year. Robert Orth, nation- Gornstein is a gradu- ally acclaimed baritone, ate student at the will also be back. Although University of Colorado, his performing schedule where she is complet- takes him all over the ing her Master of world, he is always happy Music in Performance. to return to Michigan City, McNabb said, because this Kristine Gornstein Gornstein will sing the mezzo-soprano part, which she sang here once before, is where his stage career during her undergraduate years. “The Messiah is started – in summer stock my favorite piece of music,” she said. “I love that it at the Canterbury Theatre, is in English.” 40 years ago. Another soloist returning for his second Michigan “I always contact him City performance is the tenor – Matt Daniel, a first,” McNabb said. Their conversation goes some- South Bend resident who teaches at Culver Academy Robert Orth and sings with the thing like this. Chicago Lyric Opera. “Bob, how much is your fee?” “I’ve been singing as “Dan, you can’t afford me.” long as I can remem- “Then I’ll pay you as much as I can.” ber,” he said. Daniel has “Fine.” a full performance And that is how Dan McNabb has built a first-class schedule this season; performance of the Messiah in Michigan City. he will also be singing Bob was named “Artist of the Year” by both New at the Elkhart York City Opera and Seattle Opera. He has sung for Symphony Orchestra’s almost every major opera company in the United presentation of the States, including those in New York, Chicago, San Messiah. Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington, D.C., “Matt is a wonderful Seattle, Portland, Miami, Denver, San Diego, performer, very dra- Philadelphia and Boston. matic,” McNabb said. His roles with these companies include Figaro in Matt Daniel “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” Eisenstein in “Die Fledermaus,” THE December 7, 2006 Page 3

Malatesta in “Don Pasquale,” Count Almaviva in “Le Nozze di Figaro,” Germont in “La Traviata,” Open ‘til 6 p.m. Guglielmo and Don Alfonso in “Cosi Fan Tutte,” Evenings Dandini in “La Cenerentola,” Beckemesser in “Die Meistersinger,” Ford in “Falstaff,” KoKo in “The Mikado,” Danilo in “The Merry Widow,” Pangloss/Voltaire in “Candide,” and Sharpless in “Madama Butterfly.” Future engagements include the world premiere of www.littlehousefashions.comElegant Apparel for the “The Grapes of Wrath” in Minneapolis and Salt Lake Fashion Conscious Woman [email protected] Women’s Apparel City, “Nixon in China” in Cincinnati and Houston, and “The End of the Affair” in Kansas City. Almost all the expenses are covered by donations. It has become a Christmas tradition for sponsors and patrons to donate “in memory of” a departed Join us for our family member or “in honor of” an admired person. Often that admired person is Dan McNabb, who orig- j inated the program 42 years ago, when he came to Michigan City as full-time music director at the First 12 Days of Presbyterian Church. The musical component of the church services has continuously been fostered by leaders of the congregation – up to the present-day pas- tor, Rev. Nancy Kahaian. Christmas Sale! McNabb went on to teach in the Michigan City schools – as did his wife Sarah, who is a special education teacher. Both of them are now retired from their full-time teaching jobs. Messiah Continued on Page 4 Nov. 29th-Dec. 13th Sidebar: George Friderick Handel (1685-1759) k Although he was born in Halle, Germany, Handel spent the last fifty years of his life in England. His home at 25 Brook St., London, is now a museum. 25% Off Handel began studying law, but his interest in music was too strong, and he took a job as organist of the Halle Cathedral. Storewide Sale He went on to study opera in Hamburg and Italy and his first opera, “Rodrigo” was a great success The Original Price. Cannot be combined with any in 1707. Handel became popular as a composer other offer. Cannot be used on previous purchases. and producer of operas and oratorios. His connection to England came about when the Elector of Hanover became King George I of l England in 1714. By this time, Handel’s fame had spread and he won the favor of the English court. Spend $150 and Receive a Free In 1726 he became a naturalized English citizen. Vera Bradley Coin Purse Upon his death in 1759, Handel was buried in @ Westminster Abbey. or “Messiah” was first performed in Ireland in 1742 a Crabtree & Evelyn Hand Therapy as part of a series of concerts to aid several charities in Dublin. Handel had written the work the year before in a record 24 days of uninterrupted A seclusion and fasting. It was then performed in London in 1743 and was received with great Meet Us For Lunch And A Style Show enthusiasm. King George was so moved by the music that during the “Hallelujah Chorus” he WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 - HANNAH’S, NEW BUFFALO jumped to his feet and remained standing until the piece came to an end. As a result, the custom 409409 Alexander StreetStreet, LaPorte, IN 326-8602 On Hwy 35 - 5 Blocks South of Lincolnway of standing during the “Hallelujah Chorus” TurnTurn Rightright on AlexanderAlexander remains to this day. Monday-FridayMonday - Friday10 am 9:30to 6 pmto 7 Saturday Saturday 9:30 9:30 am to to5 5 pm THE Page 4 December 7, 2006

Messiah Continued from Page 3

Participating in the Messiah, however, is an ongoing family affair. Sarah is one of the persons who has sung every one of the 42 years, and now she is joined by daughters Beth and Susan and a granddaughter, Mallory Jennings. The McNabbs’ son Brad plays the timpani.

The Messiah is a McNabb family affair - Dan, Sarah, Sue Bickle - daughter, Mallory Jennings - grandaughter, Beth Jennings - daughter, Brad McNabb - son.

The 42nd season begins. Dan McNabb in action.

This year, McNabb expects about 20 newcomers to join the group – “the fra- ternity,” he sometimes calls it. “The first rehearsal is the most exciting,” he said, “because it’s like a homecoming. People who haven’t seen each other all year start arriving an hour early, so they can renew their friendships from their last Messiah experience. It is very self-satisfying to work with these people.” Every year McNabb changes the inter- pretation a little, and every year he hears the same response from members of the audience: “Thank you for making my Christmas.

Let the rehearsals begin! THE December 7, 2006 Page 5 “The First Rehearsal is the Most Exciting”

Random images taken at the first rehearsal THE Page 6 December 7, 2006 Govenor Bush Presents Points of Light Award to Kelsey Ryan

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Porter County and the Indiana Dunes marked a fes- tive and historic day on November 29 with the grand opening of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center. The 12,000 square foot building houses the shared resources of the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission (PCCRVC), the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (IDNL) and Indiana Dunes State Park (DNR). Located along Indiana 49 and U.S. 20 and about one-half mile south of the Dunes Park entrance, the new Visitors Center is set to welcome, assist, and educate at least 390,000 visitors a year to the area. That number represents at least four times the number of visitors who found their way to the former Dorothy Buell and Porter County Visitors Centers combined. Carolyn Birky and Carol Costakis hold the time capsule and plaque commemorating the event. The time capsule will be unearthed in 2036. The 120-space parking lot was packed with visitors who came to view the new building and participate in the dedication ceremony and open house. While rain poured outside, a large, standing-room only crowd poured into the 102-seat auditorium to hear nine guest speakers describe their unique partnerships whose efforts blended cooperatively to create the new facility. Guest speakers included Michael Scott, President of the PCCRVC Board of Directors; PCCVRC Director Lorelei Weimer; Robert Harper, Porter County Commissioner; Tom Anderson, Executive Director, Save the Dunes Council; Brandt Baughman, Property Manager, Indiana Dunes State Park; Amy Vaughn, Director, Office of Indiana Tourism Development; Dale Enquist, Superintendent of the IDNL; and U.S. Lorelei Weimer, Executive Director of the PCCRVC, presented a brief background history of each town during the capsule ceremony. Representative Pete Visclosky. Carol Costakis, Treasurer of the PCCRVC Board, served as Master The dedication ceremony for the new Visitors of Ceremonies. Center included preparations for the burial of a time capsule celebrating the PCCRVC’s 20th anniversary. All the items included in the capsule, which will be opened in thirty years, relate to 2006 “snapshots” of all the towns within the county. Lorelei Weimer, Executive Director of the PCCRVC, presented a brief background history of each town during the capsule ceremony before the crowd headed inside for the gala grand opening celebration.

Dedication speakers included, from left: Carol Costakis, Michael Scott, Lorelei Weimer, Amy Vaughn, Brandt Baughman, Tom Anderson, Robert Harper, and Dale Enquist. U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky is not pictured. The new building, whose exterior was designed to match other National Park facilities, offers visitors Representatives from all Porter County communities gathered for to Porter County a one-stop information powerhouse. a group picture at the Time Capsule Ceremony. Lovers of the dunes’ natural areas will have an oppor- THE December 7, 2006 Page 15 tunity to learn more about the history and preservation of the landscape. At the hard-to-find former Dorothy Buell facility on U.S. 12, only a small percentage of National Park visitors learned about what the dunes have to offer. Meanwhile, tourists can learn more about events, activities and attractions highlighted throughout Porter County (and the whole state) at a location much easier to find than at their previous site. When visitors walk through the main entrance into the bar- rel-ceilinged foyer, they will be greeted by a knowledgeable At the IDNL information desk, volunteer Barb Thorstad chats with Anna destination concierge ready to Parker, Partnership Development Director of the PCCRVC. help answer questions. The Welcome area includes a “way finding” map of the county and 140 feet of brochure displays to their right. Ahead, to the left, visitors will find the IDNL information desk staffed by park rangers, and just beyond the desk, a retail area with When visitors walk through educational and interpretive the main entrance, they merchandise. The 102-seat the- might be greeted by Jim Mannel, one of several ater features an award-win- knowledgeable destination ning educational film, “Indiana concierges ready to help Dunes, Our Natural Wonder.,” answer questions. and “Child of the Northwest Wind.” Also, the theater will host educational programs from time to time in the future. Next to the theater, the 1400-square foot Exhibit Room eventually will have Cathy Nagle-Ervin and Michele Kuder greet visitors in the retail shop. a permanent, 3-dimensional Indiana Dunes inter- Trust, and the Field Station Preschool. A display of pretive exhibit. At the dedication open house, the artwork created by Artists-in-Residence at the IDNL space hosted displays of IDNL partner organiza- over the past ten years also is showcased in this tions, including Friends of the Dunes, the Environmental area of the building. Learning Center, Chicago Wilderness Organization, Out-of-town visitors will Great Lakes Research & Education, Purdue North appreciate the amenity of a Central, Chesterton Art Center, Lake County Solid 24-hour open vestibule with a Waste District, Save the Dunes, the Shirley Heinze phone that connects directly to lodging and camping facilities. IDNL Visitor Center staff and volunteers have their own offices in the building, as does the PCCRVC staff, along with a conference room. The former Dorothy Buell Terry Maple, construction Visitor facility on U.S. 12 and project manager from DLZ- South Bend, was on hand to Kemil Road will be used for enjoy the gala opening. interpretive programs. According to one staff member, the Save the Tunes musicians will continue their monthly performances at this location. The new building in Porter is beneficiary of the transfer of the federally-mandated name, “Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitors Center.” The official address of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center is 1420 Munson Road, Porter. Phone Zella Olson of Friends of the Dunes was one of the representatives who 219.926-7561 or 219.926-2255 for more information provided information about the partner organization or visit www.indianadunes.com. 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The evening was a great success thanks to the who have been with The Center since its inception, wonderful committee, many generous donors and to stand as a lasting honor for all their efforts. sponsors, and a fabulous group of guests. Heston Gifts to the Center may be placed in the Endowment Hills provided abundant gourmet hors d’oeuvres Fund with the Unity Foundation of La Porte County. among the ambiance muted lighting and stunning sil- For every $2.00 placed in the Endowment Fund with ver centerpieces while Dr. Groovy and the Soul Unity, $1.00 will be paid to the Samaritan Center for Surgeons kept the crowd dancing well into the evening. their use to expand services to the Community. The celebration included a raffle, a silent auction Additionally, contributions may also be place in the comprised of over one hundred items to bid on, and Samaritan Counseling Center’s new Endowment an exciting live auction. with Harbor Trust. 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You’ve read foodstuff articles about ACF dinners at Long Beach Country Club, sponsored by chef Jim Galligan. Always a quadruple yum. This one was remarkable – with visiting providers of wines and appetizers. Great stuff to enjoy along with Galligan’s own fine foods. ACF stands for American Culinary Federation of NW Indiana – the organization that promotes the culinary profession and provides education training and networking to its many members. This year’s session began with outstanding cheeses from Carmela Specialty Foods, served with five different wines. Favorites: Shropshire Blue – some call it “orange Stilton.” Genetically, it is a cross between Cheshire & Stilton, fudgier and creamier with a bit more tang. Tintern - cheddary base blended with fresh chives and shallots – this one, said to be great with beer or ale. Scott Ferrell was winner of the annual ACF award last year this time. Dean Medeiros, enjoyable speaker from Valpo and He’s executive chef at the Schererville country club corporate sommelier of Carroll Company, told us all

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2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach Long Beach Sweatshirt will be in next week!!!!. We will have a small inventory at the Center and can take special orders with a turn around time of 7-10 days so think ahead it you need to mail your gifts. The color and style choices this year are a white, crew neck, with the Long Beach sailboat logo embroidered on the front left chest at a cost of $30 and a white hooded sweatshirt with front pockets and big black printed letters for $35. We are also offering red with white printed letters. Don’t hesitate to phone the Center at 879-3845 and leave a message to reserve the size, style, and color of your choice. The proceeds from Sweatshirt sales will Brand New go towards the Dance Studio renovations project. Buick Lacrosse Hosting the holidays? Need a place to let the kids run around? Reserve the Gym for an hour or Luxury at a great low price! for the afternoon. The price is right at $25 per hour, Save over $7000. it’s certainly convenient and all are sure to enjoy the MSRP $23,595 freedom. Consider starting a new tradition; how 6,593 about a pizza party or a family game of basketball under Now! $1 30 verses over 30. The Long Beach Fitness Center welcomes Price reflects use of all rebates including Buick loyalty. Stock # B6402 Donna Knoll who will be leading their new Cardio/Circuit Training Class held on Monday and www.sauersauto.com Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The well rounded routine set to music will use bands, balls and light weights to shape and tone. A 10 class pass is available for sale at a savings or each class can be purchased separately at $5 for nonmembers and $2 for members. It’s a great time to start a workout routine so you can thoroughly enjoy all those yummy holiday treats. ———submitted by Susan Vissing

Think Spring and Daffodils The American Cancer Society is in search of volunteers to paint LaPorte County yellow through its annual Daffodil Days fundraiser. Volunteers are needed in Michigan City, LaPorte and Westville to fulfill a variety of roles including committee members, day-of delivery drivers and site coordinators for your place of business. Advance daffodil orders will be taken starting in January with delivery to businesses, schools and homes scheduled for March 16. The all-volunteer committee will begin meeting soon to coordinate the process. Daffodil Days represents both the hope in the fight against cancer and a colorful way to kick off the spring season. Donations to the campaign support the American Cancer Society’s efforts of cancer research, local patient services, and education, prevention and detection programs. To learn more about volunteering or to find out how your company can support Daffodil Days in your workplace, call Tamara Stepien at (866) 522-2111 or e-mail her at [email protected]. THE December 7, 2006 Page 29 Box Factory Open House The Box Factory is hosting its annual open house on Sat., Dec. 9, from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (MI time) and Sun., Dec. 10, from 1-4 p.m. Berrien Artist Guild members will exhibit their work in the Heartha Whitlow and Riverwalk galleries. Many of the 35 studio artists will open their doors to the public. And the Art Shop will be loaded with one-of-a-kind gifts created by members of the Guild. On Saturday morning, music students of Randy Robinson will present a program of Christmas tunes on the Box stage. In the afternoon, members of the Riversong Music Society will perform on the stage. “Mini’s by Members,” an exhibit of miniature art on 5 x 7-inch canvasses will open in the Heartha Whitlow Gallery on Dec. 9 and continue through Jan. 7, 2007. All miniatures are priced at $25 each and will feature work by Guild members in all media. The Riverwalk Gallery will feature larger work in all media and is also by Guild members. It also will continue through Jan. 7. Demonstrations will be provided by studio artists on both the main and lower levels of the Box Factory. There will also be refreshments available on both levels and in many of the artists’ studios. Saturday’s activities will conclude with a performance by the local bluegrass band “Wood ‘n Nickel.” Tickets at the door for the concert are $8; $6 for students and seniors (60+). Children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Sunday will be a special children’s day with a program featuring children’s book author Margaret Willey presenting the latest book in her Clever Beatrice series. In this book, “A Clever Beatrice Christmas”, the adventurous little heroine takes on Pere Noel himself. Books will be available for sale and signing and are provided by Forever Books of St. Joseph. Accompanying Margaret will be her brother, Rick Willey, playing French-Canadian folk tunes on fiddle and mandolin. Sunday’s program will be enjoyed by children of all ages and is free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. At the end of the Clever Beatrice program, Santa will pay a special visit to the Box. Photos with Santa will be available for a small fee. All events, except the concert, are free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served throughout the weekend. For more on this event,phone 269-983-3688 during normal gallery hours of 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon. - Sat. or Sun. from 1-4 p.m.

Teen Round Up Teens are invited to decorate the teen area of the Michigan City Public Library for the holidays on Tue., Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m. THE Page 30 December 7, 2006 Weather Spotters Warn of Winter Hazards by Laurie Wink

Recent mild weather may have lulled some of us report daily observational records for the NWS office into forgetting about winter’s fury, but it didn’t fool and to phone in when snowfall reaches an inch or more, Steve Eddy, a “warning coordination meteorologist” when any amount of freezing rain occurs or if the types with the National Weather Service (NWS). Eddy and of precipitation change. Spotters also report heavy or colleague Patrick Murphy came to LaPorte recently rapidly accumulating snow, as well as significant to train winter weather spotters to report on the blowing and drifting of snow. inevitable winter white stuff. The LaPorte training session drew an eager audience of weather watchers. Among them was Rex Eckert, a volunteer fire fighter and trained first responder. As a 30-year resident of Walkerton, he’s accus- tomed to watching storms roll in from his location on a high point in the Kankakee River basin. Eckert devel- oped a fascination for storms as a kid, perhaps from his father’s example. “When I was a kid, my Dad used to send us to the Steve Eddy, basement when there was a tornado alert,” Eckert said. NWS meteorol- “He would stand out there and watch them.” ogist, issues He earned a weather merit badge as a Boy Scout, forecasts and warns the pub- and vividly remembers the Palm Sunday tornadoes lic about haz- that “wiped out part of La Porte” in the 1960s. ardous weather conditions.

Rex Eckert “We’d like to get as many spotters as possible,” Eddy enjoys watch- said. “LaPorte County has a very good turnout (for training storms roll in from his ing) and commitment.” home in Eddy is responsible for a 37-county area that Walkerton. includes parts of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio (IMO). His primary job, and that of other NWS employees, is to issue forecasts and warn the public about haz- ardous weather conditions. To do so, they need local volunteer weather spotters who can fill in gaps between the official NWS observation sites. “We need a very dense network of spotter reports because weather can change within the county,” said Murphy. “Spotters help update our forecast with real time information, allowing local officials to make Like Eckert, Beverly Foster’s father was an invet- better decisions.” erate weather watcher. He was also a professional fire About 14 people attended the free Nov. 28 winter fighter for the LaPorte Fire Department. Beverly’s hus- weather spotter training at the LaPorte City Police band, Dave Foster, is a volunteer fire fighter who works Department. They were taught how and when to for the Sheriff’s Department and gets called out to help take snow measurements and report winter weath- when winter weather conditions become severe. er. Spotters must be able to differentiate between snow, Dave and Beverly Foster of Pleasant Township sleet, freezing rain and rain. attended the winter weather spotter training to fur- “Radar can’t detect differences in the precipita- ther their knowledge. Beverly is a tornado spotter and, tion,” said Murphy. “That’s where we need spotter according to Dave, “a cloud person.” Beverly agrees reports, particularly during mixed precipitation she “loves clouds.” As a teenager, she would talk her events.” brother, Greg Wahlstrom, into driving around with her Winter weather spotters are asked to keep and in search of tornadoes. THE December 7, 2006 Page 31

Dave and Beverly Foster share a common fascination with weather phenomena. Brothers Dan and Scott Foster from Michigan City are amateur radio operators who participate in LaPorte County SkyWarn, part of the IMO SkyWarn amateur radio network of trained severe storm spotters who direct information to the NWS in Northern Patrick Murphy, NWS meteorologist, conducted winter weather spotter Indiana. They report on tornadoes, funnel clouds, training in LaPorte. wall clouds, wind gusts of 40 mph or more, wind “Are we ready if another one strikes?” Murphy damage and hail, among other weather phenomena. asked the LaPorte audience. During the August wind storm that caused heavy tree Several days later, Tom Skilling of the WGN-TV damage in Michigan City, Dan was on his amateur Weather Center reported that Chicago was being radio while Scott was at the lakeshore watching the threatened by “one of its biggest early season snow- storm. storms since the infamous winter of 1978-79. Fortunately for the rest of us, meteorologists and volunteer weather spotters are busy providing the rest of us with as much advance warning as possible to prepare. For the latest weather information in Northern Indiana, visit www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/

Brothers Dan and Scott Foster, Michigan City, are amateur radio operators and part of LaPorte County SkyWarn. Murphy of NWS said amateur radio operators were the first to get the word out about Hurricane Katrina. They are instrumental in providing information that can save lives. Meteorologists and other weather enthusiasts can’t resist talking about the big events, like the Blizzard of ’78. Murphy called it “the worst storm to hit this area”, with winds of 50 to 70 mph. Seventy deaths were reported in the Midwest, roads were impassible for days – even weeks – and some 100,000 cars were aban- doned in Michigan alone. Steve Eddy prepares to give rain gauges to volunteer weather spotters. THE Page 32 December 7, 2006

The Perfect Choice for Moseying Around Holiday Gift Giving When I collect a bunch of URLs to talk about in this column, they usually have little in common. So, when I try to concoct a clever little title for the column, I’m usually at a loss. The most important website for MASSAGE you to connect with this week is one that will let you say thanks to a soldier in Iraq. from Let’s Say Thanks (www.letssaythanks.com). It does- n’t matter that Thanksgiving Day is behind us, Bio-Touch Massage Therapy, LLC because saying thanks is not confined to one day a year. at At this website, you can pick a card to send to a per- image house son in the military serving in Iraq. The card is a 916 WASHINGTON ST., MICHIGAN CITY, IN postcard that will be sent on your behalf via snail mail. 219-879-9050 The postcard designs were submitted by children and there are at least six designs to choose from. The A thoughtful gift enabling a peaceful connection of greetings, too, are already written—just choose from mind and body through relaxation. about four different messages or compose your own. All you have to do is pick the design, choose (or write) By Appointment. Evening and Saturday a message, and submit your choice on the webpage. The rest is done for you. All the cards submitted will appointments available. be delivered randomly. This is such an easy way to directly show support for our troops that there is no excuse Additional certificates for esthetician, hair and nail for not sending a card. Tell all your friends about this services available at image house website. There is no cost to send the card—the postage and mailing is done by the people who set up this service. Text-Image (www.text-image.com). Do you have a file full of photos that you want to play with? This website lets you upload one of your photos and turn it into an html image—one with 0’s and 1’s or a more personalized design. You can tweak the background colors and text sizes until you get just the right effect that you want. You won’t find this on Adobe or Paint Shop (as far as I know). Play around with different 208 Wabash Street • Michigan City, IN photos, and you might just create the perfect image (North of Lighthouse Mall) for framing. Instructions for downloading your finished Phone 219-TRY-HOPS (879-4677) text image are included. HOURS: How Many? (http://ww2howmanyofme.com/search). Lunch Daily 11 am - 4 pm Ever wondered how many other people in the USA share Dinner Sunday - Thursday 4-9 pm • Friday & Saturday 4-10 pm your first and last names? The program on this web- BAR Sunday-Wednesday ‘til Midnight plus site will tell you. 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Okay, we’ve mentioned YouTube, so let’s give Google Video Dec. 31 Groovatron - 10 p.m. a plug here: type in “impatient child” in the search box. Then sit back at watch a lengthy video of a THE December 7, 2006 Page 33 young lad who goes berserk waiting for his computer to download. His parents must have set up a hidden camera to collect evidence of how computer use can spawn hysterical behavior. I believe the young man is speaking German, and if he is using profanity, I cannot understand the words. But, his keyboard—his poor keyboard—does not quite survive his hysteria. Desktop Blues (www.lichtablor.ch/). You might think this describes the boy in the video mentioned above, but you’d be wrong. This website will appeal to blues (music) lovers. A clickable keyboard on the webpage lets you compose your own blues tunes. 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Current students or those who have been accepted for admission to Purdue North Central, may also meet with an academic advi- sor and register for class. There will also be an opportunity to meet with a financial aid representative. Give a Students new to PNC are asked to bring their high school or college transcripts. A $30 credit eval- Present with a uation fee for transfer students may apply. Spring semester classes begin the week of Jan. 8. Future The spring semester class schedule is online at www.pnc.edu. Information about the University, Give a gift that keeps on giving degrees offered, financial aid, student services, activ- this holiday season, a quality ities and athletics are all available on the PNC Web investment. site. 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Melinda S. Nagle, CFP® Holiday Shopping Investment Representative Holiday Shopping at the Lubeznik Center Gift 411 Franklin Shop can get you: jewelry, original art, prints, bags, Michigan City, IN 46360 books, accessories. And now through December 31st Bus. 219-878-0590 receive 20% off your entire order. Visit the Lubeznik Fax 877-222-2693 Center Guild web page (www.lubeznikcenter.org) Toll-free 888-878-1169 and print your coupon. You must present coupon at www.edwardjones.com register, one time use only. Member SIPC Gift shop hours are Tue – Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat ® & Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Lubeznik Center is locat- EdwardJones MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING ed at 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City. 874-4900. THE Page 34 December 7, 2006 Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra Get into the Holiday Spirit on Sun., Dec. 17th, 6 p.m. Summer Home…Rented = MI time, when the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Steven L. Reed, presents its annual Holiday Concert. The concert will be on the Mendel Mainstage of Lake Michigan College, Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI. This special Holiday Concert is for music lovers of all ages. It features the Junior Prep Strings, under Summer Home…Not Rented = the direction of Beth Oeseburg, the Prep Strings, under the direction of Jose Delgato and the Youth Orchestra. The Junior Prep Strings will perform God Rest Ye We Can Get Your Home Rented!!!! Merry Gentlemen and A Perpetual Motion Christmas. We are looking for new owners The Prep Strings will perform Cellos Ole!,The Best of Beethoven, and Jingle Bell Rock. to rent their homes for the The Youth Orchestra will perform selections from 2007 Summer Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic “The Nutcracker” including Sugar Plum Fairy, Dance of the Merlitons and Trepak. Also on the program are Moscow Nights from CALL NOW!! DON’T DELAY!! the film “Spartakiada Days” and Variations on a Theme of Haydn. The Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra is the premier orchestral experience for student’s grades 4 thru col- 269-469-6892 Executive Group 137 N. Whittaker St. lege. It performs two concerts a season on the Mendel 219-874-1122 New Buffalo, MI 49117 Realty Fax 269-469-5168 Mainstage at Lake Michigan College, an annual of Indiana & Michigan Side-by-Side with the Southwest Michigan Symphony (269) 469-6892 www.e-g-r.com (219) 874-1122 and its annual Holiday Concert at the Paw Paw Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and can be purchased at the door. For more information, Imported phone the Symphony Office at 269/982-4030. Fabric Available by the Yard Hands-On Gift Wrapping Demo creating a european style for your home Wrapping and ribbons and bows; oh my! This holiday season give the perfect gift, complete with beau- Design EUROPEAN tiful wrapping. Wrapping a gift in beautiful papers Assistance and bows is like putting a thought into beautiful and Service DECOR words. The intent is to make someone feel good. Even Available AND GIFTS the most modest gift is enhanced by special wrapping; by Appointment we can help you make that gift look exceptional! On Mon., Dec. 11 at 2 p.m., Franciscan Communities at St. Anthony Campus will present a gift-wrapping seminar. This seminar will take place in Holy Family Hall, located at 205 Franciscan Dr. on the St. Anthony SERVING Holiday campus in Crown Point. Rosemary De St. Jean of Cheer Rosemary's Heritage Floral will lead the talk and demon- Saturdays • 2-4pm stration. (Michigan time) This demonstration will show participants the basics of beautiful gift-wrapping, complete with tech- HOURS Through November (Michigan Time): & December niques on making your bows. Participants should FRI & SAT bring in an unwrapped gift that they can wrap at the 11am-5pm end of the seminar. Wrapping paper, ribbons, bows and SUN 425 S. WHITTAKER ST. • NEW BUFFALO 11am-4pm supplies will be provided. MON 269.586.2244 This seminar is free and open to the public. Light 11am-3pm www.lestissuscolbertusa.com refreshments will be served. Information or to con- firm attendance, phone Kristin Harkin at 219/661-5245. THE December 7, 2006 Page 35 Everyone’s Invited to Join the Living Poets Society The Beacher will be an open mic for its Christmas issue, inviting anyone in our reading audience to submit a poem for possible inclusion in the Dec. 21 publication. Your submission must be one with a holiday theme, or a message for the New Year. If not original, you must credit the source. It’s your choice, and your issue. Deadline is Wed., December 13 for submissions. We know you are out there. Don’t be shy about sharing and letting your light shine. Carpe diem!

New Exhibitions at Brauer Museum of Art From Dec. 8 through March 25, 2007, there will be three new exhibitions at the Brauer Museum of Art on the campus of Valparaiso University. There will be an opening reception, free and open to the public, on Fri., Dec. 8th, 7 p.m. Tom Blackwell: “Aspects of a Realist” features large-scale alleorical paintings by this noted contemporary artist. Known primarily for his photore- alistic works, these paintings can be seen in the Brauer Museum’s Wehling and McGill galleries. Michele Corazzo: “Resonant Openings” features recent oilstick drawings by Valparaiso University Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art Michele Corazzo. These drawings reflect the artist’s exploration of organic forms and can be seen in Brauer Museum’s Gallery 1212. HARDESTY FLOORING Portraits from the Permanent Collection. This exhibit celebrates donations by Philipp Brockington and Howard H. Reeve, Jr. OUTLET Joey only buys from the best… Children’s Choir and Violin Ensemble Hardesty The Michigan City Children’s Choir under the In-Stock In-Stock direction of Sunny Gardner-Orbovich, and the Michigan VINYL LAMINATE City Violin Ensemble under the direction of Nic $9.00 yard $2.99 sq. ft. Orbovich, will perform Sat., Dec. 9th, 10 a.m., at the Lots of Michigan City Public Library. TUFTEX CARPET The Children’s Choir was formed in September REMNANTS 2005 and is open to any child. The student violin $10.50 yard Voted ensemble was formed in June 2006 and is open to vio- NO BELLS, NO WHISTLES… Best Flooring lin students of Mr. Orbovich. Store… JUST GREAT DEALS! now 5 years The program is free and open to the public. in a row Still time to give your floors a gift for Christmas… Stop by, spend $100.00, Super Science Me get $25.00 with this ad. Join the detectives for this hands-on program, Offer good through December Thurs., Dec. 14 from 4-5 p.m at the Michigan City Public Library. This month’s program features “Fizzing and Open: Mon.-Fri. 9 to 6 pm • Sat. 9 to 3 pm Foaming,” “Chemical Reactions,” “Expando,” and 636 Longwood Drive, Michigan City, IN “Dr. Zed’s Anti-Gravity Trick.” For students 4th grade and up. Sign up in the Youth Services Department. 879-3325 This is a free program. Info: 873-3045. THE Page 36 December 7, 2006 Turkey Walk LONG BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION by Janet Baines offers Keeping to a recent family tradition, my sister, For The Holidays brother and I headed out to the International Friendship Gardens for their annual Thanksgiving Day turkey 4th of July Anniversary Poster walk. The gardens were open from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. We chose to go after lunch to walk off its soporific effect. by Laura Sprague As always, we start out finding the brightly colored paper turkeys hidden behind trees, in bushes, under benches but then, as always, we seem to get off the Available at: trail — sidetracked by something or someone in the gardens proper. We head over and then after chatting with the people or inspecting the new work, we pick Long Beach up another trail and discover it is devoid of turkeys. Town Center No matter, the day was beautiful, the sun was shin- ing on Trail Creek and we had fun wandering these Micky Gallas side trails until we came back onto an official turkey Properties trail. We ran into old friends coming the other way and stopped and caught up on news then continued Long Beach Office on to the trail’s end. We headed back to the gardens to wander around Framing Station and see what new things have been added, and to do what we always loved to do when we were kids — ring $25 unsigned $35 signed

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Brianne from Mishawaka, with Nicole and Tim of New Franklin, RT110 Franklin • Michigan City, IN • 872-9471 Wisconsin, love ringing the bells. YUUUUUUUUUUUUUI THE Page 38 December 7, 2006 Computer Help at County Library Two days of computer help and classes will be held at the LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., downtown LaPorte. More information, or for signing Finest Coffee on the Shores of Lake Michigan for the hearing impaired, phone 219/362-6156. WE CAN HELP SANTA STUFF YOUR STOCKINGS! Computer Help - Sat., Dec. 9, 10 a.m. Long Grove Confectionary’s - Mint Anyone with questions about their computer hard- Meltaways, Bavarian White Chocolate Pretzels, ware or software may come and get answers. There Marshmellow Fellows, Crispie Treats, Santa’s is no charge and registration is not taken. Helper’s Treat Yourself to a Holiday Latte’ WIFI Technology Classes - Wed., Dec. 13 Snowflake Latte’ - Luscious White Chocolate with 9:30 a.m.-Computer Basics, 1:30 p.m.-Microsoft our secrect ingredient Word, 6:30 p.m.-Microsoft Excel. The Grinch- To warm Ebenezer’s Heart Santa’s Brew - Good old fashioned Butter Rum There is no charge for these three classes, however, you must register at the Information Desk or by Gift Certificates and Gift 444 Wabash phone 219/362-6156. (corner of 5th & Wabash) Baskets Available Michigan City Open Daily 6:15am to 6:00pm Across from Lighthouse Place 874-7006 At the Michigan City Public Library Tax Preparation Informational Meeting Monday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m. The Michigan City Public Library is looking for vol- Michigan City’s newest Pub unteer tax preparers for the upcoming tax season which in one of its oldest neighborhoods! begins February, 07. The IRS VITA program is a * appetizers * quaint banquet vital service offered by the library. Training is avail- facility able for those participating. If you are interested in * salads available preparing simple forms for elderly and low income * soup * full service bar patrons, please attend this informational meeting at * sandwiches the library. Refreshments will be served. * open lunch & Free Introduction to Yoga entrees dinner Choices for the whole family! * Thursday, December 14 at 5:30 p.m. This is a beginners level gentle flow Hatha yoga class Stop in for your chance to win led by certified instructor Lauralee Sikorski of the Dancing Feet Yoga Center. Comfy clothes and an a free trip to Ireland empty stomach are suggested. A yoga mat will be provided. Another class will be held Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Inquire within for details Support those who advertise in the Beacher! 227 W. 7th St. • 872-8200 • www.mcginnispub.com Tell them you saw their Ad! Root Funeral Home WILLIAM H. ROOT • THOMAS W. ROOT • BRIAN W. ROOT A locally owned and operated funeral home serving Michigan City and the Beach Area by the Root Family since 1938. Tom McCormick Pre-Arrangement consultation available at no obligation. Builder Licensed in Indiana & Michigan Voice: 219.928.2953 312 East Seventh Street Fax: 219.879.3536 Michigan City, IN 46360 (219) 874-6209 email: [email protected] THE December 7, 2006 Page 39 “Holiday Escape” Join the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra EW ARRIVAL and Music Director/Conductor Kirk Muspratt for NBEAUTIFUL 64 INCH STRAND OF “Holiday Escape” with Young Country Sensation KNOTTED, CULTURED, FRESH WATER Billy Gilman on Thurs., Dec. 7, at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN, with two show times, 2 p.m. and PEARL NECKLACES 7:30 p.m. This year’s annual holiday concert is a celebration $ 00 of the season and offers many surprises for the audi- 48. ence. Country Singer Billy Gilman will join the orchestra to perform some of his most popular songs, like the platinum-selling “One Voice,” as well as Christmas classics and new holiday favorites. The Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus, conducted by Nancy Menk, will also be on hand to sing a rousing rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” as well as to lead the audience in a sing-along of tradition- 900 W. Buffalo (U.S. 12), New Buffalo • (269) 469-2742 al holiday songs. The Southlake Children’s Choir, Fr, Sa, Su, Mo, 11 to 5 directed by Valerie Webdell, will also perform. And as a special treat, three of the symphony’s own trumpeters will perform “Bugler’s Holiday.” All seats for the 2 p.m. matinee are just $25; tickets for the evening concert range from $25 -$60 each and group sales are available at a discount. Phone the Symphony office at 219/836-0525 or visit the website at www.NISOrchestra.org to order tickets.

Christmas Cookies & More Sale St. Stanislaus Church, Michigan City, is having their 4th Annual Christmas Cookies & More Sale on Sat., Dec. 9th. The sale will last from 9 a.m.-noon at 1501 Franklin St.. Featured items for sale include homemade cookies, homemade Polish sausage, homemade soups, candies, jams and breads. You can also bring the kids to visit Santa while you shop!

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The author turned out to be one of the local authors whose works are featured at the Weesaw Township Community Center. Wow!! So, yes, things are clearly on the move at the Weesaw Township Community Center in the Center of the World that is New Troy. As Lorraine Hanover said, “It’s only the beginning.” The Book Room, it should be noted, functions sim- ilarly to a library, although it is not authorized to call itself by that term. Rather than issuing cards, it operates on the honor system, and any Weesaw These Friends of New Troy have made the Book Room a reality. They Township resident is eligible to come in and sign for are: (left to right) Brenda Kittleson, Kay English, and Lorraine Hanover. any books they wish to borrow. Better yet, the Book Lorraine, who is a fellow writer, had great things Room will extend its hours from the present 6:30 to to say about how hard the Friends of New Troy have 8 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursdays as soon as more vol- worked to convert the former elementary school into unteers are recruited. And, as I spoke to Lorraine about an active community center on the order of the Old books and New Troy, another local author appeared School in Long Beach. and donated a book and said she would be available As she said: “We’re starting out small, because we on a part-time basis. have to. But we have big dreams. We have a lot of ded- That made Lorraine’s night. As she said in a recent ication, and we have a lot of hard work behind us, and release to the press: “Our volunteers are everything a lot more hard work ahead of us. But I think we have to us. Most of our book sorting was done by Kay the stick-with-it-ness to see it through.” English and Brenda Kittleson. We’ve got hundreds of Friends of New Troy took possession of the property in July, and they opened the Book Room in October as their first of many projects. “That was an exciting moment for us,” said Lorraine, who heads the Book Room Committee. “Families came in to see what we’ve done, and walked out the door with books in their arms. A little girl sat down in our children’s corner to assemble one of our puz- zles. This was exactly what we’d hoped would happen. It was a wonderful moment.” An even more wonderful moment occurred on the Thursday evening in question when yours truly walked over to the “Local Authors” section of the library and saw that they had included an auto- graphed copy of his and the late Bob Price’s 1998 children’s book, Jeremiah’s Jouney, in their collection. It was right there next to New Troy author Ron Schaffer’s The Center of the World on the Move which was featured in the Beacher on July 7, 2005. Lorraine Hanover displays the fab gear for sale at the Community Center. THE December 7, 2006 Page 45 books in here, and they’ve got all of the fiction sort- ter, and a recent gun-safety class was attended by some ed alphabetically by author, and the nonfiction is 40 people. well on its way to being categorized according to the So, yes, there is new life in New Troy. Dewey Decimal System.” Or, as volunteer Paul Pantaleo said in the press release, “There is no doubt that the need for a community center exists in Weesaw Township. The instant we let it be known that the building is available, people started calling.” And speaking of volunteering, guess what yours truly went and did? Yes, I gladly told Lorraine Hanover that I would hap- pily appear at the Book Room on some dark and stormy night this winter (or some warm and breezy evening next spring) and read from one of my children’s books or stories. The good vibes that Lorraine Hanover, Kay English, and Brenda Kittleson are giving off at the center got to me, and I just couldn’t help wanti- ng to be part of the rebirth of the Center of the World. Sure, it helped when they told me that they were Kay English (seated) and Brenda Kittleson categorize books according to the Dewey Decimal System. going to be offering ping pong soon thanks to the The friendly Friends of New Troy were doing just donation of a table and equipment, but I would have that during my recent visit, and they were hoping to volunteered anyway, because I know a good thing when attract retired folks as volunteers so the Book Room I see it. And what I saw that blustery Thursday night can be open in the morning. Currently, folks congre- in the present season was salty seasoning on my gate at the nearby post office in the A.M., because mail popcorn. is not delivered in New Troy, and the Friends would like the Book Room to become the new gathering place in town. To advance that goal, I bravely field-tested the couch and decided on the spot that no better place can For $75, Kay English says be found anywhere in the Center of the World in you can have a which to curl up with a good book. I even took a look brick from the at a puzzle someone had begun to piece together on original New Troy High a nearby table, and Lorraine said patrons would School. It soon have the use of one of four computers being comes complete donated to the Book Room by the University of with brass plaque and six Michigan. New Troy note cards.

If you would like to donate your time, talents, treasures, or gently read books to the Weesaw Township Community Center, please call Lorraine Hanover at: 269/426-4281. And be sure and ask her how she is coming along on her new novel. And be sure and encourage her to read from it someday soon at the Book Room which Puzzled about what to do this winter? Then visit the Book Room you will find nestled in the Weesaw Township at the Weesaw Township Community Center. Community Center. And curling up on a cozy couch with a good book Now, as to finding the Community Center: take Red by a local author isn’t the only thing going at the Weesaw Arrow Highway north to Sawyer Road, then go right Township Community Center. (or east) on Sawyer Road through Sawyer and all the In addition to the Book Room, the new Community way to the stop sign at California Road. Go right (or Center also holds Open Gym Nights every Monday south) on California and follow it around the curves and Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. with Felicia Tyler of in New Troy, bearing to your right, and -- voila! -- you New Troy as chaperone. Plus, the Girl Scouts and a will find the Weesaw Township Community Center church group are already meeting regularly in the cen- and its ample parking lot on your right. THE Page 46 December 7, 2006 Activities to Explore In the Local Area: December 7-10 — “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Adapted from the film by Frank Capra and presented by the Community Theatre Guild at Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago St., Valparaiso. Curtain: Thurs/Fri 8 pm; Sat, 2:30 & 8 pm; Sun, 2:30 pm. Tix $15/adults, $12/sen.cit. (62+), $10/students (21 & under). Reserve at 219/464-1636. www.ctgonline.org December 7-10, 15-17 — “The Miracle Worker.” Presented by the Twin City Players at the Twin City Playhouse, 600 W. Glenlord Rd., St. Joseph, MI. 8 pm (MI time) Fri/Sat; 4 pm Sun. Tix $12/adults, $11/students & sen.cit., $5/kids under 12. All seats reserved: 269/429-0400. December 7-11 — Showing at The Vickers Theatre: (Dec 8-11) “Babel” starring Brad Pitt & Kate Blanchett. Rated R. Eng., Arabic & Japanese with subtitles. Fri. 6:15 pm; Sat/Sun 3 & 6:15 pm; Mon 6:15 pm. Also showing: (Dec 7-11). “Catch a Fire.” Starring Derek Luke and Tim Robbins. Rated PG-13. Thurs/6:30 pm; Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon 9 pm only. All times listed MI time. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. 269/756-3522 or www.vickerstheatre.com December 8 — Advent Christmas Vespers. 8 & 11 pm in the Chapel of the Resurrection on the campus of Valparaiso University. Featuring the University Singers and Joseph Bognar, organist. Free, but seating card req’d, phone 219/464-5093. December 8 -- Grazyna Auguscik Trio (jazz) in concert at The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. 8 pm MI time. Tix $20; reserve at 269/756-3879 or purchase at the door. December 9 — Cookie Walk at First United Methodist Church, 7th & Pine streets, MC. 9 am-3 pm. $6/lb.; sugar cookies available, also candy & fudge. December 9 -- 4th Annual Christmas Cookies & More at St. Stanislaus Church, 1501 Franklin St., MC. 9 am-noon. Also Polish sausage, soups, bread, etc. December 9 — Christmas Craft Bazaar at La Lumiere School, 6801 N. Wilhelm Road, LaPorte. 9 am-3 pm. 15 artisans from NW Indiana will demon- starte and sell their works. Also baked goods, holiday greenery, pet accessories. Lunch from 11 am-1 pm. December 9 -- Children’s Choir (under the direction of Sunny Gardner-Orbovich) and Violin Ensemble (students of Nic Orbovich) in concert at the Michigan City Public Library. 10 am. Free & open to public. December 9 — 12th Annual Holiday at the Pops concert presented by the LaPorte Hospital Foundation and featuring the LaPorte Co. Symphony Orchestra. Doors open 6 pm; concert at 7 pm. Tix $10. Children $3 (12 & under). Reserve at 219-326-2471 or toll- free 877-265-4539. December 9-10 — Annual Candy Cane Express at Hesston Steam Museum. Noon-5 pm each day. New, un-wrapped toy gets one free train ride, other- wise tix are $5/adults, $3/children. Free adm. and parking. Visit Santa in his red caboose, and shop in the THE December 7, 2006 Page 47

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Off the Book Shelf by Sally Carpenter

Thirteen Moons by Charles of the local Cherokee tribe, who takes Frazier him in that first frigid winter and To start out your writing career teaches Will about the Native with a National Book Award (Cold Americans and their struggle to live Mountain in 1997) is a tough act to with the white men; then there was follow. Luckily for Charles Frazier this Featherstone, a plantation owner second novel will probably have the and the husband of the lovely Claire. same appeal as his first. First and Will tells us that Featherstone foremost a love story, Thirteen Moons “was father-like to me as well. But also has all the elements of a wide more the kind of father you want to screen Hollywood epic. kill. Or one who wants to kill you.” The hero and narrator of the story Actually Will does almost kill is Will Cooper. We start out with an Featherstone in a duel, but that’s old Will, at the end of his days in the because of the ambiguous relation- early part of the 20th century, won- ship the two had. dering why he needs a new-fangled Will is industrious and the years telephone and blasting the railroads pass, until his sixteenth year when running through his front yard he becomes owner of the trading post (although he owns a lot of their and a second one to boot, when the stock). It’s easy to fall into reverie owner dies. He gets a box of law when your days are spent rocking on books in the bargain and teaches the front porch or laying in bed staring at the ceiling… himself to become a lawyer. Knowing that appearance “Survive long enough and you get to a far point in is important, Will gets himself a nice black suit and life where nothing else of particular interest is going begins to ride into nearby towns representing clients, to happen.” mostly in land disputes. However, Will does have a lot of yesterdays to The rest of the story is a landscape that you will remember. His long life splashed across the canvas want to look over for yourself. Author Frazier is a mas- of the young United States, when the frontier was just ter at giving us the day to day details of life in the 19th beyond North Carolina’s Great Smokey Mountains and century. His description of the Cherokee experience into Cherokee territory. with the white man and trying to exist in, what was Will admits to having a wide and varied life, from for them, a vanishing way of life, is both a fascinat- indentured servant to “Colonel” in the Civil War, to ing and sad read. The telling of life on the frontier is white chief of an Indian tribe, not to mention busi- equally illuminating—just imagine—a life without com- nessman, self-taught lawyer and even state sena- puters, cell phones or even indoor plumbing! But tor, all while making and losing fortunes several also a time when a man’s word meant something times over. But the one constant in his life is his and honor was everything. love for Claire, the girl he never forgot-from their first This is indeed a story to savor long into the evening encounter at age twelve to now at the end of his life. when the house is quiet and you curl up with that last Will’s mother had seen to her son’s education by send- cup of tea or hot chocolate. If you’re looking for a quick ing him to the town school, called the Latin School where read, then don’t bother; Thirteen Moons requires Will was an able student and ardent reader. Then after your complete attention, and believe me, you won’t be Will’s parents died, his aunt and uncle, who lived on sorry. the adjoining farm, took the boy in. One day a stranger The Denver Post said: “Reading a Frazier novel is stopped by the house and Will was told that he was like listening to a fine symphony. He’s a maestro going to be sent out to the frontier to run a trading whose pen is his baton, beckoning the best that each post the gentleman owned. Did I mention as an sentence has to offer. And just as you wouldn’t rush indentured servant? His uncle didn’t use the word, but a conductor, you should take the time to savor Frazier’s Will was told that he would have to spend the next work, to take in each thought, to relish the turn of phrase seven years of his life working out the arrangement or the imagery of a craftsman.” he had nothing to say about. USA Today said: “magical…the history lesson in So at age twelve Will was given a horse, a knife, the Thirteen Moons is fascinating and moving…you will key to the trading post and a map showing him the find much to admire and savor…” way to his new home. Yeah, it’s like that. Although he has lost his mother and father, Will Till next time, happy reading! soon finds himself with two new fathers: Bear, the chief THE December 7, 2006 Page 51

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