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Labor Day Labor Day is observed throughout the in recogni- tion of the dignity of labor, falling on the first Monday in September each year. Labor organizations sponsor various celebrations, but for most it is a day of rest. It also has become a symbol of the end of summer. Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, May 18, 1882, at a central Labor Union meet- ing in City, proposed that “a day be set aside as a festive day, during which parade through the streets of the city would permit public tribute to American industry.” The motion was adopt- ed and plans for the first Labor Day celebration made. On Sept. 5th of that year, workers staged the first Labor Day parade in New York City. October 7, 1884, at an American Federation of Labor meeting in Chicago, A.C. Cameron, member of the Typographical Union 16, intro- duced the following resolution: “Resolved, That the first Monday in September each year be set aside as a laborers’ national holiday, and that we recommend its observance by all wage workers, irrespec- tive of sex, calling or nationality.” In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day a legal holiday, followed the same year by Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. By 1890, Connecticut, Nebraska and Pennsylvania had followed suit. In 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making Labor Day an official legal holiday for the whole country. World Wide Celebrations Labor Day is also observed as a legal holiday on the first Monday in September in Puerto Rico and . In , Labor Day is called Eight Hour Day, and commemorates the successful strug- gle for a shorter working day. The Australian holiday varies from state to state. In Europe, Labor Day is May 1. August 28, 2003 Page 3

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Pictured in foreground is Isiah Robinson of Chicago as Jacob. Standing are Georges (John B. Boss of Chicago) and ZaZa (Samantha Stephens of Bloomington, IN) The Dunes Arts Foundation and Dunes Summer Theatre closes their 2003 Summer Season with the Broadway musical “La Cage Aux Folles.” Final per- formances are Aug. 29, 30 and 31. Curtain is 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; 7 p.m. on Sunday. The the- atre is located on Shady Oak Drive in Michiana Shores. Tickets are $15/adults, $12/senior citizens and students. Group rates are also available; phone the box office at 879-7509. Set in the French Riviera, this unique musical creation is both poignantly real and exhilaratingly enter- taining. The script made its debut as a French movie, followed by a Broadway hit, then a big screen movie adaptation called “The Bird Cage” starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. With music by Jerry Herman (known for “Mame”), and book by Harvey Icelandic Designs sweaters and coats provide Fierstein (remembered for “Torch Song Trilogy”, and most recently Broadway’s Tony award winning you with a variety of stylings that will underscore “Hairspray”), this classical musical is a family show your individualism and echo your lifestyle. about love, loyalty, and the complexities of parenthood— whatever the form. Heading a cast of 20 is professional female illusionist TENT SALE BARGAINS Samantha Stephens and regional veteran John B. Boss. 40% off Last Sale Price The entire show is under the direction of returning Dunes veteran Robert Eric-West, who also serves as Meet Us For Lunch And A Style Show costumer for the production, and assisted by Amanda WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 - HANNAH’S, NEW BUFFALO Withrow. Serving as assistant director is Nancy Saxon of Long THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 - ROSKOE’S. LAPORTE Beach. The musical numbers are vocally directed by 409409 AlexanderAlexander StreetStreet LaPorte,LaPorte, IN IN 326-8602 Robert Eric-West and conducted by Robert Johnson- OnOn Hwy Hwy 35 35 - - 55 BlocksBlocks South ofof Lincolnway Lincolnway Austin of Chicago. Choreography is by Sarah Rausch TTurnurn RightRight on Alexander Monday - Friday 9:30 to 7 Saturday 9:30 to 5 of Chesterton. Monday-Friday 10 to 6 Saturday 9:30 to 5 Page 4 August 28, 2003 Earth Education Workshop Save the Dunes Conservation fund is sponsoring an Earthkeepers Workshop for those interested in nature conservancy and environmental education. It will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., on Mon., Sept. 15 at the Barker House and Nature Preserve, 444 Barker Rd., Michigan City. Earthkeepers is another powerful and dynamic program developed by the Institute for Earth Education. Gourmet Salsa, Gifts & More Participants will get an overview of Earth Education, understand the program development process need- ed to stimulate young people’s interest in the natur- GRAND OPENING al world, and more. Hands-on activities will demon- AUGUST 29TH strate the tools and techniques utilized by Earth Educators internationally. Rubs • Marinades • Gifts The Institute for Earth Education program will be Daily Drawings for Baskets and/or Gifts presented by accredited instructor, Fran Biers. The institute is located in Greenville, WV and was found- ed by world-renowned author, lecturer, and nature edu- PEPPER THEMED PRODUCTS cator Steve Van Matre. Last year’s workshop was a Dishes • Wreaths • Clothing & More great success attended by forty six people. This year’s workshop is limited to 25 participants, HOURS DAILY 10-8 allowing for personal attention. The fee is %65 and includes Earthkeepers book and is due by Sept. 8, or In the Court $70 after that date. 110 C N. Whittaker, New Buffalo For more information, phone Randi Light, 219/764- 269-586-2290 2259. Checks may be mailed to SDCF, 444 Barker Rd., Michigan City, IN 46360. August 28, 2003 Page 5

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Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, in Washington Park, will be the time and place for the 2nd annual Labor Dayz presented by the Michigan City Dept. of Parks and Recreation, the News-Dispatch, MCTV-48 and the LaPorte County Visitors and Convention Bureau. The fest will feature 3 stages of live entertain- ment, amuzement rides, ethnic edibles, arts & crafts, food and beverages, as well as a Teenz Island and Senior Spirit. Here’s what you can expect: Friday, Aug. 29 Teenz Island, 6-11:30 p.m.; North Coast Jazz, 7-9 p.m. on the Jaycee’s Stage, followed by White Dove, 9:30-11:45 p.m. The Oasis Tent will feature Teaser, 6:30- 8:30 p.m., and The Boogiemen, 9:30-11:30 p.m. Outsiders Outside 2003 Saturday, Aug. 30 This Outsider, Self-Taught Folk Art Fair returns to Harbert, Michigan, for the ninth year on Labor Day Boardwalk Beach Party, featuring Ransom, 3-5 weekend: Aug. 29-31. Hours are Fri., 6-9 p.m., Sat., p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (All MI The Jaycee’s Stage: Moose Show & Parade Corps, times). Opening night admission is $10. Daily admis- noon; Michigan City Mass Choir, 2-2:45 p.m.; Uncle sion is $5. Over 30 nationally known artists, dealers, Koolaid, 4-6 p.m.; Together, 7-11:30 p.m. and galleries will show the work of early anonymous The Oasis Tent: Run for Cover, 3-5 p.m.; The folk artists and contemporary self-taught artists. Bedheads, 6-8 p.m., The Current, 9-11:30 p.m. The opening preview party is on Friday from 6-9 p.m. Music is by Patent Medicine Band and the Red Senior Spirit Dayz Health Fair, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Arrow Roadhouse will provide food all weekend. Sunday, Aug. 31 Visitors can browse through well-lit tents full of art Boardwalk Beach Party will feature South Shore, and antiques. noon-2 p.m.; The Bones, 4-6 p.m. The fair is held on the lawn behind the Judith Racht Gallery, 13707 Prairie Rd., Harbert, MI. For more Jaycee’s Stage: Dick Kamont’s Polka Party Live, noon information, phone 269/469-1080. (featuring The E-Z Tones 1-3 p.m.); Nostalgia, 6-8 p.m.; Dr. Groovy & The Soul Surgeons, 9-11:30 p.m. Oasis Tent: Sonic Species, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; Rock Bottom, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Spellbound, 9:30-11:30 p.m. Show & Shine, presented by the Great Lakers Auto Club, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1 Boardwalk Beach Party will feature Foam Rubber, 3-5 p.m. Amusement Rides: Fri., 5-11 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Mon., 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. This schedule is subject to change; for up to date information, phone toll-free 888/386-7866 or, in Michigan City, 874-3630. August 28, 2003 Page 7 Oktoberfest Weekend Old Time Music Festival The Oktoberfest, held in Michigan City for many This acoustic festival will feature traditional music years, has moved on to the LaPorte County fair- as well as contemporary compositions. It will take place grounds for the Labor Day Weekend. This 28th edi- in the Dewey Cannon Park, in downtown Three tion of the popular event will feature 5 stages of free Oaks, Michigan on Sat., Aug. 30, beginning at 1 p.m. live entertainment, arts & crafts, food concessions, and (MI time). carnival & rides. Park bench seating will be in place, or bring your The Cabaret Stage will feature easy listening, own blanket or lawn chair. Headlining the event at jazz, blues and Dixieland. The Tower Stage will fea- 5 p.m. will be Nashville recording artist Tom Dundee. ture ethnic and show groups. The Country and Rock There will be a children’s workshop and program at Tent will feature...do I have to explain?! There will also 2 p.m. Local organizations will have food for sale. be a Polka Tent and the Oktoberfest Tent featuring This evening is part of the Harbor Country Music kids’ entertainment. in the Park series. For more information, phone Special attractions will include: 269/756-3544. Saturday, August 30: Performers include: Rock Wall (2-8 p.m.) 1 p.m. Steve Brundage; 1:30 p.m. Gary Tope and Wrist Wrestling (6-8 p.m.) Mary Cyarnacki; 2 p.m. Ed Bennet; 2:30 p.m. Mike Sunday, August 31: & Kathy Talbot (kid’s program); 3 p.m. Steve Forstman; Corvette Car Show (noon-6 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. Noah & Irene Carver; 4:15 p.m. Jim St. James; Virtual Imaging (3-9 p.m.) 5 p.m. Tom Dundee. Monday, September 1: Harley-Davidson Classic (noon-6 p.m.) L.W.F. (wrestling—4-7 p.m.). The Hoosier Lottery Dream Machine will be at the fest on Friday, 6-9 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., noon-9 p.m. Oktoberfest hours and admission: Fri., 5 p.m.-midnight; Sat. & Sun., noon-midnight; Mon., noon-8 p.m. There is free parking and admis- sion is $2 per person with children under age 12 admitted free. Visit their website at www.toweronline.org/oktoberfest. Proceeds from the Oktoberfest provide for annual Student Educational Support Grants and a Student Scholarship Grant.

Hesston Labor Day Steam Show This weekend, Fri., Aug. 29, through Mon., Sept. 1, the Hesston Steam Museum will hold their 47th annu- al Labor Day Show. There will be steam train rides, steamboat rides, steam-powered equipment to observe in action, as well as a cider mill, blacksmith shop and flea market. Food will also be available—from snacks to a complete meal. A real family outing. Admission is $5 with children under 12 admitted free. Friday, Aug. 29 is Senior Citizen’s Day with admission $2.50 and all gauges of train rides half price. Hesston Steam Museum is located 2.5 miles east of Indiana 39 on County Road 1000 North. For more information, phone 872-5055. Page 8 August 28, 2003 Theatre Season Tickets Now Available An adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic “Anna Karenina” and the American opera “The Cradle Will Rock” are among the four major productions to be seen during the Valparaiso University Theatre’s upcoming season. Season tickets are now on sale at a cost of $35 for adults and $15 for senior citizens and non-VU students at the theatre box office at 219/464-5162. VU welcomes back 2001 graduate Zachary Davis in October to direct the season’s first production “Beckett Works,” a series of five short plays by Samuel Beckett, the master of 20th century absurdist drama. Davis will direct “Footfalls,” “Rockaby,” “Ohio Impromptu,” “Come & Go,” and “Catastrophe.” Each of the plays demonstrates the playwright’s keen ear for the rhythms of sound and silence and Beckett’s rich ale verbal and visual imagery. “Beckett Works” will be per- August S formed at 8 p.m. on Oct 3; 2 p.m.& 7 p.m. on Oct 4 & 40% Off 5 in the Studio Theatre. Concrete Garden Accessories (Filigree excluded) Leo Tolstoy’s epic “Anna Karenina” will be the fall semester’s feature production at the University Pottery (Paul Jesselskis Pots excluded) Theatre. Performance dates are 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 & Kites, Spinners & Hammocks 14; 2 p.m. on Nov. 8 & 15; 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 & 16. Playwright Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Tolstoy’s 35% Off novel goes beyond the telling of a brilliant love story, Bamboo & Bamboo Chimes, Stepping Stones, weaving together a tale of passion and betrayal, spir- Toad Hollow Toads & Garden Glass itual crisis and renewal, and domestic strife. The second half of the theare season begins with 25% Off a February performance of the Valparaiso University Metal - Statuary, Trellis and Arbors, & Spitters Dance Ensemble featuring jazz, ballet, modern and tap dance. Dancers from campus and throughout Trees and Shrubs the region will perform together in this original show Perennials, Grasses, Aquatics - Buy 2 and get 1 free created by faculty and student choreographers and of equal or lesser value. You Plant only. directed by Ann Kessler, assistant professor of theatre. Performance dates are 8 p.m. Feb. 13 & 14 and 7 p.m. Sale dates August 1-August 31, 2003. on Feb. 15 in the University Theatre. Plant discounts do not apply to landscape business, and can not be used with any other discounts except gift cards. American composer Marc Blitzstein’s opera “The Cradle Will Rock” features a union strike in a myth- Like nature? Visit us and be serenaded by the birds ical Steeltown setting. It is a bitterly sarcastic but witty and frogs and enchanted by the giant dragonflies opera featuring bloated capitalists, sadistic cops, heroic union organizers and a prostitute with a heart as you shop in gardens on 4 acres. of gold. Performance dates are 8 p.m. April 23 & 30; 2 p.m. April 24 & May 1; 7 p.m. April 25 & May 2 in Find us off the beaten path, nestled in the woods the University Theatre. on the outskirts of Michigan City at 504 Eastwood Road. We are here to help you with all your gardening Support those who advertise in the Beacher! needs. Call us at 219.879.0089 for directions or to Tell them you saw their Ad! just say Hi!

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On Wed., Aug. 27, a replica of the Nina will arrive in Michigan City and dock at Millennium Park by the Franklin Street bridge, for one week. Self-guided tours will be available from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. The charges are $4/adults, $3.50/senior citizens, $3/students 5-18 yrs. Children 4 and under are admitted free. Built completely by hand and without the use of power tools, Archaeology magazine called the ship “the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built.” The original Nina, and Santa Maria used by on his first voyage across the Atlantic were common trading vessels. The Santa Maria, which Columbus never liked, ran aground and sank on Christmas Eve 1492 in Hispaniola. She was a Nao, a type of cargo vessel. The Nina and Pinta were , and were used by explorers during the Age of . The Pinta returned home and disappeared from history without a trace, but the Nina, now there’s a woman with a past.... The Nina was Columbus’ favorite and for good reason. She was named Santa Clara after the patron saint of Moguer. A Spanish vessel in those days had an official religious name but was generally known by a nickname, which might be a feminine form of her master’s patronymic, or of her home port. Santa Clara was always called Nina, after her master- owner Juan Nino of Moguer. Vincente Yanez was her Captain on Columbus’ first voyage, and he later dis- covered the Amazon on an independent voyage. arms and crew. The captain, Alonso Medel, escaped Nina made the entire first voyage, bringing with a few men, stole a boat, rowed back to the Nina, Columbus safely home. She accompanied the grand cut her cables and made sail. She returned to Cadiz fleet of the second voyage to Hispaniola and Columbus in time to sail for Hispaniola early in 1498, as advance selected her out of seventeen for his flagship on guard of Columbus’ third voyage. She was lying in Santo an exploratory voyage to Cuba, and purchased a half Domingo in 1500, and was last heard of making a trad- share in her. She was the only vessel in West Indian ing voyage to the Pearl Coast in 1501. The Nina waters to survive the hurricane of 1495, and then logged at least 25,000 miles under Columbus’ command. brought back the Admiral and 120 passengers to The Nina recently completed the seven month in 1496. 2002 Tall Ships Challenge organized by the American She was then chartered for an unauthorized voy- Sail Training Association which toured the West age to Rome, and was captured by a corsair when leav- Coast and is now touring with the Great Lakes Tall ing the port of Cagliari, and brought to an anchor at Ships Challenge. For more information, log onto Cape Pula, Sardinia, where she was stripped of her www.thenina.com

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Open all Labor Day Weekend Page 12 August 28, 2003 Mark Your Calendar On Sat., Sept. 6, the Village of Baroda, Michigan, will celebrate their annual SummerFest. This year, there are even more events for kids, an exotic animal show and lots of great music for the entire family. Morning: 7 a.m. Baroda Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast; 8:30 a.m. Ed Heyn Organ & Tissue 5K Run/Walk and Children’s Fun Run in Baroda Township Park; 10-11:30 a.m. is registration for the annual Steam & Power Show People’s Choice Car Show (awards presented at 3 p.m.); 10 a.m. Children’s events and Whispering Pines Animal Kingdom. At 11 a.m., the Beer and Wine Tent will open featuring wines from Tabor Hills, Heart of the Vineyard, Lemon Creek and Domaine Berrine Cellars. Afternoon: 1 p.m. Just Havin’ Fun Line Dancers and the Garden Tractor Pull; 1:30 p.m. The Ed Bagatini Trio plays jazz in the beer tent; 2 p.m. Bed Races; 2:30 p.m. Variety Express (traditional German 47th Annual Show music); 4 p.m. 1850s baseball with the House of David team vs. the Baroda “Bulldog” Bums. Labor Day Weekend Evening: 5:30 p.m. DJ Atomic Tunes plays karaoke and hot tunes in the beer tent; 6 p.m. 50/50 Raffle FOUR BIG DAYS Drawing; 7-10 p.m. Featured artists Hi-Fi on main stage. No cover for great live dance music. Friday thru Monday Kid’s Events: 10 a.m. Visit the Whispering Pines “Rain or Shine” Animal Kingdom; play in the Safari Dig, the Duck Pond, the Armchair Quarterback Toss and be part of the Kids ★★★ STEAMBOAT RIDES ★★★ Only Dunk Tank action; noon Pedal Pull for kids 35- 65 lbs.; 12:15 p.m. Soccer Kick for kids 9 and up; 1 p.m. • Steam Traction Engines Magic Show on the kids’ stage followed by a special prize drawing. •Train Rides Visit the Barado web site at www.geocities.com/bar- • 350 H.P. Allis Chalmers Corliss Engine odafest • Sawmill • Light Plant • 92-Ton Locomotive Steam Crane THE • Shingle Mill BOOKSTORE Moon’s Crossing • Blacksmith Shop by Barbara Croft oversize paperback $12.00 • Antique Tractors and Cars • Gas Engines 219/879-3993 1203 LIGHTHOUSE PLACE MICHIGAN CITY Flea Market-Snacks or Complete Meals

Admission $5.00 - Children Free Under 12 Years of Age Friday is Senior Citizen’s Day EARTH PARTNERS, INC. Admission - $2.50 – All gauges of train rides Half Price 1804 E. US Hwy. 20 • Michigan City 3 Gauges of live steam train rides Unique & Unusual Items for the each thru a different area of our Body, Mind & Spirit 155 acre museum grounds + Hesston Steam Museum QXCI Machine • Energy Work Akashic Record Readings • Guided Meditations by Appointment East of Ind. 39 - West of Basswood Rd. on LaPorte County Road 1000 N Phone 219-861-0240 or Visit Us in Person (219) 872-5055 or on the web http://www.sagespiritterra.org August 28, 2003 Page 13

If This Is “Going Back to School” Season…What about New Learning for Adults on ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS? Ted Perzanowski is hosting a free workshop that overviews the essential life skills he can train you to use, skills used in response to life experiences like these… • Your inner peace often gets derailed by really overreacting to people or situations. • You ignore or downplay your problems. • Your life is a struggle. • You always have to be in charge or have it your way. • You (or others) feel you are shut down or, on the other hand, too sensitive.

Great benefit can be gained from counseling and therapeutic guidance to address issues like these. However, an alternate approach is to learn skills that you can use yourself to interpret your life challenges, learn from them, and move forward in a new and healthier way. Learning essential life skills can enable you to: • Work through challenging issues effectively on your own • Identify your own keys to navigating life’s roadblocks and valleys • Struggle less in significant relationships at home or at work • Increase a sense of ownership, satisfaction, and peace in your life. • Engage in life rather than shut down to it If trying to “get it together” feels like an all-too-familiar and discouraging effort in life, perhaps Ted Perzanowski can be a beneficial learning support for you. Register for this introduction to essential life skills by calling 219.879.9155 with your name and phone number. There is a limit of 10 persons for this workshop. ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOP Saturday, August 30, 2003 • 10 to 11:30 AM 1400 Tryon Road, Michigan City, Indiana Parking is available at 1400 Tryon Road and at Niemann School across the street. Ted has been an essential life skills trainer for 10 years. He has a BA in Philosophy and a Masters in Divinity. Ted meets with clients in Michigan City, Chicago, and by phone. AL FRESCO! Enjoy drinks and dining on our beautiful garden patio accented by lush landscaping & a tranquil lily pond with a fountain & waterfall. Fresh grilled food & a wonderfully relaxed ambiance is now there for your pleasure. Dinner daily and lunch all afternoon, Friday thru Monday

RED ARROW HWY., UNION PIER, MI 269-469-5950 millers-restaurant.com NOW OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! Page 14 August 28, 2003 SMSO Teams Up With Chicago Bar Assoc. The Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Bar Association will present an evening Restaurant & Bar of dining, music and comedy at the New Buffalo Hellenic Center, on Sat., Sept. 20th, at 6 p.m. (MI time). at Whittaker Woods The program features the Chicago Bar Association’s hilarious musical revue “Bar Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clients.” The evening begins with cocktails and dinner. The THURSDAY NIGHT SMSO will provide dinner music and a short perfor- mance of light jazz and selections from Mozart. Following the Symphony’s performance, the Chicago SEAFOOD & PASTA Bar Association will present “Bar Wars”, a satirical comedy and musical, that delivers side-splitting par- odies of political peccadilloes, governmental gaffes, legal BUFFET lampooning, celebrity spoofs and election intrigue. “Bar Wars Episode II” is an original musical par- ody and comedy produced by the Chicago Bar Association’s Entertainment Committee. It tackles much Live Jazz Every more than the typical “lawyer jokes.” Familiar songs take on new meaning when cleverly reworded to suit Friday & Saturday Night the topic at hand. There is always something for everyone in each of the high-energy performances. “Bar Wars” spoofs many newsworthy targets including Martha Stewart, former Governor George Ryan, the Daily Lunch Specials Chicago Cubs, and the beleaguered Catholic Church. The New Buffalo Hellenic Center is located at the intersection of Exit 4, I-94 and Rt. 12. Tickets, which Nightly Dinner Specials are $50 per person, include dinner, concert, and the revue, and can be purchased at the Southwest Michigan Symphony Office. For more information, phone SUNDAY BRUNCH 269/982-4030. Bagels/Lox, Carving Station w/Prime Rib, Omelets made to order and many Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until additional O'Brien’s specialties nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. ----Robert Louis Stevenson Banquets and Customized Events for the Intimate Group or Large Gathering

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By Jan Van Ausdal On August 21st, Opening Day of the 24th Michigan City In-Water Boat Show (free that day to Michigan City residents), I explored this event. Unfortunately, later in the afternoon, the heat became almost unbear- able. The absolute highlight of my visit was my opportunity to go sailing on the Hunter 216 sailboat, courtesy of Sail America. But let me take you through my day. Members of the Press were given badges and media packages from Shawn Fergus, Public Relations and Activities Director of the show. Director of the Boat Show, Norm Schultz, told me, “This started in 1980. I’m the first and the only manager it’s ever had.” He Norm Schultz, Boat Show Director, welcomes the crowd. continued, “There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 285 exhibitors, give or take a few. That’s up from Boat Show Director Norm Schultz welcomed the peo- 270 last year. We’ll have the ribbon cutting about 5 ple to the show. He said, “We’d like to thank you for of 12.” Photographer Bill Swedenberg was working coming on the very first day of our show where you on loan as a boat show photographer for Norm Schultz. can see boats of all On Saturday, he would take aerial shots of the event. sizes up to 65 feet.” The Michigan City In-Water Boat Show is Lake John Quinn, Michigan’s largest annual in-water exposition of Chairman of the Port boats and boating equipment, including the Midwest’s Authority Board, only in-water sail fleet. It was held on Thursday, spoke next and intro- August 21st through Sunday, August 24th. Over 500 duced the mayor of new and pre-enjoyed power and sailboats are at the Michigan City. Mayor show, ranging from small inflatables and jet skis up Chuck Oberlie joked to 70-foot motor yachts priced at more than $2 mil- that he would not use lion. There are five big tents with displays of boating all of his lengthy notes, accessories, equipment, and services. but would keep his words quite brief. At last, Mayor Chuck Oberlie cut the ribbon to start the show officially. People were lined up at both ticket windows to get their tickets and see for themselves what John Quinn, Chairman of the Port Authority Board, makes some comments. things they were inter- Michigan City Mayor Chuck Oberlie has ested in. some brief remarks.

Boat show visitors Bruce & Sharon McShane from Jackson, Michigan. Waiting for the official ribbon cutting and opening of the show, I spoke with Bruce and Sharon McShane of Jackson, Michigan. They said, “This is our first year here. We got one of these little cards in the mail and we figured we’d come down and take a look. We’ve been in Jackson 3 to 4 years. Before that we lived in Florida and we’ll go back south as soon as we get a chance.” Bruce added, “ I’m a sailor and I believe in the real boats, the one with the masts. I want to take my wife out on the water for a sailboat ride. We’ll look at some boats, too. What a nice day it is—nice and hot!” A line of people waiting to enter the show. August 28, 2003 Page 17

Some of the VIP’s present were waiting on the the sign-up list be too long? I passed boats for sale— deck of The Michigan City Yacht Club for their sched- many of them and various types. uled lunch. These included Phyllis and Hartley Job of Michigan City. Hartley was Board Chairman of The Port Authority for twelve years. Also, in 1957-1958 he was Commodore of The Yacht Club. With the Sea Scouts, he was involved in organizing The Michigan City Yacht Club.

Sailor Clint, Sharon & Bruce McShane, and Assistant Gary on the Hunter 216. Arriving at the Sail America booth, I learned from At lunch on The Yacht Club deck: (l. to r.) Phyllis & Hartley Job, Lisa Spinelli, Special Events Coordinator from Neil & Ned Dikmen. Middletown, Rhode Island, that I would be able to join Others on the Yacht Club deck were Ned Dikmen a couple who were ready to set sail. First, I had to sign of Chicago, publisher of The Great Lakes Boating mag- a release form and put on a lifejacket. Before board- azine, and his son, Neil. He said, “My group started ing the boat, I photographed the two passengers and coming in the middle 80’s and I’ve been here every year. the two crew members, Clint and Gary from Hunter I go to about 5 to 6 boat shows in the area, but this Composite Technologies, on the Hunter 216. Then I is my favorite because it’s a happy show.” He added, left my personal items with Lisa, (including my cam- “After the luncheon, we’ll look around and I’ll take some era), because I didn’t want to take a chance that photos. Then we’ll leave for Chicago and tomorrow we somehow it might disappear in the water. Imagine my go to Seattle to visit my mother, who is Neil’s grand- surprise to learn that I would be sailing with Bruce mother.” and Sharon McShane , whom I had spoken with When Director Norm Schultz arrived on the deck, before the show’s opening! I sat on the port side (left) he said, “You do one or two good things in your life. beside Sharon; Bruce sat starboard (right) next to Garry, The boat show is my good thing that turned out and Clint was the main sailor. As we moved away from well.” He continued, “This show is a little bigger and the dock, we came to a very windy area, which they a little better than last year’s. Last year, we had called “squirrely.” So far, this was only the second sail- approximately 25,000 people who attended. Our goal boat ride of the day. When I thought about it, I could is to have over 25,000 visitors. Next year will be the not remember ever being on a sailboat before, so this 25th year of the show.” apparently was my very first sailboat ride! Soon, I started walking to find the place where the Clint and Gary were very efficient sailors. Our complimentary sailboat rides were being given. Would Boat Show Continued on Page 18

Boats for sale! People browsing at The In-water Boat Show. Page 18 August 28, 2003

Boat Show Continued from Page 17 ride was pleasant; the McShanes commented when we passed the Michigan City lighthouse. Our boat was a daysailor, a small sailboat without overnight accom- modations but with one sail and a mast. The crew used a motor to help us get turned around; the ride seemed shorter than the half hour it took. When we returned dockside, I filled out the bot- tom of the questionnaire about my interest in sailboating (I DON’T want to buy a boat!), picked up my personal things, and thanked Lia Spinelli. She gave me a complimentary video on Discover Sailing, The Ultimate Adventure. Lisa said, “Our primary function is to pro- mote the growth of the sport of sailing, and we decid- ed to do so with some of these demo rides. Hunter Marine has sponsored us. Our upcoming shows include one at Miami and one at St. Pete the first weekend in Chuck & MaryTellbuescher of Sea View Video Technology, Inc. November.” Sea View booth, Chuck and Mary Tellbuescher dis- played under-water cameras and video technology from Bay Pines, Florida. The feature of their booth was Diesel, a Lab-Rot mix puppy of only a month and four days old. Nate and Lindsey Simpson of Flossmoor, Illinois, thought Diesel to be a great attraction. Then I chatted with the Kennys—Mary, Madelyn, John, and Katie, from Grand Beach. John said, “This is our first time at the boat show. We’ve been here for three hours, and we’re enjoying it. We just bought a little sail boat!”

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The Kennys of Grand Beach—(l. to r.) Mary, Madelyn, John, & Katie enjoying their day.

Some vendors had polish for boats, such as Yacht Brite and Opti Gloss. I spoke with Tom Wefler from Lakes of the Four Seasons, who told me, “I just came down to spend the day and to see everything. I like Michigan City and come over fairly often.” Tom was Nate & Lindsey Simpson admire a puppy named Diesel. admiring the Flying Inflatable Boat from Port Clinton, It was extremely hot by now, but I needed to get an Ohio. overlook of the boat show and take some more pho- There was boat carpet, which could have the name tos before leaving. There were people browsing and of your boat put on it. I passed by the place where Twiggy, looking at the boats in the show and viewing the the water-skiing squirrel would perform in an hour wares of the vendors who were set up under tents. One and a half. There was his pool (could I cool off in it?) booth had anchor lines for sale in three sizes. At the and some bleachers for people to sit on while August 28, 2003 Page 19

(on l.) Tom Wefler looks at the Flying Inflatable Boat from the Polar Star Group. Pine Crest Marine’s snappy, red boat resembles a racing car. watching the show. The Florida gray squirrel is actually squirrel # 5 and she cruises around the pool on a miniature pair of water skis, towed behind a radio-con- trolled Ski Nautique powerboat operated by her trainer, Lou Ann Best of Sanford, Florida. I saw jewelry, clothing, food and bev- erages, mattresses for boats, and many other wares. Something for everyone. There was Pine Crest Marine’s snappy, red boat, which resembled a racing car. There were Loadmaster boat trailers for moving your boat from place to place. Sedlar Photography had colored lake view prints for sale. My film was gone and I had other things on the agenda before bedtime. But this was certainly a Red Letter Day for me, and I had the red face to prove it! Boats everywhere you look!

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The Schoolhouse Shop in Furnessville just seems to get better every year. Furnessville you ask if you are a newby? Go West is the answer, west on Rt.s 20 or 12, toward national and state park territory and you’ll find it, a real old-fashioned schoolhouse on a country road surrounded by trees and flow- ers. Not much old-fashioned inside if you don’t count the antiques and art gallery. Inside you will find a warren of rooms filled with too much to begin to describe like an oriental Buddha sit- ting next to a lamp with fringed and beaded Victorian silk shade; it’s little juxtapositions like this that making shopping here spe- cial. There are artifacts from everywhere, signed collector’s china; jewelry; linens and luxe toiletries, a Christmas shop and aisles of gift ideas, candies, cookies, a pantry shop and Glad Rags, a shop of fine women’s fashions. No wonder people make it a day- long shopping adventure when they visit The Schoolhouse Shop and Antiques. There are added draws as well. The Patio Plate Lunch could be reason alone to visit. Outdoor umbrellas beckon visitors to stop and look over the landscape, listen to water rippling down the hill through the woods, new additions over the years that add to shopping pleasure. Many come for The Farmer’s Market on Friday and Saturday; many more will come for the Celebration of the Arts that will be held this year on September 20th and 23st, an event that gives meaning to the term fine art. A mixed media show, over 30 artists will be showing, according to Jim Ruge, art cura- Schoolhouse Shop Antiques, 2 miles east of 49, off US 20 tor. I Furnessville Gallery includes work by can David Sanders. vouch for the Patio Plate, choos- ing chicken salad Glad Rags, distinctive women’s wear at The from a Schoolhouse Shop menu

Unique gift ideas everywhere. that included fruit, salmon and vegetable rotini, fresh made bread and cheese, fresh fruit and cookies that gave me what is to be my favorite guiltfree cookie ever: Almondina Biscuits, a serving of three just 80 calories. Word has been spreading about the Patio Gourmet Lunches according to Ray Krizek who said they recently hosted a Tri Kappa meeting and an 80th birthday party on the patio. For those visiting the Celebration of the Arts in September, a special catered menu will be offered. The Schoolhouse Shop and Antiques is closed Tuesday; hours, including the Farmers Market, are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find “hootchi cootchi cashews” amid food items galore. August 28, 2003 Page 23

Over the years when I’ve gone to Chicago, taking things, the kind of place where you the cut-off on Rt. 20 at Andershock’s to reach I-94, want to nose about in for a trea- I’ve noticed the sign that said Fringe of the Dunes sure that you know came from and wondered about it. It’s been there for 20 years. someone’s attic. It’s real vintage Now I know what it is. Last year Roy and Corinne merged with vine wreaths and Peterson opened their wholesale silk flower busi- the Peterson’s signature silk and ness to the public and expanded it with antiques for permanent flowers. sale. They’ve turned the barn-red building into an old- Though the family is selling fashioned antique shop that has really old-timey the rest of their land, they are keeping Fringe of the Dunes (I love the name) as a mom and pop business. Looking at a stained glass window that came from a church in Valparaiso, Corrinne said: “I hope someone from around here will buy it and appre- ciate its local history.” I’m sure someone will. Arched and cast- ing opalescent light, I can see it in a cathedral ceiling setting. As she showed me a drop leaf table that said farm kitchen in every weath- ered pore, she said that a woman who had looked at it the day before, planned to refinish it if she bought it. Corrinne added wistfully, “I really like the old shabby paint finish better, don’t you?” I did. Fringe of the Dunes just off Hwy. 49 Just an example of the kind of homey place it is. Anyone who likes to browse for antiques should make Fringe of the Dunes a stop at 1430 N. State Rd. 49, Chesterton. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Indiana time.

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It doesn’t take much meandering to find the Dunes Summer Theatre in Michiana Shores and its cur- rent production La Cage Aux Folles, still running through August 31st. It’s different, it’s fun, it’s a farce about family, not a conventional one to be sure, but family nonetheless. Robert-Eric West, director, is a stand- out on the stage as well; John Boss does musical magic with songs by Jerry Herman who brought us Mame. You may remember it as the movie “Birdcage” with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, but La Cage was meant to be a musical as this production proves. La da da, da da da, the lovers’ Song on the Sand, kept coming back to me long after the performance was over. Kudos to the DAF for some new experiments in the- atre this season. Page 24 August 28, 2003 Workshop at Krasl Art Center Long Beach - For Sale by Owner Kristy Kutch will be teaching Painting with Colored Pencils on Colored Surfaces on Sat., Sept. 20, and Sun., Sept. 21, at the Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI. This workshop will teach adults and teens how to create a painting with colored pencils, using both white paper and colored pastel papers. With liberal demonstrations and access to a generous supply of sam- ple materials, the class will investigate a wide range of wax or vegetable oil based colored pencils and enhancing techniques. Warm & inviting 5 bedroom, 2 bath year round home, 2 blocks from Kristy Kutch is a graduate of Purdue University beach. Hardwood floors, louver doors, ceramic kitchen, & limestone with both a BA and MA in education. She has taught fireplace will delight you. The children’s room sleeps 8. Two car attached garage & full basement with pool table. Very large landscaped over 100 colored pencil workshops nationwide. front & back yards. The perfect home for family & friends. The workshop fee is $112. Krasl members receive 2820 Elbridge Way $450,000 a discount on all classes. Phone the Education By Appointment Only 773-239-5527 Department, 269/983-0271, for information or to reg- ister. You can also log onto www.krasl.org

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collaborated in preparing a bitter end for Singapore: They felled the great stands of trees that surround- ed them. As Douglas, Michigan historian Kit Lane has noted in her short history of Singapore, “The dunes, stripped of their cover (of trees) were moving steadi- ly to (bury) what remained of the village.” Driven by the encroaching drifts out of the first floor, Jim Nichols moved to the second. Quoting again from Lane, who is quoting from a resident of Holland: “But the winds never rest for long. In time this sec- ond-story retreat of the lone fisherman came in turn of invasion. So Jim picked up his pack and baggage and again moved upstairs. Grand was the view, but tedious was the ascent. Carol peruses the plaque that memorializes Singapore from a spot in front of Saugatuck’s City Hall. “Beneath the sands near the mouth of the “Eventually the third loft was as easily invaded as Kalamazoo River,” begins the legend, “lies the site of Singapore, one of the first. . . Again Jim Nichols, like his counterpart, Michigan’s most famous ghost towns.” (Keefe photo) his boat mast, bowed to the inexorable, and bent Singapore! Visions of steamy, seamy Indian Ocean with the wind. And now his home is buried com- harbors! Pirate haven, home to great fishing fleets! pletely, and of the fisherman there is only this legend.” Magnet for settlers from China, ! Merchant Jim’s story represents a random, entertaining metropolis and port of call in the China trade! Hangout embellishment of the strange history of the exotically for grizzled, bearded sea captains and great sailing named village. One can wonder: what if Jim had vessels! moved into a high-rise? But the history itself remains Tiny village on the Kalamazoo River, a boat-ride down- a poignant reminder of the fragility of human ambi- stream from Saugatuck the Beautiful? tions. I was thinking of that as I embarked on a As if I had a choice, I went in search of Singapore, search for the site of “Michigan’s Pompeii.” Michigan, population 0. The search became a short Sherlock Would Have Given Up summer dig with a camera substituting for a shov- Asking passersby, Saugatuck city officials, and el. For some 40 years this Singapore had struggled one policeman for directions to the erstwhile site of to establish a civic foothold. While Saugatuck survived Singapore, I made good progress through four whole and thrived, Singapore fell victim to the hazards blocks of the art colony’s downtown area. I should note that may beset a one-industry town. that I was driving, and Saugatuck is laid out on a grid The single industry, the sawmills that attracted work- system. ers and commercial types to Singapore in the 1830s Growing desperate, I stopped at a bank. The the- and 1840s, went through economic ups and downs before ory: bankers know everything. Here no one pointed declining terminally. The Downs defeated the Ups. By north and said, “It’s out there.” Instead, I encountered 1875, a final surge of prosperity generated by the con- a young man who not only showed me a map of the struction or reconstruction needs of towns like Chicago route I should take; he hand-drew a rough diagram and Holland, Michigan had collapsed. The owners moved to show where to start, where to turn, what to look one sawmill out of town. Another folded its tent. for. There were what looked like insurance fires. Newly empowered, I drove on. Eight minutes later The little town—hardly more than a village— I came face to face, on a two-lane cement road, with watched as the citizenry departed for greener pastures. a fork. As Yogi Berra would have advised, I took it. I The exodus began in the mid-1870s. Approximately had already selected the left branch, a single-track when there was no one left to watch, Jim Nichols moved wagon path, when I noticed a tiny, almost invisible in. Unnoticed, this indigent fisherman took over the sign that breathed one word in a reverent whisper: ground floor of a nice three-story building. “Singapore.” Jim’s later fate is lost to history. But the story of I had chosen this primitive path because it led his Singapore sojourn, if true, should qualify him as generally west, toward Lake Michigan. With Carol recit- the poster child of the civic bitter-ender. At the least ing warnings about this rut, that rock, and those it illustrates what occurs when dunes, driven by pine trees, we wound through primeval forest for wind, start to march. At the most, Jim’s experience one of the longest miles in history. When I wasn’t won- epitomizes the sad if romantic annals of Singapore, dering what I’d do if an SUV came thundering at me Michigan. around a blind bend, I asked silently where the shift- A theory, undoubtedly accurate, holds that the ing sands might be. workers and bosses who operated the sawmills had I was feeling like either Lewis or Clark when we August 28, 2003 Page 29 found them. The wagon-track led by degrees out of the The rolling dunes were mesmerizing me. It became forest gloom into brilliant sunshine. On the left, just harder to drive. I realized that the wagon-track was where it should be, the mighty Kalamazoo River keeping me from bogging down in the sand. Then Presto! took its serpentine course to the lake. Like the ama- Rounding a final grassy sandhill I saw an impressive teur archeologist that I am, I began to look for signs mansion. A white SUV, no doubt the one I had been of human habitation. imagining, stood vacant under a porte-cochere.

Where everything else is vacant wilderness, a palatial home sits on a rise overlooking Lake Michigan. (Keefe photo) Curiosity, not arithmetic, is my strong suit. Dismounting my trusty steed, a Plymouth van, I walked to the front door, noted that it was cool under the porte-cochere, and pushed the ivory button. I could hear the chimes inside. When some two min- The remnants of a boat ramp are still visible on the north bank of the utes had elapsed, the front door opened. Kalamazoo River. The ramp, near where Singapore once struggled A gentleman in a track suit stood in the doorway. to survive, is apparently unused. (Keefe photo) Blocking it? “Someone told me there were ruins of the A roof joist? An eave? A welcome mat? A phone booth? town of Singapore in this area,” I said lamely. A parking meter? Jim Nichols‚ ditty-bag? “No, there’s nothing like that around here.” The door While emerging from the forest we had passed a large closed slowly. boat enterprise, a handsome, pillared house, and The Singapore Bank Building some shacklike buildings. Out in the sun we encoun- Returning along the wagon-track, I stopped several tered nothing but sun-bright sky, marram grass, times to kick at suspicious clumps of grass and give some skimpy trees that wouldn’t have provided shade my camera some exercise. If there are mortal remains for a cockroach. More hills of sand. Some rusted of Singapore there, they stay well hidden. metal wreckage. One footnote remains. Everybody who has been to Perhaps the sun got to me. I began to recall frag- Saugatuck knows the Singapore Bank as was found ments of the town’s history. I was looking for clues. its way to the art colony. Either to satisfy my unslaked Snippets of fact came back in memory. curiosity or to put closure on a failed mission, I talked — The New York entrepreneurs who had brought later with Judy Hallisy, owner of the Singapore Bank the village to life in the 1830s had dreamed no small Bookstore. Located on the second floor of the onetime dreams. They envisioned Singapore as a future com- bank, the bookstore has been supplying words to petitor of an infant Illinois town called Chicago. The readers since May, 1987. Second City competition had already begun. “I’ve read that some buildings were moved from — A State of Michigan plan to build a canal had fall- Singapore,” Judy said. “This was one of them. How en through almost before it left the drawing-board. did they move them? No one seems to know. On ice The canal would have connected with the Kalamazoo when the river was frozen? On a barge? Good ques- near Singapore, providing a major economic boost. Sic tions. transit canalia. “The bank was definitely built to last. It has 12-by- — A plat of the planned town, drawn up in 1838, 12-inch support beams. We have about 1100 square shows six streets running north and south and four feet of space on this upper floor and the Saugatuck running east and west. Most of them bore the names Gallery, downstairs, has about the same. of trees: Cherry, Cedar, Oak, Birch, Walnut, Chestnut. “What’s the history of the building? You won’t — As Kit Lane has also noted, Singapore never did believe it. It’s been a boarding house and from what grow to the point where it had its own post office, a we hear accommodated two small apartments in church, an elementary school. It never incorporated another incarnation. At other times there was a and never had any government except that provided restaurant downstairs, a bowling alley, and a gener- by the sawmill owners. No politicians! al store. At one time they had a shooting gallery in — Efforts to salvage portions of the village’s hous- the basement. ing and commercial stock must have begun in the late “Everyone gets the address wrong. It’s 317 Butler. 1870s or early 1880s. At least half a dozen of the build- What it was in Singapore in the 1850s or 60s, we may ings, local legend maintains, were moved to Saugatuck. never know.” Page 30 August 28, 2003 Purdue North Central Offers Many Pat’s Gift Shop Continuing Education Courses Marquette Mall, Michigan City 872-5724 Design, Decorating Courses at PNC Floral Design provides hands-on training in flo- ral design, arrangements, funeral design, wedding bou- COME IN AND LET quets, corsages and the care and handling of fresh flow- OUR CHIMES ENCHANT YOU ers. This class will meet Tuesdays, Sept. 9-Oct. 28, from 7-9:30 p.m. The course fee is $149. Supplies, fresh flow- gentle spirits wind chimes ers and greens will cost about $100 more and can be from $85.00 to $215.00 purchased from the instructor or at any retail store. Lampe Berger - The “Magic Lamp” Reupholstery of Furniture and More teaches Fragrances the air…destroys odors…stops proliferation how to take an old, worn out piece of furniture and of bacteria in the air make it look like new again. Learn from this long-time Michigan City Prints, Shirts, Cups, Etc. tradeswoman Rebekah Doran how to layout a pattern, work on springs and more. Students learn in a hands- South Bend Chocolate on manner while working on their own furniture in the classroom under the instructor’s guidance. The class meets at PNC’s Valparaiso Academic Center, 600 Vale Park Road South on Wednesdays, Oct. 1-Nov. 5 from 6-9 p.m. The fee is $149, which does not include all supplies. Professional Interior Designer Claudia Hogman will teach three classes: Basics of Interior Decorating (fee: $159), Decorating Treatments for Specific Areas of the Home (fee: $119), and Project-Based Interior Design (fee: $79). Each class will teach TRUNK SHOW specific details about the beauty and value that can be added to a home with some well laid-out plans. These classes will be held consecutively on Thursday nights, August 28 - 29 - 30 beginning on Sept. 4-Dec. 18. Students may enroll in one, two, or three classes. Featuring… Continuing Education Business Courses Purdue University North Central’s Office of Cashmere, Wool, Cotton Continuing Education offers a variety of not-for- credit business courses to help persons start a busi- and Silk Sweaters ness, or take an existing business in a new direction. Classes are taught by professionals who bring real-world applications for the ideas they teach. Class space is limited and early registration is encouraged. Espressing the nostalgic and Students enrolling in more than one course will receive a 10% discount for each course. If a student signs up with a friend, both receive a 10% discount poetic spirit of and are not required to take the same classes. Classes are not limited to the selections described here. Receive 10% off your collection order How to Start and Operate a Small Business will help explain the process of starting a business, includ- ing how to identify sources of money and how to apply for assistance; how to deal with the IRS and whether to incorporate the business or establish an L.L.C, and more. The course will meet Tuesdays, Sept. 16-Oct. 21, from 7-10 p.m. The fee is $199. 26 North Whittaker St., New Buffalo, MI • 269.469.0220 Business Plan Writing: Roadmap to Success OPEN DAILY www.whittakerhouse.com • toll free 1.888.469.1011 will help turn dreams into reality. A business plan is necessary when looking for those important start-up funds. It is also a roadmap for planning for daily needs in a business and the unexpected hurdle that August 28, 2003 Page 31 one may encounter. Small business owners will be fea- tured as guest speakers and students will be able to gather ideas, ask questions and learn from people who know the process. This course meets Tuesdays, Sept. 9-Nov. 18, 6-9 p.m. The fee is $269. MAINE Real Estate Licensing for Salespersons. This class prepares students to take the Indiana Real Estate Licensing Examination to become a licensed real estate sales person. Investors may also be inter- ested in taking this class to learn the dynamics of real estate sales. This class will give understanding and LOBSTER insight to everything from real estate law to valua- tion. Our real estate program continues to have the best reputation in the area. The fee is $369 and includes the textbook. To register for these courses or other not-for-cred- it courses available this fall, phone the Office of Continuing Education at 872-0527 ext. 5343, or visit DINNERS www.pnc.edu/ce. Registration forms can also be found on this Web site. PNC Offers Art and Music Classes Purdue University North Central’s Office of Continuing Education offers a variety of classes in the RETURN arts. Scott Briggs, photographer and owner of Mid States Photography, will be the instructor for Beginning 35mm Photography. Scott brings his years of expe- rience behind the lens to help students learn the ins and outs of a 35mm SLR (single lens reflex) camera. WEDNESDAYS Learn how take ordinary snapshots to new levels and see the world with a different eye. This class meets Wednesdays, Sept. 10-Nov. 12 from 7-9 p.m. The fee is $149. Students must bring a 35mm SLR camera with interchangeable lenses and manual settings. 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Students receive a 10 percent discount when sign- ing up for more than one course. If a student signs up with a friend, both get a 10 percent discount and are not required to take the same class. To register for these courses or other non-credit cours- es available this fall, call the Office of Continuing 269-469-5950 RED ARROW HWY., UNION PIER, MI Education, 872-0527 ext. 5343, or visit www.pnc.edu/ce. millers-restaurant.com Registration forms can be found on the Web site. Page 32 August 28, 2003 Farther Afield.... Billed as Indiana’s largest Oktoberfest, the 29th annu- al event in Indianapolis will take place Aug. 29-31 and Sept. 5-6 in German Park, 8600 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Highlights of the fest include authentic German food and pastries, bier and wein garden, crafts, mer- chandise, and cultural displays. Live music and danc- ing will be seen on three stages and there will be car- nival rides and games. 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“Kids First” in the Schoolroom Calling all kids on the first Sunday! School is beginning now and the Lake County Parks Department would like to show you how children 150 years ago learned in their schoolroom. Read from McGuffy’s Reader, participate in a spelling bee, write on a slate and read aloud. Sit in the old school desk and learn math from the chalk board. Then enjoy recess playing games from the same era. Class times are 1 p.m, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., on Sun., Experience Like Ours Sept. 7th. Kids can attend one or more session. This is a free program at Deep River County Park, 9410 Old Lincoln Hwy, between Valparaiso and is Hard to Find... Merrillville. (Take US 30 west to the signal light past Deep River Water Park, turn right and follow signs.) So Easy to Appreciate! For more information, phone 219/947-1958. When you want a facial CMT, HNC, have years of and shoulder rub, we experience and advanced recommend one of our skills in massage therapy. many local spas. When Patsi has advanced you want clinically-based education in bioenergy field therapy, programs, balancing. Phyllis is a seminars and classes from registered nurse. Patients the area’s finest therapists, come from across the healers and physicians, country to the Ayurvedic choose the Massage Medical Clinic, and businesses Therapy & Wellness Center. love our energy-boosting The directors of the Center, seminars. You’ll appreciate Patsi Gately, BA, CMT, the difference! and Phyllis Baker, RN, BSN,

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ONE OF A KIND VIEWS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. Set on a dune, across from PRIVATE REAR DECK overlooks ravine with mature trees and native Lake Michigan, this three bedroom, three bath LAKE SHORE DRIVE home offers wildflowers. Loads of windows compliment contemporary design fea- the best view along the lake, from Beverly Shores through Union Pier for less than turing stone fireplace amidst rustic flare. A four bedroom, two bath home 1 half the price of lakefront. 180 degrees of blue water, shifting sand bars and sun- thoughtfully maintained by original owners on 3 ⁄2 lots. To be part of the sets nourish the soul. Come hear waves lapping, your friends and family laugh- exclusive Duneland Beach Association and enjoy private sandy beach, ing, as they frolic on the lake. A great place to make memories that last forever. playground and tennis court, call today. $465,000 DUNELAND BEACH COLONIAL. The stately presence, superior con- AWAY FROM THE NOISE AND TRAFFIC of Lake Michigan this Reduced to $769,000 struction and gracious finishes combine to make this 5 bedroom, 5 bath revolutionary design sits atop a dune, surrounded by over an acre of pristine original Duneland Beach construction an unduplicated value. Manicured wilderness. The dramatic floor plan creates space for the discerning couple lawns, lush gardens and native woods produce this one-of-a-kind setting or it accommodates an army of overnight guests. Best described as a “Tree situated on a quiet street only a short stroll to a private association House,” this home promises peace and tranquility graced by creature comforts beach. Two fireplaces, two recreation rooms, greenhouse windows, we have all grown to expect. The price includes an enormous additional solarium, leaded doors, hardwood and marble floors, spacious deck, plen- building site, a wonderful investment as Lake Michigan land continues ty of storage and parking provide the perfect home for family fun and to disappear. Qualified parties call for brochure. gracious entertaining. $695,000

The split-level home is situated on an enormous and beautifully wooded Featured in Chicago Tribune for bright open indoor spaces melding with balconies, lot, which includes an extra building site. Located in Shoreland Hills, min- decks, screened porch and courtyard. Views of blue water, dune grass and shift- 1 1 utes from a private beach on Lake Michigan. Features 3 bedrooms and 2 ⁄2 ing sand bars captivate at every turn. 4 bedrooms plus loft share 3 ⁄2 conveniently baths, patio & deck, fireplace, wood floors. Only $299,000 placed baths. The perfect beach front home for friends and family for $1,400,000.

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Lake Shore Dr. Lot W/Sea Wall 1501 W. Water St. Unit D-11 19627 W. US 12 New Buffalo, MI 49117 This rare Long Beach lakefront property is in Secluded end unit in Warwick Shores. Enjoy the Unique offering features terrific 3 bedroom house and commer- an area of fine homes near Stop 25. It offers lake view from the front porch, of this spacious cially zoned building, office, workshop and large storage space. 74’ of Lake Michigan frontage with magnifi- 3 bedroom, 3-bath unit. Features 2 patios, one that Imagine living in a bright and spacious house with your office, work- cent sunset views. No tear down required, just is completely private, and a gorgeous rustic stone shop and showroom only steps away. An option to live adjacent build your dream home. Call Ginny Winn for fireplace. Enjoy Warwick Shores with 40 wood- to work or rent either the home or workspace for income. Located information on this and other lakefront and lake ed acres and 1100 feet of beach. (2330193) on US 12, this property will suit a variety of needs. (2324370) Listing view properties (219-874-6882) Listing Agent Nora Duffy. $514,000 Agents Nora Duffy & Jaye Gintautas. $199,000

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THIS CONDO has been completely renovated and offers 2 VERY SPECIAL HOME on 5 acres in the woods. Inspired by the bedrooms plus a loft. It features views of the harbor and lake, with Renaissance Palazzo architecture of Spain, it resembles a chapel in the access to the association pool and tennis courts. The interior woods. The interior offers solid wood doors that are 9'6'' high and rounded. The ceilings are 12' high and give an open spacious feeling. The offers a fireplace, hardwood floors, ceramic tile baths/kitchen, and home offers a fireplace, ceramic heated floors, 2 marble baths, a screened ceiling fans throughout. Close to beach, outlet mall and Blue Chip in ceramic tile room with built in BBQ grill which gives the home a Casino. Best of all, there is a 50' boast slip included. This unit includes Southwestern feeling. The exterior offers a 30 x 40 heated and insulat- many new updates. It’s an absolute must see! $275,000 ed pole barn with gas & electric hooked to it. Public sewer will be con- nected as of Aug. 15, 2003. $379,900

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CHANCE OF A LIFETIME! Don’t make this one of those “I shoulda, coulda!” Dreaming of a private, spectacular family, religious, or busi- ness retreat? Then look no further. This country lodge, which is situated on approximately 95 scenic wooded acres, offers incredible potential as not only a retreat, but can be developed as well. It has preliminary approved zoned plans for 40 additional units. Currently the lodge operates as an exquisite Bed and Breakfast. The main lodge contains 5 dramatic, nature-themed rooms all complete with pri- vate in-room Jacuzzis, fireplaces, service bars, refrigerators and balconies. The rooms overlook sprawling meadows, woods and a lake that is reg- ularly visited by Great Blue Heron, Canadian Geese, whitetail deer and many other waterfowl. Three separate duplex cottages sit up on a bluff that overlooks the lake. All have queen size tree beds, baths, in-room Jacuzzis, wall size stone fireplaces, service bars, screened porches and cozy Jennaire kitchenette areas. There is a heated pool off the main lodge complete with a cabana. It overlooks the BBQ, campfire area, immaculate manicured grounds and lake. 1 Privacy and nature are emphasized. There are 4 ⁄2 miles of groomed hiking trails that are used as cross country skiing trails during the winter. The retreat is located in Jones; Michigan’s wine and river country heartland, only a 2 hour drive from Chicago. There is ample opportunity for year round activities. Boating marinas, antique shops, miles of bicycle and horse trails, championship golf courses, exceptional restaurants, and even a ski resort dot the area. This realtor was truly impressed with this magnificent property and its potential. For a complete brochure, call Michael Kuhn, toll free at 866-840-6511. All this for $1,700,000

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foodstuff by carolyn mcconnell Was I on Blueberry Hill? Or was that Blueberry Heaven?

walk chalk art, the Village Market Diaper Dash, a parade, sand sculpture contest on the beach, fire- works, an arts & crafts show and various other food events (mostly with blueberries, of course). And that’s only a few of the happenings during the festival. I’d invited neighbor/friend Pat Thorne to join me. Pat is such good company for me when I’m covering a food event. For one thing, she keeps me from get- ting lost while en route. And if I start over-reacting about some food thing, she’ll gently raise one eyebrow, which gets me back on track in a calmer manner. She’s also good at reminding me, after an interview, of something I may have overlooked. I call her the food- stuff staff assistant.

Entrance to Blueberry heaven

The 40th National Blueberry Festival was held in beautiful South Haven, Michigan for four days run- ning, beginning August 7. I didn’t get there until the final day and though I may have missed the best part, the last few hours were simply great. The festival had kicked off with a youth pageant, followed by a giant blueberry pie social featuring two 40-pound pies. The four day affair also held out- door concerts, a kids’ blueberry pie eating contest, side-

Pat looks forward to a blueberry lunch

Blueberry coffee & blueberry beef jerky from True Blue Farm

The harbor – only one of South Haven’s many attractions August 28, 2003 Page 59

The Blueberry Store has treasures galore South Haven is a harborside resort area, at the edge of Lake Michigan and on the Black River. Helen Jacobs of Al’s on Karwick, another valued assistant, tells me it used to be the favorite vacation spot for Yes, even blueberry wine Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Along with But back to blueberries. They seem to be the ulti- such pleasures as an active marina and a lot of boat mate health food these days. Years ago, when my only traffic, there’s an inviting historic shopping district. berry concoction was a dab of sour cream and brown So along with enjoying the blueberry delights, we stopped sugar presented in a pretty martini glass with blue- in several stores and galleries. We even explored the berries on top, I didn’t even think of health, just a dessert rambling shop named Decadent Dogs, which sells for my guests. Now we’re told blueberries strength- snacks and pastries such as beagle burgers, corgi en eyesight, guard against cancer, helps one maintain cannoli and chihuahua cheese cookies. All this for Pat’s Bonnie and Clyde, who were being dog-sat at home while Pat visited South Haven.

Blueberry bear claws at the Decadent Dogs store mental function, all the time reducing ‘bad’ cholesterol. One Michigan orchard’s description is “for amazing taste and the most antioxidant power, there’s noth- ing better than sweet Great Lakes Blueberries. Enjoy the true essence of the Blue today!” Another pro- motes: “It never felt so good to be blue!” and claims one serving of blueberries (but how many per serv- ing?) has great dietary fiber. Jams & salsa samples, all made with blueberries Blueberries Continued on Page 60 Page 60 August 28, 2003

Blueberries Continued from Page 59 – that was after I’d asked Mary, our waitress with the Some items available at this year’s fest (all begin- sparkling eyelids, how the skinny little leek threads ning with the word ‘blueberry,’ of course – hereafter got so crisp and delicious – the ones garnishing my ‘bb’) were bb chutney, a breakfast bb sausage from Bob’s crab cakes. Chef Carter dips them gently in cornstarch, Processing in South Haven, bb brats(!) from True then sautés them. Can’t wait to try it. Our own blue- Blue Farms in Grand Junction, bb wine and bb BBQ berries soon appeared at table, atop dessert crêpes. sauce. All quite different from those long ago blueberries Yum. on top of sour cream and brown sugar. I expect to return next year to their 41st annual fes- Strolling among the berries and the lovely shops tival, which I call blueberry heaven. Join me? Check promotes the appetite, you know. When we saw the their website www.blueberryfestival.com for addi- sign outside the Harborside Bistro (yes, overlooking tional information. South Haven’s picturesque harbor), it was time to enjoy food. Their weekend specials were blueberry BBQ ribs, chicken breast stuffed with blueberry and cranberry relish, deep fried cheesecake with blueberry com- pote sauce – alas, none of those were daily specials when we were there. I met chef Derrick Carter in the kitchen and watched him assemble a blueberry crêpe

Our dessert, Harborside Bistro’s blueberry crêpes

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Gee, I Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday sniffed, why would I want to stay at the Ritz in when I could indulge in a stay at Fiji’s Turtle Island? Ah, life is good. Some of us know that the only chance 1 lb. USDA Choice of getting near one of these luxurious homes-away- $ 95 from-home is via the Web. Ah, the Web is good. It gives Ribeye Steak… 14 us a peek into worlds we have not seen, places we‚re Includes 3-course dinner likely never to visit. Yet we can dream, which is what the World Wide Web lets us do. Reservations Suggested Here, in the same order as my own surfing session, (269) 469-3330 are the grand lodgings that I visited: - Perapalas Hotel, (perapalas.com). Opened All major credit cards accepted in 1891, the 275-bed hotel offers views of the Golden Red Arrow Highway between New Buffalo & Union Pier Horn. When you reach this website, you’ll be assault- ed with a piano rendition of Over the Rainbow. The grand old Turkish (owned by a Greek for awhile) lodging is described as “a beloved hotel of the elite of Now in New Buffalo Istanbul and the passengers of the Orient Express.” CHICAGO’S VERY OWN Agatha Christie slept here, too. - Cannes Intercontinental (http:cannes.intercon- tinental.com). The page would not come up on my pow- erful computer, so I assumed the webmaster recog- nized my IP and dissed me, knowing that my chances of staying there were slim-to-none. - Hilton (Amsterdam.hilton.com). I could not see anything extraordinary about this mod- ern hotel. So what if it was “home” to John and Yoko? - The Ritz, London (theritz.london.com). Yes, the French country house-styled hotel oozes elegance OPEN 7 DAYS and sophistication. If you like Louis XVI- style and Late Nights • 10 am - 2 am the utmost in graciousness, this is the place to hang out. The site lets you tour the rooms, dining areas and Italian Beef $5.00 Giardiniera • Mozzarella lobby via video clips and panoramic views. Again, the Italian Beef & Sausage Soft Drinks webmaster dissed me and my powerful computer Combo $6.00 Bottled Water froze up twice, knocking me off the Internet both Italian Sausage $5.00 Italian Lemonade times. I’ll wear suit, hat and gloves the next time I attempt to surf to the Ritz’ website. Buy Three Get One FREE - San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara (sanysidro- Buy Two Get One Mini FREE ranch.com). The Travel Channel calls it “one of the with this ad top 10 romantic destinations in the world.” Vivian Leigh and Sir Lawrence Olivier thought so. JFK and Jackie WE NOW HAVE PIZZA spent their honeymoon here. You can stay in the 108 N. Whittaker St. • New Buffalo, MI 269-469-6955 Kennedy Suite, a sweet turn-of-the-century stone cottage with 3 wood burning fireplaces, for $1875 a August 28, 2003 Page 69 night. Or, among other choices, you can stay in the 2200 square-foot Eucalyptus Cottage for $4100 a night. Amenities include spa services, or take a one- hour guided hike around the lush foothills and ocean views for $105. San Ysidro Ranch is a pretty place alright. But I would not pay $105 to take a little hike. No way. - The Columns Hotel (thecolumns.com) in New Orleans and Sundance Resort (sundanceresort.com) in Utah get just a brief mention to save space for the island showstoppers: - Fregate Island, Seychelles (fregate.com). Choose one of 16 private villas, each 2000 square feet of tropical splendor. Then hop on a fishing charter for a day of sport fishing on the Indian Ocean. Cost of a Villa is $1800 per night until December 20th. Bring the kids. The resort has babysitters and children’s pro- grams. You pay extra for chartering one of several dif- ferent size boats. - Turtle Island, Fiji (turtlefigi.com). Don’t bring along the kids. This is an escape meant for couples only with a capacity of 14 couples as guests at any one time. Billed as “as close to heaven on earth as you’re likely to get.” Yep, I agree, based on the Web photos. Turtle Island was the location for the movie, The Blue Lagoon. Blue and aqua and turquoise domi- nate the scenery. You have to stay a minimum of 6 nights. But, based on what my eyes soaked up while drool- ing at the images, a guest will probably have to be served an eviction notice to leave. You’ll fly in by seaplane ($690 rt). The resort amenities are all-inclusive (meals, open bar, etc) and $1360 a night does not sound too outrageous. Read the interesting history of the island’s owner, Richard Evanson—a true rags-to- riches story. Evanson’s one-price-includes-all is based on his philosophy that his guests don’t want to deal with money issues while enjoying their stay. (Pay with credit card and deal with those money issues later). If you act now, you can get FREE international air- fare to Fiji from Los Angeles. Start doing the math after adding the 12.5% VAT (value added tax) and include your flight to LA. Ready to splurge? With Labor Day on the near horizon, it’s an excel- lent time to start planning for your next vacation. Hope these websites fire up your dreams.

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wildlife at temple. moose-tracks. turtle. grasshopper. or chocolate. ice cream at temple. 816 jefferson. laporte. every day. Page 70 August 28, 2003 Life is Just a Bowl of Cherry, AZ by Paula McHugh Cactus and desert usually comes to mind when a person thinks about Arizona. Likewise, Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Sedona are probably the most familiar places. But did you know that Arizona boasts fruity little places named Strawberry and Cherry? We passed through Strawberry a few years ago, taking the two- lane blacktopped Arizona 260 from Camp Verde to Payson and visiting Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. This year, we traversed dirt roads—often bumpy but passable—to check out Cherry, which cannot be called a town, or even a village for that matter. Cherry is really just a smattering of homesteads secreted way off the beaten path. The easy way to get there is from Arizona 169 east of Dewey. Here, a dri- Not even a stray dog was around when we rolled into Cherry. In back of ver only has to travel six dirt miles on relatively flat the antique store, which locals say is perpetually closed; this lonely little and desolate terrain to reach the burg, described as playground horse needed a rider. If you’re looking for a remote place to settle, Cherry might be the perfect place for you. “charming” by all who have been there. The more chal- lenging route is from Camp Verde off Arizona 260. If know to always start out with a full gas tank and plen- you like the thrill of traveling along narrow, dirt- ty of drinking water. graded mountain roads with blind curves and steep Locals, whom I lean toward calling loco-locals, climbs and descents, you’ll be in hair-raising heaven. often take the Cherry road from Cottonwood over to Especially if the road has been slickened by a recent Prescott. Why, I don’t know for sure. Maybe for the rain. thrill of coming close to sliding off the edge of the road while rounding a u-turn. Or more likely, to round a final bend and find themselves in a lush, green val- ley where tucked-away homes line a straight-ahead lane bordered by rural mailboxes. Surely they get wist- ful, as we did, dreaming of living in this get-way-from- it-all kind of place. A writer with an Internet connection could live here, if telecommuting formed his livelihood. Retirees who cared not one iota for daily golf outings or shuf- Don’t expect to fleboard or community potlucks might find them- unwind with a tall selves very happy here. Apparently some have, iced tea or cold beer once you’ve because Cherry is beginning to sprout a small forest reached this so- of log homes. Or, they may be weekend getaways. called place of When we rolled in to Cherry not even a stray dog charm. There are no restaurants here. was around to welcome us. All was eerily quiet in this fresh mountain air vale. A travel book told us that wagons and stagecoaches passed along this same dirt road a century ago, trav- eling from Fort Whipple in Prescott to Fort Verde in Camp Verde. Cherry’s elevation, 5100 feet above sea level, means that it experiences four distinct sea- sons. It also means that permanent residents here need to plan carefully for their trips to the grocery when the snow starts falling. Dewey appears to be the Don’t expect to unwind with a tall iced tea or cold closest town at a distance of about 12 miles. But beer once you’ve reached this so-called place of charm. then, the mail must get through, judging from the line There are no restaurants here. Except for an intrigu- of boxes along the road. ing-looking antique store that is never open (so locals We didn’t see any school bus signs. However, we did report) and the Cherry Creek Bed and Breakfast, take notice of Powell Springs State Forest camp- there are no commercial spots for weary travelers. No ground nearby, which happened to be bustling with gas stations and not even a pop machine. But seasoned campers on this chilly weekend. Arizonians tend to Arizona backwoods travelers, to which, after some 14 know where the best camping spots are and they years of annual visits we can tentatively claim title, have good reason to keep them a secret from the August 28, 2003 Page 71 steady stream of tourist-invaders. Heaven help the first-time RV-er pulling a travel trailer who tries to reach this campground from the Camp Verde side of the mountain. But that’s me, a sugarfoot talking. My friend with her 4-wheel drive Blazer did the driving, and the brave soul decided to detour off the road to Cherry to follow a sign marked, “Prayer Mountain.” And I learned that in Arizona, just about any mule-track might be called a road. In retrospect, maybe we should have

Locals, whom I lean toward call- ing loco-locals, often take the Cherry road from Cottonwood over to Prescott. Why, I don’t know for sure. Maybe for the thrill of com- ing close to slid- ing off the edge of the road while rounding a u- turn. Or more likely, to round a final bend and find themselves in a lush, green valley where tucked-away homes line a straight-ahead lane bordered by rural mailboxes. been saying a few prayers while inching along the road to the mountain. Less than a mile after constant bouncing out of our seats, my friend found a spot stripped of manzanita to turn around. Just after she suc- ceeded, a pickup truck came barreling around a blind corner and passed us in a proverbial cloud of smoke. People who live here drive back and forth along these rutty roads on a daily basis, and back home, we com- plain of potholes in our streets? Anyway, Cherry got its name literally, from prospec- tors who found wild cherry trees growing there. As the crow flies, Cherry is not far from the famous mining town of Jerome. After a small community sprung up there, a Texas family by the name of, uh, Cherry— took up residence in the little valley. Prospectors dug up about $100,000 worth of gold ore in the sur- rounding hills here. From the looks of it today, Cherry’s new gold standard is real estate. As one long-time area resident put it, “Cherry has finally been discovered. And it probably won’t be that same charming place much longer.” So, if you want to experience a taste of the way-off- the-beaten-path lifestyle, visit Cherry now. Or you can wait until they turn that scary, dirt mountain road access to a four-lane blacktop. With Arizona’s current growth rate, it shouldn’t take too long for that to happen. Page 72 August 28, 2003 Independent Cat Society has Kittens! Abiney’s Advanced Carpet Care, Inc. The Independent Cat Society has dozens of beau- Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Company tiful, loving kittens who need homes. For a $65 adop- tion fee, adopters can get a kitten who is already Oriental Rug Cleaning, Repair, Restoration and Refringing neutered or spayed, has been tested and given all age- FREE PICKUP and DELIVERY SERVICE appropriate vaccinations, and has had medication for • Carpet Cleaning internal and external parasites. The fee includes a tem- • Upholstery Cleaning porary cardboard cat carrier, and a health check by • Leather Furniture Cleaning a participating veterinarian. • Drapery & Blind Cleaning Adoption hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., (as they hang) and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. • Window Washing The Independent Cat Society is a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter. It operates with volunteer help and All Rugs are cleaned by hand with a specially designed chemical process receives no financial support from local, state or fed- HARDWOOD FLOORS - Hand Polishing & High Speed Buffing eral sources. 1-888-327-1010 For more information, contact the Independent Cat Society at (219) 785-4936. 705 Harrison Street, LaPorte, IN 219-325-3363

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Public Library and the LaPorte County Public Library and its branches will be closed for the holiday. September 2 -- Coolspring Reader’s Group. 7 p.m. 2003 at the Coolspring branch of the LaPorte County Roger Juby Public Library, corner of Johnson Rd. and 400 N. Painted House by John Grisham to be discussed. Celebrity New members invited. Info 879-3272. Golf Classic Places to Visit: Roger Juby Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City. To benefit Guided tours on Mon-Fri, 10 am, 11:30 am. Adm. The Great Lakes Museum of $4/adults, $2/kids 18 and under, free/kids under 3. Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery. In Military History the Gallery: artists Valerie Taglieri & Ron Wenekes- Dedicated to the memory of Claude Akins & Alvy Moore ”Twilight Fragment.” In the museum: photo exhibit Golf Classic Reception of the old Beverly Shores School. Phone 871-0832. Wed., Sept. 3 • 11 am Tues., Sept. 2 Door Prairie Auto Museum. Located one mile south Reg. 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F & Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 720 Franklin St., Lakes M Catering Michigan City. Interim location until new building is 95.9 LIGHT ready. Phone 874-4900. New exhibits: Emerging Artists and Recent Work by Area Artists Association. New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, MI. Open Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 10 am-3 pm (MI time). Info 269/469-5409. Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park, Michigan City. Open Tues-Sun, 1-4 pm. Adm. $2/adults, $1/kids grades 9-12, 50 cents/kids grades 1-8, free to preschool- ers. Group tours available, phone 872-6133. Closed January and February. The Sailor’s Wife Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City. 209 W. Michigan Blvd. A collection of classic, antique & unusual vehi- cles & memorabilia. Open every day 10 am-7 pm. Adm. Fashions That Flirt With $6/adults, $5/sen.cit., $4/kids, free/under age 3. 878- Your Senses 1514. The Depot of Beverly Shores Museum and Art For Men & Women Gallery, 525 Broadway, Beverly Shores, IN. Adm. free, donations welcome. Open Sat. & Sun, 1-4 pm from May-November. Info about museum, 874-5322; info about gallery, 872-4185. the ultimate Farther Afield: August 29-31, September 5-6 — 29th Annual shopping experience Oktoberfest, German Park, 8600 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Authentic German food & pasteries, bier garden, crafts, live music and more. Tix $5; kids M-F 11-6 • Sat. 10-9 • Sun. 10-6 under 10 free. Hours 4 pm-midnight. info 317/888-6940. Through September 14 — “Linda McCartney’s 110 N. Whittaker Street Sixties Portrait of an Era.” Photo exhibit by the late New Buffalo, Michigan wife of Beatle Paul McCartney. At the Ella Sharp Museum, 3225 4th St., Jackson, MI. 517/787-2320 or (269) 469-3440 log onto www.ellasharp.org Page 76 August 28, 2003 Travels with Charley: A Private Air Showing in Gary with Capt. Chris Callaghan, USAF by Charles McKelvy Brag all you want about watch- Thunderbirds. Which, by the way, ing the recent Chicago Air & Water are celebrating their 50th anniver- Show from some high-rise on Lake sary of public performances at air Shore Drive. shows around the country and Good for you. world. But it was even better for me For starters, Captain Callaghan and the good wife on Friday, August said he is the proud papa of a baby 15 when we went to the Gary Jet girl named Ashley who arrived Center at the Gary/Chicago Airport safely in April. He and his wife to get a private tour of the U.S. Air Kelly were wed at Nellis Air Force Force Thunderbirds by the pilot of Base in Las Vegas where the plane number three, one Captain Thunderbirds are based. On August Chris Callaghan. 15, Kelly and Ashley were enjoying Captain Callaghan, of course, is the air-conditioned comfort of a the brother of James Callaghan, hotel in Chicago where Captain M.D., who practices family medicine Callaghan would join them later. at St. Anthony Hospital in Michigan City and lives in Long Beach with his wife Sue and their children Tommy, Bridget and Erin. (The Callaghan brothers’ sister Elizabeth Cook and her husband Chris and their three kids live in Indianapolis and so were unable to join the group in Gary on August 15.) An Air Force veteran in his own right, Dr. Callaghan was flight surgeon for the Thunderbirds in 1995-96, and he is now Director of Physician Affairs at Saint Anthony. In fact, it was the good doctor himself who made our glorious day on the sunny tarmac possible by phon- ing the Beacher and inviting yours truly and his devoted wife to tag along with a contingent from Chicago/Long Beach who would be on hand to greet Captain Chris Callaghan (center) poses with part of the Chicago/Long Capt. Callaghan on August 15 at the Gary Jet Center. Beach contingent: (left to right) Phil Doran, Phil Doran Jr., Anne Oswald, Connie Oswald, Captain Callaghan, Mary I. Doran, David Weber Talk about a tough assignment!! and Lois Weber. Well, when a retired Air Force flight surgeon and son of the late and highly decorated Air Force General James Callaghan, invites you to take a close look at the Air Force’s precision flying team, why you just have to hop to and head for Gary. Especially if you happen to be a former navy enlisted man. So naturally Natalie and I were on hand at the Gary Jet Center on August 15 to meet Dr. Callaghan and his party, and we were indeed on our feet when Captain Chris Callaghan himself arrived aboard a Blackhawk helicopter. He stepped off that aircraft in his crisp Thunderbirds uniform looking like the ultimate recruiting poster. He was, as we said in the navy, as squared away as they come. And, as we all soon discovered, he was the friend- liest and most informative Air Force pilot we could ever A Callaghan reunion at the Gary Jet Center: Capt. Chris Callaghan with hope to meet. his brother Dr. Jim Callaghan and nephew Sean. And he was our personal tour guide for the six F- But first he had a whole flock of Chicago/Long 16 jets (and two back-ups) that comprise the Beach folk to lead on a tour of the Thunderbirds. August 28, 2003 Page 77

It’s too bad the Beacher isn’t available in video format, because, like fighter pilots the world over, Captain Callaghan conducted most of his tour with animated hand gestures. For example, when he field- ed a question from a bright child on why the number 5 was upside down on plane number five, he demon- strated with his hands that that particular aircraft spends a lot of time upside down during air shows. Each aircraft is numbered, of course, and the upright pilots need at all times to see where number five is in relation to their aircraft. Got that?

The enlisted ground crew prepares the Thunderbirds for the air show.

Air Force pilots are always pointing toward the wild blue yonder. If you are dazzled, just consider how tickled I was to be in the company of a man who was graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and who flew three tours during the late 1990s patrolling one of the “no-fly” zones over Iraq. He calmly told us how at the age of 25, he was suddenly confronted by an Iraqi Mig fighter who came right up the edge of the zone. “But I didn’t get shot at,” Captain Callaghan said. He kept his cool because he spent nearly three years after graduation from the Air Force Academy training to become a “go-to-war combat asset.” An Air Force recruiting poster if ever there was one: Captain Chris Captain Callaghan initially flew the F-15, but Callaghan with his plane number three of the famous Thunderbirds. when he was selected to be part of the elite Thunderbirds team, he had to qualify to fly the F-16 which can eas- ily travel at two times the speed of sound. Callaghan Continued on Page 78

A maintainer prepares Captain Callaghan’s plane for flight. Proof that the Thunderbirds have performed around the world. Page 78 August 28, 2003

Callaghan Continued from Page 77 As Captain Callaghan explained to us all: “The F-16 is a single-engine, multi-role fighter that can attack air and ground targets. It turns tight, accelerates fast, and looks cool.” Yes, the F-16 costs a cool $20 mil- lion per copy, but both Callaghan brothers argued that the price is well worth it, not only because the plane has successfully defended our freedom time and again, but because it serves as a powerful allure to future pilots. Captain Callaghan said a survey of military pilots found that many had The Thunderbirds are rarin’ to go. been bitten by the flying bug after see- ing the Air Force Thunderbirds or Navy Blue Angels at an air show. Pilots like Captain Callaghan are assigned to the Thunderbirds for two years, and he will end his tour this November. He will then have to requalify for the F-15 and will be assigned to a squadron at a base in Alaska. Meanwhile, there was the matter of rehearsing for the two-day Chicago Air & Water Show. After informing us that his 6’3”, 200 lb. frame increases to 1,800 lbs. on turns when the plane “pulls 9 Gs”, The ground crew always walks the flight line looking for stones before every flight. Captain Callaghan assured us he was quite comfortable in the cockpit, despite the presence of some 200 switches and who knows what all else. All I know is I was mighty grate- ful that our skies are guarded by the likes of the stalwart Captain Chris Callaghan and his comrades. After bidding us all a hearty farewell, Captain Callaghan fell in line with his five fellow pilots for a pre- cision preparation to take-off. Then they were off with a roar for a rehearsal over the Chicago lakefront. Leaving the flight line in good order. One second they were here, and the other they were truly gone into the wild, blue yonder. We who were left behind all just grinned at one another and agreed that we wouldn’t trade places with those people in the high-rises on Lake Shore Drive for anything. Not when we had just had the ulti- mate private tour of the Thunderbirds by an officer and a gentleman named Chris Callaghan. Birds away! August 28, 2003 Page 79 Gary Airport was the Take Off Point for the Thunderbirds and Other Aircraft in the Chicago Air & Water Show

The Thunderbirds never leave home without this C-141 transport plane which is packed with spare parts and

One of the Red Baron’s bi-planes flown during the Chicago Air & Water Show. equipment.

A Marine Corps Harrier “jump jet” comes in for a vertical landing.

Other participants in the Chicago Air Show rest at Gary: these are T-6 Texans.

Callaghan family portrait at the Gary Jet Center: Tommy, Bridget, and The enlisted flight crew stands down after getting the Thunderbirds off safely. Erin in foreground with Sue and Sean with Dr. Jim in background. Page 80 August 28, 2003

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Arriving at the fair, he almost immediately loses Off the Book Shelf the $40 he had taken from Mae’s cookie jar to a con by Sally Carpenter artist. He then meets up with an unsavory character named Nick, (was their meeting really an accident?) Moon’s Crossing by Barbara Croft and a beautiful young woman who is way, way out of The fair was over, but Moon could not go home. Every Moon’s league. time he pictured himself returning, a failed man The three explore the fair together, but you just know squirming beneath forgiveness, he found another rea- son to stay in Chicago. He missed them, of course, Mae that Nick is hiding something. A secretive, confusing and the boy, and tried to write more than once, but the man, he accidently meets Mae Moon when she comes words wouldn’t come. It wasn’t only the money he to Chicago looking for her husband. Does he lead had lost. It was something deeper, some energy. The her to Jim? Of course not. After the fair closes, Nick dream had been there. He had seen it, walked along even manages to get Moon mixed up in the Pullman the paths of a bright new world. strike of 1894. Disillusionment is a sickness. It starts small, but That’s the background of this story which begins it gradually and steadily seeps into every pore of with Moon’s death, suicide actually. The story gives your body, turning the world into a hollow mockery us three stories that radiate out from Moon’s “cross- of what you think it should be. Jim Moon was a dis- ing.” First there is Moon’s story; then we read about illusioned man. Born in Iowa in 1846, he joined the his son, Winslow, and the strange headstone for his Union Army during the Civil War while still a teenag- father that is sent to him (C.O.D.). Finally there is the er, and returned home several years later not under- young woman who seemed to be living with Moon at standing how his world could have changed so much. the end of his life, and the policeman who tries to find Nothing seemed right to this sensitive artist. some sensational reason for Moon’s death. The author The war had changed everything. Not obviously at does such a deft job of intertwining these stories first, but the ground had shifted. Industry had taken that just seem to meld into each other. hold, bending men to its needs. Farming had changed. Moon’s Crossing shows us that dying is not necessarily Steam power, boom times. A lot of the boys were drift- just the ending of one life. Moon’s departure from this ing toward the cities. Money was easy got, Moon world had an influence on various persons’ lives; an heard. influence that would not have happened if he had lived. So it wasn’t surprising that one night after supper, Author Croft also does an outstanding job of mak- Moon told his parents that he was leaving. He wan- ing the reader understand what life was life at the end dered the country for many years, drawing what he of the 19th century: old ways clashing with newfan- saw, writing in his journal, always on the lookout for gled inventions and the promise of a better future. It his Utopia. And then in the fall of 1892 Moon was pass- must have been, as Jim Moon is witness, a very con- ing back through Iowa and met Miss Mae Eliza fusing time in which to live. The author’s description Stanton Greentree, who owned a house of sorts and of the White City and the electricity it generated in a scruffy farm her father had left her. She was twen- its visitors comes to vivid life. The despair of urban ty-five years old, and Moon was forty-six. living was lost when one entered the White City. A bright, He tried. He really did. He married Mae and she shiny new world of the future was laid out for the vis- gave birth to a son they named Winslow, but some- itor to stare open-mouthed at. No wonder Jim Moon thing was still missing. It was then Moon read in the didn’t want to leave. paper about the Columbian World’s Exhibition held It’s only two hundred pages long, but Moon’s in Chicago; the great White City of the future. Moon Crossing holds an entertaining and imaginative read. was excited. The fair was bringing together the great- Take this one along to the beach—it’s out in oversize est minds of the day, from artists to scientists. He had paperback; how portable can you get? to go. Till next time, happy readi

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