Happy Days in Teen Town

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Volume 23, Number 16 Thursday, April 26, 2007
Happy Days in Teen Town
by Paula McHugh
Every generation has a different definition of the good old days. The period near the end of the Eisenhower administration and the beginning of JFK’s presidency ushered in Rock and Roll. Teens responded
enthusiastically to Bill Haley and the Comets and swooned over the Beatles. In Michigan City, teens had
their own gathering spot to jive to the latest music craze.
Posters to the WeAreMC website deserve credit for keeping alive many City memories. Several Cityzen
members of the website filled us in about teen life in former years.
One of the photos
posted on We Are
MC show Jim and
Chloe Cook checking
membership cards.
The call is out to identify
the teens in the photo.
Jim Cook, former
Parks & Recreation
Superintendent,
originated Teen Town
in the late 1950’s. Jim
worked with a council of
high school juniors and
seniors who provided
input into the program.
Jim’s wife, Chloe served
as part-time director of
Teen Town.
Teen Town strolled onto the scene after Parks & Recreation Superintendent Jim Cook, along with an appointed
Teen Council, spiffed up the neglected nightclub in the lower level of the Spaulding Hotel. Teen Town Director Chloe
Cook and members of the Teen Council “scrubbed, painted
and every thing else needed to get the new facility ready
for use,” Jim said.
The Park Department rented the space in the Spaulding for $25 per night, with gatherings three evenings a
week. The room came with a dance floor and bar where
soft drinks were sold when the space became Teen Town.
Chloe and the teen leaders put together rules of conduct,
including a strict dress code, Jim said.
Teen Town
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tually Teen Town was relocated to the Armory, which
Jim described as having plenty of space and a good
location, but lacking a certain ambience.
“It was basically a gym (too much like a school).
We paid no rent, but we could not do much decorating,” he explained. Two years later, the program
moved to Memorial Park, but for many teens, the
location made it too far a walk. Teens may have had
driver’s licenses at that time, but few had their own
cars.
An unidentified group of teens looks over bulletin board postings of
program activities. Notice their attire—Teen Town members
had to adhere to a strict dress code.
High school students paid a $1-per year membership; junior high students’ fees were 75 cents.
“The junior high program was on Friday nights
from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and the Senior high group
on Wednesday and Saturday nights from 7:00 to
11:00 p.m. We had 500 teens the first night and a
membership of 1000 seniors and 600 juniors,” Jim said.
Volunteer disk jockeys spun the tunes
most nights. However, live bands, some
from Chicago, would occasionally entertain the crowds American Bandstand
style. There were no mosh pits in those
days, of course. Teen Town’s amenities
included ping-pong and table games, according to Jim. If you wanted to meet
your friends there, you arranged that in
person or by phone. No text messaging
or E-vites in those days.
According to Jim, as ideal as the
Spaulding’s nightclub was for atmosphere, the building was having its
share of maintenance problems. Even-
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Ping-pong and table games were available to those who were:
1) either too shy to dance, or 2) worn out from doing the Twist.
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Junior high schoolers line up at the snack bar during a break.
Proceeds from the snack bar went into the Teen Town fund.
In addition to the weekly dances, Teen Town
members took part in activities that benefited the
Children’s International Summer Village, and the
Michigan City Scholarship Foundation. Teen Town
contributed to the purchase of a resuscitator for
summer lifeguards, and sent delegates to the Governors Recreation Conference. The “Can-Can” dances required students to donate a can of food to enter
the facility, with the collected foodstuff donated to
the local food pantry. The teens also built a float for
several Fourth of July parades.
“Everybody looked forward the Fourth and working on the float. We also learned a lot at Teen Town
– making friendships was important, but we also
learned to organize projects and work together to
build our club into a great place for teens to feel like
they belonged and that they had an independent
voice,” Brenda Ochodnicky said.
“When we did the float for the parade we built
it out at Browns Trucking,” explained former Teen
Town member Michael Stawski. “Those were some
of the greatest times for the young people of the day.
A lot of great friendships were made and even some
great loves.”
Teen Town opened its doors in 1959. After the
move from the Spaulding to the Armory, and finally
Memorial Park, attendance began to drop off. Teen
Town folded in 1963. Jim explained that part of the
reason the program ended was due to a similar, private program a group of teens had started — one
that was unsupervised and had a lax dress code. Jim
and Chloe Cook chaperoned Teen Town events, and
Michael Stawski, class of ’65, said he remembered a
Mrs. Piper who watched over the group, too.
“I remember Teen Town was always a great place
to hang out with your friends,” said Brenda, daughter of Jim and Chloe. Brenda reminisced about those
days gone by:
Teen Town
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Teen Town
April 26, 2007
“For teens growing up in the late 50’s
and through the 60’s it was just like Happy
Days. We even had our Fonzies and Richies: the malt shop was Scholl’s dairy and the
root beer stand was the BK and Morrison’s.
Our first adventure with nightlife in our
early teens was watching the Red Devil’s at
home games at Ames Field and Elston. We
needed more, including a place where kids
could have fun, be themselves, and be safe;
hence Teen Town was born.
Teens behind Brown’s trucking. They are in the early stages
of building their Fourth of July float.
It was very unique & it was the only
venue that brought local teens from all of
M.C.’s Jr. and High Schools together.”
The Beacher thanks Jim Cook, Brenda
Ochodnicky and Michael Stawski for sharing their photographs of Teen Town. For
more memories of Michigan City, visit www.
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An impressive, finished float. Note the base of sand.
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Once Again, La Salle’s Fur Ship Makes News
by Wm. Keefe
“Our pilot and five men with him were therefore
sent back and ordered to return with all imaginable
speed, to join us toward the southern parts of the
lake where we should stay for them among the Illinois Indians. They sailed on the 18th of September
with a wind, and fired a gun to take their leave.
“Though the wind was favorable, it was never
known what course they steered nor how they perished; for after all the enquiries we have been able
to make, we could never learn anything else but the
following particulars:
“The ship came to an anchor to the north of the
lake of the Illinois, where she was seen by some
savages who told us they advised our men to sail
along the coast and not toward the middle of the
lake, because of the sands that make the navigation
dangerous when there is any high wind. Our pilot,
Luke, as I said before was dissatisfied, and would
steer as he pleased, without hearkning to the advice
of the savages, who…have more sense than Europeans think at first.
length of some 40 feet. Construction of the Griffin
began along the Niagara River on January 22, 1679.
“The vessel was rigged and ready to sail by the end
of July,” writes Paul J. Creviere in his book “Wild
Gales and Tattered Sails.”
An artist’s conception of the Griffin shows the ship’s profile clearly.
The drawing resides in the Milwaukee Public Library.
An inspection of the horizon suggests that rain or rough
weather may be in the offing.
“But the ship was hardly a league from the coast
when it was tossed up by a violent storm in such
a manner that our men were never heard of since;
and it is supposed that the ship struck upon a sand
and was there buried.”
So writes Father Louis Hennepin, chaplain and
chronicler for the La Salle expedition of the late
1670s. Rene-Robert, Sieur de La Salle had organized the expedition as his first step toward establishing a new approach to the fur trade.
Instead of depending on the storied birch-bark
cargo canoes, dependable watercraft during more
than 200 years of fur trading, La Salle was going
big. He built the Griffin, planning to ship in each
voyage thousands more pelts than the slower, sometimes river-bound canoes could carry. The ship was
a 45-ton bark estimated by historians to have a
Traversing lakes Erie and Huron, the Griffin apparently ended her maiden voyage in Green Bay, on
the western littoral of Lake Michigan. Having presumably taken on a load of furs, she set sail. Father
Hennepin doesn’t so indicate, but various accounts
say she was supposed to make landfall near the site
of present-day St. Joseph, Michigan.
La Salle was awaiting her arrival there. No one
really knows from what bay or island inlet the Griffin sailed, but the final chapter in her history seems
beyond doubt. As John Halsey, State of Michigan archeologist, writes, extrapolating from Father Hennepin’s account:
“After taking on a load of furs, the Griffin sailed
September 18, 1679, with a pilot and five crew members and vanished.”
The Pantheon of Lost Ships
The Griffin ranks, historically, as the first European commercial or trade ship on the Great Lakes.
It also stands as one of the most famous of the grand
pantheon of lost ships that litter the bottoms of the
inland seas.
Her role in early American history alone would
have made the Griffin a perennial target for sport
divers, underwater archeologists, and others who
from time to time go below in the Great lakes in
search of answers to riddles. But there were other
details, some of them full of pathos, some romantic.
As examples, La Salle had left part of his crew at
the Straits of Mackinac--and that part joined him
at the mouth of the St. Joseph River on November
20. That group had tried to extract some word of the
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Griffin from “the savages inhabiting the coast of the
lake,” as Hennepin writes. But there was no word.
To the drama and pathos we can add that the
Griffin, as a product of French energy and ingenuity, was the repository of numerous artifacts of great
value and historical interest. The prizes would include not only the five guns or small cannon with
which the ship sailed but also three heavier cannon
called “harquebuzes” by Father Hennepin.
Beyond implements of war there would have been
tools, clothing, possibly remnants of food stores, and
all the other paraphernalia that a ship sailing into
a watery void might need. The ship herself would
have attracted attention. As Creviere notes, “The
beak head was adorned with a flying griffin and an
eagle above it; and the rest of the ship had the same
ornaments as men of war used to have.”
Can there be any wonder that the roster of those
who have searched for the Griffin and reported success, or at least a qualified suggestion of success-has grown nearly to phonebook proportions over the
years?
Author diving
enthusiast Paul J.
Creviere models
a World War II
Navy diving suit.
Creviere’s book,
“Wild Gales and
Tattered Sails,” has
a section on the
La Salle ship
Griffin.
And then There Were--?
Paul Creviere, drawing from locally available
sources, lists no fewer than seven searchers who either claimed to have found the Griffin or “knew of”
a wreck reputed to be the La Salle ship. All seven
claims dated from “the three centuries since her
[the Griffin’s] disappearance in 1679,” comments
Creviere. He does not add that the science and techniques of diving were, in the late 1900s, coming into
what might be called the modern era.
Remembering that the “discoveries” enumerated
below were probably recorded in relatively shallow
water, the list includes:
-- “Guy McCracken of Door County reported in
the 1930s that as a youngster in the 1880s, he knew
of a wreck off Lily Bay that was thought by local
fishermen to be the Griffon…”
-- Peter Johnson, a local fisherman who was familiar with the wreck, said that “local residents removed a bell and a small cannon in the late 1870s.”
-- “John Mitchell of Escanaba claimed to have
found the bark [the Griffin] near Pointe aux Barques
in the late 1940s.”
-- “Richard Brownes of Detroit claimed to have
found her east of Drummond Island in 1969.”
-- “Harry G. Tucker of Owen Sound, Ontario reported in 1929 that he found the Griffon near Grand
Manitoulin Island. Other Canadians reported, in
1930, [that] the bark was west of Manitoulin Island.”
-- “Orrie Vail of Tobermory, Ontario claimed in
1969 that he found the craft near Grenough Point.”
-- “Eugene McDonald, onetime president of Zenith Corporation, dived on what he said were the
Griffon’s remains near Cockburn Island.”
Summarizing, author Creviere notes that “No one
has ever proved the location of the missing bark and
its whereabouts remains a mystery to this day.”
A Change in the Offing?
One fact remains closed to debate: the Griffin, if
discovered intact and identifiable, will retain the
mystique that has made it a kind of shipwreck Rosetta Stone--a key to French ambitions and entrepreneurship in the New World. But the IF is huge.
As Ron Mason, a professor emeritus of anthropology
at Lawrence University, has indicated, “If it sank
into very shallow water, then it was probably broken up by wave action. If it sank into deeper water,
then there would be a good chance of preservation,
but it would be very hard to find.”
Michigan’s state archeologist, John Halsey, agrees
with Professor Mason. “If the latest reported find
turned out to be the Griffin, it would be the preeminent vessel in the Great Lakes. But you don’t know
what’s left; sometimes there are bits and pieces.”
The latest find has already moved front and center in the rumor market. The finder is Steve Libert,
veteran Great Lakes exploration expert, who has
gone to court to establish a claim to what he describes as “among the most significant archeological
finds” in U.S. history.
As the Grand Rapids Press reports, “A Virginia
man who for years tried to get permission to search
for gold in northern Lake Michigan said he is back
with the story of another shipwreck… [but] Steve
Libert won’t divulge the ship’s identity or the exact
location in Lake Michigan…
“I’m not going to say what it is,” said Libert, of
Great Lakes Exploration Group, based in Ohio. “If I
did, everyone would jump out of the woodwork…
Fur Ship
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The last view of the diver as he heads for the nether regions reveals the
air tank that has been strapped to the diver’s back.
On an earlier exploration in Lake Michigan waters, Steve Libert’s Fairport
International dive team worked from a “base camp” on Poverty Island, in
northern Lake Michigan.
Fur Ship
They’ll find the ship and tear it apart.”
“He may have no choice but to divulge more… In
the short term he wants to be named custodian. A
judge, however, rejected that request for now, saying he needs more information. . . Based on the coordinates [provided by Libert], the ship is in northern
Lake Michigan, somewhere between Escanaba and
the St. Martin Islands, near Wisconsin.”
The complicating factor in the Libert court case in
a Grand Rapids federal venue has implications that
could change the verdict in Libert’s favor. Assuming
that the wreck he refers to is the Griffin, “The vessel
was owned by a foreign research expedition operating with the authority of…a foreign sovereign until
it became wrecked, lost and abandoned,” notes the
Grand Rapids Press.
The foreign sovereign--the King of France in
1679--and his blessing on the La Salle expedition
could conceivably work his mojo through the centuries. With proof that Libert’s find is the Griffon, the
current French government could take up the cudgels for preservation of the wreck for archeological
research purposes.
All outfitted and
ready to dive, an
unidentified diver
pauses for a lastminute checkup of
his equipment.
In that event Libert could become the hulk’s custodian. Michigan, like other Great Lakes states and
Canada, typically claim authority and ownership
over abandoned ships in their offshore waters. “But
the French government could trump everyone if
this is the Griffin,” writes the Press, quoting John
Halsey. “Unless the French give their blessing, it
can’t be salvaged.”
With a diver at work down below, the other members of the crew stand
by for signals, information of any kind, or the diver’s return. In all cases
safety is a primary concern.
Stay Tuned
Libert’s first task would seem to be provision of
proof that the wreck he has found is the Griffin. His
second task would seem to be obvious: enlist the intermediation of the French government to lay claim
to the wreck and appoint him as the finder-keeper.
Far-fetched? Oddly, a similar scenario has occurred before--with another ship built and operated
by La Salle.
Quoting the Press yet again, “La Salle’s other
ship, La Belle, was discovered in the mid_1990s in
Matagorda Bay off the Texas coast. With approval
from France, state archeologists…recovered nearly
1 million artifacts, from human bones to muskets.”
Might it happen again? Possibly. In the meantime
Libert has indicated that he removed something like
“a sliver” from the wreck lying in Lake Michigan.
Subjected to radiocarbon dating, the scrap of wood
exhibited characteristics placing its period of origin
in the latter half of the seventeenth century.
Where will it end? Stay tuned.
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Singer/songwriter Ruth Bloomquist and her husband Max present their first Box Factory for the
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Tickets at the door are $8; $6 for students and seniors, 60 years and up. Students under 12 admitted
free when accompanied by an adult.
Ruth has been making music in the Great
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The Acorn Theater Plans Full Weekend
The best way to describe our menu?
Well done.
A fun night of “Ad Fest and Feast” is scheduled
at The Acorn Theater on Fri., April 27, followed on
Sat., April 28, by Acorn favorite Justin Hayford.
On Friday, in conjunction with Art Attack, a
Harbor Country-wide festival of the arts, and Lake
Magazine are excited to bring back one of Art Attack’s most fun-filled evenings. Direct from the
New York Festival of International Commercials,
“Ad Fest and Feast” is an evening of viewing the
world’s most award-winning and funniest television
commercials of 2006. Appetizing cuisine will be prepared by some of the finest chefs of Harbor Country.
The establishments the chefs represent are: Bentwood Tavern, Brewsters, Cafe Gulistan, Casey’s,
Dinner’s Ready, Hannah’s, Kite’s Kitchen, Skips,
Soé Cafe and Timothy’s.
The cost of this fun-filled evening is $40 per person and the event begins at 7 p.m. EDT
On Saturday, Hayford returns performing “It
All Belongs to You: Unsung Cole Porter.” Featuring music from his recently released third solo CD,
Hayford’s silky-smooth tenor is a perfect complement to his understated piano stylings. Reviewer
Sari N. Kent says, “Justin Hayford’s “It All Belongs
to You: Unsung Cole Porter” is a compliment to a
legend and Hayford does a masterful job trying to
recreate Porter’s resonance and gentility.” Tickets
are $15 and the show begins at 8 p.m.
In previous appearances at the Acorn, he has featured songs of Fred Astaire, Disney and Hollywood
musicals.
Since that day, Justin has performed to sold-out
houses in Chicago at Toulouse on the Park, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Davenport’s. He received the 2001 After Dark Award for Outstanding
Cabaret Artist.
Tickets can be reserved at 269-756-3879 or purchased at the door. The Acorn Theater is located
in the historic Featherbone Factory at 107 Generations Dr., behind the Three Oaks Post Office on
N. Elm Street. For maps, directions and other upcoming programs at The Acorn Theater, visit www.
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Style Show & Dinner Benefit
The Best Life Has To Offer:
Total Care-Free Living on a Beautiful Golf Course
The style show and dinner committee.
3rd Annual Spring & Summer Style Show & Dinner to Benefit the American Parkinson Disease Assciation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation will be
held on Thurs., May 17, 6-10 p.m., at Avalon, 3550
Lincoln Hwy (US 30), Merrillville, IN.
ALL proceeds and donations go directly to The
Midwest Region of the American Parkinson Disease
Association & The Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinson’s Research.
The evening will feature Women’s Fashions from
Elizabeth Fashions (Chesterton and Shererville);
men’s clothing from John Cicco’s Menswear; and
fine jewelry from Albert’s Diamond Jewelers.
Tickets Available At Sponsor Locations or by
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price is $45.00 each.
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Storytelling Auditions Scheduled
WNEP Theater will be holding general auditions
for the 8th Annual Storytelling Competition at the
Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, MI, on Sat., May 12,
from noon-3 p.m. for both the Maelstrom Contest
(improvised storytelling) and the Skald Contest
(prepared storytelling).
Participants interested in Maelstrom should be
prepared to improvise a 3-minute story based on
a suggestion given from the auditing panel. Skald
participants should prepare a 3-minute story using
any style and/or type.
To schedule an audition slot, which last 5 minutes for each, auditioners should email [email protected] with Acorn Skald Audition in the subject line and indicate whether they wish to audition
for Maelstrom, Skald or both. A return e-mail with
a time slot or slots will be sent.
The Maelstrom Contest will be Fri., June 8, and
the Skald Contest will be Sat., June 9. Both contests
will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for one event
or $25 for both events. For tickets, phone 269-7563879 or they can be purchased at the door.
Sat., June 9, Don Hall will conduct a free storytelling workshop at The Acorn noon-3 p.m. EDT. Hall
has taught storytelling, acting and improvisational
theater technique at Columbia College, Northwestern University, Chicago ComedySportz, the Playground Theatre, the Chicago Improv Festival and
for WNEP Theater.
Skald means an ancient Scandinavian poet, bard
or storyteller. Rooted in the oral traditions of nearly every organized society, storytelling is theater
stripped of all its dazzle, camouflage and focuses
strictly on the qualities of story and teller. WNEP
Theater has been creating unexpectedly imaginative and original theater in Chicago for 14 years and
is one of the most critically acclaimed companies in
Chicago theater.
The Acorn Theater is located in the historic Featherbone Factory at 107 Generations Dr., behind the
Three Oaks Post Office on N. Elm Street. For maps,
and directions, visit www.acorntheater.com.
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The 14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition opening
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Pokagon Triathlon/Duathlon, May 19
Mark your calendar for Pokagon State Park’s inaugural triathlon/duathlon, May 19, at 9 a.m.
The event, organized and conducted by TriFort
Triathletes through Three Rivers Velo Sport, will
use both park and Steuben County resources. A major sponsor is 80/20 Inc. of Columbia City, recognizing the Women’s Care Center of Allen County and
northeast Indiana.
This Olympic-distance event will be staged at the
park’s CCC Shelter. The triathlon features a 1.5kilometer swim from the park’s main beach along
the popular Lake James slalom ski course. Athletes
will transition to a 40-kilometer bike ride on roads
over rolling terrain that features the county’s rural
fields, forests and wetlands. The final leg is a 10kilometer run on the rolling, wooded trails of the
park.
For those who choose not to swim, or if race organizers determine that the water temperature is too
cold for swimmer safety, there will be a duathlon
featuring the 10-kilometer run and 40-kilometer
bike ride, followed by another 5-kilometer run back
on park trails.
The race will begin in two waves separated by
three to five minutes. Men starting first. All participants will receive a gift bag containing, among
other things, an event T-shirt and glass mug.
Individual race fee is $60 for USA Triathlon
2424 Franklin Street
(USAT) members, $69 for non-USAT members.
Team race fee is $120 for USAT members, $129 for
non-USAT members.
For more information and to register online, see
www.3rvs.com or www.active.com. For race information, contact randy.strebig@strebigconstruction.
com.
To volunteer, contact TriFort Triathletes at
www.3rvs.com. Others co-sponsors include Hupe Insurance, Strebig Construction, Carpet Craftsman,
Summit City Fitness, Summit City Bike, Tower
Bank, TLA Signs, Lake James Cottage Owners Association, and Martin, Goldstein, Knapke Real Estate. For information about becoming an additional
sponsor, see www.3rvs.com.
Registration packet pick-up and pre-registration
is May 18, 3 to 8 p.m., at the park’s Potawatomi
Inn. Race-day registration will be at the CCC Shelter from 7 to 8 a.m., May 19. For overnight lodging at the inn, contact www.indianainns.com, or call
(260) 833-2012 or (877) 768-2928. For information
on camping at Pokagon, contact www.camp.IN.gov,
or call 1-866-6campIN.
On race day, Saturday, the normal park entrance
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vehicles will be charged. Drivers may also use an
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• Thirty-acre campus with approximately
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the spring term at the Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake
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and artist and educator Lorie Jesperson will lead a
discussion period following the video. Coffee will be
served; bring a sack lunch, if you wish. All programs
are free and open to the public. More at 269/9830271 or www.krasl.org
Upcoming programs include the following:
Wed., May 2. Leonardo’s Dream Machines. (60
mins.) The world’s leading experts boldly attempt
to build, for the first time ever, two of Leonardo da
Vinci’s machines to the exact specifications that he
designed 500 years ago. The first is a giant crossbow, with arms nearly 70 feet across, and the second is a glider that predated flight by 400 years.
This two-part special reveals whether the inventor’s
ideas were flights of fancy or revolutionary designs
hundreds of years ahead of their time.
Wed., May 9. Chuck Close, UP CLOSE.
Wed., May 16. Van Gogh: Medical Secrets.
Cum Laude Ceremony at Marquette
Marquette Catholic High School will hold its annual Cum Laude Ceremony on Sun., May 6, at 6
p.m. in the Scholl Center.
Students who have achieved a 4.0 GPA or above
during any of the three quarters of the 2006-2007
school year will be recognized along with those students who have achieved a 3.75 to 3.99 GPA during
any of the three quarters of the 2006-2007 school
year.
Summa Cum Laude
Matthew Block, Joseph Bobillo, Jonathon Capozziello, Caitlin Cavanaugh, Kevin Crepeau, Christina Espar, Tess Filipowicz, Jesse Frageman, Rachel
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Gabrielle Houck, Gabrielle Hussey, Andrew Kelly,
Christine Kolodziejski, Rachel Konrady, Stephanie
Kuschel, Andrew McCotter, Natalie Miller, Belinda
Ng, Savanna Niec, Andrea Ochab, Zachary Osman,
Andrew Pomranke, Maryellen Przybylinski, Michelle Rowley, Anna Salyer, Alexandra Spellman,
David Ticknor, Caitlin Warren, David Zakutansky
and Stephani Zakutansky.
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Jack Allgood, Ross Beatty, Ashley Capozziello,
Patrick Dabkowski, Markus Herrmann, Kaitlyn
Howe, Therese Hullinger, Kara Jaske, Kathryn
Krueger, Ed Kutch, Megan May, Matthew McQuillin, Mary Catherine Mengel, Zachary Neulieb, Belinda Ng, Ethan Post,
Nicholas Post, Joseph Przybylinski, Joel Pytynia,
Kaitlyn Scott, Mary Stanish, Stephen Szczepaniak,
Cathryn Vernon and Clare Vernon.
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April 26, 2007
Redbud Trail Rendezvous
Nanda Danitschek in Concert May 5
The 17th Annual Redbud Trail Rendezvous will
take place on Sat. & Sun., April 28-29. This living
history festival will be held at the Fulton County
Historical Society grounds four miles north of Rochester, IN. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., and 10
a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. Hundreds of historic reenactors
will set up camps and live outdoors for the event,
demonstrating traditional crafts, frontier life ways,
and pioneer skills such as cooking over wood fires,
muzzle loading shooting and tomahawk throwing.
The event is educational and fun, showing authentic frontier history as reenacted by real people.
Admission is $3/adults, $1/kids ages 6-11 and
free/under 5 yrs. Proceeds enable the historical society to operate the Fulton County Museum and
preserve history.
Each year Scots Grays, a Seven Years War group,
holds a field training school at this event. Hoosier Ladies Aside demonstrate riding side saddle.
Lamb’s Artillery sets up a Revolutionary War camp
and fires their cannon.
Music and dance will be performed on a stage
in the woods, a different program every half hour.
The Fulton County Museum and round barn will
be open during the festival. The grounds are handicapped accessible and there are plenty of benches
to sit and rest. More at www.icss.net/~fchs or phone
574/223-4436.
Local artist Nanda
Danitschek will put on
a concert titled “Get
It?” that will consist
of singing and dancing
to music ranging from
rock to opera and hiphop to lyrical and will
include other professional artists from this
area, Detroit, and New
York... this is an event
for all to enjoy! Proceeds will benefit the
Aliveness Project of Northwest Indiana, an HIV/
AIDS organization.
This event is styled to be a comfortable environment with seating at tables of eight, complimentary appetizers at each, and a cash bar available.
You can choose to dress to the nines or down to the
jeans...just enjoy yourselves! “Get It?” will be held
at Rag Tops Museum at 209 E. Michigan Blvd. in
Michigan City. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and show
time is 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at the
door or in advance at Kabelin ACE Hardware in LaPorte, Michigan City and Roxy Music Shop at 1012
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Burnison Galleries Set to Sail the Great Lakes
by Charles McKelvy
Tom Burnison once upon a more relaxed time
took a year off from the late, lamented Chicago Daily News to going sailing.
So little wonder that the seasoned art director
and licensed auctioneer and appraiser is celebrating
the five Great Lakes and their little sister Lake St.
Clair by lending those storied names to the Burnison Galleries he is opening with his wife Judi and
their lively dog, Lisa, with an artist open house on
Saturday, April 28.
Tom and Judi (not
shown) Burnison and
Lisa look forward to
meeting you when
they open their
Burnison Galleries
at 15460 Red Arrow
Highway on April 28
with a reception for
artists John Michael
Downs and Susan
Randstrom.
Yes, that’s Art Attack weekend, and the local
art scene will be the better for having the Burnisons aboard in their freshly painted and light-filled
spaces at 15460 Red Arrow Highway in lovely Lakeside.
Not only will the Burnisons and Lisa, who is a
lively mix of pit bull, Chihuahua, and other ingredients, establish their artistic presence with a reception for landscape artist John Michael Downs and
expressionist Susan Randstrom, but they will be
working with other local gallery owners to coordinate openings and –
Well, the really big news is that Burnison Galleries will not only feature an ever-changing mélange
of modern and 18th and 19th Century British and
American art, but the spacious rooms that most recently housed Moxie restaurant, will be available
for wedding receptions, holiday parties, and chamber mixers.
The kitchen, which will be adorned with food-related works of art, will do double duty as a classroom
for corporations who want to run their folks through
the cook-and-dine grinder as a way of building team
spirit.
Oh, and next season, Tom and Judi plan to open a
formal garden on the one-acre site they acquired at
the end of last year.
They know that everyone has a story about what
started out as a single-family bungalow on sleepy
Red Arrow Highway and saw service as Ken Gosh’s
Rabbit Run, Jenny’s, and Moxie, and they hope to
hear from you all, be it at an artist reception or a
sit-down wedding reception for 240.
“This place has a homey feeling,” Tom Burnison
said Tuesday during a break from rearrangement
and rehab. “Lisa really feels at home here.”
To prove her point, the world’s greatest mouser
went to her favorite spot in the corner of the Lake
St. Clair gallery on the front porch and took a nap
in the afternoon sun.
But be assured that Tom and Judy Burnison won’t
be napping between now and their opening on April
28. They will not only be converting their Lakeside
venture into an inviting series of galleries named
Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario, Superior, and Lake
St. Clair, but they will be doing what they do best
– acquiring the best art for their patrons.
“We will be appealing to the masses,” Tom Burnison said, “but I will be picking things I like.”
And what Tom Burnison particularly likes are
landscapes by American and British masters.
An art director for the likes of the Chicago SunTimes, the Chicagoan magazine, and Crain Communications, Tom Burnison takes a traditional approach by collecting landscapes done in oil. But he
will not limit his offerings to such works.
He noted, for example, that Susan Randstrom is
known for her unique visionary expressions, and he
envisions a display of holographic work.
He added that art sales are soaring world-wide,
and he said it is not unusual for wealthy new collectors in China and India to pay more than a million
dollars for a single work of art.
Who knows if anyone will pay like amounts for
art here, but Tom Burnison knows that the market
here certainly has come of age.
“What we bought here 30 years ago as a cottage,
is now considered a tear-down. We have people
with two professional incomes buying second homes
here, and they want the best. And art is doing well
because it is considered an investment.”
So consider investing some of your time Art Attack Weekend by attending the Artist Open House
at Burnison Galleries on Saturday, April 28 from 11
a.m. to 8 p.m. (Michigan time).
Meet artists John Michael Downs and Susan
Randstrom, buy their work, and hang out with Tom,
Judi, and Lisa. And be sure and get Lisa to walk on
her hind legs for you. Unless, of course, she’s napping in the sun in the Lake St. Clair Gallery.
Meanwhile, visit their website at: www.burnison
galleries.com or call them at: 269/469-1141.
And don’t worry about the famous fork that
caught the eye of every passing motorist on Red Arrow Highway – Tom the art director has big plans
for it.
All will be revealed on April 28 from 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. (Michigan time).
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Notre Dame Cooking School
Helen Welsh, a cordon bleu graduate and fine
chef, runs an after-school class at Notre Dame,
aided by co-chef Dorothy Sheehan. Wednesdays its
for kindergartners-1st, 2nd and 3rd graders and
Thursdays, 4th thru 8th grades. I joyfully attended
the younger group and this time it was all about
food, ideal for the foodstuff column. This is the second year these two women have led the children
through workshops during Christmas holidays and
Spring sessions. Then they generously donate the
money they collect for these classes to Notre Dame’s
art department – several hundreds of dollars annually.
I’ve never seen little kids cook so finely. I was
amazed at the constancy and complete interest the
young children displayed. The recipes of the day
were deviled eggs and Rock and Roll Ice Cream,
both delightful and cleverly put together. The kids
were fascinated and didn’t drop an ounce of attention. Some of their comments during the session:
“Mayonnaise is gross.” “I love mayonnaise.” Concocting the deviled eggs, one boy said, “They smell
Smiling students Jacob Walsworth, Nicole Maroney, Jimmy Ohms,
Parker DePalma, Alex Prascar
like mashed potatoes.” We overheard some favorite
home foods among the group: lasagne, pizza, spaghetti and of course, mac and cheese. What a delightful interview, though at the end of the hour and
a half, I was exhausted by that incredible young energy and excitement.
Helen Welsh (back) and Dorothy Sheehan describes the two recipes to
the entire class.
The boys are beginning the ice cream making
The young ladies
– Mackenzie
Bardol, Lucy
Caplice and
Nicole Maroney
Mackenzie Bardol is carefully arranging her scattered ice
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The smaller can is placed in a larger one, with ice all around
One warm day in April – outdoor ice cream enjoyed as the parents arrive
A plate of home-made (er,
school-made) ice cream!
Walsworth and DePalma are ready to play ice cream roll.
They’re rolling the ice cream back and forth, must keep it moving
More back and forths
ROCK AND ROLL ICE CREAM IN A TIN CAN!
Home made ice cream recipe calls for a 1lb coffee can and 3 lb coffee can
1 pint Half & Half
11/2 tsp vanilla
1
/3 cup plus 2 T sugar
lots of ice
1
/2 cup rock salt
for flavored ice cream, choose: (a) 3 T your favorite flavor instant pudding, (b) 1/3 cup fruit
(bananas, strawberries, peaches), ©) 3 of your
favorite cookies, crushed into pea-size pieces, (d)
1
/4 cup finely chopped nuts
Mix the first three basic ingredients together and pour into the one pound coffee can. Add
flavorings if desired. Place the lid on and duct
tape. Place a layer of ice in bottom of large can.
Set the small can inside the large one. Alternate
layers of ice and salt outside the small can and
inside the large can. When totally full, secure
the lid on the large can. You may wish to add
duct tape for good measure. Now here comes the
fun part! Place a sheet on the floor or wrap the
can in a large towel or in newspaper. Let party
guests roll the can back and forth for at least
10 minutes. Open the cans and check the ice
cream. If it is not starting to freeze, replace lids
and roll 10 minutes more. The ice cream should
be frozen to the sides and bottom of the can. If
not thick enough, place in freezer and check every 10 minutes or so. Yields 2 cups ice cream.
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Art Attack Weekend in Harbor Country
Art Attack Weekend is April 27-29 in the many art galleries and other businesses in
Harbor Country. This eclectic, entertaining and interactive art event invites visitors to
help celebrate its 14th year of “all that is art.”
Pick up a full schedule of events at www.harborcountry.org or participating businesses. Here is a sampling of what you can see:
Art Attack at The Acorn Gallery
The Acorn Gallery opens its 8th season with the
attack of the Area Artist’s Association of the Lubeznik Center for the Arts - an association of local
professional artists in a variety of media.
An opening reception featuring goodies and a
chance to meet the artists will take place during Art
Attack weekend on Sat., April 28, 1-6 p.m. MI time.
The exhibit will continue through May 28. Acorn
Gallery is located at 16142 Red Arrow Hwy., Union
Pier, MI. 269/469-5278.
Musikantow Gallery Reception
James McComb will demonstrate his magic with
watercolors on Sat., April 28, and Sun., April 29, at
2 p.m. MI time, as part of Art Attack weekend.
Visit the Musikantow Gallery located at Harbor Dunes, 18605 West US 12, New Buffalo. Meet
the artist and enjoy an exhibition of his watercolor
paintings. More at 269/469-3604 or 269/469-8600.
Open House at Craig Smith Gallery
An artists’ Open House and Reception for the exhibit “New Works by Gallery Artists” highlights Art
Attack 2007 at Craig Smith Gallery at Harbert Tower Place on Sat., April 28 from 5-midnight EDT.
Paintings by artists Stephen Moss, Sylvia Ziontz,
Judy Mullin, Scott Covert, Virginia Krueger, Harry
Borgman, Janet Bloch and others are included in
the exhibit. Many of the Gallery artists will be attending the artists’ reception to meet the public and
explain their new work.
Art Attack week-end at Craig Smith Gallery
begins on Fri., April 28th with a preview of “New
Works by Gallery Artists” at 6 p.m. at the gallery’s
Gordon Beach Inn branch location.
The Gallery at the Gordon Beach Inn is located
at 16220 Lakeshore Road in Union Pier, MI. For
more information, call Craig Smith Gallery at
773.750.7528, or visit www.craigsmithgalley.com
Hours: 10:30 to 6
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Art Attack at Courtyard Gallery
The Courtyard Gallery will feature the works
of two Indiana-born artists, Jerry Smith and Joel
Knapp, as part of the Harbor Country’s annual Art
Attack Festival, April 28-29.
While Smith and Knapp are two midwestern boys,
their work can hardly be called “local.” In fact, both
have just returned from England where they spent
their days honing their very individual perspectives
on the rural scene that surround us all, regardless
of where we live.
Smith finds inspiration for his paintings, traveling the back roads. Basically a self-taught artist,
this 30 year veteran works with oil, acrylics and
watercolors, finding muted tones to enhance his impressionistic renderings of the countryside.
Knapp is a painter in motion, restless to capture
nature and the country in all its moods and seasons.
A plein air painter, he believes that to capture the
spirit of a place, one must experience it directly.
The Courtyard Gallery is locaed at 813 E. Buffalo St. (US 12), in New Buffalo. Gallery hours are
11 a.m.-6 p.m., Wed.-Mon.; Tues. by appointment.
More information at 269/469-4110.
Nancy White-Eggen at Cowley
Cowley Fine Arts Gallery, located at 105B N.
Whittaker St. New Buffalo, is featuring the works
of Nancy White-Eggen. Professionally trained in architecture, Nancy has found the perfect meld in design and creativity. Her art has an ethereal, dreamlike quality that reflect on historical themes and
inspire you to ponder times gone by.
White-Eggen’s work will be featured in this year’s
Art Attack, April 27-29. An Artist Reception will be
held on Sat., April 28, from 5-7 p.m. EST. Music will
be provided by DJF, featuring vocalist and guitarist
Drew Frailey.
For further information, contact 269/469-2039.
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Jones Family Swimming Pool Gets New Look
Recently, Connie Kassal and Linda Weigel joined
together to create a mural for the Jones Family
Swimming Pool in LaPorte’s YMCA. The repair and
renovation fundraising project was led by Keith and
Wilma Jones, whose parents originally made the
pool possible.
The mural is recognition on a large scale for those
whose generous donations have made the repairs
possible.
Connie painted seven kinds of fish (whale, shark,
dolphin, swordfish, flying fish, stingray and starfish) while Linda painted the 27 foot ocean. From
whale to starfish, the fish represent different levels
of giving. The whale represents the largest donation
of $25,000 or more, while the starfish represents
$100 to $499. Donations at all levels flooded in from
school children all the way to “whales” so that the
YMCA was able to reach its goal of $240,000. Each
donor’s name (or a donation given in someone else’s
name), is shown on a tile, along with the appropriate fish symbol, and mounted on the wall below the
mural.
The entire mural measures twenty seven feet long
by four feet high. Linda painted the rolling waves,
while George Kassal cut out and attached Connie’s
fish. George and Linda mounted the panels on the
upper wall outside the pool area as Connie supervised the completion of her original mural design.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is being planned to officially dedicate the mural and pool renovation and
repair project in mid-May, YMCA Director Cindy
Berchem says. Cindy and the YMCA staff are grateful for the success of this project.
-----submitted by Connie Kassal
Connie begins to sketch the first image for the YMCA mural.
Linda Weigel then paints the image.
Connie carefully paints the edges of a starfish.
One of the mural panels leaving the studio at 722 Franklin St in Michigan
City on its way to the LaPorte YMCA.
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I’ve decided to dispense with the usual subtitle to
this column. It is too challenging to summarize—in
three or four words—the content of the websites I
share with you each week. The choices are all over
the map this week, from an audio experience to
scumbaiting. By the way, have you noticed that several of the “picks of the week” websites have ended?
I think the former reviewers decided that certain
bloggers do a good job at finding interesting sites,
yet many of those bloggers cram their pages with
ads or paid links. Everyone is trying to make money
on the Web, and the amount of garbage is piling up.
At least, that is what I have witnessed in the years
I have been bringing you this weekly column. The
landscape of the web is changing, for sure.
Animal Makers (www.animalmakers.net). This
is a commercial site, and the products are props,
costumes and robots. Apparently this firm is very
popular with filmmakers and advertisers, because
each product comes with a short blurb about where
it appeared on screen or television. It’s a long way
to Halloween, but you might want to think about
dazzling partygoers with a larger-than-life swan
costume. Or, ride the South Shore in a gorilla costume sometime. That ought to make the riders’ day.
(Oops—maybe not, if we need to worry about security issues). My favorite costume is a 2-person rhino
suit. It’s fun to look around and see all the choices,
including selected videos of wild and wooly, or feathery, or robotic creatures.
Paul Neave (www.neave.com/). This Flash guru’s name will become a household name to web
surfers. That’s my guess. He has several eye-catching, and interactive pages that dazzle, and give us
cynics hope that the Internet is not totally falling
apart—yet. If you are a stargazer, go to the planetarium link. Type in your latitude and longitude
and the current time to access a panorama of the
night sky. Then click around on a star that interests
you to find out more about it. I learned that there is
a star named “Booboo” in the constellation Draco.
Virtual Haircut (www.i-am-bored.com/). I-AmBored.com is a list of interesting or weird video,
sound, and (sometimes) text files. Scroll to find the
Virtual Haircut, then put on headphones to experience a surround-sound playlet. This does not work
without the headphones, because you need to hear
how close those clippers come to your ear. While at
I-Am-Bored, you will find scores of other things to
while away your precious time.
Scambaiting (www.419eater.com). This was my
favorite find of the week. The website is a small
scale unofficial ‘militia’ whose members use wit and
words to outsmart the Nigerian email scammers. I
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an account by Shiver Me Timbers (his member
name) to outsmart a scammer who sent him one of
those emails that ask you to be a bank representative for depositing and sharing a fortune. The scam
baiters do this as cybersport, to get back at these
criminals. Rather than spend your precious time at
I-Am-Bored, I recommend you read the Ony Ono/
Wood Sculpture exchange with Shiver Me Timbers.
It is hilarious. You may get hooked into becoming a
scam baiter yourself. This website is a good reference point for scams in general, so if you are new to
the Web, it can be helpful to read the scam warnings. Scambaiting takes time, and one has to be as
deceitful and clever as their scammer. For the rest
of us short on time, we’re told to just delete those
emails that promise us millions.
NEWS FLASH!
Our friends from America @ 10mph (remember
the Segway adventure?) have posted a trailer to
their movie on YouTube. You can see Hunter speak
briefly on the beach here in Beacherland. Here is
the URL:
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Marionette Show For the Family
Memorial Opera House Children’s Theatre presents, “The Furry Follies”, feauring Dave Herzog’s
Marionettes, for one show only on Sat., April 28th
at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $6.50 per person.
Children and adults alike will be delighted by
the antics of Poodle Garland the canine chanteuse,
prima ballerina, Barbara Steiswan in a fractured
version of Swan Lake, roller skater Mousechelle
Kwan showing off her championship style, Wolfy
Martin who will demonstrate what “Livin’ La Vida
Loca” really means, and the newest marionette star,
Flash, the wonder dog.
Introduce your children to the celebrated art of
the marionette in a show guaranteed to leave them
amazed, amused, and thoroughly enchanted by
award winning puppeteer, Dave Herzog.
Tickets are available through the Memorial Opera House Box Office, by phone at 219-548-9137,
or in person. The Memorial Opera House is located
at 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, IN. Box office
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The Valparaiso University Chamber Concert
Band’s spring concert on Fri., April 27 will feature a
variety of contemporary and traditional works, including the first performance in the Western Hemisphere of a Chesterton composer’s work.
Michael Boo’s “Spirit of the Jasmine Flower (Nanjing, 1937)” will receive its first performance outside China at the concert. Jianyun Meng, lecturer
in foreign languages and literatures, is featured as
a soloist for the piece, performing the erhu - a Chinese two-string fiddle. The band also will perform
works by Arnold Schoenberg, Karl Lawrence King,
William Schuman, Lissa Fleming May, Paul Hindemith, William Grant Still, David Holsinger, Jack
Gallagher and Maynard Ferguson.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in VU’s Chapel of
the Resurrection. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10
for senior citizens and students, and may be purchased at (219) 464-5162 or online from the Valpo
ArtsMedia Web site at valpo.edu/vuca/valpoartsmedia.
The Chamber Concert Band, Valparaiso’s premier concert band, is conducted by Dr. Jeff Doebler,
associate professor of music. Students of all majors
participate in the auditioned ensemble, which regularly tours throughout the United States and internationally. In 2006, the Chamber Concert Band released its fourth album, “Spirit of the March King,”
featuring live recordings from the ensemble’s authentic Sousa concerts.
Woodland Indian Camp at Buckley
The Potawatomi, a tribe of the Woodland Indians,
lived in Lake County before the white man settled
here. The Potawatomi came from the woodlands
north of here in Wisconsin. They subsequently prospered and expanded into Michigan, Illinois, Ohio,
and Indiana before being removed to Kansas and
Oklahoma in the 1830s.
Now you can see how the Potawatomi lived - the
wigwam home, clothing with decorations, wild and
cultivated foods - nestled in the hardwood and pine
trees. Hear the stories, smell the cooking fire, and
feel the bark of the willow saplings in the wigwam
frame as reenactors live the lifestyle of those who
lived here in 1750.
The camp of the Callumic Band of Great Lakes
Woodland Alliance is in the Buckley Homestead
back 80 acres, just southeast of the pioneer farm.
Follow the pathway behind the cabin. Visit the site
and talk with the reenactors on April 28 & 29. Slim
Pickens will be a special guest.
Buckley Homestead is located 4.5 miles west of
I-65 just south of Rt. 2 on Hendricks Rd. in Lowell.
Exit I-65 west at Rt. 2 toward Lowell to Hendricks,
then south for 1/4 mile to the visitor center parking
lot. The farmstead is a short walk along the trail.
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New Officers Installed
New officers for the Michigan City Service League
were installed recently at Long Beach Country
Club.
They are (from left) Irene Rosevear, vice president; Judy Jones, secretary; Judy Schroeder, treasurer; Pat Turner, president; and Barb Holdcraft,
past president.
Law Day
“Sedition, Seduction, Suffrage; And the Train
Ride That Changed America.” is the dramatic title
for the May 4 Law Day program Judge William
Boklund will be presenting when the LaPorte County Bar Association and the League of Women Voters
of LaPorte County jointly celebrate Law Day.
“Judge Boklund is well known and respected for
his extensive research and his scintillating presentations,” said League of Women Voters president
Betty Lou Nault. “And this, too, promises to offer new insight into the evolution, influences and
changing interpretations of free speech…our First
Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution.”
The Annual Law Day Celebration will follow
Judge Boklund’s program at 11:30 a.m. During the
Law Day Celebration portion of the program, ABA
president, John Lake, will present a special tribute
to the late State Senator Anita Bowser. Lake announced, “This is a fitting venue to honor one who
tirelessly and diligently fought to protect our Constitution; our late colleague, member, friend, State
Senator Anita Bowser.”
Lake will conclude the Law Day celebration by
awarding the prestigious Liberty Bell to this year’s
chosen honoree. The Liberty Bell Award is presented each year to someone who has demonstrated outstanding interest and involvement in community
affairs. Mr. Joe Coar was last year’s Liberty Bell
recipient.
Circuit Court Judge Tom Alevizos will give the
welcoming address.
The Law Day program will begin at 9:30 am, Fri.,
May 4 at the La Porte County Courthouse, Circuit
Court, located on the third floor.
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National Arbor day is a holiday observed in all 50
states, for the public planting of trees. The celebration is scheduled to take place in Carver Park across
from the gas station. The event is sponsored by the
Friends of Three Oaks, a not-profit organization,
and the Tree Care Company C & A Arborists, Inc.
Friends of Three Oaks is a newly organized group
whose mission is “helping Three Oaks become an
even better place”. C & A Arborists, Inc., is a local
company dedicated to helping people who love their
trees and shrubs. Make a tax-deductable donation
to FOTO and you will take home your own tree.
Additionally, there will be a tree-climbing demonstration and an educational session on tree and
shrub care. You may even have an opportunity to
test your own climbing skills in a harness and rope
-- ‘fear factor’ style! So come on out Sat., April 28th,
from 11 a.m. till they run out of trees. Bring the kids
and the dog and have a great time for a great cause.
You will also be able to browse Three Oaks during
its famous Art Attack weekend.
Benefit Style Show
Michigan Thyme is having a style show, open to
the public, to benefit the Southwest Michigan Symphony.
While you sip wine from The Wine Sellers of
Union Pier and nibble on tasty appetizers from the
pantry of Michigan Thyme’s Gourmet Shop, League
members of the Southwest Michigan Symphony will
model designs with flair, on Wed., May 2, from 5-7
p.m. EST.
Fifteen percent of sales will be donated to the
Southwest Michigan Symphony.
Michigan Thyme is located at 107 N. Whittaker
St., New Buffalo. More information at 269/4693470.
Walk-A-Thon and 5K Run
The Autism Society of North Central Indiana
(ASNCI) will host a Walk-A-Thon and 5K Run on
Sat., April 28. Registration is on line at www.asnci.
org
Check in begins at 9 a.m. at Olive Elementary
School in New Carlisle. This event helps raise funds
to provide a summer day camp for children with autism in North Central Indiana as well as provide
opportunities to educate parents and professionals about autism. This third annual event has also
provided the opportunity to help raise awareness of
autism.
To participate in the walk-a-thon, or to find out
more information, contact Donald Bayne at 574654-7312 or email at [email protected]
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Auditions for Symphony Youth Orchestra
The Northwest Indiana Symphony Youth Orchestra offers a select group of young musicians a dynamic and educational musical environment, which
places a strong emphasis on artistic excellence,
personal growth and providing exceptional performance experiences. The Youth Orchestra presents
two concerts each year, one in December and one
in May, which features the annual concerto competition winner. The Orchestra also performs one
concert side-by-side with the Northwest Indiana
Symphony. This year on their annual tour the orchestra will travel to Bloomington and Indianapolis
to attend a concert and take part in clinics with faculty from Indiana University. The Youth Orchestra
is open to highly accomplished musicians by audition only. Auditions for the 2007-2008 Season will
take place Tues., May 29 and Wed., May 30, from
3-8 p.m. For complete information regarding audition requirements, application form, required music
selections, and to schedule an audition, log on to the
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reflect a variety of architectural and design styles
found in Harbor Country. This year’s event features
a modern lakefront cottage, a charming Grand
beach traditional cottage and a woodsy Union Pier
cottage that you will not want to miss.
Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 the day of the
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the proceeds benefiting the Three Oaks Flag Day
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Oaks Township Public Library. Doughnuts will be
available for $6.00 per box/dozen, during their regular business hours, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mi time. Then
on Sun., April 29, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., visit the yard
sale at 205 W. Locust Street, Three Oaks. Thee will
be more doughnuts available, as well as tickets on
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Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education will host the third Annual Nursing Conference, “Everyday Alternative Medicine:
Simple Compliments to Good Health: The Impact of
Alternative Health Therapies” on Fri., May 4 in the
Library-Student-Faculty Building on campus. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The conference is open to
all healthcare professionals and those with an interest in healthcare.
The conference will offer a variety of speakers
and breakout sessions. The keynote speaker will
be Deborah Harbinson, a registered nurse for 27
years. She will discuss “The Power of Humor” and
talk about her experience in nursing in the operating room, home health, parish nursing, care management and coordinator for senior wellness clinics.
There will be a presentation on “Pet Therapy” given
by Cathy Pera, owner and trainer at The Train Station in Valparaiso.
Lunch is included. Breakout sessions will follow lunch. In the concurrent sessions, participants
may choose from a number of topics that present
information on how everyday complementary alternative therapies can be used with modern healthcare practices to help heal the “whole” person and
not just the illness. Participants may choose to attend sessions covering Reiki: An Energy Healing
as presented by Christina Dougherty; Meditation
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Dr. Yeou-Lan Chen, PNC chair of the Department
of Nursing; Benefits of Tea presented by Dr. Mario
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The registration deadline is April 30. To register
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LCA Arts Center Guild Tour
On Thurs., May 24, Ross Blythe will lead a Lubeznik Arts Center Guild tour to the Arboretum and
to the Cantigny Gardens and Museum in Lisle, IL.
The Arboretum tour will be an on-the-bus tour
led by a Gardens docent over some of the 1500 acres
of trees, shrubs, and current May blooming flowers
and including the new since 2005 Children’s and
Maze Gardens.
Lunch will be there at the Gingko Restaurant
with its floor to ceiling window overlooking Meadow
Lake.
In the afternoon the group will visit the garden
at Cantigny, like the Arboretum a horticultural
masterpiece. They will also tour the Col. Robert R.
McCormick Museum, one of the finest military museums in the world with historic vehicles and equipment. They will also visit the McCormick house with
27 rooms of early 30s family furnishings and collections of antiques and Chinese and European art.
Cost of the tour are $40 for Lubeznik Center members and $45 for non members (lunch not included).
Reservations should be made by phoning the LCA
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Govert to Present Oil Painting Demo
Award-winning artist Gerrie Govert will present
an oil painting demonstration on Sunday, April 29
at 2 p.m. at the Chesterton Art Center. The event is
free and open to all.
Govert’s newest work, “Strength in Many” was
recently selected by Indiana Lt. Governor Becky
Stillman to be displayed in her office. The year-long
honor acknowledges Govert’s professional artistic
skills alongside other notable Hoosier women artists.
Govert’s paintings have been exhibited in the
prestigious Hoosier Salon in Indianapolis; in Brown
County as part of the Indiana Heritage Arts Foundation, and most recently in a solo exhibit at the
Box Factory in St. Joseph, Michigan. The artist also
teaches classes throughout Northwest Indiana and
beyond.
The Chesterton Art Center is located 1/2 block
south of the stoplight at Fourth and Broadway.
Gallery hours are 11-4 p.m. weekdays and 1-4 p.m.
weekends. More information at 219.926-4711.
Free Senior Citizen Art Class
An ongoing weekly art class designed just for Seniors is being taught by Susan Kay Rosso on Mondays from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the Chesterton
Art Center, 115 S. Fourth St., Chesterton, IN.
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Ladies the Girlfriend Sale, your ultimate
woman’s resale clothing event is this weekend.
As always we have an incredible mix of sizes
and styles. There are beautiful designer suits and
dresses, tons of gently used casual clothing, loads of
jacket, two piece outfits, handbags, shoes and accessories all selling at prices that can’t be beat, $5, $10,
$15 and up. Because the response to participate was
so large this spring we were forced to open up a 3rd
room. The sale begins Fri., April 27 from 6-9 p.m.
for participants and their friends, and is advertised
and open to the public Sat., April 28 & May 5th
with the famous 1/2 price sale on Sun., May 6th.
Stop by the bank machine, pack your plastic, call all
your friends and come shop the event you’ve been
waiting for. You may call the center at 879-3845 for
directions.
The new play ground equipment at the Community Center has received rave reviews by parents
and children alike. The Long Beach Civic Association deserves a standing ovation for their large financial contribution which made purchasing the
equipment possible. The project is a joint effort with
the Town of Long Beach and a big thank you goes
to Dr. Henry Bausback, Town Board member and
Park Department president who worked behind the
scenes countless volunteer hours to coordinate the
effort.
The Community Center has space available
for rent. The Gym is a popular place for graduation
parties and reunions. We have also dedicated a class
room to education which can be rented by the hour
week or month. Watch for more details on the reading program that will be offered this summer.
We are accepting applications for a full time
tenant to rent a classroom that will become available for an office, studio or small business June 1st.
Don’t miss this great opportunity. For more information, or to schedule an appointment to tour of the
facility, phone the center and leave a message.
----submitted by Susan Vissing
Great Books
Great Books reading group will be meeting at 2
p.m. on Sun., April 29, at the Michigan City Public
Library. The April book selection is Love in the Time
of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. To confirm,
phone the Circulation Desk at 873-3042 or public
Relations at 873-3049. New members are invited.
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Parade Entries Still Being Accepted
The Michigan City Cinco de Mayo committee is
still accepting entries for the parade which will be
held in Washington Park on Saturday, May 5th.
“We have many organizations registered already,”
said Martin Hernandez, chairman of the Cinco de
Mayo Committee. “The MCAS Spanish Club and
Councilman Milsap are just two of the entries registered for this new parade.”
Politicians, council members, organizations,
neighborhoods, churches, and businesses are invited to participate in the Cinco de Mayo parade.
Joe Doyle, chairman of the Summer Festival
Board and member of the Cinco de Mayo Committee, said, “Registration forms for this parade are
online at http:cincodemayo-michigancity.com and
www.emichigancity.com.”
Questions about the Cinco de Mayo event should
be directed to [email protected].
Questions about the Parade should be directed to
[email protected]
Edgewood School has Declared “War”
Edgewood Elementary School Association has
joined the fray and will be participating in the Lincolns 4 Lincoln fundraiser being sponsored by the
Friends of the Michigan City Public Library. The
“Civil War” pits class against class in collecting the
most pennies for the project. Classes can “sabotage”
each other by adding silver to their collection jars.
Then the equivalent of the silver comes out of the
class jar.
For more information, contact Cheryl
Plummer, ESA president at Edgewood.
The Friends of the Library is sponsoring the Lincolns 4 Lincoln to raise funds to purchase books for
classrooms to coincide with the Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation exhibit
coming to the Michigan City Public Library in February 2008. Their goal is to raise $10,000.
AAUW Barbeque Chicken Sale Coming
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HARBOR COUNTRY’S
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Carol Shahboz, well known Watercolorist
April 29 • 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Branch of the American Association of University
Women is selling Nelson’s Golden Glow barbequed
chicken and ribs starting at 11 a.m. May 5th at the
corner of Woodland Ave. and US 20.
This annual sale raises money for the Reading
is Fundamental program that provides free books
for Michigan City elementary school children. This
year a full slab of ribs will be $7 and one-half of a
chicken will cost $5. The ribs will be sold on a first
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April 26, 2007
New Buffalo Opens $1.8 Million PE & Rec Center at Elementary School
by Charles McKelvy
“I think we’re going to have a great time in this
gym.”
That was Student Council President Nina Gropp’s
assessment of the $1.8 million Physical Education
and Recreation Center that was formally opened at
New Buffalo Elementary School on Monday.
The entire student body and faculty plus school
officials, parents, school board members, and architect and builder attended a gala grand opening that
featured hand-clapping music by the Bison Jazz and
Pep Band under the direction of C. J. Brooks.
Superintendent Michael Lindley noted that four
hop-scotch squares were included in the design of
a facility that features adjustable basketball hoops,
a state-of-the-art wireless sound system, acoustical
bricks to provide better sound, motorized bleachers,
a lighted stage/platform area for the band and special programs and even musical instruction.
Happy New Buffalo Elementary School students rush into their new
Physical Education and Recreation Center on “opening day” Monday.
Principal Robert Heit thanked voters for supporting the bond issue that made the versatile facility
possible, and Superintendent Lindley cited project
architect Fanning & Howey of Michigan City and
general contractor Shelton Construction of Eau
Claire for bringing the dream to reality. Lindley also
applauded the district’s Director of Operations and
Technology, Ed Lijewski, for the long hours he spent
overseeing construction of a facility that features
a drop screen that divides the space into separate
gymnasiums.
Principal Robert Heit readies the scissors for the ribbon cutting at
New Buffalo Elementary School’s new Physical Education
and Recreation Center.
Students show their school spirit in the new facility that seats 276
and has a total capacity of 1,500.
Principal Robert Heit looks on as students David Heit (middle) and
Elijah Owen (right) cut one of two ribbons. Students Maggie Mullen
and Allison Shoemaker cut the other ribbon.
Students at the Kindergarten through 5th grade
school got their first look at their eagerly awaited
new gymnasium after two ribbons were cut by fifth
graders Maggie Mullen, Allison Shoemaker, David
Heit, and Elijah Owen.
They were clearly pleased with what they saw for
the first time, especially when their principal dem-
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Principal Robert Heit shows
how the hoops can be raised
and lowered by remote control.
Student Council President
Nina Gropp said it best;
“We’re going to have fun
in this new gym.”
onstrated how the baskets, dividing screen, and
bleachers can be adjusted to meet the needs of various grades.
Every class in the school got to put the new facility to good use Monday by having their physical
education classes there.
Superintendent Lindley spoke for all when he
said: “We’re very excited about it. We want everybody to be in there today and see what we have. The
theme of the day is: physical education and health
and wellness.”
Construction began with a ground breaking in
April 2006, and the completed project includes a
spacious new teacher workroom.
“We tied it in so we could use the existing shower facilities, because that would have cost another
$125,000 to $150,000 to replace,” Dr. Lindley said.
Noting that New Buffalo Elementary School nev-
er really had a true physical education center, Lindley said the school had been getting by with a gym
converted from an old cafeteria.
“So now with this, the old gym space will be converted into a music room and a gross motor space.
That will be done in another month,” Lindley said.
The latter will be used to teach younger students
such “gross motor” skills as kicking, jumping, and
running.
Lindley said that “now that we have a full-sized
gym here (at the elementary school), we can use it
for over-flow activities from the middle and high
schools such as practices. We set it up so we have
a two-net system for volleyball. We could actually
have some athletic contests here as well. It’s a very,
very nice space.”
And one, it should be noted, that comes complete
with a polished parquet floor.
The Bison Jazz and Pep Band provided the music at the opening
of the new Physical Education and Recreation Center at
New Buffalo Elementary School.
Bison Jazz and Pep Band drummer Alex English provided a lively
beat for the grand opening of the Physical Education and
Recreation Center Monday.
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In the Local Area:
April 26-30 -- At the Vickers Theatre: “The Lives
of Others.” Winner Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film .Thurs/Fri 6:00 pm; Sat/Sun 2:45 &
6:00 pm; Mon 6:00 pm. Rated R. German language
w/subtitles. All MI times. Also showing: “The Italian.” Winner Berlin International Film Festival.
Rated PG-13. Russian w/subtitles. Thurs-Mon at
9:15 pm only. 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. 269/7563522 or www.vickerstheatre.com
April 27 -- Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band Spring Concert. 7:30 pm in VU’s Chapel
of the Resurrection on campus. Tix $15/adults, $10/
students & sen.cit. Reserve: 219/464-5162.
April 27 -- “Ad Fest and Feast” at the Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. View the
best and funniest tv commercials of 2006. 7 pm MI
time. Tix $40; reserve at 269/756-3879 or purchase
at the door. Includes refreshments.
April 27-29 -- Art Attack in Harbor Country.
Various locations. Visit www.harborcountry.org for
complete schedule of events.
April 27-29 -- “Pajama Game.” Stage musical
at the Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave.,
Valparaiso. Curtain Fri/Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix
$16/adults, $13/students & sen.cit. 219/548-9137 or
www.memorialoperahouse.com
April 28 -- 1st Annual Arbor Day in Three Oaks,
MI. 11 am MI time. Tree planting, demos & education class. Free & open to the public.
April 28 -- Dave Herzog’s Marionettes in “The
Furry Follies” at the Memorial Opera House, 104
Indiana Ave., Valparaiso. 10 am. Tix $6.50; reserve
at 219/548-9137.
April 28 -- Justin Hayford in concert at The
Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks,
MI. 8 pm MI time. Tix $15; reserve at 269/756-3879
or purchase at the door.
April 28, May 5, 6 -- Spring Girlfriend Sale at
the Long Beach Community Center. 10 am-3 pm.
April 29 -- “Understanding Your Dreams.” Presented by Terese Fabbri. 2-4:30 pm at the MC Public Library. Free & open to the public.
May 4 -- Law Day program at the LaPorte County Courthouse, Circuit Court, 3rd Flr. Presenter
Judge Boklund followed by tribute to Anita Bowser
and presentation of the Liberty Bell Award.
May 5 -- Farmer’s Market, 8th & Washington
streets, MC. 8 am-noon.
May 5 -- Farmer’s Market, County Courthouse
grounds, LaPorte. 7 am-noon.
May 5 -- Cinco de Mayo in Washington Park, MC.
Parade noon. Activities in the park noon-6 pm. Story this issue.
May 5 -- L’Esprit Creole at Mainstreet Theatre,
807 Franklin St., MC. 8 pm. Tix $14/adults, $13/
students & seniors, $7/high school age & below. Re-
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serve: 874-4269.
Every Monday -- New Buffalo Chess Club. 6
pm (MI time) at the New Buffalo Public Library, 33
N. Thompson, New Buffalo. Open to all ages and
skill levels. John Calo, 269/469-6507 or email [email protected]
Places to Visit:
Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan
City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 & under, free/kids
under 3. Guided tours--weekdays 10 am, 11:30 am
& 1 pm; weekends noon & 2 pm. 219-873-1520.
Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360
Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Open 9 am-4 pm, TuesFri; 10 am-4 pm Sat; closed Sun & Mon. Adm. $3/
adults, $2/vets & senior citizens, $1/ages 8-18, and
free to under 8 and active military personnel. Info
872-2702 or www.militaryhistorymuseum.org
LaPorte County Historical Museum. 2405 Indiana
Ave., LaPorte. Adm. $3/LaP. Co. resident; $5/out-ofcounty; $3/kids 12-17; free/under 12 yrs. 219/3246767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St.,
Michigan City. Tues.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11
am-4 pm. Closed Mon. Phone 874-4900.
New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker
St., New Buffalo, MI. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10
am-3 pm, (MI time) Closed Sun. 269/469-5409.
Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park,
Michigan City. Open Tues-Sun, 1-4 pm. Closed on
holidays. Adm $3/adults, $1/grades 9-12, 50¢/grade
school, 5 yrs. & under/free. 872-6133.
Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City. A collection of classic,
antique & unusual vehicles & memorabilia. Open
every day 10 am-7 pm. Adm. $6/adults, $5/sen. cit,
$4/kids, free/under 3. 878-1514.
Southern Shore Art Association Gallery, 724
Franklin St., Michigan City. Sat. & Sun., 11 am4 pm. 219-861-0186. http://southernshoreart.org.
Farther Afield:
April 27-29 -- “Book of Days.” Twin City Players
production. Curtain 8 pm MI time on Fri/Sat; 4 pm
on Sun. Tix $12/adults, $11/students & sen.cit. Reserve: 269/429-0400. Twin City Players Playhouse,
600 W. Glenlord Rd., St. Joseph, MI.
April 28 -- Ruth & Max Bloomquist in concert
at The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St.
Joseph, MI. 8 pm MI time. Tix $8/adults, $6/students and seniors (60+), free/under 12 yrs. Reserve:
269/983-3688 or www.boxfactoryforthearts.org
April 29 -- “Public Art That Works.” Join in this
discussion at Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd., St.
Joseph, MI. 2 pm MI time. Free, but reserve a spot
at 269/983-0271.
May 2 -- Spring Art Videos at the Krasl Center,
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI. Noon MI time. Free
& open to the public. This week: Leonardo’s Dream
Machines. Lorie Jesperson will lead a discussion
following the film.
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On April 26, 1900, inventor Charles Richter, who
devised the Richter scale of earthquake measurement, was born near Hamilton, Ohio.
On April 26, 1962, the first true international satellite, a United States-British venture, was launched
from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
On April 27, 1906, U.S. Steel broke ground for their
new steel mills, and a city named “Gary” was born
on the Indiana shores of Lake Michigan.
On April 27, 1937, the nation’s first Social Security
checks were distributed.
On April 28, 1990, after 6,137 performances, the
musical, “A Chorus Line,” closed on New York’s
Broadway.
On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito, a California businessman, became the first space tourist when he
joined a Russian crew aboard a Russian spacecraft.
He paid $20 million to be part of the mission to the
International Space Station
On April 29, 1900, John Luther “Casey” Jones, veteran engineer of the Chicago and New Orleans Railway, was killed when his Cannonball Express collided with a freight train near the Mississippi town
of Vaughn. His death caused his name to live on in
the popular folk ballad “Casey Jones.”
On April 29, 1913, Gideon Sundback, of Hoboken,
New Jersey, was granted a patent for a “separable
fastener.” It is now known as the zipper.
On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
On April 30, 1803, the size of the nation more than
doubled as the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. The purchase price was
$15 million, or about 4-cents an acre.
On April 30, 1812, Louisiana was admitted to the
Union as the 18th state.
On May 1, 1884, construction began in Chicago on
the first “skyscraper.” It was a ten story structure
(on the corner of La Salle and Adams Streets) built
by New York’s Home Insurance Company.
On May 1, 1931, New York’s 102-story Empire
State Building, the world’s tallest structure, was
dedicated.
On May 1, 1950, for her book of poems, “Annie Allen,” Gwendolyn Brooks, a Chicago poet, became
the first black to win a Pulitzer Prize.
On May 2, 1885, Good Housekeeping Magazine,
published by Clark W. Bryan, made its first appearance in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in
the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections;
President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat.
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heart and soul. Exc. ref. and state registered. Trish Harris.
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DEBBIE’S ANIMAL CARE. Dogwalking, animal feeding,
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References. Call 219-879-1429.
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Honest, reliable, references. Call 219-874-3296.
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Excellent references. Reasonable rates. Call 219-877-4302.
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TEACHER/ENTERTAINMENT -- Lessons in guitar -- piano -- voice
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Reasonable. Quality service. Ref. avail. Call Debbie at 219-879-1429.
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Interior-Exterior. Custom Painting. Wall Coverings. Drywall Repair
Insured. Competitive Rates. Reliable. Call 219-840-1581.
WARREN’S
POWERWASHING & PAINTING • Exterior Houses • Swimming Pools •
Decks Washed & Sealed • Sidewalks, etc.
FREE ESTIMATES. 219-872-6424 or 219-879-3362
W J PAINTING • New Const./Remodeling • Interior/Ext. custom woodwork finishing • Drywall repair. Exc. ref. 20 yrs. exp.
J. Harris 219-861-1133.
PETERSEN PAINTING. Pressure washing. Deck staining.
Drywall repair & finishing. Wallpaper removal. Int./Ext. painting.
Ref. avail. Call 219-363-0247 or 219-369-9151.
ZIEVE PAINTING. Dependable. Reasonable Rates. Color Consultation.
Decorative finishes. Free Est., 20 yrs. exp. Call Michael @
219-871-2094.
DUNELAND PAINTING COMPANY. Interior/Exterior.
Insured. Free estimates. Call 219-201-5715.
P LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up, Etc. P
H & D TREE SERVICE and LANDSCAPING, INC. -Full service tree and shrub care. Trimming, planting, removal.
Firewood, snowplowing, excavating. -- Call 872-7290.
FREE ESTIMATES
HEALY’S LANDSCAPE & STONE
219/879-5150 -- FAX 219-879-5344
http://www.healysland.com - [email protected]
Voted: BEST LANDSCAPE SUPPLY YARD IN N.W. INDIANA!
15+ Types of Flagstone, 30+ Types of Stone,
Granite boulders, River Rock, Decorative gravel, Mulch,
Mushroom Compost, Sand, Topsoil
Landscaping, Stonescaping, Ponds, Patios, Walls, Pavers, Bricks
Complete Landscape Design & Installation!
Dunegrass, Perennials, Evergreens, Grasses, Groundcovers,
Annuals all sold at below RETAIL Cost!
★★ H&S SERVICES --2621 E. US HIGHWAY 12 ★★
Call 219/872-8946
Let Us Be Your One Stop Shop
Colored Mulch - Topsoil - River Rock
Retaining Wall Blocks - Natural Stone
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ADDIE’S LAWN MAINTENANCE • Residential & Commercial
Yard Clean-Up • Mowing • Aeration • Thatching • Ext. Power
Wash, Stain & Seal • Free Est. Call 219-879-2017 or 219-210-8589.
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CALL 219-879-3733 or (cell) 219-229-3178. Leave message.
Landscaping by: SMALL’S GARDEN CENTER
Custom Landscape Designs:
Retaining Walls—Block, Boulder, Timber, Ledge Rock
Brick—Patio, Walks, Driveways
Flagstone—Walks, Patio, Walls
Ponds & Waterfalls—Complete Excavating/Site Preparation
Clean-ups—Hydro Seeding & Sodding—Dunegrass
13 ACRE GARDEN CENTER: Shade Trees—Evergreens, Shrubs &
Perennials. We Deliver Pulverized Topsoil, Mulch, Decorative Stone,
Driveway Stone, Sand, Paving Brick, Boulders,
Flagstone (White & Chestnut): Cut Drywall, Outcropping, Steppers.
219-778-2568. 1551 E. Hwy. 20, LaPorte, IN 46350
TRADITIONS LAWN CARE
Professional Turf Management/General Property Maintenance.
Complete Turf Maintenance, Mowing, Fertilization Mgt.,
Spring/Fall Cleanup, Leaf Maintenance, Snow Removal.
Call Mark direct at (office) 219-872-9326, (cell) 219-877-0980.
PAT’S TREE SERVICE.
Complete tree and landscaping service.
Experts in storm damage. Licensed and insured. Free estimates.
Call 219-362-5058.
April 26, 2007
ELITE LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE
Spring Clean-ups. All Year Lawn Maintenance needs.
Free Estimates. Call 219-898-3675.
CAPPY’S LAWN CARE
COMPLETE LAWN SERVICE • FREE ESTIMATES • INSURED
219-874-3580
JUAN’S LAWN SERVICE. Spring and Fall clean-up. Mowing, edging,
trimming, bush removal, blowing, power wash, gutter cleaning and mulching. Low rates, free estimates. Call 219-324-6746 or 219-363-3438.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATTENTION DRIVERS willing to train to obtain CDL! NO
EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! TMC Transportation needs drivers.
Guaranteed weekly earnings. Premium equipment and benefits.
Excellent earning potential and still be OFF WEEKENDS! It’s not
a job, it’s a future! FOR CDL Training through Commercial Driver
Institute in South Bend, IN. Call today. - 1-800-882-7364 AC0064
WANT TO SELL
WE CATER TO BUDDING OFFICES & ARTISTS AT FIRME’S
(2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455
Hwy 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003
Shomer Shabbat Antiques & Art
Chicago’s oldest (Harlon’s) Now Michiana’s newest.
8 rooms, jammed with antiques and collectables.
1004 E. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City. 879-1942. Closed Saturday.
RAINBOW TRADES – 809 FRANKLIN SQUARE – 219/874-7099
ANTIQUES GALORE! Jewelry, China, Clocks, Toys, Dolls, Paintings,
African Masks, Indian Items, Vintage Clothes, Tools, Gifts, Unique Items.
BALLOONS ALL WAYS – Birthday Parties, Big events. We Deliver!
COSTUME WORLD – Rentals/Sales, Makeup. Over 1,000 Costumes.
Seek the Unique – www.costumeworld.net Open Mon. & Fri.
THE SPRING GIRLFRIEND SALE, your ultimate woman’s resale
clothing event, is Sat. 4/28 & 5/5 from 10-3 & Sun 5/6 famous ½ price
sale from 12-4. Over 80 participants have cleaned their closets and
submitted over 2000+ items, designer and dressy pieces, tons of gently
used casual clothing in all sizes, jewelry, and accessories selling at $5,
$10, $15 and up. Bring a friend and come shop for incredible values and
a whole lot of fun!
Long Beach Community Center, 2501 Oriole Tr., Long Beach IN.
Call for directions 219-879-3845.
HARVEST TABLE with 8 hooped back chairs. $950.
HAMADAN RUG 4 ft 5 in. x 6 ft. $100. MIRROR $100.
Call 269-469-4817.
FOR SALE: 2 TABBY CATS who are sisters. One is all white and one is
peach and white. Wonderful and loving disposition. 2 yrs. old.
Will not separate. Call 219-879-5806.
MOVING SALE – 3528 Iroquois Tr., Duneland Beach.
Old Cubs score cards very good condition. Collection of Bar Signs,
Antiques, Pottery, Pictures, and more.
Sat., April 28 & Sun., April 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
CERAMIC SUBWAY TILES for sale. 8 boxes of 3” x 6” white
subway tiles. $40. Call Sally at The Beacher 879-0088.
REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL – RENTALS/LEASE/SELL
GARAGE AND BASEMENT OVERSTUFFED?
Store your stuff with us and get a 6 month lease for a 5 month price.
GOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK.
4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212)
Michigan City, IN.
219/879-5616.
OFFICE SUITE. 3 private offices and reception area. Expenses, except
phone, paid. Well maintained, high traffic area. 2811 E. Michigan Blvd.,
Michigan City. (219) 879-9188, 879-2700.
PRIME RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE in Harbert, MI.
Great location on Red Arrow Hwy.
Rehabbed building with excellent visibility. Call for info 630-609-0031.
BUSINESS INCOME PROPERTY FOR SALE. 6 units all leased.
High Traffic location. Call for more information. 219-879-4434.
WANTED – RENTAL
WANT TO RENT for July & August 1BR or studio apartment
on or across from the lake. Call 708-974-1786.
RENTALS INDIANA
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HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH
3/BR. Across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692.
LONG BEACH COZY 4/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach)
Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/370-1745.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB
LAKEFRONT CONDOS -- 2 and 3 bedrooms.
Avail. Sept.-June -- $1,400 to $2,000 per month.
DUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588.
SHERIDAN BEACH-YEAR ROUND-FULLY FURNISHED.
Completely remodeled 1BR, 1BA apartment just steps away from the
beach. New small kitchen appliances, furniture, TV/DVD, A/C units.
Spacious private balcony with a glimpse of lake, barbecue area.
$550/month + NIPSCO. Call 708-372-6898.
HOUSE FOR RENT ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE
3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Frpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail.
Also avail Sept thru May. $750/mo + util. Call 708/424-8756.
THIS WAY TO THE BEACH! Adorable cottage, 8 houses from the lake
at Stop 31. Cute retro décor. Sleeps 6-10. New kitchen and 2 baths.
Huge screened porch. A/C, cable, DVD. $1100/week. $200 discount
if booked before 6/1/07. Call 847-644-4398 or 847-696-0878.
“The Summer Place” at Stop 33. 2 blocks from beach.
Charming décor, beautiful surroundings, 4BR, 2BA,
family room with fireplace. Patio, deck, sun porch. A/C, W/D.
Avail. for weekly rental June thru Sept. Call 708-784-9866.
LONG BEACH STOP 28 SUMMER RENTAL. 3BR, 1BA, A/C, W/D, grill
& deck. Short walk to beach and park. $950/wk. Call 317-716-7321.
CLASSIC BEACH COTTAGE IN SHERIDAN BEACH. Steps from beach.
Sleeps up to 10. New carpet & furn. 5BR, 2-1/2BA.
Call Linda at 708-784-1465 or www.vrbo.com/56490
BEAUTIFUL EXTRA LARGE 1BR APARTMENT.
Less than 1 mile to beach. $485/mo.
Call 630-913-3544 or 219-879-9112.
LONG BEACH SUMMER RENTAL. Beachfront house at Stop 29.
3BR, 2.5BA. A/C, Cable, full appliances.
By week or month. Call 773-405-9879.
“MICHIANA COTTAGES” VACATION RENTALS – Choose the Red
or Cocoa Vintage Cottages, which comfortably sleep 6 or 8. Private,
wooded, charmingly appointed, just a short walk to the beach. Gas grill,
great deck and yard, screen porch, cable, Internet, DVD, W/D, A/C, etc.
at both. Pet & family friendly. Many summer weeks still avail., so come for
a visit! $1,525/wk. Year round avail. 773-871-2256 or
www.michianacottages.com
LONG BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT - Great location, very close to beach
and park. 4/BR, 2/Bath. A/C. W/D, D/W. Deck w/BBQ.
Avail. 8/4/07 for short/long term rental. Call 312-953-9570.
HOUSE FOR RENT ON THE BEACH/LB.
2BR, 2BA, D/W, W/D, A/C, TV/DVD, CABLE/HSI
GOURMET KITCHEN, 2 FIREPLACES, ALL LINENS
NO SMOKING, NO PETS
CALL FOR AVAILABLE DATES (312) 925-2642.
CHARMING VINTAGE MICHIANA COTTAGE – ¼ blk. from lake, Stop
37. Furn., delightful décor, 3BR, 2BA, brand new beds & pillows, sleeps
8-9. C/A, frpl, screen porch off lg. kitchen, BBQ, wrap-around deck, loft
end deck off master BR, D/W, W/D, Cable TV/DVD/VCR, all util.
except phone.
Avail. 6/2-6/30; 8/11-9/15.
For info email: [email protected] Phone Judy 847-814-8215.
LONG BEACH. Seasonal rental. Lake Shore Drive hillside.
Stunning lake views. 2BR, 2BA. Convertible sofa in family room.
$1800/week + sec. dep. + cleaning fee. Realtor owned. 219-878-3721.
SHORELAND HILLS – 3BR, 2BA. Short walk to Stop 31 beach.
Sleeps 9 adults + 2 cribs. Large yard w/deck & BBQ. Big screen TV,
Cable/DVD/VCR. A/C, D/W, W/D. $1100/wk. Call 773-562-6561.
SHERIDAN BEACH SUMMER RENTAL. Cozy knotty pine cottage.
4BR, 2BA, cable, C/A. 1/2 blk. from beach. Close to outlet, park and zoo.
$1000/wk. Contact Pam 708-383-2635.
SHERIDAN BEACH. 3BR HOUSE. Year round.
Fresh interior. Short walk to beach. No pets. Non-smoker preferred.
$750.00/mo. + utilities. Call 219-879-2195.
WEEKLY RENTAL AVAILABLE.
Completely furnished 3BR apt. $800/weekly.
Long Beach Cove Villas – 219-879-9950.
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CHARMING MICHIANA SHORES COTTAGE with beautiful master suite.
3BR, 2BA. Stone fireplace, short walk to Stop 38 beach. Monthly.
Call 773-463-0555 leave message, or 773-617-4884 leave message.
RENTALS – FURNISHED CONDO. Pine Lake in LaPorte. $1750/mo.
Call Debbie Burke @ Merrion & Associates Realtors,
219-872-4000 or toll-free 1-866-496-1752.
EXECUTIVE GROUP CONDO ON PINE LAKE.
2BR, 2BA long term rental - $1000 a month.
Please phone 269-6892 for more info.
BEACH HOUSE – Beautifully rehabbed 4BR, 3BA home at Stop 30.
Sleeps 8, lg. deck, sun porch w/frpl. and flat screen tv. Enjoy a short walk
(1-1/2 blks.) to stop 30 beach. Avail. the weeks of July 21, July 28, Aug. 4,
11, 18, 25. (Sat.-Sat. rental). Wkly. rental $1800. No pets or smokers.
Please call Andy at 219-575-4120 to view this beach house!!
RENTALS MICHIGAN
2BR COTTAGE RENTAL. Newly redecorated. Walk to beach.
$750/week. Inquire at On the Lounge Slipcover Studio
for viewing or call 269-469-4354.
MICHIGAN. New Buffalo, Village of Grand Beach.
Lake front home, just 42 steps down to this private Lake Michigan beach.
Enjoy magnificent sunsets from the deck of this cozy 3 bedroom home.
Golf and tennis are within walking distance.
Available July & August $2000/week, and also in June & Sept. $1200/
week.
For information & viewing, call 219-326-5828 and/or 708-212-1637.
YEAR ROUND COTTAGE RENTAL IN NEW BUFFALO.
Charming, newly-renovated. Sleeps 8. 3BR, 3BA, cable, fully equipped
kitchen/new appliances, W/D, linens and C/A. Deluxe gas grill on large
deck and outdoor play set. Overlooking the boat docks, a 2 block walk
from the public beach and downtown. Weekly rental $1600.
Call Maggie Bogue – 773-394-9496.
LAKEFRONT COTTAGES w/private beach in Union Pier, MI.
Appliances and amenities. 2-5BR. Call 269-426-0034
or visit www.unionpiervacation.com
UNION PIER – charming cottage style 3BR house across from beach.
Hot tub, back deck, screen porch, great location, walk to town. Perfect
vacation rental getaway. Weekly/monthly. Call 312-399-8158.
BRAND NEW 3BR CONDO. Downtown New Buffalo. 2 blks. to beach.
Spectacular lake view. Indoor & outdoor pool, exercise room.
Call 708-439-9943.
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DUNELAND BEACH
Lot at Stop 35 with lake glimpses. 1block to beach.
Survey, topo, soil test and design concepts avail. Approx. 16,000 SF.
Call 219-878-1724.
SHERIDAN BEACH. Immaculately rehabbed 3 unit with spectacular lake
view across from beach. 4200 sq.ft. with 6 off street and 6 guest parking
spaces. All utility services separate. $950,000. Call 219-872-4446.
LONG BEACH POINTE – 2BR condo. Convenient to beach.
Spacious, with lots of cabinet space in kitchen and huge closets (master
walk-in). New carpet, new paint and hardwood floors. Large balcony overlooking court yard. Extra storage in basement. Washer/Dryer hook-up.
Lots of upgrades. Community pool. Move-in condition.
Available immediately. $124,900. Call 574-229-1243.
BEACH HOUSE/38’ CIGARETTE POWERBOAT. STOP 31. 9 rms, 5BR,
3BA. Sleeps 10-12. Gorgeous cedar deck, extra lot. Fully furn. Turn key!
2.5 blks. to beach! Time to relax! [email protected] Boat additional $69,000. Beach house $379,000. Call for info 708-774-7196.
MICHIANA SHORES – Large prime building lot. 3 short blocks to beach.
Call 219-879-9154.
MICHIANA SHORES, IND. ON 5 LOTS. 2BR, 2BA, fireplace, furnished.
Walk-out basement, hardwood floors, close to beach, low taxes.
$439,000. 307 Sunset Trail. Call 219-879-6727.
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Daddy’s Girl by Lisa Scottoline
“Nat Greco felt like an A cup in a double-D bra. She couldn’t understand why
her tiny class was held in such a huge
lecture hall, unless it was a cruel joke of
the registrar’s.”
Nat’s course, the History of Justice,
is her passion, but she just can’t seem
to pass that passion on to her class (all
nine of them). Until one day she draws a
mustache on her face and has the class
take parts in reading Shakespeare’s “The
Merchant of Venice” in order to make her
point about justice in literature and history. The class was a big hit, and hunky
professor Angus Holt can’t help but notice the diminuative Ms. Greco as he makes his way in the
lecture hall to begin his class scheduled right after
hers. Angus’ passion is his externship programs
giving students hands-on experience outside the
classroom in how the law works. Angus asks Nat
to join him in teaching some prisoners at the Chester County prison, a minimum security facility. Nat
is shocked at first, then intrigued, especially at the
thought of spending time with Mr. Hunky. Hmmm,
what’s her boyfriend going to say?
What starts out as a very mild story line and a
lovely ride through the Pennsylvania countryside
turns ugly very fast. After settling in the classroom,
and seeing there are two new students that Angus
hadn’t been informed about, sirens start blasting,
signaling a riot somewhere in the prison. Nat is attacked, and when Angus comes to her rescue, she
scrambles out of the room looking for help. She
stumbles into a room across the hall to find a correctional officer standing over a dead inmate and a
fallen correctional officer. Nat yells at him to go help
Angus and then turns to the fallen correctional office, mortally wounded by a homemade knife in his
chest. He isn’t quite dead and whispers to Nat to tell
his wife “it’s… under the floor.”
Now, dear readers, the real story begins…
Nat is determined to pay her respects to the fallen
correctional officer’s wife and family and deliver his
last message. She finally gets alone with the widow,
and after repeating his last words, the only thing
the wife can figure out about her husband’s last
words is that he meant the space under the floor in
the garage where they put a few personal papers.
After opening it up, however, nothing special or new
is found there and Nat is more puzzled than ever…
Then there is Nat’s family who don’t understand
why she would put herself in a dangerous position
like being alone in a room full of prison inmates. You
have to meet her family…dad is the owner of Greco
Construction Company, a very successful venture
April 26, 2007
that has given the family a more than
comfortable living. Her three brothers
all work for the firm and all are boisterous, larger than life and living for the
next sports outing or game. Natalie is,
of course, their little sister, the one no
one takes seriously or listens to, at least
that’s Nat’s feelings on her family. Her
boyfriend, Hank, has practically been
adopted by the Grecos, as he fits in with
them very well, just another member of
Team Greco.
Anonymous phone calls to Nat and
Angus warn them to “stay out of Chester
County.” The next day, not heeding the
warning and on the road to find clues, Nat and Angus are sideswiped by a pickup truck, barely avoiding a deadly confrontation.
On another occasion, Nat is driving alone and is
stopped by a state trooper who is promptly gunned
down in front of her by a mysterious man in a ski
mask who appears out of nowhere, and Nat finds
herself charged with the trooper’s murder. And, to
make matters worse, the correctional officer’s widow
had been shot right after Nat left her house, and is
now in a coma, unable to name her assailant. Guess
who gets the blame? What’s a law professor to do?
Especially when no one wants to listen to her side
of the story since it’s much easier for the police to go
with all the circumstantial evidence that keeps piling up against her. It’s that impotent feeling of being unable to make anyone understand what you’re
trying to say. That’s the way Nat felt when no one
would listen to her theories. She decides that she
would have to find out the answers to all the questions by herself. As a teacher and great believer in
the American judicial system, Nat is having a hard
time reconciling law and justice in her present circumstances!
The story now picks up pace like a freight train
in the night and hurtles toward its startling conclusion. Problem is, there still a bunch of pages left
after what seems to be the end of the story…
This is reading that you simply don’t want to walk
away from. Things like going to work seem to just
get in the way of discovering where “daddy’s girl” is
going to end up. Two enthusiastic thumbs up from
this reviewer! Makes me want to read more of Lisa
Scottoline, and that’s the highest compliment I can
give a writer.
Lisa Scottoline has written thirteen best-selling
novels. Her expertise about law is no accident as she
is a former trial lawyer and now part time teacher
at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Her
course, no surprise here, is Justice and Fiction.
Till next time, happy reading!
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219-872-4000
866-496-1752
FAX (219) 872-4182
Specializing in Distinctive
Properties
Indiana and Michigan
MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS, INC.
Debbie Burke
707 Washington St. • Michigan City, IN 46360
Broker/Owner
Ed Merrion*
Principal Broker
OPEN HOUSE CLASSICS!!!
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2122 Avondale
YOU’LL BE CHARMED BY THE CHARACTER of this 1928
Long Beach classic! The formal dining room, the living room centered on a warm brick fireplace, the fabulous sun room, the screen
porch & deck all combine to give you the feeling you expect from
your summer home. You’ll love the custom-built kitchen with its
granite counters, ceramic tile floor, hickory cabinetry, Subzero refrigerator & Viking oven.
$519,000
DIRECTIONS: Lake Shore Drive to Stop 21; south to home
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2901 Oriole
MAGNIFICENT! The oak floors with cherry & walnut accents; the
barreled ceiling living room; the library with bench seats; the bright
sun room; the screen porch. All this & more are the highlites which
will linger with you after you’ve toured this home this Sunday. The
cherry wood kitchen is a delight! The heating system boiler, the AC,
the roof & windows have all been replaced. 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath floor
plan has room for everyone, inside & out!
$648,500
LOCATION: SE corner of Oriole & Belle Plaine Trails.
102 Lady Lane
BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED 4 bedroom, 3 full bath home has detailed woodwork, hardwood & ceramic floors, 9' ceilings and Amish
kitchen oak cabinets. Upstairs, 3 good sized bedrooms & 2 full baths
are supplemented by a spacious finished bonus room. The main floor
includes in-law living quarters in its own wing. Professionally landscaped yard has a brand new sprinkler system throughout! $347,500
DIRECTIONS: Lake Shore Drive to Stop 31; south to Lady Lane; on
corner of Moore Rd. & Lady Lane.
DAY 1-3
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3402 Iroquois
AN ARCHITECT’S DREAM was to have a designer kitchen with porcelain floors, white Carrera marble counters, brushed nickle hardware &
appliances that were out of this world. His dream can be your reality in
this 4 bedroom, 23/4 bath Duneland Beach ranch. Brand new kitchen has
an Electrolux Icon refrigerator, Fisher & Paykel rangetop, Dacor oven &
more. Beautiful pegged oak floors are matched by Italian porcelain and
marble walls & floors in the bathrooms.
$869,000
DIRECTIONS: Lake Shore Drive to Stop 34; south just 1 door to home
LOOK FOR US ON THE INTERNET! • www.MerrionRealty.com
Debbie Burke, GRI, ABR, RECS
Ed Merrion*, CRS, GRI
Liv Markle*, Broker Associate ,CRS, GRI
Dale Harding
Cathy Blum
Debbie Mengel
Jim McGah*, Broker Associate
Julie Gring
Jim Laughlin
Heather Melnyk
Fran Merrion, GRI, ABR
Bill Moldenhauer
Jerry Lambert
Jessica Storey
John Hayes, GRI, ABR
Michele Cihak, ABR
Tricia Meyer
*Licensed in IN & MI
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CENTURY 21 Long Beach Realty
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1401 Lake Shore Drive ~ 3100 Lake Shore Drive
(219) 874-5209 ~ (219) 872-1432
www.c21longbeachrealty.com
Open 7 Days a Week
Family Owned and Operated Since 1920
2157 Carlisle Lane, Valparaiso, IN
216 Redwing, Michiana Shores
Sparkling, Spacious Cape Cod with over 3000 square feet
of finished space. Cheerful dine-in kitchen is adjacent to formal
dining room.Vaulted ceilings and fireplace in spacious living/great
room. Master suite with whirlpool bath on main level. 3 additional
bedrooms, 11/2 baths. Main floor laundry. Deck, porch, double
$268,900
garage.
Michiana Log Cabin in the Woods. Fresh, exciting, and designed
for minimal maintenance. Vaulted ceilings, open stone fireplace
and center island in great room. Screened porch opens to patio.
Large covered front porch for relaxing. Four bedrooms, 31/2 baths.
Oak floors, double garage.
$589,000
707 Lake Shore Drive, Michigan City
BUILD HERE
Ponchartrain Drive, Michiana, Stop 40. Two wooded
lots 80x125. One block to Lake Michigan.
$450,000
Oaks Court, Long Beach, Stop 16. Wonderful wooded lot
two blocks from beach.
$250,000
Vacation Cottage on 76x160 hillside lot just steps from Stop 4
beach. Two bedrooms, bath. Move in for summer and experience
beach living.
$389,900
Mt. Claire Way, Long Beach, Stop 29. Great lot with
privacy. 80x250 with front and rear access. Staked survey,
soil scientist report. 11/2 blocks to beach.
$245,000
YEAR ROUND AND WEEKLY RENTALS
Unfurnished and Furnished Rentals by week or month.
Unfurnished 4 bedroom, 3 bath, family room, 11/2 blocks to beach.
Furnished 4 bedrooms, 4 bath overlooking lake.
Furnished 2 bedroom, large deck opposite lake.
Open 7 Days a Week • See All of Our Listings at www.c21longbeachrealty.com
Phyllis Waters*, Owner/Broker, CRB, CRS, GRI
Doug Waters*, Managing Broker, GRI 219-877-7290
June Livinghouse*, Broker Associate, ABR, GRI 800-957-1248
Sylvia Hook*, Broker Associate, CRS, GRI 800-518-5778
Beverly Bullis*, CRS, GRI 800-518-6149
Sandy Rubenstein*, Broker Associate 879-7525
Phyllis T. Waters*
CRB, CRS, GRI
Broker/ Owner
Tom Cappy* 874-6396
Richard Klare 872-0947
Rosemary Braun 879-9029
Bill McNew 872-8254
Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Annette Clark 219-363-3545
Stephan Koethe 219-331-6275
Shawn Semla 219-898-3370
Maryann Maki 219-241-8220
*Licensed in Michigan and Indiana
Doug Waters*
GRI
Managing Broker

Happy Days in Teen Town

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