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Volume 18, Number 21 Thursday, May 30, 2002
Hurray For the Hillbilly Winos
by Paula McHugh
They’re three guys loaded with talent who
call themselves the Hillbilly Winos.
The three musician-artists live here in
Northwest Indiana. They love to play here
in Northwest Indiana. Many of us know of
them from Mighty Mic nights at the
Michigan City Library, or from their openair “concerts” at a former café in Sheridan
Beach.
Hillbilly Winos. What kind of name is
that? Make you think of Conway Twitty’s
or Hank Williams’ twangy tunes?
Fugeddabouditt. Instead, think “roots
music.”
Jeff Ham, Kent Arnsbarger and Matt
Teolis know that their music fits no neat
category, just as each of these three singular
men and very good friends nicely escape any
particular category. The finger of fate and The Hillbilly Winos live in Jeff Ham’s living room. Percussionist Kent Arnsbarger, lead guinimble fingers on frets played a major tarist Matt Teolis, and lead vocalist Jeff Ham. The guys are holding Jeff’s acrylic paintings,
which you’ll find on the album liner of Live From the Living Room.
role in introducing Matt to Jeff. Then
along came Kent with a pair of sticks and other pertheir first CD, Live from the Living Room.
cussive tricks. Thus evolved a collaboration woven from
This Beacher writer sat in Jeff Ham’s beachside home
an intuitive understanding of one another’s melodic,
last week, in the very same living room where the
harmonic, soulful, and rhythmic feel. Their musical
Hillbilly Winos coaxed out their musical muses to creskills meshed into an easy trine. And now, they’ve cut
ate their cache of well-crafted tunes. Gathering the
three men together at the same time, except for gigs
or weekly rehearsals, is no mean feat. Thanks go to
Jeff for facilitating the get-together. Matt drove in
from Dyer, putting his alter ego, Dr. Teolis, D.O., on
hold for a few hours. Kent drove in from the opposite direction—Plymouth—where his high school band
students absorb their mentor’s drumming expertise.
Jeff, on home turf, sat holding and tending to his
daughter, 4-month old Daryn.
Jeff, Matt and Kent act and talk and think like
brothers, despite their different gene-sets. Jeff and
Matt became acquainted with one another while they
both were attending the Men’s New Warrior programs
in Chicago.
They discovered a shared passion.
It was fate and a guitar that brought Matt and Jeff together.
Hillbilly Winos Continued on Page 2
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Hillbilly Winos Continued from Page 1
“I went to Matt’s house one day. He
had told me (earlier) that he played guitar,” Jeff said. What Jeff ’s ears heard,
he said, “shocked” him. Jeff had no idea
that this doctor and guitar player and
fellow New Warrior was that good. Here
was a medical director for a chemical
dependency clinic starting to get work
as a studio musician. Jeff, on the other
hand, had seen his own early and very
promising musical career take a steep
nose-dive. Jeff admitted that his uncontrolled drinking had steered him away from
his upward spiral those many years before.
“If it were not for Matt, I would not have
gotten back into music,” Jeff said. Jeff was
spellbound by the sounds created from
Matt’s guitar. They started playing together and they knew what they were creating felt right. But they also knew that a
piece was missing. Until Kent came along.
The three experimented, blended, creatHere they are, larger than life, and just as playful offstage as on.
ed. Kent suggested that “they should do
Live from the Living Room is currently #5 on the hit
this more.” And they did. And they continue today to
charts.
build a fan base as local as Michigan City and as far
Kent said that the groups’ popularity in Belgium
away as Belgium. In Belgium, their Hillbilly Winos
is “an Internet phenomenon.” According to
Kent, some people there heard samples of
their tunes on the Hillbilly Winos website
(hillbillywinos.com), ordered the CD, played
it for friends and created a huge following.
Recently, a radio station in Connecticut has started giving the Hillbilly Winos recorded tunes
airtime. Not bad for three guys who, on a
shoestring, created a top-notch recording using
minimal equipment to cut their first album.
Live From the Living Room began distribution
just two months ago.
“We were thinking of doing a demo (recording),” Jeff said. “But we thought that since it
would take as much work to record, we might
as well just forgo the demo and put out a
(full-blown) CD.” And knowing that the project could cost upwards of $50,000 when handed over to a recording outfit, the three decided to make the most of the equipment that they
Holding Jeff and Gwen’s baby daughter Daryn, Kent looks at Jeff’s portraits of the three already had. They made their recording on a
musicians. When not writing, composing, strumming, or caring for Daryn, Jeff squeezes shoestring.
in time to complete illustrations for children’s books for a publisher in Volo, IL.
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Hard to believe when you get your copy and listen
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The Hillbilly Winos celebrated their album release
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in its production was an outpouring of love and heartfelt commitment to their collective inner spirits.
Hillbilly Winos
Continued on Page 4
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Hillbilly Winos
May 30, 2002
Continued from Page 3
Matt, as a little boy emulating John Lennon, cut his first guitar
out of cardboard and pretend-played. A few years later, he built a more
“sophisticated” guitar out of plywood. His inner ear and his soul heard
tunes and guitar licks that no one else could hear back in those days.
Then after early lessons in jazz, and a saxophone suggested by his
father, Matt acquired his first real guitar. And he admits that it’s a
part of him, almost like an appendage. Kent, in his earlier years, marched
and performed for the Star of Indiana (drum corps). His percussive
bag of sounds includes more than sticks and skins, though. Kent is
as likely to pound on a marimba as to tweak a triangle—whatever
feels and sounds right for a Hillbilly Winos composition.
Jeff is joyous to be back on the road that he once detoured from.
He combines his considerable talent on guitar, mandolin, harmonica and vocals, lyric writing, and visual art in a spirit of serious fun,
meaning soberly, playfully. Jeff ’s visual art graces the Live From the
Living Room cover. The liner notes show off Jeff ’s talent in portrait
sketches—of himself and his two best friends. When not writing
lyrics or music, Jeff works as an illustrator for children’s books. He
created the “doubletake” name for the musical triad. It gets attention and gives pause, he’ll tell you. But, you already know that.
The Hillbilly Winos brand of alternative country, a term that Kent
says fits their sound best, is gearing up for their next appearance at
Mighty Mic at the Michigan City Public Library on Thursday, June
Jeff, with 4-month old Daryn.
6. What Jeff, Kent and Matt like most about the phenomenally popular free open mike night is their role as models.
“We want to help show kids how to feel safe on stage, and to give people the opportunity to be on stage
(and in the spotlight) at least once,” Jeff explained.
Fans will be happy to know that they can pick up Live From the Living Room at that time.
“It’s a simple little CD, but people get a lot out of it,”
Jeff said, adding that the three have received overwhelmingly positive comments about the work.
If you cannot make it to Mighty Mic on June 6th, you’ll
have another opportunity to listen to the Hillbilly
Winos when they appear at Front Porch Music in
Valparaiso on June 22.
Or maybe sooner, if you ask. The Hillbilly Winos
said that they love playing in Northwest Indiana. And,
they are always looking for new gigs.
For more information log on to hillbillywinos.com or
The Ham’s dog Hank (the orange dog), too shy to pose with the
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them at [email protected].
musicians, is the model found on the Hillbilly Wino’s album liner notes.
Jeff’s artwork as it appears on the CD liner notes.
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Pipe Organ Concert
On Sun., June 9th, 3 p.m., there will be a free
pipe organ concert at the First Congregational Church,
6th & Washington Street., Michigan City. Stephen
Schnurr, past president of the Chicago-Midwest
Chapter of the Organ Historical Society and Chair of
the 2002 National Convention will present a program on the historic 1891 Roosevelt Pipe Organ.
Open to the public, seating will begin at 2:30 p.m. and
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The organ was built by the renowned New York firm
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“wBeyond the Garden Gate...” is the theme for the
8th annual LaPorte Tri Kappa Garden Walk. Visitors
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The walk will take place Sat., July 13, from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. Cost for the tour is $10 with all proceeds
going to the LaPorte Tri Kappa Scholarship Fund.
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Meals on Wheels Hosts Volunteer Brunch
“Volunteers, A Gift to the Community” was the
theme for a brunch held on Thurs., May 16. The setting was Pottawattomie Country Club and the attendees were all volunteers for Meals on Wheels.
On a rare, bright morning, the guests were greeted with the sweet sounds of the B Natural Trio, composed of Pearl Carlson, Esther Fox and Nancy Kahn.
Following the delicious brunch, a few words were
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Gail Johnson of United Way.
Welcome! Long time volunteers Bernice Curry and
Margaret Collins, accompanied by John Held.
Seventy-eight guests were honored for delivering
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Thalia Baker presented awards to the volunteers
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Those ranged from167 trips to 56.
Eighteen volunteers are needed daily Monday
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contact the Meals on Wheels office at 872-9117.
No, Mary Lombard, your
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Bob Peters, wife Edith and founder Doris Hultgren.
The “Romeos”: (l-r) Bill Welnetz, Rynold Thiede, Ken Fritz,
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mile south of Rt. 30 on Rt. 49, Valparaiso. Admission
is $5/adults and children under 12 admitted free.
Over 200 quilts and quilted items will be on display.
The fashion show will start at 1 p.m. each day, followed
by a “bed turning,” a presentation of antique quilts.
Several quilters from the LaPorte County area will
be exhibiting. The quilt, “Michigan City, Indiana, A
Great Hometown,” which normally hangs in the
Mayor’s Office, will be shown.
Free demonstrations will be given each day,
appraisals for quilts will be available and a boutique
of handmade items and a merchants mall will be
open through the show. There will be a silent auction
and a quilt raffle. 219/464-4475 for more information.
Old-Fashioned Games & Toys
Tired of supplying batteries for all those toys? No
fun sitting in front of the computer or TV? Then join
others at Deep River Park on Sun., June 2 for OldFashioned Games & Toys. Always better no matter
how many times they are played, children will be able
to participate in a game of marbles, hopscotch, jump
rope, tug-of-war, 3-legged races and more.
One in a series of KIDS FIRST programs held the
first Sunday of each month May through October, this
free program is a great way to spend a family afternoon. No need to bring anything and no need to preregister, meet in front of the Visitor Center anytime
between 1 and 4 p.m.
Deep River County Park is located at 9410 Old Lincoln
Hwy (off US 30 bwt. Valparaiso & Merrillville). For
information, phone 219/947-1958.
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Purdue University North Central and the Greater
Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce will host a Business
After Hours on Thurs., June 13, from 4:30-7 p.m. at
PNC’s Valparaiso Academic Center, 600 Vale Park Road
South. Refreshments will be served and door prizes
will be awarded.
Visitors will have an opportunity to tour the facility. The 10,000 square-foot building includes a hightech executive education center with teleconferencing equipment capable of linking participants from
around the world. The building has classrooms, conference rooms and offices.
Guests will also have the chance to learn more
about the learning opportunities available at the
VAC. In addition to the Purdue North Central classes offered there, Onward & Upward Enterprises is offering American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture
to assist interested hearing students to enter the
profession of Interpreting for the Deaf. Also available
are enrichment courses in English, math and job
search skills taught in sign language, which will
enhance the skills deaf students need to enter college.
These are the only courses of this type offered in
Northwest Indiana.
Representatives of The Information Management
Group will also be on hand to discuss the many noncredit computer courses that will be taught at the VAC
in the coming weeks.
For more information, or to RSVP by June 7, contact Darlene Livingston at 219/548-2468.
Reschedule of Doo-Wop Concert
In the May 16 issue of The Beacher, we told of a DooWop Concert to be held to benefit St. Anthony Hospice.
The event has been rescheduled to Sat., Aug. 17, 7 p.m.,
at the Michigan City High School Auditorium, 8466
West Pahs Rd., Michigan City.
This concert will feature LaPorte County’s own
Dr. Groovy and the Soul Surgeons followed by The
Diamonds (“Little Darlin’” and “The Stroll”) and the
Coasters (“Yakety Yak” and “Charlie Brown.”)
Tickets are $35 per person and must be purchased
by Aug. 12. For more information, phone St. Anthony
Hospice at 877-2035 or the Michigan City Chamber
of Commerce at 874-6221.
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Cole Porter Festival at Peru, Indiana
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The annual Cole Porter Festival, sponsored by the
Miami County Museum, will be held Sat., June 8, 9
a.m.-9 p.m., at the museum, 51 N. Broadway, Peru,
Indiana. Featured throughout the day and evening
wil be the music of internationally famous Cole Porter
(Night & Day, Begin the Beguine, I Get a Kick Out of
You).
In the morning from 9-11 a.m., the music will be
at Holy Trinity Anglican Church played on a piano used
by Porter. Beginning at 10 a.m., there will be van tours
leaving from the museum highlighting places of interest to Porter fans, including his birthplace and his grave.
in the afternoon, music will continue at the Miami
County Museum with live performances by local talent. Activities for young people will be offered throughout the day. In the evening outside, the Kelly Jay
Orchestra will perform Porter tunes.
The 2nd Annual Cole Porter Days Car Show will
be held from 3-9 p.m. on the streets outside the museum.
The Peru-Miami County Chamber of Commerce’s
Summerfest will be centered around the Court House
and Museum from noon-10 p.m. with food vendors,
live entertainment and crafts.
The Cole Porter Festival fosters music appreciation
by celebrating the life and times of Cole Porter. The
museum features a permanent exhibit of Cole Porter
memorabilia, including his 1955 Fleetwood Cadillac.
For more information, phone the museum at
765/473-9183; email [email protected]
Relay For Life Reminder
The LaPorte County chapter of the American
Cancer Society is still forming teams for their annual Relay For Life event to be held on June 28-June 29
at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds.
There is an event goal of $110,000, with a $100 minimum per person and $1,500 per team. To sign up, or
for more information, phone (toll-free) 866/522-2111
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Pre-Summer
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872-6664
The summer video series at Krasl Art Center, 707
Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, Mi, will start on Wed., June
5. All videos are shown at noon and are free to the public. Bring your lunch, coffee will be provided. Phone
the Education Department at 616/983-0271 for more
information, or visit www.krasl.org
Wed., June 5: “China and the Forbidden City.”
Discover the sights, culture and people of China documented by the first Westerner ever allowed to film
inside Communist China. 60 min.
Wed., June 12: “La Ville Louvre (The City of the
Louvre).” Inside the city of Paris there is another thriving metropolis—The Louvre Museum. Go behind the
scenes and see how exhibitions are hung, artwork is
stored and preserved and all the details involved in
managing this incredible complex. Narrated in
English; spoken French with English subtitles. 82 min.
Wed., June 19: “Living Treasures of Japan.” Go into
the homes and workshops of some 70 master craftspeople and performers who quietly keep Japan’s most
precious creative traditions alive: sword maker, paper
maker, Kabuki actor, weaver, all who are Living
National Treasures. 59 min.
Wed., June 26: “Mary Ann Esposito in Spain.”
Travel Spain by rail with Mary Ann and explore the
architecture of the medieval city of Cordoba, shop for
flamenco fans and dresses, fish in Gibraltar and cook
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Ice Cream
The Lakeshore MOMS Club is hosting a free ice cream
social for kids and their moms on Tues., June 4 from
10 a.m.-noon at the LaPorte County Public Library,
904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. This is a great opportunity to meet other area moms and their children.
There will be an array of fun activities including
door prizes donated by local LaPorte County area businesses. Try a chance to win a kitchen baker’s cart (valued at over $125) by participating in the free raffle.
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John G. Blank Art Center Guild Spring Luncheon
On May 13th, the Art Center Guild hosted their
annual spring luncheon, “Getting to Know You”. The
festive setting of purple lilacs and the display of the
current exhibition enhanced the luncheon atmosphere for members and their guests. The day’s
theme was highlighted by identifying individuals
from photos of the past. There was a raffle of donations from local artists including Susan Kay Rosso,
Sonjia Bencke, Linda Hearst, Sandi Thayer and
Marge Hurley.
The next meeting of the Guild will be Mon.,
June 10, 9:30 a.m. Executive Director, Lelde Alida
Kalmlite, will be the featured program speaker
after the business meeting.
(l-r): Therese Harbart, Brigitte Ludwig, Rita Brodsky and Hazel Schlicker.
(l-r): Dorothy Miller, Marge Hurley.
(l-r): Molly Trafas, Barbara Opie and Sonjia Bencke.
(l-r): Katherine Smith, Patricia Langford (background) and Marge Kunkel.
(l-r): Shirley Bowman, Joan Lincke.
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foodstuff by carolyn m connell
c
I have been to food heaven, and back. I learned a
lot. I tasted a lot. I walked a lot. It was simply wonderful. The Midwest Fancy Food Show in Chicago, early
in May, was actually for tradespeople only, but the press
was allowed in, too. So, you see, I can tell you all about
it and will enjoy doing so, but it won’t be my usual “now,
you git over there right now and see this or taste that,”
because the public was turned away this time. Unfair.
I’m really sorry you couldn’t join me.
One of the best things that happened during my fourhour visit: A vendor, a young man, read the badge around
my neck and yelled “The Beacher! The Beacher! Hey,
I grew up in LaPorte. I know all about The Beacher.”
Tom Knibbs’ fancy food company is named Urban
Accents and is located on West Roosevelt Road in
Chicago. The show’s directory of vendors: ‘Urban
Accents’ cocktail nibblers and salad spicers, savory snack
baguettes and international salad dressing mixes….’
all presented by our former neighbor and Beacher-reader, with his two partners.
Food Travels – To Heaven and Back
A press pass was needed to enter the show.
My favorites, the cheeses, were excellent. One of the
highlights was buttermilk blue – recommended to add
to white sauced pizzas, add to dips and spreads for
fruits and vegetables, wrap inside hamburger before
grilling, throw into potato salad for more flavor
impact, blend with butter for a savory spread. It was
quite good on a simple cracker, too. There was also
a booth for award-winning cheese from Capriole,
Inc., an Indiana Cheese maker. One of their products
“Wabash Cannonball” was named Best of Show by the
American Cheese Society. They have lots of unique
American goat cheeses (comparable to French Chevres).
‘Lower in calories and cholesterol than cream cheese,
it can be used in any dish calling for cream cheese.
The trick is to not overwork it or you will lose the light
texture that comes from careful ladling of the curd.’
Our LaPorte neighbor and The Beacher’s old friend, Tom Knibbs.
McCormick Place is about as big as my hometown,
Logansport, Indiana, and the crowd was much larger than Logansport’s population. But with my editor’s
(and the internet’s) help I went directly to the right
corner of the vast property, found a parking place almost
immediately, then walked, puff puff, about three
miles to the enormous showroom on the second level.
Everything was a piece of cake (pun intended?). And
then, of course, I immediately started noshing.
All booths, and there were hundreds, handed out
samples of their divine products. Between the noshing and the collection of brochures and other paperwork, I was pretty busy and loaded down the entire
four hours. I tasted so many different cheeses, olives,
chocolates and pastas that I haven’t been hungry
for days, since. Think of your favorite gourmet shop,
multiply its size and products by 4000, and you can
imagine what the Fancy Food Show was like. Big bigtime.
The Cheese Sculptor.
May 30, 2002
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Miss Muffin??
More cheese. Wisconsin’s Art of the State. Wide range
of all kinds – feta, mascarpone, quesos, brie, blue, gorgonzola, and on and on and on. They give us many
hints for cooking with cheese: (1) Use low heat, just
enough to melt the cheese and blend it with other ingredients. High heat makes natural cheese tough and
stringy. (2) To promote even melting — slice, shred,
grate, cube or dice cheese before adding as an ingredient. (3) Broil foods topped with cheese, such as openface sandwiches, pizza and vegetables, four to six
inches from the heat.
Another Cheese firm suggests the following “pairings” of fine cheese and fine wine, a match made in,
not heaven, but Wisconsin: Mascarpone and Muscato
D’Asti, Brie and sparkling, blue and port, Edam and
red, Provolone and Barbera, aged cheddar and
Madeira, Gruyere and Chardonnay, Pepato and
Chianti.
My second favorite, sausages, were also awaiting
me at the Fancy Food Show – bratwurst, bockwurst,
frankfurters, knockwurst, andouille, chicken. Father’s
Country Hams, who claim they’re Kentucky’s finest
eating, also offers sausages along with many other meat
choices. They say if we want to cook a package of their
“sausage balls” while finishing the 18 holes, place the
package in the sun at the back of the golf cart, and
then, when the last ball goes into the trap, they will
be solar-cooked and ready to eat. Hmmm, now really, do we believe that?
There was even a counter full of caviar, white sturgeon out of California. Impressive. The product is
processed using classic Russian methods adapted to
high U.S. food quality standards, bringing the consumer
a premium caviar of the best quality. Oh my, yes, of
course, it was delicious. Many patés were offered – another of my all-time favorite snacks. At Alexian Paté &
Specialty Meats’ booth I was gifted with not only the
taste of their marvelous product (one paté beautifully
stuffed with another), but along with it, a picture of
same on a freebie pad for my computer’s mouse! You
can be sure I’ll never forget that morsel.
Loads and loads of relishes, sauces, spices, marinades, rubs, jellies, chutneys by the jar. Some unusual ones were pumpkin butter with port, Habanero sauce
and paprika sauce all the way from Africa. Beautifully
packaged dip mixes, soup mixes, teabags, spices from
a company named Wildwood in Wisconsin. Northern
Michigan’s American Spoon Foods has some delicious jellies, like winter compote, marionberries
which are a cross between blackberries and raspberries, brandied cherries, plus many other goodies
like salsas, dressings, honeys and mixes.
A rather new company in Chicago manufactures Char
Crust, a variety of rubs that creates a delicious crust
of seasonings and seals in the juices of broiled, baked
or grilled meats. And, there, I ran into a well-known
“local foodie!” It is indeed a small world. Patty
Panozzo, who recently moved her gourmet and coffee
shop to New Buffalo, was raving about the product,
Char Crust. Yes, she carries it at Panozzo’s Pantry and
told me she uses it not only as a meat rub, but in other
ways, too – e.g., as seasoning in various recipes, in sour
cream topping baked potatoes. (You’ll be hearing lots
more about Panozzo’s Pantry – that place is so beautiful, I call it an art gallery – and their great gourmet
food collection in a few weeks, right here in The
Beacher.)
And soon after, I ran into another of our neighbors!
– now, that’s amazing, considering the enormity of the
crushing crowd. Janet Clark, owner of Michigan
Thyme in New Buffalo was suddenly beside me, sampling some great bottled olives, along with her manager, Karen. After we smiled together over the ones
stuffed with zingy jalapeño, Janet directed me to
Carbon’s Malted Waffle Mix, which is made in
Michigan’s own Buchanan plant. She said their
Ronny’s pancake mix is also incredibly good. I trust
these are available at Michigan Thyme if you want
to try them.
Food Travels
Continued on
Page 26
No, not olive oils,
but white
delphinium and
purple azelea
bath oil.
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Food Travels Continued from Page 25
There were a number of butters! I found that startling. Not our ordinary everyday brands from local grocery shelves, but butters made European style, whatever that is. Richer, creamier, they say. I even saw
a butter produced by one of my favorite cheese makers, Tilamook out of Oregon. Tasting samples of a couple, they really were creamier and smoother, unless
my busy palate was worn out and not working properly by then!
Pastas. “The world is full of pastabilities!” Vineyard
pasta, shaped like grape clusters and leaves, happy
birthday pasta, get-well-soon pasta, soccer pasta,
surfin’ the net pasta. (Pretty, but no thanks. I think
I’ll settle for my old standbys, plain old penne or
rigatoni.)
I am not a tea drinker, but there were some enticing product descriptions. One from Africa called
Dawn Rooibos Tea (redbush) is considered a gift of
nature, with great health benefits and no preservatives. It is caffeine free, rich in anti-oxidants and low
in tannin, comes in natural flavor, as well as honey,
lemon and blackcurrant, and also makes a refreshing iced drink. A United States firm makes various
fruit flavored teas, English breakfast, Earl Grey,
Chamomile, etc., using only pricey Ceylon teas because
they taste better than other teas. Grown at elevations
of 4,000 to 56,000 feet of Sri Lanka, they are renowned
as the ‘green gold’ by tea lovers worldwide.
These two ladies are cooking pasta for thousands!
The chocolate displays included milk & white
chocolate, dark & bittersweet, compounds/confectioners’ coatings, cocoa products, cookie drops &
chunks, ice cream products, coffee products, toppings
and sidings. Then, there was Just Meringue! by
Chocolate Chix, Inc. With low fat, no preservatives,
mushroom meringue cookies are molded to look like
perfect hand-picked mushrooms but flavored with
chocolate, pecans, coffee, cocoa or vanilla.
More chocolate. Steve’s Mom Inc. out of New York
lists turtle cheesecake, individual fruit strudels,
rugelach – buttery rich flaky pastry in an assortment of flavors, fudgeroons – the marriage of a fudgy
chocolate brownie and a rich coconut macaroon, and
others equally tantalizing.
May 30, 2002
An artistic display of African teas.
Surprise! I learned, via some of the brochure handouts, some food-category news to pass on to you.
Harrods, the famous British department store in
London, may open its first outpost on State Street, across
the street from Marshall Fields in Chicago. The deal
is far from sealed, but it’s a possibility. More news is
that hands-on cooking classes have become a popular trend due to our increasing selective tastes and
the weak economy. One New York culinary school’s
class numbers have jumped from 2,000 students in
1995 to 20,000 a year these days. That’s pretty amazing, too. Look out, The Cookery in LaPorte, you may
have to grossly enlarge your kitchen and salesfloor!
We’re told that at the end of each annual Fancy Food
Show, a massive charitable effort begins as more
than 50 volunteers from the Greater Chicago Food
Depository descend upon the show floor. They gather food to feed the local hungry — as many as 350,000
men, women and children in Cook County. At last year’s
show, the organization collected more than 20,000 pounds
of specialty foods, ranging from salsas to perishable
meats and breads. I sure hope they got some of that
caviar – that would certainly make their lives pleasant, at least for a moment.
I have loads of recipes that I collected at the show,
which I haven’t yet tested, but they sound great.
Email me at [email protected] if you’re interested in trying, say, baked onions with cheddar cheese,
rosti potatoes with caviar, broccoli di rabe and
sausages, pork scaloppine alla vodka, Barbados spicy
mango chutney, autumn fig & onion tart, arugula and
mushroom salad, French country bread pudding,
bright & tangy broccoli (served as “green trees”),
pomegranate lamb shanks and Grandma’s homemade blue cheese dressing. Now, you understand 100%
of this stuff won’t be on the corner grocery’s shelves,
so we may have to substitute, or run to the nearest
gourmet shop….but that’s just a small part of fun for
us foodies, right?
Yes, my trip to food heaven was delightful, but it’s
nice to be back on solid Indiana ground again, with
a full tummy, fond memories and all kinds of space
around me.
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Sacred Dance Classes
An invitation to participate in the experience of sacred
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and July at St. Luke United Lutheran Church, 2000
E. Coolspring Ave., Michigan City.
The music, body movements and inner meanings
were all created by a Bulgarian spiritual teacher,
who lived from 1864-1944. The flowing series of 28 movements is traditionally performed outdoors, creating
a link with nature and all of life. Experienced teacher,
Ann Dobie, will lead the dance.
At the first session on June 4, Joro Petkov from
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No previous experience or special abilities are
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High School Rodeo will be coming to the LaPorte
County fairgrounds on Fri. & Sat., June 7 & 8. Over
120 Indiana and Michigan high school riders will
return to compete for college tuition scholarship
money by participating in bareback riding, breakaway
roping, bull riding and more.
Food and beverages will be available and the
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Chamber Music Concert June 7
The first of three concerts in the “Focus on Chamber
Music” series will be held Fri., June 7, on the campus of Valparaiso University.
The concert by pianist Eric Larsen and cellist
Daniel Morganstern, chamber artist-in-residence,
will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Duesenberg Recital Hall
in the Center for the Arts on campus. The men are
members of the American Chamber Trio, the University’s
ensemble-in-residence.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and
non-VU students.
The performance will include pieces by Ludwig
van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms and Frederic
Chopin.
The other two concerts in the series are a July 12
performance by members of the music faculty and an
August 9 performance by the American Chamber
Trio. A subscription for all three concerts, plus a student performance Aug. 3, is available for $20 at the
Center for the Arts box office. For more information,
phone 219/464-5162.
All proceeds from the concerts go to the Focus on
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Memorial Day 2002 in Michigan City - A Community Takes Time to Reflect and Remember
The Parade Winds its Way to Greenwood Cemetery
Memorial Service at Greenwood Cemetery
Michigan City High School R.O.T.C.
Color Guard stand at attention.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) unit.
Michigan City Municipal Band under the
direction of Richard D’Arcangelis
provided music at Greenwood Cemetery.
The women’s auxiliary of the VFW.
LaPorte County Sheriff Jim Arnold, a Vietnam veteran,
gave the message at the Greenwood ceremony.
Wolf Pack Band drummers stepped off smartly.
Wolf Pack Band Color Guard made a patriotic and
colorful addition to the parade.
The U.S. Coast Guard brought along one of their boats.
Cub Scout Pack 822 from St. Stan’s marched in the parade.
The reading of General Logan’s Proclamation by Bob
Hock, American Legion Miller Post #37 Post Adjutant.
The presenting of colors while Paul Hannon
sings the National Anthem.
Lora Wendel sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” while
wreaths were placed at the monument.
21 gun salute.
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Disc Golf Clnics
It’s golf. It’s frisbee. It’s both. If you can throw a frisbee, you can play disc golf. While the game has been
in existence since the early 1970s, it is relatively
new to our area. Its popularity is growing and you are
invited to learn how to play.
One of the nation’s top players lives in the region
and will be conducting these free clinics for anybody
who wants to learn basic skills and strategies.
Nine of the 27 holes have been designated for
beginner play. Maps of the course are available at the
gate house at Lemon Lake County Park. There are
no greens fees. If you need discs or frisbees they are
available for sale at the park gatehouse. For more information, phone 219/769-PARK.
Service League Rummage Sale
Sat., June 1, is the date for the annual Michigan
City Service League Rummage Sale. The event will
be held at the facility on East Garfield St. from 9 a.m.1 p.m.
Items available will include a window air conditioner,
bath aids, sitz bath, bath board, grab bars, hand
showers, tub bars, as well as clothes for all ages,
games, books, household items and small appliances.
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LBCC Women’s Golf
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May 21, 2002
Event: Low Putt Partnership
1st place: Nancy Henry & Nancy Pavletic 30 putts
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3rd place: Betty Lawler & Marge Walsh
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Mighty Mic Showcase-June 6
The Michigan City Public Library’s Mighty Mic
Showcase will be held Thurs., June 6 at 6:30 p.m. Poets,
musicians, dancers and video makers are welcome to
showcase their talent at this unique program. The event
is hosted by Troubadour Poet Richard Fammeree
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Meanderin’ with Maggie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Maggie Beyer
It’s the Little House of LaPorte, but oh, what a
big selection of women’s wear inside. There are the classics — Bleyle, Pendleton, Susan Bristol — and the
fun stuff with names like Angela Decker and Michael
Simon standing out, and oh, those femininely softened
denims by Christine Alesando. There have always
been giftables, their location scattered about in the
maze of rooms that make up Little House, but now thoroughly modern Mona is going to locate them all in one
Gift Center. Where mother-of-the bride dresses once
held forth, their will be a new collection of Heritage lace
in tablecloths, scarves and more, so handmade in delicate design one can almost image a covey of nuns in
a French monastery toiling over their creation.
Owner Mona Kramer has a merchandising flair that
is known throughout Northwest Indiana and beyond.
The new gift center fits right in. The Vera Bradley bags
and totes will locate there along with those great for sum- The Little House for fine women’s wear at 409 Alexander Street, LaPorte.
mer SAX handbags of tightweave nylon that make washability a plus. Coming for fall is a line of Denali double-sided Polar Fleece in polo shirts and blankets. I will know where to go for my favorite Crabtree and Evelyn
Lavender Water
when Mona moves
the complete line to
its new location. The
bottles of lavender
water and bubble gel
I bought in Stratford
last year are almost
gone. I’m not the
only one who loves
it; Mona said it’s so
Fun wear for summer including Michael Simon
and signature appliques.
Denim that can be dressed
up or not.
Angela Decker gets ready to move the
Vera Bradley line.
“pop” she can hardly keep it in stock.
With new things coming in all the time, Little House
of LaPorte has become a must stop for browsing when anyone comes to town. While I was there, a customer said she
had come to LaPorte for a meeting, but couldn’t leave without a visit to Little House. Some newbies find its location
at 409 Alexander Street a little tricky, but a straight shot
down Rt. 35, five blocks past Lincolnway with a right turn
on Alexander gets you there; going down “A” street to 4th
is another easy way. I couldn’t leave without a browse through
the markdowns of those classics that are always in season with a great clearance sale going on. Time to pick up
that Susan Bristol holiday sweater you’ve always wanted to own. Little House fashions can also be seen at
Style Show Luncheons at Hannah’s in New Buffalo,
Tippecanoe Place in South Bend and Roskoe’s in LaPorte.
Watch the ad in The Beacher for dates and time.
Always classy and classic,.
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I was going to pay a stop at one of my favorite places in LaPorte,
the LaPorte County Historical Society Museum just behind
the Courthouse, but big construction is going on in that area. I’m sure
there is a way to get in, but I had other meandering to do (my friend
Joellen wants to know if I have a quota on how many times I use the
word “meandering” in my column. I said it has no limit, just like the
meandering I do). I did see a sign on the big bulletin board on
Courthouse Square, however, that told of an upcoming event: the High
School Exchange Club Rodeo at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds the
weekend of June 7 and 8. Reports on this event last year were spectacular. Something to put on your calendar this year.
********
There was plenty of parking at The Woodworks, 241 Pine Lake
Avenue. Bob Mueller began setting out some of the Adirondock
chairs, rockers, and swings he makes about nine years ago. When
he retired from Sullair, he rounded up some partners and began branching out. The swings and things set out for display invite you in to
see what else is inside.
It’s a casual kind of shop with hand-made crafts casually displayed. The woodworkers sometimes get whimsical as in a birdhouse
with two privies marked his and hers. They get sentimental as The Wood Works, 241 Pine Lake Avenue, LaPorte, a
well in making a cradle for dolls or the old-fashioned kind of hobby
haven for hand crafted outdoor furniture.
horse you see on Christmas cards. There are shelves and picture frames,
and if you have something special in mind, Bob can make it. In the off season he creates things on order
like custom shutters and planters,
bread boxes and gun cabinets. . .or the
8-foot Deacon’s bench he made for the
LaPorte Fire Department. . .or a baby’s
cradle made from fine white ash.
But it’s outdoor time now and you can
trust the outdoor furniture on display
to make it through the winter. All are
made from treated, kiln-dried yellow pine
and cedar, wood he has sent in from
Pennsylvania. Hours for the summer
season are Tuesday through Saturday
from 10 am to 6 pm. Mark this stop for
For the birds… his and hers
a holiday stop next fall as well. Bob and
two-holers
his partners are extending their line of
handmade wooden toys with planes, boats, trains and semi trucks.
You can find some now, but there is much more to come.
Adirondock chairs line the porch in Grand Hotel style.
Meanderin' Continued on Page 36
Future heirlooms. . .a rocking chair and rocking horse.
Handmade plaques and racks made by local craftsmen.
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May 30, 2002
Meanderin' Continued from Page 35
The City of LaPorte itself is a great place for meandering (that’s number three for the times I’ve used the
word). The streets are lined with great old houses,
old Victorians, wide-porches and turrets, lots of yesterday living style. Even the smaller side streets have
their share of old cottages and farm house styles. You
just know that some young couple has been busy
bringing them back to their original old-timey warmth
and charm. Pine Lake Avenue has them too, like The
Wood Works with its line-up of Adirondock chairs on
the porch that have just a hint of the Mackinac
Grand Hotel. And then there all those antique shops
in town just waiting to be browsed. (See, I used
another word for meandering).
********
Electric Beach Sunshine Center is another old
style house that has a new life for today’s living.
Walk the wide front porch to find the entrance where
inside, six tanning beds and three booths are ready
for bodies waiting to be burnished to a golden glow.
For a fast visit, there is the Super Galaxy that can deepen a tan in just 12 minutes.
The rest of the rooms are filled with racks of
swimwear to show off that tan. Manager cum Beach
Guard Tara Carlson says that separates are the big
thing this year and tankinis a close runner up. The
separates are the answer for shapes that aren’t quite
the same size top and bottom. You can get each piece
in the size your body needs. Soon to arrive is a new
line of sandals to complete the beach look. Owners
Bob and Kathy Sass opened this year ‘round Sunshine
Electric Beach beckons at
Center a few years ago and it is open all year around
at 513 Pine Lake Avenue. You can’t miss the front garden lined with pier posts to set a beachy mood. Right
now Electric Beach is offering its 100 Days of Summer
Special with tanning unlimited for one low price
beginning June 1st. Tan as often as you like for the
next 100 days.
513 Pine Lake Avenue, LaPorte.
Pass through these doors to the Sunshine Center and Boardwalk Shop.
Sam (Samantha) Switzer shows a match-up of inyour-own size top and bottom.
Beach Guard Tara Carlson with a fun-time suit of
stars and stripes.
Memorial Day has officially
opened the summer season.
Meandering will be at its best.
Time to hit the high roads and
the back roads to enjoy Beacher
country with its shops, summer theatre, gallery shows and
festivals at every turn. See
you there.
May 30, 2002
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Boy Scout Troop 802 Has 3 New Eagle Scouts
Daniel Waters, Patrick Slattery...and Michael McGrath at their Eagle Scout induction.
Long Beach Boy Scout Troop 802 is proud to
announce that Daniel Waters, Michael McGrath, and
Patrick Slattery have been awarded the highest,
most coveted achievement in scouting, the rank of Eagle
Scout.
Together, in 1990, Dan, Mike and Pat began their
Trail of the Eagle when they joined Long Beach Cub
Pack 802. After achieveing their Arrow of Light in 1994,
they all joined Long Beach Boy Scout Troop 802.
Throughout their scouting years together, they shared
many experiences: summer camps, polar bears,
Klondike Derbys and High Adventures. Toward the
end of their Eagle Trail, they all three had their
LaSalle Counsel Eagle Boards of Review on the same
night. Their applications were submited to, and
reviewed by, Boy Scouts of America National who
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Motherly Airport Advice
by Paula McHugh
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Calvin Trillin
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Merritt & Grant Bender (proprietors) personally welcome you.
Dinner daily beginning at 6pm eastern time.
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First, wear clean socks. You’ll never know when you
might be pulled out of line to have your carry-on
bags checked and your shoes inspected.
That’s my advice for anyone planning to fly now or
in the near future. When I left for Midway Airport to
catch a plane to Phoenix, I had no idea what to
expect. My travel agent friend, Connie, told me to be
at the airport three hours in advance. That meant catching a 5:00 a.m. bus and arriving at a barely awakening
Midway by 6:30 a.m., where airline check-in lines were
nonexistent and likewise the much toodooed security check point. The latter allows only ticketed passengers
through; non-flying companions must say their goodbyes and offer their final hugs far from the departure
gates.
One of the security people positioned herself a few
feet in front of the checkpoints in order to instruct us
on how to prepare for the security check. Take everything out of your coat pockets. Remove your laptops
from their cases. Have your photo id ready to show the
security checker. Lay your bags flat on the conveyor
belt. If asked, follow a security person away from the
belt toward the tables…
At 6:45 a.m. I had eased my way through the security checkpoint without a hitch. Now I had two and
a half hours of waiting before I would board my
flight. I meandered to my gate to recheck for accuracy
and headed to the food court for my third cup of coffee of the morning. When I returned to my departure
gate with still gobs of time left before boarding, I was
lulled into semi-consciousness by the sweet-sounding
computer voice at the end of a moving walkway:
Warning! The moving walkway is ending… Warning!
The moving walkway is ending… Warning! The moving walkway is ending… Warning! The moving walkway is ending…The hypnotic voice from nowhere
would put anyone sitting nearby into dreamland.
Two, not three hours ahead of departure is plenty.
The flight from Midway to Phoenix was pleasant,
uneventful. I whispered my prayers of gratitude for
my safe arrival and headed for my car rental. Now please
go back to paragraph one and re-read it.
Vacation at its end, I arrived at Sky Harbor for my
flight home. My bags are usually thicker and heavier when I return; this time was no exception. I
packed two cameras, and to save space I packed my
“professional” one inside a large cosmetic bag within my carryon. The smaller camera was zipped inside
a side pocket. I had my driver’s license in my jeans’
pocket, and I had my flight printout in my hands. At
Sky Harbor, signs are posted well in front of the
security check-in instructing passengers on what to
do. A security person, at intervals, loudly announced
that we should have either our plane tickets or flight
printout ready to show the security personnel before
we proceeded through the x-ray arch.
No one was in front of me, nor was anyone behind
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me when I placed my carry-on onto the x-ray conveyor
belt. No buzzers went off as I passed through the arch.
My carry on, however, did not follow me. I saw a red
light go on over the conveyor belt, and the woman who
was inspecting my bag called another guard over. This
looks questionable, she said, pointing to several areas
of my bag.
Another guard approached me to ask permission
for them to run my bag through the x-ray again. I new
the objects in question had to be my cameras, and except
for the dread of knowing that some undeveloped film
would get zapped twice, I had no reason to be stubborn. Of course, I agreed.
The security personnel, still unsure of what I was
carrying, then requested a physical search of my
carry-on. I was led to a table and politely told to sit
down—and to definitely NOT touch my bag while it
was on the table. Satisfied that the contents of my bag
posed no threat, the guard carefully repacked it.
Then he asked me to take off my shoes. Although my
black shoes carried a few pounds of red dust from days
of hiking, my equally black socks were clean. No
holes, either. He took my shoes to be inspected a few
feet away and returned them less than two minutes
later.
I told the guard that I was a writer and asked if I
could take a photo of him when he was finished.
With the utmost grace, he said my request was not
possible, but I could go back to the other side of the
checkpoint (the hugs and farewells place) where taking pictures is allowed. I did not want to repeat the
zapping process, already praying that my film would
not be ruined.
The rest of my journey proceeded smoothly. Handfuls
of others in line to board the plane were singled out
at random for a last-minute search. As for me, I
wasted no time boarding the plane to see what this
final search entailed. I had had my moment in the
“chair.”
Motherly advice, passed down through generations, now applies to airports. Wear clean socks.
As for the randomness of my little adventure, I’ve
decided to start buying lottery tickets more often.
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(219) 872-2474
1115 Franklin Street
Side Entrance
Michigan City, IN 46360
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wednesdays
$16.95
Smell the ocean air as you break in to a
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drenched in Drawn Butter and served with
New Potatoes and House Slaw.
We are flying freshly harvested live Maine
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every Wednesday for your dining pleasure
at a price that’s hard to beat!
(616) 469-5950
Red Arrow Highway between Union Pier and New Buffalo
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FRIDAY, MAY 31
7:30-9 p.m. A MOUNT BALDY SUNSET. Join a
ranger for a nature hike along the Mount Baldy Trail
and down to the beach, then back to the top again to
enjoy the sunset over Lake Michigan. Meet at Mt. Baldy
parking lot.
For more information, phone 926-7561, ext. 225.
1603 Lake Shore Drive
3360 sq. feet of Charm
Summer Art Classes for Children
Summer fun is a breeze with this hillside home.
Fantastic views from two decks, plus rear deck.
Four bedrooms and 3 full baths.
Oversized master suite with private deck.
Everything is up to date: Pella windows, fresh
decorating, all new appliances, new furnace.
Open kitchen with breakfast bar.
Low taxes and maintenance, garage.
The Chesterton Art Center is offering 17 Art
Enrichment Classes during the summer months for
children. First will be the popular “Monkey Messes”
taught by Becky Graham. Ken Goodman will be
teaching Acrylics, Marsha Demkovich has many
classes of different subjects, Mary Ann Pahs will be
teaching Basic Sketching, and Jan Pool will be teaching signed English for children.
Classes fill up quickly; pick up a schedule at the center, 115 South 4th St., Chesterton; phone 219/926-4711.
See more at www.evinecourt.com
Or call 616.556.2551
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ICS Needs Feline Foster Parents
The Independent Cat Society, a no-kill shelter in
Westville, has special needs cats for foster homes. These
cats may be those who have been injured, have special diet requirements, are recovering from medical
treatment or are expecting kittens. Because these cats
need frequent attention and a quiet place to recuperate,
they are cared for in the loving homes of the Independent
Cat Society’s Foster Care volunteers instead of at the
shelter.
The ICS pays for all medical expenses for foster cats.
Potential foster parents must complete an application
and be interviewed by the Foster Care Coordinator.
Phone the society at 219/785-4936 if you are interested in helping.
Restaurant & Bar
at Whittaker Woods
Crab Legs & 6 oz. Filet Mignon
Served with potato, vegetable & soup or salad
13.95
$
(Tax & gratuity not included)
Regular menu also available
Guild Plans Bus Trip to Field Museum
On Mon., July 15, the Blank Center Art Guild will
sponsor a bus tour to see the “Pearls” exhibition at the
Field Museum in Chicago.
The show includes a recreation of pearls’ natural
habitat, the history and characteristics of pearls,
and a collection of pearls owned over the years by famous
people.
Cost, including bus and admission, will be $25 for
BCA members and $30 for non-members. For more
information, and to make reservations, phone Greta
LaFountain at 874-6359.
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Michigan City, IN 46360
Funeral Directors
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Ph./Fax 616-469-6616 • Cell 219-877-9125
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GEN. REPAIRS
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872-9177
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CyberScribbles
by Paula McHugh
Beacher & Friends Online
The answer is YES, YES, MOST DEFINITELY!
LOTS!
The question? (I’m borrowing here from the Jeopardy
game)—Do people really read The Beacher online?
In response to a friend who said that she was having a difficult time loading last week’s Beacher, I’m
doing you computer users and online readers a favor
this week. I want you to clip out this column and put
it in a safe place for future reference.
I’m listing all of our advertisers who happen to mention their websites in their display ads. Devoted
CyberScribbles readers may remember the columns
that ran before the winter holidays featuring our
advertisers’ websites. I won’t be commenting on any
particular website this week, but I will in future
issues. This week you’ll just get a listing. Keep it handy.
And visit these websites if you cannot visit in person
right away.
Little House (LaPorte)
www.littlehousefashions.com
Michigan Thyme Café & Shops
www.mchiganthyme.com
La Grande Trunk
www.lagrandetrunk.com
The Cookery
www.thecookerystore.com
Le Cabernet/Roskoes
www.pleastshore.com
Whittaker House
www.whittakerhouse.com
Jenny”s Restaurant www.jennysrestaurant.com
Miller’s Restaurant www.millers-restaurant.com
The Grapevine Restaurant
www.newgrapevine.com
Panozzo’s Pantry
www.aneedtofeed.com
Naturally Wood Furniture Center
www.naturallywoodfurniturecenter.com
Dancing Feet Yoga & Massage
www.dancingfeetyoga.com
Massage Therapy & Wellness Center
www.wellness-specialists.com
Clark’s Secret Garden
www.clarkssecretgarden.com
Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets
www.premiumoutlets.com
Lou Butcher’s Furniture Werks
www.furniturewerks.com
Briar Leaf Golf Club
www.briarleaf.com
Beachside Gardens & Gift Center
www.beachsidegardens.com
Phone: 317-280-8247
Empire Home Services, LLC
Commercial and Residential Carpeting
Sharon Kay #9
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Serves all of Indiana
6005 W. 71st St.
Indianapolis, IN 46278
May 30, 2002
No, we’re not a cloning lab!
The Other You is your personal
housewarming and home
concierge service. You’ll savor
your weekends and extended stays
here all the more when you let us
attend to all the time-consuming
necessities of home preparation,
before you and your guests arrive.
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detail-oriented, so you can spend
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Cut down your “to-do” list to
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And in closing, I’m putting in a tiny disclaimer, of
sorts. First, I did my best to type all the website
addresses correctly. Second, I listed all the (display)
ads I found with web addresses in the May 23 Beacher
edition. I started to put websites in categories, but time
ran out, so websites are listed in no particular order.
If I omitted anyone, let me know and I’ll make up for
it by listing it next week.(also if I made a typing
error). Drop a line to [email protected].
Now you can be
in two places at once!
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Long Beach Realty
www.longbeachrealty.net.
L & M Framing and Gallery
www.web.triton.net/landmframing/
Micky Gallas Properties
www.mickygallasproperties.com
Dunescape Beach Club
www.dunescape.com
Michigan City Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep
www.mcchrysler.com
Alliance Banking Company
www.alliance-bank.com
Merrion & Associates Realtors, Inc
www.merrionandassoc.com
La Lumiere School
www.lalumiere.org
Century 21 1st Team
www.c21firstteam.com
Architecture Interiors
www.vdarchitects.com
Arlene Beglin Real Estate
www.beglinrealestate.com
State Farm/James Eriksson, Agent
www.statefarm.com
Karen Larkin-Johnson Real Estate
www.kljrealestate.com
Clifford Bryan, AG Edwards
www.agedwards.com/fc/clifford.bryan
Century 21 Middleton Co, Inc
www.c21middleton.com
T.R. Bulger, Inc (Lenox air conditioners)
www.trbulger.com
Dan Coffey Re/Max Harbor Country
www.remax-harborcountry-mi.com
Rubloff (real estate)
www.RubloffHarborCountry.com
Nova Foundation Specialists www.nova-inc.com
Nadra K Real Estate
www.nadrak.com
Z-Street Productions
www.zstreet.cjb.net
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House of
Memories
Scrapbooking & more
Call about our classes and workshops!
For all your scrapbooking needs.
HOURS: Tues.-Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5
226 W. Barker Ave.
Michigan City
On the corner of Wabash & Barker Ave.
872-0504
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Breast Cancer Fundraisers
A local group is raising money to participate in the
Avon Breast Cancer 3 Days in Chicago event. This will
be a 60 mile walk from Kenosha, Wisconsin to Chicago,
June 14-16.
The first fundraiser will be a Port-a-Pit Chicken sale
at Moose Family Center #980, 1108 Franklin St.
(across from Greene’s Amoco) from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on
Sat., June 1. The price is $5/half.
The second event will be Bowling at City Lanes, 1901
S. Woodland Ave on Sun., June 2, 2-5 p.m. The price
is $10 per person for 3 games and shoes.
“Oz” to be Presented in New Buffalo
EARTH PARTNERS, INC.
HOME & GARDEN WINDCHIMES
GARDEN CRITTERS
Sarongs • Wood Carvings from Bali
Essential Oil Class - June 5 & 20 at 7:00 p.m.
100% Beeswax Candles
Unique & Unusual Gifts • Books • Jewelry
Essential Oils • Drums • Meditation Room
HRS: M-F Open Noon • Sat. 10 a.m.
219-861-0240
Evergreen Plaza • 1804 E. US Hwy. 20 • Michigan City
More than 40 members of the New Buffalo Middle
School Drama Club will present the musical “Oz” on
Fri. & Sat., May 31 & June 1, at 7 p.m., in the New
Buffalo Performing Arts Center, 1112 E. Clay St.
Although a familiar story, this rendition of “Oz” was
written specifically for middle school students and features new, upbeat music written by Tim Kelly and Bill
Franceur, according to drama teacher Mary Sullivan.
Tickets for the performance are $5 and go on sale
at 6 p.m. on the evenings of the performances.
Fall Registration at PNC Underway
NOW OPEN
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On The Waterfront
Open Monday - Friday
6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
219-871-0645
Featuring…
Deli Sandwiches
Hot Sandwiches
Salads & Extras
Muffins, Cookies, Pasteries
Brownies, Ice Cream
Washington Park Marina
(Near Millenium Park)
Michigan City, Indiana
Advance registration for fall semester at Purdue
University North Central is underway and will continue through Fri., July 26.
Schedule booklets are available on campus and
the fall schedule is also available via the World Wide
Web. Students and prospective students can access
the schedule at www.purduenc.edu
Further information can be obtained by phoning the
Enrollment Services office at 872-0527, ext. 5505.
Support those who advertise in the Beacher!
Tell them you saw their Ad!
MARTA
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INTERIORS
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PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM
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May 30, 2002
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Michigan City Mainstreet 11th Annual
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(1 blk East of Lighthouse Place)
For Info
CALL FRUIT GROWERS HOT LINE 1-800-572-3740
SPECIAL EVENTS THIS SATURDAY
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BAKE SALE
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Individual Clients
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May 30, 2002
Travels with Charley:
Empowered by the Welcoming Women of Saint Mary’s College
by Charles McKelvy
“Look at this avenue.
Do you not love it,
This regiment of trees
in ranks of fours
Marching abreast, maples
and sycamores?”
—Sister Madeleva,
President of Saint Mary’s
College, 1934-61
Young women!!
When it comes to recommending Saint Mary’s
College in Notre Dame, Indiana for your consideration, I have but two words for you: Kate
Dolezal.
Kathleen L. “Kate” Dolezal loves what she and
others call “the nation’s premier Catholic
women’s college” so much, that after she was graduated from Saint Mary’s in May 2000 with a B.A. in
History, the Iowa native decided to give something back
to her new alma mater by taking a position there as
Admission Counselor.
And, after a tour of the lovingly landscaped campus on an absolutely splendid morning in Mary’s
month of May with Kate Dolezal, I am ready to suggest to her boss, Director of Admission Mary Pat
Nolan, that Kate’s title be amended to read: “Admission
Counselor Extraordinaire.”
Surely, by this point in your high school career
you’ve tromped around enough college campuses to
distinguish the canned speeches from the true testimonials from the heart. Walk Saint Mary’s sublimely sylvan campus with the witty and wise Kate
Dolezal, and you’ll want to apply immediately for
admission to a 150-year-old liberal arts college that
lists three members of the United States Congress
among its graduates.
Saint Mary’s avenue of trees has inspired poetry.
Just consider this one little story Kate Dolezal
told me as she showed me such architectural treasures
as Holy Cross Hall which sits at the head of the college’s lovely tree-lined avenue:When she was a homesick freshman at Saint Mary’s, Kate Dolezal went to
her mailbox and was crestfallen to see that she had
received no mail from home. A passing Congregation
of the Holy Cross Sister noted the young woman’s dismay and, as Kate said: “The very next day there was
a wonderful postcard from that nun waiting for me
in my mailbox. Can you imagine that happening in
a large state university somewhere?”
Home of the
Sisters of
the Holy
Cross at
Saint Mary’s
College.
Admission Counselor kate Dolezal checks the fare
at the Crossings snack bar.
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The patron
saint of Saint
Mary’s
College.
You are welcome to meditate upon the Jubilee Labyrinth.
I certainly cannot because I went to a large state
university somewhere. And, at that same large state
university, I had to wait a year before I got into the
kind of small, intensive classes that are customary at
Saint Mary’s College.
“The typical class size here is 16 with a 12:1 student/faculty ratio, and there’s no hiding in the back
row from the professor. You are expected to participate here, and you do,” Kate Dolezal said.
But as Director of Admission Mary Pat Nolan said,
Saint Mary’s College is more than just academic
excellence.
Mary Pat Nolan is Director of Admissions.
“There are no sororities at Saint Mary’s because we
don’t need them. We are a highly residential campus
with 80 percent of our 1,600 students choosing to live
on-campus. Students are guaranteed housing for
all four years, and our young woman find their identities here in their residence halls, clubs, academic
majors, athletic teams — we have multiple niches here.”
Saint Mary’s offers the B.A., B.B.A., B.S., B.F.A.,
B.M. and over 30 major areas of study. A member of
the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association,
Saint Mary’s sponsors varsity teams in tennis, volleyball,
soccer, basketball, swimming and diving, golf, softball,
and cross-country.
Kate Dolezal said she was so settled in at Saint Mary’s
College as a student that she did not take any classes at neighboring Notre Dame until her senior year.
“I took two classes in History at the University Notre
Dame, and they were both excellent, but then so
were all the other classes I took at Saint Mary’s.”
Saint Mary’s, of course, has long lived in the shadow of Notre Dame, and the students of the former regularly capitalize on the fame of the latter on days of
home football games by turning the great green
sward at the entrance to their campus into a reasonably
priced parking lot for Fighting Irish fans.
I have known enough Saint Mary’s graduates over
the years to be absolutely convinced that the college
deserves its consistent ranking at the top of its category of Midwest Regional Liberal Arts Schools by U.S.
News and World Report. Among recent alumnae, 45
percent have careers in industry, business, and government, and 21 percent attend graduate or professional school.
Mary Pat Nolan reported that the faculty at Saint
Mary’s is not only evenly divided between women and
men but is trained to foster students’ intellectual
development, personal growth, leadership, living
with others, spirituality, and personal relationships.
St. Mary’s
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Students can walk to this chapel in their slippers.
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St. Mary’s Continued from Page 47
Nolan, who has worked for the college for 20 years,
said, “At Saint Mary’s I found a community of some
1,600 women from across the country and around the
world who value me as a person. I have seen countless young woman, who were lacking self-esteem
when they came here, walk across that stage four years
later at graduation as empowered women.”
May 30, 2002
Kristen Bell of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, and
Matthew Orr of Pittston, Pennsylvania said yes to all
of the above.
The Church of Our Lady of
Loretto is a place of peace.
Living legends of the bridge: Saint Mary’s student Kristen
Bell and her “Fighting Irish” fiancé Matthew Orr.
Haggar College Center with Lake Marian in the foreground.
Take my tour guide, Kate Dolezal, as a prime
example.
She spoke with such passion about Saint Mary’s
College, that by the end of the tour I was truly wishing I were a 17-year-old young woman looking for that
perfect college. As I told her: “I’d chose Saint Mary’s
in a heart-beat.”
Speaking of which, allow me to close on a matter
of the heart: the legend of the bridge.
As explained by Kate Dolezal, legend has it that if
a Saint Mary’s student crosses the bridge leading to
the island in the middle of Lake Marian while holding hands with a young man, she will marry that young
man.
No sooner had my guide imparted that charming
bit of folklore than a young couple came walking
hand-in-hand across that very bridge.
“Let me guess,” I said to them, “you’re a Saint
Mary’s student, and you’re a Notre Dame student, and
you’re engaged to be married because you held hands
on this bridge.”
It was a perfectly romantic ending to a charming
morning, and I would urge all you truly gifted young
women out there in Beacher land to say yes to your
own tour of Saint Mary’s College.
To do so, please contact: Kathleen L. “Kate” Dolezal,
Admission Counselor, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame,
IN 46556-5001; 1-800-551-7621; fax 219/284-4841; email: kdolezal@saintmary’s.educ Web: www.saintmarys.edu
She will tell you, I am sure, that over 72 percent
of Saint Mary’s students received over $18 million in
financial aid for 2000-01 when the tuition and fees were
listed as: $19,390, and the average room and board
was: $6,549 for a total of: $25,939.
The sign of a premier Catholic women’s college.
May 30, 2002
E-mail: [email protected]
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Come on down for lunch and a whole lot of good
clean fun. The Town of Long Beach is cosponsoring
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Anyone who would like to reserve a space or would
like more information on how to participate may
contact the Community Center or call Susan at 8723740.
Dancing Feet Yoga Center is hosting a Drumming
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7:30 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a drum if
they have one. This event is free to the public and no
experience is necessary. It’s an adventure in rhythm
and an entertaining way to spend the evening.
The Community Center is open weekdays from
10 a.m.-5 p.m. and office hours are from 1-5 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
COMMUNITY = COMMUNICATION IN UNITY.
Limberlost Nature Photo Contest
Limberlost State Historic Site will accept entries
for its 2002 Nature Photography Contest through
Sept. 13.
The annual contest is open to amateur photographers and includes five categories: color flora, color
fauna, color landscape, junior (open to 16 years or
younger), and Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve (all
subjects, color and black & white, call the site for map).
Entries are limited to pictures taken in the state
of Indiana after April 2001, one entry per category,
and must be framed and ready for hanging.
Judging will take place Sept. 18 and winners will
be on display through Oct. 20 at the Goodtimes
Theatre at Bearcreek Farms Country Resort.
The Limberlost Nature Photography Contest pays
tribute to Gene Stratton-Porter’s pioneering work
in nature photography. She used photographs to
illustrate her magazine articles and nature books.
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May 30-31 — AARP-55/Alive Mature Driver’s
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drivers over 55 years of age. $10 fee covers materials. Consists of 2-four hour sessions. 873-3049 to
register.
May 30-June 3 — “Monsoon Wedding.” A film by
Mira Nair. Rated R. Eng., Hindi & Punjabi languages
with Eng. subtitles.Thurs. 7 pm; Fri & Sat 6:30 & 9:15
pm; Sun 3:45 & 6:30 pm; Mon 7 pm. Vickers Theatre,
6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI 616/756-3522 or
www.vickerstheatre.com
May 31-June 1 — “Oz” the musical. Presented by
the New Buffalo Middle School Drama Club. 7 pm (MI
time). At the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center, 1112
E. Clay St., New Buffalo. Tix $5 at the door.
May 31-June 2 — “See Jane Run...Against Domestic
Violence.” 3-day athletic events for women & girls sponsored by Stepping Stone Shelter for Women. For listing of events phone Beverly at 879-4615 or 800/2481151.
June 1 — Farmer’s Market. corner 8th & Washington
streets, Michigan City. 8 am-sellout
June 1 — Service League of Michigan City Rummage
Sale. 9 am-1 pm at the E. Garfield Street facility.
June 1 — Port-a-Pit chicken sale to benefit the Avon
Breast Cancer 3 Days in Chicago walkathon. 10 am1 pm. Held at Moose Family Center, 1108 Franklin
St.
June 1 — “4 Women, 2 Visions” art exhibition featuring watercolors of Alice Williams Bogart & mixed
media collages of Sadie Beckwith. Opening reception at Judith Racht Gallery, 13707 Prairie Rd.,
Harbert, MI. 6-8 pm (MI time). 616/469-1080.
June 1-2 — Festival of Quilts. Presented by the Stringa-Long Quilt Guild at the Porter Co. Expo Center, 1
mi. south of Rt. 30 on Rt. 49. Sat. 9 am-5 pm & Sun
10 am-4 pm. Tix $5/adults, kids under 12 free. Display
& sale of over 200 quilts & quilted items. Demons &
appraisals, silent auction & raffle.
June 2 — Breast Cancer fundraiser. Bowling at MC
Lanes, 1901 S. Woodland Ave., 2-5 pm. $10 for 3
games & shoes.
June 3 — Memoirs. 1:30 pm. Michigan City Public
Library. Open to those completing any library Writing
Your Memoirs course.
June 3 — Introduction to Word Processing. 6 pm.
Coolspring branch of the LaPorte County Public
Library (corner of Johnson Rd & 400N). 879-3272 to
register. Free.
June 3 & 17 — Meditation Group. 7 pm. Michigan
City Public Library. New members are invited.
June 4 — Ice Cream Social for kids & their moms.
10 am-noon at the LaPorte County Public Library, 904
Indiana Ave., LaPorte. Sponsored by the MOMS
Club. Info 873-0828. See story this issue.
June 4 — Sacred Dance classes presented by Ann
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Coolspring Ave., Michigan City. Special guest Joro Petkov
from Bulgaria. Info 219/778-9802. See story this
issue.
June 6 — Mighty Mic Showcase. 6:30-9:30 pm.
Calling all poets, musicians, dancers and video makers: showcase your talent at this program hosted by
Richard Fammeree. Free & open to the public. Info
873-3049.
June 7 — “Focus on Chamber Music” concert.
Featuring pianist Eric Larsen & cellist Daniel
Morganstern. 7:30 pm, Duesenberg Recital Hall on
the campus of Valparaiso U. Tix $10/adults, $5/sen.cit.
& non-VU students.
Through July 1 — “Beaches, Three Artists, Three
Views.” On display at the Acorn Gallery, 16142 Red
Arrow Hwy., Union Pier, MI. Informal gallery talk on
June 30, 2 pm. 616/469-5278.
Places to Visit:
ABC Children’s Museum. Marquette Mall. Wed-Fri
1-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm. 874-8222.
Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City.
Guided tours on Mon-Fri, 10 am, 11:30 am. Adm.
$4/adults, $2/kids 18 and under, free/kids under 3.
Beverly Shores Historic South Shore Line Passenger
Depot Museum and Art Gallery. 525 Broadway,
Beverly Shores. Sat-Sun, 1-4 pm. Adm. free. 219/8710832.
Door Prairie Auto Museum, 2405 Indiana Ave.,
LaPorte (one mi. south of LaPorte on US 35). Open
Tues-Sat, 10 am-4:30 pm; Sun, noon-4:30 pm; closed
Mon & holidays. Adm. chg.; phone 219/326-1337 for
more info. or visit www.dpautomuseum.com
Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360
Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Info 872-2702 or on the
web at www.militaryhistorymuseum.org
LaPorte County Historical Museum, county complex in downtown LaPorte, Indiana. Hours 10 am-4:30
pm, Tues-Sat. Adm. free; donations welcome. 219/3266808, ext. 276 or www.lapcohistsoc.org.
New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker
St., New Buffalo, MI. Open Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm;
Sat-Sun, 10 am-3 pm (MI time). Info 616/469-5409.
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, 312 E. 8th St.,
Michigan City. Gallery hours Mon-Fri, 10 am-4 pm;
Sat, 10 am-2 pm. 874-4900. May 18-June 22:
“Celebrating our Sons & Daughters: Emerging Artists
from Michigan City & Vicinity.”
Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park, Michigan
City. Open Tues-Sun, 1-4 pm. Adm. $2/adults, $1/kids
grades 9-12, 50 cents/kids grades 1-8, free to preschoolers. Group tours available, phone 872-6133.
Farther Afield:
June 1 — Canoeing Workshop at Grand Kankakee
Marsh County Park. 10 am-noon. $5 per person.
Must be at least 10 yrs. of age. Preregister toll-free
at 877/318-0130.
June 1-30 — Brown County Indiana 2002 Summer
Festival. Various locations. For pamphlet, phone
800/753-3255 or visit www.browncounty.com
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On June 1, 1958, General Charles De Gaulle became
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On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller, internationally
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On June 1, 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) made
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On June 2, 1857, English composer Sir Edward
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On June 2, 1885,the P. T. Barnum circus began its
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On June 2, 1886, in a White House ceremony,
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On June 2, 1941, New York Yankee baseball star Lou
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On June 2, 1953, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was
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On June 2, 1966, after making America’s first soft
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On June 3, 1539, Spanish Explorer Hernando De Soto
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On June 3, 1621, the Dutch East India Company
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On June 3, 1935, the French liner Normandie, on her
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On June 3, 1965, Edward White (during the flight
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On June 3, 1976, in honor of America’s Bicentennial,
a British delegation presented the United States
with the oldest known copy of the Magna Carta.
On June 4, 1896, Henry Ford moved his first car from
a brick shed at 58 Bagley Avenue, and took it on a test
run in a nighttime drive through the dark streets of
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On June 4, 1940, following the Allies’ military evacuation at Dunkirk, Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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Also, leftover garage sale items, etc. Gutters & down spouts
cleaned & repaired. Reasonable prices. Ph. 219/879-5253
SELF IMPROVEMENT - INSTRUCTION
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER/ENTERTAINER ENTERTAINMENT AVAILABLE
Lessons for Voice -Violin - Piano - Guitar, Etc. Call 219/872-1217.
CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPING
FINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning Service
Professional - Insured - Bonded - Uniformed
#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.
P&T WINDOW CLEANING
Once you own your home, all that you have is the view to look to.
Call us at 1-574/784-3965
When You Want Perfection — Insured & Bonded
J.P.’s HOUSE, DECK & BOAT CLEANING
Commercial - Residential - Rentals - Construction Cleanup
Owner J.P. Foster - - 219/877-7081.
RELAX - Let Debbie’s Dirt Free Janitorial Service Work For You!
Free Estimates - Call 219/872-7599
CLEAN FOR A DAY CLEANING SERVICE - We’d like to help you with
your home. Insured. Reasonable rates - Call Wendy at 219/861-0458.9
SPRING CLEANING GOT YOU?
You name the cleanup needed: General housecleaning; Basement
cleaning; Garage cleaning; Yard work. Call Jennifer West for
all of your cleaning needs. No job too big or too small.
Call for more information. - 219/872-1072, Cell 574/876-9374.
CLEAN - N - GO CLEANING
Residential, Beach Rentals, Construction Cleaning. 219/878-0474
HEALTH & PHYSICAL FITNESS
• • • MASSAGE THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER • • •
Therapeutic Massage • Acupuncture * Brain Gym • QiGong Classes •
Reflexology • Healing Touch • Feldenkrais® • Personal Fitness Training
Dog Massage Classes • Gift Certificates
www.wellness-specialists.com
Call 219/879-5722
“MIRACLES DO OCCUR”
Master Foot Reflexologist of 22 Years
Tricia Bolton - Call 219/872-FEET (3338)
PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPER
THE A & L PAINTING COMPANY — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
20-YEARS EXPERIENCE References. Reasonable.
We also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks. Ph. 219/778-4145.
JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING
Custom Woodwork - Hang/Finish Drywall - 25-Years experience. Insured.
Ph. 219/326-8512.
Bringing Premium Quality Into The New Millennium.
WISTHOFF PAINTING — REFERENCES
Small Jobs Welcome — Call 219/874-5279
ALL BRIGHT PAINTING - Interior/exterior. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Free estimates. Licensed & insured. 219/874-6618, or 219/879-7199.
R. J. KNIGHT PAINTING CONTRACTOR
Interior & Exterior — Free Estimates – Call 219/879-1349
PAINTING SERVICES
References. Insured. Experienced. Call 219/872-8349
WARREN PAINTING & PRESSURE WASH - Interior & Exterior.
Decks washed & sealed - Free estimates — Call 219/872-6424
LUMA LUNA PAINTING Interior - Exterior. Serving the Beach
Front Communities For Over 4-Years. Insured - References avail.
Call Doug Moon at 219/874-7286, or 877/807-7286
MAIDENA MASTER PAINTERS & REMODELING
Maidena Painting has expanded to include remodeling.
Same great quality, competitive prices. Clean, careful work.
Call 219/861-9888 for free estimates.
LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up. Etc. — 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 LANDSCAPING & MATERIALS
219/879-5150 — (800)256-0419 — Email [email protected]
Order online @ http://www.healysland.com
218 State Road 212 — Michigan City, Indiana 46360
LARGEST SELECTION OF NY BLUE STONE IN AREA!
ALL OF YOUR LANDSCAPE NEEDS IN ONE PLACE!
FREE ESTIMATES! - DELIVERY AVAILABLE
Landscaping - Water Features - Feng Shui Landscapes
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JIM’S LAWN SERVICE Free Estimates - Phone 219/874-2715. Leave message
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • ADNAN’S BEST SERVICE • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Yard Clean-Up - Mowing - Exterior Power Wash - Free Estimates Senior Discount - 10% Discount All Jobs Through May
219/878-1563 or 219/293-9737, Cell 219/331-9522 Lve message.
SPRING CLEANUP Gutters Cleaned — Beyond Landscaping! - Call 219/874-1149
• • • CAPPY’S LAWN CARE — Free Estimates • • •
Call Now And Schedule Your Spring Cleanup — 219/874-1304
FOR ALL OF YOUR LANDSCAPING MATERIAL NEEDS
Let Us Be Your One-Stop Store
Mulches - Topsoil - Rocks - Boulders
You name it! We probably have it
Same day delivery in most cases
We can even help with the installation
H&S SERVICES —2621 E. US HIGHWAY 12
(Across from Karwick Plaza)
Call 219/872-8946
LAWN MOWING - YARD WORK - REASONABLE RATES
COLLEGE STUDENT — Call 219/395-1098
PAT’S TREE SERVICE
Complete removal, topping & trimming, including evergreens & shrubs.
Stump removal. Large trees & shrubs moved. Aerial bucket truck.
Experts in storm damage.
FULLY INSURED — FREE ESTIMATES
Available 7- Days A Week
219/362-5058
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• • • ATTENTION! - DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED • • •
Make big bucks driving big trucks. Earn 35K to 45K as an
entry-level driver with Werner. CDL training is now available
with no money down, if qualified. Get your Career in Gear.
Call Toll Free 1-800-882-7364
WANTED - PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER & ASSISTANT
Part-time or full-time. Send resume to: Renaissance Academy,
Montessori School, 4093 W. US Hwy 20, LaPorte, IN 46350
or call 219/878-8711 for more details.
WANTED: Mother’s Helper - Junior High or High School girl for two
infants. All day Saturdays - Call 219/872-5110.
WANT TO BUY OR SELL
ART & OFFICE SUPPLIES (FIRME’S)
(2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455
Highway 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light.
Phone 219/874-4003. — FAX Service 219/874-4349.
FORMAL DINING ROOM SET with mirrored & lighted cabinet, pads,
leaves and 6 chairs. - $2,000.00 — Call 219/879-6095.
ITEMS FOR SALE
Hot Tub - Like new, seats 6 - Fiber Glass Tub Heater & Filter in good
working order - One single mattress & platform. Best offer.
Call 773/844-2338, or 219/874-3978
GREAT BUYS - Two 1970’s Retro bedroom suites, 10 pieces & 7
pieces in antique white factory finish, Italian Provincial. Canopy
bed, bookcases, Poudre tables. Ideal for girl’s room, beach homes,
guest rooms. Call 616/469-7873.
16 FOOT SAIL BOAT, DAY SAILER WITH TRAILER.
Good condition. $1,000. Call 616/469-2786
SCANDINAVIAN DESIGH TEAK DINING TABLE
with 4 Chairs and Sideboard. - $500. Firm. - Call 219/395-8626
2 Lawn Vacuum’s (one Toro, one White), $300/ea, both for $500.
3 - 24” Pipe Wrenches, $35/ea. - 2 - 16x6.50 Tires & Wheels, $35/pair.
Lawn Aerator, $65.00. - Metal Grass Roller, 85.00. - 4’x6’ Lawn Pull Cart,
$85.00. - 4’x6’ Aluminum Window, $85.00 - Call Dick @ 219/872-4358.
COMMERCIAL - RENTALS/LEASE/SELL
GOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK
4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212) Michigan City, IN. 219/879-5616.
OFFICE SPACE AVAIL IN POPULAR HACIENDA BUILDING
250 Sq. ft. to 1750 sq. ft. - For more information,
call Jerry at GMF1.com Realty, LLC - 219/874-8748.
RENTALS INDIANA
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 708/579-1745.
• • • • • • • DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB • • • • • • •
LAKEFRONT CONDOS — 2 and 3 Bedroom
Avail June-Sept. $1,250 to $2,000/wk. 1 Month minimum.
DUNESCAPE REALTY — 219/872-0588
DUNELAND BEACH @ STOP 34. Great lake views from huge Family
Room + Master Bedroom Suite. Totally remodeled & refurnished.
4/BR, 3/Bth. Fireplace. W/D. AC. Cable. . Avail June, July 21-28;
& Aug 25th to Sept 2nd. - NO PETS .. Ph. 630/766-3300
ON THE SHORES OF SHERIDAN BEACH . Rehabbed &fully furnished. Vacation apt suites. Sleeps 4 to 18. Lake view. Decks. $800
to $2,500 week. Sunsets free. Call 219/872-8250, or 219/244-7877.
• • HOUSE FOR RENT - LONG BEACH - Stop 27 - 312-953-9570. • •
3/BR + Den/2BA (sleeps 10) . Newly rehabbed. A/C. W/D. FP. BBQ.
Cable TV. 1/Blk to beach- Avail Summer 2002.
SUMMER & SEASONAL RENTALS
We still have openings for the 4th of July
…on and off the lake!!!
•• 109 California -3/BR, 2.5/5bath - Close to beach - $1,500/wk.
• • 1930 Lake Shore Dr. - 4/BR, 1.5 bath - Lakefront - $2,300/wk
•• 2011 Lake Shore Drive - 3/BR, 1/bath - $900/wk.
•• 2002 Melrose - 4/BR, 2/bath - Next to park - $900/wk.
•• 3701 Michiana - 4/BR, 2/bath - Fantastic views - $2,000/wk.
** 3711 Michiana - 3/BR, 2.5/ba - Great lake views - $2,250/wk.
•• 122 Northbrook - 2/BR, 1/bath -Sleeps 6 - $700/wk.
•• 14438 Spring Creek - 5/BR, 3/bath - Pool & hot tub - $3,500/wk.
•• 105 Warren - 3/BR, 1/bath -$900/wk.
Call Toll Free — 1-866/496-1752
219/872-4000
Check out our rentals on our web site:
www.Merrionandassoc.com
TWO HOMES IN MICHIANA SHORES - 2/BR, 1/Bath. Screen porch.
Deck. BBQ. Frplc. AC. 2-Blks to beach. $1,200/wk - Also, 1/BR w/den,
deck, AC. Across from park & tennis. 5/min to bch. $950/wk. No
Pets . 773/784-0721. See web site: VRBO.com listing #’s 7770 & 5881
409 LAKE SHORE DRIVE - SHERIDAN BEACH -MICHIGAN CITY, IN.
Multi-family beach house available for weekly summer rental.
Includes Toddler Playground, 8/BR, (Sleeps 15), A/C, Private
grounds with Patio and Dune-Top Deck.
Rates $2,200/wk. Call 309/691-1995 for more information.
MODERN 3/BR HOUSE - Short stroll from Stop 31 beaches, on quiet street,
in the thick of dune forests. Relax on decks, or entertain in large
kitchen. Best vacation value without paying on-beach prices! Prime weeks
avail now - hurry! $1,400/wk. www.brindise.com. - 630/865-4965.
MICHIANA SHORES COTTAGE. IN WOODED AREA
A little over a block from great beach. Old wood paneled charm.
2-New baths and kitchen.. Fireplace. Air/Ccond.
Dishwasher. 2 + Bdrms. Avail June, July & Aug. by the week.
Call 773/935-1855 days, or 773/248-3265 evenings.
SHERIDAN BEACH @ STOP 3 . 100 Yards to beach. 3/BR, 2/Bath.
Sleeps 8. CAC. 2-Decks. Screened veranda. Close to zoo, marina,
Blue Chip Casino. Call for rates and dates - 773/238-1035, or
View website www.geocities.com/pafleck1950.
BEAUTIFUL BEACH FRONT HOUSE for Rent, in Spring & Summer, at
1410 LSD, Stop 8. Panoramic views of lake. Sleeps 10 in four bedrooms.
Dining room seats 12-14. Huge family room facing lake. New kitchen with
eat-in breakfast room. Fireplace, cable, TV, Washer/dryer. Deck on beach
side. Plenty of parking. Avail May, $1,000/mo. June $1,500/wk. July
$2,800/wk. See pictures at www.akstephens.com, and email
[email protected], or Pam Navarro at 219/874-5209
BEACH COTTAGE
On Lake Side of Lake Shore Drive - Deck. 5 Bedrooms, AC,
Gas Grill, Pool Table. Call 312/519-3021, or check it out at
www.Beach-Cottage.com
COZY 3/BR, 1 1/2 BATH MICHIANA HOME FOR RENT - Wood floors,
central air, fireplace, garage. $850/month plus utilities.
Call MICKY GALLAS PROPERTIES at 219/874-7070.
SUMMER HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH
Large 4/BR, 2/Bath rehabbed vintage Oriole Trail cottage.
Screened porch. Short walk to Stop 28 beach. Select July/Aug
weeks avail @ 900/wk.— Call 219/874-4316, or 773/871-7304.
2/BR HOUSE ON BEACH - Sleeps 6. AC. Carpeted. Deck. Patios.
W/D. No pets. Completely furnished - May/June reduced rates.
Avail weeks July & August. $700/wk. Best beach for 200 miles.
504 Colfax Ave. - Call 219/879-3038.
BEVERLY SHORES - Fully furnished 3/BR house, and/or, 1/BR
apartment. Close to beach. $1,200/wk & $800/wk respectively.
Avail June 1st through Labor Day. - Call 219/477-1989.
May 30, 2002
DUNELAND BEACH @ STOP 33 - 3/BR, 1.5/Bath newly remodeled
beach home. AC. Cable. One block to the best beach.
Avail May-August — Call 630/516-0432.
DUNELAND BEACH - 3/BR FURNISHED - Private beach. A/C.
Washer/dryer. Avail June 15-26, & Aug 9th thru Labor Day .
$700/wk. — Call 219/872-5979 — Leave message.
LAKE SHORE DRIVE AT STOP 26 - Avail Aug 17-24, & Aug 24-31.
4/BR, 2 1/2 Bath - Hot tub — 219/879-0615, or 773/233-6511.
SHERIDAN BEACH -. Charming, fully furnished 3/BR Cottage. Sleeps 68. Newly rehabbed w/modern kitchen & bath. A/C. W/D. BBQ.
Avail summer 2002. Best value. Call 219/872-0069.
MICHIANA SHORES the Lake’s Roar or the Trees’ Whispers
or the Bird’s Songs. This, not traffic, is what you’ll hear from this
hilltop cabin, JUST STEPS from the beach. Sleeps 6 W/D, DW,
TV/VCR. Just bring your toothbrush and your beach towel.
Some weeks left July & Aug. @ $1,500/wk. June $1,000/wk.
E-Mail: [email protected] for locator map, photos.
Call 219/878-0813
MICHIANA SHORES VACATION HOME - STOP 39 - 4/BR, 2/Bath.
Sleeps 8-10. Jacuzzi. Skylights. Roomy. Walk to beach. Great for
kids. Dogs okay. - $1,500/wk — Call 773/327-7166
LONG BEACH @ STOP 28 - Cozy, renovated 2/BR, 1 Bath.
AC. - Cable - Grill. Large deck - Near beach. Avail weekly thru June,
July 7 thru 27, & Aug. 10 thru Labor Day. - Call 219/874-3292.
LONG BEACH - STOP 16 - 1-Block to beach - 3/BR, 2/Bath with lake
views. Newly decorated. Sleeps 10-12. Avail July & August, monthly
or bi-weekly - Call 773/871-6594 evenings.
SUMMER RENTAL - Long Beach Area @ Stop 31 -Cozy 2/BR.
Fully furnished. Washer/Dryer. AC. - Avail May-Sept. $600/wk .
Call 708/354-8960 days, - 708/482-9527 evenings.
BEVERLY SHORES SUMMER RENTAL: ONE BLOCK FROM BEACH
3/BR, 2/Bath — Sleeps 6-8. A/C. Fireplace. Dishwasher.
Washer/Dryer - $1,000/wk, $3,600/mo. Call 714/206-4871.
SPECTACULAR BEVERLY SHORES SUMMER RENTAL
Designer-furnished. Wall enclosed Mediterranean-like Villa
4/BR - 4/Bath. Bistro Grill. Dining El Fresco. Huge Deck
Spacious (20x40) Heated Pool/Spa. Beach/Park Two Blocks
Romantic Coach Lighting. Bose Sound System. Angel Garden.
Quaint - Private - Quiet.
Two Night Minimum; From $325 Nightly - Call 219/878-1000
PRIVATE LONG BEACH HOME IN THE WOODS
Only 1 1/2 Blks to great beach. 3+ BR, 4/Bth, sleeps 10. Large deck
w/screened porch, hot tub. CAC, FP. All amenities. - 219/874-8695.
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CHARMING KNOTTY PINE COTTAGE IN MICHIANA SHORES
2/BR. - Screened porch - Air conditioning - Fully equipped.
Wooded area - Close to Beach. Avail weekly — Call 773/233-2039.
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CUTE SINGLE FAMILY BEACH HOUSE - SHERIDAN BEACH
$500. Per week — M-F. — Call 630/778-1005.
DUNELAND BEACH - 4/BR Beach Home. Lake views, sunsets, best
beach. - Tim at 219/872-7690. Leave message/speak clearly.
MICHIANA SHORES - New retro 3/BR, 2/ Bath basement, AC, Cape
Cod with quality vintage furnishings. Large sceened porch, modern
kitchen, grill & back yard. Wooded views. Walk to sandy Lake
Michigan beach. $1400-$1600 week. No smoking or pets.
Email [email protected] Phone 773/667.4333.
SHERIDAN BEACH cozy “Marina Key” cottage. Newly remodeled,
1st season. 5/BR, 2/Baths, large yard. Weekly or weekend rental. Sleeps
4-16. Close to beach. DOG FRIENDLY. - $600-$1400 - -773/279-9632
MONTHLY SUMMER RENTAL
2/BR Michiana Cottage - Bright and airy with wood floors, knotty
pine walls, stone fireplace, ceiling fans in every room. Queen futon
on 25 x 14 1/2 sceened porch. Pull-out couch in living room. 25 x 15
Great room. Kitchen with all amenities. Gas grill on 25 x 20 deck. 4
Phone lines-security system. Air conditioning. Weekly maid and gardener service. Complete privacy on 3 beautifully landscaped lots
within walking distance to Lake Michigan. Monthly rentals only —
$2,500 + utilities.(Also, possible rental for July 4th week).
Micky Gallas Properties — 219/874-7070, or 800/680-9682.
LAKEFRONT HOMES STILL AVAILABLE - We just picked up a whole
bunch of new rentals with availability during prime time. ••1304 Lake
Shore Drive, $3,200/wk. ••5251 Shorelane, $1,600/wk. ••1426 Lake
Shore Drive, $2,400/wk. ••1428 Lake Shore Drive, $2,500/wk. ••Studio
on the lake, $700/wk. We have many others. Please call Executive
Group Realty at 219/874-1122, or visit the web www.e-g-r.com
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SHERIDAN BEACH NEWLY RENOVATED LOG HOME
4/BR, 3/Bath. Fireplace, W/D, AC. Avail June 30-Labor Day.
$1,900/wk. - 219/874-6785, or 312/933-7271.
RENTALS MICHIGAN
NEW BUFFALO. Gated Nature Retreat with private Lake/Beach
offers immaculate Euro Homes, Cottages, Suites by week/weekend.
Amenities plus. Ideal for an intimate escape, or the extra rooms for
your incoming party. See us: sans-souci.com. Call 616•756•3141.
COZY & CONTEMPORARY YEAR-ROUND VACATION HOME. Luxury
amenities include: 3/BR, 2/Bath, AC, DW, W/D, 3 TV’s, Cable, VCR, CD,
FP. Too much to list. 300 Feet from private beach. - Call Bob Martin,
773/847-5518, or E-mail [email protected] for our web site.
VERY LARGE 2/BR APARTMENT IN UNION PIER - 2/Blocks from
beach. Washer/Dryer - Skylights - French Balcony - 2nd Floor. Sorry,
No Pets - One Year Lease - References & Security Deposit. Ready to
move in. Call 616/469-7690 - Max $895.
BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE MICHIANA COTTAGE FOR MONTHLY (Or longer)
RENTAL. One block from beautiful Lake Michigan Beach at Stop 39.
Fully furnished—Charming Deco decor. Air conditioned, forty windows.
Sleeps up to eight persons. Three bedrooms. Two full baths. Two
woodburning fireplaces. New kitchen. Secluded forty oak tree landscape with and Adirondack chairs and hammocks. TVs with cable.
BBQ grill . Avail. April onward. Pets welcome.
Call 773/528-0825 or 773/281-7100. Prefer longer tenancy, but
willing to consider weekly rentals with excellent tenants.
MICHIANA SHORES, MI CHIGAN- 3/BR, 2/Bath. A/C. 2 1/2 Blocks to
Lake. All amenities. Avail July & Aug. - $700/wk, or $2,500/mo.
Call 219/874-6323 - Leave message
MICHIGAN, GRAND BEACH. Lake front home, just 42 steps down to this
private Lake Michigan beach. Enjoy magnificent sunsets from the
deck. Golf and tennis are within walking distance. This cozy 3/BR
sleeps 8. Avail July & August for $1,700/wk Or, June & September for
$950/wk. Call 708/848-1025 for a viewing appointment.
GRAND BEACH/NEW BUFFALO - Spacious 3/BR ranch on wooded
lot. Fully furnished. Very clean. 2/Baths. Washer/Dryer.
Dishwasher. Cable. Golf Cart. Close to beach golf & tennis.
NO PETS. $1,100/wk, with June $900/wk. — Call 773/792-0073.
THREE BEDROOM HOME IN MICHIANA - Stop 39 - Half block from
lake. $850/wk. - Avail July 7-14; July 14-21; July 21-28;
Aug. 18-25, and August 25-Sept. 1. - Call 1-708/895-0771.
EXQUISITE 2/BR, 2/BA Michiana Lakefront Home @ STOP 40
ALL AMENITIES - No pets, smoking, or children.
Avail Aug 5th to Aug 25th. - - $2,500/wk. — Call 312/596-1390.
JUST STEPS FROM THE BEACH - Studios from $430.00. - One bedroom apartments from $530.00. - Call for showing - 219/879-0912
FOR RENT in New Buffalo • •• 3/BR, 3/Bath Lakefront Condo.
Association Offers 1,100’ beach, pool, tennis & play ground.
Sleeps 8 adults. All linens/towels/dishes/coffee pot furnished.
$2,000/week, with $1,000 security deposit.
Rental is from Friday-in at 3 pm to Friday-out by 11 am.
Call Nadra K RE at 616/469-2090 or Sue Truhn at 616/469-8904.
LAKEFRONT HOMES, COTAGES AND CONDO’S - We have just
picked up a lot of new rentals from New Buffalo to Sawyer Michigan
with availability during prime time. Please call Executive Group
Realty at 219/874-1122, or visit the web www.e-g-r.com. We have
pictures and prices of all of the rentals up there.
REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE BEACH COMMERCIAL BUILDING -Completely renovated income
property in Michiana Shores. Two offices/storefronts plus luxury
apartment. Clean, heated basement w/ample storage + 2car garage.
City sewer & water, separate utilities. Perennial landscaping. Great
for business or professional, retail, café, antique shop, book store,
real estate. Immaculate turnkey condition. Call for details. $275,000.
MICHIANA area residential bldg. sites. Mid thirties to mid forties.
Broker/Owner - Phone 219/879-0811.
3/BR 2 Story Home. Formal dining rm. New kitchen cabinets, roof,
Windows & carpeting. Great rental investment at $24,900. Firm.
INDIANA LAKESHORE REAL ESTATE - 219/874-4023.
BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED 4/BR, Den, 3/Bath Home on Wooded Lot
in Long Beach. One Block to Beach. New Kitchen, Granite Slate &
Hardwood Floors. Marble MB Suite. Pella. 1200/SF Decks. New Roof,
Furnace, A/C. — $399,000.
Call 708/361-5560, (Nights); or 1-800/649-2381, (Days). Ask for Mike.
• • • LAKE SHORE DRIVE - STOP 16 - LONG BEACH • • •
Fantastic Lake views from 2-decks. LR and MBR. 4+/BR, 3/Baths.
Call 616/469-2551, or go to www.evinecourt.com
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Off the Book Shelf
by Sally Carpenter
I cannot call this week’s book a “recommendation”;
rather, I want you to think of it as this week’s “consideration.” Gould’s Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan
is a strange tiptoe through life, love, art and science.
Is their life in a book, or is a book our life? William
Buelow Gould, narrator of this bizarre tale, tells us
that “definitions belong to the definer, not the defined.”
I have never found that statement to be more true than
in this book. Your perception of what you read will decide
whether you think this is a great work of imagination
or just so many words.
William Buelow “Billy” Gould was a small time forger and thief in 1830s England (Flanagan based this
story on a real person). The thought back then was
to send convicts as far away from England as possible. To that end, Billy was sentenced to 14 years at
a penal colony on Sarah Island, off the coast of
Tasmania, known then as Van Diemen’s Land. (And
you can’t get much farther from England than that!)
“And though I am, of course, the hero of this, my own
tale, if only because I can’t really imagine anyone else
wanting to be, my story is no remade Orpheus, but
the story of a sewer rat made worse.”
Billy soon discovers that hell is, indeed, here on earth.
The prison is run by the Commandant (“His Bulkiness,
the Napoleon of Sarah Island, the Great Doge of the
South Seas”); story is that he was once a convict
himself, and now has hidden his face behind a garish gold mask and runs the place like a combination
sadist, military general and sometime entrepreneur.
There is a strange caste system within the prison: a
top echelon of convicts have been made convict-constables, earning themselves a little extra food or better living quarters in exchange for keeping the rest
of the convicts in line through fear of horrible punishments.
The island surgeon is Tobias Achilles Lempriere.
“His appearance was so dreadful that on first sight
it made me shudder....Later I discovered his face
was naturally sallow rather than spectral, that he used
glistening white lead powder to make himself look as
if he had been freshly floured. Perhaps....it is this too
close association with that metal that explains something of his later erratic behavior.” Lempriere has a
deep interest in natural science and wants desperately
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to become a member of Britain’s Royal Society. He finds
out that Gould is something of an artist, and sets him
to painting the fishes and creatures of the sea which
he thinks he will then turn into a scientific study of
such great importance that the Society will gladly publish it and welcome him into their hallowed group.
Lempriere owns a pig named Castlereagh. “The hog-a black & white mottled porker--was consequently
the only life form that seemed to prosper on the
island & had reached a gigantic size, a great stench
& an ugly disposition.” Later in the book, this porker would prove to hold the fate of several people in his
hands (I mean, hoofs...).
When the Commandant finds out about Billie’s
talent, he starts him on a series of backdrop paintings for a railroad line that goes nowhere (Don’t
ask...); then later, a series of paintings of himself in
various historical poses, destined to be hung in his great
gathering hall, which goes like the railroad...nowhere.
Other characters march through the pages of this
book, some tragic, some evil, some just caught in the
wrong place at the wrong time. There is some true black
comedy at work here. The convicts’ sad, impoverished lives are not pretty reading, causing Billy to remark
that “life is better observed than lived.”
So, the Commandant looks for culture in art, the
surgeon looks for science in art, and Gould looks for
love in his art. Is it any surprise that none of them
succeed?
The book is subtitled A Novel in Twelve Fish and
one of Billy’s oceanic creatures is at the beginning of
each chapter. Other interesting things about the
physical look of the book is that each chapter is done
in a different color of ink, since Billy has to rely on
whatever he can get his hands on to make ink out of
(Don’t ask...). Also, the inside front and back covers
are in a very watery blue-green pattern that looks like
you’re peering down into the ocean.
There you have it. There is just no room here for
maybe. You will either hate Gould’s Book of Fish or
love it---I guarantee it!
Richard Flanagan is a Tasmanian native who won
international acclaim for two previous novels: The Sound
of One Hand Clapping and Death of a River Guide.
Till next time, happy reading!
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