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911 Franklin Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
Volume 24, Number 48 Thursday, December 4, 2008
The West Lives On
in Indy Museum
by Bill Keefe
The painting, one of hundreds in Indianapolis’ Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, in effect
commands the visitor to stop and study.
Almost no one can resist. In groups
or alone, art buffs of every age cohort
pause to stare and share.
It’s a sad picture, an oil on canvas,
and it’s bathed in the mystique of a
shadowed clearing in a forest primeval.
A file of Native American braves disappears into the forest at left. At centerright two men, one white and one Indian, face each other in shared grief.
A plaque informs visitors that the
painting is the work of N. C. Wyeth,
progenitor of the three-generation family of artistic Wyeths. A caption tells
the story…
Painted as an illustration for [James
Fenimore] Cooper’s The Last of the
Mohicans, this scene portrays the burial of Uncas, ‘The Last of the Mohicans.’
It appeared over a caption, uttered by
the scout, Natty Bumppo, to Chingachgook, Uncas’s father:
“The boy has left us for a time, but…
you are not alone.”
The painting stands in the Eiteljorg
gallery identified as “Art of the American West.”
Continued on Page 2
Originally created as the illustration for a James Fenimore
Cooper novel, “The burial of Uncas” by N. C. Wyeth is one of
the more popular paintings in the Eiteljorg’s galleries.
(Image courtesy the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians
and Western Art, Indianapolis)
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The West Continued from Page 1
The Sagebrush Narrative
That American West has undoubtedly grown less
wild with time, but there’s a consensus that holds
that the sagebrush narrative has, if anything, continued to win additional thousands of devotees.
Proof absolute doesn’t exist. What does exist to
an impressive degree, however, is the way in which
the nation’s art cognoscenti have gravitated to the
West--Old West, Transitional West, or New West-for both inspiration and subject matter.
Exhibit No. 1 may be the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis’ central city, barely off the IUPUI (Indiana University/ Purdue University) shared campus.
Founded in 1989 by successful businessman Harrison Eiteljorg, the museum stands as a model for
museum planning that expects to achieve diverse
goals.
What goals? Eiteljorg basically offers collections
that fall into three different categories. As a museum booklet notes, the three are “traditional art
of the American West; Native American art and
cultural objects, and contemporary art that reflects
both the West and indigenous art.”
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Beyond galleries devoted to its “categories” of primary interest, the Eiteljorg offers space and spaces
for typical adjuncts of a museum with wide-ranging
goals. As an example, our party of four took part in
an hour-long discussion of cultural and artistic traditions that were largely common to many Native
American tribes and nations in the days of the Old
West. Our moderator was a Native American.
The room in which the discussion was held was
a workshop that had recently been used in the production of Indian drums.
Waiting for the stage to get started? Moira and Elmo Ferguson and
Granddaughter Alyssia try the seating in the Eiteljorg Museum’s perfect
replica of an 1800s stagecoach. (Bill Keefe photo)
Horses and cattle provide recurring themes and scenes in western art. An
example is “Cutting Horse--The Roper” by Olaf Carl Wieghorst. The oil
on canvas painting dates from about 1958. (Image courtesy the Eiteljorg
Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis)
Partnering with the Smithsonian Institution’s
National Museum of the American Indian, the Eiteljorg can also showcase “significant subcollections
from that great national museum’s holding collections.”
Endowed with three very spacious floors, the museum has room for almost anything else. A Sculpture Court, “a grand architectural statement” in
itself, has space for many audience-participation
activities from lectures to Native American dance
performances to musical recitals and concerts. At
least one such paneled room was dressy enough to
serve as the venue for formal dinners and celebrations, both public and private.
The inner person has not been forgotten. The
Sky City Cafe provides facilities for refreshment
and rest in pleasant in-house surroundings. Importantly, an Education Center “is the site of learning
activities; it accommodates classrooms, the special
Resource Center, and the Watanabe Library.”
The Education Center enables the museum “to
engage children, families, and lifelong learners
in classes, workshops, demonstrations, and other
learning activities.”
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An admixture of questioning curiosity and historic instinct may at times help the Eiteljorg visitor
understand and enjoy some of the collection items.
On the theory, for example, that Indiana was once
“The West,” the museum has a permanent exhibit
on the art, history, and culture of the Miami, Potowatimi, and Lenape peoples and others “for whom
the land known today as Indiana was home then
and now.”
Perhaps expectably, the artists represented in
the museum’s various galleries and exhibits, including sculpture, are completely individual insofar as
choices of subject matter are concerned. A fitting example is the 2001 oil by contemporary artist Howard Terpning.
School groups and families find the museum’s Native American galleries
a constant source of fascination. In the photo, youngsters are beginning
construction of miniature tepees. (Image courtesy the Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis)
How It Has Grown
Growth over its nearly 20 years of operation has
not diverted the Eiteljorg from its original goals. As
one guiding principle, “The boundaries between the
three broad collecting categories are Permeable and
Flexible.”
Beginning with Eiteljorg and his own collecting
practices, effort has been exerted to make the collections as representative of all existing “periods”
of Western art as possible. Thus work of Charles M.
Russell may stand side by side with “The Trapper’s
Bride,” an 1847 oil on canvas by Alfred Jacob Miller.
Represented by examples of his renderings of
vast panoramas of mountains and lakes, one encounters marvels like Albert Bierstadt’s “Morning
Thirst--Mt. Hood.” The “actors” are a family of five
deer standing in light fog at the shore of a shadowed
lake.
A mountain lake attracts a family of five deer in the oil painting, “Morning
Thirst--Mt. Hood” by famed artist Albert Bierstadt. The work is undated.
(Image courtesy the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians
and Western Art, Indianapolis)
Approaching the main entrance of the Eiteljorg Museum of American
Indians and Western Art, the visitor passes the “Deer Fountain,” a work
by sculptor Ken Bunn. (Bill Keefe photo)
The painting shows a group of eight Native Americans in typical summer garb as one of their number
receives a facial touch from a medicine man. The
artist titled the work “Blessing from the Medicine
Man.” The figures stand out starkly against the
smoke from a campfire.
That many other works that find favor with visitors tell stories goes without saying. Another example is Bert Geer Phillips’ “Song of the Aspen,” an
oil dated 1927. The Indian youth in the painting is
blowing, and perhaps practicing, on a wooden pipe.
The pipe carries decorations that undoubtedly have
meaning.
The youth by inference dates from the Oldest
West, from the long decades when tribes could be
families and the individual could dream of windigos
while pursuing his/her own primitive art form.
This may be the ultimate attraction of the Eiteljorg museum. As it writes in a booklet about itself
titled “Frontiers and Beyond,” the Eiteljorg refers
to the common visions that the West engenders in
different audiences. In doing so, the institution is
touching on the wide-angle concept that undoubtedly explains its appeal.
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Jersey Boys Star at Acorn Theater
Mon., Dec. 15, 8 p.m. MI time
On a Monday night, when theaters “go dark,” The
Acorn Theater was able to book “Jersey Boys”’ Michael Ingersoll in Steppin’ Out: a cabaret of music,
stories, and a meet and greet with a star (Nick Massi of the Four Seasons) of Jersey Boys in Chicago
and a five-piece band of musicians from the show.
Appearing for the last two years in the Chicago
production of Jersey Boys (800 performances) Ingersoll knows that audiences love to hear the music
of their youth and they appreciate a success story
that is based on hard work, vision, risk taking, and
gratitude.
He will sing a very eclectic mix of songs, most of
which were penned before he was born, with the
bulk of the show comprised with Rat Pack era standards such as Taking a Chance on Love, Ain’t that a
Kick in the Head, Strangers in the Night, and They
All Laughed; a few pop songs from Billy Joel and Elton John, and counttry tunes from country’s greats,
a doo-wop medly, and a few musical theater pieces.
Add to that a lot of show-biz gossip including his
experiences meeting celebrities while on tour with
Jersey Boys: Kevin Bacon, Steven Colbert, James
Gandolfini, and William Shatner to name a few, and
you have a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And expect a few undisclosed surprises.
Ingersoll’s amazing five-piece band include piano,
drums, bass, sax, and guitar, musicians come from
the pit of “Jersey Boys” and have fantastic accomplishments of their own. The drummer for instance,
is also Dennis DeYoung’s (lead singer of Styx) drummer; the sax player heads his own big band; the
bassist is a respected professor at the University
of Chicago; the guitarist has been a solo artist for
over 20 years in Chicago; the pianist and conductor
is also the conductor of Jersey Boys. Check out Ingersoll’s website for video, resume, more info. www.
michaelingersoll.com
Tickets are $50. All Info and Ticket/Reservations
Info: 269. 756. 3879. Tickets can be purchased by
Visa or Mastercard at www.acorntheater.com
Full Service Bar and Other Refreshments Available. More at www.acorntheater.com
The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three
Oaks, MI. All Info and Ticket/Reservations Info:
269. 756. 3879
“4 Yr. Anniversary Holiday Exhibition”
The Thaddeus C. Gallery is celebrating 4 years of
Fine Art in Historic Downtown LaPorte. The opening reception for their “4 Yr. Anniversary Holiday
Exhibition will take place on Fri., Dec. 5, from 5-8
p.m. This exhibition on display until Dec. 24.
Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat
10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sun noon-3 p.m. More information at www.thaddeusc.com or phone 219.326.8626.
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The winter holiday season is considered by many
to be the most wonderful time of the year. Michigan
City’s Barker Mansion celebrates the season with
“Barker Mansion Presents: Christmas at the Movies”.
Hollywood has produced many movies to mark
this season and ten are presented in the rooms
of the Mansion. Enjoy the old fashioned warmth
of “Miracle on 34th Street” as a department store
Santa claims to be the real Kris Kringle. A ragged
Christmas tree and Snoopy’s dog house in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” are featured in the Butler’s
Pantry. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye starred in
the glamorous movie “White Christmas” and a winter wonderland is created in the Dining Room. The
value of family is underscored in “Home Alone II”
and “It’s A Wonderful Life”. Also featured is LaPorte
County’s own “Prancer” about an 8-year-old girl
who rescues an injured deer, believing he is one of
Santa’s team.
Self-guided tours are Dec. 6-21 on Saturdays and
Sundays noon-4 p.m. and Mon.-Fri. noon-3 p.m.
Guided Christmas tours resume Dec. 22-Jan. 15 on
Saturdays and Sundays at noon & 2 p.m. and Mon.Fri. at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., & 1 p.m. Admission is $4
for adults and $2 for youth under 18. Children 3 and
under are free. The Mansion is closed December 24,
25, & January 1.
Holiday movies will be shown on the weekend
dates of Dec. 6-7, Dec. 13-14, and Dec. 20-21. Phone
for times. There is no additional charge for movies.
For more information and group reservations,
phone 219-873-1520. Barker Mansion is located at
631 Washington St., Michigan City, IN, one block
east of Lighthouse Place Premium Outlet Mall.
Village Green Neighborhood Caroling
The Village Green Neighborhood Association invites anyone in Michigan City to participate in Old
Fashioned Christmas Caroling in Village Green.
Carolers will assemble at 6:15 p.m., Wed., Dec.
10, at the Free Methodist Church Fellowship Room.
Song sheets will be provided but Carolers are
asked to bring flashlights and goodies to share when
the group return for hot chocolate, baked goods, and
good fellowship. In case of inclement weather, Caroling will take place in the church Fellowship Room.
George Neagu, President, stated: “We ask everyone to join the fun as we go from house to house
caroling. You need not be a trained singer to do this.
All we ask is that children be accompanied by parents, and that you call Pastor Jack Andrews, Ph:
872-4617, to let him know you are coming so we can
know how many song sheets to have available or for
more information.”
Pastor Jack Andrews and Marlene Nieding are
Co-Chairmen of the event.
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Over 25 million adults in the United States experience incontinence, the loss of
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And, 85 percent of these are women.
“We now have many safe and effective
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If incontinence is interfering with your day-to-day activities,
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Dr. Garcia’s office is located at 1225 East Coolspring Ave., Michigan City, IN.
To schedule an appointment, please call 219.879. 6531.
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Cast Members include: Top Left: Scot McDonald (Valparaiso)
Connie Colvin (Merrillville) Bottom Left: John Peluso (Valpariso)
Kristen DeBoer (Crown Point)
“Meet Me in St. Louis” will be on stage at the Memorial Opera House in December. The play is a rare
treasure in the musical theatre, and is based on the
movie. Join the Smith family at the 1904 World’s
Fair, and see how their love and respect for each
other is tempered with the genuine humor that can
only be generated by such a special family. This
heartwarming musical is perfect for the entire family. Memorable musical numbers include The Boy
Next Door, A Raving Beauty, The Trolley Song, Have
Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Whenever I’m
with You and A Day in New York.
Show dates: December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 - 8 p.m.
& December 7, 14, 21 - 2 p.m.
Individual Tickets are: $17/adults & $14/students
& seniors. Tickets are available through the Memorial Opera House Box Office, by phone at 219-5489137, or in person. The Memorial Opera House is
located at 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
Box office hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
You may also visit www.mohlive.com to purchase
individual tickets.
Final Estate Sale of Maria Petti
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Saturday, December 6
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Women’s Clothes & Shoes, Jewelry
Christmas Items & Some Household Items
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The Long Beach Fitness Center invites you
all to “come get physical” and take advantage of
their special membership prices. Monthly membership was $45, now $36, yearly membership was
$450, now $360 for 13 months which equals an affordable $28 per month. There are also membership
options such as rates for daily, weekly and multiple
visit passes. Take advantage of on going classes in
Pilates, Aerobic Circuit Training and weight training. For more information phone 219-879-1395.
Memberships may be purchased now with a “start
date” of your choice and can be given as gifts.
Place your order now for Long Beach Sweatshirts with anticipated pick up dates to be Dec.
12th and 19th. There are 2 styles to choose from:
crew neck for $30 or hooded with low front pocket
for $35. There are 2 printings to choose from: big,
white, block print letters covering the front, or a
white, 6 inch, sailboat logo on the upper left chest.
Sizes are youth S(6-8) M(10-12) L(14-16) XL(18-20)
and adult S-XL. There is an additional charge of $4
December 4, 2008
per X for XX and up.
This year we will have a “small” inventory
of navy blue and grey, however you may choose just
about any color you like when placing an order. All
proceeds benefit the Community Center and your
support and pre payment is greatly appreciated. To
order, phone the Center at 879-3845 and leave your
name, phone number, style choice, printing choice,
size, color choice, number ordering and desired pick
up date. We will confirm your order with a return
call.
Holiday gift certificates are available for Thai
Yoga massage. You can choose a warm, steamed,
healing herb message or increase flexibility with a
deep tissue massage. For more information phone
Luaralee, 219-861-7394
Larry Payne’s on going dance instruction
in Latin/Disco on Monday nights at 6:30, Ballet on
Thursday at 5:30 and Jazz at 7:15 will continueuntil Dec. 18th. January instruction will start again
on the 5th. Tuition is by the month. 219-707-7391.
Mary Chandler is offering her famous one hour
dance workshops on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
through Jan. 7th at 7:15 p.m. The line up is: Hustle, Rumba, Tango, Swing, Chacha, and West Coast
Swing. All levels are welcome, each workshop is
only $15 and no dance partner is necessary to participate. Phone Mary at 219-680-9261.
----submitted by Susan Vissing
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DAILY HOURS
MONDAY–FRIDAY 11 AM – 9 PM
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Offering $12.95 dinner menu options
Daily Luncheon menu offers 15 minute meals
Monday - Friday LUNCH MENU until 4 pm
Friday Evening Live Entertainment 7 – 10 pm
First Friday of each month
Featuring Bunny Fisher 7-10 pm
The Box Factory for the Arts will be buzzing with
holiday activities from 1-4 p.m. MI time on Sunday,
Dec. 7. The afternoon’s schedule includes fun for the
entire family including book signings of books for
children and adults in the Heartha Whitlow Gallery; musical entertainment on the stage; a presentation on model railroading by Bob Phillips in
the Riverwalk Gallery; and an art shop overflowing
with gift ideas in all price ranges.
Appearing for the book signings will be Margaret Willey of Grand Haven with The 3 Bears and
Goldilocks, The Forest Boy, and A Clever Beatrice
Christmas. Box Factory studio artist Susan Schirmer will sign Cuddles the Cattle Dog, a book by Julian Frazin which she illustrated.
Alison Swan and Howard Meyerson will sign copies of the recently released book, Michigan: Our
Land, Our Water, Our Heritage. Both contributed
essays to the beautifully illustrated coffee table
book. A percentage of the proceeds from the book
will go to the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
Alison Swan also will sign copies of her book,
Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes.
Alison has led writing workshops at the Box Factory. Her latest appearance was for a nature writing
workshop during the Ernest Hemingway exhibit
and related programs.
Books by other local authors will also be available for purchase including Daryl Schlender’s latest
History of Silver Beach and Christopher Siriano’s
House of David.
Music will be provided by John Tolhuizen leading
children in a sing-a-long and David Carew directing
the Dogwood Quartet. Throughout the afternoon
three model trains displays will be running in the
Riverwalk Gallery.
The Lunch Box Cafe will be open and children
are invited to decorate a cookie with Jocelyne and
her elves.
Exhibits in all three galleries will continue
through Jan. 4. All events are free and open to the
public with many of the artists’ studios also open
throughout the afternoon.
For more, visit www.boxfactoryforthearts.org or
phone 269-983-3688 during normal gallery hours.
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The Duneland Weavers’ Guild will meet on Sat.,
Dec. 13th, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the Westchester Public Library Annex, 100 West Indiana Street, Chesterton, Indiana. This months program will be holiday/greeting card making, the Guild auction and
potluck.
Coffee, tea and refreshments will be served.
Meetings are open to the public. If you have any
questions, please contact Karen at 219-659-8550.
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THANK YOU!
We at Stop 50 would like to thank all our guests,
both near and far, for a great third season.
We appreciate all your support and patronage,
and wish each of you a very blessed Holiday.
Our third season ended on November 30. We will
be closed till mid-Febrary, 2009 for some family
time and then some building improvements.
Thank you again, and we look forward to seeing
you next February.
Our specialty is the authentic Naples Style Pizza
prepared and cooked just as it was 167 years ago in a wood
fired hearth oven. This style pizza is as much a method of
rich tradition as it is a food.
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Memorial Opera House Season Tickets
2009 season and individual tickets are on sale
starting December 1 at the Memorial Opera House
in Downtown Valparaiso.
2009 Season of shows to include:
February 2009 – “Ragtime” the Musical is based
on E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime.
April 2009 – “Swing” is a mix of dance numbers.
June 2009 – “Grease” Here is Rydell High’s senior
class of 1959.
August 2009 – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” Is
about four girlfriends who gather to celebrate the
upcoming wedding of one of their own.
October 2009 – “Godspell” Godspell is a fun, modern day retelling of the New Testament parables
from The Gospel According to Matthew.
December 2009 – “Scrooge the Musical” based
on the popular Charles Dickens classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’ ... Scrooge! The Musical is a classic tale
brought musically to life. Join in the festive fun of
a traditional Christmas with a twist! This colorful
and comic treat is for all the entire family.
Season Tickets are $85/adults, $70/seniors & students; individual tickets are $17/adults, $14/seniors
& students.
The Memorial Opera House is a live entertainment venue that can also be rented for public or
private use for wedding ceremonies, business meetings/presentations, etc. Visit online at www.mohlive.
com in person at 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, or for
more information contact the Box Office Mon.–Fri.
10 a.m.–2 p.m. at 219-548-9137.
This Week at the MC Public Library
The Michigan City Public Library is offering the
following free programs this week:
Sunday, December 7
2:00 p.m. “Understanding Your Dreams” --A
workshop for people interested in dreams and their
significance. Learn techniques to make it possible
to remember and understand your dreams. Terese
Fabbri, an experienced dream therapist, will facilitate your experience to connect with your dreams,
build self-confidence and add deeper meaning to
your life.
Monday, December 8
6:30 p.m. “Monday Musicale Holiday Concert”
-Members of Monday Musicale will perform a program entitled “Hooked on Christmas Classics” and
will include a variety of traditional Christmas music, both vocal and instrumental, as well as stories
pertaining to Christmas. Monday Musicale, a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs, is
celebrating its 99th season here in Michigan City.
Its purpose is to heighten musical interest in the
community, which it accomplishes through musical
performances and the awarding of scholarships to
aspiring musicians.
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Author Julian Frazin
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Today a portion of the book sales will be donated to the
Michiana Humane Society from which Cuddles was adopted.
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vogue, such as visiting thrift shops, is now a necessity for too many people. On that note, I did a Google
search under a variety of keywords to see what is
out in cyberspace that helps us become thrifty. The
following is a sampling of what I found.
Thrifty Lifetips (http://thrifty.lifetips.com).
What I liked almost immediately about this site is
its listing of 630 tips to help us save money and/or
spend our money more wisely. This website is written by Beth Van Hoose, a freelancer, and she does a
nice job with it. I learned two things very quickly after a quick scan of her site: first, one can seal plastic
bags without buying one of those sealing machines
simply by folding aluminum foil over the top of the
plastic bag, then ironing the foil. Pretty darn clever, I’d say. A second tip I gleaned from the site was
determining how fresh your grocery store bread is
by knowing the color codes for the twist ties—each
color stands for a certain day when the bread was
delivered to the store. Look for yourself to find the
code, and plenty more information you’ll find useful.
Thrifty Living Tips (www.thrifty-living-tips.
com). Among the good deals here is a link to the
Five Buck Club, where you can get $5 movie ticket
discounts at participating Kerasotes theaters. The
movie has to be one that has played for at least a
week at the particular location, so the savings won’t
apply to a movie’s first showing. It’s a discount worth
checking out, however. You can reach it directly by
going to www.fivebuckclub.net/#.
Frugal Living Tips (www.frugal-living-tips.
com). Hmmm. All these sites are starting to sound
the same, don’t ya think? This one did not impress
me that much, because the information has been
around and is common knowledge by now. And yet,
if you have not ever looked at recipes for making
your own household cleaners, you can look for them
here.
Tightwad Central (www.tightwad.com). I like
the motto here: “Dedicated to consumer economics empowerment.” And empowered I was when I
learned about making a corn oil cola lamp that will
burn a good four hours, and how to get old masking tape to be sticky again by zapping it quickly in
the microwave, or how to clean garden tools using a
bucket of sand and used motor oil. All good advice,
and all new to me.
The Tightwad Times (www.thetightwadtimes.
com). I was sorely disappointed with this site. Its
name sounded so promising, too. One useful part
that redeems it is the up-to-date posting of coupon
codes, something that is extremely helpful to have
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Living On A Dime (www.livingonadime.com).
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The Krasl Art Center Presents Etching and
Sculpture
The Krasl Art Center is pleased to present an
exhibition of American and European prints by
women from the Georgia Museum of Art, and Urban Garden, a collection of sculptural glass works
by Michigan artist and educator Albert Young.
Prints by Women: Selected Works from the
Georgia Museum of Art features 51 prints produced
by female artists between the 1880s and 1980s.
Showcasing a variety of artistic styles, printmaking techniques, and individual artists, the exhibition provides a wonderful overview of the richness
of the printmaking medium over 100 years. Beginning with such artistic greats as Mary Cassatt,
Berthe Morisot and Käthe Kollwitz, there will be
examples of early 20th century illustrative prints,
Works Progress Administration projects, including
the printmakers Elizabeth Olds and Mabel Dwight,
abstract works by Louise Nevelson and Helen Frankenthaler, realist work and whimsical contemporary imagery, including a Joni Mabe Elvis prayer
rug print, as well.
In Gallery III and the KAC lobby, the Krasl Art
Center presents Urban Garden, a collection of sculptural glass works by Michigan artist and educator
Albert Young. Young is owner, operator, instructor
and studio artist at the Michigan Hot Glass Workshop in Detroit, Michigan. Inherent in his sculptures is a concern with the environment, found
objects, urban decay and natural beauty. Young
combines salvaged scrap with molten glass to create unique commentaries and interactions with the
world around us.
On Thurs., Dec. 4, from 6:00−8:00 p.m., the KAC
will present an Art Talk: “Mary Cassatt, a Feminist?” Join KAC curator, Tami Gadbois, for a discussion on how Cassatt’s lovingly rendered images
of mother and child speak to or against feminism.
Printmakers Anne Vandermolen and KAC’s own
Kathee Kiesselbach will demonstrate basic printmaking techniques. This talk is free for members;
$5 for non-members.
The Krasl Art Center is open Mon.-Wed., Fri. &
Sat. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m.-9
p.m.; and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
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A Gathering for the Children
by Laurie Farrell
Donated Items for Auction
Tough economic times didn’t stop over 300 Realtors, their affiliates and guests from attending the
annual Deserving Children of LaPorte County’s
Auction. Heston Hills Banquet Center was the
gathering place on November 21st for this major
fundraising event conducted by the LaPorte County
Association of Realtors (LPCAR).
This yearly event is in the planning stages for
many, many months. The Auction Committee solicits donations from area businesses, friends, affiliates and LPCAR members to include in the live auction. The auctioneers volunteer their time and get
the crowd enthused. Additional raffles, gift basket
sales and silent auction items are bid on to strengthen the net earnings so that children throughout the
county in need can be a part of a large shopping
spree in December.
This year, Lakeview Christian Center is handling
Auction Co-Chairs Yours Truly, Laurie Boo (C21 Middleton) and
Linda Wireman (Ticor Title)
Pat Tym and Susan Kelley of Micky Gallas
Properties Distribute the Bidding Paddles
Maria Novak and Jane Cooley of Coldwell Banker
Joy Pawlak (Select Realty) with Lorne and Thelma
of Lakeview Christian Center
the shopping portion of the Deserving Children
Project in Michigan City while the Jaycees are once
again coordinating the shopping efforts in LaPorte.
Reliance on the schools to provide the children’s
names is key to the success.
The Children’s Auction brings out the best in everyone. Many people are needed to set the stage, sell
the tickets, pick up the items and open up their wallets. A few organizations in town such as Tri Kappa
Kappa and Women in Management gave cash donations. There is a lady that I get a call from every year - she and her friends donate a check in the
name of their friend who passed away but loved the
shopping event. It’s a total team effort and the LaPorte County Association of Realtors thanks everyone who participated in any shape or form. Here’s to
helping the Deserving Children of LaPorte County
enjoy their holidays just a little more!
Liston-Brown’s Pat Rodgers with Husband Mark
Danielle Eigenmann from LaPorte County Realty Shows
Off Her Purchases
Micky Gallas and Ellen Holloway At Registration
Rose Pollock (C21 Middleton) Gets Another
Cash Donation from Randy and Debbie Novak
of Micky Gallas Properties
Fran and Ed Merrion of Merrion & Associates
Bid on a Favorite
Pam Zolvinski and Karen Finlay of
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Students Prepare for Holiday Production
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Drama and music students at Krueger Middle
School will present a condensed production of the
holiday favorite, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles
Dickens. The production will feature holiday musical selections by a girls’ choir, action, lights and
sound, all performed by students in grades 6-8 at
Martin Krueger Middle School, on Thurs., Dec. 4 at
7 p.m. in Krueger’s own “café-torium.”
Preparation for this multidisciplinary production
has been in progress since mid-September. Under
the direction of faculty artists George Olson (director), Kathy Jo Tully (producer and acting coach),
Derek Meilaender (music) and Jacob Schleter (technology), students have mounted the production and
are ready for lights, cues and audience.
“It is so exciting to be part of,” says eighth grade
actor and singer, Sammie Souder. “Every day we
put a little more of the play together. I can’t wait for
our friends and parents to see it.”
“A Christmas Carol” is the first dramatic production at Krueger in several years, and teachers
expect it will be the first of many, now that a full
production team is in place.
Students at Krueger will enjoy matinee performances throughout the school day. Families and the
public may attend on Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. Admission is
free, and donations will be accepted at the door. For
more information, phone Mr. Olson or Ms. Tully at
(219) 873-2061.
“Nature Observed” - Photo Exhibit
Be at the Vickers Theatre for an artist reception
for the photographic exhibit featuring Carol Bradley and David Hachen Sat., Dec. 6, from 1-3 p.m.
(MI time) and meet the artists. Refreshments will
be served.
Carol C. Bradley observes nature with an eye for
detail and a certain detachment--avoiding the conventionally pretty--and likes to do the work with
the camera, not in Photoshop. Carol is the associate editor of NDWorks, Notre Dame’s faculty-staff
newspaper, and teaches journalism at Saint Mary’s
College.
David Hachen enjoys taking pictures of flowers
& nature, musicians & performers, and (extra)ordinary people. Most of his pictures of nature are
taken around his yard, pond, and the nearby St. Joseph River in South Bend, or while kayaking in the
many small lakes and channels east of Syracuse,
Indiana. David, a professor of sociology at Notre
Dame, is married to Gayle, an accomplished artist,
whose advice and artistic insights are reflected in
his work.
This exhibit continues through December 15. For
more information, phone 269-756-3522 or www.
vickerstheatre.com. The Gallery at the Vickers Theatre is located at 6 N. Elm Street, Three Oaks, MI.
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Christmas Jazz at Candlelight Tour
On Sun., Dec. 7th, from
1:00-3:00 p.m., during the
Annual Candlelight Tour
in LaPorte, Keenan Baxter
will peform Christmas Jazz
at the St. John’s Church located at 111 Kingsbury Ave,
LaPorte.
Hear local Grammy Contender Keenan Baxter play
his own special Christmas
Jazz for two hours from 1-3
and then visit the other six
fully decorated and historic
locations in the downtown
Keenan Baxter
LaPorte area.
In addition to Keenan’s performance, refreshments are served at the church and a carriage ride
downtown is included with ticket. Beautiful Christmas music fills the air from live music at all seven
locations. Tickets are $12 and are available at www.
peplaporte.org or at 219/324-5087. Tickets can be
purchased day of the tour at the church location
only.
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Prairie Pride Folk Art Show
Fawn Run Farm in Rolling Prairie, IN will again
host Prairie Pride at Christmas Folk Art Show on
Sat. & Sun., Dec. 6 & 7. This year’s theme, “A Very
Prairie Christmas,” will be represented with handcrafted folk art, traditional crafts, and primitive antiques that reflect an early, rural heritage.
Complimentary coffee and hot, spiced cider will
be available. Fawn Run Farm is located north of US
20 at 3883 E 700 N, Rolling Prairie. Travel 3 miles
north of Rolling Prairie on 425E (Prairie St.), then
go left on 700N, 1/2 mile. Parking and admission is
free. More information at 219-778-2809.
Holiday Cookie Decorating
Have fun decorating holiday cookies at the Michigan City Public Library on Thurs., Dec. 11th at 4
p.m. Registration is required and limied to 25 families. Register in Youth Services by Dec. 5 or phone
873-3045. This program is for all ages.
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Theatre’s production of “Christmas Belles.” Performances will be Dec. 5, 6, & 7, with Friday and Saturday curtain at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2
p.m.
Directed by awarding winning actor/director
Robert W. Komendera, this play tells the story of a
church Christmas program spinning hilariously out
of control with squabbling sisters, family secrets, a
surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis
impersonator.
Tickets are $10; reserve at 874-4035 or online
at www.footlightplayers.org Reduced rates available for groups of 20 or more. Sorry credit cards are
not accepted. FootlightTheatre is located at 1705
Franklin Street, Michigan City.
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Traditional and popular songs of the Christmas
season will be performed Dec. 7 at Valparaiso University’s Julefest: Sounds of the Season concert in
the Center for the Arts on campus.
The annual Christmas pops concert, which begins
at 4 p.m., will feature the University’s Luce Concert
Band and Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band. The performance is free and open to the
public.
Among the Christmas classics to be performed are
a series of Czech Christmas carols arranged by Joel
Blahnik, Cesar Franck’s “Panis Angelicus,” Philip
Sparke’s arrangement of “Carol of the Shepherds,”
Carleton Lee Colby’s “The Toy Shop” and Elliott A.
Del Borgo’s “A Christmas Fantasia.”
The program will end with the audience joining
both bands in a Christmas sing-along of popular
Christmas songs.
The Luce Concert Band is an auditioned symphonic band of students from all majors that focuses
on the development of performance skills. The Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band is an
ensemble open to all students and community members that meets once a week and performs regularly
on campus and throughout Northwest Indiana.
Dr. Jeffrey Doebler, director of music education
and bands at Valparaiso, conducts both bands. In
2006, he received the Outstanding University Music Educator Award from the Indiana Music Educators Association in honor of his outstanding achievements in the field of music education. Dr. Doebler is
a past president of the IMEA, is editor of the association’s quarterly magazine and frequently serves
as a guest conductor and clinician. He earned his
bachelor’s degree from Luther College, his master’s
from Valparaiso and his doctorate from the University of Minnesota.
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Duo in Concert at The Box Factory
Ed Skjordal and Mark Moore will perform at The
Box Factory for the Arts at 8 p.m. MI time on Sat.,
Dec. 6. Lindsey Mierau and Ed’s son Elliott will accompany them along with other special guests.
Ed and his friends will play a wide variety of music that includes everybody’s favorites and many
that you probably have never heard.
Ed has played drums and Mark has played bass in
several bands together. They also have performed
in concert, playing guitar and singing as a duet.
They have performed and recorded with many
entertainers including Mister Edd, Jimmy Dillon,
Chuck Leavell, Mood Swings, Bryan Lubeck, Kevin
Chamberlain, and Jean Prosper. Ed has also performed with Gale Horst, The Schrock Brothers, The
John Wallace Quartet, Ed Bagatini, Willow, Larry
Cantalosi, Full Tilt, Zanzibar, Ken Rice & Frenz,
Star Flight, Circus Maxx, and Atlantic City Steel
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an extra treat: a reading of “Twas the Night Before
Christmas” by Gary Mion of Crown Point.
The show will last 45-minutes. Make sure to have
lunch in downtown Valparaiso at one of the local
restaurants. Parking is available at the lot across
from the Moose Lodge on Michigan Street.
2009 Lunchtime Cabaret Series tickets on sale
at the Box office now. Individual tickets: $10/adults
& $8/seniors and students. Tickets are available
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Arts stage on Fri., Dec. 5 with another original score
to the silent film “The General” with Buster Keaton.
The fun begins at 7:30 p.m. MI time with tango,
bluegrass, traditional Irish with a twist-- and more
among the selections from their original soundtrack
for Buster Keaton’s chef d’oeuvre. (2004) WYCE
Jammie Awards Best Rock Album.
The movie and concert are presented free as part
of the First Friday Film Factory series sponsored by
a JPMorgan Chase Foundation grant.
In The General (1927), Keaton stars as Confederate railroad engineer Johnny Gray, who has two
loves-- his girl, and his engine “The General”. When
both are stolen by the Union , Johnny becomes a
one-man army of his own! The action culminates
in the most expensive and elaborate special effects
scene of the entire silent film era.
bLuE daHLia’s soundtrack steams along with a
groove inspired by The Meters, Edgar Allen Poe, and
transformed traditional Irish and American tunes,
coupled with tango, bluegrass and rock ‘n’ roll.
In 1997, bLuE daHLia began a decade of visual
arts collaboration when they received their first
commission from the Sound of Silents Film Festival. Not unlike the Alloy Orchestra and Devil Music
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Travels with Charley:
99 Reasons to Say: Why Not Wells?
by Charles McKelvy
Well, why not Wells?
And by Wells, we mean Chicago’s world-famous
Wells Street.
You know the one: it runs right through the heart
of the historic Old Town neighborhood on the North
Side, and it is one of the four legs of the Chicago
Loop in the – well – the Chicago Loop!
So why not Wells Street, I wondered one day
not so very long ago as I waited for a northbound
Rock Island District Metra train at the beautifully
restored 99th Street station in the Beverly neighborhood on the far southwest side of the city of my
birth.
Station in search of a suitable thoroughfare upon
which to wend my way northward.
A voice in my head called: “Why not Wells Street?”
And when another voice answered: “Sure, why
not?” I began walking at once up Wells Street in
search of urban adventure and possible brandishing of swords with swashbuckling pirates on the
Chicago River.
The “money shot”
from the Wells
Street Bridge.
The beautifully restored station at 99th Street
was my gateway to a walk on Wells Street.
I was staying at my mother’s house, aka: the
Hannah Hilton, in advance of our trip the next day
to provide two more informed listeners for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. And I had specifically
checked in a day early so I could head downtown
and do dinner with my old pal, and international
swimming sensation, Walter Henebry (see January
24, 2008 edition of The Beacher).
Walter and I had not been together since he told
of his swimming tour of Croatia, and he had since
done an aquatic tour of the Isles of Scilly off Cornwall, so I wanted to be sure and do dinner with him
while in town.
We planned to hook up in the vicinity of Clark and
Deming at dusk, so I had plenty of time in which to
get downtown on the old Rock Island Line and then
hoof it all the way up to the neighborhood where
Walter and I had first met back in 1982 through
some mutual friends with mutual interests. We
planned to meet with some of those friends at 4:30
and then have dinner nearby, so I timed my downtown arrival on the train with time for serious walking.
Metra made good on their delivery, and I soon
found myself hoofing northward from LaSalle Street
There was none of that, but I certainly did see a
great cityscape as I crossed the Wells Street Bridge.
And then I went up Wells through a really ritzy
neighborhood of high-end restaurants and boutiques called River North.
I got a good look at the Moody Bible Institute at
Chicago Avenue and then got behind a man walking two poodles. The point being that there was the
“divine” on one side of Wells and the “canine” on the
other.
Man with two poodles on Well Street just north of Chicago Avenue.
Such were my thoughts as I made my way north
into the heart of the historic Old Town neighborhood. My blood sugar was depleted by then, so
I tucked into a familiar bagel bakery and noshed
down two pumpkin bagels for sustenance and con-
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A sign of arrival in a historic Chicago neighborhood.
tinued walking up through Old Town. It looked better than I ever remembered, and I even detoured
from Wells Street to see how the locals were getting
on in their vintage real estate. The housing stock
looked as rightfully restored as ever, and I was never in doubt that I would make my 4:30 with Walter
and then have a grand dinner at an old haunt and
hear of his latest swimming adventures and of his
forthcoming trip to New Zealand for a spot of kayaking, snorkeling, and hiking in the Southern Hemisphere summertime.
By keeping a brisk, bagel-fueled pace, I was able
to make it to Clark and Deming well in advance of
my meeting with Walter and our friends, and so I
found myself in another bagel bakery noshing away
again and watching the passing parade of pedestrians and motorists on Clark Street.
for the sake of seeing Saint Petersburg and possibly
taking a dip in the Neva River.
At dinner’s end, we ended our delightful conversation about Land’s End and other topics and made
our way to Walter’s car for a short ride to the CTA
station at Fullerton. A Brown Line train arrived
just as I did, and I was soon seeing the night skyline
from an elevated position.
Having just missed one of the hourly southbound
trains from LaSalle Street Station, I got off the
Brown Line at Chicago Avenue and walked back
along Wells Street to see if I had missed anything.
Just a night shot of the river and the Board of Trade
on LaSalle at Jackson, and then it was home to the
Hannah Hilton to rest up for another rough day in
the trenches at Orchestra Hall.
A night “money
shot” from the
Wells Street
Bridge.
Walter Henebry’s Irish eyes are
always smiling, especially when
he is telling of his international
swimming adventures.
Walter was right where he said he would be at
4:30, and, after having a good, orderly discussion
with our mutual friends, we walked up Clark to an
old favorite restaurant and broke potato pancakes
together as Walter regaled me with his Cornish
swimming adventure. He said the water was cold
off the Isles of Scilly, but that he was well insulated
by his wet suit. He said a seal appeared not far
from his swimming group, and he added that the
people of Cornwall were among the friendliest he
had met anywhere.
I told Walter that my passport was still valid and
that I was ready to help him enjoy New Zealand,
but he said the trip was already booked. But we did
give a thought or two to raising enough funds for a
trip with Natalie to Saint Petersburg, Russia just
Who can be bored
of the Board of
Trade at night?
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On December 4, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress
Administration, which had been created to provide
jobs during the Depression.
On December 4, 1991, after being held captive for
nearly seven years, Associated Press correspondent
Terry Anderson was released by Shiite Muslim captors.
On December 5, 1848, the 1849 Gold Rush was
triggered when President James Polk confirmed
that gold had been discovered in California.
On December 5, 1932, German physicist Albert
Einstein was granted a visa that allowed him to
travel in the United States.
On December 6, 1790, Congress moved the nation’s capital from New York to Philadelphia.
On December 6, 1847, Abraham Lincoln took his
seat in Congress as a representative from Illinois.
On December 6, 1884, Army Engineers finally
completed construction of the Washington Monument, 36-years after the cornerstone was laid.
On December 7, 1787, Delaware, the second
smallest state in the Union, was the first to ratify
the Constitution.
On December 7, 1842, the New York Philharmonic
gave its first concert, performing works by Ludwig
van Beethoven and Maria von Weber.
On December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing
of the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, the
United States and Britain declared war on Japan.
On December 8, 1966, the United States and Russia agreed on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons in
outer space.
On December 8, 1980, John Lennon, one of the
original “Beatles,” was shot and killed outside his
New York apartment building.
On December 9, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison attended the gala opening of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre.
On December 9, 1972, Life Magazine, after 35
years of publishing, announced that it was folding.
On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the
twentieth state to be admitted to the Union
On December 10, 1950, Ralph Bunche became
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On December 10, 2003, Iranian democracy activist Shirin Ebadi became the first Muslim woman to
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December 4-8 -- At the Vickers Theatre: “The
Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” Nominee British
Film Awards and Wimmer Heartland Film Festival. Thurs-Mon 6:30 pm. Rated R. Also Showing:
“Happy Go Lucky.” Thurs/Fri 9 pm; Sat/Sun 3:30 &
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6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. 269/756-3522. www.
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December 5 -- John Jorgenson Quintet (Grammy winning gypsy jazz). 8 pm at The Acorn Theater,
107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. $25; reserve
at 269/756-3879.
December 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 -- “Meet Me in St.
Louis” at Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave.,
Valparaiso. Fri/Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix $17/adults,
$14/students & seniors. 219-548-9137 or at the box
office Mon-Sat, 10 am-2 pm.
December 5-7, 12-14, 18-20 -- Dicken’s “A
Christmas Carol” at Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W
Chicago St., Valparaiso. Fri/Sat 7 pm, Sun 2:30 pm
(extra performances listed in story elsewhere this
issue. Tix: $18/adults, $15/seniors (over 62) & students. 219/464-1636 or www.chicagostreet.org
December 5-7 -- “Christmas Belles” at Footlight
Theatre, 1705 Franklin St., MC. Fri/Sat 8 pm; Sun
2 pm. Tix $10; reserve at 219/874-4035. www.footlightplayers.org
December 6 -- Winter Wonderland events downtown Michigan City. 1-4 pm. Winter Market at First
United Methodist Church, 7th & Pine, 8:30 am-3
pm. Get aboard a wagon pulled by draft horses. Visit Santa at 526 Franklin St; drink free hot chocolate
& get your picture taken with Santa. Free holiday
movie shown at 2 pm at MC Public Library. Continues on Dec. 13. Coupons in brochure avail. at library.
December 6 -- Trinity Church, 6th & Franklin
St., MC. All You Can Eat Spaghetti Supper. 4-7 pm.
Adults/$6, children 4-12 yrs./$4, under 4 yrs. free.
December 6-7 -- Winter Birding Days at Indiana Dunes State Park. Sat 9 am short hike to look
for wintering birds. Sat 2 pm Raptor rehabber program on owls. Sat 5 pm owl prowl. Sun 10 am Kids
can feed the birds and make a bird feeder. Sun 2
pm bird rehabber program and art of falconry. Programs free but entrance fee of $5/in state and $10/
out-of-state vehicles collected. 219/926-1390.
December 6-7 -- Prairie Pride Folk Art Show at
Fawn Run Farm, Rolling Prairie, IN. 10 am-5 pm.
Parking, adm. free. Story this issue. 219-778-2809.
December 6-7 -- Festival of Holiday Lights at
Washington Park, MC. Saturday: Festival of Lights
parade 4 pm; Chili Cook-off 4-6 pm; park lights
turned on at 5 pm; Zooltide at Washington Park Zoo
5-7 pm (both days). Adm to zoo is $2/adults, $1/kids.
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December 7 -- Sinai Sunday Evening Forum
presents author Jeffrey Toobin 7:30 pm at Elston
Middle School, 1210 Spring St., MC. Ticket information at 219/785-5697.
Places to Visit:
Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan
City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 & under, free/kids
under 3. Guided tours: Mon-Fri. 10 am, 11:30 am, 1
pm; Sat/Sun. noon, 2 pm. 219-873-1520.
Chesterton Art Center, 115 S. Fourth St., Chesterton, IN. Gallery hours are 11 am-4 pm weekdays;
1-4 pm weekends. 219/926-4711.
Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360
Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Open 9 am-4 pm, TuesFri; 10 am-4 pm Sat; noon-4 pm Sun; closed Mon.
Adm. $3/adults, $2/vets & sen. cit., $1/ages 8-18,
and free/under 8 yrs. & active military. 872-2702.
Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI.
269/983-0271, www.krasl.org
LaPorte County Historical Museum. 2405 Indiana
Ave., LaPorte. Adm. $3/LaP. Co. resident; $5/out-ofcounty; $3/kids 12-17; free/under 12 yrs. 219/3246767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St.,
Michigan City. Tues.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11
am-4 pm. Closed Mon. Phone 874-4900.
New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker
St., New Buffalo, MI. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10
am-3 pm, (MI time) Closed Sun. 269/469-5409.
Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City. A collection of classic,
antique & unusual vehicles & memorabilia. Open
every day 10 am-7 pm. Adm. $6/adults, $5/sen. cit,
$4/kids, free/under 3. 878-1514.
Southern Shore Art Association Gallery, 724
Franklin St., Michigan City. Fri., 4-7 pm; Sat.,
noon-5 pm; Sun., 1-5 pm. 219-861-0186. www.southernshoreart.org
Washington Park Zoo, Lakefront, Michigan City.
Closed for the season. Will be open for Zooltide and
the Festival of Lights Dec. 6 & 7 from 5-7 pm.
Farther Afield:
December 6 -- Ed Skjordal and Mark Moore in
concert at The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad
St., St. Joseph, MI. 8 pm MI time. Ticket information at 269/983-3688.
December 7 -- Family Fun afternoon at The Box
Factory, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. Book signings of children’s books; musical entertainment,
model railroading presentation; art shop open.
More at 269-983-3688 or www.boxfactoryforthearts.
org Story this issue.
Through January 4, 2009 -- International Tree
Exhibit, Center for History, 808 W Washington St.,
South Bend. Mon-Sat, 10 am-5 pm; Sun, noon-5
pm. Adm. $8/adults, $6.50/seniors, $5/6-17 year
olds.574/235-9664 or www.centerforhistory.org
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Your or my home. Call 219-814-4004
NANNY AVAILABLE/BABYSITTER AVAILABLE. Full or part time or
evenings. Very flexible. Over 10 yrs. exp. 38 yrs. old. 219-369-1786.
SELF IMPROVEMENT - INSTRUCTIONS
HOLIDAY/PARTY/DINNER ENTERTAINMENT
& LESSONS. Call 219/872-1217.
HEALTH & PHYSICAL FITNESS
• • • MASSAGE THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER • • •
Therapeutic Massage • Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine •
Reflexology • Heated Stone Therapy • Salt Scrub • Pregnancy Massage •
• Healing Touch • Chair Massage & Wellness Programs for Business •
Qigong • Personal Fitness • Gift Certificates
www.wellness-specialists.com
1026 N Karwick Rd. 219-879-5722 (Mon-Sat)
For Evening/Weekend Appointments, Call our New Buffalo
Location at the Harbor Grand Hotel 888-605-6800.
ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE CENTER
Jennifer Huang, Licensed Acupuncturist -- Call 219/879-2100.
MASSAGE THERAPIST will come to your home.
Swedish and deep tissue massage. Hourly rate. Call 574-386-6199.
COME EXPERIENCE A TRULY REMARKABLE FACIAL BY LOLITA.
Featured Special is the Belavi, a patented honey based peel that
provides a “lift” that will leave you feeling and looking great!
Only $85 which includes a Herbal Hydrotherapy Bath. Call today
New Buffalo Inn & Spa 269-469-1000. www.NewBuffaloSpa.com
CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPING
PERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING -- Homes - Condos - Offices.
Day and afternoons available. - Call Darla at 219/879-2468.
SUZANNE’S CLEANING
219/326-5578.
CLEANING SOLUTIONS. Home & office cleaning services,
10 yrs. exp. Insured, free estimates. Call 219-210-0580.
FINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning Service
Professional - Insured - Bonded - Uniformed
#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a good house cleaning
done by DEB’S CLEANING SERVICE • 219-861-0554
ANCHOR CLEANING. Homes, condos.
Mornings, afternoons. Call 219-325-9896.
HANDYMAN-HOME REPAIR-PLUMBING
QUALITY CARPENTRY: Expert remodeling of kitchens, bathrooms.
Also: doors, windows, skylights, ceramic tile, drywall, decks & repairs.
Small jobs welcome. Call Ed at 219/878-1791.
HANDYMAN - Antenna service. Phone & TV jacks.
House wiring. Sinks. Toilets. Countertops. Carpentry.
Drywall patching and repair.
DR. TOM’S SERVICE CLINIC 219/716-2670 - [email protected]
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
HIRE Sue’s HUSBAND
Is your list of household repair & maintenance projects growing?
Small jobs welcome. - Quality Work. -- Call Ed Berent
@ 219/879-8200.
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
H & H HOME REPAIR
We specialize in: •Carpentry •Finished Basements •New Baths
•Electrical *Plumbing •Flooring •Drywall/Painting.
Family owned 45 years.
Jeffery & Scott Human, owners -- 219/861-1990.
BILL SMART – Carpentry • Electrical • Plumbing
Winter watch service and sump pump replacement.
Serving Harbor Country since 2001 • 269-469-4407.
HANDYMAN SERVICES • Over 25 yrs. professional experience.
Interior and Exterior. No job too small.
Call Bob 219-326-5648 • cell 219-406-5609
HANDYMEN AT YOUR SERVICE. We can do most anything. Serving
Northern Indiana since 1989. Call Finishing Touch, Inc. 219-872-8817.
PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPER
WISTHOFF PAINTING -- REFERENCES
Small Jobs Welcome -- Call 219/874-5279
JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING
Custom Decorating - Custom Woodwork - Hang/Finish Drywall
Power Washing – Deck Services - Wallpaper Removal
28-Years experience. Insured. Ph. 219/861-1990.
THE A & L PAINTING COMPANY -- INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
20-YEARS EXPERIENCE. Also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks.
Seniors (65+) 10% off labor. References. Reasonable. Phone or fax
219/778-4145. Cell phone days 219/363-5450
LAKE SHORE PAINTING & PRESSURE CLEANING.
Free estimates. Call 219-872-6424 and ask for LeRoy.
WAYNE’S PAINTING. From top to bottom, interior/exterior. Painting,
staining, decks, pressure washing. Free est. Fully insured. 15 yrs. exp.
SALE ON NOW TO MARCH ON INTERIORS & EXTERIORS.
219-363-7877 days; 219-778-2549 evenings. Ask for Wayne.
ROBERT ALLEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. – Painting & Decorating
Interior-Exterior. Custom Painting. Wall Coverings. Drywall Repair
Insured. Competitive Rates. Reliable. Call 219-840-1581.
DUNIVAN PAINTING & POWERWASHING
Interior/Exterior Painting •Wallpaper Removal.
Local. Exp. Insured. Reasonable Rates. Call Brian at 219-741-0481.
PETERSEN PREMIUM FINISHES
Int/Ext painting, drywall finishing & repair, wallpaper removal.
Ask about our winter specials. Customer satisfaction priority No. 1.
20 yrs. exp. Ref. Insured. Call 219-363-0247 or 219-369-9151.
 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 LANDSCAPE & STONE
219/879-5150 -- FAX 219-879-5344
http://www.healysland.com - [email protected]
Voted: BEST LANDSCAPE SUPPLY YARD IN N.W. INDIANA!
15+ Types of Flagstone, 30+ Types of Stone,
Granite boulders, River Rock, Decorative gravel, Mulch,
Mushroom Compost, Sand, Topsoil
Landscaping, Stonescaping, Ponds, Patios, Walls, Pavers, Bricks
Complete Landscape Design & Installation!
Dunegrass, Perennials, Evergreens, Grasses, Groundcovers,
Annuals all sold at below RETAIL Cost!
THE
December 4, 2008
★★ H&S SERVICES --2621 E. US HIGHWAY 12 ★★
Call 219/872-8946
Snow Plowing and Firewood Available
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ADDIE’S LAWN MAINTENANCE • Residential & Commercial
Yard Clean-Up • Mowing • Aeration • Thatching • Ext. Power
Wash, Stain & Seal • Free Est. Call 219-879-2017 or 219-448-0900.
✸✿✸✿✹✿✸✿✸✿✹✿✸✿✸✿✹✿✸✿✸✿✹✿✸✿✸
✩ ★ JIM’S SNOWPLOWING–WEEKLY RATES ✩ ★
CALL 219-879-3733 -- Leave message.
• SANDCASTLE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE •
Fall cleanup. Snow plowing. Free est. Call Mick 219-878-3032.
JEFF’S LAWN MAINT. & SNOW REMOVAL.
The snow is here! Do you want your sidewalk and driveway clear?
Call 219-872-7622 (cell). Free estimates.
Heavenly Work at Earthly Prices.
CURB APPEAL. Fall clean up, yard maintenance, landscaping,
hedges trimmed, snow removal. Over 13 yrs. exp.
Licensed/Insured. Home 219-369-6392 or cell 219-369-7584.
RB’s SERVICES – leaf & snow removal, spring clean-up,
haul away debris. In business over 22 years. Call 219-561-4008.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATTENTION DRIVERS willing to train to obtain CDL!
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! TMC Transportation needs drivers.
Guaranteed weekly earnings. Premium equipment and benefits.
Excellent earning potential and still be OFF WEEKENDS!
It’s not a job, it’s a future! FOR CDL Training through Commercial
Driver Institute in South Bend, IN. Call today. - 1-800-882-7364
AC0064
WANT TO SELL
BEST EASELS – PENS GALORE – PAPER TOO AT FIRME’S
(2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455
Hwy 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003
FIREPLACE WOOD • Delivered and Stacked
Seasoned and Clean • $75. Call 219-874-3480.
SEASONED FIREWOOD FOR SALE. While supplies last.
Call for pricing. 219-229-4183.
FROM THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN…
Customize your fireplace with hand selected Beach Rock.
Turn your ordinary fireplace into an original work of art.
Call today! 219-210-1731.
MAYTAG DISHWASHER, like new, with warranty.
Color: bisque. $350.00. Call 219-879-7177.
HARDWOOD FIREWOOD. $45 per S10 load.
Free delivery to Michigan City. Call 219-229-1050.
NEW LOG SPLITTERS, LOG ARCHES, ELEC. GENS., R.BLADES,
TIRE CHAINS, USED 5HP KELLY LOG SPLITTER. Call 219-393-5414.
WANT TO BUY
LOOKING FOR BASE for a wall hung toilet. Original base
manufactured in Chicago by Wolf Manufacturing.
Call 219-879-0088 and ask for Sally M.
REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL – RENTALS/LEASE/SELL
GARAGE AND BASEMENT OVERSTUFFED?
GOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK.
4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212)
Michigan City, IN.
219/879-5616.
OFFICE SUITE. 3 private offices and reception area. Expenses, except
phone, paid. Well maintained, high traffic area. 2811 E. Michigan Blvd.,
Michigan City. (219) 879-9188, 879-2700.
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 708/370-1745.
CHARMING LONG BEACH TWO STORY HOME
Stop 20 - Newly redone - 4/BR, 2/Bath. Furnished - No Pets.
Washer/dryer. 1/4 Block to beach. $850/mo + utilities.
Avail Sept’08 - June ‘09 - Call 708/717-8883.
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★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB
LAKEFRONT CONDOS -- 2 and 3 bedrooms.
Avail. Oct.-May -- $1,200 to $2,000 per month.
DUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588.
HOUSE FOR RENT-OGDEN DUNES. Quiet semi-private beach community. 3BR, 1.5BA, sleeps 6+2. Gas BBQ, big deck, screened porch,
A/C, Satellite TV, stereo, all linens. Sat/Sun rentals $1200. Great family
location.
Cell 219-730-6486, H 219-763-3088.
YEARLY RENTALS
1 condo, 2BR, 2BA ranch, 2 car garage $1000/mo. + util.
Executive rental on 17 acres, Porter Co., $3000-3500/mo. + util.
2BR, 1BA condo in Dunescape. $1500/mo. _+ util.
Call Merrion & Associates Realtors 219-872-4000.
Ask about our short term rentals.
HOUSE FOR RENT ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE
3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Frpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail.
Also avail Sept thru May. $850/mo + util. Call 708/424-8756.
SHORELAND HILLS RENTAL. 3BR, 2BA. Nicely furnished,
Wash/Dry, 2 Blocks to Lake. Avail. 9/08 to 6/09. $825 per month
includes outdoor maintenance, but not utilities. No pets or smokers.
Call Bob N. at (800) 899-2699. “Must See to Appreciate.”
LARGE SHERIDAN BEACH HOME. Full furnished. 3BR, 2.5BA,
W/D. Steps to beach. Avail. Oct thru May. $1,000/mo. inclds. util.
Contact Stacy at [email protected] or 970-708-7379.
MICHIANA SHORES. 2BR furn. or unfurn. Year round lease.
References & deposit. No pets. $850/month. Call 219-872-3843.
YEAR ROUND RENTAL. 3 blks. to the lake. Clean, 2BR, 2BA upper.
Off street parking. Stove, refrig, W/D, D/W. Credit check.
$850/mo. Broker/owner. Call 219-363-6818.
SHERIDAN BEACH year round rental. 1BR, guest house, off-street
parking, laundry, neat & clean, non-smoker, no pets. Ref. required.
$675/mo. Utilities included. Call 219-879-2195.
SHERIDAN BEACH. Huge 1BR, 1BA across from beach.
A/C, W/D. Year round $650/mo. Call 219-872-4446.
BEVERLY SHORES – Lake view, beach across street,
2 story guest house, furn. Baths up and down.
Off street parking. Yearly lease $700/mo. includes heat.
Call Arlene Beglin 219-872-4811. P.S. First month rent free!
DEC thru MAY. Fully furn., BEACHWALK Guest House.
Lg. 1BR. $1,200/mo. includes all util. and high speed internet.
Call John 219-879-7874.
3BR RANCH HOUSE IN SHERIDAN BEACH. Fully furn.
$850 + utilities per month. No pets, non-smoker. Call 630-886-3986.
2 miles from IN/MI line - just off US 12 at 301 Freyer Rd., MC.
House for rent on 2 wooded acres. 3 full baths, on 2 flrs. with
finished family rm. 3BR, A/C, fireplace, 2 car-garage.
$1,000/mo. with 1 mo. dep. and credit check. Call 312-965-0997
RENTALS MICHIGAN
13078 GROMON ST., NEW BUFFALO, MI. Exceptionally well maintained 3-4BR home partially furn. or unfurn. Located 5 mins. from Lake
Michigan. $2,200/mo. Security deposit required. Call 219-324-6600.
FLORIDA RENTALS
ANNA MARIA ISLAND (Holmes Beach) 2BR, 2BA
Gulf beachfront condo. Beach and poolside decks, heated pool.
Monthly rental only.Sam Harnish, 219-879-3265.
 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 
310 COLFAX AVE., MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360
Do not pass an opportunity to own rarely available 5-unit building just a
couple hundred yards away from the lake. $595,000. (708) 372-6898.
Lake Glimpses
Long Beach approved buildable lot ( 11,447 sf)
One house from Lake Shore Dr. at Stop 27
Septic approved by LaPorte County Health Dept.
$145,000
219-878-1724
MICHIANA SHORES AREA, IN, 80 ft. x 130 ft. wooded bldg. sites. City
sewer & water. $86,000. Broker/owner 239-283-2437.
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The countdown to Christmas continues! Did you
join in the mass hysteria of Black Friday? I’ll bet
even if you did you still have presents to get and not
a clue of what to buy for certain people on your list.
As I say every holiday season--books! No pushing or
shoving in the book store--book people are courteous people!
This week I have a classic story reissued in a very
pretty package, and a children’s book from a judge.
How about that?
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas: A Holiday Mystery by Agatha Christie
If you are a mystery lover, I’m
sure you are familiar with the
brilliant plots of Agatha Christie. Not many writers can keep
up with her classic stories. Born
in 1890, Agatha Christie started
her writing career in the 1920s.
Sixty years, sixty novels and
many short stories later, she
remains queen of the mystery
novel.
This clever story was originally published in
1938 in England and 1939 in America under the
title Murder for Christmas. A dedication in the
front of the book tells us that the story was written for Agatha’s brother-in-law who had complained
to her that her murder mysteries were “getting too
refined--academic in fact!” Apparently, the remarks
bothered her enough to come up with “a murder
where there was no doubt about its being murder!”
So now, on its seventieth anniversary, this story
about the intrepid French Inspector Hercule Poirot
continues to delight and confound readers all over
the world. And don’t we all just love a juicy murder
mystery?…
Our story is contained between the days of December 22 to 28 outside London. A young man
named Stephen Farr arrives on the railroad platform not very impressed with his first look at London. He is homesick for his beloved South Africa,
but soon forgets the gardens of flowers when he
spies a beautiful, exotic young flower on the train.
He is determined to find out who she is. Not having
been born with that British reserve, Stephen boldly
starts a conversation and finds out her name is Pilar and she is from Spain. Her father was Spanish
but her mother was very British. Before leaving her
carriage Stephen notices a label on the small case
she is carrying. It says “Pilar Estravados, Gorston
Hall, Longsdale, Addlesfield.” Guess where he’s going? And not just by chance either…
Gorston Hall is the ancestral home of the Lee
family, now headed by the elderly Simeon Lee who
has called his four sons and their wives to spend
December 4, 2008
Christmas with him. Here is the original dysfunctional family. The dutiful son is Alfred. He and his
wife live with the old man. George is a member of
Parliament. He and his wife have expensive tastes.
David is the one most like his mother, and blames
his father for her death. Harry is the devil-may-care
who left home only to keep writing for more money
to finance his escapades.
The family is surprised when Pilar arrives and
announces she is the daughter of Simeon’s only
daughter, Jennifer and that grandpa invited her for
the holiday--eeks! one more family member in the
will?
And what happens after the old man in fact says
he is changing his will? Later that evening crashing furniture and a death scream sends everyone
up to Simeon’s room where the door has to be broken down to enter. He is found brutally murdered-throat slit. But the door was locked from the inside-how could the murder have been accomplished? And
who could the murderer possibly be?!
Twists and turns abound as you suspect first one
then another. An exciting old fashioned murder
mystery that will never be left on the shelf for long!
It’s also redone in a gold, red and white holiday cover in a new compact hardback edition.
Cuddles the Cattle Dog: A New Christmas
Tail by Julian Frazin; illustrated by Susan
Schirmer
Cuddles the Cattle Dog really
exists. He belongs to author and
retired state court judge Julian
Frazin and his wife who divide
their time between homes in Illinois and southwest Michigan.
This, his first book for children,
is sure to be a hit with all dog
lovers. Cattle dogs come from
Austrailia where they, what
else? herd cattle! But in this charmer, Cuddles is
the main man’s helper. One Christmas Eve, it is
discovered that all the reindeer are gone! What to
do? One of the elves tells Santa about Cuddles and
how he could round up the reindeer and bring them
back. Of course, everything turns out for the best
and Cuddles gets a ride in a sleigh! There’s even a
CD that comes with the book as a read-a-long, and
there’s a song complete with words and notes about
Cuddles sung to the tune of “Waltzing Matilda.”
How apropos!
You can meet author Frazin at The Bookstore
at Lighthouse Premium Outlet Mall on Sat., Dec.
6, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. when he will answer your
questions and sign books. I hope the judge will write
more children’s books--this one’s a keeper!
Till next time, happy reading--happy shopping!
THE
December 4, 2008
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219-872-4000
866-496-1752
MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS, INC.
Debbie Burke
1010 N. Karwick Road. • Michigan City, IN 46360
Broker/Owner
ISTING
NEW L
2810 LYNDALE WAY, LONG BEACH
It's a charmer! This 4 bedroom cottage rests on a .39 acre
of tranquility on the nicest street in Long Beach. 1930 11⁄2
story was completely updated in the early '90's, including finishing the 2nd story with 2 large bedrooms, a sitting area & full bath. Beautiful hardwood oak floors run
throughout the main living areas. A brick fireplace centers
the living room, with formal dining room just beyond. A
beautiful family room has its own fireplace, hardwood
floors & windows watching over the wooded back yard.
The Michigan basement is unfinished, but has laundry facilities and a beach shower with 1⁄2 bath.
Call Ed Merrion @219-872-4000
$415,000
ED
REDUC
FAX (219) 872-4182
Specializing in Distinctive
Properties
Indiana and Michigan
Ed Merrion*
Principal Broker
ISTING
NEW L
1610 LAKE SHORE DRIVE, LONG BEACH
This is it! Lake Michigan cottage that needs no work!
Home has been regularly maintained & improved so you
can move in the front & go straight out the back to the
beach! Floor plan is clean & simple. 4 upstairs bedrooms
each have ceiling fan & fir flooring. It has oak hardwood
floors & a wonderful living room w/ventless gas brick fireplace and endless lake views. Dining room is open to
kitchen & large enough for all your family get-togethers.
Full basement has beach shower and toilet, rec room facing the beach. Hurry!
Call Ed Merrion @219-872-4000.
$988,500
2000 LAKE SHORE DRIVE, LONG BEACH
Enter this Jerry Hyndman architectural home at Stop 20
in Long Beach, you will encounter breath-taking views of
Lake Michigan. This 5 bedroom, 31⁄2 bath home has everything you need to make it your home. The walkout lower
level has a family/gathering area with cathedral ceiling, a
fireplace, sliders to the sandy beach and kitchen. The front
of the home is a gardener's paradise with flowers and rose
bushes galore-but very low maintenance! Double sea wall
in front of house. Not a drive by! Hurry and set an appt.
Call Michele Cihak @219-861-2073
$1,200,000
LOOK FOR US ON THE INTERNET! • www.MerrionRealty.com
Debbie Burke, GRI, ABR, RECS Ed Merrion*, CRS, GRI
Jim McGah*, Broker Associate
Bill Moldenhauer
Jerry Lambert
Linda Darling
John Hayes, GRI, ABR
Michele Cihak*, ABR
Tricia Meyer
Lynne Legge
Dale Harding
Cathy Blum
Debbie Mengel
Dave Angus
Julie Gring
Jim Laughlin
Heather Melnyk
*Licensed in IN & MI
THE
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December 4, 2008
CENTURY 21 Long Beach Realty
123
1401 Lake Shore Drive ~ 3100 Lake Shore Drive
(219) 874-5209 ~ (219) 872-1432
T
Long Beach – The Easy Commute
Family Owned and Operated Since 1920
Open 7 Days a Week
Prominent international economist, R. Anton Braun of the
University of Tokyo, says: “Now is the time to buy real estate.”
2917 Roslyn Trail
A HIDDEN JEWEL perched on the dune. Unique tiled walkway
leads to spacious beach home with cottage feel. 3 bedrooms,
2.5 baths. Plenty of storage space. Hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces,
screened porch and deck. Completed lower level.
$400,000
NICE LAKE VIEWS from totally remodeled home. 3 bedrooms, 2
baths. New fireplace, wrap around decks and several patios. Guest
suite in lower walk-out has a full kitchen and bath.The property is
on 2 huge lots and will allow for 2 more building sites. $598,000
Lots 48, 49, 53 Lake Shore Dr., Sheridan Beach
5425 N 150 E, LaPorte
BUILD A HOME of your choice in Sheridan Beach. 3 spacious
50 x 250 hillside lots available each with dazzling Lake Michigan
views. Quality construction available from Sunterra Construction
Corporation.
$149,900 for each lot
THE ANTIDOTE TO CIVILIZATION!! This unique custom log home on 9.75
acres.The master bedroom overlooks a pond frequented by a wide variety of
wildlife, stone fireplace in living room. Two story workshop and garage. The
sun-room has a panoramic view of the beautiful mature woods. $525,000
VACATION RENTALS BY THE WEEK OR THE MONTH.
See All of Our Listings at www.c21longbeachrealty.com
Phyllis Waters*, Owner/Broker, CRB, CRS, GRI
Doug Waters*, Managing Broker, GRI 219-877-7290
June Livinghouse*, Broker Associate, ABR, GRI 800-957-1248
Sylvia Hook*, Broker Associate, CRS, GRI 800-518-5778
Beverly Bullis*, CRS, GRI 800-518-6149
Sandy Rubenstein*, Broker Associate 879-7525
Phyllis T. Waters*
CRB, CRS, GRI
Broker/ Owner
Tom Cappy* 874-6396
Richard Klare 872-0947
Rosemary Braun 879-9029
Bill McNew 872-8254
Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Stephan Koethe 219-331-6275
Melissa Grams 219-229-4614
Zakaria Elhidaoui 219-448-1052
*Licensed in Michigan and Indiana
Doug Waters*
GRI
Managing Broker

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