Creative Force

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Creative Force

THE
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Weekly Newspaper
911 Franklin Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
Volume 31, Number 4 Thursday, February 5, 2015
Creative
Force
Erika Hanner Takes Over the Reins as Lubeznik Center Director
by Kayla Weiss
Erika Hanner considers the record-breaking “David Bowie Is” exhibit the high
note of her career with Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
When she was a little girl, Erika Hanner became enamored by the
art world, exposed to various aspects of it by her parents. As she grew
older, that love of art blossomed as well.
When it came time to choose a major in college, she couldn’t resist
following her heart.
“Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I was pretty close to some
really impressive art, and my parents always made sure to take me to
museums and expose me to the art culture,” Hanner said. “When I got
to college, I had no idea what I wanted to major in, because at the time
I didn’t even know that Art History was an actual major.
Continued on Page 2
Erika Hanner has been in her position as
executive director of the Lubeznik Center
for the Arts since Dec. 15.
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Erika Hanner worked at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave., for 20 years.
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“As soon as I found out it was a possibility, though,
you can believe I signed up.”
Today, Hanner is the new executive director of
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. Second St., the
only center of its kind in the area that embraces all
aspects of the arts. She follows a long line of indelible creative forces, from Barbara Stodola, to Lelde
Kalmité to Carolyn Saxton, all helping sculpt the
center into what it is today.
Saxton, after eight years as executive director
with the center, left the post last year to become the
new president and chief executive officer of Legacy
Foundation, Lake County’s leading philanthropic
partner.
Hanner arrives at the Lubeznik Center after a
career triumph overseeing the record-breaking “David Bowie Is” exhibit at Museum of Contemporary
Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave., where she served
as director of convergent programs. She officially
began as executive director here Dec. 15.
The Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. Second St., has experienced tremendous growth over the years.
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For Hanner, after graduating from Loyola University with a degree in art history, she wasn’t sure
what she could or should do and began making inquiries with others just starting out as well.
“I talked to some interns and entry level positions
– they seemed so focused and had always known
that they wanted to go into museums and be curators or museum heads,” Hanner said. “I felt so behind after talking with them, but I guess it also provided me with the proper motivation to dive right
into the art world.”
Hanner began applying to any art-related job that
crossed her path, no matter the description. Her persistence paid off. She soon scored an entry-level poContinued on Page 4
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leave on a high note.
“I felt like it was time to move on,” she said. “I
thought
I had done everything that there was to do
sition at the MCA, which since 1945 has celebrated
with
the
MCA. I now had the opportunity to move to
contemporary art through paintings, photos, sculpa
different
art center, closer to my home in Portage,
tures, video, film and performance. In addition to
with a host of new
its gallery space,
opportunities to
the MCA has a
help another cen300-seat theater,
ter grow, and I
terraced
sculpcouldn’t be more
ture garden, resthrilled.”
taurant, gift store
Growth,
inand bookstore.
deed,
has
marked
Hanner worked
the
Lubeznik
for the MCA for
Center’s
journey
20 years, in the
to
where
it
is toprocess earning
day.
Emerging
a Master of Busiin the mid-1970s
ness Administration. Her final This piece by Nichole Sheaffer is part of the upcoming “Steamroller Printmaking Projects” exhibit. as the John G.
Blank Center for
project turned out
the
Arts,
it
fl
ourished
in
the
former
library on East
to be a defining moment: planning and executing
Eighth
Street.
Decades
later,
in
2002,
the Lubeznik
the David Bowie exhibit from London. The show defamily, a longtime supporter of the art center, dobuted at the MCA last September and ran for 15
nated a new building on West Second Street, the
weeks. The MCA was the only U.S. venue to host it,
center’s name changed to Lubeznik Center for the
bringing in close to 200,000 people, making it the
Arts. It then expanded and improved its facilities,
most successful exhibition in the MCA’s history. The
resulting in galleries, classrooms, a reception area
exhibit also set new records for all Bowie-related
and a gallery shop. Today, it not only houses new
programs there, many selling out in less than an
exhibits, but also live entertainment, classes and a
hour, and giving the MCA store its highest sales to
heavy emphasis on community outreach.
date.
Lubeznik Center officials have credited Saxton
“The MCA staff really rose to the challenge,”
with leading the center through a major growth peHanner said. “For this exhibit, it wasn’t about pullriod, helping expand its aning all of the different pieces
nual reach to 25,000 people.
together and trying to figure
As executive director, Hanout how to arrange them, bener has her hands in a little
cause everything came to us
bit of everything. She works
from London, all ready to go.
closely with the marketing
This was about our team scaldepartment and education
ing up the MCA operation for
director, and oversees all prothe magnitude of crowds that
grams, making sure everywe thought would be drawn.
thing is moving in the right
“There was so much buzz
direction.
about it,” Hanner continued.
“As it turns out, a lot of peo“It’s really about lookple really, really like David
ing forward in an aggressive
Bowie. From the minute the
way with the Redevelopment
MCA announced the show,
Commission and the Uptown
the media attention was inArts District,” Hanner said.
credible. It was so exciting to
“There’s so much going on
work on that kind of a scale.”
with art and commerce in
Before the exhibit came
Michigan City. I just want to
to an end, however, Hanner
make sure that the Lubeznik
made her departure to take
Center is keeping pace and
on the position of executive
being an integral part of the
director at Michigan City’s
community.”
Lubeznik Center. Having
Hanner is working closely
been with the MCA 20 years,
with staff on two new exhib“Comics & Code,” the most recent Lubeznik Center exhibit,
and having overseen “David explored the contemporary relationships between words and its: “Steamroller PrintmakBowie Is,” Hanner wanted to
images through comic illustration, objects and animation.
ing Projects” and “Work LoContinued from Page 3
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from the Illinois Institute of Technology. The artists
cal: Art Meets Industry.” Both run Feb. 7 through
include Jon Hook, Paul Pettigrew, Lee Purcell and
April 18.
Eric Tucker.
The
Steamroller
Hanner has plans
Printmaking Project
for the center to exoccurred last sumpand, taking over full
mer in downtown
occupancy of its facilMichigan City. Proity for extra gallerduced by Walnut Ink
ies and exhibits. She
Projects with a team
also looks forward to
of printmakers from
being involved in the
Syracuse University
center’s various eduand local artists in
cational programs ofdowntown Michigan
fered to the commuCity, visitors can exnity’s students, and in
perience
enormous
planning the annual
relief prints on muslin created from 3-byARTbash and Lake7 foot carved wooden
front Art Festival.
plates and an indusTaking
time
to
smell the roses, she
trial steamroller. Exsays, will be another
hibiting artists inErika Hanner (center, seated with Lubeznik Center Education Director Janet Bloch),
clude: Janet Bloch,
plus.
attends January’s Open Mic event that was part of the monthly First Fridays.
“Having worked in
Lora Fosberg, Laurel
Chicago while living in Portage, I never really had
Izard, Suzanne Cohan-Lange and Richard Lange,
the chance to immerse myself in any kind of leisure
Julia Neilsen, Andrea Peterson and Mary Uthuptime in Northwest Indiana,” she said. “But now,
puru, Nichole Renee Sheaffer, Michael Bill Smith,
without the intense commute, I have the time, and
Tom Torluemke, Melissa Washburn and Jay Zerbe.
I can’t wait to take advantage of what the area has
“Work Local: Art Meets INdustry” features work
to offer.”
from local artists, craftsmen and graduate students
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a special stocking cap.
General admission tickets will be available at the
door at a premium. VIP
tickets must be purchased
in advance. The ticket price
does not include food, so take
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All proceeds benefit the nonprofit Michigan City Mainstreet
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From a Roman theater’s hidden underground
educational curator for the Fort Wayne Museum
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of Art. She has taught numerous collegiate-level
palace courtyard, the 14-day tour “Rome and Envicourses in art and design history, and has been leadrons: Italy the Secret and the Sacred” aims to give
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Trained as an enthrough
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She will travel to
Michigan City archiRome as an ordained
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an expertise in Roseveral evening garman architecture and
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urban design.
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The tour cost is
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those who enjoy in-depth exploration during their
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travels, followed by relaxed evening discussions
gardens, churches and piazzas. Specific plans inwith experts in their fields. Kubik will be joined by
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Travels outside Rome include a visit to the gardens
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Native American Art Exhibit
First Fridays
An opening reception for “ISP Native Americans
Helping Safe Harbor Kids Exhibition” will be held
during the Uptown Arts District First Friday Art
Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Southern Shore
Art Association gallery, 724 Franklin St.
A
group
of
about 24 inmates
who participate
in Indiana State
Prison’s
Native
American Circle
will display their
works. Proceeds
from all sales
will be donated
to Safe Harbor. A
special donation
from Mark Marz,
who also contributes to the ISP
Mark Duncan’s acrylic work,
Native American
“Woman Doing Ceremony.”
Art and Krafts
Pilot Program, made the exhibit possible.
Also on display
will be works by
Safe Harbor students and a display
of enrichment opportunities offered
to after-school participants. Safe Harbor provides beforeand
after-school
programs, such as
homework support
and special activities, including a recent robotics project. Families whose
children are in Safe
Harbor pay a fee,
Christopher Pavey’s acrylic work,
but other resources
“Dream Catcher.”
are necessary.
The SSAA displays run through Sunday, March
1. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Friday through
Sunday. Visit www.SouthernShoreArtAssociation.
com for more information.
The monthly First Fridays art walk is from 5 to 8
p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, in Michigan City’s Uptown Arts
District.
Participating businesses and attractions are:
• Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. Second
St. — Opening reception for “Steamroller Printmaking Projects” and “Work Local: Art Meets INdustry.”
• Barker Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church,
600 Franklin Square — Matthew Kubik’s
“Sketches of Rome,” selected sketches, paintings
and artifacts from his 40 years of travel to Rome.
• The Old Lighthouse Museum in Washington
Park — Visitors can tour the museum, learn local history, climb the spiral staircase to the new
lantern tower and visit the store.
• Southern Shore Art Association, 724 Franklin St. — Opening reception, “ISP Native American Circle Helping Safe Harbor Kids,” which features works by inmates in the Native American
Circle. Proceeds from any sales will be donated to
the Safe Harbor After School Program. The gallery also will feature works by Safe Harbor students and a visual display of the program’s 12year history.
• Darling Boutique, 418 Franklin St. — Works
by jewelry designer Julie Biehl.
• Urban Soles, 624 Franklin St. — The shop
in February will host Violet, Hazel and Lucy of
Dunegurls Glass, who create wearable art with
beach treasures.
Entertainment includes:
• Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin St. — Bill
Taylor, described in a press release as “Americana
leaning on the humorous side,” at 8 p.m. Open
stage also is planned. Performer signup is at 7:30
p.m., with open mic at 8:30 p.m. The cost is $2 for
performers and $3 for audience members.
• Maxine’s Restaurant, 521 Franklin St. — Me
& The Boys performs from 8 to 11 p.m.
• The Pickle & Turnip, 827 Franklin St. — Bill
Nye, Dan Moser and Doug Nelson will perform
bluegrass style from 7 to 10 p.m.
Visit www.UptownArtsDistrict.org for additional
information.
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League, which meets at noon Tuesday, Feb. 10, at
Lindo’s Restaurant, 3940 Franklin St.
Neagu will discuss non-point pollution of waterways. No reservations are required. Attendees buy
lunch from the menu.
Call Sue Webster at (219) 874-6809 or visit www.
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“Steel and Bones” Exhibit
“Remembering the 844”
South Shore Arts will present “Steel and Bones:
Sculptures by Sarah Barnhart Fields & Sharon
Gilmore” on Feb. 8 through April 12 at The Center
for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road,
Munster, Ind.
During the 20th century, many artists have
challenged
traditional
ideas about sculpture by
exploring their environment and the objects discarded within them as an
integral part of the work
itself. Fields and Gilmore,
two Chicago-area artists,
have questioned ideas
about art-making practices by introducing new
subjects, mediums and
approaches to making
art. By incorporating a
dramatic use of materials
and objects, they focus on
the natural environment,
Sarah Barnhart Fields’
its processes and the tools
“We Dig, Shovel.”
used to work the land.
For Fields, hunting for tools and visiting old
barns, tool sheds and workshops is part of the process. Gilmore likes her studio packed with found
objects scattered everywhere. She usually
works on several pieces
at a time.
A reception is from 1
to 3 p.m. March 1. Regular viewing hours are
10 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday and
noon-4
p.m. Sunday. Visit www.
southshoreartsonline.
Sharon Gilmore’s “Landscape
org for more information.
The Michigan City Historical Society Inc. and
Old Lighthouse Museum will honor the 100th anniversary of the SS Eastland disaster, which occurred
July 24, 1915, at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25.
Tax-deductible donations are being sought to
fund the memorial.
The Eastland capsized on its port side in the Chicago River, killing 844 men, women and children
headed to Michigan City for the fifth annual Hawthorne Club picnic at Michigan City’s lakefront,
held by Western Electric Co.’s Hawthorne Works
of Cicero, Ill. More than 7,000 tickets were sold for
the event. Boarding the Eastland were 2,501 passengers. The tragedy represents the single greatest
loss of life in Great Lakes maritime history.
Donations can be sent to Michigan City Historical Society Inc.-SS Eastland Memorial, P.O. Box
512, Michigan City, IN 46360-0512. Call (219) 8726133 for more information.
Historian Juan Cole Lecture
Valparaiso University’s international studies department will present Juan Cole, who will discuss
“The Iraq War and the Origins of ISIS” from 6:30 to
9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, in Harre Union Ballroom A
and B.
Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. For 3
1/2 decades, he has sought to put the relationship of
the West and Muslim world in historical context. He
is the author of “The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East,” and
has appeared on PBS’ “Lehrer News Hour,” “ABC
World News Tonight,” “Nightline,” “Today,” “Anderson Cooper 360” and “The Colbert Report.”
The lecture is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available. Contact Kristen Knoerzer
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Youth Orchestra Auditions
Children’s Art Scholarship
More than $2,000 in scholarships are available
through the Michigan City Public Art Committee to
assist local children in taking art instruction.
The committee was created in 2011 by the Michigan City Common Council. Visual art classes or
individual art instruction for qualified children
between ages 5 and 18 will be funded. The maximum grant request per individual is $200. Funds
will be available for instruction in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, collage,
crafts, such as beading, mosaic work and weaving,
art camps or any combination of these taught by a
legitimate instructor. The committee will not fund
music, writing, dance or drama instruction.
Applicants must show financial need and take
instruction from an art provider within city limits.
The deadline for applying is at least 30 days before
instruction starts. Applications are available at the
La Porte County Convention & Visitors Bureau in
Marquette Mall. Submissions can be made to Jane
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2004 $46.5M 125
114
$340k 249-549k
2009 $24.7M
71
265
$350k 200-449k
2012 $40.2M
99
184
$320k 200-499k
2013 $49.2M 115
166
$347k 180-449k
2014 $53.7M 127
187
$310k 100-499k
There were 8 sales over $1,000,000 in 2013 and 2014 in the
Indiana Lakefront Area. Data from GNIARMLS.com
The most interesting comparisons for me are
between 2013 and 2014. The $Volume went up
nicely (9.1%) and the number of sales went up
10.4%. Those are both positive.
The median sale price dropped from $347,000 to
$310,000. But median sale prices have typically
dropped as this marketplace recovers. I take
that to mean that more low-end sales occurred
in 2014 than previous years as the curve data
shows. I also think this means that prices are
back to being stagnant after some increases
shown between 2012 and 2013.
The “curve range” (at least 55% of the sales)
pushed out both toward the lower and higher
prices. A surprise to me was that 8 properties
sold for over a $1,000,000 in both 2013 and
2014. The numbers for these two years are about
double the number of sales over $1,000,000 for
previous years. That is positive.
The number of expireds continues to intrigue
me. While the ratio between solds and expireds
is closing, it is still higher than any other area that
I study. I still do not understand why someone
would choose to list at a price that will not
generate a sale. It is bad for the seller and bad
for the agent. Why do it?
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The Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra will have
spring auditions for new members from 6 to 9 p.m.
EST Monday, Feb. 9, at Upton Middle School, 800
Maiden Lane, St. Joseph, Mich.
The orchestra is open to students between elementary age and college seniors. Auditions last
about 10 minutes and are performed without accompaniment. Interested students should call the
SMSO office at (269) 982-4030 to make an appointment. All applicants will be notified of audition results immediately or by email.
For the Youth Symphony, students will be asked
to select a piece from the standard repertoire for
their instrument that demonstrates their skill level, play scales as required of MSBOA Proficiency I
(available on the SMSO website) and sight read.
Auditions are required of all new members. Returning members may be asked to reaudition in the fall
or spring to establish correct seating placements.
For Concert Strings/Encore Strings, elementary
and middle-school students should prepare a short
informal audition to determine the best placement
in the appropriate group. Students will be asked to
play a short piece of their choice and a scale representing their level of technique and range.
The LMYO rehearses Monday nights at Upton
Middle School. The Concert and Encore Strings Orchestras rehearse from 6 to 7:30 p.m. EST and the
Youth Symphony from 6 to 8:30 p.m. EST. A spring
concert is at the Howard Performing Arts Center and
the Side-by-Side Concert with Southwest Michigan
Symphony Orchestra at Lake Michigan College.
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February 5, 2015
Career/Technical Education Month
Westchester Public Library
Students and staff at Michigan City’s A.K. Smith
Area Career Center will join others across the nation this month to celebrate National Career and
Technical Education Month.
CTE Month affords programs
across the country the chance to
demonstrate how CTE educates
students to be college and career ready, and prepares them
for high-wage, high-demand careers. This year’s theme is “Recognizing Classroom Innovators!”
An exhibit of La Porte County CTE programs was
held during a pancake breakfast Jan. 31. A “Future
Careers Expo” is Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the A.K.
Smith Center. The event will engage students in career planning and preparation through panel discussions, exhibits and mock interviews. More than 75
community and business leaders and 250 students
will participate. Adults are needed to assist with
mock interviews. Contact Kathy Angelo at kangelo@
mcas.k12.in.us or (219) 873-2120, Ext. 8720.
La Porte County CTE serves students from seven
area high schools, including La Porte, La Crosse,
Michigan City, New Buffalo, New Prairie, South
Central and Westville. Call (219) 873-2120 or visit
EducateMC.net/careertech for more information.
The following programs are offered through Westchester Public Library:
• Battles of the American Civil War continues
with the Battle of Shiloh from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb.
7, in the Bertha Wood meeting room at Thomas
Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.
History buff and Civil War enthusiast Thomas
Murphy will lead the discussion.
• The Teen Advisory Board, aimed at youth
in grades 6-12, meets from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Bertha Wood meeting room
at Thomas Library.
Members recommend programs, books and other
services. Community service hours are available.
• Chesterton Writing Group meets from 6 to
8 p.m. Feb. 5 and 19 in the Bertha Wood meeting room at Thomas Library.
Published and unpublished writers can share
their work, learn more about publishing and find
support and inspiration from fellow writers. The
group is for fiction and non-fiction writers. Stefan
Barkow is the moderator.
• Library Film Series, “The Book of Life,” at
5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Library Service
Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.
Popcorn will be available. The movie, rated PG,
has a running time of 95 minutes.
• Bits and Bytes series, “Online Genealogy,”
from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Serials/
Automation Department at Thomas Library.
Museum Curator Serena Sutliff leads the class.
Visit or call the library at (219) 926-7696, Ext. 1125,
to register, or register at wpl.lib.in.us. Click on the
Bits and Bytes link.
• Bits and Bytes series, “Intro to Kindle,” from
1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Serials/Automation Department at Thomas Library.
Visit or call the library at (219) 926-7696, Ext.
1125, to register, or register at wpl.lib.in.us. Click
on the Bits and Bytes link.
• Mind Your Manners Global Etiquette Program at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at Thomas
Library.
Enjoy short lessons and learn Japanese, Spanish,
French and German customs. Aimed at children age
6 and older. Registration is required by calling (219)
926-7696.
• Chesterton Chess Club meets from 7 to
8:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each
month at Thomas library.
The club is open to all ages and skill levels.
Have a story idea for
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Gallery Talks/Film Screenings
Free gallery talks, some with film showings, are
planned every Thursday at The Midwest Museum
of American Art, 429 S. Main St., Elkhart.
Films begin at 12:15 p.m., with talks lasting until
1 p.m., both Eastern time. The schedule is:
• Feb. 5 — Winslow Homer. Curator Brian Byrn
will discuss the 19th-century watercolorist and
his views of the ocean along the Maine coast.
• Feb. 12 — Film: William Merritt Chase (26 minutes). The movie highlights Chase’s years at
Shinnecock on Long Island, N.Y., where he established the first summer art school in America.
• Feb. 19 — Film: David Smith, American sculptor
(28 minutes). Born in Indiana, Smith became the
preeminent sculptor of the Abstract Expressionist movement in the 1950s.
• Feb. 26 — Gwen Gutwein, Heritage Barns of Indiana. The painter will give her final gallery talk
about her Heritage Barns of Indiana project.
• March 5 — Film: Joan Mitchell: Portrait of an
Abstract Expressionist Painter (54 minutes). The
Chicago-born painter presents herself on film as
a self-assured, aggressive abstract painter who
lived most of her life near Monet’s gardens at
Giverny, France.
March is National Youth Art Month. A series of
gallery talks by Elkhart area high school art educators will highlight public-school programs on March
12, 19 and 26.
• April 2 — Film: Louise Nevelson in Process (30
minutes). Nevelson improvised by using discarded wood and materials found in New York City’s
streets to create her environments and sculptures, which she usually painted in all black.
• April 9 — “An Artist’s STILL LIFE.” Byrn will
introduce the new exhibit from the MMAA Permanent Collection.
• April 16, 23 and 30 — Byrn will highlight artists
included in the current exhibit of works from the
MMAA Permanent Collection. They are: Marsden
Hartley (1877-1943) on April 16, Ellen Lanyon
(1926-2013) on April 23 and Jim Dine (1935- ) on
April 30.
Gallery hours (all Eastern time) are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for
seniors, $2 for students age 5 through college and
$7 for a family of three or more. Every Sunday is
Free Family Day. Visit www.MidwestMuseum.US
or call (574) 293-6660 for more information.
Cemetery & Research Association
The Cemetery & Research Association of La Porte
County will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at 8074
W. County Road 200 North.
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“German Requiem”
Fernwood Botanical Garden
Guest artists and groups will join Southwest
Michigan Symphony Orchestra for its Margaret
Beckley Upton Memorial Concert, Brahms’ “German Requiem,” at 7:30 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 8, at
the Howard Performing Arts Center.
Guest artists include Sarah Gartshore and Jonathan Beyer. Local choruses, the Southwestern Michigan College Concert Choir, The Citadel Symphony
Chorus and Lakeshore High School Combined Chorus round out the performers.
Canadian soprano Gartshore
appears regularly as part of Handel Week Festival in Oak Park, Ill.,
where she has sung the title role
in “Acis” and “Galatea.” She also
has performed with groups such as
Santa Fe Opera, Chamber Opera
Chicago, Apollo Chorus of Chicago
and the International Choral Arts
Festival.
Beyer has performed with the
Metropolitan Opera, Munich Philharmonic, Dallas Opera, Netherlands Radio Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Teatro Petruzelli,
Chicago Symphony, Oper Frankfurt, Opera Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Opera, Boston Lyric Opera,
Pittsburgh Symphony, Austin Lyric Opera, Opera de Montreal, Chicago Opera Theater and Fort Worth Opera.
Individual tickets are:
• Zone A — adults $37, seniors $32, students $5.
• Zone B — adults $20, seniors $20, students $5.
A “Family 4Pack,” which includes two adults
and two children (additional children tickets are $5
each), costs $60 for Zone A and $40 for Zone B.
Pre-concert conversations, held one hour before
each Mainstage concert with Music Director Robin
Fountain and guest artists, offer insight into the
evening’s music. A post-concert reception lets guests
mingle with Fountain and the musicians.
The Howard Performing Arts Center is located
at Andrews University at 4160 E. Campus Circle
Drive, Berrien Springs, Mich. Contact the SMSO
office at (269) 982-4030 or visit www.smso.org for
more information.
The following programs are available at Fernwood Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, 13988
Range Line Road, Niles, Mich.:
• “See Us at Science Alive!” from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 7.
Fernwood staff and volunteers will attend the
event at St. Joseph County Library, 304 S. Main St.,
South Bend.
• Card-Making for Kids from 1 to 3 p.m. EST
Sunday, Feb. 8.
Children 9-13 can make a Valentine card using
a variety of provided materials. Register by Thursday, Feb. 5. The cost is $12 ($10 for members).
• Fernwood Photography Club at 2 p.m. EST
Sunday, Feb. 8.
The club, open to all ages and experience levels,
is non-competitive and low-key. Programs involve
a one-hour indoor meeting, followed by an outdoor
photo shoot. Contact organizer Bob Denny at [email protected] or (708) 305-0958 with
questions. The club is free, but Fernwood membership or admission fees apply.
Call (269) 695-6491 or visit www.fernwoodbotanical.org for more information and to confirm the status of classes.
Bishop Donates $20,000 to MQT Fund
The Most Rev. Dale J. Melczek, bishop emeritus
of Gary, has established the Bishop Dale J. Melczek
Fund for Marquette High School.
The endowment initially is being funded with
$20,000 from Melczek’s personal savings, and is
provided for through his estate plan. It will be included in the complete listing of endowed funds in
all Catholic Foundation for Northwest Indiana marketing and promotional materials. That way, alumni and others may make their own contributions in
any amount, at any time, to grow the fund.
“Bishop Melczek has always been a great supporter of Marquette Catholic,” Principal James
White said in a press release. “He has been an awesome partner in advancing the school. We thank
him graciously for his investment in the future of
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MLK Jr. Essay Contest Winners
Renaissance Academy, 4093 E. U.S. 20, La Porte,
has announced the winners of its annual Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.
Students in grades one through eight wrote a fiveparagraph essay celebrating the life, dream, honor
and recognition of King’s civil-rights contributions.
Staff and teachers judged the essays, with the winners making presentations to other classes.
First-, second- and third-place winners are:
• First grade: Joshua Jaracz, Ruby Hook and Lauren Snyder.
• Second grade: Colin Mason, Kate Sheerin and
Jeremy Willis.
• Third grade: Haven May, Alex Bell and Jesse
Kunst.
• Fourth grade: Maxwell Unger, Avery Mougin and
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• Fifth grade: Lauren Jaracz, Johnny Buscher and
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• Sixth grade: Sage Mougin, Mackenzee Malln and
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• Seventh grade: Hailey Johnson, Jed Otterson and
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• Eighth grade: Valerie Zook, Annabelle Lake and
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Time to Consider Preventative Maintenance
Editor’s Note — “The Fitness Rebellion,” written by staff at Michigan
City’s Anytime Fitness, appears every
other week in The Beacher. This column was written by Manager Kevin
Scott.
An apple a day keeps the doctor
away.
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You’ve heard this phrase since you
Fitness were little. When you wouldn’t eat
Rebellion fruit, your parents uttered this to
get you to eat the then so repulsive
group of the food pyramid: the fruit family.
What if, for example, your parents said, “Run a
mile a day to keep the doctor away.” Or, “Exercise
three times a week to keep the doctor away.” Or,
“You were not meant for a sedentary lifestyle, so get
outside and exercise and play...to keep the doctor
away.”
OK, that last one may be a bit of a stretch, but
you get the idea.
Human beings were not meant to live a sedentary lifestyle. In the 21st century, we spend countless hours in front of our computers and TVs. We all
know this is not “good for us,” yet we don’t want to
change it. Change is different, it’s difficult and it’s
uncomfortable. But change is a life saver.
So what can we do to change? Like I said in our
January article about New Year’s resolutions, start
small.
Let’s look at an example of a lifestyle in 2015.
Take someone in their 50s with a sedentary lifestyle, on top of an eight-hour desk job. Add a generous eight hours of good-night sleep to the equation.
Let’s do the math. You are seated at your job for
eight hours, sleeping for eight hours, leaving eight
hours left in your day. Typically, this time is spent
with family, friends and running errands. How
many would put TV, computer, video games, movies,
driving or a number of other seated activities into
this equation? You are talking about greater than
50 percent of your day being inactive strictly due to
the necessities of work and sleep.
Now, fast-forward a couple years into this abovementioned sedentary lifestyle. Aches, pains and illnesses onset and you pay a trip to the doctor’s office, only to find out what they are prescribing you
is more exercise and eating healthier. You think,
“That’s it? That’s all I needed to do to avoid this?”
Well, let’s go back to the equation we figured out
earlier: eight hours of sleep, eight hours of work
leaves us roughly eight hours of time spent doing
other things. Out of those eight hours, do you think
you could squeeze in 30 minutes of exercise?
The Lancet, a British medical journal, published
a series of studies that stated physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide. This puts the
number equivalent to that of smoking and obesity.
Another shocking fact from Harvard researchers
says this inactivity caused an increase in deaths
from coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, breast
and colon cancers, and caused more than 5.3 million
deaths in 2008 all over the world.
To again put things into perspective, ask yourself
when the last time was that your vehicle had an oil
change, or when the last time was you checked the
air pressure on your tires, then rotated them? You
do these things every 3,000 miles or every time you
see the pressure in your tires is low. Subconsciously,
we do this because we know it will keep our car running right, and keep us safe. But we also know that
if we do not do these things now, bigger problems
will arise. So why is it that we don’t do preventative maintenance on the most precious thing that is
ours: our body?
I’ll leave you with a couple things to think about.
According to the Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention, medical spending attributable to obesity was projected to be more than $1,400 higher than
normal weight individuals. So not only does inactivity hit our well-being, and our life expectancy, it also
hits our pockets. People are trying to save money
everywhere, as opposed to spending it smarter. So
let me ask you this. If a stranger came up to you
and offered you $10,080 a week, all you had to do
was put $210 a week in a savings account, would
you do it? The obvious answer is yes. But the significance of the numbers? There are 10,080 minutes
in a week. Thirty minutes of exercise seven days a
week is 210 total minutes. Can you put that much of
a weekly investment into your own life?
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Land Trust Board, Officers
The Shirley Heinze Land Trust board has elected
five new members to serve three-year terms.
They are: Rick Knoll, construction contractor and
a La Porte County resident; retired Grand Rapids
Community College Biology Professor Robert Long,
also a La Porte County resident; Judge Sheila Moss
of the County Division of Lake Superior Court, and
a resident of Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood;
Rita McLennon, Merit School of Music development
director and a Chicago resident; and Ken Schoon,
Indiana University Professor Emeritus of Education and a Munster resident.
Departing board member Anne Walsh will continue to serve as a member of the Shirley Heinze
Land Trust Advisory Council after serving on the
board for two terms and as board secretary for three
years. Attorney Margaret Williford will continue as
board president. Treasurer Lance Werner and Secretary Pat McKinlay will continue to serve on the
executive committee and be joined by Vice President Kelly Carmichael.
Shirley Heinze Land Trust has been protecting
natural land in the southern Lake Michigan watershed since 1981. It manages more than 1,400 acres
in Lake, Porter and La Porte counties. Five of its
properties – Cressmoor Prairie, Seidner Dune &
Swale, John Merle Coulter Preserve, Barker Woods
and Ambler Flatwoods – have been dedicated to
Indiana as state nature preserves. Visit www.facebook.com/heinzetrust for more information.
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The La Porte Community Concert Association
will switch gears for “The Grand Magic Show” with
Duane Laflin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at La
Porte High School Auditorium, 602 F St.
Laflin, assisted by his wife, Mary, has performed
in 47 states, 18 countries and five continents. In
South Africa, he was a special guest lecturer at the
Siegfried and Roy College of Magic. In Mexico City,
he received the illusionist award. In Singapore, he
was honored as a star of magic. The Magic Circle,
headquartered in London, granted him the highest
possible status in 2008, making him a member of
the inner Magic Circle with Gold Star.
In 2011, Laflin and his wife moved from Tennessee, where they performed their “Magic Beyond Belief” show for years, to South Dakota, where they
developed their “Grand Magic Show” now playing to
large crowds of tourists and their families. He also
was the international president of the Fellowship of
Christian Magicians from 1991 to 1996.
The show is appropriate for all ages. Season tickets will be honored. Tickets also will be available at
the door. The cost is $15 for adults and $5 for students through high school age. Call Bill Burger at
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“Annotated Swan Lake Ballet”
Members of
Metamorphis
Traveling Theatre.
Metamorphis Traveling Theatre will present
“The Annotated Swan Lake Ballet” at 1 and 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7, at La Porte County Public Library,
904 Indiana Ave., La Porte.
Metamorphis Traveling Theatre is a repertory
company of trained actors, dancers and singers traveling through Northwest Indiana and Southwest
Michigan. Its portfolio includes dramas, comedies,
cabarets, ballets, children’s shows and Christmas
shows. Visit WWW.metamorphis.info or call (219)
872-4813 for more information.
At press time, reservations for the 3 p.m. performance were full. Call La Porte County Library at
(219) 362-6156 for additional information.
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Monday Musicale
Monday Musicale members gathered Jan. 26 at
Barker Mansion to continue the year’s theme, “Music Inspired by the Sister Arts.”
Chairman Lee Meyer hosted the program “The
Art of Dance,” featuring a variety of international
dance music, from the minuet to the tango.
A string quartet comprised of Elaine Shumway
(first violin), John Crayton (second violin), Connie
Hendricks (viola) and Judith Sawyier (cello) opened
the program with a gavotte by C.W. Gluck, followed
by “Two Dances” (sarabande and gigue) from the
G.F. Handel opera “Terpsichore.” The ensemble
also performed dance compositions by J.S. Bach
and French violinist Charles Dancla, “Norwegian
Dance” by Edvard Grieg and “Slovanic Dance” by
Antonín Dvorák.
Meyer performed on piano Frédéric Chopin’s “Valse”
and “Tango” by Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz.
Vocalists Howard Brenneman, Frank Casorio,
Kathy Chase and Alicia Ebaugh performed dance
tunes — classical and popular — originating in
many different countries and written between the
17th and 20th centuries. Audience favorites included Chase’s “La Danza,” a Neopolitan Tarantella by
Gioachino Rossini and Brenneman’s rendition of
“The Continental” (Conrad & Magidson) from “The
Gay Divorcee,” winner of the first Academy Award
for Best Original Song. Ebaugh gave a moving presentation of the aria “Près des remparts de Séville”
from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.” Casorio demonstrated his dance moves as he sang “Sway,” a mambo by Demetrio, Ruiz and Gimbel, and the Cuban
“Siboney” by Ernesto Lecuona.
The hosting committee, chaired by Felicia Thomas, served light refreshments during the social time
that concluded the evening.
An open meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23,
with a program inspired by “Paintings: Romantic
and Impressionistic.” Guests are welcome to the
program at Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St.
Call Ange Benz at (219) 874-3754 or Sue Cassler at
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Michigan City Area Schools libraries are seeking
volunteers to assist with shelving books, checking
books in and out and special projects.
Volunteer opportunities range from an hour a
week to several hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday; however, schools are flexible. Those
with the greatest need are: Pine, Lake Hills, Marsh
and Springfield elementaries. Special projects include events such as book fairs.
All volunteers must pass a required background
check. Contact Kendria White at (219) 873-2114,
Ext. 6838, or [email protected]
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Transit Triangle Service Begins
Purdue University-North Central, and Michigan
City and La Porte, are now more accessible and interconnected.
The commuter bus service Transit Triangle connecting Michigan City, La Porte and PNC began operations Feb. 2. Michigan City Transit, the project’s
administrative grantee and lead operating agency,
worked closely with PNC and La Porte TransPorte,
receiving assistance from the La Porte County
Board of Commissioners, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and La Porte County
Highway Department.
The buses will operate weekdays on each of three
fixed routes: between La Porte and PNC, Michigan
City and PNC and Michigan City and La Porte. Bus
stops have been selected to maximize convenience
and safety for riders.
On each route, there will be three morning runs
and three afternoon runs:
• Michigan City to PNC at the northwest entrance
of Schwarz Hall.
• A non-stop route with pickup and drop-off at Marquette Mall.
• La Porte to PNC near Schwarz Hall.
Other pickup/drop off points are: La Porte County Courthouse, 809 State St.; Dunham’s at La Porte
Town Square (the former Maple Lane Mall); in
Westville at the BP Station at the North junction of
U.S. 421 and Indiana 2; Marquette Mall; Woodland
Health Center, 8865 W. County Road 400 North; and
Swanson Center, 7224 W. County Road 400 North.
The Michigan City to La Porte run will make an additional stop in the Thomas Rose Industrial Park,
1540 Genesis Drive, on the first and last runs only.
Passengers can travel to other sites in Michigan
City and La Porte from the Transit Triangle bus
stops by connecting to the Michigan City Transit
and La Porte TransPorte bus systems. All buses are
fully ADA-accessible.
A full schedule, along with fares and other current information, are available at www.TransitTriangle.com.
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The following programs are offered through Indiana Dunes State Park:
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• 2 p.m. — “100 Years of Indiana State Parks.”
Meet at the Nature Center auditorium for the
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Travel Sketches at Barker Hall
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Matt Kubik will display sketches from his 40
years of travel to Rome and Italy during Uptown
Arts District’s First Friday Art Walk, which is from
5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 in the lobby at Barker Hall, 600
Franklin St.
Kubik, a Purdue University professor emeritus,
Michigan City architect and artist, will feature
sketches created during his 2014 tour of Rome.
Visitors also can look through some of his personal
travel notebooks.
Kubik lived in Rome as a student in the early
1970s. As a professor, he has lead more than 20 educational travel programs. During each trip, he carried sketch books and drawing supplies.
The following programs are through Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore:
• Learn about nature, and how to explore its
beauty on snowshoes, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.
A brief indoor program is followed by a rangerled hike on snowshoes through fields and woods. A
limited number of snowshoes are available for loan,
or participants can take their own. A hike will be
offered if there is not enough snow.
• Douglas Center Open House from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. every Saturday at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.
Explore the center and view interactive exhibits, a park video and live animal room. If there is
enough snow, visitors can borrow cross-country skis
or snowshoes to explore the Miller Woods Trail just
outside the center. Warm up inside with a snack
and hot chocolate or coffee.
Through March, hands-on exhibits feature other
national parks with African-American connections,
complete with an indoor scavenger hunt for prizes.
• The free Junior Ranger Program from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at the Visitor Center and
Paul H. Douglas Center.
A variety of Junior Ranger programs exist, from
a short Beachcombers Activity Page to an extensive
Junior Rangers Booklet. Complete a program and
earn a prize. Stop by the Visitor Center or Douglas
Center to pick up a free program booklet.
• “Kid’s Rule” from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the
Visitor Center.
Join a ranger in the Visitor Center’s activity room
for stories and activities. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The Visitor Center is at 1215 N. Indiana 49, Porter. The Paul H. Douglas Center is on Lake Street
north of U.S. 12 in the Miller Beach neighborhood
of Gary. Call (219) 395-1882 for more information.
Meet Me in the Gallery
South Bend Museum of Art will present “Meet
Me in the Gallery” from 5:30 to 9 p.m. EST Friday,
Feb. 6, in the Warner Gallery.
Visitors can hear live music by Merriman Jazz
Trio and view the Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit.
Tickets are $5 at the door, while children 12 and
younger are free. Members receive tickets by mail.
The museum is located in The Century Center,
120 S. St. Joseph St. Visit www.southbendart.org
for additional information.
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p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 7 to March 21, at Long Beach
Community Center, 2501 Oriole Trail.
Dabagia has studied oil painting through private
instruction, workshops, instructional books, the Internet and videos. She will fast-track students to
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New Name for Agencies
Harmony House/CASA now will be known as
Family Advocates Inc.
“Our new name more accurately reflects the direction and growth that we have made in the last
25 years while we continue to provide the same service and care,” Family Advocates Executive Director Karen Biernacki said.
In June 1990, Kathy Bernel, trained three volunteers to become The La Porte County Court Appointed Special Advocate Program’s first volunteers. Karen Biernacki was one of those volunteers
and became the program’s director on Jan. 1, 1991.
Over the next 25 years, 345 CASA volunteers have
spent about 1.35 million hours advocating for 2,044
abused and neglected children in La Porte County.
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In 1999, a new supervised visitation and monitored exchange program – Harmony House – was
created and housed at 1005 Michigan Ave. in La
Porte. Since then, 25,567 hours of supervised parenting time have been provided to children and noncustodial parents. Visitation also has been provided
in Michigan City at several different locations to
assist with transportation issues. In October 2014,
a van was purchased so transportation can be provided for parents and children.
In 2004, the agency name became Harmony
House/CASA of La Porte County Inc. In 2006, Harmony House/CASA, with the help of Judge Michael
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In 2013, the juvenile court began appointing Court
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Little Calumet River Lecture
Michigan City Public Library
Candice Smith, Save the Dunes water program
director, will present the lecture “Little Calumet
River — East Branch Watershed Management
Plan” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at
Barker House, 444 Barker Road, Michigan City.
Learn about the watershed’s most critical areas
in terms of water quality and habitat, and what can
be done to help improve them.
Hot chocolate, coffee and tea will be provided.
Reservations are requested. Email [email protected] or call (219) 879-3564, Ext. 126.
The following program is available at Michigan
City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St.:
• Story Time at 10 a.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 4,
11, 18 and 25.
Children birth to age 5 accompanied by an adult/
guardian can participate in stories, songs and crafts.
Arrive a few minutes early to receive a name tag.
• Knitting Club for All Ages at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25.
Take size 9 straight knitting needles, worsted
yarn and tape measure (optional). Contact Joanne
Hale at [email protected] or (219) 814-4398
for more information.
• Free Gentle Flow Yoga at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
Certified yoga instructor Lauralee Sikorski leads
gentle flow yoga with an emphasis on deep breathing and releasing stress. Wear comfortable attire
and arrive on an empty stomach. Take a mat because extras are limited.
• Great Decisions at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Feb.
9 and 23.
The foreign-policy discussion program returns for
its 17th season. Talks this month are Russia and the
Near Abroad and Privacy in the Digital Age. Reading material is available at the circulation desk.
Contact Robin Kohn at (219) 873-3049 for more
information on library programming.
Student Coffee Hour
Student coffee hour with collector Karl Brenner
is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art.
The talk is in conjunction with the exhibit “Ern
Koch: Everything is Possible (only how to do?)”
Koch (1898-1970) was a Hungarian/American artist who specialized in color woodcuts, etchings and
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La Porte County Genealogical Society members
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during the next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10,
at the La Porte Park Department, 250 Pine Lake
Ave., La Porte.
The public is welcome. After the meeting, each
member will have a brief opportunity to tell how
their ancestors met, or how they met their partner.
The society and Michigan City Public Library are
organizing an April 22 bus trip to Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. Patricia Harris will have
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Jewelry Classes at CAC
Mara Wible will teach a different jewelry project
each Tuesday in February at Chesterton Art Center,
115 S. Fourth St.
The schedule is:
• A heart bracelet class, described as involving an
uncomplicated project, on Feb. 10.
• A wire and bead crochet class Feb. 17. Participants learn a simple technique that can be used
with endless color and sizing combinations.
• A Tree of Life pendant class Feb. 24. Students
learn the process of making a beautiful tree with
a few easy steps. Visit www.chestertonart.com to
see examples.
Each class starts at 7 p.m. and costs $30 (members receive a $5 discount per class). No prior experience is necessary. Students should register at
least one day prior to reserve a seat. Call the center
at (219) 926-4711 to register.
AAUW Meeting
The Michigan City branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 10
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Lindo’s Restaurant, 3940
Franklin St., Michigan City.
Dorothy Stoler will discuss “Traveling in the
United Kingdom.”
AAUW advocates equity for women and girls
through education, philanthropy and research.
Founded in 1881, it is open to anyone with an associate, baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university. Locally, it offers monthly
meetings September through May. Members also
participate in interest groups such as “readers” and
“antiques.”
Contact Julie Kreighbaum at (219) 872-3730 for
additional information.
Independent Cat Society
Independent Cat Society, 4061 S. County Line
Road, Westville, will offer a February adoption special of any cat older than 1 for $50 and any kitten
younger than 1 for $75.
A companion cat of any age costs $25. Adoptees have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, flea treated, nails trimmed and ears
cleaned. The cost also includes a free initial vet visit
within two weeks of the adoption.
Also, February is Sweetheart Month. Visit the
shelter and meet the 2015 Sweetheart Contest Candidates. Visitors can vote for their favorite ($1 = 1
vote). The cat with the most votes wins.
Adoption hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (219) 785-4936 or email
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In the Local Area:
February 6 —Uptown Arts District First Fridays art walk, 5-8 p.m., downtown Michigan City.
Info: www.UptownArtsDistrict.org
February 6 — Exhibit, Matt Kubik’s Rome
sketches, 5-8 p.m., Barker Hall lobby, 600 Franklin St.
February 6 — Opening reception, “ISP Native
Americans Helping Safe Harbor Kids Exhibition,”
5-8 p.m., Southern Shore Art Association gallery,
724 Franklin St. Info: www.SouthernShoreArtAssociation.com
February 6 — “Meet Me in the Gallery,” 5:30-9
p.m. EST, Warner Gallery at South Bend Museum
of Art, located in The Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St. Info: www.southbendart.org
February 6 — Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition
2015 opening reception, 5:30-9 p.m. EST, Warner
Gallery @ South Bend Museum of Art, located in
The Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St., South
Bend. Info: (574) 235-9102, www.southbendart.org/
February 6-8 and 12-15 — “Consider the Oyster,” Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin St. Times:
7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat./2 p.m. Sun. Tickets: $12, $10/
Thurs. Reservations: www.footlightplayers.org,
(219) 874-4035.
February 7 — Shelf Ice Brew Fest, 1-5 p.m.,
Franklin Street between Sixth & Eighth streets.
Advance tickets: $35/general admission, $55/VIP
@ www.shelficebrewfest.com or Shoreline Brewery,
208 Wabash St. Info: (219) 561-6991.
February 7 — Free Gentle Flow Yoga, 12:15
p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth
St. Info: (219) 873-3049.
February 7 — “Polka Mass,” 5-7 p.m., St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 1501 Washington St. Tickets:
$15/adults, $7.50/children 12 & younger.
February 7 — Metamorphis Traveling Theatre,
“The Annotated Swan Lake Ballet,” 1 & 3 p.m., La
Porte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., La
Porte. Info: (219) 362-6156 .
February 7 — La Porte Service League play, “Pirates!,” La Porte High School. Times: 1 p.m. Feb.
1/9:30 a.m. Feb. 7. Suggested donation: $1/adults,
50 cents/children.
February 7-8 — “100 Years of Indiana State
Parks,” 2 p.m., Nature Center @ Indiana Dunes
State Park, 600 N. County Road 25 East (the north
end of Indiana 49), Chesterton. Info: (219) 926-1390.
February 7-March 21 — Six-week oil-painting
course with Dana Dabagia, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Long
Beach Community Center, 2501 Oriole Trail. Cost:
$155. Pre-registration: [email protected].
February 9 — Great Decisions, 6:30 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info:
(219) 873-3049.
February 10 — Lunch With the League, noon,
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Lindo’s Restaurant, 3940 Franklin St. Info: (219)
874-6809, www.lwvlaporte.org
February 12 — The La Porte Community Concert Association, “The Grand Magic Show” with
Duane Laflin, 7 p.m., La Porte High School Auditorium, 602 F St. Tickets: $15/adults, $5/students
through high school age. Info: (219) 362-5292.
Mondays — Codependents Anonymous (CoDA),
6 p.m., Franciscan Alliance-St. Anthony Health.
Info: (219) 879-3817.
Wednesdays — Al-Anon meetings, 6-7 p.m.,
Franciscan Alliance-St. Anthony Health. Info: (708)
927-5287.
Through February — Indiana Historical Society Traveling Exhibit “Indiana Disasters,” La Porte
County Historical Society Museum, 2405 Indiana
Ave. Museum hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
Info: www.laportecountyhistory.org, (219) 324-6767.
Farther Afield:
February 5 — Free gallery talk, Winslow Homer,
12:15 p.m. EST, The Midwest Museum of American
Art, 429 S. Main St., Elkhart. Info: (574) 293-6660,
www.MidwestMuseum.US
February 6 — First Friday Film, 7 p.m. EST,
The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St.
Joseph, Mich. Cost: $5 suggested donation @ door
Info/reservations: (269) 983-3688, [email protected], www.boxfactoryforthearts.org
February 7 — Elizabeth Doyle and Claudia
Hommel, 7:30 p.m. EDT, The Box Factory for the
Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, Mich. Tickets: $10/
general admission, $8/students and seniors, free/
children 12 and younger. Info/reservations: (269)
983-3688, [email protected], www.boxfactoryforthearts.org
February 6-8 — Youth production, “The Canterville Ghost,” Elkhart Civic Theatre @ Bristol (Ind.)
Opera House, 210 E. Vistula St. Times: 7 p.m. EST
Fri./Sat., 3 p.m. EST Sun. Tickets: $10/adults, $8/
students & seniors 62+. Info: (574) 848-4116, www.
elkhartcivictheatre.org
February 8 — Southwest Michigan Symphony
Orchestra, Brahms’ “German Requiem,” 7:30 p.m.
EST, Howard Performing Arts Center, Berrien
Springs, Mich. Tickets/info: (269) 982-4030, www.
smso.org
February 8-April 12 — South Shore Arts exhibit, “Steel and Bones: Sculptures by Sarah Barnhart
Fields & Sharon Gilmore,” The Center for Visual
and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster,
Ind. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun. Info: www.southshoreartsonline.org
February 10 — Staged reading, Elkhart Civic
Theatre’s Second Stage, David Lindsay-Abaire’s
“Rabbit Hole,” 7:30 p.m. EST, The Old General
Store, 110 E. Vistula St., Bristol. Tickets: $10. Reservations: (574) 848-4116, www.elkhartcivictheatre.org
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On February 5, 1887, “Othello,” an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, premiered at Italy’s La Scala Theater.
On February 5, 1928, the Rev. Andrew Greeley,
the outspoken cleric and author, was born in Oak
Park, IL.
On February 5, 1937, a controversy erupted over
President Franklin Roosevelt’s proposal to “pack”
the Supreme Court by adding six justices.
On February 5, 1967, “The Smothers Brothers
Comedy Hour” premiered on CBS.
On February 5, 1971, astronauts Alan Shepard
and Edgar Mitchell landed on the moon.
On February 5, 1973, funeral services were held
at Arlington National Cemetery for Army Lt. Col.
William Nolde, the last American soldier killed before the Vietnam cease-fire.
On February 6, 1895, George Herman “Babe”
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home run king, was born in Baltimore.
On February 6, 1959, the United States first successfully test-fired a Titan intercontinental ballistic
missile.
On February 6, 1971, after a 33-hour stay on the
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back to earth.
On February 6, 2000, First Lady Hillary Clinton
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On February 6, 2005, the New England Patriots
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the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21.
On February 7, 1827, the first ballet to be performed in the United States opened at New York’s
Bowery Theater.
On February 7, 1867, author Laura Ingalls Wilder
was born in Lake Pepin, WI.
On February 7, 1931, aviator Amelia Earhart and
publisher George Putnam were married.
On February 7, 1964, thousands of screaming
fans welcomed the Beatles when they arrived at
New York’s Kennedy Airport for their first American tour.
On February 8, 1837, for the only time in the nation’s history, the United States Senate chose the
vice president. Richard Mentor Johnson was selected after no candidate received a majority of the
electoral votes.
On February 8, 1910, the first charter was issued
to the “Boy Scouts of America.”
On February 8, 1915, D.W. Griffith’s groundbreak-
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ing as well as controversial silent movie epic about
the Civil War, “The Birth of a Nation,” premiered in
Los Angeles.
On February 8, 1918, the Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper, was published for the first time.
On February 8, 1922, President Warren Harding
had the first radio installed in the White House.
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On February 9, 1849, Rome was proclaimed a republic.
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On February 9, 1942, daylight-saving “War Time”
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On February 9, 1971, the Apollo 14 spacecraft returned to Earth after its crew made the third Moon
landing.
Skip the mall and come to POSH!
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Happy and Healthy 2015 to all.
On February 9, 2005, a new postage stamp honoring President Ronald Reagan was issued.
Tired of your winter wear?
Visit POSH! for an additional piece or two
to perk up your wardrobe.
Taking select winter items through
February. Spring is creeping in.
We’re stylin’!
On February 9, 2008, the space shuttle Atlantis
docked with the International Space Station.
On February 10, 1933, the Postal Telegraph Company introduced the first “singing telegram” in New
York.
Taking winter consignments:
please call for appointment.
On February 10, 1939, singer Roberta Flack was
born in Black Mountain, NC.
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On February 10, 1949, Arthur Miller’s long running play, “Death of a Salesman,” opened at New
York’s Morosco Theater.
On February 10, 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first game of a match in Philadelphia against an IBM computer dubbed “Deep
Blue.”
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On February 11, 1808, in the Pennsylvania town
of Wilkes Barre, hard coal was used for the first
time as fuel for heating.
On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law favoring his
party—giving rise to the term “gerrymandering.”
On February 11, 1847, American inventor Thomas A. Edison was born in the Ohio village of Milan.
On February 11, 1869, Chicago was host to the
Midwest’s’ first women’s suffrage convention.
On February 11, 1881, the Arizona village of Phoenix was incorporated.
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opened in New York.
On February 11, 1975, Margaret Thatcher was
elected to head England’s Conservative party, the
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Watercolor Class at CAC
Leadership Award Nominations
Dick Church will offer a six-week Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Class starting from 10 a.m.
to noon Friday, Feb. 13, at Chesterton Art Center,
115 S. Fourth St.
Church will lead students through a variety of
watercolor techniques. The classes are appropriate for first-time painters or as a refresher for the
mildly experienced.
The cost is $70, with members receiving a $5 discount. There also is a $10 board and pattern fee.
Other supplies are not included. Church will discuss supplies with all beginners to start the class.
Call the center at (219) 926-4711 to register. Visit
www.chestertonart.com for more information.
Nominations are being sought through March
2 for the fourth annual Ned E. Kalb Community
Leadership Award.
The honor, jointly sponsored by the Purdue Extension Office of La Porte County and Leadership
La Porte County, recognizes a quiet, behind-thescenes La Porte County leader.
Kalb passed away Nov. 19, 2011. He was a key
founder of Leadership La Porte County, said Jim
Jessup, a 30-year volunteer for the organization
that started in the Extension Office.
“He spent several years in the early 1980s guiding and facilitating the new non-profit training
group,” Jessup added.
Kalb spent 15 years as the extension director in
La Porte County, where he served on many public
and private boards. After leaving La Porte County,
he served the Extension Office in other counties and
later went overseas, teaching underdeveloped countries to be self-sufficient through modern farming
and business methods.
John Coulter, James Dworkin and George and
Dory Morley are past award recipients. Nominees
can be individuals or organizations. Nomination
forms are available from the Leadership or Extension offices. A panel of local leaders will select the
winner, who will be announced and honored at the
Extension annual meeting March 30 at a location to
be announced soon.
Call (219) 325-8223, (219) 324-9407 or (219) 8745611, or email [email protected].
VU Multicultural Program
Tim Wise will discuss “But What about Reverse
Racism Against White People!? — The Rise of PostRacial Politics and the Retreat From Racial Equity”
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in Valparaiso
University’s Harre Union Ballroom B.
Wise is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators. His talk is presented
by VU’s law school in conjunction with the provost’s
office and multicultural programs. Visit valpo.edu/
law/tim-wise-lecture to reserve a seat for the talk.
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Andrew Biancardi will teach a pen-and-ink workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at
Chesterton Art Center, 115 S. Fourth St.
Students learn about the materials and techniques critical to the medium. Tools include a dip
pen, ink wash, rapidograph pen and permanent
marker. Some supplies are included.
The cost is $40 ($35 for members). Call the center
at (219) 926-4711 for more information.
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PNC Accounting Students to Offer Free Tax Service
Students from Purdue University-North Central
tax and accounting classes again will offer free assistance to the public in preparing federal and state
income-tax returns.
This is the 26th year PNC has participated in the
Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance program. Thanks to La Porte County
United Way support, it now accommodates more
clients. It offers free filing help to individuals and
families with Gross Incomes of $53,000 or less, including individuals with disabilities and seniors.
Gross Income is defined as income from all sources. Tax returns will be prepared for income from
wages, salaries, tips, pensions, ordinary interest,
dividends, unemployment compensation or Social
Security benefits.
Appointments are required and will be available
from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays from Feb.
14 through March 28, with the exception of March
14. The service will be offered in Room 109 of the
Technology Building.
Due to a recent IRS change, returns this year can
be prepared for taxpayers who need to file an Indiana Return, but are not required to file a federal tax
return (state only returns).
Thomas Holets, continuing lecturer of accounting and coordinator of the PNC program, said the
student VITA volunteers are prepared to help with
basic returns, including the 1040, 1040A, 1040 EZ,
and the Indiana IT-40. Returns that include interest
and dividend income, Itemized Deductions, Earned
Income Credit and basic stock and bond transactions also will be prepared. Taxpayers are expected
to participate in the IRS e-file program, unless there
is a technical reason that prevents e-filing.
The volunteer preparers have completed 12 credit hours in accounting, including at least one tax
course at PNC, and passed a rigorous IRS examination on tax rules and filing procedures.
The tax preparation services offered include:
• Form 1040 with Schedules A, B, EIC, D and R.
• Form 2441 (Child and Dependent Care Credit).
• Form 8863 (Educational Credits).
• Form 8812 (Additional Child Tax Credit).
Forms that will not be prepared are:
• Schedule C (Profit & Loss from Business). Examples
include cosmetic sales or other self-employment.
• Complicated and Advanced Schedule D, such as
Capital Gains and Losses on portfolio stock sales.
• Schedule E (rents and losses).
• Schedule F (farm income or income from rental of
farm property).
• Form 2106 (employee business expenses).
• Form 3909 (moving).
• Form 8606 (non-deductible IRA).
• Form 8615 (minor’s investment income).
• Form SS-5 (request for Social Security number).
• Returns for taxpayers on active military duty.
• Injured or innocent spouse returns.
• Cancellation of debt.
Assistance with Health or Medical Savings Accounts (W-2 Box 12 Code W or W-2 Box 12 Code
R) is unavailable. It may become available early in
March. Call back to check on availability later in
the season.
Students do not prepare self-employment returns
(no Schedule C, Schedule SE). This type of income
often is reported on FORM 1099-MISC.
Contact the United Way at (877) 502-0700 to request an appointment.
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CLASSIFIED
CLASSIFIED RATES - (For First 2 Lines.)
1-3 ads - $8.00 ea. •• 4 or more ads - $6.50 ea. (Additional lines- $1.00 ea.)
PH: 219/879-0088 - FAX 219/879-8070.
Email: [email protected]
CLASSIFIED ADS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
FRIDAY - NOON - PRIOR TO THE WEEK OF PUBLICATION
PERSONAL SERVICES
SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MEMORIES DIGITALLY ON CDs or DVDs
Home movies-slides-pictures transferred to CDs or DVDs
Wedding & Event Documentation.
Corporate and Industrial Video Productions
Contact: Patrick Landers at Midwest Video Communications
219-879-8433 or [email protected]
ALTERATIONS PLUS. Clothing alterations.
516 Wabash St., Michigan City. 219-874-0086.
JERRY’S CLOCK REPAIR SHOP on Tilden Ave., Michigan City
is open. Call 219-221-1534.
ENTERTAINMENT: Parties/dinners and lessons
for all ages. Call 219-872-1217.
FIREWOOD: SEASONED, DELIVERED, STACKED.
Fall special: $110. Call (269) 756-3547.
Also, Kennedy coin collection, $200. Call (269) 756-3547.
Seasoned all-oak firewood.
Call (269) 985-3305
Bill Smart • Furniture Sanding, Refinishing and Repair.
Call (269) 469-4407 or email [email protected]
PINK LADY HOME AND FAMILY SERVICES
This hourly service was created with you in mind. In case of emergency,
or when you’re in need of someone to help for a few hours with home and
family, we’re there. There is no contract to sign. We’re available hourly,
and we’re just a phone call away! Our congenial, Christian ladies have
extensive knowledge and experience with all home and family affairs.
We’re competitively priced, and guarantee exceptional service. Call us at
(219) 221-3450 or email [email protected].
“ROADRUNNERS” — Shopping & errands.
Try to call in advance at (219) 427-3096.
BUSINESS SERVICES
Reprographic Arts Inc. Signs, banners, posters, custom T-shirts, decals,
presentation boards, lamination, vehicle graphics, vinyl lettering, embroidery. Founded in 1970. Locally owned and operated.
www.reprographicarts.com
HOME HEALTH – CAREGIVERS - NANNIES
COMFORT KEEPERS
Providing Comforting Solutions For In-Home Care
Homemakers, attendants, companions
From 2 to 24 hours a day (including live-ins)
Personal emergency response systems
All of our compassionate caregivers are screened,
bonded, insured, and supervised.
Call us at 877/711-9800
Or visit www.comfortkeepers.com
VISITING ANGELS
AMERICA’S CHOICE IN HOMECARE
Select your Caregiver from our Experienced Staff!
2-24 hour Care, Meal Preparation, Errands.
Light Housekeeping, Respite Care for Families
All Caregivers screened, bonded, insured
Call us at 219-877-8956 • 800-239-0714 • 269-612-0314
Or visit www.visitingangels.com
IN Personal Service Agency License #09-011822-1
JUST LIKE HOME
We provide assisted living in our homes. We are a private home
w/4 residents to a home. Live-in Care $1,800/mo.
Adult Day Care (10 am-4 pm) at $40/day
For more information, call Sue 219-874-4891.
CLEANING SOLUTIONS. Home & office cleaning services,
17 yrs. exp. Insured, free estimates. Call 219-210-0580.
HOME MATTERS CLEANING SERVICE INC.
Check out www.homematterscleaning.com for the many
services we offer. 20-years experience. • Call 219-898-2592.
FINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning Service
Professional - Insured - Bonded - Uniformed
#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.
ESSENTIAL CLEANING. Specializing in New Construction/Remodeling
Clean-up, Business and Home Maintenance Cleaning. Residential and
Commercial. Insured and references available. Call Rebecca at 219-6177746 or e-mail [email protected].
MAID BY THE LAKE. Home Cleaning Service for residential and rental home
properties. Offer weekly, bi-weekly, one time cleans. Bonded & Insured.
Visit www.maidbythelake.com - e-mail [email protected]
or call 219-575-8837.
TWO LADIES AND A VACUUM. Residential and Specialty Cleaning
Services. Bonded & Insured. Ref. avail. Mary 219-898-8650.
HOUSEKEEPER, cleaning, laundry, cooking, run errands, gardening.
Also, experienced caregiver. References. Call Mary 219-325-9504.
BRIDGET’S QUALITY CLEANING • Satisfaction Guaranteed!!
Serving the community for over 7 years. Bonded and Insured
Homes • Rentals • Offices • Receive your free estimate today!
Bridget 219-241-9341 or email [email protected]
WONDERFUL CLEANING LADY. Thorough, honest, reliable.
Excellent references, reasonable rates. Call 269-469-4624.
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 219/873-4456.
H & H HOME REPAIR • [email protected]
We specialize in: • Carpentry • Finished Basements • New Baths • Decks •
• Electrical • Plumbing • Flooring • Ceramic Tile • Drywall/Painting
• Power Washing. Jeffery Human, owner -- 219/861-1990.
HANDYMEN AT YOUR SERVICE. We can do most anything. Serving
Northern Indiana since 1989. Call Finishing Touch, Inc. 219-872-8817.
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24/7 Emergency Service • Licensed & insured
Cell 219-363-9069 • Office 219-380-9907
BILL SMART – Carpenter • Electrician • Plumber • Painting and Tile. Call
(269) 469-4407 or email [email protected]
HOME MATTERS INC.
Check out www.homematterscleaning.com for the many
services we offer. 20-years experience. • Call 219-898-2592.
C. MAJKOWSKI: Plastering & Drywall • Eifs • Stucco • Stone.
Commercial/residential. Chimney restoration. Licensed/bonded.
Call (219) 229-2352.
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 - Wallpaper Removal
Insured. Ph. 219/861-1990. [email protected]
DUNIVAN PAINTING & POWERWASHING
Interior/Exterior •Wallpaper removal. Drywall Patch & Repair
Local. Exp. Insured. Reasonable Rates. Call Brian at 219-741-0481.
A & L PAINTING COMPANY -- INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
20-YEARS EXPERIENCE. Also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks.
Seniors (65+) 10% off labor. References. Reasonable.
Phone 219/778-4145 • 219/363-9003
WAYNE’S PAINTING. All labor per square foot 35 cents, for two coats 50
cents. Interior/Exterior painting and staining. Power washing decks, siding
and more. Call 219-363-7877.
ALL BRIGHT PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Proudly serving the area for over 15 yrs. 219-861-7339.
CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPING
 LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up, Etc. 
PERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING -- Homes - Condos - Offices.
Day and afternoons available. - Call Darla at 219/878-3347.
SUZANNE’S CLEANING
219/326-5578.
H & D TREE SERVICE and LANDSCAPING, INC. -Full service tree and shrub care. Trimming, planting, removal.
Firewood, snowplowing, excavating. -- Call 872-7290.
FREE ESTIMATES
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HEALY’S LANDSCAPING & STONE
www.healysland.com
219/879-5150
218 Indiana 212, Michigan City, IN
YOUR #1 STOP FOR ALL YOUR LANDSCAPING NEEDS!
RENT-A-MAN MAINTENANCE INC.
Power Washing (decks, houses, concrete) – window washing – gutters –
yard work — deck staining — moving/hauling
Serving your community for over 10 years.
Free estimates – insured, bonded, licensed
Call us at 219-229-4474
SNOW REMOVAL, GUTTER CLEANING, YARD WORK,
lawn mowing, mulching, weeding, brush removal and odd jobs.
References available. For details, call ABE at 219-210-0064.
THE CONSCIENTIOUS GARDENER
A Garden Task Service for Homeowners Who Seek Help
in Sustaining the Beauty of Their Outdoor Design
SPRING CLEAN UP • WEEDING • PLANTING • CARE
FOR INQUIRIES AND APPOINTMENTS / 219-229-4542
MOTA’S LAWN CARE/LANDSCAPING SERVICE. Snow Removal
(Commercial/Residential). Tree service. Insured. 219-871-9413.
Jeff’s Lawn Cutting & Maintenance. Snow removal.
Will beat any written estimate. Call (219) 872-7622.
SHORELAND MARINE SNOW PLOWING.
Commercial-Residential. Most residential $25 includes sidewalk.
Free quotes. 219-861-BOAT (2628)
WANT TO SELL
ART SUPPLY GIFT SETS FOR BUDDING ARTISTS – FIRME’S
(2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455
Hwy 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003.
2010 Ford Escape. Black Sport.
$7,000 or best offer. Call 312-771-7505
EARLY SPRING CLEANING SALE
We need more space, so we are selling lots of good stuff: 10’ x 6’
Timberwolf box trailer, $925; 2010 Jayco 1210 pop-up camper, $5,950;
kayaks, 2 hand-built plywood & 2 plastic; 1 Seda Tango Kevlar Tandem,
prices range from $750 to $3,000; 3 old bicycles, all work well, $100
each; park cycles work stand, $25; Thule roof rack with bicycle carriers for Honda fit, $300. Will consider reasonable offers on all items. Call
(219) 929-6893 or (219) 879-3775.
Top of the line Samsung counter-depth French-door refrigerator. 1½
years old. Dual compressor. Remodeling, can’t use. Paid over $3,000,
asking $1,600. Can text pictures. Call (219) 879-1829.
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS INDIANA
LONG BEACH COZY 3/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach)
Summer Rental. Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/370-1745.
GREAT 5BR HOUSE. CLOSE TO BEACH AT STOP 20.
CALL PATTY AT 773-401-2966.
Stop 31. Nicely furn. 3BR, 2BA with 3-season porch. Family room. WiFi.
Winter/spring available for $895/mo +util. Short or long term. $1,850/wk.
summer rental avail. W/D. No smoking, no pets. 4-min. walk to beautiful
beach. See VRBO #372192. Call Pat at 708-361-8240.
SHERIDAN BEACH: Year-round, 1 BR, quiet building,
laundry, off-street parking, no smoking, no pets,
$600/month, references required, utilities included.
Call (219) 879-2195.
Luxury 2035 SF Townhome avail. for rent. Hardwood flrs., Master Suite
& laundry on 1st flr. Granite, Stainless Steel Appliances, guest bedroom,
open loft, fireplace, basement, and 2-car attached garage. $1,800/mo.
Prefer 3 yr. lease. Inquire about Option to Purchase Credit. Located at
Beautiful Briar Leaf Golf Course between La Porte and New Buffalo.
(219) 851-0008.
WATERFRONT APTS for rent in MC. Furnished-utilities, WiFi/TV incl.
1BR $675/mo., 2BR $775/mo. Sec. dep. Call Pete at (219) 871-9187.
Sheridan Beach 2 bedroom 1 bath unfurnished apt. with washer/dryer.
Lake views from living room & shared rooftop deck. $750/mo + 1 mo. sec
deposit . 1-yr. lease required. Available for immediate move-in. Must have
references, and employment will be verified. No smoking, no pets.
Call (269) 469-1412.
3 BR/1BA, 1-car garage, 1-YEAR LEASE on Mayfield Way in Long
Beach. $1,000/mo. Call/text Cari @ Merrion (219) 898-5412
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House for rent. Stop 37. Sleeps 12. A/C, WiFi, comfortably furnished.
One house from beach entrance. Contact [email protected].
WEEKLY SUMMER RENTAL: Sheridan Beach. Sleeps up to 30. Vrbo.
com listing No. 503460.
DUNESCAPE fourth-floor condo available June & July 2015.
Call Cari @ Merrion for details & pricing @ (219) 898-5412
Charming cottage w/patio deck. 4 BR/2 BA. Stop 1. Wkly June-Aug.
$1,400 per week. Wi-Fi, central air, cable. 1/2 block from lake. Close to
casino, park. Dogs are OK. Don’t miss it! Call (219) 814-4187.
RENTALS MICHIGAN
Long or short-term available. Log homes fully furnished,
$900/mo. Includes Internet, water, electric. Renter pays natural gas.
Deposit required. Call (269) 588-9200 (cell) or (269) 469-1555.
Funds for Youth-Led Projects
Youth groups or individuals in La Porte County seeking funds for community service projects
can apply for grants through Leadership La Porte
County’s Youth to Youth program.
A spin-off of Leadership La Porte County’s Youth
Program, Y2Y is the result of a collaboration between Leadership La Porte County, the Youth Service Bureau and Unity Foundation. The program,
now in its fifth year, has funded $2,205 in youth-led
community projects during the past four years. Requests will be reviewed by a youth committee.
Grant amounts can range from $50 to $500 per
project and must meet a community need. Groups
meeting the criteria include school classes, athletic teams, clubs, neighborhood groups, Scouting
groups, 4-H clubs, church youth groups and other
organized groups. An adult supervisor is required,
but the grant application and project must be youthled. Any La Porte County youth group can apply.
Grant packets are available at www.leadershiplaportecounty.com or by contacting the Leadership
office at (219) 325-8223 or by email [email protected]. The deadline for the current
grant cycle is March 2.
Housing Needed for Summer Staff
The National Park Service needs short-term
housing near Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
for the summer’s seasonal workforce of park rangers, guides, maintenance workers and research
aides.
Summer employees often have difficulty finding
suitable short-term housing. Most are college students or people just starting their careers and with
limited budgets. Many apartments will not lease or
rent for fewer than six months or a year. The park’s
summer employees typically work fewer than that
starting in May. Most employees will need two-to-six
month housing, preferably furnished apartments or
rooms with cooking privileges.
Those interested in receiving referrals for summer renters should contact Administrative Program
Assistant Bill Martin at (219) 395-1751.
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Woman With a Gun by Phillip
Margolin (hardcover, $26.99 in bookstores and online; also available as an
eBook and audiobook)
Art can inspire us, make us happy,
make us sad, tell a story. That’s the
premise of this week’s recommendation: a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that inspired a writer to tell a
story and open a decade-old murder.
The novel starts out with a writer
suffering from a bad case of writer’s
block and a lunch hour with just
enough time to see the latest exhibit
at the Museum of Modern Art in New
York City...
After studying the Dali exhibit, Stacey Kim notices a photography exhibit nearby that
catches her attention. The photographer, Kathy Moran, is unknown to her, but the first set of photos
are intriguing, to say the least. Human subjects, the
play of light and shadow, reflections through a window late at night, all bring questions and emotions
to the observer’s eye. But the real pièce de résistance
is a photo of a young woman wearing what could be
a wedding gown, standing at the edge of the ocean
facing out into the dark water, and holding a large
handgun behind her back.
“Stacey walked closer. What was going on here?
Had the woman killed her husband on her wedding
night? Was she waiting for someone in a boat who
was coming in to shore? Was she going to murder
that person? Was she contemplating suicide?”
Suddenly, Stacey’s creative juices begin to flow,
and she knows she has the subject for her novel —
but first, she has to discover the story behind the
photo. Then, she’d have the plot for her next novel.
Now, we back up 10 years to 2005 and “The Cahill
Case,” an unsolved murder in Palisades Heights,
Ore. Jack Booth worked for the Oregon Department
of Justice District Attorney Assistance Program.
One day, he was called in to a murder investigation
in Palisades Heights. Because the victim was millionaire Raymond Cahill, and the local D.A. didn’t
have much experience with major crime, Booth was
called in to assess the situation. The murder took
place at the Cahills’ huge glass house overlooking
the ocean. Raymond Cahill was tied to a chair, beaten, then shot. He was a collector of stamps, coins
and firearms, and the vault into the room housing
his collections was open. The room was trashed, the
thief/murderer obviously looking for certain items
as many valuables were overlooked.
Raymond Cahill just got married that afternoon
to Megan. Police theorized the suspect was waiting
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for the Cahills to return to the house
and jumped them inside. Megan was
found on the beach, in shock and holding the murder weapon...
Kathy Moran had been walking the
beach, taking pictures with her camera when she spotted Megan standing
at the water’s edge. She took her back
to the house and called the police after seeing Raymond’s body, but not before taking the picture of Megan that
would earn her the Pulitzer Prize the
following year and make her famous.
No one was ever convicted of the
crime, although Megan was a suspect
for a while. When she became lucid,
she told police her ex-husband was
the killer, but he was killed shortly after the Cahill
murder, so the case went cold.
Now in 2015, Stacey Kim moves to Oregon to
learn more about the famous photo, convinced it
will provide clues as to what happened that fateful
night.
Most everyone is helpful when she arrives in Oregon. Everyone involved in the Cahill case cooperates
with Stacey, everyone except Kathy Moran, that is.
She wants nothing to do with Stacey and refuses
to even meet her. Why is that? Perhaps the famous
photographer knows more than she told police.
Stacey’s investigative nose turns up some surprising facts others have overlooked--facts that just
might be dangerous for her to know.
What a fascinating story! Margolin has a way
with the twists and turns of human emotion that
compels you to keep turning pages, convinced the
answer is right around the corner--but you soon find
out there are lots more corners to turn.
A thoroughly engaging story from a master storyteller--two enthusiastic thumbs up!
From Iron Mountain Daily News: “With such a
fascinating picture to work from, the talented novelist has written a riveting story reminiscent of the
classic detective stories of the 1930s.”
From South Florida Sun Sentinel: “Margolin sets
up Woman With a Gun in such a compelling way
that it’s vital to find how what actually did happen
in the Cahill home.”
Margolin has written 18 novels, many of them
New York Times bestsellers. His vast knowledge of
criminal behavior springs from his work as a criminal defense lawyer. Margolin handled 30 murder
cases in his career. He also is the winner of the
Distinguished Northwest Writer Award. He lives in
Portland, Ore.
Till next time, happy reading!
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