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Volume 18, Number 10 Thursday, March 14, 2002
A Bit of the Little Bit
by George A. Bowie
There was this woman on the phone to a talkshow host and her voice was turned up so as to
be heard miles away and the chap with the
microphone told her not to be so angry and she
said to him, “I’m not angry, I’m Irish.”
The Irish, such as herself, seem to have
ways of being different from other people in the
world for whatever their reason. For certain they
are able to support such distinction in this about them, that
Ireland is the only place in the whole world, to my
knowing, where it is said there are leprechauns.
I had no intention at all to be thinking about
leprechauns when I went to Ireland a few years
back on a writing assignment.
It was the afternoon of a day during which I had spent
most of the time interviewing people and the doing of that
had left me with a bit of thirst. So I stopped in at a pub
in the Sandymount section of Dublin, a nice place which
I had visited on previous trips and was glad to be back
there.
Shortly after seating myself at a small table, with my back
to the wall where I could survey the scene of it all, there came
through the far door and the near door a collection of jolly
folk. These were young men and young women who
were evidently regular patrons, as possible to
assume since they made for a certain portion of
the bar, and greeted the counterman as a close
acquaintance.
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A Bit of the Little Bit
Having exchanged the news of their
day and being served their customary
quenchers they quieted for the space
of a first sip during which one of the
girls noticed me.
“You’re a Yank,” she said.
I admitted to that and the word
went around among them.
“Mind is we come over?” she said.
No need for me to answer. They were enroute
while the question was being asked. Drinks in hand
they dragged stools from other tables and sat around.
There were introductions and talk about America
and some venturings into politics on both sides of the
water. A change of course in the conversation seemed
appropriate so I asked about the current play at the
Oscar Theatre, not far from where we were. I had seen
“Peg ‘O My Heart” there the last time I had been across.
No more live shows at the Oscar they told me.
Not since the one that had a nude girl starting things
off by coming in front of the curtain to say, “Ladies
and Gentlemen, may I have your attention?”
“Imagine that, in Dublin of all places?” said one.
“It was a howl of a show,” said another. “But the leprechauns closed it down.” They were agreed about that.
Later, back at my accommodation, houseman,
Paddy, got the bathwater running with the help of a
raw potato which he jammed on the top of the drain
opening from which he had removed the sleeve.
“I’ll leave the spud in case you need it,” he said. “It’s
one of them leprechaun tricks.”
Why leprechauns in Ireland? No one seemed to think
it was odd that I asked.
“Well, we do have an abundance of rain now, don’t
we? It’s what keeps Ireland green, doesn’t it?” Frank
wasn’t really posing questions so there was no need
to interrupt his thought with answers.
“So, we have a great supply of rainbows.” Frank
squirmed back to a comfortable sag in his chair.
“What do you do with rainbows all over the place and
no use for them whatever?”
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It sounded very much like the first
leprechaun was involved with the
first rainbow and I said so. I also
said that made it sound sort of biblical. It also meant that Noah had been
the first human to see a leprechaun.
“Right enough,” Frank said. “You
will remember there was something about a couple
of the old fella’s boys getting him a few gargles which
may have had something to do with it.”
There were other responses from other folk in
other places.
“There were the first settlers who came here and
the second settlers came after them.” McCarthy, the
academic, had the floor. “The first settlers were stubby little folk and peaceful enough. So, when the next
lot showed up, with their bad tempers and being
taller and all that goes with it, those who had been
here before took to getting themselves out of the way
by going underground. Ever since then, in Ireland, there
have been people on top of the ground and people under
it.”
So it went, wherever I did, including Limerick
where there was no end of home-made intelligence from
the geniuses gathered in Liam’s place, with himself
directing the flow of traffic.
The off-duty policeman advised that I talk to the
English because they talked to leprechauns all the time,
a habit of theirs which had
profound side effects…
Nuldoon had sold me
a shillelagh that afternoon at his shop with the
assurance there was nothing
like a tap on the head for water
on the brain. “Leprechauns now,
is it? You’ll do better askin’ the leprechauns to explain the Irish rather
than the other way around.”
It was worth a try and Des was just
the lad to try it on. He is an
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Irishman and analyzing is part of his profession. We
sat in his parlor which was a bit more formal a place
than our acquaintance required but Des and his boys
were building a boat in the kitchen. They would have
to remove a kitchen wall to get it out but the wife had
been wanting a larger kitchen ever since they bought
the place, so no harm done. Des told me the Irish needed their leprechauns.
“Otherwise we would have only the British to
blame for the way we are. There’s that awful business
of guilt about ourselves. We aren’t what we should be
and we know it.”
We had another go at a “round collar”, which is a
short form of referring to a pint of Guiness.
“We hide behind our leprechauns and we don’t
have to feel all that responsible for what happens. Take
that business about the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. It’s a sort of
reproach to our spendthrift ways. Money
means a lot to our leprechauns because it means
very little to ourselves.”
There were no lamps
turned on in the
room. The late twilight and the flickerings from the fireplace made for
a sort of seeing which helped the thinking.
“We are a pessimistic people so our leprechauns are
the optimists we are not. They have all the fun we think
we would like to have, but shouldn’t.”
There was a sound of a car swinging into the drive.
There would be other things to talk about. Des got up
and so did I.
“But most of all our leprechauns are useful in that
they are a little more odd than we are that helps to
explain where we get some of the daft ideas.”
“Like building a boat in the kitchen?” I asked.
“Exactly,” he said.
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Green With Envy? Beacher Writers Celebrate Saint Patrick
by Paula McHugh
Montgomery, McConnell, McElvey, Fitzpatrick,
Bowie, Keefe, Maggie and McHugh. If ever there
was a reason for The Beacher folks to celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day, this wee collection of Irish ancestry says
it all.
So what if Maggie’s last name isn’t Irish? Her first
name certainly qualifies. And let’s add a McCarpenter
while we’re at it. I don’t know about McConnell, but
the McHugh name here is inherited through marriage
only. Did you know that James McDonough published The Long Beacher for a year or two? Terence
Sheehan would be proud of all of us.
And did you know that Saint Patrick was not of Irish
ancestry? Any good Irishman will know that. Not
being Irish myself, I did not know. The only thing I
was told about—rather sternly—by my former husband was never, EVER, to wear a speck of orange on
March 17. Our firstborn was given the proper Irish
name Brian, which otherwise would be “Bernard.”
Seamus=James; Sean=John; Liam=William,
Tadhg=Timothy; Eamonn=Edmond.
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was kidnapped from his father’s farm by Irish pirates
when he was 16. For the next six years, he lived in
slavery in Ireland, where he was ordered to mind sheep
and cattle for a farmer named Milcho in Ulster.
Around 407 AD he escaped. His plan was to return
some day to the land of his captives in order to convert the pagans to Christianity.
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“Crimes of the Heart” Opens March 15
Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize winning comedy,
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Off the Book Shelf
by Sally Carpenter
“Years before his murder on the Bridge of Montereau,
Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy commissioned
a jewel called the Three Brethren. It was the shoulder-knot of a cloak, a triangle of stones connected by
crude spurs of gold. It was wide as a piece of armour
across the collarbone. The jewel gained its name
from its three balas rubies, which were identical in
every way.
“If I close my eyes I can see them, always.”
Those are the opening lines from this week’s book
recommendation, The Love of Stones by Tobias Hill.
The narrator is Katharine Sterne, a young woman who
has forsaken love, family and any semblance of a
normal life to chase across the Middle East to
England to far Japan in an obsessive search for this
500 year old jewel.
Obsession can be a good thing.....in small doses........but
does it lend itself to a sane lifestyle? That’s the question, and the ultimate problem, here. “The Three
Brethren has lured me through 500 years of history,
and in the history of jewelry 500 years is only the beginning.” The gospel according to Katharine.
To be truthful, the book starts out slow. Katharine
Sterne is not a sympathetic character. Most of the book
she seems one-dimentional. It is only her endless
search, this “love of stones,” that defines her. “My life
is part of the story of the Three Brethren, not the other
way round.” But most of the time it is hard to figure
out who Katharine really is. Do you want her to be
successful? “The Brethren is always ahead of me,
solid as a sextant.” Leading her where? And how
long will this journey take? What will be the final destination?
I’m not sure when the whole thing caught my
attention, but I suddenly found myself carrying the
book with me to the laundry room one day and read-
ing as I dumped clothes from the washer to the dryer.
From then on I was hooked.
The book travels back and forth in time as we follow both Katharine and the various owners of the
Brethren over two continents and through five centuries of human history. It makes for an interesting
parallel. Katharine tells the reader: “I see history only
through the life of the Three Brethren, and it is like
peering through the wrong end of a telescope.”
From royal court to royal court, the brooch had made
its way from France to a Mogul emperor, Mohammed
Ali Khan.... “He is a man who lived for the sensation
of touch. His skin has been polished smooth by lovers.”
The emperor gives the Three Brethren to King George
the Third of England who passes it on ultimately to
Queen Victoria.
It is here in the early part of the 19th century
that we meet two Jewish brothers, Daniel and Salman
Levy, who leave their home in Baghdad to make
their fortune as goldsmiths in England. The sights and
smells of industrial London will fill your imagination
as you travel with the brothers up the Thames for their
first look at Western culture. You will feel, as I did,
an instant sympathy for these two innocents, whose
simple faith in their knowledge of stones only brings
them disappointment and disaster.
The poetic undertones of this book are no accident
since Tobias Hill is the author of three award-winning
collections of poetry. His short-story collection, Skin,
won the 1998 PEN/Macmillan Award for fiction.
If you have a passion for jewels and precious stones,
you are sure to appreciate this story.
If you have a passion for words and the sensations they evoke, you will inhale this story.
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I don’t own a laptop; otherwise, I would be bringing you additional southwestern-based websites for
you to check out. Yes, I’m still in Arizona. Please
make sure that winter has left completely before I return
home, will you?
Here I sit with piles of snow to gaze at out the window. I’m really still here in Indiana as I write this column, which won’t see light for two weeks. I’m just pretending to be somewhere amid the cactus, Palo Verde
trees, pinyin pines, sagebrush, and other delights.
My website recommendations this week begin with
an ancient history of computer capabilities. Well,
not ancient, but from circa 1968. The place was the
Stanford Research Institute. The occasion was a seminar for computer professionals. The speaker was
Douglas Engelbart. Engelbart invented the first computer mouse by the way. If any of you readers are curious about the pioneer days before the PC explosion,
you can get the full story by logging on to a streaming video presentation of Engelbart’s talk. Maybe
only computer nerds would be interested. But it
offers a piece of history, and you’ll see the early models of using multiple windows in the video demo.
Log on at http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/
1968Demo.html.
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let you send free e-cards. One sure bet is to log on to
a travel-related site (usually a metro area’s visitor information site). I found some nice photo e-cards at
Phoenix’s visitors’ site, but you have to put up with
a small ad that runs across your choice of card.
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Better yet, I found a very classy selection of free e-cards
from the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Impress
your friends by sending them a MoMa card. The
website address is http://moma.e-cards.org/.
Now for a mention of some handy reference websites. Say, for example, that you are aware of some Area
Code changes in other states, but you don’t know
the new prefix. You can log on to http://decoder.american.com/ to find out the changes. Speaking of….
Aren’t we lucky that we’ve been able to keep “219”
around here? Or did LaPorte have to change their new
prefix? I’ll have to log on to the decoder to find out.
You’ve seen those ad banners for Classmates.com
and other ads telling of services to find long-lost
friends. Or perhaps you want to do some digging, sort
of like a background check, on a particular individual. You might be able to find the information at the
Public Record Locator. Log on to www.pac-info.com and
search away. You can be sure that top journalists
use this site, particularly for investigative reporting.
Last but not least, there are a few sites worth
mentioning pertaining to the law, new laws, and
general legal information. Two that you might want
to check out are www.nolo.com and www.findlaw.com.
When you’ve finished surfing both, click on over to
www.overlawyered.com for some incredible courtroom stories.
That’s all for this week. I’m not taking e-mail letters while on vacation, so yours will be unread for at
least a week.
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local stewards of their local natural resources. This
event is the biggest fundraiser for the district and the
money is used to sponsor the many conservation
education programs offered by the SWCD.
The varieties for sale are: American arborvitae,
Colorado blue spruce, Norway spruce, Canadian hemlock, white pine, and Douglas fir. These evergreens
are $15 for a bundle of 10 trees. Also available are red
oak, dogwood, sugar maple and tulip poplar. These trees
are $7.50 for a bundle of 5 trees.
The Homeowner’s Packet costs $15 and includes 2
white pines, 2 Colorado blue spruce, 2 Douglas fir, 2
dogwood and 2 red oaks.
Wildflower seed is available for $3.50 an ounce.
To request an order form, phone 219/362-6633,
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LaPorte. Pickup will be April 3rd at the district office.
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Spring Film Series at the Library
The Michigan City Public Library’s Spring Film Series
on DVD continues on Sun., March 17th, 2 p.m., with
the showing of “Divided We Fall.” Nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2000, this
film is the true and bittersweet story of a
Czechoslovakian couple whose village is taken over
by Nazis during WWII. Josef and Marie lead a simple life as the turmoil of war and prejudice is constant.
When they decide to hide a young Jewish neighbor,
the danger increases, because of a constant visitor—
Horst, a former colleague of Josef’s, and a German sympathizer with eyes for Marie. When she rejects him,
he seeks revenge, forcing the couple to tell a lie that
will change their lives forever.
With an engrossing, historically-charged story and
subtle performances, this is a film of depth and
humanity that you’ll never forget. In Czech language
with English subtitles, the film is directed by Jan
Hrebejk and is rated PG-13.
The film is free and open to the public.
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The 9th Annual Juried Art Exhibition opening will
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Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and includes Slow
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When one door closes, another one opens.
Long Beach Elementary School, built in 1927,
closed its academic doors in the late spring of 1997.
But the doors to the Old School did not stay locked
for long. Long Beachers had too many fond memories
of their student days, as well as their children’s, to let
the one-story John Lloyd Wright-designed building go
the way of the wrecking ball.
Since its new beginning four years ago as the Old
School Community Center, the halls that once echoed
the voices of school children now host a flock of new
voices. What started slowly as an effort to fill the empty
classrooms with activities geared to all ages, has
mushroomed into an effort to keep track of the waiting list for organizations that wish to rent space
within its sunny and welcoming rooms.
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The Old School is Becoming a Happenin’ Place
by Paula McHugh
and former Center director Kim
Blowers told me how, for
example, the former library
would “make an ideal preschool
area.”
And it has, indeed. As Susan
leads us around the glass-walled
area, young Montessori students begin to stir as naptime
ends. Outside in the courtyard,
red and yellow toys brighten up
the winter landscape. Along
the western entrance, rope
lights frame the door and lead
to Dancing Feet Yoga and Yoga
Kids’ studio. Little Star
Preschool has already dismissed
for the day, and other young
students will be coming over to
the Center after regular school
hours for supervised gym
activities.
Susan Vissing poses next to Marilyn
to show off one of the Old School’s
fundraising efforts, the nifty
Long Beach sweatshirts.
The Michigan City Art League has found a large classroom
for members’ art studies.
to knock on the opposite gender’s door first for clearance, but don’t pass by either one because you are bound
to regret it later. If you’re just too timid, well, The Beacher
has provided photos for you, but they are not in color,
so it’s not the same as a first-hand inspection. Hal Higdon
has added his own brand of humor above the urinals
in the men’s room. The women’s room is, should we
say, more demure? Monet and Cassatt and DaVinci.
Water lilies welcome you, and Picasso adds a little spark.
You’ll find a cop in the men’s room. Don’t even ask….
Over near the gym, the art students from St. Paul
Lutheran have traced in the beginnings of their own
mural-type project for the restroom walls.
The cheery rope lights encourage happy feet to make
their way into Dancing Feet Yoga studio.
A directory in the Old School’s entry tells only a partial story of
the tenants who have found a second home here.
“All the rooms are occupied,” Susan Vissing explained
as we circled the inner halls to see how things have
changed since this writer’s initial visit back in March
1998. The April 16, 1998 edition of The Beacher featured the “new door” that was opening under the
new name, Old School Community Center. At that time,
the local Boy Scout troop was holding its meetings there
just as it does today, and the Town Council was using
the kindergarten room for its meetings. Elsewhere
around the building, rooms stood empty with promise,
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A trip to the Old School is not complete until you’ve visited the restrooms.
The Beatles would certainly approve of the happening place that the Old
School is today. The Harbart Gallery recently featured an exhibit titled,
“Sgt. Peppers Only Arts Club Band.”
Next door in the Lake’s Edge Gallery, Frank Pishkur’s
works in clay and paper are on display.
But youngsters are not the only ones who have made
the cozy converted building a vibrant and vital part
of the community. A big chunk of activity here can be
attributed to the huge pool of outstanding artists
who have found a second home within the Old School’s
walls. Yes, the Old School Community Center is an
art-full place!
Connie and George Kassal curate the Harbart and
Lake’s Edge Galleries, and Connie immerses herself
in her creative endeavors a few yards away in her studio space. In another area of the building, the Michigan
City Art League has adopted a former classroom for
its own teaching and learning space. Valerie Taglieri
and Ron Wennekes also have their own art studio in
the building. It doesn’t take long to figure out that a
bevy of creatives continue to find ways to express their
inner artists here. Walk in the front entrance and notice
the happy solar facial expressions on the wall in
front of you. Susan explained that the sunny countenances are the products of a recent art class here.
A sign on the bulletin board near the lending
library asks, “Have you seen the bathrooms?” You must
visit the bathrooms even if you don’t need to use
them. Are they a work of art? Yes. During your visit
to the Old School, make sure you visit the men’s
room and the women’s room. It would probably be wise
The lending library, just down the hall from the galleries, encourages
the community to read, share, and return their books.
Speaking of drama (were we?), the Children’s theatre of the Dunes Arts Foundation uses the Old
School for its winter quarters. And the former kindergarten room will soon evolve into a banquet room space,
according to Susan.
Old School
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Old School
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The Long Beach Civic Association has donated
several round tables for the octagonal room with its
distinctive convex wall and fireplace. The former
tot’s bathroom has been redesigned with an adult-size
kitchen sink, a chest freezer and refrigerator for food
service. Susan envisions the room to host future wedding receptions, anniversary parties and other foodand-fun affairs. Susan has arranged to have famed
electric guitarist Max Brown, former colleague of
Les Paul and Bing Crosby, to perform at the Old
School this coming June. Susan said that she met the
master musician during a visit to Front Porch Music
in Valparaiso, and she was thrilled that Max agreed
to do a concert at Long Beach.
Susan had another room-in-progress to show us,
where The Beacher plays a minor role. The soon-tobe-completed reading room is currently a work-inprogress, with stacks of old newspapers and boxes of
photographs are being sorted for future visitors.
Donors have dropped off copies of the Long Beacher
as well as early Beachers, old photos and other early
publications. Susan said that she is looking for old
Beachers from the 1990’s to fill in some of the gaps
of missing issues. Meanwhile, a campaign is underway to have the various papers bound, and anyone
wishing to donate $25 for a bound volume is urged to
contact Susan. The room will soon have a sofa and coffee table, thanks to local donors the Carsten family,
and more furniture donations are needed to round out
the room set aside for catching up on treasured Long
Beach memories. Paula Trout is co-sponsoring the
Historical Room, and though things “are still in the
developmental stage” according to Susan, there are
plans for a revolving historical photo exhibit of prints
from past decades that could include lectures highlighting Long Beach’s history during each decade. Susan
also said that plans for a Sunday morning coffee-andpastries drop-in are in the planning stages, too.
Art, yoga, preschool. Baseball, too. In former classroom number 5, nets and other summer game paraphernalia sit waiting for the Lakeshore Rangers to come
Stacks of old Long Beach publications sit on tables and in
boxes in the not-quite-finished reading room.
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Founder Matthew Mathias pours over plans,
he Long Beach golf course behind him.
in for their meetings. And business, too, occupies a space
just down the hall for the folks from Weil-McLain.
Susan’s weekly Beacher report of Old School activities has helped get the word out about the variety of
Jim Clevenger describes the work that went into stripping down
the gym floor as Arden Carlson and Susan Vissing look on.
Large oil portraits of Long Beach founders sit in a
–corner waiting to be hung. Here, Orphie Gotto
stands on the shore of the lake.
programs already in progress. She appreciates the many
calls she gets from people with new ideas, and in her
role as director, she hopes to find ways to successfully
follow-up on the requests from people in the community.
As we take our leave, Susan fields a call from a reader who wants to know if there will be an Easter egg
hunt. Susan jots a note.
“People call for information and to suggest activities, and that’s how new ideas develop,” she said.
And although Susan spends just Tuesdays and
Thursdays at the Old School working, her enthusiasm
for her job doesn’t quit when she walks out the door.
It just spills over at home, where she spends time brainstorming more ideas for fundraisers and fun-raisers
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7:30-9 p.m. MUSIC HERITAGE SERIES: SONGS
OF OUR CELTIC NEIGHBORS. Join the Save the
Tunes Council as they sing “Thistle and Shamrock”
songs from the Celtic (Scottish and Irish) community of Northwest Indiana. Meet at the Dorothy Buell
Memorial Visitor Center.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
10 a.m.-11 a.m. WINTER DETECTIVE WORK. Do you
like the Blues Clues or mystery books? If so, come and
join a ranger for a hike through dune country in
winter. Young and old alike will enjoy learning about
our many animal neighbors and their interesting
survival skills. Explore their habitat and search for
evidence of their activities. Meet at the Dorothy Buell
Memorial Visitor Center.
SUNDAY, MARCH 17
10 a.m.-noon. FISH’N THE DUNES. Join a ranger and
members of the Northwest Indiana Steel-headers
Assoc. for this intro to Dune Country’s “fish’n holes.”
Learn about the hot spots in the area as well as the
different fish species found in these waters. Meet at
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center.
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On Sat., March 16, 7 p.m., the Chicago Street
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be trying something new: Talented singer/songwriter
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Les Sampou, a Boston-based musician, has four CDs
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different class called “Kumihimo.” It is the ancient art
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many of the patterns come out of South America and
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The class is a one-evening class, and is being
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Tues., March 19 or Tues., April 16, from 7-9 p.m.
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for more information or to register. Preregistration is
required. Phone Stephanie at 926-1952. The course
will be held in the Nature Center Auditorium and will
continue on Sun., March 17 from 1-5 p.m.
2 p.m. INTERACTIVE NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
EXPLORATION. Join environmental educator Elma
Thiele, Cora Thiele, and scout leader Allen King as
they lead this exploration. Bring a camera, if you like.
Meet at the entrance to the Nature Center.
7 p.m. IN LOVE WITH THE CANYON. Come share
in this beautiful celebration of the Grand Canyon, nature
and the life of John Thiele. John was the former
Director of the Richardson Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet
in the Nature Center Auditorium.
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10:30 a.m. OUR PRECIOUS WATER. Come explore
an aquatic ecosystem via video and learn how wetlands
have important hydrologic and water quality jobs to
do. This 1/2 hour video also explores some of the
ways human activity can impact water quality and
what people can do to help. Meet in the Nature
Center Auditorium.
2 p.m. IN SEARCH OF GREEN. Come take a walk
through the duneland and search for the color green!
The leprechauns may even provide a bit of good luck
along the trail. Meet at the entrance of the Nature
Center.
For more information, phone 926-1390 or 926-1952.
Sons of Norway Meeting
W. Richard Biggs, a professional maker of violins,
cellos, violas and bows will describe examples of his
work and perform on a Scandinavian-style violin at
the March 16th meeting of Sons of Norway Scandiana
Chapter. The meeting in the Library Annex, 100 W.
Indiana St., Chesterton, will begin with a 6 p.m.
potluck dinner.
For more information, phone Jerry Moe, 219/4654176 or Nancy Tuznik, 872-4946. Visitors are welcome.
MHS Presents “Little Shop of Horrors”
Marquette High School Theatre Department will
perform the musical comedy “Little Shop of Horrors”
on March 15-17 and 22-24. Friday and Saturday curtain will be at 7 p.m., and Sunday matinee will begin
at 2 p.m. The play will be performed at the Marquette
Auditorium Rudy Hart Theatre. Tickets are $8/adults
and $5/students/senior citizens.
This production is based on the film by Roger
Corman and screenplay by Charles Griffith; book
and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan
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March 14-18 — “Amelie.” A film by Jean-Pierre
Jeunet, nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Rated R.
French language with Eng. subtitles.Thurs 7 pm;
Fri & Sat 6:30 & 9:30 pm; Sun 3:30 & 6:30 pm; Mon
7 pm. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI
616/756-3522 or www.vickerstheatre.com
March 15-16, 22-23 — “Crimes of the Heart.”
Pulitzer Prize winning comedy at the Mainstreet
Theatre, 807 Franklin St., MC. Fri @ 8 pm; Sat
March 16 @ 2pm, Sat, March 22 @ 8 pm. Tix $11/adults,
$5.50/students. Reservations 874-4269.
March 15-17 — “Dearly Departed.” LaPorte Little
Theatre production. Fri & Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix
$8; phone 219/362-5113. Corner of 3rd & “A” Streets,
LaPorte.
March 15-17, 22-23 — “McBeth, the Rock Opera.”
Presented by the North Coast Cultural Association,
written by Dan Schaaf. Fri & Sat 8 pm; Sun 3 pm. 4th
Street Theatre, 125 N. Fourth St., Chesterton. Tix $10;
reservations` 219/926-7875.
March 15-17, 22-24 — “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Presented by the Marquette High School Theatre
Department. Fri & Sat @ 7 pm; Sun @ 2 pm. Tix
$8/adults, $5/sen. cit. & students. Held in the Rudy
Hart Theatre in the Marquette Auditorium.
March 16 — ABC Children’s Museum birthday
celebration. Marquette Mall. Free adm. all day. Info
874-8222.
March 16 -- Amarillo Star’s monthly Country/Western
Dance. 7-10:30 pm. At the MC Skwiat Legion Post.
Adm. $3/members, $5/non-members. Info 872-0516.
March 16 — Les Sampou in concert at the Chicago
Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago St., Valparaiso. 7
pm. Tix $15 in adv. or $18 at the door; phone 219/4641636. More info at www.ctgonline.org/onj.html
March 16 — Sons of Norway Scandiana Chapter
meeting. Held at the Library Annex, 100 W. Indiana
Ave., Chesterton. Potluck 6 pm, program after. Info
Nancy Tuznik, 872-4946.
March 17 — MC Public Library’s Spring Film
series: “Divided We Fall.” Academy Award nominee
in 2000 for Best Foreign Film. 2 pm. Czech language
with Eng. subtitles. Free and open to the public.
March 17 -- Bailey Foundation Sausage, Egg &
Pancake Breakfast, Lestinsky Auction & Sharon
Sawaya Bake Sale. 7 am-1 pm. LaPorte Armory,
2391 St. Rd. 2, LaPorte. Tix $5/adults, $2/kids under
12. To raise funds for the Bailey family: 3 of 5 members have cancer.
March 19 — Talk by Consul General of Israel to the
Midwest Moshi Ram on peace in the Middle East. 7:30
pm. Valparaiso University Union Great Hall. Free &
open to the public. Info 219/464-5114.
March 19 — Valparaiso University Chorale concert.
7:30 pm. Chapel of the Resurrection on campus. Tix
$10/adults, $5/sen.cit. & non-VU students. Info
219/464-5114.
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March 20 -- Blood Pressure Screening at the MC
Public Library. 11:30 am. Bring list of medications and
blood pressure card.
March 20 — Duneland Weavers Guild meeting. 10
am. 100 West Indiana St., (Thomas Memorial Branch
Meeting Center Annex), Chesterton. All welcome.
Info Bonnie Kruk, 219/926-7682.
March 20 — Valparaiso University Chamber
Concert Band performance. 7:30 pm in the Chapel of
the Resurrection on campus. Tix $10/gen. adm, $5/sen.
cit. & students. Info 219/464-5114.
Through March 29 — The Clothesline Project on
display at PNC in the North Gallery Lobby of the
Technology Bldg. on campus. Mon-Fri 8 am-9 pm; Sat
8 am-4 pm. Display of shirts created by women who
have survived acts of violence. Info Patricia Carlisle,
872-0527, ext. 5241.
Places to Visit:
ABC Children’s Museum. Marquette Mall. Wed-Fri
1-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm. 874-8222.
Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City.
Guided tours on Mon-Fri, 10 am, 11:30 am. Adm.
$4/adults, $2/kids 18 and under, free/kids under 3.
Beverly Shores Historic South Shore Line Passenger
Depot Museum and Art Gallery. 525 Broadway,
Beverly Shores. Sat-Sun, 1-4 pm. Adm. free. 219/8710832.
Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360
Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Info 872-2702 or on the
web at www.militaryhistorymuseum.org
LaPorte County Historical Museum, county complex in downtown LaPorte, Indiana. Hours 10 am-4:30
pm, Tues-Sat. Adm. free; donations welcome. 219/3266808, ext. 276 or www.lapcohistsoc.org. February
exhibit: Warming Trend—Antique Coverlet Display.
New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker
St., New Buffalo, MI. Open Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm;
Sat-Sun, 10 am-3 pm (MI time). Info 616/469-5409.
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, 312 E. 8th St.,
Michigan City. Gallery hours Mon-Fri, 10 am-4 pm;
Sat, 10 am-2 pm. 874-4900.
Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park, Michigan
City. Opens for the season March 1. Open Tues-Sun,
1-4 pm. Adm. $2/adults, $1/kids grades 9-12, 50
cents/kids grades 1-8, free to preschoolers. Group
tours available, phone 872-6133.
Farther Afield:
March 16 -- St. Patrick’s 54th annual Corned Beef
& Cabbage Dinner Dance. 6-11:30 pm. $8 per person
(must be 21 to attend). Cash bar & the band
“Soundsations.” Letko Hall, 811 Tyler St., Walkerton,
IN. Reserve tables: 219/586-7401.
March 23 — “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.”
Mendel Center Mainstage, Benton Harbor, MI (on the
campus of Lake Michigan College). 616/927-1221 or
www.lmcmainstage.org
March 24 — Mozart Magic. Mendel Center Mainstage,
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Travels with Charley:
You See the U. (of) C. While Hiking Around Hyde Park
by Charles McKelvy
Forget what T.S. Eliot wrote about April being the
cruelest month; the cruelest month, according to my
wife Natalie is that which contains her birthday:
February.
And according to Natalie, the best place in which
to experience the great grayness of her natal month
is in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, which,
of course, is home to the world-renowned University
of Chicago.
Natalie, by the way, was graduated from that
august institution of higher learning in 1972 with a
B.A. in History and she later claimed an M.B.A. from
her alma mater while working a full-time job as a journalist. Like her late Aunt Betty used to say: “Natalie
is such a brain-child.”
Oh yes, my dear wife of nearly 25 years is quite the
intellectual, and on a particularly dreary day in
February she invited me to discover just why she spent
so much time in the library at the University of
Chicago.
But we had about a half-hour on the clock before
the museum was set to open, so we took advantage
of having dressed for the weather and hiked through
the wet snow to nearby Wooded Island where we
had the Japanese Garden all to ourselves. The Chicago
Park District is in the process of restoring the lagoons
in Jackson Park, but the Japanese Garden is already
a gem, having been given a major make-over in the
early 1990s thanks to Mayor Richard M. Daley of
Chicago and Mayor Nishio of Osaka City, Japan.
A portal to peace--the entrance to the Osaka Garden
in Chicago’s Jackson Park.
Chicago and Osaka, you see, are sister cities, and
when Mayor Nishio toured Jackson Park while on a
visit to Chicago in 1993, he donated funds on behalf
of his city for the garden’s improvement. It was
renamed the Osaka Garden, and, as Natalie and I discovered that dreary February day, truly a place of beauty and serenity any time of the year, regardless of the
weather.
Natalie revisits her favorite “hang-out” at the U. of C.
Having been graduated from a state university
somewhere in Illinois, I could only say: “Huh?”
To which Natalie said: “Winter quarter at the
University of Chicago is when you’re really depressed.
Everything is gray — the buildings, the people — your
only option is to hole up the library with a pile of thick
books with tiny print and study until spring comes.
Come on, I’ll show you.”
And so we set off via Dunes Highway, the Indiana
Tollroad, the Chicago Skyway, and Stony Island
Avenue to the heart of Hyde Park.
We found plenty of free parking along Jackson
Park near the Museum of Science & Industry and
marked the latter as our first destination of the day,
recalling from a visit in early 2001 that Thursday was
the museum’s free day.
This rock at the entrance to the Osaka Garden in Chicago bears
the seals of sister cities Chicago and Osaka, Japan.
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strate that the old hall was full of character, she
took me inside where we learned from a friendly
woman that the building was being converted into temporary office space to accommodate various university officials who were being uprooted by other construction projects on campus.
Looking north from Osaka Garden.
As a bonus, we spotted a male Hooded Merganser
swimming by his lonesome out on the lagoon. We also
saw a bonafide Hyde Park birder, complete with sensible shoes, high-powered binoculars, and a wellthumbed copy of Roger Tory Peterson’s indispensable
A Field Guide to the Birds.
Natalie stands before her former home at the
University of Chicago: Breckenridge Hall.
Then we hiked westward along the Midway and discovered that the Chicago Park District had thoughtfully constructed a refrigerated ice skating rink and
warming house right about mid-campus. Unfortunately,
the rink was closed the day of our visit due to inclement
weather, meaning it had been too warm and rainy to
maintain good ice.
Natalie said skating on the Midway in winter was
one way students maintained their sanity during
The view of the Museum of Science and Industry from Osaka Garden.
Flush with our success in the field, we headed on
over to the Museum of Science & Industry for a free
day of poking around the always engaging exhibits.
But what to our wondering eyes should we behold upon
entering but the notice of a change in free days.
Thursday was plain out, and the new plan was too confusing to ponder, so we headed west on 57th Street
to the heart of the University of Chicago.
We first crossed under the railroad viaduct, and
Natalie ignored my appeal to board the next available
Metra train for the portal to adventure that is the
Randolph Street Station.
“All right,” I said, disappointed, “but I want a
deluxe tour of the University of Chicago as consolation.”
And that’s just what I got from a distinguished member of the class of ‘72.
We started at Breckenridge Hall on the Midway where
Natalie lived during her sophomore year. To demon-
Looking into the “Quadrangle” from 57th Street.
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Natalie groaned and later noted as we hiked around
the quad that she was the only woman in sight wearing bright red. “They’re all wearing gray, black, or
brown,” she said. “They blend in with the gray buildings.”
Indeed, even the sparrows, pigeons, starlings, and
squirrels were blending in with the gray buildings.
To bust our gray mood, we headed on over to the
university’s David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art
at 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue where admission is always
free and where they were featuring an exhibition by
Chinese artist Mu Xin of his landscape paintings
and prison notes. (It’s there until March 31, so head
on over to Hyde Park if you want to get a real feel for
what it was like to be a victim of the Cultural
Revolution. Phone 773/702-0200 for more information.)
Natalie took many classes here at Cobb Hall.
winter quarter, and she hoped the new rink would be
back in action soon.
We were soon touring the Classics Building where
Natalie had spent so much of her undergraduate
years, and we refueled in the Classics Cafe with
some killer coffee and bagels. We could not help but
eavesdrop on a pair of professors at the next table who
were busily eviscerating some poor graduate student who was not measuring up to their high standards.
A bright spot on campus--the David and Alfred Smart Museum
of Art where admission is always free.
Natalie discovered that one of her favorite professors was still teaching.
We were heartened to learn that Mu Xin now
lives safely and peacefully in the United States and
shares our love of opera. In fact, his love of opera got
him through his long prison ordeal in that he would
set a lighted match in the dirt and watch it burn out
all the while pretending that it was a dying diva in
a Verdi or Wagner opera.
We agreed that we had done the smart thing by visiting the Smart Museum of Art. (So you know, they
open weekdays at 10 a.m. and weekends at noon. They
close Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 4p.m. on
Thursday at 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m.
And they have plenty of free parking.)
As we walked back to our car, I asked Natalie if she
wanted to move back to Hyde Park and maybe work
in some way for her alma mater.
She fixed her gaze eastward toward the lake and
our home in Harbert, Michigan on the other side
and said simply and firmly: “No way. Once was
enough. Now take me home.”
And that I dutifully did.
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19th. The Chorale recently opened a six-state spring
tour with a performance in St. Louis.
Tickets are $10/adults, $5/senior citizens and nonVU students.
The Chorale, conducted by Dr. Christopher M.
Cock, Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg professor in
Lutheran music, offers audiences a unique opportunity to reflect on recent world events. The group will
perform major portions of Maurice Durufle’s “Requiem”
and James MacMillan’s “Cantos Sagrados”. There
will also be motets of Schutz and Mendelssohn, music
texts of William Shakespeare and familiar hymns and
spirituals.
Chamber Band Concert
The Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band
will reprise a three-state spring tour with a performance in the Chapel of the Resurrection on campus
Wed., March 20th. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10/general admission, $5/senior citizens
or students.
The band, conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Scott Doebler,
associate professor of music and director of bands, will
feature a performance of Kallman’s “Yankee Doodling:
A Young Person’s Guide to the Concert Band,” a
musical showcase interspersed with humorous narration. The band will also perform a rousing and
patriotic “Sousa Concert” and excerpts from DeMeij’s
Symphony No. 2: “The Big Apple.”
Women’s History Month
Several VU women will celebrate Women’s History
Month by sharing their experiences as artists on
Fri., March 22nd., in a program entitled “Women
and the Visual Arts: A Celebration.” The program, presented by students and faculty members, will be
held at 5:30 p.m. in room 1412 of the Center for the
Arts. It is free and open to the public, and refreshments
will be served.
For more information on either of these programs,
phone 219/464-5114.
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On March 14, 1812, in an effort to buy military
equipment to use in the war against England, the United
States issued America’s first war bonds.
On March 15, 1820, Maine became the 23rd state to
be admitted to the Union.
On March 15, 1956, “My Fair Lady,” starring Rex
Harrison and Julie Andrews, opened on Broadway.
On March 16, 1802, the United States Military
Academy was founded at West Point, New York.
On March 16, 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous
novel, The Scarlet Letter, was published in New York
City.
On March 16, 1926, Robert Goddard launched the
world’s first liquid-fueled rocket.
On March 17, 1843, St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in Chicago for the first time.
On March 17, 1912, the Camp Fire Girls organization was officially formed.
On March 18, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower
signed the Hawaii statehood bill.
On March 18, 1965, somewhere in the wild blue yonder, the first spacewalk took place when Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov left his capsule. He remained
outside the spaceship for approximately 20 minutes.
On March 19, 1687, French explorer Robert Cavelier
de La Salle, the first known to have navigated the full
length of the Mississippi River, was murdered by
mutineers somewhere in the area that is now Texas.
On March 19, 1872, Russian ballet producer Sergi
Pavlovich Diaghilev was born at Perm, Novgorod.
On March 19, 1979, Congress began televising its
day-to-day meetings.
On March 20, 1828, Norwegian poet and dramatist
Henrik Ibsen, who is looked upon as the father of modern drama because of his promotion of realism in
the theater, was born in Skien.
On March 20, 1985, Alaska’s Libby R. Teller became
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at 10 a.m. Our plan is to hide eggs in the center
courtyard for ages 5 and under and outside on the playground area for ages 6-12. We have decided to make
this a rain or shine event, therefore if necessary we
will move the activities indoors. We need a few volunteers to hide eggs Sat. at 9 a.m. and to sell juice and
donuts from 10-11:30 a.m. All proceeds will go towards
our Volleyball Equipment Fund. Call the Community
Center if you can help out.
Thanks to Jim Clevengers, Dave Sechrist, and the
Long Beach Street Department gang, the gym has a
fresh coat of paint and looks fantastic. The trim work
has already begun and Little Star Montessori volunteered to paint the lines on the gym floor this
weekend which will allow us to apply a final coat of
sealer the following week. If all goes according to
schedule, we will have Open Gym and Rock & Roll
Rollerblading the week of March 25th.
The “Head of the Class” exhibit, featuring the work
of teachers at the community center, is now on display in the Harbart Gallery. The Lake’s Edge Gallery
presents “Wood Fired Ceramics” by Jon Hook.
Visit Tues. & Thurs. from 1-5 p.m. or by appointment.
The Harbart Gallery is hosting “Art Night” an
evening to get away and work on art in the company of other artists the second Thursday of every
month from 7-9 p.m. Phone 878-0399 for information.
The Historical Room Project is beginning to
take shape and we have decided to expand our concept beyond making old Beachers and photographs available to our community. We invite you to share your
stories and photos of people and places of interest in
our community past and present. Please send your stories and photos to the Center. The best overall information will be awarded some sort of fabulous prize
yet to be determined. We need someone to reupholster our bench style sofa. The donation of fabric, services, or finances would be greatly appreciated. Our
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PERSONAL SERVICES
: MACINTOSH REPAIR & CONSULTING :
Memory & hard drive upgrades, system software upgrades & diagnostics.
If you are looking for software, shareware, freeware, we can help you find
it. Want to get on the Net? We can help with that too. Looking to buy a
new Mac? We can help you find the right one to fit your needs. Call
219/874-2382Mon.-Sat., 10-5, ask for Carl, or e-mail:
[email protected],
Located at 408 Franklin Sq., Michigan City, Indiana.
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Our friendly & knowledgeable technicians provide PC repair,
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home or business. No job too large or small. Internet, software,
peripherals, memory upgrades, websites, or networking.
We do anything for your PC. — Call 616/469-5088.
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Lessons for Voice -Violin - Piano - Guitar, Etc. Call 219/872-1217.
MATH TUTOR - Experienced, Effective, and Affordable.
For References and a Free Assessment, Call (219) 879-6145.
SPANISH TEACHER AVAILABLE FOR TUTORING
Call 219/874-3292
CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPING
FINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning Service
Professional - Insured - Bonded - Uniformed
#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.
When You Want Perfection — Insured & Bonded
J.P.’s HOUSE, DECK & BOAT CLEANING
Commercial - Residential - Rentals - Construction Cleanup
Owner J.P. Foster - - 219/877-7081.
HEALTH & PHYSICAL FITNESS
• • • MASSAGE THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER • • •
Therapeutic Massage • Acupuncture * Brain Gym • QiGong Classes •
Reflexology • Healing Touch • Feldenkrais® • Personal Fitness Training
Dog Massage Classes • Gift Certificates
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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. Full house rehab work.
Beach Stairway Repair & Refurbishing.
DR. TOM’S SERVICE CLINIC - 219/778-4036
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Small jobs welcome. - Quality Work. — Call Ed Berent @ 219/879-8200.
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FREE PICK-UP SERVICE for unwanted, usable household articles.
Also, leftover garage sale items, etc. Gutters & down spouts
cleaned & repaired. Reasonable prices. Ph. 219/879-5253
SNOWPLOWING & PICKUP SERVICE
Interior remodeling, drywall, painting and misc.
CALL MEL AT 219/879-6866 - Cell phone 219/898-3140.
• • • DECKS - R- US • • •
We Wash and Feal — Free Estimates — Call 219/873-9205
PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPER
THE A & L PAINTING COMPANY — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
20-YEARS EXPERIENCE References. Reasonable.
We also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks. Ph. 219/778-4145.
JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING
Custom Woodwork - Hang/Finish Drywall - 25-Years experience. Insured.
Ph. 219/326-8512.
Bringing Premium Quality Into The New Millennium.
WISTHOFF PAINTING — REFERENCES
Small Jobs Welcome — Call 219/874-5279
ALL BRIGHT PAINTING - Interior/exterior. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Free estimates. Licensed & insured. 219/874-6618, or 219/879-7199.
R. J. KNIGHT PAINTING CONTRACTOR
Interior & Exterior — Free Estimates – Call 219/879-1349
PAINTING SERVICES - References. Insured. Experienced.
15% Off interiors through winter - Call 219/879-7757
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Full service tree and shrub care. Trimming, planting, removal.
Firewood, snowplowing, excavating. — Call 872-7290.
FREE ESTIMATES
HEALY’S LANDSCAPING & MATERIALS
219/879-5150 — (800)256-0419 — Email [email protected]
Order online @ http://www.healysland.com
218 State Road 212 — Michigan City, Indiana 46360
LARGEST SELECTION OF NY BLUE STONE IN AREA!
ALL OF YOUR LANDSCAPE NEEDS IN ONE PLACE!
FREE ESTIMATES! - DELIVERY AVAILABLE
Landscaping - Water Features - Feng Shui Landscapes
JIM’S LAWN SERVICE - SPRING’S ON THE WAY
Get Free Estimates Today.
For Clean Up and Lawn Care - Phone 219/874-2715.
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Yard Clean-Up - Mowing - Exterior Power Wash - Free Estimates Senior Discount - 10% Discount All Jobs Through May
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D&D ALL AROUND HANDY WORKS, LLC - No Job Too Small.
Electrical - Plumbing - Complete remodeling.
Call 219/325-9376, Cell 219/363-4088.
CREATIONS BY BIRD - Origional concepts & ideas for texturing and
texturing painting on furniture & walls. Handyman services also
available. - Low rates & free estimeates - Call 219874-4689
K K K K SPRING CLEANUP K K K K
Gutters Cleaned — Beyond Landscaping! - Call 219/874-1149
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• • • DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED NOW! • • •
Need a great career? Werner needs entry-level truck drivers.
No experience necessary. Earn $700+ per week, plus benefits.
No CDL? No Problem! CDL training is now available in your area.
Call 1-800/882-7364.
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Deliver the New McLeod USA Phonebook in your community.
We are currently recruiting individuals to be verification
operators, or to deliver phone books in the following communities.
LaPORTE and MICHIGAN CITY
TEMPORARY POSITIONS
Must have valid driver’s license, insured dependable auto,
and be 18 years of age or older.
For information, please call:
1-800-373-3280
Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
H McLeod USA ™
Publishing Company
Equal Opportunity Employer
BARTENDER NEEDED - For Center Street Bar and Grill - Apply
in person at 501 Center Street, Michigan City - 219/879-1580.
March 14, 2002
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT to sales rep company selling to the
retail housewares industry. Duties include customer service, sales
support and computer order entry and tracking. Part time/flexible
hours. 20-25 hours/wk. Send resume to Gourmet Products, Inc.,
PO box 8985, Michigan City, IN 46361
SUMMER HELP NEEDED
Experienced line cook. Full or part time. Good pay, benefits,
and work environment. No evenings.— Café at Michigan Thyme.
107 N. Whittaker Street, New Buffalo.
H H MARKETING DIRECTOR H H
Part time position. Washington Park Zoological Society. Plan, direct and
coordinate multiple marketing activities for the Society. Send resume
to: Washington Park zoo, 115 Lake Shore Drive, Michigan City, IN. 46360
WANT TO BUY OR SELL
FIRME ART & OFFICE SUPPLIES
(2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455
Highway 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light.
Phone 219/874-4003. — FAX Service 219/874-4349.
BUYING ESTATES - CLEAN OUTS - AUCTIONS!
Call “Auctions by Eric” today for an appointment.
Not buying garage sale leftovers. Top dollar paid!
Same day service!
Eric Frageman License # AU19400085
219-872-0557
1995 GMC VANDURA CONVERSION VAN - Less than 23,000 miles
with 2-year old tires. New battery. Loaded, with power steering &
locks. Antilock brakes, 13” color TV, VCR & AC. Excellent condition,
& superb for family travel - $8,000. — Call 219/874-8140 after 6 pm.
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FORMER BEACH RESIDENT Wants To Rent Home in Beach Area.
3/BR or larger, for 2-weeks, 10th to 24th of August. Non-smokers.
No pets or children. — Call 704/844-9984, or:
Email [email protected]
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RENTALS/LEASE/SELL. COMMERCIAL
GOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK
4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212) Michigan City, IN. 219/879-5616.
RENTALS. INDIANA
HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH by Week or Month.
3-bedrooms across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692.
LONG BEACH COZY 4/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach)
Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/579-1745.
• • • LAKE SHORE DRIVE - STOP 16 - LONG BEACH • • •
Fantastic Lake views from 2-decks. LR and MBR. 4+/BR, 3/Baths.
Call 219/874-4396, OR www.vacationhomes.com (Mich. listings).
• • • • • • • DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB • • • • • • •
LAKEFRONT CONDOS — 2 and 3 Bedroom, 2/Bath
$1,000 to $1,450 per month. - No pets.
DUNESCAPE REALTY — 219/872-0588
DUNELAND BEACH @ STOP 34. Great lake views from huge Family
Room + Master Bedroom Suite. Totally remodeled & refurnished.
4/BR, 3/Bth. Fireplace. W/D. AC. Cable. . Avail June, July 21-28;
& Aug 25th to Sept 2nd. - NO PETS .. Ph. 630/766-3300
ON THE SHORES OF SHERIDAN BEACH . Rehabbed &fully furnished. Vacation apt suites. Sleeps 4 to 18. Lake view. Decks. $800
to $2,500 week. Sunsets free. Call 219/872-8250, or 219/244-7877.
• • HOUSE FOR RENT - LONG BEACH - Stop 27 - 312-953-9570. • •
3/BR + Den/2BA (sleeps 10) . Newly rehabbed. A/C. W/D. FP. BBQ.
Cable TV. 1/Blk to beach- Avail Summer 2002.
• • •BENNETT’S HIDDEN INN • • •
10303 N.E. Highway 12 — Michigan City, Indiana
Newly renovated, nestled on 3-acres! The perfect place for a “Get-a-Way”
Weekend, or a great guesthouse for your visitors. Reasonable weekly &
monthly rates. Retirees welcome. Reservations 219/872-0212. FAX
219/872-0416 ( Kid & dog friendly. Also Continental breakfast).
SUMMER & SEASONAL RENTALS
•• 111 Carolina — 3/BR. 2/Bath + 2 Lofts . . $1,200/wk.
•• 109 California — 3/BR, 2.5/Bath
$2,000/WK.
••1428 Lake Shore Drive - 3/BR, 2/Bath Lakefront - $2,500/wk.
•• 1426 Lake Shore Drive - 5/BR, 2/Bath Lakefront - $2,500/wk.
YEAR-ROUND RENTALS
• • 3020 Mayfield - 3/BR Cottage - $650/mo. + utilities
Call MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS. 219/872-4000
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• • SHERIDAN BEACH WINTER RENTAL - ON THE BEACH• •
•Studio Apt. - $600/mo. •3/BR, 2/Bath, Fireplace,$1,200/mo
•6/BR, 2/Bath, Fireplace, $1,200/mo. - All fully furnished.
Avail Sept thru May- 312/560-5122
LONG BEACH RENTAL - 3/BR, 1 1/2 Bath. Fully furnished. Near Lake.
Available until June 1st - $600/mo. plus utilities - Call 708/246-9509
HOUSE FOR RENT IN MICHIANA SHORES - 3/BR, Fireplace, loft & deck,
& large yard. $700/mo + Nipsco & cable. 10 Min. from beach. 219/879-1299
TWO HOMES IN MICHIANA SHORES - 2/BR, 1/Bath. Screen porch. Deck.
BBQ. Frplc. AC. 2-Blks to beach. $1,200/wk - Also, 1/BR w/den, deck,
AC. Across from park & tennis. 5/min to bch. $950/wk. No Pets .
773/784-0721. See web site: VRBO.com - listing #’s 7770 & 5881
409 LAKE SHORE DRIVE - SHERIDAN BEACH -MICHIGAN CITY, IN.
Multi-family beach house available for weekly summer rental.
Includes Toddler Playground, 8/BR, (Sleeps 15), A/C, Private
grounds with Patio and Dune-Top Deck.
Rates $2,600/wk. Call 309/691-1995 for more information.
MODERN 3/BR HOUSE - Short stroll from Stop 31 beaches, on quiet
street, in the thick of dune forests. Relax on decks, or entertain in large
kitchen. Best vacation value without paying on-beach prices! Prime
weeks avail now - hurry! $1,400/wk. www.brindise.com. - 630/865-4965.
MICHIANA SHORES COTTAGE. IN WOODED AREA
A little over a block from great beach. Old wood paneled charm.
2-New baths and kitchen.. Fireplace. Air/Ccond.
Dishwasher. 2 + Bdrms. Avail June, July & Aug. by the week.
Call 773/935-1855 days, or 773/248-3265 evenings.
SPACIOUS LONG BEACH HOME FOR WEEKLY RENTAL
Avail May to Oct. 7/BR, 4/Bath. AC. 1.5 Blk. to Stop 28 Beach.
Ph. 630/323-5941, or [email protected] - Call or email.
BEAUTIFUL BEACH FRONT HOUSE for Rent, in Spring & Summer, at
1410 LSD, Stop 8. Panoramic views of lake. Sleeps 10 in four bedrooms.
Dining room seats 12-14. Huge family room facing lake. New kitchen with
eat-in breakfast room. Fireplace, cable, TV, Washer/dryer. Deck on beach
side. Plenty of parking. Avail March-May, $1,000/mo. June $1,500/wk.
July $3,000/wk. See pictures at www.akstephens.com, and email
[email protected], or Shelly at 773/416-7292
SHERIDAN BEACH @ STOP 3 . 100 Yards to beach. 3/BR, 2/Bath.
Sleeps 8. CAC. 2-Decks. Screened veranda. Close to zoo, marina,
Blue Chip Casino. Call for rates and dates - 773/238-1035, or
View website www.geocities.com/pafleck1950.
SHERIDAN BEACH NEWLY RENOVATED LOG HOME
4/BR, 3/Bath. Fireplace, W/D, AC. Avail June 17-Labor Day.
$1,700-$1,900/wk. - 219/874-6785, or 312/933-7271.
BEACH COTTAGE
On Lake Side of Lake Shore Drive - Deck. 5 Bedrooms, AC, Gas Grill, Pool
Table. Call 312/519-3021, or check it out at www.Beach-Cottage.com
BEVERLY SHORES RENTAL - 6600 Sq/ Ft. 4-Blks from Lake. 4/BR,
3 1/2 Bath. $4,500/mo. + 1/month security. Ph. 219/879-2183
LONG BEACH - STOP 29 - ON THE LAKE
Beautiful, recently renovated 3/BR, 2 1/2 Bath - On beach. A/C.
Cable included. Bi-weekly & monthly rental - Call 773/405-9879.
COZY 3/BR, 1 1/2 BATH MICHIANA HOME FOR RENT - Wood floors,
central air, fireplace, garage. $850/month plus utilities.
Call MICKY GALLAS PROPERTIES at 219/874-7070.
LONG BEACH — STOP 19 — SUMMER RENTAL
3/BR - Screened porch - Fully furnished - 1/2 Block to Lake
June $600/wk. - July/Aug $800/wk. No Pets. Call 773/881-4544.
SMALL COTTAGE HOME FOR RENT — PORTER BEACH
Kitchen - Bathroom - Loft - Seconds From Beach
Phone 219/926-5180
RENTALS. MICHIGAN
NEW BUFFALO. Gated Nature Retreat with private Lake/Beach
offers immaculate Euro Homes, Cottages, Suites by week/weekend.
Amenities plus. Ideal for an intimate escape, or the extra rooms for
your incoming party. See us: sans-souci.com. Call 616•756•3141.
GRAND BEACH HOME - Recently renovated. Steps from one of the
areas best beaches. 4/BR, 3/ full baths. March-June: $1400/week,
$350/weekend. July-August: $2000/week + Security Deposit +
Cleaning. Call 773-725-2616.
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LONG BEACH - By Owner - Top condition. 3/BR, 2/Bath. Sunroom.
Playroom/office. Elegant kitchen. Charming landscaping.
2-Blocks from lake. - $210,000 - Call 219/473-0845.
MICHIANA, MI HOME - 4/BR, 2/Bth. Family room. Sunroom & porch.
Screened gazebo. Fireplace. Gas heat & Cent/Air. Full basement.
I-Block to beach. $459,000. - 708/848-7683, or 708/848-7565.
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872-4000
MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS, INC.
707 Washington St. • Michigan City, IN 46360
FAX (219) 872-4182
Specializing in Distinctive Properties
Indiana and Michigan
www.merrionandassoc.com
LIV MARKLE
Liv (pronounced "leave") capped off a great year in sales in 2001 by selling
over $2.75 million in real estate, with the majority of her sales being her
own listings. Clients appreciate that Liv works hardest for them, noting
that Liv is not pushy nor overly aggressive, just honest and hard-working.
Liv has been active in both commercial and residential real estate since
1972. She knows the beach market and her workstyle conveys a quiet
elegance. If you are ready to work with a consummate professional, call
Liv Markle at 879-8801.
Bonnie Meyer, GRI
Liv Markle, CRS, GRI
Bill Staples
Jim McGah, Broker Associate
Ed Merrion, CRS, GRI
Debbie Mengel
Julie Gring
Fran Merrion, GRI
Bill Moldenhauer
John Hayes, GRI
Michele Meden
Debbie Burke, GRI
Dave Walsh
Jim Christensen
Pat Elliott
Jim Laughlin
Sharon Kienitz
Building Michiana’s finest decks for over 15 years
working closely with the homeowner for that
custom design. Also specializing in screenrooms,
gazebos, walks, patios, stairs, and retaining walls.
(219) 291-1749
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872-4000
MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS, INC.
707 Washington St. • Michigan City, IN 46360
FAX (219) 872-4182
Specializing in Distinctive Properties
Indiana and Michigan
www.merrionandassoc.com
THINGS TO DO TOGETHER ON ST. PADDY’S DAY
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Westwood
Talahi
Walnut
Glidden
Lake Shore Dr
BUILDABLE LOTS
$
50 x 100’ Shoreland Hills
19,900
$
143 x 105’ Michiana Shores
100,000
$
169 x 120’ Grand Beach
110,000
$
46 x 118’ Sheridan Beach
74,500
$
40 x 120’ On the beach!
325,000
PENDING!
PENDING!
222 Old Mill Road
EXECUTIVE DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN EXPENSIVE! You can enjoy
an executive style home without mortgaging the farm! This custom-built 3
bedroom, 2.5 bath brick 2-story showcases an extensive hardwood oak finish & hardwood and ceramic tile floors. Privacy-landscaped yard close to
$
Trail Creek is great for bird-watching!
193,500
DIRECTIONS: Michigan Blvd just east of Harbor Chevrolet to Chapala
Parkway; south to Old Mill Road.
OPEN
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3978 Schultz Road
SOPHISTICATED COUNTRY LIVING! Everything about this 3 bedroom,
3 bath custom-built home on 4 acres is superb! Oak crown molding; solid six
panel doors w/ brass hardware; cathedral ceilings with Casa Blanca fans; magnificent stone floor-to-ceiling fireplace; Pella French doors. A finely crafted home
$
in move-in condition. 2 large garages!
298,000
DIRECTIONS: Hwy 35 south to Schultz Road (County Road 400 North); west
to corner of 400 West.
0834 Otis Road
COUNTRY ESCAPE! Stunning custom-built home on 5.96 acres of rolling meadow lies 4 minutes south of Michigan City. Main floor master suite; 3 large upstairs
bedrooms joined by a family room and bridge overlooking the Great Room; formal living & dining rooms; full basement. You can be a gentleman farmer! 50
$
x 30’ pole barn for vehicles & livestock!
399,900
DIRECTIONS: Hwy 421 south to County Road 100 North; west to Otis Road;
south to home.
Interested in buying or selling property anywhere in the country?
Call toll-free for No-obligation area information. 1-800-523-2460 ext. D-400.
Bonnie Meyer, GRI
Liv Markle, CRS, GRI
Bill Staples
Jim McGah, Broker Associate
Ed Merrion, CRS, GRI
Debbie Mengel
Julie Gring
Fran Merrion, GRI
Bill Moldenhauer
John Hayes, GRI
Michele Meden
Debbie Burke, GRI
Dave Walsh
Jim Christensen
Pat Elliott
Jim Laughlin
Sharon Kienitz
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LONG BEACH REALTY
ON LAKE MICHIGAN SINCE 1920
T 1401 Lake Shore Drive
3100 Lake Shore Drive
AT THE SIGN OF THE SAILBOAT
Phyllis T. Waters
CRB, CRS, GRI
Broker/Owner
ALL OFFICES OPEN 7 DAYS
A WEEK
(219) 874-5209
(219) 872-1432
Douglas Waters
GRI
Managing Broker
www.longbeachrealty.net
ILLINI LODGE was the name given this Long
Beach Tudor when it was built in the 1930’s. The
seven delightful rooms include 27-foot living room
with wide, low windows, natural finish woodwork, handsome stone fireplace, and hardwood
floors. The adjoining sunroom now a playroom, adds
to the light and airy feeling. Spacious formal dining room seats guests and family. Upstairs, three
bedrooms include 23-foot master. Only 3 blocks
from Lake Michigan, the clean lines of the English
Tudor together with weeping mortared brick
construction and 255 foot lot make this a most
$
264,900
distinctive home.
SEVEN SECLUDED ACRES surround unique
chalet on the rolling hills of horse country. Custom
built of antique brick and barn siding, hand-hewn
post and beam and solid oak doors. Large center
island in Corian kitchen. Family room has second
fireplace. Three bedrooms. Two sliding glass doors
open to wrap around deck, 40 foot tumbled brick
patio, and professionally landscaped yard. Basement,
$
329,000
4 car garage.
UNITED Beverly Bullis, CRS, GRI* 800-518-6149
Sylvia Hook, Broker Associate, CRS, GRI*
WE
800-518-5778
STAND
Janet Greenwald, Broker Associate, GRI*
June Livinghouse, Broker Associate, ABR, GRI*
800-957-1248
Bill McNew
Rosemary Braun
Bobbie Cavic, Broker Associate 888-565-1822
[email protected]
Pam Navarro, Broker Associate 888-565-1981
Rob Robertson
Frances Lysaught
Christine Facciponti
888-354-1088
*Licensed in Indiana and Michigan