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Volume 24, Number 8 Thursday, February 28, 2008

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Winslow Homer Cast His Netby Barbara Stodola

In the realm of Great Amer-ican Artists, 19th Century, Winslow Homer has few peers. His paintings are treasured by museums across the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, where a major exhibi-tion of his work runs through May 10

Homer was a New Englander and a nature lover, best-known for his paintings of the tem-pestuous sea. He was born in 1836, into a middle-class Bos-ton family. His father, though an unsuccessful businessman himself, managed to steer his three sons into promising ca-reers. In Winslow’s case, the career choice was indicated by the boy’s innate talent for drawing.

At the age of 18, Homer

became apprenticed to John Bufford’s lithography shop, where he mostly drew covers for sheet music. This appren-ticeship, though boring, was the closest experience he ever had to formal art training. He began submitting drawings to national magazines. By the time he was 23, his free-lance work had become so successful that he moved to the publish-ing center of New York City.

Homer’s early drawings show his skill for genre paint-ing, for capturing a mood and telling a story with a few well-chosen characters. He often portrayed young women en-gaged in leisurely activities -- ice-skating, picking apples, reading a book, or playing cro-quet.

Winslow Homer, nattily dressed, posed for Sarony, a New York photographer, in 1880.

Homer’s early watercolors focused on peaceful farm scenes, like “Apple Picking” (1878).

A young woman looking out to sea was a favorite subject, this one pictured at Flamborough Head, England (1882).

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Homer Continued from Page 1

His drawings of boyhood escapades, such as looting birds’ nests, display the type of juvenile adventure that Mark Twain captured in literature.

During the Civil War, Homer was sent by Harp-er’s Weekly, a popular magazine, to do illustrations of the siege of Yorktown. His wartime drawings brought him a national audience, but at the same time intensifi ed his aversion to mortal combat. Af-ter doing a painting of an army sharpshooter, his fi rst oil painting, he described it “being as near mur-der as anything I could think of in connection with the army.”

Travel abroad was deemed essential by the 19th century man-of-letters, and artists in particular drifted toward France. In 1866 Homer, then 30, spent almost a year painting in the French coun-tryside. Since he always had a penchant for out-door subjects, and arrived in France at the dawn of Impressionism, it seemed curious that Homer’s technique should differ so markedly from that of the Impressionist artists. He continued to paint with clarity and precision, developing a style that came to be regarded as distinctly American.

“Tynemouth Priory, England” is one of the watercolors Homer did in 1881, while staying in a fi shing village on the North Sea.

Although he never made as much money as high-society portraitists, like John Singer Sargent, Homer was prosperous enough that he could give up magazine illustration, by the time he turned 40, and devote his efforts to painting. He spent vaca-tion time near the coast at Gloucester, Mass., and gradually the drama of the open sea absorbed most of his attention.

In 1881 Homer took his next extended European voyage, staying for 20 months in the English fi shing village of Cullercoats, near the port of Tynemouth on the North Sea. He did many paintings of fi sher-men and their wives, mostly in watercolors. Homer was hooked on this medium and, though watercol-ors were considered less “serious” than oil painting, he later told a friend, “You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors.”

“The Herring Net” (1885), one of Homer’s most famous oil paintings, is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

“Raid on a Sand-Swallow Colony -- How Many Eggs?” was pub-lished in Harper’s Weekly in 1874.

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“For To Be A Farmer’s Boy,” a watercolor of a boy in a pumpkin fi eld, drew its title from an Old English song.

For the rest of his life, Homer arranged to live near the sea. He never married. He divulged very little information about his personal life or his ar-tistic technique, claiming it was “of no interest to the public.” He built a small studio at Prout’s Neck, Maine, and his existence in this isolated location has been likened to the solitary, contemplative lifestyle of Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond. Alone in his hideaway, Homer captured the many moods of the ocean, with apparent effortlessness; but mostly he loved the gathering clouds and the stormy sea. When it was calm, he referred to the ocean as “that duck pond down there.”

Homer’s greatest paintings pitted the struggles of man against the turbulent sea. He often depict-ed fi shermen hauling in the nets -- or their wives, watching hopefully for the boats to return. Though he successfully conveyed the freshness and imme-diacy of salt sea air, Homer actually completed most of his paintings in the studio. “You can’t control the thing outdoors,” he explained.

At Prout’s Neck, Maine, Homer sometimes portrayed the tranquil sea.

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In the 1890s, Homer took a break from the harsh Maine weather, and wintered along the coast of Florida, Bermuda, or the Bahamas. His paint-ings in these tropical climates took on a richness of color and diversity of subject matter, while still focusing on the sea. He portrayed the native islanders sponge fi shing, bringing up turtles, or sometimes crashing onto the beach after a storm.

Homer lived to the age of 64, at which time he was considered the fore-most artist in America. He had quit painting a few years earlier, confi ding to a friend, “I only painted for pleasure and now that it has ceased to give me pleasure there is no object left. I get lots more pleasure out of other things now; I would rather go fi shing.”

“Stowing Sail” is one of the hundreds of watercolors in which Homer depicted the drama of the sea.

In “After the Hurricane” (1899), one of his later water-colors, Homer showed man defeated in his struggle against the turbulent sea.

“The Turtle Pond” (1898). Homer’s diversity of subject while in the tropics is shown in this watercolor of native

islanders bringing up turtles.


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Rooted in Tradition chronicles the history of the art quilt movement from 1980 through the present and brings the quilt decisively from the bed to the wall. The sixty-four quilts in this collection refl ect the change from the traditional craft of quilt mak-ing based on the repeated block to the free spirited, sometimes-edgy art form of today. Work by the fi fty-two artists in this collection represents the best in American art quilts today.

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Festival Celebrating 30 Years of Maple Syrup

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Imagine walking back in time to observe how maple syrup was tapped and processed. Everyone can come Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2 to watch the syrup being prepared; take a walk into the past, and eat the maple concoctions. The free 30th Annual Maple Sugar Time Festival will be held at the The Chellberg Farm and Bailly Home-stead in Porter.

The Chesterton Lion’s Club will also be selling pancakes, sausages, and that delicious syrup for breakfast. Children can enjoy a heaping pile of pan-cakes with maple syrup dripping down their chins. A smile may be on their faces as they attempt to lick the last drop of the sugary goodness.

If eating the syrup at the festival is not enough, there is a store selling bottles to take home. Other assorted treats will also be available for purchase. To tap your own maple tree, purchase a spile, the tap that is driven into a maple tree to draw off its sap. Before purchasing their own spile, participants at the festival will be able to try their hand fi rst at tapping a maple tree for themselves.

Not only will the festival fun be on March 1 and 2, but also the next weekend on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9. Both weekends the festival can be attended between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There is more than buying and eating the ma-ple syrup, as observers are able to watch how it is made. The process begins by tapping the sap from a tree. There are three different ways to make the sap into sugary syrup.

The fi rst and longest form is how the Na-tive Americans made the syrup. According to the Web site, http://www.mi-maple-syrup.com/Infor-mation/info_hist.htm, the Native Americans, “grad-ually reduced the sap to syrup by repeatedly freez-ing it, discarding the ice, and start-ing again. Some made birch bark containers that held about 20 to 30 pounds of maple sugar for

storage. They prepared troughs, collected the sap, and brought it to the fi re, while the most experi-enced women regulated the heat. Sometimes the sap was made to boil to make the syrup, by plac-ing hot stones in the mixture. Freshly heated stones were constantly added, while the cooler ones were fi shed out and reheated.” At the Chellberg Farm, volunteers will demonstrate this long and belabored process.

The second method is from the 1800s pioneers’ version after originally learning techniques from the Indians. From the same Web site, the pioneers, “boiled 40 gallons of sap over an open fi re until it became one gallon of syrup. This was a time con-suming and labor intensive operation. Things didn’t change much for the fi rst two hundred years of re-corded maple syrup making. Then, during the Civ-il War, came a neat little invention called the tin can. The tin can was made of sheet metal. It didn’t take syrup makers long to realize that a large fl at sheet metal pan was more effi cient for boiling than a heavy rounded iron kettle which let much of the heat slide past.” At the Bailly Homestead the boil-ing method will be performed, which usually takes approximately 8-10 hours to complete a kettle of syrup.

The third and quickest form averaging three hours utilizes a sugar shack. The sap is cooked in evaporator pans. A Canadian developed this revolu-tionary system. He used “sorghum evaporators and put a series of baffl es in the fl at pans to channel the boiling sap. The ideas continued to fl ow. In 1872 a Vermonter developed an evaporator with two pans and a metal arch or fi rebox which greatly decreased

The pioneer method of making syrup.

At the American Indian site.


boiling time. Seventeen years later, in 1889, another Canadian bent the tin that formed the bottom of a pan into a series of fl ues which increased the heated surface area of the pan and again decreased boiling time,” according to the Michigan Maple Syrup As-sociation.

The syrup is then transported by a stone boat, a piece of wood that holds the sap kettles or pans, hauled by animals. There actually will be horses pulling the stone boats for festival-goers to see. The organizers suggest visitors don’t be shy about ask-ing questions. The Indiana Dunes National Lake-shore is the only National Park System site that actually makes maple syrup.

In the Chellberg house, volunteers will be mak-ing maple sugar-related recipes. Some traditional recipes made with maple sugar are maple sugar candy, maple cream candy, maple butter, maple nut cookies, maple oatmeal muffi ns, and of course, ma-ple syrup.

Dunes National Lakeshore representatives want everyone to come observe the 400-year-old tradition of tapping sap to make the sweet sugary syrup.

What & When:The 30th Annual Maple Sugar Time FestivalSaturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2 Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 910 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each weekendParking and admission are free Where:The Chellberg Farm and Bailly HomesteadMineral Springs Road between highways U.S. 20

and U.S. 12• Contact Bruce or Ryan at the Indiana Dunes

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• Hike to the Bailly Cemetery• Explore the Bailly Homestead

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Brown Bag Series at the Public LibraryThe Michigan City Public Library is hosting this

program at noon on Fri., Feb. 29th in conjunction with the traveling exhibit, “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.”

Pat Buckler, editor of The Scrapbook in American Life, will look at the history of scrapbooks. Bring your lunch and learn about scrapbooking during the Civil War era. Free and open to the public.

Bunny Brunch for Kids Kids and their parents are invited to a Bunny

Brunch taking place at 9 a.m. EST on Sat., March 15, at the Center For History, 808 W. Washington St., South Bend.

A buffet breakfast will be offered and kids can visit the “Choose-Your-Own-Topping” pancake bar. General admission is $10/adults, $8/children. Mem-ber price is $6/adults, $5/children. Prepaid reserva-tions are required by March 12.

Festivities include an “Egg-citing Hunt” where children will be divided according to age groups to explore Kidsfi rst Children’s Museum for hidden eggs. Kids can participate in “Greets & Treats with Peter Rabbit,” where they will have opportunities to visit with the day’s “guest of honor.”

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erations Dr., Three Oaks, MI, knows that the ap-preciation of wine and art usually go hand-in-hand, and they are bringing that concept to Three Oaks in a big way. Every six weeks, the wine shop will host a different artist’s work, displayed on the walls of the shop. On Sat., March 1st, 7-9 p.m. MI time, the shop will hold a reception to welcome and celebrate the work of Niles photographer Todd Keller, and guests will be able to meet the artist and discuss his work with him directly. The reception will be open to the public and will feature complimentary light hors d’oeuvres, and of course, great wines. The evening will also showcase the musical stylings of South Bend guitarist Glenn Nowak.

Keller’s photography consists primarily of stark images in black and white. His love for Chicago with its architecture, sculptures and many fascinat-ing cemeteries shines through in all of his work. His series on local landscape photos representing this side of Lake Michigan are organic and yet fi t in with his work, both in content, drama, and emotion.

His work can be seen in Frame of Mind Gallery and two cafes in Niles, MI. All the framing and mat-ting is Keller’s own work.

For more information on The Wine Shop at The Acorn or Todd Keller’s work, phone 269.756.3879 and ask for Jill. There is no charge for this event.


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“I learned how to fi sh and paddle a solo canoe and I caught four bluegills my fi rst time fi shing! I would have never done that on my own,” said An-gela Sturdevant, past workshop participant. “I was so excited to go home and try these skills by myself. The instructors were patient and helpful. They re-ally helped me learn these skills and gave me a new perspective on outdoor sports.”

Participants must be 18 years old or older. Work-shop enrollment is limited. The $175 fee covers bar-rack-style lodging, meals, and all equipment and supplies used in the workshop. Partial scholarships are available for students, single parents and low-income, fi rst-time participants; phone (317) 232-4095 for more information. The workshop is spon-sored by the Indiana DNR and the Indiana Hunter Education Association. Register at bow.IN.gov or phone Dawn Krause, (317) 232-4095.

Harbor Country Chamber of CommerceOn Thurs., March 6th, Michigan native Tony

Rubleski and author of Mind Capture: How to Stand OUt in the Age of Advertising Overload, will be presenting the national program “Seven Secrets To Improve Your Marketing and Increase Sales!” in partnership with the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce from 9:30–11:30 a.m. ET. The cost to attend is $20 for members of the Harbor Country, Buchanan, LaPorte and Michigan City Chambers and $35 non-members. The seminar will be held at Marina Grand Resort, 600 W. Water St., New Buf-falo, Michigan. Advance registration is required by phoning the Harbor Country Chamber at 269-469-5409 or via email: [email protected].

Rubleski is currently the president of Mind Cap-ture Group which focuses on direct marketing con-sulting, copywriting, advanced public relations and sales and marketing training for business groups and sales teams.

His work has been featured in Bottom Line Mag-azine, The Detroit Free Press, PRWeb.com, Entre-preneur Magazine Radio, the FOX TV network as well as large association and chamber of commerce publications. In addition, he’s also a contributing columnist on marketing and sales related topics for national publication Opportunity World magazine. You can fi nd out more about Mind Capture by log-ging on to www.MindcaptureGroup.com

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NISO Brass Quintet in ConcertThe Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra

Brass Quintet will be in concert on Wed., March 19, 7 p.m., at Chesterton High School, 2125 S. 11th St., Chesterton, IN, as part of the Duneland Performing Arts Series.

For hundreds of years, composers ranging from Bach to Bernstein and from Lasso to Ellington have written music specifi cally for brass instruments.

The NISO Brass Qunitet has entertained a wide variety of area audiences in recent years, exposing listeners to the unique sound of the contemporary brass ensemble with music from various musical genres.

Tickets for this concert are $10 each and can be reserved at 219/983-3730, ext. 7286.

PNC, Libraries to Host “Into the Wild” Public showings of the fi lm, “Into the Wild” will

be offered through a collaboration between the Pur-due University North Central Odyssey 2007-08 Arts and Cultural Events Series, LaPorte County Pub-lic Library, and Michigan City Public Library. The showings are free and open to the public.

The fi lm will be shown on Fri., March 7 at 7 p.m. in LaPorte High School’s Schulze Hall; Sun., March 16 at 2 p.m. at the Michigan City Public Library and on Thurs., March 20 at 3 p.m. at PNC in the Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall Room 02. The fi lm is rated R for language and some nudity. Roger Ebert gave the fi lm four stars.

This fi lm, written and directed by Sean Penn, is based in the book by Jon Krakauer. It is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, a 22-year-old graduate of Emory University who set out in 1990 on an adventure that would eventually take his life. McCandless took the money that had been set aside to fund his law school tuition and instead donated that money to charity prior to beginning a cross-country adventure.

Emile Hirsch stars as McCandless. The support-ing cast includes a performance by Hal Holbrook that earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Sup-porting Role. The fi lm features Vince Vaughn, Cath-erine Keener, William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden.

McCandless encounters some of these characters as he pursues the travels that ultimately take him to the Alaskan wilderness. Ebert describes this as “as refl ective, regretful, serious fi lm about a young man swept away by his uncompromising choices.” As the fi lm chronicles McCandless fi nal weeks, Eb-ert credits Hirsch with “great acting.”

Purdue University North Central Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series features various events throughout the year. A complete schedule of events can be found at www.pnc.edu. For more informa-tion, contact Judy Jacobi at 872-0527, ext. 5593.

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Rotary Club Scholarship The Rotary Club of Michigan City is offering two

scholarship awards this year to students eligible (in the geographical area) to attend Michigan City High School. The scholarships are funded by the Founda-tion of the Rotary Club of Michigan City in honor of J.M. Ruby, Robert Schwartz, and A.K. Smith, and are given to high school seniors who exemplify Ro-tary’s motto “Service Above Self” in their lives and who are continuing their post-secondary education. The fi rst scholarship provides $2,000 for each of two years (a total of $4,000). The second scholarship provides a one-time award of $2,000.

To be eligible for and receive these scholarships, a student must:

• Have demonstrated “Service Above Self” in their community • Have a minimum of a “C” av-erage in high school – class rank will not be con-sidered in awarding these scholarships • Graduate from any accredited high school by June 30,2008 • Be a resident in the geographical area served by the Michigan City High School, and •Be continu-ing their post-secondary education beginning Fall of 2008.

The funds for these scholarships will be paid di-rectly to the post-secondary educational institution which the applicants attend.

Applications are available from guidance coun-selors of the Duneland Lutheran High School, LaLumiere School, Marquette Catholic High School, Michigan City High School; and from the Michi-gan City Library. They also are available online at http://www.mcrotary.org (see section called “Activi-ties” and page down to “Scholarship”), or e-mail [email protected]

All applications and support letters must be post-marked no later than March 26, 2008.

Members Advantage Scholarship Members Advantage Credit Union is seeking lo-

cal high school students to apply for the opportu-nity to receive a $1,000 scholarship for college. The Leona Bruno Scholarship was created to honor the fi rst branch manager of the credit union. The schol-arship will be awarded based on academic excel-lence, personal character, community involvement and the quality of the essays.

Applicants for the Leona Bruno Scholarship must be active members of the credit union, in the senior class and a student of a local high school. Offi cial rules and requirements are available along with an application at the Ohio Street location and on the Members Advantage website. All submissions must be received by May 1, 2008.

For more information, phone 1-877-874-6943 or visit www.macuonline.org

What’s Better Than One Musical?... The Towle Community Theater, 5205 Hohman

Ave., Hammond, IN, will open their 2008 5th An-niversary Subscription Series with the outrageous musical “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical”. The show is a musical about musicals! In this hilari-ous satire, one story becomes fi ve, each written in the distinctive style of a different master: Rodgers & Hammerstein, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; Sondheim, featuring the land-lord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciat-ing his artwork; Jerry Herman, as a splashy star vehicle; Andrew Lloyd Webber, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and Kander & Ebb, set in a speakeasy in Chicago. Jeff Casey, Manag-ing Director of the Towle Community Theater, is di-recting this production and Valerie Webdell is the Musical Director. The cast includes Michele Craig (Chesterton), Zachary Gipson (Chicago – formerly Chesterton), Maggie Lynn Held (Valparaiso) and Al-len Horner (Chesterton).

On March 1, following the performance, there will be a Cast Talk Back. This is a casual Q & A with the cast and production staff. The audience is invited to stay after the show and ask those questions you always wanted to ask about “show biz”.

Performances run February 28-29, March 1-2, 7-9. March 6 is sold-out. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. & Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15. Advance payment required. Tickets are non-refundable. Please arrive no later than 15 min-utes prior to curtain. If you arrive after curtain, you will be seated at the discretion of the House Man-ager. We do not hold curtain. Doors are locked once the show has started. Phone 219-937-8780 for more information or to purchase tickets.

The Mayer School of Irish Dance Saint Patrick’s Day is almost here and the Towle

Community Theater will be celebrating in true Irish fashion. Due to overwhelming response the past four seasons, the Towle Community Theater is pleased to welcome back “String Fever with The Mayer School of Irish Dance”.

String fever is comprised of two hammered dul-cimer players, Mark Janiga and Paul Horgash, and guitarist John Roth, who perform renditions of tra-ditional Irish songs. They are joined by Irish Danc-ers from The Mayer School of Irish Dance who show-case various soft and hard shoe dances, such as the reel, jig, tipping reel and hornpipe. Performances are Sun., March 16th at 2 & 6 p.m. Tickets are $10; phone Towle Community Theater at 219-937-8780 to purchase tickets. Order your tickets early; this event sells out every year. Towle Community The-ater, 5205 Hohman Ave., Hammond, IN.


“A Soldier’s Tale” - Two Performances“Adventurous and bold, classic and modern, fun-

ny and real.” That’s how director Michelle Byth-row describes the upcoming performances of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” with the South-west Michigan Symphony Orchestra (SMSO). The groundbreaking piece will be performed by a septet of SMSO musicians and a quartet of actors in two concerts, March 8th at the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center and March 9th at The Box Factory for the Arts.

The cast includes Jason Gresl as The Devil, Brock Neubauer as The Soldier, Carole Catherine as The Narrator and Megan Hamel as The Princess.

“The Soldier’s Tale” (L’Histoire du Soldat) has long been considered one of the great musical works of the early 20th century. It follows the story of a soldier, who bargains the devil for his violin, which represents his soul. Underlying the theme is the Biblical text, “What shall it profi t a man if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” It’s an age old theme, the tale of Faust, the man who bargains with the devil. The theme has been explored in mu-sic and popular culture, featured in recent fi lms like “Ghost Rider” and “Star Wars Episode Three,” Broadway musicals like “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Damn Yankees,” and even in well known songs like “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”

On Sat., March 8th, the performance will be held at the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. MI time and is sponsored by the New Buffalo Fine Arts Council. Tickets for this performance are $12/adults, $5/students.

On Sun., March 9th, the performance will be at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI at 3:30 p.m. MI time. Tickets are $20/adults, $7/adults. Tickets for either performance are available by phoning the symphony box offi ce, 269/982-4030, or ordering on line at www.smso.org

The MC Public Library-- “Library Beat”The Library on the Internet You can fi nd information about the library by

visiting the web page at http://www.mclib.org. The library website will take you to the Online Cata-log where you can access books, videos, DVD, CDs, magazines and much more. Normal library hours are: Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday & Saturday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.

To manage your account online, you need your barcode number from your library card and a pin number which you can get from the circulation desk. More information with the circulation desk at 873-3042.

Available in Reference•Homebound Delivery Service is available

through the library Reference Department. Deliv-ery and return is by mail at no charge. For more information or an application, visit the Reference Desk or phone 873-3044.

• Some databases are available on line from home as well as at the library. To access from home, e-mail the Reference Department at [email protected] and include your name and library card num-ber. You will receive an account number and pass-word to allow access.

Free Resume Tips The Reference Department is offering one-on-

one help in brushing up your resume. For more information and to make an appointment, contact 873-3044.

Youth ServicesAccelerated reader information is on line! Find

school lists and what’s available in the library by ac-cessing the youth services webpage at www.mclib.org/youth.htm and click on acclerated reader lists.

Teens!! Stop by the fantastic Young Adult area and check out the books, CDs, DVDs, and audio books. And while you’re there, enter a weekly drawing for awesome prizes.

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“Lost Landmarks: Then and Now”The Center for History, 808 W. Washington St.,

South Bend, IN, is opening an exhibit of buildings from the city’s past.

Do you remember watching baseball games at Playland Park or catching the train at the South Shore Station in downtown South Bend? If you do--and even if you don’t--you’ll enjoy the memories conjured by “Lost Landmarks: Then and Now,” featuring over 40 photographs of South Bend and Mishawaka buildings that were once local land-marks but are no longer standing. The exhibit runs through October 31st.

A perennial favorite, the exhibit features for the fi rst time, courtesy of the South Bend Tribune, pho-tographs showing the current landscape of the “lost landmark,” so that visitors can compare buildings of the past with their locations as they look today.

On display next to the photographs are arti-facts from some of the “lost landmarks,” including a glazed terra cotta urn that stood atop one of the retail buildings that once lined West Washington. From the St. Joseph Bank that was located on the corner of Main and Jefferson is a cement lion’s head as well as a brass mail receptacle. A sign from Play-land Park and a ceramic frog from the Studebaker Fountain that used to be in Howard Park are also on view. From the exterior of the Oliver Hotel is a cement rosette.

The Center is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Sat., and noon-5 p.m., Sun. Admission is $8/adults, $6.50/senior citizens, and $5/youth 6-17 yrs. More at 574/235-9664 or www.centerforhistory.org

Maple Syrup Time ReservationsGroups of fi rst graders through adults are en-

couraged to make their reservations for Deep River Park’s 2008 Maple Syrup Time program. The 2 hour tours are available by reservation only on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays from March 6-18 at 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

The fee is $1.00 per child or adult, minimum of $20 and that amount must be deposited to secure a reservation; the remainder due the day of the program. Up to 120 may be accommodated at one time.

Reservations may be made by phoning the Lake County Park Dept. offi ce at 219/945-0543 or 219/755-3685 Mon.-Fri. from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The program is in four parts: an outdoor program among the tapped maple trees, a visit to the sugar shack to see the evaporator working and a stop in the Visitor Center to learn more about maple syrup and to sample a taste of the syrup made in the park, then a stop in the Gift Shop to shop for souvenirs and pure maple syrup.

Deep River County Park is located on Old Lincoln Hwy. at County Line Rd., southeast of Hobart, IN.

“Frosty nights and foggy days make the maple pulses play”..so goes an old Vermont song about ma-ple sugaring... and maple sugaring is what Friend-ship Gardens is about on two Sundays, March 2nd and 9th. From 1-4 p.m., the garden gates will be open and the public is invited for this free event. Take the self guided Maple Trail through the woods to the sugar camp. Taste maple sugar and sip some sap. “Sugaring off” will be done around 3 p.m. each day, when thick sap is stirred till it turns to sugar. Volunteers will be on had to explain the sugaring process and why the sap is running and tastes so sweet. Big iron pots will be boiling on tripods like the early settlers used. Retired ranger Jude Ra-kowski initiated the sugaring program at Friend-ship Gardens. And she is responsible for chopping the big pile of wood that is used to fi re the kettles.

Jude taps red maples that are on the edge of the sixty acre woods that surrounds the garden area at Friendship Gardens. “It’s not as sweet as sugar ma-ple, but it still makes a nice syrup,” she says. The kettles are boiled near the Native American garden that she tends. Volunteer Dennis Brittain worked the program for the fi rst time last year and helps Jude throughout the week as the buckets are car-ried from the trees to the sugar camp. “I’m really looking forward to the weeks we work in the sugar camp. It’s so peaceful in the Gardens and you can feel spring coming on.”

Phone the Friendship Gardens offi ce at 219-878-9885 for more information and to check for cancella-tion in case of very bad weather. Friendship Gardens is located at 2055 U.S. Highway 12 on the eastern edge of Michigan City.

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Readers, I used to write kitchen tactics a couple times per year and I’d heard people enjoyed them. However, I’ve recently had so many food stories to write about, the tactics went awry, so to catch up, I’ve happily written more tactics ...........Read on.

A better lasagne - Arrange a row of pasta “east to west” in the pan, add fi llings, then lay the next layer of pasta “north to south” and so on. By alter-nating the layers like this, the pieces hold their shape better and don’t ooze so much.

Bundt quick bread - The next time you bake quick bread, try baking it in a Bundt pan. Not only will it cut the baking time nearly in half, but the top of the bread won’t become overly dark. The result is a much more interesting shape – fancy looking enough to serve as dessert with whipped cream!, so says a lady from Iowa.

Tortilla timesaver - Tortillas are often fried one at a time in a skillet before fi lling and rolling. But here’s a better alternative - brush one side of either corn or fl our tortillas with vegetable oil, then stack them in a microwaveable dish with a lid. Microwave on full power for one minute, open the dish, and let them cool slightly before handling and fi lling.

De-ribbing greens - To separate chard leaves, beet leaves or large spinach leaves from their ribs, loosely fold the leaf in half along the stem, grasp the folded leaf with one hand and pull it away from the rib. The leaf will separate cleanly and easily.

Vegetable oil spray - Among its uses, sprayed on measuring spoons, sticky foods like honey or mo-lasses will easily slide off. Use the oil on knives be-fore chopping dates or dried apricots and spray it on grater before shredding cheese.

Cake mix equals no-stick - when a cake reci-pe calls for dusting the pan with fl our, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead. When the cake is served, there won’t be white fl our on the outside to mar its appearance.

Stock up on standbys - Always have a box of instant potatoes in your cupboard to thicken sauc-es and stews. The fl akes will take on the fl avor of whatever you’re cooking

Oops. This one is not about food. When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, pull it off. Scotch tape removes splinters painlessly and easily.

Safety tip: If you use whole cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, mace, chiles or bay leaf, be sure to re-move them before serving. They have an unpleasant texture and can be a choking hazard. You can fi sh them out of a cooked dish before serving or wrap them in a cheesecloth pouch to make a bouquet gar-ni that can be discarded after cooking. Seeds, such as cumin, mustard, coriander, fennel and nigella, can be eaten whole.

To clean your microwave - microwave a bowl of water for 5 to 10 minutes. Let it steam in the closed oven for several minutes, then wipe down the walls.

The cabbage tart – ain’t it pretty?

CABBAGE TARTThe humble cabbage in a gourmet guise

6 cups shredded cabbage1/4 pound butter5 eggs, beaten2 cups whipping cream1 tsp nutmeg1/4 tsp garlic powdersalt to taste1 (9”) unbaked pie shell, optional

In heavy skillet cook cabbage in butter over medium heat, stirring until golden. Combine eggs, cream and seasonings. Place cabbage in lightly greased shallow baking dish. Pour egg mixture over cabbage. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 45 minutes or until custard is set and lightly browned. (Unless you choose to use a pie shell, place baking dish in pan of hot water for baking.)

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Graters - remove soft cheese or other sticky foods by rubbing both sides of the grater with a cut potato or lemon. Also, before you use the grater, spray it with nonstick cooking spray to prevent food from clinging.

Crouton crumbs - If you don’t have dry bread crumbs for a recipe, crush up packaged croutons. Seasoned croutons work great and add fl avor.

Better bacon - To perfectly cook bacon without the mess and cleanup of pan or griddle-frying, use the oven! Preheat to 350 degrees and place the bacon strips on a jelly roll pan lined with foil. Bake for 20 minutes, or until it’s cooked the way you like. When done, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to absorb the excess grease. Then just carefully fold up the foil and throw it away.

A year ago, the Chicago Tribune described: Five things to do with vinegar. My very fave: To keep drains clear. Once a month pour 1 cup of baking soda and then 1 cup of white vinegar down the kitchen sink. They will react, foaming up and generating heat to melt grease inside the drain – not enough to clear a clogged drain, but enough to forestall clogs in the future. After fi ve minutes, rinse with hot wa-ter. The other four things were “to use as a spray cleaner, to clean mineral deposits from a shower-head, to rinse laundry better and to clean soot from fi replace surround.”

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Combine crumbs and margarine. Mix well. Spread on bottom and sides of 10” springform pan. In food processor or blender combine all fi lling ingredients. Blend until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 45 to 60 minutes.

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The White House (www.whitehouse.gov).I vis-ited the White House long before the internet was a reality. As I remember, which could be wrong be-cause it was such a long time ago, we just showed up and waited for the tour to begin. Nowadays, things are different. Similar to the airlines’ restrictions, visitors who wish to tour the President’s tempo-rary residence cannot bring along handbags, combs, cameras, or anything but themselves—with clothes on. If you don’t like restrictions, you can take an in-ternet tour of the place. The website would be nicer if they took a tip from realtors and offered one of those nifty 360° virtual viewings, complete with a jazzy music loop. But no. That would cost us taxpay-ers another couple million, I suppose. Anyway, the site has some good information, namely that anyone can get tickets to participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. You have to reserve your tickets from the National Park Service people a few days beforehand. At last look, there was no information about WHEN for 2008, just a recap of last year’s event. (Phone the White House line at 202.456-7041 for the latest information). I’m guess-ing that politicians’ kids and grandkids get fi rst dibs for the tickets, unless the families are off to Barba-dos or Seville or Tuscany for the Easter holidays. But really, there is quite a lot of good information about our Presidents here. Come back to it next January and see how it changes with our newly-elected prez.

Musical Crystal Glasses (www.fl iggo.com/vid-eo/alvrdtoi). Fliggo is a smaller version of YouTube, so chances of getting your own “production” seen on the Web is a little easier. The musician, whose name is not given, plays a classical piece using wa-ter-fi lled crystal glasses And he does it very well. The tone sounds like a harp, which would be much easier than this. I wonder how many crystal glasses this man goes through in a month.

Blast from the Past (www.paleofuture.com/2008/). “A look into the future that never was,” explains the site creator. I happened across an arti-cle here, written on November 8, 1970, titled “Com-putersville is Almost Here.” And, I fi gured the au-thor of this piece was psychic, because most of what he said has come true. In addition to that little tid-bit, Paleofuture has enough curious bits of nostalgia and laughable predictions to keep you clicking away at the links for a long time.

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Troy Paiva’s Lost America (www.designshed.com/lostamerica/). Photography buffs can learn some of the techniques Troy employs to capture atmospheric and eerie shots of ghost towns, for ex-ample. Troy uses gels, strobes, fl ashlights, and long exposures under the full moon to create remarkable scenes of places most people would avoid at night. None of the work is photoshopped. He uses a Canon 20D SLR and in the past three years has gone digi-tal, as most of us have.

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In Conjunction With “Green Architecture”The following programs are being held in March

in conjunction with the Lubeznik Center for the Art’s current exhibit - “Green Architecture.” The cost for each of the programs is $3/general public and free to LCA members.

For more information, phone 874-4900. The Cen-ter is located at 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City.

Sat., March 1 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.“Building a Green World: New Ideas in Architec-

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Developers for a panel discussion of the concepts of green design. Moderated by Matt Kubik, architect and assistant professor of Interior Design.

Sun., March 9 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.“Forestry and Energy Conservation”James Potthoff, District Forester with the Kanka-

kee Fish and Wildlife Area, will offer a presentation on the management of woodland areas and using trees for energy conservation.

Sat., March 15 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.“How to Live Green Workshop”Learn many ways to reduce our impact on the

environment. Architects and sustainable design ex-perts will be available for individual consultation on ways to live “green”.

Sat., March 29 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.“This Old Green House”Discover small changes which can make a big dif-

ference in your pocketbook and for the environment through energy conservation with Matthew Kubik, an architect and assistant professor of Interior De-sign. Also, Mike Zeive will introduce earth friendly paints for the home.


Reception for Regional ArtistsCowley Fine Arts will hold a reception for region-

al artists Michael Zieve and Holly Jackson on Sat., March 1, 5-7 p.m. MI time. Their show will run un-til the end of March.

Michael is from Three Oaks, MI. His work fea-tues eloquent renderings of local landscapes that will inspire you to become a nature lover.

Holly is from Chesterton, IN and as a painter without fear makes her work both fun and thought provoking.

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Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!This is the theme, with a twist, for the Washing-

ton Park Zoo Society’s Zoobilee that will be held on Sat., March 15th, at Blue Chip Casino’s Grand Ball-room in Michigan City. The twist is that this year the benefi t for the Washington Park Zoo is an Up-scale Tailgate Party and partygoers are encouraged to accessorize their formal attire with their favorite “animal” sports team’s logo wear. A Miami Dolphin’s cummerbund and tie, a Detroit Lion’s jersey fash-ioned into a jacket or your favorite team’s mascot earrings will help make this a fun evening. All pro-ceeds will support improvements and renovations of exhibits.

“Kick off” is at 6 p.m. and the “last down” is at 11 p.m. There will be live and silent auctions, danc-ing to the Tom Milo Big Band, and more. Individual tickets are $100. A Sponsorship Table of 10 is $1,250 and includes an Associate Business Membership. Seating is limited, and you must RSVP no later than March 3 to Julie Wozniak at 873-1425 or email [email protected]

History of Bodine State Fish HatcheryA presentation on fi shing along the St. Joseph

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Thank you to the anonymous donor who dropped off 2 big bags of hard cover books and sev-eral magazines including, Bazaar, Travel, and Town & Country for our lending library.

If you call the Center at 879-3845 and ask to have your name added to the key check out list for the Historical Room #1 that houses the lending li-brary, you may come down at your convenience and stay as long as you please. (Is anyone out there a John Grisham fan? We have 4 new titles to choose from.)

It has been suggested that we start a Beach area Book Club that would meet once a month to discuss the latest read. We know a lot of you have participated in a book club before and we would love to hear your suggestions. Can anyone recommend a reading list, best day of the week and time of day to meet, etc? A few good ideas have already been brought to our attention such as a girl’s night out with a catered dinner and book discussion over des-ert or a couples group where the guys pick the book one month and the gals the next. Is anyone interest-ed is hosting the fi rst month, coordinating the club, or being a part of the discussion group?

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“Carmina Burana” tells a rhythmic, vivacious story of religious devotion, wild abandon, lust and gluttony! Filled with musical vitality, energy and passion, there is no escaping the transformative na-ture of this enduring masterpiece of the 20th cen-tury - beloved by young and old, classics and “pops” lovers alike.

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is hosting a series of art videos each Wednesday at noon. Led by artist and educator Lorie Jesperson, the March 5th program is titled “Paradox.” Bring your lunch, coffee will be served. Free and open to the public. More at 269/983-0271 or www.krasl.org

Anne Hills Returns to The Box FactorySinger, actress, songwriter and musician Anne

Hills returns to the Box Factory for the Arts stage at 8 p.m. MI time, on Sat., March 1.

Her two latest CDs, “Ef You Don’t Watch Out!: Anne Hills Sings the Poems of James Whitcomb Ri-ley” (2007) and “Beauty Attends: The Heartsongs of Opal Whiteley” (2006) were introduced to Box Fac-tory audiences during her last visit. Both received grant awards from the Pennsylvania Partner’s in the Arts Project.

During her career which began in St. Joseph, MI, she has received numerous honors for her work in-cluding WFMA 2002 Kate Wolf Memorial Award, and The Kerrville Music Foundation’s Outstanding Female Vocalist of the Year Award (1997). Her duet children’s recording, “Never Grow Up,” released in 1998 with Cindy Mangsen on Flying Fish Records, was chosen for the coveted Parents’ Choice Award.

In 2001 she reunited with long-time friend Tom Paxton to release a long-awaited duet recording Un-der American Skies for Appleseed Recordings, which won a WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Award) for “best traditional folk recording” that year.

Anne currently resides in Bethlehem, PA with her husband Mark Moss, editor of Sing Out! Maga-zine, and their daughter Tamlyn. Her parents, Dr. and Mrs. David Hills, still reside in St. Joseph.

Tickets for Saturday’s concert are $15 general ad-mission and $10 for students and seniors, age 60 and up. Children under 12 admitted free when ac-companied by an adult.

For more on this and other Box Factory events, visit www.boxfactoryforthearts.org or phone the Box offi ce at 269-983-3688 during normal gallery hours of 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Sat. or Sun., 1-4 p.m. For more on Anne, visit www.annehills.com

American Red Cross BloodmobileWhen: Tues., March 4, noon-6 p.m.Where: St. John’s United Church of Christ, 101

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imum of 110 pounds, and be in good general health in order to donate blood. For more information or to schedule an appointment, phone 800/448-3543. Walk-ins are always welcome.


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Negotiating a Super, Snowy St. Joe on Natalie’s Birthdayby Charles McKelvy

“How come,” Natalie says every February, “you get to have your birthday in May when the lilacs are blooming and the birds are singing and the weather is absolutely perfect, and I get to have my birthday in February when it’s snowing and cold? ”

“Well,” I invariably answer, “at least you get to have a hot cup of tea for your birthday. “

And for her birthday this year, which occurred on Friday, February 8, Natalie chose to spend the bet-ter part of her day touring St. Joseph, Michigan on foot.

And thanks to Frank and John Magro, we have just the boots on our feet with which to bound along Silver Beach in February. And so we went without a single worry.

It was Natalie’s birthday, after all, and she did want to get her new glasses adjusted at Steinhoff Optical in downtown St. Joe, and we did that fi rst so Natalie could see all that she wanted to see on her birthday.

Natalie enjoys her birthday cup

of tea at Caffe Tosi

Mr. Steinhoff himself awaited our pleasure, and, after aligning Natalie with her designer glasses, he assured us that there was plenty to see and do in his fair city in February.

We were a week early for the annual ice sculpting contest, so we took refuge across the street at Caffe Tosi where Natalie enjoyed her natal cup of herb tea. After savoring every golden drop, she sallied forth on a walking tour of what was presented to you in the August 16, 2007 edition of The Beacher as “super, sizzling St. Joe.”

St. Joe does indeed sizzle in summer, but it spar-kles in winter, and we found the Maude Preston Palenske Memorial Library to be gleaming with new books and magazines and newspapers. They even thoughtfully provided that day’s edition of the New York Times for our reading pleasure.

Natalie begins her birthday celebration at the Maude Preston Palenske Memorial Library in St. Joseph.

But Natalie wanted to exercise her body as well as her mind on her birthday, so she set us forth on a grand circle tour of St. Joe from the top of the bluff along Lake Boulevard to a bold venture out to the base of the south pier to view the famous lighthouse in its winter mantle.

St. Joseph’s signature lighthouse wished Natalie a happy birthday.

Natalie is ready to see

all she can see after getting her glasses adjusted at

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We could hear echoes of summer concerts at Silver Beach.

Natalie then negotiated a path along Silver Beach itself, and we could see that the swing set was al-ready thinking spring. Or maybe it was just the wind.

Anyway, we made our way all the way along the shore from Silver Beach to Lions Park Beach, and we did see some ring-billed gulls resting on the ice shelves. Sensing perhaps that we were members of the Berrien Birding Club, they even called to us. I think they were wishing Natalie a happy birth-day, but then she has often questioned my ability to translate Gullish into English.

When we reached Lions Park Beach, we did as the sign suggested and thanked any and all Lions within earshot for making such a magnifi cent strand possible, and then we strolled back to the beginning

No, we did not go beyond the “caution” sign, but we did ask a friendly stranger to snap a shot of us with the lighthouse in the background. He pre-ferred to remain anonymous, so we are unable to picture him here, but we can attest that he was a foursquare fellow who, like us, had been drawn out to the pier by that day’s harmonious convergence of unbroken sunlight and dramatic ice shelves.

The fun couple were smart enough to stay off the icy pier. (photo courtesy of a foursquare fellow who wished to remain nameless)

It was all too beautiful, but there was still so much more to see, and so Natalie led us on a ma-jor birthday hike that took us past a silent pavilion that plays host in summer to sold-out concerts. The sounds of silence were sublime, but we could still hear the echoes of the “1812 Overture” booming off the swollen mouth of the St. Joseph River.

Natalie ascends the pedestrian bridge that links upper St. Joseph with the Howard Family Recreational Trail.

Being as we were in upper St. Joseph, we had the upper hand on a celestial light show staged in honor of Natalie’s birthday: a magnifi cent sunset over the frosty waters of Lake Michigan.

When we were back in our warm car heading for home in Harbert, Natalie allowed as how having a birthday in February isn’t such a bad thing after all. Especially when a sublime city of four seasons like St. Joseph is so close at foot.

Natalie hits the beach on her

birthday.

of the Howard Family Recreational Trail along Li-ons Park Drive. Most of the beachside homes there seemed to be slumbering through winter, but a few of them winked warmly at us as we passed.

St. Joseph, after all, does not fl y south for win-ter.

It is truly a city for all seasons, and we were a pair of seasoned walkers as we fi nished Natalie’s gala birthday perambulation by crossing the pedes-trian bridge at the head of the Howard Trail and then walking back to the downtown district along lovely Lake Boulevard.


Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:February 28 -- Women of Purpose & Power Gos-

pel Choir in a free performance at LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. Free & open to the public. Info: 219/362-6156.

February 28-29, March 1 -- “Frankenstein” presented by the Drama Workshop at LaLumiere School. 7 pm Fine Arts Bldg. on campus. Free & open to the public. Director Donna Blue Lachman.

February 28-March 3 -- At the Vickers Theatre: “The Kite Runner.” Academy Award nominee & Golden Globe nominee. Rated PG-13. Eng. & Dari languages with subtitles. 6:15 pm (each night) MI time. Also showing: “Atonement.” Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner. Rated R. Thurs/Fri 9 pm; Sat/Sun/3:30 & 9 pm; Mon/9 pm. 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. 269/756-3522. www.vicker-stheatre.com

February 29 -- Quilting Craft & Quilting Dem-onstration. 3:30 pm at the MC Public Library. First, see a live demo of quilting, then create your own paper quilt. For all ages. Held in conjunction with the traveling Lincoln exhibit thru April 4.

February 29 -- Leap Day Lego Tournament at Coolspring Branch of the LaP. Co. Public Library, Johnson Rd. & 400N, MC. Sign in 5:30-6 pm; judg-ing begins 7 pm. Phone 879-3272 to register. Bring your own Legos or Duplos. No kits, please.

February 29-March 2 -- “Lucky Stiff” at LaPorte Little Theatre, 218 A St., LaPorte. Fri/Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix $10; reserve 219/362-5113.

March 1 -- Spa Day in the Park at Red Mill Coun-ty Park, US 421, south of MC at 0185 S Holmesville Rd. 10 am-noon. Free & open to the public. Booths featuring massages, aromatherapy and more. First 50 visitors receive goody bag.

March 1 -- “Building a Green World” - panel dis-cussion moderated by Matt Kubik at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in conjunction with the exhibit Green Architecture. 1:30-3:30 pm. Adm. $3/adults, free/LCA members.

March 1 -- Wine and Art Reception at The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. Fea-turing the photograhy of Todd Keller. 7-9 pm MI time. Free admission. Info: 269/756-3879.

March 1 -- LaPorte County Symphony Orches-tra classical concert: “Carmina Burana.” 7:30 pm at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium. Tix $15/adults, $12/seniors, free/children thru high school. Reserve 219/362-9020.

March 1-2, 8-9 -- Maple Sugar Time Festival at Dunes National Lakeshore, Chellberg Farm, Min-eral Springs Rd., Porter, IN. 10 am-4 pm ea. day. Free. Learn how maple syrup was made.

March 2, 9 -- Maple Sugar Sundays at Interna-tional Friendship Gardens, MC. 1-4 pm. Self guided Maple Trail to the Sugar Camp. Free & open to the

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March 8 -- “A Soldier’s Tale” performed by the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra at the New Buffalo Performing Art Center, New Buffalo, MI. 7:30 pm. Tix $12/adults, $5/students; reserve at 269/982-4030 or www.smso.org

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Places to Visit:Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan

City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 & under, free/kids under 3. Guided tours: Mon-Fri. 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm; Sat/Sun. noon, 2 pm. 219-873-1520.

Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360 Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Open 9 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri; 10 am-4 pm Sat; closed Sun & Mon. Adm. $3/adults, $2/vets & senior citizens, $1/ages 8-18, and free to under 8 and active military personnel. Info 872-2702 or www.militaryhistorymuseum.org

LaPorte County Historical Museum. 2405 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. Adm. $3/LaP. Co. resident; $5/out-of-county; $3/kids 12-17; free/under 12 yrs. 219/324-6767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org

Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City. Tues.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11 am-4 pm. Closed Mon. Phone 874-4900.

New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, MI. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm, (MI time) Closed Sun. 269/469-5409.

Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park, MC. Closed for the season. Groups of 10 or more can make appointment at 872-6133 or 872-7128.

Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Mich-igan Blvd., Michigan City. A collection of classic, antique & unusual vehicles & memorabilia. Open every day 10 am-7 pm. Adm. $6/adults, $5/sen. cit, $4/kids, free/under 3. 878-1514.

Southern Shore Art Association Gallery, 724 Franklin St., Michigan City. Fri., 4-7 pm; Sat., noon-5 pm; Sun., 1-5 pm. 219-861-0186. http://southern-shoreart.org

Farther Afi eld:March 1 -- Anne Hill in concert at The Box Fac-

tory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. 8 pm MI time. Tix $15/general admission, $10/stu-dents and seniors (60+), free/children under 12 yrs. when accompanied by an adult. 269/983-3688.

March 1 -- Calumet Astronomical Society public observing. 7-10 pm at Conway Observatory, Buck-ley Homestead, Lowell, IN. 219/769-PARK. Free.

March 5 -- Noon Art Video Series: Krasl Art Cen-ter, 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI. Free.

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Avail. Oct--May -- $1,200 to $2,000 per month.DUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588.

SHERIDAN BEACH-YEAR ROUND-FULLY FURNISHED.Completely remodeled 1BR, 1BA apt. just steps away from the beach at 310 Colfax. New small kitchen appliances, furniture, TV/DVD, A/C units.

Spacious private balcony with a glimpse of lake, barbeque area.$550/mo + NIPSCO. Call 708-372-6898.

LONG BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT - Great location, very close to beach and park. 4/BR, 2/Bath. A/C. W/D, D/W. Deck w/BBQ.

Avail. 8/4/07 for short/long term rental. Call 312-953-9570.

EXCLUSIVE DUNELAND BEACH JOHN LLOYD WRIGHT HOMEAt Stop 35 is the perfect place for a summer or winter retreat.

Perched atop a large wooded dune; comfortably accommodates 12 + people. A/C, fireplace, sunroom, cable TV, internet. 1 blk. to private beach

and endless sunsets. Special off-season weekend rates. Inquiries: (312) 214-5648; vrbo.com #91098.

HOUSE FOR RENT-OGDEN DUNES. Quiet semi-private beach commu-nity. 3BR, 1.5BA, sleeps 6+2. Gas BBQ, big deck, screened porch, A/C,

Satellite TV, stereo, all linens. Sat/Sun rentals $1200. Great family location. Cell 219-730-6486, H 219-763-3088.

LARGE 1BR APARTMENT on FRANKLIN ST. in MICHIGAN CITY. Newly renovated, high ceilings, fireplace, new appliances. No pets.

$875/mo. + util. 219-712-4185.MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS

SEASONAL RENTAL 3BR Shoreland Hills ranch can be rented furn. or unfurn. for $900/mo. + util. Has 2-car garage.

YEAR ROUND RENTAL 3BR, 3 full Baths. Harbor Dunes new construc-tion is available for year-round occupancy. $1500/mo. + util.

Call Ed Merrion @ 219-872-4000SHERIDAN BEACH. Huge 1BR across from the beach.

Central heat/AC, W/D. Private parking. $650/mo. 219-872-4446.SHORELAND HILLS RENTAL. 3BR, 2BA, furn. W/D.

2 blks. to lake. Avail. now to 6/30/08. $800 per month includes outdoormaintenance, but not utilities. No Pets. Call Bob N. at (800) 899-2699.

Recently remodeled. “Must See to Appreciate.”CHARMING VINTAGE MICHIANA COTTAGE – ¼ blk. from lake, Stop 37. Furn., delightful décor, 3BR, 2BA, brand new beds & pillows, sleeps 8-9. C/A, frpl, screen porch off lg. kitchen, BBQ, wrap-around deck, loft end

deck off master BR, D/W, W/D, Cable TV/DVD/VCR, all util. except phone. For info email: [email protected] Phone Judy 847-814-8215.

LONG BEACH EXECUTIVE HOUSE RENTAL. SUMMER 2008Stop 29, overlooking lake. Fantastic decks/views. 3BR, 2BA, A/C, W/D, cable TV, WIFI, high spd Internet, and more. NO PETS/NO SMOKING.

Choice weeks still avail. $3,100/wk. 2WK AND MONTHLY RATES www.vrbo.com/168866 or call 630-337-6220.

Country cottage at beautiful equestrian center. 1 bedroom, fully furnished, kitchen with washer & dryer. $500/mo.

Security deposit & references required. Call Sharon 574/232-0853.170 Lake Shore Drive Unit A. 3BR, 2-1/2BA

Available June-Sept $2,500/mo. Oct-May $1,200/mo. plus util.Great parking, furnished, brand new amenities.

Indoor association pool and private beach.For more information, please visitwww.MickyGallasProperties.com

MICKY GALLAS PROPERTIES • 219/874-7070HOUSE FOR RENT ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE

3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Frpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail. Also avail Sept thru May. $850/mo + util. Call 708/424-8756.

SHERIDAN BEACH HOUSE – 3BR. Year round rental.1 block to beach. $850/mo. Call 630-913-3544.

RENTALS MICHIGANMICHIGAN, New Buffalo, Village of Grand Beach. Lake front home,

just 42 steps down to this private beach on Lake Michigan. Enjoy magnificent sunsets from this lakeside deck and living room. This

cozy 3BR is completely furn. Available in July & Aug. for $2,000/week and June & Sept. for $1,250/week. For more info call 708-212-1637.

FLORIDA PROPERTIESWhen you are buying, selling or renting in Florida,

call Valerie Jean Richardson, Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker.Your FLORIDA CONNECTION a Referral Company 219 393-4092

H REAL ESTATE FOR SALE H6BR, 4BA LONG BEACH HOUSE w/study & 2-car garage.

3 houses from Lake Shore Drive. Completely remodeled 2002. 1806 Ridgemoor Dr., Stop 18 Long Beach. $469,000. Call 219-874-4129.

2BR MAIN FLOOR CONDO AT LONG BEACH POINTE. Lots of upgrades, all appliances to remain.

Available immediately. $118,000. Call 219-871-9385.MICHIANA SHORES AREA, IN, wooded bldg. sites. City sewer & water. 80 ft. x 130 ft. Walk to beaches! $129,000. Broker/owner 239-283-2437.2BR, 2BA CONDO in beautiful Indian Ridge. New paint & carpet, all appl. 3 mi. from beach, Lighthouse Mall & Blue Chip. $115,000. 219-363-5245.INDIANA-LaPorte on Pine Lake in Shore Acres. ½ blk. to the beach.

Totally rehabbed spacious ranch on 3 lots. $199,000. Call 708-212-1637.


Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coe-tzee

As you know, I like to use this column to recommend books that I am enthusi-astic about and want to share with you. However, every once in a while, a book comes along that I must tentatively call a “consideration.” Diary of a Bad Year might not have across the board appeal to the general reading audience; its format being somewhat unusual. However, I believe a select group of ad-venturous readers will embrace it and go “what was she talking about?--This is great!” I found the book intriguing and certainly one to refl ect on and di-gest slowly. With that in mind, let me introduce you to Diary of a Bad Year…

First of all, do not presume the title to be a re-counting of teenage angst. Author Coetzee is an in-tellectual with a Nobel Prize under his belt along with two Booker Prizes and numerous other inter-national awards. Born in South Africa, he now re-sides in Australia.

The premise of Diary is that our narrator, Señor C, has been asked by his German publisher to take time and write down his thoughts on the world; no subject is exempt. “Its title will be Strong Opinions. The plan is for six contributors from various coun-tries to say their say on any subjects they choose, the more contentious the better.” Sounds pretty straight-forward, right? But maybe not scintillating enough. So J.M. Coetzee has given his story an interesting twist…

One day Señor C meets a lovely young lady he is immediately attracted to. “My fi rst glimpse of her was in the laundry room. It was mid-morning on a quiet spring day and I was sitting, watching the washing go around, when this quite startling young woman walked in.” Inquiries soon reveal that her name is Anya and she lives in the same building with her boyfriend, Alan. Señor C fi nally manages to strike up a conversation with Anya and fi nds out she is currently “between jobs.” He convinces her, with a more than generous pay offer, to become his secretary and type his manuscript.

This is where J.M. Coetzee steps outside the box and offers the reader something completely differ-ent.

First, there is the physicality of the book’s pag-es. Each page is divided into three sections: the top section is Señor C’s discourse on something: war, politics, intelligent design, etc., the second is also in Señor C’s voice and gives us the story of his day to day life and the feelings (memories perhaps?) that Anya brings out in him. The third section of the page is devoted to Anya’s voice and her opinions

of Señor C and her life with the ambi-tious boyfriend Alan. This layout could be daunting to some, a challenge to oth-ers. But if you can come to terms with the writing pattern, your opinion of the book might be elevated from disinterest to curiosity.

Anya is a beautiful woman who knows very well her effect on men and Señor C in particular. She comes off as completely narcissistic to begin with-- … “when I make my silky moves I can feel his eyes lock onto me. That is the game between him and me. I don’t mind. What else is your bottom for? Use it or lose it.” -- but then she begins to take a noticeable interest in what he is

writing, and lets him know her opinion, sometimes with a comic twist -- “Write about cricket, I suggest. Write your memoirs. Anything but politics…What he says about politics sends me to sleep. Politics is all around us, it’s like the air, it’s like pollution. You can’t fi ght pollution. Best to ignore it, or just get used to it, adapt.”

Anya grows bolder as time goes by and she feels confi dent enough to offer stronger advice -- “This may sound brutal, but it isn’t meant that way. There is a tone - I don’t know the best word to describe it - a tone that really turns people off. A know-it-all-tone…I know that isn’t how you are in real life, but that is how you come across, and it is not what you want.”

Anya’s conversations with her investment guru boyfriend turn to Señor C and Alan’s obvious re-sentment of him as an intellectual and especially Anya’s personal relationship with him. Alan doesn’t think much of the older man politically, either -- “He is a leftover from the Sixties, that is all he is…An old-fashioned free-love, free-speech sentimental hip-pie socialist…”

Anya counters Alan’s remarks and… “Alan gives me a funny look. Are you falling under his infl uence? he says. Whose side are you on?”

Alan takes pleasure in destroying the Señor’s opinions but eventually the conversation becomes more sinister as Alan queries Anya about the Se-ñor’s money and his will. Conversations led by Alan begin to hone in on a proposition to Anya that is to-tally illegal but would not actually take away any of the Señor’s money if the scheme works. (Ay, there’s the rub.)

Anya fi nds herself at a crossroads of decision -- follow the man she lives with or turn her back on him?

This is an unusual reading experience that is sure to raise a lot of “strong opinions.”

Till next time, happy reading!


219-872-4000866-496-1752FAX (219) 872-4182Specializing in Distinctive

PropertiesIndiana and Michigan Ed Merrion*

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MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS, INC.1010 N. Karwick Road. • Michigan City, IN 46360

Debbie Burke, GRI, ABR, RECS Ed Merrion*, CRS, GRILiv Markle*, Broker Associate ,CRS, GRIJim McGah*, Broker AssociateJohn Hayes, GRI, ABRDale Harding

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MICHIANA SHORES CONTEMPORARY! This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home offers an open concept fl oor plan, with living, dining room and kitchen all fl owing into each other. A fi nished family room graces the full basement, while 3 large bedrooms & 2 full baths occupy the second fl oor. The yard has a large deck for entertaining & is manicured to perfection. Call Jim McGah! $380,000

EXCEPTIONAL FINISH DETAILS! Hardwood oak cove mold-ings throughout the living & dining rooms, beautifully updated wood cabinetry in the kitchen and ceramic tile fl oors in the kitch-en & bathroom have rendered this condo like no other in Long Beach Pointe. Low monthly association fee of $256 includes exterior maintenance plus heat & water bills! Best of all, it comes with a 1 car garage! Ask Ed Merrion to see it. $134,500

MICHIANA GETAWAY! This 4 bedroom, 2 bath home is neat, clean and a joy to see! Oak cabinetry & ceramic tile fl oors in the updated kitchen are like new! Hardwood oak fl oors grace the living room & upper bedrooms. A fi nished walk-out lower level holds a rec room & 2nd kitchen and opens out to a private brick patio leading to a 2 car garage. Just call Michele! $235,000

BUILD ON YOUR OWN BEACH! It’s the lakefront that draws so many people from all over the country to invest in a summer lifestyle that is surpassed by none. This 1/3 acre property has been in the same family for 56 years, with large trees anchoring the dune against the wind & water. 4 level 1920's home is situ-ated on 110' of beach frontage on the best beach in the area - right here at Stop 29. Call Ed for details.

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DAZZLING LAKE MICHIGAN VIEWSfrom completely rebuilt 2 story home on landside of Lake Shore Drive opposite vacant city owned lots. Four bedrooms plus office. Whirlpool bath, steam shower. High end appliances and granite counters in the family sized kitchen. Back door opens to deck overlooking woods. Huge front deck off master bedroom has panoramic views from Illinois to Michigan. Must see.

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17 St. Andrews

PANORAMIC GOLF COURSE VIEWS from beautifully furnished town home on Long

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lofted ceilings, hardwood floors, laundry, windows on every side bring the outside in.

City utilities. Gated entry. $280,000

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