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Volume 26, Number 8 Thursday, March 4, 2010

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What If College Isn’t an Option? – How About Technical Training?By Rick A. Richards

It’s a mantra that’s been re-peated to students for decades: Get a good education and go to college.

It’s sound advice and should be followed by those hearing it, but what about the students who aren’t cut out to go to col-lege? For one reason or another, some students don’t want to – or can’t – attend college. But not going to college doesn’t mean those students aren’t looking to further their education after they graduate from high school.

It’s an issue with which Claudia Adams Drayton is inti-mately familiar. Drayton is in-terim director of the A.K. Smith Career Center, which plays a huge role in educating Michigan City and LaPorte County students inter-ested in careers that don’t include college. A major part of that education is preparing them for life af-ter high school.

“We’re really trying to help students who want to learn at the post-secondary level,” said Drayton, adding that given the current state of the economy, more and more students are sampling what the career cen-ter has to offer because they can’t afford college.

“There are lots of families who don’t have the money to send their child to college,” said Drayton, “so they come here to develop a skill that can help them work their way through college.”

Betsy Kohn, director of com-munications for Michigan City Area Schools, pointed out that

the role A.K. Smith Career Center plays in the com-munity has been highlighted this month through Career and Technical Education Month.

Kohn added that the A.K. Smith Career Center has been a fi xture in Michigan City since 1966.

Amber Ward works on a car in one of the bays in the automotive classroom. In the power mechanics class at the A.K. Smith Career Center, students learn how to repair tractors and heavy equipment.

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Claudia Adams Drayton (Photo by Rick Richards)

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Students enrolled in computer repair class will be ready to step into a rapidly growing fi eld.

“This year’s theme is ‘Career Tech: Invest in your future,’” said Kohn. Throughout the month, there have been special events showcasing the different areas of study at A.K. Smith Career Center, guest speakers, an open house and a Transition Fair for students where they can meet with employment professionals and business owners.

The Transition Fair is an opportunity for stu-dents to meet with and speak to post-secondary in-stitutions, business owners and crafts unions about apprenticeships and education opportunities.

“Career and technical education courses offer our students rigor and relevance,” said Drayton, who has spent 41 years as an educator. She is the for-mer director of the Gary Career Center and taught Family and Consumer Sciences for Gary Commu-nity Schools for several decades before coming to Michigan City a little more than a year ago.

“We’re providing hundreds of young people each year with hands-on technical training, internships, certifi cations and college credit. Career and techni-cal education helps these students prepare for jobs in demand, making sure they have skills to suc-ceed.”

According to the WorkOne Offi ce of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, among the fastest growing jobs in Northwest Indiana are computer software engineers (4.9 percent annual growth), network systems and data communications analysis (4.3 percent), and gaming surveillance of-

fi cers and gaming investigators (4.0 percent). Those jobs pay anywhere from $30,000 to $62,000 a year.

Other jobs showing an increase of more than 2 percent a year are registered nurses, gaming super-visors, physical therapists, sales representatives and special education teachers. The pay for those careers range from $46,000 to $71,000 a year, ac-cording to Workforce Development.

Health Careers students (from left) Kristine Everly, teacher Jane Neulieb and Kim French with a machine used to lift patients at The Arbors.

A group of 38 students are currently working 2.5 hours per day at The Arbors. When they fi nish the program, the students will

have 75 clinical hours, helping them meet the state requirement their Indiana CNA certifi cation.

Photos supplied by Betsy Kohn of MCAS

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Building technology students pose with a structure they are working on in their classroom.

Jach Zankowski makes sparks fl y in the welding class at A.K. Smith Career Center.

Career and technical education has become an integral part of the MCAS curriculum, as well as other schools in LaPorte County. Students from New Prairie, LaPorte, South Central, Westville and LaCrosse schools (and occasionally Marquette) all come to Michigan City to take classes at the A.K. Smith Career Center.

In all, about 370 students are enrolled at A.K. Smith Career Center, but once the course of study is included for students enrolled in career and tech-nical classes in their high school, the number of students involved in programs overseen by the A.K. Smith Career Center across LaPorte County rises to 2,500, said Drayton.

In 2007, Mayor Chuck Oberlie, Michigan City Chamber of Commerce President Tim Bietry, Ivy Tech Chancellor J. Guadalupe Valtierra and Purdue North Central Chancellor James Dworkin signed a compact supporting career and technical education.

“Education is the key to workforce and economic development in Michigan City, in the Northwest re-gion of Indiana and in the nation,” read the com-pact. “The ultimate goal of career and technical ed-ucation is to develop a qualifi ed, sustainable labor force able to compete at national and international levels.”

That goal has been the guiding principle at A.K. Smith Career Center, said Drayton.

Among the skills students can learn through the course of study at the center are automotive technol-ogy, construction technology, computer repair and maintenance, culinary science, education and early childhood development, health sciences, interactive media, metalworking technology, programming and networking, recreational and portable power equip-ment and welding technology. In addition, the cen-ter provides Adult Basic Education and classes in GED preparation.

Drayton pointed out that some courses of study lead directly to college degree while others can pro-vide up to 15 credits at Ivy Tech, Purdue North Cen-tral, Lake Michigan College, Purdue Calumet and Vincennes University.

More importantly, said Drayton, the classes teach students the importance of small things like show-ing up to work on time, dressing properly for the work force and learning how to communicate with others.

“One of the things this course of study does is show students the wonderful opportunities that ex-ist right here in this community,” said Drayton. “I don’t think this program is getting as much atten-tion as it should. It’s a real asset to the community.”

Culinary students’ famous chocolate chunk cookies await the oven.

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Students learn the practical skill of repairing a lawn mower in the power mechanics class.

As successful as the class has been in creating dental technicians, hygienists, engineers, machin-ists, computer technicians and mechanics, Drayton said she’s constantly thinking about the future.

“What can we start teaching right now in tech-nology that will contribute to the future? That’s the question we’re asking,” she said. However, she also said she’s worried about the future of career and technical training.

Debate is taking place among state education of-fi cials whether to continue funding programs like

A.K. Smith Career Center (there are 30 such cen-ters around Indiana) or whether to fold its programs into the high school curriculum.

In the meantime, Drayton has extended an invi-tation to the public “to come and see what we have.”

“Come and have lunch with us and see our weld-ing program, our health careers program and every-thing else we have to offer,” said Drayton of the 16 “clusters of study” that cover dozens of careers.

“I’m really excited about what’s going on,” said Drayton. “I love what I do and I know it makes a difference with the kids.”

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Tickets are $18/adult, $15/senior (65+), free/ stu-dent/children; 219-362-9020, or www.LCSO.net

Sponsored by The La Porte Regional Health Sys-tem Center for Cancer Therapy, the afternoon’s en-tertainment is titled “Symphonic Scenes: Sibelius, Pictures & Pink.” Maestro Philip Bauman has pro-grammed this event to be “an aural gallery with a pastiche of phenomenal virtuosity, passionate melo-dies and picturesque symphonic landscapes brought into living colors by a full symphony orchestra.” Plan to attend this concert in a theater fi lled with symphonic compositions that paint inspired and imaginative images!

Valparaiso University professor, Gregory Maytan will perform “Violin Concerto” by Jean Sibelius. A wish of Sibelius as a young man had been to become a great violin virtuoso, and this concerto more than proves his love for the instrument.

This violin concerto will be dedicated to long time LCSO founders, patrons and friends Jack and Mary Utley. The Utleys recently honored the orchestra with generous donations to the orchestra through the Unity Foundation of La Porte County. The do-nations were given to assist the orchestra in bring-

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One of the most powerful of all creative urges is to memorialize. Modeste Mussorgsky produced his “Pictures at an Exhibition” to perpetuate the mem-ory of a friend. In the process, he created a monu-ment far more massive and lasting than his subject. This expressive work explores an artist’s imagina-tion, bringing two-dimensional sketches to life.

The “Pink” aspect of the concert serves to honor members of the orchestra who have recent stories of hope and friendship in the course of seeking a cure for cancer. Nikia Hammonds-Blakely, formerly of Michigan City, will be traveling from Texas to share her voice and story of survival through the gener-ous support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Nikia will sing “I Promise,” an original ballad that expresses hope and support for all who have faced the challenges of breast cancer.

“Her message of survival is a personal story that has a common thread for many, particularly several of our own musicians,” explains Executive Director Lee Bauman. “Our orchestra is grateful, and our musicians are honored, that The La Porte Regional Health System sees the importance of supporting this musical tribute to breast cancer survivors. It demonstrates the hospital’s commitment to the health of this region, county and orchestra.”

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Maple Sugar Time takes place at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Chellberg Farm on Mineral Springs Road between U.S. 20 and High-way 12 in Porter, Indiana.

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A techie I am not. I have yet to use the micro-phone that came with my many-years-old desktop computer. I do not own a webcam, either. Therefore, those face-to-face calls that so many people enjoy by using Skype (as often seen on Oprah) are a non-is-sue for me presently. I do not (as yet) use the Magic Jack phone service. My desktop has a CRT monitor. Such a dinosaur that is. The future of computing, if you have not heard, is in “cloud computing.” That means you will carry around your device for doing everything you need to by computer. Lighter, small-er, portable and faster is where the digital world is headed.

But back to the webcam and microphone for a minute. There is a new(ish) website named Cha-troulette (www.chatrt.com) that has become the rage lately. Some geeks are studying its potential uses. For now, this social computing experience is patronized by two very different populations of people: those who genuinely wish to meet and talk with people from all walks of life worldwide, and those who want to expose their x-rated body parts to anonymous viewers. Despite having to rate Cha-troulette a family-UNFRIENDLY site, its positive potential is enormous. A young Russian teenager, Andrey Ternovskiy, developed this site as a way to meet others around the globe (not necessarily for dating, either). And to give the rest of the online world a new way of using the Web.

And so, we could be chatting with someone from Kiev one minute and then have a conversation with someone from Abu Dhabi the next. Prepare for the latest catchphrase while you read this. “Nexting,” or “next him” may soon enter the vocabulary of all online users. That is because if you do not like, for any reason, the person who shows up on your screen during your Chatroulette session, you can banish him or her to oblivion with the touch of your mouse. As Katie Baker, writing in Wired said, “think of Chatroulette as a gigantic dinner party, only there’s no need to awkwardly excuse yourself when you’re bored with chatting with a fellow guest. If your Cha-troulette partner is droning on about his pet ferret or his fancy hat collection,* Next him! Warning: At some point you will, too, be Nexted. It happens to the best of us. It may hurt your feelings.”

Meanwhile, Hugh Pickens, interviewing Cha-troulette users for an article that appears in Slash-dot writes that a high percentage of users “are genuinely looking for novel and unexpected conver-sation.” With that said, I concluded that despite the warning about some debauched users, Chatroulette offers a way to get to know people from other cul-tures fi rsthand. And that is why I found it worth

mentioning this week.One more thing I need to mention. I review the

sites I talk about in this column. So despite not hav-ing a webcam or mike to make myself visible or au-dible, I logged on and clicked the buttons to start the stream of people I could meet. The young man who appeared on screen fi rst “nexted” me after about ten seconds of waiting for some visual or auditory (or typed) cue. This young man was clothed. And I think he acted appropriately with his fast nexting behav-ior. After all, if you choose to show your face, you don’t want to stare back at a black screen. I could have typed hello or something, but he was gone in a fl ash. So that is how I reviewed the site. Remember, this is not a place to let your children visit. It is too risky. As for those x-rated Chatroulette users? See how fast you can click the Next button!

At the Lubeznik Center for the ArtsImageMakers 2010 National Photography

Contest: United Through PhotographyPresented by Boys & Girls Club of Michigan CityOpening Reception Sat., March 6, 2–4 p.m.Since 1960, the ImageMakers Photography Con-

test has provided aspiring photographers with a chance to express their creativity by taking and developing their own pictures. Club members, ages 7-12, display their favorite photographs of their Club and community. In the NIPSCO Gallery now through March 28.

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Children’s Theater in New Buffalo “A Bagful of Fables”Remember hearing important messages as a

child told through Aesop’s Fables? Why not bring your kids out this weekend for The Dunes Children’s Theatre winter production of “A Bagful of Fables,” a play for children by Robert Lehan retelling some of Aesop’s Fables in a fresh, fun manner, at the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center March 5, 6, 7. This is true children’s theatre with ‘children performing for children.’ It is directed by Julianne Merrion and Eric Edson of the Dunes Summer Theater.

The talented young cast consists of Kaitlyn Biela as Aesop assisted by Jamey Carpenter, Julia Car-penter, Kelsey Sullivan, Katie Taaffe, Olivia Hack-ett, Lucas McHugh, Calla Beers, Lily Giancaspro, and Maggie Taafe.

March 5 and 6, 7 p.m. MI time (6 p.m. IN). Mati-nee March 7, 2 p.m. MI (1 p.m. IN). Tickets are $7/adults, $5/seniors and students. For more informa-tion, see the Dunes website: www.dunessummerthe-atre.com or phone /email Dani Lane 269.449.8686 / [email protected]. Reservations are not nec-essary. The New Buffalo Performing Arts Center, 1112 Clay Street in the high / middle school.

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Preschool Open House at LibraryA Preschool Open House will be held from 5:00-

7:00 p.m., on Thurs., March 4 at La Porte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., La Porte. There is no charge or registration. Free light refreshments will be served.

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LaPorte Co. Genealogical SocietyAre there strangers buried in your family plot?

Who are they and why are they there? Or is one of your ancestors buried in an unexpected place?

Learn about cemetery mysteries Tuesday eve-ning, March 9, when La Porte County Genealogical Society member and past president Patricia Harris presents a program, “Why Are They Buried There?” with examples from her own research.

The society meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tues-day of every month at the Swanson Center for Older Adults, 910 State St., La Porte. The public is welcome at all meetings. For a list of upcoming programs and more information about the society’s activities in awards, research, publication, and re-cords preservation, visit www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inlcigs/programs.htm and the blog at http://lpcgs.blogspot.com.

At the web site you can also learn about an an-nual bus trip on April 21 to the Allen County Pub-lic Library in Fort Wayne, widely regarded as the second best genealogy library in the US after the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The trip will depart from both Michigan City and La Porte, but reservations are due by April 1. No last-minute riders!

Those who believe they have La Porte County an-cestors, and can prove it, can also fi nd information on how to apply for First Families of La Porte (be-fore December 1840), Pioneer Families (1841-1860), Settler Families (1861-1880), and Civil War Fami-lies (1861-1865).

Alice in Wonderland Pre-Movie PartyAn “Alice in Wonderland Pre-Movie Party” will

be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., on Fri., March 5 in the large meeting room at La Porte County Pub-lic Library, 904 Indiana Ave., La Porte. Come and celebrate the release of Tim Burton’s new Alice in Wonderland movie with a costume contest, tea and crumpets, a mad hatter or two, and maybe even a jabberwocky.

There is no charge and reservations are not taken. For more information, phone 219/362-7128. Please phone 219/362-6156 48 hours in advance to request signing for the hearing impaired.

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River Valley Graduate Gives Kyrgyzstan Gift of Musicby Charles McKelvy

Christy Davis was famous at River Valley High School for her singing, guitar playing, and song writing.

Now, thanks to a year’s worth of volunteer work there, the 2007 River Valley graduate has made a most melodious impression upon university stu-dents in Kyrgyzstan.

Christy, who is the daughter of Kristina and Butch Davis, was home in Sawyer recently eating dried apricots from what she calls “K-stan” and re-fl ecting on her fi rst “tour of duty” in Kyrgyzstan. She was also making plans for an imminent return to the Central Asian nation to be of service to stu-dents for another two years.

“This man was trying to sell us this old sheep while we were driving through the mountains one day.”

Christy Davis and her mom Katrina are pictured with this group of students who took a hike in the mountains. Christy’s mom visited her for

three weeks last August and loved the country.

Noting that Kyrgyzstan is considered “the Alps of Central Asia,” Christy noted “that they are big on sheep there, and they make lots of things with felt.”

As proof, her father Butch sported the felt slippers from Kyrgyzstan his daughter gave him for Christ-mas. Christy was glad to give him such a warm gift because it was dad’s idea to name her “Christ with a y or Christy.”

The Davis family is defi nitely a family who pray together, and their prayers are often of a musical variety, so it is entirely appropriate that Christy would take a musical ministry to what is offi cially known as the Kyrgyz Republic.

Landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bor-dered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east. Christy said some 75 percent of the people are Muslim, with the remaining 25 percent Russian Orthodox. She said they speak Russian in the cities and Kyrgyz in the villages and countryside and that sheep are to be seen everywhere, even on the streets of Bishkek.

Best of all, she said, the Kyrgyz people are pro-foundly hospitable and consider it a great honor for a visitor to sample their fermented horse milk.

Christy sportingly obliged at one home, but she did not develop an instant taste for that signature Kyr-gyz drink.

“But, she said, “Bishkek is a signifi cantly mod-ern city, and the people there very much want to be westernized. So I didn’t feel any culture shock when I arrived. I seemed to fi t right in.”

However, there was no mistaking her for a Rus-sian, because they tend to wear black, and Christy Davis made her Bishkek debut in a pink coat while carrying a bright red suitcase.

And Christy was quite happy to tell her friends back home all about her adventures in Kyrgyzstan at a recent fundraising variety show she organized on her own behalf at Sawyer Highlands Church. Christy is also selling t-shirts emblazoned with “Christy Davis” on the front and “Kyrgy-What?” on the back, as well as CDs featuring her recently re-corded music. She is selling the t-shirts and CDs for $10 a piece and will gladly take orders by phone at: (269) 426-1119.

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Christy Davis will gladly sell you this t-shirt for $10 in support of her return to Kyrgyzstan to do volunteer work.

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Christy Davis teaches a Kyrgyz student how to play the guitar.

These students are celebrating the “end of summer Greenhouse graduation ball.” (Christy Davis photo)

Christy Davis fi rst got the call from God to do volunteer work in Kyrgyzstan while she was under-going Youth With a Mission, or YWAM, training in Honolulu following graduation from River Valley.

“We were praying for missionaries in Kyrgyzstan and I heard God tell me, ‘Go!’ God just told me to go to Kyrgyzstan, and I didn’t understand at fi rst be-cause I hadn’t heard of Kyrgyzstan until that morn-ing,” she said.

But Christy Davis has never said no to God, so she bravely fl ew to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in Novem-ber 2008 to proclaim the Gospel in song and word in the predominantly Muslim nation. Having ridden elephants in Thailand as part of her YWAM train-ing, Christy was ready for anything, and so when the appointed taxi was not waiting for her at the airport after her 3 a.m. arrival, she used her then one-word Russian vocabulary to tell the other cab-bies “nyet” or “no.”

Eventually the right cab driver appeared and whisked the brave young American evangelist to her quarters in Bishkek, and so she began her year of service to a people she said are yearning to be westernized and have some color in their lives.

She said there is no brighter color than the love of Jesus, and she wants to return for two years of sharing her love of the radiant God with the people who live in what is called the “Alps of Central Asia.”

Christy is ready to sell you a t-shirt or CD for $10 a piece, and she would be grateful for your pledge of $5 or $10 a month in support of her work. You can do the latter by making checks payable to YWAM Honolulu and mailing them to: Christy Da-vis (via Accounting), 2707 Hipawaii Pl., Honolulu, HI 96822. For more information, please call Davis at: (269) 426-1119.

Christy Davis will thank you very much in Rus-sian by saying: “Spasiba balshoe!”

But what Christy really prays for are donations of $5 or $10 a month to support her when she re-turns to Kyrgyzstan for what she hopes will be a two-year stint of doing volunteer work at a coffee house for students called the Greenhouse.

Christy Davis (left) with a student friend named Alina.

Noting that there are some 30 universities in Bishkek, Christy said that “it is the Greenhouse be-cause it is a good environment for students to grow.”

She began working there by serving coffee and doing dishes but was called by God to begin teach-ing music to students.

“My main goal is music ministry,” Davis said, “and I want to let students know how much they have to offer through music. It allows them to ex-press themselves, and that’s something they weren’t allowed to do before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. When I go back, I will master Russian and will teach music for sure.”

Davis has already learned enough Russian to be mistaken for a Russian in the former Soviet Social-ist Republic, and, yes, the local guitarist gamely had a go at the national instrument of Kyrgyzstan, the komuz. “It’s a three-stringed instrument that’s a little longer than a ukulele, and the people who are really good will hold it behind their heads while they’re playing,” she said.

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Stop 50 Opens For The SeasonStop 50 Wood Fired Pizzeria, a pizzeria that pre-

pares authentic Naples style pizza baked in a wood fi red hearth oven, will be opening for its fi fth season on Friday, March 5 for dinner.

Stop 50 Wood Fired Pizzeria has received rec-ognition on several occasions in the last two years including being ranked in the Top 8 for Neapolitan-Style Pizzeria by Chicago Magazine, and receiving two LTH Forum Neighborhood Restaurant Awards for the Chicago area, the fi rst ever to be awarded to a restaurant outside of Illinois. Stop 50 has also been featured on ABC 7 Chicago’s “Hungry Hound”, and WNDU South Bend’s “Unique Eats”.

You can also check out Stop 50’s entrance into the “Search for America’s Best Pizzeria” in March 2010 issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray maga-zine; the restaurant was picked as one of the four best in the Midwest region, in competition with twelve other pizzerias (four from each region) from the West Coast, the South-Southwest and the East Coast.Touted as “The Sweet Sixteen,” the magazine says you can “travel to any of these spots and you’ll have some truly spectyacular pizza.” Quite a coup for Stop 50!

Owners Chris & Kristy Bardol have several events planned for the season including beer and wine tastings and more.

Stop 50 Wood Fired Pizzeria will be open initially Fridays from 5-10 p.m.; Saturdays from 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; and Sundays from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. It will be open during the week later in the season. For more information, phone 219-879-8777, or visit their website at www.Stop50WoodFiredPizzeria.com for directions and a menu. Stop 50 Wood Fired Pizzeria is located at 500 El Portal in Michiana Shores.

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Good news ladies...The Spring Girlfriend Sale continues at the Community Center but has taken on an expanded fundraising benefi t. Participants may donate clothing to be included in the sale with all their proceeds going directly to the charity of their choice including the Long Beach Community Center. They may also choose the option of donating one extra item, beyond the 30 item limit, to be sold on behalf of the Community Center or the Smile Train, an international charity providing cleft lip and palate surgery to children in need.

Appointments to participate are being scheduled for March 29-April 16, Mon.-Fri., every 1⁄2 hour from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with the sale opening night April 23. Phone Susan Vissing at 219-861-6188.

Yoga with Instructor Lauralee Sikorski will not meet for classes this week. She will be attending a week long cleansing workshop in Southern Indi-ana where she has been asked to teach as part of the program. A new Sunday 10 a.m. yoga class has been added and will begin March 7. RSVP at 219-861-7394 or email [email protected]

Mother Daughter Boot Camp will not be hav-ing class on March 1, 3, or 5. The regular class schedule of Mon., Wed., & Fri., 8:30 a.m. for women only with a co-ed class on Saturday from 8-9 a.m. will resume Sat., March 6. RSVP at 219-210-9385. Baby sitting for weekday classes only.

Registration is underway for the next 8-wk session of Night Pilates with instructor Shari Bo-hac. Class times are Mon. & Wed., 5-6 p.m. Cost is $80/members and $128/non members. 219-879-1395 or e-mail longbeachfi [email protected]

Melissa Kraus is available throughout the week by appointment to teach piano lessons for all ages starting at age 3, and also offers elementary age tu-toring at a rate of $10/half hour. Info:530-559-1832.

Register now for the 6 week session of Sports Endeavors Academy beginning March 25th. Stu-dents in Pre-K to 8th grade will learn the funda-mentals of basketball, football, volleyball, and soc-cer plus math, science, and history. Thurs & Fri. at noon; cost is $36/30 min. 6-wk session and $66/60 min. 6-wk session. Register with Jeremy Kienitz 219-873-1524, Karen Breen, 219-872-6216 or fax 1-800-218-5518.

There will be a Raw Foods and Vegan Pot Luck held on March 16th in room #1 at 6 p.m. All are welcome to join in and bring a dish. Please RSVP to Danielle 219-210-2940.

The Long Beach Community Center has space for rent for your party, event, class, or busi-ness. For a tour of the facility, phone Anne Heywood at the Long Beach Town Hall at 219-874-6616.

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Maple Sugar Time at IFGInternational Friendship Gardens hosts its annu-

al maple sugar event this year on Saturday, March 6th and Sunday, March 7th. The Gardens will be open from Noon to 4 p.m. both days. This is a free event the Gardens offer to local families. Special presentations will be given at 1pm and 3pm. At the cabin, visitors can have a treat and a cup of tea sweetened with – maple syrup!

Volunteer Jude Rakowski had collected and chopped wood all year to fuel the fi res under the kettles of sap. It takes 30 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup. The Indians taught the settlers how to do this,” Rakowski said. “By spring, their sup-plies were almost gone and they would have almost nothing to eat except the sugar.”

Rakowski taps red maples that are on the edge of the 60-acre woods that surrounds the garden area at Friendship Gardens. “It’s not as good as sugar maple, but it still makes a nice syrup,” Rakowski said.

The kettles are boiled near the Native American garden that she tends. She and other volunteers lay out a nature trail that visitors can take to the sug-aring area. The self-guided trail is an easy three-tenths of a mile hike with a booklet available to Garden visitors describing numbered points of in-terest.

It’s amazing. You drill the hole in the tree and the sap is running before you can get the drill out,” said Dennis Brittain, a garden volunteer who helps with the annual sugar tapping .

Call the Friendship Gardens offi ce at 878-9885 for more information and to check for cancellation in case of bad weather. Friendship Gardens is locat-ed at 2055 U.S. 12 at the east edge of Michigan City.

Jude Rakowski (left) and Dennis Brittain check a sap bucket in the sugar camp at the edge of the woods in Friendship Gardens.

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LaP. Co.Parks Reveals Their 1st Poster The LaPorte County Parks and Park Foundation

will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 9:00 a.m.–noon to offi cially re-veal the inaugural LaPorte County Parks poster.

A signing ceremony for the Poster Exhibit will take place immediately following the ribbon cutting ceremony. The public is invited and artist, Bill Cav-alier will be on hand to meet and discuss his work along with signing the posters that are purchased that day. This artist signing will be held from 9 - 12 noon on Saturday, March 6th at the Nature Cen-ter in Luhr County Park during a live radio remote with the “Fun in Michiana Show” of WEFM.

The posters are available for purchase at the Na-ture Center as well at the Administrative Offi ce at Red Mill for $20 plus tax. The poster includes all four parks and its four seasons. The LaPorte Coun-ty Park staff and Park Foundation invites anyone interested in being a part of this exciting event to join them for this momentous occasion.

In addition, the Nature Center opens for the sea-son this week. Come bring your family out on this day for some arts and crafts. The Nature Centers hours are 1pm-4pm Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday and Sunday. Come check out our new dis-plays, gaze into the eyes of a great horned owl, look through the glass case at one of the seven turtles on display, watch for the elusive birds and squirrels in our Wildlife Viewing Area, or stroll along our many other exhibits in the Nature Center. All of the La-Porte County Parks are open from 7 a.m. to sunset.

Visit www.laportecountyparks.org for more excit-ing news from the LaPorte County Parks or phone them at 219/325-8315.

March 4, 2010THE

Preschool Story TimeWed., March 3, 10, 17, 24 - 10:30 a.m.Children at the Michigan City Public Library will

have fun learning while participating in interactive activities, literature, fi nger plays, songs, and crafts. For children ages 3-5 with an adult. Phone 873-3045 for more information.

The Wild Oaks Masked BallSaturday, March 13, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. MI timeAcorn Theater, downtown Three Oaks, MITickets: $20 – phone 269-756-3879or visit www.AcornTheater.comThe Friends of Three Oaks(FOTO) is collaborat-

ing with Radio Harbor Country......perfect for all who love great music, wild costumes, dancing, a marching band and a fun party. Talent for the eve-ning includes Mucca Pazza, Squirm, the Minor Sec-onds and some of the WRHC-LP deejays and more! Proceeds benefi t Radio Harbor Country WRHC-LP 106.7FM –your community radio station.

AAUW March MeetingThe Michigan City Branch of the American Asso-

ciation of University Women will meet at 7 p.m. on Mon., March 8, at the Barker Mansion, 631 Wash-ington St., Michigan City. Rick Zastoupil of LaPorte Hospital will present a program on sleep disorders called, “Are You Getting Your ZZZZZs?”

Anyone with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is eligible to join AAUW. This organization has been active in the cause of equal rights or women and girls for more than 100 years. To learn more about AAUW, phone Melinda Nagle at 872-1217.

Leathercrafters DemonstrationThe Calumet Area Leathercrafters Guild is dis-

playing leathercraft art at the Michigan City Pub-lic Library through mid-March. On Sun., March 7 at 1:30 p.m., the group will give a demonstration of this versatile art medium. Leathercrafting includes carving, burnished, tooled, dyed, stained and paint-ed on. The display features very intricate and beau-tiful work. For more information phone 873-3049.

Spring Art ShowThe Golden Moments Arts Association will be ex-

hibiting their Spring Art Show from March 6-April 9 at the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Marquette Mall, Michigan City.

Exhibiting artists include Ed Brenner, Marion P. Buren, M. A. Casale, Bill Manning and Shirley Waldo.

The public is invited to an opening reception on Sat., March 6, from 2-4 p.m.

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March 4, 2010 THE

Chess Club at MC Public LibraryThurs., March 4, 11, 18, 25 - 3:30 p.m.Join chess instructor Roy Quiriconi and learn how

to play chess or improve your skills at the Michigan City Public Library. For all ages. Phone 873-3045 for more information.

Heartsaver® First Aid with CPR, AEDLa Porte Regional Health System (LRHS) will of-

fer the Heartsaver® First Aid with CPR and AED course on Saturday, March 6 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at 1100 Lincolnway, La Porte.

The course is based on the American Heart Asso-ciation (AHA) guidelines, offering training on how to perform CPR on adults, children and infants, how to use an Automatic External Defi brillator (AED) and basic fi rst aid techniques, including bandaging, splinting and environmental emergencies. Partici-pants will receive a two-year certifi cation from the AHA upon successful completion of the class.

The course costs $55 per person, including teach-ing materials. To register, phone (219) 326-2322 or visit www.laportehealth.org

The course is open to the public, and pre-regis-tration is required. Class size is limited. The course is required for persons interested in becoming a Heartsaver® Instructor.

Page Turners Book Discussion GroupThe Page Turners book discussion group will

meet from noon-1:00 p.m., on Tues., March 9 to talk about The Shack by William P. Young. The book is a best selling novel about a man who goes back to the shack where his young daughter was murdered in response to a note that claims to be from God. It is available for check-out in regular and large print and on CD.

Everyone is welcome. There is no charge. Refresh-ments appropriate to the book will be served. People may bring a lunch if they wish. Phone 219/362-6156 for more information or to request signing for the hearing impaired 48 hours in advance.

Grade School Basketball InvitationalSix junior high schools competed in the First An-

nual Laker Grade School Invitational held on the La Lumiere School campus in the Marsch Gym-nasium. Queen of All Saints, Notre Dame and St. Stanislaus of Michigan City; St. Mary of the Lake, New Buffalo; St. Patrick School, Chesterton, and Forest Ridge Academy, Schererville participated in the tournament. Members of the La Lumiere men’s basketball team acted as ambassadors to the visit-ing teams.

More information about La Lumiere School can be found at www.lalumiere.org

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Toddler Time at MC Public LibraryWed., March 3, 17, 24 - 9:30 a.m.Children will have fun learning through litera-

ture, music, interactive activities, fi nger plays and a craft. Registration is required and limited to 15 children with an adult. Phone 873-3045. For chil-dren ages 24-36 months with an adult. NOTE: no program on March 10.

Artists and Photographers--Take Note!The Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce is

currently accepting art work and photographs to use in the upcoming Harbor Country Guide or on the Chamber’s website. Submissions from profes-sional and amateur photographers and artists lo-cated in any area are welcome. However, all images must depict real places within Harbor Country. When ever possible, the photographer or artist will be credited, but will receive no other compensation.

Photographs for submission must be digital im-ages on a CD in either hi-resolution jpeg or tiff fi les. Images of original artwork, not the original art, should be provided. Submissions should be brought to the Chamber offi ce located at 530 S. Whittaker Street Suite F in New Buffalo, MI. The Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce phone number is 269-469-5409.

The deadline for consideration of inclusion in the 2010 Harbor Country Guide is March 12, 2010. For more information please read the Media Submis-sion page on the Chamber’s website at www.harbor-country.org/submitmedia

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Knitting Club for All AgesWednesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 5:30 p.m.This program is held at the Michigan City Pub-

lic Library. Bring size 9 straight knitting needles, any worsted yarn, tape measure (optional), and op-timism. Children under age 6 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, phone Joanne Hale, 874-2787 or email [email protected]

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Great Decisions Discussion GroupThe foreign policy program Great Decisions will

meet on Mon., March 8 & 22, 6:30 p.m. at the Michi-gan City Public Library. Discussion this month are Global Crime and China. For more information phone 873-3049.

On Display at the Buchanan Art Center Didjeridoos, Nature Paintings, and Photo-

graphs from the CarribeanThe Buchanan Art Center is proud to announce

three shows opening on March 1 and running through April 11. An opening reception for Sara Johnson’s “Moondrop’s Didjeridoos and Carribean Colors” will take place on Sun., March 7, from 2-4 p.m. MI time; the opening reception for Michael Johnson’s “New Paintings, New Colors” will take place on Fri., March 19, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. MI time.

The Buchanan Art Center, 117 West Front Street in Buchanan, Michigan. The Center boasts three galleries with rotating exhibits of regional artists’ work, a program of educational art classes for all ages, and a gift shop featuring the work of local artists. More information including a schedule of upcoming classes and events can be found on their web site at www.buchananartcenter.org

“Portraits From the Live Model”Description: A three hour class meeting four

times with the same live model posing each time if possible. This class is for all medias and all levels of students. The class is taught using demonstrations for the group with follow-up individual instruction and critiques.

When: 9 a.m.-noon, March 13, 27, April 10, 24.Where: Upstairs meeting room/studio at the

Southern Shores Art Association at 722 Franklin Street in Michigan City. Ph 219-879-4980.

Cost: $80 includes all instructor, SSAA, and mod-el fees.

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March 4, 2010THE

Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:MARCH -- WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTHMARCH 1-7 -- NATIONAL WRITE A LETTER

OF APPRECIATION WEEKOngoing -- Puppet Parlor Theatre presents “The

Snow Queen” at Marquette Mall, MC. Performanc-es Wed/11 am & 4:30 pm; Fri/4:30 pm; Sat/11 am, 2 pm & 4:30 pm; Sun/2 pm. Adm. $5. Info: Ralph Kipniss, director, 219/210-3428.

March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 -- Knitting Club for all ages. 5:30 pm at MC Public Library. Bring size 9 straight knitting needles, yarn. Info: Joanne Hale, 874-2787.

March 4 -- NATIONAL GRAMMER DAYMarch 4 -- Chess Club at the MC Public Library.

3:30 pm with instructor Roy Quiriconi. For all ages and all skill levels. Free. 873-3045.

March 4 -- Preschool Open House at LaP. Co. Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. 7 pm. Learn about preschools in the area. Free program, refreshments will be served. Info: 219/362-7128.

March 4-8 -- At the Vickers Theatre: “A Single Man.” Nominee Academy Award & Golden Globe Award. Starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. Rated R. Thurs/Fri 9 pm; Sat/Sun 3:45 & 9 pm; Mon 9 pm MI time. Also showing: “The Young Victoria.” Golden Globe nominee starring Emily Blunt. Rated PG. Thurs thru Mon 6:30 pm MI time. Vickers The-atre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. 269/756-3522 or www.vickerstheatre.com

March 4, 11, 18, 25 -- Chess Club at MC Public Library. 3:30 pm. For all ages; learn how to play or improve your skills. Roy Quiriconi, instructor.

March 5-7 -- Dunes Children’s Theatre winter production of “A Bagful of Fables.” At the New Buf-falo Performing Arts Center, 1112 Clay St., New Buffalo. Fri/Sat 7 pm; Sun 2 pm MI time. Tix at the door: $7/adults, $5/seniors & students. www.dunes-summertheatre.com

March 6 -- Unveiling of the fi rst LaP. Co. Parks poster. 9 am-noon at Luhr County Park. Artist will be on hand to sign copies of the poster, which will be for sale. WEFM will broadcast the event. The Na-ture Center opens for the season. More info at www.laportecountyparks.org or 219/325-8315.

March 6 -- Golden Moments Arts Association Spring Art Show opening reception. 2-4 pm at the LaP. Co. Convention & Visitors Bureau, Marquette Mall, MC. Public invited. Exhibit will be seen thru April 9.

March 6 -- Opening reception for ImageMak-ers 2010 National Photography Contest: “United Through Photography.” Club members are 7-12 yrs. of age. 2-4 pm at Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., MC. 874-4900.

March 6-7 -- Maple Sugar Time at International Friendship Gardens, 2055 E US Hwy 12, MC. Noon-

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ana Dunes Nat. Lakeshore’s Chellberg Farm, Min-eral Springs Rd., Porter, IN. 10 am-4 pm. Ranger-led tours am; self-guided tours pm. Maple syrup will be for sale. Learn how Indians, pioneers and the Chellberg family made maple syrup.

March 7 -- Calumet Area Leathercrafters demo and display at the MC Public Library. 1:30 pm. Free, open to the public. Info: 873-3049.

March 7 -- Informal Chess Tournament. 2-5 pm at Temple News Agency, 816 Jefferson, LaPorte. No entry fee or prizes. Bring chess set & clock if pos-sible. Info: Michael Sitar 219-362-2676.

March 7 -- LaPorte County Symphony Orches-tra presents “Symphonic Scenes: Sibelius, Pictures & Pink!” 3 pm at Elston Theatre, 317 Detroit St., Michigan City. Tix $18/adults, $15/seniors (65+), free/student/children. Reserve at 219/362-9020 or www.LCSO.net

March 8 -- INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN’S DAY

March 8 -- AAUW meeting. 7 pm at the Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., MC. Rick Zastoupil of LaPorte Hospital will present the program. Info: Melinda Nagle 872-1217.

March 8, 22 -- Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Group. 6:30 pm at MC Public Library. Topics this month: Global Crime and China. Info: 873-3049.

March 9 -- ORGANIZE YOUR HOME OF-FICE DAY

March 9 -- Page Turners Book Discussion Group. Noon-1 pm at LaP. Co. Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. The Shack by Wm. P. Young will be discussed. Free, open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

March 9 -- LaP. Co. Genealogical Society meet-ing. 7 pm at Swanson Center for Older Adults, 910 State St., LaPorte. “Why Are They Buried There?” presented by past president Patricia Harris. Visi-tors welcome to attend.

March 11 -- Collector’s Club and Writer’s Ren-dezous meetings 6 pm at the MC Public Library. Free, open to the public. Info: 873-3049.

March 11, 25 -- Maple City Wordcrafters. 5:30-8 pm. LaP. Co. Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., La-Porte. For amateur writers who want to improve their writing.New members welcome.219/362-6156.

March 13 -- The Wild Oaks Masked Ball. 8 pm-1 am MI time at Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. Music, costumes, dancing, march-ing band. Proceeds benefi t Radio Harbor Country. Tix $20; 269/756-3879 or www.AcornTheater.com

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FINAL TOUCH HOUSE CLEANING & WINDOW WASHING.Reasonable. Quality service. Ref. Avail. Call Debbie at 219-879-1429.

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HANDYMAN-HOME REPAIR-PLUMBINGQUALITY CARPENTRY: Expert remodeling of kitchens, bathrooms.

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Power Washing – Deck Services - Wallpaper Removal 28-Years experience. Insured. Ph. 219/861-1990.

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LAKE SHORE PAINTING & PRESSURE CLEANING.Free estimates. Call 219-872-6424 and ask for LeRoy.

DUNIVAN PAINTING & POWERWASHINGInterior/Exterior •Wallpaper Removal.

Local. Exp. Insured. Reasonable Rates. Call Brian at 219-741-0481.INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING CONTRACTOR.

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Surviving Against All Odds by Dr. John H. Meyer

The USA cable network has a catch-phrase, “characters unite.” We are all char-acters with a story to tell and now, more than ever, we need to embrace the differ-ences that being a character means. The world is an ever shrinking place and our stories are an important piece of uniting all people by explaining who we are and where we came from. It all comes down to understanding and accepting...

This week’s book recommendation is a posthumously published memoir of a man who had an interesting life story to tell, and who, through that life, touched many people from different cul-tures and different countries spanning the decades from pre-World War II to the start of the twenty-fi rst century. And it wasn’t an easy trip...but one that landed him in Beverly Shores, Indiana.

The seed for this telling of a life began when Dr. Meyer was approached by SHOAH, an organization that videotaped the stories of Holocaust survivors. Dr. Meyer was a German and a Jew.

“My generation is dying and in a few years no eye-witnesses will be left. What was done to the victims of the camps is beyond description, but those of us fortunate enough to save ourselves by sheer persis-tence, wits and guts, who would not give up and tried to build a life as normal as possible, should also be heard.”

Dr. Meyer starts his story in 1933 when newspa-pers reported that Hitler was asked by President Hindenburg to form a new cabinet. John was a stu-dent at the University of Berlin at the time. His parents thought Hitler would be gone soon until the day the paper headline read “All Jewish Students to be Dismissed from the Universities.”

“The general atmosphere had gradually become more critical but now it hit closer to home.”

Meyer had to make a decision about his schooling and his future. It was fi nally decided that he would go to Italy to continue his medical education. After all, the fascists were not aligned with Germany and they were not anti-Semitic.

Meyer wound up in Genoa which he discovered to be a safer place to live. He even met his future wife, Gerda, there at his friend’s birthday party. The beautiful city of Genoa with its seaport, hiking trails and pleasant cafes seemed an almost idyllic time...for a while.

As the 1930s marched on, John saw what was happening in Germany, how his parents were fall-ing into a “ghetto mentality,” and soon the Nazis be-gan appearing in Italy.

It was time for John Meyer and Gerda to decide what and where their future would lie. Eventually a decision to leave Europe had to be made. Months of haggling for an exit visa and a place to go was fi nally decided upon when a chance to continue his doctoring opened up in Ecuador, South America.

Having learned Italian, John and Gerda now had to learn Spanish as well! Not to mention more exams to get a medical li-cense in Ecuador. The tales of their leav-ing Italy and getting to the port city of

Guayaquil, Ecuador, are fi lled with the excitement the young couple felt, as well as the uncertainties.

Meyer’s various medical assignments in Ecuador are told with a simplicity and openness that tugs at the heart. From one post to another and meeting ev-ery obstacle head on, the couple not only survived, but made a home in a foreign country, however raw and unfi nished it was.

By the time the Americans started coming in the country after the war, John and Gerda had a child and were settled in a permanent home of their own. A chance meeting with one American woman start-ed them thinking about moving to the U.S. It was a major decision and one they didn’t take lightly.

I was tickled at John’s description of their intro-duction to the States and all the “luxuries” they didn’t realize ordinary people had. The culture shock in coming to Chicago was almost as bad as ar-riving in the primitive villages of Ecuador! Imagine--the water didn’t have to be boiled!

The couple’s culture shock at coming to Chicago faded into the background as John once more had to pass exams to get yet another license to practice medicine. A friend introduced them to the Indiana Dunes and their eventual buying land and building a home in Beverly Shores.

This is a gentle story, told by a man who did what he had to. Who was lucky enough to make the right decision to leave Germany and then Italy at the right time. It’s a chance to hear one man’s story and, as the saying goes, learn what it is to “walk a mile in his shoes.”

I don’t think John Meyer was writing a monu-ment to himself, I think he just wanted to tell his story. And he did it quite nicely. It shows the gentle man he was; a voice to be heard, indeed.

Dr. Meyer has passed away, but his legacy lives on with the work he performed in the medical fi eld, even into his retirement (into his 80s!) with his volunteer work at the Open Door Health Clinic in Michigan City.

Till next time, happy reading!

March 4, 2010 THE

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