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Volume 18, Number 12 Thursday, March 28, 2002 The Woodland Easter Bunny by Mildred L Jarrell Quite early on an Easter day, The Easter bunny finds his way To every house where friends abide, And leaves a little gift inside. His cart is filled with every kind Of Easter candy he can find, And special sweets that he can cook From Mrs. Rabbit’s candy book. He hopped along the rabbit trail, His fuzzy little cotton tail A-bobbing out of sheer delight, For Easter eve was his big night. And so throughout the night he went, Until the treats and he were spent; To each was given one small part Of Easter Bunny’s happy heart.
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Volume 18, Number 12 Thursday, March 28, 2002

The Woodland Easter Bunnyby Mildred L Jarrell

Quite early on an Easter day,The Easter bunny finds his wayTo every house where friends abide,And leaves a little gift inside.

His cart is filled with every kindOf Easter candy he can find,And special sweets that he can cookFrom Mrs. Rabbit’s candy book.

He hopped along the rabbit trail,His fuzzy little cotton tailA-bobbing out of sheer delight,For Easter eve was his big night.

And so throughout the night he went,Until the treats and he were spent;To each was given one small partOf Easter Bunny’s happy heart.

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Mystery Castle is an Offbeat Eyefulby Paula McHugh

South of Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport, on the edgeof South Mountain Park, a turreted stone structurerises from the desert. Mystery Castle has found fame,yet many tourists have not found the unusual desertresidence of Mary Lou Gulley.

For lovers of the offbeat, Mystery Castle demandsa visit while vacationing in the Valley of the Sun. Theinternationally known landmark of 1920’s vintage hasbeen featured in Life magazine, Arizona Highways,McCall’s, the New York Times, “Strange as it Seems”and “That’s Incredible.” More recently, the unusualarchitectural wonder’s owner received an Emmy forthe documentary she produced that highlights her home.

I got a private tour of Mary Lou’s fantasy castle ona day otherwise closed to visitors. It’s the kind ofplace that is hard to pass up for us curious souls. A

The dreamlike dwelling built by Boyce Luther Gulley in the 1920’s is photographable from dozens of angles.

Turrets, towers and terraces makeMystery Castle stand out from thecrowd of cookie-cutter homes, to be sure.

Mystery Castle sits on the edge ofSouth Mountain Park, far from the

bustle of downtown Phoenix.

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phone call to Mary Lou from the airport allowed usto take a shortcut and be sure that the iron gates inthe dusty driveway would be open for our arrival.

The home that Boyce Luther Gulley built in the late1920’s remained out of view until we were well upMineral Road, but as we continued down the dirt roadwe got our first glimpse of what might be bestdescribed as an outsider artist’s dream. A sign on thegate proclaims Mystery Castle of one of Phoenix’s “Pointsof Pride.”

“Welcome to my castle,” Mary Lou announced asshe bounced down a dozen or so wide stone steps towardmy rental car. Eyes wide in wonder, this writergrabbed a few extra rolls of film, somehow knowingahead of time that hours could be spent examiningthe odd nooks and crannies designed in river rock, sal-vaged and recycled curiosities galore. Our whirlwindtour lasted only about 45 minutes, not really enoughtime to absorb all there was to admire, gawk at, andquestion.

But to begin at the beginning, we needed some back-ground. Mary Lou’s father, Boyce Gulley, left hisfamily and friends back in Seattle when he learnedthat he had tuberculosis. Mary Lou would not see herfather again, but she and her mother, Frances even-tually made their way to Phoenix years later after learn-ing that they had inherited Boyce’s castle. Boycespent his years in Arizona, beginning in the late1920’s, regaining his health and embarking upon his

Mary Lou Gulley is the “princess” of Mystery Castle, calling it home since 1947. She welcomes upwards of 20,000 visitors a

year inside to view her father’s handiwork.

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creative desert construction built from rough rocks, railroad ties, sidesof old boxcars, and whatever other salvage he could come upon. Hemade trips as far south as Bolivia, traded with the Native Americans,and acquired artifacts that spill over into all the interior rooms andexterior spaces of the 18,000 square-foot home. Although Boyce over-came his problems with tuberculosis, the creative builder and formerTexas A & M architectural engineering student succumbed to lungcancer in 1945. The father of a young Mary Lou, happily building sandcastles with his daughter along the Pacific Coast in Washingtonyears before, had left a surprise legacy for his daughter and hiswife Frances.

“My dad was a recycler before his time,” Mary Lou explained asshe led us through the rooms, nooks, and crannies of her one-of-a-kind residence.

An inlaid western scene is framed by an assortment of rocks native to Arizona.

Native American artifacts such as this huge Pueblo basket are found here and

there throughout the residence.

An Arizona artist’s painting of BoyceGulley hangs above one of the 13

fireplaces within the 18,000 square-foot residence.

This old window was fashioned ofcolorful glass shards, creating astained glass effect.

Yes, they look like chocolate bunnies, but thisyummy-looking pair is really ceramic. They rest in

front of one of the baker’s dozen of warming fireplaces within the castle.

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The curved window wall was created from amber refrigerator tray glass,which Mary Lou said that her father obtained for $7.50 a carload.

The sofa in the main entry, she pointed out, was agift from a former Arizona governor; other furnish-ings include items from Barry Goldwater and well-known Arizona artists. Boyce’s stamp of artisticwhimsy include liquor and wine bottles interspersedin rock, amber refrigerator glass “block” window-doors (“My father bought them for $7.50 a carload,”says our hostess) and a total of 13 stone fireplaces thatserve as central heating for the residence. But this is

Phoenix, known for its hot, dry climate. Boyce tookcare of the heating/cooling issue naturally. He dug outthe rooms as they naturally occurred from the side ofthe mountain, Mary Lou said. In other words, “he wentwith the flow,” digging and building in consonance withhis natural surroundings. The daughter of this cas-tle-builder, who is known locally as “Joan Wayne,” saidthat her father was a true environmental architectwho molded the indoors with the outdoors. If Soleri’sArcosanti or Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesan West ison your list of places to visit in Arizona, you will bedoing yourself a favor by adding Mystery Castle to yourtroika of visits. Just be prepared for an eclectic,eccentric mix of whimsy, because that is what you’llbe encountering here at the foot of South MountainPark.

From the windows of a dining nook, Phoenix’s sky-line rises in the distance. The windows here were sal-vaged from the old Santa Fe depot in Ash Fork,according to Mary Lou. Our hostess pointed out thedrain in the stone floor of the kitchen area, adding thatmopping up was a breeze. In the saguaro room, downa level, Boyce had rescued a tall lifeless cactus thatMary Lou said had been struck by lightening.

“A photo crew doing a fashion layout was hererecently,” Mary Lou said. The backdrop at MysteryCastle makes it ideal for photo ops, we concluded.

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Wire wheel rims of an old Stutz Bearcat make for an interesting window.

An arched gate leads into a lowerlevel dry-bar, where part of an oldConestoga wagon can be found.

A view of the old depot windowsfrom the outside. The upper

story is Mary Lou’s private quar-ters, not shown on the tour.

Boyce salvaged thesewindows from the old

Santa Fe depot in AshFork. The dining nook

allows for a panoramicview of the desert withthe Phoenix skyline in

the distance.

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Across a patio area and through another door, wewere led into the “wedding room,” where our hostesstold us scores of local couples choose to be married.Embedded into the floor flanking another of theimpressive river-stone corner fireplaces, two snakesslither a sentinel.

“The snake, according to the Native Americans, rep-resents defiance, wisdom, and protection,” Mary Louexplained. Outside on an upper terrace, Mary Lou point-ed to the overfired bricks, which she said were clink-ers, or castoffs that her father acquired. Haulingwater from a nearby canal, Boyce mixed a crushed cal-cium carbonate or native caliche, with goat’s milk tomake a mortar. This, he learned from the NativeAmericans that he befriended.

Mary Lou and her mother, Frances, opened MysteryCastle for tours years ago as a way of earning an income.When she and her mother moved in to the homeafter Boyce’s death in 1945, the place had neither elec-

tricity nor running water. Those improvements werenot added until 1971.

“My mother wanted to make sure that this fabu-lous castle was maintained,” she said. Today, Mary Lougreets close to 20,000 visitors a year from Thursdaysthrough Sundays from October through June. For a$5.00 admission, “guests” are treated to an over-whelming eyeful of treasures to enjoy. Artifacts fromall parts of Arizona are scattered throughout theexpansive castle and its surrounding seven acres.Boyce Gulley appears to have had an uncanny knackfor collecting. Yet, instead of just placing items on shelvesfor display, the impassioned builder embedded hismelange of objects into odd spaces. Mystery Castle’sinterior is loaded with artifacts that represent the his-tory and culture of the 48th state.

There is way too much here to describe in words andeven the sprinkling of photographs brought back

cannot substitute for a realvisit.

We are surely glad we did!

Chiminea’s have been around for quite some time. Boyce made this one from river rock and cement.

Mystery Castle represents an eclectic mix of southwest style pueblo,parapets, turrets, arches and oh, so much more. The “pillars”

in the foreground are hollowed-out saguaro cacti.

Half-timbers mortared with native caliche mixed withgoat’s milk form the “stairway to the rainbow.”

Um, we didn’t climb them.

Boyce acquired this genuinepictograph back in the 1920’s. Today,anyone caught hauling out suchantiquities would be spending a goodpart of his life in prison. Mary Lousaid that this ancient slab was givento her father as a gift.

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Upcoming Fundraisers for ABCThe ABC Children’s Museum is a not-for-profit

organization that serves area children with interac-tive exhibits and creative programs. The museum isdependent on donations and fundraising activities tomeet expenses. The following events planned:

Thurs., March 28. Hacienda Restaurant Fundraiser.Pick up a coupon at the museum and the Haciendawill donate a percentage of your bill to the museum.All meals and carry-outs are included this day as longas the coupon accompanies the order.

April 15-17. Jewel Shop & Share Fundraiser.Obtain a mandatory coupon from the museum, andwhen you shop at Jewel Food Store this weekend, showthe coupon so that a portion of your bill will be donat-ed to the museum by Jewel.

April 18. Birthday Party & Silent Auction. This partyis especially planned for grownups from 4:30-7 p.m.Explore the exhibits and join in the silent auction fea-turing items donated by area businesses, includingtickets to some Chicago attractions.

ABC Children’s Museum is located in MarquetteMall, Michigan City. Hours are Wed., Thurs. & Fri.from 1-5 p.m., and Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Weekdaymornings and early afternoons are reserved for schoolgroups; Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays are reservedfor birthday parties. Admission is $3 for adults andchildren; family memberships are $35 per year. Phone874-8222 for more information.

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Featured is a still life called “Florist Menagerie,”a study of the people who own a flower shop inBrown County, Indiana. It was recently accepted inthe Elkhart Museum of American Art, 23rd Regionalexhibits, that was held last fall.

18 Artists Gallery is located in the Indian OaksShoppes at 540 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton;phone them at 219/926-6306.

“Faces, Places and Other Spaces” will feature the work of artist Gerrie Govert.

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Travels with Charley:The Cat Who Came for Christmas IS Staying for Easter

by Charles McKelvy

Alleluia!The cat who came for Christmas IS staying for

Easter.Rather, the cat named Mikita, who came to own us

on the fourth day of Christmas, has decided to con-tinue owning us through Easter Sunday and beyond.

Alleluia!I include all of this in these pages because I have

twice before written about Mikita, the front-declawed,neutered, female calico cat who was given to us as aChristmas present by Bruce and Carolyn Graham ofThree Oaks, Mich.

You may recall from my St. Valentine’s Day epis-tle to Mikita that I noted that, except for that one mem-orable Friday in January, she had shown no signs ofwanting to leave.

I then asked her if that meant that she had adopt-ed us as her new humans.

She, of course, said nothing, but, as a true feline,she has since voted with her paws.

And, as I write this with Easter right around thecorner, she has paused her paws on my desk and islooking contentedly out the window at all the migra-tory birds who are passing through our little cornerof southwest Michigan. She is showing no signs of want-ing to leave the domestic bliss we have created for HerHighness here in our humble Harbert cottage.

I seem to have been doing a passable job of clean-ing her litter box on a daily basis, and the cat food wefeed her seems to be up to her high standards, andshe has trained me to give her table scraps every break-fast, lunch, and dinner, and now, as I write this, shehas moved to the floor beside my chair and rolled overso I can rub her back. (I dutifully rub her back.)

Alleluia!The cat who came for Christmas is most decided-

ly going to stay for Easter and then some!For, as our summer neighbor Susan Tingle assured

us in a recent letter from her winter quarters inArizona, “Dogs have masters; cats have staff.”

And Mikita most assuredly has a devoted staff oftwo.

Granted, Natalie is not as sold on this feline pres-ence as I am, but she is coming around.

Just as Mikita is coming around to sharing me withanother female.

Maybe that’s it.They each want to be the alpha female.I don’t know, but I do know I had better divert that

stream of thought before it gets me into big trouble.So allow me to close this Easter epistle by publicly

thanking Mikita for choosing us as her cat staff andby thanking her for the valuable Lenten lesson shetaught us in the middle of March when a Saturday

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We toughed it out the first night by building a bigfire in our hearth and piling on extra blankets. We evenwore “nightcaps” to bed in an attempt to stay warm.Mikita, who has a thick fur coat, was fine at first, butby Sunday afternoon, she had had enough of theplummeting temperatures in the house and so cameand sat on my lap and looked up at me with thoseinscrutable yellow eyes of hers as if to say: “Enoughsacrifice. Time to avail ourselves of some Christiancharity and head for a neighbor’s house with powerand heat.”

We did just that, and Mikita expressed her grati-tude by curling up with us that night and purring untildawn.

When our power was restored, she was more thanhappy to return to her heated home.

In fact, I just heard her meowing contentedly in theother room.

I have learned enough “Cat-a-nese” to know thatshe was saying: “And to all, a Happy Easter!! Mayyou find all your eggs, and may all your chocolate bun-nies melt in your mouths, not in your hands.”

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These and other little-known facts are to appear ina book on Michigan City’s beach communities, due tobe published in 2003. The author, Barbara Stodola,is now asking beach residents for their recollections,amusing anecdotes and historic photographs.

More than 200 photos, most of them previously unpub-lished, will be included in the book, covering thetime span from the 1890s through the 1940s. The pub-lisher, Arcadia Publishing, has issued books on theMichigan City lighthouse and the history of BeverlyShores, both in its “Images of America” series.

Stodola said she has already received valuableassistance and information from the Michigan CityHistorical Society; the reference department at theMichigan City Public Library, old copies of TheBeacher and other publications; Susan Vissing of theLong Beach Community Center; architect Carter H.Manny, Jr., whose grandfather was one of the foundersof Sheridan Beach; realtor Phyllis Waters, who boughtLong Beach Realty from developer Clarence Mathias;attorney Michael Brennan, who has original documentspertaining to the development of Long Beach CountryClub; architect Elizabeth Wright Ingraham, whose fatherdesigned many distinguished houses in the area;Jerry and Carol Solomon, who still own the family beachcottage purchased in the 1920s; and several other “firstfamilies.”

Stodola was previously director of the John G.Blank Center for the Arts, where she organizednumerous exhibits relating to the history and the archi-tecture of the Michigan City area, as well as thehighly acclaimed exhibit, “Frank Lloyd Wright andColleagues: Indiana Works.” She is currently a boardmember of the Michigan City Preservationists and avisiting faculty member at DePaul University, Chicago,where she teaches a course on Frank Lloyd Wrightat the Loop campus.

Stodola’s book will include the communities ofSheridan Beach, Long Beach, Duneland Beach andMichiana Shores. She is interested in finding photosof original cottages, golfers and swimmers, the sta-bles, the summer theatre and family outings, particularlyif the persons in the photos can be identified. Personsinterested in contributing to this publication maycontact her at 874-7668.

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For this Wood-Worker, Home is Where the Lathe isby Bill Keefe

Larry Jensen, artisan extraordinaire, likes noth-ing better than “messing up” the wood-working shopthat he has developed from scratch in his Beverly Shoreshome. Working full-time in Chicago, he has to pur-sue his hobby mostly on weekends, but that’s okaybecause he’s not in a hurry.

The goal, he believes, is literally to turn out—on alathe or other workshop machine—products thatcome as close as possible to qualifying as works of art.The works can be utilitarian, like bowls and lamps,or they can be purely decorative, such as the faux teapotsthat grace a shelf in his home’s dining area.

Like others who enjoy free-lance wood-working, hedoesn’t hesitate to “go against the grain” when buy-ing the wood materials with which he works. “I liketo find burls, the beehive-shaped growths on some trees,”he says, “Or wood with knots in it. With things likethat you can get some beautiful effects. Furniture mak-ers and others who need perfect wood haven’t the slight-est interest in such flaws.”

“You find the burls in big leaf maple, oak trees, andsome other trees. You can work the burl just likeany other piece of wood—but the irregularities can makethe end product more interesting.”

Neither burls nor knots add unusual grains ordesigns to the table that Jensen and his wife, RosemaryGemperle, keep in their dining area. But the table toohas its marks of distinction. “I made it from what wecall ‘quilted maple,’ which refers to these ripply grainpatterns in the surface. The weight of the aging treeactually produced these swirly, curving lines.”

Measuring three and one-half by eight feet, the tablecan “easily” seat six or more, Jensen says. Proving thatpatience has to be a major character trait of the prac-ticing wood-worker, Jensen labored through a wholewinter on the table’s glass-smooth surface to make surehe got it just right. “You have to sand it over and over,”he says, “To get it that flat and smooth.”

Jensen’s basement shop has evolved over the yearsalong with his rekindled interest in the craft.

Spending his growing-up years in the Midwest, resid-ing in Iowa and Minnesota at various times, he madethe acquaintance of wood and woodworking veryearly. “When I was young, I remember that my fatherhelped me build a barn out of old orange crates,” hesays. “My father wasn’t really into that kind of hobbywork, but my grandfather had been.”

“So it runs in the family, at least a little. Then I hadwood shop in junior high school. I was out of it for someyears, making a living, but got back into it in the 1970’s.In 1987 Rosemary and I built this house—developingthe plans with an architect. In 1992 I was sort of dab-bling with wood when a friend called and asked meif I wanted a lathe.”

“That did it. A school was dispensing with thisYates American lathe and I acquired it. It had beenbuilt in 1934.” In his workshop, he points out the lathe,which still functions. “I don’t use it much because Ihave this General lathe, but the Yates is here if I needit.”

He has been “really serious” about woodworking forthe past 10 years. Amember of the American Associationof Wood Turners, a national group that meets once ayear, he receives the association’s publication whilealso subscribing to a British woodworkers’ publication,Wood Turning. The publications provide ideas, keephim in touch with the latest innovations and trendsin woodworking, and give him any help he might

Mechanical shop machines virtually fill one end of Jensen’s basementwood-working shop.

From wooden block to work of art—that’s the story of most of the piecesthat come into Larry Jensen’s workshop in his home in Beverly Shores.

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need when ordering supplies, tools, or other necessitiesof his hobby.

“You can order wood, all kinds of equipment—justabout anything you might need,” he comments. “Butmost important, I can keep abreast of what’s going onin the world of wood.”

A Complete ShopThe woods that Jensen buys and turns into lamps,

teapots, necklaces, bowls, goblets, and other gracefuland handsome artifacts run a broad gamut.

“I prefer native American woods for the most part.That means cedar, maple, oak, walnut, elm if I canfind it. All these woods have a lovely grain, though some-times it’s rather faint. One great thing about it is thatyou can change a grain by using a wire brush on it.”

He favors another wood that grows in California andother areas of the Far West and Southwest: manzanita.“This tree, or shrub really, has a dark, heavy root thathas great character. You can make all kinds of orna-mental things with it. For example, the little ‘altar’that I made to go with the three figures on the din-ner table was made from the manzanita root.”

The three separate figures, cylindrical pieces of vary-ing heights, represent humans in the abstract. Placedaround the ‘altar,’ they form an attractive, free-formdiorama or symbolic grouping. The wood that wentinto the figures is banksia, an evergreen that isnative to Australia and Tasmania.

Jensen has given the group a name: “Druids at theSun Altar.”

Other exotic woods find their ways into the base-ment workshop. Visiting India with Rosemary forthree weeks in 2001, Jensen found and brought homea small sandalwood log. From it he has made a littledecorative bowl. “This wood has a delightful scent,”he says, holding the bowl out for a visitor to test. “Ikeep some of the shavings from working on it becausethe shavings also retain their scent.” The sandal-

wood log remnant, some two to three inches in diam-eter, may still provide the wood for other items.

Still other exotic woods go into products of Jensen’sworkshop. He has, for example, used wenge wood,imported from Africa, and lignum vitae (“tree of life”)from a tree that grows in Mexico, Central and SouthAmerica, and the West Indies. From wenge he has made,among other things, a lovely medallion, the pendantportion of a necklace that also features tiny stones strungon a thread. The lignum vitae has also gone into theproduction of an elegant goblet base.

Jensen Continued on Page 22

A lamp that stands in Jensen’s living room, a per-manent part of the room’s decor, contains six differ-ent wood types, both domestic and foreign. Rating asone of the more ambitious of the hundreds of projectsthat Jensen has tackled, it has a shade made fromAfrican wenge wood, red oak, and elm. The stand andupright contain woods that relate to another ofJensen’s travel adventures.

“We were in New Zealand about seven years ago,”he recalls. “I found these three woods with Maorinames—rimu, kauri, and tawhai. The three make upthe rest of the lamp. Instead of regular bulbs,” he says,lifting the shade that is shaped like an inverted bowl,I used these compact flourescent bulbs. They don’t throwas much heat as regular bulbs would.”

The exotic woods that he finds while travelingmake up only a small proportion of all the woodsthat Jensen uses. He can also obtain such types as wal-nut, cherry, oak, and other hardwoods, mostly inboard form, from the Great Lakes Custom Woodproducts shop on Dunes Highway. He may also obtainlog ends for specialty uses such as lamp stands.Other specialty woods and exotic types are availablein South Bend at Johnson’s Workbench.

The lamp that Larry Jensen created out of six different wood typesstands in a corner of the living room of the Jensen home.

Three of the woods came from New Zealand.

It depends on how you arrange them. The cylindrical figures with the“altar” of manzanita wood bear the imaginative name,

“Druids at the Sun Altar.”

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Jensen Continued from Page 21

“They have a good variety at Johnson’s, but small-er quantities. What I get there is generally ready forworking. If I needed a piece of oak to make a coffeetable, I could buy it there. Johnson’s would also havesome exotic woods.”

What tools does he use? The basement workshophas just about every imaginable hand tool and ancil-lary items from chisels to calipers and on to glues, files,and drills.

The mechanical tools complete the picture. Theworkshop not only boasts two working lathes; it alsohas a planer, a drill press, a radial arm saw, and anelectric grinder for sharpening tools. Others, equal-ly important for various phases in the forming andshaping of wood, include a sander and a Dremel thatserves as sander, grinder, and drill

A Fascination with WoodHolding down a full-time job with the Environmental

Protection Agency in Chicago, assigned as a techni-cian in the cleanup of radioactive sites, Jensen wel-comes weekends. Over a single busy Saturday-Sundaystretch, he may finish a small project—a necklace, forexample. He may complete a small bowl in a week,a large one over several weeks.

In the “somewhat larger” category is a salad bowlthat he made for a niece. “She was getting married,”he recalls, “and wondered if I could make her a spe-cial gift. I decided to do this bowl. It’s made from boxelder and is something like 13 or 14 inches across atthe top. It must be close to six inches deep.”

Projects that take longer also include table lamps,“maybe three or four weeks,” and the floor lamp in theliving room. The latter required the better part of anentire winter.

The aesthetic side of woodworking is always withJensen. “Every wood that you work with has a scent,”he says. “And most of the time the scent is pleasant,even heady. There are some exceptions, like walnut.”

Since becoming deeply committed to the wood-worker’s craft, Jensen has also become more interestedin the commercial side of the hobby. He has various

types of pieces on exhibit—and for sale—at the DunesShop, the Schoolhouse Shop, Heartland Woods onU.S. 12, and at 18 Artists in Chesterton. All these out-lets are in the Beverly Shores-Chesterton area.

This summer he will exhibit at the Chesterton ArtFair, scheduled for the weekend of August 3-4.Cementing his association with the Chesterton art scene,he has served twice as curator for the wood-turningexhibit held annually at the Chesterton Art Center,formerly the Chesterton Art Gallery. He will assumethe curator’s role again next year, basically servingas the exhibit organizer.

As opportunity offers, he creates on order, takingthe specifications given him by people who want dec-orative or useful items for the home, office, yard, orother venue.

All in all, it’s a rewarding, challenging life, says the21 year veteran of service with the EPA. The challengesare always new. There’s always something to learn.“Even when something goes wrong, you may come outwith an attractive piece,” he says. “I call these ‘shards.’The flaws may be a crack, or a round piece may notbe precisely round if some warping takes place.”

“To prevent that kind of thing, I try to make surethat the wood I’m working with is dry.” He places ahand on a garbage-can-sized container, lifts the lid toshow that the container is filled with sawdust. “Ialways have a number of pieces of wood in this saw-dust. It’s one of the best ways to get a piece entirelydry.”

Could he make a living from his hobby when—andif—he retires from government service? “No. I don’tthink so. It’s slow work—too slow. I don’t mind that,but that would mean that it’s got to remain a hobby.”

“Maybe a profitable one, but a hobby.”

Unearthing a piece of wood that has been drying in sawdust, Jensen canstart working on it as soon as he makes certain that it’s dry. The sawdust

will cover a number of pieces-- “in reserve” -- at any given time.

The saw requires close attention if it is going to cut along the design lines that Jensen has drawn on the block of wood.

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The tour will begin at First Congregational Church,Washington and 6th Street, where parking is avail-able on-street and in the “Top Dog” parking lot. Afterreceiving their registration materials, tour-goers maythen proceed to Trinity Episcopal Church, Franklinand 7th St.; United Methodist at 7th and Pine; St. PaulLutheran Church, Franklin and 9th; and St. Mary’sCatholic Church, at West 10th and Buffalo. The sixthchurch on the tour is St. Stanislaus Kostka, at

Washington and Ann Streets (two blocks south of11th), which visitors may reach by walking or driving.

The churches are all buildings of architectural dis-tinction and historical interest. Dan Schaaf, organizerof the event, predicts the visitors will be especiallyimpressed by the stained glass windows and otherunique features adorning the interiors of these land-mark structures.

Tour Offered by PreservationistsA rare opportunity to visit the interiors of six beau-

tiful churches is being offered by the Michigan CityPreservationists in cooperation with the pastors of six

downtown parishes. The walking tour will be held onSun., April 7, the Sunday following Easter, from 2-4p.m. There is no charge.

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Several of the churches lay a claim to being Michigan City’s “first,” insome respect. According to early historians, the Congregationalists werethe first to begin meeting, as early as 1835. The Episcopalians were thefirst to actually build a church in 1838 on land donated by Isaac C. Elston,the founder of Michigan City. All of these congregations moved from theiroriginal locations, in at least one instance being driven out by the drift-ing sand that plagued the early town settlement.

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, built in 1868, is the oldest churchbuilding in Michigan City. The First Congregational Church Church isthe first to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

St. Paul’s split off in 1876 from the more conservative GermanLutheran Church, St. John’s; and St. Stanislaus was established bythe Polish Catholics who had previously been members of St. Mary’s. Thecurrent church dates from 1916.

This walking tour is being sponsored by the Preservationists in orderto increase public awareness and appreciation of the beautiful historicbuildings in our midst. The event is a follow-up to last year’s highly suc-cessful tour of homes and other historic structures in the Elston Groveneighborhood. Persons who enjoy this type of event are encouraged tobecome members of the Michigan City Preservationists.

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Girl Scout Easter ParadeRegistration will begin at 2 p.m. on Sat., March 30th,

for the Girl Scout Parade to be held at the Maple LaneMall in LaPorte. Bonnets made by the scouts (thinkrecyclable) will be judged at 3 p.m. Registration is $1per entry.

The event is sponsored by the Cadette Girl ScoutTroop #383 of Krueger Middle School and is open toall levels of scouting: Daisies, Brownies, Juniors andCadette. Registration also includes a participation but-ton. For information on this event, phone Rick orEdna Loop at 219/324-9789.

Help Needed For Gardens Clean-UpThe International Friendship Gardens Board is

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The Clean-Up will consist mainly with rakingleaves under and around evergreens and bushes, inthe open areas and in the ethnic gardens sites. Rakesand shovels are available; however, workers maybring their own favorite tools if they wish. Peopleinvolved with the ethnic gardens may want to begindeveloping their landscaping plans for this season.

Volunteers are asked to come into the Gardens byway of the entrance on Hwy. 12 just east of FireStation #2.

At a recent Board meeting, the following officerswere elected: president, Dr. Richard Houck; firstvice-president, George Neagu; second vice-president,Romona Hay; treasurer, Oleif Olsaker.

Gardens Executive Director Tammy Steinhagenannounced that in addition to the many outstandingevents to take place during the season, 14 weddingshave also been scheduled.

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Dan Moser and Kathy Leek — “Homemade Jam,” will perform at the firstCoffeehouse Cabaret at Footlight Theatre.

Doreen McGrew and Ann Thorvik will perform on April 14.

Footlight Players has announced a new series of per-formances, “Coffeehouse Cabaret”, to debut on Sun.,April 7th. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., featured artists forthe evening will include Dan Moser and Kathy Leek,known together as Homemade Jam. On Sun., April14th, also at 6:30 p.m., the acoustic duo CEDnA fromRockford, Illinois will perform. The duo consists of DoreenMcGrew and Ann Thorvik.

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CyberScribblesby Paula McHugh

Teens and EducationThey say there are no coincidences, especially in

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While standing at the vortex at Cathedral Rock, Itold Jim Stahl, founding editor, that I would reviewhis website and possibly write about it. Let me saythat it is a pleasure to do so. I’m pleased to heap plau-dits on this extraordinary site that features essays,poems and fiction of teenage writers from all over theUnited States.

Type in http://library.merlinspen.com and get readyto enjoy some excellent reading submitting by studentsthroughout the United States.

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Jim, the publisher and founder, is a graduate of theUniversity of Chicago and taught English lit to 7th,11th, and 12th graders in Bethesda. He also taughtat the American International School in Vienna,Austria. Merlyn’s Pen has a bevy of fine editors whohelp select and review the best of the best teen writ-ing. The site has been featured in the New YorkTimes, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor,and in education journals. The Wilson Library Bulletincalls Merlyn’s Pen “uniformly excellent.”

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More of Susan’s work can be seen at the Spring Re-opening of the Gaia Gallery, Gordon Beach Inn, UnionPier, Michigan. There will be an opening reception onFri., April 12, 7-10 p.m. (MI time).

I stated earlier that teachers, particularly Englishteachers, would enjoy Merlyn’s Pen. I don’t want toleave out teachers in other disciplines, so I found asite that is geared to professional educators thatallows them to post information, questions, projectsand other useful information geared to teaching andlearning. Teacherfocus.com has bulletin boards for edu-cators of science and math, the humanities, off-topicitems, and even an area for beginning teachers.Another useful site for our schoolmasters that isloaded with education resources can be found atmaxpatch.com/educational.html. The site containslinks for art, English, Esl, geography, geology, liter-acy, history, math, and even home schooling.

The final site I’m mentioning this week is a sort ofplug. Rusty’s Morningstar Ranch for People withAutism (where my son lives) has joined Escrip(escrip.com) as a way to raise funds to keep the smallnon-profit residential facility afloat. National andlocal merchants who come on board Escrip give a per-centage of their sales to such worthy organizations tohelp with fund raising. If you do a lot of shopping onlineor use American Airlines, Budget Rent a Car, Coco’sBakery, Spiegels, Payless Shoes, Eddie Bauer (and more),you can help the ranch by signing on as a supporter.You shop as usual with a portion of your purchase goingto the ranch. You need to enroll, though. I have paperforms, and you might be able to enroll online, too atEscrip. Please email me for more information and Iwill give you the ranch’s code number to become a sup-porter. The process is painless, and you will be doinga very good (and painless) deed.

Email me at [email protected] for more infor-mation. Meanwhile, happy surfing!

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Dunes Arts Foundation Donut SaleOn Sat., March 29, 8 a.m.-noon, at the Lowes

Home Improvement Center parking lot in MichiganCity, the Dunes Arts Foundation will be selling KrispyKreme Donuts as a fundraiser for their upcoming sum-mer theatre season. Opening June 21st will be the block-buster musical “Jekyll & Hyde”, followed by “Piratesof Penzance” and “Six Degrees of Separation.” The DunesSummer Theatre is located in Michiana Shoresbetween Grand Beach and Michigan City.

Donuts are $5/dozen and can be reserved by email;state your name and quantity desired, and they willbe held for you until 11 a.m. on Saturday. The emailaddress is [email protected]

Art Center Guild Bus TourOn Mon., April 29th, the John G. Blank Center Arts

Guild will host a bus tour to Chicago to view two out-standing exhibits.

One is “Chihuly in the Park—A Garden of Glass”at the Garfield Park Conservatory, tying glass blow-ing art work and plants together as one. Artist DaleChihuly’s work is “floating on water or nestled amongstpicturesque gardens.”

The second exhibit is “The American Presidency—A Glorious Burden” at the Chicago Historical Society,including nearly 400 artifacts, photographs, and rarevideos exploring the people who have occupied the OvalOffice and the challenges they have faced.

The costs, including bus and admission, are $25/ArtsCenter members, and $30/non-members. For more infor-mation and to make reservations, phone GretaLaFountain at 874-6359 by April 22nd. Checks are duewhen reservations are made.

The tour bus will leave the Arts Center at 8 a.m.and return by 5 p.m.

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The John G. Blank Art Center Guild sponsored aprogram, “Beauty of the Blooms,” a canvas of boun-tiful fresh flowers, at the membership meeting ofMarch 11th. Debbie Guerrette, the floral manager forAl’s East Floral Shoppe in LaPorte was the featuredfloral artist. Ms. Guerrette presented an engaging andwitty program, in which she shed light on selection,combination colors, and proper trimming and care offresh flowers. Ms. Guerrette inspired the audience withher spring parade of fresh flowers and encouraged begin-ners to seek new colors, blooms, and new creative formsof decorating. In addition, a spring seasonal basketarrangement, a decorative plant basket and four col-orful loose floral arrangements were raffled at the con-clusion of the meeting. Ralph Waldo Emerson stat-ed it best—”Earth Laughs in Flowers.”

The Art Center Guild encourages past members andguests to attend the Mon., April 8th meeting begin-ning at 9:30 a.m. The 10:30 a.m. program will featureDonald Bowman speaking on “Landscaping-LandArt.” Refreshments will be served. For more informationon meetings, membership, or the special presentation,phone the Art Center at 874-4900.

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“Friends” Annual LuncheonThe Friends of the Michigan City Public Library

will have their annual luncheon at PottawattomieCountry Club on Sat., April 6, at 11:30 a.m. Kristi Clarkof Clark’s Secret Garden Nursery will provide the pro-gram. Tickets are $10 and are available at the librarycirculation desk or by phoning Enid Holdsworth at 872-8953, or Hazel Carter at 872-0363.

Friends’ memberships are available at the library.Money raised by the Friends goes back into librarypurchases and programs.

“Thursdays Tales” With Ranger BobStories have been used throughout history to enter-

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The programs are free, but phone 873-7014, ext. 599,to preregister.

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Notre Dame School RegistrationNotre Dame School in Michigan City announces reg-

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Friends of the Library Bus TripFriends of the LaPorte County Public Library and

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After lunch, there will be a stop at the Auburn CordDuesenberg Museum; for an additional $3 there willbe a tour of the National Truck and AutomotiveMuseum which is adjacent to the ACD Museum.

The trip will take place on Sat., April 27, with an8 a.m. departure and a 6 p.m. return. A cost of $23 perperson covers bus fare and ACD Museum entrance.

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Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:March 28-April 1 — “No Man’s Land.” An Academy

Award nominee and Golden Globe winner. Rated R.Bosnian language with Eng. subittles.Thurs 7 pm; Fri& Sat 6:30 & 9 pm; Sun 4 & 6:30 pm; Mon 7 pm. VickersTheatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI 616/756-3522or www.vickerstheatre.com

Through March 29 — The Clothesline Project ondisplay at PNC in the North Gallery Lobby of theTechnology Bldg. on campus. Mon-Fri 8 am-9 pm; Sat8 am-4 pm. Display of shirts created by women whohave survived acts of violence. Info Patricia Carlisle,872-0527, ext. 5241.

April 1 — Memoirs. 1:30 pm. Open to those com-pleting any library Writing Your Memoirs course.The group meets the first Monday of the month at theMichigan City Public Library.

April 1 & 15 — Meditation Group. 7 pm. Newmembers invited to attend. Follows the guidelines setby Jim Peterson.

April 2 — 2002 GFWC/IFC Woman’s Study ClubScholarship Card & Games Party. 6-9 pm. Held atImmanuel Lutheran Church, corner Woodland &Coolspring Ave. Donation $5. To benefit PNC NursingProgram Scholarship.

April 3 -- “Let Freedom Ring-A Potpourri ofLiterature.” 11:45 am-12:45 pm. Presented by PNCstudents; a variety of readings with a patriotic theme.Public invited to attend. Held in the Library-Student-Faculty Lounge, Room 02.

April 3 — Barker Civic Center Guild meeting. 7 pm.Carol Estes to speak on “Secrets of the Boudoir,”ladies’ dress styles 1880-1910. Public invited to attend.Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City.Memberships available @ $5/yr.

April 3 — Open Stage for acoustic musicians, poets,writers. 6-9 pm. Temple News Agency, 816 JeffersonAve., LaPorte. Held every Wed. Info Michael Sitar.219/362-2676.

April 5-7, 12, 14, 19-21 — “The Singin’ Cowboy.”Footlight Players production. Fri & Sat curtain 8pm; Sun matinee 2 pm. Tix $9; reservations 874-4035. Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin St., MichiganCity.

April 6 — Friends of the MC Public Library AnnualLuncheon. 11:30 am. Pottawattomie Country Club. Tix$10; available at the circulation desk. Krisiti Clarkwill provide the program.

April 6 — 6th Annual Native Plant Sale. 8 am-1 pm.Indiana Dunes State Park Pavilion. Lecture and saleof plants. Special Mystery Plants pkg. available.Presented by Friends of Indiana Dunes. Info 926-7561,ext. 230.

April 9 & 23 — Great Decisions. 6:30 pm. This for-eign policy discussion group will cover “India and SouthAsia” and “AIDS in Africa.” To register, phone 873-3049.

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14th Annual Spring Michiana Orchid ShowFernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve

announces the debut of some exotic guests at the14th Annual Spring Michiana Orchid Show. These daz-zling visitors--an amazing array of cultivated orchids--will arrive on Sat., April 6th. The show continuesthrough Sun., April 7th, in the Plym Visitor Centerfrom 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on both days (MI time).

During the show, experts will present lectures andvideos to demonstrate just how easy these spectacu-lar plants are to grow and what it takes to keepthem in your home. There will be free mini-sympo-siums on general orchid care on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.and on Sunday; as well as a lecture, “Mini Orchids ForMany Places,” on Sunday at 2 p.m.

In addition, there will be a wide selection of plantsand supplies available for purchase. Also, membersof the Michiana Orchid Society will be on hand to answeryour questions.

For more information, phone 616/695-8469. Fernwoodis located near Buchanan, Michigan. Take US 31North to Walton Road, exit 7; go west 1.7 miles, thennorth on Range Line Road.

1-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm. 874-8222.Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City.

Guided tours on Mon-Fri, 10 am, 11:30 am. Adm.$4/adults, $2/kids 18 and under, free/kids under 3.

Beverly Shores Historic South Shore Line PassengerDepot Museum and Art Gallery. 525 Broadway,Beverly Shores. Sat-Sun, 1-4 pm. Adm. free. 219/871-0832.

Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Info 872-2702 or on theweb at www.militaryhistorymuseum.org

LaPorte County Historical Museum, county com-plex in downtown LaPorte, Indiana. Hours 10 am-4:30pm, Tues-Sat. Adm. free; donations welcome. 219/326-6808, ext. 276 or www.lapcohistsoc.org. Februaryexhibit: Warming Trend—Antique Coverlet Display.

New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. WhittakerSt., New Buffalo, MI. Open Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm;Sat-Sun, 10 am-3 pm (MI time). Info 616/469-5409.

John G. Blank Center for the Arts, 312 E. 8th St.,Michigan City. Gallery hours Mon-Fri, 10 am-4 pm;Sat, 10 am-2 pm. 874-4900. New exhibit: Work by mem-bers of the Lithuanian American Women ArtistsAssoc. Through May 11.

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Travels with Charley:

Getting to Dale Chihuly’s “Garden of Glass” at Lastby Charles McKelvy

“Who loves a garden, loves a green-house too. Unconscious of a less propitious clime. There blooms exot-ic beauty, warm and snug. While the winds whistle and the snows descend.”

Right after Dale Chihuly’s exhib-it “Chihuly in the Park: A Garden ofGlass” opened at Chicago’s GarfieldPark Conservatory on November 23,2001, friends told us we absolutelyhad to go see it.

“But,” they said, “you have plen-ty of time because it will be there untilMay 19 (2002).”

With a window of opportunityopen that wide, our only real concernwas how we could get there on pub-lic transportation from the Loopwhere we are regularly depositedby either the South Shore Railroador our friend and famous tri-state com-muter Dan Liess.

Our friends, who live in Oak Park,Ill. and have a second home inHarbert, Mich., assured us the CTA’s“Green Line” was the only way to gosee Chihuly. “It’s safe to ride duringthe day, and it’s only a 15-minute ridefrom the Loop, and they have a newstation less than a block from the Conservatory. Nowyou have no excuse.”

Actually, we did have one more excuse: money, orlack thereof. Given the rapidly rising admissionprices at Chicago’s art and museum attractions, wereckoned the Chicago Park District was looking to cash-in big-time on the world-famous sculptor’s show.

“But no,” our friends said, “they just ask for a sug-gested donation of $2, and you don’t even have to givethat if you don’t want to.”

Thinking that was just the deal for us, we said, “Butwho wouldn’t want to throw in a few bucks for a guywho does such amazing things with glass.” (We wereable to make that assertion because we had firstencountered Mr. Chihuly’s wondrous work at theKalamazoo Institute of Arts where his stunning glasschandelier hangs suspended over the main entrance.And, yes, there is a photo of it in the February 3, 2000edition of The Beacher.)

Although we needed no further inducement atthat point to go to Garfield Park by May 19, ourfriends handed us a Chicago Park District brochurewhich noted that the Tacoma,Washington-born artisthad been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 1968 towork at the Venini factory in Venice, Italy where hewas influenced by their team approach to blowing glass.The brochure further stated that “in 1971, Chihuly

(who was born in 1941) co-foundedPilchuck Glass School in Stanwood,Washington. With this internationalglass center, Chihuly has led theavant-garde in the development ofglass blowing as a studio art andthe broader contemporary interest inglass as an expressive medium. Hiswork is included in over 190 muse-um collections worldwide.”

With just such a promise of world-wide art adventure, we set out twicein the New Year to see what magicDale Chihuly had wrought at theGarfield Park Conservatory.

But each time we were diverted toother adventures by circumstancesbeyond our control. Happily, thosediversions resulted in two other

“Travels with Charley” features which have alreadyappeared in these hallowed pages.

And happier still, we finally got ourselves to theGarfield Park Conservatory in time to explore “AGarden of Glass” before it breaks camp on May 19.Our visit occurred on an unseasonably warm andrainy Friday afternoon in March, and the followingis our official report:

—William CowperThe Task1785

Dale Chihuly, glass artist. (Photo by Stewart Charles Cohen.)

Green Line trains stop regularly at Randolph Street.

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After vending ourselves the necessary $6 CTA farecard ($1.50 each way for each of us) from an automaticmachine at the Randolph Street station over Wabashon “the Loop,” we waited but a few heartbeats and thenboarded a clearly marked westbound Green Linetrain. We readily found a pair of comfortable seatsby a wide, clean window and settled back for what provedto be a safe, rapid, and surprisingly scenic ride to theCTA’s new and architecturally invitingConservatory/Central Park station.

No one even looked at us crookedly as we watchedin wonder as one upscale housing development afteranother popped up along Lake Street. In fact, we enjoyedour “El” ride over Lake Street so much, we weretempted to ride all the way to the end of the line andexplore Oak Park’s architectural treasures, but as soonas the train drew abreast of the stately old Conservatorywe knew we had to get off and do the full Chihuly. (Noteto Dave Barry: “The Full Chihuly” would be anexcellent name for a rock group.)

You see, when we lived in Chicago before movingto Michigan in 1987, we had often talked about tak-

ing public transportation to the Garfield ParkConservatory at 300 N. Central Park Avenue, but wehad always dissuaded ourselves for the simple rea-son that it was far too dangerous.

But on that warm and rainy day in March, webeheld as we descended from the CTA’s bold newstation a phalanx of stout men wearing yellow“Security” windbreakers patrolling the area. Wealso beheld a most impressive assortment of car fleshin the parking lot adjacent to the Conservatory, and,as we entered that grand garden under glass, werealized that we were among the elite of the Chicagoart world.

Yes, “A Garden of Glass” is truly an art happening,and you owe it to yourselves to follow our tracks towhat the Chicago Park District modestly calls “oneof the largest and most stunning conservatories in thenation” where you will find, as we did, Daley Chihuly’s“work floating on the water or nestled amongst pic-turesque gardens in nearly every room of the facili-ty.”

Glass Continued on Page 38

Chihuly’s Persian Pool series started as an experiment in form. You’ll findthese yellow beauties in the Aroid House at the Conservatory.

Dale Chihuly’s Peacock BlueTower 2001 is the first pieceto greet you at the “Gardenof Glass” exhibit at theGarfield Park Conservatory.

Chihuly used all300 colors ofglass available tohim to create hisMacchia Forest.Macchia is Italianfor spotted.

Chihuly’s brightred Reed

Installation in theDesert House

began at a studioin Finland.

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Glass Continued from Page 37

We immediately wondered why we had waited so long to go and seeChihuly’s installations, and we were thankful to The Boeing Companyfor helping the Chicago Park District make the exhibit happen.

As a responsible critic, I am bound to rate the exhibit on a scale ofone to ten, with ten being out-of-this-world-wonderful, and I can nowsay, after having toured the entire exhibit at a leisurely pace, that “AGarden of Glass” merits a perfect 10.

And, yes, I’d go again between now and May 19 in a heartbeat.For what we discovered along the brick paths of the Conservatory

was a delightful blending of nature and art. Our favorite example isto be found in the Fern House where Chihuly anchored his other-world-ly “Najima Floats” in a pond inhabited by colorful koi and painted tur-tles.

I will not reveal the ending except to say it will occur on May 19, andI will urge you to contact the Chicago Park District for more informationat: 312/742-PLAY or on-line at: www.chicagoparkdistrict.com.

Now, get to thee to “A Garden of Glass.”

Dale Chihuly designed his exhibit to blendwith nature. What this black and white

photo can’t show is the myriad red glass curlicues entwined on the

branches of this tree.

The Beacher travel team at rest at the Garfield Park Conservatory.

A man contemplates Chihuly’s multicolored Nijima Floats in the Fern Room.

Follow the red brick road to rest andcomfort at the Conservatory.

Dale Chihuly wants hiswork to appear as though

it comes from nature.

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The Harbart Gallery will be home to our histori-cal memorabilia and will display a revolving selectionof old photographs. We have tentative plans to hostour first “Remember When Opening” in June. The localguitar legend Max Brown has agreed to take us downmemory lane and perform a concert recreating thesounds of the 1940s. Some of you may rememberhim from his appearances at the old Spaulding Hotelin downtown Michigan City. We will make plenty ofroom for dancing. Tickets will go on sale in May forthis event and proceeds will help fund our historicalpreservation projects.

Space is filling up fast for the spring Girlfriend Saleand we haven’t even sent out our invitations yet. Ifyou have participated in the past and wish to do soagain, please call the community center and reserveyour space over the phone by leaving your name,address and telephone number. We are developing anew mailing list for this event so being involved in thepast does not guarantee inclusion. Our inventorysheets for participants will be mailed the first weekin April. The Private Preview Sale for participants andtheir closest friends will be Fri., May 3rd, starting at6 p.m. The sale is advertised and open to the publicSat., May 4th from 2-6 p.m. On Sun., May 5th we willhave the traditional 1/2 price sale with bargainsgalore from noon-3 p.m. We are looking for a fewvolunteers to help organize and tag the clothing andto help with sales. All volunteers qualify for “early birdprivileges”. If you would like to join the GFS team, letus know. Youth volunteers are welcome and anyoneold enough to follow directions and capable of hang-ing up clothing may join in on the fun.

The Community Center is open weekdays from10 a.m.-5 p.m. and office hours are on Tuesdays andThursdays from 1-5 p.m. All children are expected tobe accompanied by an adult while in the building. Keepall those great ideas and suggestions coming in.

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On March 28, 1925, the Chicago Tribune movedinto the newly completed Tribune Tower.

On March 28, 1930, the names of the Turkish citiesof Constantinople and Angora were changed, respec-tively, to Istanbul and Ankara.

On March 28, 1944, New York City’s radio stationWQXR banned singing commercials.

On March 29, 1848, mighty Niagara Falls stoppedfalling when an ice jam on Lake Erie blocked the flowof water to the Niagara River. It was 30 hours beforethe ice broke, and the falls were once more the delightof honeymooners.

On March 29, 1961, the 23rd Amendment to theConstitution, giving District of Columbia residents theright to vote in presidential elections, was ratified.

On March 30, 1791, Maryland ceded the District ofColumbia to the federal government.

On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State WilliamSeward reached an agreement with Russia for the pur-chase of Alaska. Even though the entire area cost only$7.2 million, the deal was ridiculed in the U.S. pressas “Seward’s Folly,” or “Seward’s Icebox.”

On March 31, 1880, Wabash, Indiana, became thefirst town to be completely illuminated by electrici-ty.

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was officiallyopened in Paris.

On March 31, 1943, Oklahoma,the long-runningRodgers and Hammerstein musical, opened onBroadway.

On April 1, 1853, Cincinnati became the first city inthe United States to pay its firefighters a regular salary.

On April 1, 1960, Tiros I, the first weather satellite,was launched by the United States.

On April 2, 1792, Congress authorized establishmentof the United States Mint, and at the same timeenacted legislation fixing the price of gold at $19.39an ounce.

On April 2, 1792, the United States Mint was autho-rized to produce one-cent copper coins. There were fouroriginal designs struck: the chain cent, the wreathedcent, the flowing hair cent, and the liberty cent.

On April 3, 1783, Washington Irving, Americanauthor, historian, and diplomat, was born in New YorkCity. Irving, who created such well known charactersas Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane, was the firstAmerican writer to gain fame abroad as well as at home.

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YEAR-ROUND RENTALS• • 3020 Mayfield - 3/BR Cottage - $650/mo. + utilitiesCall MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS. 219/872-4000HOUSE FOR RENT IN MICHIANA SHORES - 3/BR, Fireplace, loft &deck, & large yard. $700/mo + Nipsco & cable. 10 Min. from beach.219/879-1299409 LAKE SHORE DRIVE - SHERIDAN BEACH -MICHIGAN CITY, IN.Multi-family beach house available for weekly summer rental.Includes Toddler Playground, 8/BR, (Sleeps 15), A/C, Privategrounds with Patio and Dune-Top Deck.

Rates $2,600/wk. Call 309/691-1995 for more information.MODERN 3/BR HOUSE - Short stroll from Stop 31 beaches, on quietstreet, in the thick of dune forests. Relax on decks, or entertain inlarge kitchen. Best vacation value without paying on-beach prices!Prime weeks avail now - hurry! $1,400/wk. www.brindise.com. -630/865-4965.

MICHIANA SHORES COTTAGE. IN WOODED AREAA little over a block from great beach. Old wood paneled charm.

2-New baths and kitchen.. Fireplace. Air/Ccond.Dishwasher. 2 + Bdrms. Avail June, July & Aug. by the week.

Call 773/935-1855 days, or 773/248-3265 evenings.SPACIOUS LONG BEACH HOME FOR WEEKLY RENTAL

Avail May to Oct. 7/BR, 4/Bath. AC. 1.5 Blk. to Stop 28 Beach.Ph. 630/323-5941, or [email protected] - Call or email.

BEAUTIFUL BEACH FRONT HOUSE for Rent, in Spring & Summer, at1410 LSD, Stop 8. Panoramic views of lake. Sleeps 10 in four bedrooms.Dining room seats 12-14. Huge family room facing lake. New kitchen witheat-in breakfast room. Fireplace, cable, TV, Washer/dryer. Deck on beachside. Plenty of parking. Avail March-May, $1,000/mo. June $1,500/wk.July $3,000/wk. See pictures at www.akstephens.com, and [email protected], or Shelly at 773/416-7292

SHERIDAN BEACH @ STOP 3 . 100 Yards to beach. 3/BR, 2/Bath.Sleeps 8. CAC. 2-Decks. Screened veranda. Close to zoo, marina,

Blue Chip Casino. Call for rates and dates - 773/238-1035, orView website www.geocities.com/pafleck1950.

BEACH COTTAGEOn Lake Side of Lake Shore Drive - Deck. 5 Bedrooms, AC, Gas Grill, Pool Table. Call 312/519-3021, or check it out at www.Beach-Cottage.com

BEVERLY SHORES RENTAL - 6600 Sq/ Ft. 4-Blks from Lake. 4/BR,3 1/2 Bath. $4,500/mo. + 1/month security. Ph. 219/879-2183

LONG BEACH - STOP 29 - ON THE LAKEBeautiful, recently renovated 3/BR, 2 1/2 Bath - On beach. A/C.Cable included. Bi-weekly & monthly rental - Call 773/405-9879.COZY 3/BR, 1 1/2 BATH MICHIANA HOME FOR RENT - Wood floors,

central air, fireplace, garage. $850/month plus utilities.Call MICKY GALLAS PROPERTIES at 219/874-7070.LONG BEACH — STOP 19 — SUMMER RENTAL

3/BR - Screened porch - Fully furnished - 1/2 Block to LakeJune $600/wk. - July/Aug $800/wk. No Pets. Call 773/881-4544.

SMALL COTTAGE HOME FOR RENT — PORTER BEACHKitchen - Bathroom - Loft - Seconds From Beach

Phone 219/926-5180ONE BEDROOM - ONE BLOCK FROM THE LAKE.Get a one year lease. - $550/month, heat included

Call Mike at SHERIDAN BEACH REALTY -219/873-1855SUMMER HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH

Large 4/BR, 2/Bath rehabbed vintage Oriole Trail cottage.Screened porch. Short walk to Stop 28 beach. Select July/Augweeks avail @ 900/wk.— Call 219/874-4316, or 773/871-7304.

LONG BEACH SUMMER RENTAL - 1/2 BLOCK TO BEACH3/BR + Den. Screened porch - Patio & Hot Tub - Avail June,

July 28th & Aug 4th. - No Pets - Call 708/430-9933.

RENTALS. MICHIGANNEW BUFFALO. Gated Nature Retreat with private Lake/Beach

offers immaculate Euro Homes, Cottages, Suites by week/weekend.Amenities plus. Ideal for an intimate escape, or the extra rooms foryour incoming party. See us: sans-souci.com. Call 616•756•3141.

GRAND BEACH HOME - Recently renovated. Steps from one of theareas best beaches. 4/BR, 3/ full baths. March-June: $1400/week,

$350/weekend. July-August: $2000/week + Security Deposit +Cleaning. Call 773-725-2616.

GRAND BEACH - 3/BR, 2/BATH - CLOSE TO LAKEAvailable July & August — Call 708/771-2566 after 5 PM.

VERY LARGE 2/BR APARTMENT IN UNION PIER - 2/Blocks frombeach. Washer/Dryer - Skylights - French Balcony - 2nd Floor. Sorry,No Pets - One Year Lease - References & Security Deposit. Ready tomove in. Call 616/469-7690 - Max $895.BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE MICHIANA COTTAGE FOR MONTHLY (Orlonger) RENTAL. One block from beautiful Lake Michigan Beach atStop 39. Fully furnished—Charming Deco decor. Air conditioned,forty windows. Sleeps up to eight persons. Three bedrooms. Twofull baths. Two woodburning fireplaces. New kitchen. Secludedforty oak tree landscape with and Adirondack chairs and ham-mocks. TVs with cable. BBQ grill . Avail. April onward. Pets wel-come. Call 773/528-0825 or 773/ 281-7100. Prefer longer tenancy, butwilling to consider weekly rentals with excellent tenants.

�� REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE ��LONG BEACH - By Owner - Top condition. 3/BR, 2/Bath. Sunroom.

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EARTH PARTNERS, INC.

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OPENING MARCH 20THUnique & Unusual Gifts

Jewelry from Around the World • BooksEssential Oils • Drums • Meditation Room

Art for Kids at Izwin Studio1021 Cooper St. Michigan City, IN 46360219-874-1395 Edwin Shelton, art instructor.Beginning Puppetry 3:30pm to 5:30pmBegins Tues., April 10th weekly for 8 weeks.Ceramic Slab Building 2:00pm to 5:00 pmBegins Sat., April 6th weekly for 8 weeks.

(skips 4-27-02)Just call for registration information.

Henderson’s Spear by Ronald WrightI can sum up this book in just one word: wow.This is a real book lover’s book. The intricate weav-

ing of two stories, one hundred years apart, writtenwith the most memorable text you may ever read, issomething you will savor long after you close thebook. It is the rare writer, indeed, who can keep twostories so tight and well formed that you can travelback and forth between the two without losing the flowof the stories or your interest!

“Strange how much of Fiji comes back to me nowas night scenes. Why doesn’t the mind’s eye light upwith blazing sun and blinding sea, the emerald for-est, the curtains of rain, the coral gardens? But thereit is: Fiji for me is a land of soft nights, cigars glow-ing against the darkness, and great fires with danc-ing tribesmen.”

Those are the words of one Frank Henderson, aBritish seaman, who in the late 1800s found himselfon a three-year round the world tour of duty. The ship’sroster of personnel included the two oldest grandsonsof Queen Victoria: the Princes George and Edward,who took an immediate liking to Henderson, proba-bly because at twenty, he was closest in age to their14-1/2 and 16 years. This voyage was, presumably, acoming of age initiation for the heir to the British throneand his younger brother, but the events that occurredwhen they sailed into the South Sea Islands never madethe official record books; only Henderson secretlywrote down all he saw and heard.

Henderson’s tale is told through his journals, foundaccidentally by a distant future cousin, Liv Wyvern,one hundred years later. But now I’m getting aheadof myself, and that what makes telling you about thisbook so difficult. The two stories are as tightlyentwined as two vines growing up a tree.

The book actually starts in 1990 in the women’s prisonon the island of Tahiti. The narrator, Olivia Wyvern,is being held on a charge of murder. Her story is toldin the form of a letter written to the 21 year-olddaughter she gave up at birth, but who seems to

have now found her (and at a very bad time, I mightadd). “Already I’ve a lot to thank you for. Without yournote I might still be stewing in the bath of outrage,fear, and hate in which I fell at my arrest. ...They letme spend four hours a day in the library.....it’s the onlyroom without a reek of sewer.....This place is soFrench: good food, bad drains.”

Olivia grew up in England with her mother andsister, Lottie. Her father, Jon, an RAF pilot, was list-ed as MIA in the Korean War in 1953 when the twogirls were very young. Liv described their home thisway: “Tilehouse Street was the home of the Wyverns,and before them the Hendersons, for nearly two hun-dred years. For us it was a women’s house full of men’sthings—things from a lost world of empire and unre-constructed manhood....And in the drawing-room,ranged about the mantel mirror, was a great spear morethan twice the length of a man.”

After their mother’s death, Liv is cleaning out thehouse and finds a letter from her presumably deadfather which sounds as though he might not have diedin Korea, but instead, ended up somewhere in Tahiti.Why didn’t her mother tell them about this letter? Inher father’s darkroom, she also finds the missingjournal of Frank Henderson. Having become a doc-umentary filmmaker in Canada, her natural instinctsfor fact finding take over and she’s off to the SouthSeas in order to find out the real story of the Wyvernsand the Hendersons.

This book is like a giant jigsaw puzzle: can you makethe pieces fit? The fun of reading it is finding a smallpiece of Henderson’s story and making it fit in Liv’sstory. When the whole picture is laid out before you,you too may say, “wow.”

Ronald Wright’s first novel, A Scientific Romance(now available in paperback), was the winner of theDavid Higham Prize and was a New York TimesNotable Book. He has also written two non-fiction books:Stolen Continents and Time Among the Maya.

Till next time, happy reading!

Off the Book Shelfby Sally Carpenter

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MERRION & ASSOCIATES REALTORS, INC.707 Washington St. • Michigan City, IN 46360

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103 LilacCOMPLETE PRIVACY ON 3 WOODED LOTS PLUS A CHARMING CAP COD TOGO WITH IT! This home with master suite on the main floor and 2 bedrooms and bath onthe second has parquet floors in the LR and DR, and large 3 season room with cathedral ceil-ing and tiled floor as well a huge open kitchen with 2 pantries! Beautiful decks, professionallandscaping for minimal maintenance and a fireplace in the LR. Call Liv Markle on this one879-8801.DIRECTIONS: 12 to Duneland Beach Dr. to Shorelane, right on Shorelane, sign on property.

313 WestwoodIMMEDIATELY UPON ENTERING, ENJOY THE FEEL OF A COZYCOTTAGE. Knotty pine compliments a wood burning fireplace. A newly finishedden hides behind French doors. Three bedrooms, two baths, cute-as-a-pin kitchenand a short stroll to Shoreland Hills Beach merits the “Best of the Beach Award”.Call Bonnie “B” 874-2000. $149,000DIRECTIONS: LSD to Stop 31 south to Westgate, left to Westwood, right to house.

2215 ChastletonLONG BEACH, WHERE THE LIVING IS EASY, a charming ranchlike this one is what you need for your summer activities. One block fromLake Michigan, and tennis and golf within minutes. Combo living room-dining room with fireplace, 3 BR, good sized sun porch. One car garage,central air and many updates. Call Liv Markle today at 219-879-8801.DIRECTIONS: LSD to stop 22 in one block..

NOT ENOUGH EGGS IN YOUR EASTER BASKET? STOP IN AND LET USFIND YOU A BIGGER YARD FOR NEXT YEAR’S EASTER EGG HUNT!

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SUMMER RENTAL INVESTMENT! This 6 bedroom, 2 full bath cottage canprovide you with the best of both worlds! Use it yourself for lakefront familyfun; there is nothing like walking out your back door directly onto the beach!Or, let others enjoy your investment weekly in the summer; as a 6 bedroom oras two 3 bedroom units (2 levels w/separate entries). Rental rates are at an all-time high, so call Ed Merrion today! $645,000

BRIGHT OPEN DESIGNON TWO LEVELS withtwo fireplaces, 4 bedrooms and3 baths at the largest beach in“Long Beach”! The familyroom is large enough for apool table “and” a ping pongtable as well as a panoramicview of Lake Michigan! CallJohn Hayes 874-5331.

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