Volume 28, Number 49 Thursday, December 13, 2012 THE Weekly Newspaper 911 Franklin Street Michigan City, IN 46360 TM When Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas pushed off from the beach in Beverly Shores on July 1 on their circumnavigation of Lake Michigan, they were full of ideas about what they would see and how they would cope with the weather. There was plenty to see on their 1,200-mile journey, and the weather didn’t disappoint. But what they didn’t expect was hospitality extended them around the lake by friends of friends, family acquaintances and people who began following the blog the two Michigan City women posted whenever time and Internet availability allowed. “I don’t think we set any expectations except for the condi- tions we would be in,” said Catterlin. “Besides the people we would meet and the kind of weather we would have, we really had no idea what we were getting into,” said Lukas. Both are 2007 graduates of Michigan City High School. Cat- terlin went on to graduate from Indiana University and Lukas from Valparaiso University, but the best friends have never been out of touch with each other. So when Catterlin decided four years ago to cut down a 40- foot cottonwood tree and make her own dugout canoe, the first person she called was Lukas. Together, they shaped the canoe, At Journey ’ s End… By Rick A. Richards Before leaving the beach to head home, Mary Catterlin (left) and Amy Lukas post with Makeba one final time. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) Friends, family and well-wishers greet Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas on completion of their trip around Lake Michigan. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) Continued on Page 2 outfitted it, planned the trip and togeth- er, set off on the adventure of a lifetime. On Oct. 3 – 93 days after leaving Beverly Shores – they completed their trip, coming ashore on that same beach where a small group of friends, fam- ily well-wishers greeted them. They re- turned with stories of battling storms and uncooperative lake currents, but most importantly, they came back with a renewed faith in people.
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Volume 28, Number 49 Thursday, December 13, 2012
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Weekly Newspaper 911 Franklin StreetMichigan City, IN 46360
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When Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas pushed off from the beach in Beverly Shores on July 1 on their circumnavigation of Lake Michigan, they were full of ideas about what they would see and how they would cope with the weather.
There was plenty to see on their 1,200-mile journey, and the weather didn’t disappoint. But what they didn’t expect was hospitality extended them around the lake by friends of friends, family acquaintances and people who began following the blog the two Michigan City women posted whenever time and Internet availability allowed.
“I don’t think we set any expectations except for the condi-tions we would be in,” said Catterlin.
“Besides the people we would meet and the kind of weather we would have, we really had no idea what we were getting into,” said Lukas.
Both are 2007 graduates of Michigan City High School. Cat-terlin went on to graduate from Indiana University and Lukas from Valparaiso University, but the best friends have never been out of touch with each other.
So when Catterlin decided four years ago to cut down a 40-foot cottonwood tree and make her own dugout canoe, the fi rst person she called was Lukas. Together, they shaped the canoe,
At Journey’s End…By Rick A. Richards
Before leaving the beach to head home, Mary Catterlin (left) and Amy Lukas post with Makeba one fi nal time.
(Photo by Rick A. Richards)
Friends, family and well-wishers greet Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas on completion of their trip around Lake Michigan. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) Continued on Page 2
outfi tted it, planned the trip and togeth-er, set off on the adventure of a lifetime.
On Oct. 3 – 93 days after leaving Beverly Shores – they completed their trip, coming ashore on that same beach where a small group of friends, fam-ily well-wishers greeted them. They re-turned with stories of battling storms and uncooperative lake currents, but most importantly, they came back with a renewed faith in people.
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At Journey’s End… Continued from Page 1
Until they got their sea legs so to speak, the fi rst couple of weeks were the most diffi cult. Getting through the heavy industry of Northwest Indiana and Chicago presented a challenge found nowhere else on Lake Michigan.
“Some of the steel walls near the steel mills would jut out into the water six miles. It smelled and the water was yellowish brown,” said Catterlin. “Amy’s brother came out and met us in those areas so we wouldn’t have to spend the night. It was diffi cult for sure.”
Lukas said her biggest fear was that if the weath-er suddenly turned, as it frequently does on Lake Michigan, there was no place to seek shelter. “We had to keep paddling,” said Lukas. “Those were probably the hardest days, the steel mills, the pow-er plants.”
Once past Chicago, the trip settled into a routine – paddling during the day (or sailing if the wind co-operated) and then camping at night.
It was on one such day that a near disaster showed them the kindness of others. After beaching their canoe (named Makeba in honor calypso singer Miriam Makeba, which in turn was an homage to explorer Jacques Cousteau’s ship, Calypso), they awoke in the morning to fi nd their rudder gone. The night before, exhausted from the day’s paddle, they had left the rudder on the beach beside Makeba
and not inside as it was supposed to be. During the night, waves washed it away.
By this time they were in southern Wisconsin, so they visited a nearby marina and explained their predicament. There, one was loaned to them and workers even helped attach it.
Lukas said the complete generosity of the people at the marina was overwhelming.
Catterlin recalled the applause from the marina staff when they shoved off. The recollection brought a smile to her face.
While they never were far from shore, they still were affected by the currents and waves. The fi rst really diffi cult stretch was an area called Death’s Door off Door County, Wis., where they faced their fi rst big open stretch of water as they headed from Wisconsin to the upper peninsula of Michigan.
They had a calm day and made the four-mile stretch to Rock Island, but the weather changed and they were stuck there for several days before they could complete the last few miles of the cross-ing.
“I remember we were making one mile per hour for four miles,” said Lukas. “The waves got really big. We got to within a quarter of a mile from St. Martin’s and we had to turn back. It was scary but it didn’t get to the point where it was ‘My God, somebody help us.’
“We didn’t make any agreement where we said that if one of us was uncomfortable we’d go back. We’d try it for another minute and then the other would go, ‘OK, I don’t like it either.”
The kindness of friends and stranger often resulted in warm dry places to sleep, like this bunk inside a pleasure boat.
(Photo by Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas)
Mary Catterlin pulls Makeba the fi nal yards to shore along a rocky beach in the far northern waters of Lake Michigan. (Photo by Amy Lukas)
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Makeba is anchored on a beach somewhere along a northern shore of Lake Michigan. (Photo provided by Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas)
Catterlin said the life-long friendship they two of them have helped them communicate, often with-out saying a word.
The best days, though, were the ones where they could pop up the sail and simply enjoy the trip.
“Sailing was great. I loved it,” said Catterlin.“The long sailing days were the best,” said Lukas,
adding that a 43-mile day was their best.Although the trip took 93 days, fully one-third of
that was time ashore when weather was uncoopera-tive. It allowed them to sample small town life and meet wonderful people who opened the homes to them.
“A lot of our weather days we were with people,” said Lukas. In Milwaukee, a woman took them to a Mexican restaurant and they had a chance to do laundry and meet her family.
Continued on Page 2
Amy Lukas (foreground) and Mary Catterlin pull Makeba ashore for the fi nal time after arriving in Beverly Shores on Oct. 3.
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Makeba shows the battle scars of its trip around Lake Michigan as Mary Catterlin (left) and Amy Lukas fi nd a spot to beach the craft.
(Photo by Rick A. Richards)
Makeba shows the battle scars of its trip around Lake Michigan as Mary Catterlin (left) and Amy Lukas fi nd a spot to beach the craft.
(Photo by Rick A. Richards)
At Journey’s End… Continued from Page 4
There wasn’t much room inside Makeba but Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas made it work for 93 days in their circum-navigation around Lake Michigan. (Photo by Rick A. Richards)
“I was more cautious at fi rst, but it made me real-ize there are a lot more kind people out there,” said Lukas.
Both were aware of the attack on a woman sailor who was going around the lake solo. For that rea-son, they would often delay their blog posts for a few days so people wouldn’t have real-time access to where they were. The only people who knew for sure were family members and close friends.
“We fi rst heard about it on Facebook because we were following her. We had a lot of people calling us to let us know about it,” said Catterlin. “We were grateful there were two of us.
“It was nice to know people were looking out for us, but it was frustrating that people were crying wolf for us,” said Catterlin. Someone called the Coast Guard about a small boat in distress, but Cat-terlin and Lukas explained their trip, got accurate GPS coordinates from the Coast Guard and went on their way.
“There was a DNR offi cer following us on shore once and we were half a mile out. We came in half a mile through the breakers and fl ooded our boat. He wanted to know if we were OK,” said Catterlin. “We went out and fl ooded our boat again and fi nished the last half mile.”
Spending 12 hours a day together on a small boat like Makeba might be confi ning to some, but for Catterlin and Lukas, it was liberating. “When we’d get out we’d be all hunched over,” said Lukas.
“I’m in the best shape of my life, at least for my arms,” said Catterlin.
Having time to refl ect on the trip, Catterlin is still assessing her options. She worked for a time as an artist in California before returning home to make the Lake Michigan trip.
“I’d like to get a job on a boat, but not a charter. Something you don’t have to row,” said Catterlin. “I might end up with a job on a boat and woodworking. I feel like the trip has drawn me closer to the lake.”
Lukas, too, is weighing her options. “Right now, I don’t know. I’m not sure exactly but I’d like to stay in the area and work in a lab, work in biology. I grew up in Beverly Shores and I was always around the water or in the water. It was different to be on the water every day. I feel I’ve to love it more.”
As for Makeba, Catterlin doesn’t have any plans to cut it up and turn it into pieces of art like some have suggested. “I’m going to sto4re the boat for awhile. I thought maybe a coffee table with a glass top. I’m not sure yet. Probably I’ll use it in Beverly Shores next summer, but maybe just for a day trip.”
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Mark down December 22nd as the real start of your 2012 Christmas. Opera at the Acorn out-does itself again in its eighth annual Christmas at The Acorn.
The Saturday before Christmas, founder Robert Swan has brought together four of the fi nest sing-ers you could wish to hear, including Acorn favorite mezzo-soprano Martha Cares, who just dazzled au-diences with her interpretation of French classics in the sold-out performance of “La vie en Rose” -the Songs of Edith Piaf.
Swan says, “Each Christmas we try to fi nd fresh new songs people haven’t heard before, or favorites that we have somehow missed.”
You would have to look far to fi nd the eclectic concoction of humor and beauty to be found at this
Jolliest Christmas Ever at The Acorn concert. From tenor John Concepcion’s haunting rendition of “Balulalow,” accompanied on the harp by Ramona Kim, followed by Ms Cares’ eye-stopping version of “Santa Baby,” to guitarist and composer Elliott Delman’s own version of “I’ll be home for Christmas.” Then, of course, there’s baritone War-ren Moulton with his rocking version of “‘Zat You Santa Claus?”
Speaking of Santa, the 2012 Christmas at the Acorn will have one of its own—founder Robert Swan, who will also sing “The Christmas Song” (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), and Elvis’ “Blue Christmas.”
Organist Denny Danitschek is back, playing the famous Barton Organ, and this year they’re joined by pianist Rob Rhein. Elliott Delman on guitar fi lls out the roster with his sensitive accompaniment of “Oh Holy Night,” and “I Wonder as I Wander.”
As usual, there are plenty of opportunities for the audience to join in song, with selections like “We Three Kings,” “Silent Night,” and “White Christ-mas.” Not to mention plenty of free hot roasted chestnuts!
Music is good for the soul...and so is laugh-ter. Great Christmas music, beautifully sung…ϖgenerous helpings of laughter, with perhaps a touch of mulled wine or hot buttered rum, and a spe-cial sense of communi-ty that never fails to brighten the season—this is what Christ-mas at The Acorn is all about. Come at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Tick-ets are $25; reserve at www.acorntheater.com or phone 269-756-3879.
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ICS Annual Holiday Open HouseThe Independent Cat Society is holding its annu-
al Holiday Open House at the ICS Shelter located at Route 6 and County Line Road in Westville on Sat., Dec. 15th, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 16th, 1-4 p.m. They will have many wonderful items for sale so you can shop for your family, friends or favorite feline. They will also have delicious home baked goods available for sale. And there will be gift wrapping available for you while you shop and en-joy a hot chocolate.
While there you can also check out their many wonderful cats and kittens available for adoption. On December 15th at 1 p.m. there will be carolers at the shelter to add to your holiday pleasure.
Also during the month of December the ICS will be winding up their 35th year in operation as a no-kill shelter. To celebrate this they are offering cats or kittens for adoption for $35. Their goal for this month is to adopt 35 cats or kittens into good homes in honor of their anniversary. So if you are thinking of adopting a pet, stop out at the ICS Shelter during adoption hours: Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., 1-4 p.m. and check out their many wonderful cats and kittens available for adop-tion.
More information at 219-785-4936 or www.catso-ciety.org
Marquette High Christmas Concert The Marquette Catholic High School music de-
partment presents its annual Christmas Concert Thurs., Dec. 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Marquette Audi-torium/Rudy Hart Theatre.
Marquette’s Mu-sic Performance En-semble will perform percussion ensemble pieces as well as sing and dance to num-bers such as “Deck the Nutcracker Hall,” “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” and “Festival of Carols.” The en-tire group will play and sing a special Celtic carol called “Shepherd’s Joy” fea-turing students on piano, violin, fl ute and more! Other dance numbers and
solo pieces will feature other students in the school. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students and
seniors and $1 for children under 12.
Sarah Murray, Marisa Rempala and Col-leen Falk rehearse a dance number for Marquette’s annual Christmas Concert
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Sarett Nature Center Activities2300 Benton Center RoadBenton Harbor MI 49022(269) 927-4832 • [email protected]., Dec. 27, 1 p.m. MI timeChildren 7 years and older can enjoy winter
break fun by sledding with Sarett Nature Centers naturalists on Pear Hill. Bring your own sled and dress for the weather. The cost is $1. Phone (269) 927-4832 to register.
Fri., Dec. 28, 1-4 p.m. MI timeSarett Nature Center will present some win-
ter survival techniques, including shelter and fi re building, with children 7 years and older. The cost is $3. Pre-registration is required; phone (269) 927-4832 to register.
Bach Institute at Valparaiso UniversityFinally, the Bach Institute at Valparaiso Univer-
sity brings you a performance of George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece “Messiah” and Johann Sebas-tian Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.”
The concert will be held at 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 15 in the Chapel of the Resurrection on campus. The concert features the Bach Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Christopher M. Cock. This event gives the audience the rare opportunity to hear an ele-gant and stylish performance of some of the great-est Christmas music of all time.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for senior citi-zens and non-Valpo students. Admission is free for Valpo students, faculty, and staff with ID card.
Visit valpo.edu/TheArts or phone 219-464-5162.
Journey InwardVisit Michigan City LaPorte Convention & Visi-
tors Bureau will be hosting a new art exhibit with mother and son team Ginny and Keith Scott. The show can be viewed at 4073 S Franklin Street, Michigan City (Marquette Mall). The show will run through January 11, 2013.
Keith Scott has built a reputation as a sizzling blues guitarist, dynamic performer, noteworthy songwriter and bandleader over the past 25 plus years. He has toured throughout the United States, Europe and Canada, playing clubs and festivals both with his band and with blues great Jimmy Dawkins. A favorite on the college circuit, Scott has recorded fi ve CDs of original material including blues, rock and acoustic music.
Keith became very interested in photography dur-ing his tours and began photographing nature. He recently toured Seattle and Montana and his pho-tographs refl ect the scenic beauty of these States. The photographs make a statement which is, “Our environment and the species that inhabit it must be preserved and saved.”
Ginny Scott is an abstract expressionist painter. Her work is an expression of the inner self and how she views our environment through color, shape and dimension.
Ginny said, “I became an expressionist painter because I like action painting and movement. I like how the color moves on the canvas and how color and line shapes the painting. This is all very inter-
esting to me. All of my ideas are strictly original and they come to me fi rst from a vision. That type of art resonated with me.”
She went on to say, “Vibrant colors serve as the anchor for structure and space. It expresses what is both invisible and visible as an energy force within the painting. My paintings are called ‘Images of the Mind’ which challenge the viewer to discard all preconceptions and view the work through the lens of the mystery of abstraction and the fantasy it ex-plores.”
Ginny’s painting career has continually evolved and changed and she has been a professional art-ist for most of her life. Although essentially self-taught, she studied with Harriet FeBland, a well-known artist in New York and exhibited with The FeBland Group in Westchester County, NY. In ad-dition, she has taught art privately for many years and coordinated exhibitions for her students. Her paintings are in many private collections through-out the United States and Europe. Since moving to Indiana she has exhibited in juried shows and has had several one woman shows. Her art studio is lo-cated in LaPorte where she continues to pursue and remain actively engaged in artistic endeavors.
-- submitted byJane Daley of theLaPorte County Convention andVisitors Bureau
Ginny Scott, artist, with son Keith Scott, blues guitarist and photographer.
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Saturday, December 1st, was Notre Dame Community, 4th an-nual Mingle Jingle event where participants stopped in designat-ed homes for 1 hour and enjoyed the joy of the season along with appetizers, dessert and beverages.
165 attended to kick off the Holiday Season. The three homes hosting the event were in Kimball Woods and included the homes of Patty and Jeff Filipiak, Beth and Erik Prascak, and Nancy and Tim Smith.
Nancy Smith and Carol Westbrook were co chairs of the event and a special thank you is extended to Julie Burke, Sue Konrady and Bob McDonald for extra help with the event. Bob McDonald took all the accompanying photos from the event.
Host & Hostess Erik and Beth Prascak. l-r: Dave Fumo, Tim Sacks, Sharon Sacks, Maryann Fumo.
l-r: Jordan Gallas, Susie Yemc, Brdget Crowe Steve DePalma and Bev Swider.
Jill Craig and Micky Gallas.
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Maeve Sheahan and Julie Burke.
l-r: John Kearney, Andrea Sells, Tom Yemc and Jeff Bartlett.
Geoff and Maureen Potter.l-r: Cathy Karney, Sharon Raab, Pat Tym, John Kearney.
l-r: Mike Guenin, Sue Konrady and Denise Fithian. l-r: Sue Konrady, Gina O’Halloran and Bev Swider.
l-r: Stepha-nie Thomas, Jeff Bartlett and Kendra Bartlett.
back: John Horvatic and Ed Ranquist.
front: Kathy Horvatic and Patty Lowry.
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Downtown Holiday Window Contest Over 20 businesses located in Downtown LaPorte
have decorated their windows for the holiday sea-son and are ready to be judged. Community mem-bers and visitors are encouraged to pick up a judg-ing form or visit the Downtown LaPorte’s Facebook page to judge for their favorite windows.
“These businesses are open for business and spectators,” said Tiffany Bley, Downtown Director of LaPorte. “Many of these businesses have gone all out in unique ways to put on a great show for the judges, it’s quite a lot of fun to see what everyone has come up with for this competition.”
Individuals have the option to vote for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places and the Holiday Spirit Award. Voting lasts until December 24th and winners will be an-nounced after the holiday. Voters may ‘Like’ the Downtown’s Facebook page and review the entrants on the ‘Holiday Window Competition’ photo album and vote there or they can pick up a judging form at the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce, 803 Washington Street, in LaPorte.
New Gallery in Beverly ShoresA new art gallery will be opening Dec. 14 on U.S.
Hwy. 12 in Beverly Shores. According to Glenn L. Firme, owner, the gallery will feature local artists and will occupy the newly-refurbished area previ-ously occupied by Save the Dunes Shop, adjacent to Firme’s art supply store. It will operate year-round, with exhibits changing monthly.
An opening reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, for participating artists, includ-ing Larry Jensen, woodworker; Kevin Firme, sculp-tor; Janet Bloch, painter; Tom Mapp, photographer; Mary Ann Pals, who does pastels and charcoal drawings; and other artists. The fi rst show, called “Beginnings,” is curated by Gary Gordon, a Beverly Shores resident who teaches in Chicago.
“Winter Dove,” a pastel by Mary Ann Pals, is one of the art works shown at the new art gallery in Beverly Shores.
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count The 113th Audubon Christmas Bird Count will
take place from December 14, 2012 through Janu-ary 5, 2013. Last year across North America the event involved 63,000 citizen scientists counting nearly 65 million birds of 2,298 species. The results help track the long term health and status of bird populations across the continent.
This will be the 113th count nationally and 24th locally. In each area teams of watchers observe at assigned spots within a 15 mile diameter circle. Each fi eld group includes an experienced birder who can assist less experienced members. The Na-tional Audubon Society compiles and later releases the results to the public.
• There will be several opportunities in our area to participate:
On Monday, December 17, local birders will be out and about counting birds doing their part. Any-one interested in joining them can phone Dennis Richardson at 219/788-2810.
The meeting place for the Northeast LaPorte County group will be the LaPorte City Park Depart-ment Offi ce parking lot off Pine Lake Avenue in La-Porte at 8:00 a.m. The local event is co-sponsored by the LaPorte County Conservation Trust and the Potawatomi Audubon Society. These websites can give further information: www.LPCCT.org,, www.alco.org/audubon, and www.audubono.org/bird
On Thurs., Dec. 27, join in at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Tens of thousands of partici-pants, from beginner to expert, will help provide critical data on population trends and have a lot of fun while doing it.
Each count takes place within a “Count Circle” that focuses on a specifi c geographic area. The na-tional lakeshore is hosting the Indiana Dunes Na-tional Lakeshore West Circle. Park rangers and experienced volunteers will lead bird counts in the western sections of the park on December 27. If you can’t come out to the park, but live in Burns Harbor, Portage, South Haven or Ogden Dunes you can do the count from your own backyard bird feeder.
To sign up for a national lakeshore bird count or to learn how you can help by counting the birds from your own backyard, contact park ranger Chris-ty Gerlach by e-mail at [email protected] or phone the national lakeshore’s information desk at 219-395-1882.
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PNC Washington D.C. Learning Opportunity
Purdue University North Central students and community members have the unique opportunity to travel to Washington D.C., from March 10 to 15, as part of a course that will explore this great American city and focus on the broader concept of citizenship.
Students may take this as a for-credit course and non-students may participate for personal enrich-ment. Students from other colleges and universities also may participate.
The course, “Washington DC: The History, Poli-tics and Culture that Shaped Our Nation” gives students a fi rst-hand understanding of the nation’s capital.
“Students are able to go many places that few visitors are able to see because of contacts that PNC has established in Washington, said Dr. Karen Schmid, PNC Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who is a course instructor with Laura Weaver, PNC Service Learning Coordinator.
There will be a tour of the Library of Congress, with each participant receiving a reading card al-lowing them to use the Library of Congress’ vast collection to conduct research for the course. Par-ticipants will also have time to explore many of the Smithsonian Institution’s museums, with a private behind the scenes tour by curators at the National Museum of American History and a curated lunch at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Other activities will include tours of the United States Capitol Building, Arlington National Cem-etery, Mount Vernon, a group dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill, a popular Washington D.C restaurant across the street from the White House, and more. In ad-dition, students will have the unique experience of meeting with an ambassador serving in Washington D.C.
There will be three pre-trip classes at PNC in January and February and one post-trip meeting in April.
Students enrolled for credit will participate in course assignments, various readings and complete a research project on a topic of their choice related to citizenship. Participants not taking the course for credit are invited to all pre- and post-trip sessions and may participate in course activities and discus-sions as they see fi t. They are not required to com-plete any of the assignments.
The deadline to register and pay for the program and administrative fees is Jan. 18, 2013. For-cred-it students will be required to pay tuition plus a course fee of $695. Non-Credit students will pay the $695 program fee plus a $225 administrative fee. The course fee includes fi ve nights in a Washing-ton D.C. suite-style hotel with full kitchen in the Georgetown area; admission to George Washing-
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ton’s Mount Vernon Estate, Museum and Gardens; a metro card used for travel while in Washington D.C.; two group meals, and other related course ac-tivities.
Two scholarships of $300 are available for stu-dents enrolled in the course for credit. One scholar-ship is designated for veterans and one is open to all students. Applications are available in the Center for Service Learning & Leadership in Library-Stu-dent-Faculty Building Room 029, or by contacting Weaver at [email protected]
All participants are responsible for their travel to and from Washington D.C. and may travel via plane, car, bus or train. Participants may arrange to travel to Washington ahead of the class or stay longer and this would be at their own expense.
PNC students register for this class through Ban-ner for IDIS 491. Payments of the program and ad-ministrative fees are to be made to the PNC Offi ce of Graduate and Extended Learning in the Library-Student-Faculty Building, Room 028.
Further information may be obtained by con-tacting the PNC Offi ce of Graduate and Extended Learning, ext. 5343, or by visiting www.pnc.edu/gel or by contacting Schmid at 872-0527, ext. 5500 or [email protected] or Weaver at 872-0527, ext. 5742 or [email protected]
PNC Pre-Licensing for Home Inspectors Course
Purdue University North Central Offi ce of Grad-uate and Extended Learning will offer a non-cred-it course to prepare students to take the Indiana Home Inspector Examination and become licensed home inspectors in Indiana.
A licensed Indiana home inspector and experi-enced instructor will teach students about the in-tricacies of building structures and systems, as well as demonstrate investigative techniques needed to complete inspections of homes and businesses. Fur-thermore, students will receive in-depth instruction on Indiana state law, report writing and marketing their own future home inspection business.
“Pre-licensing for Home Inspectors” will meet at the PNC Westville Campus on Tuesdays and Thurs-days, Feb. 6-April 16, from 6-9 p.m. Registration is $1,350 and a textbook and course materials are in-cluded.
The registration deadline for this program is Jan. 3 and seats are limited. Registrations are complete when the program fee has been paid in full.”
To register or to obtain further information about this or other courses available through the PNC Offi ce of Graduate and Extended Learning, con-tact Cassandra Boehlke at (219) 785-5343, or visit http://www.pnc.edu/gel/professional-development.html. Persons with disabilities requiring accommo-dations should contact (219) 785-5343.
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Indoor Flea Markets in New TroyNew Troy’s popular Indoor Flea Market will be
held at the New Troy Community Center on Sat., Dec. 22 & 29, and be held on the last two Saturdays of every month through March.
Vendor spaces are available at $10/space, which includes a table and chair. For information or to reserve a space, contact Del Thompson at 269-985-3087. The Center will be open for dealer setup at 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday and 8:00 a.m. Saturday.
Doors will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. MI time. Admission is free and a home-cooked lunch prepared by Big O’s Restaurant will be available for purchase.
Proceeds from space rentals benefi t the Commu-nity Center, an all-volunteer facility run by the non-profi t organization, Friends of New Troy. The New Troy Community Center is located at 13372 Califor-nia Road, New Troy, Michigan (across from the post offi ce). From I-94, take exit 12 and go east 2 miles to New Troy. See map on www.friendsofnewtroy.org
Job Search and Career Assistance WorkOne wants to remind the community that
there are now four locations throughout Michigan City where their Access Point self services are avail-able. Access Point self services include job search and career assistance through the accessibility of Indiana Career Connect (ICC), the state’s online employment site.
rihill Drive -- Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Grace Learning Center-Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc., 1007 W. 8th St. -- Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m.; Wednes-days and Thursdays from 3-7 p.m.
• Michigan City Library, 100 E. 4th St. -- Mon-days thru Thursdays from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Avenue Family Center, 2424 Franklin St., Suite 204 -- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 6-10 p.m.
For questions regarding WorkOne Access Points, phone Nicholas Elliott at 219-462-2940, ext. 45 or [email protected]
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ing you inside? Visit Dunes Learning Center for their Winter Open House, 700 Howe Rd. Chester-ton, IN, on Sun., Dec. 16, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., offering a variety of activities for the whole family.
Admission is free, but participants should regis-ter in advance online. Visit the center’s website at www.duneslearningcenter.org
From guided nature hikes to winter survival skill demonstrations, families will enjoy opportunities to sample a wide range of outdoor activities at no cost.
Inside the center’s Cowles Lodge, visitors can try their hand at nature crafts including critter cook-ies, ornithological ornaments and recycled greeting cards. Grown-ups will appreciate an indoor “camp-fi re” featuring cookies, cocoa and an impromptu jam session with musicians from “Save the Tunes.” Amature musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments and come ready to play!
Located at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Dunes Learning Center is not generally open to the public, but more than 5000 school children get a chance to live and learn among the park’s wood-lands, prairies, beaches and wetlands each year through a variety of hands-on programs.
“We encourage families to come out and enjoy this local gem in their own backyard,” says Dunes Learning Center Executive Director, Jim Flannery. “We are thrilled to be able to open our doors to the community and provide a day of fun and learning in nature.”
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Habitat for Humanity Needs VolunteersLaPorte County Habitat for Humanity is in need
of volunteers to work on-site building affordable homes for those in need, as well as volunteers who want to be a part of something big, but don’t neces-sarily want to swing a hammer.
Their Michigan City offi ce, located at 1002 W. Greene (corner of 10th and Huron) is looking for volunteers who can donate a few hours at least once a week. They have many volunteer opportunities, including: fi ling and organizing the offi ce paper-work; writing policies and procedures; website de-sign and maintenance; pick-up and delivery drivers; warehouse clerks.
They are particularly interested in talking with individuals who have held volunteer coordinator po-sitions and would be interested in being head of our volunteer segment. They are also in great need of volunteers on committees, including site selection, warehouse, family selection and family support committees.
Habitat for Humanity is a faith-based 501(c)3 non-profi t organization whose mission is to work with family partners, sponsors and communities to build affordable, green, quality, energy-effi cient homes and to provide support services that promote successful home purchase and ownership.
As one of 1,500 local affi liates of Habitat for Hu-manity International, LaPorte Habitat works in La-Porte County, Indiana to bring generous donors and hardworking volunteers together with qualifi ed, working families. The result is positive, dramatic differences in the lives of family members and in neighborhoods.
They construct quality houses that are sold to homebuyer families through no-profi t, no-interest loans. Homebuyers complete 500 sweat-equity hours and other requirements, pay for their homes and all upkeep, and maintain current payments on their properties.
If you, or someone you know, want to make a dif-ference in the lives of community families by volun-teering for our organization, contact Debra Trapi-kas, Executive Director, at 219-814-4985.
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Come in from the Cold: Luau at the LibrarySaturday, December 15, 2:00 p.m.
Come in from the cold at the Michi-gan City Public Library for an old fash-ioned Luau. Local musician, Kent Arn-sbarger will provide tropical rhythms of the Steel Drum as you bask in the “warm” breezes and join in limbo con-tests, crafts, and refreshments. Family
fun for all ages! Space is limited so you can register in the Youth Services department or by phone at 219-873-3045.
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Bring the Heat to Sacred Heart School has reached the $10,000 mark with one week left to raise $4,000. The students are working hard to help this little school in Newark, New Jersey as they work to re-cover from Super Storm Sandy. Sacred Heart needs this new boiler so their school children can return to the classroom. If you are interested in helping Mar-quette bring in the fi nal $4,000, contact the main offi ce at 219.873.1325. Marquette Catholic High School is extremely grateful to all those who have already made a generous donation.
Rodolfo Zarate Guzman Solo ExhibitionThe Scarlet Macaw Community Art Center in
Sawyer, MI, is happy to announce the opening of their third solo-exhibition “Esta Navidad,” Rodolfo Zarate Guzman, in the Center Gallery. Under the title “Esta Navidad,” Guzman presents his newly created works blended against a backdrop of previ-ously created pieces. This exhibition marks the un-folding of Rodolfo’s rich international perspective in a creative dialogue of Nouveau-Surrealism.
Since joining the SMCAC in 2009, Guzman has signifi cantly contributed to the productive exten-sion of the term of art within our milieu. His opu-lent paintings and sculptural assemblages, address political, social, cultural, and personal issues. By creating these visual catalysts the viewer is chal-lenged to collude, confront or reject the nemesis un-derlying the artists’ unrestricted views.
The SMCAC is Your First Resource for Art. For more information concerning this event, classes, and workshops, phone 269-363-1832 or e-mail us at [email protected]
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Mrs. Claus Coming to Hageman Library Mrs. Claus is coming to Hageman Library, West-
chester Public Library’s Porter branch. Since Santa is busy with last minute details, Mrs. Claus comes annually to visit the patrons of Hageman Library, located at 100 Francis St., Porter, at 2 p.m. on Sat., December 15.
Attendees are invited to listen to Mrs. Claus read a story and sing some songs with her. She will also be ready to answer questions children might have about life at the North Pole, Santa, and even Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Mrs. Claus is look-ing forward to visiting with the children and having her picture taken with them.
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Celebrity Coffee Pour at McDonald’sMajor Brian Burkett, Corps Offi cer, and Dr. Vidya
Kora, Salvation Army Christmas Chair Family rep-resentative, announces the twelfth Annual Salva-tion Army/McDonald’s Celebrity Coffee Pour will take place on Thurs., Dec. 13th, from 7-10 a.m., at the Franklin Street McDonald’s Restaurant.
Major Burkett, Dr. Kora and Glenn, Kathy and Sam Lubeznik, owners of McDonald’s Restaurants in Michigan City and LaPorte, are hoping this event will bring in much needed funds as well as drawing attention to the plight of the less fortunate of our community.
Salvation Army aprons will be provided for all the celebrities to wear during their “pouring” duties. Participants in the past have included City Council members, the Mayor, Police Chief, Fire Chief, State Senators, State representatives, Governor’s repre-sentatives, physicians, CEOs from local companies and banks, Library employees, News Dispatch em-ployees, Representatives from the Michigan City Area Schools, local college deans and countless oth-er local “Celebrities”.
This year, choirs from Queen of All Saints, St. Stan’s and Notre Dame schools will perform tradi-tional Christmas music while dining donors enjoy a McDonald’s breakfast and coffee. Kathy Lubeznik states coffee sales from all Michigan City McDon-ald’s locations will be donated to The Salvation Army to help provide Christmas food baskets and new toys and new books and clothing items to de-serving families in our community. She also states Ronald McDonald will make an appearance at the event.
Major Burkett states The Salvation Army in Michigan City expects to assist 2,000 needy and de-serving families this Christmas with food baskets and 3,000 deserving children with new toys, new books and new clothing items. To accomplish this and also continue providing basic necessities of life all year, extra fund raising events, such as the Ce-lebrity Coffee Pour, are needed. For additional in-formation, phone 219-874-6885.
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“Historic White House Christmases” at Barker Mansionby Jan Van Ausdal
Cecilia Zubler, executive director of Barker Man-sion, talked to me about how the mansion’s 2012 Christmas display “Historic White House Christ-mases” came about. She had always wanted to use this idea; early in 2012 she saw a magazine at Lowe’s on the subject. Then she went on the Internet and looked it up at amazon.com and found a book to use. All the staff liked the idea. (Cecilia was a U..S. his-tory major in college and taught history previously.) The whole staff, including Ann Jankowski, did their research and they went on from there.
The Michigan City Honor Society put up all the Christmas trees. Then Sarah Moon put all the lights on the Christmas trees, a task which took her a whole week!
belongs to Cecilia. On it are her Historic Association Christmas ornaments.
Next is the Drawing Room for the President Rea-gan Christmas. Nancy Reagan is there in a gown of red, her favorite color. This Christmas tree is deco-rated with angels and poinsettias, Nancy Reagan’s favorites.
The Dining Room portrays the President Kenne-dy Christmas. Jacqueline Kennedy is standing by the dining room table set with china and fl owers. She is wearing a gown copied from an actual dress of hers. Also in the dining room is a nutcracker be-longing to Mary Kintzle which she received from her son. Mary decorated the lifesize nutcracker to go with the Kennedy Christmas.
Mary Kintzle was in charge of the library decora-tions which depict the White House Christmas of Abraham Lincoln. His son, Tad, made a pet of the turkey intended for the Christmas dinner. His fa-ther wrote a pardon for the turkey named Jack who remained a pet for many years. Mary Todd Lincoln, Lincoln’s wife, is shown dressed up in a party dress. b.j. Parmely looked up the details of the wives’ dresses and made all the replicas worn by manne-quins. She did a marvelous job!
Cecilia was in charge of decorating the foyer for the Benjamin Harrison Christmas. He was the only president from Indiana. By the big Christmas tree there, the president is wearing a Santa Claus robe and is with his grandson. The Harrison tree is decorated with lit candles, glass ornaments and toy soldiers. President Harrison’s children had a goat for a pet. The foyer mantel holds a small tree which
On the way to the second fl oor, you can see the Jimmy Carter tree on a staircase landing.
First to the French Room to see another elabo-rately decorated tree. President Cleveland’s wife, Frances, is wearing her remodeled wedding dress for a reception.
Next to the Monuments of Paris room, where we see a small decorated tree in a closet with two small boys and many wrapped presents outside. This is the Theodore Roosevelt room. President Roosevelt banned Christmas trees because he was an envi-ronmentalist. However, his two youngest sons cut down a small tree and put it in a closet. The staff electrician decorated this tree with tiny lights. It was a surprise on Christmas morning; there were gifts for everyone including the dog, cat and pony.
Foyer Mantle tree displaying historical White House Christmas ornaments.
Mary Todd Lincoln dressed
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First Lady Laura Bush with the “All Things Bright and Beautiful” Christmas tree.
Theodore Roosevelt’s two youngest sons with a surprise Christmas tree
and gifts.
Next, in the Master Bedroom, is the George W. Bush tree with the theme, “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” Laura Bush stands by the tree decorat-ed with nearly one hundred lilies.
Then we have the “Twelve Days of Christmas” Morning Room, the President Clinton room. His cat, Socks, is there also.
On the third fl oor, we see President and Mrs. Obama dressed ready to go out for the evening. Their tree is decorated with the state fl owers of the fi fty states.
As you descend back down to the fi rst fl oor, be certain to visit the gift nook with its own decorat-ed Christmas tree. Available for purchase here are many items, including teapots, assorted Christmas ornaments, books, etc.
Barker Mansion Continued on Page 26
President Benjamin Harrison wearing a Santa Claus robe with his grandsons.
Nancy Reagan in her red Christmas dress.
Mantel display including a bust of Lincoln.
Jacqueline Kennedy by the decorated dining room table.
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Barker MansionContinued from Page 25
Mrs. Frances Cleveland in her redesigned wedding dress ready for a reception.
French Room Grover Cleveland Christmas tree.
The Drawing Room Reagan Christmas tree. A very large nutcracker owned by Mary Kintzle.
Be sure you make time to visit this unique Barker Mansion Christmas display! Yuletide Guided Tours are from Dec. 17th to January 15th from Monday-Friday at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and Saturday and Sun-day at noon and 2 p.m., CST.
The Mansion is closed Dec. 24, 25, and Jan. l. The After Dark Tour is Fri., Dec. 21st from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Through December 16th the man-sion is an Open House on Monday-Friday from noon - 3 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon - 4 p.m. with wandering the rooms on your own.
Barker Mansion is located at 631 Washington Street, Michigan City; phone 219-8973-1520.
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New Goodwill Book Boxes InstalledLocations:• Ivy Tech / Gary Campus 1440 East 35th Ave-
Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383 • Ivy Tech / De La Garza Campus, Foundations of East Chicago, 410 East Columbus Drive, East Chicago, IN 46312
• Ivy Tech / Michigan City Pejic Campus, 3714 Franklin, Michigan City, IN 46360
Goodwill Industries of Michiana is pleased to partner with Ivy Tech Community College North-west to receive book donations via their new Book Donation Boxes. These containers were installed on November 27 at four Ivy Tech Northwest Cam-puses: Gary, Valparaiso, East Chicago and Michi-gan City. Students and the community are invited to donate their gently used books at these locations.
“We are glad that we could partner with Goodwill in this project. It provides our students and staff the opportunity to share books and promote education in the community. These gifts could be the gateway for some to come back and further their education and for others to begin their education journey,” comments J. Guadalupe Valtierra, Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College Northwest.
With over 15,000 students on four campuses, Ivy Tech Northwest is part of the largest public higher education system in Indiana.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Ivy Tech Northwest. It is an opportunity to remind everyone that donating to Goodwill is one of the best ways to recycle their used books. It also offers a second chance for those in our community who need help fi nding and keeping a job,” comments Debie Coble, Vice President of Workforce Development Services and Public Relations.
Items sold in Goodwill Retail Stores create the funds that further Goodwill’s Mission to provide jobs, training and placement services for people with barriers to employment.
Showing off the newly installed book boxes are: Rick Soria, Vice Chan-cellor / Dean, Michigan City Pejic Campus, Ivy Tech Northwest; Debie
Coble, VP of Workforce Development Services & Public Relations, Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc., and Keith Howard, Vice Chancellor
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Travels with Charley:A Bracing Bit of Beach Combing in the 4th Quarter
by Charles McKelvy
Beach combing in the 4th Quarter?Well, put on your stocking cap, scarf, overcoat,
warm mittens, and waterproof boots and come on down to the West Coast of Michigan for some sen-sational seasonal outings in the cold and surf. Well, unless you bring a really good wetsuit, you can stay out of the surf, but do as we do, which is to comb the beach long after Labor Day and long before Memo-rial Day.
The crowds and fi reworks and loud boats are gone, and it’s pretty much just you and the gulls and the clouds and that great, great lake we all call Michigan.
The Harbert fl eet retires to winter dry dock.
Gateway to Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor.
In search of wood ducks on the Harbor Shores Golf Course in Benton Harbor. We didn’t fi nd any this time.
We live within walking distance of the beach in Harbert, so we continue walking on down to the beach until the snow really fl ies and makes it nigh impossible and impassible. And when the snow stands in our way, we simply clip into our cross-country skis and ski on down to the beach, taking care, of course, not to turn cross-country skiing into downhill skiing.
Given our year-round access to the beach, we are actually hoping we will have a real winter this time
around so we can ski the beach. I know that wish must seem strange to you snowbirds reading this down there in your snow-free winter quarters, but there really are those of us who are crazy enough to not only stay the winter but actually enjoy being down on the beach in the dead of fall and winter.
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western Michigan Tourism Council (at 269-925-6301 or www.swmichigan.org.) so you can do some informed 4th Quarter beach combing and birding at such delightful destinations as Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor and Silver County Park and Tiscor-nia Beach Park in St. Joseph.
Birding Silver Beach on a blustery day.
4th Quarter postcard from St. Joseph.
We did a bit of 4th Quarter birding at Jean Klock with some friends the other blustery day and so got to see a red-tail hawk expertly navigate the stiff northwest wind right over our heads. The park’s wide, sandy beach is often host to resting fl ocks of gulls and terns, and we have walked over a dune or two to the adjacent Harbor Shores Golf Course to see what’s fl apping up there. We once came upon a huge fl ock of resting wood ducks.
Saint Joe’s Silver Beach is aptly named, espe-cially in the 4th Quarter when the light is softer and more diffuse than in summer. We were treated to just such a day the other day when we went in search of migrating birds on land and sea. Alas, the wind was too much for our feathered friends, but we were treated to dazzling displays of soft light on heavy seas.
I could go on and on about the wonders of Tiscor-nia Beach and Grand Mere and Warren Dunes and the New Buffalo Public Beach in fall and winter, but I have a date with the cat to head on down to our beach in Harbert to see what we can see of our sweet water sea in the 4th quarter.
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Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drives• Sun., Dec. 16, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Conservation Club House, 1 Mill Pond Road in
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• Mon., Dec. 24, 7 a.m.-noon IU Health LaPorte Hospital in the Auditorium,
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• Fri., Dec. 28, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Michigan City Public Library in the Conference
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St. in Wanatah. Go to redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code “sheart” to schedule your appointment. This blood drive is sponsored by the Knights of Co-lumbus and Pint Size Heroes of Wanatah School.
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December 13 -- Marquette Catholic High School Christmas Concert. 7 pm in Marquette Auditorium/Rudy Hart Theatre. Tix at the door: $8/adults, $5/students & seniors, $1/kids under 12 yrs.
December 13 -- One City One Sound Mega-Con-cert. 7 pm in MC High School gym, Pahs Rd. Pre-sented by MC Area Schools. Free admission.
December 13-16 -- “The Sound of Music.” Rodg-ers & Hammerstein musical at Chicago Street The-atre, 154 W. Chicago St., Valparaiso, IN. Thurs to Sat/7 pm; Sun/2:30 pm; Sat., Dec 8 & 15 also at 2:30 pm. Tix $18/adults, $15/students, seniors and veter-ans. 219-464-1636, ext. 1 or www.chicagostreet.org
December 14 -- PNC American Sign Language Club Coffeehouse. 6-9 pm at Cornucopia Coffee Company, 210 Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN. www.aslclub.info.
December 14 -- LaPorte County Symphony Or-chestra Childrens Chorus Concert. 7 pm at Bethany Lutheran Church, 102 G St., LaPorte. Free, open to the public. Donations accepted.
December 14-15, 21-22 -- “The Annotated Cop-pelia” at The Theatre of Michigan City, 215 W. 10th St., MC. Fri/7 pm; Sat/2 pm. Ticket info at 219-872-4813. Ballet about a toymaker who believes he can make dolls come to life.
December 14-16 -- “You’re a Good Man, Char-lie Brown.” Musical play at Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin St., MC. Fr/Sat at 8 pm; Sun at 2 pm. Tix $15/adults, $10/12 yrs. & under. Reserve at 874-4035. www.footlightplayers.org/reservations
December 14-17 -- Vickers Theatre: “Smashed.” A young married couple must face their mutual love of drinking. Stars Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul. Rated R. Fri/9 pm; also Sat/Sun 3 & 9 pm MI time. Also showing: “A Royal Affair.” Story of the insane Danish King Christian VII and a love tri-angle.Rated R. Eng. & Danish language with sub-titles. Fri thru Mon/5:30 pm; also Sat/11:30 am MI time. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. www.vickerstheatre.com
December 15 -- MC Uptown Arts District Win-ter Wonderland features wagon rides from 2-5 pm, holiday lights, ice sculptures sponsored by local organizations and free pictures with Santa at the Mainstreet Theater from 1-4 pm. www.uptownarts-district.org
December 15 -- Chili Cook-Off at downtown Michigan City businesses. 3-7 pm. Tix $15 includes tasting at all locations.
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December 15 -- Uptown Arts and Crafts Ba-zaar. 2-5 pm in the St. Paul’s Gym, 8th & Frank-lin streets. $2 donation at the door enters you in a raffl e. Featuring handmade, high quality items.
December 15-16 -- Handel’s “Messiah” per-formed at First Presbyterian Church, 9th & Wash-ington, MC. Sat 9 am dress rehearsal; Sun perfor-mances at 3 pm & 7 pm. No adm. chg’d, freewill offering will be taken and ticket must be gotten from church offi ce.
December 16 -- Winter Open House at Dunes Learning Center, 700 Howe Rd., Chesterton, IN. Part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. A variety of fun, free activities for the whole family. 11 am-3 pm. Register online to attend: www.dunes-learningcenter.org
December 16 -- Music of the Holidays by harp-ist Emily Blitstein at 3 pm at Michigan City Public Library. Free and open to the public.
December 17 -- Drop in to Youth Services at MC Public Library anytime between 10 am and 4 pm for Drop-In Craft. Make a holiday decoration--all ages welcome and materials provided. Free event.
December 19 -- Game Day at MC Public Library. 10 am-noon stop in for a fun morning of “low tech” games for children 6 yrs. and up. Free.
December 20 -- Purdue North Central invites prospective students to Enrollment Day from 10 am-6 pm. No registration req’d. Sign-in north en-trance of Technology Bldg. 219-785-5411.
December 20 -- Movie Morning: “Arthur Christ-mas.” 10:30 am at MC Public Library. Animated feature for the kids. Refreshments served and there will be a chance to win a DVD of the movie. Free.
December 22 -- Christmas at The Acorn. 8th An-nual Sing Along Christmas featuring Robt. Swan, Martha Cares, John Concepcion. 8 pm MI time at The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. Tix $25; reserve at 269/756-3879 or www.acorntheater.com
December 22, 29 -- New Troy Indoor Flea Mar-kets. 9 am-3 pm MI time at New Troy Community Center, 13372 California Road, New Troy, Michi-gan (across from the post offi ce). Adm. free. Home cooked lunch will be available for purchase. See map on www.friendsofnewtroy.org
December 27 -- Christmas Bird Count at Indi-ana Dunes National Lakeshore. Part of the Audu-bon’s 113th Annual Christmas Bird Count. Sign up with park ranger Christy Gerlach at [email protected] or phone 219-395-1882. Related story this issue.
Thru January 6 -- Washington Park Festival of Lights. Starts at dusk each day. No adm. charged.
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it was that because of Custer’s death, not his life, that his name lives on in his-tory. Over 100 full color illus-trations and photographs make this a perfect read for the his-tory buff.
The Route 66 Encyclope-dia (Voyageur Press, oversize hardback, $45.00) “Get your kicks on Route 66” says the old song and here you can fi nd all the landmarks, history and cul-ture of this famous American
highway. Like an encyclopedia, this book is alpha-betically written with everything from the Abbylee Motel in Missouri to Zuzax in New Mexico, formerly a cluster of curio shops and now just an exit leading to a cluster of fast food restaurants. History buffs and travel bugs, this is your book!
And I’ve only touched the tip of the iceberg. There’s a whole section for the sci-fi buff--Star Wars and Star Trek for the most avid fan; there’s even a book on the world of wrestling and a must see book on women’s fashion shoes!
These books make great gifts for yourself or some-one else and will bring reading pleasure and lively discussion around the coffee table.
Till next time, happy reading, happy shopping!
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