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LaPorte High School Marching Band Goes to Disney Worldby Rick A. Richards

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For a musician, few things equal the thrill of marching down the middle of Main Street on a clear, sunny day, soaking in the applause from both sides of the street.

But when that parade is down Main Street USA at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., well it’s a thrill that’s hard to describe.

In December, that’s exactly what the LaPorte High School Marching Band did. Even though the setting was in the heart of Disney World, for direc-tor Mickey Stisher, it was a parade just like those he done hundreds of times before. That, however, didn’t diminish the excitement he felt for this group of marching band members.

“Every fourth year we make a trip like this,” says Stisher. “It was Disney World this year, but we’ve been to the Thanksgiving Day parade in Philadel-phia and the Capitol One Bowl in Florida. It’s not always Disney World.”

By going every fourth year, Stisher says each member of the band will experience a trip once in their high school career.

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“The trip to Disney World this year was by in-vitation. We answered a questionnaire and they wanted to see our marching band contest results and photos of our band. It was like applying for a job.”

Stisher praised the community for its support in making sure the band was able to get to Flor-ida. “Getting there was defi nitely a community effort.”

In thinking about how many band trips he’s made in his career, Stisher was stumped. “I can’t honestly show how many trips like this I’ve made.”

Sarah Domench, a spokeswoman for Disney World, said LaPorte was invited to take part in the Disney Performing Arts Program. March-ing bands from all over the United States are invited. She says there also are dance groups, choirs and ensembles invited and that the program has been a part of Disney for 25 years.

Stisher says planning for a trip like this involves months of organizing and fund raising. “We don’t dictate how much our members need to contribute. We fi nd out what they can afford and we pay the rest.”

Some students are able to pay almost the en-tire bill while others aren’t as fortunate. And, says Stisher, the trip isn’t mandatory. “We don’t make students go on the trip.”

Fund-raising efforts include rent-a-band member where residents can have band members rake their yard, baby-sit or walk the family dog. In exchange, the payment goes to help pay for the trip.

“What we try to do is take the group somewhere they might not otherwise be able to go,” says Stish-

er, who has been teaching for 30 years. “We try to pack as much as we can into the trip. On this trip, we wanted the students to experience as much live entertainment as they could. We went to Cirque de Soleil and to the Disney Marketplace.”

Stisher says he enjoys the band’s trips to places like Philadelphia and New York more than he does Orlando because it’s more educational.

This year’s trip included a visit to Universal Stu-dios and Stisher says it was the most successful band trip in his career.

“There’s always a lot of opportunity for things to go wrong on a trip like this, but this group traveled incredibly well.”

Hailey Sprouse and band, Main Street USA, Magic Kingdom

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Andrew Steck and Julia Jongkind on one of the roller coasters.

Olivia Rauschenbach, Si Si Chen, and Hailey Sprouse with Expedition Everest in the background

Stisher loves music and appreciates the sacrifi ces young people make to participate. “We’re a volun-tary organization. You don’t have to participate if you don’t want to. I like to think we’re the biggest laboratory in school; we’re a laboratory of people.

“Unlike sports, we don’t have a bench. Everybody participates. A trip like this is the ultimate reward for your hard work.”

Drum major Hailey Sprouse called the trip “a cool reward.”

She had never been on a trip like this, and says she loved the experience of marching down Main Street USA.

“Even though nobody knew who we were or where LaPorte was, it was cool to get that support from people applauding,” says Sprouse.

She said the months leading up to the trip helped bond the members. “We had lots of bucket bands that went around playing our instruments to raise money for the trip. We did a lot of gardening and weeding, too. I think it helped make us emotionally strong and it let us come together.”

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Sprouse plays the mellophone when she’s not drum major, but unlike her older brother who is studying music, Sprouse plans to study chemistry. “I hope I can play music in the future,” she says.

Older brother Chase is at Ball State University studying music education.

“I like band because of the relationships you build,” says Sprouse. “It’s nice to get to sit down and play your instrument and forget about math and science for a bit. There’s a social aspect to it.”

Senior Andrew Steck has been playing music since the sixth grade. “It was really exciting to go to Disney World. It was a nice reward for spending all that time in the summer heat practicing.”

Steck describes the trip as “a relaxing experi-ence.” Besides playing his trumpet, he says the trip was a chance to indulge his love of roller coasters. “I did learn that some of my friends don’t like roller coasters.”

In the months leading up to the trip, Steck and other band members raised money doing car wash-es and mowing lawns. “We did a lot of odd jobs,” he said.

When he graduates this spring, Steck’s music ca-reer won’t end. He plans to attend Butler Univer-sity and study music education and become a music teacher.

“I’ve been around music all my life. It was a great experience to come down Main Street USA and be in the front rank of trumpets and play for a new audi-ence. It was net.”

Back Row: Chaperone John Jongkind, Julia Jongkind; Third Row: Olivia Jongkind, Whitney Hart; Second Row: Chaperone Diana Hart, Dan Sager; First Row: Andrew Steck, Dominic Sirugo

Hailey Sprouse and Alan Garber in front of Hogwarts Castle, Universal Studios

Andrew Steck enjoying carousel at Walt Disney World.


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A “snake oil salesman” beckons to visitors as they near the entrance of “Gizmos, Corsets & Concoctions: Our Obsession with Health & Beauty,” a new exhibit at the Center for His-tory. Calls out the voice: “I hold in my right hand Dr. Hunt’s amazing reme-dy and in my left Dr. Bridgman’s famous beauty compound. Dr. Hunt’s remedy cures dropsy, liver problems, kidney prob-lems and all manner of ail-ments while Dr. Bridgman’s beauty compound is the perfect restorative for tired skin and aching muscles. Liver spots, ink spots, sun spots, polka dots--Dr. Hunt’s remedy and Dr. Bridgman’s com-pound can cure it all.”

“Gizmos, Corsets & Concoctions: Our Obsession with Health & Beauty” explores some of what has been experienced over time in the pursuit of health and beauty. Seeking to look or feel better, people have willing to imbibe, don and endure many inter-esting cure-alls throughout the years. A wide variety of medicinal and cosmetic offerings have been avail-able, some hawked by fast-talking peddlers and others provided by highly respected institutions. Whether looking for better health, treatment for ailments, or transformation into the current pinna-cle of beauty, people have turned to medical sources, even the “magic potions” of sideshows. Some did the trick; others caused more harm than good.

A section titled “It’s All in the Mind” provides a look-chilling at times-at medical advances and set-backs in efforts to improve mental health. Some treatments that were started as early as the 1900s have provided solid foundations for modern-day therapies. Others, like lobotomies, once hailed as miracle cures for easing suffering in mentally ill pa-tients, came to a screeching halt when controversy erupted over some horrifi c results.

A look at society’s pursuit of beauty reveals an endless stream of the “newest,” “best,” and “latest” gadgets and methods for achieving what past gener-ations have deemed as the ideal face and perfect body. Corsets and other undergarments designed to hold,

squeeze and form bodies into “enviable” shapes can be seen in this area of the exhibit. A 1930s electric hair-styling device from the Center for History’s col-lections was one of the fi rst “permanent-wave” ma-

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Health-Vitality-Beauty through Magic-like Vio-let Rays” in a section titled “Gizmos.” On view is a vintage Riesland Therapeutic Traction Couch from the early 1900s, featuring a table top that moved along on ball bearings. Devices like this one claimed to strengthen, tone, improve, lift, fl atten, and you-name-it with little or no expenditure of one’s ener-gy. If these contraptions seemed too good to be true, they probably were-but that didn’t stop people from trying them. As electricity became more common, it was touted as the new source of power for any num-ber of health and beauty gadgets. Having trouble with your vision? Try the electro-magnetic eyeglass-es and spectacles. Feeling tired and listless? Step into the electric light booth and sit for a while to refresh your body.

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Perhaps the most engrossing picture in the entire exhibit is a Victorian-era image of a woman sitting in front of a mirror at her dressing table. While a close-up glance shows a middle-aged lady looking at her refl ection, an entirely different image is re-vealed as one steps back. This transformation pic-ture is titled “All Is Vanity.”

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Coolspring Drama Club Presents -- “Annie Jr.” Coolspring Elementary School’s Drama

Club will present “Annie Jr.” on March 16 & 17 - 7:00 p.m. at the Elston Performing Arts Center, Detroit & Spring streets, Michigan City. Tickets are $5 at the door.

“Annie Jr.” is based on Harold Gray’s comic strip “Little Orphan Annie”. Set in the 1930’s, this musical tells the story of a young orphan girl looking for her parents and winning the hearts of all those she meets with the excep-tion of Miss Hannigan, the cruel orphanage matron.

The cast consists of 36 students in grades 2 through 5. Principle actors are: Lexie Koza

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Duneland Historical SocietyThe Duneland Historical Society will meet

Thurs., March 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the Westchester Township Public Library Service Center, 100 West Indiana Ave., Chesterton, Indiana.

The Dunes State Park was created by an act of the Indiana State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Warren McCray in 1923. Dunes State Park was fi rst opened to the public in 1926. Admis-sion for the new facility was set at 10 cents.

Jim Ton, a former student Park employee during the 1960s, will join Mark McKebbin, former Park Property Manager (1986-1990) and Brad Bumgard-ner, current Head Interpretive Naturalist as they refl ect upon the Park’s rich history and reminisce about the changes they have seen during the past fi fty years.

All programs are open free of charge to the public. Contact 219/983-9715 for more information.

Mad Hatter’s Tea PartySaturday, March 24 2:00 p.m.The Michigan City Public Library is having a

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Of Interest to Community Theatre GoersFootlight Players of Michigan City will be one of

seven Indiana community theatre contestants in the 2012 Indiana Community Theatre League’s an-nual competition. The event will be held at India-napolis University on March 23-25.

Directed by Sherry Verwey-Sweeney, the group will present an excerpt from the theatre’s 2011-2012 season opener “Yankee Tavern” on Saturday, the 24th. The show was also selected as one of 2011’s top fi ve area theatre productions by Michigan City’s News-Dispatch entertainment critic, Andrew Tal-lackson. The “Yankee” cast includes Eric Best, Lindsey Elderkin, Mike McCalment, and Nathan O’Brien. The technical crew will consist of Amy O’Brien and Ryan Sweeney.

PNC Books and Coffee Series Purdue University North Central will continue its

popular “Books & Coffee” discussion series through the spring semester. The programs, which are free and open to the public, will meet from noon to about 1 p.m. in the Library-Student-Faculty Building, Room 60, located on the building’s lower level.

Each session will feature a review of the book, fol-lowed by a discussion period. Refreshments will be served. The books being reviewed are available in the PNC Bookstore. The next session is:

•March 21 - Dr. E. Anne Christo-Baker, assistant professor of Organizational Behavior and Leader-ship, will review Think!: Why Crucial Decisions Can’t be Made in the Blink of an Eye, by Michael R. LeGault.

Additional information about Books and Coffee may be obtained by contacting Dr. Deepa Majum-dar, associate professor of Philosophy, at 872-0527, ext. 5693 or e-mail [email protected]

LaP. Co. Historical Society MeetingThe next meeting of the LaPorte County Histori-

cal Society will be Tues., March 20, 7:00 p.m., at the Museum, 2405 Indiana Ave. (US 35 south en-trance), LaPorte.

The program for the evening is entitled “Oral His-tories” compiled by LaPorte High School Students. This will be a presentation by Greg Fruth, former LaPorte High School teacher. Several teachers will assist. The histories involve detailed information from “ordinary Americans.” The local students re-corded LaPortean’s words and much is in rich detail.

The facility is handicapped accessible and guests are welcome. A membership in the Society entitles member free of charge visits to the Museum and at-tendance at programs offered in the meeting room. For membership information and further informa-tion about the Society and its Museum, visit www.laportecountyhistory.org, telephone 219-324-6767 or e-mail [email protected]

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PNC Collecting Athletic Shoes The Purdue University North Central Employee

Wellness program is coordinating the collection of worn out athletic shoes to be recycled through the Nike-Reuse-A-Shoe program.

The Reuse-A-Shoe program gives old, warn ath-letic shoes a second life by recycling shoes so that they can be used to create new places for athletics and activities such as playgrounds, running tracks, football fi elds, basketball courts and the like.

The Nike Reuse-A-Shoe shoe drive will run through April 20. PNC has a goal to collect 500 pairs of shoes. Bins are located throughout campus and shoes may be dropped off during regular school hours. The bin locations are:

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This Week at The Acorn Theater Debut of The Super Happy Funtime Bur-

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Super Happy Funtime Burlesque is a Michigan based troupe that defi es explanation. Calling it-self ‘Burlesque’ for lack of a better term; SHFB is a genre spanning theatrical rock opera outfi t, a sexy and bawdy musical comedy, a mix of Rocky Horror and Saturday Night Live. March 17th brings the debut of a brand new concert fi lm documenting the trials, tribulations, and lifestyle of Super Happy Funtime Burlesque. Part documentary, part concert fi lm, and part road movie; this surreal and candid moving picture takes the viewer from the stage to the dressing room, the bus to the road, and to all the stops along the way. Offering a never before seen glimpse into what it is like to take an 18 member group of dancers, comedians, actors, egos, and mu-sicians on the road in a complete DIY format; this movie is a must see for anyone who is a fan of the show, musical theater, or has ever wanted to take their own group or band out of the comforts of their hometown and across the wilds of the American landscape and culture.

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Celebrities Come to Notre Dame School to Honor Dr. SeussThe Notre Dame Elementary School 1st and 3rd graders celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Friday, March

3rd. Here are some photos from that day.

Al Schnick comes to read his favorite book to ND 3rd graders.

Helen is the famous checker at Al’s and a local celebrity.

(l-r): Brendan Mack, Nelson Sobanski, Max Meyer and Lia Thomas.

(l-r): Rachel Hofstetter, Molly Mason and Mima Pak read their favorite story.

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A huge group of 60 ND students meet at the movie theatre on Saturday morning to see “The Lorax.”

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Sons of Norway Dinner and MeetingThere will be a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at

Scandiana Lodge, Sons of Noway at the Westches-ter Library Center, 100 West Indiana Ave., Chester-ton on Sat., March 17., 6 p.m. Corned beef, coffee and punch will be provided. Members are asked to bring table service and a salad, vegetable or dessert to share. There will be Irish music and dancing for entertainment.

Anyone interested in the history and heritage of the Scandinavian countries is always welcome. For more, phone 219/926-7443 or 219/324-2327.

PNC American Sign Language Club The Purdue University North Central American

Sign Language Club will host an ASL Coffeehouse on Fri., March 16, from 6-9 p.m. at Cornucopia Cof-fee Company, 210 Lincolnway, Valparaiso. At 7 p.m. there will be a fun, interactive activity for all.

The event is open to ASL students as well as com-munity members and children are welcome to at-tend with a parent or adult. This is a pleasant, ca-sual event for all to enjoy through participation or as an observer.

Further information about the coffeehouses may be obtained by contacting Joanna Witulski, lim-ited term lecturer in American Sign Language, at [email protected]

Dr. Luther Castillo Harry to Speak at PNCPurdue University North Central will host a pub-

lic presentation by Dr. Luther Castillo Harry who will discuss careers in global health and his experi-ences as a doctor and human rights activist on Wed., March 21, at noon in the Library-Student-Faculty Building Room 144. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Castillo, a native of Honduras, is founder and director of the Honduran hospital, Luaga Hatuadi Waduheno. Translated, the name means “For the Health of Our People.” He was formerly the director of international cooperation in the Honduran For-eign Ministry until June 2009.

This event is being sponsored by the Latin Ameri-can Studies minor and the Multicultural Club. Each semester the Multicultural Club offers a number of events that celebrate diversity by providing the PNC community with an opportunity to learn more about and experience various aspects of various cul-tures and lifestyles found around the globe.

Further information may be obtained by contact-ing Kincaid at 872-0527, ext. 5244 or by e-mail at [email protected]

The Wall Gang Essay Contest“The Wall Gang” of Michigan City is again spon-

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Valparaiso Oldtime DanceValparaiso Oldtime Dance Society will hold a con-

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Circus Sideshow Banners on ExhibitChildren of all ages will be amazed and delighted

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On loan from Chicago’s Carl Hammer Gallery and collector Col. Hunsley of LaPorte, Indiana (proprietor of Col. Hunsley’s Freaks and Oddities), “Ladies & Gentleman, Children Of All Ages, Step Right Up!” consists of 16 colorful banners as large as 8’ wide. The exhibition also features taxidermied sideshow artifacts including a 2-headed calf and a 2’ wide by 3’ long snake.

Now widely considered a form of American folk art, painted sideshow banners were a popular and sensational form of advertising through the fi rst half of the 20th century. Boasting impossible claims of scale, origins and abilities, they include images ranging from exotic to fantastic. From “The King of Swords” to “Cyclops Pig,” sideshow banners prom-ise incredible feats or extraordinary deformities, each more outrageous than the last.

Opening on the same night, Lubeznik Center’s Area Artists Association will present works in two parts in an exhibition titled “Double Take.”

Ladies & Gentleman, Children Of All Ages, Step Right Up! and Double Take will be on display through May 20, 2012. A free public opening recep-tion for both exhibits will be held on Fri. March 16, from 6-8 p.m. (central). Lubeznik Center for the Arts is located at the lakefront in Michigan City, IN. For more information phone 219.874.4900 or visit www.lubeznikcenter.org

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“ I was given a second chance in life.”When Sue Chlebek (51) of La Porte, mother of three awoke March 31, 2010, she had no idea that within a few short hours she would suffer sudden cardiac death. She only knew she was having chest pains and her internet search hinted at something serious.

With chest pains coming more frequently, she drove herself to the emergency room in La Porte and told the staff, “I think I’m having a heart attack.” Moments later, she suffered an abrupt loss of heart function that required emergency CPR and defibrillation.

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“ Part of God’s plan for me is to spread awareness of heart disease,” she said. “I hope I can influence others to lead healthier lifestyles.”

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Sidewalk Art Enriches Chicago’s Cultural Lifeby Wm. F. Keefe

Is it the fate of new sculpture arriving unan-nounced in Chicago that it becomes “part of the woodwork” almost before it hits the turf?

Unless the new sculpture arrives with a claim to a role in American history--past or future--the newbie simply falls into an empty niche and begins gathering dust.

Remember the Picasso? It came, its place in the Daley Plaza seemed to please it, and it stayed. Time became the agent of its christening; it became “the Picasso”--all 162 tons of it.

Later there’s the “Forever Marilyn” arriving in 2011, a known and welcome image that embellished near north Michigan Avenue’s Pioneer Court.

Now Grant Park has become the open-air theater for what appears to be an experimental and contro-versial collection of armless and headless human torsos on top of long legs and oversized feet. Rough-surfaced and rusty, the cast-iron fi gures are nine feet tall and weigh 1,800 pounds each.

They seem to amble aimlessly across the land-scape. On the other hand, the fi gures, 106 in num-ber, were created by Polish citizen Magdalena

Let a downtown Chicago street-corner go without a monument, someone will leave a bovine specimen there to complete the picture.

Abakanowicz, 76 years old. Ms. Abakanowicz not only fi nished the fi gures in Poland; she also trav-eled with them to Chicago.

Her art, comments the sculptor, expresses emo-tions better than she does. But, she adds, her sculpture “installations,” also found in Europe, Asia, and North and South America, “are a mes-sage, not a decoration.” They express in part her fascination with what she calls “the countless”--things that exist in large numbers but maintain individual identities and multiples--and her anxi-eties about issues such as “lockstep societies.” This concern appears to be directly related to her trau-matic experiences during World War II.

Born in 1930, Ms. Abakanowicz grew up the daughter of wealthy Polish aristocrats who were, she said, “ruined by the revolution imposed by Rus-

sia and later prosecuted as class enemies.”

Her artistic vision evolved while she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She began exhib-iting painting and fi ber art in the early 1960s.

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Art and SocietyMs. Abakanowicz shared her

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quartered in New Jersey. In a statement delivered at the award ceremony, she noted that sculpture “testi-fi es to man’s evolving sense of reality and fulfi lls “the necessity to express what cannot be verbalized.”

Questioned earlier about the meaning of the “in-stallation” of her 106 fi gures, she mentioned that she thought of it as “agora,” or “a small group” in Polish. (It also means “marketplace” in Greek.)

Again on her comments on the arts, including sculpture, she admits to experiencing negative im-pressions that eventually poison the atmosphere in entire societies or political entities.

“From time to time an entire civilization falls into disgrace and art is destroyed by fanaticism and wars,” she adds. “However, some monuments remain along the road which for many centuries would be otherwise unmarked. Without these mile-stones or stages of his spiritual odyssey, man would be lost in darkness.”

Not surprisingly, Ms. Abakanowicz’ Grant Park installation--valued at about $10 million and fund-ed by the Polish government, a Chicago-based Pol-ish foundation, and private donations--tends to in-vite strong opinions.

According to a Grant Park spokesman, most visi-tors who comment on “agora” either love it or loathe it.

Not the FirstAs noted, the “agora” isn’t the fi rst artwork or

cultural phenomenon that has sparked heated de-bate in Chicago. City residents by the hundreds will probably recall taking sides on or ignoring the Pi-casso when it was unveiled in August, 1967.

For a time, the monumental work was the talk of the town as tourists and locals alike tried to de-cipher what the rust-colored monster represented. A bird? A horse? A woman? But Pablo Picasso never publicly introduced his creation, and its meaning, if any, remains a mystery.

Today thousands of Chicagoans pass the puzzling piece of public art on a daily basis--and never give it a second glance.

Verbal reactions to another relatively recent ex-ample of public art have seemingly delivered con-fi rmation that size catches eyes--as if these were needed. The sculpture under discussion is “Forev-er Marilyn,” the Marilyn Monroe work by Seward Johnson that rests in Pioneer Court.

“The scale of the Seward Johnson piece is impres-sive, and commands that space in a way,” commented one sidewalk critic. “It really works, whether you like the work and how it’s executed and what that means.”

Offstage, one hears another positive judgment on the Marilyn sculpture’s dimensions. “The sculp-ture’s size is one of the fi rst things passers-by no-ticed when it was erected in early July (of 2011.)

The colloquy goes on, adding a more authoritative voice representing the department of Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. From that voice

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we hear common-sense remarks: “Regardless of scale, or size, different works of art have different jobs to do in trying to address different audiences.”

Considering the sculptor’s intentions in a slightly deeper context, the Art Institute voice opines: “May-be Seward has designed his work (to entertain and amuse--and that’s fi ne; there’s space for everyone, I think.)

“But different artists appeal to different audi-ences. In fact it’s the job of the artist to put different and challenging works of art in front of their audi-ences.”

A major issue comes into view. The artist wants scale, or size. He or she takes the work out of the museum or gallery, puts it on the street and the public might get the wrong idea, thinking it’s adver-tising or some such thing. Just because something’s large enough to draw a crowd doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be understood by that crowd as fi ne art, especially if, like Forever Marilyn, it’s on a busy plaza as opposed to tucked into the corner of a gallery behind a stanchion.”

Interested in checking out some of downtown Chi-cago’s public art if only for a little rubbernecking? A partial list including time of arrival, and where known, follows:

1. Seward Johnson, Forever Marilyn (2011). On view through spring 2012 at Pioneer Court 400 block of N. Michigan Ave., east side.

2. Claes Oldenburg, Batcolumn (1977). Perma-nent sculpture at 600 W. Madison St.

3. Pablo Picasso, Unknown ident. (The Picasso) ( 1967). Permanent sculpture at Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St.

4. Kay Rosen, “GO DO GOOD,” 2011, on view through spring 2012, on the north wall of Stevens Building, 17-25 N. State St.

5. Anish Kapoor, Cloud Gate (2005) permanent sculpture at Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. Be-tween Madison and Monroe Streets.

6. Alesander Calder, Flamingo (1974). Perma-nent sculpture at Federal Plaza, Adams and Dear-born Streets.

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“The Mysterious Demise of Davy Crockett as an Historical Problem”Purdue University North Central will present a

Social Sciences Colloquium with Dr. James Pula, professor of History, speaking on “The Mysterious Demise of Davy Crockett as an Historical Prob-lem” on Thurs., March 22 from 11 a.m.-noon in the Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02. The event is free and open to the public.

Pula explains his colloquium topic, “In Walt Disney’s version of the Alamo, Fess Parker’s por-trayal of Davy Crockett is last seen swinging his empty musket at encircling enemy soldiers. In John Wayne’s rendering, Davy is speared but then hero-ically explodes the Alamo’s magazine in a last act of defi ance. Billy Bob Thornton’s portrayal has Davy captured and then executed after a suitably heroic moment of defi ance. Which of these versions, if any, is correct?”

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Start Smart Sports Development The Michigan City Parks & Recreation Depart-

ment announces the launch of a new program called “Start Smart Sports Development Program.” Start Smart was developed by top motor skill de-velopment specialists in the fi eld of youth sports. Parent-child groups perform motor skill tasks that gradually build confi dence in children while they are having fun at the same time.

Each Start Smart Program utilizes the Start Smart Sports Readiness Test to help parents objec-tively measure kids’ abilities. As the program pro-gresses, the skills and exercises are altered so that each child remains challenged. Parents spend qual-ity time together with their child while learning how to properly teach and support them in sports.

This program will be offered at the Northwest Athletic Club on Saturdays only. Session I is from April 14-May 19; Session II from June 9-July 14; Session III from August 4-September 1; and Ses-sion IV from September 22-October 27 all scheduled from 9-10 a.m.

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Request For Historical Zoo PhotosThe Washington Park Zoo is looking ahead to

2013 and the 85th annniversary of the zoo by asking all Michigan City residents to help in the celebra-tion by sharing any photographs they might have of the early years at the zoo, particularly photos from the late 1930s through the 1980s.

The hope is to build a comprehensive archive of the zoo’s history. Email your photos to [email protected] or take them to the zoo offi ce so they can be scanned or copied and returned to you. Please include any names or dates with the photos submit-ted. Phone 873-1510 for more information.

American Red Cross Blood Drives•Mon., March 19, 1-6 p.m. St. John Kanty in the Hall, 7012 North 600 East

in Rolling Prairie. This blood drive is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Phone (219) 778-4017 for additional information.

•Tues., March 20, 1:30-6:30 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church & School in the Parish

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•Thurs., March 22, 1- 5 p.m. LaLumiere School in the Fine Arts Building,

6801 N. Wilhelm Road, LaPorte. E-mail [email protected] or phone (219) 326-7450, ext. 210 to schedule your appointment. This blood drive is sponsored by the Student Council and S.A.D.D.

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“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Marquette

This famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will be performed by Marquette Catholic High School students on Fri. & Sat., March 16 & 17 at 7 p.m., and Sun., March 18 at 2 p.m., in the Marquette Auditorium, Rudy Hart Theatre, 306 W. 10th St., Michigan City.

Tickets will be $10/adults, $8/students and se-niors, and $5/children under 5 yrs., and will be available at the door.

Flying Carpet Travelogue The Flying Carpet Travelogue Association will

take you on a tour “Around the World in 80 Min-utes” on Thurs., Mar. 15th at 7 p. m., at the Elston Performing Arts Theater, Detroit & Spring streets, Michigan City. Admission is a $5 donation at the door. The fi lm, produced and narrated by Rick How-ard, brings a unique look into his world of travel and adventure fi lmmaking.

Over the years audience members have asked Mr. Howard, What’s it like to travel and make movies? Rick decided to give the patron a taste in his new movie Around the World in Eighty Minutes. He has in-cluded events that have occurred both while videoing and when appearing be-fore live audiences from coast to coast here in the U.S. Rick says, “Never forget America is every bit

as beautiful and exciting as my foreign subjects.”In “Around the World in Eighty Minutes,” the au-

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Skoolz of Rock Battling BandsLeadership La Porte County is pleased to an-

nounce the second annual Skoolz of Rock Battling Bands will take place Sat., March 24, from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St., La Porte. Area bands comprised of young people age 15 -21 will take the stage to showcase their talent and compete for prizes. The general public is invited to attend this family-friendly event. Tickets will be available at the door the evening of the event. Tick-ets are $5 for students, $10 for adults, and children under 10 are free. Food and beverages will be avail-able at the event for an additional charge.

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Silly Sunglasses!Children may come anytime during the week of

March 19 to the Children’s Department at LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte, and decorate a pair of silly sunglasses to take home. Celebrate the return of spring and more sun! There is no entrance charge and all supplies are provided. Phone 219-362-7128 for more information or phone 219-362-6156 to request signing for the hearing im-paired 48 hours in advance.

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velopment tool. Play helps create parental bonds. It can also make baby smarter. In March, Imagi-nation Station and child psychologist Dr. Jan Katz will show parents how to use the art of play to un-lock baby’s hidden potential. The workshop entitled “How Smart Babies Play: Learning the Keys to Unlock Your Baby’s Potential” will be presented on each of the next four Saturdays - March 10, March 17, March 24 and March 31 at Imagination Station Child Development Center, 1200 East Coolspring Ave., Michigan City. The workshops and the accom-panying playdates in April are free to the public.

The playdates are scheduled for four Saturdays in April: 7, 14, 21 and 28.

The center will provide attendees with free child-care for kids ages two to six years old. Healthy re-freshments will be served and each will receive free educational toys and learning materials.

Preregistration is required for the workshops. Call 219-872-6723. Space is limited, so sign up now.

Daytime Funtime StorytimeA Daytime Funtime Storytime for children aged

zero to fi ve years with an adult will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Fridays, March 16, 23, and 30 at LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. There will be stories, rhymes, music, activities, and crafts that develop pre-reading skills. This is an Ev-ery Child Ready to Read program.

There is no charge or registration. For more in-formation, phone 219-362-7128, or 219-362-6156 to request signing for the hearing impaired 48 hrs. in advance.

Readers Group Book DiscussionThe Coolspring Branch Library of La Porte

County Public Library, corner 400N & Johnson Rd., Michigan City, will host a Readers Group discussion on Andrew Greeley’s Nuala Anne McGrail mystery novels at 7 p.m., on Tues., March 27. Each person who comes is asked to read one of the books before coming, if possible. Copies are available to check-out at the library. For more information, phone 879-3272, or phone 219-362-6156 to request signing for the hearing impaired 48 hours in advance.

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The production is underwritten in part by the fi ctional and dysfunctional Panache family; Frieda (Judith Joseph), Herbie (Hershal Miller), daugh-ters Helena Lynn (Helen Williams) and Patsy Lynn (Natalie Riley). Come, whistle and cheer for our damsel in distress, Miss Iris (Jeanoma Babcock) and her innocent niece, Peony (Kim Riley).

Cheer on our hero, Gaylord (Doug Moon) and to-ken Native-American, Son-of-Chief-Son-of-a-Block (Hunter Babcock) and boo and throw things at the villain, Pernicious (Don Peiffer). You will be amazed by the questionable talents of Miss Adora Hope (Ja-net Miller) as she leads you through this hilarious story with musical interludes by Frieda’s BFF Ehtyl (Janet Lustic).

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Travels with Charley:Taking Down the Tulip Tree in a Timely Manner

by Charles McKelvy

One windy afternoon not so very long ago, I hap-pened to look up from our back deck at the tulip poplar that was towering over our tiny cottage.

Even without its leaves, it was “sailing” over one and only home.

Hmm, I thought. If that puppy were to split at the trunk, it would fall right on—

“Us,” I told Natalie. “In the night. While we’re sleeping.”

Natalie was not so sure, but she agreed we should call our good friend Bruce Graham at Graham Ser-vices and have our favorite Certifi ed Arborist come out and examine the towering tulip.

Bruce did, and he motioned us to both come over and have a look see at said tulip poplar.

“It’s decaying in the trunk,” Bruce said of the 85-foot tree. “It could split right here in a wind storm and fall on your house or your neighbor’s house. I would take it out if I were you.”

Well, that was all Natalie had to hear and see and so she emailed our neighbors, Bruce and Penny Anderson, and told them that the tulip tree we had all had come to know and love was in urgent need of an appointment with the chainsaw.

We all hated to see it go, but we all hated to con-sider having it fall on us in the night. So we agreed to split the cost and made a date with Bruce Gra-ham and his crew.

They came on a crystal clear Wednesday morn-

Bruce (left) and Cole Graham pose before the fi rst cut. Cole put on his hardhat and safety glasses before going to work.

ing when the wind was blowing elsewhere, and they were Bruce and his son Cole and assistants Bob Flick and Greg Reese. And please know at the out-set that all four of them were properly attired for the job and wore hard hats and safety glasses.

As Bruce Graham always says: “We do it by the book.”

I wanted to stay and watch the tree come down, but we had a date with a friend in Cassopolis, so we had to depart just as Bruce was going aloft in his “bucket” to begin the methodical process of bringing the big tree down in pieces.

The decayed 85-foot tulip poplar awaits the chainsaw.

Bruce Graham is clearly unafraid of heights. He was able to get all the top branches from his bucket.


Cole Graham, who often has to climb aloft to get the top-most branches, was quite happy to see that his father could get all the top branches from his lift bucket. He was thus gladly manning the lines on the ground, and Bob Flick and Greg Reese were fi ring up the chipper and getting ready to turn big logs into little ones.

If it looked like a precisely planned military op-eration, then that was no accident because Bruce Graham is the consummate tree professional.

He is the go-to-arborist in these parts, and, as much as we hated to part with that towering tu-lip, we were glad to part company with him that Wednesday morning knowing that the tree would be taken down cleanly and completely.

Indeed, just before we left, a man from the power company came and took down the electric service to the Anderson’s house so it would not interfere with the operation. Bruce Graham, of course, had arranged for that, just as he had arranged to have his crew leave our yard just as it was before they arrived.

Well, they did leave a tidy pile of logs for me to split for next winter’s fi res in the hearth, but that was by prior arrangement.

And, yes, the splitting has begun, and, I must say, I am twice warmed knowing that the tulip tree died for a good cause and was taken down by a good crew, tried and true under the leadership of Bruce Graham.

Thanks, Bruce!

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Cole Graham was happy to be able to work the whole job on the ground. Sometimes he has to climb, but his father was able to get all the high branches from his bucket.

Bob Flick and Greg Reese (not pictured) operated the chipper and did the ground work with Cole Graham.

Graham Services left the splitting for me to do. Thanks, guys! Now I don’t need to go to the gym.

Now we call our towering tulip tree “Stumpy.”


PNCWA Friendship Group The Purdue North Central Women’s Association

(PNCWA) International Friendship Group will pres-ent the program “Gaviotas, A Village to Reinvent the World” on Tues., March 20 at noon in Schwarz Hall, Room 119. The event is free and open to the public.

The program presenters will be Dr. Kenneth Kin-caid, assistant professor of Latin American History and Martha Garcia-Saenz, associate professor of Building Construction Management and Technol-ogy and a past president of the PNC Women’s As-sociation.

Gaviotas is a sustainable village located in a harsh environment of a treeless eastern savannah in Colombia. It is a place where small scale and affordable technology respects the people and the planet. The United Nations has named Gaviotas “a model for the developing world.”

PNCWA International Friendship Group gathers to celebrate women as they share culture, tradi-tions and friendship. Attendees may bring a lunch, a friend, and an open and curious mind.

The PNCWA was established March 21, 2001 to serve the women of PNC and its service area. The Association offers a variety of social and education-al activities for its members. Membership is open to all interested women within the PNC service area.

PNC, Library to Host Film ScreeningsPublic showings of the fi lm “Melancholia” will be

offered through a collaboration of the Purdue Uni-versity North Central Odyssey 2011- 2012 Arts and Cultural Events Series and the Michigan City Pub-lic Library. The showings are free and open to the public.

It will be shown Sun., March 18 at 2 p.m. at the Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St., Michigan City and Thurs., March 22 at 5 p.m. in the PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building Assem-bly Hall, Room 02. The fi lm is rated R.

“Melancholia” opens with images shot from above the Earth that depict a giant planet approaching. It appears that the Earth is about to be destroyed. The New York Times describes this opening scene of the Lars von Trier fi lm as being “rendered in surpris-ingly lovely digital effects.”

“Melancholia” the fi lm takes its name from the planet that is shown streaming toward Earth. It also is the name of an emotional disorder that Freud termed as “profoundly painful dejection, loss of the capacity to love . . . that culminates in the expecta-tion of punishment.”

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(LSCO) has a few openings left in the audition schedule for the seventh annual Hoosier Star com-petition. The competition, sponsored by Horizon Bank and NIPSCO, is open to amateur singers of all musical types and age groups. Auditions will be on Sat., March 17 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun., March 18 from noon-6 p.m. The auditions will take place at the La Porte Little Theatre, 218 A St., La Porte.

The Hoosier Star singing competition brings am-ateur singers from across the state together in order to compete for recognition and cash prizes. Contes-tants are divided into two age groups: youth – 17 years old and under; and adult – 18 years old and over (at the time of auditions). Twelve fi nalists, six in each age group, will move onto the fi nal event and the chance to win a monetary prizes along with the title of 2012 Hoosier Star.

The 12 Hoosier Star fi nalists will perform along with the Hoosier Star Orchestra, conducted by Phil-ip Bauman on Sat., Sept. 15, at the La Porte Civic Auditorium. Audience members will choose the fi -nal two winners in each age division based on that night’s performances. First and second place in the Youth Division will receive $500 and $250 respec-tively. First and second place in the Adult Division will receive $1,000 and $500 respectively.

Registration forms can be found on the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra website at www.LSCO.net as well as by emailing [email protected] or phoning 219-362-9020. Registration is open on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis. The registra-tion/audition fee is $20 per person. Walk-ins are ac-cepted on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis during the audition dates until all available times are fi lled.

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Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:March -- WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTHMarch 15 -- Flying Carpet Travelogue presents:

“Around the World in 80 Minutes” presented by Rick Howard. 7 pm at Elston Performing Arts Theatre, Detroit & Spring streets, MC. Tix $5 at the door.

March 15 -- Duneland Historical Society meet-ing. 7:30 pm at Westchester Twp. Public Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton. Program on the Indiana Dunes State Park. Meeting is free and open to the public. 219-983-9715.

March 15, 16 -- Bookmarks at MC Public Li-brary. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach will be reviewed at 2 pm on Fri. The program will also be held on Thurs. at Westchester Public Library, Ches-terton, IN at 2 pm.

March 16 -- PNC American Sign Language Club ASL Coffeehouse. 6-9 pm at Cornucopia Cof-fee Company, 210 Lincolnway, Valparaiso. Open to the public. Info: Joanna Witulski, [email protected]

March 16-17 -- “Annie Jr.” presented by Cool-spring Elementary School’s Drama Club. 7 pm at Elston Performing Arts Theatre, Detroit & Spring streets, MC. Tix $5 at the door.

March 16-18 -- “Joseph and the Amazing Tech-nicolor Dream Coat” presented by Marquette Cath-olic High School students. Fri/Sat 7 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix at the door: $10/adults, $8/students & seniors, $5/children under 5 yrs. Rudy Hart Theatre, 306 W. 10th St., MC.

March 16-18, 23-25, April 13-15, 20-22 -- “Dirty Deeds at the Dune Done Inn.” Family friendly play presented by the Acting Theatre of Michigan City, 215 W. 10th. St., MC. Fri/7 pm; Sat/Sun 3 pm. Tix $$12/adults, $8/children under 12 yrs. 872-4221.

March 16-19 -- Vickers Theatre. “Carnage.” A ra-zor sharp, biting comedy centered on parental dif-ferences starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly; directed by Roman Polanski. Fri/9 pm; Sat & Sun/4:15 & 9 pm. Also showing: “A Dangerous Method.” Dr. Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud team up. Starring Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen & Michael Fassbender. Fri thru Mon/6:30 pm. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. www.vick-erstheatre.com

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March 17 -- Valparaiso Oldtime Dance Society dance at the YMCA, 1201 Cumberland Crossing Dr., Valparaiso. 7-10 pm. Adm. $5 per person or $15 per family. Info: 219-464-0846. Story elsewhere this issue.

March 17 -- The Super Happy Funtime Bur-lesque Road Movie. 4 pm MI time at The Acorn The-ater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. Tix $7; reserve at 269/756-3879 or www.acorntheater.com

March 18, 22 -- Films on DVD: “Melancholia” will be shown at 2 pm Sun. at MC Public Library. Another showing will be Thurs., March 22 at Pur-due North Central, Library-Student-Faculty Bldg Assembly Hall, Rm 02 at 5 pm. Both programs are free.

March 19 -- SWALLOWS RETURN TO SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO DAY

March 20 -- FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!March 20 -- LaP. Co. Historical Society meeting.

7 pm at the Society Museum, 2405 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. Oral Histories will be presented by LaP. High School students. Guests welcome. Info: 219-324-6767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org

March 21 -- PNC Books and Coffee series. Dr. E. Anne Christo-Baker will review Think! Why Crucial Decisions Can’t Be Made in the Blink of an Eye by Michael R. LeGault. Noon in the Library-Student-Faculty Bldg, Room 60, lower level. Free, open to the public. Info: 872-0527, ext. 5693.

March 23-25 -- “Sleeping With Anemone.” Stage play (mystery) presented by Washington Stage The-atre, 111 Roosevelt St., LaPorte. Fri/Sat 7 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix $10 at the door. Info: 219-326-5184.

March 24 -- 2nd Annual Skoolz of Rock Battling Bands. 5-10 pm at the Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St., LaPorte. Local bands will compete for prizes. Family-friendly event. Tix at the door $10/adults, $5/students, free/children under 10 yrs. Food & beverages will be avail. for purchase. Presented by Leadership LaPorte County. Info: 219-325-8223.

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Garden & Leisure Show. Held at the Lake Michi-gan College Mendel Center, Napier Ave., Benton Harbor, MI. 80 exhibitors and special guests. Fri/5-8 pm; Sat/9 am-7 pm; Sun/10 am-5 pm MI times. Adm. $5. Story elsewhere this issue.

March 17 -- Grammy-nominated electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant in concert with the South-west Michigan Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 pm MI time at Mendel Mainstage on campus of Lake Mich-igan College, Napier Ave., Benton Harbor, MI. Tix $15-$35, students $5; 12 yrs. & under free. 269/982-4030 or www.smso.org

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This play is a mystery written by Kate Collins and Merle Miller, and based on the book of the same name. it is the thirteenth in her series of books.

Synopsis: Abby Knight owns a small fl ower shop (“Bloomers”) in the small midwestern town of “New Chapel.” She and her ex-military ranger boy friend, Marco, solve mysterys as amateur small town de-tectives. This story is written with many twists and turns, as she is threatened, harrassed, and almost kidnapped and killed, all entangled with an uncom-mon fl ower, the Anemone.

Performances on March 23 & 24, (at 7 p.m.) & March 25 (at 2 p.m.). Tickets are $10 at the door. More information at 219/326-5184.

The cast: Melissa Armfi eld, Josh Kuhn, Marla Swallow, Nancy Gorske, Amy Thompson, Soledad Baimakolach, Pam Ruminski, Michaelene Ziembo, Brock Vinson, Emil Cripe, Dustin Gorske, Jim Ros-selli, Xavier Stamper, Carolyn Warren, Tim Stabo-sz, Dave Mikolajczyk, and Andy Ruminski .

Dinner and A Movie in New Troy A documentary featuring several Galien-area

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The fi lm provides insight into the age-old process of making maple syrup from sap extracted from ma-ple trees, as practiced by Justin’s grandfather and his friends, all locals. Through candid interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the syrup being made using improvised methods, “A Dying Art” lets viewers into a world that is fast disappearing — the sugar shack.

“A Dying Art” will be premiered at the New Troy Community Center on Thurs., March 22. To round out the evening, Friends of New Troy will offer a pancake supper served with the syrup to come out of the Galien sugar shack this spring, along with sausages, apple sauce, and a beverage. The supper will begin at 6:00 p.m. MI time, with the movie im-mediately following.

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • H & H HOME REPAIR • [email protected]

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2-5 FT. OAK CHURCH PEWS like new. $250 ea. or 2/$400 obo • MAHOGANY SECRETARY w/attractive inlays $1000 obo • DOUBLE DROP LEAF TEA CART $400 obo • LIGHT OAK BUFFET w/mirror $1000 obo • NEWLY REFINISHED HARVEST TABLE 5-leafs and 5

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HOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH3/BR. Across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692.

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cable. ½ blk. to beach. Close to park, zoo and shopping. Ping pong and foosball for those rainy days. $1,200/wk. Call Pam 708-383-2635.LAKE RENTALS. Live in beauty of Lake Michigan, beach, dunes.

Enjoy conveniences of Michigan City. Lg. 1BR, $625/mo. util. incl’d. 2BR house $725/mo. + util. Call 219-879-2195.

Music Heritage SeriesJoin in with the Save the Tunes Council as they

perform traditional music associated with the month of March. Tune up your vocal cords and gather up for a sing-along on March 16, 7:30–9 p.m. at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center, 1215 N. State Road 49 just south of the intersection of 49 and U.S. 20 in Porter, Indiana.

The Save the Tunes Council is a group of local musicians devoted to preserving and passing on folk songs in the traditional way, using a variety of mu-sical instruments including guitar, autoharp, dul-cimer, banjo, harmonica, bagpipe, penny whistle, hurdy gurdy, and other obscure instruments.

For more information, phone 219-395-1882 or check the park’s website at www.nps.gov/indu

CHARMING VINTAGE MICHIANA HOME – ¼ blk. from lake, Stop 37. Furn., 3BR, 2BA. Sleeps 8. C/A, frpl, BBQ, screen porch, deck off master BR, all

util except phone. $1,900/wk. For info email [email protected] Judy 847-814-8215.

Long Beach House– Long term, avail. 4/1/12 or later, furn. or unfurn. 3BR + Den, 2BA. Great location, very close to beach. C/A, fireplace,

W/D, hardwood floors, deck w/grill, big yard. Call 312.953.9570.Lovely family house for rent in Sheridan Beach, overlooking beautiful Lake Michigan’s widest beach. 3BR, 2BA, living room, family room, eat-in kitchen, porch, cozy backyard patio, central heating and air conditioning. Sleeps at least 6. $2,000/week. For information, call 219-879-3962.MODERN, CLEAN 2BR, 2BA IN 2-FLAT. 3 blocks to Lake Michigan.

Yearly rental; credit check. $750/mo + util. Broker/owner. 219-363-6818.LONG BEACH. Lg. 4BR, 1.5BA home. 3-season room, fireplace, garage,

hardwood floors. Short walk to beach. Avail. April 1st. Yearly lease. $1490/mo + util. Call 219-873-4989.

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$485,000. Please call for more information 847-274-9800.BEACH LOT WITH LITTORAL RIGHTS in Long Beach with a 4BR,

2.5BA home on hillside. Large deck w/beach views, fireplace, tile floors, and parking for 10 cars. Call owner Judith Fried at 312-280-8034.3602 Lake Shore Drive, Duneland Beach – For Sale by Owner.

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810-241-2001.

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BOOKSTOREMURDER AT THE

LANTERNE ROUGE

by Cara Black

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Murder at the Lanterne Rouge by Cara BlackThis is the twelfth book in the series about Aimee

Leduc set in modern day Paris. Never, and I mean never, will you fi nd an author who takes you down the streets and alleys of Paris like Cara Black. Her descriptions of the people and places of the city jump off the pages and transport you there in the blink of an eye. Like Dashiell Hammett brought the sights and sounds of San Francisco, so Cara Black brings the reader a deeper feel for the City of Lights.

Our Aimee is a young, chic well-dressed Parisi-anne, but her designer clothes all come from vin-tage clothing stores she just can’t resist--well, who among us could?!

Aimee runs Aimee LeDuc Investigations, a com-puter security company, along with her partner the dwarf Rene, also a dapper dresser, but more impor-tantly, a computer genius.

In this story, Rene has met and fallen in love with a young Chinese girl, Meizi. Just a few months into the relationship and Rene is moving way too fast--at least that’s what Aimee thinks. One night, Rene asks Aimee to join Meizi and her parents for a din-ner. Aimee’s instincts tells her that Meizi just isn’t trustworthy and maybe not the wonderful person Rene thinks she is.

During the meal, Meizi gets a phone call and bolts for the door. Aimee and Rene go to fi nd her when she doesn’t return and runs into police around the corner where a dead man has been found--his body wrapped in plastic like a slab of meat from the grocery story. He’s a science prodigy named Pascal Samour and in his wallet is a photo of Meizi.The only witness seems to be a homeless drunk named Clodo the police dismiss as useless, but just maybe he’s not as stupid as they think...

But where is Meizi?So, where does Meizi fi t into this man’s murder?

It doesn’t help that she ran off just before his body was found. Ah, but stick around dear reader! We all know that we have just scratched the surface!

Rene enlists Aimee’s help in discovering what’s going on and since her father was a policeman and her godfather, Mobier, is still on the force, she digs around and fi nds out that Pascal was working on something that had the French secret service check-

ing up on him. Soon, an agent is approaching Ai-mee with an offer. Aimee’s mother was an Ameri-can who abandoned the family years ago. Aimee doesn’t know if she’s alive or dead. The agent says he has information about her mother which he will give to her in exchange for the information he thinks she has about Pascal’s mur-der. Was Aimee’s mother a secret service agent? Signs seem to point there and Aimee, like any of us, would like to know the truth.

Aimee’s investigation takes her into the heart of the Chinese section of Paris, an area of closed mouth people who don’t trust the police with good reason. Many of them are in the country illegally, working in sweatshops and sleeping on fl oors ten or twenty to a room. Was this Meizi’s real life?

Then there’s Pascal’s story--a mystery surround-ing a 14th century artisan’s guild that might have something to offer scientists of today, and whose secrets would be of great interest to unscrupulous people. It’s all buried in his computer and a me-dieval church and it’s a race against time to see if Rene’s expertise can unravel what Pascal has gone to such pains to hide.

It all boils down to who can Aimee and Rene trust? Mobier is not answering Aimee’s calls, the se-cret service agent talks in circles, and don’t forget, there’s still a murderer loose.

It’s atmospheric, it’s edge of your seat cat and mouse play, and in the end, great reading enter-tainment.

USA Today said, “No contemporary writer of noir mysteries evokes the spirit of Paris more than Cara Black in her atmospheric series...”

Best selling author Alan Furst said, “Transcen-dently, seductively, irresistibly French.”

Spot on!Till next time, happy reading!

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2300 Lake Shore Drive • $1,100,000Glorious sunsets and the peaceful sounds of Lake Michigan can be yours in this unbelievable home. The Tanmor features 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, multiple beach-side balconies for unbeatable views of the lake, ample car parking and a lower-level kitchen for easy entertaining. Make your dream home a reality! Call Debbie or Tricia for your private showing today!Access a virtual tour with your smartphone using a barcode scanner app, or visit our website at www.MerrionRealty.com!

Debbie Burke @ 219-221-0006 or Tricia Meyer @ 219-871-2680

2907 Summit Drive • $298,500A must-see with gorgeous fall and winter lake views, this 4 BR, 2 BA bi-level redwood hilltop home in Long Beach is waiting for you! Oversized family room with fireplace, main floor laundry and a humongous rec room are a few of the reasons you'll love this property! Escape into your very own private retreat in the gorgeous wooded backyard. A delightful patio perfect for entertaining round out this property PLUS it's ONLY 2/10s of a mile from the front door to the entrance of the beach!

Cari Adams @ 219-898-5412 or David Angus @ 219-898-7009

37 Mohawk • $329,000Just 1 1/2 short blocks from Lake Michigan Beaches (Stop 40) sits a True Classic Michiana 2 BR, 2 BA Log Home. This delightful home features vaulted wood beam ceilings, a wood burning fireplace to gather with your family & friends, spacious kitchen with dining area for family gatherings and a basement w/beach shower. Tennis courts, children's playground and the Famous Summer Camp are some of the amenities in Michiana. Do a little updating & be ready to enjoy this summer! Make your appointment today!

Michele Cihak @ 219-861-2073

101 Chickadee • $198,000 LARGE CORNER LOTS w/Log Home in Michiana Shores. It has enough property that one could build another home or develop a family compound. The original home has a huge fieldstone fireplace, with 1 bedroom, bath & sleeping loft. Connected by a breezeway is another separate bedroom w/two closets & window seat. Bathroom is newer along with kitchen. Newer well, septic, furnace & electric. Call to make it yours!

Michele Cihak @ 219-861-2073

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Beverly Bullis, GRI 872-3216Tom Cappy* 874-6396Richard Klare 872-0947Rosemary Braun 879-9029

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106 ElmwoodPerfect combination of wooded tranquility and beach access. Well insulated with heated drive for the winter. Gazebo, deck and wooded yard for warmer weather enjoyment. $249,900

100 Lake Shore Dr. #8058th floor Dunescape unit with all the association amenities and no maintenance. Swim in the indoor pool or enjoy the private beach. Fitness center and sauna. $338,000

108 GeorgiaFabulous beach house with vaulted ceiling and stone fireplace. Gourmet kitchen for the chef. Master bath has jetted tub, separate shower and walk-in closet. $379,000

116 N Lake AveFormer 4 unit apartment building stripped to the bonesand waiting for you to customize. In prime Sheridan Beachlocation. $199,900

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