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Volume 25, Number 43 Thursday, November 5, 2009

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When Lisa Polazzi shows up for work, she has no idea what she will be doing.

Sometimes, she will sit for hours waiting to use her skills. Other times, she’s so busy, she can barely catch her breath.

The only thing she knows for sure is that when she does get busy, it’s because an animal is in dis-tress.

But that’s the nature of her job as an emergency veterinarian at the North Central Veterinary Emer-gency Center adjacent to the campus of Purdue University North Central. For Dr. Polazzi, who has been a veterinarian for 10 years, doing what she does – even when it involves severely injured dogs and cats – is a life-long dream.

“I’ve always wanted to be a vet,” said Polazzi be-fore she started her 14-hour shift on a recent Mon-day night. “A large percentage of day practices in-

volve giving vaccines and treating skin diseases, and thank God for those prac-tices. That’s not something I want to do, but because they do what they do, it al-lows me to do what I love.”

The emergency veteri-nary clinic opened in May 2002. The $1.4 million building is a public-pri-vate partnership between 36 area veterinarians and Purdue. The clinic oper-ates from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Thurs-day, and from 6 p.m. Fri-day until 8 a.m. Monday.

North Central Veterinary Emergency Centerby Rick A. Richards

Dr. Lisa Polazzi shows off the well-equipped lab at the North Central Veterinary Emergency Center.

The North Central Veterinary Emergency Center is at 1645 S. U.S. 421, adjacent to Purdue North Central.

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Pet owners are greeted by this modern entry and waiting room to the two-story, $1.4 million emergency veterinary clinic that opened in 2002.

Veterinarian Dr. Lisa Polazzi explains that, if needed, this operating room can be used at a moment’s notice at the

North Central Veterinary Emergency Center.

hours,” said Polazzi, adding that won’t happen un-til the emergency clinic produces enough revenue to support that expansion. In the meantime, it doesn’t open until area veterinary clinics close for the day.

But she also pointed out that the emergency clinic is not a free clinic. It is a business, and owners who bring their pets in for treatment have to pay for it.

Polazzi said summer is the busiest season at the veterinary clinic. “There is more opportunity for negative interactions for pets in the summer,” she said.

On average, she will see four to fi ve animals be-fore midnight each shift, but in the summer, that climbs to between six and eight. The most common ailments are vomiting or diarrhea, infection or liver and kidney problems and allergic reactions. In ex-treme cases she will treat animals that have either been hit by a vehicle or attacked by another animal.

She’s also treated dogs who have swallowed golf balls, tampons, underwear and in one instance, a peach pit.

“In this area, we also see a lot of dogs who have picked up fi sh hooks,” said Polazzi. “I’ve also dealt with cats that have swallowed dental fl oss and nee-dle and thread.

“While a lot of the emergencies we see are urgent, most are not life or death situations. Of course, the hard part is when you get one of those cases where you can’t save the patient.”

The clinic has two emergency room treatment tables, an operating room, an X-ray room, its own laboratory, an isolation unit, a kennel and several examination rooms. There also is plenty of room to expand, including an unfi nished second fl oor that could ultimately house specialty practices in oph-thalmology and orthopedics.

“We’re kind of a central location,” said Polazzi, who pointed out the nearest emergency veterinary clinics are in South Bend to the east and Scher-erville to the west.

“We are owned by shareholder veterinarians and businesses, and the goal is to ultimately be open 24

The emergency clinic works with the Veterinary School on Purdue’s main campus in West Lafayette, just as many other private veterinary businesses do. It’s the only school of veterinary medicine in In-diana and one of only 27 in North America.

In the past, the emergency clinic has helped train veterinary technicians, although none are being tu-tored there currently.

Polazzi, who lives in Valparaiso with her three dogs, received her undergraduate degree from Cor-nell University in upstate New York and her veteri-nary degree from Purdue.

She is one of three full-time veterinarians who staff the clinic. Polazzi has been at the clinic since it opened in 2002, Dr. Susan Stewart has been on staff since 2004, and Dr. Christa Young started in September.

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Veterinary technicians Amy Boyd, left, and Shannin Rowe tend to the injured leg of Rafi ki, a 2-year-old Pekinese.

Dr. Lisa Polazzi manipulates the leg of Rafi ki, a 2-year-old Pekinese that hurt its left rear leg jumping off the deck at his home.

“He was chained up on my deck when I heard him yelp,” said English.

Seriously ill or injured pets are treated in this large emergency room.

But just minutes later, a call comes in that a much more serious emergency is on the way. A young Bos-ton terrier has been attacked by another dog and the owner is about 20 minutes away.

Things turn much more serious when Cooper, a 6-month-old Boston terrier is carried in by his own-er, a farmer who lives near Kouts in Porter County. The owner, who declines to give his name, is visibly upset at Cooper’s condition.

All that’s known is that Cooper was apparently attacked by two other family dogs in the fenced-in backyard. The owner said the attack happened sometime after his wife left for work early in the afternoon and when he came home from the fi eld late in the afternoon.

“When I got home, I found him in the backyard. He wasn’t moving and he was cold to the touch. I thought he was dead, but when I saw he was still breathing, I came here,” the owner said.

When she went outside, Rafi ki wouldn’t use the leg. English didn’t see what happened, but she sus-pects Rafi ki saw a rabbit in the back yard and ran after it. When he jumped off the deck, he landed wrong and hurt his leg.

This is her fi rst trip to the emergency shelter, but she said she was glad it’s available because her reg-ular vet clinic was closed.

“He’s my baby and I was afraid he’d be in pain all night,” said English.

In an exam room, Polazzi carefully manipulates Rafi ki’s leg checking for any broken bones. The dog doesn’t fl inch, and in fact doesn’t react at all. That is a relief since English initially said Rafi ki nipped at her when she picked him up.

Polazzi says it’s a good sign that Rafi ki is not re-acting, and X-rays confi rm her suspicion that he merely has a sprained knee, not a broken leg. Af-ter administering some pain dulling medicine, vet techs Shannin Rowe of Valparaiso and Amy Boyd of La Porte, watch over Rafi ki for awhile before releas-ing him, just to make sure everything is OK.

Polazzi loves animals and hates to see them in distress. She admits that’s probably a key reason she became a veterinarian.

“I accept that I’m not going to be able to save every animal that comes in,” she said. “But that doesn’t make it any easier.”

Polazzi said some pet owners come in knowing their pet will have to be put down.

“That makes it a little easier, but what’s really tough are the ones you know you can save, but you can’t because the family doesn’t have the fi nances to pay for the treatment. Those are really hard.”

Polazzi said she was told in veterinary school that 90 percent of the animals she sees will live or die, no matter what she does. “It’s the other 10 percent that really stick with you,” she said.

Two hours into Polazzi’s shift, she sees her fi rst patient, Rafi ki, a 2-year-old Pekinese with an in-jured left rear leg. Cheryl English of Michigan City, Rafi ki’s owner, is fearful the leg is broken.


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North Central Veterinary Emergency Center1645l S. U.S. 421Westville

Call toll-free, 1-866-785-7302

To reach the clinic, take U.S. 421 south from Michigan City to the south entrance to Purdue North Central (at the stoplight) and turn left. It will be the fi rst building on the right.

Cooper, wrapped in a fl annel shirt, is carefully placed on an exam table. Polazzi, Rowe and Boyd go to work trying to resuscitate Cooper, who is covered with bite marks, dried blood and dirt.

“He’s in shock,” said Polazzi, who makes an inci-sion in Cooper’s leg in order to fi nd a vein and start administering fl uid. As she does, Cooper twitches.

Cooper’s neck is shaved to administer antibiotics. After about 15 minutes, Cooper is receiving fl uids and antibiotics. He is carefully wiped off and cov-ered with blankets and a heating pad to try to bring up his temperature, which is in the mid 90s. Nor-mal temperature for a dog is 102.

Polazzi begins a long vigil after consulting with the owner. He tells Polazzi to keep trying, but ulti-mately, the efforts aren’t enough. Cooper had been alone in the back yard for too long and was too se-verely injured.

Later that night, Cooper was put to sleep.Polazzi admitted it was a long shot to save Coo-

per. “He had been in shock too long and because of that, there was damage to his internal organs,” she said.

As Polazzi explained what was going on, she shook her head from side to side, acknowledging to herself that no matter what she did, Cooper’s fate had been sealed even before he arrived at the clinic.

Still, he received the best from Polazzi and her team.

Photos by Rick A. Richards

Veterinary technician Amy Boyd tends to the serious wounds of 6-month-old Cooper, a Boston terrier that was attack by another dog.

Veterinarian Dr. Lisa Polazzi prepares a fl uid bag as part of the treatment for a seriously injured 6-month-old Boston terrior.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the Unit-ed States. The Great Lakes commercial fl eet num-bered about 500 vessels. The St. Lawrence Seaway opened.

And in 1959 Thomas Manse of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan published the fi rst edition of the book that has become the Ultimate Word for ship watchers in the Great Lakes region. Subsequent editions of the book Know Your Ships have appeared annually on schedule, over time forming an encyclopedic archive of ship identities, characteristics, distinctive colors (as exhibited on smokestacks, fl ags, and other vis-ible points), and ownership connections.

To the gratifi cation of boat watchers throughout the Great Lakes, the 50th anniversary edition of “KYS” has now appeared. Lengthened by 32 pag-es to a total of 184, the 2009 landmark issue not only pays tribute to Mr. Manse; it carries a special note from Roger LeLievre, editor/publisher who as-sumed responsibility for the annual editions after Mr. Manse’s death in 1994.

The 35th edition of the book was rolling off the presses when Mr. Manse died. Indicating that they had made KYS an annual habit, readers kept buy-ing. As Mr. LeLievre writes in the 50th edition, “The readers who support Know Your Ships year after year deserve a special acknowledgment, as does the Web site Boatnerd.com.”

The Web site has “done more to build interest in boatwatching than its founder ever dreamed pos-sible,” added Mr. LeLievre. “There aren’t enough master salutes in the world to thank everyone for how much they have done.”

line of writer Jody Aho. Covering parts of nine pag-es, the segment ends with several items showing the effects of worsening recession on Great Lakes commercial travel. . .

“2007: The 1929-vintage Calumet is sold for scrap. Low water levels plague shippers, forcing them to reduce the amount of per-trip cargo carried.

“2008: Many vessels lay up early as steel mills cut back production. The 50th anniversary of the 1958 loss of the Carl D. Bradley on Lake Michigan is observed.

“2009: The St. Lawrence Seaway and Know Your Ships turn 50.”

The 2009 issue of KYS continues the book’s role in maintaining an up-to-date perspective on Great Lakes shipping trends and history. An especially valuable feature in that area appears under the by-

The Boat Watcher is EverymanWho are the people who gather at a water’s edge

in Duluth-Superior or Detroit or Sault Ste. Marie or Port Huron to watch freighters pass? The watchers are, individually, Everyman, usually with a quali-fi cation: They have had exposure in early life or in their later years to the romance and aura of power that the water-borne hulks exude.

A substantial proportion of the watchers have also served aboard one or more of the ships that car-ry on the commerce of the Lakes and the St. Law-rence Seaway, says “Freighter Frank” Frisk of Port Huron’s Great Lakes Maritime Center.

Some other factors keep most boat watchers com-ing back to the vantage points from which they can keep an eye on their favorite freighter lanes. In consequence, the dyed-in-the-wool “collector” of big ships has made watching a healthy hobby, one that keeps interest focused and may at the same time encourage the hobbyist to make notes on specifi c vessels, to discuss ship characteristics with fellow watchers, even to make Lakes commerce a study.

Signifi cantly, most watchers, whether men or women, have their personal copies of Know Your Ships for use as guides, research sources, argument-settlers, and plain old pleasure reading.

Living rooms, decks, porches, and other rooms in private homes along the St. Clair River provide ideal observation posts for ship watchers. In towns and cities like Algonac, Marysville, Marime City, and other

municipalities the views are built in. (Keefe photo)

Boat or shore scene, sometimes you have to take the picture to

remember the moment. (Image courtesy Frank

Frisk)


The lure of freighter watching (and

photographing) leaves no one, not

even young camera fans, immune. (Image courtesy Frank Frisk)

The scene that opens out for boat watchers is different from site to site. The harbor in Duluth (above) boasts a vast expanse of open water.

(Image courtesy Frank Frisk)

Where facilities for ship watchers are available, a fascinated clientele usually becomes part of the scenery.

(Image courtesy Great Lakes Maritime Center)Age? There’s no pattern, say those in the know.

“We see regulars on the boat-watching gig who are in their 70s and 80s,” notes Frisk. “But we also see younger people and even kids with parents or grandparents, especially with the economy drag-ging as it is these days.”

Do the dedicated watchers belong to organiza-tions that may encourage such activity, or to infor-mal groups? No question. “Some belong to the Inter-national Shipmasters Association. Most of them are members of Boatnerds as a way to keep up to date on shipping trends, organizational outings, other news of interest,” says Frisk.

He adds that some boasting may enliven a daily vessel watching session. Even with their books as umpires a group may disagree in a friendly way. “‘My ship could carry a lot more ore than yours’--we hear things like that. It’s always in fun.”

The fun keeps boat watchers coming back to ba-sically comfortable conversations. If a freighter ap-pears, there’s often reference to KYS. If the group was in the Port Huron Maritime Center on a day in late summer, they may have been part of a day’s total of 6,131 visitors/watchers.

KYS Has Come FarSome 50th year editorial material suggests clear-

ly how far the KYS and the shipping scene have come in the past half-century. One retrospective item notes that “The fi rst issue of KYS was just 44 pages in length. Staple bound, it sold for 50 cents.”

At that time it was a publication aimed at tour-ists, ship fans, and people who lived along the wa-ter who wanted basic information about the ships that passed their shores. It remains essentially the same.

Fulfi lling that mission, the book has increasingly served as the Annual Boatwatcher’s Field Guide. It has become “Everything you need to know about the freighters, tankers, tugs, salties (ships that navi-gate the saltwater oceans as well as the Sweetwater Seas,” and other types of vessels sailing the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Printed in glorious color, the book also stands as an informal gallery of maritime photography. Over the half-century of the book’s existence, it has brought to its boat-tracking public more than 2,000 images of Great Lakes or visiting foreign ships.

As an aide-memoir, KYS provides two ruled, blank pages on which owners of books can note their per-sonal comments on passing freighters. “Record Your Own Vessel Observations Here,” reads a notation.

There’s space for the date, the Name (of the ship), and the viewing Location/details.

Of all the services that KYS performs for its read-ers, provision of the Fleet Listings may be the most basic and critical. On columnar pages, “Listed in or-der after each of hundreds of vessels are the Type of Vessel, Year Built, Type of Engine, Maximum Cargo Capacity or Gross Tonnage, Overall Length, Breadth, and Depth or Draft.” Only vessels over 30 feet in length are included.

Of similar utility is the segment on Colors of the Great Lakes and Seaway Smokestacks. Both U.S. and Canadian smokestack colors and designs ap-pear here among the 150 different graphic repre-sentations.

Four other categories of fl ags may identify pass-ing freighters on the Great Lakes or in Seaway lanes. One, with 28 different fl ags, identifi es House-fl ags. These, numbering 28, identify ships that be-long to fl eets of larger or smaller size. A separate layout showing 75 different designs includes the Colors of the Major Saltwater Fleets.

A category with 90 entries comprises the “Flags of Nations in the Marine Trade.” These fl ags are ar-ranged alphabetically by nation, ranging from Anti-gua & Barbuda to Yugoslavia. Other Flags of Inter-est, nine in number, include such fl ags as those of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., and the International Shipmaster’s Association--Member Pennant.


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Sinai Forum Presents Robert KrulwichThe 56th season of the Sinai

Forum Presented by Purdue University North Central will continue its season on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at Elston Middle School in Michigan City with an ap-pearance by NPR radio host and author Robert Krulwich who will present, “Making Medical Science WONDER-ful.” The sponsor for this pro-gram is the Duneland Health Council.

As co-host of NPR’s Radio Lab, correspondent of NPR’s Science Unit and ABC News Special Corre-spondent, Krulwich is known as an expert at ex-plaining complex issues in a clear, compelling and entertaining style. He captivates his audiences while making use of vivid images and unusual ex-amples, such as the time he explained the structure of DNA using a banana or creating his own Italian Opera, “Ratto Interesso” to explain how the Federal Reserve regulates interest rates.

Krulwich pioneered the use of animation on ABC’s Nightline, World News and on NPR’s internet site to explore cellular biology and subprime lending. In 2007 The National Academy of Sciences, Engineer-ing and Medicine gave Radio Lab its top honor for excellence in communicating science to the general public. He has won numerous other awards includ-ing two Emmys, a George Polk Award, a Dupont Award and the National Cancer Institute’s Extraor-dinary Communicator’s Award

All Sinai Forum programs are held at Elston Middle School, 317 Detroit St., Michigan City. Sub-scription tickets may be purchased at the door or via credit card by calling the PNC Advancement Of-fi ce at 219/785-5697. Any student with a valid ID will be admitted free.

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I had been away from my computer for more than a week and I did not miss it. I consider that a good sign. However, I had to fi nd a computer to use to print out my airline boarding pass while I was on vacation. All the fuss made me think about the cur-rent state of internet addiction in the United States. I did a little research, and I unearthed the following information.

Winston Ross’ Homeless Brother (www.news-week.com/id/216911). Ross, who is a reporter for a West Coast newspaper, wrote an article for News-week about his brother’s internet addiction. It is an interesting read, and anyone who might be wonder-ing if they—or someone close to them—might be addicted to their computer might want to read the article. Ross’ unemployed, homeless brother lives in a tent. He has use of computers available to him at a nearby university, where he spends ten or more hours a day. In the Newsweek article, Ross stated that China and South Korea have declared internet addiction as their number one public health threat. Can the U.S., among other countries, be far behind? Ross listed intervention resources in his article that can be found on the internet. I checked them out, so read on.

PC Moderator (www.pcmoderator.com). This is an online timer that oversees the amount of time one spends online. It is not available for Apple com-puters, however. The PC Moderator would come in handy for those who are disciplined enough to log off after setting it to the maximum time for online activities.

Center for Internet & Technology Addiction (www.virtual-addiction.com). Dr. Dave Greenfi eld, based in West Hartford, CT, has information, in-cluding a quiz, to help determine if your online hab-its create a problem for you. He offers several types of counseling.

Center for Internet Addiction (www.netaddiction.com). This spot has been around since 1995. I liked the abundance of information available here. In addition to a list of signs and symptoms of inter-net addiction, you will fi nd a number of self tests. They include the IAT (Internet Addiction Test), a quiz for obsessive online gaming, cybersex addic-tion, compulsive online gambling, online auction addiction, plus a partners addiction test and a par-ent-child addiction test. The Center for Internet Ad-diction asserts that one American in eight suffers from problematic internet use.

ReSTART (www.netaddictionrecovery.com/). Re-START is the fi rst U.S. Rehab facility for internet addiction. This is a 45-day program where clients live in natural surroundings in the Pacifi c North-west—coincidentally not too far from Microsoft

headquarters. The website gives an overview of the program and views of the grounds, and also pro-vides another addiction survey. The rehab facility, named Heavensfi eld, has not fi lled to capacity yet. Maybe they should open a wing for compulsive text messagers and cell phone users.

Identity Fraud (www.myidscore.com). Unre-lated to internet addiction, this website is a service of a security company. Answer a few questions and you will receive instantly your id fraud vulnerabil-ity score. Scores are from 1 through 999, with the higher numbers showing that one is more suscep-tible to identity fraud. When you have found your score, you can click on several links for additional information.

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This Weekend at The Acorn TheaterFriday, November 6: The Wine Shop at The

Acorn Excites the Culinary World with a 5-Course Beer Dinner with Two Turnips and New Local Brewery Greenbush Brewing; 7 p.m. MI time. $75 per person. Learn more at www.twoturnips.com

Tickets for this event will be extremely limited; for reservations, visit www.acorntheater.com or phone 269.756.3879. Tickets are $75, and are only available to those 21 and over. For more informa-tion, phone 269.756.3879 and ask for Jill.

Saturday, November 7: The Wine Shop at The Acorn presents the Artist Reception for Local Art-ist Ginny Scott; 2-4 p.m. MI time. No cost. The Art-ist Reception is open to the public, and will include samplings of wine. Info: phone Jill 269.756.3879.

“My work is an expression of the inner self and how I view our environment through color, shape and dimension,” says Scott. “My paintings are called ‘Images of the Mind’ and challenges the viewer to view the work through the lens of the mastery of abstraction and the fantasy it explores.”

Saturday, November 7: Local Favorite Jenna Mammina returns to The Acorn with “Jenna and Friends”; 8 p.m. MI time. Tickets are $20; reserve at 269/756-3879 or www.acorntheater.com. Learn more about Jenna at www.jennamammina.com

The Acorn welcomes Jenna back to the theater to celebrate the release of her new CD “A Different Story To Tell” with songs written by the late Bev Hahn, Dan Geib, and Jenna Mammina.

Jenna will be performing 2 sets. Her fi rst set will be Jenna Mammina and The Art of the Duo with Chicago guitarist Roger Panella. Performing Jen-na’s originals, and jazz and pop tunes that Jenna makes her own.

Her second set will be Jenna with special guests The Art Gomperz Band, and will be a fantastic dis-play of Bluegrass. Dan Geib will be on guitar and banjo, Al Bates on dobro and banjo, Bob Flood on guitar, Mark Albers on bass.


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Don Glossinger on Genetic GenealogyAnyone researching their family history is invited

to Genetic Genealogy, a free program on Tues., Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. at La Porte County Public Library. The program will feature guest speaker Mr. Don Gloss-inger, Director of the Michigan City Public Library, who has researched his family history extensively and has made some intriguing discoveries.

Mr. Glossinger will share how DNA testing can take family history research to a new level. Often, genealogists have enough information to form a theory about a connection, but cannot be sure that it is correct. Genetic testing opens a whole new fi eld of information and can further corroborate or dis-miss such theories. At other times, a genealogist will hit a “brick wall” because no more information, written or otherwise, can be found. Genetic geneal-ogy can show connections to other people who were previously unknown and create new leads for the researcher. Until about ten years ago, DNA test-ing had been used by scientists to prove or disprove family relationships to long deceased, often famous, people. Now it is being offered commercially.

Mr. Glossinger will present an overview of genet-ic genealogy and how it can be used to compliment paper genealogy, not compete with it. He will also show an example of a research plan that includes both paper and genetic genealogy. The program is free of charge and will be held in the large meet-ing room of the Main Library, 904 Indiana Ave., La Porte. For more information, phone 219-362-6156 or visit the library’s website at www.lapcat.org

Writing Out LoudSat., Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.The Michigan City Public

Library concludes this popular program with guest speaker, author Harry Mark Petrakis. Mr. Petrakis returns to the li-brary 25 years after being the fi rst ever Writing Out Loud guest.

At 86, he still is writing. His most recent books include The Shepherds of Shadows (2008)

and The Hour of the Bell (2008). He has written a screenplay, over twenty novels and for magazines including Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Bazaar, and the Saturday Evening Post. He has also written for newspapers including the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. He is currently a freelance writer making his home in the Indiana Dunes.

He will be interviewed by David Hoppe. The pro-gram is free and open to the public and the program is followed by a reception hosted by Friends of the Library. The Bookstore at Lighthouse Place will have books for sale and signing.

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This touching ceremony will begin with prayers and Christmas carols and culminates with the lighting of the Love Lights.

Please gather in the Hospital Lobby on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 4:45 p.m.

Refreshments will be served by the Guild of Volunteers following the lighting ceremony.

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Dan Schaaf’s New Playby Barbara Stodola

“At the time my grandmother came here, Michi-gan City was going to be the metropolis of the Mid-west.” The character’s voice cracks a little, then goes on, “Chicago was just a fort.”

Mayre Williams, an actress from Beverly Shores, continued reading from the script of Parades, Rib-bons And Streets,Dan Schaaf ’s new play – opening this weekend at Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City. The playwright has produced 15 or 20 plays, but this is the fi rst one focusing on his hometown.

and an early settler believed her house was haunted by the spirit of Indians.

Dan Schaaf is a born-and-bred Michigan Citian, oldest of Norbert and Mary Schaaf ’s eight children. He graduated in 1966 from Marquette High School (St. Mary’s, back then), and majored in English at Purdue. His computer-technician job at the Michi-gan City Public Library requires that he keep all the library’s computers up and running; he starts before 7 a.m., and by late afternoon he can be dreaming up new plays or attending rehearsals.

Parades, Ribbons And Streets is based on oral histories, recorded in the 1970s and now in the li-brary’s audiotape collection. All Schaaf ’s characters are composite fi gures, and they relate their tales as monologues, in the style of old-time radio shows.

“Rather than a chronological history,” Schaaf ex-plains, he develops various topics “with short, some-times touching and funny stories… One common theme is the great variety of parades that Michigan City once had: circus parades, 4th of July parades, Klan parades, political parades. Another theme is the simple joy of street life, before streets became merely paths for motor vehicles.”

Dan Moser, a Michigan Citian who often performs in Schaaf ’s plays, takes on the roles of a commercial fi sherman and, in another vignette, a crime-fi ghting news reporter. The Depression and the world wars are important periods. One anecdote goes further back, to the time when Indians roamed the prairies,

Playwright Dan Schaaf of Michigan City

Actor Dan Moser clutching a microphone

“These are people who went through a lot,” Schaaf observes, “wars, Depression, personal diffi -

culties. They are survivors who lived to tell the tale.”

George Maslankowski, a La Portean, is the director. Other performers are Angie Shriner and Dave Ticknor of Beverly Shores, Sandy Gleim of La Porte, and Rob-ert Richter of Michigan City. Their lines include some quirky observations:

“Men had to go to work very early in life. Girls got to fi nish high school.”

“Almost everybody lived to be 100. You are what you eat.”George Maslankowski,

director

Reviewing their roles,

Angie Shriner

and Dave Ticknor of

Beverly Shores


“We didn’t even have electricity.” Then trees were cut down and used for utility poles. “That’s prog-ress. Sometimes I don’t think too much of progress.”

Background music, appropriate to the period, will accompany the storytelling.

Sandy Gleim, a school teacher and Dan Moser, a fi sherman, as he relates a harrowing tale of a near disaster on the lake.

Schaaf has extensive experience with musical productions, dating back to his years as music di-rector at the Dunes Arts Foundation Children’s Theatre. He smiles at the suggestion of creativity genes coursing through the family veins, but there it is – two of his sisters have had careers as dancers, another as a performance artist in New York City. One brother is a computer engineer, one a professor of mechanics at the University of California. Dan’s brother John is an architect in Michigan City, like their 83-year-old father Norbert Schaaf. Dan and his wife, attorney Bonnie Schaaf, have three daugh-ters; they are all computer programmers.

Parades, Ribbons And Streets will be present-ed at Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City IN, Friday and Saturday evenings, November 6 and 7, at 8 p.m., and Sunday after-noon, November 8, at 2 p.m. The play runs a little over one hour. Tickets may be reserved on-line atwww.festivalplayersguild.org.

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120 Children at Chess Tournament

There were over 30 Chess Trophy winners across six separate divisions

Renaissance Academy hosted the 2nd Annual Mi-chiana Area Chess Tournament on Oct. 24th and 120 children participated at Long Beach Commu-nity Center.

There were 6 divisions ranging from preschool through 8th grade and the top players in each divi-sion received trophies.

Most players hailed from Renaissance however students from 5 other area schools also participated including Notre Dame, St. Paul’s, and St. Mary’s of the Lake Schools.

Thomas LaFollette (kindergartner) said it was “one of his best days ever!” Jude Gussman, a fi fth grader said “It was an awesome tournament, espe-cially the winning part!” Jude was the 1st place champion of the fi fth/sixth grade division.

Kieran McHugh, Director of Renaissance Acad-emy started the tournament last year as a way to encourage children who play chess. Michigan City used to host an Indiana Regional tournament but due to funding issues the organizers stopped sev-eral years ago. Now McHugh says local children have to travel to Hammond or Goshen to qualify for the State Championships. “We know that children who play chess are building important brain con-nections that promote other academic endeavors as well. Kids who play chess learn to think clearly, plan ahead, and solve problems, and that is defi -nitely a good thing.”

McHugh says Renaissance plans on hosting more events in the future. The New Buffalo School Dis-trict and St. Mary’s have also hosted chess tourna-ments for area children in the past.

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Our neighboring town, LaPorte, has a fantas-tic restaurant, Rocky Mountain Café. The previ-ous owner had named it because of her love for the western Rocky Mountains. Keri Cannon, the new owner, purchased the café in December 2007, kept the name and reopened it quite quickly.

We’re told: “Our homemade cinnamon rolls and sticky buns are to die for – very yummy. We also car-ry assortment of bagels, healthy wraps, wonderful soups, breakfast sandwiches, assorted cookies, as-sorted gourmet bars, scones and assorted pastries, and all of the yummy drinks – coffee, lattes, smooth-ies, glaciers, teas, non-coffee drinks, iced tea.” They offer monthly drink specials and also have punch cards – buy 10 lattes or coffee and get your next tall one free. And, yes, gift cards are offered. Hey, that would make a family Christmas suggestion.

Keri Cannon, owner, with her wait staff friend Kathleen Hoeppner

Located at the corner of Lincolnway and Linwood

Ryan and Lane, enjoying their bear claws, as well as their computers

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Other offerings that appear incredibly well ar-ranged: outfi tter’s wraps (turkey and Swiss cheese, also ham with the same), toffee crunch bar, pea-nut butter stacker. Organic soy and rice milk are offered, along with extra espresso shots. And they also sell handsome tee shirts, easily bought at the reasonable price of $12. Fruit smoothies have pretty names: strawberry rave, strawberry banana, man-go, just peachy, very wild berry.

Keri had begun employment in the Food & Nu-trition Services Department at La Porte Regional Health Systems – her fi rst job when she was age 16. Through the years, she worked her way to becoming the assistant director of the Food & Nutrition Ser-vices Dept. She left the services department after almost 23 years of service, dedicating her total at-tention to the growing Rocky Mountain Café. Since purchasing that café, she has also added two kiosks, whom many food customers totally admire. One is inside LaPorte Regional Health System, appearing in early January ’09 and RMC kiosk inside the La Porte family YMCA opened September 2009.


Wanna try cooking a Bear Claw? This is a maga-zine recipe, not Rocky Mountain’s. Ingredients:

BEAR CLAWS1 c. yeast, active, dry2 c. water, warm3 c. water2-1/4 c. eggs – whole, frozen2-5/8 c. sugar, granulated3/4 c. milk – nonfat, dry3 T. salt1 gal. 2-1/2 qts. fl our, wheat, bread2 c. shortening, softened1 gal. 3/4 qts. egg wash1-3/8 c. vanilla glaze

Sprinkle yeast over water. DO NOT USE TEMPERATURES ABOVE 110° F. Mix well. Let stand 5 minutes, stir. Set aside for use in Step 3. Place water, eggs, sugar, milk and salt in mixer bowl. Using dough hook, mix at low speed just until blended. Step 3: Add fl our and yeast solution. Mix at low speed 1 minute or until all fl our mixtures is incorporated into liq-uid. Add shortening, mix at low speed 1 minute. Continue mixing at medium speed 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Dough temperature should be 78 F. to 82 F.

Ferment: Cover. Set in a warm place (80 F.) about 1-1/2 hours or until double in bulk. Punch: Divide dough into 2 pound 2 ounce pieces; shape into a rectangular piece. Let rest 10 to 20 min-utes. Roll ea. piece of dough into a rectangular sheet about 5 inches wide, 44 inches long and 1/3” thick. Fold dough over once, lengthwise; seal along edge by pressing fi rmly. Cut dough into 17 2-1/2” pieces. Make 3 cuts, 3/4“ in depth, on sealed side of each piece to form a claw. Place on lightly greased sheet pans in rows 3 by 8. Spread claws slightly. Claws should not touch each other. Prepare 1/4 recipe egg wash. Brush 3 T. on claws in each pan. Proof at 90 F. to 100 F. until double in bulk. Bake at 375 F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown or in a 325 F. convection oven for 15 minutes on high fan, open vent. Cool.

Hey. I haven’t cooked this el-egant recipe and I probably never will. The best bet? Let’s drive over to La Porte, visit Rocky Mountain and buy some bear claws for your family and friends; I assure you, you’ll all enjoy them immensely.

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nated all its memorabilia to the La Porte County Historical Society Museum. A special display can be seen at the museum for the months of October and November. Period Rooms have been transformed into various sets, and the mannequins have become characters. As an example, “Arsenic and Old Lace” is being presented as the fi rst production kicking off the new season at the theatre. It will be the 4th time Little Theatre has presented this play, and so the 1920’s Living Room at the museum shows the Brewster sisters with their lethal elderberry wine.

On display in the lower level, in Exhibit Hall, many photos, scrapbooks, etc. are being shown, as well as a timeline of the history of the theatre, and a listing of the many directors over the years. A few “characters” are shown in the glass showcase.

On December 3rd, 1925, a little over two weeks after the initial meeting, the group decided to pres-ent for the public, an evening of one-act plays. To en-sure an audience, no admission would be charged. The plays were presented on January 13th, 1926, at the La Porte High School Auditorium. The high school served for almost all of the group’s public plays until the 1950’s.

The history of the La Porte Little Theatre Club began on a pleasant day in early November 1925, when a young Englishman named Graeme Young appeared in the editorial room of the La Porte Her-ald-Argus newspaper. He had recently left London where he had been a professional actor and had played in music halls and theatres. He had moved to La Porte with his wife to work in a local indus-try and although he had forsaken the theatre as his livelihood, he had not forsaken his love of it. He asked at the newspaper offi ce if they could run an announcement in the next edition that a meeting would be held for anyone interested in starting an amateur theatre club. Twenty-fi ve people attended that fi rst meeting. Interest was so keen that a sec-ond meeting was held one week later for the pur-pose of formally organizing. At the second meeting, offi cers were elected and the La Porte Little Theatre Club came into being.

Miss Thelma Wilson was a charter member of the club and during her long activity, was responsible for the design and decorating of many sets. The Lit-tle Theatre Club was dear to her heart, and when she passed away in 1950, she left a substantial sum of money to the club. Her bequest was the fi rst step toward owning its own building. The dream came to fruition when in 1954, the group purchased the former St. John’s Lutheran Church building at the corner of “A” and Third Sts.

The fi rst public play in the club’s very own theatre was presented in February 1955. The play was “My Three Angels” and it was the 100th public produc-tion of the club. Now in 2009, the club is starting its 85th season. This makes it, as far as we know, the longest running community theatre in the United States. “Arsenic and Old Lace” opened at La Porte Little Theatre on October 23, and ran for two week-ends. For more info on the theatre, visit their web-site at: www.laportelittletheatre.com

The La Porte County Historical Society Museum is located at 2405 Indiana Avenue in La Porte, and is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00-4:30. Call ahead for admission prices at 219-324-6767, or visit our website at www.laportecountyhistory.org. Children under 12 enter free. The facility is accessible to those with disabilities.

In the museum’s Victorian Parlor, Eliza Doolittle from the musical “My Fair Lady” is preparing to attend the Embassy Ball. Prof. Higgins’ top hat is resting on the table. “My Fair Lady” has been produced two times at La

Porte Little Theatre: 1968 and 1984.

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Fundraising Yoga Fridays with all proceeds to benefi t the Community Center continues. Class is held from 10-11:15 a.m., all ability levels from beginner to advanced are welcome and there is a suggested $10 donation, however all contributions are accepted gratefully. For more information or to register, phone Laura Lee at 219-861-7394.

Melissa Kraus is here on Mondays offering Learn to Read Music for Beginners from 3-4 p.m. and Social Skills Group for children diagnosed along the autistic spectrum from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Both 5 ses-sion classes are $10 per session. For more informa-tion or to register, phone Melissa at 503-559-1832.

Professional dance instructor and award winning chorographer Larry Payne is offering Tap Dance classes on Thursdays starting at 7 p.m. Phone Larry at 219/707-7391.

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Mr. Hakim was born in Lebanon as an American, came to the U.S. at age 13 not knowing English. His book, I Was an American But I Did Not Know It, tells his story of going from an academic failure in Lebanon to a successful teacher in America. He spent the next forty years teaching Spanish.

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with the sounds of jazz and energetic dancing, will be told in the musical “Cabaret,” opening Nov. 11 at Valparaiso University.

“Cabaret” will be performed at Valpo’s University Theatre Nov. 11-13 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 14-15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students and may be purchased by phoning the Valpo Box Offi ce at (219) 464-5162 or online at http://www.valpo.edu/vuca

Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to pow-er, “Cabaret” focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub, and the plot and music revolves around the 19-year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with young American writer Cliff Bradshaw.

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Magical Story Corner at LibraryMagical Story Corner will be held at 10:15 a.m.,

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Phone the Michigan City Public Library, 873-3049 for more information on these clubs.

Lakeshore Woman’s ClubMembers of the Lakeshore Woman’s Club met

on October 10 at Immanuel Lutheran Church for a lunch served by the women of the church.

The next meeting will be held on November 14, at Immanual Lutheran Church for lunch and a pro-gram to be announced.

The American Home & Garden Department met at Feallock House on Oct. 13. Mary Lombard, Mich-igan Township Trustee, spoke to the group.

The Fine Arts Department met on October 19 also at Feallock House. Following lunch, the mem-bers visited the Blue Acres Alpaca Farms.

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“Know What Your Kids are Up to”The series “Know What Your Kids Are Up To”

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Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:November 5 -- Chess Club is back at MC Public

Library. 3:30 pm. Learn how to play or improve your skills. For all ages. Free.

November 5-8 -- Riverside Marketplace. Indoor/Outdoor vendors on the waterway at Pioneer Pier, (116 Taylor St), corner Hwy 12 & Michigan Blvd., MC. Thurs/8-3, Fri/3-7, Sat/8-3, Sun/11-3

November 5-9 -- At the Vickers Theatre: “The September Issue.” Winner at the Sundance Film Festival. Starring Anna Wintour. Rated PG-13. Thurs/Fri 9 pm; Sat/Sun 4 & 9 pm.; Mon 9 pm. Also Showing: “Capitalism: A Love Story.” A Film by Mi-chael Moore. Winner at Venice Film Festival. Rated R. Thurs thru Mon 6:15 pm. Vickers Theatre, N Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. 269/756-3522 or www.vicker-stheatre.com

November 6 -- First Friday @ Five: Celebrate the Chicago Blues. 5-8 pm. Adm. waived this month with donation of canned goods for food banks. Held at Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., MC. Info: 874-4900 or www.lubeznikcenter.org

November 6 -- Valparaiso University Choral Concert Series: Vienna Boys’ Choir. 7:30 pm in the Chapel of the Resurrection on campus. Tix $25/adults, $15/students; reserve at 219/464-5162 or www.valpo.edu/vuca

November 7 -- Farmer’s Market at Schoolhouse Shop, 278 E 1500 N, Chesterton, IN. Fri/Sat 10am-4pm. Info: 219/926-1551. Dependent on weather.

November 7 -- Arts and Crafts Festival at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 9th & Franklin streets, MC. 9 am-3 pm. No adm. Craft items plus cookie walk and bake sale. Baked Potato Bar with soup, chili, salad and dessert ($7) available.

November 7 -- Hispanic Heritage 2009: A PNC Celebration of Latin American Music and Dance. 1-5 pm in the Library-Student-Faculty Bldg As-sembly Hall, Rm 02 on campus. Dance group, musi-cal entertainment, refreshments. Info: Dr. Kincaid, 872-0527, ext. 5244.

November 7 -- Writing Out Loud featuring au-thor Harry Mark Petrakis. Final program of the year. David Hoppe will interview. Books available for purchase and signing. Free. Info: 873-3049.

November 7 -- Jenna Mammina in concert at The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. 8 pm MI time. Tix $20; reserve at 269/756-3879 or www.acorntheater.com

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Novembe 10 -- LaPorte Co. Genealogical Society meeting. Veteran’s Day program. 7 pm at Swanson Center for Older Adults, 910 State St., LaPorte. Open to the public. Info: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inlcigs

November 10 -- Julia Child Potluck & Movie at the Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. 6:30 pm MI time-potluck dinner ($15 if you bring a dish, or $25 to eat & not bring a dish); 8 pm “Julie & Julia” movie will be shown. RSVPs appreciated: contact Patty Panozzo at 269/369-7474 or e-mail [email protected]. Fundraiser for Radio Har-bor Country.

November 11 -- VETERAN’S DAYNovember 11 -- School’s Out for the Day. The

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November 11 -- PNC Brownbag Series on Diver-sity. This month: “Language Alive: American Sign Language.” Held in the Library-Student-Faculty Bldg. Rm. 170A. Noon-1 pm. Bring your lunch. Free and open to the public. Info: 872-0527, ext. 5215.

November 11-15 -- “Cabaret” the musical at Val-paraiso University’s Theatre. Wed-Fri 8 pm; Sat-Sun 2 pm. Tix $15/adults, $10/senior citizens & stu-dents; reserve at 219/464-5162 or www.valpo.edu/vuca

November 12 -- Purdue University North Cen-tral Open House for prospective students and their families. 5:30-8 pm. Campus tours, information sessions, student panel discusses campus life and more. Free; refreshments will be served. Preregis-ter by Nov. 10 to 872-0527, ext. 5505.

November 14 -- LaPorte County Symphony Or-chestra: Mezzo, Mahler & More! 7:30 pm at LaPorte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St., LaPorte. Tix $18/adults, $15/seniors (65+). Free balcony seating for students & children. For tix: 219/362-9020 or www.LCSO.net

Now through November 22 -- Puppet Parlor Theatre presents “Pinocchio” at Marquette Mall, MC. Performances Wed 11 am & 4:30 pm; Fri 4:30 pm; Sat 11 am, 2 pm, 4:30 pm.; Sun 2 pm. $5 per per-son; under 1 yr. free. Ralph Kipness 219/210-3428. “Hansel and Gretel” begins Thanksgiving Day .

Farther Afi eld:November 5 -- Vienna Boys Choir in concert at

Andews University, Berrien Springs, MI.7 pm MI time in Howard Performing Arts Center on campus. Tix $35; reserve at 888-467-6442 or 269-471-3560 or visit www.howard.andrews.edu

November 12 -- Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra presents the music of ABBA. 7:30 pm at Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, IN. Tix $20-$60; reserve at 219/836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org

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Fall Arts & Craft Show at St. Paul’sA Fall Arts & Crafts Festival and Luncheon will

be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 818 Frank-lin Square, Michigan City on Sat., Nov. 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There is no admission. Crafters will be selling a wide assortment of items. There will be a cookie walk and additional baked items for sale. A Baked Potato Bar with soup, chili, salad and dessert ($7.00) will be available. For additional information call the church offi ce at 874-7293.

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STRIKES IN A ROW:Kristi Stenhiser (6), Nicole Guerin (4)Tammy Vouri, Liz Lutterbach, Linda Neulieb,

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SPLITS:Lynn Jacox (4-7-10), Ann Bogart (5-10)

LaPorte Co. Genealogical SocietyA Veteran’s Day program will be presented by Dr.

Barbara Backer following the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the La Porte County (IN) Genealogical Society on Tues., Nov. 10, at the Swanson Center for Older Adults, 910 State St., La Porte. The program will include the presentation of a medical artifact col-lection from the Civil War as well as a discussion of Southern Indiana and family ancestor’s involve-ment in the Civil war. The public is welcome.

The society is preparing guidelines for the selec-tion of a recipient of the La Porte County Genealo-gist of the Year. This is a new honor which will be-gin in 2010.

For more information on the society and its pro-grams, visit www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inlcigs/


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

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

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SALE ON NOW THRU WINTER – INTERIORS – SAVE 15¢ sq.ft.. 219-363-7877 days; 219-778-2549 evenings. Ask for Wayne.

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Insured. Competitive Rates. Reliable. Call 219-840-1581.DUNIVAN PAINTING & POWERWASHING

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JOSEPH PAINTING – Interior/Exterior. Free estimates. 219-879-1121 or 219-448-0733.

PETROFF PAINTINGPaint, Stain, Seal, Epoxy

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Odd-Job Work Welcomed!Call Vickie: 269.200.7271 or Rob: 219.229.0200

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Full service tree and shrub care. Trimming, planting, removal.Firewood, snowplowing, excavating. -- Call 872-7290.

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Chocolat e & Red Mulch Delivered $30/yardDelivery Fee applies beyond 5 miles of yard.

Flagstone, Stone, Granite boulders, River Rock, Decorative gravel, MulchSand, Topsoil, Payers, Unilock, Bellgard, Paveloc

Landscaping, Stonescaping, Ponds, Patios, Walls, Pavers, BricksOutdoor kitchens, Complete Landscape Design & Installation!

Lawn Service, Tree work, Excavation, Leaf Clean-ups.

Dunegrass, Perennials, Evergreens, Grasses, Groundcovers, Annuals H&S SERVICES --2621 E. US HIGHWAY 12

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ADDIE’S LAWN MAINTENANCE & Power Wash Yard Clean-Up •

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Contract Landscape Design/Installation, Lawn & Landscaping & Maintenance

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ABC LAWNCARE. 219-874-CUTS (2887)Fall clean-up • Leaf removal available • Lawn maintenance

• Landscaping • Mulch • Snow plowing. RB’s SERVICES — leaf, snow & tree removal, spring clean-up, haul

away debris. In business over 22 yrs. Call Roger 219-561-4008.GREAT LAKES LAWN SERVICES

Fall/Spring Clean up • Mowing • Fertilizing • Weeding • Mulchingand more. Call 219-221-6738 or 219-210-0064.

CHEAP FALL CLEAN-UP219-898-6295

HEY—FALL IS HERE! Chris’s Lawn & Landscaping fall clean-ups. Complete ground maintenance. Snow plowing. 219-210-6395.

LEAVES RAKED BY HAND. Reasonable prices.Call Ed at 219-229-3747.

WANT TO SELLPAINT SALE • Oils • Acrylics • W/C • BUY 2 GET 3 - FIRME’S

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PHONE 219-325-0340FIREPLACE WOOD • Delivered and Stacked

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sofa: $850. 6x9 Tibetan modern multi-color wool rug w/pad: $800. Upholstered ottoman: $175. Black wood bench: $150. Two floor lamps: $125 for pair. All mint condition. $1800 for the package. 219.879.9140.

WANT TO BUYLOOKING FOR HOUSE TO BUY on land contract or etc.in Duneland Beach or Long Beach. Call 262-325-0987.

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GARAGE AND BASEMENT OVERSTUFFED? GOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK.

4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212) Michigan City, IN.

219/879-5616.OFFICE SUITE. 3 private offices and reception area. Expenses, except phone, paid. Well maintained, high traffic area. 2811 E. Michigan Blvd.,

Michigan City. (219) 879-9188, 879-2700.

RENTALS INDIANAHOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH

3/BR. Across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692.LONG BEACH COZY 3/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach)

Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/370-1745.

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DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB

LAKEFRONT CONDOS -- 2 and 3 bedrooms.Oct.-May -- $1,100 to $2,000 per mo.

DUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588.HOUSE FOR RENT-OGDEN DUNES. Quiet semi-private beach commu-

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CALL FOR RENTAL INFORMATIONMerrion & Associates Realtors 219-872-4000 or 866-496-1752

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3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Frpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail. Also avail Sept thru May. $850/mo + util. Call 708/227-8756.

HOUSE FOR RENT ON THE BEACH/LB.2BR, 2BA, D/W, W/D, A/C, TV/DVD, CABLE/HIS

GOURMET KITCHEN, 2 FIREPLACES, ALL LINENSNO SMOKING, NO PETS

CALL FOR AVAILABLE DATES (312) 925-2642.EXECUTIVE RENTAL AVAILABLE: 5BR, 4.5BA English Tudor on ¾ acre

in Duneland Beach has in-ground heated swimming pool, completely private deck & patios, 3-car garage & over 4700 sq.ft. of exquisite living.

Just 3.5 blks. to Lake Michigan. Avail: 1 yr. lease at $3500/mo + util. Seasonal rental avail. also. Call Phil @ 520-615-8883 aft. 9:00 am.

WINTER RENTAL LAKE SHORE DR. hillside. Great lake views. 4BR, 2BA, big deck, all amenities.

$850/mo. + security deposit & utilities. Call 708-349-0442.CHARMING LONG BEACH TWO STORY HOME

Stop 20 - Newly redone - 4/BR, 2/Bath. Furnished - No Pets. Washer/dryer. 1/4 Block to beach. $850/mo + utilities.

Avail Sept’09 - June ‘10 - Call 708/717-8883. “SHORELAND HILLS 10 Rental.” 3BR, 2BA, nicely furn., Wash/Dry, 2 blks. to Lake. Avail. now-6/30/10. $775/mo. includes outdoor mainte-

nance, but not utilities. No pets or smokers. Call Bob N. at (800) 899-2699. “Must See to Appreciate.”

FALL-WINTER RENTAL. 4BR, 2BA, on Lake Shore Drive. Beautiful kitchen, beautiful house. Avail. now-May 31. Call 773-559-3563.

SHERIDAN BEACH WINTER RENTAL. 3BR/2.5BA fully furnished & very spacious! $750/mo + utilities or $1,100/mo includes utilities.

See pics @ http://www.vrbo.com/41711 email [email protected] or phone 970-708-7379.

WINTER RENTAL in Long Beach. Furnished lg. living room w/fireplace, dinette, kit, 2BR, Florida room, patio to private beach. No Pets. $875/mo + util., Sec. dep., credit check. Call 219-874-6969.

3BR BEACH BUNGALOW, year lease, 3 blks. to Lake Michigan. Avail. Nov. 1. Oak cabinets, laminate floors, newer bath, lots of privacy.

Credit check. $800/mo. Broker/Owner. Call 219-363-6818.LAKE SHORE DRIVE HOME FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH – STOP 20.

(Hillside). 3BR, 3BA furn., W/D, D/W. Screened porch, 2 decks. Cable, TV/DVD, Wi-FI. Avail. now to 6/1/2010. $850/mo. + util. No Pets. Call 708-945-1820.

LONG BEACH HOUSE for rent. 3,000 sq.ft. Furn. Annual lease. Fin. basement. 4BR, 4BA. Golf course view. $2,000/mo. Call 219-872-9603.

AAUW to Meet Nov. 9The Michigan City Branch of the American As-

sociation of University Women will meet at 7 p.m., Mon., Nov. 9, at Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City. Irene Rosevear will speak about the Michigan City Service League.

Anyone with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, is eligible to join AAUW. To learn more, phone Melinda Nagle at 872-1217.

House to rent mid November! $725/mo. Must See! No Smoking! No Pets! Between the Lake at Stop 2 and Blue Chip Casino! 110 Felton St.,

Sheridan Beach. Yearly lease. Updated partially furnished (optional). 4BR – including MBR suite up, 3 small bedrooms down. 2 Full Baths – Sunny Front/Back Porches. Living Room, Dining Room—hardwood floors, large kitchen. Basement/Storage/Laundry. 2 car garage, yard/brick patio. Call

Alan at 415-308-8914 for information. Open House on Saturday Nov. 7th – 11 am-4 pm.

BEAUTIFUL LONG BEACH POINTE TOWNHOUSE for rent. Corner unit. 2 lg. BR w/lg. closets. Lg. pool. All util. but electric covered including

cable. Yearly lease. Non-smoker, no pets. Call 219-210-7691.

RENTALS MICHIGANFURN. 1BR. APT. Non-smoking quiet bldg. downtown New Buffalo. Walk to beach. Includes gas/electric/water/trash/basic cable. Sec. dep. req’d/

No pets. Avail. Nov. 7. Yearly lease. $685/mo. Call 269-983-3174.NEW BUFFALO. New townhome. 2BR, 2.5BA. 6-month lease.

$800/mo. 5 minutes from casino. Call 219-898-0590.

FLORIDA RENTALSANNA MARIA ISLAND (Holmes Beach) 2BR, 2BA

Gulf beachfront condo. Beach and poolside decks, heated pool. Monthly rental only.Sam Harnish, 219-879-3265.

Did You Know?…Available in Reference at the Michigan City Pub-

lic LibraryIf you’re into Genealogy, or you just want to know

more about your family....check out the online data-bases available through the Reference Dept.

“Ancestry” contains U. S. Federal census images and indexes, military, immigration and vital re-cords. This database is available only at the library.

“Heritage Quest” contains U. S. Federal census images and indexes, family records and local histo-ries. “Heritage Quest” is available at the library and from home with a MCPL card.

For more information, phone 873-3044.

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Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow

The cable TV network USA has a byline “Characters wel-come.” No more is that moni-ker apropos than in this week’s book recommendation, the fi c-tionalized story of two reclu-sive brothers who remain two of the most novel characters in the annals of New York City history...

Homer and Langley Collyer were born to a prominent doc-tor and his wife in the later part of the 19th century.They were born into a life of affl uence and lived in a mansion on Fifth Avenue. This much is true as far as history is concerned. El.L. Doctorow has taken the amazing story of these two men and turned it into a passing parade of city and national events that sometimes briefl y entered their lives and some-times did not, as the brothers chose.

As I mentioned, this is a fi ctionalized story, so naturally you have to understand and accept that much liberty has been taken in the writing of it. Doctorow has chosen to have Homer be the narrator of our tale and a good choice that was. Homer was the blind brother and his telling the Collyer story comes from his more than sensitive hearing and his powers of intuition, as well as from his brother Langley.

The story starts out with the boys losing their parents when they were young men. Not knowing any other life, they continued to live in the mansion with a cook and two maids. Homer, having learned to play the piano at a younger age, found solace in his playing while the restless Langley had other things on his mind...

Langley was the more philosophical brother whose life was largely shaped by his experiences in the Army during World War I, during which he suffered from the effects of mustard gas. He came home a changed man, changes that became more and more apparent as the years went by...

Langley decides one day that newspapers could be turned into a “single issue for all time.” He took to buying all the morning daily newspapers in New York City and then going out in the afternoon and buying all the evening editions. “He wanted to fi x American life fi nally in one edition, what he called Collyer’s eternally current dateless newspaper, the only newspaper anyone would ever need.” Did you follow that?

This marked the beginning of the Collyer broth-ers and their famous hoarding. Besides newspapers which never went away, they just got stacked up in bundles fi lling rooms and hallways, they start-ed scavenging and bringing home all manners of things, from books to baby carriages, household

goods to broken parts of things...well, just too nu-merous to mention here! The house became a war-ren of small pathways, crumbling under the weight of so much junk and neglect. Eventually, the staff left and the Collyer brothers were left to fend for themselves.

One of the funniest items Langley brought home was a Model T Ford which he deposited, piece by piece, in the former dining room. After a fi ght with the electric company, he tried making it a generator. Of course, that didn’t work out, but the automobile stayed in the dining room.

Meanwhile, the passing years saw changes in the neighborhood and the country that seemed to baffl e the brothers who somehow took everything in stride while still maintaining their reclusiveness.

Doctorow does a magnifi cent job with his sub-jects, despite the liberties he took with actual his-tory. After reading this fascinating book, you might want to look up the real Collyer brothers’ story. It’s an interesting piece of Americana that will probably leave you shaking your head with wonderment as to how these two obviously intelligent men could sink to the level they did. But then the fi nal pages of the book will hit you hard as Homer’s fi nal ruminations come down to the humanity of it all. It is the sad-dest ending I have ever read.

Highly recommended for individual reading or for a reading group.

The twilight saga new moon--The Offi cial Illus-trated Movie Companion by Mark Cotta Vaz

Mark your calendars folks for November 20th! That’s the date for the opening of the movie “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the second story in the Twilight series.

Last year I reviewed the fi rst book in this four part series that has hit the book-stores with a impact akin to the Harry Potter phe-nomenon. The story of Bella and her vampire boy-friend Edward has swept the teenaged world like a hot wind over the Serengeti. And not just teenage girls, either. The story seems to transcend age.

The fi rst movie opened to throngs of screaming, very enthusiastic fans and now the second book has been translated to the silver screen and speculation as to whether or not it will hold up to the fi rst mov-ie’s impact seems to be a foregone conclusion.

This movie companion has been published to give insights into the fi lming of the movie and I found it to be a thorough background of how a movie is translated from a book, problems encountered like picking a location to fi nding just the right costumes. A great gift for the Twilight Saga fan!

Till next time, happy reading!


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

PropertiesIndiana and Michigan Ed Merrion*

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Debbie Burke, GRI, ABR, RECS Ed Merrion*, CRS, GRIJohn Hayes, GRI, ABRMichele Cihak*, ABRCathy BlumJim Laughlin

Tricia MeyerDebbie MengelLynne LeggeDave Angus

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Carol Hazelgrove*Jim McGah*

*Licensed in IN & MI

422 Holly Rd., Michigan City NEW CARPET, New Interior Paint...Your New Home! This Tri-Lev-el has a great layout and offers lots of space for a growing family. There is a 21' x 16.5' enclosed porch off the dining area. Down a few steps from the kitchen is the 21 x 16.5 ft. lower level with 1/2 bath. Upstairs are the 3 BR's and 2 Full Baths. Take a look! $138,500

Carol Hazelgrove @ 219-873-6780

19623 Dogwood, New Buffalo, MIFAMILY FRIENDLY home is located in Michigan Shores Country Club subdivision. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 baths in the upper level and 1 BR in the lower level. There are formal living and dining areas along with the updated eat-in kitchen. Home rests on a large 6/10 acre corner lot with a great in-ground pool. $459,000

Call Ed Merrion @ 219-872-4000

1209 Lake Shore DriveGET READY for next summer! This is a 3 level home with views of Lake Michigan! Heated fl oors on the lower level will keep your feet warm. There are 3 BR and 3.50 Baths with the highest fl oor having a dormitory area for plenty of additional room to house your guests! Kitchen opens up to dining area which fl ows out to the sitting area. $755,000

Call Debbie or Dave @ 219-872-4000

101 Wayne RoadLARGE CORNER LOT home in Lake Hills has lots of new! As in new roof, siding, garage door, outer paint, windows, storm doors, new main fl oor bath and NOVA system...all in 2009. Two main fl oor bed-rooms with hardwood fl ooring and third bedroom upstairs. The yard is fenced, there is a patio, covered porch and storage. $149,500

Call Debbie or Dave @ 219-872-4000

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CENTURY 21 Long Beach Realty1401 Lake Shore Drive ~ 3100 Lake Shore Drive

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Phyllis T. Waters*CRB, CRS, GRIBroker/ Owner

Doug Waters*GRI

Managing Broker

Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated

Family Owned and Operated Since 1920

Phyllis Waters*, Owner/Broker, CRB, CRS, GRIDoug Waters*, Managing Broker, GRI 219-877-7290June Livinghouse*, Broker Associate, ABR, GRI 219-878-3888Sylvia Hook*, Broker Associate, CRS, GRI 219-871-2934Beverly Bullis*, CRS, GRI 219-872-3216Sandy Rubenstein*, Broker Associate 879-7525

Tom Cappy* 874-6396Richard Klare 872-0947Rosemary Braun 879-9029Zakaria Elhidaoui 219-448-1052Edward Billys 219-898-2019*Licensed in Michigan and Indiana

Harbour Park Cottages - several lots, starting at $125,000, near beach, zoo, parks. Jody Snider Custom Homes will build your dream home.

Avondale Drive - Beautifully landscaped, level lot. A hop and a skip from Stop 21 beach. $265,000

3535 Lake Shore Drive - Build your estate or family compound. 1.3 acres in Duneland Beach. $6,000,000

Florimond Trail - Corner lot, ready to build. Near Long Beach Country Club. $228,900

BUY LAND NOW AND HAVE YOUR BEACH AREA RETREAT READY BY NEXT SUMMER

Duneland Beach Drive - Beautiful corner lot with city water and sewer. $69,500

Prospect Road - 4 separate lots offering gorgeous sunset views. Rear access via private road. Offered at $198,000 each.

Oaks Court - 2 blocks to Stop 16 beach. Wonderful wooded lots. $219,000

Lots 276, 278 & 280 Lake Shore Drive - One of the larger parcels available on the lake. 120 feet of beach frontage. $1,350,000

2903 Mount Claire Way - Perched high on a wooded hilltop. Realtor owned. $189,000

Ponchartrain Drive - 2 lots steps from Lake Michigan. An outstanding deal at $333,000

Lots 48 Lake Shore Drive - Breathtaking lake views with driveway access in Sheridan Beach. $149,900.

Karwick Road - 25 wooded acres ready for development or secluded retreat. $499,000

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