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eek into Marquette Catholic High School’s Rudy Hart

Theatre, and many things capture your

attention.The plush green house

seats, for instance, and the bright lights illumi-nating the set on stage.

Students dressed in 1940s-style cloth-ing pace, muttering to themselves as they try to memorize their lines. A brother and sister chase each other through the aisles.

Key to what’s driving the fl urry of activity are the husband and wife duo who dedicate their time and energy to the theater department, as well as the many stu-dents involved.

Amy and Andy Crane have been involved with Marquette’s theater de-partment for more than 15 years, ever since Amy began teaching at Marquette which, oddly enough, was the year she and Andy met. The two of them took time out from their busy schedules — they’re in rehearsals for the school’s latest production, the Agatha Christie classic “A Murder is Announced” — to talk with The Beacher about how theater brought them together, and of their love for Marquette’s dra-ma department.

Andy and Amy began their careers in local the-ater when they were in high school. During her

Blazing a Trailby Kayla Weiss

Amy and Andy Crane, together on the set of the latest Marquette Catholic High School production, “A Murder is Announced.”

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freshman year at Elston High School, Amy joined the choir. A group of her friends then decided they were going to audition for the fall play.

“I had never been in a play before, so I thought, ‘sure, why not?’ I ended up being the only freshman cast into a speaking role,” Amy said. “And to this day, it’s still one of the best theaters I’ve ever seen.”

Then, in typical fashion for her, she shouts with a gust of energy, “Go, Red Devils! Woo!”

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Andy, however, didn’t get involved in theater un-til his junior year at Merrillville High School. That was when he effectively ended his high school foot-ball career. Theater has been part of his life since then.

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Amy and Andy Crane discuss elements of the production during rehearsals.

In fact, it is their mutual love and devotion to the-ater that fi rst brought them together. Back in 1999, Andy was cast in Purdue University-North Cen-tral’s production of “The Fantasticks.” One of his fellow castmates exited the show just a few weeks before opening night, so they were searching for fresh blood to bring in for the part.

“One of my castmates was friends with Amy, and she kept telling us that she had a friend who had just graduated from college and had started teach-ing, and was involved in theater and could pick up this part in no time,” Andy said.

Amy laughed upon hearing this description of herself, with Andy adding, “This was the fi rst time I

had ever heard about her.”“Then, on my end,” Amy said, “my friend asked

me if I could come in and take on this open part in the production. She told me that there was minimal speaking, easy-peasy kind of part. Being unfamil-iar with the play – shame on me – I didn’t know at the time that that was way, way wrong!,” Amy said, laughing. “The part turned out to be way, way more

complicated than that.”“Yeah, but she came in and learned that part,

backwards and forwards like it was nothing,” Andy said. “It was amazing.”

A few weeks into the show, they were dating. That spring also happened to be when Amy took on her fi rst directing job with Marquette’s theater depart-ment, choosing “Our Town” for the spring produc-tion because of its minimal set and prop designs.

“At the time, we didn’t have hardly anything for any kind of production, which is why I picked ‘Our Town’ – we didn’t really need anything,” Amy said. “And I was talking to Andy one day, just telling him about the show and about what we had and how it

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would be nice if we could have just a couple more pieces.”

“And, of course,” Andy said, “the fi rst words out of my mouth were, ‘I can build that’.”

The rest was history. Being extremely handy whenever Amy needed a

new piece for one of her shows, Andy would volun-teer, and if he didn’t, she would ask. Such was the case with the spring production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”

“So, there was this really cool special effect in the movie that only lasted about thirty seconds, but it was so neat, so one day Amy came up to me and was talking about this scene and how neat it was, and how awesome it would be to have this 30 second special effect in the play – which it really would be – the only problem is that the special effect she was talking about was done for a movie, not a stage,” Andy said. “And I just kind of looked at her, knowing what was coming, but hoping that it wasn’t true.”

“And that’s when I asked him to build an apart-

Amy Crane goes over what she wants from the cast during a specifi c scene.

Andy Crane arranges photos on the set of “A Murder is Announced.”

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ment building,” Amy laughed. “And that’s pretty much how our relationship goes. I dream big, and he scales me back.”

And build he did. On top of the regular set pieces already commissioned, including the vicious, kill-er plant, Andy constructed an apartment building for this 30-second special effect, creating working doors, metal staircases up and down the back, fully functioning fi re escapes on the front, windows...any-thing and everything you could imagine.

Together, they have appeared together in about seven different plays in the area, been involved with more than 20 in the area and produced close to 30 plays at Marquette.

And now, they have begun to pass the torch onto their children, William and Ella, who have appeared in a few performances together without their par-ents, such as last fall’s production of “Oliver!’ at Footlight Theatre.

“It’s great getting to share this experience with my family,” Amy said. “I mean, how many people can say that they have a job where they can spend all of this time with their family? It really is an in-credible thing! And I’m so grateful for this job and this theater, and the chance to share all of this with my family.”

Amy and Andy are furiously at work on “A Mur-der is Announced.” Luckily for Andy, the set design is more on the simplistic side compared to “Little Shop of Horrors.” The only Herculean task was fi nding special lamps that needed to be used and switched out during the performance.

On the night The Beacher visited Marquette’s

Blazing a Trail Continued from Page 3

Ella and William Crane appear with their parents, and the cast of “A Murder is Announced.”

theater, Andy set off to work on the set, while Amy took her place directing the students. Even working their separate jobs, if one looks closely, you can see how well they work together. Without even being in the same area as Amy, Andy already knows what she needs, and what he needs to do fi rst to make her job easier. For them, it is effortless. They work, bicker, laugh and just enjoy each other and their kids while trying to cultivate these performances.

“I think I can speak for both of us when I say that we just love being here at Marquette,” Amy said. “This is so different from when they’re in the classroom. This is a place that they choose to be in. They’re not here out of some kind of school require-ment. I have had students who have been selec-tive mutes, or had problems speaking in public, or lacked self-confi dence, and it’s just incredible to see them blossom in this environment.

“And that’s really why we are here. Yes, we love the theater, in general, but we love the students more.”

Amy Crane discusses elements of the show with assistant director Cassidy Downs.


More About the PlayMarquette Catholic High School’s Dra-

ma Department will present an adapta-tion of Agatha Christie’s “A Murder is An-nounced” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the school’s Rudy Hart Theatre, 306 W. 10th St. Tickets, which are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors, can be pur-chased at the door.

The cast and crew are:• Letitia Blacklock — Nikki Szymkowski.• Julia Simmons — Haley Housman.• Patrick Simmons — Declan Lawrence.• Dora Bunner — Kelsey Sullivan.• Mitzi — Elaina Billys.• Miss Marple — Hannah Campbell.• Phillipa Haymes — Kobe Brandon.• Mrs. Swettenham — Jenna Szaday.• Edmund Swettenham — Tien Phan.• Inspector Craddock — Anthony Rondinelli.• Sgt. Mellors — Ben Pizarek.• Rudi Scherz — Niko Cabella.• Assistant Director — Cassidy Downs.• Stage Manager — Kyle McGrew.

Rehearsals for “A Murder is Announced”

(Bob Wellinski took all photos for this article.)

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What’s Planned for First FridayMichigan City Mainstreet Association will pres-

ent the monthly First Friday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Uptown Arts District (downtown Michigan City).

The event features local merchants hosting art-ists and entertainment. Participants include:

• Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St.La Porte artist Susan Atwell, who specializes in

textiles, will demonstrate the process of fl eece to yarn with her drum carder and handmade spinning wheel. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile Arts from Ball State University, and teaches and explores quilting, surface design, dyeing, spinning, weaving, knitting and felting.

• Old Lighthouse Museum, 100 Heisman Harbor Road.

Vera Neal, born and raised in Wyoming, will dis-play travel photos of landscapes and wildlife.

• Urban Soles, 624 Franklin St.Nest Number 4 will showcase eclectic, handmade

home goods and Eleven:Eleven its handmade infi n-ity scarves.

The LCA also will have an opening reception for an exhibit by Julia Holmass of Area Artists Associa-tion in the NIPSCO Small Art Education Studio.

• Walnut Ink Projects, 607 Franklin St.A gallery showing is planned.• Sacred Dunes Health, 225 W. Fifth St.Jillian Pancini, of Jillian Pancini Photography in

Valparaiso, is self-taught, her work ranging from birth photography, to fi ne art, to photojournalism. She also freelances for The Times of Northwest In-diana. Her work depicts local barns and the sur-rounding area.

• The Nest, 803 Franklin St.Artist Greg Summers has created Fishmonger

Art using recycled metals such as steel and copper. • Franklin Art District Artists, 722 Franklin

St.In the spotlight is Henry Schultz, an accom-

plished photographer, stained glass artist and pin string painter. His love of photography started in 1973 when he bought a camera and used his own dark room to process Kodak fi lm. His photography evolved after receiving a Nikon d3100 for Christ-mas from his wife in 2010.

• First United Methodist Church, 121 E. Seventh St.

On display are oil paintings by Don Grott, who has won awards in the U.S. and Europe, Sheila Reed’s watercolors, which take inspira-tion from fl owers in her garden and na-ture in all seasons, and Idene Goldman, who makes handmade greeting cards.

• Darling Bou-tique, 418 Franklin St.Darling Boutique will

unite with Timothy Jeffry for informal modeling and hair design.

• The Framing Station, 912 Franklin St.The Framing Station will feature the Grain of

Rice project. Amy (Back) Ahiga and Ashley Back work with artists in Kenya creating handcrafted items sold in the U.S. to provide income for the art-ists and their families.

• Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin St.Open Mic with featured artist Charlie Wolf (con-

temporary folk style). Performer signup is at 7:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Admission is $2 for performers and $3 for audience members.

Visit www.uptownartsdistrict.org for additional information.

Steve Bensing’s “Shark Jaw Ice Cave,” part of the SSAA exhibit.

• Southern Shore Art Association, 724 Franklin St.

The annual photography exhibit “Click” high-lights member and guest photography judged by photographer Paul Marshall. The $100 Paul Dunne Award will be presented. This year’s exhibit concen-trates on original photography with only minor cor-rections, such as color correction and other slight tweaks. Digital art and highly digitally enhanced photography will not be shown. George Kassal will have an open studio to take free portrait photo-graphs of gallery visitors.

• Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. Sec-ond St.

Jerry Holt will present “She’s Not There” at 6 p.m. It’s a fanciful treatment of the Belle Gunness story that reunites the ensemble company that has performed Holt’s local history plays at LCA. Steve Becker and Glenn Silver will be joined by Kali Ras-ala and LCA’s Sarah Dwight.

A watercolor by Sheila Reed.

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its 17th Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series with a public reception and opening of its multi-piece contemporary sculpture exhibit Saturday, Nov. 7.

The reception will be held in the Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02.

The 2015-2016 exhibit includes eight new pieces, bringing the total to 43 sculptures at the Westville campus and PNC-Porter County, 600 Vale Park Road, Valparaiso.

Guests can arrive early to take a self-guided tour on campus. The opening starts at 5 p.m. with re-freshments. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. with welcoming remarks from Chancellor Jim Dworkin. Judy Jacobi, PNC assistant vice chancellor of mar-keting and campus relations, will introduce the new sculptors and artists, who will be present to discuss their works. Dworkin also will be honored for his support for the Odyssey series through his 15 years as chancellor. From 6:30 to 7 p.m., guests can view the art on display at PNC.

The Beacher’s Barbara Stodola will provide in-depth coverage of the exhibit in an upcoming edition.

12th Annual Harvest Home TourMichiana Humane Society & SPCA Inc. will host

its 12th Annual Harvest Home Tour fundraiser Sat-urday, Nov. 7.

The tour features six Harbor Country homes: one in Union Pier, four in Lakeside and one in Harbert. Proceeds support the care of nearly 1,000 unwanted animals the shelter takes in each year.

New this year, all ticket holders must check in at It’s A Breeze, 15300 Red Arrow Highway, Lake-side, starting at 10:30 a.m. EST the day of the tour to pick up program books, which include a map of home locations.

Tickets are available at: blais, Chesterton Feed & Garden Center, Darling Boutique, Freckle Farm, Horizon Bank (New Buffalo), It’s A Breeze, Michi-ana Humane Society and The Villager. The cost is $50 in advance and $75 the day of the event. RSVP by Friday, Nov. 6, by calling (219) 872-4499 or at www.michianahumanesociety.org

Volunteers Can Decorate MansionVolunteers are sought to work side-by-side with

staff in decorating Barker Mansion for Christmas.Those interested can volunteer from 9:30 a.m. to

3:30 p.m. Nov. 5, 18 and 24. Registration is not nec-essary, and interested parties don’t have to commit to all three dates.

Upon arrival, participants can assist staff in deco-rating the mansion to this year’s theme, “Songs of the Season.” Each room will portray a different Christ-mas carol, as chosen by staff. Lunch will be provided.

Barker Mansion is located at 631 Washington St., Michigan City. The Christmas grand opening is at 1 p.m. Dec. 6. Visit www.BarkerMansion.com for ad-ditional information.

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Boo at the ZooPhotos by Bob Wellinski


Families arrived in full force, their children decked out in spectacular costumes, during the annual trick-or-treat event Oct. 24 at

Washington Park Zoo. The experience provides a fun, safe environment for families to stock bags full of candy, all of it passed out by local

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PNC to Commemorate Veterans Day Purdue University-North Central will host its an-

nual Veterans Day program at 11:30 a.m. Wednes-day, Nov. 11, in the Library-Student-Faculty Build-ing Assembly Hall, Room 02.

The event will honor all veterans, with special at-tention paid to PNC students, faculty and staff. The public is invited

The event’s guest speaker is Silouan Green, who overcame severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after a tragic jet crash while training as a U.S. Marine. He developed The Ladder UPP life skills program that has been used by people across the globe to

rebuild their lives with a foundation of purpose. His book, “Who Am I?,” is a memoir on the struggle to fi nd an answer to life’s most important question.

This year’s program will include: the presenta-tion of colors by Rolling Prairie Veterans of Foreign Wars; “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Amazing Grace” sung by student Nanda Danitschek; welcom-ing and closing remarks by PNC Veterans Coordina-tor Jason Wray, a former Army sergeant; comments by PNC Chancellor Jim Dworkin; and a background slide presentation of patriotic scenes provided by Valparaiso seventh-grader Hope Weber.

During the ceremony, winners of the Veterans Organization Scholarships will have their winning essays read. This year’s topic is “What Veterans Day Means to Me.”

Part of the program will include the annual read-ing of the names of current or deceased veterans sub-mitted by PNC students, faculty and staff. Names will be read by Tony Sindone, PNC continuing lectur-er of economics and former Air Force tech sergeant; Mark Smith, former chair of the Department of Com-puter & Information Technology and a former Army specialist; and Jim Stemmler, La Porte VFW Post 1130 member and a former Army corporal.

Refreshments will be served upstairs in the Li-brary-Student-Faculty Building, Room 144, with music provided by the PNC Music Club.

Further information about the event may be ob-tained by contacting Mary Spiess, administrative assistant to the vice chancellor for enrollment man-agement and student affairs, at (219) 785-5237.

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A “Family” Reunited

Event Celebrates the Legacy of Memorial Hospitalby William Halliar

Dreams and legacy.Friends and family.A swelling unity of community spirit.All of these threads were celebrated Oct. 24 as

administrators, doctors, nurses and support staff of Michigan City’s old Memorial Hospital gathered at Blue Chip Casino’s Stardust Event Center to share memories and stories of the years they worked to-gether, serving their friends and neighbors in the community.

A memorial serves as a remembrance of times to-gether, of people working side by side for a common goal. Such an institution of cooperative effort was Me-morial Hospital. All that it meant to those who worked there was celebrated in an evening of memories.

It had been more than 18 years since the people — gathered on this particular evening — worked together, sharing so much of their lives with each other, yet that feeling of family and camaraderie was still present in the room. It was because of the vision of Norm Steider, Bud Ruby and Milton Bankoff, both of whom have passed away, and the founders of Memorial Hospital that those attending the reunion are still good friends, even 18 years af-ter the hospital’s closing.

Cheryl Dauer of Memorial’s Food Service Depart-ment observed that “It is a testament to the hospital staff,” referring to Steider and Ruby, “that so many of the people who worked at Memorial are still in-volved in the community after all of these years.”

Two hundred and thirty people gathered under shimmering chandeliers, in an elegant setting anx-ious to be together after so many years. There were maintenance workers, nurses, secretaries, radiolo-gists, doctors, administrators — all hugging, laugh-ing and remembering times spent together at the hospital.

Lynette Sims (from left), Cheryl Dauer, Cheryl Becherer and Gwen Towns.

“There was no class distinction between those who worked there,” Camie White, Duneland Health Council director, said. “Bud and Norm had the greatest respect for each other, and for those who worked for them.”

The two, she continued, formed the backbone of the hospital staff. They knew every person on staff, including their family members.

Norm and Mary Steider (center) with daughters Gretchen Gallois (left) and Melanie Trowbrigde.

Bankoff ’s children, Dr. Peter Bankoff, his wife, Mary, and sister, Barba-ra, were present for the event, as well as June Ruby, Bud’s wife. Steider, his wife, Mary, and daugh-ters, Gretchen Gallois, and Melanie Trowbrigde, enjoyed the evening along with Dr. Albert Weiss, one of the hospital’s founding doctors.

Of Steider, Bud Ruby once said, “He was a man of the highest character,” and all agreed that Ruby was the cornerstone of the organization. Both men placed the highest priority on knowing their staff and supporting their work at the hospital, as well as being concerned about the well-being of their families. During those years, everyone knew each other’s families.

Many during the evening mentioned what a won-derful experience it was working at the hospital, ex-pressing sentiments like, “It was awesome all work-ing together,” “A wonderful experience,” “a different kind of culture.”

All that was accomplished because the hospital began with a vision, a heart for service and a pas-sion that imbued the entire staff with a desire to give of themselves to the patients who entered their

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doors, and to each other as they worked together more as a family than as colleagues

The history of any successful organization is a story of vision, planning and passion. It is those dedicated few who work and sweat, give their en-ergy and heart, and sometimes tears, to a venture that makes it succeed and live on as a memorial of their dedication.

The story of the old Memorial Hospital began in the early part of the 20th century. Michigan City’s population began to grow. As it became a center for manufacturing, lumber and grain shipping, a need emerged for quality medical care. Five doctors, J.B. Rogers, F.V. Martin, E.O. Krueger and L.A. Wilson, joined forces to form a group practice that was sim-ply called The Clinic. They established their offi ce in the former DeWolfe residence at Fifth and Pine streets. This location would remain the heart of what would become Memorial Hospital. The Clinic fi rst opened its doors Nov. 1, 1921.

The group practice grew, and within four years, the need for a real hospital became evident. A 40-bed facility was built adjacent to the DeWolfe resi-dence, and in 1925, Doctor’s Hospital opened its doors to serve the community. As a distinct honor, the new hospital was accredited by both The Ameri-can Hospital Association and The American College of Surgeons.

Michigan City grew and prospered. Over the years, doctors and staff retired and new faces joined the staff, including Bankoff, who came on board in 1944. The hospital at Fifth and Pine became an im-portant resource in the area.

Many years later, Bankoff would write of the hos-pital, “The facilities, its capable staff, even the loca-tion in the heart of the city are reason enough for its acceptance by the people of the community. But even more important than these is the principle of service to all who need it, regardless of fi nancial cir-cumstances, color or creed.” All who came in need were welcome. None would be turned away. The spirit of family was established.

By 1951, the original owners of Doctors Hospital had reached the end of their careers, and a new and bold group of forward thinkers took up the mantle. Bankoff purchased the hospital and along with doc-tors Albert Weiss, Amos Arney, Peter Pilecki and Leonard Paul continued the long tradition of Hip-pocrates: “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.”

Under the guidance of Steider, president and CEO, and Ruby, chairman of the board of trustees, the hospital was rechristened Memorial Hospital on July 1, 1964. Soon, it had 102 beds and supported a staff of 153 people. Together, they earned salaries to sustain families in Michigan City’s neighborhoods.

Weiss, who attended the Oct. 24 reunion, remem-bers when Memorial Hospital had the only emer-gency room in all of Michigan City, and there were

no ambulances.“Patients were delivered to the emergency room

in the hearses of local funeral homes,” he said.In a booklet published in 1993 for the hospital’s

30th anniversary, Steider shared his feelings for the organization that he gave so much of his heart and soul to establish: “Memories of Memorial...so impor-tant to us, because our days and work here have been signifi cant. As worker, patient, family, friend the Memorial experience has been meaningful and worthwhile. We have heeded a call to heal and cure. We have touched hearts. We have given each other our lives to share. We have cared. We have loved, and we have done well.”

Memorial Hospital closed its doors in 1997 and was sold to Franciscan St. Anthony Health, a newer full-service surgical hospital. The location at Fifth and Pine is now a grassy fi eld, but the spirit of Me-morial Hospital lives on. As testimony to the vision of its founders, their work continues on. Memorial Hospital lives not only in the hearts of those who once served there, but also in Duneland Health Council, which was established with proceeds raised in the sale of the building.

Today, the Duneland Health Council, whose mis-sion is “to support activities which will benefi t the health and welfare of the greater Michigan City community,” donates $300,000 to $400,000 to the community each year. It was born on the wings of the dreams of its founders and benefi ted by the vision, ethics and dreams of Bankoff, Ruby and Steider. The council, today, supports efforts to stem teen pregnancies, curb obesity and drug abuse and eradicate homelessness, problems that still plague our community.

Judy Jacobi, who spoke at the reunion, presented appreciations for Bud Ruby, Norm Steider and Mil-ton Bankoff. She summed up the evening by saying, “Tonight and always, each of you is the Memorial Hospital that we appreciate, celebrate, honor and remember. Together, we are Memorial Hospital.”

The work, dreams and legacy of the founders con-tinues in the smiles, memories and continued work of those who grew up in the Memorial Family, and the efforts of Duneland Health Council.

Mary and Peter Bankoff, Barbara Bankoff, and Mark and Judy Jacobi.

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Editor’s Note — “The Fitness Re-bellion,” written by staff at Michigan City’s Anytime Fitness, appears every other week in The Beacher.

The leaves are changing. The weather is getting a cooler. Baseball

season is concluding and football season is under way. But what is the best part of fall? The mustach-es start to grow.

That is right. Movember is upon us! A lot of people know of No-Shave-November, where guys around the country and around the world will not shave their faces for the entire month.

So what is Movember? It turns things up on multiple lev-els. The fi rst difference is you can only rock a mustache for the month. Pencil thin? Split in the center? Handlebar? Any-thing you can grow, grow it and be proud of it.

Now, why grow it? This is the real reason Movember thrives, and what drew my brother and me to participate in this campaign. The reason for the season of growing mo’s is to benefi t men’s health. As opposed to No-Shave November, Movember participants use their newly installed billboard on their upper lip to raise money for pros-tate cancer and testicular cancer. Added this year are poor mental health and physical inactivity.

The idea started back in 2003 with 30 “Mo Bros” growing mustaches in Australia. In 2003, the 30 Mo Bros took up the challenge, but did not raise any money. A year later, it grew to 480 guys and gals who took on the challenge of raising money for men’s health. They were able to go from $0 to $40,851 in just one year. They came to the conclu-sion that growing a mustache sparked great conver-sation and started the Movember Foundation. The proceeds raised went to the Prostate Cancer Foun-dation of Australia. The $40,851 donation was the largest check the PCFA ever received.

Growing — pun intended — from 2003 and 2004, last year’s numbers were astounding. In 2014, Mo Bros from dozens of countries, including Australia, Singapore, the United States, The Netherlands and Ireland, to name a few, grew their mustaches for the cause. A total of 4,746,905 Mo Bros and Mo Sisters have been added since the start.

As I said, the numbers are astounding. Since 2003, $649 million has been raised and 832 men’s health projects funded. An idea can change the world, and a mustache can do the same.

My brother, Brian, and I started back in 2009 and have participated, and enjoyed, each year. I have

gone to job interviews with my mustache, gone on fi rst dates with my mustache (usually not a second date) and even judged a beauty pageant with my mustache. This year, I will stand up in my broth-er’s wedding with my mustache. Some say why, but those close to me know. Movember is near and dear to our family’s hearts. We grow our mustaches in honor of our dad, Dennis, who lost his battle to

prostate cancer. The simple ac-tion of growing a mustache is a constant reminder of our dad, and a conversation starter for the cause.

One in seven men will be di-agnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. In the U.S., one American dies from pros-tate cancer every 19 minutes. We spark conversations, share numbers, share our story and raise money to honor our dad and spread the word. The old saying “knowledge is power” re-ally reigns true here. The more

people know, the earlier they know about the risk factors, the better off they will be. And this goes for any disease or condition out there. For prostate can-cer, age, family history and ethnicity are the main risk factors.

This year, my brother and I are going out on our journey with a cavalry. At Anytime Fitness, around a dozen members will participate. I also am one of the coaches for Purdue University-North Central’s baseball team, so our army is growing! If you are able to, please visit our website and donate at http://moteam.co/denim-denny. If you are unable to do-nate, please just send us your love.

At the end of October, I get excited for the upcom-ing month. It sparks conversations about the cause and the silliness and/or sexiness of our mustaches. More importantly, it sparks conversations about our dad. He was our No. 1 fan and our best friend. He was always there for us, and not a day goes by when I don’t think about him. Growing a mustache to raise money and keep his memory alive is the reason for the season. I encourage each and every one of you to either grow your mo, share the stats or donate to the cause.

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will enjoy stories, songs and crafts during time de-signed for parent/guardian and child interaction. Arrive early to receive a name tag.

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Certifi ed yoga instructor Lauralee Sikorski em-phasizes deep breathing and releasing stress. Wear comfortable attire, and come on an empty stomach. Take a mat because extras are limited.

• Horror Host Svengoo-lie in Person at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8.

The library will host the showing of “The Raven” star-ring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, with MeTV host Svengoolie as the special guest. A meet and greet fol-lows the showing. Take cam-eras.

• Veterans’ Day Movie: “Max” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The movie is rated PG. Children 18 and younger have a chance to win a DVD of the movie.

Contact Robin Kohn at (219) 873-3049 for more information on library programming.

Teacher Receives GrantMichigan City Farmers Insurance agent Diane

Killingbeck honored teacher Susan Shell at Marsh Elementary School with a $2,500 educational grant for classroom supplies as part of the insurer’s Thank America’s Teachers program.

The grant will allow Shell to buy math and liter-acy games to increase engagement while promoting discussion among students. She also will buy Hokki Stools for the classroom, which help students sus-tain focus by allowing them the freedom to continu-ally move while sitting down.

Shell is among 60 winners nationally to receive a $2,500 educational grant through the Farmers Insurance Thank America’s Teachers national pro-gram. Teachers submitted proposals for funding during the second round of submissions through the ThankAmericasTeachers.com website.

Monday MusicaleMonday Musicale members assembled at Barker

Mansion on Oct. 26 for the second in a series of pro-grams on “Music in Motion.”

Deb Campanella chaired a musical “Magic Carpet Ride,” aided by husband Marty’s slide presentation.

Vocalist Ange Benz opened the program with the Menken-Rice ballad “A Whole New World” from the Disney fi lm “Aladdin.” Campanella sang the art song “Clouds” and Agustin Lara’s “Granada.” Violinist Betty Hatfi eld played Enrique Granados’ “Spanish Dance,” plus Lee Meyer’s arrangement of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Soprano Carrie Lynn Zerbe took listeners to “Dis-neyland,” a tune from the Hamlisch/Ashman musi-cal “Smile.” Felicia Thomas and Karol Valek shared two vocal duets: “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewil-dered,” which included a trumpet solo by Thomas, plus Simon and Garfunkel’s adaptation of “Scarbor-ough Fair.” Thomas then joined pianist Meyer in performing “Some Enchanted Evening,” arranged by Robert Sterling.

Adding a bit of sorcery to the evening’s lineup, Campanella sang “The Candy Witch” and Benz “Old Black Magic.” Then, pianist Carol Garrett led a Halloween sing-along that included pumpkin car-ols such as “Deck the Patch,” “Pumpkin Bells” and “The Twelve Days of Halloween.”

The program’s fi nale featured songs from the musical “Wicked.” Valek sang “Wonderful.” Kathy Chase, portraying Elphaba, performed “Defying Gravity.” She was joined by Campanella as Glinda in the duet “For Good” — an audience favorite.

After the program, the group was treated to apple cider, donuts and other seasonal treats provided by Carmen Gondek and her hosting committee.

An open meeting is at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Barker Mansion. Michelle Alexander will host the program “Sleigh Ride.” The public is invited. Call Ange Benz at (219) 874-3754 or Sue Cassler at (219) 362-1421 for more information.

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Chuck Roth and his staff at the garden center have been loyal supporters of the event. This year, it is Friday, Nov. 6, at Sand Creek Country Club and includes an open bar, sit-down dinner, dancing and silent auction. The money raised will provide art education classes at the center, and at various area outreach programs.

A big component of the evening is the silent auction, where a bidder could win either the dog-themed basket or garden-themed basket. Local art-ists, as well as a number of area businesses, have donated items for the auction.

Tickets are $75 per person and include a choice for dinner. Call the center at (219) 926-4711 to re-serve a seat or table.

Gala committee member Mary Freund appears with the baskets donated by Chuck Roth, owner of Chesterton Feed & Garden Center.

Entrepreneurship PanelThe Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce will

team up with the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center to host a panel on “Embracing Trends and Challenges of Entrepreneurship.”

The event is from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Ivy Tech Community College-La Porte Site, 1900 Whirlpool Drive, La Porte.

The panel will focus on: “Financial Discipline” by Tom Rowland of Tree House Financial; “Business Succession” by Doug Mogck of Northwestern Mu-tual; “Securing Your Information” by Ron Bush of Ron Bush Consulting; “Tomorrow’s Trends, Today’s Reality” by Leanne Hoagland-Smith of Advanced Systems; “Business Planning & Recessions — Sur-viving in the Real Estate/Construction Industry” by Nick Georgiou of G&K Development Inc.; and Top 5 trends of branding and marketing for small busi-nesses by Rick Gosser of Gosser Corporate Sales Inc.

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Westchester Public LibraryThe following programs are available:• Knit Wits and Pearls of Wisdom knitting

and crocheting group at 9 a.m. Thursdays, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, at Hageman Library, 100 Francis St., Porter.

No registration is required.• Teen Library Council from 4 to 5 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5, at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.

Teens in grades 6-12 can recommend library pro-grams, books and more for Teen Services. Commu-nity service hours are available.

• Chesterton Writing Group from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Bertha Wood Meeting Room at Thomas Library.

The group is open to adult writers – fi ction or non-fi ction, published or unpublished. Attendees share their work, learn more about publishing and fi nd support through other writers.

• Monthly Movie: “Inside Out” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Thomas Library Chil-dren’s Department.

The movie is rated PG. Free popcorn will be avail-able.

• Historical Architecture Through Ink Drawings from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Thomas Library.

Local artist Robert Smith will present his ink drawings of historical architectural buildings in Pine and Westchester townships.

• Rainbow Loom at the Library from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Thomas Library Children’s Department.

The program is aimed at children in grades 3-6

interested in bracelet making. Looms and rubber bands are supplied, but participants can take their own because supplies are limited.

• Museum Zombie Room Escape and Movie for Teens at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at West-chester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton.

Local teacher/actor Rory McMahan will play the zombie. Players will follow clues, solve puzzles and fi nd the key to escape the room before the zombie gets loose. Episodes of “The Twilight Zone” will play between escapes. The PG-13 movie “Warm Bodies” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required by calling (219) 926-7696. Volunteers are needed to help decorate the scene/setting and can call the same number listed here.

• Bifocal Bookies at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Hageman Library.

The focus is Ann Shaffer’s “The Guernsey Liter-ary & Potato Peel Society.”

• Bits & Bytes, Electronic Buyer’s Guide, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, and 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Serials/Automa-tion Department at Thomas Library.

Registration is required by visiting or calling the IT Department at (219) 926-7696, or by registering at www.wpl.lib.in.us. Click on the Bits & Bytes link.

• Children’s Chess Club from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 7 at Thomas Library.

Veteran coach and chess expert Nick Groenewe-gen leads the club. The fi rst hour is for new chess players and the second for those with some experi-ence. Register by calling (219) 926-7696.

• Pokemon League from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tues-days at Thomas Library.

First-graders and older are invited. Attendees will learn to make decks of 60 cards.

• Lego Club meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fri-days through December at Thomas Library.

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YMCA FundraiserLa Porte County Family YMCA will host a fund-

raiser to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Elston Red Devil Men’s Basketball State Champion-ship, as well as to celebrate the new Elston Branch and honor veterans, on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The Vintage Veterans Basketball Classic starts at 6 p.m. in the Red Devil Gym and features an all-star roster of former players from La Porte and Michigan City high school men’s basketball teams. Al Whitlow will coach the Michigan City team and Joe Otis the La Porte team. Members of the 1966 championship team will be present.

General admission is $5, or $15 per family. The event is a friendly game with short quarters and light play. Proceeds benefi t the Michigan City Elston YMCA scholarship fund. Contact Jane Daley at (219) 872-5055 or [email protected] for more information.

A Taste of Extension HomemakersThe La Porte County Extension Homemakers

will present the fi fth annual “A Taste of Extension Homemakers” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Commu-nity Building at La Porte County Fairgrounds, 2581 W. Indiana 2, La Porte.

The focus is Indiana’s 200th anniversary of state-hood. “Then and now” presentations include: Crisps, Buckles and Apple Pandowdy; Washboards, Wring-ers and Copper Boilers; skits and “interviews” from the Indiana Oral History books.

Registration starts at 6 p.m. and the program at 6:30 p.m. Demonstrations, refreshments and door prizes are planned. A booklet with recipes and ideas will be available for a small fee.

The event is free; however, so organizers can plan ahead, RSVP by calling (219) 324-9407.

Lunch With the LeagueState Rep. Scott Pelath is the featured speaker at

Lunch With the League from noon to 1 p.m. Tues-day, Nov. 10, at Mama Rosa’s Restaurant, 402 W. U.S. 20, Michigan City.

Pelath, fi rst elected to represent Indiana House District 9 in 1998, was born and raised in Michigan City. He has served as Indiana House Democratic Leader since 2012. He also works as a human re-sources director at Swanson Center, Michigan City. He will discuss the upcoming session of the General Assembly and his responsibilities as House Demo-cratic Leader. He also will answer questions.

Reservations for the monthly League of Women Voters program are not required. Attendees may buy lunch from the menu. Lunch orders will be tak-en promptly at noon.

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River Valley Garden Club“Fracking: Should We Be Concerned?” is the topic

of the next River Valley Garden Club meeting at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Harbert Community Church, 6444 Harbert Road, Sawyer, Mich.

W. Craig Brainard is the speaker. A member of Si-erra Club’s Beyond Natural Gas Campaign, he has studied climate change and fracking for more than a decade. He has traveled across Michigan, speak-ing with drillers, legislators, the DEQ and DNR, local offi cials and ordinary citizens. His presenta-tion investigates what’s happening with oil and gas drilling in Michigan and around the country, its re-lationship to global warming and what actions can protect Michigan’s resources and public health

His presentation is at 2 p.m. EST, after the busi-ness meeting, which includes discussion on projects for the coming year, including the annual plant sale in May.

Contact Elizabeth Palulis at (269) 426-3513 or [email protected] for more information, or visit www.rivervalleygardenclub.org

Color Between the WinesChesterton Art Center, 115 S. Fourth St., will of-

fer a “Color Between the Wines” adult coloring club from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The club will provide all materials (coloring pages and crayons), including free adult beverages. Par-ticipants also can choose to take their own books, pencils and pens.

This is not a structured class, but a social oppor-tunity for people to decompress for a brief time us-ing a creative outlet. The cost is $5. Call (219) 926-4711 to reserve a spot.

ASL Club Fun NightPurdue University-North Central American Sign

Language Club will host a free ASL Fun Night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in the PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02.

Participants can take a favorite board game, card games or decks of playing cards, snacks and drinks. Hearing and deaf children are invited with an adult. It will be a casual evening featuring ASL humor, storytelling and games. Guests of all ASL abilities are welcome. The evening is viewed is an appropriate time to practice ASL to better commu-nicate with friends, co-workers or family members.

Contact Karen Donah, PNC continuing lecturer and American Sign Language coordinator, at (219) 785-5432 or [email protected] for more information. The PNC ASL Club and Northwest Indiana Deaf Community are on facebook. Additional informa-tion about other events in the community is posted at http://nwidhhc.weebly.com/

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from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the cafete-ria at the school, 8466 Pahs Road.

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Indiana Dunes State ParkThe following programs are offered:

Friday, Nov. 6• 4 p.m. — Owl Banding: Behind the Scenes.The park is offering the chance to explore the owl

banding program, including visiting nets and ex-tracting owls. The program is limited to 10 partici-pants. Registration is required (a $50 fee) by calling the Nature Center at (219) 926-1390.Saturday, Nov. 7

• 10 a.m. — Late Fall Color Jaunt.Meet at the Nature Center for a moderate,

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banding program, including visiting nets and ex-tracting owls. The program is limited to 10 partici-pants. Registration is required (a $50 fee) by calling the Nature Center at (219) 926-1390.

• 7 p.m. — Saw-whet Owl Banding Night.Meet at the Nature Center for a look at the proj-

ect as part of its seventh season. If conditions are right, close views are possible.Sunday, Nov. 8

• 10 a.m. — Feed the Birds.Join a naturalist outside the Nature Center for

the daily feeding. Get close views of chickadees, car-dinals and woodpeckers.

• 2 p.m. — 100 Years of Indiana State Parks.Meet at the Nature Center auditorium for the

50-minute documentary produced in 2009 by PBS.Indiana Dunes State Park is at 1600 N. County

Road 25 East (the north end of Indiana 49), Chester-ton. Call (219) 926-1390 for more information.

Fall Crafts at Barker MansionTwo fall-themed crafts for children and adults

are planned in November at Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City.

First up is the chance to craft a “thankful jar” at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Participants receive a ma-son jar and choice of autumn decorative materials for embellishment. The end result is a festive jar fi lled with handwritten tags marking sentiments and memories for which they’re thankful. Partici-pants are encouraged to take the fi nished product to their Thanksgiving celebrations and ask family members and friends to contribute to the jar.

The cost is $5 per person, and the program lasts one hour.

For the next program, create “apple pops” at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Apple pops are a bite-sized twist on the traditional caramel apples that Cath-erine Barker would have enjoyed as a child. Partici-pants will choose from a variety of sweet and salty confections to adorn their pops. The activity takes place in the mansion kitchen, an area typically off-limits to guests.

The cost is $5 per set of 10 pops. The program will run open-house style until noon.

Registration is required for both events, and pre-payment is requested for the Nov. 7 program by call-ing (219) 873-1520.

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“Quagmire: The U.S. in Vietnam”In conjunction with Veterans Day, the Friends of

New Buffalo Library will present “Quagmire: The United States in Vietnam, 1945-1975” at 6:30 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 12, at the library, 33 N. Thomp-son St.

Return speaker Tim Moore of Lake Michigan College will examine the forces behind the Vietnam War, including geographical, historical, political and psychological factors. He also will review how the country’s engagement shaped its generation and policies for the future.

Call the library at (269) 469-2933, follow the face-book link at newbuffalotownshiplibrary.org or email [email protected] for more information.

Mighty Hike 5K and Kids Fun RunThe fi rst Mighty Hike 5K Trail Run/Hike and

Kids Fun Run to support Northwest Indiana’s Mighty Acorns environmental education program is Saturday, Nov. 7, at Valparaiso’s Sunset Hill Farm County Park.

The Mighty Hike was conceived by a group of high school girls interested in serving their com-munity and encouraging others to learn about the natural world around them.

Mighty Acorns is a multi-year outreach program that engages third- through sixth-grade students in hands-on learning and stewardship experiences. All funds raised by the Mighty Hike will directly ben-efi t more than 2,500 children in seven Northwest Indiana communities participating in the program.

The trail run/hike event is family friendly and offers snacks and prizes. Prizes will be awarded to fi rst-, second- and third-place winners in the 3.1-mile event. Team participation is encouraged, with group discounts available for fi ve or more reg-istrants. Participants can register for the 5K trail run/hike with a $10 donation. The kids fun run is a $5 donation per child 5 to 12 years old, or free with a donation of gently used children’s winter hats, gloves, coats or boots size 4 to 7.

Event registration is available online, with day-of registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Kids Fun Run starts at 10:45 a.m. The 5K trail run/hike be-gins at 11:30 a.m. Visit DunesLearningCenter.org for more information or to register.

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READ La Porte County RoundtableREAD La Porte County Inc. will host a tutor

roundtable from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, in the Small Meeting Room at La Porte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., La Porte.

The goal is to introduce people to tutoring, and to enable current tutors to express joys, tips and con-cerns about it. Refreshments are included.

Registration is recommended by emailing [email protected] or calling (219) 325-0875.

La Pour Brew FestThe La Pour Brew Fest, an end-of-the-season

craft beer festival, is from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St.

General admission tickets cost $35, while VIP tickets, which allow entrance at noon, cost $55. Tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite or in per-son at Visit Michigan City La Porte Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce and La Porte Civic.

Indiana Dunes National LakeshoreThe following programs are available:• Kickoff of National Lakeshore’s year-long

50th anniversary celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Dorothy Buell Memo-rial Visitor Center.

At least 10 park partners will bring birthday cakes celebrating their organizations. Those at-tending can vote for their favorite cake design.

• Monthly Stargazing Program the fi rst Sat-urday of each month at the Kemil Beach park-ing area.

Join Chicago Astronomical Society members, who will bring telescopes, at 5 p.m. Nov. 7. Expect to see examples of ancient star clusters such as the Hercu-les Globular Cluster, and young Star Clusters like the Wild Duck Cluster.

The Kemil Beach parking lot is located at 27 N. East State Park Road, Chesterton.

• “Kid’s Rule” from 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays at Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.

Join a ranger in the Visitor Center’s activity room for stories and activities. Children must be accom-panied by an adult.

• Parents and toddlers can participate in the Nature Tots program from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Paul H. Douglas Center.

Children 2-4 will learn about nature through a ranger-led story time, crafts and outdoor play.

The Visitor Center is at 1215 N. Indiana 49, Por-ter. The Paul H. Douglas Center is on Lake Street in Gary. Call (219) 395-1882 for more information.

September R.O.S.E. Winner Jackie and Ed Burek were named Visit Michigan

City La Porte’s Recognition of Service Excellence winner for September.

The two own Burek Farms in La Porte, a working farm where they raise animals, corn, soy beans and vegetables. It gets many visitors during the growing season because of their fresh vegetables, especially sweet corn.

This is what the nominator wrote about the ser-vice received: “Jackie and Ed Burek are very helpful and caring folks. They donated produce from their farm for a dinner for the underprivileged at the Civ-ic Auditorium in La Porte. They are always ready to give to people in need. They provide food for the local homeless shelters and food pantries. They are just absolutely wonderful people.”

Jackie said, “Thanks to those of you that nomi-nated and voted for Eddie and me. It was an honor to be chosen for this award.”

The couple received a framed certifi cate, and each received a rose corsage and $50 bill. They will be invited to the annual R.O.S.E. luncheon in May and be nominated for Indiana’s Hoosier Hospitality Award.

Make a R.O.S.E. nomination at http://bit.ly/RoseNomination

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“Dead Man’s Cell Phone”Purdue University-North Central and Ivy Tech-

Michigan City students will present four perfor-mances of Sarah Ruhl’s “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” at Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin St.

The play opens in a quiet café, with the unrelent-ing ringing of a stranger’s cell phone. Jean, a lonely woman with no phone of her own, makes the split-second decision to answer it, an action that takes her life in new directions.

The cast and crew include: PNC students Angela Barreto, New Carlisle; Javiera Cotton, Valparaiso; Jacob Dessauer, North Judson; Ashley Ganz, Val-paraiso; and Trey Rivas, Valparaiso. The cast also includes Ivy Tech-Michigan City student Cindy Sullivan, La Porte, and Ivy Tech assistant profes-sor Scott Bayer, Valparaiso. The crew also includes PNC alumni Kevin Biertzer, La Porte, and Michelle Ruff, Chesterton.

Bethany Lee, PNC continuing lecturer of Eng-lish, is the director.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Tickets are $10 for gen-eral admission and $5 for all students presenting a valid student ID. The play contains adult language and themes. Parental discretion is advised.

Contact Lee at (219) 785-5229 or [email protected] for more information.

Holiday Arts and Crafts FairThe Ogden Dunes Women’s Club will host its an-

nual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Ogden Dunes Community Church, 116 Hillcrest Road.

Thirty regional artists and craftspeople will dis-play and sell their wares, along with baked goods and soups.

Proceeds from all food sales will be donated to several local charitable organizations.

The American Red Cross La Porte County Chap-ter will sponsor the following bloodmobiles:• First Church of God, 2020 E. Lincolnway, La

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Those who shop at Barnes and Noble that day will have a percentage of their sales benefi t LCA. Those unable to stop by the store can shop online Nov. 8-13 at www.bn.com/bookfair. Enter LCA’s Bookfair Event ID Number: 11729506.

First Friday at SBMAAn opening reception and gallery talks are part of

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The opening reception is for “WPA Graphic Works: The Amity Art Foundation Collection” and “WPA in Indiana.” The coinciding gallery talks are:• Erika Doss, American Studies professor at the

University of Notre Dame, who will discuss the exhibit and Works Progress Administration at 5 p.m. EST in the Warner Gallery.

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Kronk has extensive leadership experience in edu-cation and non-profi t organizations in the Midwest. Since 2011, he has led the University of Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership in the Men-doza College of Business, where he also teaches eth-ics in the Management Department. He began his career in the classroom, teaching English at the Uni-versity of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in Detroit. He then worked as the director of Campus Ministry Outreach in Europe for Notre Dame before returning to South Bend and serving as chief operat-ing offi cer for the Center for the Homeless. He then moved to Southeast Asia to help lead PEPY, an inter-national organization working to improve access to quality education in rural Cambodia.

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Munch Focus of Children’s ClassesJennifer Martin will showcase Edvard Munch

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Children will study Munch’s paintings, especial-ly his most famous piece, “The Scream.” Activities will include a canvas painting, and a project using a dripping paint technique.

Children ages 3-16 (including home-schoolers) can participate and may start classes at any point during the school year. Visit www.chestertonart.com for more information.

Artisan Market and FundraiserKrasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph,

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The Artisan Market is a fi ne craft show held each autumn in the KAC galleries. Personal shoppers help select items. Gifts from regional artists include jewelry, ceramics, apparel and holiday decorations.

The market kicks off with its “Home for the Holi-days” Premiere Party, which includes brews and ap-petizers, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 6. The cost is $25. Tickets may be purchased at the center, by calling (269) 983-0271 or at the event. Regular shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST Saturday through Thursday. The market will re-main open until 8 p.m. EST Tuesday and feature free wine, beer, light appetizers and entertainment.

The Soup’s On luncheon is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST Monday through Thursday. A single bowl or three-cup sampler, bread, drink and dessert costs $10. Lake Michigan College Culinary Arts students will serve their own soup recipes Thursday.

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Nov. 6 — Opening reception, photography exhib-it “Click,” 5-8 p.m., Southern Shore Art Association, 724 Franklin St.

Nov. 6 — Jerry Holt’s “She’s Not There,” 6 p.m., Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. Second St. Info: (219) 874-4900.

Nov. 6 — Friends of the La Porte County Pub-lic Library Trivia Night Fundraiser, 6:30 p.m., La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St. Cost: $10, $60 for team of up to 8 people.

Nov. 6-7 — Owl Banding: Behind the Scenes, 4 p.m., Indiana Dunes State Park, 1600 N. County Road 25 East, Chesterton. Cost: $50. Info: (219) 926-1390.

Nov. 6-9 — Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, Mich. Now showing: “Coming Home.” Rated PG-13. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Times: 6 p.m. Fri.-Mon. Also: “A Brilliant Young Mind.” Rated R. Times: 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. All times Eastern. Info: vickerstheatre.com

Nov. 7 — Michigan City High School annual craft show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., cafeteria @ school, 8466 Pahs Road. Info: (219) 814-3534.

Nov. 7 — Craft a “thankful jar,” 10 a.m., Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City. Cost: $5. Pre-payment required @ (219) 873-1520.

Nov. 7 — Free Gentle Flow Yoga, 12:15 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

Nov. 7 — 12th Annual Michiana Humane Society & SPCA Harvest Home Tour. Tickets: $50/advance, $75, day of. Reservations: (219) 872-4499, www.mi-chianahumanesociety.org

Nov. 7 — Mighty Hike 5K Trail Run/Hike and Kids Fun Run, Valparaiso’s Sunset Hill Farm Coun-ty Park. Info: DunesLearningCenter.org

Nov. 7 — Historical Architecture Through Ink Drawings, 10-11 a.m., Westchester Public Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.

Nov. 7 — Museum Zombie Room Escape and Movie for Teens, 5 p.m., Westchester Township His-tory Museum, 700 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton.

Nov. 7 — Singer/songwriter/poet Michelle Sha-fer, 8 p.m., The Nest, 803 Franklin St. Tickets: $10. Info/reservations: (219) 262-5200.

Nov. 7 — 17th Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series public reception, 5 p.m., Purdue University-North Central, Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02.

Nov. 7 — Monthly Stargazing Program, 5 p.m., Kemil Beach parking lot, 27 N. East State Park Road, Chesterton. Info: (219) 395-1882.

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p.m. Nov. 7, 3 p.m. Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Tickets: $10/general admission, $5/students with valid student ID. Info: (219) 785-5229.

Nov. 8 — Horror Host Svengoolie in Person, 1:30 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

Nov. 9 — Purdue University-North Central American Sign Language Club free ASL Fun Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02. Info: (219) 785-5432, [email protected]

Nov. 10 — Bifocal Bookies, Ann Shaffer’s “The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society,” 1 p.m., Hageman Library, 100 Francis St., Porter.

Nov. 11 — VETERANS’ DAY.Nov. 11 — Marquette Catholic High School an-

nual Veterans Day program, 10:30 a.m., Scholl Cen-ter gym on 10th Street.

Nov. 11 — Purdue University-North Central Vet-erans Day program, 11:30 a.m., Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02.

Nov. 11 — Veterans’ Day Movie: “Max,” 3 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

Mondays — Codependents Anonymous (CoDA), 6 p.m., Franciscan Alliance-St. Anthony Health. Info: (219) 879-3817.

Wednesdays — Al-Anon meetings, 6-7 p.m., Franciscan Alliance-St. Anthony Health. Info: (708) 927-5287.

Saturdays in November — “Birding with Ken Brock,” 7-10 a.m., Portage Lakefront and River-walk, located off Indiana 249 north of Interstate 94. Info: (219) 395-1882.

Farther Afi eld:Nov. 6 — First Friday, 5-9 p.m. EST, South Bend

Museum of Art, located in The Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St. Info: (574) 235-9102, www.southb-endart.org/

Nov. 6-7 — “The Addams Family,” Elkhart Civic Theatre @ Bristol (Ind.) Opera House, 210 E. Vis-tula St. Times (Eastern): 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 3 p.m. Nov. 15. Tickets: $19/adults, $17/stu-dents & seniors 62+. Reservations: (574) 848-4116, www.elkhartcivictheatre.org

Nov. 7 — Ogden Dunes Women’s Club Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ogden Dunes Community Church, 116 Hillcrest Road.

Nov. 7 — Double Feature Night, “I’m Spiritual, Damnit!” & “Wiggerlover,” 8 p.m. EST, The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Drive, Three Oaks, Mich. Info: www.acorntheater.com, (269) 756-3879.

Nov. 7-12 — Artisan Market & Soup’s On fund-raiser, Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, Mich. Info: (269) 983-0271.

Nov. 8 — ArtsBridge organ concert/exhibit, 4 p.m. EST, First Presbyterian Church. 475 Green Ave. on Morton Hill, Benton Harbor, Mich. Info: (269) 925-7075.

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On November 5, 1605, the “Gunpowder Plot,” de-signed to blow up England’s House of Parliament, failed. The day is celebrated as “Guy Fawkes Day,” named for the leader of the botched effort.On November 5, 1733, publisher John Peter Zenger began printing the New York Weekly, the colony’s fi rst political newspaper.On November 5, 1857, McVicker’s Theater, built at a $85,000 cost, opened on Chicago’s Madison Street.On November 5, 1872, suffragist Susan B. An-thony was fi ned $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She adamantly refused to pay the fi ne.On November 5, 1940, President Franklin Roos-evelt was elected to a third term, defeating Indi-ana’s Republican Wendell Wilkie.On November 6, 1833, with Chicago’s population at 150, the Board of Trustees extended the town’s boundaries to Jackson Street on the south, Jeffer-son and Cook Streets on the west, and Ohio Street on the north.On November 6, 1854, American musician John Philip Sousa, “the March King,” was born in Wash-ington, D.C.On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the offi ce of President of the United States.On November 6, 1869, in the fi rst offi cial intercol-legiate football game played in the United States, Rutgers defeated Princeton by a score of 6-4.On November 6, 1917, a popular referendum granted women in the state of New York the right to vote.On November 6, 1993, the Chicago Bulls chris-tened the new United Center with a loss against Miami, 95-71; guard B.J. Armstrong was the fi rst Bull to score in the new building.On November 7, 1874, in a cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast, which was published in Harper’s Weekly, the elephant was used for the fi rst time as the symbol for the Republican Party.On November 7, 1893, Colorado granted women the right to vote.On November 7, 1916, Montana’s Republican Jeannette Rankin became the fi rst woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.On November 7, 1929, the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened.On November 7, 1944, Democrat Franklin Roose-


velt was elected president, defeating Republican Thomas Dewey, to become the nation’s only four-term president.On November 7, 1962, Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of former President Franklin Roosevelt, died at the age of 78.On November 7, 1962, former Vice President Richard Nixon, following his defeat in the Califor-nia gubernatorial race, told reporters, “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.”On November 7, 1967, Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland, becoming the fi rst black mayor of a major United States city.On November 7, 1967, President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.On November 7, 1999, Tiger Woods became the fi rst golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win four straight tournaments.On November 8, 1793, the “Louvre” in Paris was fi rst opened to the public.On November 8, 1847, “Dracula” author Bram Stoker was born in Dublin.On November 8, 1965, the soap opera “Days of Our Lives” premiered on NBC.On November 8, 1983, Martha Layne Collins was elected governor of Kentucky, the fi rst woman to be so honored.On November 8, 1997, in one of the most ambi-tious projects since the building of the Great Wall, Chinese engineers diverted the Yangtze River in or-der to begin construction of a massive dam.On November 9, 1967, a Saturn V rocket carry-ing an unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a successful test fl ight.On November 10, 1888, a 13-year-old concert vi-olinist Fritz Kreisler made his American debut at New York’s Steinway Hall.On November 10, 1924, Chicago gangster Dion O’Banion was slain in his fl orist shop, across the street from Holy Name Cathedral.On November 10, 1938, Kate Smith fi rst sang “God Bless America” on her CBS radio program.On November 10, 1951, AT&T (Ma Bell) inaugu-rated the fi rst coast-to-coast dial-it-yourself tele-phone service.On November 11, 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayfl ower signed the Mayfl ower Compact, estab-lishing basic rules for their new settlement in Mas-sachusetts.On November 11, 1919, the fi rst Armistice Day was offi cially celebrated.On November 11, 1981, stuntman Dan Goodwin scaled the outside of Chicago’s John Hancock Cen-ter in nearly six hours.

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PERSONAL SERVICESSAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MEMORIES DIGITALLY ON CDs or DVDs

Home movies-slides-pictures transferred to CDs or DVDsWedding & Event Documentation.

Corporate and Industrial Video Productions Contact: Patrick Landers at Midwest Video Communications

219-879-8433 or [email protected] PLUS. Clothing alterations.

516 Wabash St., Michigan City. 219-874-0086.JERRY’S CLOCK REPAIR SHOP on Tilden Ave., Michigan City

is open. Call 219-221-1534. ENTERTAINMENT: Parties/dinners, voice and instrumentlessons for all ages. Ron Nagle Music. Call 219-872-1217.

8-10-12-15 & 20 yard dumpster rentalsLakeshore Rolloff and Demolition • 269-426-3868

Log splitter for rent. By the day-week-month.Contact Larry at (219) 872-2989.

Need Help? Professional works magic in your home with what you have, or need to get rid of. Repurposing space/Decluttering/Rearranging/Picture

hanging/Colors+more: (219) 878-2378Parents and students: School is back! Retired college professor will tutor

in your home. Basic science, math, reading, introductory percussion and guitar. Call ( 708) 269-7449. Very reasonable, family rates available.

BUSINESS SERVICESReprographic Arts Inc. Signs, banners, posters, custom T-shirts, decals, presentation boards, lamination, vehicle graphics, vinyl lettering, embroi-

dery. Founded in 1970. Locally owned and operated. www.reprographicarts.com

If your business needs a modern website refresh into somethingyou can be proud of, or you would like to increase the ability for

customers to find you online, contact GoTo11.Free consultation for your business.

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HOME HEALTH – CAREGIVERS - NANNIESCOMFORT KEEPERS

Providing Comforting Solutions For In-Home CareHomemakers, attendants, companions

From 2 to 24 hours a day (including live-ins)Personal emergency response systems

All of our compassionate caregivers are screened,bonded, insured, and supervised.

Call us at 877/711-9800Or visit www.comfortkeepers.com

VISITING ANGELSAMERICA’S CHOICE IN HOMECARE

Select your Caregiver from our Experienced Staff!2-24 hour Care, Meal Preparation, Errands.

Light Housekeeping, Respite Care for FamiliesAll Caregivers screened, bonded, insuredCall us at 800-239-0714 • 269-612-0314

Or visit www.visitingangels.comIN Personal Service Agency License #09-011822-1

JUST LIKE HOMEWe provide assisted living in our homes. We are a private home

w/4 residents to a home. Live-in Care $1,800/mo.Adult Day Care (10 am-4 pm) at $40/day

For more information, call Sue 219-874-4891.

CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPINGPERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING -- Homes - Condos - Offices. Day and afternoons available. - Call Darla at 219/878-3347.

CLEANING SOLUTIONS. Home & office cleaning services, 19 yrs. exp. Insured, free estimates. Call 219-210-0580.

HOME MATTERS CLEANING SERVICE INC. Email [email protected] for the many

services we offer. 20-years experience. • Call 219-898-2592.FINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning Service

Professional - Insured - Bonded - Uniformed#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.

BRIDGET’S QUALITY CLEANING • Satisfaction Guaranteed!!Serving the community for over 8 years. Bonded and InsuredHomes • Rentals • Offices • Receive your free estimate today!

Bridget 219-241-9341 or email [email protected] CLEANING. Specializing in New Construction/Remodeling Clean-up, Business and Home Maintenance Cleaning. Residential and

Commercial. Insured and references available. Call Rebecca at 219-617-7746 or e-mail [email protected].

MAID BY THE LAKE. Home Cleaning Service for residential and rental home properties. Offer weekly, bi-weekly, one time cleans. Bonded & Insured.Visit www.maidbythelake.com - email [email protected]

or call 219-575-8837.TWO LADIES AND A VACUUM. Residential and Specialty Cleaning

Services. Bonded & Insured. Ref. avail. Mary 219-898-8650.Top-notch cleaning, housekeeping assistance available. Efficient,

thorough, well-organized. Like to leave it looking as you would expect! Laundry needs, light yard-work considered. References provided. Call

(202) 365-4558 (c) to schedule appt.J.P.’S CLEANING SERVICE.

Commercial, residential, rentals. Senior discounts. Thorough and general cleaning, cleaned to perfection. 30 years experience.

Bonded and insured. Call (219) 221-1412

HANDYMAN-HOME REPAIR-PLUMBINGQUALITY CARPENTRY: Expert remodeling of kitchens, bathrooms.Also: doors, windows, ceramic tile, drywall, decks & repairs. Winter

watch service. Small jobs welcome. Call Ed at 219/873-4456.H & H HOME REPAIR • [email protected]

We specialize in: • Carpentry • Finished Basements • New Baths • Decks •• Electrical • Plumbing • Flooring • Ceramic Tile • Drywall/Painting

• Power Washing. Jeffery Human, owner -- 219/861-1990.HANDYMEN AT YOUR SERVICE. We can do most anything. Serving

Northern Indiana since 1989. Call Finishing Touch, Inc. 219-872-8817.•••••••••••••••••••••• HP ELECTRIC •••••••••••••••••••••

24/7 Emergency Service • Licensed & insuredCell 219-363-9069 • Office 219-380-9907

BILL SMART – Carpenter • Electrician • Plumber • Painting and Tile. Sorry, booked through summer.

A-PLUS, INC. Call now for all of your remodeling needs!

We specialize in all aspects of Interior/Exterior Remodeling, Painting & Roofing! Cleaning & Staining Decks!

No job is too small or too large. Please call our expert staff for a free quote.Fully licensed and bonded. (219) 395-8803

CHIMNEYS • BRICK REPAIR • TUCKPOINTING & FIREPLACE REPAIRS • Call Gene Burke 219-344-7563 (M.C.)

J. Berkheiser CarpentryReasonable rates, satisfaction guaranteed. Roofing, siding, flooring, door and window replacements and decks.(630) 926-6792 • JBCCarpentry.com

Duneland Home & Hardware “Handyman Service.”No job too big or small... We DO-IT ALL...Call for your free estimate. (219) 878-1720

C. MAJKOWSKI: Plastering & Drywall • Eifs • Stucco • Stone.Commercial/residential. Chimney restoration. Licensed/bonded.

Call (219) 229-2352.MICHIANA HOME REPAIR & REMODELING. Interior/Exterior.

Can do insured. Senior discounts. Free estimates. 219-814-7051.

PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPERWISTHOFF PAINTING -- REFERENCES

Small Jobs Welcome -- Call 219/874-5279JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING

Custom Decorating - Custom Woodwork - Hang/Finish Drywall - Wallpaper Removal

Insured. Ph. 219/861-1990. [email protected] PAINTING & POWERWASHING

Interior/Exterior •Deck washing/staining. Drywall Patch & RepairLocal. Exp. Insured. Reasonable Rates. Call Brian at 219-741-0481.


A & L PAINTING COMPANY -- INTERIOR & EXTERIOR20-YEARS EXPERIENCE. Also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks.

Seniors (65+) 10% off labor. References. Reasonable. Phone 219/778-4145 • 219/363-9003

WAYNE’S PAINTING. All labor per square foot 35 cents, for two coats 50 cents. Interior/Exterior painting and staining. Power washing decks, siding

and more. Call 219-363-7877.ALL BRIGHT PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Fully insured.

Free estimates. Proudly serving the area for over 20 yrs. 219-861-7339.

LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up, Etc. HEALY’S LANDSCAPING & STONE

219/879-5150 www.healysland.com218 Indiana 212, Michigan City, IN

YOUR #1 STOP FOR ALL YOUR LANDSCAPING NEEDS!RENT-A-MAN MAINTENANCE INC.

Power Washing (decks, houses, concrete) – window washing – gutters – yard work — deck staining — moving/hauling

Serving your community for over 10 years.Free estimates – insured, bonded, licensed

Call us at 219-229-4474LAWN MAINTENANCE, GUTTER CLEANING, YARD WORK,

mulching, weeding, brush removal and odd jobs.References available. For details, call ABE at 219-210-0064.

THE CONSCIENTIOUS GARDENERA Garden Task Service for Homeowners Who Seek Help

in Sustaining the Beauty of Their Outdoor DesignSPRING CLEAN UP • WEEDING • PLANTING • CAREFOR INQUIRIES AND APPOINTMENTS / 219-229-4542

MOTA’S LAWN CARE/LANDSCAPING SERVICE. Weedings, Clean-ups, Mowing, Mulch, Planting. Tree service. Insured. 219-871-9413.

LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SYSTEMSNOW SCHEDULING WINTERIZATIONS

Full Service Irrigation CompanyStartups. Backflow testing/certification-water saving upgrades-repairs-

mid-season/monthly checks, winterizations & new installations.We service all brands.

Our 34th year of helping to beautify your lawn & gardens.Down To Earth, Inc. (219) 778-4642

RB’s SERVICES —tree removal, fall cleanup and snow removal, haul away debris and other landscaping needs, leaf cleanup in fall, handyman

and carpentry needs. Power washing. In business 28 yrs. Roger 219-561-4008.

Isaac’s Lawn & Landscape MaintenanceWeekly lawn maintenance, spring/fall cleanups, weeding, mowing, trimming,

edging, leaf cleanup and more! Call (219) 878-1985 for free estimates.Jeff’s Lawn Maintenance. Are you ready to rake this fall? If not, give

a call. Free estimates. Call (219) 872-7622.• THE GROUNDS GUYS LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

It’s that time of the year: fall cleanup, snow plowing/removal.Commercial and Residential.

877-373-LAWN (toll free) • [email protected]

LAWN CLEANUP and LEAF RAKING.Call 219-872-3898 or 219-861-9219.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESNow Hiring Caregivers

Caring, dependable caregivers needed to provide in-home care to seniors. Positions available in Michigan City, La Porte and surrounding areas. Call (219)662-2999 or visit www.seniorhelpers.com/michigancity-in

MAINTENANCE HELP NEEDED, the candidate preferably having U.S. Marine service. Email [email protected] or call 872-3000.

Rita’s European Touch Cleaning is hiring ladies to clean houses. Full & part time. A car is necessary. Call after 9 a.m.:

(219) 878-9311 or (630) 596-6119

WANT TO SELLCoca-Cola vending machine. Circa 1940 Cavillier C-51 nickel bottle

machine has been changed to a dime machine. Holds over six cases of no return bottles. Excellent condition, red paint, cools to low 30 degrees. Price range from $4,000 to $7,000. Best offer, for serious collectors. Also, national cash register. 1901 brass model, class 57/47, case C/B, nickel

plated, 17” wide, milk glass sill. Retail value $1,000 to $1,200, or best offer. (219) 608-4719.

ART SUPPLY GIFT SETS FOR BUDDING ARTISTS – FIRME’S (2 Stores) 11th & Franklin Streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455

Hwy 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003.10 horsepower leaf shredder/chipper.

$245. Call (219) 878-0279.

WANT TO BUYWANTED: I buy all types of antiques and collectibles, including toys,

advertising, military items and more. Call Matt at (219) 794-6500.

WANT TO RENT/LEASE/SHAREBeautiful, totally remodeled apartments for 6-month lease, Nov.-April. Completely furnished, all utilities included (electric/gas/water/

sewer) plus TV. 2BR/$850, 1 BR, $800; Studio, $750. Great location. Directly across from Lighthouse Place. Rents in summer for $100 or $130

per night. Call Darlene at (954) 816-7765.

REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE INVESTING

INVESTOR WANTED TO DEVELOP PRIME BEACH PROPERTY IN MICHIGAN CITY. [email protected], 219-872-4446.

RENTALS INDIANAGREAT 5BR HOUSE. CLOSE TO BEACH AT STOP 20.

CALL PATTY AT 773-401-2966.Stop 31. Nicely furn. 3BR, 2BA with 3-season porch. Family room. WiFi. Winter/spring available for $895/mo +util. Short or long term. $1,850/wk. summer rental avail. W/D. No smoking, no pets. 4-min. walk to beautiful

beach. See VRBO #372192. Call Pat at 708-361-8240.Long Beach Stop 31 3 BR/4BA home with lake views and steps from

beach. $1,800 a week. Also, weekends available. (773) 718-5546.WATERFRONT APTS for rent in MC. Furnished-utilities, WiFi/TV incl. 1BR $775/mo., 2BR $975/mo. Sec. dep. Call Pete at (219) 871-9187.HOME FOR RENT: 5 BR/2.5 BA. $1,900 mo., available immediately.

Pictures on Zillow.com Call Ed at (708) 932-6669.

RENTALS MICHIGAN2BR/2BA HOUSE RENTAL, $950 mo + util. Available starting Nov. 15.

Call (941) 497-6271

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE VACANT LAND FOR SALE: Two 50x100 lots on Maplewood Drive in Shoreland Hills, a pleasant 2-block walk from Stop 33 beach. A great

opportunity to build 1 large or 2 smaller homes in a very desirable neigh-borhood. Priced to sell by owner at $59,500 per lot. Contact Bob N. at

(312) 726-2699 if interested. 2-floor La Porte house, corner of Charles and Ohio, 3 BR/1.5BA, ½

basement, double car garage, central air. Call (219) 362-6666.For sale or rent: Grand Beach summer cottage, 2 BR/1BA, living room,

family room, ½ block from private beach. Fully furnished. Call Mark at (630) 918-7373.

Sandhill Crane Fall MigrationSandhill Cranes can be seen through December

at Jasper-Pulaski State Fish & Wildlife Area, with numbers peaking in mid-November.

The site is located at 5822 N. Fish & Wildlife Lane, Medaryville. Sign-in is required at the self-service check station.

At sunrise, gigantic fl ocks fl y out of roosting marshes to Goose Pasture. The cranes socialize in the pasture for awhile before fl ying out to feed in surrounding private land (agricultural fi elds). Beginning about one hour before sunset, fl ocks of cranes kite into Goose Pasture from all directions. They gab and socialize before returning to roosting marshes at dusk.

The cranes are best seen at the Goose Pasture Viewing Area. Roosting marshes are closed to the public.


It’s now a week after Halloween, and the ever-shortening days of autumn, and wind whipping leaves down the street lend, themselves so well to the following recommendations about vampires, monsters and things that live only in the dark...

Stoker’s Manuscript by Royce Prouty (oversize paperback, $15, available online and in bookstores; also available as an eBook)

Sometimes, history gives us a story that is so fascinating, but with valuable details lost to time, that it begs novelization, an opportunity to put together the known facts with a plausible storyline.

That’s what we have this week. We all know Bram Stoker wrote Dracula back in 1897. What you may not know is that the publish-ing company, with most of Dracula’s fi rst editions, burned to the ground. Originally titled The Un-dead, the original manuscript had a prologue and epilogue that Stoker decided to delete in the second edition—why?

That’s the historical part. Now here comes Prouty with a novelization of what might have happened.

Meet Joseph Barkeley, rare manuscript expert. He and his brother, Bernhardt, were born in Roma-nia and placed in an orphanage after their parents’ deaths. Actually, their father killed their mother, then took his own life. A benefactor saw a story of them on the news and brought them to America. Bernhardt grew up to become a Catholic priest.

Now, Joseph has received a call from Arthur Ar-delean, representing a buyer who wants complete anonymity in the purchase of the original Stoker manuscript for Dracula, and any accompanying notes, for a staggering $4 million.

After the deal is struck, Barkeley must accompa-ny the manuscript to Romania and deliver it in per-son to the buyer. Who is he? He still doesn’t know. Coincidence that Barkeley was born in Romania and now fi nds himself going back there? Hang on to you seat—the ride is about to get rough...

Castles, strange people and the search for long dead women all make for an atmospheric, chilly read. And the mysterious buyer? A member of the Dracul family—maybe a very old member of the fam-ily? Barkeley can’t leave until he deciphers hidden messages in the manuscript that point to the burial plot of several Dracul family members. If he doesn’t prove useful...well, he can’t think about that now.

This story will bury you (no pun intended) in its haunting, silky, dark prose. I was mesmerized by the story and couldn’t put it down until the last se-cret is uncovered. There are several bloody, realistic scenes that show the treachery, vileness and lack of human compassion of people dead and undead.

From John Edgar Browning, editor of The For-gotten Writings of Bram Stoker: “The fi rst chapter sucked me in right away—it’s almost impossible not to keep reading.”

Royce Prouty is a CPA and business consultant from southern California. This is his fi rst novel. Visit his website at royceprouty.com

Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski (hardcover, $17.99 in bookstores and online; also available as an eBook)

Night has always been a scary time for humans. Even after the dis-covery of fi re, then electricity, night drives imaginations into the deep-est, darkest recesses of our minds. This book feeds on that fear and takes it one step further...

Welcome to Bliss, an island somewhere in time (never a timeline mentioned, or even if it’s on Earth), the only clue to inhabitants’ advancement is that fi re seems to be the only source for light and cooking. The extraordinary thing about Bliss is that Day lasts for 14 years and Night for 14 years. So, when the sun starts to go down, the islanders cross the ocean to the south where the Desert Lands will be their home for the next 14 years. The desert has three days of sunlight followed by three days of darkness. Quite a strange contrast.

If you can accept these parameters, then you’re off to a well-written, well-thought out storyline that, though mainly directed at the teenage audi-ence, might also be of interest to the adult who en-joys fantasy/science-fi ction.

Main characters are Line, a 14-year-old boy, and 14-year-old twins Kana and Marin

As the sun recedes, and families line up to board the boats before the sun disappears, Line goes miss-ing. Kana and Marin think they know where he’s gone, but can they fi nd him in time to get on the boat before the Night falls completely? And what will fi nd them before they fi nd Line?

Another atmospheric, chilly read. I felt the slap of wet leaves in my face as the teens race through the forest, and the sting of ice crystals as dusk turns into the cold, unforgiving Night. The description of being in utter, complete darkness is, indeed, a scary proposition. The authors make the Night crawl around in your brain, and make you understand what raw fear is all about.

Once you are fully committed to the storyline, you can’t stop reading. It’s simply addictive! Visit www.nightfallbook.com

From Kirkus Reviews: “...a fascinating world that comes to life, full of intriguing monsters...”

Till next time, happy reading!


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