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Originally created as the illustration for a James Fenimore
Cooper novel, “The burial of Uncas” by N. C. Wyeth is one of the
more popular paintings in the Eiteljorg’s galleries. (Image
courtesy the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art,
Indianapolis)
The West Lives Onin Indy Museum
by Bill Keefe
The painting, one of hundreds in In-dianapolis’ Eiteljorg Museum
of Ameri-can Indians and Western Art, in effect commands the
visitor to stop and study. Almost no one can resist. In groups or
alone, art buffs of every age cohort pause to stare and share.
It’s a sad picture, an oil on canvas, and it’s bathed in the
mystique of a shadowed clearing in a forest primeval. A fi le of
Native American braves disap-pears into the forest at left. At
center-right two men, one white and one In-dian, face each other in
shared grief.
A plaque informs visitors that the painting is the work of N. C.
Wyeth, progenitor of the three-generation fam-ily of artistic
Wyeths. A caption tells the story…
Painted as an illustration for [James Fenimore] Cooper’s The
Last of the Mohicans, this scene portrays the buri-al of Uncas,
‘The Last of the Mohicans.’ It appeared over a caption, uttered by
the scout, Natty Bumppo, to Chingach-gook, Uncas’s father:
“The boy has left us for a time, but…you are not alone.”
The painting stands in the Eiteljorg gallery identifi ed as “Art
of the Ameri-can West.”
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The West Continued from Page 1The Sagebrush NarrativeThat
American West has undoubtedly grown less
wild with time, but there’s a consensus that holds that the
sagebrush narrative has, if anything, con-tinued to win additional
thousands of devotees.
Proof absolute doesn’t exist. What does exist to an impressive
degree, however, is the way in which the nation’s art cognoscenti
have gravitated to the West--Old West, Transitional West, or New
West--for both inspiration and subject matter.
Exhibit No. 1 may be the Eiteljorg Museum in In-dianapolis’
central city, barely off the IUPUI (Indi-ana University/ Purdue
University) shared campus. Founded in 1989 by successful
businessman Har-rison Eiteljorg, the museum stands as a model for
museum planning that expects to achieve diverse goals.
What goals? Eiteljorg basically offers collections that fall
into three different categories. As a mu-seum booklet notes, the
three are “traditional art of the American West; Native American
art and cultural objects, and contemporary art that refl ects both
the West and indigenous art.”
Partnering with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of
the American Indian, the Ei-teljorg can also showcase “signifi cant
subcollections from that great national museum’s holding
collec-tions.”
Beyond galleries devoted to its “categories” of pri-mary
interest, the Eiteljorg offers space and spaces for typical
adjuncts of a museum with wide-ranging goals. As an example, our
party of four took part in an hour-long discussion of cultural and
artistic tra-ditions that were largely common to many Native
American tribes and nations in the days of the Old West. Our
moderator was a Native American.
The room in which the discussion was held was a workshop that
had recently been used in the pro-duction of Indian drums.
Endowed with three very spacious fl oors, the mu-seum has room
for almost anything else. A Sculp-ture Court, “a grand
architectural statement” in itself, has space for many
audience-participation activities from lectures to Native American
dance performances to musical recitals and concerts. At least one
such paneled room was dressy enough to serve as the venue for
formal dinners and celebra-tions, both public and private.
The inner person has not been forgotten. The Sky City Cafe
provides facilities for refreshment and rest in pleasant in-house
surroundings. Impor-tantly, an Education Center “is the site of
learning activities; it accommodates classrooms, the special
Resource Center, and the Watanabe Library.”
The Education Center enables the museum “to engage children,
families, and lifelong learners in classes, workshops,
demonstrations, and other learning activities.”
Horses and cattle provide recurring themes and scenes in western
art. An example is “Cutting Horse--The Roper” by Olaf Carl
Wieghorst. The oil
on canvas painting dates from about 1958. (Image courtesy the
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art,
Indianapolis)
Waiting for the stage to get started? Moira and Elmo Ferguson
and Granddaughter Alyssia try the seating in the Eiteljorg Museum’s
perfect
replica of an 1800s stagecoach. (Bill Keefe photo)
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How It Has GrownGrowth over its nearly 20 years of operation
has
not diverted the Eiteljorg from its original goals. As one
guiding principle, “The boundaries between the three broad
collecting categories are Permeable and Flexible.”
Beginning with Eiteljorg and his own collecting practices,
effort has been exerted to make the col-lections as representative
of all existing “periods” of Western art as possible. Thus work of
Charles M. Russell may stand side by side with “The Trapper’s
Bride,” an 1847 oil on canvas by Alfred Jacob Miller.
Represented by examples of his renderings of vast panoramas of
mountains and lakes, one en-counters marvels like Albert
Bierstadt’s “Morning Thirst--Mt. Hood.” The “actors” are a family
of fi ve deer standing in light fog at the shore of a shadowed
lake.
An admixture of questioning curiosity and his-toric instinct may
at times help the Eiteljorg visitor understand and enjoy some of
the collection items. On the theory, for example, that Indiana was
once “The West,” the museum has a permanent exhibit on the art,
history, and culture of the Miami, Po-towatimi, and Lenape peoples
and others “for whom the land known today as Indiana was home then
and now.”
Perhaps expectably, the artists represented in the museum’s
various galleries and exhibits, includ-ing sculpture, are
completely individual insofar as choices of subject matter are
concerned. A fi tting ex-ample is the 2001 oil by contemporary
artist How-ard Terpning.
The painting shows a group of eight Native Amer-icans in typical
summer garb as one of their number receives a facial touch from a
medicine man. The artist titled the work “Blessing from the
Medicine Man.” The fi gures stand out starkly against the smoke
from a campfi re.
That many other works that fi nd favor with visi-tors tell
stories goes without saying. Another exam-ple is Bert Geer
Phillips’ “Song of the Aspen,” an oil dated 1927. The Indian youth
in the painting is blowing, and perhaps practicing, on a wooden
pipe. The pipe carries decorations that undoubtedly have
meaning.
The youth by inference dates from the Oldest West, from the long
decades when tribes could be families and the individual could
dream of windigos while pursuing his/her own primitive art
form.
This may be the ultimate attraction of the Eitel-jorg museum. As
it writes in a booklet about itself titled “Frontiers and Beyond,”
the Eiteljorg refers to the common visions that the West engenders
in different audiences. In doing so, the institution is touching on
the wide-angle concept that undoubt-edly explains its appeal.
Approaching the main entrance of the Eiteljorg Museum of
American Indians and Western Art, the visitor passes the “Deer
Fountain,” a work
by sculptor Ken Bunn. (Bill Keefe photo)
School groups and families fi nd the museum’s Native American
galleries a constant source of fascination. In the photo,
youngsters are beginning construction of miniature tepees. (Image
courtesy the Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis)
A mountain lake attracts a family of fi ve deer in the oil
painting, “Morning Thirst--Mt. Hood” by famed artist Albert
Bierstadt. The work is undated.
(Image courtesy the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and
Western Art, Indianapolis)
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“4 Yr. Anniversary Holiday Exhibition”The Thaddeus C. Gallery is
celebrating 4 years of
Fine Art in Historic Downtown LaPorte. The open-ing reception
for their “4 Yr. Anniversary Holiday Exhibition will take place on
Fri., Dec. 5, from 5-8 p.m. This exhibition on display until Dec.
24.
Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3
p.m., and Sun noon-3 p.m. More informa-tion at www.thaddeusc.com or
phone 219.326.8626.
Jersey Boys Star at Acorn Theater Mon., Dec. 15, 8 p.m. MI
timeOn a Monday night, when theaters “go dark,” The
Acorn Theater was able to book “Jersey Boys”’ Mi-chael Ingersoll
in Steppin’ Out: a cabaret of music, stories, and a meet and greet
with a star (Nick Mas-si of the Four Seasons) of Jersey Boys in
Chicago and a fi ve-piece band of musicians from the show.
Appearing for the last two years in the Chicago production of
Jersey Boys (800 performances) In-gersoll knows that audiences love
to hear the music of their youth and they appreciate a success
story that is based on hard work, vision, risk taking, and
gratitude.
He will sing a very eclectic mix of songs, most of which were
penned before he was born, with the bulk of the show comprised with
Rat Pack era stan-dards such as Taking a Chance on Love, Ain’t that
a Kick in the Head, Strangers in the Night, and They All Laughed; a
few pop songs from Billy Joel and El-ton John, and counttry tunes
from country’s greats, a doo-wop medly, and a few musical theater
pieces. Add to that a lot of show-biz gossip including his
experiences meeting celebrities while on tour with Jersey Boys:
Kevin Bacon, Steven Colbert, James Gandolfi ni, and William Shatner
to name a few, and you have a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And
ex-pect a few undisclosed surprises.
Ingersoll’s amazing fi ve-piece band include piano, drums, bass,
sax, and guitar, musicians come from the pit of “Jersey Boys” and
have fantastic accom-plishments of their own. The drummer for
instance, is also Dennis DeYoung’s (lead singer of Styx) drum-mer;
the sax player heads his own big band; the bassist is a respected
professor at the University of Chicago; the guitarist has been a
solo artist for over 20 years in Chicago; the pianist and conductor
is also the conductor of Jersey Boys. Check out In-gersoll’s
website for video, resume, more info. www.michaelingersoll.com
Tickets are $50. All Info and Ticket/Reservations Info: 269.
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Village Green Neighborhood CarolingThe Village Green
Neighborhood Association in-
vites anyone in Michigan City to participate in Old Fashioned
Christmas Caroling in Village Green.
Carolers will assemble at 6:15 p.m., Wed., Dec. 10, at the Free
Methodist Church Fellowship Room.
Song sheets will be provided but Carolers are asked to bring fl
ashlights and goodies to share when the group return for hot
chocolate, baked goods, and good fellowship. In case of inclement
weather, Car-oling will take place in the church Fellowship
Room.
George Neagu, President, stated: “We ask every-one to join the
fun as we go from house to house caroling. You need not be a
trained singer to do this. All we ask is that children be
accompanied by par-ents, and that you call Pastor Jack Andrews, Ph:
872-4617, to let him know you are coming so we can know how many
song sheets to have available or for more information.”
Pastor Jack Andrews and Marlene Nieding are Co-Chairmen of the
event.
Christmas at Barker MansionThe winter holiday season is
considered by many
to be the most wonderful time of the year. Michigan City’s
Barker Mansion celebrates the season with “Barker Mansion Presents:
Christmas at the Mov-ies”.
Hollywood has produced many movies to mark this season and ten
are presented in the rooms of the Mansion. Enjoy the old fashioned
warmth of “Miracle on 34th Street” as a department store Santa
claims to be the real Kris Kringle. A ragged Christmas tree and
Snoopy’s dog house in “A Char-lie Brown Christmas” are featured in
the Butler’s Pantry. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye starred in the
glamorous movie “White Christmas” and a win-ter wonderland is
created in the Dining Room. The value of family is underscored in
“Home Alone II” and “It’s A Wonderful Life”. Also featured is
LaPorte County’s own “Prancer” about an 8-year-old girl who rescues
an injured deer, believing he is one of Santa’s team.
Self-guided tours are Dec. 6-21 on Saturdays and Sundays noon-4
p.m. and Mon.-Fri. noon-3 p.m. Guided Christmas tours resume Dec.
22-Jan. 15 on Saturdays and Sundays at noon & 2 p.m. and
Mon.-Fri. at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., & 1 p.m. Admission is $4 for
adults and $2 for youth under 18. Children 3 and under are free.
The Mansion is closed December 24, 25, & January 1.
Holiday movies will be shown on the weekend dates of Dec. 6-7,
Dec. 13-14, and Dec. 20-21. Phone for times. There is no additional
charge for movies.
For more information and group reservations, phone 219-873-1520.
Barker Mansion is located at 631 Washington St., Michigan City, IN,
one block east of Lighthouse Place Premium Outlet Mall.
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Dr. Garcia’s offi ce is located at 1225 East Coolspring Ave.,
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To schedule an appointment, please call 219.879. 6531.
Over 25 million adults in the United States experience
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“Meet Me in St. Louis” Opens Dec. 5
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“Meet Me in St. Louis” will be on stage at the Me-morial Opera
House in December. The play is a rare treasure in the musical
theatre, and is based on the movie. Join the Smith family at the
1904 World’s Fair, and see how their love and respect for each
other is tempered with the genuine humor that can only be generated
by such a special family. This heartwarming musical is perfect for
the entire fam-ily. Memorable musical numbers include The Boy Next
Door, A Raving Beauty, The Trolley Song, Have Yourself a Merry
Little Christmas, Whenever I’m with You and A Day in New York.
Show dates: December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 - 8 p.m. &
December 7, 14, 21 - 2 p.m.
Individual Tickets are: $17/adults & $14/students &
seniors. Tickets are available through the Memo-rial Opera House
Box Offi ce, by phone at 219-548-9137, or in person. The Memorial
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Box offi ce hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.You may also visit
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The Long Beach Fitness Center invites you all to “come get
physical” and take advantage of their special membership prices.
Monthly mem-bership was $45, now $36, yearly membership was $450,
now $360 for 13 months which equals an af-fordable $28 per month.
There are also membership options such as rates for daily, weekly
and multiple visit passes. Take advantage of on going classes in
Pilates, Aerobic Circuit Training and weight train-ing. For more
information phone 219-879-1395. Memberships may be purchased now
with a “start date” of your choice and can be given as gifts.
Place your order now for Long Beach Sweat-shirts with
anticipated pick up dates to be Dec. 12th and 19th. There are 2
styles to choose from: crew neck for $30 or hooded with low front
pocket for $35. There are 2 printings to choose from: big, white,
block print letters covering the front, or a white, 6 inch,
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per X for XX and up. This year we will have a “small”
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of navy blue and grey, however you may choose just about any
color you like when placing an order. All proceeds benefi t the
Community Center and your support and pre payment is greatly
appreciated. To order, phone the Center at 879-3845 and leave your
name, phone number, style choice, printing choice, size, color
choice, number ordering and desired pick up date. We will confi rm
your order with a return call.
Holiday gift certifi cates are available for Thai Yoga massage.
You can choose a warm, steamed, healing herb message or increase fl
exibility with a deep tissue massage. For more information phone
Luaralee, 219-861-7394
Larry Payne’s on going dance instruction in Latin/Disco on
Monday nights at 6:30, Ballet on Thursday at 5:30 and Jazz at 7:15
will continueun-til Dec. 18th. January instruction will start again
on the 5th. Tuition is by the month. 219-707-7391.
Mary Chandler is offering her famous one hour dance workshops on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Jan. 7th at 7:15 p.m. The line up
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Duneland Weavers’ GuildThe Duneland Weavers’ Guild will meet on
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Fun For the Family at Box Factory The Box Factory for the Arts
will be buzzing with
holiday activities from 1-4 p.m. MI time on Sunday, Dec. 7. The
afternoon’s schedule includes fun for the entire family including
book signings of books for children and adults in the Heartha
Whitlow Gal-lery; musical entertainment on the stage; a
pre-sentation on model railroading by Bob Phillips in the Riverwalk
Gallery; and an art shop overfl owing with gift ideas in all price
ranges.
Appearing for the book signings will be Marga-ret Willey of
Grand Haven with The 3 Bears and Goldilocks, The Forest Boy, and A
Clever Beatrice Christmas. Box Factory studio artist Susan
Schirm-er will sign Cuddles the Cattle Dog, a book by Ju-lian
Frazin which she illustrated.
Alison Swan and Howard Meyerson will sign cop-ies of the
recently released book, Michigan: Our Land, Our Water, Our
Heritage. Both contributed essays to the beautifully illustrated
coffee table book. A percentage of the proceeds from the book will
go to the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Con-servancy.
Alison Swan also will sign copies of her book, Fresh Water:
Women Writing on the Great Lakes. Alison has led writing workshops
at the Box Fac-tory. Her latest appearance was for a nature writing
workshop during the Ernest Hemingway exhibit and related
programs.
Books by other local authors will also be avail-able for
purchase including Daryl Schlender’s latest History of Silver Beach
and Christopher Siriano’s House of David.
Music will be provided by John Tolhuizen leading children in a
sing-a-long and David Carew directing the Dogwood Quartet.
Throughout the afternoon three model trains displays will be
running in the Riverwalk Gallery.
The Lunch Box Cafe will be open and children are invited to
decorate a cookie with Jocelyne and her elves.
Exhibits in all three galleries will continue through Jan. 4.
All events are free and open to the public with many of the
artists’ studios also open throughout the afternoon.
For more, visit www.boxfactoryforthearts.org or phone
269-983-3688 during normal gallery hours.
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This Week at the MC Public LibraryThe Michigan City Public
Library is offering the
following free programs this week:Sunday, December 72:00 p.m.
“Understanding Your Dreams” --A
workshop for people interested in dreams and their signifi
cance. Learn techniques to make it possible to remember and
understand your dreams. Terese Fabbri, an experienced dream
therapist, will facili-tate your experience to connect with your
dreams, build self-confi dence and add deeper meaning to your
life.
Monday, December 86:30 p.m. “Monday Musicale Holiday
Concert”
-Members of Monday Musicale will perform a pro-gram entitled
“Hooked on Christmas Classics” and will include a variety of
traditional Christmas mu-sic, both vocal and instrumental, as well
as stories pertaining to Christmas. Monday Musicale, a mem-ber of
the National Federation of Music Clubs, is celebrating its 99th
season here in Michigan City. Its purpose is to heighten musical
interest in the community, which it accomplishes through musical
performances and the awarding of scholarships to aspiring
musicians.
Memorial Opera House Season Tickets2009 season and individual
tickets are on sale
starting December 1 at the Memorial Opera House in Downtown
Valparaiso.
2009 Season of shows to include:February 2009 – “Ragtime” the
Musical is based
on E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime. April 2009 – “Swing” is a mix of
dance numbers. June 2009 – “Grease” Here is Rydell High’s
senior
class of 1959.August 2009 – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” Is
about four girlfriends who gather to celebrate the upcoming
wedding of one of their own.
October 2009 – “Godspell” Godspell is a fun, mod-ern day
retelling of the New Testament parables from The Gospel According
to Matthew.
December 2009 – “Scrooge the Musical” based on the popular
Charles Dickens classic, ‘A Christ-mas Carol’ ... Scrooge! The
Musical is a classic tale brought musically to life. Join in the
festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist! This colorful
and comic treat is for all the entire family.
Season Tickets are $85/adults, $70/seniors & stu-dents;
individual tickets are $17/adults, $14/seniors & students.
The Memorial Opera House is a live entertain-ment venue that can
also be rented for public or private use for wedding ceremonies,
business meet-ings/presentations, etc. Visit online at
www.mohlive.com in person at 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, or for
more information contact the Box Offi ce Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
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Author Julian Frazinwill be autographing his new book
Today a portion of the book sales will be donated to the
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an old time family Christmas in the country. Don’t forget your
lists for Santa; visit him in his real caboose. Take a winter
train ride on one the Candy Cane Express’ open-air cars or in the
heated first class coach.Shop The Depot Store for all the train
buffs on your list and have a cup of hot chocolate.Bring a new
unwrapped toy for the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots toy
drive and receive one free train ride.
The newest word fl ooding our conscious vocab-ularly appears to
be “thrifty.” What used to be in vogue, such as visiting thrift
shops, is now a neces-sity for too many people. On that note, I did
a Google search under a variety of keywords to see what is out in
cyberspace that helps us become thrifty. The following is a
sampling of what I found.
Thrifty Lifetips (http://thrifty.lifetips.com). What I liked
almost immediately about this site is its listing of 630 tips to
help us save money and/or spend our money more wisely. This website
is writ-ten by Beth Van Hoose, a freelancer, and she does a nice
job with it. I learned two things very quickly af-ter a quick scan
of her site: fi rst, one can seal plastic bags without buying one
of those sealing machines simply by folding aluminum foil over the
top of the plastic bag, then ironing the foil. Pretty darn clev-er,
I’d say. A second tip I gleaned from the site was determining how
fresh your grocery store bread is by knowing the color codes for
the twist ties—each color stands for a certain day when the bread
was delivered to the store. Look for yourself to fi nd the code,
and plenty more information you’ll fi nd useful.
Thrifty Living Tips (www.thrifty-living-tips.com). Among the
good deals here is a link to the Five Buck Club, where you can get
$5 movie ticket discounts at participating Kerasotes theaters. The
movie has to be one that has played for at least a week at the
particular location, so the savings won’t apply to a movie’s fi rst
showing. It’s a discount worth checking out, however. You can reach
it directly by going to www.fi vebuckclub.net/#.
Frugal Living Tips (www.frugal-living-tips.com). Hmmm. All these
sites are starting to sound the same, don’t ya think? This one did
not impress me that much, because the information has been around
and is common knowledge by now. And yet, if you have not ever
looked at recipes for making your own household cleaners, you can
look for them here.
Tightwad Central (www.tightwad.com). I like the motto here:
“Dedicated to consumer econom-ics empowerment.” And empowered I was
when I learned about making a corn oil cola lamp that will burn a
good four hours, and how to get old mask-ing tape to be sticky
again by zapping it quickly in the microwave, or how to clean
garden tools using a bucket of sand and used motor oil. All good
advice, and all new to me.
The Tightwad Times (www.thetightwadtimes.com). I was sorely
disappointed with this site. Its name sounded so promising, too.
One useful part that redeems it is the up-to-date posting of coupon
codes, something that is extremely helpful to have at your fi
ngertips when shopping online. They post
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Prints by Women and Urban NatureThe Krasl Art Center Presents
Etching and
SculptureThe Krasl Art Center is pleased to present an
exhibition of American and European prints by women from the
Georgia Museum of Art, and Ur-ban Garden, a collection of
sculptural glass works by Michigan artist and educator Albert
Young.
Prints by Women: Selected Works from the Georgia Museum of Art
features 51 prints produced by female artists between the 1880s and
1980s. Showcasing a variety of artistic styles, printmak-ing
techniques, and individual artists, the exhibi-tion provides a
wonderful overview of the richness of the printmaking medium over
100 years. Begin-ning with such artistic greats as Mary Cassatt,
Berthe Morisot and Käthe Kollwitz, there will be examples of early
20th century illustrative prints, Works Progress Administration
projects, including the printmakers Elizabeth Olds and Mabel
Dwight, abstract works by Louise Nevelson and Helen Fran-kenthaler,
realist work and whimsical contempo-rary imagery, including a Joni
Mabe Elvis prayer rug print, as well.
In Gallery III and the KAC lobby, the Krasl Art Center presents
Urban Garden, a collection of sculp-tural glass works by Michigan
artist and educator Albert Young. Young is owner, operator,
instructor and studio artist at the Michigan Hot Glass Work-shop in
Detroit, Michigan. Inherent in his sculp-tures is a concern with
the environment, found objects, urban decay and natural beauty.
Young combines salvaged scrap with molten glass to cre-ate unique
commentaries and interactions with the world around us.
On Thurs., Dec. 4, from 6:00−8:00 p.m., the KAC will present an
Art Talk: “Mary Cassatt, a Femi-nist?” Join KAC curator, Tami
Gadbois, for a dis-cussion on how Cassatt’s lovingly rendered
images of mother and child speak to or against feminism.
Printmakers Anne Vandermolen and KAC’s own Kathee Kiesselbach will
demonstrate basic print-making techniques. This talk is free for
members; $5 for non-members.
The Krasl Art Center is open Mon.-Wed., Fri. & Sat. from 10
a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
For more information, contact the Krasl Art Cen-ter at
269-983-0271, or go to www.krasl.org
a link here, but you can go directly to Being Frugal
(www.beingfrugal.net), bookmark it, and pull it up when you are
checking out and need those codes.
Living On A Dime (www.livingonadime.com). Here is another good
website, and I defi ne “good” here by noting that the content is
original, written by Tawra Kellam and by readers who submit good
comments and tips. I liked the fruitcake recipe, which looks super
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A Gathering for the Childrenby Laurie Farrell
Tough economic times didn’t stop over 300 Real-tors, their affi
liates and guests from attending the annual Deserving Children of
LaPorte County’s Auction. Heston Hills Banquet Center was the
gathering place on November 21st for this major fundraising event
conducted by the LaPorte County Association of Realtors
(LPCAR).
This yearly event is in the planning stages for many, many
months. The Auction Committee solic-its donations from area
businesses, friends, affi li-ates and LPCAR members to include in
the live auc-tion. The auctioneers volunteer their time and get the
crowd enthused. Additional raffl es, gift basket sales and silent
auction items are bid on to strength-en the net earnings so that
children throughout the county in need can be a part of a large
shopping spree in December.
This year, Lakeview Christian Center is handling
the shopping portion of the Deserving Children Project in
Michigan City while the Jaycees are once again coordinating the
shopping efforts in LaPorte. Reliance on the schools to provide the
children’s names is key to the success.
The Children’s Auction brings out the best in ev-eryone. Many
people are needed to set the stage, sell the tickets, pick up the
items and open up their wal-lets. A few organizations in town such
as Tri Kappa Kappa and Women in Management gave cash do-nations.
There is a lady that I get a call from ev-ery year - she and her
friends donate a check in the name of their friend who passed away
but loved the shopping event. It’s a total team effort and the
La-Porte County Association of Realtors thanks every-one who
participated in any shape or form. Here’s to helping the Deserving
Children of LaPorte County enjoy their holidays just a little
more!
Pat Tym and Susan Kelley of Micky Gallas Properties Distribute
the Bidding Paddles
Maria Novak and Jane Cooley of Coldwell Banker Joy Pawlak
(Select Realty) with Lorne and Thelma of Lakeview Christian
Center
Rose Pollock (C21 Middleton) Gets Another Cash Donation from
Randy and Debbie Novak
of Micky Gallas PropertiesFran and Ed Merrion of Merrion &
Associates
Bid on a FavoritePam Zolvinski and Karen Finlay of
Century 21 1st Team
Danielle Eigenmann from LaPorte County Realty Shows Off Her
Purchases
Donated Items for AuctionListon-Brown’s Pat Rodgers with Husband
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Micky Gallas and Ellen Holloway At RegistrationAuction Co-Chairs
Yours Truly, Laurie Boo (C21 Middleton) and
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“Nature Observed” - Photo ExhibitBe at the Vickers Theatre for
an artist reception
for the photographic exhibit featuring Carol Brad-ley and David
Hachen Sat., Dec. 6, from 1-3 p.m. (MI time) and meet the artists.
Refreshments will be served.
Carol C. Bradley observes nature with an eye for detail and a
certain detachment--avoiding the con-ventionally pretty--and likes
to do the work with the camera, not in Photoshop. Carol is the
associ-ate editor of NDWorks, Notre Dame’s faculty-staff newspaper,
and teaches journalism at Saint Mary’s College.
David Hachen enjoys taking pictures of fl owers & nature,
musicians & performers, and (extra)or-dinary people. Most of
his pictures of nature are taken around his yard, pond, and the
nearby St. Jo-seph River in South Bend, or while kayaking in the
many small lakes and channels east of Syracuse, Indiana. David, a
professor of sociology at Notre Dame, is married to Gayle, an
accomplished artist, whose advice and artistic insights are refl
ected in his work.
This exhibit continues through December 15. For more
information, phone 269-756-3522 or www.vickerstheatre.com. The
Gallery at the Vickers The-atre is located at 6 N. Elm Street,
Three Oaks, MI.
Students Prepare for Holiday ProductionDrama and music students
at Krueger Middle
School will present a condensed production of the holiday
favorite, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The production
will feature holiday mu-sical selections by a girls’ choir, action,
lights and sound, all performed by students in grades 6-8 at Martin
Krueger Middle School, on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in Krueger’s own
“café-torium.”
Preparation for this multidisciplinary production has been in
progress since mid-September. Under the direction of faculty
artists George Olson (direc-tor), Kathy Jo Tully (producer and
acting coach), Derek Meilaender (music) and Jacob Schleter
(tech-nology), students have mounted the production and are ready
for lights, cues and audience.
“It is so exciting to be part of,” says eighth grade actor and
singer, Sammie Souder. “Every day we put a little more of the play
together. I can’t wait for our friends and parents to see it.”
“A Christmas Carol” is the fi rst dramatic pro-duction at
Krueger in several years, and teachers expect it will be the fi rst
of many, now that a full production team is in place.
Students at Krueger will enjoy matinee perfor-mances throughout
the school day. Families and the public may attend on Dec. 4, at 7
p.m. Admission is free, and donations will be accepted at the door.
For more information, phone Mr. Olson or Ms. Tully at (219)
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Trinity Church Spaghetti SupperTrinity Church “All You Can Eat”
Spaghetti Sup-
per will be held on Sat., Dec. 6th at Barker Hall, Sixth and
Franklin streets, Michigan City, from 4-7 p.m. Adult tickets are
$6, children 4-12 are $4 and under 4 yrs. are free. Tickets are
available at church offi ce or phone 872-3269 or purchase at the
door.
Christmas Jazz at Candlelight TourOn Sun., Dec. 7th, from
1:00-3:00 p.m., during the Annual Candlelight Tour in LaPorte,
Keenan Baxter will peform Christmas Jazz at the St. John’s Church
lo-cated at 111 Kingsbury Ave, LaPorte.
Hear local Grammy Con-tender Keenan Baxter play his own special
Christmas Jazz for two hours from 1-3 and then visit the other six
fully decorated and historic locations in the downtown LaPorte
area.
In addition to Keenan’s performance, refresh-ments are served at
the church and a carriage ride downtown is included with ticket.
Beautiful Christ-mas music fi lls the air from live music at all
seven locations. Tickets are $12 and are available at
www.peplaporte.org or at 219/324-5087. Tickets can be purchased day
of the tour at the church location only.
Prairie Pride Folk Art ShowFawn Run Farm in Rolling Prairie, IN
will again
host Prairie Pride at Christmas Folk Art Show on Sat. &
Sun., Dec. 6 & 7. This year’s theme, “A Very Prairie
Christmas,” will be represented with hand-crafted folk art,
traditional crafts, and primitive an-tiques that refl ect an early,
rural heritage.
Complimentary coffee and hot, spiced cider will be available.
Fawn Run Farm is located north of US 20 at 3883 E 700 N, Rolling
Prairie. Travel 3 miles north of Rolling Prairie on 425E (Prairie
St.), then go left on 700N, 1/2 mile. Parking and admission is
free. More information at 219-778-2809.
Holiday Cookie DecoratingHave fun decorating holiday cookies at
the Michi-
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Registration is required and limied to 25 fami-lies. Register in
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Julefest Includes Christmas FavoritesTraditional and popular
songs of the Christmas
season will be performed Dec. 7 at Valparaiso Uni-versity’s
Julefest: Sounds of the Season concert in the Center for the Arts
on campus.
The annual Christmas pops concert, which begins at 4 p.m., will
feature the University’s Luce Concert Band and Valparaiso
Community/University Con-cert Band. The performance is free and
open to the public.
Among the Christmas classics to be performed are a series of
Czech Christmas carols arranged by Joel Blahnik, Cesar Franck’s
“Panis Angelicus,” Philip Sparke’s arrangement of “Carol of the
Shepherds,” Carleton Lee Colby’s “The Toy Shop” and Elliott A. Del
Borgo’s “A Christmas Fantasia.”
The program will end with the audience joining both bands in a
Christmas sing-along of popular Christmas songs.
The Luce Concert Band is an auditioned sym-phonic band of
students from all majors that focuses on the development of
performance skills. The Val-paraiso Community/University Concert
Band is an ensemble open to all students and community mem-bers
that meets once a week and performs regularly on campus and
throughout Northwest Indiana.
Dr. Jeffrey Doebler, director of music education and bands at
Valparaiso, conducts both bands. In 2006, he received the
Outstanding University Mu-sic Educator Award from the Indiana Music
Educa-tors Association in honor of his outstanding achieve-ments in
the fi eld of music education. Dr. Doebler is a past president of
the IMEA, is editor of the asso-ciation’s quarterly magazine and
frequently serves as a guest conductor and clinician. He earned his
bachelor’s degree from Luther College, his master’s from Valparaiso
and his doctorate from the Univer-sity of Minnesota.
Footlight Theatre “Christmas Belles”There is one more weekend to
enjoy Footlight
Theatre’s production of “Christmas Belles.” Perfor-mances will
be Dec. 5, 6, & 7, with Friday and Sat-urday curtain at 8 p.m.
and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.
Directed by awarding winning actor/director Robert W. Komendera,
this play tells the story of a church Christmas program spinning
hilariously out of control with squabbling sisters, family secrets,
a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis
impersonator.
Tickets are $10; reserve at 874-4035 or online at
www.footlightplayers.org Reduced rates avail-able for groups of 20
or more. Sorry credit cards are not accepted. FootlightTheatre is
located at 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City.
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Collector’s Club at LibraryThe Michigan City Public Library is
sponsoring
the start of a stamp collecting club on the second Thursday of
each month at 6 p.m. The next meeting is Dec. 11th and new members
are invited.
Duo in Concert at The Box FactoryEd Skjordal and Mark Moore will
perform at The
Box Factory for the Arts at 8 p.m. MI time on Sat., Dec. 6.
Lindsey Mierau and Ed’s son Elliott will ac-company them along with
other special guests.
Ed and his friends will play a wide variety of mu-sic that
includes everybody’s favorites and many that you probably have
never heard.
Ed has played drums and Mark has played bass in several bands
together. They also have performed in concert, playing guitar and
singing as a duet.
They have performed and recorded with many entertainers
including Mister Edd, Jimmy Dillon, Chuck Leavell, Mood Swings,
Bryan Lubeck, Kevin Chamberlain, and Jean Prosper. Ed has also
per-formed with Gale Horst, The Schrock Brothers, The John Wallace
Quartet, Ed Bagatini, Willow, Larry Cantalosi, Full Tilt, Zanzibar,
Ken Rice & Frenz, Star Flight, Circus Maxx, and Atlantic City
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For more, visit www.boxfactoryforthearts.org or phone the Box
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The show will last 45-minutes. Make sure to have lunch in
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Well, why not Wells? And by Wells, we mean Chicago’s
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Wells Street.You know the one: it runs right through the
heart
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is one of the four legs of the Chicago Loop in the – well – the
Chicago Loop!
So why not Wells Street, I wondered one day not so very long ago
as I waited for a northbound Rock Island District Metra train at
the beautifully restored 99th Street station in the Beverly
neigh-borhood on the far southwest side of the city of my
birth.
Travels with Charley:
99 Reasons to Say: Why Not Wells?by Charles McKelvy
I was staying at my mother’s house, aka: the Hannah Hilton, in
advance of our trip the next day to provide two more informed
listeners for the Chi-cago Symphony Orchestra. And I had specifi
cally checked in a day early so I could head downtown and do dinner
with my old pal, and international swimming sensation, Walter
Henebry (see January 24, 2008 edition of The Beacher).
Walter and I had not been together since he told of his swimming
tour of Croatia, and he had since done an aquatic tour of the Isles
of Scilly off Corn-wall, so I wanted to be sure and do dinner with
him while in town.
We planned to hook up in the vicinity of Clark and Deming at
dusk, so I had plenty of time in which to get downtown on the old
Rock Island Line and then hoof it all the way up to the
neighborhood where Walter and I had fi rst met back in 1982 through
some mutual friends with mutual interests. We planned to meet with
some of those friends at 4:30 and then have dinner nearby, so I
timed my down-town arrival on the train with time for serious
walk-ing.
Metra made good on their delivery, and I soon found myself hoofi
ng northward from LaSalle Street
Station in search of a suitable thoroughfare upon which to wend
my way northward.
A voice in my head called: “Why not Wells Street?”And when
another voice answered: “Sure, why
not?” I began walking at once up Wells Street in search of urban
adventure and possible brandish-ing of swords with swashbuckling
pirates on the Chicago River.
There was none of that, but I certainly did see a great
cityscape as I crossed the Wells Street Bridge. And then I went up
Wells through a really ritzy neighborhood of high-end restaurants
and bou-tiques called River North.
I got a good look at the Moody Bible Institute at Chicago Avenue
and then got behind a man walk-ing two poodles. The point being
that there was the “divine” on one side of Wells and the “canine”
on the other.
Such were my thoughts as I made my way north into the heart of
the historic Old Town neighbor-hood. My blood sugar was depleted by
then, so I tucked into a familiar bagel bakery and noshed down two
pumpkin bagels for sustenance and con-
The beautifully restored station at 99th Street was my gateway
to a walk on Wells Street.
Man with two poodles on Well Street just north of Chicago
Avenue.
The “money shot” from the Wells Street Bridge.
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December 4, 2008 Page 27THE
tinued walking up through Old Town. It looked bet-ter than I
ever remembered, and I even detoured from Wells Street to see how
the locals were getting on in their vintage real estate. The
housing stock looked as rightfully restored as ever, and I was
nev-er in doubt that I would make my 4:30 with Walter and then have
a grand dinner at an old haunt and hear of his latest swimming
adventures and of his forthcoming trip to New Zealand for a spot of
kaya-king, snorkeling, and hiking in the Southern Hemi-sphere
summertime.
By keeping a brisk, bagel-fueled pace, I was able to make it to
Clark and Deming well in advance of my meeting with Walter and our
friends, and so I found myself in another bagel bakery noshing away
again and watching the passing parade of pedestri-ans and motorists
on Clark Street.
A sign of arrival in a historic Chicago neighborhood.
Walter was right where he said he would be at 4:30, and, after
having a good, orderly discussion with our mutual friends, we
walked up Clark to an old favorite restaurant and broke potato
pancakes together as Walter regaled me with his Cornish swimming
adventure. He said the water was cold off the Isles of Scilly, but
that he was well insulated by his wet suit. He said a seal appeared
not far from his swimming group, and he added that the people of
Cornwall were among the friendliest he had met anywhere.
I told Walter that my passport was still valid and that I was
ready to help him enjoy New Zealand, but he said the trip was
already booked. But we did give a thought or two to raising enough
funds for a trip with Natalie to Saint Petersburg, Russia just
Walter Henebry’s Irish eyes are always smiling, especially when
he is telling of his international swimming adventures.
for the sake of seeing Saint Petersburg and possibly taking a
dip in the Neva River.
At dinner’s end, we ended our delightful conver-sation about
Land’s End and other topics and made our way to Walter’s car for a
short ride to the CTA station at Fullerton. A Brown Line train
arrived just as I did, and I was soon seeing the night skyline from
an elevated position.
Having just missed one of the hourly southbound trains from
LaSalle Street Station, I got off the Brown Line at Chicago Avenue
and walked back along Wells Street to see if I had missed anything.
Just a night shot of the river and the Board of Trade on LaSalle at
Jackson, and then it was home to the Hannah Hilton to rest up for
another rough day in the trenches at Orchestra Hall.
A night “money shot” from the
Wells Street Bridge.
Who can be bored of the Board of Trade at night?
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On December 6, 1790, Congress moved the na-tion’s capital from
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Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:December 4-8 -- At the
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Wimmer Heartland Film Festi-val. Thurs-Mon 6:30 pm. Rated R. Also
Showing: “Happy Go Lucky.” Thurs/Fri 9 pm; Sat/Sun 3:30 & 9 pm;
Mon 9 pm. MI time. Rated R. Special Free Presentation: “Prancer.”
Sat/9 am, Sun 1 pm only. 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI.
269/756-3522. www.vickerstheatre.com
December 5 -- John Jorgenson Quintet (Gram-my winning gypsy
jazz). 8 pm at The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks,
MI. $25; reserve at 269/756-3879.
December 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 -- “Meet Me in St. Louis” at Memorial
Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso. Fri/Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm.
Tix $17/adults, $14/students & seniors. 219-548-9137 or at the
box offi ce Mon-Sat, 10 am-2 pm.
December 5-7, 12-14, 18-20 -- Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” at
Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W Chicago St., Valparaiso. Fri/Sat 7
pm, Sun 2:30 pm (extra performances listed in story elsewhere this
issue. Tix: $18/adults, $15/seniors (over 62) & stu-dents.
219/464-1636 or www.chicagostreet.org
December 5-7 -- “Christmas Belles” at Footlight Theatre, 1705
Franklin St., MC. Fri/Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tix $10; reserve at
219/874-4035. www.foot-lightplayers.org
December 6 -- Winter Wonderland events down-town Michigan City.
1-4 pm. Winter Market at First United Methodist Church, 7th &
Pine, 8:30 am-3 pm. Get aboard a wagon pulled by draft horses.
Vis-it Santa at 526 Franklin St; drink free hot chocolate & get
your picture taken with Santa. Free holiday movie shown at 2 pm at
MC Public Library. Con-tinues on Dec. 13. Coupons in brochure
avail. at li-brary.
December 6 -- Trinity Church, 6th & Franklin St., MC. All
You Can Eat Spaghetti Supper. 4-7 pm. Adults/$6, children 4-12
yrs./$4, under 4 yrs. free.
December 6-7 -- Winter Birding Days at Indi-ana Dunes State
Park. Sat 9 am short hike to look for wintering birds. Sat 2 pm
Raptor rehabber pro-gram on owls. Sat 5 pm owl prowl. Sun 10 am
Kids can feed the birds and make a bird feeder. Sun 2 pm bird
rehabber program and art of falconry. Pro-grams free but entrance
fee of $5/in state and $10/out-of-state vehicles collected.
219/926-1390.
December 6-7 -- Prairie Pride Folk Art Show at Fawn Run Farm,
Rolling Prairie, IN. 10 am-5 pm. Parking, adm. free. Story this
issue. 219-778-2809.
December 6-7 -- Festival of Holiday Lights at Washington Park,
MC. Saturday: Festival of Lights parade 4 pm; Chili Cook-off 4-6
pm; park lights turned on at 5 pm; Zooltide at Washington Park Zoo
5-7 pm (both days). Adm to zoo is $2/adults, $1/kids.
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December 7 -- Sinai Sunday Evening Forum presents author Jeffrey
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infor-mation at 219/785-5697.
Places to Visit:Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan
City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 & under, free/kids under 3.
Guided tours: Mon-Fri. 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm; Sat/Sun. noon, 2 pm.
219-873-1520.
Chesterton Art Center, 115 S. Fourth St., Chester-ton, IN.
Gallery hours are 11 am-4 pm weekdays; 1-4 pm weekends.
219/926-4711.
Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360 Dunes Plaza,
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Sun; closed Mon. Adm. $3/adults, $2/vets & sen. cit., $1/ages
8-18, and free/under 8 yrs. & active military. 872-2702.
Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI. 269/983-0271,
www.krasl.org
LaPorte County Historical Museum. 2405 Indiana Ave., LaPorte.
Adm. $3/LaP. Co. resident; $5/out-of-county; $3/kids 12-17;
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Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City.
Tues.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11 am-4 pm. Closed Mon. Phone
874-4900.
New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo,
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269/469-5409.
Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Mich-igan Blvd.,
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vehicles & memorabilia. Open every day 10 am-7 pm. Adm.
$6/adults, $5/sen. cit, $4/kids, free/under 3. 878-1514.
Southern Shore Art Association Gallery, 724 Franklin St.,
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219-861-0186. www.south-ernshoreart.org
Washington Park Zoo, Lakefront, Michigan City. Closed for the
season. Will be open for Zooltide and the Festival of Lights Dec. 6
& 7 from 5-7 pm.
Farther Afi eld:December 6 -- Ed Skjordal and Mark Moore in
concert at The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St.
Joseph, MI. 8 pm MI time. Ticket informa-tion at 269/983-3688.
December 7 -- Family Fun afternoon at The Box Factory, 1101
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musical entertainment, model railroading presentation; art shop
open. More at 269-983-3688 or www.boxfactoryforthearts.org Story
this issue.
Through January 4, 2009 -- International Tree Exhibit, Center
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• Reflexology • Heated Stone Therapy • Salt Scrub • Pregnancy
Massage • • Healing Touch • Chair Massage & Wellness Programs
for Business •
Qigong • Personal Fitness • Gift Certificates
www.wellness-specialists.com
1026 N Karwick Rd. 219-879-5722 (Mon-Sat)For Evening/Weekend
Appointments, Call our New Buffalo
Location at the Harbor Grand Hotel 888-605-6800.ACUPUNCTURE
& HERBAL MEDICINE CENTER
Jennifer Huang, Licensed Acupuncturist -- Call
219/879-2100.MASSAGE THERAPIST will come to your home.
Swedish and deep tissue massage. Hourly rate. Call
574-386-6199.COME EXPERIENCE A TRULY REMARKABLE FACIAL BY
LOLITA.
Featured Special is the Belavi, a patented honey based peel that
provides a “lift” that will leave you feeling and looking
great!
Only $85 which includes a Herbal Hydrotherapy Bath. Call today
New Buffalo Inn & Spa 269-469-1000. www.NewBuffaloSpa.com
CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPINGPERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING -- Homes - Condos
- Offices. Day and afternoons available. - Call Darla at
219/879-2468.
SUZANNE’S CLEANING219/326-5578.
CLEANING SOLUTIONS. Home & office cleaning services, 10 yrs.
exp. Insured, free estimates. Call 219-210-0580.
FINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning
ServiceProfessional - Insured - Bonded - Uniformed
#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.Dear Santa, All
I want for Christmas is a good house cleaning
done by DEB’S CLEANING SERVICE • 219-861-0554
ANCHOR CLEANING. Homes, condos. Mornings, afternoons. Call
219-325-9896.
HANDYMAN-HOME REPAIR-PLUMBINGQUALITY CARPENTRY: Expert
remodeling of kitchens, bathrooms.
Also: doors, windows, skylights, ceramic tile, drywall, decks
& repairs.Small jobs welcome. Call Ed at 219/878-1791.
HANDYMAN - Antenna service. Phone & TV jacks. House wiring.
Sinks. Toilets. Countertops. Carpentry.
Drywall patching and repair.DR. TOM’S SERVICE CLINIC
219/716-2670 - [email protected]
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HIRE Sue’s HUSBAND
Is your list of household repair & maintenance projects
growing?Small jobs welcome. - Quality Work. -- Call Ed Berent
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