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Volume 16, Number 26 Thursday, July 6, 2000

Hoosier Treasure of the Limberlostby Paula McHugh

Our sleek and new tour busrolls down the lane past a pairof limestone owl sentinelsperched on stone columns oneach side of the wooded black-top. Thick, leafy tree branch-es scrape the windows, sidesand roof of our coach as wemake our way to the SylvanLake home of Gene Stratton-Porter.

We arrive at WildflowerWoods on a humid and over-cast Saturday afternoon, agroup of fifty which has takenadvantage of a tour to thestate historic site arrangedby the Westchester TownshipHistorical Society. Many of usknew little about the womanwho, at the turn of the centu-ry, was the most-read authorof her day, surpassing evenJack London, a more recog-nizable name to most people.

Born during the Civil War,Geneva Stratton grew up on afarm near Wabash, Indiana.Her father was a ministerwhose church stood at one corner of the Stratton property, and Genevaspent her very young years roaming the woods and dales while astutelyobserving the bounty of nature surrounding her. She watched the habitsof birds and became familiar with their ways.

Once, when her father shot and wounded a hawk, the very youngGeneva scolded him for his “brutal” behavior and took charge of nursingthe wounded bird back to health, using a combination of young instinctand compassionate love. WhenGeneva’s father saw his youngdaughter’s devotion to thewild birds of the woods, he“bequeathed” to her all thefeathery flying creatures that

lived on the property.Geneva’s “inheritance”

was more than the childcould dream of, and she tookher duties seriously. It wasthe beginning of a lifelongdedication to learning aboutand preserving nature, espe-cially the birds that shedescribed as presenting “agreat song festival of thefields.” Later, years afterGene adopted for life hernickname given by school-mates, the naturalist woulddraw on her earlier experi-ence and observations ofnature and of people to penmore than two dozen books,nature studies, poems, andessays. Several of her bookswould later be made intomotion pictures.

Gene Stratton-Porter

Wildflower Woods cabin

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Timber lost in LimberlostGene met her husband to be, Charles Darwin

Porter, while vacationing at Sylvan Lake in Rome City.Charles just happened to be from the same littletown of Geneva, where he was a druggist. After theirmarriage, the couple eventually built a 14-room homecalled Limberlost Cabin, at the fringe of LimberlostSwamp by Wabash. Years later Gene would writeGirl of the Limberlost, a novel that became an inter-national sensation and later made into a motion pic-ture. The couple watched with dismay the drainingof the Limberlost Swamp caused from ditch diggingand clearcutting timber. The couple was helpless tostop the “progress,” but Gene took it upon herself tokeep written and photographic records of the wild nativeland she loved so well. By doing so, she earned thenation’s honor and respect for her efforts.

The Porters moved their residence to Rome City in1914, where Gene planted a wildflower and domes-tic garden that visitors to the 135-acre historic sitecan enjoy to this day. She continued her naturesketches and writings and when her novels wereproposed for the cinema, Gene established homes onthe West Coast, in Bel Air and on Catalina Island. Sheand her husband continued to maintain a long distancerelationship. Charles was fully supportive of hiswife’s activity, which some might find unusual for aVictorian-era couple.

Gene Porter-Stratton was a fem-inist before the term was coined; anaturalist and environmentalistlong before any popular nationalmovements, and she found thatwriting was much easier than herstruggles in math. When she mar-ried, she insisted on retaining hermaiden name and hyphenating hernew last name. She put her domes-tic duties first and when her daugh-ter Jeanette was born, Gene wait-ed until the daughter she called“Molly Cotton” was in school beforereturning to her own independentactivities.

From the conservatory room of the cabin, one can look out onto the wildflower gardens and trellis that Mrs. Porter had installed to attract the wild birds.

Wearing high boots and slacks, Gene would take to the fields and woodscollecting specimens and photographing her beloved birds.

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Nature Photographer Documents Bird LifeHer family had given Gene a camera as a surprise

Christmas gift, and she quickly mastered the art ofdeveloping the glass plates and capturing the dailyactivities of birds without disturbing their habitats.Eastman’s Brownie box cameras and Kodak filmwere just beginning to make an appearance aroundthe turn of the century, and like today’s recylcable cam-eras, the box cameras had to be sent in entirety to havethe film inside developed. Gene, decked in high bootsand khaki skirt, would tote a heavy ladder, a tripod,and several cameras across the fields to the swamparea to capture intimate shots of her beloved birds.The birds, in turn, knew they could trust her to do noharm.

Her artistic qualities, including sketches of her petparrot Major, hang on the walls of her two-storycabin. Years before owning Major and a pair ofcanaries, Gene kept a bevy of wild birds in her home.She was known to her neighbors as the “bird lady”because she knew how to nurse each one back tohealth. Later, she would write a treatise lambastingthe millinery industry for destroying birds exclu-sively for their plumes.

Constructed of white cedar and trimmed inside withwild cherry woodwork, the Porter’s Rome City cabinoverlooks Sylvan Lake, and at the rear, her flower gar-dens and an orchard beyond. She had installed apicture window in the parlor decades before the trendwas introduced in general home building, and eachroom has its own unique fireplace. One is polished brick,another of stone and Indian artifacts, and in thestudy, a fireplace made with puddin’ stone. The din-ing room and study chandeliers were designed by themistress of the house, and the author’s initials, GSPare part of the design—in leather—of the metal light-ing fashioned from an old wagon. The Porter’s had accu-mulated great wealth from the business affairs ofCharles, and Mrs. Porter spared no expense to buythe best for her family.

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Wildflower Woods Dedicated in 1999The Rome City site was officially dedicated only one year ago, when Mrs.

Porter’s remains were returned to the site from the Hollywood MemorialPark Cemetery, along with those of her daughter, Jeanette. Visitors toWildflower Woods first come upon the large crypt as they make theirway through the woods to the Carriage House Visitors Center, also com-pleted in 1999. The nearby town of LaGrange donated the statue on topof the crypt, titled “Lady in Thought”. The used statue, missing its righthand, had blown off a grave in that town’s cemetery and the Stratton-Porterestate graciously accepted the statue. It took 75 years for Gene Stratton-Porter to be buried in the site next to a tall oak that she had designatedfor her final resting-place.

Mrs. Stratton’s death came by unfortunate accident in 1924. She wasenroute from Bel Air to meet her daughter in Los Angeles when her carstalled and was hit by a streetcar.

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The nearby town of LaGrange donated the statue on top of the crypt, titled “Lady in Thought”. The used statue, missing its right hand, had blown off a grave in that town’s cemetery and the Stratton-Porter estate graciously accepted the statue.

More than eight movies were produced from Mrs. Porter’s books, including Freckles,Laddie, The Harvester, Michael O’Halloran, Her Father’s Daughter, The Keeperof the Bees, the Magic Garden, and several remakes of her most famous, A Girl ofthe Limberlost. After viewing Laddie in 1926, Joseph P. Kennedy (yes, thatKennedy!) posted a telegram to Jeanette saying that he had “a grand and glori-

ous feeling of pride,” and feeling that the filmproperly conveyed the “sentiment of the story as toldby your mother.” The original telegram at theVisitor’s Center is just one of the many pieces of mem-orabilia that tell the story of Gene Stratton-Porter’sprolific contributions to nature, ecology, literature,and art. Visitors are introduced to Porter’s lifethrough a short video presentation, and docents leadtours through the spacious “cabin.” A series ofbooklets reprinting rare selected articles of theauthor’s work are one of many items on sale in thegift shop. These include charming articles originallypublished in Youth’s Companion and Recreation mag-azines. All that Mrs. Porter wrote about and pho-tographed came not from book learning, but first-hand experience and observation.

“If I were compelled to pass an examination onthe number of bones in the bodies of my birdfriends, I should be in sad perplexity. I have neverhad the slightest desire to know that kind of thing, and do not ever intend tolearn. But on any point pertaining to their life, I could stand securely besidethe doctors of ornithology, for few of them have had the incalculable advan-tage of beginning life with a gift of the birds.”— (from The Gift of the Birds)A movie poster of Gene’s

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Joseph P. Kennedy sent a telegramto Mrs. Porter’s daughter after

viewing Laddie.

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Fourth graders in Indiana schools are introducedto the prolific writer’s and naturalist’s works as partof their introduction to Hoosier history. Many of uson the bus tour were getting our first glimpse into thelife and works of this woman who was way ahead ofher time. Limberlost North or Wildflower Woods is clos-est to us here in Northwest Indiana, less than a two-hour drive. The Porter’s Geneva residence at Limberlost,south of Fort Wayne, was given to the state in 1949,and is also a designated historic site.

As our group stood outside the Wildflower Woodscabin, some of us wondered what Mrs. Porter wouldthink of the wave of noisy jet skis racing around thelake a stone’s throw away. No birds were chirping, andif they were, we could not hear them.

Gene Stratton-Porter has been an unfamiliar nameto many of us, but her words and wisdom rings justas true as when she wrote them a century ago, whenshe attempted to ‘lead afield every individual I couldinfluence; but with such reverence instilled into histouch that devastation would not be ultimately com-plete.”

The leather pouch Gene used when collecting specimens of plants in the field.

An oil painting of Gene conversing with a NativeAmerican. In the background, a likeness of Jesus,

possibly a reference to the author’s spiritualupbringing. Gene’s father was a minister.

The study, where Gene’s library collection sits. Gene would write at a large desk in the middle of the room.

Sylvan Lake sits just outside the cabin door.

Mrs. Porter designed her initials in leather whichwere then made part of the design of a chandelier

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Not only was Gene Stratton-Porter an authorand naturalist, she also had a talent fordrawing. This is Mrs. Porter’s daughterJeanette with the family parrot, Major.

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A Treasury of Southern Folklore, the second in aseries of four edited by B.A. Botkin, is a compilationof songs, folk tales, and stories by and about Southerners.My favorite section of the book is entitled: “LocalPride and Prejudice” and demonstrates the fierceloyalty that each state's citizens have for their home.Sometimes this pride comes at the expense of otherstates, while at other times, Southern pride is heav-en-sent. I'll let you see what I mean.

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In Training at the New Buffalo Railroad Museumby Charles McKelvy

Passengers aboard Amtrak’s daily “Pere Marquette”probably blink as they pass through New Buffaloand wonder if they have traveled back in time.

Little wonder, because there is a genuine troopsleeper car from World War II with an American flagfluttering over it just across from the Amtrak stop atWhittaker Street.

The fully restored car, which was dedicated “tothe men and women of the New Buffalo area who servedin the Armed Forces of the United States of America”on September 19, 1999, is the latest jewel from thepast fixed in the crown that is the New BuffaloRailroad Museum at 530 S. Whittaker Street.

The other jewels in the museum, which celebrateits 10th anniversary on May 28 with an old-fash-

ioned ice cream social and birthday party, include: abrightly painted Chessie box car, an exact replica ofNew Buffalo’s Pere Marquette Depot complete withthe original telegraph set and stationmaster’s office,a freight room full of railroad photographs, memorabiliaand an amazing model train layout that perfectly por-trays the beehive of railroad activity that character-ized New Buffalo in the 1920s.

The latter was originally designed and built bythe Berrien County Model Railroad Club, and is nowlovingly maintained by the Duneland Model RailroadClub of Michigan City. It’s worth the price of admis-sion alone, and, it should be said, the price of admis-sion to this marvel of a museum, is whatever you careto donate.

Hopefully, it will be a lot, because museum co-founder Nadra Kissman said during a recent tour thatthe board of directors has big plans for the NewBuffalo Railroad Museum.

The museum’s model train layout recreates the railroad yard and the City of New Buffalo of the 1920’s.

There’s always rail action on the model train layout.

The Duneland Model Railroad Club of Michigan City maintains the museum’s model train layout. The model tran layout features a roundhouse and moving turntable.


Railroad Museum Continued on Page 20

“With the support and involvement of the com-munity, the New Buffalo Railroad Museum has thepotential of becoming a premiere visitors’ attraction,a tribute to the railroad industry’s role in the devel-opment of our area, and a resource of historical infor-mation about the entire area.”

Kissman invited everyone and anyone with aninterest in railroading and/or local history to come tothe ice cream social on May 28 to see what hasalready been done at the museum and what can bedone with a fresh infusion of enthusiasm.

“For example,” Kissman said, “we would love to adda caboose to our collection, and our long-term goal isto be able to hire a full-time curator to administer ourgrowing collection. The future could also bring afirst-class library and historical research facilityinside the renovated Chessie box car.”

To prove her point, Kissman pointed to five file cab-inets inside the box car. “These were just given to uslast week by a local gentleman named CharlieShannon, and they contain file after file full of rail-road photographs, schedules — we’re not even surewhat all because there is so much.”

One cannot tour the New Buffalo Railroad Museumwithout being infected by Nadra Kissman’s enthusi-asm.

After all, she, her husband Al, and daughter Kathaoriginally conceived the idea and built it as part of theRoundhouse Partnership with the Ronald and RollandOselka families.

Al Kissman, who has an extensive background inconstruction, built the depot with the late DavidOhms, following original blueprints.

Together with George Schlecta and Robert Cook ofNew Buffalo Electric, Al Kissman toiled for what hiswife said “were hundreds and hundreds of hours”restoring the World War II troop carrier, which wasbuilt at the former Pullman “Works” in MichiganCity.

Local veterans have donated duffel bags and uni-forms to lend an air of authenticity to the car’s inte-rior, and the walls are adorned with photographsfrom World War II showing just how the troops trav-eled to one staging area or the other.

It was obviously not a time of luxurious rail trav-el. “But,” Nadra Kissman pointed out, “they did havea shower at the end of the car, and there was a deskfor the sergeant.”

Nadra Kissman said her daughter Katha should getthe lion’s share of credit for the creation of the muse-um.

Katha, who no longer lives in the area, organizedthe museum as a non-profit organization and securedgrants of $5,000 from the Berrien County Foundationand helped win a $2,500 donation from CSX.

“And,” her mother said, “it was Katha’s persis-tence that finally enabled us to get the troop car. Ithad been used as a work car by the railroad, and Kathajust kept after them until they were willing to partwith it.”

Nadra Kissman welcomes you aboard the New Buffalo Railroad Museum.

A restored Chessie box car.

Stationmaster “Choo-Choo Charlie” sends a telegraph on the key setoriginally used in the New Buffalo depot.

July 6, 2000Page 20

Nadra Kissman explained that the New Buffalo Railroad Museum is locat-ed on the former grounds of the Pere Marquette railroad yards. “This site wasan active railroad location for 115 years prior to its closing on August 25, 1984,”she said.

By inviting the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce to move its office toa portion of the museum’s depot, the museum’s board of directors have ensuredthat the museum is open seven days a week during normal business hours.

“In the ten years that we’ve been here, I’d say that more than 60,000 peo-ple have been through the museum. It might actually be closer to 100,000, becauseso many people come back for another visit,” Nadra Kissman said.

Little wonder, because the museum’s ever-expanding collection is simply toomuch to absorb in one brief visit, especially if the visitor has more than a pass-ing interest in local history and railroading.

So be sure and plan other visits as well. And, if you are a teacher or scoutleader, by all means bring your class or troop.

“We will gladly open the museum anytime for school groups and scouttroops,” Nadra Kissman said.

You could, of course, take Amtrak to this gemof a museum, but you can also just as easily getthere by car from I-94 by exiting at New Buffaloand heading north on Whittaker Street abouta mile to the museum.

You’ll find it on the west side of Whittakernext to the old roundhouse which now houses Gold’s Gym. And you’ll reapsuch benefits of mem-bership as a newsletterand private tours bybecoming a Friend ofthe Museum for anannual contributionranging from $10 to$50.

For more informa-tion, contact: NewBuffalo RailroadMuseum, R#2, Box795NB, New Buffalo,MI 49117, phone:616/469-2090.

Railroad Museum Continued from Page 19

This safe was once used by the PereMarquette Railroad.

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These items will be considered for display in the“Global Indiana” area in the new museum and willhelp tell the story of how Hoosiers participated in theAmerican popular culture craze.

Anyone who has these items, or for more information,contact Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker at 317/232-5606 or [email protected]

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Michigan City’ s Taste of the Nationby Jan Van Ausdal

Tickets are now being sold for Michigan City’s11th Annual Taste of the Nation which will be heldon Monday evening, August 14th, at the Yacht Club(for the second year). Co Chairmen Coralie Hosna andDeNita Ton met recently on the deck of the Yacht Clubwith the members of their Executive Committee to dis-cuss ticket sales and ongoing preparations for this excit-ing event. Others present were Jim Galligan, Chefs’Chairperson; Chip Cotman, Corporate DonationChairperson; Diane Swain, Secretary-Treasurer andFinance Chairperson; and Kathleen Roose, YachtClub Manager. Alan Marquardt, Site Chairperson, wasunable to be present at this meeting.

Taste of the Nation, presented by American Expressand Williams-Sonoma, is the largest nationwide culi-nary benefit supporting anti-hunger and anti-pover-ty efforts. Evian Natural Spring Water is a nationalsponsor. Since 1988, Taste of the Nation events haveraised more than $37 million which has been distributedin more than 450 grants. The 1999 Taste of theNation raised $4.5 million.

Coralie stressed that, “Every single penny of thedesignated money goes directly to fight hunger! Nochunk of the profits is taken out for expenses. The YachtClub lets us use their facility as no cost, and theparticipating restaurants do not charge anything!So far, we have twenty-five restaurants signed up (fromNew Buffalo, Michigan City, Valparaiso and Merrillville),and we are hoping to have a total of forty.”

This year’s theme is an Hawaiian Luau; Ken andJean Huff of Wright’s Flowers, who are donating theflowers, will turn the event into an island paradisecomplete with birds of paradise and other exoticflowers. You are invited to wear your Hawaiian shirtsor dresses.

Musical entertainment will be provided by DanMcNabb and his Duneland Chamber Ensemble whowill play on the deck. Martin Hernandez and theBoogie Men will entertain in the Pavilion. There will

be two big tents with seating onthe deck, on the pavilion, by thewaterfront---everywhere! KenWillard will do a live broadcastthe night of the Taste. Todd Allenwill also be involved.

Another highlight of theevening is a silent auction from6-8 p.m. Included in this auc-tion are two overnights with din-ner at the Raddisson Hotel inMerrillville and one overnight with breakfast at thenew Holiday Inn in New Buffalo. There is also the pop-ular raffle worth about $1,000 which includes a din-ner for two donated by every restaurant participat-ing in the event. There will be free handouts ofinformation about the chefs and a bottle of Evian water.

A contest for the participating restaurants will bejudged in three categories: appetizers, entrees, anddesserts. The People’s Choice Awards will be announcedthe next day.

The recipients of the money raised this year willbe: The Michigan City Salvation Army, The SteppingStone Women’s Center for Domestic Violence, TheLaPorte Salvation Army, The Michigan City HomelessShelter, and the Kankakee Valley Work ForceDevelopment.

DeNita Ton commented, “We’ve ordered good weath-er and another beautiful sunset this year. Last year,it was the most beautiful sunset in the world!”

Tickets, which are $40 each, are available at Basil’sRestaurant, The Michigan City Salvation Army, andthe Michigan City Yacht Club. They can be orderedfrom: Taste of the Nation, P.O. Box 9423, MichiganCity, IN 46361. Don’t forget to include your check andyour return address.

For additional information, call 874-2249. Anyonewho wants to make a corporate donation may sendit to the address listed above.

The view from the Yacht Club deck by the water.

Coralie Hosna (seated) with Chip Cotman, DeNita Ton, Kathleen Roose, Diane Swain and Jim Galligan.


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mation sessions at several locations in LaPorte,Porter and Starke counties during the next fewweeks. Prospective students are invited to go to anyof those sites and meet with PNC representatives tolearn about educational opportunities at the PNC cam-pus and at evening locations throughout the areas.Information on enrollment, fees and financial aidwill also be available.

Currently enrolled students and those alreadyadmitted to PNC are invited to attend these ses-sions and register for the fall semester.

All sessions are from 6:30-8 p.m. Dates and loca-tions are: Tues., July 11, Ramada Inn, LaPorte andCourt Yard Inn, Valparaiso; Tues., July 18, HamptonInn, Michigan City, and Portage West High School;Tues., July 25, Westchester Library, Chesterton,Boone Grove High School, and SCILL Center, Knox.

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Seams Like A Dream! On the Lounge Slipcover Studio by Paula McHugh

There is a national contest sponsoredyearly known as the ugly sofa contest. Snapa picture, write an essay, and your chancesof winning are about one in a million.

Fact is, you like your sofa. Or perhaps it’sa comfy chair that has been in the family foryears, servicing a generation or more, butlooking fairly shabby at this point in time.You know it needs a facelift, and you won’tget rid of it.

Lucky, lucky us, meaning those of us wholive in the proximity of Union Pier. That iswhere Marjolein (pronounce Mar-you-LANE)Sander has set up shop and sews custom qual-ity slipcovers, cushions, shams, duvet cov-ers, bedskirts and more for customers whowant a fresh, new look to their true buttired home furnishings.

On the Lounge opened for business lastOctober, and word has spread quickly aboutMarjolein’s extraordinary sewing skills. To date, theseamstress has a six-week backlog of projects to com-plete. That’s what word of mouth will do when excel-lent work and service is available locally, withouthaving to travel to the big city.

Marjolein’s business evolved from her home overthe past decade, where she originally started uphol-stering old pieces.

“When we first moved here, the people who sold usour cottage left just about all of their things here, includ-ing the furniture. So, I began re-doing the pieces tomy liking.”

Around the same time, the native of Holland whomoved from Connecticut with husband Scott metanother new Union Pier arrival, Miki Graff. Soon, thetwo friends got together to do upholstery out of thelittle shop that has now been renewed and expand-ed into On the Lounge. No longer doing upholsterywork, the duo today performs as a team as they com-plete each new slipcovering project. And businesshas been so brisk that Marjolein may soon be hiringon another skilled sewer.

To have a custom slipcover service available inour area is a rarity. Marjolein, Miki and yours trulytalked about how fewer and fewer people know howto sew. The days of mandatory home-ec in high schoolare over; and women’s roles have changed since thedays when a sewing machine in the home was morelikely than a television.

We can thank Marjolein’s mother for teaching herto sew, a hobby that she has turned into a passion,and a much-needed service. There is no need to dis-card that wonderful, well-constructed, but worn easychair. Or sofa. And think of this: if you are a garagesale fanatic, you might think twice about passing

Miki and Marjolein are good friends who make a great team.

Marjolein showsone of the samples from thespecial Hearstfabric collection.


up that sturdy but shabby ottoman (such a bargain!)that would work great in your den, because now youknow a place where it can be made beautiful again!

On the Lounge is filled with yards and yards of hand-picked fabric suitable for transforming a tired outdatedlook into a vibrant, up-to-date treasure. Rolls of cot-tons and linens in solids, stripes, florals, and textureddesigns line the walls of the outer shop, giving cus-tomers a great range of choices. Additionally, Marjoleinhas smaller samples of other fabrics and designsthat can be specially ordered. Including among themare several very special textiles patterned from thefabulous Hearst Castle in California, and some eye-

catching, funky, one of a kind patterns that the shopowner has brought back from her native Holland.

Marjolein can help you achieve your own unique look,whether it be in a cozy beach cottage or year-roundhome. Do you want a tight, semi-upholstered look? Ormaybe you’ve been thinking of changing to the pop-ular, shabby chic style that calls for a very loose andcomfy cover. Then again, you might want somethingin-Bette, such as a medium loose fitting, which is oneof the most requested slipcover options.

All the work of turning an aging piece into aCinderella look is done on the premises and Marjolein’ssunny back workroom is where she and Miki sprin-kle magic fairy godmother dust—um, that is, wherethey carefully wash, measure, cut, piece, serge, seam,fit, well, you get the idea.

When you visit On the Couch, which is located at9935 Townline Road (off the Red Arrow Highway bythe yellow blinker light), you will see several samplesof slipcovers that Marjolein and Miki have con-structed, which can give you a better idea of thestyle and design you are looking for. Do you want asofa skirt? Pleated or ruffled? How about severalfabrics on one slipcover? Or contrasting welting?One thing is for sure: if you have your mind set on astriped pattern, you are guaranteed of the finestmatching work to be found anywhere. Marjolein is exact-ing in her work, and her skills are evident in the sec-tional sofa with loose cushions and pleated skirt thatshe has custom slipcovered (in expertly matchedstripes) in a tight-fitting style.

On the Lounge Continued on Page 36

Customers have a wide selection of natural fabrics, patterns, and textures to choose from.

Marjolein’s sewing skills are evident in this expertly matched striped and fitted sectional on

display in the studio.

Marjolein sits on the lounge she slipcovered years ago, prompting hus-band Scott to come up with the name for the slipcover studio.

Marjolein knows furniture “from the insidesand outsides”, her technical skills all self-taught over a ten year period. Designers havesought out her expertise and her client listcontinues to grow. It’s nice to know that sucha sought-after service and one that many mightconsider a dying breed, is right here in ourBeacher neighborhood.

For store hours, call Marjolein at (616) 469-4354.

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On the Lounge Continued from Page 35

When visiting Marjolein in her shop, it’sa good idea to bring along some magazine pic-tures of the styles you like. Or if you do nothave a clue, the sewing artist can offer somesuggestions for you to consider.

On the Lounge’s slipcover prices include pick-up or pinning at your home within a 25-mileradius of Union Pier. Marjolein will prewashyour chosen fabric for an additional (andreasonable) dollar per yard, and will pickupand deliver outside her radius area for an extracharge.

Marjolein chats with yours truly while piecing together a colorful floral slipcover.

Miki lays out the fabric in preparation for cutting.

What is a “serger”? It finely finishes seams and uses lots of thread, Marjolein explained.

On the Lounge Slipcover Studio is located at 9935 Townline Road, Union Pier.


RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH

As you are aware, Michigan City has recently installed a MunicipalSanitary Sewer System in Shoreland Hills. The system extends downMoore Road and ends at Overhill Trail about 1 block from Stop 31,Lake Shore Drive. The Michigan City Sewer System at the west entranceof Long Beach ends at Stop 13.

I contacted the Michigan City engineer who did the ShorelandHills work about the possibility of Long Beach connecting with thesystem. He said they would let us connect to Moore Road sewersproviding the city and town could mutually agree to the necessarylegal conditions. I discussed the matter with the Town Board, andwas told they did not have the money for the project.

After further research, I found the STATE has money available at2% on a 30 year loan. I also found an engineering firm in Valparaisowho will do all the preliminary work at no charge. This firm willcome to a town meeting to explain the process of no up-frontmoney.

I AM SOLICITING YOUR OPINION REGARDING THE FOLLO WING:

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B. Would you like to have the engineer come to a town meetingand discuss the way in which LONG BEACH could proceedto install a sewer system?

Please place a note in my mailbox at 3010 Lake Shore Drive orcall me at 219-879-7566,or email me at [email protected].

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McGuires Proud Grandparents of Romanian Orphansby Paula McHugh

You could say that an international jetliner, and theInternet, played the part of stork for Kathleen and DavidSchek.

Kathleen is the daughter of Jim and Joan McGuireof Michigan City, and the proud grandparents told TheBeacher about their new grandchildren.

Kathleen and David had decided to adopt afterseveral failed attempts at birthing a child of their own.Kathleen, an attorney who works for the AmericanTrial Lawyer’s Association in Washington, spentmany an hour after work viewing the sites of inter-national adoption agencies online. It was there thatshe happened upon a photo of the little Romanian tod-dler whose name is Himena.

Of course, it was love at first sight, and the Schekscontacted the agency handling Himena’s adoption, onlyto learn that another family had already finishedthe paperwork that would make Himena theirs. That

family and two others withdrew from the processwhen they learned that Himena had a year-old broth-er Cristofer and the agency wanted to keep the twochildren together.

Jim and Joan share the joy of instant grandparenthood through the mira-cle of the Internet adoption.

The Scheks had also withdrawn from the process,but for a different reason. The couple felt that thingswere moving way faster than they were preparedfor. The Scheks had attended a seminar on interna-tional adoption where they had been told to stayaway from the Internet, because they would likely finda child before they were ready.

When a fourth family turned down Himena and herbrother, the agency asked the Scheks to reconsider.They did, of course.

The Romanian court approved Himena’s adoptionon what just happened to be Kathleen’s birthday,and the couple flew to Romania last October, whichalso just happened to coincide with the Schrek’s 4th

wedding anniversary. Because of the mounds of legalpaperwork involved in each adoption, Cristofer did notjoin the family until a few months later, when Kathleenmade a return visit to Romania to bring him home.

“There was a language barrier at first,” grandpa JimMcGuire said. “Initially, Himena thought she was being

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kidnapped, and she cried a lot during the plane rideback to the States.”

Coming from a poor village, Satumare, one ofHimena’s most-used words in Washington has beenmachinas—seeing so many cars was new to her. TheMcGuires said that their happy and cuddly grand-daughter, who will be three in September, has adjust-ed easily to her new lifestyle and has picked upEnglish easily. Cristofer celebrated his first birthdayin January.

The McGuires met their new grandchildren forthe first time this past Christmas, when they trav-eled to Washington for a family visit. They noticed thatHimena pretty much ignored the tourist carriages inDuPont Circle where the Schreks live. “That’s becausehorses and buggies were common in her Romanianvillage,” Jim explained.

“When Kathleen took Himena shopping for a newpair of shoes, the little one clutched her old pair to takehome too. She was afraid someone might steal them,since she had previously owned only one pair ofshoes,” Joan said.

Himena and Cristofer are the McGuire’s firstgrandchildren. Of their six grown children, Kathleenwas the last to get married, and the first to give herparents grandchildren to dote over and spoil. “Theyare our little munchkins,” Jim said.

The McGuires would love to persuade Kathleen andDavid to move to Michigan City to be closer, butJoan says that it is not a likely possibility at this time.

In Washington, the Scheks live just around the cor-ner from the Romanian embassy, which can serve asa helpful resource when trying to translate one ofHimena’s puzzling words. And Internet discussion groupsfor adoptive parents has helped Kathleen build asupport network to get answers from those who have“been there.”

After the Christmas festivities, when the McGuireswere preparing to return to Michigan City, Joan saidthat Himena was concerned that her new set ofgrandparents would not be seen again. “She neededreassurance,” Joan explained. “We told her that we’llalways come back.”

Jim and Joan McGuire dote over their “munchkins” Cristofer and Himena Schek

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Antique Bottle Collection on DisplayA collection of antique bottles not shown to the pub-

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The LaPorte County Historical Society Museum islocated in the county complex in downtown LaPorte.Hours are Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission isfree; donations are welcome. This facility is accessi-ble to those with physical disabilities.

“Christmas in July”The St. Anthony Memorial Guild of Volunteers

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“Lake, Dune and Woods” is the current exhibitin the Gertrude Harbart Art Gallery. Artists are AprilFallon, Bonnie Zimmer, Rosalie Sadenwater, DavidLangley, Marlene Woodfield, Hal Higdon, PhyllisSwanson and Neil Kienitz. Along with the exhibit inthe gallery will be “Impressionist Paintings by WendyKermen” on display in the atrium. These exhibits willrun through August 27th.

“Let’s Machine Quilt!” — a class for beginningmachine quilters will be taught by Dorothy Sparkson Sat., July 15 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The all dayclass fee is $35 plus a $2 kit fee. For more informa-tion and registration forms, contact Dorothy Sparksat 872-3818.

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The Dunes Area Panhellenic Spring Brunch was heldrecently at the home of Stephanie Thomas. Planswere made for the 2000 Panhellenic ScholarshipAward to be presented in the fall. A $500 scholarshipwill be awarded to a college junior or senior studentactive in a national sorority and whose permanent homeis in the Dunes area, defined by a Michigan City,LaPorte, or New Buffalo address, or a student whoattended high school in one of these cities. Eachapplicant must tell what she has contributed to hersorority and what her sorority means to her. For anapplication, contact Dunes Area Panhellenic, c/oRusty McBride, 7195 E 1000 N, New Carlisle, IN 46552,or phone her at 219/654-7510, or Sue Dziak at 872-1697. Deadline for applications is August 14.

Any incoming college woman interested in informationabout rush or sororities, phone Sue Dziak at 872-1697.

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“C” FlightLow Net: Joan Pishkur2nd Low Nets: Regina BradleyLow Putts: Lori Omanski

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3rd Annual 3-on-3 By the LakeJuly 7th is the last chance to register for the 3rd

Annual 3-on-3 By the Lake Basketball Tournamentto be held on Fri. and Sat., July 15th and 16th. Thistournament is open to everyone. There are 13 divisions:boys and girls 10 years and under; seniors 50 and over;corporate; physically challenged, and eight otherdivisions. Teams consist of four players. The tournamentwill be held at Marquette Mall. Team sign-in will takeplace on Fri., July 14. All proceeds from this event willbenefit the Boys & Girls Club of Michigan City (301E. 8th St.); their phone is 873-2299. Team entry feemust accompany team roster. Signature of parent orguardian will be required on registration form for allplayers under 18 years of age.

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International Friendship Gardens.

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More Highlights From the Michigan City Summer Festival Parade

Watching the parade can be as much fun as being in the parade!

Miss Indiana 2000, Betsy Bobel. Michigan City Mayor Sheila Brillson.

Michiana Clowns and Uncle Sam Stiltwalker from Kokomo.

July 6, 2000Page 52THE

Summer Film Series at the LibraryThe Michigan City Public Library Summer Film series

will continue on Mon., July 10, at 6 p.m., with the show-ing of “Western,” a breezy road movie mixing friend-ship, romance, and haunting scenery with an imag-inative conception of the frontier spirit. The film’s roomycomposition, loose structure, and wide-open spaces areideally suited to its expansive spirit and take-what-comes philosophy. A film by Mauel Poirier, starringSergi Lopez and Sacha Bourdo, it is in French withEnglish subtitles. The film is not rated, but it does con-tain some language and nudity.

M.A.S.H. Party July 7The Great Lakes Museum of Military History is hav-

ing its first annual M.A.S.H. party in conjunction withthe Michigan City Summer Festival on Fri., July7th at the Oktoberfest Stage in Washington Park, 7-11 p.m. The $5 admission to the event includes all-you-can-eat S.O.S., sloppy joes, chips and soft drinks.The Michigan City Festival Beer Tent will be open.

The Mistress of Ceremonies for the event will beMrs. Col. Henry Blake (portrayed by local actressMaureen Van Etten). The DJ is a former Veteran ofthe Year, Jim Hagenow of LaPorte. Contests will beheld for the following: The Best Hot Lips, The BestHawkeye, The Best Radar, The Best Klinger, The BestJitterbug and The Most Authentic Korean WarUniform. Prizes for the winners will include a camp-ing outfit (chair, tent and sleeping bag), a leather jour-nal, Monet umbrellas, a Glen Miller CD, a CD clean-er and more.

The next day, Sat., July 8th, there will be a M.A.S.H.Unit educational set up at the museum. The AmericanRed Cross will also have a Mobile Unit on hand forblood donations. Registration for donations may bemade at the M.A.S.H. Party on Friday.

Tickets for the event are on sale at the museum andother locations; phone the museum for information at872-2702 or toll-free at 1-800/726-5912. To register fora blood donation, phone the American Red Cross at874-4247.

Both events are a part of the 50th anniversary ofthe Korean War because the museum and the Red Crossare designated Korean War CommemorativeCommunities. Aboard with the listing of LaPorte CountyKorean War veterans will be displayed at both events.

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Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:July 5-8 — “Gypsy.” Festival Players Guild Canterbury

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July 6 — MC Municipal Band concert. 8 pm. GuyForeman Amphitheater, Washington Park, MC.Special guests Judith Joseph and Ken Brelsfoard.

July 7 — M.A.S.H. Party. 7-11 pm. Washington Park.To benefit the Great Lakes Museum of MilitaryHistory. $5 per person. 872-2702 (See story thisissue).

July 7-9 — “Bye Bye Birdie.” Dunes SummerTheatre. Fri & Sat. at 8 pm; Sun. at 7 pm. Reservations879-7509.

July 7-10 — “Adrenalin Drive.” Not rated. Japanesewith English subtitles. Fri & Sat 6:30 & 9:15 pm; Sun3:45 pm, Mon 7 pm. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St.,Three Oaks, Mi. 616/756-3522.

July 8 — Farmer’s Market. 8 am to sellout. Cornerof 8th & Washington, Michigan City.

July 8 — “Beyond the Garden Gate.” 6th AnnualTri Kappa Garden Walk. 10 am-4 pm. $10 per person.Tickets available at Angelo Bernacchi Greenhouses,1010 Fox St., LaPorte.

July 8-9 — 2nd Annual Volvo Leukemia CupRegatta 2000. Michigan City Yacht Club. Sat. 3 pmGelatin Splash; Sun. 10 am-5K Beach Run/Walk & theRegatta. Auction 2 pm. (See story this issue).

July 8-13 — Michigan City Summer Festival events:Sat.: 4 pm Shake, Rattle & Roll Car Cruise;

4 pm-midnight Fun Days in the Park.; 6-10 pm StreetDance at Washington Park.

Sun.: 7 am-noon Fly-in Pancake Breakfastat Municipal Airport; noon-9 pm Fun Days in the Park;4 pm Wings Over the Lake Airshow at WashingtonPark beach.

Thurs: 4-7 pm Senior Center SpaghettiDinner. All you can eat for $5.

July 9 — Guest Artist Organ Recital. 8 pm. Chapelof the Resurrection, Valparaiso University. Freeadmission.

July 10 — Art Center Guild meeting. 9 am. “Edoand Meiji-the Golden Age of Japanese Folk Art” pre-sented by Athene Carras, Deco Studio Manager,Chicago. John G. Blank Center for the Arts, 302 E.8th St., Michigan City.

July 10 — “Western.” MC Public Library SummerFilm Series. In French with English subtitles. 6 pm.Free.

Places to Visit:Alyce Bartholomew Children’s Museum. Info 874-

8222.Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City.

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Hesston Steam Museum, County Road 1000 North(east of Indiana 39). Info 872-5055.

LaPorte County Historical Museum, county com-plex, downtown LaPorte. Tues-Sat, 10 am-4:30 pm.Info 219/326-6808.

New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. WhittakerSt., New Buffalo, MI. Open Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm;Sat-Sun, 10 am-3 pm (MI time). Info 616/469-5409.

Old Lighthouse Museum, Washington Park, MichiganCity. Info 872-6133.

Farther Afield:July 7-8 — Calumet Astronomical Society public

program. 8:30-11:30 pm ea. day. Explore the wondersof the universe. Lemon Lake County Park, 6322 W133rd Ave., Crown Point, IN. Info at www.cason-line.org or 219/769-PARK.

July 8 — “Kathy Mattea and Asleep at the Wheel.”Country Music concert. Gates open at 5 pm. FireflyFestival, St. Patrick County Park, South Bend.219/288-3472. Tix avail. Majerek’s Hallmark, MarquetteMall, MC. (see story this issue).

July 8-9 — 39th Annual Krasl Art Fair on theBluff. 10 am-6 pm on Sat & 10 am-5 pm on Sun. LakeBluff Park in downtown St. Joseph, MI. Info 616/983-0271, ext. 32 or www.krasl.org

July 9 — Second Sunday Concerts featuring BethPare, harp. 4 pm (MI time). Fernwood BotanicalGardens & Nature Preserve, 13988 Rangeline Rd., Niles,Michigan. 616/695-6491.

Continuing:Through August 13. “Highlights From the American

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On July 12, 1895, author Oscar Hammerstein II, whowould become famous as a writer of words for songsand musical plays, was born in New York City.

On July 12, 1933, the United States Congress estab-lished 40 cents an hour as the minimum wage rate.

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it. Want to get on the Net? We can help with that too. Looking to buy anew Mac? We can help you find the right one to fit your needs. Call

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JACK’S MICHIANA POWER-WASHINGLow prices - Free estimates — 219/879-6699 - Leave message.

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T.J.’s UPHOLSTERYCommercial - Residential - Furniture - Boats & R.V .’s - 219/778-2053

LOST - GOLD BRACELET - Old School Community CenterCall 219/879-3843 — (Reward)

TEACHING - INSTRUCTIONPUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER/ENTERTAINER

ENTERTAINMENT AVAILABLELessons for V oice -V iolin - Piano - Guitar , Etc. Call 219/879-3949.

• • • FRENCH TUTORIAL • • • - French T eacher ,with 24-years experience, will tutor all levels - 219/324-9220

CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPINGFINISHING TOUCH: Residential & Specialty Cleaning Service

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

K & D ENTERPRISES, INC.All Types of Residential & Commercial Cleaning.Clean gutters — Lifetime gutter guards installed

Licensed & Bonded — Call 219/879-31 15, or 219/878-3363.When You Want Perfection — Insured & Bonded

J.P.S HOUSE & BOAT CLEANING SERVICECommercial - Residential - Rentals - Construction Cleanup

Owner J.P. Foster - - 219/326-7363 - Pager 219/928-2766CLEAN & GO CLEANING to fit all of your needs.

Call 219/878-0474, or 219/879-2316HOUSE CLEANING - Experienced - references - Free estimates.

Weekly or bi-weekly — Call 219/872-6424.BEACHSIDE HOUSE CLEANING - Serving the Beach CommunityExperienced - Call Shelly 219/879-2808, or Gabrielle 219/873-0833

LET US DO YOUR DIRTY WORKCleaning boas — Call Kathy at 219/778-9305, or Kim at 616/469-9695.

J& K CLEANING SER VICEExperienced -Reasonable rates - Free estimates — Call 219/874-4763

PHYSICAL FITNESS—PATSI GATELY MASSAGE THERAPIES—

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visits.Call 219/879-5722. for appointment

Nationally Certified in Massage & Body W ork.• • • • KARATE FOR KIDS • • • •

Great Summer Program - 2-Day Summer Camps - Aug. 15 & 16.ABSOLUTE SELF-DEFENSE ACADEMY

Evergreen Plaza - Michigan City - Phone 219/871-051 1

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 616/469-3039.

HANDYMAN - Antenna service. Phone & TV jacks. House wiring.Sinks. T oilets. Countertops. Carpentry . Full house rehab work.

Beach Stairway Repair & Refurbishing.DR. TOM’S SERVICE CLINIC - 219/778-4036

DON’T THROW AWAY -WE HAUL AWAY FREEAnything which can be used or sold to benefit those in need.

We Pick Up Leftovers of Garage Sales, Etc. - Any kind of metal wanted .Call Ed. Campion Sr . - THE FULL CIRCLE - Phone 219/879-2934

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HIRE Sue’s HUSBAND

Is your list of household repair & maintenance projects growing?Small jobs welcome. - Quality W ork. — Call Ed Berent @

219/879-8200.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Home Repair , Maintenance & Remodeling

by experienced carpenterMASTER HANDYMAN: Do You Want Your Projects Done Right?

Let Me Do Them For You — 30-Years ExperienceCall 219/872-5765

• • HELPFUL HANDYMAN & LA WN SERVICE • •Residential repairs - Service. Interior/Exterior painting.

Major/Minor remodeling - Lawn service — call 219/873-7602

PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPERWARREN’S PAINTING - Interior/Exterior . Free estimates. Insured.

We also Power W ash, Seal or Paint Decks. - 10% off. - 219/872-6424.THE A & L PAINTING COMPANY — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

20-YEARS EXPERIENCE References. Reasonable. We also PowerWash, Seal or Paint Decks. Phone 219/363-5450 days, or 219/324-2190.

JEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAININGHang/Finish Drywall - 24-years experience. Insured. Ph. 219/326-8512.

Bringing Premium Quality Into The New Millennium.WISTHOFF PAINTING — REFERENCES

Small Jobs Welcome — Call 219/874-5279WAYNE’S PAINTING — 7-YEARS EXPERIENCE.

Drywall Repair - Pressure W ashing - W allpapering - Interior/Exterior .Decks. - Free Estimates. Call 219/778-2549. - Days call 219/363-4332ALL BRIGHT PAINTING - Interior/exterior . Satisfaction guaranteed.Free estimates. Licensed & insured. 219/874-6618, or 219/879-7199.

MAIDENA PAINTING - INTERIOR/EXTERIORFree estimates within 48-hours - 20-Y ears experience - Insured

Reasonable rates - Careful, clean work — Call 219/861-9888.GORGEOUS DESIGNER PAINT FINISHES AT REASONABLE RA TESFree estimates. T ry one room! - Call Patricia T ester @ 219/778-9085.

LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up. Etc.— H & D TREE SERVICE and LANDSCAPING, INC.—

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

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LARGEST SELECTION OF BLUE ST ONE IN AREA!Bluestone Slabs (thick)—-$350/skidBluestone Slabs—(thin) $450/skid

Bluestone flagstone, snapwall, steppers & 1x1, 2x2 squaresAll Pavers ————$0.35 - 45/Ea.

Hardwood bark, Cherry bark, Log chips, Red MulchYOUR ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR ALL YOUR LANDSCAPE NEEDS!!

DELIVERY AVAILABLECHUCK’S LANDSCAPING AND TREE SERVICE.

Custom landscape design & installation. Tree & shrub planting.Compete Lawn Renovation, i.e., Seed & Sod - Mulch & River Rock.

Retaining Walls & Planters: Rock. Block Flagstone Timbers. Railroadties.

Brick patios — Driveway designsHigh tolerance tree and stump removal — Tree and bush removal

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JIM’S LA WN SERVICE - GUTTER CLEANING - SNOW PLOWINGSpring Cleanup. Free Estimates . Ph 219/874-2715, or 219/873-5078

GUTTERS AND DOWN SPOUTS CLEANED AND REPAIRED ALSO AVAILABLE: POWER W ASHING OF DECKS & PATIOS

Reasonable prices. — Call Jim’ s at 219/879-5253• • • • • • • • • • • • • • ADNAN’S BEST SER VICE • • • • • • • • • • • • •

MOWING - TRIMMING - MULCH -STONESYard Clean-Up - Exterior Power W ash. - Free Estimates

Evenings 219/878-1563 • 219/878-9091 • Leave message.FOR ALL YOUR LANDSCAPING MA TERIAL & SERVICES

H & S SERVICE IS YOUR ONE STOP CENTERFair prices! — Fast Service

Located on Hwy . 12, across from Karwick Plaza — Call 219/872-8946YARD CLEAN-UP NOW — Storm Damage

Gutter cleaning. Yard renovations. - 219/874-9405.••• SANDCASTLE •••

Landscape ManagementLandscape & garden contracting - Lawn maintenance

Tree & shrub removal - Firewood - Spring & fall storm clean-up.Retaining wall work - Power washing.

Insured - Free estimates — Call 219/879-4558.RON’S LANDSCAPING - Year round - Free estimates

Senior discount. Call 219/324-5679, or Pager 219/928-1261LAWN MOWING AND ODD JOBS

Call 219/324-0366CAPPY’S LA WN CARE

Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance — Call 219/874-1304

HELP WANTEDBABY SITTER needed for summer , Monday - Thursday , for two sons.

My home. Must have car . Reference required. Call 219/874-7808.••• WANTED: 20 - 40 Hours •••

SALES SPECIALIST for general store; experienced in shoe, clothing,home decor or personal product sales.STOCK CLERK.OFFICE ASSISTANT, part-time afternoon hours needed.Looking for permanent, as well as seasonal, specialists in theseareas.

Apply in person with Shari or JenniferFILONI VESTIMENTI

16032 GOODWIN ROAD, UNION PIER, MICHIGAN 49129BRATTAIN’S WATERFRONT GALLERY

A custom design jeweler , in New Buffalo, is looking for year aroundpart-time sales help. Applicant should be self motivated and readyto sell. Experience in sales helpful, but will train the right person.Hourly , plus commission with employee discounts.

Please call and ask for Kyra for an appointment — 616/469-5890WEEKEND INNKEEPING POSITION AVAIL in a quiet, family atmos -phere. Creekwood Inn provides a pleasant escape for a self-starter who enjoys people.

Apply in person, Monday-Thursday . - Rt. 20 & 35 at I-94.PART-TIME ANIMAL CARE & CLEANING POSITIONS

available at local, no-kill, Cat Shelter . Experience helpful, but willtrain. Must love animals. - Call 219/785-4936.

FRIENDLY PERSON WANTED to greet visitors. give directions, andsell gift certificates in our V isitor Center . Apply in person - M-F , 9 to4 - for this part-time position at Prime Outlets Management Office,located above the J. CREW ST ORE.. EOE.

BEAUTY & HEALTH PRODUCTSFOR ALL YOUR SKIN NEEDS

AVONLynda Harris 219/872-1427OMM FLOTATION - Floating in Epsom Salt? Because everyoneneeds to relax! Gain physical, emotional, mental & spiritual growth.Approved by National Inst. Mental health.

Dr. Douglas C. Maciejewski, DD, DPHIL — 219/324-0768

WANT TO BUY OR SELLRAINBOW TRADES - 809 Franklin Sq., Phone 219/874-7099.

ANTIQUES GALORE! Jewelry, China , Furniture, Toys, Dolls, PaintingsAfrican Masks, Indian Items, Vintage Clothe, Tools, Gifts.BALLOONS ALL WAYS - Birthdays, Parties, Big events. We Deliver!COSTUME WORLD Rentals/Sales, Makeup. Over 1000 Costumes

Seek the Unique — Our WEB Site: www.costumeworld.net

B & A HOBBIESModel Railroading is our specialty - HO & N scale: Track-Freight CarsBuildings-Scenery supplies. We also carry Adventure Gaming - Magic

The Gathering Card Game & Dice. Plastic Models: Cars - PlanesTanks - Naval Ships - Star Trek & Star Wars.

Model Rockets - How to books - Hobby Paints - Glues and Tools.408 Franklin Square, Michigan City , Indiana 219/874-2382.ALL WOOD HOT TUB - 6’ X 3’ DEEP — Needs Some W ork.

Price reduced from $975. t0 $500. - Call 219/874-3282.••• GOLF CARS - GOLF CARS - GOLF CARS •••

Windy City Golf Cars, the regions largest distributor , has over 200late models in stock. Service, repairs, accessories, and storage isalso available from us. — Phone 1-800/232-2172.

ART SUPPLY GIFT SETSFIRME ART & OFFICE SUPPLIES (2 Stores)

On Highway 12 - just W est of stoplight. - in Beverly Shores-Phone 219/874-4003. — FAX Service 219/874-4349..

11th & Franklin, Michigan City - 219/874-345516’ FISHING BOAT for sale - 70 HP Mercury , trawling motor , fish find -er, trailer - W ill separate - $2,500 O.B.O. - Call 616/756-9102.

ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINE - #HN-2019“Minuet” - White Dress - Copr . 1948 -$425.00 — Phone 219/879-5773.

HOT SPRINGS HOT TUB FOR SALELandmark Model — Like New — T op Of The Line — $5,000 obo

Call 616/469-2881 Weekends, or 312/664-0416 W eekdaysMULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE- Fri. & Sat., July 7 & 8 — 8 ‘til 4.LONG BEACH - ST OP 19 - FOLLOW SIGNS - 1921 MONROVIAAntiques - Collectibles - General household - Furniture - Linens -Pottery - Glass - Silver - Jewelry - Books - Artwork - Magazines -Postcards.

•• DAYLILY SALE ••SO SWEET - RED MITTENS - NEW NOTELULLABY BABY - BUTTERFLY KISSES

These are just a few of the 350 different DESIGNER daylilies in bloom at• • • twin starZ gardens • • •

10072 N. 650 East, New Carlisle, IN Now through August - MUST sell HUGE clumps at GREA T PRICES!!

PHONE 219/654-9124 FOR InformationAlso, V isit with us at our OPEN GARDEN, July 14, 15, & 16 -

2 to 7 PM.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICESArchitectural design / Project & Property Management

New and Vintage PropertiesDesigns that enhance your lifestyle

From inception through completion —stay informed via Email and digital status reporting

JAMES J. JAKSA Licensed Architect & Certified Facility ManagerEmail: [email protected] — phone / fax (219) 878-1757

BUYERS AVAILABLEWe have BUYERS for LAKE FRONT PROPERTY - Please call LongBeach Realty , 219/874-5209, or E-mail Doug@longbeachrealty .net.

RENTALS/LEASE/SELL - COMMERCIALGOLDEN SANDES STORE AND LOCK

4407 E. U.S. 12 (@ Hwy. 212) Michigan City , IN. 219/879-5616.OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE in busy Hacienda Building.

Golf course views - V arious sized spaces availableCall gmfl.comrealty .llc at 219/874-8748 for details.

RENTALS - INDIANAHOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH by week or month.

3-bedrooms across from lake. Great view & beach. Call 219/874-8692.LONG BEACH COZY 4/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach)

Fireplace and Large Deck. No pets. Call 708/579-1745.• • • LAKE SHORE DRIVE - LONG BEACH • • •

Fantastic Lake Michigan views. 4/BR, 3/Bath. Fireplace. A/C.3-Decks.Reserve for next summer , or off-season weekends. -

Call 219/874-4396• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

••SHERIDAN BEACH LAKEFRONT RENT AL••3/BR. (Sleeps 6 to 10) - 2/Full baths. 3-Decks. Fireplace. AC. Linens.

Dishes. W asher/dryer . ••Also, Loft Apt: Sleeps 6. AC.••Great, Great V iews. — By Owner . — Call 800/447-5860.


• • • • • • • DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUB • • • • • • • Summer Lakefront Rentals beginning June 1st. - 2/BR, 2/BathCondos, or 3/BR Townhouse. Amenities include: Private Beach, HealthClub with indoor pool, sauna and workout room. - $1,250/wk. Two wkmin. No Pets

DUNESCAPE REALTY — 219/872-0588

JULY & AUGUST WEEKS STILL AVAIL at our renovated MichianaShores guest house - 2/BR. AC. Deck. Gril - 2-Blocks to beach -

$1,050/wk. — Call 773/784-0721, or 219/872-9923

STOP 26 LAKE SHORE DRIVE. 4/BR, 2 1/2/Bth. - Avail July weeks 1-3,

& Aug. weeks 3-5. - $2,200/wk - Call 773/233-651 1, or 219/879-0615.

DUNELAND BEACH @ ST OP 34 - Great lake views from huge fami -ly room & master bedroom suite.. T otally remodeled & refurnishedthis spring. 4/BR, 3/Bath. Fireplace. W/D. AC. Cable.

Available June, Aug. 13-20th, & Sept., etc.. - Call 847/824-5164

Sheridan Beach to Michiana - W e have many rentals - Call ExecutiveGroup Realty @:219/874-1 122, or visit our web www.e-g-r.com.

2/BR HOUSE ON BEACH - Sleeps 6. AC. Carpeted. Deck. Patios.Completely furnished - Avail July & Aug., $700/wkBest beach for 200miles - 502 Colfax Avenue. - Call 219/879-3038.

LONG BEACH — 3/BR + den (sleeps 10), 2-Full bath. 1-Block frombeach. Newly remodeled and furnished. Deck. Fireplace. A/C. Gasgrill. W asher/dryer . Avail after June 1. Off-season weekend andmonthly rates available - Call 312-953-9570.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •CHARMING KNOTTY PINE COTTAGE IN MICHIANA SHORES

Sleeps 6. - One bath - Screened porch - Fully equipped.Lovely wooded surroundings — Call 773/233-2039.

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••• 1703 LAKE SHORE DRIVE - Avail for 3 weeks (July 15 - Aug. 5).Take one week, or treat yourself to all 3! - $1,650/week. - Sleeps 8.••• 109 INDIAN RIDGE - Avail on a one year lease - 2/BR, 2/BathCondo. Perfect condition! - $800/per month.••• 2518 ORIOLE TRAIL - Avail for part of July , and all of August on aweekly rental. Completely redone, very spacious, 5/BR, 2 1/2 bathhome. Just a short walk to the beach — $1,650 per week.••• 2914 LAKE SHORE DRIVE - LAKEFRONT! - 5/BR, 5 1/2 Baths.Fabulous home. A perfect vacation spot. All weeks open. -$3,000/wk.

MICKY GALLAS PROPERTIES — 219/874-7070• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

ON THE SHORES OF SHERIDAN BEACH - Rehabbed & furnished.Vacation apt suites. Sleeps 4 to 8. Lake view . Deck. Fireplace. $600to $1,200 week. Sunsets free. Call 219/872-8250, or 219/244-7877.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE - SUMMER RENTALS STILL AVAILABLELakefront by the week; just off the lake by the week or month. Justcall and ask for Ed Merrion - Merrion & Associates, Inc. -219/872-4000.

FANTASTIC SUMMER RENTAL Provides panoramic Lake V iewsfrom this new , 4/BR, contemporary home. Located at1537 1/2 Lake Shore Drive. Available for just $1,800/wk. Call Ed at MERRION & ASSOCIATES, REALTORS, INC. - 219/872-4000

BEVERLY SHORES SUMMER WEEKEND DELUXE RENTALStarting at $275.00 Daily

••• Designer furnished, private walled V illa w/huge (20x40) heatedpool and multi-person spa. - 4/BR, 4/Baths. A/C. TV/VCR. W/D. DiW.Ceiling fans. Outdoor poolside dining areas w/coachlights, sound-around stereo, gas-grill, gardens, & much more. — 219/878-1000. •••

• • • BEVERLY SHORES - ON LAKE FRONT DRIVE • • •Furnished 2-Story Guest House - One huge bedroom. 1 1/2/Baths - 2/Screened porches — $800 per week.

ANN CARLSON REAL ESTATE — 219/872-4811.

SHERIDAN BEACH HOME FOR RENT - Avail June 30 to July 15.3/BR, 1 1/2 Bath - Just Steps to the Beach - 1-800/527-3448, Ext 212

LONG BEACH HOME for SALE or RENT - Stop 20 - 2007 Oriole T r.3/BR, 1 1/2 Bath - 1 1/2 blocks to lake - Call 630/941-1805.

ADORABLE COTT AGE IN SHERIDAN BEACH — SLEEPS 2•Mon. - Fri., $600 — •Fri. - Sun., $500. — Call 630/778-1005

LONG BEACH YEAR ROUND RENTAL - Lake Shore Dr . (Hill Side)3/BR, 1 1/2 Bath - $1,400/Month — Call 219/879-2517.

SHERIDAN BEACH - ON THE BEACH3/BR, 1/Bath - Fully furnished home

$1,000/Week — $500/DepositCall 773/735-5213.

RENTALS - MICHIGANNEW BUFFALO - Gated N ature Retreat with private Lake/Beachoffers immaculate Euro Homes, Cottages, Suites by week/weekend.Amenities plus. Ideal for an intimate escape, or the extra rooms foryour incoming party . See us: sans-souci.com. Call 616*756*3141.

MICHIANA COTTAGE - IN WOODED AREA —A little over a bl-ockfrom great beach. Old wood paneled charm, plus 2-New baths and

kitchen. Fireplace. - Air/Cond. Dishwasher . - 2 Plus Bedrooms.Avail July 29 thru Aug 5, & Aug 5 thru Aug. 12.773/935-1855 days, or 773/248-3265 evens. -

[email protected] BEACH RENTAL

Call: 773/871-4758, or 616/469-4557.Grand Beach to Sawyer , MI. We have many rentals - Call ExecutiveGroup Realty @:616/469-6892 or visit our web www.e-g-r.com.

MICHIANA SHORES, MICHIGAN - 3/BR, 2/Bath. A/C2 1/2 blocks to lake. All amenities. Avail July & Aug. $800/wk,

$3,000/mo.Call 219/874-6323 - Leave message.

GRAND BEACH HOMEVillage amenities include golf course, private beach, tennis courts &playground. Home includes 3/BR, 2/Baths. Knotty pine living roomw/fireplace. 2-Cable TVs. Dishwasher . Microwave. W asher/dryer .Screened porch. Patio. Golf cart.Avail by week in summer , weekends in fall & winter .Call 773/248-0941.

CUTE SUMMER COTTAGE FOR RENT IN GRAND BEACH3/BR, 1/Bath. Cable TV . - Beach - Tennis - Golf.

Completely furnished. - $500/week + security — 773/278-9040NEW BUFFALO HARBOR VIEW CONDOMINIUM

New and beautiful 2/BR, 2/Bath/hidabed. Fully furnished. W asher &dryer . Spectacular harbor , lake, wetland views. Outdoor pool.

Walk to beach & shops. - Avail July/Aug/Sept. - $1,200/wk.Special bi-monthly & monthly rates available — Call 616/469-6566

DESIGNER COTTAGE-STOP 38 - 3 WEEKS LEFT!SHORT, EASY WALK T O GREAT BEACH

3/BR, 1/Bath. Deck. Central Air - $900/week.Available 7/16, 7/23, & 8/20. — Call 219/874-9976.

NEW BUFFALO - Beautiful new 2-story , 2/BR, 2/Bath, overlookingmarina. - Private pool. - Located between beach & town. -Sleeps 6.$1,250/wk. — Call 219/736-2329 for brochure.HARBERT MICHIGAN - Lovely home on country sized lot, near allHarbor Country activities. 3/BR, 2/Baths. Deck. Hot tub. Near beachand dunes — $1,000/wk. — Call 708/865-0594.

REAL ESTATE - FOR SALENEW HOME - ON LAKE CLAIRE - IN LONG BEACH COVE.8866

Professionally designed & built. Large kitchen. Great room & mastersuite. 4/BR, 2 1/2 Bath. 2324 Tinkers W ay. $355,000. Call Dan at 219/874-7290 days; or 219/879-8965 wk/ends & evenings.

LONG BEACH POINTE CONDODarling 2/BR upper condo with new Berber carpeting. Built-in cabi -nets in office area, and closet organizer . Kitchen appliances toremain.Asking $72,512. — Call Ruth Kraft, of Re/Max, at 219/872-9851.

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THE SAGA OF THE BLACKHOLE (continued)

I didn’t have enough time orspace to finish the “Saga of the

Black Hole” but I saw that Brian and Bobwere determined to continue wrestling with thatobstinate stump until they could get it out of their wayand out of their minds. As I mentioned last week, moredigging was needed to get under the stubborn rootsand cut away as many as possible and as many as theycould see to cover. I think the axe and shovel were thetwo tools that were the most in use except hands andfingers, and they were undeniably the best tool theycould have to manipulate to feel the roots so they mightbe able to get the rope underneath the stump. The onlydirt on the stump was on the top. They managed toget some rope to go under part of the stump, and some-how to get the rest of the rope to fasten or attach, orwhatever it was, they figured how to put it together,so Bill could put the rope on the car. Brian thenstarted the car, and Bill the familiar “PULL.” Angieand I were holding our breath and we were wellbeyond any more mud if the rope should break.Another “PULL” from Bob, then a “STOP! STOP!WE GOT IT! WE GOT IT!” I was sure that stump wasa stubborn waif, digging in its heels, just like Hector,but the rope didn’t break this time. The stump wentbouncing in the air, skipping, twisting, as thoughtrying to get away from the rope, even when the carhad stopped.

I think all of us were relived when this was over.It wasn’t really ominous when they started, but whenthe rope was whipping around at a savage pace, notknowing where it was going, it could have been ratheralarming and even dangerous. All was well whenthey disappeared, especially Black Hole Bob, as he wasthe one with the most mud all over him. Filling thehole and putting the tools away was no task, and mean-

Since the Hydrangeas was the start of this, and Angiewanted three hydrangeas, blue ones, not pink, (theirswere pink), I thought I might get them some help froma horticulturist. “Blue flowers are produced in anacid soil. Hence growers of pot plants often add ironfillings to the soil, or water; with a solution of alumat the rate of a teaspoonful to one gallon of water; orwith aluminum sulphate (3 ozs. to the gal.). Outdoorsa sandy soil and the addition of peat moss, leaf moldor another acid-creating material, will aid in keepingblue varieties blue.” If you’re planning to buy lots ofplants, the best thing you can do is to buy a GardenEncyclopedia. You won’t regret it.

time, I went back to my chores in the yard. Those “things”that come down from the Oak trees that festoon thebranches, and especially when they’re wet and con-gregate on the roof, and when they seem to gather inmasses, in and on, the gutters, to drip right above anydoor that you open. A ski pole is the best thing Icould find in order to get the litter above and not haveto get a ladder to prance around and gather Maymesses on the roof. I had started with the pole whenit began to rain, and about then, Bob came lugginga ladder to my house.

“Bob, it’s raining, you don’t need to do that.”“I know. I’m wet already, and it’s cool up here. It’s

no big deal.”He had a broom and the hose lugging it up on the

roof but the rain was not just a light rain, it was pour-ing. The rain did stop before he was done, but did thewhole roof and came down with a smile saying thatit was too wet to paint anyway!

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