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“These paintings are like my children, and I said we’re going to send out the children and earn some money for the family.”

That was New Orleans Mu-seum of Art Director E. John Bullard speaking at the No-vember opening at the Kalam-azoo Institute of Arts (KIA) of a truly miraculous exhibition of 89 masterworks from his museum called “Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art.”

Bullard, whose full title is the Montine McDaniel Free-man Director, gladly accompa-nied his “children” to the KIA in downtown Kalamazoo to open the show which will run through Sunday, February 8, 2009 and which is making its only Midwest appearance in Kalamazoo.

The KIA’s Executive Direc-tor, James A. Bridenstine, proudly noted: “We are the smallest community to host this exhibition. We are fortu-nate to have it here in Kalam-azoo.”

Masterworks spared from Katrina now showing in Kalamazooby Charles McKelvy

“marie”Élisabeth Louise Vigeé-LebrunPortrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France Oil on canvas ca. 1788

Spared From The Strom features Msaterworks from The New Orleans Museum of Art and will be on display at The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts thru February 8, 2009

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“estelle”Edgar DegasPortrait of Estelle Musson De GasOil on canvas 1872

And you are well-advised to drive over to Ka-lamazoo at your earliest convenience because “Spared from the Storm” features works from the 17th through the mid-20th century. Among them are paintings and sculptures by some of history’s most infl uential artists, including: Francois Bouch-er, William Adolphe Bourguereau, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miro, Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Pierre Auguste Renoir,

Auguste Rodin, John Singer Sargent, and Giambat-tista Tiepolo.

The pieces are displayed in chronological order so one begins this incredible tour of great art by fi rst beholding Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun’s 1788 oil on canvas “Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France” and ends with an appreciation of David Smith’s welded and painted steel “Swan” which he created in 1959.

Claude Lefebvre’s robust 1670 portrait of a young

New Orleans Museum of Art Director E. John Bullard is happy to share his “children” with you at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts now

through February 8, 2009.

The KIA’s Director of Marketing & Technology Paul A. Stermer has done a magnifi cent job of marketing “Spared from the Storm” just as his wife Amy Stermer did a stellar job producing the video that accompanies the exhibition.

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Director James Bridenstine welcomes you to “Spared from the

Storm” now through February 8, 2009.

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

is located at 314 South Park Street

in downtown Kalamazoo,

Michigan. Please call 269/349-7775

for more information.

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“bouguereau”William Adolphe BouguereauWhisperings of LoveOil on canvas 1889

“Wertheimer”John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer, née Flora Joseph

Oil on canvas ca. 1898

“vernon”Claude Monet

Houses on the Old Bridge at VernonOil on canvas ca.1883

and supremely confi dence Louis XIV hangs next to John Singleton Copley’s 1768 portrait of a successful Colonial American businessman, Colonel George Watson, and then there is the painting of which Mr. Bullard is especially proud: the portrait of Estelle Musson De Gas which Edgar Degas painted in 1872, in New Orleans.

As Mr. Bullard said, how many Amer-ican art museums can claim to have a work by a leading French Impressionist painted right in their own city?

The Degas work is especially poi-gnant, because his subject was nearly blind when he painted her, and he him-self was losing his sight. It is a muted oil on canvas and shows a woman “seeing” a fl oral arrangement with her fi ngers.

And to think that and all the other masterworks could have been lost in the early morning hours of Monday, August 29, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans with unprecedented fury. Katrina knocked out the museum’s elec-trical, plumbing and cooling systems, leaving only a small generator for alarm systems and emergency lights.

A new nightmare began the next day when the levees broke and 60-foot trees near the museum were uprooted, and eight-foot deep waters surrounded the building.

But the museum’s collection of 40,000 works of art were spared from the storm, thanks to: prudent advance planning, the museum’s location on a high ridge between the badly fl ooded Mid-City and Lakeview areas, and a small band of eight museum staff members and their families who volunteered to remain in the building to protect the collection.

Bullard, who was vacationing in Maine at the time, said: “We were in contact with our staff, and everything seemed to be fi ne after the hurricane passed. But then we lost contact with our staff. We only learned later that on Tuesday mem-bers of FEMA (Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency) came to the museum and informed our staff the levees had broken; the city was fl ooding, and they had to leave. They refused to leave and said this is our responsibility.

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“Then on Thursday, the surrounding area fl ooded, but there was no reason for them to leave, because they had plenty of food and water. But our emergency generators had exhausted their fuel supplies. Still, they were relatively comfortable there. And then the National Guard arrived by helicopter and forced our staff to leave the building completely unprotected. They took them and their families out to the I-10 where they sat for three days in 95-degree temperatures waiting for buses to evacuate them.”

Bullard said the museum’s insurance company organized a private security force consisting of retired New York City police offi cers, fl ew them into Baton Rouge, and with Assistant Direc-tor Jackie “Rambo” Sullivan in the lead, they went by air-boat to the museum to secure it.

“They got there, and she (Sullivan) didn’t have the key, so one of the policeman said, ‘no problem, I have a credit card.’ And he opened one of the glass doors. So much for our security system,” Bullard said.

But, he happily added, the pri-vate security force did their job, and then the museum got on with mourning their one staff member who was killed by the storm and by weathering the resulting fi -nancial crisis. The catastrophe had a devastating impact on the museum’s fi nances, forcing it to close its doors for six months, and to lay off 85 percent of its staff.

But following Hurricane Ka-trina, Wildenstein & Company of New York, one of the world’s leading art galleries, hosted an exhibition of paintings, sculp-tures and drawings from New Orleans Museum of Art that in-cluded a two-night benefi t for the museum’s Katrina Recovery Fund. From that grew what is now called “Spared from the Storm” and what is currently show-ing at its only Midwest venue, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts now through February 8, 2009.

Tickets and hours:Individual tickets are available on the day of your visit at the

KIA. Advance tickets are available for groups of 15 or more peo-ple. Ticket prices are $10 for general admission; $8 for students, seniors, and groups, and $5 for KIA members.

Special extended hours for this exhibition are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST); Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. The KIA is closed on Mondays and holidays.

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located opposite Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo at 314 South Park Street. Free parking is available in a marked lot across the street from the museum.

For more information, please contact the KIA in care of: 269/349-7775 or on-line at: www.kiarts.org.

“surprise”François BoucherThe SurpriseOil on canvas1730-32

“mother_child”Mary CassattMother and Child in the Conservatory Oil on canvas1906

“seamstress”Pierre Auguste RenoirSeamstress at a WindowOil on canvasca. 1908

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Icethistle (Judith Joseph) and the Laird of No-vember (Don Peiffer) as the elements of snow and wind, are rendered powerless as the night of the Winter Solstice approaches. All the children, in-cluding the sprite known as Mistletoes (Juliana Hancock) have been stolen by the witch during an onstage blizzard. The Blizzard Children are Nata-lie Riley, Emily Murray, Ryne Riley, Taylor Clifford and Hannah Moore. Lora Page and Skylar Sense-ny appear as children from the village. Traditions from the “Christmas Revels” remain: The Candle-light Ceremony, The Ribbon Dance, The Lord of the Dance - while new scenes like The Grande Entrance of the Seasons add something new to Saint Winter’s festivities.

Reservations are being taken now for perfor-mances Dec. 19, 20 and 23 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 21 and 22 at 4 p.m. Parties and Group rates are available. All shows are in The Acting Theatre, 215 W. 10th St., Michigan City. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under. Phone 872-4221 for res-ervations and information.

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This is the fourth annual Christmas show at the Acorn presented by Robert Swan and featuring a mini Messiah, and the greatest Christmas songs from around the world, including “O Holy Night.” There will be chestnuts roasting (by the way, free hot roasted chestnuts from Robert Swan’s own tree will be provided!), silver bells, the Coventry Carol and many surprises.

The date is Fri., Dec.19, 8 p.m. MI time. Tickets for $25 can be reserved by phone at 269-756-3879, or the Acorn website at www.acorntheater.com

Christmas Church ServicesThe River Valley Ministerial Association wishes

to announce the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services of its constituent churches. Christmas Eve: Lakeside United Methodist Church, 5p.m.; Three Oaks United Methodist Church, 6 p.m.; First Con-gregational Church, 6 p.m.; Real Life Community Church, 6 p.m.; Sawyer Highlands Church, 6 p.m.; St. John’s Congregation of Three Oaks, 7 p.m.; Three Oaks Free Methodist Church, 7 p.m.; Har-bert Community Church, 11 p.m. Christmas Day: First Reformed Church, Dec. 25, 10 a.m. All times are MI time.

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The Christmas crew: (l-r) tenor John Concepcion, soprano Christine Steyer, bass Robert Swan, mezzo-soprano Dominique Frigo.


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The Midwest Museum of ArtThe Art of CurrencyThe Midwest Museum of American Art is de-

lighted to present this exhibition and gift to the per-manent collection from the late Dr. William Luther and Family. Dr. William and Claire Luther became charter members of the museum and served on the Advisory Board since its inception. The Luthers moved to Elkhart in 1960 and Bill Luther had al-ready begun collecting coins which continued with a passion until his death in July, 2008. The exhibit, “The Art of Currency” will feature 2,400 coins and paper monies, 80% of which are American in origin. the exhibition runs through Sun., Feb. 22, 2009.

In a day when nobody seems to care about the aesthetics of “pocket change,” the Midwest Museum aims to remind the public that coins were once con-sidered small masterpieces crafted by artists. Be-cause the museum has occupied the former St. Jo-seph Valley Bank building for almost 30 years, the Luther Family Currency Collection is ideally suited to deliver this message through this cross-cultural display. The exhibit features rare examples of early American coins and paper monies highlighting the processes of engraving and casting. Also included are examples of mint sets, commemorative coins, and medals. Visitors can compare their collections with the museum’s and further their interest in numismatic endeavors. The museum is pleased to preserve this collection in Elkhart for future gen-erations to study and enjoy.

Selected Gifts to Permanent CollectionAlso there will be an exhibition of art donated to

the museum’s permanent collection. It has been 10 years since the Midwest Museum of American Art has featured such an exhibition. Since the collection now numbers over 2,500 works, it would be impos-sible to feature all of the donations over the past decade. This exhibit will highlight 47 of the most interesting and diverse artworks donated from col-lectors and artists from across the country. These pieces would have been donated to many other in-stitutions if it had not been for the Midwest Muse-um’s nationally recognized reputation as an educa-tional institution with high professional standards of exhibitions and preservation. This is a “must-see” for all who are unaware of the ongoing growth of the collection. This exhibition runs concurrently with “The Art of Currency: The Dr. William Luther Fam-ily Collection.”

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“Cuddles the Cattle Dog” is a charming children’s book written by Julian Frazin about the dog he ad-opted from the Michiana Humane Society several years ago. His love of Cuddles prompted him to write this Christmas “Tail” about Cuddles. On Sat., Dec. 20th, from noon-3 p.m. (EST) the author will be at Beachtails for a book signing. Cuddles will be there as well. A portion of the proceeds from the book sales will benefi t the Michiana Humane Soci-ety. There will also be dogs from the Humane Soci-ety at Beachtails that are for adoption. Come and enjoy a fun afternoon,

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Christmas Eve ServicesThe Episcopal Church of the Mediator in Harbert

will hold their Christmas Eve Services on Wed., Dec. 24th. A Family Service will be held at 5 p.m. MI time. The late night service will begin with the singing of traditional Christmas carols at 10:30 p.m. and Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 10:45 p .m. The public is invited. The church is located at 14280 Red Arrow Highway, midway between Lake-side and Harbert, MI.

Festival of Lights Yard ContestThe Annual Village Green Festival of Lights Yard

Contest will be judged Dec. 14-19. Mayor Charles Oberlie and Councilwoman Pat Boy will be judges for the fourth year in a row.

Sponsored by the Village Green Neighborhood Association, awards will be given to the top three choices along with Certifi cates of Appreciation.

The Festival of Lights Committee is composed of Carol Clark, Chairlady, Kristi Siegel, and Karen Kiser.

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Heritage Gallery Announces “The Best of 25 Years”

Jack Simmerling, renowned Chicago and North-west Indiana artist, loves charting the history of Chicago’s architecture. His passion for the old homes of Prairie Avenue was fed when as a young man he witnessed most of those historic mansions being torn down. This led to a career of capturing famous landmarks of downtown Chicago as well as the old houses of Prairie Avenue. Because of this Jack has often been asked to draw or paint church-es, universities and private homes and businesses. Over the years Jack has amassed a large collection of scenes from the Chicago area.

The Heritage Gallery in Chicago, is happy to announce a collection of Simmerling’s best of 25 years in a desk calendar. For those who understand “there’s always next year” the calendar’s cover fea-tures scenes from US Cellular Field and Wrigley Field.

“Because so many people continue to ask for it, I have included an image of Marshall Field’s clock at the corner of State and Randolph Streets and the historic Water Tower along North Michigan Avenue.” said Simmerling. A few of Jack’s season-al scenes have been featured on the cover of The Beacher.

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Nursery Rhyme TimeNursery Rhyme Time will be held at 6:30 p.m.,

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Long Beach Sweatshirts are in! This year we have a “small” inventory of navy blue, red, and grey hoodies and crew necks. All proceeds benefi t the Community Center and your support is greatly appreciated. Call the Center today at 879-3845 to choose from the best selection of sizes & colors and to coordinate a pick up time.

The Long Beach Fitness Center invites you all to “come get physical” and take advantage of their special, holiday, membership prices. For more infor-mation phone the Fitness Center at 219-879-1395. Memberships may be purchased now with a “start date” of your choice and make great gifts!

Ballroom instructor Mary Chandler is offering a one hour West Coast Swing Workshop on January 7th at 7:15. The cost is only $15, all ability levels are welcome, and no dance partner is necessary to participate. Register for yourself or purchase a cer-tifi cate and give the gift of dance. Phone Mary at 219-680-9261 to register or for more information.

Larry Payne’s on going dance instruction in Lat-in/Disco on Monday nights at 6:30, Ballet on Thurs-day at 5:30 and Jazz at 7:15 will continue in Decem-ber until the 18th. January instruction will start again on the 5th. New people are always welcome and tuition is by the month. For more information phone Larry at 219-707-7391

Lake Shore Group, closed, step, AA meeting is held on Monday evenings. There is an open speaker meeting every 4th Monday. Our Side of the Beach Al-Anon Family Group meeting is held every Wednes-day evening. Both groups meet at 7PM in room #10 and use the Fitness Center entrance.

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Celebrating Winter by Janet Baines

Audrey Moore & Ashley Baker do a cheer for Jazzercise.

Spike the dog walks with David for the Moose Family Center.

Setting the beat – the Soul Steppers steal the show.

Imagine yourself at the park, the zoo is open, there is a chili cook-off event in one of the shelters, there is a large, o.k. huge, bonfi re, and a parade. Does this sound like a winter scene? No? Well, add millions of lights, horse drawn wagons, a driving wind, a mix of blowing rain, sleet, sand, & snow, very low temperature and Santa and the picture changes. This was the setting at Washington Park, Saturday, December 6th for the annual Christmas Festival of Lights kickoff. I sloshed through the snow to get pictures of the parade and was amazed

at the turn out for the entire event. There was no lack of enthusiasm among the parade participants, especially the celebrated Soul Steppers who provid-ed a lively beat to warm the soul. They were the hit of the event. Sometimes you just have to be deter-mined to have fun in spite of what nature throws at you. Plan to be a part of all the fun and excitement next year, you won’t regret it. Below are some of the scenes from the parade that brought Santa to town. Note the defi nite canine theme!

Mrs. Claus and a big red dog – looks like Clifford! Furry friends waiting for Mrs. Claus.

Gunnery Sgt. Todd Mansfi eld of the US Marines Toy for Tots hands out

candy to parade viewers.

Santa arrives with a big wave

for all.

Preparing for the parade, the Moose Family Center baton team.

Family and friends of Scott Pelath, including their dog, Paco.

State Senator Jim Arnold, State Representative Scott Pelath and Jim’s wife, Lauren.

In spite of the cold, the gang from the Alem-bic Studio poses with big smiles.

Furry friends

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Parade viewers Carolyn

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You are wondering where all the Christmas sites are that I usually write about this time of year, aren’t you? Since I’ve mentioned them in past years, and because your favorite search engines can fi nd them for you easily enough, I’ve chosen to focus on other subjects. With a stretch of the imagination, you can see a connection around this time of year with postage stamps, ski reports, and movies. And that is as close as I come to covering the holidays this week. If you are disappointed, then wait until next week. I may still have a surprise or two.

National Postal Museum (www.nationalpostal-museum.si.edu). Neither rain nor sleet nor snow stops our mail carriers from carrying on their du-ties, and this is an especially good time of year to remember that. This website, one of many included in the vast Smithsonian online presence, if full of information and pretty pictures and history and more. Among the online exhibits is John Lennon’s Lost Album. Seems that he was a beginning collec-tor as a lad, and he did a fairly neat job of mount-ing his collection of stamps into an album. Other curious and interesting exhibits include “Art of the Stamp,” Duck Stamps, “Postal Inspectors—the Si-lent Service,” “War Letters Lost and Found,” the latter includes Civil War to Vietnam War samples. The bricks-and-mortar postal museum is in Wash-ington, D.C., but one rarely hears much about it from travel writers. With email and text messaging taking over the universe, a postal museum is sound-ing more quaint every day.

Minimus (www.minimus.biz). This commercial site sells only minimum size goods, which can be good news for airline travelers, I suppose. It’s un-usual to stumble across such a specialized website, and that is why I am mentioning it here. Some of the items for sale surprised me: 1.5 ounces of apple butter in a glass jar; 2 ounces of smoked salmon; assorted stuff such as ear plugs, ear drops, pocket tissues, towelettes, 2 ounce packages of WD-40, and .17 ounce packets of laundry detergent sink pack-ets, among other sundries.

Ski & Snow Reports (www.onthesnow.com). Skiers can check out their favorite winter sport at a large number of resorts, all at one website. Look up snow conditions by state or country. Many of the re-sorts have web cams, so you can eyeball the snow’s condition in many cases. Or wistfully wish you were there.

Family Movie Ratings (www.familystyle.com/index). Maybe not the best place on the Web, but one devoted to featuring the best of G- PG- and some R-rated movies deemed okay for youngsters to watch. The site needs to be updated to more current reviews. The movies mentioned when I last checked

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The program will be held at Gibson Woods Na-ture Preserve on Mon., Dec. 29, noon-2 p.m. Fee is $5/person and is for ages 7-10. Registration is re-quired. Be sure to dress for cold weather, part of the program will be outside. To sign up - 219/844-3188

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Disc Jockey, ice skating, and concession items will be for sale 5-10 p.m.

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Offi cers and founding members of the Library Friends of Three Oaks, Vicky Pfauth, Ellen Block, Vickie Wagner and Martha Franklin prepare the cookies and hot chocolate for Santa’s guests on Sat-urday. Santa and Mrs. Claus were in town for the annual Christmas Parade. The refreshments were funded by a gift from The Pokagon Fund.

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The book can be purchased from the museum store, located at the History Center, 313 North Cass Street in Berrien Springs, or at the museum’s Pic-turing the Twin Cities exhibit in Orchards Mall in Benton Harbor.

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by Charles McKelvy

I said it on September 27, 2001 in these pages, and I say it again now in the Beacher:

Nearby Nazareth, Michigan is truly an island of calm close to home, especially during the hectic holiday season.

I wrote (and write) specifi cally about the Congre-gation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph who “promote unity, reconciliation and harmony among those seeking the richness of spirituality in their every-day lives.”

In the dark days after Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Natalie and I sought comfort close to home, and we found it in abundance at the Congregation’s Transformations Spirituality Center at 3427 Gull Road in what is essentially the fi rst suburb east of Kalamazoo.

Sister Gertrude Mauer, CSJ has been giving the

author good, orderly spiritual direction since October 1999.

Just as I am pleased to fi nally present a photo-graph of Sister Gertrude Maurer, CSJ. And be it further noted that Sister Gertrude is not only a cer-tifi ed Spiritual Director, but the holder of a doctor-ate in American literature.

So, yes, Sister Gertrude and I do refer books and authors to one another when we meet, but we main-ly concern ourselves with the process of transforma-tion, and Sister Gertrude had the perfect metaphor for spiritual growth waiting for me when Roy and I arrived at Nazareth the other day: she told how she had had a Monarch butterfl y’s chrysalis suspended from the wing of the true and lifelike model of a dove in her offi ce before releasing the “adult” butterfl y into the wild for its fl ight to Mexico for the winter.

I pondered that story of release as I lighted the candle that guides our meditations. Sister Gertrude explained that a friend who rescues Monarchs had entrusted the chrysalis to her with the understand-ing that Sister Gertrude would release the beauti-ful butterfl y upon its emergence in an appropriate garden spot outside, which she dutifully did before

We went specifi cally to see my wise spiritual di-rector, one Sister Gertrude Maurer, CSJ, and to get Sister Gertrude’s good orderly direction. We got it in good measure, because Sister Gertrude has been expertly guiding me along life’s path since October 1999.

So, of course, Sister Gertrude Maurer was the go-to-spiritual director in the aftermath of 9/11/01, and she has charted me through many other troubled waters since then.

And so when I set out recently to seek Sister Ger-trude’s guidance on the pressing problems of recent days, I invited my good friend Roy Thompson to join me for the journey to Nazareth and to take a side trip to lovely Lawton to visit with our mutual friend, Lavern Mayer. Neither Roy nor Lavern, by the way, are strangers to these hallowed pages, so I am pleased to reacquaint them both with you now.

A place of Transformations just east of Kalamazoo.

A gateway to peace.

A metaphor for spiritual growth – the chrysalis of a Monarch butterfl y (hanging from the wing of the dove) in Sister Gertrude’s offi ce

prior to her releasing the “adult” butterfl y before winter.


the wicked winds of winter came a blowing our way. Sister Gertrude said she released the butterfl y in the perfect outdoor spot, and she noted that there came a point in the metamorphosis when the con-tents of the chrysalis were neither caterpillar nor butterfl y.

That gave us plenty to ponder as Sister Lucy Sch-neider, CSJ graciously conducted Roy Thompson on a tour of the conference center, Holy Family Chapel, and the serenely quiet Spirituality Center.

When Sister Gertrude had set me on a proper spiritual path, I found Roy reading some provid-ed material in the Spirituality Center. I knew he wouldn’t be bored waiting for me, and he was so ab-sorbed in his booklet that I did not want to inter-rupt him.

I assured Roy that I had truly enjoyed the re-treats I have made at Nazareth, and then we set out through the stress-free Kalamazoo rush hour to reacquaint ourselves with our dear friend Lavern Mayer at her new digs in Lawton. After a comical

A path for pondering at Nazareth

In fact, Roy said he wanted to take the good Sis-ters up on their offer to, as they say: “create your own retreat experience. The resources of our facil-ity are at your disposal: libraries, prayer rooms, spiritual direction, Unity Chapel. Gazebo, walking trails and the Reconciliation Labyrinth.”

All that and acres and acres of woods, meadows, orchards, and wetlands for all to enjoy.

Roy Thompson

fi nds peace at the Trans-formations Spirituality

Center.

We remembered Lavern’s dear husband Joseph, whom she lost on March 29, 2007, and we planned our next visit for October. Noting that it would nearly coincide with the Christmas season prom-ised to wear seasonal attire. But nothing too frosty, because, after all, we will have been to Nazareth fi rst.

And one does not walk away from Transforma-tions Spirituality Center in Nazareth without spreading one’s wings and soaring like a butterfl y. So maybe we’ll arrive as a caterpillar and a butter-fl y. Roy, you get to be the caterpillar. All right?

Well, we’ll see, and you will certainly see some wonderful opportunities for spiritual growth if you but visit the Transformations website at: www.transformationscenter.org. Or, phone them at: 269/381-6290 ext. 310, or write: Transformations Spirituality Center, 3427 Gull Rd., PO Box 2, Naza-reth, MI 49074.

You will truly be transformed, and now please go in peace.

Lavern Mayer awaits her gentlemen callers in Lawton. She had to wait a little longer than expected, because they got lost on the way.

Sorry, Lavern.

miscue, we did fi nd Lavern waiting in her chair for us, and, as promised, we took her out on the town for dinner at one of downtown Lawton’s fi ne res-taurants.

The author goes forth after receiving

spiritual direction from Sister Gertrude. (photo by Roy

Thompson)


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Library Friends of Three OaksThe Library Friends of Three Oaks are holding

their annual meeting in conjunction with a holiday celebration of their one-year anniversary on Sat., Dec. 20, 1 p.m. MI time, at the Three Oaks Public LIbrary, 3 N. Elm St, Three Oaks, MI.

The Annual Meeting will include election of the board of directors for 2009, program and fi scal infor-mation, and volunteer recognition for 2008. Follow-ing, a holiday “Anniversary Party” will be held with food and beverage. For more information, phone Elen Block at 269-756-9632.

Maple City Word CraftersThis group for amateur writers will meet from

5:30-8 p.m., on Thurs., Dec. 18, at LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. People interested in any kind of writing, including novels, non-fi ction, poetry, short stories, and periodical ar-ticles are welcome. There is no charge or registra-tion. This group meets at the library on the fi rst and third Thursdays when the library is open on those days. More information at 219/362-6156.

American Red Cross ClassesAdult, Child and Infant CPR Recertifi cation

class will be held on Thurs., Dec. 18, 9 a.m. Cost is $30. You must preregister for the class and have a current certifi cation, within 6 months of expiration date, with the American Red Cross in order to take the class.

An Adult and Child CPR class will be held on Thurs., Dec. 18, 4 p.m. Cost is $30.

An Adult, Child and Infant CPR and First Aid class will be offered on Sat., Dec. 27, starting at 8 a.m. The CPR portion will go from 8 a.m.-noon, and the First Aid portion will start at noon. CPR cost is $35, First Aid $30 or $50 if taken together.

The Chapter House is located at 113 Warren Rd., Michigan City. Phone 874-4247.


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On December 18, 1892, Tchaikovsky’s “The Nut-cracker” premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.On December 18, 1936, the fi rst giant panda to be imported into the United States from China arrived in San Francisco.On December 19, 1776, Thomas Paine published his fi rst American Crisis essay, in which he wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”On December 19, 1843, Charles Dickens’ famous Yuletide tale, A Christmas Carol, was published in England.On December 19, 1997, “Titanic” opened in movie theatres across the nation, becoming the highest grossing movie ever made.On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the fi rst state to secede from the Union, starting the fl ame that would ignite the “War Between the States.”On December 20, 1984, 33 previously unknown works by Johann Sebastian Bach were found in the Yale University Library.On December 21, 1898, the element radium was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie.On December 21, 1913, the Sunday supplement of the New York World contained the nation’s fi rst crossword puzzle.On December 21, 1937, Walt Disney’s animated cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was based on a Grimms’ fairy tale, was shown in Los Angeles for the fi rst time.On December 22, 1864, during the Civil War, Union General William Sherman sent a message to President Lincoln from Georgia, saying, “I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savan-nah.”On December 22, 1989, playwright Samuel Beck-ett died (in Paris) at the age of 83.On December 23, 1788, Maryland ceded a 10-square mile area (the District of Columbia) for use as the nation’s capital.On December 23, 1823, A Visit from St. Nicholas, by Clement Clarke Moore, was published in the Troy (New York) Sentinel.On December 24, 1818, Germany’s Franz Gruber-of composed the music for Silent Night. The words were written by Josef Mohr, and it was sung for the fi rst time on Christmas Day.On December 24, 1951, the fi rst opera written ex-pressly for television, “Amahl and the Night Visi-tors,” by Gian Carlo Menotti, was performed on NBC.


Activities to ExploreIn the Local Area:December 18 -- One City, One Sound Mega-Con-

cert at MC High School Gym, Pahs Rd., MC. 1300 vocalists and instrumentalists perform at 7 pm. Free & open to the public.

December 18 -- “Cool Yule” Holiday Concert at Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valpara-iso, IN. Featuring Spider Saloff and the Spider Sal-off Trio. 7:30 pm. Tix $20; reserve at 219-548-9137.

December 19 -- “Christmas at The Acorn.” Fea-turing a mini Messiah, and opera stars. The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, MI. 8 pm MI time. Tix $25; reserve at 269-756-3879.

December 19-23 -- “The Blizzard Children” at The Acting Theatre, 215 W. 10th St., Michigan City. Tix $12 adults, $8 children 12 & under. Reserva-tions at 872-4221.

December 20 -- Amarillo Star Chap. 3 Din-ner Dance. American Legion Skwiat Post 451, 121 Skwiat Legion Ave., Michigan City. Info: 874-3624.

December 20 -- Book Signing - “Cuddles the Cattle Dog”. Beachtails, 39 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, MI. Info 269/231-5104.

December 20-22 -- Children’s Ornament Work-shops. The Art Barn, 695 N. 400 E., Valparaiso. Fee $35. Info 29/462-9009.

Jan. 2 -- “Animals of the North Pole,” Coolspring Branch of LaPorte County Public Library, corner of 400 N & Johnson Rd., Michigan City. Info 879-3272.

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, Michigan City. Open 9 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri; 10 am-4 pm Sat; noon-4 pm 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; free/under 12 yrs. 219/324-6767 or www.laportecountyhistory.org

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.

Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City, 209 W. Mich-igan Blvd., Michigan City. A collection of classic, antique & unusual vehicles & memorabilia. Open every day 10 am-7 pm. Adm. $6/adults, $5/sen. cit, $4/kids, free/under 3. 878-1514.

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FIREPLACE WOOD • Delivered and StackedSeasoned and Clean • $75. Call 219-874-3480.HARDWOOD FIREWOOD. $45 per S10 load.

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WANT TO BUYLOOKING FOR BASE for a wall hung toilet. Original base

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

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Hwy. 12. $450/mo. including util. Call 219-872-4247.

RENTALS INDIANAHOUSE FOR RENT IN LONG BEACH

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YEARLY RENTALS1 condo, 2BR, 2BA ranch, 2 car garage $1000/mo. + util.

Executive rental on 17 acres, Porter Co., $3000-3500/mo. + util.2BR, 1BA condo in Dunescape. $1500/mo. _+ util.

Call Merrion & Associates Realtors 219-872-4000.Ask about our short term rentals.

HOUSE FOR RENT ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE3/BR, 2BA. A/C. Frpl., W/D. Summer rentals avail.

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

Avail Sept’08 - June ‘09 - Call 708/717-8883.SHORELAND HILLS RENTAL. 3BR, 2BA. Nicely furnished,

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Call Bob N. at (800) 899-2699. “Must See to Appreciate.”MICHIANA SHORES. 2BR furn. or unfurn. Year round lease.

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3BR RANCH HOUSE IN SHERIDAN BEACH. Fully furn.$850 + utilities per month. No pets, non-smoker. Call 630-886-3986.

2 miles from IN/MI line - just off US 12 at 301 Freyer Rd., MC. House for rent on 2 wooded acres. 3 full baths, on 2 flrs. with

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NEW 2BR, 1BA APT. IN TRAIL CREEK. Lg. rooms, new appliances, outside deck and patio. $600/mo + sec. dep. Call 219-983-1431.

EXTRA LG. 1BR APARTMENT in Michigan City. Call 630-207-2834 or 630-913-3544.

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

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 310 COLFAX AVE., MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360

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MICHIANA SHORES AREA, IN, 80 ft. x 130 ft. wooded bldg. sites. City sewer & water. $86,000. Broker/owner 239-283-2437.INDIANA BEVERLY SHORES 535 LAKEFRONT DRIVE vacant lot. 100’ of frontage on Lakefront 100” on Beach Ave. $685,000/offer. Lakeshore

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Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa ClausBy Francis P. Church, fi rst published in The New York Sun in 1897. [See The People’s Almanac, pp. 1358–9.]

We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratifi cation that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:

Dear Editor—I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there

is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon

Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that noth-ing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fi lls the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not be-lieve in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fair-ies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unsee-able in the world.

You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives and lives for-ever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

ABOUT THE EXCHANGEFrancis P. Church’s editorial, “Yes Virginia, There is a

Santa Claus” was an immediate sensation, and went on to became one of the most famous editorials ever writ-ten. It fi rst appeared in the The New York Sun in 1897, almost a hundred years ago, and was reprinted annu-ally until 1949 when the paper went out of business.

Thirty-six years after her letter was printed, Virginia O’Hanlon recalled the events that prompted her letter:

“Quite naturally I believed in Santa Claus, for he had never disappointed me. But when less fortunate little boys and girls said there wasn’t any Santa Claus, I was fi lled with doubts. I asked my father, and he was a little evasive on the subject.

“It was a habit in our family that whenever any doubts came up as to how to pronounce a word or some question of historical fact was in doubt, we wrote to the Question and Answer column in The Sun. Father would always say, ‘If you see it in the The Sun, it’s so,’ and that settled the matter.

“ ‘Well, I’m just going to write The Sun and fi nd out the real truth,’ I said to father.

“He said, ‘Go ahead, Virginia. I’m sure The Sun will give you the right answer, as it always does.’ ”

And so Virginia sat down and wrote her parents’ fa-vorite newspaper.

Her letter found its way into the hands of a veteran editor, Francis P. Church. Son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered the Civil War for The New York Times and had worked on the The New York Sun for 20 years, more recently as an anonymous editorial writer. Church, a sardonic man, had for his personal motto, “Endeavour to clear your mind of cant.” When contro-versal subjects had to be tackled on the editorial page, especially those dealing with theology, the assignments were usually given to Church.

Now, he had in his hands a little girl’s letter on a most controversial matter, and he was burdened with the re-sponsibility of answering it.

“Is there a Santa Claus?” the childish scrawl in the letter asked. At once, Church knew that there was no avoiding the question. He must answer, and he must answer truthfully. And so he turned to his desk, and he began his reply which was to become one of the most memorable editorials in newspaper history.

Church married shortly after the editorial appeared. He died in April, 1906, leaving no children.

Virginia O’Hanlon went on to graduate from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Arts degree at age 21. The following year she received her Master’s from Colum-bia, and in 1912 she began teaching in the New York City school system, later becoming a principal. After 47 years, she retired as an educator. Throughout her life she received a steady stream of mail about her San-ta Claus letter, and to each reply she attached an at-tractive printed copy of the Church editorial. Virginia O’Hanlon Douglas died on May 13, 1971, at the age of 81, in a nursing home in Valatie, N.Y.

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