Volume 29, Number 41 Thursday, October 17, 2013 Still a Mystery

Volume 29, Number 41 Thursday, October 17, 2013

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The lonesome, wandering-spirited Norwegian men who answered that personal ad must have thought the letter sounded like a cozy arrangement, a hap-py compromise of the American Dream ready for the taking.

The woman in question, in other correspondence, was not shy when it came to boasting about her cooking, her sincerity and how she would do anything to see that the happiness of these men saw fruition. She painted a picture that com-bined nostalgia for the old country with the majestic bounty of this new one. For an unknown number of men, the above ad, or some version thereof, played a pivotal role in their life.

But rather than launch the promise of that fanta-sy, which brought these men to abandon their homes and oftentimes close-knit families in Wisconsin, South Dakota, Iowa and other places, it led to their demise at the hands of a work-hardened, stoutly, but otherwise plain-looking widow later known across the world through sensational headlines as the Lady Bluebeard, Ogress, Black Widow and Hog Butcher

Still a MysteryMore Than a Century Later, The Story of Belle Gunness

Continues to Lure Visitors to La Porte Countyby M.D. Cunningham

Wanted — A woman who owns a beautifully located and valuable farm in first class condition, wants a good and reliable man as partner in the same. Some little cash is required for which will be furnished first-class security. Triflers need not apply.

Men, women and children fl ocked to La Porte in 1908 to glimpse history unravel. Photo courtesy of the La Porte County Historical Society Museum.

of Indiana, among others. The widow, of course, is the woman most locals

know as Belle Gunness. With Halloween quickly approaching, talk of her seems to come up more of-ten. Many accounts brim with juicy bits such as her sword-swallowing father and her tightrope-walking mother. Conspiracy theories abound, too, some of which include voodoo and mysterious sightings.

What we know is, Gunness was born Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth into an impoverished family in a lakeside community in Norway called Selbu.

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Startlingly, the adult body had no head. A former handyman was immediately brought into custody. Belle had previously tried to have the man locked away. He was a threat to society and insane, she’d said. He would later be convicted of arson, but not murder. The perception of everything that had happened changed drastically when a man from Minnesota, believing his brother to be a victim of foul play, corralled authorities to start digging into the ground of the chicken coop where he had spot-ted freshly laid dirt. From under the dirt, a grizzly truth revealed itself and a timeless murder mys-tery was unleashed.

At The La Porte County Historical Society Muse-um, 2405 Indiana Ave., La Porte, curious visitors do their own sleuthing at an exhibit that houses many impressive original items, while also documenting some periphery cultural items the Gunness mys-tery inspired: a rock album from a band called Belle Gunness (the album was called “Scream Bloody

Murder”), a bottle of stout beer from La Porte’s Back Road Brewery named Belle Gunness and, of course, a hodgepodge of books that tell their own ver-sion of the narrative, including one pulp example whose color-ful cover imagines the widow as a buxom blonde femme fa-tale. In reality, most reports suggest Belle Gunness stood about 5 foot 8 or 9 inches and weighed around 250 pounds.

“The thing is, there are so many open questions, it’s dif-fi cult to pin it down what it is,” Museum Curator Susie Rich-ter says of the Belle Gunness mystery. “I’m not going to per-petuate any myths. We’re here to preserve history.”

Richter provides an exam-ple that illustrates not only how easily simple facts can be quickly contorted, but also the shadow cast by the Gunness mystery. Richter, can’t help but laugh as she describes some of the inquiries she’s received.

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She arrived in Chicago as a young woman courtesy of her sister’s husband, who bought her passage. She assumed the name Belle shortly thereafter. Later, she opened a candy store on Grand Avenue with her fi rst husband, a fellow Norwegian immi-grant known as Mads.

The store was doomed to fail. It produced little money until it burned down and the insurance money was collected. The family upgraded its living by relocating to the neighborhood of Austin, where they were known for taking in orphans who seemed to often die young. The streak of misfortune later extended to her 46-year-old husband who died from what medical examiners called an enlarged heart. He died on the same day that an old and new insur-ance policy overlapped. Belle collected on both.

Rumors mounted, but Belle evaded any lasting accusations; however, she de-cided to move her family to a farm in La Porte with a new husband, Peter Gunness, and his children from a previous marriage, along with an adopt-ed daughter. The cycle of mys-terious death and disappear-ances that started in Chicago continued on the farm. Belle again came under suspicion when she reported a sausage grinder fell from a shelf, struck her husband and killed him. No charges were brought.

Life — and death — contin-ued on the farm. The widow Gunness came to be known as a woman who entertained male visitors who never stayed for long. The eccentric widow also had the habit of wearing men’s clothes when she made her round of errands in town.

In spring 1908, the Gun-ness farmhouse burned to the ground. Three children and one adult female body were discovered in the rubble.

A Belle mannequin and a handyman’s lantern from the farm are part of the display. Photo courtesy of Robert Barth

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“I’ve gotten phone calls before where they say, ‘Is this the Belle Gunness Museum?’ I’m like no, this is the La Porte County Historical Society Museum, but we do have Belle here. Are you kidding me? The Belle Gunness Museum! But yeah, it is one of the more popular things.”

What happened all those years ago, Richter says, was, indeed, hor-rible, but as a historian, the interesting part is the way the facts unfolded. In the back of the La Porte County Historical Society Museum’s conference room, a thick binder holds a collection of articles visitors are welcome to peruse.

“I like reading those the best,” Richter says. “At the beginning, it may say such and such and it’s spelled wrong and blah blah blah, then as it unfolds it becomes clear that it wasn’t like that, it was actu-ally like this. It just keeps going. It’s fascinating.”

A standout highlight to the exhibit itself, which includes actual artifacts from the Belle Gunness farm — a wheelbarrow that may have been used to haul more then manure, a handyman’s lantern and a skull recovered from an outhouse — is a large sec-tion of an original shed from the farmhouse that’s been fi tted into the museum. When the tragedy fi rst hit headlines, thousands of people fl ocked to the area to witness the investigation unfold fi rst-hand. The wooden panels of the wall are engraved with hundreds of names from people who visited La Porte at the height of the tumult.

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A photo of Belle Gunness, presumably taken in 1908, that shows her with her chil-dren: Lucy, Myrtle and Phillip. Photo courtesy of the La Porte County His-torical Society Museum.

Curator Susie Richter. Photo courtesy of Robert Barth

Along with original photos that document the cast of characters involved in the sordid affair, an-other interesting piece of the exhibit is an original letter that Gunness wrote to Andrew Helgelien, her last victim. Gunness wrote more than 80 letters to

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anything we’d like to be remembered for, but it’s a major story in our county’s history.”

Along with planning to refi ne the current exhibit, Johnson also had the op-portunity a few years ago to create a documentary on the mystery.

“I tried to stick with the facts as much as possible,” he says. “That was my whole plan: get rid of all the ru-mors, tell the facts. She nev-er married all these men. She only knew them a week maybe ... It will always be a mystery. There are so many parts of the story that will never be solved.”

Sticking to the facts in a mystery as clouded as the

him, a correspondence that lasted for 2 1/2 years.

According to Bruce Johnson, a La Porte County Historical Soci-ety Museum board member, Gun-ness sent about four letters every day and visited the post offi ce in the morning and afternoon.

“She was a charmer,” John-son said. “Her letters were very inviting. Like these guys are thinking, whoa, she can fi x all these Norwegian foods, and she describes this farm, and she’s got it paid for and it’s like this is a golden opportunity.”

“She’s La Porte County histo-ry,” Johnson said later. “It’s not

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An investigator at a spot where bodies were uncovered. Photo courtesy of the La Porte County Historical Society Museum.

A portion of a La Porte County Historical Society Museum display that shows the real life cast of characters. Photo courtesy of Robert Barth


Gunness case was no easy feat, but the long process has left Johnson as a source of great information on the mystery, not all of which made its way into the documentary.

“She was in the Guinness Book of World Records. World’s Most Prolifi c Murderess! But in like 1974,” he said, “they took her out because it said her father was a gypsy sword swallower and her mother was a tight-rope walker and her maiden name was Grunt. She raised pigs and her maiden name was Grunt. I mean how stupid is that?

“But the Guinness Book of World Records puts that in there. Over the years, they were really criti-

The La Porte County Historical Society Museum display includes the skull of an unknown victim found in the privy. Photo courtesy of Robert Barth

cized because they were not researching these facts that they were putting in their books, and I think they took her out because they realized we don’t re-ally know how many people she killed.

“They said she killed 40 people,” he continues. “She didn’t kill 40 people. She didn’t even kill 25 people that we know of. I feel safe in saying she killed 22 people at least, but it is possible there are more bodies out there on the property. We don’t know.”

And, perhaps, we never will.

An actual wheelbarrow from the Belle Gunness farm. Photo courtesy of Robert Barth

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“Our Dracula (Aram Arden) may not look like your typical Dracula,” Dickey says in a press re-lease, “but believe me when I say he will send chills down your spine as he goes from a charming old world tourist to a maniacal monster who is setting the stage for his plan to let vampires rule the world.”

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Five years ago, Dan Griffi n had open-heart sur-gery at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill. The recovery process required that he spend consid-erable time there. The experience was a positive one.

It was an eye-opener, though, when observing the plight of other veterans.

“I became aware of the lack of support for veterans,” he says. “So many veterans need help, espe-cially disabled veterans.”

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by Barbara Stodola

Michigan City’s lush countryside beckons cre-ators and appreciators of art, especially now, during the season of turning leaves and harvest moon.

It’s the perfect time for Paul Jeselskis to host a mini art fair from 10 a.m. until almost dusk on Sat-urday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20, at his studio, 619 Eastwood Road, Michi-gan City.

The autumn event, a successor to the an-nual Heart of Art studio tour, unites fi ne artists, woodturners, craftsmen in various media, all of

whose work and lifestyles bear a particular rela-tionship to the great out-of-doors.

“We all love being out of the city, here in the woods, away from the hustle and bustle,” refl ects Jeselskis, who was born in Chicago, but settled on Eastwood Road a year after completing graduate school. His wooded acreage includes a pottery studio with three electric and two gas kilns, and will be open for visi-tors during the weekend festival.

Woodturner Patrick McDaniel, trained in Germa-ny and now living in Niles, Mich., will demonstrate his craft, as will Jeselskis, who compares these live demonstrations to “action movies – people love to watch the action.”

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Demonstrations of woodturning will be presented by Patrick McDaniel, who last year entertained children by turning out Harry Potter magic wands.

Other artists invited by Jeselskis to participate include woodturner Larry Jensen (Beverly Shores), jeweler Liz Clary (Chicago), abstract painter Staara (Michigan City), sculptor David De Cesaris (Ogden Dunes) and landscape painter Jeannene Anderson (Beverly Shores), who recently opened her own gal-lery/studio on U.S. 12.

De Cesaris is a sculptor who creates emotionally-charged fi gures, some almost lifesized. He builds the forms out of clay, then makes a plaster mold and

Anguished fi gures call out from the studio of Ogden Dunes artist David De Cesaris.

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“Dave and I became friends more than 20 years ago when we were both studying at Bradley Univer-sity in Peoria,” Jeselskis said. “None of us exactly planned the direction of our lives, but here we are, both in Indiana. It’s good to have a local core group, and over the years add a few new guest artists.”

Jensen, well-known in the area for his exqui-sitely woodturned bowls and vases, is joining the exhibitors at Jeselskis’ studio for the fi rst time. Af-ter spending a season as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore artist-in-residence (2009), he said, “My commitment in return for the honor is to show the splendor inherent inside the trees. The soul of the tree, the heartwood and sapwood, reveal the life and sometimes the struggle of a tree.”

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Staara and Anderson are former Chicagoans, comfortably resettled in a more woodsy environ-ment. Staara converted a contractor’s utilitarian space into an Oriental-style meditation garden, which perfectly suits her inclination to abstract paintings. During the Heart of Art studio tours, visitors were charmed by the birdsong and wind-chimes that muted the sounds of nearby highways.

Anderson left her successful career as an art teacher (Blue Island, Ill.) and interior designer (Ev-ergreen Park) to specialize in painting full time. Last year, she opened her Michigan City gallery on U.S. 12 near Karwick Road and began exhibiting her landscapes at local art fairs.

Silver pendants crafted by Liz Clary are characterized by unusual shapes and textures.

Clary has returned to Chicago after spending fi ve years in Washington, D.C. She previously partici-pated in the Heart of Art tour, showing her jewelry at Tryon Farms alongside the weavings of her late mother, Ann Clary (1949-2013).

Liz Clary is making jewelry from a precious met-al clay developed, she says, in Japan in the 1980s.

“It is a fi ne-powdered silver mixed with an organ-ic substance and water,” she said. “I use a differ-

ent molding process, making use of various found materials and their different textures – shells, plants from my backyard, corn on the cob, antique jew-elry from my mother and grandmother – then pressing the ma-terial into the mold. I fi re it in a 1,650-degree kiln, and it comes out as 99.9 percent silver.”

Noting the unique skills of his guest art-ists, Jeselskis says he is building on the ex-panded arts activity in the Michigan City area.

“Since the downtown is developing into an arts district,” he said, “it is nice to unite these different artistic entities. It’s good for the artists and for the community.”

For Jeselskis, success comes as a validation of his longtime quest for a country place.

“As a kid, I vacationed at Flint Lake, north of Valparaiso, and it was like a magical wonderland, with a mystery staircase leading from the woods down to the lake,” he said. “When I fi nished my MFA (Edinboro University, Pa.) and wanted my own place, I applied for home loans and fi ve bankers just laughed at me. What kind of a living could I make? This place was affordable, but I inherited plenty of problems. I gutted the house, moved walls, modern-ized the interior, replaced the roof. One year, a tree fell on the house and kept falling until it wrecked my car.”

The acres of autumn leaves now accumulating present only a small problem.

“I actually enjoy raking leaves,” he says. “The weather is nice, and I’m just getting ready to hiber-nate for the winter. This studio open house, and all the visitors we’re expecting, it’s like the culmination of the season.”

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Polish-American Cultural SocietyThe Polish-American Cultural Society of North-

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The fundraiser helps support the annual scholar-ships to La Porte County senior girls. All painting supplies, including an apron, are provided. Partici-pants receive step-by-step instructions to complete their works.

The $55 ticket cost includes a silent auction, 50/50, Mini Bites and cash bar. Tickets may be purchased at La Porte Savings Bank, La Porte, PNC Bank in Michigan City, the La Porte or Michigan City cham-bers of commerce or any board member. Participants also can register at women-in-leadership.com

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children must bring an adult. This year’s after par-ty is for people 21 and older. All participants should dress in their favorite zombie costumes.

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Although both events are “free,” in keeping with the theme of “Zombies Feeding Humans,” partici-pants are asked to bring canned or non-perishable items to donate to local food banks.

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PNC 15th Anniversary Odyssey Sculpture Show DebutsPurdue University-North Cen-

tral celebrates the 15th anni-versary of its Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series with a public reception and opening of its multi-piece contemporary sculpture exhibit on Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02.

The 2013-2014 exhibit in-cludes 11 new pieces, bringing the total to 45 sculptures on the 269-acre Westville campus and at PNC — Porter County, 600 Vale Park Road in Valparaiso.

Guests are welcome to arrive early to take a self-guided tour of the sculptures located through-out the Westville campus. Then, they can have refreshments in Assembly Hall.

The event begins from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. with an informal talk by sculptor Preston Jackson, who will discuss his show “Im-ages From the Closet Trunk” now on display in Assembly Hall.

The exhibit is Jackson’s personal look at history as an examination of life in the United States, particu-larly the South, from slavery on. He intends for his work to preserve cultural history and attitudes with-in and outside the African-American community.

The opening is at 5 p.m. and includes remarks by PNC Chancellor Jim Dworkin and Judy Jacobi, as-sistant vice chancellor of marketing and campus re-lations. Many of this year’s debuting sculptors and

artists will be present to discuss their works.

Guests then can view art cur-rently on display at PNC. That includes the work of noted 20th century artist George Sugar-man in the Library Odyssey Gallery on the second fl oor of the LSF Building. The collection includes sculptures, a variety of framed paintings, a tribute wall of 35 framed works, a montage of photographs depicting the artist and his biography. The library, usually closed on Satur-days, will be open from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Also open to the public is the exhibit “Mycological Magic: The Art of Mushrooms,” a collection of photographs by photographer Mike Bailey in the Library-Stu-dent-Faculty Building student lounge, Room 062.

The show “Sculptor Christine Rojek ... Breeze Keeper High-lights,” now in the fi rst-fl oor

north study area of the PNC Technology Building, features a series of photos depicting the creation of her sculpture, “Breeze Keeper,” which is debuting as part of the current Odyssey installation.

PNC is the permanent home of a section of a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center in New York after its Sept. 11, 2001, collapse and is on display in the LSF Cybercafé, Room 114, off the fi rst fl oor foyer. The steel is displayed near the oil paintings of Jason Poteet, which includes a series

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Sculptors who will debut works as part of Odys-sey 2013-2014 are:

• Andrew Arvanetes — “Once Around the Block” is a 9-foot by 4-foot by 6-foot stainless steel sculpture.

• Mike Grucza — “House for Sandy” is made of polished perforated stainless steel, powder-coated aluminum and sits on a painted steel plate. It mea-sures 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet.

• Ray Katz — “Sentinel No. 3” is a welded and fabricated steel and painted piece that is 14 feet high, 14 feet wide and 6 feet deep.

• Ruth Aizuss Migdal — “Flappers” measures 12 feet by 13 feet by 8 feet. Its companion, “Diva,” is 12 feet by 5 feet by 5 feet. Both steel sculptures are painted red.

• Christine Perri — “Bas-relief Billboard” is made of stained cedar and charred oak and is 11.5 feet by 9.5 feet by 4 feet.

• Christine Rojek — “Breeze Keeper” is an inter-active aluminum sculpture that measures 9 feet by 42 feet by 24 feet deep.

• Tom Scarff — “Dancing Lady” is an aluminum and bronze sculpture that stands 6 feet by 7 feet by 14 feet.

• Andy Scott — “The Kelpies” is galvanized and powder-coated steel maquettes that are 15 feet by 10 feet by 6 feet in size.

• Marshall Svendsen — “Chicago Industrial” is crafted out of cast aluminum and steel. It is 13 feet by 15 feet by 10 feet in size.

• Mark Warwick — “People and Places” is a sculpture of rusted and painted steel that is 12 feet by 15 feet by 10 feet.

The existing Odyssey pieces are:• John Adduci — “Running Arch,” “Odysseus.”

• Ron Gard — “Abduction.”• Mike Grucza — “Odalisque.”• Jason Hawk — “Don’t Panic, The World Isn’t Flat.”• Charles Hendricks & Associates and Lonici

Rental Group — “Tres Bon Tricycle.”• Preston Jackson — “Haints + History, “Travels

of My Seven Sisters.”• Kara James — “Tongue Highway.”• Terry Karpowicz — “Heraldic Taunt” at PNC —

Porter County.• Dessa Kirk — “Demeter.”• Michele Lanning — “Oh!,” along with “Critical

Mass” in the PNC Library.• Travis Lanning — “Progression.”• Rob Lorenson — “First Gear,” “Sentinel.”• Brian Monaghan — “Slow Dance.” • David Noguchi — “Rise” at PNC — Porter

County.• Eric Nordgulen — “Anatomy Vessel.”• Jason Poteet — “Rumination.”• Fisher Stolz — “Seduction.”• S. Thomas Scarff — “Geisha Rose,” “Rainbow

Flyer,” “Windfi ghter.” At PNC — Porter County are “Light Ray” and “Indigo Flame.”

• George Sugarman — “A Green Field,” “Two Part Folding Screen” and “Two Blues and a Red.”

• Jason Verbeek — “Dragonfl y.”• Zelda Werner — “Alexander’s Circus.”• Bruce White — “Ghostship” and “Twin Fin Con-

tinuum.”• Jaci Willis — “Effervescence.”A number of works are for sale. The exhibit is

open to the public during university hours. Visi-tors are encouraged to come on Thursdays, Fridays and weekends when parking is ample. Information on group tours is available by contacting Jacobi at (219) 785-5200, Ext. 5593.

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Michigan City Public LibraryThe following events are planned at Michigan

City Public Library: 100 E. Fourth St.:• April Center will review Reza Aslan’s “Zealot:

The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” during Bookmarks at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18.

The meticulously researched biography calls into question everything known about Jesus.

• Films on DVD Series: “Chasing Ice” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20.

In early 2005, acclaimed environmental photog-rapher James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: capture imag-es to help tell the story of the Earth’s changing cli-mate. He began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers.

• “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19.

The October POEgrams continue with an appear-ance by actor/storyteller Grant Fitch, who will tell some of Poe’s greatest works and discuss the sor-rows of the author’s life. He also will share how Poe created his most famous works.

Call Robin Kohn at (219) 873-3049 for more in-formation.

Middle Eastern Benefi t DinnerThe Women’s Auxiliary at Michigan City Islamic

Center, 1606 N. County Road 500 East (Brown Road in Pines), will present its Annual Middle Eastern Benefi t Dinner from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19.

The dinner will include a variety of Mediterra-nean delicacies, including Fatia (meat pies), Kufta, Kibbee, stuffed grape leaves, Hushwa Rice, salad and Hummus, with plenty of Syrian (pita) bread. Sodas and Arabic desserts will be sold separately, with coffee and water offered at no charge.

The cost is $18 for adults, $9 for children 4 to 10 and free for children 3 and younger. Tickets are available in advance or at the door. Patrons have the option of dining in or carry-out orders. Pre-orders of Kibbee and Fatia by the dozen can be purchased for $18 each.

Proceeds will be used for the continuance of lan-guage and religious classes, as well as the materials needed for them. Contact Phil Dabagia at (219) 872-6689 for more information.

Kankakee River Sandhill Crane PaddleThe Northwest Indiana Paddling Association will

present the annual Kankakee River Sandhill Crane Paddle on Sunday, Oct. 20.

The event, which began in 2010, attracted around 120 paddlers last year who, after completing the trek, went to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area to witness the gathering of ten thousand or more Sandhill Cranes at dusk.

Paddlers should arrive at the Yellow River Public Access Site at English Lake no later than 10 a.m. After signing in and dropping off boats and gear, drivers move their cars to the “take out” at Porter County Park’s Dunn’s Bridge. Once there, a shut-tle bus will transport paddlers back to the English Lake for the start. The last bus is scheduled to leave the Dunn’s Bridge parking lot at 12:30 p.m.

Those without a boat may rent a canoe or kayak from event partner Chicago River Canoe and Kay-ak. Prices range from $35 for a single to $50 for tan-dem. Rentals must be reserved in advance at (312) 823-3384 or [email protected]

A $5 suggested donation is requested to support the NIPA’s education and blueways stewardship ef-forts in the region. Paddlers wishing to participate should register online at www.nwipa.org

The family event is presented in partnership with La Porte County Parks, Porter County Parks, Kankakee River Basin Commission, the Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, Friends of the Kankakee, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, the La Porte County Commissioners and Drainage Board, La Crosse School Corp., Christopher B. Burke Engi-neering, Coulter Produce and the producers of Ev-erglades of the North.

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What’s New at The Acorn TheatreThe following events are planned at The Acorn

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Spain, is at 8 p.m. EDT. The concert features Span-ish guitar-infl uenced world music. Tickets are $25.

Thursday, Oct. 24The singer/songwriter contest fi nals are at 8 p.m.

EDT. Judges include Jim Peterik of the hits “Vehi-cle” and “Eye of the Tiger.” Andrew Salgado, recent winner of Pepsi’s Best New Southern Original, will host and perform. The panel will offer feedback to the 11 fi nalists. Tickets are $10.

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Concerts Part of VU Family WeekendFamily Weekend at Valparaiso University this

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At 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, the VU Chamber Concert Band will perform in the Chapel of the Res-urrection. The program includes pieces by James Curnow, Gustav Holst, Morton Gould, John Philip Sousa, Carl Maria von Weber, David Avshalamov and Malcolm Arnold.

The Chamber Concert Band is the university’s premier concert band and is conducted by Jeffrey Scott Doebler, VU director of bands.

At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the VU Luce Concert Band and Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band will perform in the Chapel of the Resurrec-tion, presenting music by Sousa, Ronald LoPresti and Henry Fillmore.

The Luce Concert Band is an auditioned sym-phonic band composed primarily of students in their fi rst two years of college. The Valparaiso Communi-ty/University Concert Band is open to all interested musicians, regardless of age, without an audition. Both are conducted by Doebler.

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La Porte County Library“Big Bands and Radio Shows” is at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24, at La Porte County Public Li-brary’s Coolspring branch, 7089 W. County Road 400 North, Michigan City.

The program includes trivia, songs and memories about the golden age of music and radio. Celebrate Glenn Miller and other big band-era legends. Relive the themes and stories behind some of radio’s most famous programs, including “The Jack Benny Show.”

“Chasing Ice” Next Film in SeriesMichigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St.,

as part of its Fall Film Series, will show “Chasing Ice” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20.

The free screening is part of a collaboration be-tween the library and Purdue University-North Central’s Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series.

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, “Chasing Ice” presents the work of environmental photogra-pher James Balog and his effort to document climate change. Director Jeff Orlowski chronicles Balog’s experience, as well as his physical and technologi-cal struggles as he uses time-lapse photography to capture images of the shrinking glaciers and snow cover of Greenland, Iceland, Alaska and Montana.

Orlowski has explained that Balog sees climate change “not as a political issue but as a human is-sue ... the fi lm provides the power and the responsi-bility to solve the global problems of today.”

Contact Judy Jacobi, PNC assistant vice chancel-lor of marketing and campus relations, at (219) 785-5200, Ext. 5593, for more information.

Indiana Dunes State ParkThe following events are planned through Indi-

ana Dunes State Park:Saturday, Oct. 19• 10 a.m. — Fresh Air Jaunt. Meet at the Nature

Center for an easy, 45-minute stroll through sassa-fras woodlands and button-bush swamp.

• 2 p.m. — Fall Craft Hour. Meet Amber on the Nature Center front deck for nature crafts with an autumn theme.

Sunday, Oct. 20• 10 a.m. — Feed the Birds. Join a naturalist out-

side the Nature Center for the daily feeding. Get up-close views of chickadees, cardinals and woodpeckers.

• 2 p.m. — 100 Years of Indiana State Parks. Meet at the Nature Center auditorium for the new 50-minute PBS-produced documentary that cap-tures 100 years of the Indiana State Parks.

Indiana Dunes State Park is located at 1600 N. County Road 25E (the north end of Indiana 49), Ches-terton. Call (219) 926-1390 for more information.

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Dinner includes pork and sauerkraut, dump-lings, whole potatoes, green beans, rye bread, des-sert and beverage. The cost is $9, while children 10 and younger cost $3.

Festival, Ghost Train at HesstonA fall festival and the Hesston Ghost Train mark

the last two weekends in October at Hesston Steam Museum, 1201 E. County Road 1000 North, La Porte.

On Oct. 19-20 and 26-27, passengers can ven-ture through the haunted woods aboard the Flying Dutchman Railroad. The ride is appropriate for all ages, even small children.

The festival includes three steam railroads that travel through the woods along the Indiana/Michi-gan border.

The Hesston Steam Museum Cider Shed offers freshly squeezed apple cider. Hayride wagons carry visitors around the museum’s scenic 155 acres. Stop by the blacksmith shop and see hand-crafted, forged items created.

Hesston will operate its turn-of-the-century steam-powered saw mill, while visitors can stop by the restored vintage soda fountain and restaurant.

Admission and parking are free. Train fares are $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger. Trains run from noon to 5 p.m. Visit www.hesston.org for more information.

Civitas Chamber Ensemble ConcertThe Civitas chamber ensemble, Valparaiso Uni-

versity’s Ensemble in Residence, will present a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in the Duesenberg Recital Hall in the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts, 1709 Chapel Drive.

Civitas is a non-profi t performing-arts group com-prised of Chicago Symphony Orchestra members: Yuan-Qing Yu, violin; J. Lawrie Bloom, clarinet and bass clarinet; Kenneth Olson, cello; and Winston Choi, piano.

The concert will include the world premiere of a new piece by Alex Stephenson titled “Rhapsody.” It was commissioned by Civitas. Also on the program are Brahms’ “Clarinet Trio, Op. 114,” Peter Lieu-wen’s “Gulfstream” and Paul Schoenfi eld’s “Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano.”

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Parent & Child Discovery DaysThe program includes arts and crafts, games and

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Great Glass HarvestWater Street Glassworks, 140 Water St., Benton

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The event marks the fi rst harvest of glass from the furnaces this fall. On display will be seasonally themed glass art and functional glassware created by faculty and students. Visitors also can watch glassblowing and fl ame working.

Also from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT is the Fall Art Hop, where participants can sign up for one or more activity:

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Duneland Historical Society MeetingThe Duneland Historical Society will celebrate

its fall dinner for members and guests only at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Westchester Town-ship Public Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.

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Call Hageman Library at (219) 926-9080 for more information.

• April Center will discuss Reza Aslan’s “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, during Bookmarks at the Muse-um at Westchester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton.

The meticulously researched biography calls into question everything known about Jesus.

It is not necessary to read the book before attend-ing. Books are available at the Thomas and Hage-man libraries. Refreshments will be served. Call (219) 983-9715 for more information.

• The Friends of Westchester Public Library will begin its three-day book sale Friday, Oct. 18, with the Friends Only Preview Sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Only current Friends members will be admitted, but pa-trons may purchase their 2013 membership at the door for $5.

The public sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20. On Sunday, all items will be sold for $3 a bag. No electronic scanners will be allowed.

Thousands of books of all types will be sorted and spread throughout a number of rooms and hallways in the second fl oor of Thomas Library, 200 W. Indi-ana Ave., Chesterton.

Prices for newer and special books will be individ-ually marked. A large number of hardcover books will be sold for $1 and paperbacks for 50 cents.

Proceeds from the sale are donated to the library and help fund supplemental and special program-ming, such as fi lm series, children’s programs, book discussions and staff recognition events.

• Two free informational programs with Leigh Westergren from Anton Insurance on The Afford-able Care Act are planned.

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County Wine and Canvas event, 6 to 9 p.m., Portofi -no Grill, 3233 N. Indiana 39, La Porte. Tickets: $55 (includes painting supplies, mini bites), available at [email protected]

October 18 -- The Purdue University-North Central American Sign Language Club ASL Coffee-house, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Uptown Café, 1400 E. Lincol-nway, Valparaiso. Interactive activity at 6 p.m. Info: www.aslclub.info

October 18 -- Michigan City Zombie Walk/after party. Walk: 5 p.m./after party 10 p.m., both at Ryan’s Irish Pub, 401 Franklin St. Info: facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/232801326787290

October 18-21 -- At Vickers Theatre: “In a World,” a romantic comedy about a struggling vocal coach who strikes it big in the cutthroat world of movie-trailer voiceovers. Times: 6:15 p.m. Fri.-Mon., also 1:15 p.m. Sat. Rated R. Also, “Blackfi sh,” Gabriela Cowperth-waite’s documentary on killer whales. Times: 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat., also 3:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Rated PG-13. All times Eastern. Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. www.vickerstheatre.com

October 18-20 -- “The Passion of Dracula,” Foot-light Theatre, 1705 Franklin St. Also Oct. 24-27. Times: 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat./2 p.m. Sun. Doors open 45 minutes prior to curtain. Tickets: $12, while Thursday shows and children 12 and younger are $10. Group rates available. Tickets or info: (219) 874-4035 or www.footlightplayers.org

October 19 -- Farmers Market at Eighth and Washington streets, Michigan City. 8 a.m.-noon.

October 19 -- Farmer’s Market, Monroe Street parking lot, La Porte. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Fitness class each week at 9 a.m.

October 19 -- Public reception/opening for 15th annual Purdue University-North Central Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series, 3:30 p.m., Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02.

October 19 -- Fifth Annual Fall Brats and Bulbs Sale, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Marquette Park Aquatorium, 6918 Oak Ave., Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood. Live music. Food: Brats, chips and beverage for $4.

October 19-20 -- Hesston Steam Museum, 1201 E. CR 1000N, La Porte. Hesston Ghost Train and fall festival. Also held Oct. 26-27. Admission and parking free. Train fares: $5/adults, $3/children 12 and younger. Trains run from noon to 5 p.m. Info: www.hesston.org

October 20 -- Free showing of “Chasing Ice,” 2 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. Call (219) 873-3049 for more information.

October 20 -- Free concert, Civitas chamber en-semble, Valparaiso University’s Ensemble in Resi-dence, 2 p.m., Duesenberg Recital Hall in the Val-paraiso University Center for the Arts, 1709 Chapel Drive.


October 26 -- Boo at the Zoo, Wash ing ton Park Zoo, 115 Lake Shore Drive, Michi gan City. Two times: 1 to 3 p.m./5 to 7 p.m. Cost: Non-members — $4/adults, $3/children 3-11/free for children 2 and younger/$1 for members.

October 26 -- Open house, Transitions Equestri-an Center, 2525 E. CR 850N, La Porte. Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Info: Melissa Ashcraft at (269) 923-9088/ [email protected]

October 26 -- The South Bend Comic Book Con-vention, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, Comfort Suites, 52933 U.S 933 (Cleveland and U.S. 31). Info: (309) 657-1599 or visit www.epguides

October 29 -- Purdue University North Cen-tral American Sign Language Club ASL Halloween Game Night, 5:30-8 p.m., PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02. Free. Info: (219) 785-5200, Ext. 5432, or [email protected]

November 1 -- Opening reception, “Citizen * Sol-dier * Citizen,” 5 to 8 p.m., Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. Second St. Exhibit runs through Feb. 9, 2014. Info: (219) 874-4900.

November 2 -- Fall Arts and Crafts Festival and Luncheon, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 818 Franklin Square. Free. Info: 874-7293.

November 9 -- Michigan City High School Par-ent Network free annual Holiday Art and Craft Show, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., high school cafeteria, 8466 W. Pahs Road. Enter from the front doors. Booths available for $25. Contact Sandi Staback at (219) 814-3534 or email [email protected]

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October 19 -- The Elaine Dame Trio with spe-cial guest jazz saxophonist Chris Green, 8 to 10 p.m. EDT, The Livery, 190 Fifth St., Benton Harbor, Mich. Tickets: $20, available at the door or online at www.volunteerswmi.org. Limited seating. Proceeds benefi t non-profi t Volunteer Southwest Michigan.

October 19 -- Singer/songwriter Laura Whid-den, Berrien Springs, Mich., with special guest, singer/songwriter Alison Brook, 7:30 p.m. EDT, The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, Mich. Tickets: $10/general admission/$8 students and seniors/free for children 12 and younger. Pay at door or www.boxfactoryforthearts.org/calendar/#whidden

October 26 -- The School of American Music all-ages Halloween Concert, 7:30 p.m EDT, The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, Mich. Tickets: $10/general admission, $8/students and seniors and free/children 12 and younger. Pay at www.boxfactoryforthearts.org/calendar/#boogie or at the door.

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LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SYSTEMSNOW SCHEDULING WINTERIZATIONS

Full Service Irrigation CompanyStart ups-backflow testing/certification-water saving upgrades-repairs-

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

Our 32nd year of helping to beautify your lawn & gardens.Down To Earth, Inc. (219) 778-4642

Are you ready to rake this fall? If not, give Jeff’s Lawn Maintenance a call. Free estimates. Call (219) 872-7622.

RB’s SERVICES —tree removal, spring & fall clean-up, haul away debris and other landscaping needs, leaf clean-up in fall, handyman and car-

pentry needs. Power washing. In business 26 yrs. Roger 219-561-4008.Fall Leaf Cleanup. Lawn maintenance — Landscaping.

Call (269) 683-4500LEAF REMOVAL: Cheap Prices.

Call Curt at (219) 292-0634

GARAGE SALES, ESTATE SALES, ETC.Bigger and better than ever! The Fall Girlfriend Sale, your ultimate woman’s

resale clothing event, is this Sat., Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for a last chance famous ½ price sale day. Over 120 participants have cleaned out their closets

and submitted 3,000 + items selling at $5, $10, $15 and up. There is a HUGE selection of new designer items deeply discounted from specialty boutiques,

including Filoni in Oak Park, IL. There are beautiful dresses, comfy causal items, jeans and slacks, great shoes and boots, blouses, shirts, T’s and sweaters, a wall of jewelry, coats and jackets, furs and leather, plus so much more!!!! All styles, all sizes, plus lots of oversized item, too! The doors open on time, and there is often a speedy “cash only” checkout, so you may want to stop off at the ATM before you come. Bring a friend and come shop for incredible values and a whole lot of fun!

Long Beach Community Center, 2501 Oriole Tr., Long Beach, IN, 219-861-6188. Excited shoppers returning to the sale are always delighted to find treasures they

had never seen before!Come visit our Estate Sale! Wonderful items that shouldn’t be missed! Fri.-Sat.,

Oct. 18-19, 9am-3pm, 2211 Bayview Drive, Michigan City. Check our sale at www.estatesales.net.

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REAL ESTATECOMMERCIAL – RENTALS/LEASE/SELL

Fully rehabbed and upgraded first -floor commercial/residential space available in September. Open kitchen, private bath, private office

and three large well lit rooms in 1,200 square feet of space. The unit includes two private parking areas for tenants and three open

spaces for customers. $850 per month. For more information, email www.terrafirmainvestments.org

or call Milt at 708-334-9955 for more details.

RENTALS INDIANALONG BEACH COZY 3/BR HOUSE AT STOP 15 (Across from Beach)

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

DUNESCAPE BEACH CLUBLAKEFRONT CONDOS -- 2 and 3 bedrooms.

October-May 15 -- $1,500 to $2,000 per monthDUNESCAPE REALTY - 219/872-0588.

Stop 31. Nicely furn. 3BR, 2BA with 3-season porch. Family room. Wifi avail. $1850/wk. Fall/Winter rental avail. for $850/mo +util. Short or long

term. W/D. No smoking, no pets. 4-min. walk to beautiful beach. See VRBO #372192. Call Pat at 708-361-8240.

GREAT 5BR HOUSE. CLOSE TO BEACH AT STOP 20.CALL PATTY AT 773-401-2966.

Shoreland Hills 10-month rental, 3BR, 2B, nicely furnished, W/D, fire-place, two blocks to lake, available now until 6/30/14. $790 per month includes outdoor maintenance, but not utilities. No pets or smokers.

Call Bob N. at (312) 726-2699. MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE.

Winter Rental. Available Labor Day through Memorial Day. $850 per month + utilities. 3BR, 2 bath, AC, fireplace, washer/dryer, pet friendly.

Located on Lake Shore Drive. Summer rentals available. Call (708) 227-8756.

Cozy cottage on Lake Michigan in Long Beach available for 9-month rental beginning 9/15/13. 3BR/2BA with bonus sleeping area. Screened in

porch and hot tub, large, sunny deck and miles of beach footsteps away. Call (847) 814-2148.

LAKE RENTAL. Year round one-bedroom apt. Off-street parking, laun-dry, no pets, no smokers. Quiet bldg. $600/mo. utilities included.

Call 219-879-2195.Booking for June/July 2014! 2 BR Lakefront Condo, Dunescape Beach

Club, $1,500/week (1 mo. min.) Call Cari @ (219) 898-5412.Winter Rental: 6-month lease, $1,000/mo + utilities, Lake Shore Drive

Hillside, 3 BR/3 BA - Call Michele @ 219-861-20731 BR Waterfront Condo w/40’ boat slip - Marina Park. $1,300/mo. Furnished. Call Michele @ 219-861-2073

FALL/WINTER RENTAL at Stop 33. 2 blocks from beach. Charming décor, beautiful surroundings, 4BR, 2BA,

family room with fireplace. Patio, deck, sun porch. A/C, W/D. November to June. No pets, no smoking. $880/mo. + util. Weekend

rentals also available. See at VRBO.com #262805. Call 708-784-9866.Sheridan Beach 2 bedroom 1 bath unfurnished apt. with washer/dryer.

Lake views from living room & shared rooftop deck. $750/mo + 1 mo sec deposit . Must have references, and employment will be verified. No

smoking, no pets. Call (269) 612-8591.Sheridan Beach. 1BR, open floorplan, furn. W/D, dishwasher, pool & spa.

$825 + util. & sec. dep. 1-year lease. Call 219-878-1210. See pics at http://www.beachaccessvacations.com/vacation_rental_homes/333_lake_

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Lighthouse Apartment rentals across from outlet mall: studio $695, 1 BR $775, 2BR $795, furnished, all utilities, extra nice, 954-816-7765.

RENTALS MICHIGANFall/Winter Rental in Grand Beach: Fully furnished 3 BDR, 2 BTH

home. 300 ft to beach access. Very well taken care of, no pets, no smok-ing. November to May rental. $900/month plus utilities. Call 269-588-

9600 for more info and photos. 4 BR/2BA in New Buffalo, fireplace, huge fenced yard, two houses to beach access, $1,000 a month plus utili-

ties, October to May. Call Linda at (269) 612-0271.


Must-see, newer, large 2 BR/2 full bath apartment in quiet downtown New Buffalo. Hardwood floors, cathedral ceilings, washer and dryer.

Rent includes electric, gas, water and trash. Security deposit and yearly lease required. $995 a month. Move in today. Walk to shops and beach.

No smoking and no pets. Call (312) 925-0753.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Michiana Shores, IN, Elmwood Drive. 80x130 ft. wooded bldg. site.

City sewer/water. $48,000. Broker/Owner 219-921-0822.15.8 acres one mile from lake, Eastwood Road just south of Long

Beach. $170K. (219) 210-0544.Lake Michigan condo, 2BR/2BA, private beach, 1,000 square feet.

Furnished, AC, laundry, balcony. http://www.pier-realty.com MLS #13033505

Families Invited to La LumiereLa Lumiere School, 6801 N. Wilhelm Road, La

Porte, invites prospective students and their par-ents to visit campus from 8:15 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Oct. 19.

The morning’s events include a continental break-fast, interactive classes, campus tours and small group question-and-answer sessions.

Reserve your spot by Oct. 17 by calling (219) 326-7450 or email at [email protected]

South Bend Comic Book ConventionThe South Bend Comic Book Convention is from

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 26, at Comfort Suites, 52933 U.S 933 (Cleveland and U.S. 31).

The convention is free. Dealers will have comics from the Golden Age to the present, along with other collectibles. They also will buy comics from people.

Call Alan at (309) 657-1599 or visit www.ep-guides.com/comics for more information.

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The Quest by Nelson DeMille (hardcover, $26 online and in book-stores)

Where do I begin?This book has it all: history, war,

love, religion and the search for the most elusive thing of all — the cup said to have been used by Christ at The Last Supper — the Holy Grail. But you don’t have to be religious to enjoy this story that will sweep you off your feet as you travel in time and space between Rome, the Eternal City and the jungles of Ethiopia in 1975.

This story was first published in paperback in 1975. DeMille has since rewritten it and added pages (it’s a hefty 455 pages). I’ve discovered from reading many reviews of this newer edition that you will either hate it or love it. There doesn’t seem to be an in-between. As for me, well, I loved the story’s edge-of-your-seat thrills and the story within about faith and courage.

Here are our main characters: Frank Purcell, the 30-something American, Henry Mercado, the 60+ English/Spaniard, and Vivian Smith, the 20-some-thing beauty whose passport said Swiss. Frank and Henry are journalists while Vivian is a photographer. Henry and Vivian approached Frank in an Addis Ababa bar about joining forces and before you know it, the trio is in the jungle seeking out their Pulitzer Prize-winning story about the various players in the bid for control of Ethiopia.

At this time in history, the royal Ethiopian family, which claimed lineage back to the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, was being threatened by anti-Royalists. Waiting in the wings like vultures waiting to see who was weak and vulnerable, were the Gallas, “a barbaric throwback to the dark side of humanity.”

By chance, the three come across an old Roman bath in the jungle. It’s from the time when the Italians invaded Ethiopia in 1936. As bombs screamed in the distance and the sky partially lit up the area, they see a man lying in the shadows. He’s an Italian priest who had been imprisoned for the past 40 years. A

mortar hit the wall, his jailors were all killed and the priest made his way out. He told an amazing story of being charged by the Vatican to find the Holy Grail, which was being kept by monks in a black monastery hidden deep in the jungle. Because he was a priest, he was not killed outright, even though he was marching with the Italian Army. The old man died that night after telling his story.

Now, what do you think two war-hardened journalists and a plucky photographer would make of that? Henry and Vivian were people of faith, and even though Frank thought the Grail was a fanciful tale, the thought of finding such a relic and telling the story to the world would be the crown-ing achievement of their lives.

It takes two-thirds of the book to get to the actual “quest.” The trio first almost gets themselves killed by the anti-Royalists, chased by the Gallas, have to bribe their way to transportation around the country, but still are determined to see this task through, no matter the consequences. And when they finally find the black monastery, well, that’s something you’ll have to read for yourself.

I like that while the action is thrilling, I like even more the test of faith each one of the three has to face, even Frank, the unbeliever, not to mention the sexual tension facing Vivian with two men she finds attractive and exciting. The history of Ethiopia in 1975 also is well told and makes a great background for this story.

Even though the book is long, the pages fly by, and maybe, even like me, you will get caught up in the action and cheer for Frank, Henry and Vivian and hope they each find their heart’s desire.

Nelson DeMille is a former U.S. Army officer who served in Vietnam. He is the author of 17 best-sellers, including The General’s Daughter which was made into a major motion picture. Visit his website at www.NelsonDeMille.net

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2968 Lake Shore DriveLong Beach • $1,669,000

5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Four fireplaces, formal dining room, screened porch, solarium & walk-out lower level. Large master suite with jet-ted tub. Rec room has wet bar. Fenced yard, deck & two car attached garage. Great architectural detail throughout & gor-geous views. Gracious home with 126 feet of frontage on Lake Michigan. Seller is licensed real estate agent.

21 W. Lakefront DriveBeverly Shores• $1,249,000

4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. Living room with fireplace, wall of sliders to deck & screen porch. Master suite with wonderful lake view offers cathedral ceil-ing, fireplace, walk-in closet, slider to balcony & private master bath with two sinks & tiled shower. Three bedrooms in lower level with two full baths. Two car garage, rear access & pathway with stairs to walk down to beach access across the street.

2109 Oriole TrailLong Beach • $279,000

4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Three season bead board ceiling & plenty of win-dows in front porch. Living space complete with hardwood floors & fireplace. Open eat-in kitchen adjacent to family/dining room that runs entire back length of house. Lovely view of golf course, wildflowers & perennials in lightly wooded area. More than 3/4 of an acre of privacy yet a short distance to the beach.

215 Chickadee TrailMichiana Area • $202,000

3 bedrooms, 4 baths. Loft above ga-rage with full bath has separate en-trance through the two car garage. New items within last 2 years include stainless steel appliances, tile floor in kitchen & dining, tongue & groove Oak flooring in living room, 50 gallon hot water heater & fresh paint. Tucked away with abundant trees sits this home with an open concept.

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147 S Lake Avenue1½ blocks from Stop 2 beach sits this 3 story condo, withpeeks of Lake Michigan. Open concept design, fireplacein the living room. Enjoy your breakfast in the backscreened porch with the morning sun or on the fronbalcony while you watch the world go by. $200,000

222 El Portal DriveNature, sandy beach and woodlands are all part of the surroundings of this well built home on a corner lot. This is the perfect escape with total privacy. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths and an open floor plan. Beautifully designed wood floors throughout the entire home. $430,000

1524 Lake Shore Drive, Long BeachLooking for a year-round getaway? “The Boat,” originallybuild for and displayed at the Century of ProgressExposition in Chicago in the early 1930s, has 4 bedrooms3½ baths on Lake Michigan. The home features lakeviews, formal dining room, gas fireplace, 2 car garagedeck and patio. The nautical feel has been maintainedthroughout. $969,000

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