The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 August 1987 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., August 19,1987

Summer

The Crow's Nest: A yacht club or John Dillinger's hideout

(By CARLA GAFF Staff Writer * “The story is that John Dillinger hid out here one winter,’’

\ I, J ? ♦ . ■> - 4b-" £|i ■ Hr B^^HBjSKßK^.y~~’■ ; COME ON IN — The sailing's great and so is the swimming at the Crow's Nest Yacht Club on Lake Wawasee. The club was started in 1974 and has 45 family members, the maximum allowed by the club's bylaws. The.dock area is shown here. (Photo by Carla Gaff)

Grace College registration

Grace College will conduct class registration August 24-28 for those in the region interested in attending part-time. Fall semester classes will begin September 2 and end December 17. Registration will be from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m Those wishing to register should go to the college admissions department in McClain Hall If those times are inconvenient, please call 372-5111 tobnake other arrangements. \ “Grace College offers classes that appeal to a wide Variety of interests and occupations,’ said Ron Henry, director ofVeQroll ment for the college ajhd seminary. “People in the communities of Kosciusko and sur rounding counties have taken courses at Grace to enhance pre sent skills and develop new ones to stretch their minds and to add to previous college credits in the progress toward a degree ’' Henry pointed out that many of the Grace College course offerings are skill-oriented and scheduled at times which may ac commodate normal work schedules. Senior citizens over the age of 60 qualify for a significant discount. Some of the courses offered this fall include: Art Appreciation, 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday; BLUE FIN~ We're Celebrating With Sale Prices On Every Boat In Stock! Full Value mat Package MOTOR TRAIUR -J---19'Sportsman I/O 9100 For skiing, fishing and daytime cruising, this affordable stem drive package is a value that s hard to beat. Standard features include two sleeper seats, walk through windshield. Escort trailer and more. With 120 OMC List » 9 395 oZ ‘8,995 17'Hsh € Ski 7100 Affordable runabout features dual consoles, forward casting platform with pedestal seat and livewell, dual sleeper seats and custom galvanized Escort trailer. With 50 hp Force outboard List $6,195 o N N°n ’5,995 Anderson’s Wawasee Boat Company Sovtheast Bay Marina & That Sailboat Place The Largest Marina On Indiana s Largest Natural Lake! R.R. I - Bm 92 • SyraaiM, IM 44547 (219)457-4404 North Shore, Lake Wawasee At Horkless Harbor

commented the Crow’s Nest Yacht Club (CSIYC) Commodore Joe Foy, as he explained the very existence of the facility. The actual building that the

Three o Dimensional Design, 6 p.m., Tuesday; Ceramics, 6 p.m. Monday; Job Market Psychology, 6 p.m. Wednesday; Introduction to Sociology, 11:45 a m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; Introduction to Bible, 11:45 a m Monday and Wednesday. or 11:45 a m Tuesday and Thursday. Also, Personal Finance, 6:30 p m. Wednesday; Introduction to Computers, 11:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday,, and Friday; Introduction to Communications, 6:30 p.m Wednesday; Introduction to Mass Communications (Communications Dept ), 7:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; Introduction to Com puters, 11:45 Monday. Wednes day. and Friday, and. Introduction to Mass Communications (English and Journalism Dept.), 7:30 a m , Monday,.Wednesday, and Friday. Also, Water Safety Inst. Cert., 6 [VID- Wednesday; School and Community Health, 6 p.m Monday; History of Current Affairs, 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; Music Appreciation, 7:30 a m. Tuesday and Thursday, and Physical Science, 7:30 a m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. For further information, call or write Ron Henry, Director of Enrollment, Grace College, 200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590. Residents in the Warsaw-Winona Lake area may call 372-5128. Long distance callers may use the Grace tollfree number, 1-800-845-2930. Enchanted Hills presents 'Workshop' Enchanted Hills Playhouse, Syracuse, with the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment For The Arts, will hold a “Workshop” this Saturday, Aug. 22, at 10 a.m. and 2p.m. The “Workshop” is an opportunity for children to “play” in the theatre. The theatre games involved will stimulate the children’sjmaginations and will allow them to play creatively. They will learn about the theatre and about acting, as well as exploring the arts of masque, pantomime and storytelling. For more information about the “Workshop,” persons may call Enchanted Hills Playhouse.

''Enchanted ’iri 11s n * & '’Playhouse Brighton Beach Memoirs AUGUST 26-30 •cAfed! Simon's Smasfc P.O. Box 41 • Syracuse, IN 46567 (219) 856-2328

CNYC meets in was constructed in 1865 as a family home. It’s located on the eastern shore of Lake Wawasee and includes approximately half acres of

~ f i ~~~ —~~ — ~ v' / V ' * ;r ’’ . ~~~ ANCHORS AWAY! — Commodore of the Crow’s Nest Yacht Club at Lake Wawasee Joe Foy and his wife. Ir.ene, were caught in action as they readied their boat for sailing. The Foys are from the Fort Wayne area though they spend a lot of time at the facility enjoying themselves and taking car< of club matters. (Photo by Carla Gaff >

'Gypsy' is good entertainment

| By BILL SPURGEON A trip backwards in time, to the days when vaudeville was fading under competitive pressure from talking motion pictures, is offered in the current production at Enchanted Hills Playhouse. In its second week at the bam theater east of Lake Wawasee, “Gypsy” is a sometimes raucous, sometimes poignant story. Billed as a “musical fable,” the musical looks at the life of Mama Rose, the ultimate stage mother, as she takes her comely young daughters June and Louise into show business. Neither of the girls is really a great talent, but that does not slow Mama Rose one bit. But as the girls grow into their teens and are expected to continue with cute kid parts, trouble looms. Michele Van Note is a dandy Mama Rose, playing the part with just the right amount of brashness (lots) and the full speed ahead attitude that stage mothers are traditionally expected to have. Also strong is Richard Pahl as Herbie, the talent-agent-turned-candy-salesman who falls for Mama and takes on the job of booking the girls into some respectable vaudeville houses. But Mama is abrasive, both to the girls and to vaudeville

lakefront property. In the 1940 s the home became a restaurant, while the bam was used by the playhouse. In the early 50s the facility became a road house — restaurant — room and board combination. The 60s brought a totally new era to the house as it was leased as a boat club, however, that didn’t seem to get off the ground and the lease was past around a bit. In 1974 the property and house were leased by the Crow’s Nest Yacht Club. The CNYC today has 45 family members and a four-family governing board. Members are of all ages and from all walks of life. “We’ve got ’em from bankers to truck drivers, and right on down the line,” said Foy, “that’s what makes it so nice.” Approximately half of the members are from the Fort Wayne area with most of the other half from South Bend and a few from Warsaw. Most members own boats and sleep on them when at the CNYC though a few have bedrooms in the facility Members may visit the facility at any time and have access with their own key. “There is always someone around,” explained Foy, “because a lot of club members are off during the week and they

managers, and when she spurns a producer's offer (which June wants to accept) for a year of acting school for June, things begin to fall apart June as a kid is played by Mollie Grieser, who handles the role of the inane and vapid youngster quite neatly. And younger sister Louise is played, as a youngster, by Bethy King, who is also just right. In the scenes after June and Louise have grown older, Amy Griffin and Anneliza Wolf handle the roles with competence and aplomb. “Gypsy” is the musical which brought tap dancing back to'the stage a quarter of a century or so ago. So there’s lot of dancing, and there are scads of supporting players involved in same It’s all done quite well. The choregraphy is good, and the flavor of the 1920 s and ’3os in which the show is set comes through quite nicely. The sets are austere. But folks, vaudeville (and later burlesque) backstage and offstage were an austere existence. So score one for credibility here. “Gypsy,” of course, gets its name from Gypsy Rose (Louise) Lee, the burlesque star, pf the ’3os and later. Her older Sister June became June Havoc, who actually became an actress. So in addition to colorful and toe-tapping dance numbers, we have some backstage and hotelroom confrontations, times in which Mama Rose plays favorites, a time in which Herbie finally realizes what motivates the woman he thinks he loves, and a last scene finale in which Mama and Gypsy Rose reach, at best, an uneasy truce.

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visit then, while other are here on the weekends.” There isn’t a limit as to how many can be at the facility at one time, though Foy commented, usually about 20 families are at the club on any given weekend during the summer. Two families each week are scheduled to clean the facility and everyone is expected to clean up after him/herself and their guest. "It’s almost better than having a cottage because you come up here and don’t have to do repairs and lawn work,” said CNYC Treasurer Irene Foy, “and it cost less,too.” She explained that members not only enjoy good sailing, but also enjoy swimming, volleyball, fishing, croquet, jarts, horseshoe, and there’s plenty of lawn area for children to play. The CNYC has three planned social activities each year, plus a number of other scheduled events. There's a waiting list of persons wishing to join as the bylaws state that only 45 members are allowed at any given time. The Crow’s Nest Yacht Club at Lake Wawasee is just as it name proclaims, it’s a place for yacht owners to nest and enjoy some good sailing and secure great social relationships.

“Gypsy” is good entertainment. The show is a long one (better than 2'/ 2 hours) but it clips right along, thanks to the directorial prodding and planning of Jeffrey Koep. The music is tuneful and professionally rendered. Even in a hot theater, the production can — and does — keep the audience riveted in attention. “Gypsy” is also the musicale finale for Enchanted Hills this year. It will be followed by a oneweek stand of the Neil Simon play, ‘ Brighton Beach Memoirs.” “Gypsy” continues through Sunday, with curtain times at 8 except Sunday, when it’s an hour earlier. Griffith to -. attend meeting in Florida Terry Griffith, president, of Griffith’s Wawasee Marina, Inc., Syracuse, has been selected to serve on the Correct Craft Dealer Advisory Council which will be meeting Saturday, Aug. 29, in Orlando, Fla. Accompanying Griffith on this trip will be his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Erin. The Correct Craft council is made up of a distinguished panel of members and was formed three years ago. It meets twice a year to discuss important product matters. A spring meeting will occur in late March or April of 1988 to discuss the 1989 model year. Griffith’s Wawasee Marina, Inc., is co-owned by Griffith and his brother, Dan Griffith.

•’. imhKirfwi IS THIS WHERE JOHN DILLINGER SPENT THE WINTER? - Sources say John Dillinger spent a winter in this home which was built in 1865 and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Wawasee. The house is now leased by the Crow's Nest Yacht Club and is kept busy throughout the warm months. The barn in the middle of the photo was used playhouse during the 19405. (Photo by Carla Gaff)

IH* , ' ’ M 9 W o ■ ■ Ilk > t Iliu/wWa Bi i I LOW NET — Phil Hall of the Wabash Lions Club is shown receiving low net honors on behalf of his club from District 25-G golf outing co-chairman Alex Miller of Warsaw. The Elkhart Lions took low gross honors. A total of 150 golfers from 21 clubs participated in the 18th annual event. The outing was held at Maxwelton Golf Course, Syracuse, with the Syracuse Lions Club as hosts. Co-chairing the event were Miller, a Silver Lake Lion, and Merl Smith of the Syracuse Lions Club.

: BB 01 fl BB <l l ? ||4||Wi|w SECOND PLACE — Dr. T. A. Miller of Milford, left, took second low gross honors at the District 25-G golf outing last Wednesday. Jay Kees of Warsaw took low gross honors with 77. Miller shot a 78. C. Phillips of Converse is shown on the right. He took second low net. L. Darrenberger of Elkhart shot a 58 for the low net honors. Jay Mitchell of Elkhart had the longest drive. R. Pyclik of Centre Township was the closest to the pin on the third hole. 9