Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 17

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBERS, 2001 TT nets II MORE INSIDE Community, C2-3 Comics, C4 Entertainment, C5 SECTION vies 11 Looking for something to do this weekend? Here's a rundown MATTOON QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CONTACT FEATURES EDITOR BETH HELDEBRANDTCAT 235-5656 OR 345-7025, ext. 257 OR MAIL AT 6 ft ii if a Sw 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' this weekend The Mattoon Arts Council will present its holiday production, "Amahl and the Night Visitors," Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Lake Land College Theatre. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for children 12 and undetf-Tiekets can be pur- -chased at the Mattoon Welcome Center or at the door. For more information, call 258 6286. AREA House walks planned for Saturday, Sunday St. John's Lutheran Church and School, Mattoon, will host its second Christmas house walk from 2 to 6 p.m.

Saturday. Tickets are $5 each, and all proceeds will go to the St. John's Lutheran School Scholarship Fund. Advance tickets are available at The Picket Fence, Newton Insurance Agency, The Side Door Beauty Salon and at the church. Refreshments will be served from 1 to 5 p.m.

in the Fellowship Hall, where tickets will still be available. Nine stops will be featured on the walk. For more information, call 234-4911 or 234-4923. The Alpha Rho house walk will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Mattoon.

Five homes will be featured and refreshments will be available at the Peterson House. Tickets are available in advance by tailing 235-0686 or 234-4016; or at the Picket Fence. They may be purchased the day of the walk at Peterson House Visitor Center. Tickets are $5 each and proceeds will be donated to the St, Jude Children's Hospital. A Christmas house tour to benefit the Mattoon Area Homeless Shelter is planned from 2 to 5 p.m.

Sunday at the home of John and Darlene Bartlett. 809 Dakota, Mattoon. The home features 20 decorated trees, each with a different theme. Donations will be received at the door. The event is sponsored by Public Action to Deliver Shelter.

The third annual Christmas Walk to benefit post-prom and post-graduation parties is planned from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Neoga. Six homes are on the walk this year. Tickets are $5 SI HMI ITI I) I'l IO IO The "Air and Sea Armada" exhibit at The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans displays the greatest invasion force in history. Invasions whs s4 meo iracmc Exliibit to open on anniversary of surprise attack SI PI IO IO T) 1 Above is a rendering of a wall map detailing the war in the Pacific in World War II.

The map is part of the new On 1 earl OarDOr exhibit "D-Day Invasions in the Pacific" at The National D-Day Museum. By Harry Read The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans will broaden its World War coverage when "The D-Day Invasions in the Pacific" exhibition opens on Friday, The date marks the 60th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The museum opened on June 6, 2000, with an emphasis on the war in the European Theater of Operations. Invasion beaches, including the Allied landings on Normandy, France, are depicted. A museum spokesperson said the second phase opening "will expand the museum's efforts to describe all of the amphibious invasions during World War Included will be a combination of photos, videos.

artifacts, maps, quotes, oral histories and interactive touch screens. An animated map will summarize the major battles beginning with the Pearl Harbor attack and ending with the A-Bomb drops on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Events for this weekend include: Pealing of the bells in memory of Pearl Harbor; Pacific victory parade with aerial review; Gathering of Eagles (reunion of Pacific Theater veterans in the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center); Conversations with veterans; Pacific invasion re-enactment; A United Service Organization dance at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel; And, a memorial service on Sunday at the St. Louis Cathedral.

Stephen E. Ambrose, noted historian and author, is the museum's founder. The museum is located at 945 Magazine Street, in the heart of the city's warehouse district. "The National D-Day Museum," according to literature, "celebrates the American spirit, the teamwork, optimism, courage, and sacrifice of the men and women who won World War II and promotes the exploration and expression of these values by future generations." Read of Charleston is a former newspaper reporter and retired public relations official from Eastern Illinois University. Bully's mean scheme rolls right out from under him each and available at Neoga and Sigel businesses.

The Stewardson Historical Museum's Christmas Walk is planned from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. All proceeds are to go toward the museum's building fund. Scheduled on the tour are two churches and four homes. A cookie and candy walk is also planned.

For information, call 868-2015. Live nativities set for Friday and Saturday A live nativity will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Jennings Park, on the west side of Neoga. The event is sponsored by all Neoga churches. The event is free.

A live nativity scene also will be presented from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds in Greenup. The event is sponsored by the Pleasant Valley Youth group. LERNA Prairie Christmas is Saturday, Sunday The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will present a Prairie Christmas from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Simple Christmas customs of the 1840s will be demonstrated at the Lincoln and Sargent farms, and customs of the 1860s at the Moore Home. Music and displays also win be found in the visitors center, with refreshments at the Harris Center. DEAR ABBY DEAR ABBY: I have read with interest the letters about bullies. They brought back the memory of an experience I had with our class bully. He wasn't too smart and had not been promoted.

Therefore, he was older and larger than the other boys in our class. He made up for lack of self-worth by bullying the other boys. In front of our school was a steep hill. To keep students from falling down the hill, a metal fence had been installed at the top. There was a large metal pipe on top of the fence, and we often sat on the pipe as we ate our lunch.

One day, as I was sitting on the fence, the bully walked over with a big smile on his face. He said, "I'm going to shove you off that fence and watch you tumble down the hilL" Before I could say anything, HILL, SC. DEAR MANSFIELD: The bully may have been a little slow, but on that day, he learned about the law of gravity. DEAR ABBY: Excuse me, but did I miss something in the letter from "Cost-Conscious in San Why in the name of holy matrimony is he worried about the RESALE value of a diamond engagement ring? Is he planning to sell it or pawn it In the future? Does he expect to get it back in the event of a divorce? Does he think he will need the money for his retirement? What is this guy thinking? Hello? An engagement ring is not a financial investment! It is an emotional investment in a lifetime relationship. If this guy is worrying about the cost of an engagement ring because he something you know nothing about Wise shoppers want to be educated so they are not taken advantage of.

DEAR ABBY: I have a problem. I received a thank-you note for a wedding gift, but was thanked for the wrong gift Should I write and tell them about the mix-up? They do not live close, so I will not be seeing them. WONDERING IN WEST BRANCH, IOWA DEAR WONDERING: You should definitely write or call and explain the mix-up. Believe me, you'll be doing the newly-weds a favor. If you don't someone else will also be thanked for the wrong gift Dear Abby is wrfttM by dagghter Jtawwi Pkiffips and distributed by Universal Press Syndicate.

thinks the marriage won't last then he should not be getting married in the first place. Had he said he wanted to be nontraditional and choose another kind of ring, well OK. But in that case, he should have signed his letter, "Already Married to My Portfolio in San Francisco." DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER IN DALLAS DEAR DIAMONDS: While many readers agreed with you, I think you and they are being unnecessarily hard on the guy. According to Dawn Moore, West Coast director of sales for Harry Winston Jewelers, his question is one that many men ask. Any way yon cut It round, emerald or pear- shaped a diamond is sizable investment It's not unusual to experience some insecurity when buying he pushed me.

In desperation, I grabbed him, and as I fell off the fence I pulled him with me. He hit the ground first and I landed on top of him. As we slid down the steep hill, I rode him like he was a sled. By the time we had reached the bottom of the hill, his shirt was almost torn off and he was scratched all over. He continued to bully some of the other boys, but he never bullied me again.

In fact he tried to avoid me. MANSFIELD LATIMER, ROCK.