Community Calendar

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

• On Saturday, Nov. 5, Quentin Flagg and sidekick Chicago Ed will be performing at the Knights of Columbus Hall, located at 901 E. Jefferson to assist the association in acquiring Lare funded grants from the State of Indiana. Food will be available as well as door prizes and raffles for the wonderful gifts that our downtown merchants have donated. Tickets are available at the door for $15 each. For pre-ticket sales call 574-936-6578. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

• Plymouth Class of 1959 will meet for lunch on Tuesday Nov. 8 at 11:30 a.m. at Culver’s in Plymouth. Please make reservations by Sunday with Linda Langfeldt 574-780-5475.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

• The Class of 1958 will have their luncheons every Wednesday in November at Christos Family Dining, located at 2227 North Michigan Street in Plymouth. We would like to get started at 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10

• Whether you are a beginner or advanced Photographer, the Heartland Camera Club invites you to join their group. Joining a photo club is the best way to advance your skills. Meetings generally consist of a program on photography and also a chance to shoot and share your photos each month on an assigned topic. They have outings occassionally to shoot photos as a group. Membership is free. The club meets every 2nd Thursday of the month starting at 7 p.m. at the Life Enrichment Center, located at 1305 W. Harrison Street in Plymouth.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12

• There will be a Bethlehem Market Craft Show from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the First United Church of Christ, located at 321 N. Center Street. It will have local crafters, artists, and vendors available. Homemade baked goods and confections are being prepared by the Women of the Church which will be available for purchase. Also, a light lunch will be available for purchase. Proceeds raised from the event will be given to local charities. For more information, contact Lily Myers at 574-936-3571.

• Blissville Church is holding its Annual Turkey Supper from 4:30 p.m. till gone. Free will donations will be accepted. The event is located at 6250 Spruce Trail in Plymouth.

• The Maxinkuckee Odd Fellows will be serving Pancakes and Sausage, Biscuits and Gravy on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. EST. It will be located at 15033 18B Road and Pine Road (South of SR10 between Culver and Argos). This is all you can eat. Adults are $10 and Children are $8. Bake sale items support Walnut Explores.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

• NIPSCO Retirees luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. at the Brass Rail, located in downtown Plymouth. All retirees, friends, and family are welcome to join.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

• Argos United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 540 Michigan Street, will host a blood drive from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 800-RED-CROSS to make an appointment.

• The students of Lincoln Leads, Lincoln Junior High’s student community service program, will be holding their upcoming service event for the Plymouth community, the Lincoln Leads Soup Kitchen. The students will be preparing 200 meals for local families in need on Thursday, Nov. 17, which will be available for pickup from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Door

11. The meal will include chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a roll. They will be handing out tickets for the event at the main door at LJH. Tickets are first come, first serve, and are available from Nov. 1 until Nov.

15. Interested parties can enter Door 1 and see the front desk receptionist for tickets. They will need to bring the ticket on the 17th in order to get their meal.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22

• Plymouth Public Library, located at 201 N. Center Street, will host a blood drive from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS to make an appointment.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

• The Knights of Columbus, located at 901 E. Jefferson Street in Plymouth, will host a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 800-RED-CROSS to make an appointment.

SATURDAY, DEC. 3

• Trinity United Methodist Chuch, located at 925 South Michigan Street, will be having their annual Fantastic Cookie Walk and new Craft Show. It will be Saturday, Dec. 3 from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. or when sold out. Come early so you don’t miss out on super choices.

TUESDAY, DEC. 6

• The Walnut Township Board and the Walnut Township Trustee will be holding a meeting. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the B&R Building, located at 194 S. Michigan Road in Argos. The agenda includes signing nepotism certification of compliance, review of 2023 calendar of meetings, and consider other township business.

• Kiwanis of Plymouth meets every Tuesday at noon at Opies Deli, 114 N. Michigan Street in Plymouth. We are an organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time. We support several children’s charities in our community. Come and hear our weekly speakers from business owners to local children’s programs.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8

• L.H. in Illinois writes: “Never use a printed paper napkin to wipe off a spill. I once dabbed at a spot on a white tile, which left a stain from the ink.”

• Use clothespins to reseal bread bags instead of twist ties. I buy colorful plastic ones at the store or have the kids paint wooden ones. Keep them handy in a pretty bowl on the counter! -- J.B. in Rhode Island

• “Fold little dessert paper napkins into triangles and insert into fork tines for place settings. Lemons and limes in a pretty bowl make a simple centerpiece. Fill a small kids pool with ice to keep drinks cold at parties. -- M.F. in Washington

• Before planting anything new in your yard, get in touch with your county agriculture agent to find out about any restrictions. You can also get advice on when and where to plant. -- L.H. in Illinois

• When sending cards, attach a return address label to the back so they don’t have to search for the address if they wish to respond. -- D.L. in Minnesota

• For dusting, use a clean tube sock and spray with furniture polish, then dust away! It’s easier to get into nooks and crannies. -- C.F. in Oklahoma

• “I feel the following is the best way to remove lint from the trap on my dryer. After completion of the drying cycle, take the used Bounce dryer sheet and swipe the screen. Then throw it into the wastebasket located next to the dryer. For loads not using Bounce, take a used one from the wastebasket and use. This puts the Bounce sheet through a complete clothes-drying cycle.” -- G.B. from Minnesota

• A great way to keep tennis shoes and other shoes together: When you take them off, tie the shoes together by the shoestrings (loosely) or connect the two shoes with Velcro straps if they close that way. In doing this, it is much faster and easier to find BOTH shoes when ready to go. Keep smiling! -- J.B. in Virginia

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HOLLYWOOD -- Kenneth Branagh will direct and play Agatha Christie’s master detective Hercule Poirot a third time, as he did for “Murder on the Orient Express” in 2017 ($55 million cost with a $352.8 million gross) and “Death on the Nile” in 2022 ($90 million cost with a $137.3 million gross). Both were remakes of previous all-star films. He’s chosen a lesser-known book of Agatha Christie’s -- “A Haunting in Venice,” set in the post-WWII era.

Directed by Sidney Lumet, the original “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974) starred Albert Finney as Poirot, along with Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Martin Balsam, Vanessa Redgrave and Anthony Perkins. “Death On The Nile” (1978) was directed by John Guillerman and starred Peter Ustinov as Poirot, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, David Niven, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale and Angela Lansbury. Branagh boasts that he’s assembled an all-star cast with Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly and Riccardo Scamarcio. Is that an all-star cast?

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Shocking to see that none of Angela Lansbury’s obituaries on Oct. 11, mentioned she’d completed a role in the sequel to “Knives Out” titled, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” starring Daniel Craig (returning as Benoit Blanc), Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista and, of course, Angela Lansbury! Now, that’s an all-star cast!

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In case you’ve wondered why Agatha Christie’s greatest success, “The Mousetrap,” was never made into a movie: In 1959, a film starring Tyrone Power and Maria Schell was shelved because Christie had other plans for it. The play opened in London in 1952 and ran uninterrupted until March 2020, when it was shuttered by the pandemic. “The Mousetrap” reopened in May 2021 and has been going strong from there. Off-Broadway’s longest running hit, “The Fantasticks,” pales by comparison, with a 1960 opening running 42 years and 17,162 performances (until 2002). The 2000 film, directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Joel Grey, was a critical and box office failure. Christie knew what she was doing ... it was no mystery to her!

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A last word about Angela Lansbury -- fans of “Murder, She Wrote” can’t imagine how much Angela and her character, Jessica Fletcher, were alike. Thanks to my friendship with the legendary Esme Chandlee, an MGM publicist during the Golden Age of Hollywood who handled Elizabeth Taylor, Ann Miller, Jane Powell and Angela (among many others), I was invited to many lunches and dinners with Esme and Angela. Angela had the ability to make anyone feel accepted and welcomed in her world. I never wanted those meals to end. The angels are the lucky ones now!