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​ ​ Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Bernie Van De Yacht is the youngest of 12 children. He earned a BA in Psychology and Theatre from The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). After graduation, Bernie began working at an animation studio while he pursued his acting career. During that time, he was spotted by one of the artists and asked to pose for the character of Prince Derek in The Swan Princess. This opportunity allowed him to promote the movie all over the country, travel to the Cannes Film Festival, appear on a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and even have a doll made in his likeness. During this time, Bernie performed in theatre around the Los Angeles area. He eventually became an animation casting director and has been casting films for over thirty years, including The King and I, Trumpet of the Swan, Alpha and Omega, all the Swan Princess sequels, Happily N’ever After II, Ribbit and Norm of the North. He has cast for Morgan Creek, Warner Bros., Columbia/Tri-Star, Sony and Lionsgate. Recently, he has branched into live action features, casting Blackjacks, Five Souls, The Speak and No Tell Motel. He is a proud member of the Casting Society of America (CSA) and was nominated for an Artios Award for casting the animated feature film, Alpha and Omega. He is also a screenwriter and director. In 2004 he wrote and directed a short film called, There’s Something About Meryl, which was the Official Selection in many film festivals around the country. He also directed his first full-length feature film, Salvation, from his original screenplay. His first novel, A Man Walks into a Hardware Store, was published by Solstice Publishing in October 2017. It currently has over 445 reviews on Amazon, with an overall rating of 4.4/5. On Goodreads, it has over 1000 ratings with a 91% rating. It is currently in pre-production as an independent feature film. Bernie was a quarterfinalist in the 2018 Nicholl Fellowship competition for his screenplays, Dottie and A Man Walks into a Hardware Store. He went on to become a semifinalist for A Man Walks into a Hardware Store. The audiobook of A Man Walks into a Hardware Store, narrated by Jeff Harding, was published by W.F. Howes. His second novel, Midwest Farmers’ Daughters, was published in 2021. He is currently working on his third novel entitled, Dottie. He and his wife have been married for twenty-five years and are the proud parents of two teenaged sons.

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Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Bernie Van De Yacht is the youngest of 12 children. He earned a BA in Psychology and Theatre from The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts.) After graduation, Bernie began working at an animation studio while he pursued his acting career. During that time, he was spotted by one of the artists and asked to pose for the character of Prince Derek in The Swan Princess . This opportunity allowed him to promote the movie all over the country, travel to the Cannes Film Festival, appear on a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and even have a doll made in his likeness. During this time, Bernie performed in theaters around the Los Angeles area.

He eventually became an animation casting director and has been casting films for over twenty years, including The King and I, Trumpet of the Swan, Alpha and Omega , all the Swan Princess sequels, Happily N’ever After II, Ribbit and Norm of the North . He has cast for Morgan Creek, Warner Bros., Columbia/Tri-Star, Sony, and Lionsgate. Recently, he has branched into live action features, casting Blackjacks, Five Souls, The Speak and No Tell Motel . He is a proud member of the Casting Society of America (CSA) and was nominated for an Artios Award for casting the animated feature film, Alpha and Omega . He is also a screenwriter and director. In 2004 he wrote and directed a short film called There’s Something About Meryl, which was the Official Selection in many film festivals around the country. He also directed his first full-length feature film, Salvation , from his original screenplay. His first novel, A Man Walks Into a Hardware Store , was published by Solstice Publishing in October 2017. It currently has over 350 reviews on Amazon, with an overall rating of 4.4/5. On Goodreads, it has over 1000 ratings with a 91% rating. It is currently in pre-production as an independent feature film. Bernie was a quarterfinalist in the 2018 Nicholl Fellowship competition for his screenplays, Dottie and A Man Walks Into a Hardware Store . He went on to become a semifinalist for A Man Walks Into a Hardware Store . The audiobook of A Man Walks Into a Hardware Store , narrated by Jeff Harding, was published by W.F. Howes. He and his wife have been married for twenty-three years and are the proud parents of two teenaged sons.

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WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE TO FIND TRUE HAPPINESS? Terry Boyle is your typical small town guy. Friendly, kind to strangers, a devoted husband and father. A gentle soul quietly moving through life. But still waters run deep, and Terry’s inner turmoil derives from a secret that he can’t share with anyone. As fate would have it, Terry’s guarded world is turned upside down the day he walks into a hardware store and meets Renee Patrick, a free-spirited beauty who is as tough as the nails she sells out of her family business. Unfiltered and unapologetic of her questionable lifestyle, Renee ignites a spark deep inside Terry. As these two lost souls embark on an unlikely relationship, they are both forced to face secrets they have long kept hidden in order to survive. Now, each of them must decide if they will risk completely destroying their fragile existence in a last attempt to find true happiness. "Van De Yacht’s talents as a storyteller are solid and impressive. Well-structured, the appealing book delivers polished writing and multidimensional characters." -- Kirkus Reviews "An unassuming yet potent novel about the power and possibilities of personal transformation after traumatic events." -- Kirkus Reviews

A rich exploration of friendship and heartache in the Midwest.” – Kirkus Reviews

Val Van Dyke has just won a cruise to Alaska — and it couldn't come at a better time for this rural Wisconsinite. On the verge of turning the big 5-0, the former world traveler has found herself constrained in recent years — by her job and her marriage to a much younger husband, who has grown as distant as the far-flung places to which she once traveled. Her lifelong friends are facing similar ruts. Former prom queen Crystal Brenner now tips the scale at three-hundred pounds and has to balance taking care of a child with Down syndrome and a verbally abusive live-in-father. Penny Hansen, who has that typical "middle child" mentality of appeasing everyone, finds herself constantly at war with her obstinate teenage daughter. So, when Val invites Crystal and Penny to join her on the cruise, it offers the friends a welcome respite from their daily routine and the exciting chance to revisit the carefree days of their youth.  But as they prepare to embark on their vacation, things begin to unravel in their personal lives, leading them to reassess choices, reveal long-held secrets and confront a life-or-death crisis that will change their friendship forever.

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Bernie and Valerie Van De Yacht — whose newborn son sustained fractures to his skull, ribs and legs after his babysitter beat him — say justice has been served a second time after the woman who caused the injuries was sent back to prison following a bureaucratic error that led to her early release.

Their now-6-year-old son, Joseph, is doing well, but did suffer permanent optical nerve damage from the abuse that spanned from July to October 2004 by the Glendale family’s babysitter, Amy Ennis.

Joseph was 3 1/2 weeks old when the beating started. He suffered traumatic injuries, including hemorrhages in both of his eyes, in addition to the bone fractures.

Ennis, who confessed to the abuse, was sentenced in 2006 to serve six years in prison, but she was released early in 2008 after a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee miscalculated her end date.

“We just couldn’t believe it,” said Bernie Van De Yacht.

Not until he inquired with the case’s prosecutor about her future discharge date did Bernie Van De Yacht find about Ennis’ release.

After prison officials discovered the mistake, parole agents rearrested the now-pregnant Ennis in December and returned her to the California Institution for Women in Chino.

Her attorney, Paul Wallin, said he had expected her to be released again as soon as Friday, and said he was “beyond shocked” that she was returned to prison.

He said he planned to challenge Ennis’ detention, contending she suffered the fallout from the state’s mistake.

“It has nothing to do with her,” Wallin said. “I got that — they are still pissed at her — but that has nothing do with that.”

But prison officials on Thursday said Ennis would serve her full sentence and be released sometime in spring 2013.

Since Ennis committed a violent felony, she must serve at least 85% of her sentence, prison officials said.

“The time Ennis recently spent outside of prison due to a regrettable error by [California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation] will be credited to the parole time she will be required to serve once released,” said Luis Patino, a spokesman for the agency. “However, it will not be credited to the time served as of now.”

Whatever the final outcome, the entire fiasco had weighed heavily on Bernie Van De Yacht and his family.

“Sometimes I feel like I don’t have the fight for this anymore,” he said.

The lead prosecutor in the case, Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Oscar Plascencia, said he had always believed that Ennis had to do her time.

“She committed horrible evil,” he said. “There is no reason she should benefit for a bureaucratic mistake.”

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Bernie Van De Yacht, originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, is the youngest of 13 children. He earned a BA in Psychology and Theatre from The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a MFA from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). After graduation, Bernie began working at an animation studio while he pursued his acting career. During that time, he was spotted by one of the artists and asked to pose for the character of Prince Derek in The Swan Princess. This opportunity allowed him to promote the movie all over the country, travel to the Cannes Film Festival, appear on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, and even have a doll made in his likeness. During this time, Bernie did theatre in and around the Los Angeles area. He eventually became an animation casting director and has been casting films for over eighteen years, including The King and I, Trumpet of the Swan, Alpha and Omega, all the Swan Princess sequels, Happily N'ever After II, Ribbit, Norm of the North and the upcoming, Wheely. He has cast for Morgan Creek, Warner Bros., Columbia/Tri-Star, Sony and Lionsgate. Recently he has branched into live action features and in the past two years has cast Blackjacks, Five Souls, The Speak and No Tell Motel. He is a proud member of the Casting Society of America (CSA) and was recently nominated for an Artios award for casting the animated feature film, Alpha and Omega. He is also a screenwriter and director. In 2004 he directed a short film called, There's Something About Meryl, which was the Official Selection at many film festivals around the country. In 2014, he directed his first full-length feature film, Salvation, from his original screenplay. It has won multiple awards on the film festival circuit and is available on VOD. In addition, he is prepping his next feature, Midwest Farmers' Daughters, once again based on his original screenplay. His debut novel, A Man Walks Into a Hardware Store, was recently published by Solstice Publishing, and has almost 100 5-Star reviews on Amazon. He and his wife have been married for twenty-one years and are the proud parents of two teen-aged young sons.

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