WANATH – Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center has completed work on a High Tunnel project that will allow small crop production year round. “A hard freeze signals the end of the outdoor growing season, but vegetable farmers who take advantage of unheated greenhouses and row covers can protect crops into the late fall and winter for nearly […]
CROWN POINT – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is sifting through information for the 2013 Clean Diesel Project across Northern Indiana Grant. This competitive grant program is designed to award public and private organizations with funds to assist with the replacement, re-power or retrofit of current diesel vehicles. South Shore Clean Cities (SSCC) looking
HAMMOND – A Purdue University Calumet mathematics major from Hobart has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the American Mathematical Society. Tyler Billingsley, 21, is among seven students selected nationally to receive The Trjitzinsky Scholarship. The late namesake of the award was a higher educator who wrote some 60 papers about mathematical topics and was
MUNSTER – The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for People Bank, has announced a dividend of 19 cents a share, payable Jan. 4, 2013, to shareholders of record on Dec. 28. The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp’s common stock is trade on the OTC Bulletin Board under NWIN. Peoples Bank has offices in Crown Point, Dyer,
GRIFFITH – Lake Area United Way has presented its Calvin E. Bellamy and R. Gary Bradley Lifetime Achievement Award to John Beebe for his community service on behalf of LAUW and organized labor. Beebe, 67, of Highland, is a long-time supporter of Boy Scouts. As a Union Counselor, he championed community service and promoted union
MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes has announced six new board members. They are Tony Gillesse of Michigan City, an accountant with Craighead, Lange and Hough; Doug Waters of Long Beach, owner of Century 21 Long Beach Realty; Tom Conway of Kouts, a program manager for Blue/Green Alliance; Nancy Moldenhauer of Michigan City, an educator;
LAPORTE – Two people affiliated with Indiana University Health Occupational Service have received additional certifications. Physical therapist Ron Knickrehm of LaPorte received the Astym certification, a mechanical treatment option to reduce or remove scar tissue that is causing pain or movement issues. He has more than 30 years of therapy experience and is a graduate
GRIFFITH – Lake Area United Way is looking for ordinary heroes and is asking the public for help in identifying them. The video contest will allow everyday heroes to tell their own story on how they are changing lives for the better in Northwest Indiana in education, financial stability and health. “United Way’s call to
