Jim Chancellor returned from war with a new mission. by Lauren Caggiano Jim Chancellor knows what it’s like to be on the other side–of war, that is. That’s why he is working to help spread the word about veterans’ issues and advocate for returned soldiers, through his nonprofit, American Veterans Collection. Chancellor, who lives in […]
HAMMOND – The Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corrinne Drive, will hold an Operation Christmas Child packing party in conjunction with Samaritan’s Purse. The packing party will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, with a goal of packing 1,000 boxes. Volunteers will have stations set up throughout the lobby and will be welcome
EAST CHICAGO – Dredging of the heavily polluted Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal has begun. The century old canal connects industries in East Chicago and Whiting with Lake Michigan. Over the years it has accumulate so much toxic material that the waterway is considered the most polluted in the Great Lakes. Dredging will removed 4.6
SOUTH BEND – For the 19th consecutive year, Gibson has earned Best Practices status from Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Gibson is a 100 percent employee owned company and first received the honor in 1994. Gibson is one of only five insurance agencies in Indiana to receive the recognition this year. Best Practices
MUNSTER – For the second year in a row, Community Hospital’s cardiac program has been named among Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care and Cardiac Surgery. The rankings are in “American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation.” In the report, Community Hospital was rated best hospital in Northwest Indiana for
HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will hold its Second Saturday family science program at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. It includes “Stars,” a planetarium show, “Curiousity/Mars” a minim mission and a laser show the music of U2. Admission is $15. Tickets are $5 for individual shows; $3 for children and students.
MUNSTER – American Savings FSB has named Brian Specht as vice president of lending and credit manager. Specht has more than 20 years of banking experience. President Michael Mellon said, “We are excited to add Brian to our lending team. He’ll add new energy to our Lending Center. I expect many good things – for
MUNSTER – Joel Gorelick, president and chief administrative officer of Peoples Bank, is retiring from the bank. He joined Peoples in 1983 as vice president for commercial lending and went on to develop the bank’s commercial line which today accounts for 65 percent of the bank’s loan portfolio. “I was born and raised in the
LAPORTE – Teresa Roldan has been named senior office manager for the Orthopedics and Pain Management offices of Indiana University Health LaPorte Physicians. Previously she was controller of Hillsdale Community Health Center in Michigan. She also worked for the Sisters of St. Francis Health Services for 10 years as operations support manager, revenue cycle manager
Nearly 8 million people have been impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. To respond to this unprecedented storm, Lake Area United Way, along with United Way of New York and United Way U.S.A. has established a regional fund to address near-term and long-term recovery needs. Contributions will be used by United Ways in
