Tallian considers next move; Dems to pick someone to fill her shoes
As the Porter and LaPorte County Democratic Parties gear up for a caucus to select her replacement, Karen Tallian, who recently announced she’s stepping back from her seat representing District 4 in the Indiana State Senate a year before the end of her term, is mulling her options as well. “My very first move is that I’m leaving on vacation […]
Naloxone demo draws interest in fighting opioid overdoses
Sandy Carpenter was the first one in line to administer the opioid antidote naloxone to a mannequin dubbed “Ann.” The Chesterton resident positioned the mannequin’s head just so, tilted back slightly, and pretended to push the antidote from a tube armed with a plunger into the mannequin’s nostrils, turning to Cassidy McNamee, naloxone program manager for the Indiana Department of […]
Hammond-Hagman takes helm at Chesterton Art Center
A new director has been named to the Chesterton Art Center, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of former Chesterton Art Center executive director Wendy Marciniak. Hannah Hammond-Hagman, hired in June as the program director, will take on the task of guiding the center toward the future. “I am both inspired and humbled to take on the position of […]
CHS Class of 1976 holds reunion
The Chesterton High School class of 1976 held it 45th-year high school reunion on Sept. 25 at American Legion Post 170.
CHS class of 1961 marks 60 years
Forty-four 1961 graduates of Chesterton High School and family members gathered at the Hawthorne Park Community Center in Porter on Sept. 25 to celebrate their 60th anniversary of their graduation. The class, with 143 members, was the first to graduate from the newly built Goldsborough gymnasium, at the corner of South Eighth Street and Morgan Avenue. Reunion attendees came from […]
James Woynaroski
James Woynaroski, age 70 of Falls City, NE passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Demotte, IN after a long battle with cancer. He was born on December 7, 1950 in Gary, IN to Theodore and Bernice (Kobeszka) Woynaroski. James is survived by his sisters, Helen Kay (Terry) Nallenweg and Bernie (Don) Bloomquist; brothers, John (Patricia) Woynaroski and Ted […]
Portage Township, health department providing drive-up COVID testing
The Portage Township Trustee’s office, in cooperation with the Porter County Health Department, has partnered with a third-party testing facility to offer PCR COVID-19 testing at its Airport Road office, 3484 Airport Road, Portage. The site will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. It is a drive-up testing site. No appointments are necessary. Results will […]
Echoes of the Past
10 Years Ago Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 – Porter’s Perfect Pint Festival tomorrow will be a fundraiser for the Porter Fire Department and the Porter Park Department. . . Thirty marching bands will participate in regional competition at CHS, hosted by the Music Department and the Band Boosters. . . Lydia Gill leads the offense for the CHS volleyball team’s […]
