Maple Sugar Time at national park sweetens the start of spring
A sweet local treat is set to return to town on March 12 and 13 when Chellberg Farm hosts the 45th annual Maple Sugar Time Festival. After the festival was shut down midway through after just one weekend in 2020, as well as completely absent last spring, Park Ranger Jim Whitenack, who serves as special events coordinator in addition to […]
At last, construction begins for South Shore’s double track project
Construction is finally starting on the long-awaited South Shore double track project, which is expected to yield better train service and economic growth for Northwest Indiana. The $649 million dollar project will build a second track — 26.6 miles long — between Gary and Michigan City along with improvements at five South Shore Line stations. When completed in 2024, the […]
State senator returns to hometown for report on first months on the job
State Sen. Rodney Pol. Jr. was on home turf when he held his Chesterton Town Hall meeting on Saturday morning. Pol, 37, lives in Chesterton and is a 2002 graduate of Chesterton High School. His wife, Alayna Lightfoot Pol, a Michigan City school teacher, is a Duneland Board of Education member. When a train rumbled by during the Town Hall […]
Murray fondly remembered for his community commitment
Cole Murray had his first open heart surgery when he was seven days old. Over the course of the next 38 years, he would have six more, thanks to a defective aortic valve. Murray, a 2002 graduate of Chesterton High School, died Feb. 20, after beating tremendous odds despite a congenital heart defect. His mom, Kari Murray, said most people […]
Betty L. McCoy- Aderhold
Betty Lorrine McCoy- Aderhold, age 93 of Lowell, IN passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Michigan City, IN. She was born on August 31, 1928 in Gary, IN to Clyde and Florence (Johnson) Dixon. Betty is survived by her husband, Carl W. Aderhold; sons, Russell D. (Pauline) McCoy, Douglas McCoy; daughter, Donna Ketchem; step-sons, Carl (Sue) Aderhold, Steve […]
Cole Lewis Murray
Cole Lewis Murray, age 38 of Chesterton, IN, passed away on February 20, 2022. Given Cole’s break up history though, it is surprising that he didn’t go in early February, so as to avoid having to buy his fiancé Perri a birthday and Valentine’s Day present, but alas, he went on his cousin’s birthday, just to steal her day. Also, […]
LaRue Carolyn Gilbert
LaRue Carolyn Gilbert, age 86 of Chesterton, IN, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2022. She was born on September 12, 1935 in Chesterton, IN, to Marion and Dorotha (Brown) Stephens, both of whom preceded her in death. On October 3, 1953, she married the love of her life, William Gilbert, who preceded her in death on July 30, 1988. […]
Marjorie M. Beigle
Marjorie M. Beigle, 93, Chesterton, IN, formerly of Altoona PA, passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 in Chesterton. She was born in Altoona, the daughter of the late Michael and Emma (Dietze) Leidel. Marjorie married Robert J. Beigle on May 25, 1953 in Winchester, VA., he preceded her in death in December of 1986. Marjorie is survived by her son, […]
Michael Joseph Moore
Michael Joseph Moore, age 79 of Chesterton, IN passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. He was born on August 13, 1942 in Michigan City, IN to Timothy and Clare (Westberg) Moore. Michael is survived by his loving wife, Candice (Foor) Moore; son, Tim (Carol) Moore; daughter, Lisa (John) Link; stepdaughter, Bethany (Andrew) Bey; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He […]
