Red Stone wins election to represent Duneland on Porter County Council
The Duneland community chose Ronald “Red” Stone, a longtime school board member, to be its representative on the Porter County Council as he defeated Becky Mateja Lombardini. Stone won over Mateja Lombardini, 9,418 to 7,559 (55.48% to 44.52%). The Republican Stone, 48, had served 16 years as the Liberty Township representative on the Duneland Board of Education. Mateja Lombardini, 55, […]
Voters return Pol to school board and add a second woman
Duneland School Corporation voters decided to return Alayna Lightfoot Pol as an at-large member of the school board and she will be joined by another woman, Beth Mehling, who was chosen from among three candidates to be the school board’s Liberty Township representative. Pol defeated Noreen Legan, a former teacher in the Chicago School District who raised nine children in […]
Jim Ton’s ancestors make the news
Jim Ton, who sits on the Chesterton Town Council (R-1), last summer spotted a small news item that caught his eye. Or, at least, two words of the article caught his eye: Ton Farm. As he explains it, those two words are often seen together, or had been during a few earlier centuries, ever since Ton’s ancestors from Holland immigrated […]
School Board walks out, asks speaker to leave
The Duneland Board of Education temporarily recessed their meeting and walked out Monday when a woman kept talking after she was refused permission to speak during the public participation part of the agenda. After the school board left, Chesterton Police Lt. Joe Christian communicated the message from the board to Deanne Manojlovic that they wanted her to leave. Ryan Ritz, […]
Alice May Hafner
Alice May (Hauber) Hafner of Valparaiso, IN, formerly of Glenwood Springs, CO, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022. She was born on September 13, 1928 in Gary, IN to Charles and Alvina (Schmidt) Hauber. She was the oldest of 9 children. Alice is survived by her son Patrick Hafner of CA, 7 brothers; Charles of FL, Richard of Valparaiso, […]
News briefs
Holiday closuresChesterton Town offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Banks and post offices will also be closed, with no mail delivery. All Porter County offices and courts will be closed, as well as all Indiana State offices. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles branches will also be closed. The South Shore Line is offering free rides to […]
Voice of the People
For this Veteran’s Day, I’d like to honor the families of this reading audience who are “Gold Star,” meaning they have lost a close family member in a combat zone. War is hell on earth, and it must not be glorified, just remembered. This also holds true for those of us who lost buddies and comrades overseas. Some were close […]
Echoes of the Past
10 Years Ago Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 – MOMS Club of Duneland will host a card-signing party as part of the American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program. . . A mock election held in Estelle Chaddock’s U.S. history class at Chesterton Middle School shows Obama beating Romney by four votes. . . The public is invited to a […]
Community Calendar
Submit calendar items to calendar@chestertontribune.com Saturday, November 12 *Interwoven Expressions, the 37th annual fiber arts exhibit and sale, will be held at Sand Creek Country Club from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show features 24 artists from around Lake Michigan. *The Duneland Weavers Guild meeting will be at 10 a.m. at Three Moons Fiberworks, 402 Broadway in Chesterton. The […]
