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News Archives: June 2010

Duneland Distinguished Woman Nominations

June 02, 2010

Nominations are being accepted for the Duneland Distinguished Woman Award formerly known as the Athena Award. The Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce will present the award at their State of the Chamber Luncheon, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Sand Creek Country Club. Nominees must demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or community, provide valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community and assist women... Read more >

Come on Out to the Ballgame

June 08, 2010

Field Station Scholarship Fundraiser PLUS “Tickets for Tom” Campaign What: Gary Southshore Railcats v. Rockford Riverhawks followed by a Fantastic Fireworks Display! When: Friday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. Where: U.S. Steel Yard Who: Invite Family, Friends, Neighbors for a fun family night out Price: $12/box seat ticket (The Field Station receives a portion of every ticket sold.) SPECIAL OFFER: the first 50 paid tickets purchased through Mary Markovich (mary@crbmidwest.org or... Read more >

LaPorte Savings Bank Donates to Duneland Fireworks

June 17, 2010

Brock Lloyd, Vice President of Commercial Lending for LaPorte Savings Bank presented a check this past week to Heather Ennis, Executive Director of the Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce for the July 2nd, Fireworks on the Lakefront. LaPorte Savings Bank, located at 851 Indian Boundary Rd in Chesterton, donated $1,000 to help support this Duneland Community... Read more >

New Mural at Westchester Township History Museum

June 21, 2010

In 2008, New York Times best-selling children’s author and artist Jeff Hagen visited Chesterton to teach and inspire Chesterton Middle School art students.  Jody Nix, a teacher at CMS, received a grant from the Duneland Education Foundation to fund the two-day program. During his visit, Hagen taught the seventh and eighth graders about watercolor techniques and the book-writing process.  Upon the completion of his visit, Hagen promised to create and present to the community a... Read more >

Sheriff David Lain Announces New Community Safety Initiatives

June 24, 2010

The Porter County Sheriff’s Department is launching The Porter County Alert Network, a new interactive way to keep the community connected and informed through opt-in e-mail, text message, Facebook and web published public safety alerts. The new initiative will also allow the public to report suspicious activities easily through the Tip411 anonymous text messaging code. More details can be found about the code later in the press release. Interested persons, schools, community groups and... Read more >

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