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Employees walk to the auditorium to listen to speakers during the Lake Central School Corp. health fair. The day long event took place at Lake Central High School and promoted wellness among employees of the school district on Thursday, August 11, 2016.

Employee fitness goes to the head of the class

May 13, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

Teachers were out of their classrooms, dancing in the gym, stretching their legs in the hallway and having a healthy meal in the cafeteria of Lake Central High School during...

Todd Taylor stands on the running board of the old ice truck used by his father to deliver ice. He hopes to get it running again and show it at area auto shows.

Family reunion has roots in early Cedar Lake area

May 13, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. On Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created. A year later, on Jan. 18, Lake County...

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson speaks during a hearing in Gary, on Beveridge Elementary School, a school that has been placed in the lowest category or designation of school improvement for five consecutive years on Wednesday, August 10, 2016.

Gary educators pledge new lessons learned in state hearing

May 13, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

With five consecutive years of failing in academic performance and a State Board of Education decision looming over its future, Gary's mayor and educators appealed Wednesday to make changes to...

Kendal Smith, Lake Central High School advanced placement chemistry teacher, in his classroom.

AP students’ summers filled without books, tests

May 13, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.

Advanced Placement Chemistry students are typical students, said Lake Central instructor Kendal Smith recently as he read some of the names that are posted on his "Walls of Fame" in...

Richard Maroc has spent time learning about the Bailly family history.

Bailly family descendants spread across United States

May 13, 2019 at 2:36 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. On Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created. A year later, on Jan. 18, Lake County...

Michael P. Welsh, chief operations officer for the Gary Diocesan Cemeteries, stands next to the cathedral built by Theodore DeYoung of Crete.

Lovingly-crafted clock finds fitting home

May 13, 2019 at 2:36 a.m.

A handmade wooden replica of an elaborate cathedral has found a home in the chapel of the St. John/St. Joseph Cemetery in Hammond. Its carver, Theodore "Ted" DeYoung of Crete,...

Dave Nelson is the new band director for the Lake Central High School band. Nelson, formerly the assistant director, now leads the 200-member band on July 28, 2016.

New director, same Tribe of Pride

May 13, 2019 at 2:34 a.m.

"Tubas! Set! To the end!" calls Jen Chavarria, head drum major for the Lake Central Marching Band Tribe of Pride. The sharp clack-clack-clack of the metronome echoes across the pavement...

Ida Friedman, 101, holds her wedding photo.

101-year-old remembers growing up in Hammond

May 13, 2019 at 2:33 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. On Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created. A year later, on Jan. 18, Lake County...

Lake Central High School Principal Sean Begley outlined new courses to the school board.

Lake Central’s soccer field changes approved

May 13, 2019 at 2:32 a.m.

Changes to the soccer field at Lake Central High School approved this week include a larger building, a family restroom and two patios and will increase the cost to more...

Heidi Zima, a member of the Schererville Historical Society, holds a portrait of Nicholas and Frances Scherer.

Schererville celebrates 150 years

May 13, 2019 at 2:31 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was...

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