Nancy Coltun Webster – Page 18

Brad Root, who works at Strack and Van Til in Valparaiso through a program with Opportunity Enterprises, rolls shopping carts inside from the parking lot on Wednesday.

Disabled persons rising force in jobs market

May 13, 2019 at 1:05 a.m.

Bradley Roop stands tall and straight and has a friendly smile on his face as he strides through the produce department at Strack & Van Til on U.S. 30 in...

Professor Finley C. Campbell stands in front of one of the many bookshelves in his Hyde Park home. He described them as his life, Friday Oct. 2, 2015, in Chicago.

Documentary, witnesses recall role of Black Panthers

May 13, 2019 at 1:04 a.m.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, a featured documentary presentation in the 5th annual Gary International Black Film Festival recalls a tumultuous era in...

In the short film, "Sacred Heart," the characters Alexander and Michelle are portrayed by Sol Aponte and Jennia Fredrique-Aponte. A Horace Mann graduate, Fredrique-Aponte wrote the script and co-directed the film with Aponte.

Horace Mann graduate’s work featured at Gary film festival

May 13, 2019 at 1:04 a.m.

The Gary International Black Film Festival, in its fifth season, will welcome home Horace Mann graduate and director Jennia Fredrique-Aponte with her short film, "Sacred Heart," and also present director...

Lake Central High School seniors Anthony Bednarek, 17, and James Juscik, 17, use a belt sander to smooth off the edges of the art piece.

Class carves up old floor for LC fundraiser

May 13, 2019 at 1:03 a.m.

As Tri-Town residents bask in the shine of the new areas of Lake Central High School, some folks took the time to pull some bones from the "elephant graveyard" of...

Volunteer Donnee Smith works on digging up weeds in a butterfly garden at the Tri-Town Safety Village in Schererville, IN., on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.

Butterfly Garden embraces national strategy

May 13, 2019 at 1:01 a.m.

A monarch flits through the air, touches down on a hot pink cosmos flower and then gets taken by a breeze. It fights its way back and stays a moment...

Sharon Taylor-Raduchel and Veronica Williams of St. John hold umbrellas on a recent rainy day while looking over plants at the Tri-Town Safety Village.

Going to school on growing food

May 13, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

A pumpkin the size of a child's head, a white turban squash, rows of bushy pepper plants, and enough tomatoes for a night's worth of salsa at a busy restaurant...

Terri Sinnis-Raptis, senior registration representative and team leader, demonstrates the new camera located on the top right edge of the computer at Community Hospital in Munster.

Technology improves patient financial security

May 13, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

A tiny camera with a little blue light sits along the top edge of the hospital registrar's computer screen. It's not much bigger than a thumbnail, but Community Healthcare System...

Omar Diaz, 21st Century Scholars program coordinator, talks with scholar Fred McGee in his office at Purdue Calumet.

Scholars program built on rewarding the straight and narrow

May 13, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

Omar Diaz, a Morton High School and Purdue University graduate, had a few teachers who pushed him along the way to success. He also found inspiration in his father's struggle...

Dean of Students Julie Matoccio, right, and Principal Eric Worthington look over the final grant that was submitted along with the initial overview from which it came.

$1 million grant ushers in new programs at Hosford Park

May 13, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

The Dr. Seuss quote, "Congratulations! Today is your day!" fits well on the wall at Hosford Park New Tech Elementary as it receives a $1 million-plus five-year federal school improvement...

Karen McMahan, Charge Technician for the American Red Cross, prepares to draw blood from a volunteer at an event Saturday in Merrillville.

Blood safeguards keep disease out of donation process

May 13, 2019 at 12:56 a.m.

Blood donation, not unlike voting and jury duty, is sometimes seen as one of those civic duties everyone ought to exercise if they are able to do so. What many...

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