Sam Malkowski

All year the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce works hard to promote business growth in the community. One day out of those studious many, they take a break to install new board members and give awards to exceptional local businesses. This...

On Saturday, December 5th, the Duneland Chamber of Commerce brought the festivities inside for the Christmas installation of their European Market. For one day only the gymnasiums and hallways of Chesterton's Westchester Middle School were filled...

More than 100 people woke up early to wait in the cold for the opening of the 18th Annual Hospice of the Calumet Area Cookie Walk on Saturday morning. It has become a tradition of the community to support the HCA’s efforts through donations, time...

If anyone knows how to put the fun into fundraiser it is the YMCA. For the fourth year in a row, the Duneland community YMCA hosted their “Dancing Like the Stars” dinner to raise money for their organization. On November 7th, 2015 their Great...

Downtown Chesterton was overrun on October 30th with witches, creepers, and ghouls going building to building in search of candy to plunder. No need to alert the townsfolk though: they were all there, clad in their finest costumes for the annual...

St Mary Medical Center welcomed a private group of Portage citizens to the ribbon cutting ceremony at their newly remodeled Health Care Center on Arbors St. in Portage. The new facilities feature a diagnostics department and an immediate care clinic....

Once each month, the Crossroads Chamber of Commerce gets together to discuss new business and new members during its networking luncheon. On Tuesday, October 20th, their gathering covered another more personal matter: planning for the unexpected. The...

T’was the season of Brewfests and all through the county cities were showcasing their finest venues. The town of Munster picked a cool, sunny day in October and they filled Centennial Park with good food, great brews, and objective revelry. Click...

Unbeknownst to the rest of Duneland, the Duneland Family YMCA located in Chesterton has been working for years to service its entire community. The staff at the Y wanted to accomplish two things with their race this year: raise funds for their...

For the fifth annual United Way of La Porte County Car Wash, Michigan City decided to forgo competition and approach the county fundraiser with a more United Front. On October 9th the Police Department, school system, and Fire Department banded...