What’s recently happened? The River Forest High School Ingots (RF) are getting ready for its four-day Thanksgiving weekend, but before the big break, the RF Band gave a fantastic performance at Valparaiso University, playing classic and exciting...
What’s recently happened? Hammond Academy of Science and Technology (HAST) recently had its annual winter concert performance on December 5. “I feel like it went really well. I performed in it and I think us as a whole class really did amazing. I...
What’s recently happened? It's the Christmas season and nobody does it quite like Andrean High School (AHS). Between Christmas themed service projects, decorations, dress down days and more, Christmas is all around fun for AHS students. ...
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Photo taken by Zangrilli Photography On Friday, Dec. 6, the Munster High School (MHS) and Wilbur Wright Middle School (WWMS) Book Clubs took a field trip to watch the movie “Wicked.” After reading and summarizing...
Undergoing radiation treatments for many is a difficult test of courage. For one woman in the Region, however, her treatments brought her closer to a stranger in an unexpected manner. Shelly Sunderland was sitting next to a patient prior to their...
Maria Avila is a social media manager at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, where she brings creativity and strategy to the organization. Passionate about giving back to her community, she also serves on the Hammond Education Foundation Board,...
As 2024 comes to a close, we here at GreatNews.Life are proud of all of the fun things we’ve been able to bring you this year. From parties to concerts to community events happening in Whiting to Elkhart, it’s been a pleasure helping you find...
By KEVIN NEVERS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DEC. 21, 2001, IN THE CHESTERTON TRIBUNE It’s 1968, and my father has just manhandled a Scotch pine through the front door, banged it into the living room, and with Clark Griswold’s finesse—but none of his...
It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
By KEVIN NEVERS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DEC. 24, 2002, IN THE CHESTERTON TRIBUNE My favorite scene in just about my favorite Yule movie, “A Christmas Story,” is the one set in Goldblatt’s department in downtown Hohman, Ind., the Depression-era...