Vets group commander tells parks panel Hobart event lost money

HOBART | The new leader of a Hobart veterans organization came to make amends at the Park Board meeting on Monday.

Local biz owners see few side effects from smoking ban

Commander Restaurant owner Danny Sirounis already implemented a smoking ban at his Munster restaurant. Indiana's statewide ban takes effect today.

Local biz owners see few side effects from smoking ban

Business at the Commander Restaurant in Munster has gone up slightly since owner Danny Sirounis banned smoking in his establishment more than a month ago. The Indiana smoking ban went into effect today.

Local biz owners see few side effects from smoking ban

Though the Indiana smoking ban did not go into effect until today, Commander Restaurant owner Danny Sirounis already had implemented the ban at his Munster restaurant.

Local biz owners see few side effects from smoking ban

Though the Indiana smoking ban did not go into effect until today, Commander Restaurant owner Danny Sirounis already implemented a ban at his Munster restaurant. Business has gone up slightly since, he said.

Port of calling

Joan Ray clasps a photo of her son Michael Ray while at her kitchen table in Highland. Her youngest child recently became commander of the USS O'Kane, a U.S. Navy destroyer stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Port of calling

Michael Ray and his wife, Julie, pose for a portrait with their oldest child, Logan, when he was about 3-months-old. Ray recently became commander of the USS O'Kane, a destroyer whose home port is at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Port of calling

Michael Ray, of Highland, recently was promoted to commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer. This photo was taken in 1999 when he was aboard the USS Ross.

Port of calling

Joan Ray lays out pictures of her son, Michael Ray, a 1991 graduate of Highland High School. He recently became commander of the USS O'Kane, a destroyer ported in Pearl Harbor.

Port of calling

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael Ray, a Highland native, poses for a photo with his children, from left Brecken, 3, Logan, 6, and Abby, 2. They are based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman at Podium

Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, is shown in the April 2011 photo, delivering remarks during the U.S. 3rd Fleet change of command ceremony in San Diego aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Beaman, who originally hails from Hammond, Ind., relieved Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt as comma…

VFW national leader visits Hobart post

HOBART | Veterans of Foreign Wars posts may need to update some outdated technology if they want to encourage younger veterans to join, VFW National 2011 Junior Vice Commander in Chief Bill Thien said.