Intentional Success

East Chicago - Ivy Tech Community College student John Kowalski looks into googles used with a virtual welding machine in class at their East Chicago campus, Thursday, November 1, 2012. The students are shown a virtual environment where they can weld and receive numerical feedback on the qua…

Intentional Success

East Chicago - Ivy Tech Community College student John Kowalski of Hammond uses a virtual welding machine to practice a standard weld on the East Chicago campus, Thursday, November 1, 2012. The machine provides tactile and numerical feedback to help the student understand their mistakes.

Intentional Success

East Chicago - Ivy Tech Community College Industrial Technology, Welding Program Chair Parnell Jordan shows a score received after a virtual weld on a newly aquired virtual welding machine at the East Chicago campus, Thursday, November 1, 2012. The machine can instantly provide numerical fee…

Virtual Welding Machine

Ivy Tech Community College student John Kowalski, of Hammond, uses a virtual welding machine to practice a standard weld on the East Chicago campus earlier this month. The machine provides tactile and numerical feedback to help the student understand their mistakes.

Virtual Welding Machine

Ivy Tech Community College Industrial Technology Welding Program Chairman Parnell Jordan shows a score received after a virtual weld on a newly acquired virtual welding machine at the East Chicago campus earlier this month. The machine can instantly provide numerical feedback on the quality …

Virtual Welding Machine

Ivy Tech Community College student David Smith uses a virtual welding machine to practice various welds earlier this month at the East Chicago campus

Reader curious about NBC drama's connection to Lowell

More than just ivy, Chicago's Wrigley Field sits amid ruins as depicted in the futuristic series "Revolution" airing on NBC.

OFFBEAT: Reader is curious about NBC drama's connection to Lowell

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Electric Vehicle Training

Gary Garrisi, of the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium, looks for a key fob in a Toyota Prius to show local fire department representatives during a safety training program on hybrid and electric vehicles at Ivy Tech in Valparaiso on Thursday

Electric Vehicle Training

Gary Garrisi, of the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium, gives a presentation at Ivy Tech in Valparaiso on how to safely work with hybrid and electric vehicles in an emergency during a workshop for first responders Thursday.

EVTRAINING - Electric Vehicle Training

Gary Garrisi, of the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium, gives a presentation at Ivy Tech in Valparaiso on how to safely work with hybrid and electric vehicles in an emergency during a workshop for first responders Thursday.

Recognizing a hero

McCutcheon High School students Amanda Rothenberger, left, as Irena Sendler, and Nakia Welcher as Marie perform Wednesday in a performance of "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Story" Wednesday at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso. Sendler was a Polish Catholic nurse who helped save ab…

Recognizing a hero

McCutcheon High School students Hanna Lee as Mrs. Rosner, left, and Amanda Rothenberger as Irena Sendler perform Wednesday in "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Story" at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso.

Workshop helps build 'bridges out of poverty'

Jillian Miller, of the Indiana Non-profit Resource Network, begins the Bridges out of Poverty workshop at Ivy Tech in Valparaiso. The workshop was designed to help social service and community members better deal with poverty issues.

Workshop helps build 'bridges out of poverty'

Jurutha Lay, right, with the School City of Hammond talks to her small group, including United Way Executive Director Sharon Kish, left, during a the Bridges Out of Poverty workshop held at Ivy Tech in Valparaiso.

Migrating flock

A Canada goose flock migrates south over Valparaiso on a recent sunny afternoon. Temperatures are forecast to be in the low 80s today under mostly sunny skies.

Tin Goose lands in Porter County

A 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane flies over Porter County pm Monday. The Experimental Aircraft Association is offering rides on the vintage plane through Wednesday.

Tin Goose lands in Porter County

Jon Ladra, of Valparaiso, looks at a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane at the Porter County Regional Airport. The Experimental Aircraft Association is offering rides on the vintage plane through Wednesday.