FROM the FARM: Vegetarian and Buffalo Chicken take top chili honors

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

12 recipes for chili, donations spice up lupus charity event

Editor's note: Times Columnist Philip Potempa served on the judging panel for Saturday's chili cook-off.

FROM the FARM: Great to reunite with chef for chili cause

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

FROM the FARM: Time for chili for a good cause

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

FROM the FARM: Chili winners add some surprise ingredients

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

Serving a Good Cause

Cook-off contestant Beth Duensing, of St. John, serves her chili recipe specialty Saturday, which is created with freeze-dried ingredients from a line of emergency ration foods marketed for natural disaster relief.

Hold on to Your Socks Chili wins cook-off

Cook-off contestant Beth Duensing, of St. John, serves her chili recipe specialty created with freeze-dried ingredients from a line of emergency ration foods marketed for natural disaster relief.

Hold on to Your Socks Chili wins Cook-Off

Editor's Note: Times Columnist Philip Potempa served on the judging panel for Saturday's chili cook-off.

FROM the FARM: Both famous and everyday folk are fond of chili

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

Numbers up for lupus walk

CROWN POINT | Joining the largest crowd in the history of Walk for Lupus Now Northwest Indiana, 1,000 walkers gathered at the Lake County Fairgrounds recently to raise a record-breaking $77,000 to support the Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter.

Activist turns Walk for Lupus Now into family affair

Rosie Myren, of Merrillville, is dedicated to helping find the causes and cure for lupus.

Crown Point students support Walk for Lupus Now

CROWN POINT | Students from the Crown Point community are putting their walking shoes on to support the Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter.

Form a team to Walk for Lupus Now at the fairgrounds

Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter, will hold its annual Walk for Lupus Now Northwest Indiana on Sept. 10 at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S. Court St., Crown Point.

Young readers invited to join their own library book club

Students in grades 4 to 6 who enjoy reading and making new friends are welcome to join the Crown Point Community Library's Young Reader Book Club. The group will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the library, 214 S. Court St.

Lupus Foundation seeks sponsors for walk

CROWN POINT | Lupus Foundation of America's Indiana chapter is seeking sponsors for its largest fundraiser of the year. Walk for Lupus Now Northwest Indiana will be Sept. 10 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point. Proceeds help increase lupus awareness and education, maintain support …

Supporters gather to "Strike Out Lupus" at RailCats game

GARY | Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter's will host its annual "Strike Out Lupus" event at 6 p.m. Aug. 6 as the Gary SouthShore RailCats take on the Kansas City T-Bones at the U.S. Steel Yard.

Picnic will rally teams for upcoming Lupus Walk

CROWN POINT | Lupus Foundation of America's Indiana chapter will host a Walk for Lupus Now team rally at 6 p.m. Monday at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S. Court St.

Lupus Foundation of America holds volunteer rally Wednesday

CROWN POINT | Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter, will have a Walk for Lupus Now Northwest Indiana volunteer rally at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Gelsosomo's, 11319 Broadway.

Walk for Lupus Now volunteers invited to kick-off meeting

CROWN POINT | Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter is hosting a volunteer rally for Walk for Lupus Now Northwest Indiana at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the banquet room at Gelsosomo's Pizzeria, 11319 Broadway.

Lupus Foundation to host volunteer rally Tuesday

MERRILLVILLE | Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter is hosting a volunteer rally at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake County Public Library, 1919 W. 81st Ave.