Plot spoilers pose 'Downton Abbey' challenge

There are many delicious reasons to watch the returning "Downton Abbey" and an exasperating one to skip it: The cover's been blown on major plot twists.

Cosmetics sales fuel Cadillac rides

Shari Kirschner, a Mary Kay saleswoman from Chesterton, is excited before receiving her new pink 2013 Cadillac SRX for selling more than $200,000 in cosmetics with her sales team.

Cosmetic sales fuel Cadillac rides

Shari Kirschner, a Mary Kay independent sales director from Chesterton, looks over her pink 2013 Cadillac SRX awarded to her at Schepel Cadillac for selling more than $200,000 in Mary Kay cosmetics with her sales team. It is Kirschner's 10th pink Cadillac awarded to her from Mary Kay.

Cosmetics sales fuel Cadillac rides

Mary Kay lettering is emblazoned on the side of a new pink 2013 Cadillac SRX awarded to Shari Kirschner. The Chesterton woman sold more than $200,000 in cosmetics with her sales team.

Cosmetics sales fuel Cadillac rides

Shari Kirschner, of Chesterton, stands-by her new pink 2013 Cadillac SRX awarded to her Thursday by Mary Kay officials in Merrillville.

Cosmetics sales fuel Cadillac rides

Shari Kirschner, of Chesterton, a sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics, waves from the moon roof of her new pink 2013 Cadillac SRX awarded to her Thursday in Merrillville. It is Kirschner's 10th pink Cadillac awarded by the company.

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Mary & Martha in Highland

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Mary & Martha Home Accents in Highland

Innovation keeps

Mary & Martha in Highland

Mary's Marinating Stick

Mary Hunter and her marinating stick

Mary Hunter, inventor of Mary's Marinating Stick will be featured on the Food Network on May 14. Hunter said the stick eliminates the need for marinating in a pan by chopping up spices and vegetables, placing them in the stick, and then sticking it into whatever meat you are using. "I love t…

Healthy habits start early

Anne Marie Salach, a nursing student from the University of St. Francis, checks blood pressure for Alyvia Santiago, 8, a student at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point. The school partnered with the university Wednesday to bring in nursing students for Wellness Day.

Healthy habits start early

Third-grade students at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point examine a model of a spine Wednesday during the school's third annual Wellness Day. About 600 children ages 3 to 15 attended the event, including kids from Trinity Lutheran School. Doctors from Crown Point and Schererv…

Healthy habits start early

Jackie Jatis, 12, scoops sugar into a cup with Crystal Spinks, a dental assistant for Dr. Bret Balogna, on Wednesday during Wellness Day at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point. Spinks' demonstration showed how much sugar someone would consume by drinking one soda a day for a mo…

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Darci and Dominic Chidichimo in Crown Point, Indiana

May Crowning observed

St. Edward School fifth-grader Nina Gutierrez places a crown on Mary's head Friday as the school in Lowell observed the May Crowning of Mary.

May Crowning observed

Some students at St. Edward School in Lowell were dressed in their white First Communion garb for Friday's May Crowning of Mary ceremony.

Portage YMCA, St. Mary Medical Center partner

Portage Township YMCA Executive Director Dave Kasarda, center, and St. Mary Medical Center CEO Janice Ryba shake hands Thursday at their kick-off of a medical partnership encouraging healthy lifestyles at the YMCA.

Portage YMCA, St. Mary Medical Center partner

St. Mary Medical Center head chef Ryan Smith explains heart-healthy foods during a cooking demonstration Thursday at the Portage YMCA. The Portage Township YMCA and St. Mary Medical Center have formed a partnership encouraging healthy lifestyles through exercise, eating well and check-ups.

Portage YMCA, St. Mary Medical Center partner

Portage YMCA member Arlette Cherepko, left, picks some healthy foods Thursday from a table at the Portage Township YMCA after a cooking demonstration. The Portage Township YMCA and St. Mary Medical Center have formed a partnership that kicked-off Thursday with a cooking demonstration by St. …