Memorial Day is opportunity for reflection in Valparaiso

VALPARAISO | The City of Valparaiso, the Parks Department and the Parks Foundation encourage families, friends, and individuals this Memorial Day holiday weekend, to remember those who have served and given the ultimate sacrifice. The City will hold a Memorial Day observance at the Service M…

Veterans to speak at Valpo Memorial Day service

VALPARAISO | World War II veterans Bill Wellman and John Wolf will be the guest speakers at Friday's annual Memorial Day service at the Foundation Meadows service memorial.

Memorial Day Mass celebrated on May 27 at C.P. cemetery

CROWN POINT | A Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day at Crown Point Historic Maplewood Cemetery.

Munster has always tried to do things right

Munster V.F.W. Post 2697 members prepare to fire a cannon during last year's Memorial Day service at the Edward P. Robinson Veterans Memorial in Munster.

Workers' Memorial Day ceremony

U.S. Steel workers listen Friday during the USW Local 1066 Worker Memorial Day ceremony outside of U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility.

Worker Memorial Day ceremony

Steel workers at U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility bow their heads in prayer Friday during the USW Local 1066 Worker Memorial Day ceremony.

Workers Memorial Day ceremony

Richard Coy, of Gary plays "Taps" during the USW Local 1066 Workers' Memorial Day ceremony outside at U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility on Friday. Coy worked at U.S. Steel, as did his father and his son.

Workers' Memorial Day ceremony

U.S. Steel workers look through a book containing the names of all the workers who have died in accidents at the mill. The names are also written on the workers memorial wall at U.S. Steel. Local 1066 hosted a Worker Memorial Day ceremony outside of U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility.

Chambers can't muster help to keep Cobe Cup rolling

CROWN POINT | A popular century-old local tradition may be coming to an end.

Portage board OKs tanks for Family Express

PORTAGE | The Portage Board of Works approved the installation of storage tanks for the new Family Express gas station on U.S. 6.

Legion seeks Memorial Day Parade participants

PORTAGE | American Legion Post 260 is seeking participants for its annual Memorial Day parade and services.

Shore magazine's Letter from the Publisher, Dec/Jan/Feb 2013

The fall in Northwest Indiana never fails to surprise, and this year was no exception. The success of our One Region program in Northwest Indiana and our Best of the Region publications that unite the whole Lake Michigan area continues to amaze me. This year's One Region meeting was sweet, w…

Shore magazine's Letter from the Publisher, October/November 2012

Wow! Where does the time go? It seems like only yesterday that Julie and I were gearing up for Memorial Day and to get the summer started. I blinked and now Labor Day is just a memory. While I’m always sad to see summer go, I don’t think we let much grass grow under our feet as it was a fun-…

Shore magazine's Letter from the Publisher, August/September 2012

Memorial Day weekend for our family—and that is our work and home family—was all about the first 73rd Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid (the sponsors encourage us to say the title exactly that way) held at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan. While I am not a seasoned vete…

Valpo water plant sprang a leak during holiday

VALPARAISO | The city's Flint Lake water treatment plant sprang a leak over the Memorial Day weekend -- causing a mess and a few tense moments before repairs were made.

VFW post commander ranted when he should have raved

Memorial Day was originally Decoration Day, a day to decorate the graves of and to honor our fallen comrades.

Communities remember those who served

LANSING | Communities recently celebrated Memorial Day in various way this past Monday.

U.S. Rep. Jackson gives Civil War history lesson to highlight Memorial Day

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Freed slaves paid tribute to Union soldiers who died during the Civil War in one of the first celebrations of Memorial Day, a congressman said Monday.

Stars and Stripes together

Flags fly at half-staff Monday morning in Munster's Veterans Memorial Park just before the Memorial Day service. The red flag, which is known as the Bravo flag, is flown when alone at sea to let others know you are firing weapons.

Crown Point ceremony memorializes region Civil War vets in new preservation initiative

CROWN POINT | About 100 people gathered in the cool shade of a maple tree Monday at Historic Maplewood Cemetery to rekindle memories and preserve the stories of region men who sacrificed themselves during the Civil War.