New Chicago parks sponsor rummage, craft sale June 8

NEW CHICAGO | The New Chicago Park Department is sponsoring a rummage, craft and flea market sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 8.

Glenwood postpones Hickory Glen Park renovation due to cost

GLENWOOD | The village has encountered a delay in its efforts to renovate Hickory Glen Park.

Hobart parks department looking ahead to spring

HOBART | It's winter on the calendar, but the Hobart Parks Department is already looking ahead to spring.

Park upgrades described at meeting

CHESTERTON | Park crews have begun clearing the area where a public restroom built by the Chesterton High School building trades program will be located in Thomas Centennial Park, Park Superintendent Bruce Mathias said.

Yacht Club's future debated

PORTAGE | The fate of the Portage Yacht Club is likely to be determined later this year.

New Chicago parks officials ask help finding stolen mower

NEW CHICAGO| Replacing a 60-inch stolen lawn mower will cut deep into the park department budget, Park Board President Rebecca "Sis" Williams said.

Jaycees hoping to lease former Hobart park building

HOBART| Now that the Park Department has moved out of its former headquarters, the Hobart Jaycees would like to move in.

Lake Station rummage sale is Saturday at Riverview Park

LAKE STATION | Lake Station park officials will hold a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Park, 2701 Ripley St.

New Chicago to sponsor park clean up on April 16

NEW CHICAGO | The New Chicago Park Department will sponsor a park cleanup day from 9 a.m. to noon April 16 at Twin Oaks Park, 3101 Huntington St.

Clean up day on Saturday

PORTAGE | Volunteers are being asked to report to four locations Saturday morning to take part in the annual "Take Pride in Portage Clean-Up Day."

POTW Feb 13-Feb 19 - Maple Syrup Time

Volunteer Judy Judge, from Kouts, sweeps the floor in the sugar shack at Chellberg Farm during a volunteer day in preparation for the upcoming Maple Sugar Festival Saturday, Feb. 19.

Maple Sugar Days just around the corner

Judy Judge, of Kouts, sweeps the floor in the sugar shack Saturday at Chellberg Farm in Porter. A group of volunteers gathered for Waking Up the Sugar Bush, a stewardship day designed to ready the farm for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's annual springtime event, Maple Sugar Days, Marc…

Maple Sugar Days just around the corner

Seth Archer-Helke, of Homewood, works during a volunteer effort to clean up the sugar shack Saturday at Chellberg Farm in Porter. A group of volunteers gathered for Waking Up the Sugar Bush, a stewardship day designed to ready the farm for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's annual spring…

Park Department offers free ice skating

CROWN POINT | When the Sadowski boys are offered the opportunity to jump on an open ice rink, they never miss the beat.

Music series continues Tuesday in Portage

The Portage Music in the Park series continues on Tuesday with Kevin Lucas on marimba and Andy Waldron on guitar and vocals. The show runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. outdoors at the Woodland Park gazebo, 2100 Willowcreek Road, weather permitting, or indoors otherwise. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.…