It's All About Soil at Sunset Hill Farm

Mary Walker, middle, shares information with other gardeners, including Zona Tenorio, of Valparaiso, during the Learn Grow Eat: All About Soil class Wednesday morning at Sunset Hill Farm County Park. Horticulturalist Matt Brown talked about different soil types, testing and how to create a g…

It's All About Soil at Sunset Hill Farm

Horticulturalist Matt Brown (left) works with gardeners Mary Walker, Zona Tenorio, Leonie Myrick, and Bonnie Sponberg, all of Valparaiso, and Donna Persin, of Westville, as he leads the class Learn Grow Eat: All About Soil at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso on Wednesday. Brown gav…

It's All About Soil at Sunset Hill Farm

Horticulturalist Matt Brown offers examples of different soil types at a gardening program Wednesday in Valpariaso.

Portage enjoys both commerce, recreation

The remnants of Hurricane Sandy create strong winds and high waves in October at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Park. The park is a popular spot for photographers.

Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza

Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza is a center of activity with a variety of events this season.

Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza

Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza is a center of activity with a variety of events this season.

Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza

Lou Cella's sculpture of popcorn magnate Orville Redenbacher seated on a bench greets visitors to Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza.

EDITORIAL: Support improvements at Lan-Oak parks

When people shopping for a home look at a community, they want to know about the quality of life in a community. They look at the schools, the parks, the libraries and so forth.

Justin King, Bowman Academy

Bowman Academy's Justin King tries to grab a defensive rebound against Park Tudor in last year's Class 2A state championship game. The last two seasons the Eagles have ended their run with bad losses. Coach Marvin Rea said now is the time to finish.

Cyclists show off moves at Crown Point Skate Park

Fifteen-year-old Strat Westgate of Crown Point practices his biking moves at the Crown Point Skate Park Tuesday.

Cyclists show off moves at Crown Point Skate Park

Fourteen-year-old Ryan Taylor watches as his friend Strat Westgate, 15, practices his biking moves at the Crown Point Skate Park Tuesday. Both are from Crown Point.

Cyclists show off moves at Crown Point Skate Park

Fourteen-year-old Ryan Taylor of Crown Point practices his bike moves at the Crown Point Skate Park Tuesday.

Celebrate vibrant, visionary Valparaiso

Valparaiso resident Bob Cunningham and his son Tyler play in the splash pad at Central Park Plaza in Valparaiso last May .

Porter County's assets promote economic development

Jack Powers, left, Jeremy Powers, center, and Ben Powers, all from South Carolina, walk on the Indiana Dunes State Park beach while a cargo ship sails over Lake Michigan behind them last spring.

Dune Acres dedicated to neighbors, environment

The National Parks Conservation Association and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore work with college student and faculty volunteers in June 2011 to plant native species at Cowles Bog in Dune Acres.

Valparaiso's Costas bullish on city's future

Tyler Adams, 6, of Hebron, plays at Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza splash pad while temperatures soar in the mid-90s last June.

Feeding the fowl

Theona Camarena, of Hobart, feeds water fowl Monday at Festival Park. "I like to feed them," she said while tossing scraps of bread and crackers to the gaggle. "My dad used to feed them, and it reminds me of my father."

Feeding the fowl

Ducks mill about waiting for food from Theona Camarena, of Hobart, on Monday at Festival Park.

Justin King, Bowman Academy

Bowman Academy's Justin King tries to grab a defensive rebound against Park Tudor in last year's Class 2A state championship game. On Sunday the IHSAA state tournament draw came out and the Eagles open against River Forest in the Wheeler Sectional.