2013 South Shore Air Show fate determined

GARY | In a press conference held at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond Tuesday, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority confirmed the fate of the 2013 South Shore Air Show. Speros A. Batistatos, President and CEO of the South Shore CVA and the air show event producer, stated th…

Fate of South Shore Air Show uncertain

GARY | The 14th annual South Shore Air Show may fall victim to impending automatic federal spending cuts, tourism officials said Wednesday.

2013 South Shore Air Show's uncertain fate

HAMMOND | As the deadline for possible sequestration nears so does the impending fate of the 14th annual South Shore Air Show.

South Shore CVA takes first for Air Show Poster

HAMMOND | The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority won first place for large show event poster during the marketing awards at the 2012 International Council of Air Shows convention in Las Vegas in December.

Off in the wild blue yonder

GARY | At the shoreline, the gulls and dragonflies hovered and darted in Sunday’s cool breezes and bright sunshine along Lake Michigan. High above, under crystal blue skies, man’s flying machines rolled and dove.

Off in the wild blue yonder

Portage resident Ethan Dossett, 8, looks up from digging in the sand to see a heart written in the sky during a performance by Firebirds Xtreme on Sunday at Gary's South Shore Air Show.

Off in the wild blue yonder

Portage resident Aaliyah Bills, 6, slides down a pole as part of the Indiana National Guard's Rope-A-Phobia course with the help of National Guardsman David Aguilera on Sunday during the final day of Gary's South Shore Air Show.

Off in the wild blue yonder

Two members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a maneuver called the Calypso Pass on July 8, 2012, during the final day of the South Shore Air Show in Gary.

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People watch performers Saturday during the South Shore Air Show over Marquette Park in Gary.

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Tony Kazian stands on the wings of a Boeing Stearman 75 piloted by Dave Dacy on Saturday during the South Shore Air Show over Marquette Park in Gary.

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The Aerostars pilot their Yakovlev 52 Tailwheels into a maneuver Saturday during the South Shore Air Show over Marquette Park in Gary.

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The Aerostars fly their Yakovlev 52 Tailwheels on Saturday in the South Shore Air Show in Gary.

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The Aerostars pilot their Yakovlev 52 Tailwheels into a maneuver Saturday during the South Shore Air Show in Gary.

Dozens of air shows cancel without military jets

The Golden Knights, an Army parachute team, perform in July 2012 during the South Shore Air Show over Marquette Park in Gary.

It’s showtime in the Gary skies

The Thunderbirds meet children who are cancer survivors Friday during a Kids Can Fly event.

It’s showtime in the Gary skies

Thunderbirds pilot Capt. Blaine Jones meets cancer survivor Charlie Watson, 7, of Cedar Lake, on Friday during a Kids Can Fly event as part of the South Shore Air Show.

It’s showtime in the Gary skies

Thunderbirds pilot Capt. Nicholas Holmes poses for a photograph with cancer survivor Drew Perschon, 6, of St. John, during a Kids Can Fly event as part of the South Shore Air Show.

It’s showtime in the Gary skies

Thunderbirds pilot Capt. Nicholas Holmes looks at 6-year-old Drew Perschon's number four patch, Holmes' flight position, during a Kids Can Fly event. Drew is a four-year cancer survivor from St. John.