OFFBEAT: Lorna Luft's Judy Garland doc event cancelled, Asner still on the mend

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: Ed Asner here for one-man show about FDR

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

More seniors are choosing to age in place. These upgrades can make your current home a permanent staycation spot after retirement

PHIL WIELAND: Giving handicapped accessibility the chair

Sometimes you have to wonder which people are really the handicapped ones.

MVSCHOOL - Wheelchair Basketball

Salk Elementary School fourth-grader Madalyn Massey shoots a ball while playing with Chicago Fire wheelchair basketball players during a disability awareness month event Friday. Head Coach Keith Wallace and three of his players showed the Merrillville students how they play without use of th…

MVSCHOOL - Wheelchair Basketball

Salk Elementary School fourth-grader Michael Hubbard plays with Chicago Fire wheelchair basketball team member Mack Hill, of Chicago, on Friday at the Merrillville school.

MVSCHOOL - Wheelchair Basketball

Chicago Fire wheelchair basketball player Mack Hill passes the ball while demonstrating the game for students Friday at Salk Elementary School in Merrillville for disability awareness month.

MVSCHOOL - Wheelchair Basketball

Chicago Fire wheelchair basketball team member William Smith, of Hammond, shows students how to dribble Friday at Salk Elementary School in Merrillville.

MVSCHOOL - Wheelchair Basketball

Chicago Fire wheelchair basketball team member William Smith, of Hammond, shoots the ball during a demonstration of the sport to students Friday at Salk Elementary School in Merrillville.

Ross Twp. offers new bus service

MERRILLVILLE | Ross Township Trustee Joseph D. Shudick Jr. said this week his office will turn over its bus service to the South Lake County Community Services group.

JOHN DAVIES: Innovation against all odds defines Braun

How quickly can mobility be lost. So I wonder if through unforeseen circumstances, we could rise to the courage of Ralph William Braun, CEO of The Braun Corp.

Wheelchair basketball players exhibit their skill for youngsters

Bre'Shay Kirklen, left, a varsity basketball player from Gary's West Side High School, and Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers Zoe Voris reach for a rebound Thursday during an exhibition wheelchair basketball game at Marquette Elementary School in Gary. The West Side players were outmanned 20-0 and 32-…

Wheelchair basketball players exhibit their skill for youngsters

The varsity girls basketball team from Gary's West Side High School play an exhibition wheelchair basketball game Thursday against the Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers at Marquette Elementary School in Gary.

Wheelchair basketball players exhibit their skill for youngsters

Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers player Joel Adams, center, drives the lane against Gary West Side on Thursday during an exhibition wheelchair basketball game at Marquette Elementary School in Gary.

Wheelchair basketball players exhibit their skill for youngsters

Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers players Jamyah Tucker, left, and Zoe Voris joke around after Voris' chair tipped over Thursday after an exhibition game against the West Side girls varsity team at Marquette Elementary School in Gary.

Wheelchair basketball players exhibit their skill for youngsters

Marquette Elementary School students cheer on the Gary West Side varsity girls basketball team at an exhibition game against the Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers at the Gary elementary school.

Wheelchair basketball players exhibit their skill for youngsters

Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers player Joel Adams, left, plays defense Thursday on fellow player Kevin Bessette in a wheelchair basketball exhibition game with the Gary West Side girls varsity team at Marquette Elementary School in Gary.

Wheelchair basketball players exhibit their skill for youngsters

The Gary West Side varsity girls basketball team and the Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers gather for a group photo Thursday after an exhibition game at Marquette Elementary School in Gary.