Hannah Reed
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Crown Point Mayor gives recognitions, awards, updates residents during 2021 State of the City address
Uran announced highlights from the last two years at the address, such as the new Clerk-Treasurer’s Office renovations at the bottom floor of City Hall done with CARES act dollars. → Read More
Crown Point schools OK generator bid, gives teacher, employee, administrator of the year awards
“There’s a ton of power outages, so we’ve lost food over there, and when they lose it they tend to lose it for a longer stretch of time, but we would lose things in the cooler and the freezers,” Malaski said. → Read More
Clark Middle School students bury pandemic journals in time capsule: ‘This is something that can live on’
Just behind the bleachers at Clark Middle School, underneath a mound of dirt lies a locked black safe packed with student journals, a mask and other COVID-19 related objects where they will remain for 20 years. → Read More
Porter charter school discovers thinking green brings national designation
The Discovery Charter School Superintendent Ernesto Martinez said he doesn’t think there was any one thing that helped the school receive a 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School award last month. → Read More
Symphony gets back to performance; brass quintet performs Friday
“That’s something that hasn’t changed — I work on the same things and still practice the same kind of music that helps me learn and get better at the trumpet,” Brozick said. “It’s been a very fulfilling and grounding thing that really hasn’t changed, which is kind of nice, and it’s given me a chance to spend a little more time learning things that I don’t always practice … there wasn’t a day… → Read More
American Jobs Plan to invest $400 billion for caregiving access, jobs
The $400 billion Biden is calling for, which will need to be passed by Congress, would expand access to long-term care services under Medicaid and put an infrastructure in place to create middle-class jobs with a free and fair choice to join a union, according to the White House website. → Read More
A St. John kindergarten teacher taught her students sign language so they could learn the alphabet. It snowballed into something more important.
When Erin Cook began teaching her kindergarten students in St. John sign language, it was primarily to assist learning the alphabet. But then she saw the benefits, such as building fine motor skills. → Read More
Venues across NW Indiana return to live shows as COVID-19 restrictions lift: ‘I was just glad to be out’
Many venues throughout the state are beginning to open up to more capacity for the summer as Indiana lifts restrictions and vaccines are rolled out. → Read More
Crown Point panel approves concert ticket fees, determines unsafe building
The board also approved the Timothy Grzych Golf Outing, which will begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at White Hawk Country Club. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., Bosse said. → Read More
Crown Point records clerk’s lifesaving effort brings her a city honor
“Within moments after the removal, the car became fully engulfed in flames. The driver, although seriously injured, survived the crash,” Mayor David Uran said. “Kim’s quick thinking and willingness to run toward the danger of a burning car and assisting this driver to safety saved his life." → Read More
New law a help to combat teacher shortage, also a test for quality of work: Longtime Gary representative has doubts
The bill, which passed both chambers along party lines, would require the Department of Education to provide an initial practitioner license to an individual that completes an alternative teacher certification program, according to the bill digest. → Read More
Students in higher education benefit from COVID-19 relief funds
The funds were authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, (CRRSAA), and are the second round of pandemic relief funds through HEERF. → Read More
Lake County Fair to be ‘as traditional as possible’ this summer
Without the ability to determine how the pandemic may look in the summer months, Lump said it’s difficult to say for sure how the fair will go. It’s hard to plan for exact precautions when he isn’t sure what they may be yet, but he’s hopeful it will be as close to normal as possible. → Read More
Crown Point panel approves request for sale of city flags, Fourth of July parade, fireworks show
The Board of Works members expressed support in selling the flag, which can be used by businesses, residents and sports teams when they travel to other cities, Uran said. → Read More
Young teachers talk future of education: ‘It’s really uncharted territory’
While the pandemic changed the current mode of learning for many educators and students, St. John first grade teacher Jenny Lindholm says it may have brought something of value, too. → Read More
Hanover groundbreaking gets new school construction started
“This school is for you guys, and every decision that is made in Hanover is always with the kids in mind first,” Tracy-MacAulay said before the students were able to shovel the dirt. → Read More
Northwest Indiana school districts say ‘parents are going to have to initiate’ COVID-19 vaccinations for students
Whether students 16 or older will receive the COVID-19 vaccine is completely up to parents, many Northwest Indiana districts say. → Read More
Districts to make decisions regarding in-person, online learning for 2021-2022 school year this summer
The district will likely make a decision in July, Hendrix said, noting that many students in the district have already been back in the buildings for this school year. While Munster currently has an online learning option, Hendrix said it would be difficult to continue doing every day after the pandemic. → Read More
Crown Point OKs yoga, golf simulation businesses; drawing contest winners announced
The indoor golf simulation business will be located at 1002 Millennium Drive, and the resolution approved allows for a variance in an I-1 Industrial District. → Read More
Last phases of Crown Point water improvement project expected to be completed this year
The final part of Phase 3 is a service line replacement project that will have a pre-construction meeting at the end of the month, he said. → Read More