Cedar Lake News

Thanksgiving dinner, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 8000 Madison St., Merrillville, free, 769-2481 Thanksgiving dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, First Church of God, 900 Ridgeway Ave., Munster, for those in need of food, family and friends, R.S.V.P. 836-1498 Thanksgiving dinner, noon to 3 ...

"Smoking a bowl" is a common phrase among hippie types. "Snorting a plate," is something new all-together. But one motorist who liked to snack while driving got into big trouble when his lunch turned out to be a pile of heroin .

Holiday shopping: Shoppers can support local vendors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Tots Building, 13209 Schneider St.

There are career benefits to finishing among the top 24 for the seventh season of "American Idol." Just ask Amy Davis -- a Cedar Lake singer who finished ahead of more than 100,000 others who auditioned.

Legislative support for the proposed Illiana Expressway backed by Gov. Mitch Daniels may be gaining momentum in Illinois.

Are you smarter than a fifth-grader? If you're not sure of answers, there will be four lifelines available for help during the game from noon to 2 p.m. today at Centennial Park's Horizon Salon III, 1005 S. Centennial Drive.

Applications for the Christmas Assistance program are available from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Nov.

The Brewster sisters take the stage with a cellar full of bodies and a nephew who thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt in this comedy classic at 7:30 p.m. Oct.

While most kids are able to enjoy a carefree life, a child with diabetes always has to be on alert to their physical condition, diet and moods and testing blood sugar is something that must be done several times daily.

Early settlers in Indiana got their news by visiting a local tavern. These weren't "bars," per se, but rather stagecoach inns.

A Cedar Lake man who admitted he battered his mother faces a potential four-year prison sentence.

My husband and I are senior citizens and purchased a large item at the Sears Hardware store in Portage.

Ritchard and Debra Frevert were days away from signing a new lease for the Crown Point home they've been renting for more than 10 years when Ritchard received a phone call Saturday morning that would change those plans and their lives.

"Know before whom you are standing." - Words written in Hebrew above the sanctuary door at Temple Beth-El in Munster Soon after my column featuring Moanes Khawalid appeared in February, I received a nice e-mail from Michael N. Stevens regarding the article.

Comments September 25, 2009 By DIANE KRIEGER SPIVAK Post-Tribune staff writer Northwest Indiana Hoosier Lottery vendors, like those across the state and the country, are feeling the pinch of an unforgiving economy that's pushing ticket sales aside in favor of necessities.

Illinois supporters of the proposed Illiana Expressway used a Tuesday bi-state government meeting to try to get a handle on just where Indiana residents stand on the issue.

Some are tiny markers, not much more than rocks firmly planted in the ground and worn smooth over time by the elements.

During a recent Labor Day gathering, partygoers noticed how the leaves were starting to turn and that fall was in the air.

The loss of a grant covering the monthly operating expenses for the Project Love Food Pantry could not have come at a worse time.

Some proud, yet divorced, parents of Benjamin Franklin Middle School honor students aren't lucky enough to live in the same state as their children.