Jeff Manes

Jeff Manes hired in the steel mills of East Chicago in 1977 at the age of 20. He began to write in January 2000. After …

• Thayer man has seen it all, from plane crashes to nudists

  “A flying saucer results when a nudist spills his coffee.” — author unknown Ralph Knapp couldn’t come to the phone when I made the initial call to set up an interview with him. He was hand-milking Harriet who had just given birth. Harriet is a …Read More

• Woman works way up the ranks at IUN

  “Grain by grain, a loaf. Stone by stone, a castle.” — Serbian proverb Marianne Milich and her husband, Andy, live in the town of Schererville, have a Crown Point mailing address, and a Merrillville phone number. You guessed it; they live in Pine Island. Our …Read More

• Service station is pride of Grimmer family

  “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Alva Edison Until about two years ago, Butch Grimmer, 60, lived in the town where he grew up — Schererville. Today, he lives in Morgan Township with …Read More

• Self-taught artist draws on life for his inspiration

  “Call me Ishmael.” — Herman Melville Ismael Muhammad Nieves’ first name doesn’t have an “h” in it, but his friends do call him “Ish.” Names like Ismael Muhammad Nieves delight me. I mean, where but in this great melting pot we call the United States …Read More