From Lake County Parks Dept: Buckley Homestead Corn Maze Opens with Early season special on August 23, 24, 30, 31 and Labor Day

ASTRONOMY -- THE THEME OF THE 2008 CORN MAZE [click "Read more" below to see the design]

LOCAL PART OF THE ROUTE:  July 28 -- Kentland to Merrillville (64 miles, US 41 to US 30 -- in Lowell approx.11am); July 29 -- Merrillville to South Bend (70 miles, US 30 to Valparaiso and SR 2 to South Bend)

From Indiana State Police: Indianapolis - Cops cycling for C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) kicked off today [Monday July 21 2008] with a short ceremony in front of the Fallen Officers Memorial outside the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis...

What's in a starter kit of "green cleaning supplies"*? Find out by attending the "Healthy Home Workshop" Wednesday July 23, 2008,, 6-7:30 pm, at the Hebron Community Center. There's a ten-dollar fee to get the kit and learn how to identify household hazardous waste, how to protect your family from toxic chemicals, and what you can use in place of them. To pre-register, call the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County at 219-465-3694 or email Deanna Greenwood at dgreenwood@rwrd@yahoo.com

*The kit will include things like vinegar, baking soda, and more in a recycled-content bucket -- and a how-to guide with common cleaning recipes !

Future workshops (all 6-7:30pm): September 11 at Kouts Public Library, September 24 at Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center in Chesterton, and October 29 at Valparaiso 5/3 Bank Meeting Room  ###

From Learn More Indiana: If you think you can’t possibly save enough to fund your child’s college education, think again. Twenty-first Century Scholars aims to ensure that all Indiana families can afford a college education — but families with 8th-graders need to act quickly and make sure they complete and return the application by June 30...