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Happy 175th!City’s birthday bash reflects on past, envisions future

NO ROOM FOR COUCH POTATOESParks, lakes and golf courses provide plenty of places to play

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CONTENTS

FEATURES

10 HAPPY 175TH!Crown Point’s birthday bash refl ects on the city’s past while envisioning the future.

14 NO ROOM FOR COUCH POTATOESParks, lakes and golf courses provide plenty of places to play.

18 GOOD EATS COME FULL CIRCLEThe Circle Restaurant on the square serves up a myriad of menu items, from traditional to contemporary.

28 EXTRA CREDITCrown Point High School’s partnership with local universities benefi ts its students.

DEPARTMENTS

6 Almanac: a colorful sampling of Crown Point’s culture

20 Portfolio: people, places and events that defi ne Crown Point

27 Health & Wellness

29 Sports & Recreation

30 Arts & Culture

31 Community Profi le: facts, stats and important numbers to know

CROWN POINT BUSINESS 24 Biz Briefs

25 Chamber Report

26 Economic Profi le

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Images gives readers a taste of what makes Crown Point tick – from business and education to sports, health care and the arts.

Comfort any hungry appetite with a meal from The Circle Restaurant on the square. Get a taste of local fl avor in our food section.

Learn about restoration efforts at the historic Old Sheriff’s House and Jail used in the fi lming of Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp. Watch this and other quick videos in the Interactive section.

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To Market, to MarketEverything is as fresh as a summer breeze on warm Saturday

mornings at the Crown Point Farmers’ Market.

Vendors sell a variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs‚ baked

goods‚ eggs‚ meats and cheeses, as well as potted plants, flowers,

organic soaps, candles, and other arts and crafts. A live cooking

demonstration, forum on food and nutrition, and tips from master

gardeners are some of the events planned for 2009.

The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday from June

through the second week of October on South Main between Hack

and Walnut streets‚ one block south of the Old Courthouse Square.

Fork It OverHungry? No matter

what you’re craving, your

appetite is sure to be

satiated during the annual

Taste of Crown Point, which

turns 25 in 2009.

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grounds, the two-day event

gives residents a chance to

sample cuisine from local

restaurants. The Taste is part of

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Partners in Academia

In search of easy access to higher education? Look no further than Crown Point’s Purdue-Calumet Academic Learning Center, a satellite of Purdue University Calumet’s Hammond campus.

Thanks to an innovative partnership between Purdue and Indiana University Northwest, both schools hold classes at the facility. Students from either institution can take courses from the other at the center and receive credit at their home school.

The 48,000-square-foot facility, which opened in 2005, features multimedia-equipped classrooms, a fitness center, computer labs, video conferencing capabilities and a resource center.

The Academic Learning Center is located on the grounds of the master-planned, mixed-use technology park, AmeriPlex at the Crossroads.

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It’s Hip To Be (on the) Square

Solon Robinson‚ Crown Point’s

founder‚ once resided at the

address. Later‚ the location was

home to a landmark community

gymnasium. Today, On the

Square Sports Academy occupies

the historic building at 105

N. Court St. downtown.

Following major upgrades,

the academy opened in 2005,

originally as an indoor facility

for Crown Point’s baseball and

softball players to hone their skills during the chilly off-season.

Today, the gym has become a popular destination for sports organizations of all

sorts – including soccer, basketball, volleyball and beanbag – as well as a venue for live

performances by musicians and the Crown Point Community Theatre, which moved to

On the Square in 2007.

Fast Facts Two Crown Point

elementary schools, Solon Robinson and Dwight D. Eisenhower, have received four-star school awards from the Indiana Department of Education.

Held at the entrance of the Lake County Fairgrounds, the Cobe Cup Celebration honors the first Cobe Cup in 1909, which may have been the first car race in the state.

Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, who shares the record for most spaceflights, hails from Crown Point.

On a clear day, you can see the Chicago skyline from the top of the old Lake County Courthouse, which was constructed in 1878.

From 1915 to 1940, Crown Point had no waiting period for marriage licenses, with celebrities such as Rudolph Valentino and Muhammad Ali taking advantage of the law.

Making a SplashWithout a doubt, the coolest place to be in Crown Point is Deep River Waterpark.

Open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, the water destination

underwent a $12 million expansion in 2006 and now features slides, rides, beach

volleyball, a sand play area, a wave pool and a watery version of Crown Point’s

distinctive old courthouse. The park also offers concessions, but it’s known

throughout Chicagoland as the only cooler-friendly waterpark around.

As popular as it is in the summer, Deep River Waterpark features frozen fun in the

wintertime, too, by offering outdoor ice skating from late November through February.

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POPULATION (2007 ESTIMATE)Crown Point: 23,909

Lake County: 492,104

LOCATIONCrown Point is in northwestern Indiana,

45 miles southeast of Chicago and

145 miles north of Indianapolis.

BEGINNINGSCrown Point was founded in 1834

when Solon Robinson and his family staked

claim to a tract of prairie land, becoming

the area’s first settlers. The community

was incorporated in 1868.

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The New Old Sheriff’s House

One of the nation’s most infamous jails is

getting a face-lift. The former Lake County

Jail garnered national attention when

notorious gangster John Dillinger escaped

from there in 1934. The jail connects to

the Old Sheriff’s House.

The Old Sheriff’s House Foundation

works to raise money to restore the 1882

structure. Parts were renovated in 2008

when Universal Studios used the building

to film scenes for Public Enemies, a 2009

movie starring Johnny Depp as Dillinger.

On Saturday mornings from April to

October, the foundation gives tours of

the home that cost $5 for adults and $2

for children ages 6 to 12. All proceeds go

toward renovation efforts.

Let’s Go Bulldogs!Crown Point High School has plenty to cheer about.

For the first time in history, the school’s wrestling team

won the IHSAA Team State Championship in 2009, the

same year Coach Scott Vlink celebrated his 30th year as

head coach. Three student wrestlers also captured state

championship titles in their individual divisions.

The Bulldogs and Lady ’Dogs swim teams also went to

their state meet, bringing back four medals between them.

On top of that, the high school’s dance team placed

second in pom and fourth in kick at the 2009 National

Dance Team Championship, while the cheerleading squad

finished ninth in their national competition.


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HAPPY

CITY’S BIRTHDAY BASH REFLECTS ON PAST, ENVISIONS FUTURE

175th!


T hroughout 2009, the city of Crown Point is celebrating its 175th anniversary. Known as the hub of Lake County, this

forward-looking community still retains a quality of place deeply rooted in a distinctive past.

The city boasts historic landmarks such as the iconic Old Lake County Courthouse – today a bustling retail, office and cultural venue and a focal point of the community. The building brims with vibrant stories of bygone days, such as those about the years from 1915 to 1940, when couples – including celebrities Rudolph Valentino, Joe DiMaggio and others – poured into town for no-wait, Las Vegas-style weddings, earning Crown Point the nickname “The Marriage Mill.”

“Lake County was really the foun-dation of growth for the entire area, and people here are still very connected to that heritage,” says Mayor David Uran.

Gayle Van Sessen, executive director of the Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce, echoes the mayor’s senti-ments. “The city of Crown Point is very unique in comparison to surrounding communities,” she says. “Over the years, we’ve been able to keep our connections with our past alive.”

In January 2009, the city kicked off the yearlong celebration with the opening of a 25-year-old time capsule and the unveiling of a 175th anniversary logo. The event was held at the Maki Ballroom inside the courthouse.

“The unveiling was very dramatic,” says Jennifer Young, the city’s special

STORY BY CAROL COWAN

Left: The Old Lake County Courthouse PHOTO BY TODD BENNETT Above: Mayor David Uran, second from left, Rep. Shelli VanDenburgh, center, and 200 others attended the celebration where Crown Point’s anniversary logo was unveiled.

Here’s to the Years

1834Solon Robinson and his family become the first settlers in what’s now Crown Point

1868Crown Point is incorporated as a city

1878Construction begins on the Lake County Courthouse that still stands today

1923Rudolph Valentino weds at the courthouse

1973Old Lake County Courthouse is named to the National Register of Historic Places


events director. “The logo is amazing, and the crowd oohed and ahhed when they saw it.”

Other celebratory events included Crown Point’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was an immense success, drawing more than 6,000 onlookers. In April, the Mayor’s Kids and Kites Arbor Day celebration featured green-focused activities, followed by Historic Preservation Month in May.

The city’s Fourth of July parade, which always draws a huge crowd, was com-plemented by the addition of a citywide picnic on July 5.

In August, Lake County Historian Bruce Woods will present a guided walking tour of area historical sites.

“We’re trying to do the things that bring out our community’s best and pro-mote that sense of belonging,” Uran says.

“We constantly have something going on that brings the community together.”

For instance, people love seeing the antique cars that roll into the downtown square every Thursday evening from May through September for the city’s annual Fun Cruise. The Crown Point Farmers’ Market, held on Saturday mornings June through October, offers live cooking demonstrations and, as part of the city’s ongoing recycling promotion, reusable shopping bags that bear the 175th anniversary logo.

Fall and winter events also are planned, and the yearlong anniversary celebration will wrap up in December with a New Year’s Eve gala back at the Maki Ballroom.

“There is truly something for every-one,” Young says of the celebratory lineup. “It’s an exciting time to be in

Crown Point.”Generating additional excitement

around town is the July opening of major motion picture Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. The movie, about notorious bank robber John Dillinger, features scenes shot on location in Crown Point, where Dillinger was imprisoned and subsequently escaped from the Lake County Jail.

In the midst of celebrating such rich history, Crown Point also nurtures a vision for a greener future, which includes a recycling program, development of a LEED-certified business park and com-pletion of regional bike trails.

“We would like to continue our practice of being the most forward-thinking community in northwest Indiana while never forgetting our past,” Van Sessen says.


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W hether you like sliding into the sandbox, sliding in at home plate or sliding in at 1 under par, Crown Point’s dozens of play-time options will keep you on your toes.

The community is home to more than 20 parks with a combined expanse of 200-plus acres featuring playgrounds, ball fields, picnic areas and plenty of open space to stretch your legs.

“We try and spread it out so that, depending on what you’re interested in, there’s kind of something for everybody,” says Jennie Burgess, parks administrator for the city of Crown Point.

The city’s two largest parks are Collins Park, which offers softball facilities, tennis courts, a playground and other amenities, and Sauerman Woods Park, where the city’s public pool is located.

A bike path is also in the works, Burgess says, one of many ongoing improvements in the city’s green spaces. Other new feathers in the park system’s cap include a special needs playground at Russ Keller Park, a new poured-in-place mat surface at Collins Park’s playground and a new park in the Royal Hawk subdivision.

The city’s skate park keeps teenagers on wheels busy with half-pipes, drop-ins and other equipment.

“It’s great,” Burgess says. “It gives the kids in the com-munity somewhere to go. It has really been good.”

For those of a more structured persuasion, a variety of sports leagues suit up kids – and kids-at-heart – for everything from softball and Little League to swimming and indoor

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volleyball. The city also offers summer camps for kids who have never played sports before but want to give one a try.

However, the city’s recreational options don’t end there.

“We don’t just do sports,” Burgess says. “We do art activities, we do movies in the park. All of those things, in my opinion, encompass what you need for quality of life.”

Crown Point area activities aren’t limited to dry land – after all, the city is part of Lake County. Nearby lakes and beaches provide fun in the sun, as does Crown Point’s own Deep River Waterpark, which also doubles as a winter venue for ice skating. Planned bike trails to Lake Michigan promise that outdoor recreation here will only get better.

Crown Point is also home to two country clubs, White Hawke and Youche.

Youche, a members-only golf club, features 18 holes, three of which are new, as well as a brand-

new driving range and clubhouse, which opened for the 2009 golfing season. The club offers top-notch amenities, including a pool, which is also new, an expanded pro shop, a fitness room, and an upscale bar and grill.

Youche also features space for member-sponsored events such as weddings, golf outings and Rotary Club meetings.

“I think it’s a good venue for Crown Point,” says club president Monty Walker. “The 12,000 square feet is definitely an upsize from what we had before, which I think was about 8,200 square feet.”

Unique touches lend an air of luxury to the club. Golf carts available to members for purchase are all parked underground, and a two-story fireplace graces the dining room.

Like Youche Country Club, Crown Point’s recreational scene is a study in variety. Crown Point offers a taste of all the recreation you’re looking for – and then some.

The city of Crown Point operates 28 parks and facilities. Here are a few of them:

Bluebird Park

Collins Park

Greenwood Soccer Fields

High Meadow Park

Jerry Ross Park

Lake County Fairgrounds

Prairie View Park

Russ Keller Park

Sauerman Woods Park & Hub Pool

Sportsplex

Willow Tree Park

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Good Eats Come Full CircleRESTAURANT ON THE SQUARE FEATURES DIVERSE, PALATE-PLEASING MENU

Comfort any hungry appetite with some Crown Point comfort food.

The Circle Restaurant offers a myriad of menu items, from traditional to contemporary. Executive Chef Tommy Forbes and his kitchen staff prepare Americana fare such as sandwiches, burgers, steaks and apple pie, along with specialty items such as a spicy meatloaf sandwich, butternut squash ravioli and chocolate hazelnut cheesecake.

One tantalizing dinner entrée is the Circle filet, an 8-ounce filet mignon stuffed with blue cheese and topped with crispy bacon bites.

Another favorite is Northern Italian veal stew that features big cuts of veal along with mushrooms, carrots and celery in a red wine reduction. The restaurant also serves the Circle Burger, a 10-ounce hamburger stuffed with diced onions, green and red peppers,

garlic and pepper jack cheese, and is renowned for its ribs, which are slow-cooked and smothered in a homemade barbecue sauce.

Appetizers include yellow fin tuna bites served with anise, caraway spice, wasabi aioli and a melon salsa, or a margherita pizza made with a 12-inch, cracker-thin crust and topped with marinara, fresh basil and shredded mozzarella cheese.

Chicken Pesto Wrap with fresh fruit at The Circle Restaurant


Daily drink specials also draw patrons to the downtown eatery, which gives thirsty customers dollar domestic draft specials and discounts on imports, depending upon the day.

The restaurant, located at 110 S. Main St. on the public square, also has outdoor dining during the warm sea-sons as well as catering services. Hors d’oeuvres for catering can be hot or cold, and some of the selections include oysters Rockefeller, shrimp cocktail, bru-schetta and chicken satay with peanut dipping sauce.

The Circle Restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. It’s closed on Sunday and Mondays.

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Sound the bells – many of the churches in town have united to establish the

Crown Point Ministerial Association.The 25 churches involved in the

CPMA have a primary mission to come together at events to benefit the com-munity as many ways as possible. For example, about 10 churches participated in an Eastertide Service Day in April 2009 that saw volunteers spruce up several locations in Crown Point.

“We contacted the Crown Point Parks Department, which helped direct us in providing an entire spring cleanup for 12 of the town’s parks, plus we painted several of the parks’ buildings,” says John Leitzel, pastor of CrossPoint Church

and director of the Crown Point Ministerial Association. The group also raised money that day in support of the five area food pantries, he adds.

In addition to churches, the CPMA is open to chapels at nursing homes. Sub-committees of various pastors, priests, ministers and deacons are formed to help plan charitable and worthwhile events, and these individuals also recruit volunteers and make assignments for any CPMA projects.

“We schedule monthly meetings at various rotating sites to discuss the best ways we can benefit the most people in Crown Point,” Leitzel says. “We used to hold an annual Crown Point Community

Advent Service at a high school, but moved the last one in 2008 to the St. Anthony Home nursing center. It turned out to be one of the most successful and inspirational activ ities that I’ve ever been involved with.”

The association also has a Web site that details its mission, calendar of events and church membership list. The site is www.crownpointchurches.org.

“Our group also sponsors a Community Christmas Celebration and several other get-togethers to make Crown Point a better place,” Leitzel says. “This is a nice organization to be a part of. I’m quite proud of the work we do.”

The Spirit of VolunteerismCHURCHES BAND TOGETHER TO FORM COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION

The worship team at CrossPoint Church


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The two-year institute of higher edu-cation has 23 campuses throughout the state, including a campus in Gary that conveniently serves the Crown Point community, as it’s located only 10 minutes from the city.

The Northwest Indiana campus at Gary enrolls around 2,000 students, and adults can attend workforce-training classes there to bolster their chances for better job placement, career advance-ment or pay increases. The strong workforce-training program, known as Accelerated Certified Training, offers dozens of course options.

Ivy Tech students can earn a two-year degree for less than $6,000, and most of the credits at the community college can be transferred to four-year institutions. Degrees, certificates and

certifications can be earned in eight different curriculums – applied sciences and engineering technology, business, education, fine arts and design, health sciences, liberal arts and sciences, public and social sciences, and technology.

Ivy Tech officials say that a top priority for its community college is to especially prepare workers for jobs in Indiana’s highest-priority fields, such as health care, advanced manufac-turing, logistics and life sciences. According to the Ivy Tech Community College Department of Workforce and Economic Development, the school is the state’s largest workforce training provider, offering nearly 20,000 certif-ications and 1 million hours of training each year.

The community college, which was founded in 1968, has an average class size of 22 at all of its facilities.

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The Lake County Fair must be doing something right. After all, it has

been a popular annual event in Crown Point since 1852.

The fun-filled, community-wide cele-bration is staged at the spacious Lake County Fairgrounds every August. The Lake County Agricultural Society has organized and hosted the fair during each of its 157 years.

Every individual fair has its own theme and flavor, but the main goal each year is to showcase agriculture that continues to be prevalent in the lives of Lake County residents – all while providing good family fun. Specific attractions include a huge carnival mid-way, a free petting zoo, large exhibit buildings with interesting activities, horse shows each day, a milking parlor, chick hatchery and fish pond.

Among the featured activities are a

demolition derby night, 4-H Club shows, racing pigs, covered wagon rides for kids, a grand fireworks display and free musical entertainment on Heritage Stage and in the Showcase Tent.

A free Senior Citizens Day offers health screenings to seniors, and a Special Abilities Day features rides for invited special needs groups.

Admission prices to the fair are very reasonable. Children ages 9 and under get in for free. The 2009 fair is Aug. 7-16. The 2010 fair is set for Aug. 6-15.

As for the Lake County Fairgrounds itself, it also hosts a number of other interesting shows throughout the year. They include a Crown Point Chamber of Commerce Antique Show in the spring and fall, as well as an annual pet parade and a Cobe Cup car excursion that is a re-enactment of a momentous race that took place in Crown Point in 1909.

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The historic grandstand at the Lake County Fairgrounds


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Service above self.That is the motto of Rotary

International, and the Rotary Club of Crown Point has been a vital part of this community since 1936. The group of around 70 members holds weekly meetings at Youche Country Club.

“We are primarily a group of busi-ness professionals who get together and plan how we can best serve our Crown Point community,” says Allan Katz, past president of the club. “We are always looking for more people to join us.”

One of the causes the Rotary Club backs is a Coat-a-Child program, which delivers a large number of coats each year to St. Jude House, a local shelter for domestic abuse victims. Another cause is Shoes for Kids, which distributes shoes in a discreet manner to elemen-tary schools throughout the community.

“Teachers at the schools quietly give

Caring, First and Foremost

Lynn Frank, director of Crown Point’s library, addresses Rotary members.

a certificate to any child who probably could use a new pair of shoes, then the parent can redeem the certificate at the local Meijer store,” Katz says. “These are the kinds of projects that make it so rewarding to be a Rotary Club member.”

The organization also sponsors exchange programs where professionals from other countries visit Crown Point to interact with American professionals.

“In April 2009, we hosted five young professionals from Turkey as part of a Group Study Exchange program,” Katz says. “They certainly got a good idea of

what American living is all about.”Katz adds that Crown Point Rotary

is also involved in a number of literacy programs, including an effort in 2009 to supply every third grader in town with his or her own dictionary.

“We also recently got behind an effort to establish a library on the island of Roatan, off the coast of Honduras,” he says. “I actually f lew there for the opening, and it was one of the best moments of my life. And it was all thanks to Rotary.”

– Stories by Kevin Litwin


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Biz BriefsBUSINESSES – BOTH LARGE AND SMALL – THAT HELP DEFINE

CROWN POINT’S ECONOMIC CLIMATE

MORIARTY’S GEM ARTBiz: Hometown jewelry storeBuzz: Steve Moriarty worked in the wholesale gem business for two decades before, in the mid-1990s, he set up shop in what used to be a downtown bank. Custom jewelry and handcrafted gemstones are Moriarty’s specialty, and much of his sales come through the business’s growing Web presence.www.moregems.com

BLADE CUTTERS LANDSCAPING Biz: Lawn care and landscaping serviceBuzz: Tracing its roots back 10 years, the company offers services such as weekly lawn care, year-round maintenance, commercial snow removal and full-scale tree service. Blade Cutters keeps an eye on the environment while offering the latest landscaping products and technology.www.bladecutters.net

BUDDY & PAL’S PLACEBiz: Sports barBuzz: This Crown Point hangout draws a crowd with daily drink specials and great bands every Saturday. Located on East Summit Street, Buddy & Pal’s features food by Lincoln’s, with a full menu of pizzas, sandwiches and salads in addition to traditional bar fare. The establishment also offers poker tournaments, free wireless Internet and an area for private parties.www.buddyandpals.com

CENTIER BANKBiz: Family-owned bankBuzz: Centier bank has branches in more than 20 communities throughout northern Indiana, including five locations in Crown Point. Its operations date to 1895, but Centier Bank still puts customer service above all. It’s no wonder Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana readers voted it Best Bank and Best Investment Service in Lake and Porter counties.www.centier.com

ScorecardBUSINESS AT

A GLANCE

11,175Total employed

population

1,284Manufacturing

industry workers

1,315Retail industry

2,077Education, health

and social services

Source: U.S. Census QuickFacts


Business

Raising the StandardCHAMBER EVENTS, MARKETING EFFORTS ENSURE CITY’S INCREASED VISIBILITY

The Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce never misses an opportunity to promote the area,

thanks to a full calendar of events and strong partnerships with community organizations and businesses.

The chamber’s roots dating back to 1914 and its 1953 reorganization focused on the need for businesses to not only be represented at the state and local government levels, but to be a part of the community fabric itself. It’s a mandate that the chamber accomplishes with a great deal of variety and flair, says Gayle Van Sessen, executive director.

“We have at least one major event a quarter, and that didn’t happen by accident,” Van Sessen says. “When I came here 15 years ago, people were saying that the chamber wasn’t very visible any more and that they didn’t know what we were all about. Over the years, we’ve worked to make sure that people can get a very clear picture of who we are and what we add to the quality of life in this community. And as a part of that, we’ve been able to help the business community grow.”

Leading the pack in terms of major events is Hometown Festival Days, which incorporates multiple events over two weeks each summer. Some events, such as the July 4 parade, are managed by

other organizations, but the chamber takes the helm with most activities and the overall festival itself. And then there are events around major holidays, net-working and after-hours gatherings, and even more, all guaranteed to keep chamber members plugged in to the people of Crown Point.

Chamber businesses also benefit from the organization’s strong influence on local and regional economic develop-ment. By promoting Crown Point as a unique residential and tourist desti-nation, as well as for its proximity to the Chicago metropolitan area, a wider range of companies and residents are brought in, Van Sessen says.

“You can’t find some of the things we’ve got anywhere else in northwest Indiana,” she says. “It’s a very urban area in a lot of ways, and so having a smaller community, having these kinds of events in a historic downtown, make us much more than a bedroom com-munity. We’re connected to Chicago, but we’re also a little different.”

Crown Point’s residential base has swelled considerably in the last five years, something Van Sessen attributes to successful marketing and outreach.

“People say they came for an event and decided to move here,” she says. “They love what we have here. And we

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work with a lot of other organizations in the region that are bringing in the larger businesses, like the refineries and steel mills, so that we can highlight ourselves as a place for those new employees to live; a place where they’d want to raise a family.”

– Joe Morris


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BUSINESS CLIMATECrown Point is growing by leaps and bounds – literally. The

population has increased by about 700 residents each year

since the 2000 U.S. Census for a total of 23,909 in 2007.

CROWN POINT

TAXES

0%City Sales and Use Tax

7%State Sales Tax

7%Total Sales Tax

8.5%Adjusted Gross Income Tax

TRANSPORTATION

Griffith-Merrillville Airport

1705 E. Main St.

Griffith, IN 46319

(219) 924-0207

www.griffithairport.com

Chicago Airport System

P.O. Box 66142

Chicago, IL 60666

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ECONOMIC RESOURCES

Greater Crown Point

Chamber of Commerce

One Courthouse Square,

Suite 206


(219) 663-1800

www.crownpointguide.com

Lake County

Community Economic

Development Department

2293 N. Main St.


(219) 755-3225

www.lakecountyin.com

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

City of Crown Point

101 N. East St.


(219) 662-3240

www.crownpoint.in.gov

Lake County

2293 N. Main St.


(219) 755-3280

www.lakecountyin.org

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX

$3.4508 per $100 assessed value

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Crown Point’s rapid growth led to a challenge: how to make health care both accessible and state-of-the-art. Franciscan Point was the solution.

Opened in August 2008 by Saint Anthony Medical Center, the new facility offers top-notch outpatient health, wellness and sports medicine in a convenient setting, often saving trips to the hospital. The $38 million project, located on U.S. 231 just off Interstate 65, sits on 81 acres designed to allow room for future expansion as demand requires.

“Our mission was to create a facility that could grow to meet the needs of those communities around us that were expanding so fast,” says David Ruskowski, president of Saint Anthony Medical Center.

While patients with life-threatening health issues, such as heart attacks or strokes, should still be seen in the hospital emergency room, less serious problems can be addressed by Franciscan Point’s EXPRESSCare. Board-certified physicians staff the facility, where they treat everything from colds and f lu to sprains and sports injuries. No appointments are needed, and most insurance plans are accepted.

Daily patient visits have significantly increased since the clinic opened, prompting Franciscan Point administrators to consider expanding the days and hours it is open.

In addition to urgent care, patients can receive cutting-edge diagnostic imaging, including CT scans, MRI, X-rays, ultrasound and laboratory services. Physical, occupational and speech therapy are available, and patients can also access the Franciscan network’s specialists in family medicine, internal medicine, sports medicine and orthopedics.

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The facility’s Sports Medicine Institute seeks to help physically active people improve their performance, as well as treat and prevent injuries. Saint Anthony’s renowned Athletic Development program is now located at Franciscan Point and headed by famed athletic coach and trainer Frank Eksten, who has worked with Olympians and professional athletes, as well as junior high through college-level players.

“They did their due diligence to determine that there was a need for such a program here,” Ruskowski says. “The director of the program and the physicians involved felt if only we had a facility that would accommodate all the equipment and devices and staff, we could have a second-to-none athletic-development medicine program, incomparable in northwest Indiana and suburban Chicago.”

Their hopes have been realized. School, college, professional and individual clients all have flocked to the program.

“It’s growing beyond our expectations, faster than we thought it would,” says Ruskowski. “We’re absorbing the growth and enjoying the fact that it is taking off so quickly.”

– Laura Hill


Health & Wellness

When the word “collaborate” describes making a global impact, Crown Point High

School students have a clear advantage.Dr. Eric Ban, the school’s principal

since June 2008, not only uses the verb freely in con versation, but he also works to exemplify the word’s true meaning.

Beginning in fall 2009, for example, pilot programs with Purdue and Indiana Universities will provide Crown Point students with access to college credit courses while they’re still in high school.

“We have to develop really deep and substantial partnerships with our state universities,” says Ban. “Purdue and IU are both state institutions committed to the growth and development of the citizens and the economy of the state of Indiana. That’s our role as well, so we need to be tightly connected.”

The dual enrollment program is one way Ban is working to transform Crown Point High School from a final desti-

nation in K-12 education to a way station on the path to successful adulthood.

The way he’ll know Crown Point High School is succeeding is to see students leave high school, complete post-secondary education or training and transition smoothly into the workforce.

“I think high schools have to move into a launching pad mentality,” he says. “We need to be an initiator of economic growth for our community.”

While Ban’s plans for improvement are impassioned and sweeping, the Crown Point Community School Corporation is already recognized as exemplary, having received honors from both the state and federal governments. The district’s 10 schools – seven elementary, two middle and the high school – are all accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.

“There is an external quality assur-ance when someone independent of

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yourself has come in and looked at your programs and your leadership and your community engagement and all these little indicators and said, ‘You’re doing things the way the best schools do things,’” he says.

What Ban is truly interested in, though, is not so much accolades and certifications as preparing his students for adult lives in a rapidly changing world.

He places a high emphasis on global awareness, and beyond a successful tra-ditional foreign exchange program, Crown Point High School encourages students to take foreign literature classes and seek out projects with an international focus.

“I think there really needs to be a systemic global awareness, with our kids reaching out and reading literature around the world, connecting with ideas and thoughts around the world, seeing emerging spaces happening around the world, so that they can construct their future plans around the right infor-mation,” he says.

The importance of graduating glob-ally aware seniors is not merely for their own sakes, he says, but for the economy of Crown Point and Indiana and, ulti-mately, the nation.

“There’s competition globally for high-impact jobs, and the walls and barriers are continuing to come down, and our students need to understand that and not have an inflated sense of ‘being an American gets you something.’ They need to sense that being a high performing, well-rounded individual who is aware of opportunities and ideas around the world, that’s what’s going to get you some-thing,” Ban says. “The social issues that face us around the world, our quest to continue in our position as economic superpower in the world, that starts with our kids.”

– Michaela Jackson


Education

If Mitch Barloga and his friends have their way, one day in the not-too-distant future Crown Point area

residents will be able to pack a lunch, hop on their bikes, travel a beautiful paved path and enjoy a picnic right on Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago a couple of hours later.

Yes, seriously. Plans are already under way that will soon make Crown Point one of the best-traveled – by bike, foot and even horse – communities in the United States, connected to some of the world’s best biking and walking paths.

“It’s a phenomenal opportunity on

the horizon and something we try as much as possible to educate people on,” says Barloga, the city’s nonmotorized transportation and greenways planner. “A person will be able to ride from downtown Crown Point to downtown Chicago, all off-road, 50 miles round trip, in a reasonable two or so hours.”

The new bike/walk route is the result of the planned connection of several existing trails with new trails, most of them on old railroad beds, resulting in a comprehensive network of routes through the region.

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by the 9.5-mile Erie-Lackawanna Trail, which runs from the Little Calumet River to the Lake County Courthouse in Crown Point. Coming is the Pennsy Greenway, part of which is open in Illinois. It will run from Crown Point for 10 miles and connect directly to the 450-mile Burnham Greenway/Grand Illinois system. This trail, 10 miles in Indiana and 5 miles in Illinois, will serve literally millions, connecting walkers and riders to one of the finest trail systems in the country. It will also extend south to Hebron, a sec-tion called the Veterans Memorial Trail, which will also include an equestrian trail paralleling seven of its nine miles. Also planned: the Winfield Trail, which will continue on the Erie-Lackawanna path south to Lake of the Four Seasons.

Why are Barloga and other groups such as Crown Point Safe Pathways so excited about these new, unique recre-ational opportunities?

“These will make the community one of the most attractive places to live in the region. Period,” says Barloga. “Usually, a trail increases the quality of life in a community, but here we’re multiplying that by four.” Trails, he points out, have been shown to be the most-desired amenity by homebuyers when looking for a place to relocate.

“There’s no other amenity, no other improvement to a town, that serves the public as well as a trail,” he says. “Everyone can use a trail for health and wellness reasons or just to improve their sense of well-being. They are community elixirs that cover all the bases when it comes to improving the community. Property prices increase, health increases, people get out and get to know their neighbors. They improve the livability of any community.”

– Laura Hill


Sports & Recreation

On the fourth Friday of every month, downtown Crown Point transforms into a sprawling art gallery. Residents amble in and out of stores, sipping wine

and sampling cheese as they peruse the work of local artists. The event, called 4th Friday Arts, is just one of many ways

the South Shore Arts’ Crown Point branch infuses the com-munity with culture. 4th Friday Arts, which the branch co-sponsors with the city government, is not only an oppor-tunity for local artists to get exposure, but it’s an economic development initiative that stimulates business for down-town shop owners, according to Donna Catalano, special projects director at South Shore Arts, a community arts center headquartered in Munster with branches in Hammond and Crown Point.

Beyond providing a platform for artists and stimulating the local economy, 4th Friday Arts exposes the public to the arts culture that Catalano says is critical for any community.

“It’s been proven that art is really a staple in any com-munity,” she says. “If you look at deceased civilizations, what always lasts? The artwork – or the architecture and the aesthetic value of what the society used to be.”

Many people are still surprised when they stumble across the monthly event, but that’s part of the idea, she says: raising

awareness. The South Shore Arts branch in Crown Point, housed in the historic People’s State Bank building on the square, also partners with the city by offering arts activities in conjunction with community events such as pumpkin walks and Easter bunny visits, in addition to hosting exhibitions of local artists at its own facility every six weeks or so.

The South Shore Arts’ Crown Point branch also offers classes in a variety of mediums such as pottery, painting and photography for age groups ranging from small children to adults.

“Having arts in the community improves the quality of life,” Catalano says. “There’s a Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council that says that the arts are an extreme benefit to the region of Northwest Indiana.”

Catalano also hosts a monthly Arts Chamber luncheon, during which artists and art organizations mingle to share ideas and spark collaboration.

“People who do art will seek out art organizations. It’s amazing what people can find out, like a ballet studio part-nering with the theater,” she says. “You go through some communities, and you just see nothing cultural. I just think we’re very fortunate to have arts in our community.”

– Michaela Jackson

Bringing Art to the CommunitySOUTH SHORE ARTS’ CROWN POINT BRANCH BREATHES LIFE INTO LOCAL ARTS SCENE

Art on display at South Shore Arts’ Crown Point branch STAFF PHOTO

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CROWN POINT

CLIMATE OVERVIEW

Crown Point enjoys mild

summers, snowy winters and

enough precipitation to keep

things nice and green.

13 FJanuary Low Temperature

30 FJanuary High Temperature

63 FJuly Low Temperature

84 FJuly High Temperature

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Crown Point is served by

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