GRANT FROM THE LEGACY FOUNDATION
On behalf of all the communities participating in this project, we would like to thank the Legacy Foundation, Lake County's Community Foundation, for their generous grant of $5,000 to support the County Seats Project. The seat shown is sponsored by Mercantile Bank/Harris and is located in downtown Hammond. Top Row: Sheldon Cutler of First Federal Savings and Loan and Downtown Hammond Council President; Nancy Johnson, Executive Director, Legacy Foundation; John Rudy of Mercantile Bank/Harris and Legacy Foundation board member; Front Row: Renae Tomczak, Pat Popa, Judith Mayer, co-coordinators of the County Seats Project.




If you visit beautiful Gateway Park in Gary, conveniently located right off the Broadway exit on the Skyway Toll Road, you can see 5 County Seat sculptures. Shown here are Seat of Inspiration for Gary Artworks by Derrick Burnett and Sunny Day at Miller Beach for Miller Business Association by Ane Talevski & Boys & Girls Club of Gary.

CHECK PRESENTATION AT LUBEZNIK CENTER, MICHIGAN CITY
"NIPSCO is delighted to be a part of this public art project across three counties in our service territory. The volunteer coodinators of this effort are to be applauded for their creativity and energy in launching this project."
 MARK MAASSEL
NIPSCO President

NIPSCO SPONSORSHIP

This February NIPSCO generously presented a $15,000 check to The County Seats Project for underwriting sponsorship. The presentation took place at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City. Shown left to right are Susan Bietry, LaPorte County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Pat Popa and Judith Mayer, County Seats Project, Mark Maassel, NIPSCO, Jane Daley, LaPorte County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Colleen Reilly and Don Babcock, NIPSCO.

ALL IN A ROW

Seats in a Row

BEHIND THE CAMERA

Renae Vania-Tomczak

Speros Batistatos, CEO of the Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau, (right) and Renae Vania-Tomczak, co-coordinator for the County Seats Project, (above) are at the Indiana Welcome Center filming segments for an upcoming cable program about the County Seats Project. Speros Batistatos

COUNTY SEATS UNVEILING

 Porter County UnveilingLake County Unveiling

Left: Lorelei Weimer, Executive Director, Porter County Convention and Visitors Bureau; Vince Galbiati, Executive Director, Northwest Indiana Forum; Therese Davis, Executive Director, Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County; and John Cain, Executive Director, Northern Indiana Arts Association unveil the sculpture in Porter County. Right: A photographer at the Crown Point Courthouse climbs to get an interesting veiwpoint of the sculpture.

Lake County UnveilingVince Galbiati

Left: Renae Vania-Tomczak talking to Channel 56 at the Lake County unveiling. Right: Vince Galbiati, Executive Director, Northwest Indiana Forum speaking in support of the County Seats Project at one of the three unveilings.

LaPorte County Unveiling

John Swanson, Executive Director, Northern Indiana Regional Planning Commission; Jane Daley, Director, LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau; Barb Huston; Mayor Leigh Morris, City of LaPorte; Lynn Waters, Executive Director, Solid Waste District of LaPorte County; and Ann Spevak unveil the sculpture in LaPorte County.



Left: Crown Point's Mayor Dan Klein speaks at the unveilng in support of the project coming to his town next year. Right: Kathleen Berda and Jethroe Smith at the Lake County unveiling in Crown Point



Left: NWI Forum Director Vince Galbiati sits with Brock Lloyd from the Valparaiso Jaycees at the Porter County unveiling in Valparaiso. Right: An overhead view of the County Seats sculpture.


A view of the County Seat sculpture