X-Apparently-To: jgvneagu@yahoo.com via 76.13.9.108; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:40:31 -0700 X-YMailISG: HMvulKkWLDv3oCciD_5NPBtlPR5Yju2c_GUIciuy6wgOH.4fS1OudgCTx1WyRgMOleGjQpcXu4s7xoYq57tLpR_EMyL8l2RhK2Ei0Rz2EQq32LQFl6z_NnYGKsZhxL577neEJHfxopOZiT1bmFhum8sWqeaNCURrR_F9s86HPta4YyNR7YlyLg4a9X2_74HCnWym8ocRfkwMjCjPLm0maJRIl3SxxXHE1uho_CwypZPKVVlo24VUBFRr_DrhI4HK7F2Vnl9tYBSqh9NTECUyKVAom2v_BtwLp7pH8hG582qXHCJao1wUSTHEtYHa24hBS.RIQ_WBj57Zuu9q3yXTfiWcfOg.yv7sHtV9xALo2URnP9YryuMBcn6v.fItNocuMDY0sU7.S6PDjnANrAwBVwrTWt3k5thxd55l9tg9P8FJwTrQ8YnkRYnMJONAeprfvuS3ncWl8tPNDReZm.FPFuSUl_ZzNwxmLrglSIaJ8x5Znn0d.NLtTOyrZZbhYpxJO9wkM9kUKDMDloeT X-Originating-IP: [74.52.94.130] Authentication-Results: mta133.mail.ac4.yahoo.com from=savedunes.org; domainkeys=neutral (no sig); from=savedunes.org; dkim=neutral (no sig) Received: from 127.0.0.1 (EHLO utopia.crazywebhosting.net) (74.52.94.130) by mta133.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with SMTP; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:40:31 -0700 Received: from [24.1.205.75] (helo=[10.1.10.194]) by utopia.crazywebhosting.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MQpjL-0008Th-8w; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:08 -0500 Message-Id: From: Thomas Anderson To: stdcDChubbwork Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-9-864946638 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Subject: Chesterton Town Council supports reopening of Chellberg Farm Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:02 -0500 Cc: ssdcAnita , ssdcCarolCook , ssdcChristine , sdcsDawn Komasinski , ssdcErin , ssdcJennNebe , ssdcSam , stdcBevWright , stdcChar&HerbRead , stdcCynthiaFredrick , stdcEricNeagu , stdcJeanetteN , stdcJoanSolbeck , stdcJohnCrayton , stdcJohnGoffiney , stdcLarryDavis , stdcLiz&TerryMcC , stdcMonicaJohnston , stdcSandraOBrien , SteveBarker X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - utopia.crazywebhosting.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - yahoo.com X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - savedunes.org --Apple-Mail-9-864946638 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chesterton is the second NW IN community to pass the Chellberg farm =20 support resolution: = http://chestertontribune.com/Town%20of%20Chesterton/71497%20chesterton_tow= n_council_supports.htm Chesterton Town Council supports reopening of Chellberg Farm By VICKI URBANIK Noting the historical and cultural significance of the Chellberg Farm, =20= the Chesterton Town Council on Monday endorsed a resolution calling on =20= the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to reopen the working farm. The resolution was presented by Chesterton Town Council member Jim =20 Ton, who said he fears that the community has lost one of its greatest =20= assets with the end of the historical farm. =93For years, the farm has been an educational experience for students =20= in the entire Duneland area,=94 states the resolution, which Ton read at = =20 Monday=92s town council meeting. =93Where the community is concerned it =20= has been a constant reminder of our heritage, a real piece of history =20= come to life. To lose it means we have lost a portion of who we are.=94 Ton=92s resolution goes on to say that the community=92s roots are =20 agrarian, but that growth and change have affected people=92s =20 understanding of the farming experience. =93Before there was a state park or steel mills, before there was a =20 Wizard or a water park, there was a Chellberg Farm,=94 Ton read. =93Farming at Chellberg was a part of our roots. We can never fully =20 understand who we are collectively or individually until we understand =20= where we have been,=94 he said. The other town council members agreed by consensus to send a letter to =20= National Lakeshore Superintendent Constantine Dillon to revise the =20 plan for the farm and reconsider the closing of the farming =20 operations. Those in agreement were council president Emerson DeLaney, =20= Jeff Trout, and Sharon Darnell. Absent was Dave Cincoski. The Chellberg Farm ceased its farming operations earlier this year, =20 after the farm animals were sold and the former farmer retired and was =20= not replaced. The closure of the farm has sparked public outcry, but =20 Dillon has said that he envisions a broader cultural center onsite =20 that could include farming operations as well as interpretive programs =20= on such topics as cultural diversity and Native American history. Room Facelift Town council members agreed with a suggestion from Darnell to upgrade =20= the town council=92s meeting room. She proposed removing older items, =20= adding new ones, changing the room=92s color to a more neutral tone, and = =20 moving the main meeting table from the north end of the room to the =20 east. DeLaney said with the council table moved, the audience could hear =20 council member discussion even when a train comes by Stimulus Effort The council agreed to participate in an effort by the Northwest =20 Indiana Forum to retain an Indianapolis law firm to identify ways to =20 maximize the possible benefits from the next round of federal economic =20= stimulus funds. Town Attorney Chuck Lukmann expressed a concern that the Forum might =20 come back and request more than the town=92s $2,600 contribution if not =20= enough other communities sign on. Town council members agreed to join =20= in the effort, contingent upon final review of the agreement by =20 Lukmann.=20= --Apple-Mail-9-864946638 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Chesterton is the second = NW IN community to pass the Chellberg farm support = resolution:



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Chesterton Town = Council supports reopening of Chellberg = Farm

By VICKI = URBANIK

Noting the historical and cultural = significance of the Chellberg Farm, the Chesterton Town Council on = Monday endorsed a resolution calling on the Indiana Dunes National = Lakeshore to reopen the working farm.

The = resolution was presented by Chesterton Town Council member Jim Ton, who = said he fears that the community has lost one of its greatest assets = with the end of the historical farm.

=93For = years, the farm has been an educational experience for students in the = entire Duneland area,=94 states the resolution, which Ton read at = Monday=92s town council meeting. =93Where the community is concerned it = has been a constant reminder of our heritage, a real piece of history = come to life. To lose it means we have lost a portion of who we = are.=94

Ton=92s resolution goes on to say that = the community=92s roots are agrarian, but that growth and change have = affected people=92s understanding of the farming = experience.

=93Before there was a state park or = steel mills, before there was a Wizard or a water park, there was a = Chellberg Farm,=94 Ton read.

=93Farming at = Chellberg was a part of our roots. We can never fully understand who we = are collectively or individually until we understand where we have = been,=94 he said.

The other town council = members agreed by consensus to send a letter to National Lakeshore = Superintendent Constantine Dillon to revise the plan for the farm and = reconsider the closing of the farming operations. Those in agreement = were council president Emerson DeLaney, Jeff Trout, and Sharon Darnell. = Absent was Dave Cincoski.

The Chellberg Farm = ceased its farming operations earlier this year, after the farm animals = were sold and the former farmer retired and was not replaced. The = closure of the farm has sparked public outcry, but Dillon has said that = he envisions a broader cultural center onsite that could include farming = operations as well as interpretive programs on such topics as cultural = diversity and Native American history.

Room = Facelift

Town council members agreed with a = suggestion from Darnell to upgrade the town council=92s meeting room. = She proposed removing older items, adding new ones, changing the room=92s = color to a more neutral tone, and moving the main meeting table from the = north end of the room to the east.

DeLaney said = with the council table moved, the audience could hear council member = discussion even when a train comes by

Stimulus = Effort

The council agreed to participate in an = effort by the Northwest Indiana Forum to retain an Indianapolis law firm = to identify ways to maximize the possible benefits from the next round = of federal economic stimulus funds.

Town = Attorney Chuck Lukmann expressed a concern that the Forum might come = back and request more than the town=92s $2,600 contribution if not = enough other communities sign on. Town council members agreed to join in = the effort, contingent upon final review of the agreement by = Lukmann. 
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