Once again, Unity Foundation of La Porte County offers the opportunity to apply for Community Fund Grants totaling more than $100,000. The applications for grants of up to $3,000 each are now available online at https://uflc.net/grants/how-to-apply/. Community Fund Grants are open to all nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations located in, or serving La Porte County residents. Eligible
John and Dorothy Sieb Carstens’ connection to the Michigan City business community spanned three generations. Dorothy’s grandparents owned the Star Market. John’s grandfather established the Carstens Brothers department store in the 1870s. For many years John owned and operated Carstens and later the Mayfair department store. Together the Carstens witnessed years of the city’s growth