Author and LaPorte County, Indiana, resident, Matt Werner, has two new books published: “Dispatches from a Northern Hoosier” and “The Patch Players.”“Dispatches from a Northern Hoosier” is a collection of articles, essays, and history Werner wrote over the past 11 years. Some appeared previously; others are published in this book for the first time. They capture people, places, and events from northern Indiana.
His diverse subjects include an artist who expressed his cancer through art, a steel worker who wanted to be a writer, a mysterious South Shore train wreck, a Union Mills farm boy who spent 42 years in Major League Baseball, LaPorte County women’s basketball history, and tributes to everyday people like Warren Jones and Ron Clindaniel who made a difference in the lives of others.
“Everybody has a story to tell,” Werner said. “I’m just a guy trying to write it down.”
