A free program titled, “Prevention and Management of Lymphedema,” will be offered at noon Jan. 21 in the Breast Care Center of Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point, located on the third floor of the Burrell Professional Center (southwest of...
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Calvary Link: Family Sunday
This week is our final Sunday of advent and we will celebrate the morning by worshipping together as families. (Childcare is provided for children from birth to pre-kindergarten.) We are planning a great morning of celebrating the coming of the...
Read MorePortage Students Get Locked Inside the Portage 16 IMAX
Waking up early Saturday morning was not in the plans for several middle and high school students after spending the majority of their night at the Portage 16 IMAX for a lock-in. Valparaiso Nazarene Church and Real Life Community Church of the...
Read MoreHistory Comes Alive Through Music
When popular band, Imagine Dragons, made their hit single, “Radioactive,” were they thinking about the Revolutionary War? When popular 90’s song, “I’ve Got the Power,” came out, were people abuzz with talk of how well it related to the...
Read MoreLa Porte Police Department Issues 217 Citations During November, Safe Family Travel Enforcement Effort
Officials from the La Porte Police Department today announced that 227 citations were issued in La Porte, IN during the 2013 Safe Family Travel, Blitz 77. From November 8, 2013 – December 1, 2013 the La Porte Police Department joined more than 250...
Read MoreSchool Finance 101
Written by Lynn Kwilasz, Chief Financial Officer The Duneland School Corporation (DSC) completed the annual process that established its operating budget for 2014 and, on October 7, 2013, the Board of School Trustees adopted the 2014 budget. While...
Read MoreCity of Gary Announces Holiday Events
With a festive backdrop of holiday decorations and a luminous tree, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson joined representatives from the Gary Parks Department, Cause 2 Compete, Gary Housing Authority and the Broadway Area Community Development Corporation...
Read MoreNorthwest Indiana Boys Basketball Preview
Duneland Athletic ConferenceMuch like their girls basketball counterparts, Duneland Athletic Conference boys coaches are celebrating the abolishment of the league’s double round robin scheduling format. The move has led to DAC schools adding...
Read MoreTickets Available for Spay-Neuter Fundraiser
The Kibble Kitchen Pet Pantry will host its second annual SPAY-GHETTI DINNER from 4 to 9 pm Sunday, November 3 in the Grand Oakwood Ballroom at Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage, Indiana. Funds raised from the event will go toward free or...
Read MoreValparaiso Green Drinks 10/2/13
Valparaiso Green Drinks will be hosting a special "off-site" meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd at 6:30 pm. This month's meeting will include a tour of the old Valpo Technical Institute Building (1150 W. Lincolnway) and a presentation by Green Drinker...
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