La Porte County YMCA Adventure Campers Start First Day of Making Friends and Memories

La Porte County YMCA Adventure Campers Start First Day of Making Friends and Memories The LaPorte YMCA Summer Adventure Camp provides a season of competition, creativity, and learning. Day one was the first of June and it could not come soon enough for the return campers. Despite a light drizzle, the kids were outside enjoying the...

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The Stars Came Out to Shine (and Dance) for the La Porte County Family YMCA

The Stars Came Out to Shine (and Dance) for the La Porte County Family YMCA For the second year in a row, the LaPorte County Family YMCA made fundraising and exercise look easy at their Dancing Like the Stars event. It took months of planning, weeks of training, and a year of anticipation to create a performance that sought...

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2016 Healthy Kids Day Puts an Emphasis on Fitness, Education for La Porte County Kids

2016 Healthy Kids Day Puts an Emphasis on Fitness, Education for La Porte County Kids The La Porte County Family YMCA believes that learning does not stop once children are outside the classroom. Healthy Kids Day is an annual event celebrated nationally by over 2,000 YMCAs to kick off a summer of education, exercise, and fun. Usually...

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Help the La Porte County Family YMCA Keep Important Programs Available

Help the La Porte County Family YMCA Keep Important Programs Available People come to the Y for many different reasons. Some join simply to swim or play basketball, while others use it as a place to socialize or find a sense of belonging. We open our doors to everyone, and believe in making all who walk through those...

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Registration for 2016 La Porte County Family YMCA Preschool T-Ball Program Now Open

Registration for 2016 La Porte County Family YMCA Preschool T-Ball Program Now Open The La Porte County Family YMCA has started registration for its preschool T-Ball program. Parents may register their child during any open hours at the Y member services desk. The program includes divisions for children aged 3-5 years old. The...

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Chesterton High School Holds 2015 Civil War Camp

Chesterton High School Holds 2015 Civil War Camp The Chesterton High School Social Studies teachers host a Civil War camp each year for the U.S. History classes to learn about the Civil War through a living history style of presentation and education. Several years ago, the initial cost to make the...

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10 Fun Things to Do this Weekend in Northwest Indiana: September 25-27, 2015

10 Fun Things to Do this Weekend in Northwest Indiana: September 25-27, 2015 It's officially fall! Break out the sweaters and get ready to watch the leaves turn, everybody! This weekend we have a lot of great events ready for you and your family to enjoy. Do you have an event you'd like to share? Just send us an email to...

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Community Invited to Attend Two-Night Debut of Donated Concert Grand Piano at Chesterton High School

Community Invited to Attend Two-Night Debut of Donated Concert Grand Piano at Chesterton High School The generous donation of a Steinway Concert Grand Piano by local businessman Bob Urschel has prompted a two-night debut of the piano to the Duneland community. It was Urschel’s wish that the piano serve as an inspiration for students and staff for...

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Regional Development Authority for Northern Indiana Submits Plan to State

Regional Development Authority for Northern Indiana Submits Plan to State On September 1, 2015, the Regional Cities of Northern Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) submitted its Innovate Indiana economic development plan representing 22 cities and towns and more than half a million people in Elkhart, Marshall and...

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Green Bay to Serve as Host of 2016 #HLWBB Championship

Green Bay to Serve as Host of 2016 #HLWBB Championship Green Bay has been elected to serve as host of the 2016 Horizon League Women's Basketball Championship. The Kress Events Center, home of the Green Bay Phoenix, will accommodate the ten-team event beginning Thursday, March 10th. Green Bay was awarded...

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