Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, and that is especially true in the Hoosier State. Ever since my youth, Christmas in Indiana has been magical to me, and it still is. It is a time of the year when my present pays special tribute to my past....
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Aylesworth Student Donates Homemade Soap to Shelters
At Aylesworth Elementary, students have been busy collecting nonperishable items for the food pantry, and personal care items for Gabriel’s Horn Women/Children’s Shelter, and New Creation Men’s Center. The outpouring of items has been...
Viking Swimmers Get Season Opening Win
The Valparaiso High School girls swimming team earned a 139-43 victory over visiting Highland in their season opener Thursday night at the VHS Natatorium. The Vikings won nearly all varsity events, including both the 400 and 200 meter free relays. In...
Local Athletes Will Take Part in IHSAA Cross Country Finals
One of the most colorful of all IHSAA state championship events on the calendar takes place this Saturday as runners from across the state will converge on the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute to determine this year’s...
“E” is for Empathy
Louis C.K. refuses to get his kid a smartphone. The comedian’s recent interview on Late Night with Conan O’Brien has “gone viral.” C.K. believes that while our gadgets have the potential to build community, they also cause problems of...
Uptown Art District First Friday Art Walk Continues October 4th
The Michigan City Mainstreet Association presents the First Friday Art Walk in the Uptown Arts District on Friday, October 4, 2013 from 5pm to 8pm. The Art Walk features several businesses hosting an array of artists and entertainment for free...
Trees of the Midwest Now Offered in Purdue Extension App
Students walking through woods in a classroom project no longer have to leaf through pages in a book to figure out what type of tree they're looking at. They now can have the resource of a Purdue Extension mobile app at their fingertips to easily...
Mortuary Science – A Matter of Death…and Life!
Area high school students studying Health Careers at the A. K. Smith Center are preparing for future careers in nursing, pharmacy, veterinary science, radiology, and a host of other disciplines in the medical field. But this week, they heard from two...
Vision Workshop – Highway 20 Corridor
The City of Portage is beginning the process of creating a Highway 20 Corridor Plan between the Interstate 94 viaduct and the Salt Creek Bridge. The plan will focus on land use, development, corridor character, streetscape elements, infrastructure,...
Be a Voice, Make a Difference
Prevent Child Abuse Porter County and The Caring Place would like to invite you to "be a VOICE and make a DIFFERENCE." On April 25th, 2013, the two groups will host Britten Follett, daughter of Follett Publications, Fox News Special Reporter,...