On a bright and clear September 11th morning, dozens of motorcyclists from around Northwest Indiana and neighboring states gathered in the parking lot of Harley-Davidson of Valparaiso for the 4th annual Northwest Indiana Automobile Trade Association...
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Golfers Hit the Links to Support Hobart Chamber at 2016 Golf Outing
Bright blue skies and even brighter smiles graced the greens of Merrillville’s Innsbrook Country Club as the course once again hosted the Hobart Chamber of Commerce's Annual Golf Outing. With spirits high, 72 golfers loaded their clubs into the...
St. John Chamber and Tri-Town Rotary Host 13th Annual Corn Roast
Residents of the town of St. John, along with hundreds of people from surrounding communities braved the threat of incoming storms and flocked to the Annual Corn Roast. A community staple, the Corn Roast has been held for 13 straight years. The event...
Duneland YMCA and Chesterton-Duneland Kiwanis Gather at The Brassie Golf Course in Chesterton for a Day of Fun and Fundraising
Gray skies were threatening over the Brassie Golf Course, but the spirits of those who had showed up, golf clubs in hand, could not be dampened at the 2nd Annual Chesterton-Duneland Kiwanis & Duneland Family YMCA Golf Outing. Twelve foursomes –...
Zao Island of Valparaiso Continues Their Summer Concert Lineup with Acoustic Concert Featuring Chad Clifford
Valparaiso’s staple, family entertainment, Zao Island continued their summer concert series this Friday, with a live acoustic set featuring Chad Clifford, lead singer for local band The Crawpuppiesand owner of well-known local music store, Front...
Tears, Hugs, and Fireworks Welcome Hammond and Its New Citizens
The stage was set. To the right stood a podium. In the center was a small folding table, draped with a black cloth cover. To the left, sat fifty empty folding chairs. Those chairs would soon be filled with fifty candidates for US citizenship. They...
Merrillville Celebrates Independence Day with Bigger, Better, Longer Parade
Sirens blared and lights flashed, handfuls of candy bounced and skittered across the pavement, only to be scooped up by eager little hands, under the watchful eyes of parents as hundreds of people from around the region gathered along the broad...
NorthShore Health Centers Celebrate Third Annual Health and Resource Fair at US Steel Yard Stadium – Home of the Gary SouthShore Railcats
The Gary SouthShore Railcats hosted the Sioux City Explorers for an exciting afternoon of baseball, joined by some of the health team from NorthShore Health Centers, as they presented their third annual Health and Resource Fair, to coincide with the...
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana Holds Fundraising Event to Fight Hunger
Who doesn’t enjoy a good soiree? Certainly not the residents of northwest Indiana! Hundreds of people from around the region gathered at the Gary Aquatorium for a special soiree this sunny Sunday afternoon. But this was no regular event – this...
Purdue University North Central Holds Forty-Eighth Commencement Ceremony In New Campus Expansion
Members of the 2016 graduating class of Purdue North Central will likely not soon forget their graduation ceremony, and not just because it represents the culmination of their years of work and dedication, but because this year’s ceremony was truly...