Gary Southshore Railcats fans can expect more fun this season than ever before with an improved lineup of festivals, giveaways and other activities that will make the whole family excited for a day at U.S. Steel Yard. “It’s just kind of the...
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Oak Partners Celebrates Their Annual Margarita Night
Inside Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant on Thursday night, the loud chatter turned to even louder laughter as Oak Partners passed red noses to over 150 clients in celebration of Red Nose Day during their eighth annual Margarita Mingle. The clients and...
Porter Regional Hospital Luncheon Celebrates 2017 EMS Week
Paramedics, police, firefighters and hospital administrators gathered outside Porter Regional Hospital’s emergency bay Thursday afternoon for an EMS Week cookout as part of a celebration for area emergency workers. “It’s a good limelight...
La Porte Hospital Says Thank You to Emergency Workers with 2017 EMS Week Luncheon
To show appreciation for the hard work of their Emergency Medical Service workers, La Porte Hospital celebrated EMS Week with an open house-style lunch on Tuesday. All area EMS providers were invited. “An EMS career is stressful and intense....
Methodist Hospital’s “Night Out with the Girls” Aims for Happier, Healthier Lives
The July heat may be beating down on Northwest Indiana, but women could stay cool and relaxed at Merillville Methodist Hospital’s Breast Care Center’s "Healthy Night Out with the Girls." The quarterly event focused on how to have an overall...
Portage Chamber of Commerce Brings 33rd Annual Spring Swing Golf Outing Closer to Home
For the first time, Spring Swing was held at Portage golf course Robbinhurst, since most of Chamber businesses and members call the city home. Executive Director Nancy Simpson said the Chamber board is excited to keep the event in the area. Click...
Lorie’s Lakeside Century is One of the Top 10 Rides in America for a Reason
The wheels kept turning Saturday morning at Liberty Bible Church as bikers from all over kicked off Lorie’s Lakeside Century ride, which for some, as the name suggests, could be up to 100 miles long. Click here to see more photos! Porter County...
The Cardboard Boat & Dam Duct Tape Regatta Gave Designers and Creatives Their Time in the Sun
It is not too often sailors build boats they know will sink, but for Hobart’s Lakefront Festival, they did just that. Click here to see more photos! The Cardboard Boat & Dam Duct Tape Regatta encouraged determined designers to build, as the...
Shortened Rehearsal Schedule Doesn’t Stop Successful “Addams Family” at Chesterton High School
After only five weeks of rehearsals, Chesterton High School students took the stage Friday night for the opener of their spring musical, Addams Family. Click here to see more photos from this event! The show takes audience members through the journey...
Portage Chamber Celebrates Sponsors for the Holidays
The Portage Chamber of Commerce has helped add Christmas cheer to the streets of the city this holiday season with the decorative sponsorship banners they helped put up on Willowcreek Road. Chamber Office Manager Nancy Simpson said that the...