Please mark your calendars for the following Deep River-Portage Burns Waterway Initiative public/steering committee meetings. Agendas will be sent out about one week prior to each meeting. Upcoming Public Meetings Topic: Problems, Causes, &...
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For those who live in or spend a good amount of time in Crown Point, you know that big changes are happening in the city, namely on 109th Avenue. A 95-acre athletic campus is being built, the Crown Point Sportsplex, and it will provide tons of...
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On Friday, December 5, 2014, at its annual Holiday Open House Save the Dunes proudly announced its recipient of the 2014 Paul H. Douglas Award - our highest honor. The Douglas Award is named for the inestimable Senator Paul Douglas without whom there...
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After several months of planning, teacher training and waiting, Calumet Is My Backyard (CIMBY) has launched in Northwest Indiana, thanks to a grant from the NiSource Charitable Foundation. CIMBY students participate in three study trip experiences...
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Efforts to improve biodiversity and protect water quality at the Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve in Chesterton are underway the installation of more than 615 trees of various species and sizes before the end of the year -- depending on weather...
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With their capes wiping behind them, around 400 people ran “the Midwest’s Most Beautiful Half Marathon Course” in the HERO 10k and Half Marathon that traveled through the Indiana Dunes State Park. This is the second year running for the unique...
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Proceeds from the 2014 City by the Lake Triathlon, a Northwest Athletic Club event that included numerous sponsors, were contributed to the United Way of La Porte County. A check for $2,500 was presented on Wednesday from the NAC and Franciscan St....
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If you thought Porter’s Perfect Pint was the only event happening at Hawthorne Park this October, have we got news for you! Three more events will be taking place over the next two weeks for the area’s goblins, ghouls, and amateur artists. If you...
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Dyer Parks & Recreation is having their 13th Annual Holiday Shopping Spree & Craft Show on Saturday, November 22nd from 10am-3pm at Kahler Middle School (600 Joliet St., Dyer, IN). Over 100 crafters and home based businesses will be on hand...
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East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School 6th grader, Brianna, had never been in a canoe before today. “It was amazing!” she said afterward. “It was more difficult to paddle and keep the boat steady than I thought it would be, but so much fun....
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