GARY — The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana and the Northwest Indiana McDonald’s Operators (NIMO) will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pantry on the Go community program. Pantry on the Go is a mobile pantry that distributes food to residents who may not have access to a traditional food pantry. Grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy and …
MERRILLVILLE — Friday, March 27 is the application deadline for entrepreneurs who want to test their start-up business idea in The Big Sell Entrepreneurs in Action competition, scheduled, Saturday, April 18 at the Radisson Star Plaza. Prospective entrepreneurs can apply for the competition on line at: www.thebigsell.org. This fifth annual event provides a dream opportunity, …
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue Extension’s Women in Agriculture committee is now accepting nominations for the organization’s top awards through May 1. Awards each for leadership and achievement will be given during the 2015 Indiana State Fair in August to women who are leaders and innovators in the Indiana agricultural industry. Nominees for the Achievement Award …
LA PORTE — Let’s face it. The butt has been the “butt” of some phenomenal jokes for decades. And so we present: The Colorectal Comedy Hour, featuring nationally-recognized comic Ryan Clauson. Because comedy is funny. Colon cancer isn’t. In the spirit of laughter and health – and in recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – …
While many SJC students enjoyed a week at home during spring break, members of SJC’s Puma Women, an organization supporting women and women’s issues, spent the first two days of their break in Austin, Texas at the 2015 Women’s Empowerment Conference. The two-day conference, which began on March 7, included sessions on a variety of …
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Porter Health Care System has named Craig Locke, R.Ph, as its new Director of Pharmaceutical Services. Locke began his career at Porter in 2003 as a staff pharmacist. He most recently served as interim director of Pharmaceutical Services at Porter. Locke brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience to his current role as director, …
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence joined ten other governors in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy opposing the agency’s proposal to lower the federal ozone clean air standard from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to between 65 ppb and 70 ppb. “Once again, the EPA continues its relentless pursuit …
The award-winning autobiographical novel, “Riverine,” written by Saint Joseph’s College alumna, Angela Williams Palm ’04, is scheduled to come out just over a year from now, in the spring of 2016. The book was recently awarded the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and tells the story of a girl growing up and maturing in a small …
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EAST CHICAGO — St. Catherine Hospital is among the nation’s top hospitals featured in a new video series recently released by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Health Research Educational Trust (HRET). To take a closer look at hospital safety practices, the AHA and the HRET developed the Hospital Engagement Network, a video series …
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GARY — City of Gary officials are developing a comprehensive plan for three distinct neighborhoods and are seeking the input of residents, business owners, community organizations and other vested stakeholders. The targeted areas include Downtown (Toll Road to 9th Avenue, Delaware to Madison Streets); Emerson (Toll Road to 9th Avenue, Broadway to I-65); and Horace …
