PORTER – Indiana Dunes State Park along with Porter Police and Indiana Dunes Tourism have issued a traffic alert for visitors to the park over this July 4 holiday. Backups at the entrance to the park are likely, said Brandt Baughman, park manager. Peak hours to enter the park are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
HAMMOND – A glimpse into Northwest Indiana’s economic future was presented at Purdue University Calumet in late spring when Chancellor Howard Cohen announced the formation of several research partnerships between the university and private business. Details of the announcement were explained by Chenn Q. Zhou, director of the Center for Innovation Through Visualization and Simulation,
VALPARAISO – Porter Health System’s Healthy Woman Program will hold a program, “How to Succeed at Winning Health,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at the Valparaiso Family YMCA, 1201 Cumberland Crossing Drive. Debbie Bachman, a registered nurse, will explain how to achieve health success through eating well, managing stress and more. The Healthy Woman
CROWN POINT – The South Shore Championship at White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point will be June 30 through July 2. The tournament is part of the LPGA Futures Tour. Tickets are $10 a day or $25 for a three-day pass. Proceeds benefit Lake Area United Way.
GARY – Cathy Dufresne, an emergency room nurse at Methodist Hospital in Gary, has received the hospital’s Spirit Award for going beyond the call of duty in order to help patients in need of clothing. Diane Schultz, emergency room manager, said she was surprised when Dufresne said the department needed a washer and dryer. Schultz
INDIANAPOLIS – Elise Sims of Crown Point, a publications specialist with CFNI Inc., recently received two first-place awards from the National Federation of Press Women’s 2011 Communication Contest. Sims received the honors for her work on press releases for Community Healthcare System and for her work editing and writing for Vim & Vigor magazine. As
MUNSTER – When the Indiana High Speed Rail Association hosted its spring meeting at the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Munster, keynote speaker Barry Bateman personally showed the practicality of passenger rail travel. Bateman, director of General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee made the trip to Munster entirely by train (except for the
FAIR OAKS – Fair Oaks Farms of Newton County, one of the nation’s largest dairy operations, has announced that it is going to convert 42 of its trucks to run on compressed natural gas by using manure. The technology uses bacteria to break down manure in specially constructed oxygen-free buildings or covered lagoons on the
The buzz about a new publication in Northwest Indiana over the last several weeks is true and officially announced! “Retirement Living Magazine” will launch winter/spring 2012 mailed to Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly subscribers currently serving 8 counties including South Bend/Mishawaka Indiana and statewide caregiving organizations. The magazine will cater to the interests of those preparing for retirement or newly retired baby boomers.
GARY – The 25th anniversary of the Paul H. Douglas Center at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25. The center, at 100 N. Lake St., provides environmental education activities for children, school groups and families. The National Lakeshore also announced that at noon on
