MICHIGAN CITY – United Way of LaPorte County will hold its 9th annual Golf Outing on Monday, July 19, at Pottawattomie Country Club in Michigan City. Besides raising money for United Way, the golf outing offers participants a chance to win more than $25,000 in prizes along with two new cars. Registration is 11 a.m. …
HAMMOND – The City of Hammond’s annual Festival of the Lakes will run Wednesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 21. The festival will feature free nightly live entertainment, carnival rides, a 5k, car show, golf scramble and fishing derby. The festival opens at 5 p.m. July 17, with free pontoon boat rides, $25 carnival wristbands …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Indiana and Kentucky dairy producers will tour a series of north-central Indiana dairy operations July 30-31 when Purdue Extension and University of Kentucky Extension host the 2013 Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange. The annual event, which includes tours of six farms, this year will focus on ways technology can improve dairy operations. It also …
MERRILLVILLE – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will kick off the month-long campaign celebrating its 30th anniversary today at Lakeshore Public Media, 8625 Indiana Place in Merrillville, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Throughout July, the South Shore CVA’s Tour Mobile will be making a stop at a different festival, attraction, restaurant or …
HAMMOND – The City of Hammond’s annual Festival of the Lakes will run Wednesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 21. The festival will feature free nightly live entertainment, carnival rides, a 5k, car show, golf scramble and fishing derby. The festival opens at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, with free pontoon boat rides, $25 …
MICHIGAN CITY – In partnership with the United Way of LaPorte County and the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, and in conjunction with the opening of the fifth annual Great Lakes Super Boat Grand Prix offshore powerboat race, the Northwest Indiana Leaders Young Professional Network will host their inaugural Brewers Brawl event at the …
HAMMOND – Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., and South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Speros A. Batistatos announced a new partnership between the Hammond and the South Shore CVA to collect data on attendees of the annual Festival of the Lakes, a five-day festival at Wolf Lake Memorial Park in Hammond. …
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will host the Summer Fun Along the South Shore photo contest. Submissions will be accepted through Sunday, Sept. 1. Photographs should be candid and depicting people enjoying summer activities such as water parks, festivals, beaches and parks. The first place winner will receive a $500 …
SOUTH BEND – Global Spectrum, operators of the Century Center, has announced American Red Cross – World Refugee Day 2013 on the Gridiron in Downtown South Bend. Established by the United Nations, World Refugee Day recognizes the courage, strength and determination of men, women, and children forced to flee their homes under the threat of …
CHESTERTON – This weekend is Lakeshore 12-20, a fun family health and cancer awareness event hosted by the Foundation For Molecular Medicine and sponsored by Franciscan Alliance. It is Sunday, June 23, at Indiana Dunes State Park. The event starts at 9 a.m. with a 5k run, walk, bike, or paddle with the timed race …
