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
A summer packed with arts and entertainment across the region. South Shore Arts will present the fourth exhibit in its Outstanding Midwest Artist Series, this time featuring Chicago artist Chris Cosnowski, who paints icons of Americana in a photo-realistic style. At once lifelike in detail and humorous in concept, Cosnowski’s artwork recalls Western classical art
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is marking National Small Business Week with a luncheon celebration and no-cost workshops, including one focused on veterans. Celebrate Small Business will honor SBA’s Indiana Young Entrepreneur of the Year Wade Breitzke, president of 27 Entertainment Inc. in Valparaiso. Breitzke was recognized as the region’s
GARY – Lawanda Jones, director of quality at Methodist Hospitals, has been nominated by Al Faber, president and CEO of the Partnership for Excellence, to the Board of Examiners for the 2013 Awards Cycle. The awards are modeled after the Baldridge National Quality Award and represent the highest level of recognition for performance excellence and
HIGHLAND – Milan Kesic, president of Staff Source in Hammond, said his company is hosting Miles for Melanoma, a 5K run/walk at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 2, at Wicker Park. Kesic said the event is something he strongly supports because he is a melanoma survivor. Kesic said the goal is to raise awareness and donations
