Porter Health Care System will offer Healthy Heart Diet classes in February. The free classes will provide an understanding on how to read food labels and choose heart-healthy food, along with teaching basic heart healthy food preparation tips. Classes will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Feb. 3 and 17 and from 6 […]
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MERRILLVILLE — The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will be hosting their 2015 Partnership Summit at the Radisson Hotel Star Plaza on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The summit is open to current partners as well as businesses interested in learning more about the services offered by the South Shore CVA. Cost of the event is
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LAPORTE – Free screenings, a chance to interact with physicians and providers, and delicious “cancer-busting” appetizers are the highlights of the Cervical Cancer Awareness Event, from 2-6 p.m., Jan. 29 at the IU Health Community Health Center, 400 Teegarden St., La Porte. Registration is required for the cervical cancer screening and clinical breast exam by
The Valparaiso Family YMCA is pleased to announce that Crystal and Dimitri Olympidis, of Family Express Corporation, are joining Tom Newton, of Newton Appraisals, and Rob Thorgren, of Thorgren Tool & Molding, Inc. as Co-chairs for this year’s Y BASH to be held January 31, 2015 at the Porter County Expo Center. The Y BASH
Encouraging news from East Chicago, where the latest RDA-funded Marquette Plan projects are on schedule to be completed by this Spring. A groundbreaking occurred in October for the project that is expected to enhance the downtown area of the North Harbor District by adding a flower garden, ornamental lighting, seating, green space and a stage
MICHIGAN CITY — Alison Lindsay Barczak, a three-year PCL Alverno laboratory phlebotomist, is Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City’s January Ambassador of the Month. The award has been presented by the hospital’s Social and Recognition Committee since 1988 and recognizes employees who exhibit the mission and values of Franciscan Alliance – compassion for those in need,
VALPARAISO – For the fifth year, United Way of Porter County is offering free state and federal income tax preparation starting Monday, January 26 through its VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. The program will run through Monday, April 13. Preparation for qualified individuals will be held at the United Way of Porter County office,
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To encourage women to “Go Pink at Porter” and schedule their annual mammography screening, Porter Health Care System will host two special “pink” events in February. First, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, Porter Regional Hospital will host “Think Pink Thursday,” an event that offers women getting their mammography screenings a spa-like
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HAMMOND — A campus visit by a Civil Rights activist, Freedom Rider and offspring of Ku Klux Klan members highlights Purdue University Calumet’s Martin Luther King Jr. observance Jan. 27-29. Alabama native Bob Zellner, whose father and grandfather participated in the KKK, will discuss the search for racial justice and inequalities of the past during
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WASHINGTON — Building on a commitment to help local communities redevelop distressed public or assisted housing and transform neighborhoods, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro announced seven new Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awards, including $500,000 to the City of Gary, Indiana. These awards will help grantees craft comprehensive, locally driven plans to
