SOUTH BEND – Make your season bright As Downtown South Bend, Inc. (DTSB) kicks off what is expected to be the best schedule of holiday events yet. Attendees are encourages to bring their camera to Santa’s House for free photos with Santa. All children visiting Santa will receive an “I Believe” sticker which is good […]
NORTHWEST INDIANA – Porter’s CareEXPRESS urgent care clinics are turning your bedroom into your own private waiting room, with a new, convenient online check-in service. InQuicker online check-in is now available at PorterHealth.com for the three CareEXPRESS locations in Valparaiso, Chesterton and Portage. “We are pleased to offer an extra bit of convenience for our
CROWN POINT— The Crown Point Community Foundation held their annual gala on November 12, 2016. Over 200 guests attended the black tie event at the Old Historic Court House. The guests danced to “The Connexion Band” and dinner was served by the Radisson. Decorations and flowers prepared by Monarch Florist and Edda Taylor Photographie was
LOWELL – A Purdue University Northwest faculty member has assumed additional responsibilities as director of the Northwest Indiana Robotic (NIRo) Observatory. As appointed head of Northwest Indiana’s premiere optical astronomy research facility, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Adam Rengstorf of Valparaiso oversees all aspects of the observatory, management and maintenance of its NIRo Telescope
MUNSTER – For a sixth year, families gathered with Community Healthcare System staff members, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network representatives and Indiana Lions Eye Bank officials to honor the area’s organ, eye and tissue donors. The annual Donate Life Rose Dedication Ceremony was held Nov. 2 at the Center for Visual and
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The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) is holding a 30-day public comment period on NIRPC’s Regional Corridor Study (RCS). The comment period began on November 17, 2016 and end on December 21, 2016. The Regional Corridors Study (RCS) is a technical assessment of the major transportation network connectivity in the Northwest Indiana region. Improving mobility and
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Methodist Hospitals is a Daisy Award Partner. The Daisy Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. One nurse from each campus is honored with this award three times a year. Patients and visitors may nominate a deserving nurse by filling out
MUNSTER – Shelly Recktenwall is a caregiver. A special education teacher from Crown Point, she raised five of her own children before serving as a constant companion to a senior citizen in Munster. When she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in January of 2014, she was more determined than ever to continue to
