The twenty-first annual Elvis FANtasy Fest will take place the weekend of October 11-13 at the Woodland Park Community Building, 2100 Willowcreek Road in Portage, Indiana. This year’s Elvis Fantasy Fest is themed “My Happiness” in honor of the record Elvis paid to cut at the famed SUN Studio in 1953. EFF celebrates the happiness Elvis brought […]
HAMMOND — The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority recently received two awards recognizing their updated website and a promotional video for their redesigned mobile site. Through the APEX Awards, the South Shore CVA received an Award of Excellence for their redesigned website. The annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an international competition that
MERRILLVILLE — The American Police Canine Association (APCA) will be hosting their yearly conference at Radisson Hotel in Merrillville Monday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Sept. 27. On Wednesday, Sept. 25, canines are scheduled to participate in a scenario based training session at the Port of Indiana. The session will include vehicle extractions, narcotics, S.W.A.T., mass
Ball State University economist Michael Hicks says Indiana’s unemployment rate is falling because the state economy is creating jobs,unlike the national rate, which is falling because discouraged job seekers are leaving the workforce. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported this morning that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by 0.3 percent in August
CROWN POINT — Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point will offer a “Prevention and Management of Lymphedema,” program at noon Oct. 22 in the Breast Care Center of Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point, located on the third floor of the Burrell Professional Center (southwest of the hospital’s main entrance). Lorraine Skolak, a nationally certified lymphedema therapist, will discuss
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Porter Regional Hospital will present the following free community wellness programs in October: Dietary Supplements: “To Use or Not to Use?” That is the Question One day you read this “new supplement” is the latest and greatest, and the next day you read just the opposite. So do you take it or not? Join Internal
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INDIANAPOLIS — HBA members are invited to attend the Indiana chapter’s annual business meeting to vote for 2014 executive committee members and open director positions. During the annual business meeting, members also will review the key highlights and accomplishments in 2013 and learn about plans for 2014. This portion of the evening will be for
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PORTAGE — Jill E. Ritchie, Forum Board Chair, announced Mark T. Maassel’s resignation from the Northwest Indiana Forum to assume the position of Vice President of the Indiana Energy Association (energy trade group) on October 16, 2013. Maassel has served as President and CEO of the regional economic development organization for the last three years.
SOUTH BEND — X-Ray Consultants (XRC) has announced the addition of Jonathan M. McCrea, M.D., to its radiology practice. McCrea is board certified by the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiology. J. McCrea is the son of past XRC president, Michael McCrea, M.D., a member of the practice for the last 25 years. J.
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GARY — The City of Gary and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are teaming up to commemorate the city’s historic streetcar rail line with the unveiling of a historic marker on Friday, September 20th at 3 p.m. (CT) on the corner of 5th Avenue and Broadway, on the very thoroughfare where streetcars used to travel
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