HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has received a gift from Summit Media Group to support a $5,000 scholarship for engineering technology students. The David Harvey Memorial Scholarship is for students who demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to those studying mechatronics engineering technology. The scholarship is established in memory of the late entrepreneur, leader …
SOUTH BEND – The Farm Service Agency office serving St. Joseph County will close this fall. It is one of three offices in Indiana scheduled for elimination. The FSA is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered 30 agriculture and conservation programs. The closing is due to budget cuts. Since last year, the …
OGDEN DUNES – The public is invited to a presentation on Sunday, June 24, at Ogden Dunes Community Church on the history of the save Indiana Dunes movement. Susan MiHalo, secretary of Save the Dunes and a past president, will lead the discussion, “Why History Reveals the Dunes are Never Saved.” “History shows that saving …
HAMMOND – A former chief financial officer-turned-whistleblower of a multi-billion dollar health care corporation will offer an insider’s perspective of corporate fraud at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Purdue University Calumet. Weston Smith, former CFO of HealthSouth Corp. will deliver his remarks in Alumni Hall at the Student Union and Library. Social hour begins …
LAPORTE – Save the Dunes will hold a public meeting for stakeholders near the Little Calumet River East Branch from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Red Mill County Park near LaPorte. The agenda includes presentations on the Little Calumet watershed management plan and monitoring efforts for the watershed. There also will …
HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center will hold Stars and Strikes Corporate Charity Challenge Saturday June 16, at Olympia Lanes. Teams of four will compete for the Challenger Cup with proceeds to benefit the learning center. Twelve students from the area will be recognized for their contributions to the learning center. Event sponsorships and team …
LAKE STATION – The Chicago District Council of Ironworkers will host the 2012 Apprenticeship Competition Saturday, June 16 at 10 a.m. at the Ironworkers Local 395 Apprenticeship School. “We are extremely proud to host this competition,” said Local 395 Business Manager Doug Strayer. “Competitions like these are what Local 395 is all about. It gives …
WHITING – BP has reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several environmental groups to pay $420 million in fines and addition pollution control and monitoring equipment. The additional equipment will be used to monitor the processing of tar sands that will soon be refined at BP’s Whiting Refinery. It also put …
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MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes will mark its 60th anniversary on June 21. “Ever since the culmination our 16-year effort to get Congress to authorize the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in 1966, Save the Dunes has been working hard to protect what our founders helped to preserve all those years ago,” said Nicole Barker, …
MICHIGAN CITY – Sandy Gleim has joined the Unity Foundation of LaPorte County as vice president. Her background includes grant writing, grant making and oversight, fundraising and special events, marketing and public relations, and strategic development. “We’re delighted to add Sandy to our lean and effective team,” said Maggi Spartz, president of the Unity Foundation. …
