GARY – The 12th annual Gary South Shore Air Show is July 15-17 at Marquette Park and Beach. Dozens of military and civilian acts will perform over Lake Michigan. There also will be interactive displays, a kid’s play zone, food vendors and a beer garden. Friday’s Twilight show offers an opportunity to enjoy a full […]
MERRILLVILLE – The Chicago Lighthouse for People who Are Blind or Visually Impaired will hold a “Low Vision Products Show,” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The show is being sponsored by Steve and Georgiann Pangere, owners of Pangere Corp. in Gary. Admission is free. Pangere said
MICHIGAN CITY – The Save the Dunes Council has announced that Northwest Indiana is one of seven pilot areas in the United States chosen for a new urban waters initiative. On June 24, the Obama administration announced the effort with a goal to clean polluted urban rivers and waterways by pooling the resources of 11
CROWN POINT – Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point recognized 244 volunteers during its 38th annual Auxiliary Appreciation Awards Luncheon in the Marian Education Center. Collectively, the volunteers logged 54,325 hours last year. They received pins for service hours ranging from 100 hours to 27,000 hours, which was earned by Vivian Kelby. Receiving American Hospital Association
A lot has happened in Northwest Indiana in the past three months–here is a bit of what has transpired in the region. ACCOUNTING McMahon & Associates, a certified public accounting firm in Munster, has passed a peer review on its accounting and auditing practice. BANKING/INVESTING Michele Banes has been named assistant vice president of client
Mentoring outlines career options for middle-school girls. by Shari Held When Jeni Elkins’s daughter, Olivia, showed an interest in becoming a cyber-forensic specialist, Elkins, who had worked in computer technology for years, reached out to the CEO of a cyber-forensics company to give Olivia insight into the profession. “That woman opened up my daughter’s world,”
Full recovery is possible, but few arrive at the hospital in time. by Rick A. Richards One of the major contributing factors in strokes is stress. For business owners worried about their bottom line, they need to take a step back and consider the impact that has on their health, according to the National Stroke
HAMMOND – Leon’s Triathlon, held June 5 in Hammond, will be featured on Comcast SportsNet in Chicago, Philadelphia, New England, Mid-Atlantic (Washington, Baltimore and Delaware) and in the California Bay area. More than 500 athletes competed in Leon’s Triathlon, which includes swimming, biking and running through parts of Wolf Lake Memorial Park and the city
PORTER – Indiana Dunes State Park along with Porter Police and Indiana Dunes Tourism have issued a traffic alert for visitors to the park over this July 4 holiday. Backups at the entrance to the park are likely, said Brandt Baughman, park manager. Peak hours to enter the park are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
