SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will present “Russian Dreams,” at 8 p.m. (EST) Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Morris Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature music from Russian composers, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Prokofiev. Performances include Borodin’s “Polovtsian Dances” from the opera Prince Igor; Tchaikovsky’s “Concerto for Violin and […]
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has been chosen by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its 2010 Community Engagement Classification. PNC is one of 115 institutions added to the classification, bringing the total to 311. The Community Engagement Classification recognizes colleges and universities dedicated to community engagement. “Everyone
INDIANAPOLIS – A touch of Ireland will descend on Indianapolis and the SportZone athletic complex on Wednesday, Jan. 12, with the indoor hurling championship will be held. Six teams will compete and there will be Irish music, skills competitions for fans and drink specials. Admission is $3. SportZone and the Indianapolis Hurling
VALPARAISO – Golden Technologies has announced it is opening a business development office in Chicago. Golden Technologies is a full-service technology company specializing in information technology and support, custom web development and web design. The office will be in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. “As the demand for our services continues to exceed our
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bankers Association has named 20 people to its board of directors. Officers are David M. Geis of Jackson County Bank, Seymour, chairman; Patrick J. Glotzbach of New Washington State Bank in Charlestown, first vice chairman; James C. Marcuccilli of STAR Financial Bank, Fort Wayne, second vice chairman; Michael K.
WEST LAFAYETTE – A conference on global opportunities in supply chain management will be held at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management on Feb. 11. “Unleashing the Global Supply Chain” is sponsored by the Global Supply Chain Management Initiative and the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises. The conference includes
GARY – William Staehle, former executive director of the Gary/Chicago International Airport in the 1990s, died Sunday, Jan. 3. Mr. Staehle has a long record of public service to Gary and Northwest Indiana. He was the first city planner in Gary, headed the Model Cities program and taught at Indiana University Northwest.
MICHIGAN CITY – Horizon Bank has received the Northwest Indiana Small Business Lender of the Year honor from the Regional Development Co. At the same time, Kent Mishler, vice president and commercial lender, received the Top Lender Award for small business lending in the region. “Both of these awards are a positive reflection
MERRILLVILLE – Former Hammond Mayor Duane Dedelow Jr. has taken over as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary. Dedelow, who also served two terms as chairman of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, is expected to be ordained as a deacon in June. He takes over for Sister Jean
MERRILLVILLE – Five employees with Regional Mental Health (formerly Southlake Center for Mental Health) were honored recently for their years of service. Mary Havens, Stan Ladowicz, Gary Ronjak and Tom Zygmunt were honored for 31 years of service, and Marguerite Viteri was recognized for 25 years. Havens is a unit activity/recreation specialist
