GARY — Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson announced the departure of Deputy Mayor, B.R. Lane, who will be pursuing a specific opportunity in the public sector that will be announced later this month. In discussing Lane’s departure, Freeman-Wilson noted, “B. R. has played a key role as a member of Team Gary and in our efforts to revitalize […]
SOUTH BEND — Retail Skills Boot Camp, a new class being offered by Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc., includes credentials from the National Retail Federation (NRF). This seven week course is designed to prepare students for careers in customer service and retail environments. Students spend three hours each day in the classroom and four hours
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Fire Arts Inc. and the Indiana Chapter of the Sierra Club invite the public to a very special show, “Threatened,” The Endangered Species Show. This show features sculpture, ceramics and jewelry that depicts a few of the many earthly creatures and plant life whose existence is threatened by our changing world. The show will be
GARY — The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana and the Northwest Indiana McDonald’s Operators (NIMO) will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pantry on the Go community program. Pantry on the Go is a mobile pantry that distributes food to residents who may not have access to a traditional food pantry. Grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy and
MERRILLVILLE — Friday, March 27 is the application deadline for entrepreneurs who want to test their start-up business idea in The Big Sell Entrepreneurs in Action competition, scheduled, Saturday, April 18 at the Radisson Star Plaza. Prospective entrepreneurs can apply for the competition on line at: www.thebigsell.org. This fifth annual event provides a dream opportunity,
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue Extension’s Women in Agriculture committee is now accepting nominations for the organization’s top awards through May 1. Awards each for leadership and achievement will be given during the 2015 Indiana State Fair in August to women who are leaders and innovators in the Indiana agricultural industry. Nominees for the Achievement Award
LA PORTE — Let’s face it. The butt has been the “butt” of some phenomenal jokes for decades. And so we present: The Colorectal Comedy Hour, featuring nationally-recognized comic Ryan Clauson. Because comedy is funny. Colon cancer isn’t. In the spirit of laughter and health – and in recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month –
While many SJC students enjoyed a week at home during spring break, members of SJC’s Puma Women, an organization supporting women and women’s issues, spent the first two days of their break in Austin, Texas at the 2015 Women’s Empowerment Conference. The two-day conference, which began on March 7, included sessions on a variety of
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Porter Health Care System has named Craig Locke, R.Ph, as its new Director of Pharmaceutical Services. Locke began his career at Porter in 2003 as a staff pharmacist. He most recently served as interim director of Pharmaceutical Services at Porter. Locke brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience to his current role as director,
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence joined ten other governors in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy opposing the agency’s proposal to lower the federal ozone clean air standard from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to between 65 ppb and 70 ppb. “Once again, the EPA continues its relentless pursuit
