United Way of Porter County announced this year’s Spirit Awards winners at their Annual Community Celebration at The Spa Event Center in Porter. The Spirit Awards is an initiative to honor and recognize everyday passionate, courageous and self-sacrificing volunteers serving their community. Individuals are nominated by the public to be considered for the award. “These […]
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HIGHLAND – Multicultural Wellness Network and Latin Media are hosting the Northwest Indiana Health Summit on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th St., Hammond, Indiana in the Student Union and Library Building, 3rd floor. This year’s event is a roundtable discussion focusing on the leading health issues affecting Northwest Indiana such
MISHAWAKA – Franciscan Alliance will intensify its efforts in Indiana to combat Hepatitis C, which has seen a tripling of cases nationwide in the last five years, through recent receipt of a $365,266 grant that will expand screening programs. The Franciscan Health Foundation, on behalf of Franciscan Alliance, was awarded the funds, which originally were presented
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PORTER — After almost a month of fierce local and regional competition, Northside Diner of Porter County was voted the region’s breakfast champion! This year’s Food Wars was one of the most competitive yet, and this year’s breakfast theme showcased a variety of locally owned restaurants throughout the region. Thousands of votes were cast during
With weather amnesty programs ending in late March, the efforts of Downtown South Bend, Inc. over the winter will mean seven less former homeless citizens will not be on the streets, but in their new homes. “It’s a small start, but a major step,” said DTSB Outreach Specialist Chris Anderson. “Building relationships and trust is
MICHIGAN CITY – CarolAnn Brown, Curator of Exhibitions at Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA), recently announced her resignation to pursue independent artistic projects. Ms. Brown served as LCA’s curator for 12 years. During her tenure she mounted exhibitions that explored intriguing themes such as relationships between humans and animals in “The Hunt, The Prey The
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WESTVILLE – Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series, in cooperation with the Michigan City Public Library and the Irving Levin Jewish Cultural Fund of Sinai Temple, presents a Jewish Film Festival from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday, April 8 at the Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. 4th St., Michigan City.
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VALPARAISO – The United Way of Porter County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is still accepting appointments for the 2018 tax season. The program is a free tax preparation service staffed by IRS-certified volunteer preparers that assist taxpayers in filing both federal and state returns. “We have processed more than 1,200 tax returns,” said Kim
