GARY — The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana in cooperation with NIPSCO will be hosting two food distributions to help feed 1,000 northwest Indiana families this holiday. The annual distributions, Hope for the Holidays will be held on Saturday, December 13th (9:30am to 12:30pm) at Portage High School and Saturday, December 20th (9:30am to 12:30pm) […]
Winter Art Classes begin January 12th, 2015 Express Your Creative Side! Learn to paint, draw or operate a pottery wheel. We have classes for kids & adults at our locations in Munster, Crown Point and Hammond. Special Winter Workshops include: Paper Marbling, Canvas Cuisine, D.I.Y. Galaxy Shoes, Frozen – Queen Elsa Wand & Crown, Birch
HAMMOND — Holiday trees were twinkling and all was merry and bright as members and friends of the hospitality and tourism industry gathered at the Indiana Welcome Center for the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority’s 31st annual holiday reception. As part of the reception, Speros A. Batistatos, president and CEO of the South Shore
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One of the most important steps Indiana can take to improve education and eliminate the achievement gap for low-income and disadvantaged children is to expand publicly-funded preschool opportunities. Please contact your state legislators today to urge them to move forward this year to fund a statewide preschool program. Every year, thousands of disadvantaged children arrive
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HOBART — Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center are benefiting from the use of a new approach to the decision-making process – one that is designed to improve the quality of patient care and aid in their own professional development. The model, called Shared Governance, combines group or team leadership with participative decision-making, and creates
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VALPARAISO — Valparaiso University has been designated a 2015 STEM JobsSM Approved College by Victory Media. The list is the first of its kind to rate universities and colleges on their responsiveness and relevance to high demand, high growth STEM occupations. “It is an honor to be recognized for the educational opportunities that we provide
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MISHAWAKA – Primrose Retirement Community of Mishawaka has announced that Wendy White has been named Executive Director. She began her duties on November 17, and in this capacity, will oversee the day-to-day operations of the community. White has worked in the geriatric health field for over 30 years, serving as a Human Resource Manager, Marketing
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Card issuers pushing new system to fight credit card fraud. by Phil Britt Payment card issuers will be forcing merchants to take a more proactive stance against payment fraud by requiring that point of sale (POS) systems be able to meet so-called EMV standards, including the ability to accept chip-based cards, by Oct. 1, 2015.
