VALPARAISO -- Fewer than half of Spring Valley Shelter's 14 families could attend Friday afternoon's meeting about their future. One woman fought tears, and some bit their nails. Told that Spring Valley will shut down in two weeks and Friday was the employees' last day, they had one question. "As of right now, what are our options?" asked Krystal Smith, who is pregnant with her third child and ...
CHESTERTON Liberty Bible Church, 824 N. Calumet Ave.: The gospel quartet Gold City performs in concert at 6 tonight at the church. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. 926-3038. CROWN POINT Our Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1515 W. 93rd Ave.: Vacation Bible school will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday at the church. There is no charge. Call 663-5853 to register ...
A dream of winning the lottery has come true for a Valparaisowoman.
Meandering in and out of consciousness, blood streaming from a gash above his left eye, his chin cracked in half, his jaw hanging loosely below his right ear, Andrean's Mike Skinner was wheeled into Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso late last Thursday night feeling pain, feeling dazed and feeling alone. The first-team all-area wide receiver, mere weeks from starting his collegiate football ...
VALPARAISO -- Wood stumps are not cute and fluffy. Armed with a chainsaw, Andrea Robarge tried her best. With a mix of slapstick and just plain silliness, she ended up with a small, rough chair she gave to a boy in the audience of "Timber Tina's World Championship Lumberjills" at the Porter County Fair on Wednesday. Part chainsaw skill and part athletic prowess -- the show closes with a log ...
AN EVENING OUT Gary Alumni chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity 65th anniversary, 6 to 11 p.m. Friday , Marquette Park Pavilion, 1 N. Grand Blvd., Gary, cash bar, dinner, music and dancing, $40 per person, (708) 539-5873 Sounds at Sunset summer concert series, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Heritage Park gazebo, 1154 Ridge Road, Munster, R-Gang performs this week, in case of inclement weather concert ...
CEDAR LAKE Community Bible Church, 13701 Lauerman St.: "High Seas Expedition" vacation Bible school begins Monday and continues through Friday at the church. Call for times. 374-6478.CROWN POINT First United Methodist Church, 352 Main St.: A reception for Elena Zakharova, deputy director of the Severodvinsk Orphanage in Russia , and English-speaking escort and translator Anastasia Pominchuk of ...
Is Southwest Florida part of a broader, national real estate bubble? This is the first in an occasional series of stories exploring what lies ahead for real estate -- and what it may mean for you.
During the month when county tourism is at its highest, four county entities shared their plans with the Porter County Convention, Recreation, and Visitors Commission board for increasing visitor numbers by building an experiential focus.
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