From teaching sixth graders about self esteem, to helping kids get through college, to making life easier for military families to making life easier for special needs kids, four Northwest Indiana women, who have collectively put thousands of hours...
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Betsy Palmer, Edward A. Rumely Honored as South Shore Legends
East Chicago native actress Betsy Palmer and La Porte industrialist Dr. Edward A. Rumely became the newest inductees in the South Shore Legends Thursday. The ninth induction took place at the Indiana Visitors Center in Hammond, where South Shore...
Read MoreSSCVA Hosts Holiday for Heroes to Honor Those Who Serve
Amelia and Ellie Buckner squealed with delight as they hurtled down the curving red slide atop Santa’s mountain at the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority in Hammond Thursday night. The sisters, ages 2 ½ and 1, had just had a visit with...
Read More“Biggest Loser” Contestant Inspires People to be Winners
Marci Crozier was supposed to tell members of the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce about corporate wellness Thursday. Director of Marketing and Sales for Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness, Crozier had just moved into her speech about wellness teams,...
Read MoreNew “A Christmas Story” Window Benefits Opportunity Enterprises
Fans of the cult Christmas classic, “A Christmas Story” now have a new feature to check out at the Indiana Welcome Center’s annual “A Christmas Story” Comes Home display. At a special sneak peek Thursday a new window in the annual holiday...
Read MorePorter Drug Free Symposium Addresses Drug-free Workplaces
The statistics are grim when it comes to employee drug use. - Of employees who misuse drugs or alcohol, eighty percent steal from their employers. - Alcohol and other drug abusers use three times as many sick days, absent an average of five days a...
Read MoreTourism Authority Pays Homage to Iconic Film
To a kid from Jersey, it was a dream come true - a $40,000 bronze statue of himself as Flick, the kid made famous by getting his tongue stuck on a flagpole in the now cult classic holiday movie, “A Christmas Story.” Scott Schwartz, the actor who...
Read MoreSociety of Innovators Inducts 31 New Members
From blended real food for tube-fed people to refurbished robots, The Society of Innovators on Thursday proved there is a plethora of creativity in Northwest Indiana by honoring men and women who have utilized theirs for the greater good. Ivy Tech...
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