Come one, come all; if it’s Thursday in Northwest Indiana and you’re looking for a great family activity, look no further than Hobart’s weekly summer markets right on the lake! Now celebrating 5 years of success, the market takes over Festival...
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City Of Hobart Celebrates 4th Annual Water Fest
The City of Hobart’s Storm Water District had a gorgeous day to celebrate their 4th Annual Water Festival! Designed as a way to educate and reach out to the community on the topic of storm water pollution prevention and water conservation, it has...
Porter Health Kicks Off National Nurses Week On Florence Nightingale’s Birthday
Candles were ablaze on the front lawn of Porter Regional Hospital as nurses of the hospital gathered to celebrate National Nurses Week 2015; a day of celebration centering around the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as an actual...
Crown Point Welcomes The Biggest Loser Run/Walk Race Series
The Lake County fairgrounds were buzzing Sunday morning as the City of Crown Point, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, and Franciscan Alliance welcomed Indiana's inaugural Biggest Loser Run/Walk Race Series 5k and Half Marathon! With...
Portage YMCA Celebrates Healthy Kids Day 2015
Children and families poured into the Portage YMCA on Saturday for Healthy Kids Day 2015. Healthy Kids Day is a worldwide initiative by YMCA USA to try and get kids motivated to stay fit and healthy going into the summer months. While most locations,...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Sanja Kirova
The Portage Boys & Girls Club chose to select Sanja Kirova as their Youth of the Year, and Sanja had the incredible honor of being named the Porter County Youth of the Year on Tuesday evening! A native of Macedonia, Sanja's story is not only...
Community Gathers to Celebrate Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County Youth of the Year Award Ceremony
The message at the 2015 Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County Youth of the Year Recognition Program and Annual Campaign Kickoff was simple: it only takes one. It takes but one person to open a door that sets a child on a path to an amazing future....
2014 Porter Regional Hospital Celebrates Their NICU Reunion and Graduation
Click here to see more photos from the event! Smiles filled the Porter Regional Hospital community room today as they hosted their annual NICU Graduate Party/Reunion. Parents of children ranging in age from one to twenty two years old gathered...
Overcoming My “Cool” Around the Table
The year was 2012, I was a sophomore in high school, and I decided that since I had turned 16, I was far too cool for family dinner. Looking back, this was a highly detrimental decision considering my mom always managed to concoct a tasty meal...