Portage Community Garden Produces 6,500+ Pounds of Food in 2015

Portage Community Garden Produces 6,500+ Pounds of Food in 2015 Well we are nearing the end of our growing season and I wanted to share our success with everyone. Although we fought the weeds with Gods help we were able to raise so far 6580.4 lbs. of veggies for the needy in NW Indiana. We still have some beans...

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Porter County Substance Abuse Council to Hone Substance Abuse Prevention Skills at CADCA 2015 Mid-Year Training Institute

Porter County Substance Abuse Council to Hone Substance Abuse Prevention Skills at CADCA 2015 Mid-Year Training Institute To Learn New Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Youth Drug Use Leaders from the Porter County Substance Abuse Coalition will join more than 1,500 substance abuse prevention specialists from across the country at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of...

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Portage Township YMCA Fall Session 1 Begins September 6, 2015

Portage Township YMCA Fall Session 1 Begins September 6, 2015 To better serve our members, we offer online registration for most of our programs. please read the following instructions to conveniently register for your favorite programs. Please follow these steps at least one week ahead of the start of online...

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Calumet College of St. Joseph to host 2015 Calumet Region and Northwest Indiana Art Exhibit

Calumet College of St. Joseph to host 2015 Calumet Region and Northwest Indiana Art Exhibit Calumet College of St. Joseph is proud to host the Calumet Region and Northwest Indiana Art Exhibit which will run from July 20 to August 15. The exhibit features local artists and photographers capturing this area that we call home. Everyone is...

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2015 Listen to Your Mother Show Celebrates the Hardest Working Women in the World

2015 Listen to Your Mother Show Celebrates the Hardest Working Women in the World Boss, friend, coach, mediator, therapist, cheerleader, protector, chef, doctor – add this all up, subtract sleep, multiply it by love, and don’t try to divide it because you can’t, and you get: mom. Often we forget how cool our moms are (my mom...

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Vonda Cornelison is Hospital’s May 2015 Ambassador of the Month

Vonda Cornelison is Hospital’s May 2015 Ambassador of the Month Vonda Cornelison, who for four years has served in the outpatient surgery department, is Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City’s May Ambassador of the Month. The award has been presented by the hospital’s Social and Recognition Committee...

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Portage High School Students Prepare for Upcoming Algebra ECA

Portage High School Students Prepare for Upcoming Algebra ECA Earth Space classes have been making poster boards for the solar system. In the next two weeks we will be making the actual solar system with balloons, painting them, and hanging them in the classroom. Students in U.S. Government class have been...

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The 2014-2015 Pow Wow Staff Named a Hoosier Star Finalist by the Indiana High School Press Association

The 2014-2015 Pow Wow Staff Named a Hoosier Star Finalist by the Indiana High School Press Association The staff earned a “Superior” rating on their Hoosier Star critique, which lead to the honor. IHSPA offers the critique and distinctions each year to high school publications in Indiana who earn an “Excellent” or “Superior” rating on...

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Indiana Author and Portage Native to Attend 2015 Spring Jewelry & Craft Show in Portage

Indiana Author and Portage Native to Attend 2015 Spring Jewelry & Craft Show in Portage Author Carrie Beckort, an Indiana resident and Portage native, is scheduled to attend the 2015 Spring Jewelry & Craft Show on Sunday April 26, 2015 from 10am - 4pm at Woodland Park in the Oakwood Hall. Beckort will be selling and signing books at...

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