Lake Area United Way (LAUW) participated in a volunteer project with BP Asian Network Whiting, Indiana. BP employees created 150 activity kits for kids to be donated to a local hospital. These kits were donated to Methodist Hospital’s Pediatric...
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A Year of Education: A 2016 Recap of the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospitals
2016 was a year of education for both the staff at the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospitals and for patients of the center regarding the breast cancer disease. Jennifer Sanders, Manager of the Northwest Indiana Breast Care...
Meet Rita Rendina, Career Caregiver and Senior Mammography Technologist at the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospital
When she first started with Methodist Hospitals, Rita Rendina had the option to work at the Northlake location, but instead she decided to work at the Soutlake location. This was a decision that would lead Rita to a dream job that she did not...
Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center Employee Spotlight: Jennifer Sanders
Jennifer Sanders could talk two hours straight about the achievements, the goals, the awesome staff, and on and on of the Methodist Hospitals, where she works as the manager of the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center. On the other side, her patients...
Methodist Hospital’s “Night Out with the Girls” Aims for Happier, Healthier Lives
The July heat may be beating down on Northwest Indiana, but women could stay cool and relaxed at Merillville Methodist Hospital’s Breast Care Center’s "Healthy Night Out with the Girls." The quarterly event focused on how to have an overall...
Horizon Bank Completes Integration of Peoples Federal Savings Bank
Horizon Bancorp, the parent of Horizon Bank announced the completion of the integration of the business and operations of the former Peoples Federal Savings Bank. Horizon executed its integration plan on the weekend of September 26, 2015 that...
Portage Township Schools Update, September 25, 2015
Saylor ElementaryMrs. Callahan's HorseSaylor 1st grade students got to meet Ms. Callahan's horse, Cody. Ms. Callahan explained how to take care of Cody, clean him and what he eats. Students were able to pet Cody, give him a treat and had their...
Checking in With Portage Resale Shop Director Brandon Miller
As Executive Director at the Portage Resale Shop Brandon Miller is a man with a lot on his plate. That being said, since our last interview with him, Brandon still remains incredibly humble and dedicated to helping others through it all, striving...
Purdue Calumet Defeats Rochester College 5-1 to Start 2015 Campaign
After trailing early in the first match of the 2015 campaign, the Peregrines answered back with five unanswered goals to pick up their first win of the season over Rochester College, 5-1, in Rochester, Mich. Sunday afternoon. Andres Ayala (San...
Why Your Knees Hurt
Learn why your knees hurt and what you can do to find relief. Knee PainFrom walking up and down stairs to getting out of bed in the morning, aching and pain in your knees can really hold you back. The second leading type of chronic pain, knee pain...