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I usually like to blog about things that are odd or funny, or things about photography, art, basically anything that comes to my mind. This week, my sister is on my mind. We have a great relationship, a friendship, which wasn’t always the case when...

On April 17, the Dusty Rhode Portage Boys & Girls Club held their annual Awards Night to recognize members for their accomplishments during the year. Awards were given for Youth of the Year, Junior Youth of the Year, Character and Leadership and...

Ultra Foods and Town & Country Market will be hosting cook outs at their stores with 100% of the proceeds going to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana. We are looking for volunteers to help us cook and serve the food on these days... Saturday,...

On a cold and blustery May 8th, 2010 Cub Scout Pack 456 met at Countryside park on Rt. 6 to spend the morning cleaning up the park. Cub Scout Leader Gary Crews organized this event for the scouts to initiate a adoption of the park for our pack....

The teachers of Willowcreek Middle School recently participated in McTeacher Night! On Thursday, May 6, several teachers became McDonald's employees for the night at the McDonald's on Central Ave. Working hard, the "new workers" raised nearly...

Porter County Chamber Coalition Luncheon at Strongbow Inn on May 25, at 12:00 pm, featuring Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. He has a vision that the academic achievement and career preparation of all Indiana students...

In response to a growing demand for information technology-educated graduates, Purdue University Calumet and Ivy Tech Community College have signed a 2 + 2 undergraduate articulation agreement in Computer Information Systems. The articulated program...

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce the 30th anniversary of the Portage Junior Miss Scholarship Program. For twenty-nine years respected teacher/director Mr. Joe Stevens has provided the kind of leadership that has made the...

Dear Portage Community Leaders, As a community liaison for the Fegely Middle School Indiana Student Achievement Institute (InSAI) project, I am corresponding to ask for a few moments of your time. Fegely Middle School is participating in the InSAI...

The Purdue North Central Alumni Association is offering commemorative memorial bricks for sale, which are engraved bricks placed around the PNC fountain in the center of campus. "These bricks make a perfect recognition gift for graduates," said Amy...