Job fair gives veterans a boost in job search

PORTAGE | Area veterans looked to get a leg up on hiring Thursday.

Portage board OKs tanks for Family Express

PORTAGE | The Portage Board of Works approved the installation of storage tanks for the new Family Express gas station on U.S. 6.

Portage legion to host job fair May 2

PORTAGE | Portage American Legion Post 260 will host a federally-sponsored Hiring Our Heroes job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2 at the post, 5675 Mulberry Ave.

Legion seeks Memorial Day Parade participants

PORTAGE | American Legion Post 260 is seeking participants for its annual Memorial Day parade and services.

Quarter Auction on Sunday to benefit youth program

HOBART | Hobart police are hosting a Quarter Auction by the Quarter Queens at 5 p.m. Sunday at American Legion Post 54, 208 S. Linda St.

Police hold April 21 fundraiser for after-school CAP in Hobart

HOBART | Hobart police are hosting a Quarter Auction by the Quarter Queens at 5 p.m. on April 21 at American Legion Post 54, 208 S. Linda St. Doors open at 4.

Erin Go Paw fundraiser slated Sunday at Gary Legion post

GARY | The Humane Society of Northwest Indiana and the American Legion host an Erin Go Paw fundraiser from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the Legion, 6601 Hobart Road, Gary.

Funding fight endangers Lake County veterans court

INDIANAPOLIS | State lawmakers are seeking a different funding source for a proposed Lake County veterans court after a plan to pay for the program with drug use prevention funds was met by spirited opposition in an Indiana Senate committee Wednesday.

Historic building started as a livery

VALPARAISO | The building at 204 Lincolnway started out as a livery stable when it first opened as the Empire Hall building in 1901, according to records at the Valparaiso Public Library.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Support organizations like Disabled American Veterans

Tom Cooper called me one morning, and after a little chit-chat he said “Chancellor, you’re a life member of the DAV. Why don’t you come to one of our meetings and see what we are doing?”

GUEST COMMENTARY: Look for commonalities, not differences between us

From our Neanderthal beginnings, we as humans banded together for survival and efficiency. Hunter-gatherers were more effective when working toward a mutual goal. So that we might better our chance of survival, we came together for our own sake. Even if the saber-toothed tiger succeeded in p…

Oak Savannah bike trail work may start in summer

HOBART | Construction of the final phase of the Oak Savannah bike trail will start this summer in Hobart, a project engineer told the Hobart Park Board.

Auxiliary unit of Hobart Legion holding bunco party Feb. 17

HOBART | American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54, 208 S. Linda St., will hold a bunco party from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 17.

American Legion auxiliary to host bunco party in Hobart

HOBART | The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54, 208 S. Linda St., will hold a bunco party from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 17.

American Legion hosts Friday fish fry dinners through Easter

NEW CHICAGO | American Legion Post 454, 3139 Michigan Ave., will hold a fish fry from 3 to 8 p.m. starting Friday.

Valpo Legion honors memory of Pearl Harbor veterans

U.S. Army veteran Katie Deal, of Wanatah, stands at attention during a ceremony Friday at American Legion Post 94 in Valparaiso to recognize the 71st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Valpo Legion honors memory of Pearl Harbor veterans

Marcia Illig, far right, of Valparaiso, sings the national anthem during a ceremony Friday at American Legion Post 94 in Valparaiso to remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor 71 years ago.