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Arc marks 60 years of care, support

Clients at The Arc Northwest Indiana in Highland work to remove damaged bars of soap from packaging for recycling. The Arc, which is marking its 60th year in the area, has four workshop locations where they provide men and women with disabilities opportunities to exercise, work, play games, …

Arc marks 60 years of care, support

Jesse Puente carries a trash bag with empty soap packages through the warehouse at The Arc Northwest Indiana in Highland. The facility has four workshops in the region and is marking its 60th year in the area.

Arc marks 60 years of care, support

Stacey Magee, of Hammond, folds a cleaning cloth for eye glasses while working at the The Arc Northwest Indiana in Highland.

D.151 renovations on pace

Taft School prekindergarten students, from left, Andrea, 4, Estefani, 5, and Karen, 4, spend time reading in the new reading center at the school. School District 151 is remodeling its four schools. Taft, which is for pre-kindergarten through first grade, just completed its remodeling. The r…

D.151 renovations on pace

Edwardo, 5, selects the letter "R" to match while playing a feed the ladbyugs game with teacher Megan Slawinski near the new reading center at Taft School in Harvey.

D.151 renovations on pace

Dylan, 4, gets a high-five from teacher Megan Slawinski while playing the feed the ladbugs game, matching leaf letter with ladybug letters at Taft School. Edwardo, 5, looks on near the new library center.

D.151 renovations on pace

Taft School, which is for pre-kindergarten through first grade, just completed its remodeling. The three other School District 151 schools also are being renovated.