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Knights of Columbus to hold Fish Fry Feb. 22

VALPARAISO | The Knights of Columbus Council 7473 is holding its annual Lenten Fish Fry at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 509 W. Division Rd., Feb. 22.

Knights of Columbus serves up support for parish

Doug Oppman serves up spaghetti to Al Yelich on Thursday at the Knights of Columbus spaghetti supper in Merrillville.

Knights of Columbus serves up support for parish

Russ Hildebrandt, left, Dave Gough and Mike Velasco prepare more spaghetti Thursday for the Knights of Columbus spaghetti supper at St. Joan of Arc Parish Hall in Merrillville. The Msgr. Ralph Hoffmann Knights of Columbus Council 13003 supports many ministries within the parish and beyond.

Lansing club hosts 'Ladies Afternoon Delight'

LANSING | On Feb. 2, the Lansing Junior Woman's Club will host their second annual "Ladies Afternoon Delight" from noon to 4 p.m. at a new location, the Lansing Knights of Columbus at 178th Street and Lorenz Avenue.

Lansing club hosts 'Ladies Afternoon Delight'

Darlene Jahn and Rosalie Putignano prepare appetizers at the Lansing Junior Woman's Club "Ladies Afternoon Delight" fundraiser last year.

Knights of Columbus dinner scheduled Jan. 31 in M'ville

MERRILLVILLE | The Knights of Columbus Council 13003 will have its spaghetti dinner at 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at the St. Joan of Arc parish hall, 200 E. 78th Ave.

Two fun events coming up for Knights of Columbus

LANSING | The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Free Throw Contest on Jan. 18. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., and the contest starts at 6 p.m. The event will be held at Calvin Coolidge School, 17845 Henry St, Lansing, in the new gym on the southeast side of the school. This event is op…

Santa comes to Hegewisch

The Knights of Columbus General Pulaski Council in Hegewisch hosted a breakfast with Santa on Dec. 16.

Santa comes to Hegewisch

CHICAGO | The Knights of Columbus General Pulaski Council played host to Santa Claus on Dec. 16.

Holidays buzzing with activities

A few weeks ago my co-worker called me in a panic. “Jen! How do we turn off the Christmas music?” Our regularly programmed radio station had begun its nonstop Christmas-a-thon and my co-workers just weren’t ready. I explained how to turn off the station, but secretly I couldn’t wait until ne…

Newspaper from ‘50s offers glimpse of Hegewisch's past

In Hegewisch in 1959, 16 rolls of toilet paper cost $1 at Aniol’s Hardware and Paints on Baltimore Avenue. Leaders of the Hegewisch Little League worried that the program would have to fold due to lack of umpires, and the Hegewisch Chamber of Commerce met to form a plan to stop the extension…

Knights of Columbus groups to host fish fry next month

VALPARAISO | The Winfield, Valparaiso, Hebron and Lowell Knights of Columbus are hosting a joint fish fry Nov. 9.

Kelly Miller Circus coming to Schererville church Sept. 1, 2

SCHERERVILLE | The Kelly Miller Circus will be Sept. 1 and 2 at the St. Michael the Archangel Church, 1 Wilhelm St.

Past, present hometowns have something to offer

My heart always aches as I pass exit 178 heading south on Interstate 65. Taking the ramp means going back in time to my days as a college student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. This weekend, I did just that as I took my son to see his future alma mater and to meet one of my old…

Fundraiser to benefit 32-year-old with breast cancer

CROWN POINT | Friends and family are rallying around a 32-year-old Crown Point woman diagnosed with breast cancer in December.

Holidays more fun through baby's eyes

"You only have one FIRST St. Patrick's Day." That's what I told myself to justify the green St. Patty's Day onesie I picked up for our baby, who's not Irish by the way.