LARRI celebrates volunteers who made a difference

HIGHLAND | On Sept. 13, 2008, the "the perfect storm" of thunderstorms from the west and the remnants of Hurricane Ike from the south brought three days of flooding that inundated thousands of homes and businesses in Northwest Indiana.

LARRI celebrates volunteers who made a difference

Indiana Association of United Ways members, from left, Larry Welker and Roger Frick chat Tuesday night with United Way of Porter County President Sharon Kish.

LARRI celebrates volunteers who made a difference

Lucinda Nord, right, vice president of public policy for the Indiana Association of United Ways, chats Tuesday with Kathy O'Day, a case supervisor for Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana.

LARRI celebrates volunteers who made a difference

Jane Delligatti, from left, Jodi Juhl, Renee Golas and Sharon Liggins talk Tuesday night during a get-together to mark the end of Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana. LARRI, of which Delligatti is director, formed in response to the Sept. 13, 2008, flooding that hit the region. It wi…

Flood relief agency blesses Hebron home for ex-Lowell woman

HEBRON | Donna Schane watched floodwaters in September 2008 destroy the home in unincorporated Lowell where she had lived for 17 years and raised her three children. Since then, she has alternated living with two of her adult children, until Tuesday.

American Savings donates to LARRI

MUNSTER | Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana, or LARRI, received a donation of $100 from the Munster branch of American Savings Bank.

Labor honors Lake, Porter United Ways for 2008 flood relief

HIGHLAND | Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County were recognized recently by the Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor for decisively responding to the disastrous 2008 floods and  securing $15.7 million that helped create and fund the Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana.

Lansing Coldwell Banker donates to Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana

Kathy O’Day, recovery specialist coordinator for LARRI, accepts gift cards and a donation of food on behalf of LARRI clients from Dan Cacich, Realtor with Coldwell Banker Southeast in Lansing and chairperson for the LARRI Unmet Needs Committee.

Lansing Coldwell Banker donates to Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana

MUNSTER | Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana, or LARRI, received a donation from Coldwell Banker Southeast in Lansing of four $50 gift cards to Strack and Val Til Supermarket and eight bushel baskets of food, which were donated to LARRI client families this holiday season.

Blessing held for house built for Lake Station woman

Joyce Lemmon talks Tuesday about her new Lake Station house, which was built by the Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana organization. She lost her former house to flooding two years ago. A blessing for the new home was held Tuesday.

Blessing held for Lake Station woman's new home

Joyce Lemmon, center, prays Tuesday with a group that includes Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist, left center, during a blessing ceremony for Lemmon's new home. She lost her old house to the widespread flooding that followed torrential rains in September 2008. Lakeshore Area Regional Recov…

LARRI - LARRI House Blessing

Lake Station - Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist, left, homeowner Joyce Lemmon, left center, Austin Mitchell, right center, and Dena Lemmon hold hands with other during a house blessing at Joyce's new home in Lake Station Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. The Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Ind…

LARRI blesses rebuilt home in LaPorte

Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana members and local religious leaders circle a kitchen and bless Don and Sandy Dingman's home in LaPorte rebuilt after the 2008 floods. LARRI stepped in after FEMA condemned the home due to overwhelming mold contamination.

LARRI blesses rebuilt home in LaPorte

Ryon Adcock, left, assistant to the pastor at Evergreen Baptist Church in LaPorte, prays Tuesday with Sandy and Don Dingman during the blessing of their new home. The couple was helped by the Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana to finance a new house after their previous home of 13 y…

LARRI blesses rebuilt home in LaPorte

Don Dingman, right, admires a gift basket Tuesday with Ryon Adcock, of Evergreen Baptist Church, given to he and his wife after their new home was blessed by Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana members and religious leaders in LaPorte.

Get ready for Oktoberfest and other fall fundraisers

Spring Mill Health Campus will host an Oktoberfest on Oct. 5 as a fundraiser for Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Enjoy a lovely autumn evening with food, drinks, music and fun.

Bless this house

Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist presents Maria Avila with a house-warming gift Tuesday evening during house blessing ceremony for the Avila family, who recently moved into their new home with help from the Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana.

Bless this house

Community members pray Tuesday evening in the front yard of Roberto and Maria Avila's new home in Lake Station.

Bless this house

Bless this house

Members of the Avila family, LARRI and the community join hands in prayer Tuedsay evening in front of Roberto and Maria Avila's new home in Lake Station.