Valparaiso University lights a tree – and the sky

Santa, Mrs. Claus help Lansing light its tree

Tree Lighting Celebration held at East Chicago Public Library

EAST CHICAGO | The place to be Thursday, December 15 as community residents came together to celebrate the season, was at the library's annual tree lighting ceremony.

Celebrating the season

Tree lighting at East Chicago Public Library set for Dec. 15

EAST CHICAGO | The public is invited to join in lighting up the holiday season on Thursday, December 15 at 5 p.m. at the East Chicago Public Library, 2401 E. Columbus Drive. A Christmas tree lighting ceremony is scheduled at the main branch, which showcases trees representing some of the eth…

Swap and sell at model railroad event that benefits FOP fund

Annual Model Railroad Swap & Sell Meet will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Bridget Parish Center, 101 Center St., Hobart.

Yule parade and tree lighting scheduled Friday in Merrillville

MERRILLVILLE | The town will have its Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Calumet City officials usher in season with help from North Pole

Santa Claus greets a welcoming committee of children Friday outside Calumet City Hall. The jolly old elf joined city officials in decorating the city center and lighting the park district's two Christmas trees at Calumet Memorial Park.

Calumet City officials usher in season with help from North Pole

Residents of Calumet City take in the sight of an illuminated City Hall on Friday night. Decorating and tree-lighting ceremonies ushered in the holiday season.

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Hobart lit its Christmas tree Thursday night at Festival Park during an annual ceremony.

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Nicole Minder and her 2-year-old son, Jackson Minder, of Hobart, prepare to disembark Thursday after a horse and carriage ride at Hobart's annual tree-lighting ceremony at Festival Park.

Kiwanians come to the rescue of the Hobart Food Pantry

The Hobart Food Pantry, assisting more than 100 families each week, did not have the resources to provide turkeys for those in need at Thanksgiving. Thanks to the generosity of the Hobart Kiwanis Club, always there when needed, large donations of three anonymous donors and those attending th…

VFW tips its hat to award winners

Hobart Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 5365 presented its annual community awards last week. The VFW Post Home was filled with members and interested Hobart citizens to applaud the recipients, all of whom received a plaque and monetary gift.

Giving thanks for freedom and those who fight for it

Before digging into the turkey and stuffing, please give thanks for the blessings He brings and the freedoms we enjoy. President Franklin Roosevelt expressed four freedoms, freedom of speech, of worship, from want and from fear.

City to light holiday tree and soldier memorial

CROWN POINT | The city of Crown Point's annual holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony is set for 5:45 p.m. Nov. 19 on the east side steps of the Old Courthouse. The community is invited to usher in the holiday season at this free event.

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Chamber hopes to light up a "Wonderland of Trees" in Cedar Lake

CEDAR LAKE | Cedar Lake Chamber of Commerce is inviting the public to help decorate the town for Christmas and create a "Wonderland of Trees" by lighting up 133rd Avenue along the business corridor with decorated and lighted Christmas trees.