Cat show slated for Woodland Park May 25 and 26

PORTAGE | Glass ciTICAts will host a cat show at Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26.

Latin Extravaganza to feature health awareness programs, entertainment

PORTAGE | The Porter County Hispanic Assembly will sponsor its annual spring event on Thursday, May 23 at Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road.

Garden grows to teach, help others at Woodland Park

PORTAGE | Allen Hagan is hoping everyone will come out to see the new community garden at Woodland Park.

Health tests among freebies offered at Portage Senior Fair

PORTAGE | Linda Bryann got her hearing and blood pressure checked.

Senior Health Fair Thursday in Portage

PORTAGE | The Mayor’s Advisory committee on Senior Services in Portage is hosting its 13th annual Senior Health Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday May 2 at Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road.

Learn the foxtrot and swing dance

PORTAGE | Learn the Foxtrot and Swing!

New dance classes coming to Portage in March

PORTAGE | New classes coming up for Portage in one week. No partner necessary. All classes held at Woodland Park, Sycamore Hall2100 Willowcreek Rd.

Dance class at Woodland Park

PORTAGE | Beginner Ballroom/Latin Dance Course

Bids due for elevator construction at Woodland Park by Jan. 17

PORTAGE | The Portage Park Board this week approved advertising for bids for the construction of an elevator in the main building at Woodland Park.

Elvis Fantasy Fest in Portage

Stacey Gray of Auburn, Ill., takes a photo of her friend Linda Ippolito with a cardboard cutout of Elvis at the 2011 Elvis Fantasy Fest in Portage.

Portage enforcing dusk closure at parks

PORTAGE | With fall around the corner, dusk is creeping earlier into the day.

Free dance lessons at Woodland Park Monday

PORTAGE | Free dance lessons 6:30 p.m. Monday at Woodland Park, Sycamore Hall, 2100 Willowcreek Road. Lessons will be given in rumba, swing and chacha.

Portage shows its cultural side

PORTAGE | Manelita Dayon, who was born in the Philippines, clearly was pleased to share a bit of the nation's culture with local residents Sunday.

Portage shows its cultural side

Zak Spurlock moves one of the chess pieces on the board at the Polish-American booth Sunday afternoon at a Portage cultural event at Woodland Park.

Portage shows its cultural side

Scott Conner plays one of his homemade Appalachian dulcimers Sunday at a Portage cultural exhibit at Woodland Park. He educated people about the the origins of the instrument.