Battle of the Books

Intermediate Book Battle winners

CHESTERTON | Liberty Intermediate recently hosted the 8th annual Book Battle this year between Liberty and Westchester Intermediate Schools. Liberty Intermediate won this year to tie up the series, 4-4. The winning team consisted of fifth grade boys, left to right, Davian Ojeda, Ben Hoham, G…

Lakeshore PAWS Pets take part in Harley Davidson Cruise-In Night

VALPARAISO | Meet some of Lakeshore PAWS adoptable pets during Harley-Davidson of Valparaiso’s first Southpoint Cruise-In Night of the summer on Friday, May 31.

Camp for military kids revived after loss of federal funding

CHESTERTON | A summer camp for children of military families that was nearly canceled this year because it lost federal funding has been revived through a fundraising campaign of the camp operators.

Bailly Elementary Mother's Day brunch

Bailly Kindergarten Mother's Day brunch

CHESTERTON | Bailly Elementary kindergarten recently hosted their Mother's Day brunch at the school. Students made placemats and drew pictures of the moms, sang songs and enjoyed the brunch together. Pictured, left to right, Jaclyn Hamlin and her son Gabriel and Logan Smith and his mother Me…

Dishcrawl makes Valpo debut

VALPARAISO | Dishcrawl, a national start-up founded on the premise that communities can be brought together through good food and great company, is expanding to northwest Indiana this May. Dishcrawl takes food lovers on a progressive dining experience, sampling four distinctive restaurants i…

Students donate to food pantry

CHESTERTON | Bailly Elementary second grade students donated $1000 to the Westchester Neighbors Food Pantry with proceeds from their Sweet Treat Factory. As part of their unit on economics, students made and sold 3200 chocolate covered pretzels. The process involved applying for and doing a …

Child car seat check, installation offered

LAPORTE | Attention residents with small children. La Porte Fire Department is offering car seat checks and installations. Firefighter Brian Gray has attended classes and is a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician.

Retirees, long-time employees honored

LAPORTE | La Porte Community School Corporation honored the following retirees and honorees on May 16, 2013 at a Star-Studded Evening recognition dinner.

Sharefest 2013

La Porte County Public Library In Compliance With Standards

LAPORTE | La Porte County Public Library has been confirmed to be in compliance with Public Library Standards by the Indiana State Library.

Take a Kid Fishing June 8

Sharefest 2013-A Great Day for the City and a Great for the Churches of LaPorte

LAPORTE | The Churches of LaPorte had a great day and tons of volunteers for their their third annual “Sharefest”! We started on the steps of the LaPorte City Hall for a brief opening orientation and prayer. At 8:30am, the volunteers were released serve the city. Sharefest is a “day of shari…

Take a Kid Fishing June 8

VALPARAISO | “Friends of Fishing”and Valparaiso Parks Department are co-sponsoring their annual “Take a Kid Fishing Event” on June 8th at Rogers Lakewood Park 5320 N. Meridian Road near Valparaiso. You can pre-register for $5/child by June 7th (day of the event registration is $7/child). You…

CASA Superhero 5K & Fun Run

CASA Superhero 5K & Fun Run Aug. 17

LAPORTE | Register now! CASA Superhero 5K & Fun Run - Saturday, August 17, at Beechwood Golf Course in La Porte, IN. Gather family and friends and join hundreds of locals to make a SUPERHERO difference, one child at a time. The CASA Superhero 5K & Fun Run supports the Harmony House/ …

Arts in the Park

Barker Middle School inducts 63 into National Junior Honor Society

Arts in the Park opens June 5-6

LAPORTE | A new summer season of Arts in the Park will open at the Dennis F. Smith Amphitheater in Fox Park. Since 2000, Arts in the Park has offered evenings of entertainment free to the public through the generous donations and volunteer efforts of many individuals, professional firms, bus…

Barker Middle School Inducts 63 into National Junior Honor Society

MICHIGAN CITY | Barker Middle School’s John H. Barker Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society welcomed 63 new members at its induction ceremony on May 15 in the school gymnasium. They joined 73 current seventh and eighth graders who were already members.

Krueger opens new Forest Management Path

MICHIGAN CITY | Krueger Middle School held a ribbon cutting ceremony today to introduce its new Forest Management Path, the latest addition to its Outdoor Environmental Science Center initiative. The path, which features a pavilion and three-tier deck overlooking Lake Michigan’s Trail Creek,…

Porter County Public Library System announces summer reading program

PORTER COUNTY | “Groundbreaking Reads” is this summer’s theme at Porter County Public libraries in Hebron, Kouts, Portage, South Haven and Valparaiso. The

James O'Connor Martial Arts collecting donations for Oklahoma residents

CHESTERTON | Here at James O'Connor Martial Arts, along with the hard-working volunteer efforts of other local organizations, are calling on our parents, students, followers, & friends to collect for the Oklahoma devastation. Mr. Padraig Martin, one of our black belts/fellow instructors …

Voice over classes at Portage Library June 3

PORTAGE | Ever been told you have a good voice, or you just heard someone on a commercial and said to yourself:” HEY! I can do THAT…”

Valparaiso Police F.O.P. sponsoring Nelson chicken fundraiser

VALPARAISO | The Valparaiso Police Department’s F.O.P. Lodge 76 will be hosting a Nelson Chicken Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Drive collects personal care items for community

VALPARAISO | Porter County Aging and Community Services is teaming with The Salvation Army to host a personal care items drive for Porter County residents.

Beware of Tornado Relief Scammers

One of the great things about living in America is the American Spirit and the willingness of people to come to the aid of others during tragic events. The recent tornadoes in Oklahoma have already brought volunteers to the area and others will certainly follow.

Crawpuppies rock region stages

VALPARAISO | Region rock band the Crawpuppies has been hitting the stage since 1995, mixing original tunes with covers of pop rock bands and entertaining audiences throughout Northwest Indiana.

Central Park Plaza opening day

Kids will enjoy free balloon art as part of Central Park Plaza Market’s opening day activities!

Central Park Plaza Market celebrates opening day on June 1

VALPARAISO | The Central Park Plaza Market brought to you by Valparaiso Community Festivals & Events (VCFE) will open on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 8am for the season and the day will include a grand opening celebration from 10am-1pm. During that time families will enjoy special festiviti…

United Way’s Power of Youth Council to allocate $10,000 to local agencies

VALPARAISO | United Way of Porter County…… The “Power of Giving” grant allocations ceremony will take place at the United Way of Porter County in Valparaiso on Thursday, May 23 at 6:00 pm. The United Way’s high school council, the Power of Youth, will allocate $10,000 to area non-profits for…

Rev. Honnalora Hubbard

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Greater LaPorte Ministerial Association

LAPORTE | The Greater LaPorte Ministerial Association heard from Rev. Honnalora Hubbard of the Terre Haute Ministries at their monthly meeting. http://www.terrehauteministries.org Rev. Hubbard shared about her involvement in this exciting community ministry in Terre Haute that involves fifty…

First Friday Downtown Movie Night Begins June 7th with Charlotte’s Web

LAPORTE | The First Friday Night Movie series begins with Charlotte’s Web Friday, June 7th. This free downtown movie is screened in the Herald Argus parking lot at State and Monroe Streets Downtown. Families can come early, shop local and enjoy a classic car show beginning at 6pm. The free m…

Fiddler on the Roof at Footlight

MICHIGAN CITY | “This show is all about family, the connections they have with each other, with God and the world around them,” Komendera said. “I love this musical because it shows us that even when bad things happen families band together, people can come together and survive.”

Announcing Southern Shore Music Festival Featuring “Ghosthouse”

MICHIGAN CITY | The Michigan City Summer Festival is bringing a brand new event to the region with the Southern Shore Music Festival. The event will take place on June 15th at the Guy Foreman Amphitheater in Michigan City and fill an entire day with music starting at 12pm. We'll be featuring…

2013 Rose Award Winners

Front row, left to right, Claudia Geise-Tryon Farm Guest House, Rick Soria-Vice Chancellor Ivy Tech College, Jessica Ward-MC Municipal Airport, Phyllis Jones-Sunflower Festival, Sam Johns-MC Port Authority, Patricia Segovia-Best Western Plus LaPorte Hotel & Conference Center, Laura Kobat…

R.O.S.E. Award Luncheon Honors Excellent Service and Community Leaders

MICHIGAN CITY | Many front line service employees, their businesses and community leaders were honored at the annual Recognition of Service Excellence (R.O.S.E.) Awards Luncheon that was held at Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa in Michigan City, on Thursday, May 9th. This luncheon honors tho…

Porter Regional Hospital presents Community Wellness Programs

VALPARAISO | Porter Regional Hospital will present the following free community wellness programs in June:

ISP offers tips for safe holiday weekend

This weekend, Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of the summer travel season. Many folks are gearing up for that summer vacation. Your Indiana State Police offer a few tips one should keep in mind when traveling. First, carrying large amounts of cash is not a good idea. Carry only…

Porter County Parks and Recreation Department plans camps, classes

VALPARAISO | Camp FUNset has a limited amount of spots open

Chicago Street Theatre stages classic Arthur Miller play

VALPARAISO | Chicago Street Theatre will unveil its production of A View from the Bridge, by Arthur Miller, this week. It premieres Friday, May 24, at 8 p.m. and running every weekend through June 8 at the Valparaiso venue.