What’s 35 feet tall, covered in 19,000 lightbulbs, and has one big switch? It’s the Christmas tree now found in Central Park Plaza in Downtown Valparaiso where hundreds of people gathered during the Valpo Parks Winter Fest & Tree...
While Brian Durfey served as an Army Reserve, he learned a lot about resilience, flexibility, problem-solving, empathy, and patience - endless patience. Those soft skills have come in handy as he was welcomed as the new manager at Levin Tire &...
The Uptown Project in Francesville rang in the holidays with their annual outdoor holiday market on Saturday, Nov. 13. The Uptown Project has attracted vendors and Christmas cheer to the downtown area for the third year. Each year improvements...
A classroom of excited students listened attentively as Injury Attorney Kenneth J. Allen of the Allen Law Group read to them on Monday, November 1. Mrs. Sarah Pace’s first-grade class at John Wood Elementary in Merrillville was treated to Allen’s...
It’s a moment. A moment when someone dies. A moment when a decision is made. A moment when someone is given the gift of new life. Those moments of laughter, tears, heartache and joy were celebrated during the Donate Life Rose Dedication Ceremony on...
Hammond’s 8th Annual Veteran Appreciation Day was bigger and better this year as more people wanted to celebrate those who served on Saturday, Nov. 6. The City of Hammond celebrated the event with a parade and a short program. The parade included...
Rain and chilly weather didn’t keep the volunteers from celebrating the building of the next Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana home in the parking lot of Oak Partners, Inc. in Crown Point on Friday, October 29. Volunteers from different...
