The Porter County Expo Center held the annual Northwest Indiana Boat Show that started on Friday at noon. The event holds many different types of boats on display including cruisers, deck boats, bow riders, center console fish boats, performance and...
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‘A Theater for a New Audience’ Comes to Memorial Opera House
There’s a new audience coming to the Memorial Opera House. The Porter County Community Foundation has granted the theater with a generous opportunity to start up their new program - aptly named 'A Theater for a New Audience.' This latest adventure...
Wellman Named Citizen of the Square
“Bill is one great man of vision, even so that I’d compare him to the likes of Walt Disney,” Thomas McDermott Sr., former Mayor of Hammond, said of Bill Wellman, Valparaiso’s 2014 recipient of the Citizen Square award. Bill Wellman was...
Memorial Opera House Hosts Miss Great Lakes and Miss Kankakee Valley Pageants
The Memorial Opera House hosted the 2014 Miss Great Lakes and Miss Kankakee Valley Scholarship Pageant on a slushy, snowy Saturday afternoon. The pageant was held to not only to give a scholarship to four lucky winners, it also stood as a preliminary...
Imagine Concert Series Begins With The Lone Bellow
The Memorial Opera House hosted a sold out crowd on Saturday night for the first event in their Imagine Concert Series, which featured folk-rock group The Lone Bellow. The Imagine Concert Series is orchestrated by Brad Koeppen and Rob Harkel, who...
Memorial Opera House’s Spring Children’s Theatre Offers Classes for All Skill Levels
Valparaiso’s Memorial Opera House is offering something special for kids this spring with The Children’s Theatre, a spring and summer program for kids ranging from ages 3 all the way up to 18. Children from around the area are welcome to sign up...
Pets Celebrate with Santa at McAfee Animal Hospital
Come one, come all! Fur babies came to get pictures with Santa and they had a ball! That’s right - small dogs, large dogs, old and young dogs all came out to McAfee Animal Hospital on Sunday to have their picture taken with Santa. The event was...
Valparaiso High School Brings Grease to the Stage
Valparaiso High School’s Drama Club showcased a generational classic and energetic musical Grease, which had its opening on Friday, November 22nd. The play tells the story of two estranged teenagers, named Danny and Sandy, along with their own...
AAU Cross Country Meet Brings Runners from All Over NWI
Runners from around the area and the state gathered on a brisk Sunday morning to be a part of the AAU Cross Country meet at Sunset Hill Farm, one of many great places that is facilitated by Porter County Parks and Recreation. Six different age groups...
Monsters Gather for the Inaugural Monster Dash
Valparaiso hosted their first Monster Dash run at the Porter Health Amphitheatre on Sunday October 27th that was sponsored by Porter Regional Hospital and Urschel Laboratories. The day called for experienced runners, students, and families, in...