This weekend, enjoy the outdoors, play bingo, watch a comedy show, and more. Make sure to wear your mask and social distance at any in-person events! Join VNA of NWI and your fellow veterans for the Vietnam Veterans Breakfast celebration Open to all...
This year, due to the COVID virus, the fifth graders at St. Mary’s School in Crown Point were not able to attend the Virtual Challenger in Hammond, IN. Instead, they were a part of something completely new and different. The students used the...
On Saturday afternoon, Big Shoulders Fund partnered with the Gary SouthShore RailCats to host a winter boot giveaway event, distributing 500 pairs of Sorel Brand children’s snow boots to Region families. Big Shoulders Fund, a nonprofit organization...
Everyone deserves a quality education. That idea is central to Big Shoulders Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting private Catholic schools in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Oftentimes, that means giving students the opportunity to attend those...
The Kindergarten students at St. Mary's School in Crown Point recently held a 100th day celebration. The children dressed to show how they will look when they are 100 years old, complete with walkers and canes. They counted to 100 by...
For her connection to Bishop Noll Institute and for her lifetime devotion to others, Saint Maria Katharina Kasper was announced as the school’s patron saint during its Catholic Schools Week Mass on Feb. 3. The Most Rev. Robert J. McClory, bishop of...
Bishop Noll Institute will host its next entrance exam for prospective students at 8 a.m. Feb. 20 at the school, 1519 Hoffman St. in Hammond. This is the first step in the admissions process for all 8th graders who have not taken...
The 7th graders at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point participated in a virtual field trip through the Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL). The students had the opportunity to “meet up” with penguins behind the scenes in their habitat...
