The city of Valparaiso will celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 with a special proclamation reading on the steps of City Hall at 8:30 am. “As a city, we wish to reflect on the history of civil rights in our country and honor...
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A Beef Barley ‘Stew Soup’ Adventure
I have always liked beef barley soup. Those little white pieces of barley are pretty cool looking, even though they don't taste like anything. I think some component of barley goes into making beer. I don't drink but I do remember the commercials...
The Quasimodo Look
Lately on television there have been some strange commercials, such as the Taco Bell one with Shaq. That's the one where his head is over at a strange angle and they call it taco neck syndrome. It's a funny idea, but this last week I developed my own...
Allergic to Cats? Allergic to Dogs? Or Allergic to In-Laws? We Will Never Know For Sure
(Diary of The Brown Family Holiday Happenings) January 1, 2010............. (author lets out a gargantuan sigh of relief).......I start this blog talking about my family and I end this blog talking about my family.....exactly the way I started out...
Appointment for Porter County Convention Recreation and Visitors Commission Board
Written by Jon Costas, Mayor Mayor Jon Costas has appointed Matt Murphy, Economic Development Director for the City of Valparaiso, as his selection to serve on the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitors Commission Board. This appointment...
#4 Boilermakers Stay Undefeated, Beat #6 West Virginia 77-62
JaJuan Johnson had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Purdue beat No. 6 West Virginia 77-62 on Friday in a matchup of unbeatens. Robbie Hummel scored 18 points and E'Twaun Moore added 15 for the Boilermakers, whose largest lead was 26 points....
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Pete & Snooks Part 2
As I got a little older my monetary needs were changing. The more my buddies and I wanted to do and experience, the more money we needed. If I did any work for my dad at the store, there was no pay there, it was expected for you to help out. So I...
Shell Station
When I left off I was working at the Shell station. A lot of things that you did, you learned by osmosis. You did not want people to know that you did not know what you were doing so you just faked it. Well this happened about the second month that I...
Pete and Snooks
Growing up in Gary was great. As a youngster at age 10, we had a lot to worry about: where was our next Twinkie coming from, how were we going to afford a hot dog. My dad had a tailor shop in Gary, right on the alley between Washington St and Adams...
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