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Hanna residents encouraged to attend town meeting Jan. 13
Google Earth image All citizens of the Hanna community are urged to attend a town meeting on Jan. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hanna United Methodist Church Hall. The Hanna Lions Club is sponsoring a series...
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Oil up your gloves, young players: Slicer winter baseball camp is coming in...
The LaPorte Slicer Baseball coaching staff will host a winter baseball skills and drills camp for boys in grades 5-8 on four consecutive Wednesday evenings in February (4th through 25th). The camp, to...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 12
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 12, 1915 — Four lives are blotted out in a series of tragedies upon railroads near LaPorte. Jan. 12, 1965 — A passenger train stopped in...
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Something for everyone: LaPorte’s WinterFest is Jan. 23-25, 31
The LaPorte Park and Recreation Department’s annual WinterFest is returning in late January, with many event favorites returning and a couple of new twists to bring a blast of winter fun to town!...
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Billie and John Pappas are retiring; who’ll step up and continue the heritage...
A night shot of the iconic B&J’s American Cafe taken a few years ago by Mike Sitar. (Click to enlarge) WNLP story For 17 years, Billie and John Pappas have maintained the legacy of the enchantingly...
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Richard “Sarge” Strieter, 1952-2015
Richard “Sarge” Miller Strieter, 62, of LaPorte, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. He was born Oct. 3, 1952, in LaPorte to Richard Martin Strieter and Pauline Jean Godsey, both of whom preceded him in...
View ArticleTires stolen, trucks left on blocks at LP Chrysler lot
A patrolling LaPorte Police officer checking the lot of LaPorte Chrysler found the results of a brazen theft Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015: four Dodge Ram 1500 trucks up on blocks, their front tires and rims...
View ArticleThree arrested after fleeing LaPorte Walmart with big TVs
Three South Bend men were arrested Sunday night, Jan. 11, 2015, after one of them ran from the LaPorte Walmart store (which was open at the time) pushing a cart with two large TVs in it. According to a...
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Women in Leadership to host “Connect and Conquer Your Image on the Web” Jan. 20
John Marx Women in Leadership LaPorte County will present “Connect and Conquer Your Image on the Web” Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave. The...
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PNC will host 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast Jan. 19
Purdue North Central invites community members to its 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 19, in the PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building cafeteria. The...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 13
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 13, 1915 — A terrific earthquake, the strongest ever felt in Rome, occurred today. Jan. 13, 1965 — Permission to erect a second story in a...
View ArticleLaPorte man dies of apparent overdose
LaPorte Police say a 44-year-old LaPorte man found dead Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, apparently overdosed. Police investigated the death at 306 1/2 Roosevelt Street after the man’s boss had gone to the home...
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Charles “Charlie” Boston, 1927-2015
Charles “Charlie” Boston, 87, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at his home in LaPorte. He was born Oct. 19, 1927, in Edinburgh, IN, to Paul and Mamie (Asperger) Boston and had been a...
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Betty Fritzen, 1946-2015
Betty Jane Fritzen, 68, of LaPorte, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. She was born Aug. 5, 1946, in LaPorte to Le Roy W. and Isabel (Christiansen) Fritzen. Betty...
View ArticleRobert Worthington, 1927-2015
Mr. Robert M. Worthington, 87, of LaPorte, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born June 6, 1927, in Olive Township, IN, to Clem and Ina Mae (Miller) Worthington. Robert...
View ArticleSally Holtz, 1949-2015
Ms. Sally Lou Holtz, 65, of Westville, IN, died after a yearlong battle with cancer on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at the VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso, IN. She was born March 1, 1949, in LaPorte to Ralph...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 14
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 14, 1915 — LaPorte Police have a double murder mystery. The bodies of two Italian ice harvesters were found stone dead, riddled by 10...
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Time for a hint of spring: Master Gardeners will help you grow starting Jan. 21
A Monarch butterfly alights on one of its favorite blossoms: milkweed. (Courtesy gardendelightsarts.com) Bring your sandwich and sniff a hint of rich soil and blossoms during the LaPorte County Master...
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Charles “Charlie” Porter, 1931-2015
Charles D. “Charlie” Porter, formerly of Rolling Prairie, IN, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2015, at his home in Cicero, IN, following an eight-month illness. He was born Oct. 20, 1931, to Burl and Pauline...
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Jeff Box, 1955-2015
Jeff A. Box, 59, of LaPorte, died unexpectedly at 12:38 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in his home. He was born April 12, 1955, in LaPorte to John and Elizabeth (Cockshott) Box. Jeff loved sailing,...
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