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Marcelline “Marcy” Breese, 1921-2015
Marcelline Velma “Marcy” (Johnson) Breese, of LaPorte, died Friday, March 13, 2015. She was born March 30, 1921, in LaPorte to Walter G. and Catherine (Iselman) Johnson. Marcelline worked for Essling...
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Jane Thompson, 1939-2015
Jane M. Thompson, 76, of New Buffalo, MI, and formerly of LaPorte, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Franciscan Hospice Communities in Michigan City, IN. She was born March 4, 1939, in LaPorte to Ward...
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Dorothy Kalsow, 1928-2015
Dorothy Theresa Kalsow, 86, of Hamilton Communities in New Carlisle, IN, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015. She was born Nov. 3, 1928, in Mishawaka, IN, to Philemon and Bertha (Van Haver) Ardeel. Dorothy...
View ArticlePark department seeks volunteer coaches
The La Porte Park and Recreation Department is looking for volunteer coaches for the Cal Ripken Youth Baseball, Girls Softball and T-ball programs. Volunteer coaches make a huge impact on participants...
View ArticleSlicer Kyleigh Kubik, Wolf Michal Miller named to All-DAC girls basketball team
Kyleigh Kubik of LaPorte and Michal Miller of Michigan City are among regional players named to the Duneland Athletic Conference 2014-2015 All-Conference girls basketball team. Miller was also named...
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Sheriff Boyd’s 1st community meeting is March 24
LaPorte County Sheriff John Boyd will host his first town-hall style community meeting on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. LaPorte time at the Kankakee Township Fire Department. Doors will open at 6...
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League of Women Voters will host forums featuring LP, MC candidates
The League of Women Voters of LaPorte County will be hosting three candidate forums before the upcoming municipal elections. The public is invited to attend these events and to hear the panel of...
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Probe into your health (and laugh, too) at Colorectal Comedy Hour March 27
Information from IU Health LaPorte Hospital Comedian Ryan Clauson Let’s face it. The butt has been the butt of jokes for decades. And so IU Health LaPorte Hospital will present The Colorectal Comedy...
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Symphony’s March 22 concert will celebrate Bach, Bruckner and Brahms
Members of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus. (Photo provided) Celebrate the coming of spring with glorious music on Sunday, March 22, as the LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra presents the IU...
View ArticleMoments in Time, March 18
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library March 18, 1915 — A well-to-do New Carlisle lady shot herself in the head and died after her son asked if she heard a loud noise and she replied...
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Don’t send that lumber/fixture/appliance to a landfill; Habitat for Humanity...
Spring cleaning and spruce-up time. Got some extra lumber in your garage? Kitchen cabinets or ceiling fans you removed and chucked in the basement? A “beer fridge” that, as it turns out, you don’t use...
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Church will host free medical clinic March 21
Christ Church, 802 Indiana Ave., LaPorte, will host a free medical clinic on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. All community members are invited to this clinic, which will...
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What the heck ARE they?
Photos by Bob Wellinski (click to enlarge) So you’re out surveying your thawing yard after the long winter and you hear something that makes you stop, look up and say out loud, “What the heck is...
View ArticleMoments in Time, March 19
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library March 19, 1915 — The family of a man in jail for failure to provide for them was moved from their house in the Camp Colfax addition to a house on...
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Register your LP high school or middle school child for a free heart screen...
A message from Julie West-Schroeder and the Play for Jake Foundation: Please take the time to protect your child by registering for a FREE heart screen. The upcoming Play for Jake heart screens are...
View ArticleYMCA seeks volunteers to help at March 21 run/walk
The LaPorte County Family YMCA is hosting its annual 10K & 5K Run/Walk Saturday, March 21, starting at 9 a.m. at Soldiers Memorial Park. The Y needs about a dozen additional volunteers to do such...
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No trash allowed at MC, Hanna recycling sites
As the weather improves, the LaPorte County Solid Waste District reminds residents that it is monitoring its public access recycling sites in Michigan City and Hanna for illegal dumping. Anyone dumping...
View ArticleTerra Verde Garden Club action, March 10, 2015
Terra Verde Garden Club held its monthly meeting March 10, 2015, at 6 pm at the home of Pauline McCoy, president, for a potluck supper and silent auction. Funds raised offset the cost of printing the...
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Help local disabled veterans and have fun at the same time March 28
VFW Post 1130, 181 W. McClung Rd., LaPorte, will host a Salute to Veterans smoker and party on Saturday, March 28, starting at 5 p.m. All proceeds will go to the VFW’s Disabled Veterans Fund to build...
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Community invited to cantata at Salvation Army March 22
Community members are invited to an uplifting Easter-season cantata, “I Will Rise,” on Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m. at the LaPorte Salvation Army, 3240 Monroe St. Light refreshments will follow the...
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