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Pet of the Day: Missy (plus, a sweet donation)
(Click on photos to enlarge) You can erase that worried look from her face. WNLP and the LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter present today’s Pet of the Day, Missy, a female Labrador mix. If you’re...
View ArticleRecycling will be picked up 1 day late next week; here are recycling tips for...
The LaPorte County Solid Waste District advises residents that there will be a one-day delay in the recycling pickup schedule during the week of Dec. 26. Monday’s pickup will be Tuesday, etc., and...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Dec. 20
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Dec. 20, 1916 — The Rev. Axel N. Nelson is the new minister called by the local Swedish Lutheran Church to succeed the late Rev. August Johnson,...
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Frigid cold can be pretty. Really.
Jack Frost can be a heck of an artist. Birds fluff themselves up for warmth on a power line as steam fills the frigid morning air near LaPorte Hospital. WNLP photos by Bob Wellinski (click to enlarge)...
View ArticleOpal Lowery, 1929-2016
Mrs. Opal Mae Lowery, 87, of Michigan City, IN, and formerly of LaPorte, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Michigan City. She was born Oct. 3, 1929. On Feb. 5, 1946, in...
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Pet of the Day: C’mon. Longtime shelter resident Lizzy SO deserves your love.
(Click on photos to enlarge) From the LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter: “Lizzy is our longest canine shelter resident. She is around 2 years old, house trained, good with kids, medium sized, and...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Dec. 21
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Dec. 21, 1916 — As the Christmas shopping days draw to a close, one can keenly appreciate information that LaPorte’s “The Tog Store” received its...
View ArticleVivian “Carol” Lee, 1930-2016
Vivian “Carol” Ann Lee, 86, of LaPorte, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She was born May 15, 1930, in Bridgeport, CT, to Harry W. and Rose (Ditchka) Lukachik. Carol was a...
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Yooperland at Christmastime
Photos above: Yooper public art and a LaPorte public nuisance (aka Cary Kirkham). By Sharon Birlson Kirkham (Photos provided; click to enlarge) It’s not Mars or Venus, although I’ve heard men and...
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Man charged with murder in 2011 shooting death of MC girl, 17
Gerron A Michigan City man was arrested and charged with murder Dec. 21, 2016, for the 2011 shooting death of 17-year-old NeKeisha Hodges-Hawkins in Michigan City. Charles Gerron, 21, who has a lengthy...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Dec. 22
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Dec. 22, 1916 — LaPorte Postmaster Terry reports that the Christmas business will exceed that of a year ago by 50 percent. Dec. 22, 1966 — The...
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Welcome, Jude Ryder Jameson Schoff
Winnie, 2, and baby brother Jude. (Click on photos to enlarge) Buzz and Lauren Schoff of Mill Creek are very excited to welcome Jude Ryder Jameson Schoff as the newest addition to their family. Jude...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Dec. 23
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Dec. 23, 1916 — Christmas will bring a touch of gloom to the 91,000 state guardsmen along the Mexican border. There is no hope for their release to...
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Donald Moldenhauer, 1945-2016
Donald Moldenhauer, 71, of Westville, IN, died peacefully at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, at Aperion Care – The Arbors, Michigan City, IN. He was born March 20, 1945, in Michigan City to Randall...
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Doris Major, 1932-2016
Doris Jean Major was born Sept. 25, 1932, in LaPorte to Vernice “Pete” and Mabel (Renfro) Seitz. She died Dec. 22, 2016, in LaPorte. Doris lived in LaPorte until she was 10, then the Seitz family moved...
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Janice Logman, 1939-2016
Janice G. Logman, 77, of LaPorte, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at Fountainview Terrace Golden Living Center, LaPorte. She was born April 8, 1939, in Elkhart, IN, to James and Nellie (Evans) Fowler....
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Got a scanner? You can follow Santa’s progress in LaPorte County tonight
Press release from LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office On Christmas Eve the LaPorte County Emergency 911 Center will be broadcasting a special message as Santa Claus is tracked via radar making his way to...
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Welcome, Clara Sue Stroud
(Click on photos to enlarge) Chad and Jena (Wolff) Stroud are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Clara Sue Stroud, on Dec. 4, 2016. She was born at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Regional Medical...
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Emerson “Sam” Wilson, 1929-2016
Emerson E. “Sam” Wilson, 87, of LaPorte, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at LaPorte Hospital. He was born April 22, 1929, in Robinson, IL, to Jacob Alva and Ruby May (Higgins) Wilson. Sam was a retired...
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Walter Wawok, 1936-2016
Mr. Walter E. Wawok, 79, of LaPorte, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at Franciscan Communities Hospice in Michigan City, IN. He was born Dec. 31, 1936, in LaPorte to Stephen and Rose (Medzak) Wawok. Walter...
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