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Hey, what’s for lunch?
Dan Wegiel took this photo of a deer joining a squirrel for lunch in rural LaPorte. PHOTOS BY BOB WELLINSKI AND DAN WEGIEL (CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE) This weary winter has been hard on us humans. But...
View ArticleHeath scores 24 in Slicer girls’ defeat of John Glenn
The LaPorte Slicers girls basketball team, now ranked 6th in the state in Class 4A, improved its record to 17-1 with a 55-39 win at John Glenn on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Jaclyn Heath was on fire for the...
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Ex-interim LaPorte Schools supt. Thorpe arrested on gaming violation charge...
recentlybusted.com photo Just two days after the LaPorte School Board officially accepted his sudden retirement request, former LaPorte schools Interim Superintendent Rande Thorpe was arrested on a...
View ArticleAshford “Herb” Price Jr., 1922-2014
Ashford H. “Herb” Price Jr., 91, of LaPorte, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Elkhart Hospice House in Mishawaka, IN. He was born in McRae, AR, on April 10, 1922, to Ashford Herbert Sr. and Maude...
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Sgt. Al Ott files candidacy for LaPorte County sheriff
Sgt. Al Ott, accompanied by his wife Jami, signs candidacy papers at the LaPorte County Clerk’s Office. (Photo provided) LaPorte County Sheriff’s Sgt. Al Ott officially entered the race for sheriff on...
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Learn more about picturesque Pinhook Church at Feb. 18 historical society...
Dunelady.com photo Pinhook Church, one of LaPorte County’s most picturesque landmarks, will be the subject of a presentation by Phyllis Marks at the LaPorte County Historical Society’s annual meeting...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Feb. 3
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Feb. 3, 1914 – John Klassen’s body was found frozen in Stone Lake. Before leaving home he remarked, “If I do not get work today, I am going out...
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16th Tri Kappa Sock Hop quells some cabin fever
PHOTOS BY BOB WELLINSKI (CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE) A large crowd, consisting mostly of families, braved Saturday’s weather to attend the 16th annual LaPorte Tri Kappa Sock Hop at the Civic. A lot of...
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Rev. Dennis Teles, 1939-2014
Rev. Dennis Teles, 74, of LaPorte, died at 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born April 22, 1939, in East Chicago, IN, to Adam and Carrie (Maciejewski) Teles. He...
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Constance “Connie” Wallace, 1952-2014
Constance “Connie” S. Wallace, 62, of LaPorte, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital following an extended illness and a recent fall. She was born in Valparaiso, IN, on Jan. 21,...
View ArticleVirginia “Ginny” Griffin Reynolds, 1921-2014
Virginia “Ginny” Griffin Reynolds, 92, died Jan. 16, 2014, at Brentwood in LaPorte. She was born May 29, 1921, to Clyde and Stella (Kaiser) Griffin in Springfield, MO. Ginny graduated from Senior High...
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ESCAPED KILLER, HOSTAGE TAKER FROM MICHIGAN CAPTURED BY DEPUTIES IN LAPORTE...
Michael Elliot (LaPorte County Jail mugshot) A convicted quadruple murderer who escaped Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, from a Michigan prison, then took a hostage in Shipshewana, IN, the morning of Monday, Feb....
View ArticleMoments in Time, Feb. 4
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Feb. 4, 1914 – Fifteen men began remodeling the Teegarden building on Michigan Avenue in LaPorte, to be occupied by the Meyer-Lindorf company by...
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What’s that building? Why, it’s the Wolf/Moose/License Branch/Hiler/County...
The historic building known by many names at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and State Street. (Google Earth photo — CLICK TO ENLARGE) By Fern Eddy Schultz, La Porte County Historian The...
View ArticleBernice Blohm, 1919-2014
Miss Bernice S. Blohm, 94, of LaPorte, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte. She was born Aug. 15, 1919, in LaPorte to Herbert and Minnie (Newman) Blohm. Bernice...
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Helen Elshire, 1925-2014
Mrs. Helen Elshire, 88, of LaPorte, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. She was born April 4, 1925, in Windber, PA, to Charles and Katherine (Kormak) Orsagos. Helen was...
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Jack Loop, 1960-2014
Jack Elbert Loop, 53, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 11:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born July 12, 1960, in LaPorte to Robert Wayne and Marion “Sally” (Warner)...
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Jerry Sullivan, 1942-2014
Jerry L. Sullivan, 71, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 9:06 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born Sept. 3, 1942, in Holcomb, MO, to Noah J. and Martha (Cooper) Sullivan....
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Angeline Maroney, 1928-2014
Angeline Maroney, 85, of New Buffalo, MI, died peacefully at 10:31 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, in her home. She was born March 3, 1928, in Chicago to Charles and Geraldine (Geraci) Belletire. Angeline...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Feb. 5
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Feb. 5, 1914 – A cold wave engulfs LaPorte and the ice man is now hopeful that he will be able to harvest a crop from LaPorte’s lakes. Feb. 5, 1964...
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