Slicers-Wolves girls games postponed yet again
Hard to tell if Mother Nature is a Slicer fan or a Wolves fan, because she’s making it hard for the two teams to meet. The LaPorte-vs.-Michigan City girls basketball games that had been rescheduled for...
View ArticleLaPorte woman dies after colliding with NIPSCO truck on Johnson Road
A LaPorte woman died after her car struck a NIPSCO truck on Johnson Road near County Road 350 North on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. Beverly Timm, 63, died at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Michigan City...
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Story of local “war bride” Peggy Przybylinski to be told in video Feb. 11
Peggy Przybylinski, who came to the U.S. as a war bride after WWII. A “Local War Bride Story through the Eyes of a Videographer” will be presented by video producer and personal historian Pamela Joy...
View ArticleLaPorte Lions action, Feb. 3, 2014
LaPorte Lions met Feb. 3, 2014, at B&J’s American Café. Vice President Rita Mrozinski welcomed members and asked Sandra Provan to offer prayer. George Royster introduced Greg Fruth, who spoke about...
View ArticleLPHS musicians earn medals at state contest
Several students from the LaPorte High School Music Department participated in the Indiana State School Music Association Vocal and Piano Solo and Ensemble Contest on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2014, at...
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Break the winter monotony with a little tuneful trivia for a good cause
The LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra Children’s Chorus. (photo provided) It’s been a long, tough winter already; time to have some fun for a good cause. Do you know what special talent Molly...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Feb. 6
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Feb. 6, 1914 – The LaPorte Carriage Company’s troubles are multiplying. Being unable to pay the property taxes, the real estate will be for sale...
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Shirley Eigenmann, 1931-2014
Shirley Jean (Shail) Eigenmann, 82, of Tallahassee, FL, died peacefully at 11:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Eden Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Medart, FL. She was born Nov. 15, 1931,...
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Erik Cihak-Walters, 1986-2014
Erik D. Cihak-Walters, 27, of South Bend, IN, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in South Bend, IN. He was born April 23, 1986, in LaPorte to Danielle Luise (Cihak) Walters. Erik worked in...
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Helen Sharp, 1926-2014
Mrs. Helen M. Sharp, 87, of Michigan City, IN, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at her home. She was born Oct. 25, 1926, in LaPorte to William and Caroline (Messer) Clark. Helen was a member of NARFE and...
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There’s a lawn under all that snow — really. Learn how to bring it back to...
You look out the window, you see mountains of snow. Your lawnmower is sitting stone cold in the garage. A thaw seems so far away, you can’t recall the sweet smell of freshly cut grass. Take heart —...
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Rural LaPorte man suffering from dementia found after several hours missing
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office announced that missing county resident Robert Allen “Bob” Kindig, 82, was located in Porter County several hours after being reported missing on Thursday, Feb. 6,...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Feb. 7
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Feb. 7, 1914 – A large attendance marked the Campfire Girls’ entertainment at the Auditorium last night. Feb. 7, 1964 – The city-owned clubhouse in...
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Walter “Wally” Shaw, 1966-2014
Walter “Wally” J. Shaw, 47, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born Aug. 30, 1966, to Elbert “Bill” W. Shaw and Sue (Saylor) Shaw....
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Dolores Kirkham, 1929-2014
Dolores J. Kirkham, 84, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor, New Carlisle, IN. She was born Aug. 31, 1929, in South Beloit, IL, to Walter and Lula...
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Jean Boardman, 1922-2014
Jean Marie Boardman, 91, of LaPorte, died Friday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. She was born Feb. 14, 1922, at her grandmother Elizabeth Klassen’s home on Orchard Avenue,...
View ArticleLaPorte County Council on Aging abruptly shuts down; cites funding
The LaPorte County Council on Aging, which provided transportation and other key services to hundreds of local elderly and handicapped individuals, abruptly closed its doors Friday, Feb. 8, 2014,...
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Theresa Wilson, 1948-2014
Theresa C. Wilson, 65, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 1:26 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, IN. She was born Aug. 14, 1948, in LaPorte to Joseph Kuta and...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Feb. 10
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Feb. 10, 1914 – A hundred men are at work cutting ice of about nine inches in thickness on Pine Lake. Feb, 10, 1964 – A 100 percent boycott by...
View ArticleLPHS Bands’ Winter Concert is Feb. 12
The LaPorte High School Bands will present their Winter Concert in the LaPorte High School Auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. The public is invited; there is no charge to attend. The concert...
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