LaPorte park department offering girls fastpitch fall league
The City of LaPorte Park and Recreation Department is offering a Fall Fastpitch Softball League for girls in four age divisions to run from Sept. 6-Oct. 11 (tournament may run through Oct. 12). The age...
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Family trio The Snyders to perform at Arts in the Park Aug. 7
The Snyders (photo provided) Come and enjoy music in the fleeting weeks of summer on Thursday evening, Aug. 7, as The Snyders take the stage in Fox Park. The Snyders, a blues-based roots band, will...
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Basil Winn Jr., 1926-2014
Basil L. Winn Jr., 87, of LaPorte, died at 5:50 p.m. Aug. 4, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born Oct. 6, 1926, in LaPorte to Basil Sr. and Betty (Wright) Winn, and was a lifelong resident...
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Help the Jaycees fill backpacks for LaPorte students in need
Help the LaPorte Jaycees fill backpacks with school supplies for LaPorte elementary, middle and high school students! Items needed include backpacks, all types of school supplies, and toiletries. The...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Aug. 7
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Aug. 7, 1914 – Germany asks for a 24-hour armistice as it seeks time to bury 25,000 dead soldiers. Aug. 7, 1964 – Premier Nguyen Khanh declares a...
View ArticleCalvin Craft, 1949-2014
Calvin Lloyd Craft, 65, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in his home. He was born July 15, 1949. Cremation will take place. Lakeview Funeral Home and Crematory,...
View ArticleSalem Chapel will host Saturday Night Contemporary Service Aug. 9
Salem Chapel United Methodist Church will hold its next Saturday Night of Worship on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m. Evan Wooding and his band and Pastor Bob will be leading this week’s service. The...
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Come to museum Aug. 9 and meet some intriguing LaPorte County residents of...
Replicas of grave markers of interesting LaPorte County residents of the past will be posted at the museum grounds. (Photo provided) The LaPorte County Historical Society will offer a unique...
View ArticleFootlight Players present 2014 awards
Footlight Players of Michigan City recently held their 2014 banquet to recognize the theater’s 64th season award winners, as selected by Footlight’s viewers. The winners are: Leading actress – Marianne...
View ArticleA few slots still remain in Slicer Football HOF golf event Aug. 16
A few slots still remain for the LaPorte Slicer Football Association Hall of Fame 17th Annual Golf Outing on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Beechwood. The 4-man scramble will begin with lunch at noon, followed...
View ArticleRotary Club of LaPorte action, July 2014
During July 2014, Rotary Club of LaPorte had two outstanding speakers in particular. Airport Dinner At the annual Airport Dinner at the LaPorte Municipal Airport on July 21, Chris Snyder, an...
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Jenifer Samuelson and Douglas Daszczuk are married
Photos by TNL Platinum Photography, Rolling Prairie (click to enlarge) Jenifer Ann Samuelson and Douglas John Daszczuk, both of Milwaukee, WI, were married June 21, 2014, at The Uptown Center for...
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Little town of Hanna will offer big family fun Aug. 8-9
(Photos provided) Little Hanna is making big plans to entertain both young and old at its annual community festival, HannaFest, on Aug. 8 and 9. Located in southern LaPorte County on Highway 30...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Aug. 8
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Aug. 8, 1914 – Germany is denied an armistice and renews fighting. Aug. 8, 1964 – Four Illinois men were captured in connection with a $7,057.15...
View ArticleMeeting for LPHS athletes, parents is Aug. 13; also, Slicer Passes now...
The LaPorte High School Athletic Department will hold its fall parent/athlete meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. All fall athletes are required to attend and a...
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Eleanor Willis, 1920-2014
Eleanor E. Willis, 94, died at 8:45 p.m. Aug. 7, 2014, at Millers Merry Manor, New Carlisle, IN. She was born Feb. 28, 1920, in Augusta, IN, to John and Hazel (Curtis) Keiser. Eleanor was an excellent...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Aug. 9
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Aug. 9, 1914 – Germany is to send a million men into France. The stage is being set for battle at Namur. Aug. 9, 1964 – Herbert Hoover, the 31st...
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Motorcyclist critically injured in collision with car at Johnson Road/CR400W
Photos and info by Bob Wellinski (Click on photos to enlarge) Johnson Road between Country Club Drive and CR-500W was closed for almost an hour Friday night, Aug. 8, 2014, after a motorcycle and a...
View ArticleFree cervical, breast cancer, hearing screenings available
IU Health LaPorte Hospital’s mobile health clinic will be offering free cervical and breast cancer screenings on Aug. 17, and free hearing screenings for all ages Aug. 21. The mobile health unit has...
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Help the Jaycees fill backpacks for LaPorte students in need
Help the LaPorte Jaycees fill backpacks with school supplies for LaPorte elementary, middle and high school students! Items needed include backpacks, all types of school supplies, and toiletries. The...
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