Articles Posted August 2010

  • Clubs and Organizations

    Clubs and Organizations

    Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Porter County is offering beginner computer classes to seniors. These classes are for seniors who have never used a computer before. The class consists…

  • Shovel Begin New 'Digs' for Porter Health

    Shovel Begin New 'Digs' for Porter Health

    Over the next several years the unincorporated Liberty Township site will be transformed into a 430,000 sq. ft. hospital offering a full range of medical and surgical services. Designed to be exceptionally “user-friendly,” the six-story,…

  • Program Offers Seniors a Seat in the College Classroom

    Program Offers Seniors a Seat in the College Classroom

    By Neal F. Litherland The word sage is meant to refer to a person who has a great deal of wisdom, and who can make accurate judgments. In many cultures it is the elders in…

  • One Woman's Junk is Another Woman's Treasure

    One Woman's Junk is Another Woman's Treasure

    By Carl Kurek Everyday junk can be transformed into art by the women of Thrifty & Chic, a small shop tucked away in a corner in downtown Valparaiso that then sells the exclusive art in…

  • A Program for Moms and Daughters

    A Program for Moms and Daughters

    Are you a mom concerned about your teen daughter dating? What about safety? Do you know the warning signs of abuse? To learn the answers to these questions and more like them, attend Porter Health…

  • September Bonner Senior Center Calendar

    September Bonner Senior Center Calendar

    September Bonner Senior Center 5800 Lexington, Portage 219-762-1522 1st Crafts 9:00, Fitness 10:30, Bridge, Bunco, Southlake Mall 12:30 2nd Fitness 10:30, Total Health, Bingo 12:00, Dance 1:00 3rd Fitness 10:30, Shopping 12:15, Bingo 12:30

  • Upcoming events at Miller's Senior Living Center

    Upcoming events at Miller's Senior Living Center

    A trip down memory lane Miller’s Senior Living Community invites the public to reminisce with them as they look back at fashions from 1910 through 1980 in their Vintage Style Show. This event is free…

  • Don Quijote a Century Later

    Don Quijote a Century Later

    By Carl Kurek The area that makes up Valparaiso was established in 1836, but it was not until a year later that the city would officially be named Valparaiso, which means “Valley of Paradise” in…

  • Taltree Arboretum & Gardens offers Music in Nature Concert Series

    Taltree Arboretum & Gardens offers Music in Nature Concert Series

    Taltree Arboretum and Gardens will once again offer Music in Nature, their wildly popular outdoor concert series. The summer concert series continues until late September on select Friday nights and Sunday afternoons. All concerts are…

  • An Indiana Wine Rack Maker

    An Indiana Wine Rack Maker

    by Howard W. Hewitt A growing appreciation for wine usually means buying more wine, drinking more wine, and sooner or later needing a place to put all that bottled goodness. Wine storage systems and wine…