Articles Posted October 2010

  • Fall Forum at Senior Center

    Fall Forum at Senior Center

    On Thursday, Oct. 14, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Porter County Triad will host its annual Fall Forum at the Hebron Senior Center, located at 611 N. Main St. in Hebron. This year’s forum will include…

  • Hot List

    Hot List

    Thursday, Oct. 7 Come spend an evening with Cher Wright of Paranormal Sciences at the Lake County Public Library in Merillville at 7 p.m. and learn how to investigate the paranormal. For more information, call…

  • Hundreds of Indiana Students Recognized as National Merit Semifinalists

    Hundreds of Indiana Students Recognized as National Merit Semifinalists

    This Indiana Department of Education released the names of students from across the state who were recognized as semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP). These Hoosier students are among 16,000 semifinalists nationwide…

  • Local Hungry Howie's Goes Pink

    Local Hungry Howie's Goes Pink

    According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed among U.S. women in 2010, and this October, Hungry Howie’s Pizza will join the fight…

  • Iraqi Education Initiative Sends Students to Valpo

    Iraqi Education Initiative Sends Students to Valpo

    Iraqi education initiative sends students to Valpo Shortly after Mohammed Abed’s flight touched down at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in mid-August, followed by a short drive to Valparaiso University’s campus, the soon-to-be law student wondered…

  • Know your Numbers

    Know your Numbers

    Do you really understand what your blood pressure numbers mean? If not, you are not alone says family physician Sujittra Niyakorn, MD. “People want to know that their pressure is in the ‘normal’ range, but…

  • Living Trust offers Advantages over wills

    Living Trust offers Advantages over wills

    Provisions in other documents such as insurance policies, retirement accounts and jointly-held property often conflict with the intent expressed in a will. Another drawback of wills is that they are subject to the probate process…

  • Public Sphere Communications Networks at NWI Tweetup

    Public Sphere Communications Networks at NWI Tweetup

    Wanting to increase productivity through the use of social media, Public Sphere Communications Director of Public Relations, Monica Jimenez and Director of Communications, Nathyn Gibson joined local business owners and professionals at Tuesday’s Northwest Indiana…

  • NWICA Senior Farmers Market Voucher Program

    NWICA Senior Farmers Market Voucher Program

    In promotion of Living a Healthier Life, there will be free vouchers available to Lake and Porter county seniors to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables courtesy of Northwest Indiana Community Action. The Senior Farmers Market’s…

  • Volunteers Needed as Meals on Wheels Expands

    Volunteers Needed as Meals on Wheels Expands

    Lake County Meals on Wheels, a Lake Area United Way agency, is a community based and volunteer driven not-for-profit agency that provides nutritious meals to the home-bound elderly, ill and disabled as well as children…