Articles Posted in the Community News & People in the News Category
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Bonner Senior Center members celebrate reopening of center
With hearty handshakes and hugs, members of the Bonner Senior Center in Portage returned July 12 for the center’s grand reopening picnic. Shuttered for nearly 16 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the center, operated…
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Blood shortage continues; Red Cross needs donors now
While donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to give this summer, the need for blood and platelets remains crucial for patients relying on lifesaving transfusions. The American Red Cross continues to experience…
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Former patient’s paintings find home in cancer care exam rooms
Windowless exam rooms at the Woodland Cancer Care Center of Franciscan Health Michigan City will have unique splashes of color to greet patients, thanks to LaPorte artist Ginny Scott. Director of Oncology Services Catherine Hebbe…
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Community System PT Services return to Valparaiso YMCA
Community Healthcare System is resuming physical therapy and Rock Steady Boxing at the Valparaiso Family YMCA, with services provided by the St. Mary Medical Center Physical Therapy department. “With Northwest Indiana emerging from the restrictions…
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Boys & Girls Clubs members celebrate Too Good for Drugs Program
Outfitted in goggles that simulate the visual impairments brought on by alcohol, opioid and marijuana use, kids from across Porter and Lake counties recently gathered at Portage Boys & Girls Club to stack cups, drive model cars, and hula hoop. …
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Free safety symposium for impaired healthcare professionals
The free Patient & Provider Safety Symposium will be held by the Indiana Professionals Recovery Program (IPRP), a monitoring program for nurses who are currently struggling with substance use disorder. This virtual symposium on Friday,…
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Tickled Pink event will blend comedy and breast cancer prevention
Women will be able to share some laughs, a dose of healthy conversation and tasty refreshments and drinks at Tickled Pink, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19 at Blue Chip Casino &…
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Free event recycle containers available for Porter County residents
The Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County will provide free event recycle containers and liners for Porter County residents planning summer events. Porter County community groups, schools, non-profits, commercial businesses and residents…
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Chesterton Feed; Garden Center Donates Vegetable Plants to Indiana State Prison Agricultural Program
For over 15 years, Chuck Roth, owner of Chesterton Feed & Garden Center has donated a large variety of vegetable plants to the Indiana State Prison Agricultural Program in Michigan City. The offenders involved in…
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Leadership Northwest Indiana program launches in September 2021
The Leadership Institute at Purdue Northwest announces the September launch of the 2021-2022 Leadership Northwest Indiana (LNI) program, a professional development program that uses a hybrid model of both in-person training sessions and the convenience…
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