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User Upload Caption: Payton Hackett, 6, of Crown Point, reads to Missy, a two-year-old German shepherd owned by Pat Terek of Cedar Lake..

Library goes to the dogs for reading program

May 23, 2019 at 7:34 a.m.

As reading partners go, Buddy, Missy and Scooter have all the ideal qualities. They "listen, don't interrupt, and no one critiques the children," said Pat Terek, of Cedar Lake. And...

Hanover High School soccer team mates Josh Harrison, Micheal Russell, and Nick Harrison introduced footgolf to the crowd at the recent kickoff event at Cedar Creek Gold Center.

Footgolf now par for Cedar Lake course

June 11, 2018 at 10:59 p.m.

Bend it like ... Rory McIlroy? Or perhaps putt it like Pele. Either way, the international heroes of the links and soccer pitch were absent at a recent event at...

Laura Feges of Hammond contemplates which varieties of native plants to buy for her home garden.

Native plant lovers go wild at Gibson Woods sale

June 10, 2018 at 3:12 p.m.

The Wild Ones were on the loose recently at Gibson Woods Nature Center. But they aren't birds, animals or other critters. They are a group of nature-lovers who want to...

Hobart Middle School student Brooke Mace poses with her art teacher Jill Sayers and the sculpture she submitted to the 42nd Annual Tri-County Junior/Senior High School Art Exhibition at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

Area students pack Munster facility with art

May 23, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

The recent 42nd annual Tri-County Junior/Senior High School Art Exhibit packed the gallery at Munster's Center for Visual and Performing Arts to capacity as 800 works of art submitted from...

Vanessa Crocker of Gary tries her hand at lifting a during the Functional Fitness testing recently at Purdue University Northwesst's Calumet campus as PNW student Lauren Dermody assists. Dermody is majoring in fitness management.

PNW event offers seniors a chance to compare fitness

May 23, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

Jerry Moynihan, 72, considers himself in good health, since he has exercised his entire life. But the Whiting resident wanted to know how he stacked up health-wise in comparison to...

Union Benefica Mexicana princess Catelyn Rios, 7, performed at the celebration last week at the Hammond Civic Center.

Hammond event brings Mexican culture to forefront

May 23, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

The Hammond Civic Center recently was transformed into a mucho colorful, upbeat gala as hundreds of people came out for the 12th Annual Cinco De Mayo Celebration. The Ruiz family...

Bobbie and Al Emond, seated, receive anniversary well wishes from table-mates Maria Herrera of Chicago, (standing, left) Josie Tronzozo of Chicago, Terrie Ruiz of Hammod, Mary LeVan of Hammond, and Minnie Rincon of Highland during the Mother's Day Dinner Dance at Wicker Park.

For these seniors, Mother’s Day is an excuse to dance

May 23, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

Bobbie and Al Emond of Hammond met at a dance in the early 1950s. On Monday, 63 years to the day after they were married, they were still dancing. Though...

Lewis the Chihuahua checks out the Pet Vendor Fair from a comfy spot in his owner's purse.

Four-legged fare highlights vendor fair

May 23, 2019 at 7:32 a.m.

Pam Linder lives in the Hessville section of Hammond and takes her dog Rocky for long walks around the neighborhood every weekend. One recent Saturday morning found the pair near...

Nathan Woods of the PNW Admissions Office, sets up a welcome table at the recent open house at Purdue University Northwest's Hammond campus.

PNW open house event a display of available knowledge

May 23, 2019 at 7:32 a.m.

Jack Brink of Whiting isn't quite ready to retire yet, but he's beginning to make plans for the near future. That planning brought him to the recent Open House for...

Mike Parks of the Crown Point Fire Department demonstrates car seat safety to a family at the recent Safe Kids Day event.

Fun and games drive safety message home

May 23, 2019 at 7:32 a.m.

The Cansfield family of Crown Point had a compelling reason to attend the recent Safe Kids Day program at the Southlake YMCA in Crown Point. "My parents had a house...

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