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Mark and Kate Leto of Munster will become first-time grandparents in April and attended the recent class to find out what up-to-date childcare involves.

Grandparents learn the ropes of caring for infants

May 13, 2019 at 7:02 a.m.

First-time grandparents need to do more than purchase an adequate amount of diapers when babysitting the newborn, according to Community Hospital nurse educators. Things are different in many ways since...

Chicago genealogist Tony Burroughs discussed family research tips with the audience.

Library spotlights African American family trees

May 13, 2019 at 7:01 a.m.

More people are researching their family roots, partially inspired by geneaology shows on television, family tree web sites and access to DNA tests. The Hammond Public Library recently did their...

Voyaguer reenactor Terry Haas talks with the crowd about the procedure to make maple syrup during the recent tree-tapping event at Deep River County Park. The kettles located behind Haas must boil the sap for many hours before it becomes the thickness of the final product.

Deep River helps tell the history of Maple Sugar time

May 13, 2019 at 7:01 a.m.

It’s tree-tapping time again in Northwest Indiana. And Deep River County Park recently did its duty to inform the public about this centuries-old procedure to make maple syrup. “You’re going...

Methodist Hospital technician Samera Mohammed (right) takes Veniskia Payne's blood pressure.

Healthy Night Out puts the focus on women’s heart health

May 13, 2019 at 6:59 a.m.

Girlfriend outings can cover the gamut from wine tastings to Tupperware parties and candle demonstrations, with much in between. A unique example was the recent Healthy Night Out with the...

Food Bank of NWI Volunteer Coordinator Jaymie Welborn (middle) sets out nutritious food items and information about her employer's services.

Crown Point Volunteer Fair helps link groups with people wanting to lend a hand

May 13, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.

Volunteers come in all shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds. And finding the right fit with an organization, business or group can add up to a life-changing experience, according to many...

Longtime East Chicago resident Orlando Johnson delivered a unique performance, as he set his poetry to the tone of his family history on Vernon Street, as well as the layout of the City of East Chicago.

E.C. Library spotlights impact of Great Migration on the city

May 13, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

The usual quiet atmosphere at the East Chicago Public Library recently went by the wayside when more than 200 people arrived for “The Great Black Migration into East Chicago, Indiana”...

Purdue University Northwest Financial Aid assistant director Tanika House (right) and Mary Haynie, Outreach counselor for Educational Talent Search, greeted visitors to the College Goal Sunday event.

Purdue University Northwest program eases the process for new college students

May 13, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

Organizing finances and paperwork in preparation for a student to attend college can prove very stressful. Luckily, local parents and their soon-to-be college students were helped with this task when...

The cast of Crown Point High School's "The Drowsy Chaperone" rehearses ahead of the show's March 8 opening.

CPHS’ ‘Chaperone’ provides fun, musical trip to the 1920s

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

Crown Point High school theater director Kit Degenhart has chosen a unique story, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” as this year’s Spring play. “The Drowsy Chaperone is an homage to the classic...

Rebecca Farris of Portage (left) and Scott Kawecki of Hammond won top honors for their homemade chocolate pies. Farris entered the baked pie division and Kawecki put his hat in the ring for the non-baked pie division.

Chocolate piemakers vie for top prize in Hammond

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

A pie is a pie is a pie, except when it’s entered into the annual contest at Paul Henry’s Art Gallery in downtown Hammond. The tenth annual Chocolate Pie Contest...

The Xinjiang Dance was performed by Dilifella.

Year of the Pig is here

May 13, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

The Year of the Pig is here, and the Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Chinese Student Association recently threw a party to celebrate for hundreds of people. The 2019 PNW Spring...

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