Welcome to our new series “Made in La Porte.” Each month we will be highlighting a manufacturer in the county that has a positive impact on our community. This idea would not have been possible without the wonderful engagement and ideas contributed by La …
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This week’s La Porte County Life in the Spotlight, Bob Kerns, is definitely someone who knows how to go out with a bang. Kerns in the Director of Operations at Melrose Pyrotechnics, a fireworks display company based out of Kingsbury that designs and shoots …
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Vale Park Animal Hospital hosted their first ever Dog Days of Summer event on a muggy, but sunny, Sunday afternoon. The event was put together as a day of fun for Vale Park’s staff, customers, and their four legged patients. The idea first came up when Dr …
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Members of the La Porte Chamber of Commerce and their guests gathered at the Beechwood Golf Course on Thursday afternoon for lunch, networking and day of golf at the 2014 La Porte Chamber Golf Outing. On a beautiful partly cloudy day, Chamber members chatted …
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If the overall success of a teacher is marked by the impact made on her students, Brenda Cooper will easily be remember as one of the greatest to ever grace the halls of La Porte High School. The beloved English teacher at LPHS is full of spunk, positivity …
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“I am super happy to announce that for the 2nd year we are sold out, again!” gushed Tina St. Aubin, Director of Valparaiso Events about the Valpo Wine Festival. With only the previous year’s festival under its belt, Valparaiso seems to have already …
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Soul Steppers Show Up & Show Out Drill Team and Drumline Competition pounded into Michigan City High School on Saturday night. The 7th annual competition invites drill teams from around the Midwest to compete for trophies and cash prizes. The Michigan …
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There are those people in the movies, the archivists & the historians, they appear to be these troughs of knowledge. Sitting in a room full of books, hunched over documents discovering more of the mysteries, histories and secrets that would otherwise be …
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Art lovers gathered together to be wowed by the work of multiple artists and entertainers at the sold out 2014 Lubeznik Center ArtBash. The ArtBash is an annual event, usually held off campus in the past. However, this year the event was happily held at home …
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The WORTHY Women Recovery program took their first steps toward expanding their reach in the community with No Secrets, No Shame! at the Clarion Inn in Michigan City on Saturday morning. According to founder Sonshine Troche, WORTHY Women’s first-ever big …
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