Sunset Grille to remain closed for season
David Kessler, an expert on grief, described three ways people respond to a crisis. There are those who panic, unsure of what to do or how to cope; those moving along with guidance they’ve been given; and those who want others to calm down and get back to business as usual.
THREE OAKS, Mich. — Michigan City resident and pianist Aglaja Petrova will be among the featured performers Saturday during the Harbor Arts’ Music in the Park program at Dewey Cannon Park in Three Oaks, Michigan.
Bickler graduates from Bradley
MICHIGAN CITY — Barker students competed in a weeklong STEM Community Challenge as part of the 2020 National Engineers Week, from Feb. 17-21.
The corner at the intersection of I and 10th streets in La Porte is probably best known for the activities that reportedly occurred in the Andrew house.
MICHIGAN CITY — The Roosevelt organ series is getting a late start this year due to the ongoing pandemic, but organizers said the annual event will return this Wednesday.
Goshen College announces Dean’s List
Contractor offering kids’ hospital gowns
MICHIGAN CITY — Barker Middle School has announced its Principal’s Honor and Honor Roll students for the spring semester.
NEW CARLISLE — New Prairie HOSA-Future Health Professionals member students earned several victories at the International Leadership Competition after final results were released last week.
Fischer named new CFO of LP Hospital
Fiona Whalen graduates from Colorado College
Bret Badman graduates from UMN Crookston
Living through, or even observing these moral, economic and health crises continue to unfold is taking an emotional toll. We have three choices in response to a crisis. We can fight, take flight or freeze. We can move in with high energy and take control; we can move away, going about our bu…
MICHIGAN CITY — Coolspring Elementary School has announced its end-of-year Sixth Grade Awards.
MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City High School has announced its honor roll and principal’s honor students for grade period 4.
MICHIGAN CITY — The Office of Academic Affairs at Marquette Catholic High School has unveiled the 2020 Spring Honor Roll.
Joy Elementary School has announced its student award recipients for the 3rd semester 2019/2020.
Krueger Middle School has announced its honor roll and principal’s honor students for semester 2, grade period 4.
Ryan Smith named to Culver-Stockton dean’s list
Believe or not, the kids of yesteryear had plenty of pastimes to occupy their downtime – many had rules which were made up at the time, and the rules changed regularly, depending on the participants.
Richard Mitchell named to dean’s list
GARY — Jacob McDaniel, 28, was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Gary on Saturday morning at Holy Angels Cathedral in Gary.
David Rock, Ph.D., coined the acronym SCARF which stands for status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness and fairness. These are the five domains that influence us emotionally, much of the time as a threat. Leaders can mitigate the impact of SCARF threats by creating some SCARF rewards.
MICHIGAN CITY — In February, Horizon Bank completed its second annual “Making Your Dreams Come True” financial workshops for Early College students at Michigan City High School.
MICHIGAN CITY — Blue Chip Casino’s FanDuel online sportsbook was second in the state in revenues made with $9.7 million last month, a huge decline from the month prior.
MICHIGAN CITY — Brewer’s Cattle of Michigan City has been announced as a new member of the American Angus Association by Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
MICHIGAN CITY — First United Methodist Church of Michigan City awards scholarships annually to students entering an accredited college or trade school.
Just recently, one of the “regulars” at the Oasis Ballroom in Michigan City passed away – Martha Keserich Vance, known to most as Martha Nash. I thank Patty Nocek of the La Porte County Health Department for sharing Martha’s obituary. Martha sang regularly at the Oasis Ballroom in Michigan C…
MICHIGAN CITY — The Footlight Players has announced the nominations for the 12th annual Footlight Players Award, though due to the health restrictions, the annual awards banquet has been canceled.
People crave certainty. Knowing what is coming next frees our brain to perform.
MICHIGAN CITY — Sullair, a producer of compressed air solutions since 1965, has announced that Charlie Takeuchi has been named president and chief executive officer.
For a long time I have clipped and pasted in yearly binders the published copy of a photo provided by staff at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum. These are all available at the Museum for visitors to view in the Fern Eddy Schultz Research Library. These do not get a lot of usage …
MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City High School has released its list of honor roll and principal’s honor students for Grade Period 3.
WESTVILLE — At what has become an annual spring tradition, Purdue University Northwest (PNW) celebrated the fourth anniversary of its founding by honoring faculty, staff and students. The award winners were nominated and selected by their peers.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Farm Bureau will host three educator workshops this June for Agriculture in the Classroom volunteers and any interested teachers.
WESTVILLE — NIPSCO has created an endowment to establish a professorship in Engineering Simulation at Purdue University Northwest.
MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City High School’s Military Drill Team finished third out of 21 schools in their Regional Championship meet at Purdue University.
MICHIGAN CITY — Marquette Catholic High School senior Aidan McDonnell has been named an Indiana Academic Regional All-Star by the Indiana Association of School Principals.
Ask any middle schooler their feelings about school on a normal day in the middle of the school year, you might hear something like, “I don’t wanna go to school,” or “I’m tired of school; I wanna stay home.” Fast forward to the end of March 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic, and you are…
MICHIGAN CITY — It was a day of sword fighting, tea and all things Japanese culture.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and establishes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act both effective April 2, 2020, until Dec. 31, 2020. The bill basically amends the employers’ threshold from 50 or more employees to fewer than 500 emplo…
Science at PNW
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MICHIGAN CITY — Why is science so important even at a young age? It’s beneficial to brain growth and can enhance a child’s logic and capacity for reasoning. With that thought in mind, and while watching her son Charlie play a comparison game, Dr. Stephanie Ryan of Carmel decided to write a c…
MICHIGAN CITY — Monday Musicale is now accepting applications for its annual Student Awards Competition. Auditions will be held Sunday, April 19 at the Michigan City First Presbyterian Church, 121 W. 9th Street, beginning at 1 p.m. Areas of competition include keyboard (piano or organ), inst…
MICHIGAN CITY — International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) has announced Barb Stroup as their new local coordinator.
BNWZ Dignity 8017 won reserve grand champion bull at the 2020 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show’s Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Feb. 1 in Fort Worth, Texas. Austin Nowatzke, Michigan City, owns the September 2018 son of PVF Insight 0129. He first claimed senior calf champion. Ch…
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