Announcements

La Porte, IN 3-18-2011 – In support of Diabetes Alert Day, Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital offers free glucose screenings on Tuesday, March 22 from 7 am to noon at Walmart, 333 Boyd Blvd., La Porte. According to the American Diabetes Association, the screening is highly recommended to identify risks for developing type 2

Griffith, IN 3-18-2011 –  United Way Worldwide (UWW) is now accepting contributions on their website for the Central Community Chest of Japan, a member of the United Way worldwide network. “We’ve all been shocked and moved by the images and stories coming out of Japan following last week’s earthquakes, tsunami, and now, nuclear crisis.  Around

ACM NEWCOMER WINNERS ERIC CHURCH & THE BAND PERRY PLUS RANDY HOUSER, LITTLE BIG TOWN, STEEL MAGNOLIA & MORE SCHEDULED TO JOIN SUGARLAND AT ACM FAN JAM NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD TO BE PRESENTED LIVE AT 46th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS – ACM FAN JAM AT MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER SUNDAY,

GARY, IN 3-17-2011 – The Gary SouthShore RailCats have agreed to terms with former Houston Astros farmhand Jack Frawley after discovering the righty at an Independent Leagues tryout camp in Arizona. Frawley, 25, joins the RailCats after spending his first two professional seasons in the Astros system where he advanced as a high as Single-A

Munster students take top honors; other high achievers hail from St. John, Dyer, Gary Gary, IN 3-16-2011 – A total of 115 student scientists from 22 Lake County schools demonstrated their science and engineering expertise to judges on Saturday at the 55th Calumet Regional Science Fair and Associated Art Exhibit at Indiana University Northwest. Munster

Chesterton IN 3-15-2011 – Step back in time to October 15, 1889, with a visit to a living history performance at the Westchester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Avenue, Chesterton.  “The Voices of the Brown Mansion, 1889” production will take place on May 1 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.  Each performance will be