Born Learning Trail opens at Bellaboo’s on June 28

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Lake County, IN 6-23-2011 - Lake County Parks and United Way Success By 6 have teamed up to add a Born Learning Trail at Bellaboo’s Play and Discovery Center.  The trail will open at Bellaboo’s on Tuesday, June 28 following a ribbon is cutting at 1 p.m. and will be a permanent addition to the … [Read more...]

South Shore Championship Bring Golf Pros to the Square

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Crown Point, IN 6-23-2011 - The South Shore Championship, held at White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point will take place June 30th through July 2nd, with kick-off events on June 28th and 29th. Volunteers and Pro-Am teams are still needed for the event. Junior Pro-Am events take place on June … [Read more...]

Leon’s Triathlon and South Shore Featured Nationwide

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Hammond, IN 6-23-2011 – Leon’s Triathlon, held on June 5th in Hammond, IN, will be featured on Comcast SportsNet in Chicago, Philadelphia, New England, Mid-Atlantic (Washington, Baltimore and Delaware) and the California Bay Area. More than 500 athletes competed in Leon’s, and included … [Read more...]

IU School of Medicine – Northwest announces 2011 International Human Cadaver Prosection Program participants

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More than 50 participants from around the world to gather at med school for a three-day, hands-on anatomy workshop The International Human Cadaver Prosection Program (IHCPP), a unique medical program held at the Indiana University School of Medicine – Northwest (IUSM-NW) located on the … [Read more...]

Deep River Waterpark is again partnering with the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana

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Merrillville, IN. 6-20-2011 - Deep River Waterpark has once again teamed up with the Food Bank of NW Indiana to assist in their efforts to keep the Food Bank stocked...while at the same time saving our customers money.  Bring in 2 cans of non perishable, non expired food per person on Mondays … [Read more...]

Dominion Earns Highest National Award for Community Impact from United Way

(Left to Right)  Lou Martinez, President/CPO of Lake Area United Way, accepts a check in the amount of $52,671 from Barry Seaton, State Line Energy’s Station Director; Tom Litwicki, Chief Steward, USW 12502; Heather Acevedo, Administrative Clerk, USW 12502; David Weaver, Union President, USW 12502; and Judy Terek, Senior Campaign Manager & AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison, Lake Area United Way

Griffith, IN. – On May 6, 2011, United Way Worldwide honored Dominion with its prestigious Summit Award for impacting and strengthening local communities around the US.A.  Locally, Dominion owns and operates State Line Energy in Hammond. “United Way applauds Dominion for its company-wide … [Read more...]

IU Northwest Freshman Orientation Scheduled for June 17

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Gary, IN. - 6-13-2011 - Indiana University Northwest will host its first of four orientation sessions this summer for incoming freshmen or those new to IU Northwest on Friday, June 17. Additional summer dates include, Tuesday, July 12; Wednesday, July 27; and Tuesday, August 16. Students new … [Read more...]

Deep River Waterpark participates in World’s Largest Swim Lesson 2011

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Merrillville, IN. 6-9-2011 - On Tuesday, June 14 Deep River Waterpark will participate in the second World's Largest Swimming Lesson™. Waterparks, pools and other aquatic facilities around the globe will host local WLSL lessons simultaneously at 10 a.m. CT in an attempt to break the Guinness World … [Read more...]

IU Northwest to host annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo on June 18

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Safe riding tips, bike inspections, and ID tags for children of all ages GARY, IN. 6-8-2011 - Indiana University Northwest will host the Bicycle Safety Rodeo from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 18. The annual event, now in its 11th year, will take place on the IU Northwest campus in the … [Read more...]

IU Northwest professors awarded grant for innovative collaborative research

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Researchers hope to engage citizens in air quality research and policy Gary, IN. 5-31-2011 - What if you could collect air contaminants from your own backyard and relay the data directly to experts who would use it to influence environmental law, to understand how weather affects pollution … [Read more...]