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La Porte County Family YMCA Hosts 12 Days of Christmas, 5 Days of Giving in 2015

La Porte County Family YMCA Hosts 12 Days of Christmas, 5 Days of Giving in 2015 Tis' the season of giving! Join us for our 12 Days of Christmas and 5 Days of Giving. Starting this Friday, December 11th through December 23rd, sign up for a membership or purchase a gift certificate, and you will be awarded an opportunity to pick a...

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Hundreds of La Porte County Kids will have a Brighter Holiday Thanks to the Deserving Children’s Shopping Tour

Hundreds of La Porte County Kids will have a Brighter Holiday Thanks to the Deserving Children’s Shopping Tour For 45 years, the La Porte Jaycees have brought local children in need on their Deserving Children’s Shopping Tour. This year they united with their sister group in Michigan City to reach double the children. The first of their two-day tour was...

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Santa Visits NorthShore Health Centers At 2nd Annual “Cookies With Santa”

Santa Visits NorthShore Health Centers At 2nd Annual “Cookies With Santa” On Tuesday, NorthShore Health Centers hosted their annual ‘Cookies with Santa’ event at their location in Lake Station. Children lined up for the chance to see Santa and let him know what is on their wish lists this year, while families had the...

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Wrapped Up In Whiting: Holiday Festivities Lasting All 2015 Season

Wrapped Up In Whiting: Holiday Festivities Lasting All 2015 Season Get Wrapped Up in Whiting all holiday season long, with a lineup of holiday events you and your family will not want to miss in the City of Whiting. Whether it is taking a drive through Whiting’s Lakefront Park Holiday Light Spectacular to see the...

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Write a Theme, Win a Prize: Tell Us What You Want for Christmas 2015

Write a Theme, Win a Prize: Tell Us What You Want for Christmas 2015 Is your heart set on getting that one special gift for Christmas? Ralphie Parker from the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” had his heart set on unwrapping a Red Ryder BB Gun on Christmas morning. Ralphie poured out his yearning to his teacher,...

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Porter Continues a Great Holiday Tradition for the Health Care System’s Family

Porter Continues a Great Holiday Tradition for the Health Care System’s Family Once again, Porter Health Care System got in the giving spirit just in time for the holidays. On one of the last warm days of the year, members of Porter’s staff volunteered to hand out turkeys to the rest of the hard-working employees, physicians,...

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Second Chance 4 Pets Network: Fall is Pumpkin Season

Second Chance 4 Pets Network: Fall is Pumpkin Season Hi, my name is Pumpkin, like the pie, and I am a beautiful 3 year old male orange tabby. I was abandoned by my owner and then passed around and ended up living in a basement all alone until some kind hearted person rescued me. I am a big "love bug"...

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Opportunity Enterprises Celebrates 2015 National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Opportunity Enterprises Celebrates 2015 National Disability Employment Awareness Month In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Governor Mike Pence has issued an executed proclamation encouraging Hoosier leaders and employers to "further advance the message that our family members, friends, and neighbors with...

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