Category Archives: Animal Corner

"Raise the Woof" Open House Event in Crown Point
The nonprofit group New Leash on Life in Crown Point announces a "Raise the Woof" event for a new no-kill animal shelter in Crown Point. The event is scheduled for Saturday December 7, 2024, 12noon to...
Laura Waluszko Nov 26, 2024

Fundraiser in for K9 Rescue Mission in Schererville
In Lake County, an adoption, fundraiser, and food drive will be held to help rescue animals in northwest Indiana. K9 Rescue Mission in Schererville announces they will be holding an adoption, fundrais...
Laura Waluszko Nov 26, 2024

Humane Indiana Wildlife's 2024 Festival of Owls
In Valparaiso, Humane Indiana Wildlife's Festival of Owls is happening Saturday November 16, 2024, at the Porter County Expo Center at State Road 49 and Division Road. The 9th annual event will be fro...
Laura Waluszko Nov 15, 2024

Shirley Heinze Land Trust Announces 2024 'Bringing Nature Home' Recipients
In northern Indiana, Shirley Heinze Land Trust announced 19 recipients across Lake, Porter, La Porte, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties in its Bringing Nature Home program for 2024. Each year the nonp...
Laura Waluszko Nov 13, 2024

Beverly Shores Earns Recertification as Bird Town Indiana Community
In Porter County, a Lake Michigan shoreside community has been recognized again for its efforts to look out for area birds. Indiana Audubon say it has recertified Beverly Shores as a Bird Town Indiana...
Laura Waluszko Oct 08, 2024

Paw Palooza Pet Festival and Adoption Event
In Merrillville, Second Chance 4 Pets Network announces their Pet Palooza Pet Festival and Adoption Event is happening Sunday October 6, 2024, 11 am to 4 pm at The Region Cat Cafe on West 80th Place i...
Laura Waluszko Sep 12, 2024

Shirley Heinze Land Trust Spring Benefit Fundraiser, 'Branching into New Waters'
Shirley Heinze Land Trust announces its 2024 Spring Benefit Fundraiser, 'Branching into New Waters'. "Did you know that if you took just the named waterways in the northern six counties of Nort...
Laura Waluszko Mar 14, 2024

Protecting Pollinators in Late Winter and Early Spring
With more and more sunlight and warmer temperatures Region residents may get the urge to start cleaning up yards and gardens, but experts urge everyone to please wait. Save the Dunes says it is extrem...
Laura Waluszko Feb 23, 2024

Griffith Animal Shelter 2024 Fundraising Calendar
In Lake County, Region residents can pick up the 2024 Griffith Animal Shelter Fundraising calendar at multiple locations including the Griffith Police Department and Griffith Town Hall on North Broad ...
Laura Waluszko Jan 03, 2024

Animal Shelter in Pennsylvania Adopts Out All Animals
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, officials at Adams County SPCA say their shelter is empty for the first time in nearly 50 years. Managers posted on Facebook late last week that the staff has worked very ...
Laura Waluszko Dec 27, 2023