South Haven News

The Porter County Salvation Army dished out 75 Thanksgiving dinners even before the first guests for the annual holiday feast were seated in the dining room.

Holiday shopping at Simply Amazing: Shop for gourmet products for the holidays at Simply Amazing Market at Opportunity Enterprises, 2801 Evans Ave.

The Salvation Army has more than 100 turkeys ready to pop into the oven for the crowd of several hundred guests who will drop by for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday.

Holiday crafts at the library: Children ages 4 and up are invited to the Holiday Crafts and Stories program from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

A swastika and "KKK" were spray-painted on a white 1998 Ford F-150 pickup, owned by a white man, parked in the 300 block of Greendale Drive, South Haven.

Karen Kinsey, the home school adviser at Saylor Elementary School in South Haven, thinks it's a good thing when kids get to mix it up.

Last week Herbert and Edna Harth received an automated phone message that instructed them to vote yes on the regional transportation referendum at the Porter County administration building in Valparaiso.

Singing Sands preschool in the dunes: The popular Singing Sands preschool program is offered at 11 a.m. Fridays during November at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center.

Veterans Day observance: A Veterans Day program will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Service Memorial in Foundation Meadows Park, 3201 N. Campbell St.

Learn to knit at the library: A beginners' knitting class is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Wheatfield Branch of the Jasper County Public Library, 350 S. Bierma St.

Although police arrived at the scene of a home burglary less than a minute after Martin Security called about an alarm, the culprit was gone.

Salvation Army accepting applications: The Salvation Army of Porter County is accepting Christmas Applications from people in need through Nov.

I'd like to thank the person who brought my stolen purse back to my house in Chesterton.

While stealing a pickup with an attached snowplow from Premiere Auto, the thief rammed the truck through the auto dealership's gate.

I f you're a friend, relative, pet or even a casual acquaintance of author Meg DeMakas, don't be surprised if you wind up as a character in one of her children's stories.

The Porter County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has asked a judge to revoke the bond of a South Haven area man charged with operating while intoxicated-causing death after he was stopped last month for disregarding a stop sign.

Know your numbers: Leah Saltanovitz, R.N. with Porter's Community Wellness conducts free blood-pressure and blood-sugar screenings at 11 a.m. Thursday at the South Haven Public Library, 403 W. County Road 700N, Valparaiso.

The Porter County Museum in the Old Jail is benefiting from a new enterprise started by a pair of long-time lovers of the supernatural.

Nearly everything that wasn't nailed down -- and a few things that were -- were reported stolen from outside a recently vacated home east of Kouts.

The Salvation Army of Porter County will head to the County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso to ring in the season of giving this year.