Compiled by Mary Hedge, La Porte County Public Library
1921
There are plans for the erection in Indianapolis of a children’s hospital as a memorial to the late James Whitcomb Riley, the “Hoosier poet.”
1971
La Porte attorney K.D. Osborn is the only living active charter member of the 50-year-old La Porte Kiwanis Club. Harry Henoch is a living charter member, but not an active member now.
1996
A funny thing happened in the fast-food 1990s: American breakfasts went gung-ho gourmet.
2011
La Porte senior gymnasts Corynn Myres, Callie Nowak and Teressa Sirugo are honored in ceremonies.
