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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Google gift brings fiber optic training to Ivy Tech Valparaiso

Plus, a food distribution at St. Thomas Church today and a storm recovery event Thursday in Merrillville.

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Google's $3 million gift will bring fiber optic training to Ivy Tech Valparaiso

$3 millionGoogle gift to the Ivy Tech Foundation

It pays for fiber optic and network installer training at three Ivy Tech campuses, Valparaiso among them.

Sources: GreatNews.Life, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

If you've thought about a career in broadband, Ivy Tech Valparaiso is launching fiber optic and network installer training. The money comes from a $3 million Google gift to the , announced Thursday. The same programs are coming to the Bloomington and Fort Wayne campuses.

Valparaiso participants will get hands-on training for fiber optic installation, network infrastructure and related jobs. Chancellor Aco Sikoski said the campus will connect people to “no-cost training that prepares them for high-demand jobs.”

  • Cost: no-cost training for participants
  • Campuses: Bloomington, Fort Wayne and Valparaiso
  • Next step: fill out an interest form for updates

Three Ivy Tech campuses will launch the same training

CampusNew training
BloomingtonFiber optic and network installer
Fort WayneFiber optic and network installer
ValparaisoFiber optic and network installer

Sources: GreatNews.Life, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Want in? Complete the interest form to get updates as details become available. Ivy Tech Valparaiso also will work with local employers and community partners to connect students with job pathways.

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News Notes

Food today

The Society of St. Vincent De Paul and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary are sponsoring a food distribution today at St. Thomas Church. It starts at 10 a.m. and runs until supplies are gone, so bring your ID as proof of Indiana residency. WKVI Information Center

Food, recovery and veterans events fill the next two weeks

  1. Nov. 3Food distribution starts at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Church.
  2. Nov. 5Black Chamber recovery event begins at noon in Merrillville.
  3. Nov. 9RSVP deadline for the Veterans Supper.
  4. Nov. 14VFW Post 2511 will host a free Veterans Supper at 1:30 p.m.

Sources: WKVI Information Center, The Chicago Crusader, WIMS AM 1420

Storm recovery

The Black Chamber of Commerce of Northwest Indiana will host a free recovery event Thursday, Nov. 5, at noon at Hidden Lake Park Pavilion, 6355 Broadway in Merrillville. It's for residents and small business owners affected by severe weather, and organizers are encouraging those hit by the June tornado to attend. The Chicago Crusader

Gary budget

The Gary Common Council unanimously approved a $111M budget for city operations and a $5.3M budget for the airport Monday. That beat the state deadline. The Times of Northwest Indiana

Veterans supper

in Porter will host a free Veterans Supper at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1290 Wagner Road. It's open to all veterans and their guests, and the RSVP deadline is Monday, Nov. 9. WIMS AM 1420

Park grants

The announced $4 million in grants for parks, recreational facilities and public gathering spaces. They'll go to Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Griffith, Highland, Lowell and New Chicago. The Chicago Crusader

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The Vienna Boys Choir is coming to Valparaiso. The choir, which is marking more than 525 years of musical tradition, will perform a holiday program at Valparaiso High School Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 29. That's a centuries-old sound arriving just in time for the season. Cue the carols.

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Google gift brings fiber optic training to Ivy Tech Valparaiso

Plus, a food distribution at St. Thomas Church today and a storm recovery event Thursday in Merrillville.

The TLDR

  1. Google's $3 million gift brings fiber optic training to Ivy Tech Valparaiso
  2. Food distribution at St. Thomas Church starts at 10 a.m. today
  3. Black Chamber hosts a free storm recovery event Thursday in Merrillville
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