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🍽️Tasty Tuesday
Highland Area Events for…
September 15
Livestream Author Talk with Priva Parker 3pm (Lake County Public Library Online Event)
School Board Meeting at 6-7pm (STOH Administration Building)
Silent Book Club September Meet-up 6pm (Sip Coffee House 2)
Moms Nation Preview Day at 6:0pm (Faith Church)
Highland High School Girls Varsity Golf at 4:30pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
Highland High School Boys Varsity Tennis at 4:45pm (Lowell High School 2051 E Commercial Ave)
Highland High School Girls JV Soccer at 5pm (Lowell High School 2051 E Commercial Ave)
Highland High School Girls JV Volleyball at 5pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
Highland High School Girls V Volleyball at 6pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
Highland High School Girls V Soccer at 7pm (Lowell High School 2051 E Commercial Ave)
September 16
Power Paws for Kids at 6pm (Highland Library 2841 Jewett St)
Paint & Drink: Pumpkin Patch Geese at 7-9pm (Fuzzyline Brewing Co., 2712 Condit Street)
Highland Community Crime Watch meeting 6:30pm (Police Station at 3315 Ridge Rd)
Kahler Middle School Cross Country 6, 7, & 8 at 5pm (Kahler Middle School)
Highland High School Girls V Golf at 4pm (Lost Marsh GC - Hammond)
Highland High School Boys V Tennis at 4:0pm (Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS 3304 Parkside Ave Lake Station)
Highland High School Boys JV Soccer at 5pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
Highland High School Boys V Soccer at 7pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
September 17
Storytime for Ages 4-6 at 10:30am - 11:15am (Highland Library 2841 Jewett St)
Teen Gaming Afternoon at 3:0pm - 4:30 pm (Highland Library Meeting Rm A 2841 Jewett St)
September Library Card sign-up Celebration (Ages 6-11) at 4pm (Highland Library 2841 Jewett St)
NAMI Connection Peer Support Group at 6-7pm (Green Witch Cafe 2845 Highway Ave)
Canvas-Autumn at the Lake Art Class 6:30pm -8:30pm (Lincoln Center)
Fall in Love with Your Local Business Expo & Luncheon 9am - 1:30pm (The Center of Visual and Performing Arts)
Highland High School Boys V Tennis at 5pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
Highland High School Girls JV Soccer at 5pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
Highland High School Girls V Volleyball at 6:30pm (Illiana Christian High School)
Highland High School Girls V Soccer at 7pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
September 18
Day of Caring Volunteers Needed 10:30am - 12:30pm (Fair Haven Center 2645 Ridge Rd Highland)
Highland High School Varsity Football Homecoming vs Lowell at 7pm (Highland High School 9135 Erie St)
September 19
Paws in the Park 9am - 3 pm (Community Park 8601 Calumet Ave Munster)
Bird Migration Celebration 10am -12 pm at Highland Heron Rookery at the corner of Liable at Laporte.
Mrs. Roper’s Romp Thrift Crawl 11am - 2pm America’s Antique Mall 8311 Indianapolis Blvd)
80’s Party with My 80’s Band 8:0pm at R-Bar 9521 Indianapolis Blvd, Highland
Highland High School Boys V Cross Country at 8am (New Prairie High School)
Highland High School Girls V Cross Country at 8am (New Prairie High School)
Highland High School JV Football at 10am (Lowell High School 2051 E Commercial Ave)
Highland High School Girls V Soccer at 10am (Morgan Township Middle/High School 299 S SR 49
VALPARAISO)Highland High School Boys JV Soccer at 10am (Boone Grove High School 260 S 500 W Valparaiso)
Highland High School Boys V Soccer at 12pm (Boone Grove High School 260 S 500 W Valparaiso)
Willowcreek Middle School Cross Country 6, 7, & 8 at 9am (Woodland Park)
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Tasty Tuesday
Weekly Specials at Growlers
Growlers on Highway makes it easy to save while dining local with $2.50 tacos on Tuesdays, any burger with a side for $8 on Wednesdays, and a fried lake perch basket with coleslaw and a side for $16 on Fridays.
Stop in at 2816 Highway Avenue in Highland and make one of these weekly specials your excuse to skip cooking.
Dr. Larry A. Brechner at the broadcasting console for Lakeshore Public Radio. In addition to his legendary theater career, Brechner was a dedicated radio host and served as board chair for Lakeshore Public Media. (Photo courtesy of the Brechner family)
Remembering LAB
The man who brought theater to life for hundreds of Highland students
Lifelong Northwest Indiana resident and 1973 Highland High School graduate Dr. Larry A. Brechner, who passed away on September 3, 2026, began his legendary theater career right here at his alma mater.
Starting out as Highland's lighting director, he unexpectedly stepped into the role of director a pivot that sparked a 40-year legacy of bringing 230 productions to life. A
fiercely dedicated advocate for the arts who proudly earned his Doctorate of Fine Arts in 2007, his profound impact on local students culminated in a 2012 induction into the Indiana Thespian Hall of Fame.
Fetch Some Fun: Humane Indiana’s Paws in the Park Returns This Weekend!
Humane Indiana is hosting its 33rd annual Paws in the Park festival this Saturday, September 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Community Park in Munster to raise vital funds for their regional animal rescue efforts.
While they serve all of Northwest Indiana, the nonprofit maintains a strong footprint right here in town by operating the PAWS Resale & Consignment shop located at 8149 Kennedy Avenue in Highland, which helps fund crucial community resources like their free pet food pantry.
Highland residents are encouraged to bring their leashed, well-behaved dogs out to the park to enjoy the 1-mile. Go here for more information about the Paws in the Park event.
Talk soon,
Shannah Holt
Founder & Publisher, Highland Local Scoop