Barbara Jo Adkins

Over 2,000 people participated in the 8th Annual Valparaiso Turkey Trot 5k run/walk and 10k run on Nov. 24, 2011 Thanksgiving morning. For the second year in a row, the event was hosted by the Porter-Starke Services Foundation with the proceeds from...

The Duneland Exchange Club held its Annual Wine Tasting fundraiser on November 20, 2011 at the Duneland Falls Banquet Center. There were delicious wines, craftsman beer, and hors d’oeuvres for attendees. The laid back collection of cover music,...

The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center’s 20th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards were handed out on November 17, 2011 to small business owners of Northwest Indiana for excellence in their businesses’ achievements. Ideas in...

“Elvis is in the Building!” A Night in Old Las Vegas was held at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City on November 11, 2011, where Elvis was the main attraction. The Rat Pack’s charming Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin were also in attendance,...

“Elvis is in the Building!” A Night in Old Las Vegas was held at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City on November 11, 2011, where Elvis was the main attraction. The Rat Pack’s charming Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin were also in attendance,...

The CEO of Porter Health System, Jonathan S. Nalli, began the evening by thanking everyone for coming to the ribbon cutting for the new Porter Health System facility in Valparaiso. The Cumberland Physician Group is located in Cumberland Crossing just...

St. Mary Medical Center, of Community Health System, will be opening a new Valparaiso Health Center in 2012. The unveiling ceremony for the new health center was held at Strongbows on November 9, 2011. The new health center will be a 55,000...

Valparaiso High School held its 55th Annual Ham Dinner, November 9, 2011, in support of the Valparaiso High School Band. Several band members came out to lend support either taking tickets, serving or cleaning up the tables. Before their 5pm shift of...

County Line Orchard held its first annual Farm to Table Dinner on November 5, 2011. The event featured several different types of food grown across Northwest Indiana to benefit the Orchard’s GrowNWI initiative. Attendees dined on locally grown food...

By Joseph Kesselring Directed by Bob Cooley with special permission by Dramatist Play Service Synopsis: Mortimer, a drama critic, has just proposed to Elaine when he discovers the insanity that runs in his family. His sweet maiden aunts poison lonely...