Barbara Jo Adkins

Roger Luekens, Chair Foundation Board of the Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso opened up the 2013 Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso Volunteer of the Year Award Ceremony sharing a letter from Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas telling all the volunteers, “People like...

The Valparaiso High School Track Team honored its seniors with a ceremony on the football field during Valpo Relays May 3, 2013. Due to rain, the meet was cancelled but I met up with the seniors for a group photo. They were a bit wet but still had...

The Chesterton Duneland Chamber of Commerce hosted Porter Regional Hospital at its annual Fast Track Luncheon with La Porte Savings Bank sponsoring the event. Heather Ennis, the Executive Director of the Chamber, welcomed a full house at the...

The Porter County Career and Technical Center Vocational Emergency Rescue Technology Academy (ERTA) class headed out to the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, IN for intensive training. The Vocational ERTA class is held at...

Porter Regional Hospital held a Flag Raising Ceremony with the cooperation of the Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO) recognizing all the donors and recipients and those waiting for an organ donation to bring awareness to this issue....

The 2013 Ringing in the Spring race was an event of milestones. This year, the race was ran by Kathy Labus and her son Andrew. Andrew is nine years old and suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Andrew is one of twins; he and his brother William were born four...

Porter Regional Hospital held its annual Spring Jubilee as a thank you for all the hard work done by its associates, said Chief Financial Officer Cheryl Harmon. Harmon said, “This is a nice event that is an opportunity for our associates to relax...

Lydia, a second grade student from Kouts Elementary School, is a Valpo Life in the Spotlight because she wanted to reach out and help others in need by sharing her eighth birthday with Housing Opportunities. “For her eighth birthday celebration,...

One of the great things about living in Valparaiso is the convenience of living near the great city of Chicago. Whether you drive, take the train or the bus, Chicago is practically in our backyard with worlds of things to offer, such as its many...

The Valpo Life in the Spotlight this week is rather unique because it doesn’t belong to just one person it belongs to five young men on the Valparaiso High School Cross Country Team. Peyton Reed, Xavier Reed, Connor Ritzi, Andrew Jankowski and...