Picnics, kites, and even fairies filled Sunset Hill Park Saturday for Porter County Parks and Recreation’s annual Beginnings of Spring festival. Children took part in a scavenger hunt, flew kites, had their faces painted, bounced in an inflatable...
Caroline Albers
Friday Night Brings Reading Alive
Unseasonably chilly weather couldn't dampen the cheerful mood Friday night at Parkview Elementary's 30th annual Friday Night Live. Held at Central Park Plaza, the event encouraged the students to read by engaging them in fun and imaginative...
LIFE Partners Ribbon Cutting
Friends, old and new, came together in Ideas in Motion Media’s Napoleon Street office on Thursday night for the LIFE Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Representatives from the Hobart, La Porte, Duneland, and Portage Chambers of Commerce attended the...
Smiles and Styles Fill the Room at Little Black Dress Party
Food, fashion and fun filled Chicago Street Theatre Wednesday evening for the third annual Little Black Dress Party. The party included an array of events culminating in a fashion show of clothing from local businesses Bargain Barn and Once Upon a...
Community, Business Members Honored at Opportunity Enterprises’ Annual Celebration of Achievement
Grey skies and drizzling rain could not darken the bright smiles that filled Aberdeen Manor on Tuesday morning. Members of the community came forth in their spring best for Opportunity Enterprises’ annual Celebration of Achievement Awards. OE staff...
Concert Goers Jam Central Park Plaza for VCFE Summer Jam 2013
Music lovers young and old flooded Central Park Plaza on Saturday evening to take in the bumping rock and roll tunes at Summer Jam Music and Food Festival 2013, headlined by Blue Oyster Cult. Spirits ran high as the beer flowed, and the enthusiastic...
Valpo School Board Renews Berta, Elects Officers
On the evening of July 11, the Valparaiso Community School Board reorganized and held a public hearing to renew the position of Superintendent Mike Berta. Each year, at the first School Board meeting, the board organizes itself, meaning that...
Summer Rhapsody Music Festival Continues to Impress
Picnic blankets and lawn chairs dotted the lush green lawn of Central Park Plaza on Wednesday evening as people of all ages came to listen to soaring melodies performed by the Valparaiso University Community Band for the Summer Rhapsody concert...
VHS Student to Learn Ins and Outs of Entrepreneurship at Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy
This summer, high-achiever Brandon Hamill will be embarking on a business adventure at Purdue University’s Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy. During the weeklong camp, students interested in the ins and outs of entrepreneurship work to create...
VHS Students Honored with Local Scholarships
Accomplished students and their proud parents filled the Valparaiso High School auditorium Wednesday evening for the annual Local Scholarship Awards Night. Several community organizations and individuals that wish to help make education a little more...