When I was still in high school, Brandon Vickrey and I had a neat idea to focus one article a week on a person who is making a difference in the community. With that, the Portage Life That Matters series was born. After a few weeks, and successful...
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Kellenburger Runs For Autism Research
For the past four years, running has taken a new meaning for Diane Kellenburger. A runner of 14 years, Kellenburger decided to put a meaning behind her running, choosing Autism as her cause. In just four years of running for autism, Kellenburger has...
A Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Dave Coyle
This week's Valpo Life in the Spotlight is Dave Coyle, Valparaiso High School teacher who was recently named the Head Football Coach, replacing Mark Hoffman. Coyle has been with VHS since 1990 following his studies at Ball State University. Coyle is...
Lakeshore Gymnastics Hosts Olympia Gymnastics Camp
Three big names in Gymnastics came to The Courts in Chesterton this week to instruct classes and training sessions will gymnasts from all over the Midwest at Lakeshore Gymnastics and Dance. Olympic medalists Svetlana Boginskaia, Dominique Moceanu,...
City Prepares For 100 Degree Day
Temperatures are expected to reach into the triple digits tomorrow for the first time this year. In advance of the hot weather, the City of Valparaiso has implemented it's emergency cooling center protocol. Cooling centers will be housed at...
Lakeshore PAWS Holds 2nd Annual Run for Paws
Lakeshore PAWS held their 2nd Annual Run for Paws event at Sunset Hill Park in Valparaiso Sunday night. The event had an amazing turnout with pet owners flocking from all over the region to see the puppies, dogs, kittens and cats that are up for...
Top Ten New, Interesting and Cool Things at Porter Regional Hospital
The new Porter Regional Hospital will be opening on August 25, 2012 at 6:00 a.m. and ValpoLife.com was granted an exclusive tour of the hospital. Here are what we think are the top ten coolest, new and interesting things in the brand new Porter...
VHS Varsity Baseball Entering Rebuilding Season
The Valparaiso Vikings varsity baseball team may not be the strongest in the Duneland Athletic Conference this season, but Coach David Coyle is looking forward to seasons to come from a team that has entered into a rebuilding season. “Obviously we...
VHS Boys Track Finishes First at DAC Meet
The Valparaiso High School men’s and women’s track teams competed at Portage High School Tuesday night for the Duneland Athletic Conference meet. The men finished first overall and the women second. Here are the results from the night for the...
Ben Franklin Holds 6th Annual Blues Project
It was a fun filled night as Ben Franklin Middle School held its 6th annual Blues Project at the Valparaiso High School auditorium Saturday night. Each year, students at Ben Franklin celebrate and learn about black history month through a great...