Dena Whaling, born and raised in Valparaiso, has spent a large majority of her life giving back to the community in one way or another. Alongside her Valparaiso High School sweetheart, Matt, she has become a pillar of light and hope for friends and...
Colleen McQuillan, a resident of Highland, has religiously received mammograms since she turned 40. When she couldn’t secure an appointment at her doctor’s office in Illinois in 2020 for a mammogram, she made an appointment in Indiana instead....
AJ Portable Buildings has been servicing the Midwest’s custom-design building needs since 1983, offering storage sheds, garages and more. With custom craftsmanship and generous warranties, AJ’s invites customers from the Region, eastern Illinois,...
Rick Clements is what some may call a jack-of-all-trades. Student. Professor. Dad. Author. Speaker. Clements grew up in Indianapolis, graduating from Perry Meridian High School before attending Indiana University, where he received a...
The son of a United States Navy man, Joe Scida grew up all over the country in varying cities and states based on his dad, John’s, station. With most of his upbringing in Hawaii, Scida graduated from high school in upstate New York. In September of...
When two women with a love for baking happened to discuss their passion during a work shift at Starbucks, the pop-up bakery The Baking Beans was born. Loren Huff and Breanna Webb opened their local baking business just two months after that...
Bartholomew Funeral Home works to serve and support families through the entire grief process. The process of planning and hosting a loved one’s funeral or memorial service can be daunting and confusing, and there are some aspects that an...
The Region is known for hosting folks for what they think will be a season of their life, but they wind up staying a lifetime. The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Valparaiso University, the steel mill industry, and large public education systems...
Family ties run strong for some Region families, with parents and grandparents laying down roots many decades ago. This holds true for Arman Sarkisian, longtime resident and associate at his family’s law firm, Sarkisian Sarkisian & Associates...
The traditional path of pursuing a college degree to become a successful business owner has proved worthwhile for some, but longtime Region resident Micah Luce decided to take a different approach. Luce’s first year of college at Valparaiso...
