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Community Healthcare System’s Terri Sakelaris empowers Diabetes Center patients

Community Healthcare System’s Terri Sakelaris  empowers Diabetes Center patients Featured image: Terri Sakelaris, center, is surrounded by her Community Hospital Diabetes Center team, from left, James Strain, RN; Tina Campbell, RN; Julie Mantis, CNS; and Laila Khani, Operational Assistant. Terri Sakelaris, a registered dietitian...

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Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and the City of Hammond’s Gateway Station is sure to impress

Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and the City of Hammond’s Gateway Station is sure to impress The City of Hammond and Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) have created one more reason to visit Hammond. Years in the making, the Gateway Station will improve not only rail travel but also allow for continued growth in the...

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Through many leadership roles, Community Healthcare System’s Jill Conner gives back to the place she calls home

Through many leadership roles, Community Healthcare System’s  Jill Conner gives back to the place she calls home Jill Conner’s responsibilities throughout Community Healthcare System are crucial, immeasurable and comprehensive – words that often are used to describe the services she oversees. Conner is the administrative director of Neuroscience and...

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Community Healthcare System’s Christy Cleveland helps patients make lifelong health, fitness changes

Community Healthcare System’s Christy Cleveland helps patients make lifelong health, fitness changes Most healthcare professionals will tell you patients are what motivates them. Christy Cleveland would agree. As a nurse for almost 40 years, Cleveland works tirelessly for her patients at Community Healthcare System.“As a health and wellness...

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Porter County Judge Christopher Buckley presides over Mental Health Restoration Court

Porter County Judge Christopher Buckley presides over Mental Health Restoration Court Porter County Judge Christopher Buckley believes in the power of second chances, and he shows this every day as the presiding judge for Porter County’s Mental Health Restoration Court.  As a part of one of several problem-solving courts in Porter...

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Valparaiso Parks Department’s Tracy Betustak loves her community

Valparaiso Parks Department’s Tracy Betustak loves her community After serving over two decades on the Hammond police force, when the time came to retire, Tracy Betustak knew she wasn’t done doing good work for her community. A lover of parks and the city of Valparaiso, Betustak jumped at the opportunity to join...

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Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation promotes ‘Perfect Place’ throughout Chicagoland

Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation promotes ‘Perfect Place’ throughout Chicagoland Coined as the “Perfect Place,” the Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) knows that sharing the good news about Valparaiso is the best way to help it grow. Along with countless other initiatives throughout the city, ChicaGo Dash...

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Top 10 entertainment articles on Valpo.Life 2023

By: Alayna Wilkening, Autum Meyers, Curtis Hankins, Damon Modglin, Haynen Johnson, Jennifer Arzola, Jona Robinson Last Updated: December 29, 2023

Top 10 entertainment articles on Valpo.Life 2023 No matter the time of year, the Region always brings a wide variety of new, innovative events and activities to help bring communities together. From concerts, to parades, to trick-or-treating, their is something for everyone to enjoy and create and...

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NIPSCO Taps into the Spirit of Giving with Yearly Hope for the Holidays Campaign

NIPSCO Taps into the Spirit of Giving with Yearly Hope for the Holidays Campaign For the 11th year in a row, NIPSCO and its employees spent the holiday season benefiting others. NIPSCO’s Hope for the Holiday’s campaign combines donations from both the company and employees to support various community service organizations...

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Indiana Dunes Tourisms’ Lorelei Weimer creates first section of Indigenous Trail

Indiana Dunes Tourisms’ Lorelei Weimer creates first section of Indigenous Trail Originally home to more than a handful of Native American tribes, today much of Indiana’s indigenous history is lost to many. The Porter County Commissioners and the Indiana Dunes Tourism Office are working to change that.  On September 27th of...

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