Sam Malkowski

Running a school district is a team effort, orchestrated by a series of administrators and staff with their own ways of keeping in order. Superintendent Dr. Rod Gardin is modest about his role within the East Porter County School Corporation: it is...

Unbeknownst to the rest of Duneland, the Duneland Family YMCA located in Chesterton has been working for years to service its entire community. The staff at the Y wanted to accomplish two things with their race this year: raise funds for their...

For the fifth annual United Way of La Porte County Car Wash, Michigan City decided to forgo competition and approach the county fundraiser with a more United Front. On October 9th the Police Department, school system, and Fire Department banded...

For many of the people who gathered on October 5th to celebrate the final dedications of ValPLAYso Playground, it was a flashback to the creation of the first park in 1994. Kaye Frataccia, one of two General Coordinators for the new park, remembered...

Were you aware that Methodist Hospitals is making great strides in the fight against breast cancer? It all begins with awareness. Knowing the early warning signs and catching cancer in the beginning stages can mean the difference between tragedy and...

September 30th is always a special day for the Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso. It is the last day of the old year when the club officers step down from their positions for the inductees of the new year. Each member who took the podium gave a bittersweet...

The sixth annual Valparaiso BrewFest is one of the city’s most popular events of the year. The lines began at a digital ticket booth in May and on September 26th they spilled onto the streets of Valparaiso. People could not wait to get in. This...

VNA Volunteers: A Work of Heart is this year’s national theme of gratitude for volunteers throughout the country and it is the sentiment that filled St. Paul’s Catholic Church on the Saturday morning of September 26th. VNA staff hosted over a...

Every week the Police Chiefs of Lake and Porter County conduct a meeting as the District 1 Law Enforcement Council. Recently they reached out to the corporation of Strack & Van Til, in search of a new location to gather. Today, Friday the 18th of...

For the people gathered at Extra Mile Fitness Company for tonight’s Fun Run, running is more than exercise. It is a social event complete with good news and sweet wine. Registration began at a quarter to six on Thursday, right outside the Extra...