Sam Malkowski

The Health and Wellness Senior Expo of November 1st provided seniors of Porter County with an opportunity to learn more about services they can take advantage of locally. Keeping people independent and autonomous is what the Expo’s founder, Triad,...

The new Dworkin Student Activities Center at Purdue University Northwest’s Westville campus hosted this season’s Economic Briefing by Anthony Sindone and Eugene Matzat on October 25th. The briefing, put on by PNW, the Greater La Porte Chamber of...

The friends and family of Jacob’s Ladder are becoming veteran crime solvers in their mission to make the world a better place. For the second year in a row they gathered at the Sand Creek Country Club to solve a murder, share a meal, and raise...

“Movement is life.” Those are the words Laura Gutzwiller lives by. She is a personal trainer, yoga instructor, and sports apparel salesmen, and that is just the beginning of her resume. From a young age, Laura learned the importance of taking...

Mum’s the Word is the worst kept secret in the Calumet Area. The annual Friends of Hospice fundraiser for the Hospice of the Calumet Area grows every year despite the humble nature of its members and a name that implies discrepancy. Maybe it is the...

Strack and Van Til’s latest contribution to the community could be heard before it was seen. The drum of a score of hammers vibrated vehicles as they drove passed on 41. Those that looked for the sound found a crowd of people building walls in a...

Todd Willis began working in the mental health industry to treat the problems most of us are still unwilling to talk about. As Director of Wellness and Education at Porter-Starke Services, it is his job to get out into the community and teach us...

The Forever Valpo campaign of Valparaiso University was unveiled to the public on September 23rd. It was a celebration among students, administration, alumni, and rock band Bare Naked Ladies under the strobes of the Athletic Recreation Center....

Socialization is one of the most important aspects of the human experience. It makes us feel good to know we are a part of something bigger than ourselves, and that someone else is looking out for us as we go about our lives. So when the Duneland...

The story Beth Blaga tells about the Grounds Guys of Valparaiso began years before she even met them. The project they worked together on began and ended in Spring of 2016, but her experience was so much more than just another job. The Grounds Guys...