Stacey Kellogg

This history of the New Year’s Resolution and what Lifers resolve for 2020

This history of the New Year’s Resolution and what Lifers resolve for 2020 It’s said that the ancient Babylonians may have been the first people to make New Year’s Resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. So now at least we know whom to blame when we’re waiting 45 minutes for the elliptical at the gym until March or so....

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Willow’s story: how Center for Hospice Care helps parents, families with palliative care for children

Willow’s story: how Center for Hospice Care helps parents, families with palliative care for children Editor's Note: The photo above is Gene Donohue, holding his daughter's tiny foot. Before she was born, Willow Donahue was exceptionally unique. So much more than anyone ever expected. Parents Kristiana and Gene Donahue learned at 20 weeks of...

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This is Our Story 2019 shines festive light on student artists and musicians

This is Our Story 2019 shines festive light on student artists and musicians If you want to know the story of Valparaiso Community Schools – the REAL story – you’ll need to see and hear it through the eyes and instruments of the students. There is no better way to do that than to experience This Is Our Story, a festival...

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A Life Care Center of Valparaiso Employee Spotlight: Amber Janeczko

A Life Care Center of Valparaiso Employee Spotlight: Amber Janeczko As a high school teenager, Amber Janeczko took a park-time secretary job at a nursing facility within walking distance from her home. The decision planted a seed that eventually grew into a decades-long career in healthcare, particularly working with...

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Porter County Career & Technical Center edges into 30 years of inspiring student career success

Porter County Career & Technical Center edges into 30 years of inspiring student career success In 1990, Robyn Walsworth sat in a makeshift classroom inside a school bus bay in Valparaiso, separated from her student peers by giant Visqueen walls that flapped and floated in the circulating air. It felt… unfinished, for sure, but Walsworth...

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