The Greater Valparaiso Group of Thrivent Financial and its Community Advisory Board recently presented a check for $13,000 to Neighbors Place, a development of Project Neighbors, which will provide affordable housing for 18 homeless women in Porter...

I was recently walking down the hallway of the hospital holding hands with a dear woman who I have known for more than 17 years. Her husband, a long-time member of Calvary who faithfully served his church, had just passed away. We were going to his...

Victory Media Inc. has named Indiana University Northwest a 2015 Military Friendly School, according to the media entity’s most recent ranking of colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide. This is the third consecutive year IU Northwest...

The Purdue University North Central Office of Graduate and Extended Learning and Department of Computer and Information Technology will offer a non-credit workshop series for beginner and intermediate users of Microsoft Office’s Word 2013 software....

Do you want to be part of the action at the Chicago Marathon without running? How about volunteering? Then sign up today to volunteer for the best water stop at the Chicago Marathon. Be a part of the official Calumet Region Strider Mile 5 water...

REGIONAL Federal Credit Union sponsored the annual Popcorn Fest Cutest Baby Contest on September 3. While the contest has been going on for 36 years, REGIONAL has been sponsoring it for less than a decade. Around three weeks prior to the contest,...

Kick off your Fall with Events, Classes and Sports! The Valparaiso Family YMCA has a variety of activities, classes, and sports this fall. For families we have the opportunity of walking with us in the Popcorn Parade on Saturday, September 6th and on...

Party in the ParkThank You! A BIG thank you to everyone for coming and participating in this years Party in the Park! A special thanks to all of our awesome volunteers, who helped work the event, and to all of our sponsors who are a huge part in...

Hytham Rifai, MD, thought there was little hope of saving Peter Felus when Rifai encountered him at Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point on the morning of May 2. “I didn’t think he would pull through, but he is young and healthy and his wife...

The Global Leadership Summit Whether at church, school, business or home, you are leading people and projects every day. You're leading in a culture that is constantly changing and redefining itself. Leadership takes perseverance, dedication and a...