The Duneland Exchange Club recently presented Westchester Intermediate sixth grade student Sofia DesCamp, center, with the Young Citizenship Award. This award is given to a sixth grade student who is an all around good citizen. The club presents...
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Remembering Jim Butz On Friday, March 2, John and Mary Ann Butz joined us at the Career Center to commemorate the life of Jim Butz, who died in combat on 9/28/11. Jim was a Career Center student and graduated from Chesterton HS in 2009. He was a...
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The 20th Annual Denim and Diamonds Gala hosted by Delta Theta Tau to benefit Opportunity Enterprises was held on Friday, March 9, 2012 in the Valparaiso University Harre Union Ballroom, and raised just over $75,000. Since the first Gala held in 1993,...
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Though Mother’s Day is intended to be a joyous occasion for women across the country, thousands of moms will be overlooked on this special holiday because they are forced to live in shelters as a result of domestic abuse or homelessness....
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Records were broken Easter weekend at Calvary Church in Valparaiso! Nearly 2,000 people gathered at Calvary this weekend over 5 services. Almost 1,500 on Easter Sunday alone. The gospel was proclaimed, and God was glorified. I’m so proud of our...
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After hearing of the terrible devastation wrought in Henryville, IN this past march in the tornado, The Valparaiso Band Parent Association contacted the band at Henryville High School. Shanna Ledbetter, the director, said the band room was a total...
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Indiana parents are giving high marks to the state's new child-care quality rating system, and many participating child-care programs are improving their quality of care thanks to the program's resources, reports a Purdue University study. "A quality...
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National Rebuilding Day marks Rebuilding Together's annual signature event when tens of thousands of volunteers across the country will team up with Rebuilding Together's affiliates to repair homes, revitalize communities and restore the lives of...
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Feed the Need Friday, April 28th 9am-9pm Portage and Valpo Town & Country. Sign up by Sunday, April 15th if you are interested in helping to “feed the need” in our region. Participants will stand outside these establishments and offer fliers...
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Purdue University North Central students in the Construction Engineering and Management Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs will present a Senior Showcase on April 25 from 5:30 to...
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