Cavanaugh Orthodontics is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Matthew Nondorf. Dr. Nondorf and his wife Jamie were born and raised in Valparaiso. He is an alumnus of Valparaiso High School and completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana...
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Periodontal Disease Can Affect One’s Overall Health
Question: “Dr. Arnold, my dentist recently told me that I have gum disease. He told me that this can also cause other health problems. Is this true? ” Answer: Approximately seventy-five percent of American adults have some level of gum disease....
5th Annual VNA Tree Ceremony To Remember Loved Ones
Since 1983, the Visiting Nurse Association has provided compassionate comfort and care to those living with a terminal illness through the VNA hospice program. In celebration of the lives of patients cared for over the years, VNA volunteer group,...
Holiday Memories Bazaar
Rittenhouse Senior Living Community of Valparaiso is sponsoring the Holiday Memories Bazaar on Saturday, December 5 from 10AM-2PM. The Bazaar will be held at Rittenhouse Senior Living Community, 1300 Vale Park Road in Valparaiso. All of your favorite...
Bonner Senior Center Flu Shot Clinic
Total Home Health Services and the Bonner Center in Portage teamed up on Monday to offer seasonal flu shots to the community. Quite a few local residents came out to receive their vaccines, many who missed the previous flu shot clinic due to illness...
American Senior Communities Plays Major Part in Success of Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®
The Alzheimer’s Association thanks American Senior Communities and all of its local facilities for their contributions to the 2009 Memory Walk and for raising more than $175,000 statewide. Alzheimer’s disease is a growing epidemic that is now the...
New Director of Case Management and Physician Recruitment Named at Porter
Sandy Horst, RN, MBA, has been named the new Director of Case Management and Physician Recruitment for Porter Health System. Horst joined Porter as the Manager of Portage Medical Group and Physician Recruitment in September 2008. Horst brings to her...
Eat at Uno’s to Raise Money for the Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter
The Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter is inviting busy holiday shoppers to eat at Uno’s Chicago Grill from November 25 to December 2 to raise money to support the non-profit organization. Uno's in Merillville, located at 2385 South Lake...
Community Invited to VNA Open House
The Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County (VNA) has moved, but not far. The VNA has expanded its campus with the renovation of the former Ivy Tech Community College building, previously a racquetball club, at 2401 Valley Drive in Valparaiso,...
Festival of Trees
The American Red Cross Porter County Chapter is hosting its Second Annual Festival of Trees. On November 20, after tasting the heavenly delights at the Sunrise Kiwanis Choc-O-Lots, stop by to admire and bid on the exquisitely decorated holiday trees....