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Jeff Strack honored with Good Scout Award for embodying Scouting in community
Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. As an Eagle Scout, Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, strives to live up to these 12 points of the Scout Law every...
Read MoreGeminus and DCS come together to host fun-filled evening of Easter festivities for community
With Easter baskets, photos with the Easter Bunny, and family dinners provided to La Porte County residents for free, families eagerly hopped on over to Advancing Christ's Kingdom Ministries in Michigan City for an Easter Bunny event on Thursday,...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Zernul “Z” Shackelford Jr.
From joining the Marine Corps, working at a steel mill, starting his own videography business, and live streaming city meetings for the City of Portage, Zernul “Z” Shackelford Jr. has been on a journey of pursuing his dreams. Growing up on the...
Read MoreUrban League of Northwest Indiana invites the Region to defend democracy, demand diversity, and defeat poverty at annual Diversity and Inclusion Symposium
Many Region community members gathered at Valparaiso University's Harre Union on Thursday, March 14 for Urban League of Northwest Indiana's Diversity & Inclusion Symposium. Centered around the themes of defending democracy, demanding diversity,...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Olivia Pierce
For Portage High School Senior Olivia Pierce, it has been a humbling experience to receive the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Porter County in 2024. “I'm so deeply honored and humbled to be part of this wonderful organization and...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Tim and Marcella Haupt
For 24 years, Tim and Marcella Haupt have been teachers and coaches at Willowcreek Middle School in Portage, Indiana. The couple met through mutual friends while attending Ball State University. Now, they are working at the same school with each...
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