“I never would have thought to help others in this way if I hadn’t gone through it myself,” said Tonya Hill-Rios, a Portage resident and cancer survivor. “It’s been more eye-opening to me than anything else in my life.” When Hill-Rios was...
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Cancer Survivor Series: Tonya Hill-Rios
Fegely Middle School sends off 8th grade class with fanfare
The effects of COVID-19 have caused schools across the country to cancel in-person classes, spring sports, and, perhaps most unfortunate, graduation ceremonies and festivities to honor 2020 graduates of all levels. Despite this disappointing blow,...
Read MoreFranciscan Health feels the love, gives it back, to first responders
Hundreds of lights and sirens permeated the rainy early evening Monday night in two cities across Northwest Indiana, as first responders paraded the campuses of Franciscan Health Crown Point and Franciscan Health Hammond to honor healthcare workers...
Read MoreA Portage Life In The Spotlight: Marianne Juscik-Minier
Marianne Juscik-Minier of Portage has long embraced her creativity, which stems from a lineage of creatives and artistic roots. “My family is extremely creative, and I tinkered in different creative avenues all my life,” Juscik-Minier said. “My...
Read MoreShelly Recktenwall beats breast cancer with help of Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospital’s No Woman Left Behind program
Shelly Recktenwall noticed a lump in her breast back in 2014. Having just lost a close friend to breast cancer, she knew she wanted to get it checked out, but with no health insurance, she thought the cost would prevent her from getting the...
Read MoreA Portage Life In The Spotlight: Debbie Podgorski
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” Portage resident Debbie Podgorski keeps this quote from...
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