Lydia Gierke

It is not too often sailors build boats they know will sink, but for Hobart’s Lakefront Festival, they did just that. Click here to see more photos! The Cardboard Boat & Dam Duct Tape Regatta encouraged determined designers to build, as the...

The Parks Department soared Friday night, playing Pixar’s Up in Founders Square for Portage’s first Movie in the Park. Click here to see more photos! Park Board President Richard Piazza researched the idea, taking it to Parks Superintendent Jenny...

It may have been a sweltering August afternoon, but heat is certainly no new obstacle for the firefighters – and other first responders – who came out to the first Touch-a-Truck event at Founders' Square Park. Firetrucks, ambulances, and even the...

Sandra Steele’s life hit the Portage spotlight when she became the volunteer chairperson for the Porter County Business Night, helping the Portage Chamber of Commerce connect citizens to services. Although she works in La Porte County and lives in...

As co-president and actor for the Portage High School Thespians, senior Matt Kiley knows all about having his life set in the spotlight. Kiley’s onstage career began the spring of his freshman year, when his teacher encouraged him to audition for...

The sky was the limit on Saturday morning for children who participated in CityPoint Church’s Easter egg hunt at Woodland Park. According to Generations Pastor DJ Capron, approximately 7,000 eggs were set out, including six golden eggs which...

As CEO of NorthShore Healthcare Centers, Jan Wilson has put her life in the spotlight by helping the people of Portage find access to health care, even when they may not be able to afford it. Wilson has known she wanted to be a nurse since childhood....

After an unusually evenly-matched group that made for an unpredictable outcome and a performance date a month later than usual, the Outstanding Young Man from the Class of 2015 was finally announced as Nick Bell at the end of Saturday night’s...

It is not often that people actually want to go through the junk folder of their email, but Portage High School Orchestra Director Carrie Ann Carlson did earlier this month when she realized a very special memo had been sorted into the wrong digital...

Whether the heat has you sweating or snow and ice keeps you curled up in your coats and blankets, Mike Lovings of Lovings Heating and Cooling always knows how to help Portage keep its cool. Since 1981, Lovings has run his own business. After working...