This week's Portage Life in the Spotlight is Portage High School student Haley Cnarich. Cnarich recently competing for an award and is being offered an amazing opportunity as a student journalist. Cnarich is a staff member of the Portage High School...
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A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Joy Lundstrom
Joy Lundstrom is the superintendent of the Portage Township Department of Park and Recreation. She was given the job by Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy, who she met while helping with community service projects such as festivals. According to...
PHS Orchestra Plays a Pre-Contest Concert
While preparing for the upcoming contest, the Portage High School orchestra put on a pre-contest concert. The concert was put on by the advanced orchestra class at the high school. The orchestra was divided into two different smaller groups for state...
Students Dance the Night Away in Support of United Way
High school students from all over Porter County danced their hearts out at a United Way Dance Marathon event held on Friday, February 28. The event was open to all high school students in the area as long as they had a parent complete a permission...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Karen Walton
Most parents have to worry about feeding one or two mouths, depending on how many kids they have. However, this week's Portage Life in the Spotlight, Karen Walton, helps feed more than just her own children. Walton helps out with Portage High...
Benefit Event Raises Money for Adam Paskevich
A benefit was held at Clancy’s Public House in the Portage Mall on Friday night for Adam “Pasko” Paskevich, who was critically burned in an apartment fire in the month of December. Paskevich suffered from burns on over 35 percent of his body....
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Chris Aungst
This week's Portage Life in the Spotlight is someone fairly new to his job. Chris Aungst, CEO, or Chief Executive Officer, of the Portage YMCA shares why he thinks having a YMCA is beneficial to the community. When asked why Aungst thought having a...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Debbie Clem
This week's Portage Live That Matters is Debbie Clem, director of McCool, Blake, and James Schrock cemeteries. Clem has been director of cemeteries since Trustee Brendan Clancy gave her the job when he came into office in January of 2011. She...
South Haven Fire Department Makes Christmas Bright
This Christmas season, a group of children can rest assured that there will be plenty of presents for them under the tree. Not only will there be presents, but there will be presents they are guaranteed to love. South Haven Firefighters took children...
Portage Students Get Locked Inside the Portage 16 IMAX
Waking up early Saturday morning was not in the plans for several middle and high school students after spending the majority of their night at the Portage 16 IMAX for a lock-in. Valparaiso Nazarene Church and Real Life Community Church of the...