A resident of Portage since age 6, Judy Fabian continues to shine a bright light. Behind her desk as Counselor at First Contact Christian Ministries, this beautiful lady goes above and beyond in her positive contribution to the community. First...
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Chefs Around the Table had Our Guys Cooking for a Cause
What do you get when you combine 93 chefs and their favorite recipes? The Chefs Around the Table event! On Thursday evening, this all gentleman crew stirred, mixed, cooked, and baked a foodie’s paradise! Held at the Porter County Expo Center, the...
Listen to Your Mother 2015 Looks to Bring Together Voices About Motherhood
As Mother's Day and the excitement of the upcoming Listen To Your Mother event approaches, a gamut of emotion and thought consume me as I pause with reflection on all the moments of happiness, excitement, pride, love, and the occasional sleep...
Purdue University North Central Hosts Spring Career Fair Expo
On Wednesday morning, the LSF building was buzzing with excitement from both companies and students alike, as Purdue North Central held their 2015 Spring Career Expo. The 6th annual spring fair hosted 35 booths for companies seeking prospective...
Online Identity Theft the Subject of Duneland Chamber of Commerce Sunrise Seminar
The Duneland Chamber of Commerce held their Sunrise Seminar on Thursday morning at the Riley's Railhouse Bed & Breakfast in Chesterton. As the attendees enjoyed a continental breakfast and conversation, Maura Durham, President of the Duneland...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Mike Plance
Giving, caring, patient, kind, thoughtful, generous, humble, and an amazing role model for the youth and adults of the Portage Township community...all qualities that describe this week's Portage Life in the Spotlight: Mike Plance. A gentle and...
Portage YMCA Welcomes Ghosts and Goblins of All Kinds at Trick or Treat Trail Walk
Ghosts, goblins, princesses and superheroes were a few among the many costumed children on Friday evening at the 2014 Portage YMCA Trick or Treat Trail Walk. The anxious and excited trick or treaters waited patiently in a line that stretched from the...
Teachers From Across Northwest Indiana Learn about Minds in Motion
Held at the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor's Center in Chesterton and sponsored by the United Way Programs of La Porte, Elkhart, and Porter counties, 100 teachers from the 3 counties were present on Friday, as Candace S. Meyer, Founder & CEO,...
St. Mary Medical Center CEO Updates Chamber on Growth, Role in Community
The Hobart Chamber of Commerce met for their monthly luncheon on Wednesday, with featured keynote speaker Janice Ryba, St. Mary CEO & Administrator. Ryba spoke to the group about the expansion of the facility and the current construction under...
Fire Prevention Championed at Portage Fire Department Open House
Did you know that in 2013, there were 1,240,000 fires reported in the United States? Did you know that fires caused 3,240 civilian deaths, 15,925 civilian injuries, and $11.5 billion in property damage, and had fire departments responding to a home...