Life in the Spotlight

A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils. -Ever Garrison This very appropriate quote is in regards to this week's Portage Life in the Spotlight: Linda Lemond. Lemond is a retired Portage High...

Originally from Hammond, Amanda Alaniz and her family moved to the Portage area when she was in the third grade. After living in West Lafayette for a while when she was an adult, Alaniz and her husband moved to Crown Point for a few years before...

Born and raised in La Porte, Indiana, Jennifer Sass briefly moved to Illinois for seven years before returning to live in her hometown with her husband and their three children. Together, Sass and her husband made sure they raised their children to...

Whether she is teaching one of her Willowcreek Middle School choirs or helping out at a local theatre, Natalie Franks earns her place as this week's Portage Life in the Spotlight through her love of children and the arts. In the fall, Franks will be...

Before Mason Hooper graduated from Portage High School last month, he cemented his name in Indiana high school history by earning First Place in the Indiana State Library 2014 Level 3 Letters About Literature competition. Letters About Literature, a...

As many of us remember, this winter was...an experience. It left many grouchy and looking to move to warmer clients. It hard to be happy when extreme weather comes into play. But there were some that braved the cold and melted the snow with their...

In two-and-a-half years under the James Snyder mayoral administration, the city of Portage has certainly become more financially efficient, turning a financial deficit of $900,000 into a $2.1 million surplus. “Portage is a blue-collar, hard-working...

There isn't one way to help someone. There are a vast amount of needs that need to be met all over the world and there are people out there with different means and skill sets that are the solutions to the problems around them. Sandra Spacek, a...

Born and raised in Northwest Indiana, and a resident of Portage Indiana for the past twenty-five years, Steve Letick has always been dedicated to the people in his community. As a father of a seven year old, Letick has found himself especially...

When Portage junior Mariah Blackwell decided to try something new and enter the 2015 Distinguished Young Woman scholarship contest, the last thing she expected was to win. But win she did. "I don't think words can really describe how I felt. First,...