Portage boys basketball coach Rick Snodgrass has had plenty of success on the court. He has earned a reputation of turning programs around, dedicated 29 years to coaching high school basketball, captured three sectional championships and won 298...
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A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Rick Snodgrass
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Amanda Haupt
Portage High School junior Amanda Haupt has made her mark on all aspects of the school. Haupt pulls off the rare combination of excelling in academics, athletics, community service and theater. Haupt has been a member of the tennis team since picking...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: John Peterson
Last fall, Midwest Family Federal Credit Union President and CEO John Peterson sat at a Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce banquet waiting to find out the winner of the 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award. As the presenter read through the comments...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Eric Mesarch
Simply put, Portage High School senior Eric Mesarch has rocked all aspects of high school. Mesarch, recently named the 2013 PHS Outstanding Young Man, has stood out in the classroom, on the baseball field, as a leader and as a person. Mesarch...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Mark Monks
What inspired Mark Monks to become a police officer was the idea that he could help people and change the world. Twenty years later, he has realized that what he enjoys most is working to help others and informing young children about the duties of a...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Pam Passera
A lot has changed in the Portage Parks and Recreation Department over the last quarter of a century. The programs have grown and evolved, Prairie Duneland Trail has formed, Imagination Glenn Park has expanded and the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: A.J. Monroe
When Portage Parks Superintendent Jenny Orsburn was interviewed by PortageLife.com last month, she aptly dubbed Portage Director of Public Works A.J. Monroe as “Mr. Portage.” Monroe, a PHS graduate and longtime resident of the city, oversees the...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Fallon Pugh
During the 2012 annual meeting for the Portage Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO), Portage High School senior Fallon Pugh was recognized for her outstanding work throughout the community. Pugh has spent over 30 hours of her high school career...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Cathy Nye
Fittingly, it takes a trip back in time to discover why Portage High School teacher Cathy Nye chose to dedicate her professional life to teaching history. As a child, Nye’s family vacations consisted of going to battlefields and museums, where she...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Bonnie Naperala
When some people think about getting blood drawn, they are filled with dread by thoughts of needles, pain and seeing their own blood. However, for patients at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Portage, getting blood drawn is a positive, uplifting...
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