Life in the Spotlight

When Portage resident Eileen Hyatt noticed that few people were aware of the Portage Dog Park, which is located at Woodland Park, she decided to take action. Hyatt, who is this week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight, started a Facebook page along...

Tim Engel barely has time to breathe with a non-stop schedule. Serving as pastor to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, chaplain to the Portage police and fire departments, member of the Portage Kiwanis Club and being a dad sure is a full schedule. Engel...

When Linda Mendez reports to work each day, she has the satisfaction of knowing that she is making a difference in people’s lives by helping them become healthier and live longer. Mendez, the Portage Township YMCA Fitness Coordinator, has 30 years...

Mark Harsha, a teacher and coach, is striving to change the lives of the future generations. Harsha has to balance coaching, teaching and family. He is the epitome of hard work. With a lot of determination and compassion he wants to make a difference...

Portage High School sophomore Max Harsha has wasted no time in making a difference in his high school. Harsha, who just started his second year at PHS, has a list of accomplishments and involvements that would rival most seniors. Harsha is dedicated...

For over 2700 students, Portage High School is a place filled with opportunity. Each of those students has the chance to enjoy a high quality education, participate in a plethora of after school activities and perhaps most important of all, get to...

This week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight is Will Fortenberry, a first year teacher at Portage High School and a soccer coach for the school. Fortenberry is the oldest of four children, his father and mother both worked hard to see their children...

Portage High School senior Emily Evans is the epitome of hard work and dedication. She spends countless hours at PHS in her effort to make the school a better place. “I want to leave behind a lasting impact on not only Portage High School, but the...

This week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight is Scott Hufford, the Principal of Crisman Elementary. Hufford is a life-long Portage resident. He is a 1988 graduate of Portage High School and a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri....

A Portage Life in the Spotlight highlights people around our community who go the extra mile to make Portage a better place to live. If you know of someone who is going above and beyond, someone who is truly doing great work in the community, in a...