The Fat Tuesday tradition of carb-loading must have paid off for the residents at Valparaiso’s Rittenhouse Village, as the entire senior living center seemed to be hopping and bopping to the rhythm of the beat at the center’s Valentine’s Dance....
David Zuccarelli
Maple City Ice Fishing Classic Brings Local and Professional Fishing Communities Together
Friday’s “Snowpocalypse” conditions were no match for the fishing spirit of the LaPorte community on Saturday morning, as dozens of local ice-fishers took part in the Maple City Ice Fishing Classic on Pine Lake. “You get the itch, and being...
LaPorte High School Swimmer Abigail Robert Breaks Mom’s Thirty Year-Old School Record
The moment that Abigail Roberts touched the wall in her 50 yard freestyle relay, the explosion of applause and excited screaming was all she needed to hear to realize she had finally broken her school’s 50 yard freestyle record. “It was just...
Memorial Opera House’s Production of Hunchback of Notre Dame Carries Modern Day Messages of Equality and Respect
As the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso prepares to open it’s 125th anniversary season with Victor Hugo’s epic story of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, costars Jeremiah Mellen and Sheree Wheeler-Gudeman both agree that the centuries-old tale still...
Adaptability and Self-Sacrifice Allow Kathleen Cheek to Thrive in Her Life and Career
Kathleen Cheek knows first hand the tremendous positive impact that one person’s sacrifices, small or large, can have on another individual. As a real estate broker and sales agent for Century 21 in Valparaiso, Kathleen happily jumps through hoops...