Karin Woodside

The Christmas season is here! Now is the time for decorating the house, singing Christmas carols, and baking cookies while sipping hot chocolate. Head downtown and see the lights, shop for presents, or just take a walk through the eventual snow that...

Total Home Health Services and the Bonner Center in Portage teamed up on Monday to offer seasonal flu shots to the community. Quite a few local residents came out to receive their vaccines, many who missed the previous flu shot clinic due to illness...

Happy Thanksgiving Valparaiso! This is the time of year to reflect on the blessings in your life. Often times we get caught up in the holiday shopping madness and forget to focus on being thankful for what life has given us. So what are you thankful...

Halloween is here! As per my yearly tradition, I have my costume. Check. I have eaten candy corn. Check. I have enjoyed some lovely hot apple cider. Check. I have consumed copious amounts of candy other than candy corn. Check. I have decorated with...

After a long day, sometimes I need a laugh. I turn to a funny website, My Life Is Average, a site whose intent is for people to post mundane things that happen in their lives. It has transformed into more of a commentary on crazy, strange things that...

Order in the court! The Honorable Judge Margret Robb, the Honorable Judge Nancy Vaidik, and the Honorable Judge Paul Mathias presiding over the Indiana Court of Appeals in the Valparaiso High School auditorium. "Appeals on Wheels" is an initiative to...

As basketball season is right around the corner, and Valparaiso is such a hotbed for Hoosier Hysteria, ValpoLife has created a Basketball Crossword, located in the ‘Entertainment -> Fun’ section. Feel free to check out this puzzle, as well as...

That special time of year is upon us. Christmas is only 9 weeks away and every retailer is clamoring to make sure you don’t forget! Yet even though we are bombarded with advertisements and sale notices, Christmas shopping can still be a very...

As a photo major, I am often inspired by the work of other photographers. There is so much talent and so many different ideas out there. So last spring when I stumbled across a friend’s Facebook note that involved answering questions via photos...

Recently, the Times hosted an event to honor business, government, and social service individuals who provide services that add to the improvement of Northwest Indiana. Out of over 100 nominated, only 20 were selected, one of those being Dr. Jim...