Nicole Batzek

Pat Landers, owner of Midwest Video Communications, was born and raised in Michigan City where he attended school. He is a lifelong resident of Michigan City. He is married to his wife Dawn, and has one daughter. Landers developed an interest for...

Samantha Williams, a career-driven young adult, was born in Valparaiso and attended Boone Grove High School through her sophomore year. However, Williams knows exactly what she wants to pursue as a career and was given the opportunity to take more...

Rudolph (Rudy) Moyado, a nine-time Chicago Marathon runner, grew up in the south side of Chicago before he moved to Portage about 20 years ago with his wife, Linda and three children, Steven, Jon, and Natalie. He worked for ComEd for 35 years in the...

Maura Durham, the President of the Duneland Chamber of Commerce, grew up in Michigan City where she attended and graduated from Michigan City High School. She then continued her education at Ball State University where she majored in advertising and...

Andy Hynek, a sergeant and commander of the Drug Task Force of La Porte County, grew up in La Porte County in the Rolling Prairie area where he attended Rolling Prairie High School. As graduation was nearing, Hynek quickly went from having no idea...

Danielle Walker was born and raised in Gary, but now resides in Portage where she has lived for about 10 years now. However, Walker left Indiana and moved to Minnesota for a while to find herself after having her first son. “I waitressed in...

Jon Haas, a Crown Point High School mathematics teacher and the Valparaiso University women’s golf coach, is an east coast native who grew up in a small town in western Maine called West Paris. He attended high school at Oxford Hills High School,...

On Thursday evening, the Visiting Nurse Association of Northwest Indiana hosted their Annual Forever Society Dinner to honor and present various awards to dedicated staff members and volunteers. “This is our annual celebration of the past year's...

Doctor Bill Donohue, an associate veterinarian for Vale Park Animal Hospital, grew up in Crown Point, Indiana. He studied biology at Purdue University Calumet where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in 2001. He then continued his education in a...

Jessica Rosier, the Director of the Barker Mansion, has not always been a Hoosier. She was born and raised in northern Minnesota, which is where she first fell in love with nature. Rosier’s passion for nature compelled her into earning her...