Life in the Spotlight

Balancing a job, advanced placement classes, athletics and managing Portage High School’s yearbook staff (the Legend) sounds impossible for most people, but not for PHS Legend Editor-in-Chief Nick Jordan. With all these responsibilities, Jordan is...

The Valpo Life in the Spotlight this week is rather unique because it doesn’t belong to just one person it belongs to five young men on the Valparaiso High School Cross Country Team. Peyton Reed, Xavier Reed, Connor Ritzi, Andrew Jankowski and...

It all started with three little raccoons that needed rehabilitation. Laura Nirenberg took them into her home offering sanctuary, food and love. That started Nirenberg on her journey dedicating herself to the rehabilitation for wildlife, and over...

For Valparaiso High School senior Devin Bafia, home is on the pitcher’s mound. After winning sectionals three times, being named 1st Team All Area by multiple news sources, and making Team Indiana, Bafia has a bright future ahead of him. The star...

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...

When senior Paige Pope graduates from La Porte High School in June, she will leave behind a lasting legacy and a gaping void. Pope is involved in seemingly every organization that the school offers, and manages to keep up with everything without...

Ruth Woodhall, a Porter Regional Hospital Food Service Professional, is always smiling and brightening the days of patients with her friendly face and kind personality. She is the first friendly face a patient sees in the morning as she delivers...

Happiness can come in many forms. It can be a fantastic meal, a new car, a night out with friends or, for some, a beautiful piece of clothing. That is what Judee Gartland, owner of La Porte’s local boutique Judee’s, provides for the town- a...

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...

There are so many ways that people use music to express themselves. There is something for every taste. The Blue Man Group is no exception. They have interactive shows all over the country that feature the recognizable blue men delving in performance...