A lot has changed in the Portage Parks and Recreation Department over the last quarter of a century. The programs have grown and evolved, Prairie Duneland Trail has formed, Imagination Glenn Park has expanded and the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk...
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Northern Indiana is full of people working hard every day to make their communities a better place. Since 2011, GreatNews.Life has been putting the spotlight on the people spreading this positivity in the Region with our Life in the Spotlight series. New articles are published every Wednesday, so be sure to check back often to learn more about the stories of great people doing great things in Northern Indiana.
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Pam Passera
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: A.J. Monroe
When Portage Parks Superintendent Jenny Orsburn was interviewed by PortageLife.com last month, she aptly dubbed Portage Director of Public Works A.J. Monroe as “Mr. Portage.” Monroe, a PHS graduate and longtime resident of the city, oversees the...
Read MoreA La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Kathy Sommer
When the curtain comes up on the La Porte Service League’s 79th production, "I Wish", on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m., the audience will be entertained by the words of La Porte’s Kathy Sommer. An avid gardener, long-time local optometrist and newfound...
Read MoreA Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Donna Golob
A Positive Approach to Teen Health (PATH) has many great people behind it including Donna Golob. PATH was founded in 1993 by Wilma Willard. When Willard retired two years ago, Donna Golob expanded the mission of PATH to include more of a Positive...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Fallon Pugh
During the 2012 annual meeting for the Portage Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO), Portage High School senior Fallon Pugh was recognized for her outstanding work throughout the community. Pugh has spent over 30 hours of her high school career...
Read MoreA La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Greg Handel
If La Porte High School Principal Gregory Handel has carried any mentality throughout his life and career in education, it is that all kids are inherently good. “I believe there is no such thing as a bad kid. I think every kid is good, sometimes...
Read MoreA Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Brad Cavanaugh
As the saying goes a picture’s worth a thousand words. How does that apply when you make a living taking pictures? Thousands of pictures mean thousands upon thousands of words. Each picture has a story behind it that is made up of those words. So...
Read MoreA La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Kevin Scott
What a small world we live in! I discovered -while in the middle of the interview- that I went to college with this individual. Who knew that I would get the privilege of meeting him again under such pleasant circumstances? Ladies and gentlemen meet...
Read MoreA Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Darlene Cohn
I’m always interested in the people that I interview for the Life in the Spotlight segments. Who wouldn’t be, really? The people within the words I write are trailblazers, selfless caregivers, go-getters and trendsetters. But the articles never...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Cathy Nye
Fittingly, it takes a trip back in time to discover why Portage High School teacher Cathy Nye chose to dedicate her professional life to teaching history. As a child, Nye’s family vacations consisted of going to battlefields and museums, where she...
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