The city of La Porte was all a bustle on Sunday morning because the Tour de La Porte was in full swing. This is the eleventh year for the Tour de La Porte, and each year it gets bigger and better. The event, which takes place at Soldiers Memorial Park, is put …
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It’s official: firefighters know how to have a good time. Rock the Park was held on Saturday August 25, and the event turned out to be an excellent experience. The La Porte Firefighters Association puts on the event each year, and it gets better every …
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A positive energy could be felt throughout the boardroom of the NIRPC building. There was a special guest that day as La Porte Mayor Blair Milo was in attendance and discussing Fitness Fridays, an initiative created to promote health and wellness. NIRPC is a …
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It was a beautiful late afternoon at Sunset Hills Park, perfect weather for the Valpo Jamboree Cross Country Meet on August 21. “You can feel a bit of fall in the air,” one of the parents commented to me as a breeze blew across the field. Along with that …
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She sat on one of the big blue cushy blocks in the Field House of Valparaiso High School. Her smile was easy and her disposition was sunny. It wasn’t hard to see why Lorie Cook, the head gymnastics coach for VHS was a Valpo Life in the Spotlight. Cook was …
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Some things are just meant to be. The weather was good, the riding companions were better and the cause was the best! Conditions were perfect for the Valparaiso Firefighters L1124 3rd Annual Benefit Poker Run that took place at Harley-Davidson of Valparaiso …
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It was a special meeting for the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce as Dr. Ric Frataccia, the new Superintendent of Portage Township Schools, was the speaker at the luncheon. This is Frataccia’s first year as the superintendent for Portage. He was …
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Have you seen the highly decorated and detailed vehicles that belong to Ideas in Motion Media? They sport our logos with colorful designs displayed all over, making quite a positive statement as they cruise down the street. Well, meet the newest addition to …
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On a grassy patch of land on the corner of Marquette Street and Truesdell Avenue in La Porte, Indiana sat three very large and very shiny fire trucks. The third shift of the La Porte Fire Department was there in full uniform with a bunch of fire equipment and …
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Meet the new Head Principal of Valparaiso High School, Reid A. Amones. He is a genial sort with a relaxed and confident disposition. Amones grew up in Wabash, Indiana and attended Northfield Junior-Senior High School. In the fall of 1997, Amones and his wife …
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