Gwen Mathis
A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Emily Kennedy
- By: Gwen Mathis
- Last Updated: June 8, 2022
There are many forms of art. Whether it be painting or music, everyone has their own form of creativity. Emily Kennedy’s choice of art is a glass of wine. Kennedy is a winemaker at the Running Vines Winery, and she shows her creative side …
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City of Portage hosts open house at newly renovated and ADA compliant city hall
- By: Gwen Mathis & Rachel Calderone
- Last Updated: June 8, 2022
The City of Portage, city council, and Mayor Sue Lynch welcomed residents to the open house viewing of the newly remodeled city hall on June 7, 2022. The open house took place from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. prior to the 6:30 p.m. council meeting. The event was a …
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A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Mary Freda
- By: Gwen Mathis
- Last Updated: June 1, 2022
Before working as the Communications and Media Manager for the City of Crown Point, Mary Freda was just a girl who loved writing stories. “Ever since I was a little girl, I would take my dad’s yellow legal notepads and I would jot down stories or just …
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Cancer Survivor Series: Hailey Holder
- By: Gwen Mathis
- Last Updated: May 25, 2022
High school wasn’t easy for some kids, and for Hailey Holder, it will be a time she would never forget. In December of 2017, Holder was diagnosed with leukemia during her junior year of high school. When Holder was diagnosed, she did not fully understand …
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A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Amy Segally
- By: Gwen Mathis
- Last Updated: May 25, 2022
In 2009, Amy Segally found a new passion in fostering animals. Not only did Segally want to foster dogs and cats, but she also wanted to help as many kinds of animals as she could. By the end of 2012, Segally and another volunteer, who was also fostering …
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Cancer Survivor Series: Bill Nelson
- By: Gwen Mathis
- Last Updated: April 25, 2022
On January 26, 2016, Bill Nelson was hit with the most life changing news. Nelson was diagnosed with Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC). MTC is a very rare and incurable thyroid cancer. “I assumed I wouldn’t be alive by the end of the year. The word …
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