Jennifer Bissonnette

The eclipse has been news for weeks, but on Monday the event finally took place allowing many to see this amazing celestial event for the first time in their lives. For Washington Township Middle and High School students, the eclipse granted them a few …

If you’re anything like me, when you heard about the renovations of Valplayso in 2014, your heart sank a bit. The playground had an awesome castle theme with ropes, tires, slides, and a maze of pathways up and down the larger structures. Sure, it was …

Community outreach is important for any business. For Marram Health Center, who hosted a Backyard BBQ on Saturday, it’s especially important as they encourage health and wellness in the Gary communities.  The barbecue was a perfect way to celebrate …

If you interact with children at all, odds are you’ve run into more than one that loves the park. From swings to slides and everything in between, there is something about a trip to the park that brings pure joy into a child’s eyes. With a nearly …

Our healthcare clients spend their days helping others, fixing problems, and saving lives. Each day they are faced with unique challenges and struggles, but more importantly, successes. Through community events, classes, picnics, and hearts full of care these …

From the outside, the hype over region athletics may not seem that exciting, but for the athletes training each day, it’s a huge part of their high school or college careers. While that may not appeal to everyone, it’s exactly what Jackson Long, a senior …

Getting service done on your vehicle is never much fun. Between remembering when to do it, getting the service scheduled, and then paying for it, it’s a large chunk of time that you can never get back. Routine maintenance is important to the life of your …

Kids have an insatiable sense of adventure and boundless energy to back it up. As a parent, the struggle comes when trying to find ways to keep that energy from destroying the home you live in! If you’ve got a little one, you understand the need to escape …

For many, the act of going to work each day is a chore, something done out of necessity rather than love of their career. For Steffani Dranchak, though, heading to work at Rittenhouse Village in Portage is rewarding and something she has looked forward to for …

On Monday, the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce held their annual new teacher’s welcome luncheon at the Lighthouse Restaurant in Cedar Lake. The luncheon was put together in order to celebrate the new teachers entering the Crown Point, Merrillville …