Prom is just right around the corner! Don’t have your dress picked out yet? No problem! Some friends of ValpoLife.com headed to Catherine’s Bridal Boutique in downtown Valparaiso to show off the trendy looks for this year’s junior and senior prom dance …
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Nick Meyer originally was born in the south, then was raised in Northern Kentucky and has since continued to travel farther and farther and colder and colder north to the little town of Long Beach, Indiana. Settling in the La Porte County region with his wife …
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The morning the Brown family was packing up to leave for Mexico, Cathy Brown Brown and her husband discovered they had a problem, a nasty sewage problem. The owners of Valpo Velvet Ice Cream found their already twice-worked on sewer pipes were once again …
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Samantha Holland always liked photography, but never considered herself that great at the skill. Now, the Valparaiso University junior is asking the world to help her become a top five finalist in a greeting card photography contest with a picture she took of …
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This summer take a drive. Head to Whiting for Pierogi Fest, then stop by Hobart for the Lakefront Festival, loop around toward Hammond to catch the RC Pilots Air Show, then relax with a concert in downtown Michigan City. These weekend events take serious …
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One of the hardest parts about going to the gym is just that: physically going to the gym. But what if your gym was just a few steps away and connected to the lobby of your apartment complex? When you live at The Lakes of Valparaiso, heading to the gym is as …
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Here is the typical scenario: A man learns he needs a hip replacement, so he schedules the surgery for the following weekend. Leading up to it, he is told by his doctor his body will be weakened and he will need rehabilitation services to help him get back …
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I asked Westville teacher and Science Olympiad mentor Samantha Joll what a “good note” meant after an email was sent to me about their placings in the Science Olympiad State Tournament on March 18. For Joll and her students, ending their season on a …
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It was like Christmas morning, and not just for me – a self-proclaimed library-lover and book nerd, – but for the entire La Porte County Community. On March 10, after about a year of remodeling, the La Porte County Public Library main branch re-opened its …
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It is never to early to start learning about money, saving, and budgets. Sure, it is not the most fun topic for a kid in their teenage years, but it is important for the future. That is why the Financial Literacy program at REGIONAL federal credit union …
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