When Leroy Vega decided to hang up the shoes and not wrestle anymore, he knew he made the right decision. He started a family, started his own business, everything was going well. Yet, something just wasn’t right. “I just didn’t know what to do,” he …
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When Jim Tapocsi joined the Porter County Sheriff’s Department in 1967, there were 11 men, including the sheriff. There was only one patrol car and the two men on duty flipped a coin to decide who was heading out on the road and who was staying back to man …
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“I… can’t help…. falling in love… with youuu…” The Elvis Presley classic streamed throughout the dining room of the Rittenhouse Village of Valparaiso on Valentine’s Day. Dancers waltzed around the room together …
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2016 was a year of education for both the staff at the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospitals and for patients of the center regarding the breast cancer disease. Jennifer Sanders, Manager of the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at …
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Along the lakeshore, rocks and sand are continually washed in and out of the water. Tami Bianco walks back and forth as the rising sun breaks across the Lake Michigan horizon. However, her eyes are not watching the sunrise, they are glued to ground, looking …
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Connie Bretscher graduated from Valparaiso University with the class of 1942. Flash forward to February 2017, and she is back at VU, a student once again. Bretscher is 96 years old and has been living in Valpo since moving to the area to attend the …
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Shannon Hannon and her husband Adam Hannon planted deep, thick roots into their hometown of La Porte many years ago. These roots then branched into a strong, sturdy desire to help support the people and organizations throughout the county. Hannon moved around …
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Sometimes just trying something – even if you’re weary or afraid of it – may turn out to be something good and something you were truly meant to do. That was what happened with Rachael Cloud, Counselor and Group Facilitator at Frontline …
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Beer lovers rejoice! No longer will Hoosiers have to cross into other states for the delicious taste of America’s Oldest Brewery because D.G Yuengling & Son Inc. is expanding to Indiana with the help of Indiana Beverage. After many years of discussion …
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Did you know Johnny Cash wrote a song for Michigan City? Well, its not entirely about Michigan City. It’s about a prisoner at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. The chorus to the song is “Michigan City Indiana Howdy Do, Michigan City Indiana Howdy …
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