Community

Eighth grade members of the Barker National Junior Honor Society recently completed a service project at the Washington Park Zoo. The students raised money through various fundraisers to purchase flowers to plant at the zoo.   The Society also donated …

Notes from Rotary Meeting of June 10, 2013 President-Elect Tyler Smith called the meeting to order and led members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the Four-Way Test of Rotary. Mike Sutton offered the invocation. Christina Dougherty led in singing …

Saturday, June 22 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at Home Mountain Printing, 3602 Enterprise Avenue, the Iota Chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc. will hold its used book collection in preparation for the Annual Book Sale. Used books are gathered throughout the year for …

You are probably aware that Valparaiso is home to several food pantries. But you would probably be surprised by how many people in our community they serve. Last year the Hilltop Village Food Pantry helped a record 1,100 individuals in one month, and with the …

Pitch is a loveable goofball looking for a forever home and a temporary foster family. He is a two- to three-year-old Pit Bull Terrier/Boxer mix available for adoption through Lakeshore PAWS.   Pitch is extremely playful and would like a house with room …

Graduation day is a day devoted to celebrating an important point in students’ lives. It’s something they’ve dedicated many years of hard work to achieve. For now, the exams are finally over and normal school attire is replaced with fancy …

Graduation day is a day devoted to celebrating an important point in students’ lives. For now, the exams are finally over and normal school attire is replaced with fancy clothes while parents, grandparents, and other relatives come to admire the …

This summer, high-achiever Brandon Hamill will be embarking on a business adventure at Purdue University’s Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy. During the weeklong camp, students interested in the ins and outs of entrepreneurship work to create their own …

The Porter County Career and Technical Center’s Video Production and Media Studies class produced a live broadcast of the 2013 Valparaiso High School Graduation Ceremony, and now you can order the DVD of the proceedings! The sale of the $25 DVD’s …

Participants of this year’s Vacation Bible School will enter the world of high-tech investigation as they follow the clues to the find King of Kings. Preparations are underway to transform the church’s typical auditorium into a top secret mission control …