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CHS team wins Olympiad state championship
Does it make you as happy as it does me when you read about all the neat young people in our county? So often the news is not the greatest to read with too many sad and bad things getting the headlines. But this past …Read More
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Boone Grove boys basketball team makes winning move
The Boone Grove boys basketball team members are winners in more ways than one. Their prowess on the basketball court certainly showed their work ethic, and helped them capture the sectional crown. Among the cheering fans, one young student was very special to the team, …Read More
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Recovering addict to speak at Frontline event
Frontline Foundations staff is committed to providing substance abuse treatment for young people ages 18 to 28 to help them conquer their monsters, and live a long and productive life. But it takes many dollars to accomplish that mission, so fundraisers are a part of …Read More
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Relay for Life unites us in cancer fight
This weekend, as our daughter Cheryl, her children and little grandchildren, her brother Mark and Barb and several friends are walking in her honor for breast cancer in Colorado, we will be walking with our daughter Carol and hundreds of others here in Valpo for …
Help keep kids well-fed this summer
Wow! Where did all this beautiful weather come from? These beautiful days it bring a promise of summer, when kids of all ages will be buzzing around on bikes, swinging at the parks and playing T-ball and baseball, and the sounds of children’s laughter will …
Group aids those with Down syndrome
I think most of us, sometime in our lives, have dreamed of things we wanted to accomplish, and have envisioned the future we want to have. Some of us may have realized our dreams, and some of us may still not have fulfilled our dreams, …
Pitch in to help your neighbors in need
Maybe by the middle of April, all the snow and cold weather will have disappeared. The Rebuilding Together Valparaiso board is sure hoping that, by April 20, the sun will be shining brightly and warmth will permeate the air. That is the workday for 20 …
Accolades to winning Science Olympiad teams
It just keeps happening over and over again. Porter County young people keep reminding us of how awesome and focused they are. I have no doubt that, in the future, we will have some amazing scientists and researchers from our area. Indiana University Northwest hosted …
Show support for Valentines for Vets program
If you missed reading “Annie’s mailbox” last week, there is still time to do something special that will take little time, dollars or energy. You will be a real sweetheart to our hospitalized veterans when you let them know we care enough to support them, …
Special Olympian invited to NBA All-Star Game
This past week was exciting for our Porter County Special Olympics in several ways. A letter for Abby Johnston said, “Congratulations! It is my great pleasure to inform you that you have been selected to participate in the 2013 NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports …
Love Your Neighborhood plans ‘Night of Love’
There are still many people who have loving hearts that are continuously helping others in a way that brings joy and God’s love. That is what South County Love Your Neighborhood is all about — caring about your neighbors. When you attend one of their …
Winter Games ‘perfect’ for Special Olympians
It was raining this past Sunday as Lake and Porter County Special Olympic athletes packed their skis, snowboards and snowshoes to head to Perfect North Ski Area, south of Indianapolis in Lawerenceburg, to compete in the 2012 Winter Games. It wasn’t very cold, and there’s …
Project generates electricity, income
Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s the second week of January, and we’re still not buried in snow, or even having below-normal temperatures. I honestly miss the snow, because it’s the only thing that makes winter pretty. If 60-degree weather came with the lack of …
Keep the Christmas spirit alive after holidays
The stockings are empty, the gifts have been unwrapped, the food has been devoured, and Christmas is over — or is it? All the preparations most of us make before Dec. 25, all the excitement and anticipation, all the giving, caring, loving, sharing can continue …
Shared poem helps relieve the pain of loss
No matter whether you are soft-hearted or tough, I doubt if there were many of us who did not react with shock and gut-wrenching sadness last week when 26 people were senselessly killed. At this time of year when we hear more joyous greetings and …
Purdue Varsity Glee Club concert tickets on sale
During the Christmas holidays, it seems wherever we go, whatever kind of store or business, there is music and singing filling the air. It is such a happy feeling, and probably makes most of us spend more time and money. Yet the joy it brings …
Learning technology top resolution
Happy New Year to all of you, and I hope the start of it has you smiling. As we begin to put away all the decorations, it is kind of a sad feeling, as the bright lights and house decorations made the world look a …
Late friend gladly shared time, talents, energy
A very dear friend lost his battle with cancer this week, and although he can now rest in peace, he will be missed, not only by his wife of 59 years and his family, but by many whose lives he touched. Len Pera was a …
Choose to become an angel this season
It’s time for the “angel” in all of us to come out and be “secret Santas” to kids and families who won’t have all kinds of presents under the tree, yummy smells coming from the kitchen as cookies, rolls, and special meals are prepared, or …
Give Day donations surpass the $100K goal
Congratulations and applause to every one of you who pleasantly surprised the Porter County Community Foundation staff with the outpouring of support for the first Give Day to aid 17 agencies involved in helping the homeless. The foundation’s goal of $100,000 was almost doubled, and …
