Top 10 Videos on NWIndianaLife in 2016

Top 10 Videos on NWIndianaLife in 2016

We published several hundred videos to the NWIndianaLife.com Video section this year. Videos about local events and more in Northwest Indiana were fair game for good news.

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Without further ado (and in no particular order), here are your Top 10 Videos in Northwest Indiana from 2016!

Crown Point's Dance Team
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Crown Point's Dance Team isn't just an extracurricular - they're a team that have gathered up some major hardware and are nationally ranked as one of the best teams in the US.

Porter Health Care System Helps Fight Heart Disease at the 2016 Porter County Heart Walk
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Porter Health Care System cares for the community they serve, and their fundraising for the American Heart Association is a prime example. We caught up with the Porter team during the 2016 Heart Walk to go over why they love the event, and why they came together as one huge group to raise money for the health of others.

Meet Kolin: Griffith High School's Mightiest Ball Boy
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Griffith's basketball team is currently dominating the court - but sometimes they need a little help. That's where Kolin comes in aka Griffith's Mightiest Ball Boy.

It All Started with an Idea: Putting Good News Front and Center
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With ValpoLife.com, PortageLife.com, LaPorteCountyLife.com, and NWIndianaLife.com, Ideas in Motion Media is spreading good news throughout Northwest Indiana. Through photos, videos, articles and events, it has never been easier to spread positive news on the LIFE network. Through our websites, social media networks, e-mail newsletters, YouTube channel, we make it known that there is an abundance of good news in Northwest Indiana.

Meet Grant Gelon: The Future of Indiana Basketball
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There's no shortage of homegrown athletic talent here in the region, but in Crown Point, there's one that's got one heck of a bright future. Grant Gelon is committed to attend Indiana University in the fall and start out on their prestigious basketball team, so we caught up with the player to get a hint of what he's like before his career really starts.

Ideas in Motion Media Roundtable: Talking South Shore Expansion with Regional Development Authority’s Bill Hanna and NICTD’s Michael Noland
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“The name of the game is the development opportunities and vibrancy and right now NICTD is the star project in terms of the strategic impact and how we’ll do that,” Hanna stated. “How do we change our position in the market so that it’s a miles-to-minute discussion? Mike has a project to get us there better, faster, and to make us a more viable option in the market.”

Meet the Crown Point Robotics Underdogs
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Did you know Crown Point High School has a world renowned robotics team? If you didn't we're here to explain it to you. We recently caught up with CPHS teacher Mark Querry and a couple of his students to let them explain the class, the competitions, and why they enjoy being a part of the club.

NIPSCO Employees Support American Cancer Society
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NIPSCO is a name that everyone knows in the region - but did you know that the employees of NIPSCO each year raise $50,000 for a non-profit? The employee's Charity of Choice Campaign is the pride of the company, and we recently caught up with NIPSCO's Executive Vice President Violet Sistovaris to talk over Charity of Choice, and their recent fundraiser.

College Bound Program Invests in Bright Futures
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Go Hammond's College Bound Program has helped students not only afford college tuition, but also helped build a sense of community over the past ten years. Learn about the program from Thomas McDermott Jr. and the people who know the program the best.

Ideas in Motion Media Welcomes Christina Hale to Talk 2016 Election, Growing Up in NWI, and Changing Media Landscape
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Christina Hale, a candidate running for Indiana Lieutenant Governor with John Gregg, came to the Ideas in Motion Media studio to speak with us about her experiences growing up here in the region, her time as a reporter, and as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives.