National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Porter County) will sponsor the NAMI Family to Family Education Program specifically for families and friends of a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The 12-session series of classes will start...
The 2013 R.O.S.E. Awards Ceremony Gave Nods to Amazing People
The R.O.S.E. (Recognition of Service Excellence) Awards took place on Thursday May 9, 2013. It was generously hosted by the Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa in the Stardust Event Center. 17 businesses, individuals, and organizations received awards at...
Runners Run for the One Fund
On Monday evening a group of runners came together at Extra Mile Fitness. Some of them were multi-marathon runners, some were mid-range pavement pounders and some were just beginning to pound the pavement –like this writer. Every week at Extra Mile...
Bill Wellman: Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot
Every night at dusk the sound of a bugle resonates throughout the Courtyards at Pepper Creek in Valparaiso. The sounds that can be heard are the ardent and dutiful notes of “Taps”. This song, as we all know, is often played at funerals, flag...
Lakeshore PAWS Featured Pet: Chipster
Chipster is a five-year-old Black Labrador Retriever/Pit Bull Terrier mix available for adoption through Lakeshore PAWS. He's a low-maintenance guy looking for a forever home or a foster family. He's low energy and loves to hang around and...
Life is a Revolution: Losing is Not an Option for a High Performance Team, It is a Requirement
From my perch at a table in Industrial Revolution I bring you my second installment of the Life is a Revolution series. Those of us that own or run a small business or high performance team of any kind, particularly the most competitive or driven...