When Corporal Matt Siegfried walked into a Hammond home on October 6th and saw a 37-year-old man on the floor with a gunshot would to the leg, he jumped into action without hesitation. “It’s not something you see very day,” Siegfried said....
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Phyllis Kalajian
For Phyllis Kalajian, Viking culture isn’t all broad axes and battle. She taps into the more intricate, artistic side of the ancient civilization, in crafting handmade jewelry fit for a “shieldmaiden” of the highest order. To prove it, her...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: JoElla DePra
Few people have time to volunteer for even one organization, let alone several. JoElla DePra, however, is a member of the Hebron Chamber of Commerce and a volunteer for the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce’s Envision the Future program, which helps...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Nikki Lopez
Hobart has always been a fundamental part of Nikki Lopez’s life, and she can now positively impact the very city in which she grew up as Hobart’s Director of Events. As a third-generation member of the Hobart community, Lopez knows how important...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Becky Brehmer
When one hears the call to do right by others, it heeds to answer. That’s exactly what Becky Brehmer did when she became a doula and unofficial “foster mom” to friends in need. Brehmer was born in Watertown, New York to her parents who were...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Sheila Prutsman
Some families deal with medical issues or allergies every day. For Sheila Prutsman and her daughter Charlee, however, the struggle is a constant battle for her and her husband Dave with Charlee’s severe food allergies and eczema and the public’s...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Dale Holsti
Dale Holsti asked for a dance that affected his partner and her family more than he would ever know. Holsti was on duty, called to the house of an elderly woman who was having trouble in the bathroom by her daughter. Holsti, a Crown Point...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Jenifer Vargo-Okamura
Jenifer Vargo-Okamura, Director of Development for Hospice Area of Calumet, has always had the heart for working with and for people. Her career in human services has taken her in many different directions, but for the past four years, Vargo-Okamura...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Jerica Paliga
Jerica Paliga has only been playing and singing country music for a few years now, yet her name s everywhere as one of the rising pop and country artist in the Midwest. Paliga grew up in Chesterton, graduating from Chesterton high School in 2013, and...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Beverly Phillips
Beverly Phillips, retired Math teacher and the Happy Birthday Singer, has dedicated her life to giving back to everyone she meets in the most meaningful of ways. Whether it is tutoring students in Math, or bringing a little happiness into someone’s...
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