An Indiana man, through and through, Rob Pikula has stayed very close to the area in which he was raised. Living in Dyer, Indiana as a child, Pikula went on to live in Valparaiso as a teenager before moving to Michigan City, Indiana and then back to...
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A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Rob Pikula
Northwest Indiana Lives in the Spotlight
A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight highlights people around our community who go the extra mile to make Northwest Indiana a better place to live. If you know of someone who is going above and beyond, someone who is truly doing great work in...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Andrew Kyres
Born and raised in Northwest Indiana, Andrew Kyres has always been extremely involved with his community in one way or another. "I find it important to give back to and be visible in the community," Kyres commented. Currently, Kyres works for First...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Nicole Barker
The sand dunes surrounding Lake Michigan are a natural wonder, providing a tourist draw in Northwest Indiana. But all of that tourism takes a toll on the dunes, causing erosion and disturbing the local ecology. Enter Nicole Barker, executive director...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Heather Augustyn
Heather Augustyn – author, writing teacher, correspondent for the Times of Northwest Indiana, wife, mother. There are many words one might use to describe Augustyn, but choosing just one wouldn't suffice. Born and raised in Northwest Indiana,...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Rita Jackson
Born and raised in Tipton County, Rita Jackson has always been a creative person. Throughout her life, Jackson has always enjoyed making things and has always known that she would one day make art her career. At the young age of four, Jackson began...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Tricia Catlin
Originally from Iowa, Tricia Catlin relocated to Northwest Indiana nearly twenty years ago when she accepted her first post-college job in Portage. With the help of her husband of eighteen years, Catlin takes care of her two children, while still...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Mike Krutz
When Merrillville High School Principal Mike Krutz was named Indiana’s principal of the year last year, he credits the “whole Pirate family working together.” “It was a school-wide reward because principals certainly do not do it by...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Brad Bumgardner
Lake Michigan draws innumerable tourists to Northwest Indiana every year; but in Brad Bumgardner, it attracted a permanent resident. Bumgardner is the interpretive naturalist at Indiana Dunes State Park along the Porter County shoreline. He's a...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Toni Williams
Born in Baton Rouge, Lousiana and raised in Cabrini Green, Toni Williams has always been grateful to the youth center and church she belonged to as a child. Early on she realized how important it is to make positive, healthy decisions – that every...
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