John Summers, a lifelong resident of Lake County Indiana, dedicates much of his time to supporting fellow veterans. Summers volunteers for a local non-profit organization called Operation Charlie Bravo (OCB). Having the opportunity to use his skills...
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Top 10 feature articles on LaPorteCounty.Life in 2024
It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Amanda Jozaitis
Amanda Jozaitis has always known she wanted to pursue a full-time career in the arts. As a young girl, Jozaitis was often asked by classmates, “Can you draw a picture for me?” and she was known by her peers as the best artist in school. Through...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Jess Buetow
Jess Buetow is a young man who recently graduated from Michigan City High School (MCHS), where he maintained a commitment to service and thrived academically. Despite growing up far from Michigan City, moving from his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan to...
Survivor Series: John Dempsey
John Dempsey, a resident of Munster, Indiana, began his long battle with cancer at the age of 52-years-old. Dempsey had no idea that receiving a colonoscopy as a preventative measure would begin a six-year journey with colorectal cancer. Dempsey...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Pete Xidias
Pete Xidias has spent most of his life in the Michigan City community. In the early 1970s, the Xidias family immigrated to Indiana from Greece, where they opened Apex Auto Care in 1983. The family has stayed committed to the community, running a shop...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Matthew Zawacki
Matthew Zawacki, the youth assistance program coordinator for La Porte Community School Corporation’s Virtual Learning Academy, has long known that he wanted to help people. Through various job experiences and inspiration from his mother, he has...
All About the Girls Part 9 celebrates belonging for women across NWI
The ninth annual All About the Girls event, hosted by GreatNews.Life, created by Jenny Craig-Brown, continued the trend of empowering and inspiring women of all ages. With a young team of dancers, seven uplifting women (all who’ve faced trials of...