When ChaKara Gunn graduated from college and began her professional career, she never imagined she’d one day end up working in social services. While it was by chance she found herself in the field, it has made for some heartwarming and memorable...
It takes a strong and compassionate individual to help those on the front lines through their most vulnerable moments. This is where Caitlyn Kalisik’s skills shine the brightest, which is why she was thrilled to join the City of La Porte as a...
Most of us have a hard time trying to figure out what to do when we become adults—it can be the age-old question that can take years for most to figure out. Frank Zolvinski, however, knew that he wanted his life path to follow faith as early as the...
When they were younger, many women looked up to their mothers. Michigan City Local Tiara Land still strives to be like her mother. Her mother was a single mom who worked several jobs to raise her children and instilled a strong work ethic into them....
La Porte County Local Bruce Watson has always dedicated his life to sports. He is currently the Ladies Golf Coach at New Prairie High School, but he has long been in the sports world before taking on this new role. Watson grew up in Michigan...
Working one job can be exhausting on its own, but it’s been said that if you find a job you love, you never work a day in your life. Coming from a single-mother household where she saw her own mother work while raising four girls instilled a strong...
The driving force for Susan “Sue” Harrison in any career was keeping her community safe and the love she has for children. Being a mother of two herself but also working in different departments during her time in the police department, Harrison...
After graduating from La Porte High School, Scott Hamilton went to Indiana University to receive his bachelor’s degree in business. Hamilton knew he wanted to stay in La Porte because it was, and always had been, his home, so after college, he...
The region is packed with outstanding, talented journalists, and we here at GreatNews.Life have taken the opportunity to interview several of them to tell their stories - finding out who they are and what they contribute to the Region outside of the...
Nicole and Ricky Santana were born and raised in Michigan City and have never left the city they love the most. They attended Michigan City High School, and that's when their love story began. Or, if you’re their parents, you can say it started...
