Gregory ‘Greg’ Coulter, a seventh-generation Westville resident now living in Michigan City, serves as a city council member and community garden director at the Pax Center. The Brighton Street Green Space is a community garden in La Porte...
Life in the Spotlight
Northern Indiana is full of people working hard every day to make their communities a better place. Since 2011, GreatNews.Life has been putting the spotlight on the people spreading this positivity in the Region with our Life in the Spotlight series. New articles are published every Wednesday, so be sure to check back often to learn more about the stories of great people doing great things in Northern Indiana.
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: William ‘Will’ Tallackson
William “Will” Tallackson, a senior at La Porte High School, has been admitted to the Ernie Pyle Scholars at Indiana University Bloomington’s Media School. As one of 20 selected scholars, Tallackson will take a spring break trip to New York in...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Taylor Stafford
Taylor Stafford, a fifth-year life skills special education teacher, takes her teaching position at Kesling Intermediate School very seriously. Originally from Rolling Prairie, Taylor Stafford attended Indiana University South Bend to become a...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Kyla Webb
Kyla Webb always knew that music and performing was her path. After years of curating a life centered around those values, Webb is living her dream as a musician and performer. With her parents introducing Webb to The Beatles and the blues, music...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Megan Daurer
Megan Daurer recently stepped into the role of director of communications for Michigan City Area Schools (MCAS), fulfilling her desire to work in education and uplift the members of the community. Working for Michigan City schools is a full...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Alynn Eggert
Alynn Eggert is a dedicated member of the South Central Jr.-Sr. High School's math department. She teaches various courses, including AP Calculus AB and AP Statistics, and dual-credit courses such as College Algebra and Trigonometry. With over...
A La Porte Life in the Spotlight: Nila Williams
In her fourth year as the Community Health Improvement Coordinator for Franciscan Health, Nila Williams uses her passion for health and helping others to create a powerful impact in the Michigan City community. Despite her long history as a...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Bill Roser
Bill Roser serves as Executive Director of La Porte County Habitat for Humanity. Now 28 years old, Roser started in the role immediately following college graduation, and his age is novel for his position. Roser is certainly passionate about his work...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Rick Commers
Rick Commers has coached some of the area’s greatest athletes, including a Division I golfer and 16 Division I basketball players. Of the 16 basketball players, two of them were Mr. Basketballs. “I’ve been fortunate to have great athletes,”...
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Izabelle Galvin-Ellis
A career in politics was not the direction Izabelle Galvin-Ellis thought her life would go. However, as the appointed Board of Works clerk and administrator assistant for the mayor of Michigan City, Galvin-Ellis happily dedicates her time and efforts...
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