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Joyce Koselke, affectionately known to her French students as Madame, will end her 43 year run teaching at La Porte High School this May. While Koselke will no longer be at La Porte High School next year, the impact she has had on her faculty and...

“It’s a great day for the beach!” That’s something you might say in July or August during those dog days of summer. But what about January? On this January day it was a perfect day for the beach for someone like me that loves to take...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! This weekend Marcia Ball in concert, a health facility open house, Winterfest, original play, school open house,...

When the curtain comes up on the La Porte Service League’s 79th production, "I Wish", on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m., the audience will be entertained by the words of La Porte’s Kathy Sommer. An avid gardener, long-time local optometrist and newfound...

I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who supported the Kids’ Art Power for Pets fundraiser at Blackbird Café last week. As you may know, this event was organized by my 7-year-old daughter Rosa to benefit Lakeshore PAWS, an animal rescue...

“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'” – Martin Luther King Jr. On this day that celebrates and remembers a man who fought for civil rights and equality for all, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! This weekend a winter festival, fundraising events, clay class, pancake breakfast, family hike, karate tournament,...

If La Porte High School Principal Gregory Handel has carried any mentality throughout his life and career in education, it is that all kids are inherently good. “I believe there is no such thing as a bad kid. I think every kid is good, sometimes...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! This weekend roller derby auditions, Meet the Vikes night, town forums, paws for a cause, holiday savings, benefit...

What a small world we live in! I discovered -while in the middle of the interview- that I went to college with this individual. Who knew that I would get the privilege of meeting him again under such pleasant circumstances? Ladies and gentlemen meet...