Jerry Davich – Page 22

Debra Silvert outside Memorial Opera House in downtown Valparaiso, where her Duo Sequenza is chamber ensemble-in-residence.

Think chamber music isn’t for you? Think again, Duo Sequenza insists

December 13, 2018 at 10:09 a.m.

The delicate chamber music drifted through the unlikeliest of venues, the Valparaiso Moose Lodge 1357, on this beautiful spring evening. Past the handwritten sign, “Chamber Ensemble in Residence – Enter...

‘This is America’ has different meaning for every American, every generation

December 13, 2018 at 10:03 a.m.

Abortion clinics. School shootings. Chronic poverty. Affordable healthcare. Gun control debates. Opioid epidemic. This is America. Public demonstrations. Political scandals. Illegal immigration. Border security. Voter apathy. Mass shooting attacks. This...

Portage police chief Troy Williams says officers today are asked to be "a counselor, a healer, a mentor, a temporary parent, a voice of reason, the clergy, technically savvy, solve crimes, keep schools secure, make arrests and so much more."

Veteran police officers insist they would still join force despite today’s challenges

December 13, 2018 at 9:55 a.m.

Why would anyone want to be a cop these days? I wondered this throughout National Police Week, observed through May 19, to celebrate the contributions of police officers, recognizing their...

Lowell woman’s inspirational Indy Mini race finish elicits some backlash from runners

December 13, 2018 at 9:44 a.m.

Ginny Modlin was the first of many upset runners to contact me after reading my column on Dawn Eggert, the Lowell woman who participated in the Indy Mini half marathon....

Mother’s Day stirs memories of joy, pain for mom and daughter

December 13, 2018 at 9:36 a.m.

On this Mother's Day, two vignettes on the joy and the grief of motherhood. Julia Wilson was cutting onions in her kitchen when her smartphone whimpered once again for attention...

Lowell woman overcomes fear, obesity, heat stroke in Indy Mini race: ‘I have to do this. I need to finish.’

December 13, 2018 at 9:33 a.m.

At 380 pounds, Dawn Eggert knew she had a serious weight problem. A doctor appointment last November confirmed just how dangerous it had become. "My doctor said I needed to...

Katelyn Benefiel, 13, of Valparaiso, takes guitar lessons May 8, 2018 at Front Porch Music in Valparaiso.

Guitar lessons strike perfect chord for teen: ‘Music can be the thing that helps them find who they are’

December 13, 2018 at 9:23 a.m.

Katelyn Benefiel plugged in her electric guitar and disappeared into her bliss. The 13-year-old girl didn't say a word. She quietly kept practicing "A Million to One," the 1980s song...

Dakota Yorke poses for photographs with her family -- father John, mother Dawn and 7-year-old sister Piper -- before she leaves for prom May 7, 2016.

Two years later, transgender woman struggles with life’s unique challenges away from national spotlight

May 11, 2018 at 3:14 p.m.

Two years ago this week, Dakota Yorke became a national media darling after announcing her hopes to be crowned prom queen at Portage High School. The transgender woman unintentionally blazed...

Lowell woman is ‘Miss Amazing’ in title and personality, too

December 13, 2018 at 9:03 a.m.

Samantha Moore didn't realize she had just won the senior division crown of the Miss Amazing pageant for women with special needs. Moore stood silently on stage alongside other contestants,...

A group member rewrites his script April 28 at Johnson's Strawberry Farms in Hobart for his upcoming "Listen to Your Mother" show.

‘Listen to Your Mother’ stories reveal life lessons of pain, humor, poignancy

December 13, 2018 at 8:58 a.m.

Rachel Galanis was home with her four children, getting them ready for an early bedtime when a fire broke out in their home. Her husband was away playing basketball with...

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