Woycik: Day of Caring creates a special bond in Porter County
Who cares? Thirty-seven Lake, LaPorte, and Porter county not-for-profits found out last Friday that many of its citizens care. Even though it was a work day, more than 1,000 people...
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Woycik: Young people in video talk about how drugs wrecked their lives
It matters! It really matters! As a new school year begins, what matters is keeping all children away from harm and danger — the danger of trying alcohol and drugs,...
Golf outings fund special programs
What an awesome week of weather we've enjoyed, and it sure helps when you have a golf outing planned to raise money for places close within your heart. The past...
Valparaiso eighth-grader writes about Special Olympics athlete
Someday he may be the top sports writer for this newspaper, or maybe he'll be on the Sports Illustrated magazine staff, or he might even be the Porter County pro...
Lorie’s Ride benefits Visiting Nurse Association programs
It has been 16 years since Lorie Kirkley's life was cut short by a violent crime, but her friends have never forgotten her, and the annual Lorie's Lakeside Century Ride...
Demand for Boys & Girls Clubs programs, facilities on the rise
The Boys & Girls Clubs in Porter County serve hundreds of children all year long, whether they're involved in after-school programs or summer activities, or even special trips. Every club...
Woycik: Porter County officer put the lives of others before his own
I really love hearing great stories about people who do something not for attention but just to help their fellow man, to make a better world for all of us....
Doctor a healer of both spirit and body for one Portage family
If you read Jerry Davich's column on Monday, you probably saw the picture of a lovely mom and her son that accompanied it. Although the column focused mostly on how...
Woycik: Grieving parishioners at Emanuel AME an example for us all
What wonderful examples the beautiful people from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., are. After witnessing the hateful murders of their loved ones during a church service, their...
Woycik: Music festival at Zao Island benefits Special Olympics
The calendar tells us that summer begins on Sunday, and that usually means the start of open-air markets with fresh, yummy local fruits and vegetables, picnics in the park, hopefully...