Valparaiso Magazine Fall 2021

VOL. 21 ISSUE 4 | FALL 2021 

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CONTENTS | FALL 2021 

SECTIONS... 

CHAMBER FOCUS 

>> 2021 Chamber Network Night 

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MEMBER INVESTOR 

ANNIVERSARIES 

PAGE 23 

BUSINESS SNAPSHOTS 

PAGE 24 

NEW MEMBER INVESTORS 

>> New Board-Approved Members 

PAGE 26 

AROUND TOWN 

>> Local Business News 

PAGE 30 

The International Order of 

Odd Fellows & Sunrise Kiwanis 

PAGE 15 

A LOOK BACK 

>> “Memorial Halls & Monuments” 

PAGE 34 

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 

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VALPARAISO ROTARY CLUB 


Club 

By Doug Ross 

he Valparaiso Rotary Club’s 100th anniversary 

will be easy to remember because of the large 

gates at the entrance to the Rotary Library 

Garden across from Valparaiso 

Public Library. 

The club gave $110,000 to the project but 

didn’t have to dig deep into its treasury for it. 

Individual members came up with $95,000 

of the project’s cost, according to 22-year 

member Doug Mogck, who served as 

project chair. 

The project celebrates three major areas 

of focus for the club – literacy, community 

development and environment, he said. 

Rotary International, founded in Chicago, 

has been working for decades to eradicate 

polio. It is now endemic only in Afghanistan 

and Pakistan. 

Mogck said when he went to a President-Elect 

Training Seminar, “that was an amazing time. 

It really opened my eyes to what Rotary does 

worldwide.” 

Deb Good heard about a trip to India to 

vaccinate people against polio and was 

inspired to take a team to India. “The nice 

thing about the polio vaccine is you don’t stick, 

you just put the drops in the mouth,” she said. 

Sharon Kish remembers when an international 

grant helped Rotarians from Turkey visit 

Opportunity Enterprises, where they 

were amazed at the services provided for 

developmentally disabled individuals. 

Gus Olympidis said as much as members 

undertake individual projects and accomplish 

great things for the community and the 

world, none of those is the greatest Rotary 

achievement. Put them all together, and in 

aggregate you see the collective impact, 

which is “creating a magical place.” 

“You essentially see the architecture, the 

mosaic of an exceptional community,” 

Olympidis said. “This is a very unique 

community in a very significant way.” 

Other members recall their own local Rotary 

memories. 

“Rotary has always been a part of my life,” 

Byron Smith said. His father was in Rotary, 

so every Monday at dinner the Smith family 

learned about what happened in Rotary that 

day. “It turns out my grandfather was a charter 

member of the Valparaiso Rotary Club,” 

Smith said. 

When Smith was asked to join in 1972, “it just 

seemed like a natural thing to do.” 

Mary Joe Jaime’s first service project wasn’t 

that big. It was building a fence right here 

in town for Hilltop House. The project was 

initially to paint the fence, but when they >> 

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“THE PROJECT 

CELEBRATES 

THREE MAJOR 

AREAS OF FOCUS 

FOR THE CLUB – 

LITERACY, 

COMMUNITY 

DEVELOPMENT & 

ENVIRONMENT.” 

— Doug Mogck, Rotary member & 

Library Garden project chair 

“WE ARE 

GROWING 

DIVERSE 

LEADERS FOR 

COMMUNITY 

SERVICE AND 

GLOBAL 

IMPACT...” 

Through decades 

of commitment 

and work by Rotary 

volunteers, more than 

2.5 billion children 

have received the oral 

polio vaccine. 

— Debbie Wappel, Rotary Club President 


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“ROTARY HAS 

ALWAYS BEEN A PART 

OF MY LIFE...IT TURNS 

OUT MY [FATHER AND] 

GRANDFATHER [WERE 

MEMBERS, SO] 

IT JUST SEEMED 

LIKE A NATURAL 

THING TO DO.” 

Membership opened to females 

in 1988, a year after a landmark 

U.S. Supreme Court ruling 

convinced clubs to diversify. 

— Byron Smith, 

Rotary member 

>> saw that the fence was falling apart, they 

decided to take it down and build a new 

one. “That volunteer experience had such a 

personal impact, it helped me decide I would 

be a Rotarian for life, she said. 

“I have a lot of fun with the sergeant at 

arms committee,” said Larry Raber, the 

club’s longest-serving member, having 

joined in December 1964. The sergeant at 

arms levies frivolous fines to get $1 donations 

from members for alleged offenses like an 

ugly necktie. 

Raber said his Rotary connections helped him 

land a job at Northern Indiana Bank, where 

he ended up managing the commercial loan 

department. Raber’s office at the downtown 

bank was in the front corner where an ATM 

later stood. “The joke is I was replaced by an 

ATM machine,” he said. 

Jon Costas, a Rotarian before he was mayor, 

had a vision for downtown Valparaiso that 

has since turned the city’s downtown into 

a vibrant area with a plethora of fine 

dining restaurants and a central park that is 

wildly popular. 

“A leader multiplies more leaders,” club 

President Debbie Wappel said. 

Just as the city has changed, the Rotary Club 

itself has changed over the years. 

“When I came in, it was the top businessmen 

in town,” Smith said, stressing the word 

“men.” The club invited its first female 

members in 1988, a year after a landmark 

U.S. Supreme Court ruling convinced clubs to 

diversify their membership rolls. Eight women 

joined that year. By 1994, the club had its first 

female president. Eight others have served as 

president since then. 

Members have been generous with both 

financial donations and sweat equity in the 

century since the club was formed. 

Dr. Surjit Patheja is a 43-year Rotary member. 

In 1978, he donated $25,000 to the Valparaiso 

Rotary Foundation for healthcare scholarships 

in honor of his 25 years in the 

United States. 

“That fund has grown to a value of about 

$186,000,” Good said. “With that fund and 

other Rotary foundation funds, there were 13 

scholarships given last year, ranging between 

$500 and $2,000.” 

Since 1995, the club has donated almost 

$300,000 to a variety of projects, including a 

children’s room at the VNA Mary Bartz 




Hospice, a pavilion at Gabis Arboretum, Rotary 

Field at Glenrose South Park and others. 

There are Rotary contributions throughout the city’s 

parks, including a popular shelter at Forest Park. 

Landscaping at the city’s original roundabout, at 

Lincolnway, Sturdy Road and LaPorte Avenue, has 

landscaping donated by the Rotary Club. 

“There are so many projects, it’s all just 

overwhelming,” Olympidis said. 

Among the ones Good is most excited about is an 

international affairs conference held at the district 

level. A group of volunteers choose a timely topic 

– recent ones have included water conservation, 

human trafficking, solar energy and climate change 

– and pick a keynote speaker. “We try to be really 

timely on the world stage that these kids could 

identify with,” she said. 

“[ROTARY IS] A 

GREAT BUNCH OF 

GUYS AND GALS... 

THERE’S A LOT OF 

GREAT PEOPLE IN 

VALPARAISO.” 

—Larry Raber, 

Rotary member 

The students who participate break into groups, 

with organizers separating them from classmates to 

facilitate conversation, and then return for a plenary 

session to report back on their discussions. 

“THAT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE 

HAD SUCH A PERSONAL 

IMPACT, IT HELPED 

ME DECIDE 

I WOULD BE 

A ROTARIAN 

FOR LIFE.” 

—Mary Joe Jaime, 

Rotary member 

One student asked, “Why is what we’re doing today so different from what 

we’re hearing on TV?” Good said. That’s the value of exposing students to 

unbiased presentations and the facts. 

Kish shared an eight-page list of projects funded through Rotary grants since 

1993. Rotary contributed $282,122 toward projects worth a total of $916,700. 

“Rotary is really local,” Kish said. 

Among these projects are a shelter at Fairgrounds Park, a kindergarten room 

at the Boys and Girls Club, volleyball equipment for the YMCA, an automated 

external defibrillator for the Valparaiso University athletic department, the 

Orville Redenbacher statue downtown, lockers for families’ belongings at 

Family House, keyless locks for Housing Opportunities, a Creekside Park trail 

bench, Chromebooks for after-school programs at the Boys and Girls Club 

and a bridge at Meadowbrook for the Shirley Heinz Land Trust. 

Looking to the future, Good said the club hopes to put Interact clubs in 

every high school and middle school as well as Rotaract clubs on college 

campuses. Students from area high schools and colleges are regularly 

scheduled to attend Rotary meetings. 

Wappel is focusing on leadership development for the Rotary Club. “We 

are growing diverse leaders for community service and global impact to 

keep the legacy of past leaders growing,” she said. She has developed a 

lunch-and-learn leadership and personal development series for emerging 

and aspiring leaders within businesses and organizations throughout the 

community. Speakers on leadership topics are scheduled, and guests are 

offered monthly opportunities to participate in roundtable sharing and 

mentoring sessions with members. The program is educational and an 

inspiration for long-term members, too. >> 

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“THIS IS A 

VERY UNIQUE 

COMMUNITY 

IN A VERY 

SIGNIFICANT 

WAY.” 

“It’s just a great bunch of guys and gals 

now,” Raber said. “There’s a lot of great 

people in Valparaiso.” 

Rotary Club members receive the Four 

Way Test at meetings: “Is it truth? Is it fair 

to all concerned? Will it build good will 

and better friendships? Will it be beneficial 

to all concerned?” 

Worldwide, Rotary has more than 

1 million members who ask those 

questions each day. 

— Gus Olympidis, 

Rotary member 


>> 

“We’ve got to think outside the box and reach 

people,” Mogck said. “Millennials want to do 

things, not just hear speakers. We’re seeing 

clubs being formed with causes in mind, like 

helping the environment,” he said. 

Olympidis said the club’s future is intertwined 

with the impactfulness of its membership. “You 

need more members to collect the resources,” he 

said. “Quality is measured by members’ impact, not just 

by the number who show up at meetings.” 

“ROTARY 

IS REALLY 

LOCAL.” 

— Sharon Kish, 

Rotary member 

“We need to become attractive to 

people who want to make an impact,” Smith added. 

Prospective members should say why they want to join. What 

does Rotary mean to them, he wants to know. 

“The ultimate quest for volunteers is fulfillment,” Olympidis 

said. The club’s leaders need to continually ask how they 

deliver fulfillment for members. 

“I think that’s another reason why Rotary needs to be more 

flexible,” Kish said. During the pandemic, members have 

sometimes met by Zoom because they didn’t want to lose 

their connection to 

each other. 

“I feel safe in Rotary because there’s so many different 

views,” Jaime said. 


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VALPARAISO NOON KIWANIS CLUB 

VALPARAISO NOON 

KIWANIS 

CLUB 

By Doug Ross 


“KIWANIS IS A GOOD FIT FOR ME. 

BECAUSE OF THE LESSONS LEARNED 

HERE, I’VE BEEN ABLE TO BETTER 

MYSELF AND DO MORE FOR MY 

COMMUNITY.” 

— Ahna Campos, Kiwanis Club President 

he Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club is 

the largest in Indiana – seventh largest 

in the world – and for good reason. 

The club, celebrating its centennial this 

year, remains extremely active in service 

to youth. 

Past-President Lenny Corso, a member 

for 25 years, said he only knew a handful 

of people at the club when Paul Knauff 

recruited him in 1995. “I made friends 

so fast,” he said. “You will meet some of 

the most unselfish and compassionate 

people in the world in the Kiwanis Club.” 

The Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club 

is known for its annual Pancake Day 

breakfast, which has been around since at 

least the early 1950s, Past-President 

Steve Bobinski said. “It’s one of our larger 

events every year” and raises around 

$20,000 for charity. “It’s a great turnout. 

It’s great community involvement.” 

Bobinski said the comments he generally 

hears falls into one of two categories. 

Either they don’t know what service clubs 

are and what the Kiwanis Club does, or 

they say thanks for building a relative’s 

wheelchair ramp or sponsoring a Key 

Club at the high school. 

Installing metal wheelchair ramps for 

residents who need them is one of the 

Kiwanis Club’s signature projects, but 

there are plenty of other opportunities to 

volunteer. “Everybody has a skill they can 

share,” Corso said. 

Kiwanians also help deliver food for 

Meals on Wheels. Often, those clients 

don’t have a lot of family and friends to 

check on them frequently. “Sometimes 

it’s not about the food, it’s the 

socialization,” Bobinski said. “One 

person bringing them a lunch is huge.” 

Among the children’s issues the 

Kiwanis clubs focus on is developing 

an attitude of service leadership. 

Affiliate clubs include the Key Club at 

the high school level, Builders Club for 

middle school students and Circle K 

Club for college students. 

The Aktion Club is for people at 

Opportunity Enterprises, helping 

build leadership skills among adults 

with disabilities. 



Scholarships are offered through the 

Kiwanis Foundation, which is supported 

by generous donors. “There are a lot of 

giving people in this town,” Bobinski said. 

The list of past donations and service 

projects is lengthy. There’s a Kiwanis 

baseball diamond at Glenrose South Park 

and shelters at Rogers-Lakewood 

Park. The Valparaiso YMCA got 

a big contribution for its capital 

campaign as well as athletic 

equipment. The new Caring 

Place campus and the new Boys 

and Girls Club facility have also 

received donations. 

The Backpack for Snacks 

program makes sure kids don’t 

go without food. They’re given 

to kids who receive free or 

reduced-price school lunches. 

Hilltop Neighborhood House has 

benefited from food drives for 

canned goods. Volunteers coach 

Special Olympians, and the club donates 

financially. 

And that’s just for starters. 

Club members can be young or formerly 

young. “Empty-nesters can be wonderful 

because they are now bored,” Bobinski 

said. Newly retired members find they 

now have time to donate their services. 

Members still working often get their 

employers to donate to the cause, too. 

Club President Ahna Campos, one of the 

younger members, said Kiwanis is a good 

fit for her. 

“I’ve been in volunteering organizations 

since probably before high school,” she 

said. “One of my biggest regrets is not 

joining Key Club as a teenager.” 

“Having a single-term presidency is really 

beneficial for us,” she said, because it 

forces others to step into leadership 

positions and keeps the club vibrant. 

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“IT’S GREAT 

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THERE ARE 

A LOT OF 

GIVING 

PEOPLE IN 

THIS 

TOWN.” 

— Steve Bobinski, 

Kiwanis Club 

Past-President 

The presidency is a four-year commitment. 

The progression starts with becoming 

vice president, then president-elect, then 

president, then immediate past president. 

Younger members like Campos have 

been good for the Noon Kiwanis Club, 

Corso said. “So many of the clubs are 

contracting, not expanding. We are the 

exception to the rule.” 

The younger members have brought 

the club into the electronic age, with 

presentations by Zoom when necessary 

and tickets on Eventbrite. “We love them, 

we absolutely love them,” Corso said. 

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VALPARAISO NOON KIWANIS CLUB 

>> Bobinski reached back into history 

for tales of the friendly rivalry between 

the Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis and 

Valparaiso Rotary Club, both of them 

founded in 1921. 

On June 9, 1921, a baseball game 

between the two clubs was staged to 

benefit the Red Cross. In the month 

before the game, the two clubs traded a 

string of barbs in a local newspaper. The 

Kiwanis team won the game, 12-6, and 

then challenged the Rotarians to a game 

of checkers, Bobinski said. 

In 1978, the two clubs faced off in a 

basketball game. The Rotarians brought 

in a ringer – Joe Otis – but didn’t ask Otis 

to join their club. At the end of the game, 

the Kiwanians recruited Otis and, 

through his leadership as a faculty 

advisor at Valparaiso University, 

chartered a new 31-member Circle 

K Club on the VU campus. 

Also in 1978, the Kiwanians, Rotarians 

and Lions members initiated the first 

Service Club Hog Roast to foster 

fellowship, understanding and 

friendly communication. 

In 1989, the Rotary Club challenged the 

Kiwanians to a goat milking contest at 

the Porter County Fair. Kiwanian Lonnie 

Steele arranged for two goats to be 

brought into Milan’s for milking practice, 

which helped the Kiwanians achieve 

victory at the county fair competition, 

Bobinski said. 

In recent years, the Kiwanis and Rotary 

clubs have collaborated in sponsoring 

a veterans appreciation dinner, which 

is now the largest in Porter and LaPorte 

counties. Members pay the cost of dinner 

for the veterans they invite. 

A Salute the Recruits program is “a very 

unique program that is starting to catch 

on,” Corso said. The event honors high 

school graduates going directly into the 

military. The club gets the recruits’ names 

from the military recruiters and hosts a 

dinner for the recruits and their parents 

in late May or early June. Sadly, the event 

has been on hold for two years because 

of the pandemic. 

In Indiana, Kiwanis clubs raise money for 

Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis 

as one of their projects. There’s a Kiwanis 

elevator, two neonatal ambulances and 

a new helipad because of Kiwanians’ 

generosity statewide. 

The Kiwanis Noon Club is always looking 

for new members. Campos is hoping for 

more diversity. “You tend to hang out 

with people who are similar to you,” she 

said, which makes diversifying the club 

more difficult, she acknowledged. 

The number of members, though, isn’t 

as important as their engagement. “Our 

engagement is around 80 percent,” 

she said. 

Campos and others enjoy the “Happy 

Bucks” moments when members donate 

a dollar for the privilege of sharing a joy 

in their life. 

“For me, Kiwanis has been my family 

away from family,” she said. “With 

this club I find local love, support, 

encouragement and true caring. Because 

of the lessons learned here, I’ve been 

able to better myself and do more for 

my community.” 


“YOU WILL 

MEET SOME 

OF THE MOST 

UNSELFISH AND 

COMPASSIONATE 

PEOPLE IN 

THE WORLD 

IN THE 

KIWANIS 

CLUB.” 

— Lenny Corso, 

Kiwanis Club 

Past-President 


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THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS & SUNRISE KIWANIS >> 

THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS & SUNRISE KIWANIS 

may not have as many members as the Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, but they 

HAVE BIG IMPACT 

Greg Simms is Noble Grand of The 

International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), 

which means he’s the group’s leader. 

The odd name of the organization derives 

from the members’ eagerness to do odd jobs 

to help the less fortunate, including widows 

and orphans, Simms explained. 

The Valparaiso club was founded in 

1848, just 11 years after the county was 

organized. “We’re one of the oldest service 

organizations in Porter County,” Simms said. 

The club never went out of existence. 

In the 1800s, the group’s mission included 

burying people who couldn’t afford a grave. 

“Over time, society picked up the slack,” 

Simms noted. 

Foster care has replaced orphanages. 

Medicare and Medicaid are available to help 

the elderly, low-income and some other 

populations pay for health care. Township 

trustees can help pay for burials, along with 

some other poor relief. The Odd Fellows’ 

mission has shifted, but it hasn’t been erased. 

Members still enjoy helping others. 

Among the club’s major projects is bike 

giveaways. “We buy some,” Simms said. “But 

the vast majority are donated.” 

The group collects donated bikes or ones 

purchased at garage sales and refurbishes 

them. “Every time we give a bike away, it’s 

mechanically sound,” he said. The bike 

might not look new, but it’s safe to ride. 

The group has also sponsored suicide awareness 

signs and ones that warn people to slow down 

because of children playing or dogs being walked. 

The group has donated to food banks, homeless 

shelters, 4-H scholarships and to Dressed for 

School, the clothing closet at VALE School, 

located at the former Hayes-Leonard 

Elementary School. “They took a couple of 

classrooms and turned them into what looks 

like a clothing store,” Simms said. 

The Odd Fellows also donate toiletries to 

school’s hygiene closets. That’s helpful when 

a child needs help from the school nurse 

because they lacked supplies that day 

or might need some deodorant 

because their body is 

changing, among other 

examples. “School nurses 

call when supplies are 

running low and they 

get restocked within 

days,” Simms said. 

The group helped 

refurbish the 

“tween” room at 

the Chesterton 

Boys and Girls 

Club, helped run 

concessions at 

Sunset Hill Farm 

County Park 

for a big band 

performance 

and donated 

to the Rotary 

Library Garden 

in downtown 

Valparaiso. >> 

WE WANT 

TO BE MORE 

VISIBLE IN THE 

COMMUNITY... 

THERE’S 

NOTHING 

ODD 

ABOUT 

HELPING 

PEOPLE. 

— Greg Simms, 

Noble Grand 

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THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS & SUNRISE KIWANIS 

>> “A lot of behind-the-scenes stuff” doesn’t earn the club accolades 

but is part of the Odd Fellows mission, Simms explained. 

At least twice a year, the group also cleans up litter along Sturdy 

Road. They go out in the morning with gloves and bags, gather the 

trash, then have breakfast or an early lunch afterward to enjoy each 

other’s company. 

“It’s networking, but it’s always doing what’s right,” Simms said. 

“You’re with good people who want to make a difference.” 

Simms was a member in the early 1990s. “They didn’t do much,” he said, 

so he got frustrated and joined some other organizations but didn’t 

find what he was looking for. Then he got a call from the Odd Fellows 

secretary saying, “Hey, I found your name on one of the old scrolls.” 

Simms went back, became more active, and moved up through the 

ranks. “We’re one of the more active chapters now,” he said. 

The Valparaiso chapter draws from as far as Wheatfield and nearby 

towns in LaPorte County. He hopes to draw more members. “We want 

to be more visible in the community, so people will say, ‘What’s an Odd 

Fellow?’ and learn about us,” Simms said. “There’s nothing odd about 

helping people.” 

“You want to do some things? Come on down,” he urged. 

The club meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Mondays, 

to socialize and plan their next odd jobs on behalf of the community. 

Despite the “fellows” part of the name, men and women alike are 

welcome to join. 

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR 

WHAT WE HAVE AND ARE 

WILLING TO SHARE WITH 

THOSE WHO DON’T. 

— Mary Ann Claesgens, Charter member 

The Sunrise Kiwanis Club is a spinoff of the 

Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club. It caters to 

early risers who want to start their Tuesday 

with networking, a speaker and a chance to 

share joys. 

Mary Ann Claesgens is a charter member, 

with perfect attendance since 1988, when 

members of the Noon Kiwanis Club 

showed them how to set up the club and 

run meetings. 

The club meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at the 

Viking Chili Bowl. Many of the club’s 50 

members are retired or current educators. 

They wanted a breakfast club so they could 

be on the school campus at lunchtime. 

Brett Furuness, who becomes club 

president on Oct. 1, works in Merrillville but 

lives in Valparaiso, so he starts his Tuesdays 

with Kiwanis before he heads to work. 

“I wanted to be involved in the 

community. I wanted to make a 

difference in my community,” he 

said. Kiwanians enjoy helping 

others. “It’s fulfilling to know you 

made a difference,” Furuness 

said. 

When he helped with the Porter 

County Spelling Bee for elementary 

school students, a principal told him, 

“Boy, what a special evening this was.” 

One of the winners was a child who 

wasn’t normally in the limelight. “We 

made a difference in that boy’s life,” 

Furuness said. 

Among the other activities this summer 

was collecting pop tabs for Ronald 

McDonald House. 

It takes 1,400 to 1,700 pop tabs to make a 

pound, and they get 40 cents a pound. 

While not a big fundraiser, it’s an activity 

that brings people together. Other Kiwanis 

Clubs collected them, too. “It creates those 

bonds across these clubs,” Furuness said. 

Among the Sunrise Kiwanis Club’s other 

projects was to install musical instruments 

for kids to play with at Butterfly Pavilion, 

part of Foundation Meadows. Kiwanian 

Phil Hahn was eager to do so as a tribute 

to his late wife, Laurel Hahn, who was a 

percussionist as well as pianist for First 

Christian Church. The club is raising money 

to put in another instrument there. 


Members help with Café Manna, a weekly free community 

supper, and Meals on Wheels. 

GREAT LEADERSHIP. 

COMMUNITY FOCUS. 

Kiwanis also sponsors service leadership programs at 

elementary schools, called K-Kids. Participation in the various 

service projects is encouraged, but not required. 

“You are as involved as you want to be,” Claesgens said. “You 

can just pay your dues, eat breakfast, and leave.” 

But most members join because they love volunteering, 

especially to help kids. “We are grateful for what we have and 

are willing to share with those who don’t,” she said. 

Claesgens has fond memories of various projects the club has 

done in the past third of a century. 

First Tee is a golf outing that teaches kids more than how to 

play golf. It also teaches lessons about how to live. 

“Jim Martz loves to go with the kids when they ring the bells” 

for the Salvation Army’s red kettles, she said. The club rings 

bellows alongside the Thomas Jefferson Middle School 

Builders Club. 

We can’t thank you enough for your commitment to our community. 

We truly appreciate your many years of service in Northwest Indiana. 

HAPPY 100TH ANNIVERSARY, 

VALPARAISO ROTARY AND KIWANIS! 

Others enjoy reading to children at Hilltop House and Head 

Start as part of the “read around the world” program. 

© 2021 United Way of Northwest Indiana 

“Kiwanis really is a youth-oriented service organization,” 

Furuness said. 

Claesgens worked in the family ice 

cream parlor when she grew up. “We 

learned service at a very young age,” 

she said. “It becomes part of your life. 

It’s something you look forward to.” 

“It’s so easy to give when you live in the 

vale of paradise,” she added. 

IT’S 

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TO KNOW 

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DIFFERENCE. 

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BUSINESS SNAPSHOTS 

SNAPSHOTS 

>>BUSINESS 

AMERICAN 

LEGION POST 94 

4 Monroe St 

219-462-4452 

www.legion.org 

VALPO CHAMBER 

The American Legion is a nonprofit 

organization of U.S. Veterans. It is 

made up of state, U.S. territory, and 

overseas departments, and these are in 

turn made up of local posts, including Post 94 here 

in Valparaiso. The organization was formed on 

March 15, 1919, in Paris, France, by a thousand 

officers and men of the American Expeditionary 

Forces, and it was chartered on September 16, 1919, by 

the United State Congress. In addition to lobbying on 

behalf of interests of veterans and service members, it 

has historically promoted Americanism, and individual 

obligation to the community, state, and nation through 

peace and good will. 

M 

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SINCE 2014 

LIONS VISION CARE, INC. 

219-286-2395 

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BOY SCOUTS OF 

AMERICA-LASALLE 

COUNCIL 

1340 South Bend Ave 

South Bend, 46617 

814-688-2468 

www.lasallecouncilbsa.org 

The Boy Scouts of America prepares 

young people to make ethical and 

moral choices over their lifetimes 

by instilling in them the values 

of the Scout Oath and Law. One of 

the goals of the Boy Scouts of America is to 

provide, through chartered organizations, a program 

for boys, young men, and young women designed to 

encourage them to be faithful in their religious duties, 

build desirable qualities of character, train and involve 

them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, 

and develop in them personal fitness. All programs 

will be directed toward helping to develop the full 

potential of each member. 

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SINCE 2016 

The Valparaiso Lions Club has been a part of the 

Valparaiso Community since 1939. Lions are men 

and women who volunteer their time to humanitarian causes in their local and world 

communities. By conducting service projects and raising funds, Lions strive to help those in 

need, wherever need exists. The Valparaiso Lions Club assists low income earning families with 

obtaining eyeglasses and eye exams. 

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rooted in their four core values of caring, 

honesty, respect, and responsibility. 

They interpret their Christian principles 

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an open and affirming association 

respectful of all people. They strive 

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MEMBERS 

>> NEW 

A Classic Spa 

11 Washington St 

219-510-1011 

Jose Escalera Martinez 

> Salons/Spas 

www.aclassicspa.com 

We strive to provide quality self-care to both 

men and women. We embody openness and 

serenity. Our goal is to take the shame out of 

self-care. 

THE VALPO CHAMBER WELCOMES BOARD-APPROVED NEW MEMBERS 

WHO JOINED DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, 2021. 

All addresses are in the 46383 zip code and phone numbers are 219 area code unless otherwise indicated. 

Interested in joining the largest and most active chamber in Northwest Indiana? 

Contact Danielle Oeding at (219) 462-1105 or danielle@valpochamber.org. 

Absolute Wages 

219-326-1317 

Zach Petri 

> Payroll Processing 

www.absolutewages.com 

Absolute Wages is a small payroll processing 

firm in La Porte, Indiana. We work with all sorts 

of businesses from restaurants to vet clinics all 

around the area. Some of our services include 

payroll processing, timekeeping, pay-as-you-go 

workers compensation, paperless onboarding, 

and much more! We are open M-F-9:00am- 

5:00pm or by appointment. 

Allison Cath, 

Attorney at Law 

257 Indiana Ave, Ste A-1 

219-852-9405 

Allison Cath 

> Attorneys/Legal Services 

www.allisoncathlaw.com 

Legal services, including estate planning, elder 

law, probate, business formation and succession, 

and transactional services. 

Bold Strength 

Fitness, LLC 

1111 Lafayette St 

312-206-5102 

Jessie Casas 

> Health/Fitness Centers, Equipment, Instruction 

> Dietitians/Nutrition 

www.bstrengthfit.com 

We are a strength and nutrition coaching business 

with a focus on sports performance. 

Hours are M-F 8:00am-8:00pm 

The BLPS Group, Inc. 

920-645-7898 

Stephanie Cizdyn 

> Technology Services 

www.theblpsgroup.com 

The BLPS Group is a premier provider of website 

and application development, instructional 

design, project management, and educational 

publishing services. We’re dedicated to providing 

the most intuitive products for users, the 

most enriching experience for learners, and the 

most efficient and high-quality services for 


publishers, content providers, and solutions platforms. 

Our main initiative is Gateway2Achieve, a 

next generation learning solution. 

C12 NW Indiana 

312-961-3953 

Mark Larocca 

> Business Coach/Training 

www.c12in.com 

As a C12 chair my role is to equip Christian 

business owners to build great businesses for a 

greater purpose. Each month a group of business 

leaders gather together to encourage and 

challenge one another to make better decisions, 

avoid costly mistakes, and create solid plans 

for business growth, all while striving to create 

eternal impact far beyond the bottom line.C12 

is not a bible study or a Christian networking 

group. It’s an architected environment for transformation. 

We do this through proven, effective 

models affecting all aspects of your business 

and life. The C12 experience is nothing like any 

other CEO or advisory forum experience. The 

setting demands confidentiality of a peer to peer 

forum, one on one coaching and best in classic 

content. C12 is a for-profit business but we’re a 

non-solicitation zone. 

Chick-fil-A 

at Valparaiso 

61 Silhavy Rd 

219-309-0884 

David Hershberger 

> Restaurant 

www.chick-fil-a.com 

Chick-fil-A is a nationally recognized 

fast-food chain. 

Civic Member- 

Moorehead 

484-894-2634 

Mike Moorehead 

> Civic Membership 

Civic members are members of the community 

who are not actively employed, connected or 

involved with a local business, nor serve 

as a vendor or provider to local businesses but 

would like to stay actively involved with the 

Valpo Chamber. 

Cline Avenue 

Bridge, LLC 

219 Riley Rd 

East Chicago 46312 

219-276-8901 

Sean Romo 

> Transportation Services 

www.clineave.com 

Cline Avenue Bridge, LLC is owned by United 

Bridge Partners, a private infrastructure company 

that finances, designs, builds, owns, and operates 

private toll bridges across the United States, 

using no local, state, or federal financing to 

accomplish private bridge projects. The Cline 

Avenue Bridge reconnects SR912 to Interstate 

90 and serves as the Gateway of Lake County 

while providing the most direct route into 

Northwest Indiana and the most time-saving 

route to Chicago. 

DeMotte State Bank 

507 S Main St 

Hebron 46341 

219-996-5811 

Richard E. Brewer 

> Banks 

> Mortgage Brokers/Lenders 

www.netdsb.com 

We are a legacy bank invested in local communities 

that can meet your banking needs all 

throughout NWI. Find us on Facebook or visit 

our website for more information. 

Girls on the Run of 

Northwest Indiana 

821 W 45th St, Ste D 

Griffith 46319 

219-237-6982 

Jacqueline Weber 

> Organizations 

www.gotrofnwi.org 

Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, 

healthy, and confident using fun, experiencebased 

curricula that creatively integrates running. 

It is a physical activity-based positive youth 

development program designed to enhance 

3rd-8th grade girls’ social, psychological, and 

physical skills and behaviors to successfully 

navigate life experiences. Girls on the Run 

of Northwest Indiana serves thousands of 

participants each year throughout ten counties 

of Northwest Indiana. 

Kraft Auction 

Service, LLC 

48 N 450 E 

219-973-9240 

Jonathan Kraft 

> Auctions/Auctioneer 

> Estate Sales 

> Real Estate -Commercial & Residential 

www.kraftauctions.com 

Full service auction company specializing in real 

estate, estates, antiques, collector cars, guns, 

coins, fine art, charity events and more. 

Continued on page 28 >> 

Thank You for a Century of Service! 

Come in and 

Smell the Spices! 

THE SPICE & TEA 

EXCHANGE ® OF VALPARAISO 

161 Lincolnway | 219.615.3162 

spiceandtea.com/valparaiso 

A 219.464.0133 • PorterCountyExpo.com 

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Continued from page 27 >> 

Latitude Commercial 

123 N Main St, Unit #001 

Crown Point 46307 

219-864-0200 

Kayla Patrick 

> Real Estate-Commercial 

www.latitudeco.com 

Latitude Commercial is a full service commercial 

real estate brokerage and property management 

firm specializing in Northwest Indiana and the 

South Chicago suburbs. 

Mauser Packaging 

Solutions 

4002 Montdale Dr 

219-548-6080 

Mike Maziur 

> Manufacturing/Industrial 

www.mauserpackaging.com 

Mauser Packaging Valparaiso is a plastic injection 

molding facility that manufactures pails and 

covers for several industries. Mauser Packaging 

business office is open during normal business 

hours, M-F-7:30am-4:30pm but production 

operates 24/7. 

Mental Health America 

of NWI 

5311 Hohman Ave 

Hammond 46320 

219-937-7733 

Ann Macker 

> Healthcare/Home Health Services 

www.mhanwi.org 

Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana is 

a non-profit organization dedicated to overall 

wellness through personal and family support, 

while remaining committed to our core principle 

of advocating on behalf of those experiencing 

emotional challenges. We lead from a foundation 

built on prevention and empowerment of 

vulnerable adults and children, through education, 

referral, and advocacy. 

Payroll Vault 

219-247-8767 

Jessica Spurlock 

> Payroll Processing 

www.payrollvault.com/180 

Payroll Vault is a boutique-style local payroll 

service provider that designs payroll for your 

small business. Our payroll experts fully handle 

the compliance-driven payroll tasks to 

better enable you to focus on managing 

your workforce and strengthening key 

community relationships. You work 

with a dedicated specialist that will 

understand your business 

thoroughly and continue to 

support you in identifying 

improvements in workforce 

and time management. 

Planning Legacies 

Financial Group 

253 Indiana Ave, Ste 2W 

219-508-5828 

Tara Nolan 

> Financial Services 

www.plfg.org 

Advisors you want. Advocates you need. 

156 Washington St, Valparaiso, IN 

www.bcclegal.com p. (219) 531-0134 


At PLFG our goal is to provide you with personalized 

and impartial investment strategies based 

on your unique time horizon, financial objectives, 

risk preferences and tax considerations. 

Additionally, we provide Medicare coverage 

insurance that can assist and provide solutions 

in all Medicare products. Hrs: M-Th-9:00am- 

5:00pm, Friday-9:00am-12:00pm. 

Shingle Solutions 

219-916-7249 

Julie Sopata 

> Roofing 

www.shinglesolutions.us 

Shingle Solutions is a roof maintenance company. 

We soft wash, condition (Soy-Lotion), and 

do minor repairs (flashings, broken shingles, 

and boots). We give a seven-year warranty with 

our conditioning process. Your roof will perform 

like new and look better too. 

State Farm Insurance 

50941 Northbrook Dr 

Granger 46530 

574-314-0347 

Roger Ellsworth 

> Insurance 

www.statefarm.com 

State Farm Insurance is the #1 provider of auto 

and home insurance in the country. We will 

be celebrating our 100th anniversary in 2022 

and we are currently looking for high energy 

entrepreneurs to join our agency force. 

Stranded Astronaut Inc. 

904-607-7708 

Eric Perez 


https://thestrandedastronaut.com 

The Stranded Astronaut Inc. is a non-profit 

organization focused on helping the communities 

with homelessness and businesses and 

families in need. 

Valparaiso Army 

Recruiting Station 

1361 W Morthland Dr 

219-462-0272 

John T. Shelley 


Local US Army recruiting office. 


Senior Village 

74 E Journey Way 

219-327-4338 

Samantha Cockrell 

> Retirement Communities 

https://prioritylc.com/communities/valparaisosenior-village/ 

Affordable assisted living. 

YOUR COMFORT IS 

OUR PRIORITY 

MOST OF THE CALLS WE GET ARE FOR 

EMERGENCIES. But calling the first company that 

shows up on your internet search doesn’t necessarily 

mean skilled, honorable technicians or a fair price. 

Great Lakes 

So, allow me to introduce you to KENT HEATING & 

AIR CONDITIONING. Since 1954, we’ve offered our 

community top-notch heating and cooling services 

at a fair price. We stake our reputation on quality and 

integrity. You’ll find every member of our staff to be 

courteous and professional, from the person you speak 

to on the phone to the technicians that provide service 

in your home. 

Whether you just need a tune-up or actually need to 

replace your heating system, we’re here to keep your 

family comfortable. Just call (219) 464-9181 and let us 

know how we can help. 

When you call before NOVEMBER 30, you’ll enjoy a $33 

savings on any service including a repair part. 

We’re looking forward to serving you! 

(219) 464-9181 

We empower women to see the 

possibility in a healthy work–life 

balance by guiding them toward a 

path of financial independence. 

SAMANTHA PIETRUSZYNSKI 

Associate Wealth Advisor 

(219) 531-4941 | spietruszynski@hightoweradvisors.com 

Securities offered through Hightower Securities, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. 

Hightower Advisors, LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor. 

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AROUND TOWN 

AROUND 

Golden Technologies Inc has been named 

as one of the world’s 

premier managed 

service providers in the 

prestigious 2021 Channel 

Futures MSP 501 rankings. 

Golden Tech has been 

selected as one of the 

technology industry’s 

top-performing providers 

of managed services by 

the editors of Channel 

Futures. For the past 

15 years, MSPs from around the globe have submitted 

applications to be included on this prestigious and 

definitive listing. The Channel Futures MSP 501 survey 

examines organizational performance based on annual 

sales, recurring revenue, profit margins, revenue mix, 

growth opportunities, innovation, technology solutions 

supported, and company and customer demographics. 

Managed services providers that qualify for the list must 

pass a rigorous review conducted by the research team 

and editors of Channel Futures that rank applicants using 

a unique methodology that weighs financial performance 

according to long-term health and viability, commitment 

to recurring revenue and operational efficiency. 

Lewis Scott, Horizon 

Bank’s Vice President, 

Senior Community 

Development Officer, is 

pleased to announce the 

promotion of Kenneth A. 

Whisenton as Community 

Reinvestment Act Officer. 

This position will support 

the oversight of the Bank’s 

lending, community 

development, and investment 

AROUND TOWN is an important element to the local business 

coverage of Valparaiso Magazine. Submissions are permitted 

by chamber member businesses only. Articles are business 

announcements - i.e. awards, new additions to staff or promotion 

of title, and change of business location. Sales promotions, 

advertisements, or coupon ads may not be accepted. Submissions 

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activities throughout Horizon Bank’s footprint. Whisenton 

started his career as an Indiana General Assembly intern 

under the Pence administration where his duties included 

deciphering proposed financial legislation and the 

impact it would have on Indiana constituents. He went 

on to assist a Northwest Indiana construction company 

to provide community restoration in low-to-moderate 

communities in need of vital resources. Whisenton 

currently holds several board member positions 

surrounding community development, educational 

reform, small business assistance and financial literacy. 

This includes being a Board Member for the ECIER 

Foundation. Honors include: National Honor Society 

for Leadership and Success; Eagle Scout and Vigil 

Honor Member and Nestle Best in Youth. He is currently 

attending Purdue University Northwest concentrating in 

finance preparing for the CFP exam. 

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AROUND TOWN 

Continued from page 30 >> 

Northwest Health 

has announced the 

addition of a new 

cardiovascular & thoracic 

surgeon to Northwest 

Medical Group. Izza Rezek, 

M.D., cardiothoracic 

surgeon, joins 

cardiothoracic surgeon 

Dr. Walid Khabbaz in 

Northwest Medical 

Group at their location on the Northwest Health – Porter 

campus in Valparaiso. Dr. Rezek is accepting patients 

at his office in the Medical Plaza on the Northwest 

Health – Porter campus at 85 East U.S. Highway 6, Suite 

310 in Valparaiso. He accepts most insurance including 

Medicare and Medicaid. To make an appointment call 

219-983-6380. 

Orchestrated Events 

is excited to announce its 

relocation to the well known 

and well loved Mothering By 

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Indiana Ave, Ste 1, Valparaiso, 

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planning your events from 

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Our vendor collective now 

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project, so it’s great to take a moment to study and celebrate our 

successful endeavor with Franciscan Beacon Hospital.” 

Group facility. That work was recognized as Project of the Year 

at the annual award ceremony held in partnership between the 

Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF) and the Northwest 

Indiana Business Roundtable (NWIBR). The banquet, which 

celebrates the most outstanding achievements in construction 

and safety over the past year, was held on Thursday, Aug. 19, 

at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. “First and foremost, we want to 

thank the Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest 

Indiana for taking the time to recognize construction innovation,” 

said Tonn and Blank President and CEO Jon Gilmore. “To be 

acknowledged by CAF for the Commercial Project of the Year is 

incredibly gratifying to Tonn and Blank Construction. Our talented, 

dedicated team is always looking to improve outcomes on every 

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A LOOK BACK 

>> A LOOK 

Dr. Carolyn Gardiner 

Dr. Anthony Puntillo 

Dr. Dr. Christopher Anthony Puntillo Crane 


Dr. Dr. Carolyn Christopher Gardiner 

Crane Crane 


Gardiner 

Dr. Christopher Carolyn Gardiner 

Crane 

BACK 

“Some years after the Civil War, the Indiana legislature passed an act giving 

boards of county commissioners in the several counties of the state authority 

to appropriate money for the erection of soldiers’ monuments. About 1891, 

the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) posts in various sections of the 

state petitioned the legislature to change the law so as to permit the 

erection of memorial halls as well as monuments. In this work Chaplain 

Brown Post, of Valparaiso, was a pioneer, some of the members 

going to Indianapolis and devoting some time to securing the 

change. The law was amended, and in February, 1893, the 

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smiles Dr. Where Anthony Puntillo beautiful begin! 

Dr. Where smiles Christopher Crane beautiful begin! 

smiles begin! 

smiles begin! 

Dr. Carolyn Gardiner 

~Chapter Six~ 

Memorial Halls 

& Monuments 

Excerpt from Chapter VI of the History of Porter County, 

Indiana: A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People 

and its Principal Interests, by the Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. 

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members of Chaplain Brown Post started a subscription list to 

secure money with which to erect a memorial hall in Valparaiso. 

The county commissioners had purchased the lot fronting on 

Mechanic Street (now Indiana Avenue), immediately next to 

the county jail, in November, 1881, for $1,750. The board now 

offered it to the Grand Army post for a site for the hall. An 

association was organized 

and a charter 

obtained from 

the state giving 

it authority to 

raise money and 

build a hall. Of 

this association, 

E. M. Burns was 

president; John W. 

Elam, secretary, 

and Aaron Parks, 

treasurer. Several 

thousand dollars 

were subscribed 

and the association employed an architect to make plans 

for the building. When these plans were submitted to the 

commissioners they decided in favor of a larger and more 

pretentious building, and new plans were accordingly made in 

conformity with their views on the subject. Upon the adoption 

of the plans, the board of commissioners appropriated about 

$2,000, which, added to the fund raised by the old soldiers, 

was thought to be sufficient for the completion of the hall. 

Some indebtedness was incurred, however, and in 1901 this 

indebtedness was assumed by the 

county, the commissioners issuing 

bonds for its liquidation. The building 

was then turned over to the county, 

the Grand Army post reserving one 

room on the ground floor for the use of 

the Woman’s Relief Corps, a room on 

the second floor for a post hall, and the 

privilege of using the main hall once a 

year for memorial services. By this means, 

the old veterans of the great Civil War are 

assured of a home for their meetings, and 

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IT’S TIME TO THRIVE 

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