From left, Dylan McKee; Strack & Van Til cashiers Aniyah Edwards and Cassidy Colvin; Neil Samahon, president and CEO of Opportunity Enterprises; Cheri Hofferth, front end manager of Strack’s Portage location; cashier Billie Shaw and store director Mike Mulle are shown recently at the supermarket’s Portage location.Strack & Van Til CEO Jeff Strack recently presented Opportunity Enterprises with a check for $11,365.
“Strack & Van Til is proud of our relationship with Opportunity Enterprises, and we support the important work they do enabling those with disabilities to accomplish great things,” Strack said in the release.Teresa Bals-Elsholz, professor of meteorology and chair of the Valparaiso University meteorology department, has been recognized by the American Meteorological Association with the 2024 Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award, according to a release.
Bals-Elsholz has been at VU for 23 years.and will formally receive the award at the 2024 Annual AMS meeting in Baltimore. For more information on the department, visitThe Valparaiso Family YMCA celebrated the opening of its new preschool facility, YMCA Little Angels Learning Center, with a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 22, according to a release.