The “Panoramanow at Noon” is a Weekly Radio Show that appears on WVLP Radio on Fridays at Noon that includes THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND!
Some of these WVLP Shows will appear on PanoramaNOW Facebook Videos. These Facebook Videos are listed below – along with a Short Bio of Each Special Guest and a complete article on each guest attached.
All Guests chosen have a local community-based passion for change and community improvements.
Watch for these Live Video will shows on the PanoramaNOW Facebook Page on Wednesdays or Thursdays Evenings on Facebook. (some dates may vary – Facebook Link)
WVLP is Celebrating 25 Years! Read more about that here.
Midwest Sundowners Were Interviewed by
PanoramaNOW at Noon’s Radio show.
The Contact Information for Midwest Sundowners RC Flying Club
Midwest Sundowners is a model aircraft club with approximately 75 to 100 members, focused on radio controlled aircraft, located in Wheeler, IN. We Are FRIA approved, so no remote ID is required. They have several Events Planned for 2025, All of which are on the PanoramaNOW Calendar of events.
Facebook Page, Website
2025 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
May 24 Saturday, Combat Fly Contest and Swap Meet
June 21, Saturday, Model Aviation Day and Swap Meet
July 19, 2025 – Remembering Vets and Swap Meet
August 23 2025, Saturday, Saturday, Club Picnic (Members only)
Sept. 13, 2025, Saturday, Pylon Race
Sept 20, 2025, Saturday, Big Bird Bird Day and Swap
October 4, 2025, Saturday, Combat Fly Contest
Local Midwest Sundowners RC Club Gains National Attention
Congratulations to Midwest Sundowners Club out of Hobart – Wheeler for their successful National Model Aviation Day that garnered them National Exposure and Increased Grant monies. Since Hiring PanoramaNOW in May 2025, things have happening and exploding! In honor of National Model Aviation Day, AMA District VI’s Midwest Sundowners RC Flying Club (link is…
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Midwest Sundowners above)
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We are incredibly excited to share with you some big news: The Home & Remodeling Expo is for you!
Bring You Measurements!
Bring Your Colors!
See NEW IDEAS!
Talk to The Experts!
Get On their Work Schedule!
Porter County Home and Remodeling Expo will be held in February 8th and 9th, 2025 at the Porter County Expo Center. The hours are: Sat. 9 am- 5pm, Sun. 10am – 3pm. (Formerly Home and Garden Show) Admission for the public in celebration their 48th year is $5 – bring a canned good for $2 off. This year, there will be 3 Buildings, with Food Trucks Throughout and resting areas to rest your feet. The show offers a terrific opportunity for exhibitors and homeowners to connect. Visitors attend each year looking to save time and money by meeting face-to-face with established local experts, trades persons and contractors who take pride in their work and the services they offer. Be sure to include exhibitions in your 2025 remodeling plans. See the latest products and services showcasing new ideas and workmanship.
9800 Connecticut, Merrillville, IN, United States, Indiana 
(219) 464-2944 
hbanwioffice@hbanwi.com 
hbanwi.com
WVLP Gets a NEW Website – Now Streaming Live With 1 Click
In today’s media landscape, many commercial radio stations are owned by large corporations that serve multiple markets with standardized programming. While these stations often provide popular music and national content, they rarely have the flexibility or community focus needed to reflect the unique character, concerns, and interests of a specific town or neighborhood. However, with…
Watch for the Monthly ad in the Panorama Magazine Printed Edition listing our Guest List for Each month, as well as Blog Bios of each guest on this Website as well. Watch Our LIVE Radio Shows on Panoramanow Entertainment News Facebook PAGE hosted by (Wvlp.org). Hear about NWI Upcoming #Events the last 15 minutes of the show! Our First of Many, Monthly shows!
PanoramaNOW at Noon Interview with Mike McDowell from Chaos Haunted Tours
Chaos Haunted & Historical Tours has been offering ghost tours of Northwest Indiana for over 20 years! Haunted Bus Tours leaving from Crown Point, Valparaiso, and Chesterton take you to haunted locations rich with history, lore, legends, and ghostly tales.
Visit real haunted sites from restless hitch hikers to ruthless gangsters to crime scenes, murder, mystery, myths and urban legends. The amazing events of Northwest Indiana history have left traces of themselves for us to explore. On the fringes of Chicago, Northwest Indiana has a rich history and many areas easy to visit. There are many areas that are commonly visited by ghost hunters which display mysterious and paranormal events occurring at a regular basis! Join us as we visit these tragic sites and decide for yourself if they are truly haunted or just tales of merely myth and folklore. The real research of ghost hunters combined with lively storytelling will make for an exciting and enjoyable evening for everyone. All bus tours run 7 – 11 PM.
Website;
Facebook Page;
Email Address;
Phone: (219) 714-3761;
Instagram;
Facebook Video!
This Week’s Panoramanow at Noon Show! Hear about #MLKDay at #VU From Bob Wichlinski – AND: * Porter County “Take Care” Road Safety Project; * Project Feeder Watch Goes National; AND Bob’s New #Music Album! MLK Features: Keynote speaker Morgan Medlock, M.D. at the Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University; This year’s theme is contemplative reflections for #Healing and #Resilience. Some Speakers: Travis Scholl, M.Div.; Adam Gibson -Even’00; Haydar Cukurtepe, Ph.D.; Jesse Harper, J.D. Center Township Trustee; Robert Cotton, President of Valparaiso City Council; Todd Young, MBA U.S. Senator; Jose Diaz, Regional Dir. of U.S. Senator; Hip Hop Artist David Olmeca Barragan, M.A.; Collaborative #Art Project; Luncheon; Children and #Youth Programming, #Title IX Visit www.valpo.edu/mlk/ #hipHop #CollaborativeArt #LivingArt #ArtCollage Brauer Museum of Art. Click Here to Watch Video on Facebook.
Bob Wichlinski Radio Show and Video: Endeavors of Bob Wichlinski: New Music Album, Bird Feeders, Take Care We’re Farming Out Here Signs, Bob Wichlinski talks about his New Music Album & #LiveConcert. A Porter County Public safety Project he initiated when he was #Porter Township Trustee. A Project that received National Attention. And the Bird Feeder Watch now has National Volunteers. #birdwatching #birdmigration Click here to watch these Video Shows on Facebook.
Looking forward to an ALL MEDIA PRESENCE in 2024
Holistically Well was created to help educate and empower those who are looking to improve their Health & Wellness while integrating a Mind & Body approach.
While we can obtain a lot of Nutrition from our food, we cannot meet our Nutritional needs entirely from food alone.
This is where it’s key to choose our supplements wisely that are strictly plant-sourced for better digestion and absorption. When addressing one’s health, we look at the body as a whole, and look to address the GUT first.
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Did You Know That Improving Your Posture Can Greatly Change
Your Quality of Life?
Listen to Logan Lukowski,
A Bio Mechanics Specialist at Anytime Fitness
Facebook Live Video!
Schedule an Appointment Today – Email Logan
Anytime Fitness is located at 7954 E 108th Ave, Winfield, IN, United States, Indiana, and can be reached by calling: 219-663-6436
Whiskey Thomas Country Alternative Band From North Judson
See Hunter Zank and Storm Lowden of “Whiskey Thomas” talk about Performing in the Nashville Country Music Scene in the Country Alternative Genre. Performing at 18th Street Brewery (Hammond) on August 12th, 2023. You can hear them on Spotify, Youtube, Apple Music, WVLP, or Alexa. They have been performing in Nashville for the past 4 years and Just recorded their First Album titled “1952” last March, 2022.
This is a Three Generation Family Based Music Enterprise. Two band members are from “Hoosier Highway.”
All songs Tell a Story. A Pioneer of Alternative Country.
Facebook Video: https://fb.watch/msyJMKogFM/
Website: https://www.whiskeythomas.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeythomaszank/
Email: zankheritagemusic@gmail.com
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/6Mjm7x2CI8U
SHORT: https://youtube.com/shorts/xTfSQH6Pr4Y
New Book by Meg Demakas & Play To Feature the 1933 Worlds Fair Homes at Indiana Dunes
Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair buildings’ transport to showcase the shores of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Beverly Shores, Family Folklore Foundation, Inc. announces accomplishing their goals with art exhibits, books publications and a live Radio Play Performance. With Grants via the Indiana Arts Commission, the…
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Youtube: https://youtu.be/z-nRWaC9vcI
Facebook: https://fb.watch/mpY0nABlfe
Website: https://www.famfolkfound.org;
and Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/famfolkfound
Email: famfolkfound@gmail.com
(See the show on Facebook)
See Magician KALITA,who is the world’s only Extricationist (an escape Artist in addition to a magician,) who will be appears on WGN TV Morning Show at 9am (again) on March 2nd 2023.
See Him Perform LIVE here:
Watch Kalita Magic VIdeo on Facebook!
Email KALITA MAGIC HERE OR Telephone: 219-324-7328
Learn How to Get Published by Author Joslin Fitzgerald
You Can Listen Now on Our Podcast at this link. Learn how to get Published, what happens when your publisher goes out of business. Let Joslin Help you get published from her own publishing company. Children’s Book Author Joslin Fitzgerald from Joslinfun.com
#publisher #publishing #childrensbooks #animatedfilms #filmproducer #filmmaking #screenwriting #bookauthor #bookworm #author #writer #novelist THIS IS Joslin Fitzgerald’S ONLY RADIO INTERVIEW! CLICK HERE
Watch New Youtube Trailer of a New Thriller Book Series Titled “Dealer’s Child”
Shown Above, Mark and Susie Young Baxter (PanoramaNOW) at @Lakeshore PBS
Valparaiso’s WVLP Radio Celebrates 20 Years!
By Larry A Brechner A unique group of about thirty local radio broadcasters gathered at the relatively new station’s studio and office location on College Street to celebrate over twenty years of Valparaiso’s own community radio station, WVLP-LP 103.1 FM. WVLP’s radio programs from a cadre of volunteer hosts that feature an eclectic collection…
Apple Fest at Garwood Orchards Facebook VIDEO
Held in September each year, this is THE area event for Fall 2022! The Apple Fest Art and Craft Show takes place on Saturday and Sunday September 10th and 11th, 2022 from 9am – 4pm at Garwood Orchards in LaPorte, Indiana. Click here for Full Article . . .
OR Watch VIDEO on Facebook
Brewski Fest On the PanoramaNOW at Noon Radio Show
Beer here, beer here. We are going old school! Do you remember… Old Style, Schiltz, Hamms, PBR, and Strohs? Well you are in luck! Brewski Fest is Friday, July 21, 2022 at 5pm at the Amphitheater in Valparaiso Indiana, just up the road from the Porter County Fair and they’ll have all those hard to find yellow water pioneers.
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*Must be age 21+ to attend
Facebook Page
Tickets click here TICKETS | Brewski Fest or to learn more www.brewskifest.org
Jenny Beschinski – Wedding Planner and Event Planner Orchestrated EVENTS!
Learn about Wedding Planning and All that’s involved. See and talk to local wedding vendors and learn what they offer the Northwest Indiana Region. Make your wedding planning simple by attending this Show and listening to the experts hosted by Event Planner Jenny Beschinski from Orchestrated Events – an event expert with valuable advice and experiences. Watch the Facebook LIVE Video here.
Jenny Beschinksi is hosting their Boutique Bridal Pop-Up Events in 2023 – Jenny’s Bridal Shows are intimate and up close and personal show, that is not your typical Bridal Show, located at the various locations.
Full Article Link (Click HERE)
Newsbreak Link
Sherwood Paintball LaPorte Indiana
Sherwood is the 5th Best Paintball Facility in the World. See the grounds and hear how Joe Stayback Built the Sherwood Forest for the past 32 years in LaPorte Indiana, just outside the Chicago Region. They have 24 Hour Games, Campsites, Scenerio Gaming, Military Training, National Championship Contests, and gell blasters for kids ages 5 and up. You Gotta SEE this PLACE – it’s AMAZING!! Call 219-325-8060, or email. See our full hour Sherwood Video on Facebook, Visit them on Facebook here.
Read The PanoramaNOW Article Here
10 Minute Youtube Video, Click here
Valpo Car Show And Swap Meet
Want to Sell your Car? Need to find Parts? Valpo Car Show, Swap Meet, & Motorcycle Show will make your dreams come true. Taking place on Sunday, May 21st 2023 AND Sunday, August 27th, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.- 2:00p.m. at the Porter County Fairgrounds in Valparaiso, Indiana. The show is open to all cars at 8:00 a.m. with registration on the day of the show. See Facebook Video here.
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On The Go Mobile Massage Therapy
There are all different kinds of massage therapy-Swedish, deep tissue, sports, but Kyle Feck brings that massage therapy to you! That’s right, Massage on the Go. And the prices that are very affordable. His cliental ranges from anyone who wants to enhance his/her quality of life to athletes looking to increase his/her performance. Massage table, ointments, and aromatherapy in tow, he serves NWI with a smile!
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Emaill, Facebook Page, Website, Facebook Video
Youtube Video
Phone: 219-512-2570
Valparaiso Self Storage with Ruth Titus
Hear about Their Storage Wars and everything you wanted to know about storage but was afraid to ask. Need a place to store your belongings? Store your car, seasonal items, business supplies, hobby items, hobby vehicles, college items, free up room in your garage. Family owned & live on site. Units from 5×10, to 10×40 visit website for details. You might even want to attend their next Storage War! Continue Reading . . .
You can reach Ruth Titus from Valparaiso Self Storage by calling 219-464-0363,
or visit their website,
and visit their Facebook Page.
Watch their Facebook Video here
or watch their Youtube Video here.
Randi Light, Hypnotist, Interviewed on the PanoramaNOW at Noon Show
Learn How to Reduce Stress and Become a Better YOU from Randi Light a professional Hypnotist, Peak Performance Coach, Healer, and Hypnosis Trainer. Randi helps with insomnia, weight loss, chronic pain, depression, stress anxiety, peak performance.
Visit Randi Light HERE: Facebook Video;
Youtube Video;
Website;
Facebook Page;
Email; and
Phone: 219-929-8726.
March 18th, How To Save Money On Insurance
Erin Valdivia From Shelter Insurance
Insurance Is Not Boring! Learn about Discounts: Bundle, Paid in Full, Safe Driver, Work From home, Roadside Assisatance, claims free discount, and smoke alarms. Also talking about the importance of an Annual Checkup, Endorsements, Boating, Rental properties, Drainage and much more. Watch Erin’s
Facebook Video;
Or Watch Erin’s Youtube Video,
(everything you need to know about insurance in just 23 minutes)
Erin’s Email; Website;
and Facebook Page
Play Insurance Trivia on Facebook
With Erin CLICK HERE
Hiking the Indiana Dunes On the PanoramaNOW At Noon with Ron Seman
To find out more about Ron Seman’s
Hiking Adventures
Watch Ron’s Youtube Video
Hikers and Naturalists Will LOVE this Video with Indiana Naturalist Ron Seman talking about his Hiking Adventures at the Indiana Dunes! Learn about the the 2022 BioBlitz iNaturalist FREE App for your smart phone, the Shirley Heinze Land Trust nature preserves; Indiana Dunes National Park; Monarch Butterflies Migration; our very own Salamander species at Wolf Lake Hammond In; the Heron Rookery in Michigan City; Native Plant Sale at Friends of Indiana Dunes, Inc. Office (New Location in 2022) the NEW Brinka Cross Gardens a part of the Porter County Parks and Recreation; Great Lakes Marsh in Miller Beach; Ambler Flatwoods Hiking Trail in Michigan City and the Sandhill Cranes at Miller Beach, Gary, IN and much more. #BioBlitz #MonarchButerfly #Salamander #Ecology #Bio-Diversity #IndianaDUnes #IndianaDunesHiking #Hiking #hikingadventures #sustainability #ecologylife #biodiversity #CranhillCranes #HeronRookery #iNaturalist #Wildflowers
One can join Ron on a hike of adventure by going to IndianaDunesHiking.com
Florian Steciuch, Financial Advisor from Chesterton interviewed For Helping Ukraine Refugees
Florian Steciuch, a local Senior Advisor and member of Equipping the Church, is out of town right now aiding the movement of women and children into Northern Indiana. So efforts are underway to gather items for their Baskets too. Supplies like food, clothes, blankets, diapers, and toiletries. Florian is Pictured above.
Read the Full Article Here
Florian’s Offices are located
1050 Broadway Ave., Ste. 22,
and can be reached by
calling 219-250-5445.
Email Here,
Watch Facebook Live Video Here.
Chuck Hughes from the Gary Chamber of Commerce on the PanoramaNOW at Noon Show!
The 6th annual World Civility Day event on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 hosted by Community Civility Counts. A full-day of civility-themed activities will be held during the Day from 9am – 3pm at will be held at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center and an awards dinner in the evening and Avalon Manor in Merrillville at 6pm. Cost for the workshops is only $30 for adults and $15 for students.
Read the Full Article HERE
Commerce at jbowden@garychamber.com
(219) 885-7407,
chughes@garychamber.com (219) 746-6339.
Visit the Chamber’s Facebook Page or Website.
Hear all about the History of Gary and Chuck’s Career and his Interview On the PanoramaNOW at Noon on FACEBOOK LIVE HERE!
Blythe’s Sporting Goods (Valparaiso and Griffith) Sponsors the Porter County Fair Queen on The PanoramaNOW at Noon Show!
What do sports, fairs, ranges, ranches, and Labradors have in common? Mike Blythe of Valparaiso Indiana! Mike is the owner of Blythe’s Athletics, Blythe’s Horse Farm, Creekside Stable & Kennels and is an integral supporter of the Porter County Fair. Back in 1982, a young man from Griffith, Indiana ventured out to Valparaiso Indiana to bring his loves to the country. Still going strong 40 years later, Mike has touched the lives of many in the area from employees, letterperson jackets, and trophies to friends, pony rides, and pups.
Blythe’s Athletics is located at 2810 Calumet Ave in Valparaiso, Indiana, 219-462-4412 and the original store his family founded 70 years ago is at 138 Broad St, Griffith Indiana, 219-924-4403.
Their Facebook Page
Website
Email Address.
Blythe’s Horse Farm and Creekside Stable & Kennels can be contacted at 219-405-3898.
Tarrance Price from the Dean and Barbara White Community Center
What was experienced as a “Soft Opening” in March of 2021 is continuing to change and grow to serve the Merrillville Community with a multi-use facility that serves more than just sports. Talk about a conglomeration of a multitude of organizations, look no further than the Dean and Barbara White Community Center in Merrillville, Indiana.
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Visit their Facebook Video here,
Or their Youtube Video here,
Merrillville Parks and Recreation Website or
Facebook Page.
For more information, please contact 219-980-5911
or email
Learn About Wetlands, Michigan City Beaches, and More from Pat Boy
Here’s our Interview with State Rep Pat Boy talking About Protecting Lake Michigan Beaches, Wetlands, Watershed & Environment from State Rep. Pat Boy (Michigan City & Chesterton)
Watch Our Interview with Paty Boy Talk about wetlands, coal ash, And Michigan City beach erosion on
Facebook Live Video #MichiganCity #Chesterton
Email: pat4indiana9@gmail.com;
Website: patboy.org
#EnvironmentalAwareness #Sustainable #Conservation #SaveEnvironment #GreenLiving #LakeMichigan #LakeMichiganBeach #MakeaDifference #Wildlife #NativePlants
Mayor Steve Spebar Interviewed on PanoramaNOW at Noon Show
For a smaller population than most places in Northwest, the City of Whiting has lots to do. Home of the infamous Pierogi Fest, Whiting Indiana has an enhanced the quality of life that should be envied by everyone. Whiting has an Easter parade, a July 4th parade, a Pierogi Fest parade and the Holiday Illuminated parade. Families from the East Side, South Chicago, and Hammond flock to Downtown Whiting on the weekends, cause there’s always something going on, not to mention the many downtown restaurants and shops. Email Mayor Steve Spebar
Read the Full Article
City of Whiting Website
City of Whiting Facebook Page
David Reynolds for Porter County, Sheriff
David Reynolds is announced his campaign for Porter County Sheriff. He has the knowledge, experience and vision to lead the Sheriff’s Department into a new era that is free from politics and brings about meaningful changes to keep our community safe. Read the Full PanoramaNOW Article, Email: Phone: 219-476-5732; Website: reynolds4sheriff.com; David’s Facebook Page; David’s Facebook Video;
AND Youtube Video.
Todd Connor – Running for State Senate
Todd Connor is a small Business Owner (Emerson House in La Porte, IN), and also run a non-profit called Veterans for Political Innovation to fight polarization in our country. Todd has a full list of issues and a platform at https://www.toddconnorforsenate.org/general-5 Todd is the Best Democrat to win in the general election in November and the best person to lead our economic growth opportunity having started and grown businesses himself and helped other entrepreneurs do the same. He’s best equipped, as a military veteran, to fight for free and fair elections, and democracy itself, which is under assault. Todd is always be available to every constituent, and never take votes or this opportunity for public service for granted. His mobile number is 219-871-9688.
CLICK HERE FOR Todd’s email:
info@toddconnorforsenate.org Website and Facebook Page
Facebook Video, and Youtube Video and READ Todd’s Article in PanoramaNOW Here OR Click on his Podcast
Martin Lucas – Running For US Congress District 1
U.S. House candidate for Indiana, Martin Lucas (district 1), has signed the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress with the U.S. Term Limits organization. Martin also Stands for a lifetime ban on lobbyist. It states on his website “We should never elect a person who strives to become a career politician. If you are afraid to lose your job, you are infinitely more corruptible by outside forces.” The statement continues to say, ” Too many officeholders are more interested in building a political career that always seems to result in significant personal financial gains. We need term limits to eliminate this entrenched power structure. We need a lifetime ban on all politicians and their entire families from becoming lobbyists. We are trillions of dollars in debt. Most Americans are just trying to make ends meet, yet the politicians get richer and richer.” Martin’s Twitter Page; Martin’s Instagram Page;
PanoramaNOW Article; Martin’s Website; Email; Facebook Page; Youtube Video Click HERE! Click on His Podcast Here!
(Wvlp.org) Featuring Ron Meer for Indiana Senate, 4th District
After 8 years as Mayor of Michigan City, Ron Meer announced his candidacy for Indiana State Senator, 4th District. Mayor Meer is known for working across party lines and this past summer hosted Governor Holcomb here in Michigan City who signed state legislation funding for the South Shore Double Track Project. Read the Full PanoramaNOW Article: Click Here; Ron Meer Website: http://www.ronmeer.com; Visit Ron’s Facebook Page;
See Facebook Video; AND See Youtube Video
Podcast Here
Susie Young Baxter, CEO, has published PanoramaNOW Magazine for 31 years. Her hobbies are Camping, Boating, Hiking, Nature, Gardening and Outdoor Activities. She is an Artist, Graphic Designer, an Avid Seamstress, Dabbles in Homemade Crafts and Landscaping. Since her Father was a Health Teacher, she also likes homeopathic Health Solutions. Since blogging started over 10 years ago, PanoramaNow has been added to Newsbreak – a national news affiliate.
