Guest Speakers
Portage History
YAC Events
City Departments
Around Portage
100

This speaker is the director of Metro Transit.

Who is Sean McBride?

100

Portage was know for growing this when it was first settled.

What is celery?

100

This organization was the recipient of the Have-a-Heart donation drive.

What is the Hospital Hospitality House of Southwest Michigan?

100

You can register to vote, purchase a cemetery plot, and get a copy of a City Council meeting agenda at this office.

What is the Office of the City Clerk?

100

This business has a large, green tea cup in front of it.

What is Chocolatea?

200

Sgt. Kyle Doster leads this police team.

What is CERT?

200

Betty Ongley was the first on in Portage.

What is female mayor?

200

This school won the battle of the bins in October.

What is Portage Central?

200

You would get a building permit from this department.

What is the Department of Community Development?

200

This zoo is on Portage Road.

What is the Air Zoo?

300

Tina Perry assists residents with programs relating to this.

What is housing?

300

YAC was formed in this year.

What is 2008?

300

Sugar maple, white spruce and this tree seedling were given out at Green-a-Thon.

What is prairie crabapple?

300

This department can give you the value of your home.

What is the Assessing Department?

300

Summer concerts are held at this bandshell named after a former mayor.

What is the Overlander Bandshell?
400

This former City Councilmember has lived in Portage for 47 years.

Who is Terry Urban?

400

This company opened their headquarters in Portage in 1948.

What is the Upjohn Company?

400

These are given to PPS elementary students at the Pig Out with Police event.

What are school supplies?

400

This department posts city-sponsored events on social media.

What is the Department of Public Information?

400

This business is now located in the former Sears building.

What is Zap Zone?

500

This guest speaker explained how to post effectively on social media.

Who is John Hart?

500

This is the City's slogan.

What is 'A Natural Place to Move?'

500

The Have a Heart event replaced this long-standing event.

What is the Snow Party?

500

This department can answer questions about city road construction.

What is the Department of Transportation and Utilities?

500

This city building was built in 1988.

What is City Hall?