SCOTT PERRY
DECATUR â Mark Hunter worked for years to acquire a building along Grand Avenue to house his construction business.
On Saturday afternoon, he could only watch as flames from three adjacent buildings threatened to take away all that he had worked for.
âI finally get them and and now I got to watch this,â Hunter said, referring to a three-alarm warehouse fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street in Decatur.
Flames pierced through the roofs of three commercial structures, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles. It was a big, thick cloud of smoke right to the point where you couldn t even see the sun, said Marvin Johnson, who works in the building just to the east. It looked like a full moon at nighttime, but it was broad daylight at the time.
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Kelly showed heâs still got skills.
He hit a grand slam as the gray beat the green 22-18 in a season opener at field 2 in Brahan Spring Park. He went 2-for-2 with five runs batted in and three runs scored. On defense, the shortstop started a double play and made five assists and four putouts.
âItâs fun, itâs competitive,â Kelly said. âThe guys have great spirit. Everybodyâs just having fun.â
He retired in 2001 after 22 and a half years in uniform. He had 10 more years as an Army civilian before retiring in November 2019.
David McNeill hit a two-run homer and Bennie Pokemire had a solo shot for the new team. Player/coach Mike Hoy, Ron Baer and McNeill had three hits apiece. Pokemire, David Key, Rick Anthis and Yogi Guess added two hits apiece. Key, a left-hander, pitched all seven innings for the win.
Indiana s statewide mask mandate ends Tuesday, but that doesn t mean people will be able to waltz into privately owned businesses without a face mask.
Many retailers and restaurants across Northwest Indiana plan to heed the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other medical experts and continue to require masks on their premises.
While some merchants may drop the mask requirement after the state ceases to mandate face coverings, big corporate chains and local mom-and-pop shops alike said they would continue to require masks on the property as a way to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has killed nearly 570,000 Americans thus far.
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