âIâll see you in heaven.â
It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life.
Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday.
Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization.
Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, is seeking more than $42 million for Northwest Indiana now that members of Congress again can request specific funding for district projects in federal spending legislation.
The first-term congressman this week asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development to help him carry on the legacy of retired U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Gary, by funding several projects focused on improving the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Specifically, Mrvan requested $18.4 million to expand the capacity of the confined storage facility for dangerous material dredged from Indiana Harbor, $10 million for general water infrastructure improvements in Lake and Porter counties, and $5 million for operations and maintenance at Indiana Harbor.
Indiana Port Readies To Handle Big Cargo For Cement Plant
Provided by Ports of Indiana
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) A southern Indiana port on the Ohio River is preparing to handle barges loaded with parts as heavy as 100 tons for a cement plant s $600 million expansion.
The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville will receive more than 30 cargo-laden barges by June 30 destined for Lehigh Cement Inc. s plant in Mitchell, about 50 miles northwest of the port.
More than 350 pieces of equipment and parts, some as large as 100 tons, are being shipped from New Orleans by barge to the port in Jeffersonville, just north of Louisville, Kentucky.
Provided by Chris Belz
This sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report contains everything from a Chicago actor meeting a king to big bass pulling up to lots of varied big fish at Clinton Lake.
Actor
Joseph Sikora, product of Notre Dame College Prep and Columbia College, found some time for fishing between some recent shoots.
Lifelong friend
Hey Dale,
Appreciate your column and have enjoyed it for years thank you!
Find attached photo of Chicago’s very one, actor Joseph Sikora, who caught this 18lb King off of St Joes thanks to In the Box Charters.
Joe is currently filming Power 4ce in Chicago and had time to go fishing in between shoots.
Rail Roundup: OmniTRAX, G&W develop, expand partnerships
Partnerships seek to take advantage of anticipated growth in service needs
0 39 2 minutes read The first rail cars travel under the S.R. 25 overpass on newly installed track linking the Georgia Ports Authority s Garden City Terminal to Chatham and Mason Mega Rail yards, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. The Mason Mega Rail project is now more than 75 percent complete. (GPA Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
OmniTRAX, partners seek to develop site in southern Indiana
Short line operator OmniTRAX is working with the River Ridge Development Authority of southern Indiana to develop the River Ridge Commerce Center.