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🌱 Crown Point seeks input on $3.25 million development financing

Crown Point, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Crown Point! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Crown Point seeks input on $3.25 million development financing
  • Crown Point remembers Papa's Deli owner, who died at 101
  • Crown Point claims sectional crown, sets up Penn rematch

Also on today's calendar: Ghost Hunters' Steve and Tango in Crown Point , IN and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 50 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some clouds, then sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 34.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 61 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Notice of Public Hearing (in.gov) — Crown Point is considering up to $3.25 million in TIF-backed financing for improvements associated with a 362,800-square-foot development at 13201 Mississippi Parkway. Residents can comment at an Economic Development Commission hearing at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 or submit written comments to the clerk-treasurer's office by 5 p.m. Nov. 17.
   

2. Papa from Papa's Deli died: 'Crown Point has lost a true legend' (nwitimes.com) — Evangelos “Papa” Dimolis, who fed generations at Papa's Deli on Crown Point's square, died Wednesday at 101. Customers remember his generosity and fatherly attention during nearly half a century in business. Visitation is Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Geisen Funeral Home in Crown Point.
   

3. Crown Point's offensive line leads Bulldogs past Lake Central to sectional title (nwitimes.com) — Crown Point's veteran offensive line powered a 57-27 sectional championship win over Lake Central, with AJ Summers rushing for five touchdowns. The Bulldogs now prepare to host Penn for a regional title, a chance to avenge last year's 28-24 playoff loss.
   

4. Gary caucus fills city council's vacant third district, at-large seats (chicagotribune.com) — Gary Democrats selected Oliver Gilliam to fill his late wife Mary Brown's council seat and nonprofit founder Jeremiah King to take an at-large seat in January. Another council vacancy remains to be filled, with a caucus tentatively expected Nov. 21 at the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point.
   

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    Need leaf and acorn clean up. Back yard and side of house only. 1215 Waterside Lane Crown Point. Please offer a quote. Thanks. Ken Cuvala (Nextdoor South of Broadway & 231)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of?" — Trouble (Thank you Candice H. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Crown Point

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Crown Point

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.