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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

A $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Portage, and $835 million is up next

Plus, the Legacy Foundation hands out $4 million to seven Lake County public-space projects.

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A $50,000 Powerball Double Play ticket was sold at Strack & Van Til in Portage

One of Monday's three $50,000 Hoosier winners was sold in Portage

1 of 3

  • ticket sold in Portage
  • 2 tickets sold in Bargersville, Lebanon

Source: WRTV

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ticket sold in Portage133%
tickets sold in Bargersville, Lebanon267%

If you bought a Powerball ticket at the Portage Strack & Van Til for Monday's drawing, check it. A ticket sold at the store, 6046 Central Ave., won $50,000. It was one of three $50,000 winners in Indiana that night, and the other two were sold in Bargersville and Lebanon.

  • Double Play numbers: 20-23-24-33-61, Powerball 1
  • Powerball numbers Monday: 7-23-29-64-66, Powerball 23
  • Claims: call 1-800-955-6886 for instructions
  • Check tickets: the free Hoosier Lottery mobile app

It wasn't the jackpot, which The Times of Northwest Indiana put at $804 million for Monday. Still, not a bad Election Day. If the ticket is yours, keep it somewhere secure. Wednesday's drawing is next, and Indiana has the nation's most Powerball jackpot wins, 40.

$835 millionestimated Powerball jackpot for Wed., Nov. 4

It would be the 10th-largest jackpot in the game's history.

Source: WRTV

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Lake County

The Legacy Foundation awards $4 million to seven Lake County public-space projects

If you spend time in Gary, Hobart or Highland, new gathering spaces are on the way. The announced $4 million in "Love Where You Live" grants Wed., Oct. 28, and seven projects will get money.

Gary's pool and waterpark project got the biggest grant

Source: Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

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Gary$1M
Highland$886.3K
Hammond$645.2K
Hobart$500K
Griffith$500K
Lowell$300K
New Chicago$168.5K
  • Gary: $1 million to restore a pool and build a waterpark
  • Highland: $886,300 to reimagine a former gas station on Kennedy Ave.
  • Hammond: $645,200 for Optimist Lake near I-94 and Kennedy Avenue
  • Hobart: $500,000 for Festival Park upgrades

“When we were looking at how to invest these funds, we really wanted to see projects that would have a lasting impact.”

Kelly Anoe, president and CEO, Legacy Foundation

The rest: $500,000 for Griffith's year-round sports courts, $300,000 for Lowell's Historic Town Square and $168,500 for a New Chicago basketball court. A grant supported the initiative.

The Love Where You Live initiative by the numbers

$4 million
awarded to seven Lake County projects
$100 million
in assets the Legacy Foundation manages
92
Indiana counties whose community foundations it supports

Sources: GreatNews.Life, Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

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News Notes

Gary

Gary will demolish the historic City Methodist Church today, Wed., Nov. 4. The Times of Northwest Indiana

East Chicago

Lincoln Elementary students return to classes Mon., Nov. 9, after repairs kept the school closed since the start of the academic year. The district announced the date Tuesday. The Times of Northwest Indiana

Hobart

If you own a downtown Hobart business, a new revolving loan fund called Business Upgrades & Investment for Local Downtown can be used to acquire, construct or improve owner-occupied commercial real estate, or to buy and install commercial equipment, furniture and other equipment. Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

NIPSCO

, with support from the NiSource Charitable Foundation, launched Focus on the Farm: Applause to AG, a $100,000 grant program with the Indiana FFA Foundation for FFA chapters across northern Indiana. KPCNews

$100,000in NIPSCO grants for Indiana FFA chapters across northern Indiana

The Focus on the Farm: Applause to AG program supports agricultural education, student leadership and career readiness.

Source: KPCNews

Bears

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. told the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable on Friday that he thinks the Bears are "dead serious," but asked, "what if they are playing us?" Crain's Chicago Business reported Thursday that an Illinois deal is "gaining momentum," with a General Assembly vote possible after the midterm elections. Capitol Fax.comNBC Chicago

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The Wrap

Region football has some wonderfully odd history. On Nov. 3, 1981, Griffith won its first sectional title by beating Hammond High 27-18 on a Tuesday night, back when the local portion of the IHSAA playoffs was known as the "cluster system." It also moved Griffith to 11-0 for the first time in school history. Tuesday-night playoff football, anyone? Quite a throwback.

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A $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Portage, and $835 million is up next

Plus, the Legacy Foundation hands out $4 million to seven Lake County public-space projects.

The TLDR

  1. A $50,000 Powerball Double Play ticket was sold in Portage
  2. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is estimated at $835 million
  3. Legacy Foundation awards $4 million to seven Lake County projects
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