MERRILLVILLE | For more than 40 years The Patio restaurant has been a landmark Merrillville restaurant.

It has hosted weddings, showers, banquets and numerous political events. In its heyday it was the favored place for politicians to meet.

But, as of Jan. 31, the restaurant, well-known in Northwest Indiana for its seafood and steak, will close its doors at 7706 Broadway for financial reasons, co-owner Debra Batistatos said. The last day the dining room will be open is Friday. There will be two final pre-scheduled events held Jan. 31.

Batistatos said anyone having an event scheduled after Jan. 31 is being notified of the closing and deposits will be refunded.

Batistatos and her husband, Nick, took over the restaurant from Nick Kaiafas in October 2006.

We appreciate all the people who have been our regulars and people that have supported us over the years, certainly our employees that have stuck by us, Batistatos said.

About 15 to 20 part-time employees will lose their jobs, Batistatos said.

It was a rough decision made with a heavy heart that we finally had to say that we were going to do it, Batistatos said.

Plans for the restaurant are uncertain at this time, Batistatos said.

Longtime local politician Lake County Auditor John Petalas often frequented The Patio during its heyday. Petalas held and attended many fundraisers there.

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Tacoma, WA (PRWEB) January 20, 2015

Milgard has been voted as a winner of the Best of Houzz 2015 for Design by the Houzz community. Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, with the largest residential design database in the world. Milgard Windows & Doors was chosen by more than 25 million monthly unique users in an annual survey and analysis of the platforms most popular images of 2014.

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Two health workers have been sacked after failing to carry out checks on a mentally ill patient who absconded from a recovery unit and was later found dead on a beach.

John Howes absence at Park House, a rehabilitation and recovery unit in Middlesbrough, went unnoticed for more than three hours due to staff failings, an inquest heard.

The 58-year-old should have been checked on every hour while at the Park Road North facility.

On the day of his disappearance he was recorded three times as having been present - when in fact he had left.

An inquest into Mr Howes death at Teesside Coroners Court heard that routine welfare checks are carried out to account for patients whereabouts.

But the hearing heard that assumptions were made by staff who believed they had seen Mr Howe on May 4 last year.

On three occasions that afternoon, Mr Howe was incorrectly recorded as being present.

His absence wasnt noticed until 7pm - three-and-a-half hours after he had actually left the building - which is when staff reported him missing to police.

Mr Howe was found dead on Skinningrove beach the next day.

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A NURSE whose home was ransacked during a burglary has thanked a "Good Samaritan" who told police where the criminals were.

Anne Spiller, aged 56, returned from work in the evening of October 27 to find her Deane home had been burgled, with the patio doors smashed and countless items taken.

On Tuesday, 24-year-old Luke Walker, who has a string of burglary convictions to his name, appeared at Bolton Crown Court and was given a jail term of three years and four months for his role in the burglary.

Two teenagers, aged 13 and 14, also pleaded guilty to taking part in the burglary and will be sentenced at a later date at Bolton Magistrates Court.

The offenders were found with the majority of Ms Spillers property at a house in Fern Hill Avenue, Deane after a resident saw them suspiciously pushing a wheelie bin in the road which they were using to transport the stolen goods.

Items stolen included laptops, a TV, digital cameras, mobile phones, watches, sunglasses, perfume, jewellery, underwear and even bottles of spirits.

Speaking after the sentencing, the 56-year-old victim said: I just wanted to say a big thank you to the person who spotted them in the act and rang the police straight away.

If it wasnt for that person then this would have been very different and they might not have been caught, so I want to say thank you for that.

A large amount of the haul was returned to Ms Spiller, although an Ipod, a Kindle device and some jewellery with sentimental value has not been returned to her.

She said she was pleased to see Walker given a lengthy jail term for the burglary which left her feeling not right for weeks.

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MEDFORD, Wis. (PRWEB) January 12, 2015

Weather Shield Windows & Doors is making the most of its return to the International Builders Show (booth C4243), Jan. 20-22, 2015, by highlighting the breadth and depth of its product offering, including the Contemporary Collection, Weather Shield Premium Coastal, the Premium Series, the Signature Series, the Aspire Series and the Visions Series. A testimony to the companys ReInvented status, the entire booth is a must-see, with the Premium Series bi-fold, and lift & slide patio doors, and the Contemporary Collection corner window considered total show-stoppers.

Were thrilled to share our new products with attendees of Design & Construction Week, said Dave Koester, brand manager for Weather Shield. In the past two years, we have introduced several new product lines, innovations that yield great thermal performance and energy efficiency, and options that really deliver a wow factor. People are going to be impressed when they see the latest from Weather Shield.

Premium Series Weather Shields IBS booth showcases the companys architectural product line, the Premium Series, with several custom configurations of windows, windows and transoms, patio doors and patio doors with transoms. The units highlight the many interior and exterior color, hardware and glazing options available in the Premium Series. The Premium Series products on display include:

The Contemporary Collection Weather Shields newest introduction, the Contemporary Collection, preserves outside views with its narrow-profile frames and sash, and stiles and rails that lend a sleek appearance and more exposed glass. A contemporary square glazing bead complements the narrow profiles of the units. The Contemporary Collection builds on the Premium Series, and as such is available in all the same styles, except double hung and sliding windows. The collection also includes a vanishing corner window, which has two panes that meet in the corner with only a very narrow strip of wood and strong aluminum internal support in between. The Contemporary Collection also offers similar options such as an unlimited exterior clad color palette and several choices of interior wood species, which come natural, primed, painted or prefinished. Multiple exterior anodized color options provides a stunning radiant metallic finish, and a black poly interior finish delivers a smooth and satiny look.

The Contemporary Collection products featured in the exhibition at the Builders Show include:

Weather Shield Premium Coastal The Weather Shield Premium Coastal product line of aluminum clad wood windows and patio doors are specifically designed for distinctive homes in coastal climates. The durable aluminum clad exteriors come standard with paint that meets or exceeds strict AAMA 2605 specifications for increased performance and durability. And, they are available in a nearly endless color palette: 12 standard colors, 45 designer colors and 8 anodized aluminum exteriors. Interiors can be specified in one of 7 species and 6 choices in finishes. Resistant to corrosion caused by salt spray, special seacoast hardware is an available as an option on Premium Coastal products.

Homeowners have several choices in glazing for their Premium Coastal windows and doors, ranging from standard insulated glass, to single-glazed impact that offers protection that predominantly meets the stringent Miami-Dade County testing requirements, to Zo-e-shield Coastal, which combines insulated impact resistant glazing with the energy efficiency of Zo-e-shield.

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A burglar thought he had hit the jackpot when he found envelopes containing a total of more than 16,000 after breaking into a terraced house.

The cash had been given by friends and relatives as wedding gifts to the owners son and his bride, a judge has heard.

Brendon Dacres, 22, of Elmsdale Avenue, Foleshill, Coventry, pleaded guilty at the crown court in Leamington to the burglary.

He was jailed for 20 months consecutive to a six-month sentence he is already serving for an attempted burglary for which he was on bail at the time.

Prosecutor Lal Amarasinghe said that on October 10 the householder left his end-of-terrace home in Coundon and when he returned that afternoon the back-door key was in the lock from the inside.

He managed to get in and found that the patio doors were open and the downstairs rooms had been rummaged through.

A total of 16,670 in cash had been taken, and Mr Amarasinghe explained that the owners son had recently got married, and the money was in envelopes friends and relatives had given to the couple, who were said to be devastated.

In addition jewellery, some of it of sentimental value, worth 4,780 and two laptops with family photos on them had been stolen.

A spot of blood found outside the patio doors was subsequently identified as matching Dacres, who was later arrested at his home less than half a mile away, but none of his haul was recovered.

He denied the offence, claiming he had been at a friends home during the day and had left at around 3pm and walked straight home but later pleaded guilty.

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