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A Sampling of Sayings by Abe Martin: Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men It’s what we learn after we think we know it all that counts It hain’t a bad plan to keep still occasionally, even when you know what you’re talkin’ about To err is human, but to admit it ain’t – – – Kin Hubbard (1868 – 1930)
Did You Know?   Hoosier Bobby Helms (1933- 1997) was a recording artist.  Born in Helmsburg, he developed a singing talent which took him to Nashville, Tennessee, where he became a star. In 1957, he appeared on the Ed Sullivan television show to perform his hit “My Special Angel.” Also in 1957, he recorded “Jingle Bell Rock,” which is listed in Billboard Magazine’s top ten Christmas songs of all time.  Other top-selling records included “Fraulein,” “Jacqueline,” and “Borrowed Dreams.”  In later years, Bobby lived near Martinsville, where he is buried in Hilldale Cemetery.  “Mr. Jingle Bell Rock” is engraved on his tombstone. Take an “Armchair Tour” of the Indiana Statehouse
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HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS: Electric lights on the 1913 Christmas Tree
1904   Abe Martin first appeared in The Indianapolis News. Created by newspaper artist Kin Hubbard, Abe was a rural character famous for his “sayings.” His daily comments were syndicated and published in newspapers across the country for many years. Indiana’s Brown County State Park pays tribute to Kin Hubbard and the many rustic characters he created.
1913   In University Park in Indianapolis, a Christmas tree was decorated with colorful electric lights, a new innovation for the time. Mayor Henry Wallace organized the event in conjunction with the Cornelia Cole Fairbanks chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The 50-foot cedar tree, provided by the Bridgeport Nursery, was the centerpiece for music each evening by local choir groups.
1928   The L. S. Ayres Department Store offered its customers a “telephone shopping service.” Newspaper advertisements invited the public to call the “intelligent, well-trained personal shoppers” and the gifts “would come trotting out to your home just as if your best friends had been shopping for you.” Other stores offered similar programs, made possible by the fact that nearly 40% of American homes now had telephones.
1950   The Marion County Civil Defense Committee announced that fire sirens and factory whistles would be used to warn the community of any impending air raids by enemy planes. The move was in response to the heightened “cold war” tension across the nation. Air raid drills had already been conducted in all city schools.
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“RIGHT JAB AND MIDDLE JAB AND LEFT JAB” DECEMBER 13, 2020
Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forumâ€Â columns concerning National or International issues.
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
EPA Launches New Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance
Includes Funding and Resources for Communities
“EPA has created a one-stop shop to make it easier for communities to access available funding and other agency resources,â€Â said U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Today’s action builds on my commitment to tear down the silos between programs within the agency so that we can be more effective in addressing the environmental burdens that communities face.â€
The Administrator announced his commitment to community-based environmentalism during his speech at the Nixon Library in early September, where he charged the Office of Policy with helping to advance those goals. The Clearinghouse expands on the concept of the original Water Finance Clearinghouse, launched in 2017, that served as the one-stop shop for communities researching ways to fund and finance their water infrastructure needs to assist in local decision-making. The new Clearinghouse includes over 1,800 funding and financing opportunities and information resources from EPA’s air, water and land programs. Communities can use this system to access information on funding and financing opportunities for environmental projects as well as financial research, such as case studies, white papers, and webinars.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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Sheriff’s Office K9 Vehicle Damaged by Impaired Motorist
At 2:17AM on Friday December 11, 2020, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to I-69, near the Green River Road exit for a motor vehicle crash. Deputies located a 2012 Audi AQ5 and a 2010 Ford Ranger in the median with heavy damage. The investigation resulted in the arrest of the driver of the Audi, Ryan Allen Jones,for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Jones’ had a breath alcohol concentration of 0.208 g/210 mL of breath.
Deputies temporarily closed one of the northbound lanes of I-69 traffic in order for debris to be cleared from the roadway. While blocking the traffic lane a Sheriff’s Office vehicle, occupied by the deputy and his K9 partner, was rear ended by a 2016 Kia Sorento. The sport utility vehicle then crashed into the equipment trailer of the recovery crew that was clearing the debris. Even though there was condsiderable damage no one (including the canine) was injured during the crash.
The resulting investigation revealed that the driver, Ms. Breanne Kyle Lahart, was also under the influence of alcohol. Lahart failed on scene Standardized Field Sobriety Testing; however the Sheriff’s Office is awaiting confirmatory analysis of her blood by the Indiana Department of Toxicology. Lahart was arrested on probable cause and has a prior conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in 2016.
Arrested: (left) Ryan Allen Jones, 33, of Loogottee, IN and (right) Breanne Kyle Lahart, 28, of Evansville, IN. The image of Lahart is from her 2016 arrest.
Imaged above is the damaged Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.