Season Tickets On Sale Now for Otters’ 2025 Season
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Season ticket packages are officially on sale now for the 2025 season at Historic Bosse Field with the Evansville Otters.
Exciting season ticket benefits headline this year’s offerings. Full-season ticket holders who are paid in full by March 1st will receive the following limited edition Otters merchandise:
– General admission full-season tickets – limited edition hat (with 30th Anniversary Season Logo)
– Premium field box full-season tickets – limited edition hat, limited edition shirt (both with 30th Anniversary Season Logo)
– VIP full-season ticket holders – limited edition hat, limited edition shirt, (both with 30th Anniversary Season Logo), personal private tour of Bosse Field
Full-season tickets start at $200 per seat and half-season ticket packages start at just $105. Full and half-season tickets are available in VIP, Premium Field Box and General Admission seating areas. Premium Field Box and VIP tickets include in-seat wait service.
For a full season, fans can enjoy all 2025 Otters’ home games at Bosse Field with savings of up to 25 percent off single-game pricing.
Half-season tickets offer fans an opportunity to enjoy savings on half of the regular season home games.
For more information on benefits and pricing details or to order your season tickets today, stop by the Evansville Otters front office or over the phone by calling (812) 435-8686.
There’s nothing like a summer at the ballpark with the Otters, so do not wait and get your season ticket packages now!
Group offerings will be available soon while single-game tickets will go on sale in the Spring.
And To The Republic For Which It Stands
And To The Republic For Which It Stands
OCTOBER 23, 2024
BY JOE WALLACE
As the 2024 presidential election heats up, discussions surrounding political ideologies like fascism, democracy, and dictatorship are becoming more frequent. Understanding these terms is essential to grasping the nature of governance and how they apply—or don’t apply—to the United States. Here’s a concise breakdown of key political systems:
Fascism
Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology that emphasizes extreme nationalism, centralized power, and often the suppression of dissent. Fascist regimes are typically led by a dictator and rely on militaristic and violent methods to maintain control. Individual freedoms are severely restricted, with loyalty to the state or the leader being paramount.
Democracy
Democracy is a system of government in which the people have the power to make decisions, typically through voting. In a direct democracy, citizens vote on laws and policies directly. In a representative democracy, like the U.S., citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf. Democracies emphasize individual rights, free speech, and equality under the law.
Republic
A republic is a form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them, usually with a constitution or other framework that limits government power and protects individual rights. While democracies and republics often overlap, the U.S. is specifically a constitutional republic, meaning that it’s a democracy bound by the rule of law through a written constitution.
Dictatorship
A dictatorship is a form of government where power is concentrated in the hands of one individual or a small group. This leader or group often rules without the consent of the governed, and opposition is usually silenced. There is no regular or meaningful electoral process, and civil liberties are often severely restricted.
Oligarchy
An oligarchy is a form of government where a small group of people hold all the power. This group might be distinguished by wealth, family ties, or military control. Unlike a democracy, decisions in an oligarchy are made by the few, often at the expense of the general populace’s rights and interests.
What is the United States?
The United States is best understood as a constitutional republic. While it embraces democratic principles like free elections and majority rule, its system is fundamentally built on a framework of laws enshrined in the Constitution. The rights of individuals, including minority groups, are protected even when their views are not part of the majority opinion. The U.S. balances the voices of its citizens with the rule of law to ensure that no single individual or group can hold too much power.
This constitutional structure distinguishes the U.S. from both dictatorships and oligarchies, which concentrate power in the hands of the few. While the term “fascism” is sometimes used in political rhetoric, the U.S. maintains checks and balances through its branches of government and a robust legal system that protects freedoms.
Ultimately, while political tensions may be high, it’s crucial to remember that the foundation of the United States remains a republic, built on the principles of democracy, law, and the protection of individual rights.
ZION EVANGELICAL UCC GIFTING CHURCH TO AURORA
ZION EVANGELICAL UCC GIFTING CHURCH TO AURORA
Aurora plans to develop needed housing for individuals and families
experiencing homelessness in our community on the site of the historical church property.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After 175 years as an active church in the Evansville community, Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ will be holding their final service on Sunday, October 27th, at 10:30 AM. At this last service, a ceremonial passing of the keys will take place between members and leadership at Zion Evangelical UCC to staff and leadership from Aurora – Zac Heronemus (Executive Director), Aurora Board of Director Members, and Aurora team members.
This last service and ceremony will represent Zion’s commitment to continuing their legacy through the gifting of their property to Aurora, Inc., the leading homeless services agency in Evansville and Southwestern Indiana. As part of the transfer of this historic site located next to United Caring Services, Aurora is working to develop the site to meet the needs of our community through an integrated, 41-unit housing development focused on Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for families with on-site case management, and affordable units for 60% AMI households and below
This development will ensure the continuation of Zion’s legacy in our community by providing housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Evansville. Moving forward, Aurora will adaptively repurpose the historic sanctuary for use as a community room for residents and core human and homeless services partner agencies. Also, as part of this project, Aurora will be relocating its Street Outreach Team on-site to better position this vital team in our community for impacting the lives of unhoused people.
“The gifting of Zion Evangelical UCC to Aurora will have a tremendous impact on our organization in so many ways – housing people who are experiencing homelessness, helping realign our programs to better serve our community, and strengthening all of Aurora’s programs across the board.” – Zac Heronemus, Executive Director, Aurora
What led us (Zion Evangelical UCC) to our gifting to Aurora
“In March 2023, our congregation began a discernment process focusing congregational conversations on presenting trends and patterns of religious affiliation and membership participation not only within our own faith community but throughout the United States. This discernment process included an honest and diligent analysis of the resources (financial, buildings and ground, human) God has gifted Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ; such resources are necessary to conduct its mission in this time and place. Our goal was to use that which had been entrusted to us in a manner that would reflect our faithfulness as stewards of God’s gifts to this congregation, planning for the future of this historical, sacred place and ensuring that its legacy lives on.
Although our congregants are faithful, most are now over age seventy, and unfortunately membership decline continues. Our focus was identifying potential use(s) for this sacred space and an ongoing ministry within the community that would continue the ministry set forth 175 years ago when this beloved church was founded in downtown Evansville.
As we look at this project with Aurora, we rejoice in the ability to celebrate our rich 175-year legacy, knowing we do so with a sense of hope for a caring, transforming ministry in the future for many years to come. Although the interior of the sanctuary will be repurposed as a part of the project, the exterior of the church building will look as it has since the 1800’s, preserving this historical landmark. The congregation made the decision to allow both the Sunday School building and the parsonage to be torn down for the development of a new structure that will transform the lives of many, continuing Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ’s 175-year legacy.” – Michele Daum, Co-President, Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ Council
“We are so grateful to the congregation and leadership at Zion for entrusting Aurora to carry on this wonderful legacy in helping transform lives. Our board and team at Aurora are excited for this next step in the more than 35-year history of this organization and the increased potential for positively impacting the lives of unhoused individuals and families moving forward through this development on the site of historic Zion Evangelical UCC.” – Zac Heronemus, Executive Director, Aurora
Marine Corps League Wants You
Marine Corps League Wants You
written by BOB REuTER
OCTOBER 23, 2024
What is the Marine Corps League? It would be easy to say that the League was founded on November 10th, 1922. It is the only congressionally chartered United States Marine Corps-related veterans organization in the United States. Its charter was approved by the 75th US Congress and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937. Major General John A. Lejeune, the 13th Commandant of the Corps is one of its founding members.
The mission statement of the League says “The mission of the Marine Corps League is to promote the interest and to preserve traditions of the United States Marine Corps; strengthen the fraternity of Marines and their families; serve Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and FMF Chaplains who wear or who have worn the Eagle, Globe and Anchor; and foster the ideals of Americanism and patriotic volunteerism.”
So what do all those words mean? Simply put, it is a large group of Marines who assemble at hundreds of locations around the country to share the brotherhood that is the Marine Corps spirit and esprit de corps. It gives Marines (including FMF corpsmen and chaplains) of all ages, backgrounds, and battlefields the chance to gather and share those qualities that separate Marines from others. It also provides those same Marines the opportunity to continue to serve. While on active duty, they served their country. Once those active-duty uniforms have been hung in the closet for the last time, the desire to serve is still strong. Marine Corps League members continue to serve their communities by doing volunteer work at VA Clinics and serving in the American Legion, VFW, AmVets and DAV posts across the country. They search for new ways to help their fellow veterans of all branches overcome the shades of war that plague so many veterans. They proudly wear new Marine Corps League ribbons that demonstrate their willingness to continue to provide service to their fellow veterans, to their families and to their communities.
In addition to community service, we conduct an annual ‘all Veteran’ picnic and fireworks display. We invite not only veterans but also their children and grandchildren. We hold an annual Marine Birthday Ball, this year celebrating the 249th anniversary of the birth of the Marines. We participate in Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances as well as Veterans Day observances at local elementary schools. We will be leading the Downtown Evansville Christmas Parade, proudly carrying the American flag and the Marine Corps League flag to start the Parade. We have recently created the “Sgt. John Mills, USMC Scholarship” which will provide financial asssitance to the children of veterans in our area. The scholarship is a 501 (c) (3) corporation so all contributions are fully tax deductible.
One of our most revered activities is honoring our fellow Marines who have died. With permission of the family, we go to the funeral home visitation to offer our condolences and say ‘farewell’ to a brother or sister Marine. We go in our Marine Corps League uniforms and do a short talk about what it means to be a Marine. We read a prayer written tewnty years ago by one of our Marines. After presenting our prayer folder to the family, we face the deceased Marine and render a slow salute. We then pay our individual respects to the Marine and leave the funeral chapel. When allowed by the family, we will conduct graveside services including folding the flag and presenting it to the next of kin, the 3 volley ‘salute to the dead’ and rendering of “Taps.” We have received many comments from families who now understand the fact that their Marine had ‘another family’ for support during their time in the Corps.
The River Cities Detachment 1090 in Evansville was issued its current charter in 2001. We presently have 92 members of whom 52 are life members of the League. Our membership boasts Marines and FMF Corpsmen, male and female, ranging in age from early 20’s to mid 90’s. From recent conflicts in the Middle East to the jungles of Vietnam and all the way back to the Korean War. Many of our members served during those infrequent periods of relative peace in the world.
To help make our League more ‘family-friendly,’ many of our ‘significant others’ have joined the League as Associate Members. Associate Members have most of the rights of ‘regular’ members. Anyone can apply for membership as an Associate. At our regular monthly meetings (held at American Legion Funkhouser Post 8) Marine Corps League of our wives accompany us and
enjoy dinner from the menu at the Post. For more information about the Marine Corps League, the Sgt. John Mills, USMC Scholarship, and the River Cities Detachment 1090 go to www.mclrivercities1090.com or search for River Cities Detachment.
Young or old(er), combat veteran or peace time, man or woman – our regular members all share the unique bond of having stood on those yellow footprints at Parris Island or San Diego and weeks later earning the right to be called “Marine.” Membership in the Marine Corps League truly shows the meaning ot the slogan “Once a Marine, always a Marine.”
Indiana State Police Partners with DEA for 27th Drug Take Back Day
On Saturday, October 26, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 27th nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative. The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs.
Collection sites will be set up nationwide for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs which will be properly disposed of without threat to the environment. This program is for liquid and pill medications. Vaping pens without batteries and vaping cartridges will also be taken. Needles, new or used, WILL NOT be accepted for disposal. This service is free and anonymous with no questions asked.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.
In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—pose both potential safety and health hazards.
Indiana State Police at Evansville, which is located at 19411 Hwy 41 North, will be accepting unused or expired prescription medication on Saturday, October 26, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Gov. Holcomb makes stop in Ireland to target life sciences sector, announce direct flight from IND to Europe
DUBLIN – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and First Lady Janet Holcomb will continue their overseas trade mission with a stop in Ireland.
While in Ireland, Gov. Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg will celebrate a direct flight from the Indianapolis International Airport to Dublin. The new Aer Lingus flight will begin in May of 2025 and will fly four times a week nonstop to Dublin.
“Indiana and Ireland share strong ties across our cultures and history, trade and industry – a partnership that only continues to grow,” said Gov. Holcomb. “This week, our delegation will work to foster those connections, discovering new opportunities to work together to advance the global life sciences ecosystem and create a more innovative, more prosperous future for our people across both regions.”
In Dublin, Gov. Holcomb will tour the Aer Lingus facilities and meet with leadership to celebrate the company’s new route and its planned presence in Indianapolis. The governor joined a press conference this morning at the Indianapolis International Airport via video to announce the new flight.
In Ireland, Gov. Holcomb and the delegation will visit Eli Lilly and Company’s manufacturing campus that specializes in producing active pharmaceutical ingredients for global supply. The Indiana-based company first invested in Ireland in 1978 and recently unveiled a new $800 million facility at Kinsale that will play a key role in Lilly’s global manufacturing network, alongside the company’s now $13 billion investment at the LEAP Research and Innovation District in Lebanon.
Gov. Holcomb and the delegation will meet with U.S. and Irish government officials, including representatives of the U.S. Embassy Dublin, to discuss opportunities to grow the Indiana-Ireland relationship. Indiana counts Ireland as its highest volume trade partner, benefiting from around $20 billion of trade in 2023. Indiana is home to 52 Ireland-based business facilities, supporting companies like Accenture, Allegion, Eaton Corporation, Ingersoll-Rand, Johnson Controls, Medtronic, Ostoform, Praxair, Schlage Lock Company, Trane and Wiistream, while Ireland hosts 11 Hoosier businesses, including Cook Group, Cummins, Elanco, Eli Lilly, Fort Wayne Metals and Company and Zimmer Biomet.
The governor and secretary will also pursue new partnerships across education and business In Dublin and Cork – Ireland’s second largest city. The delegation will visit Notre Dame Dublin at historic O’Connell House to meet with students and faculty, host an innovation and commerce roundtable with members of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. In Kinsale, Gov. Holcomb and Sec. Rosenberg, in conjunction with Lilly, will also host a workforce-focused university luncheon with stakeholders in Cork to discuss skills development and talent attraction and retention.
This continues Gov. Holcomb’s 26th international economic development trip as governor and marks his first official visit to Ireland. The cost of the governor’s travel is being paid through private donations to the Indiana Economic Development Foundation.
AL LINDSEY WINS WEST SIDE NUT CLUB HALF-POT
AL LINDSEY WINS WEST SIDE NUT CLUB Million Dollar HALF-POT
The West Side Nut Club announced that a lifelong westsider won the record-setting half-pot drawing. Al Lindsey, a retired Evansville Fireman and former city council member, accepted a check for $1,000,035, which he says will be split three ways with family members. Lindsey said that the family went in together to buy $300 worth of tickets.
In the six years since the half-pot started, a total of $9,598,180 has been raised. The proceeds are given to schools and nonprofit organizations in the community.
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