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Otters 2020 season ticket and group outing packages on sale now
Season ticket and group outing packages are on sale now for the 2020 season at historic Bosse Field with the Evansville Otters.
Full season and half season ticket packages are on sale starting at $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 2020 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 26 home games.
Flex 20 ticket plans are also available now for the 2020 season. Flex 20 vouchers may be used at any 2020 home game. Flex 20 vouchers can be used in any increment and at any game to best fit your schedule. Flex packages are on sale for General Admission seating.
Single-game tickets will go on-sale at a later date.
Group outing packages are also available now for the 2020 season. Group outings can be reserved for Right and Left Field picnic areas, the exclusive Bud Light Lime Patio and Premium Field Box sections. The picnics include tickets to the game in select seating areas and an all-you-can-eat select menu.
The Home Run picnic includes hamburgers and hot dogs, baked beans and chips, and unlimited soda and bottled water. The Grand Slam picnic includes your choice of three entrees, baked beans and chips, potato salad, unlimited soda and bottled water, and complimentary peanuts.
When you upgrade to a Grand Slam Picnic, you’ll receive a free Otters special edition hat for all your guests! Plus, bring a group over 100 guests, you’ll get to throw out a ceremonial First Pitch.
The exclusive Bud Light Lime Patio features a similar All-You-Can-Eat select menu as the Home Run and Grand Slam picnics. The Bud Light Lime Patio can be reserved in sections or the entire patio. Fans can also ask about the Deluxe Full Patio option which features upgradeable menu items upon request.
Purchase your season tickets or reserve your group outing early!
Tippecanoe County Prosecutor to Lead Prosecutor Association in 2020
Patrick Harrington elected President of Association of Indiana Prosecutors
Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Patrick Harrington was recently elected as President of the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc. and will serve in that role for 2020. Harrington takes over for Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw whose one-year term ended in December.
Harrington, who served as President-Elect for the Association in 2019, was elected during a meeting of elected prosecutors and chief deputy prosecutors in December. He has been the elected prosecutor in Tippecanoe County since 2007. All Presidents serve for a term of one year and Harrington will also serve on the Association’s Executive Committee.
“I’m ready for this opportunity to help advocate for prosecutors across the state,†Harrington said. “I’d like to thank Jarrod for his work during this past year and I look forward to a successful 2020.â€
In addition to Harrington being named President, the following slate of officers and board members for the Association was also approved:
President-Elect: Amy C. Richison (Huntington County)
Vice President: D. Lee Buckingham (Hamilton County)
Secretary/Treasurer: Rodney Cummings (Madison County)
Board Members: Bruce Aukerman (Vermillion County), Bernard Carter (Lake County), Nathan Harter (Decatur County), William Hartley (Wabash County), Nicholas Hermann (Vanderburgh County), Richard Hertel (Ripley County), Dustin Houchin (Washington County), Daniel Murrie (Daviess County) and Karen Richards (Allen County).
After the Association meeting and election concluded, the assembled prosecutors also acknowledged former Cass County Prosecutor Lisa Swaim for her work as Chair of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council’s Board of Directors. Swaim was recently appointed Judge in Cass County by Gov. Eric Holcomb to fill a vacancy created by the untimely and unfortunate death of Cass County Superior Court Judge Richard Maughmer, also a former elected prosecutor. Vice-Chair Anthony Quinn, the Dubois County Prosecutor, will lead IPAC Board meetings for the remainder of Swaim’s term, which expires in June of 2020.
Today’s Downtown Brown Bag Performance Canceled
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Nothing Says ‘Happy New Year’ Quite Like Giving Taxpayer-Funded Health Care to Illegal Aliens
Nothing Says ‘Happy New Year’ Quite Like Giving Taxpayer-Funded Health Care to Illegal Aliens
By Beth Baumann For TOWNHALL
Now that it is officially 2020, illegal alien adults in California are now eligible for Medi-Cal, the state’s health care system for low-income families. Starting January 1 – today – Medi-Cal is now extended to illegal aliens ages 19 to 26. Before today those under the age of 19 were able to receive Medi-Cal benefits, the Modesto Bee reported.
Before the new legislation took effect, quite a few illegal aliens were receiving limited Medi-Cal benefits (basically emergency services). Now they are able to receive full-scope Medi-Cal benefits, which include preventative and primary care on top of emergency services.
Those who were in the system receiving limited scope benefits received letters saying that, at the start of the new year, they would have full access to Medi-Cal benefits. Lucky them, right?
Officials in the state estimate that roughly 138,000 illegal alien adults will receive full-scope benefits under the medical plan. What that actually translates to can vary once coverage begins.
Before the Medi-Cal expansion kicked in, once an illegal alien turned 19, they would lose their benefits. Now that is extended until they are 26.
Legislators in California allocated $98 million to provide health care to illegal aliens. But that budget is only for the fiscal year 2020. It will be interesting to see how much money the Golden State spends on this.
According to a 2019 health policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 2.2 million people in the state are illegal aliens. And guess what? Those between 19 and 26 – the very age demographic these benefits are geared towards – makeup seven percent of the low-income, illegal alien population. Those between the ages of 0 and 18 make up 12 percent of the population. That means that California is going to spend millions providing health care for 19 percent of the low-income, illegal alien population.
The largest demographic of the state’s illegal aliens – 56 percent – are those aged 26 to through 55. And you know it is only a matter of time before liberals in the state decide those folks need taxpayer-funded health care too.
Congratulations, California. You are the first state in the nation to extend even greater health care benefits to illegal aliens (as if they should be given any to begin with). And just more proof that your legislators are willing to put illegal aliens before actual Americans.
It really is sad to think about it. I have friends and family members who still live in California and they suffer under the state’s ridiculous laws. They are expected to pay a crap ton of taxes, pay for their own health insurance and for what? To be told that someone who should not even be in America can get “free” health care (translation: they can essentially take money from an American citizen to use for their own health care). And people like Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) cannot possibly understand why people flock to our southern border en masse. It is because they know they can get benefits like this.
Groups Merge To Focus On Children’s Environmental And Health Issues
Groups Merge To Focus On Children’s Environmental And Health Issues
Staff Report
TheStateHouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS—Two Indiana environmental groups are merging to increase their impact on issues that affect Indiana children.
The Hoosier Environmental Council and the Improving Kids’ Environment organizations made the announcement Thursday on Children’s Environmental Health Day and will be coming together under the HEC banner.
“Though most of the environmental issues we have been working on at HEC benefit children in some way, we are looking forward to this merger as an opportunity to focus specifically on environmental threats to children’s health,†said Dr. Indra Frank, HEC’s environmental health director, in a news release.
The IKE has been dealing with environmental problems involving children for 20 years. Their work includes being at the forefront of efforts in the state to reduce toxic risks to children from lead, pesticides and more. Meanwhile, the HEC has been the leading organization in environmental health for more than 36 years.
By merging, they will worth as one organization to reduce environmental risks to children. They will focus on three children’s health initiatives, including advancing efforts to reduce lead poisoning and ensuring kids have clean water to drink and clean streams to play in.
“The legacy of IKE to protect Hoosier children from environmental threats is in good hands with HEC,†Margaret Frericks, outgoing program director of the IKE, said. “HEC’s steadfast commitment to protecting Indiana’s people and environment made this merger a perfect match. I am excited about the children’s health initiatives to come under the leadership of HEC.â€
To learn more about the merger, visit ikecoalition.org
FOOTNOTES: TheStatehouseFile.com is a news website powered by Franklin College journalists.
Two Fort Wayne Troopers Recognized For a Milestone 25 Years of Service
Two Fort Wayne Troopers Recognized For a Milestone 25 Years of Service
(Ft. Wayne, IN) – At a recent awards ceremony held on December 6th at the Indiana State Police Museum in Indianapolis, ISP Superintendent Douglas G. Carter presented milestone service awards for two Fort Wayne troopers. Major Anthony Casto and Master Trooper Aaron Cook both received recognition for having reached 25 years of honorable service with the Indiana State Police. Both men are classmates of the 51stIndiana State Police Recruit Academy which graduated back on December 4, 1994.
 Major Anthony Casto- Currently assigned as the North Zone Commander, Major Casto has command oversight of the day-to-day operations and personnel in the six northern Indiana State Police Districts, a position which he has held for the last year. Prior to this current assignment, Casto has held several other command positions, to include the Area II Commander, District Commander for the Fort Wayne Post, and Squad Sergeant for the Fort Wayne Post. Casto is a 2017 graduate of the FBI National Academy 267th Session, and also a 2014 graduate of the IMPD Leadership Academy Session 2014-02. Other notable assignments have included service as a K-9 Handler with the Fort Wayne Post’s Drug Interdiction Team from 1998-2003, a scuba diver with Underwater Search & Rescue Team II, and he also served with the Motorcycle Patrol. Casto is a 1986 graduate of LaPorte High School, and a 1990 graduate of Indiana State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education. Prior to joining the Indiana State Police, Casto was a high school educator and also a coach for both boys and girls basketball and volleyball at Homestead High School from 1990-93, and Whitko High School from 1993-94. |
 Master Trooper Aaron Cook–Currently assigned as part of the Fort Wayne District’s All Crimes Policing (ACP) Squad, Cook primarily patrols Whitley and Allen Counties diligently focused on highway criminal interdiction efforts. Prior to this current assignment, Cook served for five years as a Squad Sergeant for the Fort Wayne Post, responsible for the leadership and supervision of troopers assigned to Whitley and Huntington Counties. He served as a member of the District’s Drug Interdiction Team from 1998-2003, and has been a member of the department’s Tactical Intervention Platoon. As testament to Master Trooper Cook’s tenacious work ethic and dedication to duty, he has been notably awarded several times over the course of his 25 year tenure. In 2004 he was awarded the department’s second highest medal of valor, the Silver Star Award, as a result of his life-saving actions that rescued a driver from a crashed and burning vehicle in Whitley County. In 2009 he was awarded the department’s Combat Action Award for heroic and exemplary action taken to protect himself and a fellow trooper while in the midst of a gunfight in rural Huntington County. In 2017, he was named as the Trooper of the Year for the Fort Wayne Post as related to his productive enforcement and interdiction patrols. Cook is a 1989 graduate of Columbia City, and lifelong resident of Whitley County.
On behalf of Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter, we would thank these troopers for their unparalleled dedication and service to the citizens of Indiana and the Indiana State Police over the last 25 years. -Walker |