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HOT JOBS IN EVASVILLE
AG Curtis Hill responds to appellate court’s ruling on legality of HEA 1337
Attorney General Curtis Hill today released a statement in response to a decision by the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s decision in favor of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc. The pro-abortion organization challenged the legality of Indiana House Enrolled Act 1337, which requires women to undergo an ultrasound procedure at least 18 hours prior to having an abortion.
“We are obviously disappointed by this decision,†Attorney General Hill said. “At this point we are reviewing the court’s reasoning and considering our options.â€
OLD NATIONAL EVENTS PLAZA INVADED BY DINOSAURS!
DINOSAURS ARE ARRIVING AND HATCHING EEK!! It is currently chaos trying to corral them all into their staging positions for Jurassic Quest Evolved this weekend! By afternoon we will have wrangled as many as we can and started to get them set-up!
If you would like to come and film some footage of what it takes to set these beasts up please give me a call to schedule a time. We would love to have media come by and check it out after 1pm!
Detailed show information is follows:
Jurassic Quest Evolved starts TOMORROW 3PM!
EVANSVILLE, IN THIS WEEKEND, JULY 27, 28 & 29!
We expect a sold out show this weekend and recommend you buy your tickets in advance at the link below! Purchasing tickets online before the event will GUARANTEE ACCESS!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS AND TICKETS:
https://jurassicquest.com/evansville
Our exhibit has doubled in size and now features OVER 100 LIFE-SIZE dinosaurs, including T-Rex, Spinosaurus, Triceratops, & many more!
Come join us at the
OLD NATIONAL EVENTS PLAZA this weekend:
July 27, 28, & 29!
Friday 3pm – 8pm
Saturday & Sunday 9am – 8pm
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for many tips and insights to the show:
www.jurassicquest.com/faqs
Strollers are welcome and be sure to bring your cameras! There will be a TON of great moments to capture! ALSO, DON’T FORGET TO BRING SOCKS! Socks are required for the inflatables!
Jurassic Quest is a go-at-your-own-pace event. Your tickets are good for the entire day of your choice. You can come and go as you please but please check with the venue on specific parking re-entry policy. You will need to get your hands stamped before you leave in order to re-enter the event within the same day. The cost of parking for our Evansville event is FREE!
General Admission:
The general admission tickets (Regular Kids ticket, Adults ticket, and Seniors ticket) include the Jurassic Quest Dinosaur Exhibit, Baby Dinos, Walking Dinos, Dino Crafts, Dino Theater, Dino Exhibit Tour (see FAQs for schedule), Fossil Education Display, and more. Children under 2 years of age are FREE General Admission.
The activities that are not included in the Regular Kids ticket (VIP activities) require activity tickets that are available inside the event at the Tickets for Activities booth. Each activity ticket is $5 and each ticket counts for one ride or activity. In order for children under two years old to do the activities, activity tickets must be purchased for them as well.
The VIP Kids ticket is for children ages 2-12. We do not have Adult VIP tickets due to weight restrictions on rides. The dino rides and bounce houses have a minimum height requirement of 36†and a maximum weight limit of 140 lbs. Adults WILL be able to accompany their child to appropriate activities.
The VIP ticket gives UNLIMITED ACCESS to VIP attractions and activities like Stationary Dinosaur Rides, Walking Dinosaur Rides, Dino Scooters, Dinosaur Bounce Houses, Dinosaur Bungee Pull, Dino Jeeps, and Fossil Digs. The VIP ticket does NOT allow line pass privileges. The only activities not included in the VIP ticket are face painting and green screen photography. The Regular Kids ticket (age 2-12) can be upgraded to VIP inside the event at the Tickets for Activities booth for the price difference between the two tickets.
The amount of people in attendance varies from one city to the next, and will also depend on the time period you choose to attend our event. Our events tend to be less crowded with the shortest wait times on Friday (all day) and after 4pm on Saturday & Sunday.
Baby Dino Schedule:
Friday
4:00 – 4:30 pm
6:00 – 6:30 pm
7:00 – 7:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday
10:00 – 10:30 am
12:00 – 12:30 pm
2:00 – 2:30 pm
4:00 – 4:30 pm
6:00 – 6:30 pm
7:00 – 7:30 pm
Walking Dino Schedule:
Friday
3:30 – 4:00 pm
5:30 – 6:00 pm
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday
10:30 – 11:00 am
1:00 – 1:30 pm
2:00 – 2:30 pm
3:30 – 4:00 pm
5:30 – 6:00 pm
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Forrest Kaelin, Dean Of Kentucky Trainers, Dies At 83
‘He was part of the Ellis community for more than 65 years and remains with us as an important and memorable part of our history’
Forrest Kaelin, the dean of Kentucky horsemen and a fixture at Ellis Park for almost 70 years as a jockey and a trainer, died Thursday at his Louisville home. He was 83 and had been married to Betty Kaelin for 63 years.
Kaelin, a native of Louisville, retired May 31 because failing health. He won 1,600 races out of 12,417 starters that earned $17.7 million in a training career that started in 1963, according to Equibase, the official industry data provider. Kaelin won the 1988 Ellis Park training title with 14 wins.
“That was his life,†Betty Kaelin said of her husband’s long-time love affair with the sport. “He had a good life, he really did.â€
His best horse in recent years was Good Lord, a three-time winner of Ellis Park’s Don Bernhardt Memorial and for whom the track this year renamed that dirt sprint stakes, which was won last Sunday by Majestic Affair. Good Lord won 15 races and earnings of $803,305 while winning nine stakes, including the Don Bernhardt 2012-2014, the 2012 Kentucky Downs Turf Dash, Churchill Downs’ 2014 Kelly’s Landing and the Mountaineer Mile twice.
Kaelin’s last of four graded-stakes victories came in 1999 with Da Devil, who won Turfway Park’s Grade 2, $500,000 Kentucky Cup Classic at 65-1 odds, paying $132.80. Finishing third in the race was Cat Thief, who in his next start won the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Equineline, whose statistics go back to 1976, show Kaelin as winning 38 stakes races dating to that time.
At the time of his retirement, Kaelin had been at Churchill Downs longer than any other active trainer. He won the first two runnings (1982-’83) with 18-time winner Vodka Collins of what now is Churchill Downs’ Grade I Stephen Foster Handicap, the Midwest’s premier summer dirt stakes for older horses. Kaelin won 344 races at Churchill from the 1965 fall meet until his last winner on May 11, Shea’s Cool, ranking 14th all-time at the track. Shea’s Cool was also his last starter, finishing third at Churchill Downs on May 28.
Another 62 of his victories as a trainer came at Keeneland, including the 1975 Phoenix Stakes with Delta Oil. Jockey statistics that pre-date Equibase’s data base are harder to come by, but Keeneland records show Kaelin won 10 races at the Lexington track as a jockey from 1953-1962.
“He was just a legendary horseman around Kentucky,†said trainer Jimmy Baker, a long-time friend who helped oversee the stable after Kaelin shipped north from Tampa Bay Downs in the spring. “Everybody loved him, liked him and respected him.â€
Baker added with a laugh, “He was one of the few trainers who didn’t love having veterinarians in his barn. Everything was pretty much old-school and homemade remedies for everything.â€
In addition to Betty, Kaelin is survived by daughter Terry Hall, granddaughter Brittany Arnold, grandson David Hall II, great-grandchildren Cohl Knoth, Piper Knoth and J.J. Arnold, along with sisters Libby Funk, Margaret Tucker and Pat Bachmann and brother Clyde “Boots†Kaelin. He was preceded in death by granddaughter Ashley King.
Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. ET Monday at Pearson Funeral Home, 149 Breckenridge Lane in Louisville.
“It’s a very sad day in the racing community,†said Ellis Park racing secretary Dan Bork. “Besides being a great horseman and very well-respected, Forrest was also one of the greatest people you could meet. He was part of the Ellis Park community for more than 65 years and remains with us as an important and memorable part of our history.â€
As a jockey, Kaelin was notable for riding 89 winners in 48 days at West Virginia’s Wheeling Downs at age 18, including six in a row on a single card. He rode for a decade before a serious spill sidelined him for almost a year. Betty ultimately convinced him to retire from the saddle and pursue a training career.
Tampa Bay Downs racing secretary Allison De Luca first met Kaelin when she was racing secretary at the old Sportsman’s Park back in the 1980s.
“Because he was a rider, I think that made him a better trainer,” De Luca said. “He knew all the riders and how they rode. But he was just a good horseman. The other thing about him is he cared about his horses, really loved them. One time I said, ‘What would you do if you hit the lottery?’ He said, ‘I wouldn’t do anything different. I want to see those heads poking out of those stalls.’ He was just a great guy. People always say that, but I really mean that.â€
Kaelin was a prodigious story-teller, who didn’t mind telling a story on himself. While he only had one Kentucky Derby starter, finishing 11th in 1997 with four-time stakes-winner Crimson Classic, he had a couple of “what if” brushes with greatness.
Kaelin liked to recall how a gentleman from South America asked him to take his Venezuelan-based horse and train him in the United States for the 1971 Kentucky Derby.
“Forrest got off the phone and said, ‘Who in the heck ever heard of a horse from wherever he was from coming over here and winning the Kentucky Derby?’†Betty said. “So when we’re sitting there watching Canonero II win the Kentucky Derby, I said, ‘Do you want me to push you or do you want to jump?’â€
Then in 1975, Kaelin went to buy a horse for a client, identifying two yearlings he liked. Betty says her husband wanted the one horse more than the other, but the owner didn’t have enough money to buy the horse who would sell for $17,500 and become 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.
“So Forrest got the other one,†Betty said. Could the other horse run? “Heck no,†she said. “Not like Seattle Slew.”
Otters fall in extras to Grizzlies
The Evansville Otters battled back late but fell in ten innings 7-6 to the Gateway Grizzlies on Wednesday evening at GCS ballpark.
David Cronin started the game with a bang, leading off the first inning with a solo home run, his first of the year.
Mike Rizzitello doubled the Otters lead with an RBI double in the second.
Justin Ellison got Gateway on the board with a solo homer in the bottom of the second.
A solo home run for Jeff Cardenas brought the Grizzlies even with the Otters at 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
Gateway took their first lead of the game in the fifth on a two-run single from Cardenas.
Blake Brown drove home an insurance run in the eighth with an RBI infield single to make it 5-2 Grizzlies.
Down to their final strike in the ninth, the Otters tied the game in the on a three-run homer from Ryan Long, his sixth of the year.
A bases loaded walk to Taylor Hillson in the tenth put Evansville ahead 6-5.
Gateway clawed back in the bottom of the frame and loaded the bases with nobody out. With the bases juiced, Shane Mardirosian singled to right to bring home the tying and winning runs to walk it off for Gateway and give them a 7-6 victory.
Patrick Boyle takes the victory after recording the final out in the top of the tenth.
Mitch Aker is saddled with his fourth loss of the season for the Otters. Aker did not record an out in the tenth while allowing two runs.
Otters starter Tyler Vail did not factor into the decision. Vail threw six innings, allowing four runs on six hits while collecting five strikeouts.
Mike Elwood started for Gateway and also collected a no-decision. Elwood went seven innings allowing just two hits and two runs while punching out seven.
The two teams square off again tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. in the rubber match of the series at GCS Ballpark.
“IS IT TRUE” JULY 26 2018
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
IS IT TRUE we have received numerous e-mails stating that the Ford Center has had only one event during the months of June and July?…we also been informed that as of today the Ford Center doesn’t have one event planned for the month of August? Â …we wonder how the City is able to pay for the annual bond payment on the Ford Center?
IS IT TRUE we give five (5) cheers to the Evansville Water and Sewer Utilities Department for finally filing a lawsuit against the owners of the McCurdy for the $900,000 water and sewer bill owed to them?
IS IT TRUE Â that it looks like a final legal agreement between Deaconess Hospital-Evansville and Henderson Community Methodist Hospital Hospital has been consummated? …we give the officials at Deaconess Hospital-Evansville credit for seemly making a savvy business agreement between the two area hospitals? … we are told that the quality of healthcare in the Henderson area should dramatically improve after the merger of services between the two area hospitals? Â …we wish both hospitals the best in the future and hope that the citizens of Henderson County area will continue receiving up-to-date and affordable healthcare?
IS IT TRUE we have attached a couple questions that a few CCO readers sent us?  …the questions are: 1) Have there been any recent employee changes in the HCMH OBGYN department at Henderson Community Methodist Hospital?  2) Has the Henderson Community Methodist Hospital inpatient pediatrics unit been closed?  If so, what hospital are the pediatric patients from Henderson Community Methodist Hospital being transferred to?  3) Are any of the Henderson Community Methodist Hospital ICU and Long-Term Care critical care patients being transferred to other Hospitals in Evansville?  4) Is the Radiation Oncology Center at Henderson Community Methodist Hospital is now closed?  If so, was the “certificate of need”  to operate a Radiation Oncology Center at the Henderson Community Methodist Hospital transferred to Deaconess Hospital-Evansville?  5) Are the majority of the Henderson Community Methodist Hospital Cath patients being transferred to Deaconess Hospital-Evansville? 6) What’s the status of the Gastroenterology Department at Henderson Community Methodist Hospital?  (7) Have some Henderson Community Methodist Hospital family practice doctors entered into ACO with Deaconess-Evansville?  If so, are they referring their patients to specialists such as cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology employed by Deaconess Hospital-Evansville?
IS IT TRUE we found the comment posted in the CCO by VFW POST 1114 worth reposting?  …he said; “The LST represents the dedication to our US Veterans who fought and died for their country. I, for one, and proud of the commitment the City is showing our United States Veterans”.  “There are people in here who post who regularly write their support of the enemies of the United States like Putin’s communist Russia, support Putin’s attacks through Trump on NATO, and support the ACLU rights of the Nazi’s who marched at Charlottesville”. “SHAME on you. God bless the United States of America. God bless our US Veterans.”
IS IT TRUE we wish that our locally elected officials, business leaders of this region, patriots and Veterans groups would feel similar about the Veterans Memorial Colosseum as they do the LST?  …its time that the citizens of this community demand that the Veterans Memorial Colosseum receive the same media attention and financial support as the LST does? …its time that the community brings back the “Veterans Memorial Colosseum”  to its original grandeur?  …we join VFW POST 1114  CCO poster in saying “God bless the United States of America and God bless our US Veterans”?
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville city employees hospitalization fund has been insufficiently funded over several years? …the city’s hospitalization fund, from which city employee medical claims are paid, has had a negative balance of several millions of dollars over the last several years?  …we are now hearing that the city’s hospitalization fund will not be an issue in the proposed 2019 City budget? …all we can say is “very interesting?”
IS IT TRUE that the EPA has allowed the City of Evansville to pussyfoot around with the lead contamination issue in the Jacobsville area for over 18 years? …the real tragedy is that lead poisoning can be treated, but any damage caused by contaminated lead cannot be reversed? …we hope that before the City build the new $28 million dollar Aqua Center at Garvin Park they will do an extensive testing of possible lead contamination and toxic cleaning chemicals problems in the Garvin Park?
IS IT TRUE that in the past we have been a little critical of At-Large City Councilman Jonathon Weaver?  …we have been watching with interest how Mr. Weaver is handling the position of  Finance Chairmen of City Council?  …we must say we are extremely pleased in the way he is conducting himself in this most important and powerful governmental position?
IS IT TRUE that several people are expressing disappointment that 3rd Ward City Councilmen G John Hayden, CPA has been extremely quiet concerning City of Evansville financial issues? …we hope that he becomes more engaged in discussing the city’s financial issues in the future?
IS IT TRUE we been told by several reliable sources that the officials of the ECHO HOUSING Â are still spending Federal, State, and local grant money despite an ongoing Forensic audit and an alleged criminal investigation by the Feds?
Today’s “Readers Pollâ€Â question is: Are you pleased with the direction that the State of Indiana is headed?
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LINKS OF LEGAL COMPLAINTS FILED BY THE EVANSVILLE WATER AND SEWER UTILITIESÂ DEPARTMENTÂ AGAINST THE OWNERS OF THE McCURDY
LINKS OF LEGAL COMPLAINTS FILED BY THE EVANSVILLE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY DEPARTMENTÂ AGAINST THE OWNERS OF THE McCURDY CONCERNING AROUND $900,000 Â DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER BILLS
20180725 Complaint about damages and Foreclosure of Sewer Liens
20180725 Complaint Ex. A – $709k Lien
Opioid Summit Focuses On Treatment, Best Judicial Practices
Opioid Summit Focuses On treatment, Best Judicial Practices
July 26, 2018
“Ten years ago, if you were a drug addict appearing before me in court — look out,†Nelson said. “You were a junkie and you made the conscious decision to pop that pill or stick that needle in your arm. You were a criminal committing an offense to support your habit. And you deserved to be punished.â€
But that 911 call changed his mind.
“To my colleagues on the bench, I urge all of you today to rid yourselves of that mindset if you, in fact, share it,†he said to the crowd gathered for the Statewide Opioid Summit on Wednesday. “Let’s get over that crime versus addiction barrier; let’s make it easier for those who suffer from a substance use disorder to get the help they so desperately need.â€
He was met with applause by almost 1,000 people including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement officers, community leaders and medical professionals.
The Indiana Supreme Court convened teams from all 92 Indiana counties to attend the Statewide Opioid Summit: A Medication Assisted Treatment and Addictions Primer for Justice Professionals.
The event is part of the judicial branch’s pledge to help fight the opioid public health epidemic. Sessions focused on the science of addiction and evidence-based treatments for substance use disorders such as medication-assisted treatments. It also discussed the legal implications of those treatments and the role justice professionals play in the process.
Overdose deaths in Indiana increased 21.6 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention.
“This is why we’re here today,†Chief Justice Loretta Rush said. “We are indeed in a crisis that is getting worse by the day.â€
Rush chairs the National Judicial Opioid Task Force, which aims to work alongside state, local and federal agencies to tackle the opioid epidemic’s ongoing impact on the justice system. She said the goal of the summit was to create a framework for future crises, to empower community leaders to address the epidemic and to provide next-step tools for every region of the state.
A handout was provided for Indiana Court judges to use on the bench to educate and train themselves on evidence-based treatment, best practices, FDA-approved medications, overdose reversal medications and more. Rush said the bench card can better serve judges and justice professionals going forward.
Dr. Leslie Hulvershorn of the Family and Social Services Administration said she wanted the summit teams to better understand the nuts and bolts of the science of substance abuse disorders, as well as evidence-based treatment that exists.
“It’s still considered optional in some places to offer treatment to mental health or substance abuse disorders, and as far as the science is concerned, it’s really not optional. It’s mandatory and essential to saving lives,†Hulvershorn said. “We’re excited to link in our experts with the judicial system and see how the courts can use that in innovative ways.â€
Nelson hopes conversations and efforts like these can prevent just one more mother from having to make the same call his wife did all those years ago.
“For trial judges particularly, the idea of giving medicine for an addiction is a difficult concept to accept,†Nelson said. “I’m going to guess that most of us are, or have been, opposed to medication assisted-treatment on the belief that this form of treatment merely substitutes one addiction for another.â€
But, he added, the notion that addiction is a crime or at least a moral failing is a concept his fellow judges need to get rid of.
“If we are ever going to make progress in this seemingly endless battle,†Nelson said, “working together in community with one another, and better educating ourselves in our options, including medicated assisted treatment, is essential.â€