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YESTERYEAR: Fulton Avenue By Pat Sides

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Fulton Avenue of Yesteryear

This view of Fulton Avenue, dated 1919, looks north towards West Franklin Street. Most of the buildings pictured are now gone, and the traffic is very light, but today it is one of Evansville’s busiest intersections.

Throughout its history, the street has been a mix of residential and commercial buildings. Lamasco Bank (far left) still stands, but Louis Wolfgang’s drug store across the street is long gone. The tall building visible just beyond the drug store is Fulton School. Constructed in 1870-1871, it was the first city school to be located outside of downtown Evansville, serving the West Side until it closed and was razed in 1973.

Note the brick streets, as well as the streetcar tracks that curve west onto Franklin Street. 

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners Agenda

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AGENDA Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners

July 31, 2018 3:00 pm, Room 301

  1. Call to Order
  2. Attendance
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Action Items 
  5. Board Appointment 
  6. Department Head Reports
  7. New Business
  8. Old Business
    1. Jail Discussion 
  9. Consent Items
    1. Contracts, Agreements and Leases
      1. Superior Court:
        1. Dell Financing Lease Schedule for Cisco Phone Systems & Dell Equipment
        2. Professional Services Agreement with Kathlyn Dickens 
      2. Purdue Extension Office: Phone Upgrade
        1. Contract with Spectrum
        2. Phone and Internet Service and Maintenance Support Contract with ANCS
      3. Health Department:
        1. Business Associates Agreement with Connections Sign Language Interpreting 
        2. Pre to 3 Project Coordinator/Liaison with Mikelle Rabuck  under the Safety PIN Grant 
    2. Approval of July 17, 2018 Meeting Minutes
    3. Employment Changes 
    4. Veterans Council: New Management Letter 
    5. Surplus Request: 
      1. Health Department Computer Equipment 
      2. County Clerk Filing Cabinets 
      3. Circuit Court and Adult Probation Computer Equipment 
    6. Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana: July 2018 Monthly Report 
    7. County Commissioners: Screening Labor Transfer Request 
    8. Weights and Measures: June 15 through July 16, 2018 Monthly Report 
    9. County Treasurer: June 2018 Monthly Report
    10. County Auditor: 7/16-7/20/18 & 7/23-7/27/18 Claims Voucher Report 
    11. Superintendent of County Buildings: Old Courthouse Boiler Hot Water Pump Repair Quote
    12. County Engineering:
      1. Department Head Report 
      2. Pay Request #42 U.S. 41 Expansion T.I.F. for the sum of $56,766.19
      3. Claims
  10. Adjournment

SAVANNAH JACK RETURNS TO 421 AT TROPICANA EVANSVILLE!

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 One of Tropicana Evansville’s most well-received bands is back!  Savannah Jack is performing this weekend at 421 Casino Lounge, Friday and Saturday from 7PM-10:30PM.

You should know, when Kenny Rogers tours, Savannah Jack is his preferred opening act.  In fact, they’ve opened for his show over 66 times!  And Joe Guercio, Elvis Presley’s former Music Director declared Savannah Jack “the best band, hands down, that I have seen in country music today.”

But they aren’t just country.  Their genre defies description.  Led by Don Gatlin, Savannah Jack’s unique style is derived from musical influences like the Eagles, Alabama, Tom Petty, Queen, Restless Heart and the Beatles.

Make no mistake, these guys are world-class entertainment!  Known for three-part harmonies that will send chills down your spine, Savannah Jack’s crowds consistently reward them with standing ovations.

But after the ovation, prepare to stay.  Following the performance, DJ JJ kicks in a high-energy show with all the right tunes to keep you revved up from 11PM-2AM.  No admission fee, just a 2-drink minimum for a night of fun.

For more information, contact Bobbi Warren, Bobbi Warren Productions, at 812-401-0094 or bobbi.warren@att.net.

 

JULY 2018 BIRTHDAYS

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HADLIE DARKE-SCHRIEBER

RON COSBY

JOE WALLACE

CONNIE ROBINSON

KACY DARKE

RON GEARY

GINA GIBSON

JEAN BLANTON

BARB WOODRUFF

CLINT KELLER

WILLIAM WASHBURN

CLINT KELLER

DAWN CIMELEY

ANDREW LOBACZ

JEAN BLANTON

RANDY DILLBACK

KAREN WARPENBURN

TINA DENSLEY

MARK MILLER

KELLY HENNING

DEBBIE ALBIN

JENNIE BAILEY

KELLY DOCKERY

BOB FITZSIMMONS

FRANK ENDRES

DEBORAH LEWIS

KATHY WILSON

FRANK ENDRES

RICK SELLERS

PENNY JOHN

FRANK ENDRES

DEBORAH LEWIS

BOB FITZSIMMONS

KATHY WILSON

MARK HARMON

GREG SCHULTEN

CHRISTINA NUNLEY

BRIAN VAAL

CHARLES HODGES

DOUG CLAYBOURN

JAMIE BREMERCAND COOPER

ELLADA HADJISAVVA

JUDE MCCORD 

JULIE KARGER

KEN HAYNIE

 REBECCA WEDDLE

AMY WORD-SMITH

JULIE BEERY

ELLADA HADJISAVVA

BRIAN VAAL

JEFFREY BURGER

DAVID HERRENRUCK

CANDY COOPER

FOOTNOTE:  IF YOU HAVE A LOVE ONE OR FRIEND WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN THE MONTH OF JULY PLEASE SEND THEIR NAMES TO THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER.COM AND WE SHALL POST THEM FOR YOU AT NO COST.

Otters To Host Education Appreciation Night Friday, August 3

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The Evansville Otters will host Education Appreciation Night on Friday, August 3 at 6:35 p.m., offering free admission to all school employees and educators.
The Evansville Otters and the Public Education Foundation want to show their appreciation by inviting all school employees and educators to come enjoy a night of baseball as the Otters open their series against the Schaumburg Boomers.
School employees and educators can receive up to six free tickets with a valid employee ID.
There will also be raffles and giveaway items, including a reusable tote bag with school items to the first 500 school employees through the gate with a valid school ID. Raffles include Visa gift cards ranging from $100 to four $500 gift cards to be awarded at the end of each inning for those in attendance to win.
The night is a fun way to show appreciation to school employees and get ready for another school year.
Plus, meet University of Evansville men’s basketball head coach and Harrison High School alum Walter McCarty at the game.
Tickets are available at the EVSC Administration building, Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union branches, Tools 4 Teaching and the Public Education Foundation office. To receive free admission, a valid school employee ID must be shown.
Teachers and staff employed in surrounding counties are also invited to attend.

SUMMERTIME READING

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Adopt A Pet

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Bright Eyes (and her brother Bushy Tail) is one of many rabbits up for adoption at the VHS! She is a 4-month-old female. They were part of an unwanted litter from pet store bunnies who were supposed to be the same sex – oops! (This happens a lot.) The siblings spent a few weeks in foster care when they were tiny, and now they’re ready for indoor forever homes with lots of timothy hay & fresh veggies daily! Bright Eyes’ $40 adoption fee includes her spay and registered microchip.

 

Adopt A Pet

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Rascal is a 2-year-old male black cat! He is part of the “Orange is the New Black” adoption special thru 7/21 and he can go home TODAY for only $20! Rascal is already neutered and up-to-date on shots. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for details!

AG Curtis Hill writes op-ed calling for tougher penalties on hateful conduct following incident at Carmel synagogue

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today renewed his call for legislation establishing steeper penalties associated with crimes motivated by a desire to intimidate or terrorize. Following a weekend incident in which vandals sprayed graffiti on a wall outside a Carmel synagogue, Attorney General penned a fresh op-ed.

In the op-ed, Attorney General Hill advocates legislation “that would significantly increase penalties for a broad range of offenses when perpetrators are shown to have acted ‘with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person.’ . . . For misdemeanors and low-level felonies, sentencing would include an additional two to six years. For higher-level felonies, sentencing would increase by six to 20 years.”

The full op-ed – available to any media outlet desiring to publish it – is attached below. As a courtesy, please email Deputy Communications Director Bill McCleery at bill.mccleery@atg.in.gov if you intend to publish this piece.

AG Hill defends ACA lawsuit despite demands for withdrawal

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KATIE STANCOMBE FOR WWW.THEINDIANALAWYER.COM

Despite demands for Indiana to be withdrawn from a federal lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, Attorney General Curtis Hill said he will continue to lead Indiana’s opposition to the “unconstitutional” law.

A coalition of eight health care groups from across the state delivered letters and a signed petition to Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office on Friday, urging him to withdraw from the 20-state lawsuit filed earlier this year.

The federal lawsuit, Texas v. HHS, takes specific aim at the ACA’s individual mandate, which was upheld in NFIB v. Sebelius, 567 U.S. 519 (2012) as a permissible tax. The tax has since been repealed, but the controversial individual mandate remains in place.

The Hoosiers who opposed Indiana’s involvement with the lawsuit said the litigation puts the almost 3 million Hoosiers with pre-existing conditions at risk. Under the ACA, insurance companies are unable to deny or drop coverage due to such conditions, including asthma, diabetes and cancer.

In response to opposition, Hill said “the foundation on which the Supreme Court built its justification for Obamacare’s constitutionality ceased to exist” when Congress repealed the individual mandate tax.

“I hope to see the emergence of sound policies that constitutionally safeguard the healthcare needs of all Americans, including those with pre-existing conditions,” Hill said in a Friday statement. “I support efforts to this end by Governor Holcomb and the General Assembly here in Indiana, and I support such efforts by Congress and the Trump administration on the national level.”

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