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T CHILLI PIPERS ARE RETURNING TO VICTORY THEATRE AUGUST 30. TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 1 AT 10 A.M.

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VICTORY THEATRE – AUGUST 30 TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 1 AT 10 AM

Evansville, IN – August 30 at Victory Theatre – Its Bagpipes. It’s Rock. It’s Bagrock. AC/DC meets the poet RobertBurns. Where rock anthems sit comfortably alongside the great tunes from the glens and the mountains of Scotland. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, June 1 at 10 a.m.

It’s The Red Hot Chilli PIPERS – (NOT the Peppers!) — a 9-piece ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers. The band has four music degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and all the pipers and drummers have played at the top level in bagpiping.

Since they walked away with the top prize on the primetime TV talent show, “When Will I Be Famous” in the U.K.in 2007, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers haven’t stopped for a breath, other than to inflate their bagpipes! Formed in 2002, The Chillis have fast become a global phenomenon, taking their signature ‘Bagrock’ sound to the masses with their unique fusion of rocked up Bagpipes and clever covers of popular songs from all genres. Covering contemporary anthems like Queen’s “We Will Rock You”, “Clocks” by Coldplay, “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol, “Let Me Entertain You” by Robbie Williams, and a fantastic rock medley of “Deep Purple”, “Smoke on the Water”, and AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers is sure to entertain you!

The Chillis have never been more in demand for their infectious style of feel-good music which appeals right across the age range to people all over the world. Theirs are the very best musicians from Scotland and across the globe– many holding World Champion titles and all serious players with impressive credentials and qualifications.
There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Feel the Chilli heat: It’s time to come closer to the fire!

MAY BIRTHDAYS

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RONALD RIECKEN

ASHELY HAMMER

DAVID DK WELLS

TODD MORHAN

RICK TOMLINSON

SHON ROE

SUSIE NHEERDINK

DARREN STRATMAN

PAUL M BACKSTAGE

GINI EATAN

BROCK LANCE

TOMMY BARNETT

JAMES KELLY

DARLA M MILLIGAN

JAIME A GRAHAM

BRADLEY SMITH

JACK DAVIS

CHRISTINA WICK

SUSIE HEERDINK

DARREN STRATMAN

ED GOEBEL

JOHN MILLER

KALAH GEORGETTE-VOWEL

JOE TEMPLETON

STEVEN PIRNAT

EDIASRISINTA ARIYANTI

EVELYN K GRAVES

MARY DAVIS

BRENT FEULNER

JOHN LUEDKE

C LARRY RHODES

JAMIE FUCHS

ED KARGES

AMANDA HENN

KEN HAYNIE

BRANDEE L. MURPHY

AMANDA HERNN

KELLY CHANLER

PHILLIP DAVIS

CAROL CHRISTINE BARTLEY

KELLYN GATES

DONNA ROBINSON

CHARLES D EUBANKS

JESS DANIELS

JORDAAN BAER

CORY RAY

LON WALTERS

RANDALL FOSTER

TINA PORTELLO

SUNNI ZIMMER

KRISTEN KATHLEEN TUCKER

KELLY GATES

DONNA ROBINSON

CHARLES D. EUBANKS

JESSE DANIEL

CORY RAY

ADOPT A PET

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Honey is a 5-year-old female Miniature Pinscher mix. She was adopted from VHS when she was younger, but recently returned because her family had to move to a place where only 2 of their 3 dogs were allowed. Rightfully so, they elected to keep their 2 large senior dogs and return Honey, who is compact-sized and young and much more likely to find a home! She is pottytrained and great with other animals. Honey is spayed, microchipped, and ready to go home today for $130. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!

 

Tavcar Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

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Indiana University swimmer Anze Tavcar has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, per an announcement from the NCAA earlier this month.

The NCAA awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.

The one-time non-renewable scholarships of $7,500 are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sport season (fall, winter and spring). Each sports season there are 29 scholarships available for men and 29 scholarships available for women for use in an accredited graduate program.

Tavcar was a standout both in the pool and in the classroom for the Hoosiers during his four-year career. A five-time All-America honoree and a three-time All-Big Ten selection, the Celje, Slovenia native was also a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.

In 2016, Tavcar was a member of Team Slovenia in the Rio Summer Olympics, placing 36th in the 100 freestyle and 39th in the 200 freestyle.

Tavcar graduated this month with a degree in Biology, with minors in Animal Behavior and Psychology.

 

IBLC TO CONDUCT TOWN HALL IN EVANSVILLE ON SATURDAY

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The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) will conduct a town hall in Evansville on Saturday (June 2) to give an update on the 2018 session of the Indiana General Assembly and begin preparations for the 2019 legislative session.

The Evansville town hall will be from noon to 2 p.m. local time Saturday at the Greater St. James Community Recreation and Education Center (CREC), 484 S. Governor Street.

“Our annual town hall meetings serve as a chance to tell residents about the legislation that has passed that can have an impact on their lives, as well as the things that haven’t been done,” said State Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis), IBLC Chair. “In addition, we want to begin preparing for 2019, and the input of people across our state is critical in setting those priorities.”

Pryor emphasized that the town halls are free and open to everyone.

Partnering with the IBLC on the town halls are the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Indiana Black Expo, Inc., and the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP.

Fort Wayne event, AG Curtis Hill talks of strengthening drug interdiction efforts across Indiana

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At a press conference today, Attorney General Curtis Hill discussed his ongoing determination to strengthen drug interdiction efforts across Indiana, including a collaboration with the Indiana Drug Enforcement Association (IDEA) to provide funding to regional interdiction teams.

“Enforcement, in addition to prevention and treatment, remains a key component in our efforts to fight the devastating drug crisis gripping Indiana,” Attorney General Hill said. “By increasing interdiction, we are sending the message loud and clear that Indiana is not a safe place for illegally transporting drugs. Criminals need to know they will be caught, they will be arrested and they will be prosecuted.”

Through a $1.25 million grant to IDEA, the Office of Indiana Attorney General is supporting the establishment of highway interdiction teams (HITs) statewide. These teams, comprised of officers and drug-detection dogs, are cracking down on criminals who use Indiana thoroughfares to carry out their nefarious deeds.

“As a matter of prudent policy, Indiana must pursue a strategic, statewide interdiction plan,” said IDEA Training/Operations Director Gary Ashenfelter. “The grant funding being provided to police agencies enables the placement of teams to interdict the flow of illegal substances being transported into our communities.”

The press conference was held at the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, where Attorney General Hill announced that the Allen County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Wayne Police Department each will receive approximately $50,000.

“Like everywhere else in Indiana, we see here in Allen County a strong correlation between drug trafficking and many other types of crimes,” said Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux. “By taking down drug traffickers, we can keep people safer and neighborhoods more peaceful.”

That sentiment was seconded by Fort Wayne Police Chief Steve Reed.

“Criminals are becoming a lot more sophisticated in their methods, and we as police need to become a lot more sophisticated in ours as well,” he said. “Properly equipping these interdiction teams will help us stay a step ahead of the criminal element, which is always a challenge.”

In the month of April, HITs conducted 273 drug-related investigations. These yielded 16 arrests; 12 pounds of marijuana; a pound of methamphetamine; and pills and cocaine with a street value of more than $65,000. Additionally, a handgun and $16,000 in cash were confiscated.

“A primary objective of any investigation is to collect solid evidence of any criminal wrongdoing that has occurred,” said Allen County Prosecutor Karen Richards. “Boosting interdiction efforts will help us build strong cases against individuals breaking the law and endangering local residents. I support this effort 100 percent.”

Through the grants, a total of eight police cars and five police K-9s have thus far been purchased for agencies to use. Also purchased were tracking software, two-way radios and emergency police equipment such as lights and sirens.

Eight interdiction teams have thus far been beneficiaries of the grants:

  • Allen County Sheriff’s Office and Fort Wayne Police Department
  • Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office and Dearborn County Special Crimes Unit (Prosecutor’s Office)
  • Elkhart County Intelligence and Covert Enforcement (ICE) Unit (Prosecutor’s Office)
  • Evansville Police Department and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office
  • Kokomo Police Department
  • Lafayette Police Department and West Lafayette Police Department
  • Lake County Sheriff’s Office
  • Porter County Sheriff’s Office

Attached are a map showing locations of the eight interdiction teams and several photos from today’s press conference. (Evidence pictured on the table is marijuana and methamphetamine confiscated during Allen County interdiction efforts.)

NFL ANTHEM POLICY

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Former NDLS clinic administrator sentenced to seven years

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Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com

Jennifer Ihns, the former administrator for the Clinical Law Center at the University of Notre Dame Law School, will spend two years in the Indiana Department of Correction for embezzling nearly $200,000 from the clinic.

Ihns, 45, who pleaded guilty to 11 felonies, including theft and forgery, was sentenced to seven years May 25 by St. Joseph Superior Judge Jeffrey Sanford. In addition to the two years incarcerated, five years were suspended to non-reporting probation. She has also been ordered to pay restitution of $199,000 to the university.

In a statement, the University of Notre Dame said, “The criminal justice system has addressed this matter appropriately. Thankfully, there were no adverse consequences for our clients or the center itself.”

Ihns’ attorney, Stanley Wruble, did not return a call seeking comment.

Between January 2009 and June 2016, Ihns conducted more than 200 thefts to enrich herself and more than 95 forgeries to hide her thefts, according to court documents. She wrote and cashed for her benefit 129 unauthorized checks from the clinic’s operation accounting totaling $82,275.23, and 126 checks from the clinic’s Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) totaling $96,300.80.

Ihns started at the legal clinic as a paralegal and office coordinator. Her duties included signatory authority over all the clinic’s bank accounts.

An internal audit in mid-June 2016 by the university discovered evidence of improper handling of clinic funds, court documents stated. Ihns initially denied any wrongdoing, but when confronted with altered checks, she replied, “I did it,” and said all the money was gone.

The audit did not find any evidence of clients suffering financial loss, according to court documents. However, the university paid those clinic clients the amount that appeared appropriate to ensure they were not harmed by Ihns’ conduct.

EVSC to Offer Free Summer Lunches for Kids

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More than 16,000 students eat school lunches every day in the EVSC. And now, those students, their families and anyone in the community, have the option of eating breakfast and/or lunch throughout the summer at nine EVSC schools – Caze, Cedar Hall, Evans, Glenwood, Lincoln, Lodge, McGary, Tekoppel and Vogel. Lunches will be free to those 18 and younger and only $3 for individuals over 18. Breakfast is also free to those 18 and younger and only $1.80 for adults.

The EVSC is able to offer the summer lunches as part of the United States Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).

School sites, dates and times for the summer lunch program include:

Caze Elementary School June 4 – June 29 10:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cedar Hall Community School June 4 – June 29 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Evans School June 4 – June 29 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Glenwood Leadership Academy June 4 – June 29 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lincoln School

Breakfast & Lunch

 

Lunch Only

 

June 4 – June 29

 

July 2 – July 27 (closed July 4)

 

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.

11:30 – 1 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Lodge Community School June 4 – June 29 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
McGary Middle School

Breakfast & Lunch

 

June 4 – June 29

 

9 – 9:30 a.m.

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Tekoppel Elementary School June 4 – June 29 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Vogel Elementary School

Breakfast & Lunch

 

May 29 – July 27 (closed May 28 & July 4)

 

8:15 – 8:30 a.m.

11:15 – 11:30 p.m.