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St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements For June 6, 2018
Emily and Joseph Schmidt, Newburgh, son, Luke Glenn, May 27
Rachel and Nathan Toon, Mount Vernon, IN, daughter, Rhema Louisa, May 28
Mindy Potts and Anthony Baker, Evansville, daughter, Lilly Mae, May 28
Natalie and Jacky Isham, Mount Carmel, IL, daughter, Jalissa Leeann Nicole, May 29
Breanna and Josh Spurlock, Evansville, son, Joshua Wayne-Harris, May 29
Mitzi Dicks and Richard Hawkins, Newburgh, daughter, Olivia Frost, May 29
Amber Smith and Richard Holland Jr., Evansville, daughter, Linkin Jayde, May 29
Claudia and Justin Hayes, Evansville, daughter, Genevieve Wynter Marie, May 30
Samantha and Brian Gardner, Wadesville, IN, daughter, Riley Rae, May 30
Kirsten Hadden and Keenyn Wallace, Mount Vernon, IN, daughter, A’mei Marschel, May 30
Lesley Boyle and Austin Miles, Evansville, daughter, Rosalee Grace, May 31
Megan Clifford and Clinton Rogers, Carmi, IL, son, Liam Joseph, June 1
Megan Moore and Gwayne Scott Jr., Evansville, son, Noah Kyrie Anthony, June 1
Eliza and Michael Brady, Evansville, son, Rowan Leary, June 2
Chelsea Mitchell and Clinton Penn, Evansville, son, Jameis Drew, June 2
Brookelyn Brown and Justin Gogel, Dale, IN, son, Layne Jeffrey, June 2
Michaela Weber and Craig Taylor, Evansville, daughter, Isabella Hope Taylor, June 2
Laurie Schaefer and Blake Rhodes, Evansville, daughter, Kaylynn Audrey-Ann, June 2
Tickets On Sale Tuesday, June 12 in Evansville for Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!,
Tickets On Sale Tuesday, June 12 in Evansville for Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!
An All-New, Interactive Stage Production Inspired by the Iconic, Emmy® Award-Winning Television Program
Evansville, IN – June 5, 2018 — Everyone’s invited to take part in the sunniest and funniest street celebration in Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party! The inaugural production under Feld Entertainment’s new partnership with the non-profit educational organization, Sesame Workshop features favorite Sesame Street pals Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and more in a brand-new sensory adventure live on stage. Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party! visits Evansville on September 28 for two performances at Old National Events Plaza. Tickets go on sale June 12, 2018.
From the moment the curtain rises, parents and children alike will be on their feet dancing along to a pop-infused soundtrack with new Sesame Street friends and live emcees Casey and Caleb. Planning a party isn’t easy when everybody has a different idea of fun, but with some help from the audience, it becomes the ultimate reflection of what friendship plus teamwork can accomplish.
Party guests will sing along to new and familiar songs, like “I Love Trash†and “C is for Cookie,†with Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster; dance to the beat with Elmo; explore a wintry wonderland when Abby Cadabby’s magic goes awry; take flight with Big Bird to learn about some of his fabulous feathered friends; and discover new cultures in an interactive Spanish lesson with Rosita. A unique, up-close-and-personal pre-show experience will be offered at an additional charge prior to select performances, allowing families the opportunity to tour the on-stage neighborhood of their favorite, furry friends before they arrive for the main show.
The fun doesn’t end there. A variety of interactive activities give children the chance to create, discover and learn as they help decorate for the upcoming party.
Tickets for Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party start at $15. All seats are reserved, and tickets are available at Old National Events Plaza box office or by calling 1-800-653-8000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For group rates and information, reach out to 317-888-0963. Stay current on the latest developments in social media:
Facebook: Â www.facebook.com/SesameStreetLive
Twitter: @SesameStLive # sesame street live
YouTube: www.youtube.com/SesameSteetLive
Instagram: @SesameStreetLive
 About Feld Entertainment
Feld Entertainment® is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that bring people together and uplift the human spirit. Properties include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Marvel Universe LIVE!, Sesame Street Live!, DreamWorks Trolls The Experience (coming Fall 2018) and Jurassic World Live (coming Fall 2019). Across the brand portfolio, Feld Entertainment has entertained millions of families in more than 75 countries and on six continents. Visit feldentertainment.com for more information.
 About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit media and educational organization behind Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969. Today, Sesame Workshop is an innovative force for change, with a mission to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. We’re active in more than 150 countries, serving vulnerable children through a wide range of media, formal education, and philanthropically-funded social impact programs, each grounded in rigorous research and tailored to the needs and cultures of the communities we serve. For more information, please visit sesameworkshop.org.
Suspect Wanted After Late Night Armed Robbery
Suspect Wanted After Late Night Armed Robbery
JUNE 5TH, 2018 
TOMMY MASON INDIANA
Evansville Police are looking for a suspect, after a late night robbery on the city’s east side. According to a police report, officers were called to the White Castle at the intersection of Morgan Avenue and I-69 just before 11:30 Monday night.
The victim says while taking out the trash through the back door the suspect put a gun to the employee’s head and forced him back inside. Police say, the suspect then made the manager open the safe, and took an unknown amount of cash, before fleeing on foot.
A K-9 unit was called in but was unable to locate the suspect. Stay with 44News for updates on this story.
“IS IT TRUE” JUNE 6, 2018
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE â€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 that several months ago when the City of Evansville put the Locust Street parking garage up for sale, the City County Observer literally ridiculed the asking price and the appraisal that they used to establish the price of $1.3 Million?…we even opined that given the number of spaces and the rate with a historical occupancy of less than 50% that the value would be somewhere between ZERO and $500,000 and unless there was a specific benefit to a buyer that the value as an investment is negative?…they finally sold the parking garage and the CCO analysis has been validated by the sale price that was actually gotten?
IS IT TRUE that to build a 500 place parking garage would cost roughly $10,000,000 but this one is under contract for a paltry $250,000 and the City of Evansville is lucky to get that?…the buyer is Evansville Health Realty that wants to control parking for the new Indiana University Medical School that the City ponied up more than $50 million to get?…the deal also will allow parking in the tower after hours and for Ford Center events?…delusion met reality when a deal got done and the reality is that parking towers in downtown Evansville are not even a remote case for private investment?…when it comes to building one for $10 Million that is about as big of a pipe dream as attracting an NBA team and an NHL franchise to the Ford Center?
IS IT TRUE the former City Council President and Finance Chairman John Friend, CPA predicted three years ago that starting in 2018 the City of Evansville will be experiencing a major budget meltdown? …that John Friend, CPA also predicts that the 2019 and 2020 City of Evansville budget shall be financial disasters?  …he also predicted that the only ways the city can balance future budgets are increasing taxes, make major budget cuts and lay off employees?
IS IT TRUEÂ that community leader and highly successful businesswoman Amy Word-Smith will be running for the At-Large seat on the Evansville City Council in 2019 as a Democrat? ….that the former Democratic Vanderburgh County Commissioner Steve Melcher will be running for the At-Large City Council seat in 2019 as a Republican?
IS IT TRUE it looks like the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party is once again becoming a pivotal force to reckon in local politics?  …a good indication of the renewal of the local Democratic party is who is sponsoring an upcoming campaign fundraiser at KC’s Marina Pointe for County Commission candidate Jeff Hatfield?  …the sponsors of this event are: Ben Shoulders, Mike Goebel, Paul Green, Ryan Hatfield, Stephanie Terry, Kathryn Martin, Dave Wedding, Eric Williams, Jonathan Weinzapfel, Rose Young, Jack McNeely, Bill Pedtke, Steve Lockyear, Scott Danks and Chuck Whobrey?
IS IT TRUE that very little has been said on how much the City of Evansville paid towards the Evansville Thunderbolts Hockey 2017-2018 team operating expenses? Â … were been told that some of the 2017-2018 Evansville Thunderbolts operating expenses may have been quietly added to the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Building Authority and ERC 2018 operating budgets?
IS IT TRUE we hope that City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr will inform members of City Council on how much did it costs the taxpayers of Evansville to subsidized the Evansville Thunderbolts operating expenses during the 2017-2018 hockey season?
IS IT TRUE that all eyes will be on the At-Large City Councilman and Finance Chairman Jonathan Weaver to see how he handle the 2019 City budget requests? Â …we’ve been told if he doesn’t encourage members of City Council to approve a balanced budget without raising taxes it could be the end of his political career?
IS IT TRUE one of our readers has astutely pointed out that the “Mayor’s Drug Taskforce” to reduce the illegal use of drugs should be called the “Vanderburgh/Evansville Drug Taskforce?”
IS IT TRUE that the reporting of open government activities took a major hit in 2018?  …last year Mayor Winnecke recommended that City Council eliminate the funding of WINN TV from the 2018 city budget in which they complied?  …the cutting of WINN TV from the city budget forced people to watch the live and unedited City Council meetings on their I-Phones and personal computers which turned out to be a major inconvenience which caused the viewer numbers to be drastically reduced?
Todays “Readers Poll†question is: Would you like to know how much did it cost the Evansville taxpayers to subsidize the Thunderbolt Hockey team during the 2017-2018 budget years?
Please take time and read our articles entitled “STATEHOUSE Files, CHANNEL 44 NEWS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, READERS POLL, BIRTHDAYS, HOT JOBS†and “LOCAL SPORTSâ€.  You now are able to subscribe to get the CCO daily.
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Robbing Our Aquifer
ROBBING OUR AQUIFER
by Gail Riecken, CCO Statehouse Editor
 “Robbing our aquifer†sounds pretty threatening but the sentiment is real in some states where the issue has become critical. An aquifer is a certain underground layer of water and it is mined through wells.
Writer Allen Best in the Mountain Town News referred to the excessive use of groundwater as  “pinching the aquifer piggy banksâ€, maybe more tolerable a phrase but just as serious as it relates to the long-term availability of water in an aquifer.
The Denver Post talked about “The water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains is running dry as farmers keep irrigating [the]“great American desertâ€.
Just recently, mega-farmers, businessmen, and homeowners in South Carolina asked that the State’s 40-year, successful government management program be expanded to avoid new conflicts occurring among users of underground water usage.
And in Indiana, avoiding water usage conflicts has caught the interest of state leaders, in particular, the Indiana Chamber.
After the 2012 drought in Central Indiana, the Indiana Chamber sponsored a study of water usage issues in Indiana. It can be found at www.indianachamber.com.
The study calls for a statewide water use management plan:
“Groundwater withdrawal has increased more rapidly than surface water diversions. The aquifers of the state are becoming increasingly important as a means of satisfying seasonal demands while controlling costs of treatment and conveyance. The water use data reported to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) suggests that this trend will continue if the climate becomes less stable and regional shortages develop.â€
This past May our state legislature’s Legislative Council assigned issues of water infrastructure to the Committee of Water Infrastructure Task Force.
It is not clear that the summer study committee will include the discussion of a water usage management plan but it should, when funding drinking water infrastructure is discussed, as is one of the three committee assignments.
Hearings have not been scheduled and they may be held in early Fall.  But if you are interested in this critical economic issue for Indiana, continue to check the following site for scheduling and Internet access. https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/committees/water_infrastructure_task_force
The Indiana Chamber study notes public outreach about the importance of a master plan as the first step. A summer study committee would be a perfect opportunity.
ROSEANNE’S DUMB TWEET
I’m burned out on Trump TV.
I don’t need to hear any more of his speeches or read one of his tweets.
I don’t want to watch every little thing President Trump does or says deciphered, misconstrued, attacked, defended, debated or analyzed on my TV every night by his many enemies and few friends.
To try to get some actual news Thursday morning I turned over to the Fox Business Network to watch Stuart Varney and the gang.
FBN covers real stuff and talks to real reporters about the ups and downs of stocks, the impact of President Trump’s trade deals on the economy and stories about the accelerating death spiral of the once-mighty Sears – the Walmart/Amazon of the 1900s.
But even on FBN I couldn’t escape Hurricane Trump, that permanent category 5 media storm that blows away or crowds out the important national and global news of every day.
The big Trump-related story of the morning was the continuing fallout over Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet about former Barrack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett’s looks.
The tweet caused ABC to instantly cancel her highly rated “Roseanne†sitcom and led Robert Iger, the boss of parent company Disney, to call Jarrett right away to apologize.
FBN’s focus on Roseanne was a perfect example of how low the mainstream media have fallen when it comes to practicing real and important journalism.
She topped the news on virtually every channel, butthe big story of the day should have been President Trump signing the “Right to Try†bill, which finally gives terminally ill patients the federal okay to use experimental medications that have not yet been fully approved by the FDA.
Barr’s tweet was also the latest example of the double standard that permeates the liberal mainstream media’s “news†coverage of President Trump.
Barr, who made herself a juicy target for liberals by proudly calling herself a Trump supporter, was immediately canned and shamed by the leftwing media industrial complex.
Keith Olbermann, Joy Reid, Alec Baldwin, Bill Maher, Don Lemon and “Full Frontal†host Samantha Bee – all card-carrying Trump haters – have said vile, crude and crazy things about Trump and his family.
They did so with little or no harm to their careers.
It’s safe for a liberal celebrity to call Trump a racist or a Nazi, as Olbermann did, or to call Ivanka Trump “a feckless c-,†as Bee did in her monologue Wednesday.
They’ll usually get applauded, defended or given every benefit of the doubt when they pull a Roseanne. They almost never have to apologize.
For example, Joy Reid’s homophobic blogs from 10 years ago have been glossed over or excused, and this week she and former riot-starter Al Sharpton were co-hosting a town meeting on racism at MSNBC.
Christians, Sarah Palin and conservatives are fair game for nasty name calling and low blows in the liberal media.
But if you say anything about a Democrat or a progressive, especially if it has any racial connotations, you’ll be a goner overnight like Roseanne.
Her biggest mistake was openly supporting Trump. That made her a marked celebrity.
She had a history of dumb and politically incorrect tweets, and she didn’t disappoint the liberals.
What she tweeted about Jarrett was wrong, not funny – and plain stupid. But if she deserved to be sacked for what she said, then so do Olbermann, Reid and a bunch of other liberals.
But Olbermann, a sportscaster whose nasty Twitter tantrums about Trump would embarrass a three-year-old, was recently rehired for about the 12th time by Disney’s failing ESPN sports network.
Bee apologized Thursday for “crossing a line.†TBS also apologized.
That’s all they’ll have to do to amend for their sins.
Bee gets a few points for saying she was sorry, but the liberal comedian was never in danger of losing her late-night job.
She knows the new rules of political trash talk – it’s not what you say, it’s who you say it against.
FOOTNOTE : Â THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED BY THE CITY COUNTY OBSERVER WITHOUT OPINON, BIAS OR EDITING
“WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE HARMONY WAY BRIDGE?â€
“WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE HARMONY WAY BRIDGE?â€
June 4, 2018
by: Dan Barton, Publisher of the New Harmony Gazette
Undoubtedly the most asked question I get on my rounds here in New Harmony is, “What’s going on with the Bridge?†When I deliver my paper, inevitably the question keeps popping up. Well, here’s a bit of an update!
The initiative to bring life back into the Harmony Way Bridge is still getting traction. Lora Arnsberg and the Bridge Committee is making progress in Illinois. There were meetings on the other side of the river several months ago by Bridge Committee members and Officials and Citizens over there, now they seem to be paying off. After all, we need Illinois to be a participant and a supporter of this project. Our towns actually make up one community that has been separated for the past seven years by the closing of our common bridge connection.
We are all currently waiting for Indiana Governor Holcomb, Posey County Commission President Jim Alsop and New Harmony Town Council President Alvin Blaylock to make their appointments to the new Indiana Harmony Way Bridge Authority. So far that hasn’t happened. When it does it will open the door for Indiana Regional Cities to transfer some $350,000 to the Authority for work to be done on our bridge. It will also open the door for the White County Bridge Commission to transfer the ownership of the bridge to the Authority. Lora says that, “Until these things are nailed down there’s not much to do in public meetings or otherwise!â€
Most recently she reported to the New Harmony Gazette that, “The Illinois bridge legislation passed their House by 117-0 and passed the Senate 52-2. The Illinois Governor has 60 days to sign, veto or just let it become law without signature. The final version was good and includes the property tax exemption, the ability to bond and apply for grants. All that we asked for.â€
This is all good news and shows remarkable progress and cooperation between our two States. I’m sure all of you feel the same as I do, that this Bridge Committee has done truly outstanding work on something that has needed a change like this since 1940.
Transgender Teen’s Restroom Suit Against Evansville Schools Proceeds
OLIVIA COVINGTON for www.theindfdianalawyer.com
A transgender teen’s lawsuit alleging the Evansville school district violated his rights by forcing him to use the women’s restrooms despite his male identity will continue after a district court judge rejected the school’s argument that only the teen’s parents could act as his next friend in the litigation.
J.A.W., a junior who attends school in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, sued the school district in February after he was repeatedly informed that he could not use male restrooms or locker rooms while at school. The student, who is now 16, said in the complaint that he was born female but has openly identified as male since he was 12.
The teenager has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and is taking hormone therapy, which has accelerated the development of male characteristics. Despite that, the school district has maintained since J.A.W.’s freshman year that he cannot use the men’s restrooms, but instead must use either the women’s facilities or the private restroom in the nurse’s office. That rule also extended to J.A.W.’s gym classes during his freshman and sophomore years, when he and another transgender student were asked to change their clothes in the upstairs portion of the women’s locker room away from other students.
If J.A.W. uses the men’s restroom or locker room, he has been told that he could be disciplined. As a result, J.A.W. said he limits his fluid intake throughout the school day so that he will not need to use the restroom while at school. He also said using the private restroom in the nurse’s office is not a viable option because it is located far from his classes and is often locked.
J.A.W.’s complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that the school district’s policy violates his rights under the 14th Amendment and Title IX, and a permanent injunction allowing him to use women’s facilities while at school. It was brought by Wyatt Squires, a transgender advocate and mentor acting as J.A.W.’s next friend. But in a motion to dismiss filed March 20, counsel for the school district argued Squires was not an appropriate next friend for J.A.W.
Specifically, defense counsel argued under Elk Grove Unified School Dist. V. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1, 10 (2004) and T.W. by Enk v. Brophy, 124 F.3d 893 (7th Cir. 1997), that Squires lacks standing to serve as J.A.W.’s next friend. The defendants argued the complaint makes no reference to the teen’s parents or why they cannot or should not serve as his next friend, and those issues should be litigated in state, rather than federal, court. Further, the motion to dismiss alleged Squires’ “professional advocacy†for transgender issues is not sufficient to establish him as a next friend.
But Indiana Southern District Judge William T. Lawrence denied the motion to dismiss on Tuesday, agreeing with J.A.W.’s counsel — the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana legal team – that Indiana law does not require J.A.W. to have a next friend because minors may sue in their own name. Thus, because J.A.W. is a proper party to the case, dismissal would not be appropriate even if Squires were not an appropriate next friend, Lawrence said.
The judge also agreed with the ACLU that the ruling in Newdow is inapplicable here. Newdow dealt with a noncustodial father who originally tried to bring litigation as his daughter’s next friend, but sought to bring the complaint on his own behalf by the time it reached the Supreme Court.
“The holding of that case is simply irrelevant here,†Lawrence wrote in J.A.W. v. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, 3:18-cv-37. “Squires does not seek standing to sue independently of J.A.W., and J.A.W.’s unequivocal standing to bring this case on his own behalf means that this Court’s jurisdiction over the suit is secure.â€
Similarly, in a footnote, Lawrence said the discussion in Brophy regarding “special representatives†of minors was dicta.
Given the finding that J.A.W. can litigate in his own name, and his representation by “experienced and suitable counsel,†Lawrence ordered the removal of Squires’ name from the case and declined to appoint a guardian ad litem for the teenager. The judge also denied the school district’s motion for oral argument and instead scheduled the case for a preliminary injunction hearing at 8:30 a.m. on July 20 in Evansville.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING
KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS
ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2018
12:00 NOON
 AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MEETING MEMORANDUM Â MAY 16, 2018
3. CONSENT AGENDA
- Request Re: Approve and Execute Contract for the use of Swonder Ice Arena by anÂ
    Independent Skating Professional, Cleomariel De Jesus.- Crook                        Â
              Â
4.    OLD BUSINESS Â
      a. Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement with Junior Thunderbolts and Swonder IceÂ
         Arena. – Crook
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5. Â Â Â Â NEW BUSINESS Â
       a.  Request Re: Approve and Execute Permanent Easement #1 with Evansville Water & Sewer
-Holtz
   b.  Request Re: Approve and Execute Permanent Easement #2 with Evansville Water & Sewer
   – Holtz
       c.  Request Re: Approve and Execute Permanent Easement #3 with Evansville Water & Sewer
– HoltzÂ
       d.  Request Re: Approve and Execute Contract for Service with Vectren- HoltzÂ
       e.  Request Re: Resolution authorizing appraisals for purchase of real estate with Pigeon CreekÂ
          Greenway Passage- Holtz
       f. Request Re: Approve and Execute Eagle Scout project – Aiden McCallister  Â
g. Request Re: Permission to close Zoo for private event.- Beck*
h. Request Re: Approve and Execute Addendum to CLR contract.- Beck* Â
       i.. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments
*Recommendation from Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Advisory Board.
6.    REPORTS
      a. Brian Holtz- Executive Director
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7.    ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS
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8.    ADJOURN