by Peter Funt and Steve Sack/Minneapolis Star-Tribune

MIKE PENCE. The Veep fooled no one Sunday. He calculatingly attended the Colts-49ers game in Indianapolis just long enough to stage a walkout as soon as San Francisco players knelt during the national anthem. Pence knew – as we all did – that the Niners lead the league in kneeling. His transparent headline-grabbing ploy was a failure.

DIANNE FEINSTEIN. The California Democrat, 84, confirmed Monday that she will seek a fifth full term in the Senate. Feinstein’s an asset to progressive causes and a fierce advocate of gun control, but her decision to run again might finally trigger a long overdue debate about age and term limits in government. The Congress, the Supreme Court and the White House are populated by septuagenarians. It’s time to take a serious look at how age affects ability to serve.

HARVEY WEINSTEIN. Dumping the Hollywood mogul from the company bearing his name isn’t the story. The issue the entertainment industry must confront is how so many – in media and covering media – were long aware of Weinstein’s horrid sexual misconduct and kept mum.

BARACK OBAMA. The former president, still the nation’s greatest living hero in the eyes of many, needs to be more careful about accepting huge speaking fees and profiting too handsomely, too quickly, from his time in office. Taking $400,000 or more for a single speech might be a sterling example of free enterprise, but it’s bad optics for Democrats in the Age of Trump to be dialing for dollars.

LARRY DAVID. Happily his “Curb Your Enthusiasm” series is back on HBO. But after two episodes it’s clear that the f-word quotient has increased dramatically. The series has always dropped a few choice f-bombs – from Jeff’s nasty wife Suzie, or Larry’s live-in bud Leon – and that was dandy. But the new season offers a cascade of foul language that takes it too far. Larry: your pal Jerry Seinfeld works clean; you can tone it down.

BOB CORKER. The powerful Tennessee Republican is the latest to take Donald Trump to task, saying the president treats his office like “a reality show,” with reckless threats toward other countries that could set the nation “on the path to World War III.” Bravo. Too bad Corker held back until after he decided not to seek re-election. Others in Trump’s own party must speak up.

JERRY BROWN. California’s governor continues to blaze a trail for other states to follow. He’s just signed the nation’s most comprehensive legislation aimed at helping consumers deal with prescription drug prices. Under the law, drug companies must give advance notice of price hikes – and explain the need for the increases.

JASON ALDEAN. Making a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” the country singer, who was on stage when the shooting started in Las Vegas Oct. 1, gave a respectful tribute to the Vegas victims. The next morning he returned to Nevada to visit the injured in hospitals.

CALEEB KEETER. The guitarist in Aldean’s group made an even bigger contribution to easing the nation’s pain when he announced his views about the Second Amendment had changed. A lifelong backer of gun rights, Keeter declared: “I cannot express how wrong I was.”

NATE. This guy gave us a break. In what has been a devastating season of tropical storms, it was a relief to see at least one hurricane pull its punch.

Governor Eric J. Holcomb Announced Several New Appointments And Reappointments To Various State Boards And Commissions.

Indiana Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors

The governor made one reappointment to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors:

• Joel Gorelick (Schererville), former president and CAO of Northwest Indiana BanCorp and Peoples Bank SB, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires October 31, 2021.

Integrated Public Safety Commission

The governor made one new appointment to the Integrated Public Safety Commission:

• Chief Mike Diekhoff (Bloomington), chief of police with the Bloomington Police Department, will join the commission and will serve at the pleasure of the governor.

Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Other Developmental Disabilities

The Governor designated Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch to serve as chairperson of the Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Other Developmental Disabilities, and also made the following seventeen new appointments to the membership of the task force, all of whom will serve at the pleasure of the Governor:

• Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura (Indianapolis), director of the Indiana Department of Child Services
• Jonathan Burlison (Indianapolis), CEO of Bridges of Indiana
• Steve Cook (Brownsburg), president and CEO of INARF
• Christine Dahlberg (Indianapolis), director of the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
• Kim Dodson (Westfield), executive director of the Arc of Indiana
• Trent Fox (Indianapolis), chief of staff at the Indiana State Department of Health
• Kylee Hope (Indianapolis), director of the Division of Disability & Rehabilitation Services with the Family & Social Services Administration
• Joseph Langerak (Evansville), attorney with Jackson Kelly PLLC
• Kathleen McAllen (Indianapolis), senior consultant with G2 Group
• Jason Meyer (Roanoke), president and CEO of Passages, Inc.
• Kim Milas (Zionsville), member of Self-Advocates of Indiana and officer of Aktion Club of Greater Boone County and the Self-Advocates of Greater Boone County
• Kevin Moore (Indianapolis), director of the Division of Mental Health & Addiction with the Family & Social Services Administration
• Debbie Pierson (Indianapolis), deputy director of the Division of Aging with the Family & Social Services Administration
• Julie Reynolds (Indianapolis), director of strategic initiatives with the Division of Disability & Rehabilitation Services with the Family & Social Services Administration
• Allison Taylor (Indianapolis), interim Medicaid Director with the Office of Medicaid Policy & Planning with the Family & Social Services Administration
• Betty Williams (Richmond), consumer education and training coordinator for the Arc of Indiana
• Dr. Pam Wright (Indianapolis), director of Special Education with the Indiana Department of Education

Vincennes University Board of Trustees

The governor made two reappointments to the Vincennes University Board of Trustees:

• J.R. Gaylor (Noblesville), president & CEO of Associated Builders & Contractors of Indiana, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires October 4, 2020.
• Eric J. Schach (Evansville), executive vice president & COO at Vectren Corporation, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires October 4, 2020.

The Governor Also Made Two New Appointments To The Board:

• Millie Marshall (Evansville), president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., will join the board. Her term expires October 4, 2020.
• Emma J. Marsh (Bruceville), second-year student at Vincennes University, will join the board as the student member of the board. Her term expires September 30, 2018.

It’s a fully accessible, family friendly afternoon of fun and games.

You’ll find inflatables, facing painting, and scare free tours of the zombie farm on Vann Road.

Kids can wear their best Halloween costumes too.

Admission is $5 per person, and all the proceeds are going to the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center.