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IS IT TRUE Of APRIL 13, 2017
 IS IT TRUE that the question was posed to someone known to the CCO that understands business concepts and predicting success with respect to semi-professional hockey in Ford Center?…the opinion examined both failed efforts thus far?…the Evansville Icemen were a higher level league with an NHL affiliation?…that 5 year experiment resulted in the team losing a substantial amount of money?  …we believe if VenueWorks would had offered a more reasonable home game rate structure to the Evansville IceMen it could have produced better financial results for both sides?
IS IT TRUE with the one year experiment with the Thunderbolts, Ford Center reduced the rental by over 90% and they still may have lost a bunch of money? …the final prognosis because of the current home game fee structure it looks like there may not be a situation where Ford Center can charge enough to break even and have a hockey team that makes a fair profit?…the only way for Evansville to continue this ruse is a redistribution scheme called subsidized hockey?…if the taxpayers put up with subsidizing a hockey team they will get what they deserve?…#wrong-city fits better than #strong-city on this worn out raid on taxpayer dollars?
IS IT TRUE that former minority (10%) owner of the Evansville Thunderbolts semi-pro hockey team Mike Hall came out of his shell the other night and granted an exclusive interview with Channel 44 News regarding the hockey debacle of 2016-17 at Ford Center?…among other nuances mentioned was an allegation that the Evansville Icemen’s attendance figures had been greatly exaggerated?…Mr. Hall did hit on something that has always been confusing and that is how can an official attendance count claim that half the arena was full when anyone with decent vision knew that was not the case?…it has long been stated by fans that both the Icemen’s and Thunderbolts gave away lots of tickets and counted the number of tickets given away as attending even when they didn’t show up?…that the Channel 44 interviewer mentioned that attendance is down by over 50% from last year and the body language of Mr. Hall made it clear that attendance and ticket prices were a pain to him?
IS IT TRUE that Mr. Hall did make an investment to become a 10% owner and it was recently reported that he “gave” his shares to VenueWorks/VW Sports LLC?…at some point we may learn what the sales pitch to Mr. Hall was to convince him that this was a worthwhile investment?…it could be possible that a business pro forma was constructed enough to make him think he would be a minority owner in a team that draws 4,000 paying fans per game?…anyone who has ever been to the games would have seen through such a ruse?…the taxpayers of Evansville were bamboozled by the best consultant that former Mayor Weinzapfel could hire to think that Ford Center would pay for itself?…the taxpayers are now stuck with a $9 Million dollar plus per year bill to pay because that business pro forma was garbage?
IS IT TRUEÂ in his exclusive Channel 44 TV interview that Mr. Hall did not offer an opinion about the future of Ice Hockey in Evansville?…he probably can’t if he got so much as a hot meal for his 10% ownership because such deals between private entities always come with a non-disclosure agreement?…his posture was however that of a person who was ticked off over the possibility of being bamboozled?
IS IT TRUE that tomorrow we shall examine the claim of “explosive growth” made by Mayor Winnecke in the state of the city address with references from the United States census?…we will start by visiting just what explosive growth is?
FOOTNOTE: Â Todays “READERS POLL” question is: Do you feel that the taxpayers of Evansville should spend another dollar to subside Ice Hockey at the Ford Center?
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Channel 44 News Exclusive: Former Thunderbolts Owner Mike Hall Talks Tri-state Hockey Troubles
EXCLUSIVE: Former Thunderbolts Owner Mike Hall Talks Tri-State Hockey Troubles
APRIL 11TH, 2017 
JOJO GENTRY SPORTS
 The inaugural Evansville Thunderbolts season is over. The team missed the playoffs, and underwent complex ownership changes between VenuWorks and Mike Hall, who no longer has ownership of the franchise.
Sports Director JoJo Gentry speaks exclusively with Hall three days after the Bolts season comes to a close.
Benefit Auction Features One-of-a-Kind “Adventuresâ€
Thursday, April 13, 5 – 9 pm, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Evansville
The unique experiences and signed memorabilia available at Youth First’s Passport to Adventure Benefit Auction will no doubt attract theater, sports and music enthusiasts to the Double Tree Hotel Thursday evening. The auction also features vacation packages, artwork, jewelry, home décor, and gift certificates for restaurants and services. Admission is FREE.
Fans of unique experiences, sports, music, and more will enjoy:
- 2 tickets to Hamilton on Broadway with airfare from Nashville and hotel accommodations at the Marriott Marquis in New York City
- A luxurious Whitefish, Montana vacation stay
- One week at the Marriott Grande Vista in Orlando, FL – June 4-11, 2017
- Hydrofest Dinner Party overlooking the Ohio River featuring a four-course firefly southern dinner with Chef Josh Armstrong
- A Yankees Spring Training Inside Experience in Tampa, FL, in 2018
- A week-long stay at a private Ft. Myers Beach, Florida condo
- A deluxe weekend for 2 to the 2018 Kentucky Derby and Lexington horse farms
- A $1500 landscaping package from Wilde Horticulture
- Two-day foursome golf package for Pete Dye and Donald Ross courses in French Lick with accommodations at the West Baden Springs Hotel
- 2 tickets to the First Financial VIP Suite at the Indy Grand Prix – May 13, 2017
- 4 tickets to the Indy 101strunning of the Indianapolis 500 – May 28, 2017
- 2 tickets to Rev Indy, a VIP event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to kick off Indy 500 month – May 6, 2017
- Gift baskets and restaurant gift certificates
- Valentino, Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade, Coach and Michael Kors designer handbags, sunglasses, jewelry and much more for her!
- Artwork and home decorÂ
- Sports tickets and signed memorabilia
- Luke Bryan and Martina McBride autographed guitars
The annual auction presented by United Companies supports Youth First’s efforts to transform lives and strengthen young people and their families, resulting in more positive, productive citizens and a stronger, healthier community. The agency is best known for providing Youth First Social Workers to area schools, Strengthening Families programs, community prevention coalitions, and The Truth Is social norms marketing strategy to prevent underage substance abuse.
For more information about the Passport to Adventure Auction or to RSVP or place an online bid, please visit www.bidpal.net/yfpassport or call 812-421-8336.
Eagles begin 10-game homestand Friday
University of Southern Indiana Softball begins a 10-game homestand Friday at noon when it hosts the University of Wisconsin-Parkside for a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader at the USI Softball Field.
The Screaming Eagles, who jumped two spots to No. 8 in the latest NFCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, also host Lewis University in a GLVC twinbwill Saturday at noon.
Live stats and GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI Softball Notes
- Another 5-1 week for Eagles.USI Softball posted its third straight 5-1 record last week as the Eagles improved to 15-3 in their last 18 games. Junior outfielder Olivia Clark-Kittlesonhit .438 with two RBIs to lead the Eagles at the plate last week, while freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt was 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA to lead USI in the circle.
- USI sweeps UIndy.The Eagles earned their first doubleheader sweep of Indianapolis since 2009 with their wins Sunday. USI was just 4-20 against the Greyhounds since 2010 heading into Sunday’s twinbill.
- Eagles’ loss to SJC a rarity.USI’s 4-1 loss to Saint Joseph’s last Saturday was a rarity. Not only was it the first time USI has lost a game by more than one run, but it was the first time USI has lost the opening game of a doubleheader this year.
- USI begins 10-game homestand. The Eagles open a 10-game homestand when they host Wisconsin-Parkside Friday. It is USI’s longest homestand of the year.
- USI remains perfect against Top 25. USI improved to 5-0 against teams in the Top 25 this year with its doubleheader sweep of Indianapolis. The Eagles began the year with a doubleheader sweep of defending NCAA II champion and No. 1-ranked North Alabama and had a 5-0 win over then No. 7 Grand Valley State at The Spring Games.
- Bradley had productive week.Sophomore outfielder/pitcher Caitlyn Bradleyhad a productive week for the Eagles at the plate and in the circle. At the plate, Bradley had a double, two home runs and six RBIs. In two appearances and 7.2 innings of work in the circle, Bradley did not give up a run and allowed just two hits while picking up a save.
- Push for 40.USI is just six wins shy of reaching the 40-win plateau for the second time in program history and the first time since going 48-17 in 1998.
- Eagles jump two spots in Top 25.The Eagles jumped two spots to No. 8 in the latest NFCA Top 25 poll, marking the highest ranking in program history. USI is the only GLVC team in this week’s national ranking, while Indianapolis is receiving votes after dropping out of the poll.
- NCAA Power Rankings.USI Softball has been noticed by the NCAA as the Eagles were sitting at No. 12 in its first Power Rankings of the Year. Updated power rankings will be released Wednesday afternoon.
- Single-season marks in jeopardy.Freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardthas a shot to break Amy Stetler’s single-season school records for wins (25) and shutouts (13) this year. Leonhardt has racked up 20 wins and 10 shutouts with three weeks to go in the regular season.
- Fossett quietly having career year.Junior first baseman Marleah Fossettis quietly putting together a career year. Fossett is currently second in the GLVC in batting average (.414) and third in on-base percentage (.537).
- Bean ball.Junior first baseman Marleah Fossettand junior third baseman Mena Fulton rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the GLVC in hit by pitches. Fossett has been hit by a league-high 15 pitches, while Fulton has been pelted 11 times.
- Leonhardt tosses no-hitter.Freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardttossed USI Softball’s first no-hitter in more than four years when she blanked Illinois Springfield. Brooke Harmening, USI’s volunteer pitching coach, tossed USI’s last no-hitter against UW-Parkside March 23, 2013.
- Shutting down GLVC offenses.Leonhardt has dominated GLVC hitters to the point that being named GLVC Pitcher of the Week with a 1.09 ERA was somewhat of a down week. That is because Leonhardt saw her league-best 0.31 ERA in GLVC-only games rise to 0.59, and her league-low opponent batting average in GLVC-only games go from .139 to .166.
- Eagles racking up GLVC accolades.Freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt earned GLVC Pitcher of the Week honors for the third time this year after earning the award February 20 and March 20. In addition to Leonhardt, senior catcher Haley Hodges (March 27/April 3) has been named GLVC Player of the Week as has senior shortstop Lexi Reese (March 13) and sophomore second baseman Claire Johnson (February 27).
- Hodges named to Player of Year watch list.Senior catcher Haley Hodgesis one of 50 student-athletes from across the country to be selected to the watch list for the NFCA/Schutt Sports Division II National Player of the Year award. Hodges, a preseason All-American by Fastpitch News, was the Diamond Sports Division II Catcher of the Year as a junior in 2016.
COA Affirms Dismissal Of Armed Burglary Charge
COA Affirms Dismissal Of Armed Burglary Charge
Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawer.com
A Huntington County woman who stole a gun as part of a plan to trade the gun for drugs will not be charged with armed burglary because the gun was not used to “arm†the woman during her crime, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
In October 2015, Andrew Stoffel returned to his home and discovered that it had been burglarized, with a handgun with three magazines and a safe missing. Amber McHenry was charged with Level 2 and Level 4 felony burglary counts for her alleged involvement in the crime.
McHenry moved to dismiss the Level 2 felony charge of burglary while armed with a deadly weapon, arguing because she obtained the handgun in the course of the burglary, it could not be used to elevate her charge. The trial court granted McHenry’s motion, prompting the state’s appeal in State of Indiana v. Amber E. McHenry, 35A04-1609-CR-2080.
In a Wednesday affirmation of the trial court’s decision, Indiana Court of Appeals Senior Judge Ezra Friedlander noted that one of McHenry’s accomplices, Rolly Dulworth, had told McHenry and other accomplices where to find the gun based on an earlier conversation with Stoffel at his home. Then, during the robbery, McHenry used Dulworth’s information to locate the gun, which she later traded for heroin.
“Applying ‘using or involving a weapon’ as the plain meaning of the term ‘armed,’ we observe that a person is not armed merely by virtue of possessing a weapon,†Friedlander wrote. “Rather, there must be something more indicating the use or involvement of the weapon in the crime. The evidence here does not indicate that McHenry handled the gun in a manner indicative of using it or involving it in the crime in any way.â€
Rather, the judge said McHenry seemed to view the gun as “loot†that could later be used to obtain drugs.
“Indeed, it seems illogical that the defendant who steals a gun is charged with a higher-level felony than a defendant who steals other items, such as coins or tools, even though the crimes are committed in the same, unarmed manner,†Friedlander wrote.
Gov. Holcomb to Award Eva Kor the 2017 Sachem in Indianapolis TODAY
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will award Holocaust survivor, CANDLES Holocaust museum founder, and forgiveness advocate Eva Mozes Kor the 2017 Sachem Award, the state’s highest honor, at a ceremony Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Indiana War Memorial.
WHO:           Eva Mozes Kor, Holocaust survivor and CANDLES Holocaust museum founder
Dr. Dennis C. Sasso, Rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb
Dr. James Madison, Emeritus Professor at Indiana University
WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2017 Sachem Award Ceremony
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thursday, April 13, 2017
10 to 11 a.m. EDT
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Indiana War Memorial
431 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240
·         The event will be live streamed via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/GovHolcomb and www.facebook.com/WFYI.Indianapolis.Â
Sachem (Say-chum) Background
In 1970, Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb introduced the “Confederacy of the Sachem,†a group of business, industry, publishing, banking and legal leaders, who served as state hosts, welcoming visitors to Indiana and promoting the state’s culture and economy. The organization’s name came from the Algonquin term applied to village leaders, implying wisdom, judgment and grace.
Following Whitcomb’s term, the Sachem project was not pursued, and the organization dissolved in 1989. Whitcomb visited Daniels in 2005 to acquaint him with the concept. Governor Daniels recreated the Sachem to underscore the importance of moral example; achievement alone without exemplary virtue does not qualify a person for this recognition.
Each Sachem honoree receives a specially-designed sculpture that captures the Native American heritage of the Sachem. All Sachem recipients are selected by Indiana’s governor.
Eva Mozes Kor will be the 12th recipient of Indiana’s Sachem Award. For additional background information on Eva, visit the CANDLES website atcandlesholocaustmuseum.org.
Eagles hosting Bearcats for GLVC series
The University of Southern Indiana baseball team returns to the USI Baseball Field Friday and Saturday for a four-game Great Lakes Valley Conference series with McKendree University. The Screaming Eagles (16-14, 9-3 GLVC) and the Bearcats (10-21, 1-11 GLVC) throw out the first pitch for Friday’s doubleheader at 2 p.m., while Saturday’s twin bill is slated for a noon start. Coverage of the Eagles in 2017 can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.
SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:
USI starts week with a win. The Eagles have won a season-high five-game winning streak after posting a 5-3 victory over the University of Missouri-St. Louis Tuesday afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri. USI junior designated hitter/outfielder Drake McNamara led the Eagle hitters with a three-for-four performance, including a two-run double and a home run.
USI goes 4-1 last week with four-game GLVC sweep. After a rough start, USI rebounded to go 4-1 in last week’s action. The Eagles began last week’s action with a loss to the University of Evansville in the annual “Battle at the Braun” before sweeping four Great Lakes Valley Conference games from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. USI junior designated hitter/outfielder Drake McNamara led the way for the Eagles, batting .429 (6-14) with two doubles and eight RBIs.
McNamara reaching base. Junior designated hitter/outfielder Drake McNamara has reached base in each of the last 13 games.
USI gets over .500. USI pushed its overall record over the .500 mark for the first time 2017 with the four-game winning streak. The Eagles have won 14 of the last 20 games since starting the year with a 3-8 record.
Eagles fly into a tie for first in GLVC East. The Eagles have flown into a tie for first in the GLVC East Division with a 9-3 record. USI is tied for first with the University of Illinois Springfield, but has the tie-breaker after taking three-of-four from the Prairie Stars two weeks ago. The Eagles also lead third place Bellarmine University and the University of Indianapolis by a full game.
Griffin named GLVC Pitcher of the Week. Junior right-hander Kyle Griffin was named the GLVC Pitcher of the Week after shutting out UW-Parkside, 6-0, last weekend. Griffin (3-3), who has three wins and a no decision in his last four starts, scattered five hits and struck out seven in his seven innings on the mound versus the Rangers.
Pitchers doing the job. USI’s pitching staff has been doing the job in the last 20 games, posting a 2.41 ERA and holding opposing hitters to a .244 batting average. In the first 11 games, USI hurlers had a 5.13 ERA, while the opposition had a .307 batting average.
Individual win streaks. The Eagles have won each of junior right-hander Kyle Griffin‘s last four starts with the hurler posting a 3-0 record. Senior right-hander Lucas Barnett has three-straight victories, while the Eagles have won five of his last six starts.
Last 10 games. Junior designated hitter/outfielder Drake McNamara leads the Eagles over the last 10 games, batting .480 (12-25) with 12 RBIs, three doubles, and a home run in nine of the contests. Sophomore shortstop Jacob Fleming follows with a .444 batting average (12-27) in nine starts at shortstop and second base.
Season hitting leaders. Sophomore shortstop Jacob Fleming and junior utility player Nathan Kuester are the only Eagles over .300 with .327 and .322 batting averages, respectively. Junior outfielder Drake McNamara leads USI with a team-best five home runs and 24 RBIs.
Season pitching leaders. Sophomore right-hander Austin Krizan has the Eagles’ best ERA at 2.25 (minimum 15 innings) in his 10 appearances and 36.0 innings of work. Senior right-hander Lucas Barnett has the team lead in victories with four, while junior right-hander Kyle Griffin has recorded a team-high 51 strikeouts in eight games.
Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is USI’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 394-206 (.657) in nine-plus seasons and is 542-330 (.622) in 14-plus seasons all-time as a head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships and the ABCA Division II Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading USI to the regional crown in 2016. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.
USI vs. McKendree. USI leads the all-time series with McKendree, 20-12, after taking three of four from the Bearcats on the road last year. The Eagles also have won seven of the last eight meetings with the Bearcats. McKendree visits Evansville after winning its last two games, posting a 28-5 win over the University of Indianapolis Sunday and a 5-3 win over NCAA Division I St. Louis University Tuesday.
North High School to Host Science Show for Delaware First Graders
North High School to Host Science Show for Delaware First Graders
Thursday, April 13
9 – 11:30 a.m.
North High School, 15331 Highway 41 N
About 75 first graders from Delaware Elementary School will travel to North High School tomorrow to participate in their very own science show. The first graders will see and participate in science demonstrations and activities, including a cloud demonstration. This is an annual event at North and one that allows first graders the opportunity to participate in science experiments at the high school level.