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Indiana Black Expo Governor’s Awards Recognize 17 Outstanding Hoosiers
Indianapolis – Today, Governor Mike Pence presented 17 outstanding African-American Hoosiers, community leaders and organizations from across the state with several awards during the Indiana Black Expo, Inc. 46th Annual Summer Celebration (IBE) Governor’s Reception.
“As we reflect on the events of these last few weeks, it is important that we rededicate ourselves to the cause of coming alongside our fellow neighbors with generosity and compassion,†said Governor Pence. “The men and women we honor today are the embodiment of that spirit, and Hoosiers are grateful for their tireless dedication to this state and our people. As we seek to build bridges of opportunity for all, I could not be more thrilled to recognize these outstanding leaders.â€
Individuals and organizations received the Governor’s Award for Achievement in the fields of health and wellness, business and entrepreneurship, education, religion, civil rights and military service. The Governor also awarded the Sam Jones Trailblazer Award and the Reverend Charles Williams Community Service Award.
Governor’s Award for Achievement in Health & Wellness – The Blind Social Center and The Mozel Sanders Foundation
After losing his sight, Tony Blair realized that awareness and services for the visually impaired were lacking in Gary and opened The Blind Social Center (TBSC). TBSC is a place where blind and visually impaired individuals can come together in a loving and safe atmosphere to meet and socialize with one another and receive information about new products, technology and services available for them. Trained professionals on staff assist the blind and visually impaired in achieving their social, economic, educational, personal and physical goals.
In 1974, Reverend Mozel Sanders and a few volunteers served Thanksgiving dinner to a small group of people at the Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church. Today, more than 40 years after its birth, The Mozel Sanders Foundation has expanded to 45 satellite locations of churches, care faculties and community service centers serving more than 35,000 hot meals to families in need.
Governor’s Award for Achievement in Business & Entrepreneurship – Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place, Jeff Smith and Powers & Sons
Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place has been serving soul food in Indianapolis since 1986. Each Christmas since 2005, Kountry Kitchen has partnered with local vendors and volunteers to feed the homeless and less fortunate. The dinner has grown from feeding 1,000 in its first year to more than 2,600 people annually. The Kountry Kitchen restaurant has grown a reputation nationwide for serving warm meals to those in need regardless of their ability to pay.
Jeff Smith is an executive with more than 30 years of experience in restaurant and hospitality management. He partnered with former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett to help launch Georgia Reese’s Southern Table & Bar in Indianapolis. He serves as president of the Brackett Restaurant group and is a member of 100 Black Men of Indianapolis, teaching etiquette classes to high school juniors and seniors. He has also volunteered for the Indianapolis chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women since 2004, coordinating the annual Gourmet Gents fundraiser.
Powers & Sons Construction Company is a commercial, industrial and institutional construction company, recognized for its accomplishments in the construction industry by publications including Black Enterprise and Minority Business News. Power & Sons has established college scholarships for students studying construction and for underrepresented populations, including financially challenged and first-generation college students.
Governor’s Award for Achievement in Education – Reverend Todd Robertson
In 2009, Reverend Todd Robertson founded the Dare to Dream HBCU Tour to show Evansville-area youth that people just like them are succeeding at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Each year, 36 African American students, grades 6-12, and 18 chaperones tour Historically Black Colleges and Universities and nearby historical sites at no cost to them. The program has developed into a standalone Dare to Dream Mentoring Program.
Governor’s Award for Excellence in Religion – Bishop Byron Johnson and Reverend Malachi Walker
Bishop Byron Johnson has built churches and supported numerous missionary efforts in cities across the world including Akure, Ibadan, Lagos, Nigeria, and Brazil, Russia and Israel. He is the founder of Indianapolis-based New Wineskin School of Ministry and serves as an instructor at Aenon Bible College. Bishop Johnson is involved with local missions, including the food pantry at New Wineskin Ministries, which feeds more than 5,000 monthly.
Pastor Malachi Walker is an ordained minister of the Church of God and co-pastor of Great Commission Church of God. He is the founder and executive director of Young Men, Inc. (YMI), an outreach program of Great Commission Church of God designed to empower at-risk males, ages 8-16, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Each year, the program mentors 75 to 90 at-risk males.
Governor’s Award for Achievement in Civil Rights – Sadie Harper-Scott
Sadie Harper-Scott is a private criminal investigator and counselor. She currently serves on the State of Indiana Board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is serving her fifth term as NAACP Greater Lafayette Branch President. She has worked with juveniles and families in crisis in Tippecanoe and Marion counties and works with her church to motivate young women by providing them with spiritual guidance and encouragement.
Governor’s Award for Achievement in Military Service – American Legion Post 249, Command Sergeant Major Brenda Simmons, and Gunner’s Mate First Class (Surface Warfare) Lashanda T. Washington
Tillman H. Harpole American Legion Post 249 is the only majority African American post in Indianapolis. Established in 1937, Post 249 is named after Tillman H. Harpole, a Black first lieutenant who served during World War I. The American Legion is committed to community youth programs, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting national security, and continued devotion to fellow service members and veterans.
Command Sergeant Major Brenda Simmons joined the Indiana National Guard in 1981 and was mobilized as Contracting Officer to assist with Hurricane Katrina Relief for Mississippi in 2005. She was later deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq in 2008. In 2014, she was assigned to the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in the Installation Support Unit, Training Support Team #1. She currently serves as Command Sergeant Major for the 38th Sustainment Brigade, located in Kokomo.
Gunner’s Mate First Class (Surface Warfare) Lashanda T. Washington enlisted in the United States Navy in 2006. She is currently stationed at the Navy Operation Support Center (NOSC) Indianapolis where she is the Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Officer and Training Officer. Her personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, The Navy Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and various other unit and campaign awards.
Governor’s Forward Thinking/Up and Coming Award – Princeton Young and Marshawn Wolley
Princeton Young, a fifth-grader at Longfellow Elementary School in Muncie, heard about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and wanted to help. He and his mother contacted the superintendent of Flint Community Schools about donating water, but they were told the kids really needed books instead. Princeton started a book drive at local elementary schools with a goal of collecting 100 books. He surpassed his goal, delivering 783 books to students in Michigan.
Marshawn Wolley is the Director of Community Engagement and Strategic Initiatives and Lecturer of Public Affairs for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He is also the President of the Exchange at the Indianapolis Urban League and writes for the Indianapolis Business Journal as a columnist for their magazine, Forefront.
Reverend Charles Williams Community Service Award – Reverend Melvin Jackson
Reverend Melvin J. Jackson is the pastor of the Christian Love Missionary Baptist Church and the president and CEO of Westside Community Ministries in Indianapolis. He serves on the Baptist Ministers Foresight Alliance of Greater Indianapolis and Vicinity, the Indianapolis 10 Ten Point Coalition, Marion County Mental Health Advisory Board, The Center for Neighborhood Enterprise and the Project Safe Neighborhood Community Outreach Committee.
Sam Jones Trailblazer Award – State Senator Earline Rogers
A retired public school teacher, State Senator Earline Rogers represents Indiana Senate District 3, encompassing portions of Lake County. Elected to the State Senate in 1990, she is the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Education and Career Development Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senator Rogers also serves on the Indiana Education Roundtable.
Governor’s Historical Legacy Award – Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1836, is the oldest African American church in Indianapolis and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Today, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church facilitates several community-centered activities, including the Back-To-School Giveaway, Adopt-A-School Program and the Homeless Program, which provides free lunches for those in need.
Award recipients were selected by the Governor in collaboration with state and community leaders. Governor Pence and IBE President and Chief Executive Officer Tanya Bell presented the awards during a ceremony at the Indiana Convention Center.
Indiana Deer Hunters Provide Hunger Relief
Indiana Conservation Officers have received the 2015-2016 final tally of meals provided by Indiana Deer Hunters for hunger relief through the Sportsmen’s Benevolent Fund.
During the 2015-2016 Indiana deer season, hunters donated 1,333 deer to assist hungry Hoosiers. These donations were coordinated through an effort of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, Indiana Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and the Dubois County Sportsmen’s Club. Each of these organizations were provided a DNR Law Enforcement Division grant that permitted them to coordinate with licensed deer processors. The venison was ground by the processors into 2 pound packages of burger. The burger was then collected by food banks and distributed as needed to feed families across the state.
67,339 pounds of venison was distributed at a cost of $1.27 per pound. 269,356 meals were provided at the cost of $0.317 per meal.
“The Sportsmen’s Benevolent Fund is one of many DNR Law Enforcement programs that I am proud to be a part ofâ€, said Danny L. East, DNR Law Enforcement Director. “The Law Enforcement Division continues to work on ways to assist our citizens across our state and we say thank you to all the deer hunters who contributed to this effort.â€
The Sportsmen Benevolent Fund was begun by Senator Mike Crider in 2008 when he sat as the Law Enforcement Division Director. The program became publicly funded in 2013 through a bill that was introduced by Senators Crider and Brent Steele.
“This program gives our Indiana deer hunters additional purpose to enjoy the outdoors and harvest a deer to assist our citizens in needâ€, said Mike Crider, Senator. “Our deer population is managed well, our hunters are provided with more opportunity and our citizens are provided very high protein meals for nourishment, it seems like a win, win, win situation for all of usâ€.
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Brutal Indy home invasion leader gets sentence tweak
Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com
The alleged ringleader of six men who brutalized, shot and sexually assaulted three north side Indianapolis residents in their home will still likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after the Indiana Court of Appeals modestly reduced his sentence Tuesday.
Adrian Anthony led five others into a suburban home occupied by a couple and their 24-year-old daughter after a night of drinking and drugging, according to the record. They entered the home through an open garage door at about 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 29. 2013, and terrorized and brutalized the family for the next two hours. The women were sexually assaulted by the intruders, and the mother was shot in the leg and foot as she attempted to get help.
The men also ransacked the home and forced the women to drive to their bank and withdraw money from an ATM. The burglars ordered the husband, who relied on leg braces and a cane to walk, to stay in bed with his head down or be shot.
“The State maintains that Anthony was a leader of his five fellow defendants, was armed with a revolver when he entered the residence, and did not hesitate to shoot [the mother] on two separate occasions during the two-hour incident,†Judge Elaine Brown wrote for the panel. “It points out that Anthony forced [mother] to the bank for money and sexually assaulted her, that he later separately forced [the daughter] to the bank for cash, and that he ‘acted more as a principal then an accomplice, was highly culpable for commission of the offenses, and … concedes that the offenses were reprehensible.’â€
Anthony was charged with 35 counts, seven of which were dismissed, and a jury convicted him on the 28 remaining counts. Convictions were entered on two counts of rape, three counts of criminal deviate conduct, robbery and burglary all as Class A felonies; robbery and three counts of carjacking as Class B felonies; and robbery as a Class C felony.
The Court of Appeals rejected Anthony’s appeals on the sufficiency of the evidence, whether his two rape convictions constitute double jeopardy, and whether his sentence was inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and his character.
However, the court found a robbery conviction that was enhanced to a Class A felony charge was impermissible because it was based on the same injury to the mother that also enhanced a burglary conviction to a level punishable by up to 50 years in prison.
“We order that Anthony’s conviction … for robbery as a Class A felony be reduced to robbery as a Class B felony and that his sentence on that count be reduced from fifty years of incarceration to twenty years of incarceration, resulting in an aggregate sentence of 268 years,†Brown wrote for the panel in Adrian Anthony v. State of Indiana, 49A02-1505-CR-369.
Board of Public Safety Agenda
AGENDA
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Building Commission – Ron Beane Police Department – Chief Billy Bolin
Transportation & Services – Todd Robertson Fire Department – Chief Mike Connelly
~ Pledge of Allegiance ~
Business with Representatives:
A. Dave Rector requests approval to appoint Edwin E. Bassemier as a Special Police Officer.
B. Bob McCarty requests to amend the previously approved Evill Do-Rz Gearhead Club Car & Motorcycle Show scheduled for 9 September 2016. The ending time was mistakenly written as 12:00pm on the application. They would like an amendment to reflect the event ending at 12:00am. He also would like to address the issue of the Franklin Street closure.
C. Cindy Reitz of Gerst Haus/Sportsman’s/Smitty’s requests to address the Franklin Street closure planned for the Evill Do-Rz Gearhead Club Car & Motorcycle Show scheduled for 9 September 2016.
D.  Zac Conner, VP. of Evansville Professional Fire Fighters Local 357, requests to address the board for approval of dates to collect for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Matter was tabled to today’s meeting from 22 June 2016 meeting.
Departmental Reports:
- Police Department – Captain Stephanie Cox
1. Request approval by the Board to allow Lora Bennett, Finance Manager of the Evansville Police to authorize payments to vendors from the Escrow account at Old National Bank for the purchase of Police vehicles and equipment.  A report will be generated and forwarded to each member of the Board of Public Safety showing what items have been ordered and will update the report to show when payment is made by Old National Bank. The board will receive this report until all items and paid through escrow.
2. Request approval to surplus 11 file cabinets from our Records Department.
3. Request the board’s approval for a one year extension for the lease covering EPD’s rental of the building at 917 W Indiana Street. This is an extension of the existing lease with FH5 Properties.
- Fire Department - Chief Connelly
1. Request approval to accept $250 donation from Mead Johnson Nutritional.
2. Request approval to surplus the following vehicle, to be traded in on the new Mechanic Service truck.
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3. Request approval to accept $100 donation from Ms. Joan Hamilton
- Building Commission – June Maples
1. Request approval to close Main Street for demolition of 217 and 219 Main St., the two fire damaged buildings. Date to be determined and Building Commission to notify BPS Secretary to ensure there are no previously scheduled events that may conflict, as well as to advise the appropriate agencies of the pending closure.
- Transportation & Services – Todd Robertson
Consent Section:
A. Special Event Request
- cMoe requests approval of Kids Comic Con (Science Show) on 23 July 2016 from 8:30 am through 10:30 am. Closing Locust from 5th Street to 6th Street. *** BARRICADES REQUESTED. PENDING INSURANCE APPROVAL ***
B. Handicap Parking
1. 636 Adams Avenue – Request approval of handicap parking designation. Review of property revealed driveway is unusable and creates a valid reason to allow an exception to provide an on-street “Handicap” parking space. This exception will only be valid for applicant and when she would vacate the residence, any new applicants may be denied.
C. Road Closure
1.  Germania Maennerchor requests approval to close the south bound lane of 916 N Fulton Avenue, in front of Germania Maennerchor, from August 4th at 3:00pm through August 6th at 12:00am. This will help to ensure the safety of patrons entering and exiting the Volksfest. *** BARRICADES AND SIGNAGE REQUESTED ***
D. Taxi Cab Driver License
OTHER BUSINESS:
- Approve claims.
- Approve the minutes from Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016.
Announcements:
Next Meeting, July 27th, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.
Adjourned:Â _____________________
The Don Bernhardt Stakes This Weekend!
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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Day Sunday
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Another great weekend of Live Racing is on the way starting on Friday! The Don Bernhardt Stakes will run at Ellis Park on Saturday. And we’ll cap off the weekend with Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance day on Sunday!
Our Live Racing season will wrap up on Labor Day, Monday, September 5th, 2016. We will run Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Labor Day, September 5th. There will be no live racing on September 3rd. Â Grandstand opens at 11 AM, our first post begins at 12:50PM (Central Time).
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Japan-Based Auto Supplier Grows Production in Gibson County
Indianapolis – Toyota Boshoku Indiana, an automotive component manufacturer, announced plans today to expand its production operations here, resulting in the creation of up to 160 new jobs.
“International companies like Toyota Boshoku Indiana are helping to drive growth in Indiana’s economy today,†said Governor Mike Pence. “As a leading manufacturing state, Indiana is attracting global companies that need an affordable, low-tax state to build their products. That’s especially true of Japanese manufacturers like Toyota Boshoku, which together provide more than 53,000 quality jobs for Hoosiers across the state. These global businesses could add jobs anywhere, but they are choosing Indiana because we have built a state that works.â€
The company, which is a subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Boshoku Corporation, will invest $10.59 million to construct and equip a 42,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing facility at 1698 S.100 West in Princeton. With its expansion, Toyota Boshoku Indiana’s operations will grow to 524,000 square feet across 57 acres and the company will begin producing vehicle seats and doors for the Toyota Highlander. Toyota Boshoku Indiana currently produces interior seat systems for the Toyota Sienna and manufactured seats for 147,620 vehicles just last year.
Toyota Boshoku Indiana currently employs more than 1,000 associates at its facility in Princeton, which is part of the company’s network of more than 6,000 associates across North and South America. The company has already hired more than 115 new associates as part of its growth and plans to reach 160 new associates by the end of this year. Toyota Boshoku Indiana is currently hiring for assembly, production control and welding positions. Interested applicants may apply through the company’s website.
“Toyota Boshoku Indiana is committed to our community here in southern Indiana, where our strong team is helping build vehicle seats and doors for cars traveling on roads around the world,†said Brian Malinao, plant president of Toyota Boshoku Indiana. “Indiana’s committed manufacturing workforce, as well as our close proximity to Toyota’s automotive assembly facility here in Princeton, makes this the perfect location for our global company to add these new jobs. Our team members take pride in knowing they play an important role in making vehicles safe and comfortable for their family, friends and neighbors.â€
Launching operations in Indiana in 2007, Toyota Boshoku is a global automotive systems manufacturer. A member of the Toyota Group, Toyota Boshoku operates more than 90 facilities around the world, including 19 across North and South America. The company’s growth in Indiana is driven in part by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana’s continued success in Princeton, where the company assembled more than 375,000 units of the Toyota Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Sienna and Sequoia just last year. After consolidating Highlander production to Gibson County in 2012, TMMI has announced expansions three of the last four years.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Toyota Boshoku Indiana LLC up to $900,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $200,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans. These incentives are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. Gibson County approved additional incentives at the request of the Gibson County Economic Development Corporation.
“We are very excited Toyota Boshoku Corporation in Japan targeted Gibson County with another round of capital investment and thus an expansion of their Gibson County plant,†said Jeremy Overton, president of the Gibson County Council. “We realize the tax abatement valued at $505,000 our council provided and the proposed Tax Increment Financing District, valued at $1.4M to Toyota Boshoku, are vital for the growth of jobs and additional investment in our community. The Toyota Boshoku team, under the direction of President Brian Malinao, have become one of our county’s largest and most generous employers. We thank them for their commitment to their team members and our county.â€
Since January 2013, 42 Japan-based companies have committed to locating or expanding their operations in Indiana, announcing plans to invest more than $2 billion into Indiana and create 6,160 new Hoosier jobs. As the only state that is home to three Japanese automotive assembly facilities – Subaru, Toyota and Honda – Japanese companies are responsible for more than 53,000 jobs across the state. Among all U.S. states, Indiana has the largest among of Japanese investment per capita.
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