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Governor Hosts Mile With Mike at Capital Campout
June is Great Outdoors Month in Indiana
Indianapolis – Today, Governor Mike Pence hosted a Mile with Mike event at the Department of Natural Resources’ Capital Campout at Fort Harrison State Park. The Capital Campout is one of more than a dozen outdoor camping experiences hosted by governors across the nation to promote outdoor recreation as part of Great Outdoors Month 2016. Governor Pence declared June as Great Outdoors Month in the State of Indiana, noted in the proclamation attached.
“As we mark Indiana State Parks’ centennial year, it is altogether fitting that we share with young Hoosiers the rich history and beauty our State Parks have to offer at this year’s Capital Campout,†said Governor Pence. “From the banks of the Wabash, to the shores of Lake Michigan, to the tree tops of Brown County State Park, I encourage Hoosiers across the state to explore Indiana’s unique, natural treasures.â€
More than 50 Capital Campout participants from Indianapolis-area youth centers hiked around Delaware Lake with the Governor after the campers participated in fishing, horseback riding, outdoor cooking, and a variety of other activities. Since 2013, the Governor has participated in Mile with Mike events across the state of Indiana to encourage health and exercise among Hoosiers.
The Capital Campout is made possible by Indiana State Parks and Great Outdoors Month founding sponsor, The Coleman Company, which donated camping supplies, gear, and funding. Other Indiana Capital Campout sponsors and partners include CampTown, The Recreational Vehicle Indiana Council, The Kroger Company, Indiana Trailriders Association, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana and the Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis.
“Indiana’s Capital Campout is one of several tools that the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is using to encourage youngsters to get outdoors,†said DNR Director Cam Clark.
Clark said other efforts include the President Every Kid in a Park initiative, Indiana Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights; Indiana State Parks’ new centennial curriculum that includes opportunities for free visits to state parks for participating students; Discovering the Outdoors Field Trip Grants to schools; GoFishIN workshops; hunter, boater and archery education; and hunting heritage activities.
More information about Indiana State Parks programs for youth and schools can be found athttp://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2419.htm and http://www.in.gov/dnr/kids/.
Photos from today’s Capital Campout can be found below.
7th Circuit Tosses Would-Be Revolutionary’s Suit Against Indiana Bar
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A man who challenged an Indiana Board of Law Examiners rule prohibiting a person “who advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or this state by force, violence or other unconstitutional or illegal means†lost Friday in the 7th Circuit of Appeals.
The rule is Section 3, Rule 12 of the Indiana Rules for Admission to the Bar and the Discipline of Attorneys. The man challenging the rule is John Otrompke, who has tried on several occasions to get into the Illinois bar and failed. Illinois’ committee on character and fitness deemed Otrompke unfit to practice law, citing his failure to acknowledge on his bar and law school applications his multiple arrests and firings over the previous decade, according to the 7th Circuit decision. He sought admission by suing the state’s board of admissions in federal court and lost.
Ten years later he sued again, and lost, and then appealed and lost at the 7th Circuit as the court ruled the district court had no jurisdiction to review the state supreme court’s decision rejecting his application.
Now he’s seeking to have Section 3, Rule 12 enjoined because he intends to engage in “revolutionary advocacy†as he calls it, by distributing the Charter of Carnaro as well as the Communist Manifesto, and is afraid his actions will violate Rule 12(3). He argues that Indiana is violating the First Amendment by refusing to admit people to the Indiana Bar who advocate overthrow of the government.
Judge Richard Posner wrote in the decision that Otrompke’s suit is premature and he lacks standing because he has not applied to the Indiana bar and has failed to show that unless he gets a judgment against Rule 12(3) his admission would be denied. “And that is highly unlikely, as we know from our previous involvement in his tempestuous relations with the Illinois bar authorities,†Posner wrote.
Posner wrote that Otrompke’s past with Illinois was all the more reason for him to follow necessary procedures. “Otrompke’s baleful Illinois experience makes it imperative that he apply to the Indiana bar authorities for admission before challenging the legality of the state’s rules for admission,†he wrote.
The case is John J. Otrompke v. Bradley Skolnik, Executive Director, Indiana State Board of   Law Examiners, and Greg Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, 15-3875
HILLARY’S EXPENSIVE JACKET
Hillary Clinton may have been better off wearing the Emperor’s New Clothes during her victory speech after the New York primary, rather than what she chose to wear and her aides managed to overlook.
Clinton, who has decried income “inequality†throughout the nation during her campaign, stood before the assembled– and carefully screened – crowd wearing a $12,495 Giorgio Armani jacket.
What she paid for the coat– assuming it wasn’t a party favor from her Goldman Sachs speech– is just a bit less than the amount the average first time home buyer is required to post as a down payment for his dream home, or as The Washington Free Beacon calculates, “roughly 40 percent of what the average American worker makes in a year.â€
She’s fortunate the price tag wasn’t dangling from her outfit like that of Minnie Pearl.
This is beyond tone deaf. It’s a combination of obliviousness and hypocrisy on a truly Clintonian scale.
If Hillary was sashaying down the runway at a Paris fashion show, there might be a justification for wearing a jacket that cost 12K, assuming she gave it back after the show. But to own this One Percent Wear is something else entirely.
During her speech Hillary proclaimed, “In this campaign, we are setting bold progressive goals backed up by real plans that will improve lives, creating more good jobs that provide dignity and pride in a middle class life, raising wages and reducing inequality, making sure all our kids get a good education.â€
How does one talk of “inequality†and then wear an outfit where a single piece of the ensemble costs the equivalent of 833 hours of labor– about five months– at her new $15/hour minimum wage?
Maybe one of those “good jobs that provide dignity†is cleaning her coat with tweezers, Q-tips and the tears of virgins.
No one expects Hillary to campaign in Walmart overalls, although it might provide an arresting visual, but is it too much to ask this tribune of the people to save her Armani for Wall Street speeches and Davos dinners?
She can probably find something flattering and just her size at Ann Taylor, and with the money left over she can splurge and take the entire campaign staff to lunch at her nearest Chipotle.
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Ellis Park: The Midwest’s Summer Purse Leader
Ellis Park: The Midwest’s Summer Purse Leader
Ellis Park’s purses are scheduled to average $210,000 a day for the 30-date meet, up from $155,000 in 2015. That’s the highest in at least 15 years and pro- vides horsemen the best overall non-stakes purses in the region, especially for Kentucky-bred horses in maiden and allowance races that benefit from Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund purse supplements. Because the vast majority of horses running in those races are Kentucky-born and sired and therefore eligi- ble for such purse supplements, Ellis Park is projecting that 95 percent of the KTDF funds offered will be paid out.
Horsemen are not as concerned with overall purse distribution or average but how much their horse can earn in a race, looking at the purse for each individual race category. “Purses at Ellis Park have never been this high,†says Dr. Rick Fischer, the dean of Kentucky veterinarians practicing at the racetrack. “And I go back 50 years to when I was an outrider there.â€
Here is a sample of how Ellis purses compare with other tracks in the region racing at the same time:
Maiden
Ellis: $38,000 ($12,000 KTDF)
Arlington: $32,000
Belterra: $13,000 Canterbury: $28,000 Evangeline Downs: $22,000 Indiana Grand: $32,000 Louisiana Downs: $19,000 Monmouth Park: $36,000 Mountaineer: $14,100 Prairie Meadows: $30,000 Thistledown: $21,500
First-level allowance
Ellis: $39,000 ($13,000 KTDF)
Arlington: $33,000
Belterra: $13,500
Canterbury: $30,000
Evangeline Downs: $23,000
Indiana Grand: $34,000
Louisiana Downs: $20,000
Monmouth Park: $40,000 (optional $50,000)
Mountaineer: $16,200 Prairie Meadows: $30,500 Presque Isle: $28,000 Thistledown: $23,000
Second-level allowance
Ellis: $40,000 ($14,000 KTDF) (optional $40,000 claiming)
Arlington: $34,000 (optional $40,000 claiming) Belterra: $14,500
Canterbury: $32,000 (optional $25,000 claiming) Evangeline Downs: $24,000
Indiana Grand: $36,000 (optional $40,000 claiming) Louisiana Downs: $20,500 (optional $17,500) Mountaineer: $18,400 (optional $20,000 claiming) Prairie Meadows: $31,000 (optional $25,000 claiming) Presque Isle: $29,000
Thistledown: $24,500 (optional $20,000 claiming)
Third-level allowance/optional $50,000 claiming
Ellis: $42,000 ($17,000 KTDF) (optional $50,000 claiming)
Arlington: $35,000 (optional $100,000 claiming) Belterra: $15,000 (optional $20,000 claiming) Canterbury: $34,000 (optional $35,000 claiming) Evangeline Downs: $25,000 (optional $30,000 claiming) Indiana Grand (NA)
Louisiana Downs: $21,000 (optional $25,000 claiming) Mountaineer: $20,700 (optional $25,000 claiming) Prairie Meadows: (NA)
Thistledown: $26,000 (optional $25,000 claiming)
$5,000 claiming
Ellis: $12,000
Arlington: $11,000
Belterra: $8,800 Canterbury: $12,500 Evangeline Downs: $10,000 Indiana Grand: $12,500 Louisiana Downs $6,000 Monmouth: $15,500 Mountaineer: $9,100
Indiana Conservation Officer Dustin Whitehead Receives National Recognition For Excellence
Indiana Conservation Officer Dustin Whitehead Receives National Recognition For Excellence
Indiana Conservation Officer Dustin Whitehead has been selected as the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Officer Whitehead will be presented with the award at a ceremony in St. Louis, MO on June 27.
Whitehead was selected by his District One peers this past December as their choice for most outstanding District Officer of the Year. Officer Whitehead was then selected by Indiana DNR Law Enforcement Director Danny L. East as the State Conservation Officer of the Year from nominations that were submitted representing all 10 districts.
Whitehead’s nomination was then submitted to MAFWA by Director East. The MAFWA award selection chose Whitehead for this regional honor because in the past year he has shown superior leadership, initiative, and dedication in his duties. He has personified achievement, public service, education, and above all natural resource conservation.
“The Law Enforcement Division of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is very proud of Officer Whitehead and his many contributions to our agency. He is a fine example of the men and women who carry out the daily duties as an Indiana Conservation Officerâ€, said Danny L. East.
MAFWA states and provinces include Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Past recipients of this award are:
- 2015Â Gregory Swanson, Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources
- 2014Â Robert Stroess, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
- 2013Â Russ Fell, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
- 2012Â William (Bill) Miller, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
- 2011Â Ted Dremel, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
- 2010Â Darren Unreiner, Alberta Wildlife Management Divison
- 2009Â Shawn Pennington, Missouri Dept. of Conservation
- 2008Â Jeff Finn, Kentucky Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources
- 2007Â Brian Bartlett, Missouri Dept. of Conservation
- 2006Â Kyke Drake, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
- 2005Â Kim Rhodes, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources
USI Men’s Basketball inks a pair for 2016-17
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball announced the signings of six-foot-nine junior forward Julius Rajala (Helsinki, Finland) and six-foot-one junior guard Marcellous Washington (Lexington, Kentucky) for the 2016-17 season. The pair is the first to sign with USI in the late signing period.
Rajala transfers to USI after two seasons with the University of Loyola-Chicago. He tied a career-high with six rebounds versus the University of Evansville in February. The Helsinki, Finland, native signed with Loyola-Chicago after playing on Finland’s 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup preliminary squad.
“Julius enables us to have length in the lane on defense and offense,” said USI Head Coach Rodney Watson. “He spent the past two seasons competing in the Missouri Valley Conference against outstanding players like Evansville’s Egidijus Mockevicius and Drake’s Jacob Eveold.
“Julius can run, screen, catch, and score,” continued Watson. “He has a nice mid-range game and will give us a much-needed defensive post presence along with Davis Carter (USI’s returning junior center from Denver, Colorado).”
Washington joins the USI program after two years at Sinclair Community College (Dayton, Ohio). He averaged 10.5 points and 4.6 assist per game in two seasons with the Tartans, posting a two-year high 11.3 points and 5.5 assists per contest as a sophomore in 2015-16. The incoming junior guard scored a two-year game-high 25 points three times and dished out a collegiate career-high 11 assists twice.
Prior to playing for Sinclair, Washington starred at Bryan Station High School (Lexington, Kentucky). He averaged 11 points and four assist per game in route to earning All-City honors as a senior by the Lexington Herald – Leader.
“Marcellous is a skilled point guard,” said Watson. “He is fast in pushing the ball and sees the floor well. Marcellous enjoys getting his teammates the ball and placing them into a position to score. He is a good shooter and will allow Alex (Stein) and Bobo (Drummond) to be much more versatile.”
The Screaming Eagles were 19-11 last season, 10-8 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and return All-GLVC senior guard Bobo Drummond (Peoria, Illinois) and GLVC Freshman of the Year Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana).