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GOP CHAIRMAN WAYNE PARKES MAY 3 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANIDATES CHOICES

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GOP CHAIRMAN WAYNE PARKES MAY 3 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANDIDATES CHOICES

Dear Fellow Republicans–

Many voters tell me they do not vote in the Primary because they do not know all the candidates and/or the qualifications needed for the various offices on the ballot.

Below is a list of Republicans running on the 2016 Primary ballot. Many Republican voters have ask who I am going to vote for in the Primary. I have decided to publicly share who I think is the best Republican Candidate and who I will be voting for in the Primary. My choices are indicated below in “HIGHLIGHTED IN BLACK”.

I suggest you take this list with you to the polls to use as a reference while voting.

We are very fortunate to have many good Republicans running for office in 2016. Vote for the person you wish to be elected in November. You now know what the Republican Chairman thinks.

It is OK to pass this email on to others.

Be sure to encourage others to vote.

Thanks.

Wayne Parke

Chairman VCRP

wparke@wowway.com

May 3 Republican Primary Candidates

FOOTNOTE:  Vanderburgh County GOP Chairmen Wayne’s Parkes choices are shown “HIGHLIGHTED IN “BLACK”.

President(

vote for 1)

Ted Cruz

*John Kasich

Donald Trump

United States Senate (vote for 1)

Marlin A Stutzman

* Todd Young

Governor (vote for 1)

*Michael R Pence

United States Representative 8th District (vote for 1)

*Larry D. Bucshon

Richard Moss

State Senator District 50 (vote for 1)

*Vaneta Becker

Jeremy Heath

State Representative District 64 (vote for 1)

Ann Ennis

*Thomas W. Washburne

State Representative District 76 (vote for 1)

*Wendy (Mac) McNamara

State Representative District 77 (vote for 1)

Wm Billy D. Garrett

Henrietta Jenkins

*Johnny Kincaid

State Representative District 78 (vote for 1)

*Holli Sullivan

Clerk of the Circuit Court (vote for 1)

Connie Carrier

*Carla J Hayden

County Recorder (vote for 1)

*Debbie Stucki

County Treasurer (vote for 1)

*Susan K. Kirk

County Surveyor (vote for 1)

*Jeffrey D. Mueller

County Commissioner District One (vote for 1)

Dale McCuiston (On the ballot but has withdrawn. We will replace Dale in a June Caucus)

County Commissioner District Three (vote for 1)

Brenda Bergwitz

Cheryl A.W. Musgrave

*Alex R. Schmitt

County Council at Large (vote for 3)

*Joe Kiefer

*Angela Koehler Lindsey

*Nicholas Wildeman

 

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Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that the Vanderburgh County GOP Chairman Wayne Parke should publicly endorse candidates running in the Republican primary?

UE To Celebrate 1976 And 2006 Baseball Teams This Weekend

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UE To Celebrate 1976 And 2006 Baseball Teams This Weekend

The University of Evansville baseball team will be celebrating its history this weekend as head coach Wes Carroll is looking forward to welcoming players from as far back as the 1970s as well as honoring the 1976 and 2006 Purple Aces, which are celebrating their 40th and 10th anniversaries, respectively.

“We’re very excited to have our alumni back on campus,” Carroll said. “It’s going to be a great way for us to open up Valley play. We’ll have alumni ranging all the way back to four decades ago, and I’m looking forward having them on hand to see the way that we’ve progressed and the direction of this baseball program.”

The relationship between UE baseball and its alumni is evident in the make-up of the coaching staff, beginning with 2001 graduate Wes Carroll and continuing with assistants Cody Fick (’11) and Jake Mahon (’14). The full-time coaching staff is one of just seven nationally that consists entirely of graduates of the institution in which they’re employed.

“We’ve tried to build a family atmosphere with this program,” Carroll said. “That’s a culture that I’ve tried to create here after my experiences with [former UE head coach] Jim Brownlee, and he means a lot to me just like other coaches have to some of the other players that will be here this weekend. I think this is a special place with a unique student-athlete experience, and I’m excited to have everyone back this weekend.”

The weekend will start with Friday night’s MVC opener against Wichita State, and it will continue into Saturday as more than 100 former players and family members will participate in a luncheon prior to a special pregame ceremony on the field that will pay tribute to the 1976 and 2006 teams. All baseball alumni in attendance will be honored in between innings later in the contest.

Friday’s game is slated to begin at 6 p.m., and Saturday’s luncheon will begin at noon and feature a tour of the baseball program’s renovated locker room. First pitch will follow at 2 p.m., and Sunday’s series finale with Wichita State is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.

 

Governor Pence to Ceremonially Sign Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Bill

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Governor Mike Pence will join Speaker of the House Brian Bosma to ceremonially sign House Enrolled Act 1002, which establishes the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. Details below.

Thursday, April 7:

10:45 a.m. EDT – Governor Pence to ceremonially sign HEA 1002

*Media are welcome to attend and are asked to check in at the front desk.

Plainfield High School Auditorium (enter through door #1) –1 Red Pride Drive, Plainfield, IN

 

Indiana Supreme Court: City Not Immune From Injury Suit

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Indiana Supreme Court: City Not Immune From Injury Suit

Scott Roberts for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled a city did not meet the requirements of the Indiana Tort Claims Act, and as such does not have immunity in a suit filed by a woman who fell in a city street and broke her leg.

Cathy Beloat was crossing Main Street in Beech Grove when she stepped out of the crosswalk slightly to get around a car that was sitting in it. As she did, she stepped in a deep hole and as a result broke her leg. She brought a claim for her injuries but Beech Grove claimed immunity within the ITCA and filed for summary judgment. The trial court denied the city’s summary judgment motion but the Indiana Court of Appeals approved it. The Supreme Court granted transfer, vacating the COA decision.

Under the ITCA, a city can claim immunity if it can prove the maintenance of part of a street was neglected because a full reconstruction will be underway shortly. However, the Supreme Court said Beech Grove did not do that.

Beech Grove submitted a mayor’s affidavit which said Beech Grove had been planning a reconstruction of Main Street, and what it would consist of. However, the affidavit did not include a cost-benefit analysis that occurred in order to determine a total reconstruction project was preferable, or how the city determined what repairs would be included.

Beech Grove also submitted minutes from city council and board of works meetings which shows members at times discussing a street renovation project, and engaging in some discussion about financial cost. However, because this is a summary judgment case, the Supreme Court is forced to make all inferences in favor of the non-moving party, which is Beloat. There was no actual cost-benefit analysis done and approval of financing is not enough.

The Supreme Court remanded the case to the trial court for more proceedings.

The case is City of Beech Grove v. Cathy J. Beloat, 49S02-1604-CT-165.

Mockevicius finishes as NCAA leader in two categories

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Mockevicius led nation in rebounds and double-doubles

With the 2015-16 NCAA men’s basketball season coming to a close, University of Evansville senior Egidijus Mockevicius has officially clinched the top spot in a pair of statistical categories this season.

Posting 14.0 rebounds per game, Mockevicius finished a full rebound ahead of his nearest competition as Rokas Gustys of Hofstra notched an average of 13.0.  Mockevicius’ final tally was the most for any player at the Division I level since Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried hauled in 14.5 per game in the 2010-11 campaign.

Mockevicius set the all-time University of Evansville rebounding record at Bradley in February and finished his career with a total of 1,260.  The previous record, set by Dale Wise in 1960, was 1,197.

The native of Lithuania also finished the year with a total of 27 double-doubles in 34 games.  His total was tied with Pascal Siakam of New Mexico State for the most in the country.

Equally impressive was the career of D.J. Balentine.  He finished his career with a school record 2,464 points.  His tally also saw him leave the program as the active leading scorer in the NCAA.  Balentine’s career put him among the best-ever to play at Division I programs in Indiana.  In his final game, he passed IUPUI’s Aldray Gibson to finish his illustrious career 7th in that statistic.

UE’s senior class, which also included Adam Wing, finished with 20 or more wins in three out of four years with the program.  Evansville, along with UNI and Wichita State, are the only three programs with that type of record over the last four years in the Missouri Valley Conference.

 

COA: Man can keep real estate deposit

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A man can keep the $25,000 deposit paid to him after a real estate sale did not through, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. The contract the parties entered into was enforceable and did not specify financing as part of the sale.

Larry Jernas on behalf of R&R Horse Haven entered into an agreement with Kevin Gumz to buy real estate in North Judson. He paid $25,000 in earnest money to Gumz, but the agreement did not go through and Gumz did not return the $25,000. Jernas filed suit wanting his deposit back, but Gumz said Jernas broke the terms of the contract when he did not purchase the property. Jernas claimed Gumz changed the purchase price of the property from $500,000 to $800,000 and that’s why he couldn’t get financing to complete the purchase.

There is also debate as to whether the agreement was an enforceable contract for many reasons, including that some of it was written and some not; whether the representative from R&R was authorized to sign the contract; whether the contract was definitive; whether it was properly executed.

The COA found the two did enter into an enforceable contract. It met all of the definitions for a contract, including a meeting of the minds and exchange of terms. The representative was authorized to sign and it didn’t matter that some of it was written.

The COA also said the statute of frauds allowed Gumz to enforce the contract. Gumz brought his counterclaim against R&R and the agreement was a valid one, signed by a valid R&R representative.

The COA also ruled Gumz can keep his earnest money deposit. R&R claimed it was due its money back because it could not get financing from the bank for the money, but a representative from R&R told the court it did not need financing, and in the contract the amount of the financing is listed as zero. Because of that, the contract was not contingent on financing, and Gumz can keep the deposit.

The case is Larry J. Jernas and R&R Horse Haven v. Kevin J. Gumz, 75A03-1511-CC-1903

Governor Pence Ceremonially Signs ‘Kirk’s Law’

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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today ceremonially signed Senate Enrolled Act 357, or “Kirk’s Law” in Goshen, Ind. “Kirk’s Law” requires the Division of State Court Administration to create a registry of individuals convicted of a crime of child abuse. The registry will be searchable and available to the public. “Kirk’s Law” is named after 19-month-old Kirk Coleman, who prosecutors say died in the care of a provider who had a previous record of child abuse. The Governor signed SEA 357, which goes into effect July 1, 2016, into law on March 21, 2016. The legislation requires that the registry be up and running no later than July 1, 2017.

“Senate Enrolled Act 357 is about protecting our most vulnerable Hoosiers – our children,” said Governor Pence. “This bill provides parents a way to make sure the person they have chosen to take care of their child has not been convicted of child abuse. It is my hope that this child abuse registry will become a resource to help ensure that no child is left with someone who may harm them.”

Governor Pence was joined by bill sponsor Representative Dave Ober (R – Albion) and Representatives Curt Nisly (R – Goshen) and Doug Miller (R – Elkhart).

A photo from today’s signing ceremony can be found attached. For a full list of bills Governor Pence has signed, visit Bill Watch:http://www.in.gov/gov/2016billwatch.htm.

USI’s Guy, Roberts net GLVC weekly award

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 University of Southern Indiana senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) and sophomore Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Indiana) have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Track Athletes of the Week for men’s and women’s outdoor track & field, respectively.

Guy finished first out of 136 runners in the men’s 5,000 meters at the Washington University (St. Louis) Invitational last weekend. His NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time of 14 minutes, 16.62 seconds ranks sixth, nationally, and first in the GLVC. It was more than 15 seconds faster than that of the second-place finisher in the event.

Roberts finishes first out of 104 runners in the women’s 5,000 meters. She broke Heather Cooksey’s 11-year old school record (16:32.97) in the event with her time of 16 minutes, 31.17 seconds. Roberts’ time ranks third, nationally, and first in the GLVC and was less than six seconds off an NCAA Division II automatic qualifying time.

The Screaming Eagles, who finished 13th as a team with 13 points, return to action April 14-16 when they compete at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, and the SIU Edwardsville Gateway Invitational in Edwardsville, Illinois.

 

INDIANA BLACK LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS TO CONDUCT TOWN HALL MEETING IN EVANSVILLE ON SATURDAY

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The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) will conduct a town hall meeting in Evansville on Saturday (April 9) to discuss the results of the 2016 legislative session.

The meeting will take place from noon to 2 p.m. local time in the Forum Wing of the Wright Administration Building on the USI campus in Evansville.

The town hall is open for anyone who is interested in learning about what happened during the past session, has questions for legislative members or would like to offer suggestions on issues they would like the IBLC to address in future years.

“The sessions give us the opportunity to learn what Hoosiers think needs to be improved in Indiana,” said IBLC Chairman, State Senator Lonnie M. Randolph (D-East Chicago). “Our constituents’ input is invaluable as we work to shape the course of the next legislative session.”

Adopt A Pet

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