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Governor Pence to Unveil Newly Discovered Abraham Lincoln Artifact
 Indianapolis – Tomorrow, Governor Mike Pence will offer remarks at the Indiana State Museum and unveil a previously unknown artifact from Abraham Lincoln’s life in Indiana. The artifact is one of the most significant relics found since his death in 1865. Details below.
Tuesday, February 9:Â
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10:00 a.m. EST – Governor Pence to offer remarks and unveil previously unknown artifact from Abraham Lincoln’s life in Indiana
*Media are welcome to attend.
Indiana State Museum – 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN
Vanderburgh County Democratic Party Calendar of Events 2/8/2016
| Tuesday, February 9th | Fundraiser | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Jonathan Weaver for City Council 7th Annual Mardi Gras Party
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| Tuesday, February 16th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Gregg for Indiana Fundraiser
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| Wednesday, February 17th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Kathryn Martin for Knight Township Trustee Annual Chili Dinner
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| Thursday, February 25th |
Fundraiser | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Shannon Edwards for County Recorder Chicken & Dumplings Fundraiser
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| Thursday, February 25th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Ryan Hatfield for State Representative District 77 Fundraiser
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| Wednesday, March 16th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Shannon Edwards for Recorder Baskets & Bowling Fundraiser
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| Saturday, March 19th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM | Ryan Hatfield for State Representative District 77 Fundraiser
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| Tuesday, March 29th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Ryan Hatfield for State Representative District 77 Fundraiser
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| Thursday, March 31st |
Fundraiser | TBA | Lockyear for Coroner Fundraiser
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| Friday, May 13th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Lockyear for Coroner Golf Scramble
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| Thursday, May 26th |
Fundraiser | 8:00 AM | Vanderburgh County Democratic Party Golf Scramble
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| Saturday, September 10th |
Fundraiser | TBD | Rick Riney for Perry Township Trustee Annual Fish Fry
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 Giving Pseudoephedrine Abuse The Cold Shoulder
 Giving Pseudoephedrine Abuse The Cold Shoulder
Session is halfway complete, and legislators have been pulling some long nights in order to consider all of the possible ways to improve our Hoosier state. In order to stay alive and advance to the Senate, every one of our bills had to pass the House by the end of the day on Feb. 2. The House moved 116 pieces of legislation to the Senate for consideration.
Earlier this week, we passed a pair of bills dealing with methamphetamine, and what a huge problem meth labs have become in our state, particularly for Hoosiers in southern Indiana. Our state has the embarrassing distinction of leading the country for the third consecutive year in meth lab incidents.
We cannot allow this scourge to continue to endanger communities anymore. Meth usage and addiction are terrible. But meth production is even worse, wreaking havoc and imposing costs. Meth labs are prone to fires and explosions, but they always leave behind hazardous contamination. For any home, hotel room or apartment to be habitable again, it must undergo costly professional decontamination. All too often meth houses remain abandoned, blighting neighborhoods and lowering property values. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management estimates meth labs annually cost Hoosier property owners $32 million. The human costs are more staggering: In 2014, 382 Hoosier children were removed from meth labs and placed in foster homes.
Our goal in crafting legislation this year was to eradicate meth labs by keeping the precursor ingredients out of the hands of bad guys while not overly encumbering law-abiding citizens.
The huge meth problem in southern Indiana stems from the fact that meth ingredients are easy to obtain. Meth cooks can go to almost any store and purchase everything they need to make meth, including pseudoephedrine (PSE), which is one type of cold medicine. They also hire so-called “smurfs†to buy PSE from pharmacies in order to work around Indiana’s individual purchase limits. HB 1390 carefully balances legitimate consumer access with commonsense measures to keep PSE out of the hands of meth cooks. In order to obtain PSE, you will not need a prescription if you have an established relationship with a pharmacy, are willing to use tamper-resistant PSE formulations or accept a smaller package of PSE. Leaning on the professional knowledge of pharmacists and their consultation with patients, HB 1390 makes acquiring large amounts of PSE for the purpose of making meth or selling to meth cooks considerably harder. It’s a giant step in the right direction.
House Bill 1157 complements these efforts to restrict meth cooks’ access to PSE. If enacted, drug felons would need a prescription to both purchase and possess PSE. Electronic tracking would issue “stop sale†alerts to pharmacies when a drug felon attempts to buy PSE. Like HB 1390, this bill keeps PSE accessible to law-abiding Hoosiers while putting reasonable restrictions on known drug offenders.
These bills do not constrain Hoosiers patients, instead they empower our local pharmacists and law enforcement to keep meth labs out of our communities. Of course we want to eradicate meth use and addiction, but the first step must be tackling the costly and dangerous labs. Our approach will make it extremely difficult for meth cooks to obtain the necessary ingredients.
I welcome your feedback and ideas. Contact me at (317) 232-9833 or email, h75@iga.in.gov. To follow these bills in the Senate, visit www.iga.in.gov.
IceMen and Komets Continue Rivalry Tuesday
Fort Wayne Komets (27-14-2-0) vs. Evansville IceMen (16-22-4-1)
Tuesday, February 9th – 6:15pm (Fat Tuesday – Mardi Gras)
Ford Center – Evansville, IN
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This Season – Third meeting of six.
- 12/4 – Komets won 7-5 (in Evansville)
- 12/13– IceMen won 6-4 (in Fort Wayne)
Last SeasonÂ
- IceMen were 1-6-1-1 against the Komets
All Time
- IceMen are 10-17-2-2
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THIS WEEK
Tues. 2/9 – Fort Wayne at Evansville (6:15pm) – Ford Center
                        Fat Tuesday – Mardi Gras
Fri. 2/12 – Kalamazoo at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center
Youth Backpack Giveaway, presented by Old National Bank
Sat. 2/13 – Evansville at Cincinnati (7:35pm EST) – US Bank Arena
(Broadcast: www.evansvilleicemen.com and ECHL TV)
Sun. 2/14 – Cincinnati at Evansville (6:15pm) – Ford Center
Heart Night – Valentine’s Day
CELEBRATE FAT TUESDAY
Celebrate Mardi Gras with the IceMen Tuesday night, when Evansville hosts the Fort Wayne Komets at 6:15pm. College students can get discounted upper level tickets for just $6 when they present their college ID at the Ford Center Ticket Office. One lucky fan will receive a free iPad courtesy of Computers Plus.
WHAT A RUSH
The IceMen returned to the Ford Center Saturday for the first time since January 16 and won a thriller 2-1 in a shootout against the Rapid City Rush. The 7,073 fans, combined with the attendance from Star Wars Night (8,229), set an IceMen attendance record for consecutive home games – 15,302.
WHO’S HOT?
Evansville defenseman Andrew Himelson scored the team’s only goal in regulation Saturday against Rapid City, giving the Monroe, NY native a career-high five game point streak. Daultan Leveille, who missed the team’s two games in Indianapolis last weekend with an injury, assisted on Himelson’s goal and scored the winning goal in the shootout. The 25-year-old from St. Catherines, Ontario has points in each of his last three games. With an assist Saturday, Danny Hobbs has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his last eight games.
THUNDERBOLTS NEWS RELEASE 2-8-16
ROSTER RIDDLED AND RAVAGED THUNDERBOLTS BATTLE NASHVILLE WITH SOLID EFFORT MAKESHIFT LINEUP COMPETES MASTERFULLY AGAINST PREMIER JR. PREDATORS TEAM THREE HOME GAMES IN THREE NIGHTS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND AGAINST ATLANTA
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 2(0-2-0) 2-9 FRI. FEB. 5 ‘BOLTS 1 VS. NASHVILLE 5 SAT. FEB. 6 ‘BOLTS 1 VS. NASHVILLE 4
THIS WEEK’S GAMES: (3) FRI. FEB. 12 VS. ATLANTA 7:30 PM SAT. FEB. 13 VS. ATLANTA 7:30 PM
SUN. FEB. 14 VS. ATLANTA 6:30 PM NEXT HOME GAMES: FRI. FEB. 12; SAT. FEB. 13; SUN. FEB. 14 VS. ATLANTA / TICKETS ONLY $ 5 ! *** ALL THUNDERBOLTS GAMES ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON EVANSVILLE’S WVHI-AM 1330 ***
LIGHTNING BOLTS’ SHOTS: The past weekend was, perhaps, a more unusual one for the Evansville ThunderBolts of the NA3HL elite junior hockey league. Under the direction of General Manager/Head Coach Scott Fankhouser, the ThunderBolts two games for the past Friday and Saturday nights, originally scheduled for Nashville, were suddenly relocated to the ‘Bolts hockey home of Evansville’s Swonder Ice Arena due to building issues which prevented the Jr. Predators to host those two games. With the change in venue came a slight change in the original starting times for each contest with game one played on Friday at 12 noon and game two played on Saturday evening, beginning at 7:50 pm. Always conscious of community goodwill and exemplary spirit and commitment to the great Evansville and Tri-State area and their ever-growing legions of loyal, avid and rabid fans, the ThunderBolts organization offered both of these games over the past weekend absolutely FREE of charge; no admission fee! The ThunderBolts organization’s extraordinary gesture represented the ultimate expression of appreciation to the fans and the community who have supported the fledgling franchise in its inaugural campaign of 2015-16.
PRESENTING THE HOME TRIO: The ThunderBolts will be spending the upcoming weekend on home ice at Swonder Ice Arena. On the docket for our true hometown team is a three-games in three nights’ weekend series against the Atlanta Capitals of the NA3HL’s South Division. The first two dates are set for this Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm with the third and final installment of the inter-divisional weekend series scheduled for Sunday, one hour earlier at 6:30 pm. The Sunday contest was added to the ThunderBolts home schedule as the make-up date for the postponement of the ThunderBolts/Capitals clash which was originally slated for October 16th in the Georgia city when Evansville’s team bus incurred mechanical difficulties. ThunderBolts game tickets are always FAN- FAMILY-FRIENDLY priced at ONLY $ 5 !! That’s the best deal anywhere and everywhere!! For more information, please visit the ThunderBolts website at www.evvvbolts.com.
REWIND WEEKEND: Forced to play with a somewhat makeshift, improvised lineup due to an inordinate number of roster interruptions and disruptions through injuries, suspensions and one player call-up as well as the late, sudden change of game and site venue, the ThunderBolts acquitted themselves both admirably and nobly against a Nashville team considered as one of the very best in the entire league. Missing anywhere from 5 to 7 notables in their lineup, the ThunderBolts were gallant and valiant in bowing to the Jr. Preds by results of 5-1 and 4-1. In Friday’s game one, the ‘Bolts were victimized by 3-Nashville PPG after Brandon Rozema had created contention for his squad in narrowing an early 2-0 second period deficit to 2-1. Goaltender Adam Conkling, again, was superb for the ThunderBolts, rebuffing 43 of 48 Nashville shots. Saturday night, Evansville actually seized an early 1-0 first period lead on Mathieu LaForest’s strike, orchestrated by a brilliant arrangement from Rozema. However, Nashville rallied with 4-consecutive goals with 3 of those delivered in the middle frame of the game in a Jr. Preds, 4-1 victory verdict. Conkling, again, was superb, repelling 46 of 50 shots.
ROSTER REFRESH: The ThunderBolts have been plagued with a sundry of maladies at this hour of their inaugural season. The past weekend, Coach Scott’s crew operated minus the services of this litany of incapacitated player personnel; center Zach Faith, right wings Ian Blaeser, Austin Hayden and Joey Sorensen as well as defenseman Nate Thormann. Furthermore, team captain and leading scoring kingpin Jon Grimm was summoned to the NAHL Amarillo Bulls while defenseman Nick Luke served a one-game suspension for Saturday night’s encore engagement with the Jr. Predators. Three newcomers to the ThunderBolts stable made their respective debuts effective with Friday’s affair. Left wing Cedric Calhoun was acquired from the Pittsburgh Vengeance (NA3HL); right wings Brandon Knopf (NOFF) and Michael Dlugach (DO-glock) also saw regular duty with Knopf distributing an assist on his new team’s sole goal of Friday.
PROSPECTS PRE-EMINENCE: A triumvirate of ThunderBolts finest on ice will be representing Evansville, the ‘Bolts and the Midwest Division All-Stars for the NA3HL’s Annual Top Prospects Tournament scheduled for February 15 – 17 at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Defenseman Triston Theriot, left wing Jon Grimm and center Brandon Bornkamp will be displaying their respective talents for one of the league’s major events of the season.
“ROSE ROYCE:†Left wing Brandon Rozema has been a bright beacon in the night for his ‘Bolts band of icers as he continues to foster a flourish in the second half of the current campaign. Though his team managed only a pair of goals in the two-games’ weekend series against those “Music City†slickers from “Smashville,†the Grandville, MI native was, once again, intrinsically instrumental on both offensive thrusts. “The Rose†kinetically choreographed the club’s lone goal Friday in the 5-1 shortfall as inflicted by the Tennessee squadron before delivering the key, primary assist on a masterful arrangement of line-mate’s Mathieu LaForest FG of the game early in the opening period on Saturday night. The team’s top point-scoring impresario in January with 9(7-3-10), Rozema is presently riding the crest of an impressive 5-game point streak with 5(4-4-8) in that span. His 5-game point streak represents the third best for the ‘Bolts thus far this season.
MATHIEU ON CUE: St. Clair, Shores, MI product Mathieu LaForest continues to find the range with his sharpshooting sniping. After a somewhat slow start to the season, the versatile forward has come alive, injecting some much-needed offensive punch and prowess to the ThunderBolts lineup. In snapping home the game’s FG on Saturday night, he registered his ninth point over the last 11-ThunderBolts games. In those 11-games, LaForest is 11(3-6-9) with a stellar +3 rating.
THE PUCK STOPS HERE: Goaltender Adam Conkling continues to be the consummate workhorse for our true hometown team. The Fort Wayne, IN native was, again, the backbone backstop for his team over the past weekend. Having made 20-starts in the ThunderBolts last 24-games and appearing in 21 games overall during that span, “Conks†was peppered and pelted with pucks to the tune of 98-shots through the two games’ weekend series. Evansville’s “Soul of Goal†repelled 89 of those 98-shots for a SPCT of .908, earning the Penn Station ThunderBolts Star of the Game for both outstanding outings.
THE TOP GUN GANG: Entering the second full week of February, the ThunderBolts leading men in the point producing department are: 1- Jon Grimm 34(15-22-37); 2- Brandon Bornkamp 36(19-17-36); 3- Mike Kelley 31(10- 18-28); 4- Brandon Rozema 33(10-7-17); 5- Triston Theriot 36(4-12-16); 6- Billy Bonser 33(8-6-14); 7- Mathieu LaForest 32(4-9-13); 8- Brian Crink 36(2-9-11); 9- Zach Faith 25(1-6-7); 10- Kyle Nikles 31(3-3-6).
UNEVEN STRENGTH: The ThunderBolts power play which had been operating at full, maximum and optimum proficiency in recent action was defused by the Nashville club the past weekend. Entering the weekend, the power play had been 6 for the last 15; 40% and 8 for the last 27; 29.8%. For the weekend, Evansville was 0-9, surrendering a shorthanded goal in the process. Meanwhile, the Jr. Preds power play was productive, going 4 for 11 for a rating mark of 36.4%.
FEBRUARY ‘BOLTS BIRTHDAY BOYS: The “Boys from the ‘Bolts†celebrating February birthdays: February 8th- 13—Triston Theriot (19); February 10th- 18—Brandon Bornkamp (19); February 24th- 5—Brian Crink (21).
FEW FUN FAST FACTS FROM “FIC:†After a short call-up to Amarillo of the NAHL, team top scorer and captain Jon Grimm has been reassigned back to the ThunderBolts. Mathieu LaForest’s FG of the game Saturday night marked only the seventh time in 36-games that the ‘Bolts have scored the game’s FG. They are 7(0-7-0) when doing so. Steven Rutherford’s 16-PIM Saturday night left him 7-PIM away from 100 for the season. He is the club’s leader in this category. In dropping all 4 of their meetings against Nashville, the ‘Bolts have been outscored 24-4 and outshot, 214-63. With the change of venue from Nashville to Evansville the past weekend, the ‘Bolts fashioned their “their road blues†on home ice for the first time ever. Evansville’s 14-SOG Saturday night represented their third fewest in a single game this season. Fewest has been 10, also coming against Nashville. Adam Conkling has been honored as the Penn Station ThunderBolts Star of the Game 5-times thus far this season. Jon Grimm has captured such accolades 3-times. In his ‘Bolts debut, right wing Brandon Knopf earned an assist on Brandon Rozema’s goal Friday against Nashville.
THE THUNDERBOLTS RADIO UPDATE: ThunderBolts fans can stay up to date everyday even when there is not a game. It’s “The ThunderBolts Hockey Update,†Monday through Friday at 5:00 pm on WVHI-AM 1330 and at 2:30 pm on WEOA-AM 1400 and WEOA-FM Magic 98.5.
Women’s Basketball Comeback Falls Short At Loyola
Women’s Basketball Comeback Falls Short At Loyola
After coming back from sizable deficits in both the second and third quarters, the University of Evansville women’s basketball team wasn’t able to put together a final surge as the Purple Aces fell 67-54 Loyola at Gentile Arena on Sunday afternoon.
“We played great tonight, and we held a lead at some crucial points in the game,†UE head coach Oties Epps said. “We were tied 49-49 at the last media timeout, but we kind of ran out of steam. Taylor Manuel is a great player, and they found a way to get her involved. We’re still looking for a complete 40-minute game, but there are a lot of positives that we can take from this performance.â€
The Aces (2-20, 1-10 Missouri Valley) trailed for much of the first and second quarters before Sara Dickey caught fire with three three-pointers in the latter half of the second frame to pull UE ahead. The junior out of Montezuma, Ind., would actually hit her first five treys of the day, finishing with 17 points of 6-of-14 shooting. She now has 1,511 points for her career, which stands as the third-best total and Aces history.
Camille Coleman would also hit double-figures for UE, marking the second straight contest that the South Bend native has accomplished the feat. She too was 6-for-14 shooting on the day, ending with 15 points. Jordan Campbell also chipped in seven points, and Laura Friday made her return to the starting line-up for Evansville, racking up three points and six assists.
Meanwhile, the Ramblers (12-10, 8-3 MVC) were led by the duo Taylor Johnson and Taylor Manuel. Johnson filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Manuel, who was held quiet for much of the contest, started rolling midway through the fourth quarter, helping LU come back from five points down. She would finish with 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to go along with 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks.
The size of LU proved the difference in the game as LU was out-rebounded the Aces 43-25. The Ramblers also held the edge in points in the paint (36-6) and second-chance points (15-6).
The Aces will return to action next Sunday as they will play host to Southern Illinois at the Ford Center.
Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Program Accepting Applications
- The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. There will be approximately forty (40) $500.00 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.
The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing funds in order to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field.
To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, must be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law enforcement field and enroll as a full time student (12 hours).
Scholarship applications are available from your high school counselor, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office or by writing to the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association, 147 East Maryland Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204-3608, and requesting an application form. The scholarship application can also be downloaded from the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association by clicking here.  The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association on or before April 1.
Pictured above: Sheriff Dave Wedding and the 2015 ISA Scholarship winners from Vanderburgh County.
IS IT TRUE FEBRUARY 8, 2016
IS IT TRUEÂ a local attorney Laura Sherman, an African American woman has quietly filed to run for State Representative District 77? …Ms Sherman grew up in the 4th Ward? …we are told that she is a self made person who earned two academic scholarships and graduated from two well known and respected institutions of higher education?
IS IT TRUEÂ we wonder if anyone has heard the rumor that the Bonds for the Downtown Hotel hasn’t been sold?
IS IT TRUE the Clinton’s were $5 million in debt, when they left the White House because of legal expenses they incurred during Bill Clinton’s presidency?…we wonder how the “ financially broke†Clintons managed to give their daughter  a million dollar plus wedding?
IS IT TRUE were pleased that the Editor of the Evansville Courier and Press has finally taken City Council Jonathan Weaver to task on his  unprofessional behavior? …we agree with Mr. Ethridge statement that Weaver is immature and lacks manners? —we are pleased that Mr. Ethridge also made reference to Weavers “sending past and present council members bookmarked emails with him spouting vile words at various rivals”? …we  wish that Courier Editor Ethridge would have made reference that one of Weavers ex-wives filed a restraining order against him?
IS IT TRUEÂ the CCO Publisher can relate to Mr. Ethridge remarks about Councilman Weaver immature behavior? …that Councilman Weaver accosted the 72 year Publisher of the CCO a few times during the past couple of years? …Councilman Weaver called him on at least two occasions late night (around 2:00 am) after seemly having one too many sarsaparillas and spouted vile words and insults towards him?
IS IT TRUE our February 5, 2016 IS IT TRUE had a record 149 comments? …since we re-designed our paper page layout our readership has increased 23%?
IS IT TRUE that our IT guy found 55,000 e mail subscribers accounts that were never approved by the CCO because a widgets was never activated? …next week we are going to address this issue in hope to increase our readership by leaps and bounds?
IS IT TRUE eLuxurySupply.com is a United States Veteran Owned and Operated company operating out of Evansville, Indiana? …Countless hours of hard work and determination, as well as a little luck, have helped eLuxurySupply.com to become one of the internet’s most trusted and successful specialty linen providers? …they are the 15th fastest growing company in the U S? …they are also the 3rd fastest growing retail company in America? ..eLuxurySupply.com is the fastest growing business in Ind.?
IS IT TRUE we are asking all of our readers who have Facebook accounts to “Like†CCO on Facebook?.  ..we are trying to widen our reach in the social media community?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is “Do you feel that a one hour speech is worth $625,000?
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