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AND 9 TINY FLAMINGOS by Jim Redwine
Gavel Gamut
By Jim Redwine
(Week of 11 January 2016)
AND 9 TINY FLAMINGOS
Peg and I spent Christmas in Florida. It was sunny some of the time and the lowest temperature was 70°. Of course, because Peg was in charge, our main pastime was shopping. Oh, we could have played golf or gone to the ocean, but our major activity was avoiding being rammed on the streets by some demolition driving snowbird from New York or being rammed in WalMart by some bargain chasing octogenarian pushing a cart with one hand and a cane with the other.
I actually got to where the challenge of “dodge cart†was exhilarating. Since I am in my 70’s, I had a distinct advantage over most of the treasure hunters. However, it was not unusual for some blue-haired, tennis shoe wearing lady, clad in a tee shirt emblazoned with some catchy phrase such as, “So’s your old manâ€, to surprise me with a shove to the back of my knees.
According to Peg, we had to go to Florida at least once in 2015 to check on the small condo her mom gave us to make sure it was okay; it wasn’t. The first thing we ran into was a commode in need of surgery. We fixed it with only three trips to Lowe’s. Then the “new†garbage disposal leaked. Not to worry. One more trip to Lowe’s and 80 bucks did the trick.
Just as I had Peg convinced to return to where Christmas is celebrated properly, the two main windows were damaged by a rainstorm. As I am a man, I was willing to ignore things for another year, but Peg’s female side took over. She demanded we act responsibly. So we stayed to save the interior from even more rain that the Weather App predicted.
I knew the repair jobs were not that much more than we face in Indiana on a regular basis. That was not really the problem. What caused me to continually dream of a northern Christmas was the amalgam of tinsel and plastic contraptions Floridians use for Christmas decorations.
If one pictures Clement Moore’s vision from ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas then juxtaposes it with a scene from Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man, you too can have Christmas in Florida.
As Peg and I wandered around in short sleeves and short pants, we saw numerous attempts to reconcile Florida with Christmas. There were white plastic snowmen sitting on lush green lawns as they were being sprayed by automatic sprinklers. There were Santa Clauses, plastic of course, dressed in heavy red snow suits. There was the normal plethora of tiny white lights but now on palm trees.
And worst of all, there were plastic sleighs sitting in sand piles. At least they were not being pulled by eight flamingos led by a ninth with a glowing red beak.
IS IT TRUE JANUARY 8, 2016
IS IT TRUE that one of our most dedicated poster ClassyEvansvillePolitic sent us this gem that challenges the appointment of Brandon Scott by Evansville City Council to the Police Merit Commission? …below are two links provided to us by CCO poster ClassyEvansvillePolitic for your review and discussion?
IS IT TRUE after reading the link on Indiana State Laws posted below pertaining to “Home Rule” it suggest that Brandon Scott should have lived in Evansville/Vanderburgh County for 3 years in order that he would be eligible to serve on the Evansville Police Merit Commission?
 IS IT TRUE attached  below is the link of  a TEN ADAMS of a news release that states that Brandon Scott accepted a job appointment with Ten Adams sometime around October 13, 2013?  …we wonder when Mr. Scott was hired by Ten Adams did he move from another city to accept this position in Evansville a month or two before before October 13, 2013?
IS IT TRUE we wonder if State Law supersesdes a local City Ordinance? Â …if it does and Mr. Scott move from another city to accept a job with Ten Adams sometime before October 13, 2013, Â it looks like his appointment to the Evansville Police Merit Commission is in jeopardy?
IS IT TRUE posted below is ClassyEvansvillePolitic reply to CCO poster JoeBiden.
Joe
See the minor detective work I did a few minutes ago.
Per the 10 Adams website, BRANDON SCOTT came to 10 Adams October 13, 2013.
http://www.tenadams.com/ten-adams-thrilled-announce-newest-addition-team/
My supposition is that if the State law Bandana provided is accurate, then he cannot comply with the three year part of it IMHO
The glitch that many point out is that darn “Home Rule†crap that runs everyone ragged all the time.  Sometimes you can, sometimes you cannot, it is maddening.
If you are bored or a law nut like me, look at pages 7 and 8 on the attached PDF
https://www.ipfw.edu/dotAsset/c78253c7-7f49-4d54-b3aa-6c44ccd4d8db.pdf
IS IT TRUE we hear the use of Federal TARP funds earmarked for ridding of “Blighted Homes” is the subject of a Congressional Oversight Committee hearing in Washington, DC?
IS IT TRUE we hope that Evansville or Indiana won’t be held up as the example of how States or Cities shouldn’t use Federal TARP money at tomorrows Congressional hearing?  …a Federal TARP Funds hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday,  January 8, at the Congressional Oversight Committee in Washington, DC.?  …we urge you to turn your Cable Channel on C Span at 9:00 A M tomorrow morning to view this hearing concerning the alleged misuse of Federal TARP money?
IS IT TRUE we urge ‘Blight Fighter” George Lumley,  Evansville DMD Director Kelly Course and his staff,  board members of the Evansville Brownfield Corp to tune in on tomorrows Congressional Oversight Committee hearing?
IS IT TRUE that Evansville City Council on Monday is presenting and voting on a resolution authorizing the legal action to be withdrawed from the pending legal Appeal Of the City of Evansville Residency Ordinance? …we hear Council leadership has cut a back room political deal and will attempt to suspend the rules to pass this ordinance on first reading? Â …we hope that City Council will allow public input before they vote on this resolution?
Eagles shake off slow start, turnovers to surge past Rockhurst
Southern Indiana (10-1, 3-0 GLVC): 68
at Rockhurst (7-3, 1-2 GLVC): 54
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Junior guard Tanner Marcum (New Albany, Indiana) and junior forward Hannah Wascher (Rantoul, Illinois) combined for 42 points and a .778 shooting percentage to lead the University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball team to a 68-54 Great Lakes Valley Conference road win over Rockhurst University Thursday evening.
USI (10-1, 3-0 GLVC) shook off a slow start and an uncharacteristic 25 turnovers to earn its eighth consecutive victory. The Screaming Eagles trailed 6-0 early in the contest, but rallied to tie the game at 13-13 at the end of the first quarter as Marcum drained a three-pointer to close out the first period.
Junior forward Tasia Brewer (Terre Haute, Indiana) hit a three-pointer early in the second quarter to give the Eagles their first lead of the contest, while a 5-0 run late in the period gave USI a 31-28 advantage at the intermission.
The Eagles stretched their lead to 43-34 midway through the third quarter as Wascher wrapped a pair of layups around a basket by sophomore guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois).
Rockhurst (7-3, 1-2 GLVC), which suffered its first home loss of the season, trimmed USI’s advantage to five as junior guard Mary Dineen drained one of her six three-pointers with just over four minutes to play in the third period. That would be the last points the Hawks would get in the period as USI held Rockhurst to 0-of-5 shooting in the final four minutes to forge a 48-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
USI led by 11 points early in the fourth period; but a 6-0 Rockhurst run once again closed the gap to five points, this time 52-47 with just over six minutes to play.
The Eagles, however, responded as sophomore forward/guard Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) drained a three-pointer with six minutes to play to begin a 9-1 USI run. Marcum had the final six points in the run, capped off by a rare four-point play that put USI up 61-48 with just over four minutes to play.
Wascher, who finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, had an old-fashioned three-point play less than two minutes later as USI increased its advantage to as many as 15 points before settling on the 14-point win.
Marcum, who shot 8-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc, racked up 25 points and four assists to lead USI. Wascher went 6-of-8 from the floor as USI shot 49.0 percent (24-49) from the field as a team.
The Eagles out-rebounded the Hawks, 43-26, and held Rockhurst to a .298 shooting percentage. Dineen had 27 points to lead Rockhurst, while sophomore guard Jillian Myers had eight assists and six steals. Harshbarger had four assists and a career-high seven rebounds for USI.
USI returns to action Saturday when it visits William Jewell College. The Cardinals (5-9, 0-3 GLVC) suffered a 78-75 setback to No. 22 Bellarmine University Thursday evening in Liberty, Missouri.
Arrest made in Wednesday CVS Pharmacy armed robbery
Evansville Police have arrested 41 year old TRAVIS BUCHANAN on robbery charges in connection with the Wednesday armed robbery of the CVS Pharmacy at 2020 Morgan Ave.
BUCHANAN displayed a handgun at a pharmacist and demanded prescription pills. He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of pills. There were other employees and customers in the store at the time of the robbery, but no other people were threatened and there were no injuries.
Investigators received several tips from the community identifying BUCHANAN as the man seen in surveillance images showing the robbery as it happened.
BUCHANAN was located today and taken into custody without incident.
Pretrial release project to test assessment tool
Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com
The Indiana Supreme Court is preparing to test the viability of allowing certain offenders to be released pretrial without having to pay a bail.
Ten counties are interested in participating in the pilot project that will test the effectiveness of a risk assessment tool, according to a just-released December status report from the Indiana Supreme Court Committee to Study Evidence-Based Pretrial Release. The project will use the tool to identify the defendants mostly likely to flee if released before their trials.
Teams from the interested counties – Allen, Bartholomew, Hamilton, Hendricks, Jefferson, Monroe, Porter, St. Joseph, Starke and Tipton – were introduced to the evidence-based pretrial released system during a workshop in November.
The pilot project will use the Indiana Risk Assessment System – Pretrial Assessment Tool to determine the offenders who can be released pretrial and the conditions of their release. No date for starting the project has been set but the committee has been tasked with drafting the guidelines for the study and will make a status report to the court by Feb. 19.
Justice Brent Dickson has been the leading advocate for using alternatives to cash and surety bonds. He has said keeping people in jailbecause they cannot afford to post bail is unfair.
While he was chief justice, he assembled the committee to take a closer look at the issue of pretrial release.
The committee, chaired by Allen Superior Judge John Surbeck, has partnered with the National Institute of Corrections to develop the pilot project. In addition to the committee overseeing the project, the Indiana Judicial Center and NIC will provide assistance.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.Â
Brandy Elaine Green Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony
Turessa Labelle Cook Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony
Matthew Ewin Shepherd Invasion of privacy, Level 6 felony
Residential entry, Level 6 felony
PREVIEW: IceMen Weekend in Indianapolis
Evansville IceMen (12-15-3-1) AT Indy Fuel (14-18-2-0)
Friday, January 8th – 7:35pm EST  (6:35pm in Evansville)
Saturday, January 9th – 7:35pm EST (6:35pm in Evansville)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum – Indianapolis, IN
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This Season: 6th and 7th of 11 meetings
- 10/17 – Indy won 3-1 (in Evansville)
- 11/4 – Indy won 3-0 (in Evansville)
- 11/6 – Evansville won 4-2 (in Evansville)
- 11/18 – Evansville won 2-1 (in Evansville)
- 11/19 – Indy won 3-1 (in Evansville)
All-Time:Â Evansville: 4-8-1-2; Indy: 11-3-1-0
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UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Wed. 1/13 – Rapid City at Evansville, 6:15pm – Ford Center
BOGO Ticket Night
Sat. 1/16 – Quad City at Evansville, 7:15pm – Ford Center
STAR WARS Night
IN THE HUNT
After a grueling four games in five days, the IceMen managed four points and are very much alive in the playoff race. Evansville is five points out of the eighth spot in the Western Conference with 41 games left.
ROAD WARRIORS
Evansville is 7-6-0 on the road this season and has won five of its last seven games away from the Ford Center. With only two home games left in the month of January, the IceMen travel nine times including a stretch of six road games in nine days from January 22-30.
“BIG SAVE†BENGTSBERG
Rookie goaltender Christoffer Bengtsberg returned from a 45-day stint on Injured Reserve, and the Stockholm, Sweden native played three out of four games last week. His 34 saves in Evansville’s 3-2 win December 30 at Quad City was a career best, and he made several highlight-reel saves in each of his three starts.
FULL MOON RISING
Alternate Captain Nathan Moon had arguably his best week since returning to the IceMen in a trade with Colorado November 4. Moon notched three goals and two assists in the team’s four games, and scored twice against Wichita Sunday.
GET TO KNOW INDY
The IceMen face the Indy Fuel twice this weekend in Indianapolis, after playing the first five meetings of the season at the Ford Center. Indy won three of the first five meetings and will host the IceMen four times in January and once in March, before the teams wrap up their season series March 12 in Evansville.
CARRUTH BE TOLD
Indy has won three of the first five meetings this season with Evansville, much in part due to the goaltending of Mac Carruth. The Chicago Blackhawks prospect held the IceMen to one goal in Indy’s 3-1 wins October 17 and December 19, and shutout Evansville 3-0 November 4. The IceMen did get to Carruth once, however, a 4-2 Evansville win November 6.
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE – JANUARY 13!
BOGO! IceMen tickets are two for one for the game this Wednesday, January 13 at the Ford Center. Purchase one ticket to the game and get one free to see the IceMen take on the Rapid City Rush at 6:15pm.Visit www.ticketmaster.com or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office in person. Tickets must be purchased in multiples of two and have already been discounted to half price. Online fees apply.
STAR WARS NIGHT!
January 16 is Star Wars Night at the Ford Center, as the IceMen host the Quad City Mallards at 7:15pm. Appearances will be made by your favorite Star Wars characters and fans are welcome to show up in costume. This is the most anticipated game of the year, so fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets soon to avoid missing out!
Visit us at www.evansvilleicemen.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @EvvIceMen for more information about your hometown professional hockey team.
Memorial service set for Monday in honor of Bailey George
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A memorial service in honor of University of Evansville women’s cross country runner Bailey George is set to be held on Monday evening.
Teammates, student-athletes, professors, friends and family are invited to gather to honor George’s memory in a service that will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday inside Neu Chapel on the University of Evansville campus.
For those interested in traveling from campus over to Friday’s funeral, a bus will be available that will give you free transportation. It is set to leave the Armory on the UE campus at 6 a.m. on Friday morning and will arrive back on campus at approximately 7 p.m. Please contact Amy Davidson at 812-488-2238 or Coach Don Walters at 812-457-4103 to reserve your spot. There are a limited number of seats available.