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NEITHER MEAT NOR VEGETABLE by Jim Redwine

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Gavel Gamut

By Jim Redwine

(Week of 30 November 2015)

NEITHER MEAT NOR VEGETABLE

We gathered together with our friends and neighbors Thursday. When I lived on the Osage Nation we had ready-made Native Americans too. However, Thanksgiving is no longer a celebration of mixing cultures and survival. Now it is merely a fuel stop on the way to Black Friday.

There was a cornucopia of all the traditionals: turkey, dressing, green bean casserole, homemade bread, sweet potatoes and sugar in every imaginable concoction. It was wonderful; I know because I ate all of it.

Then there was this roll of ersatz substance. It was grey, mushy and difficult to distinguish in taste from the paper plate upon which it lurked.

Now, our neighbor, Bonnie Minnette, is a fine and generous cook. Over the years we have been blessed to be rescued numerous times from our failure to replenish our ‘fridge and pantry; Bonnie has always been to us as Pocahontas was to John Smith.

However, even Paul Prudhomme deflates a soufflé now and then. Such was the case with the imitation meat coiled up like a poor rendition of foie gras.

“Uh, Bonnie, what is this and is it meant to be eaten?”

“Oh, that is tofu loaf. It is just like turkey but is fat free, cholesterol free and extremely dietetic.”

Okay, Gentle Reader, how would you have approached this dilemma? Here’s what I came up with as Bonnie and a houseful of wanna-be Ree Drummonds watched. In spite of Peg’s razor sharp elbow driven into my ribs, Peg had watched in horror as I stabbed the tofu, I stood and held up the platter of would be turkey:

“Jim, why are you standing up holding that platter of tofu?”

“You know how President Obama always pardons a turkey at Thanksgiving? Well, as a judge I can also issue pardons, and this unique dish is more in need of a pardon than any I have ever seen. I declare it free. I shall not harm an ounce of it.”

By the way, why is there no equal protection for a ham at Easter, a standing rib roast at Christmas and a lamb at Passover? What is so special about turkeys, some of which rival vegetables in intellect?

On the other hand, in my mind there is no question tofu is deserving of being rescued from all holiday banquets.

BREAKING NEWS: Police Department Investigating Death of 17 Year Old

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Police Department Investigating Death of 17 Year Old As A Homicide. 

The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigating the death of a 17 year old Evansville resident. The death took place on Second Ave. and stemmed from an incident occurring near the 900 block of W. Michigan. The death is being investigated as a homicide. Release of identification of the deceased is pending notification of family. The Evansville Police Department will release any information surrounding the circumstances. An autopsy is scheduled for 10:00 AM today.

Authority
Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Lockyear

 

BLACK FRIDAY LIVES MATTER

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IceMen Top Aces in Anchorage With Big Second Period

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Four second period goals led the Evansville IceMen to a 4-2 victory late Friday against the Alaska Aces at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.

The Aces capitalized on their first of three first period power-plays, when Tyler Maxwell snapped a one-timer past IceMen goalie Cody Reichard from low in the right circle to give Alaska a 1-0 at 9:02. Evansville generated just four shots in the frame against Aces goalie Steven Summerhays, as the IceMen trailed by a goal at the first break.

Evansville scored four goals on ten shots in the second period against Summerhays. Justin MacDonald started the scoring after forcing an Aces turnover in the offensive zone and lifting a backhander over Summerhays’ blocker on a wraparound. Justin Breton gave Alaska its second lead with a similar play at the other end, but Ryan Penny ripped a wrist shot over Summerhays’ glove from the point.

Rookie Jordan Sims scored 31 seconds after Penny on a post-to-post pass from Nathan Moon to give the IceMen the lead for good. Late in the frame, Daultan Leveille capped the scoring with a power-play tip-in off a Chris Rumble centering pass.

While Evansville was outshot 40-21, Reichard stopped 38 shots to win his second straight start to begin his IceMen career 2-0.

The two teams will play the second of three games in Anchorage Saturday night at 7:15pm locally (10:15pm in Evansville). Coverage begins at 10pm on www.evansvilleicemen.com and ECHL TV. Fans can also watch the game at Bar Louie in Evansville, the official headquarters for IceMen away games.

Mockevicius hauls in 21 rebounds in 69-57 win

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For the first time in over 30 years, a Purple Aces player notched 20 rebounds as senior Egidijus Mockevicius recorded 21 to lead the University of Evansville men’s basketball team to a 69-57 victory over Santa Clara on the second day of the Wooden Legacy at Titan Gym

 

Mockevicius became the first Evansville player to haul in 20 rebounds since Richie Johnson also had 21 on Dec. 11, 1984 in a game against Western Kentucky.

 

“He has been doing that for us for four years,” Evansville head coach Marty Simmons said.  “He has a knack and ability to go and get the ball.  It was outstanding.”

 

The native of Vilnius, Lithuania fell just short of a double-double as he registered 8 points, but did block a pair of shots in his 36 minutes of action.  Pacing the offense was D.J. Balentine who finished the night with 23 points and 8 assists.  He hit 9 of his 18 attempts and registered a pair of steals.  Mislav Brzoja also had a strong night of work, scoring 16 to go along with 5 boards and four helpers.  He hit all six of his shots.

 

“We ran the offense very well tonight,” Balentine said.  “The flow of it was much better, our guys did a great job of converting.”

 

Just as he did in the game against Providence, D.J. Balentine started off with the hot hand.  His triple marked the first field goal of the night and gave the Aces a 4-0 lead.  UE’s defense forced the Broncos into a 0-for-5 start from the floor along with two turnovers as the Aces took an 8-0 lead.

 

The Broncos got on the board just over five minutes into the game as Matt Hubbard knocked down a shot.  After scoring 44 points in their Wooden Legacy opener versus Arizona, Jared Brownridge got warmed up as back-to-back shots fell to bring the Broncos within four at 11-7.  Blake Simmons knocked down a triple in the midst of that stretch.

 

KJ Feagin hit a shot 12 minutes into the contest that gave the Broncos their first lead at 16-15.  On the ensuing possession, Balentine hit a shot of his own to put the lead back in UE’s hands.  With 1:40 left, the Aces clung to a 29-27 lead before finishing the half on an 8-2 stretch.  That capped off a stretch that saw Mislav Brzoja score 10-consecutive points for the Aces.  As the seconds were winding down in the period, Balentine hit his fourth bucket of the game to send the Aces to the locker room up 37-29.  Brzoja led the Aces with 12 points in the half while Balentine had 11.

 

Evansville took its largest lead as a teardrop shot from Balentine was true in the opening minute of the second half, but a 2-for-10 stretch saw the Broncos roar back and get within four at 47-43 with 12 minutes remaining.  Evansville maintained a 7-point lead with 7:15 remaining, up 54-47.  Over the next four minutes, a 7-0 stretch saw UE takes its largest lead of the night at 14 points.  The advantage would later grow to 16 in the final two minutes as a Jaylon Brown layup was the dagger before the Aces were able to finish with the 69-57 triumph.

 

Led by Brzoja’s 6-6 shooting performance, the Aces finished the night at 47.1%.  The Broncos shot 40.7%.  Just a day after registering 44 points, Jared Brownridge was held in check by UE as he was 6-for-17 from the floor for 19 points.  Nate Kratch checked in with 10.

 

With the victory, the Aces will play UC Irvine in the 5th place game on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. PT, 1:30 p.m. CT at the Honda Center.  It will be carried live on ESPNU, the WatchESPN app and fans can tune in for live coverage on 91.5 WUEV.

UE women drop opener in California

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Purple Aces junior Sara Dickey was one of three players in double figures for the University of Evansville, but an 18-point outing courtesy of Peyton Ferris helped Montana State earn an 81-55 victory over UE on Friday evening.

 

Dickey joined Kerri Gasper (12 points) and Camille Coleman (10 points) in double figures for UE.  Dickey did her damage from outside as she hit two triples and also made 5 of her 6 attempts from the charity stripe.  Gasper was 3-of-7 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the line.

 

For the Bobcats, Ferris hit all six of her shots and was 6-6 from the charity stripe on her way to a game-high 18 points.  She also hauled in 10 rebounds, the top tally in the contest.

 

Montana State opened the game by notching the first four points before Sara Dickey hit a pair of free throws just over two minutes into the game to get the Aces within a pair.  Over the final 7:41 of the quarter, the Bobcats outscored the Aces by a 15-1 margin to lead 19-3.

 

Two more shots fell through the bottom of the net for MSU before the Aces hit their first field goal of the night.  A 0-for-13 start from the floor was ended when Camille Coleman hit a jumper to make it a 23-5 contest.  The Bobcats kept rolling as they took a 42-16 lead into the halftime break.

 

Out of the halftime break, the Purple Aces scored the opening four points to get within 21 points, but MSU found its groove once again and finished off the 26-point win.

 

Tomorrow, the Aces wrap up the tournament in California with a matchup against Santa Clara beginning at 5 p.m. CT.

 

Eagles cruise by Fighting Scots, 85-65

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball cruised to a 20-point victory versus Ohio Valley University, 85-65, on the first night of the ninth-annual Bill Joergens Memorial Classic Friday evening at the Physical Activities Center. USI goes to 4-1 overall and 3-0 on the six-game homestand, while OVU sees its record go to 1-5 in 2015-16.

The Screaming Eagles used a 14-8 in the final five minutes of the opening half to take control and lead by 16-points by the intermission, 49-33. Freshman guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) and senior guard Travis Britt (Rantoul, Illinois) keyed the Eagles’ offensive spurt in the first 20 minutes with 12 points and 10 points, respectively.

The Fighting Scots cut the Eagles’ advantage to seven points, 57-50, in the first seven minutes of the second half. USI responded by pushing the lead to 18 points, 72-54, with 6:42 remaining on a 15-4 run. The Eagles extended the margin to as many as 23 points twice in the last four minutes before settling for the 85-65 final.

USI shot 49.2 percent for the game (31-63) and won the rebounding battle, 38-29, while forcing 16 OVU turnovers.

Individually, Stein led four Eagles in double-figures with a game-high and season-high 23 points. The freshman guard was a blistering seven-of-eight from the field, four-of-five from long range, and five-of-six from the charity stripe.

Senior forward George Edwards (Chicago, Illinois) followed Stein in the scoring column with 16 points on six-of-seven from field and four-of-five from the line, while Britt and senior forward Shane Seniour (Newburgh, Indiana) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points and 10 points, respectively.

USI concludes action in the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when it hosts fifth-ranked Midwestern State University. The Mustangs, who will be playing the Eagles for the first time in men’s basketball Saturday night, defeated top-ranked Bellarmine University, 77-71, in the classic’s opening game.

 

 

WARRICK COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ABOUT CURBSIDE PICKUP PROGRAM

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The Warrick County Solid Waste Management District (“WCSWMD”) has entered into an agreement with the National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) regarding the Warrick County Curbside Pickup Program.

Warrick County residents may continue to have their trash and recycling picked up by any waste hauler, including the District’s contractor Renewable Resources until such time as a hearing may be held on January 21, 2016 to address the Warrick County Curbside Pickup Program.

In the meantime, there will be no penalties assessed by WCSWMD for using a provider other than Renewable Resources, nor will other haulers be penalized for collecting trash and recyclables from their customers.

Any household that wishes to continue their service with their existing provider – Advanced Disposal, Eric Gries Disposal, Republic Services or Renewable Resources — should contact their provider to confirm that their existing service will continue on or after December 1, 2015.

Further information will be available after the January 21, 2016 hearing.

Death List 11-25-15

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DEATH LIST WK 11-25-15

USI kicks off holiday season with annual Madrigal Feaste

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Visit 15th-century Europe and kick off the holiday season in medieval fashion with the University of Southern Indiana’s Madrigal Feaste at 7:30 p.m. December 3-5 and 1 p.m. December 6, in Carter Hall in the University Center.

The USI Madrigal Feaste is a reenactment of a renaissance royal feast that features the USI Chamber Choir, Women’s Choir and other talented students and faculty members. The 46th annual Madrigal Feaste is USI’s oldest musical tradition, and a festive way to begin the holiday season.

The performers will don period costumes, and entertain with selections of English Madrigals, Irish traditional folk songs, and choral selections for the holiday season. This year’s feaste is set in Renaissance Ireland.

The menu will include green tossed salad, hot wassail (spiced cider), soup of beef and barley, his majesty’s roasted chicken, holiday roasted potatoes, fresh steamed vegetables and bread pudding with rum sauce.

Ticket prices are $34 for adults and $28 for students and senior citizens, and may be reserved by calling 812-461-5237. Tickets also may be ordered online at http://www.usi.edu/madrigals.

 

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