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North HS Students Need Donations for Giving Project

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North High School’s student-run United Way Club is participating in Operation Christmas Child.

Operation Christmas Child is a charity program sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse.  The program delivers shoeboxes filled with small presents to children in third world countries.  This year the students have set the goal to pack boxes for 120 children, and are asking for help in making this goal possible. They are asking for small toys, school supplies, crafts, hygiene products, clothing, and accessories that can be packed into shoebox sized boxes.

Donations can be made up until Thursday, Nov 19, at North’s main office. When asked why the United Way Club chose this program, one student responded by saying, “at this time of the year, it is important to be thankful for all we have as well as the needs of others, who are less fortunate.”

 

For additional information, email brent.lamey@evsc.k12.in.us

 

Appeals Court Rules For Teachers On Pay Issues

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

Jay Classroom Teachers Association prevailed Friday in an appeal contesting terms of a teachers’ contract adopted as the last best offer from Jay School Corporation.

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the order of the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board affirmed by a trial court contained errors.

“We find … a teacher can receive additional compensation for ancillary duties, and that covering another teacher’s class during the normal workday can be a compensable ancillary duty outside the scope of normal teaching duties — where both parties agreed to the same additional-compensation provision and included it in their respective LBOs,” Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik wrote for the panel in Jay Classroom Teachers Association v. Jay School Corporation and Indiana Education Employment Relation Board, 49A05-1412-PL-586.

Likewise, the panel ruled the board erred by permitting a practice in the Jay teachers’ contract that violated state law. The court ruled that a provision allowing the school superintendent to set salaries of teachers hired after the beginning of the school year “was impermissible and should have been stricken by the Board,” Vaidik wrote.

“Accordingly, we reverse the trial court and remand to the Board for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Death List 11-13-2015

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DEATH LIST WK 11-13-15

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OF MICE AND WOMEN by Jim Redwine

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Gavel Gamut

By Jim Redwine

(Week of 16 November 2015)

OF MICE AND WOMEN

There’s something about a woman that doesn’t like a mouse. More specifically, Peg hates them. Perhaps she hasn’t considered things from the mouse’s point of view as Robert Burns did when his plough dug up a mouse’s den in Scotland in 1785:

“I’m truly sorry man’s dominion

Has broken Nature’s social union

Which makes thee startle

At me, thy poor, earth born companion

An’ fellow mortal!

…. I doubt na (not), whyles (sometimes) but thou may thieve (steal);

What then? Poor beastie, thou mawn (must) live!

….

Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ waste,

An’ weary winter coming fast,

An’ cozy here, beneath the blast,

Thou thought to dwell,

Till crash! The cruel coulter (plough) past

Out thro’ thy cell.

….

The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men

Gang aft agley (go often astray).

Burn’s sanguine acceptance of mice as part of nature is foreign to Peg. Whereas a more generous soul might see a surprise encounter with a mouse in our house as an opportunity, Peg is left in doubt (as Mark Twain might say).

Is it the mouse’s fault our diligent farmer friend and neighbor, Mark Duckworth, harvests his corn and soybeans thereby driving the mouse to make his new home with us? I think not.

How much harm can one, or a few, small furry critters do to Peg’s store of knitting wool and left over grass seed? Is there no room in the gentle female breast for a homeless mother mouse and her offspring?

And if she cannot find it in her heart to share our bounty and shelter, what about the effect her high pitched, high decibel screams have on me as I am trying to watch football? Is there no concern for collateral damage?

Besides, as I gently pointed out to Peg, if she would just abide our guests until spring, either they will forsake our den for one of their own when Mark furnishes them with new wheat, beans and corn, or they will die and slowly disintegrate over the winter. Either way my football games can proceed without shrill, female punctuation.

Men’s soccer earns MVC postseason recognition

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Five University of Evansville men’s soccer players earned postseason Missouri Valley Conference accolades on Thursday evening as the league held its postseason tournament banquet.

 

Mark Anthony Gonzalez was named to the All-Conference First Team as a midfielder while forward Nate Opperman was a member of the Second Team.  Another middle – Ian McGrath – earned an Honorable Mention.

 

Gonzalez established himself as one of the top offensive players in the MVC.  He tied for second in the conference with seven goals on the season while finishing third with 16 points in his 16 matches this season.  He was also one of the most aggressive shooters in the league, taking 38 shots, 4th-most in the league.

 

This marks the third MVC First Team honor for the senior, who also earned All-Freshman honors in 2012.  He has been one of the top scorers in the league since the beginning of the 2013 season.

 

Opperman earned a second-team honor as he recorded seven points in 2015.  That came via three goals and an assist.  Of his 23 total shots, 12 were on goal.  His .522 SOG% was one of the best on the UE squad.  The senior played in all 16 contests and notched a pair of game-winning goals for the Aces.  This is his second conference accolade as he was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team in 2012.

 

Sophomore Ian McGrath was also honored by the league, earning an Honorable Mention.  McGrath finished in a tie for second on the squad with seven total points.  He also wrapped up the season all alone in second with 37 shots.  A member of the MVC All-Freshman Team last season, McGrath recorded two goals and three assists in his second season at UE and played in 15 matches.

 

Two Aces grabbed a spot on the All-Freshman Team as middle Zac Blaydes and defender Trevor Baum were named to the squad.  Blaydes tied for second on the Evansville team with seven points.  He recorded a goal and five assists.  His five assists was the team’s top total.  He played in all 16 games in his first collegiate season and took 12 shots.

 

Baum had the distinction of being the only defender named to the team.  Despite playing in only nine matches, Baum’s play on the field saw him earn the recognition.

First Lady Karen Pence Announces Successful Phone Drive

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First Lady Karen Pence today announced the collection of 1,367 phones for the HopeLine from Verizon initiative that serves survivors of domestic violence. This second annual phone drive, which the First Lady sponsored throughout the month of October, collects no-longer-used cell phones and accessories to refurbish and sell to raise funds for survivors of domestic violence. Donations this year surpassed that of 2014’s drive, in which 1,200 phones were donated.

 

“I’m so thankful for the generosity of state employees as they dropped off phones in HopeLine boxes around the government center campus,” said First Lady Karen Pence. “HopeLine from Verizon is an incredible program, and I hope that our efforts over the past month make a noticeable difference for survivors of domestic violence across the state.”

 

HopeLine provides new phones equipped with 3,000 anytime minutes to those in need through participating domestic violence agencies, and give grants to agencies that assist survivors of domestic violence. The donated phones are refurbished and recycled in an environmentally safe way with proceeds going towards the financial support of domestic violence awareness and prevention initiatives.

 

Since 2001, HopeLine from Verizon has collected more than 11.4 million phones nationwide and has donated more than $29 million in cash grants to domestic violence organizations nationwide.

 

A photo of the First Lady organizing donated cell phones can be found attached to this release.

 

Catch the Latest Edition of “The Indiana State Police Road Show”

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Catch the latest edition of the “Indiana State Police Road Show” radio program every Monday morning at your convenience.

This week’s show features Indiana State Police Trooper Susan Rinschler of the Indianapolis District. Trooper Rinschler discusses the recent Special Olympics events that she has been involved with as a representative of the Indiana State Police and explains upcoming events available to the public and law enforcement personnel.

Download the program from the Network Indiana public websites at www.networkindiana.com.  Look for the state police logo on the main page and follow the download instructions. The ISP Road Show can also be viewed via YouTube.

Go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5Bg1KjBd7H1GxgkuV3YJA or visit the Indiana State Police website at http://www.in.gov/isp/   and click on the YouTube link. This 15 minute talk show concentrates on public safety and informational topics with state wide interest.

The radio program was titled “Signal-10” in the early sixties when it was first started by two troopers in northern Indiana. The name was later changed to the “Indiana State Police Road Show” and is the longest continuously aired state police public service program in Indiana.

Radio stations across Indiana and the nation are invited to download and air for FREE this public service program sponsored by the Indiana State Police Alliance and Cops for Kids, a subsidiary of the Indiana State Police Alliance.

New Harmony man found guilty of two Class B felonies

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After a three-day trial, William C. Williams was found guilty of two Class B felonies of Causing Serious Bodily Injury When Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Schedule I or II.

Williams, who was convicted Thursday evening in Vanderburgh Superior Court, is accused of causing a crash while on a motorcycle that killed his passenger on Aug. 6, 2013. He is believed to have had marijuana and methamphetamine in his system at the time.

Williams could face up to 20 years in prison. He will be sentenced by Superior Court Judge Leslie Shively at 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 10.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015.

Nicholas Joseph Mattingly Carrying a handgun without a license, Level 5 felony

Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

 

Joshua Mark Kuehne Carrying a handgun without a license, Level 5 felony

Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony

Theft, Class A misdemeanor

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Travis Michael Zaro Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Theft, Class A misdemeanor

Possession of paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanor

Heidi Danaka Spears Legend Drug deception, Level 6 felony

Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Brooke Ashley Lant Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

Jordan Layne Harvey Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Margaret Elizabeth Madden Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Kyle Jacob Rickenbaugh Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Wendy Nicole Williams Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Daniel Lee Mayes Battery against a public safety official, Level 5 felony

Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Samantha Lynn Shephard Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Eric Alfred Simmons Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, Level 4 felony

Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Level 6 felony

Donald Ray Clark III Armed robbery, Level 3 felony

Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, Level 4 felony

Summer Nicole Corbett Armed robbery, Level 3 felony

Jerry Todd Williamson Operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, Level 6 felony

Kenneth Edward Myers Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

Strangulation, Level 6 felony

Sierra Lacole Cabell Neglect of a dependent, Level 6 felony

Theft, Class A misdemeanor

False informing, Class B misdemeanor

Brandi Nicole Wooten Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person less than 18 years of age, Level 6 felony

Damien Michael Shrodes Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, Level 5 felony

Quinn Gene McGuffin Battery against a public safety official, Level 5 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Zachary Ephraim Bullock Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor

Joshua Jeffrey Norman Intimidation, Level 5 felony

Criminal recklessness, Level 5 felony

Battery resulting in bodily injury, Class A misdemeanor

Theft, Class A misdemeanor

Paul Nicholas Alley Intimidation, Level 6 felony

Alexandria Lavonne Smith Battery by means of a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Alex Christopher Hagan Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Theft, Class A misdemeanor

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