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FAN FAVORITES FOR KING & COUNTRY AND MATTHEW WEST TO HEADLINE WINTER JAM 2016 TOUR SPECTACULAR

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 Christian Music’s Biggest Tour Showcases Most Diverse Lineup To Date

Continuing an unprecedented reign as one of the world’s largest tours and Christian music’s biggest annual tour, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular announced its highly-anticipated 2016 line-up yesterday evening at Nashville’s

Sudekum Planetarium. The announcement, which included performances from several 2016 artists, was also live-streamed to viewers around the world via Blue Scout Media’s StageHop.com.

Co-headlining next year’s 48-city Winter Jam Tour Spectacular are two fan favorites: GRAMMY® Award-winning duo for KING & COUNTRY and GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter Matthew West. The tour will also
feature Crowder*, RED, Sidewalk Prophets, NewSong, KB/Tedashii/Trip Lee*, Lauren Daigle and

evangelist Tony Nolan, while the Pre-Jam Party is slated to showcase Stars Go Dim and We Are Messengers.

Presented by Holt International, the tour kicks-off January 2 in Charleston, West Virginia, and will hit nearly 50 of the country’s top venues, including EagleBank Arena in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta’s Georgia Dome; the BB&T Center in Miami; Smoothie King Center in New Orleans; Houston’s Toyota Center; and St. Louis’ Scottrade Center, among others, before wrapping up April 3 at Freedom Hall

in Louisville, Kentucky.

“I am amazed during each Winter Jam how God brings together just the right artists to accomplish His plans,” said Eddie Carswell, Winter Jam creator and founding member of NewSong. “All of the performers announced tonight have a heart for ministry, which is what this tour has been about from the very beginning.”

In addition to Holt International, Winter Jam 2106 sponsors include “God’s Not Dead 2,” Liberty University, Museum of the Bible (presenting the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular Youth Leader

Reception), Camp Electric, Premier Vacations & Events, Xtreme Conferences, Texas TransEastern and Wayne E. Bailey Produce.

Soaring melodies, driving rhythms, theatrical instrumentation and personal themes are the heartbeat of two-time GRAMMY® Award winners for KING & COUNTRY. The Australian duo raised expectations with the release of 2012’s Crave, named amongBillboard’s New Artists to Watch for 2012, and has since sold half a million albums. Their sophomore effort Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. garnered unanimous critical praise with a #1 debut on iTunes, a Fall (2014) headlining tour that included 28 sold-out shows and a 60-date arena tour during the Spring (2015) and three Dove Awards in 2015. They have performed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “The Today Show,” “The Tonight Show,” “FOX & Friends” and have had songs featured on The Emmys, The Super Bowl, Sunday Night Football, and the U.S. Open, among other programs.

Matthew West is a multiple ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner, a four-time GRAMMY® nominee, and was awarded his first American Music Award (2013) and a Billboard Music Award (2014). Matthew West’s discography includes acclaimed releases: Happy (2003), History (2005), Something to Say (2008), The Story of Your Life (2010) and GRAMMY®-nominated Into The Light (2012) and most recently Live Forever (2015). West was nominated for a Primetime Emmy® Award for Original Music & Lyrics for “The Heart of Christmas” from the film of the same name. His songwriting

credits include cuts by Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, Diamond Rio and more.

Founded and hosted by GRAMMY®-nominated NewSong and promoted by Premier Productions, the blockbuster Winter Jam Tour Spectacular annually ranks among the top first-quarter tours in the world and has helped provide a powerful platform for the Gospel in major arenas around the country since 1995. Making history earlier this year, Winter Jam 2015 played to

more than 600,000 people at a total of 47 shows across the country, shattering the tour’s previous attendance records.

With a career spanning more than 30 years, 19 albums, 20 #1 Christian radio singles, a #1 mainstream AC hit, a GRAMMY® Award-nomination and induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, among numerous other achievements, NewSong’s unparalleled ministry has been highlighted by such defining songs as “Arise, My Love,” “Rescue,“ “The Same God,” and the holiday favorite, “The Christmas Shoes.” The band’s latest recording and second live worship set, Faithful (Integrity Music),

debuted at #1 on Nielsen SoundScan’s Praise & Worship chart earlier this year.

 

EDITORIAL: Fiscal Conservatism Is What Most People Of Evansville Espouse

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We believe that the City-County Observer has an obligation to our readers and the public in general to address the furor raised in the local mainstream media concerning the budget passed on Monday night by City Council.  The Mayor, the Directors of the various non-profits groups that had cuts made to their budgets, Council members Mosby and Weaver, and the Courier and Press Editorial staff all voiced their outrage at the budget cuts made by the City Council.  No one seemed to be concerned that the City has fallen into the habit of spending more than it brings in.  In fact, they seem to be angry that the Council has finally  put a stop to this fiscally irresponsible practice.  We want our readers to be aware that this was not a close vote.  The measure passed by an 8 to 1 margin, with Jonathan Weaver being the lone “nay” vote because he wanted more money to put in budget for public safety.

Yesterday the Mayor called all of the City department heads and Directors of affected non-profit organizations together in a session aimed at explaining the cuts to their 2016 budgets.  Chris Cooke, a vice president of United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE), an umbrella organization for the various neighborhood associations throughout the city which distributes grants to the neighborhoods, voiced the feelings of several people in the room when he said that the cuts were “outrageous.”   In case his name “rings a bell” for you, Mr. Cooke is the Director of the City Cemeteries, as well as a neighborhood group volunteer.  Lynn Miller-Pease of Leadership Evansville seemed to still be in a state of shock when she complained that the Council had given her no warning of the cuts.

We wonder if the non-profit organization leaders understand how hard it is for many middle class families to make ends meet.  Now we are faced with a proposed increase in the local Income Option Tax being pushed by the tax and spend Councilman Dan McGinn along with Mosby and Weaver.  This coupled with future increases in water and sewer rates will make the struggle even harder for them to make ends meet.

Second Ward Councilwoman Missy Mosby bemoaned the cuts, especially the ones to the overtime accounts for EPD and EFD.  We wonder why Miss Mosby voted for the cuts, if she finds them so onerous.  She could have joined her main ally on the Council, Mr. Weaver, as a “nay”.  We can only guess that there was some hidden political reason for not voting her “conscience” in the matter.  Perhaps it is the fiscal conservatism that most of the “real people” of this city espouse, or an attempt to be all things to all people.

The Mayor himself reviled the Council for making the cuts for what he described as “political reasons.”  We wonder if it has ever occurred to Mr. Winnecke that it is he who has continually demanded more “spending money” than the City has income.  He has engaged in a spending spree of epic proportions, without ever being satisfied.  This Mayor has demanded more than we could afford and made it necessary to continue to raid the “Rainy Day Fund.”  He also seemed to have a problem remember just how little  we are left with when he stated that we have two million dollars more than we do.  CCO has likened Winnecke’s behavior to that of a spoiled child and yesterdays performance seemed to reinforce that characterization.

The Evansville Courier editorialized on Tuesday afternoon that the City Council has “failed Evansville.”  We strongly disagree with that opinion.  We believe that the 2016 budget that was passed on Monday is the most fiscally responsible budget  that has come out of the Civic Center in many years.  It is the Mayor and his weak leaders he has chosen to be a part of his team that have repeatedly failed Evansville.  Monday evening the City Council took the first step to re-established financial solvency for the City by refusing to allow Mayor Winnecke to continue spending more than we bring in.  We congratulate the eight Councilors who stood up to stop the overspending.

In closing, we believe the coming City Election is not just a choice of leaders for the next four years.  We know that we are at a crossroads for the future of Evansville, and if we do not choose the fiscally responsible candidates we will all pay the price for their folly.  Please choose wisely and vote on or before next Tuesday.

Defenseman Carlisle Called Up to Binghamton

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Rookie is first to earn AHL call up from Evansville, joins B-Sens.)

  The Evansville IceMen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and AHL’s Binghamton Senators, and Head Coach Al Sims announced the organization’s first call up of the 2015-16 season Monday. Rookie defenseman Chris Carlisle has been recalled by Binghamton, where the 20-year-old spent most of his first professional training camp.

 

The Fort Lee, NJ native recorded an assist in each of his first two professional games. Carlisle was credited the second assist on Evansville’s October 17 goal scored by Joe Zarbo in the third period a 3-1 loss to Indy. Saturday night, Carlisle’s third period shot from the point was deflected in by Tyson Fawcett in Evansville’s 2-1 loss to Toledo.

 

The 5’10, 174 lbs. defenseman signed his first pro contract as a free agent with Binghamton in July, after helping the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League win the Memorial Cup as the top team in Canadian junior hockey. Carlisle set career highs in several categories with Oshawa in 2014-15, including goals (7), assists (31), and plus/minus rating (plus-40).

 

The IceMen hit the road for the first time this weekend and will do so without Carlisle. Evansville travels east for a Halloween afternoon tilt in Greenville, S.C. against the Swamp Rabbits. The game time has been moved up to 3pm EDT (2pm in Evansville). After the game, the IceMen head to Charleston for a Sunday afternoon game against the South Carolina Stingrays at 3pm EDT.

 

Both games will be broadcast on www.evansvilleicemen.com, the MixLr mobile application and ECHL TV, with coverage starting at 1:45pm in Evansville. Fans can also watch the game at Bar Louie in Evansville, the official headquarters for IceMen away games.

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.

 

Adopt A Pet

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BREAKING NEWS: Riecken Accuses Winnecke’s Waffling Points To Lack Of Leadership

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Winnecke’s Waffling Points To Lack of Leadership

Evansville, IN – Gail Riecken released a statement regarding the 2016 Evansville Municipal Budget. Leadership begins and ends with action.

When it comes to the 2016 City Budget, Mayor Winnecke did not act.
If anyone is to blame for the budgetary cuts the City Council made, it’s Mayor Winnecke.

I spoke about our city finances and the difficulties the city faces quite a bit over the last 9 months. We have more money going out than coming in, rising debt, and a Mayor who thinks neither of those things are a problem.

At the same time, Mayor Winnecke was told about how the 2016 Budget needed to be both cut and balanced. He knew the budget process would be a difficult one. He could have spent the time finding ways to trim the budget in a way the City Council would approve, ensuring that his priorities were included.

Instead, the Mayor punted.

Mayor Winnecke refused to make the cuts necessary, and made a deeply political decision. He let the City Council make the budgetary cuts for him, refusing to be the leader Evansville deserves and make the budgetary cuts himself.

He did so in order to blame someone else for the cuts he knows must be made. Anyone who looks at the budgets, looks at the city finances, and understands how government can and should function, can easily see that budgetary cuts must be made.

Mayor Winnecke wants to let someone else do his dirty work so he can keep his hands clean, and avoid having to take any responsibility for the budgetary cuts other leaders MUST now make to keep our city financially solvent.

Mayor Winnecke refused to act, so other leaders had a duty to do so.

Its unfortunate the Mayor would not make the hard choices. I do not agree with all the budgetary cuts that were made, but what is most disappointing is that the Finance Chair of the City Council, and not the Mayor, had to be the one proposing the cuts to the budget.

At his 3pm press conference today, Mayor Winnecke said “Politics has gotten in the way of good public policy”.

Frankly, I couldn’t agree more.

Winnecke has refused to put forth a realistic budget, playing politics and pushing the hard choices off to other leaders. His choice to play politics is the budget we now have for 2016.

A city without leadership is a ship without a captain.

As Mayor, I will take the leadership role, with open meetings and discussion about budget issues longer before the eleventh hour.

Together, we can make Evansville better.

Sincerely,

Gail Riecken

Candidate For Mayor of Evansville

Gail Riecken is running for Mayor of Evansville and is a former Evansville City Council-woman, Evansville Parks Director, and a current member of the Indiana State House of Representatives. She is a lifelong Evansville resident, has been married for 47 years, and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

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BREAKING NEWS: MAYOR WINNECKE CALLS MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET INPACT OF BUDGET CUTS

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EDITORS NOTE:  Attached is a copy of an e-mail sent today to all City  of Evansville department heads and non-profit organizations that receive funding from the City.  We consider this called meeting to be political nature to order to rally the Pro-Winnecke forces to show up next Tuesday to vote for him for re-election.  We predict that the Mayor will take this opportunity to tell those in attendence  that last nights City Council budget cuts will have a negative impact on the services they provide.

It’s important to point out that the 2016 City budget doesn’t come into effect until January 2016.   Get ready to hear the doom and gloom spin generated by this soon to be politically motivated gathering. We think that the timing of this called meeting is suspect.

 

Subject: Mtg Request from Mayor Winnecke – 3:00 pm today

All –

Mayor Winnecke requests your presence today at 3:00 PM in Room 301 of the Civic Center to discuss the impacts of the 2016 budget cuts.

Your attendance is very important as these cuts will impact the delivery of city services and the organizations supported by city government. If you cannot attend, please send a representative in your place. For the non-profit organizations, please feel free to invite your board chairman or other leadership.

Thanks in advance.
Steve

Steve Schaefer
Chief of Staff
Office of Mayor Lloyd Winnecke

Two men on trial this week opt to plead guilty

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 Two men who were on trial in Vanderburgh County this week decided at the last minute to plead guilty to their charges against them.

On Monday, Michael A. Negovan, 34, of Evansville, pleaded guilty to a Level 4 felony of burglary just before his trial could get under way. Negovan is accused of burglarizing a home on Nov. 10, 2014.

Today, Victor R. Thomas, 46, of Henderson, decided on the second day of his trial to plead guilty as charged to multiple drug counts – one that could put him in prison for more than 20 years.

Thomas pleaded guilty to an A felony of dealing cocaine and a C felony of dealing marijuana more than 10 pounds. He also pleaded guilty to resisting law enforcement, a D felony, and conspiracy to commit dealing in marijuana more than 10 pounds, a C felony. In addition, he pleaded guilty to a gang enhancement that was added on for the dealing cocaine charge.

Prosecutors believe Thomas made the decision to plead guilty due to the overwhelming amount of evidence against him including video and audio recordings admitted during the first day of the trial.

Thomas faces 20 to 50 years in prison for the A felony, which occurred on Jan. 24, 2014. He will be sentenced at 1 p.m. on Nov. 19.

Negovan’s sentencing date is at 9 a.m. on Nov. 24.

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 Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

John Paul Wolk Jr. Dealing in a Schedule III controlled substance, Level 2 felony

Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 4 felony

Dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, Level 5 felony

Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony

Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanor

Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Class A misdemeanor

Michael Wayne Meece Theft, Level 6 felony

Aleem Ivrahim Rae Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Melanie Ann Akers Battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Disorderly conduct, Class B misdemeanor

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Whitney Riggs at 812.435.5688 or via email at wriggs@vanderburghgov.org.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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EPD Activity Report

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