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Fido Walk & Fun Fest

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Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 12:00 PM
Location
Vanderburgh Humane Society
400 Millner Industrial Drive
Evansville, Indiana
Contact
Kendall Paul
812-426-2563
k.paul@vhslifesaver.org

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This year’s Fido Walk & Fun Fest will take place on Saturday, September 12th from12:00-5:00 pm! The day will feature the dog-friendly 1-Mile Fido Walk through Garvin Park, plus the Flying Houndz Frizbee Trick Dog Show sponsored by Pet Food Center! Bring your dog(s) to walk with you, or if you don’t have a dog — walk a shelter dog instead! Your family, child’s class, Scout troop, or even your business can form a team for the Walk and be eligible to win prizes!
For every $100 you earn, get one entry into the drawing for an iPad Mini!
Top 3 individual fundraisers win:
1st place – 2 Southwest Airlines tickets
2nd place – Fitness package including a Fitbit Charge
3rd place – BarkBox with 3-month BarkBox subscription
Also don’t miss the Fun Fest which includes a chance to win $500 at the Fido 2K Fetch, dogs’ and kids’ games, VHS Spay & Neuter Clinic information booth, great food, beer, music, vendors, and more! The shelter will be open for Adoptions for the entire event, and the Happy Tails Resale Shop will be open for business until 3:00 pm!

Earlybird Walk registration is now open, beginning at $25 for adults and $15 for kids under 10. Admission to the Fun Fest is FREE! (Bring small bills for food, games, & merchandise!) Registration goes up after 9/1!

12:00 Festival opens
12:30 Flying Houndz Frizbee Trick Dog Show, sponsored by Pet Food Center
1:15 Pledge Walk kickoff
2:20 Flying Houndz Frizbee Trick Dog Show, sponsored by Pet Food Center
3:00 Fido 2K Fetch
3:15 Costume Contest signup at the main stage
3:30 Walk Awards & Costume Contest
4:15 Flying Houndz Frizbee Trick Dog Show, sponsored by Pet Food Center
5:00 Festival closes
Thanks to our sponsors!
Romain Subaru (Title Sponsor)
Pet Food Center (Flying Houndz Sponsor)
Berry Plastics, Sign Crafters, and Deaconess Hospital (Walk sponsors)
Silgan Whitecap, 14 WFIE, T.R.U. Event Rental, SRG Global, ProMark, Viamedia, Tin Man Brewing Company,
Media Mix, News4U, Longfellow BBQ Company, Lewis Bakeries, WEHT Local 7 WTVW, 99.5 WKDQ,
Evansville Courier & Press, Newburgh Power Sports, Riney Hancock CPA’s, WEVV 44News, Lamar Advertising

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ. 
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

 

 Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office this week.

Robert Bradley Farmer Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, Level 5 felony

Steven Wayne Rickard Theft, Level 6 felony

EPD Media Reports

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ. 
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

 

Media Reports

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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Reports

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ. 
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

 

http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx#content

Daily Off Topic Forum September 2, 2015

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Evansville City Council Candidate Alex Burton Proposes a Broader Approach to Blight Elimination

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September 1, 2015

For Immediate Release

Evansville City Council Candidate Alex Burton Proposes a Broader Approach to Blight Elimination

Evansville, IN – Alex Burton, Democrat candidate for an at-large seat on the Evansville City Council, believes the real solution to blight is a program that focuses on prevention and efforts to salvage properties before they are beyond repair.

In the coming weeks, he will outline his plan for a broader approach to the problem of neglected and unsafe properties.

“The administration has a plan to demolish blighted homes that have become eyesores and have a negative impact on entire neighborhoods,” Burton said. “I agree with the goal, but we should also explore ways to salvage homes that are in need of repairs before they deteriorate to the point that demolition is the only solution.”

Burton proposes forming public-private partnerships that would be extremely beneficial to our entire community, especially those neighborhoods where blighted properties are abundant.

“We do have a problem with blighted homes, but we also need to have a plan to address the condition of these properties before they become unsalvageable,” he contends. “We need to break the cycle of disrepair that leads to blight.”

He will be having discussions with social service agencies, labor unions and companies in the next few weeks to lay the groundwork for a plan that best serves the residents of Evansville.

Burton’s campaign is based on teamwork, good public policy, and a focus on the future of Evansville.

Aburton1911@gmail.com

Evansville City Council Candidate Alex Burton

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IS IT TRUE SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

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IS IT TRUE we have never seen a “CCO Readers Poll” that was so lopsided in votes as the one we presently have posted?  …the present votes cast for the “NO” answer is extremely embarrassing to the DMD Director Kelley Coures and his boss Mayor Winnecke?
IS IT TRUE the Mayor put out a statement that none of the City’s loans for the arena or infrastructure improvements have been downgraded during his term? …his opponent Gail Riecken issued a statement that new loans are not graded as high as prior loans? …both candidates are correct?
IS IT TRUE when the City wants to take out a loan it works with a bank that issues municipal bonds? …those bonds are graded by a rating agency so that buyers know the likelihood of getting their money back plus interest, and the interest rate for the loan can be set based on the overall level of risk to the bank and buyers? …the higher the bond rating, the lower the interest rate on the loan taken out by the City? …when millions of dollars are being borrowed, a point or half point on the interest rate can equate to millions over the typical 20-25 years of repayment for a municipal loan?
IS IT TRUE in the years 2009 through 2013, the City was trending to double A bond ratings? …this means that they were rated for buyers and for purposes of determining the interest rate on the loan with the equivalent of a B grade if one were taking a high school test? …the state of Indiana has a triple A bond rating, which is the equivalent of an A on that same test? …in the last couple of years, the bond rating for the City has been trending to single A, which is like getting a C? …medium level bonds still get sold and are still considered good investments, but the municipality will pay a higher interest rate on its loan than if the bond were graded higher?
IS IT TRUE the candidates for the Mayor’s office are using the term “downgrade” in different ways? …Winnecke is stating fact that none of the existing loans have been downgraded from their double A or single A rating to something lower? …the outlook on some water bonds was adjusted from stable to negative in 2013, but that’s not a downgrade – it’s more of a shot across the bow? …water rates were raised in 2013, and the concern of the rating agency firing the warning shot was resolved? …an actual downgrade of a bond would be akin to a financial catastrophe for the City? …it would mean that some condition had arisen that endangered the original payment structure?. ..that is unlikely given all of the revenue sources pledged on every bond? …it’s no great feat to avoid an existing bond rating being downgraded? …it’s more along the lines of what we expect at a minimum from local government?
IS IT TRUE the Mayor is engaging in a distraction and an opportunity he sees to feign indignation? …his opponent Gail Riecken is stating just as much truth when she points out the newest round of borrowing for the City, the hotel and medical school, has not been as well received by bond rating agencies as loans taken out several years ago? …Representative Riecken is correct to point out the single A rated bonds are mediocre in the grand scheme of municipal bonds and a downgrade from the previously issued double A bonds for the City? …her concern is legitimate that the interest rates on these loans will probably be higher than if the bonds were rated in the higher categories of double A and triple A?
IS IT TRUE what the experts will say is that more local governments than not are languishing under an ever increasing mountain of debt but mostly related to essential infrastructure projects? …it’s no secret than many cities over 100 years old have a poor track record for maintaining roads, sidewalks, bridges, sewers and water lines? …what’s different about Evansville’s mountain of debt is that a significant amount comes from wants instead of needs?…at the end of 2014, the City’s outstanding debt was approximately 515 million? …120 million of the debt was the Ford Center? …interest payments in 2014 were 15 million while just over 11 million was paid in principal? …the hotel and medical school will add 77 million more to the total? …a project on North Main will put another 14 million on the bottom line? …any agreement with the EPA on upgrading the City’s sewer system is likely to total at least an additional 550 million in borrowing? …in the near future the actual future liability of the City of Evansville will surpass 1 billion? …the actual borrowing will occur slowly on the EPA project – an average of 92 million every 5 years, but the inescapable liability will very shortly start with the letter “B?”

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The Evansville ThunderBolts have announced today the signing of forward Jack Miller for the upcoming 2015-16 NA3HL season.

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Terry Ficorelli

Evansville ThunderBolts VP Broadcast/Media Swonder Ice Arena 209 N. Boeke Evansville, IN 47711 (812) 430-1705 terryfic9@gmail.com fic@totalpackagehockey.com www.evvbolts.com www.Twitter.com/EvvBolts www.Facebook.com/EvvBolts

THE THUNDERBOLTS MAKING MORE SOLID PROGRESS IN BUILDING FIRST-EVER ROSTER FLEET FORWARD JACK MILLER THE LATEST TO LAND IN EVANSVILLE WITH NA3HL SQUAD FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS! WE TAKE-OFF WITH THUNDERBOLTS SEPT. 18TH & SEPT. 19TH

EVANSVILLE, IN— Evansville, please fasten your seat belts. It’s nearly time for take-off with our newly-minted, debuting NA3HL elite junior hockey team, the ThunderBolts! With the countdown now running toward the grand opening home weekend in less than three weeks, the ThunderBolts remain in proactive mode in the final assemblage of their first-ever lineup.

For a second consecutive day, the ‘Bolts have secured another major, key cog to bolster their roster for the 2015-16 campaign. ThunderBolts General Manager/Head Coach Scott Fankhouser has announced today that experienced forward JACK MILLER has reached an accord with the Evansville club and will be reporting to his new team this week.

MILLER is arriving on the Evansville elite junior hockey scene armed with some excellent, experienced credentials which will be paramount in advancing the ThunderBolts on-ice fame and fortunes in the upcoming campaign. The Canadian product has been developing his craft in the GMHL Junior ‘A’ circuit (Greater Metropolitan Hockey League) for the Toronto Attack where he saw some stout and steady service in the 2014-15 season.

The skill and overall talent level of MILLER is what Coach Fankhouser finds the most appealing for his hockey club. “We are proud to add another skilled forward to the ‘Bolts roster. Jack comes to us after playing a season in Canada for the Toronto Attack which will give us more experience in the locker room. I look forward to helping Jack achieve his goals this season and hope that he finds a good home here in Evansville. Jack is a speedy, playmaking forward who will fit in nicely with our offense and bring some creativity to our attack.”

Today’s signing of JACK MILLER makes it a total of 14-players having been announced for the ThunderBolts; 3- goaltenders; 4-defensemen; 7-forwards.

The ThunderBolts grand opening home weekend is less than three weeks away! FRI. SEPT. 18 & SAT. SEPT. 19, clashing each night with the Point Mallards Ducks at 7:30 pm at Swonder Ice Arena.

‘Bolts Season Tickets are the best entertainment value in our town. FAN-FAMILY-FRIENDLY prices; all 22- weekend home games for only $70! Single game seats are only $5! Visit the website www.evvbolts.com. Pick-up your pocket schedules now available all over town including all the Penn Station sub shops and TPH Pro Shop at Swonder. ‘Bolts merchandise now available at the TPH Pro Shop. All the ThunderBolts games are broadcast live on Evansville’s WVHI-AM 1330 and on the world-wide internet; www.evvbolts.com and www.wvhi.com.

Ozone Alert

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Ozone Alert
Effective Dates: 9/1/2015 & 9/2/2015

Evansville, Indiana 9/1/2015

Air Quality Forecast:  Please be advised that outdoor Ozone levels may reach the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA).

Air Quality Index Ozone 8-hr average
Good (0-50) 0-59 ppb
Moderate (51 – 100) 60-75 ppb
→   Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101 – 150) 76-95 ppb
Unhealthy (151 – 200) 96-115 ppb
Very Unhealthy (201 – 300) 116-374 ppb
HAZARDOUS (301 – 500) >375 ppb

 

The U.S. EPA recommends that sensitive groups such as children, older adults, those with respiratory diseases, and people who are active outdoors limit prolonged outdoor exertion especially between the hours of 12:00 and 7:00 p.m. when the highest Ozone concentrations are most likely to occur.

Within a few hours or days, exposure to higher levels of Ozone can cause lung and throat irritation, shortness of breath, and aggravate respiratory diseases such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis.  For more information about Ozone and your health please go to:http://www.epa.gov/airnow/ozone-c.pdf

To do your share to protect air quality and reduce pollution levels:

  • Conserve energy – turn off lights, reduce air conditioner use, etc.
  • Use Public transit, or limit driving and avoid unnecessary idling and drive-through windows, especially if there are long lines.
  • Postpone refueling your vehicle until after 6:00 p.m.; don’t ‘top-off’ the tank when filling up.
  • Consider using electric or manually operated lawn and garden equipment.   If you use gasoline-powered equipment, try to avoid use between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
  • Limit the use of cleaning fluids, paint thinners or other materials containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
  • Postpone painting projects or use low-VOC coatings.
  • OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED during an air quality alert.  The use of gas and charcoal grills for cooking is permitted, however delaying until after 6 p.m. is recommended.

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Near real-time data, forecasts and more information may be found at:  www.airnow.gov and www.evansville.in.gov/epa.

Sign up for daily air quality forecasts and air quality alert notices at:  http://evansville.enviroflash.info/.

Metropolitan Evansville Transportation System (METS):  www.evansville.in.gov/Index.aspx?page=765.

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