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Blackberry Smoke Coming to Victory Theatre Friday, August 14 at 8PM
Blackberry Smoke
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 8PM
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 15 AT 10AM
Evansville, IN – Blackberry Smoke is coming to Evansville to perform at Victory Theatre on Friday, August 14. Tickets will go on sale Friday, May 15 at 10 AM. The five musicians’ instinctive musical rapport manifests itself equally strongly on such surging rockers as “Let Me Help You (Find the Door),†“Living in the Song†and Wish in One Hand,†and on such intimate, introspective tunes as “Woman in the Moon,†Too High†and the stirring, acoustic-textured “No Way Back to Eden.â€
The band is on the road in support of their new album Holding All the Roses, which was released in February. The album’s musical and emotional depth demonstrates how Blackberry Smoke continues to extend and expand the Southern rock tradition. Since its formation in 2000, the band has never shied away from hard work, playing more than 250 shows a year and building an ever-expanding audience on the strength of its live shows, and with noticeable lack of mainstream hype.
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May 15th blood drive to honor fallen officers
The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on May 15th from 11 am – 4 pm in recognition of Indiana officers killed in the line of duty. You can donate blood in their honor at the Evansville FOP at 801 Court St. You can schedule an appointment by visiting www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Police Week service to be held at the Evansville FOP Lodge on Friday
The Evansville FOP Lodge is holding a service on Police Memorial Day, Friday May 15th at 1:00 pm. The service will be held at the FOP building at 801 Court St in downtown Evansville. The service will be in front of the lodge and a wreath will be laid at the memorial. The service will recognizing the local officers that were killed in the line of duty.
Although it has been 101 years since EPD lost an officer and 96 years since VCSO lost a deputy, it is important to remember these fallen brothers and continue to recognize their sacrifice.
If it is raining, the service will be held in Ballroom A of the Old National Events Plaza.
Evansville Fire Department Award Recognition
On March 12, 2015 at 1650 hours, a line-up was dispatched to 739 Ravenswood on a structure fire. Almost immediately following, they declared it a working fire.
Rescue 1 arrived and gave a size up as a single story home with the front fully involved. When I arrived, I assumed command. Two lines were deployed on the B and D sides to protect the exposures. A third attack line was used on the front A side with some effect.
A report came over the air that a victim had been found and was in need of assistance at the rear C side of the house. Captain Mike Russler and Lt. Ben Pfeffer of Ladder 1 and Captain Kirk Kuhnel and Lt. Eric Word of Rescue 1 had entered the rear of the house and were in the process of bringing the victim out. The rescue was difficult. It was up a basement stairway, the doorways were closed and there was little room to open with the victim in this area. All the while, the fire burning extremely hot was being pushed through the house from the frontal attack.
The victim was brought out. Private Beth Csukas and Private Curt Diedrich were assigned to care for the victim until the AMR personnel were on scene. After the ambulance arrived, they continued their treatment and accompanied him in the transport to the hospital.
Reports came in another victim may still be in the house. Rescue 1 and Ladder 1 were given the search. Heavy fire and smoke made this difficult. The search was completed with no other victims found.
The attack on the fire was starting to make headway and the largest amount of fire on the front, and the first floor was being knocked down. There was still fire in the attic area and attack efforts were started there.
The effective exposure protection and aggressive fire attack by E1, E14, and E15 ended in a very successful stop and victim rescue. The L1 and R1 search, rescue and venting of the house, was performed in an extremely difficult and dynamic environment. These companies’ performance has led me as a Chief Officer, to have a great deal of pride in all the personnel at this fire.
Company Citations are to recognize actions which could not have been accomplished without the coordination and participation of the entire unit.
Receiving Company Citations:
L1 – Captain Mike Russler, Lt. Ben Pfeffer, Private Dan Kissel, Private Beth Csukas
E1 – Captain Dean Haas, Private Robbie Doerr, Private Roger Smith, Private Scott Weber, Private Craig McLin
E14 – Captain Jim Melloy, Private Tim Olson, Private Brian Webber, Private James Cohen
E15 – Captain Brian Stark, Lt. Jon Laidlaw, Private Jason Howell, Private Curt Diedrich
Silver Awards are to recognize actions in which the Firefighter risks personal injury to protect one or more citizens or Firefighters from personal injury or death.
Receiving Silver Merit Awards:
Ladder 1:
Captain Mike Russler
Lt. Ben Pfeffer
Rescue 1:
Captain Kirk Kuhnel
Lt. Eric Word
JACOB PENDLETON SELECTED CCO 2015 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD WINNER
The City-County Observer is pleased to announce the addition of an awards ceremony called “Community
Service Awardâ€. The “ Community Service Award†will honor individuals that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to achieve remarkable things in our community. This years winners have done immeasurable charitable acts to assist non-profits entities, created economic growth and enhanced the employability opportunities for people in our community. Our 1st Annual CCO “Community Service Awards†recognition luncheon will honor eight (8) local “Community Achiever’s†under the age of 45 years old. They are recognized for the various ways that they have given back to the Greater Evansville Area.
The City-County Observer applauds the efforts of individuals based on their professional, political and philanthropic contributions in the Tri-State Area. Our selection committie reviewed a 113 candidates list to be consider for the eight (8) “Community Service Awardsâ€. Our eight winners will be acknowledged during a recognition luncheon on Monday, June 15, 2015 at Tropicana Casino inside the Walnut Room at the Executive Center.
Jacob Pendleton is the Vice President of Development for Dunn Hospitality Group (DHG). He has worked for DHG in various roles for 8 years. He most recently served as general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn and as the Pre-Opening Manager for the new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Evansville.
Jacob serves as Past President of the Evansville Hotel Association. He is also a member of the Evansville Executive Forum through the University of Evansville and a member of Downtown Rotary. Jacob lives in Evansville with his wife, Holly, and his son, William 2.5 years.
Please take time and vote in todays “Readers Poll”. Also we just posted our current TRI-STATE VOICES TV show. This weeks guests are Courier and Press political reporter Zack Evans and Channel 25 reporter Jordan Vandenberge discussing the primary election results. This is a must view program.
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Tomorrow’s Brown Bag Performance Cancelled
Due to the school testing schedules, the Brown Bag Series performance that was scheduled to begin at noon tomorrow (5/13/15), will be cancelled. The Arts Council will resume Brown Bag Series programming next Wednesday (5/20/15) at 12pm. For the full Brown Bag Series line-up, please visit artswin.org.
Questions about the Brown Bag Series? Give us a call at (812) 422-2111 or email us at info@artswin.org.
Landowners not prejudiced by approval of wind turbine project
Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed that landowners in Wells County who lived next to property that will house wind turbines were not prejudiced by the zoning decision to allow the project to proceed.
In James E. and Tamara L. Dunmoyer, Jr., Linus and Karen Harrold, Theron and Clara Miller, et al. v. Wells County, Indiana Area Plan Commission, Wells County Wind II, LLC, et al., 90A02-1407-MI-460, James and Tamara Dunmoyer and other landowners appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of the county and the wind turbine developers regarding the landowners’ request for judicial review of a zoning decision by the Indiana Area Plan Commission. The commission approved a petition for the development of a large wind energy conversion system filed by a group collectively referred to as Apex; the wind turbines would be placed on land adjacent to that of the landowners.
The zoning ordinance in Wells County outlines what parameters a group must meet in order to be allowed to construct a large wind energy conversion system, which includes Article 14 on development plans and Article 15 on development criteria for a WECS project.
The plan commission ultimately approved Apex’s WECS petition to place the wind turbines on land zoned Agricultural-1. The landowners then filed their complaint. In Count I, the landowners sought judicial review of the zoning decision; in Count II, they sought a declaratory judgment that the reciprocal setback provision in Article 15 of the zoning ordinance was invalid and should be stricken because it constituted a taking of private property without just compensation.
The defendants – the plan commission and Apex – alleged the landowners lacked standing in Count I because they failed to allege facts showing they are aggrieved by the approval of Apex’s plan. The trial court ruled in favor of the defendants on Count I, effectively upholding the plan’s approval.
The General Assembly has decided that a plan commission has exclusive authority to approve or disapprove a development plan for real property located within the plan commission’s jurisdiction, Judge James Kirsch wrote.
“The circumstances about which Landowners contend they have been prejudiced, their proximity to the wind turbines and its resultant noise and shadow flicker plus a decrease in the value of their land, were circumstances created not by the Plan Commission’s approval of Apex’s Development Plan, but instead, by the legislative body’s enactment of Article 15. By reaching this conclusion, we are not diminishing the concerns of Landowners regarding the placement of wind turbines in their community. Instead, we are recognizing the power our legislature has given to the Wells County legislative body to determine the uses that will be permitted in various zones of the county,†he wrote.
The trial court granted the landowners’ petition for declaratory judgment as to Count II and ordered that the reciprocal setback provision in Article 15 of the ordinance is invalid and should be stricken from the zoning ordinance, which was not appealed by either of the parties. The trial court also remanded the development plan to the plan commission to review the plan again to make sure it complies with Article 15. The COA remanded this appeal to the trial court to remand the development plan to the commission so that the commission follows the instructions set forth in the trial court decision.
Eastern World Culture Fair
Seventh and Eighth graders at Helfrich Park STEM Academy will be hosting a World Cultures Fair this afternoon until 4 p.m. at the school, located at 2603 W. Maryland St., Evansville. For the first time ever, students have researched and designed displays on Africa, Asia, the Middle east, and the Pacific and will have food samples from these locations, as well as other artifacts and music.