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IS IT TRUE March 25, 2014

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IS IT TRUE that there was no meeting of the Evansville City Council tonight so the issue of the $4.8 Million LOAN APPROVAL for Earthcare Energy LLC could not be brought up for discussion but that there will be one next week? …next week is the first opportunity for the City Council to bring this issue up for discussion and vote to rescind this LOAN APPROVAL that they were bullied and tricked into approving just about exactly two years ago today? …it will be interesting to see if there is sufficient courage on the City Council to take on this situation and do the right thing or if politics and old boy games will prevail once again here in the Teutonic Republic of the Good Old Boys? …to leave this LOAN APPROVAL in place gives the management of Earthcare Energy LLC that has ceased to even identify by that name in their native Texas to be out doing road shows to raise investment capital and say “the City Council of Evansville, Indiana has approved a loan to us of $4.8 Million” as they pitch their business to unsuspecting and unknowing investors? …those investors can confirm this truth by simply using Google and searching under the terms “Earthcare+Evansville+Loan”?…the reality is that either the Evansville City Council believes in this company or it doesn’t? …if our City Council believes in Earthcare Energy LLC and the prosperity they will bring to town then the LOAN APPROVAL should remain in place? …if the Evansville City Council does not believe in Earthcare Energy LLC as many of them opined at the meeting where the Loan Administration Board approved the extension of the $200,000 questionable loan then they need to prove it by rescinding this damaging and risky agreement that could have more liability than meets the eye?

IS IT TRUE there was a recent Kickstarter fundraising campaign where the reincarnated Earthcare Energy LLC, under the new name of Enviro Energy LLC was making an investment pitch touting $200,000 of REVENUE already earned?…this Kickstarter video campaign was the same youtube that was used to pull the wool over the eyes of Mayor Winnecke, GAGE’s Debbie Dewey, and the City Council in 2012?…we wonder just how in the dickens one can classify loan proceeds as REVENUE and pretend to know anything about accounting?…the guys from Earthcare are already using the Evansville, Indiana SEAL OF APPROVAL to attempt to raise money from investors?…if the $4.8 Million LOAN APPROVAL had been cancelled 2 years ago when it should have been this would not be possible?

IS IT TRUE that April 14, the day before our income taxes are due is the day that residents of SW Indiana will have an opportunity to attend a public hearing about the request that Vectren has made to raise the rates for gas? …this is reminiscent of the electric fee for dense pack technology hearings that came to Evansville several years ago? …the CCO thinks it is a good thing that the people of Evansville will have an opportunity to attend this hearing and hope that some of our fellow citizens will show up with some well thought out intelligent questions as opposed to just a parade of hardship stories that tug at one’s heartstrings but make credible argument against the well thought out proffers that we are sure the Vectren team will bring?  …these are the kinds of challenges that are won by brains, facts and not emotional appeal?

IS IT TRUE that a senior official of the Obama Administration was not to happy today with a question posed directly by the editor of the CCO during an economic development summit in Washington DC? …the subject was the continuing delays of the crowd funding provision that was passed by Congress in the JOBS Act of 2012 that was widely touted during the presidential election as a way for regular people to invest in early stage companies without passing accreditation tests? …the particular question that Mr. Wallace asked the top ranking official at the SBA was “if grandma and grandpa can spend their entire Social Security check each month and their entire life savings on lottery tickets and slot machines, why can’t they buy some stock in start-up companies that have their SEC offering prospectus in compliance?” …the answer was a myriad of deer in the headlights nonsense about protecting grandma from the false hopes of a slick advertiser? …another member of the audience chimed in with “you mean like lottery and casino advertisements”? …it went downhill from there until this senior government official was escorted from the podium and away from the simple but real questions that had been asked? …one would think that a program passed by Congress and touted by the President as good for the country during an election year that was supposed to be working 15 months ago would have been met with a more humble and real explanation as opposed to indignant nonsense?

Leadership Evansville Announces Celebration of Leadership’s 43 Award Recipients

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for their collective leadership in improving our community at its 19th annual Celebration of leadership awards ceremony held in the Ballroom at The Centre in downtown Evansville.

“Each year it becomes harder and harder for our committee to select the award recipients, because honestly all of the nominees deserve praise for the wonderful work they are doing to help improve our community,” said Executive Director Lynn Miller Pease. “This year was particularly more difficult, because we had a record number of nominations submitted. I am so pleased to see individuals and businesses in our community are stepping up now, more than ever, to give their valuable time and talents to help those in need.”

Over 700 people were in attendance as a total of 43 awards were presented to recipients who have shown outstanding community and public service in the following categories: Arts, Education, Environment, Government & Public Service, Health & Social Service and Neighborhood & Community. Two individuals nominees, Raegan Ball and Claire Wright, were selected as the recipients of the prestigious Jefferson Award through a partnership with the Evansville Courier & Press.

 

The complete list of all award recipients is listed below:

 

Recognition for Lifetime Achievement
Jack and Sue Schriber

 

Recognition for Jefferson Award Recipient
Raegan Ball and Claire Wright

Division Winners
Recognition for Individual Achievement- Kevin Whitten
Recognition for Business/Organization – Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Recognition for Project – Tri-State Food Bank’s Weekend Back Pack-Food for Kids

 

Special Awards
Sara B. Davies Award
– Stepping Up
Willie Effie Thomas Diversity Award
d- Michael Harris
Servant Leader Award
– Nancy Koehler
Sam Featherstone Youth Award
            Kara Woodard
            Lydia Fleming
            Girl Scout Troop 648
            Ms. Specht’s 2nd Grade Class
Winternheimer/ LaMar Public Service Award
– Ruby McGlown
Shirley James “Greening the Community” Award
– Southwest Indiana Master Gardener’s Display and Vegetable Garden
Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Gibson Award
– Todd Robertson and The Dare to Dream Committee
Regional Impact Award
– Dr. Linda Bennett
Visionary Award
– Timothy Flesch
Community Collaboration Award
– Luzada Hayes
Sportsmanship Award
– Evansville IceMen No More Bullies Campaign
Leaders in Courage Award
– DeSean Smith
Outstanding Innovation Award
– Franklin Street Events Association

 

Recognition for Individual Leadership
Arts
– Alisa “Al” Holen
Education
– Tamara Skinner
Environment
– Jim Beck
Government & Public Service
– Monica Freimiller and Gail Lee
Health & Social Service
– Charlie Bockelman
Neighborhood & Community
– Nathan Schroer

 

Recognition for Business/Organization Leadership
Arts
– SMILE on Down Syndrome Art Smart
Education
– Mead Johnson Nutrition Girls in Engineering, Math and Science (GEMS)
Environment
– Verde Partners
Government Public Service
– One Book One Community
Health & Social Service
– United Companies
Neighborhood Community
– Volunteers of Community One
 
Recognition for Project Leadership
Arts
– Back in the Day
Education
– EVPL’s Mobile Tech Lab
Environment
– Mater Dei Super Mileage Team Toy Drive
Government & Public Service
– 911 Gives Hope Toy Drive
Health & Social Service
– Latino Summit of 2013
Neighborhood & Community
– Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
ABOUT CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP
Celebration of Leadership is Leadership Evansville’s conscious effort to recognize servant leaders in our community. Awards are given to recognize individuals, businesses, organizations and projects  for going above and beyond the call of duty to improve our community.

 

ABOUT LEADERSHIP EVANSVILLE
Leadership Evansville was founded in 1976 by a group of future-thinking local leaders, whose original commitment to community-wide betterment remains unique and strong. Leadership Evansville brings together people with different talents, gifts and perspectives and transforms these individuals into leaders who embrace the concept of community trusteeship and the collaborative process.  They help develop in them an understanding of how today’s leaders function and teaches them the skills to apply this knowledge in provided real life opportunities through practice and performance. These attitudes, skills and processes are taught to adults, youth, organizations, not-for-profits, businesses, educational institutions, neighborhood associations, churches and other leadership programs.

 

 
CONNECT WITH LEADERSHIP EVANSVILLE
Twitter: @LeadershipEVV; #COL14

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Sobriety Checkpoints

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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint on March 22, 2014 at E. Virginia Street and Tennis Lane.  The checkpoint ran from 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.  A total of 50 motorists passed through the checkpoint.  Eleven (11) motorists were investigated for impairment.  Of those, two (2) motorists were arrested for Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated.

ARRESTED

  • Michael Jaime Santiago, 24 of Evansville. OMVWI as a Class C Misdemeanor, Possession of Marijuana as a Class A Misdemeanor, Possession of a Legend Drug as a Class D Felony.
  • Natalie Ruth Miller, 42 of Evansville. OMVWI as a Class A Misdemeanor (.18 BrAC), OMVWI as a Class C Misdemeanor.
  • Megan Colleen Wheeler, 24 of Evansville.  Misdemeanor Failure to Appear Warrant.

High school summer camp explores careers in healthcare

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Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC) is offering a three-day summer health careers exploration program for regional high school students interested in careers in healthcare. Designed for students who will be sophomores, juniors, or seniors in fall 2014, the non-residential summer camp will be held June 16, 17, and 18 at the University of Southern Indiana in the Health Professions Center. The fee is $25, and financial assistance is available. Space is limited.

Participants will engage in hands-on, interactive activities with regional higher education institutions and healthcare facilities. Students living in Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties are eligible to apply.

“Fifteen of Indiana’s 50 hottest jobs are in healthcare,” said Jane Friona, executive director of SWI-AHEC. “High school students often don’t realize the variety of careers available in health care or the education required to pursue these careers. These camps will engage participants in activities and experiences designed to provide them with this information.”

Funding for the camp is provided through a grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. Applications are available at http://www.usi.edu/swi-ahec or by calling 812-228-5048.

Founded in 2008, SWI-AHEC strives to ensure a qualified healthcare workforce across 10 counties in southwest Indiana. It is one of eight regional AHECs in Indiana and is hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

For more information, contact Jane Friona, executive director of southwest Indiana AHEC at 812-461-5446 or jefriona@usi.edu.

Take a closer look at latest jobs report before gushing praise‏

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riecken_2012 (175x220)INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath from Michigan City issued the following statement on Monday (March 17) upon receiving word of the state’s unemployment figures for January 2014.

“While others may gush about ‘the largest one-month drop in unemployment in 20 years,’ I look at the report and find myself wondering many things:

“In December 2013, the number of Hoosiers who were employed is listed at 2,960,003 and the numbers of unemployed are 200,694.

“In January 2014, the numbers of employed Hoosiers are listed at 2,950,298, and the numbers of unemployed at 209,305.

“Now, I wasn’t the best math student in school, but those numbers show a decrease in the number of employed Hoosiers of 9,705. Just as important, the number of unemployed Hoosiers—you know, the ones who don’t have jobs—rose by 8,611.

“If you look at the 14 Metropolitan Statistical Areas included in the report, all but one saw an increase in numbers of unemployed. Only one MSA (Elkhart/Goshen) went down.

“Finally, 82 of Indiana’s 92 counties saw their unemployment rates increase from December to January.

“These disparities only serve to heighten the concern that many of us have about the so-called ‘job creation’ engine that the governor, his administration, and his super-majorities like to tout so often. What is so worrisome is that we may talk about unemployment percentages going down, but they are not going down as much as the continued 10-year decline in the household incomes of Hoosiers.

“People can talk about seasonal adjustments all they want, but I continue to be concerned about the raw employment and unemployment numbers. Those tell me who has a job and who is able to take care of their family.

“And if we’re talking about ‘the largest one-month drop in unemployment in 20 years,’ take the time to go back 20 and a half years when the rate dropped from 6 percent in June 1993 to 3.9 percent in July 1993. Now that’s the kind of drop we could afford to repeat.”

Community Activist Jordan Baer Starts Petition To Bring Back Low Income Dental Clinic

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by Jordan Baer posted without opinion, bias or editing

Local activist Jordan Baer has started an online petition to bring back the low income dental clinic that was closed last year. In the petition, Baer cited several reasons for the need to reinstate the clinic with the most notable being the need for the community to take care of its indigent residents. Baer is petitioning the Vanderburgh County Council and Commission, the Evansville City Council, and Deaconess and St. Mary’s hospitals that began the clinic in 2006.

Baer noted the recent bipartisan progress on repairing the two local city cemeteries as well as the tremendous community progress made towards fighting the city’s blight as examples as to how both Vanderburgh County and the City of Evansville can come together to find a way to reopen this clinic. “If you look at how both the City-County Observer and the Courier & Press rallied together to fight the blight, I really don’t see a reason why anyone can’t sign this petition and help get it out in front of the local residents to sign it as well. ” said Baer.

Baer also stated that both the public and private sectors will have to come together if the clinic is to reopen its doors. Baer estimated that it would probably cost a little under $300,000 a year but said that this figure could easily be reached if the public, private, and non-profit sectors were willing to come back together to jointly fund the operation. Baer said he is willing to meet with both sides to work out a plan that is viable for all interested parties.

When asked why Baer chose the City-County Observer to debut his petition he said the following: “I am truly grateful for the support the CCO has given me. They have allowed me to accomplish things I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to accomplish due to the city’s closed door politically mentality. Hopefully other media outlets will follow in their footsteps like we saw with the housing blight issue.”

You can sign Baer’s petition at the website below:

https://www.change.org/petitions/vanderburgh-county-council-commission-reinstate-funding-for-the-low-income-dental-clinic-recruit-additional-private-funding-sponsors

 

Study will seek answers to transportation funding dilemma

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By Jacob Rund TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will launch an expansive study seeking new ways to finance road construction and maintenance if a bill passed by the Indiana legislature is signed into law.

House Bill 1104, authored by Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, authorizes INDOT to contract with a third party to study methods that could be used to fund the state’s infrastructure.

The bill comes as revenue from Indiana’s gasoline tax has stagnated or fallen, in part because the increased fuel economy of most modern vehicles means Hoosiers are buying less gas. That’s raised concerns among lawmakers that the state might not have the cash it needs in the future to keep up with road construction.

Federal officials are facing similar questions.

“Infrastructure across America is falling apart,” Soliday said. “The gas tax and the diesel fuel tax is a fixed number. It hasn’t been raised for years. Inflation is eating away at that money.”

Although the gas tax has consistently been relied on to fund the state’s road projects, the tax is set at a fixed rate – one that hasn’t increased since 2003 – and does not account for inflation. That means that the amount of money generated by the tax and available to use on statewide transportation continues to decline.

“We think the study is extremely important because the sources of fuel for various types of vehicles is changing and our current funding system hasn’t kept up with that,” said Kevin Brinegar, president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. “Solving and addressing this challenge is a high priority for us.”

Dennis Faulkenberg, a transportation consultant and noted expert, refers to the gas tax as “bread and butter funding” and pointed to the use of the funds for non-highway expenditures as a partial reason for the state’s dilemma.

Faulkenberg also said he hopes the study will find new ways of addressing the funding situation.

“Hopefully the study might bring some things forth that we might see that we don’t know of today,” he said.

Comparatively, the price Hoosiers pay for the upkeep and maintenance of their state’s roads and highways is relatively low. Soliday said the average person, driving about 12,000 miles per year, pays roughly $100 a month in gas tax. He related the cost to a monthly cell phone or cable television payment.

“Which contributes more to our economy?” Soliday said. “The roads or cable TV?”

Among the options expected to be explored are a “miles traveled tax” and an additional fee for owners of electric and hybrid vehicles. The miles traveled tax – which other states are currently exploring – would track the number of miles traveled by a particular vehicle and use the information to calculate a tax rate.

That option has become a controversial alternative elsewhere because the tracking devices have raised privacy concerns. Faulkenberg said the study might look at how the tax could be implemented while still addressing that issue.

The miles traveled tax has also received criticism for the cost of collecting the information from the sensors on each vehicle.

“From studies I’ve seen, the cost of collection for that are about 16 times the cost of collection for the fuel tax,” Soliday said.

Soliday said those costs and the overall amount the program might raise are key metrics when considering any potential road-funding alternative.

“I want to know what the costs of collection are,” he said. “I want to know what it will raise and what it will cost to raise it.”

Under the bill, the study, conducted by INDOT and a contracted third party, must not last longer than two years and will include an inventory of Indiana’s transportation infrastructure.

INDOT declined to discuss the details of the study until Gov. Mike Pence signs HB 1104 into law. But officials released a statement expressing their support for the bill.

“INDOT supports House Bill 1104,” the statement said. “But it would be premature and speculative for us to discuss the bill until it is signed into law by the governor.”

Jacob Rund is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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                                JEFFREY                                WAYNE                                REICH                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 30
Residence: 2848      PENNSYLVANIA EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/24/2014 9:24:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                SHANITA                                ROSE                                LEE                            
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 22
Residence: 1030      W FRANKLIN ST                                                EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/24/2014 2:11:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
THEFT OTHER >200 <100,000 [DF] 500
THEFT OTHER >200 <100,000 [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: $500
                                JUSTIN                                THOMAS                                BROWN                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 35
Residence: 1404      CULVER DR                                                    EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/24/2014 1:49:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-DEALING SALVIA OR SYNTH CANNABINOID >2 GRAM [DF] 0
TRAFFIC-DRIVING W/LIC PRIOR SUSP PRIOR OF [AM] 100
NARC-POSS SCH I,II,III,IV [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                JASON                                LEE                                GALT                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 25
Residence: 705       SOUTH BURHKART EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/24/2014 1:24:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
OMVWI [CM] 0
OMVWI-REFUSAL 0
OTHER AGENCIES CHARGES 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                LAURA                                ANN                                ELLINGTON                            
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 50
Residence: 100       OSSI ST EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/24/2014 12:29:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
INVASION OF PRIVACY [AM] 1000
Total Bond Amount: $1000
                                LAWRENCE                                GEORGE                                WINSTEAD                            
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 34
Residence: 710       N FOURTH AVE                                                 EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/24/2014 12:09:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 5000
Total Bond Amount: $5000
                                MICHAEL                                BRUCE                                HARDY                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 38
Residence: 1406      SWEETSER AVE EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/23/2014 11:00:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
TRAFFIC-DRIVING W/LIC SUSP W/INJ [DF] 0
OMVWI-PRIOR OR PASSENGER <18 IN VEH [DF] 0
OMVWI-REFUSAL 0
TRAFFIC-DRIVING W/LIC PRIOR SUSP PRIOR OF [AM] 100
TRAFFIC-RECKLESS DRIVING 100
CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                TERRY                                DWAYNE                                THOMAS                            
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 43
Residence: 3004      LOWE LN EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/23/2014 8:34:00 PM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
TRAFFIC-RECKLESS DRIVING WITH DAMAGE 100
Total Bond Amount: $100
                                NICKOLAS                                TYSON                                LUCK                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 28
Residence: 613       SHEFFIELD DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 3/23/2014 6:54:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                SAMANTHA                                L                                FULKERSON                            
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 35
Residence: 702       N WOODS AVE                                                  EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/23/2014 6:37:00 PM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
ALC-PUBLIC INTOX [BM] 50
Total Bond Amount: $50
                                ROGER                                KEITH                                BRAND                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 29
Residence: 2301      FRISSE AVE EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/23/2014 5:10:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                CODY                                ALAN                                DAVIS                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 26
Residence: 1637      JOYCE AVE                                                    EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/23/2014 11:18:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount:

IMPACT Visiting Days At UE

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UElogoUpcoming IMPACT Visit Days:

  • Saturday, April 5, 2014
  • Saturday, July 12, 2014

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. (CT). By visiting campus during an IMPACT Visit Day, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Speak to faculty from all academic departments and student life offices
  • Take a campus tour led by a current UE student
  • Attend information sessions about scholarships and financial aid
  • Meet with admission counselors
  • Be our guests for lunch
  • Meet with a Career Advisor regarding the Career Advantage Program. (Students who select to meet with a Career Advisor must complete the Do What You Are assessment.)

If you are interested in attending an IMPACT Visit Day, please use the following online registration form. A confirmation packet will be sent with directions to campus and parking information. All information must be completed to schedule your attendance. If you have questions about the event, please e-mail e-mail admission@evansville.edu.

Hoosier Millionaire host, Tony Lamont to speak at USI

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Tony Lamont, director of media for Clover Lane Media, LLC in Indianapolis and host of the Hoosier Millionaire television game show, will speak about his experience in a variety of media, connecting and communicating with audiences, and job opportunities in the field. The presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 26 in Kleymeyer Hall in USI’s Liberal Arts Center.Lamont has more than 30 years of experience in the broadcast industry and holds the honor of being the only African American broadcaster in Indianapolis history to emcee events for two sitting presidents: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Lamont’s career began as club DJ, later opening the door to radio where he served as a morning show host. Along with his other responsibilities, he also is the co-executive producer for Living by Design, a community talk show.

He is best known for serving first as announcer and later the host of the Hoosier Millionaire game show, where he was called “the world’s largest voice.” That voice will be heard once again with the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Hoosier Lottery and the return of the game show.

Free and open to the public, the event is sponsored by USI’s Communication Department Diversity Initiative.

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