Don’t miss out on high-flying action and non-stop excitement. With blazing ball-handling wizardry, mesmerizing gravity-defying dunks, side-splitting comedy and crowd interaction, the Globetrotters captivate both the young and the young at heart. Treat your group to a wholesome family entertainment experience that will create lifelong memories and always leaves fans smiling and cheering for more….the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters!
For the first time ever, during the Globetrotters’ 2013 “You write the Rules” World Tour, your family’s smiles will begin before you even get to the show. Fans will decide the rules for the game that could affect the final outcome. This could be anything from playing with two basketballs at once, to getting double the points for each basket made.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate is having a grand opening celebration that will benefit the VHS.
A new Rocky Mountain Chocolate will be opening inside the Cold Stone Creamery on the East Side in the Target pavillion.
This Friday (18th), Saturday (19th) & Sunday (20th) you can stop into either Cold Stone Creamery locations and mention the Humane Society for the VHS to recieve 20% of your purchase from Cold Stone and Rocky Mountain Chocolate.
State Representative Gail RieckenThis week saw the inauguration of Indiana’s new governor, Mike Pence, and his introduction of the one bill we must pass in the 2013 session of the Indiana General Assembly: a two-year state budget.
This was our first chance to see what the new governor feels is important for our state. His priorities tell us how we are going to fund the operations of state government for the next two years.
Based on what we have seen so far, here are my initial thoughts on the budget:
In presenting the document, the governor’s people made a big point about it increasing funding for our public schools by 1 percent in each of the next two years.
These negligible increases cannot overcome the financial challenges faced by our school systems.
We can’t forget about the fact that state support for these same schools was cut by $600 million over the past four years. I don’t think that point has been forgotten by many local people across this state who felt the impact of those cuts in the form of programs that were eliminated and personnel forced out of work.
We must have a recommitment to our traditional school system.
I believe our first priority in education should be to make our schools whole again by restoring the investments promised to them these past few years.
In “Meet Your Legislators†this past Saturday, EVSC Superintendent David Smith confirmed this priority.
This should be the starting point in any discussion of education funding.
I also noticed the governor has included his plan to cut state income taxes for individuals by more than a half-million dollars the next two years.
My feelings are that this tax cut must have full and careful review. Any tax cut approved by the Legislature should meet the goal of both stimulating new jobs and increasing the earnings of the middle class.
These are the people who need the help the most. These are the people whose household median incomes are more than $4,000 behind the rest of the country.
These are the hard working Hoosiers who excite our economy by spending their paychecks on their children, their children’s education, food and clothing, home and expensive utilities.
I believe Gov. Pence should have the chance to state his case for his plan before the General Assembly. He has earned that right.
But to date, it has been interesting to see that the most objections to cutting income taxes have come from members of the governor’s own party.
For now, the focal point for discussions on the budget will be in the Indiana House of Representatives. Our Ways & Means Committee will be debating it the next few weeks, then all of us in the House will have our chance to talk about it, probably starting in February.
This is the one document that demands your attention this year, and I hope to talk to you about it many times in the weeks to come.
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St. Mary’s Outreach Services began in 1997 in an effort to bridge the gap in access to healthcare for those on its fringes. It helps us reach into our community and create a healthier future for those we serve. The ultimate goal of this outreach is to help students to become healthy, fit and ready to learn the skills they need now and for a healthy future.
In addition to the Dental Care for Kids program, Community Outreach Services offers St. Mary’s School Outreach, which provides a Registered Respiratory Therapist and a Registered Dietitian to the area parochial schools and the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.
With these programs St Mary’s is able to bring health education, intervention and awareness to the children, parents and families of our community. We are able to provide various services through a working collaboration with the school administrations and health services.
Specifically, the staff promotes prevention, wellness and healthy life choices to students, as well as to parents and faculty. Activities include health-fairs, individual consultations, school wellness activities, professional workshops, age specific education classes, as well as providing a reference of accurate information to school personnel on various health topics.
USI
Former All-American is USI’s 10th to be select for conference honor
– Former University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball All-American Chris Bowles ’94 has been selected for induction into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
Bowles finished his basketball career at USI as one of the Screaming Eagles all-time greats. He nearly averaged a double-double with 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game over four seasons. USI’s all-time leading rebounder and second-leading scorer amassed 2,169 points and 1,129 boards during his career, becoming the first Eagle to ever eclipse both the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks in a career.
In his final season in 1993-94, Bowles helped lead the Eagles to their first Great Lakes Region Championship and the NCAA Division II Tournament finals. He earned GLVC and Division II Bulletin NCAA Division II Player of the Year honors as well as consensus first-team All-America accolades by several media outlets in helping lead USI to the GLVC championship.
During his junior season, Bowles was named a second-team All-American by Basketball Times and a third-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1992-93. He also helped the Eagles to a second-place finish in the GLVC and the selection of USI to host its first-ever NCAA II Great Lakes Regional.
The native of Madisonville, Kentucky, was honored with first-team All-GLVC honors in each of his four years while helping USI to a 79-38 record over that span. The 1991 GLVC Newcomer of the Year also led the league in rebounding three-straight seasons (1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94).
Bowles is 10th member of the GLVC Hall of Fame to be selected from USI, following Dr. Charles Bertram (2003); Stan Gouard ’99 (2003); LeAnn Freeland ’97 (2004); Elly Rono ’98 (2004); Jim Nolan (2007); Dr. Bill Stegemoller (2007); Bruce Pearl (2008); Amber Huse Tooley ’96 (2008); and Eileen Weber ’98 (2012).
The 2013 GLVC Hall of Fame Class will be honored at the Enterprise Rent-a-Car/GLVC Spring Awards Banquet at the Drury Plaza Hotel in St. Louis on May 21. Bowles will be joined for induction by University of Indianapolis administrator Dr. Ken Borden; Bellarmine University baseball pitcher Scott Wiegandt; and Missouri University Science & Technology softball standout Kandi Wieberg Spraggs.
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Former University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball All-American Chris Bowles ’94 has been selected for induction into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
Bowles finished his basketball career at USI as one of the Screaming Eagles all-time greats. He nearly averaged a double-double with 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game over four seasons. USI’s all-time leading rebounder and second-leading scorer amassed 2,169 points and 1,129 boards during his career, becoming the first Eagle to ever eclipse both the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks in a career.
In his final season in 1993-94, Bowles helped lead the Eagles to their first Great Lakes Region Championship and the NCAA Division II Tournament finals. He earned GLVC and Division II Bulletin NCAA Division II Player of the Year honors as well as consensus first-team All-America accolades by several media outlets in helping lead USI to the GLVC championship.
During his junior season, Bowles was named a second-team All-American by Basketball Times and a third-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1992-93. He also helped the Eagles to a second-place finish in the GLVC and the selection of USI to host its first-ever NCAA II Great Lakes Regional.
The native of Madisonville, Kentucky, was honored with first-team All-GLVC honors in each of his four years while helping USI to a 79-38 record over that span. The 1991 GLVC Newcomer of the Year also led the league in rebounding three-straight seasons (1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94).
Bowles is 10th member of the GLVC Hall of Fame to be selected from USI, following Dr. Charles Bertram (2003); Stan Gouard ’99 (2003); LeAnn Freeland ’97 (2004); Elly Rono ’98 (2004); Jim Nolan (2007); Dr. Bill Stegemoller (2007); Bruce Pearl (2008); Amber Huse Tooley ’96 (2008); and Eileen Weber ’98 (2012).
The 2013 GLVC Hall of Fame Class will be honored at the Enterprise Rent-a-Car/GLVC Spring Awards Banquet at the Drury Plaza Hotel in St. Louis on May 21. Bowles will be joined for induction by University of Indianapolis administrator Dr. Ken Borden; Bellarmine University baseball pitcher Scott Wiegandt; and Missouri University Science & Technology softball standout Kandi Wieberg Spraggs.
STATEHOUSE — House Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis) introduced legislation to create an Indiana Career Council, designed to coordinate between multiple participants in the state’s educational, job skills and career training systems. The Speaker has been joined by Leader Scott Pelath (D-Michigan City), State Reps. Steve Braun (R-Zionsville) and Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) as co-authors on House Bill (HB) 1002.
In October, Speaker Bosma joined by a dozen of his House Republican colleagues, announced the House Republican “Own Your American Dream†Agenda, created to help make Indiana a stronger state for future generations. In the agenda release, the Speaker highlighted the skills gap, an increasing issue amongst Hoosier workers, and employers.
Sixty-seven percent of manufacturing companies are reporting moderate to severe shortage of available, qualified workers. Fifty-six percent of those expect the shortage to increase in the next three years. The proposed council would provide any Hoosier participating in the state’s educational, job skills and career training system with the opportunity to connect with a fitting educational program.
“It is imperative that we organize the state’s resources in a way that best works for its people. The Indiana Career Council will provide the coordination of information, vision and direction to the various participants in the state’s educational, job skills, and career training system,†said Speaker Bosma.
Members of the Indiana Career Council will be charged with developing a process to match the education skills and training provided by the state’s educational, job skills and career training system with the currently existing and future needs of the state’s job market, as well as submitting recommendations to the Indiana General Assembly for how to improve Indiana’s job skills training system from top to bottom.
“Our goal is to make success possible for everyone, and it starts with having a great education,†said Rep. Braun. “We will work to align our education system and job skill development with available jobs so that Hoosiers can overcome any obstacle that life may throw at them as we work towards building a brighter future.â€
Members of the council would include:
•Governor (Chair)
•Lieutenant Governor (Vice Chair)
•Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
•The Secretary of Commerce (IEDC)
•State Superintendent of Public Instruction (DOE)
•Commissioner of the Commission for Higher Education (CHE)
•The Secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)
•The President of Ivy Tech College
•One member appointed by the Governor who represents manufacturers interests
•One member appointed by the Governor who represents the interests of the business community
•One member appointed by the Governor who represents the interest of labor
•Two members appointed by the Speaker to serve in an advisory role – cannot be from same political party
•Two members appointed by the Pro Temp to serve in an advisory role – cannot be from same political party
“It is evident that the Indiana General Assembly has worked hard in recent years to improve the Hoosier economy,†said Rep. Smaltz. “Now that we have an increase in jobs, we need to bridge the skills gap and equip Hoosiers with the skills they need.â€
The bill will now move to the Committee of Government and Regulatory Reform for a hearing.
Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, January 17, 2013.
Joshua Jacobs Operating a Vehicle as a Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony
Michael Payne Possession of a Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
Anthony Raider Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony)
Driving While Suspended-Class A Misdemeanor
Failure to Return to Scene of Accident Causing Injury-Class A Misdemeanor
Chrishon Smith Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony)
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
Dawn Holsey Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony
False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor
Todd Higdon Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life-Class C Felony
Nichola Mach Assisting a Criminal-Class D Felony
Richard Ribbey Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony
False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor
Michael Travers Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life-Class C Felony
Receiving Stolen Property-Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Regene Newman at 812.435.5156 or via e-mail at rinewman@vanderburghgov.org
Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART
Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days
Rising country music superstar Luke Bryan launched his much-anticipated “Dirt Road Diaries Tour†in front of a sold out crowd at the Ford Center Thursday night. Supporting acts Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square got the party started with sets that had thousands of enthusiastic fans singing and waving along long before Bryan took the stage. When he did, Bryan’s famous grin lit up the arena as he swung into a whole line up of his own hits, like “Country Man†and “Drunk on You†and even included covers of Maroon Five’s “One More Night†and Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven.â€
“It’s an honor for our facility and the city of Evansville that a show of this caliber chose Ford Center for the first concert of their tour,†said Executive Director Scott Schoenike. Prior to the concert, Schoenike presented Luke Bryan with a Ford Center photo commemorating his first sold out show of this new tour.
The Ford Center continues to stay active with a wide variety of upcoming events, including the Harlem Globetrotters January 22, Winter Jam January 31, Alan Jackson February 8, Journey February 12, Teen Choice Live! The Tour February 17, the 37th Annual World Championship Ice Racing Series Finale February 23, Disney on Ice March 27-30, Kid Rock April 1, Neon Trees April 12, Brit Floyd April 19 and Jason Aldean April 25.
Evansville, IN –George Jones will appear in concert at The Centre on March 23, 2013 at 7 pm as part of his 2013 final tour. Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 25th at 10 am.
In 2013, George Jones, the country music icon often referred to as the “the greatest living country singer†will mark the end of an era with a farewell tour for his fans titled “The Grand Tour”. After over fifty years of touring, Jones has decided he is ready to slow down and spend more time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Jones was quoted as saying “It is tough to stop doing what I love, but the time has come”. As a tribute to his loyal fans he wants to tour one more year and let them know, this will be his last.
The Centre’s Aiken Theatre was chosen as one of only sixty stops that will be scheduled for “The Grand Tour†in 2013. The star will perform many of his hits such as “White Lightning,†“He Stopped Loving Her Today,†“Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes†and “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair”.
The legend also plans to record a new studio album for the fans, and Dolly Parton has been writing songs for him. It will be an album he loves and wants to do. There is no scheduled street date at this time.
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 25th at 10am. Tickets can be purchased at The Centre Box Office, all ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
Evansville Police have arrested 20 year old ANDREW S. OTTO for multiple counts of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor. The investigation began after the victim spoke to investigators at Holly’s House.
Police believe OTTO inappropriately touched the juvenile victim without her consent on several occasions.
Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for OTTO. He was located on 011613 and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail. He is charged with 6 counts of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor.
