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Mayor Winnecke’s Weekend Schedule

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News Advisory
Mayor Winnecke’s Weekend Schedule
Saturday, September 9, 2012

Mayor Winnecke and Third Ward City Councilwoman Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley will be joined by Clean Evansville volunteers picking up trash around the Jacobsville Neighborhood. The clean-up begins

at 8 a.m. and will wrap-up at 10 a.m. at the Bosse Field Parking lot.

At 11 a.m., Mayor Winnecke will deliver the official welcome at the opening of the 14th Annual Family Day in the Park. Family Day in the Park, sponsored by WEOA Radio and the Evansville Black Women’s Task Force, features music, live entertainment, food, children’s activities, card tournaments and more. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot near the CK Newsome Community Center, 100 E. Walnut Street.
On Saturday evening, Mayor Winnecke and First Lady Carol McClintock will attend the First Annual Firefighters Recognition Ball and the Evansville Police Foundation’s annual Cop-Acabana gala. The Firefighter Recognition Ball will be held at the SWIRCA Ivy Room, 16 W. Virginia St., and the Evansville Police Foundation’s annual gala will be at Cambridge Country Club, 1120 Cambridge Village Square. Both events begin at 6 p.m.

Sunday, September 10, 2012
Mayor Winnecke and First Lady McClintock will attend the annual “First Responders” service at NorthWoods Church, 9920 N. Green River Rd. The service is in memory of 9/11 victims and will celebrate the hard work and dedication of all first responders.

A Very Good Analysis of the August Employment Report

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– Nonfarm payrolls increased by only 96,000 in August, the Labor Department said, versus expectations of 125,000 jobs or more. The manufacturing sector, much touted by the president in his convention speech, lost 15,000 jobs.

– Since the start of the year, job growth has averaged 139,000 per month vs. an average monthly gain of 153,000 in 2011.

– As the chart at the top shows, the unemployment rate remains far above the rate predicted by Team Obama if Congress passed the stimulus. (This is the Romer-Bernstein chart.)

Excerpts:

– While the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1% from 8.3% in July, it was due to a big drop in the labor force participation rate (the share of Americans with a job or looking for one). If fewer Americans hadn’t given up looking for work, the unemployment rate would have risen.

– Reuters notes that the participation rate is now at its lowest level since September 1981.

– If the labor force participation rate was the same as when Obama took office in January 2009, the unemployment rate would be 11.2%.

– If the participation rate had just stayed the same as last month, the unemployment rate would be 8.4%.

– The Labor Department also said that 41,000 fewer jobs were created in June and July than previously reported. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised from 64,000 to 45,000, and the change for July was revised from 163,000 to 141,000.

– The broader U-6 unemployment rate, which includes part-time workers who want full-time work, is at 14.7%.

– The employment-population ratio is perhaps the broadest measure of the health of the labor market. It just shows how many Americans — not in the military or in prison — as a share of the population actually have some sort of a job. That number fell last month to 58.3%, just off its Great Recession lows.

– The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.4 hours in August. The manufacturing workweek declined by 0.2 hour to 40.5 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 3.2 hours.

– The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours.

– In August, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 1 cent to $23.52. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings rose by just 1.7 percent.

– In August, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees edged down by 1 cent to $19.75.

Again, a terribly anemic report that shows a stagnant economy — not one ready to boom.

Very good charts and graphs to show data on link.

Link:

http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/09/the-awful-awful-august-jobs-report/

Casino Aztar is Your Award Winning Destination!

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Casino Aztar is Your Award Winning Destination!

The votes are in, the ballots have been counted, and guests have chosen Casino Aztar as an award winning destination!

Southern Gaming and Destinations Magazine readers awarded Casino Aztar with three 2012 “Best Of” Awards: Second Place for Best Night Life and Third Place for both Best Casino Floor and Best Poker Room.

More than 160,000 total votes were cast in the Evansville Courier & Press 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards and Casino Aztar was presented with four awards! Blush Ultralounge received a Gold Award for Best Place for a Martini and Cavanaugh’s received a Gold Award for Best Place for a Steak. Hoosiers Lounge was selected as the Platinum Award winner for Best Place to Hear Live Music and Le Merigot was selected as the Platinum Award winner for Best Local Hotel.

Casino Player Magazine readers awarded Casino Aztar with 14 “Best of Gaming” Awards! Hoosier’s Lounge received Second Place for Best Bar/Lounge and Cavanaugh’s received Second Place for Best Seafood. In addition, Casino Aztar received 12 Third Place Awards: Best Casino, Best Rooms, Best Suites, Casino Where You Feel Luckiest, Best Reel Slots, Best Video Slots, Best Video Poker, Best Roulette, Best Live Poker, Blush – Best Nightclub, Cavanaugh’s – Best Steakhouse, and Temptations – Best Buffet.

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Bosse District Schools Collect Toys, Money for Shriner’s Patients

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Bosse District Schools Collect Toys, Money for Shriner’s Patients

Thanks to the Shriner’s, thousands of children receive care every year from a network of hospitals throughout the United States. One of those hospitals – Shriner’s Hospital for Children – St. Louis – focuses on orthopedic and neuromusculoskeletal disorders and diseases in children from birth to age 16. To help make those children’s stays a little more comfortable, six Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation schools have come together to collect toys that will be donated to the hospital.

All six schools in the Bosse High School district have joined forces as a commUNITY to support the Shriner’s Hospital in St. Louis. Each school – Bosse High School, Washing Middle School, Lodge Community School, Glenwood Leadership Academy, and Dexter and Harper elementary schools – are collecting new toys that will be donated to children from birth to 16 years of age who are receiving medical treatment at Shriner’s.

On Friday, September 14, the schools will “join hands” and celebrate with local Shriner’s at a Carnival that will take place at Bosse High School’s practice field located just outside Enlow Field at 5 p.m. The carnival will take place immediately before Bosse’s Homecoming Football game against Memorial beginning at 7 p.m. The carnival, which is free and open to the public, will include Shriner’s clowns, pony rides, games, cotton candy, snow cones and more. At halftime, the Bosse district schools will come together and present the donated toys to local Shriner’s.

Individuals wishing to donate new toys can drop them off at any Bosse High School district school (Bosse, Glenwood, Lodge, Washington, Dexter, or Harper) or bring them to the game on Sept. 14. Monetary donations also are being accepted and can be dropped off, mailed to any Bosse High School district school, or brought to the game.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

This feature is sponsored by Chris Walsh For Vanderburgh County Clerk. Chris Walsh is a veteran county administrator that strongly supports our local law enforcement professionals . Chris Walsh is a candidate that possess a non-partisan attitude with a consumer friendly demeanor. Chris also stands against unification of city and county governments.

This ad paid for by the committiee to elect Walsh Clerk.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, September 06, 2012.

Simon Barnes Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator – Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana -Class A Misdemeanor

Lazaro Correa Possession of Cocaine – Class D Felony
Causing Serious Bodily Injury When Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class
D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

William Frederick Dealing in a Narcotic Drug – Class B Felony
Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance – Class C Felony
Dealing in Marijuana – Class D Felony; Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A
Misdemeanor

Andrew Houchin Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Pregnant Woman – Class C Felony

Darrin Powell Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person – Class A
Misdemeanor

Joseph Vanderveer Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator – Class D Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@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

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

This feature is sponsored by Chris Walsh For Vanderburgh County Clerk. Chris Walsh is a veteran county administrator that strongly supports our local law enforcement professionals . Chris Walsh is a candidate that possess a non-partisan attitude with a consumer friendly demeanor. Chris also stands against unification of city and county governments.

This ad paid for by the committiee to elect Walsh Clerk.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, September 05, 2012.

Jeffrey Bryant Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Driving While Suspended – Class A Misdemeanor

Timothy Cantu Neglect of a Dependent –Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana –Class A Misdemeanor
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor

Christopher Flax Unlawful Possession or use of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon –Class B
Felony
Dealing in Marijuana – Class C Felony
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony (Four Counts)

Zettie Fox Dealing in Cocaine – Class A Felony
Possession of Cocaine – Class B Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Lawrence Hester Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life – Class C Felony

Chevette Hillard Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person with a Passenger
Less Than 18 Years of Age – Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated –Class C Misdemeanor
False Informing –Class A Misdemeanor
Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License – Class C Misdemeanor
Bryan Houston Theft – Class D Felony

Michael Kneice Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Unlawful Possession or Use of a Legend Drug – Class D Felony
Visiting a Common Nuisance – Class B Misdemeanor

Michael Orr Possession of Marijuana –Class D Felony
Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Class D Felony

Michael Payne Residential Entry – Class D Felony
Battery – Class B Misdemeanor

Nicholas Phillips Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor

Elizabeth Schuler Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person with a Passenger
Less Than 18 Years of Age – Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class A Misdemeanor

Graham Sheldon Theft – Class D Felony
Driving While License Suspended – Class A Misdemeanor
Failure to Appear – Class A Misdemeanor
Operating a Vehicle Without Financial Responsibility – Class A Misdemeanor

Curtis Shore Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury – Class C Felony

Miley Smith Intimidation – Class D Felony

Charles Staton Unlawful Possession or Use of a Legend Drug – Class D Felony

James Underwood Residential Entry –Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement – Class A Misdemeanor
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury –Class A Misdemeanor (Two Counts)

Triston Whitlock Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Driving While Suspended – Class A Misdemeanor

Evan Wietecha Dealing in Marijuana – Class C Felony

Mark Wills Possession of Paraphernalia –Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@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

IS IT TRUE Part 2 September 7, 2012

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IS IT TRUE Part 2 September 7, 2012

IS IT TRUE that the CCO was given two post cards that were recently mailed out to thousands of Vanderburgh County voters?…that these post cards were funded by the ‘YES-UNIFICATION” committee for Vanderburgh County? …that these post cards were mailed from Indianapolis supporting both the printing industry and the US Post Office from Indianapolis and not EVANSVILLE or VANDERBURGH COUNTY as they should have been?…one post card had past and present elected Democratic officials and the other post card had past and present elected Republican officials pictures printed on it?…that the real political bombshell is that neither post card had the “Union Bug” logo printed on it?…that this is the first image of former Mayor Weinzapfel. Sheriff Eric Williams, and former City Councilman Curt John outside of high school yearbooks that some people have ever seen that did not have the “Union Bug” on it?…we wonder if these Democrats all of whom supported Republican Lloyd Winnecke for Mayor may be changing their party affiliation to Republican and abandoning local labor unions?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing strong rumors within the Mole Nation that if “UNIFICATION” passes then all contracts signed by the city and county with area unions could be declared null and void? …we hope someone with the knowledge and authority would come forward and clear up this rumor once and for all?…the unions the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County need to get their legal eagles on this situation?…that as of late, the City of Evansville has been fumbling its legal contracts and in particular the one with Earthcare Energy that is much more loosey goosey than is comfortable>

IS IT TRUE that speaking of Earthcare Energy the City County Observer has verified that just like clockwork a check for the interest on the $200,000 loan made to Earthcare without so much as notifying the Evansville City Council in the amount of $380.37 arrived right on time just like the other interest payments have since the City of Evansville aborted the deal?…that makes 6 months of making payments on time by Earthcare Energy to the City of Evansville?…this whole Earthcare Energy situation may be off of everyone’s radar right now but this time bomb will be back?…that the last press release posted to the Earthcare Energy website was on April 16, 2012?

IS IT TRUE almost 400,000 people dropped out of the labor force, just gave up” looking for work in August?… for each one-tenth of one percent improvement in the unemployment rate, 184,000 Americans had to become quitters?…quitting could mean going on disability, going into the grey market (read: getting paid cash for odd jobs), doing something illicit, or begging?…whatever they’re doing instead of working or looking for legitimate jobs, 368,000 Americans gave up on participating in the economy in August alone?…we wonder what would it take to make someone just give up entirely?…that’s what hundreds of thousands of your fellow Americans went through last month?…if you think about it if anyone tries to tell you a drop in the headline rate is anything but more evidence of an ongoing national disgrace?

City Councilman O’Daniel Speaks Out for Human Relations Commission

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By: Conor O’Daniel
September 6, 2012

Over the past month, some in our community have expressed their displeasure with our funding of the Human Relations Commission. At first, I thought this was a fringe group of citizens who wanted to be heard, but that over time those voices would fade. Those voices brought out several to our meetings to support the HRC and its Executive Director Diane Clements. On August 7th, at the joint council budget hearings, Mrs. Clements explained to the public, and both the city and county council, what the HRC does and what its continued financial needs are. The majority of the city council listened and offered continued support for their mission. The two county council members who remained did the same. Now, one month later new grumblings have surfaced from the County Commissioners, namely Marsha Abell. She has proposed a 20% cut in the county’s portion of the budget.

I can no longer sit back and watch this continue.

The Human Relations Commission is needed today like never before. They provide education to the ignorant. They provide a voice to the voiceless. They provide hope to the aggrieved and empower those who have suffered at the hands of discrimination. Many of those who have come before us have fought for our freedoms and I mean all of our freedoms. They have unlocked the doors of success and have walked through. Along the way, and in the words of First Lady Obama, those trailblazers have offered a helping hand so others could walk through those same doors of opportunity. Now, we see some want to shut the door to prevent success and opportunity and deprive many of us who look different, believe different and love different from the same freedoms they possess. If the county does not believe in protecting all of citizens from the evils of discrimination and fully funding their portion of the HRC budget, then I call on the Mayor to increase the amount of funding in the budget from the City of Evansville to ensure the HRC will be whole in 2013 and in future years.

Currently, there exist interlocal agreements on funding a number of departments that serve city and county interests. Those agreements provide an arbitrary percent of contribution from the city and the county. As to the HRC, the city contributes 87% and the county only 13%. The proposed budget by Commissioner Abell would reduce the contribution to approximately 10% of the HRC budget which is in violation of the interlocal agreement. Since it appears the county executive branch does not believe they are bound to agreement, I believe it is time to readdress these agreements and change the allocation of responsibility in a number of departments. After considering state statutes and comments of trusted colleagues, I propose immediate action in three departments: HRC, EMA and Weights and Measures.

I call on the Mayor and Council to fully fund the HRC at 100% of the approved budget. This will prevent rogue commissioners from defunding or putting a squeeze on this necessary department. As to Emergency Management and Weights and Measures, I must commend the work that the current directors and staff perform each and every day. They are a vital asset to our community as a whole which is why the Indiana legislature mandates in counties of our size that the county maintain these departments. See I.C. 24-6-3-3, I.C. 10-14-3-17(b). Since, the State of Indiana charges the county with this obligation; I cannot fathom why the city is also contributing to their budget. City folks pay county taxes too. As such, the current interlocal agreement provides an equal split in the budget to fund the EMA and a 45%/55% split on Weights and Measures. I propose opting out of the interlocal agreement with respect to these two departments because they are county responsibility. The city would not pay half of the $404,444 EMA budget or 45% of the $368,847 Weights and Measures budget. After adding back in the amount to fully fund HRC, the taxpayers of Evansville would save over $318,000 which could be used to upgrade public safety equipment, upgrade our parks department and even help sustain a rainy day fund. If you don’t believe this can be done, I encourage you to look to the City of Kokomo, whose Mayor just did exactly this with respect to EMA and Weights and Measures in his 2013 budget much to the dismay of the county officials.

Let us be bold. Let us take a stand. Let us change the way. Let us lead.

Conor O’Daniel
City Council At-Large

IS IT TRUE September 7, 2012

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IS IT TRUE September 7, 2012

IS IT TRUE the bids to demolish Roberts Stadium are all in now and that in addition to learning that the lowest base bid is $958,750 when both the Weinzapfel Administration and the Winnecke Administration had budgeted $200,000 for this with a straight face?…the range of the other four bids were from $1.1 Million to $2.7 Million?…one of the lame excuses to explain away this increase in price is that the City held an auction of the stuff in the stadium that sold for a whopping $236,000 less the auctioneers fees?…whoever made that decision should have to cough up the balance of nearly $500,000 for gross incompetence?…that now the Mayor’s office and the minions are all saying that they are not surprised that the estimates are 400% higher than they had budgeted for?…this is as ridiculous as pulling into a drive up window at McDonalds and expressing no surprise if a hamburger is $25?

IS IT TRUE it is becoming painfully obvious that this administration has absolutely no comprehension of how to deal with money or manage contractors?…these clowns do not even have a clue where the additional money will be coming from but they do shrug their shoulders and acknowledge that “its gotta come from some place”?…that this gross oversight is just one more reason to sell Roberts Stadium at public auction to the highest bidder and forget about the $8 Million dog and skateboard park that the City government wants to build on the Roberts Stadium site?…the next thing we will be hearing is that the dog and skateboard park will be $40 Million because these people know less about arithmetic than Bill Clinton chided those who ran the public debt up of not knowing?

IS IT TRUE that we are very interested to see the soon to be forthcoming report on the finances of the City of Evansville from Indiana State Board of Accounts?…we are also waiting on baited breath to see just what happens with respect to the IT Audit funding that City Councilman John Friend has been howling to get going on for over a year now?…we have every reason to expect some negative surprises that will make Mayor Weinzapfel’s deal to pay Tom Barnett with a backdoor deal through GAGE look like the work of boy scouts?…the chickens are on the verge of coming home to roost and there is a big flock of chickens?

IS IT TRUE the U.S. economy added 96,000 jobs in August, fewer than the 125,000 gain forecast by economists?…the unemployment rate, obtained by a separate survey of U.S. households, fell to 8.1% from 8.3% as the number of people looking for jobs shrank?…private companies accounted for all of the growth in payrolls, adding 103,000 jobs?…payroll numbers for the prior two months were revised lower: July payrolls rose 141,000 compared with the initially reported 163,000, while June’s gain was 45,000 instead of 64,000?…by the end of the day today we will all endure the spinsters on both sides telling us these numbers say whatever serves them best?…that these numbers are better than a punch in the nose but not as good as a slice of bread?…there is nothing here in these numbers to celebrate over or to panic over?…that unemployment officially dropping because a bunch of people either gave up looking for work out of frustration or found a way to get on disability is not really a drop at all, it is a statistic and little else?

IS IT TRUE the service sector was the best performer, adding 28,000 in August and by 298,000 over the past 12 months?… the high wage high value added manufacturing sector showed a loss of 15,000 jobs last month?…we are in the final migration to a tri-modal society as predicted by Robert Reich in his 1991 book “The Work of Nations” with the only jobs in America are 1) government employees, 2) service industry low skill workers, and 3) symbolic analysts who manipulate symbols and numbers?…that while it makes sense to assume that you can’t offshore your pool guy, it also begs the question of how many pool guys, landscapers, and yogurt cup fillers are needed and more importantly how can a nation of low skill low paid service workers support a government that is currently consuming 25% of the national GDP?

IS IT TRUE that on a bright note, local candidate for office Terry White was spotted on national TV and the Democrat National Convention this week

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