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Area Student Selected to Perform with the Bands of America Honor Band in the 2013 Rose Parade®

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Austin Tenbarge, a senior at William Henry Harrison High School, in Evansville, IN has been selected by Music for All to be a member of the Bands of America (BOA) Honor Band in the 2013 Tournament of Roses® Parade. Austin was selected from among hundreds of applicants across the nation for membership in this prestigious national honor band. Austin is the Son of Kenneth Tenbarge and Dr. David and Jami Carlson. HIS band director is Mr. Robert Cason.

The BOA Honor Band is a 325 piece national ensemble with winds, percussion and a flag and dance team. Bob Buckner, who recently retired as director of the Western Carolina University “Pride of the Mountains” Marching Band, will direct the 2013 BOA Honor Band. Bands of America is a program of Music for All (MFA), one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations in support of active music making.

Austin Tenbarge a Alto Saxaphone player, will spend a week in southern California, where he will have rehearsals, performances at the Tournament of Roses Bandfest and Disneyland, special activities and a featured appearance in the world-famous parade. The 124th Rose Parade® presented by Honda themed “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” will take place on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. (PST). The 5.5-mile parade (which is often referred to as the “Rose Bowl Parade”) will be broadcast on ABC, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, KTLA (Tribune), NBC, RFD-TV and Univision. The Parade is also seen in more than 220 international territories and countries. To learn more, visit the Broadcast Partners page available on the Tournament of Roses® website. Magnificent floral floats, spirited marching bands and talented equestrian units anchor the traditional, two-hour spectacle along Pasadena’s famed Colorado Boulevard.

“To be selected for this unique opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for these students and a testimony to their excellence and achievements,” says Eric Martin, Music for All President and CEO. “Each student is one of only 325 members chosen to be part of the Bands of America Honor Band, and their participation deserves the admiration and support of everyone in their community. The Rose Parade® is one of our country’s national pageantry treasures, and the 2013 Honor Band members will be ambassadors of America’s bands, and of their states and communities.”

In addition to his role as director at Western Carolina University, Honor Band director Bob Buckner is also the recipient of the prestigious Sudler Trophy in 2009 from the John Philip Sousa Foundation as well as a Bands of America Hall of Fame member. His award-winning career as a band director and drill designer spans decades. The nationally-recognized teaching staff for the Honor Band includes award-winning band directors from Avon H.S., IN; Berkner H.S., TX; Etiwanda H.S., CA; James Bowie H.S, TX; Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA; Marian Catholic H.S., IL; Nation Ford H.S., SC; Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX; University of Massachusetts; Western Carolina University; and the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps.

This will mark the third time Music for All’s Bands of America Honor Band has performed in the Tournament of Roses® Parade. The BOA Honor Band also performed in the Tournament of Roses® Parade in 2005 and in 2009, when it was a part of the President’s Award-winning entry created with NAMM and Sesame Street Workshop. Music for All sponsors and partners will play an important role in preparing the BOA Honor Band for their performances. Yamaha Corporation of America, MFA’s National Presenting Sponsor, will provide percussion and brass instruments. Fred J. Miller, Inc. (FJM) will outfit the members in custom uniforms designed by award-winning designer Michael Cesario, one of the nation’s leading pageantry visionaries. Music Travel Consultants, MFA’s Official Student Travel Partner, will manage the travel, housing and logistics for the band members and their families.

ABOUT MUSIC FOR ALL

Music for All (MFA) is one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations in support of active music making. Since 1975, MFA, through its Bands of America and Orchestra America programs, has been a destination and set the standard for scholastic music ensemble performance and student and teacher education. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization, MFA uses its national profile programming to model, showcase, recognize and provide individual, teacher and organizational examples of music performance excellence and achievement. MFA’s programs include 20 annual events, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships and Regional Championships for marching band; the Music for All Summer Symposium camp for students and teachers; and the Music for All National Festival for concert bands, orchestras and percussion ensembles. Music for All’s programmatic model is designed to mirror and supplement the classroom and performance model adopted in most American scholastic settings. Music for All values and promotes societal recognition of music education and active music making as essential and core parts of every student’s educational development.

Music for All’s efforts are supported through sponsorships, including current partnerships with National Presenting Sponsor, Yamaha Corporation of America; Official Uniform Sponsor, Fred J. Miller, Inc.; Official Equipment Sponsor, Wenger Corporation; Official Student Travel Partner, Music Travel Consultants; Corporate Sponsor, Remo, Inc.; Strategic Advocacy Partner, NAMM; Associate Sponsors, Vic Firth, Inc., Denis Wick and SmartMusic®; and Program Sponsor, Center X Productions. Music for All is also supported by the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis, by the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission, the Ball Brothers Foundation, Chase Community Giving, LDI 100th Anniversary Celebration Cultural Partnerships Gift Program and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

“Centre’d On Kids” Children’s Broadway Program

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SMG and Bunny Bread Host
Thousands of Area Children For
Free Performance!

Evansville, IN ~ Excitement filled the air at The Centre Tuesday morning as thousands of children were welcomed for a complimentary showing of the “Centre’d On Kids”
Children’s Broadway Program “Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great”.

Children from Indiana and Kentucky schools and preschools enjoyed the live musical presentation of author Judy Blume’s classic tale of overcoming your fears.

SMG and sponsor Bunny Bread offered the free show to all area schools and teachers as a thank you for their continued support of the 15 year “Centre’d On Kids” arts education program.

Darren Stearns, SMG General Manager said, “SMG is committed to giving back to the community and we are proud of our support of arts-infused programs for children in the tri-state area through our “Centre’d On Kids” programs. This was just a small way that we could show our appreciation for their long time support of the children’s series.”

About “Centre’d On Kids” Children’s Broadway

“Centre’d On Kids” Children’s Broadway is a series of plays, based on popular literature for children, sponsored by Bunny Bread.

Traveling performances are scheduled throughout the year showing at 9am & 12pm. Study Guides are provided for teachers that follow-up on the lessons from each piece of literature brought to life on the stage. Also scheduled for this season are “Charlotte’s Web” January 25, 2013 and the ever popular Junie B. Jones will be performed on April 4, 2013.

Educators book field trips from IN, KY & IL. Public, private, parochial, home schools and preschools attend. Parents and grandparents bring the kids for a fun filled day out with
music & laughter!

Tickets are $6 a person. You may order your tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or purchase them at The Centre Box Office Monday through Friday from 10am – 5pm M – F. You may also purchase tickets day-of-show.

For additional information or to book your class for “Centre’d On Kids” Children’s Broadway Series call the Centre at 812-435-5770 ext. 211.

GOP Caucus for Office of Center Township Trustee

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Caucus Resumes

Rare Mexican Gray Wolves Arriving Today! Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden

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Evansville, IN – Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is pleased to announce the arrival of Mexican Gray Wolves, the most endangered wolf species in the world. Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is received a male and a female wolf, who will eventually be used to rear pups at the Zoo. The wolves arrived on a LightHawk* flight at Tri-State Aero, Inc. and were immediately taken to Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. These wolves will be released into the recently renovated wolf exhibit today, November 13, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Media is invited to come and witness the wolf release.

The male wolf, Nagual, was born on May 4, 2005 at Wild Canid Survival and Research Center near Eureka, MO. On May 22, 2009, he was transferred to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Sevilleta Wolf Management Center, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, NM. The female was born on April 22, 2007 at the California Wolf Center near Julian, CA. She was transferred to the USFWS Sevilleta Wolf Management Center, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, NM on Nov. 23, 2009. This pair had pups in 2010 and 2011 and raised them in large pack. They have proven to be excellent parents.

Mexican Gray Wolves are a very significant addition to Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden’s animal collection for several reasons. Their arrival is now bringing wolves back to the Zoo’s collection. Also, there are only approximately 300 Mexican Gray Wolves in captivity and 60-70 in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico. These wolves have also been released in Mexico. Dr. Susan Lindsey, Animal Curator at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden and Behavioral and Husbandry Advisor to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Service states, “We are very pleased to join this conservation effort. This pair of experienced parents will make a significant contribution to the recovery efforts.”

VHS Pet of the Week: “Sugar Pop”

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Sugar Pop is a Cairn Terrier mix. She is about 1 ½ years old. Sugar Pop is a little shy at first but she warms up fast. She needs a gentle person who will be patient with her. She loves to be held and will be a great lap dog. Her small size will fit in most homes. Her adoption fee would be $100 which includes her age appropriate vaccine, a nationally registered microchip, a bag of food and her spay surgery.

University of Southern Indiana leads EVV-Crane I-69 Innovation Corridor development discussion

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USI
On Monday, the University of Southern Indiana led a gathering of southwest Indiana government leaders; business, healthcare, and education representatives; and economic development officials to discuss how the region can capitalize on the construction of Interstate 69 from Evansville to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) as a corridor of innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity.

The discussion, led by USI’s Outreach and Engagement staff, was held at the Event Center in Huntingburg, Indiana, and included the mayors of Evansville, Huntingburg, Jasper, Loogootee, Oakland City, Petersburg, Princeton, and Washington, as well as Dr. Sue Ellspermann, founding director of USI’s Center for Applied Research and Economic Development (CARED) and lieutenant governor-elect of Indiana.

Ellspermann has been centrally involved in the effort to develop the corridor intentionally with an eye toward innovation and job growth. Officials from NSWC Crane, multiple businesses throughout the region, Indiana University, Ivy Tech Community College, Oakland City University, Purdue University, and Vincennes University also were involved in the discussion.

“The opportunities are endless for I-69 development and our region,” said Dr. Mark C. Bernhard, USI’s associate provost for Outreach and Engagement and chair of the EVV-Crane I-69 Innovation Corridor Executive Committee. “We are pleased with the commitment and excitement that participants expressed. We look forward to more stakeholder and business involvement, as we realize our vision will require the talents and efforts of many people.”

I-69 is one of the few new-terrain interstates currently under construction in the United States. Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Deputy Commissioner Samuel Sarvis presented an overview of the project to date and announced that the 67-mile section from Evansville to Crane will open Monday, November 19.

Daniela Vidal, who was appointed director of CARED in July, shared data identifying the I-69 corridor region’s current Innovation Index – consisting of human capital, economic dynamics, productivity and employment, and economic well-being – with a goal of increasing the index 20 percent by 2025.

Within the four Innovation Index components, participants envisioned what the corridor would look like, identified potential roadblocks to progress, and suggested actionable next steps.

A 2008 study commissioned through CARED by the towns of Oakland City, Petersburg, and Washington, Indiana, and prepared by Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar, USI associate professor of economics, and Dr. Tim Schibik, USI professor of economics, reviewed a federal study of interstates and communities comparable to I-69.

Best practices in the study included investment in upgrading and expanding infrastructure, acquisition of key parcels of land and rezoning efforts, and investments in improving school quality, among others.

The EVV-Crane I-69 Innovation Corridor executive committee plans to meet in early December and reengage the broader group shortly thereafter.

Link to Petition for Indiana to Peacefully Seceed from the United States

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While we hope for stability and acceptable compromise we encourage those who wish to send a message to the White House to sign this petition and await a response.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-indiana-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/51jYVZ5L

Who Is Really In Charge?

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Who Is Really In Charge?
by Teddy Johnson

Finally, the elections are over. Some of you are certainly very happy and some are probably unhappy with the outcome and that is to be expected. Every four years we Americans participate in this grand experiment called America and we elect a President to lead us. That of course spurs lots of different opinions and positions and people can become emotionally involved with the outcome.
One thing that I always find fascinating in all elections, but especially the presidential elections, are the many promises that candidates make to the electorate. They promise to make the economy better and to make health care more affordable for the masses. They promise to make the taxes better and to create jobs.

As I think about this, I want to challenge you to consider that while a President may have a general effect on your circumstances, they do not have a specific effect on your circumstances. Let me explain: While they may play a role in what direction the stock market goes, they do not have an effect in how an individual stock goes, or in whether or not you can make money in the stock market. So, while we certainly should vote and participate in the process, we must understand that no single person –other than you – will have an effect on what your individual life outcome is.

Let me give you some more examples:

A President may promise a better economy but you determine your economy. They may affect whether the dollar gains strength or loses it, but you determine what your financial position is going to be. The fact is that even in the worst economies, including recessions and depressions, there are those who will continue to thrive and even become extremely wealthy. In the great depression, there were countless people who, because of their individual efforts, became millionaires. So, no matter what the economy is nationally, you can become wealthy in the next four years. You don’t have to wait for anyone.

A President may promise to create jobs, but the only person who is going to create YOUR job is you! You determine whether or not you have a job. The President doesn’t, the economy doesn’t, and the industry doesn’t. No matter how bad things get, there are always those who have good paying jobs. You choose what kind of person you will be, and how valuable you will make yourself to the marketplace and thus, what kind of job you will have. So, no matter what the job situation is nationally, you can have any job you want in the next four years. You don’t have to wait for anyone.

A President may promise to do something about taxes, but no matter what the tax rate is, you can still build your personal wealth. Much of my wealth came to me when we still had extremely exorbitant tax rates. I have often said that if you want to be a millionaire and the tax rate is 50%, then just make two million. You determine how much you will have left after taxes, not the government. If you don’t like what you have left, make more. Now, am I saying we shouldn’t work to lower tax rates? No, but I am saying that we can be in control of our own lives regardless of the tax rate. So, no matter what the tax rate is, you can earn more money in the next four years. You don’t have to wait for anyone.

A President may promise to make your health care available to you but you can make health care available to yourself! It isn’t that people can’t afford it; it is that you can’t afford it. What is the answer to that? The empowering answer is to do what it takes to put yourself in a financial and career situation wherein it doesn’t matter what the cost is, because you can afford it. Again, I am not saying that we shouldn’t work to make health care affordable for people, but when you leave it in the hands of someone else, then you make yourself dependent upon them, rather than becoming independent.

The fact is that you control your life. You control your own destiny. You chart your course. Those we elect are not the givers of our financial lives. I sometimes think that many people think that if we can just get the “right” person elected, then their lives will suddenly take a turn for the better. Not true. You determine the outcome of your life.
Fortunes will be made in the next four years, no matter what. A lot of people will join the ranks of millionaires. That is amazing. The only question you have to ask is whether or not you will be one of them. A lot of people with high skills will always be in demand for high paying jobs. People who have a superb product or service to offer will always be in demand.

Did you vote? That’s great – we should as our civic duty. But the most important thing is not whether your candidate won or lost, but what kind of decision you will make about your own life, your own career, and your own financial situation, no matter who is in office.

Do that, and the world is yours for the taking.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, November 9, 2012 and Monday, November 12, 2012.

Amie Farber Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Failure to Stop After an Accident Resulting in Damage to an Attended Vehicle –
Class C Misdemeanor

Quiney Greenwell Domestic Battery –Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury –Class A Misdemeanor
Criminal Trespassing – Class A Misdemeanor

Anterrico Momon Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance – Class B Felony
Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance – Class C Felony
Dealing in Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor

Jeffrey Wall Criminal Recklessness – Class D Felony (Two Counts)
Pointing a Firearm – 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

IS IT TRUE November 13, 2012

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The Mole #??

IS IT TRUE November 13, 2012

IS IT TRUE the staff of CCO watched the Evansville City Council meeting yesterday?…we are pleased that 2nd Ward City Councilperson Missy Mosby has officially admitted on WNIN that she is aware that whatever she says publicly could be printed in the CCO “IS IT TRUE” section?…that she also made a sniping comment about the CCO claiming to be an alleged media?…we welcome Ms. Mosby to write a scholarly article why she feels that an internet publication isn’t a bone-fide media outlet?…we wonder if Ms. Mosby also feels that the CCO recent printed newspaper that was distributed among the masses isn’t considered to be an activity of the media?…we also wonder if Ms. Mosby realizes that whatever she says in public is also subject to publication in the Courier & Press, TV, and Radio?…quite frankly the broadcast of her voice on WNIN constitutes publication of what she says?

IS IT TRUE that Mayors Chief of Staff, City Controller, and his DMD Director once again failed at the public relations game last evening trying to convince the City Council they have almost corrected the financial problems of the past?…that some of the above public servants seemly forgot that they pushed to give Earthcare a $200,000 cash advance without an performance a bond?…that the Director of Metropolitan Development needs to take a class in how to “Convince People” to support and believe his opinions and ideas?…that financial problems that were rooted in previous administrations are by definition the job of the existing administration to fix or pay?…to make such a statement has about as much credence as refusing to pay off the debts of the past administrations?

IS IT TRUE that the Mayor Winnecke and his Controller and Chief of Staff are extremely worried about the newly appointed “Accounting Liaison” hired by City Council yesterday? …we not surprised that City Councilpersons Weaver and Mosby voted against this extremely common sense move to force checks and balances concerning past and present financial deals?

IS IT TRUE that since last week’s election that 27 of the United States have had residents file secession petitions to leave the United States?…this growing list of states includes Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas?…if there are 25,000 signatures on any petition within the next 30 days the Obama Administration will be obliged to respond to each petition that meets the signature requirement?…the City County Observer understands the reasons that some citizens of states which voted overwhelmingly against President Obama would have this immediate reaction but hope to see compromise between the Congress and the President that will bring unity to this starkly divided nation?…at the time of this article that Texas secession petition already has 60,000 signatures?

IS IT TRUE that in a treaty after the Civil War secession was dealt with quite harshly by the federal government stating, “THAT IT IS THE MANIFEST DETERMINATION OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT NO STATE, OF ITS OWN WILL, HAS A RIGHT OR POWER TO GO OUT OF OR SEPARATE ITSELF FROM, OR BE SEPARATED FROM THE AMERICAN UNION; and that, therefore, each State ought to remain and constitute an integral part of the United States”?…maybe this is what the Eagles were talking about in Hotel California with the line “YOU CAN CHECK OUT ANY TIME YOU WANT BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE”?

IS IT TRUE that Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City has gone off the deep end when it comes to operating a nanny state?…the latest move after banning Big Gulps and salt is to ban the donation of food to the homeless?…the reason given for this outlawing are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content?…the CCO and much of the American public will likely agree that this is about as stupid and destructive of a law as a city can possibly pass?…this is what happens when social engineering driven elected officials are empowered to pursue their agendas?

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