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NRA-PVF Endorses Jim Tomes for Election

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Jim Tomes

Fairfax, Va.– The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing Jim Tomes for election in Indiana’s 49th Senate District this November.

“The NRA-PVF is proud to support Jim Tomes, a proven friend of gun owners, to the Indiana State Senate,” said Chris W. Cox, chairman of NRA-PVF. “We know he will continue to be a strong defender of the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding gun owners, hunters and sportsmen in the Indiana Senate, as he has worked alongside the NRA to advance pro-gun legislation for over a decade.”

Tomes founded the Second Amendment Patriots and spent years partnering with the NRA in organizing pro-gun volunteers across the Hoosier State. He has played an important grassroots role in many pro-gun legislative victories, including: helping Indiana become the first state in the country to institute a lifetime concealed firearm permit; protecting America’s firearm manufacturers from bogus lawsuits designed to bankrupt the industry; enacting state firearm preemption; and passing Indiana’s new Emergency Powers and Parking Lot laws, which protect law-abiding Hoosiers against gun confiscations during states of emergency and wrongful termination by employers for keeping firearms locked in their personal vehicles while at work; as well as the Gun Permit Privacy Act, which protects private information about Indiana gun permit holders.

“On November 2, I urge all Indiana NRA members and gun owners in the 49th Senate District to vote for the candidate with a proven track record who will stand up for your gun rights – vote Jim Tomes,” Cox concluded.

Chris W. Cox is NRA’s chief lobbyist. He also serves as chairman of NRA-PVF. The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund is responsible for political candidate rankings. These are based on candidate voting records, public statements and responses to NRA-PVF questionnaires.

Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Nearly four million members strong, NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the armed services.

Additional school shot clinics scheduled

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The Vanderburgh County Health Department (VCHD) will be offering extended hours on Tuesday nights to students attending school in Vanderburgh County who are still in need of receiving immunizations required for attending classes this year. The VCHD offices will be open until 7 p.m. on all Tuesdays in October, as well as November 9th and 16th, offering the walk-in immunizations free of charge.

These shots may also be available through the students’ regular healthcare provider.

Walk-in clinic hours for student immunizations are as follows:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday……………………..8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesdays (October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 9th and 16th)……….10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Students will need to be accompanied by parent or guardian and all shot records. Shot records may be obtained by calling the school the child currently attends or their healthcare provider. Those students receiving vaccine should wear short sleeves or sleeveless garments to facilitate ease of vaccination. A snack or light meal is suggested beforehand.

EVSC Enrollment Figures Released

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Enrollment in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation for 2010-11 has increased by nearly 200 students over last year’s count at this time – from 22,498 to 22,694. The largest class of students this year is seen in kindergarten with a total of 1,912 students.

Although not included in the enrollment counts for funding purposes, this year the pre-kindergarten classes at Daniel Wertz and the new program at the Culver Family Learning Center in collaboration with Developmental Pre-School, Cape/Head Start and Even Start, shows an enrollment of 226 students. This is the second year of the early childhood initiative and the first year of the Culver Center, reflecting an increase of 99 pre-K students being served in the community.

There are 731 students attending classes at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC). Of that number, 457 are EVSC students who spend part of their day at SICTC, and 274 students are from non-EVSC schools including students from the southern half of Spencer County and all of Gibson, Posey, and Warrick counties. EVSC student counts at SICTC are included in the students’ home school enrollment numbers.

The breakdown of enrollment in the EVSC is as follows:

School / Enrollment

Elementary Schools

Caze 466

Cynthia Heights 523

Daniel Wertz 331

Delaware 435

Dexter 456

Fairlawn 504

Harper 465

Hebron 853

Highland 949

Howard Roosa 295

Scott 1188

Stockwell 559

Stringtown 620

Tekoppel 506

Vogel 721

West Terrace 586

Middle Schools

Evans 366

Helfrich Park STEM 573

McGary 304

Oak Hill 821

Perry Heights 471

Plaza Park 683

Thompkins 790

Washington 467

K-8 Schools

Cedar Hall 514

Glenwood 334

Lincoln 359

Lodge 488

High Schools

Bosse 785

Central 1482

Harrison 1457

North 1544

Reitz 1391

New Tech Institute 95

Academy for Innovative Studies (6th-12th grades) 191

The Learning Center 78

Other programs new this school year, but whose counts do not affect Average Daily Membership funding, include:

· Early College High School, with 82 students

· EVSC Virtual Academy, with 78 students

Each fall, the Indiana Department of Education requires schools in Indiana to count their student population. This snapshot on a specific day in the EVSC – this year it was Sept. 17 – determines the amount of funding per student that a school corporation will receive and is the count that is used for various grant proposals and other federal funding requests. Later, the IDOE will post this information on its website.

ADULT FLU CLINIC OCTOBER 7, 2010

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EVANSVILLE, September 27, 2010 – The Vanderburgh County Health Department will hold an Influenza (Flu) Shot Clinic for adults at our facility at 420 Mulberry Street located at the corner of 6th and Mulberry Street on

Thursday, October 7, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Flu shots will be available for adults nineteen years of age and older for $9, payable by check or cash.

According to Dr. Raymond Nicholson, Vanderburgh County Health Officer, the most effective strategy for preventing the flu is to take a flu shot each year. The vaccines are safe and effective.

For more information about flu shots, contact your physician or
the health department at 812-435-5692.

2010 Vanderburgh County Democrat Party Event Schedule September 27th

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9/28 5:30-7PM Maura Robinson For County Auditor Fundraiser- Hosted by Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel at the home of Sally Becker
Suggested contribution levels $500 Platinum, $250 Diamond, $100 Gold, $50 Silver For more information or to RSVP call Adairius Gardner agardner@weinzapfelformayor.com (812)484-6568

9/29 6PM Central Labor Council Candidates Night – Labor Temple 210 N Fulton Ave

9/30 9AM Troy Tornatta Golf Scramble – Cambridge Golf Course – 9AM Shotgun Start http://www.gogoodgov.com
$1,200 Tornatta Cup – Foursome Banner Display-Car Display – 2 Hole Sponsors $500 Masters – Foursome- One Hole Sponsorship $150 Hole Sponsorship $100 Lone Duffers

9/30 4-6PM Stephanie Terry for County Council Fundraiser Evansville African American Hosted by Nancy Drake, Gail Riecken and Connie Robinson. Sponsorship information forthcoming…

9/30 7PM 8PM The League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana Debate: Broadcast live broadcast on WNIN-PBS9.
State House District 75 (Open seat: Democrat Mike Goebel and Republican Ron Bacon)
District 77 (Rep. Gail Riecken, D-Evansville, and Republican Cheryl Musgrave)
District 76 (Democrat Steve Smith and Rep. Suzanne Crouch, R-Evansville)
State Senate District 49 Open seat: Democrat Patty Avery and Republican Jim Tomes

10/2 9AM Vanderburgh County Democrat Women’s Caucus Meeting-Central Library – Upstairs Meeting Room

10/2 9:30AM Labor walk for Mike Goebel – Evansville Labor Temple 210 N Fulton Ave.

10/2 12-5PM Rick Riney For Perry Township Trustee Fundraiser – West Side Sportsman’s Club 1000 N Peerless Rd.

10/2 3-11PM Jazz, Wine & Arts Fest Downtown

10/2 6:30PM Steve Smith Fundraiser Details TBA

10/4 AM 1st Day a voter may vote absentee ballot in Election office

10/4 Close of Day Voter Registration Ends at close of business day

10/4-9 10AM-8PM West Side Nut Club Fall Festival

10/5 5:30-6:30PM The John F. Kennedy Club of Vanderburgh County – Monthly Meeting – Evansville Labor Temple – 210 N Fulton

10/8 Close of Day End of Pre-Election Campaign Finance Reporting

10/10 7AM YMCA Half-Marathon http://www.evansvillehalfmarathon.org/ The Evansville Half Marathon course starts atop Reitz Hill and winds down through the city of Evansville, Indiana

10/12 5:30 – 8PM SIBA Candidates Night – Holiday Inn – 4101 Hwy 41 N http://www.sibaonline.org 479-6026 to RSVP

10/13 5-7PM Kathryn Martin Fundraiser – Details TBA

10/13 6:30-7:30PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club – Monthly Meeting Evansville Labor Temple

10/14 TBD Maura Robinson For County Auditor Fundraiser

10/14 5:15PM Teamsters Candidate Night @ Teamsters Hall 5:15 Cold Cuts 6PM Candidates Night

10/14 7PM 8PM The League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana Debate: Broadcast live broadcast on WNIN-PBS9.
District 2: Councilman Tom Shetler Jr., a Republican, and Democrat Hayden Barth
District 3: Councilwoman Stephanie Terry, a Democrat, and Republican Bill Kramer
District 4 (Councilman Russ Lloyd Jr., a Republican, and Democrat Tim Taylor)
District 2 (Commissioner Troy Tornatta, a Democrat, and Republican Marsha Abell)

10/15 12pm Deadline by noon to file pre-election campaign finance reports for all candidates and parties

10/15 8AM Weaver FORE Assessor II – Golf Outing

10/16 10:30AM-1:30PM 2nd Ward Walk meet at 2722 Pollack Avenue to begin our walk and end at 1:30 at Rick’s Sportsbar for Pizza and fellowship! Please join us in supporting our Democratic Candidates!!!

10/19 6:30-8PM Evansville For Change – Monthly Meeting Central Library – Browning Room A

10/21 8AM First day a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person at a private residence, or a voter with disabilities may vote an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at the voter’s residence or place of confinement

10/22 6PM UNOE Spark Plug Banquet – Walnut Room of Aztar Executive Conference Center Call 428-4243 for Info

10/24 1-4PM Coroner Annie Groves Annual Bean Soup – The Mosby’s River Camp 4803 Old Henderson Road – Bean Soup, Hot Dogs, & Soft Drinks – No Charge however, donations will be accepted.

10/25 5-8PM Stephanie Terry for County Council Fundraiser Gospel Night Club Great gospel music, food and conversation with your councilwoman!!!! Location & Ticket Info: TBA

10/25 MIDNIGHT Deadline by midnight (except for confined voter or voters caring for a confined person requesting delivery of a ballot by an absentee voter board), for the Clerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered, or faxed absentee ballot applications requesting to vote absentee by mail

10/28 PM (TBD) Maura Robinson For Auditor Fundraiser hosted by Erika Taylor and Robert Scott Wylie

10/29 5:30-8PM 2010 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner The Centre

11/1 NOON Deadline, by noon, for the clerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered, or faxed absentee ballot applications from confined voters or voters caring for a confined person requesting delivery of a ballot by an absentee delivery board

11/1 NOON Deadline, by noon, for a voter to vote an absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk

11/1 Deadline for a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person, or a voter with disabilities to vote an absentee ballot before an absentee board at the voter’s place of confinement

11/2 6AM-6PM General Election Voting: Polls Open 6am-6pm

11/2 6PM-10PM Election Return Results – Veterans Memorial Coliseum

11/9 5:30-6:30PM The John F. Kennedy Club of Vanderburgh County – Monthly Meeting – Evansville Labor Temple – 210 N Fulton

11/10 6:30-7:30PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club – Monthly Meeting Evansville Labor Temple

11/12 NOON Deadline, by noon, for a voter to produce proof of identification to the county election board to validate their provisional ballot from the general election

11/16 NOON Deadline, by noon, for a candidate to file a verified election recount or contest petition

11/16 6:30-8PM Evansville For Change – Monthly Meeting Central Library – Browning Room A

12/1 8AM Voter Registration Opens

12/7 5:30-6:30PM The John F. Kennedy Club of Vanderburgh County – Monthly Meeting – Evansville Labor Temple – 210 N Fulton

12/8 6:30-7:30PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club – Monthly Meeting Evansville Labor Temple

12/21 6:30-8PM Evansville For Change – Monthly Meeting Central Library – Browning Room A

12/31 Midnight End of Annual reporting period for 2010 for campaign finance reports for candidates and parties

Commissioner Tornatta & Winnecke to Wash Cars of Walking to Freedom Contest Winners

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Troy Tornatta


Lloyd Winnecke

(Evansville, In) – Vanderburgh County Commissioners Troy Tornatta and Lloyd Winnecke will hold a car wash* September 29, beginning at 3:30pm in the court yard of the Civic Center. The car wash is for the top five individual participants of the Walking to Freedom contest that walked more miles during the contest than the Commissioners.

“Where’s Grandma’s Apron?” – (Genealogy)

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Roots - Branches
Nell Jordan will speak about the history of the apron

Date: Wednesday Oct 06, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Special Collections Department, Second Floor

Children are invited to attend “Apples and Aprons”, which includes:(2) storytimes,a craft and refreshments.
6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Children’s room during the talk in Special Collections.

All programs are free and open to the public.

Reservation are requested, but are not required.

Vintage Aprons will be on display in the Special Collections Department during the month of October.

To register for this event, click on the link below and go to Calendar of Events-October-“Where’s Grandma’s Apron?”

http://www.willard.lib.in.us/calendar_of_events

ADULT FLU CLINIC OCTOBER 7, 2010

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EVANSVILLE, September 27, 2010 – The Vanderburgh County Health Department will hold an Influenza (Flu) Shot Clinic for adults at our facility at 420 Mulberry Street located at the corner of 6th and Mulberry Street on

Thursday, October 7, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Flu shots will be available for adults nineteen years of age and older for $9, payable by check or cash.

According to Dr. Raymond Nicholson, Vanderburgh County Health Officer, the most effective strategy for preventing the flu is to take a flu shot each year. The vaccines are safe and effective.

For more information about flu shots, contact your physician or
the health department at 812-435-5692.

SEPTEMBER 28 LEVCO-HERMANN DEBATE

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Nick Hermann



Stan Levco



EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Vanderburgh County Prosecutor candidates Nick Hermann (Rep.) and incumbent Stan Levco (Dem.) will meet for a public debate on Tuesday, Sept. 28 in Central Library’s Browning Rooms A and B. The event, hosted by Women Right of Center (WOMEN R.O.C.) will begin at 6 p.m.

“We feel the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor election is always an important race, so we’re pleased both candidates will be taking part in the September 28 debate,” Women R.O.C. president Holli Sullivan says. “We appreciate it when both parties agree to attend these events because our mission is to present both sides so that voters in this community can make informed decisions.”

Attorney General, Senator Lugar focus on “Mexico In Transition”

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Senator Richard Lugar

Zoeller: Mexico’s justice system undergoing fundamental transformation that affects Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS – With Mexico’s organized crime problems in the headlines, Indiana this week is hosting a delegation of 40 Mexican prosecutors and judges and 40 police investigators to train them on the intricacies of the Indiana courts as they prepare for a major transition within their own legal system.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office is conducting the Rule of Law training for the Mexican legal professionals that lasts through Friday. The kickoff to the training was a public-education event Sunday on “Mexico In Transition” at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis at which U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, R-Ind., was the keynote speaker. Approximately 200 people registered to attend the presentations by Lugar, Zoeller, Notre Dame Law School Professor Jimmy Gurulé and the state attorneys general of six Mexican states.

Solidarity with those seeking to reform Mexico’s criminal justice system was the theme of Zoeller’s remarks Sunday and the basis for the Rule of Law training this week.

“What brings us all together here today is a common goal to seek justice as we address the problems of crime that we share. All of us have watched in dismay as shocking violence has erupted in Mexico as the drug war has escalated between organized crime cartels and the Mexican government,” Zoeller told the audience Sunday. “Our sympathies are with the millions of hard-working, law-abiding Mexican people who want only to lead quiet lives free of violence, crime and oppression,” the attorney general added.

The Rule of Law training springs from an agreement reached in March between Zoeller and his counterpart from the Mexican state of Baja California, Attorney General Rommel Moreno Manjarrez, through the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. The training is sponsored by the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) with a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). No state tax dollars are being spent to conduct it. CWAG covered the costs of the visitors’ lodging, educational materials and interpreters.

In his speech Sunday, Zoeller touched on concerns about undocumented workers leaving Mexico for the U.S., the demand for illicit drugs in the U.S. that Mexican drug cartels have supplied and the growing problem of human trafficking in Indiana. But Zoeller also noted economic statistics that show Mexico is second only to Canada as the largest destination for Indiana’s exports, including manufacturing equipment and medical supplies.

The current drug war in Mexico is taking place even as Mexico’s court system undergoes a fundamental transformation, from the inquisitional system of closed written court proceedings inherited from the Spanish to an advocacy system of oral argument similar to that of the United States. That transition is under an amendment to the Mexican Constitution adopted in 2008, and is part of a larger effort to reform and modernize Mexico’s justice system that involves retraining of Mexican legal professionals, Zoeller said.

During the Rule of Law training this week, Indiana lawyers, judges, prosecutors and deputy attorneys general will instruct the Mexican legal professionals on the critical components of Indiana’s justice system. The visitors from Mexico will learn the methods under Indiana law of adversarial trial proceedings, attorneys’ opening and closing statements, direct testimony and cross-examination, preserving forensic evidence at crime scenes and collecting evidence and witness statements.

Among the top legal experts leading training sessions this week are Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard, Indiana Supreme Court Associate Justice Frank Sullivan, Indiana Appeals Court Judge Nancy Vaidik, Indiana Solicitor General Thomas M. Fisher, Notre Dame University Law School Professor Jimmy Gurulé, Marion County Superior Court Judge José Salinas, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Stan Levco and several others.

“Legitimacy and trust in the eyes of the public are foundational components for any nation’s system of justice to work effectively,” Zoeller said. “The goal is that our visitors will be better prepared to lead Mexico’s transition into its new adversarial legal system – which is one facet of this larger transformation of Mexico’s system of justice from the inside out.”

Zoeller noted that he was honored that Indiana’s two most-respected foreign-policy experts have assisted him in the effort. Lugar, the former chairman and current ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was the keynote speaker Sunday and offered his perspective on U.S.-Mexico relations. Former Congressman Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., also co-authored with Zoeller a recent letter to the editor on Rule of Law in Mexico that appeared in Indiana newspapers.

Also speaking Sunday at a panel discussion moderated by Professor Gurulé on “Mexico in Transition” in Indianapolis were six state attorneys general from Mexican states. The attorneys general are:

· Pedro Flores Vasquez, State of Tlaxcala

· Miguel Rafael Gonzalez Lastra, State of Tabasco

· Alfredo Higuera Bernal, State of Sinaloa

· Karim Francisco Martinez Lizarraga, State of Baja California Sur

· Rommel Moreno Manjarrez, State of Baja California

· Carlos Zamarripa Aguirre, State of Guanajuato.

NOTE: The Letter to the Editor co-authored by Attorney General Greg Zoeller and former Congressman Lee Hamilton about supporting Rule of Law in Mexico is at this link:

http://www.in.gov/portal/news_events/files/9.17.10_Letter_-_Supporting_the_Rule_of_Law_in_Mexico.pdf

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