Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from May 2003:
PANEL TO CONSIDER HOW TO SPEND LEASE PAYMENTS AZTAR MEETING IS PRIVATE [Corrected 06/04/03]
May 01, 2003; ... A committee to recommend how the city spends $20 million inadditional Casino Aztar lease payments on Downtown development willhold its first meeting today -- behind closed doors. The five-member Evansville Capital Development Fund AdvisoryCommittee was appointed recently by ...
NO SPINE INJURY IS STOPPING 11-YEAR-OLD
May 01, 2003; ... Michelle Roberts wants to be a teacher or maybe a model. She wantsto play basketball. At 11 years old, her life's possibilities are still wide open.Energetic, expressive and athletic, in her manner there is only theslightest hint that she is overcoming what could have been ...
CONSTABLE ARRESTED IN 'SHINE CASE
May 01, 2003; ... A Crittenden County law enforcement official was jailed Tuesdayfor alleged moonshining. James D. Binkley, 54, a constable from Magisterial District 5, wastaken into custody by Kentucky State Police and officers from theMarion Police Department and Crittenden County sheriff's office ...
NIGHT PERSON FINDS A WHOLE NEW MORNING WORLD
May 01, 2003; ... Mornings were misunderstood in my previous life -- the life of abachelor. Working nights, I stayed up late watching TV or listening to mystereo, and thought mornings were meant to leisurely begin about10:30 a.m. Now that I'm married, I find that mornings begin at 5:15, when ...
EDITORIALS
May 01, 2003 ... Nuclear Blackmail The Issue: North Korea still making threats, hoping to get aid. Our View: U.S. is right to insist other major nations play a role. North Korea is like the lunatic locked in the attic, kicking thedoor and screaming blood-curdling threats and demands ....
LEGISLATORS WRESTLED WITH HEALTH BILLS
May 01, 2003; ... One of the fights that broke out during this session centered onstate funding for health care for the poor. Gov. Frank O'Bannon had to cut $250 million from the program in2003 and called on the Legislature to increase Medicaid's statefunding by $263 million over the next two years ....
TEEN COURT TO BE SET UP THIS YEAR
May 01, 2003; ... A teen court, offering some first-offender juveniles a way to keeptheir offenses off their records, will be established this year inVanderburgh County. As one of several appearances here tied to observance of Law Daytoday, Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard will join Juvenile ...
`OUR STORY' ON TAP TONIGHT
May 01, 2003; ... It will be time to "Strike Up The Band" -- and the orchestras, thebeginning strings, the brass and percussion ensembles, even thetonettes -- when the 69th "This is Our Story" begins at 7 p.m. todayat Roberts Stadium. And despite cutbacks in elementary music for next school year, ...
VECTREN ROPE, CABLE DAMAGE VEHICLES
May 01, 2003; ... Roy Stremming has driven a bus for North Knox School Corp. for 35years without incident. That was until 2 p.m. Wednesday when the school bus he was drivingwas struck and damaged by a thick rope a Vectren crew was using toset a new electric line at Interstate 164 and Oak Grove ...
IF YOU KNEW JAMES RUTLEDGE, YOU KNEW HIS BUDDY FRED
May 01, 2003; ... James O. Rutledge, 67, of Evansville died last week at his home.He had been in ill health after a series of strokes earlier thisyear. In his obituary, a surviving son was duly noted, as well as agrandson and two granddaughters, all of Evansville. The notice also said James ...
MT. VERNON MAYOR FACES CHALLENGE
May 01, 2003; ... Voters will have two choices Tuesday when they punch their ticketfor Mount Vernon mayor: Stick with the status quo or take a chance ona political newcomer with high hopes for revamping a strugglingcommunity. Jackson Higgins is serving his 32nd year as mayor of Mount Vernon;only ...
BRIEFS
May 01, 2003; ... Evansville YMCA to host outreach program tonight The YMCA will host Outreach Programs Parent Night from 6 to 8 p.m.today. The event will include a panel discussion entitled "SummerPrograms and Being Safe" with representatives from areaorganizations. Officials ...
INFO LINE
May 01, 2003 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 How many Evansville-Vanderburgh School Board members take thehealth ...
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QUESTION OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
May 01, 2003 ... Do you think putting a casino in French Lick will have asignificant impact on Casino Aztar's business? 221 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Wednesday Yes 83 37% No 110 50% Unsure 28 13% A COMMENT FROM OUR WEB SITE "I don't care! ...
POLICE RECEIVE CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING
May 01, 2003; ... In some cultures, looking another person in the eye isdisrespectful; in others, talking to a woman without her husband'spermission can result in a violent confrontation. These are things Evansville's police officers need to know, saidChief Dave Gulledge. So this week, every officer ...
COUNTY CENSUS
May 01, 2003; ... Vanderburgh County TRACT 105 POPULATION .7,330, a gain of 3.89 percent .White: 98.1 percent .Black/other: 1.9 percent HOUSEHOLDS .Married couples with children: 32.1 percent .Married, no children: 40.6 percent .Living alone: 16 ...
OBITUARIES
May 01, 2003 ... Local Obituaries Jean Collins Jean (Steinsultz) Collins, 72, of Evansville, Indiana, died April30, 2003, at her residence. Jean retired from St. Mary's Medical Center after 17 years ofservice. She formerly worked at the Lamplighter restaurant. Jean was an active ...
CITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOLD OPEN MEETINGS PANEL TO GET AZTAR PROPOSAL
May 02, 2003; ... An advisory committee that will recommend how the city shouldspend $20 million in additional Casino Aztar lease payments may nothave long to hear ideas. Aztar officials will present a development proposal May 20 to theRedevelopment Commission for property in the 500 block of ...
STORMS RUMBLE THROUGH TRI-STATE
May 02, 2003; ... A powerful line of thunderstorms plowed through the regionThursday afternoon, leaving scattered damage and power outages. If wind velocity readings from the National Weather Service's newradar at Owensville, Ind., were any indication, the Tri-State waslucky that damage was not more ...
BUDDING MUSICIANS TAKE STAGE
May 02, 2003; ... A roar of applause erupted as the Roberts Stadium lights wentdown, signaling the beginning of Evansville's 69th "This Is OurStory." For some, it was a sad moment -- the school referendum's failurecould mean the end of "This Is Our Story" in its current form. But for most of ...
DEVOTED FILM BUFFS MADE DAYS AT MOVIES A BLAST
May 02, 2003; ... I hate going to the movies. I don't hate watching movies. Isee at least four or five most weeks. I don't hate reviewing them,either. Most reviews -- especially the negative ones -- writethemselves. But I hate seeing movies with an audience. Cell phones. Babies.Giggling teens ....
EDITORIALS
May 02, 2003 ... Reassessment The Issue: Thousands of residential appeals are expected. Our View: Council should give county assessor some help. Given that thousands of property assessment appeals may be filed,the Vanderburgh County Council should rethink its earlier decision todeny an ...
SCHOOLS WIN, PRISONS LOSE IN BUDGET
May 02, 2003; ... Much of the debate around the recently passed budget centered onhow much to give public schools. In the end, legislators gave schoolsthe majority of new money in the budget, allotting prisons justenough money to keep operating the number of beds prisoners currentlyoccupy. But ...
JAIL MOVE MANDATES REVIEW OF SPACE
May 02, 2003; ... The Vanderburgh County Jail's relocation will leave a gaping holein the 34-year-old Civic Center Complex on King Boulevard. A study is under way that will help city-county Building Authorityofficials decide how to use the jail's 30,000 square feet. County officials hope to ...
PLEAS FOR PEACE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER CELEBRANTS KEY ON A FUTURE WITHOUT WARFARE
May 02, 2003; ... On a day when President George Bush announced an end of combatoperations in Iraq, local religious and community leaders gathered atthe Four Freedoms Monument to pray for peace. "Help us study war no more," said the Rev. Phil Hoy, a UnitedChurch of Christ minister and Vanderburgh ...
VNA SEEKS NEW FUNDS FOR HOSPICE
May 02, 2003; ... The Visiting Nurse Association has kicked off a capital campaignto raise $2.5 million for the new VNA Hospice Center, scheduled toopen in November. Campaign organizers announced this week the VNA already hassurpassed 30 percent of its fund-raising goal. Construction on the ...
SAIL AWAY WITH FOLKS WITH LIGHT-HEARTED APPROACH TO LIFE
May 02, 2003; ... It's a pretty Saturday afternoon in Carbondale, Ill., site of the30th Annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta. The idea is to construct a water-friendly conveyance out of thatmost common of packing supplies. Glue, caulk and clamps are OK asfillers, but the primary raw material must be ...
ROADS
May 02, 2003 ... The entrance ramp to the westbound Lloyd Expressway from GreenRiver Road ...
INFO LINE
May 02, 2003 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 How much do maintenance employees of the Evansville-VanderburghSchool Corp. pay per month ...
CHIEF JUSTICE DOES `LAW DAY' HONORS
May 02, 2003; ... Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard spent Law Day on Thursday bypresiding over a mock trial, honoring Vanderburgh County's chiefprobation officer for 40 years of service and announcing a $10,000grant to establish a new local Teen Court. Shepard, a Harrison High School graduate, ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY THURSDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
May 02, 2003 ... Would you patronize vendors selling hot dogs or ice cream fromfood carts in Downtown Evansville? 212 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Thursday Yes 142 67% No 57 27% Unsure 13 6% A COMMENT FROM OUR WEB SITE "Absolutely!! The more, ...
AUTHOR, NURSING HOME CRITIC SUING ANGEL RIVER FACILITY
May 02, 2003; ... A Newburgh minister who has written books detailing his experienceas caregiver for his dying wife and what he called "chilling horrors"in America's nursing homes has filed a lawsuit against a localnursing facility. The Rev. Glenn Mollette, pastor of Gateway Baptist Church, ...
STUDENT IS CONTEST FINALIST
May 02, 2003 ... A Scott Elementary School fourth-grader is among the 20 finalistsin the state "What's So Great About Indiana" screen saver contest Fourth-graders throughout the state were eligible to enter thecontest, sponsored by Gov. Frank O'Bannon. Luke Blankenship, son of Tony and Kim ...
COUNTY CENSUS
May 02, 2003; ... Vanderburgh County TRACT 106 POPULATION .1,675, a loss of 0.5 percent .White: 100 percent HOUSEHOLDS .Married couples with children: 32.6 percent .Married, no children: 40.5 percent .Living alone: 18.4 percent .Age 65 and older: 14.7 ...
OBITUARIES
May 02, 2003 ... Local Obituaries William `Jack' Baker William H. "Jack" Baker, 85, of Van Nuys, Calif., formerly ofEvansville and Stewartsville, Ind., died Sunday, April 27, 2003, inCalifornia. He worked in the Evansville Shipyards and was a union plumber ...
CSX PRESSED TO HELP PAY FOR JAIL ROAD
May 01, 2003; ... CSX Transportation should pay part of the cost of a road to thesite of Vanderburgh County's new jail, County Council President JimRaben said Wednesday. County Commissioners are asking the council, the fiscal body ofcounty government, for $1.4 million to extend Harlan Avenue ...
MAN ACCUSED OF MOLESTING
May 01, 2003 ... An Evansville man was arrested Wednesday after more than six yearsof alleged sexual misconduct. Ken Eugene West, 51, of 1000 Fulton Parkway, is accused ofmolesting a local girl. The alleged molestation had been going onsince 1996, when the girl was 11 years old, said Assistant ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
May 01, 2003; ... EVANSVILLE Bank hires, promotes Kelly Dillon, former vice president of membership and marketingfor the Metropolitan Evansville Chamber of Commerce, has been hiredby Old National Bank. A graduate of the University of Southern Indiana, she joined OldNational's Private ...
AIRTEX, CHAMPION PLANTS BEING SOLD
May 01, 2003; ... The Carlyle Group, a Washington D.C.-based investment firm, hasreached an agreement to buy the automotive group owned by UIS Inc.,which includes Airtex Products in Fairfield, Ill., and ChampionLaboratories in Albion and West Salem, Ill. The deal is worth areported $800 ...
NEW MANAGER `FELL IN LOVE' WITH EASTLAND
May 01, 2003; ... Pam Peterson says she believes she is in one of the best positionsin the shopping center industry today as the new general manager ofEastland Mall. She bases that partly on the fact, she said, that the East Sidemall, which has 185 retail spaces, has an occupancy rate of ...
NEW PORT POWERS WOULD PROVIDE ECONOMIC CLOUT FOR AREA
May 01, 2003; ... New economic-development powers recently granted to the IndianaPort Commission will bring economic incentives normally confined toIndiana's ports to the rest of the state. The powers could help Southwestern Indiana grow beyond theconfines of its port, the Southwind Maritime Centre, ...
MORE DOWNTOWN FOOD CARTS PROPOSED
May 01, 2003; ... At least one and possibly two more food carts may be on MainStreet and Riverside Drive soon. City boards recently approved a permit for Gideons Cruzin'Concessions to operate a hot dog cart on Main near the SignatureSchool between Sixth Street and King Boulevard. But officials ...
UNITED WAY HONORS OWEN AS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
May 01, 2003; ... The United Way of Southwestern Indiana honored a record number ofvolunteers Tuesday at its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner. Tracy Bertram, United Way spokeswoman, said 48 volunteers werenominated in the four categories: adult, youth, education and group.Last year, 35 volunteers ...
PETITIONERS' FINAL WITNESS TESTIFIES IN PARKS CASE
May 01, 2003; ... The final witness for petitioners seeking the removal of GeraldLewis from the Warrick County Parks Board took the stand Wednesday. The witness, Delbert Ellis, was appointed as a temporary parkssuperintendent Jan. 7 after Bryan Barr was demoted. Asked how he found out about the ...
TYSON HEADED BACK TO COURT IN BROILER HOUSE ODOR CASE
May 01, 2003; ... Poultry giant Tyson Foods and one of its contract growers aregoing back to court June 2 to face misdemeanor charges that odor froma complex of 16 broiler houses violated a Marion nuisance ordinance. Crittenden Circuit Judge Tommy W. Chandler on Wednesday declinedto dismiss the ...
MAY CHER'S SHOW STARS AMID BIG EVENTS
May 01, 2003; ... This month, it's a horse race to see which event is the biggest. Is it Cher in Evansville, the diva bringing her extravagantfarewell tour of greatest songs, wigs, bungee cord gymnasts andsequins to our fair city? Or is it the Indy 500 or the Kentucky Derby? We're ...
GETAWAY THURSDAY
May 01, 2003; ... Happy May Day to all, especially those of you who remember thosewonderful May Day celebrations we used to have in grade school. Today, there are a number of school-type things to do: The kids atthe Signature School are presenting "The World Goes `Round," themusic of Fred Ebb and ...
ON THE GO
May 01, 2003; ... MINT JULEP Wolf's Convention Center at Green and First streets in downtownHenderson, Ky., will be full of Kentucky Derby fans Saturday duringthe annual "Fun for the Roses" fund-raiser for downtown projects.Cost is $25 per person, hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Watch for raffle items.Call ...
DRAWN TO THE DERBY EMPIRE MAKER FAVORED, BUT WHO'LL TAKE THE LEAD?
May 01, 2003; ... The difficulty for a 3-year-old colt asked to travel the KentuckyDerby's classic distance of 1 1/4 miles sometimes is overstated. It's the first half-mile of the race that takes the heaviest tollas the early pace decides the outcome of America's most prestigioushorse ...
TAKING A SHINE TO THE PONIES
May 01, 2003; ... As a kid growing up in Artemus, Ky. (population 500), Ken Ramseyregularly listened to elders tell bigger-than-life stories aboutChurchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby. When he was 6, Ramsey's aunt took him to the Derby City. There wasno racing that day. Nevertheless, Ramsey begged ...
ATADERO TAKES OVER PERSONNEL
May 01, 2003; ... Avery Atadero has added the duties of general manager to those ascoach of the Evansville Bluecats indoor football team. The move was made in the wake of Michael Arnold's resignation asGM. "I will run the show until the end of the season," said Atadero,whose Bluecats (0-5) ...
BEARS' GUETLING SHOWS OFF POWER
May 01, 2003; ... Charlie Guetling's first moon shot went foul. Two at-bats later, he amended his uppercut swing just slightly.The result was a towering three-run shot over the left-field fence inthe bottom of the sixth inning to lift Central's baseball team to a 9-6 victory over visiting Castle on ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
May 01, 2003; ... COLLEGE BASKETBALL UK seniors coming to Henderson game Three seniors from this season's University of Kentucky basketballteam -- Keith Bogans, Jules Camara and Marquis Estill -- will play inan exhibition game on Monday, May 19, at Henderson County HighSchool. General ...
TECHNOLOGY CENTER DEDICATED AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
May 02, 2003; ... With the assistance of 12-year-old Cody Whitsell and 11-year-oldJesse Leach, Mayor Russ Lloyd Jr. Wednesday cut the ribbon on the newVectren Technology Center at the Boys and Girls Club of Evansville. Cody, who said he's been coming to the Boys and Girls Club for thelast five ...
LOCAL BRIEFS
May 02, 2003; ... Evansville Youth First plans benefit auction to reduce substance abuse A local agency founded to reduce substance abuse in the communitywill hold a benefit auction on Tuesday. The Youth First Benefit Auction will be held at 7 p.m. at theOliver House Bed and Breakfast, ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
May 02, 2003; ... EVANSVILLE Three nurses hired Registered nurses Kathy Elpers, Steph-anie Garner and JenniferPhil-lips have joined Individualized Care Management Inc., as nurse-care managers. Elpers, a graduate of the Deaconess School of Nursing,was employed by Windsor Plastics in former ...
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP REPORTS EARNINGS DROP
May 02, 2003; ... German American Bancorp reported a 3 percent drop in earnings forthe first quarter, which company officials described as "a difficulteconomic environment" for the financial services industry. The Jasper, Ind.-based banking company reported net income of$2.44 million for the ...
HIRING BLITZ CONTINUES IN PERRY COUNTY ACCENT'S TELL CITY OFFICE TO HIRE 60 MORE PEOPLE; JOB FAIR SCHEDULED
May 02, 2003; ... Accent, a customer management company in Tell City, is continuingwith a wave of hiring and training that company officials say willgive it 200 to 225 employees by the end of this year. The company, which began operation in November and now has 130employees, wants to hire 60 more ...
LOCAL JUDGES SHARE OPINIONS ON PAY HIKE INACTION
May 02, 2003; ... Local judges were scratching their heads, and e-mails were runninghot and heavy among Hoosier jurists when the Indiana General Assemblyadjourned without giving a hearing to any of three judicial pay raisebills. Indiana judges, paid out of the state treasury, have received nopay ...
JOHNICAN SENTENCED TO 56 YEARS FOUND INNOCENT ON SOME CHARGES
May 02, 2003; ... An Evansville man acquitted of two counts of attempted murderagainst two police officers but found of being a habitual criminalhas been sentenced to 56 years in prison. Curtis Ray Johnican, 39, also was convicted in April of possessingcocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, pointing ...
HIS ROAD TO NO. 1 HITS WASN'T QUICK TRIP
May 02, 2003; ... Joe Nichols is on the road, doing what he wants to do in places hewants to be. Last week, he was in Phoenix. Friday, he's inCleveland. Saturday, he'll be in Evansville. Nichols, 26, is one of those "overnight" successes who's beenworking on his career his whole ...
COMICS ON PAPER AND ON THE BIG SCREEN, THEIR POPULARITY CONTINUES
May 02, 2003; ... Raji Thomas wasn't going to storm his way into the first localshowing of the ultimate "X-Men" sequel. Being the nightcrawler he is and knowing the mystique surrounding the film's opening today, Thomasknew there could be an onslaught of an audience for the ...
HOLIDAY WORLD ADDS FEATURES
May 02, 2003; ... It's not so small anymore, this Santa Claus, Ind., theme park 40miles east of Evansville, now completing the largest expansion in its58-year history -- three new attractions. You can ride two of them, HallowSwings and Liberty Launch,Saturday when Holiday World opens for weekends ...
IN MY PRIME A PERSONAL LOOK AT...
May 02, 2003; ... Marques Terry Property manager, Buckner Tower Marques Terry, 27, is property manager of Buckner Tower. A graduate of Evansville Day School and Clark Atlanta University,he has a bachelor's degree in business administration. After college, he began working with the ...