Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from May 2006:
RESTART YOUR UNBRIDLED SLOGAN
May 01, 2006; ... I know readers younger than 30 will have a hard time believingthis, but there was a time -- a long, long time ago -- when vehiclelicense plates were just that. Their function was to verify you had paid your annual car tax toCaesar and, perhaps, as an afterthought, provide an ...
VOTERS MAY HAVE SOME PROBLEMS
May 01, 2006; ... An unknown number of Vanderburgh County voters may go to the wrongpolling places Tuesday or go to the right polling places only to findthat precinct workers don't have their records, say concernedelections officials. Voter Registration Office officials say the problem is ...
RACETRACK REPAIRING DAMAGES CAUSED BY TORNADO ELLIS RACES AGAINST TIME
May 01, 2006; ... The plate glass windows of Ellis Park's Sky Theatre provide apanoramic view of the thoroughbred track's 1C-mile racing oval. But the action to be seen there these days is of an army ofconstruction workers rather than a phalanx of charging horses. Theonly race under way at Ellis ...
FESTIVAL KICKS OFF HEALTH WEEK
May 01, 2006; ... With their grunts and shouts echoing through Washington SquareMall, 10 barefoot children dressed in white robes and colorful beltsseemed to be the model of focus and discipline. Ranging in age from 3 to 12, the kids, representing Shane LewisTaekwando Academy, demonstrated a number ...
WOMAN BEQUEATHS $1.4 MILLION
May 01, 2006; ... An elderly widow whose only child had died years earlier, DaisyPauline Hardy spent her retirement years quietly, taking pride in herimmaculate home, enjoying flowers and tomato plants in her garden andwatching horse races at Ellis Park with her cousin. She never betmore than $3, he ...
PHENOMENAL POINSETTIAS HEAD FOR RECORD BOOK
May 01, 2006; ... We've never had this problem before. Here it is well after Easter,and songbirds are building nests and thinking about raising a familyin the trees and shrubs around the house. The Kentucky Derby will be run Saturday. Azaleas and rhododendrons are ablaze with pink, orange ...
EDITORIALS
May 01, 2006 ... The Boycott The Issue: "A Day Without Immigrants" could have an unintendedresult. Our View: It could influence the debate on immigration. The immigrant demonstrations of a few weeks ago showed that thenewcomers to the United States, invited or not, have picked up ...
PLAN TO SAVE HANGAR TAKES FLIGHT HOPE IS TO MOVE IT, MAKE IT PART OF A WWII MUSEUM
May 01, 2006; ... Days are numbered for a 1941 hangar, the last World War II-erabuilding remaining on Evansville Regional Airport property -- atleast for staying in its present location. But there's a move afoot to dismantle the hangar and preserve ituntil it can be modified and reinstalled as part ...
RIVER USERS DIVIDED ON POLLUTION CONTROLS
May 01, 2006; ... River users are divided about the potential effect of proposedchanges to pollution control standards for the Ohio River. Environmental groups such as the Kentucky Waterways Allianceoppose the plan, saying it will increase the amount of bacteriapollution allowed into the river ....
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS A WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT
May 01, 2006; ... Cainan Towns watched the two-tone T-ball roll past him as hiscoaches, all of them volunteer parents, offered tips. "Get in front of it." "Get your glove down." "Chase the ball." The 4-year-old Morganfield, Ky., ballplayer for the Indiansinstead kept his eyes on ...
HIGH-TECH FACILITY TO BE HUB OF NEW PARK
May 01, 2006; ... A high-tech building being planned for the The CertifiedTechnology Park in Downtown Evansville would house not only abusiness incubator, but the offices of several local and regionaleconomic development agencies, according to a business plan that willbe presented for approval to the ...
ARTIST'S DETAILED ETCHINGS ARE A MONUMENT TO HIS SKILLS
May 01, 2006; ... Nicky Porter grins and pops his chewing gum. "Artists can't brag. We can't raise our fist and holler that we'reNo. 1. That's not what people want to see. We have to be moremodest." The 50-year-old Crittenden County, Ky., man shyly shows off histombstone etching of a young man ...
NORTH HIGH CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
May 01, 2006; ... Along with "How ya been?" and "Whatever happened to so-and-so?"and dozens of other questions faced visitors to North HighSchool's cafeteria Sunday afternoon. Signs throughout the cafeteria posed different kinds of queries toabout 90 former faculty and staff members who returned to ...
BRIEFS
May 01, 2006; ... Evansville MS Association slates awards dinner Friday The Tri-State Multiple Sclerosis Association will host its 5thannual "Evening of Excellence" awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday inthe Casino Aztar Conference Center. The event will honor Alan andSusan Shovers and Larry and ...
INFO LINE
May 01, 2006 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 Will you publish the e-mail address and Web site of ...
TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY ATTACK IS FIRST STEP TO A HEALTHIER YOU
May 01, 2006; ... Mike Braunwart's introduction to anxiety was abrupt anddisturbing. It happened in February when he was sitting at his deskat work. The 30-year-old Evansville resident said either his heart skippeda beat or he had a muscle spasm in his chest that grabbed hisattention. Braunwart ...
OBITUARIES
May 01, 2006 ... Local obituaries Mattie Lou (Bilbrey) `Tommy' Blackburn Mattie Lou (Bilbrey) "Tommy" Blackburn, 95, of Evansville, diedSaturday, April 29, 2006, at Woodlands Convalescent Center inNewburgh. Mattie was born September 7, 1910, in Netherland, Tenn., toEdward H. and Nancy ...
MOUNT VERNON BOARD MEETS TODAY
May 01, 2006; ... e The Mount Vernon Board of School Trustees will meet at 5:45 p.m.today at Mount Vernon Junior High School, 701 Tile Factory Road. The school district plans two more public hearings about thepossible remodeling of some elementary schools and the potentialclosure of one. Those ...
ECONOMIC CLOUT `IF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CAME TO A STANDSTILL, IT WOULD DISRUPT THE ECONOMY'
May 02, 2006; ... Illegal immigrants made their point Monday: Without them,Americans would pay higher prices and a lot of work wouldn't getdone. As nationwide demonstrations thinned the work force in businessesfrom meat-packing plants to construction sites to behind the counterat McDonald's, ...
BRINGING GRANDEUR BACK TO PERMANENT BUILDING
May 02, 2006; ... Luxurious amenities abounded when the old Permanent SavingsAssociation (later called Permanent Federal Savings Bank) moved intoa new four-story modern building at Locust and Third Streets inNovember 1963. Now, nearly 43 years later, the fancy touches are gone, removedover the ...
MULTIPLIER PROPOSALS GET SHOT DOWN BUT IHSAA BOARD KNOWS IT'S NOT THE END OF THE LINE
May 02, 2006; ... Just because the multiplier formula suffered a resounding defeatdoesn't mean that similar ideas are also dead. "I think we'll continue to see some proposal," said Paul Neidig,Central's athletics director and a member of the Indiana High SchoolAthletic Association's board of ...
BEJARANO'S RISE METEORIC
May 02, 2006; ... Between handshakes and congratulatory hellos, jockey RafaelBejarano's smile never changed Monday morning as he acknowledged well-wishing strangers on Churchill Downs' backstretch. Why should it? Sometimes it's that way with the innocent. At 23, Bejarano already has dreamed and ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
May 02, 2006; ... HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Hein, Powless named top coaches Bosse coach Jeff Hein and Central coach Mike Powless have received2006 District III Coach of the Year awards in boys' and girls'basketball, respectively, presented by the Indiana Basketball CoachesAssociation. Also ...
NEW VOICES A MONTHLY FEATURE PROVIDING A FORUM FOR AREA YOUTHS TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS
May 02, 2006 ... The LST 325 is an important part of our history. LST boats wereWorld War II transport ships. They were built in Evansville for useall over the world. Having LSTs built here means a lot to the peopleof our city. Being the largest producer of LSTs put our city on themap. A lot of ...
HELPING HANDS
May 02, 2006; ... Scrapbooking for United Way will be offered May 13 from 9 a.m. to5 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Johnson Hall. Cost is $15 andincludes a light breakfast and box lunch. Bottled water and snacksalso will be provided. Sherry Wright, Creative Memories consultant, will be on hand ...
NURSING HOME STAFFS HOLD KEY TO AN INTELLIGENT CHOICE
May 02, 2006; ... In the previous column we looked at a convenient and efficient wayof developing a list of potential nursing home choices using theMedicare Web site. Developing a short list of homes is useful, and you'll be wayahead of people who do nothing until a crisis occurs.As useful as ...
$615,000 IN HOUSING FUNDS MISUSED
May 02, 2006; ... An outside audit has found that a troubled housing agency was ableto operate by tapping $615,000 in public housing funds intended for aseparate housing project, a court-appointed receiver said Monday. The independent audit by an accounting firm hasn't been filed incourt yet, but ...
EDITORIALS
May 02, 2006 ... Vote Today The Issue: Primary election can be discouraging to independents. Our View: Don't fret party affiliations -- choose a key race, andgo vote. Truth told, most potential voters in Indiana consider themselvesto be independents. They may lean one way or the other, ...
SIGNATURE CATCHES NEWSWEEK'S EYE CITY'S CHARTER SCHOOL RANKS 54TH ON MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 LIST
May 02, 2006; ... Evansville's Signature School is signed on with some elitecompany. It's the only Indiana school on Newsweek's list of the 100 bestpublic high schools for 2006 in the United States. Signature isranked No. 54 on Newsweek's list, which appears in this week'sedition of the ...
RIVER BUFFS DON'T WANT OHIO USED AS SEWER
May 02, 2006; ... The great majority of speakers at Monday's public hearing on theOhio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission's proposal to changepollution control standards for the Ohio River came down firmlyagainst the idea. Opponents among the hearing's first speakers -- many of ...
THERE'S MOUNDS OF WORK TO BE DONE TRAILS CLEARED, BUILDINGS REPAIRED AT ANGEL MOUNDS HISTORIC SITE
May 02, 2006; ... Spurred by the destruction of the Nov. 6 tornado, a facelift is instore for Angel Mounds State Historic Site this year. In the same way that the powerful tornado carried much of thedebris from the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park into the woods on thesite, the winds also carried the ...
CAUTION, LITTERBUGS: POLICE WILL THROW CITATION BOOK AT YOU
May 02, 2006; ... Police are expected to join the city's chief anti-litter agencyduring May in putting bite in state laws that prohibit junking up thelandscape. Normal police discretion on writing littering tickets will besuspended this month, Police Chief Brad Hill said Tuesday, withofficers ...
WHEN KIDS ARE BLIND TO COLOR, IT'S A TIME WORTH SAVORING
May 02, 2006; ... It's a happy day. My three little nieces are in town. I take them to the playground. The oldest runs to the tire swing. She hollers at me to come push. We've already been to the zoo andthe pool and the park. I signal that I'm on break. A black girl joins my niece on the ...
STUDENTS JUMP AT CHANCE FOR HEALTH AWARDS
May 02, 2006; ... Fast jumpers. Slow jumpers. High jumpers. Low jumpers. Two-footed, alternate-legged and even backward jumpers shared the gymfloor at Highland Elementary on Monday. Vying for certificates of recognition, about 85 third-gradersformed smaller groups and took turns jumping during the ...
BRIEFS
May 02, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Tip of finger ends up on customer's burger The management of a restaurant has apologized after a diner founda piece of a human finger on his hamburger soon after a workeraccidentally cut himself. A kitchen manager injured himself and no one immediately ...
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS ARE SLATED FOR FICKAS ROAD, JACKSON AVENUE
May 02, 2006; ... Another Southeast Side area is undergoing construction for watermain extensions this week as crews finish up a four-month waterservice project on the West Side. Fickas Road from the 4100 block east to the 4700 block at GreenRiver Road is targeted for first-time city water service, ...
JOE AARON SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS MAY 8
May 01, 2006; ... Applications for the Joe Aaron Scholarship, awarded to students inEnglish or communications-related fields who will be a junior orsenior at an area university in the fall, will be accepted until May8. The award is for $1,500. Aaron was a columnist for The Evansville Courier ....
VANDERBURGH COUNTY POLLING PLACES
May 01, 2006 ... Tuesday is the Indiana Primary election. These are the pollinglocations in Vanderburgh County. Unsure where to vote or whatprecinct you live in? You can contact the The Voter RegistrationOffice at 435-5222. The office will have six telephone lines openfrom 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday to ...
NEW OFFERINGS FROM EBAY, APPLE, IE
May 01, 2006; ... News items for everyone fill the space this week; if there'snothing for you in here then you're not a geek. e Microsoft has released a new beta of Internet Explorer 7 andafter about a billion dollars and a decade these folks are startingto get the hang of the browser thing. Swiping ...
NEXT TRAVELING CITY HALL HEADED TO SOUTHEAST SIDE
May 01, 2006; ... It's no misprint. Yes, the Mayor's Traveling City Hall for Aprilwas just last week. And, yes, the event for May is scheduled just sixdays later -- for Wednesday night at Nativity Catholic Church, 3635Pollack Ave. Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel and city department heads willbe on hand from ...
DERBY? WHO'D HAVE GUESSED?
May 01, 2006; ... The day was April 16, 2005, the place, Ellis Park. Few people would have guessed that among a dozen 2-year-oldstrainer Bob Holthus sent to his assistant, Tim Glyshaw, a lankychestnut named Lawyer Ron would develop into something special. But he has. Riding the crest of ...
WILZBACHER PROGRESS BECOMES `SHORT' STORY
May 01, 2006; ... Six words have turned Lory Wilzbacher into a.500 hitter. "Every time I step to the plate," said the senior outfielder onCentral High School's softball team, "I say to myself what coach toldme: Short, quick hands through the ball." OK, so it's not abracadabra hocus pocus. But ...
ACES' LARAWAY FINISHES IN BIG WAY
May 01, 2006; ... Alicia Laraway didn't care much for her Senior Day celebration onSaturday at Cooper Stadium. So the only senior on the University of Evansville softball teamhad her own celebration on Sunday in her last home game by hitting ahome run in the Aces' 6-0 shutout of Indiana ...
ALL ACES JOIN PARTY IN RIPPING REDBIRDS
May 01, 2006; ... The most amazing thing about the University of Evansville's 16-2seven-inning spanking of Illinois State Sunday wasn't the outcome. That's because the Aces (27-19, 10-8 Missouri Valley Conference)have now won four straight series in league play. It's that they wereever behind with ...
ELLIS HAS ADVANCE WAGERING
May 01, 2006; ... Ellis Park will offer advance wagering on the Kentucky Derbybeginning at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. On Thursday, Ellis will accept wagers on the Derby's sister race,the Kentucky Oaks, which is run Friday. Doors open both days at 9a.m. Ellis Park also is the only local outlet for ...
COUCH RIDES 55-FOOT CHIP TO WIN
May 01, 2006; ... On the verge of a collapse, Chris Couch tried to stay positive ashe stood over a 55-foot chip for par on the 18th hole that he had toget up-and-down simply to get into a playoff at the Zurich Classic inNew Orleans. "I was thinking this would be a great way to win a tournament," ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
May 01, 2006; ... Track and Field USI's Stock posts provisional time University of Southern Indiana women's track and field seniorCrystal Stock posted an NCAA II provisional qualifying time in the5,000 meters over the weekend at the 40th Annual Hillsdale (Mich.)Gina Relays. Stock finished 13th ...
SOMETIMES, NEWS ISN'T GOOD OR BAD -- IT'S INDIFFERENT
May 01, 2006; ... Newspaper guys aren't supposed to say this, but don't believeeverything you read -- or see on TV, for that matter. While theymight technically be true, there often are stories behind the stories-- or stories behind the non-stories. Recently, there were a series of ...
PINK EYE LOOKS BAD, BUT CAN BE TREATED
May 01, 2006; ... Mothers, as a group, tend to be pretty tough people. It takes alot to freak out an experienced mom. Sometimes, though, it's thesimple things that send us to our breaking point. I have witnessedcompetent adults become reduced to trembling blobs of fear over asimple case of pink ...
TAKE CONTROL SIMPLE PREVENTIVE STEPS ARE REALLY THE BEST `CURE' FOR HEALTH CONCERNS
May 01, 2006; ... For heaven's sake: How many times do we have to be told the samethings: Get some exercise every day. Don't smoke. Don't drink too much. Watch the fat. Watch the carbs.Eat fresh fruit and veggies. And always take the time to eat breakfast. We know these things; we know ...
A BIT OF A BITE BY TINY INTRUDER LEFT UNWELCOME SOUVENIR
May 01, 2006; ... Vacation souvenirs usually are fun -- usually. When an uninvited souvenir latches on and hitches a ride home withyou, however, it's really not that enjoyable. Last month, husband Connie and I took a little day trip. The sunnybut cool afternoon was perfect for ...
RESTAURANT PATRONS NEED HELP STAYING OUT OF FAT CITY
May 01, 2006; ... When McDonald's was accused in a lawsuit several years ago ofcontributing to the obesity of several teenage girls, it seemedridiculous. How could a restaurant be responsible for its patron'sexcesses? In the years since, I have worked with many peoplestruggling with weight issues. Their ...
HEALTHIER EVANSVILLE WEEK
May 01, 2006 ... Healthier Evansville Week -- an initiative focusing on physicalactivity, nutrition, prevention and making healthy choices -- beganSunday and will continue through May 7. To find a complete listing ofevents -- including a list of private events -- ...
REGULAR VISITS ALL IN THE FAMILY
May 01, 2006; ... More than anything else, those of us who live in nursing homeslook forward to family visits. Just as we individuals are each one-of-a-kind, so are families, so it is hard to generalize. As anobserver, I see two clear patterns: The family visits almost everyday or the visits are widely ...
INFO LINE
May 02, 2006 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 Is a West Side Sears still going to be ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY MONDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
May 02, 2006 ... Will you participate this week in Healthier Evansville? 114 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Monday Yes 16 14% No 98 86% e To participate in the poll, visit ...
WOMAN ROBBED, KILLED IN HER HOME HENDERSON POLICE ASK PUBLIC'S HELP
May 02, 2006; ... The Henderson Police Department is releasing very littleinformation about a robbery/homicide that occurred over the weekend -- the first homicide in the city this year. But what they are saying is that someone forced his way into thehome of 80-year-old Anna Green at 827 Powell St., ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
May 02, 2006; ... EVANSVILLE F.C. Tucker hires Brenda Hooper and Sally Kraus are new sales associates at theVirginia Street office of F.C. Tucker Emge Realtors. Steve Parkinson is a new sales associate with the company's officeon Eagle Crest Boulevard, off the East Lloyd ...
DILLARD'S COMING TO MALL TO MOVE INTO SITE OF FAMOUS-BARR
May 02, 2006; ... The cat is finally out of the bag. Dillard's, a leading retailerof fashion apparel and home furnishings, will locate in the formerFamous-Barr anchor space in Eastland Mall. Officials of Simon Property Group Inc., Eastland Mall's owner,made the announcement late Monday ...
AREA HISPANICS GO TO CHURCH INSTEAD OF PROTEST RALLIES LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE
May 02, 2006; ... The 50 or so mostly Hispanic adults who came to Nativity CatholicChurch on Monday night were not there to join immigrants on a plannednational day of protest, boycotting work, school and shopping to showtheir economic power. But they also made no bones about their sympathy with ...
HENDERSON PROPOSED FOR NEW COAL POWER PLANT
May 02, 2006; ... Kentucky officials are expected to name a Henderson County sitetoday in a proposal for a next-generation coal-fired power plant, anenvironmental organization said Monday. According to a statement from Evansville-based Valley Watch, anofficial with the Kentucky Office of Energy ...
PRIMARY ELECTION MAY DRAW 10,000 VOTERS TODAY
May 02, 2006; ... There was an air of excited anticipation -- and adrenaline-charged attention to last-minute details -- Monday at the VanderburghCounty Election Office. Today's primary election is expected to attract about 10,000voters to the polls to choose major party nominees for ...
CALL ME LOONY, BUT SOME TOONS ARE FOREVER
May 02, 2006; ... There are some things in this world that just aren't right. Thedesignated hitter in baseball, for example. Or low-fat ice cream. And Bugs Bunny not on TV. A while back, I got a four-disc set of Warner Brothers cartoons.One disc is all Bugs Bunny toons, another is dedicated to ...
WOODSHOP GROWS PRESENCE
May 02, 2006; ... When Cheryl Higgins thinks about the 3,000-square-feet she and herhusband, Rod, moved into last April when they founded their company,Hoosier Woodshop, she's reminded of how quickly the business hasgrown. "When I looked back at the stuff we made in that cramped area, Ican't ...
COMMUNITY LEADER COMBATS RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
May 02, 2006; ... The Rev. Adrian M. Brooks, Sr. is the pastor of the MemorialBaptist Church in Evansville. The church has more than 4,000 membersand offers more than 45 programs and ministries. The Rev. Brooksserves on several civic and community boards including the MemorialCommunity Development ...