Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from December 2006:
FROM THE EDITOR
Dec 01, 2006; ... The holidays officially have begun for the Schneider family. When my head hit the pillow Sunday night I knew the Christmasseason had arrived because my wife, Kelly, and I had: 1. Taken the kids to the Hadi Shrine Circus. 2. Driven directly from the circus to the Ritzy's ...
WARRICK / THE QUESTIONS
Dec 01, 2006 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: As an occasional feature in Westside, we'll publish"The Questions," in which well-known and not-so-well-known West Sidefolks are quizzed about likes and dislikes, personal trivia and otherstuff our readers might find interesting. Our subject this week isnewspaperman Bob ...
`A' FOR EFFORT WORKING ON 1929 FORD TRUCK BONDS PAIR OF WEST SIDERS
Dec 01, 2006; ... This is the story of an old truck and the various people who havekept it ticking since it rolled off the assembly line in 1929. During its 77 years, the truck has been a working vehicle, beencompletely disassembled and packed in boxes, and been carefullyrebuilt and restored to ...
TO SERVE AND PROTECT
Dec 01, 2006; ... Around Evansville and the Tri-State, John Buckman is well-known asthe stalwart chief of the German Township Volunteer Fire Department. He currently is in his 30th year as the chief and his 37th yearwith the force. But many area residents may not realize that he also has a ...
HEEDING THE CALL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS DO MUCH MORE THAN JUST PUT OUT THE FLAMES PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY JOHN BUCKMAN
Dec 01, 2006; ... Do you think you have the right stuff to be a volunteerfirefighter? It mostly takes a willingness to serve and make sacrifices,according to John Buckman, chief of the German Township VolunteerFire Department. The work also requires a desire to train and an interest in ...
USI WILL CONDUCT ITS FIRST FALL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY DEC. 9
Dec 01, 2006; ... Approximately 465 students are eligible to graduate in theUniversity of Southern Indiana's first fall commencement, to be heldat 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in the Physical Activities Center. Dr. Tim Schibik, professor of economics and director of the Centerfor Teaching and Learning ...
ATTEN-HUH! CHEF CAUGHT COOKING BUG IN MARINES
Dec 01, 2006 ... NAME: Geno Thurman RECIPE: Sweet Potato-Pecan Stuffed Chicken Breast with CranberryCream Sauce SECRET: Good bratwurst and the knowledge of a German grandmother Geno Thurman, one of the Few, the Proud, the Marines ... who canalso cook. Thurman, executive chef at ...
TREE TRADITION
Dec 01, 2006 ... Boy Scout Troop 399 has been selling Christmas trees at SacredHeart Catholic Church for 52 years. This year's shipment arrived themorning of Nov. 27 and included Frazier firs and Scotch pines fromnorthern Michigan and balsams from the Canadian province of NovaScotia. Members of the ...
CROSS TRAINING MATER DEI HOOPS COACH BELIEVES FOOTBALL EXPERIENCES AID HIS PLAYERS
Dec 01, 2006; ... Missing two and a half weeks of practice wouldn't seem to endear aplayer to his coach, but Mater Dei's John Goebel isn't complainingabout some recent absences. "We've always considered it a good problem to have," Goebel said."The longer they're gone the more the football team must ...
HARD FOULS A CONCERN TO HERDES
Dec 01, 2006; ... At his radio show on Monday night, Rick Herdes, University ofSouthern Indiana basketball coach, brought a laptop to show everyonea scary sight. To see the video of forward Mike Kalicak getting undercut whilegoing for a dunk in Florida, it's not only understandable why Kalicakis ...
FROM THE EDITOR
Dec 01, 2006; ... One of the really fun things about journalism is introducing folksto their neighbors through the pages of the newspaper. In this week's issue, you'll meet three interesting folks who youmay not have known live in Warrick County -- Evansville Courier &Press Publisher Jack Pate, ...
WARRICK / THE QUESTIONS
Dec 01, 2006 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: As an occasional feature in Warrick, we'll publish"The Questions," in which well-known and not-so-well-known WarrickCounty folks are quizzed about likes and dislikes, personal triviaand other stuff our readers might find interesting. Our subject thisweek is newspaperman ...
CHANDLER'S PIE LADY ENJOYS SHARING KNOWLEDGE
Dec 01, 2006 ... NAME: Catherine Graper RECIPE: Strawberry Pie SECRET: Plenty of practice Catherine Graper began her culinary adventures when she was about6 years old, she said, by hanging on the table, watching her motherbake pies. As the eldest of Charles and Katherine ...
JOB GETS HIS MOTOR RUNNIN' NEVER A DULL MOMENT FOR EVANSVILLE MOTORCYCLE POLICE OFFICER
Dec 01, 2006; ... As a teenager in Jasper, Ind., Kevin Day approached his parentswith the idea of buying a motorcycle. Concerned about the safety of him riding one, they were less thanthrilled with the plan. But by the time Day was 18, his mom and dad finally relented andlet him buy his first ...
MEAN MACHINES EPD OFFICERS RIDE CUSTOMIZED HARLEYS
Dec 01, 2006 ... Evansville Police Department motorcycles are Harley-Davidson 1450Electra Glide models with special adjustments throughout, tailoredspecifically to law enforcement use. The speedometer on the bike goes up to 120, though Day said he'sprobably never gone beyond 85 while catching up to ...
AWESOME ATHLETE TINY-BUT-MIGHTY PIPER WINS TITLE FOR LOCAL TRAINER
Dec 01, 2006; ... Although only a hair over 9 inches tall at the withers andweighing a mere 6 pounds, a local canine champion has proven he canrun with the big dogs. Piper is the Evansville area's first American Kennel Club MasterAgility champion (MACh). Piper got the honor Nov. 5 at a ...
`PAY IT FORWARD':
Dec 01, 2006; ... For many students at Castle, Oct. 25 was the second time in twoyears they heard Rick Stoddard's message. In 2005, Stoddard traveled to Castle High School at theencouragement of Castle's Teen Power club to deliver his "The BurningTruth" speech. Teen Power first became ...
WATER COMPANY EXEC OFFERS TIPS TO KEEP THINGS FLOWING IN COLD WEATHER
Dec 01, 2006 ... Darrel Heisler is operations superintendent for Indiana Americanwater, which services parts of Warrick County. With winter fast approaching, Heisler warns homeowners to beprepared. "Weatherproofing your home against the cold will pay dividends onenergy bills in the winter and ...
NEWBURGH POET'S WORK HONORED BY PEER GROUP
Dec 01, 2006; ... Newburgh resident William "Mr. Bill" Koehler has had his poem "Warversus Peace" published by the International Society of Poets in its"The Best Poems & Poets of 2005." Koehler, 84, said he didn't start writing poetry until 1995. Hesaid he enjoys it because "it keeps my mind ...
KEEPING CHRISTMAS PLANTS FUN TEST OF YOUR SKILLS
Dec 01, 2006; ... If you're a gardener who seeks a challenge, caring for apoinsettia or amaryllis plant through to another holiday season justmight be something you'd like to try. Certainly they're reasonableenough to replace year-to-year but what fun is that? With its beautifully colored leaves and ...
A PLACE OF HONOR
Dec 01, 2006 ... Caption ...
FAMILIAR FACE AFTER YEARS AS ASSISTANT, WILSON TAKES REINS OF BOONVILLE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM
Dec 01, 2006; ... New Boonville girls' basketball coach Greg Wilson has been aroundthe program since he was 5 or 6 years old. He remembers going to practices with his father, Roy Wilson, whocoached the Pioneers' girls' team from the late 1970s through theearly 1990s. "I have fond memories of ...
SPRAGUE, GRAY WILL LEAD CASTLE
Dec 01, 2006; ... Castle boys' basketball coach Brian Gibson is hoping he has a bigsurprise for the rest of the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. And that's not just that the Knights should be pretty good afteropening with an 80-47 win over Boonville Tuesday. Gibson is hoping 6-foot-7 junior ...
MALEY & WERTZ TAKES LOCAL HARDWOOD TO GLOBAL LEVEL
Dec 01, 2006; ... While Daniel Wertz left the family farming business in the 1880sto start his own lumber company, the industry he entered still owes alot to agriculture. Today, Maley & Wertz Lumber Co. and its 45 employees continue tofocus on providing Southern Indiana hardwood to furniture makers ...
NEED GROCERIES? CALL JIM
Dec 01, 2006; ... Jim Garrett has a soft spot in his heart for older people andworking families. A year ago he established a business, called DoShopping 4U, that is devoted to saving the elderly and workingcouples time and energy. The business does grocery shopping for elderly people who are ...
FIRMS PUT ASIDE BUSINESS TO SPREAD SOME HOLIDAY CHEER
Dec 01, 2006; ... Many Tri-State companies may be busy planning their employeeChristmas parties, but at least one, the Evansville law firm ofBamberger Foreman Oswald & Hahn, has already had its party. It wasback on Nov. 4. "Because the month of December always gets so busy for everyone,we decided ...
A CRYSTAL BALL WHAT WILL EVANSVILLE BE LIKE IN 25 YEARS?
Dec 01, 2006; ... The images inside the crystal ball are cloudy, partial andfleeting. They are colored by what we fear and want, as much as bywhat we know. They are more likely to tell us of possibilities thancertainties or even probabilities. "What I'd like to see and what it (Evansville) will ...
WELFARE SYSTEM SHOWS ITS AGE
Dec 01, 2006; ... Indiana's welfare system sounds like the sort of convolutedorganization that only "Dilbert" could design. Files of paper records stacked floor to ceiling. Vintage 1980scomputers that can't scan or e-mail documents from office to office.Ninety-two county offices that inconsistently ...
EVSC HEALTHY DESPITE REFUNDS GENERAL FUND TOPS $2 MILLION
Dec 01, 2006; ... The Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. is refunding thousands offamilies for a $20 student activity fee charged in 2002-04, but itsunspent cash balances remain healthy. EVSC, which has an annual budget of $200 million, carried ageneral fund cash reserve of more than $2 million ...
WEINZAPFEL TO RUN AGAIN HE SAYS MUCH NEEDS DONE
Dec 01, 2006; ... To the surprise of no one, Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced ina ballroom packed with partisans Thursday that he will seek a secondterm as Evansville's mayor. With his wife, Patricia, and their three children -- Nathaniel, 7,and twins Benjamin and Eleanor, 5 -- the Democrat got a ...
HARDWOOD QUARANTINE TO TAKE EFFECT TODAY
Dec 01, 2006; ... In a bid to contain the devastating emerald ash borer, a federalorder goes into effect today banning transportation of ash trees orash products out of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. The quarantine extends to all hardwood firewood because it isdifficult to distinguish ash logs from ...
VICTIM BECOMES A HERO IN SCHIRO'S RAPE CASE
Dec 01, 2006; ... When anonymous people do heroic things, we rarely hear about it. But it happened this week in Evansville. A brave woman relived her personal nightmare to make sure aconvicted murderer and rapist will remain behind bars. You've heard his story, perhaps too many times: ...
EDITORIALS
Dec 01, 2006 ... Welfare Privatization The Issue: Governor is going forward with plan to farm outapplication process. Our View: It is a gamble whether people in need will be betterserved. Privatization of government is not necessarily a bad thing. TheMajor Moves highway initiative is ...
IBM OFFERS 1,000 NEW JOBS, IU COMPUTER UPGRADE
Dec 01, 2006; ... IBM Corp. dangled two attractive offers -- 1,000 jobs and a bigexpansion of Indiana University's powerful supercomputer -- beforestate officials in the company's negotiations for a contract toupgrade Indiana's welfare system. Gov. Mitch Daniels, who announced the 10-year, $1.16 ...
WHIRLPOOL WORKERS BRACE FOR LAYOFFS
Dec 01, 2006; ... Whirlpool will lay off more than 500 workers at the end of worktoday, as it eliminates second-shift assembly production in responseto declining demand for its top-mounted refrigerator. The pain of the preholiday layoffs, which were announced inOctober, will be relieved somewhat by ...
HUNTER FOUND DEAD IN TREE
Dec 01, 2006; ... The wife of the Jasper, Ind., man who died while hunting this weeksaid she could never stop talking to friends about him. Brian D. Beckman, 46, was found dead at Patoka Lake Reservoir onWednesday night, after he apparently fell from a tree stand while hewas hunting and ...
WELBORN FOUNDATION AIDS 42 GROUPS $3 MILLION GIFT
Dec 01, 2006; ... The Welborn Baptist Foundation awarded more than $3 million to 42area nonprofit organizations this week. The grants were handed out to organizations within thefoundation's target areas: promotion of early childhood developmentand healthy adolescent development, faith-based ...
PLOW DRIVERS PRACTICE
Dec 01, 2006; ... Charlie Rogers has been plowing Evansville's streets for 10 years,through dustings and flurries to several feet of snow to streetsglassed in ice. He was back at it Thursday morning, with one notable difference:Temperatures were in the low 60s and the only precipitation was ...
MOTORIST KILLED IN COLLISION WITH SEMI
Dec 01, 2006; ... A 22-year-old Utah resident and member of the Air Force was killedin a car crash Thursday morning on Interstate 64 in Gibson County. Mikhail Alexander Strong of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, wasreportedly driving a 2002 Ford Explorer westbound on I-64 just before9:30 a.m. when he lost ...
UTLEY DROPS COUNTY COUNCIL BID
Dec 01, 2006; ... Gregg Utley, a Democrat who lost a Nov. 7 election for theVanderburgh County Council to Republican James Raben, has withdrawnfrom consideration for a council seat being vacated by CountyCommissioner-elect Troy Tornatta. "I'm just going to accept other challenges and opportunities ...
BRIEFS
Dec 01, 2006; ... Gibson County Deputy prosecutor named in Gibson A new deputy prosecutor was named in Gibson County this week. Gibson County Prosecutor Robert Krieg has selected Carl Little tofill a vacancy left by the election of Jeff Meade to Circuit Courtjudge. Little has ...
INFO LINE
Dec 01, 2006 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 Who is the new commissioner of the Indiana ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY THURSDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
Dec 01, 2006 ... What was the most surprising omission to USI's Athletic Hall ofFame? 155 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Thursday Bruce Pearl, men's basketball coach92 59% Chris Bowles, men's basketball10 6% Chancellor Dugan, women's basketball ...
WINNER STILL THE WINNER AFTER RECOUNT
Dec 01, 2006; ... The margin of victory was different but the results were the sameThursday after a recount in the race for a Gibson County Council seatdetermined that Democratic challenger Cecil R. "Bob" Allen Jr. wasstill the winner over Republican incumbent George Ankenbrand. Gibson Superior ...
MINISTER AIDS IN SCAM ARREST VOICE ON PHONE SOUNDED FAMILIAR TO THE REV. DANIEL LOWELL
Dec 01, 2006; ... To the Rev. Daniel Lovell, the voice on the other end of his phoneMonday morning sounded suspiciously familiar. Lovell, a minister at Bethany Christian Church, hears a lot ofpleas for charity, but there was good reason this man's had stuckwith him. It was a little more than a ...
PARADE HAS CAMEL, UNEASY RIDER
Dec 01, 2006; ... You don't have to spend $129 on an inflatable lawn ornament tomake a kid's eyes light up at this time of year. Take it from the folks in New Harmony, Ind., where two live camelswill be part of the town's annual "Christmas in New Harmony" paradeat 10:30 a.m. Saturday. "I guess ...
OBITUARIES
Dec 01, 2006 ... Local Obituaries Raymond O. Covey Raymond O. Covey, 92, of Evansville, died Wednesday, November 29,2006, at Heritage Center. Raymond was employed with Ryan Construction for 26 years andretired from Industrial Contractors after 16 years. He was a member of Howell ...
COALITION TO HONOR AREA YOUTHS
Dec 01, 2006 ... Submissions are being accepted for nominations for the DecemberYouth in Excellence Award. The Evansville Youth Coalition strives to honor young people whoare making a difference in our community. Monthly awards are granted to youths who have made a ...
VILLAGE GETS NEW CHIEF
Dec 01, 2006 ... The embattled chief deputy of the Wayne County Sheriff'sDepartment has accepted a job as police chief of the small village ofWayne City, Ill. Dave Zola, 52, starts his new job today. Zola served as chief deputy under Sheriff Everett "Sonny"McCulley, who was defeated by former ...
NO ACTION TAKEN ON ELECTRIC RATES
Dec 01, 2006; ... They made campaign promises, drafted bills and even voted onlegislation. But in the end, state lawmakers left the Capitol withoutgiving consumers relief from a fast-approaching jump in electricrates. State lawmakers wrapped up their fall veto session Thursdaywithout blocking or ...
BILL GAITHER AND TROUPE PUT AUDIENCE IN A HOLIDAY MOOD
Dec 01, 2006; ... Sometimes a concert is more than its title: The Gaither "Give itAway Homecoming Christmas Show" might be a bit unwieldy to say, butit's certainly fitting for a three-plus hour gala of music. Thursday night's show began simply enough, with Bill Gaitheremerging from the tunnel end of ...
ST. JOSEPH CONTRACTS WORTH $3 MILLION
Dec 01, 2006; ... More than $3 million in contracts were let by the Works Board onThursday for preliminaries to the St. Joseph Avenue improvementproject, virtually clearing the way for seeking construction bids. The board approved a $2,160,512 deal with the Indiana Departmentof Transportation for ...
REP. CHANDLER OUT OF RACE
Dec 01, 2006; ... U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler announced Thursday he would not seek theDemocratic nomination for governor next year, ruling out a possiblesecond campaign against Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher. Fletcher defeated Chandler in the 2003 race for governor. Chandler, who won re-election to ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Dec 01, 2006; ... EVANSVILLE ONB hires Aylsworth Tony Aylsworth has been hired by Old National Bank as vicepresident, compliance manager. He previously was owner of Aylsworth Law Office and earlier waspresident of Peoples Bank in Boonville, Ind. Aylsworth graduated from Indiana ...
POWER PLANT DRAWS OPPOSITION ENVIRONMENTALISTS CHALLENGE COAL-TO-GAS PROJECT
Dec 01, 2006; ... A proposed coal gasification plant in Knox County would beeligible for more than $130 million in federal tax incentives, but agroup of environmental and consumer groups are questioning theproject's necessity and cost. The Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Save the Valley ...
BARBER SHOP OPENS DOWNTOWN
Dec 01, 2006; ... Viehe Barber Salon, an upscale barber shop, has opened at 14 S.E.Third St., just off Main Street in Downtown Evansville. The location is across Third Street from Integra Bank. Kale Viehe, a fourth-generation barber in his family, is thebusiness owner and operator. After ...
AZTAR MERGER SET TO CLOSE IN JANUARY
Dec 01, 2006; ... Aztar Corp., the parent company of Evansville's Casino Aztarriverboat, said it expects its merger with Columbia Entertainment toclose in early January. Earlier this year, Columbia Entertainment, the gaming arm ofColumbia Sussex Corp., agreed to purchase Aztar for $54 a share, ...
'CATS SEE THE BEST TALENT IN OWN POOL MOUNT VERNON GIRLS RANKED 8TH
Dec 01, 2006; ... Finding competition is never hard for the swimmers at Mount VernonHigh School, because the Wildcats never have to look any farther thantheir own pool. That's especially true for the eighth-ranked girls' team thisseason and especially evident after a triangular meet here ...
NOT QUITE SO BAD BOONVILLE GIRLS FALL TO CASTLE, BUT THEY'RE IMPROVING
Dec 01, 2006; ... A short laugh escapes Misty Wynn before she abruptly cuts it off. Yes. She remembers last season's game against Castle. "It was like a slap in the face," Wynn, a forward on Boonville'sgirls basketball team, recalled. "I think we lost by 30-somethingpoints. It wasn't ...
FAMILIAR FACE TO VISIT USI
Dec 01, 2006; ... Kentucky Wesleyan comes into PAC Arena on Saturday at 4-0, thefirst time in more than four years the Panthers have started so well. Four years must have seemed like an eternity at KWC, one ofDivision II's most storied programs. But center Jeff Fahnbulleh isquickly helping Panthers ...
ODDS GET BETTER FOR OVERTON LANDING PGA CARD
Dec 01, 2006; ... Jeff Overton's chances for receiving a 2007 PGA Tour card aregetting better. The Evansville golfer shot a 2-under-par 70 on Thursday, puttinghim at 2-under 142 and in a tie for 15th place after two rounds ofthe PGA Tour's 108-hole final qualifying tournament at La ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Dec 01, 2006; ... COLLEGE SOFTBALL Coaches association honors four Aces on academic team Evansville's Alicia Laraway, Ashley Werner, Danny Murphy and LissaFehlman have been named to the All-America Scholar Athlete teamselected by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)for the2006 ...
GLASER'S RETURN ONLY PART OF GOOD NEWS FOR USI
Dec 01, 2006; ... It wasn't an important game because of who they played or how theyplayed it. The only thing that really mattered Thursday night for the playerson the University of Southern Indiana was that Missy Glaser finallywas able to get into a game. "Yes," junior Katie Thiesenheusen ...
ACES' 3-POINTERS CAN'T BEAT INDIANA
Dec 01, 2006; ... The University of Evansville women's basketball team hit a season-high 13 three-point field goals on Thursday night, but UE still lost83-80 to Indiana University at Assembly Hall. The Purple Aces (4-2) hit 13 of 25 three-point shots against IU (6-1), which entered the game holding ...
SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW
Dec 01, 2006; ... Your clock will always be useful, but each tick brings you closerto the end of your DVD player's glory days. There are already two movie-playing formats competing to replacethe one you just committed to five years ago. Once all televisionbroadcasts go digital in 2009, DVDs will ...