Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from July 2007:
SOARING ABOVE THE HEAT AIR SHOWS DICTATE EYES TOWARD THE SKY
Jul 01, 2007; ... Thunder came from a clear sky over Evansville's riverfrontSaturday as military jets and other planes made ear-splitting sortiesover Downtown as part of the Freedom Festival festivities. A chance to get up close and personal with airplanes and some ofthe people who jump out of them ...
ENJOYING FREEDOM FEST PARADE HAS NO AGE LIMIT
Jul 01, 2007; ... Shortly after sharing a hug with Big Bird in Downtown Evansvilleon Saturday night, 6-year-old Kasady Heineman turned around andexpressed her enthusiasm for the Freedom Festival parade. "This is the best time ever!" Heineman yelled to her friend KikiOgburn's grandmother, who had ...
HOOSIERS CHOOSING GOD CONTROVERSIAL 'IN GOD WE TRUST' PLATES SHOWING UP EVERYWHERE
Jul 01, 2007; ... As the line at an East Side license branch inches forward,motorists pass a wall lined with pamphlets and fliers pitching a hostof specialty plates. One sports a "Kids First" slogan. Another carries the logo ofSuper Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. The specialty plates cost ...
CULVER PRINCIPAL DEFENDS SCHOOL
Jul 01, 2007; ... Jason Woebkenberg has no problem with accountability. Theprincipal of Culver Elementary School said education is a results-oriented business, and "there's no employee of any school that wouldargue against it." But Woebkenberg takes issue with state and federal governmentreports ...
ALL THAT WORK, AND THE QUEEN WASN'T HOME
Jul 01, 2007; ... LONDON - The very first thing we did, on our first full day inLondon, was to go watch the changing of the guard at BuckinghamPalace, where the queen lives. My desire to be an eyewitness to the colorful event was notexactly of the burning, inextinguishable variety, since I have ...
OPEN GOVERNMENT THE ISSUE: BAN ON SERIAL MEETINGS BEGINS TODAY. OUR VIEW: OTHER VIOLATIONS DESERVE THE GOOD FIGHT, TOO.
Jul 01, 2007 ... As of today, it is no longer legal for Indiana government boardsto meet in secret through a tactic known as "serial meetings." AllHoosiers who believe that government should conduct the public'sbusiness out in the open should applaud the Indiana Legislature andGov. Mitch Daniels for ...
PUBLIC EDUCATION EMERGING AS VALUABLE SUPPORT FOR YOUTH
Jul 01, 2007; ... On June 3, Courier & Press staff writer John Martin wrote a localfront-page article under the headline, "Bertram owes success toeducators." The incoming superintendent for the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. credited his high school principal's spokenand (one presumes) real support ...
LESS MEDIA ATTENTION TO SPORTS MAY HELP MOTIVATE STUDENTS
Jul 01, 2007; ... John Gottcent wrote a column recently in which he proposed toEvansville-Vanderburgh School Corp.'s superintendent that competitivesports be eliminated. While he was quick to admit this idea wouldnever fly, he had some good thoughts. He explained that sports themselves are not bad ....
OPEN DOOR LOOPHOLE SEALED WITH LAWMAKERS' SUPPORT
Jul 01, 2007 ... Editor's Note: This is a copy of a letter sent by the HoosierState Press Association to legislators, including those fromSouthwestern Indiana, who supported the initiative to ban serialmeetings by government boards in Indiana. The law takes effect today. The Hoosier State Press ...
'THE VIETNAM EXPERIENCE' 'LIVING HISTORIANS' STAGE RE-ENACTMENTS FOR FESTIVAL CROWDS
Jul 01, 2007; ... Jeff Niese used to play soldiers and spies with his friends whenhe was 15 years old. That may not seem out of the ordinary for an average American boy -but Niese played this game near airstrips outside the civiliancompound where he lived in Saigon, Vietnam. So the deafening ...
HEARD ON THE STREETS FESTIVAL ATTENDEES TELL THEIR STORIES
Jul 01, 2007 ... Carol Altmeyer took time to give instead of receive on herbirthday Saturday. Altmeyer, along with other volunteers from the Red Cross, theHeart Group, Deaconess Hospital and the Evansville State Hospital,wandered through the crowd at the Freedom Festival in search of thosewho ...
REBATE CHECKS COMING SOON PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ON THE WAY
Jul 01, 2007; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Although reassessment of real estate has homeownersstatewide bracing for higher property-tax bills, they can expect alittle relief six to eight months from now. That's when property-tax rebate checks will be mailed, softeningsomewhat the blow of this summer's ...
CLEANER METHODS SOUGHT
Jul 01, 2007; ... With numerous studies documenting the negative effects coal-firedpower plants can have on individual health and the environment, coalhas become a four-letter word to most environmentalists. However, while two proposed Tri-State power plants would use coalfor fuel, they would not ...
EAGER FOR IMPROVEMENT RESIDENTS QUESTION STREET'S REBIRTH
Jul 01, 2007; ... The shirts worn by cleanup crews along Adams Avenue on Thursdayread "Front Door Pride," but in the wake of a shooting, stabbing andattempted abduction there this week, some residents are skepticalabout whether things are getting better. Evansville police spokesman Steve Green said ...
NORTHBOUND BRIDGE CELEBRATING 75 YEARS
Jul 01, 2007; ... Traffic gridlock on the northbound Ohio River bridge betweenEvansville and Henderson is nothing new. Motorists using the U.S. 41structure have experienced slow traffic the past few weeks as crewshave limited access for painting and deck repairs. But recent research by highway ...
BRIEFS
Jul 01, 2007; ... Daviess County, Ind. Buggy driver injured in wreck with van A buggy driver who police say caused a wreck when he pulled intothe path of an oncoming van early Saturday remains in criticalcondition at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The driver of the buggy, ...
INFO LINE
Jul 01, 2007 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tone phone to call: (812) 464-7466 Is there an Indiana law about four-wheelers being on Indianaroads? In general, all-terrain vehicles cannot be operated on publicroads. However, according to Indiana State ...
JOHN DEERE CHURNS OUT A SWEET TREAT
Jul 01, 2007; ... If there's one thing that can make a hot summer day tolerable, itwould be a huge bowl of vanilla ice cream. While store-bought icecream is great, it simply cannot compare to the lip-smackin' goodnessof the homemade variety. Unfortunately for me, I've never been able to find the ...
ILLINOIS DEPUTY REINSTATED AFTER LONG ABSENCE
Jul 01, 2007; ... The long-running controversy surrounding the suspension of WayneCounty Sheriff's Deputy Mark Tipps is over. After being on two years'paid administrative leave, Tipps has been reinstated to his post. Allpending matters, including a $1 million federal lawsuit against thedeputy, have been ...
AREA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING STRING OF WEEKEND ROBBERIES
Jul 01, 2007 ... Evansville Police are investigating three robberies that occurredFriday night and early Saturday morning, including one where thevictims were robbed and attacked while walking home from a beergarden at the Freedom Festival. There was no indication Saturday that police believed the ...
WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS, OPPOSITES DON'T ATTRACT
Jul 01, 2007; ... I've read newspaper and magazine stories about low turnouts as the2008 presidential candidates seek support in Iowa and New Hampshire,two early showdown states in the quest for the Oval Office. No doubt there are those who believe the empty seats are abacklash against the messages: ...
STATE'S NEW LAW TACKLES NEED FOR WEATHER RADIOS
Jul 01, 2007; ... As a deadly tornado bore down on Southwestern Indiana in 2005, theNational Weather Service issued a radio warning urging people in thetwister's path to seek shelter. But many of the most vulnerable residents didn't hear the alertbecause they had no radios equipped to receive it ....
BLOOD DRIVE TO HONOR MEMBERS OF MILITARY
Jul 01, 2007 ... The American Red Cross will hold a two-day military-appreciationblood drive Monday and Tuesday to honor those who have served in theArmed Forces and to increase the number of units of life-saving bloodneeded in Evansville area over the summer months. Summer always poses a challenge ...
COUNTRY SINGER, TOMLINSON, WORKS ROCK MAGIC AT FESTIVAL
Jul 01, 2007; ... Trent Tomlinson hopped around the stage like Spider-Man, took hisguitar for a walk like Chuck Berry and found the low notes at thebottom of a bottle the way Bocephus used to. In other words, the country singer-songwriter deserved hisheadliner status at the WKDQ-99.5FM Rabbit Jam at ...
DEATH RECORDS
Jul 01, 2007 ... Bates, Leroy; 82; Evansville; died 6/14; end stage diabetic renaldisease. Beard, Margaret E.; 51; Evansville; died 6/13; Coroner:respiratory arrest, brain swelling, acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Berkel, David F.; 84; Evansville; died 6/11; abdominal ...
LOGGER ORDERED TO PAY FOR ILLEGAL TREE HARVEST
Jul 01, 2007 ... BENTON, Ill. - A Union County logger has been ordered to paynearly $20,000 in damages for unlawfully harvesting trees from theShawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. Ronald Kosydor, 46, of Alto Pass has been ordered to pay $19,561for cutting 231 trees out of the forest in ...
BOTTOM LINE A GLIMPSE OF TRI-STATE COMMERCE
Jul 01, 2007 ... The Consumer Price Index for May stood at 207.95. The CPI is ameasure of how inflation affects the price of goods. The May CPIindicates that a ...
WRITING ABOUT YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Jul 01, 2007; ... One of the most challenging assignments journalists can get is towrite stories that involve their own business. I was thinking about that last week while reading the ongoing sagasurrounding The Wall Street Journal sale. Rupert Murdoch, the media magnate who owns News Corp. and ...
BUSINESS FOCUS
Jul 01, 2007 ... ACHIEVEMENTS GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL in Vincennes, Ind., is a 2007 recipient ofthe Voluntary Hospital Association's Leadership Award for ClinicalExcellence.The hospital earned the honor for reducing the number ofcodes, or medical emergencies, outside the critical care unit.This ...
OBITUARIES
Jul 01, 2007 ... Local Adeline Barwe Adeline Barwe, 84, of Evansville, passed away Friday, June 29,2007, at Deaconess Hospice. Mrs. Barwe was co-owner and co-founder of Tri-State BearingCompany in 1950. She continued working until May 4 of this year.Adeline was a member of Holy ...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Jul 01, 2007 ... Sales data are provided weekly from the Vanderburgh CountyAssessor's Office. The list contains sales information on propertiesthat have been uploaded to the assessor's database for the week ending June 28, 2007. n For more information on these and other properties, see ...
CAN'T BEAT EXPERIENCE VILLWOCK SHOWS HE HASN'T LOST A STEP
Jul 01, 2007; ... Playing the role of the crafty elder statesman, unlimitedhydroplane driver Dave Villwock is not above a little gamesmanship. "I hope that age and treachery win out over youth and exuberanceone more time," Villwock said Saturday along Evansville's riverfront,where he drove the U-16 ...
EARLY MISTAKE NOT A PROBLEM, BLUECATS KEEP WINNING ON ROAD
Jul 01, 2007; ... WHEELING, W.V. - Not even a bizarre start could keep theEvansville BlueCats from swimming upstream against the Ohio ValleyGreyhounds to a 44-20 United Indoor Football road victory on Saturdaynight. The BlueCats kept their playoff hopes alive by shaking off asafety on their ...
FORGET BAD LUCK, IT'S JUST BOAT RACIN'
Jul 01, 2007; ... Taking a break after his Master Tire boat was gently lowered backonto its trailer after a qualifying run, Ed Cooper Jr. turnedphilosophical. He wasn't into conspiracy theories. He didn't think any mysteriouspowers were at work. He considers Master Tire's three ...
REMEMBER WHEN?
Jul 01, 2007; ... 100 years ago - 1907 * In a well played game at Little's Ind, the Petersburg Cubs beatthe Little's Reds by a score of 3 to 2 in ten innings. The Littlesmade their first run in the first inning on two singles, a stolenbase, and a sacrifice. Their second run came in the seventh. The ...
BY 'JUST STROKIN' THE BALL,' RUPP IS NAMED TOP PLAYER
Jul 01, 2007; ... Mount Vernon senior outfielder Cody Rupp was in a zone all season.Even the best of hitters go through an occasional slump, but notRupp. Not this illustrious season. "He was just strokin' the ball," said Wildcats coach Paul Quinzer."He had a school record for doubles and he hit ...
BOSSE STAR SPEAKS UP, STANDS OUT ON DIAMOND
Jul 01, 2007; ... Where there was once silence, there is now leadership. And wherethere was once an adequate baseball player, there is now a star. When Bosse baseball coach Jeremy Jones had Eric Barnes as a middleschool student, he heard Barnes say "maybe four words" over threeyears. "He was a ...
ELLIS PARK WELCOMES ALL TYPES FOR ANOTHER SUMMER OF RACING
Jul 01, 2007; ... Sports has taken me places that always will be special. One is Huntingburg Memorial Gym during the high school basketballtourney. Nothing did Dubois County ever do so well for so long. Another is dawn on Churchill Downs' backstretch on Kentucky Derbyweek. No distraction can ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Jul 01, 2007; ... SOCCER UE hires Roate as graduate assistant Robbie Roate, who played four seasons at the University ofEvansville, will return to the school as a graduate assistant for themen's soccer team. Roate was a three-year ...
MEN'S CITY GOLF DEADLINE IS JULY 13
Jul 01, 2007 ... The deadline for entering the 78th annual Evansville Courier &Press Men's City Golf Tournament is less than two weeks away. All entries must be received by the Courier & Press sportsdepartment by 6 p.m. on July 13. No late entries will be accepted. Male amateur players at least ...
LACK OF HITS 'PUZZLING' FOR OTTERS
Jul 01, 2007; ... It's no mystery. The Evansville Otters have been treading water around the.500 markall season because one of baseball's big three - pitching, hittingand defense - has been missing. The Otters have been hitting like they're swinging the bats withwebbed feet. How bad is ...
ETHANOL PLANTS AREN'T THE RIGHT ANSWER
Jul 01, 2007; ... Does anyone enjoying an outdoors experience yearn to replace thesmell of campfire smoke, coffee and frying bacon with the stench ofburning rubber or chicken house litter? How about replacing fresh air with increased amounts offormaldehyde, benzene, acetone and other airborne ...
JULY 4 MEANS FISHING DERBY, TOO
Jul 01, 2007; ... The phone calls start earlier every year. Sometime in late May,but well before Memorial Day, the caller asked a familiar question:"Is there going to be a Fishing Derby for Kids?" The answer, of course, was yes. Then the caller was asked if hehad his holiday confused - Memorial Day ...
FOURTH IS DAY THAT LITERALLY EXPLODES WITH FUN
Jul 01, 2007; ... Booms with a view? We're talking fireworks, pyrotechnic shows, let freedom ring, thewhole shebang. In Evansville, that means congregating by the Ohio River at 9:30p.m. Wednesday to see more than 55,000 shells fired to patriotic andcontemporary music that's synchronized to the ...
WINNERS MOMENTS OF FLIGHT, SERENITY TAKE TOP SPOTS AS 'BEST VIEW OF..' .SUBH:
Jul 01, 2007; ... Pictures are a funny thing. What's beautiful in the eye of onebeholder might be really creepy in the eye of another. But it took only a few minutes for the Courier & Press judges tochoose three winners in the 2007 "Best View of.." contest. In all, 101 entries were ...
BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA
Jul 01, 2007; ... Five years ago, almost on the nose, I said goodbye to cornfieldsand cardinals, to the lazy Wabash and long hot summers, and, hardestof all, to beloved friends. I headed west, to Washington state, where I set about learning thelay of the land - spectacular scenery crowned by snowy ...
BOOKS LOOK AT 'NEW' WAYS TO GET OUR DAILY BREAD
Jul 01, 2007; ... In July life is at its most abundant, and so are the plants thatprovide us our seasonal food. Corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, summersquash, tomatoes, blueberries, cherries, peaches and raspberries willall be available (if the frost didn't get them earlier this spring). But did you ...
HOUSE FULL OF BOYS LACKS SUGAR, SPICE
Jul 01, 2007; ... One day, not too long ago, I noticed a foul odor coming from myboys' bathroom. Now, I know what you're thinking, but trust me - thiswas a different kind of smell altogether. "What stinks?" I yelled, to no one in particular. So I entered the bathroom, expecting the worst. Upon ...
VOLUNTEERS WORK HARD TO MAKE FAIRS A SUCCESS
Jul 01, 2007; ... July is county fair month in Indiana. Time to see the shows, earnblue ribbons and eat cotton candy. Here's a quick list of area county fairs: * Gibson County Fair, July 6-14. * Warrick County Fair, July 9-14. * Posey County Fair, July 9-14. * Vanderburgh ...
POTENTIAL BUYER MAY BENEFIT FROM HIRING MOLD INSPECTOR
Jul 01, 2007; ... My wife and I are purchasing a house, and we had the inspectionrecently. This turned up evidence of mold in the crawl space and theattic. I know that the crawl space lacks a vapor barrier on theground, the furnace condenser drains to the crawl space and theclothes dryer vent potentially ...
PICKY PURPLE MARTINS WON'T LIVE JUST ANYWHERE
Jul 01, 2007; ... Purple martins, famously finicky, scorn hundreds of nest boxesmounted by well-intentioned folks, leaving the fancy abodes tostarlings and sparrows and setting up housekeeping elsewhere.Designer apartments rust, languish into eyesores and attract not asingle burbling, bug-eating feathered ...
ON THE GP
Jul 01, 2007; ... SEGWAY TOURS You can now take an hour-long Segway PT tour through White RiverState Park in downtown Indianapolis, gliding past such parkattractions as the NCAA Hall of Champions, Indiana State Museum, IMAXTheater, White River Gardens, USS Indianapolis Memorial and thewaterfront ...
FUNDRAISERS AND JUST PLAIN FUN ON SOCIAL CALENDAR
Jul 01, 2007; ... The Ark Crisis Child Care Center held its annual Keep the ArkAfloat dinner and auction at The Centre. The theme held true, too, asthe Tri-State was "flooded" by a summer shower! Let's hear it for detail and providing true ambience for thepleasant, well-attended evening designed to ...
ASSESSMENTS DRAW 8,700 APPEALS SOME OFFICIALS FILE CHALLENGES
Jul 02, 2007; ... Just 100 days ago, some Vanderburgh County residents were so angryabout increases in their property assessments they shouted at CountyAssessor Jonathan Weaver during a forum. To keep order, a uniformed sheriff's deputy showed up for Weaver'ssubsequent forums. But unless ...
GRAYING FARMERS PUT NEW WRINKLE ON BUSINESS
Jul 02, 2007; ... PEMBERVILLE, Ohio - Like many farmers, Roger Burtchin isapproaching an age when others are thinking about retiring. But he has no plans to stop planting corn and soybeans. "Farming's one of those things that gets in your blood," he said."Even when things get tough, you still ...
FRONT DOOR FUNDS UNUSED
Jul 02, 2007; ... The good news about Evansville's Front Door Pride homerehabilitation program, administrators say, is that money is in placeand neighborhood associations are on board. But most of the low-to-moderate income homeowners who are theprogram's intended beneficiaries aren't ...
UNPRECEDENTED FLIPS DURING THUNDER VETERANS RELISH FREEDOM FESTIVAL
Jul 02, 2007; ... As area residents gathered on the riverfront to celebrate Americanfreedom, those who spent some of their lives defending freedom lookedon from lawn chairs, with cold drinks in their hands and satisfiedsmiles on their faces. The Freedom Festival's veterans' tent, near the Four ...
THE BROTHERHOOD PERFORMS A SAD SORT OF DUTY
Jul 02, 2007; ... Just walking from my car to the entrance of Washington High Schoolproved to be an awe-inspiring experience last week as I reported onthe funeral of Washington, Ind., native and Charleston, S.C.,firefighter Mark Kelsey. It was the first of many such experiences that day as I ...
AND STILL THEY COME THE ISSUE: IMMIGRATION REFORM FACES LONG DELAY. OUR VIEW: AND WE ARE STUCK WITH THE STATUS QUO.
Jul 02, 2007 ... Senate opponents did more than just vote against immigrationreform. They managed to put off a serious situation until probably2009. An attempt to stop debate on the controversial measure andbring it to a final vote, where passage was by no means certain, fell14 votes short of the 60 ...
DREAM MOVES CLOSER THE ISSUE: DESIGN WORK TO BEGIN ON INTERSTATE 69. OUR VIEW: MAYBE WE WILL DRIVE ON IT IN OUR LIFETIME.
Jul 02, 2007 ... Another mile marker in the long, long journey of Interstate 69from dream to reality is about to be passed. A state highway consultant said last week that preliminary designwork on the southernmost portion of the Evansville-to-Indianapolishighway might begin as early as this ...
SUPERVISOR OF FINE ARTS POST IS KEY TO CULTURAL GROWTH
Jul 02, 2007; ... A great deal of attention was focused on the search for and thehiring of a new superintendent for the Evansville- Vanderburgh SchoolCorp. Rightly so. Much attention should be focused on the process ofhiring the right person. Now it is time to focus on another critical position that ...
MONK TURNS TO KITCHEN FOR MISSION WORK
Jul 02, 2007; ... SAINT MEINRAD, Ind. - For 11 years starting in 1955, the Rev.Bonaventure Knaebel was the archabbot of the monastery here. Now he'sin charge of making sure there's enough popcorn in the recreationroom. "A job is a job," the 88-year-old man says, laughing. The New Albany, Ind., ...
WEATHERS TO BE SENTENCED TODAY WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ARSON
Jul 02, 2007; ... More than 18 months after setting a fire that killed an elderlywoman, Yolanda Weathers will be sentenced today for murder and arson. A jury on June 8 found Weathers guilty of murder, arson andstalking. The verdict capped a four-day trial where prosecutors paintedWeathers as a ...
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS A WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT
Jul 02, 2007; ... Five members of the Harrison High School baseball team and 11players from Castle High School have cast their normal rivalriesaside to play for the same team this summer. These 16 teens make up the Newburgh Legion Post 44 baseball team. "For seven weeks of the summer these teens ...
AARON AWARD HONORS TRAVELER
Jul 02, 2007; ... Margaret Fenton fell in love with photojournalism when shetraveled the world. Several years ago, as a Centre College student in Danville, Ky.,studying in France, she documented her weeks with photographs andplayful e-mails to friends and family. She continued to document her ...