Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from October 2007:
FESTIVITIES KICK OFF AT FAMILY DAY CHILDREN ENJOY SMALLER CROWDS
Oct 01, 2007; ... There was a rare sight on West Franklin Street on Sunday afternoon- a straight view down all four blocks between Wabash and St. Josephavenues. The odds that the throngs of festivalgoers will align just rightfor such an open vista again this week are slim. Instead of ...
FESTIVAL PRE-TUNING
Oct 01, 2007; ... It's early Sunday morning behind the shaved ice booth on WestFranklin Street, and three crewmen from North American MidwayEntertainment talk about how they hate being called "carnies." "There needs to be a different word," says Tony Aguilar, 40, whooperates the Ferris ...
PAST HEROES POINTING US TOWARD THE MOON
Oct 01, 2007; ... I'd like to say my story begins with me locked in a three-waysteel cage death match with Mr. T and a lumberjack. But that's not the truth. It really starts with me zoned out for acouple of hours at my office cubicle, reading a New York Timesarticle about the future of space flight, ...
CLINTON AND TORTURE THE ISSUE: CLINTON SHIFTS POSITIONS ON TORTURE OF AL-QAIDA SUSPECTS. THEIR VIEW: TORTURE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is getting kicked around forher position on torture - specifically, whether she contradicted bothherself and her husband in answering a question on the subject at theDemocratic presidential debate in New Hampshire on Wednesday. Moderator Tim ...
WACKIEST FACIAL HAIR WANTED FOR CONTEST
Oct 01, 2007; ... Watching people eat elephant ears, elk jerky and Scorpion pops canbe a treat during the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. It can be even more interesting if they happen to be the guys withthe cookie dusters and soup strainers - the beards. You may see an outgrowth today because ...
CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING THE ISSUE: BUSH CRITICIZED CONGRESS FOR NOT PASSING BUDGET ON TIME. OUR VIEW: CONGRESS USUALLY MISSES DEADLINE REGARDLESS OF WHICH PARTY IS IN CHARGE.
Oct 01, 2007 ... President Bush is banking on Americans' short memories and thefact that most of them, having real lives, are not terribly engrossedin the congressional budget process. That explains his brazenness in denouncing this Democratic-runCongress for failing to pass all or even most of the ...
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS A WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT
Oct 01, 2007; ... As 65 Mount Vernon (Ind.) Junior High school students climbedaboard yellow school buses and took seats beside friends inpreparation for a leadership challenge workshop, they were told thepeople they were sitting by would not be the people they would spendtheir morning with. For ...
REPORT CITES SURGE IN VIOLENT CRIME
Oct 01, 2007; ... Violent crime in Evansville increased by nearly 13 percent in 2006while property crimes and overall reports declined, according toUniform Crime Report statistics collected by the FBI and EvansvillePolice Department records. The annual FBI statistics show violent crimes, which are ...
NEW ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN CONFIDENT AT UE
Oct 01, 2007; ... Susan Calovini, the new dean of the University of Evansville'sCollege of Arts and Sciences, always loved writing, but she gave upher journalism career for the academic world when she realized howmuch she also enjoyed reading and literature. Teaching, she said, brought together both ...
UE, USI STYLIN' SCION
Oct 01, 2007; ... And you thought the University of Evansville and University ofSouthern Indiana were only sports rivals. The East-West tug of war also extends to the West Side Nut ClubFall Festival. For the second consecutive year, USI and UE art students arebutting creative heads, each ...
CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKES AWAIT THE COMING OF THE SEASON
Oct 01, 2007; ... Like the children in Clement Clark Moore's classic "The NightBefore Christmas," this year's fruitcakes are all nestled snug intheir beds awaiting the coming of that joyful season. I got them baked and tucked away over the weekend. Their bed is an old five-gallon lard can, and, ...
GIVING HIS HOME A BUZZ BARBER HELPING TOWN'S COMEBACK
Oct 01, 2007; ... UNIONTOWN, Ky. - Keith Willett's one-chair barbershop in thissmall Union County town is called Jack's. This isn't to confusefolks. Rather, it's a sign of respect. "It's named after my father," said Willett. "He died in 2001. Wewere very close, and he was the one who put the idea of ...
WALK FOR FARM ANIMALS RAISES $400
Oct 01, 2007; ... A national animal-protection organization is $400 richer thanks tothe efforts of 13 men and women who walked two miles in DowntownEvansville on Sunday to protest factory farming and the inhumanetreatment of animals at stockyards. "We only got thumbs up today from passers-by," says ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SCHEDULE: NO CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Evansville City Council will not meet this week. The nextmeeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in Room 301 at the Civic Center. Also this week in local government are the following meetings: TODAY *(City-County) Site Review will meet at 9:30 a.m. in Room 318 ofthe ...
SCHOOL DATA CHANGES TO BE RELEASED TUESDAY
Oct 01, 2007; ... New Kentucky school data for public release this week could beconfusing to parents. New Commonwealth Accountability Testing System data is scheduledto be made public on Tuesday. Schools are being given two scores thisyear - one is a raw score and the other is an adjusted ...
BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2007; ... Newburgh Public hearing to seek comments on trail Newburgh and Warrick County will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m.Tuesday at Newburgh Town Hall, 23 W. Jennings St., on the proposedRivertown Trail. Government leaders will solicit public comment on a proposal ...
OBITUARIES
Oct 01, 2007 ... Local Roxy (Mitchell) Baas Roxy (Mitchell) Baas, 56, of Newburgh, passed away Saturday,September 29, 2007, at her home. She was born June 10, 1951, in Henderson, Kentucky. Roxy was Miss Junior Miss of Henderson County of 1969; graduatedin the top 10 in her class ...
JUDGE REJECTS BID TO DISMISS GAMBLER'S LAWSUIT
Oct 01, 2007; ... CORYDON, Ind. - A judge has rejected Caesars Indiana's request todismiss a Tennessee woman's lawsuit claiming the casino exploited hergambling addiction. Harrison Circuit Judge H. Lloyd Whitis' ruling in the case broughtby Jenny Kephart could open the door to a trial examining a ...
ALLSTATE CIVIL TRIAL STARTS TODAY
Oct 01, 2007; ... LEXINGTON, Ky. - A civil trial regarding Allstate Insurance Co.'sprocedures for handling claims is scheduled to start today in FayetteCounty Circuit Court. Geneva Hager, of Richmond, Ky., filed a $1.425 billion civillawsuit claiming the company's ...
REGION'S HAY ROLLING IN HIGH PRICES DROUGHT, DEMAND FOR ETHANOL LINKED TO SHORT SUPPLY
Oct 01, 2007; ... ANDERSON, Ind. - Hay prices have increased this year because ofsummer's hot, dry weather and an increased demand for ethanol. Corn prices have increased as demand rises for ethanol production,so some farmers are turning to hay instead of corn to feed theirlivestock. That means an ...
RECORDS
Oct 01, 2007 ... Chapter 7 Reinli, James E. IV, 420 Oakley St., 9/21 Cole, Christopher D., 1820 E. Virginia St., 9/21 Lynn, Amanda J., 1605 Clayton Ave., 9/21 Hogmire, Joanna L., Princeton, Ind., 9/24 Owens, DeKarla Y., 2063 E. Columbia St., 9/24 Songer, Michelle L., ...
IU HOPEFUL ENDS UP IN FLORIDA
Oct 01, 2007; ... MARION, Ky. - Crittenden County is known for its burgeoning Amishpopulation, its farmland and for not allowing the sale of alcohol -not a likely place to find a 300-pound lineman good enough to make anoral commitment to Indiana University. The county had such a commodity in A.J ....
SOCCER HUSKIES ON THE GROWL
Oct 01, 2007; ... In late August, North High School's boys' soccer team, holding a 2-0 lead over Harrison, was half a game and a few minutes from aremarkable start to its season. Already 4-0-2 at that point, the Huskies had a chance to equaltheir 2006 number of conference wins. The pair of goals ...
CUTLER'S RETURN TO DOME BITTERSWEET
Oct 01, 2007; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Mop-topped Jay Cutler stood in front of his locker,considering past glories, contemplating the lessons of the presentand the promise of the future. Regarded as an up-and-coming quarterback who holds the future ofthe Denver Broncos football team in his capable hands, ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2007; ... Soccer Tofano's goal sparks UE women Evansville scored in the first five minutes, and that was justenough for the Purple Aces in their 1-0 women's soccer victory onSunday over the host IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars. Evansville's 7-2-1record is its third best in the 15-year ...
TAKING IT OFF REMOVING TATTOOS MORE PAINFUL THAN GETTING THEM
Oct 01, 2007; ... It wasn't done on impulse. Melinda Mitchell's husband at the timewanted her to have MIKE tattooed on the right side of her neck. That was more than six years ago. He's now her ex, and the busy mother of three is having regrets. "It was a bad decision to get the tattoo ...
GRASPING BEHAVIOR IS KEY TO STOPPING IT
Oct 01, 2007; ... In medical school, there are essentially two types of classes;basic science and clinical skills. While I understand the importanceof such subjects as biochemistry and heart attack management, Ihonestly don't use those lessons in the practice of pediatrics. Amuch more practical course ...
RETIREMENT TAKES FOUNDATION OF SAVING, INVESTING
Oct 01, 2007; ... Earlier this year the Fidelity Research Institute published areport on how well Americans were meeting some commonly acceptedstandards for financial retirement preparedness. The results of thesurvey are not encouraging. A key measuring stick related to being financially prepared ...
HEALTH ETC.
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Chronic Disease Program of the Vanderburgh County HealthDepartment will offer free blood pressure checks at SandlebenPharmacy, 1000 Harriet St., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today; NorthsideMBV, 4209 N. U.S. 41, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; Civic CenterComplex, 1 King Blvd., 9 to 10:30 a.m ....
WIDOW SUES BICYCLE CLUB, POSEY, DRIVER
Oct 02, 2007; ... A Newburgh woman has filed a lawsuit in the death of her husbandduring an organized bicycle ride. Samuel W. Wolf II died Oct. 1, 2006, after being hit by a carwhile riding his bicycle in the Great Pumpkin Metric. His wife of 24 years, Linda, has filed suit against the ...
NEGOTIATING GREEN RIVER INCREASED COST COULD KEEP ROAD OPEN
Oct 02, 2007; ... Vanderburgh County officials are reevaluating plans that call forclosing North Green River Road for two years, a prospect that wouldbring gridlock to Oak Hill Road and inconvenience to motorists. The county has asked its consultants, who are working on the roadwidening project ...
GLOBAL WARMING? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DEAR?
Oct 02, 2007; ... "Do you believe in global warming?" The question posed by my wifecame out of the blue the other evening. And I kind of hesitated before answering. When somebody - even a spouse or, maybe, especially a spouse -hits you all of a sudden with a question like that, it's akin ...
WALKING TO SCHOOL THE ISSUE: SPECIAL DAY ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO GO ON FOOT. OUR VIEW: EXERCISE COULD IMPROVE CLASSROOM ACTIVITY.
Oct 02, 2007 ... There is a generation or so of older Americans who will be stunnedto learn that Wednesday is International Walk to School Day. How else, they might ask, does one get to school? Therebyrevealing they are of a vintage going back 40 years or so when halfof all students walked or biked ...
VIEW ON DIVERSITY THE ISSUE: FORMER CONGRESSMAN JACK KEMP TO SPEAK HERE THURSDAY. OUR VIEW: HE HAS AN INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE WORTH HEARING.
Oct 02, 2007 ... At first glance, one might wonder why a wealthy white Republicanpolitician was asked to be the keynote speaker at a diversityconference. A look at the record of Jack Kemp, however, reveals that Kemp isan excellent choice to headline the eighth annual Diversity & FamilyFriendly ...
EDUCATION HAS BECOME KEY RESOURCE ON THE FARM
Oct 02, 2007; ... With harvest season upon us, what opportunities can Indiana youthreap in the fields of agriculture? According to the Indiana Department of Agriculture, farming is thestate's fourth largest industry at $25 billion per year. Agricultureemploys nearly 600,000 people - 15 percent of ...
FESTIVAL PARADE FLOATS ON KEEPING IN STEP WITH TRADITION
Oct 02, 2007; ... There were volcanoes with pirates and volcanoes with dinosaurs,but Emerson Erwin's simple tissue paper cone volcano erupted with asmuch fun as any of them Monday in the annual Lighthouse Parade in theWest Side Nut Club Fall Festival. Actually, it was as much her costume and sign as ...
PANEL EXPLORES OPTIONS FOR TAX RELIEF SCENARIO HAS STATE ASSUMING SCHOOL COSTS
Oct 02, 2007; ... INDIANAPOLIS - A legislative panel explored more ways ofrestructuring property taxes on Monday, this time by having the stateassume all school operating costs used to fund child welfareservices. Under a scenario discussed by the Commission on State Tax andFinancing Policy, the ...
YOUNG THROWS IN TOWEL DEMS DOWN TO TWO GOVERNOR HOPEFULS
Oct 02, 2007; ... INDIANAPOLIS - A campaign that never caught fire with voters orshowed much fundraising potential came to a quiet end Monday whenRichard Young announced he was suspending his candidacy for the 2008Democratic nomination for governor. Young cited his difficulty in raising funds - he ...
KEMP SAYS U.S. NEEDS 'PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP'
Oct 02, 2007; ... Any major company doing business in North America today mustconsider a diversified workforce with genuine opportunities foradvancement, said Jack Kemp, the former Republican vice presidentialnominee who will be speaking in Evansville on Thursday. Kemp, also a former cabinet member, ...
MORRISON WILL SERVE AS ACTING ATTORNEY FILLS POSITION LEFT OPEN BY BROOKS
Oct 02, 2007; ... Timothy M. Morrison begins serving as acting U.S. state's attorneyfor the Southern District of Indiana this week. On Monday, the Bloomington, Ind., resident stepped into the role,taking over as the federal district's chief law enforcement officer. His appointment comes in the ...
TWENTY-SIX LOCAL MARCHING BANDS EARN GOLD RATING
Oct 02, 2007 ... Twenty-six local high school marching bands earned gold ratingsduring the Indiana State Music Association's district competitionSaturday. The gold rating - the highest possible - qualifies the bands forthe regional tournaments, scheduled for Oct. 13 at Warren CentralHigh School ...
DOT WANTS NO MORE TIME CHANGES IN INDIANA
Oct 02, 2007; ... The latest chapter in Indiana's saga over time begs the question:Will it ever end? The federal government seemingly hopes it does. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently ruled that fivemore counties that were allowed to switch from the Eastern to Centraltime zone in ...
MAN AVOIDS TRIAL WITH GUILTY PLEA
Oct 02, 2007; ... In a last-minute plea agreement, a Fairfield man avoided going totrial Monday on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with aJune 3 accident that killed Brandon Lee Dozier, 21, of Fairfield. Jason W. Isle, 21, entered a guilty plea Monday in Wayne CountyCircuit Court to a ...
BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2007; ... GRAYVILLE, Ill. Driver of truck in fiery crash still unidentified Authorities have not been able to make a positive identificationof a man who died in a fiery traffic crash Monday morning north ofGrayville. Edwards County Coroner Mark Curtis said a full-sized Dodge ...
HOUSE HEARS FALLOUT FROM ILL. GOVERNOR'S BUDGET VETOES
Oct 02, 2007; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A domestic violence shelter turned away avictim, health care is being delayed for military veterans andlibraries are putting off repairs for leaky roofs. Children havefewer tutoring opportunities and after-school programs, while gunviolence and poverty continue to ...
OBITUARIES
Oct 02, 2007 ... Local Roxy (Mitchell) Baas Roxy (Mitchell) Baas, 56, of Newburgh, passed away Saturday,September 29, 2007, at her home. She was born June 10, 1951, in Henderson, Kentucky. Roxy was Miss Junior Miss of Henderson County of 1969; graduatedin the top 10 in her class ...
CORPS SAYS KY. LAKE'S WATER LEVEL COULD INCREASE BY 2008
Oct 02, 2007; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Mondaythat it will consider raising the water level of a massive southernKentucky reservoir next year because of improvements on a leakingdam. Lake Cumberland's shoreline, down more than 40 feet from itstypical height during ...
TEST RESULTS SHOW KY. ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SCORED WELL IN READING
Oct 02, 2007; ... FRANKFORT, Ky. - New test results released today show mostKentucky students scored well in reading - good news in a statethat's on a push to improve its academic standings. Most of the 428,543 students who took the reading portion ofgovernment-mandated achievement tests in April ...
BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2007; ... Jasper, Ind. Crisis Connection holds brunch, auction Crisis Connection will hold a "Celebration of Courage" brunch andsilent auction from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 13 at Christian Church ofJasper, 1981 C St. The event will also be in honor of the Roger and Julie ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2007; ... EVANSVILLE Realty Group hires Lori Hahn recently joined The Realty Group as a partner and aBroker associate. She previously was president and a Broker associate of HahnRealty. Hahn graduated from Indiana University. Susann Beeson also recently joined The Realty ...
ICG TO SELL COAL RESERVES
Oct 02, 2007; ... SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. - International Coal Group said Monday it hassold 157 million tons of undeveloped Southern Illinois coal reservesto a subsidiary of Arch Coal for $43 million. ICG said the 29,000-acre property didn't fit with its plans forIllinois, which focus on increasing ...
PEABODY BREAKS GROUND ON POWER PLANT
Oct 02, 2007; ... LIVELY GROVE, Ill. - Peabody Energy Corp. and state lawmakerscelebrated Monday's ground breaking on a new 1,600-megawatt, coal-fired power plant while acknowledging the $2.9 billion project isstill years in the making. "We've reached an important milestone today," said Irl ...
BANK WARNS OF SCAM
Oct 02, 2007; ... Officials are warning Bank of Evansville customers to be on thelookout for a phishing e-mail scam that began hitting inboxes thisweek. The e-mail purports falsely to be from Bank of Evansville andclaims the receiver's bank account is locked. It includes a link thatsays it unlocks ...
ONE PROUD MOMENT IU'S THOMPSON A HALL OF FAMER
Oct 02, 2007; ... After being named to the College Football Hall of Fame, AnthonyThompson did a little research. Surfing the Internet, he discovered that about 4.7 million menhave played college football since the sport began in the 1890s. Ofthat number, fewer than 840 players have been inducted ...
DREAMS UNDERGO AN EXPANSION INDIANA BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ADDS SPACE
Oct 02, 2007; ... The Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame will celebrate its grand openingof a new expansion with a book signing at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday inthe cafeteria at Vincennes University-Jasper campus, 851 College Ave.in Jasper. Ray Howard, executive director of the Indiana Baseball Hall ofFame, ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2007; ... COLLEGE FOOTBALL Franklin's Rupp top offensive player Franklin College quarterback Chad Rupp is the Heartland CollegiateAthletic Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week for Sept.29. The Memorial High School graduate threw four touchdown passes inFranklin's 54-7 ...
NEW VOICES A MONTHLY FEATURE PROVIDING A FORUM FOR AREA YOUTHS TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS
Oct 02, 2007 ... We asked: What qualities and behaviors do you admire in a role model? At 13, I can think of countless role models that I know or haveknown. I've met many people worthy of my recognition. Above all, though, my mother holds many qualities necessary for agood role model. I ...
SCHOOL EVENTS
Oct 02, 2007 ... University of Evansville Continuing Events UE Department of Theatre production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses,"Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Information, call 488-2744. Today Faculty recital: Elizabeth Robertson, consortium instructor,oboist, 7:30 ...
ACHIEVEMENTS
Oct 02, 2007 ... Bethany Koester, daughter of Raymond and Teresa Koester ofWadesville, Ind., is the recipient of a $2,000 academic scholarshipawarded by Farm Credit Services of Mid-America. She is pursuing a ...
CITY BUYS LOT FOR PARKING AT MCCURDY
Oct 03, 2007; ... The city has purchased property on Riverside Drive that will beturned into about 50 parking spaces for the McCurdy building. The Evansville Redevelopment Commission approved the $603,000acquisition at its meeting on Tuesday. The amount was $155,500 morethan the commission's ...
SAFETY FIRST AT FESTIVAL WHETHER BY FOOT OR ON BIKE, OFFICERS KEEP THE PEACE
Oct 03, 2007; ... The small group of teens near 10th Avenue and Franklin Street wasjust another obstacle in the path of festivalgoers Tuesday night. Eager to get to the action of the neon-lit rides and games at theWest Side Nut Club Fall Festival, the masses ignored the two girlslocked in an ...
LAWMAKERS EXAMINE HOMELESS YOUTH PLIGHT ESTIMATES VARY WIDELY ABOUT EXACT NUMBERS
Oct 03, 2007; ... INDIANAPOLIS - As they try to decide what, if anything, to doabout youth homelessness, state lawmakers got an earful Tuesday froma formerly homeless Indiana teen. "I stayed in abandoned buildings, at car lots, wherever I couldlay my head," 18-year-old Spencer Jackson told a study ...
PERFECT TUNE CAN GET YOU THROUGH ANY RACE
Oct 03, 2007; ... Hey runners, what's on your iPods? I am just wondering what songswill carry you through this weekend's YMCA Half Marathon. Through the years, I've been surprised to hear the range ofmusical selections fellow runners prefer. My own taste in workout soundtracks is perhaps as ...
FOSTER PARENTS REIMBURSED LESS THAN COST OF CHILD CARE
Oct 03, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Most states reimburse foster parents significantly lessthan the actual cost of raising a foster child, complicating the taskof finding good homes for children who need them, according to afirst-of-its-kind survey. The survey analyzed regional living expenses and ...
ARTS DISTRICT THE ISSUE: COUNCIL CONSIDERS ZONING CHANGE. OUR VIEW: IN-HOME GALLERIES COULD SPUR GROWTH.
Oct 03, 2007 ... If the Haynie's Corner Arts District is to be successful, if it isto become a known attraction, it will need some help. The Haynie's Corner area, with its large, older houses, has alwayshad a certain appeal to artists, but never in the numbers needed toallow it to take off on its ...