Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from February 2008:
READY FOR WINTRY WEATHER?
Feb 01, 2008; ... If Tri-State residents wake up to find they are snowed in thismorning, at least some of them will be prepared. Perhaps, already jolted by the cold front that produced a tornadoand severe storms Tuesday, area residents anticipating the nextround of bad weather made runs on local ...
AIKEN TO QUIT, CITING HEALTH DEMOCRATS LOSING PARTY CHAIRMAN
Feb 01, 2008; ... Larry Aiken, chairman of the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party,announced Thursday he will resign Feb. 16 for health-relatedreasons. Aiken, 67, has been chairman of the party since March 2005.Democratic precinct committee members will caucus to choose asuccessor this month, and ...
KNIGHT ANNEXATION EXPECTED MAYOR ANNOUNCES PLAN TO BRING TOWNSHIP INTO CITY LIMITS
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Evansville City Council is expected to introduce an ordinanceMonday annexing part of Knight Township, which includes much of thegrowing Burkhardt Road commercial district. The area is roughly 1,514 acres and includes 1,379 residents, 646rental units and 10 single-family ...
SWAT ENDS STANDOFF FAIRLAWN SCHOOL PLACED ON LOCKDOWN
Feb 01, 2008; ... A man who at least once asked Evansville police officers to shoothim Thursday surrendered after a lengthy standoff on the SoutheastSide, authorities said. Gregory Wells, 50, was taken into custody shortly after 1 p.m.near his residence, 2129 Sweetser Ave. It was not immediately ...
ILLNESS CAN'T KEEP GIRL AWAY FROM SKATING RINK
Feb 01, 2008; ... Five years ago, our granddaughter was rushed to the hospital.Courtney had lost 11 pounds in one week and was writhing in agony. She was taken to the hospital's intensive care unit because herblood sugar level was 650. A normal count would be around 100. With dark circles under ...
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES THE ISSUE: WORRY WAS THAT FRONT-LOADING WOULD GIVE SOME CANDIDATES THE EDGE. THEIR VIEW: IT'S NOT LOOKING SO BAD AFTER ALL.
Feb 01, 2008 ... The front-loaded schedule of the 2008 presidential primary seasonwas widely expected to be a disaster. We were among those who arguedthat holding so many contests so early in the year would give well-funded national candidates an edge and reduce the chances of a trulycompetitive race in ...
SUPER TUESDAY TOO MUCH THE ISSUE: TIME FRAME, GEOGRAPHY COMBINE TO WEAR ON VOTERS, CANDIDATES ALIKE. OUR VIEW: THERE SIMPLY HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO PICK OUR LEADER.
Feb 01, 2008 ... The race among the states to have earlier contests in order toshare in the attention the press and politicians lavish on Iowa andNew Hampshire has given us Super Tuesday, or, as the more breathlessare calling Feb. 5, Tsunami Tuesday. In a campaign scheduler's nightmare, 22 states ...
BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Evansville Parolee arrested on meth complaint An Evansville man who police say was recently paroled from a meth-related conviction was arrested early Thursday on preliminarycharges of manufacturing and dealing methamphetamine. Timothy Dullum, 38, was being held in the ...
BLOWN AWAY BY THE STORM FARM TAKES HEAVY DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Brian Koester hates to think about it, but the "third time mightbe the charm" for his family's farm north of St. Wendel, Ind. Tuesday afternoon's storm that spawned a tornado in Posey Countyalso wiped out a pole barn, hay barn, implement shed and a grain binat Koester's ...
BRANTLEY CONVICTED IN RAPE TRIAL
Feb 01, 2008; ... BOONVILLE, Ind. - After more than five hours of deliberation, aWarrick County jury found Kirk A. Brantley guilty Thursday on acount each of rape, sexual battery, confinement and attemptedcriminal deviant conduct. When he is sentenced on Feb. 29, Brantley, 33, faces a maximum of52 ...
EXCITED FANS AWAIT HANNAH MONTANA MOVIE WILL BRING CONCERT TO ALL
Feb 01, 2008; ... Paul Stieler, Evansville's veteran movie-theater mogul, says thatin his 40-plus years of bringing films to town, he's "never seenanything like it." Nine-year-old Molly Jillson just wants her 100-degree temperatureto break so she can get out of the house "and go - to be ...
HUNTING DAMAGE PREPARES FOR THE FUTURE
Feb 01, 2008; ... Along gravelly Saxe Road in northeastern Posey County, thesurrounding woods are filled with leafless trees, fallen limbs andold, rotting trunks. An untrained eye would likely have a hard time distinguishing onesection from another. But Rick Shanklin, a warning ...
LOOKING BACK OVER A LIFETIME OF LIVING
Feb 01, 2008; ... DARMSTADT - She was 30 when Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a "NewDeal" to an America reeling from the stock market crash. She was 40 when Pearl Harbor was attacked. And almost 60 when President John F. Kennedy took the oath ofoffice on a snowy day in 1961. But on ...
BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Evansville Occupants escape early morning blaze A fire caused extensive damage to an Evansville home earlyThursday, but the occupants escaped without injury after an alertneighbor saw the blaze and pounded on the door to awaken them, fireofficials said. Crews were ...
BURIAL BARKS UP BILL BARRING ANIMALS FROM CEMETERIES
Feb 01, 2008; ... A dog by any name won't be welcome for burial in human cemeteriesif a bill sponsored by state Rep. John Arnold, D-Sturgis, is passedby the Kentucky General Assembly. The little rat terrier that had been buried in the Uniontown CityCemetery since 1999 but was exhumed last year ...
BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Evansville Teen Advisory Council meeting canceled The Youth Resources Teen Advisory Council's 5:55 a.m. meetingtoday has been canceled. Today remains the deadline to apply for a youth staff positionwith the TEENPOWER program. For details about the leadership ...
DAVIS APPEARS IN COURT TO FACE HER CHARGES
Feb 01, 2008; ... Judy Leann Davis was in Vanderburgh Circuit Court on Thursday toface reckless homicide and battery charges stemming from the deathof an Evansville man she is accused of kicking several times duringan argument at her East Franklin Street home. A grand jury returned the charges ...
GOODE HAILS I-69 AS TOP PRIORITY FOR PROGRESS
Feb 01, 2008; ... The only announced Republican challenger to Rep. Brad Ellsworth,D-Ind., pledged Thursday that he will make Interstate 69 his "No. 1priority for economic development" if elected. Greg Goode, who resigned as Indiana State University's chiefgovernmental affairs officer to challenge ...
CLEARING THE WAY SCHNUCKS RAZES STRUCTURE TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW STORE
Feb 01, 2008; ... Schnucks demolished a building in Warrick County on Thursday thathad contained six businesses. In place of the structure, which had stood in the Bell OaksCenter, the grocery chain plans to build a 63,600-square-foot store.Before tearing it down, Schnucks - which owns the strip mall ...
DUCK INN HAS NEW OWNER MAY OPEN TODAY; BAND TRADITION TO CONTINUE
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Duck Inn has a new owner, Mia Kneer, a longtime patron of thetavern and a veteran worker in food services. Kneer said she hopes to open the tavern, at 4100 Pollack Ave.,today or Saturday by throwing a Mardi Gras party complete withshrimp and gumbo and possibly performances by ...
GERMAN AMERICAN 4TH-QUARTER EARNINGS UP; ANNUAL PROFITS DOWN
Feb 01, 2008; ... German American Bancorp reported Wednesday that it earned moremoney in the fourth quarter of 2007 than it did during the sameperiod a year ago. But its total profits for the entire year of 2007decreased from those reported for all of 2006. German American, which has its ...
OBITUARIES
Feb 01, 2008 ... Local Mandel 'Brownie' Brown Mandel "Brownie" Brown, 81, of Evansville, passed away Wednesday,January 30, 2008, at Columbia Health Care Center in Evansville. Mandel was born on September 14, 1926, to Ira and Nellie (Askew)Brown of Quality, Kentucky. Mandel was ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2008; ... EVANSVILLE ONB promotes two Tige Turner has been promoted by Old National Bank to vicepresident, connectivity services manager. He will continue to manage the Old National data/voiceinfrastructure. An Old National associate since 1996, he formerlywas employed by ...
ST. LOUIS COMPANY BUYS APARTMENT COMMUNITIES
Feb 01, 2008; ... Leisure Living West and Westcreek Leisure Living, side-by-sideEvansville apartment communities for people 55 years old and older,have been purchased by St. Louis-based Thiemann Real Estate, LLC.The sale price was not disclosed. The purchase was made from Leisure Living West, LLC, ...
VECTREN QUARTERLY EARNINGS UP 14%
Feb 01, 2008; ... Largely because of an increase in electricity and gas rates,Vectren Corp. enjoyed increased earnings in 2007. The energy company reported this week it had earned $39.9million, or 53 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2007. Thatwas a 14 percent increase over the $34.9 million, ...
WHIRLPOOL PLANS TO CLOSE PLANTS IN TENN., MEXICO
Feb 01, 2008; ... DETROIT - Whirlpool Corp. is closing plants in Tennessee andMexico, affecting a total of 1,250 workers, the appliance makerannounced Thursday. The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based appliance maker said about 500jobs will be eliminated at its plant in La Vergne, Tenn., and about750 jobs ...
BAKER A LITTLE BIG MAN HARRISON SENIOR QUITE EFFECTIVE
Feb 01, 2008; ... Hard work in practice. Confidence. The short list of things Dee Baker cited as the keys to hisimproved game was not only short, it was somewhat bland. Until hepaused, and added one final salvo. "And getting used to being the shortest person in the (SouthernIndiana Athletic ...
THEIR MEMORIES STILL AS FRESH AS TODAY NEW BOOK CAPTURES UK STARS' BEST GAMES
Feb 01, 2008; ... You didn't want to think too much about it, that this was thefree throw that could win Kentucky its first championship. So I shot it up. I made the winning free throw, and at 17 years old I didn'trealize the importance of it. I'm sure I was nervous, but the GoodLord gave me ...
DRURY DEFEATS USI
Feb 01, 2008; ... SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The chance to tie No. 7 Drury on the road wasa rebound away, but the University of Southern Indiana men'sbasketball team couldn't grab it. Down three as the final seconds ticked away, the Eagles couldn'tgrab a missed free throw by Drury forward Collins Harris, ...
ELENIO GETTING SHOT AT MLS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Cory Elenio's dream of playing professional soccer takes anotherstep on Monday when the University of Evansville senior reports tothe MLS training camp of the Columbus Crew. Elenio will travel to Bradenton, Fla., this weekend so he canreport Monday after being drafted in the second ...
UE START NOW BEST IN 9 YEARS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Evansville used a sustained second-half rally to rout Bradley inwomen's basketball on Thursday night. The Aces' 71-50 road victory sets a new high-water mark for theseason. They stand at 12-7 overall and at 6-2 in the Missouri ValleyConference - their best start in nine ...
USI WOMEN FALL TO DRURY
Feb 01, 2008; ... SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The University of Southern Indiana women'sbasketball team played close Thursday at No. 7 Drury but lost itsfifth straight game, 79-65. USI (7-11, 2-8 GLVC) outshot the Panthers by 12 percent and led31-26 with five minutes left in the first ...
BACKUP IS VITAL AND MAY BE GETTING A BIT EASIER
Feb 01, 2008; ... At a client job last week, I was discussing their current backupregimen - backing up their data three times each week to an externalhard drive. This isn't uncommon in a business environment, butfinding a similar setup at home is rare. Backup is a lot like flossing: You know you're ...
DREW BARRETT CONTINUES TRADITION
Feb 01, 2008; ... Central High School senior third baseman Drew Barrett will keepthe family baseball tradition alive by attending Wabash Valley, ajunior college in Mount Carmel, Ill. Barrett's older brothers, Ryan and Aaron, both went to WabashValley en route to landing scholarships with NCAA ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2008; ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Weather forces game cancellations The winter weather predicted to hit the Tri-State on Thursdaynight led to a number of high school athletic events being eitherpostponed or cancelled. Included was the start of a pair of girls'swimming sectionals. The ...
MEDICAL ADVANCES TECHNICAL DEVICES ARE BIG PART OF THE QUEST FOR BETTER HEALTH
Feb 01, 2008; ... Advances in medicine are constantly improving patient care asmore precise diagnostics, targeted therapies and advanced proceduresare developed. Medical technology, too, is evolving - education, imaging systemsand wireless communication are a few examples. Mediasite, ...
ACHIEVEMENTS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Tara Layne Choate of Evansville was crowned Miss Ball State 2008recently. She was also the talent winner. She won more than $2,000 in scholorships and several otherprizes. She will compete in June for the Miss Indiana Title. Thiswas the 50th anniversary for the Ball State ...
LAPTOP POWER CONNECTORS, DIAL-UP ACCOUNTS AND MORE ON MACBOOK AIR
Feb 01, 2008; ... I read your review of the MacBook Air, and it's pretty clear youjust don't get it. You've always been a Windows and Microsoftfanboy, and some things just never change. The Air wasn't made foryou, and you are just not the target market. So why can't you saysomething positive about an ...
RETIREMENT OPENS UP WHOLE WORLD OF UNTETHERED TRAVEL
Feb 01, 2008; ... I have a confession to make - I'm writing this column from sunnyCalifornia. No, not Southern California, but the San Francisco Bayarea. Nonetheless, the sun is shining, the sky is clear blue,temperature's in the upper 60s, there's no chance of snow, and eventhe rain has stayed away thus ...
HOME THEATERS CONSUMERS INCREASINGLY EQUIP OWN ROOMS FOR FAMILY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Feb 01, 2008; ... The term "home theater" means something different to just abouteveryone, says Mark Risley, president of Risley's Audio and Video inEvansville, who explains it can be defined as "the audio-videoexperience." A home theater, as opposed to a den with a TV in it, includes ...
FAN MUST BE TUNED TO FIT SPACE IN ATTIC
Feb 01, 2008; ... I am remodeling my house and don't want moisture in the attic. Iplan to have 15-inch insulation in the attic. Last year, I installed a new power roof fan and followed therecommendation from the manufacturer that the thermostat should beset at 104 degrees. I have researched on ...
WHEN TO PRUNE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS KNOWING HOW
Feb 01, 2008; ... There are two philosophies when it comes to pruning. One is thattrees and shrubs must be pruned at certain times of year, or allsorts of catastrophic things will happen. The other school ofthought is "prune whenever your saw blade is sharp." As with allthings, the truth is somewhere in ...
FROM THE EDITOR
Feb 01, 2008; ... Look over on the other side of the page and you'll notice this isa landmark issue for Westside. This is the beginning of our thirdyear, another birthday for our fun little weekly newspaper devotedto interesting happenings west of Pigeon Creek. You might recall at the occasion of ...
WESTSIDE / THE QUESTIONS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Name: Alan Julian. Residence: St. Wendel. Occupation: Recently retired business editor of the Courier &Press. Family: Wife of 37 years, Carol; one grown daughter, Amy. Bio: Julian grew up in Elberfeld and is a 1970 graduate ofTecumseh High School. He earned a ...
ROCKS CHOPS TEEN TURNS LOVE OF MOTORCYCLES INTO THRIVING PARTS BUSINESS
Feb 01, 2008; ... This time of year most high school seniors are busy making plans,applying to colleges and deciding what career paths they might take. Reitz senior Nick Crawley is making plans, too, but has alreadytraveled many miles down his chosen path - and all by motorcycle. Crawley has ...
MATER DEI BAND TO PERFORM STAGE SHOW MARCH 14
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Mater Dei band program is preparing for its stage show,titled "Decades." The program will include popular music from the 1930s to the2000s, and will feature the band, color guard, the Dance Cats andvocal students. "Decades" will be performed on March 14, at 7 p.m.in the Mater ...
EASY RIDERS HORSES GET LOTS OF LOVE AT SANTIAGO STABLES
Feb 01, 2008; ... Walk into the Santiago Stables, located on the far northwest sideof Evansville and the first thing you notice is the smell, acombination of sawdust and horse manure. Then you notice the welcoming committee of mastiffs coming tomeet you - no barking, just the expectation of being ...
CRASHERS READY FOR BIG SHOW
Feb 01, 2008; ... Surprised Club Royale patrons got a preview of Evansville ARC'sReally Big Show recently when one of the show's acts held arehearsal at the West Franklin Street establishment Backed by the Hoosier Daddy band, singer Gina Moore was joined byParty Crasher (and unofficial ...
CELEBRATING A LIFE TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR TREATED TO DISNEY TRIP
Feb 01, 2008; ... Zola and Jeff Pickrell always knew her daughter was "one in amillion," they just didn't expect it to be confirmed by medicalscience. Their daughter, 15-year-old Janet, a freshman at Reitz HighSchool, was diagnosed with an extremely rare kidney disease callednephronophthisis when ...
USI HONORS ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Feb 01, 2008; ... Christine Lovasz-Kaiser's teaching so impressed Tamara Hunt,chair of the University of Southern Indiana's History Department,that Hunt asked Lovasz-Kaiser to teach an upper level course,History of England to 1600. Lovasz-Kaiser is the recipient of the USI Foundation's ...
FROM THE EDITOR
Feb 01, 2008; ... Newburgh resident Mike Gieneart was the first one to tell meabout the Bar-B-Q Shack. Gieneart, who works in the Courier & Press'advertising department, served with Bar-B-Q Shack owner Mike Steptoon the very successful Flying Pigs barbecue team. Gieneart describe his duties with the ...
THE LADY IN BLUE NEWBURGH POLICEWOMAN CHASED DREAM TO CHASE CROOKS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Ever since Gretchen Mayse attended a Kiwanis career camp when shewas 17 years old, she knew she wanted to become a police officer. She also knew it wouldn't be easy to achieve that goal. Butperseverance runs in her family. Her father, Joe Gossman, was ahighly successful wrestling ...
WARRICK / THE QUESTION
Feb 01, 2008 ... Name: Garey W. Patmore. Residence: Newburgh. Occupation: Warrick County school bus driver. Family: Wife, Marilee Fowler; one son, one daughter, twostepdaughters. Bio: A Newburgh resident since 1998, Patmore graduated fromEvansville North High School in 1960 and ...
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE.. .HEAD: BACKYARD HOBBY TURNS INTO GROWING BUSINESS FOR OWNER OF NEWBURGH BARBECUE JOINT
Feb 01, 2008; ... Previously cooking barbecue only for contest judges, Mike Steptonow has a new set of critics - you! Stepto is the owner of the Bar-B-Q Shack, opened in Newburgh in October, and he is proving hisclientele is savvy enough to enjoy what he learned to make on thebarbecue competition circuit ...
BOONVILLE LIBRARY TO HOST WRITING SEMINARS
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Boonville-Warrick County Public Library will host freeseminars for writers. The first session is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 12 and is title"Priming the ...
ON A ROLL CASTLE BOWLER TAKES AIM AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb 01, 2008; ... The saying goes that practice makes perfect, and for Castle HighSchool senior bowler Christina Oschman the clichZ is true. At only 18 years of age, Oschman has already bowled three perfectgames, although only one has been officially sanctioned. She alsoowns the Evansville women's ...
FORMER TREASURER ACCUSED OF THEFT AUDIT AT OAK HILL FINDS $40,000 GONE
Feb 02, 2008; ... Oak Hill Middle School's former treasurer is accused of stealing$40,000 from the school over the last three years. Sherri Lynn Loehr, 46, faces a felony charge of theft, filedFriday by the Vanderburgh County prosecutor's office. A $500 bondwas set, and Loehr is expected to turn ...
GUNS & HOSES BOXING FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE HIT THE GYM BEFORE SQUARING OFF FOR CHARITY
Feb 02, 2008; ... At the very least, organizers of a boxing match between membersof the Evansville Police Department and local fire departmentsanticipate giving spectators a glimpse of a rare scene. "It's not every day you get to see a policeman get punched, andnobody's going to jail," joked officer ...
'GET OUT PERV' LEFT AT FIRE SITE
Feb 02, 2008; ... A trailer of carpet cleaning equipment at an Evansville house mayhave been mistakenly set on fire by someone targeting a suspectedsex offender early Friday morning, according to a police report. Firefighters arrived at 705 Audubon Drive at 2:30 a.m. to find acargo trailer on fire ...
WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN HEYDAY OF TRI-STATE OIL BOOM?
Feb 02, 2008; ... I'd like to write about the colorful past of the Tri-State oilfields and seek input from folks who were in the thick of theaction. The heyday of the oil patch was the 1950s when the price perbarrel soared. The need for labor outpaced housing, and some newhires had to live in ...
WORLD BRIEFS
Feb 02, 2008 ... SHANGHAI, China Alcoa joins in $14 billion deal Alcoa Inc. and Aluminum Corp. of China jointly acquired 12percent of the shares of global mining company Rio Tinto PLC in adeal believed to be worth $14.05 billion, the companies said. It is the ...
CHEERS, JEERS AND TEARS DENTAL PROGRAM GIVES COMMUNITY REASON TO SMILE.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Cheers to annual Give Kids a Smile Day. Hundreds of uninsured low-income children were provided with free comprehensive dentalappointments courtesy of the Indiana Dental Association. The freeservices included cleanings, exams, fillings, sealants andextractions. It's the first step toward ...
THE SKY IS FALLING THE ISSUE: OUT-OF-CONTROL SATELLITE IS HEADED TOWARD EARTH. OUR VIEW: LET'S HOPE RIGHT FEDERAL AGENCY IS ON THE CASE.
Feb 02, 2008 ... As if we didn't have enough to worry about, the governmentquietly passed word last weekend that a 2-ton U.S. satellite thesize of a small bus had gone out of control and was headed towardEarth. Because it's a spy satellite, believed to be for photoreconnaissance, the government ...
ARNOLD IS NO GROUNDHOG, BUT HE MAY SIGNAL GREEN ACRES
Feb 02, 2008; ... NIAGARA, Ky. - Inside the country store here - not far from thedeli and a cozy corner where a mostly older group of men sip coffee,coach University of Kentucky basketball and talk politics - a signcounts down the days until Groundhog Day. It's a big deal in this hamlet where a ...
LETTERS FROM BMV SOME HOOSIERS MAY LOSE LICENSES
Feb 02, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles could revokedriver's licenses for as many as 56,000 people later this monthafter a database check showed discrepancies in some of theirinformation. The state also will send notices warning of a similar revocationto about 35,000 ...