Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from June 2008:
AZTAR CHIEF RESIGNS JONES REJOINS FAMILY IN NEVADA
Jun 01, 2008; ... The manager of Casino Aztar has resigned after only about sixmonths in Evansville. Mike Jones took charge of the casino boat in late November. Hisdecision to leave came about a month ago, and Aztar employeeslearned of it earlier this week, according to Robert "Tom" Dingman,a ...
RUMBLES PERSIST ON SELLING FREEDOM FEST MONEY PROBLEMS, SHOW LINEUP ADD TO QUESTIONS ABOUT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZERS
Jun 01, 2008; ... For 30 years, the Evansville Freedom Festival has been managed byan all-volunteer board, a business model that has been mostlysuccessful, bringing thousands of people to the city's Riverfrontfor hydroplane races and air shows. But in recent years, with the loss of key sponsor ...
SPLASHING TOWARD SUMMER NEIGHBORHOOD POOLS OPEN TUESDAY
Jun 01, 2008; ... Evansville youngsters looking to cool off from some of thehighest temperatures of the year will get their chance Tuesday - thefirst day of pool season. The city's five neighborhood pools will open at 11 a.m. HartkePool opened last week. Tepe and Howell pools were closed last ...
AUCTION A MIGHTY CONFUSING PLACE
Jun 01, 2008; ... MORNING ASSIGNMENT Editor's note: For 30 years Joe Aaron banged out more than 7,000of his "Morning assignment" columns, touching readers with hishumor. Because you asked, we are reprinting his columns on Sundays.Enjoy. "THAT thing," I replied mockingly, "is a scalding vat, my ...
INEFFECTIVE ARGUMENT LONG-RUNNING OPPOSITION TO I-69 TAKES A NEW TURN
Jun 01, 2008; ... If you think you've heard everything about Interstate 69, you arein for a treat. I-69 - the direct highway link between Evansville andIndianapolis that folks in these parts have been waiting on for fourdecades - is being caught up in a cable TV and Internet-fueleddebate that is ...
SEIZE THE DAY THE ISSUE: TAX RELIEF MAY EASE PRESSURE FOR REFORM. OUR VIEW: DON'T LET OPPORTUNITY SLIP AWAY.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Pressure from put-upon property owners this year and last sentthe governor and Indiana lawmakers scurrying to provide significantand immediate tax relief. The multifaceted result included a shifting of the property taxburden to other taxes, the elimination or reduction of ...
HISTORY DEMANDS BOND REFERENDUM
Jun 01, 2008; ... In 2008, our governor considered local government spending out ofcontrol and significant enough that he proposed allowing the votersa final say over major capital projects through a referendum. Our state Legislature passed that portion of the law in mid-March; however, the law ...
GUNSLINGERS WILL SHOOT IT OUT ON LOCAL RANGES
Jun 01, 2008; ... They will amble up to the saloon's bar, draw beads on theirtargets and let the lead fly. This week, the West Side Sportsman's Club will be transformedinto an Old West shooting arena as the club hosts the NationalCongress of Old West Shootists' National Shoot. Men and women ...
TICK PACKED QUITE A BITE ILLINOIS MAN BITTEN, LANDS IN HOSPITAL
Jun 01, 2008; ... MOUNT VERNON, Ill. - On Memorial Day weekend, Mike Warren camedown with what he believed was the flu. The 58-year-old employee ofSt. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon felt lousy butgrew more concerned about his illness when a rash began to spreadacross his body. On ...
SKY IS LIMIT FOR NASA INTERN
Jun 01, 2008; ... University of Southern Indiana student Katie Funke's job thissummer could help scientists understand how radiation affects thehuman body in space - valuable information for a nation consideringreturning to the moon. Funke will combine her engineering studies at USI and ...
BRIEFS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Evansville Motorcyclist in hospital after collision with car A 20-year-old man was transported by LifeFlight to St. Mary'sMedical Center on Friday afternoon after the motorcycle he wasriding collided with a Ford Explorer. Clay M. Doerner of Haubstadt, Ind., was ...
COST OF SAYING 'I DO' JUST WENT UP $5
Jun 01, 2008; ... Starting this week, county clerks across Illinois will startcollecting an extra $5 from couples seeking marriage licenses. The additional money will be used to pay for legal costs,counseling and other services for victims of domestic violence. The Married Families Domestic ...
HELPING NEEDY A WAY OF LIFE FOR HEAD OF S. ILLINOIS AGENCY
Jun 01, 2008; ... For the past 38 years, Ken Pettijohn's job has been to helppeople in need. Having grown up poor in Carmi, Ill., it's a careerhe feels blessed to have. As head of the seven-county social service agency known as WabashArea Development Inc., it's Pettijohn's job to manage the ...
MINN. COMPANY FAILED TO PAY EXECUTIVE'S ROOM TAXES
Jun 01, 2008; ... A Minnesota firm that owned a western Kentucky hotel before itwas auctioned in April failed to pay about $30,000 in hotel roomtaxes - an omission that has left a local government agencyunderfunded. Minnesota/Owensboro Executive Inn LLC's failure to pay taxes onthe Executive Inn ...
OBITUARIES
Jun 01, 2008 ... Local Mildred 'Louise' Brown Mildred "Louise" Brown, 83, of Evansville, IN, passed away to bewith her Lord, Friday, May 30, 2008, at her residence. Louise was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, on May 22, 1925, tothe late George and Susie (Murrell) Tummins. The family ...
GOLF CARTS ON STREETS WEIGHED
Jun 01, 2008; ... VINCENNES, Ind. - Vincennes may allow the limited use of golfcarts on city streets. A proposed ordinance was given to the city's board of works forinitial consideration before it goes to the city council forapproval. "I don't particularly object to this, but we want to do it ...
BRIEFS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Evansville Red Cross to take part in special blood drive The local Red Cross chapter will participate this month in astatewide Fallen Officer Blood Drive. Blood drives will be held around the state to honor lawenforcement officers. The campaign is organized by ...
BIRTH RECORDS
Jun 01, 2008 ... Deaconess women's Hospital Holly Zack and Julien Ford, Evansville, daughter, Breanna Levere,May 19 Linzy and Chris Gray, Evansville, son, Gavin Lee, May 19 Amanda and Brian Groff, Grayville, Ill., daughter, Allison Marie,May 19 Bridget and Tobias Payne Sr., ...
DEATH RECORDS
Jun 01, 2008 ... Altheide, Rachel Jean; 84, Evansville, died May 14,cardiomyopathy, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Anderson, James Joseph; 75, Evansville, died May 10, suddencardiac death. Bauer, Josephine Lee; 65, Eldorado, Ill., died May 6, acuterespiratory failure, septis shock ...
OTTERS STUMBLE ONCE AGAIN TO GRIZZLIES
Jun 01, 2008; ... SAUGET, Ill. - After opening the season with a nine-game winningstreak, the Evansville Otters have now lost two in a row. The Gateway Grizzlies, who had just one win before the Otterscame to visit, held on for an 8-6 victory Saturday night. The Otters rallied for two runs in ...
PEGRAM ENJOYED THRILL OF CHASE REAL QUIET WAS NOSED OUT OF TRIPLE CROWN IN '98
Jun 01, 2008; ... Real Quiet lost the 1998 Triple Crown by a nose, officially - orby a "dirty rotten bob" in the colorful language of his owner,Princeton, Ind., native Mike Pegram. Either way, it never mattered to the bay colt. No one ever toldhim he lost that bid for immortality 10 years ago, on ...
SNYDER WINS RACE AT THE SPEEDROME
Jun 01, 2008; ... Taking a look back: 100 years ago * The Evansville High School team played a strong, uphill gameand won in the ninth as hard hitting characterized the contest.Gunton, of Princeton, pitched a solid game but was poorly supported. 75 years ago * Dan O'Leary, ...
TRIPLE THREAT HORSE RACING INDUSTRY HAS A LOT RIDING ON BIG BROWN'S RUN AT HISTORY
Jun 01, 2008; ... Big Brown will be racing for history in next Saturday's BelmontStakes. If the big colt can complete his Triple Crown run, it couldmean a boost for horse racing's present and future, too. At least that's the hope of people in an industry still reelingfrom the racing-related deaths ...
ALL-STATE SOFTBALL LIST HAS WARRICK CO. LOOK
Jun 01, 2008; ... Boonville softball coach Mike Wilson has always contended thatTecumseh's Audra Sanders is one of the best pitchers south ofIndianapolis. According to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association(ICGSA), she's also one of the best in the state. Sanders, Jasperpitcher Leah ...
THIRD PLACE SHOCKS PERRY CENTRAL HURDLER PRINCETON, CASTLE RUNNERS ALSO MEDAL
Jun 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Entering the boys' high school state trackmeet undefeated on the season, Perry Central senior Nick Huber hadno delusions of staying perfect. Reality set in during the 110-meter high hurdle trials when hedidn't make the final, and then came the 300 intermediate ...
CENTRAL'S BROWN ADVANCES TO STATE
Jun 01, 2008; ... Central tennis player Bayley Brown is now three matches away froma high school state singles title, but her ascent is bittersweet. The step she took Saturday came at the expense of her friendSarah Buedel of Harrison, who plays with her every day at AdvantageCourt & ...
GIBSON SOUTHERN, JASPER MUST TRY AGAIN
Jun 01, 2008; ... JASPER, Ind. - Gibson Southern might as well consider Saturday'sexperience an extensive scouting report of the Jasper softball teamwith one unfortunate kicker: the Titans will have just two inningsto erase a two-run deficit when they put it to use Monday. The Titans and Wildcats ...
S. SPENCER, TECUMSEH CAPTURE REGIONAL TITLES
Jun 01, 2008; ... Coming off its first sectional championship in 10 years, SouthSpencer's softball team entered Saturday's Forest Park Class 2ARegional with enthusiasm and optimism. And after defeatingBrownstown Central (17-9) 3-0 in the final, the Rebels celebratedtheir first regional title in a decade ...
WELL-HIT BALL ENDS KNIGHTS' SEASON
Jun 01, 2008; ... PARADISE, Ind. - One well-hit ball was all it took to keep Castlefrom making another run to the state high school softball finals. For most of Saturday's regional semifinal at Castle's softballfield, the Knights wouldn't let Martinsville's scattered baserunners get past second. But ...
CREAN'S VISION BECOMES CLEARER HOOSIERS' NEW BASKETBALL COACH EMBRACES IU HISTORY, TRADITIONS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Hooked on the Hoosiers during Bobby Knight's first nationalchampionship season in 1976, Tom Crean didn't need anyone toconvince him that being the head coach at Indiana University isabout as good as it gets in the world of college basketball. But hadn't he already landed one of his ...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GIVE NEW STARS CHANCE TO SHINE
Jun 01, 2008; ... The UEFA European Championships - European soccer's equivalent ofthe World Cup or Olympics - kick off this week. The event will be co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland, and whether you are an avidEuropean soccer fan or a casual enthusiast, there are some importantheadlines, subplots and ...
UE FORCES OUT SEIFERT
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dave Seifert's resignation as the University of Evansvillebaseball coach is official. As reported Saturday, Seifert stepped down after just two seasonsas the Aces' head coach. He also served as the UE pitching coachduring the 2006 season, helping the Aces rank 12th nationally ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Baseball Labhart, Lamar chosen all-league Castle High School graduate Bryce Labhart and Harrison graduateTravis Lamar, both of whom play for Olney Central College, aremembers of the 2008 All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference baseballteam. Labhart was named Freshman of the Year ...
IDNR COMMERCIALS, WEB SITE OFFER UP SOLID TIPS
Jun 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Imagine the surprise I had driving to thegirls' high school state track meet on Friday. The radio is blaring away on a station that can still make a 50-something rocker bounce in his seat as he motors north on Indiana37. Then comes a commercial break that, ...
LITTLE KNOWLEDGE CATCHES LOTS OF FISH
Jun 01, 2008; ... Is it true that 10 percent of the anglers catch 90 percent of thefish? Maybe what appears to be fact is actually an axiom developedby anglers hoping to scare away competition. If only 10 percent of all fishermen caught fish, then why wouldthe other 90 percent even ...
W.C. HANDY ANNUAL HENDERSON FESTIVAL CELEBRATES HIS KIND OF MUSIC; BARBECUE WILL START THE JUICES FLOWING
Jun 01, 2008; ... HENDERSON, Ky. - The W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival, whichstarts Saturday and runs through June 14, isn't your typical streetfair - it's a full week of pleasure for the senses. The taste and smell of barbecue, the sound of good music and thesights of a Mardi Gras-style parade ...
ISABELLA FINE'S LIFE IS EXAMPLE OF HOW TO AGE WITH GRACE
Jun 01, 2008; ... When I begin to talk with Isabella Fine, I am surprised to findthat she is asking me the questions. What months do you like best,she asks, and I tell her May and June, and she says May is herfavorite month as well. She points to the iris and azaleas in thegarden and says, "This is true ...
THE DINING CLUB
Jun 01, 2008 ... Ron and Earlene Miller Earlene and I have been longtime customers of Wolf's Barbecue,but find our visits are less frequent these days. I don't know for sure, but it seems the method of barbecuing haschanged. I no longer notice that enticing smell of the hickory smokethat ...
WITHOUT AN OPEN PIT, RIBS HAVE LOST SMOKINESS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Several friends and I had dinner at one of our favoriterestaurants, Wolf's Bar-B-Q, on a recent Wednesday evening. Patty and Pam ordered the buffet ($12.99, dinner price) and feltit was overpriced because most of the hot side items looked staleand unappetizing; the macaroni and ...
GERMAN BAND CELEBRATES AMERICAN MUSIC
Jun 01, 2008; ... The Germans have landed, and they're taking Evansville by musicalblitz. Trio-Vital, a bass, percussion and keyboard combo from the regionaround Bremen, Germany, launched a weeklong tour Friday, playing atEvening on the River before a patio party gig at Raffi's restauranton ...
DYING TO TRY DYE? RESIST THE URGE AND HELP THE HUMMERS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Red dye in hummingbird nectar has seriously negative effects onthe birds. Well, true, you won't find the ground under your hummerfeeders littered with tiny dead bodies. No, the danger is far moreinsidious than that, less visible, but of equally seriousconsequences. Until now, ...
ON THE GO
Jun 01, 2008; ... FREE ADMISSION Are high gas prices putting a dent in your pocketbook? Lookingfor something fun for the kids? Head to the Children's Museum ofIndianapolis on Thursday for free admission, courtesy of Target. Aspecial promotion from 4 to 8 p.m. EDT, "Free Admission Thursdays"are the ...
TRIP TO EAST REVEALED SOME TOWERING CHANGES
Jun 01, 2008; ... It had been 10 years since I last drove from Southern Indiana toNew England. So I was expecting some changes when I headed forBoston last week. More traffic, for starters. More houses carving up the farmlandand woods. More people cramming the cities. There were new ...
FRIENDS HONOR SERVICE OF GOOD SHEPHERD SECRETARY
Jun 01, 2008; ... After 36 years of greeting children each day, Good Shepherd'sschool secretary, Jeanette Heidorn, decided to retire this year,having served eight principals and six pastors. Recently, she was feted at the McCutchanville home of her son,Scott Heidorn. She said the late Sister Mary ...
TRASH TALK TWO COMPANIES BID TO MAKE ETHANOL FROM LAKE COUNTY'S DISCARDS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Two Evansville companies are bidding to build a plant that wouldturn Lake County, Ind., trash into ethanol. The companies - Indiana Ethanol Power and Genahol-Powers 1 - werefounded by investors who at one time worked together but laterparted. They propose to make ethanol using the ...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Jun 01, 2008 ... 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 Jan. 10, 2008. * For more information on these and other properties, see ...
BUSINESS FOCUS
Jun 01, 2008; ... COURSE "WORKPLACE REGULATIONS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS" will be the topic ofa broadcast course from 1 to 4 p.m. June 11 at Jack Young's EdwardJones office at 4432 W. Lloyd Expressway. (812) 422-4142. The course will be presented at the same time on the same day atThomas Ruder's ...
CAR CRASH KILLS REITZ STUDENT VEHICLE HITS GUARDRAIL; THREE OTHERS INJURED
Jun 02, 2008; ... Authorities are investigating whether drugs or alcohol played arole in a wreck that killed a Reitz High School student and injuredthree other people early Sunday morning. Dallas Garrett, 16, who had just completed his sophomore year,was pronounced dead at the scene. He was ejected ...
CONSULTANTS SHAPE CANDIDATES' IMAGES NOT ALL ASK FOR HELP, HOWEVER, AND THOSE WHO DO HAVE TO PAY
Jun 02, 2008; ... Jeff Korb wondered whether featuring his trademark bow tie on thelogo for his campaign for the Vanderburgh County Commissioners was agood idea. "I thought it would be a fun thing, but I also wondered if itmight not be serious, if it might be too dorky," recalls Korb, anappointed ...
NOT AS SCENE ON TV LOCAL CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS DEBUNK SOME MYTHS ABOUT THEIR WORK
Jun 02, 2008; ... When an episode of the popular show "CSI" comes on television,Tony Walker's wife often will banish him from the room. It's because Walker, a 16-year veteran of the Evansville PoliceDepartment's crime scene unit, can't help pointing out the manyexaggerations and falsehoods he says ...
DO YOU KNOW OF A SPECIAL HOMETOWN CEMETERY?
Jun 02, 2008; ... When I'm in little towns looking for something to write about, Ibuy a few back issues of the local weekly newspaper, sit down undera shade tree and read all about it. The door-buster specials at the family-owned store. News from themost recent meeting of the Odd Fellows Lodge ....
CHILDHOOD OBESITY THE ISSUE: INCREASE SEEMS TO HAVE PEAKED. OUR VIEW: WE SHOULD TRY EVEN HARDER.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Finally, there is some modestly good news on childhood obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that,after rising steadily since 1980, the rate of obesity among childrenages 2 to 19 seems to have peaked. The percentage of thoseoverweight or obese remained ...
ECONOMY HAS A PULSE THE ISSUE: ECONOMY SHOWS FRACTIONAL GROWTH. OUR VIEW: MAYBE THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER.
Jun 02, 2008 ... New figures show there's still life in the battered U.S. economyand maybe - just maybe - things are about to get better. The U.S. Commerce Department says the gross domestic product grewby 0.9 percent, not great but at least it's in positive territoryand it's a better showing than ...
EVANSVILLE MUSEUM THE ISSUE: $15 MILLION EXPANSION ON TAP. OUR VIEW: SHOULD MAKE IT AN EVEN BETTER PLACE TO VISIT.
Jun 02, 2008 ... When we sat down on Tuesday to list for this space some of thethings that we believe make Evansville a good place to live orvisit, we included, of course, the Evansville Museum, which sits onthe city's beautiful riverfront. It's always been an accessiblemuseum, welcoming young and old ...
COOL, WET WEATHER DAMPENING U.S. CORN EXPECTATIONS
Jun 02, 2008; ... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In a year of rising food prices and high fuelcosts that are creating pressure to produce more ethanol, thecountry could really use a perfect corn crop. So far, it isn't happening. And depending on the right mix of sun, heat, rain and cool, itcould drive ...
DISABLED REGISTRY TOUTED QUICKLY WILL IDENTIFY DRIVERS' SPECIAL NEEDS
Jun 02, 2008; ... Working the third shift years ago as a motor patrol deputy,Vanderburgh County Sheriff Eric Williams remembers pulling over asuspected drunken driver who seemed to be disobeying his commands. Once stopped, the driver got out and began coming towardWilliams, ignoring repeated ...
EVSC SERVING SUMMER LUNCHES
Jun 02, 2008; ... More than 54,000 free lunches were served last summer inEvansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. cafeterias. The number will jump even higher this year "because we've gotadditional sites," said Dave Schutte, project coordinator for theEVSC's Safe Schools/Healthy Students ...
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS A WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT KICK-STARTING CHARACTER
Jun 02, 2008; ... A combination of high-pitched shouts, yelps and squeaks fills thesmall sun-spotted basketball gym that doubles as martial artsteacher Greg Galey's dojo. They're the sounds of a 5-year-old committing the sidekick tomuscle memory, laying the foundation to advance through the ranks ...
RESOLVE SEES WOMAN THROUGH LIFE
Jun 02, 2008; ... PRINCETON, Ind. - The "Blind People Crossing" signs around RaceStreet were put up more than 20 years ago to help Tracie Miskellwalk to school. "The proudest moment in my life was when I graduated," says theGibson County woman, now 42. "People wanted Mom and Dad to send meto the ...
FORMER EMPLOYEE SAYS AZTAR FIRING VIOLATES LAW LAWSUIT CITES ONGOING HARASSMENT AFTER TAKING LEAVE DURING CHILD'S ADOPTION
Jun 02, 2008; ... A man recently fired by Casino Aztar has filed a federalcomplaint alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. He is accusing his supervisors of harassing him for taking timeoff to adopt a child. Dennis DuCiaome of Newburgh worked at the casino from November1995 ...
S. INDIANA TEENAGER DROWNS IN QUARRY
Jun 02, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A Southern Indiana teenager who traveled toBloomington to watch friends compete in a track meet died afterjumping into a quarry, police said. Walter G. Ayala, 18, of Washington died Saturday evening after hejumped into Rooftop Quarry. By the time emergency ...
DRUNKEN DRIVING SUSPECT LEADS TROOPER ON CHASE
Jun 02, 2008 ... A suspected drunken driver is in jail after allegedly fleeingpolice on foot, striking an officer who caught up to him and thenreturning to his vehicle and driving off at a high rate of speed,according to an Indiana State Police news release. Alex C. Hagan, 23, of Henderson, Ky., ...
GEM DIGS GETTING GOLD MINE TURNOUT
Jun 02, 2008; ... Fluorspar ore, once considered not worth processing, now isturning into a gold mine for the Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum inMarion. Rockhounds are paying the museum $20 a pop to dig through thedump piles of some of the area's old mines in hopes of turning up anice mineral ...
BRIEFS
Jun 02, 2008; ... Evansville Tri-Staters share tips for staying cool With summer just weeks away and temperatures already soaring intothe 80s, this week's Curious Courier asked local residents howthey're beating the heat. From staying where there's air conditioning to drinking lots ...
WORDS OF DISCOURAGEMENT FROM A FELLOW KNEE SUFFERER
Jun 02, 2008; ... Tiger Woods and I don't have a lot in common. For starters, he's tall and athletic; I'm short and fat. He'srich; I'm not. He plays golf; I don't. His line of work takes him tobeautiful exotic locations around the world; I drive to Evansvilleevery day. You get the picture ....