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NFL coach on sidelines for ISU spring scrimmage

Marvin Lewis, coach of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals, was on the Memorial Stadium sidelines Saturday morning, April 5, as the Indiana State football team hit the turf for its first spring scrimmage under new coach Trent Miles.
Lewis' son, linebacker Marcus Lewis, will be an ISU freshman for the 2008 fall season and the pair journeyed over to visit and watch the Sycamores in action.
“I thought the guys were flying around, being aggressive, hustling from drill to drill and spot to spot on and off the field,” the elder Lewis told the Tribune-Star. “I think, as a coach, that’s what you’re looking for.”
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April 05, 2008 08:44 pm

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Coach Bobby Knight has gig at Little Nashville Opry

The Nose just found out that former IU and Texas Tech Coach Bob Knight is among the country music talent on the 2008 schedule of upcoming shows at The Little Nashville Opry in Brown County.
Say what?
The General (no, not Lee) was signed for two shows during the first half of the Opry’s season right alongside country greats The Oak Ridge Boys, Neal McCoy, T.G. Sheppard and Lorrie Morgan.
Bobby Knight's gone country?
Well, in a quick call to the box office at the southern Indiana venue, The Nose found out that, by golly, they weren't just whistling Dixie:
1) “[Bobby Knight] is a country western fan," not singer. (Whew!)
2) This is not his first appearance at Little Nashville in Hoosiers country. People paid good money to hear his motivational speech before he went to Texas Tech.
3) Like before, his gig on April 26 should be another motivational recount (not recant) about his life, followed by a Q&A session.
4) Life’s not all about basketball! A woman in the box office said he makes it kind of clear that he does not want to talk about it! (He did recently announce that he’s ready to retire, hang up the chair so to speak.)
5) Knight’s first appearance at the Opry wasn’t a sellout but for one reason or another, tickets are going fast for both the 1 and 6 p.m. shows on April 26.
True fans are shelling out $45 (plus $2 service charge) for the good seats and $35 for all other seats. That’s more than a ticket to see The Oak Ridge Boys, Mark Chestnut, Rhonda Vincent, Little Texas, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and anyone else on the upcoming schedule of shows at the Opry.
All the $45 seats are gone, so call (812) 988-2235 now before the shows sell out. Box office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
For more details on all shows at The Little Nashville Opry visit www.thelittlenashvilleopry.com.
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February 20, 2008 04:53 pm

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Brazil native earns award while serving in Afghanistan

For one Brazil, Ind. native, notification he earned an annual award came while deployed to Southwest Asia. Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Meuser, son of David and Elizabeth Meuser, was recently notified he earned the title as the 2007 Kentucky Air National Guard Airman of the Year.
“I just go out and do my job,” was the modest response from Meuser when asked about his accomplishment. Meuser is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member currently deployed to the 755th Air Expeditionary Group here. Meuser volunteered for the deployment to replace a fellow Airman who was injured and had to return home.
“I wasn't surprised to hear he had won,” said Capt. David Troxell, Chief, 755th AEG EOD. “Since he arrived, his attitude has been, 'I will do what you want me to do.'”
A couple highlights that earned Meuser the 2007 Kentucky ANG Airman of the Year include performing hazardous-device countermeasure duties with the U.S. Secret Service during a President of the United States visit to Indiana and contributing to the safety of the Queen of England as well as 150,000 civilians as a member of the EOD team assigned to the 133rd Kentucky Derby.
“He epitomizes the type of people we are looking for in EOD,” Troxell said.
Meuser, retrained into EOD with the Kentucky ANG in December 2003 after serving five years as an F-16 crew chief in the Indiana ANG. When he is not driving more than 200 miles to perform his duties in the Kentucky ANG, Meuser works as an unexploded ordnance technician with a Seattle-based company performing range clearances and certifying ordnance-contaminated land clean for development and construction.
Meuser also is a 1998 graduate of Northview High School in Brazil.

January 22, 2008 09:47 am

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Terre Haute Marine reservist honored at Pacers game

Lance Corporal Joshua Bleill of Greenfield, was presented with a medal commemorating his efforts as an Indiana Hero by Troy Murphy of the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Lance Corporal Bleill was just two weeks into his service in Iraq when his humvee was struck by a roadside bomb, killing two marines with him and taking Lance Corporal Bleill’s legs.
All three marines were members of the Terre Haute-based Marine reserve unit.
Joshua continues to undergo therapy at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC and believes that there are reasons that this happened, stating that he has a new mission at hand, maybe that of helping other Marines that get in this same situation.
"Joshua’s humanitarian spirit and commitment to his community and his country has made an exceptional and everlasting contribution to the State of Indiana," the Pacers said in a news release.

Lance Corporal Joshua Bleill shakes the hand of Indiana Pacer Troy Murphy. Photo by: Frank McGrath, Pacers Sports & Entertainment
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January 03, 2008 05:15 pm

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Greg Oden Checks In

Former Terre Haute resident Greg Oden hasn't been seen on the NBA courts this season because of an injury, but he did make an appearance in the USA Weekend newspaper magazine last weekend.
Greg, 19 and the No. 1 overall draft pick of the Portland Trailblazers, talked about what it's like to be featured on a video game (2K Sports' College Hoops 2K8), what his days are like as he rehabs from his microfracture surgery on his right knee, what he's doing with his $3.883 million rookie year salary (he got his mom a car and his brother a truck), and about his blog at www.yardbarker.com.
There's even a picture of Greg and his Boston terrier/beagle mix puppy called Charles Barkley McLovin.
You can read the article under sports at USA Weekend.com.
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January 02, 2008 01:07 pm
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Wabash Valley media spat over Julie Henricks ad may spill over onto ISU athletic fields

There is a new twist in the saga of local media celebrity Julie Henricks.

Henricks’ former employer, WTWO-TV, has apparently refused to accept a video advertisement from her new employer, Crossroads Communications, in which she is featured.

Watch Julie in the disputed ad below

Doug Edge, general manager at Crossroads Communications, tells Nosey Newshawk that his company has a contract with WTWO/WFXW-TV in which the two outlets trade and air each other’s promotional material. But when he sent the new ad, which features Henricks, to WTWO last week, he was told by station officials they would not air the spot. Edge says they will not give him a reason, but he assumes it is because it features Henricks as the spokesperson.

Henricks, a longtime meteorologist and morning show co-host for WTWO, was terminated from her position at WTWO in early September for personnel reasons. Shortly thereafter she was hired to a full-time position at the Crossroads Communications family of radio stations as an on-air personality and meteorologist. As part of the radio outlet’s long-standing partnership with WTWO, Henricks had worked part-time as a DJ for one of Crossroads’ radio stations prior to her termination by the TV station.

Edge claims WTWO’s refusal to air the spot is a breach of contract. WTWO officials, of course, told him they disagree with that assessment and that they have the right to refuse anything Crossroads sends them.

But Edge says there is absolutely nothing objectionable in the content of the video spot, and he isn’t going to take TV-2’s “no” for an answer. His radio network also has a contractual agreement with WTWO on Indiana State University sports broadcasts, but that could be in jeopardy if the TV station continues to refuse to air the disputed promo ad.

On Friday afternoon, Edge sent a letter to the Indiana State University athletic department indicating he would terminate Crossroads Communications’ participation with WTWO in the broadcasting of ISU football and men’s basketball games. If he follows through with that threat, that would mean no radio broadcast of ISU’s final football game Nov. 10, and a scheduled men’s basketball broadcast on Nov. 9.

Nosey will keep you posted on further developments. Meanwhile, you can view the disputed video right now, right here! You can also read a copy of Edge’s letter to the ISU athletic department here.

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November 02, 2007 05:36 pm
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ISU basketball assistant coach in 'Sports Illustrated'

Indiana State University men's assistant basketball coach Stan Gouard was recently quoted in a 'Sports Illustrated' article profiling the success of Tennessee men's coach Bruce Pearl.
It seems that Gouard, a native of Danville, Ill., was one of Pearl's first recruits after he became coach at the University of Southern Indiana in 1992, two years after Pearl was ostracized in the coaching community for secretly recording a conversation where a possible Iowa recruit alleged that he was offered money and a car to attend Illinois.
'I had friends tell me: Why Bruce Pearl? Why would you want to play for a cheater," Gouard is quited in the magazine article. "But then they'd meet him and change their minds. They liked the guy."
The article, in the Oct. 15 edition, goes on to say that Gouard helped Pearl win two NCAA Division II national titles.
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October 24, 2007 09:30 pm
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ICP not that insane but did they have a barrel of fun in Wabash Valley stop?

You won’t see Terre Haute on the tour schedule for Insane Clown Posse. But they gotta eat, right? ICP recently stopped in for home cooking at the Crackerbarrel off Margaret Avenue, according to those who witnessed the meal.
Was it for the biscuits? Giant checkers? Or maybe the sound crew was out of old-fashioned candy sticks? Either way, they came; they ate; they tipped well. As it often is at the Crossroads of America, we don’t know where folks are headed when they pass through. But we can rest assured that the next concert on ICP’s tour was a level above.
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June 06, 2007 08:12 pm
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Rep. Amos Thomas, Sen. Tim Skinner appointed to standing committees

State Rep. Amos Thomas, R-Brazil, has been assigned to two standing committees for the 115th General Assembly.
Rep. Thomas will serve on the Courts and Criminal Code Committee and the Judiciary Committee during the 2007 legislative session.
State Sen. Tim Skinner, D-Terre Haute, will serve as the ranking democrat on the Senate's Tax & Fiscal Policy Committee. He also sits on the Appropriations, the Education & Career Development, and the Natural Resources standing committees.
The 2007 legislative session begins on Jan. 8 and runs through the end of April.
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December 06, 2006 11:05 am
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Julie Henricks and Party Marty make waves on air

Terre Haute radio stations WBOW, B102.7, and WSDM, the CROCK 92.7, have recently acquired some new on-air talent. Julie Henricks of WTWO NewsChannel 2 is now hosting middays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on B102.7.
Henricks is continuing weather forecast duties on WTWO Today, NewsChannel 2’s morning show, and as hostess of the Valley Showcase, before going on the radio later in the day.
Party Marty has joined the CROCK 92.7 after 17 years on radio station WTHI’s HI-99 to become the program director and afternoon personality.
“We are excited to have attracted two of the very best local media personalities to our family of radio stations,” said Doug Edge, general manager of Crossroads Communications. Henricks has been providing weather forecasts for the Crossroads stations since August of this year.
“Julie has been doing a great job with us so we approached her about expanding her role. Party Marty is one of those people, like Julie, that is a household name,” Edge said.
Party Marty will begin Nov. 27 and will be on afternoons starting Dec. 4. Party Marty will host the “BIG New Years Party” on Dec. 31 in the Terre Haute Holiday Inn for Crossroads Communication’s stations.
“I am looking forward to building upon the success of the CROCK format,” Party Marty said.
Crossroads Communications launched the unique format that blends country and classic rock together in October 2005. “Party Marty is the guy who will take the station to the next level,” Edge said.

November 21, 2006 09:07 am
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NFL coach on sidelines for ISU spring scrimmage

Coach Bobby Knight has gig at Little Nashville Opry

Brazil native earns award while serving in Afghanistan

Terre Haute Marine reservist honored at Pacers game

Greg Oden Checks In

Wabash Valley media spat over Julie Henricks ad may spill over onto ISU athletic fields

ISU basketball assistant coach in 'Sports Illustrated'

ICP not that insane but did they have a barrel of fun in Wabash Valley stop?

Rep. Amos Thomas, Sen. Tim Skinner appointed to standing committees

Julie Henricks and Party Marty make waves on air

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