Swap Shop Podcast 06-12-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 06-12-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 06-12-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 06-12-2014
Gen Umbarger to speak at Skillman’s event Friday
In addition to keynote speaker Mitch Daniels, Purdue University president and former governor, Indiana Adj. Gen. Martin Umbarger is a special guest speaker at Friday’s Becky Skillman Leadership Institute.
Thursday at 9 a.m. is the last day to buy tickets for the event, which also will include a military tribute and panel discussion on inspired leadership featuring Duany Duany, Greg Pittman and Michelle Medlock Adams.
Tickets are $50, including a light breakfast and lunch, and available from the Bedford Chamber, 275-4493.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County, 2009 19th St.
All proceeds from the event benefit the Boys & Girls Club.
Three IU Baseball players head to Major Leagues
In the first two days of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, three Indiana University baseball players were drafted. 
Catcher Kyle Schwarber was selected fourth overall by the Chicago Cubs, first baseman Sam Travis was selected 67th by the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers selected Dustin DeMuth in the fifth round of the MLB Draft.
Schwarber is now the highest draft pick in Indiana baseball history.
According to a release from IU Athletics, Schwarber and Travis make the third and fourth first-round draft picks mentored by Indiana head coach Tracy Smith during his tenure at IU Bloomington.
Travis is the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year with a batting average of .347, as a junior. In his three years at Indiana, he batted .327 in 184 career games with 31 home runs and 165 RBI.
Relay Like a Rock Star this weekend
This Friday and Saturday, Cancer survivors and those who have lost loved ones in the fight with Cancer will gather at Paul A Graves Athletic field to help raise money and awareness for the annual Relay For Life event. The 17-hour event closes out at 11a on Saturday.
The opening ceremony will begin at 6p with a prayer from Doug Finney, a presentation of colors from Boy Scout Troop 29 and the survivor’s lap.
There will be live music from Hoot Von Woot with George and Megan Napier from 7-9p as well as activities to keep the fundraising and teams active for the duration of the event.
There will be a hose down fundraiser where you can donate money to have community members hosed down with a fire hose; a Relay for Life jail, face painting, massages and more.
The luminaria ceremony takes place at 9:30p.
The closing ceremony will take place at 11a on Saturday with awards and recognition of teams, team captains and sponsors and will close with a final Fight Back Victory Lap.
For more information, you can reach Terri Suvak at TerriSuvak@yahoo.com
Swap Shop Podcast 06-11-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 06-11-2014
Strange: Success is indicative of the community we serve
Bob Strange said Wednesday morning that today celebrates the fourth grand opening he’s been involved with since 2003.
“This is the fourth opening…grand opening we’ve had since we started in business 19 years ago,” said Strange, who bought the True Value store with his late wife, Carol, and family. “This is the third grand re-opening. What that means is that we have expanded upon our existing businesses three times.”
Those expansions came in 2003 when the True Value store moved into the current home on West State Road 56 in the home of the former Central Tractor building. Expansion came in 2007 with the addition of a clothing and shoe area, Radio Shack dealership, JCPenney catalog store and lawn and garden center.
And today….the grand re-opening of the new facility as Ace Hardware.
“And that is in itself indicative…our confidence in the community we serve….and the confidence of the community in us,” Strange said.
Officials were on hand at Ace Hardware’s “chain” cutting ceremony this morning to cheer on the local management group.
One official said Ace Hardware was very proud to be involved with the Salem store and noted that it was one of the larger hardware stores in Indiana.
The Salem location also has an unofficial title for now — recently in the buy-one-get-one paint sale, it sold more paint than any other Ace Hardware store on Earth.
There will be a special sale on Craftsman tools this weekend and WSLM will be there on Saturday morning from 9-11a for a LIVE REMOTE.
Man arrested for smoking pot with daughter
A Washington County man has been arrested after two months of investigation by the Indiana State Police on charges he provided and used marijuana with his daughter. Paul Amburgey, 37, was arrested without incident for Neglect of a Dependant, D Felony and incarcerated at the Washington County Jail. A warrant had been issued by Washington County Circuit Judge Larry Medlock for his arrest based on information collected during the investigation.
Amburgey’s daughter, now 16, told ISP Trooper Rachel Eickholtz in March that she had been smoking marijuana with her cousin and father. The daughter was in the care of Wellstone Regional Hospital on March 11 for attempted suicide.
She had disclosed the information to the staff. According to the minor’s information in the police report, the last time she smoked pot with her father was three months ago in Charlestown.
She indicated in the police report, she smoked pot with him 25 times in Clark County and around 80 times in Washington County. She said this began when she was eight years old. Paul Ambergey states in the police report, his daughter brought the marijuana to their weekend visits and he showed her how to properly roll a joint. He sent her home with the remainder of the marijuana because it was hers.
He admitted they began smoking pot together when his daughter was between 11 and 12 years old. According to the affidavit, Ambergey said the only time he smoked pot with his daughter was at his sister’s house at 11072 State Road 160.
In the affidavit, Ambergey notes that he realized it was a bad idea and told the ISP he was sorry for smoking pot with his daughter at such a young age. He further pointed out he had begun smoking pot with his cousins when he was 9 years old. On March 18th of this year, a detective from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg was contacted by the Washington County Department of Child Services in reference to Paul Amburgey allegedly providing controlled substances to his juvenile child.
After an investigation was completed by the detective an arrest warrant was issued out of Washington County Circuit Court for the arrest of Amburgey was issued on Thursday, June 5. The investigation is continuing.
